{"id":5808,"date":"2008-09-23T09:16:14","date_gmt":"2008-09-23T09:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/09\/college-credits-to-campaign-fo.html"},"modified":"2008-09-23T09:16:14","modified_gmt":"2008-09-23T09:16:14","slug":"college-credits-to-campaign-fo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2008\/09\/college-credits-to-campaign-fo.html","title":{"rendered":"College credits to campaign for Obama?"},"content":{"rendered":"

Well, not at the University of Massachusetts. Evidently it violates school policy and state ethics laws.<\/a> I guess Obama volunteers will have to do work out of love and not credit. <\/p>\n

University of Massachusetts officials yesterday quashed efforts by an Amherst campus chaplain to offer two college credits to any student willing to campaign in New Hampshire this fall for Democrat Barack Obama.
\nChaplain Ken Higgins told students in a Sept. 18 e-mail, “If you’re scared about the prospects for this election, you’re not alone. The most important way to make a difference in the outcome is to activate yourself. It would be just fine with McCain if Obama supporters just think about helping, then sleep in and stay home between now and Election Day.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Well, not at the University of Massachusetts. Evidently it violates school policy and state ethics laws. I guess Obama volunteers will have to do work out of love and not credit. 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