University of California, San Diego
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- May 18, 2010 | <a href="/users/david-hopper">David</a> <a href="/users/david-hopper">Hopper</a>The United States has without a doubt the largest economy in the world. In a country with so much wealth, it is remarkable that estimates have between 1.6 and 3.5 million Americans living without a home. That is to say that up to 1% of our total population is homeless. Additionally, the average nominal wage remains...
- April 20, 2010 | <a href="/users/ucsd-ri-president">Adrian</a> <a href="/users/ucsd-ri-president">Chiang</a>Green Scene Bike Ride Mission We are the Roosevelt Institute, a student public policy organization on campus dedicated to encouraging student participation in progressive policy through academic writing and community projects. We are conducting a special biking event as one of our very special projects. We want you to join us and the rest of the...
- April 13, 2010 | <a href="/users/ucsd-ri-president">Adrian</a> <a href="/users/ucsd-ri-president">Chiang</a>Hi Everyone, We had a short policy analysis simulation that went pretty well given the number of people absent. We will maybe try this again sometime in the next few weeks. In any case, down below is the link to download the officer application. You can fill this out as you see fit and refer to the constitution down below with the officer...
University of California, San Diego Projects
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Overview We are putting on an event which we have so far titled, "Hour off the Grid" an on-campus event in collaboration with Sixth College to promote sustainability by raising awareness of the relationship between human impact and consumption. We are trying to combine the concept behind Earth Hour, where people around the world voluntarily do not use electricity, into a UCSD specific Earth Hour. We hope to run this event without any use of electricity from the wall sockets or main...Energy & Environment Earth Hour
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Overview Tritonomics is the section in the Journal of Public Policy dedicated on economics. Our dual mottos are "In the long run, we are all dead." by John Maynard Keynes and "There is no such thing as a free lunch." by Milton Friedman. In Tritonomics, we showcase the ideas of the members of the Center on Economics and put an economic perspective on events. Tritonomics has three sections: Articles, news analysis, and op-ed. It will published quarterly. Here is the timeline....Economic Development publication
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Overview This publication will present the work of Roosevelt Institute members here at UCSD and share them with the local university community. The publishing cycle is quarterly. updates The publication will begin fall quarter 2010.publication