Introductions

30 November 2006

Welcome to the SCU Informer. Today marks the beginning of a new Political Discussion forum. Over the course of the following months, we will attempt to tackle the major political issues of our time, both domestic and international in scope. This blog will be dedicated to political musings from three Santa Clara Political Science Majors: Anthony Colello, Ruchit Agrawal and David Eitelbach. We will attempt to both: comment on the major political events of the week, as well as open discussions about controversial issues that continue to divide peoples worldwide. Posts will come in varying formats and may include: essays, short paragraphs and even simply general comments. Blogging is about opinions. We make no apologies about that. We will be readily expressing our own views, while attempting at the same time, to inform the reader. We realize that our opinions may not matter to you, and that is fine. The purpose of this blog is not to convert you, not to get you to think one way or another but instead to open up lines of communication and provide a forum for debate. Our goal being as such, we have taken two major steps to ensure its achievement. First, we are going to provide polarizing views on each major issue we discuss. While the three of us do not share the same political ideology, the breadth of opinion offered will not be sufficient. Therefore, we will be linking, and posting works from other credible sources to offer varying opinions. Secondly, we will be accepting comments from all readers and be posting some of them on the blog alongside our own commentary. We look forward to getting involved with any and all readers in political conversation. In a time of political upheaval both domestically and abroad, conversation and discussion is not only important, it is a necessity. --Writing Staff