Oh Snap!

This petition which condemned the The Daily Titan's advertisements on "date rape" had been swimming around campus for students to sign.  OH. SNAP.  

While this has received it's own share of criticism, you know what?  This is a proud moment for ALL students.  It doesn't matter if you're male, female, a communications student or not, or even a reader of the school's newspaper.  This is a perfect example of active participation and uniting together to stand up and speak out against media-- even if it is as seemingly insignificant as the school newspaper.

Students, our very own Titans, wrote this petition.  Hundreds have signed the petition- even faculty!  These students are also citizens, consumers of today's media, maybe even our future leaders.  This shows that we have a voice and that we aren't afraid to stand together and speak.  It shows that there's still spark in our youth, in the power of being educated and in spreading awareness on matters that really affect people.

One of my favorite professors, Dr. Nancy Snow (the professor who was originally going to teach this class this semester) said to me,"Speak truth to power."

I think that is exactly what this is.

-T