Blog assignment due September 4

Hi, everyone!  Congratulations to the 170+ of you who posted to the comments section on the introductory blog post.  Each of you gets two points toward your final grade.  Some of you posted multiple times, perhaps because you went to the blog and didn't see your post. 

For this first "real" assignment, you should address a simple question:  should departments (let's say journalism, but if you're in another major, you're welcome to use that) require students to take POLS 220?  Be sure to consider the benefits of studying state and local government, but also the tradeoff between this requirement and some other course that you might not take because you have to take POLS 220. Is there another course outside your major that your major should require instead of POLS 220?  If so, why?  In answering the question, feel free to use my lecture from last week, your own considered views, and, especially, any outside sources you wish to bring in.  You get half a point simply for signing in to the comments section.  You can earn up to 3 points (pretty rare) for this week's assignment by providing more substance.  Better answers will be well-developed (though they need not be long), will consider the comments of your colleagues (it's OK to disagree with one another; just don't be disagreeable!; and it's OK to respond to comments after others make them.  Better answers may also bring up outside sources (feel free to leave a link). 

Good luck on this assignment; it's due by 1:00 pm on Wednesday, September 4.  If you have problems with it, please email at berchnorto@msn.com  Have a good long weekend!--Neil Berch

Welcome to Fall 2013 POLS 220 blog!

Hi, everyone, and welcome to the POLS 220 blog for Fall, 2013.  Please test out the blog comments by sending a comment.  Make sure to sign your name.  Do this by noon on Monday, August 26, 2013, and you will receive two points toward your blog participation grade.--Neil Berch
P.S.  If you post a comment and then go to the blog to see it but don't see it, please don't just post again.  Please note that after the first 50 or so comments, you need to click the button at the bottom that says "Load More" in order to see more comments.  That feature tricked me, too.  If you run into problems, email me at berchnorto@msn.com