HackCollege Season 2 Episode 5 - Obama/McCain on College

A special election episode featuring the issues that students care about. Also -- do students understand RSS?

Topics this week:

Presidential candidates, Barack Obama and John McCain weigh in on the issues students care about:

• Student loans: In light of recent scandals, what will the fed do?


• Science and Technology: with the U.S. behind the curve, both parties have plans.


• College costs: As tuition constantly rises, how will McCain and Obama keep things sane?


• Federal Funding: Earmarks direct Congressional spending towards universities, but the schools might be better without them.


• The Drinking Age: The Amethyst Initiative has made this something worth talking about. And both of the candidates have weighed in.

Plus, we asked 101 students: What is RSS? Their answers might surprise you.

Sponsors this week:

• Radar.net, the cameraphone picture-sharing service


• Squarespace

Comments

[Michael | University Scholar]

I liked the college 101. I believe your survey represents most college students. RSS is very important. RSS can be important even when you are doing research, many research databases are beginning to use RSS more. I know RSS makes my life a whole lot easier.

[Taylor Thompson]

I can't watch your show. It freakin distracts me from my own site. Dangit lol. Guys keep up the good work.

[John McCain On Best Political]

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[Demik1020]

I think this episode was a complete waste of effort and time. I would have rather you two spent the time given, just debating back and forth on current events, that seemed to be the most interesting segment of the entire show. The shows seem to be lacking more and more substance as we follow you guys deeper into the season. I stumbled across your site via revision was a semi fan at first and now I’m just lost as to where you guys are even taking the show.
Also, why the constant glorifying of alcohol, if anything it makes you, and us “college students, and youth” look bad. Fitting stereotypes placed on us, by the older generations.

- mobilefean@gmail.com

[Ryan Parsley]

Gentlemen,
I rather enjoy the college 101/jaywalking bit. While it is fun to watch the groundlings squirm, I would like to comment on the fact that RSS (like most uses of technology), is only really doing it's job if it is transparent. The real trick is to have some fun use of RSS that is a catchy verb people can get behind. Aggregation is less sexy than RSS (and makes me think of farming). Keep up the good work. Tangentially, are you guys coming back to FOWA in Feb? http://kellysutton.net/ FTW!