Street Team '08: HaleyCrum
 
 
 
   
 
"Those who expect moments of change to be comfortable and free of conflict have not learned their history." - Joan Wallach Scott
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IT'S ALL ABOUT THE YOUTH!  Right now is a great time for youth to get involved with what's going on around them - politically and socially.  Youth are playing a HUGE role in the 2008 presidential election, which means young voters are finally waking up from their politically apathetic sleep.

 

I joined Think because I want to help young voters, particularly in my home state of Mississippi, get involved.  I want Mississippi youth to be aware of what issues are most affecting them and help them find their voice in the grand scheme of things. 

 

This is also why I am a member of MTV's Street Team '08!!

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You're never too young...

Who says you have to be 18 to make change on Election Day?

I was walking back to my car at a polling location in Oxford, Miss. when I noticed that one campaigner looked a little young.  She had an Obama sign and was waving it at each car th...

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Student campaign gone wrong

Election Day is here, and not a moment too soon.  After over a year of campaigning, I think just about everyone was getting anxious for Nov. 4 to arrive.

 

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The citizen journalists who could: Street Team '08 in review
For the past year, I've been lucky enough to be a part of the MTV Choose or Lose Street team '08. Since January, I've covered political and social issues in Mississippi...
Tags: politics   youth   voting   young voters   Street Team '08   Mississippi   Haley...
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by  HaleyCrum on november 12, 2008
 
   
 
The citizen journalists who could: Street Team '08
For the past year, I've been lucky enough to be a part of the MTV Choose or Lose Street team '08. Since January, I've covered political and social issues in ...
Tags: politics   youth   MTV   Choose Or Lose   young people   Street Team '08   ...
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by  HaleyCrum on november 12, 2008
 
   
 
High School seniors rock the vote!
Seniors at Lafayette County High School in Oxford, MS are about to rock the vote for their very first time. Produced by: Haley Crum
Tags: politics   youth   voting   Election Day   obama   McCain   young voters   Street...
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by  HaleyCrum on november 04, 2008
 
   
 
18 in '08
Students at the Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science are showing everyone what it means to be 18 in '08. Produced by: Haley Crum, MTV Street Team '08
Tags: politics   youth   voting   18 in '08   David Burstein   issues   Economy   young...
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by  HaleyCrum on october 21, 2008
 
   
 
Issue Alley - Debate '08
Take a walk down issue alley on the Ole Miss campus, the site of the Sept. 26 presidential debate, where students are voicing what they care about. By Street Team...
Tags: politics   youth   debate   Rock the Vote   young voters   Street Team '08   ...
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by  HaleyCrum on september 26, 2008
 
   
 
Morning of the Debate
See the Ole Miss campus the morning of the Sept. 26 presidential debate, and hear what students are saying...as seen by the Street Team's Haley Crum.
Tags: youth   vote   debate   students   obama   young people   McCain   Street Team...
Views 275
by  HaleyCrum on september 26, 2008
 
   
 
Chalking up a political message
Side walk chalking has become a way of spreading political messages on the Ole Miss campus. With the first presidential debate of 2008 around the corner, Street...
Tags: youth   debate   government   Democrats   Republicans   young voters   Street...
Views 491
by  HaleyCrum on september 24, 2008
 
   
 
A piece of Americana: Part II
The Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss. hosted its first ever "College Day." So what? This is also the place called "The heart of Mississippi politics....
Tags: politics   education   youth   election   young people   politicians   philadelphia...
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by  HaleyCrum on august 12, 2008
 
   
 
A piece of Americana
The Neshoba County Fair in Philadelphia, Miss. is much more than a typical fair; it's the center of Mississippi politics. Watch how these young Mississippians...
Tags: politics   youth   voting   young people   politicians   philadelphia   young...
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by  HaleyCrum on august 04, 2008
 
   
 
Racing with the sun
Students from Houston High School in Houston, Miss. are taking racing to the next level by fueling their self-built race cars with solar energy. Check it out.
Tags: politics   environment   youth   alternative energy   young people   Street...
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by  HaleyCrum on july 22, 2008
 
   
 
Through the eyes of a young soldier
Mark Smith, 23, served one year in the war in Iraq with the National Guard. Smith is back in America, but choose to re-enlist and is stationed at Camp Shelby in...
Tags: war   Iraq   soldiers   Street Team '08   Training   Mississippi   Haley Crum...
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by  HaleyCrum on july 08, 2008
 
   
 
Young vets suit up for more
More and more young veterans are choosing to continue involvment in the war after being discharged from the war in the Middle East. Young veterns at Keesler Air...
Tags: war   Iraq   Middle East   Afghanistan   Street Team '08   Training   Mississippi...
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by  HaleyCrum on june 23, 2008
 
   
 
Youth 'Relay for Life'
Young people in Mississippi are pitching in to help raise money and awareness for cancer research.
Tags: youth   cancer   young people   Street Team '08   Mississippi   Haley Crum   ...
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by  HaleyCrum on june 16, 2008
 
   
 
Students Protest Funding Cuts
The student newspaper staff at Delta State University decided to take the news into their own hands after hearing their school was on the chopping block for state...
Tags: protest   education   youth   students   Street Team '08   Haley Crum   DSU   ...
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by  HaleyCrum on may 28, 2008
 
   
 
The Mississippi alcohol loophole
You don't always have to be 21 to drink. Find out how some young people are getting around this law, and what is being done to change it.
Tags: youth   Alcohol   Street Team 08   Mississippi   Haley Crum   Dream   laws   ...
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by  HaleyCrum on may 12, 2008
 
   
 
The U.S. goes green
The public thinks the environment is getting worse, but it's actually getting better.
Tags: environment   pollution   Earth Day   Street Team 08   Mississippi   Haley...
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by  HaleyCrum on april 21, 2008
 
   
 
Becoming a young candidate
Three young Democratic politicians speak with the Mississippi Young Democrats about ways to run for public office.
Tags: politics   Democrats   Street Team '08   Mississippi   Haley Crum   running...
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by  HaleyCrum on april 16, 2008
 
   
 
Mississippi vs. Katrina: Still fighting the fight
Katrina may have hit land over three years ago, but that doesn't mean Mississippians aren't still being affected by its destruction.
Tags: politics   Katrina   hurricane   Street Team 08   Mississippi   Haley Crum   ...
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by  HaleyCrum on march 25, 2008
 
   
 
Spotlight on Mississippi
As Mississippi's March 11 primary approaches, the usually overlooked state is getting all the political spotlight.
Tags: youth   election   primaries   Bill Clinton   Hillary Clinton   E   young voters...
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by  HaleyCrum on march 10, 2008
 
   
 
Breaking Out of the Delta
Growing up in the Mississippi Delta, the central and northern region of the state closest to the Mississippi, can be tough. The Delta is the state's poorest area...
Tags: education   election   Street Team 08   Mississippi   Haley Crum
Views 391
by  HaleyCrum on february 19, 2008
 
 
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Check it out. The National Defense is the only talk radio show specifically for and about veterans. Past guests have included Senators Obama, McCain, Clinton; voices...
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Women are veterans, too. Show all of our women who are serving, or who have ever served, how much you appreciate their service to our nation.
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This is a PRIVATE group for the Choose or Lose Street Team '08 REPORTERS ONLY for behind-the-scenes strategizing. PLEASE DO NOT REQUEST MEMBERSHIP, we are all already...
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A dream is the aspiration of youth to matter in the world. This group is devoted to reinvigorating today's youth. What happened to the activism that was so prevalent...
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