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FL (10/5/2007)
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If our democracy is to remain strong, we need to expect more from our citizens, and especially our college students, who will be the future leaders of our nation.
In the past several decades, since there has been no draft, our students have gotten off pretty easy for the freedoms they now enjoy. Why not require them to take a civics test before being admitted to a public college, institution or before receiving any public aid?
Before I started working in community service-learning, I was one of those people who didn't have much of a social conscience. Now all of that has changed, and I say, 'Put me in the trenches to do the real work to make a difference.'
-Student Service-Learning Leader, University of San Diego
