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The most recent edition of Indecon Connection, the electronic newsletter of Camp Indecon, announced that a limited number of scholarships are available to cover either the full or partial cost of a camper's registration fees. The scholarships are are awarded without regard to financial need.
"In other words," says the newsletter, "our 2001 tuition of $735 and $785 (dependent upon age) should dnot deter a camper from applying to Camp Indecon because we are committed to registering campers who will contribute to, and will reap the most benefit from, Camp Indecon."
More information on scholarships and financial assistance can be found at www.campindecon.org; or by writing to either lorie@campindecon.org or to Camp Indecon, P.O. Box 6231, Chesterfield, Missouri 63006-6231.
The Atlas Economic Research Foundation is celebrating its twentieth anniversary this year. To mark the occasion, it is hosting "An Evening with Milton and Rose Friedman" on May 2 at the Mark Hopkins InterContinental Hotel in San Francisco. The event will feature a talk-show style discussion with the Friedmans that will be broadcast live, via satellite, to Atlas network institutes throughout Latin America. Following the discussion will be a reception and dinner at which the Friedmans will be the guests of honor. Both the discussion and dinner will center on the challenge of education reform in the twenty-first century, a subject that is particularly dear to both of the Friedmans, and on the valuable partnership between businesses and think-tanks.
For more information on "An Evening with Milton and Rose Friedman," write to atlas@atlasUSA.org, or call (703) 934-6969.
The Claremont Institute is currently accepting applications for the 2001 Publius Fellows program.
The Publius Fellow program is a two-week summer course in political philosophy and journalism. Focused on providing a deeper understanding of journalism in a free society and the nature of the American regime, the program is open to upper-level graduates and beginning graduate students. Several of the program's alumni are now professional writers.
The program is held in Claremont, California, from June 17-July 5; each Publius Fellow will receive a stipend of $1,000.
Information and applications can be found at www.claremont.org, by calling Glenn Ellmers at (909) 621-6825, or by writing to gellmers@claremont.org.
The Massachusetts-based Pioneer Institute is accepting submissions for its annual Better Government Competition. The Better Government Competition is an annual contest that seeks the best ideas on streamlining Massachusetts's state or local government by introducing competition, eliminating unnecessary regulation, cutting bureaucracy, and enacting other cost-saving devices. Entries may range from new ideas to programs in the early stages of implementation. Entrants commonly include students, academics, non-profit organizations, entrepreneurs, state and municipal officers, and concerned citizens.
A grand prize winner will be awarded $10,000 and runners-up will receive $1,000.
For more information on the Better Government Competition, visit their Web site, www.pioneerinstitute.org, or call (617) 723-2277.
On April Fool's Day, the Intercollegiate Studies Institute announced the winners of the fourth annual Campus Outrage Awards, also known as the Pollys. As ISI's Web site says, the Pollys "highlight the zany, bizarre, and noxious tendencies of radical faculty and students on the nation's college campuses."
Taking first place this year was Princeton University for hiring Peter Singer, a moral philosopher who is always finding new ways to outrage decency, his latest being a positive review of a book on bestiality. Second place was awarded to the University of Oregon, whose school newspaper featured an eight-page insert titled "The ALF Primer: Your Guide to Economic Sabotage and the Animal Liberation Front." "As dangerous as arson is," said the insert, "it is also by far the most potent weapon of direct protect." SUNY-Albany took third place for helping fund a S&M club with student fees. Fourth place honors went to Temple University for the prosecution of a student who protested against a theatrical depiction of Jesus as a homosexual. Villanova University was recognized for refusing to pay even the basic speech-related expenses of NRA president Charlton Heston, after he waived his usual speaking fee.
For more information on the Pollys, visit the ISI's Website, or write to outrage@isi.org.