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Taking out sexual orientation and gender identity/expression protections of House Bill 1366, the School Violence Prevention Act, which is intended to protect all students from bullying and harassment, instills a sense of fear in those students who feel threatened, bullied, or harassed for their sexual orientation and gender identity or expression in North Carolina schools. These students know now that their school will not stand by them when they are bullied, harassed because of who they are.

Today, the North Carolina Federation of College Democrats endorsed Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States, they announced. Referencing Senator Obama’s unique ability to hold American politics to a new and higher standard, build effective bipartisan coalitions, and make prudent judgments with respect to domestic and international policy, the state executive board unanimously declared their support.

The NCFCD is now accepting questions for the Lt. Governor's Debates in Charlotte at UNC Charlotte in the Cone Center. Questions are welcome from all interested persons, including non-college students. Questions should not be addressed to a particular candidate; however you may mention a candidate's position on an issue. The deadline for submitting questions for the April 12th debate in Winston Salem, North Carolina is 12:00pm on April 11th. The executive board of the North Carolina Federation of College Democrats will screen questions for content and then refer them to the moderator for approval.

Questions may be submitted via the NCFCD's website.

The NCFCD is now accepting questions for the Lt. Governor's Debates in Asheville and Fayetteville. Questions are welcome from all interested persons, including non-college students. Questions should not be addressed to a particular candidate; however you may mention a candidate's position on an issue. The deadline for submitting questions for the January 19th debate in Asheville, North Carolina is 12:00pm January 16th. The deadline for the January 24th debate in Fayetteville is 12:00pm January 21st. The executive board of the North Carolina Federation of College Democrats will screen questions for content and then refer them to the moderator for approval.

The N.C. Federation of College Democrats has received communication from Senator Walter Dalton that he will indeed be joining the other candidates in the first debate sponsored by the Federation to take place at UNC-Asheville. The Federation is very excited that all the candidates have decided to take part in these debates. The representation of all the candidates will allow for greater perspective on the important issues that these debates will bring to the arena of public debate.

The first debate in the six part series will take place at UNC-Asheville on January 19th, 2008, at 2 p.m.

Below is the email we received from Senator Dalton:

Doug –

The North Carolina Federation of College Democrats is proud to be hosting its first ever Winter Reception following the N.C. Democratic Party’s State Executive Committee meeting in Hamlet, North Carolina on January 26th, 2008. The event will be held at the historic Hamlet Train Depot and will honor former State Representative Wayne Goodwin.

This is the first fundraiser of its kind held by the Federation. The group is asking for sponsorships beginning at the $100 dollar level. All proceeds will benefit the Federation and its various projects throughout the state. The event is being held in the eighth congressional district, one of the districts Democrats are focusing heavily on for the 2008 elections.

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In recent discussions the NCFCD has been pondering the idea of creating a fundraiser. The problem that keeps coming up is that we feel named dinners are becoming somewhat cliché and potentially decisive.

We want the NCFCD to create an event that will benefit not only NC College Democrats, but will energize our membership as well as the grassroots communities that we work in.

So, we are turning to BlueNC for help. What are you ideas?

This past weekend College and Young Democrats from all over North Carolina converged in Asheville for the annual Vance-Aycock dinner. Saturday morning the group put its energy and youthfulness to good use by hitting the streets of Asheville to canvass for two Young Democrats facing reelection on the Asheville City Council. The candidates, Brownie Newman and Brian Freeborn, spoke to the 30 students and young people in attendance and thanked them for their service. The canvassers knocked on over 850 doors and distributed literature on the candidates while speaking to citizens of Asheville about important issues facing the city.