Saturday, April 05, 2008
Nick Forst for Student Senate
Hey,
I’m running for Student Senate President. I’m in the midst of the campaign right now. Its getting pretty heated. I hope it doesn’t come down to fisticuffs (just kidding). I don’t think it will. But, I really hope that all the students of Hartwick College come out and vote.
Elections are April 10,11,12. You can vote outside the commons or online through a link I’ll be sure to post when it is released. Until then I ask that you check out my facebook campaign page and you contact me with any questions or concerns that you have. I’m always around to answer you questions and I’m all about speaking to students. I think the key to this election is being the most aware of student concerns for next year. I’ll never back down when taking on student concerns. So, get out and vote!
Moreover, if you’re a parent of a Hartwick Student reading this, tell your kid to vote, tell your kid to get interested, and maybe you can tell them to vote for me since you read about the election here. I’ll never stop believing in the power of the student voice and I hope you’ll never stop believing in me!
Don’t Stop Believing!!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Home Sweet Home
“Against logic there is no armor like ignorance.” - Laurence J. Peter
I apologize for my lack of posting. I swear I must still be suffering jet-lag from Prague. However, now that I’m back on the horse you can expect regular updates. I’ll be finishing my posts on Prague sporadically and I hope to keep you updated on a lot of the new things happening at Hartwick. I apologize again to those of you who would faithfully read my blog and have found it to be barren and empty of fresh new material, for that I am sorry.
I’ll be back with a vengeance soon!
-Till Next Time-
Monday, January 21, 2008
Prague Part III
“To get through the hardest journey we need take only one step at a time, but we must keep on stepping” - Chinese Proverb
I’m back in Prague after going to Auschwitz. In short, it is a horrible experience. However, it is one I think everyone needs to take. How can one live in the world today and not acknowledge the immense impact the Holocaust has had on the world? Walking on the same ground, in the same buildings, getting the same mud on your shoes changes you. You feel ripped open. You feel crushed! You feel drained; even soulless. You want to scream out in anger, but you can’t. You can’t scream, you just sob and you breathe in the collective sadness of those around you. For me the trip there seemed to be the worst. I became physically sick. I get sick even thinking about it now. But, where was I going to go? We spent the first day tour the exhibit at Auschwitz. I couldn’t help but get tears in my eyes when Emily and I walked past the Jewish prayer shawls. I couldn’t help but cringe when we walked past the room full of hair. When we left I was empty. I felt like a ghost; especially walking through the gas chamber. You may think that what I’m describing seems strange or even a little ridiculous, but how can you put the death of so many, the terrible emotions into so few words. I challenge anyone to do that!
That night we meet a survivor. He put a face on all the victims. That made Birkenau the next day so much harder. There is a road that passes in front of the camp. Every time a car drove by it sounded like a train and you instantly freeze. We walked and walked and walked. You walk inside the wooden buildings and you feel colder than in the wind outside. Finally, you make it to the memorial beset on both sides by the ruins of the gas chambers. You read the inscription - “For Ever Let This Place Be A Cry Of Despair And A Warning, Where The Nazis Murdered One And A Half Men, Women, And Children, Mainly Jews From Various Countries Of Europe.”
Take it to heart, I have, let us never forget and let us realize how many other genocides have happened, are happening, will happen!
-Till Next Time-
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