The second core value of Trinity is "Comprehensive Education." The Chemistry program is integral to the Biology program, the Pre-Medical program, the Pre-Physical Therapy program, the Athletic Training program, the Pre-Nursing program, the Biology Secondary-Ed program, and even the newly instituted Pre-Physican's Assistant program, so as a result, all of these programs will be affected. As an outreach to the Administration, we past and present Trinity community members want to express the importance of Chemistry and Biology in a comprehensive education. Furthermore, our main goal is to keep at least one full-time Chemistry faculty member on staff who can teach all the Chemistry classes that are required for all the programs listed above. Without this faculty member, all other science programs at TIU will diminish over time, as adjunct professors cannot replace the effort and time put in by full-time professors. To the Trinity Administration and Board of Regents, we say this: Please reconsider your decision to close the Chemistry Department, or at the very least, keep our full-time Chemistry faculty member so that the science program as a whole will not be fatally hurt.

Warren Buffet: "I could end the deficit in 5 minutes," he told CNBC. "You just pass a law that says that anytime there is a deficit of more than 3% of GDP, all sitting members of Congress are ineligible for re-election. The 26th amendment (granting the right to vote for 18 year-olds) took only 3 months & 8 days to be ratified! Why? Simple! The people demanded it. That was in 1971...before computers, e-mail, cell phones, etc. Of the 27 amendments to the Constitution, seven (7) took 1 year or less to become the law of the land...all because of public pressure. Warren Buffet is asking each addressee to forward this email to a minimum of twenty people on their address list; in turn ask each of those to do likewise. In three days, most people in The United States of America will have the message. This is one idea that really should be passed around.

End all corporate donations to candidates. leave donations to the general public. If not possible, leave corporations with a 100 dollar limit on donations max. No Legislation introduced to congress coming from private organizations like ALEC or CPAC or any other organization. NO corporate personhood. An end to "revolving door" phenomena - any public official who wants to leave public job to get a private job in the same field, must wait 10 years to do so. Reverse Citizens United v FEC case. Re-in-statement of Glass-Steingal. Like what Cenk Uygur proposed.

We're losing our jobs, losing our homes and losing our dignity. At last... we're finally standing up to that 1% who have all the money and the power. We can't back down now. We need to bring back the middle class of hard working people We need to regain our country and our honor.

Corporations are not people, and they never were. The erroneous granting of the commonly held rights of people to corporations has done much to undermine the well-being of our nation. It has lead to a national agenda that serves not its citizens, but primarily the profits of large corporations. Profit, we acknowledge, is not bad in an of itself, it is profit at the expense of everything else that is inadmissible. It is time that our elected officials correct this error and put an end to corporate personhood and all corporate influence in politics.

Mark Ravenhill has campaigned for years to get a crossing on church street in Carlton. This is to enable disabled people, like Mark, children and the elderly to cross church street more easily

Instead of using take out containers - Even if they are re-cycleable, BYO - Carry in your car your own Coffee Mug , Smoothie Mug, Containers to take home leftovers , or purchase deli foods , and your own utensils - Have a picnic basket in your trunk !!!

Citizens United was the US Supreme Court's ruling that says corporations have the same rights as people. This means corporations can contribute as much money as they wish to elected officials and causes. This means that corporations have more power than people. This ruling is a direct threat to the future of our democracy.

Support a federal amendment declaring that money is not a form of free speech! This is the only way to overturn the Supreme Court case Citizens United, and thus the only way to remove unlimited donations to political campaigns.

This issue has to be put out for everyone to discuss. It has to be an alternative to private insurance.

The rising numbers in suicide among the Military Families is growing. We have lost children to suicide that were struggling during deployment. Change needs to be made and resources must be available for these families at all times. We are calling all citizens to stand up for the Military as they are standing up for you! NO MORE CUTS IN MILITARY MENTAL HEALTH CARE! Our Soldiers and Families deserve better! We will be in Washington DC on November 17th, 2011 to speak before members of Congress and will be presenting this petition. Please help us protect the rights of those who serve!

The Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina was given full state recognition in 1885 and in 1956 by the United States Congress, but Congress withheld the full benefits of federal recognition from the tribe. Congress can correct this injustice by bringing the Lumbee Recognition Act which passed out of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee to the floor for a full vote and passage by the Senate and the House of Representatives. We are calling on the United States Congress to correct this injustice and bring closure to the 125 year pursuit of the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina for Full Federal Recognition.