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From Campaign Loss to Student Body President Win
From Campaign Loss to Student Body President Win

Have you heard the famous proverb: “If at first you don’t succeed, try, try, try again?”

For Lee Cohen, trying again proved very successful.

In 2012, he ran for student body president at Indiana University South Bend and lost by just 57 votes. This year, running against two other candidates, Lee received 55.9 percent of the vote, while the second place person received 35.9 percent and the last received 8.2 percent. In other words, Lee overwhelmingly won 1.5 times more votes than the second highest candidate and 6.5 times more votes than the third.

So, what changed?

Rep. Justin Amash (MI-3) to speak at LI tomorrow morning
Rep. Justin Amash (MI-3) to speak at LI tomorrow morning

Representative Justin Amash (MI-03) will speak at the Leadership Institute's Wednesday Wake-Up Club Breakfast on Wednesday, June 5 at 8:00 A.M. Rep. Amash will discuss his election to Congress in the Tea Party wave of 2010 and his experience as an advocate for limited government.

"Congressman Amash is part of the next generation leading the fight for limited government -- no small feat in Washington, D.C.," said Morton Blackwell, Institute president. "Conservatives are likely to enjoy his remarks."

Update: Watch online Representative Amash's speech at LeadershipInstitute.org/speakers/

Teenage Voice Making (Air)Waves
Teenage Voice Making (Air)Waves

Jayson Veley, 19, already has done so much: he's been a spy; he's founded Junior Factor Nation -- a network of radio programming, video clips, and columns all created by teens and 20-somethings; he's appeared as a guest on Glenn Beck's show (in 2010); he's authored a book, called The Other Side; and he just finished his freshman year in college.

“Politics Addict” Goes Online
“Politics Addict” Goes Online

So you think you’re a politics addict?

Leah Courtney says she’s one.

Leah was raised in a conservative, military family who idealized Ronald Reagan, Margaret Thatcher, and Oliver North. However, it wasn’t until college that these ideas spurred action and developed into her career calling: online communications.