"Ten Myths of Immigration"

Dr. Barry Chiswick, economics professor at University of Illinois at Chicago, will give an address in Burgiss Theater at 7:00 P.M. The event is open to the public (CLP status pending). Click here for more information.

"Why Franklin Roosevelt was the worst president in American History"

Dr. Burt Folsom, author of The Myth of the Robber Barons and the soon-to-be-released New Deal or Raw Deal? How FDR's Economic Legacy Has Damaged America, will give an address in Furman Hall 214 (McEachern Lecture Hall) from 7:00-8:00 P.M. The event is open to the public and has CLP status.

Activities Fair

Come learn more about CSBT at Furman's Activities Fair from 4:30-6:00 outside the University Center. 

"Healing the Conservative Coalition"

Michael Steele, former Lt. Governor of Maryland, will give an address in the University Center Watkins Room from 7:00-8:00 P.M. The event is open to the public and has CLP status.

"The Two Faces of Al-Qaeda"

Raymond Ibrahim, author of The Al-Qaeda Reader, will give an address in the University Center's Burgiss Theater from 4:30-5:30 P.M. This event is open to the public and has CLP status.

"Global Warming: Truth Versus Fiction"

 Dr. David Legates, the Delaware State Climatologist and Director of the Center for Climatic Research at the University of Delaware, will give an address in the Watkins Room from 7:00-8:00 P.M. The event is open to the public and has CLP status. Click here for more information.

"Vanquishing the Islamist Enemy"

Dr. Daniel Pipes, director of the Middle East Forum, will give an address in the Watkins Room from 6:30-7:30 P.M. The event is open to the public and has CLP status. Click here for more information. 

Dr. Michael New, political science professor at the University of Alabama, will give an address from 7:00-8:00 P.M. in Johns Hall 101. The event is open to the public and has CLP status. This event is also part of CSBT's remembrance of the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Click here for more information.

"Abortion and Race" 

Star Parker, founder and president of the Coalition on Urban Renewal & Education, will give an address in Burgiss Theater from 7:00-8:00 P.M. The event is open to the public and is presented in association with Young America's Foundation. We will also have an information table set up in the University Center to provide students with information about abortion--Jan. 22 marks the 35th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. Click here for more information.

Mock Presidential Primary--FurmanVotes.org

Furman students can cast their ballots for president in this mock primary presented by CSBT and held days before the South Carolina primaries. To vote or to learn more, visit www.furmanvotes.org. Find out how to register to vote in your state here.

"FairTax vs. Flat Tax: A Debate"

In this debate comparing the FairTax with the flat tax, Dr. David Kendall, professor of economics at the University of Virginia's College at Wise, will advocate the FairTax, and Dr. Daniel Mitchell, senior fellow at the CATO Institute, will argue for the flat tax. The event will take place from 5:30-6:30 P.M. in Johns Hall 101. The event is open to the public and has CLP status.

2nd Annual CSBT Challenge 

Stop by CSBT's table in the University Center between 11-2 to take the CSBT Challenge. The Challenge allows students an easy, voluntary way to support "renewable energy" by making a donation to a wind power company.

"The Legislative Machine: The Inside Story of How S.C. Laws are Made"

Dr. Oran Smith, president of Palmetto Family Council, will give an address in Johns Hall 101 from 6:30-7:30 P.M. that focuses on the progress of the social conservative agenda. The event is open to the public and has CLP status.

"Global Capitalism: The Solution to World Oppression and Poverty"

Dr. Andrew Bernstein, author of The Capitalist Manifesto, will give an address in the McEachern Lecture Hall from 7:00-8:15 P.M. The event is open to the public and has CLP status.

"Obsession: Radical Islam's War Against the West"

CSBT will present a screening of this documentary about the threat that Radical Islam poses to the Western world from 7:30-8:30 P.M. in Burgiss Theater. Click here for more information about the film.

"Global Warming Alarm"

Dr. Richard S. Lindzen, a climatologist at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, will give an address in the Watkins Room of the University Center from 7:00-8:00 P.M. as the second part of CSBT's "Year of the Environment" lecture series - click here for more information.

"The Morality of Capitalism"

Dr. Eric Daniels, visiting scholar at Clemson University's Institute for the Study of Capitalism, will give an address in the McEachern Lecture Hall from 7:00-8:00 P.M. The event is open to the public.

The "Kinsey Sicks" Petition
Three student organizations spent over $10,000 of student fees to bring to Furman what was self-advertised as an "over-the-top drag" show. Click here to learn more about this vulgar event and CSBT's petition to the sponsoring groups.

"Life and Why It Matters: Utilitarianism and Roe v. Wade"
Bob Inglis, U.S. Representative of S.C. District Four, gave an address in the John E. Johns Hall to a standing-room only crowd as part of CSBT's remembrance of the 34th anniversary of Roe v. Wade - click here for more information.

"The Politics and Economics of Climate Change"
Mr. Fred L. Smith, Founder and President of the Competitive Enterprise Institute, gave an address from 5:00-6:00 P.M. in a packed McEachern Lecture Hall as the first part of CSBT's "Year of the Environment" lecture series - click here for more information.

December 2006

1st Annual CSBT Challenge
Thanks to all who took the challenge! Furman students had the opportunity to voluntarily donate money through the challenge to a wind energy company.