Number 100!

After a little over a year in existence, Blue Chips has finally reached its 100-post milestone! To celebrate, here are a few news items of interest.

We won the College Democrats vs. Republicans Blood Challenge! 55 people supported the Democrats, while 50 supported the Republicans. Of course, the real winners are those whose lives are saved by these donations. Thanks to all who donated and volunteered!

Why go to Lansing to meet state lawmakers when you can meet some here? The Michigan Legislative Black Caucus will be coming to Park Library from 4:30-6 this coming Wednesday.

The goal of the session is to create strategies for ensuring a welcoming atmosphere for people from all ethnic backgrounds and nationalities. CMU's Office for Institutional Diversity, the President's Office, and Government Relations and Public Affairs are sponsoring the event, which is free and open to the public.

On a related note, check out this schedule of events celebrating Black History Month.

And finally, what can CMU do to help the environment? An expert on sustainability came to CMU; here's CM-Life's wrapup of it. I strongly recommend the website referenced in the article, myfootprint.org.