President Barack Obama’s decision to send an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan will provide security to the Afghan people, says a Hofstra political scientist.
“I think it might have been the best out of a series of very bad options for the United States right now,” says Paul Fritz, a Hofstra University political science professor.
As President Barack Obama reaches his 100th day in office, Nassau News Live asked students and faculty at Hofstra University to assess his performance thus far. NNL spoke with the president of the Hofstra GOP, a member of an environmentally active group and sat in on a faculty lecture analyzing Obama's administration. The assessments split largely on ideological lines, with Democrats and liberals praising Obama, while conservatives lambasted him for his performance on the economy. (NNL video by Sam Rubenfeld)
The marriage between President Barack Obama and the United States has lasted 100 days. The two are content, yet hoping for more.
“They’ve made it past Valentine’s day, so things look hopeful,” said Chris Blakeman, a junior at Hofstra University.
Meena Bose, the chair of presidential studies at Hofstra, evaluated Obama's performance in a lecture Wednesday for more than 50 students and local community members. Bose compared Obama's progress in his first 100 days in office to those of past presidents. Bose said Obama compares favorably.
President Barack Obama's has set his eyes on changing the U.S. education system. The president is urging for pivotal changes to how the system currently operates. According to USNewswire, the president advised the states to lift caps on creating more charter schools. He believes that charter schools will enhance the future of education for many children.
"One of the places where much of that innovation occurs is in our most effective charter schools," President Obama told USNewswire.
President Obama overturned the ban preventing scientists to receive federal funding for stem-cell research Thursday.
Obama made it a point to reassure Americans that this will not lead to human cloning, much in part due to the strict guidelines that he has placed on the scientific community. In explaining the intended goal of stem-cell research, Dr. David Scadden, co-director of the Harved Stem Cell Institute, said that, "The hope is that damage to some of the organs that are often transplanted -- kidney, liver, heart -- may be mitigated by stem cells and therefore reduce the need from transplant."
The effects of the news will soon be seen in Long Island as well. Laboratories and universities in the area are expected to receive federal funding in order to further the innovative research, which could take years to yield results. Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory hasn't performed stem-cell research, but says it has plans to apply for funding.
