Umass Officials Quash Credit-for-Campaigning Offer

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BOSTON -- University of Massachusetts officials on Monday quashed efforts by an Amherst campus chaplain to offer two college credits to any student willing to campaign in New Hampshire this fall for Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.

Chaplain Kent Higgins told students in a Sept. 18 e-mail, "If you're scared about the prospects for this election, you're not alone. . ... It would be just fine with (Republican candidate John) McCain if Obama supporters just think about helping, then sleep in and stay home between now and Election Day."

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Umass Officials Quash Credit-for-Campaigning Offer

Higgins added that an unnamed "sponsor" in the university's history department would offer a two-credit independent study for ...

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