Constance Seré maintained and wrote for a blog she created in May 2007, called Con’s Stance on which she critically examined current events for their historical value, as well as for their pertinence to members of her generation, Generation Y.

Constance is a fourth-year student at the University of Texas at Austin, where she majors in Government and minors in Middle Eastern Studies.

Originally from Houston, TX, Constance currently resides in Austin, TX.

Blog Entries by Constance Seré

In Response to Peggy Noonan's Critique of Michelle Obama

Posted February 25, 2008 | 09:41 PM (EST)


His [Mr. Obama's] problem was, is, his wife's words, not his, the speech in which she said that for the first time in her adult life she is proud of her country, because Obama is winning. She later repeated it, then tried to explain it, saying of course she loves...

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War of the Whites in the Streets of Austin

Posted November 5, 2007 | 05:00 PM (EST)


The strangest thing happened the other day.

Two of my friends, Monty and Tracy, and I were walking from a sandwich place on Austin's signature drag, which we locals so aptly call "The Drag," when a group of white, college-aged boys in a newish blue Ford Explorer...

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News on the Net: Upgrade?

Posted October 1, 2007 | 05:36 PM (EST)


A lot of people, and I'm admittedly one of them, look to Drudge for the 'top news headlines' of the day. It serves its readers as a kind of news aggregate. But just as cable news networks work toward high viewer ratings, Drudge works toward garnering the maximum number of...

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Open, er, Blog Post to Stephen Colbert from Generation Y-ish: Stop Associating Us with 'D-bags from Florida'

Posted September 21, 2007 | 06:53 PM (EST)


First of all, we just don't agree with your characterization of, well, us. For every 'd-bag from Florida,' I can guarantee you there's a 'non-d-bag from ANYWHERE ELSE' who has substantial concerns about America's future.

Which leads me to my second point: of all possible contexts, WHY freak out during...

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Does Britney Spears Represent Generation Y?

Posted September 10, 2007 | 06:44 PM (EST)


Whether you saw it, read it or Googled it, you know about it. Britney Spears is a big, crazy freak.

Just last night, she disappointed those few fans left hoping for a comeback with a lackluster -- if not downright disgusting -- performance at the MTV Video Music awards.

Watch...

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Blackwater: Why Is It So Hard to Have a Conversation About the Non-Ambiguous Problems We Face?

Posted September 8, 2007 | 02:23 PM (EST)


Side note: I wrote this piece over the summer while interning @ Fox News Channel, after an argument with my superior about doing a story on a NYTimes piece concerning the plight of military contractors who don't have access to health services upon their return from Iraq, but do have...

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The Politicization of Military Commanders

Posted August 26, 2007 | 08:53 PM (EST)


Since when did American military commanders start inserting themselves into political debates? When did men in uniform -- honored, but never elected -- start giving the American people lectures on politics? Evidently, when the Bush administration told them to, as part of its "surge" against American public opinion.

But...

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