Quick Hits: 'Campus Hellraisers,' Alexa Chung Show, the Green Movement and Youth, and More

Saturday night reading... check it out:

  • Mother Jones and Campus Progress are looking for "campus hellraisers" to profile in the September-October 2009 issue of Mother Jones. Check it out (self-nominations are allowed).
  • A "No on Gay Marriage" campaign is an epic fail with young people.
  • Christian punk and heavy metal music is blurring the lines between young evangelicals and secularists.
  • MTV has announced that TRL, having been canceled last November, will be replaced by the Alexa Chung Show. The new show reportedly will heavily emphasize Twitter through courting online reaction to its music videos and celebrity guests.
  • Some good news and some bad news from a survey regarding youth (ages 13-29) attitudes toward the Green Movement:

    Good: Youth see the Green Movement as "responsible" and "cool," and they believe it to be a very worthy cause.

    Bad:
    Many youth believe the Green Movement to be too demanding on a personal level, too time-consuming and too inconvenient.

  • Tens of thousands of young Americans will be educated and trained to deal with America's energy problem, thanks to President Obama.
  • An article in BusinessWeek calls for more business schools to rein in Millennial entrepreneurs by focusing increasingly on problem-solving.
  • Terry McAuliffe is seriously hemorrhaging some youth voters in Virginia's Democratic gubernatorial primary.