Nor does he believe that oil spills are good for the environment. We do it to parody, and at the same time we're abe to pass out conservative literature on environmental issues and to let people know that we care very much about preserving the environment, and that there are conservative ways to do that. ICS examines economic, social, political and intellectual trends from a conservative perspective, and it coordinates lectures and forums for the FSU community with national, state and local conservative leaders. Speakers we bring in aren't necessarily speakers all of us agree with, but they are speakers that have an agenda and should be heard. We try to present sides of issues that aren't often presented.
People have a preconceived notion about the way that conservatives look at things.
We want to let people know about ways that we think are more efficient than the ways that the government goes about doing things. Students generally tend to be more liberal in ideology, Wilson said, attributing that partly to media bias. They might find out they actually have a lot of conservative leanings. ICS focuses not on discussions but on sponsoring events, including such smaller ones as debates with the College Democrats and other organizations that ICS considers liberal. We really do a great job of making sure that everybody is involved, that everybody has a role, that everybody's role is well-defined and that everybody can see the fruits of their action.