I thought I'd break my month-long silence by talking about LIVESTRONG Day. Lance and Co. designated May 13 as a national day of promotion for their organization, and one of the stops on his cross country tour was good ol' Cbus. Personally, I'm a huge Lance fan and naturally showed up about an hour early to get a good place on the lawn. As you can tell by the pictures I snapped, it paid off. His movie star sunglasses shone so brightly it made me wish I had a pair of my own. Say what you will about his personal life or those pesky doping allegations; he's out there everyday promoting his grassroots movement to make cancer research a political and social priority, and he's doing a damn good job. This July he's coming back to OSU for the Livestrong Summit, as are hundreds of activists and power players in order to discuss how to take action regarding the lack of funding and general spurning of the scientific community that society has experienced during the last eight years. McCain has RSVPed, and invitations are out to Obama and Clinton. Here's to hoping the next president makes change a priority. More pics below:
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