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The Right's New Wing: DIVERSE AND WELL FUNDED, THE NEXT GENERATION OF CONSERVATIVES IS WINNING BATTLES ON CAMPUS. BUT NOT ALL ARE FIGHTING FOR GEORGE W. BUSH. (Nation/TIME in depth/Campaign '04) John Cloud.
Time August 30, 2004 v164 i9 p22

Instructions: Locate this article by visiting http://www.infotrac-college.com and entering "right’s new wing" as Keyword search terms, and then answer the following questions.

1. How long have conservative student groups been a force on college campuses?



2. What are the three main conservative student groups?



3. How does the level of organization and funding of conservative student groups compare with that of liberal student groups?



4. What are some of the important statistics that point to a rightward shift among college students? In what ways are college students still liberal?



5. Why are many conservative students unhappy with the policies of President Bush?