At the start of every contest, when all the new members arrive, ready to post about anything and everything they can think of, all the faculty and older members on the site emphasize that all posts should be Progressive. If they aren't, they won't be counted towards the scholarship. So, what does progressive mean? We've certainly told you what it isn't; it isn't talking about your day to day activities, it isn't rambling on about your boyfriend or girlfriend, and it certainly isn't talking about how much you loved the latest James Bond movie. Certainly, each of these can be made into a progressive blog, but they are not in and of themselves progressive. We have people on this site from all walks of life; young and old, liberal and conservative, male and female, pale and pigmented, single and involved, etc. All of them find something to talk about over time. What do they all have in common? They call for progress. With that in mind, we want you to tell us what 'progress' means to you. What does it mean, how do you achieve it, what other thoughts do you have on it? Write a blog on it to let us know. Of course, there are a few rules:

The entry must be 200 words, as with all other blogs.

The entry MUST be tagged with 'Think Progress'. Any blog not tagged with this will not be considered.

The entry must otherwise meet the rules of the site. That means no slander and all that.

You must allow Progressive U to use some or all of your blog in the event you win the challenge. We will use the winning blogs as promotional pieces for the scholarship contest and site as a whole. You will maintain authorship.

Only one entry per user will be accepted. While you are free to submit multiple entries (though, why would you?), only one will be considered for the challenge.

Entry must be submitted to the site by April 15, 2008, 10 pm PDT. Entries received after this time will not be considered for the challenge.

And, naturally, we'll give you a little incentive to do this. First, ALL entries, provided they meet the requirements above, will be given 50 points. This is in addition to the 50 points you get for the blog, plus the read points you'll earn for it. As an added incentive, if we choose your blog as a winner, we will give you an additional 1000 points towards the scholarship contest. But in order to win, you must have an extremely well written idea. We will choose up to 10 blogs to win. Best of luck, and let us know if you have any questions!