For Obama-McCain Forum, Student Councils Demand Fair Lottery, Jumbotron
Well, they moved quickly this time. As we wrote about before, the announcement of a joint appearance by Obama and McCain on campus next Thursday took student government and group leaders completely by surprise.
Just before midnight, though, the presidents of the student councils, club governing boards, and Panhellenic councils have sent an email to President Lee Bollinger, as well as fellow administrators interim Dean of Student Affairs Kevin Shollenberger, Executive Vice President for Student Services Jeffrey Scott, and Housing & Dining Vice President Scott Wright.
The email asks for two accomodations: “a fair share of the tickets made available are apportioned to undergraduates” and “arrangements, similar to those made for the Ahmadinejad visit, should be made for all students, including but not limited to the installation of a large screen on South Lawn.” In other words, “make sure everyone gets an equal chance at tickets, and give us another jumbotron.” The full letter will be printed in Thursday’s Spectator, but you can save yourself from waiting outside a residence hall until noon and just read it below the fold.
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Tags: 2008 election, abc, barack obama, club sports, elections, extensions, frats, george krebs, guest speakers, john mccain, jumbotron, Kevin Shollenberger, Perfect storm of tagging, Peter Valerias, politics, prezbo, servicenation summit, sgb, student councils
3 September 2008 @ 11:16 PM · 5 comments

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