by Peter Wright in News
At 10 p.m. on Nov. 4, Macal-ester's campus erupted when the television news networks declared Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., the new president-elect. Students flooded the campus in a several hour-long celebration of the election of a new leader to the White House and a culmination of two years of campaigning.
by Zac Farber in News
Former Democratic Governor of Iowa Tom Vilsack came to campus Oct. 31 to speak on the topic of "Confronting Climate Change: What Voters Need to Know." Before his lecture he sat down with The Mac Weekly to answer questions about ethanol, politics and the possibility of a Cabinet appointment.
by Jens Tamang in News
About 20 students improved their skills at advocating policy positions and communicating with elected officials through small group exercises, lectures and role-playing on Nov. 1 in the Weyerhaeuser Boardroom in a workshop called Debating for Democracy, or D4D.
Current students will serve as speakers on capital campaign road tour in eight U.S. cities and London
by April DeJarlais in News
Macalester's capital campaign, Step Forward, is going on tour, and some students are going along for the ride. Several students have been selected to give speeches asking for money as the campaign makes a series of appearances across the country geared towards alumni.
by in News
Democratic-Farmer-Labor Senate hopeful Al Franken spoke in the Campus Center Sunday, his last of several stops at Macalester since announcing his candidacy in February 2007. Franken was joined by Congresswoman Betty McCollum, Service Employees International Union President Andy Stern, and the late Senator Paul Wellstone's son David Wellstone.
by Marissa Warden in News
Obama's victory not only breaks down racial barriers and promises an era of hope and change, it is also the first time that the president, vice president and their wives will have worked in higher education, which may influence future policy decisions.
President-elect Obama taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago Law School from 1992 to 2004.
