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...presidential candidate Barack Obama to ascend the stage at “Countdown to Change” in Boston last night. The campaign event was publicized at Harvard through the efforts of Jason Q. Berkenfeld ’11, a volunteer in the Harvard Students for Barack Obama group. Turnout by Harvard undergraduates appeared to be relatively low, though Berkenfeld said he was unsure how many were in attendance. Berkenfeld said he thinks the snow and the timing of the event may have deterred some from attending. “Sunday night, at 7:00—that?...
Pros » Votes for outside or “dark-horse” candidates are not wasted, thereby potentially increasing voter turnout » Voters are not pressured to vote for mainstream or consensus candidates for fear of wasting their votes (spoiler effect) » The winning candidate always emerges with a majority, thereby increasing the candidate’s legitimacy » Only one election is needed, because runoffs can be simulated instantly
...played against back in juniors, so it was nice to get a win against him tonight,” Richter said. CROWDED OUT As many Crimson fans had already left for New Haven to watch The Game, the Harvard crowd paled in comparison to Cornell’s turnout. With the stands dominated by the Big Red, Cornell’s vocal student section drowned out cheers for the Crimson. Even Harvard’s band was absent, and the Big Red’s band played at full force to make up for the void. With such a hostile...
...Kosher Taste of Cuba” dinner, which also included Cuban-style brown rice, mojo chicken, and Havana black bean soup, led into a multimedia book discussion with author and University of Michigan professor Ruth Behar. The meal drew a “really excellent” turnout, according to Associate Director of Harvard Hillel Michael A. Simon. Elena C. Castañeda ’08, co-president of CAUSA who herself is one-eighth Jewish, noted the plethora of “non-traditional Hillel students eating here.” Susana Bejar ’08, CAUSA...
...biggest turnout we have ever had was 1,000 in close to twenty years of doing joint travel,” Fitzsimmons said...