I think it will!

Now that some type of student vote about bringing the ROTC back to Columbia looks inevitable, CubPub wanted to get the word out about ROTC and save you some Wikipedia clicks. Read on for some background about the issue.

Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the junior Democratic Senator from Minnesota will be at Columbia this weekend to speak to you! Senator Klobuchar is the first woman elected to the Senate from Minnesota and was ranked by the New York Times as one of the seventeen women most likely to become the first woman President of the United States. She will speak about her work on the Hill and in committees, specific legislation that she has sponsored/co-sponsored as well as legislative goals she hopes to pursue in the 111thcongress. Then she will open it up to general Q&A for the audience. Don’t miss this exciting opportunity to hear from one of the rising stars of the Senate! This event is co-sponsored by the CU Democrats.

Britney Spears. Wolves. Grim throaty voices. Do you remember when presidential campaign ads didn't have these? Well, I don.t Anyway, John Dickerson from Slate put together his list of the top five campaign ads going back to Eisenhower and Johnson. Some of them look more like an episode of the Today Show than brutal clips we're used to. The video is below. Tell CubPub your favorites.

The following is an editorial piece I wrote for the Columbia Spectator, published today, Monday, September 22, on democratic participation and civic responsibility.

It seems like more people than ever are paying attention to this election, and that’s a good thing. But still, too many people are left out or opt out of the democratic process for the wrong reasons. If we want people to participate in the political process, we must have a system in which it is easy to participate and to be informed. Currently, our electoral system has too many structural features that discourage participation and disenfranchise people outright. Even just registering to vote is an opaque and complex enough process that it deters many people from doing what is necessary to have a say in elections.

Word is out that Minnesota Senate Candidate (and former SNL cast member) Al Franken wrote last Saturday's opening sketch about the McCain ads. Here is the sketch.

"[Bush] let highflying bankers and high risk deals go through without much scrutiny."

Barack Obama can "generate a sense of national purpose." - Senator Amy Klobuchar at Columbia.

Senator McCain wants a court with a "limited scope," and Senator Obama wants a court that will be a "refuge to the helpless." What do they mean, and what would McCain or Obama as president mean for our federal courts? or more importantly, what does it mean for us?

Word is out that McCain, in a move seemingly planned to showcase his leadership potential, will stop campaigning and return to Washington to work on the finance bailout package. He asked opponent Barack Obama to postpone the first debate planned for this Friday night. Barack declined that offer, insisting that candidates should be able to multitask. With the Bailout issue dominating the news cycle over the past week, McCain's move brings the race back to the spotlight.