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Posts Tagged ‘inauguration’

Local media cover inaugration on campus

By Sheldon Good • Jan 22nd, 2009 • Category: maple log

Here are some links to local media coverage of Goshen College pertaining to the inauguration: Goshen News: --student reflections at watch party --Brenneman calls in from D.C. Elkhart Truth: --students who traveled to...

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Together bearing witness

Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: news

As we drove toward Washington, D.C. for the inauguration of President Barack Obama, my family and I soon got caught up in the euphoria of what clearly was a pilgrimage for the hundreds of people we met along the way. At every stop, we met fellow travelers from all...

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Speaking from Experience…

Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: perspectives

During the spring and summer of 1968, more than forty years ago now, I worked for the campaign of Senator Eugene McCarthy. I turned 14 that summer, and though I was very young to be canvassing door to door with college students, my heart was fully in the work. It...

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Change we can enact

Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: perspectives

"Change we can believe in." "Hope." These are the core messages on which our 44th president was elected. These messages make me proud to be an American. The realities of the financial crisis, declining education standards and two wars are horrific indicators of where...

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Reflections from a ticket-holder

By CJ Hague • Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: maple log, news

Nearly two million people flocked to Washington D.C. this past weekend to witness the inauguration of Barack Obama. Only 240,000 tickets were issued to grant access to the areas closest to the western front of the United States Capitol. Many ticket-holders found that...

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Making his story

Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: perspectives
Making his story
The longest, most diverse election season in U.S. history culminated with the oath taken by Barack Obama on Tuesday afternoon. There in D.C. to witness this historic event were President Brenneman and his son, Quinn. Those of us who couldn’t celebrate in our nation’s...

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Sympathy for our former president

Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: perspectives
Sympathy for our former president
This season of change in U.S. politics has inspired many in our generation to believe and hope in a system we have grown cynical about. Most of the folks my age – especially here at Goshen College – would identify much more strongly with our new President, Barack...

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Kenyan perspectives enthusiastic toward inauguration

By Kathryn Birky • Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: features

"When Obama first obtained his Senate seat, I was in a rural area of Kenya doing fieldwork," said Ryan Sensenig, assistant professor of biology. "My field assistants were excitedly discussing Obama's run for the Senate seat before I knew who Obama was." Sensenig, who...

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With their own eyes: GC students travel to Washington

By Paul Boers • Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: features

They traveled hundreds of miles to stand for hours in cold temperatures in a crowd of over one million people. But for the handful of Goshen College students who saw Barack Obama's inauguration firsthand, it was worth it. Some traveled to Washington by car, others...

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An open letter to President Obama

By Tyler Yoder • Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: funnies

Dear Barack Obama, So, it seems that you’ve become the president of the United States of America. Congratulations, you know? It was a long race. You were probably stressed out a lot. You probably didn’t get a lot of sleep. Perhaps you had to hang out with people you...

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An inaugural top ten

By Tyler Yoder • Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: funnies

Top Ten Things I Wish Would Have Been Part Of The Presidential Inauguration: 10. Streakers 9. A “Best Moments of Presidential Campaign ‘08” reel 8. The First Dog 7. President Obama flubbing the words to his oath (lol) 6. The musical stylings of Kanye West 5....

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This is NOT about the inauguration

By Tyler Yoder • Jan 21st, 2009 • Category: funnies

I mean, seriously. Barack Obama is great and all, but haven't we had just about enough of him? That's like all we've been writing about for the entire past semester. I'm sure you're all getting pretty dang tired of hearing about him. Yeah, yeah, I'm sure he'll be the...

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First-hand perspectives on the presidential inauguration

By Sheldon Good • Jan 19th, 2009 • Category: lead, maple log

Christopher Hague, a junior, is in Washington this weekend for the presidential inauguration. Hague will share a first-hand account of Tuesday's ceremonies in the Jan. 22 issue of the Record. Look for his article to be posted on Wednesday night. Hague will also post on...

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The people’s inaugural address

By Sheldon Good • Jan 16th, 2009 • Category: maple log

Visit this site to help Obama write his inaugural...

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