Fightin’ Poverty in Philly

October 31st, 2007 at 3:14 pm

I’m at UPenn right now for the second ONE Student | ONE Vote (OSOV)

Tomorrow, at 4 P.M., we’ll hear from Tucker Eskew, former Deputy Assistant to President George W. Bush; political strategist Tricia Enright; global health expert Josh Lozman; singer-songwriter and Salem band member Todd Anders Johnson; and Penn student activist Gelila Asnake in a panel moderated by Mike Allen, chief political correspondent for Politico.

As if that weren’t enough, U.S. Senator Arlen Specter, R-Pa., also sent a special message for Penn students via video.

If you are in the area, the event is in Irvine Hall at 4 P.M. tomorrow.

Check back here for more on the event as I cover it live on the blog tomorrow.

Puppy P0wns Picture Poll

October 31st, 2007 at 10:22 am

Dylan the ONE dog just won the photo of the week by popular vote, garnering 10,000 points for Hofstra University.

We made the regular weekly photo contest the weekly challenge this last week, and when we couldn’t decide which photo deserved the grand prize we opened it up voting. Due in part to massive get out the vote operation by Hofstra, Dylan was able to walk away with a solid 42% of the vote.

Next week’s challenge: create the best ONE video!

OCC TV Episode 2: Oops We Did It Again

October 25th, 2007 at 9:04 pm

OCC TV: Episode 1

October 25th, 2007 at 5:21 pm