Princeton and the President: Election Day Roundup
So we're all back to campus for the post-fall break grind, some of us a little worse for wear. To all who survived for days without electricity or heat, eating ramen and doing thesis reading by candlelight: RESPECT. To all who stayed on campus and experienced a full 3 traumatizing minutes of losing power: get out of the Bubble (please, let's). To all who spent fall break on free class trips to Shanghai, Yellowstone, etc: don't rub it in.(Actually though, way to choose classes like a boss. May we all be so lucky in this semester's course selection.)We know it's hard getting back into the swing of things. But whether you're pumped for classes, still fazed from the hurricane, or out celebrating Jersey-lloween right now, UPC wants to make sure you don't miss out on the most crucial day of the week: Election Day! Voting time! The future of America in your hands! Princeton's got loads of political activity lined up over the next few days, and we've compiled it all for you here:
- VOTING. If you're registered to vote on campus and didn't read Dean Dunne's email, check this campus map to see where you should cast your ballot tomorrow. Essentially everyone who lives on campus should be voting in Icahn Lab - unless you're living in one of the eating clubs, in which case you'll vote in the COS building by the Friend Center. Polls will be open from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. Bring your prox!
- Election Night. Whig-Clio is hosting a viewing party "extravaganza" from 7 p.m. on in Whig Hall. If you're a die-hard Democrat or Republican, head to the basement or third floor respectively, where the College Dems and Republicans will be headquartered. If you're more moderate or just intimidated by the aggressive political debater kids, show up for free stuff! They'll have pizza, red and blue cupcakes, and free election themed drawstring backpacks from 7:30 on.
- If Whig-Clio's not your thing, you can also head to Schultz Dining Room in Robertson for a Woody Woo Election Night from 7 pm on. Politics, History and and Journalism professors Nolan McCarty, Markus Prior, Evan Thomas and Julian Zelizer will all be present and providing informal commentary.
- More free stuff. Whig-Clio is also hosting an election prediction contest here. Enter your guesses for the House, Senate, swing state and general election results, and you could win either a trip for two (hotel and transport included!) to D.C. for Inauguration Weekend or a Prospect House dinner with the professor of your choice plus four of your friends.
Statistical analysis to help you cheatwin free stuff? Check out the Princeton Election Consortium, run by associate mol bio and neuroscience professor Sam Wang. It's a blog dedicated to meta-analysis of polling data to predict electoral college results. Statistics buffs, go crazy. Everyone else, nod like you understand...- Panels galore. WWS is hosting an immediate post-election panel on Wednesday, 4:30 in Dodds Auditorium, where a bunch of faculty experts will discuss "who won, why, and what does the election mean for the future direction of the country?" The next day, Gigi Sohn from tech policy group Public Knowledge will discuss what the election results mean for the Internet. And next week, Middle East experts Daniel Kurtzer, Khalil Shikaki and Amaney Jamal will be discussing our election outcome's impact on the Israeli-Palestinian peace process.
Know of any other election events that we missed? Let us know in the comments. Otherwise, welcome back to the Bubble. Stay warm. Study hard. Further democracy. Happy first week back!