Presidential Candidates coming to campus?
That’s the million dollar question and there is lots of speculation/hoping/wishing going on in my office.With the Democratic race continuing to be neck-in-neck and the NC primary scheduled for May 6th, it seems feasible that the candidates would want to work NC voters as much as they can. Wake Forest has made some inquiries and has expressed interest in hosting an Obama-Clinton debate. http://www.wfu.edu/news/release/2008.03.20.d.php
I was privileged to be here for both the ‘88 and ‘00 debates, and boy howdy they were crazy fun times. As a freshman in ‘88, I sat on the fire escape of Huffman dorm with some friends and had a bird’s eye view of people entering the front of Wait Chapel. In 2000, it was a whole different ball game, with unbelievable levels of security. Quad roof swat teams and metal detectors and rolling the Quad afterwards with red, white and blue crepe paper. (I got to go to Costco to get the supply of TP for the students - as much as could fit in the back of my station wagon). In 2000 I watched the debate from Brendle Recital Hall that time, along with 600 of my closest WF friends who were here for a special viewing party.
Working on the ‘00 debate was the single most fun professional project I have ever been privileged to work on in my life. Everyone, please send us some good vibes. This would be an incredible learning opportunity for our students - so let’s hope if a debate happens, it happens at Mother So Dear.