Michael Bennet '87 Is Colorado's Senator

It's official! Last week, Michael Bennet '87, son of former Wesleyan President Douglas Bennet '59, was appointed to the Senate. Bennet takes over for Senator Ken Salazar who is now Obama's Interior Secretary.

In a recent Washington Post article, Bennet reflects on his father's influence.

"He said find things that interest you, that compel you, and when it's time to move on, something else will present itself," Bennet said. "In the end, it doesn't matter what job a person ends up in if it's an opportunity to make a difference."

President-elect Barack Obama's First Weekly Address To The Nation

Watch President-elect Barack Obama's first weekly address to the nation. He discusses such issues as national unemployment, green energy, affordable health care and education. In this short but sweet address, Obama expressed his goals for the week, which revolve around his economic Rescue Plan. The President-elect will host weekly addresses on his website, change.gov, in an effort to remain connected to the American public much like President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "fireside chat" radio broadcasts. I just have one question, who signed that basketball to his left?