ALSO!

Everybody get the fuck on Foss Hill right now, especially if you are still somehow using a computer and checking this blog!!!

[EDIT, early the next morning]
That was one of the most incredible nights I've ever experienced at Wesleyan, feel free to send in photos if you took any.

OBAMA WINS ELECTION!!!!!

This is all I can coherently type right now AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[edit 20 minutes later]
This graphic can do no justice to this great historic moment, etc. etc., but with all this excitement on a Tuesday night, functioning effectively for the rest of this week will be way more of a challenge than most us can consider facing right now, unlike the delightfully simple wave of change Barack Obama will likely sweep this nation with in the next 100 days AAAHHHH!!!!!



Also, John McCain is basically a good guy despite a series of bad decisions these past few months:

Election Day Roundup

Important Info for Wesleyan Students voting in CT:

POLLING HOURS:
6am - 8pm, Tuesday Nov 4
POLLING PLACE:
Middletown Senior Center, 150 Broad Street
Williams St entrance across from Broad St Books
[Google Map]
POLLING SHUTTLES:
10am - 7:30pm Departures on the hour and half hour
Usdan Center, Wyllys Ave entrance
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS:
Drivers' license, utility bill, paycheck or other ID needed
ID Requirements for first time voters

A selection of recent election-related posts on Wesleying:

• WesDems Suggest Voting Dem in CT
• Voting in Middletown? Consider Catherine Johnson
• Top Election News Sites
• Poll Closing Times Nationwide
• Election Night Extravaganza in Usdan
• How to vote in the Presidential Election if You're Not Registered
• Vote No On Question 1

Miscellaneous Election Day Links:

• Election Results from the CT Sec. of State
• The Everyday Republican - Great source for early local election results. Seriously.
• Free Stuff for Voters - Ben & Jerry's, Starbucks, Krispy Kreme
• Consider Yourself Warned - Choose Wisely
• First Wesleyan Voters - Ed McKeon snapped a photo of the first three Wes students to vote in Middletown this morning
• Middletown Eye News - As of 9am there are already a handful of local election reports
• Middletown Charter changes - this blog post will help you answer Question 3 on the Middletown ballot, whether or not to approve the changes to the town charter
  
• Obama/McCain - The Colored Race - Submitted through the tip line by Bruce
• What One Word Describes Your Current State of Mind? - Another cool link, submitted through the tip line by Emily Caffery

Vote well! If you have links that should be added to this post, put them in the comments and a Wesleying contributor will update this post at hir earliest convenience.

In case you're worried McCain might take Pennsylvania...

At least it's not likely to be this bad.

The results are from an actual poll taken in October 2006, before anyone outside of Hawaii, Illinois, or DC had even heard of Barack Obama.

A Message from WesVotes

Fellow Students,

Approx. 15% of our campus voted in the 2008 Presidential Primaries (sources: Middletown Registrar of Voters, APSA). This is shameful. We hope you agree. The GENERAL ELECTION IS ONE MONTH AWAY AND REGISTRATION DEADLINES ARE FAST APPROACHING.

Decades from now, people will ask you what part you played in the election of the first African-American President or first female Vice-President ... Make sure you have an answer for them.

The WesVotes Consortium (100% non-partisan) can help you vote more easily. Despite incredible support from the administration, we still need you to volunteer 15 minutes of your time.

Class of 2009 ... you are getting beaten by underclassmen ... badly. There are already volunteers in almost every Frosh, Sophomore and Junior hall/house. The senior class is just getting started.
Classes of 2010-2012, ask around, you already have a Hall/House Captain who can get you the forms, envelopes and stamps you need.

CRITICAL INFORMATION:
-Voting Absentee: If you're already registered at home and would like to make your vote count there instead, there is VERY LITTLE TIME LEFT. In order to do this (in most states) you have to print and mail in an "Absentee Ballot Application" before your state's deadline. (See your state's deadline here).
-Voting in Connecticut: If not voting in another state, Wesleyan students eligible to vote can still register in Connecticut (Before October 21st)!!!

HOW YOU CAN HELP ((URGENT)):
-"House Captains" (1 per residence) It's easy! Just ask your housemates where they want to vote. To volunteer just email your name, house location, and WesBox# to wesvotes@gmail.com.
-"Street Captains" (1/2 per street) Want a more important role? Get a friend and team-up to make sure each house on your street has its own house captain. They'll be telling you which forms they need and answering questions. To volunteer just email your name, house & street location, and WesBox# to wesvotes@gmail.com.
Want detailed instructions for these positions? Click here!

Finally, Volunteers, please attend a mandatory 10 minute training session this week.
They run twice a day beneath the main staircase in Usdan. Here are the times:
-TODAY, Wednesday (Oct. 1st) - 5pm & 8pm
-THURSDAY, (Oct. 2nd) - 5pm & 8pm
-FRIDAY (Oct. 3rd) 12 noon & 3pm

Thank you,
Chris Goy '09, Marcus Warmington '09, Liza Conrad '10, Saul Carlin '09, & Karl Grindal '09
WesVotes Board Members
wesvotes@gmail.com

But she can see Russia from her home state...

Rachel Brown '08 writes:

My mom and I made this shirt (she did the text and I drew the picture of Sarah Palin), emphasizing that arguably anyone who has had a passport for more than a year has had more foreign policy experience than Sarah Palin. We're having it made at a local T-shirt shop in my hometown.

The shirts are printed with black ink on either an orange, mint, or tan shirt. Sizes run S – XL; shirts are $15 each.

To order a shirt, or for more info, email rdbrown@wes.

Obama-Biden '08

CNN cites "multiple sources" informing it that Barack Obama has picked longtime Delaware senator Joe Biden to be his running mate. The New York Times has also posted an article with the same news. The text message to his supporters is scheduled to be sent this morning. Both Evan Bayh (Indiana) and Tim Kaine (Virginia) have been informed that they have not been picked, as has Hillary.

CNN.com: "Sources: Obama picks Joe Biden as VP candidate"
New York Times: "Obama Chooses Biden as Running Mate"
ABC News: "Biden's Stock Rises in Obama Vice Presidential Speculation"
Boston Globe: "Obama says he has picked running mate"