Penn Students Gather to Watch Vice Presidential Debate
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Penn Students Gather to Watch Vice Presidential Debate
WHO: University of Pennsylvania students
WHAT: DebateWatch 2008
WHEN: Thurs., Oct. 2, 2008 9-11 p.m.
WHERE: Hill House dormitory Upper East Lounge 34th and Walnut streets
Penn students will participate in DebateWatch 2008, a voter-education program of the Commission on Presidential Debates. Advisors in Penn’s Communications Within the Curriculum program will facilitate a discussion of the debate afterward to allow students to share their reactions and talk about what they’ve learned.
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