Eight hours before the debate is set to begin students from the University of Texas are gathering to support their chosen candidate. Nathan Seitzman, a dual liberal arts-business major and member of Students for Barack Obama, feels confident that Austin will back Obama. Seitzman claimed, “It’s three to one for Obama on campus.
Read MoreMedia Converges on University of Texas
Media broadcast trucks line up outside of the University of Texas Recreational Center- the venue for tonight’s debate.
Read MoreDemocrats to Debate in Austin
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama square off in Austin, Texas tonight. The two contenders for the Democratic presidential nomination are participating in a debate at the University of Texas at 7pm CST.
Read MoreBlogging the Texas Debate
We’ve just gotten word from Clinton School student James Mitchell who is on the ground in Austin, Texas, where he will be live blogging from the Democratic Presidential Debate there tonight. Mitchell will sign on later today and begin reporting before, during and after the debate between Senators Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Read MoreUPDATE: Clinton School, Sports and the Delta
If there’s one thing we’re not short on at the Clinton School, it’s sports fans. Many of our students come from across the Southeast and the nation, and they all bring their allegiances with them.
Read MoreStudent Takes Social Change Home to Middle East
Clinton School student Lukman Arsalan, a native of Jordan, returned home this month to attend a conference of the Middle East Partnership Initiative (MEPI), a U.S. supported effort to increase political and social development in the region.
Read MoreClinton School River Market Campus
A group of Clinton School students, faculty and staff toured the future home of the school’s River Market Campus this morning. The school will have two classrooms, a conference room and office space on the third floor of the old Budget Office Building, which is being renovated as part of the Central Arkansas Library System’s new Center for Arkansas Studies.
Read MoreRecovery Efforts in Atkins, Ark
With 10 13 counties declared disaster areas in Arkansas, “giving up a Saturday to volunteer is a no-brainer,” according to the Clinton School students who traveled to Atkins to help the victims of Super Tuesday’s tornados. Hundreds of other Arkansans felt the same way and flooded the area providing food, clothing, machinery and helping hands.
Read MoreStudents Volunteer in Tornado Relief
Several Clinton School students traveled to Atkins, Ark., on Saturday to help in the tornado relief efforts there. Channel 7 news was on hand in Atkins and caught up with Tim Giattina, a first-year Clinton School student.
Read MoreStudents File for Delegate Slots
Two Clinton School students have filed to be Arkansas delegates to the Democratic National Convention this summer in Denver.
J.D. Lowery of Maumelle filed to be a Hillary Clinton delegate and Sanford Johnson of Helena filed to be a Barack Obama delegate.
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