Author Archives: Jordan Levine

Meet-and-Greet with Gavin Newsom

Join the Penn Democrats for a rare meet-and-greet opportunity with San Francisco Mayor and California Gubernatorial Candidate Gavin Newsom.
Mayor Newsom is a dynamic, young, energetic and accomplished public servant who has championed reforms among the most progressive of any city in the United States.
He is perhaps best known for directing the City of San Francisco [...]

Specter Town Hall was ‘Magical’

Did you hear about our event with Senator Arlen Specter last Friday?  Nearly 150 students attended the Town Hall event, and even Magic Johnson made an appearance to show his support for the Senator. 

Policy & Government Career Fair

If you’re a member of PennDems, you probably have some interest in politics.  Maybe some of you are even looking for a career in policy or government after college.  If so, check out the Career Services 2009 Policy and Government Career Fair, Friday October 9th, 11am-3pm.
Full list of participating groups, and info session locations for [...]

Town Hall with Senator Arlen Specter

Join Pennsylvania’s Senator (and Penn alumnus), Arlen Specter, and the Penn Democrats for a Town Hall Meeting on Friday, October 9th at 4:30PM in the Hall of Flags.  RSVP to guarantee a seat here.

Hearing on College Affordability with Senator Bob Casey

On Monday, October 5th Senator Casey will be holding a hearing in Philadelphia examining the importance of college affordability and student aid.

Make $125 on Tuesday 9/29

This Tuesday, there is a special election in the 24th Senatorial District and the Anne Scheuring for Senate campaign will pay you $125 to canvass for her for the day.

PennDems for Specter & PennDems for Sestak

PennDems members are getting involved in the 2010 primary elections by taking leadership roles in the campaigns.  There are great resources on campus if you want to get involved.
Colin Kavanaugh [email], Southeast Pennsylvania Coordinator of Students for Arlen Specter, is also leading the PennDems Campaign Subgroup for the Senator.  Their first meeting is tonight, 7:30PM [...]

Politics & Pizza TOMORROW!

Come out to our next Politics & Pizza General Body Meeting to talk politics, eat pizza, meet other Dems, and learn about opportunities for involvement!  We’ll have reps from the Sestak and Specter campaigns, a discussion about healthcare, and then we’ll break up into committees to let all our new members help plan events, outreach, [...]

Mayor Nutter Addresses PennDems Freshmen

Mayor Nutter came to campus last night to welcome PennDems members back to campus and to give a special welcome to Philadelphia to all of the new freshmen.

BBQ Postponed due to Rain

The Welcome Back BBQ we’re cosponsoring with the College Republicans will take place tomorrow, Sunday 9/13, due to rain. Tomorrow’s forecast…perfect weather for a BBQ: 80 degrees and sunny.
The BBQ is in the Fels courtyard at 3814 Walnut Street, 4pm.