Author Archives: Sam Bieler
US PIRG Recruiting
To Whom it May Concern,
I hope your semester is off to a great start. I’m writing on behalf of U.S. PIRG, the federation of State Public Interest Research Groups. You may be familiar with PennPIRG. As a recent graduate from Penn, I am writing to ask for your help in identifying graduating seniors who might [...]
Q&A with Mayor Nutter
Come see the Mayor of Philadelphia as he addresses Penn students on politics in the city and other topics relating to you! The speech will be followed by a question and answer session, so you’ll have the chance to ask him a question and have your voice heard by the leader of our city! The [...]
Penn Dems and College Republicans Welcome Back BBQ
Come to the Fels courtyard for some delicious BBQ food, meet the Penn Dems and College Republicans boards, and learn how to get involved! Good food and great conversation this Saturday from 3 to 5 right next to Amy Gutmann’s house.
Co-Sponsored with the Penn Democrats and College Republicans.
Science, It Works
Obama and Science
Unlike the author of this piece, I feel that Obama’s passion for science is a real plus. I may be biased as the Penn Dems resident director/nerd, but a culture of anti-intellectualism is developing in this country that is going to do serious long term damage. We have spent eight years relying on [...]
Want to Help Technology?
Have you been sitting around thinking, “man, I would really like to help with the Penn Dems website?” I thought so, everyone wants a piece of this. Well now you can. If you want to become a blogger for Penn Dems, with forum where your views will be read by hundreds of people, why not [...]
Fast Times with Penn Dems Technology
It’s a new semester, and that means it’s time for some exciting new developments from the Tech Department here at Penn Dems. First of all, look out for the Penn Dems twitter and expanded blog, coming soon. Also we are plotting out changes to the website that will make it more informative [...]
Penn Dems Endorse UA Candidates
The Penn Democrats are proud to endorse the following candidates for the UA: Emerson Brooking, Zac Byer, Mark Pan, Angela Poe, Michael Stratton, and Alec Webley. Elections start at midnight tonight on PennInTouch! Be sure to vote at HTTP://WWW.PENNSTUDGOV.COM
GBM with Representative Josh Shapiro
Don’t miss your chance to ask questions of one of the young stars of the Pennsylvania Democratic Party this Tuesday (4/7) at 7PM in Steinberg-Dietrich Hall Rm. 1206. During the Penn Dems GBM, Representative Shapiro will be present to talk to us about current issues and the political scene in Pennsylvania and will be open [...]
PennDems Lunchtime Lecture: Kevin Werbach, member of the Obama-Biden Transition Team
PennDems is hosting a lunchtime lecture with Professor Kevin Werbach, Barack Obama’s choice to lead the FCC Review Team. He will speak about his experience on the transition team and then lead a discussion of the business, policy, and social implications of emerging Internet and communications technologies as they relate to politics. Join us [...]
