During the presidential primary campaign, the Obama camp contacted the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Democrats and asked if we would host Ted Kennedy\u2019s visit to Lewiston. For a second, I was awestruck. Then I said, \u201cAbsolutely!\u201d We had just 22 hours to arrange security and publicity, but the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ network is so tight that it was easy to spread the word. We filled the chapel and even had to turn people away.<\/p>\n
I\u2019ve always been interested in politics, and I like to be involved in my community. I\u2019m a school board member in my hometown and I make the 3 \u00bd-hour trip once a month for meetings. Here, I\u2019ve been with the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ Democrats and the ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ College Student Government all four years.<\/p>\n
Last year I was elected Student Government president. Our most challenging issue is disbursing $300,000 among the more than 100 student clubs. Our decision has a direct impact on the community. That\u2019s one of the most interesting things about ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½: we have a voice in important matters affecting students\u2019 lives and the college\u2019s future.<\/p>\n
I\u2019m a politics major. Two summers ago I apprenticed with Professor John Baughman, conducting research for his book on the development of Congress. Last summer I interned in Washington, D.C. for Maine Congressman Mike Michaud. They had me doing a lot of writing. The only other intern who did that much writing was another ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½ student, Michael Petrick \u201909. That\u2019s when it hit me how ÀÖ²¥´«Ã½, by challenging us to write at a high level, prepares us for the real world.<\/p>\n
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