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🚨We have officially decided to merge this account with our main account. From now on all matters regarding Politics can be found at The Underground's main twitter handle @PSUunderground. 🚨
This account may be done, but the Politics section will continue on stronger than ever!
Government officials Lieutenant Governor John Fetterman and State Senator Jake Corman spoke on how to make college more affordable at the cost of college education forum, hosted by @lioncaucus.
A recap of the bipartisan discussion ⬇️ .
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📸Angel Antosz
.@UPUA elected liaisons for multiple associations as well as responded to the anti-LGBTQ protests on campus.
“We are going to see what we can do going into the future to help students targeted by these events."
Full meeting recap ⬇️.
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📸 @mcampbl
The first meeting of @UPUA's 14th Assembly had an open student forum where several students criticized UPUA for allowing a disorderly election for the inaugural Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) caucus seat.
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📸 @mcampbl
After 15 hours of campaigning and a delay in the election results due to possible election code violations, the UPUA's 14th Assembly was announced shortly after midnight.
Click ⬇︎ for full article and election results!
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📸 .@nusheenaxo
JUST IN: There has been a delay in @UPUA election results that were supposed to be announced at 10:30 p.m. due to a rule being broken in the elections code.
We’ll send updates as we receive them.
Half an hour to go! @upuaelections close at 10 p.m. Go and vote!
Here are the positions: President and VP, a representative for each academic college,20 at-large representatives, and University Park Allocation Committee seats.
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📸 @Os_car_Chen
The Underground endorses the @McKinney_Griggs Executive Ticket. We hope, as expressed by the Presidential and VP candidates, that @UPUA’s 14th Assembly is led with a commitment to diversity, equity, and transparency for all Penn State students.
Vote: vote.psu.edu!
It's election day! @upuaelections are taking place today from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Go vote!
If you're confused, don't worry we have a guide for you! Learn about the @UPUA candidates and voting procedures at the link below ⬇️
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📸 Ben Lambert
.@penn_state students from across the Commonwealth met at the State Capital Building on Wednesday to advocate for Penn State to Pennsylvania lawmakers.
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📸 .@penn_state Christie Clancy
.@upuaelections are right around the corner. We thought it'd be helpful to put faces to the names. First we have Laura McKinney (@LauraMcKinney48) and Jake Griggs running for president and vice president.
Erin Boas (@erinboas02) and Rodney Burgwin are both running for At-Large Representative seats.
In place of there being an executive debate, .@UPUA executive ticket candidates will meet tonight at 7 p.m. for a town hall in 302 HUB.
Submit questions on twitter for the executive ticket town hall using #upuatownhall2019 before or during the event!
📷 @mcampbl
On Tuesday .@PSUCollegeDems hosted democratic presidential candidate .@BetoORourke as he spoke with Penn State students about his campaign, policies, and more.
Full recap in the link below⬇️
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📸 Morgan Campbell
#ICYMI - Earlier this morning, .@PSUCollegeDems announced that Democratic Presidential hopeful, Beto O'Rourke (@BetoORourke) will be visiting the PSU campus tomorrow.
🕙Meet and greet will start at 10 a.m. in 129ABC of the HUB.
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📸.@AP - Kathy Willens
Judge Kent A. Jordan discussed the value of civil debate with .@PennStateLaw students.
“There is an idea that...raising questions without public policy is a bad thing...Why are some people...adverse to civil debate?” - Jordan
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📷 @AngelAntosz
This Friday, Judge Kent A. Jordan, a judge on the third circuit court of appeals, will discuss the value of civil debate, “A Little Room for Reason: The Value of Civil Debate."
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📸 .@PennStateLaw
On Capital Day, hundreds of Penn State students from across the Commonwealth will be traveling to Harrisburg to share their Penn State stories with Pennsylvania lawmakers and advocate for accessible education. Read more about it here ⬇️
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📸Madison Starr
At .@UPUA's meeting this week the amendments to the UPUA Constitution were passed unanimously. More info at the link below ⬇️
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📸 @mcampbl
In an event sponsored by .@PSULiberalArts, Dr .@JoyceALadner talked
about growing up, as an African American, in the South during racial segregation. She detailed life in segregated schools, and being restricted from "white only" areas.
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📷Joyce Ladner
