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John McCain talked in Wiegand Gym on the state of the U.S. economy and  the ways in which he plans to improve it.

McCain comes to Wiegand Gym

Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain laid out his views at Carnegie Mellon last Tuesday morning.

CBS polls Carnegie Mellon on upcoming elections

Just over 70 percent of Carnegie Mellon students plan to vote for candidate Senator Barack Obama (D–Ill.) as opposed to Senator Hillary Clinton (D–N.Y.).

Chelsea Clinton spoke on Midway on her mother Hillary’s campaign, particularly on universal health care and the nation’s school system.

Chelsea Clinton appears on Midway

Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination took center stage as her daughter Chelsea appeared on Midway this past Monday.

US News rankings introduce new system of surveys and weighting

*U.S. News & World Report* is considering some changes in its methodology and criteria for scoring schools throughout the nation.

UTexas admissions challenged

On April 7, a high school student filed a federal claim against the University of Texas–Austin that will bring the affirmative action debate back to the Supreme Court.

A group of six Carnegie Mellon faculty members hosted a forum to discuss the importance of Obama’s campaign in this year’s elections.  The small group was joined by students and City Council President Doug Shields.

Faculty hosts forum on Barack Obama’s campaign

Six Carnegie Mellon professors sat down last Monday and discussed with students why they were supporting Barack Obama in the upcoming election.

Campus News in Brief

Students display technology, Gore gives keynote speech

Lecture Preview

Obama to hold rally at Pitt and other lectures to be held this week

Statistically Speaking

Here is a look at the history of some Carnegie Mellon traditions.

Crime and Incident

Take a look at the crime report from this past week.