By Marc PetersFocus on: Oregon
Oregon has five active Students for Barack Obama chapters: University of Oregon, Oregon State University, Portland State University, Lane Community College, Lewis & Clark College. Three of the chapters each have over 500 members.
Believing in a participatory democracy, the University of Oregon and Lane Community College just helped organize a rally for Senator Obama on Friday, March 21st. Over 10,000 people showed up for the event.
The SFBO chapters have organized multiple phonebanks and registered 1,750 new voters. They also hosted a "Barackapella" concert in Portland. Video of the group performing an a cappella version of the song "Yes We Can" has drawn over 50,000 views on YouTube.
Focus on: Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania has 35 official SFBO chapters, and has registered over 5,000 new voters in the state. In addition, they have organized over 150 phonebanks.
The Baltimore Sun recently chronicled Obama's appeal to PA students. They looked particularly at a campaign event in Pittsburgh:
Hundreds of people huddled around a pair of loudspeakers, apparently mesmerized by a disembodied voice. These hardy souls, blowing into cups of coffee, shoulders hunched against the chill, were just a few of the people who couldn't get tickets to see Obama in person. University students, administrative staff, restaurant employees, retail workers, faculty members -- they were all settling for the next best thing.
In SFBO Other News
ASU reports on how Obama joins star power with political will.A new SFBO chapter starts at East Carolina University.
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