Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), the junior Democratic Senator from Minnesota will be at Columbia this weekend to speak to you! Senator Klobuchar is the first woman elected to the Senate from Minnesota and was ranked by the New York Times as one of the seventeen women most likely to become the first woman President of the United States. She will speak about her work on the Hill and in committees, specific legislation that she has sponsored/co-sponsored as well as legislative goals she hopes to pursue in the 111th congress. Then she will open it up to general Q and A for the audience. Don'tt miss this exciting opportunity to hear from one of the rising stars of the Senate! This event is co-sponsored by the CU Democrats.

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For more information, email cpu@columbia.edu.

***If you are not a CUID holder, make sure to send us your name so that we can put you on the guest list by Friday***

Come found out more about CPU and the many, many opportunities for all students - including first-years - to get involved. Free pizza!
For more information, email: cpu@cupolitics.org

Volunteer to register voters! CPU will be running a non-partisan voter registration booth on College Walk, co-sponsored by the College Democrats and the College Republicans, as part of the student organized service event that will precede the McCain/Obama ServiceNation event at 7 PM. All volunteers welcome; no experience necessary; help out for as long as you're able! To sign up, email Caitlin Halpern at chalpern@cupolitics.org with all your available times and the total length of time you are willing to volunteer.

Don't forget to watch the ServiceNation event with Senators and Presidential nominees John McCain and Barack Obama! The event will be simulcast on a large television screen viewable from College Walk and at various other locations around campus.

If you are registered to vote in New York City, find your poll site here: http://gis.nyc.gov/vote/ps/index.htm. Polls are open from 6 AM to 9 PM. Residents of Manhattan may vote for their party's nominee for:
- Surrogate, New York County
- Judge of the Civil Court, New York County
- State Senator
- Member of the State Assembly
- State Committee Party Members
- Delegates and Alternate Delegates to the Judicial Convention

For more information, visit:
- The Board of Elections of the City of New York: http://vote.nyc.ny.us/
- The New York State Board of Elections: http://www.elections.state.ny.us