Liveblogging Classtalks: Snow and LeForte
All reports indicate the Carleton debate was rivetting this afternoon. I hear Mike will be getting some interesting photo captions of the event later on today. Stay tuned.
Right now I’m seated in the Potter Auditorium set up to liveblog class talks from Eric Snow and Rob LeForte. The things I sacrifice my lunchbreak for. After the rumors of Rob’s longwinded ramblings I’ve decided it best to see for myself.
2:36 PM: Professor is explaining what student government is. This professor is out of the loop, he just stated that students can have a significant impact on senate.
Eric Snow
2:37 PM telling us how to vote.
2:38 PM Talking about his past experience and his five focus areas (see his platform).
2:39 PM and on and on. Did I mention Eric is wearing a shirt and tie today?
2:40 PM Eric wants us to vote for him.
Not a bad class talk, very well spoken. Although, I’m not feeling as inspired as I would like to be.
Robert LeForte
2:41 PM Explaining what the VP Education is. Oh no he’s pointing at me! Now the whole class is looking. Thanks Rob.
2:42 PM Talking about the tuition freeze and the risk of loosing commitments from government.
2:43 PM Rob is making the analogy of being in a storm of nasty tuition increases, and saying he should be the captain, because he knows boats. Hmmm… is it okay that my brain immediately jumped to THIS?
All in all Rob’s speech was good. In spite of my own scatter-brained mind, the last part of his speech was very captivating. Yesterday’s reports must have been wrong, biased, or Rob has cleaned up his act.
I’ve got a nautical-themed pashmina Afghan, how about you?
I must admit I had a hard time imagining LeForte giving a bad classroom talk, Forrest would simply never permit it.
Rob did another class talk at 4 this afternoon and used the boat analogy again; it got a few laughs.