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Impact 2011 Bridging the Gap: America’s Middle Class

Mar. 23, 2011—Every year in the spring, Vanderbilt Programming Board (VPB) organizes a symposium called Impact that features very notable figures from across the United States and abroad. Previous Impact speakers have included Margaret Thatcher and George Wallace. This two day long symposium deals with media affecting the middle class and the policy concerning the middle class....

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Tim Pawlenty and Christina Romer at Vanderbilt IMPACT Symposium 2011

Mar. 22, 2011—Tonight I went to go see Tim Pawlenty, former governor of Minnesota, and Christina Romer, former chair of President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers, speak on “Bridging the Gap: America’s Middle Class,” which is the theme of Vanderbilt’s 2011 IMPACT Symposium. IMPACT is put on by the Vanderbilt Programming Board’s Speakers Committee each year. The...

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Vanderbilt Student Government

Feb. 8, 2011—Last week Vanderbilt undergraduates voted and elected a new Student Body President and Exceutive Vice President.  After an dedicated campaign, Adam Meyer and Maryclaire Manard won with 54.2% of the votes –  a close race.  Check our their platform here. Vanderbilt Student Government, or VSG, is a student organization that represents Vandy Undergraduates – not only...

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Outstanding Seniors 2010!!

Oct. 25, 2010—I am so proud of all of my fellow classmates.  They have done some amazing things. :-) I was blessed to be invited by one of my best friends, Annalise Miyashiro, to the 10 Outstanding Seniors dinner.  I was honored to be the midst of people who were selected by both a committee and the...

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So Many Speakers, So Little Time

Mar. 31, 2010—Tonight I am going to see former Massachusetts’s governor Mitt Romney speak at Vanderbilt’s own Langford Auditorium.  Last night political activist Ralph Nadar and John Stossel were here as well.  These lectures are a part of Impact Symposium.  This year’s theme: “The Future of Capitalism.” Last year former U.S. Secretary Madeline Albright and former Israeli...

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