OSU Admissions Blog » Democratic Party http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog The blog of Oregon State University's Office of Admissions Mon, 17 Jun 2013 22:11:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 Craig Robinson at the DNC Follow Up http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/08/25/craig-robinson-at-the-dnc-follow-up/ http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/08/25/craig-robinson-at-the-dnc-follow-up/#comments Tue, 26 Aug 2008 07:55:31 +0000 Matt http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=740 After I posted some photos of OSU Men’s Basketball Coach Craig Robinson introducing his sister, Michele Obama, at the DNC, I caught a replay of his introduction on cable and he gave a shout-out to Beaver Nation! Be sure to take a look! It’s at mark 3:02. (There’s even a glimpse of vice-presidential candidate Joe Biden giving a round of applause at mark 3:06!) Go Beavers!

–mko

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]]> http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/08/25/craig-robinson-at-the-dnc-follow-up/feed/ 7 OSU Hoops Coach, Craig Robinson, to Speak at DNC http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/08/13/osu-hoops-coach-craig-robinson-to-speak-at-dnc/ http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/08/13/osu-hoops-coach-craig-robinson-to-speak-at-dnc/#comments Wed, 13 Aug 2008 22:17:28 +0000 Blake http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=668 UPDATE: Video footage of Craig Robinson introducing his sister, Michele Obama, and giving a “Go Beavers” shout-out.

Exciting news off the AP Wire this morning! OSU Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Craig Robinson, will introduce his sister, Michelle Obama, at the Democratic National Convention on August 25th.

DENVER (AP) ― Michelle Obama and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will be the featured first-night speakers at the Democratic National Convention, which also will include a videotaped message from Massachusetts Sen. Edward Kennedy.

Michelle Obama will be introduced by her brother, Craig Robinson, a former basketball star at Princeton and now coach at Oregon State, and her sister-in-law, Maya Soetoro-Ng, at the Pepsi Center on Aug. 25.

It’s a great day to be a Beaver!

UPDATE: Video footage of Craig Robinson introducing his sister, Michele Obama, and giving a “Go Beavers” shout-out.

-jm

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]]> http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/08/13/osu-hoops-coach-craig-robinson-to-speak-at-dnc/feed/ 12 Oregon: Get Out and Vote! http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/05/20/oregon-get-out-and-vote/ http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/2008/05/20/oregon-get-out-and-vote/#comments Tue, 20 May 2008 15:48:34 +0000 Matt http://oregonstate.edu/admissions/blog/?p=549 It’s Tuesday, May 20th, and Oregon is holding its primary elections. This is a friendly reminder to everyone to be sure to drop off your ballot by 8pm at an official ballot dropsite! It is too late to send it through the mail.

For a few laughs, check out these Saturday Night Live clips on NBC.com.

“There Can Only Be One”

“McCain on Weekend Update”

Please note: The above comments and videos are for entertainment purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views of Oregon State University. They serve as neither an endorsement nor a critique, but are rather intended only to make the OSU community aware of significant items/events on campus and in the Corvallis and Oregon community. Their purposes, if any, are solely to provide political humor and to serve as a reminder to individuals to exercise their right to vote and the importance of it … In other words, lighten up.

–mko

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