My initial reaction to the news was that, nearly a year after a tormented visit from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Bollinger had now scored an immense coup. Story angles seemingly written by angels streamed in front of my eyes: Obama returns to CU. Obama debates McCain…at CU. CU trumps–diplomatically if nothing else–a visit by Ahmadinejad with the next U.S. President. Bollinger steps up to the podium and delivers a wise, scholarly introduction to a substantial debate.
It quickly became clear that not all the story angles we might have wanted were actually going to materialize. We soon realized Columbia played a less prominent role than this, and that the two candidates would not share the stage. Other than ideologically, the University probably can’t lose–so it’ll keep security tight and aim to retain limited liability as to the actual content of the event.
With that also comes limited chances for the campus media outlets (from Spec to CTV to this J-School blog) to get credentials. Kind of sad, since the campaigns have generally been decent to local media, and since Columbia already has limited seating for students. Understandable, but it will still feel strange with very little campus media in the room.
Of course, I won’t be in the room anyway (neither will George Krebs! some students pointed out, somewhat shocked) so I’ll enjoy the fun outside. Here’s hoping for good weather and a good seat with some friends on South Lawn. What goes down in Roone–and outside, with the student-organized activities–will probably not make us all better people forever or help us choose the next president. But it should be a party.
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