Celebrating the historic 2008 Presidential Election

The ExCollege traditionally hosts an Election Night event for every Presidential Election, but this year was much different. Since the Campus Center had recently been renovated to create a new and improved space in Hotung Café, the stage was well-set for a mega event: The ExCollege Election Night Extravaganza. Leaving the traditional venue, Cabot Auditorium, behind, the ExCollege took over the Campus Center to bring students, faculty, and staff together for a historical election night.

In the Commons, an area generally designated for dining and studying, student organizations gathered at tables to draw visitors' attention. Upstairs in the Lounge, students spilled out onto the inner patio of the Campus Center because there were just so many people watching the results live on TV. JumboCast was broadcasting live the entire night and had several cameras set up at various points of the Campus Center to capture different angles of the action. President Bacow stopped by for a live interview upstairs and then joined the rest of the crowd downstairs just moments before final results were announced.

Hotung Café was the main hub of the evening's action. There was nonstop news coverage all night. In between exciting results student MCs conducted the flow of the evening with fun facts, political humor, and intelligent insight. A bipartisan panel of students and faculty provided their insight early in the evening. Even local Fox 25 covered the event and interviewed students about their experiences and sentiments that night.

For many students this was their first election, and the ExCollege was proud to provide a space where everyone could be together for the momentous occasion.