March 31 - 10:49 a.m.
For some, April Fools' Day has come early -- despite the "Obama" eggs scattered around campus and the flyers posted on Locust Walk saying otherwise, Illinois Sen. Barack Obama will not be speaking at Irvine Auditorium tomorrow night.
Easter eggs, each containing two tickets to a supposed speech in Irvine, were found as early as last night on Locust Walk. The tickets say the event is presented by a group called Penn for Change, and will take place in Irvine at 6 p.m. They also state that the event will include opening remarks from New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, an Obama supporter.
Flyers with much of the same information have been posted around campus as well. The flyers state that the first 500 people to arrive at Irvine tomorrow night will also be able to attend the speech.
But an Obama speech at Irvine tomorrow is merely a hoax. The group Penn for Change does not exist, and University officials said they had no knowledge of the event.
A representative from the Perelman Quad Office said there were no political events booked at Irvine tomorrow. University spokeswoman Lori Doyle said "the University hasn't heard anything about it."
Obama is scheduled to end his six-day "Road to Change" bus tour in Philadelphia on Wednesday, but there has been no indication thus far that he will come to speak at Penn.
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