With public education being an issue that could potentially be influenced by the election, members of the Penn community came together Monday to discuss the future of the city’s school system.

Two years ago, freshmen and sophomores stood in high school watching the nation decide the fate of U.S. politics. This year, they get to be a part of it. Many first time voters are excited to vote either in their home states or here in Pennsylvania.

The UA had a diverse range of topics on its plate to cover at Sunday night’s general body meeting.

Although not in effect for this election, Pennsylvania’s voter identification law could still cause confusion at the polls. Commonwealth Court Judge Robert Simpson handed down an injunction on the voter ID law on Oct.

There’s a lot to get done between the hours of 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. on election day. The Penn community is determined not to waste any of these hours. Political groups on campus are making a final push in campaigning for their parties and get-out-the-vote efforts.

While the youth voter turnout may not reach the recent high set in 2008, many experts are still expecting a large number of young people to show up at the polls Tuesday.

Participants in Penn’s Washington Semester Program have spent this fall “studying abroad” in Washington, D.C. However, while these students have found themselves at the center of the nation’s political scene, many feel that the last few months in D.C. have been surprisingly calm.

Later Tuesday night, Adam Cook will find out whether he has earned a seat among the nation’s powerful lawmakers. Cook, a 1999 College graduate, is running to represent Virginia’s First District in the House of Representatives.

Both presidential campaigns have put Pennsylvania back on the map in the final stretch of the election. The campaigns are courting Pennsylvania’s 20 electoral votes with advertisement buys and campaign stops by candidates and high-profile surrogates.

A crowd of 9,300 students and Philadelphia residents waited in a line that wrapped up around Franklin Field and stretched onto the South Street bridge. VIDEO: Bill Clinton at the Palestra PHOTO GALLERY: Bill Clinton at Penn

On Monday, Penn’s campus was buzzing from the expected arrival of former President Bill Clinton at the Palestra.

Hoping to be the first GOP nominee to paint Pennsylvania red since 1988, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney made a campaign stop in Bucks County Sunday night.

Penn’s vibrant and enthusiastic energy showed while he discussed the sociology of the media and his experiences working in Hollywood as a second-generation Indian American.