At Wellesley college, Hillary Clinton's alma mater, young women are split on the Clinton vs. Obama issue, The Washington Post
reports. For instance: Katie Chanpong and Aubre Carreon Aguilar are
both feminists and political activists. "If you're a woman, you vote
for Hillary because of what it means to women everywhere," says Ms.
Chanpong, a sophomore. Ms. Aguilar, a senior, says: "If I'm supposed to
vote for Hillary just because I'm a woman, that's kind of sexist." The
female-only school finds many of its students are having to decide what
it means to be a feminist, writes Eli Saslow. "Do you vote for a woman
to shatter the glass ceiling and further the cause? Or do you make an
empowered, individual decision that is not confined by gender?" Ona
Keller, the co-president of Wellesley College Democrats, is "hard-core
Wellesley." She wears vintage ERA T-shirts, calls incoming students
first-years instead of freshmen. "Everybody who knows me thinks of me as a feminist," Ms. Keller says. "Nobody imagined I wouldn't vote for Clinton."

The REAL Race Begins November 10th!

A conference to promote political activism at Boston University

The first non-partisan, statewide, student-run conference for change

One year before the election, college students across the northeast
will start the "The Race to 2008." Hosted by Boston University on
November 10th and 11th, this conference with college groups from
throughout the region will energize campuses to reach a common goal of
political activism for the benefit of colleges and their communities.

The two-day conference will transcend political parties by
incorporating issue-advocacy organizations and provide an opportunity
for students to network with elected officials, 2008 campaign
representatives, notable alumni, and respected professors from the
Massachusetts community.

It's time to begin setting the agenda for this critical election, and
"The Race to 2008" wants to unite hundreds of students from Boston
University and the Massachusetts community. We want people concerned
with bringing about national change by initiating the momentum at the
college level.

Attendees have the opportunity to learn methods and means to bring the
excitement back to their schools through speakers and workshops over
the weekend. We want to activate interest as well as educate others on
political, economic, social, and environmental issues central to this
election. We're encouraging everyone to get out the vote as well as get
out and vote.