November/December 2008
Around the Quads
McCain, Obama Speak at Columbia
Barack Obama '83 Photo: Eileen BarrosoI
n one of their few joint appearances during the fall campaign, Senators John McCain P’07 and Barack Obama ’83 were interviewed in Roone Arledge Auditorium on September 11 at the ServiceNation Presidential Candidates Forum. The candidates, who earlier in the day visited the World Trade Center site, spoke about the importance of public service and civic engagement. With limited seating inside the auditorium, thousands of students, faculty, staff and others gathered on the steps of Low Library to watch the separate interviews on a JumboTron.
Photo: Char Smullyan