Matt Lesser '10, who is currently on leave from Wesleyan, was elected as the Connecticut House Representative for the 100th District. Lesser defeated three-term GOP incumbent Ray Kalinowki. Saul Carlin '09 and Mike Pernick '10 served as Lesser's campaign managers.

Watch Lesser speak about his victory on CT's WFSB.

Barack Obama sealed the deal last night as America's 44th president of the United States of America marking the first Wesleyan alumnus to be president. This past June, Obama received an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from the University following his commencement speech at the Uni

As we wait for tonight's results to roll in, watch Senator Barack Obama as he votes in Chicago with his family this morning.

Streams of Wesleyan students have begun to flock to the Senior Center near Broad Street books to cast their ballots for the 2008 election. Wesleyan students have steadily and passionately rallied to encourage voter registration and turnout throughout the year. From phone bank

Wesleyan President Michael Roth recently wrote a column for the Huffington Post praising Wesleyan students' recent political activism. Roth who has written three blogs for HuffPost. Read as Roth commends students for their dedication to the campaign this year.

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Do you recall when president-elect Barack Obama spoke at Wesleyan's 176th commencement? Remember when 15,000 people gathered on Andrus Field and Foss Hill? Can you picture the Secret Service perched atop of Zelnick Pavillon?

I thought I'd remind our OTR fans of this special day in