SNOW OUTSIDE, ELECTION INSIDE

As I got off the Red Line at Wilson stop this morning, I had to walk through scattered groups of representatives distributing flyers to ramp up support for various candidates in Chicago’s Municipal General Election. A typical flyer had a portrait of the candidate, agenda and position one wanted to fill.

Today is the last day voters can cast their ballot for various leaders vying for vacant city jobs and Truman is the site of the 46th Ward polling place. Partitions, electronic voting machines and ballot boxes are erected in the front lobby while clerks are waiting, ready to assist voters navigate the process.

Several notices are posted near the ballot boxes to inform voters of their rights. The site opened at 6 a.m. and will close at 7 p.m.

Despite the election going smoothly inside, snow showers are falling outside disturbing students’ commute to school.

For information, check out: http://www.chicagoelections.com/page.php?id=164

Truman Closes For the President's Day

Truman had closed its doors, on Monday, Feb. 21, to mark the President's Day holiday. Despite the  closure of the school, businesses around the campus were open as usual.

The holiday which falls on the third Monday of every February also saw the closure of state and federal offices around the city.The day was designed to honor the birthday of George Washington, the Founder and the first president of the United States.

Even though I came to school at 7:45 a.m., I, however, had to return home to celebrate the day in my own style.

To test my knowledge of the holiday, I took a 10-question CNN quiz and surprisingly I answered only half of them correctly.

Click on the link below to find out how much you can remember about your civics and Federal Holidays: http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/02/20/quiz.presidents.day/index.html?hpt=C2