Student Leaders Meet Presidential Candidate
Sep 11, 2007
(Philadelphia, PA) – Moore College of Art & Design student leaders had an opportunity to witness history on Wednesday, September 5. A small group of students from the nation’s first and only visual arts college for women were invited to hear Presidential candidate, Senator, Hillary Clinton (D) New York.
Clinton is the only woman in the field of eight democratic and nine republican candidates running for their party’s nomination for President of the US. She was in Philadelphia on a campaign stop.
Photographed (from left to right) with Clinton are Moore student leaders Candice Roberts, Mandi Bell, Theresa McGlaughlin, Elisa Taylor, Alyssa Rittenhouse, Susan Falvey and Sarah Mooney.
Moore’s student government president Theresa McGlaughlin, a junior graphic design major, raised her hand during the question and answer portion of the event. Clinton took only two questions, calling on McGlaughlin second.
McGlaughlin addressed the candidate, “Ms., I mean Senator Clinton, I’m here representing Moore College of Art & Design and I have a T-Shirt for you that says....” At this point McGlaughlin’s voice could not be heard among the crowd.
“Can you repeat where you are from and what the T-shirt says?” asked Clinton.
“I'd like to present to you on behalf of Moore College of Art and Design, which is a women's college for those of you that do not know, this gift of a T-shirt that says, ‘Sometimes the best man for the job is a woman,’” stated McGlaughlin, to which the audience roared with approval.
The exchange brought the event to a close and Clinton chatted, gave autographs and took photographs with the students before greeting other members of the audience.
Said McGlaughlin afterwards, “I don’t know yet who I’m going to vote for. But it was wonderful to be part of a moment in history and to be able to hear from a candidate in person.”
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