The Move Out

With coming to D.C. for only four months, you do not realize how much stuff you can accumulate. Finals are over, the internship is over, and now it is time to move out! Cleaning out a dorm room seems a lot easier now that I realize how much harder it is to clean a whole house!

We are now officially Washington Program Alums, and are moving on to new internships and adventures in D.C., around the country, and around the world. Here is a quick snapshot for some of us on the program:

Our summer plans, enhanced by our D.C. experiences and networking contacts:

Carlos Rivas to the Chicago Public Schools Office of College and Career Preparation

Michael Kotler to the office of Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL)

Jenny Hou continues with a position at the Federal Communications Commission

Mike Whatley continues working for the ranking member of the House Oversight Committee

Ben Forster moves on to NATO in Belgium

The Washington Program has been a great experience, and we've made lifelong friends. I want to thank Professors Spalding, Haskell and Wolfson on behalf of the new program alumni for showing us a great semester in D.C. I also want to thank Kristen Mallory and the rest of the Off-Campus Study staff for their remote assistance as we continued throughout the semester.

Guest Speaker: John Judis

On April 2, we all took a break from work to go to the CMC office to hear from John Judis, the editor of The New Republic. Dr. Spalding bought everyone lunch (some Italian food). We went around the room to tell him where we were interning, and then he started to discuss contemporary politics. He talked about how he thought the 2010 and 2012 elections would play out, the role of the Tea Party as well as the role of Sarah Palin. We were able to ask him questions about anything political that may have interested us at the time. He was very accommodating and was happy to answer all of our questions. After that we all went back work until our 6:30 class with Professor Haskell.