Open Expression

I could not believe it on day #316 of 2019!  I was sitting in the Law School on 11/12/19, listening to the inaugural Civility Lecture and I was enjoying it and agreeing with the speaker.  Which is remarkable because he is the President of PRINCETON!  And then I was at an event in the Perry World House where I was sitting in the audience watching a debate on immigration between members of the Penn Political Union (PPU) and Gov. Jeb Bush (yes, THAT Jeb Bush).  And I think Jeb won (he even had me almost convinced).  I was there for both events because I was serving as an Open Expression Observer.  Doing this duty has gotten me into many interesting events and, usually, I am pleasantly surprised at how interesting these events are.  And, without Open Expression, I likely would not have had the chance to experience these.  So, tonight, I am grateful for Penn's Open Expression.  But it's time for bed and I am tired - Goodnight!

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