<p>As part of the election coverage, the Jim McNeil Newshour correspondent Gwen Nifel will be live from Swarthmore's campus this evening. She will have some kind of round-table discussion in the student lounge at the Willets Hall dorm.</p>
<p>There's a little blurb at the Swarthmore website, but not much detail about what the segment will be.</p>
<p>I guess PBS got their request in before FOX News.</p>
<p>From watching the Newshour last night, it seems that they are focusing on the 3 congressional races in the Phila. suburbs, including the district Swat's in. Too bad my son has a Tues. night class. He chose to register and vote in PA since those races were more significant than the ones at home.</p>
<p>They are broadcasting now from Swarthmore, and there is a room full of students. Unfortunately, there is a tall guy standing in front of the "Swarthmore" banner and so it is not real clear where it is, unless you already knew.</p>
<p>Hey, at least prospective students got to see the nice widescreen HDTVs in the dorm lounges!</p>
<p>Looked like a nice turnout for watching election returns in Willets lounge. College must have done the old free pizza trick! If I recall from what my daughter said, they went through about a hundred pounds of Buffalo wings during the Super Bowl party in that lounge last winter.</p>
<p>I watched a bit of that. Someone was wearing an attractive pair of sweatpants with SWARTHMORE down the side, otherwise I wouldn't have noticed.</p>
<p>I've been looking at PBS.ORG for a RA file or a video of this - if anybody finds a link, please post.</p>
<p>Ok, here's a link to Gwen Ifil's suburban Philly broadcast last night:</p>
<p>Doesn't seem to be in it.</p>
<p>For all who wonder, I'm the tall dude blocking the swat banner. Or I'm the guy to the right of the tall dude, I haven't watched it myself - my parents recorded it, hah.. I was in a white zipper up sweater.</p>
<p>I saw it and just wanted to say that you Swarthmore parents (and students) should feel proud. Smart, articulate, engaged. I loved the comment about how much students at Swarthmore love to talk about tax policy... Made me feel good about the country.</p>
<p>Sac:</p>
<p>Maybe it's the ravenges of time, but I don't recall college students sounding so damn smart when I was in college!</p>
<p>BTW, here's another example of Swarthmore students being engaged:</p>
<p>War News Radio
<a href="http://warnewsradio.org/%5B/url%5D">http://warnewsradio.org/</a></p>
<p>OK NJPitcher, you've made me go back to rewind the segment again. There are two guys there in front of the banner, both wearing white. I think you are the one who was leaning over at times, perhaps writing. Not the one blocking the sign. It's OK, really, we can see the S---thmore sign. Those who "need to know" can figure the rest out. ;)</p>