Helmsman: Republicans ready to “kick ass”
After a two-year hiatus, the student organization College Republicans is organizing to spread their ideals and counter what they believe to be a liberal bias at The U of M.
“People are starting to get fed up,” said College Republicans President Tyler DeWitt.
With The U of M hosting notable left-wing speakers Reverend Jeremiah Wright and Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now founder Wade Rathke in the last two years, DeWitt, a sophomore accounting major, questioned the absence of a well-known conservative speaker on campus.
“It’s unfair to not include the other side,” DeWitt said.
Helmsman: RNC chairman to give keynote for gala at UM
From the Daily Helmsman:
Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele will deliver the keynote address at The University of Memphis’ Holiday Inn this Saturday at the 35th annual Lincoln Day Gala with a V.I.P. reception at 5:30 p.m. and dinner at 7 p.m.
Lang Wiseman, chairman of the Shelby County Republican Party, said that he thinks Steele will be a treat for students.
“I think that getting to hear from the horse’s mouth, who is a very dynamic speaker, is great,” he said. “It’ll be a high profile event so they will get to mingle and it’ll be interesting to like-minded college republicans.”
