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Knox Students "Barack" the Vote
Chants of Knox College students echoed into the early morning hours on the college campus. The sound of the celebration could be heard blocks away from the actual rally which included a student band along with a few hundred students singing and dancing. Students were celebrating a win for the President elect Barack Obama at their peaceful rally.

A few campus security officers were on hand, along with a police presence in the neighborhood but no uniformed Galesburg Police were at the rally. The students took the rally around downtown Galesburg with chants of 'Yes We Can' and 'Obama' and 'We are change' before the rally ended up in an open area on campus with the music and chanting and parting continued.

An unconfirmed report of a fire alarm that had been pulled was the only disturbance noted, as no arrests or damages were reported. A recent AP exit poll said Obama won easily among younger voters, those under the age of 45, and this on campus rally certainly reflected that.



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(WGIL News story and photos by Dominic Fortini)
11 05 08 by Newsroom
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