College Dems prepares for Blagojevich visit

By Elizabeth Schulze
Monday, March 1, 2010
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It's been more than a year since the Illinois State Senate removed Governor Rod Blagojevich from office after corruption charges. Tomorrow, he'll tell Northwestern his side of the story.

College Democrats are sponsoring the event called "Ethics in Illinois: An Evening with Former Governor Rod Blagojevich."

National media outlets, including The New York Times, are questioning the topic of the former governor's speech.

College Dems say they expect Blagojevich to plead his innocence and to answer questions from a panel of professors and students.

"It's an important discussion to have about ethics and politics and how it should be done and has been done, and the difference between those two," Vice-President of College Democrats Jonathan Forman said.