Polling and Partying Mark Election Day Campaigning

Phone banks, literature distributions and last minute poll-side visibility will occupy student presidential supporters today as both campaigns wind down.

The Harvard Mondale campaign, which has involved about 500 students since September, will send 100 people to the phones at the Boston campaign office, according to Gerald H. Gamm '86, president of the campus commitee for Mondale Ferraro.

The volunteers have worked closely with the national and state campaigns, as well as the Democratic Club on campus, helping to publicize Mondale's platform.

According to Marie J. Lucca '85, co-chair of the Reagan campaign on campus, there is not all that much more we can do," but pro-Reagan students will also phone supporters the final drive to the polls.

The campus Reagan campaign the Republican Club will have a private party tonight in Holyoke Center according to John P. Loza '85, president of the Republication Club.

IOP Events

As a pre-election activity the sponsored a forum last night. "The Best and the Worst of 1984 Campaign Commercials," which featured which featured four panelists who analyzed this season's campaign ads.

Headed by David M. Sparks a fellow of the IOP, the panel agreed that commercials played a big part in election results.

Videos of Reagan and Mondale commercials and spots from congressional and senate races were shown.

The forum ended with blooper clips of a younger President trying vainly to pull up his patios.

Tonight's election results will be shown on the shown on the big-screen TV at the IOP.