Political club takes shape at MCC
Iliana Deanda
Issue date: 9/16/08 Section: News
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The clubs first meeting was held on Wednesday, Sept. 3 in the Kiva room located in the Kirk Center.
This year the club members, as well as adviser Brian Dille have specific expectations for both clubs.
"What I would like to see from both the Young Democrats and Republicans is conversation where they hold discussions and debates as well as co-sponsor a lot of events," said Brian Dille.
"I also would like for each club to do their own thing too. We need both clubs so that the two groups can come to understand the other club and see where they are coming from, so they don't fall into the trap thinking that all good people think like I do and if you're on the other side that you might be a bad person. "
The Young Democrats Club officially started in April of last year and founded by membership coordinator Benjamin Rundall and Vice President Patrick Kaye.
The two met at work and Rundall discovered the school didn't even have a political club and decided to take action and do something about it.
"I was an anthropology major, but I was still involved in politics heavily and I noticed there were not political clubs here, whatsoever," Rundall said.
"Before when I was at MCC, I really thought it was going to be too much time and that I wasn't going to be able to manage it with everything going on. I guess I just finally decided to do because I was really disgusted that no one had stepped up so I stepped up and from there things just kept going."
Kaye got involved with the club when he talked politics at work with Rundall.
"The club started around April of last semester. Ben and I were both working in the same building at Hollywood video and we always talked politics because we saw eye to eye on things and were both democrats," Kaye said.
"He told me about what he was doing here MCC and really got me motivated. He had a lot of infl uence on me because I didn't really know I could do something and get involved and being apart of this club was a way for me to do that."
Not only are Young Democrats invited to join this club, but also students with an open mind are welcomed to be a part of the club, whether they have a political understanding or not.
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