Michelle Obama, wife of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, will speak at a rally on Grounds today, accompanied by vice presidential candidate Joe Biden’s wife, Jill Biden.
The rally will take place in Newcomb Plaza starting at 4:15 p.m. this afternoon, said Hoos for Obama President Sam Shirazi, a former Cavalier Daily Opinion columnist.
The event is first-come, first-serve, said Katherine Young, spokesperson for the National Advance Team from America for Obama. Young added that audience members will be seated starting at 3 p.m.
Shirazi said that although the rally is geared towards undecided female voters, all University students are welcome to attend.
—compiled by Christina Brown
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