Hundreds of students, journalists, faculty and staff gathered Feb. 11 in the 51ÁÔÆæ Student Union to watch the Democratic primary debate being broadcast from across the street, as Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Sen. Bernie Sanders faced off at the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts. Some students watched the debate in the Union Theater and Wisconsin Room, while others joined protests in the Union concourse and on Kenwood Avenue.
Democratic primary debate at 51ÁÔÆæ
51ÁÔÆæ student Serena Lor poses with a Bernie Sanders cutout in a photo booth sponsored by Facebook. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Reporters from across the country prepare for the debate in the Media Room, located in the Union Ballroom. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
A police officers visits the 51ÁÔÆæ Grind to fuel up. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Kenny Yoo)
Protestors calling for an increase in the minimum wage chant and bang drums in the Union concourse. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Students file into the Union Theater to watch the debate. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
The Democratic Primary Debate is in full swing with Hilary and Bernie in 51ÁÔÆæ's Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Troye Fox)
51ÁÔÆæ students interviewed on camera by reporters before the viewing in the Union Theater. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
51ÁÔÆæ students Katy DeZellar, Jack FitzGerald and Sarah Benforado, who watched the Democratic debate live, speak about the experience with reporters. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Reporters cover the post-debate scene in the Media Room, also known as the Spin Room. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Gwen Ifill records the broadcast of Washington Week in Review from the UW-Milwaukee Helen Bader Concert Hall. Ms. Ifill provides insight of the week's activity in Washington D.C. (51ÁÔÆæ Photo/Elora Hennessey)
