As the Democratic Party invades Denver to officially nominate Senator Barack Obama for President, a swarm of students have also converged in Denver for the 2008 Democratic National Convention. Among the country’s most avid Liberals (and even a few Conservatives), 631 youth delegates and thousands of student volunteers are making their presence known in and around the Pepsi Center. This year young voters make up 16 percent of the delegates, up from 11 percent in 2004 and nine percent in 2000. The College Democrats of America are also holding their national meeting this week in Denver, attracting hundreds of students from 250 colleges and universities across the country to attend training sessions and seminars on how to mobilize student voters this fall. Thousands of student volunteers have also traveled to Denver to help the DNC realize its goal of making the 2008 Convention the greenest in history. Colorado State University students traveled from Fort Collins to Denver aboard biodiesel buses to sort recyclables, while students from the Rhode Island School of Design put together a design showcase called Partly Sunny: Designs to Change the Forecast. The show focused on ways to rethink design in the face of climate change. Even students not in attendance are geared up, organizing campus events to engage their fellow students.

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