Presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton visited Pitt-Greensburg as packed Chambers Hall with at least 1,300 spectators for her March 25 town hall event.

Video from Sen. Hillary Clinton’s visit to campus on March 25.

On campus: Hillary Clinton discusses Social Security with the crowd. During her speech, she vowed that, if elected, she would not privatize Social Security.

By Dylan Nice / Editor in chief

Hillary Clinton focused yesterday’s “Solutions for the American Economy” town hall event in Chambers Hall on Social Security and retirement savings options. The crowd there was more middle-aged than 20-something, but Clinton said she has ideas to benefit youth.

More specifically, they’ll save money and someday retire.

In front of a packed crowd of at least 1,300, Clinton discussed encouraging middle-class families to save under her American Retirement Accounts Plan, which offers 3.4 million Pennsylvania families up to $1,000 in matching tax to save. She said she also plans to protect Social Security against privatization.

“When I’m president, privatizing Social Security will be completely out of the question,” Clinton said. She said she was shocked to learn that Sen. John McCain supports a privatization plan similar to President Bush’s.

By Dylan Nice / Editor in chief

After her town hall event on campus yesterday, Sen. Hillary Clinton talked to member of the press on a variety of subjects, ranging from her Pitt-Greensburg mock-election loss to Barack Obama to her views of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to her mistake about sniper-fire in Bosnia.

Clinton took the opportunity to connect the content of her speech to the concerns of students and young people.

By Dave Streett / Staff writerDouble line? Nope, that’s not two lines waiting to see Sen. Hillary Clinton speak at Pitt-Greensburg on Tuesday. The crowd to see Clinton was so large that the line outside of Chambers hall extended to Millstein Library then curled around to the back of McKenna Hall.

No parking, heightened security and constant screams of “one for $3 or two for 5” were just some of the distractions created by Hillary Clinton’s visit to Pitt-Greensburg. Students not attending were the main people effected.

After noon, anybody who dreamed of parking on campus was out of luck. Cars with Clinton signs were scattered throughout the grass. UPG police told some people to drive around until they found an area “not blocking somebody else in.” Students were often left looking for spots.

“This is bullshit,” said junior Mark Gigliotti. “If I wouldn’t have found a spot, I would parked on the grass right in front of the computer lab.”

Gigliotti, like other students, needed to be on campus for class. The campus administration elected to leave it up to each teacher to have or cancel class.

At least 1,300 people waited in line to hear presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton speak at Pitt-Greensburg on Tuesday. This composite image shows the line that stretched from Chambers Hall to Millstein Library and then curled down toward the back of McKenna Hall.

Sen. Hillary Clinton responds to a question from a woman who asked about Social Security benefits for people with disabilities. The presidential candidate discussed her plans for Social Security and the economy when she visited Pitt-Greensburg Tuesday. Check back Wednesday morning for in-depth coverage of her visit.

Sen. Hillary Clinton responds to a question from a woman who asked about Social Security benefits for people with disabilities.

Hillary Clinton will speak at a “Solutions for the American Economy” town hall event in the Chambers Hall gymnasium Tuesday, March 25. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. and the event is scheduled until 2:30 p.m.

Clinton, along with the other candidates for president, was invited to speak at the University by the Pi Sigma Alpha political honor society.

Her appearance is being co-sponsored by the Student Government Association. Attendees are asked to RSVP online at www.hillaryclinton.com/actioncenter/event/view/?id=11226.

Hillary Clinton: presidential nominee scheduled to visit UPG on Tuesday, March 25By Dylan Nice / Editor in chief

Presidential nominee Hillary Clinton will be at Pitt-Greensburg on Tuesday, March 25. The senator has been officially invited by the political honor society Pi Sigma Alpha.

“We are honored and delighted to have her visit our campus and we should be, whether Democrat, Republican, independent, or otherwise, pretty excited to have someone of her caliber on our campus,” said Paul Adams, faculty adviser to the honor society.