More college students 'Rock the Vote'
Kayla Flynn
Issue date: 2/26/08 Section: News
Recently this year Salve Regina became more political when the College Democrats made its way onto the list of on campus clubs. In an effort to get students more conscious about voting the club will be starting the "Get Out the Vote Campaign."
"The College Democrats of all Rhode Island schools will be launching the campaign hopefully before the end of February. We will be handing out absentee ballots and forms to help get students registered.
There will be information about the candidates and we are just trying to help people learn why they should vote," said Danielle Brazil, the clubs president and junior double major in Psychology and Politics with a minor in American Government.
" I just think that it is really important to get the word out to young people," said Brazil. " We are the ones fighting this war and future wars. We are the one's who will be in control in the future. And also it is important to have a vested interest in one's own country before you can understand and go over to other countries."
It is becoming quite evident that young people not only of the nation but also on one's own campus want to learn more about the issues and candidates at hand.
They are making a giant effort to actively participate in the future of their country. And according to Brazil the only people who can complain when it is all over are the people who actually remember to fill out a ballot.
"The College Democrats of all Rhode Island schools will be launching the campaign hopefully before the end of February. We will be handing out absentee ballots and forms to help get students registered.
There will be information about the candidates and we are just trying to help people learn why they should vote," said Danielle Brazil, the clubs president and junior double major in Psychology and Politics with a minor in American Government.
" I just think that it is really important to get the word out to young people," said Brazil. " We are the ones fighting this war and future wars. We are the one's who will be in control in the future. And also it is important to have a vested interest in one's own country before you can understand and go over to other countries."
It is becoming quite evident that young people not only of the nation but also on one's own campus want to learn more about the issues and candidates at hand.
They are making a giant effort to actively participate in the future of their country. And according to Brazil the only people who can complain when it is all over are the people who actually remember to fill out a ballot.
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