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The Miami
Vol. 88, Issue 41 | Oct. 21 - Oct. 24, 2010
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STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI IN CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA, SINCE 1929
C College-aged citizens to vvoice political opinions BY STEPHANIE PARRA CONTRIBUTING NEWS WRITER CO
“Oh no! It’s November ALREADY?!”
Young student ters ma voters make up of the young adult population.
An estimated ed million young people (citizens between the age of 18 and 29) voted in the 2006 midterm elections.
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ow available at a polling place near you: midterm elections. From now until Nov. 2, registered students have the chance to vote for political candidates who will represent them locally and nationally. “Our votes really do make a difference. If we come together as students to vote for candidates that will fit our needs, we could really make a difference. I think it’s important for us to get our voices heard so that we could make sure that the changes that we want to see actually happen,” Student Government President Christina Farmer said. An estimated 10.8 million citizens between the ages of 18 and 29 voted in the 2006 midterm elections, according to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement, a company that conducts research on the civic and political engagement of young Americans. Young voters are known for being the most indifferent demographic in the country. According to the Seattle Pi, an onlineonly publication based out of Seattle, Washington, young people have voted at rates between 10 percent and 25 percent lower than the national average for decades. SEE ELECTIONS, PAGE 4
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