THURSDAY TUESDAYSEPTEMBER AUGUST 28,27, 2018 2018
MSU to host CEEP for the first time this fall The campus election engagement project looks to educate students on voting
EMMANUELLA SHOKARE STAFF WRITER Campus Election Engagement Project, also known as CEEP, is a project that helps universities and colleges to educate students about voting. The CEEP weekly meetings are held every Friday at the Community Engagement Office (CSU 173) at 12:00 pm and students are invited to come. They table on Fridays at the CSU and Dining Hall to help people register. According to their handbook, “CEEP helps colleges and universities use their institutional resources
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to get students involved in elections by helping them register, volunteer, learn
about candidates and issues, navigate voting laws and turn out at the polls. The goal is
citizens while at school and throughout their lives. CEEP has a comprehensive roadmap called ‘Seven Key Ways’ which outlines a systematic approach to building campus and student involvement.” This is to help students get to know more about voting and the candidates they are voting for. MSU has been chosen for the first time to host CEEP this fall and it will be coordinated by a CEEP Fellow. A CEEP Fellow is usually a student whose job is to help create an environment that supports student voting. “This is the first time we have a fellow on campus and it’s through a national organization. They have just now expanded to Minnesota. There are two up in the cities
to assure that students fully participate in democracy as voters, educators, and
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Homecoming to end with a tailgate and block party
MARIA LY STAFF WRITER Saturday is fast approaching as the homecoming game vs. St. Cloud State draws near. Get yourself pumped up
before and after the game with many events open for all students to attend. Before the game, students can join in on the university’s 3rd annual alumni zone party for some pre-game tailgating. For only seven dollars, students can get themselves fired up with live music, food trucks, games, prizes, and a cash bar on Saturday, September 9 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in Lot 20A across the street form the Alumni
“After the game, to end homecoming week, students are invited to come to the Homecoming Block Party starting 8 p.m.”
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Center. But the party doesn’t stop there! After the game, to end homecoming week, students are invited to come
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to the Homecoming Block Party starting 8 p.m. on the University Dining Center lawn. Come celebrate with bingo, inflatables, outdoor
music, and best of all: lots of free food! With many events you can’t miss, Saturday will surely be a blast. Come on, let’s party!
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