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Why we vote: CSU students share thoughts on National Voter Registration Day
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By Nataleah Small @nataleahjoy
Students who registered to vote wrote their reasons on a chalkboard at the New Era Colorado booth on the Plaza yesterday. PHOTO BY NATALIE DYER COLLEGIAN
Students and faculty at Colorado State University came together on National Voter Registration Day, Sept. 27 to register to vote and express their sentiments about the upcoming November election. On Tuesday, New Era Colorado Foundation registered 660 voters on college campuses across Colorado, including CSU, the University of Northern Colorado and the University of Denver according to a post on their Facebook page. To date, NECF has registered 1,000 voters across Colorado and is seeking to register 50,000 voters during this election cycle, Lizzy Stephan, executive director of NECF, wrote in an email to the Collegian. Rachel Lentz, Defend Our Future (DOF) representative, said 15 people registered to vote on Tuesday at CSU, and 120 people signed pledges with the DOF. The goal of the organization is to register 15,000 people in Fort Collins to vote. So far, 5,000 people have registered with DOF in Fort Collins. University students and faculty members shared their thoughts on the election in light of Monday’s Presidential Debate. Cyrus Salvani, sophomore zoology major, said he plans to vote in the upcoming election for the first time. Salvani said he is voting because he believes the election is crazy and has chosen to pay more attention to politics. Salvani stated he is concerned about race relations. “People make a big deal out of race, period...I’m looking to see if a candidate would want to try to change how we look at race
in general” Salvani said. Salvani also stated that, regardless of the outcome of the upcoming election, individuals still have the power to come together and make a difference. “Whoever we choose will cause a great controversy...a big push toward something...even though they are in power there are still things we need to do together,” Salvani said. Francesca Giambrone, a sophomore equine science major, said when she votes in November, she will support the candidate who she believes can create the best possible world for future generations. “From what I’ve seen, there is a very big split between the ideas,” Giambrone said. “.. I’m 19, but if I had a kid, if I had a daughter, who would I want protecting my daughter? I think that’s important.” Gimbrone also said her concern over the lack of conceptual policy debates taking place during this election cycle. “We’re not focusing on the actual issues, we’re focusing on the really tiny little extra things,” Gimbrone said. Valerie Reed, Assistant Events Manager at the University Center for the Arts, believes this election has been polarizing and the “political middle” has received little representation. “Most people are very, very committed to pulling the country apart and representing their own self-interests,” Reed said. However, there are other voters who remain undecided about who they want to support this fall. Shannon Gerney, senior dance major, said that she has yet to favor a political candidate. see VOTE on page 4 >>
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