It appears that an increasing number of students on campus will be voting in the upcoming election.
Many students feel a reason for this lies in the media’s recent advertisements. A number of promotional announcements have been aired encouraging younger people to vote this year.
One of the new programs is “Rock the Vote,” a campaign launched by MTV geared toward America’s youth.
Jacqueline Brown, 36, thinks the young voter percentage will be up “because of Rock the Vote, which should encourage teens.”
A special education major from Newtown, Brown is voting “because I’m going to get Bush out of office and I want Kerry to improve on health care and the economy. The war in Iraq is very important, but we got to take care of what’s going on at home first.”
“The percentage of teen voters will be high because of MTV, which is making it clear that young adults should vote,” said Dawn Fay, 21, a medical assistant from Newtown.
Fay believes Bush will be re-elected because she has found that many people are voting for him.
“My boyfriend is in the air force and I don’t want him to go to war,” Fay said of her reason for voting.
Karly Cleary and Jeffrey Adamietz agree with Fay. Cleary believes that wealthy people run the country and will elect Bush in November. But she also says Hollywood is having a strong impact on voters.
Cleary plans to vote and sees young adults making at least some impact in the outcome.
“Up until a couple of weeks ago, I didn’t think voting mattered at all, said Cleary, 20, a fine arts major. “But in Pennsylvania it does matter. It’s not up to the Electoral Colleges. I plan to put in my two cents and I hope it matters.”
Adamietz, 22, plans to vote because he believes he has a say in who runs the country. But Adamietz, who did not vote as a teen, does not think the percentage the age group’s voters will go up.
Adamietz predicts that Bush will win “because he’s a strong leader.”
“When he makes a decision he sticks with it and won’t back out,” said Adamietz, 22, a secondary education major from Levittown.
In addition to the media, Bucks has also held voter registration days for students. The events took place on Sept. 28-29 and included a number of political party representatives who answered students’ questions.
“The percentage of teen voters will be higher because there is more advertising for teens to vote,” said Jess Nelson, 20, a liberal arts major from Langhorne.
Though this is her first time voting, Nelson did not have to register at Bucks because she had already done so. A number Christine Wolstenholme
Centurion Staff
It appears that an increasing number of students on campus will be voting in the upcoming election.
Many students feel a reason for this lies in the media’s recent advertisements. A number of promotional announcements have been aired encouraging younger people to vote this year.
One of the new programs is “Rock the Vote,” a campaign launched by MTV geared toward America’s youth.
Jacqueline Brown, 36, thinks the young voter percentage will be up “because of Rock the Vote, which should encourage teens.”
A special education major from Newtown, Brown is voting “because I’m going to get Bush out of office and I want Kerry to improve on health care and the economy. The war in Iraq is very important, but we got to take care of what’s going on at home first.”
“The percentage of teen voters will be high because of MTV, which is making it clear that young adults should vote,” said Dawn Fay, 21, a medical assistant from Newtown.
Fay believes Bush will be re-elected because she has found that many people are voting for him.
“My boyfriend is in the air force and I don’t want him to go to war,” Fay said of her reason for voting.
Karly Cleary and Jeffrey Adamietz agree with Fay. Cleary believes that wealthy people run the country and will elect Bush in November. But she also says Hollywood is having a strong impact on voters.
Cleary plans to vote and sees young adults making at least some impact in the outcome.
“Up until a couple of weeks ago, I didn’t think voting mattered at all, said Cleary, 20, a fine arts major. “But in Pennsylvania it does matter. It’s not up to the Electoral Colleges. I plan to put in my two cents and I hope it matters.”
Adamietz, 22, plans to vote because he believes he has a say in who runs the country. But Adamietz, who did not vote as a teen, does not think the percentage the age group’s voters will go up.
Adamietz predicts that Bush will win “because he’s a strong leader.”
“When he makes a decision he sticks with it and won’t back out,” said Adamietz, 22, a secondary education major from Levittown.
In addition to the media, Bucks has also held voter registration days for students. The events took place on Sept. 28-29 and included a number of political party representatives who answered students’ questions.
“The percentage of teen voters will be higher because there is more advertising for teens to vote,” said Jess Nelson, 20, a liberal arts major from Langhorne.
Though this is her first time voting, Nelson did not have to register at Bucks because she had already done so. A number of other students were also aware of the registration days at Bucks but has also signed up already.
“It’s a way for me to voice my opinion,” she said.
And Nelson will not be the only first-time voter. Physical education major Kyle Clarkson will vote on Election Day and also thinks the percentage of teen voters will be high because of commercials.
“It’s my first time. Vote or Die!” said Clarkson, 18, of Bensalem. “Kerry will win, because no one really likes Bush.”
Many students agree with Clarkson in regards to Kerry. Included in this opinion are Union Program Board president Nick Orrison and psychology major Albert Sutton.
“Kerry will win. He’s obviously the better candidate,” said Orrison, 20, a business major from Levittown.
Sutton, too, was already registered before the registration days. But he says half of his friends will not be voting because they are “stubborn.”
“I believe my vote counts, it’s the American Benefit,” said Sutton, 21, of Philadelphia. “”Kerry will win because people are realizing we need something new in the White House.”
Other students also say they have friends who will not be voting.
Michelle Nugent, 18, plans to, but says her friends are not “because they don’t know enough about the issues to make a good choice.”
Nugent also thinks nothing significant has occurred to change the teen voting percentage. She does hope that it will be, however.
“I don’t feel like I have the right to complain about the government unless I am taking action towards changing it,” said the education major from Jamison.
Nugent, along with Adamietz and Bill Leaman, registered to vote at Bucks. But unlike her, Leaman and Adamietz say their friends will take part in Election Day.
Leaman, 18, also thinks the percentage of teen voters will be higher. He says his friends are going to vote because “finally they can.”
Though he says his friends will be voting, 20-year-old Michael Fh does not plan to. But the communications major from Levittown says he did know about registering at Bucks, and feels the teen voting percentage will be high this year.
“I don’t follow the issues,” Fh said as to why he is not voting.