Students gear up for Presidential election
By: Lucy First
Issue date: 9/30/08 Section: News
Kauffman said she is hopeful this election will change the status quo.
"I think this election may be different," she said. "Young people played a decisive role in the primary last spring, and I think they will do so again in November. After all, the stakes in this election are much higher for your generation than mine."
Burke said he recommends first time voters examine which presidential candidate is the best able to deal with current issues.
"The economic and energy crises we are facing are unprecedented and will involve a completely different approach that transcends partisanship," he said.
Dietz said the future is also a big reason to vote this November.
"We are going to be the ones graduating into this economy," he said. "We are going to be the ones who can't get jobs. We are going to be the ones growing up and raising a family in crazy climates. ... The sooner we step up to the plate, the better prepared we will be when we are the ones at the helm."
Kauffman says that young people should go out and vote "because what either Barack Obama and Joe Biden or John McCain and Sarah Palin do in the next four years may affect the rest of your life, and the lives of billions of other people around the globe."
"I think this election may be different," she said. "Young people played a decisive role in the primary last spring, and I think they will do so again in November. After all, the stakes in this election are much higher for your generation than mine."
Burke said he recommends first time voters examine which presidential candidate is the best able to deal with current issues.
"The economic and energy crises we are facing are unprecedented and will involve a completely different approach that transcends partisanship," he said.
Dietz said the future is also a big reason to vote this November.
"We are going to be the ones graduating into this economy," he said. "We are going to be the ones who can't get jobs. We are going to be the ones growing up and raising a family in crazy climates. ... The sooner we step up to the plate, the better prepared we will be when we are the ones at the helm."
Kauffman says that young people should go out and vote "because what either Barack Obama and Joe Biden or John McCain and Sarah Palin do in the next four years may affect the rest of your life, and the lives of billions of other people around the globe."
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