Matthew Will
Managing Editor
America is special. Whether you are republican, democrat or somewhere in between, the facts show that our country is great. We can vote for just about everything: our leaders, our policies and our spending. Why does this matter to you though? We as college students tend to think our voices do not matter as much as the general population. Not only is this false, it is crazy to think that way.
We have the ability to change the world and because we are too busy playing Fortnite to go vote, we just don’t… Next month, we can decide on a new governor. How can we be so upset at the way the country is running when and if we do nothing to make a difference? It is time to make a difference, Butler, one student at a time. Our country does not care if you have different views, as other countries do.
College students seem to think these “smaller” elections do not matter, that the presidential election is the only one that matters. While, yes, the presidential election is important, these smaller elections are what make the country work. The states rule their people and the country runs the states. Registering to vote is easier than ever, having mail-in, online and in-person registration. As for the actual voting, there’s no excuse not to vote. Write in ballots make it easy when you’re away from home like at college. And if you live close to home, your voting location is not too far away.
As for the presidential elections, college student voting is doing better. According to a study by Tufts University, college student voting rose from 41 percent to 48 percent from 2012 to 2016. Do we know why there was an increase? Although we are different college students than them, we can still help grow that number.
In conclusion, our country needs us more than we know. We can initiate change with something as simple as voting for our leaders. All it would take is an hour or so to review candidates and new policies that will be voted on. Decide what we want to place our vote upon than a few minutes of voting.
On Tuesday, Nov. 6, I’ll be at the polls, and I hope to see you there.