(Story was updated on Sept. 26, 2012) Success could define the National Voter Registration Day that was held on Tuesday, Sept. 25 on the UC lawn. The students had a chance to meet some of the candidates running for office, register to vote in November and channel their inner child on several carnival-style inflatables. Photos […]
WCU gears up for National Voter Registration Day
September 22, 2012 by
Western Carolina University will set up registration booths on the A.K. Hinds University Center lawn on Tuesday, Sept. 25 for National Voter Registration Day, a nationwide, non-partisan initiative focused on registering first-time voters. Western hopes to draw attendees with a carnival-like atmosphere. The booths will be run by individual student groups. According to Todd Collins, […]
C-SPAN Campaign 2012 Bus visits WCU
May 3, 2012 by
C-SPAN launched its Campaign 2012 Bus on a six-day tour of universities and towns in North Carolina on Thursday, May 3, beginning with stops at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College and Western Carolina University. Leading up to the state presidential primary on Tuesday, May 8, the C-SPAN Campaign 2012 Bus is partnering with social media service […]
Candidates for SGA presidency debate key issues to win last minute voters
April 17, 2012 by
On Monday, April 16 at 7:30 p.m., candidates Alicia Page and Kyle Thomson gathered in the University Center to debate and discuss key issues that they would address as president of the Student Government Association (SGA) for the 2012-2013 academic year. Page and Thomson addressed issues specific to Western Carolina as well as across the […]
Students turn out for Voter Registration Day
February 24, 2012 by
With a state primary and referendum coming in May and a national election looming in November, Western Carolina University students filed out in droves for Voter Registration Day on Thursday, February 23. The event ran from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on the A.K. Hinds University Center lawn and included a live student debate. Hundreds […]
Students and the 2012 vote
December 13, 2011 by
The upcoming year 2012, is the presidential election, but the election campaign already started with the numerous debates of the GOP presidential candidates. In the last 2008 election, President Obama won with a huge surge from the youth voting movement. “If you look at the trends, we saw the same pattern in 1992 with Bill […]
