九游娱乐官网 students across campus anticipate voting for the first time in a presidential election, prompting a mix of feelings ranging from excitement to anxiety.
九游娱乐官网 Today hit campus to talk to some students who are looking forward to making their voices heard in the upcoming election. Casting a ballot this year will mark a significant milestone in their journey as American citizens.
Joey Gregorich, a political science major, has been eagerly awaiting heading to the polls to vote in a presidential election.
鈥淚鈥檓 a politics nerd. I always have been, so I finally actually get to do it,鈥� Gregorich said. 鈥淚f you don鈥檛 want to vote there鈥檚 nothing I can do to stop you. It鈥檚 your decision.鈥�
But if something happens in your community or country you don鈥檛 like because you didn鈥檛 vote, then Gregorich says, "But don鈥檛 be complaining you don鈥檛 like stuff that鈥檚 going on.鈥�
Out-of-state students can request an absentee ballot to vote. Gregorich is one of those students registered in a swing state.
鈥淚鈥檓 registered to vote in Pennsylvania,鈥� Gregorich said. 鈥淭hat鈥檚 more of a swing state than Ohio is right now, and my vote is going to mean a lot more there than it would here.鈥�
In contrast to the excitement some students feel, other first-time voters are harboring some stress as the presidential election approaches.
Andrew Floyd, a sophomore marketing major, describes the first-time voting experience as 鈥渘erve-wracking.鈥�
鈥淲hat if I pick the wrong person, you know?鈥� Floyd said. 鈥淵ou got to think about it.鈥�
Noor Hamidullah, a junior fashion design major, expresses feeling 鈥渦ncertain鈥� about the current political atmosphere.
鈥淚 think it鈥檚 really important to research everyone regardless of which side,鈥� Hamidullah said, 鈥渁nd I feel like it鈥檚 really easy to kind of count voting as something that鈥檚 not as important as other things, at least when it comes to being politically active.鈥�
Alaina Thigpen, a junior sports administration major and member of the Honors College, shares the importance of the younger generation tapping into their right to vote.
鈥淪ince it鈥檚 a lot of our first time voting in a presidential election, I think it鈥檚 really crucial to get our voice out there,鈥� Thigpen said. 鈥淚t鈥檚 important to express our views because we are the future generation.鈥�
Students seem to agree that voting this presidential election is every American鈥檚 duty and key to creating a culture of participation.
Despite experiencing a combination of fear and excitement toward the upcoming election, Landon Strole, a freshman business management major, encourages students to cast their ballots.
鈥淵ou have to vote,鈥� Strole said. 鈥淵ou have to do your part.鈥�
Election Day is Nov. 5.
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