As one of the most historic elections in our countries history quickly approaches, many of the issues at hand will become very prevalent to current college students as they leave their safe havens for the real world. This thought alone would cause one to think that students would be heading to the poles to help elect an official who they best identify with. However for college students voting can be quite difficult as they often times are miles and miles away from home. Quinnipiac junior Dan McHale who is from the Albany, NY area says “I feel that I’m too far away to register and vote.”
For other students who live closer to school, don’t face the same problems when it comes to voting. Matt Andrew a junior who lives only about 20 minutes away in Naugatuck, CT. plans on taking the quick drive home to vote. “I think everyone should vote, the reason we have democracy is so people can vote,” said Andrew.
This could cause problems for students who are first time voters and now find themselves at school and unregistered. John Danz another Quinnipiac junior who is from Northern New Jersey plans on registering before the election and voting. “I’m going to register at home soon, and plan on voting absentee,” said Danz.
First time voters also face the challenge of keeping up with the ever changing world of politics as for the first time they have a say in the direction our country is heading in. “I feel that I’m not informed enough to vote,” said McHale who would be a first time voter. Whether they are heading to the poles or not, many students are paying more attention to politics then they have in the past
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