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Page 2 {The Blue Banner} Wednesday, October 20, 2010 Rock the Vote encourages voter participation Trevor Metcalfe TOMETC AL@UNCA.EDU STAFF WRITER Despite a long trend of low turnout at the polls, a Rock the Vote event at UNC Asheville recruited new young voters, according to event organizers. “I was so happy, because I think it’s really hard to turn people out to events at UNCA,” said Katja Greeson, pres ident of UNCA College Democrats. College Democrats and Underdog Productions organized Rock The Vote, which brought prospective voters to the UNCA Quad Oct. 7. Attendees could register and sign cards pledg ing to vote in the upcoming election. About 35 people registered to vote at the event, according to Greeson. Several candidates and campaigns running in the election spoke to the au dience about the importance of voting and asked for support in November. “It’s encouraging to see young vot ers get out,” said Patricia Kaufman Young, a district court judge. “It’s encouraging to see young individuals get involved in politics. You are our future.” Also present at the event were rep resentatives for Rep. Heath Shuler, U.S. Senate hopeful Elaine Marshall and several other judicial candidates. In addition to the speeches, the cam paigns set up tables with information about the candidates. “We need you, and the people here in the mountains, to help take this mes sage out across the state,” said Susan Dodson Smith, a former UNCA ad junct professor and spokeswoman for the Marshall campaign. An invitation to the event was ex tended to College Republicans, but the organization did not respond to the of fer. “By inviting the College Republi cans, we were opening it up,” Greeson said. The events featured performances from locals bands Common Founda tion and Bo Diddly. The performances helped draw in a more diverse audience to the event, according to Greeson. “The tone of the event shifted, which See VOTKPage 9| Sally Garner/staff photographer Beth Porter, environmental studies student, registers to vote at Rock the Vote. Organizers said 35 people registered to vote at the event. Candidates Patricia Kaufmann Young (bottom iett, district court), Susan Fisher (middie, N.C. House) and Steve Cogburn (right, cierk of superior court) spoke at the event.
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