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THE SEAHAWK/APRIL 4, 2002 ""Excellence Through Truth and Dedication " Since 1948 M. Biano - .Wampmt ffJuir Ashij.\ Dhjw • Adttrtismg OirrrMr K\iw BtAMHvw Srctamm Ei W»s Mn>ui • SfM C*nr Jows FtivT ■ nM» UiMT KtMN Kvnwt - .-Wni^r Biu DiNwur • our inner child, 25 cents at a time Editorial Viewpoint Aubrey Henretty/llichigan ANN.\RBOR.Mich.-Noooee%«r»>^1 «;kii tt> be w bNcrnal Revenue Soxice agent «'Kn I up." vk-am K> he «kx-tns. b^-yeiv teach- erSi. finaTKn «od consaniL'tion vkQrtxr& Wr «ani K> he spacv cwkts. AMr «anio CUR caKier aid he $ounne( cbdfs »d li>v in log caMns in die noPunaiBS^ K> teadi rite «QrU 10 sing in perfcct hannntv to bu>' the woiid a C?lofce «i beep it ocrapany «-aH to he cvxifer (twi vne »«e in miiUe^xiL Kkoa of die «v«U'$ pcfwbDcn lacks ad- ei|uaie medical caie. 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At vktat poiat dois die c)«doclDi:ta]ioQleciarclangeoMeroccur?Mac inipoiiandy. «ti>’does it occur? Widi aO die loud, proud ideabsni dat pen-ades coOe^ canopuses mionmide. «t(y do we an oa such Sony CEO- One argument ^-s people go to coBege to awdtafy rtrw*- ciles) jots, k is fcr same a saepping saone to die upper-nadde class vd fcr odieis a niD check A student’s right to have more voice in matters facing his wallet sfiaiked major debate on campuses across the North Carolina sys tem. More students feel left out of a system that historically vahies the voices of other, more influential constituents over the students actu ally effected by the decisions. It s true that our elected ofBcials are over- wlielmingly elected by an increasingly greying population. The college demographic-18-30- N-ear-olds-have the lowest voter turnout of any age group. This may not seem immediately relexant to the price of tuition at UNCW. but think about it >Miai's the base reason for increasing tu- itioo? Decreasing state support coupled with increasing operating costs. Every year, state suppon has decreased. Now that the state has a substantial hole in its budget money wiU only contiiiue to e\^qxirate as time passes. Students must exeicise their rights as citi zens of the state. Vating is obviously a crucial part of those rights. By vtxing. students can select representatives who sympathize with their financial wxies. and studeias can show Nofth Carolina potitidsis that diey have as iiKicfa political clout as the older voters. Vbting is the least difBcvih and dme coit- suming way to infhience politicians. Local groups ran vxwcr registration in the studeiM union. Post office boxes are acceptable ad dresses, and the actual voting takes a minimal amount of time, since the polling place is right down the street for students with a university address. Writing letters to representatives and ac tively making voices heard feels futile, but can be one of the most effective methods of get ting changes made. It takes more time, but for. those who rcaUy feel strongly about the amount of money they are paying for their education, it can really make a difference. Student invcJvement in the political process is the only way to make a real difference in the way the state allocates money for higher education. Unfortunately, at UNCW, students don’t even care enough about the way their stu dent fees are spent to vote in the Student Gov ernment Association's elections. And if stu dents can’t even get motivated enough to submit an electronic ballot, how can we ex pect them to actually drive somewhere to cast their vote in the complicated state Senate races? The answer isn’t an easy one. Perhaps the only way to convince students that they need to be more active in the political process is to keep charging them more money to attend a state-funded schooL Then maybe they’ll get the message. SEAHAWK CONTACT INFORMATION: £nm»; 9I0-962-XZ29 / e V£a5:910-962-7259 / an SFVWT^ a-f^OfC-'IW/s UFESntES 910-962-7148 / ifB#l!ieseahiwtorg .4DVM77S/.VG; 962-j MX: 910-962-7131 Has is Amaica. Take «tat y Bu «tat afccwt spaoe camp? >^1at abou die giu hospjul weic going to budd in So- noafanV masaerptan toead inaenatknil con flict. saiile and genetal unpkasanmess? Tbe cawKcainiBg memtms of dc social diK ac sMe. dte> sax « ar oUerjBd vTser ad die leal wodd is snap- acwrhBets. kanToakAy kM iWHspeed biiyJes. Ola peers *il MSKAMCE PSMWS US. AS7RMMI01- WE CAN VTTE. an-W(C (T-nc ftuncw6 $£a 1PC«£.A8aTU!5- Rigc GETnNfi iFEOH) WITH^HrV... VC QwaaEBvr S9SK G3TH5 LOC (Msai £Mi\K9^ VEONflTEJCCOifiZ, XBT >OKT5 1 W/RKfT- ^ «.A*iD-n£y WeDRIK. LETTERS TO THE EDITOR FOUC\
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