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CAMPUS VOICE
issue
Fall
Wayne Community College, Goldsboro, NC 27533-8002
Students register to vote with volunteers from history classes.
Student vote parallels
national results
By LYNDI GEYER and
HANNAH LEE
This year students have
become politically involved
by participating in voter
registration and mock
election.
Election activities for WCC
students, faculty, and staff
began on October 6*.
History classes, including
Charlotte Brow's American
History, and Tracey Ivey’s
Western Civilization 1 and 2,
conducted a voter registration
drive in the WCC atrium,
open to students and the
public. ^
Thirty history students
volunteered to register the
178 participating students and
citizens.
To vote in the November 2
election, people had to
register and make changes by
.October 8.
Students and citizens had to
meet the following
qualifications to register to
vote:
• U.S. citizenship
• Resident of NC and
Wayne County for 30
days before the
election
• At least 18 years old
by next general
election
PHOTO:
HANNAH LEE
• Not registered to vote
in any other county or
state
• If convicted of a
felony, rights of
citizenship have been
restored
Early voting was held on
October 14-30 at the Wayne
County Library, Belfast Fire
Station, and Dudley Fire
Station.
A survey was conducted
of 100 students on their
choice of a candidate. Sixty
per cent said they would be
voting for President Bush.
The survey allowed
students to comment on their
choices. One Bush voter
said, “Bush does not believe
in partial-birth abortions,
which are very cruel, I
believe. He also has the
Christian values that I believe
our president needs.”
Another student for Bush
said, “President Bush has
taken great care of the
military [members] and their
needs. Kerry, on the other
hand, changes his mind more
than I change my underwear.
I want a strong, dependable
leader, not someone who will
change his mind and
policies.”
Thirty-five per cent of
students said their vote was
for Senator Kerry. One
student's vote for Kerry was
because “of his beliefs on gay
marriage and women's rights
to choose when dealing with
an abortion.” ^ '
CheToya Gaskins said her
vote was for Kerry because
“John Kerry really does a lot
in his plan for the minorities
and poverty stricken and
elderly.”
December 10, 2004
Three per cent of the
students surveyed were
undecided, and 2% said they
would vote for Ralph Nader.
On November 2, after a
little under 24 hours. Senator
John Kerry conceded;
President George W. Bush
will remain president for the
. next 4 years.
The survey found that
most students got involved in
this election because of the
" moral issues, heightened
security threat, and the war in
Iraq.
In early phases of construction, workers guide a steel girder
into place. PHOTO: BRITTNEY DENT
Continuing Ed construction
5-6 weeks ahead of schedule
By JAMAL
TROUBLEFIELD
The 2004 fall semester has
offered entertainment and a
living lesson in building
construction as students,
faculty, staff, and visitors to
campus have watched the
new Continuing Education
building take shape.
According to Ken Ritt, Vice
President of Educational
Support Services, the project
is 5 to 6 weeks ahead of
schedule. “We have had nice
weather and few glitches, so
we are moving along well.”
Ritt said the building will
cost about $4,250,000, funds
from the 2000 Higher
Education Bond referendum.
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