Surrounded by the clanking coffee-making equipment in the Brown Library Starbucks, voices in a nearby computer pod and the frantic typing for last-minute assignments, a simple question is finally considered by the pair: Why do you think it is important to vote
Surrounded by the clanking coffee-making equipment in the Brown Library Starbucks, voices in a nearby computer pod and the frantic typing for last-minute assignments, a simple question is finally considered by the pair: Why do you think it is important to vote?
Laura Kate Music, recruiting director for College Republicans, and Dylan Brugman, vice president for the College Democrats, sit facing each other in black plastic chairs, ready to share their opinions on voting.
Though the two have similar stories of becoming more involved in politics in high school, they also come from different backgrounds and adhere to different political beliefs, one Republican and one Democrat. However, these differences do not prevent them from sharing one opinion: everyone should vote.
Music and Brugman both said they have been interested in government since childhood, and that this interest led them to become more involved in the political sphere.
Music, junior psychology and pre-health major from Abilene, said her interest in politics took off in high school during the 2008 election and that hearing about the College Republicans on campus sparked her interest, so she decided to get involved. Brugman, junior political science and sociology major from Denver, Colo., said he felt he always had an interest in politics and that history classes in high school spurred his passion for learning about governments and their policies.
Take a stand on your opinions.
Brugman said, when it comes to voting, he has a hard time taking people seriously who complain about Congress (and the policies the House and Senate enact) if they haven’t participated in the latest election and voted on referend