From Classroom to Quad, LU Turned Out the Vote
Student turn-out was higher than usual.
Nicole Lockey
Issue date: 11/10/08 Section: News
The Presidential Election of 2008 was a historical event and many young adults found themselves interested in politics more now than ever before.
That was the case at Lincoln, where a record number of students found their way to the polls to cast their ballot.
Even though Dion Robinson, a student at Lincoln University didn't vote in the primaries, he was one of several hundred students who voted on November 4 for Barack Obama.
"The Republican Party destroyed the US," says Dion, who added that at times he found it difficult to understand all of the policies and positions advocated by Obama and Senator John McCain during the campaign, but eventually conducted his own research on a particular topic.
Like Robinson, Vince Thomas, a sophomore, was very excited about the election.
"As a black man I like the fact that he [Obama] is stepping up and letting all African Americans know that they can do anything they want to," says Thomas.
Chieke Ihejirika, a professor in the History and Political Science Department spent much of the past semester talking about the election in his American Government and Politics class.
"An informed citizen is a good citizen…Being informed allows people to vote for the right candidate," says Ihejirika.
Dexter Stuckey, a student in Ihejirika's class, found himself debating with the professor on some of the key issues that surfaced in the presidential campaign.
"I liked to disagree with him," says Stuckey.
All across campus, there was genuine excitement for this year's election. For example, the men's basketball team, under the direction of Coach Kyle Adam, teamed up with the Voter Registration Center of Chester County to encourage voter turnout among students.
Kris Joyner, a member on the basketball team who believes "its time for a change" and that "Barack Obama has a good plan for this nation" took turns signing up students for spaces on the shuttle buses that Lincoln provided to get students to the polls.
"I think it was a great idea because a lot of students didn't have a ride to the polls," says Joyner.
That was the case at Lincoln, where a record number of students found their way to the polls to cast their ballot.
Even though Dion Robinson, a student at Lincoln University didn't vote in the primaries, he was one of several hundred students who voted on November 4 for Barack Obama.
"The Republican Party destroyed the US," says Dion, who added that at times he found it difficult to understand all of the policies and positions advocated by Obama and Senator John McCain during the campaign, but eventually conducted his own research on a particular topic.
Like Robinson, Vince Thomas, a sophomore, was very excited about the election.
"As a black man I like the fact that he [Obama] is stepping up and letting all African Americans know that they can do anything they want to," says Thomas.
Chieke Ihejirika, a professor in the History and Political Science Department spent much of the past semester talking about the election in his American Government and Politics class.
"An informed citizen is a good citizen…Being informed allows people to vote for the right candidate," says Ihejirika.
Dexter Stuckey, a student in Ihejirika's class, found himself debating with the professor on some of the key issues that surfaced in the presidential campaign.
"I liked to disagree with him," says Stuckey.
All across campus, there was genuine excitement for this year's election. For example, the men's basketball team, under the direction of Coach Kyle Adam, teamed up with the Voter Registration Center of Chester County to encourage voter turnout among students.
Kris Joyner, a member on the basketball team who believes "its time for a change" and that "Barack Obama has a good plan for this nation" took turns signing up students for spaces on the shuttle buses that Lincoln provided to get students to the polls.
"I think it was a great idea because a lot of students didn't have a ride to the polls," says Joyner.
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