Lakeland students head to the polls
Locals Wisconsinites vote in the primaries at Herman town hall
Dawn Hughes
Issue date: 2/28/08 Section: News
Many on-campus Lakeland Students headed to the town of Herman town hall to vote in the Wisconsin Primaries on Feb. 19.
"I did feel that there was a noticeable buzz here on campus about the Wisconsin Primary election, and I definitely feel that a large chunk of Lakeland students ended up going out to the polls and choosing their candidate," said Grosshuesch Hall Director Ryan Opahle.
The shuttle was running all day to and from the town hall to give students easy access to the polls. Many students drove themselves or carpooled to get out and vote despite snowy roads on Cty A.
Many commuter students voted in their own districts; while other students voted by absentee ballot in their home districts.
Lakeland College sent a list of resident students to the town of Herman election inspector, so they could keep track of the students who where voting and verify that they were from Lakeland.
"I'm lost, confused, and dazed," said freshman Chris Reich. Registration seemed to be the biggest issue for many Lakeland students. They were asked to provide Lakeland's physical address, which very few students actually know.
Junior Anthony Juliano said, "Voter registration kind of sucks, but once we get to Election Day, it'll all be worth it."
"We're hoping to increase awareness even more heading into the November election. Even though there seems to be a relatively large [time] gap between the Wisconsin Primary and the General Election in November, our intent is to keep raising awareness during that time," said Opahle.
"I did feel that there was a noticeable buzz here on campus about the Wisconsin Primary election, and I definitely feel that a large chunk of Lakeland students ended up going out to the polls and choosing their candidate," said Grosshuesch Hall Director Ryan Opahle.
The shuttle was running all day to and from the town hall to give students easy access to the polls. Many students drove themselves or carpooled to get out and vote despite snowy roads on Cty A.
Many commuter students voted in their own districts; while other students voted by absentee ballot in their home districts.
Lakeland College sent a list of resident students to the town of Herman election inspector, so they could keep track of the students who where voting and verify that they were from Lakeland.
"I'm lost, confused, and dazed," said freshman Chris Reich. Registration seemed to be the biggest issue for many Lakeland students. They were asked to provide Lakeland's physical address, which very few students actually know.
Junior Anthony Juliano said, "Voter registration kind of sucks, but once we get to Election Day, it'll all be worth it."
"We're hoping to increase awareness even more heading into the November election. Even though there seems to be a relatively large [time] gap between the Wisconsin Primary and the General Election in November, our intent is to keep raising awareness during that time," said Opahle.
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