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Whats On Your Mind? Pg. 5
Your On-Campus voter registration continues as Oct. 9 deadline looms by Jimmie Johnson Politics Editor
Decision 2012 gives young adults the chance to make election history. However, the clock is ticking and the last day to register is Oct. 9. This week there are on-
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campus opportunities to register to vote and educate yourself on some of the issues surrounding the 2012 presidential campaign. As a part of Gamma Alpha Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta, Inc.’s “iVote Week,” the Xavier Herald and NOLA Black Professionals are registering voters through Friday, 11 a.m.-1 p.m., outside the University Center. Celeste Edwards, a junior biology/pre-med major and the sorority’s social action chair says the goal is to inform African Americans about the importance of voting and to register students to vote on campus Nov. 6.
Elaina Marshall, junior. biology major registers to vote.
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“This week is really important for the Xavier community because we want our students and faculty to be well informed about the upcoming election,” Edwards said. “We want them to make an informed
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(l-r) Gerald Williams Jr., SGA Vice President; Nikki Odokin, Miss Xavier; Brie Merritt, XTV; Alexis Ellis, SGA Secretary; Celeste Edwards, Delta Sigma Theta social action chair; Jimmie Johnson, Politics Editor; Nia Matherson, Delta Sigma Theta, launch #iVote week. Breaux Mart in Chalmette, LA. donated the cake
decision, not one based on propaganda.” Xavier alumna Morgan Valerie, with NOLA Black Professionals, said her organization comprised of other XU graduates wants to make sure students are afforded the same opportunities to vote in this presidential election as she was in 2008. “We were a part of a
historical election and in 2009 witnessed the induction of our 44th President, Barack Obama,” Valerie said. “Each of us remembers what it meant to step into that voting booth that year, and I hope current students realize the power of their vote, as well.” Voice, Vote Count Rock the Vote, one of See Vote, pg 3