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Ice cream encourages students to vote

The WCC Student Voters are serving ice cream to WCC students and encouraging them to do research on topics they are passionate about for this upcoming November election. Courtney Prielipp | Washtenaw Voice

Alexander Bourg & Courtney Prielipp
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Each year more and more people are eligible to vote, but many don’t use their ability to vote in the federal and state elections.

The ice cream social held on April 16 had the intent of encouraging the young student population of WCC to go vote this coming November election cycle.

Students lining up for ice cream and to participate with the Voters board where they put up topics where the students would put a pin in under the topic that they find important in this year’s election. Courtney Prielipp | Washtenaw Voice

Christy Main, the WCC supervisor of student activities, hoped this event would pique students’ interests in the coming election and encourage them to go out and vote.

Main said the purpose of the event was to bring students together to engage them and talk about important issues that most concern students—the ice cream being used to bring people together in a peaceful and respectful manner.

But what topics mean the most to WCC?

One student, Liviana Capatina feels that education reform is the most important topic in the coming election cycle.

Joao Dias (left) and Christy Main are part of the WCC Student Voters that are volunteering to serve ice cream to WCC students and encouraging them to vote this fall. Courtney Prielipp | Washtenaw Voice

Another student, Michelle Hanke, couldn’t decide on which topic was most important.

She said she wanted someone to take each of the presented issues with equal importance.; when asked about how they felt about the event both had similar answers, they feel that the even

Both students said they felt that the event would get students to talk and form ideas, to speak and communicate community and nationwide issues.