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The Behrend Beacon
Rockin' the Vote
Behrend
by Erika Jarvis
features editor
Election Day may have passed, but the
students in the Commu 405 class don't
believe that's a good excuse to not
register to vote. As a class project the
students have been working hard with
the film and video students of Commu
383 to rock Behrend and get students to
register to vote during lunch Nov. 12 and
13.
Formally called "Rock the Vote,"
students' goal is to get at least 50 people
to register to vote.
"Other classes have tried to do Rock
the Vote in the past and they fell short of
their goal. We don't for see that
happening this year," said Carrie
Rodgers, COMBA 09.
Bruno's will be taken over by these
students working hard to get unregistered
students to register. DJs from Forward
Hall will also be attending, supplying
music to get students excited and
involved in the registering process.
"We're not encouraging people to go
out and vote-that'd be great-we're just
trying to get students to register. That
way in the future if they want to vote,
they can because they're already
registered," said Lauren Packer,
COMBA 07, and a student in the Commu
405 class.
The students worked hard to also get
the community involved to help Behrend
students register to vote. Sponsorship
letters were sent out to companies in the
area and students even made the effort
to talk with store managers. All this was
done in an effort to get the community
involved in raising registration among
college students.
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The final Soup for the Soul session
was held on Thursday in the Smith
While students are registering to vote, I
Chapel. Following lunch,br.Zach Irwin
their name will be collected and thrown
provided inspirational words. Irwin is
in to a raffle. Prizes mainly consist of
the assistant professor of political
gift certificates to such places as The
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Olive Garden, American Eagle, Best
Along with teaching, he provides his
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at the Episcopal Service, offered by
The Commu 405 class will be working Protestant Campus Ministries.
the registration table and raffle while Irwin was asked to speak about the
encouraging Behrend students to
best advice he ever received.
register. Students will find that
"The best advice I ever got was, "It's
registering to vote is quite easy to do.
not about you," he said. He went on to
The Commu 405 students already talk about his experiences in life and how
obtained the voter registration papers it pertained to the advice he received two
from the Erie County Courthouse and all
years ago.
Behrend students have to do is fill it out
"We are the author of our deeds,"
and choose a voter party.
Irwin said. "Through Christ, we
"We're really hoping that all of our
collectively come together. Life is not
hard work pays off. We sent out an e
about ourselves, but of serving others
mail over list serve and are trying to get
and joining together with one another."
students as excited as possible about the
Irwin compared the advice he received
event," said Packer.
to 'The Lord's Prayer." Though not
With the 2000 elections being so crazy,
everyone believes in the same faith, nor
the students in Commu 405 want college
practices the same religion in the
students to be able to vote in the 2004
Christian faith, "The Lord's Prayer"
election and have some say in their
begins with the phrase, "Our Father."
"It may not always be about us, and
(The Lord's Prayer) certainly proves that
to be true, stating 'Our Father,' rather
than 'MY Father'. That simple phrase
allows the readers, and believers, to
know and think that life is about others,
and how we serve the people around us,"
Irwin said.
government
"I think that we can do it, I have a lot
of faith in our program. Registration is
quick and easy. More importantly it's
free and it's our right to vote, so why not
do so?" said Packer.
Rock the vote stats
In 200 2 only 32.3 percent of 18-to
-24 year -olds voted.
There are 28 million 18-to-24 year
olds and of that, only a third vote.
That leaves about 18 million 18-to-24
year olds who don't vote. Our votes
could change the outcome of an
election.
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Irwin shares best advice
"You've made a step towards that
rather challenging Christian virtue,
forgiveness," said Irwin in response to
the advice he received of how things
aren't always about him.
Irwin said, "forgiveness is a difficult
thing." He said this is because
"forgiveness is all about you. You want
to make yourself happier, and feel better
for the pain that was caused by someone
or something."
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is completely different," Irwin said.
By judging others, we are comparing
them to ourselves. By comparing others
to ourselves, we believe that life is all
about us.
Life is more about others than about
ourselves
It's about something larger, and
stronger," Irwin said.
Since life isn't about ourselves, Irwin
believes that the question, the challenge,
we need to ask ourselves is, "What
difference does it make in my
interpersonal life?"
By looking at the relations we have
with one another, we realize that it's not
about us, but rather it's about society, and
how you react with each other, and
respond to each other.
Irwin said the challenge everyone has
is to ask themselves is 'What am I
becoming in my relations with other
people?'
People need to look at their
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and not just look at themselves.
A discussion followed Irwin's
inspirational words, which included a
question aimed towards Irwin. The
question was referring to whether or not
he believes that political decisions in this
country are based on the advice, "It's all
about me."
Irwin believes that there is no doubt
that politically, decisions are made based
on that particular advice, that it truly is
all about that one person. Running for
office, or any other political campaign
allows the person running to compare
themselves to the voters in society. As it
was discussed earlier, comparing
yourself to others will make the voters
believe just what is expected, and as
Irwin said, the person running for office
has the idea of, "You should vote for me,
for those reasons - that it's all about me."
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