Election process infiltrates campus One of senior Jamie Hutches' biggest missions is getting people to register to·vote. "That's just one of my big issues," he said. "It doesn't take but five minutes to vote." This year marked Hutches' second as the president of Harding's chapter of the College Republicans . The chapter was highly involved in this fall's close presidential election. One of the chapter's main projects was an on-campus voter registration drive. This fall, 275 new voters registered during the drive. Hutches noted that about 200 of the 275 newly-registered voters turned out to cast their ballots, a higher-than-usual voter turnout for the precinct. "r think our being a Christian campus makes us more conservative, even more so than other private schools in the state," he said. Sophomore Kelly Carter, a political science major, agrees with Hutches' observation. "I think Christians tend to lean more toward conservatism," he said. This spring, Carter reorganized the Harding University College Democrats. Instead of viewing the college republicans as the enemy, Carter sees the potential for the two groups to work together in their efforts to help students register to vote. "It's a lot of work for the Harding republicans to doalone," Carter said. "r believe we can get a lot ofpeople registered ifwe share the work." The Bush versus Gore cliffhanger election made both Repu blicans and Democrats nationwide realize the importance of voting. ''I'm kind of glad it happened - this will cause people to rethink the importanceoftheir vote," Carter said. "The more people that vote, the better." - Casey Neese Micah Lewis-Irving, Texas Alva Liimatta-Pontiac. Micb. Kara Lipsmeyer-Little Rock, Ark. Amanda Littlefield-Belleville, Ill. Barry Logan-Huntsville. Ala. April Long-Searcy. Ark. Jeremy LOWe-5earcy. Ark. Joshua Lundin-Naples, Fla. Lauren Lynn-Alphare1l3, Ga. Jessica Lyon-Edinboro, Pa. Ryan MackeY-Mechanicsburg. Pa. Maria Madriz-cu3tcmaia, Guatemala Amanda Maki-charJcston, w.v. Robin Marshall-Safety Harbor. Fla. Caroline Martin-Searcy. Ark. Tavia Martin-Jackson. Tenn. Jacobo Martinez-san Luis Potosi. Mexico Esperanza MaSSana-LaLibertad. EI Salvador Stephanie McBride-Marysville. Calif. Nicole McBroom-Rosebud. Ark. Kristy MCCall-Searcy. Ark. John McCammon-Farmersburg. Ind. Dawn McCann-Iowa City. Iowa Justin McCaulla-Davis. Okla. Markus McClellan-Center Conway. N.H. Volunteer workers explain voting procedures to juniors Chad Kuepker and Jonah Shumate and sophomore Nick Pilcher in the Heritage lobby. The election year brought much excitement to campus. Photo by Daniel Dubois. J~u_n __io7r_s__________________ ~~ People V
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