The Rocky Mountain Collegian

Issue date: 9/12/08 Section: News

Media Credit: Madeline Novey Courtney Sullivan, a sophomore journalism major, writes down potential ideas for the Vote CSU! slogan for the 2008-2009 school year in the Clark building Thursday.

Registering to vote could be as easy as ordering a cup of coffee on campus.

The student-run voter coalition Vote CSU! is looking to open voter registration access at desk counters and convenient locations all over campus. Tuesday, the coalition opened voter registration locations throughout the Lory Student Center to provide students a convenient and hassle-free registration experience at CSU.

The coalition, made up of student and administrative organizations, adopted the color purple to denote bipartisanship, mixing red and blue. The coalition has registered 1,694 students since June 1. They are increasing efforts to register 10,000 by the national deadline on Oct. 6, and will make their final push the week beforehand.

Their slogan, "Elect to Effect," decided during the kick-off meeting Thursday, represents the coalition's belief in the importance of the long-downplayed student vote in elections. As of Tuesday, students can make the democratic trek to register at several locations in the Lory Student Center, which include:

the Info Desk

the Campus Box Office

ASCSU office

Off-Campus Student Services / Resources for Adult Learners

the Women's Advocacy Office

Students can also register online at http://studentvote.org.

Ideally, leaders in the registration effort hope to train as many university branches in voter registration as possible to maximize accessibility to the students.

"We are pursuing other areas on campus," said Katie Freudenthal, director for Community Affairs for the Associated Students of CSU. "We have to be strategic; for that reason, we are trying to gain access into dorms and other campus areas during high-peak hours."

In a "perfect world," the coalition would provide 24-hour registration access by training the front-desk employees in the Student Recreation Center and residence halls, Freudenthal said.

Staff in Off-Campus Student Services/Resources for Adult Learners emphasized the importance and initial success of the newly integrated voter registration services.

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