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Jhe numberof student voters has been dropping for the past 30 years,
weakening their power in deciding on policy changes and elected officials
John Liebhardt
Freelance Reporter
She's a student, she’s 18, but Audrey Douglas does not feel particularly chosen.
However, on Nov. 5, Douglas will become part of very select group- a member of
the 18 to 20 age group who will actually exercise the right to vote.
“I feel like 1 am finally talcing part in the political process,1' the first-year envi
ronmental science major said. “And not just sitting hack and watching ”
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