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• College student persevered to vote (Philadelphia Inquirer 11/6/08)

• For youth, voting is the in thing (Los Angeles Times 11/5/08)

• Young voters help put Obama over the top (Associated Press 11/5/08)

• Grinnell College students' ballots challenged (Des Moines Register 11/4/08)
  

• Tracking the Online Election (InternetNews 11/4/08)

• Young voters may hold the key to the White House-- if they show up (11/1/08)

• Amid gloom, young see vote as act of hope (Associated Press 11/2/08)

• The changing impact of higher education (Opinion, The Washington Times 10/31/08)

• The Youth Vote: Student, Scholars disagree on impact of youth vote (Kansas City Infozine 10/31/08)

• The case for the college voters (Opinion, Huffington Post 10/29/08)

• Will this be the year of the young voter? (Miami Herald 10/23/08)

• Campaign issues that affect young voters (Chicago Tribune 10/19/08)

• College Students Still Face Voting Stumbling Blocks (Time Magazine 10/14/08)

• Some college students running into barriers as they prepare to vote (Austin-American Statesman 10/9/08)

• False flyers aim to intimidate voters (Daily Pennsylvanian 10/9/08)

• Battles rage over new voters (Christian Science Monitor 10/7/08)

• 'Tis the season of election dirty tricks: Scaring student voters (ABC News 10/6/08)

• On voter registration, an uneasy consensus (Virginia Tech Collegiate Times 10/1/08)

• Young voters seen as key in turnout (Richmond Times-Dispatch 9/30/08)

• Where your vote matters: Is college really home? (Opinion, Washington Post 9/29/08)

• College Age Voters: will they come out on election day? (ABC News 9/29/08)

• Confusing voter registration laws could effect the presidential election (U.S. News & World Report 9/24/08)

• Economy tops young voters concerns, poll finds (Wall Street Journal Blog 9/24/08)

• Young voters in S.C. hope to sway election (The State 9/23/08)

• Sure you’re registered? Better mail it yourself (Greenboro News-Record 9/23/08)

• Young voters are taking this election seriously (Boston Herald 9/23/08)

• Voting Made Easy For College Students (Central Florida News 9/20/08)

• Once again, college-age voters matter (The Republic 9/20/08)

• ACLU files suit to guard Michigan voters (Detroit Free Press 9/19/08)

• Election board has no answers for students (Richmond Times-Dispatch 9/18/08)

• Young voters divided over whether they will vote in US presidential election (Voice of America 9/18/08)

• Apparel encourages young voters to pull the lever (Times Daily 9/16/08)

• Vote today, gone tomorrow (Chronicle of Higher Education 9/9/08)

• Voter registration by students raises cloud of consequences (New York Times 9/7/08)

• Sarah Palin / Joe Biden VP debate takes on more importance (Boston Herald 9/3/08)

• Warning for College Student Voters (Inside Higher Ed 9/3/08)

• A campus-wide effort pushes nationwide cause (The Greyhound - Loyola College Student Newspaper 9/2/08)

• Get Ready To Vote (The Emory Wheel - Emory University Student Newspaper 9/1/08)

• Texas Tech Students Hope to Increase Young Vote (KJTV 8/26/08)

• Dispatches from Denver (Inside Higher Ed 8/27/08)

• No One Should Have to Stand in Line for 10 Hours to Vote (Opinion, New York Times 8/25/08)

• Students Work to Increase Young Voter Turnout (CW Kansas 8/25/08)

• Voter registration gets celebrities' endorsement (USA Today 8/25/08)

• Group, politicians encourage teens to vote (East Valley Tribune 8/23/08)

• The 'Motor Voter Act' Goes to College (Chronicle of Higher Education 8/1/08)

• Television Starts to Court the Young Voter (New York Times 8/17/08)

• College-student voters to be recruited (Deseret News 8/16/08)

• Young voters want a voice in issues affecting their lives (The Mercury News 8/12/08)

• Want to Know McCain's Higher-Education Agenda? You'll Just Have to Stay Tuned (Chronicle of Higher Education 7/25/08)

• Young Conservatives Worry About McCain’s Appeal (CNN, 7/24/08)

• Rosario Dawson Helps Get Out the Young Latino Vote (People Magazine, 7/23/08)

• VA see surge in young voters (Associated Press, 7/21/08)

• A race to register as election nears, Campus groups plan to target freshmen (The Daily Michigan, 7/21/08)

• Real change happens off-line, Millennials need to be activists face to face (Christian Science Monitor-Opinion, 6/30/08)

• I want my candidate on MTV! (Associated Press, 6/27/08)

• Campus Battlegrounds for the Fall (Inside Higher Ed, 6/25/08)

• 2008 Primaries and Caucuses Brought Big Increase in Youth Vote (Chronicle of Higher Education 6/20/08)

• Young Voters Engaged and Online (Washington Post, 6/16/08)

• Cross Country Bike Trek Seeks to Register Voters (Boston Globe, 6/12/08)

• The Facebook Election (Readers Digest, 6/08)

• National Campaign Helps Organize Youth Vote (Chronicle of Higher Education, 5/28/08)

• Do America's Young Energized Voters Know Enough? (Washington Times- Column, 5/28/06)

• 2 Voter Rights Cases, One Gripping a College Town, Stirs Texas (New York Times 5/28/08)

• Young Voters Predict Big Impact on Fall Election (NewsHour, 5/26/08)

• Election Excitement Energizing Younger Voters (Contra Costa Times, 5/23/08)

• Youth Vote Gains Power in Presidential Race (The Post Crescent, 5/21/08)

• Push for youth vote stirs activism on campuses (Philadelphia Inquirer, 4/17/08)

• The Year of the Youth Vote (Time Magazine, 1/31/08)

• Generation Y: Ready to Rock the 2008 Election (Washington Post, 1/10/08)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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