TO THE EDITOR:
I am thrilled that The Daily Tar Heel recently released an article on student voting. Student voting, or the lack thereof, is a serious problem across the country. So many students are quick to complain about student debt or genetically modified foods, but hurry past voter registration advocates in the Pit like they’re chasing Girl Scout cookies.
In the article, the nonchalant answers of the interviewed junior echo the attitudes of millions. If the voting process, the same process that results in political representation of your concerns, is “overly complicated,” does it make sense to avoid it altogether and ensure that your concerns are tossed to the side? Who is winning?
How can we give students in this country a voice when it seems like they don’t even want one?
Ashleigh Pickett
Junior
Communications
UNC had a major for filmmaking
