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Our Students









                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    Realize  The









                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          Importance Of













































                                                                                                                                                                                                                               tudents exercised their privilege




                                                                                                                                                                                                                               to vote on  November 8.  Some




                                                                                                                                                                                                                               chose to vote by absentee ballot,




                                                                                                                                                                                                                              and others registered to vote in




                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Florida.  Voting is a great                                                                                                               Voting is




                                                                                                                                                                                                                               privilege and an awesome                                                                                                              a privilege




                                                                                                                                                                                                                               responsibility that a Christian
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               and a



                                                                                                                                                                                                                               should not take lightly.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                responsibility

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       During the weeks prior to




                                                                                                                                                                                                                               election day, students had the                                                                                                                  that a




                                                                                                                                                                                                                               opportunity to campaign for the                                                                                                          Christian




                                                                                                                                                                                                                               candidate they thought was best.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     should  not


                                                                                                                                                                                                                               By sign waving, precinct




                                                                                                                                                                                                                               walking, and phone contacting,                                                                                                      take  lightly.



                                                                                                                                                                                                                               students volunteered their time




                                                                                                                                                                                                                               to help the candidates’ cause. T o





                                                                                                                                                               Leadership and                                                  encourage others to vote, some



                                                                                                                                                              character are                                                    students helped form a human



                                                                                                                                                              essential. John                                                 chain of supporters for their                                                                                                    Election day finds



                                                                                                                                                               Lockhart,                                                      candidate which stretched along                                                                                                  J.T. Griffith and



                                                                                                                                                               president of the                                                                                                                                                                                Stacia Byers at

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               the Courtney Campbell
                                                                                                                                                              student body,                                                                                                                                                                                    the polls


                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Causeway.
                                                                                                                                                               leads a meeting                                                                                                                                                                                 completing their



                                                                                                                                                              of the Student                                                           Students gathered around the                                                                                            ballots. Stacia




                                                                                                                                                              Senate. The                                                      televison and radio to listen to                                                                                                said, “ It was the


                                                                                                                                                              Student Senate                                                   the campaign results.  In a close                                                                                               first time I had




                                                                                                                                                               meets as a                                                      race,  Governor Chiles won the                                                                                                  ever voted, so I


                                                                                                                                                               representation of                                                                                                                                                                               was really excited

                                                                                                                                                                                                                               governor’s race.  For the first                                                                                                 about it.  It is neat

                                                                                                                                                              the student body
                                                                                                                                                                                                                               time in forty years, the U.S.                                                                                                   to know that one
                                                                                                                                                              to help make                                                                                                                                                                                     vote is able to




                                                                                                                                                              decisions about                                                  Congress was composed o f a                                                                                                     make a


                                                                                                                                                              campus life.                                                     majority of Republicans.
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              difference.’’













































































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