Spring Break
URI students shed light on presidential picks
Lindsay Lorenz
Issue date: 2/6/08 Section: News
"I didn't have enough time. If I was home I would have," she said.
The junior, who spent last semester in Italy, said she's still researching which candidate is best for her, and she said she keeps an eye on candidates by reading newspapers and watching the news.
"Our generation is going to be the next one that has everything riding on their shoulders," she said, adding that she plans to vote in the November election.
Sczepanski is not alone in her search for the right nominee. Christina Nasca, 21, of Vermont, is also a Republican, but is still unsure which candidate she favors. Nasca, a former College Republican who lobbied for candidates in previous years, said she's been researching the candidates by listening to the radio.
"It affects us," she said. "People do a lot of complaining, might as well do something about it."
Nasca said she plans to vote by absentee ballot in the presidential election, but that some of her friends think requesting an absentee ballot is an inconvenience for out-of-state students. To remedy the issue, Nasca said some of her friends registered in Rhode Island to avoid the extra work.
Rhode Island resident Chance Pates said he doesn't plan to vote in the state's primary elections next month.
"I'll probably hold out until November," he said. The 23-year-old is a registered Democrat and is favoring candidate Barack Obama.
Pates said he likes to be in-the-know when it comes to politics "just to help change the country." He said he forms his opinions from watching MSNBC and searching the Internet.
Josh Ortiz-Fisher said he's unsatisfied with his party's potential presidents. The junior from Rhode Island said he is registered as a Democrat, "but I'm having second thoughts," particularly because of the possibility of increased taxes under a Democratic president.
Ortiz-Fisher said it's important for young people to vote, especially college students because "there's a lot of us. One college can change a whole voting section."
The junior, who spent last semester in Italy, said she's still researching which candidate is best for her, and she said she keeps an eye on candidates by reading newspapers and watching the news.
"Our generation is going to be the next one that has everything riding on their shoulders," she said, adding that she plans to vote in the November election.
Sczepanski is not alone in her search for the right nominee. Christina Nasca, 21, of Vermont, is also a Republican, but is still unsure which candidate she favors. Nasca, a former College Republican who lobbied for candidates in previous years, said she's been researching the candidates by listening to the radio.
"It affects us," she said. "People do a lot of complaining, might as well do something about it."
Nasca said she plans to vote by absentee ballot in the presidential election, but that some of her friends think requesting an absentee ballot is an inconvenience for out-of-state students. To remedy the issue, Nasca said some of her friends registered in Rhode Island to avoid the extra work.
Rhode Island resident Chance Pates said he doesn't plan to vote in the state's primary elections next month.
"I'll probably hold out until November," he said. The 23-year-old is a registered Democrat and is favoring candidate Barack Obama.
Pates said he likes to be in-the-know when it comes to politics "just to help change the country." He said he forms his opinions from watching MSNBC and searching the Internet.
Josh Ortiz-Fisher said he's unsatisfied with his party's potential presidents. The junior from Rhode Island said he is registered as a Democrat, "but I'm having second thoughts," particularly because of the possibility of increased taxes under a Democratic president.
Ortiz-Fisher said it's important for young people to vote, especially college students because "there's a lot of us. One college can change a whole voting section."
