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Issue date: 2/27/08 Section: News
In 2000, voter participation from District 2 in Whitewater was 89. Eight years and one on-campus polling station later, the voter participation for the same district was 801.
Justin O'Rourke, Whitewater Student Government academic affairs director, said more students voted in the Wisconsin Primary Feb.19 because the new poll station at the Hamilton Center in the University Center is more convenient for students.
"People were in and out in a very quick fashion compared to past experiences in the Old Armory," O'Rourke said. "I have not heard one negative comment regarding the polling station. All the students we've spoken too had positive experiences."
District 2, a primarily student-populated area, included residence halls Arey, Benson, Bigelow, Clem, Fischer, Fricker, Goodhue and Lee. Some surrounding apartment buildings also voted at the UC.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., received 58 percent of the democratic votes statewide. Whitewater voters didn't stray from the state's overall opinion voting for Obama over Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, by nearly 1,400 votes.
UW-Whitewater junior Gretchen Yeo joined friends Patrick Singer and Abril Curiel in voting for Obama.
"I think he's the best candidate in the race … and his campaign has had the most impact on our campus compared to the rest," Yeo said. "I think he is the one most students are supporting."
Curiel, a sophomore at UW-Whitewater, noted more of Obama's personal attributes as something that could lead him to bring about great change in the United States.
"I voted for [Obama] because I think he is going to bring the change our country needs," Curiel said. "And I think he has the power and the determination to unite our country which has been divided and repair our image in the world."
Singer, a senior and District 5 Common Common member, said it was Obama's early start with campaigning that won his individual vote. "Seeing how the campaigns have unfolded over the last year, he got an early jump on it," Singer said.
Singer also said Obama's positive nature is one of the prime reasons he voted for him rather than Clinton.
"[Obama's] message is much more positive in terms of what he wants to do with this country and how he wants to bring people together," Singer said. "Hillary … I see her as more of a polarizing figure."
Obama's win in Wisconsin marks his tenth consecutive primary win.
Justin O'Rourke, Whitewater Student Government academic affairs director, said more students voted in the Wisconsin Primary Feb.19 because the new poll station at the Hamilton Center in the University Center is more convenient for students.
"People were in and out in a very quick fashion compared to past experiences in the Old Armory," O'Rourke said. "I have not heard one negative comment regarding the polling station. All the students we've spoken too had positive experiences."
District 2, a primarily student-populated area, included residence halls Arey, Benson, Bigelow, Clem, Fischer, Fricker, Goodhue and Lee. Some surrounding apartment buildings also voted at the UC.
Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., received 58 percent of the democratic votes statewide. Whitewater voters didn't stray from the state's overall opinion voting for Obama over Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-NY, by nearly 1,400 votes.
UW-Whitewater junior Gretchen Yeo joined friends Patrick Singer and Abril Curiel in voting for Obama.
"I think he's the best candidate in the race … and his campaign has had the most impact on our campus compared to the rest," Yeo said. "I think he is the one most students are supporting."
Curiel, a sophomore at UW-Whitewater, noted more of Obama's personal attributes as something that could lead him to bring about great change in the United States.
"I voted for [Obama] because I think he is going to bring the change our country needs," Curiel said. "And I think he has the power and the determination to unite our country which has been divided and repair our image in the world."
Singer, a senior and District 5 Common Common member, said it was Obama's early start with campaigning that won his individual vote. "Seeing how the campaigns have unfolded over the last year, he got an early jump on it," Singer said.
Singer also said Obama's positive nature is one of the prime reasons he voted for him rather than Clinton.
"[Obama's] message is much more positive in terms of what he wants to do with this country and how he wants to bring people together," Singer said. "Hillary … I see her as more of a polarizing figure."
Obama's win in Wisconsin marks his tenth consecutive primary win.
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