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...Newsweek over half of adults now believe the country is on the wrong track. But instead of letting dissatisfaction give way to apathy, youth are realizing that simply ignoring politics is not the answer. Indeed, a new poll of youth nationwide by Harvard’s Institute of Politics (IOP) survey group found that 71 percent of young people ages 18 to 24 disagreed with the statement that “politics is not relevant to my life right now,” regardless of how upset they are with government as a whole...
...touch with our non-college peers. This is especially true of students at Harvard, where the disparity extends into the realm of political activism. For many of us, on-campus involvement in politics, whether through a party-affiliated club or a non-partisan structure, such as the IOP, is an integral part of life, and we find it hard to imagine life any other way. We forget just how unique these opportunities and our political enthusiasm really...
...Such anecdotal evidence on the political fervor generated on college campuses is supported by the new IOP poll. For the first time, the poll included non-college youth, and their inclusion revealed that students in a campus environment are significantly more likely to be politically engaged than their non-college peers. This is neither a Harvard phenomenon nor a fluke of the Vietnam era. College campuses as a whole serve as catalysts for political involvement and are likely to remain that way. Because students are constantly surrounded by thousands of motivated young individuals, many of whom have an active interest...
...believe that making a real difference in politics is possible at our age; they could not be more wrong, and students at Harvard have more opportunities to make an impact than anyone else. To cite just one example, policy regarding sex trafficking, drawn up by Harvard students at the IOP, has recently served as evidence for a bill in the state legislature in Pennsylvania, and is serving as the basis for legislation to be introduced next term in Louisiana and Tennessee...
...Joshua G. Allen ’09 is a government concentrator in Mather House. Marina Fisher ’09 is a linguistics concentrator in Leverett House. Matthew T. Valji ’08 is a government concentrator in Cabot House. They are all members of the IOP survey group...