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...helped students register in their home states and obtain absentee ballots, reported a four-fold increase in the number of voters it registered compared to 2004. Two thousand and seventeen students registered or pledged to vote this year through H-VOTE, up from about 500 during the last presidential race. Alice J. Gissinger ’11, a student leader of H-VOTE, said she considered registration and voting an indication of people’s plans to stay involved in government. “As far as college students are concerned, they seem especially interested in political activity...

Author: By Pooja Venkatraman, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Election Energized by Youth Vote | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...Maine soccer team (5-10-2) 2-0 yesterday in Orono, Maine. “To show that we could win without him really boosted our confidence,” co-captain Luke Sager said. While this nonconference victory may not have an impact on the Ancient Eight championship race, it has nonetheless instilled confidence back into the players as Harvard enters the homestretch of the season. “[Dartmouth] was a game that we should’ve won,” freshman goalie Austin Harms said. “But you should never take it apart...

Author: By Kevin T. Chen, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Harvard Gains Boost From Win Over Maine | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...native of Ann Arbor, Mich. who is registered in Cambridge, said she voted to decriminalize marijuana because “having a criminal record is really serious,” but added that she generally feels less educated about the ballot questions than about the presidential race...

Author: By Eric P. Newcomer, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Initiatives Provoke Ire, Joy | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...when she stepped into the booth to vote for Senator Barack Obama. She wasn’t the only one voting for the first time. For most Harvard students, the 2008 election marked their first opportunity to cast a ballot for president. This year’s particularly riveting race, between Democratic nominee Obama and Republican Senator John McCain, heightened their enthusiasm for the contest, which has gripped the nation for almost two years. “This election feels a bit more pivotal,” said Mathieu J. Cunha ’11, whose statement echoed voter concerns...

Author: By Elias J. Groll, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Many Harvard Students Cast Ballots for the First Time | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

...solemn than that of the much larger IOP celebration. “They say that there are five stages of grief, and right now I’m in the stage of denial,” said HRC member Jordan A. Monge ’12. Well before the race was called in Obama’s favor, Republican students acknowledged that their presidential candidate was the underdog. Still, they held out hope earlier in the evening that the night would produce at least some victories for their party. “The other thing that we?...

Author: By Lauren D. Kiel, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Political Student Groups React to Election Returns | 11/5/2008 | See Source »

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