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Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

New York University's independent student newspaper, established in 1973.

Washington Square News

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Opinion: NYU Votes needs to take more initiative this election season

The university’s voter engagement program has been notably absent, and needs to be revived this presidential election season.
Molly Koch, Opinion Editor March 11, 2024

With the presidential primaries currently running their entertaining albeit tedious course, there's one factor that has noticeably been missing in the eyes of the NYU community...

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This NYU Graduate Is Bribing Millennials to Vote

Have you voted yet? MOTIVOTE is encouraging millennials to vote by awarding them giftcards and free classes.
Aerin Reed, Contributing Writer October 26, 2018

NYU Wagner alumna Emily Graham wants to turn around low voter turnouts among millennials. She’s encouraging young people to vote through her new online platform MOTIVOTE, which...