Campus Spotlight
November 4, 2020
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A. Sue Weisler
Adam Weitz, a first-year mechanical engineering student from Niskayuna, N.Y., turned 18 just in time to vote on Election Day. RIT students cast their votes in the Nov. 3 presidential election at a polling site in the Gene Polisseni Center. The students had registered to vote using their on-campus address.
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Aaron Osebre, left, a fourth-year finance student originally from Ghana, and Benjamin Maiorella, a first-year mathematics student from South Glens Falls, N.Y., both voted for the first time.
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Students stand several feet apart before casting their votes.
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Aleah Sylvera, a fourth-year illustration student from Rochester, N.Y., votes in the Gene Polisseni Center.
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Benjamin Maiorella, a first-year applied mathematics student from South Glens Falls, N.Y., votes on Election Day in the Gene Polisseni Center.
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Guillermo Dardano, a second-year civil engineering technology student from El Salvador and Tampa, Fla., wore a special T-shirt for Election Day. A first-time voter, Dardano plans to watch the election results.
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ROAR the Vote, supported by the Center for Leadership and Civic Engagement, is a non-partisan initiative to assist students to register and vote in elections. Several registration events were held on campus earlier in the semester for students interested in voting on Election Day.
