Intro and Proposal

Hey all! My name is Jordyn VerHoef. I'm from Orem, Utah and (obviously) going to BYU. I play the violin and piano and that's about it. I don't really consider myself an interesting person so I can never think of anything for these kind of questions. But I do have one near-sighted eye and one far-sighted eye. I've never met anyone that has that. So I'll call that part of the prompt good. I am the fourth child in my family. I have one older brother, two older sisters, and younger sister. I also have nine nieces and nephews who are some of my favorite people in the entire world.

My Opinion Editorial proposed topic is: College students are not involved in politics. I'm not saying to go into politics, but to research about the candidates who are running, research the issues, and vote accordingly. It is extremely relevant right now, because it's an election year--the President, 1/3 of the Senate, and the entire House of Representatives are up for re-election. My initial thoughts about this topic are that people don't know what's going on. They decide which party to join, and (most of the time) stick with that for the rest of their lives. I cannot tell you how many people have said something to me along the lines of "I will never vote for a Democrat--I don't even know who the Republican nominee is, but I won't vote for a Democrat."And I think that's a major problem. Not only is Congress extremely partisan today, but we as Americans are as well. I don't believe that most people know what is actually involved with Obamacare, or what Mitt Romney says will be his foreign policy. On top of all of that, the age group of people who don't vote at all are 18-24 year-olds.