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Show At A Glance News Editor: Shane Farver PAUL S O IF VOU WANNA W/N TWS ZtfCVON, VO<1 6OTTA 6IVE PEOPLE 4 P/ECe. Friday, September 24,2004 The Signpost Page 2 Phone: 626-7655 BY BILLY 0 KEEFE wwwMRBiuy.coM f THOUGHT / YOU TO PASS O U T . BUMPER ST/CtfERS. ANO STUFF. PARTISAN. PARMESAN /S A CHEESE VtAH B U T - or VCHJK Friday, September 24 MM). 6 O AfTER THEM/ ATT VOU&. VOTERS/' •Weekly Overeaters Anonymous meeting; 11:30 a.m.; Student Service Center, Room 152; free. For more information, call 626-6361. PSStf, VOU WDW'T «EV, DON'T MAM * * 5W/TC* SMS// HIRE ME AT ALL. \'H m NOT ONE OF THOSE PARMESAN TVPES. I'LL WOR*T FOR EfTHER PARTV. A VOCVNTBEk. WHATEVER. OH VCAtf, I WENT THERE. NOW LETS 6ET DOWN TO BUS/NESS I UBAUY 6ET V/OLENT. Youth vote more important than ever and groups are reaching out MTV Choose or Lose to niche groups such as PunkVoter.com and faith-based Redeem the Vote. In the last presidential election, only 46 percent of 18- to 29-year-olds eligible Renee Gilinger was recently asking the to vote did vote, compared with 72 youthful, jeans-and-T-shirt crowd waiting percent of eligible people older than 30. In a tight presidential race, "a few in line for a heavy-metal concert, "Are you thousand votes one way or the other planning to vote?" Gilinger's outreach is part of what is could make a big difference," said shaping up to be the nation's biggest and Michael Delli Carpini, dean of the most expensive effort ever to get out the University of Pennsylvania's Annenberg School for Communication. youth vote. There are a number of explanations "It'scrazytoignorethisconstituency," said Gilinger, Pennsylvania director for for why young people do not vote. the Young Voter Alliance, a coalition of Some say it is a matter of obstacles: Democratic and Independent groups Registering or getting absentee ballots can working to register young people in seem difficult, especially if you are away five swing-vote states. at school. Others say civic participation "I got names and contact information is no longer engrained in youth, the way for 40 to 50 people/' she said. "That's 40 volunteerism is. And many young people to 50 people who never might have been say they are turned off by negative politics. asked" to vote. So what will it take to get 18- to 29-yearDozens of partisan and nonpartisan olds, a group that is split fairly evenly among groups have mobilized, ranging from Democrats, Republicans and independents, mainstays such as Rock the Vote and to the polls this November? By Wendy Tanakak Knight Ridder Tribune Crossword ACROSS 1 Jagged cut 5 Hot tub 8 Going astray 14 Regarding 15 Rower 16 Starlike object 17 Likely 19 Strike caller 20 Sea or way follower 21 Dress for Indira 23 Mental spark 24 Follow furtively 26 Firmest 28 L. Michaels' show 30 Disseminate 32 Grow less 33 Hawaiian dish 34 Weeders'tools 36 Corner tower 40 Place for the • night 41 Pesky critter 43 Marie Saint 44 Cancel out 46 Was dressed in 47 "Tell Laura I Love " 48 Make over 50 Tasty tuber 51 Ernie of the links 52 Cable car systems 56 Mother of Castor and Pollux 58 in good health 59 Tent entrance 61 Socially inept losers 64 Consume 66 Animated Disney classic 68 Smolder 69 Freudian concept I 2 3 See Solutions page 5 4 9 110 11 12 13 14 J 17 20 •• ^•23 ?4 Will it take street-level, personal canvassing? Appeals from celebrities? Or will it be the issues? Kelly Broil, 19, of Philadelphia, has friends in Iraq. "One friend died over there. It's a big issue for me." For Corinne Ertel, who also waited in line for the concert, this election is about jobs. "I'm definitely voting," the 23-year-old Philadelphia resident said. "I had to find three new jobs in the last two years. I had to take a cut in my pay. Taxes have gone up. Ifindit harder to pay my bills. I'm still a kid. I should still have fun." A recent poll by the Pew Research Center for the People and the Press found that 53 percent of registered voters 18 to 29 years old said they had given a lot of thought to the coming election, compared with 35 percent in 2000. "Do I expect voter turnout to be greater this year? Not really," said Donald Green, a political science professor at Yale University who has done extensive research on voting patterns since 1998. The limits to using student Wildcards for printing pages from computer labs were incorrect in the article "Student Senate Mulls Over Possibility of Restructuring Student Government" featured in Wednesday's issua There is a limit of 150 pages, which correlates to $4.50. 27 I •In connection with the Ogden Greek Festival, WSU philosophy club will present a discussion, "Troy: It Depends' on What You are Looking For," by Caril Jennings; 4:30 p.m.; Social Science Building, Room 235; free. For more information, call 626-6431. •WSU volleyball vs. Montana; 7 p.m.; Dee Events Center; $3 or $5. For more information, call 626-8500 or 1-800-WSUTIKS. •24, 25- Fred Garbo Inflatable Theater, unique inflatable inventions in an energetic, light-hearted family show; 7:30 p.m., matinee at 2 p.m. on Sat.; Val A. Browning Center Austad Auditorium; $8 or $5/students. For more information, call 636-8500 or 1-800-WSU-TIKS. •24, 25- Annual Ogden Greek Festival featuring food, dancing and culture; 10 a.m.-10p.m.; Holy Transfiguration Greek Orthodox Church (674 42nd St. in Ogden); $1 at the door. For more information, call 399-2231. Saturday, September 25 •Wilderness Recreation Center will have a Park City mountain bike trip across the Mid-Mountain trail, beginner friendly with some intermediate sections; 8 a.ra-5 p.m.; cost TEA with mountain bikes available for discounted rentaL For more information, caU 626-6373. •WSU women's soccer vs. Arizona; 11 a.nx; Swenson Gym EE. field; free For more information, call 626-7291. •WSU volleybaU vs. Montana State; 7 p.m.; Dee Events Center; $3 or $5. For more information, call 626-8500 or 1-800-WSUTIKS. •Nontraditional Student Services will hold a Nontrad Idol Karaoke Night; Shepherd Union Lair; free. For more information, call 626-7794. 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