Proud Student Fulfills Civic Duty by Voting for Random Candidates
Brock Heard performed his civic duty of democratic participation last Friday, taking advantage of the MSC’s convenient location for early voting.
Heard, like many Aggies, is not from Brazos County. However, this did not even slightly hinder his ability to cast a ballot. If it came to a point where he did not know anything about the candidates or their positions, Heard simply picked the one that sounded the most familiar or had the coolest name. “What’s important is that I voted for every position,” Heard told The Mugdown.
Heard’s parents were thrilled to hear that he voted. “I was so excited to tell my family!” Heard said. “We take a lot of pride in political participation.”
Over the past few days, the MSC has been host to a large number of students wearing “I Voted!” stickers. Heard says that this motivated him significantly, as it would have embarrassed him not to have a sticker. “Besides, voting only takes, like, 35 seconds,” Heard said.
Heard, a Political Science major, further explained that the importance of voting cannot be overstated. Had he decided not to vote, then his opinion on important things like locally-held offices, which affect citizens’ day-to-day lives, would have gone completely unnoticed. “Even if I didn’t always know what I was voting for, at least I took a stand,” said Heard after exiting the MSC.
Heard, a graduating senior, will likely be moving back to his home state of Colorado this spring and is reportedly a bit disappointed he will not get to experience the impact of his decision to vote.
⎻West Campus Mirage
Voting Day is on March 6th in Texas.
Did you see her? Did you not see her? West Campus Mirage is as much a figment of our imagination as she is yours. Supposedly, she can’t come to meetings because all of her classes are on West Campus. Yet, no one has actually seen her in real life, only on the Bush School website.