Voter turnout in people aged 18-24 jumped by 18.3 per cent from the 2011 election to the 2015 election. It’s never been easier to make an informed decision of which candidate and party you want to support, so let’s keep that trend alive.
Editorial
The university missed an opportunity to lead by example with what could have been a powerful show of support for student activism in the face of a global emergency.
U of O students voted decisively in February to leave the SFUO behind and embrace the UOSU instead. But now that the dust of the union transition has settled, where did the enthusiasm of students go?
If you had the time, we could talk to you for hours about why it’s important to stay opted in to the work the Fulcrum produces. We thought an editorial might be the easier route for everyone.
The U of O’s English student news outlet, 77 years strong, is now publishing exclusively online. Follow along on our website and social media channels as we continue to produce the high-quality, award-winning journalism we’re known for.
To everyone who has supported us through each transition over the years, thank you for believing in student journalism.
If you support students unions and want to see changes at the U of O, start showing up. Show up for yourselves, show up for your peers, and show up for student interests.
Millennials (and their younger counterparts, Generation Z, if I may add) have been brought up in a world where feelings of burnout are the norm, congealed with rare and brief tides of stunted relaxation or comfort.
It’s time for students at the U of O to start being more involved in the democratic processes that directly impact both their lives and their education. In the 2014 general SFUO election, for example, just over 10 per cent of students voted, an embarrassingly low number. Squaring this number with the over 57 per cent of people aged 18 to 24 who voted in the 2015 federal election proves we can—and should—do better.
It’s a shame that this still needs to be said.
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