{"id":6646,"date":"2024-01-29T15:28:39","date_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/?p=6646"},"modified":"2024-01-29T15:28:40","modified_gmt":"2024-01-29T21:28:40","slug":"students-navigate-the-challenges-of-voting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/index.php\/2024\/01\/29\/students-navigate-the-challenges-of-voting\/","title":{"rendered":"Students navigate the challenges of voting"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"585\" src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Voting-1024x585.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6647\" srcset=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Voting-1024x585.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Voting-300x171.jpg 300w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Voting-768x438.jpg 768w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Voting-1536x877.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Voting-2048x1169.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>UTRGV Main Building on the Brownsville campus<br>Pete Mendoza \/ Vaquero Radio<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/utrgvradio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/01\/Voting0129_mezcla.mp3\"><\/audio><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-drop-cap\">As the 2024 Primary Elections approach, many faculty and students have their own opinions and beliefs when it comes to voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV information systems sophomore Karla Trevino said being uninformed was a key issue for her.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cMy biggest concern is that we\u2019re not so informed in the people we\u2019re voting [for] and it\u2019s hard to get informed,\u201d Trevino said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UTRGV Political Science Professor Mark Kaswan said gathering information to be able to vote is not always easy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cPolitical system is not really set up in a way that makes it easy for people to know what\u2019s going on,\u201d Kaswan said. \u201cYou have to find reliable news sources; news sources that you can trust.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaswan adds there are a few ways to stay informed. One way is visiting candidates\u2019 official websites, the Hidalgo County and the Cameron County Elections Departments and a website called VOTE 411.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Other students such as psychology junior Anahi Garcia said she did not like the timing of the ballots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cI know some people can get real busy\u201d she said. \u201cEven people that really care and wanna vote can\u2019t find the time.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaswan said it doesn\u2019t take long to vote. What is time consuming is the research put into the candidates.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>He said unfortunately Texas does not provide information to voters about elections and candidates like other states do.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many students also focused their concerns on immigration border policies and the economy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaswan said immigration has always been a tough issue and has always been a concern in the Valley.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p> \u201cHere in the Valley and pretty much anywhere in the country, the first thing that people will talk about is the economy,\u201d he said. \u201cThey\u2019re going to talk about jobs. They\u2019re going to talk about inflation.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Science and health care administration graduate student Sophie Vega said she cared the most about public health.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-pullquote\"><blockquote><p>\u201cJust making it so someone who is trying to access health care can go to different clinics, can go to different specialists and they have that easily accessible records to them,\u201d Vega said.<\/p><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Kaswan said many people recently have focused on health care because of the issues with women\u2019s health. 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