This week on the Three C’s: The Voter’s Guide Edition: SGA hosts conversations with interim president Jerry Tarrer, Student Engagement and Leadership hosts “I Am a Voter” button-making event and Columbia Votes encourages civic joy with Dance for Democracy.
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Welcome to the Three C’s with the Columbia Chronicle.
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Your go-to source for the top three things every Columbia College student, faculty and staff member needs to know this week.
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We are here to bring you credible information about our campus and provide the clarity you need on the issues that matter most.
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I’m your host, Greer Stewart.
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This week we’re talking about Conversation with the President, Dance for Democracy and the “I Am a Voter” button-making event with Columbia votes.
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Interim President and CEO Jerry Tarrer talked with students during SGA’s Conversations with the President about challenges students have been facing on campus.
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The sit-down meeting between SGA students and staff is similar to Let’s Chat events that SGA has hosted in recent years.
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Tarrer talked about the ongoing program review and assured that no programs are being cut for the upcoming semester.
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Visit columbiachronicle.com for more information on the event, Conversation with the President held by SGA.
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Columbia Votes hosts Dance for Democracy to celebrate joy through dance and rhythm.
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The event, held on the fifth floor of the student center, was guided by two dance instructors:
Jennifer Edgcomb for global rhythms and Wilfredo Rivera for Latin Jazz.
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Attendees were encouraged to use the space to demonstrate civic engagement and celebrate community.
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No previous dance experience was needed.
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On Wednesday, October 16th, Columbia Votes hosted the “I Am a Voter” button-making workshop in the makerspace.
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Students were encouraged to learn more about the election from fellow Columbia Vote students, including junior and marketing major Eryn Young.
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Eryn Young: We’re just making voting buttons to rev people up so they can go out and vote on November 5th and just, you know, make people excited about their civic privilege because not everybody was always allowed to vote.
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So letting people know, like, yeah, you got it like that.
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Like you can go out and vote and make an impact.
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Be sure to follow @ColumbiaChivotes for more voter-friendly events and for more information on how you can make your voice heard in this upcoming election.
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Be sure to also check out Chronversations for weekly campus highlights.
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I’m Greer Stewart.
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Thanks for listening.
