By Noah Bell
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In the wake of the Presidential-Election, there are many divisions between those with differing opinions, and senior Eliza Davis stepped in to help.
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Davis has been interested in politics ever since she was young, but she made it her duty to get involved by holding a rally on Monday in the Mustang Mall with the goal to advocate peace.
“I was really pleased by how [the rally] went,” Davis said. “Everyone who spoke was insightful and did a fantastic job.”
In order to inform students about the rally, Davis decided to use social media.
“I asked Associated Student Body if I could borrow their equipment and then got the rally approved by the administration,” Davis said. “Most of the information for the rally was spread through a Facebook event. I also had an announcement in the bulletin.”
Davis’ passion for politics is a result of her political idols, she said. She wrote an essay about her most influential idols, including Hillary Clinton, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Wendy Davis, Elizabeth Warren and Rachel Maddow, two weeks ago.
Davis is a member of the League of Women Voters, an organization that supports voting rights for women, and she worked alongside the group to register voters in the recent election. She also helped prepare for multiple voter information nights with the League of Women voters, who organized them to help voters understand the ballot initiatives.
“I would like to see people be more engaged,” Davis said. “A big reason that the election turned out the way it did was people not coming out to vote.”
According to Davis, teen years are a key time in every person’s life to form strong personal opinions and discover which political party fits them, especially at a time when many factors could affect one’s vote. In the future, Davis plans to keep informing people on issues and encouraging others to vote.
“We are at the age where we are formulating our own political opinions,” Davis said. “It’s important for us to speak up for those beliefs and learn to have civil discourse on controversial issues.”
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