{"162481":{"#nid":"162481","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Student-Led Efforts Educate Peers on Political Issues","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EVoters will elect the next president of the United States in just 19 days, and some may be overwhelmed as they prepare to cast an educated vote. Jason Lupuloff, a third-year public policy and industrial engineering major, hopes to ease the process of learning about candidates and issues for other students.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EWith peers from Tech and other universities, Lupuloff started \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/whygenerationweekly.org\u0022\u003EWhy Gen Weekly\u003C\/a\u003E, a website devoted to educating students about politics.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIt\u2019s for and by college-aged students and is done in a simple way,\u201d said Lupuloff. New content each week is devoted to a specific political issue, with a news section complemented by columns from conservative, liberal and libertarian students. Articles are kept\u0026nbsp;concise because Lupuloff knows students are busy.\u0026nbsp;The site\u0027s name comes from the\u0026nbsp;\u0022Generation Y\u0022 moniker given to the college-aged demographic and the spirit of inquiry Lupuloff hopes to inspire.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cI learned that the majority of my friends and peers aren\u2019t that informed, and our age group isn\u2019t as active as it should be,\u201d he said. \u201cIn the 2008 election, nearly 50 percent of the college-aged demographic voted, but that\u2019s not enough.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EAndr\u00e9s Celed\u00f3n believes it\u2019s important for students to be politically aware regardless of voting status. The fourth-year public policy major from Colombia is not eligible himself, but that hasn\u2019t stopped him from being involved with Georgia Tech College Republicans (GTCR) and campaigning for his party\u2019s candidates, including presidential candidate Mitt Romney. \u0026nbsp;\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cThere\u2019s no excuse not to vote if you\u2019re eligible,\u201d Celed\u00f3n\u0026nbsp;said. \u201cYou should do your own research or get in touch with GTCR or College Democrats at Georgia Tech to learn about the issues.\u201d\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EOn \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=161671\u0022\u003EMonday, Oct. 29\u003C\/a\u003E, GTCR, the African American Student Union and Jackets for Obama will collectively host a debate on which party should be more appealing to minorities. A week prior, at its Monday, Oct. 22 meeting, GTCR will host a guest speaker to discuss a proposed \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ballotpedia.org\/wiki\/index.php\/Georgia_Charter_Schools,_Amendment_1_(2012)\u0022\u003Echarter schools amendment\u003C\/a\u003E, which Georgia voters will also make their voices heard on come Nov. 6. An \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.ballotpedia.org\/wiki\/index.php\/Georgia_Multi-Year_Rental_Agreements,_Amendment_2_(2012)\u0022\u003Eamendment regarding multiyear lease agreements\u003C\/a\u003E for the General Assembly will be on Georgia\u2019s Nov. 6 ballot as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn all their efforts, students are encouraging their classmates to become educated on current politics and decide on a candidate.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u201cIssues that may not seem like a big deal now are going to be big once you enter the workforce,\u201d said Andrew Mullins, GTCR chairman.\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EStudents can keep up with \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/whygenerationweekly.org\u0022\u003EWhy Gen Weekly\u003C\/a\u003E as it posts new content each Monday at 5 p.m., as well as on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/facebook.com\/whygenweekly\u0022\u003EFacebook\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/twitter.com\/whygenweekly\u0022\u003ETwitter\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/facebook.com\/wreckthevote\u0022\u003EWreck the Vote\u003C\/a\u003E will gather students for the last presidential debate viewing party on \u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/gatech.edu\/calendar\/event.html?nid=161711\u0022\u003EMonday, Oct. 22\u003C\/a\u003E, at 9 p.m. in the Student Center Theater.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003EWhy Gen Weekly makes it easy for students to learn about politics, and student organizations host events to get their classmates ready to vote on Nov. 6.\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Why Gen Weekly makes it easy for students to learn about politics, and student organizations host events to get their classmates ready to vote on Nov. 6."}],"uid":"27469","created_gmt":"2012-10-16 14:25:35","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:12:58","author":"Kristen Bailey","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2012-10-16T00:00:00-04:00","iso_date":"2012-10-16T00:00:00-04:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"162691":{"id":"162691","type":"image","title":"Campus Rally","body":null,"created":"1449178908","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:41:48","changed":"1475894799","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:39","alt":"Campus Rally","file":{"fid":"195461","name":"flags.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/flags_0.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/flags_0.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":417097,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/flags_0.jpg?itok=HK24uK3m"}},"162661":{"id":"162661","type":"image","title":"Why Gen Weekly","body":null,"created":"1449178908","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 21:41:48","changed":"1475894799","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:46:39","alt":"Why Gen Weekly","file":{"fid":"195459","name":"screen_shot_2012-10-16_at_4.23.12_pm.png","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/screen_shot_2012-10-16_at_4.23.12_pm_0.png","image_full_path":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/screen_shot_2012-10-16_at_4.23.12_pm_0.png","mime":"image\/png","size":432877,"path_740":"http:\/\/tlwarc.hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/screen_shot_2012-10-16_at_4.23.12_pm_0.png?itok=9K7mfxOU"}}},"media_ids":["162691","162661"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/whygenerationweekly.org\/","title":"YGenWeekly"},{"url":"http:\/\/gtrepublicans.com\/","title":"Georgia Tech College Republicans"},{"url":"http:\/\/www.facebook.com\/TechDems","title":"College Democrats of Georgia Tech"},{"url":"http:\/\/facebook.com\/wreckthevote","title":"Wreck the Vote"},{"url":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gtyal","title":"Young Americans for Liberty at Georgia Tech"}],"groups":[{"id":"1214","name":"News Room"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"8862","name":"Student Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"45401","name":"2012 Presidential Election"},{"id":"46541","name":"Andr\u00e9s Celed\u00f3n"},{"id":"46511","name":"andrew mullins"},{"id":"6271","name":"College Republicans"},{"id":"46531","name":"debates"},{"id":"46521","name":"gtcr"},{"id":"44241","name":"jackets for obama"},{"id":"46551","name":"jason lupuloff"},{"id":"3177","name":"politics"},{"id":"46501","name":"y gen weekly"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022mailto:kristen.bailey@comm.gatech.edu\u0022\u003EKristen Bailey\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003EInstitute Communications\u003C\/p\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":[],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}