In response to “April election set for Spring Break”:

This story is misleading. The headline itself makes it sound as though Wisconsin decided to hold the Spring elections during Spring Break. A more effective headline would have been “UW sets Spring Break during week of Spring Elections”. The claim in the article itself that elections during Spring Break will disenfranchise student voters is ridiculous as well. However, if that is a real concern, then the students can blame the UW for being disenfranchised.

If, as stated, the Spring break is immoveable, then instead of emphasizing the influence such a decision will have on elections, it should instead take a more proactive stance and make alerting students to the need to plan to vote absentee or in advance of their departure for Spring Break the primary focus.

Angela Close
Junior
English Major