As fall draws near student groups are working to bring the presidential election to their campus peers. This summer the Northwestern University Associated Student Government voted to allow partisan student groups to receive formal recognition on campus in preparation for the November election. Partisan groups will now be allowed to attend activities fairs and reserve meeting space on campus. Two students at Dartmouth, in an effort to make presidential politics more enticing for students, recently launched Brobama.org, a website dedicated to translating campaign coverage and political news into student-friendly terms. Even Senator Richard Durbin of Illinois is working to engage young voters. Durbin recently introduced a bill that would require all colleges and universities that receive federal funding to offer voter registration services to students. In Lansing Michigan, home of Michigan State University, citizens noticed the lack of a powerful youth vote: the presidential primary came and went without much excitement. Students and community members blamed the lower voter turnout on the lack of students in Lansing for the summer, but anticipate big voter turnout among students in November.

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