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Turn Up Your Support

Catharine Richert

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St. Olaf College in Northfield has one of the highest voter turnouts in the country. In 2020, nearly 90 percent of eligible Oles cast a ballot. Getting out the vote is a big part of the school’s civic engagement work. But equally important is an effort to train students on better ways to discuss politics with people they disagree with.

Over a recent lunch hour in the St. Olaf student union, senior Mazen Nour set out to recruit some of his peers to become election ambassadors — students who encourage other students to vote. 

St. Olaf election project drives turnout, primes students for more productive political conversations

Two young men shake hands, a third stands hoding a button

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St. Olaf election project drives turnout, primes students for more productive political conversations

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