My name is Ronni Butts, a junior North Carolina Central University student, Campus Echo Newspaper reporter at-large, and future political reporter.

When senior political science student Alexis Staten realized that her faded student ID photo was unrecognizable, she feared that she wouldn’t be able to vote in the 2024 presidential election. So, she sparked an initiative to replace students’ Eagle Cards for free, saving students from voting provisionally at the polls.
As an out-of-state student, Staten would not have been able to use her New Jersey driver’s license to vote unless she registered to vote in Durham County 90 days before Election...

Hundreds of N.C. Central University students waited in anticipation for the presidential election results in the New Student Center lobby Tuesday night.
“I just wanted to come out and watch history unfold in real life,” said sophomore sports medicine major Gabrielle Beale.
The lobby overflowed with students, leading students to bring in outdoor seating and pushing students to watch and socialize in the game room, on the stairs, in the upstairs lobby, and down nearby hallways.
Cheering erupted up...

Leading up to Election Day, some N.C. Central University students said that they intended to vote, despite recent incidents of voter interference around the country.
There appears to be no cases of interference or intimidation in North Carolina. However, several states across the country have each faced incidents since early voting began.
Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, has been outspoken in her efforts to assure voters that this election will be secure.
“There’s no upside to disrup...

In a swing state like North Carolina, students could cast the deciding vote to determine the results of the presidential election. But, some N.C. Central University students have no plans to vote.
According to an anonymous poll conducted by the Campus Echo in September and October, 93.4% of students are registered to vote, yet only 84.8% plan on voting.
“No matter who we vote for, the economy is still going to decline. I don’t feel like any real change has occurred,” said one student anonymously...

Doug Emhoff, Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris’ husband, and sister, Maya Harris, rallied voters in the Research Triangle just days after vice presidential nominee Gov. Tim Walz’s visit on Thursday.
Emhoff and Harris made their first stop at the Raleigh home of Senah Andrews, who ran for the N.C. House in 2018, to speak at a canvass launch. The two were introduced by several speakers, including Andrews, N.C. Rep. Allison Dahle, and U.S. Rep. Wylie Nickel.
“The path to...