How Brown students got involved in the 2025 elections
By Amber Marcus-Blank | November 4Through canvassing, tracking voter registration and phonebanking, several campus organizations worked to increase political engagement.
Senior Staff Writer Amber Marcus-Blank is a senior staff writer covering undergraduate student life. She is a sophomore from outside of Boston studying Political Science and Public Health on the pre-law track. She is interested in working in politics and journalism in the future and enjoys playing soccer and making playlists in her free time.
Through canvassing, tracking voter registration and phonebanking, several campus organizations worked to increase political engagement.
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