Students don’t think municipal elections concern them

With the upcoming mayoral elections, many students say they are excluded at the municipal levels and the final outcome doesn’t affect them.

Saverio Posa, 22, is a liberal studies student at the University of Windsor.

“I let the people who have a desire for that have their involvement and I just pay my taxes. I feel like once I get a little bit older and start worrying about my finances a little more then I’ll start worrying about it a little more.”

Posa is from the U.S. and said it is interesting in Windsor because although there are many students who shy away from voting, it doesn’t necessarily make them voiceless.

“If you look at the city from a point of employment, job opportunities are very scarce,” Posa said.

He said if there was a politician who offered more job opportunities he would definitely follow the mayoral running more closely.

Another student who is in the accelerated paralegal program also said she will not be voting.

“I would be more likely to vote if the politicians provided more information with what they were going to do with the city,” said Rebecca Sarkis, 21.

Sarkis said social media needs to have more information on campaigns and issues before voting because it is much easier than going out and getting a paper to find the information.

Sarkis said one thing she wants to see from the mayor’s office and council is that they improve driving conditions in the area, especially for people coming from the county.

Students said that they will be more likely to get involved with the elections if more effort is put into informing them of issues that concern them.