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TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION<\/a>) \u2014 In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, a Troy University typography class was tasked with creating a nonpartisan campaign encouraging people to vote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cYou can say that you believe all you want,” said junior graphic design major Icie Wallace. “Until you take action on what you believe, no change can be made.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Take action make change.” That’s the phrase Wallace based her most recent typography project on. Wallace says it was an eye-opening experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cIn researching how many young people vote, just in it of itself, I realized that I wasn\u2019t registered to vote when I started this project,” Wallace said. “It helped me get into more depth and research how I can register, getting my family members to register, encouraging my brother, having discussions with friends respectfully about things that are going on in the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

ELECTION COVERAGE: Pike county residents, Troy students cast their ballots in presidential election<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

With new generations, we are the ones in charge of taking the reins and growing the world to the place that we want it to be.<\/p>Junior graphic design major Icie Wallace<\/cite><\/blockquote><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement<\/a> (CIRCLE), less than 15% of Alabamians ages 18-29 voted in the 2022 midterm election. These statistics inspired the students in assistant professor Thiffany Belda’s class to target younger generation voters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belda is an assistant professor of design. She says this project has helped her students realize the impact their work can have on others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThey were very surprised,” Belda told TrojanVision. “Not just by how much their vote counts, but by how much their design skills can be used for civic engagement.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belda’s art students even got to see their designs on display.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cProfessor Stagl got us connected with the Office of Civic Engagement<\/a>,” Belda said. “They had a voter registration booth so that gave our students an opportunity to design for that, and connect with other students.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Belda says it’s important for everyone to realize the impact that this election has on the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cOne of the international students turned to me and said, I don\u2019t understand, you are asking international students to teach the national students to vote? And I said to him, I understand it doesn\u2019t make a lot of sense, but whoever becomes the next president of the United States will impact not people here, but the people globally.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TROY, Ala. (TROJANVISION) \u2014 In the weeks leading up to the presidential election, a Troy University typography class was tasked with creating a nonpartisan campaign encouraging people to vote.<\/p>\n

\u201cYou can say that you believe all you want,” said junior graphic design major Icie Wallace. “Until you take action on what you believe, no change…<\/p>\n

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