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Rock the Vote was a bipartisan event, in which clubs did not align with any one candidate.

"We're trying to be really bipartisan; we are not taking a stand, we're just providing information for people to make their own informed choices," Smith said.

"We are trying to give solid information for each candidate unbiased," said Danielle Meyers '12, a member of STAND. "We have a little bit of information about their legislative history, like what bills they've co-sponsored and whatnot. Basically each candidate supports ending genocide in Darfur, but the problem is they haven't taken much action. So we basically compare what action they've each individually taken."

She said John McCain has voted for several initiatives to promote progress in Darfur and has co-sponsored one bill enforcing a no-fly zone in the region. Obama has co-sponsored six bills that enforce goals like civilian protection and divestment from companies that do business in Sudan.

Rebecca Hine '09, a member of SEA, explained, "We're here just because we want students to know about each candidate and what they stand for. Both candidates are more environmentally conscious than past candidates, so no matter what, there's going to be an improvement."

At the event, there was free pizza and T-shirt giveaways for registering students. There was live music, as well as a mechanical bull and a Democrat-versus-Republican jousting match on inflatable toys.

In an e-mail to the Justice, Diamond wrote, "The event was a success in our opinion since not only did we get students (and a few staff members) registered, but we gave students a good time, some free food and some basic education on the issues of this election."

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