Volume 126 Issue 35
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Thursday, October 24, 2013
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KAITLYN KLEIN
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The Student Legislative Awareness Board is trying to inform and push registration as part of an annual voter registration drive sponsored by Student Senate.
Eric Hurrt, SLAB chair and government relations director for Student Senate, said registering voters is part of his job.
The drive is part of civic en
gagement and KU Leadership, Oct. 20 to Oct. 31, sponsored by Student Senate and the Dole Institute of Politics.
SLAB Media Director Natalie Parker said the voter registration drive is great for showing students how easy it is to register.
"Personally, why I wanted help with this is because I want to get more people aware of not only elections, but that they can vote," she said.
Parker and Hurtt said they do not want students to be intimidated by the process or the paperwork because the first step takes only a minute.
"It's tough to get people in passing to want to take care of business like this," Hurtt said. "But, when they do stop by, they are always happy they did it."
All students have to do is stop by the table, which is alternating from Watson Library's front lawn to in front of Wescoe Hall, and fill out the form.
According to the Public Affairs Director in the Office of the Kansas Secretary of State, V. Kay Curtis, SLAB members will drop of the registration forms at the county clerk's office to be processed. After students register, the county clerk will send them a letter requesting proof of citizenship as part of a Kansas voting law that passed in 2011.
SLAB will be registering voters at their table every day from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. until Oct. 31.
Once the county clerk has all the information, a confirmation card is sent to registered voters to notify them of their polling place.
For more information on how to register to vote and about the SAFE Act, visit.gotovoterid.com.
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HANNAH BARLING
She said Lawrence is hands down the most artsy place she has lived in, and there is a lot of support in the city for any type of art.
"It has definitely helped me gain confidence because the people here are just so supportive," Alderman said.
Alderman moved to Lawrence from New Jersey nine years ago. She was a student at the University her freshman year and attended Johnson County Community College her second. But over the summer she decided to pursue what she believed she was meant to do.
Alderman knew she would end up following her dream, but living in Lawrence helped because of the opportunities within the community.
But there was something bigger that was ultimately compelling her to pursue her dream: sheer passion.
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At the age of 8, she wrote her first song. Now 20-year-old Lindsey Alderman has written hundreds of songs, signed a record deal and will be moving to Atlanta in a couple weeks.
"I don't think you can be successful with anything unless it's truly a passion in your heart," Alderman said. "Because when you have that passion, even when you fall, you're still going to be motivated to get back up because you want it so bad."
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Day by day she recorded and wrote songs while in Atlanta, leading up to a showcase for major label executives. Alderman is now signed as a solo artist to Shongia Onye Entertainment, which is partnered with Interscope Records. She will be writing and recording while working toward the release of her debut album.
"Despite the pressures of society to follow a certain type of routine, don't be afraid to break the mold." Alderman said. "Whatever you do, you should never try and fit in."
"It is unbelievable all the opportunities I have been given," Alderman said. "It makes me feel like this is what I'm supposed to do because once I started pursuing it, everything opened up."
Alderman said it has been a blessing with how fast everything has happened, and encourages any aspiring musical artists to stay true to themselves.
Alderman considers herself an R&B pop artist with hip-hop influence. She grew up listening to artists such as Mariah Carey, Usher, Britney Spears, Beyonce and the late Sam Cooke, who has been called the King of Soul. She said the passion and soulfulness in R&B draws her to it.
For updates on her musical journey to the release of her first album, follow @itzthelindz on Twitter and Instagram.
The end of August was Alderman's first week in Atlanta. She went back in September, and in a matter of three weeks signed a record deal.
Songwriting is just as much Alderman's passion as performing. She has written countless songs, and whether it's an entire piece or a simple verse, she writes every day. Her love of words and writing led her to audition for a songwriting competition in Atlanta — where she met her current manager — which was the start of a domino effect to her recent success. She was introduced to influential music moguls and opportunities flooded in from there.
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