The Crow's Nest

U.S. election deadline fast approaching

Oct. 9 is the last day to register to vote in the Nov. 6 general election. In addition to the presidential vote, Floridians will vote on 11 proposed constitutional amendments on issues including abortion, health care and property tax limitations.

As of Sept. 30, Pinellas county had 223,747 registered Republicans, 228,362 registered Democrats and 162,710 voters registered to another party or no party affiliation.

Pinellas county residents can register to vote on the Pinellas County Supervisor of Elections website. Students registered in other counties or states can request an absentee ballot from their home board of elections.

Voter suppression talk this week

Political science professor Seth McKee will give a lecture, “Democracy Under Siege?: An Assessment of Contemporary Voter Suppression” on Oct. 3 at the Nelson Poynter Memorial Library at 2 p.m.

The talk is free and open to the public.

SG resolves controversial grant request funding

The Crow’s Nest published a story last week about the Student Government Senate freezing a $3,000 Anthropology Club grant request to attend a prestigious San Francisco conference.

Anthropology Club President Emily Gorman said the club would send seniors planning to pursue graduate studies in the field; SG Attorney General Paul Jones said this exclusivity violated SG statutes for use of Activity and Service fees.

SG unfroze the account on Sept. 26. Jones said the club “agreed to open the process for all students.”