Over a quarter of college students reported in 2010 that they did not register to vote because of the lack of information about registration or because they missed the deadline. Whether it is due to apathy or busy-ness, students and young voters only made up about 19 percent of the 2008 electorate, according to the Campus Vote Project.

Sophomore Christian Bickley said he isn’t registered to vote but understands the importance of being registered and, consequently, voting.

“I’m not registered to vote because I’m lazy and because I have no idea how to do it,” Bickley said. “I need to do it. It’s important because everyone can make a difference with just one vote.”

Baker Serves, the campus volunteer organization, tried to improve the statistics with its Voter Registration Day on Tuesday in the Long Student Center.

The club set up a table with laptops where students could register to vote with just a few clicks.

Baker Serves President, sophomore Ryenn Johns, wasn’t registered to vote before Tuesday. Actually, Johns said only two people in the club itself said they were registered to vote. Johns said she, along with the rest of the club members who weren’t registered, had never taken the time out of their day to sign up.

With that in mind, the idea to help students register was born.

“This is the simplest way to do it,” Johns said about the online registration form. “We want to make sure our campus has people involved in things that make America, America.”

Campus clubs like the Baker University College Republicans and Baker University College Democrats also try to spread awareness of elections. University College Republicans club President Lauren Freking said that both clubs are available for students as a means to create and foster political interest on the campus.

“I think it’s good to join either club because when you go to a meeting for an organization like this, you’ll hear a speaker or you’ll hear about the polls, so you kind of get an idea of what the outcome of the election will be or what you want the outcome of the election to be,” Freking said.

The University College Republicans hope to bring in speakers and reach students via social media to help spread election awareness, during what Freking calls this big election year.

“It’s always good for college students to explore what they believe,” Freking said. “I think it’s ignorant to be completely one-sided when it comes to politics because there’s no way one person could completely align themselves one way or the other. “

Although the Campus Vote Project study said college students were 9 percent more likely to vote than their peers who weren’t in higher education, Freking believes there still needs to be a bigger push for political involvement on college campuses.

“I think it’s important because the majority of people don’t vote at all,” Freking said. “We want to start fostering a political discussion in college at least because if you don’t start now, when will you?”

Most students will want to be a part of the economy post-graduation by getting a job in the workforce. Freking hopes they start taking action now, because students too have a voice and can influence the “legitimacy” of the government to make an impact outside of Baker’s campus.