Stoked to vote - The Rider Newspaper

Lauren Contreras, assistant director for Student Activities (left) encourages education sophomore Paty Sanchez to vote and participate in the current elections Tuesday during the Rope the Vote Pizza Party on the Chapel lawn on the Edinburg campus. The event was hosted by the UTRGV Division of Governmental & Community Relations to celebrate the beginning of early voting. MARIANA GOMEZ/THE RIDER PHOTOS

Denisce Palacios, a political science and international business senior, signs a poster provided by the UTRGV Division of Governmental & Community Relations for anyone who wanted to share their opinion on why voting matters. The Rope the Vote Pizza Party took place Tuesday on the Chapel lawn on the Edinburg campus.

Students are informed about early voting dates and are encouraged by the UTRGV Division of Governmental & Community Relations to practice their right to vote during the Rope the Vote Pizza Party event held Tuesday on the Chapel lawn in Edinburg.