According to USA Today, this election year there are 41 million Generation Z voters, with 8 million of them being first-time voters.
Many have said this is the most important election in our nation’s history, but what are some of the key issues being discussed this election cycle?
I interviewed University of Texas students on campus about their top issue this election and whether they were able to vote. I spoke with Kevin Gonzalez Hernandez, a sophomore from Miami studying biomedical engineering at the Cockrell School of Engineering; Layla Sullivan, a sophomore from Tyler, Texas, studying radio, television and film at the Moody College of Communication; and Dylan Snow, a sophomore from Richmond, Texas, studying mathematics at the College of Natural Sciences.
While many may argue about the outcome of the election, Dylan Snow points out one issue no one could disagree on.
“With the Republicans taking over the Senate and the House, it kind of leads to more worry,” he said, “because th...