LSU is hosting a days long, campus-spanning event on Oct. 29 and 30 called “Behind the Ballot: Examining the Influences and Trends Driving Modern Elections.”
There will be bipartisan political panels and discussions ranging from the history of voting rights to how campaigns use persuasive elements and the effect of election forecasting on voter behaviors.
Events will take place from 7:30 a.m to 10 p.m. on each day.
“No matter what your personal politics are, civic engagement is more than just a right—it’s our duty as citizens,” says LSU President F. King Alexander in a statement.
Monday’s sessions will close with a Secretary of State candidate’s forum at 7 p.m. in the Holliday Forum of the Journalism Building, with overflow seating in the Lawton Room of Tiger Stadium.
Tuesday’s events will include a presentation by The Advocate’s Walt Handelsman, a two-time Pulitzer Prize-winning political cartoonist. The symposium will culminate with a keynote presentation by The New York Times Op-Ed Editor James Dao, who will discuss “Publishing Anonymous: Opinion Journalism in a Polarized Age,” at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday in the LSU Student Union Theatre.
