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JordanKunigk,SaraFontenot,HayleyMagee
MediaKit:
TableofContents:
MediaBackgrounder
FrequentlyAskedQuestions
LogowithTagline
PotentialStoryIdeas
MediaClips 8
NewsStories
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PhotosofNoneoftheAboveClub
Sources
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Overview
TheNoneoftheAboveClubatWesternWashingtonUniversityisapoliticalclubwhosecentral
missionistoeducatepeopleaboutpoliticsthroughintellectualdiscussionandthoroughresearch.
ThisAssociatedStudentclubseekstoeliminatethedefaultoptionandeducatepeopleabout
politicsinanunbiasedmannerandprovideasafehavenforthosewhofeeltheydonotbelongto
acertainpoliticalparty.KatrinaHaffner,asenioratWestern,startedtheclubin2013duringher
sophomoreyeartoprovideanalternativeavenueforstudentstolearnaboutpolitics.Thereare
currentlyfivemembersintheNACandtheymeetbiweeklyinWilsonLibrary.
Current Activities
Withfivemembers,oneofPresidentKatrinaHaffnersgoalsfortheupcomingmonthsisto
expandtheirstudentoutreachintimeforthisyearselection.Shealsohopestobringawareness
tothirdpartycandidates,aswellasindependents,toeducatestudentsaboutotheroptionsoutside
ofthebipartisanship.Theyhaveyettoholdanymajoreventsorcampaigns,buttheclubdidhold
aviewingpartyforoneoftherecentpresidentialdebateslastOctober.OnApril19,NAChelda
meetingtodiscussthepoliticalandsocialthemesdiscussedintheAvatar:TheLastAirbender
andTheLegendofKorra.OnMay24,theNACwillhosttheHowwouldyouvoteina
Trump/Clintonelection?Theclubsstudentoutreachislimited.NAChasaFacebookgroupfor
studentstolearnabouttheirupcomingevents.
Key Terms
Bipartisan:Bipartisanistheinvolvementoftheagreementorcooperationoftwopoliticalparties
thatusuallyopposeeachother'spolicies.
Precinct:Aprecinctisaspaceenclosedbythewallsorotherboundariesofaparticularplaceor
building,orbyanarbitraryandimaginarylinedrawnaroundit.Thetermisoftenusedtoreferto
adivisionofapolicedepartmentinalargecity.
Battlegroundstate:Abattlegroundstateisonethatdoesnotconsistentlyleandemocraticor
republican.
Libertarian:LibertariansPromoteindividuallibertyinpersonalandeconomicaffairs,avoid
interventioninothernations'affairs,freetradeandmigration.
MillennialYouth:Millennialsareyouthbornbetweentheyears1982through2000.
Facts
HyperLocal:
TherearesevenpoliticalclubsonWWUsCampus(source).
WWUVotersProgramregistered3,000studentstovote,morethananyotherregional
universityinthestatecombined(source).
Morethen100studentsmetwithsenatorsandGov.JayInsleeinOlympiatolobbyfor
changeincongressionalsessions.(source).
Local:
54.6%ofWhatcomCountyvoterswereDemocratsduringthe2012election.
(Homefacts)
42.5%wereRepublicans(Homefacts)
2.9%wereIndependent(Homefacts)
Regional:
ArticleinSeattleTimesfrom2008saidthatthenewtoptwoprimarysystemessentially
haseliminatedtheirchancesofgettingtothegeneralelectionanddiscouragedmany
potentialcandidatesfromrunning,whendiscussingthirdparties.
WashingtonVotersisatanalltimehighof3,515,000voters.(SeattleP.I.)
In2012,75%ofpeopleovertheageof18wereregisteredtovote.(SecretaryofState)
Ofthat75%,81%ofthemactuallyvoted.(SecretaryofState)
National:
Millennialsrepresentmorethanonequarterofthenationalpopulation,83.1million
peoplefallwithinthisgroup
Only50%ofeligibleyouthvotersintheUnitedStatesvotedinthe2012election
ThemajorityofyoungvoterssupportedPresidentObamaovertheRepublicancandidate
inboththe2008and2012election
79%ofcollegestudentssaythattheyareregisteredtovote
16%ofcollegestudentssaytheyarepoliticallyactiveinapoliticalcampaign
(AssociationofAmerica)
By2015millennialswillaccountforonethirdoftheelectorate
79%ofcollegestudentssaythattheyareregisteredtovote(AssociationofAmerica)
16%ofcollegestudentssaytheyarepoliticallyactiveinapoliticalcampaign
(AssociationofAmerica)
Short Bio
KatrinaHaffneristhePresidentoftheNAC.SheisasenioratWWUandisdoublemajoringin
AnthropologyandTheater.HaffnerstartedthisclubafterbecomingPresidentofthestudentsfor
sustainabledrugpolicyatWWUinthebeginningofhersophomoreyearofcollege.Hergoals
fortheclubthisyearistobringmoreawarenesstothirdpartycandidatesintheupcoming
presidentialelections,toexpandthenumberofgroupmembersandhopefullyfindsomeonewho
willwanttotakeoverherpresidencyinthefall,whenshegraduates.
Contact:haffnek@students.wwu.edu,(210)3159402
Boiler Plate
TheNoneoftheAboveclubisanAssociatedStudentclubthatwasfoundedin2013.Theclubis
dedicatedtoeducatingpeopleaboutpoliticsinanunbiasedmannerandprovidingasafeplace
forpeoplewhofeeltheydonotbelongtoacertainparty.Theyaimtobringawarenesstothird
partiesandeliminatethedefaultoption.KatrinaHaffner,asenioranthropologyandtheatre
major,foundedtheNACduringhersophomoreyearandhasbeenthepresidentoftheclubfor
threeyears.Theclubcurrentlyhasfivemembers.
TheNoneoftheAboveClubisapoliticalclubwhosecentralmissionistoeducatepeopleabout
politicsthroughintellectualdiscussionandthoroughresearch.ThisAssociatedStudentclub
seekstoeliminatethedefaultoption(optionselectedautomatically)andeducatepeopleabout
politicsinanunbiasedmannerandprovideasafehavenforthosewhofeeltheydonotbelongto
acertainpoliticalparty.
2.Whenareclubmeetings?
TheNACtriestomeeteverytwoweeks.Wedoourbesttokeepeveryoneupdatedwiththe
schedulethroughourFacebookpage.
3.Whereareclubmeetings?
ClubmeetingsareheldatWesternWashingtonUniversityinAcademicWestroom205.
4.WhateventsdoestheNACputon?
OurmostrecenteventwasonApril19.TheNACheldameetingthatdiscussedthepolitical
themesseeninAvatar:TheLastAirbender.Duringwinterquarter,theNACairedthelibertarian
debate.Withthepresidentialelectionthisyear,weplantoairmostdebates,aswellasthe
meetingsthatallowattendeestoaskanyquestionstheymayhaveregardingpolitics.
5.HowcanIjointheclub?
LocatedontheFacebookpageisalinktotheOrgSyncaccountwhereyoucanjoin.Bestpart
isitsFREE!
Orjustclickonthislink:https://orgsync.com/56626/chapter
6.WherecanIfindmoreinformationabouttheNAC?
OurFacebookpagecontainstheNACsupcomingeventsandmeetings,aswellasthemission
statementandcontactinformation.Thisisourmostactiveplatform,sobesuretofollowus.
7.WhatarethebenefitsofjoiningtheNoneoftheAboveClub?
TheNACcanexpandyourknowledgeonnotjustaparticularpoliticalparty,butallofthem,
including:Democratic,Republican,Independent,andThirdParty.
8.Whatdoclubmeetingsconsistof?
DuringNACmeetings,wewatchvideosondifferentpoliticaltopics,discusscurrentevents,and
sharepersonalstoriesthatanyonemayhaveconcerningpolitics.
9.WhatifIdontknowanythingaboutpolitics?
Thenyoureintherightplace.Ourclubisdedicatedtoeducatingpeopleaboutpoliticsifyou
haveanyquestions,wearehappytoanswerthem.
10.WhocanIcontactaboutinformationregardingtheclub?
KatrinaHaffner,presidentoftheNAC,canbereachedathaffnek@students.wwu.edu
Orat
noneoftheaboveclubatwwu@gmail.com
KeepingPartisanoutofPolitics
Story Ideas
AstoryregardingKatrinaHaffner,presidentoftheNAC,graduatingthisFalland
openingupherspotaspresident.Includewhen,whereandwhotocontactsothat
potentialcandidatescanapplyfortheposition.
AWhatsNext?storyabouttheclubpostelectionseason.Wheretheyseethemselves
inayear,whattheywanttobecome.
AstoryaboutsomeoftheeventsthattheNoneoftheAboveClubisworkingtowards.
SuchastheirBernievsHilarydebate.
Astoryabouttheirinvolvementoncampuswithotherclubs,whattheyareworking
towardsdoingwiththeircollaborators.
Media Clips
VideoPSA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aiPTBgLlls
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KNJOypRvO14
https://youtu.be/3Jan2emW3vQ
Vine
https://vine.co/v/i0QjlieY65p
https://vine.co/v/i0IK3rHA3EI
News Stories
http://www.westernfrontonline.com/2016/05/21/republican-legislators-s
peak-on-gun-incident-presidential-election/
Pictures
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Sources
NewResearchonCollegeStudentsPoliticalViews.AssociationofAmericanColleges&
Universities.2008.AccessedApril18,2016.
https://www.aacu.org/publicationsresearch/periodicals/newresearchcollegestudentspoliticalv
iews
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Rolph,Amy."Washington'sRegisteredVotersSurpassRecord3.5Million."Seattlepi.com.
October7,2008.AccessedApril19,2016.
http://www.seattlepi.com/local/article/Washingtonsregisteredvoterssurpassrecord3512875
85.php
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SeattleVotersGuide.SeattleVotersGuide.AccessedApril17,2016.
http://www2.seattle.gov/ethics/votersguide.asp.
"VoterParticipationStatistics."Elections&Voting.AccessedApril17,2016.
http://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/voterparticipation.aspx
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WhatcomCounty,WAPoliticsandElectionData.Homefacts.AccessedApril17,2016.
http://www.homefacts.com/politics/Washington/WhatcomCounty.html
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