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[email protected]. Friday, Oct. 22, 2004 • Gazette • Page 1 Langston University Langston, OK 73050 GazetteGazetteVolume 66, No. 7 October 22, 2004 Activists urge HBCU students to vote SPECIAL TO THE GAZETTE FROM BLACKCOLLEGEWIRE.ORG and the ending of the war,” Jack- noticeable majority pushed the son said. “When you decide to Democratic Party agenda and ith the national election less come alive and choose future over counted on being welcomed by a Wthan three weeks away, his- funerals and hope over dope, you well-established base of support- torically black colleges and univer- can change the dynamic of the ers on many campuses. Republi- sities have become magnets for get- playing field and shape our world. cans also have stepped up their out-and-vote activists and the Go vote!” appeal to young black voters; presidential candidates’ campaigns. Some in the parade of celebri- President Bush’s support for his- Many have targeted African- ties, civil rights leaders, hip-hop torically black colleges has become American students with voter artists, activists and politicians had a staple of the Republican campaign.