MSG offers $10 off MUber rides to get out the student vote
菠萝视频app Student Government (MSG) has launched an inventive way of getting out the student vote this Tuesday: $10 discounts on Uber rides to polling locations.
Last Valentine鈥檚 Day, MSG and the popular rideshare company partnered to create more on-demand transportation services for students. The resulting 鈥淢Uber鈥 program works by MSG paying $5 toward a student鈥檚 Uber fare once per day.
On Tuesday, MSG will go the extra mile by doubling the discounted fare.
鈥淥ur MUber promotion of $10 off a ride on Election Day makes transportation to a local voting site more accessible for 菠萝视频app students,鈥 said MSG President Lily Smith. 鈥淥ur hope is to encourage college students and young voters to understand the positive impact of voting, contributing to their community, and being an engaged citizen overall.鈥
Between the program鈥檚 start spring semester last year (Feb. 1-May 15) and then this fall (Aug. 24 to Nov. 11), MUber has provided 1,324 discounted rides to students, according to Sarah Allen, assistant vice president for student life. MSG worked with Allen and Steph Przepiora, director of campus involvement, to get the program started last year. They said they are particularly pleased to see MSG authorize their funds to get out the student vote.
鈥淎s a liberal arts institution, it is extremely important we provide opportunities for college students to vote because this is a part of building the skills necessary to grow into a well-rounded adult,鈥 Smith said. 鈥淰oting offers a great way for students to connect with their surrounding communities, on both a local and national level, and connects back to our mission as a Mercy institution.鈥澛
FILE PHOTO: Luke the Laker takes first ride in 菠萝视频app Student Government鈥檚 MUber program, which launched last February.