<p>A friend of mine whose kid went to Duke said that after the lacrosse team rape charge fiasco, many Duke students were so outraged by the actions of the local prosecutor that registered to vote in Durham. To me, this is an example of how students are “residents” in that they are impacted by local politics (in this case, the prosecutor).</p>
<p>Heck, I think it would solve a lot of problems if they just raised the driving age to 18, the voting age to 25, the draft age to 30, and the drinking age to 50. (JK)</p>
<p>BTW, I just found out that my S registered to vote in the state of his school, where he thinks his vote will count more. I don’t know if that is “right” but that is the way the rules are written.</p>