The Associated Students of UC Berkeley’s Vote Coalition recently hosted a free concert on Sproul Plaza to help drum up interest and excitement in the upcoming election. (Photo: Robert Durrell)

Voting is a solemn responsibility and an essential part of maintaining our democracy. That doesn’t mean it can’t also be a lot of fun.

That was the case on a recent Friday night at UC Berkeley, when hundreds of students gathered for Votechella, a free concert cohosted by the Associated Students of UC Berkeley Vote Coalition.

Dance-punk sensation The Dare rocked the capacity crowd on Sproul Plaza, following an opening set from DJ Mandy (a UC Berkeley environmental studies student by day). Student volunteers took the stage, flanked the plaza and circulated in the crowd, answering election questions and offering on-site voter registration.

Votechella is just one example of how UC students are mobilizing this election season. On campus, in their hometowns and across California, our students are doing their part to keep our democracy strong.

Read the whole story from the UC Newsroom

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