Facts and snacks make U.S. Constitution Day at FTC informative and fun
The League of Women Voters joined the FTC event to promote voter registration on Citizenship Day.
By Isabella Escobar
Who was the oldest person to sign the U.S. Constitution? If you correctly guessed Benjamin Franklin, then you would’ve scored a patriotic snack at Five Towns College’s Constitution Day Facts and Snacks event on September 17th. Students popped by the Constitution Day table in the Upbeat during the Common Hour event to celebrate the 1787 signing of the U.S. Constitution and answer trivia questions to win White Castle sliders or apple pie. Correct answers also earned students the chance to ring the victory bell.
Lindsey Meakem, the new Director of Student Activities, who co-hosted the table with Assistant Dean of Campus Life, Michael Cavalli, emphasized how Five Towns marked this special occasion. “We’re doing trivia and snacks to promote more information and more knowledge about the U.S. Constitution. We hope that we are encouraging students to learn a little bit more about history.”
Sophomore Mass Comm Audio major, Joshua Clopper, expressed interest in the event, noting that the topic can often be overlooked, saying, “I think it’s pretty cool because not many people know about the Constitution. We’re not really taught about it that much in school. I think it’s nice to get more attention to it [the Constitution].”
In addition to the Constitution Day trivia table, the League of Women Voters (LWV) was present to commemorate Citizenship Day. LWV member Karen Anderson encouraged students to register to vote and demonstrated how simple it is to get an early mail-in ballot. “Today is Constitution Day, but it’s also Citizenship Day. The League of Women Voters believes that all citizens should vote, so we’re here to register anyone who wants to register or to help get an early ballot. So, you don’t even have to leave the house to vote,” said Anderson.
Students appreciated the creativity to engage them on this historical day. “The questions, honestly, get you thinking, do you really know the Constitution, and do you know your rights and everything that’s put in place, in order to vote and make laws? I thought it was a really cute way of them doing it, especially with the little White Castle burgers,” said Mass Comm Broadcasting student Talaya Guirantes.
As the Constitution Day festivities come to an end at Five Towns, it’s fascinating to reflect that the original Constitution took 116 days to draft; thankfully, this article only required one.
