With the gubernatorial elections approaching, the SGA wanted to give students something they could take on the go.

They handed out pocket-sized Constitutions to the student body on Thursday as a part of Constitution Day.

“A lot of people our age don’t know a lot about politics, the constitution or how voting even works,” said Allyson Maxwell, a senior speech language pathology major.

Maxwell said it was important for their organization to be active in making sure they contributed to the student body’s knowledge of our country.

“Since we are the Student Government Association, we take pride in our constitution,” Maxwell said. “We wanted to get the word out and awareness about our Constitution and Constitution Day.”

Maxwell said she was surprised to see the excitement from students as they handed out the pocket-sized booklets..

“I’ve had people run up to me and say, ‘yes oh my goodness can I have one?’ So its been received very well by the student body,” Maxwell said.

Kale Shirley was glad to get his Constituition and said it’s important that people know the laws of our country.

“Especially on a college campus,” Shirley said. “A lot of people aren’t even registered to vote.”

This year’s gubernatorial elections will take place on Oct. 24.