By MARY BURKECapital News ServiceCOLLEGE PARK, Md. –Marisa Riches, a senior biological science major at the University of Maryland, stood outside the campus polling place Tuesday still not sure of who to vote for in the presidential election –  or if she would vote at all.“I don’t really follow news,” said Riches, 25. “I didn’t watch any debates.”She continued, “I just, like, go with what my parents … say and do.” But, she said, she was unable to think of a reason not to vote.“In general, I would vote, because you’ve got to, like, exercise your right,” Riches said. When asked which presidential candidate she favored the most, it appeared that neither candidate had won her over. Riches said, “I was going to go to…the voting, like, setting, and just, you know, write down something” on the ballot. Few issues stood out to her as a voter who had struggled to stay informed this election cycle. “I would like to see the economy go up, or something like that. I don’t know,” Riches said.  This was to have been Riches’ first time voting in a presidential election, and her second time voting overall.  Despite her ambivalence expressed toward this election, Riches said voting is an important part of democratic participation. “I think it’s very important, because … everyone is talking about it, so you might as well just do it,” she said.