• To keep Arnold Scwarzaneger in power • Because you're a "Maverick" • Because every vote counts • To put a minority in the White House • To put a war hero in the White House • Because you trust in your political party's best judgment • Because you actually think a third-party candidate can win • Because your family would kill you if you didn't • Because Saturday Night Live inspired you to vote • Because you want Tina Fey to keep doing Sarah Palin sketches • Because you never voted before • Because you feel like this is the most important election of our time • Because someone told you to • Because you like the way your candidate dances • Because it's an opportunity for you to influence your own destiny • Change Although these staff inspired reasons provide some humor, this election year is potentially the most important you will ever be a part of.
As the first semester of the year begins to come to a close, students are finding themselves tightly wrung around their schedules. I myself have a habit of countless list-making to keep everything in order. Whether you are a full-time student, taking six classes, constant meetings, or a part-time student with a full-time job and have rent to pay; things can get pretty hectic.
I was just on Facebook the other day and I found myself clicking on the Bumper Sticker application in hopes of finding a humorous, witty sticker for a friend or even my own page. After seeing sticker after sticker about Edward Cullen being the hottest vampire which made no sense to me, I stumbled upon some political stickers that, quite frankly, struck a nerve and made me a little upset.
As we progress through Autumn, change is all around us. The leaves on the trees have changed from green to vibrant colors of red, orange, yellow, and brown. The morning frost has begun to appear on once green fields in the morning. While nature undergoes its annual change, there is change in society as well.