Elections a chance for student involvement

As some of our readers know, Student Senate elections are planned for Tuesday and Wednesday.

Unfortunately, over the past years, not nearly enough students have taken an interest in Student Senate.

Some people may think “Why should I vote in the Student Senate elections?” This is unfortunate. These elections are not only good experience for actual voting, but also a good way to get more involved in college.

Students should realize that Student Senate elections are a good for personal and educational reasons.

First, students get a chance to educate themselves. What are the issues that the senate deals with? Who is running and what are their goals for the coming school year?

These are important issues. It is our student activity fees that are allocated by the Senate for things like the new paint coat in the Student Center, the new televisions in the cafeteria, and many other projects.

Second, students are able to experience ballot voting. The process is basically the same.

Participation in student elections gives everyone a chance to have practice voting.

After all, most students are old enough to vote in local and national elections that will affect everyone.

Student Senate elections also give students the chance to get more involved. In college, it is crucial for students to be involved on their campus.

Every student on campus should have the opportunity to know what Senate is doing, what CAB is doing, and what the clubs are doing.

If a student has something they feel is important to the campus, they can bring up the issues to the senators.

For this reason, it is important to know who you are voting for.

So get involved and vote. Find out what issues there are on campus and do something about it.