Associated Students allocated $41,000 to elections, a rise from last years $3,100. A huge increase in an effort to increase student voter turn out. They're idea of getting us to vote is to send us voter pamphlets, that's where a lot of the money is going. Those pamphlets are not going to make us vote the reason we don't care enough vote is because they haven't given us a reason to

According to A.S. 1 out of eighteen students voted in the last election.

It's the rare moment when they actually consider taking on a huge issue, like a year ago when they almost backed the DREAM Act, which they didn't. So far all it seems they do is allocate funds to groups and that's the only times when students actually come in to the meetings. Which we should care about since it's our money, $75 per student.

Anyone can allocate money. When they actually change something on campus for the better or make any significant change trust me students will care and take note. So to spend over $40,000 on elections instead of giving that money to student organizations just seems like a waste of money on their part. But hey lets spend the money this year and maybe, just maybe we'll get 2 out of eighteen students to vote.

Or instead of using money to solve the issue of of student participation A.S. looks that themselves and realizes that their actions, or lack thereof, is the reason students just don't care enough to vote.