’Tis the season…to vote? Facebook recently sent out an email to all of its users informing them that it would be holding a vote on proposed changes to its Data Use Policy and Statement of Rights and Responsibilities. You have until Dec. 10 to vote on the changes, which also includes voting on whether or not you will be able to continue voting on changes.

There is no question that there were many issues with voting for students at Wash. U. this year.

Despite one of the highest rates of voter turnout in the 2008 presidential election, almost 80 million eligible citizens still abstained from voting. This year, with a number of citizens disheartened by the political process, the candidates emphasized the importance of voting more than ever. However, as millions of people flocked to voting locations across [...]

No one forgets their first time. Or at least I didn’t. I was a little more than 18 and one half years old, but I was as giddy as a school girl. My freshman year roommate was courteous enough to let me have the room to myself. As long as I told him when he could come back in. I was nervous. They say it’s easy, but can you really trust what everyone says?

Treasury exists to serve the interests of the student body and the needs of SU student groups. Unfortunately, however, its funding choices often fail to reflect the student preferences.

The hype of 2008 is officially dead. The faddish adulation of Obama, which promised to permanently draw millions of disengaged, apathetic young voters into the political process, has collapsed in the death throes of 2010’s low turnout.

Some students who voted on the South Forty in 2008 did not show up as registered voters on Tuesday, even if they had not notified the state of a change of address. They should have shown up as “inactive voters” on the voting rolls on Tuesday.

Polling officials at the South Forty voting location—the only on-campus polling center—confirmed that they turned students away instead of issuing them a provisional ballot if their names did not appear on the registered voting list.

Sitting in my common room a few days ago, a floormate and I were having an intense discussion on the current political scene. The upcoming midterm elections, the Bush tax-cuts and Don’t Ask Don’t Tell were all subjects of discussion and the conversation got fairly intense. It was a liberal versus a conservative in an intellectual battle for the ages.

As Chancellor Wrighton has taken a prominent role in the imminent St. Louis County elections, most Washington University students have heard about the issues on the upcoming ballot. There have even been cardboard cutouts of buses and a staff member in a prom dress encouraging students to vote for Proposition A. Regardless of how you vote, I encourage you to participate in the voting process.