With the news that Jon Stewart plans to step down from his long-held position as the host of Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show,” we acknowledge that television is losing one of its key figures—someone who has managed to walk the fine line between comedy, news and incisive political insight.

John Oliver, the British political comedian of “The Daily Show” fame, will be headlining Campus Programming Council’s (CPC’s) fall comedy show.

On Saturday, Jon Stewart closed his rally in the National Mall with a poignant speech about the role that the 30-second, 140-character pace of the media cycle and the political cycle has taken in our collective perception of American culture.

In all of the insanity that is midterms at Wash. U., people have neglected to notice some important things that have been going on in the world. Specifically, in a defining moment for Jon Stewart, President Obama is going to be on The Daily Show this very evening.

On Oct. 30, Jon Stewart is holding a rally on the National Mall in D.C. to restore sanity to the political atmosphere. The extreme viewpoints of only a few people currently dominate our political discussion, leaving little room for constructive dialogue in the middle.