Apathy is a tough one to squelch. Obviously I don’t expect everyone
to
agree with me (although that would be nice), but the idealistic part of
me
certainly expects everyone to care, at least to a certain extent.
Friday’s
University Assembly meeting drew fewer than half of those necessary for
a
quorum, which ultimately would have made the war resolution vote
official.
This number is even lower than the more than 2,000 members of the
campus
community who were eligible to vote. Does no one care at all? Or do
they
just think their voice won’t be heard? No matter which argument they
side
with, it’s sad to see so few people who actually care about their world
outside the campus bubble. While there were numerous empty seats in the
Rec
Center basketball court on Friday for the meeting, there was not a
single
open treadmill or EFX machine in the weight room. What’s worse is so
many of
the kids working out looked genuinely shocked to see the large crowd
right
there — did no one even know this assembly was convening? Or does
everyone
just have better things to do on Friday afternoon at the end of a hard
week
of classes?
C’est la vie. The war is not going away anytime soon, I suppose, so
there is still plenty of time for everyone to weigh in — I just hope
it
happens before it’s really too late.
The good news? I might actually graduate next term! As much as I
adore
my liberal college campus bubble, I do think I’ve overstayed my
welcome,
leaving me cynical and pessimistic. So I guess it’s time to leave —
time
for me to get out in the real world and try to apply some of that
progressive political rhetoric I’ve grown to know and love so well. Is
this
possible, one might ask? I’m not sure. I do know that a summer spent in
ultra-conservative eastern Idaho was one of the most frustrating
experiences
I’ve faced. I’ve since felt the whole world outside my liberal bubble
is
uninformed and thereby uncaring — thus lending me toward being extra
picky
when it comes to job-searching. I guess that’s the hole I’ve dug for
myself
— now I have to swim in it.
Like I said, c’est la vie.