Being in college is an exciting time when it comes to politics. You’ve waited for so many years to finally be able to vote (unless you’re a senior and it’s your second time--still exciting), and it’s finally time. As primaries begin and elections seem closer than ever, you must decide who you stand with and who you stand against, and that’s not so easy on a college campus.
1. Constantly being harassed by tables of die-hard liberals outside of campus buildings trying to convince you to vote.
Try leaving the dining hall without a swarm of Bernie fans coming up to you asking for your contact information and bribing you with a sticker--which you ultimately accept.
2. Not being able to make it through a single class without a debate breaking out.
3. Having to navigate around closed roads and intense traffic when a candidate comes to speak, or in some cases, when a full-on debate is held on campus.
How does this school expect me to attend all my classes when it takes me an extra 20 minutes to get there?
4. Getting distracted in the library by scanning the room for students’ laptop stickers to see who they support.
To the guy listening to heavy metal across the room--I see your Hilary sticker--and I love it.
5. Having to constantly stop yourself from making passive aggressive comments when you hear a group of Trump supporters preaching crazy statements as you’re walking to class.
Okay, if you’re going to voice these opinions, do it in the privacy of your own dorm room.
6. Having to make new friends when half of the people you talk to don’t agree with you on any political standpoint.
It’s hard enough having to make all new friends when you go to college, but on top of it having to avoid certain political party members in the process just makes it all even harder.
7. Having to finally deal with the responsibility of paying attention to debates and learning about important world issues.
We’ve all been those people at one time who took a free online “who should I vote for?” quiz to see who they really liked.
8. Being a frustrated broke college student when you hear about free college and wondering how you got so unlucky in missing it.
I’m just gonna eat my Ramen in bed and cry while I watch the Democratic debate.
