Alright so this isn't a place that college kids should visit, or some specific sight which they should behold. It only happens once every four years, and some won't get this opportunity. But it's an amazing experience.
Be on a college campus someday on election day.
This was the first election that I have ever felt a part of, and although I wasn't able to vote (I'm eligible but long story short, I'm registered in IL and not MO and figured the logistics out too late) I was surrounded by people who did and were, for the most part, extremely passionate about their decision.
Tonight I sat in a crowded lounge on the second floor of a college dorm in Missouri. I sat among Republicans and Democrats, guys and girls, informed voters and slightly more ignorant ones. But despite our differences, we all watched the results live on our tiny TV together as eighteen year olds who were also seeing our future unfold before our eyes.
Being a college student, especially during election time, you come to realize how much you can accomplish as an individual. And although there weren't much of us left in the room once Obama finally came out to give his acceptance speech, those of us who were watched in silence. A silence of respect for the man who has had so much to do with our education, our health care, and all the other main aspects of our lives up until this point, and will continue to for the next four years.
No matter what your beliefs, everyone needs to feel this sense of being a part of something bigger while in college. It's the most effective medium of unification out there.
So, in the words of our re-elected president of this great nation, remember;
"We are an American family and we rise and fall together as one nation, one group."
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