Hell No We Won't Go...Well Maybe We Will

Maybe you're too young to remember. Maybe you remember your parents' stories. Maybe it's your grandparents' stories. Or maybe you do remember. But there was a time when college campuses were flooded with political and social activism. I'm not sure what happened. We had a momentous presidential election last year; college activism was scattered here and there, and sometimes it was nowhere. Sometimes it was closer to college apathy.

We have a war going on that's pretty terrible and pretty pointless. No one seems to care much. Even when Bush was in office and the Answer coalition was staging peace marches, the march goers seemed more concern with convicting Bush of war crimes than actually protesting the war. Moreover, a lot of the march goers were in their 50s or older. America's youth was too busy facebooking about their latest Coach purchase. Now, every so often you see a few kids with clipboards trying to get signatures for something like getting horses out of New York City. I'm not trying to trivialize their objectives, but there are some other more pressing issues.

Today, we give our military free passes to Disney world. Today, kids in a panic about finding a job, join the ROTC while in college. Don't get me a wrong. A national defense is important, and I support our troops just not the war. And it's okay if you do support the war. This post isn't about my politics vs. your politics. It's about showing a little bit of political or social activism.

Just get out there. Shake off your apathy. Let the sunshine in...the writers of Hair would be proud and so would the newest wave of seniors.