Miriam Fein, an upper freshman, said she was detached from the elections from day one. Now I still know nothing about UP except for the fact that they wanted my vote. There was pressure to vote for them whenever I passed an election booth. It was just too extreme. Libman said that voter apathy is what really pushed the UP campaigners to try to get the students involved.
Many students are very apathetic towards student government and campus affairs.
That is in fact very sad, said Libman. We want to let them know about the issues, and, unfortunately, we need to follow some students to get the idea across. Sometimes you need to do things that will benefit the campus in the long run, she continued. Obviously, you can t hurt people, but talking to people does not hurt them, it just makes them more aware. Libman believes that the students should have options with regard to required courses.