It always seems like a done deal, and you have never heard of most of the candidates before they decided to run unless you watch campus politics closely. It is often difficult to see the importance of your individual actions against the often overwhelming tide of public apathy. After all, you are but one person with a single vote. The answer, as hard as it may be to fathom, is yes. This is an immutable law of nature.
Mutations occur, life evolves and individuals and species adapt or die out at alarming rates.
We are swept away by the overpowering forces around us. With will and determination. You operate under the assumption that nothing is going to change, and maybe that is true to the casual observer. Maybe GSB doesn't do much besides pass out huge sums of money to student groups, and barring any major paradigm shifts, they aren't likely to exclude anything you are involved with. Maybe they can argue until they are blue in the face about hats and tuition increases.