Cohl feels that the most important thing that students can do is to register and vote. Roger Hanafin, a history major and vice president of the club, said that environmental, minority and women's issues are central to Gore's platform. Cohl has a similar opinion. He feels that women are underrepresented in higher political offices and are more attuned with certain issues, particularly social issues. According to Cohl, education, health and childcare are issues that women are going to fight harder for and have a better understanding of.
Women have a different take on things.
Cohl speculates that the election of George W. Bush to the White House would be felt directly here on the SMC campus, particularly for those dependent on financial aid. College loans will become more expensive. The College Democrats are planning to have a booth set up in the library walkway every week until election day where they will be registering voters and distributing information about the Democratic Party and candidates. Other events that are still in the works are campus visits from candidates such as Jane Harmon and Dianne Feinstein, and a pizza party that will coincide with the televised presidential debates.