CAMPUS
VIEWS
VOTING AS
RESISTANCE
OPINION: Voting is the path to
empathy, understanding, and
accountability
Praying to Park
STAFF EDITORIAL: Parking is a stress factor that shouldn’t come with
being a college student. We have tests, homework and work for that.
With less than half of eligible voters
actually casting ballots in presidential
elections, we see this sentiment shared by
most Americans. The United States trails
behind other developed countries in voter
turnout and participation. Opting out is the
norm. However, we don’t have the luxury of
doing so anymore-- going against this norm
and voting is the first step to investing in our
future.
In order to avoid having to choose
between the “lesser of two evils,” we must
elect those we do like in local and midterm
elections, since it’s the only way they can
get to the top. Voting is an act of resistance
against the norm of passivity; if people aren’t
voting, there’s no reason for those in power
to believe anything else should change or
be done. Voting unites us towards a common
cause, a common concern and interest at the
most basic level. It shows those in power that
we are willing to care, to make the effort, to
take a stand, however small it will be. This is
our collective future, not something we can
ignore for the sake of avoiding conflict. We
must hold people accountable for what they
are doing, and we don’t have to be nice about
it. / Isa Bulnes-Shaw
hile we’re stuck spending upwards of 20-30 minutes or even up to an
hour just to find parking, Santa Ana College owns a vacant parking lot
that isn’t being utilized.
It’s a challenge just to drive onto campus, walk around construction
equipment and even driving out of the parking lot is a disturbance. The corner of
Bristol and 17th is constantly going through changes. Whether they’re working on
stop lights or street dividers, Bristol hasn’t had every lane open for at least a year
now. Bristol street is typically limited to one or two lanes that stays congested. A
drive that should take 10 minutes can take up to 30 minutes.
Some of us go straight to work after our classes and we end up arriving late
because there’s traffic getting out of the lots. It’s obnoxious and annoying to deal
with. The construction seems to take a lifetime and we have no idea when the end
of it will come.
Solution? How about we open up the empty lot? It is meant for faculty but that
can still help clear up some spots for students.
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el Don Santa Ana College · October 29, 2018
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