Campus Politics: An anecdote

Election's here again. We should have seen it coming, with the CRSRS referendum coming to pass, when individuals who couldn't care less about UP suddenly bombarded cyberspace with their comments and "active participation" on the SR issue.

Yeah. UP is once again officially divided by colors: red, blue, and yellow.

I know that as a member of the campus publication, I'm supposed to be nonpartisan, an "objective" observer. But then, I have always held that objectivity is a stupid myth, so...Well, I believe that as a student, I am entitled to my opinion. But, hey. No name-dropping here or there, of course. I'd just like to share some stories. Here's one:

I remember an interesting conversation I had with a supporter of the party (CENSORED) about their party's brand of activism. It was interesting, the way he said that activism isn't just about protest actions. Activism is when you study hard, when you throw garbage in proper areas of disposal, when you follow rules and all that jazz...when you're pretty much a model student with perfect grades (but a too-clean slate of grades isn't an indicator of leadership capabilities, don't you think?).

Why did I mention that? Nothing. I just thought that if that were the standard of activism we are aspiring for, then majority of the students can be called activists.

Just one conversation. It said a lot about why UP is what it is today.#