Ah yes, it’s that time of year again, filled with campaign slogans, advertisements, and posters. But move aside Obama and McCain, this election has nothing to do with you.

Yes, today is the last day to vote in the 2008-2009 Freshman Elections for the Undergraduate Assembly and Class Boards!

Although I won’t vote (I’m a senior) and ultimately don’t care, I was very interested in reading each candidate’s statements, and came to the same conclusion summed up by this article in Wednesday’s edition of the Daily Pennsylvanian: What’s with the ridiculous promises of unfeasible change?

Are people bitching so much about issues like better dining options (grocery shopping?) and better toilet paper (textbooks?) that these candidates feel compelled to fool their fellow classmates with absurd pledges? Some of the platforms don’t make any sense. Could someone please explain to me how some candidates will reconcile plans for more air conditioners with the goal for a “greener campus”? And then there’s this guy.

So, to give you eager leaders of the Class of 2012 some direction, here’s a change you can make on this campus with less than $5, a few hours of your night, and a can of WD-40.

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