Politics at UAB
Our UAB campus has been more volatile this fall 2008 semester than I have ever seen it in the three years I have been a UAB student. The cause of all this controversy stems from the 2008 Presidential Elections. Students of all types and backgrounds seem to have had something to say about their preferred candidate and even more about the one to which they are opposed.
Personally, I have considered myself a pacifist throughout the turmoil and am glad that the heated election season will be dying down now that the ballots have been cast. Even in my own family there have been struggles to maintain composure, as I have one parent who is a Democrat and one who is a Republican. Thankfully, this is the only time of the year when the issue of political ties ever surfaces. Although we are a reserved family, during these times of election for our nation’s future president, tension materializes out of the political differences of opinion. Opposition, fueled by the conflicting views, creates momentary drama, but our strong familial bonds manage to limit the hostility.
But as for students at UAB, there are no familial bonds to be found. Sometimes students passing one another on sidewalks seem to have no visible bonds whatsoever. Often these trying times when each one of us has opinions to state that imply our opposing ideologies, leave many of us bereft. After all, for many of us, these ideologies help us to define who we are as individuals.
To avoid conflict with my peers I have personally chosen to avoid any topic that can take on political connotations (which, as one can imagine, is extremely difficult and sometimes makes striking a conversation nearly impossible). However, everyone cannot simply push his/her “off button” on command. I understand this, and admire those who speak what they think whenever they wish. It just is not my personality. Perhaps all of this newfound reflection about individuality has a greater purpose. It has made me more appreciative that we do have such a diverse student body here at UAB. After all, more than one intellectual has said a phrase to the effect of: “difference makes the world go ‘round.”
Amy Pedigo
Guest Columnist
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