Upcoming election shaping up to be vital to citizens

Natalie Murphy

nmurphy@foghornnews.com

The smaller the election, the more impactful each individual vote becomes.screen-shot-2016-09-10-at-10-05-29-pm

Election Day is right around the corner (Nov. 8, for those who have somehow managed to avoid the madness), and there is a lot more at stake than just the next president.

We, at Del Mar College, exist within a microcosm of South Texas and there are some big choices at hand. Both the $139 million South Side Bond Initiative, which would fund Phase 1 of campus construction, and two of the nine members of the Del Mar Board of Regents are facing a vote by the community (technically, three are seeking re-election but one is running uncontested).

These votes will have a huge impact on the students, faculty and staff at this school. They will have a huge impact on you.

I don’t know about you, but I have lost count of how many times I’ve heard the phrase, “Every vote counts.” Well, it counts a little more when it comes to our small city. The Electoral College really takes a lot of punch out of our individual votes for the president in this country, but local votes are a different animal.

Election Day is right around the corner (Nov. 8, for those who have somehow managed to avoid the madness), and there is a lot more at stake than just the next president.

Del Mar College is a vital part of the Coastal Bend and the outcomes of these votes will play heavily in the forward progress of this institution in the years to come. They will affect the community for as long.

The question I find myself asking is simply this: When I arrive on campus in the morning and take a look around, am I happy with the status quo? I want a college that grows and adapts with the ever-changing and evolving community in which we live.

Don’t you?

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