Random thoughts on the day after...

The excitement was palpable. Considering the forum, a little too palpable if you ask me. Along the many routes of campus, teachers and students alike gleamed unabashed smiles everywhere they went. News of Obama's victory had been heard and overwhelmingly accepted. In class, teachers and students alike freely shared their optimistic visions for the future. However, mere victory wasn't enough for some. One teacher couldn't resist taking a few last parting shots at the Bush administration. One teacher and a few of her students were still displeased with the undecided results on proposition 8. Some students blamed the close vote on the influence of Utahns and the LDS church. Most classmates agreed. How could they not? We all know California voters are incapable of reasoning for themselves, right?

A classmate and I tried to exonerate our fellow Utahns and the LDS church. After all, this was a California proposition was it not? Our opinions were scoffed at; ignored. It was the first time I felt myself a minority. Do I get a scholarship now?

The Democrats won last night. As they say, "a new sheriff is in town." Change is supposedly on the way. However scary that may be to some, it's good to know good ole' fashined political bias among our educators isn't going anywhere, right?