There are many ways to sneak through Sproul Plaza: One—blast music from you iPod, flip your hood on and don’t stop. Two—the more common approach—fight your way past campaigners with signs and slogans with lightning fast “no thank you”s and the more methodical “I don’t have time, I am going to class.”

If you ascribe to those “get me out of here” beliefs you are missing out. Walk a mile in my shoes, rather, walk through Sproul in my shoes. Before, between and after classes you’ll find me tabling, enjoying the sun, the chaos and most importantly the people. Yes that’s right, the soul-less individuals who parade around with signs, stealing your time. In fact, they are not soul-less at all; they give their all, enduring the sun and their nerves as they go outside their comfort level to inform and help Berkeley students. They volunteer time because they love both Berkeley and their candidate enough to make asses out of themselves. So follow me, as we continue through Sproul, in the slogan-stiffened shoes of a campaigner.

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Last Friday, Senator Dianne Feinstein graced our very own Cal campus with her glorious presence as part of a conference put on by Boalt to address climate change policy. Feinstein presented the conference attendees with five bills, all of which are designed to lower both future greenhouse gas emissions and the country’s dependency on fossil fuels. In between emphasizing the value of a moderate bill that can be strengthened and recognizing the fact that policy isn’t always perfect, DJ DiFi dropped some mad-crazy metaphors, declaring that “we are looking for the access ramp to the freeway for change,” and warning that global warming may be approaching a “tipping point;” sounds to me like the cow of the ozone layer is in some serious trouble! It’s great to hear that concerns about climate change are transforming into tangible policy changes, and that our campus can be the catalyst for these discussions and plans to be made!

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