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“Change”, it’s a word that anyone who pays attention to politics has heard in abundance as of late. It’s a word that won Barack Obama and Mike Huckabee the Iowa caucuses, and also lost the race for Joe Biden (my personal hero), Chris Dodd and I’m sure other seasoned vets will soon fall victim to it.

“Change” is also a good word to describe the transition from Christmas break to Spring semester here at Concordia. While this context is not directly related to the campaign, it is related to my life. The hardest part may be the fact that now I actually have to get up at a reasonable hour, get ready right away, and become a productive member of society.

The meaning of “productive” is another thing that changed from break to now. During break being “productive” ranged from sitting around watching the amazing selection of programs available to those of us who don’t have cable, to volunteering for political campaigns (Al Franken’s most notably), to jumping off the couch right before your mom gets home so you can pretend to be “productive”.

At school on the other hand “productive” means going to work, attending classes, doing homework and Campus Democrats stuff, all while trying to find time to catch up with friends. Change is weird. It makes you wishful for the future but also makes you mindful of the past. Sometimes it happens without you consciously knowing, other times you’re just along for the ride. Little changes like going from being the lazy person I was during break to the slightly less lazy version of myself I am now that schools back in session has made me think about the big changes that happen in our lives without us even knowing they’re happening.

My life has changed considerably from my life just months ago. I went from a lowly high school senior with no idea of what he wanted to do to a studious lawyer in the making. I went from sheepishly attending my first class to walking into the classroom with confidence. I went from sitting in the back observing my first Campus Democrats meeting to becoming a precinct captain for Al Franken’s Senate bid.

I went from not knowing my niche to being able to study it in school. Concordia has opened my eyes to so many things, and boosted me to becoming more outside of campus. Change is what America has been voting for. It’s what the Politicians, Democrat and Republican alike, are promising. Change is also something I finally realized can be very, very good. The catch is change can also be negative as we all have seen on different occasions.

That is exactly what we are voting for in this election, which can produce real, helpful change. Politics can also relate to our lives in that this is exactly what we live for, making sure the changes in our lives are always for the better.

Last blog I attached a “what have we learned” section to the end and it seems to be in high demand so I think I’ll make it a weekly deal.

What have we learned from this blog?

1) “Change” along with other political slogan may be annoying but may also be good inspiration for a blog.

2) Productivity is in the eyes of the beholder, and if that beholder happens to be my mother, I don’t do it well.

3) Change is weird, and can be both good and bad.

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