If there is one thing that irritates me more than the thought of a glorified hockey mom being a heartbeat away from the presidency,it’s the assertion that your vote doesn’t matter.And by you,I mean the voting demographic ages18to24.Because,my friends,it actually does.

Wannagrab pizza at“Saucy and Bossy?” Or how about a sandwich at“Lunch Meat Baby One More Time?” Coffee at “Pour Some Sugar On Me?” In approximately12to18months,eating and drinking at these destinations will be apossibility,as many “Cohoians” are in the process of naming the seven platforms in the new and improved Coffee House.Plans for the expansion are currently being finalized and construction is scheduled to begin in June of2009.

Twentieth century philosopher Albert Camus once concluded that “there is but one truly serious philosophical problem,and that is suicide.“ Today,as voters examine some of ourstate’s more costly propositions,it would appear as if California has come to terms with the futility of its existence and stands only moments away from choking back the barrel of a gun.

The University of California Board of Regents formally approved the final version of the system’s2008-2009budget on Oct.21. Three weeks into the fiscal year may seem late– but theregents were handcuffed by theremarkablytardypassing of California’s state budget,andwereunable to make precise calculations untilthe state budgetwas passed.

THURSDAY The joy of music An individual with a golden retriever threw a guitar at a train on Second Street.

This past summer,the oddest thing happened to me. (Beside that time I woke up in the middle of Pasadena with a dead dingo in my arm and a backwards B drawn on my face).While checking my e-mail one morning,I received this letter from a guy named Mike.It read: “Hey Lynn,I read your articles every now and then,and I don’t even go to UC Davis….Are you on Okcupid? Some20-year-old girl named Sammi has been posting your articles as her own,and now all these guys are all about it.I stumbled across her and started reading,then dejavu settled…“

Cal Poly scored22seconds into the match. It looked like a blueprint of UC Davis‘ play the past couple of games,as the Aggies have been scored on first in five straight matches. Recently,they’ve been able to battle from behind. That wasn’t the case on Sunday,as the Mustangs shut out the Aggies2-0.

Since John McCain made Joe the Plumber famous in the third presidential debate,JoeWurzelbacher (his real name) has been enjoying his15minutes of fame. Many local plumbers disagree with his stance,however. “I think the guy’s a clown,” said Jeff Wolfe,owner of Jeff’s Plumbing Inc.in Sacramento. “They need to get him off the TV.“

The Cal Aggie Christian Association has long fought for the expansion ofcivil rights.We fought for racial equality at Selma.During theVietnamera,we helped students facing the draft.We fought for women’s rights andaccess tobirth control.And now we must speak out for our LGBT community.

Legislating criminal justice policy through balloting like what Propositions6and9propose is unnecessary and costly.Not only do both propositions come at a great cost to the state general fund,but this cost is likely to be transferred to agencies like the University of California.If approved by the voters on Nov.4,these propositions will cost upwards of$1.5billion.

The potential influence of the youth vote has been a recurring theme in this year’s election,but the question is whether young voters will materialize on Election Day.The idea of a massive youth turnout is nothing new.This year,though,the implications of a no-show from young voters will be dramatic.

For the past eight years the presidential leadership of the United States has been sorely lacking to the point of nonexistence.The country has been led– or left– to plunge in a downward spiral embarrassing to both citizens of the country and the world.Whether or notGeorge W.Bushcan be blamed for all the circumstances that have led to the country’s current condition is debatable.What is not debatable is that Senator Barack Obama is the presidential candidate most able to rejuvenate and inspire our country.