This has been a rough year for the University of Nevada, Reno.

Sen. Barack Obama was my choice for president.

Personally, I voted for Obama so that he can revive our economy and bring back sound world leadership like Clinton did in the 1990s.

As Americans, we need this new invigoration in our politics. We need charismatic politicians to excite this nation into doing extraordinary things.

How annoying are these budget cuts?

The Thompson Tutoring Center has started to charge, and soon the math and writing centers will be terminated. Then there is the rise of tuition and more parking tickets.

As students, we just want a fantastic experience in college. We want to learn not just in academic areas but elsewhere, such as in student government and professional internships.

I do not know any time in history where we have seen five of the largest financial banks in this country crash, other than in 1929. This is serious, and for those of you who see the news and change the channel after watching the recent mess with Lehman Brothers and AIG, please wait.