“How do you feel about the election results? What do you want to see accomplished in the next four years?”

Compiled by Ryan Boysen and Jessica Tran.
Ashlee Sullivan: Third-year, College 8, History and education. “I’m very excited by the election results. I come from a very conservative area and this is the first time I’ve voted. This is the first time anyone in my family has ever voted as a Democrat. I want to see progress made on education though — I want to see money going to the schools.”
Ashlee Sullivan: Third-year, College 8, History and education. “I’m very excited by the election results. I come from a very conservative area and this is the first time I’ve voted. This is the first time anyone in my family has ever voted as a Democrat. I want to see progress made on education though — I want to see money going to the schools.”
Karina Donskoy: Fourth-year, Stevenson, Anthropology.
Karina Donskoy: Fourth-year, Stevenson, Anthropology. "I’m not a huge fan of the two-party system. I literally wrote in Stephen Colbert for president on my ballot. On the other hand I’m ecstatic that Obama won, because otherwise Romney would get all the credit when the things Obama worked so hard for over the last four years start working. I think things are looking up over the next four years."
Chris Miles: Fourth-year, Merrill, mathematics and economics. “I don’t really feel much about the election results. I feel like we’re all a lot more similar in our mindsets than we realize but politics separates us. I’m also kind of unhappy that Prop. 30 passed, because I think now there will be no real incentive to address the inefficiency of our university system. I’d like to see efficiency problems solved over the next four years.”
Chris Miles: Fourth-year, Merrill, mathematics and economics. “I don’t really feel much about the election results. I feel like we’re all a lot more similar in our mindsets than we realize but politics separates us. I’m also kind of unhappy that Prop. 30 passed, because I think now there will be no real incentive to address the inefficiency of our university system. I’d like to see efficiency problems solved over the next four years.”
Kelsey Smith: Second-year, College 8, Environmental studies. “I’m really happy with what Obama’s done in the last four years. He hasn’t done everything he said he’d do, but I mean, who does? I expect to see an improvement in the economy over the next four years, but I also want Obama to focus on climate change, which is something he didn’t talk much about in the past.”
Kelsey Smith: Second-year, College 8, Environmental studies. “I’m really happy with what Obama’s done in the last four years. He hasn’t done everything he said he’d do, but I mean, who does? I expect to see an improvement in the economy over the next four years, but I also want Obama to focus on climate change, which is something he didn’t talk much about in the past.”