Partisan politics suck. I'm finally back from the Marathon Senate meeting, which went for over 24 hours.... STRAIGHT! As tired and beat-up as I feel right now, I'm sure the senators feel 10 times worse. On top of being tired and hungry, the last senate meeting of the year always leaves people feeling so dejected and run-down, with tensions running high and emotions running wild. With a deficit of over $100,000, it was exceptionally difficult to balance a budget. As always, the Recruitment and Retention groups got jacked of their money. Sadly, the more I learn, the more racism I see. Maybe I've been blind for the past 20 years. Or perhaps I just refused to take off my blind-fold. But now I see.

I now also know for sure that I put the right person in office. Kris announced that he would take a cut in his office in order for other student organizations to get more funding, despite the serious financial crisis that the Association is in. The Office of the President has exactly $9.000 to play with for the whole year... not much money, but I think we can still make a lot of good changes by making the campus a more politically-minded and academically challenging environment.

Overall, much props to all the senators that stuck it through. And a even bigger round of applause to all the student groups that stayed the whole night to fight on behalf of their organization. It never ceases to amaze me to see the level of passion that Cal students have in fighting for a cause. And tonight... I sleep.