After the city elections April 7, Baker University students have made one thing clear to Baldwin City: we just don’t care.

Only about 35 percent of Baldwin City’s nearly 4,000 residents showed up on Election Day to cast their vote for city council.

Our guess is that only a handful of those 1,349 people were Baker students.

Voting turnout for college students was equally pathetic across the state, but in a small town like Baldwin City, did we really have to follow suit?

Maybe we just don’t care who is elected mayor, who will run the city we live in for the next few years.

Maybe we just don’t care who is elected to represent us on the city council, who will speak for us, make decisions for us.

Maybe we just don’t care what happens to Baldwin City or Baker University as long as we get our degree and get out.

But that notion is sad.

As young educated students, we should recognize the power of city government and the impact it has on us and our future.

We should want to be involved, want to know what’s happening in the community, want to know how the city is spending money.

As the economy continues to worsen, it’s becoming increasingly important for young members of the community to get involved.

So you didn’t vote.

You stayed out late, slept in and overlooked the importance of your vote.

It’s not too late to get involved now.

The city council meets in regular session at 7:30 p.m. on the first and third Monday of every month in the American Legion Hall at City Hall.

Go.

Meet the people you elected … or should have elected.