Free. Sex.

Those two words are proven to catch people’s attention the most. How many of you only started reading this column because you saw those two words as the beginning?

My own generation has been accused of being indifferent and apathetic to issues that do in fact, affect them.

Yet who can blame them when they’ve got free sex on their minds, right?

My question is what will it take to get college students to start caring about more than just booze and sex?

For New Yorkers, it took a debt crisis, high unemployment and corrupt politicians.

The Occupy Wall Street movement started this summer because young people finally realized it was their job to help bring about change.

That movement generated other people to protest as well, not just in the United States, but in Europe, too.

It’s easy to simply read about the protestors one minute and forget about them the next when you live in sleepy Baldwin City, but I think students at Baker should take a leaf out of the protestors’ book.

Every day I hear someone commenting or complaining about something they don’t like at Baker University.

Whether it’s the food, a professor or the facilities, there is always something someone is not satisfied with.

Yet, I rarely see anyone actively approach the Baker University Student Senate or a member of the faculty to help change the things they are dissatisfied with.

The staff and faculty on this campus who I have come into contact with have always been more than willing to hear the input of students.

I have seen them work hard to try to make Baker a better campus.

But they need help.

Every student senate meeting people are welcome to bring forth any comments or concerns about campus.

Someone rarely does.

I can honestly say I believe the staff and faculty at Baker are doing their best to benefit the students, but how can they know how to help us when only five percent of us give input?

Everyone is busy with homework and classes and sports and clubs, so not having time to voice your opinion to help things change is no excuse.

What the Occupy Wall Street movement can teach us is to be proactive and fight for what we want.

So, do this for yourself and your peers to make the Baker experience more enjoyable.