On Thursday, March 31st, Hillary Clinton will visit my college, SUNY Purchase. Her website described the event in more detail:

"On Thursday, March 31, Hillary Clinton will be in Westchester for a rally to get ready for New York's primary on Tuesday, April 19. She'll talk about why she is the best candidate to raise New Yorkers’ wages and incomes and break down the barriers that hold too many families back."

While her visit will be a great opportunity for those who wish to better understand her policies and express their enthusiasm or concern, a majority of our campus is actually feeling the Bern. 

One of the college's club, SUNY Purchase for Bernie Sanders (a group I am proudly a part of), has been trying to get in contact with the Senator's campaign in hopes of having him come and speak, with no success. Our hope is that with enough attention (and signatures), Bernie will take time out of his busy schedule and make a stop on the campaign trail to speak for us.

One of Bernie's major platforms is affordable college for everyone. We believe that it would be not only positive for his campaign, but also positive for potential voters if Senator Sanders was to make an appearance at our college and tell us his plans for the country. We believe he will be instrumental in helping America become more prosperous for the people who currently live here or wish to live here in the future. And, we can assure Senator Sanders that he will be very well-received if he were to accept our invitation.

Hillary Clinton will get her chance to speak, and that is fine. But if a vote were held on campus today, Bernie Sanders would be our candidate. We would like the chance to show him that by welcoming him to Purchase College.