I believe in the bright light of hope and possibility emitted by this University.

The light that shines even in the darkest of times.

More importantly, I know what we can achieve if we work together. I’ve seen it, I’ve lived it, and I know we can DU it.

With new beginnings come new opportunities. I have always loved the atmosphere that comes with the first weeks of a new school year.

I can feel the electricity, the ambition, and the dreams. Dreams are powerful and we all dream for a better tomorrow; dreams and hopes for something better is what drives me to live my life working towards that tomorrow.

While at times seemingly naive, I know that ideals of infinite possibility serve as a beacon of hope for a brighter future.

Some of the best changes are the easiest to make. As a University, we must challenge prejudice whenever it rears its ugly head.

We must go out of our way to include those who may not feel included. We must work to use the great privilege and opportunity of education to better our surroundings. We must live compassionately and embrace empathy.

Together in action, we as students of this auspicious University can alter the path of history.

We must come together today – together in spirit we are unstoppable. Without the autonomy of our voices and the unity of our aspirations we will not succeed in attaining what we seek.

We must join the time of tomorrow and the past. Where’s our voice? Where’s our integrity? Where’s our new frontier?

Now is our time, our place. We must act swiftly. Together, in solidarity, we can aspire to that new frontier. One in which student opinion is not only valued, but sought after.

A frontier where we as a student body shall make a fundamental shift towards acceptance, maturity, and empathy. An environment which endows us with the tools needed to establish the foundations of our future.

A milieu in which it is not acceptable to frame our body as one which relies on stories of intoxication as frameworks for understanding and unity.

I believe the best way to preserve our democracy is to take part in it.

Pick that low hanging fruit and do the little things that make a big difference.

So I ask you, what are you DUing about it?

 

Dillion Doyle is a member of undergraduate student senate and president of DU Democrats.