With the primary elections just around the corner, we can’t help but stress how important it is for students to get out and vote.

Voting is an important element in any democracy, but we know voter apathy is common, especially among college students.

Far too often we hear our peers complain that voting doesn’t make a difference or things like “why should I care about who gets into office?”

We also hear individuals say their one vote doesn’t matter, but those people couldn’t be more wrong. This mindset is awful and is slowly becoming an epidemic among our peers.

Whether you realize it or not, each and every voice on this campus does matter and should be heard.

We want to be able to vote for a governor who cares about higher education and our university, and we want to be able to vote for a representative who cares about our future.

There are a million of other things we want to see in any individual running for office; however we will never know unless we cast a vote.

The Daily Eastern News wants to remind students that our voices matter, our ideas matter, our lives and futures matter and we have every right to make sure we find someone who understands all these factors are valuable in our lives.

It may seem like your single opinion may not matter, but you would be surprised how many other people agree with you. That’s why your one vote matters because you and hundreds of others are trying to make a difference.

And if you didn’t vote but still want to complain about politics and the current political climate in Illinois, then don’t bother because if you didn’t bother trying to make a change, then there’s no point in listening to you complain.

Go vote. It doesn’t take long and it’s worth it.