Yell Vehemently....

....especially to your government, otherwise it will not hear you. It's not that it's doing its best to ignore you (even though that is always a possibility), but its just too damn big to hear you! It's like trying to yell at somebody on top of a really tall building, they won't hear you unless you do it without a giant mass of people.

Let me tell you the info I've just gathered from a Facebook page about the state of Cal Grants.

"Cal Grants and other scholarship and grant programs are seriously at risk due to the governor's veto of the budget for the student aid commission. This means that even though the actual funds for the Cal Grants program were saved, the organization that administers them was not, which means that the funds for Cal Grants will not be dispersed after January, when it is projected that the Student Aid Commission will run out of money."

I will be one of those college students who gets fucked over when the grants stop, if they stop. The one thing that can be done, however, is let everybody know your problem and collectively take some action. I'm gonna call my legislator tomorrow and am doing as much as I can right now to let other people know as well. You just have to call to represent.

Cynics (most People) are going to say that legislators should already know how badly we need this, but in reality most don't because they have a lot of issues sitting on their desk. Cynics would think that with half a million people this issue should already be of some concern so the input of individuals is not going to help, but they have to realize that half a million is pretty much a minority in a state of 37 million. Minorities have to yell, and they have to yell hard, if they want to be heard. Chances are these legislators don't know about the issue, or the issue does not really concern citizens since The People (in other words, WE) are not collectively gathering and complaining.

That's how it works, nobody knows shit unless you tell them. SO...

...if you could please check the facebook page for it (haha facebook).

http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=127567508165&ref=nf#/event.php?eid=127567508165&ref=mf

...and if you can't check that at least call your legislator...

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/memberinfo

...it would mean a lot, not just to me, but to all the college students who need this.

I have a hunch a lot of you need it as well. =0