College students across the country are lending their support to presidential candidates this election year. However, their support is most likely not coming in the form of monetary donations.

With tuition raising each year, financial aid being hard to come by and extreme gas prices, most of us barely have money to eat. (Is that 10 cent package of Ramen really considered eating, anyway?)

Since money is tight, students have to turn to grassroots campaigning for their favorite candidate. Whether it be door-to-door campaigns, handing out fliers on campus or even inviting people to join groups on social networking Web sites like Facebook, students are helping out any way they can.

In an Oct. 7 Kernel article, Jacob Sims, president of UK College Republicans, said that the Internet might be changing the landscape of political campaigns. There’s no doubt about that. With Internet campaigning, it is easier to reach a larger number of people in a short amount of time.

Despite this, some students prefer the traditional campaign method. Joe Gallenstein, president of UK College Democrats, recently traveled to Ohio to canvas for Barack Obama, according to the Kernel article.

Whichever way you prefer, get involved in the presidential election. The college-aged group is notorious for not showing up to the polls. This year, let’s show those Baby Boomers that our future is important to us and that our voices do matter.

No matter your political affiliation, do some campaigning and volunteer work for your favorite candidate. Because, until they come up with a meal that is less than 10 cents a package, you probably won’t find many college students throwing money into a political campaign.