Advice Column

Dealing with school and extracurricular stress

The stress of school and everything else is too much. I can't take it, but I also have to keep doing my extracurriculars. What should I do? —Stressed Sophomore

“In Humanities class this past quarter, we have been studying American democracy, and the project ended with us creating a piece to advocate for a change in our democracy.

For my Democracy Advocacy project, I wrote an op-ed on the Electoral College.”

If this bill is enacted, millions of voters will gain power. According to YouCall ThisDemocracy? , because of the Electoral College, the election race is only happening in a few states. Candidates purposely center their campaigns in swing states and sometimes don’t even visit spectator states during their campaigns. This bill would give power to those voters, who could be you one day. Instead of having your vote forgotten in the Electoral College, it would count toward electing the president. This is a non-partisan bill meant to benefit all parties.

That’s why I am asking if your state or local government has signed the National Popular Vote. If you don’t know, do a quick search or learn more at nationalpopularvote. com. If not, contact a state representative or government official and advocate for this bill.

I hope you now better understand the Electoral College. I hope you have more hope in our country and fixing our democracy.