<p>MIT is made of people, so obviously there’s going to be variety. I have a friend who took a gap year before coming here to basically run the 2008 Obama election efforts in my hometown. On the other hand, me and my friends tend not to talk about politics much because we’re split fairly evenly between democrats and republicans and are very passionate about our beliefs about what this country should be doing and we like to not get mad at each other.</p>
<p>I would say that people at MIT are very politically active, but mostly when it comes to politics within the Institute. A lot of people here feel very strongly about changes made by the administration that have the potential to impact student life and culture. One of the first things I did at MIT during my CPW was participate in a protest.</p>