The UW System Board of Regents want to see a high level of participation in student referendums for campus building projects. They believe that a large number of students should be voting in order for them to consider that vote truly representative of student opinion. We agree with them and believe that to commit all students to paying a fee well into the future, we need to involve as many students as possible – to vote their own opinion but also “in the shoes” of those students who will be attending UWM in the future. Every student wishing to continue at UWM needs to register for class. We felt tying this Referendum to the class registration process was the best method for getting a large level of participation and ensuring the broadest student voice being heard through this vote.