Last fall and in the years prior, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG) dominated the academic mall with manpower, registering students to vote in the year’s upcoming election. However, last semester the Undergraduate Student Government denied funding to the group, leaving NYPIRG’s office empty, and the job of voter registration in the hands of the administration.

Not many students know about the Undergraduate Student Government at Stony Brook. In fact, last year’s election polled a total of 1,059 students for the two presidential candidates, which Jeffery Akita won by 113 votes.