Today is Election Day for LSU. Every student on campus has the chance to let his or her voice be heard on who will represent us, the student body, to the University administration and the state government. In addition to the main event — SG presidential and vice presidential candidates — students have a chance to vote for the University Court and the officers for their individual colleges. There are also referendums that would eliminate the SG Trial Court and allow students a choice to dictate one SG project.Voting is quick and easy — you can do it from your PAWS account. Simply go to the “Student Services” tab and find the link labeled “SG Elections.”But voting responsibly requires a lot more than just logging on and clicking. If you’re going to vote, take the time necessary to get informed about the candidates and issues involved. Finding all that information is now easier than ever thanks to the Student Government Election Page on our Web site, lsureveille.com. You can find everything you need to make an informed decision there: video interviews with all the presidential and vice presidential candidates, questionnaires for every candidate on the ballot and links to every Reveille article about the elections from this semester.It’s all there in one place, so take a few minutes and get informed before you vote.One particularly contentious issue students should be aware of is the Class Gift Project. The Student Government Senate voted earlier this month to attach a mandatory $30 Class Gift Fee to the diploma fee for graduating seniors. The money would go to pay for bricks engraved with the student’s names that would be used to construct a walkway around the Parade Ground. SG specifically voted not to put the proposal to a vote by the student body. The Daily Reveille stands firm in our condemnation of SG’s decision, which we believe circumvents the will of its constituents.If our senators honestly believe a majority of students are willing to pay an extra $30 for a brick in a time of fee increases and looming tuition hikes, then they should be willing to put the proposal to a vote. By not doing so, our representatives are only contributing to the existing impression that they aren’t our representatives at all, but rather self-interested elites more concerned with padding their résumés than maintaining the interests of the students — hardly a sentiment they want to build the week of elections.That said, all we care about is students’ voices being heard. To the right is a list of current senators and whether or not they voted for the proposal.The first vote was to approve the project and fee while the second vote was a motion to rescind it — so an “aye” vote in the first column is a vote for the Class Gift Project and fee, while an “aye” vote in the second column is a vote against them.Whatever your opinions on the fee, we strongly encourage you to contact your senators.For those who think the Class Gift Project Fee is important: Not only senators have taken a stance on the issue. Brooksie Bonvillain and Chris Sellers, presidential and vice presidential candidates, both support the measure.The other ticket heads largely oppose the mandatory fee. J Hudson and Dani Borel, running on the “Students First” ticket, think the project is a good idea, but maintain “the proposal should have gone to a vote of the students.” Theo Williams and Millena Williams of the “Geauxing the Distance” campaign like the idea of the class gift walkway, but say “the time isn’t right for it now.” Brian Wooldridge and John Craig of the “Two Kings for LSU” campaign, are ambivalent, saying the $30 is “like a junior-high allowance.” Whether you agree with the proposal or not is not our concern. Our job is merely to keep the student body as informed as possible. We hope that, in addition to this information, you’ll use the resources on our Web site, lsureveille.com, to get informed before you vote.Students can vote today on PAWS from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m. Results will be announced Wednesday.–Contact the Editorial Board at [email protected]