90 days.

And by the time you’re reading this, that number will be even lower.

As I’m typing, that is where the countdown sits to Spring Kick-Off on May 5th. That weekend will mark the formal opening of the 2012 Washington and Lee Mock Convention. There will be cookouts, political rallies and famous speakers nearly everywhere you turn, and our tiny school will step into the national spotlight.

I’m here to implore you to get on the bus before it leaves the station. Our job at the Public Relations subcommittee is to keep W&L students, faculty and the local community (and the world) informed as to what’s going on, and why they should care.

Basically, we’re here looking out for you to make sure you don’t miss anything. Just keep your eyes and ears open.

New opportunities to get involved will be arising each step of the way throughout the entire process. Historically, 95% of the student population has gotten involved in Mock Convention, so there really is something for just about everybody.

The next thing you can apply for is to be a State Chair. We swept through campus last week and hung flyers about these important jobs, and there was an initial information session in Stackhouse Theater. Applications are now available and are due by February 18th. If you are ambitious and ready to get in the game in a big way, then a State Chair is what you’ll want to be.

As it says on our posters, if you apply for this job, you won’t be sorry. And we threw Colbert on them, so you know it’s legit.

Mock Convention is as big as it gets at W&L, and you don’t want to be in that tiny minority that misses out.