Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it. And this year's Undergraduate Student Government experience is not something that should be allowed to repeat.

The solution is simple: Vote in tomorrow's elections.

There are six tickets running for the USG executive ticket and 34 people running for USG Senate positions.

That's a lot of platforms to learn about, and a shortened campaign time makes it even more difficult for the candidates to reach voters.

Even though it can be difficult for voters to sort through each candidate's platforms and leadership record, the need to do so is clear.

Students can educate themselves by visiting campaigners' Web sites. Links to these sites are easily accessible at www.vote.psu.edu.

Also, The Daily Collegian's comprehensive election guide will be published tomorrow. Voters should read this page to evaluate candidates' goals and qualifications, then vote for those who will best represent them.

A sharp memory will be the best cure for voter apathy in tomorrow's elections.

In the past year, the USG Senate refused to give money to Pride Week, in part because one senator said he did not want to give money to a "gay poetry reading."

Senate also declined to help fund rape cards, which list resources for sexual assault victims.

But senators, most of whom are members of College Republicans, had no problem paying for a College Republicans trip to Washington, D.C.

Again and again, members of USG demonstrated that they were more interested in partisan politics and personal agendas than they were in serving the needs of the students they were supposed to represent.

Unless we vote, next year's USG might be just as bad -- or even worse.

Tomorrow's elections will also give students the opportunity to choose representatives for the University Park Allocation Committee (which distributes the Student Activity Fee funds) and the Association of Residence Hall Students (which represents students who live in dorms).

Tomorrow, vote online at www.vote.psu.edu from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m., or vote in 129 HUB-Robeson Center from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m.

There is simply no excuse not to.