Ambre Muller is going to wear a T-shirt tomorrow that reads, "Make a difference" on the front and, "Just vote" on the back.

But Muller won't be among the voters tomorrow because she can't vote. She's from France and has been following the election process from a distance. "I'm frustrated not to be able to vote myself," Muller (graduate-French) said. "Getting my point of view and convincing [others] is not what I want to do."

As the election draws near, international students are expressing their views on the possible outcome and the election process and urging others to vote.

Ali Tavassoli (graduate-chemistry) of England, said the election process in the United States is very different from the one in England. The emphasis in the United States is on making the other candidate look bad, he said.

"It's certainly a lot more negative. They don't seem to be concentrating on their own policies," he said. "There are so many big questions that are completely overlooked."

In England, campaign advertisements focus on candidates' views and their different policies to help people make a decision, Tavassoli said.

"I find it amazing that people are basing [their decision] on religion," he said. "It's pretty much the direction of your country that's determined. To me, it seems alien that people would choose someone on just one issue."

Tavassoli said television commentators are shaping the public opinion. He said he knew people who had not even watched the debates but listened to the commentators afterward instead.

"There's no excuse not to be informed these days," Tavassoli said.

Negar Davis, Office of International Students and Scholars director, said she has not encountered a lot of interest from international students in regards to the election. "Generally, from my experience, because international students are not allowed to vote, they don't get too much involved with politics openly," she said.

Raya Guruswamy, International Student Council president, said international students are just bystanders in the election. Nothing has been organized for international students on campus relating to the election, he said.

"I'm personally interested, but seeing that it doesn't really affect us, we haven't planned anything," Guruswamy said. "No one has approached or asked me to do anything."

He said, though, that international students could help in getting people to vote.

It is more important to go out and vote, Muller said. "In France, it's not only a right, but a duty," Muller said. "It's not mandatory, but people have died for you to vote, and you should do it. It's your country -- you should be interested in that."