13,000 sweaty, cheering, and energetic President Obama supporters came to the Obama rally on Monfort Quad at Colorado State University on Aug. 28. The President’s stop at CSU was a part of his campaign to inform the younger generations about the issues in this election, and most importantly, how important it will be for them to vote.

Many Fort Collins natives and people from surrounding cities started to line up at 11 a.m. to insure their ability to see the president. The tremendous line went all the way down the science wing and wrapped around the block. People from all walks of life attend the rally, from college students, to parents, to grandparents, and even a few infants. After the long line made its way through airport-like security, people shuffled in to the Monfort Quad where they waited for about two and a half hours before the President himself spoke.  The heat was extreme for those in direct sunlight, and in turn caused some audience members to pass out. Nevertheless, all of the Obama supporters stayed through the temperatures until the President spoke his last sentence.

“When you step into that voting booth, the choice that you make in that instant will shape this country, the world, and your lives for decades to come,” the President spoke to enforce the importance of voting for students. In hopes to increase student voting, he introduced the “Rocky Mountain Rumble,” which is a competition between CSU and the University of Colorado in Boulder to see which school can register the most voters.

The President also touched on another student-oriented issue: paying for a college education. He stated that he created a college tax credit that is currently saving potentially up to $10,000 for college tuition through all four years, as well as doubling grant aid for millions of students.

Romney has said that during his first days as president he will eliminate Obamacare. Needless to say, the President is firmly against that, stating in his speech, “[This would] kick seven million young people off their parent’s plan. Tell folks with prescriptions of preexisting conditions, you’re out of luck again.”

The President also slightly touched on the issue of marriage equality. “We don’t need to rewrite our Constitution to somehow say that people who love each other and aren’t bothering anybody else, that somehow they cannot get married.” The topic also came up in the speech when he mentioned “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” and how important it is to keep that permanently erased.

As much as the President has done, he still gave credit to the voter and not himself. When an audience member shouted that President Obama made the difference on an issue, he quickly replied, “I helped a little bit. But this change was because you put in the effort.” His humbleness also came out when the crowd began to cheer, “Four more years! Four more years!” The President stopped the cheering quickly by raising his hand to silence the crowd and continued on with his speech. “If we win Colorado, we will win this election,” he said. “If we win Fort Collins, we will win the election.”