Does University Participation Change You?

Recently, a friend asked me a variation of the question in the title. I was caught off guard. There is a general impression that participating in university politics makes you more bitter and cynical. I don&rsquo;t think it is true, yet. But I have to agree that it had an effect. It is hard to understand precisely how it changed me; you would need to ask someone who knows me and knew me before.…