At the untimely hour of 3 a.m. Tuesday, junior political science major John Jackson was driving to Crawford, Texas, as senior sociology and history major Dorothea Pitikas found herself somewhere between Tallahassee and Texas A&M. Jackson, chairman of the College Republicans, watched President Bush cast a vote before heading back to the White House.

Being broke is a part of college life for many of us. We sell our blood, panhandle our parents and work menial jobs for slave wages. But do we have to eat like paupers? Behold the power of Mexican food. For the last two years, the Mi Cocina restaurant at the Southgate location has weekday lunch specials starting at $3.