"All we can do is work hard and hope we get enough [recall] signatures," said Taylor Goodine of the UW-La Crosse College Democrats, said. This organization, as well as political action committees and community members, have been gathering signatures to recall Governor Walker ever since they were legally able to begin the efforts on Nov. 15.

But not everyone wants him recalled. The College Republicans are fighting the recall on campus. "We're doing chalking, and we'd like posters. We're also checking to make sure recall signatures are valid," Jacqueline Sopko, their president, said.

Students also have a wide variety of opinions on this topic. "While Walker may have not done things very well, at least the bill was a step forward," Betsy Boersma said. And  to some, the recall issue doesn't matter. "I don't care. It's funny that the state has no money, necessitating the budget cuts, but we have money for a recall election," senior Jasmine Garcia said.

The recall is taking place because of widespread anger over a bill Walker championed, almost eliminating collective bargaining rights for Wisconsin state employees. These labor rights are important to Democratic politicians and voters. "I felt that the governor used his position of power as a bully pulpit, and his actions violated the basic principles of democracy," UW-L senior Scott Sullivan said. This recall indicates many people agree.

A recall is a way to force a special election, putting a new leader in office before Walker's term is up. 75 percent of the number of people who voted for Walker must sign the petition to recall for it to be valid. To sign, one does not need to be able to vote in Wisconsin.The only requirement is that the person has lived in the state for the past 28 days. The recall efforts are everywhere on campus, with College Democrats and Republicans involved on their respective sides of the issue, currently asking for signatures at the Clocktower and canvassing off-campus student neighborhoods.

The divide over whether or not to Recall Walker is most apparent in the chalk messages all over UW-L. Student political groups, on both sides, have been writing pro-and anti-recall messages, which are sometimes right next to each other. Some pro-recall messages were even altered to show support for Walker.

"We're not responsible for that. We told the Republicans they weren't allowed to edit the pro-recall chalking. We just chalked because there are a lot of students out there opposed to the recall, but they feel overwhelmed by the pro-recall voices," Sopko said. Unlike the Democrats, she and other College Republicans feel that once someone is elected, he or she should keep the post, and that a recall is petty. But recall groups have, according to the Wisconsin State Journal, already gathered over half the signatures needed.