Students across the Las Vegas valley united to stand up against more tax cuts that are threatening higher education. Their medium: tombstones, just in time for the holiday season. Their timing could not be better as many students across the valley are heading to the early voting polls.

"It definitely makes me think," says Rahim, a student at the College of Southern Nevada. "I realized that higher education was in jeopardy in Nevada, but I never really looked at what Obama or McCain had to say about college costs." Rahim said he hopes the tombstones will remain on display at the CSN campus, and hopes they are rotated around to other universities to spread awareness. The tombstones range from "R.I.P Nevada Higher Education" to "R.I.P Nevada Nurses". The College of Southern Nevada is one of the largest community colleges in the nation which has been undergoing serious budget cuts at around 20% from the yearly budget.

Obama and McCain have very different views on what problems face college students as far as affordability. Obama offers a $4,000 tax credit to every college student that completes 100 hours of community service. This solution creates a sense accomplishment to students as well as encouraging community involvement. Community participation is very important to Barack Obama as he has an extensive background in community organizing in Chicago. McCain, on the other hand, does not have a solution that addresses college affordability specifically. On John McCain's website, he claims that his $5,000 tax break for health insurance will inevitably help families pay for college as well.