Vanderbilt students expressed disappointment with the current management of the government and how this shutdown impacts government workers. The government shutdown will primarily affect federal workers, including essential workers who will continue to work through the shutdown without pay. International students should also be unaffected as government agencies focusing on immigration-related issues are expected to operate as normal. Research activities may be impacted as the federal government is not able to award new grants or provide technical assistance during a shutdown. “This government shutdown is simply a result of poor management within all three sectors of the American government system.