 The government has shut down, and Boston University students are among those spilling the sting of a divided Congress. Frustrated, but at the same time, I knew in my heart of hearts that it was going to shut down. Michael Cain, a BU student studying in the Washington DC program, was interning at the National Endowment for the Humanities, located in the old post office building on Pennsylvania Ave. However, his internship experience has been cut short because the agency is currently shut down. Thus, we have no funding, and thus, all of our government employees have been furloughed or laymasturns laid off. Congress is struggling to pass a stock gap spending bill that would extend the funding of the federal government into the new fiscal year. At the center of the debate is Obamacare. House Republicans continue to develop spending plans modifying Obamacare while the Senate Democrats develop plans leaving it intact. While the conflict continues, Cain is hoping for a resolution. There are a great many people who depend on federal employment to feed their families and to pay their rent, and it's those people who are being hurt the most in this shutdown. I'm here inside the BU Washington Center where internship students will still have an opportunity to attend their classes. However, for many, it's their first time in Washington DC and they're hoping for the full experience. In Washington, Brittany Exum, Boston University News Service.