In just over a week, the 1992 presidential election will be one year away. And at Harvard, the campaigning has already begun.

Two Democratic candidates have spoken on campus in the last month--Nebraska Sen. Bob Kerrey and Eugene McCarthy. Another contender, Arkansas Gov. Bill Clinton, is coming to the Kennedy School on Wednesday.

In recent weeks, student groups have sprung up on campus in support of candidates Kerrey, Clinton, former Massachusetts Sen. Paul E. Tsongas and Iowa Sen. Tom R. Harkin.

Also, four student groups have sprung up in recent weeks to support a candidate.

But among the general undergraduate population, students for the most part have not decided whom to support.

Many students interviewed say that they and their classmates are apathetic about the race, and that it is still too early to choose a favorite candidate.

Says Christina A. Kowalewski '95, "It's hard to really support anyone because not all the candidates have thrown their hats in the ring and not all the candidates are being totally open about what they stand for."

Many say they are waiting until all candidates have announced or at least until the election goes closer.

"It hasn't hit the mainstream yet," says Katlerine F. Pearson '93. "Adamant students have started already but everyone definitely will have opinions."

Very few of the students interviewed say they joined clubs in support of candidates or went to hear the candidates that spoke on campus.

One student attributes the lack of interest at Harvard to the general college environment. "Students are more apathetic because college life isolates you from the outside world," says Robert K. Wasinger '94.

Not everyone interviewed, however, agrees that the presidential campaign has gone unnoticed on campus.

Mark P. Immel '94 says, "Most Harvard students are interested. They discuss [the race] in the dining halls."

Even among the 12 student interviewed who identified themselves as Republican, three said they had not yet chosen a candidate.

Almost all of those interviewed say they plan to vote. But many did not demonstrate any enthusiasm about it.