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N • Going Green
O • Left is right
Supporters of Green Party candidate Jill Stein express the reasons why they support the third-party nominee heading into the 2016 presidential election. Page 3
dailyorange.com
P • Educated vote
Liberal columnist Cole Jermyn makes the case for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton as the United States’ historic first woman president. Page 5
Find out which classes the election candidates would have taken and register for them using Pulp’s MySlice guide. Which candidate are you? Page 9
S • Product of Norway
Senior midfielder Oyvind Alseth has blossomed into his leadership role with SU. In his second year as captain, the Norway native hopes to get SU back to the College Cup. Page 16
ELECTION 2016
After a campaign cycle lasting more than 19 months...
A NATION DECIDES voting locations
where to watch
There are several locations near and around the Syracuse University campus operating as voting stations on Election Day. Here is where you should go to vote if you live on campus and are registered in New York state. IF YOU LIVE HERE...
On Election Night, several watch parties will be hosted where members of the Syracuse community can watch the results of the election come in. Here is a list of some of the major watch parties open for the public to attend.
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Where: Schine Student Center dining area When: 8 p.m. to 1 a.m.
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candidate breakdown Here are the latest standings for candidates in the 2016 presidential and New York state elections as polls open on Election Day.
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Donald Trump Republican
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he 2016 election cycle has finally reached its last day: Nov. 8, Election Day. After an eventful race to the White House, Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and Repub-
Where: The Marriott Syracuse Downtown, located at 100 E Onondaga St. When: After polls close at 9 p.m. Where: The Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel & Conference Center When: After polls close at 9 p.m.
4 Hosted by: College Democrats at SU Where: Physics Building, Room 201 When: 7 p.m. to 11 p.m.
source: fivethirtyeight
lican candidate Donald Trump await the voting results that will trickle in once polls close across the United States on Tuesday evening. Last-minute polls ahead of Election Day showed Clinton as more likely to win the presidency. In addition, the Republicans are predicted to take control of the
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Colleen Deacon
Wendy Long
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Hillary Clinton
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Senate, according to forecasts from FiveThirtyEight. Clinton, a former senator for New York and secretary of state, has a 69.4 percent chance of winning the election as of 6 p.m. on Monday, according to FiveThirtyEight’s polls. In order to win the presidential election, a candidate must secure at least
Democrat (incumbent)
270 electoral college votes. As for the Senate, FiveThirtyEight’s polls show the Republicans edging out the Democrats with a 50.8 percent chance of winning. The Senate race has been a close one, and in the event there is a tie, the newly elected vice president will break it depending on his party.
source: fivethirtyeight
As people flock to the polls all day Tuesday, here is what you should know about the presidential and New York state candidates in this election, where you can vote and where you can watch the results for each race come in. smswann@syr.edu @saramswann
student association
Community reflects President calls for campus voting on election climates By William Muoio staff writer
By Laritza Salazar staff writer
For most students at Syracuse University, the 2016 presidential election cycle is the first they’ve been on campus for. But others in the community have been around for past elections and
have reflected on the climate of those elections compared to this one. In November 2008, Don Mitchell, an SU professor of geography, lived only a mile off campus. He still remembers the historical nature of that election. “There was a sense of victory and see past
elections page 7
Student Association President Eric Evangelista stressed the importance of students going out to vote in Tuesday’s elections during the meeting on Monday. Two bus routes will be running continuously beginning at noon. These buses will send students to Toomey Abbott Circle
at Toomey Abbott Towers and Drumlins Country Club, two polling locations for students living in on-campus dorms. The buses will run every 15 minutes until 9 p.m. Syracuse University Chancellor Kent Syverud sent out an email to students on Monday providing more information about the bus routes and student polling locations. The New York Public Inter-
est Research Group also made a reminder informing students they have a right to vote if they are registered correctly and if there are people deterring students from voting, they should contact NYPIRG or local authorities. SA Chair of Board of Elections and Membership Tracey Ford divided the voting members into three groups to brainstorm on see sa page 7