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Volume CXLIX | Issue 8
November 10, 2016
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Vassar College Poughkeepsie, NY
TRUMP
ELECTED
Student community reeling in wake of shocking decision Says Clinton: “My friends, let us have faith in each other, let us not grow weary and lose heart, for there are more seasons to come and there is more work to do.”
Trump’s decisive victory defies electoral projections Eilis Donohue News Editor
Additional Reporting By
Sarah Evans and Laurel Hennen Vigil
Courtesy of Joey Weiman
ELECTION NIGHT—Students gathered in every dorm, in Main building and on the upper floors of the Students’ Building to see the results of the 58th presidential election. For many students, it was their first time voting in a presidential election, and for some, their first time voting at all. “This is pretty much my whole class’s first election ever, which is very important,” said Colby Morrison ’20. “It’s a pretty cool feeling to really have your voice out there, and some people may say that maybe these elections are rigged, but I would say that our democracy is a very special thing, and I’m very honored to participate in it.” According to an informal poll of stu-
dents in the screening locations, 16.7 percent of those polled voted here in New York, 70.3 percent voted early or absentee in their home states, and 11.5 percent did not vote at all. Students who voted in Poughkeepsie reported that the process was generally smooth, and the assistants friendly and helpful. Explaining their choice, one student remarked, “I like to be involved in local politics and local matters so it made more sense to vote here.” Early on in the night, Clinton had a modest lead. At 8:00 p.m., she was winning with 44 Electoral College votes to Trump’s 31. By 10:00 p.m., fivethirtyeight.com predicted she had a 72 percent chance of winning the election. Just two hours later, however, at 12:15, the same website predicted that her chances had fallen to 21 percent, and set Trump’s See ELECTION on page 4
Many students watched in disbelief as Donald Trump won key swing states on his path to victory in the 58th presidential election. The Republican’s national success was shocking to voters and political experts alike.
ALANA Loeb opens new photo gallery VC Soccer welcomes crowned T new staffer league title Sasha Gopalakrishnan Reporter
Jakob Eckstein Guest Reporter
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Courtesy of Joey Weiman
here is a new face at Vassar’s ALANA Center. Coral Santos was hired in September as a part-time administrative assistant to the center’s interim director, Wendy Maragh Taylor. Santos is in the office every day from Monday to Friday, but her hours are flexible. This allows the Taylor to employ Santos when the ALANA Center really needs her, especially when there are events on the weekends like student leader brunches. In short, Santos is essentially Taylor’s right hand. She takes phone calls, greets visitors to the center, looks over the center’s budget, keeps track of Taylor’s calendar and generally makes sure everything is running smoothly in one of Vassar’s most important campus resource facilities. Santos grew up in Poughkeepsie, and studied political science and business administration at the University of Albany. Before coming to Vassar, Santos worked as an administrator in multiple departments at the University of Albany, including its student center and residential life office. Santos reports that she has enjoyed her work at the ALANA Center thus See ALANA on page 5
The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center recently debuted the Hoene Hoy Photography Gallery, which will showcase the museum’s large photo collection.
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Young filmakers view life through diverse lenses
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Male birth control proves not an effective OPINIONS Plan B
he Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center recently established the Hoene Hoy Photography Gallery on the second floor, courtesy of an endowment by Vassar alumna Anne Hoene Hoy ’63. The first artist being featured in this new gallery is the Brooklyn-based performance artist Martine Gutierrez, whose contemporary works investigate the topics of gender identity and fluidity. The gallery also features experimental photography by Klea McKenna, Ellen Carey and Maria Cosindas. Gutierrez’s work is a progressive exploration of personal and collective identity as well as gender roles through the use of self-portraiture, and her focus on these immensely relevant themes makes for a powerful inaugural exhibit. The photography currently on display is a set of seven black-and-white prints from a series called “Girl Friends,” as well as a color video with sound titled “Clubbing.” Each of the seven photographs in “Girl Friends” depicts the artist herself with a mannequin as a counterpart, where often it’s very difficult to distinguish between the two. Along with this, she also interchanges between using life-size props and created backdrops and actual locations for her setting. By blurring the lines between herself and an inanimate object, and transforming physical space and self-image, Gutierrez plays with See LOEB on page 16
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Olivia O’Loughlin Sports Editor
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n Saturday, Nov. 5, Vassar men’s soccer rewrote history. After a long, 90-minute battle, it all came down to a penalty kick with 3.4 seconds left in the game. When junior Alex Gonzales chipped the ball past Skidmore’s goalie Derek Yam, the Vassar men’s soccer team won the Liberty League championship. While the team has reached post-season play in five of the last six seasons, this year’s momentous title is the program’s first since 2011. However, the Brewers did not earn this title without a fight. To get to the championships, the Brewers first had to defeat Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in the semi-finals on Wednesday, Nov. 2. The team did just that as freshman Mattie Mrlik netted a hat trick to lift the Brewers over the Engineers 3-1. On Wednesday, Vassar took the field with extreme intensity and proved dominance early in the matchup. The team first got on the scoreboard as junior Hayden Van Brewer crossed the ball into the box for Mrlik to head it passed RPI’s goalkeeper Matt LaBranche. See SOCCER on page 19
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