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TRUMP SURGES Trump, Republicans take country by storm Donald Trump appeared to have the lead as the last states tallied their electoral votes. The election was down to Ohio and Florida, which both went Trump late Tuesday evening. Although most polls had Hillary Clinton up days before the election, Trump pulled off the upset early in the night with The New York Times having him above 50 percent likelihood of winning before all ballots were counted. Two hours before midnight his likelihood of winning was above 95 percent. Trump won electoral votes in West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Alabama, Mississippi, Florida, Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Nebraska, South Dakota, North Dakota, Montana, Wyoming, Idaho, Nevada and Utah. At the time of this report, The New York Times election results map predicted that Trump would win Arizona, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, Georgia and New Hampshire. Clinton won Vermont, New York, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New Jersey, Maryland, Washington D.C., Virginia, Illinois, Colorado, New Mexico, Washington, Oregon and California. Those votes were not enough to clinch her spot as first female president. At the time of this report, The New York Times election results map predicted that Clinton would win Nevada, Minnesota and Maine. At the time of this report, according to The New York Times, Trump leads with 244 electoral votes and Clinton trails with 215. If the election goes as projected according to the Times, Trump will win with 301 and Clinton will lose with 237. In the 2004 election, Republican candidate George Bush won 286 of the electoral votes while John Kerry won 252. During that election, 59,729,986 popular votes went to Bush and 56,249,862 popular votes went to Kerry. The 2016 election shows similarities with the 2004 election. In Denton County the polls closed at 7 p.m. and showed Donald Trump and Mike Pence won the Denton County presidential and vice presidential election by a large margin of almost 21 percent. With 124 of 158 precincts reporting, Donald Trump and Mike Pence won 58.13 percent of the votes, Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine won 37.16 percent, Gary Johnson and William Weld won 3.84 percent and Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka won 0.87 percent. Denton cast 163,675 votes for Donald Trump and Mike Pence; 104,634 vote for Hillary Clinton and Tim Kaine; 10,818 for Gary Johnson and William Weld and 2,442 votes for Jill Stein and Ajamu Baraka. Voter turnout ended at 52.34 percent and the total votes in the county were 245,050. A Republican majority in Denton isn’t unprecedented. In the 2012 election, Republican

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Lynn Stucky wins Texas House District 64 seat Lynn Stucky defeated UNT student Connor Flanagan in the Texas House District 64 race by a margin of 23.16 percent with 40 out of 44 precincts reporting. The early voting election results are 61.58 percent to Stucky, and 38.42 percent to Flanagan. “I will stay immersed in the community, a large number of people in the community know who I am and what I stand for,”

Lynn said. “Our next move will to start looking for a place in Austin, and prepare for orientation and staff my practice.” Out of a total of 148,350 earlyvoting ballots, Stucky claimed 31,396 votes and Flanagan’s campaign took 19,588 votes. Stucky’s campaign manager and wife, Lori Stucky, said she loved the early election results. “We worked hard and what

we are seeing is our work paying off,” Lori said. “The people are supporting him and it is amazing.” Lynn said he is going to continue to say thanks to his constituents throughout this race, and won’t stop working to represent the people. “I would like to think I am

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Students join in on campus-wide watch parties Students all across UNT spent election night huddled together, looking between computer screens, television projects and live updates to keep up to date with the latest information regarding the 2016 presidential election. Whether it was in a small dorm room or surrounded by hundreds of fellow students at Willis Library, the results came pouring

in and students kept biting their nails. Home sweet watch party Students in Kerr and Bruce Hall were diligently watching with their hall mates and sharing their opinions over the possible results. “It’s such an odd election,” computer science freshman Jacklyn Rechy said. “Just the

general feel of the election right now. Everyone’s gonna watch it and want to know the results, just because a lot of people are kind of anxious to see who wins.” Students at UNT continued to look closely at various aspects of Trump and Clinton, even after polls closed.

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IN THIS ELECTION ELECTION

How We Voted pg 4 & 5 Denton County. The state of Texas. The United States of America. See how the country voted on Election Day 2016. Check NTDaily.com for the latest results.

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Locals Sound Off pg 7 Our reporters interviewed hundreds of people ahead of the election. See what they had to say inside as the results continue to come in.

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A New Kind of Leader pg 8 This election lasted a long time, and the results were pouring in. It’s time to move forward. And that happens when people on both sides work together.

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ELECTION NEWS Women have been leaving ‘I Voted’ stickers on Susan B. Anthony’s grave Since suffragette Susan B. Anthony never got the chance to vote, women Tuesday left their “I voted” stickers on her grave, The New York Times reported. Women covered the gravestone at Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York, with their stickers behind a line of hundreds of people who went to pay their respects at her grave. People left thank-you notes to the woman who was arrested for fighting for women’s right to vote, something she was not able to do before her death in 1906. The cemetery opened early, at 7:30 a.m., and will remain open late.

Two women arrested for protesting topless at Trump’s New York polling place Two protesters went topless early Tuesday morning at Donald Trump’s polling location, the Los Angeles Times reported. The women arrived a little after 8 a.m. local time and began chanting and had comments written on their bodies referencing Trump’s previous comments regarding women. According to the New York Daily News, the protest went on for less than a minute before they were arrested. Donald Trump arrived at 11 a.m. local time to cast his vote, where he was met with boos and cheers.

Dallas County election judge assaulted and robbed A Dallas county election judge was assaulted and robbed at a Garland grocery store early Tuesday morning, The Dallas Morning News reported. Election judge Lane Sullivan was picking up donuts for the poll workers at her station when she as assaulted and suffered a broken arm, local media reported. After reporting the incident to Dallas police, she stopped by her polling station briefly and then went home. A replacement judge was sent in her place and the station opened without any issues.

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CHARGES CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 candidate Mitt Romney won 64.91 percent of the popular vote with 157,579 votes and Barack Obama trailed behind with 33.35 percent of the popular votes with 80,978 votes.

Republicans also dominated in Denton County’s House and Senate races. By 7 p.m., Republicans had control of 47 House seats while the Democrats had 30. According to The New York Times predictions

model, the GOP had a 94 percent chance of winning the House majority. Late Tuesday night, Republicans had 94 seats to 67 for the Democrats. NBC News projections had GOP maintaining majority control of the

House. After an hour, Republicans dominated with 157 seats to the Democrats 104. And by the end of the night, control of the House was fully in Republican hands.

Incumbent Republican Michael Burgess defeated Democrat competitor Eric Mauck, winning by a margin of 35 percent in their pursuit of representing Texas’ District 26 in the U.S. House of Representatives. Burgess took 65 percent of the vote in the reported precincts, and 30 percent went to Mauck. Tarrant County early voting results put Burgess at 70 percent of the vote and Mauck at 25 percent of the vote in 38 out of 39 precincts there. These were the latest numbers at the time of this report. “Sixty-five percent isn’t really surprising to me,” Burgess said. “What is surprising is that the normal total vote I get for an election is in the 100,000’s and that’s what I got in just Denton County.” Burgess, a 66-year-old UNT alumnus, was elected to his house seat in 2003 and has since served on key committees such as the House Energy and Commerce Committee and the House rules committee. While in congress, Burgess voted against the Iran nuclear deal, voted in favor of the government shutdown of 2013, voted in favor of stronger screening procedures for immigrants and voted in favor of bans on abortions 20 weeks after fertilization. Burgess hopes to stay on the

Incumbant Michael Burgess, (R) U.S. Congressman for Texas District 26, opens his dinner watch party Tuesday evening at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant. Hannah Breland energy committee and hold a key position on the health committee. “It’s going to be tough because I don’t think this district supported Hillary, so I think they will expect opposition towards some of her policies,” Burgess said. “I would be happy to serve under a Trump presidency, but I think it would be difficult under Hillary.” In 2012, Burgess beat Democrat David Sanchez by a landslide, capturing 63 percent of the vote.

In 2014, Burgess did not have a Democratic opponent and maintained his house seat with over 82 percent of the vote against Libertarian Mark Boler who captured 17 percent of the vote. According to the Federal Elections Committee, Burgess raised $1.2 million this election in hopes of regaining his seat, while Muack has not reported any funds to the FEC. Burgess is from Rochester,

Minnesota and got his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from UNT. He later obtained another master’s at the University of Texas, Dallas and gained his M.D. from the University of Texas Medical School in Houston. Burgess has a net worth of $1.5 million and currently makes around $174,000 a year in Congress, according to Ballotpedia.

Texas Senate District 12 returns to Senator Nelson Republican incumbent Jane Nelson beat Libertarian challenger Rod Wingo for the Texas Senate seat for District 12, which includes parts of Denton and Tarrant counties. “Thank you, Senate District 12,” Senator Nelson said in an official press release. “I am honored to be your voice in Austin, and I will always fight for our priorities and values.”

registered voters and 288,247 ballots cast. Senator Nelson, a UNT alumna with a degree in education, has held public office as a Texas Senator since first being elected in 1993 when she beat out Democratic incumbent Bob Glasgow for District 22. “I don’t necessarily vote on someone based on where they live, but I think Senator Nelson is doing great,” Flower Mound

Senator Nelson, the highest ranking official in the Senate, won at 83.03 percent over Wingo’s 16.97 percent of the 195,456 votes, according to the Denton County Elections Administration’s reports from 100 out of 109 precincts. These were the latest numbers available at press time. Voter turnout was reported at 61.57 percent, with 468,162

Councilman Itamar Gelbman said. “I had the pleasure of meeting her one on one a few times and think she’s an amazing woman and an amazing politician and that’s why she’s kicking butt.” Wingo could not be reached for comment.

Lynn Stucky defeats UNT’s Connor Flanagan getting all of this support from the community,” Lynn said. “I am going to try and represent. I am humbled by the trust into me, and I know I have a lot of work to do.” For more than 20 years, the District 64 seat was occupied by

a Republican, Myra Crownover, who retired recently. When the Texas House goes into session in January, should he win, Stucky said he will move to Austin with his wife Lori and return to Denton if his veterinary practice needs him. Flanagan plans to host a political talk show, though he hasn’t offered

any details. Stucky is focused on protecting the environment, especially since Crownover voted for House Bill 40, which barred Texas cities from banning hydraulic fracturing and circumvented Denton’s own fracking ban. He said he plans to work closely with oil industry

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Lynn Stucky, Republican state representative for District 64, mingles with supporters Tuesday evening at Luigi’s Italian Restaurant. Around 100 people have shown up to support multiple local Republican candidates. Hannah Breland

leaders and constituents to find a common middle ground on the fracking issue. Early in the evening, political media arts senior Flanagan, 22, was hopeful of later numbers from Denton County, but was upset by a large margin. “I feel pretty good,” Flanagan said about the early results. “I hope to see some good results later on when the precincts start reporting.” Flanagan said his defeat will only motivate him to run again and only sees himself in a future filled with politics. He’d like to focus largely on roles of public policy and the importance of separation of church and state, as well as look into the future for millennials. He ran a campaign in a Republican county on the promise to make higher education his number one goal. The two candidates and their campaign teams have been knocking on doors, making phone calls and spreading the word for Texas residents to vote. While Flanagan has run a smaller and more modest campaign, Stucky’s campaign has been boosted by his roots in Denton county.

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A stack of maps of the United States set clipped to Peter Brigaitis’ clipboard. Glasses sat perched on his face as he scrolled through his phone, waiting for the first states’ polls in the 2016 election to close. Brigaitis stood at the front of Dan’s Silver Leaf where a watch party held by the publication The Dentonite took place. A blue and red marker laid on the table in front of him next to his beer. He hands out a map to anyone sitting near him and jokingly explains the rules of how to mark. “Red and blue goes on this one,” Brigaitis said. “But if you would like to join in and only have a red marker to mark ones for Trump, then we call it a different game.” He held up a different map, this one titled “Fascism Bingo.” Brigaitis received his graduate degree in political science from UNT and now freelances and writes indexes in books. The long-time democrat has faith that the country will end up with his choice of a candidate. “I don’t buy into all this automatic anti-government, everything’s all screwed up thinking,” Brigaitis said. “It takes a lot of work, a lot of effort, a lot of faith to run a country. If you lose faith in it, it can fall apart real quickly. You have a demigod running then, like now.” He does not expect anyone playing the game to actually win, but if Donald Trump does happen to win the presidential race, there is a perk for anyone at Dan’s Silver Leaf. “If he gets to 270, yell ‘fascism bingo!’ and I’ll buy you a beer,” Brigaitis said. “And probably hit you over the head.” The Denton Democratic election party at Jack’s Tavern began with jubilation and ended with fear. The event began at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday evening, bringing around 100 Denton democrats together to celebrate the ensuing victory. Selfies were taken with a cardboard cutout of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton. Blue cups inscribed with the words “nasty woman” and “bad hombre” covered the tables. And a Donald Trump piñata was brought in to a cheering crowd as Democrats readied for the moment to beat the Republican candidate to smithereens. But the news, which switched from CNN to the more liberalleaning comforts of MSNBC, came slow and the piñata remained intact. Despite predictions tightening and tides shifting, Denton County Democratic chairwoman Phyllis Wolper said that she remains optimistic about her party’s prospects. “We’re very excited, we’re very

hopeful and we do expect to win tonight,” Wolper said. “We’ve got a fantastic ground game all over the country. And here in Denton County, we’ve worked extremely hard to bring in new voters. We’ve done an incredible level of voter registration and getting people out to the polls. It’s time to blow off a little steam.” Wolper said if Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton wins tonight, it would mean a lot to her and the future of this country. “It’s been a very long time coming,” she said. “I’m old enough to remember when women couldn’t get their own credit. It’s been way too long for this to happen. We need to have a woman in charge.” Denton resident and former activist Janet Longmore said she was disappointed with some of the results, but wasn’t ready to give up on the night. “I have seen elections decided well past midnight,” Longmoore said. “I’m subdued, but optimistic.” Longmore, while unwilling to give up on a victory for Hillary Clinton, said her main concern isn’t so much with Donald Trump as it is with Mike Pence. “I’m not as worried about Donald Trump because [he] is incapable of leading the country,” Longmore said. “A Trump presidency would mean we’re dealing with a Pence [as a] ‘de facto’ president.” By 10 p.m. after the announcement that Ohio had been won by Trump, the energy left the room, literally, with a power outage. After the lights came back on, the news didn’t get any better for the Denton Democrats. Trump won Michigan and took a large lead projecting towards enough votes in the Electoral College. The cheers for wins on the West Coast were drowned out with boos. Denton resident John Pinizzotto, who has put together a few signs and helped around in the Denton Democratic office, said that he’s willing to accept the results of the election no matter what. “I respect the Democratic process [so] if Trump wins he wins and he’s our president, even though I didn’t vote for him,” Pinizzotto said, “this is democracy.” “If he doesn’t do a good job, we [only] have four years with him and we’ll vote him out. I won’t like it but I’ll give him a fair chance.”

The election has been heavy on social issues and students are taking the issues to heart that are most affecting them. “A lot of the talking points are very relevant to me and [other] people I know,” drawing and painting senior Curtis Kimberlin said. “I’ve been supporting Hillary since she announced her campaign. She’s been working for 30 years to help the underdog. She’s had tons of scrutiny, and that’s unfair. I think that she’s experienced and worked hard to get where she is.” The watch parties, in general, offered something more when paying attention to election results. It provided the opportunity for students to share their opinions and feelings. “This is the first watch party I’ve ever been to,” Kimberlin said. “I paid attention in high school to the 2008 and 2012 elections because I supported Barack Obama, but I wasn’t super into it. But this is the first time where I’m actually paying attention and trying to figure it out.” As election day came to an end, UNT’s NAACP and supporters

gathered at The Republic apartments to watch the polls close and election results roll in. A little over an hour before the last polls close, several students chatted over pizza, chips and CapriSuns about what they thought country would come to. With the race being a close one, the anxiety in the room thickened. The organization does not identify as Democrat or Republican, but as non-partisan. The main focus the group has, NAACP president Tarryn Oliver said, is exercising the right to vote. “[Millennials are] the generation where everybody is putting everything on social media,” said, Azure Smith-Swan, a 19-year-old social work major. “The younger generation is on social media so that influences more to be involved.” Because universities often attract younger people fresh from high school, many students said this is their first time voting. Several students at the watch party said they were only offered electronic voting even though they expected paper ballots. “I’ve worked the election before and it was electronic, and any paper [ballots] we did have went

through the machine to be counted,” 19-year-old psychology major Delisa Simmons said. Right down the road, members of the UNT chapter of the Gamma Lambda Delta fraternity filled up an apartment at the Forum, eagerly watching as CNN covered the results. The young men discussed politics and the future of the country in great detail while together. “As a millennial, I feel like everyone is going to blame us by saying we were too lazy to vote,” Jordan Pryor, Gamma Lambda Delta president, said. “The more we know, the more we can prove them wrong.” The fraternity felt proud they could exercise their right as American citizens for this voting period. With the current presidential election being the first election a lot of students were able to vote in, several members proudly displayed their stickers signifying their votes. “Men and women died for our right to vote and we’re doing them a dishonor if we don’t exercise the right many countries don’t have,” Isaac Rodriguez said. “You definitely don’t have the right to complain if you don’t vote.”

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When CNN displayed the latest news that Donald Trump has won the 18 Ohio electoral votes, pushing him in the lead with 167 of the 270 electoral votes needed to win, the room erupted with sighs. In addition to various living rooms, students also gathered in buildings across campus. Late into Tuesday evening, student gathered in Sage 330 to watch the newscast of MSNBC and CNN relay the progress of the 2016 election. Almost every student in the room supported Clinton, and watching the electoral college votes increase as Trump continued to win states made them feel uneasy. One student who attended the watching party was Abigail Stubbington, who was not too fond of the nominee in the lead during a majority of the election night. “It’s hard to believe he has made it this far after all he has said,” Stubbington said. “He’s made comments that have been sexist, racist, xenophobic and homophobic.” Stubbing ton’s attitude was shared among many students attending the election party. Tension gathered as states continued to swing toward Trump. The same could be said in the University Union and Willis Library. UNT’s Student Government Association and University Program Council came together with a flourishing amount of students in the Union to watch the polls close and election results unfold. “It’s certainly been a pretentious election,” SGA president Grant Hale said. “I’m glad that students have had a chance to voice their opinion.” Many of these students were shocked, however, as the state of Texas voted for Trump. “Historically it’s always been a Republican state,” SGA vice president Barrett Cole said. “Even with that, it’s still surprising to see the close margin between Trump and Clinton.” For the most part, the people in Willis Library were disappointed when the screen turned red and Donald Trump’s face was shown to win a state. Coming into the night, most in the room, and most polls online, favored Hillary Clinton, but those proved to be null and void as the night progressed. “I thought Hillary would win by a majority, because that’s what the polls said,” communications freshman John Arney said. “I still held hope.” Numerous attendants felt the same way. “I was almost sure Clinton would win, up until an hour [before polls closed],” journalism freshman Trevien Thomas said. “Looking at CNN, seeing that Trump had a viable change, that’s when my feelings changed. Both venues were full of slight groans and moans from the crowd as Trump racked up more electoral votes.

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It’s a cool and foggy morning, but the weather hasn’t stopped people from exercising their voting rights at poll locations like Denia Recreation Center in Denton. The Center, which opened at 7 a.m., had a line extending almost outside the door with people waiting to vote. After 8 a.m., there were hardly any people and the line ceased to exist. Voters walked in and came right out the door. There was little traffic at the recreation center so everyone could get in, vote and leave in a timely manner. There were, however, some issues soon after the polls opened. Some paper ballot scanners malfunctioned, election administrator Lannie Noble said. Noble said he got a call regarding the voting machines and discovered the problem. He said the voting machines were set up in “test mode” and not in “election mode.” The exact number of polling locations affected by these malfunctions is unknown, Noble said. “Rest assured, the votes will be tabulated and accounted for,” Noble said. On average, it took each voter about five minutes to cast their ballots. “I just stepped right into [voting],” said Bill Miller, former president of the UNT student body. “There were a few other people in there that were voting but there was no wait.” In Texas, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is ahead of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton by six percentage

points. Trump is holding 49 percent of the vote while Clinton is right behind him at 43 percent. Some voters revealed that they were ready for the election to come to and end. But Karina Antony, a 21-yearold UNT student, was disappointed that the election was over. “Everyone says that they are ready for this election to be over, but I’m kind of not because I’ve been watching CNN for the past couple [of] weeks and now everything is going to be boring since they’re not fighting back and forth,” Antony said. By some accounts, this has been

one of the most negative and divisive campaigns in recent memory. All kinds of people came out to cast their votes, ranging from 21 to 78 years old. Some voters wanted to wait until today because they felt like it held more meaning to vote on Election Day. “It’s the last day to come [in] and vote. We don’t like voting early. We like to see all the people come out and vote, but sadly, there wasn’t a line,” Lloyd Sanboron, a 78-year-old retired resident, said. “I remember all the people that died for our right to vote and I feel like it’s disrespectful not to

Voters walk out of the Denia Recreation Center in the rain. Gaby Perez

come out and vote.” Some people had a few issues while voting. A couple of voters had issues with their ID’s and another voter had their machine break down so it took a few more minutes than average. Even one man, Andres Alonzo a 21-year old construction worker, didn’t get a chance to vote because he found out he had to register to vote a month in advance. Overall, this morning was a smooth process for everyone and only a few people had issues voting.

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How We Voted

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The election lasted a long time. And on Tuesday night, voters sounded off in a big way. They chose Donald Trump to be the next president of the nation. Republicans gained a majority in the House, though not the Senate. And Texas remained loyal to the Grand Ole Party, upsetting liberals, who hoped Trump’s comments would motivate Democrats to turn out in large numbers and Republicans to vote blue. But that did not happen What you’ll see in the following graphics are breakdowns of how Texas voted, how Denton County voted and the county’s turnout. The data and stories you’ll read in this newspaper are not the final tallies.

Denton County voter turnout as of 12:30 p.m.

Denton County Results as of 12:30 p.m. President of the United States DONALD TRUMP 58.13%

HILLARY CLINTON 37.16 %

Texas House District 64 LYNN STUCKY 61.79%

CONNOR FLANAGAN 38.21%

Texas Senate District 12 ROD WINGO 16.97%

JANE NELSON 83.03%

US House District 26 MICHAEL BURGESS 65.4%

Denton County voted overwhelmingly Republican in the 2016 election.

In 124 of the 158 precincts that reported by 10:40 p.m., 63 percent of straight ticket votes in the county went to the Republicans, while 34 percent of votes went to Democrats. The Republicans received 118,328 straight ticket votes, and the Democrats received 63,413 straight ticket votes. Denton County has 468,162 registered

ERIC MAUCK 30.59%

voters, but 288,247 ballots cast, according to the Denton County Elections website. The voter turnout was a little more than 61 percent. When this publication went to print, all races we covered from Denton County favored Republican. Trump took Denton County by a landslide gaining over 58 percent of the vote. In 2012, Denton County also voted Republican, casting 65 percent of their votes for Mitt Romney. There were 391,024 registered voters in Denton county during the Obama v. Romney election. This presidential race brought a 16 percent increase in registered voters to the county.

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Texas popular vote at time of print, reporting 77% of votes at 11 p.m.

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Texas Remains Loyal Republican nominee Donald Trump won Texas.

While Texas was considered a swing state for a short period of time, FiveThirtyEight gave Trump a 94 percent chance of winning the state coming into the election. By 9 p.m., Texas was called. Sarah Leslie, an employee of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, said she is upset by the result, but not surprised by it. “I think a lot of Texans have been more for the extreme type of candidate,” Leslie said. “It’s not a surprise, but it’s a little disappointing.” Leslie did not vote in the election, saying she didn’t agree with having to “vote for the lesser of two evils.” Meanwhile, others such as kinesiology

junior Major Jesse Davis, who voted for Trump, are happy about the results, though they were on edge for a while. “I sort of assumed it was going to happen anyway,” Davis said. “But I had a lot of friends that live in the Austin area, a little more liberal I guess. I was a little worried, but I saw it coming.” Voters like finance senior Patrick Grogan voted for Trump because of his conservative principles. While others, like media arts senior Cassandra Martin, a Hillary Clinton supporter, said Trump is racist and too incompetent to serve as president. The Republican Party has won Texas in 10 of the previous 11 elections dating back to 1972, including the previous nine straight. While they will keep the state in 2016, this is the closest Texas has been since 1996 (at this point of reporting), where they also won by five percentage points. Mitt Romney won the state in 2012 by 15.8 percent. Texas has 38 electoral votes in the 2016 election, all of which will be going to Trump.

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Mean Green volleyball gears up for Conference USA tournament By Courtney Anderson North Texas volleyball secured its spot in the Conference USA tournament for the fourth year in a row Sunday after defeating Louisiana Tech University 3-1 in Denton. The Mean Green (12-15, 6-6) have two more regular season matches this week before the threeday tournament begins Nov. 18 in Houston. This will be a single-elimination tournament with eight out of 13 C-USA teams competing, the top four teams at the end of regular season receive a first-round bye. Currently, Western Kentucky University leads the conference with an undefeated record of 13-0 while the University of Texas at San Antonio, Marshall University and the University of Southern Mississippi follow with 9-3 records. C-USA superlative awards and all conference teams will also be announced prior to the tournament such as Coach of the Year and Player of the Year, which former North

Texas player Carnae Dillard received each of the past two seasons. This year, North Texas will be the No. 7 seed. Last season, they were the No. 4 seed with a 20-13 overall mark. It is uncertain right now who the Mean Green will face in the first round. But one thing is clear — whoever it is, North Texas will be ready. “Every year you have different parts of the season that we plan for,” head coach Andrew Palileo said. “We have two more [games] to finish out the conference season and then we’ll go into our goals for the conference tournament, then hopefully we can make a run.” In C-USA, North Texas ranks toward the middle in kills, assists and hitting percentage. In blocks and service aces the Mean Green are ranked 10th and 11th respectively. North Texas’ record is also not favorable for away games. The Mean Green have won only four road or neutral matches out of 12 this season, with two more still to

come. North Texas will face Western Kentucky and Middle Tennessee State University later this week before the tournament begins. Despite this, the Mean Green is excited to take part in the postseason action. “It means a lot to me because we’ve gone to the tournament every year since I’ve been here,” senior setter Amy Henard said. “If we didn’t go my senior year I would be really upset. It definitely means a lot to me and we still have some work to do to prepare for the conference tournament.” For the four freshmen on the roster, this will be their first time to play in a collegiate tournament. But the Mean Green women are all looking forward to the experience no matter the outcome. “Just going in since we have only one senior, Amy, we are looking forward to bringing it and playing for her and making her proud,” freshman middle blocker Emma Eakin said. Henard, on the other hand, has

University of North Texas Sophomore Karley York (1) and junior Amanda Chamberlain (3) attempt to block a strike by Marshall University, as sophomore Alex Janak (18) gets in position to rebuttal. UNT lost to Marshall Friday night, 3- 2. Katie Jenkins more lofty priorities. “Making it to the championship round would be my ultimate goal because we always lose in the semi-

finals,” Henard said. “But just taking every moment in, since it will be my last [tournament] and not trying to wish it away by being in the moment

is what I want.”

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COLUMN

This year’s soccer team was one of the best in North Texas history

By Matt Brune Despite losing in the semi-finals of the Conference USA soccer tournament, which cost the team an NCAA tournament berth, this year’s North Texas soccer team was good. But what else is new? Historically, as the most distinguished and successful sports program at UNT, the Mean Green prides itself on winning and excellence. The team finished its year

at 15-5-1 after Friday afternoon’s loss to Florida Atlantic University. That’s right. The team only lost five games. After covering the team for the entire season and experiencing the highs and lows, I have come to a conclusion. This year’s team was not only good, but ranks up there with the best teams this school has ever seen. A few weeks ago, head coach John Hedlund was sitting in Rudy’s BBQ restaurant, most likely against his will. Accompanied by two radio hosts, he answered a bevy of questions just minutes after helping himself to a barbeque plate for dinner. While speaking, he mentioned the 2015 soccer team was the best in his 22 years of coaching at North Texas. This was his opinion, but this year’s team was not far behind. Defensively, the 2016 squad overcame two arduous injuries to

sophomore goalkeeper Brooke Bradley and senior center back Alexsis Cable, and were still an extremely effective unit. Even though it did impact them, the Mean Green was still one of the best defenses in C-USA. After all, they only allowed 1.05 goals per game, barely half of what their offense averaged. When it comes to the glamorous side of the ball — offense — the 2016 team boasted athletic finishers that opened up the game for the whole team. The athleticism diced up opposing defenses and often led to scoring outbursts. The offense put up two or more goals in 13 of 21 games, and it was only shutout five times. But perhaps North Texas’ greatest attribute was its immense amount of depth at every position. With nine players off the bench that could come

in and play at a high level, Hedlund was free to play any style needed without having a drop in talent. Rarely did this team allow you to be bored while watching. Between its physicality, dynamic offense and knack for winning games (especially in Denton) it was a treat. After every practice, Hedlund scurried to his office to look at Xs and Os and mull over everything he’d seen from that day. When he was told that I had a few questions for him, he never failed to groan before peeling his eyes from the computer screen that displayed numerous names and numbers. Walking up to his desk alone is daunting. He has his seven conference championship rings neatly encased in a ring holder, along with a few posters of him as a player — all of which feel like they are staring at you waiting to go in for the tackle.

His thoughtful, and often lengthy, responses always gave a deeper look into his head and just how he perceives the “beautiful game.” Hedlund is head-and-shoulders above the rest of the coaches in Conference USA. He mentioned after winning the regular season conference title that the likes of Marshall and Middle Tennessee fell off this year, and spoke about how hard it is to be consistent in college sports. As long as Hedlund is at the helm, this program will continue to thrive. So expect even more winning from the Mean Green soccer team. The depth will now turn into even more quality starters and rotation players. They get Bradley back in net next year, which will entice healthy competition between her and freshman Miranda Schoening. And while they will miss their four senior

leaders both statistically and morally, If you don’t trust Hedlund by now, well you must be new here. This year’s team went 9-1 in Conference USA play, and was the only team in Hedlund’s 22-year tenure to win 90 percent of its games in conference play. So no, this team did not win the C-USA tournament. And no, it did not have gaudy stats. But this squad overcame injuries, had excellent leadership and made the entire school proud as it consistently won games. While they might not be the best team in school history, the 2016 soccer team was still damn good.

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Duncanville dynasty It’s time for North Texas football to get COLUMN

Ipinoluwa Adedokun, left, North Texas women’s basketball assistant, Jalie Mitchell, North Texas women’s basketball head coach, and freshman forward Madison Townley prepare for practice. Jake King

By Trevon McWilliams Duncanville High School, located on the outskirts of Dallas, is the alma mater for plenty of North Texas students. But it is also the proverbial stomping ground for many on the Mean Green women’s basketball team, including head coach Jalie Mitchell. Mitchell graduated from Duncanville High School in 1998 after leading the Pantherettes basketball team to the 5A State Championship in with a perfect record of 41-0. During her years at Duncanville, she was awarded District 6-5A MVP in 1998 and District 6-5A Defensive MVP from 1996-1998 to go along with several other all-state honors. After graduating, Mitchell continued her basketball career at North Texas, where she finished as the Mean Green’s all-time leading scorer with 1,764 points. She also leads the program in free throws and attempts. Mitchell, however, is not the only one for the Mean Green to walk the halls of Duncanville. Freshman forward Madison Townley graduated from Duncanville this past spring and is one of the newest additions to the North Texas roster. In her tenure with the Pantherettes, Townley won two state championships and was named to the first-team all-district in 2014.

“Duncanville has always been a dynasty to me,” Mitchell said. “[Playing] at Duncanville helped me due to the high expectations and tradition. It’s something I wanted to create at North Texas.” In her final season with the Mean Green, Mitchell was part of a team that set a school record with 21 wins in a single season and went to back-to-back postseason Women’s National Invitational Tournaments. Mitchell averaged 19.4 points a game that year and scored 20 points or more 14 times. She turned in one of the most dominating performances during the season with a career-high 37 points, which still ranks as the fifth-most in a single game at North Texas. To honor her outstanding achievements, Mitchell had her number retired in 2001 and was inducted into the North Texas hall of fame in 2007. Townley is hoping to follow in her footsteps. As a freshman at Duncanville, Townley was a key cog in both of their championship runs and had a huge impact on the defensive end of the floor. “Madi is one heck of a player,” Duncanville head coach Cathy Self-Morgan said. “She does all the intangibles that don’t show up on the stat sheet. She is a great competitor and she was a true piece to our team last year. She will do great things at North Texas and with coach Mitchell,

[and] I know that they can turn North Texas into a powerhouse.” When Mitchell picked up the phone and told Townley she wanted her to come to Denton, she knew they were in the process of building a dynasty. “Coach Mitchell has been a really huge help for me in coming to North Texas,” Townley said. “[She] reminds me of a lot of the things that I encountered at Duncanville and Self-Morgan told me North Texas would be a great place for me.” Townley brings a greedy hustle and strong rebounding presence to the Mean Green, and is an athletic and versatile player at the forward position. She averaged 9.6 rebounds per game as a junior and was named the District 8-6A Defensive Player of the Year as a senior. In her senior season, Duncanville was ranked the No. 1 high school women’s basketball team in the nation by MaxPreps, USA Today and ESPN. According to Max Olson of ESPN, Townley is a “rebounder deluxe” and is “among the most improved prospects in the class of 2016.” “I’ve been watching Madi for a long time and she makes things happen,” Mitchell said. “She does a lot of the little things that maybe doesn’t end up in the highlights or the stat sheets but really has an affect on the team.” As the student assistant to the Mean Green women’s basketball team, Ipinoluwa Adedokun, also a Duncanville alumnus, spends countless hours working with the girls in preparation for the upcoming season. He’s seen first-hand what North Texas is building, and is excited about one thing in particular — what all the former Panthers can accomplish. “I feel like we will have a great dynasty here coming from Duncanville,” Adedokun said. “With coach Mitchell and Madison, I feel something great is soon coming to North Texas.”

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gritty if they want to make a bowl game

By Clay Massey Football is quite a strange game. Stakes are high on the field. Each play is a violent ballet that will either end short on the turf, or end in celebration in the end zone. At the conclusion of this dance there is just one winner, and against Army, North Texas was the better team. That gave the Mean Green four wins, and more importantly, huge momentum and hope for a bowl berth. They only needed two more wins to become bowl eligible, and after knocking off one of the top defenses in the country, many, including myself, were certain it would be a pretty easy road to six wins. But as we all saw, that was not the case. Sometimes that’s the way football goes. Week in and week out things can change, especially when you are a program in a turnover year the way North Texas is. This was on display the past two weeks, as the Mean Green have faltered to drop to 4-5. Put a freshman quarterback in the driver’s seat and you will have mistakes against very beatable teams, such as the University of Texas at San Antonio Have a defense that can be inconsistent at times and you get what you had against Louisiana Tech on Saturday. The UTSA contest had the feeling of a massive swing game. If North Texas had knocked off the Roadrunners in the Alamodome, the Mean Green could have become

bowl eligible against Louisiana Tech on homecoming. Sadly, this did not happen. Fine turned the ball over three times against UTSA, junior running back Jeffery Wilson fumbled at the goal line and North Texas botched what could have ultimately been its chance for a bowl game. Saturday night against Louisiana Tech, Seth Littrell’s squad was able to hang with the Bulldogs for a half, but were eventually over-matched by the top offense in Conference USA and was downed 45-24. Not only was the Mean Green downed on Saturday, but so were their bowl game chances, though the dream is not over. There are still three games to play, North Texas is now in a very difficult situation. In order to claim a bowl berth, the Mean Green must win two of its final three games. What makes that challenge even more monumental is they will face C-USA leading Western Kentucky University, 3-2 in conference play Southern Mississippi University and finally a struggling University of Texas at El Paso squad. But it might not even matter when the team gets around to UTEP.

The Mean Green have to beat either the Hilltoppers at Western Kentucky or defeat Southern Miss at home to set a final day dash for a bowl game berth with a win near the border at UTEP. It’s going to be a crazy final three weeks for North Texas, but it is absolutely doable. It could have been avoided, however, and it all goes back to the loss at UTSA. The Mean Green needed that win, bad. Coming back for homecoming with a chance to clinch a bowl game berth? Tell me that is not a winnable game against a conference opponent. The wave died before it started, unfortunately. This season is not over, but it just got a lot harder. North Texas’ bowl game chances are hurt, but with some bandages and a little bit of grit the Mean Green can make it into the postseason. If North Texas wants to achieve its goals and continue to prove people wrong, it’ll need to rub some dirt in the wounds and get back to business.

@Clay_FC

North Texas junior Jeffery Wilson (26) gets tackled against Lousiana Tech. The Mean Green lost 45-24 to the Bulldogs. Colin Mitchell

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2016

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On this election. . . “

I think this election is going to be a major wake up call for the populace that we need to abolish the two party monopoly in our country in addition to fixing the horrible corruption rampant through the system.” -Preston Mitchell, UNT computer science student

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I’m a little tired of hearing about [the election], but I’m glad it’s almost over. [I voted] for the Democratic Party. I feel like their beliefs were more of what I believe in. They have more equal rights and opportunities for everyone.” -Sabrina Reetz, interior design senior

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It’s been one of the biggest, most talked-about election cycles that the United States has had. The U.S. is almost a laughing stock [to] other countries right now. Although I’ve never been big into politics, this cycle I actually [took] the time to get involved and vote. This election will be one of the most historic of our time.”

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-Jordan Gilliam, advertising sophomore

I am disappointed by the electoral candidates that I have to choose from. I consider myself an Independent who leans slightly Republican. But after careful research I have decided this GOP nominee does not match up with what I feel morally, so I did vote for Hillary Clinton.” -Samantha Camp, hospitality management sophomore

[The election] has been very interesting. Well, I was very glad that it was my first one, but there’s too much drama and the discourse was kind of ridiculous. I voted for Hillary.” -Jonah Trackman, integrative studies freshman

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I think the election this year is an interesting one. I believe the candidates aren’t the greatest and it will be interesting to see how it ends up.”

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I think Donald Trump has been very childish. Hillary, I don’t know what she’s about, she seems like she has a lot of stuff hidden, but she’s our best bet right now. [I voted for] Gary Johnson. I looked at some of his ideas, and while some of them do agree with Hillary’s, I just don’t agree with Hillary being in office.” -Matthew Brokaw, social studies senior

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For me, it’s important to get college kids involved. This election matters, and even if it seems boring, everyone needs to do their part.” -Emily Gogle, UNT journalism student

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-Mitchell Gregor, UNT marketing student

“I think if Donald Trump gets president, as crazy as he is, as blunt and arrogant as he is, he’s a business man and that might be what our country needs.” -Robert Hodge, Denton resident, age 25

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[America] is going nowhere. As much as we like to think we’re progressive, I mean look at all these people supporting someone who wants to take away women’s rights. I saw the hashtag trending about repelling the right for women to vote. As much as we like to think we’ve made these bounds in our society but like, have we really if that’s still happening?” -Tasia Burns, UNT merchandising senior, age 21

It’s been a pretty uncomfortable election cycle since everyone’s views are so polarizing.” -Nick Stewart, Denton resident, age 35

What we noticed By Preston Mitchell

The diverse group of subjects range from first-time voters, people who aren’t identifying with their party this year or people without a desire to vote. All of the interviewees expressed some disillusionment toward this election, and

The North Texas Daily takes the streets to gauge people’s reactions to this year’s election

virtually no enthusiasm for any of the candidates. It’s safe to say that we’re just happy the election is over, so we can start mending old wounds and begin progressing as a nation.

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[The election] seems more chaotic and controversial than I remember any of the other ones. I [voted] for Jill Stein. I disagree with Trump wholeheartedly, but at the same time I don’t want to support Hillary, so that leaves me between Gary Johnson and Jill Stein.” -Timothy Cline, economics and geography senior

Matt Brune, Austin Jackson, Lexy Trinidad, Courtney Anderson and Trevon McWilliams all contributed to this report.

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A new kind of leader By The Editorial Board

As uneasy as it is to write these words, you know by now that Donald Trump is going to be the 45th president of the United States. After a year of belittling races other than his own, battling controversies over his financial history and gradually splitting the GOP apart, Trump did it. We all have to move forward as a nation and continue living our lives. Despite whatever side of the coin they fall – whether vitriolic or fully supportive of “building a wall” – it is our hope that politicians can be cordial to one another in the future. Because Democrats and Republicans have spent this election on thin ice, it is time to put old feelings aside and make sure Trump can be cooperative with others. This is no longer the land of Lincoln, Roosevelt or Kennedy. The election that has finally (and thankfully) ended has been marked by Republican belligerence, covert Democratic shadiness and the foolishness of Gary Johnson. The institutions we have in place along with the constitutional rights of all Americans must continue to hold our nation together. If you’re worried about the next four years, the checks and balances system remains the historical way in which the powers of the president, congressmen and the Supreme Court are regulated. As commander-in-chief, Trump can now veto any congressional legislation, a power he’ll need since Congress has blocked hundreds of bills for the last two presidential terms. Congress still controls the federal budget, can pass laws in spite of any vetoes and has the willful ability to impeach the president. Hopefully, Republican citizens who don’t quite identify with the

radical aggression of the GOP can reign in Trump for a decent inaugural year. We’re not asking conservatives to blindly praise all of his policies, but for openminded, moderate and sane conservatives to tame Trump and ensure that he is an objective president. These conservatives shouldn’t be spineless suits like many of the leaders perpetuating the party’s satirical image, like Paul Ryan, Mitch McConnell and Ted Cruz. They need to be willing to work with Democrats in strengthening economics and foreign policy, especially because Trump wants the U.S. to “be prepared to let [other] countries defend themselves.” Trump’s reasons for thinking that aren’t necessarily wrong because all 28 NATO countries are required to pay for military defense. According to NATO statistics, the U.S. spent about $650 billion last year, more than double the amount that the 27 other countries spent between them. Although the entirety of NATO should step up, leaving any of these countries alone to defend themselves is a direct violation of the organization’s Article 5, where

“an attack against one Ally [is] an attack against all Allies.” A bigger incentive for normal Republicans to mediate Presidentelect Trump is the possibility of what his cabinet will look like. Imagine a body of advisers that included former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani as the head of the FBI, or Gov. Chris Christie as the new Secretary of State. It’s not a totally impractical thought, considering how Giuliani has begun dissociating himself from the FBI’s most recent investigation of Hillary Clinton’s emails. The Daily Beast also reported that one of Trump’s billionaire backers has been paying $563,003 to Giuliani’s law firms since last year. As for Christie, he was chosen

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by Trump to “lead his transition team if he [won] the White House,” and now that he has, he is likely to sustain prominence in Trump’s cabinet. Overall, it is our civic duty to make sure Trump adheres to American values during his presidency. And even if he doesn’t, we have little doubt that the upcoming executive term will be an interesting ride. Us college students are soon to be working at businesses, institutions or even somewhere in the political world, all under a minimum of four years under President Trump. We have to do it together. Our future depends on it. @NTDaily

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