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VOLUME LXXXI ISSUE IX

KATKO UNSEATS MAFFEI IN CONGRESS

Anticipated close election turns into 20-point win for John Katko in New York’s 24th district; heads to D.C. in January JoAnn DeLauter | Luke Parsnow Asst. News Editor | News Editor lparsnow@oswegonian.com jdelauter@oswegonian.com

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epublican candidate John Katko defeated Democrat incumbent Dan Maffei for New York’s 24th district in the House of Representatives in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Less than two hours after the polls closed in New York state, Maffei conceded. Katko spoke vibrantly at the Onondaga County Republican headquarters at the Sheraton Hotel at Syracuse University. “Voters are sending a fighter to Washington, I guarantee that,” Katko said. “We have problems in our country, we have problems in this district and we deserve better leadership in Washington.” What was projected to be a close race turned into a land slide as Katko, a former federal prosecutor from Camillus, won by 58.59 percent of the vote compared to Maffei’s 39.22 percent, according to the New York State Board of Elections. Out of the 192,034 people who voted, Katko received 112,522 votes and Maffei received 75,315. JoAnn DeLauter | The Oswegonian Congressman-elect John Katko gives his victory speech at the Onondaga County Republican headquarters at the Sheraton Syracuse University Hotel last Tuesday night after incumbent Dan Maffei conceded.

Yik Yak raises campus safety concerns JoAnn DeLauter Asst. News Editor jdelauter@oswegonian.com

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College campuses across the country have banned or considered banning Yik Yak in an effort to deflect the negative effects of the anonymous social media app. Yik Yak is an anonymous social media app that all posts, called Yaks, can be on any topic which can be viewed and commented on within the near vicinity of a smartphone’s GPS-determined location. On Oct. 6, USA Today reported that schools in Vermont, New Mexico and Chicago have banned Yik Yak in reaction to a rise in bullying. In September, Norwich

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University in Vermont blocked access to Yik Yak on the college computer network to combat issues raised. On Oct. 24 a student at SUNY Canton reported two threats to the school via Yik Yak that led the school into lockdown. According to The Syracuse Post-Standard, it wasn’t until a second threat was made that administrators decided to take action. “The lockdown was enacted due to an abundance of caution, and the entire campus community came together calmly to do what was needed,” said Travis Smith, acting director of public relations at SUNY Canton. “Fortunately, we have apprehended the individual allegedly responsible and

Cuomo wins another term as governor Republican candidate Rob Astorino loses bid for governor by 13 points Seamus Lyman Editor-in-Chief slyman@oswegonian.com Gov. Andrew Cuomo was re-elected to another 4-year term in office on Tuesday in a Democratic Party sweep of statewide elections. According to the New York State Board of Elections unofficial election result tracker, Cuomo and his lieutenant governor running mate Kathy Hochul won with 52.5 percent of the vote over Republican

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