V
U OL
65 ISS ME 1 UE
@theDePauw
12
AP ER
A DI IN
TDP
N A’ SP SF W E IRS T COLLEGE N
The DePauw @theDePauw Lilly stairwell left unfinished affecting kinesiology department
Field Hockey loses NCAC championship to Kenyon
Peeler art collection grows, includes Warhol and Picasso
thedepauw.com
Too close to call: Trump leads with 266
Junior Laura Hawes puts her head down in disappointment as she watches the results of the election in the PCCM. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW BY BROOKS HEPP & RACHEL MAY news@thedepauw.com
Donald Trump had 266 electoral votes to Hillary Clinton’s 218 as reported by Politico at the time of publication. The remaining states are Minnesota, Wisconsin, Michigan, New Hampshire, Arizona and Alaska where it was judged too close to call. All through election night, a group of Trump supporters huddled around a single
laptop diligently watching as the results rolled in during the D3TV election party. First-year, Eric Boylan, said that he had a lot of faith that Trump would win. “He taps into what people are looking for and how they’ve been deceived by the left,” Boylan said. “He has no political record, and no record is better than a bad record I think.” After midnight, victory for Trump became more and more likely eventually surpassing a 95 percent likeli-
First-year Caleb O’Brien smiles as Trump was announced as the winner in Florida. SAM CARAVANA / THE DEPAUW
hood that he would win according to the New York Times. With the prediction, the group of students started smiling and joking. “I’m pretty happy,” said first-year Caleb O’Brien. “I’ll be honest, I might cry tonight.” Just one table over, sophomore Bri Douglas sat quietly watching the TV screen with a disappointed look on her face. “I’m terrified right now,” she said. Douglas found the results surprising because she remembered talking in class
about the possibilities of Trump winning, and they seemed slim. “I think a lot of people on campus will be very disappointed,” she said. “We’re obviously a very liberal school.” The night began with laughter and casual conversations at the D3TV party in the Pulliam Center for Contemporary Media. Students voted in an online form entitled, “DePauw Picks the President,” ate free pizza, and listened to music in the lobby decorated with red and
blue streamers and starshaped balloons. However, as the race continued, morale lowered significantly. Many students seemed visibly worried as they sat gazing at the screens of their phones, computers and the large TV that showcased election coverage on four different channels at once. The race was close. When asked how she CONTINUED ON PAGE 2