November 5th, 2020 edition of The Lorian

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Men’s & Women’s A-R-C

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Nov. 5, 2020 — Vol. 99, Issue 5

COVID-19 reaches new spikes 2020 Presidential Election: Who won? President Trump and former Vice President Biden await results in swing states by KEEGAN GODWIN sports editor

In arguably one of the most important elections of our lifetime, it seems we will have to wait a few days to see who our winner is. The race is too close to call at the time of this publication due to mail-in ballots still needing to be counted and processed. According to a fivethirtyeight.com poll, which takes the averages of hundreds of polls nationwide, gave Biden an eightpoint lead over Trump on November 3rd. The battleground states for this election includes the following; Arizona, Wisconsin, Michigan, Florida, Iowa, Pennsylvania, Ohio, North Carolina, Georgia, and New Hampshire. These states were looking like they will decide the outcome of the election and they are living up to their status. As results began to pour in, it looked that Biden had an early lead in many of the battleground states and unexpected states like Texas. However, as more votes were counted, Trump slowly began to catch up to Biden’s large lead. Biden would go on to win New Hampshire, a state that Trump pushed and campaigned hard in to win. The victory gave great hope and good signs to the Democratic Party. Then all eyes turned to Florida. Biden secured the majority in larger cities like Miami, Orlando, and Tampa, but not by an overwhelming majority. This allowed the lesser populated counties to add on to the count of President Trump. Florida was officially called for Trump and secured a crucial 29 votes for the Republican party. continued on Page 2

Virus sets new records this week by JON QUINN executive editor

COVID-19 is spreading more aggressively in people’s lives now than it did back in March. In the past week, Iowa has reached a record high in hospitalizations

with a total of 730 individuals and a new daily record of 50 hospitalized individuals. Additionally, for the past four consecutive days, the new cases count in Dubuque county has been over 100 cases, averaging 119.5 cases a day. Iowa has broken another record with 81 outbreaks in long-term care facilities. In Dubuque, there is currently five; Luther Manor Communities (45 positive

cases, 11 recoveries), ManorCare Health Services (7 positive cases, 1 recovery), MercyOne Dyersville Senior Care (35 positive cases, 28 recoveries), Shady Rest Care Center (7 positive cases, 2 recoveries), and Sunnycrest Manor (20 positive cases, 17 recoveries). continued on Page 2

President Trump rallies in Dubuque President Trump visits Dubuque County at Regional airport by DARBY CALLAHAN staff writer

On Nov. 1, President Donald J. Trump visited the battleground state of Iowa. He had numerous Congressional and Senatorial Candidates as well as Mike Lindell, CEO of MyPillow, speak in favor of him photo by JON QUINN after prayer, Pledge of Allegiance, and the national President Donald J. Trump walks across the stage and anthem. Lindell critiqued the governor of Minnesota greets supporters minutes after arriving on Air Force One. while he praised the governor of Iowa. Lindell thinks that the life, working for farmers, lowering taxes, eliminating the estate Evangelical vote will go to President Trump due to the recent Selzer tax, and support small businesses. Senator Chuck Grassley used & Co. poll that shows the president leading by seven points. the phrase “Promises made, promises kept” when discussing the Those in the crowd at the Dubuque Regional Airport work the president has done during his first term in office. Before represented four states: Minnesota, Wisconsin, Illinois, and Iowa. President Trump took the stage, the Trump campaign played a The Republicans in attendance took direct aim at the left for their video regarding the President’s time leading up to his presidential “progressive” policies they are trying to push for in Congress. run and his qualifications for the highest office in the land. President The Iowa Republican Party Chairperson, Jeff Kauffman verbally Trump has added about 6.6 million jobs, according to thebalance. attacked left-leaning media such as CNN, CBS, and NBC by yelling com. According to CNBC, the unemployment rate for black at them in a very unprofessional way, but it did not differ from and Hispanic populations in the United States has also lowered the way President Trump has critiqued the media throughout his under the Trump administration. President Trump attacked the presidency. Chinese government for covering up the novel Coronavirus, calling The Republican candidates in attendance discussed a variety of COVID-19 a xenophobic nickname the ‘Chinese Plague,’ a term that topics such as farming, economics, the estate tax, and the many he repeatedly has used on the campaign trail. promises President Trump has kept in his first four years of office, continued on Page 2 such as: working to defund Planned Parenthood and protecting

Student loan defaults: What are they & what do they mean? Things seniors should know by DOMINIQUE JETER staff writer

Student loans are a reality almost every student will have to deal with after graduation. During the COVID-19 pandemic, loan defaults were

modified, as they are every year, to a particular interest rate. Most colleges participate with loan defaults, including Loras College. Loan defaults occur when a student’s payment is late by 270 days, or nine months. A chain reaction is likely to occur, including calls from the student’s lender or debt collection agency

that is responsible for collecting unpaid debt. However, there are some differences with loan defaults and a private loans. If you default on your federal student loans, the first things a you’ ll lose is protections and benefits like deferments, forbearance, access to flexible repayment plans, and loan

forgiveness. Defaulting on a private loan can also leave the student and the student’s cosigner with negative consequences. In the United States alone, there is $1.67 trillion in national student loan debt, which means the on average a student is borrowing about $29,067 each. continued on Page 2


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