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News | Presidential Election

Donald Trump wins U.S. presidency Trump played his cards right in the political game, now Americans wonder what is next By JENNIE POSADAS

By the numbers... Electoral vote: Donald Trump

279 Hillary Clinton

228 Popular vote: Donald Trump

59,588,437 Hillary Clinton

59,794,940 Amber Robertson / The Lasso

With 279 Electoral College votes, Trump won the 2016 U.S. Presidential Election and will be inaugurated on Jan. 20, 2017. During early voting, the American population headed off to the polls to cast their ballot for the presidential race. Commentary and predictions began early Tuesday with the Upshot Presidential Forecast putting former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in the lead with an 85 percent probability of winning. Starting with the closure of the east coast polls, Donald Trump began the race in the lead until 10 p.m. CST when the west coast closed their polls pushing the race in electoral votes into the direction of Clinton. By 10 p.m. CST, the Republican Party secured the majority of the senate with 52 seats and the house with 239 seats. At 10:30 p.m. CST, results from Utah and Florida pushed Trump past Clinton and he continued to reach closer to the goal of 270 electoral votes. As the night continued the importance of Clinton holding Maine, Pennsylvania, Washington, Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan, among other key states, played a big role in the race. It was clear that Clinton had a strong hold on eastern coast states but experienced a fall in votes after 12 a.m. CST. Iowa, Wisconsin, Ohio and Pennsylvania flipped to the Republican Party, furthering the gap between Clinton and Trump. In California, votes came in slow but

Sports | Basketball

Basketball preview By HEATHER HINES Basketballs dribble up and down the court as guard Kenesha Saygo began one of her last team practices before the first game of the basketball season. The first game of the basketball season will be Nov. 11 at 6 p.m. against Texas A&M International Dustdevils. The TWU basketball team says they anticipate a strong start to the season because of their experienced players. Head Coach Elizabeth Jillson said: “The experience of having 11 players returning, as a coach, that’s nice. We have three new players that are just really coming along and buying into our system. They understand what we want and so it’s going to be fun to see us grow throughout the year and we’ve got a long way to go but we’re just working every day and getting better.” Seniors from t h e

basketball team also expect this season to begin and end successfully. Saygo: “I think every season has the potential to be better than the last. We have the ability to grow and to do better than we’ve done previously. This year we just really have to focus on us and how to be consistent in our game.” Because of last season’s success, the Lone Star Conference has predicted TWU will finish in third place this season, something Coach Jillson will not spend too much time pondering. Jillson explained: “We have our own expectation for this year of where we want to go and what we want to do. With 11 returners and five seniors we just want to make this the very best year we can, especially for our seniors.” This season, TWU will have the opportunity to win the LSC Women’s Academic Excellence Award for a fourth consecutive year. For the past three years, TWU’s basketball players have had a cumulative GPA higher than any other LSC female basketball team and have been recognized for that accomplishment. Jillson said: “We take a lot of pride in our academics and I’m just so proud of our players for having the highest GPA in the Lone Star Conference the last three years. I think that says a lot about who...”

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showed heavy support for Clinton in the early statistics, but by 12 a.m. CST, it was clear that Clinton was not going to make a comeback from the gap of electoral votes. News and media outlets refused to call the election, claiming that not all ballots had been counted and multiple precincts were failing to report their votes. They then explained how the ballots unaccounted for could affect the race but made it clear that the data was not going to change and that Trump was very likely to become the President-elect. At 3:19 a.m. EST, Clinton made a phone call to Trump announcing the end of the race and conceding to him. Trump followed by making an appearance at his campaign headquarters to accept his presidential nomination. He took 279 electoral votes compared to Clinton’s 228. Trump began his victory speech by addressing his followers, “I’ve just received a call from Secretary Clinton. She congratulated us – it’s about us – on our victory, and I congratulated her and her family on a very, very hard-fought campaign.” Clinton made her concession speech Wednesday morning. “This is not the outcome we wanted or worked so hard for and I’m sorry we did not win this election for the values we share and the vision we hold for our country,” she said. Though Clinton lost the Electoral College vote, she did win the popular vote, with votes continuing to roll in as late as Wednesday afternoon.

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Community | Veteran Feature

AFTER GIVING HIS ALL FOR HIS COUNTRY, MCGUFFIN GIVES BACK TO HIS COMMUNITY By MORGAN VILLAVASO

When Sophomore General Studies major Cameron McGuffin entered Navy boot camp in Feb. 2010, he “had no understanding of medicine further than Grey’s Anatomy.” Not long after enlisting, he would find himself working fifteen months in an emergency room and later becoming responsible for the healthcare of roughly 50 United States Marines. Now, McGuffin serves as the current President of the Student Veterans Association, serves on the executive board of The American Legion Post 71, and was formerly an SGA Non-Traditional Senator. He left the Navy in Feb. 2015 and enrolled at TWU in Fall 2015. McGuffin is ranked a Hospitalman and has served on bases in the United States, Japan, South Korea and Poland. Though he is no longer studying medicine, his time in the military has shaped everything from his skillset to his college experience, from his career goals to his worldview. As SVA President, McGuffin is passionate about pushing the association to its full potential. He feels it provides a sense of what he and many veterans miss most: “You miss the military because of the comradery. You join an organization like this to get that back.” McGuffin is dedicated to making the SVA accessible and enriching for his fellow veterans. “The fight that we have is to prevent isolation – to really bring everybody together and make sure they know they are wanted here. That’s what I love about TWU…What they’ve done with the veteran population is outstanding,” he says. Since becoming president in Spring 2016, McGuffin himself has played a major role in recent achievements and innovations within SVA and the broader veteran community. Under

his leadership, SVA is currently collaborating with the Counseling Center to bring a veteran-specific peer-counseling program to TWU. As of this semester, SVA has also worked a relief fund into their budget to assist fellow veterans facing individual tragedies and emergencies. According to McGuffin, his involvement in the veteran community has greatly eased his transition into civilian and student life. In his personal experience, he feels that serving the country equipped him for college with a skillset he may not have acquired as a traditional student. Because of his time in the Navy, McGuffin says he matured faster, developed a greater interest in learning, and gained the ability to manage stress, time and finances better than he otherwise would have. Beyond his undergraduate years at TWU, McGuffin wants to dedicate his career to veteran services. From a family lineage rich with military service, McGuffin has spent his life

close to veterans. “Its just kind of what I grew up with. So naturally, this is something I wanted to pursue,” he said. Overall, McGuffin feels that his years in the Navy allowed him to flourish not only in his skillset, but also in broadening his worldview and perspective. “In the military, everyone is learning from each other…I think I grew up to be a better person and to be more understanding and respecting of people’s backgrounds,” he said. Regardless of what degree he graduates with, the following is clear for McGuffin: “We have a great veteran community here in Denton, North Texas and Texas as a whole. That’s what I want to be a part of.”

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