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President Donald Trump

Poli-sci professor breaks down Trump’s win, and the next four years

Tiffany Butler Nov 15, 2016

Polls closed on Tuesday, Nov. 8, and America began tallying up the votes for who would become our next president. When it was announced that Donald J. Trump is our president-elect, Americans everywhere...

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Clinton concedes, tells young voters to keep fighting for what’s right

Clinton concedes, tells young voters to keep fighting for what’s right

Cassidy Alexander Nov 9, 2016

Hillary Clinton conceded the 2016 presidential election to Donald Trump just before noon Nov. 9. Her speech encouraged young voters and women to continue to fight for what is right, and encouraged all...

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A minute-by-minute look back at election night

A minute-by-minute look back at election night

Cassidy Alexander Nov 9, 2016

News outlets began announcing that Donald Trump won the presidency early this morning, around 2:30 a.m. For those who went to sleep at a reasonable hour last night and missed the excitement, here’s a...

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Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election.

Donald Trump wins presidency

Audrey Carpenter Nov 9, 2016

Donald Trump proved pollsters and pundits wrong as he captured the delegates he needed to become the 45th president of the United States of America. At 2:30 a.m., the Associated Press announced Trump...

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Donald Trump signs autographs for fans at the end of the rally last October at The Landing. Photo by Kristen Smith

Trump wins Florida

Will Weber Nov 8, 2016

Donald Trump won 49 percent of the votes in Florida, earning him 29 electoral votes in the race to become the President of the United States, according to the Associated Press. Trump currently...

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Graphic by Mariana Martins

Where the candidates stand on the major issues

Will Weber Nov 8, 2016

The 2016 race for President of the United States looks more like a torturously long season of The Real World, than a competition for leader of the free world. Deleted emails, missing tax returns, a...

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First president to visit UNF swoops, speaks for Clinton campaign

First president to visit UNF swoops, speaks for Clinton campaign

Tiffany Butler Nov 3, 2016

  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=trBQ7Xek-gQ Video by Jack Drain On the morning of Nov. 3, people began lining up in front of the UNF Arena as early as 1 a.m. Though the university didn’t officially...

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Sophomores Alexis Kmieck and Albaro Barrios got in line at 1 a.m. so they could be the first ones in. Photo by Tiffany Butler

Students waiting in line respond to Obama on campus

Cassidy Alexander Nov 3, 2016

Students and Jacksonville community members have been lined up in anticipation for the rally lead by President Barack Obama all day, and the line now wraps all the way from the Arena to Eco Road. The...

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Students wait to be let into the UNF Arena. Photo by Jack Drain

Obama speech pushed back

Cassidy Alexander Nov 3, 2016

A recent email from the Clinton campaign estimates that President Barack Obama will be speaking at 2:55 p.m. Originally, Obama was set to speak at 1:30 p.m. That time has been pushed back about an hour...

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Students can expect several closures around campus during President Obama's visit. Photo by Morgan Purvis

Lot 18 closed for Obama’s visit; Ticket doesn’t guarantee entry to rally

Cassidy Alexander Nov 1, 2016

Students who drive to campus may be kicked out of their usual parking spot in preparation for President Barack Obama’s visit to campus. According to an email from UNF President John Delaney, Lot...

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Obama's visit to campus brings parking lot and lane closures on Thursday.

Obama coming to UNF

Tiffany Butler Oct 31, 2016

President Barack Obama will be on campus Thursday, Nov. 3. He will lead a rally for the Clinton campaign at the UNF Arena. Arena doors will open at noon and the event begins at 1:30, according to an...

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Photo courtesy Richard Girard

Latest UNF poll shows Clinton and Rubio leading; “yes” on Amendment 2

Logan Ansteatt Oct 27, 2016

Hillary Clinton holds the lead in the latest poll of likely voters by the Public Opinion Research Laboratory (PORL) at UNF. The poll shows Clinton as ahead in both a four-way and head-to-head race scenario. The...

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