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Wednesday November 9, 2016 vol. cxl no. 97
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U. students react to election outcome By Winston Lie contributor
Allie Spensley contributor
Katherine Wang contributor
As the returns of the 2016 presidential election revealed a very close result, many University students expressed surprise. The night began with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton leading, yet it quickly turned into a very close race. Daniel Pallares ’20 noted that he was surprised on how close the results were. “I thought that Clinton would win in a landslide, with the early projections and all the things that Trump has said,” he said. Chamari White-Mink ’20, who identified as a Clinton supporter, noted that she felt “terrified [and] very anxious” upon learning how close the results were. Around 9:30 p.m., Repub-
lican presidential candidate Donald Trump starting leading in the polls and the odds shifted in his favor. Nick Sileo ’20 noted that he was pleasantly surprised with the outcome. “It was Hillary’s race to win at first. I always thought Trump really had a chance and he was underestimated. Right now, I couldn’t be happier, but we’ll see. It’s not in the bag yet,” he said. “I wasn’t surprised, because I think everyone underestimated that people who didn’t want Trump to win didn’t turn up to vote. Brexit had a major effect because it showed the electorate that people can change the course of political events,” Bhadrajee Hewage ’20 said. “I wouldn’t say I was expecting him with certainty to win, but I certainly wasn’t surprised that he is pulling ahead now.” “To see my home state Pennsylvania flip to red was when I realized that this is an abSee REACTIONS page 3
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U. students gather at Whig to watch election results By Allie Spensley contributor
On Tuesday evening, hundreds of students gathered at Whig Hall to watch live coverage of the results of the 2016 presidential elections at the American Whig-Cliosophic Society’s Election Night Extravaganza. The event featured screenings on all four floors of the building, as well as a photo booth and a raffle. One room on the third floor of the Whig Hall was dedicated to Fox News coverage. 15 students crowded around a large black table,
most with laptops out to ensure constant updates on election results. A single flat-screen TV provided updates on the presidential and senatorial elections as voting counts came in. “I think it’s cool to see a lot of students spread out all over watching, in one space for everybody to get together and watch,” Sarah Malik ’20 said. “I think the election represents the silent majority that a lot of people, Princeton students especially, probably never thought about, but their voice is really being heard. Even if Trump doesn’t win,
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the fact that he did better than everyone thought is something we really need to think about.” The largest room of the Whig-Clio event provided CNN coverage, with filled rows of chairs, a crowded balcony, patriotic plastic f lags, and life-size cardboard cutouts of each candidate. Most of the students in the room supported Clinton, responding with cheers and rounds of applause to blue-state projections, although a few vocal Trump supporters made their voices heard as well. See STUDENTS page 2
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Former aides to Christie Caspersen convicted over scandal ’99
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Eight U. alumni win elections to the House By Charles Min associate news editor
All six University alumni seeking reelection to the U.S. House of Representatives won their races. Rep. Ken Buck ’81, Leonard Lance GS ’82, Derek Kilmer ’96, Jared Polis ’96, John Sarbanes ’84, and Terri Sewell ’86 won their respective races and kept their seats in the House. Sewell, Sarbanes, Polis, and Kilmer are running as incumbent Democrats, while Lance and
In Opinion
Buck are running as incumbent Republicans. Another six alumni ran for their first term in Congress. These include Raja Krishnamoorthi ’96, Mike Gallagher ’06, Tom Nelson GS ’04, D. Peter Theron ’78, Brady Walkinshaw ’06, and Paul Clements GS ’92 GS ’96. Krishnamoorthi beat Pete DiCianni for the open seat in Illinois’ 8th Congressional district. Gallagher defeated Nelson for the open seat in the 8th Congressional district in Wisconsin.
Columnist Nick Wu reflects on digital activism and the Dakota Access Pipeline protest, and columnist Marni Morse argues that sexual misconduct data must be gathered and evaluated more uniformly in light of the recent Clery Act mandated report. PAGE 6
Two of New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s former aides were found guilty of all charges related to the 2013 Bridgegate scandal in a federal court on Friday. Bill Baroni and Bridget Anne Kelly had been charged with seven counts of conspiracy and wire fraud. Their sentencing is set for Feb. 21. David Wildstein, a Port Authority of New York and New Jersey executive, pleaded guilty and served as the prosecution’s key witness in the proceedings. Christie is an ex-officio trustee for the University. Baroni worked as Christie’s top official at the Port Authority, and Kelly was Christie’s deputy chief of staff. The charges carry a maximum sentence of 20 years. United States Attorney for New Jersey Paul Fishman commented to the New York Times that while recommending a sentence, prosecutors will likely take into account that Baroni and Kelly did not testify honestly to their crimes. The scandal known as Bridgegate began on Sept.
9, 2013, when three access lanes of the George Washington Bridge connecting Fort Lee, N.J. to New York City were shut down for five days, according to the New York Times. After the initial controversy, Christie’s aides first claimed that the closings were due to a traffic study being conducted for the Port Authority. However, later evidence, such as emails sent from their accounts, revealed that the closures were intended to target Fort Lee mayor Mark Sokolich, who did not endorse Christie’s bid for re-election. An Aug. 13 email from Kelly to David Wildstein, another Christie official, read, “Time for some traffic problems in Fort Lee,” which suggested that the closings were pre-planned and calculated. Wildstein plead guilty to charges of fraud and is facing 20 to 27 months in prison, according to the New York Times. Christie has claimed repeatedly that he had no knowledge of the plan to close the lanes, and, while he served as a witness in Kelly’s defense, was condemned as a bully by his former employee. The scandal was largely See BRIDGE page 3
Today on Campus 4:30 p.m.: Natives at Princeton will host a discussion with the premier performer of Native American flute R. Carlos Nakai on music and identity. The event is open to the public and will take place in Chancellor Green Seminar 103 and 105.
sentenced 4 years in jail
By Catherine Benedict contributor
Andrew Caspersen ’99 was sentenced to four years in prison by Judge Jed Rakoff of the Federal District Court in Manhattan for defrauding friends, family, and a charitable hedge fund foundation out of $38.5 million on Friday. Casperson defrauded investors using an elaborate Ponzi scheme; he encouraged victims to invest their money with him, promising high returns, but instead used the money to fund his lavish lifestyle and gambling addiction. Caspersen was arrested on March 26, 2016, at LaGuardia Airport after returning from a family vacation in Florida with wife Christina Frank Caspersen ’02 and their two children. On July 6, Caspersen, a former partner and managing director at investment bank PJT Partners’ Park Hill Group, pleaded guilty to one charge of security fraud and one charge of wire fraud. Among others, victims of Caspersen’s Ponzi scheme included his mother and two See CASPERSEN page 4
WEATHER
By Caroline Lippman
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