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Vol. XCVI No. 10
Trump stuns by winning presidency Students react to night of the unexpected By JOHN BARRETT Contributor
Red, white and SLU: Students on the issues
tion of immigrants, and we cannot forget that. We can’t just suddenly turn our back With the 2016 election on that heritage. If helping wrapped up, four students the refugees means openoffered their views on seving our borders, then that is eral of the most heavily diswhat we need to do. cussed issues of this election GUN RIGHTS: I am not cycle. The students featured for strict gun control beare juniors Margeux Wilhite, cause I believe people should Andrew Willett, Cody Dow be able to be armed. I guess and Elizabeth Daly. They when it comes to buying were asked to share their guns, we need to look at views on immigration, gun making guns harder to get, rights and abortion in order because that could potento help gauge tially prevent where SLU a mass shootstudents fall ing. We are a nation of on the politiABORimmigrants, and cal spectrum. TION: Aborwe cannot forget Junior tion is always Cody Dow, that. We can’t just a complete who is from injustice and suddenly turn Dallas and that is why our back on that is studying it is such a heritage. computer big issue. I science with think that Elizabeth Daly, junior a minor in the only way Spanish: that it should IMMIbe allowed is GRATION: I’m all for it. when there is absolutely no refugee immigration, I think other way to save the life of we should take in doses. the mother. I think it is reWe should review them beally important to admit crisis fore they come in. I think pregnancies can’t be solved we should not build a wall by abortion. It is through with Mexico. As a Texan, I education. see more open immigration HEALTHCARE: I think affecting the economy in a that there are some issues positive way. with universal healthcare, GUN RIGHTS: I just especially when it comes think all the gun violence is to issues of conscience. It is outrageous. If someone is on very risky for our country to the no-fly list, then they defirequire its citizens to violate nitely should not be allowed their consciences. Universal to buy a gun. healthcare is a great idea in ABORTION: I don’t its mission to help the most think that anyone should vulnerable. have a say in it besides the FINAL COMMENTS: woman, and in some cases SLU’s social justice-minded the victim, [about] whether mission has helped me to or not she should keep the step outside of my bubble baby. When it gets past a that I was brought up in. It certain point and the womhas helped me to think more an knowingly conceived the broadly of how my Catholic baby, I don’t think its morfaith goes far beyond Mass ally right for the woman to on Sundays. abort the baby. Ultimately, it Junior Andrew Willett, should be up to her. who is double majoring in HEALTHCARE: I can’t neuroscience and Spanish, say that I feel like I am well has hopes of attending medienough informed on this cal school after graduating topic to make a sound comfrom SLU: ment. IMMIGRATION: I’m reFINAL COMMENTS: ally for immigration. They’re In this election, I think of coming to America for a betthe quote, “If you are 20 and ter opportunity. It’s not like not a Democrat, then you’re they’re trying to come here heartless. If you’re 40 and and take away from Amerinot a Republican, then you’re can culture. thoughtless.” I think Hillary’s GUN RIGHTS: Guns terideals line up with the Jesuit rify me. I do understand why morals of everyone helping someone could want them each other. for recreational purposes. Junior Elizabeth Daly, I have a lot of friends who president of the SLU Stuhunt. I think the easy accesdents for Life and a double sibility of them is very alarmmajor in education and theing. I do think as many reguology: lations as possible should be IMMIGRATION: Borders are simply ideological and they should only help See “Politics” on Page 2 and not hurt. We are a naBy WILLIAM KERNELL Associate News Editor
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ELECTION: Students axiously await the results Tuesday night at the CGC. Donald Trump defied the polls with a historic upset, leaving many in a state of bewilderment. did a pretty good job of doing so. Anticipation was high as the night started. Students of all majors and interests came to watch the results pour in, many wearing their “I Voted Today” stickers and supporting their candidates with buttons and articles of clothing. Food was being served, and everyone had high hopes that their respective candidate would emerge successful. As the night went on, however, these senti-
ments changed, fast. At the beginning of the night, the room seemed relaxed. As results from Missouri polls came in, students paid close attention to the Senate and gubernatorial races in the state. It was almost as if the presidential election was on the backburner. Next, members of the Political Round Table, the politics club at SLU, gave a presentation on the events they hope to hold. Dr. Chryl
Laird of the Departmet of Political Science took the stage, giving a speech on the changing demographics of American voters. Despite this quiet start to the watch party, uneasy students became increasingly anxious as they began finding nationwide results elsewhere that had yet to be shown in the CGC. Eventually, Missouri See “Election” on Page 2
Jodie Sweetin, Stephanie from Full House, shares her struggles with abuse memories from the show, but what stood out to her was “shooting on location Hosted by the Great Iswas always fun because it sues Committee, Jodie was like a big family vacation Sweetin, best known for her that was sort of like work. I role as Stephanie Tanner also got my first bike on the in the television show Full set, I spent all my holidays House, spoke and birthat SLU last days with night to them.” [The show] hundreds Her favorallowed me to do of students. ite episode a lot of things with Known for was when my life I wouldn’t her witty Stephanie one-liners have normally crashed the on the show gotten to do, but car through such as “How the Tanner’s it’s a challenge to rude!” or kitchen: “It lose your private “Well, pin was so rilife at a very young a rose on diculously age. your nose,” absurd that Swe etin Stephanie Jodie Sweetin talked about backed a car her struggles through the with drug kitchen wall, and alcohol abuse after the but it was really funny, and I show ended in 1995. was so little.” She said, “[The Before the event, Sweetin show] allowed me to do a sat down with The Univerlot of things with my life I sity News and talked about wouldn’t have normally gotFull House: “The family that ten to do, but it’s a challenge I gained from it that I’ve had for almost thirty years now, you can’t get any better than See “unSweetined” on Page 2 that.” She had many favorite By MEGAN HAMMOND News Editor
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GIC: The Great Issues Committee brings Jodie Sweetin to speak about her struggles with substance abuse.
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The race for the White House in 2016 has possibly been the most contentious election in the history of the United States presidency. Candidates running in the primary election announced their bid for president right after the end of the 2014 midterm elections. Nov. 8, 2016 was the only thing in sight two years earlier. It seems fitting that this day mirrored the election cycle as a whole: lengthy and wearisome. No matter who you asked, the consensus from the American public was that it was time this election ended. At the election night watch party, the last event hosted by SLU’s Department of Political Science during the election cycle, students seemed to be in for the longhaul. Students flooded into the Center for Global Citizenship on Tuesday night at 7 p.m., just in time for the closing of the first polls. Results started coming in almost immediately as students found their seats. Within the first 15 minutes, all of the designated tables were filled. The upper level, stadium-style seating was the next to fill, and students
Thursday, November 10, 2016
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