The Commonwealth Times; Nov. 11, 2020

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VOL. 62, NO. 12 NOVEMBER 11, 2020

‘A CLEAR VICTORY’ Photo courtesy of Gage Skidmore Illustration by Andy Caress

Students react to Biden’s win with hope for future ‘I pledge to be a president who seeks not to divide but unify.’ — President-elect Joe Biden

KATHARINE DEROSA Staff Writer

Musa said she’s happy about the outcome of the election but doesn’t want to get complacent without seeing systemic change. In RESHMAN POLITICAL Biden’s victory speech Saturscience major Nya Musa day night, he preached a mesvoted for Sen. Bernie sage of unity and reconcilSanders in the Virginia priiation for America. mary but shifted her support “I’m humbled by the to former Vice President Joe trust and confidence you’ve Biden in the presidential placed in me,” Biden said. election. Although Biden “I pledge to be a presideclared victory Saturday, dent who seeks not to Musa said there’s “a little bit divide but unify.” of hesitance to celebrate.” Biden said he wants to Biden passed the benchwin the confidence of all peomark of 270 electoral ple, regardless of partisanship. votes needed to secure the “The people of this napresidency after winning tion have spoken,” Biden Nya Musa. Photo by Katharine DeRosa Pennsylvania on Saturday said during his speech. morning. President Donald “They have delivered us Trump’s campaign hasn’t conceded the elec- a clear victory.” tion and pursued legal challenges in states Freshman art foundation student Savansuch as Pennsylvania and Georgia. nah Brown said she voted for Biden and

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believes Trump supporters could stand election, when approximately 25 million in the way of unity through prejudic- votes had not been counted, according es against the LGBTQ communi- to NBC News. ty, the Black community Trump said he would orand women. der election officials to stop “I don’t even know if we counting ballots, but his camcan ever be truly united,” paign ran into several obstaBrown said. cles finding legal ground for Biden, the nation’s secthat order. Some litigation ond Catholic president, is ongoing, including one referenced the Bible during lawsuit that is attempting his speech and called the to dispute if ballots received upcoming months Ameriby the state of Pennsylvaca’s “time to heal.” nia after 8 p.m. on Election “I feel like we can’t really Day should count. Experts heal unless we have progresare unsure if the Supreme sive policies,” Brown said. Court will take the case and Many Republicans, do not expect it to change Savannah Brown. Photo by Katharine DeRosa inc luding Senate Mathe election’s outcome, Time jority Leader Mitch Magazine reported. McConnell, have failed to acknowledge Biden’s win. Trump falsely declared See BIDEN on page 3 victory the morning after the Nov. 3


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