Tag: Election 2016

Campus Life, News

Public Safety Halts Distribution of Anti-Trump Poem

by ROSE BRENNAN & JOSEPH LIGGIO, Staff Writers In light of the outcome of Tuesday’s historic presidential election, many Manhattan College students have been voicing their opinions regarding the shocking results. The “Make America Great Again” flag that was once displayed in a seventh floor window of Lee Hall before it was egged is once again hanging up.  Donald Trump attire is being worn by several … Continue reading Public Safety Halts Distribution of Anti-Trump Poem

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Campus Life, News

MC to Facilitate Post-Election Dialogue

An email from President Brennan O’Donnell to the college community highlighted a plan to help students and faculty talk through one of the most divisive and negative presidential campaigns in American history. In the aftermath of the election of President-elect Donald Trump, who is the first person elected to the executive branch of the federal government with no government or military experience, people have staged … Continue reading MC to Facilitate Post-Election Dialogue

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Campus Life, Columns, News

Manhattan Caucus: Nov. 15

College Reacts to Shocking Trump Upset Businessman Donald J. Trump, a Republican, is President-Elect. Trump shocked Democrat Hillary Clinton Tuesday, riding a wave of populist furor to narrow victories in the key states of Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin, taking at least 290 electoral votes. Clinton won at least 228. The states of Michigan and New Hampshire are still too close to call … Continue reading Manhattan Caucus: Nov. 15

Stephen D. Zubrycky
News

Voices on the Quad: Student Reaction to President-Elect Donald J. Trump

by MEGAN DREHER & AUGUST KISSEL, Staff Writers FERY LEE CONREY Sophomore, Electrical Engineering “Finding out that Trump won, I have a gut feeling that it’s going to get bad, but compared to how people are visualizing it, I don’t think it’s going to be THAT bad.” BRIAN OPFER Freshman, Civil Engineering “I’m happy with the results. I wasn’t sure what to expect, it was really close. I … Continue reading Voices on the Quad: Student Reaction to President-Elect Donald J. Trump

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Opinions & Editorials

Our Politics is Broken; But We Aren’t

The following is a staff member’s op/ed piece and does not reflect the views of the The Quadrangle’s Editorial Board, the College or the student body. I went into Manhattan last night. It wasn’t to stir stuff up. And I wasn’t even initially planning to end up at Trump Tower. But I did. For the past eighteen months, Donald J. Trump has been occupying the … Continue reading Our Politics is Broken; But We Aren’t

Stephen D. Zubrycky
Community, News

Manhattan Caucus: October 18

Manhattan Caucus is a new column in the News Section, which will run weekly until election day, to offer students a voice in the ongoing presidential elections. Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton and Republican nominee Donald J. Trump debated last Sunday night at Washington University in St. Louis, Missouri, in what was the second of their three televised debates. The day before the debate, The Washington … Continue reading Manhattan Caucus: October 18

Stephen D. Zubrycky
News

Manhattan Caucus: October 11

Manhattan Caucus is a column in the news section, which will run weekly until Election Day, offering students a voice in the ongoing presidential elections. The Washington Post released a video from 2005 on Friday evening in which Trump recounts an instance where he made sexual advances on a married woman, and describes his impulsive physical attraction toward women. Senior Erika Finan was outraged at … Continue reading Manhattan Caucus: October 11

Stephen D. Zubrycky