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Election Reflection: Irtiqa Fazili

When people can support a movement that rejects you (whatever their reasons are - social, economic, anti-establishment, whatever) it hurts.
November 10, 2016 at 3:47 am

by IRTIQA FAZILI

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Election Reflection: Anonymous C'17

I am a twenty-one-year-old woman and a senior in the College; last July a man whose name I don’t know raped me; last night this country knowingly elected a serial predator.
November 10, 2016 at 3:46 am

by ANONYMOUS

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Election Reflection: Miranda Lupion C'17

This election is personal. Nervous introductions filled my first day as an intern at Embassy Moscow’s Press Office, but, by that evening, I realized I had met mostly men.
November 10, 2016 at 3:32 am

by MIRANDA LUPION

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Election Reflection: Krishnan Sethumadhavan

I’m a brown man. I get selected for extra screening when I don’t shave for a few days.
November 10, 2016 at 3:32 am

by KRISHNAN SETHUMADHAVAN

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Election Reflection: Nya Wilkins

I keep seeing stuff that says “Not my President” and “Not my America” but the truth is this is my America.
November 10, 2016 at 3:32 am

by NYA WILKINS

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Election Reflection: Jacob Barnes C'19

I think a lot of people are going to say that they are saddened by what happened on Tuesday night.
November 10, 2016 at 3:30 am

by JACOB BARNES

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Election Reflection: Eduardo Marroquin C'20

Even as an international student from Mexico, I can say that I have experienced the election process from start to finish.
November 10, 2016 at 3:30 am

by EDUARDO MARROQUIN

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Election Reflection: Michelle Shen

I was filled with shock--it was like watching wave gathering upon wave turning into a massive swell that hit me and dragged me underneath.
November 10, 2016 at 3:28 am

by MICHELLE SHEN

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Election Reflection: Hannah Riordan C'19

I've been sitting with this for a while feeling absolutely numb with fear, and I don't know that I'm ever going to get more ready to speak about this tragedy.
November 10, 2016 at 3:27 am

by HANNAH RIORDAN

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Election Reflection: Regina Salmons

I do not accept any of the hatred or the negative possible outcomes of the election.
November 10, 2016 at 3:25 am

by REGINA SALMONS

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Election Reflection: Lea Makhloufi C'20

I have never felt more under attack in my life.
November 10, 2016 at 3:24 am

by LEA MAKHLOUFI

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Election Reflection: Maurin Mwombela C'17

Like most people, I've got a lot of thoughts in my head, so what follows may or may not make any sense.
November 10, 2016 at 3:23 am

by MAURIN MWOMBELA

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Election Reflection: Anna Rosenfeld C'17

On November 8, 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton lost the presidential election to Donald Trump.
November 10, 2016 at 3:20 am

by ANNA ROSENFELD

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Election Reflection: Ryan Josephson W'19

I woke up this morning and the realization hit home. Last night, hate trumped love and Donald Trump was elected our 45th president.
November 10, 2016 at 3:19 am

by RYAN JOSEPHSON

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Election Reflection: Tiffany Pham C'17

I spent election night in New York. As we took a break for outlets and wifi in the Port Authority Bus Terminal, we checked the election results as they rolled in.
November 10, 2016 at 3:17 am

by TIFFANY PHAM

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Election Reflection: Sheida Takmil C'17

I saw this opportunity to write a piece on my feelings about this election, and I jumped at the opportunity to create a laundry list of all the reasons why I'm upset, confused, and fearful.
November 10, 2016 at 3:16 am

by SHEIDA TAKMIL

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Election Reflection: Esther Cohen C'18

When he started gaining last night, the first thing I thought of was Roe v. Wade.
November 10, 2016 at 3:16 am

by ESTHER COHEN

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Election Reflection: Helen Fetaw C'18

I honestly couldn't take it last night.
November 10, 2016 at 3:14 am

by HELEN FETAW

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Election Reflection: Kyler McVay C'19

I believed. I believed in a country that was good and hopeful, where women could be treated the same as men, where racial justice could be served, where immigrants like my grandmother could thrive, and where the LGBTQ+ community could be equal.
November 10, 2016 at 3:13 am

by KYLER MCVAY

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Election Reflection: Christina Ingraldi W'17

While we can't control the country, we have the power to make our campus a safe and supportive place.
November 10, 2016 at 3:13 am

by CHRISTINA INGRALDI

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