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2024 United States Election Results by Noah Jacobs ’25
will take his oath into office, which is usually administered by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Then Trump will deliver the inaugural address. This ceremony is likely to have other guest speakers. Famously, when Biden was sworn into office in 2020, American poet Amanda Gorman performed one of her poems titled “The Hill We Climb”. Public reaction to the election results was mixed, as expected. Many people are thrilled with the fact that Trump will reenter the Oval Office and believe that his policy will bring down inflation and make the cost of living more manageable. Others are devastated and worried about what he is going to do to abortion access, access to gender-affirming care, and to environmental policies. Many people and companies are also worried about his plans to initiate tariffs. In the simplest form, a tariff is a nationwide tax on imported goods. According to Georgia State University, “While tariffs can provide some protection to certain industries, they can also create inefficiencies for
Winner of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, former President Donald J. Trump.
the industries they were designed to protect, as well as for their supply chain partners”. Tariffs could potentially also have a negative effect on the pocketbooks of consumers and the average American, essentially acting as a sales tax on all imported goods. On November 6, Vice President Harris held her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, D.C.. She said, “I will often say that when we fight, we win. But here’s the thing: Sometimes the fight takes a while.
That doesn’t mean we won’t win.” In his acceptance speech, PresidentElect Trump said, "We're going to help our country heal. We have a country that needs help, and it needs help very badly... We're going to fix everything about our country..." Whether you are happy or sad about the election results, the most important thing is to continue to use your voice and advocate for what you believe in, and especially to vote in local and state elections.
by Mila Bahr ’27
good is slowly being taken over by the bad. There are big red numbers in a large display in New York City’s Union Square slowly counting down every minute. These numbers are a part of something called the Climate Clock. The Climate Clock is a simple, everyday tool that incorporates art, science, technology, and grassroots information from around the world, to prompt the world to #ActInTime. The clock counts down the “critical time window” to reach zero emissions, which the Climate Team calls their “deadline”, basically to help progress to healing the world of furthering global warming. The clock gives a public understanding of what needs to be done and by when, by ultimately putting the idea of climate change on our forefront and radars, more than it already should be. The clock also expands people’s understanding of solution pathways, AKA, the Climate Team’s “lifelines.” The clock
The Climate Clock and Countdown
by Mila Bahr ’27
Climate change is something that the world is aware of, hopefully. But when thinking about climate change, what comes to mind? Do people really have perspective on the issue or do they just resort to “Yeah it's a problem, but what can I do about it”? Climate change has been in progression for years and like anything, people move forward and maybe even forget. Climate change consists of long-term shifts in the atmosphere throughout time that affect weather patterns and temperature. Since the Industrial Revolution, people have been a huge factor in the growth of global warming by doing things such as burning fossil fuels. “Burning fossil fuels generates greenhouse gas emissions that act like a blanket wrapped around the Earth, trapping the sun’s heat and raising temperatures,” said the United Nations website on climate change. By emitting these gasses and chemicals into the atmosphere, the
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On Tuesday, November 5, millions of Americans took to the polls and cast their votes for their chosen candidate. The Republican candidate was former president Donald Trump and the Democratic candidate was the current vice president under the Biden administration, Kamala Harris. In addition, millions of Americans voted prior to November 5 with mailin ballots. In order to win the election a candidate needs 270 electoral college votes. When the polls closed and all the votes were counted, Harris ended up with 226 and Trump ended with 312, making him the clear winner of the 2024 presidential election. In addition, Trump won the popular vote by more than 3 million votes. The next step for America is the presidential inauguration on Monday, January 20, 2025. During this ceremony, both the soon-to-be former president, Joe Biden, and the soon-to-be president, Donald Trump, will arrive at the White House and then proceed to the United States Capitol building. Then Trump
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