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BLUE &GRAY

THE UNIVERSITY OF MARY WASHINGTON STUDENT NEWSPAPER

November 10, 2016

VOLUME 90 | ISSUE 9

PRESS

"Bad Dream "

SERVING THE COMMUNITY SINCE

1922

"Great leader " Student quotes of election aftermath I 5 Donald Trump / Facebook

Jill Stein, Green Party candidate speaks out against dual party voting ESTER SALGUERO & IZZY BRIONES News Editors

Anticipation rose as University of Mary Washington students and residents of Fredericksburg filled the Chandler Ballroom, of the University Center Sunday night in anticipation for Green Party candidate, Jill Stein. With only a few rows of seats provided, many were left sitting on the floor. Stein spoke after B. Sidney Smith, Glenn Kirk, Kimberly Lowe and the party’s Vice Presidential nominee, Ajamu Baraka each gave their spiel on why students should not vote for either of “the lesser evils,” Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. A small musical group called “A Fred Not” played the blues and a cover of the Counting Crows’ “Big Yellow Taxi” until B. Sidney Smith, the chair of the Green Party in Virginia, opened and introduced Glenn Kirk, the congressional candidate for district seven in Virginia. Stein opened describing how, “people are saying ‘don’t you dare tell me that this isn’t my democracy, don’t you dare tell me that it’s not my future, don’t you dare tell me that I have to live with student debt…. we are saying no. We are saying that we can have an America and a world that works for all of us, that puts people, planet and peace over profit,” striking a large applause from the crowd. This excerpt from her opening remarks paved the course that not only Stein’s speech took, but of those with her as well. Each member speaking along with Stein for the Green Party

shared common themes on the American people, the power that they hold to change the system, the planet and the corruption in our political system. “Our purpose here tonight is to change America and to change the world,” Smith said before introducing Kirk, a member of the Piedmont Green Party. Kirk warmed the crowd up by referring to this year’s election process as the Apocalypse of 2016, expressing that the Green Party’s aim was to change the U.S. political agenda and that the increasing popularity with millennials he added went to show that this change was possible. The Green Party members were catering to Bernie supporters by using phrases like ‘we all burn green’ to encourage voters that they too would have supported Bernie Sanders. “If a riding candidate can win [then] so can a third party,” Kirk said. Kimberly Lowe, congressional candidate for district five of Virginia, spoke after Kirk and began by speaking personally about herself, relating to the crowd and to the local Fredericksburg residents. “I am a mom, I’m a farmer, I’m a home schooler, I’m a Virginian,” Lowe said. She went on to say that the root causes of the political and economic issues in our country stems from money and greed and that it is possible to rid ourselves of student debt. However, she did not follow up with a description of how this concern could be tackled.

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IN THIS

ISSUE

•GREEN PARTY | 2

POLL PHOTOS

THOUGHTS ON TRUMP

Tweeted ballot selfies from community voters

Students disclose their views on election results

Big money paid up as inaugural event spreads spirit

LIFE | 7

VIEWPOINTS | 4

SPORTS | 12

EAGLE MADNESS