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2016 Election
A letter from the University of Rochester community
We, the undersigned faculty and staff at the University of Rochester, are united against intimidation, violence, and bigotry.
2016 Election
Being a gay woman in Trump’s America
If we take Trump and Pence at their word, a vote for Trump effectively gave this government a mandate to enact policies that could set human and civil rights back decades.
2016 Election
‘United Against Hate’
Their election night silence and sadness turned into chanted rebukes of the dog-whistle politics of Trump’s campaign, which many have decried as racist, sexist, xenophobic, and all manner of normalized hatred.
2016 Election
Blame the Democratic National Committee for President Trump
From the very beginning, pundits called this election “The Year of the Outsider.” Yet in the Year of the Outsider, the DNC buried the Outsider, in favor of an Insider.
2016 Election
Liberals can learn better ways to talk to conservatives
It may be cliché to say that we’re “stronger together,” but it’s true. The only way to effect lasting, meaningful change in policy and social convention is to rally the masses, and that will only occur when we’re united.
2016 Election
How to stay politically engaged in the post-election world
This fear is important and should not be disregarded, but an effort should be made to understand why people feel this way. As they are coping with grief, working through their anger, and dealing with the reality of this situation, the big question is: What comes next?
2016 Election
What can we do now?
This is not the moment to disengage politically—it’s time to engage even more. Votes elect people, and votes take them out, too.
2016 Election
In solidarity against hate
We stand in solidarity with the peaceful protesters who gathered for the “Not My America” demonstration on Friday. The event showed what strength and dignity, even amid fear, look like.
2016 Election
UR students rock the vote
For nearly all of them, it was their first time voting in a presidential election. Some had come by car,…
2016 Election
First presidential debate sways undecided voters
Undecided voters discussed the first presidential debate and how it changed their views on the candidates.