First Class Mail U.S. Postage PAID Lancaster PA The College Reporter Permit 901 THE INDEPENDENT STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF FRANKLIN & MARSHALL COLLEGE MONDAY, FEBRUARY 10 LANCASTER, PENNSYLVANIA http://www.the-college-reporter.com VOLUME 56, ISSUE 11 Senate votes to acquit President Donald Trump on two articles of impeachment Photo courtesy of Erin Schaff/New York Times Senator Mitt Romney faced the press on Wednesday after breaking from his party. BY JEREMY MAUSER Trump called Ukraine President News Editor Volodymyr Zelensky and said to Ukranian company that connected professor and celebrity attorney him, “Whatever you can do, it’s to Hunter Biden, Joe’s son. Alan Dershowitz, attorney Eric On February 5, 2020, the very important that you do it if On December 18, 2019, Donald D. Herschmann, personal attorney United States Senate acquitted that’s possible.” According to USA Trump was impeached in the Jane Raskin, former independent Donald J. Trump of two articles Today, the President was referring House of Representatives in a counsel Robert W. Ray, personal of impeachment: abuse of power to Crowdstrike, the tech company partisan vote. On January 22, 2020, attorney Jay Sekulow, and former and obstruction of justice. After that connected Russia to the the impeachment trial began in independent counsel Ken Starr, a twenty-day trial, the Senate 2016 hacking of the Democratic the Senate, overseen by Supreme best known for his investigations failed to meet the two-thirds National Committee. Later in the Court Chief Justice John Roberts. of the Clinton administration. supermajority necessary to remove conversation, Trump implored Trump’s defense counsel Prosecuting the President the sitting President from office. that the Ukraine President “look consisted of special adviser Pam were Congress members Adam The road to the impeachment into” Democratic Presidential Bondi, White House counsel Pat began on July 25, 2019, when nominee Joe Biden and his ties to a Cipollone, Harvard Law School see IMPEACHMENT, page 2 World Health Organization declares 2019 coronavirus a public health emergency found in various species of symptoms of this illness include and 82 deaths recorded in China. BY OLIVIA CAPASSO animals and, rarely, they will a fever, cough, respiratory issues, About 6,101 cases are currently Junior Editor infect humans, making the disease kidney failure, pneumonia, and, classified as “severe,” or under On February 1st, 2020, the World zoonotic. The New York Times in severe cases, death. intense supervision, while all Health Organization declared the reported that the initial cases have As of February 8th, 2020, there but two cases of death have been coronavirus outbreak a public been traced back to a market in have been 37,137 confirmed cases confirmed outside of China. health emergency due to its global Wuhan that sold live birds, fish, of the coronavirus worldwide, According to CBS News, the reach and the fast-moving nature and animals; the market has since with a death toll of 806 and 2,633 first American has died from the of human-to-human transmission. been completely disinfected and individuals who have recovered coronavirus in Wuhan on February The current strain of coronavirus, shut down. On January 20th, completely from the disease. This 6th. In order to contain the scientifically known as 2019- 2020, it was confirmed that unique coronavirus strain has been potential for further transmission, nCoV, appeared in the city of humans carrying the coronavirus discovered in 300 cases within US planes carrying Americans Wuhan, China, in early December could transmit it to other humans 28 different countries outside of traveling from the Chinese city of 2019 where it was observed for when the health workers who China, though the grand majority will be quarantined for 14 days the first time in human subjects. were treating patients in Wuhan of cases globally are centralized until all passengers can be cleared According to the Centers for early on tested positive for the within the Hubei and neighboring from the disease. Disease Control and Prevention, disease. According to the World provinces. On February 8th alone, the coronavirus is commonly Health Organization, observed 2,237 more cases were reported see VIRUS, page 2 Inside this Issue... Opinion & Editorial Arts & Leisure Xenophobia on campus is Top political podcasts to follow this unacceptable election season page 4 page 6 Campus Life Sports How to effectively use meal plans to Chiefs take last minute reduce food waste Superbowl win from 49ers page 5 page 7 Page 2 News The College Reporter The College Reporter News Page 3 Virus: Quarentines implemented worldwide in Iowa caucus results falter due to technical difficulties; Buttigieg triumphs attempt to prevent spread of novel coronavirus BY ELLYN FRITZ Perez tweeted. «In light of the Staff Writer problems that have emerged in the continued from page 1 Chinese city with a population of implementation of the delegate 10 million, have banned all sales Twelve cases have been The first nominating contest of selection plan and in order to assure of flu and cough medicine. This confirmed as of February 7th the 2020 election cycle began this public confidence in the results, I strategy has been implemented within the US, independent of the past week on Monday, February am calling on the Iowa Democratic as a means of forcing citizens to aforementioned plane incident. 3rd with the Iowa Caucuses. Party to immediately begin a visit a doctor for any illness and Eleven Americans out of 63 Iowa’s caucus night is unlike recanvass.» Iowa Democratic undergo a thorough examination cases from the Diamond Princess any other political event in Party Chair Troy Price released of symptoms. Additionally, cruise ship in Japan have also America. The caucus is a public a statement responding to Perez, some sections of the city have tested positive for the virus and declaration of support where there saying, “Should any presidential significantly restricted residents’ are currently under quarantine is no secret ballot or absentee campaign in compliance with abilities to leave their homes aboard the ship. As USA Today representation; participants must the Iowa Delegate Selection for extended periods of time. reported, several cruise lines have show up to one of the 1,679 Plan request a recanvass, the These measures have been taken been affected by the outbreak, precincts to caucus. Voters gather IDP is prepared,» he said. in order to curb the spread of and, consequently, required to at libraries, schools, or large After Perez’s tweet, Bernie the coronavirus, however, many perform a routine screening of its sports arenas and physically move Sanders declared a strong victory, believe that directing people passengers, been denied entry to around the room to show their Photo courtesy of Tom Brenner/Getty Images. noting his lead in the popular into hospitals who may not even preference for a certain candidate. numerous ports, and forced under Pete Buttigieg has claimed victory in the Iowa caucuses after a delayed release of results. vote, just as Buttigieg said during Photo courtesy of Mario Tama/Getty Images. have the virus is counterintuitive, additional quarantines. Two Whichever candidate obtains a a CNN town hall on Thursday Some Republicans called for Romney’s removal from their caucus after his latest vote. and will only expose them more delegates, Sanders with 12, and by the Iowa Democratic Party. schools in France have been shut certain threshold of support by «That›s fantastic news [on his easily to those who are actually Warren obtained 8 from the Iowa The NBC News Decision down while determining who has the end of the night is awarded win]. First of all, I want to say, Impeachment: Senator Romney becomes infected. caucus. Frontrunner Joe Biden Desk identified at least 77 been infected by one child out of delegates- which is crucial to their faced a massive hit, receiving precincts where the total votes Sen. Sanders clearly had a great eleven individuals in the country campaign as pledged delegates night too and I congratulate sole Republican vote for Trump’s removal First-year Olivia Capasso is only 15.8% of the popular for the «reallocated candidate carrying the coronavirus. vote during the Democratic vote and earning six delegates. preference» are greater than the him and his supporters.» continued from page 1 from the Republican caucus. the junior editor. Her email is As reported by The New York National Convention this July in However, the Iowa caucus is total votes for «initial candidate The Democratic candidates The impeachment vote [email protected]. Schiff (lead manager), Jerry Times, authorities in Hangzhou, a Milwaukee. For the 2020 election, seemingly strife with potential preference» which mathematically had until 1 p.m. ET/12 p.m. represents the level of stark Nadler, Zoe Lofgren, Hakeem a Democratic candidate will need errors and inconsistencies, making is impossible. In addition to CT on Friday to file a request partisanship found in Congress Jeffries, Val Demings, Jason 1,991 pledged delegate votes to Buttigieg’s .1% win over Sanders illogical numbers, the Decision for a recanvass or a recount; today, although it does not fully Crow, and Sylvia Garcia. win the party nomination and Iowa difficult to validate. Initially, Desk has identified inconsistencies however, no presidential represent the political opinions of On January 31, Senators voted contributes 41 to that number. the results from the contest last in Des Moines’ 62nd precinct candidate has requested one. Americans writ large. According on whether to subpoena witnesses In the end, Pete Buttigieg Monday were delayed due to caucus results, along with issues February 19th will be the to a January CNN poll conducted and documents. The vote fell short marginally came out on top with coding issues with a smartphone with state delegate equivalents.