Grand Valley State University ScholarWorks@GVSU Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017 Lanthorn, 1968-2001 11-10-2016 Lanthorn, vol. 51, no. 23, November 10, 2016 Grand Valley State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol51 Part of the Archival Science Commons, Education Commons, and the History Commons Recommended Citation Grand Valley State University, "Lanthorn, vol. 51, no. 23, November 10, 2016" (2016). Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017. 23. https://scholarworks.gvsu.edu/lanthorn_vol51/23 This Issue is brought to you for free and open access by the Lanthorn, 1968-2001 at ScholarWorks@GVSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in Volume 51, July 11, 2016 - June 5, 2017 by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@GVSU. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STUDENT-RUN PUBLICATIONS // THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 10 // VOL 51 NO. 23 ALLENDALE & GRAND RAPIDS. MICHIGAN * . BY AUDRA GAMBLE look like, the polls just didn ’t an [email protected] ticipate that so few voters would be turning out in Wayne County. For the fifth time in U.S. his­ In Michigan, this was, at least in tory, the presidential nominee recent memory, a not-experi- who won the popular vote did enced surge in rural voters.” not become the president-elect In addition to rural voters, Kil- Tuesday, Nov. 8. With 47.5 per­ burn said a low response rate from cent of the popular vote and 279 Trump supporters in poll may Electoral College votes, business ­ have skewed the predictions. man Donald J. Trump will be the “Its possible that the constant Text TRUMP to 88022 45th American president. rhetoric from Trump about not Though the predictive polls trusting the media and pollsters had all but called the 2016 elec­ could have had the effect of dis ­ Grand Rapids, Michigan tion for Democratic nominee couraging his voters from partic­ Hillary Clinton, anxious voters ipating in that process (Trump) had to wait long into the night for said was so fundamentally bro­ a winner to be announced. De­ ken,” Kilburn said. “When it gets spite a strong lead in the statistical to be so severe, there’s just no analysis site www.fivethirtyeight. way to correct for that.” com model of each candidate ’s Though the historically slow SEEING RED: Donald Trump speaks to supporters at DeVos Place in Grand Rapids before polls open Tuesday, Nov. 8. He became results from Wayne County the president-elect with 279 Electoral College votes, despite many predictions that Hillary Clinton Would win. GVL I EMILY FRYE chances of winning, Clintons “wall of blue ” began to crumble trickled in through early morn­ as polls closed across the country. ing, Trump ended with 2,279,210 0% 10% 20% 30% 40% 50% 60% 70 % 80 % 90% 100% Florida, Virginia, Pennsylva­ votes in Michigan, slightly edg ­ Trump: 53% Clinton: 41% nia, New Hampshire, Michigan, ing out Clinton’s 2,267,373 votes High School or Less Wisconsin and Arizona all were by 11,837 ballots. Other/No Answer: 6% in play throughoutthe night, and For GVSU students partici­ Some College Clinton’s chances to make it to pating in their first presidential Clinton: 54% Trump 42% the White House fell apart as the election, some were met with College Graduate Midwest states turned red. long wait times at the polls. Other/No Answer: 4% Post Slow returns of election re­ GVSU student TJ Burnett Graduate sults and an increasingly tight was one of the hundreds of race in Michigan gave the state people still waiting in line at a great deal of national attention, Allendale voting locations as the states 16 Electoral College even after the 8 p.m. close. Bur­ votes waited to be claimed. nett got in line at 6:30 p.m. at Both major party candidates Precinct Five, along with many spent portions of their last day other first-time student voters. on the campaign trail in the “Around 7:45 p.m., a lot of the Mitten State Monday, Nov. 7 as first-time voters started asking they tried to invigorate Michi­ ‘Can I still vote?’ because they ganders to head to the polls. were telling us we probably still While Clinton’s lead was have (another) hour or two be ­ small, she was projected to win fore we can vote,” he said. Michigan. An upsurge in rural Election officials encour­ voters and weaker-than-expect- aged all voters in line to stay ed support for Clinton in Wayne where they were, ensuring and Oakland counties turned their votes were counted. the state for Republicans for the “It was mainly Grand Valley first time since 1992. students, but it also had older “There was a huge failure at adults from around Grand Val­ the state level to predict who ley,” Burnett said. “A lot of the would actually turn out and vote,” older adults, even though they said Whitt Kilburn, a political may or may not have supported science professor at Grand Valley the views that we have, were still State University who studies pub ­ there to really help us and help us lic opinion, elections and voting go through the process of how to behavior. “In terms of attempting to predict what the electorate will Xan thorn ■a NOVEMBER 10, 2016 GRAND VALLEY LANTHORN ¥ fct GVLNEWS NEWS A2 NEWS BRIEFS IIIHHIItlllllilllMlllltHIIIHIIIIIHIMIIIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIIIIIIMIIIIIHHIMHHIMIIIIMIIIMIIIIIIIIIIIHHIII TRUMP CONTINUED FROM A1 GV HOSTS MATH TOURNAMENT fill out a ballot (and) things you Grand Valley State University hosted over 70 local can and cannot do in line.” middle and high school students the fourth annual Math- Though some voters had Team-Matics competition Saturday, Nov. 5. Teams of to wait longer than expected students from West Michigan schools competed in multiple to cast their ballots, Ottawa mathematics challenges in a range of difficulties. This year, County reported high turn­ the competition included a team challenge with students out among residents. working to solve a mathematical problem, individual “Allendale Precinct Five tests, problem-solving relay race and a quiz tournament. went from just over 1,500 reg­ The Grand Rapids schools of City High School and City istered voters to over 3,100 Middle School won in the divisions they entered. Fore more registered voters in the weeks information about Math-Team-Matics, visit the Regional leading up to the registration Math and Science Center website at www.gvsu.edu/rmsc or deadline Oct. 11,” said Steven contact Chelsea Ridge at [email protected] . Daitch, Ottawa County elec­ tions coordinator. “We had ‘GOOD KIDS’ PRODUCTION high turnout, with 73 percent The Louis Armstrong Theatre in the Performing Arts of the county casting a ballot in Center will host performances of “Good Kids" throughout this election. Our local clerks November. The play focuses on teen sexual assault and and election workers did a phe­ the effects facing the lives of survivors, offenders and nomenal job throughout the bystanders. "Good Kids" will show Nov. 11,12.17,18 and 19 day and I’m very happy with at 7:30 p.m. and Nov. 13 and 20 at 2 p.m. The play is not how smoothly the process ran.” recommended for children due to the content, including Trump will be inaugurated profanity, underage alcohol use, rape and sexual violence. as president in Washington, Tickets are $12 for adults, $6 for students and $10 for D.C. Friday, Jan. 20,2017. alumni, faculty, staff and seniors. For more information, call the Louis Armstrong Box Office at (616) 331-2300 or visit www.gvsu.edu/theater . VETERAN’S DAY BREAKFAST Grand Valley State University President Thomas J. Haas will host the sixth annual Veterans Day breakfast for current and former service-members of the U.S. armed forces. Haas invites GVSU students, faculty and staff who’ve served in any branch of the armed forces to a breakfast with brief remarks. Breakfast will be served at 8 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11 in the Perry Dining Room, located in the Alumni House. For more information on attending contact [email protected] . STUDENT SENATE FINANCE REPORT FOR THE WEEK OF NOV. 11 Event funding: EXIT POLLS: Data provided by CNN. GVL I CHASE HASPER The American Association of Petroleum Geologists student chapter requested and received $273.30 for a geology lecture Wednesday. Nov. 9. The swing dance club requested and received $414 for LOCAL RACES the holiday swing dance Thursday, Dec. 8. Alpha Kappa Psi requested $1,530 for the Alpha Kappa Psi cocktail party Saturday, Nov. 19 in the Kirkhof Ottawa, Kent County election results Center. They received $366. State House - District 88: State House - District Dana Knight (D) The Spanish club requested and received $49.22 for the La BY HANNAH LENTZ [email protected] Roger Victory (R) 74: Tertuila event in the International House kitchen Tuesday, Nov. 3. Kim Nagy (D) Rob VerHeulen (R) John Ball Zoo and The GVSU Out N About club requested and received Ottawa County — Robin Bigger (D) Grand Rapids Public $900 for the annual amateur drag show in the Kirkhof U.S. House ; District 2: Kent County — Bill Gejineau (L) Museum MjUfge: Center Wednesday, Dec. 14. Bill Huizenga (R) U.S. House - District 3: State House - District The John Ball Zoo and Grand The Native American Student Association requested Dennis Murphy/D) Justin Amash (R) Rapids Public Museum and received $8,000 for the Martin Luther King Jr. fea ­ Erwin Haas (L) Douglas Smith (D) State House - District proposed a millage to establish tured speaker (Kimberle Crenshaw) event Wednesday, Matthew Brady (G) Ted Gerrard (UST) 75: dedicated funding for the care Jan.