What a difference three months make. As Adlai Stevenson University students return to classes, Donald Trump is now the Republican party’s nominee to be the President of the United States, and Hillary Clinton is the Democratic nominee. Green party candidate Jill Stein, and libertarian party candidate Gary Johnson are both hoping to participate in the Presidential debates on September 26, October 9, and October 19th, but will probably fail to garner 15% standing in the national polls to qualify. (SU will have debate watching parties in Rockland hall, and a student debate on October 26). Be prepared for some fireworks.
The national elections are crowding out other news stories: Record flooding in Louisiana has left thirteen dead and thousands homeless. Multiple fires in drought-stricken California have destroyed thousands more homes over hundreds of acres. The smoke can be seen hundreds of miles away in Los Angeles. 290 people died in an earthquake in Amatrice, Italy. And, a major storm may be headed up the Atlantic coast toward Maryland.
In other news: peace was declared in the Middle East, Assad in Syria has stepped down. Andre Putin in Russia has apologized for the murders of his critics. – – Just kidding.
The good news is that there are still lots of videos of kittens and puppies doing stupid tricks on Youtube.
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