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Election News

• Stony Brook Students Explain Their Votes
by April Warren

• How Obama Got to November 4th
by Adrian Carrasquillo

• How McCain Got Here; The GOP Candidate’s Five Biggest Campaign Moments
by Michael Kelly

• Student Papers Overwhelmingly Endorse Obama
by Gene Morris

• Young Voters Stick to Issues Not Parties
by Lauren Cioffi

• Youth Turnout Too Unpredictable to Call
by April Warren and Carl Carrie

• County Legislators Discuss Presidential Issues
by Annie Friedman

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About Stony Brook Now!

Stony Brook Now is an online news publication of the School of Journalism reported by Stony Brook students using video and the written word.

It was created to provide a forum for the School of Journalism’s coverage of the 2008 Presidential Election. Students will cover the election on a national,local, and campus level, paying special attention to the youth vote.

A live blog will run throughout election day and a live election newscast will begin in the late afternoon. You will also find print and video stories throughout the day that will take the pulse of the Stony Brook campus. Stony Brook Now will be posting the results of its own, exit polling. Student journalists will report from the SAC polling site and from election night events throughout the campus the university. As election results come in, Stony Brook Now will provide real time updates.

Stony Brook Now is also providing links to a variety of election websites across the political spectrum and to websites of campus publications throughout the United States.

Students

More Anecdotes and Making Out?!

Submitted by adriancarrasquillo on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 4:38pm.

By Adrian Carrasquillo

Reporting by Aisha Akhtar

- “It’s my first time voting, and its great because this election is so historic,” said Gabrielle Jasmin, “ Because of the time we are in, and because Bush sucked and because we are in a war.” She did not want to say who she supported.

Student Anecdotes from Around Campus

Submitted by adriancarrasquillo on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 4:13pm.

By Adrian Carrasquillo

Reporting by Lisa Voltaire

-Kurt Wende, Junior from Buffalo voted for Obama and he said he voted for the whole Democratic ticket “for good measure”. He also said the polling place was well staffed and that everything was going smoothly. Kurt wins the award for j

-Dawn Lopez, a poll worker who has been there since 5:30 am said that fifty kids showed up at 6 am and then it was pretty quiet until 11 am. Since then its been pretty full.

Election 2008: Internet Powered

Submitted by AJBerkman@gmail.com on Tue, 11/04/2008 - 11:47am.

Youth Turnout Too Unpredictable to Call

Submitted by AJBerkman@gmail.com on Mon, 11/03/2008 - 4:19pm.

By April Warren and Carl Carrie

With the Democratic and Republican parties scrambling to sway voters as Election Day inches closer, some of the buzz is stirring around the youth vote and how decisive it could be in determining the next president of the United States.