The presidential campaign has been a long, ugly slog in the eyes of many Americans.
And for many of those same Americans who are upset with the state of the race, Donald Trump is the poster child for what is wrong with politics today.
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Journalist Denied Access To Palm Beach Polling Place
What’s News In This Story?
–Palm Beach Post reporter Lulu Ramadan was denied entry to a polling place in Boca Raton after she tried to access it to talk to voters leaving the site.
–According to a series of Tweets, Ramadan was asked to show ID when she attempted to reach the polling place located inside the Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton.
I’m at Woodfield Country Club in Boca Raton where there’s a polling place for inside the gated community (for a precinct with 2,217 registered voters). I was denied access to the polls as a journalist looking to check in on potential issues/talk to voters. #ElectionDay pic.twitter.com/SF4Bz3XTtm
— Lulu Ramadan (@luluramadan) November 6, 2018
–The gate is closed and not open to the public. When she showed her press badge, she was turned away because she is not a voter at the precinct.
–This seems to be a violation of election law as Sun-Sentinel reporter Dan Sweeney pointed out:
Lulu, it’s state law, section 101.71. “There shall be in each precinct in each county one polling place which shall be accessible to the public on election day and is managed by a board of inspectors and clerk of election.” They are violating state election law. Period.
— Dan Sweeney (@Daniel_Sweeney) November 6, 2018
–RISE NEWS called the Homeowners Association at Woodfield Country Club (the entity overseeing the polling place) and was told by the property manager that they had made a “mistake” in denying Ramadan.
–”We just got a call from the Supervisor of Elections telling us we made a faux pas,” Joan Burres, the property manager said. “Sorry that happened.”
–Burres said that the HOA had been traditionally informed that media was not allowed on the grounds of the country club. She also said that they didn’t realize that the site became “public” when it was being used as a polling location.
–Ramadan reports that the site is one of the biggest precincts in Palm Beach County with 2,217 registered voters.
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Plastic Please: Trojan Ranks The Sexual Health Of 140 American Colleges
This year marks the 10th anniversary of Trojan’s Sexual Health Report Card. The study examines over 140 universities and colleges across America and reports on student accessibility to sexual health resources.
Oh course why would you care about this list? You are too busy “studying” right?
The study is sponsored by Trojan and conducted by Sperling’s BestPlaces.
Here’s the list of the top 10 universities:
- Oregon State University
- Stanford University
- University of Georgia
- University of Michigan-Ann Arbor
- Brown University
- University of Oregon
- University of Iowa
- Columbia University in the City of New York
- The University of Texas At Austin
- University of Arizona
Here’s the list of the bottom 10 universities:
- Baylor University
- Louisiana Tech. University
- University of New Orleans
- Texas Tech. University
- St. John’s University
- University of Notre Dame
- University of Louisiana at Monroe
- Providence College
- Troy State University
- Brigham Young University
Where did your school make it in this list? Tell us in the comments below.
Stay Classy Millennials.
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Central African Republic Ex-PM Touadera Leading Post Election Results
Early results from the Central African Republic’s presidential election show ex-Prime Minister Faustin Archange Touadera taking a surprise lead. Thirty candidates contested the poll, which is likely to go to a run-off between the top two on January 31. Mr Touadera was not seen as a favourite. He was prime minister in the government of ex-President… Read More
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