By Alexus Brock
Asst. News Editor
Many Union students gathered at the Bowld Commons to watch the presidential elections Nov. 6, indulging in political conversation, pizza and cake.
Several students also reported vandalism in parking lots nearby the Watters residence building late the night before.
Safety & Security officers received word from 10 people that someone used a car marker to write slogans supporting Obama across the windows of several cars.
“[The vandalism] was reported around 2:30 p.m.,” said Carson Hawkins, director of Safety & Security. “We knew about it because the officers had seen it that evening, but they weren’t sure if it was just people putting stuff up in support of Obama … but again no one knew it was vandalism at that point.”
Students gathered from 7:30 to 10 p.m. on Election Day in the Bowld Commons to keep up with election results at a party held by the political science department.
Seth Brake, junior political science major, said once the results came in, the overall atmosphere was depressing.
“We all knew what was going to happen,” Brake said. “It was pretty obvious that the majority of the people there were rooting for the guy who lost.”
Brake said arguments were kept to a minimum but some discussions took place about Obama and decisions the Republican Party will have to make for elections in the future.
“There was also a little bit of gloating by the Democrats present,” Brake said.
Jessica Barr, junior sports medicine major, said she is disappointed that voters do little research.
“We have a lot of uninformed voters out there,” Barr said. “I just feel like our country is not taking the important things into perspective. They’re just electing someone because they think he’s better. They don’t actually do [the] research.”
The campus went live during the election with continuous updates posted on Twitter, Facebook and Kik.com. Some student comments revealed their creative perspectives.
“I’m thankful for everyone’s valuable and educational political posts,” said Brandon Churchill, senior biology major, via Facebook. “From Facebook alone, it is clear to me that Obama is a fire-breathing dragon, and Romney is a raging cannibal. Your vote basically depends on whether or not you like reptiles.”
