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Voters nix slots parlor ballot referendum

Wei Cai, Writer November 14, 2016
The results are in, and there will not be a new slots parlor casino in Massachusetts.
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Top Five: Ways to decompress from election stress

Julie Harrington, Contributor November 11, 2016
While many want to book that plane ticket abroad and never look back, or weep over several pints of ice cream, there are lots of healthy ways to detoxify your life from the chaos this election has caused.

College students march to Boston Common in an anti-Trump protest

Morgan Hughes, Campus News Editor November 10, 2016
Thousands of anti-Trump protesters gathered on Boston Common on Wednesday night.
Tommy Calautti (left) interviews Summer Kaeppel about Question 2 at the Political Science Election Night Watch Party on Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. (Morgan Hughes/Amherst Wire)

Massachusetts voters turn down charter school expansion

Summer Kaeppel, Writer November 9, 2016
More than 62 percent of Massachusetts voters opposed Question 2.
(Morgan Hughes/Amherst Wire)

Social media reacts to Trump’s unexpected triumph

Tommy Calautti, Contributor November 9, 2016
Social media reacted as Donald Trump swept the nation in an upset victory become the 45th president of the United States.

Election Night! Watch our first-ever Facebook Live broadcast

Amherst Wire Staff November 9, 2016
Amherst Wire broadcasts live from the UMass Department of Political Science election watch party, 'Election Night!'
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BREAKING: Donald Trump next president of United States

Amherst Wire Staff November 9, 2016
In a sweeping upset, Republican candidate Donald Trump was declared the next president of the United States early Wednesday morning.
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College students reflect on Trump upset at downtown bar

Stephanie Murray and Julie Shamgochian November 9, 2016
Some 15 people crowded college bar McMurphy's on Tuesday night to drink and watch election results roll in.
UMass journalism students Elissa Borden, Kathryn Fallah, John Coakley and Alexandra Pigeon (from left to right) outside the Bangs Community Center in Amherst.

Massachusetts voters mark their ballots Tuesday

Amherst Wire Staff November 9, 2016
“We both realize the importance of exercising our civic right to vote and for this election especially, were thrilled we could do it together and help create history.”
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Party loyalty and morality tie up voters in 2016 election

Carson McGrath, Writer November 8, 2016
Whether U.S. voters like it or not, the two-party system forces voters to choose between two major party candidates who have some of the highest unfavorability ratings in recent history.
Voter Videos: Republicans, Democrats and third-party voters make their case

Voter Videos: Republicans, Democrats and third-party voters make their case

Amherst Wire Staff November 8, 2016
Local voters sat for video interviews with University of Massachusetts Amherst journalism students in the weeks leading up to the election.
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Emotions got the best of us this election, psychology professor says

Morgan Hughes and Caeli Chesin November 8, 2016
“You can think of anger as big picture stuff, and fear is detail-oriented."
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