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The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The Independent Student Newspaper of Northern Kentucky University.

The Northerner

The group searches for Pokemon while waiting for other group members to finish voting.

PHOTOS: Casting votes and catching Pokemon

Emily Osterholz, Arts & Life Editor November 8, 2016

Kellyn Hoffert didn’t want to drive 50 minutes all the way from NKU to Fairfield, her hometown, by herself. That’s how it started. Pokémon Go To The Polls was organized by Hoffert and Marisa Yerace...

Voters in Dixville Notch, N.H., get their ballots Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in Dixville Notch, N.H. The residents in town voted just after midnight. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

Voters face machine problems, long lines in some states

Christina A. Cassidy, The Associated Press November 8, 2016

WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite Donald Trump's continued skepticism that the election was on the up and up, few voters who went to the polls Tuesday encountered problems — and even then, most issues involved...

Dr. Steven Weiss

Professor’s passion for politics gives life to presidential debates

Tori Lentz, Contributor November 8, 2016

Dr. Steven Weiss knew he probably wouldn’t be able to get a word in edgewise in his next class. The longtime communication studies professor was planning to broach the topic of the most recent presidential...

WATCH: NKU 2016 | Presidential Election

Alec Reynolds / Kyle Willard / Lexie Vogt, Video Editor / Contributors November 8, 2016

With only hours left in the election, we found a chance to get out on campus and ask students how they felt about this year's presidential election.  Don't forget to vote today! Music provided by http://www.amclassical.com/

Kentucky U.S. Senate candidates Jim Gray, left, and Rand Paul talk with moderator Bill Goodman shortly before the start of a televised debate in Lexington, Ky., Monday, Oct. 31, 2016. (AP Photo/Adam Beam)

Kentucky Senate candidates vow to change Washington

Staff Report, The Associated Press November 8, 2016

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's U.S. Senate candidates can agree on one thing: Washington is terrible. Republican U.S. Sen. Rand Paul and Democrat Jim Gray assailed the political establishment during...

Comedians stage a mock election in the village of Kogelo, the home town of Sarah Obama, step-grandmother of President Barack Obama, in western Kenya, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016. Residents of the town made famous by its association with President Obama cast their "votes" for either Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump, with Clinton winning according to an organizer. (AP Photo)

The Latest: Cubans say they prefer Clinton in US election

Staff Report, The Associated Press November 8, 2016

MEXICO CITY (AP) — The Latest on world reaction to the U.S. election (all times EST): 3 p.m. Few countries have more riding on the U.S. election than Cuba. Republican candidate Donald Trump has...

WATCH: Go Vote! 2016

Dean DeRoche / Drew Hendricks / Brad Long, Contributors November 8, 2016

The 2016 Presidential election is nearing its end. This year's election is one of the hardest decisions most Americans will face as voters. Not only do they need to select a candidate, they first need...

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