This article was revised Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024 at 8:52 p.m.
STORY BY ALEXAH GUZMAN, STAFF WRITER
PHOTO BY HANNAH KAMPITAN, DIGITAL EDITOR
Every four years, the U.S. presidential election approaches and the race begins. Voters start to begin researching candidates, engage in debates, and express their opinions while deciding on who will earn their vote. There is always controversy in the elections, but this election was especially problematic.
This year’s presidential race was between Republican candidate and former President, Donald Trump and Democratic candidate Vice President, Kamala Harris. In a close race, Trump defeated Harris in the 2024 Presidential election, securing his second term in office.
This election was full of tension, not only through policy disagreements but it has sparked an intense divide morally. While differences are normal, this election was a tipping point for a lot of Americans. Vittorio Hua, a Mechanical Engineering major said, “To me this was fun because of how intense it was between both parties. I saw a lot of political appeals, most of it was voting for Kamala. I didn’t even think Trump would win.”
Many people were upset and the other half were happy about Donald Trump’s victory in the 2024 election, and emotions ran high across the country. The day after the election, the campus felt different. The mood seemed off. Students’ emotions were all over the place. The atmosphere on campus was uneasy, Raymond Santos, a staff member said “I am not happy with it just because of us electing someone who has been convicted of a felony, has been with children, and has committed fraud. Coming from a military standpoint, when he was in office we almost lost every ally we had in Neto.”
This displayed first-hand the significant impact the election has on campus and the people. This affects the people and relationships, especially the students and staff here at Cypress College. Justin Puerta, a Computer Science major said, “I’m definitely disappointed, I voted blue so I feel like this whole election is a pretty big upset. A lot of people I care about will be affected by upcoming project 2025 and overall I just feel uneasy, especially about the abortion topic.”
Many students expressed a range of emotions following the decision, including feeling anxious about the outcome. Manolo Garcia, a mechanical engineering major said “I just feel very nervous, I came to the U.S. in 2017 when Trump was also president, so having him back in the White House is just something I’m not excited about.”
Ultimately, a second Trump presidential term will impact everyone in the U.S., positively and negatively. Students are angry and anxious as Project 2025 and President-elect Trump looms over, “I am tired, angry and my thoughts are that elections seem more and more feudal these days and you know… but this is the time to help radicalize other people,” said Didier Love, Charger Experience Student Ambassador.
