On Wednesday Nov. 7th 2012, there was a certain feeling in the air as the electoral votes announced late the following night that Barack Obama would conintue his position in office. This 2012 election was said to be the closest race in history.
Obama, who was running for the democractic party, won 302 electoral votes, as Mitt Romney, the republican canadiate, feel short with 206 electorial votes.
This election was a tight race early in the night and many were unsure as to who was going to come out on top. Living in South Carolina, a republican state, I was nervous about the reactions locals would have to outcome of the election. Click the video below to see what some students had to say.
On Oct. 29th, 2012 superstorm Sandy made her mark by devistating many beach front commnities, restaurants and natural habitats. Having under estimated Sandy's strength, many Rhode Islanders, including my parents, have experienced power ottages, fallen trees and mass distruction to their homes.
Rhode Island was not the only northern state who eas effected by this superstorm. New Jersey and New York have also experienced high devistation levels. New York's subways were shut down for several days due to flooding and wind damage. Meanwhile, New Jersey's Shoreline has been completely swipped out to sea leaving many people homeless and with little food.
Many personal friends of mine have lost their homes or have massive amount of distruction to their property. My best friend Maja Decker, 21 who is studying abroad in Spain this semester, posted on Facebook saying "I hope I have a house to come home to?" Later that day she then was told the devistating news that her house was distroyed.
After multiple phone calls with my parents they repeated said, "We are so lucky, we are so lucky, we only lost power and have a tree down in the yard, we escaped by the skin of our teeth." Many popular land marks in my hometown of Narragansett were not as lucky as my parents.
The Dunes Club, which is located on Narragansett Town beach where I have lifeguarded for 5 years experienced significant damange, as well as our sea wall.
On Wednesday Nov. 7th 2012, there was a certain feeling in the air as the electoral votes announced late the following night that Barack Obama would conintue his position in office. This 2012 election was said to be the closest race in history.
Obama, who was running for the democractic party, won 302 electoral votes, as Mitt Romney, the republican canadiate, feel short with 206 electorial votes.
This election was a tight race early in the night and many were unsure as to who was going to come out on top. Living in South Carolina, a republican state, I was nervous about the reactions locals would have to outcome of the election.
