Election
After all the ups and downs of the 2016 presidential election the big day finally arrived. This is how the Odyssey writers spent election week.
![A future voter gathers leaves near the Santa Barbara Mission - with only two days left before grown-ups head to the polls - Bronwyn Wallace](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Bronwyn-Wallace-1024x822.jpg)
A future voter gathers leaves near the Santa Barbara Mission – with only two days left before grown-ups head to the polls – Bronwyn Wallace
![Early morning voters. Happy to be voting - Travis Spencer](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Travis-Spencer.jpg)
Early morning voters. Happy to be voting – Travis Spencer
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Election week has me studying at school – Travis Frohlich
![Lean back and watch the circus - Camilla Yahyaoui](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Camilla-Yahyaoui-1024x629.jpg)
Lean back and watch the circus – Camilla Yahyaoui
![Look at all that red!!! 19:41 11/8/16 Election Day USA - Dom Ventura](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Dom-Ventura-1024x772.jpg)
Look at all that red!!! 19:41 11/8/16 Election Day USA – Dom Ventura
![my friends and I decided to take a break from the election and go paddleboarding instead by the harbor. Best idea ever - Jennie Sundgot](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Jennie-Martine-Sundgot.jpg)
My friends and I decided to take a break from the election and go paddleboarding instead by the harbor. Best idea ever – Jennie Sundgot
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No caption needed – Alicia Briggs
![No matter what happens in this crazy wild election the sun will still rise and will still set and for that I am thankful - Caroline Smith](/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/Caroline-Smith-1024x768.jpg)
No matter what happens in this crazy wild election the sun will still rise and will still set and for that I am thankful – Caroline Smith
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Even though I am disappointed by the results of the election, I still have my American flag grocery bag presented proudly – Lia Durham
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The color Black usually has a negative connotation. However, denotes strength and authority, it is considered to be a very formal, elegant, and prestigious color. It is also a symbol of grief, which may fit the popular voice right now with the elected US President – Howard Vega