Chris and I woke up to a campus covered in flyers and signs and set to work on my YDN story for the day: monitoring the campus pulse during election day.
Luckily, I had a few less experienced reporters as helpers. Between us, we covered about 6 election viewing parties, and talked to over 30 students.
I also participated in the democratic process myself, casting my vote for my first presidential election. The line was almost an hour long, but people waiting outside the New Haven Public Library were in high spirits.
Chris and I attended the Yale College Democrats viewing party for a while, before stopping by the YDN and then heading over to the Ezra Stiles dining hall to see how students were faring there. When CNN called the election for Obama, I raced over to Old Campus and witnessed the scene that would become the opening few paragraphs of my article. We were in the YDN building until 2:30 A.M.
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