Last week, whether pleased with the outcome or not, America watched a historic election take place. For some Pace University students, this unfolded right in front of their eyes.
On November 7th, some of the different schools within Pace and The Pulse sent out emails letting students know about an incredible opportunity. Through an alliance with ABC News, students had the opportunity to spend election night in the middle of Times Square at their headquarters and set outside. When they arrived at around 6 p.m., Pace students had to show their school ID and go through a security check before they were brought to the front of the blocked off area, right in the middle of the action.
Starting their election coverage at 6:30 p.m., attendees saw news anchors like Tom Llamas briefly report outside, and then watched reporters Michael Strahan and T.J. Holmes take over for the rest of the night. The Pace crowd, consisting of a few Pleasantville students and many New York City students, even had the chance to talk to these reporters, and one student was even interviewed by Michael Strahan at one point. Throughout the night, the producers spoke with students about who they had voted for, and why they had voted as well.
Throughout this, students were also able to enter the ‘Facebook Live’ mini Oval Office set up on their set to take memorable pictures that they could later share.
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| Pace students hanging out in the mini Oval Office. |
When they weren’t being interviewed or taking photos, attendees, as well as the thousands of other people in Times Square, got to see the results be reported in real time. As soon as one state's electoral votes would come in, they would be broadcast on the big screens, and reported on television.
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