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Nayef Yassin Nayef, a sophomore in Engineering, felt the two-day travel time to his home in Palestine was too long for this year's shortened winter break, so he decided to make alternative plans.

As the election draws near, it is looking as if Pennsylvania might be the state that decides who will be our next president.

At 12:01 Tuesday morning, members of the Transportantion Workers Union Local 234 — the largest union of SEPTA workers — began a strike after they were not able to reach a contract deal with SEPTA.

University of the Sciences and Thomas Jefferson University likely held an advantage over Penn graduates in terms of the ranking because of their science and technology focus.

If a strike occurs, it could lead to public transit lines being suspended on Election Day, potentially depressing voter turnout. 

“The mission of the SP2 Penn Top 10 is to educate, enlighten, and empower a diverse audience of voters and policymakers from all walks of life,” Jessica Bautistaok, SP2’s Communications and Public Relations Officer, said in an email.

The 27th Ward, which includes Penn, is contributing 22,860 eligible voters this election. 

The Annenberg Public Policy Center is teaming up with Internet Archive, a digital library with access to books, movies and archived web pages, to answer how news organizations cover the issues brought up in presidential debates.

The agreement established by the Philadelphia Parking Authority to grant legality to UberX and Lyft expired on Oct. 1, placing the companies in "legal limbo," until a judge's ruling on Friday. 

The organization works to encourage young people to vote, in an effort to prevent Donald Trump from winning the election.