This week has been really rough for a lot of people. Actually rough doesn’t quite cut it, this week was more along the lines of heartbreaking, devastating, or even catastrophic. Trump is our new president and there is a lot of uproar about it because it is the outcome that majority of Americans thought would never happen. Up until Tuesday, it was still considered a joke that Trump might win, except now the joke is on us. This might be the biggest mistake that the United States has ever made. This week, as Americans, we let fear win.

On Wednesday there was a group of freshman from Boulder High who organized a walk out protesting against Trump. On Thursday, 2,000 people gathered in Boulder to listen to speakers and then march the city, the meeting point was on Pearl Street. There has been protesting all over the country because people cannot accept that this man is our president for the next four years. Our freedom as we know it, is slipping through our fingers. People aren’t getting together to protest because they think it will take Trump out of office, they are coming together for communal support and solidarity. To show that we will not stand alone but together is a statement for our country. We will not give into racism, misogyny, corruption, greed, and fear. What is important, more so now than ever, is to lead with love. The next four years are uncertain, but we need to stay grounded and know that love and light will rise above anything else. I am disheartened by the results, but I am hopeful that good things are yet to come.

Lily Lemire Lead CU Buff Stuff blogger

Lily is a senior at the University of Colorado at Boulder and will be graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Studies along with a certificate in Business. She is originally from Scarborough, Maine, but decided to venture to Colorado for it's beauty and to get back in touch with her birth place which is Boulder. She is a Film Studies major because she is very interested in the behind the scenes of what goes into making a film. Not only that, but her favourite hobby in the world is to watch movies. She recently went abroad to Sydney, Australia to get a taste of a different culture. While being there, she learned to not take life too seriously, and to slow things down. The Australian lifestyle can really teach a person how to be chill. You can find Lily at the movies, hanging on Pearl Street having a beer with friends, or at the breathtaking lookout of Flagstaff enjoying the view.