1. Lee University to hold Annual Christmas Tree Lighting 

This year, Lee University’s annual Christmas Tree lighting celebration will include live music and cookie decorating. Also new this year, the tree has moved to the corner of Ocoee Street and Billy Graham Avenue in front of the Science and Math Complex. Lee University will welcome Arnold Elementary Children’s Choir and “a special guest from the North Pole.” 

“We are thrilled to welcome the Christmas season with our annual Christmas tree lighting event,” said Alex Staup, director of Student Engagement. “This is a special time where our students, staff, faculty, and community members can connect and celebrate over hot chocolate, cider, cookies, and Christmas carols.”

The event will take place on Nov. 17 at 6:30 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

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2. Arizona’s governor opponents within 1% of each other

On Sunday, Nov. 13, the last uncalled race for governor of Arizona got even closer as Republican Kari Lake’s votes shrank Democrat Katie Hobbs’ lead, but on Monday, Nov. 14 Lake is expected to close Hobbs’ lead.

Lake, a former television anchor, has not held the lead since the beginning of the race, yet won the majority of 99,000 votes in Mariposa County on Sunday. Lake is now just 1 percentage point behind Hobbs, reports the Hill.

In the state of Arizona, the U.S. Senate and Secretary of State races were both won by Democrats, but Lake is appearing to do better in the governor race than other Republicans were in the U.S. Senate and Secretary of State. 

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3. University of Virginia shooter still at large

On Sunday, Nov. 13, three people were killed and two injured on the campus of the University of Virginia. 

According to the UVA Emergency Management, suspect Chris Darnell Jones was still at large on Monday, Nov. 14. Classes are canceled on Monday and police are advising students to shelter in place. 

“We are working closely with the families of the victims, and we will share details as soon as we are able,” the university’s president Jim Ryan said in a statement. “This is a message any leader hopes never to have to send, and I am devastated that this violence has visited the University of Virginia.”

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