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Herman Cain has announced that he is suspending his presidential campaign amid allegations of sexual harassment and dalliances from a host of women.

Cain had previously been supported through these allegations by multiple groups, including Women for Herman Cain (yes it exists), one member of which previously wrote,

“I believe you to be a God-fearing man who loves his wife and children. Don’t let Satan and his demons win.”

Although he did not cite any demonic forces in his explanation for his decision, Cain explains that this campaign move is necessary because,

“Because of the continued distractions, the continued hurt caused on me and my family, not because we are not fighters. Not because I’m not a fighter.”

The exit of Mr. Cain has left Republican candidates scrambling to gain the support of former Cain supporters.

Newt Gingrich has benefited the most thus far with a poll released late Saturday showing him in the lead with 25% support.

It’s only a month to go before the first votes of the Iowa caucus. Take our Poll and let us know who you think will be the next candidate to bite the dust.

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(mini) Art Week starts today! Make sure you attend ALL THE EVENTS!

Jaimes Mayhew ’10, MFA in imaging and digital arts, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program scholarship to Iceland, where he will spend the next nine months working on a social practice art project, Autonomous Energy Research Lab.

Mayhew states, “Autonomous Energy Research Lab is an art research project that will investigate the idea of autonomy through conversations, art events, visits from other Baltimore-based artists and any other methods of research that may come about. All of these events will take place involving my research lab, which is a modified bike cart that includes a table, chairs, protection from the rain and is capable of producing and storing energy in a mobile battery. I will be using this lab to research ideas of autonomy, with special interest in Iceland’s use of geothermal power, of preservation of the Icelandic language and culture and, of course, in talking to people about Iceland’s economic collapse and strategies to recovery.”

See more about Mayhew’s work at his website:  www.enginesofthefuture.com

- Originally published on the UMBC Graduate School blog

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