On Nov. 8, I was getting out of my Journalism class when my friend messaged me about a man on the California State University, Stanislaus (Stan State), campus preaching hateful messages at the quad. 
The man said a lot of judgements blaming students for sinning following with saying his views on the current election. The alleged man identified himself as “Saint Matthew.” He preached and contradicted several messages about college students sinning, masturbating to pornography, hating muslims and targeting women for being in school and having successes.
Many students were mixed between entertained and offended on the claims Matthew said. Matthew emphasized and blamed our youth by stating, “The sex, drugs, and Rocks&Roll.” Following his claims, Matthew bashed on the LGBTQ community being sinful, and for men not being men by allowing a female candidate.
During all his hate speech and preaching, students booed and argued against the claims being made. Many students supported each other as one student argued about genders and sexual orientations.
During Matthew’s opinion about sexuality, he targeted women calling every young woman lesbians especially calling the women’s soccer team dykes. The LGBT students all came together and formed a “circle of gays.” Two girls before they left to class even made out right in front of Matthew.
Student-Athlete Jasmine Austin stated, “The fact that his is contradicting himself, and judging people… He’s calling us all dykes like what’s wrong with that? It has nothing to do with our talents.”
Matthew’s allegations offended the Christian Students, the Christian students in the crowd reassured everyone that God still loves them. One student threw out the idea to pray for the man.
Through all the banters the crowd had against Matthew, each student with a few professors watching supported one another. These are students who don’t know each other, yet held hands with one another, loved and laughed with each other. 
Rachael DeVaughn stated, “I have never felt more closer to my community, and the fact that we were all strong and not letting the hate get to us says a lot about our school.”
In reflection from Election Day, Stan State students portrayed a meaning of unity no matter of what background they may come from, or in Matthew’s  perspective, no matter what the sin is.