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Presidential debate at Hofstra: Photos from the scene

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  • Sen. Charles Schumer arrives to the hall prior to the presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa
  • Washington D.C. resident Bill Snape, who represents The Center for Biological Diversity, dressed as a polar bear trying to bring attention to climate change outside the presidential debate at Hofstra University on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / J. Conrad Williams Jr.
  • Vice presidential candidate Mike Pence before the start of the presidential at Hofstra University on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara
  • Demonstrators rally outside the campus at Hofstra University ahead of the debate on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp
  • Mayor Bill de Blasio talks with Jesse Jackson prior to the debate on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Alejandra Villa
  • Governors Andrew Cuomo, of New York, and Chris Christie, of New Jersey, talk prior to the debate on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / William Perlman
  • Don King speaks to media before the start of the presidential debate at Hofstra on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara
  • Hofstra student Darren Schwartz shows support for Donald Trump at Hofstra University before the presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2016
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara
  • Heightened security is evident at Hofstra University hours before the presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp
  • Hillary Clinton supporters at Hofstra University before the presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Newsday / John Paraskevas
  • Students rally on campus at Hofstra University ahead of the presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp
  • Members of Fight for Fifteen rally outside of Hofstra University ahead of the presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp
  • Women walk past a giant White House bouncy castle at Hofstra University on Sept. 26, 2016
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara
  • Hillary Clinton supporters carry signs on the campus of Hofstra University on the day of the first presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2016
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara
  • Bob Kunst of Miami, dressed as Hillary Clinton, rallies outside Hofstra University ahead of the presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2016.
    Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp
  • A women dressed as a clown makes a statement about the media circus as she hands out candy at the entrance to Issue Alley on the campus of Hofstra University on Sept. 26, 2016
    Photo Credit: Newsday / Thomas A. Ferrara
  • Nassau Police on horseback do surveillance at Hofstra University in advance of the presidential debate on Sept. 26, 2016, in Hempstead.
    Photo Credit: Howard Schnapp

Hofstra University is getting an influx of outsiders it likely hasn’t gotten since the last presidential debate it hosted, in 2012.

Take a look at the scene, from protesters to politically minded pooches.

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