Hofstra University Hosts First Presidential Debate of 2016

Media crowd into the filing center at Hofstra University ahead of Monday night's presidential debate between Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump (B. Allen/VOA)

Students pose in front of the faces of presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. The two will face off against each other in a debate on the Hofstra University campus on Monday night. (B. Allen/VOA)

Three Donald Trump supporters, students at Hofstra University, pose for a photo in the dining hall ahead of Monday's presidential debate on campus. (B. Allen/VOA)

The David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex will host Monday night's presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York. (B. Allen/VOA)

This will be Hofstra University's third consecutive presidential debate, after the school hosted in 2008 and 2012. (B. Allen/VOA)

Last-minute preparations for Monday night's first presidential debate wrap up at Hofstra University. (B. Allen/VOA)

Hofstra University students in Dr. Rosanna Perotti's class discuss the upcoming presidential debate and election. "When you are being taught that, throughout the year, that it's hard to make change and that the system is made for that reason, I think it's daunting," says Emily Hart. (B. Allen/VOA)

Preparations are underway at Hofstra University. (B. Allen/VOA)

Members of the Black Lives Matter protest movement speak with reporters on the Hofstra University campus ahead of Monday night's first presidential debate (B. Allen/VOA)