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Ramsey •Jlo the Class of 2012, go further by covering Managing Editor unique stories from unique perspectives and arack Obama's historic By now, you must have keeping you constantly nomination for the B updated through new Presidency of the United States been welcomed too many came at the end of one of the times to count, but I will media outlets such as the most hard-fought primaries in nonetheless say welcome Internet and video news recent history and completely to Morehouse College and reporting. electrified the American congratulations on your political scene. acceptance. We hope to do this It was merely four years ago that the then junior enator because acquiring from Illinois took the stage As we all know, knowledge is a key step at the Democratic National Morehouse has graduated in the journey toward Images: Jacques Paye Edward Mitchell, Editor-In- Committee Convention. A many talented men who affecting positive change. candidate was born but it would guard" in American politics as Chief of Morehouse College's in Galveston, Texas to enforce used their lives to do make Without knowledge, we take more than star potential Lincoln's emancipation, a Black well as Black leadership. Maroon Tiger newspaper cannot improve ourselves. to take Obama from relatively man is within reach of the The subjects of Sen. Clinton a positive impact on the unknown hero to noticeable highest office in the nation. andtimingwerealsoonthemind world. I am sure that many Without knowledge, we contender. Over a dogged Senior political science of Tyneisha Harden, a senior at of you desire to follow in cannot better society. primary season, scandal broke, major David Rozzel shared Spelman College. Harden, also their footsteps, but the Without knowledge, as the Sincerely, celebrated speeches were an Obama supporter expressed his enthusiasm for Senator first step in that journey saying goes, we are left to delivered and then finally on Obama's win, "I think that joy about the news and shared, is acquiring knowledge, the mercy of those who Edward Mitchell, June 3, 2008, Barack Obama even with the thin faith in the "I think that Senator Clinton's secured the Democratic Party's presidency and its implication campaign was historic and hence the existence of our possess it. Editor-in-Chief of nomination. for Obama's prospective we can see that women have classes, Crown Forum and The Maroon Tiger According to a recent poll of position, it would mean a lot made great strides in American our school newspaper, The For those reasons, we college students conducted for to minority America and the politics from it. I commend her Maroon Tiger. take your newspaper very the Panetta Institute for Public campaign but it clearly wasn't colored world symbolically. To seriously and we will do our P.S. We welcome new Policy, among those identifying see that the majority would her time." additions to our staff! themselves as Democratic support a Black man as the Just as in the American This year, I have the best to make sure that you primary voters, Obama was most powerful position holder, populace, students in the honor of serving as the know the news-whether If you are interested in backed by 66%. Among the will provide an injection of colleges of the AUC represent a Tiger's Editor-in-Chief it involves Morehouse, joining the Tiger in any 1,004 students surveyed, energy and inspiration into our spectrum of political affiliations along with an excellent Capitol Hill or Darfur. capacity, attend our first Obama led McCain, 59%to 27%. peoples." and beliefs but what is most staff of editors, writers, general body meeting In keeping with national trends, Some students who had evident is the impact that the photographers and We at The Maroon on Thursday, September many Atlanta University Center supported Senator Hillary Obama nomination has had on students are excited about Clinton's campaign expressed the talented tenth. designers. We are student Tiger look forward to 4th at 6 PM in Merrill Hall, the possibility of an Obama disappointment while others "Barack Obama winning the journalists and our job is producing this paper for Room 111. You don't need presidency. Wherever you look like senior Terrence Woodbury Democratic party's nomination a seemingly simple one: you through the 2008- a resume to join -- just there are Obama t-shirts and gives me a feeling of excitement looked toward the future to report what happens, 2009 academic year. bring a lot of passion and other paraphernalia touting stating, "This is the shattering and optimism about our when it happens. Again, congratulations a bit of patience. slogans of hope, change and of a glass ceiling that we've all nation's future," Morehouse pride. been waiting to have shattered. senior Shannon Hardin said. However, we hope to and welcome! The historical significance of It's definitely the fulfillment He continued, "There have suchamoment-thefirstAfrican- of the American dream, more been so many reasons to doubt American ever nominated by appropriately of Martin Luther our nation's trajectory from the either party -- was certainly King's dream." Jena Six to a failing economy, recognized by students of Profile: Chad Mance Students like Woodbury are yet people are deciding a to the Atlanta University Center. energized by the message of go with their hopes for a better Almost 143 years after Union progress that came along with nation instead of their fears, General Gordon Granger and Obama's historic victory. To and that is exciting!" 2,000 federal troops arrived many, Obama represents a"new Image: Staff Mance, right, celebrates after hearing the announcement of his victory in the April SGA presi­ dential race" Student Government Association President Senior Business Administration Major Hometown: Toccoa, Georgia Favorite Quote: Action from principle, the perception and performance of right-it is essentially revolutionary and does not consist wholly of that which was.