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Opinion
Tuesday, November 4, 2008
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Always Watching
By Grant Fulton
News Editor
1 almost forgot about home
coming this year, or it could be
that nothing going on during
the week really caught my
attention or interest.
Because of the lack promo
tion, I did not know it was
homecoming until I saw work
ers putting up the decorations.
I hate when students com
pare our homecoming to other
universities.
Stucients say things such as
"A&T is having this person at
homecoming." Who cares who
A&T has for homecoming? You
are attending Winston-Salem
State University.
Have some school spirit and
take pride in WSSU by support
ing school events. SGA is
doing everything in its power
to make homecoming a fun-
filled event with the budget
that they have.
If we lose money by students
not supporting events then we
will never have a good home
coming event.
WSSU can probably arrange
for better entertainment but
that could lead to a tuition
increase, something we know
would not be a popular deci
sion.
I am a senior, and I am
focusing on graduation.
Homecoming was not at the
top of my priority list.My sister
told me I will appreciate home
coming when I graduate.
1 hope that she is telling the
truth because it looks like the
game will be the only thing that
1 will participate in during
homecoming.
McCain
Plumber Qft
Senator McCain, what is
the one thing you would
change about your
campaign if you could
rewind the hands of time?
200?
Black Republicans in Obamamania election
UWIRE - For those who are
young, unestablished and sur
rounded by Obamamania, it is a
daunting thought just to put a
McCain-Palin bumper sticker
on their car.
But, we must analyze peo
ple's impetus for identifying
with certain political groups.
In some cases, it comes down
to a pivotal decision; are you
going to align yourself with the
person /party who best repre
sents your views, or are you
going to align yourself with
those who would be most bene
ficial for the larger group of
people with whom you iden
tify? For example, you are
black and your family makes at
least $300,000 a year. You live in
a white neighborhood and have
been in private school all your
life. You've never benefitted
from social programs, you are a
devout Christian who is against
gay marriage and abortion and
perhaps your parents even
work for a company \ike BP or
Halliburton.
It is, undoubtedly, in your
best interest to vote Republican.
They best represent your moral
code and way of life.So do you
disregard these personal advan
tages because they want to cut
funding to the programs that
benefit lower-income blacks?
Do you disregard these per
sonal advantages because the
number of young, black single
mothers would increase expo
nentially if abortion was against
the law?
Do you ignore these per
sonal advantages just because
the money that could be used to
improve our inner-city schools
is instead being funneled into
Iraq?
There are many black
Republicans who fit none of
those characteristics except that
they are conservative and hold
conservative moral values. The
economy is not as important to
them as religious rights. Should
they be deterred from their path
because of economic values?
However we align ourselves,
we cannot always expect others
to see from our point of view,
no matter how distorted we
think theirs to be.
To those living in the conun
drum of conservative and col
ored, now is the time be proud
or rethink your allegiance.
By Khadijnh Robinson
The Maroon Tiger,
Morehouse College
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Did Homecoming live up to its potential? Why or why not?
DOMINIQUE SKINNER
SOPHOMORE
"The step show is the only
event that lived up to it poten
tial because the performers had
great enthusiasm and embod
ied so much pride."
THERESA CATO
SOPHOMORE
"This was my first time
attending homecoming here
and I expected more school
spirit and better activities.
Overall, it was alright."
AKEAH HILL
SOPHOMORE
"During the week, there
weren't any interesting activi
ties happening and it wasn't as
live as it should have been."
JASMINE HUGGINS
JUNIOR
"Our school lacks school
spirit and enthusiasm about
the events. Additionally, it is
unorganized."
COLBY MORRIS
SOPHOMORE
"In my opinion, homecom
ing this year was terrible. I did
n't enjoy myself at all."