The Shaw University Bears are the 2008 CIAA Champions after destroying the Tigers of Elizabeth City State University 36-7 Saturday. The Bears have made their own by winning the championship title back to back; a first in school history. Darrell Asberry, Head Coach of the Bears tagged the theme “Make […]
Month: November 2008
Shaw U Reacts to Obama Win
Shaw University students are talking about the historic election of the nation’s first African American President. In a one time departure from journalism practice, we are allowing Shaw Bear Facts reporters to post blogs of their personal experiences about the Obama Presidency. We invite you to post your comments too […]
Election Night ’09 Slideshow
Election night ’09 was a night of mixed emotion. The students of Shaw University made it known that they were for Obama. Students took off from where ever they heard the news and ran throughout downtown raleigh screaming in unbelievable excitement to the public Barak Obama is the nations president. […]
My New America
11:30pm Monday Nov 3rd. I am getting ready to go to sleep because I have to prepare myself for tomorrow, Election Day. I am so nervous that I probably will not be able to get any good sleep. Tomorrow, wow, I can’t wait. 7:45am Tues Nov 4thGood morning, it is […]
Yes We Did!
#8220;My Presdient’s Black, My Lambo’s Blue, and I’ll be damned if my rims ain’t to” is a verse taken straight from Young Jeezy’s album entitled the “Recession”. Yeah, the quote might sound a bit ignorant but, for a new generation of voices that will now be heard, it has become […]
I’m Excited About It
On Monday evening I got on Facebook and talked with a lot of people concerning voting. I wanted to know if people voted early, if they were going to vote on the Election Day, and just some general feelings and thoughts about the election. For the most part, I was […]
What Occured During the 2008 Election
On November 4th, 2008 there was a lot of people who already voted early. Voters in other states, such as New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania woke up early at 6am to go vote at the polls. Of course during the time of election on the 4th of November many […]
It’s History
I never thought this day would come, a day when we as Americans changed the world and made a difference. In Will I Am song Yes We Can he said “We know the battle ahead will be long, but always remember that no matter what obstacles stand in our way, […]
The New World Order
October 21, 2008 6:55pmMy cousin Bobby called. He is a convicted felon who doesn’t care about anything but his money, family, and what color the new “J’s” are gong to be. But anyway, Bobby calls and asks me, “the college cousin”, where can he go and register to vote? What? […]
It was all a Dream!
November 4, 2008 I walked into the polls in hope that the Next President will be someone who can lead the country. Voting for Barrack Obama was something I thought long and hard about. I went to work at ACS answering phone calls from people who with sprints phones that […]