Archive: Opinion
Personality in Politics
by Julia Weaver '09 Features Editor On November 4th, close to 100,000 people looked on in Grant Park, Chicago as President-elect Barack Obama spoke about his landmark victory. While the 2008 election has proven to be a racial, generational and historical milestone for United States, many people have started to...
By Bishop McNamara HS | November 18, 2008; 03:04 PM ET | Comments (0)
Subconsciously, Race Matters
OPINION by David Clark '09 Letter to The Stampede I thought I would never solely support a candidate because of their race. But my heart thought differently. I am a 17 year old, African American senior in high school, and the 2008 Presidential Election was the first election that I paid much attention to. I was too young to really understand the past elections, and for some reason, this one was particularly more interesting to me.
By Bishop McNamara HS | November 18, 2008; 03:03 PM ET | Comments (0)
