THS Mirror - Oct/Nov 2008

THEMI BarackHusseinObamawasthe winner of the Presidential election on November 4, 2008. He is expected to take office as the 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009. Obama is the first AfricanAmerican to be elected as President of the United... More

THEMI BarackHusseinObamawasthe winner of the Presidential election on November 4, 2008. He is expected to take office as the 44th President of the United States on January 20, 2009. Obama is the first AfricanAmerican to be elected as President of the United States. Obama isaHarvardLawSchoolgraduate, and he once worked as a community organizer and a civil rights attorney. He served three terms in the Illinois Senate from 1997 to 2004. Even though the election is over, students and faculty members still possess strong opinions about the election. When asked aboutObamabeingelected,senior Jasmine Dickerson said, “I hope that our [incumbent] President will act on his words and do as he said during the election speeches. Ibelievethathehasgoodviewson the economy and will work very hard as our President. ” SophomoreMatthewPellegrin agrees, stating, “I think that this year s election went very well. I believe that Obama will make a fine President. ” Junior Katelyn Williams disagreeswiththe Less