Bowie State Students Voice their Vote By Funke Oyelade With less than two months to go until the presidential election, Bowie State University students are registering and getting ready to vote, many for the first time in a presidential contest. Their reasons for doing so range from a sense of duty, wanting to continue on the path of change and to ensure that they will be able continue to further their education. The Spectrum Online unofficially surveyed students specifically about the presidential race between President Barak Obama and his Republican challenger former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney and about voting in general. Here’s a sampling: Veronica Joyner, a junior English major from New Carrollton, Md., is not new to voting, “I vote at every election; voting is important.” Brittany Woodson from Brandywine, Md., and a senior broadcast journalism major shared why voting is important. “Voting is important to me. It’s the difference between having a person who cares for the people and a person who just wants the power of the position of being president.” Ciara Hayman, a junior nursing major from Brandywine, Md., is voting for the first time and is excited to show her support for President Obama. “I’m voting this year to keep Obama in office. I didn’t get the opportunity to vote in ’08 because I was only 17, but this year my voice will be heard.” Kendall Reynolds of Philadelphia, a sophomore psychology major, said he believes that the impact of voting should be stressed to members of her generation, “I will be participating in this year’s election. I feel as though our generation doesn’t realize the impact we do have, in fact, by utilizing our right to vote.” Janea Warren from Capitol Heights, Md., a sophomore majoring in psychology, is voting for her generation and her educational future. “I am participating in the 2012 election. I am voting because I am a college student who is voting for the candidate that [will support] my education as well as other personal reasons. Also I am voting for my generation.” Carlos Nolasco, a senior sociology major from Hyattsville, Md., wants to participate in the political process that affects the lives of everyone, “First, politics is something that affects our lives in many different ways; it’s important to participate in all these changes. Second, President Obama has given me assurance in terms of trusting politics.” | 
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Talented Baltimore vocalist Lisa Mack began singing at the age of 4. Her talent helped her win the crown of Miss Bowie State University in 1992 and placed her as a finalist at the 6th annual Miss Collegiate African American Pageant.
