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East African immigrant students support Obama 100 percent
Ubah Medical Academy, predominantly an East African immigrant school in Hopkins, Minn., was buzzing with joy and excitement over the pervious nights elections Nov. 5. Not a single student at Ubah supported John McCain. Student were euphoric as they exchanged greetings and congrats. Every other sentence you heard in the hallways contained the phrase “We made history!”Read more >>
- Harding reacts with silent anticipation: What's next? students ask, Barack Obama is the new President, and the reaction at Harding High School in St. Paul is eerie silence. Hmong students make up a little of more than fifty percent of Harding’s student body. Normally the Hmong community votes for the Democratic party, but Hmong students at Harding supported both candidates.
- Reactions to election evenly mixed at surburban Catholic school, It seemed that nearly half of the Catholic school students were upset their beloved McCain had lost: wearing red to support the support the Republican party, posting Facebook statuses questioning America’s future, and even threatening to move to Canada.But for every McCain supporter, there was an equally passionate Democrat at Benilde-St. Margaret’s.
- Twin Cities teens react to the election, !
Harding reacts with silent anticipation: What's next? students ask
Barack Obama is the new President, and the reaction at Harding High School in St. Paul is eerie silence. Hmong students make up a little of more than fifty percent of Harding’s student body. Normally the Hmong community votes for the Democratic party, but Hmong students at Harding supported both candidates.Read more >>
- East African immigrant students support Obama 100 percent, Ubah Medical Academy, predominantly an East African immigrant school in Hopkins, Minn., was buzzing with joy and excitement over the pervious nights elections Nov. 5. Not a single student at Ubah supported John McCain. Student were euphoric as they exchanged greetings and congrats. Every other sentence you heard in the hallways contained the phrase “We made history!”
- Reactions to election evenly mixed at surburban Catholic school, It seemed that nearly half of the Catholic school students were upset their beloved McCain had lost: wearing red to support the support the Republican party, posting Facebook statuses questioning America’s future, and even threatening to move to Canada.But for every McCain supporter, there was an equally passionate Democrat at Benilde-St. Margaret’s.
- Twin Cities teens react to the election, !
Twin Cities teens react to the election
Not all the ballots have been counted yet, but already the leading nonpartisan group that tracks youth voting is saying the youth turnout for the 2008 election is on track to be the second highest in the history of the country. Although many of them could not vote in this election, high school students all over the Twin Cities paid close attention to the elections and their reactions to Obama’s election reverberated through their schools.
“I was very shocked and impressed because I did not think a black man could become a president. I initially thought that they would do something to cheat him, honestly I did not think America was ready for this,” said Aisha Medmud, a junior at Ubah Medical Academy.
“I think it’s amazing the U.S. can elect a president that they know nothing about,” said Darren Glover, a junior at Benilde-St. Margaret’s, and self-described “very opinionated” Republican.... Read more >>
- East African immigrant students support Obama 100 percent, Ubah Medical Academy, predominantly an East African immigrant school in Hopkins, Minn., was buzzing with joy and excitement over the pervious nights elections Nov. 5. Not a single student at Ubah supported John McCain. Student were euphoric as they exchanged greetings and congrats. Every other sentence you heard in the hallways contained the phrase “We made history!”
- Harding reacts with silent anticipation: What's next? students ask, Barack Obama is the new President, and the reaction at Harding High School in St. Paul is eerie silence. Hmong students make up a little of more than fifty percent of Harding’s student body. Normally the Hmong community votes for the Democratic party, but Hmong students at Harding supported both candidates.
- Reactions to election evenly mixed at surburban Catholic school, It seemed that nearly half of the Catholic school students were upset their beloved McCain had lost: wearing red to support the support the Republican party, posting Facebook statuses questioning America’s future, and even threatening to move to Canada.But for every McCain supporter, there was an equally passionate Democrat at Benilde-St. Margaret’s.
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First-time voters can make a difference this fall
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Along West 7th, businesses await Republicans' arrival
Along West 7th Street in St. Paul, near the Xcel Energy Center, business owners and customers are excited about the Republican National Convention coming to town in September.
Patrick McGovern’s Pub is renting its facilities to Anheuser-Busch for private evening events all four days.... Read more >>
From Wild to welcoming: Remaking the Xcel
With the biggest event the Xcel Energy Center has ever hosted on the horizon, the GOP will transform St. Paul’s major sports and concert venue for the September 1-4 Republican National Convention. The costs will not be low, and it will not be easy. Here’s what they face.
Construction
Between July 21 and August 31, several hundred electricians, carpenters, and other workmen will transform the X into a venue that can hold the 45,000 visitors. Suites will be converted to press boxes where 15,000 journalists will broadcast from 6 a.m. to 2 a.m. daily. Read more >>
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