2008 Woodie Awards
Obama, Clinton: Can either win?
Joe Wilbert and Journalism 151 students
Issue date: 10/24/07 Section: Opinion
After talking with several Lorain County Community College students, most feel the oval office is scheduled for Change.
Change in What?
Electing a president for the first time in this nation's history who is not a white male.
A Journalism 151 class surveyed LCCC's cmapus to get student opinions on the upcoming presidential election.
Undoubtedly, this upcoming election is special with the possibility of breaking the diversity barrier in the White House.
It is certainly on the minds of most LCCC students, a campus known for its diversity.
The majority of students at LCCC agree that Illinois Senator Barack Obama or New York Senator Hillary Clinton has a good chance at winning the presidency.
The only thing students can't agree on is who is going to win.
"It's time for a change. Bush's conservative policies have driven this country toward electing an African American or woman president," Shaun Sinegar, a history major predicted.
The informal poll taken at LCCC campus revealed that students are split evenly on Obama or Clinton.
Only two out of the 20 students interviewed were undecided on who they supported for the election.
Social work major Stephanie Custer said with poise, "people will see him [Obama] as a man, not as an African American man."
Dustin Moran, 19, feels differently. "I think Clinton has a chance to win and I think America would change for the better," he said.
Whether the diverse LCCC campus actually belives that a female or African American will be elected president, or the students just desperately hope so, one thing is for sure. Most students from the informal poll won't be voting for a white male.
Change in What?
Electing a president for the first time in this nation's history who is not a white male.
A Journalism 151 class surveyed LCCC's cmapus to get student opinions on the upcoming presidential election.
Undoubtedly, this upcoming election is special with the possibility of breaking the diversity barrier in the White House.
It is certainly on the minds of most LCCC students, a campus known for its diversity.
The majority of students at LCCC agree that Illinois Senator Barack Obama or New York Senator Hillary Clinton has a good chance at winning the presidency.
The only thing students can't agree on is who is going to win.
"It's time for a change. Bush's conservative policies have driven this country toward electing an African American or woman president," Shaun Sinegar, a history major predicted.
The informal poll taken at LCCC campus revealed that students are split evenly on Obama or Clinton.
Only two out of the 20 students interviewed were undecided on who they supported for the election.
Social work major Stephanie Custer said with poise, "people will see him [Obama] as a man, not as an African American man."
Dustin Moran, 19, feels differently. "I think Clinton has a chance to win and I think America would change for the better," he said.
Whether the diverse LCCC campus actually belives that a female or African American will be elected president, or the students just desperately hope so, one thing is for sure. Most students from the informal poll won't be voting for a white male.
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