Miss Evers Boys

The play “Ms. Evers’ Boys” was a wonderful show. The actors were absolutely amazing. They play was base on Nurse Ever’s and her battle with herself and helping the boys she took care of. The boys were not only her patients but also her friends and she did her best to help them. The boys didn’t really understand the struggles she went through. I enjoyed the play and it was a pleasure to watch. I actually came out with a smile on my face rather than thinking “ I paid money for this”. I felt as the situations they went through was and could happen in real life. I think my favorite character was Ben because he appreciated Nurse Evers more than anyone. Mr. Ben made me sad in the play because he was an uneducated fifty-year-old man. I’m not sure how I would feel if I didn’t receive an education. I loved the play and the characters.

1. What can and will you do to be a part of the "best and brightest" of Howard?

I will continue to strive for the best grades I can possibly make at Howard University. Also I am becoming apart of different activities to keep myself active in Howard. I will try to find a leadership position that I feel comfortable leading in. That way I can help the students of Howard university change Howard so that it better benefits the students. As of right now I am trying to take advantage of all that I can, without overloading myself, at Howard.

2. What does it mean to be a citizen of the world? How does your citizenship in the nation inform your world citizenry?

To me a citizen of the world means that I belong to this world and it is my responsibility to do right by this world. I should take care of it and help the other citizens to take care of this world. I shall follow the laws set before me to better the area I am currently in. If i do these deeds and more it shows that I am taking up my responsibility of being a citizen of the world.

3. Identify a representative thinker of Howard. How does that figure's life work inspire you to "till and turn over the soil" which, as Dr Thornton noted, is expected of each Howard student.

The representative i choose is Stokely Carmichael. Carmichael did what he must to get what he wanted. He stood in the gap to make a change in this world. And his efforts along with many others did make a huge change in this country. He inspires me to be different to always strive for better. If something is not right i need to press forward to change what is wrong. He inspired me to be a leader among my peers here at howard university.

Continuing the Legacy of Howard University

This past week in Freshman Seminar, Dr. Alvin Thornton expressed the need of the global community for active citizens. I believe that to become an efficient active citizen I must first become the best student I can be here at Howard University.To do that I must dedicate myself to studying and finding the perfect balance between work and play.

Being a citizen of the world means being globally aware and informed of things that take place on our planet and taking action to change what you feel is wrong. I do not feel it is enough to just be a citizen of the nation.


I believe Zora Neale Hurston was a representative thinker. Her thoughts were expressed in her writing and her thoughts transformed the way I view the world. I believe Hurston was a scientist at heart and a writer by calling. Hurston was very detailed and meticulous in the area of research and it showed in her writing. I hope to be as excellent and innovative as she was and contribute to the global community with the knowledge I attain.

-Britni Cuington

CONTINUING THE LEGACY OF HOWARD UNIVERSITY

The main topic of this seminar was our role at Howard University. We must not only be students at Howard but we must strive to be the best that we can be in order to be able to lead and help. We must help to make the impossible, possible. Our goal should not only be to satisfy our graduation requirement but to also be something greater than we once were. We must educate ourselves in order to go forth and help our community. To be a citizen of the world, we must simply be a part of the world; however, in order to become and important and necessary citizen to our own community we must strive to make it greater and better.

In order to succeed we must first be ourselves then be a student. We must stay true to our beliefs and find friends that will boost our intelligence instead of bring us down. As a part of the College of Arts and Sciences, I am the foundation of Howard University. Being a part of something so important, my goal must be to reawaken and reclaim values. However, in order to do so, I must first define my values. What is important to me? What will help the university become greater? In order to become a great student, and an impact to my community, I must study hard and prepare to lead.

-Carina F. <3

Questions of Life

1. What can and will you do to be a part of the "best and brightest" of Howard?

To be the “best and the brightest” I must make my studies come before my social life. In college it’s so easy to get distracted but if you’re dedicated and want to be successful you’ll do what’s needed to pass. To be the best I must go beyond what I’m learning in the classroom and apply it to my everyday life. In addition, I am going to use what I learn to help those around me.

2. What does it mean to be a citizen of the world? How does your citizenship in the nation inform your world citizenry?

To be a citizen of the world means that it’s my responsibility to make this world better. As a citizen you must help others make the world better also. Your citizenship in the nation informs your world citizenry by allowing you to help change occur in the world around you.

3. Identify a representative thinker of Howard. How does that figure's life work inspire you to "till and turn over the soil" which, as Dr Thornton noted, is expected of each Howard student.

A representative thinker of Howard University would be Alaine Locke. He was an American writer,philosopher, educator, and patron of the arts. He is best known for his writings on and about the Harlem Renaissance . Locke promoted African American artists, writers, and musicians, encouraging them to look to Africa as an inspiration for their works. He encouraged them to depict African and African American subjects, and to draw on their history for subject material. He inspires me to always strive for better for my community and myself. In addition, to become a leader for my community and encourage them to gain knowledge and change the world for the better.

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Friday was an amazing experience for me. Even though I was extremely tired from studying the night before I managed to show up for convocation. I was very proud of myself especially after hearing all the inspirational thoughts of the board at Howard. I learned that UNCF is trying to increase the amount of minorities who attend college and actually graduate. I also learned that, the number of minorities who attend college is fairly low. We ass a community should try to enforce the importance of education on teens. Minorities fought to hard and for too long to just not seek education as their primary goal. All success is from a good education. In addition, he spoke about alumni giving back to their schools to give the economically disadvantaged the privilege to attend school. I learned that HBCU's need to work harder on recruiting minorities to attend their universities so that more minorities could be educated. Lastly, he made a very inspiration point when he said there's people who want things and do what ever to achieve it and then they’re those who just want and don't achieve.