Obama Nation
NEIRAD enilno edition
Over Martin Luther King Jr. weekend while most DHS students were busy studying for midterms, Community Council president Amy Marchesi and Neirad business manager Tally Thoren took an adventure of a lifetime down to Washington D.C. to witness history. On January 21 the first African American President Barack Obama was inaugurated. All through the weekend festivities and concerts covered the Mall as crowds of people looked on. Here's a look at their trip and their witnessing of “Hope, Progress, and Change.”
Tally Thoren and Amy Marchesi pose in front of Barack Obama's new home.
A Guatamano Bay "Release the Prisoners" protest walking down the mall.
The Capital building from a distance with the surrounding crowds that filled the city all weekend.
President George W. Bush and his father George H.W. Bush fly over the nations capital before heading home to Texas. |
People gathered around the Lincoln Memorial on January 19th in support of Barack Obama. Guest speakers included Tiger Woods, Tom Hanks, and Jack Black Guest performers included Shakira, Usher, Black Eyed Peas, and others.
Amy and Tally were lucky enough to have tickets to get them onto the Capital lawn however the crowds still kept them a distance from the country’s capital.
Amy models off a few of the THOUSANDS of "porto potties" in preperation for the crowd on innaguration day. |
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