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Although last week's senior class marshal election yielded two black first marshals for only the second time in University history, the most remarkable aspect of that result seems to be that it is not remarkable...
...first thing that struck me was not that they were two black marshals, but that they were two good friends of mine," said marshal finalist and BSA President Derrick N. Ashong '97. "They were of such a caliber, so charismatic, that they would have transcended any situation, no matter where they were, even in an ostensibly racist environment...
John W. Turner '97, the second marshal, echoed Ashong's reaction...
...honest, I haven't really thought that much about [the ethnic composition of the marshals]," he said. "To me, it was not a surprise that both Eli and Allyson got the first marshal position. Both Eli and Allison are superb candidates and are well-liked throughout the class...
Many seemed to agree with fourth marshal Kevin C. Scott '97, who said personality, not ethnicity, was the driving factor behind the election results...