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By day, he’s a student that’s involved in the
school’s community. While at school, he’s also
making his dreams a reality and building his
brand. English major Christion Robinson, also
known as DJ C-Rob, has turned his passion for
music and DJ’ing into a career.
After he saw Vashtie DJ during his freshman
year of high school, he decided to take his
$300 worth of gift cards to Guitar Center and
bought some equipment. Ever since, he’s
worked to get where he is now and each year
he’s grown in multiple ways.
“Last year was more of finding out who I was
as a person, like all of the things that I was
capable of and me finding out how to obtain all
of my goals and that nothing will stop me - only
myself,” Robinson said. “I think this year is
building on who I was. I believe that everything
happens for a reason, so I think the things that
are happening in my life right now are prepar
ing me for what’s better to come and a build-up
for a better point.”
Last year, he found himself DJ’ing at house
parties, but now he has expanded his talents
to various other events such as panels, pep ral
lies, school events, and much more. He even
has plans to take his talents abroad by doing
research in music and dance in Brazil.
“My brand is evolving,” Robinson said. “It’s
crazy to see how far I came."
However, he knows that he won’t count himself
out, and he encourages others to do the same.
“Follow all your dreams,” Robinson said. “Find
your potential, and don’t count yourself out.
I know for a fact I counted myself out many
times.”
And look at where he is now.
Before coming to Morehouse, Dacavien Reeves
- a Business Finance major - was growing up
in Memphis, Tennessee. In the midst of his up
bringing, he experienced homelessness during
his junior and senior year of high school. How
ever, he didn’t let it deter him from receiving
a higher education and taking care of his own
family.
“I was in several organizations while I was try
ing to take care of my family and my brothers
and sisters and apply for college, get accepted
and apply for scholarships, and it was very dif
ficult," Reeves said. “But I made it here, and
I’m doing well.”
When he’s not studying, Reeves takes time to
apply his skills in organizations such as Pres
idential Ambassadors, Vanguard Scholars, and
C.H.I.L.L. (Counseling Humans In Life Les
sons), which led him to build character from
volunteering and working with others.
“My year has been driven because I was able
to focus more on my academics and my goals
outside of my academics, and also being very
involved on campus and do some of the things
that I’ve always wanted to do which led to me
coming out of my shell, becoming the leader
I am today, and actually finding my voice,"
Reeves said.
“It has put me around men at Morehouse that
are doing amazing things as well, so I was able
to see not only success in what a Black man
looks like in a suit but also what’s behind that
suit.”
With the lessons, he learned to be an effec
tive leader while at Morehouse, he plans to
implement the same qualities as he works to
spread his self-starter Club B.A.S.I.C. (Broth
ers and Sisters Inspiring Change) to a national
level after seeing how it made an impact in his
hometown.
From playing on the football field to filmmak
ing, Julien Turner - a Business Marketing major
with a minor in Urban Studies from Columbus,
Ohio - has proven that one’s hard work can pay
off in the end. After he posted his biology video
that was a parody of the song “XO TOUR Llif3”
by Li I Uzi Vert, he only had more work to ||
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attention he was offered a multitude of opp;
tunities such as being on “TRL” and "Gat
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