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-087- 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 || Throughout all that he has done this year, th^ was only one word he could use to describe L year: “roller coaster.” "I’d say there was a peak and some twis- and turns that led to a memorable year in t' end,” Turner said. “I didn’t really have tir to sit down and enjoy or soak in things, ijtf think that would be the peak of the year aj the experiences I’ve had this year - a lot of V opportunities that were being given to me; hw much of an impact I actually had made; or hr. far I’ve been able to reach with the things M been trying to do. I think that’s something didn’t have time to soak it in ... because it m just constant movement." Once Turner started receiving all tq attention he was offered a multitude of opp; tunities such as being on “TRL” and "Gat Morning America,” being featured in the N*i< York Times, meeting with Apple, and so ma more. j rn a I thin! ] ;e ar Ip istab ] juatc j e ha HI IfessK jpeoi nvent I my fee pa lli at [in si jdoir led! fldbi Dacavien Reeves, Keon Berry, Julien Turn-