Reaction on the Inauguration

Millions take in the inauguration of Barack Obama in person... Millions of others take in ...  More »

Millions take in the inauguration of Barack Obama in person... Millions of others take in the historic event on television. Some students at the andamp;lt;a href=andamp;quot;http://www.kxnet.com/t/university-of-maryandamp;quot; class=andamp;quot;kxInlineLinkandamp;quot;andamp;gt;University of Maryandamp;lt;/aandamp;gt; spend class time watching the change of power. Senior Katina Meyer-Klubben says it has been an emotional day. (Katina, Meyer-Klubben/ Sr., U-Mary) andamp;quot;I have been teering up all day just from different things. I have had goosebumps just hearing him talk and just seeing him I just think he is an inspiration to the country.andamp;quot; Meyer-Klubben is part of the American Presidents class. The students are discussing the historic nature of the day... They are also disecting President Obama's inauguration speech. (Dr. Mark Springer/ Professor, U-Mary) andamp;quot;That honesty and that direct approach is going to serve him well because a lot of people were probably expecting a JFK we are going to the moon and it was kind of a balance between that optimism and at the same time recognizing where we are right now in society.andamp;quot; Springer says the biggest question many of the students have been asking is what was the inauguration like in 2005. He says this time around, the media is doing more for the inauguration of Barack Obama than they did four years ago.  « Less