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Homecoming Champions!
A s the Elsa Leo Rhynie Hall song
expresses the sentiments of suc-
cess, exceptionality and leading by
example, so did our triumph at this
year’s Homecoming Parade reiterate this
truth. Our ‘Towers’ Hall stood loud, proud
and strong over the others as we strode
away with the 2014 Homecoming Trophy
only for ourselves, and representing the hall
well in a dazzling show of camaraderie with
the strength of the Wolf Pack.
After last year’s shared title with Taylor Hall,
the Wolf Pack gripped this year’s title firmly
with both hands as there was no doubt as to
who really won the trophy. Rolling through
the streets with cars including Kias, Mer-
cedes, a Mark X and BMWs, the wolves
maintained their vibes and energy from be-
fore the start of the parade which began at
The Student’s Union, until the finish line,
which was right in the parking lot near As-
sembly Hall.
Donning the beauties of Towers on the tops
and through the windows of each vehicle,
their grace and beauty charmed onlookers
and evidently the judges as they embodied
the exquisite quality of ladies that The Elsa
Leo Rhynie Hall holds within its walls. With
team effort, an excellent show from the resi-
dents, unparalleled energy and an edge of
exceptionality, The Wolf Pack in a sea of red
and black silenced any pending critics with
echoing howls of victory and a Homecoming
Trophy from another successful hunt.
By Twila Wheelan
The Wolf Pack moving as one
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March 2014 | Issue No. 2
Some of the lovely ladies of Towers being escorted in BMWs
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1.How long did it take you to write Black Eyes: The Seventh Spirit?
Uh... From the conceptualization to the blueprints and sketches to the hand-writing to the finished prod-
uct (Book 1), about 5 years or so.
2. What genre is your book?
Fiction- Fantasy (Children, Teen, Young Adult)
3. What draws you to this genre?
My love for the idea of otherworldly realms, magic, superpowers, time travel, that sort of thing. It's the
genre that is naturally most interesting to me.
4. Give us an insight into your main character, Lex Leo. What does he do that is so special?
Lex is a seemingly ordinary child who wakes in a world where he is some prophetic savior who must
destroy beings with godlike powers that will soon return to the earth to wreak utter destruction. Lex's
character is built as he adapts to this new reality, trying to become this powerful hero, while bearing the
pain of forcibly leaving his own world, his mother, behind. Lex perseveres in the face of nightmarish
powers and stares in the face of death on his quest for power and heroism. He fights with and for his
friends, learning about himself and trying to find both truth and strength.
5. What was the hardest part of writing your book?
Typing and condensing it. It was previously handwritten in several 2-4 quire notebooks.
6. Which writers inspire you ?
Primarily Masashi Kishimoto, the famous manga-ka who created the Naruto series. Also Christopher
Paulini, a very young writer who has written a best-selling series (The Inheritance Series, the first of its
books being Eragon).
Adam Clay-Webb
Through the Eyes of a Wolf Meet the Author of Black Eyes: The Seventh Spirit
Interviewed by Raina Alleyne
“My major in English Education, and I grew up in St. Ann. I love
writing- prose, poetry, songs, whatever. I love music. and I’m a
part of the ELR Towers choir. I love Anime and Manga. I am an
avid gamer- I prefer the classics- games from the Mario, Legend
of Zelda and Pokemon series. I have a little sister- Kayla Webb,
who is also a Wolf, residing on some non-dragonic tower. She
wishes to be a Dragon nonetheless, so she's not so bad. I love
people. I play dominoes for hours at a time. Big up the founda-
tion floor of the Dragon Tower.”
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7. What did you learn from writing your book?
A lot. Regarding the art of writing, I realized how complex and difficult it can be, and how many stages there are to get-
ting from an idea to a published novel. Also, I've learn that, maybe even more than skill and imagination, a writer needs
to learn patience and persistence- quite a bit of both. Also, if I want to be a successful and established author, I cannot
treat writing as just another hobby.
8. If you had to do it all over again, would you change anything in your book?
Heh. Well I had to "do it all over again" several times before arriving at the finished product. Pretty much, I don't see an-
ything major that I would change so far.
9. What are your ambitions for your writing career?
To be a well-established author who makes a living from writing. To be a credible and respectable literary critic. To make
BLACK EYES and other stories I will write into manga and anime series. To have my works made into movies and televi-
sion shows. To author at least one anthology. To inspire.
10. How can readers discover more about you and you work?
Well... Hmmm... A website featuring my literary works and criticisms for other literary works is in the making. Also, a Face-
book page for BLACK EYES is in the process of creation. Hopefully there will be updates on those projects very soon.
May the odds ever be in your favour!!
This is what would have been in the minds of each of
the mythological themed Towers as they competed
against each other on the battle field at the Mona
Bowl in our first annual Sports Day event on Satur-
day February 1st. Favour rested upon Phoenix Tow-
er as they dominated the day and were crowded
victors. The Games, which was brought in part by
Wisynco and Supligen, saw Towerites compete in
track and field events, from 100m, to relays to javelin.
The longer distance track events such as the 5000m
and 3000m took place the day before .
Some novelty events sponsored by Supligen took
place such as a female dance off and a male push
up competition which tested their strength by having
them perform it with lady sitting on their backs.
The highly anticipated Cheer off competition saw
Apollo Tower come out with a full dance routine and
uniforms which helped them to edge the other two
others of Dragon and Olympus which also took part.
Douglas Fletcher of Apollo took home the title of
champion sports man, while Phoenix Tower repre-
sentative, Sania Brown took on champion sports-
woman.
Sports Day!
Overall results for Sports Day
1st Place– Phoenix 318 pts
2nd Place-Apollo 191 pts
3rd place– Olympus 139 pts
4th place– Orion 94 pts
5th place– Dragons 84 pts
By Kearn Williams
Phoenix celebrating their victory
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HOWL OUT
What have you learnt the most so far from living at ELR Towers Hall?
“I’ve learnt how to live around per-sons of many dif-ferent back-grounds and whose mind goes beyond just what they are told and can see….I have seen where team work and unity can go a long way….Also living here for me helps to reinforce re-sponsibility…”
“The greatest thing I must say I have learnt is toler-ance…..learning to tolerate living around people from a different status and cul-ture…..I have come to appreciate peo-ple for who they are. Before it was just the Bahamas but now it’s the language ,food and different per-sonalities”
“My experience here helps me to appreciate home….It’s a different life-style……I have learnt tolerance, interacting with others……but yea living here makes you ap-preciate what you have in most cases…”
Ayanna Lewis,
Tower 2
St Vincent and the Grenadines
Colton Jones,
Tower 3
Bahamas
Julian Bradshaw,
Tower 3
St Kitts and Nevis
Nubion Thomas,
Tower 4
Jamaica
“I’ve learnt to be
real with be people,
which helps to fos-
ter a maturity with
others to have a
relationship with
your flat mates like
brothers and sisters.
Jessica Felix,
Tower 5
Barbados
“Definitely to live
out of a “2 x4”
room and to make
my entire life fit
into it.”
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Wolf Corner
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By Dave Rose
2014 Campus Carnival Towers’ Hall Presents “Behavin’ D Worst” for
its Ring Road March for Carnival 2014.
Inclusive of:
T-shirt or tank top
Wave Rag & Whistle
Liquor and other drinks
Mug
Package cost $2000.
Deadline for all payments and registration is
Tuesday March 11th.
Contact D’Andre Fraser, Hall C.E.A.C. at
505-0418 for further information Ring Road March T-shirt
Editorial
Editor-in Chief
Kearn Williams
Photography
Joseph Monsanto
Comic Artist
Dave Rose
Contributors
Raina Alleyne
Janeak Bailey
Jherane Padmore
Twilah Wheelan