Bowie State University celebrated homecoming Oct. 18–25. Alumni returned throughout the week for traditions that included gospel concerts, lunches and the Pan-Hellenic Step Show.Cheering students packed all three levels of the new MLK auditorium Oct. 21 for the traditional coronation of Mr. and Ms. Bowie State University, Ryan Lynch and Chiamaka Ekekwe.Bowie State junior Calista Josiah volunteered to greet guests at the packed coronation event. She said she would not miss a moment of homecoming week.“I’m attending a lot of homecoming events because I want to enjoy my college experience. College days go by very fast, and participating in the whole week makes me happy,” Josiah beamed.On the morning of Oct. 24 before football kickoff, the community waved to parade grand marshal Wisdom Martin, an HBCU graduate and morning anchor at WUSA-9, the Washington, D.C., CBS affiliate. Children skipped alongside the Symphony of Soul marching band and majorettes gleaming in black and gold costumes as they strutted through Bowie’s streets.Then it was back to campus for pregame activities-tailgating, tents and a promenade through “the yard”—before the Bowie State Bulldogs’ fourth-quarter 16-13 triumph over the Johnson C. Smith Golden Bulls.It’s the connection.
