By Ed Custer, ENGL 336
“I actually ate a Big Mac for the first time this summer, and it was good…. I thought, why hadn’t I tried one of these before?” These are the words of Frostburg State University sophomore, Shafiyq Hinton. It is clear from this quote that Shafiyq had more important tasks at hand than ordering fast food at his local burger joint. He was awarded All County First Team honors and All State Honorable Mention awards as a high school football player at Eastern Technical High School in Baltimore, Maryland. During high school, as a Maverick, Shafiyq and his team made it to two State Championship games during his high school years. Although neither of those two games resulted in a victory, Shafiyq had his sights set on playing college ball, and McDonald’s popular menu items were the least of his worries. The high school class president’s first choices for higher education were Virginia Tech or Temple University, but Frostburg became his ultimate choice because he wanted to continue playing football.
During his first year as a Frostburg Bobcat and outside linebacker, Shafiyq damaged his shoulder during a practice. The unexpected injury is beyond repair and he is unfortunately not able to return to the gridiron. Even though his time underneath a pair of shoulder pads has withered away, Shafiyq is an optimistic mass communication major, with a minor in marketing and journalism.
Aside from sports, this old-fashioned, door to door vacuum cleaner salesman said, “People say I have the gift of gab. Traveling to make a sale wasn’t discouraging for him and negative remarks about his summer occupation weren’t mentioned. He hopes that his friendly nature, way with words and academic success will lead him to a position in pharmaceutical sales, and if that doesn’t pan out, working as a news anchor or a sports writer are also very strong career possibilities that interest him.
Although marriage wasn’t in the cards for Shafiyq’s kind parents, they both show supreme care for him as they continue their separate but, big-hearted lifestyles. Shafiyq has one brother and sister who he is very close with as well. Although he spent more of his childhood under his mother’s roof, Shafiyq and his father are very close as well and battle back and forth over the National Football League matchups because Shafiyq is a diehard Baltimore Ravens fan, and his father is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. However; despite the rivalry, Shafiyq’s father bought him a 2009 Pontiac G6 GT which Shafiyq T-boned after not recognizing a stop sign during a ride after just getting the dealer tags off, having a haircut and going through a car wash. Luckily nobody was hurt, but the unlucky $8,000 bill to repair the vehicle left a sting.
Shafiyq’s hobbies include simply “chilling out,” spending time with his girlfriend, and watching reality television shows. Rick Ross, Drake, Chris Daughtry, and The Script are among his favorite music artists, and he stated, “If you ride with me you will probably hear them.” Even though video games and flashy devices aren’t a big part of his life, he added, “I probably rely too much on my phone.” So, if you happen to see this friendly, focused, fellow Bobcat of ours around campus, be sure to make a point to say hello, and maybe you could possibly squeeze out a few of his entertaining stories about the city life.
http://www.pontiac.com/g6/
During his first year as a Frostburg Bobcat and outside linebacker, Shafiyq damaged his shoulder during a practice. The unexpected injury is beyond repair and he is unfortunately not able to return to the gridiron. Even though his time underneath a pair of shoulder pads has withered away, Shafiyq is an optimistic mass communication major, with a minor in marketing and journalism.
Aside from sports, this old-fashioned, door to door vacuum cleaner salesman said, “People say I have the gift of gab. Traveling to make a sale wasn’t discouraging for him and negative remarks about his summer occupation weren’t mentioned. He hopes that his friendly nature, way with words and academic success will lead him to a position in pharmaceutical sales, and if that doesn’t pan out, working as a news anchor or a sports writer are also very strong career possibilities that interest him.
Although marriage wasn’t in the cards for Shafiyq’s kind parents, they both show supreme care for him as they continue their separate but, big-hearted lifestyles. Shafiyq has one brother and sister who he is very close with as well. Although he spent more of his childhood under his mother’s roof, Shafiyq and his father are very close as well and battle back and forth over the National Football League matchups because Shafiyq is a diehard Baltimore Ravens fan, and his father is a Pittsburgh Steelers fan. However; despite the rivalry, Shafiyq’s father bought him a 2009 Pontiac G6 GT which Shafiyq T-boned after not recognizing a stop sign during a ride after just getting the dealer tags off, having a haircut and going through a car wash. Luckily nobody was hurt, but the unlucky $8,000 bill to repair the vehicle left a sting.
Shafiyq’s hobbies include simply “chilling out,” spending time with his girlfriend, and watching reality television shows. Rick Ross, Drake, Chris Daughtry, and The Script are among his favorite music artists, and he stated, “If you ride with me you will probably hear them.” Even though video games and flashy devices aren’t a big part of his life, he added, “I probably rely too much on my phone.” So, if you happen to see this friendly, focused, fellow Bobcat of ours around campus, be sure to make a point to say hello, and maybe you could possibly squeeze out a few of his entertaining stories about the city life.
http://www.pontiac.com/g6/
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