SEAN TINER

(Hillary Clinton, satirical portrait by Tiner). ...Cards? ...Vegas? ...Cribbage? With 20.88 million USD in campaign debt, Clinton's summer vacation plans have changed. My suggestion, put it on black.

(America: reflection of the times, by Tiner ) A reflection of contemporary American political issues.

(Ruth Simmons (C) Tiner) Approximately 6 years ago, I remember being a nervous 18 year-old eagerly waiting to depart for Brown University and begin my undergraduate studies. Before I left, I watched a 60 Minutes program on Ruth Simmons, who recently started her tenure as president at Brown University. I remember its significance, because she was the first “black woman” Ivy League President. ( Sean Tiner & Ruth Simmons enjoying Brown Football win the 2006 Ivy League Championship) Over the next 4 years, as I developed a friendship with Ruth, I remember how the media no longer focused on her race or gender and concentrated on her accomplishments. Ruth momentously secured a $100 million dollar donation from the late Sydney Frank and started a revitalization of Brown’s academics and facilities while I was there. These significant accomplishments far transcend the labels of race and gender. Similarly the media is spending a great amount of energy on the race and gender of thi...