Spartan Times

In the spotlight: Bahama native Dwayne Cooper

By Alex Mackey, Reporter

Dwayne Cooper, age 20, is a new student here at Colorado Northwestern who’s traveled quite the distance to attend our school. He’s moved here from the city of Freeport, Grand Bahama, in the Bahamas; where they are two hours ahead of us, they have beaches instead of lakes, and you don’t need a license to fish. Cooper came here to study Aviation Technology; however, the international fees were too expensive and he now finds himself studying marine biology.

Coming to Colorado has been a big change for Cooper so far.

“Everything’s different here,” Cooper exclaimed. He found upon moving here a whole new climate and culture. Some of the differences he noted were that it is colder and a lot drier here, and that the people are a lot different in the way they act and look.

In the Bahamas, he found people to be more laid back and not as easily offended, and that people tend to speak a lot faster back home.

He said he likes Rangely but something he misses about his home is the warm sun and being able to go to the beach.

Cooper does not currently participate in any sports; however, he stays active in his school. He is a newly elected member of the Student Senate staff and his current favorite class is his environmental science class with Anne Cummings.

Though he keeps interested in all of his classes, he also has multiple interests and ideas for when he completes his schooling career. He said when he graduates, he wants to be either in the U.S. Air Force, a commercial pilot, or a scuba diver.

In his spare time, Dwayne also has multiple hobbies. His musical interests are a list, including R&B, hip hop, rap, reggae, culture, and junkanoo (a Bahamian music genre). Also, he likes to watch action and horror movies.

Cooper’s advice to other Colorado Northwestern students?

“You’ll enjoy yourself if you own a car,” Cooper commented.

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