Kia Gregory reports:
It’s pandemonium here on Broad St. in North Philadelphia on the Temple campus. Students are pouring into the streets to celebrate their joy at Sen. Obama’s victory. Young people are cheering. Those driving by are honking their horns and waving Obama signs out car windows.
One student, Temple freshman Ashley Allen, 18, was so excited and curious to see what was going on she came out onto the street wearing red and white pajamas. “I’m so happy to be in the city now,” she said.
Her friend Jordan Lagasse, also 18, said: “It’s history, and I’m glad everyone is reporting it.”
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