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Name: Ayana Richard
 
Nickname: YaYa
 
How I got my nickname: My little brother couldn’t pronounce my name when he was younger and that is what he called me and now all my younger cousins call me YaYa.
 
Birth Place: Cedar Hill, Texas
  
Birth Year: 1992
 
College Major: Broadcasting and Integrated Media
 
Career Goal: To get a paid internship with at a news or radio station, then become a news anchor at CNN
 
Lifetime Goal: To have peace within myself and to surround myself with positive people. Travel the world, meet people and network. I plan to be successful, be married and have children. I don’t have to be filthy rich but I want my family to want for nothing, I don’t want to struggle. I want to surpass all the goals that I have set for myself in a timely manner.
 
Hobbies: Eating, traveling, cleaning/organizing, being around my family and friends, and dancing.
 
First Job: Texas Real Estate Company (Receptionist)
 
Favorite type of music: R&B
 
All-time favorite song: “All Falls Down” by Kanye West
 
Favorite meal: Any type of soul-food, hold the pork
 
Favorite sport to play: CHEERLEADING & I loved running track.
 
What would you do if you won the lottery?: I would pay off my student loans, put money away for my little brothers to go to college, invest in something very promising & profitable, start my charity, help my mother out, and give back to the community.
 
I've always wanted to: I want to go on a real camping trip with my friends for a weekend and see how it turns out. I also want to go sky diving.
 
My favorite movie is: "7 Pounds" and "The Pursuit of Happiness"
 
If you looked in the trunk of my car you would find: Clothes & Shoes
 
Describe your personal style: My style just depends on how I feel that day & the occasion. I dress like a southern bell.
 
The best place to eat on the road: Chiptole, Subway, Chick Fil-A
 
My best and worst habits are: Best - I love helping people, I always smile & people when I see them; Worst - I tune the world out when I’m into my phone.
 
What’s your favorite class at Morgan State: I would have to say I had the most fun in my Stunts & Tumbling Class last year.
 
My ideal vacation: Just somewhere fun and hot with people that I love. It doesn’t really matter as long as I’m with people that matter the most to me.
 
What's your most memorable game moment?: HOMECOMING my freshman year, it was my first game & my family came. GOOD times!