Hey, there. My name is Nicole Calixte. I'm a six-foot-one, curvy and big-bottomed young black woman living in the city of Brockton, Massachusetts. I'm a student at Hannibal College in Brockton, a historically black private school named after General Hannibal Barca of the Carthaginian Empire, the legendary enemy of ancient Rome. Life is okay these days. I'm in my junior year. Next year, I will graduate with a bachelor's degree in criminal justice. My next stop will be the police academy. I want to be a cop. My life is cool except for one glitch. My boyfriend Anton Vieux is bisexual. And I'm not sure I can handle it.
It's funny how most people can look at you and get your life wrong. Because I was born to a wealthy Haitian-American family, most people who meet me think I'm a stuck-up Black American Princess. My father, Nicolas Calixte is a lawyer and my mother, Elisabeth Jameson Calixte is a television writer and producer who travels a lot. She's worked on television shows ranging from Law & Order to The Game and Smallville. We do alright for ourselves. My brother Jonathan is a cadet at The Citadel, one of America's top military colleges. Yeah, most people think my life is perfect.
My friends and family were stunned when I chose to attend Hannibal College instead of Boston University, my parents alma mater. I've gone to white schools all my life. I wanted to be around my own people. Other talented African-American students and professors. That's why Hannibal College appealed to me. I just wish more black students joined our ranks. Hannibal College is a really nice school and all, but lately the sons and daughters of the black middle and upper classes have opted for the big white schools like Boston College and Northeastern University instead. I chose it because I liked its history. Founded in 1948, Hannibal College is dedicated to the education of the African-American student.
These days, it has eighteen thousand students and a six-hundred-person faculty. The school's student body is fifty five percent African-American, twenty eight percent Hispanic, ten percent Asian and seven percent Caucasian. While academically rigorous, Hannibal College is also known for its athleticism. The school's athletic department sponsors men's varsity Baseball, Basketball, Cross Country, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Golf, Volleyball, Football and Track & Field along with women's varsity Softball, Basketball, Cross Country, Cycling, Soccer, Swimming, Tennis, Golf, Field Hockey, Equestrian, Track & Field and Volleyball. We compete in the NCAA Division Two.
I'm Captain of the all-new women's Field Hockey team. I've always loved field hockey, even though it's a mostly white sport. I played it in high school and I intended to play in college. Through my teammate and best friend Juanita, a tall, dark-skinned Haitian-American gal, I met the handsome Anton Vieux. A six-foot-three, broad-shouldered and muscular black stud who took my breath away. He was all that and a bag of chips, folks. A very handsome guy that all the chicks on campus seemed to want. Black, white, Hispanic or Asian. All the chicks wanted him. He and Juanita were second cousins. She told me all about him. Anton used to attend Roxbury Latin Academy, an all-male private school. He was a very smart, funny and friendly guy. When most people meet him, they think he's a football player or a basketball player. As it turns out, he plays Golf. He's the only black guy on the men's golf team and one of the best golfers the school had ever seen. I think we might have another Tiger Woods on our hands.