Barack Obama will be the 44th President of the United States, and the first black man to ever lead this nation.

After months and months of unofficial polls, it feels so good to finally say that with complete certainty.

Naturally, the scene on college campuses around the country last night was–for the lack of a better word–madness. Obama Nation came out in full force, and it was a hard-fought victory met with much tears of jubilation and student mobs chanting “Yes, we can” followed by “Yes, we did.”

At Columbia in particular, no one slept. Everyone took to College Walk, and Broadway Ave. quickly became filled with more students than cars on the road.

For a moment in time, we were all united – thousands of students, one voice. And I, for one, am glad to have been a part of history.

[Video courtesy of the BWOG]