Let's Talk About Twins

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Feature Let's Talk About Twins!

By Shay Myrthil

Did you know that we have multiple twins here at Bethune Cookman University? One in every 42 children are born a twin. The twins we have on campus come from different backgrounds and places in the world. They are all different people with unique personalities, likes, dislikes, aspirations, goals, and fears; the one thing that they all have in common is that they are a twin. Let me introduce you to the twins here at Bethune-Cookman University.

Taylor and Jada Neicko Troutman are sophomore’s here at Bethune Cookman University. They are from Prince George County, Maryland. Taylor and Jada are fraternal twins, Taylor is older by one minute. They were born on January 17,2002. They enjoy cheering and have been doing it for 12 years together. Cheering has brought them closer together because they are doing what they love. They are a part of the cheerleading team here at Bethune Cookman and they are great! Tumbling and being able to share their skills with others is why they love doing what they do.

Jada is a business administration major who wants to become a real estate agent after graduation. Taylor is a nursing major who plans on becoming a full-time travel nurse and also plans on building homes for the homeless. Interesting enough, twins do run in their family, they are one of three sets of female twins.

Cameron and Kahlil Andre Overton are juniors who play football for Bethune- Cookman. They have been playing football together for 18 years! After graduation they plan on furthering their football careers to the professional level and someday star in their own show. They were born on September 5th, 2000, currently 21 years old. Kahlil is older, but only by 30 seconds because of a C-section. Khalil is an interdisciplinary social science major, and his brother Cameron is a marine biology major.

These identical twins love to do so many different activities together like working out, watching movies, and catching waves at the Beach. Fun fact: twins run in their cam family on their mothers’ side. Originally from Dallas Texas, these boys came all the way to Daytona Beach, Florida to help put some points on our scoreboard!

Danae and Danielle Chantel Dyer are identical twins originally from Kingston, Jamaica. They were born on December 8th, 2001, currently 20 years old. Danielle is older by 1 minute. Surprisingly enough Twins don’t run in their family. They enjoy traveling together, seeing new places, finding new foods, and experiencing new cultures.

Danae and Danielle are both sophomores here at BethuneCookman. Danae is majoring in health and exercise science, and Danielle is majoring in Biology and a minor in chemistry. After graduation Danielle wants to pursue a career as a physician assistant while Danae wants to further her education with graduate school.

Jalen and Jordan Williams are originally from Pembroke Pines, Florida. Although they are twins, the twin gene does run in their family. Jalen is the older twin. They were born on August 7th, 2001, currently 20 years old. These identical twins enjoy perfecting their craft, which is band. They have been playing together for years but have only been playing for The Marching Wildcats for two years. Both play the cymbals on our incredible drumline.

Other than band, they enjoy spending their time playing video games. Both are in their second year at Cookman, both Jalen and Jordan are biology majors who plan to go to medical school after graduation. These twins are so in sync that they have been seen walking on the same foot! Do you believe in twin telepathy?

Tianna and Tialyse Brown are fraternal twins who often get mixed up. They are from San Francisco, California but came to Bethune-Cookman to be a part of our illustrious band. They were born on May 21, 2002, currently 19 years old. These twins enjoy Spinning flags and rifles and being a part of winter guard.

They first started color guard in middle school and fell in love with it ever since. Tianna is older by one minute. The twin gene runs in their family strongly on both sides, in fact both their aunts and uncles are twins. Tianna is a computer science major who plans on taking a year off after graduation to travel while Tialyse is majoring in business administration and plans on opening up her own fashion business. These twins could not be any more different!

Gabrielle and Jada Chapman are freshmen here are Bethune Cookman. They are originally from Chicago, Illinois but moved to Atlanta, Georgia at the beginning of middle school. They were born on October 26th, 2003, currently 18 years old. Gabrielle is older by 15 minutes and they are the first set twins in their family.

These fraternal twins enjoy dancing, skating, and majorette dance. They have been dancing together since they were three years old. Dancing has helped these twins build a bond and confidence. Aside from dance, they play tennis, volleyball and do wrestling together.

Jada Chapman is a health and exercise science major and plans on going to med school to become a plastic surgeon. Gabrielle is majoring in biology in hopes of a chiropractor after graduation, and also dreams of owning her own nonprofit dance studio.