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Parking: more decals than spaces
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Dillard official defends non-seniors in Gardens because of ‘availability’
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Construction on campus has decreased the amount of available parking spaces by more than 20 percent, with more registered vehicles than there are spaces, according to numbers provided by administration officials. As a result, officials said the university is trying to be as lenient as it can be about illegal parking. However, Police Chief Wil-
lie Bourda noted the $200 and $100 annual fees that faculty and students pay for parking decals only guarantee entry onto campus, not a place to park. Prior to the start of construction of the new Professional Schools and Science Building and the new Student Union, both adjacent to Cook Center, the campus had 900 parking spaces available, according to Dr. Edgar Chase, vice president of facilities
and planning. However, 200 parking spaces, or 22.2 percent, of the spaces have been lost – at least temporarily – to construction space needs, leaving 700 available spaces. On the other hand, 825 parking decals have been issued for the academic year, including 295 to faculty and staff at a cost
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SGA election planned for March 9
Zulu coconuts for Carnival
NEWS Grill 155 in Kearny Hall celebrates reopening with free refreshments
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Dillard professors, pupil offer firsthand accounts of historic Inauguration
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Late coach Billy Hobley, former Globetrotter, to be honored at Classic
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Photo by Associated Press Raymond Manson uses the coils of an old spring mattress to dry Zulu coconuts recently in Algiers. The 73-year-old retired chemist annually performs his favorite labor of love, getting hundreds of fresh coconuts ready to be given away on Mardi Gras during the Zulu parade. Zulu is celebrating its 100th anniversary this year. For a schedule of parades, see Page 2.
Dillard’s Student Government Association soon will be getting a lot of new faces. Nominations for SGA positions for the 2009-10 academic year were accepted Feb. 10 in downstairs Kearny. Many showed up, but only a few were officially approved to run in the election. An attempt to interview SGA President Crispus Gordon III on the number who sought to run and the criteria was unsuccessful. Election by the student body is slated from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, March 9, in downstairs
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Convocation recognizes 374 honor students The CEO of the New Orleans Charter School Network encouraged Dillard University honor students to consider becoming educators to help other young African Americans visualize themselves as scholars. Speaking to the Dillard University Honors Convocation last Sunday in Lawless Chapel, Dr. Andre Perry, who also is associate dean of the University of New Orleans College of Education and Human Development, used his life story as an anecdote to emphasize his message. “You are something special,” he told the honorees, urging them to look and act like scholars, not entertainers like Beyonce or Lil Wayne. “Pull up your pants,” he said. The convocation was held to honor 374 students who earned a 3.2 grade-point average or higher in the spring and fall semesters of 2008. It also recognized recipients of various scholar-
ships; the members of the Thompson/Cook Honors Program; and members of various honor societies on campus. Honors Program members Ashli Carter, Brittany Katz, Tatiana Britten and Alcina Waters were program participants. The 38-year-old speaker, who wears dreadlocks, recalled giving talks at various local high schools when he first arrived in New Orleans and having one student generate raucous laughter when he was introduced as “Dr. Andre Perry.” He said the student replied, “You ain’t no ‘doctor,’ ” to which her classmates responded by laughing for a full two minutes, he said. “That’s a good long time to be laughed at,” he commented. “They could not see me as a doctor, as a person who values intellectualism.”
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Parking FROM PAGE 1 of $200 and another 530 to students at a cost of $100. Thus, a deficit of 125 spaces exists: When comparing decals to available parking, if all 825 vehicles are on campus at once, 15.2 percent of individuals with decals have no legal place to park. Those numbers don’t include individuals who park on campus without decals. Juana Green, office manager in the university’s Public Safety department, said campus police are being “very lenient with parking violations because we are aware that there is limited parking space,” with decisions made on a case-by-case basis. But she added that exceptions cannot be made for state-regulated violations, such as parking in handicapped designations, in emergency zones and illegal parking that stops the flow of traffic. So far this semester, campus police report the installation of 45 “boots,” or vehicle immobilization devices, on vehicles that either were without DU decals or that were parked illegally, but no tickets have been issued. Green said no decision has been made about enforcing boot-removal fees. Parking fees range from $25 to $100. Chase said about 50 parking spaces will return to use once construction is complete. He said the administration is looking at other parking options, but the idea is in the early stages. In the meantime, the police
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David Pittman | Courtbouillon Cars line up along the construction fence adjacent to Cook Center recently in top photo. At left, cars line the drive beside Cook in a “no-parking” zone. With 20 percent fewer parking spaces on campus because of construction, faculty and students are 125 spaces short of legal parking. However, campus police say the $200 and $100 annual fees that faculty and students pay for parking decals guarantee only campus entry, not parking spaces.
chief and Green contend paying vehicle registration fees does equal the right to a parking spot. Bourda said parking decals only guarantees entry onto campus, not a parking space. Green said, “If you have a decal, it allows the campus po-
lice department to ensure that your vehicle is safe.” Natrell Batiste, a sophomore English major from New Orleans, said, “Parking is terrible because of construction, and the people without decals are part of the problem.”
But Brandon Oliver, an urban studies sophomore from New Orleans who doesn’t have a decal, said, “I park in areas that have a lot of parking, so I don’t feel that I am part of the problem.”
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Honors FROM PAGE 1 In response, Perry said, he went to his car, where he happened to have academic regalia for another function. He said he brought the robe and accessories back to the classroom and had each student try on the items, asking each, “Do you know what a ‘doctor’ is…Do you know what it took for me to get here?” He said he told them that if they couldn’t imagine him – a young African-American in dreadlocks as an academic – then they couldn’t image themselves becoming one. He challenged each honoree and the community at large to change the perceptions of students here in New Orleans: “Achievement is the testament of collective action,” he said. Perry went back to his own life story as an example, noting that he was born to a 15-yearold mother; his father was murdered in jail when Perry was 8; and he and his brother grew up in an informal foster-care setting under the supervision of the “neighborhood caretaker,” “Ma Elsie,” who took in children and supplemented their existence with her own Social Security check and the $5 a day some parents provided. Perry said, “We must change the perception of who is smart, who is valued…Beyonce is not a professor or a chemist. There are higher-order goods, and we need to find them.” He challenged Dillard to produce more educators, who in turn, can produce more physicians, lawyers and scientists. Perry, 38, the head of the six-campus Capital-One UNO Charter School Network, leads the pre-K through high school network and is charged with fulfilling its mission of providing access and placement in community colleges and UNO. Perry has a weekly education column in The Louisiana Weekly newspaper and also can be heard on WWNO (89.9-FM) during NPR’s “All Things Considered.” He was named “Unsung Hero of the Year” in 2008 by the St. Charles Avenue Magazine and was selected by New Orleans Magazine as a “Person to Watch.” A native of Pittsburgh, Perry earned his doctorate in spring 2003 from the University of Maryland in education policy and leadership.
Residents in Gardens contradict handbook Tierra Nash At least one-third of the students living in Gentilly Gardens are non-seniors despite designation of the complex as a four-year residence in the DU Student Handbook. Warren Atkins, director of residential life, explained the disparity as a consequence of fewer student residential properties in operation and the need to keep freshmen on campus. The Student Handbook, described as a contract that Dillard has developed between it and students to ensure student success and student and faculty responsibility, states that the Gentilly Gardens apartments should be occupied by fourth-year students
while the Dual Apartments should be occupied by third-year students. However, some graduating seniors live in the Duals and some freshmen live in the Gardens. In a recent e-mail interview, Atkins said at least 33 percent of Gentilly residents are not seniors because of “current availability.” As Atkins explained it, with only three student residential properties online – Gentilly Gardens, Williams Hall and the Duals – the administration had to make choices regarding housing new students and freshman males. He said, “The main campus is where they [freshmen] should be placed.” With Williams designated as all-female and the Du-
als being off-campus, that left the Gardens as the sole on-campus option for freshman males. Thus, freshman males were placed first in the Gardens and then others were placed, he said. The new situation apparently sits better with some students than others. Eric Williams, a freshman biology major from Atlanta, said, “Well, I personally like living in the Gardens.” However, Jonae Tillman, a criminal justice senior from Kentucky who lives in the Duals instead of the Gardens, said, “Dillard does whatever they want when it comes to housing; they just throw students around and give them the runaround.”
DU Zetas, SU Kappas win event
Fifteen receive 4.0 GPA during spring, fall 2008 Fifteen students were recognized for having a 4.0 gradepoint average for both spring and fall 2008 during the Honors Convocation last Sunday, according to Dr. Carla Morelon-Quainoo, director of the Undergraduate Studies and the Honors Program. The honorees are: Idolka Alvarez, Brittaney Bernard, J. Cedric Blair, Nykia Blue, Jasmi Brown, Ombrey Degrate, Erika Gibson, Jon Goodwin, David Jenkins, Katrina Jordan, Meaquell Lewis, Courtney Rapp, Veronica Tinsley, Alcina Waters and Kathleen Wu. Nearly 400 students were listed and recognized during the annual formal assembly. Of that number, some 33 students earned a 4.0 in spring 2008, and 19 students had a 4.0 in fall 2008.
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Dillard University’s Zeta Phi Beta Sorority and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity of Southern University, in Baton Rouge, each won $150 each after being declared the winners of the 2009 Greek Stroll-Off competition sponsored by Dillard’s volleyball team Feb. 6 in the Dent Hall gymnasium. Four Greek organizations were scheduled to perform. Kappa Alpha Psi claimed a two-point victory over Dillard’s Omega Psi Phi Fraternity. And Zeta Phi Beta won by default when Southeastern Louisiana University’s Sigma Gamma Rho chapter did not show up because of “a last-minute emergency,” according to Chanell Laurent, 21, of New Orleans, a senior volleyball player at Dillard majoring in mass communication. Laurent and Dorean Hall, 22, a member of Omega Psi Phi and a Dillard student from New York majoring in psychology, were hosts of the event. Judges included Dillard basketball player David Manning, 22, a psychology major from Dallas, and Cornice Wingate, 22, a junior criminal justice major from Rivera Beach, Fla.; DU volleyball player Banikah Jackson, 23, of Desoto, Texas, a junior accounting majoring; Edward Brunt, 23, a Dillard nursing major from Chicago
David Pittman | Courtbouillon Omega Psi Phi members Brett McCarty of Xavier, left, and Paul Gardon of UNO show off their steps at the Greek Stroll-Off on Feb. 6. and member of Omega Psi Phi; and Damien “Smooth Ace” Brown, 25, a member of Kappa Alpha Psi. Students from colleges all over Louisiana came out to see the competition, including Southern University-New Orleans, Xavier, Louisiana State University, Southeastern and Tulane University. About 100 to 150 people were in attendance. However, confusion over communication between the Greeks and the athletic department apparently reduced the numbers actually participating. At least one DU Greek complained that the Greeks on campus didn’t know about the event
until the Dillard vs. Southern University of New Orleans basketball game Jan. 15 here, when the flyers were handed out However, Josh Mitchell, 20, of Houston, president of both the National Panhellenic Council and the DU chapter of Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity who is a junior psychology major, said the miscommunication appeared to be between the athletic department and the Greeks. He said the Sigmas didn’t participate because of a time constraint. Rantz Davis, 22, a recording arts senior from New Orleans, performed while the judges were making their decision.
Convocation honoree featured on VOA online One of the Dillard University honors students recognized at Honors Convocation last Sunday has been featured in the Voice of America online profile, announced Lynn Strong, director of Undergraduate Research. Andrew Pruitt, one of the 374 students listed as honorees, is a senior math major from Trinidad and Tobago who is seeking to become an actuary. It is his career goal of becoming an actuary that is the focus of the VOA personality profile. Pruitt said he plans to earn a doctorate in actuarial science. To read the article or hear the audio, go to www.voanews. com/english/AmericanLife.
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Services for visiting professor set for Saturday in N.Y. Channing A. Bias What started as a call to service to Dillard University and New Orleans has ended abruptly with the death of a visiting professor and the return of her husband to New York. A memorial Eucharist for the Rev. Bonnie Shullenberger, an educator, author, minister and wife, will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Church in Ossining, N.Y., where she presided after her return from Uganda. She will be cremated, and a service of interment will follow at Christ Church in Bronxville, N.Y. Shullenberger died Feb. 9 after breaking her arm one week
into the spring semester. She remained in the hospital until her death. She and her husband, Dr. William Shullenberger, who is on sabbatical from his position as chairman of Humanities at Sarah Lawrence College in New York, had come to teach religious studies classes at Dillard for the spring semester. The minister also had planned to work with the Episcopalian church in New Orleans. Following the death, her husband returned to New York. He will not return to Dillard. The Rev. Gail Bowman, DU chaplain, has taken on Bonnie Shullenberger’s Religion 202,
Hebrew Studies, class while her husband’s class, Religion 304, Religion and Literature, has been dropped. Both professors, who were frequently seen around the Cook Center, were accomplished authors and Episcopalian missionaries. She published poetry, short fiction, articles on religious and literary subjects, and two books: “A Time to Be Born,” a spiritual autobiography, and co-authored “Africa Time: Two Scholars’ Seasons in Uganda,” with her husband. She also taught university courses in the Old Testament, rhetoric and composition and “Creative Writing in Amer-
ica and Africa.” From 1992-94, the Shullenbergers were Literature and Religious Studies faculty members at Makerere University in Kampala, Uganda. “This has been a very hard time,” said Dr. Danielle Taylor, dean of the Humanities Department. “They were very giving people. I can imagine that they would be very active in our community. It’s a great loss to us and their home university.” Iesha Ison, a student in her class, described the professor as “a very engaging teacher with a teaching style that kept students interested in learning.” Ison continued, “She was very eager, not just about her
work, but about being in New Orleans. I appreciate her wanting to help Dillard out, and we will miss her.” In lieu of flowers, her family asked that donations be made in her memory to one of the following: • The Society of the Companions of the Holy Cross, Adelynrood, 46 Elm St., Byfield, MA 01922. • Order of the Holy Cross, Holy Cross Monastery, The Bursar, P.O. Box 99, West Park, NY 12493-0099. • And/or the Episcopal Relief and Development, 815 Second Ave., New York, NY 10017.
$600,000 drainage project won’t affect Oaks for spring graduation Ro Stroman Seniors, have no fear: Despite recent construction, the Avenue of the Oaks will be ready for spring graduation. Regarding drainage issues around the Duals apartments just off-campus, however, Dr. Edgar Chase, vice president of facilities and planning, said that matter must be resolved by the city. Construction of Dillard’s new $600,000 drainage system in and around the Avenue of the Oaks started in November 2008 and should be complete this month, according to Chase. Chase said work is being performed between Williams and Straight halls, by DUICEF and Camphor Hartzell, and on the actual Avenue of the Oaks in front of Kearny Hall. The work includes installation of 21-inch pipes and 12-inch water loops connecting to one another around the entire campus
David Pittman | Courtbouillon Workers from Pipeline Services Inc. take a break from moving dirt in front of Kearny Hall recently. The construction of Dillard’s new $600,000 drainage system in and around the Avenue of the Oaks should be complete this month, officials say. to improve campus drainage, he said. He explained that the work, being performed by Pipeline Services Inc. and owner Byron B. Bordelon III, will resolve the problem of significant flooding
SGA FROM PAGE 1 Kearny, and all students are encouraged to vote. An induction ceremony is set for Thursday, March 12. Three students are seeking the position of Miss Dillard 2009-10, and two are vying for the Mr. Dillard designation. Although both are selected by a vote of the student body on March 12, a Mr. and Mrs. Dillard Showcase was to have been held Feb. 18 as the Courtbouillon went to press.
on campus after rain. He said Kearny was constantly being flooded because of the drainage problem, and this work should resolve the issue. He added that sidewalks also should be free of puddles
Miss Dillard contestants are Lauren Youngblood, a music and business management junior; Brandy Vincent, a biology and pre-dentistry junior; and Carmelita Foster, a psychology major. Mr. Dillard competitors include Michael Mcfield, a business management senior, and Marcus McNeil, a junior (major unavailable) . On the governmental side, three juniors are in the running for SGA president. They are: Cavalier Sharps, a psychology major; Jasmine Johnson, a public health major; and Cory Falade, a ac-
after the work is completed. Chase said the work will help Dillard avoid significant flooding during a hurricane. A severe hurricane may cause some flooding, he added, but he estimated that even in that
counting major. Three students are seeking the vice presidential post: Shaunessy Carr, a sophomore political science major; Anthony Hingle, a junior psychology major; and Brandon Love, a sophomore political science major. Other positions and the candidates seeking to fill them are: • Treasurer: Jasmi Brown, a sophomore accounting major. • Secretary: Rubila Smith, a sophomore political science major. • Parliamentarian: Ebony Wooderts, a sociology and criminal justice
case, Dillard could expect up to 1 foot of water, which would drain within five to eight hours. When asked whether the drainage issues were the reason that Straight and Camphor Hartzell remained closed as dorms, Chase said no. Rather, he said, the dorms’ closure relates more to the lower student population and the cost of repairs. He added that it will take $4.3 million to get Straight Hall back into shape and another $15.2 million for Camphor Hartzell. Chase said he expects the two dorms to be refurbished and back in operation by 2010 or 2011. Residents in the Duals apartment complex face flooding around the complex whenever it rains. However, Chase said the most the university can do is clean out the drainage system if that affects capacity: Additional work to resolve the problem is the responsibility of the city’s Sewerage and Water Board.
major and Laderica McNairy, a biology pre-med major. Both are sophomores. • Chaplain: Linda Ramirez, a secondary English education sophomore, and Andrew Aguillard, a business management junior. • Historian: Terrence Moreau, a freshman biology freshman. • On- and off-campus representatives: no candidates. The SGA did not provide specifics on the candidates for elections in each class. For more information, contact the SGA office at 816-4103.
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Grill 155 returns to Kearny lounge Eric D. Wright
An unofficial trademark of Dillard University has returned with the reopening of Grill 155, in downstairs Kearny, adjacent to Student Success, last Tuesday. Grill 155, the third dining facility being operated on campus by the food services company Sodexo, will be open from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. Yolanda Holland, general manager of dining services, said the grill’s operation will be in addition to The Marketplace, located in upstairs Kearny, and Café a la Cart inside William Alexander Library’s social room. Grill 155 serves cheeseburgers, grilled sandwiches, salads and other fast food for lunch. It also offers a large-variety breakfast menu, including breakfast burritos and breakfast platters. Snacks, such as ice cream, chips and candy also are available. Holland said the grill will accept cash or credit card as it awaits a new card payment system to replace the “DU Dollars” method of payment used pre-Katrina. Prior to the hurricane, Dillard would supply a card for students to use for the grill with an allotted amount of money on it. “We should return to [DU Dollars] soon,” said Holland. David Pittman | Courtbouillon For more information, contact the manager at 816-4000 or Cory Falade, a junior accounting major from Dallas, grabs a free hot dog to go www.dudining.com.
during the opening of the grill in downstairs Kearny last Tuesday.
First SGA cook-off to be held April 13 Kristi Coleman Three organizations have signed up so far to participate in the first Student Government Association’s “A Different World” Cook-off, set for 11:30 a.m. Monday, April 13, in the Kabacoff Quadrangle. The deadline to enter the competition is Monday, March 9, and recipes should be turned in by Friday, April 3. Shaunessy Carr, SGA spokesperson, said the purpose of the event is to become involved with community service. The entry fee is $5 for
competitors, who must cook at dish with rice in it, and proceeds will go to a nonprofit organization. The three organizations that have announced their intention to participate include: • Sisters Keeping It Real Through Service Inc., or S.K.I.R.T.S. • National Association of Black Accountants. • Gamma Sigma Sigma. Judges will include a randomly selected
chef from Kearny Cafeteria, a Dillard faculty member and a special guest. Prizes will be awarded. The event is free to the audience, who will be asked to play a game during the cook-off featuring a series of questions about rice from www.rice.com. For every correct answer, 10 grains of rice will be donated by the Web site sponsors, Carr said. Students can pick up their entry packets in the SGA office in downstairs in Kearny. Carr encouraged others to participate.
Spike Lee’s ‘School Daze’ helps students reflect on ‘selling out’ Students from Carver High, DU join discussion in Kearny Using the 1988 Spike Lee movie “School Daze” as the backdrop, students examined the notion of “selling out” and what it means to various sectors of the black community in the Thompson/Cook Honors Program lunch and a movie Feb. 12 in Kearny. Moderator Brittany Katz, a junior from Los Angeles, asked the small group of two Dillard students and five visiting from Carver High, “Is it wrong for someone to graduate from college, get a nice job, live better than their parents? Does that make them a sellout?” The program featured several scenes from the movie that starred Lawrence Fishburne as “Dap,” an activist
on a Southern black college campus and his younger cousin, played by Lee, who is seeking romance and life in a fraternity. The movie examines the tensions between the “wannabes” and the “jigaboos” on campus (frat vs. non-frat; light-skinned vs. dark-skinned) as well as the tensions between the college kids and uneducated community residents. Several scenes from the movie were shown to generate discussion on the notion of “selling out.” Everyone present agreed that one is not selling out by trying to better themselves by getting an education. However, a Carver student noted that it took him
“Is it wrong for someone to graduate from college, get a nice job, live better than their parents? Does that make them a sellout?” Moderator Brittany Katz some time to reach that conclusion. He noted that he used to feel that some of his classmates were sellouts because they were motivated to do well in school and seemed to want to forget where they came from. But then, he said, he ran into some people who weren’t in school, and they looked at him as a sellout because he was still in school. “How you see others, someone may see you in that way,” he summed up. Dr. Jerry Ward, DU pro-
fessor of English and African world Studies, said some African Americans accept the stereotypes of being a “n---a.” He asked why blacks should care about how whites view them when whites apparently don’t care about how blacks view whites. He noted that those who buy into stereotypes are often the same ones who sit around and don’t seek out an education. (Mario Martin contributed to this report.)
EVENTS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS Today College Goal FAFSA Filing Assistance: 8 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., 126 Rosenwald. SGA Black Heritage: 6:30 p.m., Cook Foyer. The Black HeART: Black Heritage Ball 2009: 6:30-9 p.m., Lawless Chapel. The International Language Club Presents “The Motorcycle Diaries”: 7 p.m. 109 DUICEF. Friday FAFSA Filing Assistance: 8 a.m.-4 p.m., 126 Rosenwald. “The African Heritage of New Orleans”: 6:30 p.m., Stern Auditorium. Monday -Wednesday Mardi Gras break Every Tuesday Free HIV testing: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Student Health Services. Monday-Thursday to Feb. 26 Art exhibit: Barbara Nesin’s “Cryptablos: Creole, Black & Jewish,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Cook Art Gallery. Monday and Wednesday through March 11 Intramural basketball: 7:30-9:30 p.m., Dent. Thursday, Feb. 26 “Who Am I and What Do I Like to Do?” 4-5 p.m., 109 Kearny. Friday, Feb. 27 Alumni Outdoor Jam: 3-5 p.m., Dent Hall Patio. First Annual Billy Ray Hobley Scholarship Dinner 7:30 p.m., Kearny Saturday, Feb. 28 Tailgating Party: Noon to 4 p.m., UNO Lakefront Arena. Bleu Devil Classic: Dillard vs. Xavier Game: 5 p.m., UNO Lakefront Arena Sunday, March 1 Morning Worship & Farewell Brunch, 10 a.m., Lawless Chapel. March 2-6 Midterm Week
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Mass comm senior sets sights on Hollywood Brittany N. Odom Editor-in-chief
As “Hollywood South” continues to gain momentum and bring in more than $200 million a year for Louisiana, Dillard students are becoming part of the action. From July 24 to Nov. 2, 2008, DU senior mass communications major Kevin McLin Jr. and a 10-person cast and crew that included Dillard students, faculty and alumni shot “Severin,” a low-budget 15-minute action film. With “Severin” currently in the post-production stage, McLin said he planned to have the film complete in the coming months to make the August early submission deadline for the 2010 Sundance Film Festival in Utah. McLin is the son of Kevin McLin, chairman of the Mass Communication Department, and Dr. Carlen L. McLin, chairman of the Public Health Department. McLin, who started the entertainment business master’s program in January at Full Sail University in Orlando, Fla., wrote and starred in the movie about a man who leaves his girlfriend to begin life as an assassin. When his girlfriend finds him, Severin must decide if he will kill her or protect her; his decision launches a series of action-packed events that play out over the course of the film. McLin, a self-proclaimed action-movie buff, began his film career in November 2006 when he became a church scene extra in “The Curious Case of Benjamin Button,” starring Golden Globe-winning actor Brad Pitt, which is now up for 13 Academy Awards. McLin also has appeared in the films “12 Rounds” and “Final Destination 4” along with an episode of the locally filmed TV drama “K-ville.” But McLin said his love for the entertainment industry began when he was a child. He said Arnold
Poster provided by Kevin McLin Jr. DU senior Kevin McLin Jr. stars in a short independent film written, produced by and starring himself. Schwarzenegger’s “Terminator 2: Judgment Day” was the first film that sparked his interested in the art, and he cited movie producer Jerry Bruckheimer, actor Al Pacino and director/producer John Woo as some of
favorites. He said his father also was a major influence in his decision to become an entertainer and that he feels like he has “been in film school all my life, in a way” with his father around. He noted he and his parents normally would go to the movies every weekend: “I had a wild imagination, and I used to see stuff in the movies and go home and act it out myself.” McLin said he played a sniper in “12 Rounds” and loved riding in a speeding car alongside a stunt driver. “I enjoyed the action; I like doing my own stunts.” McLin’s film was supposed to be shot for only 13 days, but as his ideas started to change and scheduling conflicts arose, shooting extended into four months. With McLin in the title role, also starring in “Severin” are Dominique Dervernay and Jaime San Andres, both of New Orleans, as Sarah and “The Boss,” respectively; DU speech and theater professor Raymond Vrazel as Senator Collins; and senior theater majors Martin Bradford as QT and Lawrence Weber as Minister Val. Two 2006 DU grads also were involved. Kendall Gamble, who co-owns Gamble-McLin Productions, produced the film, and Larry Everage directed. McLin’s goal is to make his production company, Grimache Pictures, a major company. He’d like to make more of his scripts into films, including “Smiley,” a drama about a serial killer, and “Willow Drive ,” a horror film set in New Orleans . Even if the 15-minute “Severin” sees only limited success (it cost $1,000 to make with the cast volunteering), McLin said he has taken away more than just another role to add to his resume: He gained friends and the pride of knowing he can achieve anything. “Everything starts off with an idea,” he said, “and people have to have the drive to make it happen. I don’t believe in the word ‘can’t.’ Nothing is impossible.”
18 QUESTIONS The column “18 Questions” is a popular one with many Dillard students, who may ask questions serious or facetious, insightful or inane. The following questions were compiled by writer Jazmine Boutte from the offerings of various students recently. If you have a question, send it to Jazmine at ducourtbouillon@gmail.com . 1. Why is Dillard so boring? The ducks have more fun than the students! 2. Where are the rest of the Greeks? 3. Why is Dillard trying to change now? 4. Will the Oaks be “spacious green” for the graduating class of 2009? 5. Why did the cost of the meal plan increase and there aren’t many options in Kearney? 6. Why do we have to buy parking decals and there isn’t much parking available? 7. When will the violence cease in the city that I love? New Orleeeaaaannnnssss! 8. Why does Dillard drop your schedule if you owe them money, but take their time with our refunds?
9. Why does Williams Hall continually have problems with the lights and water? 10. Has college life become the spark in successful relationships? 11. When is Dillard going to stop being a high school and start being a university? 12. Why are students always complaining about how boring the school is but never participate in anything? 13. If someone were killed in the Gentilly area, would they have gotten the same amount of media attention as the lady in the French Quarters? 14. Why did Dillard lower its standards just to get more students and enrolled a whole bunch of thugs? 15. Why does Dillard look more like a construction site than a university? 16. If we are considered adults and live in a university apartment; why can’t we have overnight guests? 17. Is it possible to create a Greek event and the host is NOT a Greek organization? (Hmmm…NPHC step show at my house!) 18. Why isn’t New Orleans weather consistent?
Judge Linda Van Davis offers inside view of law The second-youngest person serving as a judge in a Louisiana court considers herself a servant to justice. Lynda Van Davis, who has served on the Orleans Parish Court, Section B, since her election three years ago at age 32, gave an inside view of her profession Feb. 9 to about 10 female students who aspire to be lawyers and judges. While her topic was “And Justice for All? Inequalities in the American Justice System,” Davis discussed the differences between her duties as a private lawyer and her transition into becoming an assistant district attorney in Orleans Parish for three years and then a federal prosecutor with the U.S. Attorney’s Office, working in the violent crimes unit and the gangs strike force. The event was sponsored by the Honors Program. (Constance Edmond contributed to this report.)
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Inauguration inspires three Dillard eyewitnesses 2 DU professors, 1 student share highlights of trip Farah A. Akbar Uplifting. Surreal. Unbelievable. Those are some of the adjectives three members of the Dillard family used to describe the Inauguration of President Barack Obama firsthand Jan. 20 in Washington, D.C. Among the estimated 1.8 million people in Washington were Dr. Bettye ParkerSmith, associate professor of English; Dr. Laura Rouzan, associate professor of mass communication; and Brittish Bostic, an urban development and public policy junior from Washington. Rouzan and Parker-Smith were able to watch the ceremony on one of the screens set up around the National Mall. Bostic didn’t go to the inaugural ceremony, but she did attend the parade afterwards and got fairly close, three rows away from the police gate of the parade. The day began early for the attendees. “We left the house early in the morning, about 6:30,” recalled Parker-Smith, who walked from Virginia to the D.C. area with the family members that she stayed with there. Rouzan left her friend’s home “really late” -- about 6 am. “For that day and where we were going, it was late.” Rouzan and Parker-Smith, who are not natives of Washington, were not accustomed to being in below-freezing temperatures. Rouzan said, “It was unusual to have to wear so many clothes, and I bought a pair of long johns just for the occasion. I ended up getting a pair of boots that I don’t know if I’ll ever wear again because they were lined.” The excitement was a bit much for a 10-year-old diabetic who fainted where Rouzan was standing downtown near 11th Street. “We were all cold and in
Photo by Associated Press A Jan. 20 file photo shows violinist Itzahk Perlman, left, and cellist Yo-Yo Ma as they perform during the inauguration ceremony for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol in Washington. At least two Dillard faculty members and a student were on hand in Washington for the historic swearing-in of America’s first African-American president.
lines and crossing over barricades and being directed and misdirected.” Bystanders gave the girl juice and space to breathe while they waited on the paramedics who came to her aid, Rouzan said. Bostic said she was fine during the time she was outside, but her “toes were freezing.” In the midst of commotion, there was still “an air of exuberance and excitement and a spiritual undertone of it all it,” Rouzan recalled. Bostic described the experience as being “surreal.” “It was moving. It was really emotional. You don’t know how important it is unless you were there,” she said. “The environment was nice – no negativity.” Rouzan said, “I felt spiritually uplifted and emotionally ecstatic, yet somehow suspended in a state of disbelief.” Her state of disbelief was shared with friends she ran into from New Orleans by chance. “I bumped into people from New Orleans, and we didn’t know each other were going. And we were all talking about the same thing – that we could not believe what we had witnessed.” Both she and Parker-
Photo by Associated Press Aretha Franklin performs at the inauguration ceremony for President Barack Obama at the U.S. Capitol in Washington in a Jan. 20 file photo.
Smith felt lucky to have seen the first African-American make it to the presidency in their lifetime. Parker-Smith said her high point was when Chief Justice John Roberts said, “Congratulations, Mr. President.” Parker-Smith said she held an American flag for the first time at the Inauguration. “They were passing out American flags;; I can remember when I never would have accepted one. I come from this with a new level of comfort about what it means to be black in America – that anything is possible,” she said.
Along with the anticipation also came a bit of fear for the President-elect’s well-being. Parker-Smith said, “I remember saying on the plane to Washington, ‘Oh, just let him get sworn in,’ because everyone had been worried. We were reading the print about various situations where his life was being threatened.” Rouzan shared the same feeling about the election of an African-American president and some of his parallels to President Abraham Lincoln, wondering if Obama thinks about the possibility of the same violent end. “In a sense, it is still diffi-
cult to believe,” Rouzan said, “and I worry as I come back from this celebration, reading about Lincoln, knowing how he has read about Lincoln, decided to use Lincoln’s Bible – he has got to wondering, with all of the death threats, is that going to happen to him...” Bostic said the Inauguration was “like the Beatles coming back from the grave to perform. Obama is bigger than the Beatles right now.” The obvious “pop star” status was apparent on every corner of the area, where venders were selling “Obama everything,” even items related to first lady Michelle Obama, Bostic recalled. Rouzan added, “Memorabilia was all over the place. I got too much. I couldn’t believe what I spent on souvenirs; I’ve never seen anything like it.” Both faculty members and the student appeared equally excited about their attendance. However, a generational gap was evident about having an African-American president elected to office. Speaking to a student, Parker-Smith said: “I realized at some point that many students would probably take this for granted because you grew up in a different generation. You didn’t understand, as students here, the gap between the history of people of African descent in this country – that gap between 1619 and where we are now.” Bostic had a different view: “It’s past time,” she declared. “A white dude messed up so bad that they were willing to put a black dude in office to see if he can make it better. And he if doesn’t, he’ll be blamed for it…But I hope he does his thing.” In the end, Rouzan wished she could redo the whole experience for one reason: “I would want to get closer. Knowing D.C., there was a reason they opened the Metro at 3:30 in the morning. That’s the reason why people were pouring in at 3:30, and I should have been in that number. “That’s the only thing I’d do differently.”
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Students fret over DU security, campus police offer answers Why is Dillard’s campus so dark at night? Why do Cook’s gates close so early? Why isn’t there a guard on duty at that gate in the morning? Are the call boxes actually working? Why are they located only on the outskirts of the school? Why don’t we have escorts at night? These are just some of the many questions raised by Dillard students concerned about safety and security on campus. Reported crime on college campuses across the nation has increased in recent years, and despite the improved security measures taken on Dillard’s campus, many students are still concerned – especially in light of recent reports about breaking and entering into offices, a couple of burglaries and two disputes in which a gun was involved. Here are some responses provided by campus police: • Dillard will provide more lighting by the end of March. • The gate next to Cook Center closes at 7 p.m. unless an event is being held at Cook because it is easier for the few guards on duty to monitor the campus after dark. Police Chief Willie Bourda said a guard may step away from the booth, to
handle a situation, such as need to unlock a door. • The call boxes are actually up and running. Bourda said they are installed in the places most frequently used by students and others. One important note about the call boxes: The police chief and other officers have experienced a few incidents in which some students push the call buttons and then don’t say anything as a prank. Warning: A camera installed in each box allows officers to see who pushed the button. • Dillard University does offer safety escorts. If anyone feels uncomfortable, he or she should dial 816-4911 for an escort to your car, apartment or any other place you may need to go on campus. • Safety seminars were once offered on Dillard’s campus, but suspended for lack of student participation. Bourda said, “I had a seminar on safety and terrorism, to include school violence, and less than 10 people showed up.” However, Police Chief Willie Bourda said he will offer a self-defense class in mid-March. If you want to see more of events like this one, more students need to participate.
For more student questions, see ‘18 questions’ on Page 6.
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Newborn’s death in Jefferson results in push for awareness of Louisiana’s ‘Safe Haven’ law Brittany N. Odom Editor-in-chief
You couldn’t imagine the thoughts that went through my mind when I saw the recent story about the 20-year-old who dumped her baby into Lake Pontchartrain. Well, maybe you could because I’m sure most of us had those same thoughts. Thoughts of grief for both the baby and the family, confusion over how a mother could do something so horrible to her child, and a million and one assumptions on why she did it. According to an article from the Feb. 11 issue of the TimesPicayune, Ciara Craig, a graduate of Xavier Prep and a former student at Delgado Community College, told police she had a one-night stand and spent nine months concealing the pregnancy from her family because she didn’t want to have a child and didn’t want her family to be mad. So she gave birth alone at home and then is accused of throwing her daughter into the lake. Though alive when she was placed into the water, the infant was dead by the time she was pulled out. This makes me wonder whether the scenario would have ended differently had Craig taken advantage of the state’s Safe Haven law – and whether she even knew there was such a thing. I must confess that the law was news to me. The Louisiana Children’s Code, implemented in 2000,
The Louisiana Children’s Code, implemented in 2000, allows a parent or guardian to leave an infant no more than 30 days old with a “designated emergency care facility” without fear of prosecution. Brittany N. Odom Editor-in-chief
allows a parent or guardian to leave an infant no more than 30 days old with a “designated emergency care facility.” The parent or guardian may bring the baby to a hospital, public health, emergency medical service provider, medical clinic, police station, fire station, pregnancy crisis center or child advocacy center with no threat of prosecution. That means no penalty whatsoever. All 50 states currently have some form of a safe haven law. Following the discovery of the baby in the lake in Kenner, many questioned whether or not the state has done enough to make the Safe Haven law more widely known. Police say it is unclear whether or not Craig knew of the law. According to an article from WWL.com, nine infants have been abandoned illegally in Louisiana since 2004, including
Craig’s, while only eight have been left at safe-haven locations. Some advocates believe the state should do more to broaden residents’ awareness of the Safe Haven law. Following the incident, the state Department of Social Services began an awareness campaign through a Web site, billboards, brochures, radio and television spots. Louisiana residents need facts to understand their options, but it doesn’t stop with only what the government should do: We must take the time out promote awareness in our communities so that another newborn isn’t left to die. Education is the key and could have been helpful in extremely sad tale of Ciara Craig and her dead newborn. For more information about Louisiana’s Safe Haven law, go to the Louisiana Social Services Web site at www.dss.state.la.us.
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DU to retire jersey of former coach, Harlem Globetrotter Andrea Sylvas Dillard University will honor the late Billy Ray “Supertrotter” Hobley, a former DU basketball coach, DU athlete and Harlem Globetrotter, during the Bleu Devil Classic Weekend on Feb. 27-28. Athletic Director Kiki Baker Barnes said activities will include the retirement of Hobley’s basketball jersey and number along with the announcement of the first recipient of a scholarship in Hobley’s honor. Classic activities will begin at 8 a.m. Friday, Feb. 27, with the DU Preview Day, an event for prospective students hosted by the Office of Enrollment Management in Rosenwald Hall. At 3 p.m., alumni will host an Outdoor Jam on the Dent Hall Patio. The first Billy Ray Hobley Scholarship Dinner will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Kearny Hall. On Saturday, Feb. 28, the Bleu Devil Classic will host a tailgate and mini-concert from noon to 4 p.m. The Lady Blue Devils will take on the Xavier Gold Nuggets at 5 p.m., and the game pitting the Blue Devils against the Xavier Gold Rush will follow. Hobley, who was head coach at Dillard from 1998 to 2001, died in 2002. He was 47. A native of Quincy, Fla., Hobley played on the DU basketball team from 1973-1977. Sportswriters described the 6-foot-8 ball handler as being known for big plays and backboard-rattling dunks. In 1975, Hobley scored 612 points within 27 games, for a game
average of 22.6 points. In the same year, Hobley was named Offensive Player of the Year. Hobley graduated from Dillard University in 1978 with a bachelor’s degree in health and physical education and joined the New Orleans professional basketball league, where he averaged 40 points per game. In August 1978, the Harlem Globetrotters brought Hobley to a special camp, where he was signed the same day and offered a three-year contract. Hobley eventually received the nickname “Supertrotter” for traveling around the world six times. When Hobley retired from the Globetrotters in 1998, he returned to Dillard University as an assistant men’s basketball coach; the following season, he became the interim head coach. In 2000, he was named head coach of the Blue Devils, where he accomplished a record of 22-11, leading his team to the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference championship. In 2001, he left Dillard University to spend time with his family and work on his charity organization, the Billy Ray Hobley Foundation, which focused on programs for children. Tickets for the first Billy Ray Hobley Scholarship Dinner are $40, and all proceeds will go to the scholarship fund. For more information about the dinner, the scholarship fund and the Bleu Devils Classic basketball, contact Lauri Menzies, director of major gifts, at 816-4438.
File photo provided by DU Athletics The late Billy Ray “Supertrotter” Hobley, former DU basketball coach and Harlem Globetrotter, is shown in this file photo.
Lady Blue Devils beat LSU-S 64-55, men lose 66-84 Jeannine Cannon
Sports Editor The Lady Blue Devils defeated Lady Pilots of Louisiana State University-Shreveport while the Blue Devils suffered their second loss this season against the LSU-S Pilots on Feb. 9. The ladies won 64-55, and the men lost 66-84. The first game against the Lady Pilots (20-4, 10-3) for the season, which took place Jan. 29, resulted in a 61-80 loss for the Lady Blue Devils (8-17, 49). The Lady Blue Devils came back up after trailing by only one point after the first half. Ariel Mitchell led Dillard with 18 points, and Lauren Daniel scored 10. Jessica Small and Joslyn Greenard both added eight points to the board. The Lady Blue Devils’ final score was 6455. The Blue Devils’(10-13, 7-6) first encounter with the LSU-S Pilots (16-9, 9-4) this season resulted in a 73-85 loss. The Blue Devils were defeated by the Pilots again with a 66-84 loss. David Manning, Dillard’s player of the week, led the men with 23 points. Cornice Wingate added 13 points and Autrail Manning added 12 to the scoreboard.
Belhaven beats both DU teams Jeannine Cannon Sports Editor
David Pittman | Courtbouillon David Manning, Blue Devils’ Player of the Week, shoots a jump shot during the game against LSU-Shreveport on Feb. 9.
Both the Lady Blue Devils and the Blue Devils were defeated by the Belhaven Lady Blazers and the Blazers of Jackson, Miss., on Feb. 7. The girls lost 75-85, and the boys lost 51-58. Meaquell Lewis and Syrena Edwards both contributed 11 points, and Lauren Daniel scored 14 points. Ariel Mitchell led the ladies with 16 points. Holly Dial dominated with 24 points for the Lady Blazers (16-9, 7-6), and Jaelyn Stringer scored 17 points. The Blue Devils’ leading scorer was player of the week: David Manning with 15 points. Autrail Manning and Avry Ingram both contributed 10 points. Avry Ingram reached a season high of five rebounds. Iman Walcott and Korey Whiting both led the Blazers (14-10, 6-7) with 12 points each, and Nathaniel Roche’ scored 11 points.
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Lady Blue Devils spring into action
Men’s team wins by nine Jeannine Cannon Sports Editor
A 10-point victory against the Lady Rams put the Lady Blue Devils on a two-game winning streak Feb. 12. The Blue Devils also defeated the Rams’ men’s team from University of Mobile (Ala.). The Blue Devils’ ninepoint victory against the Rams was led by Cornice Wingate with 22 points. The Lady Blue Devils won 65-55, and the Blue Devils won 6859. The Lady Blue Devils’ last two victories were both against teams they have lost to earlier in the season, the Lady Rams and the Lady Pilots from LSU-S. Ariel Mitchell led the ladies with a season high of 22 points. Lai’Ana Gill scored 12 points to help the ladies’ victory. Danielle Goodly led the Lady Rams with 28 points and Sherri McIntosh scored seven. In the men’s game, Autrail Manning contributed 12 points, and Joshua Mitchell received a season high of 11 points.
David Pittman | Courtbouillon A Spring Hill College player shoots a free throw while the Lady Blue Devils prepare for a rebound at a game Feb. 14 here. The Lady Blue Devils lost against the Spring Hill Lady Badgers, from Mobile, Ala., 56-96. Freshman forward Lai’Ana Gill of Houston led with 20 points.
Deuce McAllister bids sentimental farewell to Saints Brett Martel
AP Sports Writer Deuce McAllister kept a pair of sunglasses in his jacket pocket, just in case he had trouble keeping himself together while saying his formal goodbyes to the New Orleans Saints. He never quite needed to hide his eyes, but it wasn’t for a lack of attachment to the only team he’s played for or the fans who loudly expressed their love for him everywhere they saw him — most recently with elongated howls of “Deuce” when McAllister attended a New Orleans Hornets bas-
EVENTS YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS Today: Dillard vs. Loyola University at Loyola 5 p.m. (women), 7 p.m. (men). Saturday: Dillard vs. Tougaloo College at Tougaloo, Miss. 5 p.m. (women), 7 p.m. (men). Saturday, Feb. 28: Dillard vs. Xavier University- at Lakefront Arena 5 p.m. (women), 7 p.m. (men).
ketball game this month. “Obviously ... this is a day that as a player you dread to happen,” McAllister said Tuesday, shortly after he was released by the Saints. “But if you don’t go out on your own terms, this is eventually a possibility that may occur. “To the fans of the New Orleans Saints, it has been a blessing, an honor, just to be able to play every Sunday, Monday or Thursday or whatever day it may have been. ... I’ve been blessed — blessed — and I just want to tell everyone thank you.” McAllister, the Saints’ career rushing leader with 6,069 yards, was due over $7
million next season — part of a more than $50 million, eight-year contract McAllister signed in 2005, before the first of reconstructive surgeries on both knees. The Saints could no longer afford to pay that much to McAllister, who played a limited role last season with 107 carries for 418 yards. The team said it granted his release so he could seek other offers around the NFL. “I still have that itch to play. ... I still feel like I can contribute and help a team,” McAllister said, adding that he would not rule out returning to the Saints after he’s been able to test the market.
$50,000 grad scholarships up for grabs The deadline to apply for a graduate scholarship that could provide up to $50,000 a year for up to six years, or $300,000, is noon Tuesday, March 3. Nominations for the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation, one of the largest and most competitive scholarship programs in the country, must be provided by the faculty representative. At Dillard, that’s Dr. Carla Morelon-Quainoo, director of Undergraduate studies and the Honors Program. Each college may nominate up to two stu-
dents. To be eligible, a student must be a graduating senior or have graduated within the past five years with a cumulative gradepoint average of 3.5 or greater. He or she must have demonstrated unmet financial need and plans to start a graduate program fulltime in the fall. Approximately 1,000 nominees compete each year for about 35 awards. So far, 355 graduate scholarships totaling $34 million have been provided since 2001. The amount of
each award varies, depending on need, other scholarships and the cost of graduate education. To date, no student from Dillard or any other HBCU has won the award, according to the director. However, she said, DU looks forward to that historic moment. For more information, contact Morelon-Quainoo in the Honors Program office at 8164788. (Robyn Murray contributed to this report.)
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