Family and friends remember JSU student Geronimo Warner in memorial service

Students, family and friends mourned the loss of fellow Tiger, Geronimo Warner, a management major from Phoenix, Ariz., and a member of JSU men’s basketball program from 2019-2022. Warner was a part of the men’s team that won the Southwestern Athletic Conference regular season title in 2021.

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In a press release from the University, Wayne Brent, former Jackson State head men’s basketball coach, said he was a student with big dreams and they were all falling into fruition.

“Geronimo was a great kid who came to JSU three years ago from Piney Woods High School looking for an opportunity to pursue his dreams of playing basketball on the Division I

Department of Journalism and Media Studies covers midterm election results

level,” Brent said. “He always had a great spirit and enjoyed being at JSU. He will truly be missed.”

Also in the press release, Jackson State University Vice President and Director of

Athletics Ashley Robinson, admits that losing students in such a manner is never easy. “The loss of students who have been a part of our athletics program is difficult, as...

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Antonio Jackson

Staff Writer

The Jackson State University Department of Journalism and Media Studies (DJMS) broadcasted live coverage of the 2022 Midterm Elections on Oct. 8, 2022.

Anchored by DJMS

Department Chair Elayne H. Anthony, the live broadcast provided up-todate information and results for various Mississippi races, such as U.S. House of Representatives, Circuit Court

Judge, Circuit Court Judge, and more.

Student activists, political experts and analysts served as guests interviewed to shed light on the different races and the importance of voting.

“The importance of JMS being involved in election night is to show our students about election coverage and give them the experience of seeing what election coverage is all about,” said Anthony. “Students were integrated into coverage through classroom assignments MOS reports and being downtown

WLBT anchor Barbie Bassett apologizes for comments

Antonio Jackson

Staff Writer

This past weekend, WLBT news anchor, Barbie Bassett, made an offensive comment on air towards fellow news anchor, Carmen Poe. Many viewers felt Bassett’s comments were offensive to both Poe and the black community.

Poe was on sight during the ESPN College Gameday event at Mississippi Veteran’s Memorial stadium when Bassett made a comment that gained a lot of attention.

On air she stated, “Girl, sis, I know you well enough to know that those guys working behind you, they probably know who the celebrity Gameday figure is… I know your mother or your ‘grandmammy’ has got some type of recipe that you could whip up.”

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Party At the Polls, an event centered around the election was also showcased. Many students from organizations such as the Student Government Association (SGA), Pi Sigma Alpha Honor Society, the Political Science Club, and more came out to spread awareness and encourage other students to exercise their right to vote in this year’s midterm election in a grave attempt to increase voter turnout at the precinct.

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Jackson State University students and employees awoke to the news that seven fires had been intentionally set in the surrounding community, including one at the JSU baseball field.

The fires were mysteriously set on eve of the important midterm elections.

According to WLBT News, the suspect has been identified as 23-year-old Devin McLaurin.

Hinds County Sheriff Tyree Jones said McLaurin was arrested in Terry, Miss., after a tip. McLaurin is expected to be transferred to the Jackson Police Department for further questioning with representatives from the Federal Bureau of Investigations in attendance to see if any hate crimes were committed.

JSU students had this to say about the fires.

Alfred Allen, a freshman biology/pre-medicine major from Milwaukee, Wis. said that he believes the arson ...

Jackson State community weighs in on the importance of voting in the midterms

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“The closest thing we have to making a real difference as young people is to vote. We can have a say over who is elected because they (legislators) determine how much funding colleges receive,” said Tanea Harris, a senior social work major from St. Louis, Mo.

Google Image in certain contexts are a part of the AAVE or African-American Vernacular English. AAVE is a wide vocabulary of terms and phrases that are known to be created by the black community going back several years. These terms are primarily used by African-Americans so when a person from another ... held on Nov. 8 and students at Jackson State University weighed in on the importance of voting.

“Voting is very important because African-Americans fought for our right to vote and endured hard times for