Never Forget: Remebering the legacy of Latasha Norman

Students learn it is okay to not be okay during suicide prevention program

Latasha Norman was a junior accounting major and staff writer for the student newspaper, The Blue and White Flash and a member of the yearbook staff. She was from Greenville, Miss. and was reported missing on Nov. 13, 2007 after she was last seen walking to class.

Originally reported missing to campus police, her family and friends became worried after they could not contact her all day.

Stanley Cole, an ex-boyfriend, eventually confessed to murdering her and led authorities to her body two weeks after her disappearance on Nov. 29, 2007 in a wooded area in North Jackson.

Further investigation revealed Norman was involved in an abusive relationship with her ex-boyfriend, Cole who was also from Greenville, Miss.

Norman was raised by her parents Patricia and Danny Bolden in a big family with strong Christian values. She was loved by family and the many friends she made on the campus of Jackson State.

“We decided ten years ago to become advocates against domestic violence. My wife and I and my family will continue this ...

Jackson State University’s Latasha Norman Center hosted a suicide prevention presentation, “A Dose of Reality”, with keynote speaker Corsey Richaude Dorsey, on Oct. 12. Priscilla Marin, a sophomore social work major from Dallas, Texas, hosted the event.

Marin, who is known on campus

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as a majorette dancer, said there is so much more to her story than that. She opened up to the audience that many factors such as physical abuse, had a tremendous impact on her mental health.

According to www.cdc.gov/ suicide, many factors can increase the risk for suicide or protect against it. Suicide is connected to other forms of injury and violence. For example, people who have experienced violence, including child abuse, bullying, or sexual violence have a higher suicide risk.

Marin said that she owns her dark past because it has allowed her to create her own story. She also mentioned that she feels everyone in attendance should walk out with a new perspective on life.

Dorsey began his presentation in a casket, explaining that although many believed he came from ...

Water crisis in Jackson prompts JSU response

The State of Mississippi issued a state of emergency on Aug. 30, 2022 in the city of Jackson as a result of a failure at the water treatment plant.

The Mississippi Department of Health made the emergency declaration in a press release that read in part:

The U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade on June 24, 2022, allowing individual states the power to revoke laws protecting women’s rights to access abortion.

The case which led to the controversial decision, Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, originated in Mississippi leading to the reversal of the almost 50 years of the constitutional right to abortion, according to brennancenter.org.

Since the decision, 17 states, including

Mississippi, have made abortion illegal. Other states however, still allow the procedure.

The Brennan Center reported that “In Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court decided that the right to privacy implied in the 14th Amendment protected abortion as a fundamental right. However, the government retained the power to regulate or restrict abortion access depending on the stage of pregnancy. And after fetal viability, outright bans on abortion were permitted if they contained exceptions to preserve life and health.

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