Vol. 76 / No. 9
October 22, 2015
Photo by Michael Ware II Studens selling candy apples at the homecoming Street Jam.
Candy apples, nachos, music and more at the annual Street Jam Students raise funds for their organizations while celebrating homecoming
William Kelly III Associate Editor Tu es d ay, O c t. 20 marks t he 4 t h d ay of t he Ja cks on St ate Univers it y Home c omi ng We ek 2015: Let The Good Time s R o ar. The mai n e vent was o cc u r r i ng on t he nig ht of t he an nu a l Home coming St re e t Jam . The e ve nt k icke d of f at 5 p. m. and e nde d at 1 0 p.m. T he Home c omi ng St re et Jam i nclu de d an ar ray of c ampus organ i zat i ons t hat s e t up b o ot hs a longs ide b ot h si des of t he st re e t by t he Wa lter Payton
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R e cre at ion & Wel l ne ss C enter. The re w as v ar ious t yp e s fo o d items s ol d to students to rais e mone y for t he organ izat ions in atte nd ance. From rotel, c andy appl e s, chicke n on a st ick , and mu ch more, t he re was a l mo st no t re at t hat you c ou l d n’t buy at t he St re e t Jam. A lt hou g h fo o d was one of t he main e vents t he re w as a ls o a B aske tb a l l Sho ot O ut t hat students cou ld p ar t icip ate in for a fe w d ol l ars for t he stude nt’s e nj oy me nt . Many organiz at ions ha d raf f le t ickets av ai l abl e to purchas e to w in a b aske t .
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Stu d e nt me mb e rs of O ut sp oke n Ar t s C ol l e c t ive s ang , rapp e d, and re cite d p o e t r y to stu d e nt s in re tu r n for change. The a c t iv it ie s du r ing t he St re e t Jam are a l l ge are d tow ards stu d e nt s hav ing a go o d t ime. Z av ie r McD aniel, a s e nior g raph ic d e sig n maj or f rom S aint L ou is, Mo. st ate d, “Eve r yone is in atte nd ance at St re e t Jam and e ve r yone is hav ing f u n, inclu d ing me !” One of t he e ve nt s stu d e nt s a ls o e nj oye d w as “Pie an A lpha .” Th is e ve nt a l l ow s stu d e nt s to
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t h row pi es i n t he f ac es of t he ir f avor ite or e ven not s o f avor ite memb er of A lpha Ph i A lpha Fr ater n it y Inc. for $ 1 . T h is ye ar t he me mb e rs of O mega Ps i Ph i Frate r nit y Inc . a ls o d e c i d e d to l e t stud ents pi e t hei r fa ce s for $ 1 . Wh i le stud ents engage d in fo o d and pi e t h row i ng , music was prov i d e d by DJ T-Mone y. As stud ents f i l l e d t he ir stomachs t he y were also able to enjoy the sounds of DJ TMoney. As the night went on students began to migrate from the organizations’ booths to the lawn where the stage was set-up.
“I always enjoy the music at Homecoming events especially at Street Jam because the school spirit is always at an all-time high,” said Brittany Rogers, a senior criminal justice major from Greenwood, Miss. Local people in the neighborhood and even Jackson State University alumni come from all over to celebrate. Homecoming Week continues throughout this week (Oct.17-25). To view the entire list of homecoming events visit the Jackson State University homepage at www.jsums.edu.
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