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Vol. 59 Issue 3

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Oct 5, 2011

Author Michelle Alexander speaks to NSU on “The New Jim Crow” The

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Activist Michelle Alexander comes to NSU to discuss her book The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the

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Alexander, graduate of Stanford Law School and Vanderbilt University, has an impressive resume, but one of her most recent accomplishments is an eye-opener for the African American community. Alexander visited Norfolk State University on Sept. 8 to discuss The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness, her ﬁrst book. Published in 2009, the book discusses the injustices of the racial caste system created by the government which strips felons of virtually all civil rights once released from jail. Alexander did not simply wake up and decide to make a change.

“I have always been deeply interested in the treatment of the least advantaged,” Alexander said. The author explained that she attended three different high schools in four years, and witnessed drug use at each school. The last one, a privileged, predominantly white school, where drug usage was equally prevalent; however, there were no police ofﬁcers. Her experience at the mostly white school paired with encountering the drug war ﬁrst-hand while volunteering at a public school in Nashville, was more than enough to give Alexander the push she needed to speak up. Provoked by frustration with the civil rights

community, Alexander researched and found that the justice system functions more like a racial caste system. “The more I learned the more concerned and outraged I became,” she said. Alexander’s research ultimately led to the publication of her ﬁrst book, something she wished she had read years ago before she became a civil rights lawyer. Throughout the speeches, forums and casual conversations in which Alexander had engaged, she was adamant about the usage of the word “caste” versus “class.” She made it clear that by revoking felons’ civil rights, the legal system is permanently placing them

in a second class citizenship. Felons share a common social position once released from prison, hence the appropriate term, “caste.” Enraged by the fact that organizations expected to lead the charge on this injustice remained largely silent, Alexander set out to ﬁght the system. Her book is a challenge to the civil rights community whom she urges to engage in advocacy efforts. Alexander explained that some people believe the best way to deal with crime in inner cities is to be as tough as possible and put people in jail for as long as possible, but the author strongly disagrees. cont. on page 6

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Give me that old time religion by Keona Prude When I stepped onto NSU’s campus my freshman year, I met people from various walks of life. One thing most of us had in common was that we grew up in a church or attended church regularly. As time progressed, I noticed more and more people sleeping in on Sunday mornings, myself included, instead of going to their respective place of worship. Routinely speaking, it felt normal to get up on Sunday and go to church; however, as reality set in and the understanding that you are on your own got the best of some people. I asked one friend about her shift in church habits and she said she only went because her mom made her go every Sunday, but now that she is on her own she chooses not to go.

Why do so many college students fall into this category? Do we not see church as a place to go and lay down all of our worries and troubles as our seasoned elders? Are we too busy “enjoying” our college years to stop and think about our eternal life? Whatever the situation seems to be, the sight of young people in church is becoming scarce. Another friend said church does not keep her interest anymore, but what she could not answer was why not. I believe that many college students lose their interest in church because they believe it’s not “cool” or the” popular thing” to be involved with their religion. Many college students spend the weekends partying and drinking; therefore, they are too tired and

hung-over to show their face in their places of worship. What we must realize is the popular thing may not always be what’s healthy for our souls. Whether you are Christian, Muslim or whatever your religion is, you should not let the ideas of others affect your faith. You have to live with the decisions you make in life, and if you are neglecting your faith practices because it is not what’s popular, it is time to reevaluate what is important in your life. What happened to the days when we were excited to practice our faith? What happened to the values that our parents and grandparents worked hard to instill in us? What happened to that old-time religion?

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Obama urges Congress to pass new job legislation

Riding comfortably: Greyhound launches express service in the Southeast

Greyhound Bus lines are soon driving to new changes.

By Keona Prude

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Greyhound, the largest North American source of intercity bus transportation, has launched its first-class express service in Obama heads to the forefront to tackle the problems and find a solution the Southeast, with Richfor America. AP PHOTO mond, Va. as the center. It will connect the Northeast By Keona Prude with the Southeast. Some NSU students area of Virginia and Washseem to be open to cutting President Barack are pleased with the expanington, D.C. the taxes; however, there are Obama addressed a joint sion of these services. Adia “The president has a some who are already opsession of Congress regard- Key, senior building conplan to create jobs and help posed the new spending and ing the nation’s economic struction technology major middle-class Americans the campaign ad lead by the downfall that has left milfrom the Richmond area DNC. lions jobless and struggling. get ahead and this effort is believes the Express serintended to communicate “After failing to cre The economy has vices are a great addition for that plan to the American ate a single job last month, put a damper on many Greyhound. people and for the American Democrats are going to need American families since so “I use the Greymany people have lost their people to communicate their a lot more than TV ads to hound when I go home… I support for his plan to their convince voters to support jobs, and others continue believe the new amenities representatives in Washingmore of the same ineffecto penny-pinch to barely will make my ride more ton,” said DNC spokesman tive policies that have failed get by. However, the new comfortable and enjoyable,” Brad Woodhouse. to put our country back to $447 billion job package is said Key. The focal point of work,” said Ryan Mahoney, supposed to help the every December 2010 was the plan is aimed at cutting Republican National Comday American citizen, from the express service’s initial payroll taxes that finance mittee spokesman. police officers and school launch in the Midwest and Social Security. This will With the 2012 presiteachers to firefighters and Northeast. With the high give a tax vacation to work- dential elections approachconstruction workers. volume of passengers in The president is urg- ers and business companies, ing, Obama has a lot at stake those regions, Greyhound and in addition, the package yet believes that passing this ing Congress to act on the officials acknowledged the will increase benefits for the new legislation will help the new package immediately need to increase. jobless, and provide new ex- nation. as it was sent to Congress “With explosive “Instead of just talkon Sept. 12. The Democratic penditures for teachers and demand for Greyhound construction for schools. ing about America’s jobs National Committee is Express in the Midwest and Republican policycreators, let’s actually do behind the president launch- Northeast, we recognized makers that have control in something for America’s ing a new ad campaign in the need to expand and the House are promising to jobs creators,” Obama said. politically significant cities connect these regions to “We can do that by passing such as Las Vegas, Norfolk, review the legislation in a the Southeast,” said Dave timely manner. Republicans this bill.” Richmond, the Roanoke Leach, President and CEO

of Greyhound. Greyhound Express offers amenities to make rides more comfortable and relaxing, and customers have the opportunity to experience the premium services between major markets such as Raleigh, N.C. and Washington, Philadelphia and Richmond, Va. and New York and Atlanta. The Express service offers nonstop or one-stop transportation on brand new buses that equipped with Wi-Fi access, power outlets, spacious legroom and reserved seating. “Our customers have shown us that they love the value and premium amenities Greyhound Express offers, and we are thrilled to now expand this service into an entirely new region,” said Leach. The Express service offers more round trips, routes and tickets, starting at$1, are available for purchase at www.mygreyhoundexpress.com. For information about fare and schedule call 1-800231-2222 or visit the website at www.greyhound.com. For updates and information on the latest news and travel deals, follow @GreyhoundBus on Twitter and ‘Like’ them on Facebook, www.facebook.com/ GreyhoundBus.

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#19 West Virginia held in check by Spartans in first half

Norfolk State Spartans Football Team tries stop West Virginia Football Team at the goal line from scoring a touchdown.

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By Troy Muenzer

The Norfolk State University Spartans shocked the country and made a name for themselves for thirty minutes as they went into half time on Sept. 10 with the lead over one of the nation’s top perennial college football powerhouses, Top-25 ranked West Virginia University. The Spartans hit the road to Morgantown, West Virginia stirring up the idea of an upset going into their game versus the Mountaineers. In the Spartans first drive of the game, UCF transfer quarterback Nico Flores launched the ball 56 yards into the hands of Virginia Tech transfer Xavier Boyce to move the Spartans to West Virginia’s 8-yard line. The stadium roared and made it impossible for players to hear on the field at the same time when the coaches’ headsets were not working, which caused the Spartans two delay of game

penalties and a time out. Penalties and communication miscues came down to JUCO transfer Everett Goldberg kicking a 50-yard field goal to give the Spartans a 3-0 lead in the first quarter. Norfolk State’s lead improved to 6-0 on yet another field goal, this time by senior kicker Ryan Estep, who nailed a 39-yard field goal just 19 seconds into the second quarter. West Virginia added a field goal of their own to put 3 points up on the board with 11 minutes 20 seconds left on the clock in the second quarter after Norfolk State’s dominant defense stopped them on the 1 yard line six consecutive times. West Virginia took over the lead 10-6 on a Geno Smith 18 yard touchdown pass to Devon Brown with only 5 minutes and 53 seconds left in the half. On Norfolk State’s next drive, Estep nailed a 39-yard field

goal with just a minute and 23 seconds left on the clock to reduce West Virginia’s lead to 10-9. The Spartans defense held West Virginia to three and out on their last drive of the half and took advantage of a 17yard shanked punt by West Virginia’s Corey Smith with under a minute to go. Norfolk State moved the ball into field goal position setting up Estep for a 40-yard field goal. Estep nailed his third field goal of the game and his nation leading sixth field goal of the season to take the lead 12-10 as time expired in the first half. Milan Puskar Stadium went into silence during half time after booing their Mountaineers off the field. West Virginia Head Coach Dan Holgorsen went into the locker room livid and made big half time adjustments to get his team back on top.

“We came out in the second half and played better,” said Holgorsen. “I was not very pleased with the way we played in the first half.” West Virginia came into the second half, scoring on seven consecutive drives tiring out Norfolk State’s defense as the Spartan offense failed to move the ball down field. Senior quarterback Chris Walley finished completing 16 of 27 passes for 136 yards. Virginia Tech transfer lead the team in receiving with 8 catches for 100 yards, while junior running back Takeem Hedgeman lead the Spartans in rushing for the second consecutive game with 13 carries for 62 yards. Senior linebacker Corwin Hammond lead the Spartan defense once again with nine tackles and senior linebacker Onymechi Anyago finished with eight. The Spartans special

teams had a career record day as senior kicker Ryan Estep finished 3-of-3 on field goals while junior Everett Goldberg went 1 of 1 on a season long 50-yard field goal. Senior punter Troy Muenzer punted a career high 10 times for a single game career long average of 44.7 yards per punt, averaging over 47 yards on 9 of his punts. Estep was honored as the MEAC CoSpecial Teams Player of the Week, while Goldberg and Muenzer were honored as other top performers in the MEAC. West Virginia won 55-12 in a game of two very different halves.

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Spartans start new season out on the ‘left’ foot

Number 59 Joey Christine pummels his way through the offensive line of the opposing team.

Number 58 Hasan Craig prepares himself on the line waiting for the ball to be snapped.

By Troy Muenzer

Norfolk State Uni versity men’s football team kicked off the 2011 season in front of a home crowd of 17,357 in Dick Price Stadium on Saturday, September 3rd for the Labor Day Classic versus the Trojans from Virginia State. The Spartans came out victorious with a 37-3 defeat over the Trojans. Senior, left-footed kicker, Ryan Estep put up the Spartan’s first points of the season with a 39-yard field goal in the first quarter, but that would not be his last. He put up three more

points in the second quarter, and again, in the fourth quarter with field goals from 25 and 36 yards. Estep was 2-of-2 on extra points to add to his team leading total 11 points for the night. “It’s a great feeling to start off the season connecting on three out of three field goals,” said Estep. “I’m hoping to continue this success into the rest of the season.” In the first half, the Spartans got into the end zone twice as junior running back Markeith Brisco ran the ball nine yards for

a touchdown, and senior safety Ricardo Volcin intercepted a pass and returned the pick for six as he ran 46 yards into the end zone to put the Spartans up 20-0. Senior quarterback Chris Walley threw two touchdown passes in the second half to seal off the victory. Victor Hairston caught a pass from Walley as he went 23 yards for the touchdown. In the fourth quarter, Virginia Tech transfer Xavier Boyce caught a 6-yard pass from Walley just in bounds for the touchdown, his first as a Spartan.

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Overall, senior quarterback Chris Walley completed 25 passes for 255 yards on just 29 attempts. Junior running back Takeem Hedgeman got the running game going as he rushed for a team leading 65 yards and a 5.4-yard per carry average. Hedgeman also caught four passes for 39 yards, which was good for third on the team. Junior wide receiver Reggie Garrett led the team with seven receptions for 74 yards while Hairston caught five passes for 67 yards and a touchdown. The Spartans gained

a total of 438 yards offensively, while they held Virginia State to just 161 yards of offense as senior linebacker Corwin Hammond led the Spartans with 9 solo defensive tackles. Junior linebacker Jamal Giddens was second on the team with six total tackles, two solo, four assists, and one pass break up. The Norfolk State game MVP award went to senior quarterback Chris Walley. Walley also earned MEAC Offensive Player of the Week honors for his efforts.

Lady Spartans to race at William & Mary Tribe Open before MEAC Championships By Troy Muenzer

167 points, coming in at The Norfolk State sixth place out of eight teams at the event. The University Women’s Cross Naval Academy won the Country team will be comevent with a score of 15, as peting at the William and they finished with all five of Mary Tribe Open on Saturday, Oct.15 in Williamsburg, their runners placing in the top five and thirteen of their Virginia in preparation for runners in the top 20 overthe MEAC Championships on Oct. 29. The Tribe Open all. Norfolk State’s best finisher will be the last cross-counwas junior Kellen Rutto, try meet before the conferas she came in at a time of ence championships. 21 minutes 1.75 seconds, The Spartans shot good for 52nd place overall. off the season on Sept. 3 Freshmen Kassandra Irizarat the UMES Lid-Lifter in ry and Ariel Bartice-Smith Princess Anne, Maryland. were the next Spartans to Norfolk State finished with

finish the race at 65th and 66th place, respectively. To round out the Spartans top five finishers, senior Jamia Hutto came in 71st place while senior Syeeda Gee finished in 76th place. Following the UMES Lid-Lifter, Norfolk State competed in Earlysille, Virginia at the Lou Onesty Invitational hosted by the University of Virginia. Once again, the Spartans finished in sixth place out of six teams as they faced tough competition. The host of the event, the University

of Virginia, won with a total of 15 points as eight of their runners finished in the top nine, taking the first seven spots. Norfolk State’s best finisher was freshmen Kassandra Irizarry as she finished with a time of 22 minutes, 3.80 seconds, which was good for 36th place. Fellow freshmen Ariel BarticeSmith finished in 38th place with a time of 22 minutes, 28.90 seconds. Following the freshmen, was a pair of seniors, Jamia Hutto and Syeeda Gee as they finished

43rd and 45th, respectively. Sophomore Tyler Savage rounded out the event in 54th place, beating out runners from Radford University and Old Dominion. In the past couple weekends, the Spartans have competed at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore’s Cappy Anderson Invitational, Towson Invitational in Towson, Maryland, and the Great American Cross Country Festival in Cary, North Carolina. For results of the events, visit www. nsuspartans.com.

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NSU makes G.I. Jobs’s military friendly school list By Keona Prude

Norfolk State Uni versity is one of 30 Virginia schools listed in G.I. Jobs magazine as a 2011 military friendly school. What does this mean? NSU is a university appropriate for veterans looking for a great education with flexibility. The list is as a resource guide for veterans searching for a school to attend based on their educational plan. NSU military students feel exceptional about being listed in the G.I. Jobs as military friendly. Staff Sergeant in NSU’s ROTC and junior kinesiotherapy major RodActivist Michelle Alexander signs autographs for students. PHOTO | ANTHONY GORDON ney Catlin said “I think it is great that NSU is military cont. from front page friendly because they support and welcome the armed the system: consciousness enough. The racial ide “The more opportuologies must be put to rest. nities people are given to do awareness, tutoring and mentoring youth and orgaNew systems keep emerging well and do right, the more nizing an educated populathat operate to lock people likely they are to do well tion. She feels that the most into a permanent status, but and do right,” she said. African Americans have Alexander’s purpose important is raising consciousness awareness. the capacity to rise up and hit home for Norfolk State “As long as people dismantle those systems. students when she predicted remain asleep, in the dark She put her faith in the future for HBCUs, the young African American which already lack male stu- and confused about the citizens, including the ones dents, should the injustice of nature of the system and sitting before her, when she mass incarceration continue. how it operates, collective political action will be very, stated, “I believe this gen “We’re not going to very difficult,” she said. eration can do it if they try.” see a reversal of the trend. Alexander believes If anything, it’s likely to worsen over time,” she said. that in order to change the Jim Crow mentality, chal Michelle Alexander By Bethany Cartwright had three plans to dismantle lenging one law is not

forces and cadets with open arms; and in doing so, they help the ROTC programs and further excel NSU into being one of the top historically black colleges/universities.” The list of military friendly schools shows admiration to the top 15 percent of colleges, universities and trade schools that have gone above and beyond to welcome America’s military service members and veterans into the student body. It also serves as a resource guide for veterans searching for a school to attend based on their educational plan. For more information about military friendly schools, visit www.militaryfriendlyschools.com.

Starting to miss home already? Bring your family and friends to a funfilled family weekend on Oct. 14-16. Families will enjoy a fish fry, Zumba, line dancing and more. There will also be a football game, worship service/continental breakfast and the annual Mr. and Miss NSU Scholarship Pageant. According to Tarrye Venable, director of Student Activities and Leadership, this weekend of fun is one families look forward to every year.

“Family Weekend is an event we’ve been doing for about 15 years now. Everyone that comes has a wonderful time,” said Venable. Although online registration ended on Oct. 1, students can still register their families on site the first day of the event. The amount of space left will be limited, and on-site registrants may not be included in the fish fry. To find out more information, go to http://www. nsu.edu/pdf/FamilyWeekend. pdf.

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Open visitation? Not for freshmen

By Krysta Ricks echo correspondEnt

Despite the chance to gain more knowledge and opportunities to network, one of the most appealing aspects of college to an 18-year-old fresh out of high school is socializing with the opposite sex. In order to keep students focused their first time away from home, Norfolk State University’s Residence Life and Housing Department forbids visitation for freshmen, both same sex and co-ed. This is an unwelcome policy to much of the student body. According to Residence Life and Housing director Faith Fitzgerald, the students are encouraged to focus on the main reason they came to college - academics. While visitation is limited to the lobbies of the residence halls, which may seem a bit impersonal, there is an upside to the rules.

Behavior and grades are the two main ways students can acquire or lose visitation privileges, though students have come up with their own ideas of how these liberties are lost. “I heard we couldn’t sign in because too many freshman girls were getting pregnant, and nobody was graduating,” graphic design major and former Babbette Smith South resident Jamal Cephus, Jr. said. Fitzgerald denies this rumor. “It was nothing to see freshman students outside at three, four, five in the morning, and that’s really not why they’re here. When we restrict visitation, it’s because things are really getting out of hand,”Fitzgerald said. Freshmen can earn visitation by exhibiting good behavior and achieving aca-

demic success throughout the first half of the semester. Good behavior includes no fire alarms being pulled, no fighting and no alcohol violations. “In order to bring about change, students have to hold one another accountable and improve their behavior,” she said. If behavior and grades are unsatisfactory after midterms, the visitation restrictions will not be lifted. The Housing Department has the ability to check grade point averages campus-wide in order to make and amend visitation policies. Dorm officials in each facility handle issues internally, so incidents that occur in one dorm will not necessarily impact the policies implemented in another dorm. The visitation

limitations are in place for the freshman class only; upperclassmen are free to sign in visitors at the front desk of their residence halls. Fitzgerald is open to discussing possible changes to visitation policies as long as students have been behaving themselves. However, Fitzgerald is completely against open visitation. But how do front desk attendants distinguish between freshmen and upperclassmen residents? They don’t. It is hard to control freshmen signing in visitors because the current policy does not include questioning the resident or their visitor of their classification, and it is not specified on Norfolk State University identification cards. Director Fitzgerald compares the chances of getting caught to getting a speeding ticket.

“If I’m speeding, I might get a ticket one morning, and I might not. So when a freshman gets an upperclassman to sign someone in, they’re taking a chance. If they don’t get caught, it’s not a problem at that time. But if they do, now that freshman and that upperclassman have some issues.” Fitzgerald is a strong supporter of students having a voice on campus and has an open door policy in the Residence Life and Housing office. Fitzgerald encourages students to take advantage of Residence Hall Association (RHA), an organization that provides a voice for all residence hall students. Every student in each residence hall is a member of the organization.

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Spike Lee: “Tyler Perry is not Jesus Christ” “My problem has been with the imagery of his films. A lot of his stuff reminds me of coonery and buffoonery.” Spike Lee sharing a smile for the success of the students.

By QUAMÉ A. HAMLIN “Do you ever think

that Michael Jordan ever went into a game thinking he was going to lose? Confidence plays a great part in this,” said legendary filmmaker Spike Lee moments before a speaking engagement at the L. Douglas Wilder Center. “It was going to be all or nothing,” added Lee. The Academy Award-nominated and Emmy Award-winning film director decided to pursue his dream after his junior year at Morehouse College. Lee admitted he was “C student” that was less than ambitious about his

career goal until the following summer. Borrowing a friend’s camera, Lee began to ﬁlm the everyday events of his summer which included the 1977 blackout in Harlem, the thriving disco movement and the “Son of Sam” serial murders. From that summer, Lee knew what he wanted to do with his life. “The one thing I hope you understand is that it takes hard work,” said Lee about his success heading down an unexpected career path. “You gotta be committed.” His persistence and commitment produced She’s Gotta Have It, Do The Right Thing, Inside Man and has undoubtedly

State Farm commercial he directed commemorating the tenth anniversary of September 11th attacks. The spot featured a group of children singing Alicia Keys’s version of “Empire State of Mind” to the firefighters of New York. His upcoming film, Red Hook Summer, “is about a young African American [kid], middleclass bourgeoisie that lives in Atlanta, Georgia, but he is being sent to spend the summer in Red Hook, Brooklyn,” Lee said. “It’s like a fish out of water story”. Red Hook Summer looks to hit theaters in 2012.

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recent interview with WNSB 91.1 F.M. Disagreements on who to select for their representation inﬂuenced his decision to part ways with the group and to begin a solo career. “I have a new project. It’s called Guitar Her” said Que referring to his latest mixtape. Que (who also has changed his stage name to Anthony Que), elaborated on how he is working to recapture the success he had while with Day 26. “Basically, I’ve been just promoting, you know. Like

Going to an Echols’ party after freshman year. #worstfeeling Receiving zero new text messages in a boring class. #worstfeeling Walking from Midrise to Robinson Tech, only to ﬁnd out class was cancelled. #worstfeeling Following someone in your class you think is cute and not getting a follow back. #worstfeeling Getting hit with a random fee that takes your refund check #worstfeeling Your professor calling you out each class because they know you #worstfeeling

No band, no problem Whatever happened to Day 26, right? After Making the Band left MTV, fans of the show no longer knew the group’s every personal and career move. But even then, sometimes you can’t help but wonder how much of the reality show is actually “real.” One real aspect of the show was the conﬂict between Que and his fellow Day 26 band members. on who to select for their representation. “We had some disagreements business-wise [...] so that’s why I’m not in Day 26 anymore,” said Que in a

Trending Topics: #worstfeeling Showing up 30 minutes late to that 8 o’ clock class. #worstfeeling

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influenced the next generation of young filmmakers. One of those young filmmakers, Tyler Perry, has a history of public disagreements with Lee based on the subject matter of Perry’s films. Mentioning his less-than rosy relationship with Perry, Lee said “My problem has been with the imagery of his films. A lot of his stuff reminds me of coonery and buffoonery.” “Tyler Perry is not Jesus Christ, and until he changes his work, my opinion will stay the same.” Lee has proven that he will continue to have a relentless work ethic. His latest project is the

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Forgetting to turn in that graduation application #worstfeeling Parking by the ﬁne arts building and class is in Brown hall #worstfeeling Singer Qwaneel ‘Que’ Mosley talks about life after Day 26

I said, going on [them] college runs, hitting up the clubs, grinding in the studio, working on my music and my project-and the tv show.” Behind the Music, a new show that Que is a part of is still in the preproduction phase.

As for Day 26, they are no longer with their initial label, Bad Boy, but signed to Atlantic Records. They are expected to release their next album, A New Day, sometime soon according to their website.

Realizing you don’t have your student ID after you grabbed that Chic-ﬁl-A #worstfeeling