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Kwandra ‘Kay’ Johnson [Editor-in-Chief] Eric J Smith [Creative Director]

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Ms. Alicia Dowdy [Guest Designer] STATED WRITERS Ashley Nash Ashley Burks Jarvis David Dana Brooks Issis Massaro N. Iman Gordon Jason Patterson STATED PHOTOGRAPHERS Eric J Smith Ricky Fields Dana Brooks Lauren Cummings SC STATE UNIVERSITY

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EDITOR’S NOTE

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he moment that I stepped into the position of Editor-In-Chief of Stated Magazine I didn’t realize the challenges that I would face. This was the first time that I was given the opportunity to show everyone who didn’t believe in my talents that I was capable of taking charge and making Stated something that this campus would be proud of.

Student media became a part of my family on this campus. No matter what type of day I was having or when I didn’t feel like Stated was going in the direction that I wanted they always stepped up and had my back especially my “staff”.

Saying that I was “frustrated at times” would be an understatement. There were times when I wanted to give up and walk out the door, which I did at one point. But I turned back around because of the few individuals that still had faith in me. Make an effort to make your presence be felt it’s not always about how many people are in your corner but how many people respect you.

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Even though Stated is still a work in progress towards being an amazing thing, I feel like the magazine for the first time is truly displaying the raw talent that we have on this campus. I hope that Stated becomes the spotlight for students who want their talents seen and voices heard on campus.

This will be Stated’s first issue of the year and we are dedicating this issue to the men on campus.

The issue is bringing together the best of both worlds fashion (pages 24-33) and talent (pages 36-39). We are taking charge and uplifting the men throughout campus

Kwandra Jahnson Editor In Chief

“Let your walk through life speak for itself ” – Nettie B. Dozier

First Lady’s Boutique First Lady Dr. Elzey and the Interim VP

for Student Affairs Dr. Tamara Hughes has introduced a new initiative on the campus of South Carolina State University to help financially challenged students free of charge obtain a professional attire for interviews and other business related events.

The “First Lady’s Boutique: Professional

Attire for Students” which was previewed last year during homecoming was established “for the purpose of providing professional attire and accessories, free of charge, to male and female students for job interviews and business-related events.” In exchange for the attire the students are asked to participate in seminars that will teach good business and social habits such as dining etiquette, communication skills, interviewing skills, and other life lessons that young professionals should know.

The “First Lady’s Boutique”

goal “is to remove as many barriers as possible from a student’s ability to obtain employment upon graduation.”

Although the clothing and other items are restricted to those with a financial need the seminars will be open to all SCSU students.

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WHATS LOVE GOT What’s Love Got to Do With It--Women’s Point

Tina Turner asked what love had to do with the physical attraction she felt when she made her hit, aptly titled “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and now, twenty years later, our culture has embodied this idea that relationships can be all about the physical attraction without any consideration of the emotional ties that develop.

We are being consumed by our own inability to satiate our need for all things sexual. We bombard ourselves with ad campaigns, music lyrics and videos, television and movie portrayals full of sexual situations.

We say that it is okay and admit that sex sales. We use the “pretty people” to tell us that we should by this product or watch this movie so that we will have a chance to see them in sexual situations, whether it is through their physical actions or just the use of suggestive language.

Love and romance and has become a thing of the past, a moot point. How can it not? We are a society of instant gratification.

If this relationship gets a little difficult we end it and move on to the next one. We have movies and songs and a high divorce rate that reinforces this train of thought.

Why work on something and put in a little effort when there is always someone waiting in the wings to start over with? Why work through the hard times with someone and possibly find yourself waist deep in a relationship full of love and care when you can just jump into another situation with someone that you don’t have a past with?

It’s easier but is it better?

Relationships are quickly becoming modern day unicorns; they are pretty and mystical and oh, wouldn’t it be so wonderful if they were real. We listen to songs where rappers tell you to dress like a streetwalker, dance on them like a stripper giving them a private dance without the restrictions and then perform in the bedroom like their favorite pornstar. Conveniently we seem to overlook the things they don’t say.

They never mention how they are going to treat you like a classy woman and give you respect and put a ring on it to proclaim their love for you and their desire to spend their lives loving you.

No, they can’t do that. Who wants to be told that they deserve to be treated like a queen. You can’t dance to a song about loyalty in a relationship. And really, how you are supposed to party

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if all we talk about is building this better life for ourselves.

No boo boo, you can’t miss us with that. At least that seems to be the thought process our society is moving towards.

The truly interesting thing about the whole thing is that the same females shouting about not settling for anything and being strong enough to wait for the right type of MAN to come along all seem to be getting caught up with these BOYS chasing tail and breaking hearts. And this trend is very obviously illustrated in the romances of the rich and famous.

Take a look at Paula Patton. She is a role model for so many and easily recognizable as a strong woman and yet she ended up in a marriage to a grown BOY that doesn’t have his priorities straight. Before her there was Karrrueche Tran who got back together with Chris Brown after their split when he tried to work things out with Rihanna. He played ping pong between to women and they let him. Those are the actions of boy, not a man. It’s childish and a clear sign of immaturity.

When there is sex everywhere, a high divorce rate and even the women that put themselves in positions to be role models seem to find themselves in bad relationships, it is no wonder that love and romance and fidelity is quickly becoming a thing of the past. We don’t value the sanctity of relationships anymore. I mean, this can’t be more evidenced than when you look at the ratings for the smash ABC hit drama Scandal.

The show’s creator, Shonda Rhimes, has had viewers on the edge of their seats and cheering for “forbidden” romances since the beginning of Grey’s Anatomy ten seasons ago. The trend continues as viewers watch the romance between the fictional president and his powerhouse political fixer play out during each episode. We aren’t conflicted about whether or not we should be showing this type of behavior. There is no moral dilemma. That is because we have created a society of “friends with benefits” and no commitment. And the commitments we do have tend not to last.

So, getting back to Tina circa 1984, I guess we really do have to ask ourselves honestly, what does love have to do with anything? Are relationships a thing of the past or is this just a passing phase that will end? And are we the generation that will be the catalyst for that change?

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TO DO WITH IT?

Whats Love got to Do With It---Men’s Point

Tina Turner asked what love had to do with the physical attraction she felt when she made her hit, aptly titled “What’s Love Got to Do With It” and now, twenty years later, our culture has embodied this idea that relationships can be all about the physical attraction without any consideration of the emotional ties that develop.

This point is valid as there has been an over-sexualizaion of our culture and subsequent relationships have been affected by the music being produced by the ‘Musicians’ today. You’ll notice that the term musician is in quotes. Music today has taken a drastic turn from what was the norm to what we have now. Relationships and Music have always had a hand-in-hand role in the way we view what we want out of another person but to put the blame on outside stimuli is wrong. There has to be some personal account to be taken into, but in the time we live in now it’s not uncommon to see: Buns, breasts and legs in a commercial. They are all on a woman who is trying to use her beauty to get you to buy a product. Sex has slowly started to creep into every nook and cranny of our culture.

With most of the Tv we watch having a sub-plot completely steeped in sex is having an adverse reaction on how we view relationships today. Most of the highest rated showed on tv now either have two main characters involved with each other or they allude to the fact that they will be getting together sooner or later. Even cartoons are not safe with some even having characters stylized to have correct anatomically shaped figures to make them seem more sexualized.

This counter point is to not justify the views of sex but to get an understanding from why it is men do what they do in relation to what they see. Men as a whole tend to be more simplistic in the way they view things. When a new layer develops it becomes exciting and something the man wants to hang onto. Enter this new wave of music geared towards the generation raised on sex. When this new music caused a new

layer to develop in women, men wanted this new layer to be theirs. This new layer that was brought out by the music was a forbidden layer, one not to be talked about in decent company. Sex. This one little thing that most people were afraid to talk about with members of their families started to become a celebrated thing. Women started to talk about their ‘freakier’ side, porn became tolerated by people as it became more about being a part of a collective who had seen them. Getting more, having plenty and stocking up became a norm with men and thus the relationships crumbled under the weight of this new layer of ‘aired out sex’ that was created by the culture.

It soon became the stars and celebrities that people were celebrating started getting into shorter and shorter relationships with more beautiful people. This shift in people who we emulated meant it was plenty good for us, ‘What’s good for the goose is good for the gander’ after all.

This counter point is not saying that all men do this, in fact only the people who can see past this thin cloud of self-indulgence can be truly called men. The fact that they understand this and still go out with the courage to try to pursue a woman who is chasing Guys who are still caught up in the norm is to be commended. Women always complain about how they get with these guys who treat them like they do in the songs. Well you listen to the songs with him, probably even twerked to a couple of them for him. How can he separate the fact that you want to be treated differently than the video vixens if you emulate their behaviors?

Yes men are some of the problem but not the complete one. A mirror works both ways. If you want to change something be that change.

WIn conclusion are things ever going to change, are people going to close their bedroom doors? All this and more on the next episode of Dragon Ball Z!!!!!!

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Set realistic goals.

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Portion control.

Your more likely to reach a 400 meter then you are to run a 4 min mile. Don’t rush you will make it there.

Don’t eat less, eat right. Make sure that your sugar and fat portions is less then your other food groups.

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4. Find a workout that fits you.

Not all people are made to run 4 miles everyday, try swimming or yoga.

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Throw away your scale.

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Don’t fad diet.

It’s only going to make you feel like your not makeing progress Not only can they be dangurious, but the rarly work

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Implement clean eating.

See step 2

8. Color your plate.

Not only with your veggies but with your spices too

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Water. Water. Water.

It will be the key to the early pound sheading

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Don’t grocery shop on an empty stomach.

You are more likely to buy junk food on an empty stomach.

11. Know your limitations.

DON’T OVER TRAIN, it leads to injury and that is just as bad as quitting.

12. Don’t skip meals.

Buy not eating it triggers the body to store fat instead of burn.

13. Snack in between meals.

This ties back into steps 2 and 12, the body is burnnig fat when it know your going to replace that nutrution

14. Create a workout playlist.

Music help to regulate your work out, but dont slow it down too much, fast pop song keep you moving

15. Workout your mind first, your body can take the pain.

Mind over Matter. You have to want to drop 15 in the right way.

16. Listen to your cravings. The more you resist them the more you eventually eat It all over this list, it’s ok to eat, just eat right.

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THE BLACK MALES PROJECT Stated Magazine Like to keep A: Like I Said we are a work in up with all the new organization on campus. This issue Brandon Clark give us all the details on The Black Males Project.

By Kwandra Johnson

Q: What is the Black Males Project?

progress, but one of the high point is we brought in a gentleman the just wrote a book about manhood and he came here and spoke about it and we had a great turn out here on campus. But again we are a work in progress but you will hear a lot more about the black males project here on campus

A: It is a program designed to help Q: engage the male on campus to not just achieve higher education but higher living. we meet twice a month with guest speaker who discuss topics ranging from financial stability to social literacy and the list goes on, but really it is all about enhancing the mind.

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Do You Feel that the Project is making the impact you wanted?

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Absolutely, Our Director Mr. Marcus Corbin the thing that he envisioned is this being a movement and with the committee we talk about what we would like to accomplish at the next meeting. We look at the progress, we look at what we can do better next time, we look at what we have achieved and develop a plan .

Q: What other achievements has the program produced?

Why did you personally get involved in the project?

A: From the first time I have stepped

on SC State’s campus, I have always found myself wanting to help people, from working with the SGA and the Marching 101. So I have always found myself in a leadership capacity and the Black Males Project was a perfect fit for me because I have always been about empowering others.

Q: What is the one thing you want

the campus to hear in terms of the Project?

A: I want people to be on the lookout

for what we will be doing in the future because it is not just a normal program, it not just another thing that we are doing here on the campus. It’s not just going to be a program it going to be a movement

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By Kwandra Johnson & Eric Smith

Stated Magazine sits down with Na’Keem Jenkins to discuss his time as CAB president and his business Mindset What Is CAB for our readership that might not be reading this at state?

I believe in and the student body definitely agreed with it and that’s why I still here.”

How did you please everyone when it came to events on campus? Did you focus on the students’ opinions that are here or more on the opinions of others outside of the campus?

NJ: Campus activity broad is the official programming body of the university we deal with all the events not limited to but including homecoming, bulldog fest, and back to school week and that entails concerts, poetry events, comedy shows, step shows, any and every event that you can think of that you would see on a university campus.

NJ: I tried to attend to everybody and that why CAB is made up a very diverse group of people from the north, south, east, and west so that we can mirror their opinions and produce it for the university.

Does the pressure ever get to you when an event is coming close and you needs this and that and being your own boss that could mean a lot?

NJ: I believe that he/she will do pretty good because of course they have worked under me for my two terms so I feel like they will do good and I have faith in them.

NJ: “It defiantly does imply a lot of pressure” and with being a student it does become a lot at times.

You still are a student so how you do you balance both?

You said She, there hasn’t been a female CAB president in a long time do you feel that there might be one after you?

You still are a student so how you do you balance both?

NJ: I balance it by always putting my school work first. I am a student leader so I therefore I put being a student and my scholarship before my position.

How do you feel like you address the issue of them question your presidency and negative comments?

NJ: I addressed the situation by just being me. “I don’t feel like I change much as my mission as my goals. I stayed true to what

With your presidency coming so close to the end how do you feel the next president will handle the position?

NJ: It definitely will happen. I not saying that it will happen this year but it definitely will happen sometime.

What are you planning after you leave South Carolina State University?

NJ: I will attend graduate school. I looking to return back to South Carolina State and get a one year MBA then move on with my life.

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Where to Stay

Marina Bay Sands stands proudly in the heart of Singapore city center just 20 minutes ride from Singapore Changi Airport and close proximity to the island most exciting cultural and leisure spots. With a hotel that has approximately 2500 luxury rooms and suites guests are offered exclusive personalised service and access to the entire resort. Marina Bay Sands Asia most spectacular entertainment destination offers a dazzling array of exhilarating options all in one location. With a collection of signature restaurants cool bars and ultra hip lounges Marina Bay Sands dining and nightlife will revive your palette while mesmerizing your senses. Set atop the towers is a breathtaking Sands Sky Park offering 360 degree views of Singapore skyline This one hectare tropical oasis in the sky will feature beautifully sculptured gardens and restaurants and swimming pools Innovative and extensive the 120000 square meter Sands Expo and Convention Centre supports up to 45000 delegates with highly flexible facilities. Capable of accommodating around 2000 booths and 250 meeting rooms including the region largest grand ballroom. Marina Bay Sands Shoppes will be the dream destination of shoppers across the world with over 300 retail and dining choices offering a refreshing mix of cutting edge emerging labels and international luxury brands.

Experience real and authentic world class Las Vegas style gaming. Designed as a multi level galleria in an oval enclosure this centerpiece of the property hums with pure energy and burning excitement.

The Marina Bay Sands waterfront will come to life with a variety of national and global festival events held at the outdoor event plaza. Two state of the art theatres with almost 4000 seats will offer audiences an impressive variety of international and local programs from Broadway to Bollywood live concerts to film gala awards. Marina Bay Sands will energize the Singapore entertainment scene with glamour and pizzazz

Where to Party Focused on personal space and relationships, Home Club prides itself as being a major supporter of local bands, DJs and artists. Billed as one of Singapore’s few true underground clubs, a night at Home Club is like spending a cool evening in a good friend’s living room.

Home Club encourages local creative artists to use its versatile space and walls as their canvas, and certainly lives up to its promise. Heavily renovated and redesigned in 2007, Home Club’s dedication to its philosophy means it is frequented by locals and international acts alike.

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Located amidst the lush greenery of the Singapore Botanic Gardens, Au Jardin is an elegant restaurant serving fine French cuisine. Housed in a beautifully restored 1920s colonial bungalow, the main dining room is on the upper level, while a private dining area is available on the ground floor. Alfresco dining is also available in the garden terrace. Au Jardin is meant to resemble ‘Relais et Chateaux’ restaurants found in Europe, and features paintings by renowned local artist Chua Mia Tee. This alluring restaurant has won numerous awards from publications such as Wine & Dine, Wine Spectator and Conde Nast Traveller. Au Jardin has also received the World Gourmet Summit’s Awards of Excellence ‘Restaurant of the Year’ in 2004 and 2005.

With a menu of contemporary French dishes, Au Jardin features a degustation menu as well as a semi-buffet brunch on Fridays and Sundays. The combination of luxurious French fare, exquisite wines and impeccable service make this tranquil restaurant the perfect setting for romantic dinners or to celebrate special occasions.

Where to GO The Old Parliament House is the first gazetted government building in Singapore designated as a multi-disciplinary arts centre. A grandiose Victorian house, ringed with white-washed fencing, it was designed and built by Singapore’s pre-eminent colonial architect, the Irishman George Drumgould Coleman in 1827, for Scottish merchant John Maxwell.

Converted into an arts and heritage venue in 2004, the Old Parliament House was renamed and relaunched as The Arts House. Not far from the Asian Civilisations Museum and behind the new Parliament House, you can attend films, art exhibitions, plays and musical concerts here.

You can easily recognise the building by the majestic bronze elephant that stands out in the front, a gift from King Rama V of Thailand in 1871. If you’re interested in the way the building has evolved, you can visit the “Corridors of Time” photo exhibition on the second storey. The pictures in this gallery trace its conversion from a courthouse to a parliament house, and pays tribute to the people who contributed to Singapore’s growth.

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Feature Story

DJ

WHO IS ?

By Eric J. Smith It’s a warm day on the yard, Just after 3 pm. The plaza is full of students relaxing in the forest green benches surrounding Duke’s Gym. The Ques are in full force just off to the right of the doors under their tree painted in deep purple and gold letters.

“That’s New,” he said.

Aaries is looking in the direction of the Computer Science Complex. It has been over two years since he has last walked on the SC State campus.

I asked him if he wants to go in.

“Na,” he said, “Just trying to remember what was there before.”

I told him Bethea Hall. This triggers a conversation that we both agree is best saved for another time.

If you looked in our Direction you would never know from how he is dressed that the man walking across the quad in everyday sweats, a black tee and pair of Nike sliders was DJ Aaries, the hit making producer, member of Collie Park Music, Roca Ware “I will not lose” spokesperson, and new artist breaker. The only hint of his success you will get for his look today is his designer frames his is sporting.

I ask him what it means to give back to his school.

“I don’t have bags of money sitting around to give the university, but I have connection and opportunity to give back to the student” An connect he has, with contacts reach as far as B.E.T. and MTV, Aaries has been for the last few years advancing the careers of multiple students, myself included.

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“Talk with people,” He whispers, “every person in the network matters, even the little ones, they may move up someday.”

I mull that phrase over as we pass the receptionist desk in the Rowe hall Lobby, a face I have seen all too many time from supplying action photos to Athletics Marketing department, Aaries is pointing out pictures in the hall and stops short of one.

“That my classmate,” He says, “she is going to get a kick out this.”

He takes out is phone and snaps a quick pic and continue down the hall to the Athletic Director’s office, I move to ask about the women in the photos but I am cut off by our arrival to our destination. I take in parts of the conversation, I try to block most of it out as it is not meant for me but what can I say the art of negotiation and networking is hard to block out.

I hear the good byes and we will keep in touch, my cue to get back to our one on one.

“I Know I say it a lot,” he said, “But connections is what will make you or break you in this industry.”

And he is right. If it was not for my connection to Aaries freshman year, if I had not made said connection this very interview would not have taken place and I would not have this ace among my hand.

We have at last made it to the office of Dr. Dempster, head of the music industry program only to find that he has left for the day. But in the long run I gain new insight to a key point of the college experience. It is the social connects between your peers and higher up that is just as important as the grades you make and the awards to achieve. All the while learning new depth to the question: Who Is DJ Aaries?

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The Image of HBCUs: Countering the Misconceptions in Order to Prove Worthiness

BY ISSIS MASSARO

Historical Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) are being portrayed as schools centering around social status, athletics, marching bands, that lack educational advancement and are poor, hypocritical, anachronistic, “race-based,” ineffective institutions of higher learning, a “last option” for students; ideas repeated by students and Wall Street Journal writer, Jason Riley and Richard Vedder, a columnist from the Chronicle of Higher Education.

“I can speak personally; I had the option to be anywhere.

I can say Claflin chose me but I had to say yes,” said Brandon Britt, senior communications student at Claflin University, an HBCU located in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

As a first generation college student from the town of Denmark, SC, Brandon strived throughout grade school with one goal in mind and that was to obtain a college degree. With his dream of a college experience, the academic performance that awarded him with numerous scholarships and the option to go to any school in the country, Brandon Britt, chose to be a Claflin Panther. For Brandon, a college education is a bottom-line thing.

Brandon didn’t come from an impoverished background. He was raised in a stable middle-class family where he was at need for nothing. According to society’s perception of HBCUs, Brandon doesn’t fit into the persona.

With the opportunity to attend any institution in the country, Brandon chose Claflin, an HBCU, over other predominately white institutions (PWI) and he will graduate in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree. This is largely possible because Claflin provided him with a Presidential Scholarship.

“I feel like people use HBCUs as these polarizer’s for very simple truths, like the truths that apply to every institution are applied to HBCUs in a negative way,” said Brandon. “It’s bad that HBCUs get the last option rep because they feel like we receive the poor performing student; that’s not the case.”

Upon graduating from high school Brandon weighed his options for college: he could attend a PWI where he would have to supplement his scholarships or he could attend Claflin. By attending Claflin, the seventh ranked HBCU in the nation at that time, he would graduate debt free, obtain a degree from a reputable institution and receive a full college experience without being far from home.

HBCUs are “considered to be fairly decent but hardly superb institutions” wrote Vedder in his article “Why Do We Have HBCU’s.” With the proponents of HBCUs he believes that there is hardly any justification for the continuation of race-centered institutions based on poor graduation rates.

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institutions, including PWIs, have had trouble in this area. Mainstream media focuses in on low enrollment and slipping graduation rates but ignore or place less emphasis on the students who do graduate.

The White House Initiative is a nationally acknowledged goal that is set for graduation rates within a set period of time; in this case by 2020. Based on the initiative, the current status reports that the state of South Carolina produces 4 percent on the nation’s HBCU degrees. The state generates over 15,000 HBCU graduates annually.

In comparison to PWIs, HBCUs tend to be majorly populated by minorities; mainly African-Americans which is viewed as a negative aspect despite their significance.

“HBCUs were created with one thing in mind and that was to educate African-American’s. In the old days, you could not do that; you could not go to college with a white person. Whoever started, funded us, founded HBCUs, they put in with one thing in mind; to educate African-Americans, creating opportunities for us, that’s the only reason,” said Antia Dawkins, SC State University (HBCU) Assistant Director for Public Relations.

First generation college students as well as legacies, consider HBCUs as institutions of opportunity and history. Despite the perception of an HBCU education, these institutions continue to pave the way for minorities.

In 2010, Riley wrote an article entitled, “Black Colleges Need a New Mission” that mentioned HBCUs were at their crossroads. At that time, nearly 90% of black students reject HBCUs because they feel better off at a non-HBCU institution. The article read that today “dwindling enrollments and endowments indicate that fewer and fewer blacks believe that these schools, as currently constituted, represent the best available academic choice.”

HBCUs have a hard time adjusting and performing due to financial burdens. Saint Paul College in Lawrenceville, Va., came to an end in June 2013 due to a multitude of causes but most predominantly the lack of financial stability. Morris Brown College filed for bankruptcy in August 2013.

“There may be a time where someone’s going to have to make an argument for why we are even here,” said Chris Thornburg, an instructor of Spanish at SC State University (HBCU) , “The money is going to have to come from private funds; ultimately, what we really need, is some wealthy alumni to step up and support State.”

Professor Thornburg tends to stand out on the campus of SC State. A native of Spartanburg, SC, Professor is one of several white professors on SC State’s campus.

He admits that he’s aware of the difference between teaching at an HBCU versus a PWI. “I get energy from being around people who are

different from me and that’s part of who I am. That’s probably why I study Spanish, I’m interested in other cultures, other languages, and so for me, that keep things interesting,” said Thornburg.

In arguments against HBCUs there is a misconception that having a university whose sole purpose is to educate African Americans doesn’t promote cultural understanding is untrue in Thornburg’s opinion.

“I feel like I’m a lot more, you might say, culturally literate, culturally aware than I would have been if I wouldn’t have been here,” said Thornburg.

A way to combat this stereotype, HBCU critics assert that these specific types of schools need to diversify.

Institutions such as SC State University have worked to attract a wide range of students, including international students. Though the student body is largely comprised of African-Americans, the campus is becoming diversified.

Professor Thornburg admits that in his seven years at SC State he has witnessed the change in the university’s image and the diversification of the student body. An example of the diversification taken place at SC State is clearly demonstrated in the members of the various athletic teams; specifically the softball, soccer and tennis teams respectively.

“I am happy where I’m at cause I meet a lot of interesting people and an lot of lifelong friends so I don’t regret coming here,” said Kelsey Grochow, a senior Biology student at SC State.

Grochow is an example of the diverse student body at SC State. As a white member of the softball team Kelsey and many of her teammates are becoming the changing face of HBCU athletics.

For most people, HBCUs are legacy institutions and that is what continues to recruit its population.

Low enrollment, low graduation rates, financial mismanagement of funds in addition to poor funding and unique traits viewed negatively are weighing these legacies down. Tradition isn’t holding the fabrics of these institutions together any longer.

“HBCUs need to do a better job telling their story,” said Marybeth Gasman, a professor at the University of Pennsylvania’s Graduate School of Education who specializes in HBCUs, in her American Association of University Professor (AAUP) article “How to Paint a Better Portrait of HBCUs.” HBCUs market themselves as any institution of higher learning would market their schools but they also have unique traits that distinguish themselves on another level of presence. The existence of HBCUs has been questioned during this era asking, “Why do we have HBCU’s?” wanting to know their worth.

An opinion of HBCU’s is that they are goal oriented as women’s colleges and universities are. The opinion is that they are not valued because they segregate black students and build confidence in them; instead they focus on the cultural relevance in education behind them. With that, it’s advised that HBCUs consider new methods of marketing themselves, refrain from defining themselves and diversify their population in order to survive.

“When [Vedder] quoted Martin Luther King saying that people should not be judged by the color of their skin, the content of their character and that’s exactly

what he did in writing the article. He was judging a collection of schools based on the color of the people there when in fact, there is nothing that plays less of a role in somebody bringing a diverse experience than their skin color,” said Brandon.

Antia Dawkins admits that it’s difficult to attract students to an HBCU. As a member of the marketing department, Dawkins has a firsthand point of view of what it takes to attract students to SC State.

Dawkins said that institutions, and as well as students, need to start putting out their own success stories about the opportunities that they provide or have been presented with while enrolled.

“You have to choose that student that’s going to serve as an ambassador for you university, the faculty, that staff person, that’s serving, telling the good news of that institution,” said Dawkins.

According to Dawkins, HBCUs face more difficulties within marketing compared to PWIs because HBCU’s have so many negative conceptions about them circulating because of the world continuing to be viewed as black and white. When attempting to further her career, Dawkins was denied an opportunity based on her affiliation with HBCUs. Her would-be employer believed that because Dawkins graduated and currently worked at an HBCU, she ‘only knows how to talk to black people.’

“While you’re in college, you’re networking, you’re meeting different people, you’re reaching out, you’re going to conferences, you have to do things to have a diverse audience around you,” said Dawkins.

In addition to that, Thornburg believes AfricanAmericans play a part in holding themselves behind.

His example was the “Support Black Businesses” movement saying it’s a tradition that brings a strong factor in the community and economy locally.

Thornburg says it doesn’t make sense for black students to locally reach out because it’s like a hand reaching to pull you back in; like crabs in a barrel.

“I can’t imagine myself at USC with all the resources I need to do anything and being productive. I’m glad I went to a place like Claflin because you have to constantly and permanently be creating ways for yourself to learn. It creates kind of an entrepreneur experience,” said Brandon.

For as long as they’ve been in existence, HBCUs have faced scrutiny, but for people such as Professor Thornburg and Ms. Antia Dawkins, working at this specific type of institution has provided them with a very unique cultural experience and perspective that they would not be able to attain at a PWI. And for students such as Kelsey Grochow, who is in the minority at HBCUs, they are given the opportunity to expand their horizons beyond what they learn in the classroom.

“That’s why I think people who latch onto HBCUs and remain there come out with the mindset and better understanding that not everything will be provided… When you’re at an HBCU, a lot that work is you pioneering your own education,” said Brandon.

“I feel like what HBCUs have to do is start telling the stories of what they do positively… In time, the reality of the HBCU experience will be a very vividly painted

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Alabama Legislature Expects Reversal on Alabama State Budget Cuts - Facing

exceptionally well while at Howard Law School.

Our students know they are highly sought after and that encourages them to excel even more.”

Howard is the only historically Black university ranked among the top 50.

public backlash and criticism from Alabama State University leadership, a prominent member of the Alabama House of Representatives today said that he expects full restoration of a $10 million cut to the university’s funding.

Rep. Bill Poole, Chairman of the House education budget committee, said that a majority of the committee supports a reversal of the proposed cuts, just days after the chair of the Senate education budget committee backtracked his proposal to withhold 25 percent of ASU’s state appropriations.

From AL.com: The committee held a public hearing on the education budget today but took no vote. Poole said he planned to have a substitute budget bill ready by Friday for committee members to consider before meeting again next week.

ASU President Gwendolyn Boyd called for the committee to restore the money and characterized it as an “attack” on the university because other universities were not cut similarly.

Howard School of Law Ranked Among Nation’s Best - The

National Law Journal & Legal Times recently named the Howard University School of Law among the nation’s best at producing new attorneys at prominent law firms.

FAMU Receives $85 Million In-Kind Grant from Siemens Engineering students

at Florida A&M University will have access to the latest software to enhance their academic and professional training, thanks to a sizable gift from technology corporation Siemens.

The company recently donated a full software suite to FAMU valued at more than $85 million, a culminating part of the company’s long-term educational partnership with FAMU. The gift its the largest of its kind in the university’s history.

FAMU officials say that the software, which will assist students in building their skills in design for aerospace, automotive and maritime projects, will make FAMU students among the most competitive and attractive for STEM-based companies worldwide.

“This generous gift will provide engineering students with state-of-the-art software for digital manufacturing, thus making our students more attractive to the industry and providing a greater academic platform,” said (FAMU-FSU College of Engineering Professor Tarik) Dickens, who completed the research and grant application for the Siemens academic partnership on behalf of the university. “This partnership is vital in training our engineers as they enter the workforce, and thus enabling them to continue the push for engineering excellence.”

According to a release, the top 50 ‘go-to’ law schools were identified based upon the percentage of graduates employed as first-year associates at more than 250 firms in the NLJ database. HU officials call the accolade a sign of Howard’s brand power in the industrial marketplace.

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SC State Inaugurates its 11th President, Thomas J. Elzey

by Brianna Simmons South Carolina State University students and alumni gathered Saturday, March 1in the SmithHammond- Middleton Memorial Center on the campus of South Carolina State University to witness the inauguration of the university’s eleventh president, Thomas J. Elzey.

The theme of the Inauguration was “Pursuing Excellence Through Legacy and Leadership.”

The prestigious ceremony began with music from the SC State Brass Quintet directed by Dr. Steven Reid before the inaugural procession. Pastor Artie Davis, pastor of Cornerstone Community Church in Orangeburg, SC led the invocation and scripture.

The SC State Concert Choir, directed by Dr. Beckford, sang Alleluia following the welcome by Dr. Gail Joyner-Fleming, a member of the SC State Board of Trustees.

Greetings were given from representatives of the students (Akeem Brown, Student Government Association President), the faculty (Dr. Thomas

J. Cassidy, Faculty Senate President), the staff (Ms. Kay Snider, Staff Senate President) and the alumni (Ms. Vernell T. Brown, National Alumni Association President).

Michael C. Butler, Mayor of the City of Orangeburg, acted as the representative of the City of Orangeburg. Johnnie Wright Sr., City Council Chairman, and Dr. Henry N. Tisdale, Claflin University president also greeted Pres. Elzey.

Dr. William Small, Chairman of the Board of Trustees, read salutations from Tim Scott, South Carolina Senator from the first congressional district.

Following the greetings, Briana D. Elzey, Pres.

Elzey’s daughter, spoke about why her father was the man fit for the job of running SC State University.

She started the speech by saying her father has always been, “dedicated to change and

improvement,” with every endeavor he has pursued since she has known him. Following that statement she then spoke about watching her father work at Drexel University, Howard and The Citadel, and how he puts his all into everything he does.

Briana Elzey then closed her speech by saying her father has always been committed to “raising people up, and not holding them down.”

After her speech, Pres. Elzey stood tall on the stage for the Presidential Robing by Ronald Henegan, secretary of the Board of Trustees, Pearl V. Ascue, a member of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Carlotta Redish, a member of the Board of Trustees, and his daughter, Tommi A. Elzey.

Robert L. Waldrep Jr., Vice Chairman of the Board of Trustees, presented the Charter and Seal. Former SC State President Dr. George E. Cooper presented the Medallion and the mace was presented by Robert M. Nance, a member of the Board of the Trustees. Dr. Small gave the investiture.

Next came the inaugural address from President Elzey himself, which is what everyone had been waiting for.

Elzey greeted the crowd by simply saying, “It feels good.” It was apparent to everyone in attendance how touched he was to receive this honor by the unsteady emotion in his voice when he spoke.

During his inaugural speech Pres. Elzey spoke on the key points of the university’s “commitment to their mission, commitment to legacy, leadership, a vision of growth, stability and excellence into the future.”

“Join me in rebuilding this marvelous institution.

Give and don’t focus on the negative,” said Elzey.

Pres. Elzey emphasized the importance of giving back to the university and preserving its excellence.

He closed the speech with by quoting the famous Nina Simone song, “Feeling Good,” saying, “It’s a new dawn, new day, and I’m feeling good.”

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ou are a 23-year-old from rural northern Scotland.

Piano has been your instrument, your songwriting tool, since you were ten; your voice has been remarkable for even longer.

A tattoo of artist Frida Kahlo – a typically single-minded, forthright heroine runs the length of your right forearm.

Some of the greatest names in modern pop have sung your thrustingly exciting compositions: Tinie Tempah (Let Go), Professor Green (Kids That Love To Dance), Tinchy Stryder (Let It Rain), Chipmunk (Diamond Rings), Wiley (Never Be Your Woman). You’ve also written for divas big (Susan Boyle), small (Cheryl Cole) and medium-sized (The Saturdays).

Your dad (from Zambia) and your mum (from Cumbria), who schooled you in music and encouraged your ambitions, are already proud.

Then there are the richly melodic, classically powerful, retro-futurist soul-pop songs you’ve written for your own debut album. Your love for – and understanding of – Nina Simone, Joni Mitchell and Lauryn Hill are obvious, loud and proud.

Then there’s the stuff you did in your ‘spare time’: three-quarters of a six-year degree in medicine at Glasgow University. You specialised in Clinical NeuroScience, “cause I really like all the brain stuff.”

You are Emeli Sandé, and you also really like all the soul stuff, all the heart stuff, and all the emotional stuff. Not many people knew it, but you were behind some of the key pop tracks of recent years. Now you’re about to be the voice in front of the freshest debut of 2012.

Since its release in February, ‘Our Version Of Events’ has gone on to become the UK’s biggest selling debut album of 2012 so far, winning Emeli this year’s coveted BRITs Critics’ Choice Award, securing her a slot on Coldplay’s US tour and at Coca-Cola’s Olympic Torch Relay City Celebrations.

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P-R-E-T-T-Y South Carolina State continues to have, not only outstanding students, but also wonderful artists and entrepreneurs. Stated Magazine was able to sit down with the Miss Taylor Michal Honore, better known by her stage name of Pretty, to get the inside story of a young woman on the money making move into today’s music industry.

Taylor shows star quality and exemplifies a determination of entrepreneurship never seen before. Her story is quite different from most, however Pretty is a first semester Junior Mass Communications Major with a concentration in journalism.

Her talents span from writing, to lyricism, to engineering her own music.

Some may remember this young lady on MTV’s Made a couple years back where her life and road to a rapper were exposed to the world. However, pretty was not always so sure of who she was and what she wanted to do. One thing was unchangeable, and that is her passion for music and her interest in explicitly showing her raw ability to bring forth the truth of the Black community through her music.

As a young child, this Baton Rouge, LA native was entered into beauty pageants under the direction of her mother. This is where her stage name of Pretty originated.

“Pretty is as pretty does” is a quote she explains speaks more to her inner abilities than to her outer appearance. Although she enjoyed these pageants, this was not the calling she was into. Pretty started writing at a young age thinking she wanted to be a singer; this dream came to an abrupt halt when her cute voice as a pre-teen didn’t suit well within the music industry. After this disappointment, Pretty wrote her first rap at age 11 and committed her talents to becoming a serious rapper at age 16, knowing Once realizing her calling to the rap world Pretty faced many challenges. Most started with her debut on MTV’s show

Made. Having her personal life and struggles put onto the forefront of the television screen across the world took a devastating toll on her spirit. The reactions she received overwhelmed her and caused her to take a step back and reconsider a lot about herself. Pretty now knows exactly what she wants to do with her music which is to bring forth the “manifestation of truth and love.” Pretty explains she wants to be “Black rapping Lisa Lane.”

Pretty is a true entrepreneur because she handles all of her music business herself for multiple reasons. She expresses the main reason is because she doesn’t “put out” as in ‘sleeping her way to the top’, and also because money is a big issue and she rarely has anything to reciprocate. In addition to this, Miss Honore makes daily sacrifices for her music, consuming herself with the purpose of impacting not only one person but the community of Black people and all others who choose to relate. Pretty has dreams of philanthropy in which she incorporates into all of her music.

Pretty’s story is very unique but has many similarities to most who are struggling.

This general scholarship recipient of South Carolina State University has so much in store not only for the students of this university, but for the people as a whole.

This honest, down-to-earth young lady has had many trials and tribulations in which she is continuously growing. Pretty has many projects coming out for this semester, including a mixtape and short film to go along with it. Her existing music can be found on her YouTube channels, PrettyHonoreTV and PrettyNotNicki. She is also on SoundCloud under the same title.

Pretty would like to bring notice and give special thanks to her producer Cliff_ got_beatz and her photographer Dwayne Goodman.

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ENTERTAINMENT True entrepreneurship at its best has been displayed by one of SC State’s very own Mr. Ja’Juan Belgrave, commonly called Ju. Born and raised in Columbia, SC, this 20-year-old Junior Music Education major took matters into his own hands to show off his musical talent, rapping/singing, during an event organized and held by Ju and his team. This event, cleverly named the JUgine Music Fest, was held on Friday, Sept. 20 at 5 in the evening in the Hugine Suites Courtyard. The event was held in support and anticipation of a mixtape he plans to release on the Oct. 25 entitled ReJUvenation.

Luckily, I attended this engaging event and was fortunate enough to see Ju in action in conjunction with other artists of SC State campus that helped to bring Ju’s vision to life. After the Music Fest I was able to have an informal interview with the artist to get the inside story of this event and all that Ju has in store for the campus of SC State.

Stated Magazine: Hello Ju. I appreciate you doing this interview. Let’s start with why you hosted this event?

Ju: “I had a number of objectives for the Music Fest. One of the main initiatives was to put myself and my music out there in order to possibly open up for homecoming. I’m also dropping a mixtape soon, ReJUvenation. The Music Fest was the campaign to the mixtape I’m releasing on Oct. 25. My Music Fest added music to the campus, giving credit to the arts. Bottom line, this was something new. I intended to make a strong impression; impact the school. It was also a preparation technique for a talent show performance I had coming up.”

Stated Magazine: Well, I was there, but I want you to tell the people what went on during the Music Fest.

Ju: “For one, I had the free sno cones going on during the segments of me performing.

Everybody loves FREE sno cones. This kept the people standing out there listening to me; at least until all the sno cone was all gone. I had my producer Eezy Olah (La’Keith Hamilton) out there with me because he produced most of the music for the Music Fest. I also incorporated DJ Dono Souf and Back to the Feature live band to keep the crowd interested and not just listening to me perform. The Fest was broken into three different segments of performance from me with the live band and DJ entertaining during the intermission periods of sno cone making.”

Stated Magazine: I saw it to be a great success, but it looked like a load of work and preparation was done for this event. How did you go about organizing the Music Fest?

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Ju: “It was actually I, my professional overseer (Jordan Brewer), and my camera/media man Ryan ‘Raz’ Sumter who organized the music Fest and made sure everything was ran accordingly. I looked at it like how meltdowns in the plaza are held. This was mostly my attempt at getting the students involved and socializing with each other in a comfortable music setting, of MY music though.”

Stated Magazine: Anything else you would like to speak on as far as the Music Fest?

Ju: “The Jugine Music Fest was a great success.

I was able to reach my goal of providing the students with something new and exciting. I gave the people live music with electric guitar, piano, and smooth bass.”

Stated Magazine: I noticed that in the Music Fest you did a mixture of rapping and singing. Is that what’s going on in the ReJUvenation mixtape?

What genre of music would you fall under?

Ju: “I don’t believe I fall under a specific genre, maybe a mixture of a few. I feel as if I am creating a new genre. My music, especially the project I’m planning to drop on Oct. 25, are all a part of this new genre. It has a gospel feel of relatable R&B with dope melodies and crazy harmonies.”

Stated Magazine: Tell me more about this ReJUvenation mixtape.

Ju: “Well first things first, it drops on my 21st birthday, Oct. 25, and I’m excited for that. But the mixtape is coming from first person. It’s giving an inside look at me and who I am. I am blasting off my personal experiences in this mixtape. I’m setting a new thinking process with ReJUvenation.” The tape is a finished product due to collaboration with The Profound TJ, Marcus ‘Airbourne Muzik’ Wilson, Ryan ‘Raz’ Sumter, and Garrick Nek0 Wilson for mastery and production, which are ALL SC State students.

Stated Magazine: I wish you all the best of luck.

On behalf of SC State Student Media and the Stated Magazine, I would like to say thank you for doing this interview. Is there anything else you want to tell the people?

Ju: “First off, thank you for wanting to interview me. I made history with the first student organized Music Fest held in the Hugine Suites Courtyard and I plan to do it again. . I’m running for success and I need everybody to participate and support your fellow bulldog.”

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