Volume 66 - ISSUE 9

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Tuesday, April 5, 2016

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This Is Your Time Recognize and Reset

BY BRIA GREMILLION DIGEST STAFF WRITER

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WASHINGTON _ A conservative effort to shift political power away from fast-growing communities of immigrants fizzled Monday when the Supreme Court unanimously upheld the current widely used method of counting all persons when drawing up election districts.

The justices ruled that creating voting districts “on the basis of the total population” is constitutional and need not change.

“History, our decisions and settled practice in all 50 states and countless local jurisdictions point in the same direction,” said Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

The outcome preserves the status quo and is likely to be welcomed by Democrats and immigrants rights advocates.

Just last fall, it looked as though the court’s conservatives might rule that the “one person, one vote” rule requires counting actual voters, not all people in a community.

A conservative legal group had urged the court to require states and localities to draw districts based on their eligible voters, a rule that would have shifted power away from areas that have large number of residents who are not citizens or who may not vote, including immigrants, children and prisoners.

But Monday’s ruling expressed no opinion on whether a state may adopt such a rule, if it chooses. That explains why all the justices could agree on the outcome.

The lawsuit was brought on behalf of Sue Evenwel, a Republican county official from East Texas who alleged that the traditional method of counting all the people had the effect of “diluting” the votes of citizens like her.

Her suit asked the Supreme Court to rule that the Constitution’s guarantee of “equal protection of the laws” required states to give equal weight to the votes of all citizens.

If adopted as a constitutional

Don Green/DIGEST SU Alumnus, Bishop Joseph W. Walker III, delivers a motivational sermon during the “Reset your life tour” held in the Royal Cotilion Ballroom on March 31.

BY BRANDON PRINCE DIGEST MANAGING EDITOR

Alumnus Bishop Joseph W. Walker III was invited to Southern University as apart of his “Reset Your Life Tour” on Thursday, March 31.

During his visit Walker promoted his new book and gave encouraging words to the SUBR students, faculty, staff and Baton Rouge community.

Selections were done by the SU Gospel Choir, then an introduction of Walker was done by Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, Dr. Brandon K. Dumas.

After taking the floor Walker said a small prayer.

“Let me thank God for the man that made this possible. Every time I call on him, he opens doors and I think that God has some open doors for him as well,” said Walker.

Before Walker began his sermon, he tells the crowd about his college days on campus as an English major.

Walker says that it was told to him that he could write and continued on to write ten books including his latest book, “Reset Your Life”.

He encouraged everyone to buy his new book and take heed of the information that it may be valuable to help them get through what they are going through.

“It doesn’t matter what crisis you have gone through. Sometimes the Devil will tell you that it is over and to accept it. I am telling you that God can reset your life and the rest of you can be the best of you.”

Walker read from the book of II Samuel , chapter nine which tells the story of Mephiboshelth, who was brought forth by King David.

David sent forth his servant, Ziba, to give Mephiboshelth a message that he was to report to David’s kingdom. Walker explained See DISTRICTS page 3 that Ziba did as he was told without

question and fetched for Mephiboshelth as promised in a place for physically challenged people, Lodebar, which he placed there after being unable to walk perfectly when he dropped at the age of five. Walker said when Ziba delivered the message, Mephibolshelth did not hesitate to meet the king, he got up and walked to the kingdom. When arrived and stood in front of the king, he was told that he was being rewarded to live in the kingdom and feast at the king’s table.

Walker says that morale of the story is that while you live your life on earth, you have to be patient for your blessing. He tells the believers of Christ, “this is your time, your blessing is on the way!”

Students in attendance said that they enjoyed the encouraging word from Walker and will do their best to live their life for Christ. Senior Speech Language Pathology, Danielle Richard of Lafayette, Louisiana says, “I enjoyed myself tonight and I interpret from his message is to keep holding on and your season is on the way.” SU Gospel Choir member Brianna Greene says, “Bishop Walker’s sermon was amazing. Bishop Walker talked about waiting on your blessing from God with your situations, your dreams, and your business you will receive double the blessings. The most remarkable part of the service is when Bishop Walker told everyone to come to the altar and we started praying together. The Holy Spirit was really moving in the ballroom.”

Supporter and fan of Walker, Dashawn Johnson says that after hearing the serman she is know ready to reset her life.

“I constanlty read, and listen to Bishop Walker. I made sure that i was present today. Wlaker reminded me that I must recgnize my calling, then reasses and reclaim my life,” finished Johnson.

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THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSIT Y AND A&M COLLEGE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA

The Southern University Alumni Federation awarded two Southern University students with scholarships on Wednesday March 30.

Jonalyn A. Fair and Joyner Deamer, both freshmen of the Delores Richard Spikes Honors College received the John A. Woods and Tyrell Mack Academic Scholarship Awards, which were 525 dollars apiece. The scholarships were funded by the Dallas Metroplex Chapter of The Par 3 Golf Association.

Dean of the Honors College and Professor of Physics, Dr. Diola Bagayoko explains that the students were given the award based on their academic accomplishments as well as the service that they provide to the community.

“Academic accomplishment is not the only thing we are about in this university, particularly the Honors College. We are also about service and leadership,” said Bagayoko.

As the newly elected Sophomore Class Senator, Fair is from Minneapolis, Minnesota and majors in Math and Physics with a Physics concentration.

Fair maintains a 3.77 GPA, is a member of the Southern University gospel choir, the honor students association and is also an ambassador for the honors college.

As sophomore class senator, Fair wants to be an approachable leader.

“Student Government Association is to serve the students. If there’s anything that the students want, come to me, I know the means to get it into policy,” said Fair.

A civil engineering major from Carbondale, Illinois, Deamer maintains a 3.52 GPA, is a member of the Quiz Bowl team, sociology club and is an ambassador for the Honors College.

Deamer expressed how he is excited to pursue a career in civil engineering and the scholarship is a step in the right direction.

“I know there are a lot of different options that are available,” said Deamer.

Deamer also stated how he enjoys being a part of the Honors College but that there aren’t many differences that separates him from other students.

“I feel like other students could do it if they applied themselves more,” stated Deamer.

Dr. Bagayoko hopes that this will inspire other SU Students.

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For example, events like going to the capital and student government meetings, it’ll give us great feedback on what we should do for the future of this institution.”

Campus Briefs ART EXHIBITION INVITATIONAL The SUBR Invitational Student Art Exhibition Reception will be held

by Gallery Director, Robert Cox, in the Visual Arts Gallery of Frank Hayden on Wednesday, April 6 from 6 PM until 8 PM. The gallery will continue to stay open through April 28 during the hours of 10 AM until 4 PM, Monday through Thursday.

SPEAK TO IMPRESS The Society of Leaders in Development and Pi Sigma Epsilon Fraternity will be hosting a public speaking and confidence building competition on Thursday, April 7, at 11 AM in TT Alain, room 313. The attire is business casual and you can register at subrsolid@ gmail.com or visit erhope.org BREAKFAST WITH SOLID You are cordially invited to attend Breakfast with SOLID (formerly BEEP), sponsored by Shell Oil Company, Thursday, April 7, 2016 at 8:00 am, in the Magnolia Room, located inside of Mayberry Dining Hall.

Leading executives and representatives from Shell Oil, Target, Inroads, Chevron, and many more, will be getting personal and exploring significant opportunities to strengthen your program offerings.

Faculty, chairs, deans, and administrators are highly encouraged to attend this great networking session, as the purpose is to connect the university influencers with industry gamechangers who are passionate about advancing our missions.

“I feel that the alumni can help Southern by COLLINS donating only to specific projects that benefit the way Southern presents itself.”

Seating is limited, so please RSVP by Wednesday, April 6, 2016. For more information, contact Toni Jackson, BEEP Director, at toni_jackson@ subr.edu or call 225.771.5883.

NETWORKING AND RECRUITING BREAKFAST Shell will host a breakfast for networking and recruiting on Friday, April 8, from 8 AM to 9 AM in TT Alain, room 313.

They are seeking business and STEM majors with a GPA of 3.0 and above. Bring your questions and appetite!

FINANCIAL EDUCATION Southern University Law Clinic in partnership with Southern Teachers and Parents Federal Credit Union presents urban financial education: getting to the root of the problem, financial literacy workshop on Saturday April 9 at 10-12pm.

MILLENNIAL PROFESSIONALS SYMPOSIUM The Division of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management presents the State of the Mind Millennial Professionals Symposium held in the cotillion ballroom on April 16 from 10am-12pm.

INTENSIVE INTERNSHIP OPPORTUNITY Join the SU Dems Society today! For more information contact the email: DemsSocietySU@gmail.com END OF SEMESTER HOURS Home Zone, Mexigo, Java City and Popeyes will close April

“The alumni could help with fundings for books. They BETHLEY could also help by coming on campus and mentoring students who may need a mentor. They could definitly bring campus back to life.”

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TARGET CASE COMPETITION Society of Leaders in Development and the Epsilon Rho Chapter of Pi Sigma Epsilon presents the Target Case Competition, which will be held in T.T. Allain Hall, Room 313 on April 7. Open RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL Help Southern University win up to $50,000 towards improving our campus through the Home Depot “Retool your School” project. Vote everyday via Twitter, Instagram and Facebook using the following hashtag: #SouthernU_RYS16 STUDY ABROAD OPPORTUNITY The Center for International Affairs and University Outreach is giving students to the opportunity to study in Belize from May 15 to June 5.

Financial aid will be available. For more information call: (225) 771-2613.

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BY XAVIER CLARK DIGEST STAFF WRITER

The Southern University Alumni Federation celebrated their annual Pride Day on April 1.

During Pride Day alumni enjoyed a day full of events that included, a campus parade, unity rally and an Alumni and Staff reception at the Wade house.

Alumni Federation Interim Director of Membership, Brigette Rishard, said that the purpose of the day filled with celebration was to showcase the SU pride from the Alumni group.

“Alumni Pride Day was for all students, faculty, staff, and alumni to show their support and pride for Southern University, and celebrate the fact that we’ve been here for over 100 years and we want to be here for 100 more,” finished Rishard.

Baton Rouge native and 1966 Special Education graduate, Celestine Davis, who has been a teacher for the East Baton Rouge Parish School System for 33 years commented on how the university has changed since she attended.

“The struggle with economics is continuing as far as keeping the school afloat. School pride may not be as high as it was in the past but that’s partially because people are much more individualized now.”

When asked what changes she would like to see implemented at the university, Davis stated she would like to see students being better prepared to go after the jobs that they desire.

Davis also mentioned that in today’s world, the level of student competition is international and that students have to be sharper than ever when applying to the positions that are out there.

Davis wants students to be ready to handle such competition so that future Jaguars will be able to succeed in whatever field that they pursue.

SU Alumni Federation President Preston Castille Jr., who attended the university in the

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80’s shares what he feels is the biggest change on our campus since his time.

“The biggest change is the drop in the number of students. When I was a student in the 80’s, we had well over 10,000 students on campus, and since then enrollment has dropped

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rule, it would have required states and cities to redraw their election districts and give more voting clout to areas where nearly all the residents were citizens.

Doing so would have taken away representatives from areas around Los Angeles and Houston that have large percentages of immigrants who are not citizens.

Rick Hasen, an election law expert at the University of California, Irvine, called the ruling a “big victory for voting rights” and for urban areas. “A contrary ruling would have shifted power to Republican, rural districts and away from the Democratic urban areas,” he said.

Edward Blum, the conservative activist who launched the suit, said he was “disappointed that the justices were unwilling to reestablish the original principle of one person, one vote for the citizens of Texas and elsewhere. But the issue of voter equality in the United States is not going to go away.”

In defending against the suit, Texas state lawyers said the state was free to use either the total population or a count of eligible voters when drawing districts.

Ginsburg’s opinion for the court explains why counting the total population makes sense. “As the framers of the Constitution and the 14th Amendment comprehended, representatives serve all the residents, not just those eligible or registered to vote,” she said.

The census also supplies the most accurate numbers, and it counts all the residents, she noted.

But she also noted a key concession: “We need not and do not resolve whether, as Texas now argues, states may draw districts to equalize voter-eligible population rather than total population,” she wrote.

This suggests that lawmakers in Texas or elsewhere could choose a different method for drawing election districts after the next census.

Her opinion in Evenwel v. Abbott spoke for the full court, except for Justices Clarence Thomas and Samuel A. Alito Jr. Both said they concurred in the outcome and wrote separate opinions to explain why.

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Flattened Southern takes a loss against Texas Southern

BY FELIX CUNNINGHAM III DIGEST SPORTS EDITOR

Luck hasn’t been on Southern’s side lately as they were submerged by Texas Southern in their weekend series without being able to close the games out.

Sunday, April 3 was almost their retribution day as they scuttled for only Texas Southern to win 6-5.

This increases the Jaguars losing streak by five after first being punctured by Arkansas-Pine Bluff on March 26, then visiting Southern and cataclysmically falling 2-18 on March 29, 2016 and the rest is history.

Southern (8-17, 3-8) walked into the first game of the series on Friday and crashed headfirst as the Texas Southern batters took no prisoners as they shuttled a 13-5 victory.

Then taking a subtle approach, Southern waltzed into the next game of the series on Saturday and took defense as keen as ever with only losing 2-5.

In this bout, however Southern was the first to score a run by no other than freshman outfielder, Ashanti Wheatley after stealing second base and scoring an RBI on a single by fellow outfielder, Dondrayas Harris.

This was all in the first inning but then Texas Southern rebounded with a run. Tying all the way until the top of the seventh when Texas Southern squandered three runs.

The Jaguars found no relief until the bottom of the eighth when junior infielder, Robinson Mateo scored the final run for Southern in the series before Texas Southern scores in the last inning.

In the last bout between the two, the Tigers caught Southern off guard when capturing the first run in the top of the third inning. However the third inning bore fruit for Southern as they pulled two runs out of the hats themselves.

Freshman Javeayean Williams and Mateo scored the two runs to capture the early but needed lead for Southern to capture their first victory of the series.

In the bottom of the seventh inning stretch, Southern caught the 4-3 lead that was desperately needed.

Wheatley once again showed his moxie from game two when he stole second before Harris was hit by a wild pitch.

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Tigers rebounded and found a way to stretch three runs for the 5-6 victory against the hungry Jaguars.

“If we only had seven innings,” said head coach Roger Cador without finishing his sentence, “Right now we are not in a position to close games out. It’s a growing pain.”

“We were just a few outs away,” said Pope, “It’s mind blowing how it keeps happening.”

In the jungle it is the survival of the fittest and unfortunately the Tigers won all three battles for victory in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

Texas Southern (13-13, 7-5) moves onward to face non-conference opponents Stephen F. Austin in Nacogdoches, Texas on Tuesday, April 5.

Southern has to take a visit downtown as they press their bats and mitts in the Alex Box Stadium to combat in-state rivals, Louisiana State University on Tuesday as well.

If this is a testament to come, let us see what this sneaky rivalry has in store for the Jaguars as they combat Tigers once again but on their stomping ground.

Auriemma might just be basketball’s greatest coach

BY KEVIN BAXTER LOS ANGELES TIMES

BRIDGEPORT, Conn. _ The problem with chasing a legend is you never know when you’ve caught him.

Did Connecticut women’s basketball Coach Geno Auriemma catch former UCLA men’s coach John Wooden in 2011 when his Huskies won 90 consecutive games, two better than Wooden’s 37-year-old record? Did he pull even last week by reaching the Final Four for a ninth consecutive season, the same number as Wooden?

Or does Auriemma need to win an 11th national title, one more than Wooden, Tuesday in Indianapolis to cement his legacy?

Sal Buscaglia, who retired last month after 38 years and more than 700 victories as a women’s basketball coach, says Auriemma eclipsed Wooden long ago.

“He is the greatest coach in any sport in the history of sports,” said Buscaglia,

whose career ended when his Robert Morris team suffered a 52-point loss to Auriemma and Connecticut in the first round of this year’s NCAA tournament.

A few skeptics see gender before greatness and have said Auriemma doesn’t compare because he coaches a women’s team.

“I’m always baffled by why, especially in basketball, everything has to be compared to the men,” Auriemma said.

“I have never heard Serena Williams have to answer a question ‘Well, if you’re any good, why don’t you play Roger Federer?’ That’s not the point, is it? You just compete against the people you compete against. And that should be good enough.”

And no coach has been as good as the brash, outspoken Auriemma, whose team enters Sunday’s national semifinal game with Oregon State with a 73-game winning streak, the Huskies’ third run of at least 70 consecutive victories since 2001.

Over the last two seasons, Connecticut

led the nation in scoring and defense, winning those 73 games by an average of more than 40 points. The Huskies’ only loss since 2013 came in overtime at Stanford; in every other game, Connecticut won by double digits _ more than 100 times, the Huskies won by at least 20 points.

The Huskies have been so dominant that it is occasionally said that they have ruined the women’s college game.

Dan Shaughnessy, a Boston Globe columnist, caused a stir recently when he posted on Twitter: “Hate to punish them for being great, but they are killing women’s game. Watch? No thanks.”

UCLA Coach Cori Close disagrees, saying Connecticut has brought attention to the sport by establishing a level of excellence others must now strive to match.

“The way people talked about Wooden’s teams, and still talk about Wooden’s teams, is the way they’re talking about Geno’s teams right now,” she said. “Our entire game will be better

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Connecticut’s Breanna Stewart (30) is high-fived by head coach Geno Auriemma as she heads to the bench late in the second half against Oregon State in an NCAA Tournament semifinal at the Bankers Life Arena in Indianapolis on Sunday, April 3, 2016. UConn advanced, 80-51. (Cloe Poisson/Hartford Courant/ TNS)

in the long-term because of them, how high they have set that bar.”

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Southern sneaks one in at home

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Due to threatening weather conditions the softball games were postponed from Thursday to the weekend, however that did not stop the softball team from getting the job done.

On Saturday April 2, the softball team took on inner conference rivals Jackson State at Southern University in back to back games. The first game was nothing less than complete domination for the Lady Jaguars’ softball team.

Their defense held Jackson state to zero. The softball team made sure to capitalize when they were up at bat.

Freshman Shauna Knighten began the scoring when she was able to score a run to give Southern the first lead of the game in the bottom of the fifth inning. All hope for Jackson State to make a comeback was devastated when sophomore catcher, who was once a SWAC hitter of the week, Kiara Suttles stepped to the plate and hit a home run, and brought in another player in the bottom of the sixth inning.

After that quick home run, there was nothing left for Jackson State and the Lady Jaguars’ softball team was able to come away with the win, with a score of 3-0.

The Lady Jags only had a short amount of time to celebrate their hard earned victory until they had to step up and play Jackson State again. With out having a longer break the softball team was still feeling the effects of the

previous game.

The beginning of the game started off action packed when the freshman Ryann Hollis was able to give her team the lead with a score of 2-0 in the bottom of the second inning.

The Lady Jags were able to maintain the league for just a short period of time. Jackson State came back in the top of the third inning to tie the score back up at 2-2. However, 2 more runs were scored at the bottom of the third for the Lady Jags, which gave them, back the lead with a score of 4-2.

Unfortunately, that was the last to runs to ever make it for the Lady Jags, and they suffered a close lost to Jackson State, by a final score of 4-6.

Freshman infielder, Ryann Hollis stated, “We took a big step as far as coming together as a team and creating a positive atmosphere on the field.

Everyone was supportive of each other and did the little things right.”

To add to what Hollis stated freshman pitcher Tiara Scott said, “We played well. There was a major improvement in our fundamentals and as a team we stayed together in both games regardless of whatever was going on. This weekend was a stepping stone for our growth, not only as individuals, but as a team.”

The Lady Jags are set to take on Texas Southern in Houston Texas, April 8 – 9.

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When Auriemma arrived at Connecticut in 1985, he inherited a program that had one winning record in its history. In his fourth season, the Huskies won 24 games and advanced to the NCAA tournament.

But the big change, the one that took Connecticut from decent to dynasty, came three years later, when it beat out dozens of suitors to land Rebecca Lobo. The recruiting pitch was simple, the All-American player recalls.

“He basically said, ‘You’ll get what you earn,’” Lobo said. “He was more honest with me than anyone else.”

By the time Lobo repaid that honesty with the school’s first unbeaten season and national title in 1995, the nation’s top high school players were crowding the rural two-lane road leading to the university’s bucolic campus at Storrs, Conn.

“The reason I went there is the same reason Diana (Taurasi) went there, the same reason Maya (Moore) went there, the same (reason) Breanna Stewart went there and all the players that have come in between,” Lobo said. “We wanted to play for him.”

Not that it was easy. Quite the opposite. The coach’s standards are high and his practices legendarily brutal.

“He is going to tell people how it is, whether that’s what they want to hear or not,” said Lobo, who retired as a player and is an ESPN analyst. “You have to be that kind of player to go there because once you step foot on campus, that’s what it’s going to be like every day for the next four years: Hearing the honest truth and having him hold the mirror up to you every single day.”

Auriemma, who stumbled into his profession after working two years as an assistant for the boys’ team at his old high school, never considered himself a women’s coach. A man who has coached women, yes. But the game is the same regardless of gender, he says, so he

coaches his players the same way he would coach men.

In his view, the men’s game has morphed into a playground contest of stylized dunks, no-look passes and look-at-me bravado; the women still play basketball.

Auriemma, who, like Wooden, considers himself a coach and teacher first, prefers it that way.

“We’re not jumping out of the gym. We have to develop skill and we have to depend on that skill,” said Tina Charles, who played on two unbeaten teams at Connecticut, then won an Olympic title under Auriemma in 2012. “So I think it’s the fact that we’re more disciplined, that we listen, that’s why he’s still on the women’s side.”

His old-school, fundamentals-first approach may have been born in the Old World. Auriemma, whose birth name is Luigi, spent his early years in a mountain village in Italy where his parents, both illiterate, lived in a tiny stone house with no water, electricity or heat.

When Auriemma was 7, the family took the well-trod migratory route also taken by the father of former Los Angeles Dodgers Manager Tommy Lasorda, leaving southern Italy for Norristown, Pa. As the eldest of three children _ and the first to learn English _ Auriemma became responsible for paying the bills, buying the groceries and explaining the outside world to his parents. (Auriemma, who can be seen singing the “StarSpangled Banner” before games, became a U.S. citizen in 1994.)

The harsh upbringing shaped Auriemma, who stresses academics as much as athletics to his players.

Moore, who played with Charles on two NCAA champions and in the Olympics, said one of her fondest memories from her Connecticut days was when eight of the 11 players on the roster made the dean’s list and Auriemma honored them before a home game. Last spring, he went that one better, awarding a scholarship to Briana Pulido, a seldom-used walk-on guard and premed student from South Florida.

For Pulido, who was paying out-of-state tuition, the gesture was worth more than $40,000.

“He’s not doing this, coaching the way he’s coaching

this year, because he wants his No. 11 (title). He’s doing it because he wants Katie Lou Samuelson to get her first,” Lobo said. “He’s incredibly caring and he’s incredibly loyal.

“He loves his players and that is why they’re so loyal to him. I never felt like it was about him in his mind.”

How long Auriemma will continue coaching is a secret he’s keeping to himself.

“I’ve always been searching for the next thing, searching for ... a whole other level than where we’re at right now,” he said. “And that’s good and bad, to be honest, because there’s a point in time where you need to be satisfied with how good you really are instead of always trying to be better.

“You know what I think my biggest strength is as a coach? That I’m way more demanding of my players than I am of myself. And it’s not really something to be proud of.”

Auriemma has two seasons left on a five-year contract that, with bonuses, is likely to be worth more than the five-year extension men’s Coach Kevin Ollie signed after winning a national title two years ago. But after starting a wine label and opening two successful restaurants, money is no longer a priority to Auriemma.

However, there is one summit he has not reached: Pat Summit’s NCAA record of 1,098 victories in 38 seasons as the women’s basketball coach at Tennessee.

Auriemma had a contentious relationship with Summit, but since she retired with early-onset dementia, the feud has thawed and Auriemma has donated to her charitable foundation.

Now Summit is the only legend left to chase. Auriemma has 953 victories in 31 seasons at Connecticut and needs probably five more seasons to catch her.

He would be 67 then, three years older than Wooden was when he walked away.

“I don’t want to think about that right now,” Moore said. “He’s still there and I want him to stay there forever. And I know all the girls would say the same thing.”

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Rock!

BY BRIA GREMILLION DIGEST STAFF WRITER

The Association for Women Students held its 5th annual SU Girls Rock Awards show on Wednesday, March 30 in the Smith- Brown Memorial Cotillion Ballroom of the student union.

Students strutted in on a pink carpet, which led into the ballroom, where students were able to pose and take pictures, before the event started. Students also enjoyed performances by the SU Gold N’ Bluez, the Kappa Kappa Chapter of the Sigma Alpha Iota chapter and rapper Samuel Thanni.

Mass Communication senior Nick Harris served as the host for the evening and introduced those who would present the student awards.

Newly elected 2016-2017 SGA President and current AWS President, Zana Harris of Baton Rouge expressed how the award show is a way of empowering all female students across campus, since its creation in 2012.

“Each year, the organization strives to make this event bigger and better, and my favorite part was actually seeing the winners receive their awards and being surprised that the students voted for them,” said Harris. Junior Mechanical Engineering major Paula-Marie Mensah, of Baton Rouge, Louisiana and also the Chief of Staff for the Association for Women Students expressed how the organization wanted to honor female students that aren’t normally recognized for their talents.

“The goal of tonight was to honor students that have been a shining star throughout the school year,” stated Mensah.

Students participated in a small nomination process, choosing who they thought should be nominated. Then they were allowed to vote for winners on SurveyMonkey.com Some of the awards that were given included highest female GPA, athlete of the year, outstanding alumni, social media junkie, girl boss of the year and outstanding female organization.

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Bria Gremillion/DIGEST Seniors Lenard Tillery and Keith Morgan II announce the winner for “Athlete of the Year” at the SU Girls Rock award show on held Wednesday March 30 in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom.

Graduating Senior Brittany Price, a Public Administration major of Lake Charles, spoke of how she enjoyed the SU Girls Rock Award Show.

“I really like the fact that they highlight all the women on campus on their success.

I also like the fact that it gives these women and girls the opportunity to showcase what

they have been doing over the year,” stated Price.

As the President of AWS, Harris also wanted to acknowledge female students on campus and inform them that the event was funded by student fees allocated to AWS.

LOS ANGELES _ Warner Bros.’

“Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice” flew high atop the box office for a second weekend in a row, but there could be trouble in Metropolis and Gotham.

The DC Comics film pulled in an estimated $52.4 million in ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada in its second weekend in release, well below analyst expectations of $60 million to $65 million. That is a 68 percent week-to-week drop in sales. Typically, major franchise films do post steep second-week drops, partly because most hardcore fans flock to theaters when movies debut. But expectations for “BvS” were more around the industry average of 60 percent.

Last year’s hit “Furious 7” and 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises,” for example, both dropped about 60 percent week to week. Granted, they each received an A grade from audiences, according to polling firm CinemaScore.

“Batman v Superman,” comparatively, received an average grade of B. Fan turnout may have slowed more than normal because of the overwhelmingly negative reviews by movie critics and poor word of mouth. According to Jeff Goldstein, Warner Bros.’ executive vice president of distribution, however, the decline was part of the studio’s distribution plan.

In addition to the film being released on Easter weekend, screenings began earlier on the Thursday opening night _ at 6 p.m. as opposed to the typical 9 p.m. This allowed for two showings of “Batman v Superman” instead of just one, which alone brought in $27.7 million. Such numbers helped the film set its recordbreaking $166 million debut.

“By doing such massive numbers, the following week you’re going to have to take a drop,” Goldstein said. That’s why the studio’s second-week performance projections were between $50 million and $55 million, he added.

Not only did they expect it to drop but they also anticipated the lack of direct competition after the holiday to bode well for the picture’s moneymaking potential.

Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst for comScore, agreed with Goldstein’s assessment of the drop, saying that it shouldn’t draw too much alarm.

“On the surface, it looks like a bigger than normal drop, but when you dig deeper, it’s about on par when (films like this) open so big,” he said. “The bigger they open, the harder it is for them to retain the See DIVE page 10

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More Issues Than Vogue

K.Michelle pours it all out in latest masterpiece

BY TREVOR MOORE DIGEST A&E EDITOR

Kimberly Michelle Pate, better known by her stage name K. Michelle, released her third studio album, titled “More Issues Than Vogue” on March 25, 2016.

Thirty two year old Pate began her music career in 2009, when she signed a contract deal with Jive Records. Shortly after, she began to immediately receive the perks of fame after the release of her first single “Fakin It” produced by Grammy award winning artist Missy Elliot. Pate was in the process of recording her debut album, which was originally titled “Pain Medicine”, which was said to have features and collaborations from various artists such as Gucci Mane, Akon, Trina, Usher, Missy Elliott, and mentor R. Kelly. The album itself and the recorded songs was trashed due to her departure from Jive Records. Just before finishing the production of her first album, she was asked to join the cast of Love and Hip Hop Atlanta in 2012. After two consecutive seasons of the series, she continued her work, and released her first album “Rebellious Soul” under a new record label, Atlantic Records. To further her career after the successful release of her first album, Pate thought it would be a better life and business decision to move to New York City where she would continue to work on her music, be a part of the Love and Hip Hop cast in New York, and also star in her own reality show titled “K. Michelle: My Life”. While trying to find a new music

style, Pate began recording, and living the day to day life of a “New Yorker”, and produces the album “Anybody Wanna Buy a Heart”. In New York, she also found her soon to be boyfriend, Bobby Maze, a point guard for the Tennessee Volunteers. Maze and Pate began dating really serious about four of five months after seeing each other. During this time period Pate began to realize a lot about Maze as well as herself that wasn’t all clear to her in the begging of the relationship. She loved Maze but he had lied to Pate many times, about having other children, other mother’s to those children, and sexual engagements with other women, during their relationship.

The chaos caused a huge breakup, which also resulted in Pate’s abortion of Maze’s child, a strong disbelief in Pates morals.

Though, this would thoroughly upset anyone, she shows a bit of a weak side for Maze in season two of her reality show “K. Michelle: My life. On numerous attempts she tries to contact him and rekindle any love connection that could possibly be there but ultimately it never works out. Instead of putting all her emotions in negativity, Pate returns to her production of her third album “More Issues than Vogue”, which she says is one of her most emotionally honest albums. She battles constantly with her label because they would like it, if she would produce a more urban sounding record, but Pate denies. She says, “I want to be able to sing what I want, If I want to be able to sing country, I want

How to stop feeling like you don’t have enough time

BY SUSIE MOORE GREATIST.COM

How frequently do the words “I don’t have time” pass your lips? Quite often, I’ll bet.

But here’s some news for you: It’s a lie.

We all have 24 hours in each day _ you, me, Oprah. If you are alive, you have time. But how to allocate your time on this opportunityrich earth is up to you.

Every time we say “I don’t have time,” it makes us feel weak and out of control. We buy into the myth of the rush against the hourglass _ the daily race we’re all losing to get it all done.

The truth is, you are in control of your hours and your life. And hate to break it to you, but you are likely wasting a lot of it! According to Nielsen, the average American watches about five hours of TV per day.

But I know it’s not as easy as simply turning off the TV. Here are four concrete steps that’ll help you take back control and get time on your side.

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ASK YOURSELF: WHAT ACTIVITIES REALLY, REALLY MATTER TO ME? Some popular responses I hear (outside of our jobs): cooking, yoga, date nights, sidehustling, watching “House of Cards,” Skyping family, reading, taking bubble baths, hanging out with friends, going to sporting events and catching up on sleep on Sundays.

These are all awesome and important things _ if they make you happy! And all of these can be done over the course of a week.

Think about it: If you work eight hours per day

and sleep eight hours per day, you have eight hours per day for everything else.

Depending on your job, it could be a little less _ maybe four or five hours per day. But that’s still plenty of time to whip up a nice dinner, enjoy some social time with people you love, hit the gym, kick back with a podcast and even catch up with President Underwood for an episode or two.

These hours exist. Acknowledge them! They can add up to a solid good chunk per week, not including the jackpot of extra hours: the weekend!

2. IDENTIFY YOUR BLOCKS Be honest: Do you spend an hour or two scrolling through Facebook and Instagram every day? Are you a little too hungover on Saturday mornings to work out or run some necessary errands, which eats into your time to chill or read? Are you spending time with people that you don’t really like just to please them? Are there meetings you attend that you can politely decline?

Get real about the hours in your week that add up to a whole lot of dissatisfying nothing.

It’s time to get real about the hours in your week that add up to a whole lot of dissatisfying nothing. Think instead of how you can eliminate daily activities that are not useful and replace them with things that satisfy you.

I love nothing more than saying no to a boring brunch date to sit with a book for two hours.

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to be able to show that. I want to be able to sing ballads that touch the world and not just one demographic. I’m just not going to be told that because I’m black, I have to do this anymore.” Since the release the album it has debuted at

number one of the R&B charts, and has sold over 84,000 copies, and is currently increasing. “More Issues than Vogue” is available on ITunes, Apple Music, Spotify, and is currently being sold on retail store shelves.

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BY JORI LACOUR

DIGEST STAFF WRITER

Senior Business Management Major Jami Blackston of New Orleans is one of the many students who took the initiative to venture to the Career Services Center.

Q: What is your definition of success?

My definition would be accomplishing any goal you set for yourself. Achieving more than what is expected of you. Success is not a destination it is a journey.

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Q: At your age, how have you managed to flourish in a predominately adult work environment while maintaining a 3.0 grade point average?

Time management is key to accomplishment.

I have to be extremely organized and focused to juggle school work and being in an adult working environment. I always stay ahead of my work and never procrastinate to complete a task. I always try to complete any task given to me at that moment. I never let things linger around because I may forget about it or I won’t have enough time to spend on performing my best because I am rushing. Staying focused, organized, and having good time management helped me be successful in my schoolwork and my job.

Q: What do you plan to do after graduating with your business degree?

After graduation I will be working with ARAMARK Cooperation in Houston, Texas. I will be a food service manager at a higher education account (University of Houston) Q: How has the Career Service Center helped with your professional experience?

The career fair held by the Career Service Center coordinates is the reason for my internship that evolved into my job after graduation. Without our career services I would have never gotten the opportunity I am blessed with today. The Career Service Center has also exposed me to other companies and gaining networking experience and connections with people around the world. Southern University has a great support system and they love to see students excel. Mrs. Montgomery does an amazing job with exposing those students. Guiding and molding any student who ask for assistance and want to develop themselves for the better.

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3. SET AN AGENDA People tell me how they have no time to read or will start their blog/yoga teacher training/ closet clean-out when they “have the time.” Well, the time is now, my friend. But like planning for a nice meal or a job interview, you have to prepare a little.

The solution: Put it on your calendar! My calendar includes mani-pedi dates (a great two-in-one activity to catch up with a friend), researching books, coaching clients, writing, checking out a new eatery or two each week, meditation slots, calling my best friend in Australia, updating my software skills, walking my dog, and even going to the bank. This stuff doesn’t just happen. You’ve got to schedule it.

Plus, I have a blast planning. On Sunday nights, I love to sit down with a glass of chianti or a cup of tea, light a candle and get excited

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about the week ahead. I always lock in the fun stuff first! I block off social stuff in purple, creative work in pink, workouts in turquoise and business projects in blue. My calendar feels fun and vibrant. It’s like my trusty assistant _ not my domineering boss!

4. CHANGE YOUR LANGUAGE Words matter. They have power. And let’s be honest: Saying “I don’t have time” is a bullsh(ASTERISK)t excuse for not wanting to do something. Here are some awesome, empowering alternatives: “I choose not to start that project until next year.”

“I’d love to read that book _ I’ll get to it after my home renovations are complete!”

“CrossFit sounds fun, but I love my current cycling and Pilates mix.”

“I’d love to party this weekend but have a work deadline I need to prioritize.”

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As Steven Covey, the late, best-selling author of “The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People,” wrote, “The key is not to prioritize what’s on your schedule, but to schedule your priorities.”

So for the love of all things holy _ get better at saying no. Turn off all those distracting notifications on your phone. Use little pockets of time the universe gives us (friend running late, cab stuck in traffic, meeting ending 10 minutes early) to squeeze in some productive thinking or action _ and meditation totally counts. All these things can add up over time more than you believe!

Yes, it might feel strange at first. You’re seizing your power. But when you don’t have a plan for your life, someone else will plan it for you. But it’s your life. And your precious hours on planet Earth. They’re all you’ve got!

momentum.”

Dergarabedian added that the sales dive was only reflective of the holiday bump in sales being absent. Additionally, he said, with the international market holding the lion’s share of the film’s gross, whatever effect negative U.S. critic reviews may be having, the international gross makes up for it.

The Zack Snyder-directed action movie, starring Ben Affleck and Henry Cavill, has an estimated $681.3 million global gross, more than $421 million of which is from outside North America. “Batman v Superman,” which cost $250 million to make, sets up Warner Bros. well for movies based on DC Comics characters to compete globally with Disney’s Marvel Studios.

Upcoming DC films include “Suicide Squad,” “Wonder Woman,” “Justice League” and “Aquaman.”

Among new releases were Pure Flix’s “God’s Not Dead 2” and Freestyle Releasing’s “Meet the Blacks.” Neither, however, landed in the week’s top three spots.

Disney’s “Zootopia” took second place, pulling in $20 million in its fifth week. The animated picture boasts a cumulative domestic gross of $275.9 million. It also now stands as the 12th-highestgrossing animated release globally with $787.6 million.

In third place was Universal’s “My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2.”

In its second week, the follow-up to Nia Vardalos’ 2002 surprise hit pulled in $11.1 million in the U.S. and Canada. That brings the film’s gross to $36.5 million.

“God’s Not Dead 2,” the sequel to the 2014 indie Christian hit, garnered $8.1 million for a fourth-place finish, hitting the lower end of analyst expectations of $8 million to $12 million. Such a performance is a solid result for the low-budget picture and provides further evidence of the market for faithbased movies.

The original “God’s Not Dead” opened with $9 million and ended up with $60.7 million in sales _ a profitable result for a picture that cost just $2 million to make.

Rounding out the top five was Sony’s “Miracles From Heaven” with $7.56 million in its third week. That brings the Patricia Riggen-directed picture’s total domestic gross to $46.8 million.

New release “Meet the Blacks,” a low-budget parody of “The Purge,” made $4.1 million.

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by Deon Taylor, the picture came in below its $5 million projections.

Sony Pictures Classic also released the Miles Davis biopic “Miles Ahead” starring Don Cheadle as the jazz legend.

In just four theaters, the film, which Cheadle directed and cowrote, pulled in $122,751 for a strong per-theater average of $30,688.

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Student Advisors Relationships are waiting

BY TREVOR MOORE DIGEST STAFF WRITER

As a college student you will find yourself lost most of the time. Lost in class when you have that one teacher that never stays on topic. Lost on the exam that you will receive in the class of said teacher. You’ll even be lost in making the decision on doing your homework on time or procrastinating until the night before it’s due. Face it, being lost in college is common, however, how you find your way back is the challenge but rest assure there is someone waiting to assist you, and that lovely person is known as an advisor. The life of a college advisor, must be nice. You are deemed responsible for the guidance of hundreds of young adults, assisting them with the

responsibilities that they will encounter throughout their years in higher education. Every issue, and concern, whether it be educational or personal, is supposed to be assisted in any way, to help the relationship between student and advisor. Since every advisor is assigned to students by the students major, the chances of assisting students in any way are supposed to be higher based on the advisor’s background with the knowledge from the school, life, and career path.

Is the process always that smooth one might ask, do fish walk out of water and hold conversations with humans?

Sometimes you’ll find yourself asking “Do I really need to visit my advisor because honestly where is the assistance”? Until you think about the rules that have been

implemented and constantly pounded into your head until you follow through, “You have to visit your advisor for at least four mandatory appointments a semester”. Now you’re stuck with the responsibility with scheduling an appointment, ensuring your one on one time with just your adviser and you.

But of course your advisor is gone for the day, has appointments booked all the only day you are available, or they are even teaching their class at the time you need them the most. All of which you necessarily have no control over but while they are lecturing their 3:30 class, your life has been falling to shambles since 10:30 when you left biology class that morning. Maybe just maybe you are like me, blessed with an advisor that

actually cares. Gives you all the advice you need to hear, and none of the things you want to hear. Constantly checks up on you, even when you don’t want to be checked up on at all, and someone always touches basis with you in more than just an educational way. Someone will read this and say, I’m just happy my advisor finally knows my name, let along ask how I am doing with school, or about my personal life. Well I would personally trade that in rather than someone I don’t know all over again. It’s hard building relationships all over again, not impossible but hard. It’s like how will I ever begin to get comfortable enough to succeed and I can’t even get comfortable enough with the same person for more than a semester or two.

When Does Cyber Bullying Become Too Much?

Kehlani vs Kyrie

BY SKYLER FRANKLIN DIGEST STAFF WRITER

This past week has been filled with a world wind of drama all fueled behind one Instagram post. The singer/ songwriter Partynextdoor, who used to date R&B singer Kehlani posted a picture of him holding her hand on Instagram with a caption saying, “After all her shenanigans, still got the R&B singer back in my bed.” Now if you’re wondering what the big fuss over this post was about, then let me enlighten you. Kehlani and Partynextdoor used to date back in 2015. They were quite the item if you ask me. Now, as recent as the beginning as March, kehlani was dating NBA superstar Kyrie Irving of the

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Cleveland Cavilers. After the picture was posted, social media went on a frenzy.

Starting hashtags, making memes and leaving comments under the singers pictures were just the start of it. Everyone

seemed to have had an opinion about the matter. Aside from all the juicy drama, what importance and relevance does this series of tragic events hold? Well while everyone was slandering Kehlani’s name, she was trying to commit suicide.

The same morning that the picture was released was the same night that Kehlani posted a photo of her in the hospital bed.

The question that comes into play is when does cyberbullying become too much?

It isn’t a secret as to what emotional complications Kehlani has faced over the past year neither is it a secret as to who she’s been dating. But one person can only take so much. I personally feel as though social media is the cause for her suicide attempt. I mean technically this would be considered Cyberbullying,

it’s just on a larger scale for the world to see. People cheat just as much as they change their shoes, celebrities included, so what pushed Kehlani to the edge?

Social media is to blame. Thankfully, Kehlani is stable and in good condition.

Kyrie Irving seems unbothered while he scored 31 points on the Houston Rockets just a day after the picture was released.

At first I personally had no sympathy for Kehlani for getting caught cheating. But then I also began to think about the fact that depression and suicide and things of that sort go extremely unnoticed in the black community. Perhaps Kehlani could use this as a platform to speak about what really matters.

Donald Trump Hidden Racism

BY ITHALYNN BROOKS DIGEST STAFF WRITER

Some way Presidential Candidate Donald Trump has found his way in the lead in the current race for President.

Although Donald Trump is not your average candidate, he has made himself known way before the election season.

Trump had an opulent lifestyle in the 80’s, became a multi-millionaire real estate tycoon, had several marriages and lets not forget his catchy phrase “you’re fired,” from his television show “The Apprentice”.

Although Trump has a flamboyance and over the top personality he has managed to show his dark-side to America.

During Trump’s rallies there is a great amount of rhetoric portions of his speech, more towards minority groups. The atmosphere is described as a reminiscent of those held by Adolf Hitler in Munich, Germany.

“Mexicans are drug dealers, rapist and killers,” said Trump. And not to leave us

out he mentioned that “laziness is a trait in blacks,” said Trump during one of his speeches.

Trump has also expressed that if elected, he wants to build a wall along the Mexican boarder, ban Muslims, out-law same sex marriages and a woman’s right to choose rather or not she wants to have an abortion or not.

These ideas and stances on such controversial topics has created endorsement for Trump from the Ku Klux Klan, former clan member and Louisiana politician, David Duke, and supporters of anti- immigration and anti-abortionist and many other extremist right wing groups.

It is safe to say that Trump has proven who he stands for and it’s not in favor of the minorities or the poor. Trump is feeding the same lie to America, that we have heard for centuries, and that is that some other group is the reason for our problems. This lie can nourish hate, but not minds and bodies.

Trump is making mockery of the political system by promoting racism and bigotry.

He brings out the worst instead of the best in people. In my opinion Trump has proven to us that everything that glitters isn’t gold.

We should not let a person run for political office, just because he or she is famous. I don’t think we should put our country into the hands of someone like Trump, and I hope I’m not alone.

So please make sure you go out and vote in November and save our America from this racist and obnoxious person.

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