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Volume 67, Issue 1

Tuesday, August 30, 2016

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Taking it up a notch: New technology aims to guide students into the future

New Salary Proposals Top Board of Supervisors Agenda

BY BRANDON PRINCE DIGEST EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Southern University’s Nursing program (SUSON), recently accredited as the number one program of all HBCUs, is currently going through the process of a sizeable turnover due to faculty that feel as though they are being under unappreciated and underpaid compared to other institutions.

It is only the beginning of the fall semester at colleges and universities everywhere but for the SU Nursing program, it seems as though the beginning of long school year on the account that some professors resigned and others chose to look towards other opportunities for being paid their worth.

Earlier in the week, the patience of SUSON students were put to the test as they were told by the program that whomever had to repeat courses would not have the option to re-enroll this semester based on a lack of resources. The sudden news resulted in an outpouring of anxiety and frustrated reaction by the students.

Nursing major, Lydell McLemore of Dallas, Texas posted on Facebook on Monday night after receiving the news asking that, “everyone to pray for SUSON as we are going through this tough time in our lives.”

According to Associate Professor and Chair of the Undergraduate Program for School of Nursing, SUSON students were notified that they were provided with the resources need by the administration to then enroll in their needed courses.

However, in order to handle the matter of the professor’s proposed salary, the Board of Supervisors along with concerned educators from SUSLA, SUNO and SUBR came together to discuss the issues in Shreveport, Louisiana on SUSLA’s campus. The meeting was called to order on Friday at 9AM with

BY JOSHUA MCKNIGHT DIGEST STAFF WRITER

“These are not request for raises, these are simply statements of what of flaw and lack of discipline require.” The professor also quoted an expert on war in his speech. “No nation has ever profited from a pro-longed war.” Gwee went on to say that all of the

In keeping with their goal of staying attuned to the ever growing advancements in twentyfirst century technologies, The Southern University Office of Career Services plans to integrate several internal updates to assist in their development of student interviewing skills. Thinking back to October 2nd, Career Services began the implementation of resume preparedness cards that acted as “wallet-ready” jump drives preloaded with Career Service information.

Some of the information includes; sample cover letters and resumes designed to guide students looking to improve in all aspects of the interviewing process. The resume preparedness card was an upgrade from the resume preparedness jump drive, that also acted as a wrist band for easy practical access.

For the fall 2016 semester, Career Services has revealed three new virtual services that will, as quoted

by Director of Career Services, Tamara Montgomery, “… Act as secondary channels of assistance for students.” InterviewStream, Zoom, and the new Career Fair App. As a mock interview technology InterviewStream uses prerecorded interviewing questions

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of technology,” said PresidentChancellor Ray Belton adding that “We have more coming,” In regards to technological improvements around campus.

Associate Vice President and Chief Information Officer Dr. Gabriel Fagbeyiro said that the decision to improve the financial aid process, and drop

Blackboard was a no brainer.

He cited that there were many reasons why Southern decided to make the changes, however, the most important was because of student feedback they received.

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the floor opened to the public to express the latest salary increases.

SUBR professor, Nigel Gwee, stood to the microphone first as he spoke on the behalf of items “F1 and F2” on the board meeting agenda. Gwee expressed that the proposed salaries on the agenda is a testament to what is right for the nursing faculty.

Fall Transitions: New apps takeover

BY EDDIE BYNOG DIGEST NEWS EDITOR

After years of suffering from headaches brought upon by a clumsy financial aid process and glitchy software courtesy of Blackboard, Southern University students can now breathe a sigh of relief as SU is turning to technology to solve its problems.

Senior Lacey James, Rehabilitation Services major and who has attended SU since 2008, calls the financial aid partnership with JagQ amazing.

Much of the convenience around JagQ comes from the ability to allow students to wait in line virtually, eliminating the clutter of long lines and absenteeism often associated with the first week of school.

“I’m used to the gym being full of people and it wasn’t” said James “All we had to do was sign up and get our spot,” adding that she was able to attend three classes all while never having to worry about losing her spot in the line.

To take advantage of JagQ

students can either login through the QLESS app or sign up with financial aid after which the student will be notified of their place in line via text.

“JagQ is a perfect example of how we can take advantage

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“Though pieces of your world have been displaced due to the recent massive flooding, what do you hope to gain this year?”

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My life has only changed by not having material PREVO things. I’m fortunate to have the opportunity to continue my education at SU. Although my family lost everything during the 2016 flood, we are still connected as a family. My goal is to focus on having a successful semester and to continue to care for my loved ones and rebuild our lives.”

“I hope to gain a better understanding of BROWN my major so I can achieve the goals that I’ve set for myself this semester. I’m determined to use this disastrous event as fuel to push me to do more within my community as well as strive for personal excellence.”

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“I would like to bring normalcy ADDISON back to my routine. I’ve never personally experienced anything like this before. I’ve gotten a better understanding of what others have gone through in terms of natural disasters. I hope that this academic school year will bring some normalcy to my routine. Getting back into the classrooms has really made things feel right again. I hope that Southern University can be a place of solace. I feel okay, I feel like I’m back at home.”

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FINANCIAL AID The Office of Student Financial Aid will be moving back to their offices located in the T.H. Harris Annex Bldg. Tuesday, Sept 6th.

Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Monday Through Friday. Students are encouraged to use the JagQ app which can be downloaded at http://www.subr.edu/JagQ FREE TUTORING: GET CAUGHT UP AND GET AHEAD The Center for Undergraduate Student Achievement is offering individual and group tutoring in Biology, Chemistry, Math, History, Psychology and Physical Science. Students interested are encouraged to visit Stewart Hall Rm. 155 SU VISUAL ARTS FACULTY EXHIBITION The Faculty of the Southern University Visual Arts Department will be exhibiting artwork September 1 – October 6, 2016 at

the Visual Arts Gallery located in Frank Hayden Hall. Gallery Hours are from 10:00 A.M. – 4:00 P.M. The Gallery is free and open to the public.

CREATIVE LEARNING WORKSHOP The Center for Undergraduate Student Achievement will be holding a series of Keys to Success workshops the week of September 1st. Students interested in learning more about the workshops can stop

by Support Services in Suite C, room 152 Harris Hall Annex.

SAVE THE DATE Southern University will be holding its annual Career Exploration Day September 21st 2016 from 10:00 A.M. to 3:00 P.M. inside the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

DEMOCRATIC SOCIETY ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS The Democratic Society of SU is now accepting applications for new members. Students interested are encouraged to contact the society via email at DemsSocietySU@gmail.com

FIRST FOOTBALL GAME The SU Jaguars will have their first game of the season as they take on the ULM Warhawks at Malone Stadium in Monroe, Louisiana.

Kickoff is at 6:00 P.M. The broadcast will be hosted by ESPN3.

43RD ANNUAL BAYOU CLASSIC Tickets for the 43rd annual Bayou Classic will go on sale Tuesday, September 6th and can be purchased online at http://www. ticketmaster.com or at the Southern University ticket office located at 7722 Scenic Hwy, they can be reached at (225) 359-9328.

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You’ve got mail

BY BRIA GREMILLON

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Southern University students and faculty members will soon be able to acquire digital mailboxes via the university’s newest technology based service, Ricoh.

The use of keys and lockers to check a mailbox are no longer as Ricoh has the technology that will e-mail students when their mail has arrived and is available for pick up in the Student Union.

Students and faculty who have previously occupied a mailbox must verify their previous box number in order to get it converted to a digital mailbox. New students are encouraged to get one as soon as possible and the service is also offered to those who do not live on campus.

In addition to mailing services, Ricoh will also provide enhanced printing and copying services personally and professionally. Director of Auxiliary Services, LaTonya Green-Jones expressed her excitement in regards to the new technology.

“Ricoh offers more efficient updated technology and additional services for students, faculty, and staff. Students will now have digital mailboxes and the ability to print, copy and produce various work on campus in our student union instead of going off campus to other print shops,” stated Jones.

One of the more exciting features for students is that they will be able to send a simple e-mail to ricoh@subr.edu of any class work or assignment that needs to be printed and afterwards they will be allowed to pick up their printed copy from the center located in the student union.

The goal is to allow students to achieve everything they need in regards to mail and printing services without having to leave campus.

“Ricoh will offer extremely competitive retail services for print work, copies, and production material as well as packing and shipping services through UPS, Fed Ex, and USPS. Students will receive professional production work for their presentations and

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RICOH promotional banners in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union.

RICOH is scheduled to open mid-september.

personal use. We look forward to beginning this new venture,” finished Jones.

In addition, an open house will be held where students, faculty, and staff can tour the Ricoh center and learn about everything it has to offer.

Jeremy Coleman, a senior Biology major from Houston, Texas, feels as though Ricoh will be an asset to the SUBR campus.

“I think Ricoh will very beneficial for students living on campus because it notifies you of when you have incoming mail and it also allows you to print last minute exam work and pick it up on your way to class,” said Coleman.

Sophomore psychology major

Markeisha Hills of Raceland, Louisiana stated that she felt Ricoh would be very beneficial, especially for the sake of time.

If a student feels as though waiting in line is too time consuming, two kiosks will also be made available to meet their needs. The kiosks may be used to print as well as purchase anything from stamps to business cards or party flyers.

Acceptable forms of payment include cash, credit card, and student ID’s. The Ricoh center will be open Monday through Friday from 8 AM until 6 PM and Saturdays from 9 AM until 1 PM. The center is also currently looking for a name that embodies the spirit of the Jaguar Nation.

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“Last year we sent out a survey to find out what issues students dealt with most,” said Fagbeyiro. “The administration and Department of Information Technology is responding to those problems with solutions,” he finished.

Another one of those problems being Blackboard, a costly and often troublesome learning management system has been used by the University for more than a decade.

“Blackboard is the old way of doing things, while Moodle is more in keeping with the times,” said Fagbeyiro.

Moodle admin Goldie Jordan describes Moodle as an open-source learning software and blackboard alternative.

“We think students are going to love this new addition to their curriculum,” said Jordan.

She went on to add that because much of Moodle is customizable, its look is more

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modern and less boring than the standard grey and white most students had been accustomed to seeing from Blackboard.

Senior and Pre Dentistry Major Angela Simmons said that she didn’t have any problems with Blackboard but that she loves the immersive experience she’s had with moodle.

“The words are bigger on Moodle so you don’t have to squint to look for your classes like you did on Blackboard,” said Simmons.

With Moodle students now have the ability to download plugins to tailor their learning styles, they can even change the look and feel altogether with customizable themes.

Fagbeyiro said that aside from the customization and functionality that Moodle now brings, because it is an open source software and relatively free, SU stands to save more than $200,000 in

licensing fees that would have normally been allocated to Blackboard.

“When I arrived a little more than a year ago Blackboard was proposing a takeover of both campuses,” said Fagbeyiro “and that proposal comes out to about 595,000 dollars a year, that’s just money we don’t have,” he finished.

Fagbeyiro also noted that Moodle and JagQ are just a few of the technological advancements coming to students this year adding that they should expect to see an improved Wi-Fi network, cable services and the implementation of JagQ in other departments.

Students with questions about Moodle or JagQ are encouraged to visit the Office of Information and Technology help desk located on the 2nd floor of Moore hall.

allegations were misinformed and that he earned his keep as a professor teaching SU’s students.

Next to the mic was Senate President of SUS Sonya D. Hester who also expressed her concerns for the proposals but most importantly, furthering the education for college students. “In order for those opportunities to continue, it is often wonderful to receive the appreciation that is so deserving for the dedication.”

Associate Professor of the Criminal Justice Department, Chanika Jones, expresses her thoughts on the matter of what the program needs. “Give us a dean that is going to advance their initiatives and not only save Southern University but the Southern University System.”

President Chancellor Dr. Ray Belton talked about consistency with salary as far as keeping the staff SUSON has. Belton expressed that board and system could not endure a 25-percent turnover in any year reaching standard. He replied, “Any new faculty that we are able to attract to the college of nursing, in effect will have a salary of no less than $60,000.” Belton continues by saying, “for those faculty who bring commitment to the college of nursing, we have provided for them an additional $5,000 with an aim on trying to retain them.”

The board passed several items on the agenda, including the adoption of the Nursing Program Retention Initiative Salary Considerations, Extension of the Employment Contract for SU Head Men’s Basketball and Women’s, and faculty promotions on all campuses. However, approval of personnel action on positions greater than $60,000 were denied multiple professors of SUBR including Dean of nursing, Janet Rami and Dean of Business Donald Andrews

CAREER SERVICES from page 1 for students to go through and practice interviewing skills. Career service professionals, career counselors, volunteers, company representatives, and sponsors will be able to also view students’ mock interviews and provide feedback at students’ request in real time.

And with over 7,000 pre-recorded mock interviews, students have vast array of options that provide them with customizable interviewing options such as, related major, field of concentration, topic, and lastly questions which they may then drag over to a holding box for readily available interviewing use.

Additionally, Montgomery states that SU students can look forward to professors using InterviewStream to create assignments for their classes by way of Career Service

Joshua Mcknight/DIGEST Paul P. Brown, MPA, Career Counselor for Career Services Center reviews student account and provides realtime feedback to the InterviewStream system in the BASF Room located on the second floor of Harris Hall.

registration and training.

Career Services will also use Zoom,

a mobile friendly service that allows the Center to invite students into

one-on-one real time interviewing sessions that they can schedule with career services counselors or company representatives. As an underlining service provided through InterviewStream, Zoom is as quoted by their product flyer, “Video helps your organization prepare job-seekers for entering the workforce by developing the soft skills they need to land their job. Our practice interview platform offers a world-class interviewing experience to practice and assess communication skills.”

A common event held by the Office of Career Services is the Career Fair. With hopes of creating a fluid information system for this event, the SU Career Services worked with a company to develop an app for scheduling career counseling, and

floorplan layout. Use of its features are easy but not as limited as they appear. They include, but are not limited to, the about section, favorites, floor plan, survey, employer list, sponsors, FAQ and a section for note taking. Everything you might need to prepare, survive and thrive when meeting with your future employers!

“It is important for students to gain these interviewing skills because it’s the vehicle that will help them land that job opportunity and it helps prepare them for the workforce.” – Tamara Montgomery, Director of Career Services Students can expect the hard launch of both the InterviewStream system, and Zoom, on September 5, 2016.

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SWAC Football Preview 2016 Who Will Win It All?

BY SKYLER FRANKLIN DIGEST SPORTS EDITOR

The Fall Semester brings a sense of excitement for college students.

Anticipation lingers around “The Bluff” with hopes for a successful 2016 Football season. The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is made up of 10 teams that will duke it out for a championship ring this upcoming season. New head, offensive, and defensive coaches have been placed in various schools, including Southern University. The two time reigning champions of Alcorn State University are predicted to contend for a three peat, but with Wide Receiver Willie Quinn and Running Back Lenard Tillery acting as an offensive power house for Southern, the Braves might be getting a run for their money this fall.

Prairie View acts as a fan favorite in the West division with all eyes on Trey Green, their starting quarterback who completed 59 percent of his passes last season. Alcorn State University’s Lenore Footman acted as the key for The Braves offense. Texas Southern University struggled to maintain a consistent starting quarterback to throw to Derrick Griffin , who also acted as the Conferences men basketball player of the year. There is no doubt whether Lenard Tillery will show up and show out this season. His performance holds a direct correlation to the Jaguars success. Willie Quinn is also

a key focal point for Southern University Football. Both are looking to shatter records. As the Jaguars all-time leading rusher, Tillery is just 910 yards shy of breaking the all-time SWAC record of rushing yards which was previously held

by Jackson State’s Destry Wright (199799). He was also voted as the SWAC preseason offensive player of the year.

Quinn is entering the season with 9 career total touch downs. An additional two will tie him with Florida A&M’s LeRoy Vann (2006-2009) for the FCS all-time career mark for total return scores.

Defensively, the SWACS reigning defensive player of the year, Alabama State LB Kourtney Berry, is coming back strong for his final season. Grambling State University and Southern produces players who are looking to fight for the honor as well. Grambling’s DB Guy Stallworth completed a total of 101 tackles while Southern DL Aaron Tiller ended the season with SWAC-best 10 sacks in 2015.

Quarterback Austin Howard, Offensive Lineman Anthony Mosley, and Offensive Lineman Terrell Lee and others are amongst other many other honorable players from the University.

The foundation of newly installed turf and track field has students, faculty, and alumni ready for the season to begin.

The first game is set for Saturday Sept 3 against the University of Monroe in Monroe, Louisiana at Malone Stadium.

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Avery Johnson donates to LA flood relief efforts

BY SOUTHERN U.

ATHLETIC MEDIA RELATIONS

BATON ROUGE -- Former Southern University basketball star and NBA Champion Avery Johnson is offering an Alabama-sized assist to the ongoing relief efforts centered around south Louisiana.

After speaking with Southern University interim athletics director and head men’s basketball coach Roman Banks, Johnson, who is currently serving as the head men’s basketball coach at Alabama, commissioned a semi-truck full of supplies, including water, soap, towels, clothes and more to be delivered to the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

“My heart goes out to all the residents of the Baton Rouge area that have been impacted by this devastating flood,” Johnson said. “I wanted to figure out an immediate way to help support the recovery efforts. In talking with Interim AD and men’s basketball coach Roman Banks, I decided I wanted to load up an 18-wheeler with as many supplies as we could possible fit on it and get it to Baton

Rouge from Tuscaloosa immediately.”

The delivery truck is expected to arrive Thursday around 1:30 p.m. at the basketball arena where Johnson, a 1988 graduate of Southern University and a New Orleans native, made a name for himself as the NCAA’s assist leader on the court that presently bares his name.

“For many years, Avery Johnson has been the epitome of what our studentathletes inspire to be,” Banks said. “No matter what stage of life he is in, his love for Southern University and compassion for the people of Louisiana is evident. So, the magnitude of his generosity to assist the residents of Baton Rouge in whatever way possible comes as no surprise.

“We would like to extend our gratitude to Coach Johnson for the outpouring of love and support during this difficult time.”

Johnson vowed his help will not end there and that he will continue to play a big part to help his native area recover from the flooding.

“I will continue to be a part of the

restoration efforts,” Johnson said. “This was just a small showing of love and support for a community that’s dear to my heart. I’m proud to be a 1988 graduate of Southern University and I wanted to let people down there know we are thinking and praying for the entire community.”

The F.G. Clark Activity Center is presently housing approximately 200 evacuees, coordinated by the Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) and the American Red Cross.

Johnson vowed his help will not end there and that he will continue to play a big part to help his native area recover from the flooding.

“I will continue to be a part of the

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restoration efforts,” Johnson said. “This was just a small showing of love and support for a community that’s dear to my heart. I’m proud to be a 1988 graduate of Southern University and I wanted to let people down there know we are thinking and praying for the entire community.”

The Southern University System Foundation, in cooperation with the University administration, has established the Southern University Flood Relief Fund, to provide assistance to University students and employees that have been significantly impacted by historic area flooding.

Donations may be made here: https:// netcommunity.sus.edu/pages/floodrelief-fund.

Obstacles crossed.

Barriers broken. Records set.

BY ALLIYAH MOORE DIGEST STAFF WRITER

The Summer Olympics, held in Rio De Janeiro, have come to a close. The best athletes in the world competed for gold, silver, or bronze in their respective sports.

It is awesome to conclude that the African diaspora came through for the wins. Black athletes from across the globe did not hold back the magic. Social media was buzzing with speculation that the athletes must have held a secret meeting and conspired to medal in every event. Champion swimmers, track and field stars, gymnasts, basketball players, and even fencers claimed a space in Black History.

In a white-dominated sport, Simone Manuel became the first Black woman to win an individual swimming medal in the women’s 100-meter freestyle. She triumphed with a gold medal and an Olympic record time of 52.70 seconds. Rafaela Silva, Team Brazil, won the gold medal in 57-kilogram division for women’s judo.

She was also Brazil’s first athlete to claim a gold medal in the Rio Olympics. California-native Michelle Carter made history as the first American woman to win the gold medal in shot put. Carter’s father competed in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics and placed silver in the men’s competition.

She beat her father’s record in Rio. Silva triumphed though poverty and

combatting heavy racism in an “anti-Black” Brazil.

Almaz Ayana, who represents Ethiopia, finished the race in Olympic record time and took the gold in the women’s 10,000-meter race. Ayana broke two records during one match. Representing Team USA in fencing, Daryle Homer won silver in men’s individual sabre.

This monumental win made him the first American and African-America to medal in the sport in 112 years.

Homer is now ranked as 2nd in the United States and 8th in the world for competitive Sabre Fencing.

Track and field superstar, Usain Bolt, did not disappoint. The Fastest Man Alive ran away with 3 gold medals this Olympic season: Men’s 4x100m Relay, Men’s 200m, and Men’s 100m. Bolt announced in an interview that this year’s Olympics will be his last. Dubbed the “Fasted Woman in the World”,

Jamaica’s Elaine Thompson took home the gold in the women’s 100m match.

Thompson claimed medal with a .25 second lead ahead of the previous two-time champion, Shelly-Ann Fraser Price. Competing in hurdles for Team USA, Brianna

Rollins, Nia Ali, and Kristi Castlin were awarded gold, silver, and bronze medals, respectively. This epic win is a first for Black women around the world. Decorated Olympic runner for the United States, Allyson Felix, set a world record. Felix also earned her sixth gold medal in track and field. Dalilah Muhammad made history as the first U.S. woman to win the gold medal in the Women’s 400m hurdles. America’s newest sweetheart is 19-year-old Simone Biles. Biles competed and became the world’s greatest gymnast. She was awarded gold medals in women’s vault, women’s team all-around, women’s floor exercise, women’s individual all-around, and bronze in women’s beam.

The 2016 Summer Olympics was definitely a sporting event for the Black history books. The African diaspora was phenomenal, and the future looks bright for the 2020 Olympic Games schedule to be held in Japan.

Photos of the Week

Courtesy/Don Green Freshmen students participate in a candle light ceremony to affirm their commitment to the jaguar nation during Freshmen convocation held on August 21, in the new event center.

Courtesy/Don Green The 86th Miss Southern University, Corrine Vaughn, speaks during the freshman convocation held on August 21.

Stephen Rideau/DIGEST Student Government Association President Zana Harris welcomes students into the fall 2016 school year at “Meet SGA” held on Wednesday, August 24 in the Cotillion Ballroom.

Courtesy/Don Green Freshman band students march in during freshman convocation held in the new event center on August 21.

Skyler Franklin/DIGEST Members of Omega Psi Phi stroll during Pretty Wednesday on the patio in back of the Student Union on Wednesday, August 24.

Brandon Prince/DIGEST Southern University students enjoy a game of Connect Four during “Game Night” hosted by AWS and Men’s Federation on Tuesday, August 23 in the Smith-Brown Student Union.

Skyler Franklin/DIGEST Southern University students dancing to the music at the “SU Block Party” on Thursday, August 24.

Don Green/DIGEST Southern University President-Chancellor Ray L. Belton speaks during freshman convocation held on August 21 in the new event center.

2016-2017 Student Government Association President

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WELCOME MESSAGE Zana Harris Hello Jaguar Nation!

Welcome to the Bluff SU20! Now that your first week is out of the way, I hope that you all are enjoying your experience on the yard! To all returning students, welcome back home!

The Student Government Association has a year full of surprises in store for you!

Please follow us at @subr_sga on Instagram for all event updates! The Student Government Association office will officially open for business Monday, September 4, 2016. The SGA Office is located on the Second Floor of the Smith-Brown Memorial Union in Suite 227. Office hours are 9AM to 5PM. All students are encouraged to register to vote on campus. As a registered voter, you will have access to exclusive university events, homecoming shirts, parties, giveaways, and more! Please register to vote; our university depends on it.

We ask that all students continue to donate to the Student Government Association and the National Pan-Hellenic Council as we are collecting items for victims of the Great Flood. We are accepting clothes, toiletries, baby supplies, school supplies, water, non-perishable food items, or anything that could help victims. Donations may also be mailed to: Student Union-Suite 227 500 Jesse Stone Ave Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70813 As the year is just beginning, your leaders have been meeting with university personnel in regards to all updates, renovations, and new projects taking place on campus! Stay tuned for the next edition of the Digest to learn about these updates.

SGA is here to serve YOU! We have an open-door policy for all students to voice their concerns to student leaders. We will do our best to achieve solutions to all student concerns and issues. We are very excited to work with you and we are looking forward to more packed events!

Have a great semester Jags!

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Frank Ocean releases second studio album

BY SKYLER FRANKLIN DIGEST STAFF WRITER

Frank Ocean has been playing hide and seek for the past four years after the release of his first studio album “Channel Orange” back in 2012. It is safe to say that playing games with Frank Ocean is finally over. On Friday August 19th Ocean dropped a 45 minute visual (endless) in the middle of the night, on a Beyoncé Lemonade type of release. The music video featured him playing the piano for the duration of the time. Fans were pleased with that, but they had no idea what Frank had up his sleeve.

Two days after the visual release, Blonde arrived. “Blonde” holds significance to his fans around the world due to the fact that Ocean waited four years to release an album. What was initially supposed to be entitled “Boys Don’t Cry” was set to release in early April but it never did.

Twitter went bad on Frank periodically.

With the release of “Blonde” the 28-yearold singer/song writer has kept busy these previous 7 months of the year. He has assisted artist such as James Blake,

Chance the Rapper, and Kanye West with creating their own albums. Yes, “Blonde” has the potential to be a “Classic” but Frank Ocean wasn’t the only one releasing music this month. Artists such as Tory Lanez, PartyNextDoor & Young Thug dropped projects that are taking the music industry by storm.

The New Orleans native created a centric sound for songs like “Solo”, “Close to You”, and “Nikes”. His team consisted of artist like Kanye West, Tyler The Creator, Ommas Keith, and Pharrell.

The 17-song track list comes fully loaded featuring some artists that may surprise you. Artists such as Andre 3000 delivered a verse for Ocean. This particular album shows the changes and growth between “Channel Orange” and present time.

The wait is finally over and according to the trending twitter, “Blonde” sold more than 276,000 copies. This also included streaming. The hour long album captivates its audience through smooth symphonies and relatable lyrics. Fan favorites may include “Pink + White”, “Good Guy”, and “Pretty Sweet”. As an

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addition to the album, and visual album, Ocean released two pop-up stores and a magazine. Let’s just hope that his next project doesn’t take as long to release as “Blonde” did!

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2016 MTV’S VIDEO MUSIC AWARDS

BY TREVOR MOORE DIGEST STAFF WRITER

The 2016 MTV Video Music Awards was held this past Sunday, August 28, 2016, at Madison Square Garden in Manhattan.

This was the first time in 33 years, that the awards ceremony was held in Madison Square Garden, but this was the 16th time the awards ceremony aired in New York. MTV has been known to have one of the most outrageous, spontaneous and surprising award shows of all time, and without an official host this year, no one knew what to expect.

The ceremony kicked off with a surprising opening performance from this year’s MTV Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award recipient Rihanna, an award that was given to artists in the previous years such as Kanye West, Justin Timberlake, Brittney Spears, and Beyoncé. Rihanna’s opening performance as well as the other three performances throughout the show featured a melody of some of her hit songs from the past, and a few from the present.

Nicki Minaj and Ariana Grande preformed “Side to Side” a song on Grande’s recently released album “Dangerous Woman”.

Taylor Swift was reported to not attend this year’s awards, no statements were released as to the reason why but we were perceived to believe it is because of her recent situation with the Kardashian-West family. In Kanye’s song “Famous”, on his recent album “The Life of Pablo” there is a lyric that is crediting West for the amount of success Swift has. It states,

“For all my Southside niggas that know me best, I feel like me and Taylor might still have sex, Why? I made that b**** famous” Swift publically announced that she didn’t know anything about the lyrics at all

G.O.O.D Music Artist, Teyana Taylor, her Fiancé professional basketball player Iman Shumpert, and their daughter, Iman Shumpert Jr. If none of that kept you interested, one of the most talked about moments of this year’s VMA’s had to be the Beyoncé performance. “The Queen Bey’s” performance of her recent album “Lemonade” was mind-blowing, as usual, though she didn’t perform every song on the album as she did in the 2014 MTV VMA’s for the “BEYONCE” album, she did just enough to show us why we call her “The Queen”. Following Beyoncé, Brittney Spears preformed “Make Me” featuring rapper G-Eazy. Towards the ending of the show, Rihanna preformed “Stay” and “Love on the Brain” some of her more soulful songs, and Rapper Drake presented her with her Michael Jackson Video Vanguard Award.

Drake and Rihanna have been reported to be dating, but there were no officials. Prior to the awards Drake presented a billboard Joshua Mcknight/DIGEST ART that said “Congratulations to Rihanna from Drake and everyone at OVO,” Which aided and that no one should take accountability everyone’s suspicions, but he just about for anyone’s success, but Kim Kardashian- cleared all the rumors during his speech.

West did not take to what Swift had to “She’s someone I’ve been in love with since say well. She released footage of a phone I was 22 years old.” were some of his closing conversation between Taylor and Kanye words to end the speech, followed by a kiss where it was clearly stated what the and a hug. The list of award categories, lyrics of the song would be. Despite those nominees, and winners are all online at circumstances, Kanye didn’t have anything http://www.mtv.com/vma/winners, and if negative to say at all. When he took the you want to watch it again the 2016 MTV stage at the ceremony to release a new Video Music Awards will air again, Tuesday video for his song “Faded” which featured 6:10 CST.

Snapchat gives HBCUs a warm welcome

BY MORGAN BECNEL-ADAMS DIGEST A&E EDITOR

Being that it is welcome week for Black Colleges, Snapchat decided to give Historically Black Colleges and Universities some recognition. While some snaps have been comedic, others have been informative to incoming freshmen, and others were simply entertainment.

Viewers from across the world have been able to see what a normal day at an HBCU brings.

Prospective students have been able to view campuses, bands, Greek life, and various dormitories.

HBCUs receive a bad reputation in the media and everyday conversation from students at predominantly white institutions. HBCUs are often compared to the white schools across town. LSU and Southern are constantly being compared amongst students.

Many students like Electrical Engineering major, DeMarcus Thomas of Donaldsonville See SNAP CHAT page 10

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SNAP CHAT from page 9 have agreed that the experience a black student would receive at a school where everyone looks like them is unreal at times.

“I attended predominantly white schools in the past, and I definitely feel more comfortable when the masses share my features.”

Snapchat showed its viewers that no two yards are the same. They all have similar attributes but each campus has something that stands out to spectators.

The cultural aspects vary from campus to campus. While the Cougars at Clark Atlanta eat fried chicken on Wednesdays, the Jaguars of Southern University are served fried chicken on Mondays alongside red beans and rice.

Greek life appears to be the strong suit on most yards by looking at Snapchat day to day. Each organization has their own distinctive way of allowing spectators to know just who they are and how they came about. Though strolling wasn’t initially a part of Greek life, it’s how they celebrate their letters and gain pledges.

The initial purpose of Greek letter organizations was to have a society of people who looked like them and to be of service to their community.

One reason why the reputations of Black institutions suffer is because of their living environments. As seen on Snapchat, there was one school that had a bathroom ceiling leaking water, sound familiar? Some have been renovated a few times since being established and others have been neglected for what seems to have been just as long.

For incoming freshmen, all of this may be quite a bit to take in. There was one guy featured on snapchat who was obviously upset about a conversation that he engaged in with a student. The student asked him where she could find room 205 and his response was “on the second floor.” For some that may not be funny but if you remember your freshmen year, and how lost you were, it may have painted a smile on your face. Another snapper was disgusted that the freshmen were wearing their IDs around their necks. He noted that they weren’t in high school and it was unnecessary to wear the ID in plain sight. The following snapper was a young lady who said she was going to wear her lanyard around her neck because she couldn’t afford to lose it; she added that she couldn’t even afford her books.

Snapchat has allowed the outside world to see how fun the experience at an HBCU really is. Students that attend predominantly Black institutions learn to cope with the conditions of reality. You learn to make something from nothing, handle business, and have a great time while still striving to make your community better by beginning with self.

I am Corinne Vaughn, a senior majoring in Political Science here at Southern University, and I humbly serve as your 86th Miss Southern University and A&M College.

Here at Southern, our experiences will all be unique: academically, extracurricullary, and socially. Never allow Corinne Vaughn anyone to determine how your experience should be, for your experience is special. While It should be a personal and individual journey, you will find that you always need a little help from your friends.

Here on the Bluff, you will experience many different cultures all on one campus . Be true to who you are, surround yourself with genuine, real people, and disconnect from any materialistic culture that you may come across. Do not allow material possessions to ever define you here at Southern.

Within the last two weeks following the flood, I, like many others, have lost almost everything, living from shelter to shelter, facing homelessness. I am on a journey of both rebuilding my life while giving you the best of me that I have to offer as your Miss Southern University with hope that you will witness through my journey that it’s not about what you have physically, but what you are willing to offer others through your experiences.

I offer you a listening ear when you need someone to talk to. I offer you volunteer opportunities which will impact your peers and your community in a way like never before. I offer you me: a Queen who is truly concerned with your well being and with your satisfaction in experience here at Southern University.

Study hard and do well in your class work. Build who you are as a person. Help others who are in lack when you have something to give. Understand that everyone’s experience will not be the same.

Don’t look to anyone to tell you or show you how your’s should be. Make the best of whatever yours is.

Live. Let live. And enjoy your time here at Southern University, always knowing that you only get one time around.

Peace and Blessings to you all. Welcome.

- Corrine Vaughn 86th Miss Southern University

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YOU GET A LIE! YOU GET A LIE! EVERYBODY GETS A LIE!

BY KAYLA FOSTER DIGEST STAFF WRITER

Held at gunpoint by private security guards demanding money? Wow, what a story! If Ryan Lochte wasn’t a star Olympic gold medalist, I would suggest he become an author since he (and lesser famous teammates), can over exaggerate a story and have the world believe it is true.

That’s a talent, and that’s not even the best part of the story! No, No, No, the best part is seeing the reactions of the Olympic gold medalist, once the truth came out. Personally, I have no hard feelings towards the endorsers, they did the right thing by cutting his endorsements off.

Those selected individuals who are coming to their defense telling others to give these “kids” a break because “Sometimes you take actions that you later regret,” are the ones that I have a problem with!

The human superpower known as white privilege, sums this situation up pretty nicely. It truly amazes me how an individual, an “Olympic gold medalist”, can lie to Rio, to their mother and their own country and still be a hero in certain people’s eyes.

These are the very same people who only a week prior, were criticizing Gabby Douglas for not putting her hand over her heart, during the National Anthem!

Even then, criticized is too weak of a word to describe the kind of treatment she received. She has literally been called every name under the sun, and has been labeled, judged and ridiculed for her hair, mainly from the black community.

It is very sad when most of us cannot even preform a cartwheel, yet we get the audacity to jump quickly on social media to speak out of spite, about a young African American female representing the United States of America. Not to mention, someone who went to represent

your country despite the chaos on going during the time (just in case you didn’t pick that up I’m talking about racial issues).

I would kill to see everyone on social media, who has ever said anything negative about Gabby, post their own Olympic videos doing HALF of what she does with their hair laid and after that do an Olympic gold medal count. Don’t worry I’ll wait. Her age is actually close enough to be considered a child but 32 is not!

I understand where the disappointment comes from because swimming is one of my favorite sports to watch during the Olympics, but never would I make excuses for grown men damaging property and lying to multiple countries.

Fleeing Rio the next day before the charges could hit or his passport being taken, just makes the story seem pretty skeptical to begin with.

spectators around the world as well as residents all across the state. You mean to tell me that this happened in Baton Rouge? The things that I usually watched in big cities on television were happening right in front of my eyes.

Racial tension was at a peak in Louisiana’s capital when the great flood of 2016 swept over southern Louisiana, erasing the color line that divided the city while showing all that survival did not have a preferred race.

Imagine watching everything you know and love get washed away in record breaking levels of water and the only thing you can do is grab the most important belongings you own, if you were lucky enough and hope that you make it out alive.

Many faced this reality when the constant downpour of rain caused an overflow of water in areas all across the state ultimately leading to massive flooding. Over the course of less than 48 hours, more than 21 inches of rain fell. The flood killed thirteen people and displaced thousands more.

The natural disaster affected nearly 60,000 homes in the area with water damage and losses. Almost one third of the state has been declared as a federal disaster area.

In less than 2 months, Baton Rouge faced issues that the city had never seen before. It was a wakeup call for some.

During the flooding, no one cared about skin color or who lived where or who owned what. At that moment, our city drew together, not because we wanted to but because we had to. The hard work of thousands of volunteers that participated in rescue missions, providing shelter and assistance and even helping to rebuild is what helped to soothe the city’s aching heart.

Yes, Baton Rouge has been given a black eye but it was nothing short of

necessary for us to come together as a body of people. The death of Alton Sterling, 2 police officers and one sheriff combined with the damage left behind in the wake of this unpredictable flood has

A SUMMER TO REMEMBER

BY BRIA GREMILLION DIGEST MANAGING EDITOR

Whether you were raised in Baton Rouge, moved to Baton Rouge, or moved away from the capital city at any point in your life, I’m sure you can agree that summer 2016 in BR has been one for the history books.

July fifth is the day that sent the city on a downward spiral as we watched Alton Sterling’s crimson red blood spill out onto the concrete in front of Triple S Food Mart on North Foster Drive. The world watched in terror as yet another black man died at the hands of two white police officers. Many still don’t have a sensible answer for Sterling’s untimely death.

During the first few days after Sterling’s death, there was visible tension in the city. Police presence was scare in North Baton Rouge and the air was filled with emotional turmoil.

Baton Rouge, my hometown, with its unrelenting spirit created controversy that received worldwide recognition because of the protesting that took place after Sterling’s death. Nearly 30 days after the shooting, protestors refused to submit to police presence and attempts at dismantling peaceful assemblies.

Marching and protests took over some of the busiest roads in the city including Airline Highway near the Baton Rouge Police Department Headquarters, Government Street and of course North Foster Drive.

Just twelve short days later, in less than two weeks, three police officers were ambushed and killed by a black man from Missouri near Airline Highway and Old Hammond Highway. On July 17, Officers Montrell Jackson, Matthew Gerald and Brad Garafola died in the line of duty while three other officers were injured.

It was a blow to the city, shocking

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Unfortunately, even after all this, Lochte still manages to land an enforcement with Pine Bros Softish Throat Drops because according to Pine Bros Chief Executive Rider McDowell “We all make mistakes, but they’re rarely given front page scrutiny,”. Unbelievable!

If that’s not white privilege at its finest I don’t know what is. Imagine being a person of color and being in the same situation.

No, you couldn’t imagine such a thing because that’s where double standards come into play and the consequences of vandalism and lying to this country are so threatening to a person of color that you wouldn’t even dream of doing such a thing. Let’s do away with the double standards people. Everyone should be held accountable for his or her actions no matter race, ethnicity, gender, religion, sexual orientation or level of mediocrity.

given the city a summer to remember for generations to come. But it has also given us a gift, the gift of hope, the gift of beginning a new start and the gift of being allowed to see a new day.

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FLOOD OF AUGUST 2016 Our heartfelt compassion and concern goes out to the victims of the recent flooding that has ravaged our state.

Our mission at the Southern Teachers & Parents Federal Credit Union is to help our members improve their economic status. In a situation like this, we feel our role becomes much more vital to our members. So we have decided to take some steps that are aimed at helping you, our members, get through this period, they are:

Loan Payment Postponement:

If you live in a declared disaster area and have been impacted by the recent floods in south Louisiana, we will postpone your loan payment for 90 days.

We ask that you contact us by filling out the information form on our website stpfcu.com. This will give us the necessary information that will allow us to make the adjustments to your account to facilitate this change.

If you have been displaced, this temporary contact will be vital to us.

Contacting You:

Our staff will be trying to contact you in the upcoming days. Please understand, the telephone numbers we have to contact you may no longer be correct, but we will be trying with the resources we have on file.

VISA Card Line Increase:

If you are a ST&PFCU VISA account holder we may be able to increase your credit line.

This increase may or may not be permanent.

Special Disaster Loans:

We will consider special “Disaster Loans” for members extremely impacted by the flooding.

If Your Automobile Was Damaged

1. We ask that you first contact your insurance company and file a claim for the damages.

2. Contact us and inform us of the situation, or include this on the form when the information is filled and sent back to us. We will contact you.

3. Please feel free to shop for a new vehicle and have the dealer forward the purchase agreement to us at stpfcuinfo@aol.com or call us at 225-775-8597 and ask for a member of our loan staff. You may also apply for pre-approval just by completing the online loan application and clicking ‘Here’.

Additional Information Interest Accrual - During the postponement of your loan payments interest will still accrue on the balance of your loan(s). You can affect your loan in this manner during the postponement period by:

1. Pay the interest that accrues periodically during the postponement period.

2. If you make no payments during this period, when payments restart they will be applied as normal payments are, first to any outstanding fees, then to accrued interest, and then your principal balance.

Automatic Payments will not debit during this period. Your automatic payments will resume when the first payment after the postponement period is due.

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