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As a part of National AIDS Awareness Month, the psychology department and the School of Social Work held an HIV/AIDS seminar, November 17 in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Union. Lacey Tillotson and Gloria Thompson, were in charge of putting the seminar together and each teaches an independent HIV class and Addictive Behavior Class respectively. Anniet Freeman and Edward Linden, students in both classes, are the class’ coordinators and liaisons. Each class performed research of informative topics. “All of the posters in the seminar were made by students in Dr. Tillotson’s HIV class,” Freeman said. “We are just trying to put out a lot of informative information to make our young people are aware of the situation,” Linden said. Freeman and Linden stressed that this seminar was a class effort. From 10a.m. until 2p.m., students were able to pick up information about HIV/ AIDS, including protection and prevention of the sexually transmitted disease that has heavily affected the African-
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Balloons were released in honor of those who have been affected by HiV/AidS. there were also displays and presentations about HiV/AidS awareness inside the Smith-Brown Memorial Union.
American community, especially African-American women. Deborah Thomas, a professor in the psychology department was excited to put on the seminar. She said that she was hoping for several hundred students to attend. “We are just glad to see some are coming because it’s increasing their awareness,” Thomas said. “Even though it’s required for some classes, they are picking up literature and the flyers and listening to the videos, so that’s increasing their awareness as well. It’s increasing the knowledge that they have to get more information about HIV/ AIDS,” she continued. Peer health educators, within the psychology department who helped facilitate the Seminar, informed students about safety and prevention on different
from Baton Rouge came to the seminar during free time in between classes. “I felt like it was smart decision to come, instead of not doing anything,” Bray said. “I learned that AIDS heavily affects AfricanAmerican women. I didn’t know that before.” Bray feels that seminars like these should be held on campus more often. The HIV virus turns into Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and causes severe damage to the infect person’s immune system; it can eventually lead to death. While students were able to pick up information on HIV/ AIDS related topics, there were videos of women speaking about the effect that the disease has had on their life. There was also a balloon launch in honor of those affected by the disease in the courtyard of the Union at 12 noon.
topics that affect college-age students. Some topics included drinking and driving, sex, abuse, drugs and violence. Outside the event, they also go to different classes to survey and research the students to get statistics on campus. “The peer health educators make the students aware of what’s going on as far as those topics go,” Thomas said. Senior Ja’Kahta Brown from Alexandria went to the seminar because as a requirement for classes. “We set up all the flyers and had to make gift bags,” Brown said. “I learned a lot about HIV/AIDS in my social work classes.” Throughout the seminar, students were able to pick up condoms and be tested for HIV/ AIDS, free and confidentially. Simone Bray, a freshman mass communications major
HOUMA—Oil and natural gas industry leaders and Louisiana elected officials expressed frustration Monday that a meeting with Interior Secretary Ken Salazar didn’t lead to more progress on easing restrictions on offshore drilling. Salazar traveled to Louisiana on Monday to meet with offshore oil and natural gas drillers who’ve cried foul over new rules put in place by the Obama administration for the Gulf of Mexico since the BP oil spill. “If the regulators want to sit around and figure out what rules and regulations to come up with, if they wait much longer they won’t have much industry to regulate,” said James W. Noe, the head of the Shallow Water Energy Security Coalition, an industry group pushing to get the Obama administration to speed up permitting. Salazar said he would continue working with the offshore drilling industry, but he stopped short of announcing any major breakthrough. “We recognize that we have some difficult issues to work through,” Salazar said after meeting with industry leaders at an offshore platform building yard in Houma, a city southwest of New Orleans with deep ties to oil and gas drilling.
Spill panel details goofs, hero in ending gusher by seth borenstein Ap SCieNCe WRiteR
WASHINGTON—A single picture from a cell phone camera may have saved the Gulf of Mexico from a few more weeks — if not months — of oil gushing from the BP well. A new study from the presidential oil spill commission
describes the behind-thescenes, excruciating tension and mistakes behind the threemonth effort to cap the busted well. More than anything the report pulled back the curtain on what happened during hectic times as 172 million gallons of oil gushed into the Gulf from April 20 to July 15. The 39-page report faulted
BP and the federal government for being unprepared for a well blowout, but then lauded them for scrambling for different fixes after the disaster. The report painted a picture of chaotic meetings described by outsiders as disorganized and by insiders as “akin to standing in a hurricane.” And it criticized BP’s constant underestimating of
how much was spilling, dooming some fixes and possibly delaying the ultimate capping of the well. Amid the messy meetings, came details about a lone scientist working from a cell phone photo who saved the day by convincing the government that a cap it considered removing was actually working as designed.
The cap that eventually stopped the oil from flowing was nearly pulled about a day after it was installed in midJuly because pressure readings looked so low that they indicated a leak elsewhere in the system. BP wanted the cap left in place See spill panel page 3
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Conflicting testimony given on shooting By michael kunzelman the associated press
NEW ORLEANS — A federal jury heard conflicting testimony Monday from two New Orleans police officers about a report that concluded a deadly police shooting after Hurricane Katrina was justified. Lt. Travis McCabe, one of five current or former officers on trial in the shooting death of 31-year-old Henry Glover, told a federal grand jury last year that he helped Sgt. Purnella Simmons interview witnesses and write the report. The trial’s jury heard a tape of that testimony on Monday. “She just wasn’t capable of putting together a police report,” McCabe told the grand jury. “She came to me looking for guidance, and I helped her put that together.” Earlier Monday, however, Simmons testified she never collaborated with McCabe on her report or interviews. Simmons claims fabricated information was added to her report without her knowledge, including a conclusion that the shooting was justified. She said she lied to the grand jury when she took responsibility for writing the entire report. McCabe and former Lt. Robert Italiano are charged with writing and submitting a false and misleading report on Glover’s shooting. A former officer, David Warren, is charged with shooting Glover without justification outside a strip mall on Sept. 2, 2005. Lt. Dwayne Scheuermann and Officer Greg McRae are charged
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Rev. Audrey Wallace, left, from the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, and Rebecca Glover, aunt of Henry Glover, who police allegedly shot and later burned his body in a car in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, talk outside the courthouse where five New Orleans police officers are on trial in New Orleans.
with burning Glover’s body in a car. In her testimony Monday and last Friday, Simmons gave different answers about whether her initial December 2005 report on the shooting included certain statements by Officer Linda Howard, who was Warren’s partner on the day of the shooting. Simmons said Howard told her in an interview that Warren shot Glover “for no reason” and that she didn’t agree with the shooting. In her testimony, however, Simmons gave conflicting answers about whether she included that information in her initial report. A copy of Simmons’ initial report hasn’t been found.
Howard’s critique of the shooting isn’t included in a different version of the report, which allegedly contains fabricated information. McCabe told the grand jury that Howard wasn’t interested in getting involved in the police department’s investigation. “I can’t make her say something she said she didn’t see,” McCabe said. Simmons said the fabricated version of the report described the chaotic state of the city after Katrina and mentioned that an officer, Kevin Thomas, had been shot in the head by a looter before Glover’s shooting. “That was just the way it was,” McCabe told the grand jury. “They’re my words, but
that was the situation we were in.” FBI agent Ashley Johnson said McCabe told her during an interview that he wrote “100 percent” of the report’s narrative. But his story shifted during his grand jury testimony, with McCabe saying he merely typed up what Simmons dictated to him. “This is not my report,” he said. “This is her report. This is her responsibility.” McCabe told the grand jury that Simmons was responsible for the language that said Warren was justified in shooting Glover. “It didn’t come from me,” he said.
Oysters hit tables despite spill By kevin mcgill the associated press
NEW ORLEANS — Cajun chef John Folse worried in the weeks before Thanksgiving that BP’s oil spill meant he’d have to dish up fowl and fish without his rich, dark oyster stew or fried oyster dressing, anathema to a keeper of Louisiana culinary customs. “It’s kind of sacrilegious,” Folse said last week. “People say, ‘My God, it’s not Thanksgiving without your oysters.’” In the end, it wasn’t quite that bad. Oysters from Louisiana and other Gulf Coast waters are available, just in shorter supply and more expensive because of damage to some Louisiana oyster beds and the temporary closure of others that delayed harvesting. Folse’s oyster delicacies will be on the table at White Oak Plantation in Baton Rouge, where he expects to feed 400 on Thanksgiving. Other restaurants in south Louisiana also are advertising oyster dishes, and supermarkets say that, despite the
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Workers with P&J Oyster Co. prepare to unload sacks of oysters for delivery to restaurants in the French Quarter of New Orleans. Despite shortages caused by the BP PLC oil spill, fresh Gulf of Mexico oysters can be found in time for local holiday dishes.
supply problems, oysters are on the shelves. Mike Voisin’s advice is to shop early. “They’ll be available but I expect high demand and so we expect some outages in certain areas,” said Voisin, head of familyowned Motivatit seafood in Terrebonne Parish, La., which is supplying Folse
and various Louisiana restaurants and supermarkets with holiday oysters. Prices will be higher. Donald Rouse, owner of the south Louisiana supermarket chain that bears his family name, is advertising a pint of shucked oysters for $11.99.
spill panel from page 1 and the well to stay shut, but government science advisers were firm and near unanimous in wanting the cap removed because of fear of a bigger, more catastrophic spill, the report said. One scientist took a cell phone picture of pressure readings and e-mailed it to a government researcher in California for advice. Just using that cell phone photo, Paul Hsieh, a U.S. Geological Survey scientist, created a model to explain what was happening under the cap and how — despite low pressure readings — there was no leak. He was convinced the containment cap wouldn’t blow. He got more data, which bolstered his case. Hsieh, a research hydrologist who normally works with water, labored through the night without the aid of caffeine. He stayed up all night triple checking calculations, going on adrenaline. “I just knew a decision had to be made the next day,” he said. “I had participated in the conference call. I had sensed the tension everyone had and that just kind of kept me going.” Hsieh laid out his case and it persuaded the other scientists to wait. The government waited six hours, then a day. Nothing happened. The cap held. Hsieh turned out to be right. Hsieh told The Associated Press that he was “flattered that I was portrayed well,” but said others including Energy Secretary Steven Chu, who headed the scientific team, deserve the credit. The picture Hsieh examined was “a game changer,” said University of California at Berkeley professor Bob Bea, who analyzed the report for the AP. “It also shows how in disarray we were,” Bea said. Before the cap was put in place, officials had established pressure levels that would tell them whether everything was OK, there was trouble and the cap had to be removed immediately, or whether it was a wait-and-see situation. The pressure readings were in the wait-and-see zone, but political appointees discussed it further and there was a push to remove the cap. Coast Guard Admiral Kevin Cook urged officials to give the cap more time, then Hsieh’s analysis swayed them. To Paul Fischbeck, a professor of decision science and engineering at Carnegie Mellon University, this part of the report was scary. “It became a political decision that they didn’t want to risk having this big blowout,” said Fischbeck, who wasn’t part of the commission. “You set up a logical reasonable process and in the heat of the moment all these factors creep in and it pulls you off what you had logically decided to do.”
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Dardenne takes over as lt. gov. By melinda deslatte the associated press
Republican Jay Dardenne took office Monday as Louisiana’s newest lieutenant governor, promising austerity in his spending and a return of the popular state book festival that had been cut amid state budget woes. He leaves behind the office of secretary of state, which will be headed by his chief deputy, Tom Schedler, until the fall 2011 election. Dardenne and Schedler, longtime friends from their time as state senators, shared a swearing-in ceremony at Louisiana’s Old State Capitol. After his election earlier this month, Dardenne waited long enough to take over the lieutenant governor’s office to avoid holding a $6 million special election for the secretary of state’s job. Besides being second-in-line to the governor, the lieutenant governor oversees the Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism and manages parks, museums, the state library and statewide tourism efforts. Dardenne said he’ll push to tell Louisiana’s story — “from arts to zydeco” — around the country. “A lot of places have a story to tell us. Ours just happens to be better. Thank you for giving me the opportunity to tell it,” he told a packed room of supporters, lawmakers and other officials. As he took his new job, Dardenne pledged a “keen eye toward fiscal responsibility,” saying he wouldn’t
fill all the available positions in his office, including the $130,000-a-year position of CRT secretary. Dardenne said he’d do the job himself. “We’re not going to have the highest salaried position in that office,” he said. Dardenne fills the remaining year of Mitch Landrieu’s term after Landrieu left to become mayor of New Orleans. The lieutenant governor’s office and the tourism department have lost staff and state funding in several rounds of budget cuts in the last two years. Despite the reductions, Dardenne said he plans to bring back Louisiana’s annual book festival, which attracts thousands annually to Baton Rouge for author readings, writing workshops and book sales but had been cut this year. To keep the lieutenant governor’s job, Dardenne will have to run for reelection next year, and he’s said he intends to do so. Schedler also has said he’ll run to keep the secretary of state’s job. A Republican from St. Tammany Parish, Schedler has been Dardenne’s top aide for three years. “This transfer of authority to me as secretary of state is going to be very seamless,” Schedler said. Between Landrieu’s leaving the post and Dardenne’s takeover, Gov. Bobby Jindal appointed his natural resources secretary, Scott Angelle, to work as lieutenant governor. Angelle is returning to the Department of Natural Resources as Dardenne officially becomes lieutenant governor.
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Jags split home games by mOrris DillarD diGest sports Writer
Blake Sanford had 22 points, Julius Ingram scored 17, and Brandon White scored 14 en route to a 74-72 overtime victory over NAIA AuburnMontgomery Wednesday night. “I was glad to see them respond in overtime,” coach Rob Spivery said after the game. “This is a young team. We only have six guys that played on this team last year, and for them to hang in and show some toughness and not give up in that situation was good for me to see.” SU (1-3), rounding out a twogame losing streak, trailed 5954 with five minutes remaining in regulation. Jameel Grace hit a jumper from the top of the key with 1:03 left in regulation and gave SU a one-point lead with 62-61. Auburn-Montgomery forced overtime with two free throws with 14 seconds remaining. “We gave up too many second shots to them and didn’t make free throws, if we would’ve made our free throws, we would’ve been up at least 15 points at halftime.” Spivery said. SU led 35-26 at halftime,
making only 4 of 12 free throws. SU’s lead was erased midway through the second half. Auburn-Montgomery (0-5) took advantage of turnovers and turned them into points for a 43-41 lead. “I knew it was going to be a tough game,” Spivery said. “Larry Chatman (head coach of Auburn-Montgomery) and I go way back. I knew he would have his guys playing very well.” “Second half, we just lured ourselves to sleep.” Spivery said. SU took a 70-63 lead in overtime with 3:40 left, but Auburn-Montgomery closed within two with 21 seconds left. SU held. “It’s a motivating game.” Spivery said, “This should give us some confidence going into the next game.” SU returned home Friday night, motivated to repeat its performance against NAIA Tougaloo at home. This time, there was no overtime. Tougaloo left the F.G. Clark Center with a 71-58 win, for their consecutive win against Southern.
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southern’s Julius ingram goes up for two as tougaloo’s horace Whitehead (10) and James carter (23) try to stop him Friday. ingram scored 14 points in the Jaguars’ 71-58 loss to tougaloo.
After Wednesday’s game, sixth year coach Spivery said he wanted the team to use its overtime victory over AuburnMontgomery as motivation. However, clutch shooting and tight defense, Tougaloo (5-1) led 54-35 in the second half and
ended the game on an 11-6 run. Spivery was unavailable for comment after the game. The Jaguars fell 66-43 to Wright State Sunday, and will return to action today at 11 a.m. Central Time against Richmond.
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southern’s hannah Kador drives past south alabama’s Veronica cherizol during Friday’s game. Kador finished with 14 points as the Jaguars fell 69-38. sU takes on UL-Lafayette tonight at 5:30 p.m.
The Southern University women’s basketball team appeared powerless against South Alabama’s defense and three-point shooting in the first half of their home debut in F.G. Clark Activity Center Friday. Coach Pugh said she warned the team of their lackadaisical attitude during the Thursday’s practice preparation for USA. “I told the kids yesterday that they were dragging through practice,” Pugh said after the game. “I told them, ‘you’re getting ready to play a good team. You’re going to get your butt beat if you don’t pick it up.’” As a result, it happened. “We wanted to come out and execute and play defense,” Pugh said, “I really thought the biggest issue was poor leadership.” South Alabama forced 16 turnovers and totaled nine
three-pointers in route to a 6938 victory. At halftime, the score was 42-15 and Pugh had doubts. “We just didn’t show any enthusiasm, no intensity, no leadership,” Pugh said. “I just didn’t think we ever got in sync.” USA (2-1), led by senior forward Christian Shelter, who finished with 19 points, took control with a 27-12 lead with 8:49 remaining and finished the first half on a 15-3 run. USA also held Southern’s offense at 14 percent shooting, forced 10 turnovers, and had a 32-20 edge in rebounds. “First half we got our head down, lost our poise, and didn’t make shots.” Pugh said. Freda Allen had a game-high eight rebounds. Hannah Kador scored 14 points and had seven rebounds. Southern was without starting point guard Carneta Henderson, who underwent surgery in the offseason.
Alcorn State graduate Leslie Frazier was named as the interim head coach of the Minnesota Vikings Monday, becoming the first Alcorn State and Southwestern Athletic Conference graduate to become a head coach in the National Football League. Frazier, the Vikings’ defensive coordinator, played defensive back at Alcorn from 19771980 before FraZier playing for the Chicago Bears in the NFL. Frazier led the Bears in interceptions in 1985, earning a Super Bowl championship that season. A SWAC Hall of Famer, Frazier has interviewed seven times for NFL head coaching jobs. He replaces Brad Childress, who is now the second NFL head coach fired this season.
AAMU wins SWAC volleyball title
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — Alabama A&M won its fourth consecutive SWAC Volleyball Championship with a 3-2 (2125, 25-22, 13-25, 25-15, 15-12) victory over Jackson State Saturday afternoon at DunnOliver Acadome. The title was the 10th in 11 years for Alabama A&M. “I knew we’d face Jackson State coming in and I knew it would be tough,” said Bulldogs head coach Nedra Brown. “Credit goes out to Jackson State for playing a great match.” Karensa Beckford led four Bulldogs in double-digit kills. She finished with 21 kills, three blocks, four digs and was named Tournament MVP for her efforts. Teammate Clarissa Moore joined Beckford on the All-Tournament team and added 17 kills and 17 digs. AllTournament selection Rose Corneille paced Alabama A&M (16-10) with a team-high 23 digs. Jackson State (28-12) was led by 21 kills from Brittany Larkin. All-Tournament selection LaToya Clark had a double-double of 48 assists and 13 digs while Donisha Dunn contributed 13 kills. Paige Williams and Chyna Coleman finished with 11 kills each and Teri Braddock had a match-high 28 digs. Coleman was named to the All-Tournament team for her efforts.
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The Knight Life By Keith Knight
Astro-Graph By Bernice Bede Osol
Endeavors that you always thought to be beyond your scope will occupy much of your time in future months, and, to your surprise, will be greatly successful. This new zone of operation will bring all kinds of fresh possibilities. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 23Dec. 21): If you carefully analyze a sticky situation from every angle before making a judgment call, you’ll make the right choice. Indecisiveness on your part would be counterproductive. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22Jan. 19): The moment you discover you aren’t getting what you know you’re entitled to, speak up and defend your position. The oversight can then be quickly corrected to your satisfaction. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 19): It’s to your advantage to keep everything on a friendly, sociable level, even in your businessrelated affairs. Convivial exchanges are more likely to gain what being rough won’t. PISCES (Feb. 20-March 20): An interesting turnabout could be in the offing when someone you feel obligated to assist ends up being the one who helps you out the most. Life is funny that way. ARIES (March 21-April 19): Events might intervene when you least expect it, and take care of a problem you thought would be a nuisance to deal with. It proves that keeping your head pays off. TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Something that has been working against you might make an abrupt change and start turning in your favor. Chances
are it will have something to do with your job or career. GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Maintain whatever control you can muster over an important arrangement that you have with associates, especially if someone in the group is causing an unwelcome disruption. CANCER (June 21-July 22): Matters of a secret nature might be the source of your discontent, when someone tries to wrestle the goods out of you. Don’t be tricked into saying something you shouldn’t. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22): It’s important that you consistently deal from your strengths instead of weakening yourself by making a concession. If that becomes necessary, make sure you get its equivalence back in return. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22): You’ll be far more successful working directly with authority figures than you would with any of their lackeys. Hold your ground when it comes to demanding to see the boss. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 23): Know the difference between taking a well-calculated risk and a foolish gamble. If you can perceive the fine line, you will have far greater chances of coming out ahead of the game. SCORPIO (Oct. 24-Nov. 22): An unexpected change that comes out of nowhere is likely to be the source of your chagrin. However, it you have strong, positive thoughts, you’ll make it turn out just fine. ——— Copyright 2010, United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
ACROSS 1 Road “beetles” 4 Urgent message 8 Egg part 12 Low island 13 Holy image 14 Peter Gunn’s girl 15 Circus brothers 17 Well-ventilated 18 Lieu 19 Trunk possessors 20 Zuider — 22 Domestic bird 23 Came to 26 Skiing mecca 28 Mac rivals 31 Some nest eggs 32 Vex 33 Good name, for short 34 Distant 35 So-so grade 36 Method 37 House wing 38 Marshal’s badge 39 Blown away 40 Goddess of dawn 41 Like some excuses 43 Decorates a gift 46 Clean the board 50 Long ago 51 Shoot-’em-ups 54 Microwave 55 Blissful spot 56 Police officer 57 Monster’s loch 58 — Raton, Florida 59 Rte. DOWN 1 TV hookups 2 Stand in line 3 New Year’s Eve word
4 Actor Cornel 5 Here, in Le Havre 6 Mr. Howard 7 UK part 8 Ache 9 Garfield’s victim 10 Old Italian coins 11 Accordion parts 16 Long looks 19 — Aviv 21 Removes a renter 22 Walkers 23 Not a single woman 24 Spoken 25 NBA great Malone 27 Part of WATS
28 Boat front 29 Grant, as land 30 Drove too fast 36 Mexico’s Sierra — 38 “Titanic” message 40 Fencers’ blades 42 Hartford competitor 43 Keenan or Ed 44 Don Juan 45 Refuges 47 Curved entrance 48 Winter forecast 49 Observe 51 Duck’s foot 52 Shogun’s capital 53 Jiffy
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Doing it for the big girls Let’s face it, every girl is not stick-thin anymore. Plus-sized women, full-figured women — whatever term you may prefer to use — are making a stand. The world is becoming more and more accepting of women who do not fit into a size 2. This is not about bashing skinny women; this is about women who don’t fit the mold that society wants everyone to fit. The fashion/clothing industry has adapted to all women not wearing a size 2. There are many places were fullfigured women are able to shop. Forget about Lane Bryant … that is if you are under 45-years-old. All of those prints and flowers and colors are NOT helping with the bulge or the excess in the back. There are other stores like Old Navy, Ashley Stewart and even Forever 21 that sell quality clothes that are trendy and fit well. With that said, just because it’s made in your size doesn’t give you the green light to try it on, let alone purchase it. I blame the designers and the manufacturers! While shopping in Ashley Stewart recently, I saw a highwaisted romper … in a size 26! Call me crazy but a woman who wears a size 26 has absolutely no business wearing a romper, especially one that has a high waist. The same goes for all the strapless and halter shirts and dresses going around. I don’t care if she has all the confidence in the world. Some things just don’t belong on everyone.
BREANNA PAUL In the movie industry, big women are still playing roles that are only for big women. For example, in the film “Precious” produced by Tyler Perry, actress Mo’Nique played Precious’s mother. She won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress. I’m not trying to take away Mo’Nique’s shine at all. But we all know that she is not a skinny woman; she probably wouldn’t have gotten the role of a seductress or a mistress in another hit movie. Mo’Nique probably wouldn’t have got the role of the crazy stalker in “Obsessed” with Beyoncé and Idris Elba. Some people still want to think that a man can’t be or won’t be interested in a bigger woman, just skinny white ones. However with all this so-called accepting, there also has been a lot of pressure on plus-size people in the entertainment industry to lose weight. Be it for health reasons, desired roles, what have you – a lot of the plus-size women in the industry are disappearing.
For example, Mo’Nique wrote a book called “Skinny Women are Evil” but lost a lot of a weight after writing it. Don’t believe me? Look at the Nikki Parker Mo’Nique who was obsessed with Professor Ogelvee from “The Parkers” and look at the Mo’Nique hosting the late night talk show on BET! Jennifer Hudson has also disappeared. She was roughly a size 14 on American Idol and had to gain weight for her role in “Dreamgirls” but now she’s lost a ton of weight. Now, look at her! She’s not even considered “plus-size” anymore. She is now a representative for Weight Watchers and is about a size 4. I wonder if she can still sing well? Southern University has also become more accepting to women who do not fit the mold. Everyone knows that in the past most people have thought that Miss Southern should just have a pretty face and be able to walk in heels around the track at the football games. The students have also followed suit while voting for the candidates. However some people changed their minds because last year’s Miss Southern did not fit the “tall, size 2 Miss Southern” mold. However, she won … fair and square. The world is becoming more and more accepting of “bigger” women. So, don’t mind me … I’m just doing it for the big girls.
SPEAK OUT
Are you going to the Bayou Classic for the game or for other festivities?
BY christie carral Digest staff writer
javiya williams alexandria, LA. senior criminal science
“I’m going to the Classic for both. Because I feel that to have the williams ultimate Bayou Classic experience, both are required.”
shelby skipper new orleans senior mass communication
“I’m going for both. I’m a football skipper fan so I enjoy the game but I do enjoy the other festivities that makes the Bayou Classic what it is. ”
tiffany spears
Student journalists get no respect One day I was going through a stack of News Argus issues, and all I could do was shake my head in frustration as I thought about the trouble The News Argus senior staff and reporters go through to produce the paper. It is probably safe to speculate that many in the WSSU community have ever wondered or cared about what it takes to get the paper out twice monthly. We [The News Argus] are the official student newspaper and we have rights, and they are being ignored. I cannot understand why we reporters are consistently being sent here and there by the faculty and staff of the University as we go on our quest to collect accurate information for our news assignments. I recall a story I was assigned. If only I had known what I was getting myself into, I would have never taken the story. I contacted source after source and received more information online than I did in person. When I finally found someone to interview, that person was told not to tell me anything. A day later, I managed to pull together a story to meet my deadline, but it did not contain enough information to make it newsworthy. Does the staff or faculty have something to hide?
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The News Argus is not a controversial newspaper. We have no intent to harm anyone’s reputation. We are simply attempting to report the truth. It seems there is always something hindering our progress. There was a time when we could not get access to the Campus Police Crime Blotter, but we persevered and now we publish it regularly. In another instance, at least two staff reporters attempted to write a story about the 10-year suspension of the campus chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. No one was willing to talk on record. After multiple attempts, we had to turn the DST incident into a picture story. [Oct. 19 issue]
We understand and respect that some topics are taboo, but we also need others to understand that under the First Amendment, we have rights. And we deserve respect as well as cooperation. We are student journalists and we have deadlines. We are writing and reporting stories to earn a passing grade in our class. Missing deadlines due to lack of communication or information places us further from our goals. We are polite and respectful when we attempt to make appointments for interviews, and we try to accommodate our sources’ schedules. We understand that many of the persons we want to interview have busy schedules, but if we ask for something as simple as an e-mail response, it would be nice if our e-mails are not deleted or ignored. We go through great lengths to make the award-winning News Argus successful. We hope that the WSSU faculty and staff will be more friendly, more flexible, and more willing to assist us as we write stories that are accurate, fair, balanced and newsworthy. ——— Victoria Staples writes for The News Argus, the Winston-Salem State University student newspaper, which originally published this article.
shreveport junior electrical engineering
“For other festivities because spears the game doesn’t interest me as much, especially when you pretty much know what the outcome will be.” SUBMISSIONS POLICY
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