February 9, 2021 . Volume 76 . Issue 2
Students gain insight into being a BOSS Delta Sigma Destiny Morris The Southern Digest
Southern University’s class of 2023 and 2024 hosted an Entrepreneur Empowerment Expo for rising entrepreneurs via Instagram Live on February 3rd. The guest speaker of the expo was Jasmine Daggs, the 34-yearold founder of the Jazzemaxx Collection. During the expo, she gave inspired students a threestep plan guaranteed to make a thriving business. The first step Jasmine gave was to “Manifest what you want.” She spoke of how in the ninth grade, she knew that she wanted to attend a career-high school and get her cosmetology license while at L.E. Rabouin High School, which is located in New Orleans, Louisiana. By writing down a career plan and believing in it, she was able to attract the education she wanted to start her 18-year career in the hair and beauty industry. The next step to a successful business, which is emphasized by Daggs, is to “Have discipline.” Daggs recalled a time when she would be late to her beauty
DIGEST ART
shop, but she had to realize that “Time is money.” To have a million-dollar mindset, you are accountable for your actions and others. The last step she shared with over 200 viewers was, “Do not be afraid about not having money.”
She informed viewers that she did not have to take out a loan for her beauty shops because she was her brand. Using herself, she was able to gain clients by wearing her own line of extensions. If you are serious about your business and you have faith, just “jump
and do it,” she advised. After listing her steps to success, Daggs and the host Sophomore Activities coordinator Nicole Malone, opened the live up for questions from the viewers. The first question asked by a promising student entrepreneur was “How do you build your brand?” Jasmine’s advice was to “…make sure you look like what you are selling by promoting yourself and most importantly networking.” By meeting other girls in the hair and beauty industry, she was able to secure brand ambassadors that helped get her brand out. Collaborating with a team can boost productivity and make the process a little easier. Daggs was able to answer a host of questions, educate students about business insights, and give advice about pricing, branding, and funding. A commenter on the live, @iam_cmbj, expressed his agreement with everything by saying, “Work that 9-5 to fund that small business until the business funds itself.” When asked why the class of See BOSS page 3
Change is Good: SGA Senate Revises Its Constitution
Whitney Thomas The Southern Digest
On the evening of February 2nd, the official Southern University Senate held its meeting via a Zoom call. Southern University’s Student Government Association legislative branch held the meeting to revise the SGA constitution. The Senate saw problems within its constitution that made it hard for them to follow. Such problems consisted of the constitution being outdated and full of loopholes ,which made it hard for the Senate to govern themselves properly. These problems were discussed and fixed during the meeting. After the swearingin of the Executive Cabinet, Senior Senator Blake Redding introduced the newly revised bills. Senate bill #2 was introduced to amend Article VI letter I of The Southern University Constitution. The reason for this revisal is to change how proceedings for the SGA are handled in regards to the removal
A-C of the Southern University Constitution. This new bill will affect how the SGA President and Miss Southern will be funded during their college career. After being revised these sections are now saying that “… both SGA President and Miss Southern will receive a full scholarship in equivalence to the
Te’yanah Owens The Southern Digest
On Tuesday evening, February 2, the ladies of the Alpha Tau Chapter of Delta Sigma Sorority, Inc. hosted an event on Zoom named S.E.L.F, which stands for Sufficiently Empowering Limitless Faith. Female students had to register for the event in the ladies of Alpha Tau’s Instagram bio and even upload a professional headshot to complete registration. The required attire for S.E.L.F was comfortable casual instead of the usual business professional attire. Over 100 young women joined the Zoom meeting. To start the event, the ladies of Alpha Tau shared a video of the legendary Ms. Cicely Tyson, who recently passed away and was also a member of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. She spoke beautifully with timeless words that will forever stick with black women. “Hey, Queen. When you’ve come to have learned all that I have learned, one thing remains the same and that is being true to yourself is the key,” stated Tyson.
amount of the tuition for both fall and spring semester as a fulltime in-state student. The SGA President and Miss Southern will also be receiving room and board all Summer, Fall, and Spring semesters if they decide
After Ms. Tyson’s video finished playing, the ladies of Alpha Tau did icebreakers with participants. They broke down how the evening would be going with discussions. The members of DST brought up topics and allowed participants to share their stories and experiences. Girls were randomly picked to speak. So many girls wanted to say something but were not able to speak due to the number of online people. The ladies of Alpha Tau suggested that participants write in the Zoom chatbox. Lots of hands were raised on the screen, and the Zoom group chat was so popular that DST members had to disable it. In the group chat, favorite quotes about self-worth were shared between one another. There were plenty of great questions asked and answers given. Agye Mintah, a sophomore Nursing major
See CHANGE page 3
See S.E.L.F. page 3
Snapshot from the February 2 Senate Meeting held via zoom (Diamond Butler/DIGEST)
of a Senate member. This revisal is stated as “If a member of SGA must go through a hearing, the Chief of Justice is to inform the student body of the outcome.” None of the senators had an issue with this revision so the bill was voted for and passed. The next bill to get amended was Article VII, Section 5, letters
Theta host S.E.L.F virtual event
THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA