Tuesday, February 19, 2019
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Volume 72, Issue 4
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Knowledge is Power
TODAY IN BLACK HISTORY
SU’s Quiz Bowl team places 2nd at National Qualifying Tournament; secures spot in National Competition Alesha Bethea
The Southern Digest
Southern University’s Quiz Bowl team attended the National Qualifying Tournament in Texas and brought back a sizable trophy this year. Competing against schools like Texas College, Xavier University, Prairie View A&M College, etc., Southern’s quiz bowl team fought their way to a respectable second place win. This win guarantees their spot at the National Championship Tournament in California which will take place April 13-17. At the National Championship Tournament, teams all across the country will have the opportunity to compete for the chance to win a seventy-five thousand dollar scholarship for their school. Southern’s Quiz Bowl team expresses their excitement about competing for such a large prize to the Southern Digest. Joyner Deamer, a senior civil engineering major, reveals to the Digest, “I was excited for the opportunity to be able to go to California and now that we’ve made that a reality, I’m looking forward to that in the future.” Considering this is Joyner’s last year competing, it’s no wonder he’s so excited to finish his final semester off strong by competing in the big leagues. Since a team is only as proficient as its coach, it’s a good thing Southern’s Quiz Bowl team has such an experienced one. Deadra James Mackie, the campus coach for the Honda Campus All Star Challenge Quiz Bowl team, has been coaching for
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ten years and counting. She intends for this year’s team to go all the way. Mrs. Mackie boasts to the Digest, “...I’d like to make sure that we bring the seventy-five
thousand dollars back home...The team members do have a deep commitment See QUIZ page 3
FEBRUARY 19 •
On this day in 1919, the first Pan African Congress meeting is held
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On this day in 1940, legendary singer Smokey Robinson was born
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On this day in 1942, the Tuskegee Airmen were initiated
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On this day in 1992, director John Singleton became the first black nominated for the Academy Award for best director and best screenplay for “Boyz N The Hood.”
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On this day in 2002, Vonetta Flowers became the first black gold medalist in the Winter Olympics game, for the two person bobsled event
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Rapper Prince Markie Dee born Mark Anthony Morales, Brooklyn, New York. He was a member of the Fat Boys, a pioneering rap group.
Building on the Bluff Gabrielle Hutchinson
The Southern Digest
“I go sit at The Bluff when I have a lot on my mind. The scenery is beautiful; I put some music on and it puts me in a better state of mind,” freshman from Baton Rouge, Kenneth Linson, shares. The sentiment is shared and contractors were set to begin constructing a brand new alumni center and student housing this summer on a 5-acre plot of Scott’s Blue owned by the Southern University Alumni Federation. The apartments are said to be available for SUBR students as well as students of the Southern University Law Center, who currently have no campus housing See BUILDING page 3
The Southern University Alumni Federation posts signage for the new Center for Alumni and Economic Development (Khidhr Al-Mustafa/DIGEST)
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The Career Services Center will sponsor its Spring 2019 Career Exploration Day on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. This event will be held in the F. G. Clark Activity Center on the University campus from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.