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Saved by the Belles this day in history

February 5th • In 1934 on this day, Henry Louis Hank Aaron was born. • In 1950 on this day, singer Natalie Cole was born. • In 1962 on this day, a suit seeking to bar Englewood, N.J., from maintaining “racial segregated” elementary schools was filed in U.S. District Court. • In 1990 on this day, Barack Obama became the first black man named president of the Harvard Law Review. • In 1972, Bob Douglas becomes the first African American elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame.

February 6th • In 1945, Bob Marley, Jamacian reggae singer/songwriter is born in Nine Miles, Jamaica. • In 1950, Grammy Award singer Natalie Cole born

February 7th • In 1926, Carter G. Woodson create Negro History Week, In 1976, it became Black History Month. • In 1872, Alcorn A&M College opened

February 8th • In 1986, Oprah Winfrey becomes the first African American woman to a nationally sydicated talk show.

Bennett College surpasses $5 million needed to save the school James Eaglin, Jr.

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On Monday, February 4, officials, students, faculty, alumni, and supporters of the #StandWithBennett campaign gathered inside the Annie Merner Pfeiffer Chapel on the campus of Bennett College in Greensboro, NC for a press conference to celebrate the accomplishments of the recent awareness and fundraising campaign. During the conference, President Dr. Phyllis Worthy Dawkins announced that the school raised $8.2 million, with some donations still yet to be counted. Over 11,000 donors from across the United States have contributed to date. “I can not tell you how many text messages, emails, and phone calls I received over the weekend, asking whether Bennett was successful in reaching their goal,” said Dawkins, “I am so appreciative,” Bennett College, a Methodist, private liberal arts college for women, has been actively combating a loss of membership from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC). Since the announcement was made last December, the university set a goal, included in its Case for Support available on the university’s website, to “raise a minimum of $5 million by February 1, 2019 to increase cash reserves and reduce debt in order to demonstrate financial stability to the SACSCOC committee during the appeal process.”

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The #StandWithBennett social media campaign was launched alongside the fundraising efforts to help spread awareness about the college’s situation. It immediately went viral, with several organizations and influencers showing their support, including Jake and Jussie Smollett. MSNBC, NPR, and CNN were among several national news and media outlets that covered the campaign. On January 24, the Papa John’s Foundation made a notable $500,000 donation to Bennett College, in addition to pledging an ongoing See SAVED page 3

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This Month in the Digest: Being Black History The Southern Digest

Extended Care: SU School of Nursing aids water crisis in Tensas Parish The College of Nursing is attempting to raise awareness within the greater Baton Rouge area regarding the poor water quality throughout Tensas Parish. Tensas Parish is suffering from the same problem that Flint, Michigan and several other cities around the country suffer from: poor infrastructure, namely piping, contaminating the water supply. By donating water, Associate Professor of Nursing, Cheryl Taylor, hopes to address the short term problem of families not

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Members of the Baton Rouge Alumni chapter and the Alpha Tau chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. and volunteets unloading a truck with water at Southern University’s Nursing building in support of efforts to provide more clean water to Tensas parish. (Donte Davis/DIGEST)

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Every year it feels like we ring in the new year and the month of January lasts about one week. Well we’ve made it to February and you know that on a historically black campus, we at the Digest won’t let you all forget about Black History Month. This month is the time to reflect on our past and recognize leaders who paved the way for us to stand where we are today. You’ve probably taken Intro to African American Literature and learned about the journeys Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois took to establish institutions where Blacks could receive education. It was because of them and many after them that we are here at Southern receiving a style of education and support that we likely couldn’t get elsewhere. The Digest will continue to acknowledge and celebrate Black history. Readers can look forward to a celebration of notable trailblazers, artists, writers, and educators. In addition to the victories, however, take time to reflect on the lows. Examine yourselves and ask what you can do to avoid going through the struggles that are all too familiar to our people. History is studied so that it won’t be repeated, so it is our duty to provide content that will uplift and inspire our readers. You can also look forward to topics such as selfimprovement, academics, health, and in this week’s issue, financial literacy. We encourage you all to recall the African American plight and, as many put it, “how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go.” As we move through See BEING BLACK page 3

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Briefs Tutoring Center for Student Success offers free and friendly academic tutoring to SU students seeking to improve or maintain their knowledge base in Math, Chemistry, Biology and Nursing classes. Our centers offer assistance Monday – Friday from 8:30 am to 5:30 pm. The learning centers are located in Stewart Hall, Room 155 and Pinchback Hall, 1st Floor. Traffic and Parking Friendly Reminder via the Director of Traffic and Parking: Please ensure all parking tag decals are visible in vehicles, which includes: laying flat on dash or hanging from mirror. If you have more than one tag i.e. commuter decal and handicap, please make sure both are visible. If you are faculty in a reserved spot, please be sure your number matches your parking spot. High School Preview Day Spring High School Preview Day will be held on Feb. 23 at 1pm in the F.G. Clark Activity Center. . Basketball The women’s and men’s basketball teams will host Grambling State on Saturday, February 9 for Alumni Night. Tip-off is scheduled for 3pm for the women’s game and 5:30pm for the men’s game. The Jaguars will face-off against Jackson State on Monday, February 11 at home. First game the women’s game tips off at 5:30pm followed by the men’s game at 7:30pm. Tennis The Lady Jags will host Louisiana Tech on Saturday, February 9 at 2pm. High School Preview Day Spring High School Preview Day will be held on Feb. 23 at 1pm in the F.G. Clark Activity Center. Jaguar Softball The Lady Jags softball team will host the “Southern Softball Challenge” from Feb. 8-10 at Jaguar Field.

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Art Gallery The Visual and Performing Arts Gallery will host “Exploring the Medium” from Jan. 31-Feb. 28. Opening night is Jan. 31 from 6pm-8pm in Frank Hayden Hall. Regular hours are Mon.-Thurs. From 10am-4pm. Mardi Gras Gala Southern University will host its annual Mardi Gras Gala on Feb. 13 from 8pm-12:30am at the Baton Rouge Marriott. Tickets are on sale now. Career Services Spring Career Exploration Day will be held on Feb. 20 from 10am-3pm in the F.G. Clark Activity Center. Save an extra 40% on during the JCPenny Suit-Up at the Mall of Louisiana on Feb. 10 from 5pm-8pm. Computer Science SU Dept. of Computer Science is hosting 50 Years of Computing from Feb. 21-Feb. 23. Call to Visual Arts Students are invited to submit artwork for the SUBR Campus Wide Invitational Student Art Exhibition Visual Arts Gallery/Frank Hayden Hall Spring Semester March 14 – April 11, 2019 EBRP Library Have you ever wanted to take a trip around the world, dive deep into the ocean, or explore the anatomy and systems of the human body? You can do all that and more through virtual reality (VR)! The East Baton Rouge Parish Library will host FREE VR demonstration sessions for patrons ages 8 and up every Thursday starting at 3 p.m. Thursday, January 3, through Thursday, February 28, 2019, in the Lobby area of the Main Library at Goodwood, 7711 Goodwood Blvd.Hayden Hall Spring Semester March 14 – April 11, 2019

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Cafe Lacumba Wednesday, February 6 from 11AM to 1:30PM at Pinkie Thrift Hall 161. Only cash will be accepted. Shell Scholarship Are you majoring in Engineering or Geosciences? Find out how you can apply for a $5,000 scholarship from Shell for the 2019-2020 academic year! We offer two types of scholarships: the Shell Technical Scholarship and the Shell Incentive Fund. § The Shell Technical Scholarship is for full-time students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in a specific technical major. § The Shell Incentive Fund is for fulltime students who are pursuing an undergraduate degree in a specific technical major and who belong to particular under-represented minority groups. For additional details about the application process and requirements for each scholarship, visit www.shell.us/scholarships. The application deadline is March 15th, 2019, so don’t delay! If you have any further questions, please contact Shell Careers at careers@shell.com. River Road African American Musuem Video Screening The River Road African American Museum (RRAAM) will host a series of screenings of a video produced from the efforts of the River Road African Burial Grounds Coalition that honored the lives of the enslaved people buried in the Bruslie Plantation Cemetery and the Monroe Plantation Cemetery on Shell Oil property in Ascension Parish. The screening of the video will held at the following: February 19, 2019, Tuesday Southern University A & M 4pm E St. Cotillion Ballroom in the SmithBrown Memorial Student Union Baton Rouge, LA. For more information contact Todd Sterling at toddlsterling@gmail.com or 225-229-1906

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Money Matters: Finance Club Takes on Wall Street Paris Duncan Diamond Butler

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Let’s talk about finances! Southern University’s very own Finance Club is now on the road to success in both financial literacy and taking the phrase “share the wealth” to a whole new meaning. Finance Club is an organization made for students of all walks and financial backgrounds, to learn more about the value of a dollar and preparation for the future. In conversation about the trip, Finance Club facilitator Professor Sherman Pittman had this to say about the organization and its central goals, “What we do is teach students about the financial market and financial literacy. We come together and talk about money matters such as stocks, bonds, the economy, money, and banking.” Finance Club members will be embarking on a trip to Wall Street to visit the stock exchange during the spring 2019 semester. The trip is not only a beneficial learning experience, however. Pittman shares, “Momentum for this trip is a Series 7 program that qualifies you to be a financial advisor, [manage] personal finances for individuals, and work on Wall Street as a stockbroker,” among other other opportunities to join the world of Wall Street. Specifically, this trip is an extension of what the club has to offer as the main goal is to

come back with knowledge of the stock exchange. The visit will allow students to gain experience in learning how the stock exchange works as well as a glimpse of the financial world from not only a peer standpoint but also a hands-on type of experience. According to Jada Joseph, a junior accounting major from New Roads, Louisiana, when asked about the finance club organization and what it has to offer for the students of Southern University she stated, “The Finance Club is an organization where we educate each other about financial literacy and how to become fiscally conservative. We offer connections to obtain internships and scholarships to our members all while hosting financial seminars, networking mixers, and pop up shops. We are opened to all majors on campus. We hope to bring back more internship opportunities, connections, and a little bit more knowledge centered on financial literacy.“ This organization offers a multitude of different resources in dealing with managing personal finances or matters as simple as learning how to save and invest in yourself for the future. “The myth behind this thing is that people think you need a lot of money, I had a student last year that I advised. If you put away just $25 a month, you would be surprised how much you would have accumulated later

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that you didn’t anticipate having at first, just from starting off small,” Professor Sherman vocalized as a tip for students that want to start saving but don’t know where to start. The Finance Club welcomes all students to join, and even though you may not be going to Wall Street just yet, here is a piece of advice from Joseph to all students about financial literacy: “Save your money! Set goals to achieve. Invest your time into the right things and read to build your knowledge. Get a mentor. All of these can contribute to one’s life in such a positive way.” For students who are interested, the club offers informal meetings where students can visit and learn more about the club as well the different events that they offer around campus. This will provide students

with a better understanding of finances as well as offer resources such as monthly budget cost sheet where students can have a better understanding of budgeting. The club doesn’t stop on campus. It also offers an outreach program for high school students in the area to educate them on the importance of finances. As far as the trip to Wall Street, this organization hopes to bring back not only more educational tools for financial literacy for college and high school students, but an even better understanding of the world of finance, money, banking, and the forecast of the future of the economy. For more information on how to become a part of this organization, email the club at subr.financeorg@gmail. com.

EXTENDED CARE from page 1 having while the federal and state governments attempt to fix the root of the problem, “people need clean water, we are not waiting on the pipes or a million dollars. While all that is going on, we want every child in every family to have access to clean, drinking water.” In order to accomplish this, the College of Nursing has launched a campaign in which they are sending cases of water to Tensas Parish through the schools within the Concordia Headstart schools in Clayton, LA. The College of Nursing sent the first of many more shipments on Friday, February 1. If anyone wants to help out, they are encouraged to donate cases of water to the College of Nursing because, as Interim Dean of the College of Nursing and Allied Health, Dr. Jacqueline J. Hill, points out, “There’s a need there[Tensas Parish].”

SAVED from page 1 relationship with the school. The donation was the first ever from the foundation since its launch in August 2018. According to a news release, the pizza chain also purchased national radio ads with the goal of spreading awareness of Bennett’s campaign. “The campaign is more than giving dollars; it’s about helping Bennett College continue educating the next generation of Black female leaders,” said Victoria Russell, Papa John’s chief diversity, equity and inclusion officer, in a statement via The Philadelphia Tribune. “We’re thrilled to provide this support toward Bennett’s fundraising goal and encourage others to do the same.” Last Friday, High Point University donated $1 million to the fundraising efforts. High Point president Nido Qubein said in a video, “Bennett plays a vital role in higher education, and as a United Methodist affiliated college, Bennett and High Point share a tradition of faithful courage,” Qubein was present at the press conference and was greeted by a standing ovation from the capacity crowd as he gave remarks. He even presented $357,000 in additional donations. During her remarks, Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Gladys Ash Robinson shared that the Board of Trustees has established a Reengineering Committee, with the goal of Bennett College ensuring its long-term stability over the next three years. She also commended the efforts of Bennett students, saying, “One day they will remember ‘I was there.’” Next week, Bennett College officials are set to meet with SACS to determine their accreditation eligibility. Potential donors are still encouraged to donate via website (bennett.edu/ donate). Donors can also use their phones to send contributions by texting the word ‘BELLES’ to the number 444999. Any checks can be mailed to Bennett College, Office of Institutional Advancement, 900 E. Washington St., Greensboro, N.C. 27401. The campaign is also available on Cash App: $StandwithBennett. BEING BLACK from page 1 this month of celebration, remember that history is still in the making and it is in our hands, especially on our own campus. We all can’t be the next King or Parks, but we can all learn from them and make the differences our ancestors died to see.

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Jags Basketball Falls Short vs Alcorn

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Coming off of a loss at Alabama State, the Southern University Jags looked to get back into their winning ways vs Alcorn (714 overall, 3-6 in the SWAC) on the road to end a three-game road trip on February 2nd. With both teams near the bottom of the SWAC, both Alcorn and Southern came into the night’s game looking for a victory to improve their standings in the conference. In the first half, the majority of the offense came from Aaron Ray and Richard Lee, both of whom knocked down two triples in the game. Although the Jags managed to shoot a high percentage, especially from threepoint range in the 1st half, (46% from the field, 50% from three), the Braves matched them score for score was able to keep the score relatively low going into the latter parts of the first half. With a score of 34-36, the Jags went into halftime looking at a small deficit in what was a defensive and low scoring half of play. Unlike the first half, which was full of efficient shooting from behind the arc, the 2nd half saw the defensive hustle of both teams return in full force to limit the threes from Southern’s shooters. As a result of this lack of perimeter scoring, Sydney Umude found his jump shot midway through the 2nd half and anchored Southern’s offense with 10 second half points. Finishing with a team high 12 points on the night, Umude

Prairie View 8 Alabama St. 6 Tex. Southern 5 Jackson St. 5 Grambling St. 4 Ark.-Pine Bluff 4 Alabama A&M 3 Alcorn St. 3 Southern U. 2 Miss. Valley St. 1

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Baton Rouge is a long way from San Antonio, Texas, but talking to Sidney Umude, a senior forward for the Southern Jags, the city gave him a love for the game and hunger for improvement that he takes with him

wherever he goes. “Me [and my brother] were known for being really athletic, but we really didn’t know what sport we wanted to play. I played football [too], but basketball is what I really wanted to follow through with.” said Umude on his early years playing sports in San Antonio. While Sidney knew what he wanted to do from a very young age, the question of where he would play would be a big factor for him after his sophomore season at Youngstown State, following which he transferred. “Upon transferring, I knew that this would be the school for me because of the relations I had built with the coaches and [because] I felt comfortable when I

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continued his consistent scoring on the season. Defensively however, the Jags couldn’t limit the hot three-point shooting presented by the Braves long-range shooters. Shooting 5-8 from behind the arc in the second half and 11-17 overall from behind the arc, Alcorn managed to build up a 14-point lead late in the half to effectively put the Jags away with less than two minutes left in the contest.

With a final score of 76-64, the Jaguars end the last game of their 3-game road trip with a loss to the Alcorn Braves after a highly defensive and contested game. Looking forward to next weekend, the Jags will have an entire week off before taking on the Grambling Tigers in a double-header on February 9th at 5:00 p.m following the girl’s basketball team’s game at 3:30.

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came here on my visits,” was Umude’s response when asked when he knew this could possibly be a place he could call home for the rest of his matriculation as a college student and development as a player. With this being Umude’s second season with the Jags, he admitted that this team has yet to play as well as they are capable of as of yet. Sitting at number eight in the SWAC coming into February 2 evening game vs Alcorn State, Umude was also able to shed some light to what he himself and the team as a whole can do to end their season on a positive note. “I’m approaching it as if I just have to step up to the plate. I know w h a t I’m capable of on t h e basketball court offensively, but what I need personally to help this team win is have a better defensive mindset and just go all out on defense e v e r y possession.” Although there have been flashes of chemistry and solid play from

this Jags team up to this point in the season, the consistency needed for winning in the long-term simply hasn’t been there for the Jags. While the Alcorn State game on February 2nd was the Jags first game of the month, this is the time of year where most college teams discover their identities as a team. According to Umude however, reaching that level is still a work in progress for this Jags team. “I feel like at this point in the season, we still haven’t found our identity. We have some players that aren’t here with us [anymore], but as a team, we still haven’t reached our full potential.” said Umude when asked about this team’s identity. With this being Umude’s final season of eligibility on the collegiate level, the strides he has made since leaving San Antonio while at Youngstown and on the Bluff have served him well for preparing for the game on the next level. From shooting the ball, increased basketball IQ, and just learning to be a better teammate are some the things cited by Umude as being things he’s improved on. See UMUDE page 5

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Out the Mud: SU WalkOns Alesha Bethea

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We all hear about the student athletes who get recruited on scholarship, but what about those who join the team late? In 2017, the NCAA reported that forty-six percent of D1 athletes were walk-ons. With such a large percent of most sports teams consisting of walk-on players, their presence is crucial for the team’s success. As a student athlete it’s always important to exhibit excellence on and off the field or court. However, for walkons it’s about putting in the extra effort to get a chance to show your skills. See WALK ONS page 5

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Rolling Along: Digest chats with sixth year Bowling coach Rose Fogg Debrandin Brown

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Coach Rose Fogg has been calling shots on the bowling team ever since she first took over as interim head coach on October 1, 2013. While serving as a coach since the late 90s, Coach Fogg’s latest coaching endeavor has, according to Fogg, been one of her favorites. “I love this job. I really enjoy trying to help these girls be the best that they can be as bowlers,” said Coach Fogg when asked what she loved most her position as bowling coach at Southern University. Taking over as head bowling coach officially in May of 2014, Coach Fogg admits that there was much adversity faced by herself and her team throughout her tenure,

Coach Rose Fogg, the fifth year Bowling coach at Southern University, after an interview with the Office of Student Media on February 1st, 2019. (Debrandin Brown/DIGEST)

although she notes that these “setbacks” only served to strengthen her resolve as a coach. . “When we started out,

I didn’t even have five full players that knew how to play. I picked up two girls that I had to teach how to bowl.” said Coach Fogg on her first team in 2014. Coach continued on to say, “ This year, we have a competitive team. It takes years to bring in new players, and even then, that first year they don’t always do really well. Well now I have sophomores that do very well.” Fogg’s praise comes unto a team that Fogg herself admits that she herself, “had high hopes” for when it came to SWAC play, which simply hasn’t been great this season up to this point. “We had a tough first roundup [leading up to the tournament] because the girls only had one day of practice. But the second round is coming up in mid-February, and if we can pick up those spares,

we have a real good chance of doing well in the SWAC,” said Coach Fogg when asked about the recent play of the team and the direction she believed they could take for the rest of the season. Besides the aforementioned SWAC tournament in Mississippi on February 15, the Jaguar bowling team will also be participating in the Mardi Gras Challenge at All-Star Lanes on Airline Highway. “We generally bowl from nine-o’clock in the morning to three-thirty on Friday and Saturday, and Sunday we finish early with only three matches.” said Coach Fogg. The Classic will take place on Mardi Gras weekend, Coach Fogg and the bowling team are asking for fan support to help them bring back a tournament win in the SWAC.

UMUDE from page 4 When asked what’s next for him after his last game in Jaguar uniform, Umude let it be known that he’s far from done playing the game of basketball. “I want to play for as many years as possible after this, whether that’s overseas or in the G-League, I pan to play basketball for as long as I can.” said Umude.

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WALK ONS from page 4 Here at Southern University, certain sports tend to have more walk-on players than others; basketball is one of those sports. A common misconception about walkons is that the caliber for these players must be lower than that of those players who get recruited, when in reality, they are some of best talent on the team. When asked what he looks for in walk-ons, Southern University’s head basketball coach, Sean Woods, said in an interview with The Southern Digest, “Just good character kids...they can’t [afford to] come in with baggage. They got to have good grades and [be] willing to work.” Essentially, walk-on players are held to the same standard, if not higher, as the players who get recruited. The Southern Digest got the opportunity to speak with two of Southern University’s men’s basketball team walk-ons. They expressed to the Digest that their experience, though a unique one, doesn’t separate them from the rest of their team. Both players made it clear that more emphasis is put on being a great player than on how each player got their spot on the team. Isaiah Rollins for example, a freshman electrical engineering major from Opelousas, Louisiana, assures the Digest, “If you’re playing well, if you’re producing on the court and you’re helping the team get a win, then you’ll get

more of a chance. It’s not about if you’re here on scholarship; it’s about if you’re here to help the team win,” Destin Dunton, a sociology major from Panama City, Florida, reaffirms his teammate Rollins’ sentiments about the value of skill over everything. Dunton guarantees, “You’re already here, so once you’re here you just gotta play.” Currently a starter for Southern’s men’s basketball team, Destin Dunton proves that ultimately hard work paired with skill is the deciding factor for how far a player will go on Southern’s team. Given the vast athletic talent that populates Southern University, it is remarkably difficult to earn a spot on the men’s basketball team. Walkons typically tend to have the additional challenge of assimilating to a team already in motion. With the pressure to perform being so high, walkons can end up being thrown into a tense environment. Luckily, Southern University’s men’s basketball team has proven to be a very accepting environment for its players, walk-ons and recruitments alike. With such an inclusive environment, it’s no surprise that the walkon players, as well as the recruited players, fair so well.

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(A.) Southern University students gather to paint at

(B.) Southern University students take their final walk in the

(C.) Miss Southern, Darby Smith, and Miss Junior, Alacia

the “Poetry & Paint Slam” event at the College Quick Stop on January 31. (Aliya Creecy/Digest)

“JCPenney Suit Up Fashion Show” presented by the Southern University Office of Career Services Center in Frank Hayden Hall on January 30. (A’Yanna Muigua/DIGEST)

Brew, at the “Vision Board Party” on Thursday, January 31 in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom. (Sydney Brown/DIGEST)

E (I) Samira Shields, Trey Gros, and Jaci Combre from the SU Student Government Association during the “True Life” Mental Health event held as part of Freshmore Week, on Monday February 4. (Sydney Brown and Keenon Glover/DIGEST)

(J.) Instructor Treva Brown excites the crowd during the “Pink Goes Red” health event on Febuary 1 inside the SU Intramural Sports Complex. (Adriana Trosclair/DIGEST) (K.) Southern University students gather to paint at the Poetry and Paint Slam at the College Quick Stop on January 31. (Aliya Creecy/Digest)

(L.) The Beta Alpha chapter of

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc. serving out their “Zeta Lemonade” just outside the Smith Brown Student Union during Pretty Wednesday. (Garland Johnson/DIGEST)

(M.) The Greater Baton Rouge Chapters of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc host “Pink Goes Red,” a line dancing fitness Party for Heart Health on Febuary 1 inside the SU Intramural Complex. (Adriana Trosclair/DIGEST)

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(D.) Junior biology major, Tessa Toney, from

(E.) Students going through different magazines to

(F.) Members of the Beta Alpha Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta

Indianapolis, Indiana, crosses the finish line in first place at Carl Maddox Fieldhouse at the LSU Bayou Bengal meet on February 1. (Keith Lewis/DIGEST)

find images to put onto their vision boards. (Sydney Brown/DIGEST)

Sorority Inc., stroll through the yard outside the Smith-Brown Student Union during Pretty Wednesday on January 30. (Garland Johnson/DIGEST)

(G.) Members of the Baton Rouge Alumni chapter and the Alpha Tau chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc. unloading a truck with water at Southern University’s Nursing building in support of efforts to provide more clean water to Tensas parish. (Dante Davis/DIGEST)

(H.) The Beta Alpha chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Inc., the Beta Psi chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc. in partnership with Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America host “Together We Can: A forum on Gun Violence Prevention and the community of Baton Rouge” during Zeta Week on January 29,2019 in the Cotillion Ballroom. (Kyndall Jones/DIGEST)

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Southern University Gospel Choir Turns 50 Alesha Bethea

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Southern University’s Gospel Choir (SUGC) is celebrating fifty years of gospel on the Bluff. Founded back in 1969, SUGC has been bringing the Holy Spirit not only to the bluff, but to an extensive audience outside of Southern University’s campus as well. Over the years, Southern University’s alumni members of its gospel choir have had the opportunity to travel to around thirty different states including New York, Illinois, California, and Georgia. The Gospel Choirs, old and current, have participated in their fair share of

Southern University Gospel Choir (SUGC), under the direction of Ernest Bowman, Jr., prepares for a performance in the F.G. Clark Activity Center. (Courtesy SUGC)

conferences showcasing their talent to other colleges around the United States. According to the director of the 1987 Southern University Interdenominational Gospel Choir, Reginald Collins,

alumni choir members were also able to reach a broader audience through the production of their gospel album featuring stars like Yolanda Adams which is available in the archives

of John B. Cade Library. Needless to say, the gospel choirs of old showed up and showed out. See SUGC page 10

Exploring SU Visual Arts Diamond Butler

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It’s that time of year again! The Southern University Department of Visual and Performing Arts hosts Exploring the Mediums Exhibit, which has been showcasing various creations of arts since the early 1990’s. The Visual Arts Gallery is also known for displaying works of art by students, visual arts graduates, community artists, artists from various universities across the country, and Southern University faculty. Recently, there has been two exhibits per spring semester during the months of February and March. This year, the Visual Arts

Gallery will be displaying the mixed media artworks of the artist, Malaika Favorite. Malaika Favorite is a local visual artist and writer from Geismar, Louisiana. Favorite has spent many years in Baton Rouge, Louisiana creating masterpieces. Currently, she resides in Georgia and divides her time between Geismar and Barbados. She is widely known for her pieces with distinct two-dimensional forms and for managing on multiple surface treatments using oil, acrylic, and watercolor. She also takes canvases, wood, metal and more to create an intricate variety of shapes. Favorite’s paintings have transpired to emit as much from her history

Tyler Panyanouvong, a freshman engineering student from Baton Rouge, analyzes an art piece done by Malaika Favorite called “Felt in the Days” at the art gallery in Frank Hayden Hall on January 31. (Aliya Creecy/ Digest)

as it does from the vast world. Her collections can be surveyed at museums like the Louisiana State University Print Collection in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, the Alexandria Museum of Art in Alexandria, Louisiana, The National Underground

Railroad Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio and other locations. Right now, some of Favorite’s most famous works are being displayed in Hayden Hall’s Gallery where each art piece conveys a specific message. In her

painting “Legacy of Earth and Sky,” Nick Muhildi, a mass communication major, suggests that the message is “....anything around you can be to be beautiful as the See ARTS page 10

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The month of February has been dedicated to the recognition of Black people, Black leaders, accomplishments, and some of most important events in history. Black History Month was first started by Carter G. Woodson after he felt like America purposely ignored black people and decided to attempt to include blacks in the nation’s history. Woodson established the Association for the Study of Negro Life and History and in 1926 he coined the second week of February “Negro History Week”. The significance behind his choice of date was the birthdays of both president Abraham Lincoln and activist Fredrick Douglas. Negro History Week spread quickly and began to be implemented within black communities across the country.

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The group with Woodson’s leadership successfully completed the goal to dedicate a time period specifically for black people to celebrate their history and later expanded it from a week to a month when it was named Black History Month. In 1976, President Ford urged the public to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans in every area of endeavor throughout our history” and officially recognized the month of February as “Black History Month”. Sophomore Christopher Amos says that, “Black History month to me means celebrating not only the culture of African Americans, but also the contributions to society that we have made throughout history”. Black History Month allows for Black people to be confident and prideful about who they are and their heritage regardless of how the world may treat them. The month

specifically gives Black people in America a sense of pride and allows many to learn about some of the most glorious accomplishments in history instead of the traditional lessons surrounding African American history. Typically, recognizing Black leaders such as Malcolm X and Martin Luther King is a common part of Black History Month, but there are so many historical Black figures to be remembered. Outside of textbooks, it is important to keep tradition and passed down information from generation to generation to preserve true black history. The recognition of Black people and their overall impact on the world throughout history is essential because it gives a sense of true identity to a culture whose identity is largely associated with bondage. Former Southern University and current philosophy professor, Manor

Batiste feels that black history month is important because, “it is necessary to educate those young and old who are not aware of the contributions that black people have made through history.” The history of Southern University is also included in Black History Month as it was one of the first institutions and educational systems in the country to be dedicated to educating black people. A notable event during the Civil Rights movement occurred in 1972 when Leonard Brown and Denver Smith were killed after students protested against the state Board of Education. The Smith-Brown student union on campus is named after the two young men that died that day. Many students here at Southern are prideful about attending an HBCU and stress the importance of continuing a tradition.

Over the Hump: Student to launch YouTube series about campus life

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Freshman Miana Smith, a business management major from Atlanta, Georgia is launching a new YouTube reality series about campus life called “Over the Hump.” The show will focus on the lives and experiences of a select few students that have signed up. Smith says the show will capture all of the drama, love and stress that these students deal with. Episodes will be posted weekly, but the longer episodes will be broken down into multiple parts. Smith has a passion for acting, writing, and directing, which was her inspiration for creating the show. She plans on being a director, or film maker one day, so she decided to start working now instead of waiting until after graduation to start. Although she’s never done so professionally, directing is not new

“I think it’s a cool idea, so many people look down and talk down on Southern, this could help highlight the fun and good things that do happen on campus.” - Taylor JeanLewis to Smith. In high school, she was a member of the theater program, where she helped direct a play. Not only participating in high school productions, Miana’s done recreational productions as well. When it comes to the cast of “Over the Hump,” Smith says she wants a good number of cast members, but not too many. “I don’t want it to be like 100+ people, like not too many but there’s really no cap, because not all the characters are going to be on at the same time. It’s gonna be like

some people who were on the list that might not come in until like March,” explained Smith. When it comes to the crew, Smith is by herself so far. “I’ve been looking for that [editors and cameramen] because it’s gonna be alot for me to do by myself, but I dont have anyone currently,” says Smith. Some students have conflicting views about the show. Students, like DeBorah Coleman, a senior mass communications major from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, feels like this has

already been done and it might not be the same if brought back. “To be honest, it just sounds like College Hill. Around that time, Southern was really popping and it’s just not that lit anymore,” said Coleman. Other students, like senior mass communications major from Lafayette Louisiana, Taylor JeanLewis thinks the show is good for Southern. “I think it’s a cool idea, so many people look down and talk down on Southern, this could help highlight the fun and good things that do happen on campus,” said JeanLewis. This week, she plans to let the cast members know if they made it or not via email, but crew member positions are still open. “Whoever wants to be crew, I’m welcoming anybody for that,” says Smith. Filming will start this week as well. Episodes can be streamed on her YouTube channel, “Over the Hump.”

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Professor of Art, Randell Henry, views works of art created by Mlaika Favorite, a visual artist from Geismar, LA. displayed in the Art gallery inside Frank Hayden Hall on January 31. (Aliya Creecy /DIGEST)

idea in your mind...it goes to the explanation of what is art.” Another work of art that was popular was the painting “Fats” in which freshman Southern University student, Andrea Nelson, proposes that “...it’s referring the Blues singer, Fats Domino...that she is paying respect to him and his music.” Art is such a fascinating form of media that it can be interpreted as many different things and can be used to state a message that everyone can understand. The next gallery, coming in March, will feature works from Southern University students. Artworks for this event may include drawings, paintings, original prints, photographs, ceramics, sculptures, mixed media works, installations, designs, and other creative works and are now accepting submissions. Dr. Randell,

the gallery’s curator, advises students to “...try selecting works that are original, creative and unique, made with a sense of good design and composition.” The Exploring the Medium exhibit opened Thursday, January 31 at 6 pm and will remain open until February 28. The gallery hours are Monday through Thursday from 10am to 4pm. For any additional information or questions, students can contact the Visual Arts Curator, Dr. Randell Henry, at 225-7714109 or email him at randell_ henry@subr.edu or robert_ cox@subr.edu.

SUGC from page 8 However, by no means should the new gospel choir on The Bluff be counted out. Southern University’s current gospel choir is full of new talent and has every intention of tapping into it. Ernest Bowman Jr., the current Director of the SUGC, notifies the Digest “I plan to take us [where] the scripture says ‘Eyes haven’t seen, ears haven’t heard all the things God has in store,” With such reassuring words it should come as no surprise that Southern’s current gospel choir has already been getting noticed worldwide through a viral Facebook video of a recent rehearsal of theirs. Mr. Bowman Jr. even hints at the prospect of recording in the near future, confiding in The Digest, “I’ve been getting alot of questions about ‘Are we’re going to record?’ Matter of fact sometimes it keeps me up at night, so that’s probably the next move.” The love that the members and directors have for gospel choir is very evident. After speaking with some of Southern’s current gospel choir members there can be no mistaking the deep, sentimental value they hold for it. Bryson London, a senior business management major with a concentration in human resources from Jackson, Louisiana, speaks on the positive impact that gospel choir has had on his life, noting, “I’ve grown closer to God and I’ve made plenty of friends that have turned into family,” Dijon Hughes, a junior social mork major from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, tells The Digest about his first experience with the gospel choir fawning, “When I walked in the love was overbearing...I was like ‘Oh yeah...this is where I need to be,’ I felt the presence of God in there when we started rehearsal...I made a lot of friendships just from that night.” From past to present, its members and directors have only had glowing remarks about the positive impact Southern University’s Gospel Choir has had on their lives. With so much potential and so much history they’re sure to continue their ascent to greatness. Be on the lookout for what’s to come from Southern University’s Gospel Choir and don’t forget to congratulate it’s a members on their continuation of a now fifty-years-in-the-making tradition.

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United We Stand, United We Fall

The Southern Digest Accreditation…it’s by far, the most important measurement, or index for any institution dedicated to teaching, and learning in the Davis United States. So why then, reader, would any of those colleges or universities not do everything that they could to ensure that the accreditation would never even come under scrutiny, let alone be revoked? This is, however, what has unfortunately occured at Bennett College. Bennett College is a liberal arts college in Greensboro, North Carolina that is not only an HBCU, but is also one of only two HBCUs exclusively for women to attend, the other being Spelman College in Atlanta, GA. All the more disappointing is that the

Keenon Glover

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The ultimate purpose of this entire process of life is to grow, and for our society Glover to adapt, and evolve. Those who are strong, will live. The weak will die out. What the founders of this union were unaware of, however, was that this blueprint was more tumultuous than any ocean they had crossed. From the beginning, their homes were built on top of the corpses of the Indigenous people. The Ojibwe, Inuit, Mexica, and Taíno were erased from the faces of their own land. Their

historically black institution is in danger of losing their accreditation, opposed to a more soluable issue. That is ridiculous and unacceptable. The administration should feel ashamed for doing an awful job of managing an institution, and devaluing the hard work and effort of alumnus and students alike. Most upsettingly, they should feel ashamed for failing the people who have walked so that Bennett College, and every other HBCU, could run. As saddening as this everincreasing reality is, it is not tragic. This is exactly what should happen when the people in control don’t just fail, but continue to fail repeatedly until they run themselves straight into the ground. Nothing is a more perplexing question than, why do HBCUs refuse to improve? I am curious though reader, how many HBCUs are going to continue to close due

to accreditation loss before their lesson is learned? Hopefully, Bennett College serves as a potent enough lesson, and will be the last HBCU that closes due to their accreditation being revoked. The cynic in me though, reader, knows that most HBCUs will continue down the path that so many others have already taken. Southern University was just under the microscope itself, for failing to keep records, amongst other factors. Also, as some may already know, a couple of colleges at Southern have already lost their accreditation, forcing them to combine with other departments. Bennett College is not an isolated case. It will, more than likely, not be the last. We need to start managing our institutions better. The generally inept, and undermanned staff in critical departments, such as financial aid or admissions, agonizingly slow and ill-timed

construction projects, and a lack of basic care for students needs to end. These are all things that are major issues at HBCUs across the country that have to improve. Whether it is a huge scandal at Howard, or a lack of financial responsibility at BethuneCookman, each and every one is at fault. We need to fix the damages, and prevent it from happening again.

40 Acres and a Mule

temples and teepees were replaced by plantations and lily white fields of cotton. These plantations and fields were inhabited by the European slave owners, and the African slaves. African Americans have been trapped in this debilitating cyclone for exactly 400 years, never being given the ability to establish ourselves. Now, we have entered a period of expectation. We are expected to get over it all. All of it. Then, the era of “Reconstruction” left us with nothing to build our lives. Our ancestors were promised 40 acres and a mule to start their newly free lives, but did it ever happen? Of course not. The one-size-fits-all

solution to the ills of American capitalism has always been pushed as ‘pulling yourself up by your bootstraps.’ This is a prime obstacle in our communities being given what they deserve. This methodology has rarely worked, especially in the case of African Americans. Any form of prosperity we generated was swiftly burned to the ground by law enforcement, or the Ku Klux Klan. Any form of reconstruction for us was bulldozed to build a new Starbucks. The importance of equity is ignored all too often. It shows how privileged, or unprivileged, certain groups are. If it weren’t for the resources produced off of

the enslavement of those Africans, the colonists would have not been nearly as prosperous, or maybe not even at all. This is why we must discuss reparations and equity, with acknowledgment towards the past, and the future. We need to be willing to acknowledge how the ills of our communities; drugs, homophobia, abuse, sexism, anti-blackness, xenophobia, etc., are rooted in our ignored mental states. This is why we must be willing to expose those who drain us, just as they did to our ancestors. There can be no advancements until we can be relieved of the experience of being stuck in a constant Great Depression, while the rest of the country has taken off to

Rocelyn Hamilton/ DIGEST ART There were 121 HBCUs to start, but there are only 101 of us now. The administrators need to get it together, but the student bodies also have an obligation to conduct ourselves in a better manner. We all need to do better, because the world’s watching, and waiting for us to step out of line.

the moon. There is no denying the significant influence that giving equity to communities such as African Americans can hold. There is only the question of whether our leaders will ever value our existence enough to give what is due. This explanation may sound like a bleak history lesson, but it’s far from that. This is a brief description of American capitalism. Living in a capitalistic society, we are constantly pushed towards consumption. We consume food, regardless of the calorie count. We consume fashion, regardless of what it may cost. We consume media, regardless of how unrealistic it may be.

Checkpoints: Safe or Nah? Sydney Brown

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How safe do you really feel on campus? Here on Southern University’s beautiful campus, we have two checkpoints to ensure that students Brown are always safe. But, why do only two SUPD officers take their job seriously? It is procedure for the officer at the checkpoint to make sure that anybody driving onto our dear campus has an SU student ID. If the driver, or passengers, don’t have a student ID, they are suppose to take down the person’s license plate, and driver’s license number. Most times they fail to do such, and let anyone onto

campus with the slightest head nod. On several occasions, I have gotten on campus late. I noticed officers sleeping on the job, playing games on their phones, or simply not even in the checkpoint booth. Unfortunately, last semester during homecoming week LSU student, Wayde Sims, was murdered extremely close to our campus, which caused the university to “up” campus security. They did that day and the next day, but after that we saw a significant decline in campus security. Over the last few months I have heard people casually joke and say, “You can sneak anything on campus drugs, alcohol, guns, and don’t nobody care.” It is sad to say, but those jokes are reality. We’ve had many incidents on campus where people have been

robbed at gunpoint, random people came on campus to fight students, and other incidents that could have been prevented if security tightened up at the checkpoint booth. SUPD’s checkpoints are the first line of defense as far as campus safety goes. It is extremely horrifying when you think about, if something were to happen on campus, the same officers that let those people on campus are the same officers that have to protect us. SUPD does their job extremely well as far as other aspects of their job, but they lack in checkpoint safety. But, what would be a solution for this problem? That is hard to judge. Yes, I can sit here and talk about the people on duty at the checkpoints not doing their job well, but say they do start thoroughly checking people and

students… students would not be happy. I say this because, if SUPD starts really pressing for that student ID, and the student doesn’t have their ID, students can’t get on campus. Eventually they’ll start missing classes, and that creates an all around problem. There is no real solution to this problem, but I feel like as a whole, we can come up with a reasonable solution that works for everyone. Outside of checkpoint safety, SUPD does an outstanding job, like I stated before. They ensure that all students on campus are safe while being friendly, and family oriented. Officers on campus treat students like family, all while laying down the law. On Southern’s campus, you can always see an SUPD squad car patrolling to ensure that all of us including them remain safe.

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