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Raising the Bars

Lawmakers face another risk of shutting down Homeland Security

Campus Wifi could see a huge boost in the future

BY LISA MASCARO

TRIBUNE WASHINGTON BUREAU

In the February 20 Southern University System Board Meeting, the decision to merge the positions of the Baton Rouge campus Chancellor and the System President was confirmed, with an almost unanimous vote of 14-1.

Alumni Federation President Preston Castille was among those in attendance, and presented his beliefs on the topic of the leadership merge.

“I think the idea of merging the positions of President and Chancellor is long overdue.” Castille stated. He also spoke of battles that take place on the

WASHINGTON _ With no political solution in sight, Congress faces another deadline to fund the Department of Homeland Security by midnight Friday _ a doover of last week’s bitter battle as Republicans try to stop President Barack Obama’s immigration plans.

The Republican-led House and Senate narrowly avoided a crisis late last week by compromising with Democrats to temporarily fund the department, which oversees the nation’s vast domestic security and antiterrorism apparatus, for seven more days.

Republican leaders vowed to continue pursuing their strategy because they view Obama’s attempt to defer deportations for up to 5 million immigrants who are in the U.S. illegally as an abuse of executive power.

So far, the GOP strategy has failed in the face of Democratic opposition, as most members of the president’s party agree with Obama’s action.

Moreover, Republican leaders have struggled to form a coherent way out of the impasse.

Senate Republicans last week joined Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and agreed to a bipartisan bill with Democrats to fund the department until September, and put the immigration fight on a separate track. But Republicans in the House under Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, balked.

Republican leaders now want the House and Senate to go to a conference committee to resolve their differences, but that effort failed Monday.

McConnell opened the Senate on Monday as Republicans sought support from the handful of Democratic senators who have publicly disagreed with the

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BY LAQUENCIA PARKER DIGEST NEWS EDITOR

Wireless internet connection issues are common on the Southern University campus, but

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students need not worry much longer. According to Director of Infrastructure and Network Operations Lloyd Allen, a more solid connection is on its way.

The current Wi-Fi provider for the campus is Louisiana Optical Network Initiative, who also provides internet throughout the state. Specifically for buildings on the SU campus, access points are installed to allow students wireless connection. However, these individual access points can only support an estimated 25 devices at a time, before becoming overwhelmed.

Joshua Mcknight/DIGEST Tower Loans, a Career Fair employer, speaks to a Southern University student about upcoming opportunities in the workforce for 2015.

Career Fair 2015 a success

BY DEJA LODREE DIGEST NEWS WRITER

The Office of Career Services hosted their semi-annual spring Career Fair for the students of Southern University and the surrounding community in the F.G. Clark Activity Center on February 25.

“We are dedicated to providing the best of the best for our students,” said Director of Career Services, Tamara Montgomery.

“Not only for them, but [we] have outreached to our community, as

well as five visiting high schools including Southern University Laboratory School,” Montgomery finished.

Attendees were given the opportunity to speak with over 70 companies willing to introduce potential careers and internship offers. Major companies in attendance were Target, Exxon Mobil, Walgreens, Valero and State Farm.

Target representative and Southern University alumnae Aaronesia Christophe, conveyed her excitement about returning to

a place she treasured so much.

“It’s always great to see students eager to gain internships and business experience,” said Christophe. “I’m always willing to give advice to students on how they approach applying for companies like mine,” Christophe finished.

Averi Strickland, a 22 year old graduating senior majoring in Business Management, was also grateful for the opportunity to

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The SU Visual Arts Gallery will be open until March 5.

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MOVIE NIGHT

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The Center for Teaching and Learning Experience will host the FYE Workshop on March 6 in the Harris Hall Annex.

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Why Keystone stays alive CHICAGO TRIBUNE

President Barack Obama vetoed legislation that would have greenlighted the Keystone XL pipeline, linking Canadian oil sands to the U.S. Gulf Coast. The Senate lacks the votes to override Obama’s veto. Yet Keystone isn’t dead. Both Democrats and Republicans have an interest in keeping this political football in play.

Someday, we hope, the pipeline will be built. But that day won’t come any time soon _ and perhaps never during Obama’s dwindling presidency.

In his veto message, Obama asserted that he hasn’t decided whether Keystone should be built or not. Obama said he was using his veto pen _ for only the third time _ mainly to preserve the executive branch’s jurisdiction over cross-border projects such as Keystone.

That’s just an excuse. Obama has been “reviewing” this project ever since he took office. The president has put a brick on it to serve his political objectives: Keystone has come to symbolize a long and mighty struggle between environmentalists and the oil industry.

Obama’s blockage of the project panders to his liberal base. Specifically, he’s pandering to Democratic donor Tom Steyer, a wealthy hedge-fund operator who has put his fortune behind stopping Keystone.

Keeping Keystone as a whipping boy for global warming suits a “green” president who, paradoxically, has watched domestic oil and gas production expand aggressively during his time in office. Offshore drilling?

OK, says a White House eager to rev up the economy.

Fracking? Bring it on.

But one more pipeline? In a nation crisscrossed with what the industry says are 2.5 million miles of oil and gas pipelines? Oh, no. That would contribute to climate change by ... moving a fossil fuel to refineries and markets.

Republicans in Congress benefit from this farce because it allows them to boast that they want to put more Americans to work. And don’t think they aren’t milking this dispute for political contributions.

In any rational assessment, Keystone wins on the merits. It would create jobs and improve efficiency in markets that sort out global supply of, and demand for, petroleum products.

Note, too, that Keystone wouldn’t cost the public purse a penny: A Canadian company, TransCanada, would foot the entire $8 billion tab. The project also promotes public safety. Moving oil by pipeline is much safer than by rail, the main alternative.

And, one way or another, this oil will join the global supply. Exporting it is a Canadian government priority. We appreciate the opponents’ sentiment that oil projects consume investment dollars that could go toward making solar, wind and other sustainable energy systems more practical and economical. But stopping Keystone wouldn’t keep this oil from eventually being consumed.

Best of all for a GOP weary of internal bickering, this project has unified the party _ and even has attracted some of the president’s allies. The bill that Obama vetoed had passed with more than two dozen Democratic votes in the House and nine in the Senate. Two Democratic governors supported it. Trade unions closely tied to the Democratic Party sided with the Republicans, because building the pipeline would mean more work for their members.

No wonder Republicans have vowed to keep Keystone alive. It’s a winner for them. Watch for a vote to override Obama’s veto (although, barring some dramatic change among Democrats, it is destined to fall short).

We expect the project proposal to join the attempted repeal of Obamacare as a hardy political perennial: GOP leaders will attach Keystone to must-pass legislation.

They will continue to stress how they are bringing forward a bipartisan, pro-growth measure that Obama nevertheless refuses to sign.

The shame of it for Democrats who wind up paying a political price for Obama’s veto is that, on this issue, the Republicans are right.

Keystone might not be the biggest, best infrastructure project ever. But it deserves to be built, and promptly.

BOARD MEETING from Page 1 third and fourth floor of the administrative building, the third floor being home to campus administrative offices, the fourth floor for system offices.

“If we were to continue along this path, it would continue to hurt us.” said Castille.

Others weren’t too inclined to the same beliefs however. Tom Miller, Faculty Senate President at SUBR, claimed to speak for the entire faculty when he said, “The bottom line for our faculty, is that individual campuses… maintain a certain degree of individual autonomy. It allows us to be nimble, it allows us to move a little quicker on things.”

Another topic Miller spoke on was the necessity for a search for a System President or President/Chancellor. The board has been debating on this topic since December 2014, and the project has since been put on hold twice. The consideration discussed at the meeting was to hire a national search firm to assist in the process.

“I’m not sure that we need to hire a national search firm,” said Miller. “I think it is extremely important, particularly since we have five new members of the board, that we be able to compare the record of our current president with what other potential candidates would have to offer the position.” Miller finished.

Ultimately, the decision was made to authorize the search once again, but not to hire a national firm to conduct the search.

The sudden and drastic decisions come as Louisiana state colleges and universities face steep budget cuts that will begin in the new fiscal year starting on July 1. Funding for postsecondary education is estimated at 400 million dollars, across all systems.

The merging of the System President and SUBR Chancellor is said to take effect on July 1 as well.

WIFI from Page 1 “We do have Wi-Fi, however, we don’t have enough,” Allen stated.

With few access points, the average student owning more than one device with internet capabilities, and the almost complete conversion of education to online, coupled with an unstable connection on campus, Allen understands the complaints the student body has been having. He also has a few answers.

“In Boley Hall, there are cinderblock walls, which make it difficult for the connection to travel far,” explained Allen. He also added that when a student is using more than one device, especially for streaming videos on Netflix or YouTube, it draws even more signal away from others.

“The apartments, right now, the access points are located outside the different rooms,” said Allen. “Hopefully by the month, we’ll have replaced those with new ones.”

Another issue Allen cleared up was the sudden loss of internet connection that the campus has experienced in the past.

“In the fall, we had some really serious issues with the wireless network being down,” said Allen. “The old wireless access system required a controller to work. If you cut the controller off, no wireless access for anyone.” The department purchased two controllers, in the case of one failing, but the process of connecting the both of them inadvertently caused a malfunction.

The fairly new requirement to log in to the internet before usage is for security purposes, Allen explained.

“We want SUBR students to use SUBR resources,” Allen stated.

The university has recently purchased access points that will emit stronger connections, and even have the capability to be installed outdoors. Consideration is taking place to install these in the residential area and the Union courtyard.

The new access points are higher quality than the others.

“With the old system, whenever we would need to do a firmware update, the entire system would shut down,” Allen explained. “With this new one, it’s intelligent enough to maintain connection until another access point can pick up its connection.”

Individual access points can cost upwards of 450 dollars, the ones most recently purchased costing approximately 800 dollars.

Allen finds the cost justifiable.

“For the wireless to go down like that, is unacceptable,” stated Allen. “Those incidents prompted me to look elsewhere,” Allen finished.

The department is currently looking into finding another internet service provider, in order to maintain a connection in case the current one fouls again. Allen hopes to have the already purchased access points installed within the next few weeks, and order another shipment to complete the overall installation. He also hopes to have the second Wi-Fi subscription purchased and running in the upcoming months.

If any students are currently experiencing issues connecting to the Wi-Fi, they are encouraged to visit James Blaine Moore Hall to report it and have it resolved.

CAREER FAIR from Page 1 showcase his resume and the chance to be awarded a career in his field of interest.

“I worked so hard to raise my GPA from the last Career Fair,” Strickland explained.

“One year later, here I am, with a higher GPA,” Strickland finished.

Montgomery herself was overwhelmed with the turnout of this year’s Career Fair.

“I’m overjoyed, and it warms my heart to know that even in the rain, over students came out to enhance themselves and become educated in not only what our career fair has to offer, but gain knowledge of what companies are looking for,” Montgomery concluded.

The university’s next Career Fair will be held in the upcoming fall semester, on September 2.

president over his immigration action.

“This week promises to be a busy one,” McConnell said. “I’d invite our Democratic friends to drop all the negativity and drop all the gridlock _ join Republicans in advancing a positive agenda for the American people.”

Most Democrats filibustered Monday evening’s vote, however, preferring to fund the Homeland Security Department now and hold a separate immigration debate.

Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., explained that Democrats were blocking the conference committee move because “it will be counterproductive” and fail to produce a compromise, so long as Republicans insist on adding the restrictions on immigration.

“Senate Democrats will not be a party to yet another Republican charade that will inevitably shut down the Department of Homeland Security and put our nation at risk,” Reid said.

The measure failed to advance, 47-43, a party-line vote that was short of the 60 needed. A separate vote to table the bill _ in essence punting the issue back to the House _ passed with a simple majority, 5831 _ as McConnell and Republican leaders joined Democrats.

The outcome left Congress at a stalemate, with funding now set to expire again Friday.

Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson has pleaded with Congress to provide stable funding for his department, which oversees border patrol, airport screenings, Coast Guard, Secret Service and other critical security operations.

Officials said more than 200,000 employees of front line agencies would be required to show up for work without pay if Congress fails to act.

But thousands of others would be furloughed, and numerous services and offices would be shut down across the country until the budget is restored. Though back pay is often provided after shutdowns, it is not guaranteed.

Boehner and his leadership were set to assemble their majority for early Tuesday for a meeting. And late Monday, former Vice President Dick Cheney met at the Capitol with a group of key GOP lawmakers headed by Majority Whip Rep. Steve Scalise, R-La., who is responsible for rounding up votes on bills.

Cheney, who had been invited almost a month ago to talk about foreign policy, was himself a whip when he served in the House.

As the week headed toward a repeat of last week’s showdown, which wasn’t resolved until just hours before the midnight funding deadline, some lawmakers held out hopes that cooler heads would prevail. The House is set to recess by Thursday afternoon so lawmakers can spend the following week away from Washington, and many lawmakers already have fundraisers and events planned in their home districts.

But with a new deadline ahead, Congress may be more likely to push the issue to the brink.

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Southern soars high; too much for Braves

BY KAYLEN SCOTT DIGEST SPORTS WRITER

The last Saturday in February was special for men’s basketball.

Along with being the last home game of the season, it was the last game in the F.G. Clark Activity Center for senior guards Tre Lynch, Cameron Monroe, Michael Harrel and senior big men Keith Davis and Frank Snow. The Jags were set to take on the Braves of Alcorn State University.

The first half started off fast for both teams. Southern shot an impressive 54 percent from the field. Alcorn construed a majority of its points from the free throw line, going 8-12 from the strike.

ASU shot an abysmal 30 percent from the field. However, because of the easy points from the free throw line, the Braves were able to hang with the hot shooting supplied by SU. Going into the half, the score was tied 29 all.

“We started kind of slow, so I knew it was up to me to come in and lift the team up,” said Lynch.

Scoring 10 points coming off of the bench in four minutes in the first half, Lynch would continued his scoring onslaught in the second half. Snow and sophomore guard Trelun Banks kicked off the scoring in the second half by notching the first seven points of the half; giving the Jaguars an edge early in the second half. Then, Lynch scored another eight points to give SU an 11-point lead halfway through the second period.

ASU would storm back in the waiting moments, after going nearly nine minutes without a made field goal attempt. However, back to back three pointers from the Braves’ Marquis Vance and George Thomas cut the lead to four, 49-45 with a little under seven minutes left to play. Lynch would go on another scoring streak, scoring four straight points to extend the lead to double digits. Twice ASU would diminish the lead to seven, but the Jags never

wavered. As Snow halted the ASU comeback with an emphatic dunk, followed by two free throws from junior guard Adrian Rodgers.

The Braves would miss on two more field goal attempts, and Lynch would grab his tenth rebound of the game. Rodgers made the game unreachable by connecting on four free throws under the two-minute mark. Leantwan Luckett led ASU in scoring with 19 points and his backcourt teammate Vance was right behind him with 15 points.

Alcorn lost the game with the phrase, “Live by the three, die by the three.” They did make twice as many three point attempts as two point attempts, but 32 of their 59 shots were three point attempts. All of the misses from the three-point line showed up in the stat column, as the Braves only made 30 percent of their shots.

SU would convert on something that cost them the game on Monday night; free throws. The Jags went 23-27 from the free throw line Saturday, shooting 85 percent from the strike.

“We shoot a lot of free throws in practice,” said Lynch. “At the end of the day its just about confidence and tonight we shot them with confidence and knocked them down,” Lynch finished.

Finishing the game with a double double, Lynch scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds. Davis added eight points and three rebounds; Monroe coupled that with an assist and a steal in 20 minutes, Snow had 11 points, eight rebounds and two blocks. Harrel added a steal to his name in the stat sheet as well.

The seniors combined for an all out team win 71-63 on senior night. SU will be set on pace for a two game road trip in Texas to finish the season against Prairie View and Texas Southern. Picking up these two wins could make Southern a dangerous team, and add a lot of momentum going into the SWAC tournament, which begins March 10.

SWAC Basketball STANDINGS (M) MEN’S BASKETBALL

SWAC Overall Tex. Southern 14 2 17 12 Alabama St. 13 3 17 8 Southern 12 4 15 15 Prairie View 10 6 12 17 Jackson St. 8 8 10 19 Ark.-Pine Bluff 8 9 11 20 Alabama A&M 7 9 8 18 Miss. Valley 5 12 6 24 Alcorn St. 4 12 5 23 Grambling St. 0 16 2 24

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SWAC Round-Up Done Right Lady Jaguars pick up four consecutive wins

BY FELIX CUNNINGHAM III DIGEST MANAGING EDITOR/SPORTS EDITOR

Southern women’s tennis team has always found avenues to pick up victories in the Southwestern Athletic Conference hence their last championship reign in 2014. This made them become a force that aren’t to be reckoned with.

In the SWAC East/West Roundup this past weekend, Southern showed their spirit in the Western Division as they sequestered four straight victories and only came out with one loss within the respective sets in Jackson, Mississippi this past weekend.

Head coach of the Lady Jaguars, Jeff Conyers had instilled greatness and valuable virtues but it never was imagined in such a

manner in which the round-up became the Jaguars’ playground.

On Friday, February 27 Southern blasted through Western rivals, Grambling State, with seven straight victories in the sets and in the same day gave Eastern division contenders, Alabama A&M, poetic justice with seven straight as well. In singles competition on such date, Southern could not be outmatched and didn’t offer any close wins for the opposition to admire.

On Saturday, February 28, Eastern division, Alcorn State brought tough opposition for Southern to master.

Sophomore, Darnesha Moore offered the first loss while facing Siobhan Ryan-Bovey (6-0, 6-2) in the second set. Senior, Gabrielle Moore brought an inner match loss to SU in

the 4th match (6-7) against Kate Potapova and in the 6th set when senior, Camara Davis, (2-6) issued a match to Aakanksha Punj. Even with these results, Southern still picked up the win swiftly with their 3-0 reign and calling a (6-1) victory.

The last part of the roundup against University-Arkansas Pine Bluff, Southern once again swept a team (7-0).

Southern continuing to the stretch is readying to face in-state rival, Southeastern on the tennis courts at Southern University March 4 after their last 0-4 loss when they visited their tennis courts. Southern will be searching for a win out of conference in their verge of roundup excellence.

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SWAC Basketball STANDINGS (W) WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

SWAC Overall Tex. Southern 14 1 17 9 Southern 14 2 16 10 Prairie View 10 5 13 14 Alabama St. 8 7 12 13 Alcorn St. 8 8 9 16 Jackson St. 7 8 10 16 Grambling St. 6 9 9 17 Alabama A&M 5 10 6 20 Ark.-Pine Bluff 4 12 6 21 Miss. Valley 1 15 3 24

Lady Jaguars in contention to clinch second consecutive western division title

BY JAYLEN SCOTT

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The Lady Jaguars basketball team won their 13 consecutive game this past Saturday against the Alcorn Braves as they coasted to a 76-55 victory on Senior Night.

The lady Jags came out with a chip on their shoulder, as the first time they played Alcorn this season, they fell behind by 17 points.

Guard Brittney Washington said, “Last time we were down 17 at halftime, so we knew they thought they could beat us. Our plan was to jump on them early.”

That’s exactly what the Jaguars did, Washington especially. She scored nine of Southern’s first 15 points and finished the game with 18 points and a team high of eight rebounds. Kendra Coleman, one of six seniors playing in their last home game, added 17 points. Freshman Briana Green added 11 points and seven rebounds.

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ASTAVVEN COTTON/DIGEST Southern University guard Britney Washington dribbles down the court evading a Alcorn State defender in F.G. Clark Activity Center on Saturday, February 28. halftime and never looked back. They forced 16 turnovers and limited Alcorn to 8-27 shooting in the first half. With the Jaguars controlling the whole game, the smallest deficit Alcorn faced was 13 points. Norianna Haynes led Alcorn with 19 points and 11 rebounds.

“Norianna really got going,” said Southern coach Sandy Pugh. “We knew her offensive tendencies, but we were reluctant at times.

We had some missed defensive assignments at the time. We still have a lot to work on,” Pugh finished.

Brittney Washington got it started for the Jaguars Saturday. Her two baskets began a

10-0 run to end the game. The Jaguars were up by as much as 23 points with five and a half minutes left to play. After that, Coach Pugh pulled all of her seniors: Bunny Scott, Keonia Parrish, Yasmine Nelson and Shaquandria Litmon followed Brittney Washington and Kendra Coleman to the bench.

“We got a great effort from everyone tonight. They made sure we had a great senior night,” Coleman said.

The Lady Jaguars stifled the Alcorn Braves defensively.

“Coach told us we needed to lock down and not allow them any good looks,” stated Coleman. “We really focused on what she

said,” Coleman finished.

Alcorn went scoreless for eight and a half minutes in the first half before Haynes hit a buzzer beater three point shot to cut Southern’s lead to 36-20 at the half.

The Jaguars won their 13 consecutive game and improved to 14-2 in the SWAC and 16-10 overall. They are second in the SWAC standings and are behind Texas Southern. The Lady Jaguars have two games left. Thursday March 5, they face off against Prairie View A&M Panthers in Prairie View, Texas. Their last game of the season is a showdown with the Texas Southern Tigers on March 7 in Houston, Texas.

Third times a charm

Southern picks up their first win against Prairie View A&M

BY FELIX CUNNINGHAM III DIGEST MANAGING EDITOR/SPORTS EDITOR

When it comes to the sport blasting with a ball and bat, the Southern University baseball team, has had their ups and downs this season when they had colossal losses against in-state teams, Grambling and New Orleans (1-6, 1-4) respectively.

After that they tried as hard as they might against Eastern Division, Alcorn State, they were only to be behind by two solitary runs (9-11) as on that night Southern picked up many runs to bring up a chain of luck.

They were not allowed to face expected non-conference matchup, Nicholls State, until freezing weather canceled the game.

The luck of the draw came to Southern as soon as they met with Prairie View A&M for the third time in a row this weekend.

Even though Prairie View picked up the first two wins, on the second game of the double header, Southern came in sure third and swept P.V. to not come up with a deficit at Lee-Hines Field.

With Southern pitchers struggled to find the plate to strike out the batters, freshman right-hander Justin Freeman proved he was capable of holding his own with the solid Game 3 start.

Making his first start, Freeman insured six strong innings for Southern for a 9-5 win.

Prairie View captured the first win in Game

1 with a 9-2 win. The Panthers’ Jordan Stewart tossed a complete game, scattering nine hits and only allowing two hits for Southern.

Freeman in Game 3, changed the course and luck of the mound as soon as he entered the game.

“I was just a little nervous warming up, but then you get in the moment,” said Freeman.

“Once I stepped onto the mound, I just locked in, and everything went away,” finished Freeman.

The teams traded runs in the early bout of Game 3. Tyler Kirksey, senior outfielder, led Southern off with a first single, stole second and third and scored off of senior out-fielder, Theo Smith’s sacrifice fly.

Prairie View (4-6, 2-1) tied it in the second on Joseph Mack’s RBI groundout, but Southern (1-5, 1-2) came back to take a 5-1 lead.

Singles by senior in-fielder, Marcus Tomlin and Smith assisted Southern to load the bases with one out, this sent bad news to Prairie View head coach, Waskyla Cullivan to only accept a positive game because they are a positive program.

Prairie View came back with a vengeance to tie the score with four runs in the seventh inning. Cody Den Beste scored on a grounder to second by Anothny Fernade, who reached base when Gavin Webster dropped a double play relay at first. Connor Wyre then launched

a two-out, three home runner over the left field wall to tie the score at 5.

Southern then scored four more runs in the eighth for a lead that Prairie View couldn’t escape from. Southern forced three of those runs on a pair of walks and hit a batter with the bases loaded. Southern scored its fourth run of the inning on a sacrifice fly.

Southern head coach Roger Cador although elated about the win, still believes there are improvements in the ballclub for the team.

“We came back and scored runs, and we did it based on their pitchers not throwing strikes,” said Cador.” When you’re not playing well you have to find ways to win, and we’re not playing well.

We’re not a very good ballclub right now.”

Cador came in to accept the pitcher Freeman upon the mound when he said, “Freeman came in and pitched strongly because he was confident and composed. It was all about pitch location. He has a chance to do some really good things.”

Southern will be expected to come through in the rest of the season as they visit Southeastern Louisiana at 6pm on Wednesday.

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What’s Hot on TV

BY JEREMIAH CORNELIUS DIGEST A&E WRITER

Just about all of us can say we’re in love with TV shows that make us cringe, wonder, cry and sometimes induce us to punch a wall. Shows that have done just that, and are especially popular this year would have to include the new release, Empire, which currently has 13.9 million viewers tuning in each week.

Most prime time dramas have proven to be innovative, daring and revolutionary. Take for example, Scandal, which portrays an African American woman’s misadventures after a short-lived affair with the President of the United States. This show goes the distance others would not, creating controversy amongst viewers. The controversy and buzz created by these shows lures in more and more people to their television screens each week, just to see what the talk is about. Then, BOOM! Another controversial issue restarts the cycle, contributing to a butterfly effect.

Here are some of the most viewed shows in the current season of 2015: 8:00 Shows: 1. American Idol- 10.38 million viewers (FOX) 2. Survivor- 10.4 million viewers (CBS) 3. The Mysteries of Laura- 7.63 million viewers (NBC)

DIGEST ART 4. The Middle- 7.47 million viewers (ABC) 5. Arrow- 3.07 million viewers (CW) 9:00 Shows 1. Empire- 13.90 million viewers (FOX) 2. Modern Family- 9.32 million viewers (ABC) 3. Law and Order: SVU- 7.72 million viewers (NBC) 4. The 100- 1.55 million viewers (CW) Another counterpart that keeps exceptional viewer retention are good storylines and plot points. Long time viewers are often

kept on their toes and left guessing at the future of a series by the end of an episode, a season, or even the series finale.

Point is, if you plan to watch any of these shows, remember the goal of the writers is to keep the show refreshing and the viewers always wondering until the time of the reveal. Television shows are just another form of literature. Hopefully, these shows allow us to see a new and versatile perspective on different subjects and issues.

Who knows, one day we just might be provided a show that changes the way we see life itself.

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Criminal Justice Club Spotlight

ALLIYAH MOORE/DIGEST Southern University Criminal Justice Club 2014-2015

BY ALLIYAH MOORE DIGEST STAFF WRITER

The Southern University Criminal Justice Club was established in 1993 and open to more than 700 Criminal Justice majors at Southern. With this program, undergraduate students can prepare for careers in law enforcement, court administration, victim services and corrections. Many use this degree to advance into law school and graduate programs.

Organization President Tywond McGee, a senior from Amite wants to “move the club in a positive, prosperous and productive direction.” McGee strives to focus on helping the local community.

“I want to create unity among students and bridge the gaps between students, faculty and community,” McGee explained.

The club is starting a “Save Our Community” campaign, the purpose to provide resources to local elementary and middle schools through fundraising

methods.

“We want to provide children with school supplies, such as pencils, paper, notebooks and backpacks,” said McGee. Eugene Williams, a graduate student and assistant to President McGee, says the organization “offers Criminal Justice majors many internship opportunities.”

The Nation Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives (NOBLE), is a membership group of primarily AfricanAmerican law enforcement, CEOs and command level officials in local, state, county, and federal government. The Criminal Justice Club offers internships with NOBLE, as well as opportunities to work with the Democratic Party.

Membership is open to all Criminal Justice majors.

The Criminal Justice Club, in collaboration with the Southern University Black History Club, will host a Movie Night today at 6:30 p.m. in the John B. Cade Library on the second floor, room one.

Fifty Shades a box office hit

BY MARCHANDREA SEALS DIGEST STAFF WRITER

The highly acclaimed Fifty Shades book trilogy finally became reality on February 14, Valentine’s Day, when the first installment was released in film form. Actress Dakota Johnson played Anastasia “Ana” Steele, and actor Jamie Dornan played the infamous Christian Grey. So far, the film, directed by SamTaylor Johnson, has grossed 415.5 million dollars.

50 Shades of Grey is the tale of the erotic romance between collegiate literature major Anastasia Steele and young entrepreneur billionaire Christian Grey. Their first meeting takes place during an interview for Steele’s college newspaper. Their second encounter occurs when Grey unexpectedly arrives at the hardware store where Steele is employed. Grey’s interest in Steele steadily increases as he showers her with gifts and favors.

The real movie begins once Steele signs a contract for a BDSM (Bondage and Discipline, Sadism and Masochism) relationship with Grey.

The film and the novel do have some pretty significant differences.

The movie does not deliver the intensity of some intimate scenes, such as Steele and Grey’s bath together. The

film also lacked in dialogue, omitting rather important conversations between Steele and Grey. The film’s ending was also incorrect, as Steele cried to herself in an elevator, whereas the novel states she cries herself to sleep in her home.

Actress Dakota Johnson brought the fictional character to life in the film.

Johnson’s plain and ordinary looked coincided with the character, along with her awkward and clumsy motions. Jamie Dornan played Grey moderately well, although he lacked the sex appeal Grey had in the novel. Dornan mastered the portrayal of Grey’s assertiveness and dominance though.

The film’s score was astonishing. The remix to Beyonce’s “Crazy in Love” and “Haunted” along with the Weeknd’s “Earned It” provided additional emotion for thrilling intimate scenes.

“The movie was great, and I loved the music.” said junior Shanetrese Ellis, a Family and Consumer Science major.

“Even though I have never read the book, it was still good and shocking,” finished Ellis.

“I cannot wait for the next movie to come out,” said Lauren Jones, a junior Biology major. “The movie was very good compared to the book, besides minor things,” Jones finished.

The sequel, Fifty Shades Darker, will be released in 2016.

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Southern University Chambers Music Series: An Evening of Sounds

BY DESTINY SMITH DIGEST STAFF WRITER

On Tuesday, February 24, the Southern University Music Teacher National Association Collegiate Chapter presented the first SU Music Chamber Series in Stewart Hall. Amber Brown, a fourth year music major, helped in hosting the event and described it as, “an event that brings people together to hear different styles of music.”

The performances took place in an intimate setting where featured violinist Reginaldo Nasciemto and pianist Dr. Leslie Spotz.

The musicians performed 16 pieces from composers including Handel, Beethoven and Claudio Santoro.

Spotz is associate professor of piano at Tarleton State University and her music reaches worldwide, including places such as: Moscow, London, Italy and Germany. Spotz

Don’t Sleep Revue highlights African American history

BY JACARIA BICKHAM DIGEST A&E WRITER

This Sunday, March 1, a concert revue titled “Don’t Sleep” took place in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom. Directed and choreographed by Brian Jordan Jr., the event consisted of what Jordan called the binding of dancing, singing and acting.

The show was centered around African American heritage, and sampled various black history highlights to pay homage to how far the race has come, and give insight to where it will stand in the future.

Particular emphasis was placed on the statement “Don’t Sleep,” referring to the dangers of African-Americans forgetting where they come from, and being lost in the distractions of today’s society.

The first act opened with the singing of the song, “Wake Up Everybody,” in which actors portrayed famous black figures such as Oprah Winfrey, Queen Latifah and Whoopi Goldberg.

There were also dances that exemplified and paid tribute to Debby Allen, Misty Copeland, James Brown and Desmond Richardson.

There was also a comedy segment that consisted of excerpts from shows by comedians Bill Cosby and Kevin Hart.

Student Government Association President Nick Harris felt the show was a positive thing.

“It’s leaving Black History Month on a high note by bringing awareness to it, and the recent attacks we’ve had,” Harris said.

“The purpose of this show was basically to enlighten, educate and enhance the awareness from generation to generation,” Jordan explained.

traveled 10 hours from Stevensville, TX to perform at Southern.

Spotz also shared a story in relation to Black History Month during the intermission that shed light on Te’Adora Hannis, a famous slave who used her musical talent to free herself. Hannis was also the first AfricanAmerican to have her music credited on staff paper.

Nasciemento began his career in Brazil with the Christian Congregation of Brazil as a member of the youth orchestra of Sao Paulo. He has since been featured in festivals such as the Curitiba Music Workshop, the Prados Festival, and the International Festival of Campos do Jordao.

Most recently, Nasciemento has been serving as a guest conductor for the Radomaska Orchestra, along with conducting in the Festival da Curitiba and the Sonoma County

Philharmonic in California.

The two musicians exceeded expectations during their performance, receiving a call for an encore at the end of their performance.

“I have been listening to classical music since before I was born,” said Sydney Harris, a freshman Computer Science major. “I enjoyed their selections because they are calming and tranquil,” Harris finished.

Paris Daniel, a freshman Music major also shared why she was interested in coming to the event.

“I saw flyers around the school that peaked my interest,” recalled Daniel. “I play classical music. This is my first SU Chambers Series, but I knew I could relate because I play the flute,” finished Daniel.

“The event was a success,” said Ryan

Alexander, MTA President and third year Music major. “I was especially excited to hear the pieces from Villa-Lobos, because his style is distinctive and unique,” Alexander finished.

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SPEAKOUT

Sista girl, rise up: Pt. 1

BY SHARITA SIMS

DIGEST COMMENTARY WRITER

Pro-black family, a phrase newly introduced to me by a dear kindred spirit. Understand that our focus is not just about repairing the dynamics of the family, but precisely, the black family. It is impossible to save the world when there isn’t any structure and harmony within your own home. We often discuss who the leaders of the black community are, their roles, and the deficiency in the leadership.

Our black men are blatantly accused for our mistakes and downfalls, while we fail to mention a more germane factor; Black women, the creators and nurturers.

Black women are magicians. We can take the most helpless situation and completely 180 it. It is our birthright to be the solid foundation that holds the family together. However, we cannot continue to solely blame our discomfort on systematic

welfare. The black woman has ultimately forgotten the goal.

We have stopped loving our men and have given up on guiding them through their growth. We aren’t reflections of them anymore, but instead of what the system has broken and molded the two of us to be toward each other. They make it hard for our men to ultimately succeed in this world and we see it as a complete inadequacy on their behalf, not for the conspiracy that it is. We don’t stand behind our kings, but in lieu, we, along with the rest of the world, show them that they aren’t good enough when we mate with men outside of our race.

The men themselves have much evolving to do in relation to the way they care for us. However, we must keep love present on our end because ultimately, we need each other to survive. Our contribution is just as critical as theirs. As

I said before, black women = nurturers.

We have divine power to heal our people, and most of us haven’t even tapped into that thought yet.

A good friend of mine by the name of Luke St. John Mcknight once said, “You’ve got to let a woman be herself. But the thing is, she’s gotta know who she is to do that.” Black women, we need to rise to the occasion. We have to take our lives and the lives of our men into our own hands.

Everyone is standing around, waiting for another hero to come along to free us from our oppression. Sister girl, look in the mirror. It is you, me, and us who must be the truth, the examples, and the guidance.

A man will listen to and be receptive to the love and lessons of a good woman who is sure of herself and what she was born to be. He will admire a good woman who walks the path of life with confidence in her powers and strength in her motion.

A Nation Forsaken for Changing Lovers

BY ROMEL WILLIAMS DIGEST COMMENTARY WRITER

From the last commentary “Breaking the Seal of Black History” you know that the children of Israel are the so called Negroes or African-Americans today. But, is there more to it, can we be identified? Can a nation be forsaken even to the point of being forgotten amongst men? The Lord is dealing with His children through the hands of the other nations, which whom has become our oppressors. Bring back to mind the things which we have gone through in this country (Black Wall Street June 1, 1921), the injustice towards a Nation whose will is to fight but know that they are powerless, who have eyes to see but know that they can only witness. Deuteronomy 28:33-34 says, 33“A people whom you do not know shall eat up the produce of your ground and all your labors, and you will never be anything but oppressed and crushed continually. 34”You shall be driven mad by the sight which your eyes see.” Bring back to mind, remember

your forefathers Israel. Remember the land which we once enjoyed, but now we mourn for a peace that cannot be reached in this land. One may say, why we must go through these things if we are the “chosen people” the children of Israel? If we are His children why are we sent into another land and oppressed continually? Isaiah 42:22-25 stats, 22“But this is a people robbed and plundered, all of them are snared in holes, and they are hidden in prison houses. They have become a prey, with no one to deliver – for plunder, and no one to say, “Restore!”23Who among you gives ear to this, pays attention and hears for the time to come? 24Who gave Jacob up for spoil, and Israel to plunderers?

Was it not the Lord, He against whom we sinned? For they would not walk in His ways, and they did not obey His Law! 25 So He has poured on him His burning displeasure and the strength of battle, and it set him on fire all around, yet he did not understand. And it burned against him, yet he did not take it to heart!” Let it not be, that we stay asleep

a little longer. For the horrific acts which have come upon us, is on our doings. We have changed our lover to that of the nations and their idols, we have turned our necks from the laws, statues and commandment of our Father and now we cling on to the traditions and the beliefs of the nations, even till this day. Ezekiel 36:17-20 says, 17”Son of man, when the house of Israel dwelt in their own land, they defiled it by their own ways and deeds; to Me their way was like the uncleanness of a woman in her customary impurity. 18 Therefore I poured out my fury on them for the blood they had shed on the land, and for their idols with which they had defiled it. 19 So I scattered them among the nations, and they were dispersed throughout the countries; I judged them according to their ways and their deeds. 20When they came to the nations, wherever they went, they profaned my holy name--when they said of them, ‘These are the people of the Lord, and yet they have gone out of His land.”

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How has the lack of Wifi connectivity impacted your academic success?

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MANUEL VEGA SENIOR BUSINESS MANAGEMENT HOUSTON, TX

“The lack of wifi in the university apartments has actually caused me to fail some online test, because wifi VEGA would randomly turn off. I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY THE INTERNET stability isn’t a top priority at a university level.”

ADRIANNA HAMILTON FRESHMAN PLANT AND SOIL SCIENCES COLFAX

“The lack of wifi stability has impacted my academic success HAMILTON in the worse way possible. Because of the lack of wifi, though it sounds unbelievable, I’ve been doing most of my homework in the union since the beginning of 2015 because the wifi connection is horrible by the dorms. Today, I’ve been sitting in the same spot in the union from 7:00am - 1:00pm, because the internet is so bad.”

JELANI BROWN

SENIOR MUSIC DETROIT, MI

“It’s been terrible not being able to have full access to wifi in my BROWN room. Also, my professors to use wifi for instruction in the classroom. It doesn’t really make any sense is this not a university?”

T’ARIRA PAYTON FRESHMAN POLITICIAL SCIENCE MONROE

“At some times I am unable to start on my quizzes on PAYTON Blackboard because of the internet connection.”

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