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Moodle Support and Lab Upgrades hope to improve student concerns

BY EDDIE BYNOG

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Students who need help with the University’s newest online learning platform, Moodle, now have access to after hours help courtesy of Moodle After Hours Support.

LMS Administrator Goldie Jordan, says Moodle support was implemented in order to offer a greater range of services and convenience to students who may have problems using the software.

Before Moodle was introduced to students last semester, the University had been utilizing the e-learning software, Blackboard, for more than a decade.

According to a customer help representative for Moodle After Hours Support, students who can call their toll free number are connected with a representative

mixed bag of reactions

BY EDDIE BYNOG

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Surrounded by Presidents and Chancellors from more than 90 of the nation’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities, President Trump signed an executive order to bolster his administration’s commitment to higher education.

The Presidential Executive Order on The White House Initiative to Promote Excellence and Innovation at Historically Black Colleges and Universities was the 15th order signed by President Trump this year.

According to the Executive Order, it’s purpose is to, “foster more and better opportunities in higher education and strengthen the capacity of HBCUs to provide the highest-quality education.”

Among other things the bill will primarily establish a 25-member board of advisers on HBCUs that will report directly See MOODLE page 3 to the president.

This move was mainly seen as symbolic, being that it moves the already established Office of HBCUs from the Department of Education to the White House.

More than 60 Presidents and

that can offer help with anything from login issues to uploading assignments.

In addition to after hours support, upgrades were added to Moodle that include online grading, a restoring feature, and the ability for students to upload or download assignments straight from the Moodle app.

Outside of software improvements from the Division of Information Technology students also have access to upgraded computer labs.

The upgrades were part of the University’s efforts in addressing student concerns with the universities aging technological resources.

According to the DOIT, the general purpose labs located in the Smith –Brown Memorial Student Union and T.T. Allain

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President Donald Trump signs the Historically Black Colleges and Universities HBCU Executive Order, Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017, in the Oval Office in the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Chancellors of HBCUs across the country attended the historic signing, which also included a listening session earlier that day with Secretary of Education Betsy Devos.

After their meeting, the group was invited to the Oval Office for a photo with the President that has since gone viral.

Southern University Chancellor Dr. Ray Belton attended the two-day event in

Washington D.C. after receiving an invite from U.S. Senator Tim Scott and U.S. Representative Mark Walker.

The day before their respective meeting, President – Chancellors representing their HBCUs met to discuss what issues they would bring to the Trump administration and Education Secretary Devos.

“We came together to try See TRUMP page 3

Spring 2017 Career Fair

BY TAYLA CAYETTE

SOUTHERN DIGEST - STAFF WRITER

The Office of Career Services hosted their semi-annual spring career fair for the students of Southern University in the F.G Clark Activity Center on Wednesday, February 15.

Companies in attendance were in search of potential career holders and internship offers that can possibly be available to the student body.

Over 70 major companies were in attendance such Cox Communications, Nucor, Exxon Mobil, and Genesis Energy, according to the iPad sign-in Kiosk that was available.

“We reach out to those companies, e-mail the

companies within our database, and they also contact us if they have shown interest in coming to our campus,” said Director of Career Services, Tamara Montgomery.

Montgomery is responsible for planning the career fair and she also guides students on creating the perfect resume to present to the companies. It helps the students to become ready for the work force. It also prepares students to be able to interact with these corporate sponsors in a professional light.

According to the registration forms, a reported amount of over 450 students from all See CAREER FAIR page 3

Senior Electrical Engineering major, Wai Bamungo from Khartoum, Sudan speaking with Logan Aluminum during the 2017 Spring Career Exploration Day held on Wednesday, February 22 in F.G. Clark Activity Center.

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Campus Briefs WHAT’S HAPPENING

ROAD TO SWAC CHAMPIONSHIP We need your help to pack the Minidome!!! Come out on Tuesday, March 7th, to cheer on the Jaguars as they host their first round SWAC tournament matchups in the F. G. Clark Activity. SU Women vs.

Alcorn State at 5:30 and SU Men vs Jackson State will shortly follow after.

GUEST SPEAKER Georgetown’s History Professor Adam Rothman and SU senior Biology major and descendant of the GU272 Jessica Tilson will be guess speaking at the Culture Heritage from the Perspective of a Georgetown 272 descendant forum in the John B. Cade Library on the second floor for 6pm tonight.

AWS WEEK T-shirt Give-a-way today from 11am -2pm in the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union’s Lake Front room.

Soul Funktion Fitness night tonight at the Event Center for 6:00pm.

Pretty Wednesday: “Luggage and Luxury” will be held on Wednesday from 12:00pm-2:00pm in the SmithBrown Memorial Student Union.

SU Girls Rock Award show on Thursday, March 9 in the Event Center for 7:00pm.

Denim and Blanc Tent party on Friday, March 10 at the the intramural field for 1:00pm.

MEN OF THE BLUFF The Association for Women Students (AWS) in conjunction with the Student Union & Office of Student Life will host its “Men of the Bluff Calendar Pageant” on Wednesday, March 8, in the Southern University Event Center at 7pm.

FOUNDERS DAY SU Founders’ Day events kick off SU observance of city bicentennial on Thursday, March 9.

GREEK VARIETY SHOW The Greater Baton Rouge National Pan Hellenic Council will host the 15th Annual Greek Variety Show on Saturday, March 11 at 7 p.m. in the Mini Dome. Tickets are $15. For more info, call 225-771-2040 SMALL FARMER CONFERENCE The SU AG Center will host its 7th annual Louisiana Small Farmer Conference on March 16ththrough the 18th. See the Ag Center for further details.

BASEBALL HOME OPENER SU Baseball host Grambling for its home opener on March 1012 at Lee Hines Field. For more information and times log on to www.gojagsports.com HBCU SUMMIT Southern University will host

an “HBCU Summit” on affordable learning solutions and quality online programs during the INNOVATE 2017 Conference. For more information visit: http://onlinelearningconsortium. org/HBCU-2017 SU AG CENTER HOSTS 74TH JOIN THE SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY INTRAMURAL SPORTS COMPLEX FOR CLASSES MONDAY-THURSDAY: Mondays: Kickboxing from 5p-6p; Yoga from 6p-7p; and Ripped Fitness/ Zumba from 5p-6p Tuesdays: Jaguar Body Clinic from 5:30p-6:30p; and Jigg Aerobics from 7:30p-8:30p Wednesdays: Boot Camp from 6p-7p Thursdays: Jaguar Body Clinic from 5:30p-6:30p

BETA KAPPA CHI Save-the-date: March 15-18! Southern University will be the host institution for the 74th Joint Annual Meeting of Beta Kappa Chi Scientific Honor Society and The National Institute of Science. The event will be held at the Renaissance Baton Rouge Hotel.

Abstract submission deadline is Feb. 6.

Early bird registration fee is Feb. 13.

For more information visit www.betakappachi.org GREATER BATON ROUGE NPHC CAMPUS WIDE STUDENT ART EXHIBITION The exhibition is set for March 23-April 20 in the visual Arts Gallery/ Frank Hayden Hall.

SCHOOL OF NURSING APPLICATIONS School of Nursing Applications are now available! Deadline to apply is March 3, 2017 Applications to the School of Nursing for the fall 2017 semester are now available online at www.subr.edu.

Type School of Nursing Application in the search box located in the upper right corner of the webpage.

All students must meet the following criteria: 1. Have been admitted to Southern University- Baton Rouge 2. Have a cumulative grade point average of 2.60 or above at the time of application 3. Submission of ACT/SAT scores 4. Completion of all courses listed in the first three semesters of the nursing curriculum plan with a minimum grade of “C RETOOL YOUR SCHOOL Use Hashtag on social media to vote #SOUTHERNU_RYS17. Vote online at: www.retoolyourschool.org for your school to win $50,000.

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BY CHRISTINA WHITE As far as gender roles go, how do you feel about women making the first move to show interest in a potential mate? Does it take away from traditional chivalry? Why?

ALEXIS BANKSTON ELEMENTARY EDUCATION FRESHMAN CLINTON

“Of course it takes away from tradition because BANKSTON as a male, it is his duty to pursue the woman. It makes it less intriguing if a woman comes up to a man. Males are considered to be dominant in society, but some men also find interest in a woman ‘taking charge.’ This includes making the first move. It takes away from tradition but it’s not wrong.”

KE’JON MOORE COMPUTER SCIENCE FRESHMAN RESERVE

“As far as gender roles go, MOORE it sometimes feels a bit odd if the girl asks the guy out. There’s nothing wrong with it, but there are some boys who are too shy to ask a female out, or the other way around.

No, it doesn’t take away chivalry and the reason why is because it doesn’t really matter anymore, especially not today. Although, some females prefer that the guy ask them out.”

SHANNON BUTLER FRESHMAN SOCIAL WORK LACOMBE

“It is very empowering.

Women need to BUTLER push gender roles.

It builds confidence.”

AUSTIN BARRICK FRESHMAN NURSING GONZALES

“If a girl were to ask me out, I BARRICK would be intrigued as to why she found me to be a suitable option for her to date.”

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and talk about what we perceived to be common issues among HBCUs,” said Belton, “From there we agreed to those bring those [issues] forth in our anticipated engagement with the congressmen.

“I was encouraged by the meeting, there was a lot of dialogue and there’s was a lot of indication of their willingness to support HBCUs,” finished Belton.

The two-day fly-in, billed as the first of it’s kind, comes on the heels of eight years of frustration many Chancellor – Presidents had with the Obama administration’s Department of Education.

Belton says the the group agreed to bring forth issues related to the White House Initiative for HBCUs, that included: yearlong Pell grants, created by the Obama administration but discontinued in 2012; Parent-Plus loan revisions that effected parents who send their children to HBCUs, a percentage of federal research and lastly for the full funding of Title iii; a federal program created by the Higher Education Act of 1965 that provides financial assistance to the nations HBCUs. According to Chancellor Belton, year-long Pell grants, Parent – Plus loan revisions resulted in a decrease of enrollment at HBCUs. In a press release issued by the Department of Education following the meeting, Secretary Devos reiterated the Trump Administration’s commitment to HBCUs. “A key priority for this administration

is to help develop opportunities for communities that are often the most underserved,” reads the release.

The release goes on to add that HBCUs are, “real pioneers in school choice”, adding “they are living proof that when more options are provided to students, they are afforded greater access and greater quality.”

The Secretary’s comments were met with anger among many HBCU students and alumni who felt that the Education head was poorly informed about the real history of HBCUs and how they were created in order to provide education to black Americans in Jim Crow south.

“I really hope and pray HBCUs were not produced out of choice, that statement really enrages me because that shows a true lack of understanding for HBCUs and how they’re so substantial to young black people,” said SGA Vice President,Breanna Perkins, “HBCUs gave black people a chance at an education, something many of us never saw ourselves obtaining.”

“I always felt that representation is important because no one is ever representing HBCUs, I definitely think that the picture started a very important and necessary conversation because no one in Government is ever concerned with HBCUs,” finished Perkins.

As of March 5, reactions among HBCU Presidents and Chancellors on the significance of the President’s executive order and their visit to the white house

were split.

In an Op-Ed written by Dillard University President, Walter M. Kimbrough for The Times – Picayune, President Trump’s unconventionality was praised for it’s ability to turn the national spotlight onto HBCUs. But Morehouse College President, Dr. John Wilson, saw the very differently situation from his counterparts and wrote his own stinging criticism on how the meetings went.

In a release dated March 2, the Atlanta college President wrote, “It is not possible to measure the impact of this [executive order] anytime soon, if ever,” adding that the meeting was, “A troubling beginning to what must be a productive relationship.”

“This shows the importance of why HBCUs should look out for each other,” said Perkins, “I feel like at this moment we’re the only ones who can protect and build ourselves up, the people we have in government now are not enough.”

However, it still remains to be seen whether or not the Trump administration’s actions will be in line with his proposed budget that is expected to be released within the coming weeks.

“I’m cautiously optimistic,” said Belton, “talk is one thing, but actually being incorporated is another. We asked for some specific things and only time will tell whether or not our engagement will transfer to HBCUs.”

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departments were in attendance. “I was overwhelmed with the performance of our students , our school was well represented” expressed Montgomery.

Simone Cyprian, a 22 year old junior majoring in Chemical Engineering, was grateful for her opportunity to showcase her resume and meet with these corporate sponsors.

“I spoke to three companies within my field and I landed an interview with Genesis Energy. I was told I will receive the results back in a matter of weeks. If I don’t, I’m extremely thankful for the fair.”

Angel Caston a junior accounting major from Sherveport elaborated on her experiience at the career fair.

“It was nice. I was able to network with a lot of executives that I’ve met at the previous career fair. I was also able to talk to different companies about full time job opportunities for next year after graduation,” Caston finished.

The Career Services Center is located in TH Harris Hall Suite 1100 and is avaliavble to service students through career workshops, mock interviews, career assessments, employer seminars.

Montgomery explains that the career services center has all of the tools that the student body needs in order to be successful. Regardless of their major, students should take advantage of these resources the center provides while they are still available to them.

The university’s next career fair will be held on September

Southern University and A&M College Student Government Association

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AVAILABLE POSITIONS: SGA President SGA Vice President Miss Southern Chief Justice Senior, Junior, & Sophomore Class Presidents 1/class Class Vice Presidents 1/class Senators 3/class Justices 2/class Miss Senior Miss Junior Miss Sophomore AWS President and Vice Pres.

Men’s Federation President and Vice President

IMPORTANT DATES: Leadership Workshops: March 1 or 6 Filing: March 1-7 Testing: March 8 Campaign Workshop : March 10 Campaign Week: March 27- 31 Debates March 28 Miss SU Revue: March 29 Elections: March 31

Applications are available on the 2nd Floor, Smith-Brown Memorial Union during Filing week!

$10 application fee (money order ONLY) NO APPLICATIONS ACCEPTED AFTER 5PM ON March 7, 2017 ! NO EXCEPTIONS

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have been upgraded to provide students the resources and technology needed to succeed.

Computer Lab Coordinator, Leonard Harris, helped spearhead the effort in upgrading the general purpose labs, something that had not been done for several years.

The project, which was assessed from student technological fees, included the purchase of 67 PCs and 9 macs.

In total, the university spent more than $100,000 for the renovations.

In addition to proving the new technology, the labs have also replaced aging desks, chairs and carpet in order to improve the overall look and feel of the labs.

“So far Students have been very pleased with the progress,” said Harris adding that much of the new look is courtesy of the student workers who volunteered their time in helping with the upgrades.

Accounting and finance major La’Shanti Holden; computer science major, Gina White; and computer science major, Rashell Williams were all student’s whose input was instrumental in helping the university upgrade the labs.

Williams says that they became involved after Harris asked for the input and help because as students they would know what other’s wanted.

“I feel like me being a student and helping with the renovating helps because I know what feels comfortable for me and other students being in the lab,” said Williams.

White added that the age of the computers, the desks being very uneven and the uncarpeted floor were all issues that the group wanted to tackle.

The students helped with every aspect of the new design in the T.T. Allain lab from the color of the carpet to trying out the new chairs that were installed in both labs.

The students also say that they have seen an increase in student usage of the labs since the upgrades.

The seniors added that they want students to take pride in the new additions and help take care of the upgrades for students who attend in the future.

Moodle support is available from 5 PM to 8 AM Monday through Friday and 24/7 on the weekend.

They can be reached at the toll free at 1-877-771-0621.

The newly renovated lab in T.T. Allain is available for use from 8 AM to 10 PM Monday through Thursday and 8 AM to 5 PM Friday.

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Last March To The Playoffs

BY DRAKKOR BROUSSARD

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On Thursday night, the Southern University Jaguars(10-7) faced off against the Prairie View A&M Panthers(9-8) in a important game that could move up Southern in the SWAC standings, to Alcorn State at the F.G. Clark Activity Center. The Jaguars were looking to get back on track and improve on their winning record in conference play.

The Jaguars got off to a rough start in the beginning of the game going scoreless in the first two minutes, but that wouldn’t last forever as Senior Guard Shawn Prudhomme netted a 3 to bring the jags to 3-5. As the game continued on in the first 7 minutes, neither side back down as the game turn into a see saw battle with both the Jaguars and Panthers trading buckets. With 11 minutes left in the 1st half, the Jaguars defensive efforts picked up and offensively started to get their rhythm taking a 24-18 lead over the Panthers. The Jaguars stayed very aggressive keeping there lead at halftime 40-37.

In the start of the second half, the

Jags forced a lot of turnovers, but so did the panthers recovering the ball from two consecutive trips down the court in the first three minutes. Southern’s offensive efforts diminished around the 12:00 minute mark as the Panthers took the lead and never looked back. Prairie View ran away with the game as they defeated the Jags in a final score of 6470 Panthers. The Jaguars shot 38% from the field on 52 attempts in the game while out rebounding Prairie View by 11 rebounds, and also recording 8 steals.

This is Southern’s second consecutive loss bringing their record to (14-16) overall and (10-7) in conference play.

However, for the Jags, the losing slump would continue.

In Saturday night’s game, the Southern University Jaguars(10-7) , looked to redeem themselves by upsetting the top seeded Texas Southern Tigers (16-2) in what was a must win game for the squad to break their 2 game losing streak.

Winning would mean a lot to them heading into playoffs with a confidence booster filled with momentum.

The Jags opened up the game going scoreless in the first 2 minutes, having

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the Tigers take a dominating 0-7 lead to start of the first half. First points scored

by Senior Guard Shawn Prudhomme at the 17-minute mark of the first half.

The Jags came out slow but stormed back going on a 10-0 through the 12 and 9-minute mark to wipe away their deficit, 19-20. Jaguars premiere defense was showed in this sequence, holding the Tigers to a scoring drought through 3 minutes. The Jaguars were on a roll as they continued to score, taking their first lead of the game with a bucket by Senior Guard JaMarcus Weatherspoon to put the Jags up 23-22.

The Jaguars were able to capitalize their spark of energy to lead at the end of the 1st half to overcome their slow start 39-37.

The beginning of the 2nd half turned into a totally different ball game for the Jaguars. There offensive gameplan stayed the same, but the defensive intensity slowed down. The Tigers drained 55% of their three’s to open the gap against the Jaguars. Getting to the free-throw line making 13-19 free throws late in the half. The Jaguars never regained the lead as Texas Southern managed to hold out

Southern 69-82 in a lopsided ending game. In response to the game Head Coach Roman Banks replied, “If Texas Southern wasn’t a very good team, I thought that game could have gone a very different way,” said Southern coach Roman Banks. “We made some strides of getting better and that’s what I want to see. We played a pretty solid game, but they are a good team.”

The Jaguars managed to shoot 44% from the field, grabbing a total of 32 rebounds, and recording 11 assists for the game. The Jaguars dropped to 10-8 in conference play ending the regular season on a 3 game losing streak.

The Jaguars finish the regular season as 4th seed in the standings, looking to make a splash in their playoffs Tuesday, March 7, at 7:30 as they take on Jackson State University in the first round of the playoffs at the F.G. Clark Activity Center.

Lady Jags lose Two Straight on the Road

BY DENNIS MCGREW

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The Southern University Lady Jags faced off against the Women of Prairie View A&M. In the start of the first half, neither team looked to back down as both fought tenaciously in trading buckets. At the end of the first half The Lady Jags were up 29-28. Southern University shot 50 percent from the threepoint line. The Lady Jags displayed their defense talents with 9 steals in the first half.

Southern was careless with the ball having seven turnovers at the end of the first. Southern shot 50 percent from the free throw line. Junior forward

Briana Green had 24 points she was 6-7 from the free throw line Southern University shot just above 80-percent from the free throw line in the second half.

However, the Lady Jags had a rough second half, attempting a low number of shot attempts.

They would fall to the Lady Panthers 63-70. When asked about game, Women’s Head Coach Sandy Pugh expressed that her team has to play with more heart.

“We’ve got to have more fight under pressure,” Pugh said. “We’ve got to have more effort, more intensity on the defensive end. We went five minutes without scoring in the

third quarter and a lot of it was bad execution and bad shot selection.”

Sophomore guard Skylar O’ Bear put up 13 points while senior guard Cortnei Purnell had ten points. Unfortunately for SU, the road to success would get tougher.

On Saturday March 4th the women of Southern University faced off against Texas Southern University’s Lady Tigers at the H&PE Arena in Houston, Texas.

Coming in the game The Lady Jags played with determination and focus. Senior forward Miaya Crowder had three blocks in the first half and the lady Jags shot 50-percent from the 3-point line.

The Lady Jags also got it done from the free throw line shooting 60-percent from the line. Junior Guard Samantha Duncan went 2-3 from deep. They out played Texas Southern on both ends of the court and ran many plays to get shooters open. However, their level of play would not be enough to earn the win.

The start of the second half wasn’t so good for the Lady Jags they seemed to lose their rhythm and focus. Turnovers played a huge role as the a “W” in the win column became slim against Texas Southern. SU turned the ball over eleven times letting Texas Southern have an advantage in taking back the

lead. Junior Guard Samantha Duncan had twelve points and handed out two assists.

Sophomore guard Courtney Parsons shot 4-7 from the field.

She finished with 8 points on the defensive side she had 3 steals.

Junior forward Briana Green put up 6 points with her great vision on the court she had 4 assists.

In the end, the Lady Jags suffer defeat from Texas Southern with a final score of 46-58. The Lady Jags are now on a two-game losing streak.

The next game for the Jagaurs will be round one of the SWAC Championship ay home against the Alcorn State University. The game is set for March 7th at the

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Graduating Senior Krystal Vicks, speaking with Cox during the 2017 Spring Career Exploration Day held on Wednesday, February 22 in F.G. Clark Activity Center.

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Students, faculty, and representatves from various companies converse at the Welcome Recception and Networking Event on Tuesday, Feburary 21, in the Donald C. Wade House. (Ealiya Toplin/DIGEST)

Southern University students gather for the “Terminal Tea” event held in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom. The event kicked off AWS Week. This year’s theme is “A.W. S Airlines.” (Don Green/DIGEST)

Senior guard,Cortnei Purnell, goes for the lay up during the women’s basketball game against the Alcorn State Braves on Saturday, Feburary 25, in the F.G. Clark Activity Center.(Ealiya Toplin/DIGEST)

Students ,with the help of representatives from Blue Cross Blue Shield of Louisiana, Procter & Gamble and SASOL, learn how to give an elevator pitch correctly during Career Bootcamp 101 on Tuesday,Feburary 21,in the Pinchback Engineering Building-High Tech Room.(Ealiya Toplin/DIGEST)

Students, faculty, and representatves from various companies mingle at the Welcome Recception and Networking Event on Tuesday, Feburary 21, in the Donald C. Wade House. (Ealiya Toplin/DIGEST)

Prospective SU Students at the 2017 Spring Career Exploration Day on Wednesday, February 22 held in F.G. Clark Activity Center. (Brandon Tucker/DIGEST)

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A student from Lee high school signs up during registration for the Computer Science Symposium held in TT Allain on Februray 24. (Julian Alvarez/DIGEST)

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SU choir performs during “Black History Month:Strength of our ancestor” program held in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Union on February 21.

(Julian Alvarez/DIGEST)

Junior Jared Menson of Baton Rouge speaking with Toyota during the 2017 Spring Career Exploration Day held on Wednesday, February 22 in F.G. Clark Activity Center.

(Brandon Tucker/DIGEST)

Sophomore pitcher Tiara Scott winding up for a pitch during the softball matchup against Rust College on Friday, Feburary 24, on the Lady Jaguar Field.

(Ealiya Toplin/DIGEST)

Freshman computer science major, Celerity Crestworth, performs dance at Black History Program held in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom on February 21.

(Julian Alvarez/DIGEST)

Students listen to a representative from SASOL explaining the effectivness of a handshake during Career Bootcamp 101 on Tuesday, Feburary 21, in the Pinchback Engineering Building- High Tech Room.

(Ealiya Toplin/DIGEST)

Music Producer and Southern Alumnus Corey “Mr. Hanky” Dennard, Actress/Director Dense Boutie, and Choreographer/Dancer and Southern Alumna Kiara “Kiki” Ely Mador speaks to students at “The Young Black Enterainment Panel” held on March 3, in the Royal Cotillion Ballroom. (Tristen Joffrion/DIGEST)

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Sidney Poitier: Bridging the Divide

Mississippi Burning: MIBURN case still relevant

A true pioneer

BY JHAYLON GREEN

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Sidney Poitier was born February 20, 1927 to Evelyn and Reginald Poitier, Bahamian tomato farmers.

Poitier was born in Miami, Florida, while his parents were visiting. He was born premature so his parents stayed in Miami for three months after his birth to nurse him back to health. Because of his birth on American soil, he was granted an American citizenship. Poitier grew up in the Bahamas and lived on Cat Island until the age of ten. He then moved to Nassau, Bahamas. Poitier was raised in a Roman Catholic household, his views shifted and he later became agnostic.

Times were very rough in the Bahamas for the Poitier family so his parents sent him back to Miami to live with his brother at age 15. When he was 16, Poitier moved to New York and worked different odd jobs, mainly as a dishwasher. During the Second World War, Poitier enlisted into the army, but in order to do so, he lied about his age. He only served a short amount of time in the military working as a mental hospital attendant. He

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plead insanity and the army discharged him for good. Poitier went back to civilian life still working as a dishwasher until a victorious audition landed him a spot in the American Negro Theatre after being turned down because of his thick Bahamian accent.

In 1946, he appeared in the Broadway production of “Lysistrata.” His work in Lysistrata was so exquisite that

it landed him a major part in the play, Anna Lucasta. Poitier toured the U.S. for the next four years performing in the all black play. Poitier finally took his talents past the stage after his debut in the 1950 film titled, “No Way Out.” Another big role for Poitier was in the 1955 film, “Blackboard Jungle.” In 1958, Sidney Poitier acquired his first academy award nomination for the film, “Defiant Ones.”

After the Defiant Ones and Poitiers appearance in 1961 film, “A Raisin in the Sun”, his seat in Hollywood would become solidified. Poitier won an academy award in 1964 for his performance in “Lilies of the Field,” which made it the first Oscar win by a black actor.

In 1967, he starred in three very popular films, known mostly See POITIER page 10

The FBI case file titled MIBURN, short for Mississippi Burning, still sparks the nation’s interest after fifty plus years. In June of 1964, three civil rights workers were kidnapped and later murdered in Neshoba County, Mississippi. Mickey Schwerner, James Chaney, and Andrew Goodman were all a part of the Council of Federal Organizations (COFO) and also the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE).

During this time, blacks were still not able to vote so the three young men were campaigning in Mississippi were black voting rights. The campaign was called “Freedom Summer.”

The trio had traveled to Meridian, Mississippi in order to speak with members of a local church that had just recently been burned down. After leaving the church, the three men had been apprehended during a routine traffic stop for speeding, just outside of Philadelphia, Mississippi. They were taken into custody and held there for a number of hours. They were later released. As the young men were leaving town, they were pulled over and abducted.

They were driven to a secluded area and shot and killed.

The suspects drove the bodies to an earthen dam were they buried them. Cecil Price, Neshoba County sheriff said, “The first man who talks is dead! Anybody who knows anything about this opens his mouth to any outsider about it, we are going to kill him just as dead as we killed those three sonabithces tonight. Does everybody understand what I am saying? The man who talks is dead!” An investigation took place the very next day for the disappearance of the three men. The case eventually hit headlines nationwide.

The burnt up station wagon that three men were in was found

by FBI agents. After finding the vehicle, the pressure was on by attorney general Robert Kennedy. Over 200 agents and federal troops were involved See MMIBURN page 9

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Donald Glover as Simba

BY COURTNEY WRIGHT

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Donald Glover has been quoted saying, “I try to be me to the utmost.” Being himself is what has catapulted him to the fame and notoriety that he has earned over the past several years.

Glover is an African American actor, writer, producer, director, comedian, rapper, and songwriter. In the rap community, he performs under the stage name “Childish Gambino.” Glover started out as a writer alongside Tina Fey for the NBC show 30 Rock in 2009.

From there he began to build his music career and perform stand up on Comedy Central.

Over the years, Glover has developed a reputation of an alternative style of rap and has been said to possess a cool demeanor accompanied by a relaxed hippy vibe.

Glover has accumulated 35 award nominations and raked in 15 awards for his music and acting career.

Recently, he received two Golden Globe awards for his hit show “Atlanta” on FX, which he executive produced, wrote, and acted in. The categories won were Best Musical or Comedy TV series and Best Actor in a Musical or Comedy TV series.

Other television shows such

as, Transparent,” “Black-ish,” “Veep,” and “Mozart in the Jungle” were also nominated for Best Musical or Comedy Television Series. “Atlanta” is said to return for a second season in 2018.

In the mean time, Glover has been hired by FX to develop other television shows for the network. Also, his recently released third studio album “Awaken My Love” debuted at number 5 on the Billboard 200.

With all this success over the last few years, Glover has remained private about his personal life. It was revealed during his acceptance speech at the 2017 Golden Globes that Glover’s child with his girlfriend is a boy.

As of early 2017, Glover has been casted by Jon Favreau as adult Simba in the live-action version of “The Lion King.”

Classic tunes from the film include “Circle of Life,” “I Just Can’t Wait to Be King,” “Be Prepared,” “Hakuna Matata” and “Can You Feel the Love Tonight, “ which were written

by Sir Elton John and Sir Tim Rice.

The Lion King will build on the success of similar movies, Maleficent, Cinderella, and the upcoming Beauty and the Beast.

Favreau, the director, is also responsible for the CGI remake

FILE - In this Jan. 8, 2017 file photoi, Donald Glover poses in the press room with the award for best performance by an actor in a television series - musical or comedy for “Atlanta” at the 74th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. Glover and James Earl Jones are lending their voices to Disney’s upcoming remake of “The Lion King.” Director Jon Favreau announced Friday, Feb. 17, 2017, the casting of the two men as voice actors. Glover, star and creator of television’s “Atlanta,” will portray the adult Simba. Jones reprises the role of Simba’s father, Mufasa, which he voiced in the 1994 animated film.

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of “The Jungle Book.” The Lion King remake will also use CGI and green screen technology.

It was revealed that James Earl Jones will reprise his role as Mufasa, the character he voiced in the 1994 animated original.

Jeff Nathanson is set to write the script of the 1994 classic’s

remake. The Lion King is one of many Disney classic movies that have live-action adaptations including Alice in Wonderland, the upcoming Beauty & The Beast, and the planned Little Mermaid remake.

SU Student Devin Ross, says “I love [Donald Glover’s] work.

He is a great artist and actor and I am excited to see the movie.”

In addition to voicing Simba, Glover has also been cast to portray Lando Calrissian in the upcoming Star Wars anthology film about a young Han Solo.

guys who were trying to take over their towns. According to Adam Conover, of the informational comedy and historical show Adam Ruins Everything, he states that, “Actually, most

cowboys weren’t white at all.

A third were Mexican, and a quarter were black.” In other words, 1 of every 4 cowboys

The Real Cowboys of the West

BY KERRY WILSON

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When thinking of cowboys of the west, you probably think of Pecos Bill, or the famous Lone Ranger and his adventures

for justice. People often think of cowboys as rugged white knights of the west, but what if you were told that the image you have grown accustomed to was wrong and that’s not who

cowboys really were.

Cowboys were men who mined for gold and herded cattle in frontier towns. They weren’t really focused on guns, nor did they go out and shoot out bad

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in the investigation. The bodies of the young men were found on August 4th, 1964. 19 men were indicted for violating the civil rights of James, Andrew, and Michael. The men went on trial after three years. Seven of the nineteen were found guilty. Nine of the men were exonerated while the other three were stuck at a standstill. The judge sentenced the men years ranging from three to ten. “They killed one nigger, one Jew, and a white man. I gave them what I thought they deserved,” said Judge Cox after sentencing. On January 7, 2005, Edgar R. Killen was charged for three counts of murder after being blamed for planning the murders of the three men. Killen is now serving out a sixty year sentence.

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were black. According to the Huffington Post, so many cowboy words like: lasso, rodeo, bronco, mustang, and chaps are all derived from Spanish, which shows the huge influence the Mexican cowboys had on their culture.

So, here’s the million-dollar question you’re probably asking yourself. If all of this is factual, why isn’t it common knowledge? It’s all because of the movie industry. Back in the old days, the west was a place that was basically a desert. It was really hot out there until movie theaters opened up and started showing movies in air conditioned buildings.

The main reason people went to movies at that time, especially in the west, was to

amongst older generations, “In the Heat of the Night”, “Guess who’s Coming to Dinner”, and “To Sir with Love”.

All of Poitiers hard work helped bridge the divide between white and black acting. “I never had an occasion to question color, therefore, I only saw myself for what I was, a human being,” said by Sidney Poitier.

In the late 60’s, a very criticizing article was written in the New York Times about Poitier which caused him to take a break from the limelight and move back to the Bahamas. Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier

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enjoy the air conditioning. The films being shown were cowboy flicks and according to Thomas Schatz, writer for the New York Times Magazine, he states in his article “Cowboy business” that from the silent film era to the 1950s, one out of every five movies made was a Western.

They were pretty popular which means other people from the west sold their stories to Hollywood and they were turned into Western classics. Westerns like McLintock, The Gunfighter, High Noon, and one that has recently been remade, the Magnificent Seven all tell the story of a classic good guy vs bad guy scenario where the bad guy always loses.

After over a century of western films,

joined together in 1972 for the making of “Buck and Preacher”. In 1980, Poitier directed “Stir Crazy,” a comedy featuring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder.

After Stir Crazy, Sidney took another break from acting and came back a few years later with “Shoot to Kill” and “Little Nikita” in 1988. Poitier worked on set for another decade but is now retired. He published an autobiography entitled “The Measure of a Man,” back in 2000. He was granted a Grammy award for the audio version of the book. In 2009, Poitier received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Barack

we think of the cowboy as a classic case of good guy who kills the bad guy. When it wasn’t the case at all. Real cowboys were simple workers who were not just white but also Mexican or Black. They were just trying to make a living.

Cowboys have always been interesting for a lot of people, and now that you know more of their history, you can maybe understand them better and see the cowboys from another perspective.

When viewing those movies, one should always remember that even though they are not historically accurate, it’s still okay to enjoy them.

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Sidney eloped with his first wife Juanita Hardy in 1950. Juniata and Sidney nurtured four children together: Beverly, Pamela, Sherri, and Gina. They divorced in 1965. He married his second wife Joanna Shimkus in 1976. They had two children together, Anika and Sidney. Altogether Sidney has six daughters, eight grandchildren, and three great grandchildren.

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BY PATRICIA FOSTER

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On February 12, 2017, the 59th annual Grammy Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles, California.

Many amazing things happened at the Grammys this year, such as Bruno Mars paying tribute to the late Prince with a phenomenal performance, Lil Yachty, whom was just a Sound Cloud artist last year, was present at the Grammys, and Chance the Rapper broke Grammy history by being the first unsigned artist to win a Grammy award.

What was the real climax of the show? Beyoncé lost “Best Album of the Year” to Adele.

Like every year at the Grammys and Oscars, when an artist does not win the biggest award of the night that everybody felt they so rightfully deserved, black people cry out their favorite excuse which is racism.

Solange Knowles stated her opinion on her sister losing “Album of the Year” via twitter stating, “There have only been two black winners in the last 20 years for Album of the year, there have been over 200 black artist who have performed.” She also posted a follow up tweet which said, “create your own committees, build your own institutions, give your friends awards, award yourself, and be the gold you wanna hold my g’s”. The irony of these tweets was that Solange won a Grammy for her album A Seat at the Table. The Grammy CEO and president Neil Portnow, responded by denying any rumors of racism saying, “ I don’t think there’s a race problem at all, remember, this is a peer-voted award. So, when we say the Grammys, it’s not a corporate entity, it’s the 14,000 members of the academy. They have to qualify in order to be members, which means they have to have recorded and

released music, and so they are sort of the experts and the highest level of professionals in the industry.”

Portnow also used Chance the Rapper’s win as proof the Grammys are diverse stating “You don’t get Chance the Rapper as the Best New Artist of the Year if you have a membership that isn’t diverse and isn’t open-minded and isn’t really listening to the music, and not really considering other elements beyond how great the music is.”

There have been rumors of racially biased people involved with the Grammys and the Oscars for a while now.

Many black celebrities have labeled these award shows as racist and rant about how we as the black community should start building our own; however, these same celebrities rarely show support for black owned award shows that were created to uplift and celebrate black celebrities, such as the BET awards, the Soul Train awards, the NAACP awards and the Image awards.

Back in 2015, Omarion vented about his single “Post to Be” not being nominated for a Grammy but that same year didn’t show up at the Soul Train awards to accept his award for Best Collaboration for that same song.

African Americans create award shows to honor black people but black people tend to not hold it to the same standards as they would for the other award shows that were created by white people.

It is almost funny how many people were quick to call the Grammys racist because they felt as though Beyoncé was snubbed for Best Album of the Year for Lemonade, but failed to speak up for Rihanna who didn’t win a Grammy at all that night, and she was nominated for seven in comparison to Beyoncé who won two.

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Beastmaster Premieres on Netflix

BY JULIAN ALVAREZ

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This is the ultimate battle of the borders. The test of physical capabilities among nations. This is The Ultimate BeastMaster.

On the show’s first debut, the baddest of the baddest, also known as the one with the eye of the tiger, presented the show very well in the Netflix original.

This is none other than the works of executive producer, Sylvester Stallone, a talented actor that has appeared in several blockbusters such as the Rocky series, Over the Top, and Rambo.

All these titles have one thing in common, and that is the theme of persevering through rigorous training is the key to conquering adversity.

Therefore Stallone is the best spokesman for a show like The Ultimate Beastmaster. The show is exactly what it sounds like,

and it is a test to find out who can tame The Beast. The Beast is a 4 level obstacle course in which the contestants must try to accumulate the most points.

With each round, multiple players are eliminated based on the amount of points they have received throughout the course.

In this show there are multiple countries fighting to achieve the title of Beastmaster. Battling for the honor and $10,000 stands Mexico, America, Germany, Japan, South Korea, and Brazil.

Also, two celebrities from each competing country are chosen to be commentators.

A couple examples include actor Terry Cruise representing USA, and UFC fighter and middleweight champion of the world Anderson ‘Spider’ Silva representing Brazil. From each of the countries there are two contestants competing. In total there are nine Beastmaster competitions, and each

winner will appear in the final showdown for a chance to be the ultimate Beastmaster and rewarded with $50,000.

This may be an obstacle course but it is no walk in the park.

This course left a lot of blood stains on contestants’ attires and injuries are inevitable. These participants are required to be in peak physical condition to be able to make 10 foot jumps from metal platforms, and jump and land on moving treadmills.

Flexibility is also key when sliding down spinal decent. No one in their right mind would jump nearly five stories into non shallow water, so spinal decent is a web of wires with a chance of ten extra points at the bottom.

This show will bring the rowdiness out of you. The Beastmaster may just be the beginning of something special, the creation of a new ambition for every athlete in the world.

renovations that they plan to do in the future, but they don’t want to initially because we as the students don’t understand the worth or value of a dollar. We don’t understand the amount of money it requires to fix and get brand new things.

The renovations in housing is good, and considering that they have minimal staff members, the service is okay. But the one thing that need to be fixed are the pipes. There is no way in the world should a pipe be so clogged to the point that water is leaking to the floor beneath you. You know if we could just stop washing our hair in the sink without a drain and pouring the ramen noodle water into the sink, we would be alright. Every

time I see someone try to pour the noodle water into the sink I just want to scream at the top of my lungs. “ITS NOT A FOOD DISPOSAL.” Noodles do not magically dissolve in the pipes and neither does tampons. I mean come on, don’t flush a tampon down the toilet, it says so on the box.

Honestly the renovations are exciting to me because when I first came, the campus looked ancient. The halls were dirty, food and drinks were common in the elevator. Point is, we could only call maintenance so many times in a day. But, overall the new renovations of the department will hopefully bring more students to the idea of living on campus.

From Res Life to Our Students

BY KE’ONA JAMES

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Everyday that I walk on campus I see trash from the night before or people throwing it out their cars. There are numerous ways to complain about the amount of trash and garbage on the ground, but initially we go after the wrong people. It is not housing that throws the trash on the ground, punch the holes in the walls, scratch up the floors, or break up security systems that are meant for our safety. It is us the students of Southern University.

Now, every single year the Housing Department spend more money on renovating and cleaning the dormitory than you can imagine. There are so many

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