Volume 63 - Issue 11

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CAMPUS BRIEFS 2014 CENTENNIAL JAGUAR YEARBOOK Yearbooks are now available in The Office of Student Media. Stop by 1064 T.H. Harris Hall.

SOCIAL AND BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES UNDERGRADUATE RESEARCH CONFERENCE The Department of Psychology is pleased to sponsor the 16th Annual Social and Behavioral Sciences Undergraduate Research Conference from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on November 13 in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union Cotillion Ballroom.

The conference will feature oral presentations of students’ empirical and theoretical research papers For more information contact Dr. Reginald Rackley (771-2990) or (771-2313) @subr.edu or (771-4676) KEEP OUR CAMPUS CLEAN Buildings and Facilities is asking all students and professors to please remove all trash from classrooms before exiting. Any and all remaining paper, food, and trash should be thrown in the nearest trash receptacle in an effort to keep our institution clean and beauitful.

ELECTION DAY RALLY The Election Day Rally will take place at the Student Union courtyard from 11a.m. to 1 p.m. Voting polls will be available in the Mini Dome.

DIVINE INTERVENTION WEEK will be held November 7-13, 2014.

Students interested in participating can registser on the 2nd Floor of the Student Union. Deadline to register is November 7.

MEN’S FEDERATION WEEK Follow @mensfed_subr on instagram for a detailed list of events.

JAGUAR PREVIEW The High-School Day on the Bluff will be November 15.

TOM JOYNER FOUNDATION’S SCHOOL OF THE MONTH What does this mean? All donations made to the Tom Joyner Foundation for HBCUs during the month of November will be donated to Southern University! We encourage all SU alumni, supporters and Tom Joyner Morning Show listeners to donate to the foundation, which helps HBCUs all over. Mobile users can donate by texting “TOM SU” to 80888.

WITHDRAWAL Fall 2014 Last Day to withdraw from courses or from the University is November 14.

BAYOU CLASSIC PRIZE PACK GIVE-A-WAY The Office of Student Media will be giving away (2) Bayou Classic Prize packs that will include (2) Tickets to the Battle of the Bands/Greek Show, and (2) Tickets to the Bayou Classic Game. Fill out the entry form located on page 12.

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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS

Residential stay extended over winter break

BY AMBROSIA E. WILLIAMS

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The Fall 2014 semester is coming to an end and the winter break is near! While some may be anticipating returning back to their families and friends and cozy beds at home, there are some with no place to go, or who need to stay on campus for a little while longer until they can return home. Whatever the reason, Southern University’s Residential Life and Housing Department is offering oncampus housing extended stay for the entire winter break.

Flyers have been posted throughout the dorm and apartment hallways to notify on-campus residents about this opportunity. However, those who are considering the extended stay might have some questions that just a flyer cannot answer.

The Residential Assistants of Totty Hall claimed that all the rules and regulations would remain the same for those staying on campus over the break. However, current residents expressed concerns that the already strict visitation rules will carry over into the extension, inhibiting the enjoyment of their stay.

Will there still be a sign-in sheet for visitors, or no visitors at all on random days of the weekday or weekend? These are questions the Residential Assistants could not answer.

With the lack of information from the Residential Assistants, there could only be one other valid source: Director of Residential Life at Southern University, Tracie Abraham covered all the bases regarding the extended stay, stating that the opportunity is offered annually, although visitation is prohibited for safety reasons, and the Hall Directors will provide supervision. There will be no Residential Assistants. Therefore, all issues must be reported to the Hall Director or the Residential Life and Housing office. Along with standard rules and regulations regarding on-campus living, the dining hall will be closed over the winter break, requiring extended stay residents to purchase their own groceries.

Student athletes are in progression are allowed to stay over the winter break separately from the extended stay. Coaches should release information on what teams are to stay.

When asked if there could be any exceptions to those who are not able to pay the $200 fee in the form of money order, Ms. Abraham simply replied, “You can’t stay. The fee is to keep the building up and running.”

With Abraham’s statement, there should be no confusion about the procedures for residents considering extended stay.

The extended stay opportunity is a welcomed change for some students. Vincent Walter, senior Business Management major from

Digest Art Antigua, plans to reside on campus over the winter break. “Going home is so expensive,” Walter said.

Traveling to another country, there is no surprise that plane tickets are priced so outrageously.

There is still time to register for the extended stay. Applications for extended stay can be

found in the Residential Life and Housing Office, located on the first floor of the 300 apartment building.

Out with the Old and In with the New

On campus renovations continue with Auditorium-Gymnasium

BY MARCHANDREA SEALS Staff Writer

The Southern University AuditoriumGymnasium, also known as the Old Woman’s Gymnasium, is currently undergoing renovation due to damages caused by Hurricane Gustav, which touched down in Louisiana in 2008.

Hurricane Gustav caused extensive water and roof damages to the Auditorium-Gymnasium, making the focus of the renovations a near complete destruction, and rebuilding.

The renovations will cost Southern about 300,000 dollars, and will include replacing the ceiling, walls and floors of the gymnasium, along with new restrooms and the building’s first air conditioning and heating system. The current estimated date of completion is July 2015.

Endas W. Vincent, system director of Facilities Planning Southern University Systems discussed the possible new uses of the gymnasium after the renovations are completed.

“From my understanding, it’s going to be some type of assembly space because the gymnasium does have a stage in it,” said Vincent. “It may also become a part of the

intramural sports complex because they need additional basketball courts.”

“There may be plays in the gymnasium or it may become a movie theater. There are all kinds of options,” added Vincent.

Since the Auditorium-Gymnasium is an existing building and not new, it is up to the University’s administration to determine the new uses of the gymnasium.

Kimberly Butler, senior chemistry premedicine major said she thinks the gym should be put back to use again.

“I always knew about this gym since I first came to Southern,” said Jones. “Southern can use the gym to host Southern’s women’s basketball team games or the same way they use Seymour Gym.” Darrick Starnes, junior electrical electronic technology engineering major from Nashville, TN also agree that Southern should use the gym again.

“I think Southern should use the gym as a women’s sports complex, like before the renovations,” said Starnes. “I heard stories about how the gym used to hold good competitive games at one point.”

The Auditorium-Gymnasium, located behind the J.S. Clark Administrative building, was

built in 1928 and is considered a part of the historical buildings on Southern University Baton Rouge’s campus. The AuditoriumGymnasium’s last use was as the Intramural Sports building. Although the gymnasium was declared vacant before Hurricane Gustav, it was completely shut down after the damages. The

Intramural Sports Complex building currently in use was built in 2013 in near the Pavilion and Camille Shade Hall student dorms.

The Auditorium-Gymnasium is considered to be one of the 85 buildings on the SUBR campus to obtain damages during Hurricane Gustav.

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JAGUAR FOOTBALL Upcoming Opponents:

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Lady Jags prepare to end the season strong

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VS. TEXAS SOUTHERN NOVEMBER 8, 2014 BATON ROUGE, LA

MISSISSIPPI VALLEY ST. NOVEMBER 15, 2014 BATON ROUGE, LA

VS. GRAMBLING ST. NOVEMBER 29, 2014 NEW ORLEANS, LA

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Near the end of the season, there’s one thing on the mind of the women’s volleyball team and that matter of fact is the coveted, Southwestern Athletic Conference title. After last week’s tourney at senior night, Marisol Macias, anticipated that Southern had the best players of the SWAC. Now the Lady Jags (3-3, 8-12) capture the third seed to continue on to further conference play. The name of the game at the end of the season is to stay healthy, strong, and positive and that’s what the Lady Jags have exhibited this season.

While traveling to Arkansas on October 27 to meet up against University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff, after their clean sweep against Grambling, unfortunately the Lady Jags met the same fate as their previous combatants with the sweep (3-0).

Four days before the ghouls and goblins revived themselves on the horrid holiday of Halloween, they stepped onto the court vying to continue the momentum on senior night to grab another win, not just a win but hopefully a clean sweep. Quite frankly, with a conditioned team, it was liable but with stiff competition down the stretch it was seen far from reach.

In the first set, backtracking their ways at Clifford Seymour Gym, the Lady Jags let the first set slip from their grasp. The set began with UAPB leading with four until SU cleared the stretch and playing with intensity, never staying three points behind. Nearing the conclusion of

this set, the Lady Jags bounced battled clean and vigorous as they tied twice, (15-15) and (17-17).

After the miscalculated attack error from Leila Lealaimatafao the set ended sadly, (25-20).

The momentum gradually shifted in the second set but SU clawed for the long and anticipated second set win to capsize the Lady Lion’s defense when they made continuous errors. The game balanced from (8-8) tie after Macias committed a drastic attack error. That wasn’t the giving up point for the Jags as they suited up to continue a lead the Lady Lions by a slight but watched lead.

Near the end of the set, the two teams collided as the ending set point of 25 did not conclude the match. Unfortunately as was in the first set the Lady Lions caught the set (27-25) due to a kill

by Lions Kayla Dowdell and Jags Phalen Clark being subdued to an error.

The sweep was imminent as right away as the Lady Lions on their home court initiated a lead that struck the Lady Jags hard and heavy. Sadly they left no room for “precious” error as they set in for kills and to let SU have errors. The Lady Jags saw déjà vu of the sweep as they concluded the third set (25-19).

Nearing the conclusion of the set, the Lady Jags return to conditioning as they ready for more conference play and for now they take a well needed rest to continue to draw the season to continue into conference glory.

Nightmare at A.W. Mumford; ......

Season Finale Spoiled

BY KAYLEN SCOTT

SPortS Writer

At A.W. Mumford Stadium on the night of scares and screams galore, the Lady Jags soccer team hosted conference foe Jackson State for the season finale. Coming off conference losses, the team looked to end the season on a high note with a win.

However, the Tigers of Jackson State had different plans. They rolled onto the field and spoiled the Lady Jags’ season with a 3-1 win.

The Lady Jags were outshot for the fifth straight game as well, 11-7. Jackson State’s scoring started early in the match, with their first goal coming in the 13th minute. They followed that up with their second goal in the 15th minute. The Lady Tigers proved to be very efficient as well, scoring two goals on five shots.

The Lady Jaguars did show some fight, holding Jackson State to only one goal in the second half, coming in the 78th minute. The theme of the last couple of games injuries.

With injuries to a bevy of skilled players, the Lady Jags were forced to play a starting lineup that was compiled of five freshmen. On the positive side, early experience for these true freshmen could spell for a dangerous team in the coming seasons.

The Jags only made one substitution in the entire duration of the game.

With injuries to important players, important role players were forced to into the starting lineup. That made an already thin bench spare; and an already battered roster more beat up. It seemed that the

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NO STING ZONE

Jaguars repel hornets to survive and advance Alliyah Moore Redshirt sophomore running back, Lenard Tillery, shows true leg strength while trying to escape a group of ASU defenders. Southern captured their fourth consecutive SWAC conference win against Alabama State on saturday night in A.W. Mumford Stadium.

BY KAYLEN SCOTT

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Coaches often say, if you win the turnover battle, you win the game. Well that statement proved to be true Saturday, against Alabama State. The Jags forced four fumbles, recovered three, and snagged an interception to go along with the fumble recoveries. After the game was said and done the Jags forced four turnovers that ultimately led to a 21-28 win over conference foe Alabama State. As the season winds down the name of the game is survive and advance. Conference play is nearing its final two weeks, and so is the stretch of the season. Teams are playing their best football, as the games become twice as important in regards to the conference standings. However, Southern started off slow, they did not muster a point in the first quarter and committed

one turnover themselves. The second quarter proved to be different, as a host of explosive plays took place. Plays that included an 18 yard touchdown strike from quarterback Austin Howard to the dynamic playmaker Willie Quinn, who finished the game with 9 catches for 100 yards and a score, an interception by safety Dionte McDuffy, his first of the season, early in the quarter to spark the Jaguars’ offense, two 40 yard field goals from kicker Gregory Pittman, and a fumble recovery by receiver Devon Gales; which led to one of Pittman’s 40 yard field goals. The Jags proved to be surviving 12-7 before Alabama State’s Malcom Cyrus uncapped an 81 yard run which led to a touchdown just before the half ended. At the half the Jaguars trailed 1412. However, the opening kick of the third quarter was recovered by the Jaguars’ defensive back Gideon Woodson-Levey and forced by

receiver Mason Caesar. As the third quarter advanced, quarterback Austin Howard found receiver Reggie Travis, who finished the game with 9 catches for 153 yards and a score, wide open for a 22 yard touchdown pass with 9:29 left in the quarter; Howard finished the game 25-47 with two touchdowns and was the leading rusher with 58 yards on 8 carries and the touchdown to win the game, the Jaguars appeared to be surviving again. Moments later, defensive lineman Aaron Tiller forced a fumble which was recovered by safety Kevin King; that turnover led to another 40 yard field goal by Pittman just before the quarter ended. During the beginning stages of the fourth quarter, Alabama State quarterback Daniel Duhart found his receiver Wyndell Archie for a 31 yard touchdown strike to tie the game at 21; but with 9:20 left in the ballgame, quarterback Austin Howard put Southern back on top with

4Nightmare from P. 4 Lady Jaguars ran out of gas. With no more players to shuffle around for game plans for certain opponents the team was exhausted. With no more substitutions or rotations, the team was tired from the previous hard fought games played before. That showed as a result of the early goals scored by Jackson State within the first twenty minutes.

The last five, difficult SWAC games wore the Jaguars down. When Jackson State came into town, an already fatigued team was forced to expend far more energy to compete in the season’s final game.

When asked about her thoughts on the final game of the season Head Coach Courtnie Prather said, “Well we’re definitely not pleased with the outcome. We got bitten by the injury bug and still had lingering certification issues which hurt us down the stretch. The one positive

is that freshman and some of the younger players are getting minutes and taking advantage of opportunities.

We look forward to getting players back and healthy for Thursday against Prairie View in the first round of the conference tournament. Hopefully, we’ll get the outcome we’ve been working so hard for.”

Now that the regular season is over, the team has time to rest.

They have time to get players back from injury, get them healthy, and in game shape. They have time to bring back a rotation filled with important skilled players. The Lady Jags have enough time to retain all the firepower they once had in the beginning of SWAC play. They have enough time to make a run in the SWAC Tournament.

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a 9 yard touchdown run. The Jags appeared to be surviving again 28-21. They would survive the rest of the game. Southern was outgained in all but one offensive category, but nonetheless they survived. The defense proved itself to be tough down the stretch, grounding a potent rushing attack that had success throughout the ballgame. However, when the time came to make a play, the Jaguars did just that. As the season is coming down the home stretch, the Jags have two more home games against Texas Southern (5-4) and Mississippi Valley State (27) before they face rival Grambling State (6-3) in the annual Bayou Classic. As the season comes to an end, let’s hope the Jaguars can continue to survive and advance to their second SWAC Championship.

SWAC FOOTBALL STANDINGS

SWAC W L Southern 5 1 Ark.-Pine Bluff 2 4 Tex. Southern 3 4 Alcorn State 5 1 Alabama State 3 4 Prairie View 3 4 Alabama A&M 3 3 Jackson State 1 5 Miss. Valley St. 1 6 Grambling State 6 0

Overall W L 6 3 3 5 5 4 7 2 4 5 3 5 4 5 3 6 2 7 6 3

Upcoming Games: 11/6 - Mississippi Vs. Grambling St. 11/8 - Alabama St. Vs. Jackson State Alabama A&M Vs. Alcorn State UAPB Vs. Prairie View A&M Southern Vs. Texas Southern

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“Drumline: A New Beat” Gets a Downbeat by Social Media

BY COURTNEY JACOBS AND KIESHA TATE

Staff Writers

On August 7, 2002, the world was graced with the ultimate motion picture that really captured the essence of the typical HBCU (Historically Black Colleges and University) atmosphere.

“Drumline,” starring—Nick Cannon, Orlando Jones, and Zoe Saldana—is a twohour long film that follows the first year of freshmen Devon Miles (Cannon), who heads to Atlanta to attend the fictitious Atlanta A&T University. The university takes pride in their Panthers marching band.

Miles is an inspiring drummer, and was personally invited by band director Dr. Lee (Jones) on scholarship to attend and march in the band. The film follows his journey as Miles discovers himself, and adjusts to the sweet HBCU flow.

Twelve years later on October 27, 2014, a sequel titled “Drumline: A New Beat,” premiered on VH1.

The sequel keeps the same spirit of its elder, by retaining the coming-of-age story line of a young aspiring teen.

The story follows Danielle (Dani) Bolton— played by Alexandra Shipp—who graduates from an all-girl private school and rebels against her parents to attend Atlanta A&T University. Bolton also joins the infamous marching band and wants to join their onceprominent drumline.

Sadly, over the years the band has lost its funding, and has become a not so great portion of the University. Sean Taylor— played by Leonard Roberts, and who was also in the first “Drumline”—comes back as

Courtesy of Indiewire.com the head director of bands in order to get the Marching Panthers back on the pedestal where they once stood.

While the plot sounds promising, viewers across the nation agreed that the movie could have not been so—in lack of better terms— corny.

The actors performed well, but the film definitely had some cringe-worthy corny moments that might have, but probably did, make a trending topic on Twitter.

As expected, there was a big battle of the bands that determined if the Atlanta A&T Marching Panthers were truly the “best band

Fashion Shows Out the Party

BY SAGE EDGERSON

Staff Fashion Writer With my readers in mind I constantly strive to ensure that I am up on the latest fashion and minor tips to tweak ones fashion sense. This weekend while I attended a once in a lifetime event I noticed a state of being that I just didn’t understand. I was invited to a party hosted by Solange Knowles and Saint Heron in partnership with Prospect New Orleans “Amen Amen! 17 Wards of Wonder” Sunday in New Orleans. With New Orleans being the home of art, music, and cuisine this was the perfect place. When picking out my last minute outfit I began to consider the logistics of my outfit, such as to my standards is comfort, because I knew I would be dancing the whole night to Dj sets from my favorites such as the legendary DJ Mannie Fresh and my favorite DJ, DJ RQ Away. Arriving in my trendy and comfy outfit of shorts and a shirt and of course moccasin boots, I suddenly felt oddly under dressed. Yes I was aware that my style crush, her closest friends, and big sister Beyoncé would be present, but it was a dance party, and I felt I

should dress like it. As I’m dancing and actually enjoying myself I noticed towards the end of the night girls that had on their best heels and ensembles on, wobbled towards the door. They were also on the wall not enjoying themselves, because they could only move so much without the dogs barking. Trust me I remember those numerous parties, when me and my friends would attend with our best only to stand around in the club looking at each other. No one wanted to really dance, but everyone wanted to be seen. At what point did we sacrifice a great time out, for the fashion-show?

We transformed night-life into being?

Looking phenomenal is everyone’s first bullet point on the “getting ready” list, but along with looking great there should be an heir of comfortableness. Of course, not everyone likes to dance and some just love to dabble in the social aspect; so a low cut dress you’d have to pretty much tape down, or a painful 7 inch sky high stiletto that looks good, but doesn’t exactly feel the best after an hour of wear means much more than

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in the land” in their fictitious universe. Also, Nick Cannon made an appearance in the film, coming back as the prodigious Devon Miles— who is now the “P-Diddy” of the storyline.

The film had enormous potential to be a great follow up, but unfortunately the users of Twitter said otherwise. There were a total of 18 trending topics for the movie.

The hashtag #Drumline2 became a trending topic in the Twittersphere, and reviews were nothing but harsh. Many users tweeted how they would watch the film just “to make fun of how bad it is,” and the Internet has officially deemed that the film

has become a “Sharknado” (Sharknado” is a TV movie that was released last year, and was so bad that Twittersphere kept it a trending topic for weeks).

The film received an average rating of 1.4 in the 18-49 demographic, with 2.4 million viewers total for the Monday night premiere (according to The Wrap). “Drumline: A New Beat” definitely could have been a great sequel to the box-office hit of a movie that came the first time around, but unfortunately the writers missed a beat with this one.

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Digest Health Corner

“Sepsis”

BY LAVARIUS COTTON

Staff Wrtier

Sepsis is a medical condition caused by an overwhelming immune response to infection. Chemicals released into the blood to fight infection, trigger widespread inflammation.

This inflammation may result in organ damage. Blood clotting during sepsis reduces blood flow to limbs and internal organs, depriving them of nutrients and oxygen. Sepsis occurs in 1 to 2 percent of all hospitalizations in the United States and it affects a least 750,000 people each year.

Bacterial infections are the most common cause of sepsis. It can result from something as harmless as a scraped knee or a nicked cuticle. In hospitalized patients, common sites of initial infections such as I.V. lines, surgical incisions, urinary catheters, and bed sores. Sepsis is more prevalent in people whose immune systems are not functioning well due to illness, very young babies, the elderly, and people with diabetes.

“My grandmother had a small case of sepsis when she had surgery to remove her kids, but they caught it before it got too bad,” said Ashley Hayes, a 28 year-old sophomore nursing major from Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Sepsis can begin in different parts of the body, causing it to have many different symptoms. Rapid breathing and a change in mental status may be the first signs that sepsis is starting.

Other symptoms include diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, rapid pulse, and decreased urination. If caught and diagnosis properly treatment can occur fairly swiftly.

The first step to successful treatment for sepsis is quick diagnosis.

If sepsis is suspected, the doctor must perform an exam and run test to look for bacteria in the blood or other bodily fluids, a low platelet count, low blood pressure, acidosis, and altered liver or kidney function. Sepsis treatment usually begins with oxygen to maintain normal blood oxygen, I.V. fluids to maintain blood pressure or broad spectrum antibiotics, which kill many types of bacteria. Once the agent is identified, the doctor can switch to a drug that targets that particular agent. Depending on the severity and effects of the infection, other types of treatment, such as a breathing machine or kidney dialysis maybe needed. Sometimes surgery is necessary to drain or clear an infection.

To most effective way to prevent sepsis is to simply pay attention to your body. When having a surgery don’t depend on the nurse or doctor to be aware of every symptom or change in your body. No one knows when something feels weird or out of the ordinary better than you.

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Close races will decide Senate majority

By Carolyn Aler, Jemal Brinson, Lisa Mascaro, Michael A. Memoli, Chicago Tribune Of the 36 Senate seats up for election in November, six are generally considered tossups and six others lean toward one party or the other. The bottom line: The party that comes out better in these close races will likely win control of the chamber. Most of the races feature incumbents, with only seven open races. If Republicans take back the chamber for the first time since 2006, it would be the third change in power in the Senate since the later years of Ronald Reagan’s presidency, including two periods in which there was no majority.

Key 32 Democratic seats not up

Strong Dem. 6

Likely Dem. 4

50 seats

Leans Dem. 3

Two independents currently caucus with the Democrats

Leans GOP 3

Likely GOP 2

30 GOP not up

Strong GOP 12

6 tossups

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Colorado

Iowa

Michigan

New Hampshire

John Walsh was appointed in February to fill former Sen. Max Baucus’ seat; Baucus’ early departure to serve as ambassador to China gave Walsh the potential advantages that come with incumbency; the Republican candidate is Steve Daines, the state’s sole congressman; Montana has trended Republican in presidential elections but maintains an independent streak typical of the West

In a sign of Republicans’ increasing confidence that 2014 might represent another wave election, Rep. Cory Gardner abandoned a safe seat in the House to take on first-term Democratic Sen. Mark Udall; Gardner counts himself among the number of Americans who had their health insurance plans discontinued because of the Affordable Care Act

The retirement of long-time Democratic Sen. Tom Harkin set up the first open seat in Iowa in 40 years; the Democratic nominee is Rep. Bruce Braley, who was cast as the early favorite until he made comments that were seen as denigrating farmers; his opponent is state Sen. Joni Ernst, whose campaign ad touting her experience castrating hogs became a viral hit

Despite the state’s recent Democratic bent, the Michigan Senate race is a close one; the likely Republican nominee is Terri Lynn Land, the former secretary of state; the Democratic candidate is Rep. Gary Peters, a three-term congressman who hopes to keep the seat in his party’s hands after the retirement of longtime incumbent Carl Levin

In 2008, Democrat Jeanne Shaheen became the first woman in U.S. history to serve as a senator and governor; her campaign will test whether her deep ties to the state win out over the problems of Obamacare in New Hampshire; Scott Brown, who served as Massachusetts senator before losing in 2012 to Elizabeth Warren, helped Republicans put this seat in play when he moved to the state

Party currently holding seat

West Virginia

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MICH.

MONT.

This was once the strongest of Democratic states, but Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s retirement has given Republicans a major pickup opportunity, particularly when they recruited one of their best candidates in any race this year, Rep. Shelley Moore Capito; the Democratic candidate is Secretary of State Natalie Tennant, who says the state’s Democratic roots and her independent record will keep the race competitive

MAINE

MINN.

ORE.

N.H.

IDAHO

S.D.

WYO.

MASS.

NEB.

COLO.

ILL.

N.M.

KY. N.C.

TENN.

ARK.

S.C. MISS.

LA.

TEXAS

The year’s most expensive and bitter race may be in Kentucky, where Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell hopes to win a sixth term over Democratic Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes; McConnell, the Senate’s GOP leader, casts his opponent as another vote for President Barack Obama’s agenda; Grimes says McConnell has lost touch with Kentucky and is focused on his own ambitions rather than the state’s needs

W.VA. VA.

KAN.

OKLA. Two seats

Kentucky

R.I. N.J. DEL.

IOWA

ALA.

GA.

North Carolina

Two seats

No Democrat has faced more attack ads this early in the race than Kay Hagan, a first-term Democrat who was a relative unknown when she unseated Republican Elizabeth Dole in 2008; this fall, she will face Thom Tillis, the speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives; Obama carried this battleground state in 2008 but lost here in 2012, so Hagan, like other Democrats in tough races, is campaigning as an independent voice for the state in Washington

ALASKA

HAWAII

Alaska

Louisiana

Arkansas

Mississippi

Georgia

Democratic Sen. Mark Begich narrowly unseated an Alaska legend in 2008, Republican Sen. Ted Stevens, even though Obama lost the state to John McCain (and his running mate, then-Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin); in the GOP primary in August, Republicans are putting their weight behind Dan Sullivan, a Marine and former attorney general, but the state’s lieutenant governor and the 2010 Republican Senate nominee also are running

Democratic Sen. Mary Landrieu has been a political survivor, eking out victories in each of her three previous races; several Republicans are running, led by Rep. Bill Cassidy; Landrieu touts her opposition to the president’s energy policies; Landrieu’s toughest challenge may be the state’s election system, which puts all candidates on the November ballot and requires a runoff in December if none receives 50 percent of the vote

Mark Pryor didn’t even draw an opponent when he ran for re-election in 2008; increasing Republican dominance in the Deep South makes him a top target in November; Republicans nominated Tom Cotton, a congressman who served in the Army; Obama’s unpopularity will likely be a drag on Pryor here, but he hopes to make up for it with the support of another Democratic president, the state’s former governor, Bill Clinton

Six-term Republican Sen. Thad Cochran eked out a slim victory against a tea party-backed challenger in a GOP primary runoff, the toughest election of his four-decade political career; conservatives had been targeting Cochran, a former Appropriations Committee chairman, as a proponent of pork-barrel spending from a bygone era; Democrat Travis Childers, a former congressman, will face Cochran in November

Democrat Michelle Nunn boasts a famous name — her father was a popular senator here — and a bipartisan resume, having led George H.W. Bush’s Points of Light Foundation; Republicans narrowed their field after a rough primary election to two candidates — businessman David Perdue and Savannah-area congressman Jack Kingston; a bitter and costly runoff between the two might further boost Nunn’s chances

Tracking Senate seats in close races Of the six tossups and six seats that are leaning to one party or the other, more than half involve senators who have served only one or two terms. Three of the races involve retirements of long-serving senators, while two races — Kentucky and Louisiana — involve veteran senators in tough battles.

Year and number of Congress 1981-82 97

1983-84 98

President

1985-86 99

1987-88 100

Ronald Reagan

1989-90 101

1991-92 102

1993-94 103

George H.W. Bush

1995-96 104

1997-98 105

1999-2000 106

2001-02 107

Bill Clinton

2003-04 108

2005-06 109

2007-08 110

George W. Bush

+10

+10

+7 Party and senator holding seats in states with close races in 2014 Alaska

Stevens

Ark.

D. Pryor

Colo.

Ga.

Seat up for election

Brown

Huddleston

McConnell

La.

Johnston

N.C.

Helms

N.H.

Humphrey

+3

No majority

+4

M. Pryor

Allard Cleland

Ky.

Baucus

+8 No majority

Hutchinson

Harkin

Mont.

+10

State’s other seat

Nunn

Levin

+10

+11

Begich

Armstrong

Mich.

2013-14 113

+16

+14

+4

Jepsen

Iowa

+10

+6

2011-12 112

Barack Obama

Seat difference by party

+12

2009-10 111

Udall Chambliss

Landrieu

Walsh

Smith

Dole

Hagan

Sununu

Shaheen

Two notable seats up for election Miss.

Cochran

W. Va.

Randolph

Source: U.S. Senate, The Green Papers

Rockefeller Graphic: Chicago Tribune

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Dante Martin, right, a former member of Florida A&M University’s Marching 100 band, looks at his family as he is fingerprinted Friday, Oct. 31,2014 after being found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal hazing of drum major Robert Champion. Martin, who faces up to 22 years in prison, showed no emotion as Circuit Judge Renee Roche read the verdict. (Red Huber/Orlando Sentinel/MCT) but it doesn’t work when you’re an adult _ an adult who has the ability to say, ‘No ... I won’t be part of this barbarous ritual anymore.’ “ Defense attorney Richard Escobar countered that Champion, a talented musician who had been a FAMU student for seven years, already held leadership positions in the high-energy Marching 100 when he voluntarily participated in the ritual known as “crossing bus C” that led to his death Nov. 19, 2011.

Champion was struck more than 100 times as he tried to bulldoze his way from the front of the bus to the back through fellow band members.

Escobar argued said the crossing on the bus was not a hazing but more akin to a toughness competition. He argued the ritual was an exercise that had been in place for generations, created by those who helped make the band great.

“Brutal as it was, senseless as it was ... it was a competition,” he said.

Martin did not testify during the trial. In addition to manslaughter Champion’s death, Martin was charged with misdemeanors in the alleged hazings of Keon Hollis and Lissette Sanchez of Orlando, who were not injured during their hazings on the bus.

Champion collapsed after the ritual, which occurred inside a bus parked at the Rosen

Plaza hotel in Orlando hotel following the Florida Classic game between FAMU and Bethune-Cookman University. An assistant medical examiner testified that he died of “hemorrhagic shock” as a result of the beating.

Nine other former band members have received probation and community service

sentences for their roles in Champion’s hazing. Another, Jessie Baskin, is serving a year in jail. Three others are awaiting trial.

Though Martin faces potentially the longest prison sentence, Ashton said he didn’t view him as a “bad person.”

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The manslaughter verdict in the fatal hazing of Florida A&M University drum major Robert Champion should send a message as loud and clear as the famous Marching 100 band, State Attorney Jeff Ashton said Friday.

“I hope this scares people enough to stop it and to realize it’s not worth it and just to find better ways to show you belong than hitting people or hurting people or endangering their lives,” Ashton said outside the courtroom where FAMU percussionist Dante Martin was found guilty of manslaughter and three counts of hazing.

Martin, who faces up to 22 years in prison, showed no emotion and Champion’s parents clasped each other’s hands as Circuit Judge Renee Roche read the verdicts, which followed less than two hours of jury deliberations.

Sentencing is set for Jan. 9.

Martin’s family sobbed outside the courtroom but declined to discuss the verdicts, shooing away reporters. Defense lawyers Richard Escobar and Dino Michaels said they plan to appeal on behalf of the 27-year-old Martin, accused of organizing the fatal ritual aboard a bus parked outside the Rosen Plaza hotel in Orlando.

Martin, 27, was led from court by Orange County deputy sheriffs. He was denied an appeal bond.

The late drum major’s father, also named Robert Champion, said he and his wife would pray for Martin and Martin’s family. Pamela Champion said the verdict would be nothing to celebrate unless it leads to the end of hazing on the nation’s college campuses, in high schools and among athletic teams, bands and other youth groups.

“We hope that people will get the message that hazing is cruel ... and it needs to stop now,” Champion said.

The panel of four women and two men listened to three days of testimony and nearly four hours of arguments Friday from Ashton and Martin’s defense team.

Ashton told jurors that hazing may have been a deeply rooted tradition in the celebrated marching band, which has performed at presidential inaugurations, the Super Bowl and the Grammys, but that should not excuse those who beat Champion to death while hazing him on the percussion bus.

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The resurfacing of “Black face”

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When I saw White Chicks for the first time I was amazed by how two black men could seemingly appear as two white women. While watching the movie I couldn’t believe how we’ve evolved so much technologically to be able to do things such as these.

Yet, this month I was utterly disgusted witnessing several Americans nationwide wearing blackface attempting to portray well-known AfricanAmericans. Some white men as well as a little white boy dressed up as Ray Rice for Halloween “complimented” with brown face paint as well as blow up dolls being dragged on the groung meant to portray Rice’s wife, Janay Rice. A white college-aged woman dressed up as Nicki Minaj complete with her

arms, legs, neck, and face covered in black paint as well as a big cushion added to her ensemble to resemble Minaj’s backside. Last year there were a multitude of Trayvon Martin costumes complete with blackface, hoodies, skittles, and Arizona ice tea. A well-known actress, Julianne Hough, wore blackface as well as bantu knots to “help” create the character Crazy Eyes from Orange is the New Black.

There was once a time when Halloween was all about being able to dress up as someone you thought you couldn’t be yearround. Costume ideas have ranged from favorite cartoon characters, to favorite celebrities, to favorite occupations, to trashy versions of all three of these, or simply something witty. In recent years the reemergence of blackface has become rather popular as a costume idea. White Greek sororities and fraternities have been getting themselves into trouble hosting “MLK Day” parties, “Hip Hop” parties, “Ratchet” parties, or “Twerk” parties which all consist of white people coming together to mock, imitate, and attempt to portray

black stereotypes and celebrities.

Prior to minstrel shows with the blackface makeup as either a layer of burnt cork on a layer of coca butter or black grease paint alongside gaudy red lips resemblant to that of modern day clowns, blackface was a familiar theatrical device in Europe. The most famous blackface performance is Shakespeare’s Othello, which was first produced in 1604. Although blackface was first represented in a legitimate theatre using this production, Shakespeare did not invent theatrical blackface. Shakespeare attempted to “consciously” use blackface as a convention with tradition and specific implications for his audience.

In that time a lot of the content in Shakespeare’s plays were based upon the contrast between good and evil. That concept extended to the symbolism of day being associated with good because of the presence of light, which linked these things to the color white. Meanwhile, night being associated with evil because of the presence of darkness linked these things to the color black. A black face and black skin were associated

with evil and folly. Europeans consistently carried the symbolism over to lighter and darker skin.

The sign of the scapegoat in pagan rituals would be a blackened sooty face. Blackface, black masks, black gloves, “frizzy”-haired wigs were all made up to represent the costumes of Satan, Satan’s fallen angels, and the souls of the damned.

In Othello, what was thought to be “creative” and an extension of “symbolism” the skin color of the characters began to symbolize good and evil. And the time it was stated that there weren’t many skilled black actors and Shakespeare took from street performers the idea for his actors to don dark make up popularizing what we know to be blackface. Actors symbolizing fools and villains in Othello wore blackface. As late as 2005 in Cornwall (Padstow), England, every year during the wintertime townsfolk would blacken their faces and parade throughout the streets in festivities that sprouted from the event Feast of Fools. This particular day out of the event was referred to as “Darkie Day.”

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