VOLume 65 - ISSUE 10 by Southern Digest

Volume 65 - Issue 10

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November 3, 2015

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Kayla Foster/DIGEST Running back Malcolm Crockett being brought down by Alcorn State defender during saturday’s game in A.W. Mumford Stadium. BY FELIX CUNNINGHAM DIGEST SPORTS EDITOR

Alcorn demolished Southern University 48-7 on Saturday at the A.W. Mumford stadium, which was swamped by heavy showers. Unlike the past weekend in a 40-21 victory against Texas Southern, Southern’s adversary was the weather. During the first play defending SWAC Champions and leaders of the Eastern division, Alcorn clobbered Southern with a 78 yard touchdown. Something FCS Player of the Week, senior wide receiver Willie Quinn is used to achieving. “It’s a new year, new team,” said junior running back Lenard Tillery, “it’s the same result.” In the four previous matchups, Alcorn was lead to victory, by senior quarterback John Gibbs Jr., who was named the SWAC Preseason Offensive Player of the Year, but lost him this game after a leg injury after two offensive plays. Sophomore, Lenorris Footman stepped

up from the bench and achieved the role by mirroring the senior quarterback by rushing for 274 yards and four touchdowns by throwing two touchdowns among his seven attempts. Southern with two consecutive loses, one being homecoming and this match up against and, for the first time in three years steps down to 4-4 overall and 4-2 in the SWAC play. This mathematically puts the Jaguars’ hope at a return to Houston on a stretcher. The Jaguars are two games behind their undefeated Bayou Classic rivals, Grambling (6-0) and Prairie View (5-1), which holds the tiebreaker against Southern. Alcorn since losing to Grambling 3534 two weeks ago came off of a break and improved 5-2 and 4-1. “It was tough sitting on that ‘L’ for weeks,” said Hopson, ”but our guys came out and responded pretty well.” Southern used the dual quarterback position and placed Deonte Shorts in the snap

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Kayla Foster/DIGEST Southern University running back Lenard Tillery dashes pass an Alcorn State defender to extend the play during the game on Saturday, October 31. at A.W. Mumford.

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Campus Briefs #SU18 GIVE-A-WAY The Class of 2018 is giving away (2) Bayou Classic & (2) Battle of the Bands Tickets for the best “Pretty Wednesday” Geo-Filter Submission. email you submissions to SouthernU18SGA@yahoo.com SWEET POTATO SALE The Minority in Agriculture Natural Resources and Related Sciences (MANNRS) will host its annual Sweet Potato Sale. Deadline to place orders is Friday, November 13. For more information or details contact, Mrs. Zanetta Augustine at 225-771-2242. 42ND ANNUAL BAYOU CLASSIC Tickets for the 42nd Bayou Classic football game between the Southern University Jaguars and the Grambling State University Tigers are on sale now. Tickets are also on sale for the Friday, November 27 Battle of the Bands. JAGUAR EXPERIENCE HIGH SCHOOL DAY 2015 Saturday, November 14, 2015 at F.G. Clark Activity Center. Check-in starts at 9 AM. SU AG CENTER GALA The Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center will host its 1st Annual Scholarship Gala themed, “Sowing Seeds for Future 1890 Scholars: Growing the Next Generation.”

The Gala will be held at L’Auberge Baton Rouge on December 17, 2015, 8PM.

For more information email us at success@subr.edu or call (225) 771-4312 or via fax (225) 771-4377.

STEM MAJORS The Louis Stokes Louisiana Alliance for Minority Participation is recruiting STEM majors for the Fall 2015 semester. For more information, contact (225) 771-2730.

CO-ED VOLLEYBALL TOURNAMENT

The SU Rec Center will host the Volleyball tournament on Thursday November 4. At 5 PM. Each team must have three males and three females. There can be no INTRAMURAL FITNESS/ more than 8 participants on a SPORTS team. For more information Walk/Run: Held each contact Coach Tanner at 771Tuesday and Thursday 3212 or 771- 3406. at the Intramural Sports Complex from 3-4 PM. for VOLUNTEER more information contact OPPORTUNITY Mrs. Nena Verrett-Gipson, Court Appointed Special Coordinator of Fitness and Advocate(CASA) is Wellness launching its “Be the Man” Campaign, and is looking Water Aerobics: Wet N’Wild for male volunteers 21 fitness will held Monday and years or older. Volunteers Wednesday from 5:15 PMwill help to advocate for 6:15 PM in Seymour Gym. children in foster care and email: nena_verrett-gipson@ help them reach safe and subr.edu or call (225) 771permanent homes. For 3401 more information contact Recruitment Coordinator YEAR 2 @SU Jennifer Mayer at 225 379The Center for Student 8598 or email Volunteer@ Success presents its casabr.org sophomore support program “Year 2@SU.” The program is STUDY HALL designed to assist sophomore The MLK Catholic Student students in academic, career, Center located at 586 and personal development Harding Blvd has the by exposing them to mission of serving Catholic opportunities that will students at SU. The Center help them to address the has provided a study needs that are unique to the room equipped with free sophomore year. Wi-Fi, Cable, printing for CSS- S.U. ccess starts here!! individual assignments, and vending machines. The center also holds Mass

on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday, @ 12:10 PM. For possible retreats and service projects and more information contact Ephraim White at 225-775-8691.

POSITIONS AVAILABLE FOR BASKETBALL SEASON

The 2015-16 Southern University Men’s and Women’s Basketball season is just around the corner and Athletics is searching for committed basketball enthusiasts interested in working all homes games. Several positions are available including game clock and shot clock operator, scorekeeper and time out coordinator. Live stream videographers are also needed. Contact SU Athletics via email at southernusports@gmail.com or call 225-771-3495 for more info.

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4-Day Weather Outlook (Tuesday-Friday) TUESDAY 11/03

WEDNESDAY 11/04

THURSDAY 11/05

FRIDAY 11/06

Cloudy High: 73 Low 62 Rain: 20%

Partly Cloudy High: 77 Low: 65 Rain: 10%

Partly Cloudy High: 81 Low: 70 Rain: 10%

Mostly Sunny High: 79 Low: 66 Rain: 10%

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Question of the week: Do you feel that students should have a fall break? If so, explain.

WYNETTA WEST

MARKAYLA LEWIS

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NURSING FRESHMAN NEW ROADS

“I believe that we should have those extra couple of days for the fall break because some students may need that time to get home whether they’re 10 hours away or from the other side of the country.”

“Yes, I feel like students should have a fall break because with all the hardwork during the semester we deserve a few days off.”

KAYLYNN LAWLESS

NURSING SOPHOMORE BATON ROUGE “Yes, because although alot of students don’t go to class/stop going to class, the ones that continuously go deserve a break. School is stressful. Especially the students that are working while trying to maintain a good GPA. It’s hard.”

JAKIEA GIBSON

ARIEL BATTLEY

NORRIS BROWN

CIVIL ENGINEERING FRESHMAN NEW ORLEANS

NURSING FRESHMAN BATON ROUGE

“I do feel that we deserve a fall break in order to balance our work and social time because we work hard and college is stressful.”

“Of course, we are hard working and we deserve it !”

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“Yes absolutely, because too much work can be stressful.”

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President Obama attends Democratic Women’s Leadership Forum BY TREVOR MOORE

DIGEST STAFF WRITER

President, Barack Obama presented a speech to the Women’s Leadership Forum (WLF) in Washington, D.C. on last Friday. “It is good to be with all of you, especially like being in a room of Democratic women,” said Obama as he began his speech. Obama reminded the audience of the time when they meet seven years ago. “ We were losing 800,000 jobs a month, and the unemployment rate was on its way to 10 percent,” said Obama. Playing a major role in the Democratic Party, since 1993 the Women’s Leadership Forum has a mission of raising money as a tool to support the President’s agenda and Playing a major part in engaging women in our democracy. “A lot of you all were involved in the movement, and have stayed ever since,” said Obama. President Barack Obama decided to discuss national issues, events, and even reminded his audience of his accomplishments that he has made as the 44th President. Obama

mentioned “When I took office we were hopelessly addicted to foreign oil, we have managed to cut our oil imports by half. We have doubled the production of clean energy, tripled the amount of wind power we generate, 20 times more, and solar energy is now created than when I came into office. And all that is generating good jobs that cant be outsourced and helping the environment,” said Obama. “Democrats have an optimistic vision about where the country can go,” a supportive comment to the current democrat candidates that are running in the upcoming 2016 presidential election. Obama then describes the Republican candidates as being a “Grumpy Cat,” as he tried to imitate the internet sensation’s grumpy facial expression, which is used in everyone’s memes “Everything is terrible, according to them,” Obama said falling into laughter. The upcoming election candidates for president in 2016 have yet to respond to the comments President Obama stated but then again, what could have been said? Obama then wittily takes shots at some of the republicans and their campaign groups the nation faces in

today’s political world. “And you’ve got to feel bad for the factcheckers for the Republicans because they’ve got to spend hours trying to keep up with some of the crazy stuff that their candidates are claiming. And the reason they have to make up stuff is because they don’t have a record to run on,” Obama says calmly. Obama also placed blame for a possible government shutdown on Republican lawmakers, insisting that the republican lawmakers agree on spending increases for defense and nondefense programs, before he’ll sign into law, a spending bill for the current fiscal year. This will eventually increase our deficit that Obama has worked ever so diligently to bring down. The president does not stop there, Obama went on to mention some of the biggest achievements during his term. America is currently leading the world in confronting new threats, leading the world in global action on climate change, Marriage equality being a reality in all 50 states and High school and college graduation rates increasing at a very rapid rate. To bring the informative speech to a close Obama went on to say. “So the point is, look, number one, we’ve got a lot of things to feel good about in this country. And it’s a shame when politicians spend all their time trying to make people feel bad, or more -- typically, trying to make them feel scared, talking down the country all the time because it serves your politics. We don’t

Boo at SU

An annual treat for the communuity

U.S President Barack Obama speaks at the Democratic National Women’s Leadership Forum on Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 in Washington, D.C.

have time for that. We’ve got more work to do.” President Obama mentions the background of democrats by saying that “Their stories may not be exactly like ours, but we’re in the same fight. We care about the same things. We believe in each other”. And that’s what makes him proud to be a Democrat.

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Kayla Foster/DIGEST Children dance in their Halloween costumes during the annual “Boo at SU” hosted by the SU Senior Class on Friday, October 30.

BY KAYLA FOSTER

DIGEST STAFF WRITER

Family, friends and students gathered in front of Fisher Hall the day before the Southern University faced Alcorn State University football game on October 30 at 5PM for Boo at SU. An annual event held by the senior class, many children gathered for a movie showing of “The Nightmare Before Christmas” and performances featuring The Human Jukebox, SU cheerleaders, Gold n Bluez. “I think it was a really nice event,” said Ciara James, a junior engineering major from New Orleans. “The kids really enjoyed themselves and it was nice seeing all the performances from the school had to offer.” Southern students express their thoughts on the event. “Boo at SU was a safe family environment

where kids can come and receive candy and treats,” Said Jeremy Nettles, a junior History Education major from New Orleans. “I think that it was a huge success!” In between performances kids dressed in costumes were invited to participate in activities such as sack racing, face painting and collecting candy from tables set by SU organizations in attendance and also a table set for Alcorn State University’s student government association. “It was a great event and the turn out was amazing,” said Justin Patterson, A senior Mass Communication major from New Orleans. “The kids got lots of candy and look like they had a blast. Especially when they were allowed to dance on stage. Shouts to all of the student organizations who participated and made it a success. SU really put a stamp on the community with this year.”

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and replaced him with Howard for his running ability because of the soggy field conditions. Alcorn improved on a play that was very recognizable since December, the read option and severed the Southern defense on the run with 484 yards to Southern 220 yards. “I thought it was a tale of the way the two teams operate,” said Southern head coach Dawson Odums. “We’re built to spread you out and get you in open space. They’re built to run downhill and they ran downhill.” With the weather and its condition, linebacker Kentavious Preston knew that it was up to the defense to take on the responsibility. “We came in knowing the offense’s playbook was cut in half,” said Preston. “We knew it was going to be up to us on the defense and we didn’t execute.” After Footman’s 44 yard beginning his stint on the field, it extended the 14-0 lead then opened the 29 yard pass to Jordan Payne for the 21-0 lead before the end of the half.

However, Southern ceased that execution after Tillery burst through the successful goal line drive for some points on the point before halftime. Tillery eyed the next touchdown when on fourth and 2 but Stacy Garner stopped Tilllery’s advance for no gain on the play. Shorts explained his emotion on that play. “That play hurt a lot,” said Shorts. “I checked to that play and we didn’t execute it, so I take blame for it.” Southern tacked on 6 more fumbles with the treacherous weather. After this Southern came four more touchdowns came in a seven minute span because Footman ran 17 yards, passed for 38 yards to Brandon Campbell for a score then bombarded to the end zone for 30 and 60 yards. Southern (4-2,) still has a chance but that chance to once again make that visit to Judgment Day in Houston, Texas in December but that chance is standing at the wayside.

Jaguar Sports Former Southern star does it again

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End of the Road:

Lady Jaguars fall to Jackson State in road play

Aeneas Williams inducted into the Black College Football Hall of Fame

BY SKYLAR FRANKLIN

BY FELIX CUNNINGHAM

DIGEST SPORTS WRITER

DIGEST SPORTS EDITOR

Former cornerback for Southern University was chosen on Tuesday, October 27 for the formal induction into the Black College Football Hall of Fame. The Black College Football Hall of Fame inducts members of color into the class where their records in their collegiate years recognizes them for an award known around the nation. Members that were inducted have now been crafted and honored in memory of the sport that they cherished and loved. The six-member Class of 2016 was chosen from a group of 25 finalists and will be inducted on February 27 at the BCFHOF in Atlanta, Georgia. The New Orleans native was previously inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2014, where he started as a cornerback then switched to a free safety later in his

DIGEST FILE Former SU star, Aeneas Williams will be inducted into the Black College Hall of Fame in addition to his other career accomplishments.

career. Williams didn’t play collegiate football until his junior year and in that year, he tied the NCAA Division 1 record for most interceptions. After his inception within the Pro Football Hall of Fame, he was inducted in the St. Louis Hall of Fame. As a walk-on progressing in his second season, he was named All-Southwestern Athletic Conference leading with seven interceptions. Williams continued to progress and in his senior year he once again was named All-SWAC as he led the Division

1 with 11 interceptions. Williams was drafted to the then Phoenix Cardinals in the third round in 1991 and that year alone tied the NFC record for interceptions. In 1994, he increased those odds by 9 interceptions in which he led the NFL. By 1997, he already has established himself as a credible player when having four Pro Bowl appearances as well as a fourtime All-Pro defensive back in his career. See WILLIAMS page 5

Royals Win.

Kansas City Royals center fielder Jarrod Dyson holds the World Series trophy up for fans to see after the Royals defeated the New York Mets 7-2 to win World Series on Sunday, Nov. 1, 2015 at Citi Field in New York. (John

JAGUAR NATION!

The Lady Jaguar’s soccer team takes a close yet hard loss against Jackson State University 1-2. Despite the matchup ending, Southern This game marks the end of the regular season for Southern. With 110 spectators in attendance, the JSU soccer complex was filled with high emotions and absolute tension. That tension was because there were a total of 10 fouls including 1 yellow card from Jackson State. It was JSU’s senior night and at home they came ready and more than prepared to play for home field advantage. The Lady Tigers outshot Southern University by 8, taking 20 shots while SU only shot 12. Their two goals were scored by sophomore midfielder Brianna Oswald and junior midfielder Sie’yara Wells. Jackson State scored their first goal in the 33rd minute when Oswald with the assist by Jalana Ellis sent the first score down the net. The Jaguars were scoreless for the first half. Just after 49 minutes of play, fifth year senior Fabiola Parra scored the only goal for Southern that evening which tied the matchup. This became Parra’s first goal of the season and unfortunately became her last. Wells came behind after the goal in the 66th minute and like Parra scored her first goal of the season. Sophomore goalkeeper Kendra Lewis defensively held Southern when saving 10 possible goals. The Lady Jaguars finished their conference play with a record of 2-8. Their wins were against the Bayou Classic rival, Grambling State University, in which follows them on their rejection into postseason play See ROAD page 5

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Postseason Dreams, far and few Southern swamped by Western Division BY FELIX CUNNINGHAM DIGEST SPORTS EDITOR

Two home game losses, stuck in second place tie and a lopsided win condition has left Southern mathematically struggling to capture postseason play. After their 48-7 loss against Alcorn State in the heavy downpour of A.W. Mumford Stadium, the Jaguars’ postseason dreams were left in the playbooks. The third consecutive trip to Houston for the SWAC title game was perceived to be feasible, but now is somewhere out of sight. This struggle blinded fans when sending Mississippi Valley State and Jackson State into losing percentages with the hyper offensive strategy of 50 points or more. This is the only time Southern has been consistent this season. Southern has had a difficult schedule battling Louisiana Tech and the University of Georgia, in which Southern has had wide receiver, Devon Gales inactive for the rest

of the season, due to injury. It all happened after sailing past Alabama State 45-34 which Southern ventured back home for homecoming, fumbling to Prairie View 42-47 when became their first Southwestern Athletic Conference loss of the season. This caused Southern to fall from second place in the Western Division to barely clinching third. Southern cleansed their palette after winning by a large margin against Texas Southern 40-21 in horrible weather conditions followed by the loss this past Saturday. There has always been a barrier for Southern in their fifth consecutive loss, the Alcorn Braves. Head Coach Dawson Odums didn’t sound upset at all. “We didn’t play like a postseason team,” said Odums. Odums as a coach was on a roll to sending the Jaguars to their third consecutive Judgment Day visit. “You’ve got to play consistent

football and when you don’t play consistent football, then you really can’t consider yourself a postseason team.” Now the team has to contend against Arkansas-Pine Bluff on November 7, 2015 after a rollercoaster of the past game and have its home finale against Alabama A&M to finish the season. However Arkansas-Pine Bluff is winless in SWAC play. “If you’re a good football team,” said Odums, “you’ve got to get off that roller coaster.” The opportunity is up for grabs for the Jaguars to get back on track before the Bayou Classic on November 28 against the now undefeated Grambling. By that time, it’s wobbly that Grambling or Prairie View will have grasped the Western Division championship already, something Southern put absolute pride in for the past two years. Grambling is 6-0 while standing above the Western

Division before it gets chance to enter the Bayou Classic by finishing Texas Southern and Arkansas-Pine Bluff. It could clinch and ruin Southern’s hopes by beating Texas Southern on Saturday. Only if Prairie View loses to Alcorn. The only help Southern would need was one loss from Prairie View and Alcorn waiting in the rafters. A Southern victory by Alcorn, which hasn’t happened since 2012 would have made it a once again winner take all matchup in the Bayou Classic in which there’s more than pride on the line because it’s a ticket to the SWAC Championship and also to the SWAC vs. MEAC challenge in Atlanta. There’s always a silver lining in the clouds but if you’re looking for hope, it’s almost not feasible.

College Football Playoff: Who’s in, who’s on outside looking in? BY TEDDY GREENSTEIN CHICAGO TRIBUNE

First, a disclaimer: Don’t fret over the first batch of College Football Playoff rankings, which will be revealed Tuesday from 6-7 p.m. on ESPN. Remember where the selection committee initially ranked Ohio State last year? The Buckeyes were 16th. No joke. Four crucial weeks remain, plus conference title games, unless you play in the Big 12 or South Bend. The top four teams will square off Dec. 31 at the Orange Bowl and Cotton Bowl. Yes, on New Year’s Eve. So plan accordingly. The winners meet Jan. 11 in Glendale, Ariz. The seedings matter only for Big 12 teams such as Baylor and TCU, which would love to be No. 1 and land a quasi-home game in Dallas. For the Big Ten teams, No. 4 is basically just as good as No. 2. Were I on the committee, here’s how I’d rank the teams: 1. Clemson; 2. TCU; 3. Ohio State; 4. LSU; 5. Baylor; 6. Alabama; 7. Notre Dame; 8. Michigan State; 9. Iowa; 10. Florida; 11. Oklahoma State; 12. Stanford; 13. Oklahoma; 14. Utah; 15. Michigan; 16. Houston. My criteria: 75 percent results and 25 percent expectations (the “eye test”). I’d punish teams that make no effort to challenge themselves in their nonconference schedule (hello, Baylor), and I’d analyze the quality of victories, not just the final score. The committee calls that “game control.”

So if the season ended today ... Who’s in: Clemson (8-0) Comment: Tough, explosive Tigers changing definition of “Clemsoning.” TCU (8-0) Comment: Horned Frogs still need to win at both Oklahoma schools, plus Baylor. Ohio State (8-0) Key question: Really, J.T. Barrett? What were you thinking? LSU (7-0) Comment: On a hugeness scale of 1-10, Saturday night’s game at Alabama is an 11. Who gets in by winning out Baylor (7-0) Key question: Can freshman QB Jarrett Stidham handle trips to Oklahoma State and TCU? Alabama (7-1) Key question: If the LSU-Alabama survivor loses in the SEC title game, does the league get shut out? Michigan State (8-0) Comment: If season-long trend continues, Nov. 21 clash in Columbus will come down to the wire. Iowa (8-0) Comment: Hawkeyes deserve more national respect for beating Pitt, surviving Wisconsin and clubbing Northwestern. Florida (7-1) Key question: Is a great defense enough to keep winning ugly Oklahoma State (8-0) Key question: Is a great offense enough

to keep winning comically (70-53 over Texas Tech)? Who needs to win out and get a little help Notre Dame (7-1) Comment: Best case is that Nov. 28 clash at Stanford is a quarterfinal playoff game. nford (7-1) Comment: Coach David Shaw’s new favorite words: wide right. Oklahoma (7-1) Comment: Has outscored Big 12 foes 180-34 since getting shocked by Texas. Utah (7-1) Comment: A lot of work left, but 12-1 with a victory over Michigan would be hard to snub. Who needs to win out and get some crazy breaks Michigan (6-2) Comment: The football gods have taketh away and giveth in the last two gameths. Houston (8-0) Comment: Cougars head man Tom Herman giving life to the Urban Meyer coaching tree. Memphis (8-0) Comment: Oh, to be the agent for coach Justin Fuente. Florida State (7-1) Key question: Who starts at QB on Saturday at Clemson _ Sean Maguire or former Golden Domer Everett Golson? Ole Miss (7-2) Comment: Laquon Treadwell would look great in a Bears uniform _ or any uniform.

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ROAD from page 4 with Alcorn State University and Alabama A&M. Southern will not be participating in the playoffs this season. After defeating Alcorn State, Mississippi Valley State finished first place in the SWAC with a record of 8-1-1 MVSU will enter the SWAC tournament as the number one seed. The 2015 soccer tournament will take place in Huntsville, Alabama at the John Hunt Soccer Complex. The top 8 seeds for the tournament are Mississippi Valley State University, Jackson State, Alabama State, Howard University, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, Texas Southern, Prairie View A&M and Alabama A&M. The tournament is scheduled for November 5-8 2015 with regular elimination rules. Last season after moving into the SWAC, Howard University took home the gold, winning against Prairie View by one goal (2-1).

WILLIAMS from page 4 Also selected or induction was former Texas Southern wide receiver Ken Burrough, who was drafted by the New Orleans Saints in the first round of the 1970 NFL Draft. He played a single season for the Saints before being traded to the Houston Oilers, for whom he continued with for 11 seasons. Williams played for Southern in 1989-90 and played 10 seasons for the Phoenix Cardinals for four seasons for the St. Louis Rams. When playing for the St. Louis Rams he helped them advance to Super Bowl XXXVI, where the New England Patriots defeated the Rams. Before those accolades he was a member of the 1990’s All-Decade Team. Three former players were inducted into the class: defensive Jethro Pugh (Elizabeth City State), wide receiver Otis Taylor (Prairie View) and defensive back Emmitt Thomas (Bishop College). The sixth and final member of the class is contributor Lloyd “Judge” Wells (Kansas City Chief scouts), who attended Texas Southern. Voting was done by a 13-member selection committee, comprised of journalists, commentators and historians, as well as former NFL general managers and executives, and from previous BCFHOF inductees to determine the inductees. The inductees will also be recognized at the Celebration Bowl in Atlanta on Dec. 19.

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Nachelle Rankins/DIGEST Breast cancer survivor Wanda Washington, speaks to students about her experience and ways to deal with fighting cancer, at the Pink with a Purpose seminar held in T.T. Allian Hall, on Tuesday, October 27.

Nachelle Rankins/DIGEST Sigma Gamma Rho member Samantha Johnson, selling sweets and wristbands for the Susan G. Komen Foundation in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union Courtyard on October 28.

Jade Foy/DIGEST SU Alumus Michelle McCalope visits Southern Univeristy during her book signing at Stewart Hall on October 28.

Nachelle Rankins/DIGEST Executive Director of The Butterfly Society, Twahna P. Harris gives out information on domestic violence and ways to get help, in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union on October 28.

Kayla Foster/DIGEST The Gold n Bluez performs on stage during “Boo at SU” on Friday,October 30.

Nachelle Rankins/DIGEST The Collegiate 100 Black Women, collect donations for the Susan G. Komen Foundation and distribute pink ribbons in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union on October 28.

Jade Foy/DIGEST Southern University Men’s Federation hosted a Kickboxing Training class held in the Intramural Complex on November 2.

Porcha Maten/DIGEST Students, faculty, and friends participate in “Hip-Hop Aerobics” hosted by Miss Junior, Corrine Vaughn in the cotillion ballroom in the Student Union on October 27.

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Pink with a Purpose BY WILLSHIKA CARTER DIGEST STAFF WRITER

Southern University’s chapter of Phi Beta Lambda, hosted its fourth Annual Pink with a Purpose program, which consisted of a four-panel forum of breast cancer survivors in addition to a representative from The YWCA of Greater Baton Rouge. Amongst those who shared their experiences with breast cancer, of which affects 1 in 8 women, were: Joanne Yates, a United States Coast Guard, Janifer Peters, Assistant to the Dean, College of Business SU, Wanda Washington, President of Sisters Supporting Sisters, and Ramona Boatner of YWCA Baton Rouge. The concept of the program was given life after SU Professor and Phi Beta Lambda Academic Advisor Laurie Patterson’s god-mother, Janifer Peters was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2004, which was not discovered until she had already progressed to stage 3, with stage 4 being the highest. Peters sought support from her church family at Mount Carmel Baptist Church, which ultimately led to Peters starting a program similar to that of Pink with a Purpose at the church. The church celebrated its 10th Anniversary of supporting breast cancer initiatives on October 2. Phi Beta Lambda is integral in the program held at the church, as well as sells pins around campus to support EncorePlus, a component of YWCA that fosters the breast and cervical health outreach.

Nachelle Rankins Sponsors and attendees release ballons outside of T.T. Allain Hall in support of Breast Cancer Awarness month after the Pink with a Purpose seminar held on Tuesday, October 27.

Yates, diagnosed in 2001, was serving in the United States Coast Guard at the time of her diagnosis, delivered a dialogue that spoke to the importance of self-examination, as well as being aware of one’s body. Despite undergoing

a routine physical that was required for her service, Yates, after attending an informational seminar regarding breast cancer, decided to self-examine, which led to the discovery of a mass in her breast. Although Yates had insurance,

and a support system, she felt stuck after learning of the diagnosis. After six rounds of chemotherapy over the course of six See PURPOSE page 9

Protect the Kiddos: Child Safety Month BY TREVOR MOORE DIGEST STAFF WRITER

November being filled with several events and holiday observations, most famous, being Thanksgiving which is the day to give thanks, but is it the most important? November was named Child Safety and Protection month in the early 2000’s, and it is dedicated to protecting the lives and rights of our country’s most precious assets, children. Believe it or not, not many are aware of this observation, It is frequently said that Children are our future, so why are we not all considerably recognizing it? The first step is Awareness, being aware of what is going on in the lives of children today. Children grow and change, and require various levels of protection, and even though their stories may be similar, no one child is the same as the next. It is not so much about reporting parents that do not successfully be a “parent” but it is more about ensuring that a child’s needs are being kept for in his/ hers best interest. According to the United States Department of Health and Human Services, there are many topics for child safety and protection. These topics include car safety, emergencies and disasters, food safety, healthy routines and habits, disease control, indoor and

outdoor safety, poison control and toy safety. All of which contributes to a child’s mental and physical health, and safety. According to HG.org, a legal resource website, a caretaker should always consider putting together a plan for what to do if your child were to get into a bad situation. You can never over prepare, and even when sometimes the children don’t always understand why you do certain things a certain way, you will, it’s in their best interest. Some examples of good preparation would be, providing a recent photo id if the child is lost, remembering to put away all sharp or harmful objects, especially in the areas in which the child occurs most, or simply closing and locking the door, especially for toddlers who love to get into everything they are not supposed to be. As far as mental safety and protection goes, there are ways to prevent your child from viewing things on the internet at home, or on the television, and remember to be aware of what you let the child be exposed to at that age. Children resemble sponges around the early ages, they are likely to repeat and reenact everything they see and hear without any hesitation. The last note that most experts, including parents, and scientist that have performed countless hours of research seem to agree on is to not stress

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so much. There is always an ability to have some control but never complete control on what a child does, eventually you will have to be able to say to yourself that I know my child, will be able to make the decisions that will best suit them. The

job as parents are to protect them and provide them with enough mental and physical stability as possible. Think of it like this the protection of our children will ensure the protection of how our future will be, protect our future, make it great.

Arts & Entertainment Know your Louisiana History: Clementine Hunter

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BY JORI LACOUR

DIGEST STAFF WRITER

“Way down yonder at the end of the road. You don’t see no birds, you don’t see no nothin’ down there where I was born,” said Clementine Hunter, who born December 1886, on the Hidden Hill Cotton Plantation, near Cloutierville, Louisiana. Due to cruel treatment from the proprietor who owned and operated the cotton plantation, Hunter was often mistreated and lived in extremely harsh conditions, until she turned five or six. Hunter moved to a city north of Cloutierville, which was well established with churches, stores, and a catholic elementary school. Hunter attended this elementary school but disliked it, for her white peers bullied her. Hunter said that she would rather pick cotton than go to school. After a few years in Cloutierville, her family that included seven siblings moved again, this time to the Melrose Plantation, which had a vast history of being owned by free black families including Marie Therese “Coin – Coin”. Marie Therese, a planter and businesswoman at the colonial Louisiana outpost of Natchitoches Melrose Plantation, was part of a free black family. Clementine enjoyed her time at Melrose. She loved the rolling hills, cotton fields, and pecan groves as a teenager. While at Melrose, she was part of security alongside her father patrolling the cotton fields and pecan groves until he passed away.

Photo by: TOM UHLENBROCK/ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH (March 27) The upstairs of the African House on Melrose Plantation is decorated with murals painted by Clementine Hunter in Natchitoches, Louisiana. (gsb) 2005

Death was often apart of the day-to-day tragedy, while living on a plantation life. Clementine also lost two babies, her first husband, and eventually her mother and father. She ultimately met her second husband Emanuel Hunter at Melrose. He was very helpful to her and taught her how to speak English. Clementine had many jobs at Melrose including taking care of the children, basket weaving and other domestic duties. These duties also

included serving coffee and refreshments to visitors and residents of Melrose. In 1939, Clementine found discarded tubes of paint left behind by an artist named Alberta Kinsey. She asked for permission to use the paint and since she did not have canvas, she would use milk shades, old window shades, cardboard pieces, and brown paper bags. After completing her first painting, Francois Mignon who was a prolific, gifted writer and member of the artist’s colony at

Melrose recognized Hunter’s great talents. Hunter paintings told the stories of everyday life on and around the plantation, including births, weddings, and funerals. She often painted from memory. Clementine’s paintings were full of color and hope. She even painted some paintings more than once over the years, with each one telling a somewhat different story. After Clementine’s husband Emanuel passed in 1944, her paintings were sold throughout the plantation for extra money for the family. Her paintings first appeared in the window of Millspaugh’s drugstore in Natchitoches, Louisiana selling for only a dollar or less. A short time later, the New Orleans Museum of Art, and Delgado Museum, featured her artwork. It was her first time seeing her paintings on display. Soon after this, Mignon employed her to paint nine murals in the Melrose Plantation African House, which took her three months to complete. Hunter received an Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts from Northwestern State University. Clementine’s name is preserved on the famous walk of stars in the city of Natchitoches Louisiana. Hunter died on January 1, 1988 and was buried in St. Augustine Cemetery near Melrose. Hunter was buried close to her old friend, Francois Mignon who believed in her fantastic gift of artistry. She “marked” some 5,000 paintings over her lifetime.

PURPOSE from page 8 months, Yates was cancer free. Most importantly, Yates explains that her spirituality prevented her from allowing her diagnosis to be a death sentence. Wanda Washington, one of the founders of Sisters Supporting Sisters, a nonprofit organization that aims to provide a safe haven for survivors of breast cancer in East Baton Rouge and the surrounding parishes, spoke to the misconceptions surrounding breast cancer, specifically within the African American community. Her first point was that there is a greater concern with physical appearance rather than health. Washington also spoke on how breast cancer is more aggressive in African American women. These points led to the founding principle behind Sisters Supporting Sisters – “transforming apathy in action.” Following the presentation of speakers, Briana Johnson of YWCA instructed the audience on the correct way to perform a self-examination. Lastly, there was a slide show which depicted various survivors of breast cancer within the SU community, as well as those who have fallen victim to the disease. Colin Ceasar, a senior marketing major from Laplace, La., who lost an aunt, Lynn Dickerson, to breast cancer stated how the program hit home for him. Ceasar also spoke to the need for programs such as Pink with a Purpose for “the biggest issue is a lack of knowledge.” Jordan Rimbert, a junior business management major from Baton Rouge also cited the knowledge she received during the program in regard to self-examination and the fact that men are also affected. by breast cancer.

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Commentary

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We are the Southern DIGEST BY FELIX CUNNINGHAM DIGEST STAFF WRITER

At Southern University, good ole’ SU, I’ve spent three and a half years here and I feel like my time has been fruitful with blessed opportunities, except with journalism. As a 21 year old Mass Communication major with a concentration in print, I work at the Southern Digest so if you’re reading this, duh it’s a no brainer. Journalism jobs are already direct and ask for two plus years of experience before you leave the university so being on the student publication seemed like a nobrainer. I didn’t expect that when I got here I had to deal with politics. Since my stint with this publication, I have been cursed out, lied to, denied interviews and rejected by the student body, administration and officials but we still put out a publication every week with a smile (except when working after midnight). Everyone makes mistakes while working or takes

something out of context especially with an event that cannot be described fully. No one on Southern University’s campus even knows their First Amendment rights until a reporter asks them a question, like really bruh. By doing this, it has hindered progression for me and the staff by 50 percent. I understand full heartedly that scandalous events happen at Southern University just like at every college and the media are the worst thing that could happen to the planet Earth, but isn’t the Advocate branded more than the “Digest”. I’m pretty sure their articles sting a lot worse than the student publication, not talking about our brilliant staff at all but the Advocate has already tainted the community on why not to bring their students to Southern University. Other publications will make Southern feel like an abandoned hood on Harding instead the advancement of education that it was made to be. Then on top of that, with the advancement of social media, word is getting out about a lot of things that happen here so I don’t understand why we are targeted

so harshly. If you don’t want to say bad things, don’t say it and if you don’t want anything to be printed then don’t do it. The news entity is meant to COVER THE NEWS, nothing else, no if ands or buts. We are an entity that is meant to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth and relay the message solely. Let’s spit some hypothetical questions shall we. If SGA is stealing money, we have to report it. If the administration is taking fund, we have to report it. If the student body is treated harshly by powers that be, then we have to report it. Because if people don’t know about the injustice that happens then it will keep happening and I will not stand for injustice. What’s funnier is people are beating down the door to get a photo or a quote into the Yearbook but will bring a plethora of complaints or avoid the Digest. At the end of the day, in the back of your mind with hindering the process of the Student publication, you are hindering someone’s future and I’ll be damned if you ruin mine.

If today were your last BY WILLIAM WALLACE DIGEST STAFF WRITER

We were all born into a world of madness, crime, violence, disobedience … basically a world of sin. Our parents are here to raise us and teach us the ways of the world; the things we need to do to thrive and survive on this earth. Sadly, there are some things that they will not be able to save us from like disease, tragedy, plague, and even a broken heart. Yes, it is possible to die of a broken heart people. But how would you live your life if you knew what was going to kill you, when you were going to die, and where it would happen? I feel as if people are living their lives without thinking about the consequences that follows every decision we make. Newton’s third law of motion states: “For every action, there’s an equal and opposite reaction”. This law is mostly heard of in the classroom while learning about something along the lines of physics, but it can also be applied to how we live our lives. Let’s say you found a twenty-dollar bill sitting on the ground next to someone outside. You have a decision to pick it up and walk away twenty dollars richer or you can ask the person sitting next to the bill if it belongs to them. Option one: you now have twenty dollars to do as you please, but the other person now

has twenty fewer dollars in their pocket. What if that was the only money they had on them and they needed it for food, a book, maybe even gas. Option two: you ask the person if the bill belongs to them instead of deciding their fate for them. If it does belong to them then you’ve done your good deed for the day; and even if it didn’t belong to them but they took it anyway, then they’ll have to deal with that consequence when it comes to them. Karma, a simple yet effective word stating nothing but the truth…what goes around comes around. I am a religious type of person that believes one day I will be judged for how I have lived my life on this earth. I see life as an opportunity to help others and still help myself. There’s no need to break others down to get to where you want to be. Please understand the word “want” and not “need”, because the only things we need are the things that keep us alive and protected. People are raised and taught to be dirty, conniving, mischievous backstabbers. Why hurt someone else and push him or her down for you to move up in this world. Oh, I almost forgot, it’s the corruption that has gotten into peoples’ heads these days. Every manipulative and deceitful decision we make sets us one step backwards from the person I believe we were all created to be; Someone kind

and caring, a person who will put others before themselves. Growing up, I didn’t understand that because that was not what I witnessed. I was damn near tortured every day of my life growing up as a homosexual being. I thought that if they were cruel to me then I would need to be cruel back to get the respect that I deserved, but that’s not the case. These trials and hardships in my life have taught me otherwise. When I do good onto others, I feel better about myself and nothing can take that away from me. I ask that you all take a look back at the decisions you have made throughout your entire life and question if you would be okay if some of those things were done to you. I know that everyone isn’t religious but our day of judgments is coming. If you can prepare for finals, then you can prepare for this. Assess yourself and make a change if you see fit. When we die, that’ll be the end of us forever and what you have done while here on this earth is what will be left behind when you leave this earth. People should remember you for all the good you have done for yourself, others and even your community. Make a positive change for the younger generations so they won’t make the same mistakes. The signs are here people…you just have to open your eyes and pay attention. #lifeisatest

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