ISSUE 9, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2018
The Southern DIGEST www.southerndigest.com ● The sentinel of the enlightened student body at Southern University and A&M College ● Since 1926
WHAT’S INSIDE:
College of Business Meet & Greet NEWS, PAGE 3
Volleyball tops Grambling SPORTS, PAGE 4
Where the fans at? COMMENTARY, PAGE 11
Service Matters:
Army SU Ag. Center Vice Chancellor Strong, Army receives George Washington Smart: Carver Distinguished Service Award ROTC Makes History of 1995. When asked how this achievement affected her view of her profession and its importance in the community, she stated, “One thing I realized from this award: you never know who’s looking at you.”
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Paris Duncan ● DIGEST Staff Writer
“Lifelong Learner” is what the the recipient of the George Washington Carver Distinguished Service Award describes herself as. Dawn Mellion-Patin, Ph.D., shows this initiative with an exemplary achievement and her ongoing providing of service and learning. This award, started in 2005, is given to distinguished alumni from Iowa State University, who dedicated their lives to service and be leadership in their communities. Iowa State University is a major research facility with an extensive background in agricultural research. Prior to receiving this award, Patin was a graduate of Iowa State University, Class
Dr. Patin left her duties as an employee of the College of Education to serve her community and her state, Louisiana, by joining the sharecropping extension program of public service. She lived by the main principle of Agricultural education “Learn by Doing”. She continued her service beyond the campus by facilitating and founding the Small Farmer Agricultural Leadership Institute in 2005. This is a partnership with farmers from all across the US to help them become agricultural entrepreneurs. Dr. Patin sheds light on how she gained this achievement not only through her works but through her thinking and plan of action as well. “I always keep 3 basic things in mind,” she began, “Always model the behavior I want to see, let my work speak for itself, and perfect my craft each and every day.” An avid reader, Dr. Patin also attributes her love for reading to her success. From early on she grew a deep
passion for reading and learning. Dr. Patin expands her intellectual horizons by reading developmental journals, fiction, and other forms of literature. This also helps contribute to the worldly attitude she has attained as well as the thirst for knowledge and agricultural advancements.
“I begin to have all these noble feelings.” She describes after discovering that she had produced a string bean in her crop production class in the late 80’s. This experience was the key inaugurate that took this inner city young woman to her passion for agriculture.
As class registration for the Spring semester continues, the Office of Academic Affairs has recently launched a new campaign called the “15 to Finish” in 4. This campaign is an initiative to encourage every student on campus to take 15 credit hours in order to remain on track to graduate in four years. The director of First & Second Year Experience for the Office of Academic Affairs, Zackeus D. Johnson,
encourages students to follow the advice of the academic advisors and take a minimum of fifteen credit hours. “Enrolling in 15 credit hours has benefits of reduced debt, savings on tuition and early career placement,” Johnson says. The campaign itself, however, is only geared towards students pursuing degrees that are equal to or less than one-hundredtwenty (120) credits. This excludes Engineering, Nursing, and any students pursuing a double major as all three are four to six year programs. www.southerndigest.com
In the December 2018 and May 2019 commencement ceremonies, Southern University’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program will be commissioning Cadet Davonne Franklin as a cyber security officer, and Cadet Blaize Preston as a male nurse officer; both being a first for Southern University.
She then went on to say, “If a row of these can feed my family, then if I had 5 rows I could feed my community if, I had 10 rows I could feed the whole state. If I not only had all these rows but teach others how, then we could feed ourselves and the world.” This altruistic attitude has propelled her to not only grow communities by feeding them but by enriching and guiding them to help one another. All these values reign true to the fact that education is key to success.
Cadet Davonne Franklin
Such cases are unavoidable as there is a large percentage of students enrolled in Southern University school system who fall into those categories. This is why summer school is offered. “Students who are in Engineering, Nursing and other majors who require more than 120 credits are still able to graduate within four years if they enroll during summer school,” Johnson explains the opportunity for students to retake classes or to graduate
ROTC is one of three ways one could commission as an officer in the United States. “The ROTC program is the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps with the purpose of teaching cadets leadership skills, decentralized responsibility, time management, and how to provide with the [limited] resources they have,” Colonel Melvin Chisolm informed. Cadet Franklin is a senior Computer Science, CyberSecurity concentration major from Baton Rouge. During an interview with the Digest, he specifies the importance of cyber security and what it takes to be a cyber security officer. “Based on the recent growth in technology, it is becoming an important part of every field including the military. With adversaries constantly attempting to hack networks, it is necessary to protect data and person identifiable information,” Cadet Franklin stated, also noting that this job is newly found in the military — less
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15 to Finish: New programs seeks to keep students on track to graduation Dante Davis ● DIGEST Staff Writer
Treci Thomas ● DIGEST Staff Writer
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What’s Happening The Southern DIGEST • TUESDAY • NOVEMBER 6 • 2018
FALL 2018 STAFF EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Jacqueline Morgan
SPORTS EDITOR James Eaglin, Jr.
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Residential parking decals. Students are advised to enter the Baton Rouge campus from Mill entrance in the back of campus. Parking attendants will not accept valid student ID as clearance for entrance on game day. Decals must be valid for the 2018-19 academic year. If a valid decal is not present, a $10 General Admission parking tag will be available for purchase. TrueBLUE The Southern University System Foundation is now accepting applications for 1880 from Southern University System Campuses. Please contact Robert Easly, Jr. at robert_ easly@sus.edu for additional information. JAGUAR PREVIEW DAY Southern University Baton Rouge is gearing up for its fall “Jaguar Preview.” The event, which gives high school students and their families an up-close-and-personal Southern experience, will be held Saturday, Nov. 10. Registration is $25 and can be completed at www.subr. edu/jaguarpreview. EBONY HBCU CAMPUS QUEENS The time has come to show your Jaguar pride and vote for Darby A. Smith, Miss Southern University and A&M College as a Top 10 EBONY HBCU Campus Queen. Vote daily https://www.ebony.com/ campusqueens-2018/ contestant/southern-
university-baton-rouge until December 31, 2018. MEN’S AND WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Women’s basketball will host Millsaps College on Tuesday, November 6 at 5:30pm in the F.G. Clark Activity Center. Men’s basketball will travel to Tuscaloosa, Alabama to take on the Alabama Crimson Tide on Tuesday, November 6 at 7pm. Women’s basketball will host Wiley College Thursday, November 8, inside F.G. Clark Activity Center at 5:30pm. Men’s basketball team will compete in the Emerald Coast Classic against Baylor University on Saturday, November 10 in Waco, Texas at 6pm. Women’s basketball will travel to Lexington, Kentucky, on Sunday, November 11, to take on the University of Kentucky at 7pm. BOWLING The Lady Jags bowling team will be rolling their way to Jackson State University in Jackson, Ms. on Friday, Nov. 9-11. Time is TBA. CROSS COUNTRY On Friday, November 9, our Jaguars will travel to College Station, Tx. to compete in the NCAA Championships. Time is TBA. FOOTBALL The Jaguars will take on Arkansas Pine-Bluff on Saturday, November 10 in A.W. Mumford Stadium at 4pm.
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News The Southern DIGEST • TUESDAY • NOVEMBER 6 • 2018
College of Business hosts Meet and Greet, recognizes scholars James Eaglin, Jr. ● DIGEST Staff Editor
On last Tuesday, October 30, the Accounting, Finance, and Economics Department at the College of Business hosted a Meet and Greet session at T.T. Allain Hall. The purpose of the function was to give current and prospective students of the department an opportunity to meet faculty and staff, while recognizing the 2018 Risk and Insurance scholarship recipients. The program featured appearances from Mr. and Miss College of Business, Caldrick Slaughter and Shamyra Walker. Slaughter spoke to the crowd about the importance of connecting with department leaders. “The Dean and both chairs of the college know me personally,” said the senior Business Management & Marketing major. “Establish relationships with administrators...you will see the benefit when you get to graduation date.” Several student
organizations were present, including the school’s chapter of the National Association of Black Accountants, the Finance Club, and the Epsilon Rho Chapter of Pi Sigma Epsilon. Several faculty and staff members, including Dean Donald R. Andrews, also shared insight about the college. Some areas of focus included finance (how to create wealth), accounting (how to account for wealth), and economics (how to allocate resources to ensure wealth.) “Just like someone who goes to the gym to try to build capital muscle,” explained the Dean during his remarks, “what we’re trying to do is build human capital muscle... so you can make wise decisions.” The Dean also announced a new course to be offered next semester, preparing prospective students to take the Series 7 licensing exam, needed for many entrylevel financial professionals. American investment banking company Morgan Stanley donated nearly
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Emery III, Martel Fontenot, Kevin Taylor-Jarrell II, and Mekhi Singleton for being the 2018 recipients of the Risk Management and Insurance scholarship. “It feels pretty great,” said Fontenot, a freshman finance major and kicker for the Southern Jaguars football team. “Being on the football team, scholarships are hard to get, they don’t come Courtesy/subr.edu that often, so it feels very rewarding.” Overall, the program was $5,000 in educational well received by students resources and instructional who attended, including support to the department sophomore business for the program. The class management major Jared is currently listed as “FINC White. “My professor told us 331-01: Fin Market Analysis about it, and I was just kind of I:Series 7”, and is scheduled interested in taking finance to be held Thursday nights on as a minor...I [am now] from 6:30-9:30. interested in some of the “We want our students scholarship opportunities to enroll in the program, and the Series 7 [class],” and to excel,” commented Professor Sherman Chair of the Department of Pittman summarized it best: Accounting, Finance, and “We want to let our student Economics Dr. Ghirmay population know that we Ghebreyesus have this real top notch Lastly the program program being offered at recognized business Southern University, through students Jada Delpit, the College of Business.” Collandra Bunford, Melvin SERVICE MATTERS from page 1
young people to read, emphasizing “Read any and everything, from street signs to the back of the cereal box, even.”
Above all, Dr. Patin advises students, “not to take the path of least resistance” as they go on to find their careers and passions. “Being
an inner-city girl, agriculture was a very implausible idea at one time.” However, with her perseverance and commitment to service,
Dr. Patin has truly made a footprint in her inner-city community and in the world of agriculture.
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as soon as possible. The initiative itself was also designed to help make the registration process easier, more transparent, and, most importantly, quicker. This is because registering is notorious for being cumbersome and over-complicated. For whatever reason, be it lack of information, transparency, or just the unfamiliarity with campus life, freshmen often are left feeling overwhelmed and confused. As freshman Anyri Smith notes, “[Registration] was a long process. Every time I turned something in, I needed something else.” The initiative is attempting to simplify the process by clearly outlining what students need prior to visiting their academic advisors. “The Center for Student Success along with First Year Experience collaborated to prep students to enter their schedules.” This way, students are not in situations where they are turned around after a long wait www.southerndigest.com
because they are missing documents or prerequisites. The 15 to Finish initiative is hopefully going to go a long way towards simplifying the whole process. The initiative is not, however, going to fix the lack of variety of classes, when they are offered, or the number of sections available for a particular class. With registration operating on a first come, first served basis, classes fill up quickly, causing a chaos of students seeking overrides and solutions. Frustrated, junior Chemistry and Chemical Engineering major, Darrell Harry notes, “Everyone is always in a hurry getting registered for classes. I would like to see a wider variety of classes offered or just more options as far as different times that a class is offered.” Despite this, the 15 to Finish Initiative is a proven effective in assisting students in graduating in a timely manner.
Cadet Blaize Preston than five years old. As one would imagine, extensive work goes into the program as cadets have to balance ROTC with dayto-day student life. When prompted on the level of difficulty of being a nurse in ROTC, Cadet Preston replied, “My experience dealing with nursing school and ROTC was a bit extreme. During this time in ROTC, the MS3 year is the most important due to the fact that you are learning things that you are evaluated on at Advanced Camp.” Students like Preston are faced with intense academic and physical demands that had to be met with timemanagement. “I would have field training exercises around the same time of my exams, and I was having to figure out how was I going to be able to study and complete my studying while in the field. Time management is one of the things the army teaches you, and it for sure got me through my most difficult semester throughout my college experience,” Preston expressed. This plays a large role in why nurses don’t often commission through ROTC. According to Preston, Southern University Army ROTC currently has two contracted nursing cadets: one at SU and the other at Southeastern Louisiana University (SELU). As one can gather, both of these persistent cadets have put in a lot of work to get to where they are now. “When I popped the question and asked if any other males commissioned as a nurse from this program and I received the answer “no”, it took me for a loop,” Cadet Preston shared. “From there I kind of figured like, ‘Wow! This is big.’ Southern University ARMY ROTC has showed me what my true capabilities are!” Cadet Franklin concluded, “Throughout the process of my training through Southern University ROTC, I began to notice that I am the only one that looks like me in these technology training courses. To me, this commission is a way to show those who look like me that they can also do it.”
4 SPORTS 2018 Southern University Sports Hall of Fame Induction Leah Williams. ● DIGEST Staff Writer
Sports The Southern DIGEST • TUESDAY • NOVEMBER 6 • 2018 University Alma Mater.
Congratulations to the Southern University Sports Hall of Fame Class of 2018
Isiaka Akanbi Marlon Antione Kenneth August Walter Banks Antione Batiste Myesha Blankenship Dale Brock Andrew Brown Carthenia Clark Aristead Clayton Kirk Clayton Henry Combs Adell Davenport
In the Belle of Baton Rouge Casino Atrium in downtown Baton Rouge, the Southern University Hall of Fame Commission held the annual Southern University Sports Hall of Fame (SUSHOF) Banquet last Friday, November 2. During the banquet, 38 men and women were inducted into the Southern University Sports Hall of Fame.
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There were 33 inductees for golf, track and field, softball, baseball, softball, baseball, cross country, volleyball, football, basketball, tennis, and swimming. Along with them, one coach and four honorary members
Of the four honorary members, Dr. Kirk Marshall Clayton had one of the more memorable induction speeches of the evening. Dr. Clayton is a New Orleans native that relocated and finished his high school
Nalinya Davis Nathaniel Davis Robert Dillingham Elizabeth Doomes Muyiwa Fawehihmi Bridget Galloway Kenneth Grace Torik Harrison Cedric Johnson Wilbert Jones Travis King Milowe Kleinpeter Randy McCoy
Billy Long Melvin Mitchell Ralph Morris Williams Ogene Claude Paxton Jeremy Pierre Lisa Pinkey Christopher Scott Roosevelt Smith Eric Street Carmencita Williams Torrence Williams
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career at Scotlandville Senior High School. While there, he was coached by the late Walter Banks, Sr., a graduate of Southern University, who was also inducted as an honorary member of the SUSHOF at the banquet. Dr.
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speech in a unique way. He gave the audience a vocal rendition of several songs, including “America, the Beautiful.” He even came from behind the podium and took a knee to sing “Lift Every Voice and Sing.” The last song he sang was the Southern
Although Dr. Clayton attended Grambling College, now known as Grambling State University, and San Jose State in San Jose, California, he is proud to be inducted into the SUSHOF as an honorary member. “Some folks will ask me, why do you want to be in the Southern University Hall of Fame? You didn’t go to Southern. My reply is everything I did in track and field was done on that track. All the world records were run on that track, so why not,” explained Dr. Clayton. In 1970, Dr. Clayton broke the world record for the indoor 50-yard dash. Dr. Clayton spoke very highly of Coach Banks, who was inducted into the LSU Sports Hall of Fame 28 years ago. He says that Coach Banks was one of the greatest academicians that Southern University has ever seen. He also says that Banks made him the man he is today. Elizabeth Doomes, SWAC champion in 1990 and tennis team MVP from 1991-1992, said that being inducted is a humbling experience. She feels that Southern still has see HALL OF FAME on page 5
Seniors get their last win in Seymour Leah Williams ● DIGEST Staff Writer
Looking for their fourth win in five games, the Lady Jaguars volleyball team took on the Texas Southern University Lady Tigers in what was their 1st in a string of four home games in a row for the Jags. The game started with the Lady Jags taking an early lead in the first set of play. Although the Lady Tigers of TSU made it close towards the end, the Lady Jags were able to create distance towards the end of the set through the play of Brianna Hawkins. Unlike the first set, the second was completely dominated by the Lady Jags, as they did not trail in the entirety of the set. Strong play from Paige Hall and Shelby Jolly sparked a strong start for the set, as team blocking down the stretch propelled the Jags to a 25-1-0 set victory. The third set was different from the others in the sense that the energy the Lady Jags played with throughout the first and second sets seemed to be lacking in the third as they fell down early to TSU. The third set saw a lapse in execution from the Lady Jags in their blocking and overall intensity that both coaches and players agree were more mental mistakes by the Jaguars than better execution from the Lady Tigers. “I think they didn’t really do anything. It was more us making mistakes.” said Brianna Hawkins,
junior right side from Chandler, Arizona. Hawkins continued on to say that the difference in the fourth set following their 25-14 loss in the third was that the team “fought more and came out with my more energy.” Unlike any other set up to this point, the fourth and final set showcased the Lady Jaguar’s ability to close out close contests. With neither side leading by more than five for the entire set, the fourth set saw the Lady Jags activate their blocking and transitions in a more effect manner than they had in the third. When asked what was different in the fourth set as compared to the third, Paige Hall had this to say, “They were unable to get a pass to the back row, so we were able to utilize the holes [in the back row.]”. Hall, a senior right side from Arlington, Texas, played a major role in the improved blocking seen from the Jags in the concluding set. When asked what she thinks sparked her team’s renewed sense of urgency in the 4th set, Coach Venessa Jacob’s message was clear. “If you don’t want to go into a fifth [set] and lose, it’s going to have everything to do with how you go out and play your game,” said Coach Jacobs in her message to her team late in the fourth set. The Lady Jags went on to go on a 5-1 run to end the set and win the game with a score of 3-1.
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Sports The Southern DIGEST • TUESDAY • NOVEMBER 6 • 2018
Colston’s Cross Country Journey to First-Team James Eaglin, Jr. ● DIGEST Sports Editor
“Uh, I didn’t even know I was getting anything,” Senior BIology studentathlete Danae Colston recalls her final cross country meet at the 2018 SWAC Cross Country Championships, held October 22 at the Choctow Trails in Clinton, MS, where her performance earned her First Team AllSWAC recognition. “My mindset: I have to get Top 10. I have to go out there. I have to try to compete, fight, and just get my number out there.” Colston’s main goal heading into the Women’s 5k was to finish under the 20-minute mark. Posting a final time of 19:10.5, her benchmark was easily met, finishing fifth overall. “This year, compared to previous years, the time drop was really exceptional,” Head men’s and women’s cross country coach and assistant track coach Charmaine Darden noted that she did push her teams harder this year compared to previous seasons, but the
training has proven to be worth it. “Every coach wants to see their athlete develop,” said Darden. “Even some coaches came up to me and congratulated me, because they saw her [progress from] freshman year to where she ended,” Darden saw competitiveness as Colston’s biggest improvement. “I definitely saw a difference in her from the first day she walked on campus to this year,” The relationship between Darden and Colston extends beyond the Bluff. The two both hail from Pennsylvania, where the commute from Darden’s stomping grounds in Norristown to Colston’s hometown in Philadelphia was only 27 minutes. “I was recruiting Danae before I came to Southern,” said Darden. Colston became one of Darden’s first signees when she took over the head coaching position four years ago. “She’s definitely a pusher,” said Colston when asked about some of Darden’s attributes. “She’ll push you to your limits at practice,
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but that’s only because she wants the best for [you] at the meets.” She also credits Darden’s ability to plan expectations, tailored for each student-athlete. As a freshman, Darden was the only person Colston knew at first. “I knew what I wanted to be,” said Colston, mentioning her desire to use her degree to become a physical therapist, “[but] when I came here I was so iffy about what I wanted to do,” However, the relationships she would soon forge with other teammates and coaches allowed her to have a “very close family” away
from home. “That’s how I always wanted my team to be ran,” said Darden. “That’s one of [the] benefits of being on [Southern’s] team...that’s how we get a lot of recruits to sign with us,” She further mentioned that regardless of HBCU or PWI status, such a culture is not easily found elsewhere. Colston is still on the roster to represent Southern athletics as a distance runner for the women’s track and field team. “I [look] at the award as a physical representation of my accomplishment,” said Colston. “I [get to] take this back home to my family and show them that I did this, and feel really good about myself.”
Combined Cross Country // Fri, Nov 09 // TBA at NCAA Championships College Station, Texas
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very talented athletes, but not enough support from the students. “Southern still has the quality of athletes, but unfortunately, there’s not the same student support. When i was in school and there was a basketball game, you had to get there before the women’s game in order to get a seat. Mumford was always packed, so it’s disappointing that the student body isn’t supporting the athletics the way they did when i was in school,” said Doomes. William Ogene, former Nigerian gold and silver medalist in the African Junior Championship and SWAC Champion in 1985 and 1987, says he is honored to be inducted. “I never thought that this day would come where i would be standing here and getting inducted. After 30 years of graduating from Southern University, now I’m getting inducted into the Southern University Sports Hall of Fame. I’m extremely honored and truly grateful for the recognition,” said Ogene. The Southern University Sports Hall of Fame now has 413 members.
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Southern University students attending the Accounting, Finance, and Economics Department Meet and Greet in T.T. Allain Hall on October 30. (Tyler Thomas/DIGEST)
The joint ceremony of the academic organizations of Beta Kappa Chi, National Institue of Science, and Beta Beta Beta, swear in their new initiates for the fall 2018 semester in the T.H.Harris Annex on October 31. (Keith Lewis/DIGEST)
Dance team, “Royalty” shows off their best eight counts at the “Stand Battle” in Seymour Gym on October 30. (E’Laziah Nickerson/DIGEST)
Junior, mass communication major, Mi’Lan Anderson and sophomore, mass communication major, Ra’Lisa Smith congratulate one another as the winner and first runner up of the Miss Men’s Federation pageant in the Southern University Event Center on October 31. (A’Yanna Muigua/DIGEST)
Southern University Volleyball team celebrates their win over Grambling State inside Seymour gym on Sunday, November 4. (Sydney Brown/ DIGEST)
Members of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc., Beta Sigma chapter, hop through the courtyard in front of the Smith-Brown Memorial Union on Wednesday, October 31. (Jodeci Ashford/DIGEST)
DJ Baby Urkel on the ones-and-twos during Hallowednesday in celebration of Halloween in front of the Smith-Brown Memorial Student Union on October 31.(Jodeci Ashford/DIGEST) www.southerndigest.com
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AMENDMENT 5 Extend eligibility for tax exemptions
To prohibit convicted felons from seeking or holding public office or appointment within five years of completion of their sentence unless they are pardoned.
To extend eligibility for the following special property tax treatments to property in trust: the special assessment level for property tax valuation, the property tax exemption for property of a disabled veteran, and the property tax exemption for the surviving spouse of a person who died while performing their duties as a first responder, active duty member of the military, or law enforcement or fire protection officer.
AMENDMENT 2 Unanimous jury for noncapital felonies
AMENDMENT 6 Reappraisal of residential property
To require a unanimous jury verdict in all noncapital felony cases for offenses committed on or after Jan. 1, 2019.
To require that any reappraisal of the value of residential property by more than 50 percent, resulting in an increase in property taxes, be phased in over four years, during which time no additional reappraisal can occur and that the decrease in the total property tax collected as a result of the phase-in of assessed valuation be absorbed by the taxing authority and not allocated to the other taxpayers.
AMENDMENT 3 Permit donations from political subdivisions To permit the donation of the use of public equipment and personnel by one political subdivision to another political subdivision for authorized activities or functions.
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AMENDMENT 4 Transportation Trust Fund
Although not a constitutional amendment, this item will appear on all ballots statewide on November 6.
To remove authority to appropriate or dedicate monies in the Transportation Trust Fund to State Police for traffic control purposes.
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Arts & Entertainment The Southern DIGEST • TUESDAY • NOVEMBER 6 • 2018
A SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY HORROR STORY: Men’s Fed Academy Leah Williams & Debrandin Brown ● DIGEST Staff Writers
The Southern University Men’s Federation started their annual week on Sunday, October 28. The first event of the week was the “Jags Color Run for the Cure III” to support Breast Cancer Awareness starting at the Residential Life Circle.
On Monday, they collaborated with Miss Sophomore, Alexis Jeanpierre, for a Health and Wellness class in the Intramural Complex at 7am. The class included yoga instruction and tips about how to maintain positive health and wellness. At 7:00pm that night, they collaborated with the Collegiate 100 Black Men of Southern University for the “A Man with a Purpose” seminar in the Cotillion Ballroom.
Sophomore, Mass Communications major, Jason Dennis, and Freshman, Animal Science major, Myles Covington receive shirts from members of Men’s Fed Academy inside Smith-Brown Memorial student union. (Florisha White/DIGEST)
A group of Southern University students enjoying the Men’s Federation pool party in Seymour Gym on Thursday, November 1. (Tyler Thomas/DIGEST)
The “Fright Night” Halloween Party was Tuesday night in the Cotillion Ballroom from 7pm to 10pm. While costumes weren’t required for entry, there were many costumes on display during the night.
of the most fun holidays.” said Jaiden Brown, a junior biology major from Dallas, Texas when asked what he thought about “Fright Night.” Pretty Wednesday was turned into “Spooky Wingsday” from 11pm
“It was dope. Parties with themes are always fun, and Halloween is one see MEN’S FED on page 10
A&E COMMENTARY
Is My Blackness Enough? Diamond Butler ● DIGEST Staff Writer
what is in the product. For instance, recently Jamaican rapper and star in Love & Hip-Hop Atlanta, Spice, posted a picture of herself with bleached skin on her Instagram. Spice’s intention was to create awareness of colorism and to create a shock value. In “Black Hypocrisy”, a song off her album, she says that people in the black community have said that she was “too black.” She used herself to make an example of how people in Black America are causing women to do because of how they are making them feel.
For years people in the African American community have had to deal with discrimination because of the simple reason that they are black. However, in our community, we discriminate against ourselves as well. People with a darker complexion face difficult challenges and even go as far as bleaching their skin to make themselves more “desirable.” From childhood, those with darker skin are taught that your skin color determines if your ideal in the eyes of society. Bryisha Terrell, a senior Biology major, agrees to that “they have a harder time in life in general. They are bullied more than people of the lighter complexion.”
Lil’ Kim, an African American rapper who first debuted in 1996 was undeniably beautiful. Over the years she appeared lighter and lighter. Even though she denies the claim of bleaching her skin and having work done, it is evident that she did. Something about the world’s standard of beauty pushed upon women of color, made her hate what she saw in the mirror. Lil’ Kim even admitted to having low self-esteem and have men cheat on her with women who maintain the standard of beauty that society has placed, in an interview she did in 2000 with Newsweek.
The negative impact of darkskinned people goes all the way back to the time of slavery. During those days, dark-skinned slaves were forced to work in the fields while light-skinned slaves worked in the master’s house. Here we are, hundreds of years later and not much has changed. The dark skin complex damages a person’s self – identity. Darker skinned people have taken drastic measures to change the way they look, including using bleaching systems to lighten their skin color. This process strips the skin of its melanin, rendering it weak due to
Instead of tearing each other down and stopping the progression of the Black community, we need to be lifting each other up with positive DIGEST ART www.southerndigest.com
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NATIONAL DIABETES AWARENESS MONTH Diamond Butler ● DIGEST Staff Writer
National Diabetes Awareness Month starts on November 1st and is observed throughout the month. The intention is to bring awareness of the autoimmune disease, diabetes and the impact it has on the lives of many Americans. Diabetes is an illness that prevents a person’s body from being able to produce insulin, due to having high blood sugar levels. 20-year-old political science major, Anthony Ruby, comments that this month is significant “because diabetes is so common and often can take the life of people who have it if not treated properly.” This month offers information on how people can identify the signs of diabetes, and what they can do to improve their lifestyle.
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There are two forms of diabetes, type 1 diabetes and type 2 diabetes. Type 1 diabetes, is commonly known as juvenile diabetes, can occur at any age but is most common in between infancy and adults younger than 40. Type 1 diabetes happens because the immune system demolishes the beta cells in the pancreas that creates insulin for the body. Because the person’s body cannot accurately produce insulin, it must require insulin to be taken to maintain a healthy glucose level. Type 1 diabetes is rare, affecting about 5% of the population. You will find that more whites are stricken with this disease, but gender is not a factor. Both men and women are affected equally with diabetes 1. Genetics play a role on who will get diabetes, but other leading see DIABETES on page 10
Love me now:
A review of Tory Lanez’s new album Paris Duncan ● DIGEST Staff Writer
Originally from Toronto, Ontario Canada, Daystar Patterson, known as Tory Lanez has dropped some new heat for the airwaves. His newest debut album named, “Love me Now” hit the airwaves October 26, 2018. Lanez has brought us bops continually with his latest projects: Mixtape “Chixtape 4” in continuation with the Chixtape series, “Memories Don’t Die”, and “I Told You.” If you
loved the urban sounds of “Proud Family’ and “What’s Love”, then this album shows no disappointment. “Love me Now” is a 15 song album with heavy hitter features like Meek Mill, Chris Brown, and Trey Songz. This album features trunk knocking beats and Tory’s signature trap sound. An important asset of this album is its cover art, which is inspired by the hit series The Brady Bunch, where Lanez and his Muppet friends pose in a series of scenes. In an see LANEZ on page 10
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causes do as well. These causes can have lifethreatening effects on a person with diabetes 2. According to the American Diabetes Association, if a person is not treating their diabetes correctly, they may cause damage to their kidneys, eyesight, and heart. The person may even have a limb removed. Amadou Ndongo, an 18-year-old Southern University student, agrees to say that “there are many things one can do to reduce the risk of diabetes. By reducing the intake of trans fats, fast foods, and processed meats.” Eating a healthy and balanced meal, exercising, and being proactive with your health are simple things that can be done to maintain a glucose level (blood sugar) and ultimately preventing diabetes altogether.
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MEN’S FED from page 8
to 2pm. Free wings were given out on a first come, first serve basis outside of the union. The annual “Miss Men’s Federation Pageant” was that night at 7pm in the University Event Center. “The wings were definitely the best part” said Ryan White, a civil engineering major from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. “Pretty interview with Power 106, he went on to explain how the focus of the project was inspired by Miami women and his love for Miami. Not only that he further explains that originally his idea was to signify the pressures of the industry. How stars can get to a point where they are forced by their fans and others around them to be a certain way. This is a very controversial issue that the singer has admitted to facing, therefore his cover art was a form of satire. “Miami”, a song from the album speaks of this when he says “You know gangstas don’t die, they get chubby and they move to Miami, Miami, Miami.” The core of this song represents his love for Miami and the overall opulence he feels in such a
Wednesday is always cool in general, but free stuff makes everything better,” said Ryan. With the Miss Men’s Federation Pageant taking place the same night, the student populace was out in droves to see who would be named Miss Men’s Federation for the 20182019 year. The winner of the annual honor was none place. A place full of weather and women is ideal for a fast life and a right place of retirement for the come up. Lanez, is always on the move and creating projects as he says he’s “addicted to success”. His song “The Run Off”, talks of the hustle, grind and hunger he has for what he does saying lines like, “P**** a** nigg** tryna take my b**ch and run off 30 in the bag must’ve caught it at the cut off Feds pulled me over, took my weed and took my gun off I know he the plug, but I swear I’m ‘bout to run off on that ni***.” These lyrics not only represent the struggle of the come up but the underlying
other than Milan Anderson. Thursday afternoon was the “Fed’s Academy Gear Giveaway” from 12pm to 2pm in the Lakefront Room of the Union. They gave away this year’s Men’s Federation T-shirts. The shirts were also given away at a first come, first serve basis. That night, from 6pm to 10pm was the ‘Fall Pool Party” in Seymour issues of police and the corruption that lies within the system. Feds, meaning police pull him over, and take his gun and narcotics. He relates it to everyday hustler situations of being robbed and taken advantage of therefore he rather escapes then submit. Tory Lanez is no stranger to love and the feel good relationship vibe as in his song “Flexible” featuring Chris Brown and Lil Baby. Tory referred to this song as a radio record, due to the fact of not only having diverse instrumentals but the collaboration of two solid artists in this day in time. “I just want to be the one you textin’ (Textin’) I just got paid, so I’m out here flexin’ (Flexin’) www.southerndigest.com
Gym. Prior to this week, Southern has not thrown a school-wide pool party in years. They concluded their week on Friday with “A Way to Get Involved” community service with Mr. and Mrs. College of Business. The community service was at the Southern University Lab School from 10am to 12pm. LANEZ from page 9 Girl it ain’t a thing, being your best friend (Best friend)
Do the damn thing, we’ll be out here flexin’ (Flexin’) Flexin’, we’ll be out here flexin’ (Flexin’)” In these series of lyrics from the song, he speaks of a girl that he has been trying to get close to for a while. Based on his lyrics, he feels that the girl is worth spending a check on and feels that the two of them together would be the ultimate “flex”. Tory Lanez also revealed on his Power 106 radio interview that he is currently working on more projects and is not done putting heat out. Tory says he has a project coming up with Chris Brown in the near future and urges all his fans to stay tuned.
Visit http://www.diabetes. org or https://www.jdrf. org for more information about diabetes. Being knowledgeable and spreading the word about education and prevention is key in understanding if you are at risk of developing diabetes. Ke’Jon Moore, a 22-year-old Southern University sophomore, says a person can be engaged by “posting about the awareness on social media and self-management tips on how to observe National Diabetes Month.” Start the conversation about diabetes and don’t sugar coat it. BLACKNESS from page 8 comments. Kennedi Shields, a 20-year-old, psychology major, agrees with saying that “I would let them know that they are just as beautiful as someone who has more of a fair skin complexion. Do not let anything, including your skin, stop you. Always know that you are a boss.”
People in the African American community have come along way and that the constant tearing down needs to stop. Michael Davis, a senior english major says, “A good place to start is getting rid of the societal notion that light or anything close to it is pure and good when a sense of a good can be born from anywhere.” So, no matter what someone may say your skin is always beautiful. Your skin does not define your character or who you want to be.
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Commentary The Southern DIGEST • TUESDAY • NOVEMBER 6 • 2018
JAGUAR SPEAKOUT
Talaya Johnson
Real fans or imitators: Student Participation at Home Games
Freshman Education
Kyndall Jones ● DIGEST Staff Writer
Q: What are your end of semester goals? (Tyler Thomas/DIGEST)
“My end of semester goals are to finish strong and continue to balance my school and social life.”
Tre’Vione Johnson Freshman Education
student.”
“Being able to say that I successfully completed my first semester as a college
Kennedy Paige Johnson Freshman Political Science
life in balance.”
“My goals are to continue being great and keeping my work and social
Destiny Guillory Nursing Sophomore “My goal is to get good grades. Period.”
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What’s tea on y’all not coming to support our sports teams? It seems to me that y’all only like football and basketball because that has the most student participators by far. What about volleyball? How about soccer, baseball, bowling, softball, tennis, or track? Oh y’all just forgot they existed or something? Seriously though what’s going on, our athletes push themselves every single time they play their sport and barely anybody or nobody shows! Where’s the appreciation for them?! For example, let’s talk about how our volleyball team whooped on PVAMU last week. First of all, there were only a few people on both sides of Seymour scattered around in the bleachers and don’t even get me started on the crowd participation. The only people chanting and cheering were my friends and I, and we cheered so much that my friend got a whole shoutout on Twitter from a few of the volleyball players (shoutout to y’all for sweeping them 3-0!!!) In terms of other students, some cheered when we scored, but other than that, my friends and I were getting looks and stares. Stop being fake supportive on social media when y’all know y’all ain’t gonna show up and come out to these games,
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show genuine support! Back to football, I don’t think y’all really mess with the football team either. If we’re being honest, I think y’all show up for the band, which is always good to support our lovely and illustrious Human Jukebox. However, I see half of the student section of stadium leave after halftime on most games, and that’s how I know y’all are fake, because I’m willing to bet that those are the same ones to go on social media and complain about our players when we lose games. The more support we give our players, the more their performance is boosted! If you live on campus and have nothing to do, then you should be at these games being supportive in your spare time. Come out and meet some new people, make some friends or get your squad and go support them as a group. These games that y’all aren’t showing up to are actually more exciting than you may think. Don’t come to the games and be dry either, we gotta be lit for them to get lit and spring is coming that means baseball, softball, tennis, and track season is on the rise along with basketball, which has already started for the men. Bring all the positive energy with a hint of hostility to Seymour, Mumford, the minidome or wherever we are playing at the time to SUpport our athletes!
Bailie Boyd ● DIGEST Staff Writer
Now we all heard the rumor that when you get to college, you will gain weight because all the cheap foods are fattening and we don’t have mommy or daddy cooking the meals we love to eat. Now for me, that was different because I had never even heard of the term, “Freshman 15” before I got to college. It never really dawned on me that I would gain weight during my freshman year, and if anything, it was the opposite. Being away from my parents, I believed that I would be eating less because I wouldn’t have them cooking for me all the time. I was wrong. Going into my first semester as a freshman, I have been told by some close friends and family that my face was getting chubby, but honestly I couldn’t really tell if I was gaining weight because I look at myself in the mirror a lot and i just didn’t see this weight people were telling me I gained. Just like most of the students here, I took advantage of my JagCash, found myself at Chick-Fil-A almost everyday, and found myself in a continuous loop of Chick-Fil-A Deluxes and their sweet lemonade. I personally never took the time to check out the calories of that meal, because honestly, I didn’t care.
I traveled all over the campus on those daily walks from Totty to my classes, so I assumed the weight was just going to shed off. I have a huge gap between my classes, so it was my personal decision to walk all the way back just to sneak a nap in, then I would march my way back to whatever hall my classes were at, and that was my plan. Here’s the thing: I like chicken alot, and between Chick-Fil-A and Empire, I’ll have one or another at some point throughout the week. Since I am also every bit of a budgeting millennial as any other college student, convenience trumps all in the art of eating. Mayberry serves salads, which is great, but I really don’t have room on my two plates full of food to put a salad. Plus, when I sit down with my friends, I don’t want to get back up to get something I might not even touch, so there’s that. With that said, we are on week eleven of the school year, and I finally had to see what my weight was looking like. To my surprise, I had gained 7 pounds! Although, that’s not too bad considering that I’ve heard some people gain up to 20 lbs. Gaining weight for me isn’t the worst thing in the world. I still got a couple more pounds until I get to 15, and all jokes aside, taking a trip to the gym will go a long way in making sure I don’t get to that point.
The Struggles of the Out-Of-State-Student Debrandin Brown ● Commentary Editor
Being an out of state student poses many issues and problems to college students trying to find a balance. To many, it’s simply a necessary evil, but to others, it’s the entire reason they came here. For one, Mayberry’s food will never be as good as your preferred parents. This isn’t to say that the food is bad, but when you’re making the comparison, an out-of-state student will undoubtedly be the meal on student’s minds. Similarly, Louisiana in particular is different than from other places in terms of food. While the stereotype that school cooks can’t make
quality food still persists, Louisiana cooks are always from Louisiana, and if you’re from Louisiana, you know how to make something shake in the kitchen.
will always have a place in your heart, it’s the ones you meet in college that will be the people you’ll grow into adults with.
Also, especially if you’re a freshmen, you will miss your friends from home during many point of the year. This is normal to feel, but in the moment, the reality of being isolated from the only people who know you best can get to you.
The biggest culture shift however, isn’t with your friends or the food, but with the idea of being without your family. Throughout high school and adolescence in general, you were always able to lean on your parental figures when things got rough.
At the same time, meeting new friends is an experience in college that you won’t find anywhere else. People from all over the country are all together in one place because of a shared love and appreciation of a shared school and culture. While the friends at home
In college though, the reality is that your mom and dad won’t be there anymore to hold your hand and differentiate right and wrong for you anymore. You are responsible for yourself, and more likely than not, you will have someone else looking at you for the same
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reassurance you received from your role models. Whether your issue in college is missing your friends or missing your moms cooking, they are all things that outof-state students experience as they are acclimating to college life and being away from home. So, to make sure you aren’t overwhelmed by this change, you have to surround yourself around the types of people you can depend on. Not only that, you have to keep in mind the reason you are so far from home. Those people you miss are the people you have to make proud, and as such, the present reality means everything. Not just for you, but for them too.
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