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One Love: Raising Canes Donates $1 Million to Southern University
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Volume 69 . Issue 7
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BY BRIA GREMILLION/ ACE WHEELER
SOUTHERN DIGEST EDITOR-IN CHIEF/STAFF WRITER
On Tuesday, October 17, Founder and CEO of Baton Rouge based company, Raising Cane’s, Todd Graves, announced a $1 million dollar partnership with Southern University (SU). Graves declared that Raising Cane’s is now the “Official Chicken of The Human Jukebox,” who gave a live performance outside of the 3rd Street restaurant; where the conference was held. According to the press release, “The agreement includes an endowed academic scholarship, an athletics partnership, and a sponsorship of The Southern University Marching Band.” Graves spoke of his excitement about the new partnership and how he has
Founder and CEO of Raising Cane’s, Todd Graves, President-Chancellor of Southern University, Dr. Ray Belton and Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Sharon Weston-Broome celebrate the partnership of Cane’s and Southern University at a press conference on Thursday, October 17 in Downtown, Baton Rouge. (Kyndall Jones/DIGEST)
always been a fan of the Jaguar Nation. “It just makes me real proud. Growing up in Baton Rouge, I’ve always been a fan of Southern and The Human Jukebox is just pride for me across the nation so it’s great for us to be the Official Chicken of The Human Jukebox,” stated Graves. SU System President-Chancellor Dr. Ray Belton was in attendance and was awarded the check on behalf of the university, alongside Director of Bands,
Nathan Haymer and SU Athletics Director Roman Banks. “What this represents is an opportunity for Southern University to receive resources in the amount of $1 million dollars over the next 10 years, dollars that would supports athletics, that would help stabilize the Human Jukebox, and also provide needed scholarships for students who matriculate at our institution,” said Belton.
“Literally, we’re grateful to Todd Graves and Raising Cane’s for standing beside Southern in this environment that is always fiscally challenging,” the Chancellor went on to say. Also in attendance were SU alumna and Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Sharon Weston-Broome, Interim Executive Vice President for Academic
No Flex Zone: Students Embrace Academic Competition at Quiz Bowl Tourney Race BY JAMES EAGLIN, JR./ NAJERI EVANS
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Nearly 60 students chose to flex their academic muscles before Fall Break arrived as the Southern University Honda Campus All Star Challenge Quiz Bowl campus competition took place Wednesday, October 11 in the PBS Pinchback Engineering Building. The Honda Campus All Star Challenge (HCASC), established in 1989, unites more than 90 HBCUs under the umbrella of academic competition, sponsoring regional and national quiz bowl tournaments across the country. HCASC rewards
schools that do well in the tournament, with a $75,000 grant going to the national tournament champions. The purpose of the campus competition was to seek the best and brightest undergraduate students to represent Southern University at regional and national tournaments as new members of the quiz bowl team. The campus competition is also a prerequisite for the opportunity to compete in the HCASC. Last April, Southern finished in the quarterfinals, or ‘Elite 8’, of the national tournament held in Los Angeles, CA, bringing more than $10,000 in scholarship
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money back to ‘The Bluff.’ Over the course of 27 seasons, the team has won over $130,000. Distinguished Professor of Physics and Dean of the Honors College Diola Bagayoko, Ph.D., was on site to take in the action at the campus competition alongside Honors College Assistant Professor, Deadra James Mackie, who serves as the head coach of the team. Mackie has successfully led the quiz bowl team to three national tournament appearances in the last four years. The spark plug of the team Deadra James Mackie (far top right) supervising a quiz bowl match in the computer See QUIZ BOWL page 3
lab of the PBS Pinchback Engineering Building October 11. (James Eaglin, Jr./DIGEST)
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