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Southern Homecoming Recap “My homecoming 2016 experience was Zana Harris amazing . . .”

2016-2017 STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION PRESIDENT

Alliyah Moore/DIGEST Southern University students cheer on the Jaguar football team as they take on the Golden Lions of University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday, October 22 in A.W. Mumford Stadium. BRIA GREMILLON

DIGEST MANAGING EDITOR - SOUTHERN DIGEST

Southern University’s Homecoming 2016 took on the theme “SU: Back to the Future” and kicked off with the Jaguar Pandemonium and Fashion Show Extravaganza on Sunday, October 16th. Jaguar Pandemonium gave fans the opportunity to meet the 2016-2017 men’s and women’s basketball players, earn prizes and also witness an amazing performance by the 2016-17 SU Gold’n Bluez. The fashion show featured several local designers, giving them the chance to showcase their talents on different models. Student Government Association President, Zana Harris, worked hard along with her staff to make the experience memorable for all students. “My homecoming 2016 experience was amazing. Everything that the executive cabinet and homecoming committee planned for the week was executed,” Harris said. “I hope that our students were impressed and enjoyed,” Harris

finished. Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs & Enrollment Management, Dr. Brandon K. Dumas, stated in a letter to the Office of Student Media, “…we came together to reminisce on the Southern University we once knew, praise the Southern University that proudly stands today and plan for the Southern University we will become.” On Monday, October 17, the SU Department of Visual and Performing Arts hosted their 8th annual homecoming art exhibition in the Visual Arts Gallery which included the work of members of the Roosevelt Daniel Art Guild. The University partnered with WXOK to bring a #NightofRestoration to the Mini Dome. Attendees were able to participate in a night of praise and worship as gospel artists graced the stage. Some of the artists included Candy West, Jojo Martin and Myron Butler. Tuesday’s festivities included the annual homecoming ecumenical service in the ballroom featuring alum Bishop Joseph W. Walker III as the guest speaker and national recording artist,

Kathy Taylor. Students, faculty, staff, alumni, and community members were invited to attend the service and fellowship. A comedy show was held in the Mini Dome on Tuesday night and featured comedians Lil Duval, Kevin Tate, Doboy and D’lai. Towards the end of his set, Doboy was unfortunately dismissed from the stage after the crowd chose not to laugh at his joke. Pretty Wednesday during homecoming week gave way to a student health fair hosted by the Student Health Center and SU Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Students visited different booths to gain information and also participated in various health screenings. The same night, the 86th Miss Southern University’s Coronation was held with the theme of “The Enchanted Reign of the Jaguar.” Corinne Vaughn, a senior majoring in political science from Stockton, California, was officially crowned Wednesday, October 19 at the F.G. Clark Activity Center. The formal event featured Vaughn in a stunning

white gown and her Royal Court in navy gowns. The escorts were dressed in all white tuxedos with navy blue ties. JaMya Magee, the 85th Miss Southern, placed Vaughn’s crown atop her head, making the moment even more special. “Interacting with current students and finally receiving the crown made me feel like the queen the students obviously see me as,” said Vaughn while speaking of her Homecoming experience. “Our football team brought us the victory, once again. Our Human Jukebox showed us exactly why they are the baddest band in the land, and Alumni showed us what the yard used to be as we introduced to them what we have become. I am extremely humbled, ready to serve and looking forward to the rest of the year,” finished Vaughn. Following Coronation, students made their way to the Horace G. Moody field area for a bonfire. As the flames danced against the night sky, hundreds of spectators crowded in front of the stage to listen to Lil Nathan and the Zydeco Big Timers. See RECAP page 3

Grooming the future: V.I.P.S Reach Out BRANDON PRICE

EDITOR IN CHIEF - SOUTHERN DIGEST

The Volunteers in Public Schools (VIPS) will have its #VIPSPROUD Week from November 1st to November 4th to appreciate their volunteers and partners. The students of Southern University and Louisiana State University will have the chance to join the program while taking pictures with the program’s t-shirts and name badges to post on social media tagging VIPS. VIPS on SU’s and LSU’s campus on Wednesday, November 2, will be organizing a “flash mob”. VIPS also will be passing out buttons with life-

sized social media frames for pictures to encourage posts with #VIPSPROUD. According to Volunteer Director Kaia Simmons, VIPS is an independent non-profit organization that mentors students in grades Kindergarten to the 3rd, whom may fall behind in reading and math courses. The programs under to accommodate those students need are “Everybody Counts” and “Everybody Reads.” The programs goals are to match each teacher’s referred student with a community volunteers, in hopes of improving he or she’s

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performance in school. Simmons said that even though they have over 500 volunteers in VIPS, there are still a close estimate of over a hundred and fifty students in the program unmatched. “The need for volunteers is strong. We appeal to students, community partners such as business that may want to help these kids, retired teachers or whoever may have a passion for math and reading,” said Simmons.

Simmons says that is the requirement for joining the VIPS team and in registering, visit www.VIPSBR.org to fill out the application along with a forty-five minute training. Once an applicant goes through that process, he or she is ready to be match with a student. The now volunteer will then sit with the student at the school he or she attends for a minimum thirty minutes per week. Volunteers will have access to a schedule to know when the student will be available in order to work around it. VIPS has been around since 1981, where they started with an integration project to bus students from unprivileged areas to attend schools in areas that offered or in access of a better

See VIPS page 3

Inside this Issue Campus Briefs ............. 2 News ........................... 3 Sports .......................... 5 * Player of the Week .... 5 Photos of the Week ....... 7 * 86th Miss SU ............ 8 Arts & Entertainment ..... 9 Commentary ................11 DIGEST ....................... 12

THE OFFICIAL STUDENT NEWSPAPER OF SOUTHERN UNIVERSITY AND A&M COLLEGE, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA


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