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Volume 69 . Issue 2
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Jaguar Nation Offers Support and Donations for Harvey Relief Efforts
BY BRANDON TUCKER
SOUTHERN DIGEST - STAFF WRITER
Houstonians and south west gulf residents face a long road to recovery for potentially one of the costliest natural disasters in U.S. history, with an estimated $190 billion in damages according to AccuWeather from an USA Today report. Flood waters have begun to subside in Houston, Texas and surrounding areas as Hurricane Harvey volunteer and relief efforts ramp up. Southern University System Foundation and the Jaguar Nation are doing their part to assist relief efforts for those affected by Harvey. Nonperishable items such as bottled water, diapers,
and personal hygiene care products were being accepted as donations at the F.G. Clark Activity Center of Southern’s Baton Rouge campus from 8:30 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., August 31st, September 1st and September 5th. Donations of nonperishable items are being accepted at Southern University at New Orleans as well, in the SUNO Conference Center Thursday, August 31st, Friday, September 1st and Tuesday, September 5th from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Southern University Shreveport also collected donations on both the main campus and metro center on August 31st up until September 3rd from 10 a.m. to
3 p.m. according to Southern University’s official website. “We’re working to reach out to our Alumni Chapter that is in Houston, Texas. They have a very large chapter, probably the largest concentration of alums outside of Louisiana. Also our Alumni Director Derrick Warren is working with both our Houston and Dallas Chapters to help stage some of the giving of the items. We’re looking at Dallas and Houston to really help facilitate all of this,” says Director of Alumni Affairs, Robyn Merrick. Houston area Southern Alums, “have been extremely engaged in helping one another and that was the immediate response. As you guys know
BY CHRISTINA WHITE
SOUTHERN DIGEST - NEWS EDITOR
Courtesy/SU Media Relations
whenever these things, when you can get back to your home the first thing you want to do is get started with the recovery as soon as possible. So we have had people volunteering to See HARVEY RELIEF page 3
US marks 9/11 anniversary with resolve, tears and hope
Hurricane Irma: Category 5 hurricane now a tropical storm
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Hurricane Irma ripped through northern Florida on Sunday as a Category 4 hurricane and downgraded to a tropical storm Monday morning as it continued its tirade, across the Georgia state line. Nearly 1.6 million residents were ordered to evacuate the state of Florida, possibly one of the largest evacuations in the history of the United States. Flooding streets, offset tornadoes, millions without power and several fatalities are the results of Irma’s venomous wrath.
BY JENNIFER PELTZ/ KAREN MATTHEWS
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — Leading his first commemoration of the solemn 9/11 anniversary, President Donald Trump said Monday that “the living, breathing soul of America wept with grief” for each of the nearly 3,000 lives that were lost on that day 16 years ago. Addressing an audience at the Pentagon, one of three sites attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, Trump used the anniversary to warn terrorists that “America cannot be intimidated.” He said those who try are destined to
join “the long list of vanquished enemies who dared to test our mettle.” Trump and first lady Melania Trump observed a moment of silence at the White House on Monday at the exact moment that a hijacked airplane was slammed into the World Trade Center. The Trumps bowed their heads and placed their hands over their hearts as “Taps” rang out across the South Lawn. They were surrounded by White House aides and other administration officials in what has become an annual day of remembrance.
BY BRIA GREMILLION
SOUTHERN DIGEST - EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
According to CNN, “no storm on record has maintained winds 185 mph or above for as long as Irma,” which lasted about 37 hours. Irma spent three days as a category 5 hurricane, the longest ever recorded since the creation of satellite-storm tracking and also called for the largest evacuation in the history of the Bahamas ever. On Sunday, winds totaling nearly 90 mph took out the power lines. Nearly 72 percent of Miami residents are without power, the mayor confirmed. See IRMA page 3
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President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump stand for a moment of silence to mark the anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, on the South Lawn of the White House, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
University Counseling Center holds Meet and Greet
Cars drive through flooded streets in the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, Monday, Sept. 11, 2017, in Homestead, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
The University Counseling Center held its annual meet and greet September 7, 2017, from 11am to 3pm. Present at the meet and greet were Student Affairs Services such as, Career Services, Center for Social Research, Family Services of Baton Rouge, Stop the Violence Against Women, International Services, Intramural Sports and State of Louisiana Veterans Affairs. Each organization had handouts and trinkets for the students to pick up in passing. There was also a DJ, pizza, drinks and snacks, all free to the students. Director of the counseling center and Senior Licensed Psychologist, ValaRay Irvin, Ph.D, developed the counseling center in 1998. She is also an alumni of the university. Dr. Irvin explained the importance of a fun, inviting meet and greet saying, “We’re trying to make students more comfortable about meeting us on this level, so that when they need to see us on a different level, it will be easier.” Counseling services are free to students, both full-time and parttime. Couples receive free services as well, as long as one of them is a registered student of Southern University. The Counseling Center offers a wide array of services ranging from stress management, medicine management and relationship issues, to crisis intervention and dealing with the loss of a loved one. On staff are licensed mental health counselors, a part-time licensed psychologist, predoctoral students from the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and a psychiatrist. Students can be tested for ADHD, which is the only service that requires payment. If diagnosed, they will receive help and accommodations from the Disability Coordinator. Dr. Irvin encourages students to visit the Serenity Room located in the Counseling Center, which can be utilized by both patients See UCC MEET & GREET page 3
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