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NEWS Students turn out in record numbers for the Fall Career Fair see News Page 2

SPORTS Austin Howard named SWAC Offensive Player of the Week see Sports Page 6

A&E Procrastination and Sleep Poll Which percentage are you in? see Arts & Entertainment Page 10

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COMMENTARY Totty Hall Dilemma; No hot water see Commentary Page 11

GameDay Madness

BY LAUREN JOHNSON DIGEST EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

The Southern University Jaguars may have beaten the Jackson State Tigers, but the students, alumni, and supporters were beaten by traffic and confusion.

As it was the first home game of the 2015 football season, game-goers were faced with a reimplemented fee of ten dollars to park on campus.

“I mean its ok that I had to pay, I support the university, but the officers didn’t seem together, “ said Brittaney Jackson of Baton Rouge.

A collective effort from the Southern University Police Department, Baton Rouge City Police Department, Sherriff Department, Baton Rouge Constables, and West Feliciana Police Department was given in order to provide security.

“There was a large influx of traffic, we utilized new technology to better guide the flow of traffic.

We used photos taken by the police helicopter to determine where to push high volume traffic to lower volume traffic areas,”’ said Deputy Administrator Kevin Johnson.

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#JSWHO Kylar Tillotson/DIGEST Junior Wide Receiver Randall Menard hypes the crowd at A.W. Mumford stadium during the home opener against Jackson State on Saturday, September 19. Southern recorded back-to-back wins when scoring 50 or more points for the first time since the 2003 season.

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Campus Briefs University Jaguars and the JAGUAR CASCADE PUBLIC FORUM Grambling State University The Office of Student Southern University’s College Organizations and Campus Tigers are on sale now. of Social and Behavioral Involvement and the Jaguar Sciences will host State Ambassadors present the LAST DAY WITHDRAW Representative and Democratic 2nd Annual Jaguar Cascade, FROM CLASSES candidate, John Bel Edwards, Wednesday, September 30, The deadline to withdraw to the public to discuss his 2015 in F.G. Clark Activity from classes will be Friday, campaign to run for Governor Center from 8 PM -1 AM. November 13, 2015. of Louisiana.

GET IN THE GAME JAGUAR EXPERIENCE The event will take place today HONDA CHALLENGE HIGH SCHOOL DAY at 11 AM in Higgins Hall The HBCU Quiz Bowl will 2015 Lobby. Everyone is invited to be held Wednesday, October Saturday, November 14, attend!

7, 2015 @ 6 PM. in the Royal 2015 at F.G. Clark Activity Cotillion Ballroom of the Center. Check-in starts at 9 ADVOCATING FOR Smith-Brown Memorial AM. WORKPLACE JUSTICE Union. The deadline to Local and walk-in law students submit applications will be STEM MAJORS are invited to participate in the Monday, October 5, 2015.

The Louis Stokes Louisiana Peggy Browning Fund panel For more information call the Alliance for Minority on Wednesday, September 23.

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“Yes, my professors have met my expectations thus far. They are willing to stay after class and work with me ensuring that I know what I need to know for that class.”

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“Yes, a few of my professors have met my expectations, but there is one who hasn’t being that he doesn’t come to class. I feel as though I’m missing valuable information that I will need in the future.”

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Making Jags Marketable; Fall 2015 Career Fair post records numbers, students satisfied

BY KAYLEN SCOTT DIGEST NEWS WRITER

Southern University’s annual Career Fair, organized by the Office of Career Services and Director Tamara Montgomery, took place September 16 in the F.G. Clark Activity Center. The Fair is designed for upperclassmen, and constructed to assist in the marketability of students as they matriculate through their college years and place them in beneficial internships and jobs.

Nearly 75 different companies and corporations from as far as North Carolina rented booths, from Proctor & Gamble and Lockheed and Martin to AT&T, WBRZ and Shell Oil Company.

Over 700 students attended this year’s Career Fair, visiting various companies and passing out copies of their resumes.

“I was able to gain helpful information about different companies to see who I would be interested in,” said sophomore Electrical Engineering major Tyler Henderson. “Attending this year’s Career Fair has made me eager to practice my interviewing skills so when I graduate I’ll be prepared.”

Henderson finished.

Director of Career Services Tamara Montgomery shared her enthusiasm for the success of the Career Fair as well.

“I am so proud of our students and overwhelmed by the Career Fair. The university has some of the best and brightest students in the world

Airlines rake in $5.5 billion, most profitable quarter since 2007

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Joshua Mcknight/DIGEST Chelle Leonard of BASF, also Southern University Alumni, explains the importance of professionalism of women in the workforce at the Fall 2015 Career Fair.

and our corporate sponsors and career day participants were very impressed with our students and the preparation,” said Montgomery. “The Career Fair is an opportunity for us to showcase our most valuable asset- our students.”

Sophomore Mia McKee also shared her experience.

“The experience to me was overwhelming. There were so many companies looking to hire students for jobs, internships, and even co-ops,” explained McKee. “Approaching these companies took so much courage because you never know how they will react.”

McKee also spoke on the

ways the Career Fair benefits her personally.

“The Career Fair helps you to be professional, yet it humbles you. It teaches you about yourself and also helps you get experience in professionally introducing yourself.”

Lower fuel costs and steady travel demand continue to boost the nation’s airlines, which enjoyed the most profitable quarter since 2007.

Commercial airlines reported net income of $5.5 billion for the three months that ended in June, a 53 percent increase over the same period last year, according to financial data released Monday by the U.S. Department of Transportation.

That’s the highest net income since the carriers collected $5.9 billion in the same period in 2007.

The formula for the ninth straight profitable quarter: fuel costs that have dropped about 30 percent since the same period last year, combined with passenger totals that have jumped nearly 10 percent, and fees from checked bags and reservation changes that have climbed about 5 percent, according to federal data.

Revenue from fares has remained nearly flat over the last year.

The most profitable airline in the second quarter was Delta Air Lines, with net income of $1.5 billion, up nearly 85 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation.

The biggest profit increase was reported by American Airlines, which collected $1.05 billion in the second quarter, up nearly 300 percent compared with the same period last year, according to the federal data. American has become the world’s largest carrier since announcing a merger with U.S. Airways in 2013.

MADNESS from page 1 When asked how the various offices of enforcement came together on one accord, Johnson responded by saying, “There is always a meeting, sometimes more than one, to lay out the plan of what everyone will do or assigned to be.”

Prior to the game, there was the Midnight Madness Battle of the Bands, between the SU Marching Band and Talladega College of Alabama on Friday Sept 18, causing a contraflow on Harding Blvd, better known as “the Hump”.

“After 5p.m. on Friday, people who have paid for reserved parking begin to arrive, and you can’t put others in those spots,” explained Johnson. “So we had to direct the traffic for the battle of the bands to areas that were not reserved.”

Lawrence E. Johnson of Baton Rouge, a regular Supporter of the Jag Nation was furious in the fact that he had to wait in line for an hour and 45 minutes, to receive his Recreational Vehicle Pass, which he purchased in June.

“I have been supporting SU for over 10 years, I have had the same slot for years, I attend all games, and I even travel to see the Jags play,” L. Johnson elaborated. “I timed just how long it took, I stood in line for an hour and 45 minutes, just to get to the window and it only took 22 seconds to receive my pass,” continued Johnson.

“I don’t feel that we, who paid our money way in June should have to wait in line with the people that choose to attend the game last minute,” finished Johnson.

“At times I was able to go out in the line and pull people that needed to get their parking passes, but we currently only have two sellers, only one being available, an assistant ticket manger and myself,” said Ticket Manager Aretha Hunt.

When asked if the office was looking to hire anyone by it being football season Hunt responded saying, ”No we currently are not hiring due to budget cuts.”

Hunt did mention that she also received complaints about persons with RVs having to pay the 10-dollar parking fee, and stated, “That was not correct, they were not to be charged, but directed to the lot and an attendant would come and charge them the 100 dollar fee for the weekend. I would like to apologize for the inconvenience and hopefully in the future we can fix the problem as a university,” finished Hunt.

When asked about student parking, Johnson replied saying, “Students were never allowed to general parking areas, but we did open the Mills Avenue, as a less hectic way for our students to get on campus,” There was rumor that there would be a shuttle provided for students to and from the Field House, but was clarified as inaccurate by Johnson.

“There was a shuttle only for persons that parked in the handicap lots, providing them a ride to and from the stadium, but not for students.” finished Johnson.

With 30 thousand people in the stadium on Saturday and about 12 hundred others on campus; Interim Athletic Director Roman Banks was pleased with the overall outcome of the weekend.

“We thought that for doing it on our first game and it being the Jackson state game it went well,” In regards to parking Banks mentioned “it is important for people to come early, for parking is limited on game day.”

Banks went on to say that traffic is always good for a football game in regards to revenue.

Although traffic is great for revenue, it does tend to add to the level of crime. As of now there has been no record of crime during the game, though the level of security was at a

minimum. It is the norm for students to present their student IDs, then have any bags searched and outside food and drink or potential weapons confiscated before entrance.

“I was not searched, but I did have to show my student ID,” said Jason Joseph sophomore, Mechanical Engineering major of Houma La. “I wasn’t informed of that until afterwards, but I was walking, and looking,” said Banks.

Wilbert Jones was unavailable for comment on the matter of the role of the game day ushers.

The game day parking fee will benefit the Athletics Department, and be placed in the general budget.

“Football and men’s basketball are both revenue sports, but everything else is not, such as, Tennis, Softball, Soccer, Baseball, and Volleyball. We have to give support to these sports as well, its like a melting pot that we use to make budget, and take care of things like academic needs and recruitment.

When asked of the responses of the SU supporters banks responded saying, “I think that change people are not accustomed change, but it stuns me a little bit that when the Jag nation travels we pay about 25 dollars to park and really at the end of the day we are probably one of the few schools that are left in the Division 1, that does not charge to park on game day. I also would think that people would look at in a way that with the state and the current budget cuts, this is a way of supporting your university,” finished Banks.

The 10-dollar fee will be implemented for all home games, and game-goers are asked to arrive early. Students, Faculty, Staff, alumni, parents and anyone of the Jag nation is asked to download the Jag Safe app, to receive alerts and instructions for game days.

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Enter Mumford and Beware; Southern dominates Jackson State

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W L W L Southern U. 2 0 2 1 Ark.-Pine Bluff 0 1 1 2 Tex. Southern 1 1 2 1 Alcorn State 2 0 2 1 Alabama State 0 2 0 3 Prairie View 2 0 2 1 Alabama A&M 0 1 0 2 Jackson State 0 1 0 3 Miss. Valley St. 0 2 0 3 Grambling State 1 0 1 2 ——— This Week’s Games:

BY SKYLER FRANKLIN DIGEST SPORTS WRITER

Southern University crushed rivals in heavily awaited home game this Saturday night at A.W Mumford Stadium, beating Jackson State 50-31.

“Everyone wants to beat Jackson State,” said running back, Malcolm Crockett What’s better than a win for the first home game of the season?

The match-up brought many surprises to not only the fans but to the opponents as well. The Jaguar players and coaching staff both knew that this was going to be a tough game but yet it looked as though it came so easily both offensively and defensively.

Sophomore quarterback, Austin Howard threw a career high, completing 2132 passes for 395 yards and two touchdowns in which he showed his dual threat roles in the snap. He proved the term, “sophomore slump” to be a fluke.

Howard said that he saw his old coach in his dreams and they were reminiscing and on that afternoon, dreams came to fruition.

Packed to a capacity crowd of 30,194 fans, the Jaguars truly outdid themselves with the performance that they gave against Jackson State.

“We want to reward them for having faith in us,” said quarterback Austin Howard.

The game was intense

Thursday: (VolleyBall) 9/24 Southern U @ Jackson State @6:00pm - Jackson, Mississippi

Friday: (Soccer) 9/25 Southern U Vs. Mississippi Valley @6:00pm - A.W. Mumford Stadium

Saturday: (Football) 9/26

Kylar Tillotson/DIGEST Sophomore Quarterback Austin Howard sets his sight on the endzone as he prepares to deliver a strike between JSU defenders.-

from beginning to end for both teams. JSU’s main focus was to keep the ball out of 5’5 senior wide receiver FCS player of the week Willie Quinn’s hands.

In the previous week’s the other teams kicked the ball down the field and allowed Quinn to reach the end zone in swift style, even against a team such as Louisiana Tech.

After a 90 yard punt return

and trick play the week before against conference opponents, Mississippi Valley, Jackson State strategically had to make amends.

Jackson State’s kicker, Ryan Delsing, purposefully made squib kicks for Quinn not to touch the ball.

“The coaches told me that the ball wasn’t coming to me at all,” said Quinn.

Even though he couldn’t

sequester a kick or punt return touchdown, he scored his first career touchdown of a 43 yard pass by Howard. It seems harder than it sounds and although the Tigers tried their hardest, it was completely inevitable.

Although he only had one

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Southern took a trip through the Sahara as they’ve hit a non-conference drought on the road, being placed against a hardened schedule before conference play.

The Lady Jags have fallen in all of their non-conference matchups in which (5) were away and two losses at Mumford.

Southern (0-7) now falls deep after taking a heavy offensive loss of 0-5 on September 17 against Louisiana Tech and a defensive stride of 0-1 on September 20 against University of Louisiana Monroe.

Head Coach Courtnie Prather prides her ability to be defensive in which was shown during the ULM game.

During the LA Tech matchup, goalie Kendra Lewis, suffered at the drawbridge after the tutelage of Sarah Forde and coaches on staff. Lewis captured five saves in which Tech bolted 14 shots in the first period and 10 shots in the next.

The bullets were intentionally fired for the hardworking goalie in which Lewis has had to syphon her energy to attempt to catch up at the defensive end.

“We are very surprised on what Upcoming Volleyball Matchups

Kendra has had to do and she stepped up in a role that we did not expect her to play in right away. Problem being is she has to make too many saves,” said head coach Courtnie Prather.

Brittany Beddow placed the first goal from a penalty kick after a vicious foul on Southern which made for her third goal of the season at 11 minutes of the game.

Next goal was carried by an assist from Kendall Ayers to Kaitlyn Cunningham at 41 minutes of the first period. After Cunningham’s made her goal of the season, at 43 minutes, she captured another off of the assist of Kendal Ayers.

In the second half, Southern held, but at 56 minutes, Monica Gebler scored her first goal of the season. To end the scoring drive of the game at 65 minutes, Cunningham came for another attempt and busted another goal.

After Cunningham’s goal, Southern held off the drive until the end of the game.

On September 20 at ULM Soccer Complex, Southern bit down hard and battled the Lady Eagles into a tremendous catfight.

Southern held the onslaught of shots 26-6 and the first half ULM coasted

Did you know? That for the third consecutive week Southern Football has earned SWAC player of the week honors.

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Seven Flat: Lady Jags pace for SWAC play

BY FELIX CUNNINGHAM III

Southern U @ Georgia @11:00am - Athens, Georgia Be sure to drive safely to the Game this *Saturday in Athens. Please don’t drink and drive. No texing and driving. Be safe!

See you there!

18-1 shots until the 72nd minute when Antonia Land landed past the goal to attribute the only goal for the game.

“Southern made it difficult to play against because it bunkered up the game.

We didn’t penetrate well in the first half but we really came to life in the second and I give our girls a lot of credit,” said ULM head coach Roberto Mazza.

“This was one of those games where you had to stay patient and capitalize on your chances.”

ULM (6-4-1) won their third consecutive non-conference game and Land’s goal came after a run down of the left side by Maia Mumford. The freshman placed the ball and Land scored the goal.

“We are happy going into conference play after a winning record and three straight shutouts,” said Mazza.

Their next opponents, Mississippi Valley (3-6) on September 20, laid waste to Arkansas-Pine Bkuff 8-2 to finish the matchup and also has slots at goalie for the season and already captured the first conference win.

Southern will recuperate and return to face in their SWAC opener against Mississippi Valley State at A.W. Mumford Stadium, Friday, September 25.

9/21 at Grambling State @6:30pm, 9/24 at Jackson State @7:00pm

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SPORTS COMMENTARY

The Future is nigh

BY FELIX CUNNINGHAM III DIGEST SPORTS EDITOR

Kylar Tillotson/DIGEST Senior Middle Blocker Leilani Lealaimatafao soars over the net and readies for a kill against two Tennessee State blockers.

Lady Jaguars fall 0-3; But are not done yet

BY SKYLER FRANKLIN DIGEST SPORTS WRITER

After showing such destitute on the court against non-conference opponent, Southeastern Louisiana University contending to the fifth set and only placing two wins on Tuesday September 15.

On September 17, Southern University’s women’s volleyball team took on the Lady Tigers of Tennessee State University.

Southern fell at the wayside against the next non-conference team plummeting into a lower position.

Southern (0-12) sought to come out strong this game but soon in the first set the intensity slowly but surely began to deteriorate in the non-conference struggle falling in three sets (17-25, 9-25, 11-25).

“Our girls feed off of energy and enthusiasm and I feel like tonight we did not have that,” emphasized Head Coach Vanessa Jacobs.

Arguably, the Lady Jaguars were unaware of the skill possesed by their out of state opponents.

Junior, outside hitter, Melodie Malone came out to play as usual, with six kills, four digs, and one block assist for the night.

Defensive player of the week junior libero, Diamond Williams, had ten digs. Some other notable Jaguars of the night include senior

middle blocker, Chinasa Ekweariri who had 5 kills and two digs and junior setter, Jamie Selleneit with 8 assists.The Lady Jags servereceive showed to be outstanding in the previous game but this game capitlalized on the mistake error in the latter sets. The first set chronicled the Lady Jags sending sufferable errors to their opposition.

Jacobs spoke on the trials of reaching the ever so touchy subject called perfection.

“There’s that pressure of being perfect. But I don’t need you to be perfect, I need you to perform,” said Jacobs.

There is added pressure placed on the upperclassmen to not only show up and play to the best of their ability but to also help the newcomers get acclimated with the existing team and Jaguar style of play.

TSU’s Chloe Watson, put up 13 kills and seven digs along with Samantha Beltran who helped her team win with 34 assists for the night.

Coming off of two this hard losses this week, the Lady Jaguars plan to continue to move forward, anticipating and preparing for SWAC debut.

“I think this game will motivate everyone to play up to their potential and to let the girls know that we need them,” said Coach Vanessa Jacobs.

BEWARE from page 9 touchdown he managed to receive a total of 121 yards.

“I did what I do best,” finished Quinn.

An extremely versatile running back, Lenard Tillery added 135 rushing with two touchdowns of 4 and 11 yards. Second running back proving his overall duty to the Jaguars was Malcolm Crockett with two touchdowns as well as scoring from 1 and 13 yards.

“Today we showed that we were very versatile,” said Crockett, “We can pass the ball, run, and do great on defense.”

Southern showed just that early in the game.

Southern scored twice within 2:28 minutes to give Jackson State a fifteen point deficit in the first quarter.

“When we score fast like that,” said Crockett, “It shows the other team that we mean business.”

Jackson State finally put points on the board when Dan Williams caught a 24 yard pass from quarterback, La Montiez Ivy. At halftime, Southern obliterated Jackson State in the first half gaining 405 yards and including 336 passing yards to take a 29-7 lead. JSU on the next drive threw a pass to Jairius Moll for 21 yards and gained a touchdown 29-14.

Tillery exploded out of the gate with another touchdown with an 11 yard run for another 1:12 drive to open the extend the drive, 36-14.

Ivy showed his spunk at being a dual threat when he ran 5 yards into the end zone to extend the dog fight and a sneaky squib kick to return the possession ended with a 30 yard field goal by Delising, 36-21.

Crockett extended that lead when busting through the defensive line for a 13 yard touchdown in the beginning of the fourth quarter with 13:40 left with 43-24.

Howard completed the scoring for the night after a 10 yard run which busted the score to 50-24 then he took a bow and left the rest to backup, Jarrod Hayes.

JSU scored the last touchdown of the night when Ivy gave Williams a 9 yard pass to lessen the deficit but they still fell 50-31.

Southern did more than reward the fans on Saturday night, they rewarded each other, the staff and the proud Southern Alumni.

The Jaguars are now set to play next Saturday on September 26 at 11 am against the University of Georgia, in Athens Georgia at Sanford Stadium.

The Southern University football team won the SWAC Championship on December 2013 after their return the previous year.

Not only did they clear that accolade, they also broke barriers by winning Bayou Classic back-to-back. In this past Bayou Classic, Southern fought tooth and claw to destroy Grambling’s chances to even think of going to Houston.

Who wants Houston?

Well it’s obvious that Southern has already tasted it, that sweet decadence.

So when it came down to ask people to pay $10 for parking. What happened?

We as a whole complain about wanting a new stadium, uniforms, practice fields, etc., and then try to compare ourselves to Louisiana State University.

LSU alumni and fans who attend sporting events pay way more for parking and do a lot less complaining.

They are ready to cheer for their team and put money into the program so it can thrive.

We can’t even cheer at a home game for a team that has made miracles for such a nice program.

Do you know how a new stadium is born?

Money. New uniforms? Money.

New practice field? Money.Initiative for concessions? Money. Parking garage?

Money. So why in the world do you think that these funds are coming out of the sky?

So when you cheat the system, the only person you are hurting is yourself and the school that you may claim you love so much. If you don’t want to pay

$10 for parking, get your walking feet ready and park where you please. But for the rest of the lazy people that exist, go to the ATM and have fun.

Can you imagine the lights from A.W. Mumford Stadium shining beyond the hump on Saturday night? Can you imagine our noise breaking the barriers of the night sky? Can you imagine a parking garage to park thousands of cars?

If you want a Death Valley, we need Death Valley money. It wasn’t created over a night and with 4 bucks but it was created with millions and millions of contributions but, mistakenly, we can’t even contribute for bottled water.

I can’t blame alumni and others because it would be unfair, but the administration can be in the wrong too. Have a better set-up for things that go on and make Southern a place that someone will enjoy to give back to. Southern can only survive with contributions and stop allowing the 90 year olds to their whole social security deposits to help Southern. Allot the money so that we could give money to certain locations so that people know where their money is going. Southern is extremely political and we know what happens in the government with our taxes.

Everyone wants to put an S on his or her chest but when asked for a measly amount of money we tremble in fear.

Let’s stop being cheap for once and better the university; it all begins with $10 of parking so that one day you can tell your kids, that I went through an era where they built a new stadium in honor of Southern University. We can play on turf and have a sea of blue and gold every Saturday Night and make Scotlandville and this side of Baton Rouge flourish.

All it takes is you?

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Alliyah Moore/DIGEST A Southern University student signs up for an offer to receive complimentary undergarments and hygienic products from Jess’ Bra Closet during Pretty Wednesday.

Stephen Rideau/DIGEST The Gold N’ Bluez perform in the Union courtyard during Pretty Wednesday on September 16.

Stephen Rideau/DIGEST The Alto Saxophone players perform signature horn flashes during the crowd’s favorite “Talking Out the Side of Your Neck” anthem at the Union during Pretty Wednesday, Sept 16.

Joshua Mcknight/DIGEST Southern University Alumni home chapter president,Courtny R. Jarrell, congratulates students on their acceptance into the SU School of Nursing during the Welcome & Networking Reception hosted by Career Services, Tuesday, September 15.

Tyra Brownlee/DIGEST Members of the SU ROTC hard at work during the Carwash Fundraiser event held Friday, September 18.

Alliyah Moore/DIGEST With high student attendance during Pretty Wednesday left other attendees no choice but to seek a better view from standing atop Union benches, Sept 16.

Kylar Tillotson/DIGEST The Jaguars and Tigers battled it out in front of a record home crowd on Saturday, September 19.

Stephen Rideau/DIGEST The Beta Sigma chapter of Omega Psi Phi Incorporated stroll during Pretty Wednesday festivities at the Smith-Brown Memorial Union Courtyard, September 16.

Alliyah Moore/DIGEST New Orleans rap artist 5TH Ward Webbie perfoms his hit song during Midnight Madness, Sept.18.

Tyra Brownlee/DIGEST Senior Marquon Webster, Cadet Major of the Jaguar Battalion, details tires during the ROTC carwash fundraiser.

Derylle Spears II/DIGEST Senior Wide Receiver Willie Quinn blazes past a pack of Jackson State Defenders for a short gain.

Joshua Mcknight/DIGEST Executive Chef, Eric T. Johnson, of Southern Regional Logistics, L.L.C. serves assorted meats to guests during Welcome & Networking Reception hosted by Career Services.

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SUPD offers safe zone quick guide for users Get Help - the Get help button automatically calls SU Police Department Services and Tips - Request Safety Escort-Allows you to call SUPD to request an escort to your vehicle.

- IReports - Allows you to report a crime. You can report a crime anonymously or with your name and profile information.

With this feature you can also upload a picture or video of the crime taking place, the suspect or other information relating to the crime.

- Emergency Guides - Gives you information on what you need to know in case of an emergency (fire, shelter in place, suspicious objects, weather emergency) This feature also has a map of the university, the Student Code of Conduct, Student Judicial System and the Student Judicial Process at your fingertips.

Emergency notification is the only function of the app that you do not have to activate.

All other features require you to initiate the feature.

- Profile - This feature allows you to add or update your Jags Safe profile.

Friend Watch - This feature is used when you’re alone and want additional safety.

Using this Feature you will have to set the timer, if you don’t deactivate /stop the timer it will send a text to your emergency contact and tell them that you set your timer and did not stop it.

Within the text is a link that when opened shows the location of where you were when you set the timer.

Where’s the Shuttle (Bus Tracker) -This feature allows you to track the campus shuttle. If you have an iPhone and would like to use bus tracker you have to download bus tracker app from the App Store under 911 cellular bus tracker. It is free. Android users it’s already available on your phones. With bus tracker you can track where the shuttle is and how long it will take for the shuttle to get to your location. You will not have to call in to request the shuttle any longer. (This feature will be activated next week. Students will no longer have to call in to request a pick up from the shuttle the shuttle will be on a route) The Jags Safe App is a new component of the emergency notification system. You will receive a notification by text and email, because you opted to register for this app. You will receive alerts as we feel it is necessary to keep you informed.

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Emmy Awards signal a new age of diversity on TV

Viola Davis backstage at the 67th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015. (Allen J. Schaben/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

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LOS ANGELES _ Sunday’s Emmy Awards came with a theme: TV’s new age _ hectic and sometimes revolutionary _ is here.

Major awards went to “Transparent,” a comedy from Amazon Studios about a transgender dad, with the director and lead actor using their wins to hail the trans community. It was the first time a streaming show had won in the comedy’s

director and best actor categories. Viola Davis, star of ABC’s “How to Get Away With Murder,” made history as the first African-American to win the prize for best actress in a drama series.

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EMMY’S from page 9 speech, said onstage at the 67th Primetime Emmy Awards in downtown Los Angeles. “You cannot win an Emmy for roles that are simply not there.”

Opening up television to programming made by and for people other than white men was a dominant note during the show.

“The more I direct, the more I recognize that directing is kind of litigating for the way I see the world,” “Transparent” creator Jill Soloway told reporters backstage. “Straight white men have had their hands on protagonism and the camera for far too long ... . We need more queer people, more trans people, more people of color, more women behind the camera.”

Emmy history was made in other ways too.

“Game of Thrones” _ HBO’s sexy and gory fantasy epic _ won a record 12 Emmys, including eight in technical categories at last week’s Creative Arts Emmys. That’s the most ever for any show in a single year, easily besting the previous mark of nine set by NBC’s “The West Wing” in 2000.

In taking home the best drama award, “Game of Thrones” ran against conventional wisdom that Emmy voters disdain fantasy programming. HBO dominated the night, with top wins for its political comedy “Veep” and the limited series “Olive Kitteridge.”

Jon Hamm, the “Mad Men” star who had gone Emmy-less despite 15 prior nominations in a host of categories, earned a standing ovation from the crowd at the Microsoft Theater for finally winning in his signature role as tortured 1960s ad man Don Draper.

“Mad Men” ended its seven-season run this year.

“There has been a mistake, clearly,” Hamm joked to the crowd. “It’s incredible and impossible for me personally to be standing here.”

“Trainwreck” star Amy Schumer, who was barely known outside the entertainment industry less than two years ago, capped her breakout year with her first Emmy, for Comedy Central’s variety sketch show “Inside Amy Schumer.”

For the second time, NBC’s singing contest “The Voice” triumphed in the reality competition category over CBS’ “The Amazing Race,” which usually dominates the category.

“Sorry, ‘Amazing Race,’ this is our year,” “Voice” executive producer Mark Burnett quipped onstage.

Emmy voters even threw a curve by honoring HBO’s political satire “Veep” as best comedy. The show _ starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus as a harried vice president who becomes an unlikely commander in chief _ had been nominated three times previously in the category without winning.

Louis-Dreyfus, who earlier in the night picked up her fourth Emmy for her role as Selina Meyer, drew a big laugh with a reference to the real-life race for the

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White House in 2016: “What a great honor it must be for you to honor me tonight,” she said during her speech. “Oh, that was Donald Trump. It’s getting trickier and trickier to satirize this stuff.”

As the former co-star of “Seinfeld,” LouisDreyfus was among the few award winners on Sunday with lengthy Emmy histories. More were like Uzo Aduba, who picked up her second Emmy for her work on Netflix’s dark prison comedy “Orange Is the New Black” _ relative newcomers who have found success as the exploding number of TV shows has opened up new opportunities.

Amazon, Netflix and Hulu have made major inroads with original programming, putting additional pressure on the traditional networks. In fact, the explosive growth of original programming made a ripe target for satire by Emmy host Andy Samberg, star of Fox’s cop spoof “Brooklyn NineNine.”

In a taped comedy bit that opened the show, Samberg played a man so flustered by his inability to keep up with dinner-party chatter about the latest TV series that he retires to an underground “TV viewing bunker” for a year. He emerges, long-bearded but thrilled at getting caught up on all the shows _ until he realizes he left out ABC’s mystery “Castle.”

There was a serious point behind the joke, of course. The immense number of choices gave Emmy voters the opportunity to honor the new and adventurous _ and they took it. Even when a winner was familiar, the choice often came with a twist or special footnote.

Allison Janney, for example, is well-known to Emmy watchers _ she won her first award 15 years ago for “The West Wing.” On Sunday, she took her second straight Emmy for the title role in the CBS sitcom “Mom.” Comedy Central’s “The Daily Show With Jon Stewart” signed off for good in early August. On Sunday, the show won for comedy variety series and also for writing and directing.

Stewart, who has been off TV since the show ended, called retirement a “barren wasteland” and encouraged those still on TV to not let go of the camera. “Thank you so much _ you will never have to see me again,” he joked to the crowd.

This year, though, the Emmys were about how much there is to watch _ and how all that choice is changing what people watch.

Backstage, “Transparent” star Jeffrey Tambor celebrated his win by telling reporters: “It represents what Amazon has done, what the transgender community is doing and what our show is about,” he said. “We are the little engine that could. I hope more people watch and get to experience this revolution.”

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Where’s the heat? What’s that smell?

BY AMBROSIA WILLIAMS DIGEST COMMENTARY WRITER

Some say the water has a particular smell.

Some say the water pressure is not strong enough.

Meanwhile, majority of the residents have said the temperature of the water in Totty Hall is just not hot enough. Overall, there is an issue and something must be done.

After a long day of classes, social functions, or practices, any on campus resident would like to shower as soon as they get back to their room. If they return back at six or seven in the evening, they may be able to catch some hot water, but if they are a resident of Samuella V. Totty Hall, the hot water just might be nonexistent. Residents have been placed on a strict regiment of deciding when to take a shower as a result of the fluctuating temperature. Periodically, hot water will be available for showering, but those moments are not opportune for all, and can’t realistically be expected to.

What might one do to get the hot water restored?

The current solution happens to be calling the front desk to get the hot water reset. However, residents

have noted the response time as taking upwards of 15 minutes. When residents call to get the water to be reset, a follow-up call is almost always necessary to remind the front desk to actually reset it. When asked about the issue, residential assistants of Totty Hall were not able to comment.

The solution to keeping hot water consistent in Totty Hall is unknown. Maybe there is an overflow of girls taking showers at one time. Either way, there are some things that can be controlled. For example, the residential assistants should gain a sense of urgency when attending to residents that call to get the hot water restored. The residents must exhibit some patience when waiting for the water to be restored and must be respectful when calling the front desk; a procedure must be put in place to accommodate students that reside in the residence halls over the break so they do not go days without hot water. If this information is neglected, not only students will be without hot water, and the Office of Residential Housing will be barraged with difficult questions that they might not want to answer.

Closing of Lacumba’s Playpen

BY TREVOR MOORE

DIGEST COMMENTARY WRITER

Does anyone even know where Lacumba’s Playpen is? I’m pretty sure we’ve all seen it.

Located in the union across from the restrooms near the bowling alley, this room is usually overlooked, especially if you’ve never intended to visit it.

Equipped with pool tables, televisions and vending machines, this room is a perfect hang out spot for students between classes. However, in the upcoming months, this room will be closed. The reason for the closing; unknown to the student body. Is it a part of a renovation, or some type of rebuilding process? If so, the student body needs to know! Personally, there are a few things that are a part of this room that others and I view as necessities. For instance, one of the only drink machines in the school that dispenses canned drinks for 75 cents is located in this room. Another

interesting detail regarding Lacumba’s Playpen is the method of payment for one of the vending machines; it accepts both cash and card. With the line for the actual restaurants in the union being incredibly long majority of the time, grabbing a snack from the vending machine is a feasible decision to make. However, carrying cash isn’t something everyone does. Having the ability to swipe your card in order to make your purchase is incredibly useful, and only adds to the many benefits of this room.

Regardless of all the special amenities, this room is just a great place to hang out. The pool tables brought strangers together, and the places to sit and talk and take a break from the heat were welcome by all. Whatever the reasoning is for closing the room, I hope it was a decision made to benefit SU.

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