The Collegian November 9 Edition

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SC State International Awareness Month First Stop -China, 10 SC State students get emmersed in a different culture

By Moses O. Bell Staff Writer

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was presented with the life changing opportunity of traveling to China with the business department of South Carolina State University.

When I first heard about the trip, it was difficult for me to wrap my mind around the idea of being accepted to the program and actually traveling half way around the world.

After I finally acknowledged the possibility, the dream became my reality.

The realization of leaving American soil didn’t become evident to me until I was seated on the plane with passport in hand.

I saw the first major landmark before we ever arrived in China; the North Pole. Who would have thought that seeing an endless supply of frozen water would fuel a level of excitement within me that I’d never experienced before?

After a 14 hour flight, the plane finally came to a long anticipated landing in what seemed to be a whole new world.

We were driven to the hotel, by bus, on highways so crowded that they made New York City streets look like small country roads.

One of the first truly Asian experiences that my fellow “Bulldogs” and I took part in, was eating authentic Chinese cuisine.

The food was exceedingly different from what people call “Chinese

SC State Celebrates Cultural Diversity

By The Collegian Staff SC State University will join together in celebrating cultural diversity during International Awareness Month.

This year’s theme is “Navigating Towards the Global Horizon.”

International Awareness Month will begin with a Parade of Nations’ international flag procession on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 12:30 p.m.

The flags will be carried by SC State’s

international students and faculty members, students from Felton Laboratory School and the V.J. Mendinghall Jr. Academy in Orangeburg, S.C., who will entertain participants with a musical performance using steel pans and instruments invented in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago.

The parade, which will be led by SC State’s Marching 101 Band Drumline, SEE INTERNATIONAL PAGE 4

Author Tanisha Bagley explains “THE PRICE OF LOVE”

By Dervedia Thomas Editor in Chief Some people pay a higher price for rogant and conceited which I did not love than others; this was made evi- like, but he had high aspirations. He dent by the chilling tale of domestic would call me all the time, now I say violence shared by author Tanisha to girls that if a guy calls you all the Michele Bagley who was the guest time, he needs to get a hobby; that’s speaker at SC State’s Domestic Vio- stalking.” lence Symposium on Nov 6.

Their family history was similar, they Bagley spent 11 years married to an both came from families where their abusive husband and endured con- mothers and in Bagley’s case, both stant beatings, rape and psychologi- her mother and grandmother were cal torture from the man she called victims of domestic violence, with her her best friend when they first started mother having it happen to her sevdating. eral times by different companions.

“Domestic violence is the most As a result of her mother’s many senseless act of crime,” she told the relationships, she vowed to show her students, faculty and staff gathered family how to stay married. in the Smith-Hammond-Middleton The abuse began in her sophomore Memorial Center. “Its all about power year of high school; shortly after she and control over someone else,” she miscarried [not from abuse]. continued.

The experience caused her to deHer story all began when she was velop a rare blood disorder that could just 14; she called her love affair with lead to her death if she became pregher boyfriend a modern Romeo and nant again within a year.

Juliet story.

As a result she was reluctant to have “He was the best thing since slice sex, but her boyfriend insisted. bread to me,” she said. “He was arWhen she said no, he hit her.

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Photo by Rolondo Davis/University Photographer Author Tanisha Michelle Bagley speaking at the SHM Memorial Center on Nov 6, as part of SC State’s Domestic Violence Symposium

“He told me he was so sorry and put a cold compression on my face and asked me to make sure nobody saw.

My rationale was, it was my fault, because I said no, so from a young age I learned to never say no again.”

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SC State’s NAACP Hosts Black Relationship Forum

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Entertainment Photo by Lorpu Cooper/The Collegian Panel members at NAACP’s Black Relationships Forum on Nov 5 at MLK Jr. Auditorium. L-R, Junior Math education major Darius Lou Allen, SGA Senator at Large Chassidy Hinton, NAACP Adviser Brandi Wright, Miss SC State 19911992 Carlita Davis and Senior Chemistry major and NAACP member Bradley Childs

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By Dervedia Thomas Editor in Chief Another flat screen television was stolen from the K.W. Green Student center. Unconfirmed reports indicate that the television located at the Hodge Hall entrance was discovered missing the week after Homecoming.

This is the third time televisions were stolen in this location.

Campus Police Chief Michael Bartley could not be reached for comment before press time.

Spelman College has set the most ambitious fund raising goal in the 128-year existence of the historically black women’s institution: $150 million by 2015.

President Beverly Daniel Tatum says the school’s capital campaign announced this week would help educate 5,000 women, many of them first-generation college students, over the next decade.

“The economy is not as robust as we wish it were, but there are still individuals ready and willing to invest in human capital,” Tatum said. “Now more than ever, our nation needs the talent of the kind of women we have SEE SPELMAN PAGE 5

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food” in the United States.

We were served a mixture of differently flavored chicken, tofu, fish, shrimp, soups, fresh vegetables, and perfectly cooked rice placed on a large rotating glass table for convenience.

The tea that was provided with each meal was extremely delicious because it was naturally flavorful, making the addition of sugar unnecessary.

The tour group (EF Tours) that we

By Lorpu Cooper Staff Writer Students poured into Martin Luther King Jr. Auditorium on Nov.5 to attend the “Black Relationships” forum hosted by the NAACP. The forum was moderated by Dr. Omari Dyson therapist and adviser to SC State’s Chapter.

Discussions were led by a panel that included Former Miss SC State (1991) Carlita S. Davis, Professor and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) adviser Brandi L. Wright, senior chemistry major and member of the NAACP Bradley Childs, Senator-at-large for the Student Government Association

(SGA) Chassidy Hinton, and junior math education major Darius LouAllen.

The panel began with a discussion of their personal views of black relationships and family structure.

“I want you all to think of where you stand when it comes to a black relationship and what it means to you to be in a black relationship” said Dyson.

“I believe in black relationships, because they work for us,” said Davis.

“My grand parents are now deceased, but were married for 54 years, my parents are still together. I am the first person to have gotten a divorce in my family.” Hinton agreed, “I believe that SEE RELATIONSHIPS PAGE 4

WASHINGTON — The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the bill they fought so hard to pass in the House has nowhere to go in the Senate.

Speaking from the Rose Garden about 14 hours after the late Saturday vote, Obama urged senators to be like runners on a relay team and “take the baton and bring this effort to the finish line on behalf of the American people.”

The problem is that the Senate won’t run with it. The government health insurance plan included in the House bill is unacceptable to a few Democratic moderates who hold the balance of power in the Senate.

If a government plan is part of the deal, “as a matter of conscience, I will not allow this bill to come to a final vote,” said Sen. Joe Lieberman, the Connecticut independent whose vote Democrats need to overcome GOP filibusters.

“The House bill is dead on arrival in the Senate,” Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., said dismissively.

Democrats did not line up to challenge him. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., has yet to schedule floor debate and hinted last week that senators may not be able to finish health care this year.

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The Collegian • MONDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2009

SC State’s 7th Annual Foreign Film Festival Loncarevic. 85 mins.

The reality of gang life today in Haiti unfolds before us as we get to know two brothers and their stories intimately. They are 2Pac and Bily, Haitian gang leaders who strive to make better choices in a world with no choices at all.

Wednesday, November 11: IRAQ, ISRAEL

ALL FILMS WILL BE SHOWN IN THE AUDITORIUM OF THE STANBACK MUSEUM AND PLANETARIUM, AND WILL BEGIN AT 7 PM. Time permitting, there will be discussion afterwards.

Tuesday, November 10: HAITI Ghosts of Cité Soleil (2006). Dir. Asger Leth, Milos

Forget Baghdad (2002). Dir. Samir. 112 mins.

This film tells the forgotten story of four Baghdadi-Jews, all former members of the Iraqi communist party who were forced to emigrate at Israel’s founding. Iraqi-born, Zürich-based director Samir reflects on the stereotypes of the Jew and the Arab in the last hundred years of cinema, and masterfully weaves his political, social, and cultural themes together.

Monday, November 16: SUDAN The Devil Came on Horseback (2007). Dirs. Annie Sundberg, Rickie Stern. 85 mins.

An up-close, honest, and uncompromising look at the crisis in Darfur, this film exposes the ongoing

tragedy in Sudan as seen through the eyes of one American witness.

Tuesday, November 17: UGANDA War Dance (2006). Dirs. Andrea Nix, Sean Fine.

107 mins.

This documentary reveals the redemptive power of music, even in the most horrific places. Focusing on three children in their early teens in war-torn Uganda, it tracks the efforts of the school of a refugee camp called Patongo to compete in Uganda’s countrywide music competition.

Wednesday, November 18: BRAZIL Favela Rising (2005). Dirs. Jeff Zimbalist, Matt Mochary. 82 mins.

This documentary shows how grassroots efforts in the poverty-stricken favelas (slums) of Rio de Janeiro can transform entrenched patterns of social decay, violence, and crime. It tells a story of how two young Brazilians use an energetic form of music of their own creation, Afro Reggae, as an alternative to the lure of drug dealing and street crime.

Children learn their part in swine flu prevention (AP) ST. LOUIS — 40 Years later and Sesame Street is still relevant.

Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are pretty good you’ll get a blank stare.

But an increasing number of kids can tell you that the Sesame Street character “Elmo” sneezes properly into the crook of his arm, and if they sing the whole “ABCs” song while washing their hands they’ll get them really clean.

They’re also well acquainted with hand sanitizer, anti-bacterial wipes — and their germ-fighting abilities.

Children may not understand what H1N1 influenza is, but about 1 in 5 in the U.S. already had a flu like illness in October, according to a telephone survey released by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Doctors and childcare specialists believe kids, even young ones, have a role to play in limiting the spread of the virus that surfaced earlier this year and is a threat to young people.

“I don’t think it can be solely their responsibility, but partnering with them and their families on their health can only be a good thing,” said Dr. Alexis Elward, medical director of infection control for St. Louis Children’s Hospital, which has put in place the strictest disease prevention measures in staffers’ memory.

At the hospital on Monday, several patients in the playroom — and the adults with them — wore protective paper masks while they painted wooden toys or hovered over a “Thomas the Train” playset.

The hospital is considering plans to broadcast a party over closed-circuit

ing their alphabet or two rounds of “Happy Birthday” to make sure they spend enough time at the sink.

Cleaning crews are paying more attention to thorough washings of door handles, while toys that wind up in mouths are quickly rerouted for a cleaning before children play with them again, said the preschool’s assistant director Tina Pouso.

Some of the finer points of flu-prevention hygiene are newly acquired knowledge for the younger set — and the Muppets have been part of their sharp learning curve.

Sesame Street characters Elmo and Rosita are featured in new public service announcements, where the furry monsters show children how to sneeze into the elbow area of their This photo released by the Sesame Workshop shows Rosita, left, and Elmo in a scene from”TLC II arm.

Military Outreach Project”, directed by Kevin Clash. Mention swine flu to a young child, and odds are In another, Elmo and Luis talk to pretty good you’ll get a blank stare. But an increasing number of kids can tell you that the Sesame Street character “Elmo” sneezes properly into the crook of his arm, and if they sing the whole “ABCs” parents about creating a plan so they song while washing their hands they’ll get them really clean. (AP Photo/Sesame Workshop, Richard can keep children at home if they get Termine) sick.

“They’re easy messages, fun and televisions this year, to keep hun- can sneeze into a tissue, and then you make a difference,” said Jeanette Beshould throw it away. ” tancourt, outreach and educational dreds from gathering together at the Day cares and schools are also practices vice president for Sesame celebration to turn on the holiday newly focused on preventing the flu’s Workshop, which was approached by lights. spread.

Children as young as 2 1/2 the Centers for Disease Control and “We’re balancing risk versus benefit,” can understand the fundamentals, the U.S. Department of Health and Elward said.

Zachary Biggs, 7, of Chester, Ill., said Linda Smith, executive director Human Services.

At Saint Louis University, 4-yearwas staying at the hospital after hav- of the National Association of Child ing chin surgery. At his age, some Care Resource and Referral Agen- old Hennessy McGowan got a lesson cies. during a recent visit from Health and H1N1 education had taken hold.

At Kiddie Academy in Lakewood Human Services Secretary Kathleen “If you get the swine flu, you have to come to the hospital and get medi- Ranch, Fla., staff are washing chil- Sebelius, who showed a few children cine. You have to wash your hands, so dren’s hands more frequently and how to sneeze into their elbow area. teaching kids to sing while they use Hennessy called Sebelius the “Queen you don’t get it,” he said.

He added that he’s trying to keep his soap to make sure hands are well of Health Care,” but pointed out she already learned that sneeze technique hands away from his nose, mouth and scrubbed.

Kids there and elsewhere are sing- from Elmo. eyes to keep germs ay bay, and: “You

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QUOTE-ABLE We must all take responsibility for giving back.

The need is great, and the need is now. I tell my sisters, That pair of shoes, you don’t need them. You need to give that money to Spelman College.

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- Wow, what school spirit!

This quote was taken from Veronica Biggins, a 1968 Spelman alumna CORRECTIONS The class of 2012 was also part of the beautification initiative that gave rise to the “Life at SCSU” mural.

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CAMPUS NEWS The Collegian • MONDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Ujimaa Participates Penn Center Heritage Days Festival The Collegian Staff SC State University’s Ujimaa dancers and drummers will perform to the “rhythm” of the drum during the Penn Center Heritage Days Festival.

This year’s theme is “HBCU Reunion Weekend - The Homecoming.” During the festival, participants will celebrate the history of the Historically Black College and University (HBCU).

The festival will take place on Saturday, Nov.14, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.at the Penn School located on St. Helena Island, Beaufort, S.C. The Penn School was one of the first schools for imprisoned Africans.

The Penn Center Heritage Days Festival is a three-day cultural event showcasing the elite culture of the Gullah

people of the Sea Islands.

The Gullah people are the descendants of the slaves who worked on rice plantations in South Carolina and Georgia. They still live in rural communities in the coastal region and on the Sea Islands of those two states.

Gullah people still retain many elements of African language and culture. Attendees will experience their folk art, food, music, crafts and cultural legacy.

Other special events that will occur during the festival will include demonstrations of the West African/ Gullah cultural connection, including bateau making, quilting, basket making and live demonstrations of rice production in an authentic rice shack.

There will also be Gullah storytelling,

singing, African drumming, dancing, gospel singing, a craft fair and parade.

An educational symposium will feature HBCU presidents and commissioners from the National Gullah/ Geechee Cultural Heritage.

This is the 7th year that Ujimaa will participate in the Penn Center Heritage Days Festival.

Named after one of the 7 days of Kwanzaa, Ujimaa means collective work and responsibility. During the Penn Center Heritage Days Festival, Ujimaa will perform a creative dance called the “harvest dance,” illustrating movements by Africans done while preparing meals and working in fields, and used to celebrate the fellowship of family and loved ones.

“It has been an honor to have partic-

ipated in the Heritage Days Festival,” said Delvina Wescott, founding director and advisor for Ujimaa.

“This opportunity allows us to showcase the various talents that SC State students possess,” she continued.

For those interested in attending the Penn Center Heritage Days Festival, a charter bus is available for $35. The departure time will be at 6 a.m. on Saturday, Nov.14, 2009 from SC State’s I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium parking lot, returning at 8 p.m.

For additional information about the Ujimaa dancers and drummers and to reserve seats for the Penn Center Heritage Days Festival, contact Delvina Wescott at (803)536-5276.

SC State Tech Robotics Competition: The Collegian Staff More than 50 high school teams from across the state of South Carolina will design, build and program robots during the 5th annual FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Competition on Friday, Dec. 4-Saturday, Dec. 5, 2009 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the Smith-Hammond-Middleton (SHM) Memorial Center located on the campus of SC State University.

Sponsored by the FIRST (For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology) Organization, the U.S. Department of Education and SC State’s James E. Clyburn University Transportation Center, the FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Competition

allows high school students the ability to apply real-world math and science concepts and develop problem-solving, creativity, organizational and team-building skills while building their own competing robot.

“SC State continues to host one of the largest FIRST Tech Challenge Robotics Competitions in the nation,” said Lamar Tisdale, technology transfer and training coordinator at SC State. “Our excitement continues to grow as we make preparations for this year’s event, which has grown to a two-day event as a result of its success,” he continued.

SC State has served as host for the robotics competition for the past five years, to include the 3rd annual FIRST

Vex Challenge, the largest in the nation, which consisted of over 600 students and comprised of 63 teams from high schools across South Carolina.

Teams will be randomly paired into alliances of either red or blue, with robotic drivers conducting their robots across the playing fields, picking up softballs and taking them to “goals” located in the corners and on the sides of the field.

At the conclusion of the event, each team will receive a plaque. Winners will receive a trophy and go on to compete in the National Championship Tournament at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta, Ga. The national robotics competition is part of FIRST, a non-profit

organization dedicated to inspire young people’s interest and participation in science and technology.

The 2008 winners were the Fembots from the Anderson Career Center in Anderson, S.C. The Fembots, who started constructing their robot in late September 2008, returned for the 2nd year to participate in the competition. Senior high school student and member of the Fembots, Carolyn Lennon, looks forward to coming to SC State each year to participate in the annual robotics competition.

“I enjoy the robotics competition because it gives us an opportunity to design things from the area of engineering and teaches us strategies we

can use in the real world,” said Lennon.

Additionally, in 2008 the group started a girls’ camp, ‘Gateway Academy,’ which encourages young girls to learn about the areas of science and technology.

Will the Fembots remain the undefeated champions of the FIRST Tech Challenge or will another team take the championship? Join SC State for the 5th annual FIRST Tech Challenge to find out!

For more information contact Lamar Tisdale, technology transfer and training coordinator, at 803-516-4532 or ltisdale@scsu.edu. You may also contact Ashley Elliott, assistant public relations director, at 803-533-3802 or aelliott@scsu.edu.

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CAMPUS LIFE The Collegian • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Love Continued from page 1 Her concessions even led to her having two abortions to save her life, because she kept getting pregnant.

The abuse continued, but was always followed by candy, flowers and “I love you’s.”

Her mother found out when Bagley was hit so hard, an imprint of his hand was left on her face.

Since that time, the two had to sneak around to continue their relationship.

She was even beaten on their honeymoon night, and while she was pregnant.

Birth control was forbidden, it was part of the abuse she says, because he always thought she was cheating. He would even accuse her of being with men in the cars beside theirs on the highway.

She experienced one abuse free period in their marriage however. They were living in North Carolina, and he was working as a successful car salesman; she was a stay at home Mom. This all changed when her husband lost his job and she was forced to the workforce.

Unfortunately, the income was much lower and she says she was forced to steal from the job and write bad checks to pay bills.

The beatings began again.

“He would kick me in the rear end,” she said, “cut the clothes off my body when I was dressed for work and hold my hair and drag me through the house; my children used to try to separate us, but it became so routine that my kids would just continue watching their cartoons while we fought. You would never know though, I was the best boss to my employees, they didn’t know that work was my sanctuary.”

Beatings would be prompted by her coming in as she said, “even a minute late,” or if her paycheck was “a penny short.”

She would also have to endure cavity searches to ensure that she was not cheating.

The blows eventually took a toll on her health.

“He would hit me so hard my ears would ring,” she explained.

“My equilibrium was off. I would just run into things, it

and counseling for women and children who have been victimized by domestic abuse and violence.

The author and public speaker urged SC State participants to leave any abusive relationship.

“You have a 50-50 chance and I rather you take the chance and leave,” she said.

“No one is immune to domestic violence. That person sitting beside you could be the person that is experiencing this and you need to be there for them. Innocent people die from domestic violence and abuse every day.”

Bagley urges students to do a self-evaluation of their relationships, even the relationships with their parents.

“If they are not good for you Photo by Rolondo Davis/University Photographer let them go, the reality is that Students listening in shock to the life-story of author Tanisha Michelle Bagley while she was speaking at the SHM Memorial you have to take care of yourCenter on Nov 6, as part of SC State’s Domestic Violence Symposium self.”

The Symposium was developed by SC State’s Social Work Program in conjunction with CASA Family Systems, HoJac Enterprises, Inc. and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. According to the release sent out about the event, the program was designed to inform participants about the resources available to assist Tanisha Michelle Bagley children who are involved in domestic violence. The was also embarrassing for me with a black woman’s hair-do, husband can be found guilty symposium’s theme was “The to speak, because I would stut- I realized I had to leave.” of raping his wife. She said Price of Love.” ter because of all the blows.”

She recalled the countless what hurt her the most, is the More information about ENAs the stunned audience times she begged him to go realization that of the seven SHRINE and Bagley’s work listened, Bagley said, “You all to counseling, her mother times she has been pregnant, can be found at are probably saying, why did not helping her unless she left she only gave consent to one. www.thepriceoflove.com she stay?” him and his parents bailing After the trial, Bagley beShe then explained, “I took him out of jail every time he gan working for the same car Characteristics of a Batterer my marriage vows very seri- was arrested. dealership as her husband and ously, I loved my husband.

It did not stop there. After proudly professes that she was Behaviors associated with a I did not fall in love with an leaving, her 6” 2 husband hid better that he was. abuser, I fell in love with my in her car trunk and attacked Despite her success, she said batterer become more severe as best friend, then the devil her; using his thumbs to gauge she knew she was supposed to time goes on. came out and you can’t just her eyes out. be doing something else. turn love on and off like that.

She pleaded with him and Her involvement in public Some characteristics are: I did not want to send another they drove off, but her tail speaking came when the N.C • Jealousy black man to prison and go light was out and they needed police asked her to share her on welfare.” to stop for gas. story. That opportunity gave • Unrealistic expectations Her turning point came The Raleigh Police eventu- birth to the idea to build fa• Low self-esteem when she got a self esteem ally pulled up behind them at cilities for battered women • A tight control over finances. boost. the gas station because of the and children.

“Ladies, I was looking bad,” broken light.

To fund the project, Bagley Many of the traits that a batterer she said. “People were offerInstead of stopping, her chronicled her journey in a ing to do my hair for free. I husband sped off. The police book entitled “The Price of exhibits in public may come just wanted to look decent for called for back up and it be- Love,” and has been featured across as concern and protective, myself and I did, I felt pretty came a high speed chase. on the Montel Williams Show, but in private turn into rage and for the first time in a long After his arrest and during The Rev. Al Sharpton Show anger. time.” the trial that ensued, her hus- and was an audience guest on Her husband was not recep- band was diagnosed with hav- he Oprah Winfrey Show.

Getting Help tive. When she went home; he ing the depression level of 10 The funds allowed her to beat her. people, Obsessive Compulsive create E.N.S.H.R.I.N.E (EvHe called the kids around her Disorder, Bi-polar Disorder eryone Needs Support, Help, CAMPUS POLICE - 803 536 4111 and had them call her names. and Narcissistic behavior.

Respect, Inspiration, NourThe final turning point came He has since been sentenced ishment and Empowerment), COUNSELING CENTER when he threw a glass of wa- to 6 years active and 5 years an organization that provides Phone: 803-536-7245 ter on her hair. probation. safe housing, financial sup“You know you don’t mess They both found out that a port, job training, mentoring

“I fell in love with my best friend, then the devil came out”

Relationships Continued from page 1 there is high power in black relationships, I strongly believe in the essence of black love.”

The panel outlined that there are many successful black relationships, whether it is in the White House, Hollywood, or in one’s community; as cliché as it may sound the panel said people do believe in ethnic love.

Wright believes that one of the prevalent issues in black relationships is single parent households.

Although she believes that a single parent can indeed raise a wonderful individual, a mother can not teach a boy how to be a man and a father can not teach a girl how to be a woman.

“There are certain things that an opposite sex parent can not teach,” she said.

With that said Dyson explained that there is a four to one ratio of black women to black men in the marriageable category and asked eligible young black men in the audience how they dealt with the knowledge of that issue.

Senior Bradley Childs said he could not relate to the issue because he is already in a relationship.

“As a young black man in a relationship with a black young lady, I don’t deal with that situation” he said. “I don’t find it to be an issue.”

His panel member LouAllen said he

thinks that there are pros and cons to the situation.

“At this institution, you know you have a plethora of ladies to choose from; however you have to decide, do you choose wisely about what you want, or what you can get.” The audience erupted in an enormous applaud of agreement.

The forum was part of the chapter’s NAACP week and in keeping with their theme for the week long activities, “From a Past Time of Struggle to a Present Time of Change.”

“SC State’s NAACP Week is a week where we utilize our mission as a collegiate division, to enrich the lives of our peers by creating awareness for problems that affect the African-American society,” said Preston Zimmerman, president for SC State’s Chapter of the NAACP. The NAACP was founded on Feb. 12, 1909. The NAACP’s principal objective is to ensure political, educational, social and economic equality of all persons and to eliminate racial prejudice. The NAACP seeks to remove all barriers of racial discrimination through the democratic process. It is the nation’s oldest, largest and most widely recognized grassroots–based civil rights organization.

Other events hosted by the organization included a Health Forum, Jazz/ Open Mic Session, HIV Testing, and a “Party with a Purpose” to benefit the W.E.B. DuBois Scholarship Fund.

Photo by Lorpu Cooper/The Cooper/The Collegian

Dr. Omari Dyson therapist and adviser to SC State’s Chapter of the NAACP. Dyson was the moderator at the organization’s event.

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NATION & WORLD The Collegian • MONDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2009

China Continued from page 1 that we traveled with made sure that we witnessed the magnificence of China.

We visited Tiananmen Square (the sight of the famous 1989 protests that resulted in the “June Fourth Tianamen massacre”), The Forbidden City (the imperial palace from the Ming Dynasty to the last Qing Dynasty) in the middle of Beijing, and Yangshuo where we took a long dinner cruise on the Li River surrounded by beautiful mountain peaks, water buffalo along the water’s edge and fishermen floating alongside us on bamboo rafts.

One of the absolute highlights of our journey was arriving at the Great Wall of China. The road leading to the “Great Wall” was surrounded by an incredible landscape of enormous mountains and lush fields. The walk on this huge historic work of art was breath-taking in more ways than one.

We also visited a number of museums along with other historic wonders, but the quintessential masterpiece of China (in my opinion), will forever be the Terracotta Warriors.

If you saw the movie, The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor, it is these warriors that actor Jet li raises to back to life to seek his revenge in the film. However, these warriors were actually buried with Shi Huang Di (the 1st emperor of Qin) as far back as 210 BCE in order to help him rule his empire in the afterlife. They were discovered centuries later by local Chinese farmers.

Viewing the splendor of all of these famous places made me feel as if I had traveled into the past and experienced some of the major events that occurred in those eras. The vibrant colors that were used to paint the interior of the temples and imperial dwellings were unquestionably the handy work of artistic geniuses.

The architecture of many of the ancient buildings was still (in most cases because of constant renovation) in almost perfect condition. The stone masonry was also so intricate that it left me wondering how a solid rock could be cut with such precision without modern tools. I was left in a state of complete adoration by the elaborate designs on the roof work of many of theses ancient beauties.

Walking through the streets of China was like taking a stroll through the most popular street on a distant planet. We were obviously outsiders; never the less, we were always treated with the utmost respect.

On more than one occasion, we were stopped in the streets with requests for pictures (because as African Americans we were clearly different from what they were used to seeing on a regular basis), so much so that it made my fellow Bulldogs and I feel like movie stars.

Traveling to China opened my eyes to a completely different culture; it also allowed me to witness international business being conducted on a large scale.

This trip changed my life and motivated me to continue my studies in business so that I may become a skilled practitioner of marketing.

Well, with all that said, I depart in the words of my tour guide, Simon, “Zai Jian” (which means good bye in Mandarin).

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Photo courtesy Moses O. Bell Moses O. Bell sitting on the steps of the Terra Cotta warriors Museum in Xi’an China

Photo by Dervedia Thomas/The Collegian SC State students against the backdrop of the skyline in Shanghai, China . L-R Davion Petty , Amber Stanley, Darrah Weston, Gabriel Starks, Dr. David Jamison, Shakelia Green, Maygen Blake, Moses O. Bell (behind) and Dervedia Thomas

Photo by Dervedia Thomas/The Collegian The emperor’s palace in the Forbidden City

Photo courtesy Maygen Blake SC State on historic Tian’anmen Square in Beijing holding traditional Chinese umbrellas

SC State offers more opportunities for International travel

By Dervedia Thomas Editor in Chief

Photo by Dervedia Thomas/The Collegian Dr. David Jamison at the emperor’s palace in the Forbidden City, Beijing, China.

SC State Business department is accepting applications for their 2010 summer study abroad program.

According to Program Coordinator Dr. David Jamison students can apply by submitting an application available from his office on the second floor of Belcher Hall, along with two essays explaining why they want to study abroad (essay and other specifications are in the application packet).

“Exposure to international travel is important,” said Jamison “It increases their [student’s] world view. Students

Health Continued from page 1 Nonetheless, the House vote provided an important lesson in how to succeed with less-than-perfect party unity, and one that Senate Democrats may be able to adapt.

House Democrats overcame their own divisions and broke an impasse that threatened the bill after liberals grudgingly accepted tougher restrictions on abortion funding, as abortion opponents demanded.

In Senate, the stumbling block is the idea of the government competing with private insurers. Liberals may have to swallow hard and accept a deal without a public plan in order to keep the legislation alive.

As in the House, the compromise appears to be to the right of the political spectrum.

Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine, who voted for a version of the Senate bill in committee, has given the Democrats a possible way out.

She’s proposing to allow a government plan as a last resort, if after a few years premiums keep escalating and local health insurance markets remain in the grip of a few big companies. This is the “trigger” option.

That approach appeals to moderates such as Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La. “If the private market fails to reform, there would be a fallback position,” Landrieu said last week. “It should be triggered by choice and affordability, not by political whim.”

Lieberman said he opposes the public plan because it could become a huge and costly entitlement program.

“I believe the debt can break America and send us into a recession that’s worse than the one we’re fighting our way out of today,” he said.

For now, Reid is trying to find the votes for a different approach: a government plan that states could opt out of.

The Senate is not likely to jump ahead this week on health care. Reid will keep meeting with senators to see if he can work out a political formula that will give him not only the 60 votes needed to begin debate, but the 60 needed to shut off discussion and bring the bill to a final vote.

Toward the end of the week, the Congressional Budget Office may report back with a costs and coverage estimate on Reid’s bill, which he assembled from legislation

should have the opportunity to see other parts of the world to form some basis of thinking about their own country as well as opportunities for working outside of their own country as well as business development overseas.”

Jamison accompanied 10 SC State students to China in July.

The group traveled to five major cities in China including Beijing and Shanghai.

The business professor says it was very fulfilling to take students on this trip especially those who have never

passed by the Finance Committee and the Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee.

The Finance Committee version does not include a government plan.

Reid has pledged to Obama that he will get the bill done by the end of the year and remains committed to doing that, according to a Senate leadership aide.

Both the House and Senate bills gradually would extend coverage to nearly all Americans by providing government subsidies to help pay premiums.

The measures would bar insurers’ practices such as charging more to those in poor health or denying them coverage altogether.

All Americans would be required to carry health insurance, either through an employer, a government plan or by purchasing it on their own.

To keep down costs, the government subsidies and consumer protections don’t take effect until 2013. During the three-year transition, both bills would provide $5 billion in federal dollars to help get coverage for people with medical problems who are turned down by private insurers.

Both House and Senate would expand significantly the federal-state Medicaid health program for low-income people.

The majority of people with employer-provided health insurance would not see changes. The main beneficiaries would be some 30 million people who have no coverage at work or have to buy it on their own. The legislation would create a federally regulated marketplace where they could shop for coverage.

The are several major differences between the bills. _The House would require employers to provide coverage; the Senate does not. _The House would pay for the coverage expansion by raising taxes on upper-income earners; the Senate uses a variety of taxes and fees, including a levy on high-cost insurance plans. _The House plan costs about $1.2 trillion over 10 years; the Senate version is under $900 billion.

By defusing the abortion issue — at least for now — the House may have helped the long-term prospects for the bill. Catholic bishops also eager to expand society’s safety net may yet endorse the final legislation.

Lieberman appeared on “Fox News Sunday,” while Graham was CBS’ “Face the Nation.”

been abroad.

“It was fulfilling seeing the student’s excitement about traveling; the exposure and the interest that builds as well as how they interact and adapt their own behavior.”

He went on to note that students were able to broaden their perspectives as well as witness some of the things discussed in class.

The deadline for submission of Application materials is Nov 30.

This year their will be multiple trips.

Countries include South Korea, Japan, Mexico and Western Europe.

Spelman Continued from page 1 at Spelman.”

Tatum said she is encouraged that Spelman is already more than halfway toward its goal, having raised $80 million during the silent phase of fund raising, beginning in 2008, when Spelman quietly sought funds from loyal supporters.

Annual tuition at Spelman is $20,926.

Spelman’s endowment stands at more than $351 million - among the largest for historically black colleges - and is a source of financial aid for students.

Many of them need it: 44 percent of Spelman students are eligible for the federal Pell Grant, a key indicator of economic hardship.

Tatum said she is especially focused on resources to help ensure that current students aren’t forced to drop out due to financial need.

“I’m worried about the student who finds herself in her sophomore or junior year in a very difficult place where she has run out of money and she hasn’t completed her education,” Tatum said.

“That is the worst possible scenario.

It may as well be $12 million if you don’t know where you’re going to get it from.”

Campaign co-chair Veronica Biggins, a 1968 Spelman alumna, said student, faculty and alumnae giving is up, and giving is becoming more a part of the Spelman culture.

“We must all take responsibility for giving back,” Biggins said. “The need is great, and the need is now. I tell my sisters, ‘That pair of shoes, you don’t need them. You need to give that money to Spelman College.”

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VOICES

The Collegian • MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009

Ask Lorpu: “Should I continue a relationship with a guy that’s cheating?”

Q A

My boyfriend and I have been together for three years and ten months. We often have problems because I suspect that he has repeatedly cheated on me. I have received phone calls from my girl friends telling me his whereabouts’. Often times I feel stupid because I am unaware of what’s going on. I love him and want to be with him, but I just don’t know if that is the right thing to do. My friends tell me to leave him because he is up to no good; I am still with him because I want to catch him in the act for myself. My question is: Am I wrong for continuing my relationship with him? What should I do?

-Hurt & Confused

Only you can decide whether this relationship is worthy, but there are a few things that need to be addressed before making this decision. First and foremost, it is imperative that you have a discussion with your girl friends about interfering in your relationship. Many times friends interfere because they want to protect you, but by interfering they are worsening the situation.

Let them know that you appreciate what they are trying to do, but you believe this is a situation that you need to handle on your own. No one likes to be watched or hassled about their everyday movements. It may or may not be the situation, in which you asked your friends to inform you of your boyfriends’ whereabouts, but this needs to end immediately. Try to say it as nice as possible because you don’t want them to feel as if you are putting them on the back burner for your relationship; plus if thing do not work out you will need their shoulders to cry on.

Second, why do you want to physically see his infidelity? Is it because you believe if you are to catch him in the act, it would confirm all your suspicions? If that is the case I understand how you are feeling, but it is my duty to tell you that actually catching him in the act will only be detrimental to your emotions. I understand you love this guy and do not want to lose him over “he say, she say,” but a relationship can not survive without trust. Therefore if you really love this guy and want to be with him, you need to trust him. If you can not get over your suspicions then you need to let the relationship go because it is not a healthy situation.

Lastly, has he given you a reason to be so apprehensive of your relationship with him? If he has not done anything, then my question to you is: what’s wrong with you? You need to work on the insecurity issues that you have that are contributing to the demise of the relationship. After pondering these questions you’ll be able to conclude whether keeping this romance or allowing the flames to be doused is best.

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Homosexuality is not a Fad

By LaCreatcia Adams Staff Writer EDITOR’S NOTE: This article was written in response to an earlier Collegian article entitled “The Epidemic of Black Male Homosexuality.” To read that article visit www.thescsucollegian.com As a race, African-Americans are not as accepting towards homosexuality than their counterparts Caucasians.

Our black males are constantly being challenged for their manhood whether they are on the job, in a classroom, or even out on the street.

If a man is perceived to have done something gay, he has to utter the phrase “No Homo” just to keep his masculinity intact.

I do feel that the phrase “no homo” is indeed overrated.

Males in general should not have to identify their masculinity constantly.

It’s been argued that homosexuality is a learned behavior, a disease, and/or a biological theory of being exposed to certain androgens while in the mother’s womb, but when a person has feelings for someone of the same sex, why should the individual be judged for whom they choose to love?

Keep in mind, we do live in an era where unfortunately men do not like to step up to the plate called manhood, and accept their responsibilities; fatherhood in particular, but in all actuality, the three best father-figures in television, two of which are African-American, are homosexual.

Reginald Vel Johnson who played

the father, “Carl Winslow” on Family Matters; James Avery who played “Philip Banks” also known by “Uncle Phil” on The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, and Robert Reed who played “Mike Brady” on The Brady Bunch.

These gentlemen are the epitome of what a father should be like yet they are homosexual.

Now, if you want to bring religion into play with homosexuality; there is a difference between church and state.

Church is a personal belief of how one wants to pursue their relationship with God whereas State is for the public standard; which is given generally by a group of morons who want total corruption of the entire population.

Thus, in point why would society

want to dominate what goes on in other people’s homes instead of focusing on public related problems such as health care?

Just because males have feminine characteristics does not necessarily mean that they are homosexual; it merely proves that they were raised by an actual woman and hopefully a strong one at that.

Therefore, why would someone who is overly intrigued by what makes a person homosexual or heterosexual?

People are going to be themselves no matter how much society tells them what is the proper standard should and by what constitutes a marriage.

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Nikole Churchill, you too are Hampton University

By Dervedia Thomas Editor in Chief Really? Are people really angry that Miss Hampton is white?

How are African Americans arguing about this with a straight face?

We just got finished fighting to have a black president elected and then we turn around and argue that Nikole Churchill a student of Hampton University should be denied the opportunity of a title at her own school.

Really? I assumed that most people would dismiss this controversy as pure garbage, but I was alarmed to read in another HBCU newspaper [not Hampton’s] that students actually believe that this young lady’s achievement is without merit.

Barack Obama’s victory as the first African American president has been heralded the start of the postracial era; where a person can be judged not by the color of his or her skin, but by substance.

Isn’t Churchill’s win just another manifestation of this?

Criticism of this decision range from, “A white Miss Hampton is not representative of an HBCU” to “This title is intended to uplift African American women [only].”

I say to all the critics, if you have a problem with a non African American representing your university, then stop taking their money when they enroll at the university.

Turn them away and say sorry, you are not an accurate representation of our university or sorry, HBCUs are

intended to uplift African Americans ONLY. Many may disagree with my view point, but like it or not color as well as race are definitely major issues within the African American community.

Recently, an article written by our Managing Editor Jonathan White entitled “Light skin is still in for men, but for women...” received heavy criticism by a faculty member who called it distasteful.

He later explained to me that while color is a reality, there are so many other realities that we can talk about and it looked especially bad “in front of all these white students on campus.”

My answer to that is: Good! It should look bad, because it is bad that we have all these prejudices within the African American community.

The only way to deal with it is to identify it and face it.

Last semester two Collegian staff members came together to write an article about the way they are taunted about their light skin complexions and the prejudices they face from students at SC State.

This was a personal account but to date, I still meet students who discount these girls’ experiences, saying it’s not true, darker skinned women have it harder.

Does it matter who has it harder?

It’s like arguing about what’s worse, the Holocaust or Slavery (I’ve actually heard people wasting time arguing about this).

Center Miss Hampton Nikole Churchill Photo courtesy donsurber.blogspot.com

The point is no-one, light or dark, should be called names and discriminated against.

Instead of comparing who has it harder, let’s examine ourselves to see what prejudices we have and how we hurt others by it.

In my opinion America is still segregated to some degree.

I recently discussed this with a fellow international student who is in shock over how Black and White America is.

Black Churches, White Churches, Black Malls, White Malls, Black schools, White Schools…the list goes on.

I dare use Langston Hughes’ poem I, too, sing America, as an anecdote for this situation.

Nikole Churchill you too are Hampton, You are the white student at an HBCU. Wear your crown with pride and if they don’t like it, let them give you a full refund of your tuition money.

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SPORTS

The Collegian • MONDAY NOVEMBER 9, 2009

SC State Holds Off Howard 4313 To Remain Unbeaten In MEAC Play

SC State Women’s Defeated NC A&T, 3-0, in Women’s Volleyball

By SC State Sports Information Orangeburg, SC—The SC State women’s volleyball team closed out its 2009 Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) season with a 3-0 (25-21, 25-12, 25-19) win over Jr., Jarne Gleaton North Carolina A&T State University.

With the victory the Lady Bulldogs improved to 13-17 overall and 4-4 in the MEAC while the Lady Aggies fell to 2-29 overall and winless in the MEAC at 0-8.

SC State dominated the entire match as they hit a combined .261 with 11 team blocks.

The Lady Bulldogs was led by Jarne Gleaton who recorded nine kills and nine digs the contest. Linnie Garrett and Jade Sanford put down seven kills each while setter Bria Brimmer put up a game-high 30 assists with seven digs in the victory.

NC A&T was led offensively by Tiffany Mellette and defensively by Amber Inman who recorded 10 kills and eight digs respectively.

SC State will travel to Charleston, SC this Wednesday, Nov. 11 to take on The Citadel.

The Lady Bulldogs will close out its 2009 regular season on Friday, Nov. 13 when they host the University of South Carolina.

This will be senior’s day for the Lady Bulldogs. SC State will then travel to Baltimore, MD November 19-22, to participate in the 2009 MEAC Volleyball Championships.

By SC State Sports Information WASHINGTON, D.C. - Chris Massey caught two touchdown passes and Will Ford Closes In On MEAC picked up two points on a safety in Rushing Record South Carolina State’s 43-13 win over Howard on Saturday.

The Bulldogs (8-1, 6-0 Mid-Eastern Athletic conference), led 226 at halftime on two field goals by Blake Erickson, two touchdown passes by Malcolm Long and a safety.

William Ford finished with 108 yards on 16 carries for South Carolina State, which outgained the Bison (2-7, 0-6) 180-62 on the ground.

Terrance Smith gave the Bulldogs a 10-0 lead late in the first quarter on a 28-yard pass from Long. Massey then caught a 14-yard TD pass from Long for a 17-3 advantage early in the second. Long finished with 180 yards on 21-of-33 passing for the Bulldogs, who need one more win for their second-straight conference title. Howard’s Floyd Haigler was 14 of 29 with 159 yards, a touchdown and three interceptions.

Rookie QB leads Bucs to first victory (AP) TAMPA, Fla. — The Tampa Bay Buccaneers saluted their past, then rookie Josh Freeman gave the struggling franchise hope for the future.

Freeman passed for 205 yards and three touchdowns Sunday, including a 7-yard throw to Sammie Stroughter on fourth-and-4, leading the previously winless Bucs to a 38-28 victory over the Green Bay Packers.

In his first pro start, the 17th pick in the draft out of Kansas State completed 14 of 31 passes with just one interception. A critical second pick was wiped out by a Green Bay penalty during the go-ahead drive.

The Bucs (1-7) are the last team in the NFL to win this season. It was also the first victory for the league’s youngest head coach, Raheem Morris, who replaced Jon Gruden after Tampa Bay went 0-4 in December and missed the playoffs last year.

Aaron Rodgers threw for 266 yards and two touchdowns for the Packers (4-4). He also threw three interceptions and had one returned for a TD that put the game out of reach in the final minute.

Rodgers was also sacked six times, hiking Green Bay’s NFL-worst total to 37 takedowns in eight games.

The Bucs wore throwback creamsicle uniforms and made Hall of Famer Lee Roy Selmon the first inductee

into the Ring of Honor at Raymond James Stadium. They trailed 21-17 during the halftime ceremony, but Freeman refused to let them lose.

The rookie threw second-half TD passes to Kellen Winslow and Stroughter, a seventh-round draft pick who was wide open in the right corner of the end zone with 4:14 remaining in the fourth quarter.

Freeman’s 2-point conversion pass to Michael Clayton put the Bucs up 31-28. The defense, which had all of its sacks after halftime, ensured victory when Tanard Jackson picked off Rodgers and — instead of going to the ground — weaved 35 yards through the Packers to a clinching TD with 35 seconds left.

Rodgers threw a 74-yard TD pass to James Jones on Green Bay’s second play from scrimmage, then led an 11-play, 69-yard march that Ryan Grant finished with a 3-yard run that made it 14-7 late in the opening quarter.

The Bucs intercepted the Green Bay quarterback twice, and Elbert Mack — beaten badly on Jones’ long touchdown — returned one of the picks 36 yards to the Packers 8 to set up Freeman’s first pro TD pass, a 6yarder to Derrick Ward.

Trailing 14-7, Tampa Bay’s Geno Hayes blocked a punt that Ronde Barber scooped up and ran 31 yards for his 14th career touchdown.

Tampa Bay Buccaneers quarterback Josh Freeman (5) celebrates with offensive coordinator Greg Olson after throwing a fourth-quarter touchdown against the green Bay Packers during an NFL football game Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, in Tampa, Fla. The Buccaneers defeated the Packers 38-28. (AP Photo/Chris O’Meara) Freeman led a 74-yard field goal give Green Bay a 28-17 lead. drive just before the half, trimming But Clifton Smith returned the Tampa Bay’s deficit to 17-14. ensuing kickoff 83 yards to set up Rodgers looked like he might have Freeman’s 7-yard TD pass to Winput the game away when he scram- slow and spark the comeback. bled 12 yards on third-and-goal to

Saints go to 8-0 with 30-20 win over Panthers (AP) NEW ORLEANS — What might be finest Saints team is off to the best start in club history. New Orleans moved to 8-0 on Sunday when Drew Brees overcame two early turnovers to pass for 330 yards and a touchdown in a 30-20 comeback victory over Carolina.

While the Saints’ defense did not intercept a pass for the first time all season, the unit forced three turnovers on fumbles.

The last produced New Orleans’ seventh defensive touchdown of the season on Anthony Hargrove’s strip, recovery and 1-yard return late in the fourth quarter.

Hargrove might have been down before he advanced the ball, but the play occurred shortly before the two-minute warning and Carolina was out of timeouts, so the Panthers couldn’t challenge.

DeAngelo Williams rushed for 149 yards and two TDs, and Carolina gained 182 yards on the ground. However, it was Williams’ fumble at his 1 that led to the clinching TD. It was the first time Carolina lost in Louisiana since 2001 and quarterback Jake Delhomme’s first loss in the Louisiana Superdome. The Panthers blew a 17-3 lead.

After failing to score a touchdown in the first half for the first time all season, the Saints got the ball to open the third quarter and needed only four plays to score. Devery Henderson’s 63-yard gain on a short slant pass set up Pierre Thomas’ 10-yard scoring run, cutting Carolina’s lead to 17-13.

It took nearly 10 minutes before the Saints’ offense got back on the field again. Delhomme led Carolina on a 19-play drive that included four third-down conversions and consumed 9:46, setting up John Kasay’s 25-yard field goal. The drive perhaps should have produced a touchdown, but Delhomme’s third-down pass bounced off Williams’ shoulder pads at the goal line.

New Orleans tied it at 20 by the end of the third quarter on Robert Meachem’s leaping catch and run for a 54-yard score.

On their next possession, the Saints started at their 2 and drove 76 yards in 13 plays to go ahead 23-20 on John Carney’s 40-yard field goal with 4:36 left.

Their defense held, with Will Smith sacking and stripping Delhomme on fourth down and Hargrove recovering.

While New Orleans’ offense could not get a first down on its next series, Thomas Morstead’s punt was downed at the Carolina 2, setting up Hargrove’s second fumble recovery in less than a minute.

Before that stretch, Hargove, suspended all of 2008 for NFL substance abuse violations, hadn’t had a fumble recovery since 2005.

Carolina led 14-0 on Williams’ TD runs of 66 and 7 yards, both of which came before the Saints made a first down.

Williams’ long run came on the second play of the game. Brees was then sacked and stripped by Tyler Brayton on the first play of New Orleans’ second possession. Jon Beason recovered on the Saints 11, setting up Williams’ second score.

Early in the second quarter, New Orleans had a chance to get back in it when Jonathan Stewart fumbled at the Carolina 16.

Two plays later, Panthers cornerback Chris Gamble intercepted Brees’ underthrown pass for Marques Colston and returned it 41 yards, leading to Kasay’s 32-yard field goal to make it 17-3.

In the final 30 seconds of the second quarter, Brees’ 45-yard completion to Colston, combined with a roughing-the-passer penalty, gave the Saints a first down at the Carolina 7, setting up Carney’s second field goal.

Soccer Team Ends Historic Season with 2-1 Loss at GWC Tourney

By SC State Sports Information Newark, NJ – A historic soccer season at South Carolina State ended Friday with a 2-1 lost to Houston Baptist in first-round action of the Great West Conference Soccer Championship at NJIT. Secondyear head coach Glad Bugariu’s team finished the year 10-7-3.

Freshman Dani Benton, one of 16 newcomers on this year’s squad, got the lone goal for the Lady Bulldogs, who this year, recorded the first winning season in the eleven-year history of the SC State soccer program.

Bugariu, who in just two years has put together a team that earned victories over some of the more established soccer programs in South Carolina, was disappointed to see the season end for his team, but pleased with the strides the program made.

“I am very proud of this team,” he said. “The players have been fantastic and we have put SCSU soccer on the map in this region. We will continue to get stronger and continue winning games.”

Four SC State seniors completed their Lady Bulldog careers with Friday’s loss. Finishing up their careers were midfielder Janine Francois of Trinidad, goal keeper Alechia Brothers of Charleston, midfielder Sasha Bender of S. China, MA, and defender Magaly Cerda of Houston, TX. Bender, Francois and Brothers all earned Great West AllConference honors this season.

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Rihanna: Chris Brown ‘had no soul in his eyes’ (AP) NEW YORK — Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw “no soul in his eyes.”

“There was no person when I looked at him,” the 21-year-old singer recalled during the second installment of an interview airing on ABC’s “Good Morning America.” “He had no soul in his eyes. Just blank.”

Brown was arrested Feb. 8, hours after he was accused of beating Rihanna after the two argued over another woman. He later pleaded guilty to felony assault.

In the interview, Rihanna, who is no longer with Brown, described him as “definitely my first big love.” She said their relationship was intense.

“The more in love we became, the more dangerous we became for each other — equally as dangerous,” she said. “It was a bit of an obsession almost.”

The attack occurred in Los Angeles’ Hancock Park neighborhood as Brown drove a rented sports car. She said it was triggered when she saw a

text message on his phone from another woman and confronted him about it. She said he lied about it and “I wouldn’t drop it.”

A search warrant affidavit filed in the case stated that Brown hit, choked and bit Rihanna and tried at one point to push her from the car.

“It was ugly,” she said.

During the beating, the singer said she had no idea how it would end: “That’s all I kept thinking the whole time, ‘When is it going to stop? When is it going to stop?’”

Brown was sentenced to five years’ probation, six months of community labor and a year of domestic violence counseling after he pleaded guilty to felony assault.

In portions of the interview aired Thursday, Rihanna warned other women facing domestic violence to not let themselves become blinded by love. She also said she regretted going back to Brown, saying it sent the wrong message to her fans.

Brown, 20, has apologized to fans and has said he has repeatedly apologized to Rihanna for the attack. Brown will recount his perspective in an in-

In this publicity image released by ABC, Diane Sawyer, left, interviews singer Rihanna about her relationship with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown in New York. The interview aired on the morning program “Good Morning America,” Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, and will also air Friday on the prime time news program “20/20”. (AP Photo/ABC, Ida Mae Astute) terview to air Friday on MTV. Despite the beating, Rihanna said she still cares about Brown.

“I don’t hate him at all,” she said. “I actually love and care about him and I’m concerned about him doing well. I want him to do well — have a great career, have a great life, and grow up. Just

Orgs. on the rise Music & Entertainment Industry organization seeking membership for Spring 2010

By The Collegian Staff One of the newest and soon to be biggest Organization on the yard today, the Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association (MEISA) is Professional Organization is on the move toward greatness. MEISA is working to enrich and better its members, its school, and their association through the music industry.

The year old organization has as its front runners President Tiffany Robinson, a senior of Music industry major and Vice President Eric J. Smith, A sophomore of the same major, pushing it to reach it’s goals.

The organization’s leaders are putting heads together and pumping out the best that they can offer, and it is working.

After securing a Grant from the national board and gaining key partnerships with the Footlight Players and Full Code Recording of Charleston as well as a scholarship for music industry majors from the Macbook incentive program, the path has been made clear to realize the vision of the organization, which is to connect and network with student so that they can have work right out of school.

With labels like Def Jam, Interscope, vibe, Latchkey, and many indie labels as well as the Grammy academies’ of music in the alumni books they are ready for the world. MEISA will be open to nonMusic Majors in the Spring 2010 when they will head to their international conference in March 2010. Keep an eye out for them and check out MEISA.ORG for more info.

take this as something that you had to go through to grow up and learn.”

Rihanna’s interview coincides with the debut of her new single, “Russian Roulette,” from her upcoming album, “Rated R.” More of the ABC interview will be included in Friday evening’s news magazine “20/20.”

Winfrey takes gospel singer Winans off her show (AP) NEW YORK — Oprah Winfrey says she’s keeping singer BeBe Winans off her show until domestic violence charges against him are resolved. The gospel singer had taped appearances on Winfrey’s “karaoke challenge” and was on last Friday.

Following the show, some bloggers questioned whether Winfrey was guilty of a double standard by including Winans when she took a strong stand against domestic violence following Chris Brown’s assault of then-girl friend Rihanna.

Winans was charged with misdemeanor domestic assault last winter for allegedly pushing ex-wife Debra Winans to the ground. He has a court date set for Jan. 20.

Winfrey spokesman Don Halcombe says Winans is off the karaoke segment.