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Vol 67 | Number 13 THE TSU HERALD | April 8, 2015
CAMPUS NEWS page 3
UNIVERSITY WINS EQUAL PAY CASE
LIFE & STYLE page 6
RAPPER JAY-Z INTRODUCES TIDAL MUSIC STREAMING SERVICE
POLITICS page 7
ATTACK ON KENYAN UNIVERSITY FUELS WAR
SPORTS page 6
SPORTS RUNDOWN
The Importance of Internships During Undergraduate Studies
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Campus News National Newspaper Publishers Association Black Press Week in Washington, D.C. BY AMBER VERNON Contributing Writer
there had the interns very busy from sun up till sun down. As award-winning journalist George Curry told us during orientation, “You are not here to be a tourist. You are here to work.” I learned a lot from him. He taught us some really good interviewing techniques for writing feature stories and profile pieces. It was then that I also met photojournalist Worsom Robinson who stayed on me about taking pictures because I had my camera with me. He told me, “The difference between a photographer and anyone who has an iPhone is that you don’t just take pictures, you shoot to tell a story.” Most of the events that took place during Black Press Week were panel discussions focusing on legacy, EDITORIAL STAFF social issues in the community, and the state of the Black Press. The TSU Herald EDITOR-IN-CHIEF As interns, it was our task is MECOLE’ HAYES p u b l i s h e d b y t h e to cover the events and students of post about it on social Managing Editor Te x a s S o u t h e r n media. LENZI CAUSEY U n i v e r s i t y. There were so many rich Campus News Editor Opinions exdiscussions that went MARIEA BOYD p r e s s e d a r e t h o s e on during this trip that I of the Sports Editor w r i t e r a n d d o returned with the voices of the speakers echoing in SIDNIE HOLMES not n e c e s s a r i l y r e - my mind. f l e c t t h o s e o f t h e I wanted to bring those Opinion Editor a d m i n i s t r a t i o n . discussions back with me LINDSAY GARY T h e n e w s p a p e r i s and start them again here. p r i n t e d b i w e e k l y, I remember one of the Life & Style except KENNETH WARE JR. panelists saying that she d u r i n g h o l i d a y s didn’t believe the black and Publications Manager e x a m i n a t i o n p e r i - youth were capable of TIYOSHA TURNER competing alongside ods. F o r a d d i t i o n a l other races because we Advisors i n f o r m a t i o n , c a l l lacked the stamina and the SERBINO SANDIFER-WALKER ( 7 1 3 ) 3 1 3 - 6 7 1 0 . patience to follow through MICHAEL BERRYHILL with our goals. That was something that really stuck out After wading in a humdrum sea for what seemed like an eternity, opportunity rushed in like a tidal wave. There I was content in my little boat, almost settling for the pace my life was going when an unexpected wave came from afar and knocked me off my feet. When I received the email from the National Newspaper Publishers Association inviting me to attend Black Press Week in Washington D.C., I didn’t believe it. Who would have thought that a country girl like me who has never left Texas, let alone fly on a plane, would get the chance to visit a place that was foreign to her and return with so much knowledge about the world around her?
to me, something that really opened my eyes to some of the issues my generation is facing. My trip to Washington D.C. taught me many things, but among the most important was leaving a legacy. Just as the publishers of the Black Press have left a legacy for their children to carry, I want to leave one for mine.
“I remember one of the panelists saying that she didn’t believe the black youth were capable of competing alongside other races because we lack the stamina and the patience to follow through with our goals. That was something that really stuck out to me, somethung that really opened my eyes to some of the issues my generation is facing.” -Amber Vernon
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Campus News Texas Southern University wins equal pay case BY MARIEA BOYD Campus News Editor
On March 26, 2015, 13 jurors sided with Texas Southern University in the equal pay case. Michele Taylor, former assistant dean of the Graduate School at Texas Southern University accused the university of pay discrimination based on gender in violation of the Equal Pay Act. Taylor, 64, has worked full-time at TSU for 35 years as an administrative assistant, after receiving her Doctor of Philosophy in Education in 2001 she received a raise. “Prior to the trail TSU never showed me my job description,” said Taylor. In the opening statement, LaShawn Williams, Taylor’s lawyer, warned jurors that TSU attorneys would try to point out differences in her client’s job responsibilities and make her job seem less important than her other less-educated male assistant deans. In 2013 she claimed that she had been underpaid for over a decade. Court records showed that while Taylor was making $71,000 a year her male counterparts was making $80,000.
“Taylor was a low-performing administrator whose ‘duties were largely clerical’ but wanted more money, so she sued,” Assistant Attorney General Drew Harris, who represented TSU said. Brian Dickens, TSU’s Associate Vice President for Human Resources and Payroll Services, was the trial’s first witness. “There is not a single definition of an assistant dean, that the position’s pay varies with its duties and that Taylor’s longevity on campus doesn’t entitle her to tenure based on years of service because she does not teach,” Dickens said. “The Equal Pay Act is for women who are discriminated against,” he said. “This is not a case of discrimination.” The verdict was reached in less than two hours of deliberation. “TSU has strong policies prohibiting discrimination of all types, and we did not discriminate against Dr. Taylor,” he said. “We believe the jury got it right,” said TSU General Counsel Andrew Hughey.
“TSU has strong policies prohibiting discrimination of all types, and we did not discriminate against Dr. Taylor. We believe the jury got it right,” - TSU General Counsel Andre Hughey
Collegiate 100 men host “100 Ways To Please A Woman” BY TATYANA NEAL Contributing Writer The TSU Collegiate 100 Men put forth their third annual “100 Ways to Please a Woman” Monday, March 30th at 7 p.m. The evening was filled with various entertainment such as poetry presented by TSU students and poets, live musical entertainment, and gift giving. The men were very involved with bringing attention to the way women should be treated. Also, the organization placed emphasis on the issue of women having low standards, and the idea in order to have men treat them as queens, they must first treat themselves as a queens. The men encouraged women to embrace themselves, and to accept nothing but the best.
“You are what you wear, so be mindful of your presentation,” a member of the organization said. “If someone is dressed in an officer’s uniform, you expect them to be a police officer.” The men were authentic in their approach while remaining respectful. There were massages given by professional therapists and some of the Collegiate Men as well, as a treat to their guests. It can be stated that their goal in hosting this event was to teach and exhibit that there are men that know how to treat young women. “If you want to be respected by others, the great thing is to respect yourself. Only by that, only by self-respect will you compel others to respect you,” Fyodor said.
The just of the lesson learned by the guests of the night was to encourage respect and love for oneself. Collegiate 100 worked to successfully portray how gentleman should act, while working hard to present a graceful evening. “A man should be able to hear, and to bear, the worst that could be said of him,” quoted Saul Bellow said. The Collegiate 100 organization works to nurturing competent young men and women to become the next generation of scholars, civic leaders, planners, artists, business leaders and scientists. As members of Collegiate 100, students gain a greater appreciation and value for the mission and goals of 100 Black Men.
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Cover Story
The importance of internships during undergraduate studies BY Kenneth Ware jr. Life&Style Editor
`The competition for good jobs continues to increase as the economy becomes more global. You no longer have to simply be more qualified than the person next to you. You have to be more qualified than countless others all around the world. Going to a college or university is a critical step, but you can greatly enhance your classroom learning by gaining real world experience through college student internships. Summer is just around the corner. While some of you may be looking forward to a couple academic-free months and playing in the sun, others are getting ready for an amazing summer internship. Sophomore student Jonathan Carter is excited about his summer internship at a law office. “I did not plan on staying in Houston, but I did not want to miss out on this opportunity,” Carter said. “I plan to attend law school straight out of undergrad so this will help me make that decision.” College internships allow you to beef up your portfolio and make valuable industry contacts that can be essential to landing the
ideal job upon graduation. Do not wait until your junior or senior year to begin actively searching for intern-
ships. “My first internship was during the second semester of my freshman year,” Elizabeth Hawkins, a senior studying computer science said. “I kept in contact with the manager and was hired a few years later.” In today’s competitive job market, it is what you know and who you know that often makes the difference. College internships are a great way to address both of those issues at the same time. Students with paid or unpaid internships on their résumé have a much better
chance at landing a full-time position upon graduation. “The main focus of an internship is to get as much experience as possible and leave with a job,” graduating senior Marcus Johnson said. Fortune 200 company Altria offered Johnson a full-time position after he completed their competitive summer internship program. Internships allow you the opportunity to test drive a career and accumulate new skills. Do not wait until it is too late.
“The main focus of an internship is to get as much experience as possible and leave with a job.” - senior, Marcus Johnson
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Life & Style National Nutrition Month: Bite Into A Healthy Lifestyle BY ASHANTI HOWARD Contributing Wrtier
National Nutrition Month: “Bite into a Healthy Lifestyle.” As the month of March comes to a close let’s take a recap of a delicious nutritious Month. The Department of Human Resources, the Oddis Turner Dietetics Club, and TSU professor Dr. Judith Anglin partnered to present National Nutrition Month. “For African Americans, food related illnesses are the number two cause of death. This is definitely important, we’re at an HBCU,” Kaysha Jones said. The series of events included sessions giving out healthy meal recipes, the secret behind food labels, and explaining the difference between reducing fat and not flavor. The wellness event also gave students the opportunity to learn how to make low calorie trail mix snack packs, which is great for college students constantly on the move. The groups collectively want to promote positive choices relating to eating patterns, lifestyles and your overall health. “Our goal is to educate the people on campus and help them understand every food group of what they should and should not consume.” Jones stated. Jones is a Dietetic major, memBY GEIGER ber NANDI of the Dietetics club and a My Plate Contributing Writer Ambassador. They welcome and encourage students with an interest in nutrients with open arms to join their organization. Be sure to be involved next year during National Nutrition Month to learn more about flourishing lifestyles. As a predominantly African American institution, it is our duty to make sure we keep our peers healthy. Here are six quick tips to stay healthy on the behalf of The Herald: 1. Find something to laugh about. Laugh-
ter releases endorphins which boost your immune system.
5. Modify the sodium of your favorite meal or dish.
2. Drink 8 to 10 glasses of water a day.
6. Remember, no matter how busy you get eat at least 5 to 6 small meals a day.
3. Avoid oversize plates. 4. Take daily vitamins and minerals.
“Let your Food be your medicines, and your medicines your food.” - Hippocrates
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Life & Style Rapper Jay-Z introduces Tidal Music Streaming Service BY TATYANA NEAL Contributing Writer Shawn Corey Carter better known as Jay-Z has been a part of musical creativity since the early 1990’s. Carter’s entrepreneurial spirit has not only created opportunities for him, but also for fellow and upcoming artists. While his net worth increase above 250 million, Carter is continuing grow and educate himself throw many business ventures. In 2003, Jay-Z teamed with his mother to found The Shawn Carter Foundation, which, as of 2014, has put over a 1000 individuals facing socio-economic hardships with a grade point average of 2.7 or below through college. On August 9, 2006, he met with United Nations Secretary General Kofi Annan at the organization’s headquarters in New York City. The rapper pledged to use his upcoming world tour to raise awareness of and combat global water shortage. Already on the lookout for a way to, in his own words, “become helpful”, he had been made aware of this issue during a visit to Africa by Bono from the rock group U2. The effort took place in partnership with the UN as well as MTV, which produced a documentary entitled Diary of Jay-Z: Water BY TONY MONK Sports Writer
for Life, first airing in November 2006. “I was looking for a cause to attach myself to,” he said in an interview with ABC News. “I knew I was going to some places where there [were] problems and as soon as I came across the problems of water, and [saw] the numbers that were attached to it, I was like -- this is it.” Carter became a household name through his persistence and determination as a businessman and an artist. So when hearing about Tidal, I was not surprised about a website streaming directly from artist to consumer. In past interviews, Carter has mentioned creating an opportunity for music consumers to be more connect with the artists of their choosing. “Jay Z has recognized that there’s an opportunity to bring personality and quality to streaming music services,” said Mark Mulligan, a music industry analyst at MIDiA Research in an interview with the LA Times. Closely affiliated artists and investors such as Rihanna and Beyonce have already featured music and video on Tidal’s webpage, bringing traffic.
According to Forbes, the sixteen artists who signed Tidal’s declaration are all massively successful, and they have the charting history to prove it. Combined, all sixteen have a total of 298 top 40 hits, and 53 number ones. “Every moment throughout history began with a few individuals banding together with a vision, a vision to change the status quo. That vision came to life with a first step. Our first step begins today through the platform, TIDAL,” the artists said collectively in a statement upon Tidal’s release. “Tidal is an artist majority owned company with a mission to re-establish the value of music, the protection of the sustainability of the music industry rooted in creativity and expression.” The website consists of various music artists, and opportunities to discover different genres. To access the website full-time requires a fee ranging from $9.99. It is a great Chrome-based web player, can also be accessed through IOS (Apple) and Android applications.
Sports Rundown
Lady Tigers Softball successfully sweeps rival Prairie View A&M This past weekend the Texas Southern Lady Tigers ended its three game series with the Lady Panthers sweeping them in a doubleheader at Memorial Park. The Lady Tigers offensive attack was lethal in game one as Thomasina Garza would drive in 3 RBI’s, and Briana Parker would manage two of her own. Credit would also go to Samantha Jimenez and Jasmin Fulmore, as they were the key players in the second and final game sealing both victories for TSU. With sole possession of first place in the SWAC Western Division, the Tigers will take on Stephen F. Austin Tuesday at 4 p.m.
TSU Men’s Football reaches midway point of training camp The Tigers are beginning their last few practices before getting set to host their spring football game. Several starting positions are up for grab, with the most notable position being of quarterback. The Tigers have entered camp with several talented prospects, who have all showed potential to be the new signal caller. The Maroon and Grey Spring Football game is set to be held at Alexander Durley Stadium April 11Th, at 1 p.m.
The Lady Tigers took on Incarnate Word this past Tuesday in an exciting double header taking the first match 5-2, though the Cardinals would take the second game 6-1 closing the series. In TSU’s victories the Lady Tigers amassed 10 hits thanks to Jessica Miller, Krystalani Yockman, and Brianna Parker each with two hits during the contest. Madison Stanton earned the win, pitching a complete game, only allowing two hits, and striking all but one out. The second game saw TSU with an early lead but three costly errors and UIW two wild pitches allowed them to take the lead for good leading to the third inning. Lady Tigers Softball team splits double-header It would be TSU’s own Brianna Bryant with UIW Cardinals taking the loss allowing four runs in two innings.
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Politics Attack on Kenyan University fuels war BY LENZI CAUSEY Managing Editor
What has now been labeled as a massa- “If you want to survive, come out!” the when the group seized a traveling bus and specre in Kenya last week has erupted in violence militants said to the students. “If you want to cifically chose 28 non-Muslims forcing them and continued threats on those who inhabit die, stay inside!” to lie on the ground before shooting them. the country of Christian or other non-Muslim However, this is not the first time Al Ten days after that attack, 36 more faiths. Shabaab has committed acts of violence in the non-Muslim mining workers were killed. Several members of Al-Shabaab, an execution of their mission. The Garissa attack has been the worst Al-Qaeda affiliated terror group of Muslim Police reports say that approximately attack by the militant group since the 1998 background bombing of the United and based out States Embassy in Nairobi, of Somalia according to the New York attacked GaTimes. rissa University Unfortunately, the College, killing border between Somalia 148 students and Kenya makes it easier and faculty and for enemies and terrorists leaving over to plan and execute at300 of students tacks, Garissa being only unaccounted 100 miles from that border, for. and there has been a pull “There on Kenya’s government to are many dead get on top of securing its bodies of Chriscitizens. tians inside the As the families of those building. We who have already fallen in are also holding this war mourn, officials many Chrisare working to not only tians alive. heal, but protect. Fighting still goes on inside the college,” Al-Shabaab spokesman, Sheikh Abdiasis Abu Musab said in A survivor of an attack by Islamist gunmen claimed by al-Shabab on a a statement released to Sky News university campus in Garissa, Kenya, is comforted by a colleague after hours after the attack began. arriving in Nairobi on Saturday. “No amount of precaution Photo Courtsey: London Daily Telegraphy or safety measures will be able to guarantee your safety, thwart another attack or prevent another bloodbath from 600 Kenyans alone have been killed by viooccurring in your cities,” the statement read. lence committed by the organization between the years 2012 and 2013, mentioning the It has been reported that the attack broke out at approximately 5:30 am local time, occurrence in the Westgate shopping mall in a quiet hour while students were at the univer- Nairobi in 2013. sity’s mosque for morning prayer. “That’s what I was thinking when I In its end, Five of the gunmen were heard the first burst of gunfire,” Ibrahim Maalim, a guard at the school said. “Westgate.” taken into custody in their attempt to flee to Somalia, and four of whom were killed in the According to Al-Shabaab also carried out large-scale attacks in Mandera last year heat of the attack were identified by police.
Police reports say that approximately 600 Kenyans alone have been killed by violence committed by the organization between the years 2012 and 2013, mentoring the occurence in the Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi in 2013.
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What’s Happening on campus & around town
Monday - 4/6 Young, Black and Female Pajama and Women Empowerment Party 7:13 Tiger Room
Monday - 4/13 Student Appreciation 11:30 a.m. -1:00 p.m. TigerWalk Casino Night 7:00-10:00 p.m. Tiger Room
Tuesday - 4/7
Wednesday - 4/8
Painting With a Twist All About the Benjamin’s Financial 7:13 p.m. Tiger Room Seminar with the Tau Epsilon chapter of Omega Psi Phi 7:11 p.m. Tiger Room
Tuesday - 4/14 Fashion Show 7:00-10:00 p.m. TSU REC center
Thursday - 4/9 Miseducation of Black Greek Letter Organizations 7:13 p.m. Tiger Room
Friday - 4/10 Student Appreciation BBQ and Book Drive 6:13 p.m. The Point
Delta Week Wednesday - 4/15
Fight Night Humpday 8:00-11:00 p.m.
Thursday - 4/16
Tiger Choice Awards 7:00-10:00 p.m. Sawyer Auditorium
Friday - 4/17
Woodstock Festival and Concert
The Weekend 4/11 & 4/12 Community Service TSU Urban Farm 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.
The Weekend 4/18 & 4/19 “What Happens in Vegas Stays in Vegas” Tent Party 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.
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