Seventh Issue of The TSU Herald

Vol 65 | Number 07

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THE TSU herALD | January 30, 2013

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CAMPUS NEWS tSu PArtNerS With M.C. WiLLiAMS for SChoLArShiP ProGrAM

GuN VioLeNCe hits close to home

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LIFE & STYLE page 4

CuffiNG SeASoN: Get A VALeNtiNe iN the fourth QuArter

SPORTS tSu BASKetBALL teAMS Go oN WiNNiNG StreAK

Photo credit: Buck Bedia

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OPINION

To-go boxes

ULTIMATE TIGER:

are a “go” again

JUAN SORTO

BY KENNETH WARE JR.

BY AMEENA RASHEED

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editor’s Letter Welcome back, tigers!

BY AMEENA RASHEED Happy new year and welcome to the spring 2013 semester. I want to take a moment to reach out to all of the students, staff and faculty who have supported The TSU Herald.

Although I am a journalism major and the editor-in-chief of this publication, I am at a loss for the right words to accurately express my graitutde for how you have supported my staff and the Offi ce of Student Publications as a whole. Even though the words “thank you” don’t seem to be enough, on behalf of everyone, thank you for your kind words and encouragement.

Our staff posseses an overwhelming sense of pride for this institution and a work ethic that goes unmatched.

To re-iterate what I wrote in my previous editor’s letter, The TSU Herald newspaper staff works to cover as many facets of student interest as possible. We can’t be everywhere at once, but we do our best to make newsworthy campus events and topics relevant to the general public of TSU. This semester, we have added “Ultimate Tiger” and “Ultimate Athlete” features to highlight our best and brightest students at TSU. If you know a person that has a compelling narrative and is doing great things, stop by room 221 in the Student Center and tell us about that person.

I get some of the best ideas for the newspaper from the student body. Feel free to stop by the offi ce to share your rants, raves and fun ideas.

Yours in service, Ameena Rasheed Editor-in-Chief

EDITORIAL STAFF

EDITOR-IN-CHIEF AMEENA RASHEED Managing Editor MECOLE HAYES Life & Style Editor KENNETH WARE JR. Sports Editor BUCK BEDIA Staff Writer LINDSAY GARY Publications Manager TIYOSHA TURNER Advisors SERBINO SANDIFER-WALKER MICHAEL BERRYHILL

The TSU Herald is published by the students of Texas Southern University.

Opinions expressed are those of the writer and do not necessarily reflect those of the administration. The newspaper is printed biweekly, except during holidays and examination periods.

For additional information, call (713) 313-1976.

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news updates

Campus News

BY KENNETH WARE JR. Life & Style Editor Pledge drive theft at KTSU A former volunteer at KTSU has been jailed for allegedly stealing credit card information from listener pledge sheets and using the information to buy electronics and gift cards, which he would then sell for cash.

Michael Whitfi eld was charged with fraudulent use and possession of identifying information for more than 50 people, a third-degree felony.

Investigators say there are more than 20 confi rmed cases but there could be as many as 300 potential victims.

Texas Southern University, which owns KTSU, released a statement earlier this year carried by the local Fox TV affi liate apologizing for the compromised donor information.

Graduating senior Alexus Moore is disappointed with Whitfi eld who was not a university employee.

“I really hope people will not be discouraged to donate money to KTSU,” Moore said.

School spokeswoman Eva Pickens says KTSU has a “stronger screening process for volunteers.”

Donors whose accounts had been compromised notifi ed campus offi cials, who began an investigation.

“I love KTSU and I know they will get past this and move forward in 2013,” Moore said.

To-go boxes are a “go” again TSU students will soon be able to pack their food up in the cafeteria and eat in the comfort of their dorm, apartment or off-campus home.

Freshman student Tyler Grey is anticipating the upgrade in what he calls the “old-school cafe.”

“Sometimes I just want to kick back and eat at home,” Grey added, “so I will defi nitely be using my to-go box.”

The new reusable plastic to-go boxes will help cut down costs and pollution - a win-win situation.

Food Service Committee Chair Marcus Johnson and co-chair Alex Lomax joined forces with Sodexo to iron out the details of the reuse program.

“Students will be able to bring their box to the cafe and have them sanitized after each use,” Johnson said.

Students who do not reside in campus housing will be able to take advantage of the program.

“They [non-campus housing students] will be able to purchase a to-go box for a small fee,” Johnson said.

The to-go boxes will debut in the upcoming weeks. Bon appétit!

Juan Sorto Photo credit: Dominique Monday

BY AMEENA RASHEED Editor-in-Chief Juan Antonio Sorto, 27, a PhD student studying Urban Planning and the 20122013 Student Regent for Texas Southern University, has dedicated his life to serving others.

He began in 2002 as a student at Douglas MacArthur High School located in east Aldine. As a student, he was required to fulfill a certain number of community service hours for an organization that he was invlolved in.

Not knowing what he was getting himself into, Sorto’s professor gave him a list of different locaions where he could volunteer and randomly chose the Star of Hope, a Christ-centered community dedicated to meeting the needs of homeless men, women and their children, and was pleasantly surprised by his experience.

“I tried volunteering at other organizations, but something about the Star of Hope just clicked,” said Sorto.

Unlike other community organizations, where they are “not truly resolving the issues of the people they are helping,” he says, Juan loves the fact that the Star of Hope also helps people get back on their feet.

“The Star of Hope will understand your situation and you may be down on your luck, but they will help you get better,” he said.

Coming from humble beginnings himself, he dreams of being a community organizer.

“I want to improve lower income communities,” he said. “I want to bring them tools so they can better themselves, such as schools, proper day care facilities, libraries and even churches.”

Little known fact about Juan As a high school student, Juan had aspirations to be a rapper. He went by the name “Tiny” and even trademarked the name “Six Ten Records” to have his own record label.

After he graduated from MacArthur high school in 2003, he dedicated more of his time to school, but since 2006 he has gotten more involved, and began serving breakfast, lunch and dinner there on the weekends.

Outside of community service, he works as a probation officer for Harris County, and when he has time, he enjoys riding his bike.

Juan began his studies at Texas Southern University in the spring of 2010.

During his matriculation, he has held several leadership positions in the Student Government Association, which he calls one of his “proudest moments” at TSU. He has served as the Graduate School senator in 2010-2011 and vice president of internal affairs in 20112012.

While he juggles many responsibilities, his first priority is school.

“My education is number one and that’s what I try to tell other students through my [leadership] position as Student Regent,” he said.

“You have to take care of your education first. You might do a lot of great things, but you don’t ever want to find yourself in a situation where you put so much energy into other things that you forget about your education.”

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Life & Style How to find a date in the fourth quarter: Last minute cuffing season tips

BY MECOLE HAYES

If you are like me, you have been single for the majority of “cuffing season,” the time during which the weather begins to get cooler and people, who during warmer months would rather be single, begin to search for possible mates to keep them company during those long, cold winter nights.

Cuffing season typically starts after Labor Day and traditionally concludes right before everybody heads to South Beach for Memorial Day weekend. We are now in the fourth quarter of cuffing season, otherwise known as Valentine’s Day.

You might find yourself wondering if whether or not you will be lonely on Feb. 14. You also might be a little disappointed to see your friends snuggled next to their Valentine, sharing candy and exchanging teddy bears, while you scuffle off to class trying to remain unnoticed.

Now, if you have not been as active this cuffing season as you may like, and have found yourself going into Febuary alone, here are a few tips.

Make a decision Narrow your search down to two possible candidates. Do your research.

Make sure that they are both single and semi-interested in you as well and prepare to make your move.

Clean yourself up Before you approach someone asking for his or her contact, you have to

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make sure that you are presentable. Do something to your hair, wear nice clothes, clean shoes and most importantly, no bad body odor!

Feverishly flirt Once you have approached your him or her, you have to make them feel special. Touching is not necessary, but do give genuine compliments, smile and laugh at his or her attempts to be funny.

Don’t be eager Since we are in the fourth quarter, you should be mindful of the fact that your candidate(s) might be lonely as well, and although you all are looking for company, being thirsty eager can sometimes come off as desperate and that is never attractive.

Almost there!

Once you and your crush have gotten to know each other better through phone calls, text messages and lunch dates in the café (nothing says “Be Mine” quite like Catfish Fridays), it is now time to put the play into motion.

Plan out a fun, yet intimate date. Invite your crush and cross your fingers that he or she will say yes.

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Get a game plan: Figure out who you want to take out.

Start brainstorming ideas for dates, themes and locations.

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Narrow Down Your Search: Choose at least two possible dates.

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Flirt: Approach your crush. Be charming.

Remember to smile.

Send a “Good Morning” text message.

You don’t want to seem too eager.

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Plan a study date.

Move things forward Have lunch with him with a phone call. or her.

Nothing says “I care” like a phone call.

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Make your Valentine’s Day Proposal

Touchdown!

Good luck!

All of your hard work paid off and now you’re boo’d up!

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Life & Style

Gun violence hits close to home

BY BUCK BEDIA Herald Staff

In the wake of two school shootings in as many months, the debate on gun restrictions has heated up. One thing that both sides of the aisle can agree upon is that there have been way too many innocent lives are being lost to senseless violence. But how can we prevent such tragedies from happening?

According to gunpolicy.org, in 2011, 32,000 people lost their lives due to gunfire, and of the seven mass shootings in 2012, four of which have occurred at schools or universities. Which poses the question, are we safe at school? How can we protect ourselves and should we take matters into our own hands?

RTF senior, Courtney Haywood and L1 TMSL student Rudy Azanlu have similar views on Texas Southern’s vulnerability.

“I feel somewhat safe, but at the same time, the way the campus is set up, anybody can just walk on campus and do whatever they want,” said Haywood.

“I feel it’s safe here, but something like that (Lone Star) could happen anywhere, it would be naïve to think it couldn’t,” said Azanlu.

Some students, like sophomore communications student Amanda Roper, feel the security patrol could be beefed up.

“There is not enough man power to possibly patrol such a huge area here on campus,” said Roper.

The latest campus shooting occurred last week at Lone Star College, in northwest Houston, where two students got into an argument after bumping into each other on campus.

Pre-Pharmacy student, sophomore Marissa Johnson does not like

the idea of students being able to carry weapons.

“What happened over at Lone Star was just stupidity, and honestly mixing guns with young adults is dangerous,” said Johnson.

In 2011, Gov. Rick Perry put up a legislation that would have allowed registered gun owners to carry concealed handguns on campus, but the bill failed in the State House. Just as our state representatives opinions differed, students on campus are also torn on the subject.

““I feel there is no purpose for anyone to bring a gun into school, I think it would add more fuel to the fire if a shooting occurred,” said Roper.

Haywood feels the law, if passed, would raise the threat of another campus shooting. “I would feel less safe if students and staff were able to carry guns, because nowadays a student or teacher could just snap, so who is to say they won’t try to use a weapon if they had it?” expressed Haywood.

Azanlu, is among the ranks of students who would not mind guns being permitted on campus.

“Criminals are going to do what they want to do, they’re criminals, so when you put a law against carrying certain things, only law abiding citizens are going to follow those rules., so I’m for being allowed on campus.”

Yet other students, such as Roper are not in favor of lower gun laws.

“I’m with Joe Biden on this one, he said if your hunting and your gun has 12 rounds and your down to your last bullet, you just missed 11 times and the animal is probably gone already.”

Texas Southern University Excellence in Achievement

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As the weeks go by here at Texas Southern University, our lead photographer Dominique Monday captures all of the moments and current events on campus.

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1, 4-5 : The Gamma Psi chapter of the Alpha Kappa Alpha, Inc. celebrates its 105th Founders’ Day.

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2: Shcorey Green kicks off the Delta’s cenntenial celebration with her sorors.

3: The Delta Gamma chapter of Delta Sigma Theta sets it “owt” in the Student Center to commemorate its centennial.

The sorority turned 100 years old this year. Congratulations, ladies!

6-7: The Nu Alpha chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Inc. is all smiles on its Founders’ Day as they celebrate with cake and punch.

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8: Members of the student body pose with the 2012-2013 Miss Texas Southern University Olivia Turner to celebrate her winning second place in the Verizon Wireless Ultimate Reign competition.

9: Mike Davis, head coach of the men’s basketball team, observes what is happening in the game with his team.

10: Cynthia Cooper, head coach of the women’s basketball team, gives freshman guard Brianna Sidney a pep talk on the sidelines.

11: Gianne Fleming out jumps her defenders from Jackson State for an easy bucket.

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12: TSU’s long distance runners are blazing the track.

13: Distance runner Laura Naranjo dashes to the finish line.

14: Omar Strong puts up some killer defense against his oppenet from Jackson State.

15: Aaron Rogers leaps high at his indoor track meet.

16: Grambling’s defense was no match for our Lady Tigers.

17: Miss Texas Southern University Olivia Turner poses with her $7,000 check from Verizon with Dean Saunders, SGA President Brandon Andrews and representative from Verizon’s Ultimate Reign Competition.

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Life & Style

Excellence in Achievement: Texas Southern Partners With M.C. Williams For Scholarship Program

BY MECOLE HAYES MANAGING EDITOR

Top: Respresentatives from M.C. Williams Middle School and Texas Southern University introduced the M.C. Williams students to the program.

Bottom left: Community and campus representatives pose with the students’ parents. Bottom right: School principal Corey Seymour talks with Eva Pickens and Wanda Adams.

M.C Williams’ Middle School has partnered with Texas Southern University to award their current sixth grade students with full-ride scholarships to the university upon graduating from high school.

The magnet school, located in North Houston offers a specialized curriculum to students interested in the fields of math and science.

“This is the future,” said principal Corey Seymour.

Although the university does not require the students to major in any specific department, the university does offer Nasa C-BER and Maritime Transportation courses that coincide with M.C. Williams’ curriculum.

“Houston is a very diverse city, if you look at the type of jobs that will be available here in Houston, those two programs are very relevant in what’s needed,” Seymour said.

All students participating in the program must attend M.C. Williams, graduate with passing grades or higher in all classes, attend class a minimum of 94 percent of the time, pass state requirements, participate in at least one extracurricular activity and their parents must be involved in a

parent organization.

During a presentation ceremony at the middle school, TSU officials presented the middle school with an official school flag that will hang inside the schools’ gym.

The children also participated in a graduation-style ceremony where they walked across the stage and received TSU t-shirts.

When the students attend high school, TSU will keep track of the grade point averages and SAT/ACT scores of the participants.

“Every student has an equal opportunity to be apart of this program, the thing that we take into account, is if they don’t take care of their end of the bargain, ” said Seymour. “That’s the thing that will remove the kids from the program.”

While the university will not be expecting the current sixth grade students to arrive at the university until 2019, the university has agreed to award scholarships to students for the 2013-2014 academic school year as well, giving the TSU community another generation to look forward to.

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Sports

BY BUCK BEDIA Sports Editor

Meet Kassandra Rivera, not just TSU’s but the SWAC’s fi rst ranked top-ten woman golf player.

I had the luxury to talk to Ms. Rivera who is one tough person to fi nd between practice, school and interviews.

Ms. Rivera is a sophomore biology major and hails from the Rio Grande Valley aside from being force on the golf course.

Here is a glimpse inside the mind of this fi erce competitor on and off the links.

Buck Bedia: Can you tell me at what point did you really start feeling passionate about golf?

Kassandra Rivera: “It really started back in 8th grade when I fi nally beat this that had always been beating and they actually accused me of cheating! So I took that to heart, so I went back and kept practicing for the next tournament and I beat them again. After that I got the golf bug.”

BB: Who’s do you look to as motivation to train?

KR: “My biggest golf idol is Tiger Woods because he is so gifted and he still trains so hard.”

BB: Ok, so with that said, how often are you putting work into your game?

KR: “I’m on the course everyday, but you can putt around the house when your bored, that’s one thing that is great about golf, you can practice almost where with anything. My roommates and I have had chipping and putting competitions in the house a few times.”

BB: Oh, really? Nobody has broken any windows?

KR: (Laughs) “No, we’ve had some close calls but everything is still intact.”

BB: So when you’re on the course and your not just feeling it, how do you reset?

KR: “Well anger doesn’t get you anywhere on the course, so I always try to stay calm, I’ll like to take my time, sing a song in my head and just look around at all the scenery. Golf Courses are some of the prettiest places you will ever be and enjoy where you’re at and not how you’re doing.”

BB: You sing songs? Any songs in particular?

KR: “Nothing in particular, usually some slow love song, but it could be Lil’ Wayne, but no, I don’t have a go-to song.”

BB: What are some of the goals that you have set for yourself here at TSU? KR: “As a student, I’m equally as competitive in school as I am in athletics, last semester I fi nally got a 4.0.”

BB: Whoa! With Biology and Chemistry classes, is that possible?

KR: (Laughs) “It’s defi nitely not easy. But on the sports side, I would love to help our program, and show that you don’t have to go to a big school to get recognized, if your good, your good.”

BB: So what is your lowest round?

KR: “The 66 I shot in the tournament, and honestly I could have done better, but that’s the thing about golf, you can’t play a perfect round, you can always do something better.”

BB: So are you eyeing any big tournaments?

KR: “Well, there is the national championship in May, hopefully I will qualify for that. And there are some US Women’s Amateur tournaments this summer that I want to play.”

BB: Okay, well thank you and everybody here at TSU wishes you luck.

KR: Thanks!

This week in sports Basketball - Written by Buck Bedia

Track - Written by Rodney Bush

The men’s basketball team has been on a roll in the month of January going 7-2 in conference play, including Monday’s win against Alabama St. 97-65. Lawrence Johnson-Danner had 20pts and lead the attack behind the arc dropping 6 out of 9 three-pointers in the contest, Omar Strong lead all scorers with 27 and Ray Penn added 19 points and 8 assists.

Fred Sturdivant has been solid all year and he didn’t disappoint Monday night collecting 14 rebounds and adding 13 points.

Coach Davis had the ream fi ring on all cylinders right now and we look forward to seeing you out at the game against Prairie View on Saturday Feb. 2.

The Lady Tiger Basketball is sitting on top of the SWAC standings after a convincing win Monday night against Alabama State 74-40.

Brianna Sidney led the way for TSU with 14 points and 4 steals along side with Te’era Williams who scored 13 points while handing out 7 assists.

The Lady Tigers went on a 22-3 in the second half to secure their 8th win in the month of January, Coach Cooper-Dyke has her team playing great basketball at the right time.

“It was great to see our team come out and show what they’ve been working so hard on every day in practice,” said TSU head coach Cynthia Cooper-Dyke.

Come see the Lady Tigers battle against Prairie View A&M on Saturday Feb. 2 at 5:30 p.m.

The Lady Tigers competed well in several events highlighted by a seventh place fi nish from Asia Roberts in the 60 Meter Run, a second place fi nish in the Women’s Triple Jump by Terrayln Johnson, a sixth place fi nish by Andrea Brown in the 5000 Meter Run, a eighth place fi nish by Johnson in the Women’s Long Jump, and a ninth place fi nish from Whitney McDonald in the 200 Meter Dash.

Texas Southern will compete at the 62nd Annual Texas Southern Relay will be held on March 15th and 16th.

Texas Southern’s Justin Anderson ranks among the nation’s top sprinters after winning the 60 meter dash in the Leonard Hilton Memorial at the University of Houston indoor track meet on January 21, 2013.

Anderson ran a career high 6.67 to edge out UH’s Leshon Collings by .001 of a second. His fi nish places him 6th in the nation among NCAA Division I athletes. The Jacksonville, Florida native also ranks 22nd in 200 meter dash with a time of 21.35.

Teammate Arte’ Collins is ranked 25th in the 400 meter dash with a time of 47.70 and the Tigers’ 4x400 meter relay team (Jeffry Lacroix, Michael Holmes, Justin Anderson and Arte’ Collins) is ranked 47th (3:15.67).

Other top fi nishers in the Leonard Hilton Memorial Indoor track meet include, Collins who fi nished second in the 400m dash with a time of 48.46. Aaron Rodgers was third in the high jump with a distance of 6-08.75 and he was fourth in the long jump (22-11.00).

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opinion

Pop culture and politics with Lindsay Gary.

DJANGO

UNCHAINED: The “D” is silent, too bad the laughter isn’t

BY LINDSAY GARY Staff Writer

Because good movies are far too often spoiled by the media, critics, and “blabbermouths” (for lack of a better term), I chose to avoid the controversial hype surrounding Quentin Tarantino’s newest release, “Django Unchained,” until after I had actually seen the movie.

For months I literally fast-forwarded through entire commercial breaks, walked away from lively conversations on the movie, and ignored every Yahoo homepage article pop-up—quickly closing down the website with the smallest inclination of Django-related content. Although humorous to some, I took my extreme measures of evasion quite seriously.

My reason for “doing the most?” To prevent the development of any more biases than I already had. So disregarding the overheard rumors of Spike Lee and Oprah’s dissatisfaction, I went to see the movie.In the end “doing the most” paid off.

In fact, unbeknownst to Tarantino, I became Django’s biggest fan. I was moved by the unwavering courage and determination of Jamie Foxx’s character.

I was reminded of the struggles my ancestors endured—in chains, animal masks, and with brands on their bodies—just to give their descendants a decent chance at life. I was pleased with Tarantino’s efforts to retain vivid historical images of the humiliating brutalities of slavery like the hot box, infamous name-calling, whipping, and rape, no matter how disheartening or uncomfortable they made me feel.

I was proud to see the good guy win, just once, even if many others still remained in bondage.

“Django Unchained” resonates not only with the experience of the African American, but with every human— we’ve all had a struggle, no matter how im-

mense or insignifi cant. Seeing a man burdened with a struggle greater than many of us can imagine, and watching him continuously push until the very end, gives us all hope. This fi lm has all the makings of the perfect drama, or “Southern,” the term coined by the director himself. We cry and laugh.

There are a few unsettling endings followed by a fi nal satisfying one. There is tragedy, action, and comedy.

Oh the comedy. The Academy Award-winning writer-director Tarantino is known for his often satirical comedic twists. As an audience member, I appreciated the comedic relief of this deep drama with the added layer of a dark history, initially.

After watching it for a second time in theaters, I began to ask myself if the comedy was too much.

I acknowledge the fact that the negative opinions I opened my ears to after watching the movie the fi rst time is a partial contributor to this but if I acknowledge this, I must also recognize that my opinion is not necessarily of the movie itself but of the responses of those who also saw the movie.

Based on the plot, it seems as though Tarantino intended for this to be a story of redemption—after all Django had endured as a slave, he ended up on top.

I do not believe the comedy was intended to make light of slavery itself but that it was instead used as an ingenious tool to place viewers on the emotional roller coaster of the main characters and perhaps even to make a mockery of the oppressors themselves.

However, some viewers were not as mature as others and failed to understand the seriousness of the fi lm’s content. I found myself giving the evil eye to people in the theater when they continuously laughed throughout the movie.

Sure, laughing at parts that are intended to be funny is normal, but boisterously balling the entire time is not okay, and is quite offensive.

Perhaps Tarantino’s fl air for comedy and exaggeration confused people; maybe they could not draw the distinction between a serious history and a funny interlude.

Or maybe there were so many funny scenes that viewer’s laughter drowned out the tragic scenes that followed.

Did people think hot boxes, Uncle Toms, and human-eating dogs were just a part of Tarantino’s affi nity for exaggeration and comedy? Was this movie actually about slavery or just an action-packed romantic comedy in which a slave was the main character?

These are valid questions to ask. Yet these questions should be directed toward our society.

Why is it that a powerful, historically-based, although fi ctional, movie like “Django” is being taken lightly? What are we not learning in this society that causes us to confuse historical occurrences with exaggeration?

I urge you to view this fi lm and form your own opinion if you already haven’t.

Be sure to avoid the distracting laughter like I avoided the biased hype.

20 Questions 1. Have you gotten your refund check?

2. Who’s still waiting on their W-2(s)?

3. Which organization had the best Founders’ Day celebration?

4. Why is parking so limited?

5. Why were there so many people at the NAACP meeting this week?

6. Are people trying to collect community service hours before those interest meetings start?

7. Is our SGA president really trying to change the school logo?

8. What’s up with all of these secret events?

9. Is your “ticket” ready for the spring 2013 SGA elections?

10. What do the Collegiate 100 organizations actually do?

11. Why do girls think wearing see-through tights to class is appropiate?

12. Will there be a Mr. TSU pageant?

13. Why aren’t school functions better publicized?

14. How many people watched the inauguration?

15. Will we care as much about politics after President Obama’s term is over?

16. Why is TSU such a fashion show?

17. Where is everybody going after the TSU vs. PV game? #TheBlackout or #HTownKlassik?

18. Are the Iotas still going to have a yard show?

19. Why are some classes not offered when needed?

20. Who’s going to win the Super Bowl this weekend, Ravens or 49ers?

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Tweet @TheTSUHerald with your questions using the #TxSU20 hashtag.

DISCLAIMER: This is for entertainment only. The questions are submitted by the student body and are not the views of The TSU Herald or Texas Southern University as a whole. Feel free to bring your questions to room 221 of the Student Center. Questions are printed at the discretion of The TSU Herald.

The Blackout! Make sure that you have your all black on at the TSU vs. Prairie View basketball game this Saturday.

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What’s Happening on campus & around town

Monday - 1/28

Tuesday - 1/29

Wednesday - 1/30

Thursday - 1/31

Campus Organization Workshop Tiger Room 12 p.m.

Women’s Bowling Prairie View Invitational

Tau Beta Sigma and Kappa Kappa Psi week begins.

Tuesday - 2/5

Wednesday - 2/6 SGA Senate meeting Student Center rm. 207 3 p.m.

2/2 Women’s Basketball vs. Prairie View 5:30 P.M. H&PE Arena Men’s Basketball vs. Prairie View 8 P.M. H&PE Arena

SGA Senate meeting Student Center rm. 207 3 p.m.

Monday - 2/4

The Weekend 2/2 & 2/3

Friday - 2/1

Thursday - 2/7

Friday - 2/8

The Weekend 2/9 & 2/10

Campus organization registration packets are due.

Greek Informational Cafe 8 p.m.

Our calendar is reserved for the advertisement of on and off campus events. If you are interested in having your event placed on our calendar, please stop by room 221 of the Student Center or call us at (713) 313-6710.

Graduating Seniors: The last day to file for May 2013 graduation is Feb. 8.