flash feb. 28 (13) issue

Mark BraboyStaff Writer

Gospel rapper Lecrae rocks stage during “Higher Learning Tour”

Taylor BemberyVariety Editor

New stadium and other advances announced at spring update

Spring Update, Cont. on pg.6

Students, faculty, staff , and guests fi lled the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium on yesterday, Feb. 27, to hear Jackson State University’s President, Carolyn W. Meyers updates on campus accom-plishments and a major new project.

Key points addressed by Meyers included: JSU’s record spring enroll-ment numbers, the new Madison campus, research, athletics, technol-ogy advancements and staff develop-ment.

Th e main attention-getter was the announcement of a new 50,000 seat domed stadium, proposed to be built on or near campus within the next three years.

Meyers and David Hoard, Vice President of Institutional Advance-ment, said the university is moving

forward with plans for the stadiumStating that since her arrival, she

has learned that athletics is the passion of the whole area, Meyers asked Hoard to share details of the projected $200 million project.

Renderings of the stadium were shown. Th e stadium will accommo-date 50,000 people for football, 22,000 for basketball, 17,000 for concerts and 26,750 for other events.

Th e stadium will be managed by SMG, a stadium management com-pany, and will take 18-24 months to construct. Th e economic impact will benefi t the city of Jackson.

Some students had mixed emo-tions on how they felt about Meyers’ campus updates.

While most welcomed the news of future advancements, one student

Grammy award winning hip-hop artist Lecrae, rocked the Rose E. McCoy Audito-rium stage at Jackson State University on Feb.

27 as he headlined the Higher Learning Tour, presented by the Reformed University Fellow-ship (R.U.F.) campus ministry.

Th e crowd was a mixture between white, black, young, and old but even with all of the di-verse groups represented, they all had one thing

JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers presents accomplishments and plans during her spring update to the campus.

Gospel Rapper Lecrae

in common, their unifi ed love for Jesus Christ.Comedian Bone Hampton was the host

for the evening which also featured up and coming rap artists Propaganda and Dee-1 as the opening acts. Th e concert was full of posi-tive messages and great entertainment as the performers delivered an amazing and illumi-nating spectacle.

Bone Hampton warmed up the crowd with his stand-up genius before introducing the fi rst artist, Propaganda. As fans rushed to the stage, the Los Angeles, Calif. native opened with a song entitled “Dig,” where he spit bars such as “Selfi sh, prideful, come get an eyeful/an ugly stain on a once wonderful resume/ Leisurely strolls down the road of perdition, leaves a man wishing for his old position/I know its so temping but its still so empty and if I ever lose sight come and get me.”

Th roughout the show, all three artists per-formed their uplift ing songs to the roaring sea of people and added inspiring messages about events that have occurred in their lives.

New Orleans, La. native Dee-1 delivered his message to the crowd instructing the au-dience to hold three of their fi ngers in the air. “Th ese three [fi ngers] up, this is what this represents for my generation! Be real, be righ-teous, be relevant!”

Dee-1 could was one of the most memo-rable performers at the concert. His set was full of energy as he dived into the crowd and continued to perform. Lecrae briefl y appeared during this set, performing along-side Dee-1 on a song called “Work”.

When Lecrae and his hype man/rap art-ist Loose Cannon arrived, the eager crowd screamed and fi lled the front of the stage. He gave an energetic and uplift ing per-formance as he performed songs from his Grammy award winning album “Gravity” and his previous mixtape, “Church Clothes.” Th e highly illuminated stage and surround-ing props added to the electric atmosphere as the stage shook and rumbled to the in-tensity of his drummer, DJ, as Lecrae sang a repertoire of songs that included his hits, “Violence,” “Church Clothes,” “APB,” and “Fakin.”

Th roughout his set, he talked about is-sues such as inner city genocide, dealing with haters, rappers with fake images, issues in the church, fi nding true love, his college experiences, and fi nding God at a young age.

“Some people, they’re too young to re-

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“Free at last, free at last, Thank God almighty we are free at last.” Who would have immag-ined that Martin Luther King, Jr.’s statement in his famous “I Have A Dream” speech would not be actually realized for Mississipians until Feb 7, 2013?

This is the date that African-Americans in the State of Missis-sippi became free and equal citi-zens of the State of Mississippi! We have all our rights now, so it is time to celebrate!

There was no error in that last statement. On Feb. 7, 2013, the State of Mississippi fi nally of-fi cially ratifi ed the 13th Amend-ment in the U.S. Constitution, thereby outlawing slavery in the state. Although it was originally ratifi ed in 1995, for some reason (which is still unknown to this day) it never made it to the U.S. Archivist and remained unoffi cial for almost 20 years.

According to an article in the Clarion-Ledger, this error was discovered by Ranjan Batra, an associate professor from the University of Mississippi Medi-cal Center and Mississippi na-tive Ken Sullivan after seeing the award winning fi lm, “Lincoln.”

To me, 148 years after the abolishment of slavery, African-Americans in Mississippi have never been legitimately free. Therefore, black citizens could have been open to all kinds of in-stances of kidnapping, forced ser-vitude, and other similar trauma-tizing incidents that our ancestors experienced if this did not come to light.

It looks absolutely disgraceful that Mississippi, who has a bad reputation anyway, has to be sub-jected to so much negative criti-cism, negative exposure, and bla-tant mockery. Popular radio host,

Charlamagne Tha God of the Breakfast Club recently awarded Mississippi the “Donkey of the Day” honor .

“There is absolutely no rea-son to be black and live in Mis-sissippi. Now I see why “Missis-sippi Burning” is so riveting. The fact that you had to be reminded by the Steven Spielberg movie, “Lincoln” before you had to push the reform into effect? What other movies do you need to watch to know what’s going on in America, Mississippi? Welcome to the 21st century!” said Charlamagne.

Honestly, I fi nd nothing to disagree with him about. Anyone who has been paying attention to the news for the last several years knows that when it comes to state politics and overall management of a state, Mississippi seems to moving backwards.

Let me name a few: Amend-ment 26 which was an anti-abor-tion proposition, the passing of the Voter ID law, HB488 - the racially charged anti-immigration bill, and tragedies like the 2011 modern day lynching of James Anderson by white teenagers.

These incidents further pro-

motes the stereotype of Missis-sippi being the most racist place on earth.

This is what bothers me about this recent ratifi cation. Wasn’t slavery abolished in 1865? Even if this paperwork had been handled in in 1995, it would still be 130 years after the fact. Why did it take so long to become ratifi ed in the fi rst place?

After the amendment was fi nally was ratifi ed in 1995, why was there was no one to follow up and see if it was actually sent to the U.S. Archivist? While one could speculate on the possibili-ties as to why the document was never sent, the State of Missis-sippi should be held responsible for letting this go unoffi cial for so many years.

Thankfully, the State of Mississippi did manage to get the 13th Amendment ratifi ed and made offi cial. It pleases me to know that they realized how big of a mistake they made However, now I wonder what other “I’s” have not been dotted or “T’s” have not been crossed. Could there be any other Con-stitutional Rights or laws that have not been ratifi ed? I thank Mr. Batra and Mr. Sullivan for discovering this error, for if it was not for them, I seriously doubt this would have ever been discovered.

From this point forward, we as Mississippians should be vigilant in knowing what goes on within our government. Who knows what other positive changes we could make from this?

The views expressed in the commentary are those of the writer(s) and in no way represent the views of The Blue & White Flash.

Finally, Mississippians are free at lastMark BraboyStaff Writer

Cartoon: Alan Wells

Commentary

Ayo BeckleySeniorMass CommunicationsOakland, Calif.“I feel like Mississippi is a couple years behind on a couple things and I think it’s about time for the South to get out of this old school mentality.”

Michael GordonFreshmanMass CommunicationsStone Mountain, Ga.“I think the ratification of the 13th Amendment is a positive thing that Missis-sppi is doing.They should get rid of the flag as well.”

Shanekia DavisJuniorBusiness Admin.Jackson, Miss.“I feel that a movie shouldn’t just open their eyes, I feel like through stories from the people, it should have opened their eyes.”

Terica HudsonJuniorCriminal JusticeChicago, Ill.“I feel offended as an Af-rican-American because we weren’t aware of this. We knew that slavery was abolished, but really didn’t know that it wasn’t ap-proved of yet.”

Michael RobinsonFreshmanComputer EngineeringTerry, Miss.“I thought that it was kind of stupid that after 200 years they still hadn’t come around to finalizing it.”

Andrew KellySophomoreCriminal JusticeBolton, Miss. “I think it’s real stupid that we’re late and we’re be-hind the rest of the states in ratifying the 13th Amend-ment. It proves everything that people think about Mississippi.”

Compiled by TaKeisha Hoyle

“How do you feel about Mississippi’s recent ratification of the 13th Amendment?”

Tony CarlvinFreshmanPolitical ScienceCleveland, Miss.“Well, I feel that they should have been done that.”

Tiffany HerronFreshmanMass CommunicationJackson, Miss.“I just think it’s real stupid of Mississippi to be real late on ratifying this. This was supposed to be done way back. It just shows how backwards this state is.”

Timothy Manyfi eldFreshmanJackson, Miss.Civil Engineering“I think slavery should stay abolished. They should just keep it like that.”

Jeremy LouisSeniorBiology Jackson, Miss.“I think that the fact that Mississippi has just now abolished slavery shows how the grip of racism af-fects this state and how ef-fective it is.”

Quillen JohnsonFreshmanElementary EducationVicksburg, Miss“I feel that it’s hard to be-lieve your history teach-ers since they’re just now abolishing slavery. It’s just a shock finding this out.”

Donte WrightFreshmanMusic EducationHouston, Texas

“I think it’s a good thing that it’s being corrected. However, I feel that it’s sad that it’s taken so many years to catch a mistake this big.”

NewsJSU enrollment reaches historic proportions for spring 2013JSU Media Relations

Jackson State University’s spring 2013 enroll-ment is historic.

Mississippi’s urban university enrolled 8,760 students, the highest ever for a spring semester and a nearly 3 percent increase over spring 2012. Last spring, 8,523 students enrolled at JSU.

That figure is also the university’s third-high-est overall enrollment, according to the Office of Institutional Research.

The spring 2013 enrollment also marked the first time in the university’s history that the full-time equivalency spring enrollment surpassed that of the previous fall.

JSU President Carolyn Meyers said the num-bers reflect the university’s growing appeal as an educational environment that cares for its stu-dents as it prepares them for success.

“Students and their families know Jackson State provides a quality education. Our faculty and staff are committed to helping students reach their full potential,” Meyers said.

“The increase is a testament to the hard work of the Enrollment Management Council and its execution of our Enrollment Management Plan. This is extremely gratifying to me and should be extremely gratifying to them. I thank the council for its diligence,” said Meyers.

The Division of Graduate Studies, which was included in the overall enrollment figures, also showed a growth trend, along with the College of Public Service and the College of Education.

The enrollment increase is significant as it comes amid a sluggish state and national econo-my and changes in funding options for students. Congress recently adjusted requirements for the

federal Pell Grant. One of the congressional changes was a lowered maximum family in-come for students to be eligible for the full grant.

Yet, JSU’s enrollment was still up.“This shows the level of confidence people

have in JSU. They know the education they re-ceive here is valuable,” said Nicole Evans, assis-tant provost and enrollment manager for JSU.

Kendrick Goldsby, an 18-year-old freshman from Jackson, said he made up his mind to con-

tinue his higher education at JSU after the fall semester.

“I tell my friends who are still in high school that they should also come to JSU,” Goldsby said. “This campus offers so much.”

JSU to celebrate cultural diversity during International WeekJSU Media Relations

Jackson State University’s Division of International Studies will host its annual In-ternational Week April 8-12 on the univer-sity’s main campus, 1400 John R. Lynch St. in Jackson, Miss. The week promotes global and cultural awareness through educational and entertaining activities. International dignitar-

ies and renowned scholars in the international arena will participate, representing countries including the United Kingdom, South Africa, Australia, China, Brazil, Egypt, Japan, Mexico, Jamaica, Kenya, Germany, and many more.

Activities include:

Opening Day Ceremony, Noon, Monday, April 8, Tiger Park (Across

from the JSU Student Center) A proclamation declaring International Week on the campus of JSU will be read.

International Taste of JSU1– 2 p.m., Monday, April 8, Tiger Park

(Across from the JSU Student Center) Faculty and staff members will prepare international dishes for sampling by the university commu-nity.

International Sports1 – 3 p.m., Wednesday, April 10, John A.

Peoples Building Greenery and Walter Pay-ton Center. International sports will include Cricket and Table Tennis (Ping Pong).

Parade of Flags, 9:15 – 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 10,

Gibbs-Green Plaza. K-12 students from cen-tral Mississippi schools will march from the Lee. E. Williams Athletics & Assembly Center to Gibbs-Green Plaza to the beat of the percus-sion section of the JSU marching band.

International Bazaar9:30 a.m. – 1 p.m., Wednesday, April 10,

Gibbs-Green Plaza. K-12 students from cen-tral Mississippi schools will participate with the entire JSU community. Features include cultural exhibits, international games, door prizes, a fashion show, a talent contest and food.

International Night of Dance7 p.m., Thursday, April 11, Rose E. Mc-

Coy Auditorium. This event will feature dance groups from around the metro area.

International Peace ConferenceApril 9 –12. Faculty, staff and students from JSU and

other institutions will present papers through-out the week related to the theme of “Peace through Understanding.”

International Scholarship and Awards Banquet – 6:00 p.m., Friday, April 12, JSU Student Center Ballroom

The banquet will feature an awards cer-emony for people who have supported the JSU Division of International Studies in a very special way. Scholarships will be awarded to American and international students.

For more information about International Week events, visit www.jsums.edu/intweek or call Patricia Jernigan at 601-979-3796.


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JSU freshman uses new iPad during class.

This weekend, members of JSU Stu-dent Veteran Association participated in a veterans community service project. Their mission was to reach out to veterans in the mid-town area by preparing and serving food at the Community Stewpot. The SVA is a national student organiza-tion that advocate and support military students on college campuses.

Student veterans serve community

Performance during International Night of Dance in 2012.

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Megan MoffettStaff Writer

“And every time you were in church more than me, everyone would say ‘You should be more like your brother’. But when you screwed up, everyone looked at me like, ‘If you were a better example, he wouldn’t be going through this’, and that was my conviction, my time!”

Th is line from the fi rst scene of Act II of the play, “Black Fossil” de-tailed the relationship of two broth-ers as they discuss why the younger brother doesn’t need to go back to prison and how the older brother suff ered from the ridicule of others because of the youngest ones deci-sions.

Directed by Yohance Myles, the play stood as a fl ashback into the development of the African-Amer-ican culture. Myles was able to cap-ture the struggle of Africans all the way to the modern day Black man and woman in the play.

Act I began with the entire cast portrying slaves in African garb and eventually dispersing as if they were running from something. As the scene goes on, the slaves are eventually captured and one main character discusses the journey and the hardships of it.

More scenes follow that central-

own life because he couldn’t take anything any more. As I wept, I talked with one of my friends who expressed the power behind that scene and had tears held back in his eyes as to not let them fall as I did mine.

Act II picks up with a scene called “Generation X” that shows the current lives of African-Ameri-cans in the hip-hop culture. Th e ac-tors acted as if they were striving to be something but made a mockery of it all by showing that they were all either intoxicated or high off of some type of drug.

“Black Fossil” wanted to show that from the capturing and en-slavement of our people, African-Americans have not really gotten out of the slave mentality. African-Americans still seemed to be held down by something.

As the play came to an end, the message seemed to be an appeal for African-Americans to stop trying to be something that they are not in order to progress. Stop being a slave to hatred but an advocate for acceptance.

Th e charismatic nature of the play not only ended up bringing tears to my eyes a couple of times but formed a proud smile on my face as I walked out through a soul train line of actors and actresses thanking us for coming out.

“Black Fossil” depicts compelling struggle of African-Americans ized on the idea of slavery, however the entire fi rst Act didn’t focus on just slavery, it gradually started to progress through the years of the advancement of black people.

One of the more powerful scenes was dubbed “Oreo” and de-tailed an African-American man around the 1920’s or 1930’s in a room by himself with a table and some type of product that could have possibly been a bleaching product. Th e young man is asking the Lord asking why he was made black and not the color that was ac-cepted. He continued with this plea while trying to rip his black skin off and eventually settled for the white cream he placed upon his face.

Act I ends with a young man hanging himself because of all the struggles he has been through over his life. His fi nal straw was having his son taken from him by Child Protective Services (CPS) over an incidental fi re that happened while the dad was at work. Th at scene re-ally tugged at the audiences heart string as the witnessed a young black man trying to do everything he could to make it work for himself and his son but couldn’t take any-more hardships. I felt tears stream-ing down my face as I couldn’t bear to see a black man actually try-ing hard to raise his son and work to make a living for them take his

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Shandolyn LawsonFreshmanElementary EducationChicago, Ill.1) It would be- Trey Songz2)Money Trees- Kendrick Lamar3)Bad- Wale4)Pour it up- Rihanna5)On Top- Trey Songz“My favorite song is “It Would Be” by Trey Songz because its basically telling a story about choosing one person for me.”

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Cast members performing scene from play in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium.

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Did you know…?

Suicide is the SECOND leading cause of death for college aged youth.

Approximately 1,100 college students die by suicide each year.

One in 12 college students has made a suicide plan.

Suicide is a major preventable cause of premature death.

PROGRAM OVERVIEW: The presentation will focus on: ■ the problem of suicide and ways to prevent the tragedy ■ how to become familiar with the warning signs ■ ways to help a friend who may be at risk ■ identifying campus and local resources for referral

You are invited to host a 30-45 minute training for your classes, groups or meetings. Sessions are currently being scheduled between 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Monday – Friday.

To request a presentation please contact:

Melinda G. Todd, MPH, MCHES, CPM, ICPS CPR Program Coordinator

Jackson State University Metro Jackson Community Prevention Coalition

The Latasha Norman Center for Counseling and Disability Services [email protected] or 601-979-1079

ally devote their lives to him. Th ey’re like ‘I can’t give up all this good stuff ,’ but I’m like, I did it! And I don’t regret it! Don’t think [that] just cause you’re young, you’re missing out on fun, man. You’re saving yourself from a lot of heartbreak. And I’d do this again in a heart-beat!”

Another poignant message delivered by Lecrae involved dealing with grief.

“I lost one of the closest people in my life this year and when they died, I was at the fu-neral home thinking, what’s next? See, I’m not scared of death. Most people [are] scared of death because they don’t know what’s on the other side. But I trust a king who already de-feated death. So I don’t worry about it. My life is in the hands of Jesus and I’m not trippin!”

Th e concert closed with the crowd roar-ing for an encore and all of the performers

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hitting the stage for an explosive and high oc-tane group performance.

Jackson State students were extremely im-pressed by the concert.

Imani Nelson, a sophomore biology ma-jor from Detroit, Mich. said, “Th e show was awesome! It was way better than I expected it to be. It was fun.”

Jaleel Exson, a sophomore history edu-cation major from Kosciusko, Miss said, “I think it’s a great thing that Lecrae and his team came down here to show that you don’t always have to rap about guns, violence, and sex all the time to appeal to a college student. I think it’s amazing that he let God use his gift and I thank God that he came and we were blessed to hear that.”

He added, “Get us out our comfort zone. We live in a rough neighborhood, but one thing that’s consistent is God, so I believe if we stay on his path and listen to his word, we’ll be good

wanted other issues addressed.JSU Student Government Association Presi-

dent Brian Wilks said, “I think the update was good to see where we are headed especially in the areas of technology and academics. I’m really ex-cited about the dome and this will increase enroll-ment with the students.”

Arekia Benett, a sophomore physics major from Jackson, Miss., “I’m excited about the chang-es but I just hope I’m around so I will be able to see them,” said Arekia Benett, a sophomore physics major from Jackson, Miss.

Job C. Lang a sophomore biology pre-optom-etry major from Hattiesburg, Miss., was angered by the address.

“I really don’t understand why President Mey-ers’ emphasis was mostly on athletics and technol-ogy. I understand that it is important but there are other things that are important, like campus safety and out of state fees for some students,” said Lang.

Jessica McGhee, a junior biology pre-med major from Memphis, Tenn., had both good and bad reviews about the address.

“I respect President Meyers for letting us know about the achievements of the university but I felt that she could have touched on more that

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students could relate to being that some of us took time out of our own busy schedules to be here,” said McGhee.

Not only will there be a major change in ath-letics but also in staff and faculty development. Meyers said there will be 35 new faculty hired in the future.

With advancement of technology and re-search there will be more smart classrooms added on campus and JSU will also be opening up two additional cardiovascular study centers for re-search in the future as part of the Jackson Heart Study.

“We are always growing, we are always learn-ing. We are an institution of learning that is a learning institution,” said Meyers.

Meyers talked about JSU’s record spring en-rollment of 8,760 students and the opening of another campus in Madison and a downtown Jackson branch.

She also discussed a new initiative with com-munity colleges to increase the number of transfer students who come to JSU.

“Our supporters are helping us to achieve our goals,” said Meyers, who was referring to an increase in the number of donors giving to JSU.

If you missed President Meyers 2013 Spring Update you can see a re-cap of it on www.jsum-snews.com.

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Th e Jackson State women’s bowl-ing team fi nished eighth in the 2013 Holiday Classic held at the Holiday Bowling Lane.

On the fi rst day of the tournament JSU won three of its fi ve matches. Th e Lady Tigers defeated Texas Southern, Alabama State and Valparaiso. JSU fell to Vanderbilt and Alabama A&M to fi nish in sixth place at the end of the day.

On the second day, JSU won two of its fi ve matches. JSU opened the day with losses to Tulane and Sam Houston. JSU bounced back to beat Arkansas Pine Bluff and Arkansas State. Texas Southern beat JSU in the fi nal match of the day to drop JSU to seventh place. Despite falling back in the rankings, the Lady Tigers were able to celebrate a big win over No. 1 ranked Arkansas State (909-885).

On the third and fi nal day of the tournament JSU went 1-2, falling in the opening match to Tulane. JSU rebounded with a win over UAB, but fell to Valparaiso.

Dyanana Scott was the MVP for the Lady Tigers as she fi nished with a 194 average and bowled a high game

fi eld and 11-14 shooting from the free throw line. Christina Lasane followed with 10 points and fi ve rebounds.

JSU led 34-31 at halft ime. JSU outscored UAPB 36-26 in the paint, but the Lady Lions had more bench scoring production (18-9).

JSU returns to action Th ursday, Feb. 28 when the Lady Tigers host the Alabama State Lady Hornets in SWAC action at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center. Tip-off is set for 5:30 p.m.

Lady Tigers fall to Lady Lions, 70-64

Th e Jackson State men’s basketball team outscored the Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions 41-38 in the sec-ond half but it was not enough as the Tigers fell 73-72 in Southwestern Ath-letic Conference action Monday night at the H.O. Clemmons Arena.

With the loss JSU falls to an 8-17, 7-9 record and UAPB improved to 15-14, 14-3 for the season.

Jackson State returns to action Th ursday, Feb. 28 when the Tigers host Alabama State in SWAC action at the Lee E. Williams Athletics and As-sembly Center. Tip-off is set for 7:30 p.m.

of 224. Jekayla Baff ord received an honorable mention. She averaged 184 and had a high game of 224.

Lady Tigers fall to Lady Lions, 70-64

Th e Jackson State women’s basket-ball team lost its second straight game, falling 70-64 to the Arkansas Pine Bluff Lady Lions Monday night at the H.O. Clemmons Arena.

JSU was outscored 39-30 in the second half, aft er leading by three points at halft ime. With the loss JSU falls to a 10-15, 7-9 record. UAPB im-proved to 10-17, 6-11.

Four Lady Tigers scored in double fi gures. Demara Howard scored a team high 14 points and pulled down fi ve rebounds. She went 7-10 from the fi eld and had two assists and two steals. Beatrice Banks and Tiff any Kel-lum each fi nished with 13 points. Kel-lum, who only needs 14 points before joining the JSU 1,000 point club, also pulled down nine rebounds. Ayanna Hardy-Fuller recorded her second straight double-double as she fi nished with 11 points and 10 rebounds.

Lakendra Marsh led UAPB with 22 points on 4-14 shooting from the

Bowling ends eighth at Holiday Collegiate

CommentaryMichael Jordan: Current NBA players still strive to live up to Jordan’s legend

Michael Jordan celebrated his 50th birthday on Feb. 17. Coincident-ly his big 50th fell on the fi nal day of the National Basketball Associations (NBA) All Star Weekend. Michael “Jumpman” Jordan was the topic of conversation all weekend.

Why was Jordan talked about so heavily? I mean, he hasn’t played in the NBA or participated in an NBA All-Star Game since the 2002-2003 season.

Jordan is still the topic of many conversations because throughout his career, he was chosen to play in the All-Star Game 14 times, but only played in 13 of the games due to an injury in his 1985-1986 season.

During his 14 All-Star Game se-lections, two of them came aft er he came out of retirement (2002, 2003). Jordan also boasts three All-Star Game Most Valuable Player awards (1988, 1996, 1998) and is a back-to-back All-Star slam-dunk champion (1987, 1988).

If you still need more reasons why, Jordan recorded the fi rst triple double in NBA All-Star Game history. Today Jordan and LeBron are the only ones to score a triple double in the All-Star

Game.Jordan is the greatest player in NBA history

and he has the statistics to prove it. Of course there are other former legends of the game, but I say that Jordan is the greatest. Many people think that if M.J. in his “prime” played today he would be of equal talent among the NBA’s top players.

Taylor Smith, a junior chemistry major from Mid-West City, Okla. said, “His I.Q. for the game and athletic ability would still allow him to dominate.”

When asked why is Jordan the greatest?, Kamron Robinson, a sophomore biology major from Saint Louis, Mo. said, “ He revolutionized the game and on the court he was willing to do anything to win.”

For example, let’s look at game 5 of the 1997 NBA Finals, also known as “Th e Flu game.” Michael Jordan raked in 38 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assist, 3 steals, and 1 block. He performed in the clutch despite his fatigue, nausea, and heavy sweating. His 4th quarter takeover performance led the Chicago Bulls to a series lead of 3-2. Th e Bulls then went on to win the next game to win the series at 4-2 and become 1997 NBA Cham-pions. Jordan was awarded his 5th Finals MVP award for this performance.

Although Jordan is crowned as the best player in Chicago Bulls history, he had out-standing contributing teammates in Scottie Pip-pin and Dennis Rodman.

Levi Triplett, a Heritage Dining Hall em-ployee remembers watching Jordan play.

“He could get all the rest of the players involved,” said Triplett.

When referring to the best players of today, mainly two names are argued. Th ese two people would be LeBron “King” James and Kobe “Bean” Bryant. Th ese players have their diff erences and similarities. Both are pure scorers and a force to be reckoned with. However, Bryant has more experience, a higher game I.Q., and works better in the clutch.

According to Michael Wilbon, a colum-nist for ESPN.com, “Jordan was a better scor-er than Kobe, by about fi ve points per game, was a better rebounder (6.2 to 5.3), a better passer (5.3 assists to 4.7) and shot a better percentage (49.7 to 45.4). Jordan shot 50 percent or better fi ve straight seasons. Kobe has yet to record his fi rst 50 percent shoot-ing season. Th e one place Kobe is better than MJ is three-point shooting, yet Kobe’s career percentage from beyond the arc is 33.6 to Jor-dan’s 32.7.”

Th ese statistics are true, fi ve time NBA champion Kobe Bryant is the closest thing to equaling Jordan today. If LeBron James keeps playing like he has recently, he has a great chance of taking the Miami Heat back to the fi nals to capture a second consecutive cham-pionship. Also, if LeBron remains healthy and fi t, he has the chance to catch up with Michael Jordan but until then, he and Kobe still have many things to accomplish in order to become the next Michael Jordan.

Ariana SmithStaff Writer

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