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Freshmen students have started their journey into academics and cam-pus life at Jackson State University.

Days of campaigning, dorm bliss, and posting fl yers in the residence halls are fi nally over and the ballots are in. Mr and Miss Freshman, Ked-ric Hayes and Ruqayya Calmes were voted by their peers to represent ‘the Class of 2017.

Mr. Freshman, Kedric Hayes is a biology major from Grenada, Miss. and chose to represent the class coun-cil as king because he felt it would be a great way to be an ambassador and lend a helping hand.

“As Mr. Freshman, I plan to imple-ment my platform, Project X, which stands for Project eXcellence. It fo-cuses on the life of an average college freshman and the pursuit of excellence in all areas but more so the balance of academics and a social life,” said Hayes.

Miss Freshman, Ruqayya Calmes is a chemistry pre-dentistry major

from Byram, Miss. but is an Arkansas native. As a campus queen, Calmes hopes to become closer to classmates and other Jackson State family.

“Not only did I believe that I would be a great representative for my won-derful class of 2017, but I also believe that it would be a great opportunity to serve my community through this position. I have always been passionate about being a great server in my com-munity,” said Calmes.

Each had specifi c reasons for choosing JSU.

“I love everything about my HBCU!!! From the superior academic opportunities, to the joyful noise of the Boom down the plaza, and the excite-ment and service of the many campus organizations,” said Hayes. “In my opinion Jackson State University is the epitome of an HBCU. With that being said I don’t just attend Jackson State, I love my dear ole college home.”

Calmes said: “I’m going to be honest. Jackson State wasn’t my fi rst choice. However, it has been a positive

Kachelle PratcherStaff Writer

Calmes and Hayes chosen to represent largest incoming freshman class

Miss Freshman Raqayya Calmes and Mr. Freshman Kedric Hayes. Mr. & Miss Freshman Cont. on pg. 5

JSU group to honor victims of 16th Street bombings Taylor BemberyStaff Writer

A group of Jackson State University students and faculty members are bound for Birming-ham, Ala. On Sunday, Sept. 15, 2013 to honor and remember the tragic 16th Street bombing that took place almost 50 years ago. Th e bombing took the lives of four little girls; Addie Mae Col-lins, Cynthia Wesley, Carole Rob-ertson, and Denise McNair.

Th e 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Ala. was bombed on Sunday, Sept. 15, 1963 as an act of racially moti-vated terrorism. Th e explosion at the African-American church, marked a turning point in the 1960s Civil Rights Movement and contributed to support for

passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.

Th is trip is in conjunction with the COFO Center and will include students from the College of Lib-eral Arts at JSU and Tougaloo Col-lege. Rhonda Cooper, a political science professor at JSU, organized the trip because she thought it would be benefi cial for the educa-tional development of students.

“Th e trip was actually my idea, I spoke with Dean Potter in April of last semester and thought it was something that we could do and he said yes. He suggested that I speak with Dr. Chamberlain who was the former director of the COFO Center and she and I met before we broke for the summer. We just col-laborated to bring this trip about,” said Cooper.

Cooper also added that it is most important for students to be exposed to the energy that this

event will have.“We have to ensure and se-

cure our future progress and integrity for all of our par-ticipants, particularly our stu-dents, especially some who are coming from unrepresented areas. We want to expose our students to the political and social culture that currently is being plagued by violence. We know that the violence has plagued all of our societ-ies and communities which has an impact on human and civil rights,” said Cooper.

Students attending will be able to use their experience from the trip to support them in course projects for grade credit.

Sunny Fridge, a mass com-munications professor at JSU,

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PRAXIS WORKSHOP

The College of Education and Human Development is sponsoring the Praxis I and II Workshops. The areas include PPST or Case Academic Skills Praxis I, 0014/5014-Elementa-ry Education, 0041-Langauge Arts, 0061-Math, 0081-Social Studies, 0011-CIA and PLT.

This workshop is free and open to the public. It will be held in room 312 of the Col-lege of Education and Human Development. For informa-tion, contact Dr. Dennis Wil-liams at 601-979-2439 or 601-979-2186.

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The Flash wants to know what you have to say . . . . . “Do you feel the JSU Supercard should be changed to a debit card? Why or Why Not?”

Kedric RiceSeniorComputer EngineeringLittle Rock, Ark.“I think the Supercard should remain as is be-cause it will be too many other uses for as a debit card like clothes, shoes, and cars.”

Ladonavan WilliamsJuniorIndustrial EngineeringCanton, Miss.

“Yes because I would like to go to the ATM and get my money off my card instead of just swiping it everywhere.”

Jackson State University is a thriving and growing school of constant change and prog-ress. For the past two years or so, I have witnessed JSU evolve in order to meet the changing and growing needs of the city of Jackson and the world.

Unfortunately, what has re-mained stagnant after all these years is the JSU Supercard.

For as long as I have been able to receive refunds from my fi nancial aid, I have al-ways been skeptical about the Supercard, until I eventually learned how to adapt to it.

I have always felt that the uses for it are very limited out-side of buying fast food, pay-ing for books, personal groom-ing, and fashion. Even though there are a growing number of vendors who accept the card, it is still being pigeonholed within the same niches.

While it is good that we can use the Supercard for those things and more, it is

not touching all of the other important things that we con-sistently spend our money on as students. I never liked how we could not do more versa-tile things with it such as buy groceries, toiletries, cleaning products and other dormitory or home-based goods. More importantly, you also can not pay bills with it. Electronics and medicine are limited to the bookstore and these prices are often more expensive than other strores.

When all of the gas sta-tions stopped taking the JSU Supercard, it was a harsh blow to many students because a lot of us depended on using it to pay for gas whenever we were low on cash. Since the cam-pus bookstore has been sell-ing the Shell gift cards, it has been helpful, but not as reli-able. Those cards have been in such high demand that they are hard to come by. Not only that, but the gas prices have risen at these Shells.

I strongly believe that there is a need for the JSU Supercard to be reformed because at this point, I believe that it has out-lived its usefulness. Since JSU is a university that is changing to meet the needs of the stu-dents, one of the needs is to make our money more acces-sible to us so that we can use it however we want to.

This could be done by changing the card into prepaid debit card like Alcorn State University’s Gold Card or Hinds Community College’s debit card.

Shelsi SmithSophomoreHealth Care Admin.Canton, Miss.

“Turning the Supercard into a Visa debit card would be a good idea. You could use it at gas stations, to get clothes, and buy your books.”

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If we were to explore the avenue of creating it either through Money Network or in partnership with our spon-sor, BankPlus, then it would be a great benefi t to us all.

We would be able to withdraw money through an ATM whenever we want ed and we would also be able to check our balances and keep track of our accounts a lot easier than with the JSU Supercard.

We also would have a much wider variety of plac-es and stores to use it and it would be a better long term solution to addressing our need for buying gas.

The exceedingly long wait for refunds could be shortened by at least a few days if we were able to have our refunds deposited into our own debit cards with di-rect deposit. Also, students would be able to pay off pre-vious balances much faster.

Whether or not these changes can happen this year, next year, or years later, there is a need for the Super-card to be reformed.

As an institution that is all about progress and ad-vancing with the times, it is time for the JSU Supercard to catch up.

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

Jazmyn WilsonSophomoreBusiness Chicago, Ill.

“I feel that it should be a debit card and not a Su-percard because it’s easier to use a debit card at more places.”

Artavis AnthonySeniorChemistryAtlanta, Ga.The Supercard should change to a debit card be-cause it’s too much of a delay between when we should get our money and school is not cheap.”

Jeremy McNealSeniorAccountingClarksdale, Miss.

“I think the Supercard should be a debit card because cash is king.”

Anetra YearwoodSophomoreGraphic DesignLandover, Md.

“I don’t think it should be a debit card because you will have problems be-cause you opened another account .”

Ashleigh BurdenSophomoreHistorySt. Louis, Mo.Yes and no. I feel that it will make it easier to purchase a lot of things but you still will have to go through financial aid.”

Brianna JonesJuniorPsychologyChicago, Ill.

“I feel like the Supercard should be a debit card be-cause its reloadable and you can use it almost anywhere.”

JSU Supercard is not so ‘SUPER” anymore

Mark BraboyStaff Writer

Steven DinkinsFreshmanBiology/ Pre PharmacyMobile, Ala.“I believe the Supercard should be a debit card so we can have a variety of where we could use the card.”

Shadai HaileyJuniorEnglish EducationDetroit, Mich.“I think it’s an excellent idea because it opens students up to more venues and more opportunities to really pur-chase things that are essential for school.”

Hannah WilliamsJuniorHistoryJackson, Miss.“I feel like the JSU Super-card should be a debit card because other schools have already moved in that di-rection like Hinds and even Alcorn.”

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NewsUPS store opens to provide products and services to JSU students

Where can one find poster tubes, boxes, stamps, and great customer service in the same place? The UPS store is the an-swer. This new addition to Jack-son State University’s campus brings retail and resources to stu-dents, faculty, alumni, and visi-tors. Located on the west side of the Student Center, UPS is open for business, striving to meet the needs of those who stop by.

Marcus Crowley, manager of store #6073 and the JSU mail-room, describes the store as a “one-stop shop.” Students can walk in or call the store for ser-vices such as binding, laminating, purchasing supplies, printing, personalizing, and shipping a cell phone or even a car. The store is able to ship freight and has a wide array of boxes in sizes ranging from 6x6x6 to 24x24x24.

“If you think about it, we probably can ship it for you,” said Crowley.

Some items not allowed for

shipment include explosives, alco-hol, and animals.

The printing component is still in progress. When ready for use, students will be able make com-puter reservations at $1 for the first 15 minutes and 50 cents for every other 30 minutes.

The UPS store differs from the mailroom due to its retail com-ponent. Students will still receive shipped packages and mail from the mailroom and not the UPS store.

The new addition is like any other UPS store; it provides the convenience of products and services without having to leave the campus. Students can use the printing services for class assign-ments, campaign posters, or for promoting a business with busi-ness cards.

With the offered products, customer service is the store’s main priority. The staff partici-pates in customer service training.

“Customer service is going to be truly better,” said Crowley.

Dannzal Bew, a junior crimi-nology and correctional service major from Stone Mountain, Ga.

Candace ChambersStaff Writer

Community service is not just a requirement for some JSU students

Brandi McKinneyStaff WriterMC 301-01

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has used the services offered by the UPS store and would recom-mend a friend.

“I like the customer service that was provided. I like the scen-ery, everything looks brand new,” said Bew.

Triandous Little, a junior busi-ness major from Memphis, Tenn. said, “They were very helpful. They weren’t rushing you. They didn’t have an attitude. They were really caring about what you had to do. This was a good plus for Jackson State.”

Breanne Hendricks, a sopho-more, biology major from Jack-son, Miss. said the store will be beneficial to all students, espe-cially those from out-of-state.

“The store will be beneficial to them [students] if they need to send a package home, especially students who don’t live in Missis-sippi or if a parent needs to send them a package, they can always go to the UPS store.”

The store also serves as a work-study site. Hours of opera-tion are Monday - Friday from 8 a.m.- 6 p. m. UPS store manager Marcus Crowley assists students.

Student cleaning kitchen at Operation Upward community service site.

serving and volunteering.According to the Jackson

State University Community Service Guidelines, the empha-sis of community service is on the people being helped and the service being offered. These services are designed to im-prove the quality of life for com-munity residents, and to solve particular problems related to their needs.

“I don’t look at community service as a requirement. It’s a part of our core values here at Jackson State. We believe in ser-vice as one of our strong suits, something that’s a part of our mission. Community Service is intertwined within the ex-perience of our students,” said Moore. “It’s a requirement, but I don’t look at it as a requirement because our students typically always give back.”

Moore added that the class of 2014 was the first class that was mandated for the commu-nity service requirement. The 120 hours was first instituted as a requirement with the Class of in 2010, but many student vol-unteers go above and beyond the 120 hour requirement.

Volunteers are people who do work of their own free will and without pay. Community Service must be completed

through a 501(c)3 non-profit organization, or federal, state or local government agency.

“We don’t have anything in place right now [to honor stu-dents who exceed the 120 hour requirement], but we hope to get honor cords for students who go beyond the 120. It’s to be de-termined, but that is something I’m planning to work on. The University gets notariety within the community and with differ-ent partnerships we share with agencies. It builds our network and brand,” said Moore.

Moore encourages students to visit the center for more in-formation on the 200 agencies that offer community service hours to Jackson State students like; The Boys & Girls Club, Salvation Army, and Operation Shoe String to name just few.

“Basically, volunteer loca-tions are determined based on national requirements for com-munity service. It has to be a non-profit organization, mean-ing the 501(c)3 or a state or lo-cal government agency. Any of those hours will be accepted,” said Moore.

Moore also stated that stu-dents can earn community ser-vice credit during the summer because in the past, you had to be enrolled in classes during the

time of volunteering“You actually can [earn

community service hours dur-ing the summer] now, it was in-troduced last summer. As long as you have that agency sign the community service form and you bring the time sheet in be-fore the deadline, we can put it on your PAWS account. It has to be a non-profit agency,” said Moore.

Many JSU students welcome the chance to serve and give back to the community.

“I think community ser-vice is necessary because that is why we are put on this earth to provide, service,” said Quen-tin Hendree, a junior marketing major from Memphis, Tenn

Kierra Johnson, a senior bi-ology major from Horn Lake, Miss. agrees.

“Community service is es-sential because it makes the students become more aware of what’s going on in their com-munity,” said Johnson.

Kaisha Allen, a junior biol-ogy major from Carthage, Miss. said, “I have enjoyed serving community service at Lot-tie Thornton Daycare. I have gained skill development, so-cialization skills, and most of all, personal growth.”

Jackson State University students learn upon beginning their matriculation that 120

hours of community service is a requirement for graduation from the University. However, Eltease Moore, Community Ser-vice Coordinator of the Alice V. Harden Center for Service and Civic Engaged Learning, hopes they learn the importance of

Photo by: Eltease Moore

Photos: Candace Chambers

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16th StreetCont. from pg.1

is taking her students to gain exper-tise in their skills while also learning about the importance of the civil rights movement.

“My students are excited. They are taking the lead in gathering in-formation to prepare them for the trip. We are planning to do a mul-timedia story telling project in Bir-mingham. This will give students an opportunity to utilize their skills even though many of them weren’t born during the civil rights move-ment. This is a way for our students

to tell the story,” said FridgeWinston Curry, a senior mass

communications major from Hous-ton, Texas at JSU, plans to travel to Birmingham with the group.

“It’s an honor to be going to his-torical grounds and being able to capture the moment. I hope to learn more about filming documentaries and this trip will give me the chance to do that,” said Curry.

The group will depart from Jack-son, Miss. on Sunday, Sept. 15 at 6:00 a.m. and arrive in Birmingham, Ala. at 10:00 a.m. to participate in the Birmingham chapter of the NAACP Wreath Laying Ceremony in Kelly Ingram Park.

Mr. & Miss FreshmanCont. from pg.1

learning experience for me since I’ve been a part of this institution. It wasn’t my first choice, but it is my best.”

Both Mr. and Miss Freshman hope to gain leadership skills and learn from the other kings and queens to become great role models and better young women and men. They are also involved in the campus and commu-nity.

Calmes and Hayes have partici-pated in all three Freshman Welcome Week community service activities which included cleaning up the Per-kin’s Center, organizing books at Op-

eration Shoestring, and sorting clothes at the Good Samaritan Center.

When asked how they spend their free time Hayes said: “I love all sports but particularly baseball, basketball, and football. I really enjoy the com-munity service events that Jackson State has planned for us already so I’m excited about that. I have a variety of on campus organizations I’m inter-ested in.”

Calmes stated: “Whenever I have leisure, I take time doing things I enjoy such as painting, drawing, dancing, modeling, and spending time with my friends. If my schedule allows me to join other organizations, I will. I’m not sure exactly what I want to join.”

Chef Godfrey T. Morgan has a vision for JSU students.

“My goal is that every single kid on campus can find some-thing that’s here, they want to eat, every single day.”

With new food choices at the Legacy, students, faculty, alumni, and visitors have more variety in satisfying their unique taste buds.

If searching for barbeque, 34 Peyton Place is the perfect place. Hamburgers and polish sau-sages once occupied the station named after the football great, Walter Peyton, but now the pit has taken over.

Barbeque ribs and chicken, cole slaw, baked beans, and corn on the cob are all cooked to satisfaction. For small insight behind the scenes, a spinning oven slowly cooks the ribs and chicken and then a basting pro-cess takes place, before serving.

Tortilla Fresca, previously a deli station, now serves taco sal-

ads and nachos. Meat choices are chicken and beef. Some toppings include Mexican rice, jalapeño peppers, sour cream, salsa, and lettuce.

Mississippi Kitchen serves plate lunches or as some would call a combination of baked chicken and cooked vegetables, a “home cooked meal.”

All of the food is freshly pre-pared daily. The stations, includ-ing the Mexican and barbeque concepts are centered on food choices that, “the younger gen-eration and also the middle gen-eration can gravitate around,” said Morgan.

Chick-Fil-A and Pizza Hut are brands and independent of Morgan, the Mississippi Kitch-en, Peyton Place, and Tortilla Fresca. The stations often offer specials for their customers to save money and ultimately have a more rewarding experience.

JSU students said they are enjoying the food choices and great customer service at Legacy Dining.

Tyrone Journey, a freshman

physical education major from Itta Bena, Miss., said, “It’s very good. They take time and ask us what we want. I like that they don’t rush us or have attitudes. They greet us when we get our food. They always smile.”

Ja’Rontez Hooker, a fresh-man health care administra-tion major from Prentiss, Miss

Candace ChambersStaff Writer

Jackson State students have new food options at Legacy

In celebration of Constitu-tion Day, the Center for Student Engagement and Inclusion in the Division of Student Life at Jackson State University, will host Donna Brazile, CNN politi-cal contributor and Democratic strategist on Sept. 17, 2013 at 6:30 p.m. in the Rose McCoy Auditorium.

Constitution Day is a great opportunity for students to en-gage in a discussion on the Con-stitution of the United States as it relates to freedom of speech, voting rights, and the right to bear arms. The event is free and open to the public.

Dr. Gary Crosby, director of the Center of Student Engage-ment, stated that Brazile is the perfect speaker for this event because she has both expert po-litical experience with the Con-stitution and relation to south-ern politics because her local roots.

Brazile, a New Orleans na-tive, is recognized as the first African-American to lead a presidential campaign, named to Oprah Magazine’s first “O

Power list,” a member of Wash-ington magazine’s “100 Most Powerful Women,” and Essence Magazine’s “Top 50 Women in America.” Her political success dates back to when, at age nine, she helped a City Council candi-date win an election.

Crosby believes that with an increase in local and national controversial issues that revolve around the Constitution, “this the perfect time to discuss this topic. As a race of people, we are still fighting for rights, not just African-Americans, but also Hispanic-Americans and other people of this country,” he stated.

Constitution Day replaces what used to be called “Citizen-ship Day” via a law passed in 2004, which mandates that all publicly funded educational in-stitutions and any school receiv-ing federal funds provide edu-cational programming on the history of the American Consti-tution.

This event kicks of The ROCK THE MIC – Vol. 1 Mo-tivational Speakers Series at Jackson State University, which

features lectures and presenta-tions from a broad spectrum of national and international speakers on critical and contem-porary topics such as education, politics, civic engagement, so-cial awareness, and other topics relevant to the diverse Univer-sity community.

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Brazile to speak at Constitution Day

Donna Brazile

agreed.“My favorite is Chick-Fil-A

because of those chicken strips, oh my gosh. They never have attitudes. They have great cus-tomer service,” said Hooker.

Harriet Smith, a senior Eng-lish Education major from Jack-son, Miss. enjoys eating from Mississippi Kitchen.

She said, “They have the best bread pudding. It’s perfect. They also have great cheddar broccoli rice. I’m enjoying the food right now.”

Fall hours for Mississippi Kitchen, Tortilla Fresca, and 34 Peyton Place are 10:30 a.m. – 2 p.m., Monday – Friday. They are closed Saturday and Sunday.

JSU students enjoying the variety of selections in the Legacy.

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Veterans Association members hand out information on Veterans services.

JSU and Holmes sign agreement to increase college graduates

University Communications

Others on hand include numer-ous faculty from both institutions and Ridgeland Mayor Gene McGee and state Rep. Rita Martinson of Madison.

The memorandum of under-standing will allow HCC students to pursue a bachelor’s degree from JSU in selected fields, including el-ementary education and criminal justice. JSU will provide junior and senior level courses on the campus of HCC, establishing a process for the students to receive a JSU degree without leaving the Ridgeland cam-pus.

“This is an opportunity for two educational institutions to work together to increase baccalaureate attainment. It also creates stronger lines of communication among faculty while building innovative teams to enhance research and cur-ricular ventures,” Meyers said. “This partnership contributes to students’ sense of place by allowing them to continue their education without leaving the community where they began their higher education expe-rience – right here at the Ridgeland campus of Holmes Community College.”

Boyce said the partnership is in

line with the goals of Mississippi to achieve a post-secondary education for a larger percent of its popula-tion.

“We’re bringing a university education and a community college foundation to them. They’re going to be able to reach their dreams,” Boyce said. “We also want to reach out to non-traditional students.”

Jackson State already has an agreement with Hinds Community College that is focused on easing the transition from community college to a four-year university. The JSU-Hinds Community College part-nership is a key part of JSU’s overall community college initiative.

Under the agreement, HCC will provide classroom space and a list of potential graduates and their corresponding degree programs, and both institutions will develop and maintain specific Matricula-tion Agreements (MAs), outlining courses to be taken at HCC and courses to be taken at JSU. The MA guarantees to the HCC student that the prescribed courses may be used toward a specific degree plan at JSU.

“This is unique in that it offers the JSU degree on the community college campus,” Slade said.

Renick said the signing comes at an exciting time for higher edu-cation in Mississippi.

“We’re reaching out to students throughout the state to provide in-creased educational opportunities. The Community College Relations office was developed for this pur-pose,” Renick said.

Jackson State University is a diverse, technologically-advanced, four-year university steeped in his-tory and committed to preparing its students to become global leaders. The university provides a caring, nurturing environment in which to challenge students to improve themselves and serve others.

Holmes Community College, a comprehensive public institution located in central Mississippi, pro-vides innovative educational and cultural opportunities to its constit-uents through campus-based and distance education programs. The college seeks to prepare its students for university transfer, productive employment and lifelong learning by offering an Associate in Arts de-gree, Associate in Applied Science degree, technical certificates and career certificates, as well as work-force training.

Jackson State University signed a major agreement on Sept. 5 with Holmes Community Col-lege (HCC) to create an academic partnership to increase educational opportunities and degree comple-tion for students. This Academic Partnership Agreement formalizes JSU’s commitment to work collab-oratively to meet the educational

needs of the citizens of Mississippi.HCC President Dr. Glenn

Boyce; Dr. Don Burnham, vice president of the Ridgeland campus; JSU President Dr. Carolyn W. Mey-ers, JSU Provost James C. Renick, and Dr. Priscilla Slade, special as-sistant to the JSU provost for com-munity colleges, were among those in attendance.

velop partnership due to a lot of veterans transitioning back from Afghan and Iraq war,” Wynn stat-ed. “They’re starting to attend col-lege campuses and JSU has a large population of combat veterans and to let the veterans know that we’re here to keep our promise and that we’re here to help them readjust back into society.”

Abram remembers where he was on September 11, 2001; he was serving as director of Service Learning in the JSU School of Ed-ucation en route to a meeting with the vice president when he was informed by students of the attack that morning.

He remembered that all flights had been grounded due to the plane hijacking and threat of fur-ther attacks.

Abram’s initial reaction was an overwhelming sense of shock in trying to understand the severity of the situation that the country was facing at this frantic moment in our nation’s history.

Abram said that student vet-erans face many challenges since 9/11.

Students attending school are always anticipating deployment, and the Veteran Center advocates for veteran issues and for those

who are eligible to receive educa-tion benefits.

LeMarcus Johnson, a graduate student majoring in social work from Cleveland, Miss., remembers where he was on 9/11.

He describes it as an event that he’ll never forget, that changed his life.

Johnson, an Army service-connected veteran, said: “I was a

Jackson State University under-graduate computer technology student and had just arrived to my dorm room where my roommate and I saw the planes crashing into the twin towers on the news over and over again. I immediately be-came worried that I would have to deploy because of this act of ter-ror.”

Can you remember where you were and what you were doing on September 11, 2001 at 8:45am? For many it is a day they will never forget.

For many, it’s a day to honor and pay respect to those who lost loved ones and for those who sac-rificed their own life to save an-other life.

It was the day 12 years ago when 19 militants associated with the Islamic extremist group al-Qaeda hijacked four airliners and carried out suicide attacks against targets in the United States.

This act of terror against the United States killed more than 3,000 people including more than 400 police officers and firefight-ers and deployed thousands of our armed forces personnel to the Middle East.

Jackson State University’s Vet-eran Center, in collaboration with the Jackson Vet Center, honored first responders, veterans, police officers and Fire Department per-sonnel who sacrificed their life and served their nation during the September 11 attack.

Yesterday at 10 a.m., in recog-nition of the day, Jackson State University students received infor-mation, brochures and giveaways to honor veterans and family members who were first respond-ers.

Tim Abram, director of the JSU Veterans Center and an army veteran serving as a Captain in the Army Individual Ready Reserve, stated “the Veteran Center cur-rently serves 310 veterans – vet-eran students, active duty military, Reservists, National Guard, and spousal dependents. Jackson State University has provided this cer-emony since 2002.”

The Jackson Vet Center, locat-ed on Lelia Drive, champions the effort to aid veterans in reintegrat-ing back into society through out-reach via education coupled with other advocacy initiatives that can help facilitate the difficult process of readjustment.

Terry Wynn, a readjustment technician in the Vet center mo-bile unit, ventures out into the ru-ral and urban areas where veterans are in need of a variety of services such as counseling, veteran eligi-bility and benefit services, referral and education.

“Our goal today was to de-

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JSU commemorates 12th anniversary of 9/11 tragedy

If you take a walk down the Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walk-way on Jackson State Universi-ty’s campus, you might run into a few girls that have an exotic head full of hair extensions. But many do not know that keeping in the tresses for too long can re-sult in major problems.

More than ever, women are getting hairstyles that many ce-lebrities wear. One of the most popular styles girls are wearing now is called a sew–in.

According to WiseGeek.com, a sew-in weave is a type of hair extensions that is typically done at beauty salons where either real or synthetic human hair is sewn onto small, tightly woven braids against the scalp. Many people believe that these exten-sions look more natural that other types, such as wigs or clip-on hair. In most cases, a sew-in weave will last for at least three months before it must be taken out.

However, wearing a sew-in longer than two months can have some serious affects on health and hair. It can result in hair loss, fungi and mold devel-

Taylor BemberyStaff Writer

Keeping weave styles in for too long can cause problems

Graduate School hosts fun day for incoming graduate students

The Graduate School hosted a Fun Day for graduate students on September 7. Graduate School Fun Day is designed to help incoming graduate students transition and acclimate into the Jackson State University community. Students were able to socialize with peers from other programs, meet student organizations and partici-pate in games and other activities. Photo Left: Graduate students pose for picture at Fun Day event. Photo Right: Graduate students participate in volleyball at event.

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opment on the hair and scalp, and matting.

Some students shared their views on how they feel about the wearing of hair extensions for a long period of time.

Sattia Breckenridge, a fresh-man communicative disorders major from New Orleans, La., said she had a horrible experi-ence when she wore hair exten-sions for too long.

“I had left my sew-in on my head for four months one time. I had a random girl do it and washed it, it had matted. I even-tually had to cut my hair. Now I wouldn’t wear my sew-in longer than two months. I take it out, leave it out for a week, and put it back in,” said Breckenridge.

Jamon Thomas, a freshman mass communications major from Belzoni, Miss., shared his male perspective on what he thinks about the trend of girls wearing hair weave for long pe-riods of time.

“I don’t like weave, I like nat-ural hair. I don’t see the point of paying for something that you are going to take out of your head in a couple weeks,” said Thomas.

Inez Doe, a JSU alumna, virgin hair distributor, licensed cosmetologist and owner of U

Fancii Beauty Bar in Jackson, Miss., shared a professional ap-proach on how to deal with your hair extensions as busy college students.

“A sew-in shouldn’t be left in for more than 2 months, and a quick weave no longer than 2 to 3 weeks. After every hair service I recommend trimming your ends and deep conditioning. If the style exceeds past 2 months, you’re going to run into exces-sive shedding, excessive matting and tangling of your natural hair when you take it down. It can result in horrible split ends and dry brittle hair,” said Doe.

After you take it down:1. Brush the hair and make

sure you get out ALL the excess dead hair and dandruff.

2. Use a wide tooth comb and oil the scalp.

3. Do a deep conditioning before you shampoo, it prohibits your hair from matting.

The college budgets of many college girls often lead to the patronage of unlicensed beauti-cians to save cash.

Doe said that this is one of the worse things a person can do because it can cause major hair breakage.

“The installation is impor-

tant. These girls are letting their friends put in their hair, that is damaging your hair right there. You should always go to a pro-fessional to get a sew-in style done,” said Doe.

She added: “Quick weaves should always have a protective shield base as well as a stocking cap. If you do a sew-in, I recom-mend that you use a wig net base

that keeps from sewing your extensions to your actual hair which is good for minimal hair breakage.”

If you would like to know more about the caring of your natural hair and extensions or would like to purchase new Bra-zilian hair bundles you can con-tact Inez Doe at 601-790-0297.www.ufancii.com.

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Jackson State freshmen adapt to collegiate life

On Aug. 17, 2013 at approxi-mately 8:00 a.m., Jackson State University welcomed a record 1,100 freshmen students into the Tiger Community.

The doors to McAlister/Whi-teside, Stewart Hall, Dixon Hall, and Alexander East were taken over by new faces of anticipation and excitement ready to embark upon the collegiate experience.

JSU President Carolyn W. Meyers released a statement on Wednesday, Sept. 11, express-ing her excitement about JSU’s record enrollment of 9,134 stu-dents, which include the largest ever freshmen class.

“One of our biggest success stories is our freshman class, which this year reached 1,100 students. That’s more than a 25 percent increase over last fall. Within this class is the highest number ever of freshmen who have met the criteria for JSU’s W.E.B. Du Bois Honors College. We are not only getting more students, but we’re getting the best and the brightest,” stated Meyers in the release.

Being away from home and

loved ones can be quite the chal-lenge to an 18 or 19-year-old stu-dent.

Hillary Watkins, an 18-year-old music/vocal performance major from Jackson, Miss. stated that she has had to adjust to life within the residence halls.

“It is quite hard trying to adapt to being around a lot of girls, but it’s all a compromise that has to be made in order to build a level of leadership,” said Watkins.

Malik Nichols, a music major from Jackson, Miss., is adjusting to campus life as a resident of Al-exander East Residence Hall.

“One of my biggest issues is the un-cleanliness of the bath-rooms among the other resi-dents. It’s definitely something I’m not used to, but I think with time things will begin to get bet-ter or at least I hope so,” said Nichols.

Chris Johnston, a computer engineering major from Little Rock, Ark. who also resides in Alexander East said, “The only hard thing about residential liv-ing is having to buy every and anything you need. Things are very expensive, which is hard when being away from home having your parents there at

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hand to buy everything you need.”

Kedric Hayes, Mr. Freshman, a 19 year old biology major from Grenada, Miss., encourages his peers to get involved with cam-pus organizations and campus life.

Freshman student moves in with help of friends and family.

Big Sean

“Get to know your roommate as well as your peers on a deeper and meaningful level, so that long lasting relationships will be built that will develop into life-long networking systems.”

Ruqayya Calmes, Miss Freshman and a chemistry/pre-

dentistry major from Byram, Miss., agrees with Hayes. She also encourages her freshman peers focus on academic success as well.

“Overall stay focused on your academics because your G.P.A is everything,” said Calmes.

ing center stage on the G.O.O.D. Music compilation, “Cruel Sum-mer.”

HOF opens with “Nothing is Stopping You” and Sean quickly tells his listeners how dedica-tion and perseverance can make dreams come to fruition.

He exclaims that “Parents al-

ways tried to keep me home/But I can’t get paid from the crib so I be gone ‘til we on”.

On the album’s third single “Beware” Sean shows his ability to make more conceptual songs as he raps as a scorned past love and says that “I keep my phone on silent ever since you got a ring”.

Midway through the album, the Detroit emcee even displays his comical side with the Nicki Minaj and Juicy J assisted track, “Milf ”.

The Ying Yang Twin inspired-tune features comical bars from Sean mockingly telling kids, “You wake up, I’m back, Eating up all your snacks/ Don’t ask for help with your math, ain’t my fault you cant add.”

Nicki even joins the fun on her verse depicting a ratchet, sex-crazed mother.

Sean easily hold’s his own throughout the album despite nu-merous guess appearances from Hip-Hop veterans such as Nas, Common and Lil’ Wayne among others.

HOF’s R&B collaborators,

Jhene Aiko, Ellie Goulding, James Fauntleroy & Miguel, blend seamlessly with Kanye’s Protege with the last brilliantly shining on one of the true stand out tracks, “Ashley.”

On the compelling single-worthy track Sean and Miguel tells a story of the good and bad times of relationships.

In the end, “Hall of Fame” al-lows Big Sean to show his growth and contains a variety of moods. The only problem is that the al-bum comes across more as a mixtape rather than an album and ironically enough his latest mixtape, “Detroit”, sounded more like an album, as it was seemingly more conceptually and funda-mentally constructed.

“HOF” still suffers some growing pains as a sophomore ef-fort and consequently would earn a Five out of Five as a mixtape, but is only above average as an album.

As Sean says on the Outro, “I still ain’t got it all figured out/ Fact is the only thing I really figured out/ Is that I’ll never have it all figured out.”

Big Sean tries to secure his place in Hip-Hop with the long awaited follow-up to his debut al-bum, “Hall of Fame.”

It was only three years ago

when Sean debuted his critically acclaimed, “Finally Famous 3” and showed the world that he wasn’t “Just ‘Ye’s (Kanye’s) Pro-tege”.

Now the stage is his and Sean greatly displays his maturity, growth and range as an artist as he steps into the spotlight after tak-

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Tigers “Turn Up” the notch at W.C. Gordon ClassicPerrymon WrightStaff Writer

The Jackson State University Tiger’s struggled to slow down Alabama State University’s star running back Isaiah Crowell in the W.C. Gordon Classic held on Sept. 7 at the Mississippi Veter-ans Memorial Stadium.

Inspite of a career-long 83-yard touchdown by Crowell in the first quar-ter of the game, the Tigers went on to defeat ASU in a hard fought victory.

The Tiger offense was shinning as red hot QB Clayton Moore hit senior wide out Zachery Pendleton for a 53 yard touchdown pass in the first quar-ter to give the Tigers the momentum they needed to finish the game strong.

Both Moore and Pendleton played exceptionally well in this game. Moore scored on a 3-yard run in the fourth quarter and Pendleton had two TD catches and finished with a career high 177 yards.

Coach Rick Comegy was very excit-ed about his rising superstar receiver.

“He’s our go-to man,” said Comegy

of Pendletons. “We already have him in that kind of [leadership] position. He knows we need him for big plays, and he stepped up.”

Senior running back Tommy Gooden also scored on a 2-yard red zone run in the first quarter of the game. Other key players who didn’t score but had a major impact on the game were senior running back Rakeem Sims, who had 16 carries for 92 yards; junior wide-out Tobias Singleton, who had 6 catches for 98 yards; and two-time All-American cornerback Qua Cox, who had a major pass deflection when it mattered most in the fourth quarter to prevent a po-tential Alabama State touchdown.

The Tigers took home the win in this match-up 30-23 and improve to 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the SWAC.

The Tigers take their talents to Memphis, Tennessee as they face the Tigers of Tennessee State University in the Southern Heritage Classic, on Sept. 14 at 6 p.m.

This is sure to be a battle of the Big Cats. Photo: Sports Media Relations

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JSU scores on a run by wide-Out Zachary Pendleton in the 1st Quarter.

the community to get the chi ldren and adults out and introduce our players and the sport of tennis. It was a nice day. I look for ward to doing more free play in the future for our players and the community.”

According to Kurt Kamperman, USTA Chief Executive of Commu-nity Tennis, USTA free tennis play events are a great opportunity to

get kids act ive and to encourage them to lead a healthy l i festyle dur-ing National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month.

“In addit ion, these events pro-vide a fantast ic platform to show-case the fun and excitement of youth tennis, and wil l encourage families to get involved in the sport ,” said Kamperman.

Youth receive instruction from JSU tennis player.

Jackson State University Men’s and Women’s Tennis Team hosted Nickelodeon’s 10th Annual World-wide Day of Play on Sept. 7, 2013.

Worldwide Day of Play is a health and wel lness init iat ive to help ad-

dress the growing health problems that exist in today’s youth.

To help f ight obesity, promote wel lness, and get the youth engaged in the sport of tennis, the JSU ten-nis team gave free lessons to youth in the Jackson community.

Scott Pennington, Men’s and Women’s Tennis Coach, said “I was glad we were able to reach out to

JSU Tennis Coach Scott Pennington gives instruction to youth participant.

Dominique McCraneyGraduate Assistant

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Jackson State hosts USTA World Day of Play tennis event

Tigers prepare for the Battle of the Big Cats in MemphisSpecial to The Flash

The Tigers of Jackson State Univer-sity head to Memphis, Tenn. this weekend hoping to defeat the Tennessee State Uni-versity Tigers in the 24th Southern Heri-tage Classic presented by FedEx.

Coming off a 30-23 victory over the Alabama State Hornets in the 2013 W.C. Gorden Classic Saturday, the JSU Tigers hope to leave Liberty Bowl Stadium with a win, after last year’s loss to Tennessee State.

Prior to 2012, JSU boasted a two-game winning in the long-standing match up. TSU has played in every game since the Classic’s inception in 1990, while JSU has played in all but two of the games, includ-ing the last 19.

Last’s year, TSU snapped JSU’s 2 game winning streak with a 38 -12 victory over JSU. TSU holds the series edge 25-20-2.

Both teams lost their season openers; JSU lost to Tulane, 7-34, and TSU lost to

Bethune-Cookman, 9-12. With its win over Alabama State, the JSU Tigers are 1-1 overall and 1-0 in the SWAC. Tennessee State is also 1-1 with its Saturday win over FAMU, 27-7.

Key to a JSU Tiger win on Saturday will likely be the same play-makers from last’s week contest with the Hornets, namely Zachary Pendleton, who scored with two touchdowns; and QB Clayton Moore who led JSU’s passing attack, completing 14-of-36 passes for 281 yards and 67 yards on the ground. Other standouts include Rakeem Sims, who led the Tigers in rushing 92 yards on 16 attempts, and Tommy Gooden with 45 rushing yards on 13 attempts.

On the Defensive side, look to Safety Cameron Loeffler to make something happen. He was named the W.C. Gordon Classic’s Defensive Most Valuable Player. Pendleton received the Offensive MVP honors.

Kickoff for Saturday’s game is for 6 p.m.

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JSU and TSU players square off at last year’s Southern Heritage Classic.

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