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VOLUME 57, ISSUE 9

OCTOBER 20, 2018

University mourns the death of first-year student Kennedy Segars

BY NIKITA DENNIS

Staff Reporter/Writer nikitadennis97@gmail.com

The Alabama State University community is mourning the loss of first-year student Kennedy Segars who was pronounced dead on Oct. 14.

Segars’ automobile was hit by a drunk driver, Reginald Stubbs, 57, while at a stop light near her parents’ home in DeKalb County, Ga. According to WSBTV News in Atlanta, Ga.

Segars was visiting family for her mother’s birthday over the weekend when she stopped at a red light near her parents’ home at the intersection of Klondike Road and Mall Parkway near Stonecrest Mall when Stubbs rear-ended her going more than 70 mph, police told the news station.

During a moment of silence in the Shuttlesworth Dining Hall on Oct. 17, students and friends of Segars shared moments they experienced with her

and what they remember most about her while a student at ASU. “We take two classes together,” said first-year student Sanchez Brooks, a political science major from Birmingham, Ala. “I didn’t know her personally, but she was always smiling. She was a very pretty girl and never had a sad face when you saw her. I was really shook when I saw it on Twitter and she’s been on my mind ever since.”

Segars was an aspiring

attorney who was attending the university on a full scholarship. She graduated from Decatur High School with honors.

“I knew she wanted to be a lawyer and I’m pretty sure if she was still here she would be the right person for the job. She had high energy all the time and it just fit her personality,” said Brittany Woods, a first-year biology major from Houston. “I’m really praying that her family See MOURNS on page 3

Kennedy Segars, described as vivacious, friendly and high energy, lost her life to a drunk driver on Oct. 14 as she traveled back home to DeKalb County, Ga. to celebrate her mother’s birthday.

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President Quinton T. Ross Jr., admnisters the Oath of Office to Arianna E. Thompson, Miss Alabama State University 2018-19 during her official investiture and crowning in the Dunn-Oliver Acadome.

“She’s Official ... She’s Miss ASU”

“Golden Roots to Bright Futures” features campus illuminators through organization and campus queens

BY NIKITA DENNIS

Staff Reporter/Writer nikitadennis97@gmail.com

Students, alumni, friends and community supporters filled the DunnOliver Acadome on Oct. 20 to witness the formal crowning and investiture of Miss Alabama State University 2018-19 Arianna Thompson, a graphic arts major and native of Mobile, Ala. The theme of the coronation, “Illuminated Paths: Golden Roots to Bright Futures” told the story of Africans arriving in the Americas and paving the way for African American progress despite their mistreatment.

The mistress and mas-

ter of ceremonies Tonya Scott Williams and Jonathan Spells opened the coronation by introducing the cultural identity and tracing the plight of African Americans, while highlighting the accomplishments during several intervals.

Several tributes were offered to Thompson through dance, instrument, song, dance, and spoken word.

Dancer Jordan Pope brought Tribune One, “Slavery and Reconstruction” to life with a dance performance titled “Glory” highlighting the servitude, hopes and dreams of African Americans who have become illuminators and contributors to this

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Miss Alabama State University 2018-19 Arianna Thompson is Violinist Bethany Simon and Spoken Word master Jonathan Peterson performed a talent presentation during the coronation. joined by her Attendants and the four Class Queens.

country.

Tribute Two was performed by Lauren Smith and Ke’Yana Robinson, who sang and danced to Whitney Houston’s “I Did Not Know My Own Strength,” a performance

that received a riveting applause.

Tribute Three, performed by Destiny Turner, described the period of turbulence during the civil and voting rights era through a song made

popular by the late Marvin Gaye, “What’s Goin’ On.” Tribute Four was a combination of violin and spoken word as violinist Bethany Simon played “All of the Lights” made famous by Kanye West

while spoken word master Jonathan Peterson told a story of the African American struggle.

The final tribute was a selection from Luther

President of Technology Services Larry Cobb offers information to students about access to theWi-Fi. “Wi-Fi is an ongoing process,” said Cobb. He and others in the Office of Technology Services (OTS) are working on creating viable solutions

to the large-scale Wi-Fi issues. Cobb said “the demand on the network is much greater than it has been in years past.”

“The university is at constant war with the WiFi, especially due to the increased demand on the network.” According to

Cobb, there are more than 4,500 devices all competing on the network, including gaming consoles, phones and laptops.

A large culprit working against the success of the Wi-Fi is the infrastructure of the residence halls, the place where students expe-

rience the most connectivity issues.

“We are competing against solid cinder block walls,” explains Brian Webb, lead engineer in OTS. “These buildings were built decades ago

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OTS responds to student concerns regarding ‘Wi-Fi’

BY CORRYN CARTER Staff Reporter/Writer c.o.rryn.mc@gmail.com

Students are experiencing problems connecting to the Wi-Fi and are becoming more and more irritable as they wait for a lasting solution to this

nagging issue.

Internet connectivity at Alabama State University, a necessity in the world of technology, is unreliable in certain spots, making it very difficult for students to complete their Blackboard assignments.

However, Interim Vice

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EDITORIAL

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Our photo of the week features some of the lovely ladies of the Zeila Evans Early Childhood Center who participated in the recent coronation of Miss ASU. Pictured are Jaleigha Peterson, Chloe Pettis and Kaylee Rudolph as they pose for photos after the coronation.

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Attorney Evan Milligan, who graduated from New York University School of Law, explained to the small group of “would be lawyers” some of the things that they needed to do in order to prepare for law school such as the LSAT, personal statements and LSAC.

Milligan offers advice to future lawyers

BY NEFSA’HYATT BROWN Interim Editor-in-Chief nefsahyatt.brown21@gmail.com

Despite the lack of a pre law major at Alabama State University, a number of students are still interested in attending law school after graduation.

With that in mind, Regina Moorer, Ph.D, presented a “Road to Law School” forum for those students with keynote speaker, Evan Milligan, Esq., a law fellow at the Equal Justice Initiative.

He spoke to the students about his journey through law school and how he currently uses his law degree.

“I think it’s one thing for students to say they want to go to law school, however, they need perspective from people who have been there, and people who are currently there,” Moorer said. “So I think by exposing them to attorneys who practice, whether it is in social

justice, private practice, government or whatever, it gives them exposure to what they can do with their law degree when their done. By talking to current students it gives them an idea of what to expect when they actually get to law school.”

Milligan who graduated from New York University School of Law in 2016, began his legal work as a paralegal for the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI).

During this time, he acted as a community organizer for child care advocacy. However, before he began working with the EJI, he worked at a company named Focal where he went to different counties in the state to work with licensed childcare providers.

Here, he encouraged these business owners to use their voices to go to the legislature to have the state pass funding for subsidized child care.

“States around the

United States sometimes correlated their rison budgets based on failure rates of fourth graders. If you’ve heard of the cradle to prison pipeline that’s a very real thing.

Governments can determine how much money they need to be putting in their correctional budgets based on what they see happening in schools even at the fourth grade level,” said Milligan explaining his experience as a community organizer.

Doing this work, he learned how to translate law and public policy for everyone despite their education level to understand.

During these meetings, Milligan commented on the older black women in the community who were always discouraged about the status of black men in their families. This, in turn, lead him to the EJI where he could connect with young black men in our communities who were on death row or were

serving life without parole in prison.

“It was very informational. He was very candid. You could tell he has a genuine interest in the law and helping black people get involved in the legal profession. It was an open discussion, and I appreciated that he spoke from the heart,” said Tyler Rice, sophomore finance major.

Outside of giving his own personal experiences with the EJI and Focal, Milligan also told stories of his experiences while in law school. Passing around a manual made by two lawyers from the EJI which was given to him as a paralegal introduce him what a legal textbook looked like.

While the audience looked through the manual, he explained how much he learned while reading these law books saying, “it felt like I earned another degree just by getting See OFFERS on page 6

CAMPUS NEWS BRIEFS Cheadle to serve as grand marshall for MCC parade Don Cheadle, star of “Avengers: Infinity War,” will serve as the ambassador of the 2018 McDonalds Magic City Classic on Oct. 27.

As ambassador, Cheadle will greet fans at the McDonald’s Magic City Classic Parade in downtown Birmingham and entertain the crowd during the game at Legion Field.

Cheadle, an actor, film producer, director and writer has starred in numerous

films including: “Devil in a Blue Dress”(1995), “Rosewood” (1997), “Boogie Nights” (1997), “Ocean’s Eleven” (2001).

He was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor for his lead role as Rwandan hotel manager Paul Rusesabagina in the historical genocide drama film “Hotel Rwanda” (2004).

Cheadle extended his global recognition with his role of James Rhode/

War Machine in the Marvel Cinematic Universe starring in “Iron Man 2”(2010), “Iron Man 3” (2013), “Avengers: Age of Ultron” (2015), “Captain America: Civil War” (2016) and “Avengers: Infinity War” (2018).

At halftime, presidents of ASU and Alabama A&M will honor Cheadle as the ambassador.

Past celebrity ambassadors have included Rickey Smiley, Anthony Ander-

son, Bell Biv DeVoe, Ice Cube, Bootsy Collins, Lisa Raye McCoy, LL Cool J, Magic Johnson and, Charles Barkley.

Gucci Mane to Perform during Postgame Concert The game ends, but the party continues. Stick around for the postgame concert featuring superstar rapper (and Bessemer, Ala., native) Gucci Mane.

Admission to the concert is included with the game ticket.

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Vandross, The Impossible Dream, which told the story of dreams that seemed impossible, becoming a reality.

During the coronation there was a presentation of the campus queens, greek queens, class queens, and the presentation of First and Second Attendants to Miss Alabama State University Natasha Marshall and Chanelle Bryant, giving a glimpse of their titles and what they are involved with on the campus.

The BFA dancers performed an opening number titled “Lost In The World” giving people an insight of what the coronation would be about.

Sha’Diamond Mayfield, Miss Alabama State University 2017-18 gave a farewell to the student body.

Thompson was crowned following the oath of office and acceptance presented by President Quinton T. Ross, Jr., Ed.D. Many of the students who attended the coronation enjoyed the program and the message.

“I really enjoyed myself at the coronation the set up was beautiful. Arianna was beautiful and I’m glad I got to witness a great coronation for my first year of college,” said Mobile native and firstyear student Ashely Gris-

som.

“It was everything I expected I really like the theme that she had and the vision she wanted the student body to see during her coronation,” said sophomore John Limane, a native of Nashville, Tenn.

“This was my first time attending a coronation because it’s my first year, so it was really good for me to experience it because I didn’t know what goes on during a coronation,” said Zoe Badgon, a freshman from Huntsville, Ala. “I knew she would be getting crowned but I didn’t know all of the things that happened tonight actually happen.”

“This will be my last coronation that I will get to see because I’m graduating so Arianna and everyone that put this together did an excellent job, because I wanted to see something big before my last year ended,” said Deja Gildersleeve, a senior from Atlanta, Ga. All of the coronations since I’ve been here for three years have been the same, but Arianna’s setup was really nice,” said junior Vida Jones, a native of Memphis, Tenn. “You can tell that the coronation was very well planned out and organized this year.”

Thompson will reign as the until the last day in April. She will then crown another young lady who will continue the tradition.

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finds peace and healing because I could never imagine going through what they’re going through.

Appreciate every moment while on this earth because it can be cut short in a minute.”

“I may sound a bit crazy but I’m actually praying for Kennedy and the drunk driver who killed her because you never know what people are going through, i’m not excusing what he did at all because what he did was wrong but hurt people hurt people and that’s the world we live in,” said Josh Williams, sophomore, chemistry major, Atlanta, Ga. Stubbs survived the crash, but Stubbs faces four charges, including first-degree vehicular homicide, DUI, serious injury by vehicle and following too closely, jail records show. A judge denied him

bond and he is expected to appear in court for an arraignment on charges Oct 19.

Stubbs remains in the DeKalb County Jail without bond, according to jail records.

Alabama State University President Quinton T. Ross sent AJC.com a statement on the incident, which said: “The ASU family extends our deepest condolences and prayers to Kennedy Segars’ family and friends during this difficult time. Ms. Segars was a proud member of the University’s 2018-19 freshman class, the first group of freshman to enroll in ASU since I became president. Her presence will be sorely missed by her classmates, friends and professors.”

Ross also said the university is providing counseling services to students affected by Segars’ death.

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before Wi-Fi and wireless connectivity were even created.”

“Our number one priority, of course, are students using the internet for academic learning,” said both Cobb and Webb.

This goal, however, is often trumped by the “nopriority” setup of the network, which avoids throttling the connection of those using the Wi-Fi for activities like Netflix and Snapchat. Paired with the number of devices all connected to a single access point that emits only one gigabyte of data makes for a difficult time ensuring connectivity for all.

The Office of Technology Services has joined forces with the Student Government Association (SGA), namely 2018-19 SGA President Jaylon Pickett to create a better Wi-Fi experience for all students on campus.

OTS insists they are doing all that they can to rectify the issue, however, they want students to understand that it is not an easy or inexpensive process. The department is constantly upgrading and updating the network to meet the students’ needs.

“We are working on a plan to redesign the infrastructure of the Wi-Fi network to make it more easily accessible for all students,” said both Cobb and Webb.

Members of OTS recently completed a walkthrough of the campus to identify dead spots within each of the resident’s halls and are looking to collaborate with Microsoft, a popular game console developer, to create a better gaming experience for those on campus while simultaneously reducing traffic on the network.

They ask for the patience of the student body as they work diligently to

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Many students believe that the costs of books and supplies in the University Bookstore should be more affordable for students.

Students believe university bookstore prices to be high and unreasonable

BY NIKITA DENNIS

Staff Reporter/Writer nikitadennis97@gmail.com

Students who attend Alabama State University believe that the cost of items located in the University Bookstore are extremely high and are crippling students’ pockets when buying textbooks or other miscellaneous items.

Students gave their views on the cost of bookstore items and why they think the prices should be lower than what they currently are.

“The prices in the bookstore are to high, and that’s why I never shop in there because you’ll be better off going off campus to buy things that you need especially books,” said Kenya Whitfield, a chemistry major from Chattanooga, Tenn. “I always buy my books online because it’s cheaper to do so.”

“If you need anything that’s pertaining to this campus don’t go to the bookstore because every little money you have will be gone,” said junior criminal justice major Joshua Marshall, a native of Birmingham, Ala. “I go in there expecting to spend a dollar and instead, I end up spending $3, it’s literally crazy.”

However, store manager Jessica Glass disagrees with students.

“No, I don’t think they’re too high,” Glass

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The University Bookstore sells ASU paraphernalia at a cost that most students believe is unreasonably too expensive.

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The candy in the University Bookstore is marked up 25 to 30 percent more than cost at any other local store in Montgomery.

said. “I think they’re fair for what we pay. When I was a student, I paid similar prices from the bookstore.”

Despite Glass’ view about the prices, students vehemently disagree.

“I really hope the board of trustees or whoever needs to come together to fix the high prices in the bookstore actually come together and find a solution to this problem because whether they know

it or not, it’s definitely a problem for the students,” said Brandon Lewis, a sophomore computer science major from Montgomery, Ala. “Students come to college and a lot of times all of their money goes to books, especially if they do not have a scholarship.

They may be running low on funds and students just do not have money to buy the expensive things they sell in the bookstore. They

may want to buy a t-shirt but they can’t because it is too expensive,” said Jazmyne Clover, a sophomore and native of Atlanta, Ga. “The prices should definitely come down the students do not have money to buy things in the bookstore, and the tax here is definitely too high, so I think they should definitely do something about that,” said Diamond Brooks, a freshman, early elementary education major. “I never see anyone go into the bookstore unless they are visiting the campus.”

“I have been a student here for three years and I have never been in the bookstore because my sister who was a student here before me told me in advance do not shop in the bookstore because it is too expensive in the things that they sell in there are too high so until President Ross tells me that the prices have gone down I won’t be shopping in there,” said Zoretta Maes, a junior, political science major from Montgomery, Ala. “I really don’t understand why things in there are so expensive,” said Rhonda Williams, a senior from Nashville, Tenn., “and they should definitely consider having student discounts or letting us use our flex dollars for the bookstore.”

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Coronation of Miss Alabama State University

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Mistress of Ceremonies Tonya Scott Williams (left) and Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Spells (right) pose with the newly crowned Miss Alabama State University 2018-19 Arianna Elizabeth Thompson.

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Miss Alabama State University 2018-19 is seated in a chair specifically designed for all future young women who are crowned Miss Alabama State University.

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First Attendant Natasha Marshall, Miss Alabama State University Arianna Thompson and Second Attendant Chanelle Bryant take a moment after the coronation to pose for official photographs.

Miss Sophomore Malisa Ray, Miss Senior Shykenya Jackson, Miss Alabama State University Arianna Thompson, Miss Junior Kleo Torres and Miss Freshman Kendra Angion pose for official photographs.

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President Quinton T. Ross, Jr., Ed.D, performs the traditional waltz with Miss Alabama State University Arianna Thompson during the coronation program.

Sha’Diamond Mayfield, Miss Alabama State University 2017-18 says farewell to the Alabama State University community as she gives up her crown. Mayfield is now a commissioned officer.

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Second Attendant Chanelle Bryant is escorted by Cadet Erikson Lawrence

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Miss Alabama State University 2017-18 Sha’Diamond Mayfield crowns Miss Alabama State University 2018-19 Arianna Thompson during Miss Alabama State University’s Coronation.

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First Attendant Natasha Marshall is escorted by Cadet Vernon Chisolm

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Miss Alabama State University Arianna Thompson is escorted by

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Coronation of Miss Alabama State University

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Trebled Soul, an acapella group from the Department of Music that is led by Professor Tyrone Hayes entertained the audience with a beautiful rendition of “Dream” during the coronation.

Kingston Lewis, the crown bearer for Miss Alabama State University, stood in his official stance as he awaits the university president, Miss Alabama State University and the scepter bearer.

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Earl Jarrett, the scepter bearer for Miss Alabama State University, stole the hearts of the audience as Miss Alabama State University 2018-19 Arianna Elizabeth Thompson greets the Alabama State Univerhe brought out the scepter for the official crowning of Miss Alabama State University. sity community after taking her Oath of Office and being officially crowned.

Mistress of Ceremonies Tonya Scott Williams (left) and Master of Ceremonies Jonathan Spells (right) During the Miss Alabama State University Coronation, Miss Freshman Kendra Angion, a native of Valpose with the newly crowned Miss Alabama State University 2018-19 Arianna Elizabeth Thompson. ley Grande, Ala. is presented to the student body and escorted by Cadet Devante Williams.

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During the Miss Alabama State University Coronation, Miss Sophomore Malisa Ray, a native of Montgomery, Ala. is presented to the student body and escorted by Cadet Kenneth Reynolds.

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During the Miss Alabama State University Coronation, Miss Junior Kleo Torres, a native of Raleigh, North Carolina is presented to the student body and escorted by Cadet Derek Paul.

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Arianna Elizabeth Thompson, Miss Alabama State University 2018-19, delivers her acceptance speech to the ASU community after taking her Oath of Office and being crowned.

During the Miss Alabama State University Coronation, Miss Senior Shykenya Jackson, a native of Greene County, Ala. is presented to the student body and escorted by Cadet Seth Howe.

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Students express excitement about the upcoming Magic City Classic

BY ALEXIS BUTLER

Staff Reporter/Writer alexisbutler57@gmail.com

It’s that time of the year again. Students are beginning to prepare for the largest HBCU football classic in the country. The Magic City Classic!

“It’s necessary for all students to experience Magic City, it’s a tradition and something that they will never forget,” said senior graphic design major and Jacksonville, Fla. native Brandi Carroway, who has attended the Magic City Classic all four years while attending Alabama State University.

The Magic City Classic is the traditional, rivalry game against Alabama Agricultural and Mechanical University and Alabama State University, bringing in over 60,000 attendees each year. And a record crowd of 70,813 in 2017.

The two rivals meet in

Birmingham, Ala. at Legion Field each year. This will be the 77th match up between the two universities.

But, Magic City Classic does not just stop at the football game. It’s a week full of fun and meet and greets. There’s luncheons, a parade, a pep rally and even a concert by a special guest each year.

Sophomore chemistry major Nicholas Anthony, a native of Nashville, Tenn., said, “I wouldn’t dare miss the Magic City Classic. I always attend the parade, game, and post game concert.”

This year, the crowd will be entertained by Bessemer, Ala. native Gucci Mane who will be performing at this year’s post game concert.

“I definitely look forward to seeing Gucci, it’s like a free concert, you can’t beat that,” Anthony added.

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Last year’s Magic City Classic parade featured Miss Alabama State University 2017-18 Sha’Diamond Mayfield and the Class Queens.

“I’ve cheered for State in the past, so it was always fun attending the different events like the luncheons ... This year I’m not going, but I do think it’s necessary for all students to attend the MCC, it’s good to explore and a fun experience,” said senior and former cheerleader Tyler Richardson.

Besides the game and the parade attendees from both schools, there are

numerous tailgates. They camp outside of Legion Field with recreational vehicles, tents, grills, music, and so much more. “That’s what I look forward to for the most part,” said senior, mass communications major from Gary, Ind. who is excited about the tailgates.

Micah Tisdale, a senior mass communications major from Montgomery, Ala., said “Unfortunately I’ve never been to the

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During pre-game, both university bands performed in front of a record number crowd of almost 70,000 fans.

Classic, but I would love to go because I know it’s apart of this school’s tradition and I want to be apart of one of those memorable things, here at ASU.” The MCC also brings the two universities together for a friendly competition. Students, alumni, and all attendees can pledge to stop distracted driving and help win up to $2,000 for their university’s band.

“Honestly, my favorite part is the monetary donations for both school” said senior communications major Victoria Stovall, from Atlanta, Ga. Alabama A&M currently leads the MCC series with 39-34 and 4 ties The 77th McDonald’s Magic City Classic will take place on Oct. 27 at 2:30pm. There will be special appearances by Faith Evans, and 8ball and MJG.

Simmons responds to campus safety questions

BY KENNEDI SMITH

Staff Reporter/Writer kennedismith0@gmail.com

With the recent devastation of Hurricane Michael, some students at Alabama State University wonder if students are taking the proper precautions to deal with natural disasters such as a tornado or hurricane.

Many out-of-state students, tend to worry the most, as most of them, are new to this environment. In other words, is the campus prepared for severe weather?

“First and foremost, the police department remains in contact with the city of Montgomery Emergency Management Weather station as well as the state emergency weather reporting system,” said Capt. Tony Simmons of the Alabama State University Police Department (ASUPD) explaining the procedure for any weather related emergency. “If it is deemed

Capt. Tony Simmons (left), SGA Treasurer Donielle Dixon, Police Chief James Grayboys and SGA Director of Activities Zack Allen discuss the safety of students for a series of upcoming events that will be held on the campus during the month of November.

that the university will be in danger of an emergency we will send out an emergency notification.”

In case of a general emergency, Simmons explains that students must first take shelter where ever they are. Secondly, they must remain in that location and go to the lowest point in that building.

While they are taking shelter he advises that all remember to stay away from any windows and doors.

Depending on the type of emergency the procedure will vary.

For example, if there

is a hurricane on campus, students and faculty will be moved towards the back side of the storm where the winds are less strong. For students oncampus, the Dunn-Oliver Acadome would be the most suitable building on campus to take shelter in as it holds the most people and is a central location for most students. On the other hand, the procedure for off-campus students varies as ASUPD is unable to control their whereabouts since they do not live on campus.

“Obviously they would

have to stay where they are and shelter at that particular location. If they are en route, we will hope to get them in and into a sheltered place. But again, if communication does not open itself, that student will have to take some responsibility to let us know they are on the way,” said Simmons explaining the off-campus procedure.

For students who are unable to reach the campus, ASUPD will assist in assuring their safe arrival to the shelter or safe place closest to them. During the emergency, there will be

an email and phone notification sent out. Despite students being made aware through emergency notification, Simmons strongly advises students to participate in on-campus drills so they know the various procedures.

“Fire drills and things of that nature are your first opportunity to see how the plan works,” Simmons explains. “If you are still in your room when we are doing a fire drill or you think you don’t have to participate, you will be one of the ones who will never know what to do in case of

an actual emergency.”

ASUPD encourages that the residence halls do non-weather related drills on their own for they can do them more frequently.

They are encouraged to have one once or twice a semester.

In the event that ASUPD is not able to help, weather experts will step in to figure out the best emergency plan. The procedures themselves never changes but it can be modified depending on the type of emergency, as to where to go and how quickly to get there.

“During any severe and life-threatening situation, evacuating the campus is the worst case scenario,” Simmons said.

“Time is of the essence in these situations meaning ASUPD, students, and faculty must all work in order to save as many lives as possible. The time is now to start preparing for these critical emergencies that can affect the university family.”

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through this book.”

“I thoroughly enjoyed the forum! Mr. Milligan provided much needed insight into the law school

application process as well as insight into the average day of a law student. I look forward to attending future events.” said Endia Harris a junior, political science major.

Continuing to give advice to the audience, he encouraged students shoot for a 160 on the LSAT and to take practice tests to improve your scores. Remembering his own bouts

with the test, he advised students to not be discouraged by their scores and to take pride in small improvements.

“I was happy to get the opportunity to lis-

ten to the experiences of someone who has already gone through law school. As a pre-law student, sometimes you feel overwhelmed about what law school is going to be

like and how different it’s going to be. Forums like these are comforting,” said Aimee Felices, a junior political science major interested in going to law school.

“We don’t create the news. We just report it.”

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Sen. Cory Booker, the New Jersey senator, made a two-day swing into South Carolina to talk about the upcoming midterm elections. Booker is just one of several potential White House contenders.

Booker feels out South Carolina for 2020 Election COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Cory Booker had hundreds of Democratic activists nodding, applauding and eventually roaring — complete with a sermon-style call-andresponse — as he entertained the Orangeburg County party barbecue to put the exclamation point on his first day in South Carolina as a potential presidential contender.

The New Jersey senator’s two-day swing to the

South’s first primary state is ostensibly about the upcoming midterm elections.

But Booker’s visit — like California Sen. Kamala Harris’s trip to follow on Friday — is heavy with the overtones of a looming Democratic free-for-all as the party looks for a leader to take on President Donald Trump in 2020.

“Excellent job, hit all the points: health care, prejudice, young people killing each other, all of

it,” said Nathaniel McFadden, 59, after Booker’s spent 15 minutes on stage at the Orangeburg County Democratic Party’s annual gala.

Johnny Spells, a 60-year-old local businessman, went higher with his praise. “He reminds me of a young Barack Obama.

And write this down: He’s the next president of the United States.”

There’s a long way to go before Spells can know

whether he’s prescient or just smitten. Booker said himself he won’t decide his next move until after the Nov. 6 midterms.

To be sure, Booker is just one of several potential White House contenders swarming South Carolina. Besides Harris, former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg was in Columbia earlier Thursday. Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who sought the Democratic nomination in

2016, has Saturday stops scheduled. Former Vice President Joe Biden was here last weekend.

But whether Democrats nominate Booker or someone else, South Carolina will be key. It’s the first state, and the only one of the first four to cast primary or caucus ballots, to feature a significant number of black voters. South Carolina went heavily for Obama in 2008 and for Hillary Clinton in 2016,

previewing Southern sweeps that propelled each to the nomination.

“We know how important we have become,” said state Rep. Jerry Govan, a local representative and incoming chairman of the state’s legislative Black Caucus.

Govan said the influence gives South Carolina Democrats the freedom to be choosy. “We’re doing

NEW YORK (AP) — Sears has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, buckling under its massive debt load and staggering losses.

Sears once dominated the American retail landscape. But the big question is whether the shrunken version of itself can be viable or will it be forced to go out of business, closing the final chapter for an iconic name that originated more than a century ago.

Holdings will also close 142 unprofitable stores near the end of the year. Liquidation sales at The former NAACP president also said he would stand up to President Donald Trump, whom he believes should be impeached. these stores are expected to begin shortly. This is in addition to the previously announced closure of 46 unprofitable stores that is expected to be completed

by November 2018.

The company, which BALTIMORE (AP) Jealous said he supports mentally deranged people by a classmate at a high started out as a mail or— Democrat Ben Jeal- significantly expanding who would do the public school in southern Mary- der catalog in the 1880s, ous said Tuesday that if the state’s new “red flag” harm.” land before the 17-year- has been on a slow march he were elected governor law to enable more people Maryland has been old gunman shot and toward extinction as it over a popular Republi- in Maryland to ask courts shaken this year by gun vi- killed himself. In June, lagged far behind its peers can incumbent he would to temporarily restrict olence, a major issue in the a man with a shotgun and has incurred massupport broadening a new firearms for people found governor’s race. Jealous attacked the Capital/Ga- sive losses over the years.

Maryland gun-control to pose a threat. The law is running against popular zette newspaper office The operator of Sears and law to restrict firearms now enables families, law Republican Gov. Larry in Annapolis, killing five Kmart stores joins a growaccess to people found enforcement and medical Hogan, who signed the red employees. Last month, ing list of retailers that to be a risk to themselves professionals to do so. flag measure into law that a woman killed three have filed for bankruptcy or others. The former “We have an interest in was approved by the Dem- people at a Maryland or liquidated in the last NAACP president also protecting peoples’ consti- ocrat-controlled Maryland warehouse before she few years amid a fiercely said he would stand up to tutional rights, including General Assembly. Hogan shot herself. Authorities competitive climate. Some President Donald Trump, the Second Amendment, has had big leads in recent said she had been diag- like Payless ShoeSource whom he believes should Jealous said. But he add- polls and a large campaign nosed with mental illness have had success emergbe impeached. ed, “we have zero interest fundraising edge. in 2016, but had legally ing from reorganization in In an interview with in creating obstacles to In March, a female bankruptcy court but plenThe Associated Press, removing weapons from student was fatally shot See LOOKS on page 8 ty of others haven’t, like

Toys R Us and Bon-Ton Stores Inc. Both retailers were forced to shutter their operations this year soon after a Chapter 11 filing.

“This is a company that in the 1950s stood like a colossus over the American retail landscape,” said Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners, a retail consultancy.

“Hopefully, a smaller new Sears will be healthier.”

Given its sheer size, Sears’ bankruptcy filing will have wide ripple effects on everything from already ailing landlords to its tens of thousands of workers.

Edward S. Lampert has stepped down from his role as CEO of the company, effective immediately. He will remain chairman of the board. The company’s board has created an Office of the CEO, which will be responsible for managing day-to-day operations during this process.

The filing, which is happening ahead of the crucial holiday shopping season, comes after rescue efforts engineered by Lampert have kept it outside of bankruptcy court — until now.

Lampert, the largest shareholder, has been loaning out his own money for years and has put together deals to prop up the company, which in turn

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the senator a favor here,” Govan said, pointing out the nearly 1,000 party activists gathered in Orangeburg.

Booker seemed to know as much Thursday, taking every opportunity to connect his experience with the voters in front of him.

“I was raised in the black church,” he told overwhelmingly black audiences in Orangeburg and at previous stops — one across town at South Carolina State University, another at Columbia’s Allen University. Both are historically black schools.

As he often does, he freely quoted AfricanAmerican luminaries from Martin Luther King Jr. to poet Maya Angelou and writer Langston Hughes.

He recounted being mayor of Newark, New Jersey, “a majority black city,” and noted he’s “the only senator in Washington, D.C., who still lives in a majority black neighborhood.” Booker is one of three black senators.

The other two: Harris, who will appear Friday in South Carolina, and Tim Scott of South Carolina.

Booker, 49, also leaned heavily on his lineage, mentioning grandparents from Louisiana and Alabama. At the barbecue, he recalled his father humorously. The man wasn’t just poor as a child, Booker explained.

He was “po’ — p.o. … couldn’t afford the other two letters.” Another Booker household mantra: “Boy, don’t walk around here like you hit a triple. You were born on third base.”

Margaret Frazier, sat in the front row, steps from the flatbed where Booker held court.

“That’s just what we need to take out the president,” she said afterward, ar-

guing that Booker can mix aggressiveness with charm.

Speaking earlier to students, Booker detailed how his father became the first man in his family to break from generations of poverty that stretched back to slavery. He wove that story into a litany of national blights, from the wealth gap between whites and black and escalating college costs for everyone to mass incarcerations and the infant mortality rate.

“If America hasn’t broken your heart, you don’t love her enough,” he said in Columbia, painting a dire-yet-hopeful image of a country still trying to reach its potential.

He didn’t necessarily place blame where his partisan audience might expect. “Republicans didn’t do this to us; we did it to ourselves,” by not voting in strong enough numbers.

Randall Washington, a 20-year-old student in Orangeburg who asked Booker about barriers facing young black children, stopped short of saying he’d back Booker for president but said he was struck by Booker’s outlook: “It’s important to me to have someone who understands our experience, and he’s lived it.”

Not every Democrat who heard Booker on Thursday is ready to jump on board.

Govan, who initially backed Biden in 2008 before he joined Obama’s ticket, said Booker’s ability to fire up the base is obvious.

“But I’m not sure we can base this party in the Northeast and on the West Coast and win,” he said. “We’ve got to win in places like the South, and that takes more than black and brown and liberal.”

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As of May, it had fewer than 900 stores, down from about 1,000 at the end of last year. The number of stores peaked in 2012 at 4,000, including its Sears Canada division that was later spun off.

In a March 2017 government filing, Sears said there was “substantial doubt” it would be able to keep its doors open — but insisted its turnaround efforts would mitigate that risk.

But its losses continued into this year. In the fiscal second quarter ended Aug. 4, net losses in the quarter swelled to $508 million, or $4.68 per share, compared with a loss of $250 million, or $2.33 cents per share in the same quarter a year ago.

Such financial woes contrast with the promise that Lampert made when he combined Sears and Kmart in 2005, two years after he helped bring Kmart out of bankruptcy.

Back then, it operated 2,200 stores in total.

Lampert pledged to return Sears to greatness by leveraging its best-known brands and its vast holdings of land, and more recently planned to entice customers with a loyalty program. But it struggled to get more people through the doors or to shop online.

Jennifer Roberts, 36 of

Dayton, Ohio, had been a long-time fan of Sears and has fond memories of shopping there for clothes as a child. But in recent years, she’s been disappointed by the lack of customer service and outdated stores.

“My mom had always bought her appliances from Sears. That’s where my dad got his tools,” she said. “But they don’t care about their customers anymore.”

She said a refrigerator her mother bought at Sears broke after two years and it still hasn’t been fixed for almost a month with no help from the retailer.

“If they don’t value a customer, then they don’t need my money,” said Roberts, who voiced her complaints on Sears’ Facebook page.

Sales at the company’s established locations tumbled nearly 4 percent during its fiscal second quarter. Still, that was an improvement from the same period a year ago when it fell 11.5 percent.

Total revenue dropped 30 percent in the most recent quarter, hurt by continued store closings.

The bleak figures are an outlier to chains like Walmart, Target, Best Buy and Macy’s, which have been enjoying stronger sales as they benefit from a robust economy and efforts to make the shopping experience more inviting by investing heavily on

remodeling and de-cluttering their stores.

For decades, Sears was king of the American shopping landscape. Sears, Roebuck and Co.’s iconic catalog featured items from bicycles to sewing machines to houses, and could generate excitement throughout a household when it arrived. The company began opening retail locations in 1925 and expanded swiftly in suburban malls from the 1950s to 1970s. But the onset of discounters like Walmart created challenges for Sears that have only grown. Sears faced even more competition from online sellers and appliance retailers like Lowe’s and Home Depot. Its stores became an albatross.

Store shelves have been left bare as many vendors have demanded more stringent payment terms, says Mark Cohen, a professor of retailing at Columbia University and a former Sears executive.

Meanwhile, Sears workers are nervous about what kind of severance they’ll receive if their store closes.

John Germann, 46, works full-time and makes $14 per hour as the lead worker unloading merchandise from trucks at the Chicago Ridge, Illinois store, which has been drastically reducing its staff since he started nine years ago. Germann now has only 11 people on

his team, compared with about 30 a few years ago.

“We’re doing the job of two to three people. It’s not safe,” he said. “We’re lifting treadmills and refrigerators.”

Real estate experts believe that Sears’ move to further shutter stores as part of its restructuring would be a mixed blessing for landlords. For the healthy malls, landlords would welcome a Sears departure, allowing them to cut up the space and fill it with several smaller successful stores that combined would bring in higher revenue.

But for the struggling malls, Cohen says it will be a “death knell” since it will be harder for them to bring in new tenants. Many of these malls already have had difficulty filling in the void from J.C. Penney and Macy’s closures.

Saunders of GlobalData Retail spared no criticism of Sears in his analyst note, listing failing after failing of the company.

“The problem in Sears case is that it is a poor retailer,” he wrote. “Put bluntly, it has failed on every facet of retailing from assortment to service to merchandise to basic shop keeping standards.

Under benign conditions, this would be problematic enough but in today’s hyper-competitive retail environment it is a recipe for failure on a grand scale.”

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purchased the handgun she used.

Maryland lawmakers already are talking about expanding the red flag law, which took effect Oct 1.

Jealous, who highlights his “F” grade from the National Rifle Association, said he would support significantly expanding the law.

“It could be the postman who’s delivering the weapons who’s noticing that the person is paranoid,” Jealous said. “It could be the neighbor.

It could be the target of stalking and threats.”

Meanwhile, Jealous and other Maryland Democrats have argued that Hogan should be speaking out more against the president, who won only 34 percent of the vote in Maryland. Hogan, however, has put a lot of distance between himself and Trump, who is unpopular in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-1. Hogan said he didn’t even vote for Trump, instead casting his ballot for his father, a former Maryland

congressman.

Jealous underscored his opposition to Trump on Tuesday, saying if Democrats take control of the U.S. House, he believes they should impeach the president. Jealous cited allegations of obstruction of justice relating to his firing of former FBI Director James Comey, as grounds to move ahead with impeachment. He also cited allegations that Trump has violated a provision of the U.S. Constitution banning the acceptance of gifts from foreign and domestic interests.

“Trump should be impeached,” Jealous said.

Jealous also said he would stand up to the president and counter his policies, if elected. Jealous cited work he did to advance legislation and later a Maryland ballot question that was approved in 2012 to allow immigrants in the country illegally to pay in-state tuition at public colleges, if they meet certain qualification.

“If you want to send a clear message to Donald Trump, send a civil rights leader to be your next governor,” Jealous said.

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One of the most important things about Rev. Jesse Jackson is the way that he empowered others. Jackson changed the way that African American people saw ourselves politically. Before him, we thought we could not make a difference. Because of him, we know that we can. Before him, we did not believe, in his words, that “the hands that picked peaches could pick Presidents”.

Free Speech Is Imperative! Period!

BYJULIANNE MALVEAUX Guest Columnist

“Should students and professors prohibit themselves from discussing the brutal and violent history of American slavery if their course is disproportionately made up of African American students? The inhumane and horrific atrocities committed during the Holocaust if the class is composed of predominately Jewish students? The violent, sexist and misogynist treatment of AmericanWomen in a class where female students are in the majority?”

Over the past several years, members of academia and the public at large have been introduced and become aware of the one of latest issues to roil many college campuses – trigger warnings.

Gender oriented blogs, influential cultural critics; politicians from all ends of the political spectrum as well as many private citizens have weighed in on the issue. Anyone who has followed the abundant level of commentary that has ensued knows that the discussion has been anything but calm. Intense, emotional, spirited, and in many cases polarizing discourse has dominated the debate.

Supporters believe that implementing such a policy will serve as a sort of psychological refuge or “safe space” for those students who are inclined to be less emotionally resilient as their more psychologically formidable peers. Detractors see such a movement as a poten-

tial dismantling of free speech that could result in the severe curtailment or eventual eradication of academic freedom.

While neither concern is likely to reach full fruition, I would argue that critics and skeptics have more validity. To be sure, the debate has cooled somewhat recently, the cold, hard truth is that we are entering dangerous and precarious territory when we start allowing college campuses and classrooms to become dictated by emotions and feelings. Students are a diverse and pluralistic group. In any given course ranging from small seminars to mid-size classes to large lecture halls, there

How would one describe the white man’s status in America?

I’m sure there are many words, however to keep it simple I’ll define their place in America as the opposite of me.

As a black woman, I experience a disenfranchisement as no other being a double minority, and for white men they experience the polar opposite. They are a double majority.

Unless you have been living under a rock, the legacy of white supremancy and sexisim in this country should not escape you.

After being given a lifetime head start on every other minority, the status of white men is nothing short of amazing.

In the justice system, their privilege reigns supreme which we can see in every case involving

an unarmed black man or woman and a police officer. The family of the victim is given a “we did the best we could to get you justice” and the police officer gets a paid vacation for a few weeks.

Economically, white men are spoon fed by the system giving them superiority. Jobs come to them easier and once they are in the jobs, they’re moving up the corporate ladder is a breeze, and their only exposure to discrimination is the instances they create.

Yet, despite being the most well franchised group in this country white men continue to rely on their most comfortable role, victimhood. The victimization complex of white men is an ancestral trait ingrained into their “culture.”

Used best by President Donald J. Trump in the way he deals with the

are likely to be a number of young people who have face some form of trauma, discomfort or injustice in their lives whether it be racism, sexism, violence, poverty, a broken, dysfunctional home, depression or a number of other physical, social, emotional, economic and similar indignities.

For example, should students and professors prohibit themselves from discussing the brutal and violent history of American slavery if their course is disproportionately made up of African American students? The inhumane and horrific atrocities committed during the Holocaust if the class is composed of predominately

Jewish students? The violent, sexist and misogynist treatment of American Women in a class where female students are in the majority? Are you selective in what you discuss?

Do you censor what you discuss?

Attempting to psychologically navigate an entire group of young adults would be a futile exercise in unqualified altruism that could encroach upon all students’ opportunity to receive an intellectually vibrant experience where uncensored discussion and spirited (hopefully respectful) debate dominated the discourse. Employing trigger warnings in the classroom would more than likely throw a monkey

wrench or at the very minimum, diminish the level of intellectual inquiry and curiosity that students could or would gain from such a stifled atmosphere devoid of impassioned ideas.

To an early middle aged Generation X academic like myself, it does seem that a funny thing has indeed happened on the way to the college campus for a number of millennials. A considerable number of them (certainly not all) seem to believe that professors and other groups of people on campus are supposed to tailor their lives around their (students) sexual, athletic and social schedules. This includes syllabi and course content as well. Anything

that causes them the slightest emotional and other sort of inconvenience has to be corrected immediately. Their injured feelings and fragile egos included.

To be sure, there were baby boomers, fellow Gen X’ers and students of previous generations who embodied an “it’s all about me and my emotions” attitude as well. However, it is highly unlikely such entitlement and emotional fragility was as intense and rampant as it is with this current generation. I adopt a “take no prisoners” position in my courses and make it clear to my students in no uncertain terms that I do not incorporate trigger warnings on my syllabi. The majority of them have now legally reached adulthood (whether they have emotionally and psychologically or not is irrelevant), have made an adult decision to pursue postsecondary education and they should be expected to be treated as such.

That includes hearing, debating or discussing issues, See PERIOD on page 12

The victimization complex of the white man

Nef Brown, Interim Editor-in-Chief media his self centered, narcissistic attitude always places him in the victimized role. No matter what he does to deserve the outraged response he receives from the American people, those he’s supposed to be representing and working for their best interests, he can never be in the wrong, and when one has the audacity to call him on it, he acts out and makes it seem as if they are attacking him

with no ground. According to Charles Blow, an opinion columnist for The New York Times, “Trump represents all white men who feel they’re losing ground.”

A prime example of this is the media coverage of Brett Kavanaugh in the midst of his sexual assault accusations. With Trump and other white men’s support, Kavanagh was able to change the narrative of

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him sexually assaulting a woman during a drunken stupor into a classic case of victimization. Instead of allowing Dr. Christine Blasey the comfort she deserved as a victim of sexual assault, Trump and his Make America Great Again (MAGA) clan argued that Kavanagh was merely another victim of political correctness, #metodos overreach, feminism, and the democratic agenda.

The media, which in the eyes of white men is their main victimizer, has been able to expose the true reach of this victimization complex.

Transcending white men, the patriarchy princesses in their MAGA hats have also taken on the roll of not only supporting but protecting these men which only gives them a platform to continue to spread this toxic mindset.

This in turn, has al-

lowed white male victimization syndrome to consume modern American conservatism. Some conservatives will argue that Trump does not necessarily represent their views, which may be true. But Trump’s presidency, as expected, as exposed all of the dirty secrets of the foundation of America, specifically white supremacy and the true carnal feelings of white men.

These feelings which act as a foundation for American conservatism makes them guilty by association.

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Gem Richardson, Staff Columnist

Gubernatorial races in America will set the tone for the future The year of 2018 has been considered one of the most outrageous in regards to politics.

The gubernatorial race of 2018 is filled with many firsts. These “firsts” should be a disappointment for the United States, as we are looked at as the place to conquer your dreams. However, there are four states that will climb the mountain of firsts.

For example, the state of Georgia may possibly elect the first black female governor in the United States. The state of Florida may elect the first ever black person to be nominated for governor. The state of Wisconsin is experiencing the first ever attempt at a third term for governor, and the state of Colorado will possibly experience the first openly gay governor in the United States.

With Georgia and Florida being two southern states, African American progress is considered an outstanding accomplishment, due to the fact that African Americans have been oppressed for hundreds of years. Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp are in the race to be the next governor of Georgia. I believe they are equally valuable to the state of Georgia, but one having a more positive than negative effect.

In the sunshine state of Florida, Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis are in an intense race for governor. Their most recent debate went viral displaying the clear difference between the two candidates. Both states are at a similar crossroad which can spark the change of a lifetime.

Leading with most controversial candidate, the state of Colorado, is facing heat from all over. Many residents of Colorado have boycotted businesses costing the state over $26 million in costs, according to the Denver Post.

If he wins, he will not only be a voice for the LGBT community in the state of Colorado, but in the country as a whole. Lastly, in the state of Wisconsin, Governor Scott Walker is attempting to 3-peat his term as Governor. How ironic is it that while Georgia and Florida are trying to rid their states of old corrupt white men, the state of Wisconsin is longing to keep one for another term.

I am quite shocked at the turn of events during this Gubernatorial race. Most of the debates were filled with fire glazed words and policy attacks. The most entertaining debate by far was the Andrew Gillum and Ron DeSantis. It looked as almost a cat fight between a tiger and new born kitten. Candidate DeSantis resembled a deer in headlights often as the mediator asked questions and he danced around the answer. Meanwhile, Andrew Gillum respectfully and powerfully supported himself with See TONE on page 12

Oct. 20, 2018

sometimes the truth hurts, but necessary to move forward ...

Life goes on, opportunity waits for no one Each of us will reach a point in our lives where we have had enough. Our breaking point might come in the form of a romantic relationship, a platonic friendship or even a job.

Regardless of the situation, our joy and happiness are challenged so much so that we snap. We can’t take it anymore and we must begin the long, dreadful process of letting go so that we might return to the jubilation of our everyday lives.

I have never been very good at burning bridges, even when I had plenty of valid reasons to do so.

The finality of “goodbye” has always been unsettling for me; it makes me feel uneasy and anxious. I have always been extremely forgiving – or at least that is the guise I hide my passive aggression under.

The issue with having a forgiving spirit and being unwilling to dissipate friendships is that it makes me susceptible to being taken advantage. People take the extra leeway and run with it and become disrespectful and extremely inconsiderate.

Despite the anger and irritation, I feel at being mistreated, I usually stay away from confrontation to simultaneously avoid explaining the complexity of my emotions. The entire process is exhausting, and I would rather just avoid it

Corryn Carter, Staff Columnist and pretend that the wrong had not occurred.

Whenever I do reach my boiling point, I feel like I have exhausted all other options. I no longer feel like I can give anymore of myself to the relationship or the situation. The toxic energy is beyond a point that I can withstand, and I can no longer exhaust my resources on trying to be a friend or a willing participant in the relationship.

The process of letting go isn’t easy; in fact, it is difficult.

When you’ve poured your all into someone because you genuinely care and want them to be the best person they can be, and they take your sacrifices for granted, it is a hard pill to swallow. Half of the battle is recognizing the situation for what is, and so backtracking only makes the process more difficult to stomach.

There are days when

staff editorial All people must be held accountable, even celebrities Celebrities are human and therefore, are not exempt from making mistakes. However, their larger than life platform and cult like following offers them an endless level of support. Their fans, blinded by the numerous accolades and artistic genius, rarely hold them accountable, enabling their destructive and problematic behavior.

Time slowed when news of Bill Cosby’s alleged sexual misconduct broke. Around the world, fans of “America’s dad” stood in awe as several victims came forward with their stories of how their beloved icon had taken advantage of them, traumatizing them for the rest of their life.

Immediately, fans of Cosby jumped to his defense, going as far as calling several of the women liars. Many were unwilling to even entertain the notion that he could do such a thing based on the character displayed throughout his stint as Cliff Huxtable on The Cosby Show.

Bill Cosby and the popular character, Cliff Huxtable, however, are not the same. Cliff Huxtable is a fictional character and does not necessarily represent the views and ideas of the actor who plays him.

Fans are familiar with the fictional character and what he values, and that is not to be forgotten. The coverage of celebrities, only offers a brief glimpse into their lives and that is not to be forgotten. Although the lives they lead is easily more broadcast, they still have aspects of their lives that are private, and therefore fans do not have a complete view of their lives.

It is expected for fans to defend their favorite artists and entertainers; after all, they do look to them for inspiration and influence. However, the blind following that has become standard of fandoms in the 21st century is problematic and irresponsible.

Jahseh Onfroy, otherwise known by his stage name XXXTentacion, was fatally shot in a robbery that took place in June. As thousands of fans mourned his death, many used his passing to absolve him of controversies and chaos that surrounded him while he was alive.

Fans of XXX were notoriously known for the way they harassed the pregnant woman who accused him of brutally attacking her. XXXTentacion was also charged with domestic battery by strangulation, false imprisonment and witness-tampering. He even detailed his violent attack of a gay man while serving time in prison.

Wrong behavior is to be met with negative consequences. However, in the case of celebrities, the overwhelming support of their fans and admirers despite their less than stellar actions serve as an enabler for negative behavior, meaning there is no retribution or repercussions. Their actions can go unchecked by those whose approval they rely on for work and their fame, and as long as they are not complaining, their lifestyle will go unchanged.

If celebrities are expected to change, the mindset of their support system must change as well. Fans are the true judges of what is acceptable and what is not, and if their fans do not demand that their icons be respectful and noble citizens in aspects that span beyond their art, their favorite artists will continue to be mediocre.

your mind is willing to forget the wrong they have done. The change is abrupt and there is a void left by them no longer being present. The laughs, smiles and the good times are at the forefront of your mind.

The memories you shared are fresh, and it stings when you recognize the relationship you had is over.

However, it is important to recognize that pain is temporary. Feeling alone or empty without those you once were close to is not permanent. The desire to invite them back into your life may feel like the fix for the void, but it will only make it harder to truly release yourself later.

It makes it even more difficult when the world around you demands that you be consolatory.

As a black woman, I feel the pressure to give second chances. Society obligates me to be forgiving and understand the

missteps of all relationships and friendships. It constantly calls for me to devalue myself for the betterment of others.

It is not fair. I shouldn’t have to be concerned with being called an aggressive angry black woman because I demand to be respected and wish to distance myself from those who do nothing for me.

Friendships and relationships are intended to add value and substance to an individual, and therefore, I feel once I realize that I am gaining nothing, it is imperative for me to distance myself. Carrying on in relationships with no value is committing to deadweight and is a hinderance to my progress.

I have more important goals to accomplish. There is so much more to do than commit to activity that is not increasing my selfworth and human capital.

Learning to let go and move forward is certainly not easy but without doing so, you will find yourself stuck and unhappy while those around you continue to flourish.

Life goes on and opportunity waits for no one.

Be unafraid of detaching yourself from situations if it means an opportunity for your growth. Be willing to accept when you have reached the end and react accordingly.

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Kennedi Smith, Staff Columnist

Are we dating correctly ?

If there was a list of things that millennials worry about the most, the number one thing would be love.

Scrolling through your Twitter or Instagram feed, you can easily tell that many of us wonder when will we find love and how we will obtain “true love.”

We compare and contrast our love lives to numerous YouTubers such as Chris and Queen, Dearra and Ken, and anyone else who is taking lavish vacations to Dubai and spoiling each other rotten with thousand dollar gifts. Through all this comparing and contrasting we still have one unanswered question. “Who will be my soulmate?”

Whether you are homosexual, bisexual, heterosexual and maybe even pansexual we all want to know, “Who will be the one?” But my question is what are we doing to make sure we find “the right one”. Many of us are still hoping in and out of relationships, carrying so much hurt and baggage that we are not sure exactly what we are looking for.

Are we looking for someone to fill a void or are we bored? Most importantly do we love ourselves? See many people tell us how long we should wait to date, or who to date, and what to look for but no one is making sure we are dating correctly.

First, we need to have a list of criteria that each individual you plan on dating should meet. This is to keep you from entering toxic and disheartening situations and most of all WASTING YOUR TIME because I know everyone hates that. Throughout the talking stage, you should refer back to your list and check off the criteria he/she meets. But if they do not meet one, that should be considered a red flag.

Now many people may think that is rude, but the most important key to life is guarding your heart. That one criterion he/she may not meet will lead to you getting hurt. Why? Because if you let them slide for that one thing, what else will you let slide? What I’m saying is don’t lower your dating criteria for anyone because the RIGHT one will meet each and everything on your list.

I am not saying expect your partner to be perfect because no one is, but do hold them to a certain standard because they will definitely hold you to one. Relationships are very valuable and you should treat them with care, but most importantly you must treat your heart with extreme care.

Us young adults look to social media for the answers to almost everything. Especially relationships, we let others ideas on how one’s relationship should go, determine how our own relationships should go. But NEWSFLASH, everyone’s relationship is different, no one’s See DATING on page 12

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How do you feel about Bethune Cookman University being placed on probation and possibly losing its university accreditation?

Da’Kennya Goines Junior Political Science Chattanooga, Tennessee

Mariah McClary Freshman Communications Orlando, Florida

Steve Henderson Sophomore CIS Inland Empire, California

“I feel like with Bethune Cookman being a private historically black institution, it demonstrates how HBCUs are viewed amongst America. They’re about to try to get rid of a lot of them and keep the top 50, a lot of people don’t

“With Bethune Cookman on the verge of losing its accreditation, it gives young black students a reason to stray from HBCUs because not only is our President always trying to find fault in HBCUs, society as a whole does. Therefore, I hope pro-

“I feel as though BCU being on the verge of losing its accreditation is a sign that hbcus need to tighten up in terms of financial stability.

I also think it’s should’ve taking more seriously. We should start holding each

Christian Williams Freshman Accounting Montgomery, Alabama “I feel like it can make the HBCU community look bad in certain ways because you never know who might be next. Therefore, we should all come together as an hbcu family and stand up for one another”

Tahkyndryiah Green Sophomore Biology Ozark, Alabama

“I feel like it discourages people from coming to HBCUs because of the negative publicity that Bethune is receiving. You really only hear positive things about HBCUs if you attend one or have relatives that did. It’s

Marshall Harris Sophomore Broadcasting Oakland, California “It’s outrageous. Being that they are going through financial issues, I would hope nothing like that happens to ASU. We had a financial aid crisis earlier this school year, but we’re gradually pushing through it.

Why are nonwhite men joining white supremacist groups?

BY DAVID A. LOVE Guest Columnist

The notion of Black and Latino men participating in white supremacist hate groups conjures images of Spike Lee’s film “BlacKkKlansman,” a comedic dramatization of the real-life story of Ron Stallworth, a Black detective who goes undercover and infiltrates the Klan.

Even more outlandish is comedian Dave Chappelle’s depiction of Clayton Bigsby, a fictional blind Black man who is a Klansman. However, the concept of a Black white supremacist is not so farfetched as many would think, as pro-Trump, white supremacist gangs with Republican Party affiliations are engaging in street violence against anti-fascist protesters — with the participation of Latino and Black members.

Two of the fascist groups in question are Proud Boys and Patriot Prayer. Proud Boys was founded in 2016 during the presidential election campaign by VICE Media cofounder Gavin McInnes.

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, the group rejects the notion they are members of the racist alt-right movement, insisting instead they are a fraternal organization following an “anti-white guilt” and “anti-political correctness” agenda. Further, while Proud Boys seek mainstream appeal, McInnes, who has appeared often on Fox News, has ties to the white supremacist movement and the racist right, enjoys making Nazi salutes, and uses the word n****r.

Additionally, the Islamophobic and misogynistic group helped organize and participated in the 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia.

This despite the fact the Proud Boys formally opposed the Charlottesville event.

Nonwhite members are allowed to join Proud Boys — whose initiation ritual involves beatings — provided they “recognize that white men are not the problem.” While the group boasts multiethnic membership, “their ‘Western chauvinist’ rhetoric and hard-right stances

have made them the new crossover point from reactionary conservatism to full-blown, street-fighting fascism,” according to Truthout.

“I love being white and I think it’s something to be very proud of,” McInnes once told The New York Times, adding, “I don’t want our culture diluted. We need to close the borders now and let everyone assimilate to a Western, white, English-speaking way of life,” McInnes once said.

Proud Boys attracted attention recently when they joined forces with neoNazi skinheads and assaulted protesters following McInnes’ appearance at the establishment-elite Metropolitan Republican Club in Manhattan in New York. Although 30 of the gang members violently beat several protesters, the NYPD made no arrests of the neo-fascists.

Enrique Tarrio, president of the Miami chapter of the Proud Boys, is a self-identified Afro-Cuban who participated in the Charlottesville protests, and was one of dozens of Black, Latino and Asian

participants in an August 4 right-wing extremist rally in Portland, as part of a phenomenon known as “multiracial white supremacy.”

Meanwhile, Patriot Prayer is a radical right group that has attracted crowds along the West Coast, and whose members include Trump supporters and white nationalists. The group built a reputation for joining forces with the alt-right and picking fights with anti-fascist protesters in cities such as Portland.

Patriot Prayer’s front-man had been Tusitala “Tiny” Toese, a Samoan brawler who later joined the Proud Boys and calls himself “a brown brother for Donald Trump.” The group has drawn concerns because of their violent and controversial protest tactics, including bringing a cache of guns to a recent protest, and planned protests on college campuses to protest age restrictions on semiautomatic rifles.

Patriot Prayer leader Joey Gibson — who is halfJapanese and has attracted neo-Nazis and neo-Confederates to his rallies — lost his Republican prima-

ry bid for the U.S. Senate in Washington state.

Some white supremacist groups have found common cause with Latinos, as Mic reported, with the result being that Latino white supremacy may not necessarily be a contradiction in terms. A number of participants in the Charlottesville rally were Latino and Afro-Latino and participated in the racial violence and were arrested.

This reflects the reality that an increasing number of Latinos, including Afro-Latinos, consider themselves white and believe others perceive them as white in a nation they view as a European nation, one in which those who are not white are rendered a “nonentity.”

George Zimmerman, who killed Trayvon Martin, is of Afro-Peruvian descent, yet became a cause célèbre for white supremacists. Zimmerman made and sold Confederate flag art to raise legal fees for his murder case, with a “Muslim-free” gun store in Florida selling his rebel flag prints. Meanwhile, at the recent confirmation hearings of Brett Kavana-

ugh to the U.S. Supreme Court, his former clerk Zina Bash — who is Mexican and Jewish — was accused of making white supremacist hand gestures twice as she sat within camera view behind the judge during his televised testimony.

Some people of color may be drawn to white supremacy and the fringe right due to their identification with nationalism, patriotism, conservatism and the military. According to David Neiwert, author of “Alt-America: The Rise of the Radical Right in the Age of Trump,” “The ranks of people of color who show up to these right-wing events are totally dominated by males.”

The alt-right targets white men with a message of male resentment, and some Black, Asian and Latino men, some of whom were raised in conservative environments, are attracted to the message. Video-game culture and conspiracy theory websites are common entry points for white nationalism.

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What are some expectations you have for Magic City Classic this year?

Jalen Young Freshman Communications Chicago, Illinois

“My expectations are that we go and win.

I hope we win the battle of the bands as well. This is only my second college football game so I’m really excited.”

Nicholas Anthony Sophomore Chemistry Nashville, Tennessee

“I’m excited for the game. However, I think it’s going to be a little different with the athletic issues from A&M of this season. I expect that the W will remain with State.”

Phillip Black Sophomore Communications Birmingham, Alabama

“I expect that this year it will be the same. We’re gonna win again, and it’s going to be live again. I’m excited to see Gucci Mane return to his real home town.”

Shauna Boulware Sophomore Forensics Baltimore, Maryland

“I really enjoyed my first experience, which was last year. For this year, I expect it to be nothing less.

I really hope we win and hopefully it doesn’t rain in the Magic City.”

Terence Kimble Sophomore Communications Brooklyn, New York

“I expect us to win the game. I want it to be a close game, I expect us to win by two touchdowns. I also expect it to be a sold out game.”

Tracey Jones Senior Criminal Justice Atlanta, Georgia

“I expect Magic City Classic to be another win for us. It’s a big game, we have two weeks of preparation in between games so we’ll be ready. I look forward to all of the festivities ...”

White: “These people believe that anti-white bias, or the illegitimate belief in reverse racism, is more prevalent ...”

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enough, this phenomenon explains the thought process of white supremacist and the justification process they use to continue their legacy.

These people believe

that anti-white bias, or the illegitimate belief in reverse racism, is more prevalent than anti-black, or actual racism. The best example of this is shown in Hurtado et al.’s Diverse Learning Environment framework and Feagin

White Racial Frame examines how white male college students feel socialized and look at themselves as racial victims.

This victimization complex parallels with the ideology of white supremacist and separators as its can be

used as justification.

For minorities, despite fully understanding the victimization complex of these white men and how it has been used to discredit actual victims, there is no escaping it. As long as white men are able to

manipulate a system built by them for them, those who are actually victimized by their actions will continue to be overlooked.

Women who are victims of sexual assault by white men, those discriminated against and others will be looked at as victimizers.

The implication of this type of emotional abuse goes far beyond the continuation of this toxic practice. Instead it makes those who have been wronged fearful of speaking up about the crimes being done onto them. More importantly however, it

blinds society to what is actually happening. By victimizing these white men, we not only continuing the legacy of white supremacy and the patriarchy but we completely renounce the work of activists and others who work tirelessly to ensure that we are given the liberties and justice allotted to us by the US Constitution.

But in this new Trump age, making america great again for white men is the only goal and using this we are ensuring that it happens.

Period: “If there is any institution where free, open and unfiltered ...”

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ideas, events and situations that may cause them a degree of discomfort. Interestingly, such a contrarian, devil’s advocate approach has actually endeared to me to some students.

The fact is that life is can be and is often filled with unanticipated and unpredictable situations.

None of us are immune to this fact. If there is any institution where free, open and unfiltered debate should take place, it is higher education. The

college campus is the citadel for the rational examination and exchange of ideas. Regardless of their intent, trigger warnings are a dangerously reactionary policy that can be perversely manipulated by those with impure agendas and ulterior motives resulting in a possible chilling effect for all involved.

It is a semi-Orwellian, retrograde form of dogma that must be dismantled or severely minimized. Free speech. Either you have it or you don’t. I will fight to the death to preserve it.

Tone: “Candidate DeSantis resembled a deer in headlights often as ...”

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clear, creditable responses.

The Stacy Abrams and Brian Kemp debate resembled the heat of the Florida, however, Brian Kemp was endorsed by Trump with a tweet acknowledging his “success”.

The year of 2018 could

end in a possibility of ways. There could be start to change or there could be a period of stagnation.

Under the rule of President Donald J. Trump, there is a high chance of stagnation.

A change will only occur if people began to speak up and support the “firsts” of this Gubernatorial race.

Dating: “Everyone can’t be Bey and Jay, or India and Durk. So do not ...”

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love story is the same, so for us to sit and base our circumstances off someone else’s is downright stupid.

Everyone can’t be Bey and Jay, or India and Durk.

So do not be disheartened

because your relationship doesn’t look like someone else’s or that your single and ready for a relationship. We must take whatever season we are in and use that to grow. Enjoy where you are at because you will get to where you want to be

Joining: “The role of historically oppressed groups in perpetuating ...”

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The role of historically oppressed groups in perpetuating white supremacy is nothing new. However, the rise of Black and Latino white supremacist gang members and neo-Nazi street brawlers is brand new and deserves our attention.

David A. Love, JD - Serves BlackCommentator.com as Executive Editor. He is a journalist, commentator, human rights advocate and an adjunct instructor at the Rutgers University School of Communication and Information based in Philadelphia.