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Jindal declares emergency after storms see Page 4

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No. 8 LSU topples Jaguars see Sports, Page 6

The skinny on tight jeans see Commentary, Page 7

Students cite reasons as CATS vote approaches Jessica Sarpy

The Southern Digest

Two Southern University students gave testimonials regarding CATS’ impact on Southern University Tuesday as Together Baton Rouge hosted a Metrowide Assembly for a new transit system at Mt. Pilgrim Baptist Church.

The duo, junior public relations majors Makala Clark and Willie McCorkle, joined other speakers from various entities within Baton Rouge as a parishwide vote looms April 21 on the future of the Capital Area Transit System.

Clark took a stance for the students at Southern University.

“On behalf of our student body, I stand before you expressing just how important having a reliable transit system is to us. Without CATS we are faced to travel across campus by foot in unpredictable weather,” Clark said.

McCorkle explained the contest initiated by students who volunteered their time to get other Southern students registered to vote in the Baton

Rouge area.

“We went on to introduce an innovative idea of a contest. To get student organizations and Greeks involved by registering students to vote. With this we were able to obtain over 300 newly registered voters in addition to the 1,000 or so already registered voters,” McCorkle said.

Clark pledged Southern’s support behind the CATS transit vote.

“Southern University is 100 percent behind the efforts that together Baton Rouge is making with transit,” Clark said.

McCorkle discussed the reach of CATS on the Southern campus and its involvement in reform.

“At Southern University we’ve had great success with rallying students and getting them informed and involved in this critical issue. Over weeks and weeks of diligent and strategic planning with other student leaders on campus, we conducted and hosted a campus wide forum which explained in detail the crisis that the Capital Area Transit System is facing,”

McCorkle said.

Clark said the reach of CATS goes beyond use during inclement weather.

“Not only that, but also many students use the bus system to get to local grocery stores and work. As we fight to increase enrollment and build the image and moral of Southern University we can’t afford to lose the only source of campus transportation that we have,” Clark said.

McCorkle explained the contest initiated by students who volunteered their time to get other Southern students registered to vote in the Baton Rouge area.

“We went on to introduce an innovative idea of a contest. To get student organizations and Greeks involved by registering students to vote. With this we were able to obtain over 300 newly registered voters in addition to the 1,000 or so already registered voters,” McCorkle said.

Officials shared in an exchange

photo by keldric nash/digest

See CATS Reasons page 3

Southern University students Willie McCorkle and Makala Clark gave their individual testomonies on how important the Capitol Area Transit System is to students.

Opinions mixed on drug use

Harris Hall mold raises eyebrows Christie Carral

The Southern Digest

Students, faculty and staff have recently made reports that offices, classrooms and hallways in T.H. Harris Hall contain mold growing on its walls, floors and ceilings.

Harris Hall houses classrooms that host students of English, philosophy, world literature and is the home of the English department, graduate school, student media and Center for Service Learning and Continuing Education.

According to Associate Registrar D’andrea Lee, there was mold found on ceilings, floors and in forms that were in the office over a period of time.

Lee said that the office noticed the discoloring of the ceiling tiles and lots of the molding on the floor under binders of applications and other forms.

After witnessing the mold, the office immediately had it removed by bringing in

vaporizing machines to dry out the building.

“I hope I’m not sick and I hope it’s gone,” Lee said.

Lee said that the office that had the mold was not used for almost two years until last year, when the office was reopened.

Another office that was affected by the mold in Harris Hall was the office of international education, a division of continuing education and the center for service learning.

The mold was reported to the physical plant, management of facilities and the custodial staff, where they came and removed the mold.

When the mold was being removed from the office of service learning, the employees of the office could not be present according to Rosa Robins, service learning administrative assistant.

“They did a good job,” Robins said.

Robins said since the removal

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grow on wood, paper, carpet and foods the EPS website said.

When excessive moisture or water accumulates indoors, mold growth will often occur, particularly if the moisture problem remains undiscovered or unaddressed.

Robert Nissen, environmental safety health and risk

While drugs are not considered a serious problem by some, a few students and faculty believe there is one.

However, over-the-counter and prescription drugs — along with energy drinks — have some Southern University Police Department officers worried as well as students and health professors.

“We have problem, but not a serious problem like any campus,” said Lt. Floyd Williams, adding the real problem is how people not affiliated with the university transport drugs onto the campus.

Some students agree with SUPD about drugs being a problem.

See Mold & Mildew page 3

See Drug Use page 3

photo by trevor james/DIGEST

This T.H. Harris Hall classroom is one of many offices and classrooms in the building with mildew and mold growth, prompting student, faculty and staff concern.

of the mold from last year, it has not come back.

According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency website, mold spores waft through the indoor and outdoor air continually. When mold spores land on a damp spot indoors, they may be growing and digesting whatever they are growing on in order to survive.

There are molds that can

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SU Wesley Foundation

The Southern University Wesley Foundation is accepting donations of non-perishable and canned foods for their food drive. They will be accepting donations until April. Worship services are on Wednesdays at noon. The foundation will also be hosting Throwdown Thursdays at 7p.m. with competitions on Wii Sports, Karaoke, Dance. Spoken word and open mic. Compeition winner s will receive $20 gift cards. Refreshments will be sold to support the foundation’s efforts. Call 225.778.0076 for more information.

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Café Lacumba

Continue to vote to see Southern get a facelift. Vote at retoolyourschool.com to help Southern University succeed. Vote everyday because every vote counts. Southern University is currently in 9th place.

Come join your colleagues and faculty for a delicious and healthy lunch! All items are made fresh and can be enjoyed as you dine in or on the go. Café Lacumba will be serving sandwiches, wraps, salads, snacks and beverages every Wednesday from 11 am- 1:30 pm. Café Lacumba is located in 161 Pinkie Thrift Hall. For more information call 225.771.4660.

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Friday until 5 a.m. the following Monday morning.

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Center for Student Success

The SU CSS offers a free paper service. You can have your paper reviewed for clarity, grammatical errors, sentence structure, etc. CSS will also be offering English workshops every Friday at 10 am. CSS will be offering seminars to assist students with topics such as discovering their learning styles, study skills, to stress management. Contact CSS for more information on any of these programs and for tutoring questions at 225.771.4312 or stop by 107 in Stewart Hall.

Intramural Basketball League

League Play has begun for Intramural Basketball. All games are played on Fridays in Seymour Gym. For more information contact Coach Robinson at 225.771.3212.

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Critical University Dates

The St. Joseph Chapel/ MLK Catholic Student Center offers Sunday mass service at 11 am and daily mass at 12:10 Monday thru Friday. Confessions are by appointment. MLK Center will host a Lenten Bible Study at 5p.m. on Fridays; the last day will be March 30.

The last day to withdraw from a course this semester and from the university this semester is March 30. Contact the Registrars office for more information. Spring Break is April 6-15. Registration for online maymester, summer 2012 and Fall 2012 begins

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Bookstore new hours

The SU Bookstore has new hours. The bookstore will be open from 8a.m. until 5p.m.

Monday-Thursday and from 9a.m. until 2p.m. on Fridays.

It will be closed good Friday but will be open during Spring Break regular hours.

University Parking Appeals Committee

The university is compiling members to serve on the University Parking Appeals Committee. Each member serves a one-year term.

Representatives will be comprised of representatives from SGA, The Faculty and Staff Senates, the Law Center, and SU Ag Center.

Residential Life applications available

The department of Residence Life and Housing announces Summer and Fall 2012 housing applications are available. Go to www.housing.subr.edu; type it, print it, and bring it in by May 1.

Are you registered to vote at SU? What are you anticipating to vote for?

Brandin Walker

Rafael Bolden

Augusta, Ga. senior mass communication

Melville, La. senior criminal justice

“Yes, Im going to vote on the CATS bus system so it won’t be shut down.”

Walker

“Yes and I’m anticipating to make the CATS still going in Baton Rouge.”

Patience Lofton

Bryan Bowman

baton rouge Senior pychology

New orleans senior music education

“Yes, and I will be voting to keep the CATS system open.”

Lofton

“Yes I’m registered to vote at Southern. I’m voting to save CATS.”

Bolden

Bowman

Career Services CDs and DVDs

Southern University office of Career Services invites you to come pick up “What can I do with this degree” or “Suit up for Success” DVDs. Both discs will be available while supplies last. Contact Career Services at 225.771.2200 for more information.

I Love SU Friday

DJ PK1 will be on the 1’s and 2’s at the “I Love SU Friday” celebration at the Pavilion (near the SU counseling center) from 12-3p.m. There will be free food and games.

College of Education Job Fair

College of Education will sponsor it’s Spring Teacher job fair on March 27 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. in F.G. Clark Activity Center. Please contact the college for more information at 225.771.3944.

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Drug Use from page 1 “Yes, drugs are being used and sold all at the same time by students,” said Darnell Chapman, a junior mass communications major from Baton Rouge.

Chapman said he knows students that use drugs in order to fit in with peers and how student drug dealers usually sell it to help cover school costs and other personal needs.

Some faculty members believe energy drinks and other over-the-counter stimulants are becoming a bigger nuisance than the usual suspects.

“Know that several students depend on energy drinks, which

CATS Reasons from page 1 can stimulate the CNS (central nervous system) to dangerous levels,” said Sonya Miller, health education assistant professor.

Some college students abuse prescription stimulants such as Ritalin and Adderall claiming better concentration and increased alertness, Miller said.

“This problem can be mitigated by becoming educated informed consumers and by becoming aware of the myriad of factors that can lead to drug taking behaviors, possibly, drug abuse addiction,” she said.

Even though some believe drugs are a problem campus,

others do not think so.

“I don’t think so, maybe drug control,” said Chance Collins, a senior English major from Baton Rouge.

Collins said people have to consider the use of caffeine, over-the-counter medicines and other pharmaceutical drugs as well as stimulants.

While students spoke on their views on drugs, SUPD and faculty discussed their proactive methods of fighting drugs.

“We have started extensive training in recognition in drugs and type drugs as well as understanding how they see it,” said Williams.

director of facility services said that the university does two things when mold is present in building on campus.

The university does mold remediation and depending on how much mold there is, the custodial staff takes care of the problem, Thurman said.

With mold in the classrooms, offices, and hallways of Harris, some students may find the environment unwelcoming.

Damarcus Alexander, a senior business management major from Baton Rouge said, “It could be a big disruption to the college operation.”

With this hall housing five to six different vital offices to students, seeing the mold could add to the stress of going from office to office during registration for transfer and incoming students, Alexander said.

Mold & Mildew from page 1 management director, said, “If you clean before you take care of the moisture, the problem will come right back.”

According to Nissen, mold can get in a building various ways such as, condensation from the air conditioning, roof leaks, windowsill leaks and leaking water pipes.

“Keeping your building dry is the main key,” Nissen said.

Henry Thurman, assistant

addressing commitment to the community throughout the reform process ahead.

Edgar Cage from St. Michael’s Episcopal Church questioned Brian Marshall, CEO, Capital Area Transit System’s plans to commit in full to transit reform and meeting with the community quarterly.

Marshall answered yes, committing to execute in full.

“We plan to get newer busses, bus shelters, better bus signage, and the biggest thing that you will see is new routes,” Marshall said.

Marshall said that the CATS routes would be updated eliminating ‘old’ and ‘inefficient’ ones.

“The biggest thing people can expect from CATS is new routes.

The way that the routes are set up is from a very old and inefficient routes system. The new routes will be much more efficient and there will be a lot more express lines everywhere,” Marshall said.

Broderick Bagert, the lead organizer for Together Baton Rouge explained his organization’s purpose, “Together Baton Rouge is an organization of organizations.

Our members are religious congregations, civic organizations, unions, universities, to bring together those institutions across racial lines, across geography,

across politics, across economic backgrounds; to develop relationships, trust, and take action around issues affecting our families and communities.”

Bagert discussed the steps ahead to a successful transit reform process.

“The next month is getting out the vote and winning this election, but we are also working around education, fixing up cemeteries, crime, health care, and trying to get a grocery store into Scotlandville. Scotlandville is the largest food desert in Baton Rouge,” said Bagert.

Dianne Hanley from St. George Catholic Church communicated community expectations of the reform.

“We want to maintain a close working relationship to make sure that every aspect of this reform plan becomes a reality,” Hanley said.

The event was hosted by Together Baton Rouge.

Together Baton Rouge is part of the Industrial Areas Foundation (IAF), the nation’s oldest and largest broad-based organizing network. There are more than 65 IAF organizations around the country, including projects in New Orleans, Monroe, Shreveport-Bossier, Alexandria and the Louisiana Delta.

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Jindal declares emergency after storms Janet McConnaughey The Associated Press

NEW ORLEANS — Gov. Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency Wednesday after strong thunderstorms dumped up to 15 inches of rain and sparked tornadoes throughout Louisiana.

No serious injuries were reported.

The governor’s declaration came after nine Louisiana parishes issued similar orders.

Acadia, Beauregard, Claiborne, Jefferson Davis, Natchitoches, St. Charles, Union, Vermilion and Vernon parishes declared emergencies — a step needed to request federal help if damages turn out to be high enough to do so, the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness said.

The governor’s order extends to April 20 unless terminated sooner.

Some emergencies were because of flooding, some because of possible tornadoes and at least one, in Calcasieu Parish, because the Calcasieu and Sabine rivers were expected to flood.

Road damage is the main reason for Union Parish’s declaration, Police Jury President A.J. Smith said.

“We were very fortunate with this storm system” because most of the really heavy rain fell outside cities, said Jim Sweeney, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Lake Charles. Southwest Louisiana had some serious flooding last week, and “no way close did we drain enough to prepare for this,” he said.

Twisters hit Lake Arthur in Jefferson

Davis Parish and Patterson in St. Mary Parish, but survey crews found that they were “minimal” and did minor damage, he said.

In Caldwell Parish, a tornado touched down about 8:30 a.m. about two miles south of Grayson, said meteorologist Aaron Stevens of the National Weather Service in Shreveport.

The tornado caused damage to about 20 homes and a mobile home, he said. It was unclear if it or straight-line winds damaged outbuildings and sheds near there and in Columbia, he said.

Leesville, the Vernon Parish seat, declared a separate emergency because three sewage lift stations flooded. “We had 16 inches of rain in a matter of a few hours. ... We had flooding in parts of the city that the old-timers can’t remember seeing flood,” Mayor Robert Rose said.

He said two of the flooded stations collect sewage for the entire city. “So when they go offline, everything starts backing up.”

City residents were asked to go easy on the system. “There’s no delicate way to say that except, ‘Don’t flush unless you have to,” Rose said.

All three of the lift stations were working again by Wednesday evening, he said.

Camps, some of them raised, flooded near Anacoco Lake and Lake Vernon, said Vernon Parish chief Deputy Calvin Turner.

He said most residents got out before the flood or in their own boats. A Department of Wildlife and Fisheries boat crew took four people from a house and a nearby trailer, department spokesman Adam Einck said.

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Tigers topple Jaguars

Banks seeks to fill gaps Aristide Phillips

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Bad defensive play was the story at Alex Box Stadium Tuesday night as Southern fought, but was not able to put it all together in a 15-5 loss to No. 8-ranked LSU. The loss, the Jaguars’ eighth in their least nine outings, comes on the heels of dropping two out of three during last weekend’s Southwestern Athletic Conference series against Prairie View.

“The thing that did us in were the plays we did not execute,” head coach Roger Cador said, “There were about five plays I mentioned to the players we did not execute that cost us a minimum of eight runs and when you don’t execute against teams such as LSU this is what’s going to happen they are going to burn you and someone is going to come in with the big hit.”

During the Jaguars’ sevengame losing streak, SU (911) struggled to drive home runners in scoring position.

On the last day of Southern’s weekend series against Prairie View, they were able to do so,

Around this time last year the Southern University Board of Supervisors approved Roman Banks to become the new head coach of a basketball program that needed to be revived.

Jaguar fans, the coaching staff and even some of the players probably didn’t expect to have the season they had, finishing second in the SWAC and earning their first winning season since 2005.

But with the end of a dream season now coming to reality, the Jaguars have to replace two key components from their successful season in Quinton Doggett and Fredrick Coleman, along with APR issues limiting Southern in scholarships.

Doggett ended his college career in a movie style fashion scoring the game point with a dunk against a team that in previous years had never beaten Texas Southern. Doggett earned first team all-SWAC honors and led the SWAC in rebounds averaging 7.8 per game.

Banks said that Coleman wasn’t a great scorer, but gave 100 percent contributions to the team, and proved his worth being a vocal leader on the team.

With the loss of Doggett and Coleman, the Jags will be looking for help not only on the inside but also finding someone to be effective from the perimeter spot.

“Where we are right now, we can’t miss anybody,” Banks said.

“We need a player to come in and we are going to need him to be a can’t miss guy, because we don’t have the scholarship numbers for growth and we need people to come in and play right away.”

With the latest APR scores coming out in April, Banks and his staff are anxiously waiting for the NCAA to give further consideration about receiving more scholarships to help further improve the team, but Banks thinks the student’s have shown significant improvements in the classroom.

“We dedicate three weeks to all academics to allow them to catch up, making sure that we are stable, everybody is at study hall and completing any make up work,” Banks said.

The standard score for APR is 950, and in 2009 Southern scored 852 banning them from postseason play this past season and they are on a three-year cloud.

Once the players have caught up with their academics, Banks said that they will begin their offseason weight program and finish up individual workouts.

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Southern’s Taylor Roy gets an ankle in at second base before LSU’s Jacoby Jones can make the tag in the top of the sixth inning during Tuesday’s game between Baton Rouge’s two Division I baseball clubs at Alex Box Stadium. The No. 8-ranked Tigers pulled away from the Jaguars late, defeating Southern 15-5.

and it carried on to the game against LSU. It looked like LSU (17-4) was going to run away with the game in the top of the first inning, scoring three runs and taking a 3-0 lead. However, the Jaguars tied the game with three runs in the top of the second.

Tigers answered back in the bottom of the second, bringing in three runs when Mason Katz hit a double RBI that bounced of the left center wall. The runs gave the Tigers a 6-3 lead.

LSU increased its lead to 8-3 after four innings of play before Cameron McGriff belted a solo home run to left in the top of the fifth inning to cut the

Tigers’ lead to 8-4. However, LSU plated seven more runs to close out the game — including an three-run, inside-the-park home run by Tyler Moore in the bottom of the seventh to break the game open.

Southern committed two errors officially, but made several miscues that LSU capitalized on throughout the game.

“You eliminate those plays you see how difficult it is to beat you,” said Cador.

Although the Jaguars have lost eight of their last nine games they have shown improvement every week and are looking to perform better in

the future.

“You know when your team is ready to do something,” said Cador, “the body language speaks louder than the words you can speak and I like what I saw.”

The Jaguars will return home this weekend for a series against Selma. The series begins noon Saturday at Lee-Hines Field.

“We are looking for more execution better pitching and good defense and basically we want those kids to have fun and if we do that I’ll be more than pleased,” said Cador, addressing what he will be looking for from his team this weekend against Selma.

Southern football wraps up spring drills Aristide Phillips

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The Southern football team gave the Jaguar Nation their first look of the new Jaguars holding its annual spring football game last Saturday.

The big issue with the Jaguars last season was not being able to consistently move the ball, last year the Jaguars ranked seventh in the SWAC in third down efficiency, converting only 32 percent of their third-down situations.

Head coach Stump Mitchell, who is entering his final year of his contract, hoped to see improvements from both his quarterbacks Dray Joseph and J.P. Douglas.

While both quarterbacks threw good passes and scored touchdowns to receivers they both threw interceptions inside the red zone.

Offensively, Jaguar fans were happy to see the ball move not through the air, but on the

ground. Senior running back Jerry Joseph broke free on a number of carries impressing Mitchell.

“Joseph is a very quiet guy, today he was patient,” said Mitchell. “Today I think he pushed Sylvester (Nzekwe) for the starting job.”

In special teams, the main issue was the kicking game. The Jaguars ranked ninth in the SWAC in field goal percentage last year, making only 5-of-10 field goal attempts while only booting one touchback with a net average of 35.5 yards. Southern also ranked dead last in PATs with an average of .759.

“The kickers kicked the ball better they know we have kickers coming in that are actually listed number one on the depth chart and the guys that are here now will have to battle those guys to have a shot to be here,” said Mitchell.

Defensively, the Jaguars had some simplifying to do, with the promotion of Tyrone Odums from defensive line coach to

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Southern running back Jerry Joseph cuts back on defensive back Kevin King during Saturday’s spring game at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

defensive coordinator replacing O’Neill Gilbert. The defense shined despite the shortage of healthy players.

Outside linebacker Detrane Lindsey (wrist), defensive end Dion Palmer (knee), middle linebacker Daniel Brown (shoulder), defensive end Kadeem Lewis (ankle), defensive tackle Traé Tiller (knee) and safety Levi Jackson (thumb) all were inactive for Saturday’s scrimmage.

“I feel good that those guys

have had the surgeries that they need in order to be successful and ready to come back,” said Mitchell. “They should be able to work out with our strength and conditioning coach.”

“We have to simplify things we’re not so much a match team we think we have some linebackers that can play first and second down that can play against receivers. Detrane can run, Corey Roy can run,” said Mitchell.

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From baggy pants to skinny jeans: What made the young black males of today go from the oversized jeans of the past to these air-suppressing skinny jeans of the present?

When I was growing up, baggy jeans were the fashion must-have among young black men. On BET, all you saw was Wu-Tang and the thousands of guys rocking pants three times their size.

The funny thing about sagging is it originated in the prison system because prisoners weren’t allowed to wear belts. It also showed the wearer’s “availability” to other prisoners. I guess whoever brought light to the public about this trend overlooked that factor.

In Texas, Georgia and Florida, mayors, boards of education and city council members have made major efforts to put a stop to sagging.

The notion to stop sagging has worked; now, it seems, young black males have found a new way to express their rejection of cultural norms: tight-fitting jeans. I can only wonder if skinny jeans are a health risk to men, as they can be to women.

Gynecologists have advised women

A ngel Brown Black College Wire to be cautious of consistently wearing jeans that are too tight. Can men get infections from wearing skinny jeans? No, but they can suffer from a damaged thigh-nerve condition called meralgia paresthetica, according to the American Academy of Neurology.

However, boys, don’t fret. This conditions can be resolved easily by refraining from wearing skinny jeans and allowing the nerve to repair itself.

Research on how skinny jeans affect the male reproductive system presents the same scare Mountain Dew sparked for young males some time back; yet, this still has not stopped guys from wearing them.

I like men in clothes that actually fit them, not too baggy or too skinny.

As a grown-up, I wear clothes that fit me, and I expect the same for a guy I am dating. I like to see a young brother in a respectable cardigan, jeans that fit him and a decent pair of kicks. Appearance is everything in our society.

Let’s not even discuss going to the mall together. Why would a man want to shop in the same section as his woman when accompanying her to a store such as Express? That would be awkward. I can respect that all people have the right to express themselves through fashion. I support doing so.

However, I cannot say I would accept the skinny jean fad as appropriate for a potential suitor.

To the young brothers out there with skinny jeans as tight as my leggings, I salute you. You are brave ones, daring to be different with your skinny jeans. Keep sticking it to “The Man” with your tight jeans and bright tank tops.

——— Angel Brown writes for The Campus Echo, the North Carolina Central University student newspaper, which originally published this article.

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