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Jackson State students react to government shut-downTaylor BemberyAssociate Editor

Jackson State University is preparing to celebrate Home-coming, Oct. 13-20, and has an alumna to thank for the theme, “The Legacy! The Ex-perience! The Dream!.”

This year, faculty, staff, students and alumni had the opportunity to suggest theme ideas and vote on their favor-ite. After more than 100 choic-es were submitted and the top five selected for online voting, more than 14,000 voters chose the one submitted by Angela Moffett, a Jackson State alum-na and middle school teacher from Carrolton, TX.

Moffett, originally from Heidelberg, Miss., graduated in 1990 with a degree in psy-chology. Her daughter, Me-gan, is a sophomore at JSU.

The five nominees that the public voted on were “We Are One”, “My Whole World Turns Misty Blue,” “The Legacy! The Experience! The Dream!”, “All Roads Lead to JSU Home-coming,” and “Back Together Again.”

Lori Stewart with the Cen-ter for Student Engagement and Inclusion came up with the idea to have a theme contest and es-tablished the online voting pro-cess which had 14,478 votes.

According to Moffett, the meaning of her theme is bro-ken down into three parts. “The Legacy” represents the alumni who built on the dream of edu-cation for all students. “The Ex-perience” represents students who currently live the read of the alumni, experiencing the things imagined and brought to fruition. And “The Dream” represents future students who will bring continued success to

Mark BraboyNews Editor

The United States federal government was closed for business on Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2013. Students at Jackson State University expressed many concerns about how the government shutdown would affect them.

Parts of the federal government offi cially shutdown at 12:01 a.m. after Congress played ping pong for several hours with a spending bill that would help uninsured Americans afford health care but failed to come to an agreement to fully fund normal operations.

The House would pass a version of the spending bill that delayed or chipped away at the Affordable Care Act.

The Affordable Care Act or

The Legacy! The Experience! The Dream: Homecoming 2013

Interim Chair of the Department of Political Science at JSU, gave more insight on the shutdown and some of the possible affects of it.

“The government has to pay its bills, salaries, wages, goods and services, so appropriation bills go through the Congress then eventually through the House. Presidents then send their legislative request to the Congress. The President has people that work with the Congress for budgetary matters,” explained Hill. “This is not the fi rst time they have shutdown the government, it simply means that until they come up with an appropriation bill that they can agree upon, there will be a shutdown. The appropriation bill has to be agreed upon by the House and the Senate.”

Hill stated that government agencies will have to furlough an estimated 700,000 to 800,000 workers of the closed agencies.

“There are some critical agen-cies that are not going to close down, but depending on how long it goes on, it will defi nitely impact every area or entity that receives or operates on federal funding. We are talking about educational institutions, hospitals, commu-nity centers, parks, you name it! If there are some federal dollars involved, things will stop,” said Hill.

Natalie Nicholson, a junior history major from Memphis, Tenn., believes that the public is blowing the government shut-down way out of proportion.

“I feel it’s not really relevant to students right now but if it goes on longer, it will affect us. “On

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Theme winner Angela Moffett (center) displays homecoming t-shirt along side Dr. Marcus A. Chanay, Lori Stewart and Mark Person.

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our university through service, scholarship, and the love of Jackson State University.

Moffett said she felt it was important to participate with the contest “to show our stu-dents that the love for Jackson State University is everlasting and we must strive to consis-tently increase our university’s goal of becoming the promi-nent university in Mississippi.”

She added: “Using not just words, but by our commit-ment to increasing our presence and financial responsibility in alumni organization and the public. I felt my most perfect gift to the university was send-ing my daughter to further her education at ‘My Dear Ole Col-lege Home’. I look forward to the legacy she will create while there and experience the love and caring faculty and staff that I encountered.”

Moffett was rewarded for her

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‘Obamacare,’ is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Obamacare still made its debut in the

midst of the shutdown and is now available for U.S. citizens as of Tuesday.

Rickey Hill, Professor and

winning theme, and received a JSU Homecoming Prize Pack, which included tickets to all of the events during the week such as the step show, comedy

show, and football game, along with a gift basket from the JSU Bookstore. Also, she will have a chance to be a judge for this year’s homecoming parade.

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BREAST HEALTH EDUCATION SEMINAR

Celebrate National Breast Cancer Awareness Month at the Breast Health Educa-tion Seminar which will be held on Oct. 22nd from 12– 1 p.m. at the JSU Welcome Center.

The guest speaker will be Ollie Harper from the JSU Health Center. Nurse Harper will talk about breast self-exams and risk factors for breast cancer.

All persons wearing the pink ribbon will enter the drawing for the “Pink Bag” giveaway promoting breast health – compliments of the St. Dominic Women Health Center. RSVP at 601-979-0883. Refreshments will be served.

Stop by anytime in Octo-ber to pick up a pink ribbon.

FANNIE LOU HAMER MEMORIAL SYMPO-

SIUMThe 30th Annual Fannie

Lou Hamer Memorial Sym-posium will be held from Oct. 2-3rd at 10 a.m.-3:50 p.m. in the Dollye M.E. Robinson Liberal Arts building, room 166/266. For information, call 601-979-1562.

FOUNDERS’ DAY CLASS DISMISSAL

The University will cele-brate its 136th Founders’ Day Convocation and Bell Ring-ing Ceremony on Oct. 24th at 9:50 a.m. on the Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway. Classes will be canceled on that day between the hours of 9:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. to allow faculty, staff and students the opportu-nity to attend Founders’ Day activities.

Faculty are asked to par-ticipate and encourage stu-dents to attend.

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People SpeakOpinion

Compiled by Crystal Killingsworth and Tamikia Dunomes

The Flash wants to know what you have to say . . . . . “Should a person’s size affect your perception of them?”

Daniecia WashingtonFreshmanBiology/PrePhysical TherapyJackson, Miss.“No because you never know who you will meet around campus and never know who you could net-work with.”

Brianna GardenerFreshmanBiology Pre NursingJackson, Miss.“Size shouldn’t matter be-cause you shouldn’t judge people by their size; you should judge them by their character and personality.”

Imagine waking up every day with a gigantic boulder on your shoulders and another one strapped against your legs (liter-ally) as you enter a world where all razor sharp eyes are gauging the content of your character and your potential in life because of said boulders. Because of that added weight and judgment, you are in a war with yourself and the mirror for the sake of your self-esteem. This is the dilemma of many overweight and obese people in America.

Despite the state of Missis-sippi being ground zero for obe-sity in America, the perception of a person based on their size is almost as prevalent as the percep-tion of a person based on their race.

The constant judgment and criticism happens everywhere ranging from every kind of so-cial environment imaginable and even to the professional level such as school and in the work-place. And as a big person, this kind of social issue severely an-gers me, but it does not surprise me based on where this comes from.

This discrimination, also known as sizeism, stems from common stereotypes about obese and overweight people. Based on a poll from Glamour.com and my daily interactions with people, the most prevalent stereotypes are that we are all lazy, incompetent, undisciplined, smelly, slow, and passive. And perhaps the most common phrase I hear when it comes to big people is, “If they don’t care about themselves, then how can they care about me?”

Granted, you do have a small amount that fi t some of these ste-reotypes, but overall this is not the case as you have many people who are obese or overweight that are just as productive if not more than their average sized counter-parts.

I could easily bring up many articles about research studies that easily disprove these unrea-sonable stereotypes, but I will use myself as an example. I person-ally lead an intensely rigorous life on and off campus along with many of my overweight peers as an example. Also, there are a number of genetic and other health related reasons why people are the size they are that have nothing to do with overeating.

What is also alarming about the issue of sizeism, especially for those who attended the career fair yesterday, is how many employ-ers look at us. According to sta-tistics from the National Accep-tance to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA), weight and height dis-crimination is almost as prevalent as racial discrimination; bigger people get fewer promotions, and potentially can earn 6 percent less than regular size people.

Sizeism is still a social issue that affects us in more ways than many people would like to be-lieve. Personally, it does not affect my self esteem as it once did be-cause being big made me develop

Marysha StandiferFreshmanComputer ScienceMemphis, Tenn.“I don’t think it should de-pend on how big or small a person is. The bigger person could be as cool as a smaller person.”

John HamptonFreshmanMeteorologyMemphis, Tenn.“No because really it should be based upon per-sonality rather than appear-ance.”

Cardeana BurtonFreshmanBiology Pre MedPortland, Ore.“No, you should never judge a book by its cover because you never know what one person is ca-pable of.”

Deandre JacksonFreshmanDetroit, Mich.“No because the size doesn’t determine a per-son’s characteristics.”

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thick skin. However, I see how it affects a lot of my friends and family members on an emo-tional level. For many, it is like fi ghting a war with yourself.

We as obese and over-weight people would just have to do what it takes to take care of ourselves both physically and emotionally. While there are some aspects, like the work-place, in which we cannot con-trol on our own, we can control how we are on the inside. We have to dig deep within our-selves and embrace the positiv-ity within us and take care of ourselves so we can overcome this shallow world we live in.

On the other hand, our peers, which is the biggest problem, have to give their tolerance, acceptance, and to be treated with the same equal respect as everyone else. We all have fl aws and issues that we have to overcome that may or may not have anything to do with size, so the additional criticism, excessive judgment, and discrimination from a peer is not needed. It is critical you think about the malice of your actions because you do not know how it affects them in the long run.

What needs to be under-stood is that the size of a person does not tell the complete story of who they are. It is no differ-ent than the prominent racial discrimination that we see to-day and unless there is a change in the way we think, the world will continue to be harder and harder for us to survive in.

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

Jamario BaughSeniorCriminal JusticeNashville, Tenn.“It depends; if it was based on an intimate level, I would have certain stan-dards, whereas it would not matter in any other setting.”

Hope GreenGrad StudentEnglishGrayson, Ga.“No because I feel that it’s a stereotypical quality and I don’t critique a person by a learned cliché.”

Thelma KimbleSeniorPsychologyUtica, Miss.“No it shouldn’t, but it defi nitely does, just as skin color, age, and even career choices affect the percep-tion of others.”

Mary ThompsonJuniorEnglishJackson, Miss.“No, because it’s superfi -cial to be judgmental of a physical factor.”

Jasmine McGheeJuniorEnglishMendenhall, Miss.“No, because it’s more to a person than their physi-cal appearance.”

Christopher HinesJuniorCriminal JusticeBatesville, Miss.“No, because I feel that God didn’t make everyone the same, so we shouldn’t characterize a person by a feature as vain as size.”

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Octavis LawsonStaff WriterMC 301-01 Writer

Stress, grief, and homesickness are just a few of the issues students deal with on a regular basis at Jack-son State University. Many students, however, are not aware that there is a place on campus that can help stu-dents handle these issues: The Lata-sha Norman Center for Counseling and Disability Services.

Jackson State has mourned the deaths of many students over the years, including the tragic losses of Latasha Norman, a junior account-ing major from Greenville, Miss., who lost her life to domestic vio-lence in 2007 and just this semester, the passing of James Shearer, a se-nior political science major.

The center, which was renamed in honor of Norman, serves as an outreach facility for students and also provides services to students

utilize its services. “I would only use the center if

I could not get help from anyone else,” said Brandon Smith, a junior accounting major at JSU.

According the Johnson, on av-erage, the counselors have three to four students who come to them

Page 4 - October 3, 2013The Blue & White Flash NewsLatasha Norman Center provides a safe haven for students

with disabilities. The center, staffed by Monica

Wall-Jones, assistant director of Dis-ability Services; Frances White, lead therapist; Terrence Johnson, thera-pist and Jackie Nash, administrative assistant; has counseled and helped many students. There are also three graduate students available to aid students in need of assistance.

“During the client’s initial coun-seling session, the counselors ex-plain the services that the center pro-vides and let the clients know that they have nothing to hide as every-thing is confidential,” said Johnson.

Students who have utilized the center’s services recommend that others visit the center if help is need-ed.

“The counselors are very open and warm; very understanding and gave great advice,” said Arekia Bennett, a junior physics major. “Going to get help is nothing to be ashamed of.”

Other students who are aware of the center state that they would not

regularly each week. New clients are usually referred by Student Life staff, professors and significant oth-ers.

Some of the services provided include: University Success Out-reach, Personal Support Coun-seling, Group Counseling, Anger Management, Cadet Outreach and

Relaxation TrainingIn commemoration of the life

of Latasha Norman, the center also hosts the annual Latasha Norman 5k Run/Walk which will be held on November 9th. To register online visit active.com, keyword: Latasha or call 601-979-0374.

JSU students g ive b lood to save l ives

Student gives blood during Soul Bowl Blood drive at Jackson State.

Mississippi Blood Services vis-ited the campus of Jackson State University from Sept. 24-26th for the annual “Soul Bowl” blood drive. The donor coach bus was located between the Jacob L. Red-dix Office Complex and Alexander Residence Hall.

The blood drive is held before

Mississippi Blood Services rep-resentative. “Having college stu-dents involved in blood drives is very important, because 80 per-cent of the blood we collect comes from college students.”

Donors’ blood is checked by a process before it is actually do-nated because some people cannot give blood for various reasons. Those unsure about donating blood are ensured by MBS that donating blood is safe, simple, and saves lives.

the annual in-state rivalry game, dubbed “The Soul Bowl” that pits JSU against Alcorn State Univer-sity. ASU won the competition last year.

Along with free t-shirts and community service hours given, student donors were also given a chance to enter a drawing to win a $1500 scholarship provided by Regions Bank.

“This year many students from Jackson State have donated blood,” said Monica Walker, a

Tamara SwainStaff Writer

Kim Shelby, another Missis-sippi Blood Services employee said, “Many college students donate blood because they have a great amount of school spirit and want to see their school win. Some college students just want a free t-shirt to wear. Some students also want the community service hours.”

Others, according to Walker, have big hearts and just simply want to help save a life and may one day themselves be in need of blood.

“Whenever I get the opportu-nity to save a life, I do so, because I put myself in their position and I would want people to give,” said (Mr. Freshman) Kedric Hayes, a freshman from Grenada, Miss.

Aja Swayne, a freshman mass communications major from St. Louis, Mo., believes that univer-sities like JSU should have blood drives more often because it is a way to reach a lot of people at one time.

“I decided to give blood be-cause I love helping people in need,” said Swayne. “I give blood at least twice a year and have done it since I was in the ninth grade.”

Swayne added: “I think JSU has a good chance to win the Soul Bowl but more people should have participated simply to help save lives.”

For more information on how to give blood, contact Mississippi Blood Services at (888) 90-BLOOD or visit www.msblood.com.

social media there are a lot of my peers who are completely oblivious to what the shutdown actually means. Some people are comparing the movie “The Purge” to the government shutdown which is ridiculous. This whole shut-down thing to me is really Republicans against Democrats. We the people shouldn’t have anything to worry about,” said Nicholson.

Mario Musgrove, a political sci-ence graduate student from Laurel, Miss., believes that the government shutdown does affect students.

“The shutdown is probably not going to be anything tangible for the average person to see. The buses are going to run, the toilets are still going to flush, and the grocery stores are go-ing to be open. However, the popula-tion that works in the private sector is going to feel the shutdown. Teachers may feel the affect, veterans may feel the affect, people on public assistance or entitlements may realize the affects but it has only been a couple days,” said Musgrove.

Hill believes the shutdown stems from the Republicans stance against the Affordable Care Act.

‘The reason why the Republicans in the House have done this is because they don’t like President Obama. They use the Affordable Care Act to show they will not fund ‘ObamaCare’ if it goes into effect. They are not go-ing to sign off on any appropriation bill until President Obama decides to stop pushing the Affordable Care Act. The Affordable Care Act has passed Congress, it passed the House and the Senate, legal suits were filed that got to the Supreme Court, and the Supreme Court said The Affordable Care Act is constitutional,” said Hill.

Photo: Tamara Swain

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Aspiring journalists learn how to avoidfaultlines in Maynard Institute presentation

the “Not Just a Number” project examining youth violence in Oakland, which won the Knight Award for Public Service from the Online News Association in 2006.

Reynolds was also re-cently named Digital First Media ‘s 2013 Innovator of the Year for his work de-veloping Oakland Voices and serves as an at-large board member of the Asso-ciated Press Media Editors.

Reynolds’s presenta-tion focused on the fault-lines, the naturally occur-ring divisions of race in society. He stressed that duty of journalists is to give Americans the truth without bias and advised the future journalists in at-tendance to avoid the fault lines of gender, class, race, and geographics in seeking the un-fabricated truth.

“The audience will de-termine the future of news, we have to figure out how to connect with people,” said Reynolds. “Don’t try to be right, try to listen.”

He added: “You must be accessible and reconnect with the community, there are no good stories behind the computer screens,” said Reynolds.

Reynolds ended his pre-

Guy King and Kachelle PratcherStaff Writers

sentation with a hands on project in which the stu-dents were divided into groups and asked how they would avoid the faultlines of gender, class, race, gen-eration and geographics of the divisive open carry gun law that has been enforced in Mississippi.

Jean Cook, an adjunct instructor and director of Public Relations at JSU said, “I hope students re-ceived a better understand-ing of why it’s important to include all groups (in reporting), everyone can learn about each other.”

Many of the students in attendance stated that Reynolds’s presentation was beneficial to their fu-ture journalism careers.

“This was a great work-shop and learning about faultlines was interesting, I wish more students would have come,” said Rachel Crutchfield, a senior po-litical science major.

Henry Goss, a sopho-more mass communica-tions major from Jackson, Miss. said, “I learned ef-fective tools to enhance my journalism skills In addition, I gained valuable knowledge that will help me to become a better pro-fessional.”

Aspiring journalists with notepads and ques-tions filled the Mississippi e-Center Convention Hall on Sept. 26 ready to learn about the different ways to keep gender, class, race, generational and geograph-ic stereotypes out of the media.

The Maynard Institute for Journalism presenta-tion: ‘Connecting with Di-verse Communities,’ fea-tured speaker, Martin G. Reynolds.

Reynolds, an Oakland, Calif. native and co-found-er of Jackson Voices, a project of the Maynard In-stitute, helps minority jour-nalism students through workshops and forums.

Reynolds also serves as the senior editor for com-munity engagement for Me-diaNews Group’s Bay Area News Group and Digital First Media’s Western Re-gion. He began his career at The Oakland Tribune as a Chips Quinn Scholar in-tern in 1995 and worked his way through the ranks, serving as editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2011. He was among the lead editors for

Photo by MC301: Keven Perez

Martin Reynolds, Maynard Institute for Journalism Education representative, interacts with students during presentation.

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Public displays of affection on campus should lead to finesmajor from Silver Creek, Miss., said there is a time and place for every-thing and that includes showing af-fection.

“I believe that everyone in col-lege has the sense and maturity to make certain decisions but we all have to be mindful of what we do and say in a public setting. Public affection can be either acceptable or distasteful depending upon its given actions. For example, holding hands is acceptable. But tongue-kissing your significant other while taking a walk down the plaza while your professor may be walking nearby is distasteful,” said Woods.

Harold Johnson, a senior inte-grated marketing communications major from Chicago, Ill., said public affection is acceptable when bound-aries are kept.

“I haven’t seen anything dis-tasteful on Jackson State’s campus, so I would say we have done a good job of keeping x-rated public display of affection on a minimum. I think public affection to a certain extent deals with maturity. I always be-lieve that what is understood doesn’t need to be explained or showed. Also in today’s world we are more likely to express ourselves publicly, we are becoming more comfort-able,” said Johnson.

Woods believes however, that

PDA should stand for PRIVATE displays of affection.

“They may be doing such acts to prove to others that they have the complete affection of their signifi-cant others. One worst case has been when I saw a young man groping his girlfriend’s butt while standing on the plaza. It’s distasteful for such to be done in public, but in private, to each his or her own,” said Woods.

According to the JSU 2013-2014 Student Handbook, getting too in-timate with your significant other, in public or in a public place on campus can lead to serious conse-quences. Public affection falls under violation 2.30 Disorderly Conduct, Obstruction, and/or Disruption.

Disorderly conduct is any of-fensive or annoying act that disrupts the peace and can lead to a fine of $50-$200 dollars, probation, or community service and even sus-pension.

Some think getting too affec-tionate or sexual with your mate can should be considered disorderly conduct.

So students, before you think about going up on the 5th floor of the library late at night or attempt to get to frisky with your boyfriend, girlfriend, side piece, etc., remember that there are people watching.

Students demonstrating a public display of affection in the Student Center.

could it be lack of visitation hours?According to lovepanky.com,

public affection, also known as PDA, is the act of two people in-dulging in an intimate act in public.

Many students on campus think that the PDA trends are getting out of hand.

Aja Woods, a junior accounting

“Get a room!” This phrase can be heard daily when students come across an overly affectionate couple on campus.

Public displays of affection seems to be getting out of hand.

Couples can be seen getting pretty intimate on benches, in the Student Center and other public places at Jackson State University.

What could be the reasons for this trend? Is it the incoming fresh-men utilizing their freedom? Could it be love is in the air, an indication that cuffing season has arrived? Or

Taylor BemberyAssociate Editor

Photo: Taylor Bembery

It seems all you see on your television screens now are reality TV shows, but where’s the REAL in Reality TV? Students at Jackson State University have mixed feelings about reality TV.

Reality TV is television pro-gramming in which there are no writers, actors or scripts. Instead, the shows focus on real events or situations. Some reality program-ming comes in the form of compe-titions shows, such as “Survivor” or “The Amazing Race.” Others, such as “Teen Mom” and “Hoarders” fo-cus on specific lifestyles.

Reality TV is very popular on the campus of Jackson State. It is not uncommon to hear students talking about hit shows like “T.I. and Tiny a Family Hustle”, “Love & Hip Hop”, “Basketball Wives”, and more in the café, class, and in the dorms. But do these reality shows have an effect on student behavior?

The Huffington Post article, “What Has Reality TV Done to Young Women?,” reported that over the past decade, reality TV has seen a dramatic rise in popularity and

Jackson State students and reality TV: How ‘real’ is it?with that, a colorful range of cultural topics have since emerged -- from documenting the lives of housewives to teen moms. According to a recent study by the Girl Scouts Institute, 47% of girls and young women say they are regular viewers, with 30% saying they sometimes watch. Many girls -- 86% -- believe these shows often pit girls against each other to make the shows more exciting and 70% say they make people think it is ok to treat each other badly.

Chante Vinson, a freshman psychology major from Memphis, Tenn. agrees.

“Well, as far as “TI and Tiny”, it (reality TV) has a positive influence. “Basketball Wives” and the rest are negative because it’s mostly about fighting, drama between women and messy people. It’s like a replay of high school and a Madea play, in my eyes,” said Vinson

Vinson added: “It can make both sexes look as if it degrades our race, but on the other hand, it is an understanding between media and African-American men and women. We as a whole may understand, but sometimes it can be a challenge and negative view for us to the outside world looking in, in my opinion.”

Sunny Fridge, an assistant pro-

fessor in the Department of Mass Communications and founder of TigerTv22, believes that reality TV shows can impact behavior in view-ers

“It really just depends on if the show is negative. There are positive shows, but if you’re impressionable, what you see is what you believe,” said Fridge.

Fridge added: “I think that in terms of it (reality TV) being an educational tool, Mass Communi-cations departments help because if they teach students to have media literacy then they’ll understand that everything they see is not true.”

Th’Marves Brooks, a freshman psychology major from Jackson, Miss., feels that some reality shows actually seem real.

“’TI and Tiny” is setting a great example, ‘Marrying the Game’ is a show that shows tough times and good times in relationships, so that’s a good example. ‘Basketball Wives’, ‘Love and Hip-Hop’ are horrible examples, because it shows the bad things that we need to keep to our-selves,” said Brooks.

Wherever you stand on the is-sue, reality TV is on the rise and does not seem to be leaving your television screens anytime soon.

Tenesha HughesStaff Writer

Student watches reality show ‘Couples Therapy” in residence hall lounge.

According to Nielsen.com, reality TV first made an appearance in the top 10 rankings in 2000, and since the 2002-2003 season has consis-tently captured the largest percent-

age of the audience watching the top 10 broadcast programs. In 2012, of the top 10 primetime programs, 5 were unscripted shows.

Photo: Tenesha Hughes

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Aspiring journalists learn how to avoidfaultlines in Maynard Institute presentation

the “Not Just a Number” project examining youth violence in Oakland, which won the Knight Award for Public Service from the Online News Association in 2006.

Reynolds was also re-cently named Digital First Media ‘s 2013 Innovator of the Year for his work de-veloping Oakland Voices and serves as an at-large board member of the Asso-ciated Press Media Editors.

Reynolds’s presenta-tion focused on the fault-lines, the naturally occur-ring divisions of race in society. He stressed that duty of journalists is to give Americans the truth without bias and advised the future journalists in at-tendance to avoid the fault lines of gender, class, race, and geographics in seeking the un-fabricated truth.

“The audience will de-termine the future of news, we have to figure out how to connect with people,” said Reynolds. “Don’t try to be right, try to listen.”

He added: “You must be accessible and reconnect with the community, there are no good stories behind the computer screens,” said Reynolds.

Reynolds ended his pre-

Guy King and Kachelle PratcherStaff Writers

sentation with a hands on project in which the stu-dents were divided into groups and asked how they would avoid the faultlines of gender, class, race, gen-eration and geographics of the divisive open carry gun law that has been enforced in Mississippi.

Jean Cook, an adjunct instructor and director of Public Relations at JSU said, “I hope students re-ceived a better understand-ing of why it’s important to include all groups (in reporting), everyone can learn about each other.”

Many of the students in attendance stated that Reynolds’s presentation was beneficial to their fu-ture journalism careers.

“This was a great work-shop and learning about faultlines was interesting, I wish more students would have come,” said Rachel Crutchfield, a senior po-litical science major.

Henry Goss, a sopho-more mass communica-tions major from Jackson, Miss. said, “I learned ef-fective tools to enhance my journalism skills In addition, I gained valuable knowledge that will help me to become a better pro-fessional.”

Aspiring journalists with notepads and ques-tions filled the Mississippi e-Center Convention Hall on Sept. 26 ready to learn about the different ways to keep gender, class, race, generational and geograph-ic stereotypes out of the media.

The Maynard Institute for Journalism presenta-tion: ‘Connecting with Di-verse Communities,’ fea-tured speaker, Martin G. Reynolds.

Reynolds, an Oakland, Calif. native and co-found-er of Jackson Voices, a project of the Maynard In-stitute, helps minority jour-nalism students through workshops and forums.

Reynolds also serves as the senior editor for com-munity engagement for Me-diaNews Group’s Bay Area News Group and Digital First Media’s Western Re-gion. He began his career at The Oakland Tribune as a Chips Quinn Scholar in-tern in 1995 and worked his way through the ranks, serving as editor-in-chief from 2007 to 2011. He was among the lead editors for

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until the In 2012, Hunter landed a role with the Phoenix Suns as an assistant head coach for player de-velopment. After the Suns opened the season with a 13-28 record, he was named the Suns’ interim head coach in early 2013. In his head coaching debut, Hunter led the Suns to a 106-96 victory over the Sacramento Kings.

Hunter needed only three sea-sons to become the second-leading scorer in JSU history. He was also named the Southwestern Athletic Conference player of the Year.

Alvin JacksonFrom 1977 to 1980, Alvin Jack-

son was a member of the Jackson State men’s track and field team that set the Southwestern Athletic Conference on fire. He lettered all four years, andin cross coun-try and indoor and outdoor track and field, he competed on five Na-tional Championship teams, five SWAC championship teams and was a member of the world-ranked 4x400 meter relay. That 4x400 re-lay team recorded a time of 3:08.7.

Individually, he was a six-time All-American and a six-time All-SWAC performer. He also placed in every national track and field championship in which he partici-pated.

Keith Ellis LeeKeith Ellis Lee was a promi-

nent member of the Jackson State men’s track and field team. From 1973-1978, Lee and his teammates dominated the track and field landscape in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

As a freshman, Lee advanced

to the NAIA finals in the 880-yard dash, where he lowered his per-sonal best to 1:50.8. As a sopho-more, he started running cross country, which helped bring his time down to 1:50.2.

Lee had a banner junior year, going undefeated during the cross country regular season, before winning the conference meet. He also set a Jackson State and SWAC record as he ran a 6.5-mile course in 33:33.

As a senior Lee again went un-defeated during the cross country regular season. The Tigers won seven major meets, including in-door and outdoor nationals. Lee recorded another personal best in the 800 meters, posting a 1:47.2.

While at JSU Lee was a four-year letter winner in the 800, 1000, 1500, 1-mile, sprint medley and the 2-mile relay. He was an All-SWAC performer in the same events and earned All-American honors in the 800 and the 2-mile relay.

He was an Olympic qualifier in the 800 in 1976 and again in 1980.

Sean WoodsonSean Andre Woodson emerged

as one of the premier defensive backs in the Southwestern Athletic Conference during the mid-1990s. He was a two-time All-SWAC first team member, receiving the honor in 1995 and 1996. During his se-nior year, he recorded a league-high eight interceptions.

In 1997, Woodson was draft-ed with the 23rd pick in the fifth round by the Buffalo Bills. Wood-son is currently a radio broadcast-er and firefighter in Jackson, Miss.

throw line (70.6%). She also pulled down a career high 145 rebounds.

She scored another 507 points during her junior season. As a se-nior, she scored 402 points and had 92 rebounds, 67 assists and a career high 83 steals.

The St. Louis Streak (Women’s Professional Basketball League, preceding the WNBA) drafted Fuller Scott.When the league fold-ed in 1981, she became a youth program director.

Lindsey HunterLindsey Benson Hunter is ar-

guably one of the greatest cham-pions to come out of Jackson State University. He is also considered among the top 10 best athletes to play for the Tigers, along with such greats as Walter Payton, Jackie Slater and Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd.

Following a prolific collegiate career, Hunter was selected as the 10th overall pick by the Detroit Pistons in the 1993 NBA Draft. He played with the Pistons from 1993 to 2000, when he was traded to the Milwaukee Bucks. He played only one season as a Buck before being sent to the Los Angeles Lakers.

As a member of the Lakers, Hunter was a contributor to the team that won the 2001-02 NBA title. Following the Lakers’ cham-pionship season, he was traded on draft night (2002) to the Toronto Raptors. In 2003, he made his way back to the Pistons and that team won the 2003-04 NBA champion-ship.

Hunter remained with the Pistons until the 2008-09 season, when he signed with the Chicago Bulls. He remained with the Bulls

Stanley BlackmonStanley Blackmon has emerged

as one of the most talented admin-istrative officials in recent Jackson Public School history. He is the principal at Lanier High School and previously served as the prin-cipal at Hardy Middle School (2002-2004) and Canton High School (1996-2002).

Blackmon is the recipient of the Bill Wade Unsung Hero Award (All-American Football Foundation) and was twice on the coaching staff of the Mississippi-Alabama High School All-Star Classic. He also was named the Metro Football Coach of the Year and the Outstanding Secondary Educator of America in 1975.

Wes ChamberlainPrior to finishing fifth in the

National League Rookie of the Year Award voting and before appearing in the 1993 World Series with the Philadelphia Phillies, Wesley Polk Chamberlain was a Jackson State Tiger. At JSU, Chamberlain was an All-SWAC performer. In 1986, he was named to the all-conference first team as a first baseman. As a freshman, he batted .313, hit seven home runs and knocked in 44 runs while being named to the SWAC All Eastern Division first team.

Chamberlain played six sea-sons in Major League Baseball, first for the Phillies (1990-1995) and then the Boston Red Sox (1995). The Pittsburgh Pirates drafted Chamberlain in the fourth round in 1987. In 1990, Pittsburgh sent him to Philadelphia. In 1991, his most productive season with the Phillies, he posted career highs

in home runs (13), RBI (50), runs (51), hits (92), stolen bases (9) and games played (101). During that season, he also had three, four-hit games.

Martin EppsFrom 1969 to 1991, Jackson

State’s track and field teams were consistently ranked among the best in the world. At the helm of the Flying Tigers’ program was Martin Epps, who helped build the JSU track program from the ground up and establish it as a powerhouse. He is arguably the most successful coach of any sport in Southwestern Athletic Conference history.

During his tenure, JSU won six NAIA indoor track and field national championships and an NAIA outdoor track and field title. From 1973 to 1979, the Ti-gers dominated the track and field scene. In addition to the national championships, JSU also won four straight NAIA District champion-ships.

Mary Fuller ScottMary Fuller Scott is the third

leading scorer in Jackson State women’s basketball history. From 1976 to 1980, she scored 1,923 points. While a Lady Tiger, she was named a team MVP, received SWAC All-Tournament team awards and was an All-American.

As a freshman, she scored 481 points and made 54% of her field goal attempts and shot 77% from the free throw line (85-110). Dur-ing her sophomore year, she scored 533 points, connecting on 228 of 450 shots (50.6%) from the field and went 77 of 109 from the free

Jackson State inducts 12 into the Sports Hall of Fame

Keith Ellis LeeTrack and Field

Lindsey HunterBasketball

Alvin JacksonTrack and Field

Sean WoodsonFootball

Wesley Polk ChamberlainBaseball

Mary Fuller ScottBasketball

Stanley BlackmonSupporter

Martin EppsTrack and Field

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career, Wade played in 166 games with 534 at bats, 132 hits, 60 runs, 10 home runs and 64 RBI.

Harrison WilsonAs Jackson State’s men’s

basketball coach and later as president of Norfolk State University, Harrison B. Wil-son became known for his formidable leadership.

His 371-93 career record wins rank the highest for JSU basketball. He is consid-ered by many the architect of modern men’s basketball. In 17 seasons at the helm of the Tigers’ program, he never had a losing season and re-corded 13 20-plus win sea-sons. His teams also posted 29 wins in a season twice (1955-56 and 1963-64). His 1963-64 team won the South-western Athletic Conference championship.

During his tenure at Jack-son State, Wilson coached some of the most talented players in the country, such as Cleveland Buckner (draft-ed by the New York Knicks in 1961), Ed Manning (former NBA player and the father of Kansas Jayhawk great Danny Manning) and Paul Coving-ton (a disciple of Wilson’s who took over as head men’s basketball coach at Jackson State). All of these individu-als are highly respected in the world of basketball and that is due in no small part to Wilson’s teaching and phi-losophy.

member at the center posi-tion and as an offensive tack-le. He received Kodak All-America recognition and was named a team captain.

Darrin WadeFloyd Darrin Wade was a

four-year baseball letter win-ner from 1983-87. He attend-ed JSU on an academic schol-arship and made the baseball team as a walk-on.

As a Tiger, he was a three-year starter at first base. In 1987, he was drafted by the Toronto Blue Jays and played two minor league seasons. While playing in the Blue Jays farm system, Wade suffered a career-ending eye injury, and he returned to Jackson State to complete his degree.

While at Jackson State, Wade was a standout on and off the baseball diamond. In 1983, he was named the male scholar athlete, and in 1987 he was named an Academic All-American.

Wade ended his playing career at Jackson State listed among the best of the best in Tigers history. His 30 home runs, 100-plus RBIs and .330 batting average make him one of JSU’s top 10 career leaders.

In 1986, he was named a second team All-SWAC se-lection at first base. He played in 163 games, had 424 at bats, scored 101 runs, 126 hits (29 doubles, 5 triples, 30 home runs) and 110 runs batted in.

During his minor league

Rodney PhillipsRodney Phillips was the

prototypical Jackson State football player under head coach Robert “Bob” Hill. He played football at Jackson State from 1971 to 1974 with Walter and Eddie Payton, Jackie Slater and Robert Bra-zile.

He was a two-time letter winner and a two-time, first-team All-SWAC member as a tight end. In 1974, he led all tight ends in the SWAC in re-ceptions.

From 1975-1978, Phillips played with the Los Angeles Rams as a converted running back. In 1975, he was named the Southern California Play-er of the Week for his Monday Night Football performance against the Pittsburg Steelers. Following his tenure with the Rams, the St. Louis Cardinals picked him up for the 1979-1980 season. As a pro football player, Phillips played in 84 games and had 595 rushing yards along with three touch-downs. He also had 14 recep-tions for 86 yards.

He was also a volunteer coach at Jackson State for 12 years. In 2011, he was named to the JSU Football All-Cen-tury team.

Ricky MylesRicky Myles was one of

the most versatile athletes

on the Jackson State Flying Tigers track and field team from 1974 to 1978.

He was a four-year letter winner at JSU. He was also a four-year, All-SWAC per-former and six-time NAIA All-American. As a senior, he had become a national cham-pion, winning the 600-yard run at the NAIA champion-ships. He also was a member of the 4 x 400 meter relay team which won the 1977-78 NAIA National champion-ship.

Tom RiceTom Rice was one of the

most dominant offensive linemen in the Southwestern Athletic Conference from 1977 to 1980.

In 1978, he was a member of the line unit that paved the way for JSU running backs Perry Harrington and Jeffery Moore. Behind the blocking of the offensive line, Harrington and Moore be-came the first pair of players to each rush for more than 1,000 yards in the same sea-son. That same season, JSU was named the NCAA Rush-ing Offense Champion as the Tigers averaged 314.5 rush-ing yards per game.

In 1979, JSU was again named the NCAA Rushing Offense Champion. The team averaged 288.4 yards per game.

Rice was recognized for his individual performances. He was named an All-SWAC

Sports Hall of Fame con’t from page 9

Rodney PhillipsFootball

Ricky MylesTrack and Field

Tom RiceFootball

Harrison WilsonBasketball

Special to The Flash

Jackson State University Tigers stopped the Southern Jaguars on downs inside the 10-yard line with a minute left and held on for a 19-14 Southwestern Athletic Conference win Saturday night.

The Jaguars (2-3, 2-1 SWAC) took over on their own 25 mid-way through the fourth quarter and marched quickly to the Southern 14. But the drive fizzled and Dray Jo-seph’s fourth-down pass from the 7 fell incomplete.

Jackson State (3-2, 3-0) had taken a 19-7 lead in the third quarter on 2-yard touchdown runs by Clayton Moore and Rakeem Simms. Joseph brought Southern back with a 70-yard drive capped by a 19-yard strike to Lee Doss with a minute left in the

Tigers defeat Southern Jaguars, prepare to tame UAPB Lionsthird.

The Tigers had a balanced attack with 190 yards rushing and 165 pass-ing from Moore.

Joseph finished with 246 yards passing. Lenard Tillery had a 60-yard TD run to put the Jags up 7-3 at half-time.

Jackson State’s John McNabb was tabbed as a College Football Per-formance Awards SWAC player of the week for his performance against the Southern last weekend. McNabb finished with five tackles (four solo), three tackles for loss and a quarterback sack in JSU’s 19-14 win over the Jag-uars.

Jackson State returns to action Saturday, Oct. 5 when the Tigers host the Arkansas Pine Bluff Golden Lions at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Sta-dium. Kickoff is set for 6 pm. Jackson State has won all its SWAC games so far this season and has a 3-0 SWAC

record, despite having lost two non-conference games to Tulane Univer-sity and Tennessee State University.

Saturday’s game against the Gold-en Lions is one that JSU surely plans to win given the fact that UABP cost the Tigers a SWAC championship last year. Even though they were picked as preseason favorites, the Lions seem to have lost their roar. The team is cur-rently winless after four games.

So far this season, the Golden Li-ons lost 14 to 58 against 18th ranked McNeese State. Their other losses were to Arkansas State, 11-62; and Alcorn State, 16-21. Last week, they lost their season opener with Ala-bama State by one point, score 39-40. It was also the first SWAC game for the Golden Lions, who fell to 0-3 and 0-1 in the SWAC. Alabama State im-proved to 1-2 and 1-1 with their first win of the season.Tigers defeat Southern Jaguars in SWAC game.

Photo: JSU Athletics Media

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Visit Reagan Library & Ranch,Sacramento, Hollywood,Yosemite, San Diego, ShadowMtn. Church (David Jeremiah),Creation & Earth History Museum, Yosemite, Agriculture.

Fly With Group From Jackson or Meet in Fresno!

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We’re here giving juniors and seniors full tuition, a monthly salary, and benefits for up to 2 years. Where are you?The Coast Guard’s College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) is right where you are. This scholarship is available to sophomores and juniors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. You’ll get skills and training in leadership, management, marine science, and much more. Additional benefits include:

• Up to 2 years’ paid tuition, books and fees

• Guaranteed job after graduation

• Starting salary of approx. $60,000**• Approx. $3,600 monthly salary*

Upon successful completion and graduation, students will be commissioned as Coast Guard officers, with a commitment to 3 years of active-duty service.

Visit GoCoastGuard.com/CSPI for more information.

We’re here giving juniors and seniors full tuition, a monthly salary, and benefits for up to 2 years. Where are you?The Coast Guard’s College Student Pre-Commissioning Initiative (CSPI) is right where you are. This scholarship is available to sophomores and juniors at Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Hispanic-Serving Institutions. You’ll get skills and training in leadership, management, marine science,

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*As a Coast Guard active-duty member while serving as a full-time student.**Upon graduation and successful completion of Officer Candidate School.

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