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The Southern Digest
Newspaper - 2007-08

PUBLICATION DATES

AUGUST 2007

Friday, Aug. 24
Friday, Aug. 31

SEPTEMBER 2007

Friday, Sept. 7
Tuesday, Sept. 11
Friday, Sept. 14
Tuesday, Sept 18
Friday, Sept. 21
Tuesday, Sept. 25

OCTOBER 2007

Friday, Oct.

McFadden, Taylor Face Off in Run-off For SGA President

Fri, 11 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

MONDAY, 4.14.08 - 9:40 p.m.

Results for the Student Government Association and Miss Southern elections were announced this afternoon outside the Cotillion Ballroom of the Smith-Brown Memorial Union.

Junior marketing major from Manteca, Calif. and current activities coordinator for SGA, Elyse McFadden is straggling behind junior history major from Lafayette Jamal Taylor who has 547 to Taylor's 685 votes but is still in high hopes.

NCAA accuses Alabama State of 668 rules violations

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) - The NCAA has accused Alabama State University of 24 rules violations in four sports and charged the school with lack of institutional control.

The university received a notice of allegations last week after an NCAA investigation of nearly five years.

Top 10 Year-In-Review

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The memories of the 2007-08 school term will be etched into the hearts of those students who have reached the end of their undergraduate career and will embark on their life's journey. From Louisiana's gubernatorial election to the presidential election to the launch of the Office of Student Media's podcasts and blogs, Southern University students have seen and experienced it all.

Wade deems SU's Spring 2008 Wellness Fair a successful event

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The 2008 Wellness Fair was held Wednesday, April 23 at the Southern University Smith-Brown Memorial Union. According to Shirley Wade, clinic administrator and nurse practitioner for the Baranco-Hill Student Health Center, there were 362 participants in the fair.

Jindal to speak at SU commencement

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Louisiana governor, Bobby Jindal, will be the keynote speaker at Southern University during its Spring 2008 commencement that will be held Friday, May 9 at 10:30 a.m. in the F. G. Clark Activity Center, according to a media release.

Southern officials are expecting almost 700 undergraduate and graduate students to receive their respective degrees.

Construction of long awaited stadium project begins

Tue, 08 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

What seems to have been a ghost jobsite has suddenly emerged as the beginning of major construction, as heavy machinery and contractors frequent the area, readying themselves for the upcoming A.W. Mumford Stadium project, that has been ongoing since Fall 2007.

SUBR Chancellor search narrows to six candidates

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The six semi-finalists for the Southern University chancellor search who will be on campus Monday, April 28 to interact with the students, faculty, staff and community are Drs. Ray Belton (Southern University at Shreveport), Wynetta Lee (Jackson State University), Kofi Lomotey (Fisk University), Napoleon Moses (Alcorn State University, Joseph M.

SpringFest excitement not halted by budget cuts

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

While the annual end-of-the-year SpringFest has undergone a few changes, outgoing Student Government Association, assures the student body that budgeting problems will not deter the festivities.

With a recent budgeting cut of $13,500, the usually three-day event has been cut down to a two-day activity, a fact that SGA Public Relations Director Anthony Monroe says will not matter come April 26.

SU administration addresses disability accommodations

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

A sit-down meeting was conducted on Thursday, April 24 to discuss the status on the disability accommodation efforts for the T.T. Allain facility.

Flandus McClinton, vice chancellor for finance and administration, coordinated the meeting between Interim Chancellor Margaret Ambrose and representative from the System Office of Facility Planning.

Five arrested after shots fired at Grambling State

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

GRAMBLING - Five people have been arrested in conjunction with a shooting at Grambling State University Friday, according to campus police.

No one was injured when shots rang out Friday afternoon. The suspects were taken to the Lincoln Parish Detention Center.

McCain, in New Orleans, says Katrina response 'disgraceful'

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

NEW ORLEANS - Republican presidential candidate John McCain took stock of still-hurricane-damaged areas of New Orleans on Thursday and declared that if the disaster had happened on his watch, he would have immediately landed at the nearest Air Force base, drawing a sharp contrast to President Bush's handling of the tragedy.

Obama's ex-pastor doesn't mention controversy in Va. appearance

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

NORFOLK, Va.- (Barack Obama's retired pastor made his first public speaking appearance since the beginning of the furor over his remarks criticizing the United States, delivering a sermon Sunday at a Virginia church.

The Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. said nothing about the Democratic presidential candidate or the uproar as he preached for 40 minutes at one of the oldest black Baptist churches in Norfolk.

Digest Sports Shorts

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Southern University Lady Jaguars softball team received more great news on Wednesday night as five players were named to the 2008 All-Southwestern Athletic Conference team. SU also earned a first round bye in the 2008 SWAC softball tournament, finishing as the Western division's top seed for the fifth consecutive year.

Digest Sports Shorts

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Southern University women track team finished third, with 95.5 points, while the SU men placed fourth for the fourth straight season with 98.5 points at the 2008 SWAC Outdoor Track & Field Championships, held at Tad Gormley Stadium in New Orleans, LA. The SU program had three wins Sunday, all in the field: Jason House in the men's high jump, Earldreka White in the women's triple jump and Jovanni Jenkins with a tie for first in the men's pole vault.

SU tennis earns conference honors

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

The Southwestern Athletic Conference announced its all-conference honors for women's and men's tennis for the 2008 athletic year. Southern's Megan Wiltz was named the SWAC Women's Player of the Year, while the Jags Kathryn Curtis was named the SWAC's Freshman of the Year.

GUESS WHAT'S COMING TO SUBR BOOKSTORE!

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

GUESS WHAT'S COMING TO SUBR BOOKSTORE!

If you have been to the SUBR bookstore looking for magazines like American Legacy, Black Collegian, Black Men, Diverse-Issues in Higher Education, Sister 2 Sister, The Oprah Magazine or even About Black Men lately, then you probably did not find many.

Letter to the Editor

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

My Fellow Jaguars:

During the short year that I have held office, we have managed to make great strides in advancing the student body of our beloved institution. After being sworn in as the 66th President of the Student Government, I entered office with the high ideal of creating a more well-rounded undergraduate population.

Lesson learned from campaigning

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

Campaigning this semester was a lesson learned for me. I ran for Miss Southern 2008-2009. What I learned about this vigorous trip of campaigning and planning for this big event is that everything won't go like you want it to go. It will be prepared chaos, people you thought will be there won't, list you've made, will fall through, and eventually you will just go off your gut feeling.

SU alum David Banner promotes new album about his life

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 04:00:00 GMT

NASHVILLE, TENN - Hip-hop superstar and HBCU alumnus David Banner is in the midst of a cross-country promotional tour for his new album, The Greatest Story Ever Told, which hits shelves June 3. His new single "Get Like Me" is available now for download on iTunes.

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Thu, 01 Jun 2006 04:00:00 GMT

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Mon, 10 Jul 2006 04:00:00 GMT

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