Flash Oct. 18, 2012

INSIDE JSU Events & Weather .......................................................... 2Opinion .................................................................................... 3 News ......................................................................................... 4Variety ...................................................................................... 7

• OPINION- It’s not all about the party, celebrate by giving back• SPORTS- JSU vs MVSU Homecoming football preview

Sports ........................................................................................ 11

“The Voice of JSU” returned bigger and bolder in its second year as a featured event dur-ing Jackson State University’s homecoming activities.

The finale took place on Oct. 15, 2012 in the Lee E. Williams Athletics & Assembly Center with featured celebrity judges Kandi Burruss, Ruben Studdard and Dathan Thigpen.

This year’s finalists were Victoria Agnew, Aaron Cain III, Derrick Griffith, Sarah Hodges, Jasmine Howard, Ca-landra Jones, Latia Peavy, Mar-tika Ross, Tameka Smith, KD Walker, and Kristi Williams.

Phillip Cockrell, Associate Vice President for Student Life and Dean of Students, Judicial Services, and the student jus-tices played a key role in or-ganizing this event. The event

had a twist this year with spe-cial performances from the JSU Dazzlers and Dance Ensemble.

Presented not only for stu-dents to showcase their talents vocally, “The Voice of JSU” was also used to share information on Student Life’s “Pause for a Cause”, an educational aware-ness for domestic violence.

The 2012 hosts were James Earl Lehaman Jr. and Britney Johnson, former senior class president and one of the found-ers of “The Voice of JSU.” The production of the event was or-ganized by JSU Tiger TV 22.

Tyra Suggs, a senior crimi-nal justice major from St. Lou-is, Mo. and winner of the 2011-2012 competition, opened up the show with a spunky bal-lad entitled “Call Tyrone” by Erykah Badu.

After all the contestants performed, the celebrity judg-es deliberated and chose the top five contestants: Victoria

Taylor BemberyStaff Writer

Sarah Hodges crowned ‘The Voice of JSU’ 2012-2013

Th e Voice, Cont. on pg.5

Agnew, Martika Ross, Jasmine Howard, Tameka Smith, and Sarah Hodges.

Latia Peavy, a junior biology pre-med major from Carthage, Miss. and a contestant who did not advance to the final round from Carthage, Miss., still had the attitude of a winner. She explained how her experience in this program has made her gain new friendships and con-fidence in performing on stage.

“I am new to the campus and I don’t know a lot of people. Be-ing a part of “The Voice of JSU” has helped me meet new people and also gain new friends,” said Peavy.

The final round was a battle of the feminine felines of JSU with tributes to music power-houses such as Michael Jack-son, Whitney Houston, Tina Turner and many more.

Each contestant was accom-

SGA President Brian Wilks pumps gas at Ellis Avenue Food & Gas.

Supercard, Cont. on pg.5

Photo: Terry Haley, Jr.

Sarah Hodges, “Th e Voice of JSU” 2012-2013.

Photo: Lamaar Mateen

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For announcements and event information, go to the Student Life homepage @ www.jsusms.edu/studentlife

JSU Supercard is running out of gas

Likoya McCuneStaff Writer

Students are wondering how super the Supercard really is with recent controversy over the lack of

gas vendors accepting the Super-card.

According to Alcinia Pugh, director of Contractual Services at Jackson State University, the campus card program was initially

designed to assist students with the purchase of their educational needs such as textbooks and other course materials.

“Th e card program has grown to surpass that need and now is ac-cepted at more than 170 locations in the city of Jackson. Th ese es-tablishments include pharmacies, dental and eye care, restaurants, car repairs, wireless providers and more,” said Pugh.

Pugh states that it is the busi-ness owner’s discretion on what goods can be purchased with the Supercard.

“Several gas station owners opted not to accept the Supercard at their establishments because of the high cost of gasoline and some were not willing to give back to the University. Currently, there are three gas stations that accept the JSU Supercard; Ellis Food and Gas, West Express and Sheriff 66 locations.”

Students are urged to check the

vendor list available online at http://supercard.jsums.edu/ to fi nd current vendors.

“I always glance at the JSU ap-plication to see that the gas station is still listed on the Supercard approved list,” said senior biology major Erica McIntyre. “I’m glad I could still use my Supercard to purchase gas at the Exxon gas station nearby on Terry Road when they told me no at the Fuel Time gas station on the same street.”

Trerica Roberson, a senior Art major from Louin, Miss. feels that the vendors who do not want to hon-or the Supercard should be deleted from the program.

“If the Supercard is good enough for chips, drinks and other stuff , why isn’t it good enough for my gas pur-chases. Why give them any business if they don’t want all of our busi-ness?” said Roberson.

Pugh states that Contractual Services is working closely with the manager of both applications to en-

sure that updates happen simul-taneously.

Supercards can be used in several diff erent capacities on and off campus such as identifi -cation cards, meal plans, vend-ing, athletic events, recreational facilities, postal services, library services, and residence hall en-try. However, they are limited to purchases from approved vendors only.

Many students wonder if JSU will move toward the card program like Alcorn State’s Gold Card for its students. Th e ASU Gold Card is the new Money Network Enabled Discover pre-paid campus ID card. Th e cards can be used at ATMs, business-es, and even online. Th e card has two strips for multi-purpose use. Th ere is a wide strip for ac-tivity on campus such as going to the library, dormitory, etc.,

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Tiger Events

J. LEE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE MOVIE

“MURDERER”Jackson State University

Alumnus J. Lee presents the movie, “Murderer” on Satur-day, Nov. 3rd at 7 & 8:30 p.m. in the Russell C. Davis Plane-tarium located at 201 East Pas-cagoula Street in Jackson. The ticket price is $10 and may be purchased at jleeplays.com.

JACKSON STATE PEP RALLY DATES

JSU vs. MVSU (Homecoming)10/19/1212-4 p.m.

Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walk-way

JSU vs. Alabama A&M11/9/126-7 p.m.


JSU vs. ASU (Homecoming)11/16/126-7 p.m.


For more information call the Center for Student Engage-ment and Inclusion 601- 979-4224 or visit www.jsums.edu/studentlife.

TRANSPORTAION TO OUT-OF-TOWN

FOOTBALL GAMESJSU Tiger fans can reserve

seats on buses to all out-of-town football games. The pick-up and drop-off location will be the parking lot of the Lee E. Williams Athletics and Assembly Center at JSU. The cost and reservation deadline for each game is listed below. Please add $35 to the cost of the bus if you would like the association to purchase your ticket for you.

Lorman, Miss. $24 Deadline Nov. 1Birmingham, Ala. $53 Deadline Nov. 20To make a reservation, call

business manager Nita Welch at 601-946-0705 or president Joann Jones at 601-214-9574.

WHO’S WHO AMONG AMERICAN COLLEGES

ANDUNIVERSITIES

Do you qualify? The Who’s Who Among Ameri-can Colleges and Universities is deadline Oct. 26th. Applica-

tions are available for juniors and seniors who have a mini-mum 3.20 GPA in the Charles F. Moore Building, room 105.

FACULTY TRUMPET RECITAL FEATURING

DR. DAVID N. WAREOne JSU Under One

Groove: An evening of Classi-cal, Afro-Cuban, Bossa Nova & Traditional Jazz Music will be presented at the Faculty Trumpet Recital featuring Dr. David N. Ware on Tuesday, Oct. 23rd at 6p.m. in the Jack-son State University, F. D. Hall Music Center, Recital Hall. For more information contact the Department of Music at 601-979-2141.

AFRICAN IDENTITY IN THE CARIBBEAN:

CULTURAL CONTINUITY AND

CHANGEThe Department of Histo-

ry presents: African Identity in the Caribbean: Cultural Con-tinuity and Change on Tues-day, Oct. 30, 2012 at 11:30 in Room 266 of the Dollye M. E. Robinson College of Liberal Arts Building. Dr. Lomarsh Roopnarine, Associate Pro-fessor of Latin American and Caribbean History will be the speaker. The academic com-munity and the general public are invited to attend. For more information contact the De-partment of History and Phi-losophy at 601-979-2191.

RICHARD WRIGHT CENTER FALL 2012

WORKSHOPSThe Richard Wright Cen-

ter will present its 2012 Work-shops on Rhetorical Conven-tions of American Academic Writing on Wednesday, Oct. 31st and Using Sources Effec-tively and Responsibly in Your Writing on Thursday, Nov. 1st. Students can register online at http://jsu.qualtrics.com//

JSU CENTER FOR UNIVERSITY SCHOL-ARS PRESENTS 2012 HOLDEN LECTUREThe JSU Center for Uni-

versity Scholars will present the 2012 Holden Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 8th at 10 a.m. in JSU Student Center Theater. Ronald Davenport, Sr. will be the guest lecturer. For more in-formation visit [email protected], sites.jsums.edu/scholars or call 601-979-6949.

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CANDACE CHAMBERSNews Editor

“One JSU: Honoring the Past, Embracing the Present, Creating the Future”

Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers, Presidentthe Faculty, Staff, Students and Alumni

ofJackson State University

request the honor of your presence at our

135th Founders’ Day ActivitiesThe Jake Ayers Institute of Research in Urban

Higher Education History Series ForumsOctober 22 - 24, 2012

Dollye M.E. Robinson Liberal Arts Building

135th Founders’ Day ConvocationSpeaker: Dr. Earlexia Wilson Norwood, ’84

Thursday, October 25, 2012Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway

10 a.m.

The Mississippi Learning Institute’s Hip-Hop Activism in the Obama/Tea Party Era Forum

Thursday, October 25, 2012Rose Embly McCoy Auditorium

6 p.m.

135th Founders’ Day Anniversary BanquetSpeaker: Terry L. Woodard, ’88

Friday, October 26, 2012JSU Student Center Grand Ballroom

7 p.m.

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Th ere are only 19 DAYS left until voting begins

VOTE NOV. 6, 2012!!!

JSU Campus Briefs

People SpeakOpinion

Compiled by Mattie Rush and Wiliiam Owens

“What homecoming event are you most looking forward to? Why?”

Jalyn DixonSophomoreBiology/Pre-DentistryDetroit, Mich.“Midnight Madness be-cause I’m performing and ready to see every-body come out to support the JSU boys basketball team.”

DiAndria Harris SophomoreElementary EducationYazoo City, Miss.“Midnight Madness to support the basketball team with high hopes of hearing from the band.”

Jackson State University… “Thee I love my dear old college home!”

This phrase will resound all over campus during Homecoming Week at Jackson State University. Many successful alumni will be here celebrating tradition and re-connecting with friends and loved ones. My question to those return-ing to Tigerland is, ‘Are you giv-ing back to the university that gave you so much?

Now is the time for all stu-dents, especially graduating se-niors, to think about how they will support the university when they become alumni.

It is nothing new to hear alumni gloating about how “their” football team will win the home-coming game, but what have you done for the team? I believe great alumni should be trained! This will leave prospective graduates with potentially one of the most positive experiences they have before leav-

ing the school and entering into the real world.

According to ‘DiverseEduca-tion.com in its Voluntary Support of Education report, among histor-ically black colleges and universi-ties, donations provided by alumni have decreased by 6 percent. Na-tionally, alumni participation de-clined from 11.9 percent to 11.7 percent. The average alumni dona-tion for non-HBCU’s graduate was $1,195 compared with $475 for HBCU graduates.

Terry Woodard, the national president of the JSU Alumni Asso-ciation expressed the importance of Jackson State alumni giving back.

“Well, I believe that it is always good to give back to the university. We should want to be interested into giving back to our own,” said Woodard. “And even outside of homecoming, we should all give back, because Jackson State Uni-versity has given to us.”

There are many ways to give back to the university. Institutional programs and organizations like the Miss JSU Queens Campaign and The Blue Bengal Association collect money from alumni and others with the sole purpose of helping students fi nancially.

The Voluntary Support of Education report also revealed that while alumni giving declined, charitable donations for both tra-ditionally White institutions and historically Black colleges and uni-versities both saw signifi cant gains in private giving via foundations, corporations or religious organiza-tions. Donations reached a record-breaking $29.75 billion.

Hearing statistics like these should make you wonder. How


does this make us look? While you alumni are screaming ‘thee I love, my dear old college home,” and attending every homecom-ing party and event, we what to say, “Show us the money!”

Freshman biology major Francine Jackson from Detroit, Mich. said, “My parents went to Jackson State University therefore, I understand the im-portance of alumni giving back. Alumni [like my parents] receive so many benefi ts to just coming from this institution, why not give back to the place that you got your great education from?”

There are many different av-enues to take when trying to give back to your institution of higher education:

• Lead, lend a helping hand• Hire other alumni for in-

ternships or jobs• Share Your Expertise• Refer prospective high

school students to JSU by com-municating

• Give what you can. I am challenging you to in-

volve yourself in charitable giv-ing on behalf of Jackson State University to help develop the next generation of leaders.

You can get involved with giving back to JSU by visiting http://www.jsunaa.com. So for all Jackson State Tigers, do not forget where you came from and give back to JSU. Happy Home-coming!

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

Perrymon WrightSophomoreMass CommunicationsMadison, Miss.“I am most looking for-ward to the comedy show because I missed the one last year.”

Jade BolesFreshmenEnglishAtlanta, Ga.“The comedy show be-cause I love to laugh and the comedian is suppose to be funny.”

Mario BrooksSophomorePre Physical TherapistCanton, Miss.“Street Jam because Money Team is going to turn up!”

DeVonta’ RowlsSophomorePsychologyJackson, Miss.“The Greek show because I’ve never been before.”

Cordarius HillJuniorSpeech CommunicationMemphis, Tenn.“The comedy show because I’m a person that enjoys laughing and mak-ing people laugh.”

Arekia S. BennettSophomorePhysicsJackson, Miss.“I am most looking forward to coronation to see Miss JSU, Sarah Brown’s reac-tion to her crowning. We just want to see her happy!”

It’s not all about the party, celebrate by giving back

Diamond JenkinsAssociate Editor

Tashundra BanksSophomorePsychologyJackson, Miss.“The homecoming game because of the band and hoping that the team will win.”

Kenya GilkeySophomoreHealth Care Admin.Macon, Miss.“The coronation because of the tradition of the crowning of the queen and royal court.”

Ayanna Hardy-FullerJuniorCivil EngineeringChicago, Ill.“Street Jam and the game because you get to eat and party and also because it’s inexpensive.”

Demelia Lloyd SophomoreBiologyYazoo City, Miss.“The homecoming game because I look forward to the band and the half time performance.”

Cartoon: Alan Wells

COMMENTARY

News

Cockrell shares his vision for Jackson State students


“Now that those students (first-time freshman) have those iPads, academic advisors can come to the residence halls and advise those stu-dents. They don’t have to walk across campus. They can actually come into their space.”

On the issue of the Decorum Policy, Cockrell believes that students should always exemplify professional dress and etiquette while attending an institution of higher learning.

“I believe every day that you leave your resident hall, apartment, or wher-ever you reside, you should look like a scholar,” he stated. “When you dress professionally you feel better.”

He stressed that students should become able to distinguish what is ap-propriate in preparation for the work force.

Cockrell also loves interacting with students. He enjoys the sense of family and community at Jackson State and often walks up and down the plaza along with having lunch meetings with students in the Heritage and Legacy Dining cafeterias one or twice a week.

“I’ve only been here for two months. But, everyday has been out-standing,” said Cockrell.

Cockrell states that he has an open-door policy. He welcomes students and is willing to discuss issues stating, “I’m just a normal man that wears a suit.”

He added: “Believe in yourself. You’re not in this race alone. It’s gonna be a little hard. But anything worth wanting is worth working for.”

On the third floor of the Student Center, Phillip Cockrell, Associate Vice President for Student Life, glances out of his office window onto the Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway as college students walk to and from their desti-nations. The sun’s rays beam onto the displayed plaques and certificates on his walls. With an enthusiastic smile and a colorful bow tie, Cockrell eagerly

awaits anyone who needs his assistance with a warm, welcoming spirit. For two months, Cockrell has served as JSU’s Dean of Students and is striving for the ultimate success of students.

A native of Columbus, Miss. Cockrell goes by the name, “Flapp,” a nickname, given by his cousin in high school. He received his undergradu-ate degree in family studies education from the Mississippi University for Women in Columbus, Miss. in 2003. While pursuing his studies, he was

Candace ChambersNews Editor

Homecoming starts with a bang during Gospel Explosion

Jackson State University opened up its 2012 Homecom-ing Week “One Nation Under the Blue” activities with the Fall Gos-pel Explosion Concert on Oct. 14 in the Rose E. McCoy Audito-rium.

The event was hosted by the

Kachelle PratcherStaff Writer

JSU Interfaith Gospel Choir and featuring the RUF Praise Team, Sunday Best competitor Ashford Sanders and gospel recording artist Jonathan McReynolds.

The concert opened up with greetings from SGA president Brian Wilks and mistress of cer-emony, alumni Jerrica Stimage. The explosion was filled with great performances, tears rolling

down your face and excitement throughout the auditorium.

“This was my first time at-tending a gospel concert and I must say I was really engaged with every performance and song along to every song I knew,” said Torin Adams, a freshman busi-ness administration major from Jackson, Miss.

The fully engaged audience

was cheering, shouting praises and you could feel the energy that moved through everyone that was in the room.

Sanders, who performed from a stool on the stage, ex-pressed to the audience that he had recently had surgery but that didn’t stop his talent from show-ing.

Sanders had the crowd on its

feet by singing various songs that the audience loved.

“I had the time of my life. I was upset that I missed church this morning but I was able to make up for it with tonight’s gospel explosion,” said Knesha Thomas, a junior accounting ma-jor from Anguilla, Miss.

McReynolds gave the audi-ence a different feel, opening up with an R&B song by Usher with the words changed to make it a catchy gospel song. He captured the audience with his smooth soulful sound and his skills on the guitar while performing his hit single ‘I Love You’.

The finale to the gospel explo-sion was Jackson State’s Interfaith Gospel Choir that took the audi-ence to every feeling imaginable. The choir’s upbeat songs and en-ergy on the stage was an exciting sight for the audience.

Practicing every week since school started, Interfaith is known to stimulate and enhance the quality of the spiritual out-look of JSU students through traditional and contemporary gospel music.

“Performing with interfaith was a great experience. It was a chance for students, including myself, to sing God’s praises to-gether. I enjoyed it,” said Kristi Williams, a junior biology pre-med major from Jackson, Miss.


File Photo

Dr. Phillip “Flap” Cockrell, Associate Vice President for Student Life.

JSU student performs with choir during Gospel Explosion.

involved in the choir, Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity Inc., and the Student Gov-ernment Association.

He made history at the univer-sity as the first African-American SGA President. This leadership opportunity allowed Cockrell to network with peo-ple across the United States.

“That was a huge accomplishment for me. I didn’t think too much about it when I was elected at first. But after thinking more about it, I was like these people, my peers, elected me for a rea-son because they saw something in me,” he stated.

In 2005, he obtained his Masters of Science degree in educational lead-ership with an emphasis in student affairs administration from Florida International University. His involve-ment included working with student leadership, multicultural programs, and studying abroad on a tour of Eng-land, Scotland, and Ireland to study higher education practices. He earned his Ph.D. in August of 2011 from Jack-son State University.

As a first generation college stu-dent, he dedicates his Ph.D. to his par-ents.

“My parents were unable to go to college. My dad only has a third grade education. My mom only has a high school degree. Although they’ve always wanted to go to college, they couldn’t go. I believe going to college and obtaining my PhD. is pretty much theirs.”

Cockrell worked at Ohio State University and Mississippi Univer-

sity for Women before beginning his employment at Jackson State. As a professional, working at JSU is his first HBCU experience.

Some of the areas he will oversee are Housing/Residence Life, Veteran Services, the Center for Service/Ser-vice Engaged Learning, and Student Life Operations. He considers it an honor to work at the JSU.

“Being provided with the oppor-tunity to work at Jackson State, with a population of African -American stu-dents, who are passionate about their education; I couldn’t imagine being anywhere else besides here.”

His vision for JSU is to continue working with the administration to provide quality educational programs that students can transition into their careers. He is striving to implement Living Learning Programs within the residential halls. He believes students will be able to learn and grow in their personal living spaces. Commuter students will also be able to engage in similar opportunities.

While working at Ohio State Uni-versity, Cockrell was involved in two Living Learning Programs.

“The faculty was engaged with the students. They would come to the resident halls to do programs. They would come to the resident halls to do academic advising. I see that as an op-portunity here at Jackson State.”

Along with Living Learning Pro-grams, he hopes for more available leadership opportunities and ad-vanced uses for technology.

News Page 5 - October 18, 2012

The Blue & White Flash

Jackson State University lost one of its most outspoken students on Aug. 6. when Mi-chael Teasley, 2011-2012 JSU National Association for the Advancement of Colored Peo-ple (NAACP) president, passed away from heart failure. Many JSU students, staff and faculty members were left with vivid memories of his fight against in-justice.

Prior to his arrival at Jack-son State, Teasley lived a life of spiraling highs and lows. When he was younger, he dealt with the divorce of his parents and then dropped out of junior high school and lived a troubled lifestyle. Years later, he lost his mother at the age of 18 and as a result, was motivated to turn his life around and earn his General Equivalency Diploma (GED).

Teasley first gained national attention as the first elected white NAACP president at a historically black university. A political science major and as-piring attorney, Teasley joined the NAACP and held the posi-tion of vice president before be-ing elected chapter president in 2010.

His other activities included being the first white person to join the J.I. Martin Lodge #701 in Jackson, Miss. where he be-came a Freemason. While at JSU, he was a Blue & White Flash staff member and a photographer with Domina Photography.

Teasley became active in the community for notable causes such as the Cradle to Prison Pipeline campaign, the 2010 Ja-mie and Gladys Scott case and their fight for full pardon and release from prison, the Anti-Proposition 26 Movement, the non-violence on college cam-puses rallies, and other social issues.

According to Dominique McCraney, Teasley’s fiancé, one of his community outreach ef-forts included starting a GED program for dropouts in the neighborhood surrounding JSU.

“Some of his students were gang members that he tried to combat the issues of the school to prison pipeline. He also worked with Planned Parent-hood to protect women’s rights,” said McCraney. “He worked tirelessly to protect those he felt were unfairly persecuted includ-ing the Scott Sisters and helping his neighbor who he felt was wrongly accused of a crime.”

McCraney added: “Michael was prolific as well as an artistic person. He wanted a better Mis-sissippi and worked from the ground up in grassroots move-ments to help Mississippi one person at a time.”

McCraney stated that Teasley

kept voter registration papers on him at all times to make sure ev-ery person he encountered was registered to vote. His long term goals included attending How-ard Law School where he hoped to major in civil law, working for the NAACP, ACLU, and the State of Mississippi to make changes for the better. His ultimate goal was to one day run for mayor of the city of Jackson.

Since his death, the JSU com-munity has reflected on the con-tributions Teasley made to the university.

“What was interesting about Michael was that he really want-ed to be successful in the class-room,” said Michelle Deardorff, Interim Chair and Professor of Political Science. “But he had a sense of urgency regarding the issues of injustice in the world and he felt that there was never enough time to do all of it.”

Former JSU NAACP Vice President and biology major Timothy Fizer of Jackson, Miss. said, “Michael Teasley was a Godsend as a friend and as a hu-man being. He had a beautiful soul. He transcended so much more than what a man really is, he was really like a guardian an-gel. He provided a lot of insight. Even on this campus he had a lot of respect for African-Amer-icans, knowing that they had to struggle but he also appreciated all of the good things and all the good qualities that come from struggling.”

According to older brother, Gregory Teasley, he was proud to realize how important his brother was in the lives of the people he served and the impact he made on JSU after his passing.

“I understood what Mike

was involved in, but at the same time, I didn’t know what Mike was involved in until he passed away and I got an opportunity to communicate with his friends and associates at Jackson State. After reading all of the articles about my younger brother, it re-ally opened my eyes to the im-pact that he made on so many people,” his brother stated.

Before attending JSU, Tea-sley was a successful real estate manager and was also involved in telecommunications, but ac-cording to his father, Oscar Tea-sley, all of his success and money caused him to become a person that his family didn’t recognize.

“The best thing that ever happened to Michael was when he lost his edge. He went from being a ‘got everything execu-tive’ down to zero, down to the only option I got is to get an edu-cation,” said Teasley.

His father credits Jackson State as being influential in Tea-sley’s growth and development as a man.

“The best thing that ever happened to Mike was losing his telecommunications deal, being broke and enrolling in Jackson State. Jackson State created an environment where he could find out who he was. My prayer for Michael was always for Mi-chael to find his place. Years and years of constant prayer and Mike found his place at Jackson State University.”

Jackson State University is currently raising money for the Michael Teasley Endowment fund. If you would like to give, contact Tangelia Kelly, Associ-ate Director of Annual Giving at 601-979-1760 .

Mark BraboyStaff Writer

Teasley remembered by family, staff and students

SupercardCont. from pg.1

just like with the Supercard. There is also a thin strip that is used to activate use with a student’s Money Network ac-count.

ASU Gold Cards are ac-cepted in 7 different cities that have a total of 72 vendors accepting the ASU Gold Card off-campus. There is a range of 1 to 18 different vendors in each city that accepts the ASU Gold Card. Unlike JSU students ASU students are able to go to an ATM to re-move cash from their person-al Money Network enabled Discover Gold Card accounts.

Current ASU junior physi-cal therapy major, Roosevelt Kelly stated that he has not encountered any problems with the ASU Gold Card.

“You can use the Gold Card at every restaurant on campus,” said Kelly. “I can use my aid refund to go shop-ping for clothes during the school year and do other fun things because the Gold Card works like a prepaid debit card.”

Roosevelt states that there is more than one type of mon-

ey on the ASU Gold Card. The first type of money is the FLEX money that comes with a meal plan to purchase food and other things on campus, which is similar to JSU Tiger Bucks. The other type is debit money, which is only granted if you have an aid refund for your current semester term.

Pugh stated that other uses for the Supercard are be-ing explored.

“Currently, we are in the process of the identifying ad-ditional avenues to enhance the card program, in addition to seeking out the possibility of a “national brand” as well. This way students will have unlimited purchasing power to spend their funds wherever they desire,” said Pugh.

Roberson feels that the controversy surrounding the gas vendors would end if stu-dents could use their Super-card like debit cards.

“I hope Jackson State gets with the program and does whatever Alcorn did to get the additional benefits that the ASU Gold card offers. It is a shame that we have stores right down the street from JSU that accept the ASU card, and not the Supercard,” said Roberson.

Michael Teasley and supporters in a march to the capitol in support of the Scott Sisters.

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panied by a live band, back-up singers and dancers. Everyone competing brought their own style and flavor to the final round.

After the final performanc-es, the decision of who would be crowned the new Voice of JSU was up to the audience. The audience voted by texting “thevoicejsu” to “72727” then received instruction’s after-wards. To cast their vote, the audience had to send the con-testants number to the receiv-ing number.

People were able to vote for their favorite contestant as many times as they liked for 10 minutes. Once all the votes were in, the decision was made.

All the contestants were brought back to the stage to see who would become the new “Voice of JSU” for the 2012-2013 school year. After some taunting and teasing from the hosts, the winner was finally announced.

Sarah Hodges, a senior music education major with a vocal concentration from Magnolia, Miss., was crowned “The Voice of JSU” 2012-2013. Hodges won over the audience with a powerful tribute to the late Whitney Houston with performances of “I Wanna Dance With Somebody”, “I’m Every Woman”, and “I Look To You.”

“Singing is something that I am extremely passionate about

and I actually want to pursue it as a career, being the winner of “The Voice of JSU” is a good step towards that. It gave me real life experience as a per-former,” said Hodges.

Perrin Bostic, a junior healthcare administration ma-jor from Little Rock, Ark., had nothing but great things to say about the new “Voice of JSU” winner.

“Sarah Hodges hands down won “The Voice of JSU” right-fully. She had stage presence, she was strong, and she had great song selections. She was amazing tonight and I’m happy that she won,” said Bostic.

William Jenkins, a junior mass communications major from Mobile, Ala., added what he liked about “The Voice of JSU” program.

“‘The Voice of JSU’ had a live band and dancers making it feel as if our peers were giv-ing a concert. It seemed like they sought out the best sing-ers at JSU for the competition,” said Jenkins.

Jenkins also added how he felt about the winner of the competition.

“During the second round, Sarah really brought it home and peaked at the right mo-ment with the Whitney Hous-ton Tribute,” said Jenkins

Hodges had some advice to aspiring singers.

“Work hard, pursue you dreams and goals in life. That’s what I’m doing and I’m hav-ing a wonderful time! I feel so satisfied following my dreams.” said Hodges.

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1. Canton native Ashton Sanders performs during the Gospel Explosion. 2. Members of Zeta Phi Beta during Basketball Madness. 3. Jonathan McReynolds performs during the Gospel Explo-sion. 4. JSU students show their class spirit during Basketball Madness. 5. The JSU Voice Judges Dathan Thigpen, Kandi Burruss, and Ruben Studdard. 6. Alumni members of the Men’s Basketbal team play game during Basketball Madness.

Page 7 - October 18, 2012The Blue & White FlashVariety

Anna BaynhamStaff Writer

Celebrity beef is becoming all too familiar in public media today. Sometimes we don’t even know the two artists are even into it, or have problems with one another. That is until they take the beef and make it a lyrical diss or they decide to bring the feud to social networks.

Celebrity beefs aren’t some-thing that we take seriously; unless of course it leads to a scuffle at a major celebrity event. Lately, a lot of celebrities have been expressing publicly how they really feel about one another. Below are some of the most recent celeb beefs of 2012.

1. Gucci vs. JeezyThese two have had it out for

each other since 2005. Well docu-mented beef anyways. It began

quickly after they collaborated on the single “Icy”. In between now and then something has brought the beef back to life, leading Jeezy to insult Gucci. Gucci then retaliat-ing and came out with a song called, “Truth”, disclosing details about the beef. He even mentions how Jeezy got someone to try and kill him!

2. Nicki Minaj vs. Mariah Carey

The two collabed on Mariah’s

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Left: Nicki Minaj and Mariah Carey. Right: Diggy Simmons and J. Cole

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single, “Up out My Face”. Now these two are judges on American Idol and can’t seem to get along. The two divas reportedly got into a heated discussion because Mariah was disrespecting Nicki. We all know Nicki was definitely not hav-ing that.

3. Diggy Simmons vs. J.ColeTheir beef hasn’t been for

long. It was said that both parties squashed a previous beef. Until

recently J.Cole dissed Diggy at the Music Matters Tour. Diggy came back surprisingly hard with a diss track entitled, “Falls Down”.

4. Rick Ross vs. Young JeezyTaking shots at each other on

different records since 2010, these two have also been beefing behind the scenes for a while now. The feud was then escalated to a scuf-fle/fight at the 2012 BET Hip-Hop Awards.

5. Drake vs. Chris BrownWe all know about the bru-

tal club fight that had these two in every headline on social media networks. Supposedly over Chris Brown’s ex Rihanna, but that has not been a proven fact. After all of the fuss has died down the owner of the club is now suing both Chris Brown and Drake for $16 million.

Letting their fans and anyone else who cares know about their grudges, celebs don’t beef behind the scenes anymore. Which leads me to think that most, if not all of these beefs are for publicity rea-sons only. These people are making way too much money to be worried about the next person.

I think it’s all just a stunt to get people to buy their latest album, follow them on twitter, etc. Just so we can be hooked into their world of foolishness. I know if I was mak-ing as much as some these celebs it would be more like “beef, smeef”. The crazy things about a lot of these beefs are that a good handful of the artists have coloabortaed with each other on songs previous to the beef.

VarietyPage 8 - October 18, 2012The Blue & White Flash

Candace ChambersNews Editor

Music, food, and fun are three words to describe the JSU 2012 Homecoming Fall Festival. On Tuesday, October 16, 2012, stu-dents, faculty, and alumni gathered on the Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway to celebrate their dear old college home.

The festival included perfor-

mances by JSU’s Dance Ensemble, Maddrama Performance Troupe, finalists for the Voice of JSU, Out-Spoken, and the Insatiable Model-ing Squad.

JSU’s Dance Ensemble began the evening showcasing pink and black attire, while also demonstrat-ing their flexibility and creative moves.

JSU students showed their ex-citement.

“I had so much fun. This fall fes-tival made me too excited about the weekend,” said Ashley Patterson, a freshman political science major from Canton, Miss.

Maddrama Performance Troupe performed: A Tribute to Homecom-ing: One Nation Under the Blue. Performers spoke of the unity of the university evident throughout histo-ry. They asked the audience, “What is so true about that blue at JSU?”

Fall Festival proves JSU students have talent

MADDRAMA members perform their “One Nation Under the Blue” rendition.


Sarah Hodges, the 2012 Voice of JSU, sang “Golden” by Chrisette Michele. Martika Ross, one of the finalists for the Voice of JSU, sang while playing her acoustic guitar.

In the midst of the activities, food was available including cot-ton candy, hot dogs, chips, chicken wings, and caramel apples. People could also register for the 5th An-nual Latasha Norman Run/Walk.

Johnathan Milner a senior biol-

ogy major from Greenville. Miss. said,

“I plan on participating in the Latasha Norman walk because my family is in Greenville and we sup-port the cause. I am glad that the fall fest helped advocate that for the students, while having a good time.”

Modeling blazers, fishnets, colored jeans, scarves, suspenders, ties, and other fashionable clothing items, members of the Insatiable Modeling Squad walked the run-away to Rihanna’s “Where Have You Been.” The show featured male and female models.

Brianna Washington a sopho-more mass communications major from Jackson, Miss. expressed her experience in the fall festival fash-ion show.

“I love when my team gets to show off our cool outfits and walk down the runway in front of every-one. Everybody out on the plaza supported us and we all had fun,” said Washington.

OutSpoken began their trib-ute to Jackson State by singing an excerpt from the alma mater. The poets expressed their love for the university through poetry.

The crowd danced and sang to the music provided by DJ T. Money. With celebrating the past and present, the night’s festivi-ties provided entertainment during the 2012 Homecoming at Jackson State University.

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Tigers square off against in-state rival Mississippi Valley State

William OwensStaff Writer

Entering this week’s game, the Jackson State Tigers will take on in-state rival, Mississippi Valley State University. The game will be played at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadi-um in Jackson Miss. at 3:00 pm.

The Tiger’s enter their homecom-

ing game with a record of 3-4, but look to gain some extra momentum after winning their last game against Alabama State 37-34 by a late field goal.

The Delta Devils of Mississippi Valley State arrive to the game with a record of 2-4, but look to expand their win column after defeating Grambling State 45-21.

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Clayton Moore entered last game displaying pure efficiency with 5 to-tal touchdowns (2 passing, 3 rush-ing). Moore played as a dual-threat quarterback throwing for 269 passing yards, and running for an additional 131 yards.

The Tigers defense suffered much of the game allowing 419 total yards, but made some key stops that lead to the victory. Qua Cox made the ASU quarterback think twice with a late 4th quarter interception that lead to a tie game.

MVSU is led this season by veteran running back, Brandon Stansell. Stan-sell has averaged 71 rushing yards per game this season (3rd best in the SWAC), and leads the league with 10 rushing touchdowns.

Senior linebacker, Keven Woods is the heart of the Delta Devils defense leading the team with 45 total tackles,

which ranks ninth in the conference. Junior defensive tackle Robert Simp-son is also a player to keep your eyes on. Simpson leads his team, as well as the SWAC in tackles for loss with 14.

Students have shown great interest for the rivalry game Saturday.

Devonta Woods, a sophomore biol-ogy pre-physical therapy major said, “My main interest for the homecom-ing game is to see how consistent our running game can be against their de-fense.”

Gentle Calhoun, a sophomore computer engineering major said, “I really want to see how good the de-fense plays, but I am ecstatic to watch the Sonic Boom of the South perform.”

This homecoming game should be a great competition as both teams have been awaiting to strap up their helmets against each other since the beginning of the season.

Jackson State Volleyball increases streak to 11 gamesJSU Sports Media Relations

The Jackson State women’s volleyball team continues its recent dominance by beating rival Alabama A&M 3-1 in Southwestern Athletic Conference Tues-day night at the T.B. Ellis Gymnasium. During JSU’s Dig Pink for Breast Cancer Awareness night, the Lady Tigers held off a tough Lady Bulldog team. JSU won by a score of 25-19, 25-21, 25-27 and 25-22.

The match pitched two of the better teams in the SWAC against each other. AAMU won the conference champion-ship two seasons ago and JSU captured the title last season.

JSU’s Christine Edwards dominated, as she finished with a season high 30 kills to go along with her nine digs. Jen-na Siddiqui recorded 48 assists and 13 digs.

Clairissa Moore led AAMU with 17 kills.

Jackson State will return to action Friday, Oct. 19 when the Lady Tigers host Mississippi at the T.B. Ellis Gym-nasium at 7 pm. The game will be video streamed live on SWAC TV (swac.org).

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JSU volleyball celebrating during the game.

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JSU football players making a stop on defense.

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THURSDAY, October 18, 201211:30 a.m.Freedom Mile Marker Program

12:00-1:00 p.m.Noontime SeriesLocation: Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway

7:30 p.m.The Coronation of Miss JSU – Sarah A. BrownTheme: “Harlem Nights at JSU”Location: Lee E. Williams AAC

FRIDAY, October 19, 20129:00-11:30 a.m.Parents and Family Welcome ReceptionJSU Welcome Center

12:00-4:00 p.m.Welcome Home Yard Fest StreetJam on the Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway/B.F. Roberts Parking Lot

SATURDAY, October 20, 20129:00 a.m.Annual Homecoming ParadeHomecoming Grand Marshal: Dr. Robert A. Smith, Sr.Homecoming Grand Marshal: Micheal TinsleyLocation: Downtown Jackson

9:00 a.m.Baseball Alumni GameBraddy Field

3:00 p.m.Homecoming Football Game:Jackson State University Tigers vs Mississippi Valley State University Delta DevilsLocation: JSU Stadium (formerly Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium)

SUNDAY, October 21, 201211:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.Parent and Family BrunchCabot Lodge2375 North State StreetJackson, MS 39202

1:00 p.m.Soccer GameJackson State University vs Alabama A&MSoccer ComplexAdmission is free.

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