February 27, 2014 WWW.VSUSPeCTATor.CoM VoLUMe 86 ISSUe 6 Inside This Issue - oPInIonS: Where is our new atm? - FeATUreS: VsU Golf heads to lone star state - SPorTS: Professor’s collection: a fun diversion On the Web www.vsuspectator.com Weather 60 H 31 L Today 66 H 41 L Friday 44 L 73 H Partly Cloudy Saturday Check out John Stephen’s article about the SGA’s recent safety proposal! Check out “Dig in: Check out “Dig in: new Remerton new Remerton buffet offers food buffet offers food and fun” and fun” Sunny Mostly Sunny Find Us online WebSITe: vsuspectator.com TWITTer: @vsuspectator FACebook: The Spectator This Day in History bingo!- Natural High will be hosting a game of BiNGo in the Powell Hall auditorium at 7 p.m. snacks and prizes will be provided! freeze for health- the VsU american medical association will be hosting a fundraiser at the mix from noon to 9 p.m. 10 percent of all mix proceeds will go to VsU ama guess what?- Phi Beta will be celebrating Black History month with a game of Guess Who at 6:30 p.m. in the student Union. get a job! - education career day will be held in the magno- lia and cypress rooms in the U.c. dress professionally and bring resumes to give to potential employers. Today at VSU Female Suffrage Constitutional on this day in 1922, eight members of the United States Supreme court unanimously de- clared the 19th amendment, which granted women the right to vote, constitutional. The amendment stated "the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of sex." Source: History.com Hill Harper excites VSU crowd Hundreds of eyes gazed in a hyp- notic state as Hill Harper captivated the attention of anyone near the stu- dent Union ballrooms tuesday during the VsU event titled “celebrating 50 Years.” the Harvard law graduate served as the keynote speaker of the 50 Years of integration committee’s biggest event of the school year. students, faculty and staff collaborated in a night of child-like expectation to see the writer, actor and activist speak on passion, energy and the importance of courage. Harper has written five books that have all been on the New York times best-seller list. His most recent work, “letters to an incarcerated Brother,” talks about the U.s.’ s incar- ceration rates, the effects it has on mi- norities and the potential solutions on reversing such. the night started with a press con- ference with Harper followed by a ViP reception that preceded his speech. attendees were occupied with videos that highlighted the pioneers of integration at VsU in various ar- eas: the first students to integrate the university and the first african-amer- ican faculty member, among others. then came the moment everyone was itching to see. Harper ap- peared on stage with an unspoken energy. Before he uttered a single word, eyes were affixed to his tai- lored, grey pin- striped suit, and the level of ex- citement was ex- tremely high. then, he began. the activist spoke of passion and its impor- tance. He asked the crowd, “What makes your heart beat faster?” He noted that anything that pro- vides such energy to your life should be reciprocated with that much energy in the form of effort. energy like this was evi- dent not only in his voice and in the attention he showed to each and every ticket holder but also in the social media that trickled out after the event. “man, @hillharper was amaZiNG today…im so glad that i was able to experience his essence of greatness today #HillHarperVsU,” twitter user “Jamal_No_cBear” said. dr. shirley Hardin, director of african american studies and inte- gration pioneer, gave a rave review on Harper’s speech. “Hill Harper’s interactive message was so energetic, passionate and in- spiring,” Hardin said. “He made me want to become better at whatever i am encouraged to pursue in my life.” in terms of the 50 years celebra- tion, Harper said in the press confer- ence that we all should expand our “circle of care,” a concept that he would expound upon later that evening and that he alluded to by say- ing “when folks talk about division, i want to talk about inclusion.” Harper ended his speech with a call to action. “i will not allow fear to stop me from making the choices that i know i should make,” Harper said. “instead, i shall act from my heart.” the audience eagerly repeated his words. tuesday’s celebration will be noth- ing short of a fantastic memory for many attendees. the interviews, Harper’s speech, his personal interac- tion with the crowd and the hand- shakes during the book signing cer- tainly left a deep impression on the crowd. “He delivered a great message, gave excellent advice, and engaged the entire room,” selenseia Holmes, administrative coordinator of the of- fice of social equity, said. “i couldn’t be more pleased with the way the event turned out.” Isaiah Smart / The SPecTaTor Hill Harper addresses the crowd during his speech on Tuesday, Feb. 25. Harper came to VSU as part of the 50 Years of Integration celebrations. VSU students identify what a Blazer really is When you think about Har- vard, you think about arro- gant, intellectual, trust-fund- spending, future corporate lawyers. When you think about University of arizona, you think of “Girls Gone Wild.” But what comes to mind when people think about VsU? the VsU administration is in the process of trying to an- swer that question. VsU has joined the atlanta firm of t.G. madison to launch an institutional identi- ty study. according to the of- fice of communications, the study will identify the atti- tudes, perceptions and experi- ences of current and prospec- tive students, parents of cur- rent and prospective students, high school guidance coun- selors, alumni, faculty, and staff. “VsU’ s identity is as strong as the sum of the parts that define it,” michael orr, with t.G. madison, said. “Buildings, curriculum, acad- emic standing, athletics and the city of Valdosta all con- tribute to your identity, but the most powerful factors are the thoughts, feelings and conversations that happen about VsU. Brands are living things. You are the brand, and the brand is you.” in order to contribute to this idea of branding, a hand- ful of students and alumni were asked to finish a couple sentences: “You might be a VsU student if ...” and “When i think of VsU i think ...” many of the current stu- dents who were interviewed seemed to be thinking about the same thing−parking. “When i think of VsU i think of the struggle to park,” Jessie Brooks, senior ac- counting major, said. Kati Keefe, senior exercise physiology major, shared the sentiment. “You might be a VsU stu- dent if you can never find a parking spot,” Keefe said. another hot topic for VsU students was fees. “When i think of VsU i think of fees, fees, and more fees,” Keefe said. aside from parking and fees, there were some re- sponses that were more posi- tive and some that only make sense if you spend time on campus. “You might be a VsU stu- dent if you know ‘club odum’ isn’t really a club,” lacey miller, junior educa- tion major, said. Jessica Johnston, a busi- ness administration graduate student, described an activity that many students participate in during the warmer months. “You might be a VsU stu- dent if you lay on the front lawn after class,” Johnston said. B.J. Guest, senior educa- tion major, referenced the emails that students receive to keep them updated on campus events. “You might be a VsU stu- dent if you get at least five emails from trisha lynn tay- lor,” Guest said. interestingly, VsU alumni had a much different perspec- tive compared to current stu- dents. “When i think of VsU i think of football on satur- days,” Jonathan Jones, 2001 exercise physiology graduate, said. Jones also expressed one of the university’s main selling points. “You may be a VsU stu- dent if you don’t want to be lost in a big university,” said. another alumnus, lee ricketson, 1998 biology graduate, said that three foot- ball national championships is what comes to his mind when he thinks of VsU. the difference in perspec- tives between current stu- dents and alumni is quite drastic. current students know of the struggles that are fresh in their mind; however, past students remember the positive experiences they had and the things they hear about often. Isaiah Smart staFF Writer [email protected]Jessica Ingram staFF Writer [email protected]SGA postpones the addition of new senators For the first time in several years, a hopeful sGa senator was rejected by the legisla- tive body−and it happened twice. this occurred during a monday night meeting that saw two other hopefuls elect- ed with relative ease. the two candidates voted down were Kimberly taylor and Brianna marshall. the sGa’ s legislative body cited a lack of preparation from both taylor and marshall as red flags that indicated the potential for apathetic sena- tors. taylor and marshall failed to show up with a Power- Point presentation, which for almost every sGa hopeful is a given requirement in their presentation to the legislative body. taylor was voted down with 15 “yea” votes, 17 “nay” votes and 3 absten- tions. marshall was voted down with three “yeas,” 28 “nays,” and four abstentions. taylor cited being forced out of her residence as the reason for not getting a Pow- erPoint ready. “i had to move out of my room immediately or i would have been charged $435,” taylor said. “i don’t have $435.” marshall, meanwhile, ad- mitted that she was not pre- pared for the presentation; however, she said she would be prepared next week and that she could contribute to the sGa. “i love everything that you all stand for,” marshall said. “Just from listening to them talk, i really believe they need a little bit more time to sit and watch our process to understand what we do,” senator edgar James said. “i don’t think they have a very clear understanding of what we do. We want people to come in that really under- stand and really have a fire and a passion for what we do at sGa. it isn’t just child’s play.” Following up on James’ statement, secretary Kara Fountain called the lack of presentation unacceptable. “You all know that you are constantly having to check your emails, and that’s some- thing that you check automat- ically,” Fountain said. “i’m pretty sure that they’ve known for a week now to do a presentation, so that is real- ly not acceptable.” senator tamara dunn, in support of the two hopefuls, dissented from James and Fountain. “How many of us have made a mistake in here?” asked dunn. “i think all of these individuals offer some- thing a little different to sGa.” dunn also stated that these potential senators could learn many skills from sGa, and given that they are under- classmen, they could lead the Joe Adgie social media editor [email protected]Buildings, curricu- lum, academic standing, athletics and the city of Val- dosta all contribute to your identity, but the most powerful factors are the thoughts, feelings and conversations that happen about VSU. - Michael orr “ ” See SGA , Page 2
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February 27, 2014 W W W . V S U S P e C T A T o r . C o M VoLUMe 86 ISSUe 6
Inside This Issue- oPInIonS: Where is our new atm?
- FeATUreS: VsU Golf heads to lone star state
- SPorTS: Professor’s collection: a fun diversion
On the Webwww.vsuspectator.com
Weather
60 H 31 L
Today
66 H 41 L
Friday
44 L73 H
Partly
Cloudy
Saturday
Check out John Stephen’sarticle about the SGA’s recent
safety proposal!
Check out “Dig in:Check out “Dig in:
new Remertonnew Remerton
buffet offers foodbuffet offers food
and fun”and fun”
Sunny
Mostly
Sunny
Find Us
online
WebSITe:vsuspectator.com
TWITTer:@vsuspectator
FACebook:The Spectator
This Day in
History
bingo!- Natural High will be
hosting a game of BiNGo in
the Powell Hall auditorium at
7 p.m. snacks and prizes will
be provided!
freeze for health- the
VsU american medical
association will be hosting a
fundraiser at the mix from
noon to 9 p.m. 10 percent of all
mix proceeds will go to VsU
ama
guess what?- Phi Beta will
be celebrating Black History
month with a game of Guess
Who at 6:30 p.m. in the
student Union.
get a job! - education career
day will be held in the magno-
lia and cypress rooms in the
U.c. dress professionally and
bring resumes to give to
potential employers.
Today at VSU
Female SuffrageConstitutionalon this day in 1922,
eight members of the
United States Supreme
court unanimously de-
clared the 19th
amendment, which
granted women the right
to vote, constitutional.
The amendment stated
"the right of citizens of
the United States to
vote shall not be denied
or abridged by the
United States or any
State on account of
sex."
Source: History.com
Hill Harper excites VSU crowd
Hundreds of eyes gazed in a hyp-
notic state as Hill Harper captivated
the attention of anyone near the stu-
dent Union ballrooms tuesday during
the VsU event titled “celebrating 50
Years.”
the Harvard law graduate served
as the keynote speaker of the 50 Years
of integration committee’s biggest
event of the school year. students,
faculty and staff collaborated in a
night of child-like expectation to see
the writer, actor and activist speak on
passion, energy and the importance of
courage.
Harper has written five books that
have all been on the New York
times best-seller list. His most recent
work, “letters to an incarcerated
Brother,” talks about the U.s.’s incar-
ceration rates, the effects it has on mi-
norities and the potential solutions on
reversing such.
the night started with a press con-
ference with Harper followed by a
ViP reception that preceded his
speech. attendees were occupied with
videos that highlighted the pioneers
of integration at VsU in various ar-
eas: the first students to integrate the
university and the first african-amer-
ican faculty member, among others.
then came the moment everyone
was itching to see.
Harper ap-
peared on stage
with an unspoken
energy. Before he
uttered a single
word, eyes were
affixed to his tai-
lored, grey pin-
striped suit, and
the level of ex-
citement was ex-
tremely high.
then, he began.
the activist
spoke of passion
and its impor-
tance. He asked
the crowd, “What
makes your heart
beat faster?”
He noted that
anything that pro-
vides such energy
to your life should
be reciprocated
with that much
energy in the form
of effort. energy
like this was evi-
dent not only in his voice and in the
attention he showed to each and every
ticket holder but also in the social
media that trickled out after the event.
“man, @hillharper was amaZiNG
today…im so glad that i was able to
experience his essence of greatness
today #HillHarperVsU,” twitter user
“Jamal_No_cBear” said.
dr. shirley Hardin, director of
african american studies and inte-
gration pioneer, gave a rave review
on Harper’s speech.
“Hill Harper’s interactive message
was so energetic, passionate and in-
spiring,” Hardin said. “He made me
want to become better at whatever i
am encouraged to pursue in my life.”
in terms of the 50 years celebra-
tion, Harper said in the press confer-
ence that we all should expand our
“circle of care,” a concept that he
would expound upon later that
evening and that he alluded to by say-
ing “when folks talk about division, i
want to talk about inclusion.”
Harper ended his speech with a call
to action.
“i will not allow fear to stop me
from making the choices that i know
i should make,” Harper said. “instead,
i shall act from my heart.”
the audience eagerly repeated his
words.
tuesday’s celebration will be noth-
ing short of a fantastic memory for
many attendees. the interviews,
Harper’s speech, his personal interac-
tion with the crowd and the hand-
shakes during the book signing cer-
tainly left a deep impression on the
crowd.
“He delivered a great message,
gave excellent advice, and engaged
the entire room,” selenseia Holmes,
administrative coordinator of the of-
fice of social equity, said. “i couldn’t
be more pleased with the way the
event turned out.”
Isaiah Smart / The SPecTaTor
Hill Harper addresses the crowd during his speech on
Tuesday, Feb. 25. Harper came to VSU as part of the 50
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