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

• OPINION- Empower and support a breast cancer survivor• SPORTS- Olympian Michael Tinsley returns to JSU

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From the pink water in the fountains in front of the H.T. Sampson Library to a “Pret-ty in Pink” seminar held in Campbell College South resi-dence hall, a number of ac-tivities at Jackson State Uni-versity have focused attention on October as Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

Other awareness events in-cluded an annual conference presented by a breast cancer survivor, a collection of bras to be donated to a local breast cancer charity, and members of the JSU Queen’s Court pro-viding information bags and going door to door in the freshman residence hall.

According to the United Nations World Health Or-ganization, approximately 500,000 people worldwide die

from breast cancer every year.Odessa Hawkins, an 8-year

breast cancer survivor and a nurse practitioner at the JSU Student Health Center who led the recent seminar, ad-vised that women should be-gin getting mammograms at age 40 once every three years. Women over the age of 40 and women with a history of breast cancer in their family should be checked every year. She spent time explaining in detail how women should do a breast self-exam, and urged the young women to tell their doctor if they feel anything outside of the ordinary.

To reinforce her point, Hawkins also had a breast model display set up with three different sizes of breast tissues where students were able to give breast exams to detect any lumps within the breast. One of the major rea-sons self-breast exams are so

Diamond JenkinsAssociate Editor

Breast cancer awareness promoted at JSU

Breast Cancer, Cont. on pg.5

important may have to do with the fact that approxi-mately 40 percent of women who undergo screening, a disproportionate number of which are black, have dense breasts, experts say. In con-trast with less-dense breasts, which have a high amount of fatty tissue, dense breasts have a high amount of con-nective and glandular, or fi-broglandular, tissue that ap-pears as solid white areas on a mammogram, just as tumors do.

“Women should have their mammograms done along with doing their self-breast exams because mammograms along with a trained hand can detect a tiny lump easier and can start treatment ear-lier if the lump is cancerous to beat breast cancer,” stated Hawkins.

Dr. Earlexia M. Norwood David Banner Terry L. Woodard

Founders’ Day , Cont. on pg.5

Photo: Robin Jackson

Students receiving informational bags in McAllister-Whiteside lobby.

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Jackson State to celebrate its 135th Founders’ Day

Special to the Flash

Calvin Harris, a sopho-more music education major from Jackson, Miss., summed it up this way: “I believe that

Founders’ Day is important because students get to learn about some of the history of our university. It’s a big deal to attend the 135th Founders’ Day.”

Jackson State Univer-sity will celebrate its history during the 135th Founders’ Day celebration, “One JSU: Honoring the Past, Embrac-ing the Present, Creating the

Future,””beginning at 10 a.m. today on the Gibbs-Green Pedes-trian Walkway followed by a bell ringing ceremony at the front en-trance of Ayer Hall.

Earlexia M. Norwood, MD, is a 1984 graduate of JSU and the physician-in-charge at the Hen-ry Ford Medical Center in Troy, Mich., is the keynote speaker for the Founders’ Day Convocation. Dr. Norwood also serves on the HFMG Board of Directors as well as the Northeast Division Head of Family Medicine. She is acting chairman for the “Your Journey to Wellness” program and the medical chair for “Troy Daze”, Troy Foundation for Educational Excellence and “Troy Hoops.

Later today, David Banner, a Jackson native, hip-hop artist and community activist, will speak at the Hip-Hop Series, a provoca-tive, town hall style gathering that will challenge students to examine the ways the Obama Era

has impacted discussions of race and gender in America. The event, hosted by journal-ist, activist and political ana-lyst Bakari Kitwana, will take place at 6 p.m. in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium.

On Friday, Oct. 26, Terry Woodard, president of the JSU National Alumni Asso-ciation, will be the keynote speaker for the Founders’ Day Banquet, at 7 p.m. in the JSU Student Center, Grand Ballroom. Woodard, a 1988 alum, is a life member of the JSUNAA. He was selected by the JSUNAA as the Alum-nus of the Year in 2005, was chairman of 5th Biennial Alumni Conference, and has served on various commit-tees, including Constitution and By-Laws, Budget, and Membership.

Breast Cancer Fact #1: Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women and the second leading cause of death among women (lung cancer is fi rst).

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Tiger Events

HIP-HOP ACTIVISIM:OBAMA / TEA PARTY

ERA FORUMJackson State Univer-

sity will host this event on October 25, 2012 in the Rose E. McCoy Audito-rium. It will be from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

COATS, SWEATERS AND SOCKS DRIVECenter from Service

and Community Engaged Learning is holding a Canned Food Drive and a Coats, Sweaters, and Socks Drive through December 7th, 2012. Drop-off for both is at Jacob L. Red-dix Hall, 1st Floor Room 100. For more information, contact Center for Ser-vice and Community En-gaged Learning (601) 979-1294/6938.

J. LEE PRODUCTIONS PRESENTS THE MOV-

IE “MURDERER”Jackson State University

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

JACKSON STATE PEP RALLY DATESJSU vs. Alabama A&M

11/9/126-7 p.m.

Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway

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

Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway

For more information call the Center for Student Engagement and Inclu-sion 601- 979-4224 or visit www.jsums.edu/studentlife.

TRANSPORTAION TO OUT-OF-TOWN

FOOTBALL GAMESJSU Tiger fans can re-

serve 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 As-sembly Center at JSU. The cost and reservation dead-

line for each game is listed below. Please add $35 to the cost of the bus if you would like the association to pur-chase 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.

AFRICAN IDENTITY IN THE CARIBBEAN:

CULTURAL CONTINUITY AND

CHANGEThe Department of His-

tory presents: African Iden-tity in the Caribbean: Cul-tural Continuity and Change on Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2012 at 11:30 in Room 266 of the Dollye M. E. Robin-son College of Liberal Arts Building. Dr. Lomarsh Roopnarine, Associate Pro-fessor of Latin American and Caribbean History will be the speaker. The aca-demic community and the general public are invited to attend. For more informa-tion contact the Department of History and Philosophy at 601-979-2191.

RICHARD WRIGHT CENTER FALL 2012

WORKSHOPSThe Richard Wright

Center will present its 2012 Workshops on Rhetorical Conventions of Ameri-can Academic Writing on Wednesday, Oct. 31st and Using Sources Effectively 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 LECTURE

The JSU Center for University Scholars will present the 2012 Holden Lecture on Thursday, Nov. 8th at 10 a.m. in JSU Stu-dent Center Theater. Ron-ald Davenport, Sr. will be the guest lecturer. For more information visit jsucus@jsums.edu, sites.jsums.edu/scholars or call 601-979-6949.

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JSU Campus Briefs

People SpeakOpinion

Compiled by Mattie Rush and William Owens

“Do you think enough is being done in the African-Ameri-can community to bring awareness to Breast Cancer? Why or Why Not?”

Donhhulio BanksJuniorAccountingMcComb, Miss.“Yes, there are numerous opportunities and pro-grams set aside to make many aware. It is just up to the people to be willing to take in the informa-tion.”

LaShannon WilliamsFreshmanMusic EducationJackson, Miss.“No, We don’t know that much about it, which shouldn’t be because this is something that can af-fect anyone.”

Every day I receive phone calls phone from my family, friends, and close associates. But one particular morning I got a call from my mother. Before I answered the phone I already knew that something must have been wrong because of the time of the call.

Once I saw “mama” on the ID screen, I quickly answered and said hello but her response after hello was the day that changed my family’s life for-ever. Never in my life have I received a phone call from my mama crying about the news she received from her doctor. She had been diagnosed with early stage breast cancer.

This news was devastating to me because I didn’t want my mother to be hurt, sad and scared about her life after fi nd-ing out she had it. There was nothing else for us to do but pray for the best and pray for her health.

Usually when people are diagnosed with cancer, not only does the individual hurt, but the family hurts as well. This is the time when a family has to pitch in and help keep the family together, happy, and faithful.

Days go by and the only thing that is really on your mind is fi nding a cure for your loved one. Maybe your mother didn’t have breast cancer but if you know someone that does, go out of your way to show them that you love them regardless of what they are going through at the moment. Like our elders always say, “It too shall pass.”

I can’t even imagine what my mother went through but I do know that she is a strong woman and she loves to give hope to other women. Hope is what we all need and hope is what makes a woman a survi-vor. We should support breast cancer survivors and give them a shoulder to lean on through their journey.

It was 2006 when we found out about my mother’s breast cancer and now she is a six year survivor. People are sur-viving everyday thanks to con-tinuous efforts of communities and organizations like the Su-san G. Komen For the Cure.

There are so many ways that you can get involved whether it is volunteering to help spread awareness to other women or donating time and money to fund the research for a cure.

My mother tells me that everyday is a blessing because

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she is so thankful to be here. One thing that she always tells people when they ask how she was able to pull through, she would respond by saying that she found strength by talking to other breast cancer survivors and by encouraging other women who had recently fi nd out that they had cancer.

Finding out about any type of cancer at an early stage gives people the op-portunity to seek the medical treatment that they need to fi ght it. If my mother didn’t go to her doctor appoint-ments or give herself regu-lar home breast exams, she would not have found out about it during its develop-ment in her body.

Yes, sometimes women do have to sacrifi ce their breast or in the words of our editor Diamond “the girls, the twins or chimichongas” to get rid of the cancer, but the world doesn’t end there. That is why it’s so important for women to go to their an-nual appointments to fi nd out about what’s going on inside of their bodies.

October is the month dedicated to Breast Cancer Awareness so let’s do just that and become aware of the disease, ways to prevent it and ways to help someone become a survivor.

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

Jamie GibsonSophomorePsychologyJackson, Miss.“Yes, because as a mem-ber of the Sonic Boom of the South, we wear pink ribbons to show our sup-port as an African-Amer-ican University.”

Franki PoundsSophomorePsychologyMarrero, La.“Honestly, there are some that just don’t know about breast cancer because they really don’t care until it happens to them. I wish that it wasn’t like that.”

DeAngelo BrownJuniorHealthcare Admin.Yazoo City, Miss.“Yes! Mass events such as walk-athons, advocates promoting and fundrais-ers have been put in place to support this. Not to mention we are surround-ed by pink the whole month. I Support!”

Kiri NwachukuSophomoreMedia ProductionHattiesburg, Miss.“No, for example, If chickens could have breast cancer than us Afri-can-Americans would be aware now wouldn’t we. This is an abomination.”

Caleb WaltonSophomorePsychologyChicago, Ill.“I believe that enough is being done to bring aware-ness, however, it’s up to the individual to have a desire to learn more about breast cancer..”

Therman RichardsonFreshmanPsychologyAtlanta, Ga.“No. I can tell you all about diabetes with no problem, however I don’t really know much about it. All I know is that we need a cure.”

Empower and support a breast cancer survivor

Tiffany EdmondsonAssociate Editor

Kateeva HodgesFreshmanCriminal JusticeChicago, Ill.“Honestly, the attempt at awareness is great. It’s just the fact that no one really takes it seri-ously and the awareness is faint.”

Ja’Bari HoskinsSophomoreBusiness ManagementGary, Ind.“I think the amount of awareness for breast can-cer is outstanding, how-ever it is up to them to provide the right health care for themselves.”

Clincy HarrisJuniorPolitical ScienceNew Orleans, La.“There is too much focus on trying to fi nd a cure and not enough focus on what is the cause of breast cancer. ”

Candice KinnardSophomoreSpeech Communication Brandon, Miss.“Yes, because there are several opportunities for us as African-Americans to go out and get informa-tion on breast cancer.”

Cartoon: Alan Wells

COMMENTARY

News

Brown crowned during Harlem Nights themed coronation

The Latasha Norman 5th Annual Memorial 5K Run/Walk continues to promote domestic violence pre-vention among Jackson State Uni-versity students and the community.

The run/walk will take place on Saturday, Oct. 27, with registration at 7 a.m. and the event beginning at 8 a.m. Last year, approximately 250 people participated in the Latasha Norman 4th Annual Memorial 5k Run/Walk.

Many students are aware of the Latasha Norman Center for Coun-seling and Disability Services on campus, but may not know about the student for whom the center is named and the 2007 tragedy that made the prevention of domestic violence a priority at Jackson State.

Latasha Norman was a junior accounting major from Greenville, Miss. who went missing after a class at JSU on Nov. 13, 2007. Two weeks after her disappearance, Stanley Cole, an ex-boyfriend, confessed to killing her and led officials to her body in a wooded area in North Jackson. Cole, a former JSU, student was sentenced to life in prison for his crime.

Jackson State renamed the coun-

seling center in her memory and Norman’s family, friends and JSU stu-dents continue to promote domestic violence prevention through aware-ness, outreach programs and the an-nual 5K Run/Walk.

On Tuesday, Oct. 23, the Lambda Beta Chapter of Zeta Phi Beta Sorori-ty Inc. presented a Domestic Violence Awareness Forum in memoriam of Norman. Norman’s father, Danny

Bolden, was the featured speaker.“It’s not always easy to come back

to where a tragedy has happened,” said Bolden. “God chose to use (Latasha’s) her life to shine the light on teen domestic violence. We don’t understand that but that was God’s choice.”

Bolden added, “The only way we’re going to stop this killing, de-stroying our families, is that we edu-

Derrick WaltonStaff Writer

Domestic violence awareness advocated at annual run/walk

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ward with my platform.”After being sworn in by SGA

Chief Justice Jeremy Sanford and crowned by JSU President Dr. Carolyn W. Meyers, Brown was adorned with a long, royal blue cape and scepter.

Brown is committed to con-tinuing implementation of her platform ‘Think BIG,’ by host-ing public service events, creating various forums, and trying her best to bridge the gap between Jackson State and the community to impact the lives of others and the future.

“I have been able to remain humble with [the title] of Miss JSU by not listening to what other people say and trusting in God. When you make it, you will al-ways have negative criticism. I don’t listen to negativity.”

Brown is also planning to im-plement a project for next semes-ter that will allow Greek organiza-tions and non-Greek members to collaborate with each other, along with “Work Out with Miss JSU” and extend the Queen’s Cam-paign.

Jackson State University has crowned a new queen. Miss JSU,

Sarah Brown, a senior physics ma-jor from Jackson, Miss., was offi-cially crowned at her coronation on Oct. 18.

The theme of the coronation

Diamond JenkinsAssociate Editor

Danny and Patricia Bolden with JSU staff and Zeta Phi Beta Sorority members.

Photo: Dominique McCraney

Miss JSU 2012-2013 Sarah Brown.

Photo: Laamar Mateen

Fact #2: Early detection and treatment are keys to breast cancer survival. Women should begin doing monthly self-exams at age 20 and ask their doctors to do clinical exams at least every three years.

cate our young kids at an early age.”Danny and Patricia Bolden want

others to remember Latasha’s legacy and hope that their daughter’s story will help save others from domestic violence.

Former students like Jerry Miller knew Norman through the student publications staff.

Miller, the former editor-in-chief of the Jacksonian yearbook said, “Ta-sha was the type of person you couldn’t not like. If you didn’t like Tasha, it was because of you. She just was not a confrontational type of person. You wouldn’t think that somebody would do something like that to her just be-cause of the type of person who she was.”

Each year, the student publications staff members walk in honor of Lata-sha, who worked on the student news-paper and yearbook her freshman and sophomore years.

“I feel that the Latasha Norman Run/Walk is a great way to advocate domestic violence and is a good tool to bring awareness to young people about this issue,” said Diamond Jenkins, a sophomore mass communications major from Atlanta, Ga. and current Associate Editor of the Blue & White Flash.

De’Arbreya Lee, a senior English major from Pittsburg, Calif. and staff

member with The Blue & White Flash, has participated in the run/walk for three years.

“I participate in the run/walk because it is important to me to ac-tively take a stand against domestic violence,” said Lee. “As a Flash staff member, I know Latasha’s story and awareness promotes prevention. If any student is in a similar situation as Latasha, I hope knowledge of her tragedy will give them the strength to seek help because help is avail-able.”

Norman’s legacy and JSU’s commitment to domestic violence prevention continues to thrive to-day with the annual run/walk. This year, an organization that was born out of Norman’s tragedy, will sup-port the run/walk.

Eva Jones, founder of Butter-flies by Grace, Defined by Faith, will use the event as a way to pro-vide resource assistance and to raise awareness that help is available to victims of domestic violence. “We are committed to helping individu-als acquire information and ser-vices,” Jones stated. “I didn’t meet Latasha, but I feel her spirit in me.”

For more information on Sat-urday’s run/walk, contact Rachel Cowan at 601-979-1557 or email rachel.n.cowan@jsums.edu.

was reminiscent of a scene from the “Harlem Nights.” Brown en-tered the Lee E. Williams Athletic Assembly Center in a classic vin-tage yellow Bentley.

The annual event also gave representatives of student orga-nizations a chance to don elegant gowns and tuxedos. Rhythmic performances by the JSU Dance Ensemble and the verbal artistry of Outspoken helped make the event one to remember.

Brian Wilkes, JSU Student Government Association Presi-dent, introduced Brown after she stepped out of the vintage 1940’s car.

“I remember the first time I met Sarah. We had a class togeth-er our freshman year; Sarah came into the class and announced ‘Hello class, my name is Sarah Brown and I am going to be Miss Jackson State University 2012-2013.’”

Wilkes mentioned that from that point on he had made a friend in Brown.

Brown said that she did not prepare a speech for the corona-

tion simply because she has al-ways been told that the best story is your own story.

Brown gave an impromptu acceptance speech highlighted by a presentation to her family and greatest supporters at Jackson State.

Brown thanked her mother, Jawanday Blue and commended her for overcoming the negative stereotypes associated with being a single mother.

Brown also showed her ap-preciation to the student body, faculty and staff at JSU for elect-ing and assisting her as Miss JSU.

“A lot of my peers doubted my decision to run for Miss JSU because I wasn’t involved in any-thing and I wasn’t that social. I stayed in my books, but I knew that I was going to be Miss Jack-son State University. It is some-thing that I have wanted since the age of fifteen,” said Brown.

She added: “When I was of-ficially crowned as Miss Jackson State, it was a very special mo-ment because I am now able to serve the school and move for-

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Founders’ Day Cont. from pg.1

JSU students like Harris be-lieve that the annual Founders’ Day celebration is an important way for students to learn the rich history and importance of the university. Because of the significance of the day, classes will be cancelled from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. so that students can at-tend the activities.

Chantal Lewis, a senior mass communications major from Brandon, Miss., said, “Found-ers’ Day is a time to reflect upon the people who paved the way to provide a quality educa-tion to African-Americans and other minorities.”

Danny Jackson, an English major from Arlington, Tenn., stated: “I think Founders Day is very valuable. It allows us to familiarize ourselves with the people who created opportuni-ties we have. Founders Day al-lows acknowledgement and ap-preciation for our resilient and determined ancestors.”

Mario Walley, a freshman biology major from Monroe, La., said: “From the standpoint of being a freshman, what I understand is that it’s a com-

memoration of what people have done for me. It helps me to realize how far we’ve come.

Here are a few history facts about JSU:

Jackson State University be-gan on October 23, 1877. The University started as Natchez Seminary, a private school, under the auspices of The American Baptist Home Mis-sion Society of New York, for the purpose of educating Mis-sissippi’s newly freed and un-derprivileged blacks. Begin-ning with only 20 students, the school operated for 63 years as a private church school.

In November of 1882, the Society moved the school to Jackson, to the site where Mill-sap’s College now stands. A part of this transition was the renaming of the school to Jack-son College in recognition of the institution’s new, central location in the City of Jack-son. Natchez Seminary soon relocated from its site in the southwest section of the city. Construction on the new site began in 1902 and the Univer-sity remains on this site today.

Awarding its first degree in 1924, the major educational activities were directed to-ward teacher education for in-

Breast CancerCont. from pg.1

Chastity Curry, a sophomore meteorology major from Atwood, Tenn. who attended the seminar said: “I learned the proper way to give a self-breast exam and the correct timing of when I should get a mammogram.”

Members of Miss JSU’s Queens’ Court conducted an informational dorm walk last week.

“We made bags with informa-tion about breast cancer awareness and how to correctly perform self screenings. We knocked on doors and gave the information to the girls and also explained the im-portance of going to get annuals and regular check ups at the clinic on campus,” said Miss Freshman Robin Jackson from Jackson, Miss.

The Jackson State University College of Education and Depart-ment of Human Development joined national public service or-ganizations, professional medi-cal associations, and government agencies in its efforts to promote breast cancer awareness at its 6th Annual Breast Cancer Awareness Conference held Oct. 8-10.

The event, held at the Missis-sippi e-Center, provided informa-tion on the disease and access to services along with providing tes-timonials from breast cancer sur-vivors. The Breast Cancer Walk-for-a-Cure was also a part of the conference.

Interim Chair and Associate

Professor of Special Education Ruby Wiggins, an 11 year breast cancer survivor had the idea to start the breast cancer awareness conference six years ago as a way to present information and share different perspective on diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer.

JSU students who attended the conference believe that college students should be more aware of the deadly ramifications of breast cancer.

Ashley Terrell, a junior com-puter technology major from Bal-timore, Md., said, “I am currently an American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network advocate for my hometown in Maryland and I believe that college students can have a tremendous influence on the cancer movement if they choose to get involved.”

Patrick Washington, a health-care administration major from St. Louis, Mo., agreed.

“I think that college students especially need to get involved in awareness because we’re going to be the next generation of research-ers, of doctors and then of patients even,” said Washington. “We’re go-ing to be the ones that are going to see the change that’s going to hap-pen when new cancer drugs are made.”

One of the organizations that brings information to college stu-dents about breast cancer and pre-vention is the Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation. This year, their annual bus tour is scheduled to visit Jackson State on first Nov.

COB Auditorium named for Pitmans

Fact #3: Mammography is the most reliable way to detect breast cancer. The use of high-quality mammography is the most reliable way to detect breast cancer.

Jackson State University named the auditorium of its College of Business for Winston R. Pittman Sr. and Alma Dent Pittman during a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 10 a.m., Friday, Oct. 19.

The Pittmans, first-time donors to the university, have contributed $250,000 that will be matched for a total of $500,000.

“This money will surely benefit students for years to come,

said David Hoard, vice presi-dent for Institutional Advance-ment. “We truly appreciate the Pit-tmans’ generosity.”

The Pittmans own Pittman En-terprises and have dealerships in Kentucky, Ohio, and Georgia that

JSU Media Relations sell Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Nissan, CDAC, Lexus, Toyota, Ford, Lin-coln Mercury, Scion, and Subaru vehicles.

“This is what we are supposed to do as a people,” said Alma Dent Pittman, a native of Yazoo City. “When you move away from your hometown and success happens, you give back to your community.”

Winston R. Pittman Sr., the president and CEO of Pittman En-terprises, is a native of Kilmichael and a Jackson State University alumnus.

This money, Pittman said, will benefit young, determined stu-dents who come to Jackson State University but may not have the funds they need.

Photo: JSU Media Relations

Winston R. Pittman Sr. and Alma Dent Pittman

National association elects technology professor president of student division

Dr. Jessica L. Buck, associate professor in the Department of Technology in the College of Sci-ence, Engineering and Technology, was elected president of the Stu-dent Division for the Association of Technology, Management, and Ap-plied Engineering (ATMAE).

ATMAE sets national standards for academic program accredita-tion, personal certification and professional development for edu-cators and industry professionals involved in integrating technology, leadership and design.

Overall, the Student Division promotes and fosters the develop-

JSU Media Relations ment of undergraduate and gradu-ate students to become premiere practitioners and leaders of the technological and global work-force. The division hosts annual competitions for students in ro-botics, technology bowl challenges and research. It also awards student chapters throughout the United States for service and leadership endeavors.

Buck has been active in the Stu-dent Division for several years and served as vice president from 2010-2012. As president she will serve a two-year term from 2012 to 2014. She will be installed into office dur-ing the annual ATMAE conference in November.

8, 2012.According to ww5.komen.

org, Rates of breast cancer vary among different groups of peo-ple. Rates vary between women and men and among people of different ethnicities and ages. They vary around the world and across the United States. This section provides an overview of breast cancer statistics for many populations.

In 2012, it is estimated that among U.S. women there will be:

226,870 new cases of inva-sive breast cancer (includes new cases of primary breast cancer among survivors, but not recur-rence of original breast cancer among survivors).

63,300 new cases of in situ breast cancer. DCIS is a non-in-vasive breast cancer and LCIS is a condition that increases the risk of invasive breast cancer. Learn more about DCIS and LCIS.

39,510 breast cancer deaths. Breast cancer in men is rare,

but it does happen. In 2012, it is estimated that among U.S. men there will be:

2,190 new cases of breast can-cer.

410 breast cancer deaths. :Men are usually diagnosed at

a later stage because they are less likely to report symptoms.

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service teachers. When the American Baptist Home Mis-sion Society withdrew its sup-port in 1934, it became ap-parent that state support was needed to sustain the school. The state assumed control of the school in 1940. Between 1953 and 1956, the curricu-lum was expanded to include a graduate program and bach-elor’s programs in the arts and sciences; the name was then changed to Jackson State College in 1956.

Further expansion of the curriculum and a notable building program preceded the elevation of Jackson State College to university status on March 15, 1974. In 1979, Jackson State was officially designated the Urban Uni-versity of the State of Missis-sippi. Presently, Jackson State University, a public, coedu-cational institution, is sup-ported by legislative appro-priations supplemented by student fees and federal and private grants.

JSU now offers more than 90 bachelors, masters, and doctoral programs to its more than 8,700 students.

Mark Braboy contributed to this story.

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1. Comedian Gary Owens performs during the homecoming comedy show. 2. Homecoming stepshow winners Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. 3. Students selling items during the homecoming street jam. 4. St. Augustine marching 100 performs during the homecoming parade. 5. Miss JSU Sarah Brown being sworn in by SGA Chief Justice Jeremy Sanford. 6. JSU students Brittany Davenport and Jade Hewitt, Blue & White Flash Homecoming Hotspot contest winners.

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Page 7 - October 25, 2012The Blue & White FlashVariety

Special To The Flash

The passionate artistry of cast members in the Jackson State University Depart-ment of Speech and Theatre’s 2012 musi-cal extravaganza, “The Color Purple”, will once again be on display from Oct. 31-Nov.4 in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium .

Throughout the JSU campus and the Metro Jackson community, the air is fi lled with expectation and excitement for the opening night of this masterpiece. “The Color Purple” is an inspiring family saga that tells the unforgettable story of a wom-an who, through love, fi nds the strength to triumph over adversity and discover her unique voice in the world.

This musical adaptation of Alice Walk-er’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel and the popular 1985 Steven Spielberg fi lm spot-

lights Celie, a downtrodden young woman whose personal awakening over the course of 40 years forms the arc of this epic story.

With a joyous score featuring jazz, ragtime, gospel, African music and blues, “The Color Purple” is a story of hope, a testament to the healing power of love and a celebration of life. Adapted for theater by playwright Marsha Norman with music and lyrics by Brenda Russell, Allee Willis and Stephen Bray, “The Color Purple” pre-miered at the Alliance Theatre Company in Atlanta, Ga. and opened on Broadway on Nov. 1, 2005. It was nominated for 11 Tony Awards in 2006, including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Original Score.

The JSU production includes a cast of JSU students, MADDRAMA members, JSU alumni, and members of the presti-gious Mississippi Mass Choir.

Lacey Jones, who plays Sophia in the production, stated that she has matured as a student and actress because of her work with the production.

“In working with “The Color Purple” I’ve grown into my talent and I’m starting to come out of my shell, thanks to the help of Dr. Henderson and the entire production team. It is the best experience I’ve ever had.”

Jones joins a list of stellar cast perform-ers who have worked tirelessly to make this production a success. Other featured cast members include Charence Higgins as young Celie, a freshman psychology major; Donte Wright as Harpo, a freshman vocal performance major; and Ashlei Mur-ray as Shug Avery, a senior theatre major.

The audience will also be treated to the mesmerizing voices of Mississippi Mass Choir soloists, Marva McKinney, Alisa Patrick-McDonald, Jackie King, Latoya Knight Hubbard, and Barbara Harper. JSU alumni Deja Abdul-Haqq and Maurice Bailey will be leading the cast in the roles

Color Purple musical spotlights students and alumni

Th e cast of the Color Purple.Photo: Charles Smith

of Celie and Mister. Director Mark G. Henderson, Associ-

ate Professor and Director of Theater at JSU stated that one his favorite lines from this production is when Shug Avery says, “I think it pisses God off for anybody to walk pass the color purple in a fi eld and not notice it”. Henderson encourages everybody to make sure that as you walk pass the McCoy Auditorium that you take a little time out to stop in and share “The Color Purple.”

The production will run from Oct. 31 – Nov. 1, 2, 3, & 5th at 7:30 p.m. and in-cludes a Nov. 4 showing at 3 p.m. and a special school performance on Friday Nov. 4 at 10 a.m. On Wednesday, Oct. 31 and Friday, Nov. 2 performances are free for current JSU students.

For more information, call the JSU Box Offi ce at 601-979-5956 or 601-979-4309 or visit: www.jsums.edu/speechandtheatre and click on Box Offi ce.

Contributing Student Writer: Benja-min Williams

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Kachelle PratcherStaff Writer

Popular comediennes Lav Luv, Ms. Dominique and Gary Owens brought laughter to the stage at the Jackson State Uni-versity ‘One Nation Under the Blue’ annual comedy show.

Hosted by the Student Gov-ernment Association, the show was held on Oct. 17 in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium with a large audience turnout that including students, fac-ulty, staff and alumni.

Willie Bell, a.k.a. DJ Willie B., a senior education major

from Jackson, Miss., started the show off right with music that got the crowd hype while wait-ing for the show to start.

The host and first comedian to hit the stage was comedian Lav Luv who has appeared on BET’s “Comic View” and HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam”. He

Comedians bring laughter with a message at show

Comedians, Gary Owen, Miss Dominique and Lav Luv.Photo: Dominique McCraney

had the crowd roaring with laughter with jokes addressing his own college experience. He left the audience with a positive message of staying in school and having fun.

“Watching Lav Luv on stage was too crazy, I couldn’t believe he was actually here I was laughing so hard in my seat. This comedy show was well worth my money,” said Demonta Rule, a junior mass communications major from Atlanta, Ga.

The next comedian to hit the stage was Ms. Dominique who came out dancing to the popular ‘Bands a Make Her Dance’ song. To see her danc-ing to the music had the crowd laughing uncontrollably. Ms. Dominique has been featured on HBO’s “Def Comedy Jam” and Comedy Central’s “Cha-pelle Show”.

Dominique’s jokes about campus police had the crowd screaming with laughter. She also addressed positive mes-sages like voting, partying smart and enjoying life.

“This comedy show was re-ally funny, I can’t even explain how much of a good time I had here tonight,” said sophomore

Keisha Jones, a music major from Oxford, Miss.

Headlining this year’s show was comedian Gary Owen. Owen has also appeared on BET’s “Comic View”, sitcom “Tyler Perry House of Payne”, and movies “Little Man” and “Think Like a Man”. The crowd cheered and rose to their feet when Owen entered the stage. The crowd absolute-ly loved him he had everyone laughing so hard tears rolled down their face.

Owen’s performance was the most audience engaging of the night. He took questions from the audience and even joked about Jackson, Miss fa-vorite word ‘Ju’. He also did the ‘Mohead Swag’ dance on stage and had tears of laugh-ter flowing with his routine involving the deaf translator who kept up with his every word.

“I really enjoyed myself to-night. Gary Owen was hilari-ous when he was joking with the translator,” said Jalieya Brown, a freshman history and philosophy major from Green-ville, Miss. “I’m happy I came because I really needed a good laugh.”

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“Looper,” the futuristic science fiction film starring Bruce Willis and Joseph Gor-don-Levitt, is a must see for those who are into time travel thrillers.

“Looper was directed and written by Rian Johnson, who also directed the film “Brick” which also starred Gordon-Levitt, and many other short films. Johnson also directed a 2010 episode of TV show, “Breaking Bad”.

“Looper” takes the audi-ence on an action-packed, roller coaster ride. Gordon-Levitt and well-known actor Bruce Willis help to keep the audience enthralled with their stellar performances.

You may remember Lev-itt from movies such as “The

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Bruce Willis in scene from the movie ‘Looper.’

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Dark Knight Rises” where he played a rookie cop, “In-ception,” “Premium Rush,” “500 Days of Summer” and “50/50.”

Willis is no stranger to ac-tion packed futuristic films. Willis, of the “Die Hard” movie series fame, has also displayed his talents in “The Expendables 2,” “The Cold Light of Day,” “Red,” “G.I. Joe: Retaliation,” “Sin City,” “Cop Out,” “The Fifth Ele-ment,” as well as many other great films.

The plot of the movie centers around Gordon-Levitt’s character who is a Looper. A Looper is a time traveling, contract killer.

Set in 2044, where time travel is now available but only through the black mar-ket, the mob employs Joe to assassinate whoever they

want to eliminate. Every-thing is going smoothly un-til the mob puts a hit out on the older version of Joe. The movie revolves around this saga and older Joe’s quest to kill a future serial killer.

According to Boxof-ficemojo.com, “Looper” debuted at number 2 in its opening weekend earn-ing $20,801,522, losing to the animated “Hotel Transylvania.” As of Oct. 21 “Looper “has grossed $57,800,000 domestically and $75,000,000 in foreign markets since its Sept. 28 release.

I rate this movie a 9.6 out of 10. Go alone, take a loved one, take a friend, or even take the family; this high-energy film can be en-joyed with anyone or even by yourself.

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Olympian Michael Tinsley returns to Jackson StateTaylor Bembery and William OwensStaff Writers

Jackson State University alumnus and 2012 Summer Olympics silver medal winner, Michael Tinsley, spoke to students, alumni, faculty, staff and supporters on Oct. 19, 2012 in the con-ference room inside The Penguin res-taurant.

Tinsley, who competed in the 400-meter men’s hurdles, finishing with a personal best of 47.91 seconds, re-turned to his alma mater to enjoy home-coming festivities and to pay homage to the university that has made an impact on his career as an athlete.

The event started with a short greet-ing to Tinsley from Dr. Vivian L. Fuller, director of athletics at JSU.

“We are going to embrace Michael. We want you to always come back. It’s people like Michael that we have to give grace because this is our future and we have to let our children know what our future is,” said Fuller.

Fuller also said that the Department of Athletics is in the process of imple-menting a program so that student athletes can send Tinsley letters to see how he is doing on his road to the next Olympic Games. This program will be coordinated by the management team in efforts to make Tinsley know he has full support from the university and also be able to interact with students.

Tinsley, who was dressed in JSU breast cancer awareness paraphernalia, first took the podium to thank everyone for coming out and supporting him.

Tinsley explained what he found

most difficult preparing for the Olym-pics.

“Once I got to London, it was so much media, people, different athletes, and parties going on. I really just had to stay focused and to myself on what I was there for, which was to run and try to win a medal,” said Tinsley

Tinsley mentioned how he plans to prepare for the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Tinsley won’t be changing much of the training that he did for the last Olympics but is open to change in the future.

“For the next Olympics, I’ll probably do the same things I did this year to make this team. 2016 is a while a way so there is a lot of different things that will change in my training from now and in the future,” said Tinsley.

Tinsley also was asked will he be us-ing the JSU facilities to train for the next Olympic games.

“I’m sure I will use the JSU facili-ties to train. I have been here several different times training with the track team and I’ve been in the Walter Payton Center before, it’s very state of the art. I definitely wouldn’t mind training at anything JSU has to offer,” said Tinsley.

A token of appreciation was given to the Olympian from JSU President Car-olyn W. Meyers who explained that she is not a serious television watcher but she was tuned into the Olympics and was ecstatic when Tinsley claimed the silver medal.

“Imagine running around an empty house screaming my head off! I was so fortunate that it was a great day and a

Photo: Dominique McCraney

Michael Tinsley and fellow Olympian Bianca Knight.

new day for Jackson State University,” said Meyers.

Meyers also added that she has a savings fund along with her grand-children to attend the 2016 Olympic games to cheer for Tinsley once again.

Billie Tinsley, the mother of Mi-chael Tinsley, explained that she is so thankful for JSU and that she enjoys when he gets recognition from his alma mater the most. She also added her first emotion when she saw her son race across the finish line to become an Olympic medal winner.

“I cried, because he had been fight-ing and struggling so hard, then the boy won! I was lost for words, it was so

amazing,” said Billie TinsleyAfter the press conference was over

Tinsley signed autographs and took pictures with guests. Tinsley had some advice to give to students who wish to follow in his footsteps of becoming an Olympian.

“Follow your goals whether it’s in track and field, basketball, or even aca-demics. Stay determined, I didn’t make my first Olympic team when I tried out in 2008. I missed two world teams that I tried out for by one spot. So it hasn’t always been easy, it’s not going to be an easy road to try to get to your goals but always stay determined and focused on what you want to do,” said Tinsley.

Photos: Dominique McCraney

Left: Michael Tinsley signs autographs for fans. Right: Michael Tinsley speaks to Blackburn Middle School students.

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JSU defeats MVSU in double OT during homecoming game

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The Tigers of Jackson State University entered Saturday’s match-up against the Mississippi Valley State Devils with a huge momentum after a crucial win on the road against Alabama State University.

Led by the quarterback play of Clay-ton Moore and the dark-side defense, the Tigers slowed down the rushing attack of MVSU star transfer running back Issiah Crowell, who had 13 carries for a total of 64 rushing yards.

The game consisted of two stingy de-fenses not giving an inch on either side of the ball. Although the Tigers came out on top in a double overtime win, it wasn’t easy, especially against a defense ranked 2nd in the nation led by defensive tackle Robert Simpson who entered the contest with 13 tackles for loss.

Simpson added 3.5 more tackles for a loss and 14 total tackles to his resume but his individual effort wasn’t enough to keep the Tigers offense off the scoreboard.

Clayton Moore accounted for both Jackson State touchdowns and finished with 131 yards on 14-of-29 passing and rushed 16 times for 72 yards in the Tigers’ 14-7 overtime win on Saturday. His 9-yard touchdown pass to Rico Richardson gave the Tigers a 7-0 lead before MSVU’s Mar-

cus Randle hit Richard Drake for a 71-yard touchdown pass to tie the game late in the fourth quarter.

“I am very proud of the way our de-fense stepped up and made big plays all throughout the game,” said head football coach, Rick Comegy.

Moore completed two passes in over-time before scoring on a 1-yard run to put Jackson State up 14-7.

MVSU (2-5, 2/3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) took over for its overtime possession but Jamal Carter tackled Bran-don Stansel in the backfield, forcing the running back to fumble away the Hornets’ comeback hopes.

Jackson State (4-4, 4-2) out-gained MVSU 328-204, with the Tigers holding possession for over 58 minutes.

MVSU, who posted 23 rushing yards on 29 carries, hasn’t beaten Jackson State since 1994.

“I am happy for the team and proud of the way they are coming together and concentrating on one game at a time as they prepare to reach there ultimate goal of going to the SWAC Championship,” said Coach Comegy.

Next week is a bye week for the Tigers but they will be back in action on Nov. 3 against the Grambling State University Hornets at Grambling.

Nekeisha Walker contributed to this story

Photo: Dominique McCraney

JSU players battle with MVSU player for possession of the ball.

Fact #6: Many factors are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer. A family history of breast cancer is considered a principal risk factor and one of the most important factors is aging.

Donald HewittStaff Writer

Photos: Dominique McCraney

Left: JSU fans cheering in support of the home team Tigers. Right: JSU football players display their support for breast cancer awareness with accessories.