2010-9-3:Layout 1.Qxd

Vol. 3 No. 26 September 7, 2010 HSRN National Player of the Week InsideASU See page 4. THE PRESIDENT’S House Majority Whip urges CORNER ASU students to vote Dr. Everette J. Freeman Changing political fabric one thread at a time On Sept. 1 we had the honor of having Congress- man James Clyburn of South Carolina visit our Congressman James Clyburn, the U.S. House of Representatives Majority campus and speak to an Whip, spoke to students on Sept. 1 in an afternoon session held in the ACAD audience in the ACAD Au- Auditorium. Clyburn, a 17-year veteran of Congress, is the first African-Ameri- ditorium. He serves as the can elected official to represent South Carolina in the U.S. Congress since Majority Whip in the U.S. 1897. House of Representatives. Congressman Clyburn has spent 17 years in Congress and is the first African American elected to repre- Tickets still available for ASU sent South Carolina in Congress since 1897. Sports Hall of Fame ceremony His message to Albany State University students By Edythe Y. Bradley ASU HOF Committee. “We have had so many was a simple but important Sports Information Director people call to request tickets, but want to pur- one. He urged students to chase them at the door. Because we are unable to vote. A limited amount of tickets are still available sell tickets at the door, we are asking anyone Not too long ago, for the Albany State University Sports Hall of who wants tickets to buy them by Monday. We record numbers of young Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, Sept. 10. will honor five distinguished individuals during adults came out to the The event will begin at 7 p.m. in the Albany the program, so we don’t want anyone to miss polls to elect President State University HPER Gymnasium. out on this opportunity.” Obama. Since then, the Persons who wish to attend the ceremony are Dr. Wilburn Campbell Jr., Dr. John I. Davis, number of active voters asked to purchase the $25 tickets by 2 p.m. Johnny Seabrooks, Timothy Goff and Antonio has significantly de- today. No tickets will be sold at the door, ac- Leroy make up the 2010 Albany State Hall of creased. cording to ceremony organizers. Fame Class. “We still have tickets available for the induc- See PRESIDENT on page 2. tion ceremony,” said Sue Fountain, chair of the See CEREMONY on page 5. 2 InsideASU Sept. 7, 2010 InsideASU UpcomingEVENTS Tailgating passes for ASU home football Sports Hall of Fame’s Class of 2010. The InsideASU is a weekly games are now available. A single-game 11th Athletic Hall of Fame Induction Cere- electronic publication regular tailgating pass for a car is $50. A mony will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, Sept. 10, produced by single-game prime tailgating pass for a car in the HPER Gymnasium. Honorees include is $100. A season regular tailgating pass, Dr. Wilburn Campbell, Dr. John I. Davis, the Office of University including Homecoming, is $150. A season Johnny Seabrooks, Tim Goff and Antonio Communications. All prime tailgating pass, including Homecom- Leroy. Tickets for the event are $25. Please submissions are due by ing, is $200. Homecoming tailgate passes contact Sue Fountain at noon Wednesday for that will be available Sept. 14. To purchase a [email protected] or (706) 593-1984 or Friday’s issue. Send your tailgating pass, contact Edgars Patani in Willie Wingfield at submission to Business Services at (229) 430-4632. [email protected] or (229) 430- [email protected]. 3978 for tickets. The Office of Alumni Affairs has relocated Dr. Everette J. Freeman to ACAD room 389C. For more information, Albany State University Toastmasters President call (229) 430-4658. Club 5091 meets every first and third Sat- urday in ACAD 172, 10 a.m. to noon. The Clifford Porter, Jr. The Dougherty County Human Re- meetings and membership are open to ASU sources Info Session will be held at 4 p.m. students, faculty, staff and the public. For Vice President Wednesday, Sept. 8, in the L. Orene Hall further information, please contact the club Institutional Advancement Building. For more information, contact ASU president, Toastmaster President Linda Career Services at (229) 430-4654. Means at [email protected] or (229) 255- Cindy Gambill 6331 or Vice President for Membership Executive Editor The Georgia Department of Corrections Brandon Pinto at [email protected] Info Session will be held from 9:30 a.m. to or (229) 888-3358. Reginald Christian 2:30 p.m. on the first floor of the Criminal Photographer Justice Building. For more information, con- The ASU 2010 Homecoming Parade will tact ASU Career Services at (229) 430- be held at 9 a.m. Oct. 9. Homecoming Pa- Joseph West 4654. rade Chairperson Geraldine Winns in Publications Specialist HPER room 208, (229) 430-1639 or Geral- Five distinguished individuals will be in- [email protected] for an applica- ducted into the Albany State University tion. Pearlie Bowser Administrative Assistant PRESIDENT continued from page 1. Questions about InsideASU? Congressman Clyburn stressed the impor- voting if you won’t be able to make it to the Contact Cindy Gambill at tance of voting in every election, not just the polls on election day. 430-1915 or presidential elections. If you don’t like how your elected officials [email protected]. About half a century ago there were young run government, vote for new officials who adults – many of them students at colleges and will change the old systems. If you don’t Check out previous issues of universities – who were upset with the way agree with a proposed tax that’s on the ballot, InsideASU government was run. They were upset because vote against it. www.asurams.edu/ia/ African Americans were being treated as sec- If you don’t think your vote will make a universitycommunications ond-class citizens. These young adults took to difference, you should think again. A vote is the streets and to the polls to make their like a piece of thread. One thread may not be /publications. voices heard. They wanted change, and very strong, but it does have a presence. Albany State University through their valiant efforts, change came. Along with other threads, that it’s no longer 504 College Drive Today’s young adults must not take for alone. It joins others to become more than just Albany, GA 31705 granted the rights they enjoy thanks to the ef- a simple thread; together they become fabric. forts of the Civil Rights Movement. Today’s Changing – or enforcing – the political fab- young adults must realize how crucial it is for ric that makes America great isn’t always them to make their voices heard. Free speech easy, but it is possible. is one way to be heard, but another way is Voting is your right guaranteed as an Amer- through voting. ican citizen. Exercise that right and make your Voting is especially simple because you can voice heard! vote without even leaving campus. Our HPER For more information about voting in Gym is a polling place. There’s also absentee Dougherty County, call (229) 431-3247. Sept. 7, 2010 InsideASU 3 ASU political science professor pens book By Joseph West ety, this book tackles issues relating to history, Publications specialist politics, leadership, militarism and socialism. “I am very excited and encouraged by the Dr. Babafemi O. Elufiede, chair of the Department of History, early success of the book,” Elufiede said. Political Science and Public Administration at Albany State Uni- “The book was released in early August, and versity, has recently published a book on the impact of labor its sales are already exceeding expectations.” unions in Nigeria. The book, entitled “Labor Unions and Poli- “Nigerian workers have sought ways to or- tics,” analyzes the experience of organized labor in relation to the ganize and improve their working conditions Nigerian political class and studies the opinions of Nigerian work- from as far back as the early 1900s,” Elufiede ers on whether socialism would be a viable political system for the said. Dr. Babafemi O. nation. Labor unions were linked to the struggle Elufiede “Labor Unions and Politics” investigates the depth of these for independence and the native-born political ruling class that two objectives by emerged. seeking the percep- “Labor Unions and Politics” features the unified and influen- tions, views and at- tial role of the organized labor force in determining a viable po- titudes of workers litical system that will guarantee decent living conditions for the about politics, working class. Elufiede believes the detailed information pro- economy and gen- vided in this book will add immense value to the body of litera- eral welfare. Labor ture on labor unions and prove to be very informative to a broad unions set in motion range of people interested in labor and politics. a powerful move- Elufiede earned his bachelor's degree with honors at Tennessee ment whose influ- State University in Nashville, Tenn. He earned his master's de- ence is still a potent gree and Ph.D. from Atlanta University in Atlanta, Ga. He has au- factor in the politi- thored articles, essays and reviews. He has taught political science cal, economic and at graduate and undergraduate levels for more than 25 years at social affairs of several colleges and universities. Nigeria. Touching Elufiede is currently working on a forthcoming book entitled, on the most essen- “How the Mass Media Covered the Campaigns of African-Amer- tial aspects of soci- ican Presidential Candidates.” ASU College of Business to host phone-a-thon By Camile Matthews Monds and the Col- corporate leaders who came from little and Student writer lege of Business have a are now on high paths,” Monds said.

Load more