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tCljE Volume 50 September 7,2000 Issue 2 World View: Clinton TSU Tigers sting £ makes historic trip to back at the Alabama i®leter fight "war on drugs" State Hornets in in Columbia Merritt Classic game nrennessee Stat:e University Page 6 Page 10 TTtg JVZgcis14-re ofStitderzt Opinion and Sentiment ITSUinno T T named on Inauguration introduces "the plan Berry, Frazier take oath of office to delight of list of "Most friends, family and impressed administrators year's SGA will be guided by pride This plan, as reported in last Wired" colleges for Tennessee State University and week's edition of tEljE ifletcr, its students. includes having campus-wide com "A student leader must have a munity service projects and a mil- TSU joins Hampton as positive influence on fellow stu lion-person march for Historically dents ... because it's a pride factor," Black Colleges and Universities. only HBCUs on list Berry said. SGA Vice President April Berry and April Frazier were Frazier also touched on her plan for sworn into their positions of SGA TSU students, which includes TSU PHOTO COURTESY OF CHRIS BERRY history packets, a student empower By Hillary S. Condon president and vice president, Christopher J. Berry, TSU's respectively, last Thursday. ment week and a political action Community View Editor SGA president, and April Members of the house of delegates committee that would track both Frazier, SGA vice president. and executive aides also were local and federal government. Tennessee State University recently was ranked55th sworn into their positions. Frazier says that this will bring out of the nation's 100 most wired universities in an annual The swearing in of the SGA the leader in all TSU students. By Mia D. McNeil study conducted by the Yahoo! and ZDNet Intemetcom members is an official endorsement "I'm very excited about this panies. Editor in Chief, and from the university. The members year. I'm full of enthusiasm and The study highlighted 100 institutes of higher learn Hillary S. Condon areresponsible for"providing lead creativity and thatis what is needed ing, and the criteria for judging and ranking had several Community View Editor ership and promoting the best to create changes on this campus," layers. image of TSU," said Thomas A. Frazier said. inauguration Criteria included vecem compiuei buys, wiicd class Under the setting of a blue and Martin, vice president of student Students at trie rooms and residence halls, wireless access, requirements whitetent on the president's lawn in affairs. were receptive to her idea. for incoming freshmen to own a computer, online regis the company of parents, friends, Berry, knownfor his campaign "I thought that both of them tration capabilities and transcripts, free printing, web faculty and TSU students at the slogan"the vision, the mission, the having a plan of action was good. space, library resources and technical support. Student Government Association man," used his inaugural speech to (Frazier's) idea for a political action Of the 100 mentioned schools, 98 allow prospective Inauguration, ChrisBerry reiterated present"the vision, the mission, the committee was a good idea because students to apply electronically, 84 allow students to his plan for the year and said this plan," to the student body. See ^Trazier^^ on page 6 reserve library books electronically, 68 offer web-based registration, 64 offer web-based drop/add, 59 provide more than eight hours oftech support daily, 56offerhigh African Street Festival returns next weekend speed Internet access in all classrooms, 41 offer some wireless access on campus, 38 offer students more than 25 MB of server or disk space, 35 provide public com By Hillary S. Condon puter equipment or labs in the dormitories and 11 require Community View Editor studentsAsideto own computers. from the con The African Street Festival tinued grants will return to Tennessee State and prestigious University's main campus Sept.15- attention the school is receiving from the public, TSU 17,and it brings with it the vendors, President James A. Hefner says the ranking shows the music, food and fun from the past world what most on John A. Merritt Blvd. already know two decades. about the quality of education atTSU. In addition to the usual exotic 'TSU's strong placement on the list of America s tastes that will be satisfied as is the Most Wired Universities indicates our commitment to case every year, this year's celebra being a 21st century institution," he said, 'i think being tion of African culture brings a listed proves that we are providing avenues oftechnolog Black country music showcase, ical opportunity and extending state-of-the-art education featuring local artists Cynthia to ourstudents, as wellas tothe citizensof Tennessee and Talley and Carlos DeFord Bailey, a beyond." grandson of the first Black star of TSU was listed as No. 55 on the prestigious list the Grand Ole Opry. because it reported positively on a number of the criteria. The street festival will be held TSU offers students an unlimited number of pages Friday from 6- 10 p.m., Saturday from 9 a.m.- 9 p.m., and Sunday printed at no charge, the ability to register and apply for FILE PHOTO BY lOXATH.AN GRAY classes online, reserve library books electronically and is from 9 a.m.- 8 p.m. The 30-plus booths and the Vendors, musical acts and exotic foods are just some of the See ''Most Wired" on Page 2 main stage will be set up in TSU's attractions for hundreds of visitors to the African Street Festival, main campus, next to Crouch Hall.* held on TSU's main campus every year. epiember News TSU Communications professor hospitalized with rare illness Dr. Harriette By Hillary S. Condon Bias Community View Editor Insignares's 1997 yearbook She has worked for decades serving photo (right). Tennessee Stale University's students, as Insignares's an adviser for student publications, as a doctors say professor and an academic adviser. She she will likely has fought for students relentlessly. not return to But now, Dr. Harriette Bias the classroom It's a simple calculation: Insignares is fighting for her strength, and rorfor severalspvpral Flt-E PHOTOtennesseanCOURTESYyear-OF to regain the ability to walk into a class weeks. book room again. TIAA-CREF's low Insignares was recently stricken with have been tested and are in good health. strange flu-like symptoms, and cramps in While Insignares is in Vanderbilt hos her extremities. After visits to the doctor pital regaining her strength, her classes mean more money and several tests, physicians at Vanderbilt will be taught with the cooperative help of University Hospital discovered she had a several communications and speech pro ffafus working for you. 'Or a free rare form of menengitis, highly conta fessors. .ffPense Dr. Donald Page, currently serving as "/lulator gious and fatal, if not caught early. Luckily, the condition was discov interim department head, says with the ered early, and Insignares is now being combined absences of Insignares and Dr. Mitchell, the department is "still jug Theequationiseasy. Lower expenses inmanaging a THEIMPACTOF EXPENSES ON PERFORMANCE treated. Now, the uphill battle has begun. fund can equal better performance. She says she wants all of her students to gling" the classes and trying to divide $215.000 know that she is fighting to get back to responsibilities among all available How much? Just take a look at the chart. Then call us. them. instructors. We'llsend you a free,easy-to-use expense calculatorso $176.000 "I hope to see them," she said. "But For the time being. Page says, the you can see for yourself that no matter what your Hijh-Con Acccunt department will plan to see Insignares investment, you'll benefit from low expenses. And CREF I've got a Jotof work in front of me to get variable annuityexpenses rangefromjust0.28% well." soon, and will cover her classes as if she to 0.34%.' Since Insignares was ill before school were only temporarily absent. started, doctors say her students do not Students may send gct-wcll wishes to For decades, we've been committed to low expenses, need to be tested for the disease. 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