Miss Homecoming 2007 Announced Th E Collegian Explains Why Fi Rst Issue Comes out Later Than Usual Jessica Hosey Alright, Admit It
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HOMECOMING 2007 FALL FASHION IDEAS What you need to know when Tips on what to wear and what to going to this year’s events avoid this Fall. ON THE YARD, PAGE 4 LIFE&STYLE, PAGE 7 OUR 93rd YEAR THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 ISSUE 3, 12 PAGES Miss Homecoming 2007 announced Th e Collegian explains why fi rst issue comes out later than usual Jessica Hosey Alright, admit it. and Democrat, the paper here in Or- You’re probably sitting in the angeburg, agreed to print Th e Col- selected as this Café or in the Student Center legian for this year, and I, along with wondering why this, our fi rst issue, the rest of the staff , am eternally year’s Homecoming is coming out so late. grateful that they have done so. Well, the full explanation Now, with that out of the way, Queen could probably take up this entire while we were waiting to print, paper, so here’s a quick summary: we’ve been making a few changes By UNIVERSITY RELATIONS AND MARKETING We didn’t have anyone to print with the newspaper, some of which our newspaper. we hope you’ve noticed already, SC State celebrates its 2007 Home- Th at’s right. When the contract such as our new look. coming on Saturday, Oct. 27, in a contest for printing Th e Collegian was We have more new ideas com- that pits the Bulldogs against the Hornets sent out by the university back ing, such as our new sections, like of Delaware State University. in August to various companies, Impact, a section that discusses Reigning over SC State’s Home- they accidentally sent the contract religious and African-American coming festivities during its Centennial to businesses that normally print issues and a new section devoted football season is senior Jessica Hosey, pamphlets and magazines, such as exclusively to, and for, international a Charleston, S.C., native and Hanahan the program books for the Bulldog students, which will make its debut High School graduate. football games, and not to the in November. Hosey, an Elementary Education ma- newspapers, which normally print As we continue to make more jor, beat out eight other candidates for the our paper. changes for the paper, let us know prestigious honor. It is not the fi rst such Why do we only use news- what you think about the changes honor for the aspiring school principal, papers to print Th e Collegian? and give us any ideas you have to who previously was Miss Bradham Hall Because we can only use news- make our paper even better. (2004-05) and Miss Mays Hall II (2005- print, the material that this issue is Send an e-mail to 06) at the University. And, while in high Jessica Hosey, a senior Elementary Education major, was printed on (and material that only [email protected], or to our school, she was Miss Hanahan High as a selected as this year’s Homecoming Queen. newspapers have), to print our new Facebook group (“Th e Colle- senior. A very active student, Hosey is involved paper. Th e contract was sent out gian – SCSU’s Newspaper”). Hosey is the eldest of two daugh- again by the university to the cor- We look forward to serving ters born to Robert and Desiree Hosey of with both campus and community organiza- tions. She is a member of the SCSU Pre- rect businesses, and we had to wait you….and printing more oft en. Charleston. Her younger sister, Jasmine, is even longer for someone to accept - Dante Mozie also a student at SC State and a member of our contract. Editor-in-Chief the Junior Class. PLEASE SEE HOMECOMING ON PAGE 4 Th is past week, Th e Times LIFE&STYLE IMPACT In Th is Issue T.I. asks for confi nement College Notes.........................................2 Can Oprah help Obama’s T.I.’s lawyers asked a federal campaign? Editorials................................................5 court judge to release the rapper on $2.2 million bond Can Oprah Winfrey infl uence her fans to vote for Barack Fashion..................................................7 and home confi nement. Obama on Election Day? Entertainment.......................................8 PAGE 8 PAGE 11 Health & Wellness..............................10 Money.................................................11 PAGE 2 The Collegian • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 COLLEGE NOTES Noose found on black professor’s offi ce door Spelman receives $10 million for new program TRAVIS J. TATUM/Black College Wire Spelman president Beverly Daniel Tatum and Lehman Brothers president and chief operating of- fi cer Joseph M. Gregory at Spelman. DIANE BONDAREFF/The Associated Press ATLANTA - Making the largest donation in its 157-year history, Lehman Professor Madonna Constantine speaks at a protest rally at Teachers College at Columbia University, Oct. 10, in New York, one day after a hangman’s noose was discovered on her offi ce door at the college. Brothers Holding Inc. has announced a $10 million gift to Spelman College to pro- vide opportunities for black women interested in business careers. Th e grant, announced Oct. 17 on Spelman’s campus in Atlanta, will be used to NEW YORK - Investigators on Oct. 10 were looking into whether a noose develop the Lehman Brothers Center for Global Finance and Economic Develop- hanging from the door of a black professor at Columbia University was the work of ment. Th e center will off er an interdisciplinary curriculum, internships, scholar- disgruntled students or even a fellow professor. ships, mentoring and a Chinese language program. A police offi cial, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because details of the “I cannot imagine a better partner than an industry leader like Lehman Broth- investigation have not been made public, stressed that investigators were looking into ers to help us prepare our students to successfully enter an arena where they have a variety of possibilities. One is that the noose was placed on Madonna Constantine’s been historically underrepresented.,” Spelman President Beverly Daniel Tatum said door by another professor with whom she was having a dispute at the university’s in a press release. Teacher’s College, the police offi cial said. Tatum and Lehman Brothers president and chief operating offi cer Joseph M. Th e discovery of the noose, found Oct. 9, has roiled the Ivy League campus, Gregory held an open discussion and reception on Spelman’s campus on the day prompting plans for a protest rally and a meeting for upset students and faculty. of their announcement. During the event, Joseph said his fi rm wanted to give back “Th is is an assault on African Americans and therefore it is an assault on every and put Spelman students on an equal-level playing fi eld. one of us,” university President Lee C. Bollinger said in a statement. “I know I speak At the same time the new Lehman Center is set to open, fall 2008, Spelman is on behalf of every member of our communities in condemning this horrible action.” expected to also open its fi rst “green friendly” residence hall. Columbia has been the site of other campus turmoil, most recently last month “I’m so excited about it because it’s really about to take Spelman, along with when Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was invited to speak, prompting the dorm, into a new realm,” said senior Marvina Walker, who is a Lehman Bros. protests by groups angry over his statements questioning the existence of the Holo- intern. caust. Th is year, US News & World Report ranked Spelman as the No.1 historically Last fall, Columbia was in the spotlight when a group of students stormed a black college and one of the 75 top “Best Liberal Arts Colleges.” stage to silence a speech by Jim Gilchrist, the founder of a group opposed to illegal immigration. - Michelle D. Anderson - Th e Associated Press Black College Wire THE COLLEGIAN CALENDAR American Red Cross Blood Drive Harlem On My Mind: 1900-1939 Bulldog Soccer: SC State vs. Lees Book Signing: I Don’t Mean to presented by the Student This art exhibit had been McRae Smash Your Tomatoes Honey! Government Association, Pan- previously presented only in 1969 Hellenic Council and Brooks Health at the Metropolitan Museum of Art When: Saturday, Oct. 27 Center in New York. When: Friday, Oct. 26 Where: Fine Arts Center atrium Where: Oliver C. Dawson Bulldog Time: 11:30 a.m. - 12:30 p.m. When: Thursday, Oct. 25 When: Thursday, Oct. 25 Stadium Where: Bulldog Lounge, K.W. Green Where: I.P. Stanback Museum and Time: 7 p.m. Student Center Planetarium Time: 11 a.m. - 5 p.m. Time: 5:30 p.m. ON THE YARD 3 The Collegian • THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 2007 REVIEW Sen. McCain Miss SC State’s Coronation a graceful event visits SC State By DANTE MOZIE COLLEGIAN EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Sen. John McCain continued with his presiden- tial campaign tour with a visit to SC State, Oct. 3. Th e Republican presidential candidate held a ques- tion-and-answer session with students, faculty, staff and visitors in the President’s STATE Room at the Andrew Hugine Jr. Suites. McCain placed much emphasis on the impor- tance of continuing the war in Iraq. He said that it’s going to be a tough struggle and a long war. “I think we face a great threat, and it’s called radical Islamic extremism,” McCain said. “I think there’s a force of evil out there that wants to destroy Portia Giff ord, Miss SC State 2007-08, dances with her father, SFC John Giff ord (Ret.) at the Miss SC State Coronation, Oct.