turije Volume 50 October 6, 1998 Issue 5 ] Convicted child Rising Black rapist and murder actresses shine in er denied another V. iileter the Hollywood stay of execution lights. Tennessee State University page? page 10 Tfre JVfea.srM.rc ofStodent Opfiwzion. and Sentiment 3Past winners reflect about title, role of TSU plans for homecoming Mr. TSU TVacey L. Vance News Writer By Mitchell Vantrease Vews Editor New activities, along with a twist of tradition, are in the works for an unde He competes in a pageant, becomes an feated season of the Tigers for the last honorary member of the Student Union Board homecoming of the century. TENNESSEE STATE UNItfERSITY TIGERS of Governors and escons Miss Tennessee State The theme for homecoming which 1338 OHIO VALLEY COHFEREKCE FOOTBALL CHAMFtfllS University duringthe homecominggame. He's begins on Oct. 31, is "New Life for A L C. COLi - fliAO COACH Mr. TSU. New Era". Some students have mixed emotions HOMFCOMING 1Q9Q oct \ov c For the last eight years, the Mr. TSU OR. JOM>. cnwn \rullr\nf 1 vM.os. pageant has become an icon and a tradition this year about being the first homecom where the men of the campus vie for the most ing away from Tennessee State Life far a coveted titles on campus. Each year, students University. The only other game that has crowd into Kean Hall gymnasium to watch one been away from home unofficially was in of the most attended events during homecom 1994, which was played at Vanderbilt ing. University Stadium. I'HOrO BY JONATHAN GRAY Myra Swindell, a business adminis Ronald Myles. director of student activi-' The theme for this year's homecoming is a 'New Life for a New Era.' tration major, said she likes Adelphia tics, said the pageant originated in 199) Homecoming begins on Oct. 31. because SUBG wanted to fill a void during Coli.seum better - than Hale Stadium homecoming week. because of the space it provides. from students with the Halloween party TSU this year. Margaret Whitfield, direc • "Someone suggested why not have a tal-; "It's not comparable because once this year." said RonaldMyles, director of tor of alumni relations and a 19.55 gradu enl show for males, and they said they would' you lake something away, you just get a student activities. ate,of TSU, expects more people this call it'Mr. TSU'," Myles said. different vibe," Swindle said. Imani Holmes, a SUBG member year because of it being the first home Neveile Smith, a student and Atlanta The show was held in Ute "A-buiiding,"; from Detroit, said there will be themes coming game in Adelphia. now known as the Humanities Building, in the; native, said homecoming will still be the for each day. Activities also have been "From where I sit, I see more beginning. He said in the beginning lhe| same, and as long as TSU is playing, it planned during the music in the court younger people commg back in what pageant had a rocky start because the show; doesn't matter where the home field is. yard. The activities will include a cobbler seems to be a resurgence of alumni in was getting out of hand. | "That's our new home, so students contest, a banana peel contest, a TSU recent years, maybe because of more "Basically, theguyscame out wearing the! might as well get used to it. It's not the jeopardy contest anda fashion show. activities and groups," Whitfield said. tightest bikini swimsuils and Hexed their mus-! Hole, so deal with it," he said. The fashion show will definitely In addition to a band chapter being clcs. There was very little talent. It was almost; Along with the stadium changes, a have a twist, according to McKie. who inducted by the National Alumni like an all male revue," Myles said. few of the week's activities have changed said the men will be modeling womens' Association, following the parade this He said the first two years were vety; this year. fashions and vice versa. year, other new activities will include a shaky because the administration almost dis-j Activities for the week are planned Advertising for the concert this year reception of appreciation in the coliseum missed the pageant for lack of rules and regu by the Student Union Board of will be different. Mckie said SUBG for the alumni. lations. But SUBG cleaned up the pageant and: Governors. The iraditionai activities regained trust from the students when The class of 1954, which meets got some control. include the gospel explosion, the battleof Goodie Mob and Jon B. appeared at last every five years, will have a luncheon He had some reservations with calling the the residence halls, the Mr. TSU pageant, year's concert. reunion. The alumni's annual activities pageatu 'Mr. TSU' because the roles of Mr. the Miss TSU coronation and the home "In previous years, something include a fish fry, open houses of the dif and Miss TSU are different. Miss TSU is elect coming concert. always happened so until all of the con ferent departments and Greek reunions to ed in April during Student Election "Because our campus is so diverse tracts are signed we are not revealing name a few. Commission Week and receives a budget, a now, we have to make sure that all of the who will be here for the concert," Mckie The alumni also have mixed reac stipend and a free room. Myles said Mr. TSU activities planned are what the students said. tions for the homecoming game not being gets prize money, a trophy and becomes an want whether it be their gender, color or Mckie and Holmes, who both along in Hale Stadium this year. honorary member of SUBG. age," said Tiffany Mckie, chairperson of with the other board members, said they "It won't be the same, but I imagine "My recommendation to SUBG has SUBG. hope to bring a concert that students will there will be some grateful people," always been to call him Mr. Homecoming, but Mckie, a senior majoring in English, enjoy this year. Whitfield said. "People get comfortable they decided to maintain the name of the title," said the feedback SUBG gets from the Mckie said to also be on the lookout with being at home and I think that opce he said. students every year helps to improve for fliers, which are in printing now and they settle into their seals, they will expe Reginald Shareef, Mr. TSU 1998-1999, activities for the next year. will hopefully be out a week prior to rience a level of comfort." also said that the title should have been Mr. One of the changes occurring homecoming. Also door knockers will be TSU Alumni Association National Homecoming since it was an activity during throughout the week, is the annual video hung personally on everyone's door in President, Robert Smith said, "I think it the week. He said putting the name of the dance party given on the first day of the the residence halls, in addition to fliers will be a warm and celebratory occasion. school behind the title was powerful, but tech week. In its place, there will be a being located at the information desk and I think we will catch the elements of the nically no power was involved. Since his Halloween parly on Get, 31. A costume posters of the itinerary around campus. past and a glimpse ofthe future andI say freshman year, one of Shareef's goal was to contest with cash prizes to the top three Besides the activities for the stu this because of the joyous spirit that the winners will occur on that night. see 'Mr. TSU' on page 2 dents, there are plans for the alumni of see 'homecoming' page 3 "We hope to generate more interest October 20, 1999 Page 2 iReter News Winners say title is not equal to Miss TSU that to me," he said. And the next year, he ran and Peete .. rroj'j Shareefsaid he was frustrated during crowned him. become Mr TSU. his first month as Mr. TSU. He said there Alien said the reason he wanted to "I felt I was the best male representa- ms jum mujiui ua • win the title was because of his school tive on this campus," he said. .'f' pride. And he wanted to give more to the Shareef said the qualities that one So he submitted aletter to the admin.stra- university, because Allen was already a must possessj include friendliness,, loyalty, ca"«"• ed 'ASGA greatand representativeSUBG. The forletter a greatwas part of the Aristocrat of Bands. intellectand open-mindedness. f ^ Allen, who is a recruiter for TSU, said "It was more than a homecoming university. .. , , j ,u In the etter, it stated the importance it bothered him that Mr. TSU was not as aettvity. It was much more deeper than • equal as Miss TSU. was the representative of all "if you are going to have a pageant males on campus, which has that label, then he must have he needs an some responsibilities also. Or they should His and a have called it something else," Allen said. '*When But during his reign, he did stay to the active with SUBG and tried to attend SGA me was a home- meetings although Mr. TSUis notan offi PHOTO COURTESY OFTHE TENNESSEAN cial member. ^ coming Reginald Andrews, Mr. TSU'96-'97 During reign, held Mr. TSU 1997-1998, Steevon Hunter, forums in different dorms and said he was under the assumption (hat he SEC week ballot.