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One student has been treated for a minor abrasion following a Savannah State shooting just after 1 am on Sunday. At approximately 1:22 am, two campus police officers on foot patrol heard a loud commotion in the University Village. According to an email alert to all students from the SSU Department of Public Safety, a black male discharged a handgun [...]

The situation was dire. Calls to dozens of schools hadn’t panned out, but Martin had a promising lead on a program that might be more desperate to schedule a game than he was. It was on that bus ride that Martin first called Savannah State. “Did we plan that?” he said of the scheduling scramble. “No.” Want to know why [...]

Could that be a war chant? It’s what Savannah State coach Steve Davenport thought he heard one morning as walked from his office to preseason football camp at T.A. Wright Stadium. Sure enough, Epafara Moananu and Ioane Ioane — two Tiger signees from American Samoa — had their teammates riled up with a little slice of island tradition. “It was [...]

Jon Lehman, a former Savannah State University golfer, is playing in the 2012 Savannah City Amateur to keep his game sharp. Danny Nelson, who donated a kidney to his wife, Kathy, in June 2011, is playing to prove that he can make a successful comeback. The three-time City Amateur champion (1990, ’92, ’98) took eight months off from the game [...]

Savannah State University President Cheryl D. Dozier has named Reynold Verret, Ph.D., as vice president for Academic Affairs effective Aug. 6. As Savannah State’s chief academic officer, Verret will be a member of the president’s leadership team and offer recommendations on educational policy and development of the university’s teaching, research and community service programs. He will also provide leadership and [...]

Danehsia Ferguson HBCU: Savannah State University Classification: Senior Major: Mass Communication, Public Relations & Advertisement Hometown: Brooklyn, NY “I believe style is all about self-expression and how you want to present yourself to the world,” says Danehsia Ferguson. Our Stylish Buzz of the Week states that it’s safe to say that her style is “Effortlessly Glamorous.” She adores classic feminine pieces that [...]