Prairie View Transfer Student Killed in Botched Drug Deal

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Prairie View police are working to identify two suspects in what they now believe to be a botched drug deal that left a Prairie View A&M University student dead on Tuesday.

Darius LeCompte, a 24-year-old biology student from Missouri City, was found with three gunshot wounds in a pickup truck around 9:15 p.m. in the 200 block of West University Drive. Prairie View Police Chief Anthony Solomon said LeCompte was driving the truck when he crossed University and crashed in a nearby Subway parking lot. He had been living near the Prairie View A&M campus since transferring from Texas Southern University a few weeks ago. His family said he only needed a few more semesters of classes to graduate. Before the move to Prairie View, he worked for a railroad company and lived with his mother in Missouri City, Nikki said.He said witnesses saw two people get out of the vehicle and flee the scene.

Inside the truck, police found marijuana and around $200 in cash, which led them to believe it was a drug deal gone wrong, Solomon said. Solomon said his department, as well as the Texas Rangers, are investigating the case as a homicide. No arrests have been made.

She said she raised Darius in the home after moving there from Louisiana when he was two months old. She had most recently been living there with her two daughters and grandson.  Then, last Thursday, Aug. 30, the fire left all of their belongings destroyed beyond repair. “I don’t have anything from inside my house,” she said. Despite the damage to the home, Nikki said she is trying to organize a candlelight vigil in the driveway around 6:30 p.m. Saturday evening. The home is located in the 6600 block of Laughlin Drive.

Police found a Prairie View A&M student ID on him and a campus parking pass in his truck. Officials say LeCompte was shot by someone inside his vehicle. Police added the area where the shooting took place has had problems in the past. Last year, a student was shot on the same street after a party by a former student.

Carolyn Simpson was inside the minivan that was hit. She was taken to the hospital with non-life threatening injuries. “I was trapped in there and I detected a smell like gas and it could have exploded,” Simpson told ABC13.

The Predator Tuskegee University Screening

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The Predator Tuskegee University Screening

Date & Time: September 12, 2018; 7:00pm

AMC Classic Auburn 14
2130 E University Dr, Auburn, AL 36831

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THE PREDATOR | From the outer reaches of space to the small-town streets of suburbia, the hunt comes home in Shane Black’s explosive reinvention of the Predator series. Now, the universe’s most lethal hunters are stronger, smarter and deadlier than ever before, having genetically upgraded themselves with DNA from other species. When a young boy accidentally triggers their return to Earth, only a ragtag crew of ex-soldiers and a disgruntled science teacher can prevent the end of the human race.

Former AG Loretta Lynch to speak at UAPB

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Pine Bluff, Ark. (September 4, 2018)  –   Loretta Lynch, the 83rd Attorney General of the United States (2015-2017), will be speaking at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Thursday, September 6. The free, public event will be held at 11:00 a.m. in the J.M. Ross theatre of the Hathaway-Howard Fine Arts Building.

One of the most highly accomplished public figures in America today, former Attorney General Lynch has been a leading progressive voice during her 30-year highly distinguished career.

The first female African American Attorney General of the United States, Lynch was appointed by President Barack Obama in 2015.   She also served as the head of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York twice, under both President Clinton and President Obama.  Described by President Obama as “the only lawyer in America who battles mobsters, drug lords and terrorists, and still has the reputation for being a charming ‘people person,” she has been instrumental in shaping the direction of the nation on a number of tough issues. She improved the relationship between local law enforcement and the communities they serve, and she has taken bold stances on criminal justice reform.

Lynch has spent years in the trenches rising through the ranks as a prosecutor, aggressively fighting terrorism, financial fraud and cybercrime — all while vigorously defending civil and human rights.

While leading the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of New York, Lynch became known for the high-profile civil rights conviction of two Brooklyn police officers who brutally assaulted Haitian immigrant Abner Louima. While in private practice, Lynch served as a volunteer legal advisor for the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, an organization she established to prosecute those responsible for human rights violations in the 1994 genocide in that nation.

Born in Greensboro, NC and the daughter of a school librarian and fourth generation Baptist minister, Lynch was also inspired by stories about her grandfather, a sharecropper in the 1930s, who helped members of his community who had no recourse under the Jim Crow system.

For more information, call (870) 575-7061.

Spelman College To Hosts Atlanta’s When We All Vote Rally

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ATLANTA (Sept. 5, 2018) – Spelman College will be the host site of a When We All Vote Rally in the Atlanta University Center on Thursday, Sept. 27. When We All Vote Co-Chair Janelle Monae will headline the event, which is open to students, faculty and staff of the AUC institutions.

In August, When We All Vote Co-Chair Michelle Obama announced a series of flagship events during When We All Vote’s National Week of Action (Sept. 22-29). In her video message, she urged Americans to sign up to volunteer and host events around the country to register voters, and get people engaged and prepared to vote in the midterm elections and beyond.

“There is no time more important than now to be civically engaged and exercise our right to vote,” said Spelman President Mary Schmidt Campbell, Ph.D. “Spelman students have been registering their classmates to vote since August – signing up more than one third of our first-year class as soon as they stepped on campus. We are excited about the energy and advocacy When We All Vote will bring to the Atlanta University Center.”

This evening, Obama will participate in a special volunteer call asking Americans to host an event during the Week of Action. When We All Vote is teaming up with thousands of community leaders, colleges and universities, artists, athletes, and influencers to help organize, sign up volunteers and host events in communities across the country.

“Voting is the only way to ensure that our values and priorities are represented in the halls of power. And it’s not enough to just vote for president every four years,” said Obama, who will be headline events in Las Vegas (Sept. 23) and Miami (Sept. 28). “We all have to vote in every single election: for mayor, governor, school board, state legislature and Congress. The leaders we elect to these offices help determine just about every aspect of our lives and our democracy. So, the future of our families, our communities and our country belongs to those of us who show up, cast our votes, and make our voices heard.”

The rallies in Atlanta, Las Vegas, and Miami are three of at least a dozen flagship events that will be held in cities across the nation taking place during the Week of Action. Details on locations, ticketing and remaining flagship events, are forthcoming.

FLAGSHIP CITIES INCLUDE:
Detroit, MI
Los Angeles, CA
Baltimore, MD
Miami, FL
Atlanta, GA
Chicago, IL
Las Vegas, NV
New York, NY
Pittsburgh, PA
Nashville, TN
Houston, TX
Cleveland, OH

About When We All Vote
When We All Vote—a new national, nonpartisan not-for-profit—brings together citizens, institutions, and organizations to spark a conversation about our rights and responsibilities in shaping our democracy. Namely, the responsibility of registering and voting.

When We All Vote’s co-chairs are some of America’s most trusted voices, including Michelle Obama, Tom Hanks, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Janelle Monáe, Chris Paul, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw. Join the conversation by talking to friends, family, and neighbors about the importance of their voice and their vote. Because When We All Vote, we can change the world. For more information on When We All Vote, Please visit: When We All Vote.

About Spelman College
Founded in 1881, Spelman College is a leading liberal arts college widely recognized as the global leader in the education of women of African descent. Located in Atlanta, the College’s picturesque campus is home to 2,100 students. Spelman is the country’s leading producer of Black women who complete Ph.D.s in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM). The College’s status is confirmed by U.S. News and World Report, which ranked Spelman No. 61 among all liberal arts colleges and No. 1 among historically Black colleges and universities. The Wall Street Journal ranked the College No. 3, nationally, in terms of student satisfaction. Outstanding alumnae include Children’s Defense Fund Founder Marian Wright Edelman, Starbucks Group President and COO Rosalind Brewer, former Acting Surgeon General and Spelman’s first alumna President Audrey Forbes Manley, global bioinformatics geneticist Janina Jeff and author Pearl Cleage. For more information, visit www.spelman.edu.

Rankings Show Jackson State Among Most Affordable College Towns

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Jackson State University is located in one of the top ten most affordable college towns, according to Move.org.  Home to the HBCU, Jackson ranks No. 9, among 25 other towns on the list, due to the city’s median costs for rent and utilities falling on the cheaper end of the spectrum.

JSU also has the lowest in-state tuition at $20,221 per year when compared to Millsaps College and Belhaven University. All of its other factor expenses are pretty impressive, as well, making the numbers alone worth looking at living in the Magnolia State.

Expenses

    • Median monthly rent is $833.33, with monthly utilities averaging $124.54.
    • A gallon of gas is $2.24, while a one-way local train fare is $1.50.
    • A movie ticket is $8.50, and a 0.5-liter of domestic beer is $1.42.

Minimum wage starts at $7.25.

Students, Studies and Online Dating

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Today, we have thousands of students online making use of various online dating platforms to find their perfect date.

It’s also important to stress that not everyone schooling is cut out for online dating, and chance encounters don’t favor every student that makes use of dating websites.

You could contend that a student studying in the university should be too busy with academics rather than having time to find love the conventional way. In general, a student’s life centers on interacting with other people, either online or offline.  It wouldn’t be any surprise to hear students asking whether online dating is worth it.

Is Online Dating Worth Any Student’s Time?

For a lot of students in schools, this is ultimately the perfect time to explore themselves as a person. They get to meet new people from all walks of life, exploring life in a generally new way, attending classes, joining certain courses, clubs, societies, hanging out in parties etc.

Without a doubt, a lot of 20-somethings wouldn’t mind a Flirt dating site to find a hookup, as some just want to find a perfect date for themselves that will likely transform into something more serious as time unfolds.

Is Online Dating the Answer?

Well, there isn’t much difference between online dating and offline dating, but dating online comes with some major key advantages compared to dating offline.

A lot of students get super nervous meeting someone for the first time; don’t call them crazy, I get nervous myself, and I believe it’s because of that burning sensation inside you, on how things will metamorphose afterward.

Sometimes, a question plays in your head over and over during the course of meeting each other: “Are we still gonna be friends or something more?”

During a first time meet you also get to deal with the eye contact which can be a very tricky gesture to understand clearly. You never know for sure if it means they like you or just playing cards. However, online dating takes away the nerves, you easily start conversations without any sort of pressure.

With online dating, you get the opportunity to meet a wide variety of potential partners that you might end up meeting in real life. Most online dating websites will provide you different options of personalities to pick from.That can narrow your search to finding the best date for yourself.

Chance Encounters and Online Dating

Just as we know we are old enough to date, we should also be wise enough to realize that chance encounters online don’t get to smile at everyone.

For what is worth, dating sites give you the platform to connect with other people that might be of great interest to you likewise them, and when you find a date and along the line there is no spark, you have a chance to also go back and look again, you know, it just makes the world a really small place.

The Pros and Cons of Online Dating for Students

Beyond doubts, online dating is a serviceable method that will surely get you out there to meet people in the real online world and finally having a greater opportunity to meet offline too, however, some people still think the whole process of finding love online is fanatical. I beg to disagree.

Below are some pros and cons for students dating online.

Pro: Over 10 million students are dating online.

Con: It’s also swarming with fake people pretending to be someone else

Pro: About 4/5 relationship today somehow started online. No materwhether it was via social media or a dating site, the internet is filled with so many success stories.

Con: A lot of dishonest students are online too, lying about who they are and what they can do.

Given that, it’s not just enough to choose online dating because of peer influence. If you are going to give it a short, be sure you are giving your best and know exactly why you have to.

Former Alcorn Standout De’Lance Turner Earns Ravens Practice Squad Spot

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BALTIMORE – After a big NFL preseason, former Alcorn State University football standout De’Lance Turner earned a spot on the Baltimore Ravens practice squad, the team announced Sunday.

Turner, a running back from McLain, Mississippi, saw action in three preseason games and led the Baltimore running backs with 7.2 yards per carry. He rushed for 159 yards on 22 attempts.

Against the Miami Dolphins, Turner broke loose for a huge 65-yard touchdown run and was Baltimore’s leading rusher in the game. Turner also registered 53 yards on 10 carries against the Washington Redskins.At Alcorn, Turner rushed for 1,357 yards in 2017 which was the second-most in the FCS. It broke a single-season school record of 1,286 set by Rodney Thomas in 1998. Turner also finished second in the country in yards per carry (7.54) and sixth in all-purpose yards per game (146.67).

Turner went on to earn FCS All-America Third-Team recognition, announced by the Associated Press. He was also an All-Conference First-Team selection and a two-time SWAC Offensive Player of the Week winner.

Turner ended his career ranked fifth all-time in school history in rushing yards with 2,121 after two full seasons. He holds the longest run in school history with an 88-yarder in the season-opener against Miles College. Turner rushed for a career-high 272 yards against Southern which was the second-most in school history in a single game.

Grambling State Falls in Three Sets to Ball State

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. | The Grambling State University volleyball team opened play at the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational on Friday afternoon with a 3-0 loss to Ball State at the Hammons Student Center.

The Cardinals won the match 25-13, 25-8, 25-12.

Kevreion Ward paced the Grambling State offense with six kills, while Sheila Borders recorded 10 assists. Defensively, Kabria Dame and Teryn Phillips each registered five digs.

Sydnee Vanbeek and Meg Starling led Ball State offensively with 13 and 11 kills, respectively. Ali Finich tallied 17 assists, while Amber Seaman added 16. Defensively, Kate Avila chipped in with 10 digs.

Inside the Numbers
> Grambling State finished with a -.061 hitting percentage (18 kills, 23 errors, 82 attacks)
> Ball State recorded a .469 hitting percentage (44 kills, six errors, 81 attacks)
> The Lady Tigers tallied nine kills in 27 attacks, with four errors (.185 hitting percentage) in the opening set
> The Cardinals finished with 17 kills on 28 attacks with just one error (.571 hitting percentage) in the first set
> Grambling State registered 24 digs, 17 assists, two service aces and two total team blocks
> Ball State added 39 assists, 36 digs, six service aces and five total team blocks

Up Next
Grambling State (0-4) wraps up play at the Dr. Mary Jo Wynn Invitational on Saturday at the Hammons Student Center. The Lady Tigers meet Missouri State at 12:30 p.m. (ESPN+) and conclude play with a 5 p.m. match against Oral Roberts.

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North Dakota beats Mississippi Valley State, 35-7

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GRAND FORKS, ND – The Vincent Dancy era began for Mississippi Valley State football team on Thursday night, but a slow start, an imbalance in the running attack and a couple of costly turnovers did in the Delta Devils as it dropped its season opener 35-7 against North Dakota at the indoors Alerus Center.

Facing an early 21-0 deficit, Mississippi Valley State got the board with an eight-play, 70-yard drive that was capped by a Demarcus Frazier 29-yard touchdown reception from Christopher Fowler with 1:37 remaining in the second quarter.

The Fighting Hawks, who are a Division I independent team in the FCS, responded with a third-quarter score on a 16-yard Luke Fielder touchdown from Nate Ketteringham. In the fourth quarter, junior running back James Johannesson added a seven-yard rushing touchdown with 7:50 left. The junior added 225 yards and three touchdowns through the air, completing 19 passes on just 30 attempts. Ketteringham’s 40-yard strike to Travis Toivonen capped off the opening drive of the game and gave North Dakota the lead for good.

Fowler completed 22-of-39 passes for 263 yards with one touchdown and did not throw an interception. The sophomore from Apache Junction, AZ finished with a strong quarterback rating of 121.5, but was hampered by pressure as he took seven sacks on the night. Senior wide receiver Steven McIntosh reeled in seven catches for 103 yards.

On defense, junior linebacker Tracey Thompkins made a team-leading 13 tackles.

 

Savannah State Tigers Lose to UAB in Season Opener, 52-0

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BIRMINGHAM, Ala.- Savannah State opened their 2018 football season with a 52-0 loss to Alabama-Birmingham in a game played at Legion Field.

The crowd of 27,124 saw the Blazers score on their first possession to take a 7-0 lead in the first quarter. Chris Woolbright returned a interception 34 yards for a touchdown in the second quarter as UAB rattled off 21 points as they took a 28-0 lead into the half.

UAB added ten more points in the third quarter as they expanded their lead to 38-0. The final quarter saw the Blazers add two more touchdowns as they took a 52-0 advantage with 3:23 remaining.

Savannah State ended the contest with 178 offensive yards while picking up 12 first downs.

The Tigers (0-1) only crossed midfield twice during the game. Their best drive took place in the final quarter when they used nine players to drive from their own 25 to the UAB 42

Rashad Saxton ran for 46 yards while Jaylen McCloud added 43 and D’vonn Gibbons had 40. Gibbons completed one of nine passes for 23 yards which was caught by D’Andre Snead.

Defensively, John Wilson had a interception while Isaiah Bennett and Mulik Simmons both had nine tackles.

The Blazers (1-0) rolled up 548 yards of offense while making 36 first downs.

Spencer Brown ran for 102 yards and a touchdown, A. J. Erdley completed 22 of 28 passes for 228 yards and Collin Lisa caught ten passes for 93 yards and a touchdown.

Kris Moll paced the defense with five tackles.

Savannah State Volleyball Drops Two Matches Friday

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MIAMI, Fla.  – Sophomore middle blocker Tyran Chenault led the Savannah State University women’s volleyball team with 13 kills in two matches as the Lady Tigers (0-4) fell to University of Delaware 3-0 (9-25, 10-25, 18-25) and to Chicago State University (18-25, 25-16, 13-25, 8-25) Friday.

Chenault also led the team with four blocks, while sophomore middle blocker Oneillia Fuller added 11 kills and three blocks and freshman setter Ashley Jordan recorded 10 kills, 18 assists and nine digs.

Junior libero Liz Domary Ortiz Munoz led the team with 26 digs, while freshman outside hitter Norian Ceballos Plaza recorded nine kills and five digs and freshman outside hitter Katelyn Atchison recorded seven kills and five digs.

Delaware State 3, Savannah State 0
Chenault and Jordan led the Lady Tigers with four kills each, while Jordan added four assists. Fuller recorded three kills, while sophomore setter Salma Mia Gonzalez Sosa led the team with 10 assists and Ortiz Munoz recorded eight digs.

Both teams started the first set scoring two points, but Delaware outscored SSU 23-7 during the rest of the set to win the set and to take a 1-0 match lead.

The Blue Hens scored seven of the first eight points to start the second frame, but the Lady Tigers scored the next three points to cut the lead to three points, 7-4.  Delaware scored nine of the next 11 points to increase the lead to 10 points, 16-6, forcing a Savannah State timeout.

After the timeout, the Lady Tigers scored the next three points to cut the lead to seven points, 16-9, but Delaware scored nine of the final 10 points to win the set and to take a 2-0 match lead.

Delaware scored 21 of the first 31 points to take an 11-point lead, 21-10, but the Lady Tigers scored the next five points to cut the lead to six points, 21-15.  Both teams scored three points each as the Blue Hens won the set and the match.

The Blue Hens were led by Cailey Bracken with eight kills, Courtnie Roberts with 28 assists and Andie Hanus with 19 digs.

Chicago State 3, Savannah State 1
Chenault led the team with nine kills and recorded a .261 hitting percentage with three blocks, while Ceballos Plaza and Fuller each recorded eight kills.  Fuller recorded two solo blocks.  Gonzalez Sosa led the team with 17 assists and added six digs, while Jordan recorded 14 assists, six kills, seven digs and two blocks and Ortiz Munoz led the team with 18 digs.

The Lady Tigers scored the first two points of the first set to take a 2-0 lead, but Chicago State scored nine of the next 11 points to take a five-point lead, 9-4.  CSU scored eight of the next 15 points to increase the lead to six points, 17-11, but Savannah State scored the next three points to cut the lead to three points, 17-14.  CSU scored eight of the final 12 points to win the set and to take a 1-0 match lead.

Savannah State scored the first four points of the second stanza, but Chicago State scored four of the next five points to cut the lead to a point, 5-4.  The Lady Tigers scored seven of the next nine points to increase the lead to six points, 12-6, but CSU scored four of the next seven points to cut the lead to five points, 15-10.

With Ortiz Munoz serving, the Lady Tigers scored the next four points to increase the lead to nine points, 19-10, in the third frame, but CSU scored four of the next five points to cut the lead to six points, 20-14.  Savannah State scored five of the final seven points to win the set and to tie the match at one.

The Lady Tigers scored four of the first nine points to take a point lead, 5-4, but Chicago State scored 21 of the final 29 points to win the set and to take a 2-1 match lead.

Chicago State scored three of the first four points in the final set to take a two-point lead, 3-1, but the Lady Tigers scored the next three points to take a point lead, 4-3.  CSU scored 21 of the final 26 points to win the set and to win the match.

The Cougars were led by Beatriz Palmieri and Lauryn Dela Cruz with 12 kills each, Ludmila Bomfim with 20 assists and Megan Klavitter with 16 digs.

The Lady Tigers continue the roadstand with a trip to Miami, Fla., for three matches this weekend.  SSU starts with host Florida International University Thursday at 7 p.m., followed by a doubleheader Friday with the University of Delaware at 9:30 a.m. and Chicago State University at 3:30 p.m.

Savannah State then returns home to host The Citadel Wednesday, Sept. 5 at 6 p.m.

Short Box Score (Match)
2017 Savannah State Volleyball
DELAWARE vs SSU (Aug 31, 2018 at Miami, Fla.)

DELAWARE def. SSU 25-9,25-10,25-18

DELAWARE (3-1) (Kills-aces-blocks) – Bracken, Cailey 8-6-0; Pearlman,
Bailey 7-0-0; Hayes, Julia 7-0-0; Bellinger, Maria 5-1-1;
Vukosavljevic, Sonja 2-1-3; Robertson, Brooke 2-0-0; Roberts, Courtnie
1-1-4; Underwood, Grace 1-2-2; Hanus, Andie 1-2-0; Totals 34-13-5.0.
(Assists) – Roberts, Courtnie 28. (Dig leaders) – Hanus, Andie 19;
Bellinger, Maria 3

SSU (0-3) (Kills-aces-blocks) – CHENAULT,Tyran 4-0-1; JORDAN,Ashley
4-0-0; FULLER,Oneillia 3-0-1; ATCHISON,Katelyn 2-0-0; CEBALLOS
PLAZA,Noria 1-0-0; GONZALEZ,Salma 1-1-0; BROWN,Jeilyn 1-0-0;
SCOTT,Jamese 1-0-1; Totals 17-1-2.0. (Assists) – GONZALEZ,Salma 10.
(Dig leaders) – ORTIZ MUNOZ,Liz 8; CEBALLOS PLAZA,Noria 4

Site: Miami, Fla. (Ocean Bank)
Date: Aug 31, 2018   Attend: 53   Time: 1:08
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Short Box Score (Match)
2017 Savannah State Volleyball
SSU vs CSU (Aug 31, 2018 at Miami, Fla.)

CSU def. SSU 25-18,16-25,25-13,25-8

SSU (0-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) – CHENAULT,Tyran 9-0-3; FULLER,Oneillia
8-0-2; CEBALLOS PLAZA,Noria 8-0-0; JORDAN,Ashley 6-0-2;
ATCHISON,Katelyn 5-0-0; GONZALEZ,Salma 3-2-0; MELENDEZ,Leiri 0-1-0;
ORTIZ MUNOZ,Liz 0-1-0; Totals 39-4-5.0. (Assists) – GONZALEZ,Salma 17;
JORDAN,Ashley 14. (Dig leaders) – ORTIZ MUNOZ,Liz 18; JORDAN,Ashley 7

CSU (2-4) (Kills-aces-blocks) – Dela Cruz, Lauryn 12-1-0; Palmieri,
Beatriz 12-2-0; Williams-Shephard,K. 5-0-2; Farris, Summer 5-0-3;
DeSantis, Autumn 4-0-1; Asprilla, Karen 4-0-0; Malec, Kayla 3-0-1;
Pearl, Gabby 2-0-3; Klavitter, Megan 2-3-0; Cliff, Alexandria 1-0-2;
Adams, Lacee 0-3-0; Bomfim, Ludmila 0-1-0; Totals 50-10-6.0. (Assists)
– Bomfim, Ludmila 20; Adams, Lacee 18. (Dig leaders) – Klavitter,
Megan 16; Dela Cruz, Lauryn 8; Bomfim, Ludmila 8; Palmieri, Beatriz 8

Site: Miami, Fla. (Ocean Bank)
Date: Aug 31, 2018   Attend: 37   Time: 1:19
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Man Arrested, Charged With Murder In NCAT Party Shooting From 2016

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Police announced an arrest in the 2016 killing of two North Carolina A&T State University students, who police say were “innocent bystanders” to a fight that broke out at a party.

Lawrence Jacques Baird

Lawrence Jacques Baird, 27, of Greensboro, was arrested at his home Tuesday and charged with two counts of first-degree murder for the deaths of 21-year-old Ahmad Campbell and 19-year old Alisia Dieudonne.

He is also charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, discharging a firearm into an occupied property and probation violation, according to the Guilford County Sheriff’s Office.

He was given a $4 million bond during his court appearance Friday.

Dieudonne, a sophomore from Illinois, was studying computer science at NC A&T. Campbell, a junior North Carolina-native, was studying agriculture and environmental science systems.

It’s been nearly two years since Campbell and Dieudonne were shot and killed at an off-campus party on Circle Drive on Oct. 2, 2016.

Greensboro Police Chief Wayne Scott said Friday, “This case has been an extremely difficult one for our community, for the families. It has taken literally hundreds of thousands of hours of police work to reach the point that we’ve made this arrest. I think it is a point of closure for many of those involved.”

The aunt of Dieudonne was wiping away tears when FOX8 spoke with her Friday. She said this doesn’t bring her niece back but that today is a good day.

On the day of the shooting at about 2 a.m., police responded to a disturbance at a party being held at 911 Circle Drive.

Upon arrival, officers located Dieudonne and Campbell suffering from gunshot wounds. They were taken to the hospital where they were pronounced deceased.

The university released this statement Friday:

“The North Carolina A&T community is relieved to know that an arrest has been made in the murders of Ahmad Campbell and Alisha Dieudonne. Our hearts go out to the families of Alisha and Ahmad. They have suffered unimaginably over the past 22 months. This has been a painful ordeal for the A&T community, as well. We hope this arrest brings some measure of closure to all who knew Alisha and Ahmad, and we remain hopeful that justice will be delivered in this case. Finally, we offer our sincere thanks to members of the Greensboro Police Department for their diligence and commitment to this case.”

Feds Impose Aid Restrictions on Howard University

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One of the country’s most prominent historically black universities learned this month that it is now subject to one of the Education Department’s strictest forms of financial limitation.
Howard University landed on the list of institutions subject to heightened cash monitoring 2, a status that means it can receive federal funding only after it has disbursed financial aid to students. That doesn’t necessarily create a crisis for Howard, but it could generate more financial instability at an institution that has struggled in recent years with budget and financial issues.

The cash monitoring sanctions can be triggered by a number of situations, such as troubles with accreditation, late filing of financial statements or concerns about an institution’s financial responsibility.

Howard faced an embarrassing financial aid scandal last spring — the university fired six employees in its financial office for fraud, which was discovered via an internal investigation begun in 2016. Social media posts detailing the misappropriation of funds led to campus protests by students demanding answers from the university.

In a letter to university students and employees this week, Howard president Wayne Frederick indicated that the federal sanctions, which were first reported by The Washington Post, resulted from an inquiry that began after those issues became public.
In a statement, Frederick said the university has made serious reforms and improved oversight of its financial aid office.

“The university will continue to partner with Financial Aid Services, and work closely with the Department of Education, to ensure Howard students receive best in class service in the administration of financial aid,” he said. “It is important to note that we are taking all necessary measures to avoid any adverse impact to students in the processing of aid and receipt of funds. The entire cabinet and I remain focused on ensuring Howard’s future remains bright and the institution is led with transparency and accountability.”

In a letter to Howard announcing the decision this month, the Education Department said only that its action arose from “serious administrative capability issues” found in the university’s compliance audits for the 2015 through 2017 award years and in a May 2018 program review. Among those issues were a lack of internal controls and failure to make sure students were actually eligible for Title IV funds.

The department’s letter said the university would receive a more detailed outline of problems identified and be given a chance to respond. (That report has not yet been sent to Howard.)
The most recent publicly available data on cash monitoring sanctions included nearly 550 colleges, most of those subject to a less severe form of cash monitoring. Three other historically black colleges appear on the list of institutions subject to HCM2 — Cheyney University of Pennsylvania and Arkansas Baptist College for administrative capability issues, and Wiley College in Marshall, Tex., for program review findings.

While Wiley was a new addition to the list, Cheyney and Arkansas Baptist have been subject to the heightened cash monitoring sanction for multiple years.

Robert Kelchen, an assistant professor of higher education at Seton Hall University, said the sanctions should be a significant concern at Howard.

“This has the potential to cause financial stability issues or at least potentially force Howard to access a line of credit to help cover the delay in receiving federal funds,” he said.

But even though the university’s timeline for getting off heightened cash monitoring is unclear, Kelchen said Howard can still expect to be paid back by the federal government for student aid. Special federal funding Howard receives as an HBCU could also blunt the impact of the sanctions. And if the university runs into serious challenges, politics could be a factor as well.

“If Howard begins to struggle financially, I would expect members of Congress to pressure the department to help it get off HCM2 more quickly,” he said.

Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Leadership Donates Over $100,000 in Support of HBCUs

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(August 26, 2018 – Chicago, IL) Dr. Glenda Glover, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated™ International President announced that members of the sorority donated and pledged over $100,000 in support of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) during a mass committee planning meeting of more than 400 leaders. HBCU for Life: A Call to Action is one of the initiatives Dr. Glover has instituted to promote, market, and sustain HBCUs.

“Under my administration, I have charged all members of Alpha Kappa Alpha to recognize the important role that HBCUs have played in educating young people, and why we must keep them afloat at a time when they face funding obstacles. I am grateful that key members attending our meetings today are leading by example and have made this significant donation,” said Dr. Glover.

Recently installed as the International President of Alpha Kappa Alpha, Dr. Glover is also the President of Tennessee State University, an HBCU.

The donated funds will be earmarked for the HBCU Endowment Initiative in Alpha Kappa Alpha™ Educational Advancement Foundation.

Watch: 5TH Quarter Battle At The HBCU Dance Affair NOLA

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Dancers from Alabama State University, Alcorn State University, Jackson State University and Southern University gives us a 5th Quarter Battle at the HBCU Dance Affair NOLA 2.0