There is no quick fix. WSSU and other UNC system institutions need money to make the vital repairs to their infrastructure. But they are making due with what has been appropriated by the state. Learn more here.
Former Jackson State star Michael Tinsley advanced to Saturday’s semifinals of the men’s 400-meter hurdles as track and field opened today at the Summer Olympics.
Tinsley, a former NCAA champion for the Tigers, won the second of six heats in 49.19 seconds.
Puerto Rico’s Javier Culson, this year’s world leader and gold-medal favorite, ran the fastest heat of 48.33 seconds.
The United States’ Kerron Clement, the 2008 Olympic silver medalist and 2009 world champion, was second in Culson’s heat in a season-best of 48.48 – also second overall.
Angelo Taylor, of Decatur, Ga., the Olympic gold medalist in 2000 and 2008, won the fifth heat in 49.29.
Great Britain’s Dai Greene was also a heat winner in 48.98.
The semifinals are scheduled for Saturday night, with the final Monday. Referenced from JSU
Chavis Carter, a 21-year-old, was shot in the head during an arrest made on Saturday night in Jonesboro, Arkansas. Officers say Carter was in the possession of marijuana, and also found that he had a warrant from Mississippi.
Police reported that he was searched twice, handcuffed behind his back and double-locked. Minutes later, police say they heard a “thumping noise”, and they turned around and found Carter shot in the head. Sargent Waterworth thinks the 21-year-old pulled out a gun and shot himself in the right temple after he was already handcuffed and in the car.
His mother, Teresa Carter, disagrees. She says, “I think they killed him, he told his girlfriend he was going to call her from jail. He was shot in the right temple and he is left-handed…He wasn’t suicidal at all…Something doesn’t add up.”
The two officers who were present when Carter was found shot were placed on administrative leave.
UPDATE: 2/11/2015 1:30 PM
Benjamin Crump has taken over this case as the family’s attorney.
According to WMC ACTION NEWS, “Crump said the Justice Department will look into how the Jonesboro Police Department is trained in patting down suspects. Carter was searched, but officers never found a weapon. It is an investigation Carter’s mother welcomes.”
When an Obamacare regulations goes into effect tomorrow, 47 million women will benefit from the guaranteed coverage of preventive services — including contraception coverage — without co-pays. The new rules will require most insurance plans to begin including the services at no additional cost at the next renewal date that falls on or after August 1, according to a news release from the Department of Health and Human Services.
The Center for American Progress graphic breaks down what will be covered and how women will benefit: Referenced from Think Press
A rumor that Apple’s next generation of the iPhone would cost $800 has sparked fury among Twitter users, but there is no clear indication as to where the speculation actually originated.
Users have reacted angrily to the suggestion that the handset, often referred to as the iPhone 5, will be priced at $800 (£514) when it launches as expected later in the year.
Despite a major redesign anticipated in the new iPhone, this pricing would seem a staggering move away from Apple considering the 64GB model of the iPhone 4S launched last year, priced at just $399.
Speculation about new Apple products emerge almost every day, but there has not been quite such a reaction as today (August 2).
At one point, the phrase “iPhone 5 $800” was the second most popular non-promoted trending topic on Twitter worldwide, and the third most popular in the US. Also trending was the hashtag #800DollarsForAniPhone and “For $800”.
iPhone 5 $800? It better be bulletproof, waterproof, damage proof, dirt proof and also fireproof. Siri better twerk on demand too.
— JAMES SEEKINGS ✞ (@JAMESSEEKINGS_) August 2, 2012
One user posted: “iPhone 5 $800 psft It betta come with Barak Obama number in it or 1/2 Of Oprah’s bank account (sic).”
Iphone5 for 800? I better be able to call God.
— Bookie Ball🎀 (@ABrokeHoeDream_) August 2, 2012
But the big mystery about the response on Twitter is where the actual speculation about an “$800 iPhone” actually originated.
Whilst almost all the tweets criticize the purported price tag, almost none of them contain direct links to any stories from recognized news sources.
After investigating, International Business Times found that an article on the gamenguide.com site recently featured a screengrab of a Chinese auction site bearing a picture supposedly of the iPhone 5 and the equivalent price tag of $800 to $1,000.
However, the author of the article highlighted that the shot was most likely a scam and said that “pigs will fly” before the new iPhone costs that much.
A recent Reuters report on the future of Apple stock did include the figure $800 but not in relation to iPhone pricing.
Otherwise, a commentator recently posted on the phonesreview.co.uk website stating their prediction for the iPhone 5 price.
“Propably [sic] $800-$900 US dollars for 64GB. That’s excluding taxes,” said the person.
It is therefore likely that there is absolutely no basis whatsoever to the speculation about iPhone pricing.
However, the reaction is interesting in itself, as it offers a fascinating insight into how a rumor can spread like wildfire in the new social media world with only a limited amount of information.
The sixth generation of the iPhone is expected to be announced by Apple in September this year, although it should be noted that this too is just a rumor. Referenced from Digital
Today, Florida A&M University and the City of Crestview officially opened the FAMU Rural Diversity Healthcare Center in Crestview, Fla.
“This year, FAMU celebrates its 125th anniversary as an institution of higher learning,” said Interim President Larry Robinson. “I am convinced there is no better way to mark the occasion than by highlighting our commitment to ensure citizens of this region will have access to a high-quality education in the health professions.”
The major objective of the Crestview project is to produce high-quality graduates committed to serving the health care needs of citizens in the rural Florida Panhandle.
FAMU received $2.5 million from Public Education Capital Outlay funds in 2008 for the project titled “Rural Diversity Healthcare — Crestview” and was appropriated $7 million in 2010 to continue the FAMU Crestview Education Center project.
In addition to courses being taught at the center, lectures will be provided in real-time through video conferencing between the FAMU College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences in Tallahassee and the Crestview facility.
Faculty assigned to the Crestview facility will be able to establish relationships with major health-care systems and community pharmacies such as CVS, Walgreens and others, which will provide training for students.
The facility, located on the corner of Main Street and Woodruff Avenue in downtown Crestview, was transferred by the City of Crestview to FAMU in the summer of 2010. Known as The Alatex Building, the facility was opened in 1937 as a garment factory and was one of the major employers in Okaloosa County.
First lady Michelle Obama campaigned Wednesday in the political battleground state of North Carolina, urging a supportive crowd to get out the vote for her husband’s re-election bid.
“Are you all-in?” she asked the more than 2,000 people gathered in a gymnasium at the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
Obama sought support for “It Takes One,” a program launched in July in which she is leading efforts to drum up more registered voters to support President Barack Obama in the fall. As the face of the program, the first lady is raising her campaign profile as she exhorts supporters of the incumbent to get friends, relatives and neighbors involved in the election.
Those gathered huddled on the gymnasium floor and crowded around the stage for a better view of the first lady, regularly bursting into chants of “Four more years!” and “Yes, we can!”
Obama encouraged North Carolinians to get more involved in the Obama campaign and to recruit a friend.
“That one new voter that you register, now think about it, that one neighbor you help get to the polls, that could be the one who makes the difference,” she said during a 30-minute speech.
While the first lady chiefly stuck to familiar talking points, the message that one vote can make a difference resonates in the battleground state. Her husband narrowly won North Carolina by 14,000 votes in 2008. It was the first time Democrats carried the state since Jimmy Carter’s 1976 campaign, and Republicans feel confident about flipping the state back to red come November.
The first lady also continued to promote her husband’s economic message.
“He believes that when you’ve worked hard and done well and walked through the door of opportunity you do not slam it shut behind you,” she said. She also touted the landmark Affordable Care Act, the sweeping federal health care reform championed by the president.
“This election is a choice about supporting women and families,” she told the crowd. “So be sure to tell people that Barack believes that women should be able to make our own choices about health care.”
North Carolina will host the Democratic National Convention for the first time in September. The appearance Wednesday was the first lady’s first to the state since May, when she spoke at commencement exercises at North Carolina A&T State University.
Both the Romney and Obama presidential campaigns have made trips to North Carolina, specifically to its third largest city. In July, Ann Romney was in Greensboro stumping for her husband. The presidential contenders both visited in April. A proposed Romney bus tour could take him through the state later this month.
The first lady scheduled an appearance at a fundraising event Wednesday evening at the Raleigh Marriott City Center. The $250 tickets will go to the Obama Victory Fund, a joint fundraising committee of Obama for America, the Democratic National Committee and several state Democratic organizations. She heads Thursday to New Hampshire for more campaigning and fundraising.
by: Tiera C. Harris
Hampton University Helped Me.
After reading Julian’s article about her displeasure with Howard University, I took some time to reflect on my own college experience. I recently graduated as a broadcast journalism major from Hampton University and I honestly believe that my experience at HU shaped the person that I am today.
Unlike Julian, my mother had no influence over my choosing Hampton for higher education. In fact, she would have preferred I apply to the University of Georgia, a PWI that is a lot closer to home. I had my heart set on attending a historically black university and I only applied to two, Hampton and incidentally Howard University. It was the beautiful campus, the journalism program and the higher amount of scholarship funds I was offered that lead me to select a Hampton education over Howard’s. This is not to imply that Hampton is better than Howard in anyway, (although its obvious which I consider to be the real HU). Believe me, Hampton does have its quirks. There certainly is room for drastic improvement in several areas such as campus living and Greek life. However as a whole, I sincerely appreciate all that I was able to take away from my undergraduate experience at my Alma Mater.
I can’t articulate much about the HU math department, but there is much to be said about the Scripps Howard School of Journalism and Communications. If you’ve ever met a journalism student from Hampton you may have noticed just how proud he or she was to be a “Scrippa.” That school is like a small microcosm of journalistic energy that houses state of the art equipment and stellar professors. Students are compelled to extend themselves beyond the walls of the building and into every avenue available. When you sit through a journalism class at Hampton you will notice that there is barely any “busy work.” The professors rely on hands on experiences and real world situations to guide their instruction. Those journalism professors, one I particularly have in mind, will certainly challenge and test you. However in the end, if you’re persistent enough to persevere, you’ll find yourself to be a better person in the end.
While there is always room for improvement in regards to a quality of education, I am grateful for what I learned at Hampton, both in and out of the classroom. Mind you, I’m referring to a school that sports the mantra “an education for life.” Some of the most valuable lessons weren’t included in my professors’ lesson plans. They were taught through the standard of excellence imparted to the entire HU community. For example, I reference the dress code. Younger students frequently have a strong irreverence for the dress standards at Hampton. I’ve learned how critical it can be in preparation for the real world. Many deem the school overly traditional or too old fashioned. Several events insisted a business professional dress code including a dark skirt suit with panty hose, a white collared shirt, and black closed toe pumps with minimal to no jewelry and accessories. You would think that this is a bit excessive but when I mention that there are Hampton students that beat out other candidates for positions solely based on the way they were dressed you may change your mind. When I let on to the fact that there are other college graduates around my age that don’t even own a suit, you might understand my point. I’ve walked into several interviews and business meetings and personally felt embarrassed for how some folks were dressed. We aren’t taught to be “bougie” at Hampton, we are taught to be prepared. Wearing a business suit is just a part of the deal.
I am sentient towards Julian’s reference of school funding. I believe many, if not all, private HBCU’s struggle with spending, decreased outside funding and inflated costs for students. I am obliged to admit that slowly but surely Hampton University has poured some of its funds into awesome initiatives. From a completely revamped locker room for the athletes to a scholarship program for first generation freshmen students to the beautiful new cafeteria I am proud of my home by the sea.
In retrospect, Hampton not only helped me, it shaped me. I didn’t pay several thousands of dollars just for classroom instruction and a degree; my money went towards an education and experience for a lifetime-and it was well spent. What’s most amazing about attending HBCU’s like Howard and Hampton is the way it molds you and influences your growth into adulthood.
Conclusively, My advice to you, Julian, is to hang in there. Though I admire your no holds barred opinion, I honestly think you just need a little more time. I vaguely recall having similar grievances; fuming at whatever grave injustice I had suffered at the hands of a professor or administrator. Today, that’s not what I remember most. I remember more of the professors who did care and less of those like you described in your math class. I remember my struggle with challenging teachers and how accomplished I felt to prevail. You seem to be a smart and fearless student. None of the problems you mentioned seem insurmountable and eventually you will overcome and let go of your frustrations, replacing them with pride and appreciate for what your university will ultimately do for you.
Dr. Derek Greenfield, director of Diversity and Equity Engagement at Alcorn State University, served as a keynote speaker today at the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities Commission on Access, Diversity and Excellence (CADE) 2012 Summer Meeting held in Savannah, Georgia. This year’s meeting focused on the core mission of CADE: “broadening access and opportunity in the academic community, utilizing diversity to expand the range and quality of the undergraduate experience, and achieving diversity within student and faculty populations.”
Dr. Greenfield’s dynamic and interactive presentation “Talk Isn’t Cheap: Rethinking our Language, Celebrating Our Success” critiqued existing diversity frameworks and proposed innovative language and communication practices for promoting greater understanding, building a stronger sense of community, fostering enhanced appreciation of efforts to advance inclusion and access, and maintaining focus and motivation for diversity work during challenging times. He also offered practical ideas and strategies drawn from the accomplishments of the Office of Diversity and Equity Engagement at Alcorn for achieving the goal of improved outcomes.
“It is essential for educational leaders to think critically about the role of language in defining our purpose and agendas as well as in positively shaping the narratives that exist around access and diversity in higher education,” stated Dr. Greenfield. “I was honored to be selected as a keynote speaker, and as always, to proudly represent Alcorn at this important event.”
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (A٠P٠L٠U) is a research and advocacy organization of public research universities, land-grant institutions, and many state university systems. The association’s overriding mission is to support high-quality public higher education and its member institutions as they perform their learning, discovery and engagement missions. CADE serves as a national action forum for addressing relevant diversity and social change issues impacting learning, discovery, and engagement at American colleges and universities. For more information, visit www.aplu.org
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 direction for all aspects of the university’s academic programs and related activities; ensure the integrity of its curriculum; and oversee all programs and personnel in the Division of Academic Affairs.
Verret comes to SSU from Wilkes University in Wilkes-Barre, Penn., where he served as provost since 2007. In that role, he led the university’s efforts to build enrollment, enhance the quality of academic programs and create cooperative relationships with neighboring institutions and international partners. Notably, Verret enhanced engineering programs, promoted faculty scholarship, organized the School of Education at Wilkes and developed its Institute for Energy and Environmental Research, which provides sound scientific and policy analysis on energy issues facing northeastern Pennsylvania.
From 2002-2007, Verret served as dean of the Misher College of Arts and Sciences and professor of chemistry and biochemistry at University of the Sciences in Philadelphia (USP). At USP, he led the task force for review and revision of the university’s general education curriculum and helped to establish a bache- lor’s degree program i n humanities and science and mast e r ’ s degree program in public health. Verret also served on the faculty at Tulane University in New Orleans and was chairman of the chemistry department at Clark-Atlanta University in Atlanta from 1996-2002.
A noted scientist who has published in the fields of biological chemistry and immunology, Verret earned a bachelor’s degree in biochemistry from Columbia University in New York and a doctorate in biochemistry from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Boston. Referenced
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has established a dual degree program in nursing with Hubei University of Chinese Medicine.
Dr. Brenda Allen, WSSU provost, and Dr. Peggy Valentine, WSSU School of Health Sciences dean, met with Wang Hua, president of Hubei University of Chinese Medicine, and several of that school’s key administrators to create a program that will allow nursing students who complete two years at Hubei University to transfer to WSSU to pursue a Bachelor of Science degree in nursing. The first group of students from China is expected in fall 2014. WSSU initially signed an agreement to collaborate with Hubei University on professional nursing education in September 2010.
The delegation from Hubei University also had an opportunity to tour the WSSU campus, visit the virtual hospital at The Enterprise Center, see the human performance and biodynamics laboratory, watch the WSSU mobile clinic in action at East Winston Shopping Center, enjoy a brief tour of Old Salem and attend a Winston-Salem Dash baseball game.
In addition to the university president, other visitors included Song Li, vice director of international exchange and cooperation, Ping Fu, director of the International Education School, Zhen Zhao, director of the Information and Engineering School, and Hanping Zhang, director of the Acupuncture and Orthopedics School. Hubei University of Chinese Medicine is located in Wuhan City, Hubei Province in the central part of the People’s Republic of China. Referenced from WSSU
Now that a proposed penny sales tax to fund billions in transportation projects in metro Atlanta has failed, solutions to easing gridlock in the South’s economic engine are farther away than ever.
A day after Tuesday’s primary election, supporters vowed to change the minds of voters who rejected the ballot issue by a 2-to-1 margin. Critics derided the plan as an unfair tax on the poor that doesn’t really address sprawl and could not be entrusted to state government.
Meanwhile, the Atlanta region’s population — which swelled by more than 4 million people in the past four decades — continues to grow, fanning out farther from the capital’s core.
Observers say the governor and lawmakers will have to come up with an answer and the fix will likely not be easy.
“This is a promising opportunity that slipped through their fingers,” said Adie Tomer, a policy analyst with the Brookings Institute, a Washington-based think tank. “When the next opportunity will come in such an enormous, one swoop to address these issues, is questionable.”
Just getting the issue to a ballot was a four-year process: The Transportation Investment Act of 2010 was billed as an issue of local control by the GOP-controlled Legislature, which passed the decision to raise taxes on to voters, rather than deal with the issue themselves. While the referendum passed with bipartisan support, lawmakers scattered when it was time to urge voters to support it.
Metro Atlanta had the most to gain from the plan and organizers spent $8 million trying to sell the tax to voters. The 10-county region was expected to raise $8.4 billion over the next decade on dozens of road and transit projects supporters said would create jobs, ease congestion and improve frustrated commuters’ quality of life.
Unofficial results from the July 31 primary showed 63 percent of voters rejected the plan, with only 37 percent supporting it. It failed by a much larger margin than anticipated in all 10 counties making up the metro Atlanta region. While the vote was closer in Democratic-leaning and majority-black counties like Fulton, DeKalb and Clayton, it was no contest in largely white and Republican-leaning counties like Cherokee, Cobb and Gwinnett. Read more:
Dr. Michael E. Orok has been named the new Dean of Graduate Studies and Research at Tennessee State University. Orok is a longtime educator and university administrator with over 25 years of experience.
“I am honored to assume the position of Dean in the School of Graduate Studies and Research at this historically enriched institution of higher learning,” Orok said. “I plan to work with faculty colleagues and the administration to ensure that we utilize the tools and knowledge base of our various academic disciplines to promote sound intellectual dialogue and engagement in addition to sharpening the enterprise of academic inquiry through research, teaching and service.”
Dr. Orok attended Central State University (Ohio) where he holds a B.A. degree in Political Science. He received a M.A. in Management and Supervision (Public Administration) from Central Michigan University, and a Ph.D. in Political Science from Atlanta University (now Clark Atlanta University).
He aided the Department of History and Political Science at Albany State University in Albany, Ga for several years as a professor and chair, and was the Associate Provost for Academic Affairs and Graduate Studies at Alabama A&M University in Huntsville, Ala. prior to accepting his new position as Dean in the School of Graduate Studies and Research at TSU.
About Tennessee State University: Tennessee State University, a historically black university established June 19, 1912, is Nashville’s only urban and comprehensive public University, and middle Tennessee’s first public Carnegie doctoral/research institution. TSU oblige to its motto “Think, Work, Serve,” and serves more than 7,000 students.
Hampton University is hosting a computing conference next week that encourages women and minorities to enter the field.
The seventh annual Students & Technology in Academia, Research & Service (STARS) Alliance Celebration is August 11-13 at the Embassy Suites in Hampton.
The event is an annual leadership conference for faculty and students in the Alliance, which encourages students in middle school through graduate school to seek careers in computing. It’s mission includes increasing participation among women, under-represented minorities, and people with disabilities.
“We are excited to host the conference in Hampton this year,” said Jean Muhammad, chair of the HU computer science department, in a news release. She is also vice general chair of the conference.
“The conference is a great opportunity to continue to expose our students to the various aspects of the computing world and encourage more engagement in the industry,” she said.
The conference will include sessions on topics including programming Android phones, web development, and women in the informational technology field.
For more information or to register for the conference, visit http://www.starsalliance.org/celebration. Registration is listed at $350 for the entire conference or $150 for a single day, according to the website.
Aggies Schedule First Practice
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GREENSBORO, July 31, 2012 – The 2012 North Carolina A&T football season starts in 31 days. The Aggies will have to take a few more preparatory steps before traveling to Conway, S.C., to face Coastal Carolina on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 6 p.m.
The Aggie football players will report to preseason camp on Friday, Aug. 3. Their first official practice will be Saturday, Aug. 4 at 4 p.m. On Sunday, Aug. 12, the Aggies will hold a picture/media day at 9 a.m., inside Aggie Stadium. Six days later on Aug. 18, the Aggies annual Fun Fest Day to kickoff the 2012 season will start at 10
a.m., at the Aggie Stadium parking lot.
“We’re looking forward to it,” said second-year A&T head coach Rod Broadway. “We’re excited. Hopefully, we can make improvements as a football team and get better. That’s the key, constant improvement.”
The Aggies had a four-win improvement from 2010 to 2011, as they went 5-6 overall and 4-4 in the MEAC. The progress is starting to be recognized.
Senior running back Mike Mayhew was recently named preseason MEAC Offensive Player of the Year and the Aggies return 10 starters from a defense that was ranked eighth nationally. Three of those starters on defense – senior defensive end Tony Mashburn, junior strong safety Travis Crosby and junior linebacker D’Vonte Grant – joined Mayhew on the preseason All-MEAC team. Junior right guard Nathan Isles and senior defensive tackle Brandon Young were preseason second teamers.
A few milestones reached could also signal growth for the Aggies football program. Mayhew is 139 yards shy of breaking the school’s all-time rushing record. He could also join Hampton’s Alonzo Coleman and Howard’s Harvey Reed as the only backs in MEAC history to record three straight 1,000 yard seasons. In addition, quarterback Lewis Kindle has a chance to become the only quarterback in school history to throw for more than 2,000 yards in consecutive seasons.
“I think everyone gets excited at the start of a new season,” said Broadway. “It’s our job as coaches to hold that excitement. If you hold it, they can see themselves getting better. Hopefully, that translates into us winning some football games. I think we have a core group of guys who understand how we want to get things done. Guys are really putting forth the effort and going for it.” Referenced from Aggies
Zimbabwean Businessman Promises $6.4 million for African Students to Attend Morehouse College
Strive Masiyiwa , Zimbabwean-born businessman and philanthropist, is making dreams into a reality for 10 students who will be attending Morehouse on a full, four year scholarship in the fall.
The young men, 2 from Burundi and 8 from Zimbabwe, are the first class of the new Ambassador Andrew Young International Scholars program. Masiyiwa, founder and chairman of Econet Wireless, wants African students to earn a world-class education that they can take home with them after graduation.
Masiyiwa believes Morehouse and Atlanta, the center of the civil rights movement with leaders such as Ambassador Andrew Young, will be the perfect place for the students to develop. “What I want to see coming from the student who comes out of the Morehouse system is a much more confident, self-assured, more complete young man who is not struggling to find out who he is in the world,” he said.
Forty African students in all, representing an investment of $6.4 million, will go through the program.
The students arrive in Atlanta on Aug. 5, four days before New Student Orientation so they can adjust to their new surroundings. All will have American roommates in the College’s Dubois International House residence hall.