Shorma Bianca Bailey, a senior Chemical Engineering major, has been selected by The White House as a “Champion of Change for Women and Girls in STEM.”
Womens Basketball Recap: Dec. 18
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Myrtle Beach, S.C.–SC State rallied from 14 down to defeat Coastal Carolina, 61-59, in a non-conference women’s matchup. The was the third game of the Crescent Bank Carolinas Challenge held at the Myrtle Beach Convention Center, in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
The Lady Bulldogs finished the contest with three players in double-figures led by Cabriel Duren with 22. Tiara Knotts scored 16 and Trinese Fox dropped in 11 in the game. Duren also led the team in rebounding with four.
To Read the complete story, visit www.scsuathletics.com
Coppin State Falls To VCU
RICHMOND, Va. — Senior Crystal Whittington scored a season-high 18 points and Ashle Craig added 16, but Coppin State fell to Virginia Commonwealth 74-66 on Sunday in the Verizon Wireless Arena.
The Eagles were unable to overcome the play of Courtney Hunt who had 30 points and grabbed 16 rebounds to lead the Rams to the victory.
Virginia Commonwealth (6-3) out-rebounded Coppin State 52-31, which included 25 offensive rebounds. The Rams used that advantage to outscore the Eagles 22-8 on second-chance points.
Andrea Barbour added 12 points and 11 rebounds for Virginia Commonwealth, while Christina Carter had 10 points.
Coppin State (2-8) also received 10 points from Shawntae Payne.
To Read the complete story, visit www.coppinstatesports.com
FIU Coasts Past DSU
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The FIU Panthers shot a season-high 56.8 percent for the game and an astounding 85.0 percent (17-for-20) in the first half en route to a 73-57 victory over the Delaware State University women’s basketball team Sunday afternoon at the UNF Osprey Holiday Classic.
Sophomore Tasia Bristow (Baltimore, Md.) led the Lady Hornets in scoring for the third straight game with 18 points. She added in a game-high three steals and one blocked shot. Junior Kianna D’Oliveira (Newport News, Va.) grabbed a game-high nine rebounds in addition to six points.
FIU received double figure scoring from three players in Jerica Coley (18), Mansare (14) and Fanni Hutlassa (12).
The loss is DSU’s second straight as they move to 3-9 on the year while the Panthers improve to 7-4.
To Read the complete story, visit www.dsuhornets.com
Just before going home to spend time with their families for Christmas, the Paine College Lady Lions Basketball team took some time out of their day to give back, and volunteered at the Faith Food Factory. Faith Food Factory is a component of the Golden Harvest Food bank, where volunteers sort, inspect and repack non-perishable donations.
“At Faith Food Factory, there is only one paid position”, states Manager Larry Jenkins. “If it were not for volunteers like the Lady Lions Basketball team, we would have a difficult time getting food to those people who really need it.”
Freshman Lashonda Canty states that “Today is a great opportunity. It makes you realize just how blessed you are.”
“Being able to give of myself today makes me really appreciate how blessed I am to have parents who have been able to work and provide for me, but I will not take it for granted, and I am excited to be able to help someone else”, says freshman Kharyna Stanford.
“Most of our students are fortunate enough to not have to worry about where their next meal will come from” states Lad Lions’ Head Coach Willie Adams. “I wanted my team to continue their spirit of giving back so they can have a greater appreciation of what they have.”
The mission of the Golden Harvest food bank is to end hunger in 30 counties in Georgia and South Carolina.
“Volunteering today, just made my soul feel good!”- Tenesha Jenkins
Kimberly E. May
Sports Information Director
Paine College
The movie, “The Great Debaters,” changed a key fact for dramatic effect. In the movie, Wiley debates Harvard and wins. The actual history is that the University of Southern California was the top debating team in the nation 77 years and Wiley went to California to debate USC.
And won.
Now, a new generation of Wiley College debaters will debate USC again, this time in Marshall.
The Melvin B. Tolson/Denzel Washington Forensics Society of Wiley College will host an exhibition with the University of Southern California on Jan 27, 2012 on the Wiley Campus during its Ethical Student Leadership Conference.
“This is the first meeting of our schools since our famous debate some 77 years ago in 1935,” Wiley College Vice President of student affairs and enrollment services Joseph Morale said. “Wiley College was victorious in the historic debate, and our team emerged as a national champion.”
The two schools met 77 years ago when they competed for the national championship before an audience of 1,100 people.
Wiley College, under the direction of Melvin B. Tolson earned the victory, becoming the first African-American college to win the national championship.
“This is a joyful time for Wiley College,” Morale said. “Our students and all students have the opportunity to watch or hear the debate and experience a living history lesson.”
Wiley College Director of Forensics, Christopher Medina, said it was “an honor to be a part of the exhibition.”
“Upon being hired here at Wiley College, I have always really felt that this particular debate is so important to this school and our legacy,” Medina said. “So I contacted the director of forensics at USC who I have known for several years and discussed the idea of having an exhibition debate with him. And he was very excited about the opportunity and the idea.”
The exhibition team will consist of the debate team captain, Cary Chavis, and parliamentary research chairman, Chad Mossiman.
“It is an honor for us. I look back at the movie in 1935, and these two schools that participated in this debate that lasted no longer than 30 minutes, before Dr. King and Rosa Parks, these two schools came together and united,” Chavis said. “As Wiley students to know the shoulders we stand on, it is really humbling to be a part of this.”
The Melvin B. Tolson/Denzel Washington Forensics society returned to competition three years ago with the help of a gift from actor Denzel Washington, who directed the movie and starred as Tolson.
The team has since ranked in the top ten in the 2011 Pi Kappa Delta National Tournament, and is currently ranked third in debate sweepstakes.
Article referenced from The Marshall News Messenger.
Albany State University linebacker Jamarkus Gaskins was recently named to the 2011 Daktronics All-American Team as a first-team selection. In addition, Gaskins was named the Ron Lenz National Defensive Player of the Year.
The 6-2, 200-pound senior from Tifton, GA native was a key anchor of the Golden Rams’ “Dirty Blue” defense, recording 73 tackles (42 solo) with 17.5 tackles for loss (75 yards) in 12 games. The 2011 SIAC Defensive Player of the Year finished with a league-leading 11 sacks, which currently ranks 20th in the nation. He also had five pass breakups, three fumble recoveries for 67 yards, two quarterback hurries and a forced fumble.
Gaskins was the lone representative from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) to make the 2011 Daktronics All-American Team.
The team is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged world leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems for virtually every sport at every level of competition. The team is voted on by the NCAA Division II members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (D2SIDA), with the online nomination and voting process powered by ATHLETICSITE.COM.
Ron Lenz Offensive Player of the Year
Jonas Randolph, Mars Hill
Ron Lenz Defensive Player of the Year
Jamarkus Gaskins, Albany State
Offense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE David Cannon Central Missouri Jr. 6-2 240 St. Louis, Mo.
OL Amini Silatolu Midwestern State Sr. 6-3 320 Tracy, Calif.
OL Joe Long Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. 6-6 308 Lapeer, Mich.
OL Rod Williams Northwest Missouri Jr. 6-5 300 Grandview, Mo.
OL Garth Heikkinen Minnesota-Duluth Jr. 6-4 305 Duluth, Minn.
OL Darrell Leopold Delta State (Miss.) Sr. 6-2 305 Laurel, Miss.
WR Trey McVay Northeastern State Sr. 5-9 188 Muskogee, Okla.
WR Thomas Mayo California (Pa.) Sr. 6-2 200 Reston, Va.
QB Dane Simoneau Washburn (Kan.) Sr. 6-3 227 Salina, Kan.
RB Jonas Randolph Mars Hill (N.C.) Sr. 5-10 185 Daleville, Ala.
RB Joe Glendening Hillsdale (Mich.) Jr. 5-10 188 East Grand Rapids, Mich.
RS John Brown Pittsburg State (Kan.) So. 5-11 170 Homestead, Fla.
PK Greg Zuerlein Missouri Western Sr. 6-0 190 Lincoln, Neb.
Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
TE Brian Leonhardt Bemidji State (Minn.) Jr. 6-5 253 Blaine, Minn.
OL Kyle Thornton North Alabama Sr. 6-4 345 Dallas, Texas
OL Cody Johnson Northwest Missouri Sr. 6-2 290 Jasper, Mo.
OL Tyler Hendrickson Concordia-St. Paul (Minn.) Sr. 6-8 318 St. Paul, Minn.
OL Stephen Goodin Nebraska-Kearney Sr. 6-6 310 Hastings, Neb.
OL Chandler Rearden Lenoir-Rhyne (N.C.) Sr. 6-1 265 Greenwood, S.C.
WR Trevor Kennedy Mercyhurst (Pa.) Sr. 6-0 200 Akron, Ohio
WR Troy Burrell Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. 5-10 182 Port Huron, Mich.
QB Adam Neugebauer West Virginia Wesleyan Sr. 6-2 210 Pittsburgh, Pa.
RB Jonathan Woodson Texas A&M-Kingsvllle Jr. 5-10 185 Missouri City, Texas
RB Travis Daniels North Carolina-Pembroke Sr. 5-10 205 Washington, N.C.
RS Deonte Gist Tusculum (Tenn.) Sr. 5-9 175 Wllford, S.C.
PK Kyle Major Colorado State-Pueblo Sr. 6-3 230 Littleton, Colo.
Defense
First Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL David Bass Missouri Western Jr. 6-5 260 St. Louis, Mo.
DL Connor Wright Colorado Mesa Sr. 6-1 250 Wheat Ridge, Colo.
DL Jonas Celian West Virginia Wesleyan Jr. 6-1 210 North Lauderdale, Fla.
LB Marcus Dowtin North Alabama Sr. 6-2 225 Upper Marlboro, Md.
LB Nate Dreiling Pittsburg State (Kan.) So. 6-4 228 Hutchinson, Kan.
LB Alex Whitehill Fort Hays State (Kan.) Sr. 6-3 220 McPherson, Kan.
LB Jamarkus Gaskins Albany State (Ga.) Sr. 6-2 220 Tifton, Ga.
S Clarence Laster Southwestern Oklahoma Sr. 6-0 190 Hemet, Calif.
S Brody Scheff Bemidji State Sr. 6-0 206 Waconia, Minn.
CB Arthur Hobbs Nebraska-Kearney Sr. 5-11 190 San Diego, Calif.
CB Elijah Davis Shepherd (W. Va.) Sr. 5-8 192 Silver Spring, Md.
P Taylor Accardi Colorado Mines Jr. 6-2 205 Littleton, Colo.
Second Team
Pos Player School Class Ht. Wt. Hometown
DL Aston Whiteside Abilene Christian Sr. 6-0 285 Vernon, Texas
DL Todd Storm Michigan Tech Sr. 6-0 250 Calumet, Mich.
DL Randy Colling Gannon (Pa.) Sr. 6-5 320 Arcade, N.Y.
LB Jordan Campbell N.M. Highlands Jr. 6-0 230 Corona, Calif.
LB Lee Meisner Colorado State-Pueblo Sr. 6-0 240 Sterling, Colo.
LB Jeremy Aguilar Texas A&M-Kingsville Jr. 6-1 235 Los Angeles, Calif.
LB Chad Kilgore Northwest Missouri Sr. 6-1 230 Orrick, Mo.
S Jeremy Jones Wayne State (Mich.) Sr. 5-10 189 Grand Rapids, Mich.
S Bryce Peila Western Oregon Jr. 6-1 200 Central Point, Ore.
CB Dominique Davenport Delta State (Miss.) Sr. 5-10 180 Baldwyn, Miss.
CB Janoris Jenkins North Alabama Sr. 5-10 185 Pahokee, Fla.
P Ethan Kosjer Fort Hays State (Kan.) Sr. 6-3 195 Douglass, Kan.
The team, which is sponsored by Daktronics, Inc., an acknowledged leader in scoring, timing and programmable display systems, is voted on by members of the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).
Ben Baxter
Assistant Commissioner for Communications & New Media
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
The 2011 AFCA Division II Coaches’ All-America Team was recently announced by the American Football Coaches Association and Morehouse College running back David Carter was named to the team.
Carter, a native of Marietta, GA, was one of three running backs named to the team and was the lone representative from the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC).
In 2011, the 5-10, 225-pound junior led the SIAC in rushing with 1,495 yards and scoring with 19 touchdowns while being named SIAC Player of the Year. The two-time All-SIAC selection also broke an NCAA Division II record for most rushing yards in a half with 251 yards in the first half against Fort Valley State.
The AFCA has selected an All-America team since 1945 and currently selects teams in all five of its divisions. What makes these teams so special is that they are the only ones chosen exclusively by the men who know the players the best — the coaches themselves.
2011 AFCA Division II Coaches’ All-America Team
Offense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
WR Trevor Kennedy 6-0 200 Sr. Mercyhurst Marty Schaetzle Akron, Ohio (Firestone)
WR Tyler Steffan 6-4 210 Jr. Mary Myron Schulz Dickinson, N.D. (Dickinson)
OL Garth Heikkinen 6-4 305 Jr. Minnesota-Duluth Bob Nielson Duluth, Minn. (Central)
OL Amini Silatolu* 6-3 320 Sr. Midwestern St. Bill Maskill Tracy, Calif. (West)
OL Kyle Thornton 6-4 345 Sr. North Alabama Terry Bowden Dallas, Texas (St. Mark’s)
OL Rob Stoner 6-2 295 Sr. Edinboro Scott Browning Edinboro, Pa. (General McLane)
OL Ryan Schraeder 6-7 319 Sr. Valdosta St. David Dean Wichita, Kan. (Maize)
QB Dane Simoneau 6-3 227 Sr. Washburn Craig Schurig Salina, Kan. (Sacred Heart)
RB David Carter 5-10 225 Jr. Morehouse Rich Freeman Marietta, Ga. (Sprayberry)
RB Joe Glendening 5-10 188 Jr. Hillsdale Keith Otterbein East Grand Rapids, Mich. (East)
RB Jonas Randolph*** 5-10 185 Sr. Mars Hill Tim Clifton Daleville, Ala. (Daleville)
Defense
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
DL Brandon Williams* 6-3 325 Jr. Missouri Southern St. Bart Tatum Kirkwood, Mo. (Rockwood Summit)
DL Aston Whiteside 6-2 285 Sr. Abilene Christian Chris Thomsen Vernon, Texas (Vernon)
DL Todd Storm 6-3 250 Sr. Michigan Tech Tom Kearly Calumet, Mich. (Calumet)
DL Tim Green 6-1 215 Jr. Lincoln (Pa.) O.J. Abanishe Fanwood, N.J. (Scotch Plains)
LB Deon Lacey 6-2 208 Jr. West Alabama Will Hall Brighton, Ala. (Hueytown)
LB Chad Kilgore 6-1 230 Sr. Northwest Missouri St. Adam Dorrel Orrick, Mo. (Excelsior Springs)
LB Nate Dreiling 6-4 228 So. Pittsburg St. Tim Beck Hutchinson, Kan. (Hutchinson)
DB Dontae Smith 6-1 176 Sr. East Central Tim McCarty Deland, Fla. (Deland)
DB Jeremy Jones 5-10 189 Sr. Wayne St. (Mich.) Paul Winters Grand Rapids, Mich. (Rockford)
DB Rontez Miles 6-1 210 Jr. California (Pa.) John Luckhardt Braddock, Pa. (Woodland Hills)
DB Marvin Matthews 6-0 197 Jr. St. Cloud State Scott Underwood Roseville, Minn. (Roseville Area)
Specialists
Pos Name Ht. Wt. Cl. School Coach Hometown (High School)
P Gregg Berkshire 6-2 210 Sr. Ashland Lee Owens Ashland, Ohio (Ashland)
PK Greg Zuerlein** 6-0 190 Sr. Missouri Western St. Jerry Partridge Lincoln, Neb. (Pius X)
AP Dominique Fitzgerald 6-0 180 Sr. Winston-Salem St. Connell Maynor Danville, Va. (George Washington)
*-2010 AFCA All-American **-2009 AFCA All-American ***-2009 & 2010 AFCA All-American
Ben Baxter
Assistant Commissioner for Communications & New Media
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC)
Source: Allstate Newsroom
For international studies major Alexandria Phillips, C’2012, giving back is second nature. When she was 5 years old, she moved with her mother to the Dominican Republic for a yearlong stay in a poverty-stricken village. This year, she extended her global reach as a Clinton Foundation Haiti Team intern. In honor of Dr. Martin Luther King’s legacy of service, Phillips and three other community volunteers will be recognized by Allstate and serve as spokespersons for Give Back Day on January 16
Researchers in the Transportation Studies Department at Texas Southern University are investigating the Freeway Auxiliary Problems for Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT). TxDOT has awarded a two-year research grant project to TSU, to study the Design and Scope of Impact Auxiliary Lanes have on Texas Freeways.
Researchers at TSU, led by Dr. Yi Qi and Dr. Lei Yu, will develop guidelines and recommend best practices for freeway auxiliary lanes to reduce conflicts, improve safety, and reduce delays for the weaving area near the entrance and exit of freeways. Dr. Qi and Dr. Yu are national experts in this field and have plenty of experience in geometric design and traffic operations.
The Mini TranStar laboratory at TSU will be used extensively for the data collection of this project. Real-time traffic videos of local freeways will be extracted from this lab that will allow the TSU team to pursue some research activities that could not be achieved in the past.
It is anticipated that the successful completion of this project will help to decrease crash rates, reduce traffic delays, and improve traffic progress on Houston freeways.
Referenced article from Texas Southern
Virginia State University has entered into an agreement with Richmond Public Schools to offer college courses to juniors and seniors in Richmond Public High Schools. These dual enrollment courses will be available in Richmond’s five comprehensive and three specialty high schools.
Under the terms of the Virginia State’s Academic Partnership Program (VSAPP), qualified high school students may enroll in university courses through VSU. The courses will be taught at high schools, but course curricula, syllabi and tests will be identical to those used at VSU. Grades earned will be considered dual credit for high school and VSU. Should the high school students matriculate to VSU, their transcripts will reflect both the college credits and earned GPA.
VSAPP students and their teachers are encouraged to utilize VSU resources and facilities. Students will be issued VSU identification cards so they can access the University’s library and laboratories. Some classes and tutorial sessions will be held on campus and VSU faculty will assist high school faculty in teaching the courses.
There is currently no tuition charge to the students taking dual enrollment courses. Textbooks are usually purchased by the high school system hosting the classes. Dual enrollment students typically enter college with close to a semester’s worth of credits, resulting in savings of several thousand dollars.
VSU currently has dual enrollment agreements with Petersburg, Prince George and Dinwiddie. The university is pursuing similar initiatives with school systems in Hampton Roads.
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UMES graduate to speak in Washington
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A December graduate of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will be among eight panelists in the 2011 College Round Table in Washington on Tuesday, Dec. 20—one of the D.C. Achievers Scholarship Program’s success stories funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation.
Kierrah Norman, 21, from (Northeast) Washington, D.C., is one of the first two students graduating who received the scholarship funded by a $117 million grant from the Gates Foundation in 2007.
Norman will have a lot on her mind as she packs up her room, dons her graduation gown and turns her tassel. She is headed back home to Washington to speak not only at the College Success Foundation-D.C. event, but also to her high school, Friendship Collegiate Academy, to tell other students with her background how to achieve success.
Norman will “motivate students to get on track,” sharing how she started looking into higher education, finding out about financial aid and her college experiences.
Her advice to high school students thinking about college: “Stay focused, work hard—play later!” Norman recommends doing research on scholarships. “They’re out there…there’s no reason anyone should be taking out loans,” she said.
The College Success Foundation-D.C. helps underserved, low-income students graduate from high school and college by providing a support system and financial means through scholarships to succeed.
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The public is invited to a dedication Saturday for the fourth Habitat for Humanity home built by volunteers from North Carolina Central University.
The keys to the newest Eagle Habitat home will be given to Yopond Helms and her family during a noon celebration at the house at 814 Colfax St., Durham.
About 340 students have worked on the house since the Sept. 17 groundbreaking, giving at least one four-hour shift of labor. The total number of volunteer hours easily tops 1,360, said Dr. Deborah Bailey, director of the Office of Community Engagement at NCCU.
“This was a student-led project from beginning to end,” Bailey said. “This really showcases what President Obama describes as service that meets America’s needs.”
NCCU first partnered with Habitat for Humanity in 2006. After raising nearly $50,000 in donations toward building the first home at 1101 Simmons St., the university in 2008 received a three-year grant from the federal Department of Housing and Urban Development to complete the project.
The grant, which was designated specifically for historically black colleges and universities to use for activities benefiting the wider community, enabled NCCU to continue its partnership with Habitat. The school also used grant money to create other programs, including micro-entrepreneurship training for residents.
Dr. Rebecca Winders, associate professor in the Department of Public Administration, led a committee of faculty, staff and administrators who pulled together the application to HUD. For Winders, Saturday’s event will be bittersweet. The professor, who taught at NCCU for 14 years, is retiring next year.
“Dr. Winders has been absolutely pivotal to the Eagle-Habitat project. Her work, and the work of the committee, has helped transform a neighborhood,” Bailey said. “While we celebrate Dr. Winders’ retirement and the next chapter in her life, we will miss everything that she has done. She’s leaving behind a legacy of care for the development of low-wealth communities in Durham.”
After the success of the first house, the university and the nonprofit went on to build a second house at 615 Hickory St., a third house at 808 Colfax St., and the fourth a few doors down on Colfax. All the homes are within a four-block area, part of a multipronged effort by NCCU to restore prosperity to the surrounding neighborhood.
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WSSU Appoints EEO/AA Officer
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Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) has named Silvia C. Ramos as Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action Officer effective January 2, 2012.In addition to being the university’s Chief Compliance Officer, Ramos will be responsible for interpreting and analyzing policies and procedures related to Equal Employment regulations, assess and respond to the needs for training programs, and develop plans to promote equity, diversity and cultural competency. She will report to Provost Brenda Allen.
“We are delighted that our search committee found someone with experience in aligning diversity efforts with a university’s strategic plan as well as the ability to manage compliance, events and projects,” said Allen. “Silvia also has extensive experience in assessing diversity strategies and was instrumental in impacting the increase of diversity in the student body at Virginia Tech.”
An educator with a background in diversity efforts, Ramos was associate director of diversity education and training at Virginia Tech for three years. There she managed a wide range of diversity programs, led university-wide projects and events, and also worked with campus teams on a variety of diversity issues.
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Five female students have alleged in a lawsuit that Howard University failed to take action when a supervisor of a campus work-study program on campus allegedly sexually and verbally assaulted them.
According to the lawsuit filed on behalf of the students, George Bright-Abu, a supervisor of the work-study program at The Founders Library on campus was accused last July of “unwanted touching, flirting, fondling and degrading propositions of a sexual nature.”
The students also reported the conduct to police. Bright-Abu was arrested, charged and found guilty of two counts of sexual abuse and one count of simple assault.
Graduate Mercedes Woodson, one of the victims, told NBC4 in Washington, D.C. that after she reported the abuse to university officials, they failed to investigate.
Bright-Abu “asked me to come into his office and he came pretty close to me and touched my chest area,” Woodson told the station. “I did say something and I rushed out.”
Another student, Rukayatu Bello, told the station that she was also assaulted at a later date, that she reported the incident to university officials and that nothing was done about it.
Bright-Abu “said inappropriate things to me,” said Bello, who also has since graduated. “He came on to me, was aroused, rubbed up against me, was trying to kiss me, all in his office.”
Both students filed a police report in April and Bright-Abu was arrested and charged.
Bright-Abu was tried and convicted in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. He was sentenced to serve 60 days for each count of sexual abuse and is serving 120 days in jail.
Since then, three other students have claimed they too were victims of Bright-Abu and the university had yet again failed to act on the information. They are filing a civil lawsuit alleging sexual harassment and abuse against Howard University and Bright-Abu.
The students’ lawsuit also asks for unspecified monetary damages.
In a statement to The Afro, Howard said it takes student safety seriously and moved to terminate Bright-Abu.
“While the University is unable to provide details on matters in current litigation, we can say that we take the safety of our students very seriously and have a strict sexual harassment policy in place. When the University administration became aware of the allegations, we worked closely with appropriate law enforcement authorities as well as conducted an internal investigation. The employee was quickly placed on administrative leave and later terminated from the University.”
Article Referenced from Afro
The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission released more details Thursday about a warning dealing with fiscal affairs issued to Fort Valley State University earlier this month.
The accrediting organization placed the school on warning for a year at its general meeting Dec. 5 because the Commission’s Board of Trustees determined Fort Valley State failed to demonstrate compliance with three standards — faculty competence, control of finances and Title IV responsibilities, which deal with federal student aid, according to a disclosure statement released Thursday explaining the reason for the warning and what it means for Fort Valley’s status with the organization.
The warning is related to finance office processes and staffing and training of employees in the offices of general accounting, financial aid and support services, according to a news release from Fort Valley State.
A year ago, a commission panel reaffirmed the school’s accreditation for 10 years but wanted reforms in the administration of fiscal affairs. The warning stems from the commission’s belief the school had made significant progress toward correcting the issues.
University officials said steps are under way to re-staff personnel in the departments cited.
“Fort Valley State University has been involved in a multiyear effort to address concerns and enhance its fiscal procedures. This effort has benefitted from the assistance of the United States Department of Education, the National Science Foundation, the Georgia Board of Regents and Georgia Department of Audits,” Fort Valley State President Larry Rivers stated in a news release. “Since all issues had not been resolved completely, we knew that a warning was a possibility. We respect SACS, understand the very serious nature of this warning, and will work to resolve its concerns fully.”
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The state medical examiner’s office has ruled that the death of a Florida A&M University drum major last month was a homicide after concluding that the student was severely beaten in a hazing incident and died within an hour.
The Orange County Sheriff’s Office issued a statement Friday evening saying it planned to work with the State Attorney’s office “to identify the charges that are applicable” in the death of 26-year-old Robert Champion.
The medical examiner’s office in Orlando found that Champion had bruises to his chest, arms, shoulder and back and internal bleeding that caused him to go into shock, which killed him.
“The Champion family’s worst fears were realized tonight when their son Robert’s death was ruled a homicide by hazing,” the victim’s family said in a statement Friday evening. “We now hope that all those responsible for this act will swiftly be brought to justice. Our goal is that no other family will have to live through this pain.”
“We don’t want to stop the music,” the statement said, “we want to stop the hazing.”
Champion’s Nov. 19 death and the severe beating of another band member during a hazing ritual three weeks earlier have brought new scrutiny to a culture of hazing within the Tallahassee school’s famed Marching 100 band.
State and local authorities are investigating the death. Any death involving hazing is a third-degree felony in Florida, but no charges have been filed so far. Three male band members were arrested in a separate probe involving the recent beating of a female member whose thigh bone was broken.
Witnesses told emergency dispatchers that Champion was vomiting before he was found unresponsive aboard a band bus outside an Orlando hotel after the school’s football team lost to rival Bethune-Cookman.
The report by Dr. Sara Irrgang, an associate medical examiner, described Champion as “previously healthy” and showing “no evidence of natural disease” except for a slightly enlarged heart. Immediately after the hazing, Champion complained of thirst and fatigue, then loss of vision and signs of shock, the report said.
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The Grambling State women’s basketball nondistrict schedule is heating up.
The Lady Tigers play at Oral Roberts at 7 tonight. GSU then travels to Tulsa on Saturday. The road trip ends with games at Texas (Dec. 20) and LSU (Dec. 22).
GSU won its last game, a 64-52 victory over Sam Houston State, on Saturday. Markisha Patterson led the Lady Tigers with 16 points and six rebounds while Tonieshwa Mack added 14 points.
Michelle Dobbins came off the bench to play a big role for GSU, scoring 15 points and three assists, three rebounds and two steals.
No. 14 Louisville 64, Cincinnati 59: At Cincinnati, Shoni Schimmel scored 16 points to lead No. 14 Louisville past Cincinnati on Wednesday night in the Big East opener for both teams. After trailing for much of the second half, Louisville (9-2, 1-0) tied the score at 55 with 2:37 left in the game and went ahead on Schimmel’s 3-pointer.
With less than a minute left, Bjonee Reaves’ jumper pulled Cincinnati (6-3, 0-1) within one, but Cardinals forward Shawnta’ Dyer responded quickly to give Louisville a three-point lead with 39 seconds remaining.
Becky Burke, who had 14 points for the Cardinals, made four free throws in the final 30 seconds to seal the win.
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