Spring Break
Like many people throughout the country, approximately 150 students, faculty, staff, and members of the Jackson community gathered in the Jackson State University Student Center, Tuesday Jan. 20, to witness a defining moment in history. While they watched on flat screen televisions located throughout the building as Barack Obama took his oath as the 44th president of the United States of America, another 43 JSU students were standing on the Washington Mall admidst a crowd of millions.
Three days before the inauguration of Barack Obama as the first African-American president of the United States of America, Jackson State University students, faculty, staff and the surrounding community gathered in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium to celebrate the life and works of Dr.
In celebration of Martin Luther King, Jr.'s Helping Hands Day, students from Jackson State University remembered the life and achievements of Dr. King the one way they knew best-through service. On Monday, Jan. 19 volunteers with the Community Service/Service Learning Center and other organizations on campus took time out from their holiday to spend time with the elderly at Community Nursing Home.
There's a reason why the Jackson State Tiger basketball team played such a difficult schedule to begin their season: It helps them become a stronger team for conference play. After tough road games against Kansas, Arizona State and Texas A&M in December, the Tigers have begin SWAC competition ready to make a run for the 2009 SWAC Title.