COLUMBUS, Georgia -- Former Central High coach Woodrow Lowe has joined the coaching staff at Jackson State, the school confirmed Tuesday.
Lowe will be coaching the linebackers.
The Tigers went 5-7 last season and 3-6 in the SWAC.
Harold Jackson is the head coach. Alonzo Lee was hired in February as the team's new defensive coordinator.
Lowe was fired by Central last year after four seasons as head coach with a 33-14 record and one region championship.
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Wednesday, April 1, 2015
FAMU's Award Winning Journalism Students Debut Short Films at Artists In Bloom Festival
TALLAHASSEE, Florida -- Award-winning broadcast journalism students will showcase their short films during the revival of the Florida A&M University’s “Artists in Bloom” festival in April. Four documentaries will be presented as part of the university’s exhibit of creative works by members of the campus community, including students.
This year’s lineup of the short films is as follows:
The Redzone: State of HBCU Sports
By: Quintin Gee and Jason Joseph.
The Redzone displays the continuing struggle of HBCU sports programs.
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Return to Sender
By: Donovan Long and Majorie Pierre.
Return to Sender, deals with letters from fathers to their African American sons.
Trapped: The Restricted American Dream
By: Brittany Collins and LaCrai Mitchell.
Trapped, exhibits citizens trapped in communities as a result of education, income and other challenges.
Stage 5
By: Jordan Kinsey and Toya Womack.
Stage 5, takes an in depth look on the impact that cancer has on patients and love ones.
“J-school Journals showcases great narrative features that deals with topics that are often times overlooked. The conversations and themes that we deal with in our narrative features pushes envelop and really challenges society to examine ourselves through a different lens,” says LaCrai Mitchell, producer of Trapped: The Restricted American Dream.
Kenneth Jones, professor of broadcast journalism, at the FAMU School of Journalism & Graphic Communication, is the major professor who has supervised the student work. Prior to this year’s debut of the student documentaries, the FAMU SJGC had hosted annual short film screenings.
“We are excited to have the School of Journalism continue its collaboration with the College of Social Sciences, Arts and Humanities in this year’s Artist in Bloom Festival. I believe the Narrative Features Showcase and the ensuing dialogue that is inspired will not only add to the wonderful festival lineup, but demonstrate the vision and quality of FAMU students and speak to what the university has to offer its constituency.” say, Luther D. Wells, Professor of Theatre and Artist in Bloom Festival Chair.
J-school Journals will be held at the Lee Hall Auditorium on April 4th from 4pm-6pm. The event is free to the public. For more information on events and performances visit www.famu.edu/ABF.
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Six transfers help WSSU in spring practice
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- It’s not an exact science welcoming football transfers during the spring but Winston-Salem State has made it work in recent seasons.
There were six transfers this semester, and Coach Kienus Boulware said to compete in the Division II playoffs signing players from junior colleges or transfers from Division I is a must.
“It’s something we look to do but you can’t just take everybody who wants to come who may have played at a D-I,” Boulware said. “You have to kind of be selective.”
The Rams, who are have gone 54-8 in the last five seasons, have been the most successful program in the state of North Carolina during those five seasons, according to Boulware.
“Winning helps you attract those guys that want to play and want to win,” Boulware said.
The Rams held their first organized scrimmage of spring practice on Monday and running back Malik Mosley, who started his career at Old Dominion, had the most impressive runs.
“He was very good and had some good yardage,” Boulware said.
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There were six transfers this semester, and Coach Kienus Boulware said to compete in the Division II playoffs signing players from junior colleges or transfers from Division I is a must.
“It’s something we look to do but you can’t just take everybody who wants to come who may have played at a D-I,” Boulware said. “You have to kind of be selective.”
The Rams, who are have gone 54-8 in the last five seasons, have been the most successful program in the state of North Carolina during those five seasons, according to Boulware.
“Winning helps you attract those guys that want to play and want to win,” Boulware said.
The Rams held their first organized scrimmage of spring practice on Monday and running back Malik Mosley, who started his career at Old Dominion, had the most impressive runs.
“He was very good and had some good yardage,” Boulware said.
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Ram Ramblings: Spring practice going well for young team
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina -- From all indications Coach Kienus Boulware has firm control of everything surrounding spring football practice except one aspect.“The weather has kind of messed us up this week,” Boulware said on Friday afternoon after a controlled scrimmage was moved to next week because of heavy rain.
Because the Rams use grass practice fields they have turned into mostly mud because so to save those fields the Rams will stay off them until early next week.
Overall, Boulware has been pleased with the progress his young team has made.
“We lost a lot of starters from defense last season so we’ve got a lot of spots to fill,” Boulware said.
One player who has stood out on defense is redshirt freshman Kyrell Williamson, a linebacker who sat out last season. Boulware likes the way Williamson has picked up the system.
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Maryland Colleges rely more on part-time professors, while Morgan State is at the other end of the scale
The higher education commission is charged with compiling statistics relating to the 16 community and 13 public, four-year institutions of higher learning. The agency recently released its Data Book 2015, that includes the latest breakdown of the numbers of full-and part-time professors.
The larger concentration of part-time faculty characterizes the community colleges with about 70 percent, or 5,989 of the 8,562 total statewide, shown on the table as part time. Since their founding period a half-century or so ago, community college officials have generally considered it a positive approach to hire and use part-time faculty.
The conventional wisdom is part-timers can be hired for less money and generally do not receive benefits, which eliminates health and retirement entitlements ordinarily awarded to regular professors. Also, part-time employees can draw on their other work experience. A downside indicated is that they too often do not spend much time on campus, making them less accessible to students.
The highest percentage of part-time faculty in the 2015 book is at the University of Maryland University College, at 91.8 percent. It is the state'’s largest facility, with 48,183 students attending for credit. It primarily enrolls part-time students taking courses online, both in and out of state, plus overseas, which leads to more reliance on the lower-paid part time professors.
Morgan State University is on the other end of the scale, with 16.3 percent (72) of its 443 faculty members overall listed as part time. Salisbury University, on the Eastern Shore, has a 38.1 percent rate among 661 faculty. For the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, it is 41.1 percent of 365.
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Tuesday, March 31, 2015
XU caps California trip with victories vs. No. 19 Lewis-Clark
LA MIRADA, California -- Xavier University of Louisiana concluded its tennis trip to the Golden State with victories Tuesday against Lewis-Clark State. The Gold Nuggets won 7-2, and the Gold Rush won 9-0.
The Gold Nuggets (15-8) were 4-0 on the trip, all against NAIA top-25 opponents. The Gold Rush (12-6) were 3-1, including two victories against top-10 teams.
Four XU doubles teams -- Nour Abbes-Carmen Nelson and Brion Flowers-Brandi Nelson for the Nuggets, Tushar Mandlekar-Manav Chakma and Kevin Chaout-Adam Albrecht for the Rush -- were 4-0 on the trip. Including singles, Abbes was 7-0, Brandi Nelson was 6-0, and Carmen Nelson, Albrecht and Mandlekar were 7-1 apiece. Flowers and Chakma were 6-1 apiece.
Abbes clinched the Nuggets' dual with a 6-1, 6-1 victory against Putri Dwinta. Kyle Montrel beat Yonas Woldetsadik 6-2, 6-2 to clinch for the Rush.
The NAIA's coaches polls were announced after the duals were decided. Xavier's men remained No. 6 -- their 34th consecutive top-10 appearance -- and Lewis-Clark State (3-6) dropped from 19th to 20th. Xavier's women remained seventh -- their 21st consecutive time in the top 10 -- and Lewis-Clark State (3-11) fell from 19th to 21st.
Next for Xavier will be duals against Auburn Montgomery's second-ranked women and third-ranked men at 2:30 p.m. April 10 -- one week from Friday -- at XU Tennis Center.
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TSU Tiger Camp Update: Special Teams
NASHVILLE, Tennessee – The Tennessee State football team kicked off the third week of spring drills, Monday, with an afternoon practice session.
All three units showed marked improvements including the squad’s special teams.
The unit welcomes back sophomore kicker Lane Clark who will look to improve upon last year’s true freshman campaign and become a weapon for the team. Clark spent a lot of time in the weight room in the offseason, adding to his 45+ yard kicking range.
Clark will have to overcome the loss of holder Leon Holderhead, leaving the position in flux. Quarterback Ronald Butler has done most of the holding in spring, but he may have more pressing duties come fall.
Holderhead was also the team’s punter in 2014 and fellow Butte College standout Geordie Bunn will not arrive on campus until the summer. Therefore, the Tigers have been trying out different punters this spring including Clark.
TSU had the luxury of two returners last season, but De’Ante Saunders and Darion Hall both exhausted their eligibilities. Big Blue has tried a bevy of players at the spots this spring to find the best suited players for the jobs.
All three units will next take the field on Wednesday at 4 p.m.
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