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Thursday, March 17, 2016
VOL. 87, No. 23
FSUB crowns new Cover Girl
Winners in the Calendar Girl Pageant held Tuesday in T.H. Harris Auditorium.
Pageant theme was ‘New York State of Mind’
BRE’NEA WRIGHT
Contributing writer
The 48th Annual Miss
Calendar Girl Pageant has
arrived and the competition
surely had a “New York State
of Mind.”
Due to inclement weather,
the pageant was delayed a few
days, but that was no challenge
for this year’s contestants.
The show kicked off with
a dance routine from all the
contestants, and they had the
crowd in awe.
This year’s contestants
were judged on daywear,
swimwear, evening wear, and
only the Cover Girl nominees
presented a talent for the
judges.
As the show proceeded,
the contestants took the
stage to show off their poise
and express themselves to
the best of their ability. As
the talent portion began,
the Cover Girl contestants
showed their creativity
through dances, poems, singing, and playing instruments.
The Calendar Girl winners
are Kattera Dooley, Miss September; Breona Hall, Miss October; Charisma Green, Miss
November; Lanita Hughes,
Miss December; Stasha Burris, Miss January; La’Brittany
Beene, Miss February; Aviana
Cornelius, Miss March; Jordan
Bailey, Miss April; Mecca Muhammad, Miss May; Zaire Sayers, Miss June; Riki Burroughs,
Miss July; and Ashely Brown,
Miss August.
As 2015-16 Miss Cover
Girl Joi’Lavia Porter did her
farewell walk, she expressed
her gratitude for the experience she endured. She also
praised those who believed in
her and suggested other girls
find confidence to express
themselves.
The 48th Annual Miss
Cover Girl, Taylor Stewart
of Columbia, Maryland, was
crowned. First runner-up was
Jamika Jones from St. Andrews, Jamaica, and second
runner-up was Zia Gordon
from Monroe, Louisiana.
The new Miss Cover Girl
talked about why she ran.
“The pageant allows the
young ladies of GSU to break
out of their shells and have
a good time. I wanted to use
my platform to make a positive impact on the university.
“I also wanted to do
something out my comfort
zone and broaden my horizon and I had such a fun time
preparing,” Stewart said.
Shortly after the pageant,
a reception was held in the
Black and Gold Room to
honor the candidates and
winners of this year’s pageant. Each winner will have
the opportunity to sponsor a
social affair each month.
The first Calendar Girl
Pageant was presented on
March 24, 1969, which originally was a two-night event.
The concept was to choose
12 girls to represent each
month in the calendar and,
of course, a Cover Girl. Over
the years, changes have been
made such as the talent, enTONY VALENTINO/The Yearbook
tertainment, and scholarships Taylor Stewart is all smiles after being crowned Miss Cover Girl for 2016-17.
awarded to the winners.
Flood cleanup
to be costly
for university
n Meeting with FEMA
set for March 23.
YA’LISHA GATEWOOD
Contributing writer
What seemed like a storm
from hell hitting Grambling
State University last week
is going to cost at least $2.7
million to clean up after
flooding and roof collapses,
according to GSU President
Willie Larkin.
After several days walking
the campus to see the damage
and talking with the faculty,
staff and students affected
and displaced, Larkin said
that Grambling State has
been hit harder than anyone
had imagined and the school
urgently needs help from
Lincoln Parish, Louisiana and
the federal government.
He issued a state of
emergency to emphasize the
critical need, but no state
or federal help has come to
help. However, GSU has a
March 23 meeting scheduled
with the Federal Emergency
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Management Assistance to
determine what resources the
federal government might
provide.
“Risk
management
insurance, not students, will
pay for the damage, some of
which will not be repaired for
use for months,” Larkin said.
Charles P. Adams Hall was
the hardest hit of the several
buildings flooded or otherwise
damaged by the storm. Adams
had about three inches of
water, making it impossible to
operate normally on the first
floor. The second and third
floors were not damaged.
“Most of the campus
buildings were damaged
because of ongoing roof and
drainage system problems
long overdue for repair and
renovation,” said Tremell
Turner, director of Facilities.
“The school has sought
money and help to deal with
the existing problems for
years without much success.”
Tiles on the roof of the
Fredrick C. Hobdy Assembly
Center, which houses much
of athletics and kinesiology
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BRITNEY WILLIAMS
Contributing writer
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Fans and electrical cords spread along the floor in Charles
P. Adams Hall. It was one of several buildings on campus
that suffered extensive damage during the storm last week
that dumped almost 2 feet of rain within three days across
the northern portion of Louisiana. GSU was forced to shut
down for three days.
classes, were damaged during
the thunderstorms, causing
a number of leaks and some
internal water damage.
In addition to Adams
and Hobdy, other buildings
affected include the Favrot
Student Union building, T.H.
Harris Auditorium and the
Eddie Robinson Museum
The several days of
rain and flooding caused
31 faculty members to be
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relocated from Adams, to
the second and third floors
of Adams and to Jacob T.
Stewart. It is uncertain how
long they might have to stay
in the temporary offices.
Woodson was hit by a bad
storm last year and repairs
were ongoing when the
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