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Blood drive expect 150
Issue date: 2/11/08 Section: Campus News
The spring blood drive, hosted by the Pre-Alumni Council (PAC), is scheduled Wednesday, Feb. 11 in Kean Hall gymnasium and is expected to bring out large numbers.
The blood drive was started two years ago when PAC joined service organization Brothers for Love Achievement Culture Knowledge Inc. BLACK) in hosting the event.
PAC Vice President Trehon Coleman, a junior computer science major from Nashville, said, "We are looking for at least 150 people to participate this year."
Last semester, more than 100 students tried to donate blood; however, only 50 were eligible to donate.
This year, there will be a few people
from the community to come out and discuss the importance of donating blood.
Former vice mayor of Nashville, Howard Gentry, a 1974 graduate of TSU; Dr. Gwinett Ladson, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Meharry Medical College
and a 1980 graduate of TSU; and, Laura
Faber from WZTV Fox 17 news will be in attendance.
"I'm looking forward to the participants
to come out," said PAC adviser Teresa Pendergrass. "It is a crucial time in which people need blood."
Hodari P.T. Brown, a senior criminal justice major from Detroit and president of the Pre-Alumni Council, was not available for comment.
Student development symposium series
Byron Pitts, a national correspondent for CBS news will visit TSU on Monday, Feb. 11
at 1:50 p.m. in the Robert N. Murrell Forum, room 210 in the Floyd-Payne Campus Center.
This event is being hosted by the student development presentation and symposium series.
College to Career and Teacher Recruitment fair
The annual College to Career and Teacher Recruitment fair will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 10-3 p.m. at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. The career fair will have more than 400 employers from business, industry, government and education fields.
Students are urged to come out and take part in meeting with recruiters to learn more about career and internships to enhance job
searches.
For tickets to the fair, please contact the Career Center located in suite 304 of the Floyd-Payne Campus Center or Dean Hytche at the Avon-Williams Campus
Compiled by Acquanetta G. Donnell Jr.
University responds to severe weather
In the aftermath of a series of storms that ravished the Southern states, TSU President Melvin N. Johnson issued a statement to the university community, acknowledging the
potential danger as well as issuing FEMA-drafted tips for recovery.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to the communities that were actually hit and devastated by these violent storms, especially those that experienced loss of life and injuries," Johnson said in a statement, published on The President's Corner on the tnstate.edu Web site and sent to faculty and student e-mails.
"We realize that natural disasters can exact their toll either directly or indirectly as some of you may have family or friends that may have been affected," the statement continued.
Compiled by Marshall A. Latimore
Five left dead in Los Angeles
Five people, who were in a standoff last Thursday, one being a police officer, lie dead after a man barricaded himself inside a Los Angeles house that caught fire.
A number of police surrounded the house after a suspect inside thehouse dialed 911 at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday night.
The victim said that three family members were already killed. SWAT Officer Randal Simmons was shot to death and Officer James Veenstra was seriously wounded.
Romney quits the race
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney suspended his bid from the presidential nomination on Thursday.
Romney said, "If I continued in the race, it would forestall the launch of a national campaign and be making it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win," according to cnnpolitics.com.
By Romney no longer a part of the presidential race, Senator McCain is now the front-runner in the GOP race.
Compiled by Acquanetta G. Donnell Jr
The blood drive was started two years ago when PAC joined service organization Brothers for Love Achievement Culture Knowledge Inc. BLACK) in hosting the event.
PAC Vice President Trehon Coleman, a junior computer science major from Nashville, said, "We are looking for at least 150 people to participate this year."
Last semester, more than 100 students tried to donate blood; however, only 50 were eligible to donate.
This year, there will be a few people
from the community to come out and discuss the importance of donating blood.
Former vice mayor of Nashville, Howard Gentry, a 1974 graduate of TSU; Dr. Gwinett Ladson, associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Meharry Medical College
and a 1980 graduate of TSU; and, Laura
Faber from WZTV Fox 17 news will be in attendance.
"I'm looking forward to the participants
to come out," said PAC adviser Teresa Pendergrass. "It is a crucial time in which people need blood."
Hodari P.T. Brown, a senior criminal justice major from Detroit and president of the Pre-Alumni Council, was not available for comment.
Student development symposium series
Byron Pitts, a national correspondent for CBS news will visit TSU on Monday, Feb. 11
at 1:50 p.m. in the Robert N. Murrell Forum, room 210 in the Floyd-Payne Campus Center.
This event is being hosted by the student development presentation and symposium series.
College to Career and Teacher Recruitment fair
The annual College to Career and Teacher Recruitment fair will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 12 from 10-3 p.m. at the Tennessee State Fairgrounds. The career fair will have more than 400 employers from business, industry, government and education fields.
Students are urged to come out and take part in meeting with recruiters to learn more about career and internships to enhance job
searches.
For tickets to the fair, please contact the Career Center located in suite 304 of the Floyd-Payne Campus Center or Dean Hytche at the Avon-Williams Campus
Compiled by Acquanetta G. Donnell Jr.
University responds to severe weather
In the aftermath of a series of storms that ravished the Southern states, TSU President Melvin N. Johnson issued a statement to the university community, acknowledging the
potential danger as well as issuing FEMA-drafted tips for recovery.
"Our hearts and prayers go out to the communities that were actually hit and devastated by these violent storms, especially those that experienced loss of life and injuries," Johnson said in a statement, published on The President's Corner on the tnstate.edu Web site and sent to faculty and student e-mails.
"We realize that natural disasters can exact their toll either directly or indirectly as some of you may have family or friends that may have been affected," the statement continued.
Compiled by Marshall A. Latimore
Five left dead in Los Angeles
Five people, who were in a standoff last Thursday, one being a police officer, lie dead after a man barricaded himself inside a Los Angeles house that caught fire.
A number of police surrounded the house after a suspect inside thehouse dialed 911 at about 9 p.m. on Wednesday night.
The victim said that three family members were already killed. SWAT Officer Randal Simmons was shot to death and Officer James Veenstra was seriously wounded.
Romney quits the race
Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney suspended his bid from the presidential nomination on Thursday.
Romney said, "If I continued in the race, it would forestall the launch of a national campaign and be making it easier for Senator Clinton or Obama to win," according to cnnpolitics.com.
By Romney no longer a part of the presidential race, Senator McCain is now the front-runner in the GOP race.
Compiled by Acquanetta G. Donnell Jr
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