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Issue date: 4/10/09 Section: Opinions
Accomplishments of black community deserve praise
When will The Red & Black stop rewarding mediocrity with the front page slot [Thursday's "Soulja Boy requests hot wings, Gatorade"]? How was Soulja Boy's eating habits relevant or newsworthy?As a black student here at the University I saw the clear connection as I connected the dots of utilizing food choice to characterize an entire community of people harmfully. The Red & Black thought it pulled a fast one in Thursday's front headline in its poor reporting and overall stereotypical article that consequently slighted most blacks under the disguise of chicken and juice.
I am not at all as surprised as my peers that the low-quality story made it onto the front page, just as Soulja Boy made it onto our campus and no one blinked an eye. But I simply ask my fellow students not to stand around your Snelling tables and be pissed.
Be proactive and stand for something or anyone will be able to pull the veil over your eyes and you will fall for anything. As we celebrate monumental moments such as the first black president and other triumphs of progression, our actions in our own communities must mimic a similar sense of forward movement in which blacks are not your chicken eating, Kool-aid drinking, superman-dancing fools and minstrel shows!
Monique Stevenson
Junior, Atlanta
English
Soulja Boy a poor use of our fees
So, we as students had to pay the University an extra $100 special spring semester fee to cover budget shortfalls, yet the Student Union feels it's acceptable to blow $28,000 on a Soulja Boy concert?Why couldn't we use that money to cover the fees? I feel, and I'm sure many others do as well, that students should get to vote on what musical acts the Student Union brings to campus, especially if we are going to spend that much money.
Jared Peden
Freshman, Hinesville
Political Science
Viewing Comments 1 - 10 of 18
Truth
posted 4/10/09 @ 9:20 AM EST
YOU DO GET A VOTE!!! It's called going to the meetings. I'm pretty sure EVERY student is eligible for membership in the University Union since they ask people to come to their meetings at all of their events. (Continued…)
Joe
posted 4/10/09 @ 9:52 AM EST
Monique, I agree.
Hodge Podge
posted 4/10/09 @ 11:43 AM EST
Monique,
The problem with the Soulja Boy article on Thursday wasn't the racial connections people could make between chicken wings and Gatorade.
The problem was that the article was completely unnecessary, placed on the front page (when it shouldn't have even been in the paper), and was poorly written. (Continued…)
Math fail
posted 4/10/09 @ 12:29 PM EST
Jared -
We have a total student population of about 34,000.
The concern cost $28,000.
Approximately .82 cents for your fees were used to bring Soulja Boy here. (Continued…)
Really?
posted 4/10/09 @ 1:38 PM EST
"Again, I ask...
...do we really NEED the University Union?"
Really, for that matter, do we need a bus system for people? I mean I have a car so why should I pay for a service that I don't use. (Continued…)
Joshua Taylor
posted 4/10/09 @ 1:57 PM EST
I think it is very ignorant to relate the soulja boy article to race. It had nothing to do with race but the waste of school funds on a person who openly approves and promotes poor education and the degradation of women. (Continued…)
Helpful
posted 4/10/09 @ 2:17 PM EST
"The Athletic fees are a complete waste; $53 per student per semester to a program that makes millions in profits each year. And what's the rationale? So that the sports nobody wants to attend don't have to charge entrance fees. (Continued…)
alright..
posted 4/11/09 @ 10:24 AM EST
There is a reason UGA is looked at as one of the biggest and best campuses around -- we have to give a little bit back to the University. I'm sorry, but you are getting a top-flight education here and all you can complain about is a couple fees? Here's an idea:
If you pay athletic fees - why dont you go to some of the games that dont have entrance fees? The stadiums for soccer and softball are some of the best in the nation because of these, and games are enjoyable. (Continued…)
To Monique:
posted 4/11/09 @ 10:48 AM EST
I completely agree with you: black are not to be looked at as "dancing minstrel shows" or anything of that nature. There are a good number of black people in this country who have made incredible progress and contributions. (Continued…)
Anjelica
posted 4/12/09 @ 1:47 AM EST
It's so easy to use some broad, overreaching problem to cover up the fact that you are simply wrong. The issue here is an article that focuses on obviously stereotypical themes on the front page of the University newspaper. (Continued…)
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