Issue 02 - Paine College

PROPAINE
“Burning the Midnight Oil for a Brighter Education”
A STUDENT FEATURE FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF MEDIA STUDIES
OCTOBER 01, 2011
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KING is QUEEN: Miss Paine
Ranks 12th in National Pageant
By Rosa Jean
Our very own Miss Paine College 2011-2012, Tamakia King,
competed in the Miss National Black College Alumni Hall of Fame Pageant
on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Atlanta,
Ga. The pageant is hosted by the National Black College Alumni Hall of
Fame Foundation, Inc. Founded by Thomas W. Dortch, Jr, this foundation
recognizes the need for alumni to move to the forefront of the effort to
save black colleges across the nation. The pageant was one of several
events hosted by the foundation and comprised of HBCU queens from
across the nation.
Not only did Miss King compete, she ranked top 12 in the overall
competition. “I wasn’t nervous because from the time I was formed in my
mother’s womb, God knew I’d be in the competition and only He would
decide the winner, so I was just there to play along” King said.
Although she did not win, she was honored and blessed to have the
opportunity and was pleased with the winner that was chosen.
Before the competition, Miss King attended several events while in
Atlanta. Her most memorable experience occurred, when the queens
visited a local elementary school in Atlanta and spoke with young girls
about the importance of good self esteem.
“They were so happy to see us and share in the Queen experience,”
said King.
Miss King left the competition with not only a rank, but life-long
friends who she refers to as “Sister Queens.”
King said, “We are all genuinely happy for each others’ success and
celebrate one another.”
The Paine Community is truly honored to have Miss Tamakia King
represent our school and we wish her the best in all of her endeavors.
October 01, 2011
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Media Studies
Assembly 2011
By Patrice Simpson
The annual Media Studies Assembly was held September 28th in
the Gilbert-Lambuth Chapel. The special guest was Desreta Jackson
who played opposite Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg, and Danny
Glover in The Color Purple as Young Celie Johnson.
Towdah M.I.M.E. Ministries, who is always a campus favorite,
was there in full form to energize the house. But, in case you were
one of the few that missed the annual Media Studies students’ big
event, here is a sample of the 106 & Park Q&A Rondel Hickson, Corie
Coleman, and Dwayne Dyke, Jr. conducted with Ms. Jackson:
Q.The Color Purple is a certified classic. What is it like being part of
such a socially significant slice of African American cinema at such a
young age?
A. Well, the experience was phenomenal. When I reflect, I realize
the significance that wasn’t the case then. Consider the fact that at
that time, Oprah, Steven Spielberg, and Danny Glover weren’t the
household names they are today.
Q. What’s it like being in that company of marquis talent like Oprah
Winfrey, Steven Spielberg, Danny Glover, Laurence Fishburne,
Whoopi Goldberg; personally and professionally?
A. I was a little girl. On a personal level we hung out as far as adults
can hang out with a little girl. Professionally, my experience was
excellent, everyone was focused, determined, and dedicated. I was
fortunate to be in the midst of an immensely talented group of
individuals who were willing to extend themselves as friends and
family.
Q.What’s on the horizon for Desreta Jackson?
A. Working with Paine in order to increase internship opportunities
for media students. I’d like to help students understand the business
side of the film industry. There were many who helped me along the
way, it’s personally and professionally important for me to give back.
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October 01, 2011
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Showtime at the
Odeum By Dominique Smith
Paine College Television (PCTV) is gearing up to hit the local,
and possibly even national airwaves in February 2012. Paine
College’s Media Studies Department Chair, Dr. Gary Flanigan, says,
“I’ve thrown a ball that our TV production and internship students
have caught, and they’re enthusiastically running with it.”
The ball thrown is a
concept for developing a
slate of original TV pilots.
Professor Flanigan’s MAC
461 and 491 students
will team up with faculty
and staff in a video production effort. One of
the shows is hosted by
Dr. Marcus Tillery, Paine
Provost and VPAA.
Commenting on his David Letterman-styled talk show with an
“academic twist,” Dr. Tillery said, “I am honored that our students
will be working with me on the production, and public presentation
of Till Now.”
Paine College Junior, Tiffney Sullivan, and Danette Patton, a
supervisor with the Mack Gipson Jr. Tutorial & Enrichment Center are
Till Now producers. Quashon Walker, PC Sophomore is the show’s
production manager.
Another program that’s part of the production slate is a
political variety show entitled Brand Knew with Brandon Brown. Mr.
Brown is PC’s Vice President of Institutional Advancement.
Brand Knew’s senior producers are Natasha Carter, and Leah
Suggs, Director and Assistant Director of PC Communications and
Marketing respectively.
Taping of Till Now’s pilot episode is scheduled for Wednesday,
October 19, 2011, 6:00PM, in the Gilbert-Lambuth Chapel Odeum
before a LIVE student/faculty/community audience. Brand Knew will
begin filming its pilot in early November.
Pictured l to r: Robin Williamson, Anthony Fann, Quashon Walker, Nicholas
Johnson, Kaneeshia Walker. Top to bottom lower three: Tiffney Sullivan,
Natasha Carter, Leah Suggs.
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October 01, 2011
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Painestaking Pride
By Justin Dummett
From jump street, my matriculation
at Paine College led me to observe and love
PC pride. It’s one of my best “school daze”
experiences. Whether students wear Paine
paraphernalia, or shout out the infamous “PC
One Time” chant, there is no doubt about it.
Paine College is the spot.
Looking back to ‘08 as a freshman, I
can remember going to a basketball game or
two in the hot Carter Gymnasium. The place
was packed. And, it was jumpin’.
Paine College students, faculty and even alumni were wearing
PC shirts, hoodies, and the purple and white while cheering our
basketball team to victory. We were in the House of Paine, and just like
the commercial says, “WE MUST PROTECT THIS HOUSE!”
As our Lions made the other team “dandelions,” I began to feel
and understand what it meant to belong. I was an integral part of
something way bigger than the sum total of all its parts. I could see it,
feel it, taste it. Students, faculty, staff, and alum were demonstrating
their pride in a way that made me know that coming to Paine College
was the greatest thing that I could have done after leaving my high
school’s hallowed halls.
But, all things are not all the same to all people. Rather than
sports, there are some students who show their pride for Paine College
through student leadership in non-sporting scholastic arenas. I’m one
such individual. Subsequently, pride can be summed in simply showing
that you are trying to make a difference. Willing to work overtime, or
stay up all night in pursuit of academic excellence in doing what you
do, and being all you can be this side of Fort Gordon.
We may not know the roar of the crowd from a field, or court
perspective, but nevertheless, as PC Lions, we hear the roar from a
perspective within. And, that’s a sound that resonates even louder.
“Burning the midnight oil for a brighter education” because
simple, not foolish, pride says it needs to be done. Being literally and
figuratively pro-Paine is a “painestaking” and roaring call for action.
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October 01, 2011
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Paine Jane?
By Tiffney Sullivan
With the regularity of Haley’s Comet, only on an annual basis,
autumn leaves fall forth with an intellectual, as well as an emotional,
discussion of the new day relevancy of the perrennial collegiate
campus queens. In order to set the diatribe, I’ll just quote directly
from the pages of EBONY/JET Online:
“All hail the queens. EBONY magazine is
pleased to announce the winners of our
HBCU Campus Queens Online Poll. During
a week of intense online voting, more
than 2 million votes were cast for the
Campus Queens! Ten ladies came out on
top and will grace the pages of our
September 2011 issue. The winners, in
voting order, are: “
I’m not going to list the Top-10. Not because Paine College didn’t
make the Ebony cut, and I’m hating. But, because this was and is a
popularity contest based, in EBONY’s own words, entirely on votes.
I did a little research. The HBCU having a contestant in the Top10 mix with the largest student enrollment is Howard University. The
institution having the smallest enrollment is Bennett College. When
calculating the arithmetic mean, we find the average student
population of the Top-10 a mathematically mesmerizing 5,000.
What makes this figure halting? The statistical median for the
Top-10 is 4,500 with the arithmetic mode hovering around the same
number plus or minus 50. But, here’s what’s off the chain. When
excluding the Top-10 and just looking at the remaining 90 HBCU’s that
didn’t tabulate the votes, for whatever the reason, the arithmetic
mean is far below 2,000, with the statistical mode hovering around
1,500 plus or minus 50.
The “meaning?” Even though our own Miss Paine College,
Tamakia King, ranked Top 12 in the National Pageant, “wassup” with
the national magazine? What happened there? Different set of rules?
Or, just maybe, ‘what it was,’ if you have the students, a cell
phone, and you’re highly motivated, even a “Paine Jane” can become
an Ebony or Jet Black Collegiate Idol. Go figure!
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October 01, 2011
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The Paineful Truth
an Op-ed by Gary F. Flanigan
They say politics and religion are two things that shouldn’t be
discussed at the dinner table. But, since most of us don’t know who
“they” really are, let’s ignore them for two minutes as I stand ready to
contemplate Decision 2012, which is only 13 months away. Being in
Augusta, GA, I guess I can, in James Brown fashion, “Say it Loud.” I
voted for Barack Obama just because he’s black.
Why? Well, answering a question with a double question: What is
really meant by “rendering unto Caesar the things which are Caesar’s,
and unto God the things that are God’s?” Does rendering a vote for
President of the United States based solely on race place me in ethical
conflict with God? Or, is it just an issue with my fellow man?
From a strictly patriotic perspective, I’ve been taught since
kindergarten to be a “respecter” of U.S. Presidents for the simple fact
that each and every one of them has lived in the “White” House. So, at
least for me, color consciousness as far as the presidency didn’t start
with Campaign ‘08, it jumped off with Decision 1789. From a strictly
biblical perspective, would, could, or should a President Obama be
considered something like a “Caesar?” From a strictly historical
perspective, Caesar was a head of State you know.
Way back when in 1973, there was that movie starring Fred
Williamson entitled, Black Caesar. Folks back in the day kinda liked the
idea seeing a Black man play a kick-butt role that Black men usually
didn’t get a chance to play. I know as a college kid, classified as being a
member of some so-called Buppie (Black urban professional)
demographic, I really liked seeing Fred as “the man.” I didn’t care
anything about so-called Blaxploitation. If I had, certainly there would
have been a little righteous indignation with the movie’s tagline which
had street violence written all over it. “Hail Caesar. Godfather of
Harlem. The Cat with the .45 Caliber Claws.”
But, now that the White House has been physically integrated,
and our nation’s “Black Caesar” has kicked butt from the halls of Bin
Laden to the shores of the Potomac, perhaps my K-20 crayola logic is no
longer that profound. Maybe I should try real hard not to let race enter
the space just above my face. We’ve been there; bought the T-shirt.
Well, then and again, these are the times that try men’s souls.
With “Bachmann” in “overdrive,” and Palin drinking from her saucer
because her tea cup runneth rampant, Decision 2012 for me might once
again get crayola’d. This time, instead of black and white, maybe just a
choice between the brightest and dullest crayon that’s a shade of gray.
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October 01, 2011
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Windowpaine . . .
Paige Charles Lydia Hawkins
. . . a window seat
so, presently I'm
standing
here right now
you’re so demanding
tell me what u want
from me
makes me wanna ask
the lady for a ticket
outta town…
so can i get a window
seat?
-- Erykah Badu
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COMING FEBRUARY 2012 ON PCTV
PROPAINE
October 01, 2011
Issue 02
a Biweekly Publication of the Department of Media Studies
Student Managing Editors:
Tiffney Sullivan
Rosa Jean
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Paine College
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Augusta, GA 30903
Photo Journalists:
Derric Miller
Matthew Crawford
© 2011
Faculty Advisor:
Dr. Gary F. Flanigan
Chair, Media Studies Department
Staff Coordinator:
Pamela Mclean
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