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Autism walk raises
awareness, seeks funding to fight disorders
Photos by Terry Gilliam
Thousands of walkers take
part in the Autism awareness walk at the
Schottenstein Center, Sunday, Oct 12, 2008, in Columbus.
By Felix Hoover
For YourNewsColumbus.com
Columbus---Messages of understanding, encouragement
and hope passed from one participant to another at the
inaugural Walk Now for Autism fundraiser.
Thousands of people with autism, along with their friends
and families, gathered at the Schottenstein Center for
opening ceremonies, which included testimonials and pep
talks to help people understand various aspects of the
group of neurobiological conditions under the umbrella of
Autism Spectrum Disorders.
OSU President E. Gordon Gee said that the university is
committing research, teachers and family services as well
as the use of the Schottenstein Center as part of the
effort to combat what are usually lifelong disorders.
“Autism is something that should not exist,” he said. “We
can cure this.”
Music and pep from the OSU cheerleaders revved up the
crowd for a walk around the Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium
and back to the Schottenstein Center.
Walkers had different reasons for taking part.
Tonya Brown of Delaware said she babysits a girl with
autism and wants to learn more about what causes it.
Brown’s daughter, Briana, said she wants to spread
awareness about autism.
Some of the families of people with autism said they would
gladly settle for knowing the causes of autism and finding
ways to pay for treatment.
Organizers of the walk distributed information sheets that
say:
1 in 150 individuals is diagnosed with autism.
It occurs in all racial, ethnic and social groups and is
four times as prevalent among boys as girls.
It impairs a person’s ability to communicate and relate
to others.
It is associated with rigid routines and repetitive
behaviors, such as obsessively arranging objects or
following very specific routines.
Sometimes children with autism are thought to be “brats”
when they engage in inappropriate behavior, such as
singing in church when it seems out of line.
“We didn’t used to understand either,” said Linda Snider
of Pataskala.
She changed views when her granddaughter Skyler was
diagnosed with autism and has become an advocate for
autism education.
Snider said that when she and her husband see a family
that appears to be having difficulty in public because of
what might be autism, they ask if they can help.
We what them to know they have somebody to turn to who
isn’t judgmental, she said.
For more information, see www.AutismSpeaks.orgor
www.autism-centralohio.com.
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CREW DRAWS WITH CHICAGO, 2-2, SUNDAY TO
EXTEND UNBEATEN STREAK TO NINE GAMES
Black & Gold improves to 16-6-6 on the season thanks to
goals by Gaven
and Schelotto, moves one step closer to 2008 Supporters'
Shield
BRIDGEVIEW, Illinois
– The Columbus Crew drew with the Chicago Fire, 2-2,
Sunday at TOYOTA Park, thanks to tallies by Eddie Gaven
and Guillermo Barros Schelotto. The draw improves the Crew
to 16-6-6 on the season, and moves it one step closer to
clinching the 2008 MLS Supporters’ Shield.
Chicago
took the lead early in the proceedings when former Crew
striker Brian McBride sent home a Justin Mapp corner kick
in the 13th minute for the match’s only goal in the first
half. The Crew stormed back in the second half when a
loose ball found its way to Eddie Gaven at the top of the
box, who blasted home the one-timer into the back of the
net to equalize the match. Columbus took the lead just two
minutes later when Danny O’Rourke found a streaking Robbie
Rogers down the right channel. Rogers dribbled upfield and
found Guillermo Barros Schelotto with a well-placed cross
to the back post, which Schelotto nodded home for his
seventh tally of the season. McBride would strike for the
second time against his former club late in the second
half when Cuauhtemoc Blanco bent a free kick into the box,
which Wilman Conde headed toward goal. McBride collected
the ball and slotted it into the lower right corner, to
tie the game at 2-2.
The Black
& Gold now awaits the result of tonight’s match-up between
D.C. United and the Houston Dynamo at Robertson Stadium
which kicks off at 7 p.m. ET. If Houston fails to win,
Columbus will clinch the Supporter’s Shield for the second
time in club history (2004).
Ohio State 6-1 after
16-3 Win over Purdue
Photos by Terry Gilliam
Malcolm Jenkins picked off his third
interception
of
the season. The
Buckeye defense held the Boilermakers to just 3 points.
Columbus, Ohio – Ohio State defeated Purdue,
16-3, Saturday in Ohio Stadium before 105,378 fans and an
ABC-TV regional audience. Ohio State did not score an
offensive touchdown but its special teams and defense
provided just enough points and big plays to secure the
victory.
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Obama
Continues Ohio “American Jobs Tour”
Photos by Terry Gilliam
Columbus--Barack Obama
speaks to a large group of supporters at Genoa Park,
in Columbus, during a two-day swing
through Ohio.
Obama
highlighted his plan to add new jobs
to Ohio and the country and bring the change we need
to
Washington.
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Legends and Legacies
Wednesday October 15, 2008
Evening Awards Program 7:00pm-9:30pm
Lunch with Legends 11:30 am-1:30 pm
Tickets: $50. 00 lunch $50.00 evening awards presentation program
The annual new series, The Legends and Legacies Program recognizes the ancestral
continuum of the rich and diverse artistry of Americans by paying tribute to
regionally & nationally recognized individuals & artists that have shown their
commitment to social justice, human rights and cultural democracy. Their actions
have influenced American/World society through philanthropy, community
development, policies and the arts.
This year we are please to announce the 2008 Legends & Legacies honorees are:
Mr. Harry Belafonte,Mr. Danny Glover,Mr. James Early
The Legends & Legacies Program consists of two main components. Attendees of the
Lunch with the Legends are treated to a conversation in which the honorees share
anecdotal stories of their successes, challenges and life lessons. The evening
awards ceremony, includes highlights of the contributions of the honorees
through multi-media presentations and the presentation of the awards followed by
10-15 minute acceptance remarks by each honoree on their life and legacy.
Fire House 10, memorial garden,
part of Franklinton Renaissance
Photos by Terry Gilliam
(left) City leaders, including Mayor
Michael B. Coleman, cut ribbon at dedication
ceremony for Engine House No. 10 in Franklinton.
(right) Callie Scales wipe away tears
as her son,
fallen firefighter Maurice Gates, is honored during
the
ceremony.
By Felix Hoover
For YourNewsColumbus.com
The city’s newest fire station not
only replaces the oldest, but also provides a new
home for a memorial garden in honor of a fallen
firefighter.
A host of city officials, representatives and
residents of Franklinton and others attended the
dedication ceremony of the Maurice Gates Memorial
and Fire Station 10 today, Oct. 9.
The ceremony saw the transfer of the American flag
from the old building, adjacent to the west of the
new one, to the flagpole behind a memorial garden
that honors the life of Gates. He died while
fighting a warehouse fire at 144 S. Glenwood Ave. on
Sept. 15, 1982. A previous garden had been located
at West Park and W. State streets.
Current and retired members of his Recruit Class on
March 16, 1981, along with the Franklinton
Historical Society, funded the memorial.
Gates’ mother, Callie Scales, was present for the
dedication, and remarked at the beauty of the garden
and the new facility.
“It makes me feel good that after 26 years they
still remember my son,” she said.
Those who worked with Gates remember his quick wit
and positive attitude.
Firefighter Greg Couch, who trained with Gates,
said, “He knew we would get through this together as
a group, and we did.”
Couch also offered a salute, “From one mechanically
challenged kid to another, here’s to you.”
Mayor Michael B. Coleman contrasted the $22,139
price tag of the old building with the $4.5 million
of the new, state-of-the-art facility.
Noting that the new building was
purchased with money from a bond package passed by
voters in 1995, he urged citizens to pass Issues 14
through 19, the bond package that will appear on the
Nov. 4 ballot. The bonds would support $1.66 billion
worth of capital improvements for safety, refuse and
recreation and parks. They would not raise taxes,
Coleman said.
City Council President Michael C. Mentel said that
the old building at 1096 W. Broad St. had been held
together for many year with “duct tape, plaster and
mortar,” but eventually officials determined that
enough was enough.
Barbara DeLong, whose daughter and two oldest sons
are firefighters, said that she was glad to see some
much community support behind the new Fire Station
10.
Columbus Division Fire Chief Ned Pettus Jr. was on
hand, as was Assistant Chief Warren Cox, who emceed
the program.
For long-time residents of Franklinton, including
Carol J. Stewart, president of the Franklin
Historical Society, and State Rep. Dan Stewart, the
addition of the fire house and other developments
signal a Renaissance for the community, known by
some as “the Bottoms.”
Recent dedications of the new Worley Terrace
apartments and the State Rehabilitation and
Correction offices are part of the neighborhood’s
rebirth, they said.
Several people at the ceremony said they like the
way the architecture of the new building meshes with
that of the historic one.
Nostalgia makes the move to 1080 W. Broad St.
difficult for some of the “Tenners,” one of the
nicknames for the crew at Station 10, but veteran
firefighter Steve Johnson said he’s looking forward
to more spacious quarters and individual rooms.
“This place is going to be a lot cleaner,” he said.
And because of more space, “You can get away from
the trucks without breathing diesel fumes.”
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Teamwork works effectively at fundraiser for I Know
I Can
(left) Tei Street, an I Know I
Can board member, warms up the crowd at the Sugar
Bar, where a recent silent auction to benefit the
organization's scholarship program for Columbus City
Schools students.
(right) Romenita Wood, left, and
Deborah Harton make sure that nobody outbids them
for a chance to be mentored by civic leader and
businesswoman Donna James. The bids took place on
Thurs., Oct. 2, at a silent auction to benefit the I
Know I Can scholarship program.
Photos and story
By Felix
Hoover
For YourNewsColumbus.com
Romenita Wood and Deborah Harton
attended a recent fundraising auction in the Arena
District to support a popular program that
provides college scholarships for Columbus City
Schools students.
The two women took part in the silent auction held
on Thursday, Oct. 2, to benefit the I Know I Can
program as part of its 20th anniversary
celebration.
Wood and Harton, both natives of Louisiana, staked
out a spot close to the bid sheet for Donna James,
retired president of Nationwide Strategic
Investments, and their efforts paid off.
Bidders had 22 community leaders to choose from,
but Wood and Harton used a team strategy in
winning the right to have breakfast, lunch or
dinner with James. As such, they are guaranteed at
least 90 minutes with her.
“We’re looking at starting a business and thought
this would be a good opportunity for her to be our
mentor,” said Wood, a public affairs specialist
for the federal government. “We just admire her as
a successful business savvy black woman.”
Wood and Harton said it’s premature to divulge
their prospective business, but they hopes that
James will help them figure how to navigate
through today’s tough economic waters.
The date with James was among the top three bids,
along with those for Archie Griffin, president and
chief executive officer of the Ohio State
University Alumni Association, and Matt Walter,
founder of Bound Tree Medical.
Janelle Simmons, director of community relations
for Limited Brands and a member of the host
committee for the fundraiser, said that she used
to work for the chief academic officer of
Cleveland schools. So, promoting education with an
established local program comes second-nature.
The auction, at the Sugar Bar in the Arena
District, paved the way for young professionals to
acquaint themselves with I Know I Can, Executive
Director Katina Fullen said.
“I Know I Can is important because it raises
money for scholarships, last-dollar grants, for
Columbus City Schools students,” said Tei Street,
a member of the I Know I Can board.
Shawna Gibbs, a member of the Columbus Board of
Education, said that she’s proud to have been an I
Know I Can scholarship recipient and wants to make
sure that the next generation of supporters step
to step forward.
Tacoma Newsome of NBC4-TV emceed the event and
added a bit of competition to the bidding, which
helped pump total bids between $4,000 and $5,000.
Springsteen at Obama Rally in Columbus
Senator John Glenn, Mayor Mike
Coleman, Bruce
Springsteen and Mary Jo KIlroy hang out before
the concert
Photos by Terry Gilliam
Columbus, OH
– Dayton area resident Dave Gourley, from
Centerville, earned the chance to introduce
Bruce Springsteen at an Obama campaign rally in
Columbus today when Springsteen performs on the
campus of The Ohio State University during an
event to encourage attendees to register and
take advantage of Ohio’s early voting period.
Gourley, a lifelong Republican turned proud Obama
supporter, won the opportunity to introduce
Springsteen during the campaign’s “Born to Knock”
canvassing challenge for volunteers and
supporters. The statewide effort was held to
reward the campaign volunteer that canvassed the
most doors over the course of a three day period.
Gourley and his team of four knocked on 3,946
doors and registered over 100 voters in the Dayton
area.
“I have been a Republican almost my entire life. I
look at the positive vision the Barack Obama is
offering to address our country’s needs and I
compare that to the more of the same approach I
hear from the other side and for me the choice is
clear,” said Gourley.
On his chance to introduce Springsteen in front of
a crowd of thousands Gourley admitted to some
anxious feelings, “I’m a huge fan of The Boss and
I must admit I’m a little nervous. This is a once
and a lifetime chance. I’m going to do my best and
enjoy a few of my favorite songs. Then tomorrow we
all wake up and continue our commitment to get as
many of our fellow Ohioans to the polls because
the stakes are just too high.”
Springsteen’s appearance at OSU’s Main Oval comes
just one day before the October 6th deadline for
residents to register in order to vote in the
upcoming presidential election. Ohio residents are
able to vote in-person at either their local
county board of elections or designated polling
place from now until Election Day.
Grads head back
to the Hill for West High Homecoming
Photo and story
By Felix
Hoover
For YourNewsColumbus.com
West High students from several decades returned
to the old school on S. Powell Avenue for
Homecoming celebrations on Friday, Oct.3.
Public events started with a parade through the
neighborhood with band members and Weskettes
leading the way.
Floats carried members of the West High Alumni
Association and other organizations. A Monty
Pythonesque group of drama students added a flavor
that didn’t quite say Cowboys, but made a
statement that anybody with a little imagination
could get involved in the spirit-raising activity.
Members of the West High Alumni Band joined with
the current band for the National Anthem during
the pre-game ceremony and at halftime performance
featuring “Script W.”
Former band director James L. Hill conducted the
National Anthem and retired educator Steve Stone,
senior among the drum majors who took the field,
led the popular march and formation.
Halftime also included the naming of this year’s
Homecoming royalty -- Cameron Griffin, king, and
Geneva Foster, queen.
Grads from the Class of ’63 sat together as part
of their 45th year reunion.
Some of the folks who wanted to gather after the
game were surprised to find that some of the old
hangouts close a lot earlier than they used to.
Xantha presents a
Queens Walk fashion Show.
Tickets are 15 dollars
in advance 20 at the door.
Fashion, food and
music come out and join us Nov.1st at
the Kings Arts Complex
For more info and to
purchase tickets call Xantha 614-774-9310.
Tickets also can be
bought in advance at Hair Structures 79 S.
Hamilton Rd. Columbus,Oh. 43213
Open Tues. threw Fri.
10am to 7pm 614-861-2883 / 614-207-8066
Youth Center on
West Side provides guidance, memories for CNN's Johns
(Left)
Executive Director Keith Neal presents a
personalized trophy to youth specialist Chad
Ivery in recognition of his service at the
Ashburn Center. Emcee Tracy Townsend, news
anchor and reporter at WBNS 10TV, and CNN
correspondent Joe Johns applaud the honor.
(Right) Those
who sat on the dais at the 2008 Speaker's Award
Banquet were: from left, Shawn Good Jr.,
vocalist; First Lady McReynolds, Oakley Full
Gospel Baptist Church: the Rev. Jonathan J.
McReynolds, senior pastor, Oakley Full Gospel;
emcee Tracy Townsend,news anchor WBNS-TV; John
Johns, CNN correspondent; Rachel Ashburn
Mallory, first vice president, J Ashburn Jr.
Youth Center; Robert Coles, president; and Keith
Neal, executive director.
Photos and story
By Felix
Hoover
For YourColumbusNews.Com
Homespun tales with a worldly
accent made Joe Johns at hit at the recent
fundraising banquet for one of his childhood
hangouts.
The CNN national news correspondent spent many
of his early days at the J. Ashburn Jr. Youth
Center. Then, the center was part of Oakley
Baptist Church on Highland Avenue. His first
contact with Ashburn came when he was in the
second or third grade, he said to an enthralled
gathering at the Villa Milano on the Far North
Side.
“Mom and Dad liked it because Mom and Dad
worked,” Johns said.
Basketball, table tennis and values were part of
the mix.
“You knew there wouldn’t be any cursing; there
wouldn’t be any fighting, Mrs. Saunders would
see to that,” Johns said, referring to former
center director Jaymes Saunders. “You knew you
were going to do the right thing when nobody was
looking because somebody could find out.”
He expressed amazement at seeing the new Ashburn
Center on Clarendon Avenue, a block and a world
of improvement away from the old one.
More than bricks and mortar Johns remembers the
caring people who made the center a home for
young people and their families on the Hilltop.
Black and white pictures that capture some of
the teams and times of the center’s past “give
me chills,” Johns said.
The audience was filled with his peers who
shared the Ashburn experience, including Byron
Potts of whom Johns said, “I always knew he was
going to be a lawyer because he talked too much.
Wayne Gatewood’s path to businessman seemed
logical, seeing that he was “our rock,” the one
who often urged teammates to draw on inner
strength in tough times, Johns said.
He revealed his childhood shyness around girls
and a painful crush on Regina Edwards, who saved
him from spending prom night at home alone when
she asked him to the milestone event.
Another of the Ashburn Center’s distinguished
products is NBA basketball star Michael Redd,
who came along much later than Johns.
“I didn’t know Michael Redd, but I knew his
daddy, Wes,” Johns said. “He was a trash-talking
dude.”
Johns excelled in the classroom and in the
athletic arena, starring at West High School in
basketball and football and winning the discus
competition at the State High School meet his
senior year. He went on to receive a bachelor’s
in political science at Marshall University and
a law degree from American University. His
distinguished career as a broadcast journalist
includes 10 years covering Capitol Hill for NBC
before joining CNN in 2004.
Rachel Ashburn Mallory, daughter of the preacher
for whom the center is named, said that she
hopes more young people will be able to attend
next year’s banquet, noting that they would have
benefited from hearing Johns’ incredible story.
More Jobs, Housing, Offices and
Retail Coming to
Arena District
(Columbus)—Mayor Michael B. Coleman will ask City
Council to consider legislation that would allow the City to sell property at
Neil and Vine streets to make way for a $250 million investment that would bring
about 1,000 new jobs, housing and office space to the Arena District. The
legislation was on Council’s agenda tonight for a first reading.
“I am pleased with growth of the Arena District,
which continues to bring together development, businesses and residents to show
what can be done to bring a new generation of investment,” said Mayor Coleman.
“And I’m especially excited about adding 1,000 jobs in this tough economy.”
NWD Investments will purchase the 2.4 acre lot
for $2 million and plans to develop a 250 unit multi-family housing project in
this area. This site, when combined with adjacent properties already owned by
NWD Investments, allows for development of the northern boundaries of the Arena
District and the completion of an expanded master plan that includes residential
apartments, office buildings, parking garages and, through a partnership with
Continental Real Estate, a Giant Eagle grocery store.
This final phase of Arena District development
will result in an additional $250 million in private investment, bringing total
private investment in the Arena District to roughly $1 billion.
“With this significant project, Nationwide is
continuing its long standing commitment to revitalizing the heart of our city,”
said Development Committee Chair Maryellen O’Shaughnessy. “They have a proven
track record of success when it comes to understanding the challenges of urban
development.”
The Arena District is located in a Tax Increment
Financing (TIF) District. Nationwide Reality Investors will be responsible for
infrastructure costs upfront and will be reimbursed from 100 percent of
available TIF funds. TIF revenue will be generated from existing Arena-area TIFs.
Funding for the Giant Eagle parking structure will also come from TIF revenues.
Infrastructure improvements include: Neil Avenue, Vine Street, Brodbelt,
Convention Center Drive improvements and transmission lines.
“We are pleased to have the opportunity to work
with the City of Columbus and continue to develop in Downtown Columbus,” said
Brian J. Ellis, President and COO of Nationwide Realty Investors. “This
expansion of the Arena District will bring even more people to live and work in
the Arena District and downtown Columbus, creating an energy and vitality that
is essential for a successful downtown.”
Recent development in the Arena District includes
the completion of the Condominiums at North Bank Park and an office building at
230 West Street, as well as the ongoing construction of Huntington Park.
The Drama
Continues
Adrian D. Powell FIC
For YourNewsColumbus.Com
Last week, congress
passed the $700 billion dollar legislation to
assist the financial services sector in recovering
from the foolishness of its own greed. But, at the
same time, congress continued to act as a source
of pork-barrel foolishness, adding provisions that
have nothing to do with the current crisis.
The provisions in
the bill are going to loosen the credit markets to
a degree, but the crisis is not over by a long
shot. With Credit Default Swap derivative
investments coming into view as the next financial
instrument to worry about, the problems on Wall
Street have only just begun.
Since the 1990’s, Wall Street began to use more
and more theoretical models to come up with
financial instruments to sell to the public, with
more risk. Credit Default Swaps or CDS’s, came
into the market after the bundling of
Collateralized Mortgage Obligations from FNME
and
Freddie Mac, as a way for investors to “hedge”
their bets on the returns on those bundled
mortgages. As long as defaults were low, no one
had to worry, and the
markets were certain that they could
continue to sell CMO’s with the Swaps as
“insurance” for investors.
The problem was (and
is) that while REAL insurance companies are
required to have sufficient capital on hand to
cover all their outstanding obligations, since CDS
were not CALLED insurance, they didn’t have to
have those reserves and haven’t ever had the cash
to cover all the investments they were involved
in.
Failure of the
congressional leadership to oversee these
obligations means that the current situation is
far from being resolved.
What does this all
mean to normal, everyday working folk, and when
will it all be over? Good questions. If anyone
knew those answers, they would probably be happy
to sell the information. But this is what the
average person should be doing with their money to
sustain themselves for the future.
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Continue to
Save-If you have a savings account at a bank or
credit union, keep doing what you’re doing. You
are on the right track, since most Americans
fail to save anything and are spending all that
they make and then some. If you are not saving,
you’d better get started. All of us need to have
funds available for an emergency, and it seems
that we have forgotten what our grandparents
used to say; if you can’t pay cash for it, don’t
buy it.
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Don’t Worry About
Losing Your Bank Savings-As long as you have
less than $250,000 in an individual bank as a
total, your monies are safe. You can have as
much as $750,000 in a single institution as a
family (two individual accounts worth $250,000
each, and one joint account for another
$250,000). These limits were raised effective
October 3, 2008 by the “Bailout Bill” and are in
effect until December 31, 2009.
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Don’t Do Anything
Foolish-If someone approaches you with a
sure-fire get rich quick scheme, now is not the
time to invest in it.
Adrian Powell, Fraternal Insurance Counsellor,
is the founder of Advanced Planning & Financial
Advice. An ordained minister in the Church of
God (Anderson IN) ,he is also a member of the
Society of Financial Services Professionals as
chairman of the public relations committee and
National Association of Insurance and Financial
Advisors. For a free report on how to get to
real financial freedom, send your contact
information including your name, e-mail address
and phone number to
Adrian.d.powell@mwarep.org, or call
at 614-579-3754. His website is
www.advancedplanningfinancialadvice.com.
The Arnold Sports Festival 2009
Photo by Terry Gilliam
Mark
your calendars!
at the Veterans Memorial and Greater Columbus
Convention Center, March 6-8
Alumni
exhibition at Hammond Harkins
A group show featuring works from CCAD alumni
and current students is at
Hammond Harkins Galleries
in Columbus until October 26.
CREATIVE DRIVE:
New and Established Artists from the Columbus
College of Art & Design aims to showcase
talent, provide professional gallery
opportunities to emerging artists and
financially support the college. The exhibition
is a partnership between the gallery and CCAD's
alumni office. The gallery will donate 10
percent of total sales towards CCAD's Creative
Drive campaign, a $12-million effort to improve
campus facilities and bolster scholarship funds.
Do
you know any Black males who are
seniors in high school who want to
go to college out of state for 'FREE' ?
Several Black Colleges are looking
for future black male teachers and
will send them to
universities/colleges for 4 years
FREE.
The
'Call Me MISTER' program is an
effort to address the critical
shortage of African American male
teachers particularly among South
Carolina 's lowest performing public
schools. Program participants are
selected from among under-served,
socio-economically disadvantaged and
educationally at-risk communities.
The
Call Me MISTER program combines the
special strengths and resources of
Clemson University with the
individualized instructional
programs offered by four
historically black colleges in South
Carolina : Benedict College ,
Claflin University , Morris College
and South Carolina State University.
To provide even greater opportunity
and access, students have the option
of first attending one of our
two-year partner colleges before
transferring to one of the four-year
institutions to complete their
baccalaureate degree. In addition,
the project has limited enrollment
in the middle school Master of Art
in Teaching program. Please click on
the participating schools on the
menu to the left to learn more about
these sc hools' programs.
Tuition for admitted students
pursuing approved programs of
study at participating colleges.
An academic support system to help
assure their success. A cohort
system for social and cultural
support.
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MENTORING STUDENT ATHLETES
FOUNDATION
4-year Engineering scholarships for HS
seniors!
The applications will be passed out Wednesday.
All students that plan to apply must contact
me to attend the meeting. As of this date, I
have (1) student registered to attend... (14)
slots are still available. All interested
students must forward their contact
information to me via email at:
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1st ANNUAL COLUMBUS SUPERJAM FEATURING T-PAIN
AND NE-YO PLAYS NATIONWIDE ARENA ON THURSDAY,
OCTOBER 23
Tickets are on sale now
COLUMBUS, OHIO – Grammy-Award winning R&B and
hip hop stars T-Pain and Ne-Yo headline the
1st Annual Columbus Superjam at Nationwide
Arena on Thursday, October 23 at 7:30 p.m.
Tickets are on sale now at the Nationwide
Arena Ticket Office and through Ticketmaster.
T-Pain’s self-produced third album, THR33
RINGZ, is due to be released this fall and
features the current single, “Can’t Believe
It,” featuring Lil Wayne. The Grammy winner’s
first two albums, 2006’s Rappa Ternt Sanga and
2007’s Epiphany, were certified gold thanks to
hit singles such as “I’m N Luv (Wit A
Stripper)” and “Buy U A Drank (Shawty Snappin’).”
T-Pain has also collaborated with Kanye West
(“Good Life”), Chris Brown (“Kiss Kiss”), Flo
Rida (“Low”), Plies (“Shawty”), and Bow Wow (“Outta
My System”) for platinum singles.
Ne-Yo is touring in support of his third album
in as many years, Year of the Gentleman. The
multi-talented singer, songwriter and producer
came on the scene in 2006 with the
multi-platinum, chart topping In My Own Words
while his sophomore effort, Because of You,
captured Best Contemporary R&B Album at the
2008 Grammy Awards. Ne-Yo is also recognized
for his songwriting abilities having penned
lyrics for Rihanna, Janet Jackson, Mary J.
Blige and Celine Dion as well as the
chart-topping, Grammy-nominated song,
“Irreplaceable,” for Beyonce.
Tickets are $125, $95, $85, $65 and $45.
Tickets may be purchased at the Nationwide
Arena Ticket Office, at all Ticketmaster
locations, online at www.ticketmaster.com or
by phone at (614) 431-3600. Tickets are also
available at the FOX Sports Ohio Blue Line
store at The Mall at Tuttle Crossing and
ticket outlets at Chiller Dublin, Chiller
Easton and Chiller North. Tickets are subject
to service charges.
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