Campus Activities Board event dedicated to Chicago natives

Tierra Woods and William H. Kelly III
Staff Writers

The newly formed Campus Activities Board (CAB) at Jackson State University held their first meeting for CAB representatives on Feb. 24 in the Student Center Theatre.

During the meeting, budgetary information for upcoming events was discussed. A CAB ‘Chicago Style’ hotspot was held on Feb. 26 on the Gibbs-Green Walkway from 11 p.m. to 1 p.m.

Chicago style wings and hot dogs and other refreshments were offered to students, as they danced and rocked to the music, which included songs by a few Chicago native rappers.

Malike Whitaker, a sophomore biology major from Chicago, Ill., especially enjoyed the event.

“I was surprised by this event, it was a taste of home,” said Whitaker. “I’m a long way from home and this was a surprise. I would say that I’m glad that CAB is actually doing activities with my funding, and it makes me more at ease to know where my money is going. I would have never thought that they would put on this even but it did remind me of home.”

Sabrina Caldwell, a sophomore social work major from Kosciusko, Miss., also loved the event.

“I was so happy to hear that we had a hotspot, it was so much stress going on from classes and school work that I thought I was never going to get a break. Then when I saw that they had free food, I thought that they had really stepped up their game. I didn’t even know that it was CAB that sponsored the event,” said Caldwell.

CAB President, Rachel Payton, a junior marketing major from Hattiesburg, Miss., explained that their first event was for the student body to enjoy.

“Well, a lot of the times when we students get something for free, there’s some type of strings attached. Sign here, donate there, something. While the motives aren’t necessarily bad, those of us in CAB just wanted to do something nice for our peers. And hey, who doesn’t like surprises?” said Payton.

Sheryl Wright, a sophomore social science education major from Chicago, Ill., also enjoyed the event but was a bit disappointed about the music.

“As a Chicago native, I was really excited to taste the ‘Chicago style’ food that was prepared but I don’t think the music aspect of Chicago was represented very well because there are a lot more successful artists other than Chief Keef that are from Chicago,” said Wright. “I think it was a success as a whole because it was basically the first hotspot of the semester and everybody had a good time.”