It has been a festive homecoming week with the theme Let The Good Times Roar. So far JSU has turned up with rapper K Camp and local artists, a foam rave party, Street Jam, a few extended hotspots, and we are not even close to being finished.
Festivities on Monday, October 19 were filled with joy and foam. Hosted by DJ T-Money, in the lawn of John A. People’s, students were covered in foam with their hands raised in the air, hypnotized by the DJ’s playlist from 8 p.m. to 12 midnight.
“I really enjoyed the rave! I was skeptical at first because I thought it was going to be cold, but I’m happy that I went and enjoyed myself,” said Tyler Harden, a sophomore accounting major from Hattiesburg, Miss.
Wednesday, October 21, offers students and Jackson residents the comedy show held at 7 p.m. in the Rose E. McCoy Auditorium. Admission is $5 and tickets are on sale at tickermaster.com or in the JSU Bookstore in the Student Center.
“I’m looking forward to the comedy show being very funny and laughing a lot with my friends,” said Kendra Brown, a junior mass communication major from Meridian, Miss.
This year will feature the line-up of Lav Luv, who has appeared on BET’s Comic View, Who’s Got Jokes, as well as a guest appearance on The Monique Show; also performing will be Yohance Collins, who, too, has been seen on Who’s Got Jokes and has starred in a few short films.
Last but not least, a familiar face is Sean Larkins, who was here for homecoming in 2013. Larkins has performed on Def Comedy Jam, Who’s Got Jokes, The Monique Show and has a comedy special coming out in December this year. Judging by the credentials of these three stand-up comedians sounds like we should be in for a treat with a night of laughter.
Jackson State University will celebrate its 138th Founders’ Day on Thursday, Oct. 22.
Jackson State University was founded on October 23, 1877. The University started out as the private school, Natchez Seminary. The school was under the auspices of the American Baptist Home Mission Society of New York for the sole purpose of educating newly freed slaves of Mississippi.
Over the past 17 decades, Jackson State University has evolved into one of the greatest HBCU’s in the United States, where the school is known to challenge minds and change lives.
The purpose of Founders’ Day is to celebrate the University’s past success, current progress, and future developments. Founders’ Day is also used to honor those who have impacted the lives of many at the school and surrounding areas.
The keynote speaker for this year’s convocation will be Derrick Simmons. Derrick Simmons is a trial lawyer, former municipal court judge, adjunct college professor, and Mississippi State Senator from Greenville, Miss.
The Founders’ Day Convocation will be held at the H.P. Jacobs Administration Tower Lawn and Quad at 10 a.m. All classes will be cancelled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. so that students can attend the convocation.
For more information on upcoming events this homecoming, visit the Jackson State website and click the link on the home page.
Kennedy Jones, Dashawna Wright, William Kelly and D’Raey Fogg contributed to this story.
Photos by @jsuserve, @jacksonstateu, and Michael Ware II.
