Commentary by Kalin Norman<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nAs a Tiger family, we all thought we were moving on to better things at Jackson State as far as academics and administration were concerned. Face it; former President Carolyn Meyers left us with a financial mess. However, we are well on our way to\u00a0recovering and succeeding!<\/em><\/p>\nBut here we are again in a state of uncertainty and embarrassment. Once again we have to awkwardly explain to our family, friends, and coworkers how our leaders let us down in a major way.\u00a0But we will recover and succeed. That\u2019s what Tigers do!<\/em><\/p>\nAlthough many of us have been left with a feeling of disappointment, disbelief, and disgrace from the downfall of our president and professor, we also recognize that humans are not perfect and mistakes will happen.\u00a0We will recover and succeed.<\/em><\/p>\nGiving credit where credit is due, Bynum\u2019s student-centered approach to leadership was loved by many students at JSU.\u00a0\u00a0His visibility on campus and participation in events with students was welcomed and appreciated. It is unfortunate that his personal decisions also affect the business of running a university.<\/p>\n
I am not saying that Bynum and McCarthy had to be perfect, because no one is. However, as public figures and university officials charged with being an example to students, I can\u2019t help but wonder, \u201cWhat were they thinking?”<\/p>\n
It is my hope that they both recover from this downfall with a better understanding of how their actions can affect so many, in this case, thousands of students, alumni, university supporters and more.<\/p>\n
As a student, I am disappointed. As a Christian, I feel betrayed, lied too, and sold false goods. As a member of the HBCU community, I am angered by the social media jokes and memes that are circulating about the self-professed \u201cGod loving and God fearing\u201d president. But I am also assured that at the end of it all,\u00a0JSU will recover and will succeed! #TigerStrong<\/em><\/p>\nSo often controversy causes people to get closer. Even as type, the Tigers are banding together in one large pride as we proclaim,\u00a0we will recover and we will succeed.<\/em><\/p>\nI will leave you the words of the JSU Alma mater:<\/p>\n
Jackson Fair, Jackson Dear<\/p>\n
Thee I Love, My dear ole college home<\/p>\n
Thee I Love, Wherever I may roam<\/p>\n
Jackson, Fair, Jackson Dear<\/p>\n
Hail, Hail to Thee<\/p>\n
If you doubt that we will not only recover from this and succeed, in\u00a0the words of the famous JSU fight song, \u201cGet Ready\u201d!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Kalin Norman Managing Editor I can\u2019t help but think about Teyana Taylor\u2019s \u201cA Rose In Harlem\u201d when it comes to the downfall of our University President and art professor. The song tells the story of how sometimes the people you are close to end up letting you down. As a Tiger family, we all thought […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-10497","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-opinion"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10497","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10497"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10497\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10497"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10497"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10497"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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