{"id":1376,"date":"2012-10-18T21:05:39","date_gmt":"2012-10-18T21:05:39","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/jsuflash\/?p=1376"},"modified":"2012-10-18T21:05:39","modified_gmt":"2012-10-18T21:05:39","slug":"fall-festival-proves-jsu-students-have-talent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.jsums.edu\/theflash\/index.php\/2012\/10\/18\/fall-festival-proves-jsu-students-have-talent\/","title":{"rendered":"Fall Festival proves JSU students have talent"},"content":{"rendered":"
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MADDRAMA members perform their \u201cOne Nation Under the Blue\u201d rendition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Candace Chambers<\/strong>
\nBlue & White Flash \/ News Editor<\/strong><\/p>\n

Music, food, and fun are three words to describe the JSU 2012 Homecoming Fall Festival. On Tuesday, October 16, 2012, students, faculty, and alumni gathered on the Gibbs-Green Pedestrian Walkway to celebrate their dear old college home.<\/p>\n

The festival included performances by JSU\u2019s Dance Ensemble, Maddrama Performance Troupe, finalists for the Voice of JSU, OutSpoken, and the Insatiable Modeling Squad.
\nJSU\u2019s Dance Ensemble began the evening showcasing pink and black attire, while also demonstrating their flexibility and creative moves.<\/p>\n

JSU students showed their excitement.<\/p>\n

\u201cI had so much fun. This fall festival made me too excited about the weekend,\u201d said Ashley Patterson, a freshman political science major from Canton, Miss.
\nMaddrama Performance Troupe performed: A Tribute to Homecoming: One Nation Under the Blue. Performers spoke of the unity of the university evident throughout history. They asked the audience, \u201cWhat is so true about that blue at JSU?\u201d<\/p>\n

Sarah Hodges, the 2012 Voice of JSU, sang \u201cGolden\u201d by Chrisette Michele. Martika Ross, one of the finalists for the Voice of JSU, sang while playing her acoustic guitar.<\/p>\n

In the midst of the activities, food was available including cotton candy, hot dogs, chips, chicken wings, and caramel apples. People could also register for the 5th Annual Latasha Norman Run\/Walk.<\/p>\n

Johnathan Milner a senior biology major from Greenville. Miss. said,<\/p>\n

\u201cI plan on participating in the Latasha Norman walk because my family is in Greenville and we support the cause. I am glad that the fall fest helped advocate that for the students, while having a good time.\u201d<\/p>\n

Modeling blazers, fishnets, colored jeans, scarves, suspenders, ties, and other fashionable clothing items, members of the Insatiable Modeling Squad walked the runaway to Rihanna\u2019s \u201cWhere Have You Been.\u201d The show featured male and female models.<\/p>\n

Brianna Washington a sophomore mass communications major from Jackson, Miss. expressed her experience in the fall festival fashion show.<\/p>\n

\u201cI love when my team gets to show off our cool outfits and walk down the runway in front of everyone. Everybody out on the plaza supported us and we all had fun,\u201d said Washington.<\/p>\n

OutSpoken began their tribute to Jackson State by singing an excerpt from the alma mater. The poets expressed their love for the university through poetry.<\/p>\n

The crowd danced and sang to the music provided by DJ T. Money. With celebrating the past and present, the night\u2019s festivities provided entertainment during the 2012 Homecoming at Jackson State University.
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Diamond Jenkins Contributed<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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