Page 28 - Alcorn Magazine - Spring, 2019

STUDENTSnotes
Sophomores
Sydney
Carroll of
Kansas City,
Missouri
and Crystal
Cotton of
Detroit,
Michigan
studied
abroad at
Mahidol University
in Bangkok, ailand.
JOY APPLEWHITE BECOMES FIRST ALCORN STUDENT TO EARN THE ETS PRESIDENTIAL SCHOLARSHIP
SYDNEY CARROLL
CRYSTAL COTTON
Every Sunday following Braves home football games, students at Alcorn State University, led by Student Government Association (SGA) President Patrick Herbert Jr., join forces with Facilities Management at 8 a.m. to clean Jack Spinks-Marino Casem Stadi- um in an e ort to keep it aesthetically pleasing and comfortable for spectators.
Joy Applewhite became the rst Alcorn student to receive the Edu- cational Testing Services (ETS) Presidential Scholarship for Histori- cally Black College and University (HBCU) Students in September.
BROWN PROMOTES WOMEN EMPOWERMENT MOVEMENT
READ
your student handbook — a helpful tool with lots of important info.alcorn.edu/studenthandbook
College life can be the most amazing time in a young adult’s life, but it can also present obstacles that will test the individual’s will to carry on. Luckily for Kellie McDonald, a graduating senior at Alcorn State University,
she was able to nd the strength
to succeed. McDonald will start
her career as a social worker while pursuing a master’s degree to further her skills.
26 #GOBRAVES
e 91st Miss Alcorn State University, Kristina Brown, has created the initiative, “Women Empowerment Wednesday.” rough this initiative, female students at Alcorn can post their pictures on Instagram using the hashtag, #WEW.
KELLIE MCDONALD