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send news tips to the editor; thevoice.fsu@gmail.com | www.issuu.com/fsuvoice I January 25, 2012 | ThE VoICE, For Students, By Students 5 Voice Photos by Zachary Johnson The two buildings above are often mistalen for each other and are shown on schedules as Lauretta Taylor (Left) and Taylor Science (Right). Taylor v.s. Taylor: a brief history of the two by Antonio Monroe Voice Photo Editor If someone was to tell you to meet them at the Taylor building, where would you meet them? For students who just arrived on campus, there were a few days of confusion over the names of two rather important build ings on campus that are often times called “Taylor building.” But there are two separate locations on campus that share very similar titles, Taylor Social Science and Lauretta J. Taylor Some students get confused when asked to report to the Tay lor building not knowing which building is actually the one that is being mentioned. However, if students look closely at their class schedule there is a distinct difference in the labelmg of each building. The Taylor Science building was buih in 1939 and was named after Robert R. Taylor, the first black graduate of Massachu setts Institute of Technology (MIT). Mr, Taylor was a member of Booker T. Washington’s Tuskegee cabinet. He became the first black member of the Fayetteville State University Board of Trustees in 1937. The Taylor Social Science was buih in 1%8. Lauretta Taylor Gymnasium was formerly called the women’s gym. Built in 1969, it was named after Physical Education in structor, Lauretta Taylor. The Financial Aid and AirForce depart ment was later added. Students should pay careful attention to the names of the build ings and how they are labeled in Banner. Other buildings that have confused students on campus are the Lyons Science building and the Lyons Science Annex, which is widely known on campus as LSA. DAVIS continued from page 1 that society was full of contradic tions and inequalities. When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mal colm X were both assassinated when Ms. Davis was still young, but she said their message had a great impact on her. “There is no way we can rep licate the past,” Ms. Davis said. “Way too many people have died and suffered for equality. However, we must remember the past cause that’s the only way your generation can show your children how the world is not meant to be.” She noted that discrimination had decreased since the civil rights movement first began, but the na tion can still make forward strides in the area of social justice and equality. “There are a lot more people in prison, there are over 2.5 million people in the prison system,” she said. “In some sense, things have gotten worse than they were as well.” Ms. Davis advised that people who are struggling should work together to improve their situations instead of competing. This often happens among people with the same economic backgroimds where human beings tend to live by the crab in the bucket theory: you try to do better than me then I bring you back down. Ms. Davis stressed that education is the key to improvement. “In to day’s society you must have a great deal of knowledge or you will be severally unprepared for what the world has in store for you,” she said. Ms. Davis praised FSU for its ex cellence as a historically black col lege. “Fayetteville State University, I believe, is a vibrant institution one of the best and most important HB- CUs in the nation and it is. It is a real honor to be here,” Ms. Davis said. As Ms. Davis wrapped up, she bestowed a powerful message on the FSU student body. “Education is not just something you use to find a job that will pay you more money. Education is really the formation of the personality, the formation of the soul, and the formation of the com- mimity. Hopefully the students here at this institution will make use of the opportunity that they have ac quired and continue to strive for greatness.” HBCU continued from page 1 such as The Eagles Nest Developmental Pro gram. And last semester many students gath ered in front of the administration building to voice their grievances about what was going on here on campus. Schools that made the list in order were Johnson C. Smith University, Philander Smith College, Xavier University of Louisi ana, Paul Quinn College, Spelman College, Morgan State University, Chaflin University, Kentucky State University and Cheyney Uni versity of Pennsylvania. Of the top 10 schools, both FSU and John son C. Smith are in the number one ranked university school system of UNC. VISION CENTER. A NATKINAl. VISICNSI EYECARE CWB( LOCATED ONLY IN WAL-MAHT 1550 Skibo Rd. Fayetteville, NC 28303 Paul GuUotti Phone (910) 868-8727 Store Manager Fax (910) 864-9254 Now accepting FSU student insurance for glasses and contacts. Bring in this ad for a FREE cleaning cloth. related programs. Paul Quinn University made the list be cause its student body led protests to prevent the creation of a landfill near the school and won. While Cheyney University developed an organization, Saving Our Boys, (S.O.B.) that focuses on empowering young black men to stay in school and to give them a leg up in society. What will it take for FSU to rise in the ranks? FSU already has two things in common with the schools that ranked higher up on the list. Programs that are intended to transform young men into young men of distinction.
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