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4 The Voice, For Students, By Students j' I’ J \ | | J ||) Pjlkl February 8, 2012 | issuu.com/fsuvoice Nigerian professor not impressed with US Fayetteville State University Bronco Debate Team Blue Blooded Contenders: The Debate Team Rising Fast and Strong in the Collegiate Debate Realm by Shante' Elliott Voice Web/Copy Editor The only knowledge most people have of the West African country, Nigeria, is that of bomb attacks, poverty, and the former dicta torship style of government before the coun try returned to a democracy in October 1995. In spite of all of the negative images that surround Nigeria, Dr. Emmanuel Odozi, Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence in the Fay etteville State University Communication Department, affirms that Nigeria is a pros perous country that offers more than the me dia portrays. Dr. Odozi has been at FSU as a Fulbright scholar since August 2011 and will remain at the university for one academic year. The Fulbright Scholar-in-Residence (S- 1-R) program assists higher education insti tutions in expanding programs of academic exchange. The program supports“non-U.S. scholars through grants for teaching at in stitutions that might not have a strong inter national component,” according to the Ful bright Scholar website. Dr. Odozi brings a vast array of interna tional knowledge to FSU’s Communication Department. He also brings a vast array of scholarly research. He is the author of seven books. His most recent book is being pub lished by an American publishing company. Publish America, out of Baltimore, Mary land. Dr. Odozi also has six peer-reviewed journal articles. He is the chair of the Department of Com munication, at Bingham University in Karu, Nigeria. Dr. Odozi received his doctorate degree in Media Arts from the University of Ajuba and Master’s in Mass Communication from the University of Nigeria, according to online reports. Dr. Odozi lectures FSU students in the Communication Department on a variety of topics including the differences between communication practices in Nigeria and the U.S. Dr. Odozi said there are several differ ences between Nigerians and Americans in terms of the structure of higher education. Nigerians place a high value on education. Dr. Odozi said. Approximately 1.3 million youth apply aimually to college. However, only 300,000 students are selected because of the higher education fiinding structure. In Nigeria, education is owned by the govern ment. It is not as expensive as a college edu cation in the United States, but the number of students who can attend is limited. Nigerian students are selected to attend college based on several criteria, which in clude criminal background checks. Children with single parents are frequently over looked because they lack an intact traditional family structure, which indicates irresponsi ble behavior. Students who are not admitted remain with their families and re-apply the follow ing academic year. Dr. Odozi said American children are “spoiled” in a sense because they have more opportunity to receive a col lege degree and do not have to rely on a lot tery system for admittance. Three of Dr Odozi’s children have gradu ated from college. One of his children is cur rently in medical school. Dr. Odozi’s travelled to the United States for the first time to teach at FSU, accom panied by his wife, who incidentally likes the U.S. and would like to remain here for a while. However, Dr. Odozi said he has no plans or desire to live in the country that prides itself on the “American dream.” Americans have an “individualist life style,” he said. When asked why he wouldn’t want to live in America, Dr. Odozi listed four reasons. The first is that he is “fearful of Americans.” “Americans are infested with violent crime because of the circulation of guns,” he said and questioned the rationale for allowing U.S. citizens to own weapons. Dr. Odozi also pointed to the “rate of ac cidents by car” in the U.S. as another rea son that deters him from living in the states. Further, Dr. Odozi said he thinks it is too difficult in the U.S. to travel short distances for daily activities. He pointed to the limited number of taxis and public transportation. The fourth reason Dr. Odozi said he prefers his homeland is that he feels America is a very sexually oriented country. That said. Dr. Odozi said he enjoys the sense of security he has in the U.S. because “society is under full surveillance, with ac tive citizens.” Dr. Odozi explains that the lack of Ameri can “media literacy” shapes negative judg ments about Nigeria. Nonetheless, Dr. Odozi is a proud Nigerian. Although Dr. Odozi has no plans to re main in the U.S. permanently, if his wife has her wish, the U.S. address may one day be long to him. by Jennifer Lucas Voice Editor-in-Chief The Fayetteville State University Debate Team under the leadership of William “Gieg” Thomas, has had an amazingly successful year of debates. The teams most recent ad ditions to the trophy case in the Telecommu nications building came from the Collegiate Forensic Association (CFA) Winter Tourna ment. The tournament took place on Jan. 27-28 at the College of Charleston in Charleston, S.C. Colleges and Universities competing in the tournament included, the host college (College of Charleston), Alderson-Broaddus, West Virginia-Parkersburg, Shepherd Uni versity, Bloomsburg University, Randolph- Macon College, Furman, University of North Carolina-Charlotte and Fayetteville State University (FSU). Debators in competition for FSU were Ashley Leaiy, Anyka Williams, Adam Baker, Chris Belew, Ketsia Mason and Jalynn Jones (Voice News Editor). After an extensive debate FSU brought home the awards for 1st place in Informa tive Speaking, 5th place in Communication Malysis and 4th place in Persuasive Speak ing. Informative Speaking and Communica tion Analysis were captured by Jalynn Jones while Persuasive Speaking was captured by Anyka Williams. This was the fourth tournament of the year for the Debate team which is actually two teams. The two teams are Policy Debate and Parliamentary Debate. The teams of two compete in four rounds and every member of the team is required to participate in an “IE Event” like Impromptu, Extemp, Com munication Analysis, Informative Speaking, Persuasive Speaking, Single Dramatic Inter pretation, Poetry, Duo Interpretation, etc. Among the more recent trophies brought back to the university were Single Dramatic Interpretation, Communication Analysis, Informative Speaking, Persuasive Speaking and two trophies in Parliamentary Debate. In order to have a large debate record as the De bate team has traveled to Maryland, \%ginia, West Virginia and South Carolina. Currently the team is in preparing for the next debate. This is to be the 2nd Annual Frederick Douglass Debate Series scheduled for Monday, Feb. 20, at 6 p.m. in the Shaw Auditorium. The debaters for the event will be Akang Udofia on Immigration, Anyka Williams on Voter Rights and Jalyiui Jones on Censorship. The team’s final debate of the year will be held on March 2-3 in Ocean City, MD. CONTACT US: NEWS, STORY TIPS: 910-672-2210, CHIEF EDITQRIAL STAFF: Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Lucets, jlucas2@broncos.uncfsu.edu Managing Editor Chamell Harris, charri29@broncos.uncfsu.edu Advertising Director. Sabrina Spencer, sspence5@broncos.uncfsu.edu Adviser Dr Andrea Baker, abaker15@uncf^.edu EDITORIAL STAFF: Feature Editor: Shirley Townsend, News Editor. Jalynn A. Jones, Sports Editor Aaron Willianns, Photo Edttor: Antonio Monroe, Design Editor Stacey Robinson, Web/Copy Editor Shante' Denice Elliott or Come by and see us: TheVoice.FSU@gmail.com MEETTHESTAFF: Writers John Caldwell, Matt Campbell, Douglas Howart Erin l^wson, D^ean Uwson, Tiffinei Lee, Aoril Love, Shanita Manuel, Alisha Murphy, Daniel L. Prater Nathalie Rivera, Cimmeon Terry, Marcus Uzzell Photographers: Eldon Alford, Jr, Jan-ed Nanis Brittanv Huntw, Robert Johnson, Zachary Johnson, Brandon A Melvin, Jeffery Pearson, Aaron G. 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