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Man Who Threatened Mass
South Carolina State Students Among Nation’s Best In Business Case Competition
Murder At Howard University
Arrested 2 Years Later
Business students from South Carolina State Univer- sity placed second in a recent annual business case compe- tition held by the National Black MBA Association in Philadelphia last week.
Ariana Ruiz, a junior agribusiness major; Omari Richards, a senior manage- ment major; Nawal Bryant, a senior management major and Trevon Andrews, a junior agribusiness major moved SCSU up one spot from its inaugural appear- ance in last year’s competi- tion, and earned Richards an individual award for ‘best presenter’.
Indiana University won first place, Alabama State University achieved third place and Clark Atlanta Uni- versity took home fourth place.
Police in Alexandria, Vir- ginia, have arrested a regis- tered sex offender who allegedly threatened to mur- der students at Howard Uni- versity in an online post.
John Edgar Rust, 26, was arrested Wednesday after a two-year investigation into the threat. Court documents allege that on Nov. 15, 2015, Rust posted a note on web- sites Reddit and 4Chan sug- gesting he was planning to kill students the next day at the historically black univer- sity in Washington, D.C.
The post seems to have been tied in with protests against racial bias at the Uni- versity of Missouri.
During the investigation, authorities determined the IP Address that was associated with the person who wrote the post was assigned to a Panera Bread in Alexandria.
Investigators discovered Rust had used multiple de- vices at the restaurant at the
S.C. State students, Trevon Andrews, junior agribusiness major; Nawal Bryant, senior management major; Ariana Ruiz, junior agribusiness major; Omari Richards, senior management major.
Fisk University Opens Financial Advancement Center
Fisk University is located in Nashville, TN.
After a home opening league win over Savannah State over the weekend, Bethune-Cookman's Dwayne Brown was named the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference (MEAC) Offen- sive Lineman of the Week for the period of October 2-8, an- nounced by the league office last Monday afternoon in Norfolk, Virginia.
Bethune-Cookman re- turns to action Saturday, Oct. 14, welcoming South Car- olina State to Municipal Sta- dium for a key MEAC contest with kickoff set for 4 p.m.
BCU’s Dwayne Brown was named MEAC offensive lineman of the week.
John Edgar Rust will be in court on Thursday.
time the threats were made online.
Rust is banned from using the internet because he is a felony sex offender.
Rust was charged in fed- eral court Wednesday with transmitting threats over the internet, which could put him behind bars for five years if convicted.
Other schools that com- peted in the competition are Claflin University, Georgia State University, Ohio State University, Rutgers Univer- sity, University of Pittsburgh, Howard University, Lane College, Louisiana State Uni- versity, North Carolina A & T
State University, St. Thomas University and Xavier Uni- versity. Alabama State Uni- versity and Clark Atlanta University finished in third and fourth place respectively out of 14 colleges and univer- sities competing from around the country.
Bethune Lineman Named MEAC
Offensive Lineman Of Week
Fisk University last week debuted its campus-based Center for Financial Advance- ment, a community resource which will help students and employees of the university and members of the Nashville metropolitan area with finan- cial planning and awareness.
As part of its mission, the
Center for Financial Advance- ment seeks to provide educa- tion in the areas of money management, credit manage- ment, and homeownership while also providing educa- tion and career preparatory opportunities to position par- ticipants for careers in the mortgage industry.
The Florida A&M Rattler Football team fell victim to turnovers and penalties here Saturday afternoon, drop- ping a bitter 35-28 Mid-East- ern Athletic Conference setback to the homestanding Norfolk State Spartans at Dick Price Stadium.
FAMU outgained the home club in total yards, 485-243, but five turnovers (four lost fumbles, one inter- ception), combined with 16 penalties for 145 yards, proved to be the seeds to the Rattlers demise.
Norfolk State won their first series victory at home against FAMU Saturday, rid-
Penalties Doom FAMU In
Loss Against Norfolk State
FAMU’s Devin Bowers running for some of his 141 yards.
ing two fumble returns to edge the Rattlers, along with forcing the five fatal miscues which cost the visitors dearly.
The loss overshadowed a strong rushing performance
by FAMU, which ran for a season high 250 yards, pow- ered by Devin Bowers' 141 yards on 24 carries, and aided by Azende Rey, who ran for 86 yards on 11 carries.
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