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HBCU
Website Lists Most Affordable Public HBCUs
Southern University In Louisiana is among the most affordable.
Virginia State Is The CIAA Champions; Named To Play In NCAA Div. II Game
A Black college database, The Hundred-Seven has published a list of public His- torically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) that are recognized for their af- fordability.
The 16 colleges have been identified because of their lower overall costs (before and after financial aid pack- ages) compared to other sim- ilar colleges - in state and out-of-state.
The entire list of colleges can be found on the Hun- dred-Seven’s website. Among the schools on the list are Alcorn State University in Mississippi, Fort Valley
State University in Georgia and Southern University and A&M College in Louisiana.
Even with the current "HBCU Renaissance" many experts say is going on as a result of the current political climate, some families re- main resistant about sending their child to a Black college over concerns of cost. Stu- dents living in areas where there are no HBCUs are often faced with paying out- of-state tuition. Many of the schools on The Hundred- Seven list have low out-of- state tuition rates and are recognized nationally for their value.
He’s no secret, but Vir- ginia State’s Trent Cannon sure is a weapon.
The VSU running back scored three touchdowns, in- cluding two back-breaking runs in the second half, to help lead his team to a 42-19 win over Fayetteville State to claim the Central Intercolle- giate Athletic Association (CIAA) championship.
VSU remains unbeaten at 10-0 and is primed to make the Divsion II playoffs and possibly host a first-round game. It came into the game ranked third in the Super Re- gion Two rankings and the top seven get in.
Cannon broke the CIAA Championship Game rushing record with 186 yards, aided by a 73 yard touchdown run in the third quarter and a 79 yarder in the fourth quarter to effectively kill the Broncos
The high powered 10-0 team was led by RB Trenton Cannon and QB Cordelral Cook.
hopes of a comeback. Quarterback Cordelral
Cook had a solid all-around game as well, throwing for 169 yards and two touch- downs and running for a 57
yard score to boot.
Cook, Cannon and their
VSU teammates handed Reggie Barlow his first championship as a head coach.
Bennett College Names Residence Hall After Former President Johnnetta Cole
Bennett College’s present president, Phyllis Worthy Dawkins with former president Johnnetta Cole.
Tuskegee University Is The SIAC Champions
Tuskegee tailback Hoderick Lowe and head coach Willie Slater accept the SIAC trophy. Mean- while, Lowe’s teammates celebrate.
In her five years at Bennett College, Johnnetta Cole balanced the budget, raised millions of dollars and brought new life to a strug- gling institution.
A decade after Cole’s de- parture, the college decided on a way to honor its 14th president.
During its founders day, Bennett College formally re- named its newest campus
building for Cole. The hon- ors dorm is now the John- netta Betsch Cole Honors Residence Hall.
“You have given me an in- credible honor — to have my name on a building where students committed to excel- lence, defined as honors stu- dents, recommit themselves to soar to the heights of their possibility,” Cole said at a brief ceremony outside the dorm.
Tuskegee tailback, Hod- erick Lowe rushed for 144 yards and two touchdowns, earning most valuable player honors, in Tuskegee’s 13-6 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (SIAC) champi- onship win over Fort Valley State.
The Golden Tigers claimed its 31st Conference Championship in school history behind a steady dose of Hoderick Lowe, who rushed for 124 yards and scored two touch- downs.
Lowe’s first score was a six-yard option pitch that
put TU up 7-0 with 5:26 re- maining in the first quarter. Golden Tigers head coach Willie Slater won his sev- enth conference title since
2006.
Tuskegee (9-2, 7-0 SIAC)
held Fort Valley State (5-5, 5-2) with 183 yards of total offense.
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