Campus Chronicle

After so many protests, forums, debates, and controversies, It is final that our dear university

won't be undergoing any changes due to any merger. In case you've been under a rock lately,

Mississippi Governer, Haley Barbour had proposed a budget cut in education, and a merger of

certain universities in the state. Among these institutions, Alcorn State, Jackson State, and

Mississippi Valley State received the most uproar. The "Big Three" as they are sometimes

called, are the three major HBCU's (Historically Black Colleges and Universities) in Mississippi.

Faculty, staff, students, parents, and alumni were upset, to say the least, by this proposal.

Almost bi-weekly there were protests at the state's capitol in Jackson opposing the merger. On

February 3, 2010, Mississippi IHL Comiisioner for Higher Education Hank Bounds made a

statement to the students of Alcorn State University at the inauguration of their new interim

president:

"The Merger is dead, dead, dead!"

After all that has happened, the students look at this as a triumph over poor thinking.

"That wouldnt have made any sense," said ASU senior Elbert Benton.

"The fact that he would even try to merge three schools with so much African-American history is simply appalling."

Other students rationalized the entire situation in terms of economy and common sense,

"I understand how much money it takes to operate a university," said a student that prefers to remain anonymous. "I also understand that the economy has its foot on the necks of certain political figures. However, it is foolish to hinder the education of the very individuals who will one day run the country."

Students from ASU, JSU, and MVSU are all excited about the merger being ceased but with the

economy the way it is, there is one question that still begs to be asked: If we're not cutting the

money from education, where are we going to take it from?







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