Welcome to the Space Jam: SGA shows appreciation to the Juniors and Seniors

The junior and senior classes kicked off their annual appreciation week on Sunday, February 10.
This year’s theme was Space Jam, and the week began with “In His Name I Play,” a church service at Rose Hill Church on Acadian Thruway at 12pm.
“Jags vs. J-State,” led the week, which entailed the women’s and men’s basketball teams facing long-term rival Jackson State in the F. G. Clark Activity Center on Monday. The women lost 52-59, and the men won 76-67, with the game doubling as the annual breast cancer awareness event as well.,
Student attendance increased as the men’s game neared, but students like Jacque Oubre, a senior from New Orleans, La., attended both games. “Both of the games were really good games, I’m mad the women didn’t win though. I don’t know why more people don’t come to the women’s game, they played a really good game. But, congrats to the men for the win,” said Oubre.
Tuesday was “Bowling Night with the NAACP” in the Smith-Brown Memorial Union Bowling Alley at 7pm. The Southern University Chapter of the The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) celebrated their Founders’ Day by hosting this event with the junior and senior classes.
Pretty Wednesday’s usual crowd gathered in the Union courtyard, as members of the Student Government Association (SGA) gave out cake and ice cream to students inside of the Union, but the latter part of the night was what many students were anticipating; the Miss Thicker than a Snicker Pageant.
This year’s pageant theme was “The Curvaceous Girls Club,” based upon the popular reality show Bad Girls Club. Seven contestants competed for the title this year. Freshman, political science major, business minor, Melanie Medina, took home the crown as the 2019 Miss Thicker than a Snicker.
Southern alumna from Beaumont, Texas, Zephani Daigle, attended the pageant to revisit a “crowd favorite” event from her undergraduate experience. “That pageant is, and has always been lit. I’m still in Baton Rouge so I had to make sure I came through,” said Daigle.
Thursday morning breakfast, “Dunkin Donuts,” was a donut giveaway in the Lake Front Room of the Union at 9am, followed by the junior and senior class T-shirt giveaway from 12pm-2pm.
The celebrating of Valentine’s Day created a bonus for Thursday, as Miss Junior, Alacia Brew, gave away chocolate covered roses in the Union, expressing that she wanted to spread the love on campus. Brew posted on Instagram, “Yesterday, I got the opportunity to spread some love on Valentine’s Day by giving out goodies and chocolate. You never know what simple act of kindness can brighten up a person’s day.”
SGA concluded the week encouraging students to participate in a community service with the Big Buddy program of Baton Rouge.