2009-2010 News Rewind: A Look Back
Staff Report
Issue date: 5/5/10 Section: Campus News
TSU Residence Life officials oversaw a number of renovations and electrical upgrades to the Mary Wilson Hall residence center over the summer.
The renovations included brand new furniture, closets, sinks, windows, floor tiling. Central air/heating and energy-efficient lighting has also been installed in all the rooms.
The community bathrooms have upgraded as well with newly installed showerheads that run more efficiently to conserve hot water during peak hours.
Wilson Hall is the oldest residence center on campus and houses freshman girls. Incoming freshmen now can enjoy the comfort of walnut bed frames, two-door curio closets and an additional desk to enhance their personal space.
The TSU Department of Communications revised its mass communications curriculum this semester.
New courses were added, while current courses were revised and updated. A new convergence lab is expected to open during the Fall 2010 semester in the Performing Arts Center.
The lab will include equipment for journalism majors to use and gain more experience in their respectful fields. Utilizing the shared resources, The Meter, Tiger news and WTST The Blaze will make a collaborative effort to bring news to the student body.
TSU alumnus and faculty member Nathaniel Adefope was found stabbed and beaten to death at the Frank A. Young Poultry Plant on Sept. 7, 2009.
Adefope received his bachelor's and master's degree from TSU and served as a supervisor at the campus agriculture plant for 27 years.
With the efforts from the Metro Police Department, on Sept. 22, 2009 Jarrod Phillips, a temporary farm employee, was convicted for the murder of the Poultry supervisor.
Phillips, a temporary farm employee, was connected to the crime after DNA samples tested by the TBI Crime Laboratory were discovered on Adefope's body which determined him as the murderer.
Also prior to the conviction, detectives learned that Phillips had received medical treatment regarding his hand on the day of the murder which consequently caused detectives to identify him as a prominent suspect.
The renovations included brand new furniture, closets, sinks, windows, floor tiling. Central air/heating and energy-efficient lighting has also been installed in all the rooms.
The community bathrooms have upgraded as well with newly installed showerheads that run more efficiently to conserve hot water during peak hours.
Wilson Hall is the oldest residence center on campus and houses freshman girls. Incoming freshmen now can enjoy the comfort of walnut bed frames, two-door curio closets and an additional desk to enhance their personal space.
The TSU Department of Communications revised its mass communications curriculum this semester.
New courses were added, while current courses were revised and updated. A new convergence lab is expected to open during the Fall 2010 semester in the Performing Arts Center.
The lab will include equipment for journalism majors to use and gain more experience in their respectful fields. Utilizing the shared resources, The Meter, Tiger news and WTST The Blaze will make a collaborative effort to bring news to the student body.
TSU alumnus and faculty member Nathaniel Adefope was found stabbed and beaten to death at the Frank A. Young Poultry Plant on Sept. 7, 2009.
Adefope received his bachelor's and master's degree from TSU and served as a supervisor at the campus agriculture plant for 27 years.
With the efforts from the Metro Police Department, on Sept. 22, 2009 Jarrod Phillips, a temporary farm employee, was convicted for the murder of the Poultry supervisor.
Phillips, a temporary farm employee, was connected to the crime after DNA samples tested by the TBI Crime Laboratory were discovered on Adefope's body which determined him as the murderer.
Also prior to the conviction, detectives learned that Phillips had received medical treatment regarding his hand on the day of the murder which consequently caused detectives to identify him as a prominent suspect.
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