Show #013 January 20, 2012 The Late Nite With Ed Moore III Season Two Premiere: "Hazing In America Special"
David E. Reddick - Calhoun County, Alabama NAACP Chapter President Griena Knight-Davis - Dean of Student Affairs, Miles College (Birmingham, Alabama) Ryan Mobley - Marion Military Institute (Marion, Alabama) Jelisa Raquel - 2011 Graduate, Jacksonville State University Seyram M. Selase - Northeast Alabama Center for Community Initiatives
Dr. William A. Meehan - President, Jacksonville State University Dr. Rebecca Turner - PROVOST & Vice President of Academic & Student Affairs, Jacksonville State University Judge Samuel Monk - University Attorney, Jacksonville State University Earl Warren - Director of University Development, Jacksonville State University
(L-R) David E. Reddick, Griena Knight-Davis, Ryan Mobley, Jelisa Raquel, Seyram Selase
It was referred to as the biggest step taken by the Late Nite With Ed Moore III show since its season one special, Racism In America. The season two premiere of Late Nite With Ed Moore III proved to be a night of remarkably divine wonders with firm support in the idea that true power is attained in breaking down barriers and revamping the status quo. An array of dignitaries which included college and university executives, politicians, community leaders and students from across the Southeastern United States, all graciously convened at WLJS Studios on the night of January 20, 2012 to tackle issues surrounding the longtime culture of hazing. Never in the history of Jacksonville State University has a live show of this nature, taken place on the institution's airwaves. In what was a historical night for both Late Nite With Ed Moore III and the university, Jacksonville State President, Dr. William Aurthur Meehan, as well as other university executives openly expressed their concerns with the culture of hazing as well as their prospectives on the widely publicized 2011 alleged hazing death of Florida A&M University student, Robert Champion. Earl Warren, Director of University Development (pictured below) told a story of how he says his brother was hazed while trying to pledge in a fraternity. He also explained the reasons for acceptance in such a culture as well as the harmful consequences in participating and receiving such behavior. Ed admitted that as a college student, he always possessed the desire to join a fraternity. However, fears of hazing violence have since crippled that decision. During the show, Ed expressed his feelings of deep sadness in the death of Champion and maintained that although hazing is widely accepted, it is still illegal and violates basic civil rights.
"When parents begin to lose their children, when people's health are being put at risk, when people are being sent to the hospital, when people are being sent to their graves as a result of something, I think that brings about enough reason to discuss an issue." - Ed Moore III
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