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JACKSON STATE UNIVERSITY STUDENT'S PERSEVERANCE PAYS OFF
August 25, 2008
JACKSON, Miss., Aug. 25 -- Jackson State University issued the following news release:

The saying goes, "If at first you don't succeed, try, try again." For one young Jackson State University student, this phrase has become a mantra.

Demyia Pridgen, 20-year old junior international relations major from Arlington, TX, spent a large portion of her freshman and sophomore years at JSU applying for scholarships and funding programs, hoping to get the finan . . .

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