NEWS TO USE FSU SGA Student Publications Newsletter
Tiffany’s Corner By Tiffany Lettsome Welcome to another school year for returning and new Noles! With every issue, I’ll have your official fundown of campus events to check out. So let’s get started. As any lover of the Fast and the Furious series knows, this one is like the icing on the cake. Check out Fast Five at the Student Life Cinema this Thursday, Sept. 15, and Friday, Sept. 16, showing at 7:15 pm and 10:15 pm both nights. Now there’s nothing better than getting a lot of food for a little bit of
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money as a college student. Have a dollar to spare? Then be sure to check out Breakfast for a Buck on Friday, Sept. 16, from 11 pm – 2 am. It’s set up buffet style. So you can eat as much as your little heart desires for the night. Let it be known that ESPN College GameDay will visit Tallahassee this Saturday, Sept. 17, for the Oklahoma vs. FSU football game. Filming will take place on Langford Green and will begin bright and early around 7 am. The game starts at 8 pm from Doak Campbell Stadium. But, before you get your game on, be sure to go to Jimbo’s True Seminole Tailgate at 6 pm in Wildwood Plaza. There will be free food, games, door prizes and a DJ.
Hispanic Heritage month begins on Sept. 15. This celebratory period recognizes and honors the contributions Hispanics and their cultures have made to the United States. The Hispanic Latino Student Union is an umbrella organization that serves to unite Hispanics of different backgrounds in addition to raising awareness. Their goal is to foster a sense of unity while striving to preserve and maintain Hispanic traditions. This organization is open to any student at FSU regardless of nationality. Membership is free of charge. “Hispanic Heritage Month is our opportunity to showcase to the entire FSU and Tallahassee community exactly what Hispanics and Latinos have overcome,” said Ivan Marchena, director of HLSU. To kick start Hispanic Heritage Month, and the new school year, the Hispanic Latino Student Union plans to hold a contest Wednesday, Sept. 28, titled Mr. and Mrs. HLSU pageant. The event will take place in the Global Multicultural Engagement Auditorium at 7 pm. “We are proud leaders, and through these series of events we can enlighten others about our diverse culture,” Marchena said. Multiple contestants will be competing for the crown of Mr. and Mrs. HLSU. Applications to participate in the pageant will be accepted until Sept. 16. The application can be found on the official Hispanic Latino Student Continued on 2
Major motion pictures such as Taken as well as television miniseries like Human Trafficking have dramatized the seemingly foreign human trafficking industry in generous budgets to crowds of moviegoers across the nation. Yet the majority of Americans seem completely oblivious to how close to home this underground industry has spread. Continued on 2
CHICS serves FSU and Tallahassee By Monique Henry Caring & Helping In Community Service is an organization of students who pride themselves on their commitment to community service. What started in 1999 with a group of girls who participated in a minor set of service projects has become a campus coalition and network of students who have made enduring friendships in their mission to impact the community with compassion and gratuity. Male students should not be at all threatened by the name. CHICS at FSU aims this semester to appeal to more men on campus who will be supportive in the group’s purpose as well as round out the general body. Continued on 2 facebook.com/fsustudentpublications
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Union Facebook group page. Applicants are asked to fill out the form and either email the document to hlsu.assistantdirector@gmail.com or return it to El Centro, located in Union A212. Everyone is qualified, and everyone is encouraged to apply for a chance to participate in the pageant. “The HLSU pageant is a fun event made for female and male candidates who are interested in acting as the face of our organization,” Marchena said. “They must truly represent all values and qualities that each HLSU member exemplifies.” The pageant will consist of three main event sections in which the contestants will compete. Participants will be evaluated and scored in each of the categories. The first segment will be a talent portion that gives contestants a platform to display their personality. Following the talent portion comes the question-and-answer round. Various questions will be asked of each of the participants. Contestants are then expected to answer the queries to the best of their ability. Finally, in a model showcase, contestants will stroll down the runway and show off an outfit of their choice. Then scores will be tallied and two winners will be named. The winners of the 2011 HLSU Pageant will be crowned Mr. and Mrs. HLSU. Being given this title awards the winners the position of representing the HLSU for the 2011-2012 academic year. They will be given special privileges throughout the year at specific HLSU programs, functions and events. In addition to the special treatment, Mr. and Mrs. HLSU will receive the honor of riding on top of the HLSU homecoming float. For more information about HLSU membership, events and activities, visit their official Facebook page or stop by their table during Union Wednesdays.
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CHICS serves FSU and Tallahassee
For students interested in community service for this semester, here are upcoming service activities on the CHICS calendar: Friday, Sept. 16, at the FCI Center near Tom Brown Park, CHICS will greet and pass out programs at the Big Bend Combined Federal Campaign Kickoff, the charitable campaign of federal employees of USPS, the military, and the court system, to raise more than $100,000 for charity. Saturday, Sept. 17, CHICS will support Keep Tallahassee Beautiful for the International Shore Clean-Up at Lake Ella. In October, they will participate in the Blessing of the Animals at Mission San Luis and the annual Paula Bailey Dining in the Dark Benefit. The organization’s diverse group of students allows for diverse service opportunities. Each week members sign up for projects that range from animal rescues to local clean-ups. “Pretty much, if you can think of it, we’ve probably done it or do it. We are not afraid to get our hands dirty, so we pretty much do everything to provide a lot of service,” said CHICS President Bianca Salvaggio. “We have projects every day, and different times of the day. We rarely ever go looking for projects just because we’ve been around for 12 years. We’ve earned a name for ourselves in the community, which is really helpful because we wouldn’t be able to have these projects that we have without people knowing who we are.” The group participates in a variety of events on campus, including Homecoming, Relay for Life, Light the Night and Dance Marathon. They have obtained many outstanding awards and thank-you letters from local organizations. The group has received a video recording from President Barack Obama encouraging them to keep up their good work. Membership is open to anyone. Students can participate in as few or many projects as they want so long as they meet the minimum 15 hours required per semester. Non-members can begin signing up for projects their first meeting and continue to sign up for a three-week trial period before they are required to pay the $30 membership dues. For more information, visit the CHICS at FSU at chicsatfsu.org or attend their weekly meetings in HCB 21 on Wednesdays at 7 pm. TIPS, News to Use, is the newsletter of Student Publications, an affiliated project of the Student Government Association of Florida State University. E-mail submissions to mharris2@ admin.fsu.edu. Editor Kestrel L. Ambrose. Assistant Editor/ Columnist Tiffany Lettsome. Graphic Designer Tony Nguyen. TIPS, A302 Oglesby Union, (850) 644-0037.
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Child Trafficking Walk/Run
Stop Child Trafficking Now is a non-profit organization that seeks to recruit ambassadors who will make a commitment to bringing awareness to the nature and harm of child slavery on a local level. In keeping with this initiative, SCTNow will hold their 3rd Annual Walk/Run on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 9 am. The route will begin and end at the Integration Statue. This year’s walk/run is sponsored by Every Nation Campus Ministries. The two organizations have been entwined from the very beginning. Founder Lynette Lewis was a member of Every Nation church when she created SCTNow. ENCM attended a Campus Harvest in North Carolina where Lewis introduced them to the Walk/Run event and inspired them to participate in one of their own. “She just felt in her heart something with child trafficking. She had been hearing about it and wanted to stop it,” said Sabrina Roc, president of ENCM. Roc is an FSU senior majoring in Family Child and Sciences, Sociology, and Psychology. “We’re trying to get 300 walkers this year. If everyone just does ten dollars, that’s already $3,000 right there,” said Roc. She poses that if 300 people attend the Walk/Run, then those 300 people can go tell three more people, and it’ll just keep multiplying. The campus ministry intends to beat last year’s record of 244 people who participated in a walk around Lake Ella. This year’s fundraising goal is $10,000. All walkers/runners will raise funds in individual or team efforts to meet the goal. Whole teams may receive donations with the support of visitors, family and friends at the event. Tallahassee community ambassador Darren Mason oversees this year’s event as an executive officer and liaison between campuses, local and national links. The result of this interactive method of raising funds will go toward hiring retired military personnel who will go out, do the research and execute in locating predators. “They are the underground law officers of child trafficking,” Mason said. SCTNow’s efforts to stop trafficking by hiring Special Operations teams have raised awareness throughout the Tallahassee area, including FSU’s campus. Mason, who also works for the Tallahassee Housing Authority, says that fundraising for the cause is not the biggest challenge. “I work with kids on a daily basis so it was a real eye-opener when I learned more about child trafficking. I thought America was safe, that Tallahassee was safe,” Mason said. Like other volunteers, Mason said his personal goal is to not just bring awareness to child slavery but also to make it harder for this kind of industry to survive by stopping the demand for it, as is SCTNow’s foremost mission statement. “When you learn there is an opportunity to change something this destructive, a defying force is created and ignites a fire,” said Mason, regarding SCTNow’s partnership with Every Nation and his own involvement in the event. To sign-up or register for the 5K Walk/Run, contact Portia Lawson at (863) 6321646. For more information on SCTNow, visit their site at events. sctnow.com. To find different opportunities to volunteer, join a team, or be an individual walker/ runner, students with questions should contact the Community Ambassador at Tallahassee@ sctnow.org or call SCTNow’s National Office at (212) 333-SCTN. ENCM at FSU has weekly oncampus gatherings Wednesdays at 8 pm. For more information, visit their website at fsuencm. com or find them on Facebook or Twitter.
This publication is available upon request in alternative format for individuals with print-related disabilities. TIPS, SGA Student Publications, Sept. 2011, Vol. 4, No. 1