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Senior Staff Writer Florida State University Business Professor Gary Knight was just south of Tokyo visiting family when Japan's strongest earthquake on record struck 80 miles off the shore of Sendai. Sendai is a city of one million residents, according to the city’s website, in northern

• 2:06 a.m. - Radiation levels at Fukushima rising • 5:00 a.m. Nuclear emergency declared at Fukushima • 9:45 a.m. - Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) says cooling systems at three units have failed

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His wife’s family lives in Zushi, a town in the Kanagawa prefecture just south of metropolitan Tokyo. A prefecture is the Japanese Visit fsunews.com for video from equivalent to a U.S. state, with local autonomy Dr. Knight’s interview. on some legislation and further subdivisions— coastal Japan.

"I was about an hour subprefectures—that are south of Tokyo and even similar to counties.

Every earthquake is down there it was a pretty sizable earthquake, a six different—this one was or seven on the Richter an undersea megathrust scale,” Knight said. “I've earthquake—and comes been to Japan a number with its own set of afterof times over the years, shocks. A megathrust and I've been through a earthquake is where one number of earthquakes, tectonic plate—in this but that was probably the strongest one I've felt."

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Top left: An FSU student holds her candle during a moment of silence at the Candlelight Vigil for Japan Ceremony on Tuesday, March 29, at the Student Commons Courtyard. Top middle: Guest speaker Dr. Genzo Tanaka, Research Associate of the College of Physics at FAMU, speaks to the FSU audience about the recent trauma in Japan. Top right: FSU Business Professor Gary Knight (photo from fsu.com) was in Japan during the earthquake.

Above: FSU Students gather near 1,000 paper cranes on display before the vigil.

• 2:46 (and 45 seconds) p.m. - Earthquake hits • 2:46 (and 48 seconds) p.m. - Earthquake alert sent via factories, schools TV networks, radio stations and mobile phones (‘TIME’ magazine) • 2:47 (and 17 seconds) - ‘TIME’ reports quake’s waves hit city of Sendai • 2:48 (and 47 seconds) p.m. - Quake waves hit Tokyo • 3:30 p.m. - Pacific Tsunami Warning Center issues tsunami warning for almost all countries with a coast on the Pacific ocean • 3:30-3:46 p.m. - A 30-foot wave of water hits northeastern Honshu • 8:15 p.m. - Japanese government declares emergency for Fukushima Daiishi power plant • 9:35 p.m. - Four plants are shut down

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Contributing Writer This past week, student organizations throughout Florida State University united to promote awareness of global substandard housing and homelessness and to raise funds for the FSU Habitat for Humanity in the thirdannual Seminole Shack Showdown.

Construction began at 9 a.m. Sunday morning, and by 6 p.m. that eve-

ning, seven shacks were built. The shacks transformed the Union Green from an empty lot into a replicated global village.

Eight site supervisors from the Big Bend Habitat for Humanity chapter came out and assisted the organization members in the construction of their shacks.

James Brooks sat on the porch of the Alpha Tau Omega and Alpha Delta Pi shack. On Sunday, his brothers worked

together to construct the shack from the ground up.

“It was a long process,” said Brooks, a sophomore finance major. “We were out here like all day.”

Other organizations that participated in the showdown were the service fraternity Alpha Phi Omega, the Wesley Foundation, Seminole Christian Life and Chi Alpha, the Multicultural Association of Pre-Health

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Students (MAPS), Alpha Epsilon Delta Pre-Health Honor Society, Engineers Without Borders, Habitat for Humanity and FSU’s Music and Entertainment Industry Student Association (MEISA).

“For our student organization purposes, it kind of gets our name out and it’s a good opportunity to spread the word, but it’s also a good way to be able to help out the local

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Students build shacks at the FSU Union in partnership with Tallahassee Habitat for Humanity during the Seminole Shack Showdown.

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QUAKE from 1 case the Pacific plate—is thrust underneath another plate—the Okhotsk plate.

Several aftershocks have measured over 6, and two measured 7.0 and 7.2. Over 600 aftershocks above 4.5 were recorded after the 9.0 quake.

Personal experience “In this particular [earthquake],” Knight said, “I was walking down the hallway of a five-story building, in front of a big bank of windows.”

He compared the building’s shaking to that of the wobbly table in his office.

“It started violently shaking pretty quickly,” Knight said. “You can certainly stand up but you felt like you wanted to hold on to something. Since I was in front of glass, I thought it would be better to walk to a better location. So I went down to a stairwell and waited there until the earthquake was over. It lasted what seemed like a couple of minutes. It just seemed like it wasn’t going to stop.

“A split-second before the earthquake started, the electricity cut off in that building; then, the building started to shake pretty substantially.”

The electricity cutting off is a safety feature in many skyscrapers, particularly in Tokyo, Knight said. The elevators will stop working, and many lights and excess electricity will be turned off.

“Then, after that, we had a blackout that lasted for about five hours,” Knight said. “We had to operate by candlelight and flashlight.”

“We had a transistor radio that we turned on, which was our only means of news during the earthquake and the blackout,” Knight said.

This is similar to what those who live in hurricane-prone areas are often forced to do when power is cut out. The transistor radio and the low-power radio stations are often the only way of broadcasting safety information to mass amounts of people when there are no means of reliable electricity.

“They have a tsunami warning system that would give very loud alarm and a voice that would [say via loudspeaker to] stay away from the beach,” Knight said. “We heard those announcements for days following the earthquake.”

Nuclear radiation According to the World Nuclear Association, around 30 percent of Japan’s power comes from 54 nuclear power plants scattered throughout the country’s main four islands. “[Five hours] is actually a bit unusual [for a blackout],” Knight said.

“That gives an indication of the magnitude of the earthquake. I’m sure I’ve been through six or eight substantial earthquakes in my time; I lived in Japan in the 1980s and this was the first one that I remember that there was a serious blackout that lasted that long. Tokyo, as a city in that vicinity, gets much of its electricity from the nuclear power plants in north central Japan, and the earthquake—as we know—affected those plants. So that, perhaps, accounts for why the power went off for such a long time.”

Knight said Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) announced that

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It just seemed like it wasn’t going to stop.

Gary Knight, FSU Business Professor

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“Much of the power in the city of Tokyo comes from power plants in central Japan, which were affected,” Knight said.

“We know now that a few of those reactors were knocked out permanently.”

Three nuclear reactors at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear facility are in stress. Workers are pumping seawater into them—a process that will render them useless in the future—in order to cool the fuel rods to avoid a total meltdown.

“It’s a different kind of nuclear event,” Knight said. “Chernobyl was as bad as it was due to catastrophically bad planning and lack of preparation.

This is not a Chernobyl type event; it’s a more controlled event.

“This earthquake caused death and destruction primarily as a result of tsunamis that arose.”

Panic Many people, particularly along the west coast of the United States, are concerned about radiation crossing the Pacific Ocean and affecting life in North America. Potassium iodide is a drug that is known to combat thyroid cancer. Many stores along the west coast of the U.S. are seeing a spike in the sales of this drug, according to NBC, CBS and ABC News.

In a previous interview, University Vice President for Research Kirby Kemper said he thinks the most important point of this disaster has been missed.

“You got 2 to 3 million people right now who are totally traumatized,” Kemper said. “How do you recover your life? When did you hear about Haiti last? When did you last hear about Christchurch?

People won’t go up in the buildings [in Christchurch]; they’re that terrified. You’re dealing with what I will call post-traumatic stress disorder of a magnitude we’ve never seen. That’s the real story.

“The reactors? They’ll be brought under control, but you’re going to have half a million to a million people who are getting aftershocks. They don’t know what to do. They’ve got no food, no water; it’s cold.”

Fear of the nuclear radiation reaching American shores, Knight says, is misplaced.

“I think that there has been some unnecessary panic here in the U.S. about the effect of radiation blowing over from Japan, but the reality is that the amount radiation

reaching the U.S. is miniscule and should have no health effects of any sorts, according to nuclear experts, on people in the U.S.,” said Knight.

“PTSD will be a factor for many, many people in central and northern Japan. After all, many thousands of people lost their homes or had severe damage to their homes. There’s going to be infrastructural problems in that region for a very long time: reminders of the earthquake.

“I would guess that many people, if they weren’t directly affected, know people who were lost, lost their home or were severely injured in the quake. In my case, my mentor professor’s mother-in-law and sister-in-law were living nearby the ocean in Sendai and they got out just in time; their home was completely destroyed. So even I know people who were severely affected by this. I can see how hundreds of thousands of people could potentially face stress syndrome following this earthquake.

There will be continuing reminders—blackouts, disrupted transportation and traffic systems—for many months to come.”

Preparedness Japan is unquestionably one of the most—if not the most—prepared for this type of disaster. TIME magazine described how the advanced earthquake warning system works.

They say that seismometers sense the P-waves (primary waves) and determine whether an alert is necessary. The alert was sent three seconds after the first waves of the quake were sensed.

TIME magazine’s Lucy Birmingham wrote, “Although the systems can only give warnings from seconds to one or two minutes before the powerful S-waves hit and shaking gets serious, it can mean the difference between life and death. It can be just enough time to take cover, drive a car to the side of the road, step back from getting on an elevator or stop medical surgery.”

Knight elaborated.

“The Japanese tend to have a low tolerance for unsafe conditions,” Knight said. “Partly for that reason, they make extra efforts to prepare infrastructure and architecture that can sustain natural disasters like earthquakes.

However, I think this event demonstrates that, even though they had a ‘plan A’ for safeguarding their nuclear reactors, and even though they had a ‘plan B,’ unfortunately they didn’t have a ‘plan C’ because ‘plan A’ and ‘plan B’ failed, in this case. This is, perhaps, a lesson for all of us that, if you’re going to build nuclear power plants and such facilities along such fault zones, we need to be better prepared.”

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FSU audience members gather at the Student Commons Courtyard to listen to Dr. Genzo Tanaka speak during the Candlelight Vigil for Japan Ceremony on Tuesday, March 29.

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FSU Student O’Shay Walker looks up at the paper cranes made for the Candlelight Vigil for Japan Ceremony on Tuesday, March 29, held at the Student Commons Courtyard.

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In this March 13, 2011 file photo, cars are seen perched on a devastated buildings in Onagawa, Miyagi Prefecture, northern Japan, two days after a powerful earthquaketriggered tsunami hit northeastern Japan.

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SHACK from 1 community—to be able to help fundraise for building a house for those who are less fortunate,” said Sean Keenan, a junior electrical engineering major representing Chi Alpha.

Each shack was required to have one person present at all times during the day and two people present at night until 5 p.m. on Wednesday—when the shacks were taken down. The organizations competed against each other for first prize of the golden sledgehammer in three categories: fundraising, best design and highest number of people that slept out.

On Monday night, Habitat for Humanity had all of its 40 members signed up to sleep in or around the shacks.

“It’s like a big slumber party, you know, like a big campout in the middle of the FSU campus,” said Jessica Glenn, director for FSU Habitat for Humanity’s Seminole Shack Showdown. “It’s the greatest thing ever. I love it.”

Glenn, a junior who works as a resident assistant at FSU, said her passion for community was a driving force in her organizing the event.

“People love to be around other people when they feel like they’re in a community and this is such a great way to create such a public community, you know, and it’s very much a home feeling I think, just for three days,” said Glenn.

“Even just three days, you know, you build something that you’re sleeping in, you get to be with the members and other people that you would have never hung out with.”

Revolinski agrees. She said the event helped bring together diverse student organizations for a common cause.

“We all want to help and we all want to be there for each other, like when we need it,” Revolinski said.

“So, by being there for other people who are in need, is definitely something that we can all collaborate on and agree on, and having such different people and different minds and different interests, and we can have one single thing in

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Alpha Tau Omega and Alpha Delta Pi partner together to build a shack for FSU’s Seminole Shack Showdown.

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Katie Haggerty helps paint a shack during the Seminole Shack Showdown.

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FSU’s Habitat for Humanity chapter helped organize the Seminole Shack Showdown. All 40 participating members from the chapter slept in or around the shack on Monday night, as part of their efforts to raise awareness.

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Students work together building shacks during the Seminole Shack Showdown in order to help raise awareness forw substandard housing conditions. The event began on Sunday morning, March 27. common, it’s pretty spectacular.”

FSU’s chapter of Habitat for Humanity got the idea for Seminole Shack Showdown three years ago from North Carolina State University, whose Habitat for Humanity chapter has maintained the event as a successful, annual fundraising effort.

“Habitat for Humanity is a nationally known organization,” said Tessa Revolinski, a junior marketing major and Internal Relations Chair for FSU’s Chapter

of Habitat for Humanity.

“It’s very well-known and people have chapters, like, in their hometown. This gives everybody the opportunity to help out on a collegiate level and just be part of something huge.”

Participating organizations had to pay a $75 fee for a shared shack or $120 fee for a single shack. The fees count toward the fundraising of the event.

Additionally, organizations and members involved received community service hours for their participa-

tion.

Jessica said that the organizers wanted to get events going within the event. The event’s schedule included a free concert hosted by MEISA, faculty tours with President Barron, a cupcake taste-off and Tie Dye. “Because it’s one big event and we want continuous interactions with the people walking by and just, like, get them to get involved,” said Glenn.

Local businesses and organizations have also been involved, with restaurants such as Crispers and Panda Express donating gift cards to be used as prizes for tournaments and competitions held throughout the event.

Habitat for Humanity is an ecumenical Christian ministry, founded in 1976, that works to eliminate poverty housing through

fundraising, building, rehabilitating, repairing or improving housing across the globe and within the United States.

“I think that everyone has a passion for something and I think that everyone’s passion changes sometimes, but I feel like, if you don’t give people an opportunity to find their passion, then they’ll never know,” Glenn said. “And this could be a passion for someone that has never heard about it, has never heard about what Habitat is doing or what substandard housing means or what the issues are.”

Glenn said the Seminole Shack Showdown serves to promote an awareness of Habitat for Humanity and its purpose.

“I think the most I’m trying to get out of it is that people would understand that it is an issue, and

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Stephen Pape and Jennifer Pena pose as farmers during the Seminole Shack Showdown. not necessarily everyone needs to do something about it, but that the people who have the opportunity to do something about it, or decide that they do have a passion for it, have an outlet to do that,” Glenn said.

Stand under their umbrella New organization bridges gap between FSU community and Greek life RENEE JACQUES Contributing Writer A new student organization, Greek Life Outreach (GLO), created by FSU student Taylor Leatherwood, handed out 300 free water bottles to students at noon on Wednesday, March 30, at HCB and the Legacy Walk.

The group also provided an umbrella escort service for students needing cover from the rain.

Leatherwood, 21, who joined the Theta Chi fraternity in the fall of 2010, said that while most fraternities and sororities participate in philanthropic work such as The Boys and Girls Club and Dance Marathon, there isn’t much focus paid to the immediate FSU community.

About a month ago, Leatherwood formulated the idea for GLO with the intention of “serving the community that Greek life exists in.” He said his whole goal was to help the community.

“My passion is for the people around me, for the people I go to class with, for the people that I walk by on campus,” Leatherwood said. “I look at what Greek life has done as far as philanthropies and I don’t really see us doing too much for the immediate community we exist in.”

Leatherwood, who is double majoring in Marketing and Management, also mentioned that one of the reasons why he initiated this project was to help bolster the image of FSU’s Greek

My passion is for the people around me, for the people I go to class with, for the people that I walk by on campus.

Taylor Leatherwood Founder of Greek Life Outreach

life. Leatherwood said he wants to show people that Greek life desires to positively impact the FSU community.

“Before joining [Greek life], I was pretty skeptical of it,” said Leatherwood.

“I had heard a lot of different stories, good and bad.

My belief has come to the conclusion that, no matter which Greek organization you join, a sorority or a fraternity, the overall impact is positive.”

In order to bridge the gap that seems to separate those in Greek life from the rest of the FSU student population, Leatherwood has more ideas for GLO events in the future, such as possibly

conducting a free carwash or handing out free pizza.

“It’s a way of saying thanks to the community that we exist in, rather than finding things for the extended local community,” Leatherwood said.

“I think the ways that we can work together with the FSU community can be limitless, rather than there be a sort of divide between the two.”

Leatherwood stresses, however, that the main reason why he is enacting this program is simply for his love of helping people.

“I love people and my heart is for people,” Leatherwood said. “My passion is to serve the immediate FSU community.”

Leatherwood said he hopes that GLO can become a bigger organization in the years to come, hopefully getting more Greek organizations involved.

“There are endless amounts of benefits that arise from being a part of Greek life,” said Fabrice Guerrier, a fellow Theta Chi member. “GLO was created to be a vehicle of service to show all those benefits to the Florida State community.”

Leatherwood also said that he hopes for GLO to one day to develop into a team that formulates ideas on serving the FSU community.

“I believe, for having joined my fraternity, I’m a better person” Leatherwood said. “So taking my

passion aside from Greek life, I’m focusing on service.

My hope is that, through

GLO, we would be able to serve people and love them.

It’s saying ‘thank you’ to the

FSU community in hopes of enhancing our relationship.”

Christopher Roberts is a senior civil engineering major with a deep passion for providing adequate housing for those in need. His work with Habitat for Humanity has invigorated not only his interest in science, but his compassion for others.

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British Ambassador against protectionist legislation Sir Nigel Sheinwald addresses Fla. Senate about immigration concerns KARLANNA LEWIS Staff Writer On Wednesday, March 23, British Ambassador Sir Nigel Sheinwald made his first trip to Tallahassee to argue against new immigration legislation before the Florida Senate. The U.K. and Florida enjoy an active tourism relationship and economic partnership, and Sheinwald said he would like these avenues to stay open.

In light of the recent immigration reforms passed in other states, foreign interests in Florida have created cause for concern.

“The issue is that Florida’s looking to adopt or model some of the im-

migration laws that have been passed in Texas or Arizona,” said Nathaniel Johnston, director general of Tallahassee Southern Model UN. “The problem with that is it might make it harder for the tourists to come to Florida. Immigration laws might make it harder for them to get visas to come visit.”

Tourism is only one aspect of a heated body of legislation, with a host of possible repercussions.

“He’s asking the Senate to not pass anything too stringent as far as affecting the tourism business between the United Kingdom and Florida, but his speech is a small part of a bigger picture,” said John-

ston. “People are speaking about international security as a whole.”

Besides speaking to the Senate, the visit was also an opportunity to establish a partnership with the new administration and to get to know the new governor. This visit helped prepare the partnership for an upcoming British trade mission about the benefits of space and science technologies, which Gov. Rick Scott will attend.

“Britain is the largest foreign employer of Floridians,” said British Consul-General Kevin McGurgan. “Almost 4,000 Floridians have jobs as a direct result of British firms here.

In his speech Wednesday, Sir Nigel Sheinwald described Britain as Florida’s strongest ally.

“Openness and innovation are key, and these are American and British strengths,” said Sheinwald. “Our two nations possess one of the most substantial trade and investment relationships in the world. Around a million jobs in each country depend on the other’s companies.”

But, beyond the jobs shared between the U.S. and the U.K., the advancement of knowledge in general relies on cooperative research efforts. Current Florida State Professor Sir Harold Kroto is a Nobel

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Health officials on Tuesday would not directly link the deaths to the outbreak of serratia marcescens bacteria at six hospitals, but the bags were pulled off the market.

State Health Officer Donald Williamson says there’s nothing to suggest the deaths were directly related to the bacterial infection.

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by March 11 earthquake and Tsunami Wednesday, March cases of serratia marc30, in Kesennuma, northern Japan. escens to the Alabama Department of Public Health.

Officials linked the infecseveral appearance in the tion to TPN, a common WORLD supplement local press, where journal- nutritional ists compared the purr to delivered into the bloodthe sound of a Boeing 747 stream through IV tubes.

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Japan at leaking Guinness World Renuclear plant LOCAL cords says it is “anxiously TOKYO (AP)—Setbacks waiting” for the recording mounted Wednesday in to see if it meets its stanWCSO working the crisis over Japan’s dards. double homicide in tsunami-damaged nuclear Crawfordville facility, with nearby seaNATION water testing at its highest The Wakulla County radiation levels yet and Sheriff’s Office is currentthe president of the plant ly on the scene of an apVirginia Tech fined operator checking into a parent double homicide in $55K for response to hospital with hypertenCrawfordville. shootings sion.

At around 3:30 a.m., a Nearly three weeks afRICHMOND, Va. (AP)— victim called 911 dispatch ter a March 11 earthquake Nearly four years after the and alerted them to a situand tsunami slammed and worst mass shooting in ation on Field Loop off of engulfed the Fukushima U.S. history, victims’ fam- Bloxham Cutoff Road, acDai-ichi plant, knocking ily members and campus cording to Keith Blackmar, out cooling systems that safety advocates say it WCSO spokesman. keep nuclear fuel rods isn’t the fine amount of When WCSO arrived from overheating, Tokyo $55,000 Virginia Tech fac- they found two victims Electric Power Co. is still es that matters, but that dead. The woman who struggling to bring the fa- the school finally will pay called 911 is still alive. cility in northeastern Ja- for the mistakes it made pan under control.

City of Tallahassee during the rampage.

The country’s Emperor to discuss future of The U.S. Department Akihito and Empress Mi- of Education on Tuesday Midtown chiko reached out to some fined the school for waitof the thousands displaced ing too long to notify stuThe organic growth of by the twin disasters— dents about the shootings Midtown has caught the which have killed more on April 16, 2007. attention of city officials, than 11,000 people— Department of Educa- and the area is listed as a spending about an hour tion officials wrote in a let- priority for this year. As a consoling a group of evac- ter to the school that the result, a proposed “Miduees at a Tokyo center. sanction should have been town Placemaking Action At the crippled plant, greater for the school’s Plan” will be presented leaking radiation has slow response when stu- during tonight’s City Comseeped into the soil and dent Seung-Hui Cho shot mission meeting. seawater nearby and made and killed 32 students and The city is setting aside its way into produce, raw faculty and then himself. $500,000 for a two-pronged milk and even tap water as The amount was the approach to enhance Midfar as Tokyo, 140 miles to most the department town that addresses comthe south. could levy for Tech’s two munity activities, along violations of the federal with branding for the area, UK cat with thunderous Clery Act, which requires and improving Midtown’s purr makes record timely reporting of crimes infrastructure. attempt The proposed plan has on campus.

University officials have eight goals, which include LONDON (AP)—A Brit- always maintained their improving traffic safety, ish community college innocence and said they creating new public spacsays it has a recorded a would appeal the fine, es, creating a more pedeshouse cat whose lawn- even though it’s a relatively trian- and bike-friendly mower-like purr hit 73 small sum for a school of community and relieving decibels—16 times louder more than 30,000 full-time parking complications. than the average feline.

The most expensive students and an annual Northampton College budget of $1.1 billion. parts of the plan are rein central England said lated to intersection treatWednesday that it had dis- IV infections examined ments, such as putting patched a music team with crosswalk signals at each after 9 U.S. hospital specialist sound equipintersection approach, and deaths ment to record 12-year-old a proposed plan to create Smokey. The recording MONTGOMERY, Ala- a Fifth Avenue Plaza. has been submitted to the bama (AP)—Federal and —Compiled by Ana Guinness World Records. state health officials are Rebecca Rodriguez. LoThe gray-and-white trying to figure out how in- cal news via the Tallatabby has already made travenous feeding bags be- hassee Democrat.

Gov. Scott signs Florida teacher pay, tenure bill BILL KACZOR Associated Press Florida Gov. Rick Scott went to a privately operated charter school in Jacksonville on Thursday to sign into law far-reaching but divisive legislation that will create merit pay for teachers and end tenure for new hires.

His signature on Senate Bill 736 marked the first law enacted by the new Republican governor.

Former Gov. Charlie Crist vetoed a similar but more rigid bill last year after widespread protests by teachers and other opponents including many local school officials.

That angered fellow Republicans and he subsequently left the party to run unsuccessfully for the U.S. Senate as an independent.

Republicans say a testbased merit pay plan will help attract and keep top teachers while eliminating tenure will enable school officials to get rid of the bad ones more quickly.

“We must recruit and retain the best people to make sure every classroom in Florida has a highly effective teacher,” Scott said in a statement.

Many teachers and their unions remain opposed to the legislation that also chips away at teachers’ due process and collective bargaining rights.

“There’s just so many problems with it,” said Mark Pudlow, spokesman for the Florida Education Association, the statewide teachers union. “It’s a terribly unfunded mandate” to local school districts.

Merit pay and a new teacher evaluation plan that goes along with it won’t go into effect until 2014, but districts will begin spending millions to develop new student tests needed to implement those provisions during the next year while facing sharp budget cuts, Pudlow said.

Tentative budget proposals in the Legislature include major cuts, although not as steep as the 10 percent reduction in spending per student that Scott has proposed.

Pudlow said the union hasn’t yet decided whether to challenge the new law in court.

“We’re looking at all the options right now,” he said.

The bill signing also drew support and condemnation from national education leaders.

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any foreign embassy to speak at the Florida Senate. Besides considering widespread trade and job implications of possible immigrant regulations, the visit aimed to help maintain Florida as a popular tourist destination for British citizens.

Because the Florida economy is based in such large part on tourism, the status of trade restrictions is of essence to the state.

“One outcome will be Florida’s coming to an understanding of free trade and the orchestration of free trade,” said McGurgan. “It’s key to this state.

Of any U.S. state, [Florida] is really dependent on the benefits of free trade.”

Prize winner in Chemistry, hailing from Britain.

“The U.K. and the U.S., between us, produce more Nobel Laureates and more inventions than any other two countries on earth, and much of that has come from university cooperation,” said McGurgan.

At stake are both the political and economic relations of Britain and Florida, and the educational exchanges.

“Florida State sends more students to exchange programs in the U.K. than any other foreign university,” said McGurgan.

This visit was both a first for the British ambassador and the first time for

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Florida Gov. Rick Scott signs his first bill surrounded by students of the Kipp Middle School, Thursday, March 24, in Jacksonville. Far-reaching but divisive legislation that creates a merit pay plan tied to student test scores for Florida teachers while ending tenure for new hires became law Thursday with Scott’s signature. have rammed through legislation that will undermine Florida’s students and their public schools,” American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten said in a statement. “It silences teachers, who are closest to our kids in the classroom; imposes compensation and evaluation systems that have failed to advance learning when tried elsewhere.”

Former Washington, D.C., public schools chancellor Michelle Rhee, who has advised Scott, praised the legislation in a statement.

“This landmark bill recognizes that teachers are the most important factor in schools when determining a child’s success,” said Rhee, who founded and now heads StudentsFirst, a national advocacy group.

The GOP-controlled Legislature put the bill on a fast track and passed it just a week after this year’s regular legislative session began. It passed the House on a party-line vote and the Senate with just one Democrat in favor and only two Republicans against.

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It’s run by the Knowledge is Power Program, a national charter school organization.

Teachers hired after July 1 will be the first affected by the legislation because that’s when the tenure ban begins. It limits those teachers to oneyear contracts, meaning school officials can terminate them without reason at the end of every school year.

The evaluation system used to determine which teachers get merit raises and those who may face dismissal will be based at least half on how much their students improve on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test and other exams over a three year period.

“Excellent teachers are the driving force behind student success and this bill provides a system that recognizes those highly effective educators and rewards them appropriately,” said Rep. Erik Fresen, a Miami Republican who sponsored the measure.

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Band of Horses chats with the ‘FSView’ Guitarist Tyler Ramsey opens up before their show on Sunday, April 3

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‘Bit.Trip FLUX’ has the capacity for greatness COLLIN MIRANDA Staff Writer WiiWare, Nintendo Wii’s downloadable gaming service, has never really been known for worthwhile games, to say the least. There are a few good games out there, such as Mega Man 9, that deserve a purchase, but those are likely to be found on less dusty platforms such as the PS3 and 360. However, the Wii exclusive Bit.Trip series has given Wii owners a reason to dust off their Wiimotes. Unfortunately, Bit.Trip FLUX marks the end of Commander Video’s journey, but this clever, wholly addictive finale feels like a fitting end to this fantastic series.

In this Pong/rhythm and music/shmup/psychedelic hybrid, you control a paddle on the right side of the screen by simply holding your Wiimote sideways and tilting it up and down. Small squares and circles, referred to as beats and blobs reSEE EXTRA LIFE 7

ing their third full-length, Infinite Arms, last year. Before arriving in Tallahassee to perform at the Moon on Sunday, April 3, guitarist Tyler Ramsey took some time to discuss everything from their Grammy nomination to the changes within the band in an exclusive interview with the FSView and Florida Flambeau.

FSView & Florida Flambeau: In the beginning, Ben started a label and only later learned to play instruments and formed the band. Then there was a name change, some lineup changes and label changes and now the band has played with the likes of Pearl Jam and received a Grammy nomination for Infinite Arms. What do you

think about how the band actually came about and how far it’s come?

Tyler Ramsey: I think it’s pretty amazing. It’s been pretty cool to watch. I’ve watched, even from the point when I joined the band, the way it’s developed. I’ve been with them for three and a half years now and it’s changed a lot since I joined—it’s really wild to think about. Having seen them even before I joined the band when they came through Asheville [N.C.] which is where I live, it’s been pretty wild to watch them develop.

FFF: Speaking of the Grammys, I read that you were in a remote location and you didn’t even hear about the nomination when

it first came out. How did you find out and what was that moment like for you?

TR: I was out in a cabin up in Hot Springs, N.C., working on some songs and my phone obviously doesn’t work up there so what happened was my girlfriend called me on the phone that was in the cabin which is so old-fashioned—a landline [laughs]—and I was like ‘Holy crap!’ I couldn’t believe it, first of all, and I knew that I was missing all these excited phone calls from all the guys in the band, family and everybody.

I decided I should pack up my stuff and head out to where I could at least get a phone signal so I could call all these people. I ended up waiting until the next day and it took, like, 30 minutes

down the road before my phone started going crazy and beeping with all these calls and messages coming in so it was really exciting.

FFF: That’s really wonderful. I know a few years ago, you had just released Long Dream about Swimming across the Sea, which was received well. Then you began opening up shows for Band of Horses and Ben asked you to join the band.

What was it like when you joined the lineup?

TR: We had this talk about me opening up and, within the same conversation, he asked me to play guitar for the band. That whole tour was me opening the shows and then playing with them, as well. It all happened really fast and it

totally made my head spin, like, ‘Holy crap!’ [laughs]. It was just a whirlwind kind of thing that happened. It was amazing and really fun to get to do that and have tons of stuff happening at once—putting that record out myself, playing solo and then learning all the Band of Horses songs and being able to play with those guys was really cool.

FFF: What was it like essentially play twice a night?

TR: I loved it, actually.

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Proving the ‘Impotence of Proofreading’ Poet Taylor Mali to visit Club Downunder on March 31 ANA REBECCA RODRIGUEZ Assistant News Editor Known for his quick wit and memorable one-liners, former teacher-turned-poet Taylor Mali possesses an uncanny ability to move any audience with poetry that he equates to tricycles—easy to ride and always enjoyable. Mali will be performing in his trademark slam-poetry style this Thursday, March 31, at Club Downunder. Before his arrival, Mali took some time to chat with the FSView & Florida Flambeau from

his home in the Big Apple about poetry, education and why he still considers himself a teacher.

FSView and Florida Flambeau: You studied poetry at a graduate school in Kansas—when did you first become interested in poetry? What does it mean to you?

Taylor Mali: Poetry means all kinds of things for different people. Over the last thousands of years, the definition of what is poetry has changed greatly. unionproductions.org SEE TAYLOR 9

Taylor Mali has become recognized as a major figure in the slam poetry world.

Florida State wins TOMS competition TOMS footwear comes to Tally with a worldly message (and free shoes) ERIC JAFFE Staff Writer This past weekend, Florida State University students were treated to yet another competition invite, only this time, they won. In return for the largest list of attendees for their “One Day Without Shoes” nationwide poverty-awareness day, popular footwear distributor TOMS challenged campuses to compete for

a free “Style Your Sole” party—a challenge that the Seminoles readily accepted.

With 442 claimed attendees, FSU’s “One Day Without Shoes” was the most popular in the country.

Organized by the official TOMS Campus Representatives of 2011, FSU’s upcoming “Style Your Sole” party gives students the opportunity to take a bare canvas shoe and decorate it however they please.

Lisa Denmark, one of Florida State’s official TOMS representatives, shared her personal experience with the group.

“I first got involved with TOMS my freshman year at FSU,” said Denmark.

“I signed up to be campus representative through the TOMS website and, since then, I’ve been with it. When I first found out about [the footwear company] in high school, I was immediately hooked.”

Joined by fellow reps Brian Varela, Dyana Applebaum, Emily Blacketer, AnnaMaria Chernoch, Marni Newberg and Mickey Loreti, Denmark was responsible for lending a hand in FSU’s win this weekend.

“All the campus clubs around the nation participated in this contest,” she said. “Over 100 schools made an event page on the TOMS Campus Clubs website. The promotion

through the school was really left up to the six representatives on campus and telling their friends and so on.”

TOMS is a company often praised for its charitable contributions to impoverished societies. For every shoe purchased, the company donates a second pair to a child in need.

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Ultra’s unlucky number 13 Largest music festival brings ultra sounds with no capacity to contain it

GRACE NORBERG Senior Staff Writer There were a lot of firsts this year for Miami’s famous dance music festival Ultra, which was held this past weekend in Bicentennial Park. For the first time, the event completely sold out within two days of tickets going on sale, causing desperation for many electro and house fans who ended up having to fork over big bucks to scalpers for their tickets. This year was also the first time Ultra expanded to three days, giving attendees an entire weekend of dance music from 4 p.m. on Friday, March 25, to midnight on Sunday. Over 100,000 people attended Ultra this year, making it the largest music festival in the world.

Unfortunately, the layout and planning this year were not adequately conducive to supporting this mammoth occupancy.

“The stages were poorly laid out; some of the bigger tents drowned out others, and the bathroom situation was a horrendous idea,” said FSU alumnus Brett Smith. “Even though the promoters had a year to plan the festival, it felt like they threw the event together at the last minute and put quantity over quality. They have to pick a new venue, because the current one is far too small.”

Bicentennial Park didn’t start to fill up on Friday until around 9 p.m., just in time for Pendulum to play live on the Main Stage. This

was the six-piece Australian-British electronic rock band’s first time playing at Ultra, making them one of the freshest acts of the weekend.

“It’s way more exciting to see people make electronic music that’s that complex with actual instruments, as opposed to a guy who’s sitting there with a box mixing beats,” said FSU senior Joshua Gallner. “Stuff like that should be the headliner, not the boring set we got from Tiësto.”

The closing act on Friday night was none other than world-famous DJ Tiësto, who has played at countless Ultra fests—so many that it seems like he’s run out of ideas. His short hour-and-a-half set was full of buildups that, instead of paying off with an epic breakdown, came across as more of a letdown. The fireworks near the end of his set lit up the sky above Biscayne Bay, and were, suffice to say, the most exciting part of the show.

Meanwhile, STS9 played at the same time on the Live Stage, and provided a chill, reggae atmosphere to bring people down from a long night of partying.

Day two of Ultra really got things started at the Main Stage with Afrojack, one of the hardest-working DJs this year. He set a pace that would be hard to compete with for the rest of the night, which speaks volumes, considering he already played at the Carl Cox stage earlier that day.

As dusk set in and glow sticks began to light up the venue, Moby took the Carl Cox stage. As one of the most important artists involved in the popularization of electronic music in the ’90s, it seems that old dogs can learn new tricks,

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Laidback Luke performs on the main stage at Ultra Music Festival in Miami this past weekend. as Moby surprised the crowd with incredibly modern, high-energy tracks. Of course, he played “Porcelain,” his No. 1 hit single, but to a decidedly hip new remix.

Deadmau5, surprisingly enough, could have taken a hint from Moby. Boasting a respectable set, everyone’s favorite house mouse served up hardly anything innovative at all. He even had the same special guest as last year, Tommy Lee, on the drums. His one saving grace was the guest appearance of singer/dancer/ actress Sofi, who is the voice behind two of Deadmau5’s latest singles. The set ended on a downbeat and the crowd was taken so off-guard that there was no applause to be heard.

Three days of Ultra may have been too much for this busy student journalist driving all the way down from Tallahassee, but I am pleased to hear that David

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Deadmau5 fans light up the night with bright attire and glow sticks.

Guetta rocked the house, and The Chemical Brothers ended Ultra 2011 with a bang.

“There are only two words to describe the Ultra Music Festival experience: don’t think,” said Smith.

“That’s the message the Chemical Brothers were preaching and it hit the nail right on the head.”

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Senior Staff Writer Grace Norberg and former FSU students at Ultra Music Festival.

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FSU students decked out for Ultra Music Festival.

TOMS from 5 much you need shoes until you go a whole day without them,” said Denmark. “ ‘One Day Without Shoes’ is meant to show us what [impoverished children] go through on a daily basis. I think the event should be important to students because it not only raises awareness for the TOMS Shoes movement, but also of the millions of children who walk barefoot every day.”

Despite being part of the small group that started it all, Denmark knows that the school never could have won with just six attendees.

“I really want to thank all the other reps who have helped me out this semester and really all the students who love and want to help out with TOMS as much as they can,” she said. “It wouldn’t have gotten this

far without any of them.”

FSU’s “One Day Without Shoes” will be taking place on April 5 at the Union Green. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., with a 10:30 a.m. shoe drop-off for students planning to participate in a 1.5-mile barefoot walk around campus. To learn more about TOMS at Florida State University, visit tomsfsu.blogspot. com.

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Queer Music Showcase at CDU

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Left: Guitarist Andrew Burgess and (middle) vocalist Megan McKenzie for the local band “From a City in Trees” performed at the Queer Music Showcase on March 29. Right: Gio Black Peter came to Florida State from New York to perform in the Queer Music Showcase.

EXTRA LIFE from 5 spectively, fly in from the left side of the screen in increasingly complex patterns, and you are tasked in deflecting each beat with your paddle while avoiding the blobs. Now, those who played the first game in the series will read this and be disappointed once they realize that it’s basically the first game of the series, Bit. Trip BEAT, except played backwards. However, I’m here to tell you that Gaijin Games has proved that the simple mechanics of Pong have yet to die.

Creator Alex Neuse has mentioned that each game in the series relates to a different stage of human development (albeit in an abstract manner depicted in the form of retro-styled video games), such as Bit. Trip FATE relating to death. With this in mind,

FLUX proves to be the perfect end for this series.

While BEAT depicted a sperm’s quest to reach the egg, FLUX’s reversal of this game represents the human soul’s post-death quest for enlightenment.

This high concept is reinforced by the way that FLUX mimics the gameplay style of BEAT, yet incorporates bits and pieces from the other Bit.Trip games, such as power-ups and RUNNER’s instant respawn system, suggesting that this particular human “soul” has learned from a lifetime of human experience.

The respawn system, along with the game’s score and “Mode” system is what drives this point home. Technically, you cannot lose the game, as there is no “game over”

(Neuse urges gamers to finish the entire game in one sitting, something that will only make sense after experiencing the game yourself). Instead, the game features a meter at the top and bottom of the screen.

Players fill the top meter by successfully repelling consecutive beats, and fill the bottom one by missing them or hitting the enemy blobs. Once you fill the top meter, your “mode” is upgraded, and filling the bottom one (which is much easier, contributing to the difficulty of the task) will downgrade. Each upgrade rewards the players by improving the beautiful, interpretable background images, improving the catchy, fantastic chiptune soundtrack, and increasing the score multiplier, while downgrading does the op-

posite. In fact, the lowest mode, known as “Nether,” voids the game of both color and music (aside from fail bleeps coming from your Wiimote speaker, the best usage I’ve witnessed so far of these speakers) which makes the game even more difficult, considering the music acts as a guide. Downgrading from the “Nether” forces the player to instantly restart from the last checkpoint.

Thus, one discovers that the object of the game isn’t necessarily to “beat” it, but to access the zone of total focus and skill required to reach the palpable enlightenment of the highest mode available, “Meta” mode. This mode is extremely difficult to reach, and even harder to stay in once achieved (you most

likely won’t in your first play through, or even the next 10), but the feeling upon hitting “Meta” has to be one of the most satisfying, euphoric experiences available in gaming.

“Meta,” and the very hard work required to achieve it, seems to imply that the joy in gaming doesn’t necessarily come from beating a game, but from the catharsis and sense of reward that is a result of labor and experience, a message that is easily translated to real life. Granted, the messages of the Bit. Trip series are highly interpretable, and players may find an entirely different message altogether.

While it may seem as though I’ve finally cracked and am babbling nonsense, I urge you to play the Bit. Trip series, particularly

the latest entry, in order to become enlightened yourself and realize that I’m not completely nuts.

The manner in which the series uses retro-styled aesthetics, gameplay and other factors which only video games can properly accomplish in order to convey such powerful, poignant messages presents a strong argument for video games as a legitimate form of art.

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Social media forum for students FSU MBA Association hosts social media expert David Wells GRACE NORBERG Senior Staff Writer The FSU MBA Association knows that times are a-changing, and now the Internet could be the most important tool students have in order to secure a job or create a successful business. “[We] recognized that, despite the strong curriculum at both the undergraduate and graduate levels, there was a lack of digital marketing and social media marketing education at The College of Business,� said MBA Association Secretary Matias Ferradas.

That is why they called David Wells, an FSU alumnus, consultant at HubSpot, and founder of his own website, Socialize Your Cause, to come speak at this social media forum for FSU students,

faculty and staff. The catered event will consist of three 45-minute sessions, all of which Wells will be teaching.

The first session will be an overview of inbound marketing, search engine optimization and social media. If this is all Greek to you, all the more reason to attend. “Inbound marketing is a three-pronged approach to Internet marketing that includes creating content, such as blogging, for your business to drive organic traffic,� said Wells. “Another prong would be using social media to build a fanbase and promote your business through those channels, like LinkedIn.�

The most popular websites of this generation such as Facebook and Twitter have millions of users that can be reached by simply learning how

to effectively promote a business using social media. “A lot of people are using these new social channels basically to communicate with each other,� said Wells. “But there’s also a huge opportunity for businesses to get in there and connect with their consumers in a nonspammy way, where they can help them and share useful information.�

The third prong of inbound marketing is search engine optimization, which is making sure a website is optimized and not hidden in search results when people look on the Internet for the service the business provides.

The second session will go in-depth on how to utilize social media marketing for businesses online, and the third will be about

how to use the Internet to create your own personal brand appealing to prospective employers. The main idea Wells is trying to convey is to think outside the box. “Everyone thinking inside the box is like, I need to go to college, I need to get that piece of paper that says I did it, and then create a resume with a couple internships on it,� Wells said. “The job they’re trying to get receives tons and tons of applications resumes that all look the same. A way to differentiate yourself would be by having your own website.�

On this website, one can have a blog concerning the field or interests one has, include a resume and a portfolio of work that potential employers may look through.

This is the approach

Wells took to getting a job, and it seems to have worked for him. After graduating from FSU, he worked at a small web design company in Charlotte, N.C., that was not fulfilling for him at all. “If you hate your job, never, ever stay there— there’s always something else out there,� said Wells. “Or make your own job.�

Wells quit the job to start his own website, Socialize Your Cause, which helps not-for-profits market themselves.

Later, he moved to Boston and, through his use of Twitter, met the VP of marketing for HubSpot.

A few short weeks later, he scored a job as an inbound marketing consultant.

One lucky attendee of this forum will receive a free website designed by Wells.

the bass player, has had his own studio before and he’s done producing before, so he really knows his way around the studio. Having somebody else in the band that can really make things happen really fast makes that process go smoothly.

Also, having been in the studio with Phil for the first part of the record really put us on the right path. I know that I personally learned a ton from getting to work with him—getting the right guitar sounds and him telling us the right ideas, hopefully, for the songs and not spending too much time on stuff that might be a little crazy [laughs].

at what he does so all of it was really good. I think at the point when we decided we had to discontinue and go back into the studio alone, it freed us a little bit because we were just going with our own personal ideas and making music happen really fast.

doing amazing stuff.

TR: Oh, yeah. It always is. The first couple weeks of a tour, you’re kind of carrying on because of the fact that it’s so much fun, so it doesn’t cross your mind as much. But, as the tour goes on you start thinking about your yard or your bed or your kitchen—just, like, cooking dinner and doing normal things—so it’s an interesting way of living [laughs]. The time that we have off, I really try to spend as much time as possible at home, relax, play guitar and be normal.

SUCCEEDING IN BUSINESS WITH SOCIAL MEDIA WHEN

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HORSES from 5 you’re there to do [laughs].

It was cool to get to know the crowd before we came out as a band and I think it helped take away some of the nerves, especially being the new guy in the band. By the time I got up there with the band, it felt like ‘Oh, I know this crowd already’ [laughs].

FFF: That’s exciting. I know for Infinite Arms, there were some scheduling conflicts with the band’s longtime producer Phil [Ek] and you guys ended up producing about 70 percent of it yourselves and self-funding it as well after leaving Sub Pop. What were some of the challenges with that?

TR: It didn’t really feel— at least the producing part—like a challenge, because we’ve got great ears in the band for what we’re going for and we all kind of have an idea of what we’re after. Bill Reynolds,

FFF: In terms of sound, how would you differentiate this album from previous ones?

TR: For my part, I tried to definitely express my personal style but I also definitely tried to keep it within what I thought Band of Horses sounded like. I didn’t want to be the kind of guy that came in and tried to steer in any other direction other than what was appropriate for the band. I wasn’t involved in the first two records and I didn’t want to do anything to jar the natural progression of the band because they were already

FFF: So it ended up being more fun?

TR: It definitely ended up being fun. I had a blast even though, with Phil—I had never gotten to work with him before and he’s a legend and is really amazing

FFF: The band recently wrapped a tour across the pond. How did that go?

TR: It was great. It was about five weeks of rolling around Europe and we had a great time. It seems like, every time we go over there, there are bigger crowds and it was definitely the same case this time—there were a lot more people coming out to see us and some of the venues were different.

It was winter, so part of it involved driving through snow and ice, so it was a little sketchy [laughs] but the shows were great.

FFF: With song titles like “Evening Kitchen,� “On My Way Back Home� and “Neighbor,� it seems like there’s a longing for a simpler, domestic life. I can imagine it’s difficult being away from home for so long.

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TAYLOR from 5 I’m a collector of definitions of poetry. Poetry is a way of making what is familiar appear new and what is new appear as if you’ve always known it. I first got interested in words that rhyme and words that sit well together and have a meaning because my dad used to write poems. Basically, he would write rhyming toasts and I enjoyed that. I enjoyed watching how much delight his words would give people. I wanted to be like my dad; that was my first interest in poetry.

FFF: In one interview, you said that while you were a graduate student, you realized you wanted to “teach students who were younger, to catch them before it was too late.” When or what is too late and what do you do to teach them otherwise?

TM: In graduate school, I had to teach freshman composition—a class that freshmen have to take to make sure that they didn’t graduate from high school without knowing how to write an essay. A lot of them had bad habits and they didn’t trust their own instincts and they really felt that who they were when they were writing was something different than who they were the rest of the time. As you said, I wanted to catch them when they were younger, before they began to think that writing was something that they had to do, that they had to pretend to be a different person when they wrote. The truth is, in order to do what I wanted to do, you need to catch them a lot earlier than I ever caught them. Sixth grade was the youngest grade I ever taught officially. I’ve gone in and taught younger students, but I don’t feel entirely comfortable. And yet, the more I find out about education, the more I realize that it’s pre-kindergarten, it’s early childhood education where all of the biggest strides can be made.

FFF: One of your most memorable poems, “What Teachers Make,” draws on your own experiences as a teacher, a profession you are a strong proponent of.

What is, in your opinion, the value of a teacher and why do you continually encourage individuals to pursue a career in education?

TM: They say that teaching is the profession that allows all other professions.

If you are a healthy person, you might be able to live your life and do what you want to do without a doctor, and then you will be able to live your life without a teacher. Teachers are crucial. Everyone is a teacher; you are constantly teaching your skills to the rest of the world. Part of what I want to do is make it easier for people who aren’t natural teachers to actually become successful teachers.

FFF: The words that comprise “What Teachers Make” are not the actual words you spoke the night of that party. When did you decide to write the poem and why did you feel like you had to?

TM: Did you read somewhere what the actual words were that I said that night?

FFF: I believe that you just answered the actual amount you earned, right?

[Laughs] TM: [Laughs] Right, right.

Poetry is, to a certain extent, a way of re-writing history and giving yourself, pretending that you were smart enough to answer with a comeback that you thought of on the staircase, on the way down. I recently found the journal entry, this is an old journal, the first entry in this journal says, “Why don’t I date these things?” The first date in this journal is from August 27, 1996, a couple pages later—this is not a journal; in fact, the final three-quarters of it have not

been used [laughs]. There is an entry here from January 1, 1998, and I’ve written a note on a sticky note next to it that says “This seems to be the night that ‘What Teachers Make’ happened.” This says, from January 1, 1998: “Not since I started keeping a journal has a year gone by where I have written in it as little as I did in 1997. I must write more, particularly because I am often amazed at the stuff that I write after I read it. A vague sense of dissatisfaction came over me today. Last night, Rebecca and I went to a swanky New Year’s Eve party at Mel’s house, thrown by her and her four friends. Men in tuxedos and gorgeous women in sexy dresses, we were one of the handful of non-lawyers. Do I wish that I were one? I think I wish I made much more money than I do. Teachers are so unrewarded. I would have said unappreciated, but the parents of my students appreciate me greatly.” That was the experience. That was the night that this lawyer said, “I don’t mean to insult you, Taylor, but what does anyone have to learn from someone who decided that the best option in life was to become a teacher?”

FFF: Can you tell us about the New Teacher Project? What inspired that, and—my managing editor, who also has great hair, implored me to ask this—why the decision about the hair?

TM: The New Teacher Project is really—I never intended for it to become a project, and there is very little organization behind it.

I write about teaching; I’m a poet, and I write about my experiences in the classroom. Because of the way I talk about it, people decide they might want to try it themselves. After about the tenth person told me they decided to become a teacher because of the way I talk about the profession, I decided to keep track. Then,

a journalist said, “That’s not interesting. You should give yourself a goal.” [Laughs] So I gave myself a goal, to create 1,000 new teachers by 2006. 2006 came and went, and I think I had barely made it to 100. The way that I kept track of teachers has changed over the years, and now I have a more streamlined process. The blog keeps track and then, a couple years ago, I decided, you know what, I lost my mom to breast cancer and I had a student of mine in 7th grade who died of cancer, so maybe when I reach my goal, I’ll cut my hair, I’ll donate my hair to a program called Pantene Great Lengths.

They make wigs for cancer survivors. It’s just a way of marking an end to this now 11-year goal that I’ve had to convince 1,000 people to become teachers.

FFF: You said that, ironically, you make more money now as a poet than you could have ever made as a teacher—what do you think that says about us as a society?

TM: That we value the wrong things—nobody should become a poet to become rich and famous.

Nobody enters the teaching profession to become rich. Entering the teaching profession should not be synonymous with entering a monastery, resigning yourself to a life of poverty. People should go into the profession of teaching going, “I’m already rich in spirit, and I’m going to share my gifts and I hope to create a living wage and be in a profession that respects me, where I am respected by society.”

People write poetry because they need to write poetry and there are always going to be some that are more successful than others. I’m not saying there shouldn’t ever be any really successful poets. It’s just that the jury is out on whether or not I’m a better

poet than I was a teacher. I don’t know. One of the compliments I love hearing the most is “wow, hearing your poetry makes me wish I had you as a teacher.” Yeah, I was pretty good, [laughs] and to a certain extent, I’m still teaching. I just have a different type of classroom.

But what does it say about society that I make more as a poet than I could have made as a teacher? I love the fact that my poetry is valued. I just wish that all teachers were valued, as well.

FFF: You said that “most of the poems published in The New Yorker are unicycles.” How are your poems different and what inspires you to keep them that way?

TM: You know what I mean by unicycles? They are hard to read. You have to already know you like poetry to struggle through the poems in The New Yorker [laughs]. They recently published a poem by Paul Simon. It was lyrics to a song and I really liked it. That wasn’t a unicycle—that was a bicycle, maybe even with training wheels [laughs]. I believe that it is the task of every artist, at some level, to always be an evangelist for their art. You always need to be winning new people over into your art.

My poems invite you in more. They make you say, “I bet you didn’t like the poetry world. Set that aside and see how you like this. Forget whether or not this is a poem. Let me just try to instruct and delight you with these words. Don’t worry so much about what it is.” My poems are easy to ride— they are tricycles [laughs].

FFF: Writing professions are continually called into question—people tend to brand them as lofty, stuffy and as a sure way to remain a starving artist. What advice do you have for aspiring writers? What would you say to naysayers?

TM: There’s a lot of very important writing that is not necessarily done for a profession. Someone once wrote to me and said, “I admire you, Mr. Mali, for the way you have followed your dream. So, because of you, I am quitting college and moving to L.A. to pursue my dream of becoming a movie star.” I wrote back and said “Nu-uh-uh, no. Do that if you want to, but don’t plan that I am your inspiration for that,” because I worked— I worked for 10 years as a teacher before my avocation called me away from my vocation and became my vocation. I loved teaching and I didn’t become a professional poet until poetry called me away and said, “You can do this. You can put food on the table doing this. You could do more of this if you didn’t do that.”

I have a Darwinian sense of talent, which is the fittest survive and, if you were meant to quit your day job, then that will work out.

Have a plan B. In fact, make your art be a plan B for a while. That’s what I say to the naysayers. Do it, but do something else also, have a plan A, don’t just have a plan B. That’s going to be my next poem: Don’t have a backup plan, have an A plan [laughs].

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Thursday, March 31, doors 8:30 p.m., show 9:30 p.m.

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The Division of Student Affairs is honored to induct the following student leaders into the Seminole Torchbearers.

The Torchbearers are a group of former student leaders, whose mission is to recognize the contributions of current students, coordinate fundraising efforts for the Division of Student Affairs, and actively participate in activities that enhance the quality of student life of FSU. Leah Aaronson Lindsay Acton Michael Agatstein Daniela Agudelo Ricardo Aguiar Juan Almanzar Sara Almcrantz Pradiip Alvarez Karl Anderson Branden Anglin Esther Archange Dominick Ar’dis Ashley Arnholt Douglas Ashcroft Aviram Assidon Lauren Astigarraga Brian Austin Kali Austin Michelle Avaroma Nadia Aybar Avan Aziz Leigh Baker Ashley Baltuch Etzer Baronvil Mallory Battle Elizabeth Beck Nathan Beisel Milca Bellegar Joseph Bennett Errick Benson-Peart Alicia Berrios Marco Blanco Nithin Bollady Venkappa Channing Bond Kayleigh Bordenkircher Asimina Boutzoukas Shannon Bray Eric Brennan Dominique Brome Andrea Brown Nikki Burney Virginia Byrne Dadrian Campbell Tabitha Campbell Jessie Cappiello Tanique Carter Caleb Cash Sean Cassell Justin Casserly Caroline Chance Casey Chandler Tori Charette Genesta Charles Jesula Charles Michael Cherry Georgia Christakis

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Kerry Gilmore Danny Goddard Halie Goldman Lyze Gonzalez Cassandra Gonzalez Lee Gordon Kadian Grant Nicole Gray Brittany Gredler Jasmine Green Jordon Greenlee Jillian Gregson David Grimes Orleiquis Guerra Jensen Hackett David Haines Duncan Haldane Taraneh Hazrati Lauren Healey Alfred Heartley Bailey Hein Marisa Henderson Christina Henry Kenyetta Hill Margaret Hodges Joseph Homic Ricardo Horna Brock Howard Mellissa Hulsey Joshua Humphries Ayesha Hussain Victoria Huster Dayne Hutchinson Nina Hyvarinen Sergio Iñiguez Kara Irby Leah Jack Matthew Jenije, II Andrew Johnson Melissa Johnston Joanne Joicin Emily Jones Lauren Jones Aleia Judd Anthony Junco Eric Kamrath Joelle Kane Emilee Kaplan Morgan Kayser Amanda Keen Gabriel Kellams-Berger Kala Kelly Claire Kermitz Zachary Kermitz Seaira Kersch Sophia Khawly

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The Seminole Torchbearers are also proud to announce the recipients of the following Torchbearers supported awards: The Bob Brandewie New Senator of the Year – Jesid Acosta The Bob Brandewie Student Life Senator – Dayne Hutchinson The Milton S. Carothers Ethical Courage Award – David Grimes The Apollo Visko Leadership Award – Nick Russell

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Predicting the ‘Madness’

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NICK SELLERS Assistant Sports Editor Every March, we prepare for the aptly dubbed, “Madness” which descends on the college basketball world, holding our breath for buzzer-beaters and blocked shots, but I don’t think anyone could have predicted what the public has been privy to this past month.

This weekend marks the tip-off of the National Semifinals, or, as it is more colloquially known, the Final Four. To be one of the final 68 teams is usually a spot reserved for the blue bloods of the sport, but this year, as seems to be the trend, the matchups are not quite what we expected.

In fact, you might have had a better chance of hitting the lotto with the numbers from LOST, or getting struck by lightning during a stormy week in Tallahassee, than correctly selecting this year’s Final Four. If you’ve looked at your bracket lately, you no doubt stared sullenly at it for a couple of seconds and then ripped it to shreds and deposited it in the trash.

Not a single No. 1 seed made the trip to Houston, and the combined seeding of the remaining teams is a whopping 26, with VCU doing its best George Mason impression as an 11seed.

Despite the insanity, the semifinals have given us a weird sort of symmetry. On the right side of the bracket, the dance floor is reserved for the underdog, with last year’s runner-up Butler taking on this year’s headscratcher of a contender in aforementioned VCU. Neither team is seeded higher than eight, and between the two programs there is only one Final Four appearance, which Butler proudly owns from last season.

In 2006, the nation watched in awe as George Mason got hot at the right time of the year and made a deep run into March before being silenced by eventual national champion Florida.

Make no bones about it, VCU is this year’s George Mason. But better. It seems the Rams just don’t miss from beyond the arc, and after nearly being excluded from the tournament, they have more than proved their worth.

The Rams downed USC in the newly minted “First Four,” and have been on the warpath ever since.

Head coach Shaka Smart and his Rams are playing inspired basketball, pulling off a ‘shaka’ [shocker, for those who missed the pun) against Kansas in the Elite Eight.

Butler, on the other hand, has ridden the timely shooting of Matt Howard, hustle play, and the sharp basketball mind of head coach Brad Stevens to their second consecuSEE MADNESS 12

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Pitcher Hunter Scantling and the Seminoles defeated the Florida Gators at a neutral site in Jacksonville on Tuesday night, taking the lead in the season series 2-1. The next matchup is in Tallahassee on April 12.

Tapley, bullpen lead the way in FSU’s 5-2 win over archrival Florida

BRETT JULA Sports Editor After a stretch that saw the Florida State baseball team play five consecutive extra-inning games last week, it’s safe to say the Seminoles have a difficult time closing out their opponents.

Stuart Tapley and Mike

McGee made sure that wasn’t the case Tuesday night.

Tapley hit a two-run home run to give FSU (19-6) a three-run cushion in the eighth inning, and McGee slammed the door on the Gators from the mound in the ninth, as the Seminoles earned a 5-2 victory over thirdranked Florida in front of a crowd of 10,708 in Jacksonville.

The ’Noles now hold a 2-1 advantage over the Gators in the season series with one more meet-

ing remaining between the two powerhouse programs that will take place April 12 at Dick Howser Stadium.

“It’s only one game [of many], but we’ll take the win,” FSU head coach Mike Martin said.

As refreshing as the final result was for a Seminole team that had a turbulent past week, things weren’t looking so good at the outset of the game.

Florida State fell into an early hole when UF catcher Mike Zunino,

Work hard, play ‘jams’ harder ’Noles give insight on ascent back to college football elite through music

who entered the game with a 13-game hitting streak, wasted little time extending it to 14 when he recorded an RBI double in the first inning.

Zunino later notched a sacrifice fly in the third to give the Gators an early 2-0 lead, but that would be all the offense Florida would produce.

Florida State would quickly erase the deficit in the fourth inning when James Ramsey roped a two-run double that scored McGee and Sherman Johnson. The Semi-

Contributing Writer The sayings “Music is a soundtrack to life” and “Football is a game of life” are in their own right very inspirational. Combining them to describe the recent rendition of the FSU football team, however, would produce an even more uplifting mantra indeed.

While many media outlets and sports networks have chronicled the presumed return to prominence of the Seminole squad, most have given the credit largely, and deservedly so, to the tireless work of the coaching staff.

The nuances in nutritional diagnosis for specific players have also drawn the attention of Erin Andrews and the SEE JAMS 12

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Greg Reid and his fellow Seminoles have used music as a motivating factor both in their rise to national prominence last season and in preparation for the coming season.

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Searching for stability Opportunity knocks for women’s tennis this weekend HARRIS NEWMAN Contributing Writer

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noles would go ahead for good in the sixth when Ramsey, who led off the inning with another double, scored when Gator second baseman Josh Adams misjudged an infield fly-ball off the bat of Jayce Boyd to give FSU a 3-2 lead.

The Seminoles put themselves in position to take the lead when Johnson reached base on a single through the right side of the infield,

Just when you think a turnaround is coming, a tough loss ensues and dulls that expectation.

Such has been the story for the FSU women’s tennis team, a team still striving for consistency in the competitive Atlantic Coast Conference.

Almost halfway through conference play, the No. 35 Seminoles (7-6, 2-3 ACC) are struggling to hit their stride as they vie for a high seed for the ACC tournament. Nothing seems to carry over from match to match: The Seminoles won the doubles point in three straight matches, then got swept in the two matches after; the final scores are lopsided in win or defeat; no player can seem to find a groove and win week in and week out.

Speaking literally, and with little intention to pun, this team performs on a “hit-or-miss” level.

Florida State can find comfort, however, when the No. 30 N.C. State Wolfpack (10-5, 1-4) come to Tallahassee this Friday. Although the Wolfpack boast a strong

record, their ACC play has been weak as of late and, most importantly, they cannot find a way to beat the Seminoles.

The Seminoles have beaten the Wolfpack in their last four meetings, which culminates in their stronghold over N.C. State with an alltime record of 16-2.

More reassuringly, the Seminoles were in the same place just last year. Heading into their match against N.C. State, the ’Noles had a similar record (8-7 last year as opposed to their current 7-6), and among the middle of the pack in the ACC. The Seminoles blasted the Wolfpack in that match with a 7-0 sweep. They used that momentum to win their next three ACC matches, and then two tournament victories to make it to the ACC semifinals.

The Wolfpack boasts one ranked doubles team, the No. 19 duo of Sanaa Bhambri and Sandhya Nagaraj. Their only ranked singles player, No. 24 Sanaa Bhambri, dropped her last match 6-2, 6-1 to No. 62 Keri Wong of ClemSEE TENNIS 12

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FSU looks to rebound against Hokies Softball returns home after rough outing against North Carolina ERIC TODOROFF Contributing Writer The Florida Sate softball team faces an uphill climb to the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference standings after getting swept by UNC this past weekend.

Fortunately for the ’Noles (16-17, 2-4 ACC), this weekend provides an excellent opportunity to gain some ground as they host the Virginia Tech Hokies (268, 4-2) in a three-game series.

Virginia Tech is fresh off a sweep of Boston College at home, but may find it difficult to find the same results in Tallahassee. The Hokies have an away record of 5-5 and the Seminoles are playing their best softball in

Tallahassee, boasting an 11-5 home record and scoring an average of 5.7 runs in those 11 wins.

The Florida State lineup has not yet faced a pitching staff quite like that of the Hokies, who are led by Jasmin Harrell (2.39 ERA, 13-2) and Kenzie Roark (3.28 ERA, 11-5). The Hokie staff as a whole limits opposing teams to just a .217 bating average.

The Seminoles’ offense struggled over the weekend against the Tar Heels, as they scored just two runs the entire series. Against Virginia Tech, they will need to put more than that on the scoreboard. The Seminoles will have to do more than rely on home runs from the likes of

Ashley Stager and Robin Ahrberg.

As a team, FSU needs to be more productive with runners in scoring position. Against a staff like

the Hokies, runs will be hard to come by and the ’Noles have to score at every opportunity.

The Virginia Tech offense is led by freshman

star Dani Anderson, who leads the team in hits (43), RBI (33) and batting average (.410). As a team, the Hokies are batting just below .300 and have have

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Men’s tennis hopes to right the ship Seminoles’ road to redemption begins with matches at N.C. State, Wake HARRIS NEWMAN Contributing Writer Reflecting upon this season for the No. 46 FSU men’s tennis team, one sees an embattling schedule, marked with losses and loaded with disappointment.

A common adage in sports dictates that a record is not always indicative of a team’s true grit, and one would like to think that applies to the Seminoles (6-10, 1-4 Atlantic Coast Conference).

But to believe it, they have to show it first.

Closing out, or lack thereof, has been the story this spring. The Seminoles have had four matches come down to a deciding match, each featuring an underclassman, and they have lost every single one.

After a stretch like that, especially when three of those matches were lost consecutively, disappointment becomes too familiar.

Rebounding from this type of turmoil, one has to go out and win as quickly as possible to erase the bitter memory of defeat and despair.

The Seminoles have that opportunity to do just that this weekend, as they travel to face two of the lower-ranked ACC teams in N.C. State and Wake

Forest.

The No. 59 Wolfpack looks to be the easier of the matches. The Wolfpack owns an 8-9 record and are currently winless in the ACC with an 0-5 record, bad enough for a last-place tie with Boston College. They have lost their last five matches, with two of those being 7-0 sweeps against Duke and Georgia Tech. Their roster does not feature any ranked singles players or doubles teams.

When the Seminoles last saw the Wolfpack, it was in a much brighter situation last year than the current one. Although the Seminoles came in with a losing streak, they were still at 11-5 and had a winning record in the ACC. The Seminoles won that match 5-2, when Jordan Kelly-Houston, then a freshman, snapped a singles losing streak to clinch the match.

The schedule stiffens as the Seminoles travel to face the No. 35 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (8-7, 2-3) on Sunday.

The Demon Deacons are adept at doubles— their top singles team, No. 36-ranked Iain Atkinson and David Hopkins, are perfect when together this season, and the Deacons’ second team of Danny Kreyman and Jonathan

Wolff is 14-6 on the season.

Wolff counts as one of two of the Demon Deacons’ ranked players in singles play. He sits at No. 63, and Tripper Carleton is ranked at No. 113.

Last year’s match, ironically, was lost by the Seminoles in a hard-fought 4-3 final score. As opposed to a 3-3 tie, Wake Forest clinched the match with four straight points.

Florida State redeemed themselves with three wins in singles after, but still walked away from the match with a loss.

These two teams—N.C. State and Wake Forest— actually played each other last week. The Demon Deacons won 5-2, with four of their players winning their respective matches in the third set.

All hope is not lost for the Seminoles. A team can easily look at their schedule—or an extended accumulation of losses— and roll over and die. But this Seminole team should not. They should be conscious of how figuratively volatile their record is, and how many of those losses were so close to being wins, and how two ACC wins this weekend can do wonders for not only their confidence, but also their momentum as they move forward this season.

Clint Bowles and the reeling men’s tennis team will look to get back on track this weekend.

as well. The Demon Deacons have not picked up more than two points in a loss and sit in last place in the ACC standings.

Unlike their dominance over N.C. State, the Seminoles do not fare so well historically against Wake

Forest. The Demon Deacons lead the rivalry with a 19-10 advantage. The 10th loss, however, came last year as the Seminoles picked up a 4-3 win at Leighton Stadium in Winston-Salem, N.C. This year’s Wake Forest

team still packs a punch, yet is undermanned due to a recent string of injuries.

In their match last week against Georgia Tech, they had to forfeit both a doubles and singles match, as they could not fill a roster spot due to injury.

Regardless, they are dangerous when healthy.

They are led by No. 30 Martina Pavelec, who is an outstanding 11-3 in the spring season, with six of those wins coming against ranked opponents.

Pavelec has won eight of

her last nine matches.

Both of these matches are entirely winnable for this Seminoles team. Their success, like always, is contingent upon getting a fast start and, more importantly, sustaining momentum.

been here before though, so look for experience to prevail and the Bulldogs to return to the championship for the second straight year.

The left side of the bracket pits two of college basketball’s top programs against each other in a less surprising, but still bracket-busting

matchup.

Kentucky is the winningest program in men’s Division I basketball history and boasts 14 Final Four appearances and seven championships, the most recent in 1998. After a rough-patch in the middle of the season, the Wildcats seem to have returned to form, knocking

off No. 1 seed Ohio State and No. 2 seed North Carolina in the process.

Kentucky thrives on the play of its big men Terrance Jones and Josh Harrellson and the hot shooting of Doron Lamb and Brandon Knight.

After ripping off five straight wins in the Big East Tournament, cold-

blooded jump-shooter Kemba Walker and the Connecticut Huskies haven’t shown any signs of fatigue yet, ripping off victories over Bucknell, Cincinnati, San Diego State and a feisty Arizona team to reach the semifinals in Houston.

This Final Four matchup has the added intrigue

of a previous tilt earlier in the year, when Kentucky and UConn faced off and the Huskies took home the 84-67 win and the Maui Invitational title.

Look for Kentucky to flip the script this time, as the Wildcats exorcise November’s demons and set up a Kentucky-Butler final.

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Following the Wolfpack are the No. 48 Wake Forest Demon Deacons (6-9, 0-5) who, as indicated by their record, are struggling in conference play

MADNESS from 10 tive Final Four appearance.

VCU is hard to bet against, as they have the whole “nobody-believedin-us” thing going for them, and they have already won two games I did not expect them to win, so I hesitate to pick against them. Howard, Stevens and Butler have

WIN from 10 and McGee followed suit with a double off Gator starter Anthony DeSclafani. Following the McGee double, Florida coach Kevin O’Sullivan replaced DeSclafani with Steven Rodriguez, and Ramsey delivered his double on the first pitch Rodriguez delivered.

Ramsey finished the game 2-for-4 from the plate, raising his batting average to .344, while his two RBI brings his teamleading total to 28 on the season.

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“I love it for Stu,” McGee said. “He’s a great guy and to get a big hit like that, I’m so happy for him.”

The story of the game wasn’t the Seminole hitters, however—it was the performance of their

pitching staff.

After starter Hunter Scantling allowed the Gators’ only runs of the game on two hits, the bullpen took over and put a stranglehold on the Florida bats. Robert Benincasa, Scott Sitz, Brian Busch, Daniel Bennett and McGee combined to pitch six innings of shutout ball while striking out six batters and walking three. The only hit surrendered by the bullpen during their six innings of work was when Pres-

ton Tucker recorded a single off Sitz in the sixth inning.

“I would say that our pitchers were pretty impressive [Tuesday],” Martin said.

The Seminoles will look to carry the momentum gained from Tuesday night’s victory when they get back into conference play this weekend with a three-game series against Maryland in College Park, Md. The series is scheduled to begin Friday night at 7 p.m.

noles to win this weekend, senior pitcher Sarah Hamilton needs to continue throwing the way she has been all season. Hamilton may have a losing record (9-11), but her other stats tell a different story.

Hamilton has an ERA that is a miniscule 2.15—along with 146 strikeouts—and has thrown 12 complete games.

The deciding factor for this matchup is the Seminoles’ offense. FSU has to start producing behind their strong starting pitch-

ing. Which Florida State offense will show up: the inept road offense or the high-powered home offense? If FSU can push runs across the plate against the Hokie staff, there is a good chance they can win this series with the support of Hamilton’s pitching.

The first two games of the series are Saturday, April 2, with the first game starting at 1 p.m.

The series concludes with the final game on Sunday at 12 p.m.

and Matt Kearney. Titusville native and rising WR prospect Willie Haulstead is not only a gifted passcatcher, but a well-versed connoisseur of both rap and country music.

“I like some country, like Kenny Chesney and Toby Keith,” Haulstead said. “And I listen to Trick [Daddy], Jeezy and Boosie.”

While the team has many different artists they are fond of, the reason behind playing their records is generally universal. The current young men who adorn themselves in Garnet and Gold use the music they hear to, as they put it, “take their game to the next level,” “give them emotion,” and “play hard.”

Arguably the most valuable player on the spring 2011 roster, Greg Reid listens to rap and gospel

music to balance out his thoughts between anticipation and focus.

“The more focused you are, the better you play,” Reid said. “That’s why I switch it up with slow songs from Keyshia Cole and gospel. You don’t want to be over-hyped three to four hours before the game. Being a south Georgia boy, I like T.I. though. My go-to song is T.I.’s ‘Live Your Life’ with Rihanna.”

With the hard work the FSU football team is putting in on the practice field and in the weight room, every psychological advantage they can get is vital to their climb to the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference and beyond. If the music they enjoy while they hone their skills is any indication, they’ll be living the high life in the 2011 season.

JAMS from 10 ESPN College Gameday crew during the 2010 season. But heading into another spirited spring football session, the secret ingredient that has helped to ignite the current gridiron gladiators from Doak Campbell Stadium is one that often goes overlooked: the music they listen to.

Whether it is Beau Reliford donning the now-infamous Dr. Dre headphones into University Center B, or Dustin Hopkins approving of his hometown Houston rap blaring over the weight room intercom, music is a very big component in the players’ everyday routine.

“Individually, when they walk around, the kids have headphones on 24/7, like my nine and five-year old,” FSU head coach Jimbo Fisher said. “I don’t ever know what they’re

listening to […] The kids love their music though, I do know that.”

Many athletes at the professional and collegiate levels have been known to have an affinity for certain music while they train, or just before they engage in a competition. The FSU team is no different, with a slew of players being fans of some of the most popular musicians today.

Big Bend native and starting outside linebacker Nigel Bradham, for example, gets his motivation from none other than the self-proclaimed “street motivator” himself: Young Jeezy.

“Definitely, I’m a Young Jeezy person [….] That’s my guy,” Bradham said.

“The music brings out the best in me, my A-game.”

Some of the consensus favorites of the team that

stay in rotation in their ipods are current superstars within the arena of rap music, such as Lil Boosie, Lil Wayne, Rick Ross and Gucci Mane, as well as regional standouts such as Miami artist and Dunk Ryder affiliate Iceberg.

When the team is pushing their bodies to the limit in the strength and conditioning complex, the assistant coaches usually control the playlists, with strict facilitation from the players, of course.

“We play lots of southern rap like Z-Ro [and] Boosie,” Hopkins said.

“If something’s on that we don’t like, you’ll hear a big uproar like ‘Change it!’ We’re a big part of what plays [in the weight room].”

On the field during most of their breakthrough 2010 campaign, as well as during current spring

practices on campus, the football team has equally participated in every positive aspect of game play.

Normally that begins and ends with the signal-caller, so it should come as no surprise that steadfast leader and quarterback E.J. Manuel also enjoys music as a part of his regimen to be a star player.

“Obviously I listen to hip-hop such as Drake or Wayne, but I also take it back with the classical stuff,” Manuel said. “I listen to a lot of Wale, a guy from my area of the DMV, and Afrika Bambaataa is in my iPod.” Just because rap is the dominant genre the Seminoles partake in during their training doesn’t mean that is all they enjoy “jamming” to.

For example, Hopkins is an avid fan of Christian artists like New World Sun

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A not-so-modest proposal Against the Grain SAMUEL BERKOWITZ Staff Writer While public servants— domestic and abroad— are loudly and, at times, violently protesting their perception of being under siege, a great deal of fiscal and governmental reality gets lost in the interminable accusations against conservatives that we are, in a sense, dispassionate as to the plight of teachers, nurses, policemen, et cetera. Indeed, there are plenty of budget allocations on the chopping block that one could find fault with regardless of party affiliation, but what seems to be being missed worldwide are the things not on the steps of the metaphorical guillotine, which, despite objections from unions and other spe-

cial interests, should be.

In the debate as to how to best trim the fat from state and federal budgets, teachers, among others, have become easy targets when it comes to looking for places to make cuts. Surely a large percentage of the readership of this and other papers will be familiar with the idiocy of S.B. 6, which would, in effect, decimate the incentive for educators to pursue advanced degrees and tie the pay of even the most creative and experienced teacher to performance on standardized tests in a national culture less and less concerned with intellectual development and increasingly concerned with the latest chemically fueled shenanigans of a washedup sitcom star.

Liberal politicians hypocritically accuse their detractors of being beholden to moneyed interests.

Conservatives hypocriti-

cally presume to expect the maximum performance from and caliber of teachers while stripping the profession of the incentive to excel—a mindset that runs completely contrary to the founding principles of our republic. It is with the typical lackluster showing from both sides of the aisle in mind that I would recommend the following: Cut the rate of compensation of every legislator, governor and cabinet member in this country by a staggered rate such that it would be ensured that no legislator, governor or cabinet member would be paid at greater than 80 percent of the median income in their respective districts. In other words, rather than the present $175,000-$200,000 presently earned by members of the U.S. Congress, they would be paid somewhere in the neighborhood of $40,000, which many would

argue is about $39,000 too much. This would add— based on 535 members— somewhere between $71.69 million and $85.6 million to the American economy per year in perpetuity, before we even begin on the cabinet members, state legislators, governors, massive cutbacks on congressional staff, massive reductions in benefits for members of congress and other areas where blatant waste exists.

This country was founded in part with the aim of having a government by the people, not by hypocritical elitists who compete to make enough bromidefilled manure stick to the wall every election season.

If would-be senators, governors and the like knew that they would be working for a modest rate of pay— quite likely taking a substantial pay cut, it would be a much safer bet that they would act with the inter-

ests of the people at heart infinitely more than they do now. No, cutting congressmen’s pay isn’t going to fix the economy overnight, nor will it guarantee sound educational policy everywhere we look. The bottom line is that it is not unreasonable for a middle or high school teacher to submit that he or she is worth $40,000-$60,000 per year, plus moderately respectable insurance benefits. We aren’t talking “Cadillac” insurance plans that cover plastic surgery, abortions and Viagra, but a teacher with sound knowledge and a good work ethic—which many more have than do not—should be able to get medication when needed, or order a bottle of wine with dinner on a Friday night without biting his or her nails at the cost. I honestly get far more angry with Republican politicians who bleat about fiscal responsibility while

glutting themselves at the same trough as the Democrats, because even though a politician is still a politician, where red and blue blend into green, I would honestly vote for Scooby Doo if I thought he would actually wield his budgetary axe where it belongs.

Gov. Scott has not been in office long, and should be given a chance to perform better before we get so eager to remove him from office. That is what was implored to do over and over again with Obama and, well, anyway. This governor, and others like him, would do much to gain the respect of both parties build consensus, and all that jazz, if he were to fervently fight to cut genuine waste in the state government, and perhaps inspire men and women to run for federal office to do the same. It would save some money, and would go infinitely further morally.

2012, and potential problems for the future Coming To America

Look at It This Way by Daniel Ackerman

BRIAN PETRITI Staff Writer As the political atmosphere charges up regarding the 2012 election, the frenzy of speculation regarding the possible GOP presidential candidates begins hitting fever pitch. From Tim Pawlenty to Donald Trump, well-known GOP-ers are “throwing their hats in the ring,” to quote Teddy Roosevelt.

The names associated with 2012 are many and their personalities range from “seasoned politician” to “seasoned meathead.” The more serious bids promise a more serious race. Mitt Romney could play the middle well enough to not only win the national election, but also pull a Congress into the GOP fold through his coattails. In the past, these serious candidates would have pulled ahead.

No one truly expects Dennis Kucinich to ever get nominated on the Democratic side, but the Tea Party movement presents a different challenge for the GOP. People who bother to show up for primaries, especially in closed primary states, are more partisan than the people who vote for the general election.

This tends to push right or left depending on the political party. While the right has always had a

strong base in the Biblebelt South, the organization and media attention that the Tea Party has garnered may push the whole of the GOP even more right. If the Tea Party shows up in droves, a Sharron Angle may well win the nomination. Michele Bachmann would probably gather steam in this scenario.

This would continue a worrying trend for the GOP

that emboldens the party to do unreasonable things.

The party has picked all the wrong battles to fight.

Poll after poll shows that, from collective bargaining to guns, gay rights and the budget, Republicans are not following prevailing opinion. Putting Michele Bachmann or someone with the same values as the face of the party for 2012, could either spell doom for

the GOP or lead to a more radical assumption of mandate.

We have seen the symptoms of the reactionary “upheaval” that took place during the midterm elections. Upstart Republican politicians have taken on battles that the American public feels unwilling to take on right now. Instead of focusing on jobs, Republican initiatives have

shown a disregard for the jobless and federal employees. While budget cuts need to be tackled in the very near future, austerity measures that the Republicans are exploring are neither particularly popular, nor do they draw any bipartisanship.

With population shifts and a growing number of constituents that are usually not inclined to vote for

the Republican party, the GOP may be in a world of hurt if it does not focus on the center instead of pandering to the farther reaches of the right.

The reaction to Obama’s victory in 2008 and surprising animosity to what can only be described as a moderate president may garner up a whole lot of barking, but will the bite be as powerful?

For the good (and science) of debate Letter to the Editor Bosnian author Mesa Selimovic said in his book Death and the Dervish, “Sincerity is the certitude that we speak the truth (and who can be certain of that?), but there are many kinds of honesty, and they do not always agree with one another.” I begin with this quote because I couldn’t find any other words which could express more clearly what is currently unfolding on this campus.

April 14, Students United for Justice in Palestine

will be bringing Dr. Norman Finkelstein to this campus. Finkelstein is a Jewish-American political scientist with a Ph.D. from Princeton University who has written various books, conducted extensive research and has given countless lectures on the PalestinianIsraeli conflict. He is a lauded by scholars such as Noam Chomsky and John Mearsheimer who consider him an outspoken figure who has been a victim of slander by peoples within the academic and political community.

Recently, it has come to the attention of Stu-

dents United for Justice in Palestine, that there are members of the community who are unhappy about our sponsorship of Finkelstein’s future lecture on campus. We would like to take this opportunity to clarify that we are not bringing Finkelstein as a way to insult or offend anybody.

Our purpose is to provide a new perspective of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict, which we believe the campus community is not fully aware of. Every single campus member, regardless of whatever opinion or stance they may have on the issue, is extremely welcome to

attend his lecture and respectfully ask him questions about his research or his lecture.

It is our belief that Finkelstein will result in more students doing their own research in an effort to become more informed on the subject. There is nothing we believe to be more important than people educating themselves, especially seeing as this region is becoming more and more relevant to international politics.

Truth be told, the chances are that neither party is correct. I brought up Selminovic before to make this point. While

most campuses in the United States are sharply divided between ProIsraeli and Pro-Palestine groups, we strongly hope this campus can be different. In order to achieve this, there has to be an acknowledgement of a balance of opinions, a respect for those opinions, and a willingness to open-mindedly discuss our differing viewpoints in a civil manner. If we all confront each other believing wholeheartedly that we alone are the carriers of truth and all those who oppose us are wrong, then we will never move forward.

Students United for

Justice in Palestine will continue its support for Finkelstein’s upcoming lecture on campus in the name of scholarly education and in the name of free speech. We sincerely hope that people will attend with open minds and open hearts, willing to listen and ready to question. Because, like Selimovic said, not all forms of honesty agree with each other, so we cannot all expect to be right, so we must all be open to learn.

—Elizabeth Cole, president Students United for Justice in Palestine, Florida State University

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Today is a 9 -- Consider learning a new art, something you’ve always been curious about. Surround yourself with an environment that pleases your aesthetic sense.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today is a 9 -- You find creative new ways of making money, or you find money hidden in creative places. Did you check the pockets of an old jacket? Be open to change (not just coins).

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today is a 9 -- Today’s your chance to rule your world.

Will you be an authoritarian dictator? A meek public servant?

A magnanimous king or queen, perhaps? Play by the rules.

Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement, Tribune Media Services

Benvincible Czar Danimal Early Birdie Flak

Greko Hot Jack Machine Mangles Nosila

Russkie Shacker Shoeless Sketch Magetch Usual

Wobbles Zavtrack

On this date: In 1811, German scientist Robert Bunsen, who helped develop the Bunsen burner, was born.

In 1889, French engineer Gustave Eiffel unfurled the French tricolor from atop the Eiffel Tower, officially marking its completion.

In 1917, the United States took possession of the Virgin Islands from Denmark.

In 1933, Congress approved, and President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed, the Emergency Conservation Work Act, which created the Civilian Conservation Corps.

In 1949 Newfoundland (now called Newfoundland and Labrador) entered confederation as Canada’s tenth province.

In 1976, the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled that Karen Ann Quinlan, who was in a persistent vegetative state, could be disconnected from her respirator. (Quinlan, who remained unconscious, died in 1985.)

In 1991, the Warsaw Pact spent the last day of its existence as a military alliance.

In 1995, Mexican-American singer Selena QuintanillaPerez, 23, was shot to death in Corpus Christi, Texas, by the founder of her fan club,

Yolanda Saldivar, who was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

In 2005, Terri Schiavo, 41, died at a hospice in Pinellas Park, Fla., 13 days after her feeding tube was removed in a wrenching right-to-die dispute.

Ten years ago: Riot police laid siege to Slobodan Milosevic’s (sloh-BOH’-dahn mee-LOH’shuh-vich-iz) villa in an attempt to bring the former Yugoslav president to justice.

But a defiant Milosevic rejected a warrant, reportedly telling police he wouldn’t “go to jail alive.” (He was taken into custody the next day.)

Five years ago: Auto parts supplier Delphi Corp. unveiled a broad restructuring plan that would cut 8,500 salaried jobs and shut or sell a third of its plants worldwide. Seventy deaths were reported after three strong earthquakes struck western Iran. A Brazilian airliner crashed, killing all 19 people on board.

One year ago: President Barack Obama threw open a huge swath of East Coast waters and other protected areas in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska to oil drilling. A Chechen militant claimed responsibility for deadly attacks on the Moscow subway two days earlier that claimed 40 lives; the claim came hours after two more suicide bombers struck in the southern Russian province of Dagestan, killing a dozen people.

Today’s Birthdays Today’s Birthdays: Actress Peggy Rea is 90. Actor William Daniels is 84. Hockey Hallof-Famer Gordie Howe is 83.

Actor Richard Chamberlain is 77. Actress Shirley Jones is 77. Country singer-songwriter John D. Loudermilk is 77.

Musician Herb Alpert is 76.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., is 71. U.S. Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., is 71. Actor Christopher Walken is 68. Comedian Gabe Kaplan

is 66. Former Vice President Al Gore is 63. Author David Eisenhower is 63. Actress Rhea Perlman is 63. Actor Ed Marinaro is 61. Rock musician Angus Young (AC/DC) is 56. Actor Marc McClure is 54.

Actor William McNamara is 46. Alt-country musician Bob Crawford (The Avett (AY’-veht) Brothers) is 40. Actor Ewan (YOO’-en) McGregor is 40. Rapper Tony Yayo is 33. Jazz musician Christian Scott is 28.

Thought for Today “The reading of all good books is like a conversation with the finest minds of past centuries.”

— Rene Descartes (ren-AY’ day-KART’), French philosopher and mathematician (born this date in 1596, died in 1650).

— The Associated Press

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FSVIEW & FLORIDA FLAMBEAU | MARCH 31, 2011

REID COMPTON Multimedia Journalist

1135 Ocala Rd Tallahassee, FL 32304 (727) 244-7420 reidcompton@mac.com www.reidcompton.com

Photo Credits

Sports Illustrated ESPN.com Tallahassee Democrat Federación Española de Baloncesto Lindy’s College Football Magazine Florida Today Tallahassee Magazine Today’s Breeder Magazine FSView and Florida Flambeau The Independent Florida Alligator

Education: Florida State University BA Studio Art, 2011 GPA: 3.67, Magna Cum Laude

Professional Experience FSView and Florida Flambeau

Tallahassee, FL

Feb 2008 - Present

I have worked for the FSView in a variety of positions including Staff Photographer, Staff Writer, Assistant Photo Editor, and in my current position as Digital & Multimedia Editor.

Digital & Multimedia Editor As the Digital & Multimedia Editor, I work closely with the Managing Editor and Editor-in-Chief to plan and direct content and stories, with an emphasis on web coverage. I manage a staff of visual journalists and web designers.

I consistently modify or create workflows to enhance the productivity and efficiency of the FSView.

• Redesigned fsunews.com to enhance the usability and functionality of the site, introducing an E-Edition and utilizing multimedia by producing video/audio content.

• Project Manager for the development of mobile applications for the FSView on the Android and iPhone platforms.

• Implemented an archiving system for digital images, utilizing resources available from the FSView’s parent organization, the Tallahassee Democrat.

• Handled ad-hoc programming needs for fsunews.com.

Tallahassee Democrat

Tallahassee, FL

Aug 2009 – Present

Freelance Photographer Jan 2010 – Present Cover on average 4 assignments per week, editing, captioning, and compiling online photo galleries for most assignments on a deadline. Assignments ranged from portraiture to sports to breaking news.

Photography Intern Aug 2009 – Dec 2009 Performed regular tasks of a staff photographer. Covered on average 5 assignments per week. Shot, edited and uploaded photos on a tight deadline. Built web galleries for most assignments.

REID COMPTON 1135 Ocala Rd Tallahassee, FL 32304 (727) 244-7420 reidcompton@mac.com www.reidcompton.com

Icon Sports Media Inc.

Tallahassee, FL

Aug 2009 - Present

Reid Compton Multimedia

Tallahassee, FL

Jan 2008 – Present

Freelance Photographer Cover Florida State University athletics. Edit, caption, and upload from the field on a tight deadline.

Owner Photography and videography for hire. Maintained and managed expenses and profits. Scheduled, shot and edited images and videos from all events.

Competencies and Skills Software Applications (proficiency)

Adobe Photoshop (high), Adobe Illustrator (high), Adobe Dreamweaver (intermediate), Apple Aperture (high), Cyberduck - FTP Software (high), Saxotech - CMS (high), Adobe Flash (intermediate), Adobe InDesign (intermediate), Microsoft Office (intermediate)

Development Languages (proficiency)

HTML (high), CSS (high), PHP (intermediate), Javascript (intermediate), Actionscript (intermediate), Objectscript (intermediate)