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On April 3, 1968, Martin Luther King, Jr., gave his “I’ve Been to the Visit fsunews.com for more Mountaintop” speech to from the rally. striking sanitation workers who gathered in The next day, on April Memphis, Tenn., to defend their right to collec- 4, he was assassinated.

On April 4, 2011, Taltive bargaining for better wages and working con- lahassee community organizers ditions.

The closing lines of and union Reverend King’s speech l a b o r e r read: “Like anybody, I represenwould like to live a long t a t i v e s life. Longevity has its gathered place. But I’m not con- to comcerned about that now. m e m o - Akin his Akinyemi I just want to do God’s rate will. And He’s allowed me death and to go up to the mountain. demonstrate solidarity And I’ve looked over. And against recent threats to I’ve seen the Promised workers’ rights.

“It’s all about being Land. I may not get there with you. But I want you able to come together, to know tonight, that we, stand up for the middle as a people, will get to class, everyday citizens against corporate Amerthe promised land!”

ica,” said Emil Georgi, a political coordinator with the sponsor of the event, the American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees (AFSCME).

Georgi took King’s last speech, “I’ve Been to the Mountaintop,” and split it up between 32 orators who recited the speech publicly in Kleman Plaza on Monday. Leon County Commissioner Akin Akinyemi was among those who read an excerpt of King’s final speech.

Georgi said he wanted to have the speech read by a collection of many different people with many different backgrounds. Representatives from National Organization for Women (NOW), student leaders from Florida A&M University and Florida State University, AFSCME union members, leaders from

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FAMU student Jamaal Rose holds a sign during a rally held in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 43rd anniversary of his assassination. King’s final speech was read in its entirety by a collection of union workers and supporters. the American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO), The National

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Students stand strong for Palestine Weeklong event to include a film, lecture, debates and activities KATHERINE CONCEPCION Staff Writer

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Danny McBride and David Gordon Green, star and director of the new film ‘Your Highness,’ sign posters and movies when they visit FSU. See Arts & Life, page 5.

For the first time, Students United for Justice in Palestine will be hosting Palestine Week at FSU from April 11-15.

The weeklong solidarity event will include discussions of pertinent

issues relating to the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and social activities to encourage a hospitable environment for engaging in debates and sharing ideas. It is co-sponsored

by Amnesty International, the Center for Participant Education, The School of Social Science and Public Policy and the

Muslim Student Law Association.

There will be various events throughout the week. Monday at 7 p.m. will see host to a Middle-Eastern dinner showcasing Palestinian culture, open to all. Occupation 101: Voice of the Silenced Majority, a documentary featuring

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accounts of life in occupied Palestinian territories, will air on Tuesday at 7 p.m. in HCB 102. On Wednesday at noon, there will be an educational display on the Union Green.

At 8:30pm, a candlelight vigil will be held in remembrance of the conflict’s victims on Landis Green. On Thursday at

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7 p.m. in HCB 101, Norman Finkelstein, famed political scientist and Israeli-Palestinian conflict researcher, will give a lecture on the conflict.

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400th anniversary of King James Bible prompts lecture ANA REBECCA RODRIGUEZ Assistant News Editor As part of an ongoing international commemorative event, Florida State University joined the rest of the world in hosting a free lecture, “The King J a m e s Bible: The Book and Its Language,” in order to celebrate the 400th Gordon a n n i v e r - Campbell sary of the King James Bible.

The new edition’s editor, world-renowned Miltonist and Early Modern scholar Gordon Campbell, professor of Renaissance Literature at England’s University of Leicester, led the lecture on Monday, April 4, at FSU’s Scholars Commons as part of his yearlong promotional trek.

“The Bible that we are publishing is a version of the Bible published in 1611, so it’s 400 years old this year,” Campbell said in an interview with Oxford University Press.

“This edition is, in many ways, the most authentic possible version of the 1611 Bible.”

The anniversary event celebrates the publishing of the King James Bible, known today as a crucial component in the development and history of the English language. It is referred to as the orig-

lecture across the nation beginning in Florida, continuing on to Texas, Oklahoma, Iowa and Missouri to name a few, before making a stop in Calgary, Canada.

FSU’s interdisciplinary History of Text Technologies (HoTT) program sponsored the event with the support of FSU’s School of Library and Information Studies, as well as the Department of English.

Throughout all of his visits, Campbell has a similar closing message, asking those who read this particular version to also remain faithful to its original form.

“The characteristic of this Bible that I think I would most like to leave you with, is that is was, as its said on its title page, ‘appointed to be read in churches,’ ” Campbell said. “To put that another way, it was a Bible that was translated with the express purpose of being read aloud. It is this that accounts for the rhythms of the Authorized Version, the King James Version, it accounts for its grammar, its punctuation. It’s meant to be read aloud. I hope very much that as you read this Bible, you will attempt to read it aloud, as was intended in the 17th century. You will find it easy to remember if you do it that way. I wish you pleasure of examining this, the most authentic of 17th century Bibles.”

I hope very much that as you read this Bible, you will attempt to read it aloud, as was intended in the 17th century. You will find it easy to remember if you do it that way. I wish you pleasure of examining this, the most authentic of 17th century Bibles.

Gordon Campbell Professor of Renaissance Literature at England’s University of Leicester; King James Bible new edition’s editor; world-renowned Miltonist and Early Modern scholar

inal source for countless idioms that are now incorporated into the English language. Hundreds of English phrases and sayings can be tracked back to the King James Bible published in 1611.

As part of his concluding essay in the new edition, Campbell discusses the amount of effort involved in producing the work. According to Campbell, he and his colleagues worked for a total of seven years on translation and research work in order to earn the right to publish the edition as an “authorized version.” The new edition of the 1611 King James text features restored capital letters in each chapter that replicate the appearance of the earlier editions.

Instead of correcting misprints, the new edition features them in the page-for-page, identical

copy format. To date, the new edition has been referred to as “the most authentic version of the original text ever produced.” “[This edition] differs from the 1611 Bible in one important respect, and that is the typeface,” Campbell said.

“The original font of the King James is Black Letter, which is sometimes known as Gothic, and it’s very difficult for modern readers to read. We therefore reset the text in Roman Type, which is easy to read. Now, that process has been exactly done, word for word, letter for letter.

If, for example, a letter is printed upside-down, as sometimes happens in the original, then we have been lovingly faithful to that mistake and we, too, have printed the letters upside-down.”

In addition to serv-

ing as the editor for anniversary edition of the original 1611 Bible for Oxford University Press, Campbell, a recognized expert in the field, was also commissioned by the University Press to write his own book, Bible: The Story of the King James Version 1611-2011. Campbell’s own book has been described as a “biography” of the King James Bible, chronicling the moment of its original conception and its eventual development across the last four centuries.

Since the beginning of the year, Campbell has made appearances at different cathedrals, universities and lecture halls from Plymouth, Exeter all the way to Glasgow in Scotland, stopping along the way at institutions such as Oxford and Cambridge. Between April 4 and May 7, Campbell will

RALLY from 1 People (NAACP) and community organizers and representatives from Progress Florida and MoveOn.org all took part in the event.

“I just wanted to open this up to everybody to get as many different people with different backgrounds as possible to take part in this event that commemorates the great man who was a civil rights leader that wanted equality for everybody,” Georgi said.

Georgi said the event served to “give thanks for [a] great man.”

“I can’t really think of many other people that have done so much that he has done and has given for our fight, for the labor movement,” said Georgi of King.

The event was one of more than 1,000 nationwide local actions a part of the AFL-CIO “We Are One” event, whose website wer-1.org says the events serve as a time “to stand in support with working people in Wisconsin and dozens of other states where corporate-bought politicians are trying to take away workers’ rights.”

Georgi handles political activities for AFSCME in the Panhandle. Though AFSCME sponsored the event, Georgi said he stressed that this event was not just about AFSCME. “It’s about everybody,” Georgi said. “It’s about all the different organizations that I contacted to provide speakers for this event. It’s

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Florida Education Association member Joan Stewart holds signs during a rally held in remembrance of Martin Luther King, Jr., on the 43rd anniversary of his assassination.

King’s final speech was read in entirety by a collection of union workers and supporters. more about just working people coming together.”

Barbara Devane, an organizer of the event who assisted with recruiting speakers and turnout for the event, involved with women’s, workers’ and retiring rights, read the first part of the speech.

“It’s very important right now to show everybody the connection between the Civil Rights Movement and the Worker’s Rights movement, because workers’ rights and people’s civil rights are being threatened in the state of Florida as well as in other states,” Devane said.

Proposed legislation in Tallahassee would reform the Florida Retire-

ment System and enforce changes to union dues deductions, changes that ralliers view as threats to Reid Compton/FSView workers’ rights and po- Supporter Herb Shelton holds a pro-union sign during the tentially harmful to public rally. Community organizers gathered to demonstrate soliemployees. darity against recent threats to workers’ rights.

“It’s sort of like in the spirit of solidarity, and we nity activism, spoke at the the same way Dr. Martin Luther King talked about know what people can do, event.

“People can come to- in his speech,” Schweitzer whether it be in a union or any movement, the wom- gether in order to keep said. “Slavery is over when en’s movement, the civil from being oppressed in the slaves come together.” rights movement. Whatever the movement is, if people stand together, the masses of people that it affects, then you can be successful,” DevSat & Sun: 11am–Close ane said.

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The event organizers and participants all come from diverse backgrounds, each having been inspired to become activists in their own ways.

“Almost 1 year ago, I saw Occupation 101 while at Tallahassee Community College and it completely shattered my perception of the

situation,” said Nathaniel Johnston, fourth year Religion and International Studies student at FSU. “I’d always seen this conflict ‘pro-Israeli’ and supported it as our own government continues to support it; after seeing this film, I realized that there is a whole other side to the situation, one that is—I believe—constantly kept quiet or dismissed to further our own political aims.”

Johnston relates the situation Palestinians are in to one that would di-

rectly impact the lives of college students.

“This is very unfortunate,” Johnston said.

“Could you imagine attending a university under the constant fear of bombardment? Or to grow up as a child, knowing only fear, confusion, or anger?

I believe that, in hosting this weeklong event, we can promote awareness of the current situation— nothing is worse than sheer ignorance.” To learn more, search for “Palestine Week @ FSU” on Facebook.

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Participants began the ‘Walk a Mile in Her Shoes’ event by Sheesha Nights Cafe on Jefferson Street this past Tuesday, April 5.

Men in heels walk a half-mile for a cause Alpha Chi Omega’s philanthropy helps domestic violence victims RENEE JACQUES

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Contributing Writer The Alpha Chi Omega sorority and its philanthropy, ParTee, kicked off its annual week of events benefiting the Women’s Refuge House by hosting its first-ever “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes� event on Tuesday, April 5, at 5 p.m. Both male and female participants walked a half-mile in high heels starting at Sheesha Nights Cafe, proceeding down Jefferson Street, and ending at Park Street, where the Alpha Chi Omega house is located. “The goal of ParTee is to raise money and awareness for domestic violence and for the Women’s Refuge House,� said Kate Shanahan, 22, chair of ParTee. “So we’re going to walk around campus with guys dressed in girls’ shoes to raise awareness for the cause.�

ParTee, created in the 1980s, is FSU’s philanthropy benefiting the Alpha Chi Omega Foundation and the Women’s Refuge House.

Located in Tallahassee, the Women’s Refuge House provides direct services to battered women and their children in Leon County and other neighboring counties.

ParTee dedicates a week each semester to raising awareness and money for the house and provides clothes, books, and other necessities to those in need. “I just feel like it’s something that hits home to a lot of people,� said Alexa Yannes, 22, who is currently serving her fourth year as ParTee’s assistant chair. “I know it affects women pretty much every day. It’s just sad to see that happen.�

Other than raising awareness, another main focal point of the event was to evoke sympathy and compassion for women amongst men. By walking on the FSU campus in heels and women’s clothing, Yannes said she hoped

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(L-R) Friends Austin Albury and Nick Vergara talk to members of Alpha Chi Omega in costume before the event.

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Michael Mahramus walks in heels in support of domestic violence awareness at the Alpha Chi Omega’s event. participants would get a feel for a woman’s everyday experience. “[Hopefully] they see what it’s like as a woman, and they will realize that [domestic violence] is something that cannot be tolerated,� Yannes said.

Shanahan said she, too, hoped for the same. “Hopefully it will put [things] in perspective for what we have to go through—how we’re perceived by men and how it’s important to respect women,� Shanahan said.

Michael Mahramus, a 20-year-old sophomore majoring in psychology, said he was ready for the challenge. “I’m participating in this event to support a great cause and to see what it’s really like when girls have to go out at night in these atrocious heels,� Mahramus said. “Domestic violence is horrible and the fact that a bunch of guys are coming out and making an effort and taking a stand is wonderful. I’m glad to be a part of it.�

ParTee has a variety of related events following the walk on Tuesday. On Wednesday, they asked for

people to wear purple for domestic abuse awareness and on Thursday, there is a candlelight vigil planned at the sorority house.

The main event, however, is the ParTee Charity Golf Tournament at Killearn Country Club on Saturday, April 9. Many of the sorority members’ fathers will be participating in the tournament while the mothers will be treated to a teetime lunch. “Every year we raise thousands of dollars at the golf tournament,� said Shanahan. “The week ends on Sunday when we will have a brunch and an auction to raise money for the Refuge House.�

By creating the “Walk a Mile in Her Shoes� event, Shanahan said the sorority hopes to get more people involved in the cause. “Hopefully it will let people know that it’s a cause to be aware of and that it happens all the time,� Shanahan said. “Because it’s not as popular a cause as others, hopefully it will get people more involved in the future years.�

Bryce Zimmer, an 18-year-old freshman majoring in accounting, said that the event helped him realize the plight women face. “I understand where they’re coming from,� said Zimmer. “It’s not just literally a ‘walk in their shoes.’ It kind of puts it in perspective for you as well; you kind of get to see it through their eyes.�

After walking in heels, Mahramus also said that he does not understand why women wear such high heels. “I would never, ever, go out in these,� Mahramus said. “I don’t care if it makes you look better; they’re horrible.�

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College of Education launches BOLT program FSU answers President Obama’s call to improve digital learning opportunities CHAD SQUITIERI

as to enrolled, part-time non-degree seeking students.

In November 2010, the Department of Education released The National Education Technology Plan entitled “Transforming American Education: Learning Powered by Technology.” The plan, heralded

by President Obama, called for improvement in digital education across America.

The plan directs institutes of higher learning to include online learning in their curricula. FSU’s BOLT program helps answer the Obama Administration’s

request to improve digital learning in elementary and secondary levels. The BOLT program is the only program of its kind in the southeast United States.

“We are proud to be in line with the president’s vision to transform education while also addressing the need to produce qualified online teachers as a number of states embrace the policy of class-size reduction,” said Associate Dean of the College of Education and Director of the BOLT program Pamela Carroll in an earlier interview. “The virtual classroom can be

very beneficial for students if instructors are adequately prepared to teach in this unique learning environment.”

The program aims to help introduce teachers and administrators to the issues involved with using computers and the Internet with students and how to better use the technology in the classroom.

“We are also trying to make the program very interactive,” said Dr. Pamela Carroll, associate dean of Academic Affairs in an earlier interview. “We are going to listen to what teachers

come to us already knowing but also be very responsive to what they want to know and address those interests as well.”

Individuals who participate in the certificate program, which can be taken as a minor during undergraduate studies, receive a certificate upon completion. The program is then listed as a minor on one’s diploma. The four-class program covers 12 credit hours worth of material.

The courses range from “Issues, Trends and Practices in Blended and Online Learning and Teaching,” to

“Technologies for Blended and Online Learning and Teaching.” Undergraduate students who have been admitted into the College of Education/Teacher Education program are eligible to enroll with an advisor’s approval, as well as students formally admitted to an approved Educator Preparation program at FSU. The program will begin during the summer of 2011.

To find out more about the BOLT program and how to apply, visit the College of Education’s website at coe.fsu.edu/BOLT.

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certainly welcome, winners of the Met’s National Council Auditions benefit most from the tremendous amount of exposure associated with the high-profile, 58-year-old contest, which was designed to discover new talent amongst promising young opera singers and assist with their career development.

Given the auditions’ reach, long tradition and number of applicants, they are considered the most prestigious competitions in North America for singers seeking an operatic career.

Participants get the chance to perform with the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra before an audience that in-

cludes opera company executives, artist managers, music critics, and other opinion-makers of the music world.

As a direct result of those performances, participating singers often are invited to join some of the most prominent young artist programs in the United States.

Now, Callender’s latest article on that mind-bending research has earned him the inaugural David Kraehenbuehl Prize from the Journal of Music Theory (JMT), the oldest and most distinguished musictheory journal now published in the United States.

In its citation of his work, the selection committee sings the praises of its first honoree, noting “Callender develops novel ideas in imaginative ways, harnesses a sizable mathematical apparatus with technical aplomb, and presents his work with exemplary elegance and clarity.”

Named for the founding editor of the JMT, the

Kraehenbuehl Prize will be awarded biennially to an article judged the journal’s best submission from a not-yet-tenured scholar.

The theory described in Callender’s Kraehenbuehl Prize-winning paper (“Continuous Harmonic Spaces”) complements the “geometric music theory” he formulated at Florida State three years ago in collaboration with researchers from Yale and Princeton universities. The 2008 paper they coauthored, “Generalized Voice-Leading Spaces,” was featured in the journal Science.

Contributing Writer In an effort to answer President Obama and the Department of Education’s call to improve online learning last November, the Florida State University College of Education recently unveiled a certificate program designed to train kindergarten through 12th grade teachers in online instruction. The program, known as the Blended Online Learning and Teaching program (BOLT), is open to both undergraduate and graduate students, as well

FSU music grad wins at Met A recent graduate of The Florida State University College of Music has been selected as one of five winners in the 2011 Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions, held on March 13 at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York City.

Music alumnus Ryan Speedo Green and his fellow winners were selected from a pool of more than 1,500 young voices from across the United States

who participated in this year’s competition.

Green––who prefers to go by his middle name, Speedo––will receive a cash prize of $15,000.

The bass-baritone was a student of voice Assistant Professor David Okerlund at Florida State University, from which he graduated in December 2010 with a Master of Music degree in Vocal Performance. Currently, Green works in Denver with the Opera Colorado Young Artist program.

While the cash prize is

Math meets music Geometry is the force that shapes both the sound of music and the novel research of Florida State University composer-theorist Clifton Callender, whose work explores and maps the mathematics of musical harmony.

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FSU alumnus founds college national honor society KARLANNA LEWIS Staff Writer Steve Loflin, Florida State University grad and founder of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, returned to campus earlier this semester, to develop a plan to increase alumni involvement in the honor society. The honor society was the brainchild of Loflin, who completed his master’s in higher education administration at Florida State and specialized in student development.

The first chapter formed in 1994 at George Washington University; Florida State formed a chapter in 1995, and now 280 chapters exist nationwide. The focus on freshmen and sophomores distinguishes NSCS from other honor societies.

“It gets [students] involved in something early on in their academic careers here at Florida State University,” said Chapter Advisor Nancy Friedman.

First- and second-year students with GPAs above 3.4 who rank in the top 20 percent of their class are sent invitations. If they accept membership, they become lifetime members, able to take advantage of the society’s benefits. While honor societies are pervasive and numerous today, Loflin has done work educating students on how to distinguish between a legitimate and fraudulent society.

“There are a lot of groups that are emerging onto college campus that represent themselves as honor societies, but if you ask a few questions, you might start realizing that they may not be legitimate,” said Loflin.

A legitimate honor society must be not-for-profit, certified by the Association of College Honor Societies and have an active chapter. Even among the legitimate honor societies, choosing the right one is important.

“NSCS is different, because we work for our members to give them career opportunities and leadership training, and to give them discounts,” said Janine Deegan, NSCS Outreach Manager. “Every year we have more scholarships. We also have

on-campus organizations, on-campus chapters, that they can join and network and be a part of, and meet other NSCS members.”

A scholarship within the honor society is different from a national scholarship because the applicant pool is smaller. Part of what Loflin is working on with FSU is setting up more alumni scholarship funds to benefit current members. Besides the scholarships, Deegan emphasized another, less tan-

gible benefit for members.

“They bond,” said Deegan. “They have chapter meetings each week, and they get to do all kinds of great activities with each other and really build a great friendship that could translate into a great partnership later in life.”

As a graduate student at Florida State, Loflin was already working with new students. He developed programs still operating today. Now, as a successful entrepreneur, he has

plenty of advice on following dreams.

“We are looking at ways to work with the university and get our alumni more connected, and also find ways to make sure the university is aware of all the

students who are members of NSCS,” said Loflin.

He’s also developing ways for alumni to return to the university and serve as mentors to current undergraduates.

“There’s a lot of wisdom

that comes from going through college, graduating, and being out for a little while that we would like to capture,” said Loflin. Capturing some of Loflin’s own wisdom is a good place to start.

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Khaddafi. Turkey, once a strong ally, has cast its lot with Iran.

Turmoil in the Middle East. There is upheaval in A stalwart partner. Israel, in contrast, presents a the Middle East. Governments shift, and the future totally different picture. Israel’s reliability, of this vital area is up in the air. In those dire capability, credibility and stability, are enormous circumstances, it is a tremendous comfort to our and irreplaceable assets for our country. Many country that Israel, a beacon of Western values, is prominent military people and elected its stalwart and unshakable ally. representatives have recognized this. Gen. John Unreliable “allies.” Egypt, a long-term “ally” of Keegan, a former chief of our country, is the U.S. Air Force Intelligence, beneficiary of billions of dollars of American aid. Its “What a comfort for our country determined that Israel’s dictator, Hosni Mubarak to have stalwart and completely contribution to U.S. intelligence was “equal to has been dethroned. As of reliable Israel in its corner...” five CIA’s.” Senator Daniel now, it is unclear who and Inouye, Chairman of the what will be Egypt’s new Senate Appropriations Committee, said that “The government. It is widely assumed, however, that it intelligence received from Israel exceeds the may be the Muslim Brotherhood. Far from being a intelligence received from all NATO countries religious organization, as its name would imply, it is combined. The Soviet military hardware that was dominated by fanatical radicals, ardent antagonists transferred by Israel to the USA tilted the global of the West, obsessed anti-Semites, and sworn balance of power in favor of our country.” enemies of the State of Israel. If the Muslim In 1981, Israel bombed Iraq’s nuclear reactor.

Brotherhood would indeed come to power, a bloody While at first condemned by virtually the whole war, more violent than anything that has come world – sad to say, including the United States – it before, is likely to ensue. saved our country a nuclear confrontation with Iraq.

Saudi Arabia, a tyrannical kingdom, is another At the present time, US soldiers in Iraq and in important “ally” of the U.S. It is the most important Afghanistan benefit from Israel’s experience in source of petroleum, the lifeblood of the industrial combating Improvised Explosive Devices, car bombs world. It is, however, totally unreliable and hostile and suicide bombers. Israel is the most advanced to all the values for which the United States stands. battle-tested laboratory for U.S. military systems.

The precedent of Iran cannot fail to be on the minds The F-16 jet fighter, for instance, includes over 600 of our government. The Shah of Iran was a staunch Israeli-designed modifications, which saved billions ally of the U.S. We lavished billions of dollars and of dollars and years of research and development. huge quantities of our most advanced weapons on But there is more: Israel effectively secures him. But, virtually from one day to the next, the NATO's southeastern flank. Its superb harbors, its mullahs and the ayatollahs – fanatical enemies of outstanding military installations, the air- and seaour country, of Israel, and of anything Western – lift capabilities, and the trained manpower to came to power. Instead of friends and allies, Iran’s maintain sophisticated equipment are readily at theocratic government became the most virulent hand in Israel. enemy of the United States. Could something like Israel does receive substantial benefits from the that happen in Saudi Arabia? It is not at all unlikely!

United States – a yearly contribution of $3 billion – Other U.S. allies in the region – Jordan, the “new” all of it in military assistance, no economic Iraq, and the Gulf emirates – are even weaker and assistance at all. The majority of this contribution less reliable reeds to lean on. Libya, which once, must be spent in the US, generating thousands of under King Idris, hosted the Wheeler Air Base, jobs in our defense industries. became an enemy of the U.S. under the loathsome

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Director David Gordon Green (left) and actor Danny McBride (right) sit down with ‘FSView’ Assistant Editor Renee Rodriguez for an interview at the Duval Hotel on March 25. Both Green and McBride were in Tallahassee promoting the upcoming release of their movie, ‘Your Highness,’ with a private preview of the movie at FSU’s Student Life Center.

David Gordon Green and Danny McBride sit down with the ‘FSView’

RENEE RODRIGUEZ Assistant Arts & Life Editor Last month, Florida State

University was among the lucky few to receive an on-campus meet-and-greet with famed director David Gordon Green (Pineapple Express, Eastbound & Down) and his hilarious muse Danny McBride (Pineapple, Eastbound, Tropic Thunder). FSU was also privy to an exclu-

sive advanced screening of their latest medieval comedy of the stoner variety, Your Highness. While they were in town promoting the film, Green and McBride opened up in an exclusive interview with the FSView & Florida Flambeau and spoke candidly of their latest project, on working

with Natalie Portman and their longtime friendship and working relationship.

FSView & Florida Flambeau: How did FSU become one of the lucky schools to get an advanced screening and a meet-andgreet for Your Highness?

David Gordon Green:

We wanted to get a diversity of schools, but it was important for us to hit a few colleges in the South that we wanted to go hang out in.

Danny McBride: And FSU won [laughs].

FFF: I know that for Pineapple Express, you

shaved your armpits, Danny, which wasn’t originally in the script. What other improvisational things took place while filming Your Highness?

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‘Your Highness’ is this season’s cinematic cure for maturity

ERIC JAFFE Staff Writer Never in my life did I

think for a second that I would see a Minotaur’s penis or cross paths with anything involving a child-molesting wizard.

Then again, never in my life have I seen a movie quite like Your Highness, a film that, in spite of its title, sinks to unbelievable lows to make

its audience laugh. The mature young adult in me wants me to hate this film and disregard it as filth, but I can’t—the college student on the outside enjoyed himself far too much. In the words of Kurt Vonnegut, “Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy ex-

ists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything.” Consider Your Highness this season’s maturity cure.

Much in the spirit of Rob Reiner’s classic fantasy spoof, The Princess Bride, Your Highness is the tale of an evil wizard, a beautiful princess and

a lot of marijuana (OK, maybe The Princess Bride was lacking a bit in the illegal substance department).

Starring Danny McBride and James Franco as brothers Thadeous and Fabious, Your Highness follows the siblings as they quest across

their mystical kingdom to rescue Fabious’ brideto-be Belladonna (the always-lovable Zooey Deschanel) from the hands of the evil wizard Leezar (Justin Theroux). As usual in these types of films, the journey is not an easy SEE HIGHNESS 8

Latest ‘Mortal Kombat’ looks to score a ‘Fatality’ Latest 2D fighter revival brings the series back to its roots EXTRA LIFE! COLLIN MIRANDA Staff Writer

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Saoirse Ronan stars as the title character in the upcoming film ‘Hanna.’

Saoirse Ronan talks ‘Hanna’ Celebrated young actress candidly discusses latest film RENEE RODRIGUEZ Assistant Arts & Life Editor Since landing the breakthrough role of young Briony Tallis in 2007’s critically acclaimed Atonement and receiving her first Oscar nomination for her

performance at a mere 13 years old, Irish-born actress Saoirse Ronan has hardly taken a break from work, having starred in several films, including the upcoming action thriller Hanna. Directed by Joe Wright (Atonement)

and starring Ronan, Eric Bana and Cate Blanchett (among others), the film tells the story of the titular character being raised and trained by her father Erik (Bana), an ex-CIA agent, in the wilds of Finland to become a perfect assassin.

Hanna’s real journey begins, however, when she is sent on a mission alone by her father across Europe, where she must elude the agents sent to pursue her by an intelligence operative (BlanchSEE HANNA 6

Mortal Kombat can bring about quite a bit of nostalgia with respect to our generation. Despite a steep decline in quality beginning with the oft and rightly forgotten Mortal Kombat Mythologies: Sub-Zero, the game’s initial cultural staying power has ensured that the term “Fatality,” Scorpion’s “Get over here” spear and Liu Kang’s bicycle kick ululation remain easily recognizable within our collective memories.

As for myself, Mortal Kombat represents one of the only mature forms of media my parents would allow my child self to enjoy—notable, considering they wouldn’t allow me to watch PG-13 movies until

I was just about 13 years of age. It also represents my first journey into the Internet, which I used specifically for the purpose of finding out how to perform each character’s fatality— no joke.

Of course, the only thoughts that gamers have regarding any Mortal Kombat games following the classic Mortal Kombat 3 are those of frustration and disappointment. However, Ed Boon, co-creator of the series, and NetherRealm Studios (replacing original developer Midway, who went bankrupt a couple of years ago) are intending to bring the series back to its former glory with the simply named Mortal Kombat. After having played the demo available on PSN, it appears as though they are on the right track.

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Mini-Comics Day comes to Tallahassee Sunday, April 10

BFA and MFA students display their work at the ‘Spring Graduating Artists’ showcase

AGATA WLODARCZYK Arts & Life Editor On Friday, April 8, the Museum of Fine Arts will host the Spring Graduating Artists showcase featuring work by both Master of Fine Arts (MFA) and Bachelor of Fine Arts (BFA) graduates.

This year’s exhibit will feature MFA graduates Gloria Fife, Windham Graves, Greer Dauphin, Hunter Jonakin, Sable Macon, Mark Stafford and Antonia Webb. BFA graduates participating in the show include Samantha Carter, Joni Wildman, Cristina Moscoso, Sarah Ferguson, Sunny Eckerle, Michael

Amason, Danielle Delph, Malahat Qureshi, Trevor Brown, Libby Armstrong and Benjamin Siegl.

With 18 different artists showing their work, the exhibit offers plenty of variety.

“I’m building an instillation that uses found objects and vintage materials,” said Libby Armstrong, who will be graduating with a BFA in studio art. “[I’m] manipulating trees to make an abandoned man-made setting that’s being reclaimed by nature.”

Samantha Carter, who will also be graduating with a BFA in studio art, will be dispalying and installation that contains elements of ceramics and photos coated in encaustic wax.

“The installation is about collecting to reference different memories from the past,” Carter

said.

Christina Moscoso who is also graduating with a BFA in studio art, will also be displaying a photographic installation. “[The] installation is made of crochet and liquid emulsion on canvas,” said Moscoso. “It talks about my experience as an Equadorian American.”

Danielle Delph, who will graduate with a BFA in design, will feature decaled ceramic pieces.

“It’s called ‘Synthesis,’ ” Delph said. “It’s a grouping of images addressing the disconnect between human and nature.”

The public reception and exhibit opening will start at 7 p.m. and last through 9 p.m. and the exhibit will run through noon on Thursday, April 28.

few years, because Hanna never went through those things and never really lived a life,” said Ronan. “I found that really helped to portray the innocence and the naiveté of her. I guess I always had it in the back of my head where she had come from and why she was actually here.”

While Hanna was a different type of film for Ronan, it was also Wright’s first time directing an action piece, and it was through Ronan that Wright became involved.

“Focus [Features] had sent me the script and I really liked it, so I went to talk to John Lyons from Focus about it,” recalled Ronan. “They said that they didn’t have a director attached and the first person that popped into my head was Joe, so we have this ongoing joke now that I am getting Mr. Wright his work and no one else will hire him [laughs]. Then they rang him up and they asked him to do it and he said yes.”

As for working with Wright again following the success of Atonement, Ronan said she enjoyed the process.

“We had a great experience when we worked on Atonement and we’ve always had a good relationship,” said Ronan.

“Joe never really treated me like I was a kid even when I was 12 years old, and he certainly didn’t when we did Hanna together. I could see in my-

self that I had definitely grown as an actor and I had worked on quite a few films in between Atonement and I think he could see that, too. […] He’s even gotten a bit braver as a director which was nice to see.

We’ve both grown up a bit, really, so it was nice to work with him again. I had never done an action film before and neither had he, so to go in that direction together was great.”

At 17, Ronan has already worked alongside award-winning directors and actors and can now add Bana and Blanchett to her long list of recognized co-stars.

“We really did have a terrific cast in this movie and everyone did something really interesting with their performance,” said Ronan. “With Cate [Blanchett], she’s, as we all know, a wonderful actress and to observe how she works on set is quite fascinating. She’s really focused, very professional and you can see that she really cares about what she does, and for a young actor, that’s a great thing to see. Eric, I probably worked with more than anyone else, and got to know him really well. We have a bit of a brother/sister relationship—we were always fooling around and did all of our choreography together, so that was fun.

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This weekend marks the first Mini-Comics Day, a worldwide event that takes aim at recreating a trend that by all accounts declined with the advent and growth of the Internet.

“In the ’70s and ’80s, there were a lot of minicomics being put out, especially the political type,” said Ned Stacey, owner of Cosmic Cat Comic. “In the ’90s, everyone started doing everything online and I think mini-comics went away, and the online blogging comic strip

came about.”

The event takes place April 9. In Tallahassee, however, the event will held a day later in order to not coincide with other community activities.

The local Mini-Comics Day will be held 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. April 10 at Cosmic Cat Comics, 625A Industrial Drive, in Railroad Square.

The event is free and paper and pencils will be available. For $10, the comic shop will scan and staple mini-comics to give away during next month’s annual Free Comic Book Day and May’s First Friday art show.

“It’s an attempt by some to revive minicomics and to pull away from so much digital media,” Stacey said.

Mini-comics (also spelled comix) became a popular means to create illustrated work in the 1970s and grew alongside the use of photocopiers.

According to minicomics.org, the event’s organizer, the technology allowed anyone to cheaply create and distributed comic books.

There are no specific guidelines for the event, though an average minicomic page is about one-fourth the size of a standard piece of paper.

The only rule the event’s creators asked participants to follow is that they must start and complete the comic in one day. This includes writing, drawing, printing and stapling.

Stacey stressed that mini-comics are for professional artists and comic fans.

“You don’t need any skill whatsoever to do a mini-comic,” Stacey said. “As long as you have a plot, an idea—if you can draw a stick figure, you can do a minicomic. Whether the number of pages are two or eight or 16, it doesn’t make a difference.”

HANNA from 5 ett). Throughout her journey, Hanna comes face-to-face with questions of her existence and humanity—startling revelations for the young assassin-in-training.

A rather different role for Ronan, she says she was first attracted to the role of Hanna after receiving the script from Focus Features and realizing its uniqueness.

“I always like to do something different because it’s a bit more challenging,” Ronan said.

“Also, [I liked] the fact that I would get to do a lot of physical activity.

I’d never done anything like that before in a movie, and I’ve always been quite an athletic person so I thought it would be fun and tough work, but really good preparation to train and learn fight choreography. It does make you very focused when you have those kinds of pieces to learn.

I also like things that are weird. I like strange stories and dream-like stories, too. I think it’s good to do reality-type things, but it’s also good to have escapism, too.”

To prepare for the role of Hanna, Ronan says she delved deep into her imagination to bring out elements of Hanna’s isolated upbringing.

“I found it was a bit tricky at first, but it was quite important to wipe my own personal memory of anything that I had really experienced, especially over the past

Barden and Aldo Malan. I don’t think he’d ever done anything before—this was his first job—so it was nice to have the people who had a really fresh energy around, too.”

A young actress herself,

Ronan has several plans for the future, including college and working on new films.

“I’d like to go to college in a few years from now,” said Ronan. “I’m still working and I’d quite like

to make an Irish film in Ireland and play an Irish character because I’ve never actually done that before [laughs]. Hopefully that’ll happen soon.”

Hanna hits theaters Friday, April 8.

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Every joke in Your Highness has some connection to sex, drugs or foul language. If crude humor isn’t your forte,

Cardboard characters with one distinct personality litter Your Highness from top to bottom. Few characters in the film are developed beyond their introductions.

It’s hard to imagine what an actress as talented as Natalie Portman saw in Isabel, a murderous warrior seeking revenge on the man who massacred her family, that made her want to take on the role.

Perhaps she’s still in No Strings Attached mode and playing any character that would help bring her out of that dark place that Black Swan must have put her in.

The entire cast performs to the best of their ability and scores plenty of laughs in the process, yet, even with Oscar-winning talent on board, there isn’t enough to make these characters

one.

On their way to Leezar’s castle, the brothers encounter everything from the aforementioned horny Minotaur to bloodthirsty savages—substantial challenges, to say the least.

Directed by David Gordon Green, whose comedy debut Pineapple Express also featured Franco and McBride in two of their most iconic roles to date, Your Highness serves as the director’s first venture into the world of special effectsdriven Hollywood filmmaking.

On most levels, the director succeeds. On a purely visceral level, the world that Green created feels every bit as real as any other big-budget fantasy film. Unfortunately, the characters don’t feel quite as legitimate.

I recommend staying as far away from this movie as humanly possible.

This is a film that proudly sports it’s R-rating like a symbol of victory (or the severed penis of a Minotaur). Still, there is

a large demographic for this brand of humor, and that demographic will undoubtedly be asking for seconds.

Not for the faint of heart, Your Highness is held up by a talented cast,

strong visual effects, and an inspired director.

Unfortunately, the film’s juvenile scripting and underdeveloped characters keep it from entering the realm of comedy gold it could have been.

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Meanwhile, Kona Cliffs is being sold as a speed slide with three long drops and

attractions were made available to Season Pass holders on Saturday, April 2, while general admission patrons were forced to wait an additional 24 hours.

Splash Island is the region’s largest water park.

With the addition of 55,000 more gallons of water to the slides Hakini Rapids and Kona Cliffs, the park is making a sincere effort to be the coolest place in South Georgia.

The slides accommodate giant rafts carrying up to five people, so families and friends can enjoy the rides in groups. Keep-

Staff Writer Wild Adventures Theme Park in Valdosta, Ga., got a fresh look this past weekend. Just an hourand-a-half outside of Tallahassee, the theme park recently unveiled a $4 million expansion to Splash Island, the largest expansion in the water park’s history.

With the addition of two new family slides that tower five stories high and nine brand new VIP cabanas, the park’s 17 acres are now home to a total of 15 attractions. The new

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INTERVIEW from 5 something that David was kind enough to let me do for Pineapple [laughs]. I had to get my hair straightened for this movie, which didn’t really work. I got it straightened like three different times and all my hair would straighten except for one patch of curly hair so that was probably the only male-manicuring that happened with me.

FFF: It’s clear that you guys enjoy improv. Do you think more actors and directors should let loose more often?

DGG: Well, there’s a lot of bad improv in the world, so it kind of depends. For me, it’s a personal taste and sense of humor. I like it when someone doesn’t know what they’re going to say next, and you can kind of see the wheels churning and you don’t know what’s going to come out of their mouth. I think sometimes you just see people—and I see it in movies all the time—who are trying to land the next joke and some of it can get pretty lame, but we try to edit the lame stuff out and just get the good s**t [laughs].

FFF: Your characters are pretty memorable. What’s your writing process like?

DM: I don’t really know how to compare it to other writing processes. When we write, like David says, we improv so much that I’ll spend the least amount of time working on punch lines and I’ll spend the most amount of time structuring the story out and drawing scenes on index cards—doing all that stuff. The main point with the writing is to make sure that the story connects and that the characters all make sense. We’ll make the script funny, but I know that when I work with somebody like David, we’ll beat the jokes on the page almost every time.

FFF: Danny, I know in

another interview you said David isn’t a typical director. What did you mean by that?

DGG: Yeah. What did you mean by that? [laughs] DM: I didn’t know I said that [laughs]. I mean, I’ve worked with a bunch of different directors. Maybe David isn’t a typical director for me because he’s one of my friends so I feel safer in David’s hands because I trust his sensibilities and I trust where he’s coming from. I know, at the end of the day, if he makes me look stupid, it’s going to be on purpose and it’ll be for a laugh, not because he doesn’t know what he’s doing.

DGG: And I do think the fact that we have been friends for so long really makes the process less intimidating. Sometimes, I’ll watch a movie and be like, “I can’t even imagine that this is a movie set.” The director/actor relationship and all the visual effects can be pretty overwhelming. The truth of the matter is, the way we work is more like eight-year-olds with cardboard swords playing in the backyard, and that brings the process down to earth and it makes me a lot more comfortable in a situation where we are dealing with things that have huge special effects and creatures and things like that, because you strip it all down and you’re just an 11-year-old kid having fun.

FFF: Speaking of being on set, I’ve heard that there wasn’t a script used on set.

Is that true?

DM: Oh, yeah. I think [David] said that, dude [laughs].

DGG: There’s a fake quote that was not said by me that is on the Internet [laughs].

FFF: OK, I was just making sure [laughs].

DGG: I think that’s the one falsity that’s been released so far.

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DM: I mean, when you do a movie—the truth is, with something like this, where there were so many special effects and action sequences, all that stuff has to be really well planned out in order to pull it off. In this case, because we were really only given the budget of a comedy and we wanted to make something that felt like a $100 million movie, we really had to be efficient with our planning, so there definitely was a script involved, but we don’t hold ourselves to the script once we start shooting things comedically. We’ll throw the script out and just kind of go for the best jokes, but to have a plan for a film, there definitely was a script.

was it like working with Natalie Portman and Zooey Deschanel?

DM: It was great. I’d never met Natalie until we did this project and I’ve always been a big fan ever since The Professional, and it was awesome—she was a dream and we had a blast with her. She’s such a serious actress and so confident and great and I was always wondering what she would think about this material—if this would be something that would put her off or not—but it was hard to make her blush. She was game for some of the filthiest stuff in there. She would get a kick out of it, so it was great to work with someone you admire like that and see that they’re not turned off by your filthy sense of humor.

FFF: Speaking of the budget, what were some of the challenges with that? You said you wanted to make it feel like it was bigger. It felt like that [at the screening]— the movie felt like it was big, but what were some of the challenges?

DGG: I would say there are always challenges. You never have enough time and you never have enough money to make any movie and I’ve made movies for $40,000 and now $40 million, so it’s always trying to creatively make your movie look like it cost twice as much as it actually cost. In this particular instance, we saw the number of what the budget could be and then we tried to make a movie— re-write the script to make it work for that—and maybe there’s other stuff we had to put off to the side and wait for the sequel.

FFF: You’ve worked with James Franco, but what

FFF: I know this movie has been 10 years in the making. What initially inspired it and how does it feel now that it’s come to life?

DGG: It was initially inspired just by Danny and I brainstorming what would be a fun, professional ambition. We were just getting started and were working on an indie movie thinking, “We should try to really use these opportunities to put our careers in a place where people are going to trust us making big money, big action and big sweeping epics. Also, [to] put our sense of humor on the line and bet on ourselves.” That was always really important to us and at the end of the day, the product that we’re out here promoting is stronger than I ever dreamed it could be. It’s dirtier, funnier and more exciting and it’s

got better action—to me, it’s a best-case scenario. We had a studio that was really supportive of all of our crazy ideas and they even gave us a few new ones.

FFF: You guys have a past in the sense that you lived down the hall from each other in film school, but what do you think it is that makes your collaborative material work so well?

DM: You know, I think whenever there’s a collaboration, it all depends on the people who are involved with it. When I collaborate with David or Jody [Hill], our other buddy that we do Eastbound [& Down] with—the thing there is that we are friends, we all trust each other and we all trust each other’s sensibilities that there’s never any sort of egos when it comes to ideas, no one ever holds onto something too tight.

If these guys are questioning something that I think is good, usually, to me, it’s a red flag. It’s like “OK, if these guys think there’s something wrong with it, there probably is something wrong with it because they know what they’re talking about.” I think, with any collaboration, that mutual respect has to be there and luckily, I think, with all of us, that comes easy.

FFF: Looking back to your film school years, did you ever think you’d be where you are now?

DGG: I did [laughs]. I’ve always loved movies since I was able to think about what I wanted to do with my life, and it was to be involved in movies. There really wasn’t a second option—I didn’t really have the fallback career path, so it was like do or die. I didn’t know how far it would take me, but I know I wanted to jump on the train.

FFF: [To McBride:] Was that always the case for you, too?

DM: I went to film

school—that’s where I met these guys, so I was the same way. I can’t remember ever wanting to do anything else—I mean, I can barely remember the births of my sisters, but I remember when my family got a VCR [both laugh], and so I always wanted to be involved in film. I never really imagined that it would be in front of the camera—I always thought it would be behind, but I will gladly fill this role.

FFF: Is there someone you guys haven’t worked with that you’d want to work with?

DGG: Barbra Streisand [laughs].

DM: Barbra Streisand, Elizabeth Taylor— FFF: Too soon.

DGG: Too soon! [laughs] DM: [Laughs] I mean, I would love to work with Ricky Gervais or Bill Murray, Eddie Murphy—any of these guys who ever made me laugh, it’d always be cool to have a chance to work with them.

FFF: I know Eastbound & Down is coming back, and [David] you’ve mentioned you want to do a horror film. What else can we expect from you guys?

DM: I’m the bad guy in Kung Fu Panda 2—that’s coming out soon—and then I shot a film last summer that comes out in August called 30 Minutes or Less that Ruben Fleischer, who directed Zombieland, directed and it’s starring Aziz Ansari, Jesse Eisenberg, Michael Peña and Nick Swardsdon. That comes out in August and it should be pretty fun.

FFF: In five words or less, howw would you describe Your Highness to people who haven’t seen it?

DM: F***king super badass.

DGG: I like it [both laugh].

KOMBAT from 9 seems geared toward fans of the first three games.

All of your favorite characters of the era from Johnny Cage to Noob Saibot have been confirmed, as well as classic stages such as “The Pit” and “The Living Forest.” The developers have also dropped the 3D fighting plane and Tekken-esque combo focus that plagued more recent entries of the series in lieu for 3D graphics on a traditional 2D plane, as well as a refocusing on the over-the-top special attacks and violence that made the series famous in the first place.

Mortal Kombat plays almost just like the game you remember from the ’90s with tasteful borrowing of elements that have made more contemporary fighting games successful.

As with Street Fighter IV’s Super and Ultra Combos, Mortal Kombat features a meter that fills as you fight that allows the usage of stronger attacks, and ultimately, an X-Ray Attack that displays an X-Ray image of your opponent as you destroy his bones and organs with a special attack. While straying away from Tekken’s combo-heavy combat style, Mortal Kombat does borrow from Tekken’s concept of assigning each button to a specific limb, rather than the traditional light-medium-heavy attacks. The game will also include a 2-vs-2 tag team mode reminiscent of Marvel vs. Capcom, in which players can not only switch out their characters, but summon them to perform an assist attack during battle.

The visuals are fantastic, and make it almost as fun to see gratuitous blood and gore as it was back in 1992 when the original Mortal Kombat shocked gamers and their parents everywhere. The X-Ray moves, in particular, are a joy to watch, adding a

level of satisfaction to the game on par with the equally impressive new fatalities, which will be a bit easier to execute thanks to the new Fatality Training Mode, which not only shows you the button combination for a fatality, but the proper place to stand in relation to your dazed opponent. On top of that, every stage will now feature a stage-specific Fatality.

With certain classic series such as Street Fighter and Marvel vs. Capcom making comebacks recently, it would be fantastic for fanfavorite Mortal Kombat to join the fray in a more relevant and critically appealing manner. Given the demo, the intentions of the developer and the strangely perfect and appropriate in-

clusion of God of War’s Kratos into the PS3 roster, it seems as though Mortal Kombat may be creating great new memories for a whole new generation of Kombatants.

The full retail version of the game will be released at a store near you on April 19.

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Awful title games Where does Monday rank?

NICK SELLERS Assistant Sports Editor It’s a shame a tournament that provided so many heart-stopping finishes, upsets and breakout performances, that burned through most of March, fizzled in the beginning of April, giving witness to one of the worst title games in recent memory.

I think CBS’s Clark Kellogg said it best when describing both team’s play as “unparalleled ineptitude.” Butler had the worst shooting night in the history of the title game, shooting an abysmal 18.8 percent from the floor and hitting just 12 shots all night while jacking up 64 shots. Nine of those made shots were 3-point attempts, meaning Butler hit just three field goals that were not 3-point shots all night (also a title game worst).

A strict believer in the “it’s not over until it’s over” rule, I struggled to make myself sit through the end of Monday night’s game, finally giving up with about 10 minutes to go in the second half when Connecticut went up 11. At that point, Butler had scored seven points in the second half.

Monday night just wasn’t bad basketball, from an entertainment stand point, it was damn near unwatchable, and let’s face facts, that’s half the reason we watch sports: 1) to experience the thrill and heartbreak of following a team, and 2) to be entertained.

Hands down, Monday was the worst NCAA basketball title game I’ve ever seen, and attribute it to what you will—dilution of talent, Butler and Connecticut not quite being ready for the big stage— but UConn-Butler turned out to be a sports fan’s and a TV executive’s worst nightmare.

A national title game should feature two teams at their peak, with the best players duking it out for the trophy. For example, the 2006 Rose Bowl that featured Vince Young and the Texas Longhorns edging out the USC Trojans 41-38 in the final 19 seconds on a fourth-down play was great because it was obviously a battle between two teams playing at an extremely high level.

Unfortunately, it doesn’t always work out like that, which is why Monday night’s game joins the following list of some of the more awful season-enders in recent memory.

2001 FedEx Orange Bowl Not unwatchable just because the No. 2 Seminoles lost, but more so because the game featured a total of 15 points and one scoreless quarter. Six of the game’s points came off Oklahoma field goals.

Entering the fourth

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Seminoles ‘spring’ into action FSU football team scrimmages for first time this spring ERIC ZERKEL Staff Writer Spring football practice officially kicked off on March 21, but after their first scrimmage on Monday, football is no longer a distant reality. The end result was an evenkeeled grudge match between offense and defense, with neither side gaining a distinct advantage.

“I was pleased—I really was,” Florida State head coach Jimbo Fisher said. “I thought both sides had their moments in the scrimmage.

There were a couple of balls on the ground, a couple of the young quarterbacks made a mistake or two. But the defense seemed to play well.

“The offense I was very pleased with, especially with guys being hodge-podge. They competed very well.

I’m not displeased; I’m not saying I’m ecstatic, but there were some good things out there.”

Among the harsh realities now faced during the spring are some injuries to three key starters on the offensive line. Andrew Datko, Zebrie Sanders and David Spurlock all missed out on Monday’s scrimmage,

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For Florida State, the road to greatness in the fall starts right now, as the Seminoles began preparing for the upcoming season with its first scrimmage of the spring on Monday. leaving quarterback EJ Manuel and company to cope with a patchwork offensive line.

Manuel shared his thoughts on how dealing with an inexperienced offensive line has helped him develop as a quarterback.

“Your mindset changes, but at the same time, it gives you confidence knowing that, when those guys come back, you’re going to be even better,” Manuel said.

“You need to make plays,

move around and still throw the ball down the field when under constant pressure. That’s what those guys do in the NFL. You’re never really going to have a chance to sit in the pocket. So if you can do that now, knowing that Datko, Zebrie and Spurlock are coming back full strength, that’s just going to make things so much easier.”

Manuel enjoyed his first scrimmage as Florida State’s starting quar-

terback, throwing for three touchdowns—two to Bert Reed and the other to fullback Lonnie Pryor.

The heir apparent to former starter Christian Ponder admits that he has come a long way under center so far this spring.

“I feel like this is easy now,” Manuel said.

While the offense flourished with Manuel under center, the defense reaped the benefits of a host of returning start-

ers under second-year defensive coordinator Mark Stoops’ system.

For Manuel, being on the opposite side of the ball wasn’t easy.

“I think [the defense] looked great,” Manuel said. “I don’t feel like we are going to face a better defense in our conference. I think those guys have everything you would want in a defense: toughness [and] speed.

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Women’s tennis enters home stretch Healthy and focused Seminoles prepare for weekend tilts with Maryland and Boston College HARRIS NEWMAN Contributing Writer Following deep runs in the Atlantic Coast Conference and NCAA tournaments last season, the Florida State women’s tennis team entered the 2011 season with their highest preseason ranking ever at No. 14.

After injuries shook up their lineup, the Seminoles encountered turbulence and were unable to find a groove.

Their longest winning streak thus far has consisted of two matches.

With four matches remaining, the No. 31 Seminoles (8-7, 3-4 ACC) find themselves with a full, healthy lineup and the opportunity to match

their longest winning streak of the season after their 6-1 victory over Wake Forest.

As Seminoles head coach Jennifer Hyde constantly emphasizes, the key for Florida State’s success lies in doubles. After losing three straight doubles points, the Seminoles stormed back to sweep the doubles portion against No. 50 Wake Forest, highlighted by FSU’s duo of Federica Suess and Noemie Scharle beating the No. 14 team of Kathryn Talbert and Kayla Duncan.

Florida State’s first match on Friday will be against the No. 26 Maryland Terrapins (12-5, 2-5), who are coming off

their biggest win of the season last week. The Terrapins notched a 4-3 upset over No. 11 Georgia Tech, a team who lost 5-2 to the Seminoles in February.

The Seminoles work should be cut out for them when they begin Friday’s match. Maryland has won every match but one when they clinch the doubles point, and is led by the No. 39 tandem of Jordaan Sanford and Cristina Sanchez-Quintanar. The duo is 16-1 on the season with their 16th win coming, most impressively, against the topranked doubles team in the nation: Clemson’s Josipa Bek and Keri Wong. Maryland’s No.

2 two team of Ana Belzunce and Welma Luus are 13-4 this spring.

Though Maryland has only one ranked player in No. 32 Sanchez-Quintanar, the Terrapins have a rising star in freshman Jordaan Sanford.

Sanford is 12-5 in the spring season, and blanked Georgia Tech’s No. 86 Viet Ha Ngo 6-0, 6-0 last weekend.

Florida State disposed of Maryland easily last year with a 7-0 sweep.

Two days after their match with Maryland, the Seminoles face No. 46 Boston College (7-10, 2-5), who dropped seven spots as a result of their five-match losing streak, which was capped by their 7-0 loss to Georgia

Tech last weekend.

Boston College has only one ranked player in No. 113 Katarina Gajic, who is also their only player with a winning record in singles play.

In the two schools’ meeting last year, Florida State defeated the Eagles with a 6-1, highlighted by two 8-0 shutouts in doubles play.

BC’s Gajic had the misfortune of facing Katie Rybakova in last year’s match, in which Rybakova did not lose one game in her 6-0, 6-0 win.

Gajic should hope not to play Rybakova, who has been the Seminoles’ hottest player of late.

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Seminoles set to take on Cavaliers Softball looks to stop recent skid, rebound at home against Virginia NICK SELLERS Assistant Sports Editor Ranked in the preseason Top-25 and predicted to finish second in the competitive Atlantic Coast Conference, the FSU softball team hasn’t quite lived up to their preseason billing this season. The ’Noles are sitting at .500 for the year (18-18), a disappointing 3-6 in conference play and have dropped five of their last six games.

But that can all change

this weekend, when Florida State hosts the Virginia Cavaliers, the worst team in the conference.

Of the eight softball teams that compete in the ACC, none is worse than Virginia (16-19, 1-7).

The Cavaliers are at or near the bottom in virtually every statistical offensive category in the conference, except for the lists you don’t want to be at the top of. Virginia leads the conference in strikeouts with

192 and is dead last in home runs (only nine on the season) and brings up the rear in slugging percentage (.344) and batting average (.253).

To put those numbers in perspective, there are three Seminoles with five or more home runs this season (shortstop Ashley Stager is leading the team with six), and as a team, Florida State has hit 25 home runs this year while hitting .278 as a team from the plate.

Neither of those marks

are good enough to lead the conference.

That honor belongs to Georgia Tech, which is far and away the best offensive team in the conference, hitting .323 as a team. The Yellow Jackets have also already belted 68 home runs this season, which is 7.5 times as many home runs as the Cavaliers have hit.

The Seminoles will likely send ace Sarah Hamilton to face off against the struggling Cavaliers.

Don’t let her win-loss

record fool you—Hamilton is leading the team in ERA with a cool 2.15 mark and has recorded 166 strikeouts thus far on the year, which accounts for more than 75 percent of the pitching staff’s total strikeouts.

Opposing batters are hitting just .189 against Hamilton, and her strikeout total is good for second in the conference.

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Real Talk: Q&A with EJ Manuel FSU’s starting quarterback talks about leadership, spring practice, receivers and more SCOTT CRUMBLY Staff Writer After three years spent primarily on the sidelines, his time has finally come.

EJ Manuel, who was the No. 2-ranked quarterback in the nation coming out of Bayside (Va.) High School in 2008, is now officially leading the Florida State football team into a new season with the title of starting quarterback.

For the past three seasons, Manuel backed up the recently departed Christian Ponder, who may be a first-round pick in the NFL Draft on April 28. Manuel did gain some starting experience, how-

ever, due to a pair of injuries to Ponder over the last two seasons. During his brief time as a starter, Manuel compiled a 4-2 record and earned MVP honors at the 2010 Gator Bowl in the Seminoles’ victory over West Virginia.

The FSView & Florida Flambeau recently sat down with Manuel, who spoke about his newfound role on the team, his first experience with spring practice and much more.

FSView & Florida Flambeau: This is the first time you have participated in spring practice since your arrival at FSU. How is it going so far?

EJ Manuel: It’s been going really good, man. I think I’ve taken immense strides as far as, you know, becoming a quarterback and as far as maturing into the quarterback that I want to be—the quarterback that coach [Jimbo] Fisher wants me to be. So it’s been really good.

FFF: Coach Fisher said that you were really in control during Monday’s scrimmage. How have you been able to step into the leadership role that comes with being the starting quarterback so well?

EM: I think it’s just something that I naturally have—just that leadership ability. And also my

teammates are my peers, you know? It’s not like I’m younger than them or older than them, or anything like that—we’re all the same age. I think that goes a long way for us. We already know each other. We already have that relationship built in stone that, no matter what, we’re going to work for each other.

FFF: It seems like you guys have the potential to be very dynamic offensively with your ability to throw and run, along with the athletes surrounding you. How is the offense coming along this spring?

EM: I think we’re going to be able to throw the ball.

We’ll pretty much be able

TITLES from 10 quarter, Oklahoma was up 6-0, and Heisman trophy winner Chris Weinke was being outdueled by Oklahoma’s Jason Heupel. Oklahoma clinched the game with 8:30 to go in the fourth when OU linebacker Rocky Calmus punched the ball out of Weinke’s hands at the FSU 20, setting up the only touchdown of the game.

I’m sorry, but no title game worth its salt should be decided with 8:30 to go. With the title on the line, big players need to make big plays, and this game featured neither the former nor the latter. This was just a grind-it-out,

to do whatever we want depending on how we want to attack a defense.

It really doesn’t matter as far as what we want to do.

I think it’s all up to coach Fisher and what he wants to call. He’s not going to change his offense for anybody. We’re still going to throw the ball 20 or 30 times a game, and we have a stable of running backs.

We’re going to be good.

FFF: Speaking of those running backs, there has been some high praise so far for freshman Devonta Freeman. What are your early impressions of him?

EM: He’s been doing really good. He’s a very attentive kid. He doesn’t fit

the stereotype of being a bad person or anything.

He’s a great kid. He listens, he asks a lot of questions, [and] he wants to get better. I think that’s going to help him in the long run.

He obviously has a lot of talent. And he’s young, but he already has a [big] body, so I think he’s going to contribute a lot to our offense.

FFF: Can you talk about how the receivers have been coming along this spring?

EM: Those guys are making strides just like I have.

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SOFTBALL from 10 snooze fest.

2006 BCS National Championship In the first year of the fifth BCS bowl game, Florida absolutely wiped the floor with Ohio State in the national championship in a game that was never in doubt. Florida was up 34-14 at halftime, and a grand total of seven points were scored in the second half, adding to the game’s status as one of the worse college football championships.

Heisman trophy winner Troy Smith bowed out of his college career by laying a big egg against the Gator defense, cementing his status as a perennial

pine-rider in the NFL and Mike Singletary’s last resort at quarterback in San Francisco. Nothing says great game like the year’s reigning Heisman trophy winner and a weak Big 10 team getting housed by a Gator team that was led by the immortal Chris Leak.

Yes, sports fans, the same Chris Leak that started a total of one game ever for the Montreal Alouttes in the Canadian Football League.

A great show must have great players, and this was something this game certainly lacked.

2009 NCAA Men’s Basketball Champion-

ship Bad because it looked more like a mid-season out-of-conference game than a national title contest. Michigan State and Tom Izzo basically had home court advantage in Detroit over the visiting North Carolina Tar Heels, but essentially to no avail.

North Carolina absolutely stomped the Spartans, leading by as many as 24 in a game that had UNC up by 19 at half.

Then the conscious portion of America was subject to the ghastly sight of watching Tyler Hansborough cut down the nets in Detroit.

to take advantage of a lesser offensive opponent in Virginia.

If the story was bad for Virginia at the plate, it doesn’t get much better from the circle. The Cavaliers, again, bring up the rear, but this time on the defensive side of the ball.

As a team, Virginia’s ERA is a whopping 4.55, and they have by far allowed more home runs than any other ACC squad, with opposing teams going yard 39 times against the Cavaliers already this season.

Scouting reports that look like this should have Seminole hitters chomping at the bit to step into

the batter’s box. Seniors Jen Lipicki, who leads the ’Noles in batting average (.363) and slugging percentage (.539), and Robin Ahrberg should enjoy plenty of success against an anemic Virginia pitching staff.

With the combination of a struggling offense and an equally struggling pitching staff coming into town, look for FSU to take advantage of this lull in their schedule and, with only three ACC series remaining, put themselves back in the conference race.

The first game of the three-game series will be Friday, April 9, at noon.

STRETCH from 10 Rybakova, ranked No. 42 nationally, has won her last five matches, with the last three coming against opponents ranked in the ITA Top100. She leads the team with 19 wins, which was capped by last weekend’s straight-set victory over Wake Forest’s No. 24 Martina Pavelec.

Boston College and Maryland, two teams which the Seminoles have defeated handily before, present the perfect opportunity for Florida State to gain momentum as they head into their final matches against ACC powerhouses North Carolina and Duke. While no team should be overlooked, Boston College and Maryland are both among the lower half of the ACC and are mustwins for the Seminoles, who are still searching to find their stride.

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Amy Sargent and the Seminoles are nearing the end of the road in ACC play and look to gain steam against Maryland and Boston College this weekend.

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The Seminole softball team will take on Virginia this weekend at home in a three-game series that starts Friday.

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’Noles seek to regain momentum Men’s tennis looks to salvage underachieving season in final stretch of games HARRIS NEWMAN Contributing Writer It might seem ironic that the Florida State men’s tennis team— who returned five of six singles players from last year and added a bluechip recruit to this year’s team—have lost 11 of their last 14 matches, dropped 14 spots from their preseason ranking and are having their worst season under head coach Dwayne Hultquist since 2004.

The less-than-favorable record for the No. 41 Seminoles (7-11, 2-5 Atlantic Coast Conference) can be deceiving: Of their last 14 matches, half of those came against opponents ranked inside the top 20—including two against second-ranked USC and one against topranked Virginia—and four of their losses came down to the final point.

Regardless of their misfortune, the Seminoles opted to load their sched-

ule with difficult matches to prove themselves on the national stage. And, as of now, they have failed to do so.

Though all of their 4-3 losses have come down to underclassmen, Florida State’s young players have started to dig in and come into their own.

Sophomore Anderson Reed endured three hardfought sets to win his second match in a row on Sunday against Wake Forest. The doubles team of sophomore Jordan KellyHouston and freshman Blake Davis have won four of their five matches together this season, including last week’s comeback win—where the duo was down two breaks—to earn the doubles point in the tiebreaker.

Florida State begins the weekend with a home match against unranked Boston College (5-13, 0-7), who is tied for last place in the conference with N.C. State, who were the 6-1 victim of the Semi-

noles’ most recent win.

Aside from Boston College’s win against the Brandeis Judges last weekend, the Eagles have lost 10 matches in a row, five of which being 7-0 sweeps.

In the two schools’ previous meeting, the Seminoles opened their ACC schedule with a 5-2 win on the road.

As the Seminoles need their young players to fully find their form, they also need consistency from both of their seniors.

No. 24 Vahid Mirzadeh has filled his role exceedingly well. The senior went 4-0 in last weekend’s matches, with his singles wins coming in straight sets. He joins sophomore Connor Smith on the No. 12 doubles team, who are 14-5 this season.

No. 91 Clint Bowles, who opened the season ranked at 37, has gone 8-12 this spring, including six losses in his last seven matches.

Bowles has room for redemption, as he will presumably face Maryland’s Sergio Wyss this Sunday on court two. In their last matchup, Bowles won convincingly with a score of 6-3, 6-1. The Seminoles went on to win the match 6-1.

The No. 43 Terrapins (10-8, 2-5) are tied with Florida State for eighth place in the ACC. Maryland has struggled recently, losing six of their last seven matches, and travel to Tallahassee just one day after they face the No. 28 Miami Hurricanes.

Maryland’s only ranked singles player is No. 86 Maros Horny, who is 0-6 this season against opponents ranked 35th or higher. Jesse Kiuru, who typically plays on courts five or six, comes into the weekend with a fourmatch winning streak and is 12-4 on the season.

Maryland will be the last home opponent for the Seminoles, who will be honoring Mirzadeh, Bowles and Owen Long in their final home matches.

Both Boston College and Maryland are entirely beatable teams for the Seminoles. In the world of college sports, where momentum is everything,

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Blake Davis and Florida State look to gain what they can from a disappointing season against BC and Maryland. the Seminoles can erase any turmoil they previ-

ously had and gain serious steam moving forward.

during the spring game.

We had 55,000—the largest in Florida State history—last year. Why can’t we put all 83,000 in there? I’d like to fill it up.

It’s the only time you can come to Tallahassee and not care who wins.

“You can come enjoy the game and just have a great weekend at Florida State and remind yourself

what’s so special about Florida State. That’s my challenge to the fans right now. I would love to see Doak Campbell full for this spring game.”

Until then, the Seminoles will use spring ball to continue to develop, hoping to put a product worth seeing on the field when April 16 rolls around.

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Head coach Jimbo Fisher and Florida State will look to build on last year’s 10-win season by taking extensive time to prepare in the spring.

supposed to be.”

Playmaking cornerback Greg Reid shared his thoughts on how the defense performed in first scrimmage of the season.

“I think we did pretty well,” Reid said. “I think it was kind of a day we took to learn and make sure we have everything down pat, so it was kind of a laidback day. We mainly worked on techniques and that kind of stuff, so in my eyes, it was pretty good.”

The Seminoles continue spring practice in preparation for April 16, when both sides of the ball will wage war in the annual spring game.

In last year’s edition, more than 50,000 fans showed in support of the football team— the largest attendance in team history—and Fisher remains adamant that this year’s spring game could surpass last year’s.

“We can make this spring game something special,” Fisher said. “I want it to be a weekend where all the fans can come. I think we can fill Doak Campbell up

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FFF: Does it feel any different preparing for next season with the higher level of expectations surrounding the team?

EM: No, not at all. It

doesn’t feel different at all. I think we’re just going to handle it like we do every practice, because every practice is the most important practice to us.

We’ll go out there with that killer instinct in our minds offensively, and I know the defense is going to hold it down, too. We can

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All signs point toward EJ Manuel having a breakthrough season this fall, in his first full season leading the Seminole offense.

always rely on those guys to get three-and-outs and things like that, so we just need to put points on the board. We have so much confidence in ourselves that we’ll get it done.

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Our generation will build the future Hope Will Never Be Silent

CAMERON GAUTHIER Staff Writer It was brought up to my fellow mentors and myself during one of the trainings for the PeaceJam Southeast 2011 conference that, every day, we pass someone we know and, no matter how upset we are or how tough things are in our lives, when asked how we’re doing, we always say that everything is fine.

But what if it isn’t? What if we sit back and think

for a minute how many fake smiles we’ve forced to hide our emotions or wonder how many friends smiled at us to hide everything that was worrying them?

We get so busy with the day-to-day that sometimes we forget what really matters: each other. We’re all taught indirectly and subconsciously to dehumanize each other. We hear of all kinds of violent deaths in our own country, war in another, starving children in another, women treated like slaves in another, gay men being sent to jail and killed just for being gay—and it doesn’t make us flinch. We walk down the streets of Tallahassee at night and we see men sleeping in the gutters or behind dumpsters and it doesn’t put a knot in our stomachs. If people

started caring about each other instead of pretending to, the world would be so much better off for it.

I’m not one who believes in pre-destiny.

Some of us were fed with a silver spoon and some of us didn’t have spoons at all, but that’s no measure of a person’s potential.

If only the wealthy made beneficial contributions to the world and if only the wealthy were capable of making changes, then the human race certainly would not have survived this long.

I, myself, am guilty of going on political rants and accusing certain people of this and others of that. And, regardless of whether I’m right or wrong, I have to accept the fact that we all come from different places with different experiences and

beliefs. Our beliefs can define who we are, but we, as a diverse species, must stop expecting our beliefs to define who others are. Similarly, it is important that the difference between fact and opinion be maintained; my liking or disliking something has no bearing on its existence. Sometimes a fact may be unpleasant or hard to digest, but that doesn’t make it any less valid and it certainly doesn’t give anyone the right to act like it isn’t.

People, especially young people, need to find something to be passionate about. We have to devote ourselves to things that make us happy, not the things that make others happy. The father that makes his son play football to make a “man” out of him or the mother that

makes her daughter do ballet to make a “lady” out of her are depriving their children of the opportunity to be who they are, and to grow up to become who they really want to be. It causes them to fall into the mindless line of conformity that people have created as some sort of false comfort zone to help them block out the harsh realities of our existence, but it also blocks out the beauty.

Not all guys are going to know how to change a car tire and not all girls are going to know how to cook.

The message we should be sending to the next generation is that it doesn’t matter if they’re a boy or girl; what matters is that they can grow up to be the next great politician who brings a divided world together, or a poet whose

words will inspire millions, or a social worker whose devotion to those who are so often forgotten by society will allow a girl or boy from the projects to not only see the world, but also change it in the process. They can be anything.

Spanish writer Miguel de Unamuno once said, “Let’s try to be the fathers of our future instead of being the children of our past.”

I am fully confident that our generation can make the world a better place, but it has to start at the bottom—at the foundation. If we’re going to send a message to the future, we have to be sure that the message we’re sending says what we really want it to say before we drop it in the mailbox. Once it is sent, it will never fall into our hands again.

Look at It This Way by Daniel Ackerman

Islam and selective free speech Against the Grain SAMUEL BERKOWITZ Staff Writer Quite often, mass media and government figures invoke the constitutional provision for freedom of speech when it is convenient so to do. Typical examples would include publicly funded art that is offensive to Christians and Jews, and objectionable measures employed by protestors. When it comes to the perpetually offended adherents to the religion of peace, however, the liberal passion for the First Amendment tends to wane significantly, to say the least. Much like the Charlie Sheen tour fails

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creators of South Park being permitted in the court of public opinion to mock Christianity with regularity while being forbidden to poke fun at Mohammed, the double standard when it comes to Islam is the elephant in the living room that the once-proud leaders and media representatives in this country fear to mention without metaphorical kid gloves.

As reported on HumanEvents, “An enraged mob attacked the United Nations compound in Mazar-i-Sharif, Afghanistan, on Friday, after they learned of an eccentric Florida pastor who put the Quran on ‘trial,’ then ‘executed’ it with gasoline and matches. The provincial governor initially claimed this was a Taliban

insurgent attack which used angry, but peaceful, demonstrators as cover.

It turns out the mob was a lot more than just a smokescreen, but there are suspicious signs of a shadowy hand orchestrating the attack. There seem to have been ‘seven to 15 insurgents’ mixed in with the thousands of demonstrators who overran the compound, according to a Saturday report from the Associated Press. Knowledgeable U.N. personnel say ‘the killers spoke in a dialect not common to Mazar-i-Sharif.’ Several of those arrested after the bloody riot proved to be from hundreds of miles away.”

The response to this barbaric stupidity from Staffan de Mustra, the top

U.S. envoy in Afghanistan?

This paragon of dhimmitude “placed direct blame on those who burned a copy of the Muslim holy book in Gainesville, Fla., last month.” Further, he posits “Freedom of speech does not mean freedom of offending culture, religion, or traditions... Those who entered our building were actually furiously angry about the issue about the Quran. There was nothing political there.”

Oh, I see; it all makes perfectly good sense now: Members of an impeccably respectable and dignified “culture” butchered people because a guy burned a book thousands of miles away in another country; it isn’t that maybe other “cultures” should respect the “diversity” in our coun-

try that upholds freedom of speech over their right to never be offended. It’s hilarious the way in which liberals’ stalker-like obsession with Muslims never having to be offended, they treat them like subhuman animals. “Don’t say that; you’ll rile them up!”

Pretty soon, Katie Couric will be cooing over how she got her technicians to adjust the lighting perfectly for a Muslim interview.

“Not too bright, Mike!

She might go into suicide bomber mode!”

It is ridiculous for anyone to presume that the rest of the civilized world should grab its ankles and bend its basic protections simply to prevent Muslims from being offended. We need to fire this envoy, and demonstrate unequiv-

ocally that we will not abide violent reprisals for constitutionally protected speech in our own country. Like most people who aren’t California enviroloons or acid cases who just cant understand why wars ever happen, the Middle East, regardless of religion, respects strength and mocks and disdains liberal weakness. As Archbishop Giuseppe Bernardini was told some time ago by one of the non-peaceful members of the Religion of Peace, “Thanks to your democratic laws we will invade you; thanks to our [Islamic] religious laws we will dominate you.”

Liberals like this disgusting envoy are telling every one of them “please do, sirs” with their mealymouthed appeasement.

has officially begun to wear off.

There was a period during the catastrophic events of Japan that one didn’t often hear about the daily doings and sayings of Charlie Sheen but

recently another turn of events has caused him to return to the spotlight. His opening night of “My Violent Torpedo of Truth: Defeat is Not an Option” tour has proven that he is no longer “winning” and his

only option is defeat.

Although it may seem insane that sane people would pay to listen to Sheen’s mind-blowingly idiotic rants, an audience of reportedly around 5,000 people sat down to listen

to him Saturday, April 2, in Detroit. According to The Hollywood Reporter, and practically every other media news outlet, the beginning of his 20-city tour completely and utterly bombed.

The show was deemed, “egomania gone wrong” with “the overwritten, faux-Biblical preaching of self-anointed Messiah.”

Is this the end of the craze of Sheen-ism? Let’s hope.

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Today is a 9 -- Unleash your creativity. An unexpected household expense could challenge you to a solution that repurposes something you already have. Take advantage of this inspired energy.

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Today is an 8 -- Stay close to home and take care of paperwork today. Take inventory of your finances, and revise your budget accordingly. This gives freedom and peace of mind.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today is a 7 -- You have willing helpers nearby. Let go of a scheme that lacks soul.

Make a surprise announcement, and share your insights. Get inspired by physical activity. This keeps you on your toes.

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Today is a 6 -- Stay put: it’s not a good time to travel. Focus on improving your neighborhood or your community. New opportunities open up.

You’ll love the insights you gain.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today is a 6 -- You’re getting bored with the same old, same old. It might be time to go on an adventure, no matter how little.

Follow your intuition, and discover something new.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today is a 7 -Put up provisions for the future.

Don’t lose what you’ve got to get more. Get plenty of rest for the next two days. You’ll be surprised by the results.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today is a 7 -- When you’re smiling, the world smiles with you. Your leadership skills are called for to resolve conflicts.

Reject a far-fetched scheme in favor of a practical solution

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today is a 7 -- Work intensifies. Your intuition gets you out of a sticky situation. Logic is only one side of the question. Don’t get so absorbed in your work that you forget your health.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today is a 7 -You’re entering a two-day cuddly phase. It’s okay to launch if you must, but better to wait. Gratification may be delayed, but not for long. Enjoy your favorite people.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

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On this date in 1788, an expedition led by Gen. Rufus Putnam established a settlement at present-day Marietta, Ohio.

In 1798, the Mississippi Territory was created by an act of Congress, with Natchez as the capital.

In 1927, the image and voice of Commerce Secretary Herbert Hoover were transmitted live from Washington to New York in the first successful long-distance demonstration of television.

In 1939, Italy invaded Albania, which was annexed less than a week later.

In 1948, the World Health Organization was founded in Geneva.

In 1949, the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical “South Pacific” opened on Broadway.

In 1953, the U.N. General Assembly elected Dag Hammarskjold (dahg HAWM’-ahr-shoold) of Sweden to be secretary-general.

In 1969, the Supreme Court, in Stanley v. Georgia, unanimously struck down laws prohibiting private possession of obscene material.

In 1978, President Jimmy Carter announced he was deferring development of the neutron bomb, a high-radiation weapon.

In 1983, space shuttle astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson took the first U.S. space walk in almost a decade as they worked in the open cargo bay of Challenger for nearly four hours.

Ten years ago: NASA’s Mars

Odyssey spacecraft took off on a six-month, 286 million-mile journey to the Red Planet. In Cincinnati, Timothy Thomas, an unarmed black man wanted on 14 misdemeanor warrants, was fatally shot by a white police officer, sparking three days of riots. Actress Beatrice Straight died in Los Angeles at age 86.

Five years ago: A suicide attack in a Shiite mosque in Baghdad killed 85 people. Tornadoes in Tennessee killed a dozen people.

Dena Schlosser, charged with killing her infant daughter Margaret by cutting off her arms in what her lawyers portrayed as a religious frenzy, was found not guilty by reason of insanity by a judge in McKinney, Texas. A British judge ruled that author Dan Brown did not steal ideas for “The Da Vinci Code” from a nonfiction work.

One year ago: North Korea said it had convicted and sentenced an American man to eight years in a labor prison for entering the country illegally and unspecified hostile acts. (Aijalon Mahli Gomes (EYE’-jah-lahn MAH’-lee gohms) was freed in August 2010 after former U.S. President Jimmy Carter secured his release.)

Space shuttle Discovery docked at the International Space Station, its astronauts overcoming a rare antenna breakdown that had knocked out radar tracking.

Opponents seized Kyrgyzstan’s (KEER’-gih-stanz) government headquarters after clashes between protesters and security forces that had left dozens of people dead.

Today’s Birthdays Today’s Birthdays: Country singer Bobby Bare is 76.

Rhythm-and-blues singer Charlie Thomas (The Drifters) is 74. California Gov. Jerry Brown is 73. Movie director Francis Ford Coppola is 72. TV personality David Frost is 72.

Singer Patricia Bennett (The Chiffons) is 64. Singer John Oates is 62. Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels is 62. Singer Janis Ian is 60. Country musician John Dittrich is 60. Actor Jackie

Chan is 57. College and Pro Football Hall-of-Famer Tony Dorsett is 57. Actor Russell Crowe is 47. Christian/jazz singer Mark Kibble (Take 6) is 47. Actor Bill Bellamy is 46.

Rock musician Dave “Yorkie” Palmer (Space) is 46. Former football player-turned-analyst Tiki Barber is 36. Actress Heather Burns is 36. Actor Kevin Alejandro (TV: “Southland”) is 35. Actor Conner Rayburn is 12.

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