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Chelsey Strawbridge, a member of All Night Yahtzee, belts out a solo in one of the group’s musical numbers performed during the filming of the pilot episode of ‘Seminole Night Life’ at WFSU on April 7. ‘Seminole Night Life’ is a newly formed variety show featuring the talents of FSU students.
Student TV show films pilot episode with live audience RENEE JACQUES Contributing Writer The lights shone, the countdown began and the audience cheered as the Florida State University student-run variety TV show, Seminole Night Life, started its first taping in front of a live audience on Thursday, April 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the WFSU studio. The pilot episode of Seminole Night Life, colloquially known as “The SNL
ration for of FSU,” featured host the show Aristotle Georgeson, a came from capella group All Night having Yahtzee, comedy troupe taken a 30in60, a question panel one-credit with professor Mark Zeihour video gler and a showing of the workshop award-winning short film Aristotle at WFSU Inner Demon by student Georgeson back in David Dorsey. The jazz band Fine Print also pro- the fall of 2009 for his vided live music through- media production major. He said he noticed that out the show. Kevin Patterson, there was huge studio founder and executive with ample and useful equipment producer of Seminole production Night Life, said the inspi- being unused.
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participate in a TV show called University Update, where students are assigned a section of campus to write a script about and report on. The show, however, was not student-run. “I wanted to create something not that students are just involved with, but something that they control,” Patterson said. After getting permis-
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Over 500 Floridians marched through the halls of the State Capitol Thursday afternoon to personally deliver pink slips to Gov. Rick Scott and make their disapproving voices heard to state governmental leaders. Nurses, teachers and advocates for those who have lost their jobs traveled from throughout the state to send a message to the governor and state repre-
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sentatives about their dissatisfaction with the unemployment situation in the state of Florida. The plaza level of the Capitol building echoed with the crowd’s chants of “Pink Slip Rick,” and “Where are the jobs?” as ralliers marched toward the governor’s office with signs emblazoned with slogans such as “Protect Florida’s Unemployed Workers.” At one point the crowd burst into singing SEE CAPITOL 2
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KATHERINE CONCEPCION Staff Writer Florida State University’s search to replace Lawrence G. Abele, former provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, has been narrowed down to four candidates. National executive search firm Witt/Keiffer, as well as faculty, staff and students have all been involved in the process. David Rosowsky, dean of engineering at New York’s Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, will be interviewed Tuesday, April 12. An interview with Carlo Montemagno, dean of the College of Engineering & Applied Science at the University of Cincinnati, will occur on Wednesday, April 13. Thursday, April 14 will see an interview with Joe King, provost and vice chancellor of academic and student affairs at the University of New Orleans. And finally, on Friday, April
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15, the committee will get to know Garnett Stokes, dean of the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Georgia. “We selected a group of the people who applied and invited them for interviews last week in Orlando,” said Don Gibson, dean and professor of the College of Music. “From that group, we got together, considered carefully and selected four.” Two open forums will be held on each interview day, one at 7:30 until 8:30 a.m., and a second from 3 to 4 p.m. “Open forums have been included in the finalists’ schedules so that students, faculty and staff can hear their presentations and have an opportunity to ask them questions,” said Browning Brooks, director of news and public affairs. “To see the schedule for each finalist, or other information SEE PROVOST 3
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Benefit promotes education and sustainability with music KARLANNA LEWIS Staff Writer On Saturday, April 9, the Bradfordville Blues Club hosted the seventh annual Earth Day Jam, an event that juggles multiple duties as a music festival, environmental exhibition and benefit for the local Magnolia School. For the past three years, the event has taken place in the Blues Club. “We wanted something bigger, something outside, so we approached several places,” said Katy McGlynn, Magnolia School president and Florida State University alumna. “Bradfordville Blues Club was the first place that really got interested and started seeing the potential, so we started working with them. We hope that we don’t outgrow that place anytime soon because we kind of like it out there.” The original idea came from a Magnolia School parent, Martin Green. Since its inception, it has become a major yearlong project for many students and their families. “We wanted to do a service project at the school where the kids would be involved in community service, and we wanted to have that fit the values of our school,” said McGlynn. “Earth Day seemed the logical choice at the time because there was no other big celebration
of Earth Day in this area. It fit our values of recycling, earth conservation, and sustainability.” After its first year, instead of approaching new bands and sponsors, the event was able to build on existing relationships. Many of those who are involved one year are eager to offer their support the next. Local reggae band Trial by Stone has been a part of the Jam for the past four years. For their lead singer Buck Lemons, who graduated from FSU with a degree in humanities, the event is a chance to get together with other great musicians and to do something good for the community. “Everybody’s there to have a good time, but they’re also there because they care about the community, they want to be involved in that,” said Lemons. “They’ve really been building it as far as playing a role in the community, whether it’s educating people to not destroy where you live or reminding people, setting a good example. That one of the main stages is powered by solar is kickass. It’s a display of how conscious-minded people can come together.” The Earth Day Jam lasts over 12 hours, with live music on all of four stages. Food and vendors are also present. All local musicians play for free, and travelling acts are
Tallahassee is starting to feel like home to me—I’ve been here for 10 years now— and I want this area to be good. I want people to do good things. Buck Lemons Former FSU student and lead singer for Trial by Stone
only compensated to offset their transportation. The success of the event is due in part to the efforts of Magnolia School members and outside volunteers, such as FSU students. In Lemons’s opinion, the Earth Day Jam is a place for students to both enjoy themselves and to give back to Tallahassee. “Tallahassee is starting to feel like home to me— I’ve been here for 10 years now—and I want this area to be good,” said Lemons. “I want people to do good things.” When many college students are on their own for the first time and making their own choices, the Earth Day Jam is a great place for more reasons than one. “It’s a positive event to go to,” said Lemons. “It’s not a waste of time. It’s something you can go to and have a good
time or you can go to be educated on what’s going on around you, or to find out how you can be involved. For lack of a better word, it’s a good networking place, a place to be around like-minded people and meet people who maybe have similar interests to you as far as being involved in the community. It’s a good place for good people to be.” In keeping with the conservational theme, local not-for-profit groups promoted environmental causes at the event. Jake Jennings, FSU student and founder of Tallahassee Sustainability Group, brought his student organization to the Jam for the first time. For Jennings, the event was a chance to connect with other organizations with similar aims, as well as to garner interest in some of TSG’s projects.
“It’s important to remind a lot of people of the importance of giving back to mother earth and realizing it’s because of the earth that we’re here,” said Jennings. “Even if it’s only for a day, hopefully it will get people more excited about starting a garden or enjoying the outdoors.” Jennings also feels it’s important to remind students that they are a part of the Tallahassee community, too. “We spend the majority of our year in Tallahassee, and it’s part of our civic duty to Tallahassee and Leon County to be part of events like this that take place in the community,” said Jennings. “There are a lot of passionate people doing some great things in Tallahassee.” Other sustainable aspects of this year’s event include the compostable cups distributed to cut down on water bottle waste, a stage powered by solar energy, electronics and battery recycling, as well as a carpooling option for attendees. Although the event has grown dramatically, McGlynn has even bigger ideas for the future. “We want Jimmy Buffett,” said McGlynn. “I don’t think it’s impossible. I think it’s exactly the kind of thing he’d want to do, and if that happens, we’d have to find a bigger place.”
CAPITOL from 1 Woody Guthrie’s “This Land is Your Land.” “I think the reality is that this governor and this legislature are more out of step with the people of Florida than any we’ve seen in the past,” said Damien Filer, a representative of Progress Florida who helped organize the rally. “The poll numbers reflect it, the rallies that we’ve [been] seeing around the state reflect it, and the people who showed up here today reflect that they don’t feel represented by these people.” Nearly 100 employees from the not-for-profit tertiary care Jackson Memorial hospital journeyed from Miami to the Capitol for the rally. Currently the governor is withholding approved funding for the hospital and the hospital is facing the possibility of a cut in Medicaid funding. As a safety-net hospital that takes care of every patient regardless of his or her ability to pay, these cuts pose a threat to Jackson Memorial’s ability to provide medical services to the large demand in their community. “It gets harder and harder every day for me to deliver that care to my patients, and that’s why I’m here,” said Dr. David Woolsey of Jackson Memorial. Woolsey said he’s hoping to convey to Gov. Scott that there is a role in the state of Florida for public hospitals. “We’re asking our elected representatives to remember that they’re representing me, they’re representing my colleagues, they’re representing my patients, and not just the governor and the private system that’s made millions for him,” Woolsey said. Debra Diaz was also present, representing Jackson Memorial Hospital. For the past 40 years, when Diaz wasn’t on active duty serving in the military, she has worked at Jackson Memorial as a nurse. She, like many of the Jackson Memorial employees, is upset with
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Protestors flood Gov. Rick Scott’s office on Apr. 7. They gathered at the Capitol to speak out against Gov. Scott’s recent actions that cost they believe Floridians’ jobs. Above: Organizer Hashim Benford rallies with the rest of the protesters at the Capitol.
the governor’s withholding of approved funding. “A lot of the regulations that he’s putting in and the legislation that he’s pushing is going to hurt us, is going to hurt our jobs,” Diaz said. “If we’re not there to do our jobs, how are the patients going to get taken care of?” Christopher Cano was present representing the Service Employees International Union (SEIU) and Florida New Majority. Cano graduated from the University of South Florida three years ago hoping to secure a government job but has been unsuccessful in finding employment in the current job market. “Under the Scott administration, all we’ve seen is government
workers, unions being attacked,” Cano said. “We’ve seen that, as far as government jobs go, he’s laying off thousands of government workers.” Despite the excitement demonstrated at the rally amongst protestors, some constituents feared their voices would be ignored. “The legislature has it’s own agenda, the governor has his own agenda, and they don’t listen to us at all,” said Fern Williams of Pasco County, Fla. After they left the governor’s office, protestors dispersed throughout the Capitol building to deliver the same message to other government representatives. They visited both the
senate president’s office and the house speaker’s office to deliver the same message. “They want to make sure that all of these elected leaders understand that they are far, far out of step with what the people of Florida elected them to do, which was to create jobs, not to tax working people and cut jobs,” Filer said. A group of protestors also visited the fifth-floor gallery to watch the legislative debate on pension reform. Filer said that this legislation would target public workers such as teachers, police officers, fire fighters and nurses, and increase their taxes while giving money back to the wealthiest Floridians. Protestors continued into the afternoon, marching the halls of the Capitol to talk to any legislator they could. “I think it’s a matter
of being able to at least give input to the legislative process, and people are feeling very empowered by it,” said Natalia Jaramillo of Florida New Majority, one of the organizers at the protest. Though Scott was not present in the Capitol building during the protest, organizers of the protest are still confident that their message was heard. “I think that they sent a very loud and clear message, [which] is: It is absolutely impossible to ignore that these elected officials often lose sight of the fact that they work for us,” Filer said. “The Capitol building is not their building, it’s our building. It’s paid for with our tax dollars and this is a government of, by and for the people, and a lot of these politicians get into office and they think that they’re beholden to their campaign contributors and to the big corporations that push their weight around in this state, but the reality is that they are beholden to voters and it was the voters that they heard from yesterday.” Filer said that Thursday’s protest is a part of an ongoing effort. A series of 32 rallies throughout the state have taken place since the opening day of the legislative session, regarding these same issues. On Friday, April 1, political activists organized a turnout of thousands of people to boo Scott as he threw the opening pitch at the home opener of the Tampa Bay Rays baseball game. The next day, during the Springtime Tallahassee parade, of which Gov. Scott served as Grand Marshall, protestors lined the streets on both sides holding “Pink Slip Rick” signs as Scott went by. “So really this has been an escalation, leading up to actually going to his office,” Filer said. “We never had any expectation of seeing him personally yesterday, but I have no doubt that he is well aware of our feelings about these issues.”
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FSU, FAMU invite youth to engineering event Photo Courtesy of Lauren Maynard
Volunteers at the Teen Engineering Day Challenge work on a model rollercoaster created by the Girl Scouts of America participating in the event. The girl scouts earned their ‘engineering badge’ after participating.
ANA REBECCA RODRIGUEZ Assistant News Editor As part of an ongoing effort to inspire a more hands-on approach in the community, members of Eta Kappa Nu (HKN) of the Florida State University and Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University electrical and computer engineering honor society, as well as the FAMU/FSU Society of Women Engineers, hosted the “Teen Engineering Day Challenge,” where close to 10 boy scouts and 20 girl scouts from around the Tallahassee area gathered for a chance to earn an engineering badge, as well as to learn about the field of engineering. The event, which ran from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., consisted of a variety of events, where students participated in an array of activities including the chance to work with AutoCad, an engineering graphic tool. Participants also had the chance to build their own rollercoaster and assemble their own electrical circuits. Event organizers managed to obtain the keys for the College of Engineering building, where students were able to practice hands-on activities within various labs. “The motivation behind the event was a desire to reach out to the community and do a memorable community service event,” said Benjamin Salazar, president of HKN and one of the main event organizers. When the scouts arrived, they were matched up with their “fluidity leaders,” who stayed with the group of kids for the remainder of the day as they participated in activities involving magnets, solar cars, hand-crank generators and marbles. “The event was a complete success,” said Amanda Schram, the current Outreach Chair of the Society of Women Engineers, future Co-Vice President of the American Society of Civil Engineers and the future corresponding secretary of Tau Beta Pi Engineering Honor Society. “Our goal was for the kids to have fun and to enjoy their time at the FAMU-FSU College of Engineering. It was great watching the scouts and troop leaders enjoy themselves after all the hard work that Ben, the volunteers and I had
PROVOST from 1 about the search, go to its special website: provost.fsu.edu/search/.” These webcasts can be viewed live at http:// learningforlife.fsu. edu/provostsearch/. “Everyone will have an opportunity to see these folks in that open forum,” said Gibson. “We’ll meet with the committee and then make recommendations to the president.” President Barron will have the final say on who is chosen as provost. “Everyone involved in this would like to make it move as quickly as possible,” said Gibson. “It has its own tempo once it goes to the president’s office.” For more information on the provost appointment and candidate interviews, email FSUProvost@wittkeiffer.com.
put into the event. Just seeing their faces light up when they got their marble to shoot out of their loop and into the basket was enough for six months of planning to be worth it.” After lunch, those in attendance gathered to hear six local engineers from companies around the Tallahassee area speak about the various professional avenues contained within the field of engineering. Professors from the College of Engineering were also on hand to answer questions not addressed by the speakers. “They were informing the scouts about what engineers do and why they do what they do,” said Salazar, an FSU senior gearing up to graduate this semester. “They learned about how they help mankind, help society, make things easier and better for the future and how they go about doing their jobs. They even talked about specific things, like what a civil engineer does and how they go and build bridges and highways, whereas an electrical engineer will work on electronics and communication.” According to Salazar, spreading the word keeps everyone informed. After graduation, he will work at the Johns Hopkins University applied physics laboratory. “It’s very important to make an impact on kids because you want to expose them to what there is out in the world,” said Salazar. “Lots of kids in middle school or even high school are scared of science and math, but exposing them to what
Eta Kappa Nu and FAMU/FSU Society of Women Engineers host community event
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FSU student Chase Hubbard shows participants how light can be converted to mechanical energy. The demonstration used a halogen lamp donated by the departments of computer and electrical engineering. engineers do, that makes them more excited about it. I want them to at least know what it is, so that they at least have an option. When they go off to college and need to decide on a career or major they want to pursue, they will be fully informed.” Schram also said that giving back to the community was a top priority. “Giving back to the community is extremely important,” said Schram. “As the College of Engineering, we have so many resources that we need to share with the local community. We have software and materials that we, as college students, take for granted. Getting kids excited about math and science early is key. We wanted them to know
that an engineering profession is an option. Also, many college students often live in Tallahassee for four years and then move on. We want the community to value its college population and be able to take advantage of what we have to offer. Having us actively spread our knowledge and experience is one way to accomplish a community connection.” Toward the end of the event, field leaders led a reflection time with their assigned scouts, where they were able to talk about the day, share the highs and lows and relate their ideas about how the field of engineering relates to the goals of boy and girl scouts. That kind of education-
al and mentoring relationship is what Salazar believes helped the event’s success. “I want to thank our 50 volunteers [who] came out for the day,” said Sala-
zar. Students from all different majors, even grad students, participated. “I would also like to thank the College of Engineering for allowing us to put on the events.”
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FSU qualifies for 2010 Community Engagement Combined civic engagement and learning initiatives grant FSU recognition KENDAL KALISH Staff Writer At the turn of the New Year, The Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching—an independent policy and research center whose mission is to support desirable transformations in American education— selected Florida State University for inclusion in its prestigious “Community Engagement” classification. The honor is bestowed upon academic institutions across the nation that showed alignment in leadership, culture, resources, practices and mission toward dynamic and noteworthy community engagement, as well as exemplary programs to promote civic engagement. E. Joe Nosari, FSU as-
sociate vice president for academic affairs and Laura Osteen, director of the university’s Center for Leadership and Civic Education, co-led a team that spent two years researching and compiling information for the application. FSU was one of the 115 colleges and universities recognized. A total of 154 higher education institutions submitted applications for the 2010 Community Engagement classification. “This process turned out to be a wonderful discovery of all the great practices happening here at FSU,” said Osteen. “I am sure there are many more we didn’t find. FSU has made a commitment to teaching within the context of where we live and work, not separate from issues within our own communities.
Therefore, we teach and give back at the same time. The classification not only recognized what we have done, but what we will continue to do, and how we will better the practices we already have.” While gathering documentation for recognition, groups across campus proved FSU students and faculty have been putting knowledge to practice. While the Carnegie Foundation is best known for its classifications based on colleges and universities’ curricular and research missions, the “Community Engagement” classification is a relatively new elective process open to institutions from all sectors to apply every two years. FSU had to submit initiatives showing not only involvement in service
learning but also in serving as a community partner to improve conditions for local residents. One initiative was a partnership with the Raa Middle School and FSU Musical Outreach. The Tallahassee public school receives access to school music programs that include a World Music Choir, Jazz Band, Steel Pans Ensemble, Study Buddy Tutorials, Strings and Boys and Girls ensembles. In turn, future FSU music teachers gain practice and hands-on experience. Another initiative was the university’s College of Medicine providing access to basic health care in underserved areas of Florida. For example, the college has established a training program focusing on rural health in Immokalee, Fla., an area
that is home to many poor farm and migrant workers. Such programs also provide educational experiences to FSU medical students. An additional initiative was FSU’s international program in Valencia, Spain. Spanish-speaking students receive assistance in learning to speak English. FSU students, meanwhile, gain experience in teaching English as a second language. “Documenting all of the hundreds of ways in which Florida State engages various communities at the local, state, national and international levels proved to be a mammoth undertaking,” said Elizabeth Swiman, the university’s new director of sustainability, in a press release. “What we discovered is that, in every nook and cranny of
campus, there is a strong commitment to experiential learning and to the creation of civic-engagement and service opportunities for our students, faculty and staff.” Swiman played a large role in information gathering for the Carnegie application, and also penned much of the document. The Carnegie Foundation encourages recipients of its engagement classification to serve as an example for other institutions and to set goals for improvement as national leaders in civic engagement. “This recognition gives us credibility,” said Osteen. “It allows us to look at peer institutions and apply for other grant opportunities in the future. It places us at a wonderful foundation to leap from.”
students generate an idea and follow it through.” After the question panel, the show provided a viewing of a short film made by communication student David Dorsey. The film, titled “Inner Demon,” won “Best of Festival King Foundation Award” in the video competition at the Broadcast Education Association’s “Festival of Media Arts” in 2010. Keeping up with its comedic tone, the show then played a spoof video of “Inner Demon” featuring Georgeson. All Night Yahtzee performed once more and then Georgeson and Fine Print closed the show. FSU Student Sandy Chikerotis, an audience member, thought the show was not only a fun event, but a great resource. “I think it will be such a good PR tool,” Chikerotis said. “It’s something so great that you can just turn on and say ,‘Hey, those are my classmates!’ It’s not a sporting event and it’s not super academic; it’s just something fun that everyone can enjoy.” After Patterson graduates this year, Sullivan
and current director and studio supervisor, Kevin Echemendia, will take over as executive producers of Seminole Night Life. They have plans to shoot the next episode in September and establish Seminole Night Life as a recognized student organization to establish funding and recognition. Sullivan said that the goal for the show is to make it more a sketch comedy show that involves different colleges on the FSU campus such as theatre and English students. “Right now, it’s almost entirely media production students involved, as well as a few different groups on campus, but I hope that we can establish cast members, bring on different guest hosts, and develop a writing team,” Sullivan said. “We want to expand,” said Echemendia. “We only want to get bigger. We want people to do on this show, what they want to do in the future. We want to come back three years from now and see that this show’s only gotten better.” All three founders said that they believe Semi-
nole Night Life will benefit the FSU community in many ways. Patterson said that one specific benefit the show will provide is experience for media production students who participate in an internship program run by Dr. Robert Pekurny. In the program, students travel to Los Angeles to talk to different professionals on the production staff of such shows as Jimmy Kimmel and The Late Late Show. Patterson said that, by working on Seminole Night Life, students will be able to highlight and express their actual involvement with live television filming to the people that they meet from the shows. “This gives us the opportunity to actually do
the production,” Patterson said. “So, hopefully in the future, students within our major will go to the internship and when they’re talking to the director of Jimmy Kimmel they can say, ‘Hey, I have experience doing that.’” Patterson said that the show also gives incoming freshmen an opportunity to immediately become involved with an organization that gives them hands-on experience with television production. “You get a lot of freshmen coming in and they say, ‘I did TV in high school and I want to do media production,’ ” Patterson said. “Here’s an experience where they can create a three-cam-
era studio production. It’s an educational production where students are learning how to actually do production.” Sullivan said that the great thing about Seminole Night Life is that it will bring all types of students together. “It’s gives an outlet to a majority of students, not just media production students, but to people who want to be TV writers or creative writers or people who are interested in doing PR for a television station,” Sullivan said. “It brings something completely different to FSU and I think it could really be a legacy for our university.” Seminole Night Life will be airing on WFSU on 4FSU, channel 4.
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sion from the professor who ran the workshop, Patterson said the hard part was thinking of what kind of content the show would present. At first, Patterson said that he wanted it to be a show like Saturday Night Live where skits are written and performed, but soon realized that he could find student groups to provide such content. “The purpose of the program is to highlight talented groups and individuals at Florida State University and in the Tallahassee community,” Patterson said. Cat Sullivan, fellow producer of the show and media production major, explained why the show serves an important function in the university community. “I think us developing this show gives us something that no other university can really do to our caliber,” Sullivan said. “Our media production program is very strong, but right now there’s really no outlet for a fully student-run program.” The show opened with student host Aristotle Georgeson providing a comedic monologue, much like the beginning of late-night talk shows. Georgeson, a senior majoring in editing, writing and media, is also a stand-up comedian. “This is the most professional thing I’ve ever done in the entertainment industry,” Georgeson said. “I mean, everyone’s made their little YouTube videos and whatnot, but this is going on cable TV. It’s exciting.” With Fine Print providing jazz music throughout each segment change, the next group to perform was a cappella group, All Night Yahtzee. The awardwinning group sang two songs. Next was comedy troupe, 30in60. Known for performing 30 comedic short plays in 60 minutes, the group altered their normal routine to perform six short plays in 13 minutes. The following section included a special guest segment introducing esteemed and popular professor Mark Zeigler. Zeigler chose two protégé students, Fulbright Scholar William Boyce and communication graduate student Maxine Murray to ask him a series of questions about his origins at FSU and other things pertaining to his life and his teaching experience at the university. “I think it’s great that students came up with an idea that they hadn’t quite had the opportunity to do,” Zeigler said. “I think it’s great anytime
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Students Alex Gruenberg (left) and Marcel Katz (right) founded Evil Genius Records in 2010.
New student-founded record label makes name for itself RENEE RODRIGUEZ Assistant Arts & Life Editor This semester, Tallahassee has played host to a variety of renowned artists, including Steve Aoki, Skrillex and, most recently, Diplo. What many of these
attendees may have noticed by now, is the name Evil Genius Records. Coowned by Florida State University students Alex Gruenberg and Marcel Katz, Evil Genius Records has played a significant role in bringing these famed artists to
play for Tallahassee residents. More importantly, however, the founders of Evil Genius are steadily continuing to establish a name for themselves and their group of multi-talented local artists. Originally founded in November 2010, Evil Ge-
nius has gone from being a pipe dream of Gruenberg’s to a functioning label with Gruenberg and Katz, who are cousins, at its helm as producer and head of public relations, respectively. Though the label is still in its early stages, Gruenberg and
Katz already have four local artists to call their own, including James Henderson, Mark Starr, Andrew Escudero and, their latest artist, Chris Hocker, all of whom they consider to be like famSEE GENIUS 6
Kevin Hart wants you to laugh Multi-platinum comedian Kevin Hart chats with the ‘FSView’ little man” is coming to the Tallahassee Civic Center as part of his commercially successful “Laugh at My Pain” tour. Tickets are on sale now.
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RENEE RODRIGUEZ Assistant Arts & Life Editor Less than Jake with Chilled Monkey Brains and Rickety Cricket— Friday, April 15, doors 8 p.m. at Floyd’s Music Store. Admission: $12.50 Formed in 1992, Less than Jake is an American ska punk quintet hailing from Gainesville. Originally a power pop trio, the group later transformed into a ska punk band currently consisting of Chris Demakes (lead vocals, guitar), Roger Manganelli (vocals, bass, guitar), Vinnie Fiorello (drums), Buddy Schaub (trombone, bass) and Peter Wasilewski (saxophone). In August 1995, the band released their first full-length LP, Pezcore, via Dill Records before signing to Capitol Records shortly thereafter. In the years that followed, the band switched over to Fat Wreck Chords and later landed the opening spot on Bon Jovi’s North American tour after releasing Borders & Boundaries in 2000. Less than Jake has released eight full-length albums, SEE LOWDOWN 7
Kevin Hart is a multiplatinum stand-up comedian. On top of touring, Hart is a single father of two children, Heaven Leigh (pronounced ‘Heavenly’) and Hendrix. As an actor, he has appeared in various successful comedies ranging from the Scary Movie series to The 40 Year Old Virgin, Little Fockers and Death at a Funeral. On Saturday, April 16, the self-proclaimed “grown
FSView & Florida Flambeau: So you’re from Philly and you used to be a shoe salesman. What drove you to go into comedy? Kevin Hart: Just being a funny guy and joking around with my friends. People always told me I was funny and that I should do comedy. Eventually, I decided to give it a shot, and I ended up being successful. FFF: If this whole b.freed.com SEE HART 7
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Mount Kimbie returns to Tallahassee English post-dubstep heroes to perform at The Engine Room RENEE RODRIGUEZ Assistant Arts & Life Editor In 2010, then-up-andcoming British electronic duo Mount Kimbie dropped their debut album, Crooks and Lovers, which went on to receive critical acclaim. Later that fall, the pair, which consists of Dominic (Dom) Maker and Kai Campos, traveled across the pond for their first U.S. tour, during which they paid a visit to Tallahassee’s Engine Room. After recently wrapping up a set of shows at this year’s South by Southwest, Mount Kimbie will be making their second visit to The Engine
Room on Monday, April 11. “We toured the U.S. last September and got a really good response then and really enjoyed ourselves,” said Maker. “We’re quite excited to do everything a bit larger than our last tour. It’s been brilliant.” Before receiving any sort of recognition, however, Maker and Campos had never seriously planned on becoming musicians. While studying at Southbank University in London, the two met and began making music together for fun in a small flat in Peckham. “We were actually really good friends before
we tried to make music together,” recalled Maker. “Before writing together, I was writing my own stuff and Kai was writing his stuff, but it was very strange material. It wasn’t really formal or anything. Before that, we were in a number of awful teenage punk bands [laughs]. We were just sitting around, making music, trying out things and one day just decided to make a project out of this. We came up with the name Mount Kimbie and started putting our music on a forum and we got a response pretty quickly from Hot Flush [Recordings]. Everything sort of went from there.”
Though they’ve garnered a great deal of attention since first forming in 2008, Mount Kimbie, like most new artists, has been overanalyzed with their sound dissected and categorized into several genres and sub-genres. While the duo is commonly referred to as “post-dubstep,” Maker and Campos lack commitment to a particular genre. “There are so many different genres out there so there’s only so much you can do,” he said. “We’re just trying to be as honest as possible with our music.” Fellow “dubstep” artist James Blake, who has risen the ranks since re-
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‘Sing Your Heart Out’ for a good cause Potbelly’s hosts live charity event with local bands ERIC JAFFE Staff Writer Arguably the week’s least popular time to go out, Monday nights at this point in the semester usually consist of students stressing out about final exams or working on last-minute research papers. Fortunately for those lucky individuals who don’t have any work to do, or just need a break from their studies, “Sing Your Heart Out” is just around the corner. On Monday, April 11, Potbelly’s & The Painted Lady will be hosting their
second annual “Sing Your Heart Out” concert benefit. Sponsored by the ’Noles for Israel, Hillel @ FSU and Alpha Epsilon Pi among others, the charity event will feature live performances from local bands Shoes and Laces, Peter Lebhar and Brian Eltomi and The Gobstoppers. Organized by ’Noles for Israel President Ilana Goldenberg, the concert will benefit the Save a Child’s Heart (SACH) foundation. An Israel-based humanitarian effort, SACH provides children in need
of heart surgery, as well as a family member, free transportation from Europe, the Middle East or Africa to Israel for the procedures. It also covers all flights, hospital bills and housing costs, as well as other expenses, all through personal donations. Because all donations are directly applied to saving lives, the nurses and doctors who work with SACH volunteer their time for free. Since 1995, the organization has saved more than 2,500 children from congenital and rheumatic
heart disease aging from infancy to 18 years of age from the “four corners of the Earth”—the 43 countries where adequate medical care is unavailable. “SACH is totally dedicated to the idea that every child deserves the best medical treatment available, regardless of the child’s nationality, religion, color, gender or financial situation,” reads SACH’s official website. According to official figures, SACH is living up to its promise of nondiscriminatory working procedures: 40 percent of the
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children who underwent cardiac surgeries are from Africa; 49 percent are from the Palestinian Authority, Jordan, Iraq and Morocco; 4 percent are from Eastern Europe and the Americas, and 7 percent are from Asia. Admission to “Sing Your Heart Out” is being priced at $5. With the purchase of a $10 Tshirt, however, the cover charge is waived. All proceeds are being donated to SACH directly. For more information about the foundation, visit www.saveachildsheart.org.
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Wannee Music Festival kicks off Thursday, April 14 AGATA WLODARCZYK Arts & Life Editor Starting this Thursday, April 14, and lasting through Saturday, April 16, the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak will play host to this year’s Wannee Music Festival. This year, Wannee Fest is expanding to include three full days of live music by artists like The Allman Brothers Band and Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings. The festivities kick off Thurday morning at
10:30 a.m. with the Bobby Lee Rodgers Trio on the Peach Stage and Danger Muffin performing at 11 a.m. on the Mushroom Stage. The performances go on, almost non-stop, until 2 a.m. with final performances by Widespread Panic and Lotus. Friday’s performances also start bright and early at 10:30 a.m. and go on into the night with featured artists such as Keller Williams, Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, The Allman Brothers Band and Robert Plant & The Band
of Joy. Closing out the festival, Saturday performers include Ween, The Steve Miller Band, Rusted Root and Mike Gordon. Festival tickets include four days of camping starting Wednesday and three days of music for $198.50. VIP passes are also available and tickets are available online though the festival’s website, wanneefestival.com. Those interested in heading out should order their tickets in advance, as prices go up at the gate.
exposed to a wealth of musical diversity and knowledge, inspired not only by their culturally rich hometown, but also by their own drive to explore the world and to learn what else is out there. Influenced by their travels to well over 30 countries, Gruenberg and Katz seem to have developed a different understanding of music than some of their contemporaries who, often times, tend to only pay attention to what’s popular at the moment. They also believe consumers don’t take enough time to really learn about what they’re listening to. “People might say they like electronic music and someone else will say, ‘Oh, you like techno,’ but they’re completely different,” said Katz. At Evil Genius Records, Gruenberg and Katz believe this type of self-restriction has kept some of the public from learning about different music and has, consequently, affected what the music industry gives back to consumers.
“Music hit a plateau,” according to Gruenberg. “There’s a lot of s****y music, but there’s also still good music out there. There are just a lot more people out there [who] are able to make music.” Because of this, Gruenberg and Katz don’t seek out artists looking to do what’s already out there. “[A rising musician] can’t really catch up with music trends,” said Katz. “By the time you do, the trend has changed. You end up chasing your own tail.” Rather, they celebrate the fact that each of their artists has different tastes in music as well as a different sound from one another. “We look for good work ethic and creativity,” said Gruenberg. “We look for people who aren’t trying to follow trends, but make them. We try to sign people who make what they like.” While Henderson and Starr mainly dabble in dance and electronic music, Escudero’s music features a more alternative/indie rock vibe, while
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GENIUS from 5 ily. “It’s not just about us,” said Katz of the label’s purpose. “It’s about the artists too. It’s important that we all look out for each other. We’re very small right now and only have four artists, so we try to help each other out as much as possible. If they need something, they know that they can call us.” In that same vein, Gruenberg views the label as a means of reaching out and including people they are close with in their music endeavors. “Our intention, when we started the label, was to bring on everyone we’re surrounded by,” said Gruenberg. “We grew up in such a tight-knit community and that’s what we learned—to help each other out and we’re applying those values and ideas today. We’re able to help more people as we bring more people on board.” Miami natives, Gruenberg and Katz formulated their close bond growing up together more like brothers than cousins in a close family. By circumstance, the two were
Hocker’s leans toward synth pop. Gruenberg and Katz’s welcoming attitude toward new music helped artists such as Hocker surprise them with his talent. Though they have known Hocker for about two years, it was only until recently that they learned he could sing. “One day, we picked him up to go to one of our parties and he was like, ‘Come in, listen to some of my music,’ ” recalled Gruenberg. “How many times have [Katz and I] heard that? Everyone tells us to listen to their music, but honestly, we were blown away by what we heard.” A musician since the age of 15, Hocker seems to be coming to his own with the guidance of Gruenberg and Katz. “He has raw talent, but we’re going to be working with him a lot and teaching him some programs he’s not really familiar with yet,” said Katz. “Alex, who is a really great producer, is going to be teaching him how to do everything with the programs. Right now, we have some of his demos on our website, and if
I enjoy listening to those without them even being finalized, I can’t imagine how good the quality and production will be after we integrate him into our set-up.” As for their other artists, each is able to bring something new to the table as they each have their own interests and ideas— something that Gruenberg embraces when he produces their tracks. In the true sense of a collaborator, he is open to their individual ideas rather than calling all the shots—a trait he’s learned through working with Katz as well as from Ray Martinez. Earlier this year, they met Martinez through his son, Alex, with whom they are friends, and made an impression on the award-winning musical icon known for originating the “Miami sound.” After meeting in Martinez’s Miami studio, the two walked away with an industry mentor and positive feedback that has inspired them to continue doing what they’re doing. As students, however, it’s not always easy balancing both the record la-
bel and school, but it’s still something they enjoy. “It’s like working a day job and a night job,” said Gruenberg, a biology major who originally planned to become a dentist. “The thing with the music industry is when you make music, it’s a lot of work— it’s tedious and you have to put in a lot of effort, but it’s also fun. That’s the motivational factor in all of this.” Though Katz is graduating this spring with a hospitality degree, the two plan to continue working on the label following his graduation. As cousins and now co-workers, Gruenberg and Katz have created something they hope to continue for as long as possible. “We wouldn’t want to do it any other way,” said Gruenberg. “It’s good to be working with family, because I know I can trust him. We’re very intertwined and that’s part of the reason why I think we’re going places.” To keep up with the latest on Evil Genius Records and their artists, visit evilgeniusrecords.com.
see,” Maker said. “[Kai and I] were just taking about [it], actually. We had a really good time last time we were there. It’s nice to go
somewhere that’s separate from the usual circuit and have such a great response and to feel really welcome there.”
KIMBIE from 5 following it up with a number of impressive original songs, is a longtime friend of Maker and Campos. Before either of them really came into their own, however, the three were making music for fun in London wind tunnels and came up with material that they continue to play around with. “Me, Kai and James went down to this wind tunnel near where I live with basically three microphones and a guitar,” recalled Maker. “We were singing down there and throwing rocks at the wall [laughs] while people in electronic wheelchairs were passing through and children were running and singing. We got about three hours of this golden, wonderful material and we’ve kind of played with it ever since.” Though Maker and Campos have collaborated with Blake in the past, there are no plans to do so in the near future as both
Mount Kimbie and Blake are enjoying an ongoing wave of success. “There are no concrete plans,” said Maker. “We’re equally surprised at where we are right now—playing in America and all—so it’s mainly about finding the time to do it. In the future, there’s some stuff we might do, but I think he’s having good fun being a superstar at the moment. We wouldn’t want to take him away from that lifestyle just yet [laughs].” In the meantime, they were selected to participate in Abbey Road Debuts, a new television program airing in Britain, which showcases rising artists as they perform their music. “We were quite nervous about it [laughs], but it turned out to be a great format because it brings new artists into the public domain through television,” said Maker. “It was a privilege to have that opportunity.”
As for their own project, Maker and Campos will conclude this series of shows before kicking off their U.K. and European
tours and will later begin working on their next album. “We are really excited about the show in Tallahas-
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“funny” thing didn’t work out for you, where do you think you would be today? KH: Still selling shoes.
FFF: I’ve seen your “Grown Little Man” show six or seven times now, and I have to ask you, how did you go from being Kevin Hart, the guy who claimed he could never rap, to [Hart’s fictional rap alter-ego] Chocolate Drop, the rawest rapper in the game, bar none? KH: [laughs] That’s just a character. I enjoy doing character work and being Chocolate Drop is just a lot of fun for me.
FFF: Well thank God it worked out for you then. KH: [laughs] Yeah. FFF: So you’ve been doing this for a while now, but you’ve only recently been brought to the forefront of the comedy world. Was there a particular moment that just hit you and made you think, ‘I made it’? KH: I try not to think about [my career] like that. This is where I am right now, but the sky’s the limit. Once you think you’ve made it, you lose that motivation. I just try to keep doing me and
FFF: Where did the concept for Drop come from anyway? KH: I just messing around with my friends and being funny. The character just stuck.
FFF: Lets say Chocolate Drop decided to release a full-length LP. What artists would he want to collaborate with to make this album the classic it most definitely would be? KH: Trigga Trey [Trey Songz]. I’d definitely want to work with that R&B sound and Trey’s a friend. We’ve already worked on some stuff together.
Luda for a while now.
FFF: I know Ludacris reached out to you in a tweet a few weeks ago joking that he discovered you several years ago at the Laff Factory in L.A. Is there any truth to that or was Luda just messing around? KH: No, that’s the truth. He saw me at Laff Factory. I’ve been friends with
FFF: Do you actually follow the Heat? KH: Well, I have to now [laughs].
FFF: I’ve been seeing a lot of you on TV lately with this Jordan ‘Dominate Another Day’ campaign with Dwayne Wade. Do you actually hang out with Wade outside the television or is that an on-screen friendship? KH: No, it’s not just onscreen. Wade’s my good friend. That’s real.
FFF: As a Heat fan, I have to ask you then, how are you feeling about the team’s performance this season? KH: They’re getting better. They’ve always been
great, but sometimes teams just need to figure out what’s not working and evolve. I think Miami is doing that. They struggled for a little while, but they’re a great team. FFF: So lets get back to the new tour, “Laugh at My Pain.” How do you think your show has evolved over time and what makes “Laugh at My Pain” different from your past work? KH: I think it’s a lot darker than my previous stuff. For “Laugh at My Pain,” I wanted to show people a different side of me. The jokes are still there, but I think it’s deeper than my older material—a bit more personal. I just hope people will come and find some-
thing to relate to. FFF: Any other projects coming up that people should look forward to? KH: I’ve got a few movies coming out; 35 and Ticking is one of them. There’s also Let Go and Exit Strategy. I just started my own production company, HartBeat Productions. So I’ll be directing some of my own stuff. I’ll be on tour for a while longer, as well. FFF: Are we approaching the time for the first Kevin Hart starring role or are you content as supporting? KH: A starring role is actually in the talks now. That’s something I’ve been working on.
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Firth owned that role, I wanted to jab him in the throat for the bulk of his screen time (i.e., the whole movie). That caveat out of the way, The King’s Speech centers around King George VI (Firth, who took an Academy Award for the role, and did not, thank heavens, stammer during his acceptance speech) and his call to duty when he’s abruptly thrown onto the throne as a stuttering monarch looking to gain the confidence of his people before he takes on Hitler, who—as anyone versed in propaganda films knows—was as brilliant a public speaker as he was evil. So ensues this tale of The Karate Kid meets historical period piece, as George gains a wise mentor in his affable speech therapist (Geoffrey Rush) and learns
Shaun of the Dead— April 15, with doors open at 11:59 p.m. As part of Zombie Night at the Cyber Café and, evidently, British week here at the ASLC (seriously, though, was this on purpose?), director Edgar Wright’s romcom-zom classic Shaun of the Dead rounds out the week as the midnight movie, allowing viewers another dose of Simon Pegg and Nick Frost bromance if this year’s Paul wasn’t enough for ’em. I could drop some random inside-jokes about how “You’ve got red on
you” or a dozen other memorable quips. I really could; I have this authority as Editorin-Chief. Though given this film is probably already your favorite horror-comedy that happens to endorse chucking the Batman soundtrack as a defense against zombies, I’d like to take this brief opportunity to be completely self-indulgent—as this will mark my last column as a member of the FSView & Florida Flambeau—to thank you, patient reader, for putting up with my incessant non sequiturs and remarkably bad puns for years (years!), when all you likely wanted was to find out what was playing for free on campus. That, or gain valuable life lessons upon looking past my skewed film synopses—in which case, you’re welcome.
including 2008’s GNV FLA via their own label, Sleep It Off Records. The band will be joined by local ska bands Chilled Monkey Brains and Rickety Cricket. Menace Beach: Black & White Edition with Swiss Chriss, True Villain, Team Jaguar, Mustache FL, Ben Danner and Truewill—Friday, April 15, doors 9 p.m. at The Engine Room. Admission: Ladies FREE until 11 p.m., $5, $7 under 21, $10 after midnight Born in Salem, Mass., Swiss Chriss is an up-andcoming electro producer who began gaining recognition after moving to New Orleans at 18 in 2008. Though he’s young, Chriss has produced a number of original songs and has official remixes for artists such as Mickey Factz and
Adam Tensta in addition to performing alongside artists such as Deadmau5, Hot Chip, Fischerspooner, Harvard Bass and Craze, among others. In 2009, Chriss founded TKVR (Electronic Takeover), an artist collective and party (à la Menace Beach) that eventually became his region’s largest electro event and released his debut EP in 2010. Chriss will be joined by Chicago’s True Villain. Named one of America’s best DJs by URB Magazine, Villain, aka Skyler Mendoza, has performed with Girl Talk, Matt & Kim, Tiga, Digitalism, Justice and Deadmau5, to name a few. Joining Chriss and Villain are Menace Beach resident DJs Team Jaguar, Mustache FL and Ben Danner while Truewill spins on the outdoor deck. Springfest featuring Pat Green—Saturday,
April 16 at Potbelly’s. Doors and admission TBA Hailing from Texas, Pat Green is a Grammy-nominated musician referred to as to as the “Bruce Springsteen of the Southwest” by People Magazine. A celebrated artist, Green has sold well over 2 millions albums and his latest album debuted at No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart. Green also recently won the Decade Award from the Texas Music Chart for being the most played artist on Texas radio stations between 2000 and 2010. In recent years, Green has shared his high-energy live performance on both Late Night with David Letterman and Jimmy Kimmel Live and has been recognized as “the heartland rocker that country music has needed for years” by USA Today.
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Gonzalo Barroilhet, a 2011 Thacker Award recipient, is one of the top performers for the nationallyranked men’s track & field team at Florida State. He is a national champion heptathlon athlete that over the course of his career has captured a variety of awards. He began his time at FSU by earning 2008 ACC Indoor Freshman of the Year honors and a 2008 ACC Indoor Field Performer. Barroilhet then went on to achieve an NCAA championship in the heptathlon in 2008 and has been named an All-American in the event in 2008 and 2009 and in Decathlon in 2008. Academically, Barroilhet earned a First-Team selection on the 2010 ESPN The Magazine Academic All-America Men’s & Women’s Track and Field Teams.
One of the most decorated track & field performers in FSU history, Charles Clark is a three-time NCAA champion in the 4x100m relay, 200m and 4x400m relay. He is also a 10-time NCAA All-American. Clark was also a two-time East Region champion. He missed all of the 2010 outdoor season but is poised to make his triumphant return this year.
Christian Hunnicutt has increased her statistical production as a senior in every category this season. She is averaging career highs in points, rebounds, assists, steals and minutes. She has also started every game for the Seminoles after starting just eight in her first three years. She is the defensive leader for Florida State and is charged on a game-by-game basis with guarding the opponents’ top perimeter player. Academically, Hunnicutt has been named an ACC Academic Honor Roll selection at the end of the 2007-08 and 2009-10 seasons. She also was named to the Academic All-ACC team as a junior last year.
Federica Suess will leave Florida State as one of the most accomplished tennis players in school history. She currently ranks third all-time in career singles victories with 99, only three off the alltime record of 102. Suess also ranks fourth alltime in career doubles victories at Florida State with 68 wins. She holds the fifth best record in Seminole history going 31-9 (.775) during her freshman season of 2007-08. Suess is majoring in hospitality and is a member of the team that routinely carries the highest GPA amongst Florida State’s athletic programs.
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SPRING SOCCER F l o r i da S t a t e dow ns L S U dur i ng ra re spr i ng sc r i m m a ge i n O ra nge Be a ch, A l a . PAGE 10 FSView & Florida Flambeau
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Tired of Tebow
Tar Heels too much for ’Noles
Statue honors former UF QB
Wasted plate chances lead to frustrating series against UNC
NICK SELLERS Assistant Sports Editor At halftime of their spring game on Saturday, the University of Florida unveiled three statues of former Heisman trophy winning quarterbacks: Steve Spurrier, Danny Wuerffel and, of course, Tim Tebow. The nearly two-ton statue of Tebow outside Ben Hill Griffin Stadium depicts the former Florida great performing his signature move, tucking the ball and taking off down field, for what was surely a first down dash that kept the drive alive. You literally cannot escape the man. He’s everywhere. With a lockout in place in the NFL, Tebow still managed to make SportsCenter this past week because of television ads he produced with Jockey. During bowl season this past winter, former Florida head coach Urban Meyer commented on Tebow during a segment specifically tailored to the rookie quarterback in the middle of a college football game six months after Tebow had entered the NFL. I’m sorry, why am I watching a 10-minute segment on a non-college player during a college football show? Just as omnipresent as Tebow’s media presence is the hate for his personage. This past year at the Florida StateFlorida game, a full year after Tebow had last set foot on the field against the Seminoles, obscenities directed at the nowDenver Bronco rained down from the ramparts of Doak Campbell Stadium. At first glance, the vilification might seem superfluous, or even a bit childish. Why can’t we just let it go? The short answer is that there are heroes and villains in sports, and Tebow just happened to align himself on the side of the villains. Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee and of course, we, Florida State, revile him. And thus comes the “sports hate”—different in title and nature of regular “hate” in that it extends only to a fan’s desire to see a certain athlete fail miserably. Do I want to see Tim Tebow get hit by a bus? Absolutely not, that would make me a horrible person. Do I want to see Ray Lewis clean his clock play after play after play if there’s actually an NFL season next year? You bet I do. I “sports hate” Tim Tebow as much as the next guy. When I was a junior in high school, our team made it all the way to the state semi-final. In the weeks leading up to the game, Tebow was front and center on every newspaper in our hometown. Local writers traveled all the way to Jacksonville to interview Tebow, a slap in SEE TEBOW 9
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Florida State stranded 11 base-runners in each of their two losses to North Carolina during their three-game series at Dick Howser Stadium.
ERIC ZERKEL Staff Writer Two of the Nation’s best college baseball teams squared off in Tallahassee this weekend, as ninth-ranked North Carolina visited No. 7 Florida State.
The opening game of the series pitted two undefeated aces against each other, as FSU’s Sean Gilmartin (6-0) and North Carolina’s Patrick Johnson (6-0) took to the mound. Gilmartin went 7.1 innings and struck out eight while allowing
seven hits and an earned run in a no-decision. Gilmartin and Johnson remained in charge for most of the game, only allowing three combined runs through the first seven innings. In the fifth inning, with the score knotted at 1-1,
Devon Travis stepped to the plate with two outs and belted a solo home run to left field, breaking the tie to give the Seminoles a 2-1 lead. The ’Noles would hold that advantage until a wild eighth inning broke open the game. With
North Carolina’s Tommy Cole on second—thanks to an error and a wild pitch—and two outs, Colin Moran hit a tworun homer to give North Carolina a 3-2 lead. The Seminoles would SEE BASEBALL 9
Men’s tennis back on track Seminoles sweep weekend opponents, down BC and Maryland HARRIS NEWMAN Contributing Writer
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Vahid Mirzadeh won all four of his matches this weekend as the Seminoles returned to form with dominating wins over Boston College and Maryland.
After winning two conference matches this weekend, and with only two remaining, the No. 41 Florida State men’s tennis team seems to be hitting their stride at the right time. Friday afternoon’s match welcomed the Boston College Eagles (5-14, 0-8 Atlantic Coast Conference), whose season has been just as tumultuous as their record would indicate. Florida State (9-11, 3-5) worsened Boston College’s downward spiral with a near-perfect performance—the Seminoles lost only two sets on the day and swept the doubles portion to notch a 7-0 victory. Senior Clint Bowles and sophomore Anderson Reed played their first doubles match together of the season and were off the court first, notching an 8-5 win on court two. The young tandem of sophomore Jordan Kelly-Houston
and freshman Blake Davis continued to burn opponents, clinching the doubles point with an 8-3 win and upping their doubles record to 5-1. The No. 12 team of Vahid Mirzadeh and Connor Smith picked up their 15th win of the season, completing the sweep with an 8-4 victory. Despite their inconsistencies of late, it was the young guns of Florida State who stormed through singles and clinched the win. KellyHouston began the singles romp with a 6-0, 6-1 win, followed quickly by Reed’s 6-3, 6-3 victory on court six, marking his third consecutive singles win. Davis notched the Seminoles’ fourth point with a 6-1, 6-1 win on court four. No. 91 Clint Bowles won his 92nd career singles match at Florida State, putting him in a tie for third all-time for singles victories. SEE MEN TENNIS 10
FSU takes two of three from Cavs Softball rides dominant pitching, timely hitting to series win ERIC TODOROFF Contributing Writer With the last-place Virginia Cavaliers making a visit to Tallahassee, the FSU softball team was ready to take advantage and gain some much needed ground in the Atlantic Coast Conference standings.
Game one of Saturday’s double-header lasted just an hour and 24 minutes and only went five innings thanks to a dominating performance by the Seminoles. The FSU offense was clicking early, as they pounded Melanie Mitchell for eight runs in the first two innings
of the game. Shayla Jackson led all FSU hitters with two hits and two RBI. Senior pitcher Sarah Hamilton was in complete control of the Virginia hitters, throwing her sixth career nohitter and walking just two batters. Even with the game cut short due
to the mercy rule, Hamilton still struck out eight, leading the ’Noles to the 8-0 victory. In game two of the twin bill, Mitchell avenged herself by tossing a complete game while striking out nine FSU batters and giving up one earned run, guiding UVa. to a 2-1 win.
Down two in the bottom of the sixth, FSU’s rally came up just short. Jen Lapicki got on base with a lead-off walk, and Kirstin Austin then pinch-ran for the catcher Lapicki. After an Ashley Stager foul out, Celeste Gomez walked SEE SOFTBALL 10
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Women’s tennis continues surge ’Noles build longest winning streak of season after weekend victories HARRIS NEWMAN It may not seem like much, but Sunday’s victory over No. 46 Boston College, which extends their winning streak to three, is just what the Florida State women’s tennis team needed as the season is drawing to a close. The No. 31 Seminoles (10-7, 5-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) picked up two road victories this past weekend against two opponents in the top 50, and bumped their conference record above the .500 mark for the first time this season. First up for the Seminoles were the No. 26 Maryland Terrapins (126, 2-5), who were having one of their best seasons in the program’s history. Despite facing an upstart Maryland team, who came off their biggest win of the season last weekend, Florida State continued its historical dominance over the Terrapins with a hard-fought 4-3 victory. A hot start in doubles was highly emphasized, as the Terrapins featured two dominant doubles teams and won every match but one this season when they win the doubles point. Maryland looked to continue with this success as their top doubles
team—the No. 39 duo of Christina Sanchez-Quintanar and Joraand Sanford—won on court one with an 8-5 victory over Noemie Scharle and Federica Suess. The Maryland tandem is now 17-1 on the season, including a victory over Clemson’s nationally top-ranked doubles team. Florida State rebounded well, however, with doubles victories coming on courts two and three. Facing a tandem in Welma Luus and Ana Belzunce, who were 13-4 this season, sophomore Francesca Segarelli and freshman Ruth Seaborne started the comeback with an 8-5 victory. Shortly after, senior Katie Rybakova and sophomore Amy Sargeant sealed the doubles point with an 8-3 victory. The Seminoles faltered to begin singles, losing four of the six opening sets. Ironically, it was No. 42 Rybakova, who held the Seminoles’ longest singles winning streak at five matches, to be the first one off the court after losing 6-2, 6-1 to No. 32 Sanchez-Quintanar. Sargeant gave the lead to the Seminoles after her 6-1, 6-2 victory on court six, marking her third straight singles win. Once Suess lost her match on court five, the
score was tied at 2-2 with the final three matches coming down to third sets. Seaborne won her final two sets after dropping the first, giving the 3-2 edge to the Seminoles with her 4-6, 6-1, 7-5 victory. Segarelli would wear her opponent down to the bone, winning her third set in dominant fashion to clinch the match victory for Florida State. “[Segarelli] and Noemie were playing sideby-side today, and at one point, I started to smile because they were playing as well as I’ve seen them play in weeks,” head coach Jennifer Hyde said. “It was a battle all around, and it feels good to be on the winning side of that.” After the victory, the Seminoles have tightened their stronghold over the Terrapins. They lead the all-time series 17-2. The Seminoles earned a win over No. 46 Boston College (7-11, 2-6 ACC) with a 4-3 victory on Sunday. Due to press deadlines, match details were unable to be published. “I feel like things are slowly starting to come together,” Hyde added. “The confidence is growing. You can see it growing and they can feel it within themselves.”
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Katie Rybakova has played a big role in the Seminoles’ recent success in conference play.
BASEBALL from 8 counter with heroics of their own. James Ramsey brought home a run with an RBI double to tie the game. Jayce Boyd brought home another with a sacrifice fly to right field, which Sherman Johnson followed up with an RBI-double down the right field line, stretching the Seminole lead to the final of 5-3. “I’ve been in a lot of college baseball games that were really wellplayed,” Florida State head coach Mike Martin said. “[Friday] was one of
them—one that you feel a little heartbreak when their guy hits the ball out on [Gilmartin] in the eighth. Yet, as a coach, you know there’s six more outs and our guys stayed tough and got it done in the eighth.” For the third straight series, Florida State followed up a Friday win with a Saturday defeat. Despite 14 hits, the ’Noles failed to capitalize, leaving 11 base-runners stranded and losing to UNC 8-5. Saturday’s match
opened with a fury of scoring. The ’Noles scored two in the first inning on a sacrifice fly from Ramsey and a single by Johnson. Carolina countered with three runs of their own in the second inning to give them a 3-2 lead. In the bottom of the fourth, the scoring continued, as the Seminoles scored two runs on a pair of singles to give themselves a 5-3 lead. That would be FSU’s last lead, however. North Carolina responded in
the fifth with four runs on four hits, and then used solid pitching to limit the Seminoles to just two hits over the final four innings. The Seminoles came close in the sixth inning when Jayce Boyd’s potential game-tying threerun homer was snatched over the wall by Tar Heel left fielder Chaz Frank. “I knew it had a chance,” Boyd said. “It got in on me a little bit. I hit it off the handle some. The guy made a great play on it. You’ve
just got to say, ‘Good job.’ It doesn’t go your way sometimes.” North Carolina capped off the series with a 7-6 win on Sunday, in which all of their runs came in the third inning. Florida State scored runs in the first and second innings to make it 2-0 before the UNC scoring outburst began. In the sixth inning, Mike McGee did his best to bring the Seminoles back, belting a two-run home run over the right field wall to pull FSU to
within one at 7-6. But once again, the ’Noles couldn’t bring home base-runners, leaving 11 on base. “That hurt,” Martin said. “Any time you play a top-10 team and they beat you two out of three [games] in your own backyard, that’s disappointing, but you’ve also got to try and tip your hat to them. Still, that doesn’t hide the disappointment, because no one in this profession enjoys getting beat— certainly not me.”
go-ahead score that propelled them to victory. After I graduated and ended up at Florida State, my school of choice, I was subject to years of slinging my remote into the wall and losing to that square-headed, scrambling wonder. I watched Tebow lift two national championships and one
Heisman Trophy while my beloved Seminoles struggled for hardware. There were small victories along the way, but for the most part, they were short-lived. The upset by Ole Miss over the Gators in Gainesville was followed quickly by Tebow’s famous “No-onewill-play-harder-than-me”
speech, which was emblazoned on a plaque outside The Swamp before he even graduated. After going 12-0 in 2009, we were gifted with a crying Tebow in the SEC Championship Game, only to watch him weeks later take Cincinnati to the woodshed in a 51-24 drubbing, bowing out of
college as a winner. When does it end? Today a statue, tomorrow... a national holiday? There’s no denying his accomplishments, but has there ever been a more lauded college athlete? Despite the churning in my gut at the mention of his name, or the crack in my screen after read-
ing that he already had a bronze statue at the campus of his alma mater, I can’t help but wonder how I would have felt if he had suited up in the Garnet and Gold instead of the Orange and Blue. Because the truth of the matter is that Tebow just ended up on the wrong side of the fence.
TEBOW from 8 the face to our team and great bulletin board material for our guys. Then came the game, and damn it all if Tebow didn’t live up to the hype. With three guys hanging on him, Tebow shrugged off all three defenders and threw a 60-yard touchdown pass to give Nease High School the
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’Noles tame LSU Tigers, 1-0 Florida State women’s soccer team defeats LSU 1-0 during spring exhibition match in Orange Beach, Ala
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The Florida State Seminoles women’s soccer team defeated the LSU Tigers, winning an out-of-season tuneup against a tough SEC opponent. ORANGE BEACH, Ala.—The Florida State soccer team continued their spring exhibition schedule Saturday, as they defeated the Louisiana State Tigers 1-0 during a warm Saturday afternoon match held at the Orange Beach Sportsplex. “I didn’t think we were quite as sharp today as we have been in a couple of the other games, but I think a lot of that is a credit to LSU,” head coach Mark Krikorian said. “LSU created some pretty good chances today, and easily could have scored a goal or two, but it’s nice that we found a way to win the game.” Sophomore defender Ines Jaurena scored the game-winning goal, and only goal on the day, for the Seminoles on a header during the 70th minute of
the match on an assist by Casey Short. “I thought that play was quite nice,” Krikorian said. “We created a flying combination wide, which is something we have worked on, and Casey took it up the right flank from a beautifully placed ball by Jamia Fields and she put the ball towards the back post and Ines was able to head the ball into the back of the goal.” With spring quickly coming come to a close, the match provided one more opportunity for the coaches to evaluate the progress that their players have made this offseason. “Some of the things we have been working on this spring I thought we did very well today, but some other things I think we were perhaps a little naïve by taking risks in areas
of the field we probably shouldn’t have,” Krikorian said. There were some positives taken from the win as well. “I think Tori Huster was very sharp and Casey Short continues to show her versatility,” Krikorian added. “I thought Ines also played quite well today, but there was a number of players who were not as sharp today as they need to be.” The win marked the Seminoles third shutout in five spring matches, but with national championship aspirations there is always room for improvement to be made. “I didn’t think our backline was quite as sharp as they have been and normally will be, but certainly part of it is they are tired,” Krikorian said. “We have
been training hard and not tapering off for the games, but the mental part should be forcing them to have good position, and when we gain the ball we should be able to keep it. By doing that it will make the game a little easier for us.” The Seminoles will now head home and focus on finishing their spring training before summer when the players will depart for various destinations all over the country to further develop their soccer skills. “Now we continue on in our training and will work on individual aspects of different players games and help prepare them for exams and whatever their summer plans may be,” Krikorian concluded. —Courtesy of FSU Sports Information
Sunday featured a rematch between Hamilton and Mitchell. Both pitchers were cruising until the top of the fifth. After two quick outs, Hamilton walked Alison Pittman. Bowdren got on base with an infield single and Pittman was able to head to third on an error by second baseman Tiffani Brown. Stephanie Harris followed with a clutch bloop-single to left, putting the Cavaliers up 1-0. The ’Noles answered in the following frame. Morgan Bullock led off with a single down the left field line and then stole second, putting the tying run in scoring
position. Tiffani Brown The Seminoles host then tripled, scoring Mercer and UNF on TuesBullock from second. day and Wednesday, reJackson then singled spectively. down the left field line, plating Brown. After Lapicki reached on a hit by pitch, Stager put down a sacrifice bunt but safely stormed up the first base line to load the bases. Gomez came up next and knocked a sacrifice fly to right field, bringing in Jackson to put the Alicia Berrios is a junior majoring ’Noles on top 3-1. in international affairs, working to develop a new non-profit agency FSU tacked on three called OnEarth. Her goal is to positively affect communities in insurance runs in the underdeveloped nations sixth and went on to dePhoto by Melissa Meschler feat UVa. 6-1, securing the series win. Hamilton threw another complete game and struck out 10 Cavaliers.
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doubles point. The Seminoles have won 13 doubles points this season. Florida State clinched the victory by winning three of the first four matches in singles. Smith was the first one off the court, ending Jesse Kiuru’s four-match winning streak with a 6-1, 6-3 defeat. Kelly-Houston followed with another dominant victory, and No. 24 Mirzadeh won the clinching point with a straight-set victory over No. 86 Maros Horny. Though the Seminoles hosted two teams within the lower half of the ACC, their two wins at this juncture in the
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MEN TENNIS from 8 To close the afternoon, both Mirzadeh and Smith won their matches in third set tiebreakers, marking FSU’s third 7-0 sweep of the season. Florida State hosted the No. 43 Maryland Terrapins (10-10, 2-7) on a sweltering Sunday in their final home match of the season. The Seminoles rode a hot start from doubles into early singles to win 4-3. Mirzadeh and Smith quickly disposed the Terrapins’ top doubles team with an 8-1 win. Kelly-Houston and Davis won their sixth match of their last seven with an 8-5 victory, clinching the
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SOFTBALL from 8 and Kristie McConn replaced her as a pinchrunner. On a wild pitch with Briar Stanley at the plate, both runners advanced, putting the tying run in scoring position. A batter later, Briana Hamilton singled to right field, scoring Austin. With the tying run 60 feet away, pinch hitter Robin Aherberg struck out looking, and Mitchell put the ’Noles’ rally to rest. Although she was handed the loss, freshman Jessica Nori threw a complete game for FSU and keeps improving with each start this season. The rubber match on
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‘What the hell is going on in our Capitol?’ HEATHER MCQUEEN Staff Writer There seems to be a resounding sentiment echoing throughout all of Florida, and it is one that is hard to escape— especially in Tallahassee: What the hell is going on in our Capitol? Whether it is from state workers, students, teachers or any other group being targeted by Gov. Rick Scott (and quite frankly, that category is increasing by the day, it seems), the Florida governor and legislators are receiving justifiable pressure and reprimand from protestors and citizens across the state. For many people, however, that question could be asked with legitimate curiosity. There seems to be a lack of involvement and awareness about the decisions being made, bills being drafted and laws being enacted throughout the state that have very real and significant consequences for us as Florida citizens. It is understandable on the surface, though, that government issues and policies may go under many people’s radars when evaluating what is important in our everyday lives. It is quite easy to become wrapped up
in a daily routine, homework, school activities, jobs, social activities and the like, so much so that the peripheral issues that seem to indirectly concern us are left for others to worry about. Yet this complacency and hesitancy to become involved may be effectively supporting the agenda of a government that does not seem to have the needs of its citizens in mind. Inaction and silence are two of the biggest contributors to public dissatisfaction. In order for growth to occur, we must be proactive and not reactive. This begins with remaining informed and educated about the current shifts occurring within our society. Nationwide, the very narrowly avoided threat of government shutdown is a significant turn of events that would have left 800,000 federal workers without pay and some government services shuttered, among other things. The tension between the political parties is exceptionally evident, and budget proposals are still being met with continued rejection. At the state level, Gov. Scott and Florida legislators are implementing a plethora of bills and legislation that have significant and drastic effects on citizens throughout the state. Scott’s policy decisions are effectively widening the gap between the rich and the poor.
It seems that there is a new proposal to cut spending in the news almost every day (literally), and social programs seem to be getting hit the hardest. Specifically, changes are occurring within the state university system regarding budget cuts, and therefore, tuition hikes for students. Bright Futures is diminishing year after year, and another decrease will be implemented for the upcoming term. There is
also a bill being proposed that would make it mandatory for students to attend school during the summer, meaning yearround schedules. But Scott has also cut even more funding for the state’s historically black colleges and universities (HBCU’s), which is why FAMU is undergoing major restructuring and having to cut 24 academic programs, among other drastic changes. Many upper-level and core classes are not even
being offered this summer for students to take, meaning that even if legislation went through to mandate summer school, there would not be a sufficient number of faculty or courses to offer. Also, tenure for college and university faculty members has also been under examination, meaning many professors and faculty would be lowered to one-year contracts with a new system of performance evaluation. What this means for
Florida is that many people—students and faculty alike, will be attending school elsewhere. I could go on and on, because these proposals are being presented at a steady pace in the State Capitol—but instead, I implore all Florida citizens: We must become active in the political process so as to make change occur. Otherwise, passivity and disregard for these issues will further our burdens down the road.
Congress Survivor: Outlast, outlast, outlast Retracing Our Steps ERIK EMBREY Staff Writer Congress managed to at least partially avert a shutdown of the federal government late on Friday night, passing a resolution to continue funding within an hour-and-a-half of the deadline. You can still visit the museums in D.C. and get your passport processed until at least Thursday this week. They also seem to have come to some sort of consensus on the budget. And yet, it still feels like our country’s policymakers need to sort out their priorities. The fact that our government was on the verge of a shutdown
Letter to the Editor Look at it this way There is no disputing that the American media system has an undeniable fixation to an unwavering pro-Israeli stance in defiance of the widely documented truth of the situation. However, the FSView has taken things a step further, even within the realm of our biased media system. The political cartoon published by Daniel Ackerman depicting “baby Hamas” and “baby Israel” shows us only one thing: the uninformed rhetoric being used to justify the occupation and oppression of millions of Palestinians. The cartoon went a bit
is absolutely ludicrous. Shutting down something usually implies something so catastrophic has occurred that there is no other way to prevent damages. Political squabbling should not ever reach the point where it’s considered something catastrophic, and that’s what was happening. The government was going to be shut down over politics. In fact, it still could, if a proper budget isn’t passed by Thursday. The way it would have occurred, about 800,000 federal employees would be unable to return to work or be paid. As if the private sector had not been cutting back hours enough through the financial downturn the last few years, even traditionally “safe” government jobs
had now come into question. It’s appalling how almost a million people would have to be deemed nonessential to the government over something that should have been resolved months ago. Even military members’ paychecks were in question. Last time I checked, they counted as some of the most essential employees of the U.S., despite what the bureaucratic nature of appropriations bills may otherwise claim. If a shutdown were to have occurred by-the-book, they would not have been paid. Given the responsibility they currently carry, there’s no way it should even have come into question if their direct deposit would go through.
The biggest problem was that no one wanted to do what needed to be done, which involves both increasing taxes and cutting programs. People much smarter than I have somehow come to this clear and understandable conclusion, so why then does it take a crisis to force lawmakers into proper negotiations? Well, that’s really a rhetorical question; it’s not going to win any points with those who put the lawmakers in office to compromise. And that’s what the whole problem boils down to. Risking a little oversimplification, the Republicans don’t want taxes raised or loopholes closed. The Democrats don’t want excessive program cuts. The people
who put them in office back their side’s viewpoint. Making concessions is seen as weak. It’s all terribly familiar, but the level of partisanship is still astonishing. It extends outside of congressional halls, as well. According to a Pew Research Center poll, the blame would have been fairly evenly spread if a shutdown had occurred. 39 percent would blame the Republicans, and 36 percent the Obama administration, with the rest split or undecided. Just the threat of the shutdown itself was a huge cost. Think about the man-hours that were wasted on just preparing for the possibility, with plans already being drafted by government agen-
cies a few days prior. And there’s still the possibility that we could be facing the exact same problem later this week if nothing long term gets passed. One point is illustrated clearly, and that’s no one is being held fully accountable inside the beltway. It’s much simpler to try and outlast the other side while pointing fingers at whose fault it is, and if the country comes to a screeching halt in the meantime: oh, well! This has to stop. It isn’t effective for the rest of the country for congressional members to take things to the absolute brink every time there is disagreement. It’s those who are not directly involved that ultimately get caught in the crossfire and are burned.
like this: We are introduced to two babies, one as Benyamin Netanyahu, and the other as Hamas, both harmoniously side by side. The Hamas baby proceeds to shoot the Israel baby with a toy gun once, and seeing that the Israel baby doesn’t react pelts the Israel baby with more and more toy bullets. At this point the Israel baby stands up attempts to strike down the Hamas baby, only to be stopped by the Secretary General of the U.N., Ban Ki -Moon, who is labeled as “U.N. human rights.” Unfortunately for Mr. Ackerman, his misconstrued cartoon holds no truth in what is occurring in Israel/ Palestine. First of all, he depicts the two babies sitting peacefully
side by side before any of the shooting, completely ignoring the fact that the ongoing occupation of the West Bank and Gaza has created a “humanitarian catastrophe” (in the words of the commissioner-general of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency) of which extremist groups like Hamas have exploited to grasp power. The state of Israel has been occupying the West Bank and Gaza since 1967, disrupting all forms of civilian life, economic growth, and development of Infrastructure. For example, the only U.N.run school in Gaza was destroyed while housing civilians fleeing from extended air assault in January 2009. The result? Forty dead civilians not affiliated to Hamas terror-
ists in any way. If any other nation were to commit such actions the international community would universally reject it as an act of state terrorism; instead we get cartoons poking fun at the massacre suffered in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Also, the cartoon depicts the U.N. actually doing something to stop Israeli aggression, again a massively misconstrued idea that holds no truth. I’m not sure if Mr. Ackerman is aware, but on Feb. 18, the U.N. again demonstrated its impotence in curbing Israeli hegemony, thus allowing international consensus to crumble in the face of militarism. In a 14-1 vote, the Security Council voted as to recognizing the illegality of Israeli settlement con-
struction on internationally recognized Palestinian Territory. The only reason this resolution did not pass was because of one vote, that of the U.S., which amounts to a veto in the Security Council. This, of course, is in stark contrast to the Obama administration’s official position on continuing settlements. This cartoon also gives us the idea that “human rights” are being used as a cover to push some anti-Israel conspiracy (of which even Ban Ki-Moon is part of), as if the U.N. does not condemn the egregious acts of terrorism perpetuated by Hamas. Look at it this way: The truth is that the human rights catastrophe in the Palestinian Territories is widely documented by groups like
Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and B’tselem (an Israeli human rights group), which come to one general consensus. The massive ongoing collective punishment, blockade and occupation of Palestinian Territory is perpetuating a humanitarian catastrophe of which, as American paying for the Israeli military budget, we have the duty to resist, and of which no misguided and misinformed cartoon can dismiss. Join us in informing ourselves and seeking the truth peacefully at FSU’s first Palestine Week, from April 11 to 15, including a lecture by Dr. Norman Finkelstein on Thursday, April 14, at 7 p.m. at HCB 101. Thank you. —Gabriel Paez
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Aries (March 21-April 19) Today is a 6 -- Your partner offers excellent support now. A balanced checkbook is only part of the story. Don’t forget to breathe deeply. Be grateful for what you have. Passion or compassion? Don’t worry, you’ll think of something.
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Today is a 7 -- Too much of a good thing causes problems. There’s not as much as you hoped, and not as little as you feared. Still, anticipate some resistance to spending cuts.
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Today is a 6 -- Don’t worry, you’ll think of something. Be calm and supportive, no matter what. Your conscience keeps you on the right path, which avoids a nasty pitfall. Don’t gamble or flash money around.
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Today in History
Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6 -The more you get to know a friend, the better you like her. Make your home into a safe haven. You have the money you need, and you’re creating positive buzz.
On April 11, 1961, former SS officer Adolf Eichmann went on trial in Israel, charged with crimes against humanity for his role in the Nazi Holocaust. (Eichmann was convicted and executed.)
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On this date: In 1689, William III and Mary II were crowned as joint sovereigns of Britain. In 1814, Napoleon Bonaparte abdicated as Emperor of the French and was banished to the island of Elba. In 1899, the treaty ending the Spanish-American War was declared in effect. In 1921, Iowa became the first state to impose a cigarette tax, at 2 cents a package. In 1945 during World War II, American soldiers liberated
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Today is a 7 -- Don’t let anybody coax you off track. Hold out for what you really want. Big stories are exactly that. Friendship is the basis for a great partnership.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 7 -- Be diligent. Watch out, or you might forget an important detail. Friends and finances don’t mix well today. Don’t throw your money around. Get what you need just for today.
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Today is a 7 -- Reach out and inspire someone. A loved one is anxious to make improvements. An unpleasant money conversation might occur. Listen patiently, and then act.
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Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is a 7 -- Focus on abundance. It’s there, if you look. Collaboration’s a good idea. Only accept cost-effective strategies. Better stay at home... it’s not a good time to travel.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 5 -Start by listing the things you still want to learn. There may be financial challenges. Stay close to home, patient and thrifty, while you earn valuable skills. Be creative. Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement, Tribune Media Services
Today’s Birthdays: Songwriter-producer Daryl Simmons is 54. Rock musician Nigel Pulsford is 50. Actor Lucky Vanous is 50. Country singer Steve Azar is 47. Singer Lisa Stansfield is 45. Rock musician Dylan Keefe (Marcy Playground) is 41. Actor Johnny
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the notorious Nazi concentration camp Buchenwald in Germany. In 1951, President Harry S. Truman relieved Gen. Douglas MacArthur of his commands in the Far East. In 1970, Apollo 13, with astronauts James A. Lovell, Fred W. Haise and Jack Swigert, blasted off on its ill-fated mission to the moon. In 1979, Idi Amin was deposed as president of Uganda as rebels and exiles backed by Tanzanian (tan-zuh-NEE’uhn) forces seized control. In 1981, President Ronald Reagan returned to the White House from the hospital, 12 days after he was wounded in an assassination attempt. Race-related rioting erupted in the Brixton district of south London.
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