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Above: Police block protestors from Gov. Rick Scott’s office on April 21. Left: Students march through Kleman Plaza on their way to the Capitol, rallying against proposed Bright Futures cuts.

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Organizer Jamaal Rose delivers a speech to protesters and gathered media alike about the importance of education in society.

On Thursday, April 21, about 65 students from Florida State University, Florida A&M University and Tallahassee Community College gathered at the Capitol to rally for students receiving the Bright Futures scholarship. The students protested against the proposed cuts from the scholarship, which, if enacted, will deduct about $1,000 a semester from each student. With looming tuition hikes, this presents a problem for many college students in Florida. At around 12:30 p.m. FSU students met on the Union Green and prepared for the rally by making signs that read “Bleak Futures” and “We Won’t Pay

Online Photo Gallery Visit fsunews.com for more photos from the protest. For Their Crisis—Workers and Students Unite.” They then proceeded to march through the FSU campus and Kleman Plaza to arrive at the steps of the old Capitol to rally against Gov. Rick Scott and the other legislators in Florida who are pushing for the cut. Rachel Walsh, a member of the FSU Coalition for Education, said that students expressing their disdain for the proposal is an important aspect in changing the legislation.

“We’re really trying to raise awareness amongst students,” Walsh said. “This is something that affects all of our lives. Democracy is about political participation, so if they’re doing things that affect our lives negatively, our role is to get involved and let them know that we don’t approve of what they are doing.” During the rally, organizers passed out pencils and encouraged participants to break the pencils in half. They then marched to the governor’s office and, under heavy opposition, waited until security opened Gov. Rick Scott’s door. The students then, one-by-one, placed the broken pencils on Scott’s SEE CUTS 3

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EMILY OSTERMEYER Contributing Writer The National Society of Collegiate Scholars recently launched a blog called TalkNerdy2Me to discuss different aspects of college life. “It’s a place for our members and other college students or people wanting to find out what’s going on college campuses to go for information written by college students or experts in a specific field,” said Leah Schklar, chief editor of TalkNerdy2Me. The blog invites members and experts to discuss topics, such as scholarship opportunities. It features seven sections titled “tech geek,” “chic geek,” “eco geek,” “pop geek,” SEE NERDY 2

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Representatives of FSU’s student body met with Kal Penn, associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, on April 21 to discusses both local and national political issues. The meeting was part of Obama’s ‘100 Roundtable Initiative’ taking place this spring.

Obama, Penn host roundtable Kal Penn discusses community, national issues KARLANNA LEWIS Staff Writer Fifteen students joined local and national public officials on Thursday, April 21, to discuss pressing issues in the community and nationwide. The discussion, part of Obama’s “100 Roundtable Initiative,” was hosted by Kalpen Modi, associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement. He is widely known as the titu-

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ers of Florida State University’s session had to put everything together in a week. “They told us that Kal Penn the actor would be coming by, and if we could organize the discussion, he could participate,” said Nick Russell, director of FSU’s Office of Servant Leadership. “We have people from a variety of ideological issues but also local issues that we can SEE ROUNDTABLE 2

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work with and address.” The student organizers of the event extended invitations to a select group of diverse student leaders. “I immediately went to my friend Nick in student government to put a good group of kids together to be involved,” said Erik Kamrath, a senior political science major and organizer of the event. “I talked to Joe Schweitzer, the president of College Democrats. It’s a student initiative; it was Obama’s idea, but it’s put together by students who are involved. I’m glad we got to have Kal here. He didn’t go to every Florida school.” While the event was designed to leave room for freeform discussion, the agenda included issues of federal budget, health care, education and, local phenomenon, a “brain drain.” “One issue is this brain drain, where we have students in Tallahassee, but they graduate and they leave,” said Kamrath. “Tallahassee doesn’t get those smart kids here and starting businesses. They go to D.C., they go to New York.” This brain drain concerns City Commissioner Gil Ziffer who feels more needs to be done to connect students with opportunities in the comm u n i t y. However, Ziffer also acknowledges that many who leave also Gil Ziffer return. “ T h a t ’s exactly the road they traveled,” said Ziffer. “They went away, they came back, and in the process sometimes they bring businesses with them.” While Modi works with youth engagement on

a day-to-day basis, this roundtable effort is a special project. “The president in March challenged his staff to hold a hundred round tables across the country,” said Steven Schale, former director of the Obama campaign in Florida. “Students in Tallahassee took the initiative and applied, and this is the third stop for Kal in Florida; he was at University of Florida and FAMU. He was an intern for Sen. Obama during the campaign, and after the campaign he went to go work with Obama. He works with youth around the country and we’re fortunate to have him coming to Florida.” The idea behind the project is not as much for White House staff like Modi to speak to communities, but for them to listen. “It’s something a lot of folks people really expect out of this president and something, with his background as a community organizer, he just likes to do,” said Modi. “A lot of advocacy groups in Washington aren’t youth focused, and while there are groups that represent blocks of young people, there isn’t a universal group. We always think of groups like AARP, and there isn’t really a youth equivalent of that. It really is up to young people to let other folks know what they’re doing in their communities.” What Modi and others discovered by talking to community members is that they are ready to voice their opinions on and solutions to hot-button issues. For example, working with college students led to the creation of a $2,500 tax-break for them, as well as loan forgiveness for those entering public service. Even though this is Obama’s

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Kal Penn, associate director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, discusses both local and national political issues with representatives of FSU’s student body on April 21. The meeting, held on FSU’s campus, was part of Obama’s ‘100 Roundtable Initiative’ taking place this spring.

initiative, many of the issues discussed have room for common ground. “The majority of issues, it doesn’t matter whether you’re a Republican or a Democrat, but you care

about the cost of education,” said Modi. “There’s a big generation gap that works in the favor of young people, moving the needle on some issues not just now but for the fu-

ture. When we have kids, do we want to inherit a world with clean energy, economic viability, the whole nine yards? I think we do, so this is the first step in that direction.”

“They can say they were a contributor to a blog for a national organization, and it’s good for college students because they can check out what other college students are saying or what other college students are doing around the country. They can connect with others and they can express themselves in a free area on the internet.” Schklar said TalkNerdy2Me provides an outlet for people to be creative. “I think a lot of people have things to say and they don’t necessarily have a place to say it,” Schklar said. Schklar said the blog also allows NSCS to establish itself as an expert

in the world of higher education. “We want to not just be an honor society but a place for people to go for a college-related question,” Schklar said. Schklar said she’s been amazed by the interest of NSCS member contributors.

“Way more people are dying to write for it than I ever would have imagined,” Schklar said. If you’re interested in contributing to the NSCS blog, send your submissions to talknerdy2me@ nscs.org. To check out the blog, visit www.talknerdy2me.org.

NERDY from 1 “fit geek,” “campus geek” and “biz geek.” “It pretty much covers all the basic different types of categories that college students are interested in—from chic to fit to business—anything that we felt college students could relate to,” said Acecia Thomas-Baker, NSCS coordinator of marketing and Chic Geek staff writer for TalkNerdy2Me. The blog is written by NSCS national staff members, NSCS member contributors and experts on the topics discussed. Guest submissions are also welcome from members, nonmembers, experts, campus newspapers and campus officials. “We want everybody to be talking, all the time,” said Janine Deegan, outreach manager at the NSCS. The production team posted calls for writers on Facebook and Twitter, and NSCS members from across the country contributed articles to the blog. “We wanted to give them an opportunity to be a part of the blog,” Deegan said. Deegan said it’s important to encourage a dialogue among those in the higher education community. “Sharing information is amazing,” Deegan said. “It really does open doors to new things.” The social media group at NSCS developed the idea for the blog. Deegan said the group wanted to find a way to expand their discussions about tuition, scholarships, honors societies and other aspects of the education community to students themselves. “We decided that we should be putting it out to our members, letting our members get in the discussion about all these topics, seeing

what they think and really reaching out to them with this information instead of just keeping it internal,” Deegan said. The blog launched on March 30, and staff members are thrilled with the response. “We’re happy that we actually are able to offer the opportunity to our members, just another opportunity to have a forum for them to discuss things that they’re interested in,” Deegan said. “We love it.” Thomas-Baker said the blog provides a great opportunity for college students to network with potential employers. “This is a great way for them to build their resume,” Thomas-baker said.

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Mental ’roid rage: students abusing Adderall Health educator compares effect of psychostimulants to that of steroids TURNER COWLES Senior Staff Writer Finals week is a time when students try to cram a semester of knowledge into three days of studying. This difficult task sometimes prompts students to engage in illegal activities: namely, taking perscription drugs that are not perscribed to them. Many students take psychostimulants, drugs that can create temporary mental changes, like Adderall and Ritalin. Adderall is a drug that combines two forms of amphetamine—dextroamphetamine and amphetamine—that helps treat

attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Ritalin is Methylphenidate, another amphetamine that treats ADHD, a learning disorder. Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) is a not-for-profit organization that serves those suffering from ADHD. CHADD says that heredity is the most likely cause of ADHD, noting the strong neurological base of the disorder. Kevin Frentz, a health educator at Thagard Student Health Center, explained how brain functions can be distributed. “It’s like a normal dis-

tribution curve,” Frentz said. “There are some people that just are always on top of everything. It’s like they’re born that way. There are, of course, other people who have [ADHD] to such an extreme amount that even on medication they’re still all over the place. Majority of people have good days and bad days. ” Surveys have been done to estimate the number of students using stimulants without a prescription, but these surveys can lack scientific validity due to the lack of incentive for students to honestly answer questions. Less than 5 percent of college students

reported to the American College Health Association (ACHA) that they had been professionally diagnosed or treated with ADHD in the last year. Of the 1,796 students that admitted to taking non-prescribed stimulants, 7 percent of men and 5 percent of women took it non-prescribed. Only 834 students said they were prescribed medication to assist with their ADHD. Six percent of students who took the survey—nearly 2,000 students—admitted to taking stimulants that were not prescribed. Frentz compared psychostimulants to steroids for a student’s brain.

“Some people still want the easy way out,” said Frentz. “They feel, just like people on steroids for sports, you might be gifted or you might be a good athlete, but you’re thinking, ‘Well, I don’t need to take those steroids but that guy who’s really gifted and better than me without steroids is on steroids and I’m going to fall behind—I need to take them.’ The same mentality comes about with people taking Adderall.” Ilese Weingarten, outreach coordinator for the FSU counseling center, said that many of these students have misconceptions about this drug.

“Students think that, because it’s prescribed to people, it’s a safe drug,” said Weingarten. “Well, it’s a safe drug under a doctor’s supervision prescribed to you because someone has gone through a lot of assessment to say that this is a medicine that can help.” This medication can definitely help, but it only helps if there is a legitimate need for it. It does not come without some significant risks. “It can be potentially dangerous,” said Weingarten. “For people who don’t have ADD, it’s an amphet-

certain classes at FSU. Walsh, the upcoming director of CPE, said the goal is to constantly keep the student population actively involved in developing curriculum for the university. “The goal is to foster the sense that education and educating community members is a role of the community, and that education really should be free and non-hierarchical.” Walsh said. “We want to encourage students to become more involved and more empowered as a part of running the university and to feel like they have more of a say over our education.” Walsh also expressed concern over another proposed bill in the Florida legislature that will possibly reduce minimum wage. If this bill passes, on top of the Bright Futures cut, Walsh said she would encounter a deep financial problem. “I can’t afford to lose $1,000 a semester.” Walsh said. “[The minimum

wage bill] would severely reduce my income. I’m an independent and, if my income’s reduced and if I lose money from my scholarship, that’s going to put me in a really difficult situation. And I know that some of my fellow students would also be [the same] situation.” The students protested until about 3 p.m. on Thursday and gained the attention of many people, including various media outlets. “This is a nationally occurring social destructive force.” Ralph Wilson, an FSU student and activist said. “Essentially, this is a kind of bloodless war being waged against lower class people.” Shepherd said the cuts are relative to the amount of money a student has. “I think it makes perfect sense that, if you have a billion dollars, losing $10 million isn’t a big deal,” Shepherd said. “If you have a thousand dollars, losing a hundred dollars is.”

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CUTS from 1 secretary’s desk to paint the picture that their education will be “broken” if the cuts take place. “It symbolizes all the broken education promises and our broken future,” said Patrick Shepherd, a graduating senior majoring in political science and an organizer of the rally. Shepherd, who plans on returning back to school one day and becoming a professor, explained that although the main reason that students are protesting the cut may be seen as “selfish,” preserving the right for a free education will benefit the society as a whole. “I believe in democracy and that, in a free society, students and education should be the No. 1 priority, above all else,” said Shepherd. “Everyone should have an equal opportunity to get whatever education they can get to move up in society. [Education] should be a vehicle [for] poor people to become rich people. They will gain the full po-

tential of their capabilities through education, and then they can go on into the society and become whatever they want to.” According to Shepherd, enacting education cuts will eventually create a plutocracy, allowing the wealthy to take control of the country. “When you cut off the ability for students to get an education, you’re effectively creating a plutocracy,” said Shepherd. “If only the rich people can go to school and those of us who do get in but aren’t ultra wealthy are saddled with debt for the rest of our lives, what does this country start to look like?” Students are frustrated because they believe that the Florida government is not dealing with the deficit in a logical way—that the solution to the problem is “not framed correctly.” “We are saying that it’s actually a revenue problem,” said Shepherd. “The people in the legislature have continuously and

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Students protest Gov. Rick Scott’s legislation on the steps of the Old Captiol, Thursday April 21. systematically refused to do any kind of sane taxation for the biggest companies—the richest people, the people who can afford it the most. And even then, the laws that they do have, they’ve refused to enforce. There are so many loopholes in the Florida tax code for huge corporations to get out of paying our state anything.” Even though the government may limit students’ access to education, stu-

dents are maintaining their belief that education should be free and more community-driven by taking part in the Center for Participant Education (CPE). A bureau of the Student Government Association and a part of the Free University Movement, CPE provides free classes to the FSU student body. The classes range from political theory classes, to skill-based classes on sewing and knitting. They also offer study groups for

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FSU’s EBV program repositions vets as entrepreneurs College of Business provides opportunities to disabled veterans KARLANNA LEWIS Staff Writer In 2008, Florida State University followed the lead of Syracuse University in establishing a program aimed at assisting disabled veterans in forming their own entrepreneurial initiatives. Each year, about 20 veterans are selected to FSU’s Entrepreneurship Boot Camp for Veterans with Disabilities (EBV) program. The program runs from May to June of each year and consists of two parts. First, veterans complete an online introduction to business course. Then they are ushered to FSU’s main campus to participate in a business boot camp. “This program gives them the tools they need,” said Lindsay Potvin, public relations manager of the College of Business. “It’s exactly like the boot camp they’ve gone through— very structured, long days. It’s an education given in the style and process they’re used to. The goal is to help them create businesses, create lives, and beyond that, to ease them back into the transition of being a civilian. That’s a really complex, intense transition.” The preparatory online curriculum also serves as a tool for Program Director Randy Blass to weed out less enthusiastic candidates. “I have uninvited folks during the online portion of the course,” said Blass. “If I don’t feel their participation is up to what it should be, I try to catch it there before the expense of bringing them out here.” Veterans injured in a post-9/11 conflict are eligible for the program, which receives hundreds of applicants each year. Even from the initial stages of the application, though, the program is selective. “I don’t want anyone to be discouraged, but it is selective and competitive, and we do turn people away,” said Blass. “Typically, it’s because they’re not ready. Our qualifications are trying to identify those that have a passion

We give [veterans] one night to just chill and go to the President’s Box at Doak. Randy Blass Director of FSU’s EBV Program

for this, typically those that have wanted to do this ever since they were young, and that really comes out in the application. In addition to having a passion, we try to identify those who will really take this opportunity and do something with it, versus just going through the program for the education.” Though not technically considered university students, the veterans admitted to the program are given a true ’Nole experience. “We give [the veterans] one night to just chill and go to the President’s Box at Doak,” said Blass. “We take them out on the field and have a tailgate party, and anoint them as Seminoles. They get a big kick out of that, a little taste of Florida State’s culture.” Among the seven universities now running the EBV program nationwide, FSU occupies a prominent position. FSU was the second school to offer the EBVFamilies program. The Families program, hosted on the Panama City campus, extends the opportunity to the primary caregiver of a severely disabled veteran. “When a young man or woman comes back in a wheelchair, with a brain injury, that loved one finds themselves now having to take care of that person,” said Blass. “It puts a strain on when they can work and where they can work. This program teaches them how they can start a business and still bring in income, in addition to doctors’ appointments and everything else.” This year also marks the first national EBV conference, which FSU will host at the Walt Disney World Resort. “As we attract corporate dollars, they wish to see us expand what we’re do-

ing,” said Blass. “Florida State is the lead school hosting a national conference. It’s going to be open to all graduates from all schools, all years. We’re going to address the needs of businesspeople who have already started their business. It’s also a great networking opportunity for these veterans to meet their counterparts from other schools and realize they’re part of a broader community of veteran entrepreneurs.” Although the Office of Veteran Affairs works to assist veterans in transitioning to civilian life, many are of the opinion that part of the responsibility lies in the universities. “The Florida State University College of Business is dedicated to serving the veterans of our country,” said Caryn L. Beck-Dudley, dean of the college. “Through our partnership in the consortium of schools that offer the EBV program we are honoring a responsibility to serve those who have paid an ultimate price in defending our nation.” Graduates of the program are not without their own success stories. From J.R. Martinez, who now stars on the soap All My Children, to the founder of United Doves, a business that releases trained white doves at weddings and special events, graduates can be found in a variety of industries. FSU has also managed to find private donations to fully fund the veterans’ expenses in the program. “FSU is one of the reasons the EBZ program has grown, because we have always been the second school to offer these programs,” said Potvin. “Without us, this program might never have a gone to a national level.”

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MENTAL from 3 amine.” Not only does the amphetamine of Adderall have a similar effect to speed, it also gives students a false sense of confidence, according to Frentz. “For people who need Adderall, it really has a place and it really does help them focus, but when you get a person who doesn’t need it taking it, the drugs show a small effect,” Frentz said. “More often, researchers come up with negative findings, unable to show a clear cut across the board improvement on any of a wide variety of tasks. Adderall, researchers found, makes you think you’re doing better than you actually are.” Side effects can be serious. An 80 milligram bottle of Strattera (the only non-stimulant ADHD medication on the market) comes with warnings of “serious cardiovascular events (e.g., sudden death stroke, myocardial infarction), serious liver damage and major effects on blood pressure and heart rate.” “Even a small dose makes you very shaky, and you could end up in the hospital,” Frentz

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said. “Kids have been hospitalized from taking too much. They think they’re having a heart attack.” These health risks are not the only risks that come with taking a psychostimulant without a perscription. “I think the health issue is the primary concern; the secondary concern is getting arrested,” Weingarten said. “It is a felony charge to have amphetamines in your possession not prescribed to you.” Maj. Jim Russell of FSUPD said that Adderall is not an uncommon drug when it comes to student arrests. “Ritalin is less common, but Adderall is often used as the ‘study drug,’ ” said Russell. “What we normally find is a student in possession of a single, or a few pills. Dealers do operate on campus, [but] are harder to catch.” According to the ACHA, the only type of prescription drug more college students took unprescribed were painkillers (e.g., Vicodin, OxyContin). “Mark” (whose name has been changed to maintain anonymity), an FSU sophomore major-

ing in marketing, admitted to taking Adderall on occasion during this time of year. “I take it because I feel as though it helps with concentration—helps you stay up,” Mark said. “It gets me in a zone where I actually enjoy what I’m studying.” When asked about the risks, Mark said he was not very concerned, because it’s so infrequent that he actually takes the stimulant. “I only take it maybe once a month for just one class, say financial accounting,” Mark said. “After this class, I probably won’t do Adderall again for school classes unless it’s the equivalent to organic chemistry or something harder. All in moderation, I say.” “Sarah,” a senior graduating this week with a degree in art history, also admitted to taking Adderall on occasion. She said that she used it to help her finish a paper. “It helps me stay focused; it doesn’t help me study,” Sarah said. “It helps me stay focused on studying. I’m not really concerned with the risks because I’ve only done it once or twice; I try to avoid it when I can.”

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Miami’s DJ Rascal recently released ‘Two11 Bootleg Package,’ which is currently available on soundcloud.com/djrascalmusic.

RENEE RODRIGUEZ Assistant Arts & Life Editor With the increasing availability of music programming software, it seems as though almost everyone thinks they have what it takes to be a DJ. Few of these so-called aspiring deejays, however, are able to say they’ve accomplished what Miami’s DJ Rascal has at a mere 22 years old. Now a recognized DJ with residences in Miami’s hottest nightclubs, DJ Rascal first tried his hand at deejaying as a high school sophomore

while attending a house party. “I was at a party and some kid that I knew was deejaying with CD players,” recalled Rascal. “I’ve always been kind of a loner, so I was standing around, peoplewatching, and I went up to him and I asked him, ‘Hey, can I try?’ He was like, ‘Yeah, here,’ so I just started playing music and I ended up deejaying the entire night. I don’t want to call it deejaying, though, because I had no idea what I was doing at the time [laughs], but people were dancing and I kept on and on.”

With no complaints from fellow party-goers, Rascal felt inspired to continue testing his abilities as a potential DJ. Eventually, the then16-year-old obtained a job other aspiring deejays could only dream of at that age. “I started taking it seriously because I nailed a gig on the beach for $100 a night from 10 o’clock until five in the morning,” said Rascal. “I did that every single night from Tuesday through Sunday for a year-anda-half while I was still in high school. It was fun. I was 16 and deejaying in

a 21-and-over club every single night. My father used to drive me to the club because I wasn’t old enough to drive and then he’d pick me up when I was done.” Though he was young, Rascal’s father seemed to understand that his potential was beginning to flourish and agreed to support him. “He was cool with it as long as I stayed in school [laughs],” said Rascal. Once a shy teenager, Rascal now rocks the crowd at Miami’s Arkadia nightclub as the resident DJ on Tuesday and Friday nights and at

Mynt on Saturdays. Before garnering these spots, Rascal was working with the Opium group, who are in charge of running Miami nightclubs such as Mansion, Set and Louis, among others. At the time, however, they hadn’t officially placed Rascal on their official DJ roster so he continued pursuing his own thing while deejaying at numerous places around Miami before nailing a gig at Mynt. “Once [Opium] found out I was at Mynt, they SEE RASCAL 7

‘Hipsturbed’ offers Uniform 18 asks: refreshing experience Got booze? Student-run website adds personal touch to music platform RENEE RODRIGUEZ Assistant Arts & Life Editor It’s no secret that there is an overabundance of music-related websites on the Internet, most of which tend to feature the same information and material as the next. Florida State University’s Austen Vanderbleek and Georgia Perimeter’s Arturo Macias, however, seek to provide a more personal take on the music industry rather than regurgitating what other music-related sites feature time and time again. Co-founded by Vanderbleek and Macias, Hipsturbed.tumblr.com is a music discovery platform dedicated to celebrating, exploring and sharing the art of music with readers. At Hipsturbed, guests will find a number of songs they’ve probably never heard (but will most likely enjoy), video recaps of concerts they attend, write-ups on various artists, as well as original mixtapes created by Vanderbleek and Macias. Described as “one of those friends you can always go to for new music recom-

mendations, to discuss your favorite bands, or anything else music-related,” the founders of Hipsturbed rest on the idea that what they present on their site reflects their personal tastes and ideas versus only including what’s considered popular. “My goal was to make people think about the way they’re acting and to open up dialogue about music to everyone,” said Vanderbleek on the site’s purpose. “We try and put our personalities into our writing, so we’re not just writing information—you can go elsewhere for information. Using creativity and whatever knowledge we have about the genre/artist, we try and make the writing entertaining.” Hipsturbed also aims to share its tastes with the hope of giving readers who desire to listen to something other than mainstream material somewhere to turn to for something new. “It’s a music site where you don’t really know what you’re going to get and even if you don’t like it, at least you’ve been

exposed to it,” said Vanderbleek. “Music isn’t always easy to discover. People often ask me where or how I look for music. I honestly don’t know—I’ve found music through so many different platforms over the years I kind of just draw on each. Just as there is media literacy, there’s music media literacy, too. […] In the end, hopefully Arturo and [my] music tastes/connections are something people enjoy more often than not.” A frequent concertgoer, Vanderbleek originally conceptualized the idea for Hipsturbed as he became weary of the atmosphere present at some of the shows that he attended. “I was tired of going to shows for the music and ending up being distracted by the show the crowds put on,” said Vanderbleek. “Also, it turned a hobby of mine into something productive. This, combined with some of my friends already looking to me for music information and SEE HIPSTURBED 7

New student organization seeks to reform drinking age ERIC JAFFE Staff Writer Officially sponsored by Florida State University on April 20, Uniform 18 is a student-run organization dedicated to improving the lives of every 18 to 20 year-old across Tallahassee by attempting to reform the legal drinking age. “I decided to start Uniform 18 after becoming frustrated that I was considered an adult in most aspects of the law, yet I was still unable to purchase alcohol,” said founder Adam Greenstein. As a freshman in the Florida State College of Motion Picture Arts (otherwise known as “The Film School”), Greenstein described his organization with the passion of a young political leader. “The goal of Uniform 18 is to raise awareness and initiate intellectual conversation about the current alcohol laws,” Greenstein said. “We feel that the 21 drinking age is not an effective long-term policy. The organization is intended to create a university-based movement for more effective means of

dealing with alcohol. It is our belief that, by creating better policies, we should be able to divert resources away from enforcing the drinking age and increase funding for the enforcement of issues that are directly problematic such as binge drinking and drunk driving. By having more inclusive laws, we would be able to encourage safe drinking across all age groups, not just 18 to 20 year-olds.” By becoming a recognized student organization (RSO), Uniform 18 is now capable of holding meetings and events on campus, as well as gaining funding from the SGA. Greenstein has enormous ambitions for the project, not only locally, but also nationally. “I hope to find supporters of Uniform 18 that are willing to start chapters in both universities and high schools around the nation,” Greenstein said. “We need to gather as much support as we can get to bring about change. Our chapters will help universities implement programs on their respecSEE UNIFORM 6

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Q&A with â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Foundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; collector and documentary subject Davy Rothbart

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Davy Rothbart compiled and published the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Foundâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; books.

JULIE HINDS Detroit Free Press via MCT Davy Rothbart has poked around others peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s lives with Found, his published collections of random lost or abandoned notes, letters and photos. Now itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s his turn to share some of his personal business in My Heart Is an Idiot, a documentary. Filmed in 2005 and 2006, the road movie follows the 36-year-old author as he tours the country for his Found live show and promotional stops. But its real focus is his bumpy love life, which is as yearning, funny, painful and enigmatic as the discards featured in his magazines and books. My Heart Is an Idiot could be described as a bohemian update of 1986â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Shermanâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s March, the quirky meditation on romance by Ross McElwee. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also reminiscent of the 2010 talker Catfish, at least in terms of being a story about a search for love with big surprises along the way. The movie was shot and edited by first-time feature director David

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Rothbart is the subject of the new documentary feature â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;My Heart Is an Idiot.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

Q: How did this shift from a movie about your tour to a movie about

your love life? DR: (David Meiklejohn) said he wanted to come along with me and my brother Peter on these cross-country Found tours that we do, in order to make a documentary about Found and the whole experience of being on the road and people bringing us found stuff. He just wanted to document all of it. But when he got home from the first tour, he said he was looking at all the footage and he realized that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d been intending to document our Found magazine tour and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d actually documented the ups and downs of my love life. As he told me about these different scenes that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d captured, I realized he was kind of right. He said he wanted to follow these threads that had been brought up on the first tour and see how things would wind up. He came with us again the following year. Along the way, we started talking to a lot of people. I was looking for advice on my own situation, but also just trying to hear about other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s experiences. So many of the found notes,

began DJing house and hip-hop around California. Labeled as the Iggy Pop of electronic music, MartyParty produces layered tracks of beat, bassline and harmonics building up to a full frequency crescendo. His music has been

called â&#x20AC;&#x153;purpleâ&#x20AC;? musicâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;a hybrid of electronic music, dubstep and hip-hop blended together. Not surprisingly, MartyParty describes his live show the â&#x20AC;&#x153;purple opera,â&#x20AC;? as itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a high energy spectacle with its intense bass, beats and cutting edge sound.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;We have a website in the works that will hopefully be up and running within the next few weeks,â&#x20AC;? Greenstein said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want to the site to be as informative as possible, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a work in progress. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re currently gathering as much research for the website as we can to strengthen our argument before the pageâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s official premiere. Students can still visit us online now at www.uni-

form18.org, but itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s just our logo and a link to the Facebook page. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s important for students who are interested in the project to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;likeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; the Facebook page as soon as possible so we can inform them when the site goes up.â&#x20AC;? Greenstein hopes to start promoting Uniform 18 over the fall semester. For now, students can learn more about Uniform 18 on its official Facebook page.

Meiklejohn, who says in the production notes that the goal was to keep filming, â&#x20AC;&#x153;no matter how raw the moment.â&#x20AC;? Meiklejohn also writes about pondering how true any documentary can be, a question that â&#x20AC;&#x153;haunts the film and occasionally comes to the foreground, sometimes even being asked by the people in the film themselves.â&#x20AC;? Rothbart says that, except for some obviously re-created moments, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s all trueâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;right down to his lovelorn crying jags and including much older footage he had taped of himself weeping. During his journey, he reaches out for advice from unexpected sources, like actress Zooey Deschanel and GOP leader Newt Gingrich. He also gets words of wisdom from Aaron, a 2,000-yearold monk channeled by his endearing mother. In other words, this is not a typical rom-com. Rothbart spoke recently about how My Heart Is an Idiot was made and what heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s learned from the experience.

LOWDOWN from 5 ruâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Saturday, April 30, doors 10 p.m., at The Engine Room. $12 advance, $15 door Born in South Africa, MartyParty aka Marty Folb, grew up influenced by the local tribal music. In 1994, Folb moved to San Francisco, where he

UNIFORM from 5 tive campuses that will help encourage safe and responsible alcohol consumption.â&#x20AC;? Uniform 18 was officially brought to Facebook on April 15. Since its conception, the organizationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s page has received a steadily increasing amount of support from students at FSU and abroad. The accumulation of Greensteinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s work online, however, is yet to come.

part of what appeals to me so much about them is the fact that you can feel like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going through something in your own life thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really difficult, a real struggle, and you can feel really alone. But then you read some found note written by a stranger and youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re like, oh, this is a total stranger whoâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going through the exact same thing. It does make you feel less alone and it can give you perspective. In a weird way, I felt as we talked to other people about the issues going on in their lives, I started to realize some of the things I was dealing with were things that other people have dealt with, too. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something universal to anyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s search for love. Q: The film starts off portraying you as sort of a hopeless romantic, maybe a hapless romantic at times. And then things get a lot more complicated. Were you worried about making your life such an open book to viewers? DR: Yeah, in some ways, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an odd feeling to open yourself so completely and really put (on screen) yourself and all the mistakes youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made and regretful things

you might have done or careless or even reckless ways you may have lived your life. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a little scary to put that out there for people. One factor is for years Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been publishing other peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most private and intimate moments in Found magazine. Of course, these found notes that we publish, we change the names and we find ways to keep the person anonymous. But still, I felt like the least I could do was to put myself on the line in the same kind of way and open myself to people. Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s some part of me thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s nervous that people will judge me for these mistakes Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve made and things Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done that Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not proud of, but I also hope theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll find ways to relate to these things and maybe even have more compassion for themselves and whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s gone on in their life. A couple of people that saw the movie told me that the section when Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m crying, all those early shots of me crying in high school and college, they said it was meaningful to them. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the kind of moment that most people suffer through alone. Q: How did you get ce-

lebrities to give you love advice and which one surprised you most? DR: All of these people were people we just ran into randomly during the course of the tour. I did this event in L.A. and Zooey Deschanel, she sings in a band. We were backstage and just thought, sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been in a lot of movies about love. Maybe sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll have some ideas for me. She was really nice. And Ira Glass, of course, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s my boss. I do a lot of work for This American Life, the radio show. He, of course, is as insightful as ever. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a smart guy and heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s known me for a long time now, gosh, probably 12 years. Newt Gingrich surprised me. Hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a guy who I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t agree with his politics and I know that heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s sort of famously had his own issues with love. But maybe the more things you deal with, the more you gain some kind of wisdom. Just the fact that he was willing to engage with such an odd question, that he wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a canned response for, to actually be really that thoughtful and reflective and give, I think, some really nice advice.

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RASCAL from 5 slowly started working me in, and I was with Opium for almost two years,â&#x20AC;? said Rascal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Then I wanted to challenge myself and I got the opportunity to jump to Arkadia. I took the opportunity to play there, not knowing if it was going to be a one-time gig or an every-Tuesday type of thing. Then I did it, knowing that it was going to cause problems with me and Opium because theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re big competition, but I took the risk and did it and then I got offered the Tuesday night residency, which was a relief. After that, I was offered Friday nights so I rolled out with it and Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been there ever since playing music on Tuesdays and Fridays and then Saturdays at Mynt.â&#x20AC;? At 22, Rascal is the youngest DJ to have secured spots in exclusive clubs, something in which he takes a great deal of pride. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the only DJ who has been able to do that because Mynt is so exclusive,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;They donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t bring in many deejays. They just have two

or three deejays thereâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; thank God Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m one of them. To this day, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m the only DJ thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s been able to do that at 22, which is super dope. [â&#x20AC;Ś] I have the ability to play for different crowds almost every single night, which is cool.â&#x20AC;? In regard to his other material, Rascal recently released his Two11 Bootleg Package. The mix, which received 10,000 hits during the first week it came out, is currently available on soundcloud. com/djrascalmusic. In addition to having residencies at some of Miamiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hottest clubs and releasing new material, Rascal has also been talking closely with Steve Aoki. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I met Aoki when I opened up for him once here in Miami and I played the first song that I ever produced,â&#x20AC;? said Rascal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I opened up for him and then he went on and did his thing and when he was finished deejaying, it was my turn to play again. I felt like playing the only song I had ever produced, and when I played it, Steve went cra-

zy [laughs]. He started grabbing my shoulder and jumping and he was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;What is this?â&#x20AC;&#x2122; I was like, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Dude, I just finished this yesterday. I made it,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and he said he really liked it. Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve just built a relationship from there, and every time he plays in Miami, he requests for me to open.â&#x20AC;? Along with his residencies in Miami clubs, Rascal has played elsewhere, including Tallahassee. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve played in Tallahassee a couple of times,â&#x20AC;? he said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;You guys party hardâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;really hard [laughs].â&#x20AC;? As for his future plans, Rascal hopes to move to New York for a few months to see where it takes him. In the meantime, heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s enjoying his opportunities in Miami. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Right now, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m in the best clubs in South Beach, so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to compete with,â&#x20AC;? said Rascal. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m young, so hopefully in five years, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be playing festivals, having a lot more relationships with people I look up to, working on music and continuing to be happy.â&#x20AC;?

22 year-old DJ Rascal first began deejaying as a 16 year-old high school sophomore.

represent. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Hipsters give indie a bad name because they are an identifiable group of people who act, dress and smell a certain way,â&#x20AC;? said Vanderbleek. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s] basically a culture that has been tied to a lot of the music I listen to. Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m not a member of this culture and I feel like a lot of people feel the same way. So [Hipsturbed] ends up being a home for people who want to enjoy the music they like, but feel out of place with that musicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s scene. Some scenes are like bad horror movies.â&#x20AC;? In a similar vein, part of Hipsturbedâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s aesthetic is inspired by Maciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; love

for horror films. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The initial idea was always about sharing undiscovered or notable music, but it was Austen who suggested that I add my interest for the specific film genre,â&#x20AC;? said Macias. â&#x20AC;&#x153;[With] our tweets and mixtapes, weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve tried incorporating the horror aesthetic into all aspects of our â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;movement.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Visitors to our site are instantly welcomed by Jocelin Donahue from Ti Westâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s The House of the Devil, nodding to the staple â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;final girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; from slasher films. I think weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re witnessing the dichotomy between film and music fold right before our eyes. Both industries

are becoming involved with each other more than ever, and they seem to be blending together, unable to differentiate between the two.â&#x20AC;? Aside from sharing new music and implementing film into their aesthetic, the founders of Hipsturbed have also made it a point to reach out to as many readers and musicians as possible. With a Twitter, SoundCloud, Facebook page, Last.fm and their main website, Vanderbleek and Macias have been able to capture the attention of some of the most unexpected of visitors, including Jahcoozi, Born Ruffians and

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HIPSTURBED from 5 recommendations was my encouragement.â&#x20AC;? One thing the founders donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like to hear is their site being called a â&#x20AC;&#x153;music blog.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like the word blog because it seems theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re self-important,â&#x20AC;? said Vanderbleek. â&#x20AC;&#x153;To blog in and of itself is to think that what you have to say or write is of interest to other people. Specifically, in the music world, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had a problem with blogs building crazy hype around the same music.â&#x20AC;? As for the name Hipsturbed, it was inspired by Vanderbleekâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Maciasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; strong mutual disdain for hipsters and what they

Diplo. Various artists looking to work alongside Hipsturbed have also approached Vanderbleek and Macias with different ideas and material. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had people make us mixtapes from Australia (The Gripp) and Canada,â&#x20AC;? said Vanderbleek. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Plus, we have a local Miami artist, Nikolais Javan, who we believe will blow up soonâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;he is like an electronic music sponge, recreating his influences with his eclectic touchâ&#x20AC;&#x201D; in the process of getting remixed by a South African producer/DJ Das Kapital.â&#x20AC;? Despite the following theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve already estab-

lished, Vanderbleek and Macias would like to see even more involvement and feedback from the local community, as theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re dedicated to unleashing the potential of bringing together a community through their movement. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want people to tweet at us about a show theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re excited about, local bands to share music with us so we can try and help them get exposure and comments on our Facebook page,â&#x20AC;? said Vanderbleek. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want a dialogue about music and a community for people who do not find music through their friends and everyday life to turn to.â&#x20AC;?

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Seminoles dominate Blue Devils Stout pitching and clutch hitting propels baseball to series sweep

Men’s track claims ACC outdoor title; women take second ERIC ZERKEL Staff Writer The top-ranked Florida State men’s track team earned a measure of revenge Saturday, stringing together a late run of results to surge past Virginia Tech and take home the Atlantic Coast Conference outdoor track and field championship. Earlier in the year it was the Seminoles who came out on the short end, finishing second to the same Virginia Tech squad, and in the process ending their bid for a ninth straight ACC indoor track and field crown. This time out, Seminole Maurice Mitchell made sure the ’Noles would come out on top. With just three events to go, Florida State trailed Virginia Tech 141.5 to 124.5, needing a strong performance in the 200-meter dash to challenge the Hokies for the title. Mitchell would secure MVP honors after placing first in the 200m with a time of 20.19, tying the ACC record set by former Seminole Walter Dix. Mitchell wasn’t the only one coming up big for Florida State. Seminoles Brandon Byram, Charles Clark and Brandon O’Conner would round out the rest of the podium, finishing second, third and fourth, but more importantly handing the ’Noles 29 points and the lead. “Virginia Tech has got to be a top-five team,” Seminole head coach Bob Braman said. “We had some unbelievable performances and we needed every one of them; we only won by 21 points. That’s not a huge margin. I don’t know today what we could have done better here.” A slew of other Seminoles starred in the event. Ngonidzashe Makusha took home three golds throughout the course of the event, winning the long jump with a distance of 7.72 m, taking part in the 4x100 Relay, and topping off his performance with a 9.97 in the 100-meter dash, good enough for a new ACC record. The Seminoles posted a time of 39.61 in their victory in the 4x100 relay, and swept the podium in the 100-meter dash. Junior Michael Putman and sophomore Brandon O’Connor also took home individual titles, winning the discus and the 400-meter dash, respectively. Senior Ciaran O’Lionaird would polish off the Seminole victory with his pair of victories in the 5000-meter and 1500-meter runs. His times of 13:52, and 3:40.69 were good enough for two ACC records. While the men stole the spotlight with a seventh straight ACC title, the women came up just short, finishing in second place behind Clemson with a final score of 132.5. “The women, we were just trying to do as best as we could,” Braman said. “We didn’t double-up and SEE SEVEN 9

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James Ramsey and his fellow Seminoles put on impressive performances at the plate and on the mound to send Duke packing without a win.

SCOTT CRUMBLY Staff Writer The No. 10 Florida State Seminoles played host to Duke over the weekend, marking the first time since 2007 that the Blue Devils had traveled to Tallahassee. It was a trip Duke would rather forget, as FSU swept the Blue Devils over the weekend. The visitors from Durham, N.C., were in for a rude welcome when FSU ace Sean Gilmartin took the mound to open the series on Friday evening. Gilmartin was brilliant for the ’Noles, striking out a career-high 13 batters and allowing just one run

in eight innings of action. Gilmartin’s control was on full display as he slung 70 strikes in just 97 total pitches. The Seminoles (31-10, 14-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) took a 1-0 lead in the second on a linedrive home run from Justin Gonzalez, and Johnson drove in the final run in the fourth inning. After Gilmartin’s exit, relief pitcher Daniel Bennett came on to close the game by retiring three straight for his fifth save of the year. “I’ve never seen [Gilmartin] like that,” said FSU third baseman Sherman Johnson. “It seems every

time he goes out there he’s going to go eight innings of one-hit, two-hit, threehit baseball.” Gilmartin’s performance on Friday was a tough act to follow, but FSU pitcher Hunter Scantling did not disappoint on Saturday. In six innings of work, Scantling struck out five batters and allowed Duke (20-23, 4-17 ACC) only two runs on three hits en route to a 10-3 victory for Florida State. Scantling (3-0) received a vote of confidence from the coaching staff and remained in the starting rotation after a tough outing against Virginia Tech. The junior right-hander was

pleased with his bounceback performance. “I was hoping last week would go a little better,” said Scantling. “Just to come back and get some quality innings and help the team get the win was big.” The ’Noles went to work offensively against Duke starter Marcus Stroman (1-3), a Major League prospect with mid-90s power. Mike McGee started the scoring in the first with a two-run single that drove in Johnson and Devon Travis, and FSU never looked back. Stroman’s day ended after five innings of work in which he surrendered five hits and

six earned runs. “That young man is as impressive as any young man we’ve competed against this season,” FSU skipper Mike Martin said. The Seminoles put the game out of reach with a four-run performance in the fifth. After a double from McGee, James Ramsey knocked in a two-run single and by the time the frame was over, FSU owned a 6-1 advantage. The ’Noles added two runs in the sixth on an RBIsingle from Seth Miller and a run-scoring double from Johnson. FSU closed out its scoring with two more SEE BASEBALL 10

Seminoles fall in championship Women’s tennis falls just short of ACC title HARRIS NEWMAN Contributing Writer After stringing three wins together to end the regular season, the FSU women’s tennis team used this momentum to carry them through a wild and historic postseason run, culminating in a heartbreaking 4-3 loss to No. 5 North Carolina (225, 11-2 ACC) in the ACC Championship. The tournament began with the No. 18 Seminoles (15-7, 10-4) facing Wake Forest (6-16, 0-12). Florida State disposed quickly and easily of the Demon Deacons with a 4-0 sweep. Highlighting the match was Federica Suess’ singles victory, which solidified her as the winningest singles player in FSU women’s history. Sophomore Amy Sargeant clinched the match with a 6-4, 6-0 victory on court six. The Seminoles advanced to the semifinals with a 4-3 victory over the No. 11 Virginia Cavaliers (18-7, 7-5). FSU lost the doubles point but proceeded to rebound strongly by win-

ning four of six singles sets. Suess tied the match at 3-3, and sophomore Ruth Seaborne concluded the match with the first match clincher of her career. The road only got tougher for the Seminoles, who then had to face top-seeded Duke. After two matches in two days, FSU maintained their momentum and notched a 4-3 victory— their eighth in a row. After FSU jumped out to an early l-0 lead, winning the doubles point, the Blue Devils answered right back. Duke took a 3-2 lead in singles after Segarelli lost to Duke’s No. 80 Ellah Nze. The match saw FSU’s Rybakova and Scharle in their third sets with each victory necessary for the Seminoles to advance. Rybakova ended hers first, winning her 102nd career match in a tiebreaker. Scharle upstaged Rybakova’s momentous victory just soon thereafter, as she upset Duke’s top ranked player, No. 18 SEE TENNIS 10

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Ashley Stager’s two-run home run on Sunday helped FSU steer clear of a sweep.

Seminoles avoid sweep by downing Terps on Sunday Rough weekend ends on high note as FSU shuts out Maryland in final game of series ERIC TODOROFF Contributing Writer The Florida State (2623, 8-9 ACC) softball team came into this weekend looking to build on their already impressive seven-game winning streak when they faced the

University of Maryland Terrapins (32-13, 8-5) in a three-game weekend series. The first game of Saturday’s doubleheader featured a pitching duel between FSU’s Sarah Hamilton and Maryland’s Kerry Hickey. Hickey’s

strange delivery allowed her to hide the ball well and baffled the ’Noles, throwing a no-hitter, striking out 10 batters. Hamilton kept FSU in the game allowing just one SEE SERIES 9

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SERIES from 8 earned run, but lost the decision 1-0. The lone run of the game came in the top of the first inning after Sara Acosta drew a lead off walk and got to third on a single by Vangie Galindo. With two outs, Marisha Branson doubled to deep center scoring what would prove to be the game-winning run. In game two of the doubleheader, the FSU bats finally got going but the bullpen squandered a late two-run lead to lose the game 7-4.

The Terps scored first in the top of the third. Batting out of the ninth spot, Kendra Knight was able to reach on a fielder’s choice. Due to an error by Briana Hamilton, Acosta got on base and Knight was able to hustle to third. Galindo struck again doubling to left center scoring both runs but was tagged out trying to stretch it to a triple. In the bottom of the sixth, the ’Noles were able to put together a four-run rally. Morgan Bullock got things going with an infield

single and promptly stole second. Another infield single by Shayla Jackson pushed Bullock down to third. Senior Jan Lapicki then came through with a clutch two-run double down the left field line tying the game at two runs apiece. Kirstin Austin replaced Lapicki on the base path and used her speed to scoot down to third on a wild pitch. With veteran Aherberg at the dish, FSU head coach Lonni Alameda then called for the suicide squeeze scoring Austin.

One and done for Seminoles Men’s tennis drops opening ACC match HARRIS NEWMAN Contributing Writer Shocked and surprised could describe how the Seminoles are feeling right now, as they dropped their opening match of the ACC Tournament 4-2 to the Maryland Terrapins (12-11, 3-8 Atlantic Coast Conference), a team which Florida State is historically dominant against. The No. 44 Seminoles (9-15, 4-7 ACC) entered the match knowing it was a “must-win” in order to clinch a seed for the upcoming NCAA Team Championships, and are now uncertain about their fate moving forward. Florida State began the match with a slow start, as they lost the doubles point after two matches. Maryland’s John Collins

and Maros Horny stunned the Seminoles top doubles team of No. 13 Vahid Mirzadeh and Connor Smith, knocking them off the court first with an 8-4 win. That momentum seemingly carried onto court two, where Andy Magee and Jesse Kiuru won 8-3 over Anderson Reed and Andres Bucaro. Mirzadeh and Smith usually set the tone with their doubles play, as the duo is 17-7 on the year and had won five of their last six matches, including a victory over Duke’s No. 7 team last weekend. “Maryland came out with a lot of energy in doubles,” Seminoles head coach Dwayne Hultquist said. “I thought they were a hungrier team and wanted it more.” Mirzadeh turned the tide

in singles, though, as the Seminoles’ 26th-ranked player was off the court first with a 6-2, 6-1 victory over No. 106 Maros Horny, who Mirzadeh defeated in straight sets two weekends ago. This dominant win from Mirzadeh further supports his case for ACC Player of the Year. The senior was Florida State’s experienced leader, as he won seven of his last nine matches, and had a 10-match winning streak earlier in the season. He is 17-7 in singles, including seven ranked wins. “Vahid has had a phenomenal year,” commented Hultquist. “He really needs to be considered for ACC Player of the Year with the type of season he had.” It was the shaky play from the younger Seminoles which proved to be

liams won the triple jump for the fourth consecutive year, posting a 46 1 1/4, good enough for an ACC record. She also won the long jump, making her the only woman to win mul-

tiple events. Jessica Parry also earned top honors. Her time of 16:14 was good enough for first in the 5000-meter, making her the only other woman to

Freshman Celeste Gomez capped the rally with a line drive single to left pushing the lead to 4-2. In a rare relief appearance, Sarah Hamilton came into the game in an attempt to secure the save. Candice Beards led off with an infield single and then Lexi Carroll doubled to center, putting the tying runs in scoring position. Kathy McLaughlin had an RBI groundout to close the score to 4-3. Hamilton then lost control of the game and hit Nikki Maier and allowed another the team’s downfall. Anderson Reed and Andres Bucaro were both up in their first sets, but each relinquished their leads and dropped the first set. The losses by Reed and Bucaro, which both came in straight sets, were the last two points the Terrapins needed to clinch the match and silence FSU’s ACC title hopes. “We made a nice little run in the beginning of singles,” said Hultquist. “[Reed and Bucaro] were up in their first set. If we would have won the first five sets, we would have controlled the match.” Amidst the disappointing loss, Jordan KellyHouston nevertheless provides a promising future for the Seminoles. After starting slowly in the spring season at 3-11 in singles, the sophomore had won five matches in a row. He put the Seminoles up 2-1 after a 6-4, 6-2 victory over Maryland’s Tommy

single to tie up the game. With two runners on, Galindo put the nail in the coffin and crushed a home run over the center field fence, putting the Terps on top for good at 7-4. FSU could not answer in the bottom of the seventh and grounded out three consecutive times to end the game. In the final game of the series on Sunday, Sarah Hamilton made up for her blown save with an impressive outing, not allowing a run, striking out six and allowing just five hits

in 6 2/3 innings, leading the ’Noles to 5-0 victory as Florida State avoided the sweep. FSU took advantage of mental mistakes made by Maryland starting pitcher Kerry Hickey. Hickey was responsible for three runs, one on a wild pitch and two due to illegal pitches. Ashley Stager added a two-run homer in the bottom of the fifth, extending the Seminole lead to five. FSU heads to Gainesville on Wednesday for a matchup against the Florida Gators.

Laine. It was Kelly-Houston’s eighth ACC win of the season.

The Seminoles’ season destiny is now the hands of the selction committee.

SEVEN from 8 triple-up our kids and we were still able to score 130 points to get second. We are really proud of both teams.” Kim Williams would star for the women. Wil-

earn an individual title. The Florida State track and field team will return to action next Thursday, April 28, when they play their part in the Penn Relays.

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BASEBALL from 8 runs in the seventh on a Jayce Boyd home run. After freshman David Trexler and Gary Merians got roughed up to start Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s finale, Mark

again offensively, putting up four runs in the bottom of the first. Ramsey extended his ACC-leading hit streak to 19 games with an RBI-double to score

Waugh finally stopped the bleeding and went on to pitch 5.1 innings of scoreless ball, helping FSU to a 13-9 win. FSU found its groove

Sherman Johnson. Boyd and Parker Brunelle added RBI-doubles in the inning. After scoring runs in the fifth and sixth, FSU exploded for six runs in the

seventh to retake the lead. McGee, Ramsey, Boyd, Travis, Tapley and Brunelle all crossed home during the frame. Ramsey scored once more on a sacrifice

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Hunter Scantling struck out five batters and turned in another dominating performance during FSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second game against Duke, a 10-3 victory.

fly in the ninth to close out the scoring. With the weekend sweep, FSU has now won 21 in a row over Duke at Dick Howser Stadium.

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Rafael Lopez and Florida State clawed back from an early deficit and scored six runs in the seventh inning of Sundayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s game to secure a sweep over the Duke Blue Devils.

TENNIS from 8 Reka Zsilinska, to clinch the match and send the Seminoles to the Championship match. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was so exhausted I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t even realize at first that I won,â&#x20AC;? said Scharle. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I knew it was coming down to me, so I just pulled myself together, hung in the match and finally was able to finish it.â&#x20AC;? The Seminoles then faced No. 5 North Carolina in what was FSUâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s second ACC championship game in the programâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s history. Their run came to an end, however, as the Tar Heels won 4-3 in the fourth and deciding match. After FSU won the doubles point, UNC picked up three straight points in singles. Sargeant won to tighten the match at 3-2 and Seaborne continued her impressive play by tying the match at 3-3. The match then came down, once again, to Noemie Scharle. Unlike her previous match, though, Scharle was unable to grind out the victory, and eventually lost in a third-set tiebreaker. Although FSU dropped the championship match, the prestige of their run is unprecedented and not one to be overlooked. They entered

one of the toughest conference tournaments and, after four matches in four

days, came literally inches away from bringing home a trophy.

â&#x20AC;&#x153;A high is temporary, but belief is permanent,â&#x20AC;? said coach Hyde. â&#x20AC;&#x153;This

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Snakes of the unions Against the Grain SAMUEL BERKOWITZ Staff Writer Much like the left-wing position on immigration, when it comes to unions, most liberals seem to be clinging to circumstances pertinent to a bygone era. We’ve heard ad infinitum the canards about unions protecting the workers from the big, bad corporations, the sole aim of which is to glut themselves on the blood of the defenseless, complete with Montgomery Burns from The Simpsons perched in his tower, tapping his bony fingers chortling “Excellent!” as low-level employees slave away from dawn to dusk for minimum wage. At one time, unions performed a needed function in keeping conditions in factories

from becoming oppressive and the like. However, as time and laws have passed—child labor prohibitions, for instance— unions have, much like Al Sharpton, become something of a corrupt dinosaur in denial. Putting aside mafia-related issues, unions have become much less of a help to American workers seeking meaningful employment, and much more of a financial siphon for the Democratic party. As reported on Human Events, “According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, in 2010, there were 14.7 million Americans belonging to unions. While that only represents 11.9 percent of all wage and salary earners, there is a substantial amount of dues money flowing to unions. If we were to use a conservative figure of $50 per month for union dues, in 2010, unions col-

Letter to the Editor Dear Editor, The U.S. Department of Justice showed their true colors last week, and the colors are not red, white and blue. The U.S. Attorney General of the Southern District of New York indicted the owners of the three largest international online poker sites; the FBI seized their domain names and warrants were issued to freeze their assets in 76

bank accounts, both domestic and foreign. Apparently the DOJ believes this American pastime is a serious crime that justifies expenditure of extensive law enforcement resources. The poker sites, which are licensed and strictly regulated in their home jurisdictions as well as many other countries in Europe, have practically been begging the U.S. to license

lected $735 million per month in union dues from America’s unionized workers. Multiply $735 million by 12 months and you get a whopping $8,820,000,000 that was collected in union dues in 2010. Divide $8,820,000,000 by $33,227 and you’ll find that if unions did not take union dues from workers in 2010, 265,447 workers’ jobs could have been supported. Since union dues only go to support the salaries and benefits of union bosses, their staffs, and their golf courses, airplanes and other costs, perhaps the argument really needs to be reversed. Rather than creating or saving jobs, given that unions do not produce a product and can actually be attributed with being masters of manipulation, buying politicians, killing companies, pushing policies that stifle growth,

as well as creating huge pension and health care deficits, perhaps it’s really time to rein in union dues.” Department of Labor Statistics on Ohio, for instance, show the average pay for private sector employees stagnating around the $40,000 mark between 2006 and 2010. Average pay for AFSCME 4 (American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees) employees went from $70,000 to somewhere between $95100K. Bus Drivers in New York City and Boston see $28 and $30 per hour, respectively. As blogger Jason Hart asked, “If Ohio’s public union members hang by a thread, why do union bosses take so much for themselves? If overpaid private industry entrepreneurs and investors are the root of Ohio’s fiscal

troubles, why shouldn’t Ohio taxpayers be concerned about six-figure union salaries?” They probably are. But the “system” so often invoked by liberals has gotten to the point where unions are able to consistently demand more and more while giving huge sums of money to Democrats who, in turn, increase the size of government and membership in public-sector unions, and so forth. One hand washes the other and, ultimately, the one paying for it is the American taxpayer that the Democratic party is supposed to care so much about. The New York Post reported last fall, “FSCME’s ranks have grown 25 percent in the last 10 years, and its election spending has steadily increased from $19 million in 1998 to almost five times that

today. Once they were allowed to organize and engage in collective bargaining beginning in the 1950s, public-sector unions steadily came to dominate the labor movement. A decade ago, public workers were 42 percent of unionized workers; they are more than half today.” Employees deserve reasonable protections in their place of employment, and as subjective as the term “reasonable” may be, it is generally understood from a legal standpoint that it may be construed as that which the average person would deem reasonable. I would contend that, as usual, the left’s conception of reasonable differs sharply from that of the American public— or more aptly that portion thereof not so easily swayed by loud, anti-capitalist screeching.

regulate and tax them here in the U.S. Instead, our government chose to attack these popular sites, deny the choice to play to U.S. citizens and put at risk the financial health of thousands of U.S. professional players. This is not the “American way,” but rather, a harsh example of government forcing its own morays on the Internet and its own citizens. There is no U.S. federal law that makes online

poker illegal. But the DOJ, pursuing its own agenda, has stretched the law forbidding online sports betting to include poker. And all this to stop adult Americans from pursuing their preferred recreation in the privacy of their own homes. Is our Constitution and Bill of Rights no longer the law of the land? Has Democracy fallen to the pursuit of political agendas? While we fight in foreign

lands to protect freedom and the democratic way of life, we cannot turn a blind eye to the erosion of those principles in our own backyard. Millions of Americans play and enjoy online poker. It is not the place of our government to take away that freedom of choice. Yes, we need to protect the under-aged, those who suffer from gaming addiction and all players from consumer fraud. But these can easily be done through

licensing and regulation of the industry. If I wanted to live in a country that tightly controls the choices I make, I could move to one of the many repressive foreign regimes. However, I’m a proud American who believes in freedom and democracy. Please don’t shame me by making a mockery of those principles. —Martin Shapiro, Florida State Director, Poker Players Alliance

Defense of Marriage Act: Attack the law, not the lawyer The Los Angeles Times via McClatchy-Tribune News Service (MCT) The Human Rights Campaign has been a powerful force for the rights of gays and lesbians, but the organization has stumbled in objecting to the hiring of a former solicitor general to defend the consti-

tutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act. The tradition of lawyers defending unpopular or controversial clients is an honorable one. DOMA, which defines marriage as the union of one man and one woman and permits states to refuse to honor samesex marriages performed in other states, is wrong-

headed, and we welcomed President Obama’s decision not to defend it. But that doesn’t mean the House of Representatives, which took over defense of the law from the administration, shouldn’t retain the ablest counsel available. Former Solicitor Gen. Paul D. Clement, a re-

nowned Supreme Court litigator, qualifies. That is too much for the Human Rights Campaign, which assailed the decision by Clement’s law firm to take the case as “a shameful stain on the firm’s reputation.” It’s perhaps understandable that leaders of an advocacy group like the Human Rights Campaign

would be outraged at the idea of anyone defending a law that they so strongly believe is discriminatory. But the suggestion that it’s shameful for Clement or his firm to do so misunderstands the adversarial process. [...] In criticizing Clement’s law firm for agreeing to defend DOMA, the

Human Rights Campaign contrasted that decision with the firm’s admirable record in promoting equality for gay and lesbian employees. But there is no contradiction—unless one believes that DOMA doesn’t deserve a defense. We hope Clement loses, but we don’t begrudge him the assignment.

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