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In October, nearly 200,000 people gathered in Washington, D.C., for Jon Stewart’s ‘Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear.’ Arts & Life Editor Agata Wlodarczyk attended, saying, ‘Stewart and [Stephen] Colbert kept up their friendly fauxrivalry with a steady stream of back-and-forth that was part debate, part sing-along song and all entertainment.’

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FSU beat out 50 other institutions to be named ‘Most Engaged Campus of the Year’ for outstanding community service, service learning and community-based research by the Florida Campus Compact. ‘Our goal would be for all campuses to have a center like Florida State’s,’ Executive Director Florida Campus Compact DeeDee Rasmussen said.

Midterm elections produced a Republican majority in Florida, and Rick Scott was elected as governor, and inaugurated on Jan. 4. FSU students have since been involved in the countless rallies and demonstrations both for and against the shift in power, including the student-led, panFlorida group ‘Fight Back Florida.’

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FSU welcomed comedians John Oliver (The Daily Show) and Fred Armisen (Saturday Night Live) for the Homecoming Pow Wow show. 2010’s Pow Wow also included, as always, performances by FSU’s own Flying High Circus, Golden Girls and cheerleading squad.

Florida State football earned a 31-7 victory over University of Florida this past November, giving the ’Noles the State Champs title for the first time since 1999 and limiting the Gators to a mere 64 pass yards and four turnovers. The ’Noles’ victory over the Gators marked the first since 2003.

‘Our No. 1 goal was getting to the ACC Championship Game and being ACC champs, and right behind that was beating Florida,’ Quarterback Christian Ponder said. ‘To get both of those in one night was pretty special.’

Maya Angelou speaks

Barron announces tuition hike

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FSU football defeated the South Carolina Gamecocks 26-17 in the Chick-fil-A Bowl this past December, winning 10 games in a season for the first time since 2003. The season also marked the first for head coach Jimbo Fisher.

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President Barron announced that FSU students can expect a 15 percent raise in tuition each year for the next four years in order to maintain FSU’s standard of education. This, in addition to several more state budget cuts to education, has had students, workers and legislators alike storming the Capitol building in protest almost daily.

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Celebrated poet and author Maya Angelou spoke at Florida A&M University on Jan. 26, saying, ‘In the worst of times, in the meanest of times, in the most threatening of times, there is a possibility of seeing light—I wanted to come to FAMU because this place is a light in the clouds, a rainbow in the clouds.’

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Over 1,300 FSU students stood and danced for 40 hours at the 16th annual Dance Marathon to raise a total of $486,927 for the Children’s Miracle Network, Shands Children Hospital and Florida State University’s College of Medicine.

Students volunteered to stand for one of two shifts of 20 hours. This year, Zeta Beta Tau, Phi Mu and Chi Phi won the competition.

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• Offshore epicenter of magnitude 9.0 earthquake on March 11—80 miles from Sendai • Zushi: FSU Professor Dr. Gary Knight’s location during the earthquake, 215 miles southwest of Sendai

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Japan experienced an 8.9-magnitude earthquake this past March, its most powerful earthquake on record. The quake generated a devastating tsunami and claimed over 14,300 lives. The FSView featured stories chronicling student and faculty experiences from the disaster, including FSU student Mallory Taylor, who was in an exchange program with the Miyagi University of Education in Sendai at the time of the tsunami, and FSU Business Professor Gary Knight, who was just south of Tokyo.

Gov. Scott signed State Senate Bill 736 into law, which will produce merit pay for teachers and end tenure for newly hired employees. The bill has proven to be heavily divicive, particularly amongst Florida’s students.

‘As students, what’s not to worry about it?’ said Patrick Shepherd, FSU student and director of the Center for Participant Education. ‘This is our country and we’re going to be the ones running it soon, and I want it to look better when I get there.’

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FSU basketball beat out Notre Dame, 71-57, to advance to their first NCAA Sweet 16 in 18 years. The ’Noles would, however, soon be ousted from the tournament in a heartbreaker loss to Virginia Commonwealth University with 7.1 seconds left in overtime.

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Actor Danny McBride and director David Gordon Green of the film Your Highness visited FSU, signing posters and shaking hands with students at the Integration Statue, as well as hosting an advance screening of the film and sitting down for an exclusive interview with the FSView’s own Renee Rodriguez. How would McBride describe Your Highness? ‘F***ing super badass.’

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Film School students showcase their multiple plaques and trophies at the 32nd-annual College Television Awards. FSU won four titles at the event.

Film students garner top national prizes FSU honored at 32nd-annual College Television Awards KARLANNA LEWIS Staff Writer Tallahassee may not be as big as Hollywood, but at the 32nd Annual College Television Awards, Florida State University’s College of Motion Picture Arts bested all other schools nationwide with four titles, including a rare humanitarian award.

The 2010 MFA graduates who worked on the winning films flew out to California for the ceremony. Awards were given to the musical Underground, the comedy Waking Eloise and the children’s film The Planeteer.

Jaye Davidson, producer of The Planeteer, saw the potential of the film from the first time she read Director Clay Hassler’s script.

“The film is about an 11-year-old boy named Bradley McGuire, who is a boy genius,” Davidson said. “In his spare time, he’s an avid astronomer.

He builds an elaborate, accurate model of the solar system, takes it to his school science fair, and he loses. He’s really depressed until he sees NASA has lost contact with a shuttle from Mars. He looks through his pictures, and he has a photo from the exact moment the shuttle disappeared. He figures it out with his imagination. You get to go inside his head as he imagines himself in space, imagines himself as the astronauts.”

Each of the winning films was one of 17 thesis films students collaborated on last semester. All were shot within seven days, with only a week of preparation and a few weeks of post-production editing.

Even though Davidson felt enthusiastic about the project, which was named Outstanding Children’s Program, the fact that film is subject to the whim of the audience, success is never a sure thing.

“There’s an incredible amount of imagination that [Clay] put in there,” Davidson said. “There are a lot of people who were excited about the project because it taps into your inner space camp nerd. If you were ever a kid who liked to study space, it’s a very relatable story. I think it has a lot of heart, I think it has high production values. I’ve seen a lot of films that don’t really capture what it’s like to be a kid. They dumb down kids. The Planeteer has a kid being the hero, and his imagination is the star of the story.”

Waking Eloise, which received second place in the comedy category, is the humorous tale of a romantic photographer who calls on a voodoo master to bring back his deceased girlfriend. To create the hilarious storyline, many hands and beaks were necessary.

“Although I served as

producer and was the ‘name’ on the trophy, I was but one of many, many people who made this film happen,” said Chris Holcomb, producer of Waking Eloise.

“Production involved both snakes and chickens, which meant a lot of preparation and paperwork to ensure that the animals were treated humanely. I assumed that the biggest challenge for me would be finding a one-legged chicken.

Without that hen, Waking Eloise would have lacked an essential, if not offbeat part of the story.”

Underground, a musical rendition of a family’s journey on the Underground Railroad, won an award for its music, and the special humanitarian award.

“I liked Waking Eloise,” said Victor Nunez, FSU film professor. “It’s very funny, and unexpected. Underground

Railroad was beautifully done. It also received a humanitarian award, which is something they don’t give every year.”

Though four films won awards, FSU submitted 12. Brenda Mills, the film school administrator responsible for festival placement, said she found it hard to decide which films to send forward.

“We win one almost every year, so the real surprise this year was that we won four, and three of them were first place,” Mills said. “So that was a really nice surprise, but at the same time it wasn’t really a surprise, because the films are great. Underground is kind of amazing, because it’s about slaves, but it’s a drama, with music. My problem has been choosing which ones to send and which ones not to send because there are so many good ones.”

With faculty and staff

like Mills working behind the scenes, students can concentrate on their production.

“What many students don’t realize is that we have a staff person working full-time, placing these films in festivals, so all they have to do is make the film, which is, of course, a big deal,” said Nunez.

For the students, winning awards like those bestowed by the Academy of College Television Awards offer an advantage when they look for jobs in the industry. For FSU, the honor means that the program will continue to be one of the most highly regarded in the country.

“Both undergraduate and graduate students are represented,” Nunez said. “It’s a reflection of the quality of the program and the talent of the students. Needless to say, it’s very impressive.”

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Top military official to visit Tallahassee Students express mixed emotions over Saturday’s commencement speaker TURNER COWLES Senior Staff Writer President Obama’s chief military adviser, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mullen of the U.S. Navy will be speaking at Florida State University’s morning commencement ceremony on Saturday, April 30. Other speakers include FOX News Channel DePuy Bream at Friday’s 7:30 p.m. commencement and Florida Supreme Court Justice Raoul Cantero at Saturday’s 2 p.m. commencement.

Graduating senior RJ Aguiar expressed his excitement about the decision to have Mullen speak at commencement.

“I think universities are always going to try to get the most reputable and news-worthy speakers that they can for their commencement exercises,” said Aguiar. “It’s one of the many ways that the university tries to show off its influence to students, parents and alumni. They’re essentially looking to raise as many eyebrows as possible.”

Senior Ivri Winn admitted to not fully knowing who Mullen is, but said that she hopes the speech remains relatively general.

“I don’t want to have to sit and listen to him talk about war or anything political,” said Winn. “I want him to be like, ‘Good luck with your life and get out of here,’ or something like that—something short and simple.”

Mullen has been chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff since October 2007. He was appointed under President George W. Bush and continued for a second term under

President Obama. Mullen was a staunch supporter of Obama’s decision to repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

Aguiar said that thinks Mullen will be a great speaker.

“I’m actually pretty excited about having the admiral come and speak, since I greatly admire his actions as chairman, especially when it came to the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ ” said Aguiar.

“I feel like he is a great speaker to have with this current social, political, and economic climate, since he will likely have a great deal of eloquent ways to present said climate in a realistic but still optimistic way.”

Winn said she hopes that the speech avoids national and international politics.

“I don’t want to hear about war or politics on my graduation day,” said Winn. “I’d really like for our boys to come home, but I don’t think [...] our graduation will really make a difference in when they come back.”

Aguiar also said he hopes to hear a message about the future; he doesn’t necessarily want to hear about the politics of war.

“As a person about to enter into one of the most unstable and hostile job markets in recent memory, I want to know exactly what the young people of today can do to fix our current situation and what kind of hope exists for the future,” said Aguiar. “I’d also like for him to stress the importance of integrity, since his own integrity is something for which I admire him greatly.”

As for the graduation

ceremony, Aguiar said he sees it as a time to reflect.

“Most people see it as a ceremony that closes one chapter of your life

and opens another,” Aguiar continued. “To me, though, it’s a little bit simpler than that. I spent practically my entire career as an undergrad run-

reer being just as busy. I think of graduation as a few hours when you can just sit down and say to yourself, ‘This is happening.’ ”

ning around doing projects, essays, volunteer projects, extracurricular [activities] and so on.

“I will likely spend the majority of my actual ca-

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Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, speaks at a press conference in Baghdad, Iraq, Friday, April 22. The top U.S. military officer says Iraq must act very soon if it wants American forces to stay longer in the country.

One student’s trash is another student’s treasure Students ‘Chuck’ unwanted goods for a cause during the moving-out process CHAD SQUITIERI Contributing Writer “Chuck it for Charity,” a student move-out collection drive, is making use of what may have otherwise been thrown to the curb on garbage day. The drive aims to collect items that students tend to get rid of when it comes time to move out of their dorms, apartments and other living arrangements and to put them to good use.

All the collected material is sorted and distributed throughout Tallahassee community agencies in

support of their work and the people they help.

Items on the list targeted for the drive include: unopened non-perishable food, books, clothes, toiletries, school supplies, cleaning supplies, bicycles, room decor, and housewares. The idea is that, while students are cleaning out their homes and find themselves with an excess of things they don’t feel the need to pack up and move, they can donate those goods so they can be appreciated by others throughout the community, instead of going to

SEMINOLESCOOP Environmental issues draw students to new degree program Florida State University junior Michael Fundora thought he wanted to study advertising until he realized his heart was really in the sciences.

Now he’s working toward a bachelor’s degree in environmental science offered by Florida State’s new Department of Earth, Ocean and Atmospheric Science (EOAS).

Just a few days before Earth Day –– which marks the one-year anniversary of EOAS and its two newest bachelor’s degrees––a B.S. in environmental science and a B.A. in environmental science and policy–– Fundora studied peat and mud samples from Tate’s Hell Swamp, a remote flatlands and swamp that stretches from the lower Apalachicola to the

Ochlockonee rivers in Northwest Florida.

Florida State’s two new environmental science degrees have proven so popular that 70 students so far have declared the B.A. as their major and 82 students have declared the B.S. their major. That number has since doubled with a total of 310 students admitted to both programs for the 2011-2012 academic year, according to Jeff Chanton, the John W. Winchester Professor of Oceanography, who helped launch the environmental science degree programs within EOAS. EOAS combines the former departments of meteorology, oceanography and geological sciences into one unit in the College of Arts and Sciences, and reflects a national trend toward interdisciplinary envi-

waste.

“I think the charity is an awesome idea,” said Brad Stephens, a sophomore accounting major at Florida State University. “I know just from my apartment alone, which has four people living in it, we have a lot of stuff that we planned on just piling up and throwing away. Most of us are going home for the summer before our new leases start and it just isn’t practical to bring boxes of things you probably aren’t going to use anyway. The ‘Chuck it for Charity’ drive capitalizes

ronmental science programs. It also creates job-focused degree programs for students and more opportunities for collaborative research in emerging areas. Chanton believes that a growing interest in environmental issues as well as the availability of jobs in the field is fueling student interest in these new environmental degree programs, which integrate a mix of physics, chemistry, biology and geology.

Garnet and Gold Scholar Society inducts first members At Florida State University, being engaged in various activities outside of the classroom is a pursuit in which a growing number of students choose to invest themselves. The Garnet and Gold Scholar Society formalizes that pursuit and helps to further enshrine it into the campus culture. It recognizes students who participate in three out of five areas

on that and helps out the community by doing so.”

Students looking to drop off items can do so at a number of locations in and around campus.

All of the residence halls have a location for dropoff as well as several Greek houses. The Dunlap building, Bridge Lounge in Oglesby Union, and Gate M at Doak Campbell Stadium have areas for collections, as well. Students looking for off-campus locations can drop off their items at Alumni Village and the Hillel & Wesley Foundation on Jefferson

of engagement — leadership, internship, service, international experience or research. On the evening of April 21, President Eric J. Barron lauded the inaugural class of 31 Garnet and Gold Scholar Society members during an induction ceremony at the President’s House.

Vice President for Student Affairs Mary Coburn praised the students not only for their engagement in the university community, but also their commitment to representing Florida State around the world.

The ceremony included the lighting of seven candles. The first signified the birth of the Garnet and Gold Scholar Society. There was one representing each of the five areas of engagement. The final candle represented how the three areas of engagement will inform students’ post-collegiate plans. The event also featured each student reading an excerpt from a statement they were required to write about

Street.

“Chuck it for Charity” is put on by FSU Sustainable Campus Initiative, a group that began in 2004 with the FSU Collection and Recycling Program.

FSU Sustainable Campus Initiative is now steered by the Strategic Planning Group, which has the goal of educating the campus community about sustainability as well as continuing to look for opportunities to make sustainability more mainstream at FSU. According to the Facebook event page for ‘Chuck it for Charity,’ the

drive has already managed to collect just short of 3,000 pounds of items in the first three days alone.

The goal set for the drive is to collect 30,000 pounds of donated items.

Volunteers are needed to help with collections, and students are invited to help out.

Anyone interested in volunteering should visit sustainablecampus.fsu. edu for contact information. The website also contains a complete list of items accepted for donation, as well as drop-off locations.

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Doak Campbell Stadium: Home of FSU football. Why watch ESPN when you can see it live?

Denny’s: Located next to the Dunlap Success Center, Tallahassee’s only Denny’s offers Grand Slams 24/7.

Dance Marathon: FSU’s largest philanthropy, organized and executed by students.

Downtown GetDown: Before every home game, downtown Tallahassee transforms into an open block party. Packed with delicious food and good music, there is no reason not to get down and go downtown to Downtown GetDown.

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Bucket list Things to do before graduating AGATA WLODARCZYK Arts & Life Editor It’s that time of year again: Finals are almost over, graduation is just around the corner and, soon, many seniors will be leaving Tallahassee for good. While all good things come to an end, it’s better to leave knowing you have gotten the full experience. Thus, we present the FSView & Florida Flambeau’s Tallahassee Bucket List.

Whether you’re on your way out or sticking around, here are a few things to see and do while you’re still in Tallahassee, before your college career kicks the bucket.

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owned venue showcasing local and touring bands. For a look at upcoming shows, visit engineroomsounds. com.

Garnet and Gold Boys: One can find these glitterpainted super-fans at every home football game surrounded by a crowd of picture-takers.

Homecoming: Bigger and better than anything your high school had to offer, but otherwise, generally the same in purpose.

Humans vs. Zombies: An upgrade on old-school tag played across the entire campus for days at a time.

For more information, find them on Facebook.

Intramurals: FSU Intramurals offer a wide array of options for anyone looking to stay active. More information is available at fsu.campusrec.com/im.

International Programs: For those looking to

spend some time abroad, International Programs open the door to global possibilities. More information is available at international.fsu.edu.

Jenny’s Lunch Box: Locally owned breakfast and lunch restaurant conveniently located just off campus and loved by students and locals alike.

Kissing Bench: Located near Landis Green, this campus legend has seen more action than Edward and Jacob combined.

walk or a cup of coffee at Black Dog Cafe.

Marching Chiefs: The world’s largest college marching band and the soundtrack to FSU’s football season.

Market Wednesdays: FSU’s weekly flea market features local vendors, student organizations and activities located in the Union each Wednesday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.

Landis Green: The pictureperfect campus hangout for a pick-up game of Frisbee or an afternoon picnic.

Night Nole: Operating from 10 p.m. until 3 a.m.

Tuesday through Saturday, the Night Nole offers bus service between campus, local apartment complexes and popular local clubs.

Leach: FSU’s state-ofthe-art on-campus fitness center. For class schedules and activities offered, visit fsu.campusrec.com/leach/.

Oglesby Union: Located in the center of campus, the Union offers a range of food options as well as activities.

Lake Ella: Located off Monroe Street, Lake Ella provides a pleasant change of scenery for an afternoon

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Theatre: Offering Offeri numerous perfo performances throughout the year, FSU theatre is a mu must-see.

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Voodoo Dog: Home to the best hot dogs this side of a baseball stadium.

V89: Turn your radios to 89.7 for one of the strongest college radio stations in the country.

Warehouse: This closeto-campus hangout offers pool tables and often features literary readings sponsored by the FSU English Department on Tuesdays.

Wescott Fountain: The birthday fountain toss is a true FSU tradition and it’s not uncommon to see students getting dunked in celebration.

Warchant: The concert kick-off for FSU’s homecoming activities.

Zombie Walk: The living dead roam FSU’s campus in search of fresh meat.

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What was your best/worst finals experience?

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Shawon Canady, senior: The best thing that has happened during finals week was when a teacher switched our written exam to a multiple-choice exam.

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Jeremy Wheson, freshman: Having two days [of finals], right after each other, [and] not having them spaced apart.

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What was your best/worst finals experience?

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Alex Drestle, senior: Pulling all-nighters.

Hilar Kizma, freshman: Staying up until 4:30 a.m. and realizing everything is four times funnier and getting nothing done.

Lesley Huyh, sophomore: This semester, I have so many finals that I had to buy study guides instead of making them.

Emily Molinaro, freshman: Experiencing finals with 20-degree weather outside makes everything 10 times worse.

Nelly Sagastumd, sophomore: [In] the class I am studying for, we have a take-home final.

Don’t let it fool you; it’s 150 questions and another final tomorrow for the same class— one cumulative, one not.

Anna Nooris, grad student: My first semester as a grad student, I had four finals—two were written take-homes that were upward of 20 pages each.

William Grandas, senior: This semester, having senioritis!

Mari Maki, freshman: The worst part is focusing when I have so many distractions, like it being so nice outside right now.

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Fleet Foxes are far from ‘Helpless’ New record proves instant folk-pop superstars aren’t one-hit wonder

J. MICHAEL OSBORNE Managing Editor Fleet Foxes’ self-titled debut LP/EP combo found a lot of its success in its ability to be both nostalgically familiar, but almost impossible to place specifically, geographically or by way of music history, like a smell that vividly brings with it the entirety of your childhood, before it’s lost again and you’re left wondering what that smell was in the first place. Fleet Foxes sounded like some seamless, timeless amalgamation of American music, from The Beach Boys

you can’t get past the sheer amount dad-rock present here, I couldn’t blame you.

In that case, though, you would be missing out on some stellar songwriting, because the much-hyped Fleet Foxes have done pretty much exactly what they needed to do for a sophomore album: kept their signature sound while expanding upon it just enough to be noticeably different. Most instantly recognizable is that Pecknold has removed the from-the-mountaintop vocal reverb that was literally all over Fleet Foxes. Here, the lead vocals are mostly simple and front-and-center, a small gesture that ends up making a world of sonic difference. A song like the record’s closer, “Grown Ocean� (which is, for my money, one of the

the inverted hymn that it is.

Here’s where you can know whether you’ll like Helplessness Blues or not: Upon first listen, after a few tracks, I had the thought, “Fleet Foxes just put out another killer record,� followed immediately by the thought, “My dad would really like this album.� College students like to throw around the term “dad-rock� a lot to describe anything ranging from James Taylor to Huey Lewis and the News to The National. But, honestly, if Helplessness Blues were any more straightforward dad-rock, it would go to classic car showcases in fast-food parking lots and tell you how much it loves you on Facebook. I don’t think anyone should give up on Helplessness Blues just based off that, but if

to the hymnals under your seats, and somehow, that worked.

On their second album, Helplessness Blues, Fleet Foxes retain the sound that was so overplayed by anyone who bought their record three years ago, but their influences and throwbacks are more easily identifiable—frontman and lead vocalist Robin Pecknold will sometimes beat you over the head with them. His band has been compared to Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young since the first time they harmonized over a chorus, yet now, songs like “Battery Kinzie� and “Sim Sala Bim� can sound so ’60s/’70s pop rock it hurts sometimes (in a good way, generally), and lead single “Helplessness Blues� makes few attempts to sound like anything but

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HHHH best songs to come out this year so far), is everything Fleet Foxes can do well in one wildly joyous culmination that seems to fly us around the world and back in one four-and-a-half-minute song.

They can’t all be “Grown Ocean,� though—as with their debut, Helplessness Blues has its share of uncomplicated filler songs about which I don’t have much to say beyond “They’re pretty.� But, when

those songs are as pretty as these, this is still saying a lot. Ditties like “Blue Spotted Tail� and “Bedouin Dress� are downright emotionally arresting, and the eight-minute “The Shrine/ An Argument� starts as a fairly predictable Fleet Foxes song, turns quiet and reflective and then explodes into a freeform cacophony of sounds, complete with an Ornette Coleman-style free-jazz saxophone freakout.

Helplessness Blues isn’t a perfect record by any stretch, and the limits of Fleet Foxes’ trademark sound are still apparent with prolonged exposure.

Yet they’ve released another immediately compelling and pleasant singalong record, and I’ll be the last person to fault Fleet Foxes for that.

How much would you pay for great games?

Humble Indie Bundles let gamers pick their price for games and charity indie games either; these are honest-to-goodness, critically acclaimed, quality games, including some recognizable games such as the addictive puzzler World of Goo and revolutionary time-manipulation platformer Braid. Each of these bundles has offered over $50 worth of games, a pretty substantial value, for the price of one’s choosing.

As if this weren’t enough, there are a few other factors involved in the bundles that help sweeten this already saccharin deal. Almost all of the games run on Windows, Mac and even Linux, which means that this deal applies to basically anyone with a computer, and a purchase even includes a code which allows redemption on Steam, Desura and OnLive if that’s more convenient than simply downloading the games off the email sent immediately after purchase. The bundles also don’t use any pesky Digital Rights Management (DRM) controls, which means customers can download them as many

EXTRA LIFE! COLLIN MIRANDA Staff Writer Unfortunately, the time has come for my short-lived, yet totally awesome job as the FSView & Florida Flambeau’s video game writer to come to an end.

While I’m sure many out there are wondering where their Portal 2 review is, I’ve decided instead to reward my “Extra Life� readers with the opportunity to own some fantastic games for as low as a penny. Besides, does anyone really need a review to tell them how awesome Portal 2 is at this point?

The Humble Indie Bundles, founded by indie developer Wolfire Games, are collections of indie games made available for purchase under a very simple pay-what-you-want system, a system made famous by Radiohead’s release of In Rainbows back in 2007. And these aren’t your awful Xbox Live-esque

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Still don’t think that Wolfire Games is a collection of what seems to be the nicest people in the world? One of the more notable features of buying a Humble Bundle is the ability to bypass any middlemen, such as publishers, and decide how customers want their hard-earned money distributed amongst a handful of worthy candidates, which includes the developers of the games themselves, the Child’s Play charity that helps

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FSU set to battle Hurricanes ’Noles travel to Coral Gables for series with rival Miami SCOTT CRUMBLY Staff Writer

NICK SELLERS Assistant Sports Editor Major League Soccer announced this past week that the promotion-relegation system that the rest of the world’s leagues use is, in the words of MLS president Mark Abbott, “not something we’re looking at,” thus firmly entrenching the MLS as the everlittle brother of the rest of the world.

If you’re not familiar with the way, say, England’s Premier League or Italy’s Serie A operates, here’s the rundown for you: a specific amount of teams exist in the league’s top flight. The top teams qualify for other competitions in Europe while teams in the lower three spots are “relegated” to lower leagues that are associated with the top flight through a country-wide soccer delegation.

The countrywide soccer delegation (in England’s case, the FA) also holds a nationwide club competition that includes all clubs from all levels, from the largest teams in cities like London and Liverpool all the way down to local amateur squads in the tiniest of villages.

This all-inclusive approach creates a nationwide appetite for the beautiful game, something the MLS claims to be trying to foster here in the United States, yet they continue to refuse tried-and-true methods that have made soccer the booming business it is in Europe and the rest of the world.

So how can the MLS grow their business and soccer as a whole here in the U.S.? Strap on your boots and put on your favorite team’s kit—it’s time to save soccer in the U.S. First and foremost, the U.S. Soccer Federation needs to affiliate with more of the leagues already in existence in the U.S. Only two of the six domestic leagues in the U.S. are affiliated with the U.S. Soccer Federation (Major League Soccer and the United Soccer Leagues), and there’s really no reason why the Federation shouldn’t invite everyone else on board.

Once U.S. Soccer gets affiliation from all the domestic leagues, the institution of the promotionrelegation system would be a cinch, and clubs would have the opportunity to sprout up all around the nation. Many cities already have local soccer clubs, but no professional affiliation, and making the leap from youth club to pro squad would be as simple as retaining your talent from your younger squads.

Soccer is unique in that its fans are absolutely ravenous at almost every level of competition, and if clubs were allowed to grow in grassroots places like a Tallahassee or a Jacksonville with even a sliver of a chance to compete in the top flight, fans would eat this right up.

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The No. 8 Florida State baseball team will put its seasonbest, seven-game winning streak to the test this weekend, as the Seminoles face off with No. 16 Miami in Coral Gables.

Florida State (3110, 14-7 Atlantic Coast Conference) comes into the weekend on a hot streak, fresh off sweeps of Florida Gulf Coast and Duke over the past week.

With its series sweep of Duke this past weekend, the Seminoles recorded their first series sweep in conference play since sweeping Boston College in early March.

The Hurricanes (2713, 15-5) enter their showdown with the Seminoles on a streak of their own.

Although the ’Canes dropped a game on Sunday at No. 18 North Carolina, they have won 13 of their last 15 contests and currently sit in third place in the ACC’s Coastal Division.

Miami will face the task of slowing down a Seminole offense that has been scorching over the course of FSU’s current winning streak.

In their current seven-game tear, the ’Noles have scored a total of 77 runs (11 runs per game) off of 87 hits.

A big reason for the Seminoles’ recent of-

fensive success is the continued outstanding play of junior outfielder James Ramsey.

Ramsey has notched a hit for FSU in 19 consecutive games—the longest such streak in the ACC this season.

Even in the midst of such an impressive streak, Ramsey remains focused on the bigger picture heading into the final stretch of the regular season.

“That seven [game winning streak] we’ve got going is the only one I’m concerned about,” Ramsey said. “I just try to go out there every day and help this team win in any capacity I can.”

Ramsey isn’t the only Seminole streaking at the plate.

Third baseman Sherman Johnson has started a hit streak of his own and has now recorded a hit in 12 consecutive games.

Despite their recent explosion, expect the FSU bats to be tested in Coral Gables come Friday night.

The Miami pitching staff will pose a stiff challenge for the ’Noles, having surrendered an average of just 4.5 runs per game over the last 15 outings.

The Florida State pitching staff brings its own brand of heat to the mound in the form of junior Sean Gilmartin.

The left-hander is coming off a careerhigh 13 strikeouts in last Friday’s win over

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James Ramsey and the Seminoles will look to continue their winning ways when they travel to Coral Gables to take on the Miami Hurricanes.

Duke—a game in which he surrendered just one run and three hits in eight innings of work.

After his dominant performance against the Blue Devils, Gilmartin (7-1, 1.38 ERA) was named the ACC Pitcher of the Week and also earned the honor of National Player of the

Week.

With less than a month remaining in the regular season, this weekend’s ACC series is huge for both of these squads, as the ACC Tournament is quickly approaching.

Florida State will look to widen its lead over second-place Clemson atop the ACC Atlantic

Division, while Miami will try to keep pace in the Coastal as division leaders Virginia and Georgia Tech continue to plow their respective ways through league competition.

The first pitch in Friday night’s series-opening game is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Women’s golf earns NCAA Tournament berth Bond leads FSU to postseason FSVIEW & FLORIDA FLAMBEAU WIRE REPORT Amy Bond, who is in her first season as Florida State’s head coach, has led the Seminole women’s golf team back to the NCAA Tournament and will lead her team into the NCAA East Regional Championship on the Champions Course at LPGA International in Daytona Beach. May 5-7. The Seminoles were selected to participate in the 72-team tournament Monday marking the sixth consecutive year, 10th in the last 11 seasons and 18th in the last 21 seasons the Seminoles will play in the NCAA Championship.

For Bond it marks the first time she has guided a team to the NCAA Championship in five seasons as a head coach.

“This is a great day for our program because it means that we are continuing to move forward,” said Bond. “It’s a good thing that our players are used to playing for Florida State in the month of May; this is something they look forward to and work hard for all season long.

Our girls are looking forward to playing well and

advancing to the championship finals at Texas A&M.” A total of 72 teams and 18 individual will compete in three regionals for the right to advance to the national championship finals at the traditions Club in College Station, Texas, May 1821. The national championships will feature 24 teams and six individuals. The top eight teams in each regional and the top two individuals not on the qualifying teams will advance to compete in the championship finals.

The Seminoles are ranked No. 29 in the latest national ranking by GolfStat and GolfWeek Magazine. The Seminoles have been ranked inside the nation’s top 30 teams throughout the fall and spring seasons.

The Seminoles are one of five teams from the ACC ranked in the nation’s top 30 teams in the nation and finished in fifth place in the ACC Championship in April. The ACC is generally considered to be the toughest conference for women’s golf in the nation.

Florida State finished in a 10th place at the national championship finals in 2011—the highest national finish in school

history—after finishing in a tie for sixth place in the NCAA Central Regional championships last season.

Florida State has finished in the top three in the team standings in three of their six tournaments this spring.

The Seminoles finished in second place at the Lady Gator Invitational, in third place at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic and in fourth place at the Kinderlou Forest Challenge. To illustrate the strength of the ACC, the Seminoles are one of eight schools in the league to have earned either a first or second place team finish this year.

Florida State is led by senior Maria Salinas (Lima, Peru) and junior Hannah Thomson (Perth, Australia) who have finished as the Seminoles top golfer in eight of the Seminoles’ nine tournaments this year. Salinas is ranked ninth in the ACC with a career low 74.21 stroke average and a best finish of second at the Lady Puerto Rico Classic. Thomson is ranked 12th in the ACC with a career low 75.00 stroke average. Thomson

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NBA playoffs first round exceeding expectations HARRIS NEWMAN Contributing Writer It’s no exaggeration when experts consider the current talent of the NBA to be at its deepest level in league history. The parity of great players is so extreme, and the level of competition so equal, that with teams like Memphis and New Orleans, the term “bracket-buster” is actually edging its way from the NCAA Tournament to the

NBA playoffs.

Without further ado, here’s a look into what transpired in the firstround matchups, and what it all means moving forward: Boston vs. New York This series could have gone far differently, considering Boston’s two opening wins were mostly attributed to a bogus offensive foul call in Game SEE NBA 11

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SPORTSBRIEFS NCAA Florida dismisses CB Jenkins Florida senior cornerback Janoris Jenkins was dismissed from the team Tuesday following a second drug-related arrest in the last three months.

Jenkins, who was a first team All-Southeastern Conference selection this past season, was dismissed after speaking with head

coach Will Muschamp.

The first-year coach made the announcement via Twitter shortly after his talk with Jenkins. “After meeting with Janoris Jenkins today, we both feel it was in his best interest to move ahead to the next stage of his career,�

Muschamp said. “We appreciate Janoris’ contributions to the University of Florida during his time here and wish him the best of luck.

Jenkins was arrested

needs to cherry-pick another strategy from the foreign leagues: no salary cap.

The reason that teams in other domestic leagues are able to launch themselves to the top of the table is that they can buy their way there, generating interest and excitement for the individual teams and the league itself.

MLS right now has the lukewarm “Designated Player Rule,� or as it is more commonly known, the “Beckham Rule.�

This allows MLS teams to break the bank on one player, but stay below the cap with everyone else.

Why limit yourself in this way? America is the king of giant sports contracts, so why not allow American investors to break the bank on international stars? If Ronny Turiaf can squeeze $4 million a year out of the NBA’s New York Knicks, certainly someone in the MLS would be “foolish� enough to pay for a Drogba or a Suarez.

The current trend for big American checkbooks is to invest in English Premier League teams, with, most recently, a group headed by Red Sox owner John Henry buying a majority stake in EPL team Liverpool.

If you take the cap off of the MLS, it wouldn’t be difficult to keep that money here in the U.S. Finally, the MLS needs to revive classic franchises like the New York

of marijuana in the bathroom of a Gainesville nightclub. Jenkins accepted a plea deal and was required to pay court costs of $316.

Jenkins also had a run-in with the law in June 2009, when he was charged with misdemeanor affray after being involved in a fight and fleeing from police.

early Saturday morning and charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession. Gainesville police said they found a marijuana-filled cigar in a vehicle Jenkins was sitting in at a parking lot in downtown Gainesville.

Jenkins received the charge back on Jan. 24, when police found him with less than two grams

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He was placed on six months’ probation as a result.

A three-year starter, Jenkins was projected to be a first-round pick in the upcoming NFL Draft, but opted to stay for his senior year at Florida.

Jenkins finished his Florida career with eight total interceptions.

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1, and then, in Game 2, with the Knicks down one point in their final possession, Carmelo Anthony hit a petrified Jared Jeffries, who was wide open under the basket, who sniffed a lurking Kevin Garnett and threw the ball away. Boston then sandblasted an injured Knicks team in Madison Squre Garden, as the Garden brings out the best in every player aside from those on the Knicks.

I’m still not buying the “Boston-is-back� hype, and for several reasons: Jermaine O’Neal cannot possibly play at this level—nor stay healthy—for an entire championship run, the Knicks were over-hyped and the caliber of Boston’s current bench in Jeff Green, Delonte West and Glen Davis is light years behind that of last year’s bench players: Nate Robinson, Davis, Rasheed Wallace and Tony Allen.

Miami vs. Philadelphia Philadelphia has a promising future, and they had some bright moments in this series. But, in all honesty, this series was a tuneup for...

Boston vs. Miami, which could be the most emotional, gruesome, leave-it-all-onthe-floor matchup the second round has ever seen. Aside from reasons aforementioned, Miami gets the edge in seven games mostly because (A) their transition game is moving at lightspeed, (B) LeBron James and Dwyane Wade will attack the Kendrick Perkinsfree lane at will, and (C) Chris Bosh is still carrying his Home Alonelike “I’m-not-afraid-anymore!� high from Miami’s win over the Lakers last March.

Miami’s undoing, however, lies in how they handle a tight fourth quarter. As evidenced by LeBron’s whiff in their Game 4 loss, it should go without question that Wade gets the ball when the game is close. He’s one of the game’s best closers, and he’s notorious for torching Boston.

If LeBron can accept this, Miami should be cruising to Chicago and then maybe beyond.

Orlando vs. Atlanta Aside from some wild Jamal Crawford baskets, the Hawks’ key in their series lead is coach Larry Drew’s ability to exploit the Magic’s glaring vulnerability: Since Orlando

lives and dies with the 3-point shot, Drew decided to single on Dwight Howard and close out Orlando’s shooters. The Hawks’ quick and lengthy defenders did just that, limiting Orlando to 21.8 percent shooting from 3-point range through the first four games. If you take out the 3-ball, you take out the Magic, regardless of what Howard does.

Orlando moved the ball well on Tuesday, though, going 11-for-26 from downtown in a 25-point win. A statement win like that against a rather undisciplined Hawks team can be enough to push them for two more wins.

Chicago still takes them by six in round two.

Sidenote: if Howard is this year’s MVP, explain how he had just eight points in their most important playoff game thus far? That would never happen in Chicago.

Chicago vs. Indiana The Pacers gave their all, and they made a close series out of what should have been a blowout (they had fourth-quarter leads in every game except Game 5).

Credit Pacers coach Frank Vogel, as his wellschemed traps on Derrick Rose forced Chicago into quicker sets and thus forced ill-advised shots.

This is a bullet-point moving forward, as it greatly frustrated Rose and could work for other teams with quick backcourts (e.g., Miami).

As incredible as Rose is, it’s still hard to advance in general when you’re a team with only one player who can create shots.

Grizzlies vs. Spurs The Spurs’ ship has sailed, and it’s downright depressing to watch. Tim Duncan is decomposing by the minute; Manu Ginobili cannot fully recover from an elbow injury; Tony Parker is being out-

played by Mike Conley; and Greg Popovich has never looked so flustered on the sideline.

Meanwhile, Memphis coach Lionel Hollins—the NBA’s closest semblance of a Rex Ryan—has his team under the genuine belief that they can win the Western Conference.

The Grizzlies are gaining confidence and swagger with each game. Marc Gasol and Zach Randolph are violent in the paint, and the destructive defense of Tony Allen and Shane Battier seem to be a scorer’s worst nightmare. Memphis can’t get

by Oklahoma City or Los Angeles, but they’ll definitely bruise them up.

Thunder vs. Nuggets Trouble is lurking for the Thunder. For some bizarre reason, Russell Westbrook is under the impression that he’s a better scorer than Kevin Durant. In Game 4, Durant had just hit a huge 3-pointer, and OKC was down by two points with 29 seconds left. Westbrook, who was 0-for-7 from downtown, brought the ball up, launched an air-ball, and the Thunder eventually lost.

Allegedly, Westbrook and Durant got in a yelling match during a Thunder timeout. This tension shouldn’t be overanalyzed, but it must be cleared before the second round for them to make a run.

Sidenote: Westbrook finished that game with 30 shots, Durant with 18.

That should never, ever happen.

Dallas vs. Portland Fan-favorite Brandon Roy—a knee-less, fallen superstar who was quoted as being “on the verge of tears� after his lack of playing time—viciously leads a Blazers’ 23-point second-half comeback, including his 18 points in a fourth quarter where he couldn’t miss a shot,

Derrick Rose may be the NBA’s Most Valuable Player, but Joakim Noah (above) has been instrumental in the Bulls’ success this season. he got the fear of God put into him. In the ensuing minutes, Gasol threw up several flailing hook-shots, got out-rebounded twice by 6-foot ‘point God’ Chris Paul, then capped the stretch with a frustration foul.

Gasol, who has looked lost at times this series, has been openly criticized by Bryant, which flusters him and perhaps upsets Kobe even more. To win their third straight title, the Lakers’ top priority is for the chemistry between Gasol

and evens the series on his home court. It was as great a sports moment as any, but it’s relatively futile in that the winner of this series should lose to the Lakers.

Los Angeles vs. New Orleans In Game 4, Kobe passed to a wide-open but unsuspecting Pau Gasol, who juggled and then fumbled the ball out of bounds.

Sure enough, Gasol got hit with Bryant’s look that he’s going to rip his head off, and Gasol looked like

and Bryant to be absolutely seamless, since they are the most vital parts to the team’s success.

The road to the Finals still runs through L.A., and, historically, this Lakers team gets better as the playoffs wage on. On a personal level, Bryant will do anything it takes to win, but he won’t sugarcoat Gasol. In the grand scheme of things, it’s not too hard a fix, and we’ve seen them work it out before. But then again, it is Kobe Bryant.

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BRIEFS from 10 recipient of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s Wrestling Scholar-Athlete of the Year and spearheads the list of the All-ACC Academic Team, as announced by conference commissioner John Swofford on Tuesday. All six ACC schools that participate in varsity wrestling were represented on the team.

Of the 20 members, only 10 of them are making their first appearance on the All-Academic team.

While John, a junior, has proved his worth in the classroom as a civil engineering major, he has also excelled

on the wrestling mat.

John, a two-time AllACC performer, finished this past season as the 15th-ranked wrestler nationally in the in the 157-pound weight class and led the way for the conference champion Terrapins with a 31-11 record. In matches decided by pins, he was a perfect 6-0.

John has made the Maryland Athletic Director’s Honor Roll and Dean’s List in all five of his semesters at Maryland and is also a member of the school’s Student Athlete Advisory Council, where he served as an officer and was an active partici-

pant.

Three Maryland teammates joined John on the All-Academic team, but it was Virginia who had the most members on the team with eight.

Virginia Tech had the third-most wrestlers with three. Candidates are eligible to be on the team if their cumulative GPA is over 3.0 for their academic career, and they also must have over a 3.0 in their previous two semesters.

FSU Seminoles announce first ever sand volleyball recruiting class

Florida State indoor volleyball head coach Chris Poole announced the program’s inaugural sand volleyball recruiting class this past Monday. The class is composed of three prospects, and each of them has signed a letter of intent to play the sport beginning in 2012.

Stephanie Pellitteri, Jeassica McGregor and Aurora Newgard are the players that make up the class. All three players are Florida natives, and McGregor and Newgard were teammates at Southlake High School in Groveland. Pellitteri played her at Pompano

Beach High School in Deerfield Beach.

“I’m very excited about this first sand volleyball signing class,” Poole said. “Aurora, Jeassica and Aurora are all three exceptional players, but more importantly, they are exceptional young ladies. They are among the very best in the nation as beach players and we are fortunate that they have made a commitment to Florida State University.”

Pelliteri was the captain of her Pompano Beach High indoor team and earned second-team all-county performer.

She began playing sand volleyball in the summer

of 2007 for the team Club Beach Dig and still plays for them.

McGregor comes to Florida State via Lake Sumter Community College, where she was a first-team All-Mid Florida Conference honoree on the indoor team. On the sand, McGregor led her teams to a total of five first-place finishes in various Dig the Beach tournaments in the coed open division in 2010.

She also helped her team to a first-place finish at the Orlando Sports Complex in November of 2009 and was an AVPNEXT Southeastern Zone champion a month before then.

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Cell phones: electronic distractions Retracing Our Steps ERIK EMBREY Staff Writer Cell phones today are probably that one piece of equipment most college students couldn’t live without. We all have them, and many students have more advanced smartphones running Android/iOS/Blackberry. It’s pretty novel to think that the power from a fullsized desktop computer from a few years ago can be shrunk down into a palm-sized device today.

They are a great alternative to carrying around a full-sized laptop if all

that’s needed is basic Web browsing or social networking. Society has gotten more and more connected with each other, which is simultaneously incredible and a bit bothersome. We can know so much about each other even before meeting for the first time, but there exists, needless to say, a lot less privacy now than in years before.

Disregarding those implications, the big problem with these electronic gadgets lately has been people using them at inappropriate times. Since I’ve started attending classes here at Florida State four years ago, it seems as if more and more instructors stipulate in their syllabi that fiddling with a

phone in class will result in some consequence.

Usually it’s points off a participation grade or dismissal from the room for the day. Instructors find it distracting, and it’s understandable, as the devices have become more complex and consequently have greatly expanded capabilities past being a phone. It isn’t like notes can be taken easily on a cell, though I’m sure that isn’t too far off into the future. Even with such course policies outlined, people still feel the need to text from their laps during most lectures I’ve attended, even with their peers getting called out on it. It’s an addiction toward being constantly connected.

Taking that addiction to the logical extreme, the absolute worst type of distraction with cell phones is texting while operating a vehicle. Texting has been around for a long time, so it’s remarkable how quickly this behavior has become commonplace in recent years.

It feels like it was fairly unheard of when I started to learn how to drive.

It’s rare now, when I ride along with someone, that I don’t notice another driver glancing down at his or her lap at stoplights, or sometimes even blatantly holding the phone up at the 12 o’clock position on the steering wheel heading down Tennessee Street. Thirty states have banned texting while driv-

ing, but Florida currently isn’t one of them. (Eight states along with Washington, D.C., also ban even holding a phone— you have to use some sort of hands-free system.)

I really don’t understand why these folks risk the potential accidents. Are people really that fixated with keeping in real-time contact at all times that they are willing to take their eyes off the road as their 3,000-pluspound piece of machinery reels semi-blindly onward at 40 mph? One of my oldest friends is practically tethered at the hip to their Blackberry; they’re one of those who will hold it up by the steering wheel as they drive. The thing that confuses and frustrates

me most is that anyone I’ve ever called out has claimed that they know it’s bad to do. They can’t put the phone down even while doing something that inherently requires full concentration for the safety of others.

It’s distressing how much our culture holds value to having 24/7 access to each other. Not responding to another’s inquiry instantly in today’s world can be viewed as offensive by some, and that’s absurd in the grand scheme of things. We may live in a nation that is quickly advancing in technology and connectedness, but it’s critical that we not lose sight of our common sense in the process.

Look at It This Way by Daniel Ackerman

Yesterday, today, tomorrow

CHAD SQUITIERI Staff Writer With the final days of spring semester 2011 drawing to an end, I find it important to not only look at what the future holds, but examine what remains in the past. It is

never a good idea to live your life entirely in the past, but much can be learned from periodic moments of reflection.

In my case, I find myself with already two years of a Florida State University education under my belt.

Half of my college experience is complete. While I had a general idea of what my future would be like a little more than 700 days ago when my best friend and I made our trip to Tallahassee, I now realize the

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byte reality of the situation has far surpassed my expectations. The experiences these past two years have provided me with have been nothing less than amazing, the education I have been blessed with has been nothing less than fascinating, and the friendships I have made

can be described with nothing less than love.

As I look toward my future, I was once find myself with a general understanding of where it might take me, but unlike the fresh high-school graduate who arrived here such a short time ago, I now find myself filled to the brim with the amazing understanding that the future is full of unknowns. The fact that none of us actually know what tomorrow holds is something that makes life so incredibly exciting. One of the most

important things I have already come to understand thanks to our university is that, in life, you must set your goals, surround yourself with those you care for the most, and never stop striving toward those goals until they are accomplished and new ones can be born again.

For many of you this is the end of your journey at Florida State, but more importantly the beginning of a new one elsewhere.

For our graduating seniors, I ask that you never forget the feeling of ex-

citement and motivation currently flowing through your veins as you embark onto the next chapter of your life, that you always stay true to yourself and that you never settle for anything short of your goals. For my fellow returning Seminoles, I ask that you never take today for granted, while always preparing yourself for tomorrow. We have all been blessed with an amazing opportunity, and will forever be able to proudly call ourselves Florida State University Seminoles.

Reconsider where you give, don’t reconsider giving ANUSREE GARG The Lantern, Ohio State U. via UWIRE Greg Mortensen, author of Three Cups of Tea—a memoir that has comfortably remained on The New York Times’ bestsellers list for the past 219 weeks—might be a philanthropic phony.

Last Sunday, 60 Minutes ran an exposé on Mortensen, blowing the whistle on his charity, his book and sullying his veracious reputation. 60 Minutes revealed that Mortensen’s

charity, the Central Asia Institute, “spends more money domestically promoting the importance of building schools in Afghanistan and Pakistan than it does actually constructing and funding them overseas.” When visiting 30 of the 141 schools built under the auspices of Mortensen, 60 Minutes found that half functioned reasonably well, but the other half were either poorly constructed, used as storage facilities, or even nonexistent.

The very plot of Mortens-

en’s book is dubious.

Mortensen claimed that he was held for eight days by the Taliban; 60 Minutes was able to track down a few of his supposed captors who revealed that they were not kidnappers, rather they were his hosts and they were never part of the Taliban. One of his alleged captors is actually the director of a research tank in Pakistan. Clad in western business attire he refuted Mortensen’s assertion saying, “This is totally false, and he is lying.” [...] Philanthropy is not

all peaches. All people, Samaritans or not, have their own interests. [...] Fortunately, a few websites perform this measurement.

Charity Navigator “works to advance a more efficient and responsive philanthropic marketplace” by analyzing the “financial health” of more than 5,000 American charities. It does this by sharing data on the expense breakdown for the charity, rating its organizational efficiency, even disclosing the charity’s total revenue and the salary of

the head director. Similarly, The American Institute of Philanthropy, a charity watchdog, ranks organizations based on their financial performance determining how generous a charity truly is.

The Wall Street Journal recently reported on charity scams involving the crisis in Japan. Fraudulent charities using heart-rending language spammed the emails of benevolent souls. Donors took the bait and thousands of dollars went in the pockets of the unscrupulous mis-

creants, not to victims in dire need. Scams like this are completely avoidable.

Donations are desired in a multitude of the world’s problem areas—a simple check can prevent the profits of charlatans and maximize the utility of each dollar by donating to only the most efficient and altruistic charities. [...] One must replace blind-giving with a realistic perspective. Reconsider where you give, don’t reconsider giving. Simply, remember Reagan’s catchphrase, “trust, but verify.”

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Aries (March 21-April 19)

Today is a 7 -- Creative change is possible. Time to bring it up to the next level. Your partner may take the lead, and that may be a good thing. Stick to your goals and keep experimenting with new ideas to make your dreams come true.

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Taurus (April 20-May 20)

Today is an 8 -- You may as well feel good today. Look around and appreciate! Take advantage of renewed self-confidence and take strides in your career. Avoid being overwhelmed by breathing deep.

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Gemini (May 21-June 21)

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Upgrade equipment to fulfill the plan.

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Leo (July 23-Aug. 22)

Today is a 7 -- Here comes the sun, and it’s just what you need. Brighten your workspace, air out bedding and take a moment for yourself to melt in the light. Let it drench you in a warm glow of expansion.

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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)

Today is a 7 -- Exert your will without fanfare. You know how to make it happen, and others will let you run with it. Discover that you already the perfect thing to get the job done.

Libra (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)

Today is a 6 -- Send old stuff to the thrift store to free space up. In the cleaning and organizing, you discover something amazing you’d forgotten about that well repays the effort.

Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)

Today is a 5 -- Find comfort and refuge from stress in an artistic pursuit. Paint, bake, dance, read, write or create. Your partner adds a nice touch, and the fun process lightens everything.

Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)

Today is a 5 -- It’s fine to hide under the blankets with a flashlight and your favorite book, although you may be more comfortable sitting at your desk sketching your ideas or writing love letters.

Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)

Today is a 7 -Words come easily today. Your communication skills are appreciated.

Check the plumbing or water runoff flow. Discover hidden treasure as you improve systems.

Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)

Today is an 8 -Productivity is on the rise, especially if you work in team. Bounce ideas off each other and don’t get stuck. You have the capacity to start anew.

Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)

Today is an 8 -You’re making a good impression.

Turn up the heat and choose.

What kind of leader will you be?

What kind of a difference will you make and for whom?

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