The Seminole Scribe Fall 2014 Issue 1

The

Seminole

SCRIBE Fall Issue 1 Ocotober 2014

YOUR NUDE SELFIES MAY BE AT RISK

Tuesday Voices: You could be left thinking, “Damn that was good.”

PLUS: Vote to get

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Editor’s note

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new school season brings the chance to make The Seminole Scribe the best college newspaper in Florida!

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For some students, this might be the first time he or she is reading The Seminole Scribe. I encourage you to keep flipping the pages because you are bound to find some articles that peak your interest.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Melissa Merkler STAFF REPORTERS Alexander Alfonso. Carl Barrett, Jordan Donohue, Lynzie Fess, Tia Gautreaux, Jorge Minotta, Haylee Moffis FACULTY ADVISER Jennifer Sheppard EDITORIAL POLICY

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staffpicks

The Scribe’s

Must-have school supplies By: Melissa B. Merkler

“I can't live without my Lilly Pulitzer agenda. Without it I would be totally lost.” Lynzie Fess

“I’m addicted to my neon yellow Sharpie GEL Highlighter! I like the way it slides across the paper.” Melissa B. Merkler

“My calculator, because all I have left are math classes and I NEED my calculator!”

- Tia Gautreaux

“My 3 subject notebook! It separates the subjects but isn’t bulky like a binder.”

- Haylee Moffis

“I don’t think I would make it through the day without my Surface. I use it for everything.

And, as a writer, I never know when inspiration will strike.” Jordan Donohue

“My Nexus 7 tablet. I take notes on it and it syncs automatically to my home PC and phone. I don’t waste paper AND I don’t have to read my own writing!”

- Carl Barrett

“My backpack, holds all my stuff in one place and makes life easier. I’ve had my backpack since junior year of high school.” - Jorge Minotta

“My big prong binder, because without it I would be left with a spineless textbook. I don’t understand why the book store sells a textbook with no spine?

Beats me.” - Alex Alfonso

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tech world

Are your selfies safe?

By:Tia Gautreaux

“Being in the cloud is not the problem, the problem is (students) don’t protect themselves.” - Frank Cooper

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he cloud can be a dangerous place for private information but measures can be taken to make sure those nude selfies do not end up in the wrong hands.

With technology in almost everyone’s hands on a daily basis, it can make personal information available at the click of a button.

Once something is posted on the Internet, it is extremely hard to undo and security is key in protecting data. The ability of someone snapping a screenshot of a nude photo and being able to access it at any time is a lot easier with technology today.

“Being in the cloud is not the problem,” Frank Cooper, a Computer Technology Service specialist at Seminole State College, said. “The problem is (students) don’t protect themselves...with technology comes the ability of someone to use that technology against you.”

Anthony Borbon, a student at Seminole State, said it’s not uncommon for a college kid to have naked pics stored on his phone.

The cloud, according to Microsoft.com, is a massive datacenter that allows quick access to a variety of software and services.

Recently, many celebrities had personal cloud accounts hacked, which revealed personal pictures not intended for the public eye.

This was one of the many wakeup calls for all cloud users.

Students can take precautions to protect his or her personal information from getting stolen.

Jennifer Lawrence, star of “The Hunger Games” and “X-Men” was just one of the celebrities who had her password stolen making access to her personal photos stored in the cloud public.

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“You’re talking to a college kid,” he said.

Anthony Borbon said it’s not uncommon for a college student to have naked photos stored on his phone: “You’re talking to a college kid.”

The four most important things, Mr. Cooper said, to protect data: • Secure network connection • Anti-virus protection • Firewall protection on browsers • Keep up with changing passwords

In a poll taken on the Sanford/ Lake Mary campus, 8 of 10 students said they regularly connect to an unsecured Wi-Fi network that is not password protected. This opens the door for anyone who is connected to that same network to gain access to personal user ID’s and passwords with the proper equipment.

Carmen Defransisco, a student at Seminole State said, “I only change my password like once every two years.”

But experts say a password should be changed every 40 days.

Facebook Messenger could invade privacy

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By: Carl Barrett again. This all or nothing approach could make Android users vulnerable.

acebook users must now decide whether messaging Friends is worth a potential invasion of privacy.

An app like Messenger can seem dangerous since when it asks for permission to access contacts, text messages, pictures and the camera, it will have permission to use those functions any time as long as the app is installed. As a result, a common tactic of Android malware developers is to embed data collection software into a seemingly functional app.

That’s because Facebook recently began requiring users messaging Facebook Friends using a smartphone to update to the new version of the Messenger app that requests a long list of features such as access to the device’s camera, text messages and microphone.

This caused many users to forgo installing the updated app.

As a result of the possibily invasive permissions, Raghav Sood, creator of Permission Manager, an app that allows Android users access to a hidden menu that eliminates blanket approval by making it possible to reject individual permissions, said users should be vigilant prior to installing any app. His app allows apps like Messenger to have the device’s location but not its contacts.

“No, I didn’t (install Facebook Messenger,)” Ed Miller, a Seminole State student, said. “I didn’t like how much it was asking for. I barely miss it anyway. I spend most of my day behind a computer anyway, so I just use it on there.”

Other Seminole State students like Oscar Merthie did install the app, “Because I was sick of it yelling at me. I wasn’t happy about it though.”

According to Facebook’s Help Center article, “Why is the Messenger app requesting permission to access features on my Android phone or tablet?” “Almost all apps need certain permissions to run on Android, and we use these permissions to help enable features in the app and create a better experience for you.”

A tablet screenshot of Facebook Messenger’s permissions list.

Though all Facebook mobile users are effected, these changes affect Android users more than iPhone users because of the way that Android handles permissions.

Permissions are what allow an application to request data from the operating system. On iOS, permissions must be granted individually as the app needs them. Android applications present the user with a list of permissions it needs to function. If the list is approved, the app is installed and the application never needs to ask for user approval

“If a live wallpaper application is requesting access to your notifications, that is usually suspicious, or if a game wants to read your SMS messages.”

- Raghav Sood

“If a live wallpaper application is requesting access to your notifications, that is usually suspicious, or if a game wants to read your SMS messages,” he said.

“Permissions can give access to sensitive data such as SMS content, contacts, your location, all data stored on your SD card and so on. A malicious app could then easily upload this data and sell your information to spammers and the like, or track you themselves.”

However, according to Facebook’s Help Center article s, there are legitimate explanations for each requested permission: Messenger asks for the camera so that it can allow users to send pictures, text access so that it can alert users to incoming texts and the microphone to allow the recording of voice messages.

Yet Facebook’s permissions requests, according to Mr. Sood, are “fair and understandable.”

“But with every app asking for your data, you have to have some measure of faith when clicking ‘Accept,’” he added.

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around campus

Poetry takes center stage at Seminole State

By: Jordan Donohue

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oetry is meant to be performed.

the event had on their lives.

At least that’s according to Seminole State College English professor Karen Feldman.

So, for those interested in performing poetry, Tuesday Voices could be the answer.

Tuesday Voices, Seminole State’s open-mic poetry forum, is free and open to the public, and meets on select Tuesdays in C-110A on the Sanford/ Lake Mary campus.

“It’s definitely impacted my life,” he said, “I present every time…One of the poems I originally presented at Tuesday Voices went on to win (a) poetry competition.”

Self-published poet, Ms. Harrison, said she wanted to encourage everyone to come out and attend Tuesday Voices.

“You’ll have a wonderful time listening to people step up and read their work. You’ll also become inspired and might write your own poetry,” she said, “Poetry is a subject that can intimidate many but once you get to know it better, you’ll become good friends for life.”

In addition to providing a creative outlet and safe haven for fledgling writers to present original poems, Tuesday Voices has made an impact on some who attended.

“I’ve never been,” Blanca De Francisco, a current student at Seminole State, said. “Opening up with a personal poem in front of a group of strangers seems pretty scary and would take a lot of courage.”

Tuesday Voices advisor and Professor Webb Harris agreed that it takes courage to share a poem in front of a group, but the audience could be left thinking, “Damn, that was good,” he said.

“Tuesday Voices was created to be a warm and fuzzy place,” Mr. Harris said.

That is the difference between Tuesday Voices and other forums, according to Mr. Harris.

Talisha Harrison has written over 500 poems due to her love of poetry.

“There is less ego flowing around,” he said.

“At Tuesday Voices, the audience is honestly listening,” Professor Webb Harris said.

Talisha Harrison, a Seminole State graduate and Tuesday Voices performer, said Tuesday Voices changed her life.

“I’ve become much more interested in poetry.

It’s also helped me self-publish three books of poetry,” she said. “I’m an introvert, and speaking in public is somewhat scary for me.”

TUESDAY VOICES MEETS ONCE A MONTH ON SELECT TUESDAYS IN C-110A ON THE SANFORD/ LAKE MARY CAMPUS.

6Mr. Harris said “too many people to count” have told him about the effect

Poesy Rainbow is one of three selfpublished books by Seminole State graduate Talisha Harrison.

Seminole State’s hidden musical talents exposed

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By: Haylee Moffis any people struggle when deciding between a college career and pursuing a passionate talent but some find happiness in both.

“I think it’s important to do research, because what’s important is to know all the ways you can use your major,” Lisette Guillen-Dolby, Assistant Director of Seminole State’s Career Development Services, said.

Students at Seminole State College juggle more than classes and a part-time job. Some sing, play instruments, perform, write and record in hopes that one day they will be successful and happy. Who knows where life will take these students and their careers, but in the meantime, they enjoy providing local entertainment for their peers.

Mrs. Guillen-Dolby said she believes students who have a degree and a gift they are passionate about have a “great advantage” in the real world.

“There are indirect ways that you can apply things that are talent-wise to something that is very professional to the world of work,” she said. “Employers usually look for someone who is passionate about something… if they have a passion for this, maybe they’ll have a passion for my product or service.”

Her advice to students balancing both a career and a talent is to market their talent and also “relate transferable skills from that gift, to a career to support themselves.”

Zachary Jestus, a student in the process of transferring skills into a career, started in the musician world after his brother received the videogame Rockband, thanks to a black Friday deal, he said.

“I started playing, I just loved it, I really enjoyed it… and so that started the ball rolling,” Mr. Jestus said.

He said trying to balance work, school and his recording studio can be stressful and overwhelming at times but he knows it will be worth it in the end.

follow fellow students stay updated with local gigs

Casey Picou, another student working to obtain a degree and also share his talent, writes and records his own songs and had one of his original songs played on a European radio station.

“The guy who was hosting the internet radio show listened to the song, played it and afterwards said I reminded him a lot of John Mayer but a different version with some country, so that was pretty cool to hear,” Where the music happens; part of Picou said.

Zachary Jestus’s in-home recording studio.

Along with his love for playing guitar, he also works at the IHOP on 17-92 and has his own in-house recording studio where he records his own music as well as friends’ and local bands’ music.

Jestus, in school for a Business and Information Management degree, said he would like to incorporate the two to run his own studio in the future.

However, his career and his passion don’t necessarily coincide with one another since he loves singing, playing guitar and performing locally and is in school to become a firefighter, which allows him to devote time to his music since a firefighter’s schedule is 24-hours on shift and 48-hours off. Picou also works at the clothing store Express in the Sanford mall.

Like most artists, he hopes his music career will take him as far as it can.

Casey Picou performs at Liam Fitzpatrick’s in Lake Mary.

“People always say they want to be famous,” he said, “but I don’t necessarily need to be famous to be happy.”

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Tim Smith, President of the U.S. Green Building Council club signs up a potential recruit.

Students dance to a crowd favorite, “Wobble” by musical group V.I.C.

Seminole State College’s Sanford/ Lake Mary campus celebrated its annual club rush on August 27. Students lined up for free pizza and club information.

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By: Melissa B. Merkler

Going Wild at Seminole State’s

Club Day

Emely Brito, Adrian Rodrguez, Zelynette Velazquez, friends and Criminal Justice students stop for a picture at the Unity Club #SLMSelfieBooth booth. Other hashtags include: #UnitySLM, #UnityWildSide

Jennifer Sheppard, journalism professor, advisor for Film Club, Photography Club, and The Seminole Scribe writes down the name of an interested student.

Zuberi McGill, President, Chess Club in the middle of a chess game at the Go Wild for Seminole State Club Day.

around campus

Have a cheap date on Seminole State

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tudents do not have to be science or even astronomy majors to enjoy the planetarium events at Seminole State. But the students who do attend usually have some interest in how the universe works or are curious to learn about the Earth and what lies beyond it.

Most first-time students who visit the Emil Buehler Perpetual Trust Planetarium on the Sanford/Lake Mary campus might not know what to expect.

“I expect a show about stars and space…I expect to gain more knowledge about space and astronomy,” Andres Delgado, a Seminole State student, said before attending the “Terra” event in September.

After the show, Delgado, who attended with his girlfriend, said he enjoyed it “very” much and recommended it to his friends and anybody who is interested in astronomy and science.

His girlfriend and fellow Seminole State student, Kayla Castro, said she would also recommend the experience to students who are interested in science.

Open to the public for a small fee and free to Seminole State students, the planetarium offers stargazers a chance to learn something about the universe. The show is never the same offering films, presentations and interactive events with themes ranging from Halloween to Valentine’s Day. Students like Castro and Delgado are some of the many who come out to the Planetarium events with significant others.

Derek Demeter, director of the planetarium, said these events give students and their dates something different to experience, especially on the Valentine’s Day-themed show. And the best thing is, “It’s a cheap date,” Demeter said.

By: Jorge Minotta

Seminole State students are encouraged to take advantage of the Planetarium’s events as most of the shows are made with the students in mind.

Plus, when he sees a crowd of students turn out, it makes him “happy.”

“This is what it’s for,” Demeter said.

The events are made possible by faculty and staff who work to provide students with not only an entertaining evening but also something useful and meaningful that students can come away with.

Planetarium Director Derek Demeter presents a Planetarium show on the Sanford/Lake Mary campus. Photo by Seminole State Communications Office.

“We don’t like to just throw facts at people,” Demeter said. “We want people to enjoy and understand.”

STUDEN T S, WA N T TO W I N F R E E S WAG ?

All you have to do is read The Seminole Scribe and answer the question. This month’s challenge question is: “Where am I on campus?” Try to figure out which campus and specific location. Email the answer with “Where am I” in the subject line to thescribe@seminolestate.edu. One winner will be selected at random and will be published in next month’s issue.

Identify the specific location and campus of the photo.

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Who’s that professor?

MEET: William

“Bill” Schmidt. He has a bachelor’s degree in zoology from the University of Florida, a master’s William “Bill” Schmidt degree in literature is passionate about from the University photography and story telling. of Central Florida, and is working on his doctorate in English from the University of South Florida.

By Melissa B. Merkler

DREAM VACATION: “I don’t do vacations. I do adventures.”

BEST CLASSROOM MEMORY: PAUSE. “So many. I had to sit in for a professor and teach a story Waves pound the beach at Pololu Valley in the North Kohala, as seen from the trail at road’s I had never read. end on Hawaii’s Big Island. (Brian J. Cantwell/ I was like the Seattle Times/MCT) freakin’ Amazing Kreskin. I used the calm response, and the students SEMINOLE STATE CRED: Associate Dean of taught me. It was the most successful teaching English for 13 years, taught English for more than 30 years including Rollins College and Nova Southeastern experience I had. I left with an ovation.”

University

PERSONAL BOOKSHELF: “About 1,000 books. ‘The Sun Also Rises’ by SECRET HOLLYWOOD CRUSH: “Paris Hilton. Why? Hemingway.”

Money. She’s a MUST-HAVE TEACHING SUPPLY: golden girl. Now “I don’t need anything but me. I can teach anything she is a business woman. She will be just walking in.” a talk show host.”

PROFESSOR MENTOR: IF I HAD TO GIVE “In college I had a mysterious professor who was dramatic. All of the class talked him.”

UP TEACHING I WOULD...

WEEKEND RITUAL: “...go places and Paris Hilton: Creative Commons,

take pictures of people and create stories--tell stories in pictures and words.”

Pimkie: Chesi-Fotos CC, flickr.com

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LAUGHS. “Not one you can print.”

It’s Seminole State, not Most people know that Seminole State College is no longer a community college but dusting off that stigma is not an easy task. September 21, 2014 marked Seminole State’s fifth year as a state school and yet some students, professors, staff and Seminole County citizens still consider the College as a two-year undergraduate school—forgetting that Seminole State now offers bachelor degrees.

In fact, the school refers to itself as Seminole State, not SSC or, as it was previously known, SCC. “We were known as SCC for more than 30 years. So, it does take a little time for people to adjust to the change,” Jay Davis, Director of Communications and Media Relations at Seminole State, said.

‘SSC’

By Melissa B. Merkler

For many, adjusting to the new name might requires some getting used to, while many new students find it easier to say “Seminole State” instead of “SSC.” But, “The College can't stop people from using SSC,” Mr. Davis said. It can only reinforce the use of the new name.

But it doesn't exactly roll off the tongue, Mr. Davis said. And students might be thinking, “But I see ‘SCC’ on campus nearly everywhere I look.” This is because “the college has updated many signs on its campuses since 2009,” Mr. Davis said. However, due to strict budgets, the old SCC signs are removed as specific areas are remodeled, instead of a complete overhaul when the college changed from a community college to a state college.

Eventually, all of the signs will reflect the new title. So, the next time someone says “SSC,” remind him or her that it’s “Seminole State.”

HISTORY OF THE COLLEGE LOGO

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1 Established in 1965, Seminole State originally begain as a junior college.

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2 What is that relic? This design predates the SCC “eclipse” logo and was designed by Dr. Weldon.

4 According to the College website, the log is “a modernized version of a shield, symbolizes that Seminole State values tradition, but is also progressive, strong and forward-thinking. The logo uses blue and gold, which have been the College’s traditional colors since it was founded in 1965.”

3 This is the retired logo. After its many years in existance, eventually it will no longer be seen on official campus signage.

5 The 50-year anniversary commerative logo is popping up around campus.

Celebrations will kick off in 2015.

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Medical marijuana could go up in smoke if you don’t vote

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tudents and teachers could be legally getting high by January 1.

Amendment 2, which will be on the ballot on November 4, requires 60 percent of Florida’s approval to be passed. Voters are now able to decide whether marijuana should be an acceptable form of medicinal treatment for those suffering from debilitating illnesses.

Currently, it is being argued whether Florida will become the 21st state to legalize the medicinal use of marijuana. If passed, license holders would be restricted to only the consumption of state-produced medicinal marijuana.

The sale, as well as ability to grow the plant, would still remain illegal.

Amendment 2 would legalize the use of medicinal marijuana for many illnesses as well as “other conditions for which a physician believes that the medical use of marijuana would likely outweigh the potential health risks for a patient,” states Amendment 2.

Local lawyer Frank Ioppolo said he believes a reason voters have an issue with the amendment is because of the broad language used.

“It fails to highlight exactly which diseases are required in order to obtain the drug,” he said. “It leaves judgment in the hands of the physician.”

But, Mr. Ioppolo said medical marijuana could be the first step to legalizing recreational use.

By: Lynzie Fess

“They are hiding the discussion of recreational use and I don’t believe that Florida is ready to have that discussion,” he said. “Florida is pushing the envelope as far as they can.”

BALLOT TITLE: Use of Marijuana for Certain Medical Conditions

BALLOT SUMMARY: • Allows the medical use of marijuana for individuals with debilitating diseases as Seminole State student determined by a licensed Florida Anna Lawless said, physician.

“Personally, I don’t believe • Allows caregivers to assist that the legalization patients’ medical use of marijuana. will affect me at all. I • The Department of Health shall think regardless of the register and regulate centers that amendment passing that it will still be difficult to produce and distribute marijuana get it.” for medical purposes and shall issue identification cards to Many students have the patients and caregivers. same views, believing • Applies only to Florida law. that because of other Does not authorize violations of states’ abuse for the term federal law or any non-medical “medicinal marijuana” that an example will use, possession or production of be made out of marijuana.

Florida - making it difficult to obtain a license.

House Representative of Florida, mother and teacher, Karen Castor Dentel said, “Florida can learn a lot from other states. I have no issue with marijuana being used to relieve suffering but I do have a problem with the California or Colorado style of law.”

Ms. Castor Dentel, just as many others including Mr. Ioppolo, believe if Florida is to maintain the 30-year requirement for nurseries, which means that a nursery must be in business consecutively for 30 years in order to produce medical marijuana, then Florida’s system will differ greatly from other states where it has become legal.

“With this law in action it only allows about 70 nurseries in Florida to produce the substance,” Mr. Ioppolo said.

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Plants in the vegetative room at Medicine Man in Denver are bathed in light from metal halide bulbs that simulate summer and encourage vegetative growth. (Kai-Huei Yau/Tri-City Herald/MCT)

Early voting precincts open weeks before the November 4 election allowing time for students to voice his or her opinion. Regardless of opposition or support for this amendment, every vote counts. It’s more important than ever to vote or else the choice may be made by polititcians.

in the news

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Robin Thicke on ‘Blurred Lines’: ‘I was high on Vicodin and alcohol’

obin Thicke claims he was a little blurry himself during the recording of the hit single "Blurred Lines," according to a new deposition from the singer.

Thicke also claimed to have been drunk during almost all his media appearances to promote the song.

Thicke's comments surfaced Monday as part of a lawsuit between the writers of the summerdominating 2013 single (which also featured Pharrell Williams and T.I.) and the estate of Marvin Gaye, whose 1977 song "Got To Give It Up" bears more than a passing resemblance to "Blurred Lines" and was an acknowledged inspiration for it.

"Every day I woke up, I would take a Vicodin to start the day and then I would fill up a water bottle with vodka and drink it before and during my interviews," he said. The singer said that at the time of the deposition that he had been off Vicodin for two months.

"This is water, by the way," he told the attorneys.

According to Thicke's deposition (first given in April and excerpted in a federal court filing Mondayafter a judge ruled that it should be unsealed), Thicke was intoxicated at the time of the recording, and admitted he actually had very little to do with the song besides performing its lead vocal.

"To be honest, that's the only part where _ I was high on Vicodin and alcohol when I showed up at the studio," Thicke said. "So my recollection is when we made the song, I thought I wanted to be more involved than I actually was by the time, nine months later, it became a huge hit and I wanted credit. So I started kind of convincing myself that I was a little more part of it than I was and I _ because I didn't want him _ I wanted some credit for this big hit. But the reality is, is that Pharrell had the beat and he wrote almost every single part of the song."

Despite the massive success of "Blurred Lines," Thicke faced a backlash over the song's aggressive sexual undertones. His follow-up album "Paula," a transparent public attempt to reconcile with his estranged wife, was one of the year's biggest commercial flops.

In his own deposition, Williams corroborated Thicke's account that the song was all but completed by the time Thicke performed his vocal. Williams said he let Thicke take more public credit because it would be good for sales.

Singer Robin Thicke performs at Hot 99.5’s Jingle Ball at the Verizon Center in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Dec. 16, 2013. (Olivier Douliery/ Abaca Press/MCT)

Thicke estimated that Williams had written about 75 percent of the song when he walked into the room. The singer had previously told GQ that the songwriting was much more of a collaborative effort, and Thicke was given a co-writer credit that awarded him around 20 percent of publishing royalties. It's not certain whether Thicke's latest statements constitute an attempt to distance himself as part of the Gaye estate lawsuit, or simply admitting the true story about the song's authorship.

"This is what happens every day in our industry," he said. "You know, people are made to look like they have much more authorship in the situation than they actually do. So that's where the embellishment comes in."

Williams' testimony got especially heated during a moment when the Gaye estate's attorneys asked him to sight-read sheet music, to which Williams repeatedly responded that he wasn't comfortable doing so.

And regarding his opinion of Gaye?

"He's an Aries. I respect him," Williams said.

LA Times staff writer Victoria Kim contributed to this report.

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OCTOBER 2014 Walk a Mile in Their Shoes Tuesday, October 14, 2014 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Altamonte Springs, Atrium Thursday, October 16, 2014 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Career Panel Wed., Oct. 22, 2014, 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Sanford/Lake Mary Campus, UP-1205 Education Career Panel Thurs., Nov. 6, 2014, 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Sanford/Lake Mary Campus, UP-1205

Join the Organization of Competitive Bodybuilders for the Central Florida Classic bodybuilding competition.

Oct 18 2014 Concert Hall (G-118) 4 p.m.

"Nunsense"-Theatre Select dates in October Visit the Fine Arts department for more information.

Sanford/Lake Mary, Partnership Center Breezeway and 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Oviedo, Patio

Music Student Recitals Music students will give solo performances in a recital format. This event is free and open to the public.

October 14, 21, 7:30 pm

Raiders vs.

Embry Riddle (fall exhibition home game)

Oct 17 2014 12 p.m.

Jack Pantelias Field

Choir Invitational Concert Career & Education Connections (Career Fair) Wed., Nov. 12, 2014, 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m Sanford/Lake Mary Campus, L/S Atrium

EMS/Firefighting Info Session Tuesday, October 14, 2014

Tuesday Voices

Open-mic Poetry 10/28/2014 7:00 p.m.

9:00 p.m.

Sanford/Lake Mary Campus, Student Center (Bldg. C), in the Multipurpose Room (C-110A)

Toastmasters Club Meets every Tuesday at noon L-301

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Planetarium: Central Florida Nights Sanford/Lake Mary, Planetarium (B-117) 8:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

Softball: Raiders vs.

Snakebite Saturday, October 18, 2014 12:00 p.m.

10/28/2014 7:30 p.m.

Fine Arts Concert Hall G-118

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10/02/2014 5:00 p.m.

Locatio G-101

DOUBLEHEADER: Raiders vs.

Indian River State College (fall exhibition home game) Saturday, October 18, 2014 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

Mini Gaga Cork Board | http://minigaga.typepad.com/minigaga/2010/02/

Seminole State College observed September 11 by lowering its flags to half-staff in honor of all those lost 13 years ago.

Photo by Melissa B. Merkler

Photo by Seminole State College Communications Office

OVIEDO Phi Beta Lambda (PBL) Meets every Wednesday and Thurday from 3:30 to 4:30 p.m. in OVE101 OVIEDO Student Accounting Society (SAS) Meets every other Wednesday at 12:30 to 1:30pm in OVE102.

Nominate a student, professor or staff member for a feature interview.

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Study Abroad with Seminole State College!

Tentative Travel Schedule

LONDON & PARIS

Cost: $3200 ($200 Discount if Signed up by Sep 8) Spring Break 2015 March 6st – March 13th, 2015 Limited Number of Scholarships Available!

http://www.efcollegestudytours.com/professors-trip/1574074ZT Day 1: Fly overnight to England Day 2: London Arrive in London Take a walking tour of London The Strand Trafalgar Square Leicester Square Covent Garden Day 3: London Take a guided tour of London Big Ben and Houses of Parliament Piccadilly Circus St. Paul’s Cathedral Changing of the Guard at Buckingham Palace (if scheduled) Take a guided tour of Windsor Windsor Castle St. George’s Chapel Queen Mary's Dolls' House Day 4: London Enjoy free time in London

You could earn 3 credit hours: GEB2955/GEB 3955

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Day 5: London + Paris Travel by Eurostar train to Paris Take a guided tour of Paris Place de la Concorde Champs-Élysées Arc de Triomphe Eiffel Tower Les Invalides Take a walking tour of Montmartre: Place du Tertre Sacré Coeur Enjoy dinner in Montmartre Day 6: Versailles + Paris Take a guided tour of Versailles State Apartments Hall of Mirrors Gardens Day 7: Paris Visit the Louvre Take a walking tour of Paris Latin Quarter Visit Notre Dame Cathedral Day 8: Depart for home/ or Two Extended Days in Amsterdam

Please Contact David Moradian moradiand@seminolestate.edu Or Sharon Moore moores@seminolestate.edu

DRAFT - Subject to change.