Fall 2012 Issue #1 by The Seminole Scribe

The Seminole Scribe

Issue No. 1

Seminole State College of Florida

September 20, 2012

Students rate Seminole State professors, classes By Kimberley Lewis

Walking into a new classroom, a crucial moment can occur: will it be a personalized hell, an exciting adventure or some combination of both? To be sure, students have been flocking to RateMyProfessors.com, the number one site to avoid a first day of class uncertainty. The site, built for and by college students, connects more than four million students a month to comments and ratings of 1.7 million professors and

Rate My Professor’s Satisfaction Ratings for Seminole State: College Altamonte Springs 4.2 Oviedo 3.79 Sanford/Lake Mary 3.79 Heathrow Not Yet Rated 7,500 colleges across the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. The first step to rating professors and Seminole State campuses is to create an account. Here, students can research their past, present and future professors and save to his or her profile for consideration. Next, students can research reviews from former students and write anonymous evaluations based on various standards. With the site, everyone has the ability to rate any professor on criteria such as “Class Difficulty, Lecture Clarity, Classroom Helpfulness, Textbook Use and Professor Attendance.” Other options for rating include the rater’s prior interest level in the course, or the attractiveness of the

professor, portrayed by a red chili pepper. At the end of each rating, a comment section is available to leave detailed experiences with the professor and share tips on surviving and thriving in their course. Some Seminole State students gave their ratings on professors at several Seminole State campus locations, but not all reviews of the site were positive: “I used RateMyProfessors. com when applying for Seminole State to see what my professors would be like, but most of my professors were not even on the site,” Emily Teitelbaum said, an Oviedo student. After scoring Seminole State professors, students can evaluate any campus on reputation, class opportunities, location, social activities and more. This feature also contains a comment segment to leave remarks about any subject from parking access and administration to Internet speed and cell phone reception. Along with these comments and ratings, the site generates an annual, “Top List” for the highest rated highest rated professors and colleges, and the most attractive professors. Although Seminole State campuses and faculty do not appear on any of the top ratings lists, more evaluations of the college and its professors could help them appear in future installments. Site users like Amy Gonzalez, also an Oviedo student, have always used RateMyProfessors. com as a tool for choosing courses. “I always use it before I start any semester,” she said. “It is so easy to navigate and I love the hotness option, so you know what you’re Continued on page 2

“Special” People A photography exhibit at Seminole State By Ambar Wessin, Editor

In the Fine Arts building next to the performing arts theater on the Sanford/Lake Mary campus, at the end of the hall on the left, a bright white room showcases paintings and pictures for free and open to the public.

Recently, Orlando photographer Bob Michaels displayed his selection of photographs from his ten trips to Cuba between 2009 and 2011. The exhibit, called“Cuba: People,”is the first reception of the 2012/2013 season,

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from Aug. 30 to Sept. 30, and one example of the many galleries featured at Seminole State College. When Mr. Michaels visited Cuba, he said his goal was to understand and photograph the everyday people. Continued on page 6

• Make their opinions heard during weekly meetings • Discuss issues or concerns students may have • Participate in planning activities • Budget money to campus clubs • Learn about state legislative issues Sanford/Lake Mary: Monday, 12:30 p.m. Room C-110 Heathrow: Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. Room HEA-203 Oviedo: Tuesday, 12:30 p.m. Room OVF-108 Altamonte: Thursday, 12:30 p.m. Room ALT-214

Bring on the Stars By Sabira Mawji

A few minutes passed 8:30 p.m., the room blacked out. Stars took over the dome ceiling. Seats rested flat. A room full of students and locals gathered recently in the Seminole State College Planetarium for The Central Florida Night Show, a tour into the star-filled night sky. It is the only planetarium in Seminole County, with the closest being the Dr. Phillips Cinedome in Orlando, and is the first in Central Florida to have a complete full-dome

Seminole State Planetarium free for students Some students said they video system since 1987. attended the show because Seminole State students did Derek Demeter, planetarium not have to pay for admission, director, opened the audience though Krystal Payne, a by familiarizing them with Seminole State student on the space jargon, which he used Sanford/Lake Mary campus, said throughout the evening. He she attended the show because guided the viewers through she had a passion for astronomy, the solar system, beginning Continued on page 3 with quick facts of the planets, illustrations of constellations and concluding with the telescope viewings. Each explanation accompanied projections using a Sanyo projector, a spherical mirror that warps images on the dome, on the planetarium’s dome ceiling. Derek Demeter instructs the telescope viewing at the Seminole State Planetarium.

(Photos by Zainub Mawji)

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getting into.” Much like celebrities reading the tabloids, some professors may feel wrongly accused or concerned about what their students write. Bill Schmidt, associate dean of English at Seminole State, said he advised against professors using the site.

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(RateMyProfessors.com) is a modern day ‘slam book’ and is not always academically accurate,” he said. In addition to students voicing their opinions on RateMyProfessors. com, educators also have the opportunity to defend and congratulate themselves in front of their students. “I do not recommend this site for professors who want sincere student feedback on course content,” Mr. Schmidt said. Professors can add a photo and respond to comments involving their quality and course

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(Anonymous reviews made by Seminole State students on RateMyProfessors.com)

content. Although many experiences with the site can be positive, the open forum style means many reviews may not be helpful and some Seminole State students said they used the site reviews with disappointing results.

DIY The Music Industry Edition

“I used the site when I applied to Seminole State,” Jonathan Catland, a Sanford/Lake Mary student said.

essay form, and he never reviewed material more than once. Never again!”

“I chose my political science professor based on his amazing ratings. It was the biggest mistake. All of the exams were

By Austin Rogers

and street corners.

Mainstream record labels might not give new artists a shot because it’s too risky, expensive and not good business.

“Record labels are not even going to look at you until you have a name for yourself on a local level,” Mr. Rattanavong said.

“The music industry is risky because record labels don’t want to put a lot of money promoting an artist if they think you won’t be a hit” George

So, in order to put his band’s name, After Vegas, in the music circuit he frequents local shows, and gives out the information to the After Vegas Facebook Band page, he also talks to other musicians into letting his band open for them at shows. “Our singer did most of our advertising by talking to his friends who play shows into letting us play with them and also by telling his friends to look up our music on YouTube and Facebook and our name really spread,” Stephen Kluesener, drummer for the band Flood the Streets, an Apopka band, said.

Bernard, director of business at Seminole State, said. Over the last several years, it appears fewer artists are using record labels because they can produce themselves. “The music industry has evolved from a record label making artists big to a record label not giving artists the time of day, unless they already have a name for themselves,” Mr. Bernard said. Local artists like Kenny Rattanavong advertising by selling their music and merchandise at local shows

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EDITORIAL POLICY Viewpoints expressed in columns and letters to the editor are the opinion of the author and do not necessarily reflect those of Rather than signing onto a record label The Seminole Scribe or Seminole to gain fame, bands and artists are more State College. Letters or columns often producing music independently can be emailed or dropped off and making a name for themselves by at the office. Please limit letters themselves. Some big named artists that to 500 words, and include phone have no label with a record company are number, name and area of study Rise Against, Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails or affiliation. Letters will not and many alternative and indie artists. Artists like be printed anonymously. We Jack White and Eminem went as far as opening their reserve the right to reject letters. own labels. “There are many obstacles and there is a lot of hard work but it will all pay off in the end.” Ashanti Cleveland, a Seminole State student and starting guitarist, said. The career path of a musician is a long and hard one but with hard work and a drive for success all musicians can make it.

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PLANETARIUM From page 1

After the doors close, spectators prepare for the show to start.

and as an added bonus, she said she would receive extra credit in her astronomy class. “I knew it was free,”Ms. Payne said.“but I would have come anyway probably just because I like going to planetariums and observatories,”Ms. Payne said. Yet, students were not the only ones who were attending the show. A handful of locals chose to spend their Friday night looking up into the galaxy, including local resident Howard Brenner and his family, who attended the planetarium after seeing the

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event on Facebook. Mr. Brenner said the family wanted to come see the moon through the telescope but he read the time wrong. So, the family ended up coming an hour earlier than the telescope viewings and saw the astronomy show, too. Mr. Brenner said he would definitely recommend this show because of the great explanations of the constellations. “I know it’s a small school,” he said.“Not a large school but, you know, I went to a

large school in Baltimore and we didn’t have a planetarium on campus. The students here are very lucky to have such a privilege.” Mr. Demeter said the ticket sales benefited research and development at Seminole State so the community can observe the cosmos across the seasons. “The show changes throughout the year,”Mr. Demeter said.“The people that come in December will see a completely different show in March.”

LOCATION: Sanford/ Lake Mary Campus PRICE: Adults: $6 Seniors (55+): $4 Students (K-12): $4 Non-Seminole State College Students (with ID): $4 Seminole State students, faculty and staff: FREE!

WEBSITE: seminolestate.edu/planet CONTACT: Derek Demeter (407) 708-2409

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Upcoming Planetarium Events: - Sept. 21 “Central Florida Nights” / 8:30 p.m. - Sept. 22 “Terra” / 8:30 p.m. - Sept. 28 “Fire of Creation: The Maya” / 8:30 p.m. - Sept. 29 “Terra” / 8:30 p.m. - Oct. 5 “Central Florida Nights” / 8:30 p.m. - Oct. 6 “Into the West: Astronomical Origins of Halloween” / 8:30 p.m. - Oct. 12 “Stories of the Night Sky: Clash of the

Titans” / 8:30 p.m.

“It’s not uncommon for a student to have made a major selection and get farther along in their program and then realize it wasn’t the right fit,” said Christy King, director of Career Services at Seminole State. One place to turn is the Career Development Center; students find resources including resume review, mock interviewing, internships, as well as personality and interest assessments. “We help them with career decisions,” Ms. King said. “We help them with co-ops and internships, and we help them with job placements. So it’s all of these areas we are facilitating out of this office.” One of the main tools used by the Career Development Center, Ms. King said, is MyPlan.com, a website. “The MyPlan is an integration of everything,” she said. “It has assessment information; you go in and it is all free as long as you are a student here. They can research careers, research majors and research colleges.” In addition, MyPlan. com includes a number of assessments, which helps guide a student to career paths matching up to their personality and interests. Beyond the assessments, the site also suggests careers

telling the student what industries are hiring, and the industries education and requirements, along with the average income expected in various careers, categorized by city and state. The University Quest event held October 10 on the Sanford/ Lake Mary campus is another tool for students. “University Quest is an opportunity to speak with college and university representatives about transfer options,” said Lisette Guillén-Dolby, assistant director of Career Services. This event matches up students with regionally accredited colleges and universities. The student learns about degree programs and transfer requirements. The schools at University Quest also provide information about financial aid and housing options. Another option for students are the Career Fairs offered on campus. Career Fairs offer students the chance to meet employers. The student can ask about jobs for their major, find out what industries look for in prospective employees, and speak with professionals about possible career paths. Direct Connect to UCF, which transitions students from Seminole State to the University of Central Florida, is yet another resource available. Counselors work with students to find the program that fits the prospective student’s needs, matching the students major to the careers he or she wants. Every decision could have drawbacks: students

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majors and running the risk of exceeding the maximum credit hours. “It’s going to impact them in their pocket,” Jacqueline West-Lee, academic coordinator at Direct Connect to UCF, said. “It will cost more.” Under federal government guidelines, students must follow ‘Standards of Progress’ and not take too long to complete their degree program or “150 percent of the required number of credit hours needed to graduate from a specific program of study,” according to the Seminole State website. Anytime a student withdraws from class or takes a class not associated with the student’s degree program, the student runs the risk of exceeding the maximum credit hours. An “excess hours” surcharge may be

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In the Career Development Center, next to the bookstore, counselors work to understand what each student wants out of their education. “You need to know what you are going to do for the rest of your life,” Ms. King said.

Can You Hear Me Now?

Cell phone reception on campus By Cindy Villalobos

Dropped calls, late text messages, no checking Facebook and Twitter statuses. Students, staff and faculty alike struggled to find cell phone reception at the Sanford/ Lake Mary campus and call to report problems to the help desk. “No one in the lab gets reception” said Kathryn Woodman, a freshman at Seminole State College.

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Rumors of a conspiracy circled recently forcing students to concentrate on school rather than their phones. “When the teachers are lecturing…they don’t want cell phones to be in use,” Ms. Woodman said. Professor Scott Freeman, a psychology teacher at Seminole State College, said he missed text messages and phone calls in the past. “I think these walls must be made of lead,” he said in an interview from his classroom recently. “Maybe it’s a good idea,” Professor Freeman said, adding that the lack of service could keep students from Facebook and checking their email. It’s a distraction as a teacher, he said. “I can live with this.” One likely reason for the reception problems is the design of the buildings said an employee of the College who did not wished to be named. “You have walls, bricks; those reduce signal,” the employee said, adding that to enhance the reception around campus, the college needed to purchase additional equipment. In an unofficial experiment conducted by one reporter of the Seminole Scribe, the building with the best reception is the UP building located on the east side of campus and the building with the least reception is the L building located in the center of campus in place of the old library. Until the issue is fixed, many would agree the number one place to receive the best signal is outside.

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A Local Gem Uncovered: Austin’s Coffee and Film Offers Coffee with a Cause By Danielle Wiebe

Driving down Fairbanks Avenue, Austin’s Coffee and Film is tucked away between a salon and a plaza of other small businesses. The small building can easily be missed, but on the inside, Austin’s is

filled with more than the smell of fresh coffee, but also with eclectic personalities. At first glance, the interior of Austin’s Coffee looks like a hodgepodge of old furniture thrown together in a small space with art covering the walls. While the decor may not be extraordinary, what makes up much of Austin’s character is the people. “We open our doors to absolutely everybody,”said Sean Moore, the owner.“There is no age demographic, you can be anything,” Along with brewing the“best cup of coffee,”Austin’s has a full menu of food and desserts, many of which are vegetarian/vegan friendly. “I recommend asking the owner, Sean, what to get,”said Dorsa Vaziri, a regular customer.“He usually can read people pretty well and can make a great drink.” Austin’s uses organic imported coffee beans roasted right in the shop. “They have great coffee, and the food is good, too”said Leonard Nichols.“My favorite thing is the hazelnut coffee with a squirt of banana in it.”

Outside and inside Austin’s Coffee, located at 929 West Fairbanks Avenue in Winter Park. (Photos by Danielle Wiebe)

Austin’s is not only about coffee but entertainment and art as well. Every night Austin’s hosts live performances, from hip-hop freestyling, open mic, to stand up comedy. The regular customers know to arrive early to beat the crowds.

“When it’s full, it’s kind of hard to see what’s going on or get to the counter,”said Ms. Vaziri.“But they have the giant window that looks toward the stage from the front so you don’t have to stand in the crowd.” Mr. Moore could be known for saving the coffee shop. After the business opened in 2002, it started failing and a regular customer, Mr. Moore decided to buy the building in 2005. He had always wanted to own a coffee shop so he quit his corporate job and started working at Austin’s. “Life threw me all my curve balls,”he said.“I couldn’t have worked for someone else at that time. It humbles me that I was very fortunate to have Austin’s come into my life at the time that it did.” Mr Moore’s decision to buy the company was a soul search for him, he said.“I destroyed my professional career. Austin’s saved my soul.”

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CUBA

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“The people of Cuba are special,”Mr. Michaels said in an email interview with The Scribe.“They have the ability to live life by accentuating positives and not dwelling on those negative things they cannot change…They just accept and take everything in stride.” As a photographer, Mr. Michaels often does not know where he will be going and said he goes where he thinks the interesting people and photos will be. His does not sell his images and does not pursue commercial photo work because he“believes this allows him the freedom to do what he likes with no economic or marketability influence,”according to a statement released by Mr. Michaels.

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Bob Michaels: “I came across these two young girls playing in a large pan of water while walking through Banao, a small agricultural town. Their mother smiled and said “hello” before going back to washing dishes in the window sink. I noticed their only toy seemed to be an old rubber play ball with a large gash in the side, so I gave each of them an empty plastic film can. They were as ecstatic as an American kid on Christmas morning, grinning as they snapped the plastic lids on and off. Their mother looked up and said “gracias” as I was leaving.”

Seminole State student Joanne Davis said, when she saw the picture of the young girls in the water pan, she understood their situation. “It shows the innocence of the children,” Ms. Davis said. “They are not aware of the hardships of where they live; in the back, you can see in the mother’s eye that she is aware.”

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Bob Michaels: “I followed this man pushing a cart full of baby pigs for many blocks through downtown Sancti Spiritus. Finally this woman came out with her children, looked at each pig, and finally selected one for purchase. Cubans waste no food. Many keep a pig in a tiny pen on the back porch and feed it vegetable or fruit peels, bones or anything else that cannot be eaten by a human. When the pig reaches the proper size, they have a fiesta with their neighbors and buy another baby pig.”

Bob Michaels: “Santeria is an Afro-Cuban religion with an unusual mix of Catholic and Voodoo. Some practitioners also include a healthy amount of financial quackery...I met this woman on the streets of central Havana. She offered to tell my fortune if I would pay a few dollars for the taxi ride back to her house. Once at her apartment it was required that I buy her a beer from the store across the street. Her interior décor was eclectic including an altar, a Kodak advertising poster for a film discontinued decades ago, and a large Michael Jackson ‘Thriller’ poster. She was very diligent interpreting the tarot cards as she turned them over one by one. Unfortunately my limited language skills could not comprehend what my fortune was to be.” The Fine Arts Gallery is free and open to the public from Monday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in building G, room 101 on the Sanford/ Lake Mary Campus. For more information, visit seminolestate.edu/art or call (407) 708-2040.

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Bringing Spain to Orlando: Cevíche Tapas Bar & Restaurant By Ashley Vazquez

to a Seminole Scribe reporter who translated to English. “The rations of the food are not a lot and I can drink and not fill myself up.”

Walking into downtown Orlando’s Cevíche Tapas bar & Restaurant on a Friday or Saturday night, visitors are greeted with the sounds of traditional flamenco music, a mix of singing, dancing, guitars and clapping coming from the Flamenco bar.

Another popular dish, in addition to tapas, is the ceviches. The traditional ceviche is a fish dish made of lemon or lime with raw seafood, garlic, onions and pepper.

“It’s very fun,”Scott Wentworth, general manager of Cevíche, said on a recent visit to the restaurant,“A fun way to dine.” With the largest tapas menu in the world, Mr. Wentworth said, Cevíche brings people an array of dishes to try; from tapas, tablas, cevíches and other traditional Spanish food. Spanish tapas“allegedly started with the king of Spain,”Mr. Wentworth said and“he discovered that if he had a little snack between his glasses of wine, that he didn’t get sick.” Tapas, one of the most popular dishes at Cevíche, is a dish made of different kind of seafood, meat, vegetables, hummus, baba ganush and more. “Tapas is all about sampling rather than overeating”, Mr.

At the back of the Cevíche restaurant, the Flamenco bar“is the heart of the culture of the restaurant,”Mr. Wentworth said. There visitors above age 21 could eat, dance and enjoy live music five nights a week. Patrons in the Flamenco bar can enjoy the same food served in the dining hall, he said. Visitors also enjoy wine imported from Spain, homemade Sangria and mojitos. Mrs. Correas said, the Flamenco bar is her favorite part she goes to Cevíche for the mojito and the show.

Wentworth said. Wanda Correas, a frequent Cevíche patron, said she loves the portion sizes. “I love the idea that is tapas,”she said speaking Spanish

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“I love it,”she said.“It needs more people in the bar.” For more information, visit ceviche.com for hours and show schedule.

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