SGA Vol. 2 • No. 1
TODAY FALL 2014
BLack Student Union Candlelight Vigil ALS Ice Bucket Challenge Welcome Back BBQ Fall Drag Show Away Game Screening
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Insert: Women Student Union’s “Get Your Sherlock on with WSU” scavenger hunt.
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SGA Vol. 2 • No. 1
SGA Today Photo Journal is a publication of Student Publications, an affiliated project of the Student Government Association of Florida State University. SGA Today Photo Journal Vol. 2, No. 1
TODAY FALL 2014
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Front Photo by Chelsea Newson, Insert Photo by Lauren Alsina, and Back Photo by Lauren Alsina
8/25 BLACK STUDENT UNION CANDLELIGHT VIGIL Photography: Chelsea Newson
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Black Student Union holds a vigil to remember those who were recently victimized by police brutality.
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BLACK STUDENT UNION CANDLELIGHT VIGIL
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8/27 ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE Photography: Chelsea Newson and Lauren Alsina Article: Devyn Fussman
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ALS ICE BUCKET CHALLENGE
Students experienced ice buckets
among them, lined Union Green on
for charity, an event that drew crowds
Aug. 27 to receive a dousing of ice
and a fire truck. FSU had accepted
water from either a recycle bin or a
Oklahoma State’s ALS Ice Bucket
fire truck. The football team joined in
Challenge to raise awareness and
the spirit on Aug. 17, dunking Coach
funds for Lou Gehrig’s disease
Jimbo Fisher and several players.
research. Students and faculty alike,
FSU beat Oklahoma State 37-31 on
FSU interim president Garnett Stokes
Saturday, Aug. 30. ■
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8/27 WELCOME BACK BBQ Photography: Lauren Alsina
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WELCOME BACK BBQ
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8/29 FALL DRAG SHOW Photography: Lauren Alsina Article: Jonathan Horton It has become a tradition for Pride Student Union to host a terrific, jam-packed drag show the first Friday of each semester. Students lined up all across the union with great anticipation to be entertained by our spectacular performers. This fall’s show, Drag Me to Hell, was a fiery inferno that brimmed with fierce drag queens and kings, and proved to be an amazing kick-off to a great year for Pride. Club Downunder was filled to the max with more than 350 people in attendance. It is always important for students to arrive very early because our shows always sell out. Continued on Next Page
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FALL DRAG SHOW This show was hosted by drag queen veteran Jaeda Fuentes, who served us glam, humor and pure entertainment. Our other performers raised the bar this time with glow paint drumming, burlesque dancing and duo cameo performances. Our audience engaged with the queens and kings and was never bored. Attendees were encouraged to bring
Drag Me to Hell was very
dollar bills to tip the performers.
successful and could not have been
Impromptu audience participation
done without the help of the Pride
was open to everyone; members
Executive Board and Club Downunder.
participated in on stage dance-offs
We are excited to have our next show
and served as the end of jokes from
in January as these are our biggest
our host.
events of the year. â–
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8/30 AWAY GAME SCREENING Photography: Lauren Alsina Article: Jazmyn Reed
As the sun set on a hot and humid Saturday night, Union Green was covered in garnet and gold. Hundreds of students came to watch the football season-opener against Oklahoma State on a 30-foot inflatable screen. “I was so impressed by the turnout for our first away-game viewing,” said Senior class President Haylee Collins. There were students overflowing the lawn and the energy level of the crowd was great.” The event was sponsored by the SGA Class Councils, Inter-Resident Hall Council, Seminole Boosters and Union Productions. The event also included a pre-game tailgate with music, food, giveaways and information tables from several organizations, including the Asian American Student Union, Hispanic/Latino Student Union and Homecoming 2014. “I thought this was a great way to get more people involved with the event,” Collins said. Continued on Next Page
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AWAY GAME SCREENING The Noles came out with a 37-31 victory over the cowboys in Dallas. “I love events like this where people from all over campus can come together, “ said sophomore Logan Godby. “I came last year as well with some people from my floor and had a great time.” The Class Councils hope to continue the awaygame viewings for future games
improving the event.”
this season. “The Class Councils are
The Class Councils work to
working hard to make the away-
create unity among the graduating
game viewings parties a tradition
classes and pride in the students’
on campus,” Collins said. “Whenever
graduating class through events,
there is an away-game at night,
programming and fundraising for
we will be having a viewing party
each year’s class gift. ■
and we’re so excited to continue
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