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A Florida State University graduate student will face felony charges for possession of firearms
on a university campus, according to Maj. Jim Russell, deputy chief of the FSU Police Department. The arrest comes less than a week after another FSUPD officer expressed concern over a hotly debated senate bill that would allow for the “open-carry” of guns on university campuses. “The university exercised their right to prohibit weapons from being
permitted on campus,” FSUPD Chief of Police David Perry said in a previous interview with the FSView and Florida Flambeau. “If someone has a weapon on our property, it is a violation of the law. From the perspective of a campus law enforcement administrator, I have to stand opposed to any legislation that would bring weapons to campus for those
other than law enforcement.” Officers arrested FSU graduate student William Zimmermann, 29, after receiving an anonymous tip indicating that Zimmermann was in possession of firearms on university property. On Thursday, Jan. 27, the FSUPD obtained permission to search Zimmermann’s home, located at Alumni Village, an FSU
housing facility, and discovered two weapons, an AK-47 assault rifle and a high-powered rifle with a scope, as well as approximately 460 rounds of ammunition. The investigation is ongoing as officials try and discover any possible motivations that might have led Zimmermann, a history student, to have SEE FIREARMS 2
Event delivers message ‘Without Words’ Program aims to shed light on social justice issues through informational displays BRYAN VALLEJO Photographer Without Words, a program hosted by the Center for Leadership and Civic Education in order to raise widespread social justice issues, presented their installations to Florida State University on the third floor of the State Ballroom on Tuesday, Jan. 25. The focus of this year’s Without Words program, which ran until Jan. 28, was “War & Life of a Solider, Education, Immigration, Quality of Water and Animal Welfare.” “This program is not designed to change anyone’s mind,” States Program Advisor Jennifer Santoro Das-
comb said. “It is to raise awareness, get people thinking and also talking about the issues presented.” Each issue presented had specific intentional directives geared toward the viewers. The “War & Life of a Soldier” room, for example, showcased a timeline progression from the time a soldier enlists, all the way through the hardships of war and the after-effects of war on the soldier. The “Educatio” room presented facts about the American education system, showing the drastic achievement gap and how it affects individuals in SEE JUSTICE 4
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Barrett White, an FSU student, plays the role of a juvenile offender at the Without Words exhibit on Jan. 28.
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This past semester, students at Florida State University experienced an increase in the price of the tuition, and, according to the Tallahassee Democrat, FSU students will continue to see the price of tuition go up in coming years. President Eric Barron estimated that students
at FSU should expect a 15 percent raise in tuition each year, for the next four years, before reaching the national tuition average. “Basically, the university has lost about $85 million in State appropriations over the last three years—this is a truly large amount,” Barron said. “Because of this loss, the university has been forced to lay off quite a few peo-
ple and reduce our operations, including dropping 37 majors. We are not an average university; we are a top 50 public and a top 100 university in a country with more than 500 universities. Somehow we are expected to continue to deliver a top education with the resources that rank 48th among the 50 states.” Barron also said that most universities across
the nation are increasing tuition as well. “Our students are very bright—the top of their class, and so they get Bright Futures awards as well as many private and university scholarships,” Barron said. “So, when we look at the data for all in-state students (more than 27,000 students), 40 percent pay no tuition and fees, 71 percent pay less than $750 a year, and
only 19 in-state students last year paid more than $3,000. That puts FSU within $30 a month of being the lowest out-ofpocket costs for a public education of any state in the U.S.” Barron added that the rise in tuition would only benefit FSU and its students. “We need to make sure SEE TUITION 2
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Maya Angelou speaks at FAMU on Jan. 26.
in the most threatening of times, there is a possibility of seeing light,” Angelou said. “I wanted to come to FAMU because this place is a light in the clouds, a rainbow in the clouds.” According to Angelou, FAMU could be a light for high school students who don’t think they will finish high school and go to college. “All the while, there’s been a light in this university saying, ‘Here’s a light. Come. I have something to help you. I’m going to help you be more than you think you can be,’” Angelou said. Angelou seemed to command a high degree of authority in the gymnasium—both times her microphone squealed, she merely held up her hand as if she was a traffic director and the squeal ceased immediately. After the second time the microphone squealed,
a member of the stage crew motioned Angelou to move the microphone closer to her mouth. “Thank you; I wish you’d told me earlier, because I’ve said some smart things,” Angelou said. As the audience laughed along with her, Angelou took the opportunity to explain why she believes laughter is so important. “We are able to laugh at ourselves, and sometimes at each other, but mainly at ourselves,” Angelou said. “I don’t trust people who don’t laugh who act as if, ‘I’m serious.’ I think, ‘I don’t know if you’re serious or boring as hell.’ If you’re really serious, you came here to make a difference.” Angelou then told the audience to make sure that they know themselves and love themselves. “You need to have that SEE ANGELOU 3
Challenger crew commemorated 25th anniversary offers community leaders, FSU experts a chance to reflect ANA REBECCA RODRIGUEZ Assistant News Editor Approximately 200 individuals gathered on Friday, Jan. 28, at the Challenger Learning Center in Tallahassee for the 25th anniversary commemoration ceremony of the Shuttle Challenger tragedy. Bobby Brantley, former lieutenant governor, served as the keynote speaker at the event, held outside the Challenger Learning Center at Kleman Plaza, where he spoke on the technological advances attributed to space travel. Several community leaders, including former Tallahassee Mayor Scott Maddox, former State Rep. Marjorie Turnbull, Mayor John Marks and Leon County Commission Chairman John Dai-
ley, also shared remarks at the event, honoring the lives of the eight astronauts killed on board the shuttle. Commander Dick Scobee, Pilot Mike Smith, Flight Engineer Judy Resnick, Payload Specialist Greg Jarvis, NASA’s teacher-in-space Christa McAuliffe and Mission Specialists El Onizuka and Ron McNair, who made up the STS-51-L crew, all lost their lives when the shuttle exploded 73 seconds after liftoff on Jan. 28, 1986. According to Mayor Marks, the anniversary provides an opportunity to celebrate the crew’s legacy. “We celebrate today, yes, celebrate this day because those seven brave American were on a mission,” Marks said. “And though they are no longer with us,
they left inspiration to encourage our youth. We are honoring the sacrifice of the seven crew members by turning tragedy into triumph with the Challenger Learning Centers.” Members of Godby High school’s JROTC were on hand to present the colors during a uniformed color guard, which was followed by a performance from the Boys’ Choir of Tallahassee later in the event. At 11:39 a.m., attendees observed a moment of silence for the Shuttle crew as bell chimes honored each member. According to some experts, the anniversaries mark a time for reflection, during which individuals often take time to remember where they were during the tragedy, as well as consider the various ways it might have affected them. In preparation for the anniversary, several Florida State University experts, including professor of nursing and Certified Traumatologist Sally Karioth and assistant professor of psychology Jes-
se Cougle, offered their perspective in a press release for the media. Karioth said that when it comes to traumatic events, the human mind has a tendency to remember certain details as part of a coping mechanism. “There is really no time limit on remembered traumatic responses,” Karioth said. “Those of us old enough can pinpoint where we were when JFK was assassinated, when we heard about Princess Diana, 9/11, Katrina and the Challenger disaster. The Challenger disaster is especially poignant as there were millions of school children watching. We as a nation have these collective griefs that we share. It is comforting to know that others saw what we saw, felt as we did and understand when we tell our own stories; they will understand because they, too, were there.” The nationally televised event became engrained in the human psyche of
those who witnessed the tragedy unfold. Today, replayed footage makes it possible for younger generations to try and understand the magnitude of the tragedy. According to Cougle, present-day commemorations allow all types of individuals to relate to one another and offer support. “These types of commemorations can be helpful for people who lost those close to them,” Cougle said. “It can make them feel as if the legacy of the departed lives on. It can also be perspectivebuilding in that their focus is turned toward more important things. It can draw them closer to friends and family.” Today, institutions such as the Challenger Learning Center in Tallahassee continue to promote a sense of learning and community. Collectively, Challenger Centers around the nation educate and provide inspiration for over 400,000 students and 40,000 teachers each year.
Students mark calendars for Market Wednesdays Students celebrate Wednesdays in the Union with local vendors and RSOs BRYAN VALLEJO Photographer Every Wednesday in the Oglesby Union courtyard at Florida State University, different student groups and vendors gather to entertain FSU students and celebrate Hump Day. “The weekly hotspot is Market Wednesdays,” said FSU student Jordan Savariego. Students and faculty alike gather in the Union during Market Wednesdays to partake in the motley of recognized stu-
dent organizations and market vendors. These vendors are an eclectic mixture of people selling merchandise ranging from clothing, video games, movies, dormitory decorations, handmade jewelry and beanies. Curtis Chambers spoke about how Market Wednesdays makes for a relaxing and interactive place to hang out with his friends during breaks in between classes and studying. “I even found a favorite vendor called Sooo-
Crafty,” Chambers said. “Judith Fernandez, who is the owner/designer, handmade me a gangster beanie that sports the garnet and gold.” Market Wednesdays give students the opportunity to unwind in an uplifting environment, with the option to shop from some of Tallahassee’s local vendors. Market Wednesday takes place every Wednesday afternoon in the Union courtyard. To find out more about this event, visit www.union. fsu.edu/sac/market.
pending an investigation. Zimmermann is the second FSU student found in possession of firearms on university property in less than a month. FSU student Evan Wilhelm, 20, was arrested after his rifle ac-
cidentally discharged on Jan. 9, killing FSU sophomore Ashley Cowie, 20, and injuring Keith Savino, 20, while they gathered inside an apartment located in Heritage Grove, an apartment complex
that houses university students. Wilhelm was arrested and charged with manslaughter. It was later revealed that the shooting death is classified as a first degree felony. Wilhelm was released on bond
and, as part of his pre-trial release, Wilhelm must remain with his parents, obey a curfew, undergo drug and alcohol tests and remove all firearms from the home as the investigation continues.
Though the tuition spikes are working positively for FSU, out-of-state student Raye Yardley said this tuition spike comes as an unpleasant shock. Though her parents have been saving for her college tuition since she was a young child, the money they have saved is still not enough to cover her tuition now. “They have been saving
for college for me, but obviously it’s never enough,” Yardley said. “I don’t have any loans now, but most likely, unfortunately, I’m going to have to take out a loan.” Yardley said that she’s applied for a federal Pell Grant each year, but has been repeatedly denied grant money. With the rising prices in tuition, this will soon become a bigger
issue for her. “I’m getting a job next semester so my parents don’t have to give me any extra money,” Yardley said. President Barron cited that the tuition raise should not affect in-state students as much it does out-of -state students. Those in-state students with financial aid such as Bright Futures scholarships and Pell Grants should not see
much of an issue with the price spike. Criminal justice graduate student Willie Gaines was also upset to hear of the rising tuition rates and expressed gratitude that he will not be here much longer to experience most of these tuition spikes. “It’s going to make college less affordable for a lot of middle class people,” Gaines said.
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A Florida State University student asks for information on the International Programs opportunities available on campus in the Oglesby Union courtyard on Wednesday, Jan. 26.
FIREARMS from 1 said weapons in his possession. Following the discovery, Zimmermann was subsequently arrested and transported to the Leon County Jail. Zimmermann was released from the County Jail on Friday,
TUITION from 1 that Florida State University students get the best that we can deliver,” Barron said. “I would rather not increase tuition, but given what FSU students currently pay, the prospect of losing faculty and either admitting fewer students, increasing class sizes or canceling courses and majors, I would rather increase tuition.”
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Corazon celebrates dancing with heart Salsa team hosts 10year birthday event KARLANNA LEWIS Staff Writer This past weekend, Tallahassee’s Corazon salsa dancers invited salsa teams from across Florida to join them in sharing Latin dance with the community. For Corazon, the event was also a way to say thank you to Florida State University and Tallahassee for helping them achieve the past 10 years. Jose Rodriguez, a junior accounting major and second-year Corazon member, feels at home in the salsa community.
“Ever since I came here to Tallahassee, it’s just been like a family to me and it’s like switching families—I can’t just switch off from the salsa Corazon family,” Rodriguez said. When he lived in Miami, Rodriguez was interested in cars, but when he moved to Tallahassee, he found his place in the Latin dance scene. At a dance club one night, a Corazon instructor told him about the organization. When the annual auditions in early fall arrived, he was ready to join the team.
Rodriguez emphasized that making the team is not only about technical ability. “You can know [nothing] about salsa and still make the team,” Rodriguez said. “We see not necessarily who has good dance [skills], but who has potential. We see things like faces, how they’re reacting, if they’re smiling, if they’re having fun. Having fun and dedication are some of the main things we look for.” Rodriguez plans on staying involved with Corazon all his life and hopes to open his own dance studio someday. Emanuele Rizzi, better known as “Blooo,” said he enjoyed being a part
of Corazon so much, he stayed on for a fifth year after graduation. Rizzi described his experience prior to Corazon as “kitchen dancing.” “You just dance around for fun and don’t have any formal training,” Rizzi said. Besides salsa, Corazon dancers learn chacha, merengue and bachata. Rizzi described the cycle members go through, sharing their knowledge with new dancers. “People come in, they learn, and then they pass it down to the next group of people,” Rizzi said. Every Friday night, Corazon offers lessons. SEE CORAZON 4
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ANGELOU from 2 thing speaking to you saying, ‘You’re alright. You’re better than alright; you’re just right!’ Know that you’re not here by accident,” Angelou said. “Know that you didn’t come here like grass; you came here like trees— with roots. You know that, because otherwise any fool can knock you down.” While on stage, Angelou coughed a few times to the point where crew members asked her is she was alright. “Excuse me,” Angelou said. “I’m good. I came here to say what I’m going to say, and I’m not leaving until I’ve said it.” Angelou then went on to explain why she believes human beings are quite interconnected. “There is a statement, which is ‘I am a human being; nothing human can be alien to me,’” Angelou said. “When you ingest that statement, it means that never again can you say, ‘No matter how heinous the crime a human being commits,’ you can’t say, ‘I could never do that.’ You can say, ‘I mean to never do that; I intend to use my energies constructively as opposed to destructively, but if a human being did it, I have within my power the possibility of doing it.’ Now if you can say that about the negative things, just think what you could do about the positive things.” When Angelou got into the later parts of her speech, she frequently focused on her use of poetry in the past and how much poetry spoke to her. “I use a lot of poetry, all of it,” Angelou said. “It all belongs to all of us all the time. At one time in my life, I thought Shakespeare was a black girl, because I’d learned, I’d studied and memorized about 50 or 60 sonnets [after] I had been molested and I didn’t talk. I thought people were looking at me strange. And I read ‘when in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes,’ I thought, ‘That’s me!’ ‘I all alone bemoan my outcast state,’ scorned—I thought so. So I thought Shakespeare was black and a girl and in the South and
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barefoot.” In a question and answer session, Angelou explained her feelings about the upcoming ceremony where the Presidential Medal of Freedom will be awarded—Angelou is one of the 2010 recipients. According to Angelou, she will receive the award in honor of others. “[I will receive the award] in the name of every African who stepped off the slave ship in 1619,” Angelou said. “I will receive it for every Italian, every Asian, every Greek, every English, every person, every Muslim, Arab, every Jew, everyone coming to this country—coming on a nightmare hoping for a dream, I will accept it. I don’t weep in public much, but on that day I might fall on my knees, and I will have no apologies.” One student asked how students could use the “black student” power at FAMU to change the world for future AfricanAmericans. “Oh, first off, you have to know what you really want,” Angelou said. “When you say you want to change it for African-Americans, under-
stand you really want to change it for all. If you get it better for AfricanAmericans, it’s going to be good for Asian-Americans, Caucasian-Americans, Latinas and Latinos if you get it right. This is what went wrong in the first place: thinking you can do this for these people and that it’s not going to help those people.” Angelou constantly referred to audience members as her brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, sons and daughters. Angelou then made a point to talk about her only “born” son, telling of when he had a spinal injury. Angelou’s son called her on the telephone while having stitches removed and asked her to read the poem “Invictus” with him. She then went on to read to the crowd: “I am the master of my fate; I am the captain of my soul.” After her speech, FAMU Provost Cynthia Hughes Harris awarded Angelou with the meritorious achievement award, the highest award that FAMU has to present. Before leaving the stage, Angelou sang her theme one last time. “When it looks like the
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A FAMU faculty member introduces Maya Angelou to FAMU on Jan. 26.
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Students, faculty and members of the community gather to listen to Maya Angelou speak at FAMU’s campus on Jan. 26.
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Mayor discusses jobs, economy with Obama Tallahassee’s Marks asked to represent the U.S. Conference of Mayors in D.C. CHAD SQUITIERI Contributing Writer Tallahassee Mayor John Marks recently arrived in Washington, D.C., to meet with President Barack Obama as part of a 10-member delegation representing the U.S. Conference of Mayors. The delegation discussed the economy with the President, as well as the effectiveness of the Recovery Act and job creation. Marks also met with Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis, as well as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Shaun Donovan. In a one-on-one interview, the mayor discussed what he believes is crucial for a stable Tallahassee economy, and also discussed feelings about the country’s economic situation as a whole. “My impression from the president is that he feels the economy is turning, and that we are heading into some better economic times than we had
before,” Marks said. “He recognizes that things aren’t completely [recovered] yet, but things are looking positive as far as he is concerned, but we have a lot of work to do: we have to create jobs.” Despite some criticism from both Republicans and Democrats concerning the way the 111th Congress, as well as the Obama administration handled the economy during the past two years, Marks stated there was some clear common ground between Republicans and Democrats. “The Republican-led House of Representatives, the Democratic-led Senate and the President all know and all believe that jobs and job creation are what is going to really turn everything around,” Marks said. “It gets people back to work, it gets money moving in the economy, and everyone is in agreement on that. They may not be in agreement as to how we get there, but everybody agrees that jobs and job
JUSTICE from 1 our society. The “Immigration” room showed a visual interpretation of how undocumented migrant workers deal with U.S. policy. Issues such as documentation requirements, the Dream Act, Florida Orange Groves and Arizona Immigration Law were all presented. The basis of the “Water” room revealed the issues of “poor water quality in developing nations,” and how communities’ and families’ lives are affected. A factoid displayed in the showcase demonstrated that $20 could
creation is important.” Mayor Marks also commented on the importance of federal funds coming directly to local governments in order to be more effective. “If there was one message that was consistent throughout our visit, it was to get funds directly to local governments so that we can provide for and help the creation and maintenance of jobs in our communities,” Marks said. “Local government officials across the board, whether they are Republicans or Democrats, want to see more funds come directly to local governments as opposed to being funneled through state agencies. [Local governments] are in a position to put projects to work and to put people to work directly, but when it goes through the state government, sometimes [the funds] do not get down to the local governments in the most efficient and effective way possible.” In regards to the Recov-
ery Act, Marks said that Tallahassee directly benefited from stimulus. “It had a positive impact on our community to keep things moving, to keep things going and that’s what is was designed to do,” Marks said. When asked if he were faced with the same type of economic environment as that in late 2008 and early 2009, and whether or not he would recommend another Recovery Act, the mayor suggested that the best solution would be to work with what is already on the table. “I think the jury is kind of out on whether or not another stimulus should happen,” Marks said. “I am more inclined to say no to be very honest; I believe that what has already happened has done what it was supposed to have done, or is going to do if we continue to stimulate economic growth in many of our communities. Right now, I would not support another round of stimulus funding—we’ve got enough out there,
we’re seeing things turn around, let’s do that and let’s make that happen.” The Mayor continually highlighted the importance of creating jobs as being one of the most important objectives that needs to be accomplished in order to keep Tallahassee on the right track economically. A program called “Local Business Saturdays” was designed to help the local economy and job market by encouraging citizens to buy locally one Saturday each month to help acquaint local individuals with local businesses and, in turn, strengthen local business relations. The mayor acknowledged that the Tallahassee unemployment rate, which is just under eight percent, is well below the state unemployment rate of around 11 percent, as well as the national rate of just under 10 percent, but was clear that more needs to be done. “I am still not satisfied; I want to make that clear,” Marks said. “I am not sat-
isfied where we are. We have a lot of things we can do in this community to help our citizens, but I think we are in a positive mode.” The mayor also helped explain the difference between national and local politics and how they differ. “At the local level, there is really not this division between political parties or ideologies,” Marks said. “As somebody once said, there are no Democratic potholes or Republican potholes, there is no republican trash or democratic trash to be picked up. It’s all trash and it’s all to be picked up and those potholes need to be repaired.” The mayor also recently voluntarily signed a Civility Accord issued by The United States Conference of Mayors that was created as a direct response to the Jan. 8 shooting that took place in Arizona. The Civility Accord can be found and read in its entirety at http://usmayors.org.
CORAZON from 3 provide drinking water for a single person throughout a 20-year span. The final room at the event was constructed to showcase the issues of “Animal Welfare,” with behind-the-scenes perspectives on adoptions, cosmetic testing and slaughterhouses shown. Jennifer Santoro Dascomb stated over 100 passionate volunteers put the event together. The Center for Leadership and Civic Education has already begun planning and taking volunteers for next year’s event.
In 10 years, they have taught salsa to more than 10,000 people. According to members, what makes salsa different from other styles of dance is the grounding, balance of fun and partnership. “Salsa has a lot of rhythm and a lot of beat and even if you don’t know Spanish, you can feel the sadness or happiness of a song and the whole beauty of sharing that connection with someone else,” Rizzi said. Nearly 100 people crowded into FSU’s Student Life Center on Saturday for an afternoon of salsa workshops. The big event, though, came that evening, when dancers put on their heels and practiced their shines for a night of social salsa. Britney Phillips, a music major in her second year with Corazon, described Corazon’s mission. “Corazon means heart, so what we do is we dance with our hearts and we want to spread that joy out to the community,” Phillips said. Blanca Estupinan, a freshman exercise science major, was walking to the card store when she heard salsa music. She went to investigate, found Corazon, and has
been dancing with them ever since. She offered encouragement to any wouldbe salsa dancer. “It might be intimidating going,” Estupinan said. “You don’t know anybody, you don’t know how to salsa—but that was me.” Those like Estupinan might also find it difficult to stop. “The dance itself is very fun; it’s got that Latin spice,” Estupinan said. “It really is addicting.” According to the Corazon dancers, the popularity of salsa is only growing. In the future, other styles of dance—like break-dance and hiphop—may be incorporated into salsa routines. Rizzi gave the short history of salsa and expressed his view of the future. “Salsa used to have a huge explosion back in the ’70s musically,” Rizzi said. “It’s gotten a lot more stylized, a lot more constructed and I think it’s time for a reawakening. We have shows like Dancing with the Stars and you can see how much fun it is.” According to Rizzi, it is more than just fun. “It’s going to be coming out of your heart,” Rizzi said.
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J. MICHAEL OSBORNE Managing Editor Monsters—Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 at 7:45 and 10:15 p.m. Monsters is a gritty, under-the-radar sci-fi epic that follows a strapping young journalist (we’re fans already), who’s hired to escort the daughter of his very rich boss through Mexico and back into America. The problem is that, before all this, an alien life form crashed on earth and infected the upper half of Mexico, and it’s been quarantined ever since. To make matters worse, the aliens’ migration season has started early, and the pair is right in the middle of it. So it’s kind of like a mix between District 9, Outbreak, Independence Day and, mostly, Destroy All Monsters. Spoiler Alert: Godzilla swoops in and kills the aliens’ secret weapon, King Ghidora, at the last minute of this one, too. Some Like It Hot— Feb. 2 at 7 and 10 p.m. In this madcap, kooky kross-dressing komedy from 1959, Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon are bystanders of the St. Valentine’s Day Massacre, flee, SEE GET A LIFE 6
RENEE RODRIGUEZ Assistant Arts & Life Editor Smith Westerns with Yuck—Friday, Feb. 4, doors 8:30 p.m., show 9:30 p.m. at Club Downunder. Admission: (18+) Free for FSU students with valid FSUID (gold card only), $8 general public Hailing from Chicago, Ill., Smith Westerns is an indie rock quartet consisting of Cullen Omori, Cameron Omori, Max Kakacek and Colby Hewitt. The four-piece credits their musical influences to ’60s garage rock, David Bowie, Marc Bolan and T. Rex, among others. After forming in 2007, the band released a self-titled debut in 2009 via HoZac Records and followed it up with their sophomore effort, Dye It Blonde, released earlier this January. The four youngsters (all members are under 21) recently signed to Fat Possum Records, have performed at SXSW and have received nods from Pitchfork, Prefix Magazine and Spinner Magazine. Opening for Smith Westerns is Yuck, originally from London, a quintet that also recently signed with Fat Possum. The late ’80s/’90s lo-fi-influenced SEE LOWDOWN 6
A cultural tradition at Florida State University, the annual Seven Days of Opening Nights festival commemorates the University’s commitment to music, theater, dance, visual arts, film and literature. Among the performers of the 13th season are singer-songwriter Tift Merritt and classical pia-
nist Simone Dinnerstein who will take to the stage in a musical collaboration on Thursday, Feb. 3 at the Turner Auditorium located on the Tallahassee Community College campus. For their dual performance titled “Night,” Merritt and Dinnerstein will present an array of mixed songs, including favorites rearranged by violinist Jenny Scheinman, some
specially created by composers Patty Griffin and Brad Mehldau and a few classical pieces, in addition to some of Merritt’s popular songs as well those still in progress. “I have to give Simone credit for the ‘Night’ theme,” Merritt said in a recent interview with the Tallahassee Democrat. “It’s a wonderful umbrella—a place of darkness that you feel your way
through, that holds emotion and is, in some ways, uncharted territory. It’s a metaphor for what we’re doing together.” After being inspired to blend both classical and roots music a few years ago, Dinnerstein approached Merritt about it, after being invited to be a guest on Merritt’s Texas radio show, The Spark, which led to their ongoing friendship.
“Before I went on the radio show, I listened to her CDs and she listened to mine,” Dinnerstein recalled to the Democrat. “I really liked her songs a lot. When we did the interview, we just really hit it off and we became friends.” From there, they knew they wanted to merge their talents someday in SEE ROOTS 6
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I’m only looking out for you. Obviously, I’m a better judge of how drunk you are at that moment. So, what will happen a lot of times is we’ll have people get angry when they get cut off. They’ll take it personal. They’ll get mad. We’re just doing you a favor.
ADAM CLEMENT • Editor-in-Chief The wooden barrier from where I sit and sip my cheap whiskey is one that establishes something of an order. One mightn’t notice it, though, when a block of ice—a few cubes, at that—is thrown in my barkeep’s direction. To my surprise, he walks it off. As if to be expected. Such is a common scene at most of your friendly neighborhood dive bars. What is uncommon, however, is this precarious relationship, this erratic oscillation between fun and business, which might lead some barflies to forget that, much like bowling in The Big Lebowski, this is not Vietnam, and there are rules. Because my favorite nights out are often those spent catching up with
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these initial strangers who come to not only know our names and our drinks, but our lives, and having witnessed everything from “that guy” causing a scene to gaggles of girls falling over in wobbly stilettos, I fancied the idea of pick-
ing their brains, once and for all, on the nature of the beast that is bartending in a college town. You know, for the sake of journalism. And an excuse to drink. What’ll it be? It’s a tall order having
to pick your poison when ordering a drink; it’s quite another to decide for several of your buddies. “If you’re going to order for multiple people, have your order ready,” said one bartender who requested to remain anonymous.
Not only are you keeping others from service, you’re holding up the person making your drink (and that’s never good). “Nothing’s more annoying than when you SEE BAR 7
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Making friends online, simplified FriendMatch.us helps people of all ages and backgrounds find new friends GRACE NORBERG Senior Staff Writer More and more people are using online dating sites to help them find their perfect match. So why not use a website to find friends as well? FriendMatch is a site that is exclusively for people who want to expand their circle of friends—no romantic endeavors allowed. “There are a million dating sites out there, and we don’t need another dating site,” FriendMatch founder Katie Hartle said. “There’s been dating sites forever now; why should we assume that it’s easier to make friends than it is to make lovers? I think computers can and should
be helping us make friends too.” Hartle graduated from Red River College in Manitoba, Canada with a degree in creative communications, which covers fields like public relations and marketing. She has been working developing websites for a while now, and recently noticed the staggering amount of ads for friendship on Craigslist. Craigslist’s only problem is that its “personals” section is limited to one category for platonic friendship and all the ads get heaped into this one area. Hartle realized that a website dedicated solely to this content was long overdue. “I think the fact that there are hundreds of Craigslist ads for friend-
ships posted shows that people want this service,” Hartle said. “I think once it catches on it’s going to be a really big hit.” Hartle designed and laid out FriendMatch herself, and is also the one responsible for monitoring it to make sure there are no romantic or inappropriate ads posted. Like Craigslist, the site is organized according to city, and new cities are added as people request them. She has not paid for any advertising, but hopes that FriendMatch will spread in a grassroots way, by word of mouth. Currently, the Tallahassee part of FriendMatch is barren—no ads have yet been posted. “Students kind of have a unique situation, especially at a college and uni-
versity level—you have a big mix of people there, and you may have left your sheltered high school group of friends, and then you come into a new place that’s huge, sometimes a new town, even a new country, and it can be a little bit overwhelming,” Hartle said. “This could be a tool for them to make it easier to find and make new friends and have their social life.” There are 15 categories under which to post friend ads. Particularly relevant to college students is Roommate Match. Students can search through ads using keywords, such as “neat” or “party.” There is a section for Diet and Exercise Buddies for those who want someone to motivate them on those New
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you’ve got a lot of stress, a lot of homework, business,” Hartle said. “So if you don’t take the time to make friends, the stress and feelings of sadness can come in. Making those friends can be a good thing for your health even.” Not everyone can easily find friends during their everyday activities, and some may discover that the friends they do have aren’t necessarily the ones they would like. For example, it can be hard to become acquainted with people in college who are non-drinkers. On FriendMatch, one can make an ad searching for people who like to have sober fun. To post an ad or search for friends, go to www. FriendMatch.us.
Year’s Resolutions. Hartle has even seen ads looking for buddies to play video games with or to help the person learn Spanish. “You don’t have to fill out a long profile like most of those dating sites do,” Hartle said. “It’s an online personals section, but for friends.” The site does not even require signing up—people can just go on and post, and replies will be sent to their e-mail. For safety, the person’s e-mail can only be revealed if they choose to reply to the message. The only required fields for posting an ad are a title, gender and age range. What the ad says is completely up to you. “Friendship can actually reduce your stress, and that’s one thing at school
ROOTS from 5 the future. “We thought it needed to have classical songs and pop or singer-songwriter compositions, and then it would be interesting to have a diverse group of composers, and mix in Tift’s music and my solo playing,” Dinnerstein said. “We had quite a long time of sending lists of songs to each other and introducing each other to songs we liked.” During their performance of “Night,” Merritt and Dinnerstein will play
together onstage the entire time. “It’s a full concert,” Merritt said. “We both have moments when we define ourselves clearly, so the weight of our coming together can be understood. The flow [of the show] is interesting. You get a sense of who we both are separately in order to get what we’re doing with the collaboration.” For more information about the event, or about Seven Days, visit www. sevendaysfestival.org.
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GET A LIFE from 5 join an all-girl band and compete for the affections of Marilyn Monroe (who allegedly said kissing Curtis was “like kissing Hitler”). See it at the ASLC and you will laugh, and when you do, just remember that this was made in 1959, and your grandmother was probably going absolutely apes*** for this movie. And your grandfather probably saw it, too, and probably said afterwards, “Hey, I’d dress up like a broad for that Marilyn Monroe,” and then he made a very rude gesture with his hand that we’d all rather not imagine. So, yeah, don’t laugh too hard. Jackass 3—Feb. 3-5 at 7:30 and 10 p.m. Evidently, once Our Lord and Savior James Cameron’s Avatar changed the entire face of modern cinema forever (forever!) with the soulshattering splendor of 3D,
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someone in the Jackass crew must have seen the opportunity and blown some kind of conch shell to reassemble for another entry in their brand-name line of people doing stupid stuff. That third Jackass film, besides just giving journalists yet another excuse to say “ass” in headlines, takes the principles that made a few skaters insanely rich and famous (i.e., balls, nipples, borderline animal cruelty and hurting Steve-O) and does them even bigger and grosser than ever before. If you’re looking for an excuse to get sick to your stomach, you’ll hardly find a funnier or more joyously stupid one than Jackass 3—well, unless you count Michele Bachmann’s State of the Union Address rebuttal (boom!). Natural Born Killers—Feb. 4 at midnight (Friday night)
It’s the movie that made ’90s moms across America utter the words, “I heard that filth is all kinds of violent—what is the world coming to?” and America’s slacker older brothers sigh and come back with, “No duh, mom, that’s kind of the point,” while cutting out another picture from Rolling Stone for their commemorative collages of Kurt Cobain: Natural Born Killers. Starring Woody Harrelson and the 1990s’ own Juliette Lewis as a past-day present-day Bonnie and Clyde who go on a crosscountry killing spree, only to find themselves deified by a rabid media, Natural Born Killers is Oliver Stone’s predictably, gleefully heavy-handed indictment of American media consumption that’s only become more relevant in the era of the 24hour news cycles, not to mention the era of Robert Downey, Jr.
band will release their debut full-length later this year and have already been labeled as one of the bands to watch in 2011. Forever & Always with Alive At Last, Tourist, Hooray For Autumn, Here For Today and Silver Diner Kids Club—Friday, Feb. 4, doors 7 p.m. at Floyd’s Music Store. Admission: all ages, $7 (21+), $10 (under 21) Six bands will take over Floyd’s Music Store on Friday, Feb. 4. Among them is Forever & Always, a power pop/ punk quintet consisting of Tallahassee’s very own Jake Long (vocals, guitar), Dillon Jordan (guitar, synth), Logan Connor (bass, vocals), Rucker Sasser (drums, vocals) and Nathan Johnson (guitar, screams). Since forming, the band has released a single, Secret Secret, as well as a five-track album, Lights,
Camera, Action, in addition to a new album slated for release later this year. Joining Forever & Always is Alive At Last, a rock five-piece with roots in Thomasville, Ga., and Tallahassee. Members include Doug “Big Daddy D” Mishler (vocals), Frankie Warr (guitar), Zachary Baker (bass), Andrew Vinson (guitar, vocals) and Joseph Holland (drums, percussion). Fellow acts include: Tourist, Hooray For Autumn, Here For Today and Silver Diner Kids Club. Free Energy with The Postelles—Saturday, Feb. 5, doors 8:30 p.m., show 9:30 p.m. at Club Downunder. Admission: (18+) Free for FSU students with valid FSUID (gold card only), $8 general public Free Energy is a Philadelphia-based American rock quintet consisting of Scott Wells, Evan
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No valentine can save this marriage Derek Cianfrance’s troubled production finally sees light of day MICHAEL FERRARO Staff Writer Blue Valentine is the type of film you find yourself reading about for years and contemplating if it will ever make it to the big screen. It was thought that the film was supposed to start filming years ago, but a number of problems continually delayed the process. Finally, after it was shot and ready to be screened to the world, the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) came along and slapped it with the kiss-of-death rating, NC17. Director Derek Cianfrance and the Weinstein bros., however, fought the rating (and won), something that rarely happens in Hollywood. Seeing the final product, it’s clear the MPAA is just as clueless as ever. There have certainly been more explicit sex in movies with an R-rating in years prior—just watch Monster’s Ball. Valentine chronicles the rollercoaster marriage of Dean and Cindy. At first, like most marriages, they couldn’t be happier, despite the fact that Cindy (Michelle Williams) is carrying a child from a previous relationship, Dean (Ryan Gosling) chooses to raise it as his own. Despite the lack of approval from Cindy’s father, the couple rush into marriage, and those early years are filled with nothing but happiness. In their later years, however, the couple couldn’t appear more unhappy. In one last romantic attempt to salvage their failing relationship, Dean books a hotel room where they are to meant to reconnect but instead all they do is fight, a pattern that has taken over their marriage. Things get worse when Cindy leaves early the next morning for work and Dean isn’t ready to stop trying.
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HHHHH Throughout the film, Cianfrance intercuts the good times with the bad, making the narrative more interesting to watch. The audience never gets too much of the miserable stuff without seeing the couple’s promise in their early years. Nor do we get too much of the gushy happy stuff without being presented the conflict. It is a nice mix and Cianfrance further separates the past by shooting it with 16mm film, allowing for a nostalgic feel during scenes of their antiquated love. Williams gives a performance worthy of her Oscar nomination, while Gosling plays the role of desperate husband and father perfectly without adding too much annoyance. Though the picture could definitely work simply based on their performances, the fact that it has a well-written script makes it even better. Cianfrance first met with Williams almost 10 years ago about this movie and chose not to shoot it with anyone else, even after she took time off in 2008 following the death of Heath Ledger. The time spent certainly pays off and benefits the picture greatly. Despite the title (taken from an old Tom Waits record), this isn’t exactly
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ally. “I’ve got time for that,” he assured. In spite of his affable disposition, I believe him. Other folks, however, may find their own ways out—either through induced sleep or plain ol’ sleepwalking. “We had lost sight of a friend only to discover him getting escorted out in an [armlock] by security about an hour later,” recalled Majewski. “When asked why, the bartender explained that he had no control, was close to sleep-
ing while standing up and was generally frightening people around him—all understandable reasons for escorting someone from your establishment.” The last word on last call The last call for drinks on a bar’s AYCD night (or: all you can drink, for the acronymically challenged) is something akin to that scene in the finale of Zombieland, where Woody Harrelson’s character (affectionately named Tallahassee) is bombarded on all
sides by a mass of zombies. Bloodthirsty or beerthirsty, you wouldn’t know it. Fortunately, any good bartender will value your life over the almighty dollar, and whether you like it or not, bars are also that rare place where, unlike Tennessee Street at 5 p.m., cutting people off is done out of courtesy. “If I cut you off, don’t take it personally; I’m only looking out for you,” confided one altruist purveyor of booze. “Obviously, I’m a better judge of how drunk
you are at that moment. So, what will happen a lot of times is we’ll have people get angry when they get cut off. They’ll take it personal. They’ll get mad. We’re just doing you a favor.” Better a wasted drink than a wasted drinker, as they say. In sober sum “If you don’t have a lot of money, just be a decent person,” implored a longtime favorite bartender of mine. “Just wait your turn; be polite. Be what you were raised to be.”
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BRETT JULA Sports Editor For the majority of college football fans, Wednesday can’t come soon enough. This Wednesday marks National Signing Day, the day where every college football prospect officially commits (if they haven’t already) to a school and finally puts to rest the question of where they will spend the next four years of their lives. Players can sign up until 7 p.m., and ESPNU will have up-tominute coverage all day long of when high school football’s best make their respective announcements. For Florida State fans, however, Wednesday should seem rather uneventful. But you know what? That’s just fine with me. While many programs across the country will be sitting on pins and needles waiting to see whether or not they landed their most sought-after prospects, Jimbo Fisher and company will be relaxing, most likely popping bottles of champagne to celebrate their 2011 class that has been virtually set for the last week. OK, so Fisher and his staff won’t be doing that and, instead, will probably be holed up in their offices, taking phone calls from recruits for most of the day. But that champagne should at least be sitting on ice for later, because everyone in the Seminole community (including the coaching staff) will want to celebrate once this recruiting class is official after the 7 p.m. deadline. There are a few bigname guys still considering FSU—most notably defensive end Jadeveon Clowney (the No. 1 rated player in the country) and outside linebacker Tony Steward (No. 9), but for the most part, the only thing separating a bevy of America’s best prep talent and Florida State is an ink-written signature to confirm their verbal commitments to the Garnet and Gold. Fisher has always been known as a relentless and successful recruiter throughout his assistant coaching career, but I don’t think many people—myself included— expected him to put together such a star-studded recruiting class so early in his coaching tenure at Florida State. When analyzing this year’s recruiting class, there’s not a whole lot to say about it—in a word, it’s fantastic. So fantastic, in fact, ESPN rated it the top class in the nation, and that’s not even taking into consideration the potential signing of Steward (Clowney has FSU in his final list of schools, but he’s made it pretty clear the front-runners for his services are Alabama and South Carolina). As of press time, the Seminoles have landed a nation’s best 12 four-star prospects to compliment the commitments of five-star recruits Karlos Williams SEE THRILLED 10
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In front of pro scouts, South squad and former Seminole quarterback Christian Ponder outperformed every other quarterback in Mobile, Ala., going 7-for-13, 132 yards and two touchdowns en route to a 24-10 victory for the South.
Former QB tosses two TDs, earns MVP honors in victory NICK SELLERS Assistant Sports Editor At the start of the New Year, it seemed that the lasting image of senior quarterback Christian Ponder would be one of him standing on the side-
line at the Georgia Dome, dressed not in garnet and gold, but in a black warmup, arms folded, sullenly watching what should have been his curtain call. Having been sidelined with a concussion in that final game and battling an
ailing elbow, it was uncertain how Ponder would compete in the Under Armour Senior Bowl in Mobile, Ala. But as was characteristic of his FSU career, Ponder rose to the occasion when it mattered most. After putting in a
great week of practice for Buffalo Bills’ head coach Chan Gailey, Ponder outshined all other quarterbacks and turned in an MVP performance, leading the South to a 24-10 victory over the North. “It was a good week,” Ponder said. “I’m very
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After getting off to their best start in conference play since the 1992-1993 season, No. 22 Florida State (15-6, 5-2 Atlantic Coast Conference) headed to Clemson, S.C., on a four-game winning streak, looking to remain in a tie atop the ACC with Duke. That goal crashed and burned on Saturday, however, as Clemson (15-6, 4-3) stymied the ’Noles in a 62-44 rout at Littlejohn Coliseum. Clemson came out of the gates on fire, stunning Florida State with a 22-6 run to open the game and never allowed the Seminoles to recover. The Seminoles’ leading scorer, Chris Singleton, picked up two quick fouls in the first half and was relegated to the bench for
the rest of the half after only seven minutes of action. Singleton finished the afternoon as the team’s leading scorer with eight points, well below his average of 15. As has been the case in their previous losses this season, FSU had an abysmal shooting day, and struggled mightily on the offense end of the floor. The ’Noles shot a lowly 32-percent from the field, converting on only 16 of their 49 field goal attempts on the game. Fifteen firsthalf turnovers did not help their cause very much, either. FSU managed only 18 points in the first 20 minutes, but despite that weak output, only trailed by nine points heading into
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Women’s tennis splits weekend matchups Seminoles defeat Princeton, fall to Washington late on Sunday FSView and Florida Flambeau Wire Report The No. 14 Florida State women’s tennis team (20) came out strong on the first day of the ITA Kick-Off Weekend with a 5-2 victory over the No. 37 Princeton Tigers (41). Florida State will now play No. 24 Washington,
who advanced by defeating No. 16 Texas in a nail biter, tomorrow at 2:00 p.m. at the Scott Speicher Tennis Center. “Princeton played a really good match today,” said head coach Jennifer Hyde. “They have a team of fighters, they were scrappy and they definetly were very competitive
out there. I was glad to see us take care of business and get the job done to help us advance to the next round.” Florida State started out hot by quickly winning their first two matches in doubles as freshman Ruth Seaborne and sophomore Francesca Segarelli first defeated Princeton’s Hi-
lary Bartlett and Taylor Marable 8-3. Senior’s Katie Rybakova and Federica Suess followed suit as they defeated the Tigers Blakely Ashley and Katherine Flanigan 8-4 to give the Seminoles the doubles point. “It was nice to get that doubles point and start off with a 1-0 lead, which is
really important in these big tournaments, but we have a lot of things we have to sharpen up on if we are going to advance through tomorrow,” said Hyde. “We will have to compete a lot harder and play with a lot more spirit and discipline than we SEE SPLIT 10
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’Noles down Eagles, outlast Wolfpack FSU beats Boston College, N.C. State on the road over the weekend ERIC ZERKEL Staff Writer This weekend, the Seminoles hit the road against two tough conference opponents, returning home still undefeated on the road in conference play. Against Boston College on Thursday night, Florida State just couldn’t miss. Fifteenth-ranked FSU and Boston College combined to score 23 3 pointers, as the Seminoles pulled away for a 102-93 victory. “We knew Boston College has been scoring well and we just wanted to limit them,” Florida State head coach Sue Semrau said. “Obviously we didn’t do that, but we were able to match them offensively and that was the difference.” Boston College (15-4, 2-4 ACC) maintained a slim advantage for most of the first half behind 7-of-10 3-point shooting, and a 58.6 percent shooting percentage. However, Florida State (17-4, 5-1 ACC) would rally, going on a 16-9 run to send the ’Noles into the half with a 49-48 lead. Boston College cooled off a bit in the second half, allowing the Seminoles to take control of the game. The Eagles went 4-13 in the opening minutes of the second half, while FSU went 7-11. The ’Noles tied the school record for 3 pointers made with 12, half of which came from senior sensation Courtney Ward. Ward scored 18 of her 20 points behind the 3-point arc and also dished out seven assists. Carolyn Swords, Boston College’s leading scorer
entering the game, was limited by the post presence of Cierra Bravard. Bravard dominated the paint, going to the line 18 times, making 15 of those attempts and leading the ’Noles with 21 points. “When we got Swords fouled out, I knew Cierra was going to dominate the paint because no one—no one—was going to stop her,” Florida State guard Alexa Deluzio said. “The good thing about our team is we don’t have two set scorers that we have to rely on. Anyone can score. I feel like we’re all clicking.” A season-high six Seminoles finished in double figures. Deluzio had 20 points and six assists, Natasha Howard 13 points, and Chasity Clayton and Chelsea Davis both had 11 points to round out the scoring for FSU. Boston College would pull the game even at 81 with just over seven minutes left to play, but Bravard would hit three free throws and Deluzio would drain a 3 pointer to stretch the Seminole lead to six points with fourand-a-half minutes to play. From then on out, Bravard would continue to hit free throws to ice the game. The Seminoles tipped off against N.C. State at 1 p.m. Sunday afternoon, looking to maintain their perfect in-conference road record and, for the second game in a row, 15th ranked FSU survived individual heroics and picked up a 76-69. The Wolfpack’s (9-12 1-6 ACC) Bonae Holston registered 30 points and 10 Joseph La Belle/FSView SEE SHOOTOUT 10
Chasity Clayton and FSU played the role of road warriors this weekend, scoring two victories away from home.
PONDER from 8 well and accomplished what I set out to do.” Starting behind a line that included teammate and consensus All-American Rodney Hudson, Ponder led the South on two straight scoring drives to start the game and led the team to pay dirt on three of the five drives he led. On his first throw of the game, Ponder, ironically enough, found Miami wide receiver Leonard Hankerson for 49 yards down the middle. The drive would end with a field goal by LSU Tiger Josh Jasper, but the mental connection Ponder had established with Hankerson was just beginning. On Ponder’s second drive of the game, he led the South on an 11-play, 70-yard march that put the South up 10-0, a drive Ponder capped off by connecting with Hankerson again, this time for an 18-yard touchdown pass.
Ponder was 4-for-6 on the drive for 46 yards. After the two other South quarterbacks, TCU’s Rose Bowl champion Andy Dalton and Alabama’s championshipwinning Greg McElroy, played the lion’s share of the second and third quarters, both went down with injuries. “The ironic thing was I ended up being the only healthy quarterback on the team,” said Ponder. “The other two guys got hurt.” Ponder re-entered the game after the South’s once 17-point lead had been cut to seven, taking over from his own 32-yard line with 4:47 remaining and the game still hanging in the balance. The senior then engineered a six-play, 68-yard drive that clocked in at just under two minutes when Ponder threw a 23-yard strike to TCU’s Jeremy Kerley.
Ponder’s second touchdown pass of the day iced MVP honors for the Seminole, who became the first ACC quarterback to win the honor since Phillip Rivers won it in 2004. Ponder is also the fourth Seminole to win the award and the first to do so since Derrick Brooks in 1995. “I think, especially against good competition—in a system I had to learn in a week—that’s what a good quarterback is supposed to do,” said Ponder. “To do that on three [long] drives was great.” Ponder, who undoubtedly increased his draft stock on Saturday, will compete in the NFL Combine from Feb. 23 to March 1 in Indianapolis along with teammate Hudson. Both are expected to participate in FSU’s Pro Day in late March. The NFL Draft runs from April 28 to April 30.
with their first win over a ranked opponent under first-year head coach Brad Brownell. Jerai Grant led the way for the Tigers with a gamehigh 14 points and eight rebounds, and Stitt added 12 points of his own for Clemson. Bernard James put up eight points to go along with four rebounds and three blocks on the afternoon, while Derwin Kitchen chipped in with six rebounds, but Florida State was unable to generate anything offensively due
to its poor shooting performance. No FSU player managed to reach double digits in any statistical category. After jumping back into the top-25 rankings this past week, the ’Noles will likely fall right back out after such a disappointing effort on the road against a conference opponent. The Seminoles return to the court on Tuesday night when they return home to host the Wake Forest Demon Deacons at the Donald L. Tucker Center at 7 p.m.
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SPLIT from 8 did today.” In the first match of the day, the Washington Huskies fought back from behind as they came back to shock the Texas Longhorns 4-3. The final point came down to an epic final battle between No. 6 Denise Dy who with an amazing comeback defeated No. 8 Aeriel Ellis 2-6, 7-6, 7-5. “Washington played a really good, tight match with Texas today and they were willing to work very hard out there. We are going to have to match and exceed that tomorrow, and I know the girls will be ready. We are fired up for the opportunity to get to the ITA Team Indoors again this year.” On Sunday, however, No. 24 Washington proved to be too much for Florida State, downing the Seminoles 4-3 in a match that came right down to the wire.
To start the day, the Huskies took the doubles point from Florida State, winning two of the three doubles matches, although the duo of Suess and Rybakova were able to net a win. But the real excitement of the day was found in singles play, an affair that had fans on the edge of their seats. After Scharle dropped her match, FSU found themselves in an early 2-0 hole. Florida State would battle back, however, with wins by Segarelli and Seaborne pulling the Seminoles even at 2-2 with the Huskies. After Veldman dropped her match to Aleksandra Krsljanin, the outcome of Sunday’s contest rested solely on the rackets of the two doubles winners from earlier in the day: Rybakova and Suess. After dropping her first set, Rybakova bat-
tled back against No. 6 Denise Dy in the second set, forcing a decisive third set. Suess took the alternate route, winning her first, but dropping her second. All eyes were on the two Seminoles as they battled back and forth with their opponents. Florida State needed to win both matches to take the day, producing some late afternoon drama as both contests were tied at 5-5 in the decisive third set at one point. With the sun setting and the clouds graying the sky, Suess prevailed over Lina Xu, but Rybakova was unable to top the higher ranked Dy and fell in the final set 5-7. The Seminoles’ next home match will be against Auburn on Feb. 11, at 4 p.m. —Additional reporting by Nick Sellers, FSView
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Returning senior Mike McGee and Florida State will try and make a return trip to the College World Series this season, starting the season at No. 11 in preseason polls.
Florida State picked as preseason runner-up in Atlantic Division FSVIEW AND FLORIDA FLAMBEAU WIRE REPORT If Florida State is going to win a fifth consecutive Atlantic Coast Conference Atlantic Division baseball title, it will do so as the underdog. Clemson is favored to win both the division and the outright title, based on the results of the 2011 ACC Baseball Coaches Preseason Poll, released today by the league office. The Tigers received eight of 12 first place vote—four more than the Seminoles—to get the divisional nod. They were also selected on seven ballots as the favorite to win the overall championship. Florida State, which captured its fifth ACC championship in 2010, was the choice of three coaches to successfully defend its title.
“When you’re picked to do something it’s never been anything to me but excitement for the fans,” said FSU coach Mike Martin. “As a coach, I just don’t look at that as important. To me, it’s like a guy going into a golf tournament predicted to win. You’ve got to go out and play. That’s what we have to do. We have to go out on an everyday basis and prove ourselves. In 30 games, it’s very hard to predict in the Atlantic Coast Conference.” Virginia was the runaway choice to win the Coastal Division, receiving nine of 12 votes. The Cavaliers also finished with two votes as the overall champion. The Seminoles captured last season’s Atlantic Division after finishing 18-12 in league play; the same as the Tigers. FSU prevailed on the strength
of tie-breaker, despite being swept at Clemson in the regular season’s final series. Despite losing to Miami in the opening round of the ACC Tournament, Martin’s club rebounded with three consecutive wins to capture its first outright league title since 2004. Teams were awarded six points for each first-place vote, five points for each second-place vote, et cetera, in determining the predicted order of finish for each division. Florida State joined Clemson in the 2010 College World Series. The ACC boasted a conference-record eight teams in the NCAA field, with Georgia Tech, Miami, North Carolina, NC State, Virginia and Virginia Tech joining the Seminoles and Tigers. —Courtesy of Seminoles.com
television screen come Wednesday. There’s probably a greater chance I’ll yawn more on Wednesday than get excited over something I’ve already had a couple weeks to already be excited about. The writer and opinionated side of me wishes I could be more excited come Wednesday, but
the fan side is perfectly content with my casual approach to what is no doubt college football’s most exciting day of the offseason. If I’m this bored for the most exciting day of the offseason, you may as well just wake me up when our Sept. 17 showdown with Oklahoma ap-
proaches. But, again, I’m perfectly content with being a little bored on Signing Day if top-notch recruits are already pledging their allegiance weeks before early February. And if 2011 is any indication, this won’t be the last time Signing Day will seem like just another day at the office.
with just over seven minutes left in the half. But Holston would ensure that the game would remain close. The junior had 14 points in the first half including a last second buzzer-beater to cap off a 21-13 run by the Wolfpack, and pull the game within seven entering the half. FSU came out flat in the second half, allowing N.C. State to take its first lead of the game. Amber White drove to the basket for the Wolfpack and converted a three-point play to put N.C. State up 45-44.
Neither team could gain more than a three-point advantage and, with just under four minutes to play and with both teams knotted at 54, foul plagued Cierra Bravard came off the bench and took over the game for the Seminoles. Bravard scored eight of the final 12 points to push her points total to 14 for the game. Christian Hunnicutt proved that she was more than just a defensive stopper, registering her first double-double of the season with 10 points and a career high 11 rebounds.
Natasha Howard also proved vital for FSU on the boards, establishing a new career best with 12 rebounds, while also chipping in 10 points. The ’Noles have now won four consecutive against the Wolfpack and are winners of four straight this season. Florida State now turns its attentions to fourteenth ranked North Carolina who travel to Tallahassee on Wednesday, Feb. 2 at 7 p.m. The ’Noles will be seeking just their second victory over a ranked opponent this season.
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Francesca Segarelli and the Seminoles defeated Princeton handily on Saturday, but lost a close match 4-3 to Washington on Sunday.
THRILLED from 8 and James Wilder, Jr. With Fisher’s outstanding class basically set, the simple analysis/breakdown of the class, and the only truly noteworthy, unsigned prospect in Steward likely coming to Tallahassee (just my feeling), it’s no wonder why you won’t find me glued to a computer monitor or
SHOOTOUT from 9 rebounds to lead all scorers. With Cierra Bravard struggling with foul trouble, Chasity Clayton came off the bench to lead all Seminoles in scoring with 16 points. Early on, the ’Noles (18-4 6-1 ACC) looked poised for a rout. Coming off a great shooting night against B.C., the ’Noles followed up that performance with more sharp shooting early in the first half shooting 51.7% from the field, going 6-9 from behind the arc, and jumping out to a 27-12 lead
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No shades of grey for education HEATHER MCQUEEN Staff Writer McCaskey East High School in Pennsylvania is trying something new—or maybe not so new. Students voluntarily divide themselves by race, gender and language and meet with mentors who share similar characteristics for six minutes each day in a homeroom class, and 20 minutes one day a week. Only the junior class is participating in the pilot program, implemented in an attempt to boost achievement and self-esteem. However, it seems like the major drive is for an increase in academic
scores and testing results. Apparently, test success trumps equality in the classroom: segregation in the name of potential academic advancement. Student aptitude is often reduced to single test scores and measurements, which is clear, given the obsession with standardized testing across the nation. But for six minutes a day? That’s about enough time to sit down, call roll and walk back out of the classroom. Also, starting in a student’s junior year of high school is almost too little too late to try and undo years of societal influences and environmental factors that already perpetuate social inequity. The CNN coverage of the school experiment revealed that two-thirds of the white students were testing at proficient or advanced levels, while only
one-third of black students were barely performing at proficient levels. This statistic seems to suggest that only white and black students attend the school, without anything in between, and that race is the primary contributing factor to test performance. So where does the biracial, transgender or bilingual student go when the splitting up occurs? This separation forces one to decide which aspect of themselves they most identify with—that is, which label they have been socialized to identify with—and to disregard the others by considering them insignificant to their overall self. Yet this entire process of self-identification is limiting, in that we are constantly reduced to a series of names, titles or categories in order to make sense of ourselves. When relating this to
education, it suggests that there may be actual limitations to being part of a certain category. For instance, if one identifies as black and a large percentage of black students are underperforming at a school, there then develops an association of black with underperforming. Never mind that socioeconomic status and class are likely to be the underlying contributors to this disparity, because it’s so much easier to operate within binary terms of black and white. At least that’s what is being made clear with this school social experiment. This program furthers the idea that race is an indicator of a person’s ability or capability, and not a social construction. Allowing students to separate themselves on any basis at an institutional level may end up perpetuating longstand-
ing stereotypes and the stigmatization of various social groups. Calling to attention the differences among students leaves no benefit to any parties involved, nor is it necessary; people already tend to linger within their own “comfort zone” because of this reason already. If part of public education and this program’s initiative is to prepare students for life post-graduation, then promoting voluntary segregation is misleading and inevitably harmful for future generations. While the notion is for educational purposes and the ideas are well intended, it seems like this may be doing more harm than good for the students. As long as we continue to classify and categorize, we will be unable to move past a segregated mindset in order to promote equality and diversity within society.
“Made me worry a little bit for my own safety.” —Abbie Fields, freshman
“I’m shocked people would be playing with guns in a house full of people.” —Miguel Dejusus, junior
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“I was wondering why they did not send out a notification about this to the students.” —Adrianna Cournoyer, senior
“I cannot believe someone would have a gun out in the open at a party.” —Matt Mcmullen, freshman —Photos and survey compiled by Joseph La Belle/FSView
It can be somewhat easy to look back at events and determine the defining moments and ideas of a generation; however it’s a difficult task to determine the same type of defining qualities in regards to the present. What we must realize is that we are living in contemporary history. Everything that is happening around us right now—from the clothes we wear to the way we think—is going to define our generation for future generations to read about in textbooks. I asked myself how we would be remembered by history, and although our generation is just taking its first steps toward independence and control, I attempted to answer that question. Our parent’s generation, the Baby Boomers, was a generation of living in the present. This is in no way an attempt to criticize them, but rather, comment on how such an influential generation will leave its effect on our own generation. Baby Boomers were
obsessed with youth, and that was perhaps their tragic flaw, because when you only think of today, you are not thinking of tomorrow. A generation of buying now and paying later has left us with the burden of paying off an ever-growing national debt of historic proportions, and I see this being a defining characteristic of our generation. While both sides of the generation line talk about how this burden of debt is unfair, the truth is that it is up to us to create the rational means to deal with it, and our country needs us to. As of this year, 10,000 Baby Boomers will retire every day. The generation that pledged to forever stay young is finally aging. What this means is that, every day, thousands of workers who have been paying into the system will now become retirees who rely on it. Changes must be made, and we will be the ones to figure out what those changes must be. What this means is that, while our generation will still have its share of differing political views, the majority will think conservatively in regards to fiscal matters. We already hear people describing themselves in
terms such as “fiscal conservatives,” and I predict this to become even more the case in the future. We will become a generation of accountability and longterm fiscal planning, and conservative fiscal ideologies are the logical fit. Our generation will thankfully not be entirely focused on money, and we will have our share of changes in social issues as well. Our parents’ generation witnessed the civil rights movement, and the same generation that was born into a world with segregation laws is now beginning to retire under an African American president. Similar to how African Americans gained their freedoms in the 1960s, gays and lesbians will have a breakthrough in rights as our generation progresses through time. We already see steps in that direction, such as the repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and despite how you feel personally on the matter, I predict the gay and lesbian community to gain more rights with time. Lastly, we must consider that the era we live in is entirely different than any era before in the history of not only our country, but of the world. Similar
to how the Renaissance is remembered as a time where intellectuals and new ideas flourished, our age, the Information Age, will be remembered as a time where new ideas were invented and materialized faster than ever. We live in a world where someone can have an idea, and in less time than it takes for that person to express that idea, it can be sent to every corner of the globe. What makes our generation so special is that we do not know anything else. Our generation does not know what it is like to be without an endless amount of information at our fingertips wherever we might be. This is this reason that I coin our generation “Generation Now.” When it comes to ideas, or opinions or any type of information at all, Generation Now is the first generation ever to have that information available instantaneously. While one may point out that our parents and our grandparents also currently have this access to information, the difference is that they know what it was like to be without it. Their generations had to first invent the technologies to use them,
while Generation Now has had the opportunity to grow up and experience the world always having this access to information and technology. This gives Generation Now an unparalleled advantage over any previous generation. Using new technologies to their maximum capabilities is second nature to us, and learning how to use those new technologies faster than our parents can is our strength. The prospects of living in such an era are expediential, and that in itself will be the most defining idea of our generation. Not even the sky is a limit.
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Today is an 8 -- You’re in the leadership flow, directing and lighting the way. Give in to it, and allow others to contribute. Appreciate them. This empowers you both.
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Virgo (Aug. 23-Sept. 22)
Today is a 6 -Prepare yourself early for something special. Your hard work has paid off, and it all comes together today. Allow extra time to support others.
On Jan. 31, 1761, NASA launched Ham the Chimp aboard a Mercury-Redstone rocket from Cape Canaveral; Ham was recovered safely from the Atlantic Ocean following his 16 1/2-minute suborbital flight.
Libra
On this date: In 1606, Guy Fawkes, convicted of treason for his part in the “Gunpowder Plot” against the English Parliament and King James I, was executed. In 1865, Gen. Robert E. Lee was named general-in-chief of all the Confederate armies In 1917, during World War I, Germany served notice it was beginning a policy of unrestricted submarine warfare.
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Today is a 6 -- Step back and take an overall view of the visible options to discover more you haven’t seen. Consider how best to allocate resources. Something exciting develops.
Scorpio (Oct. 23-Nov. 21)
Today is a 9 -You’ve been taking care of business, and have the results to show it. Keep up the momentum, and give in to some celebration. You deserve it!
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Sagittarius (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
Today is an 8 -- Your friends or siblings have keen insight and ideas for your work. Brainstorming opens up new possibilities. Invent and play together for practical results.
Capricorn (Dec. 22-Jan. 19)
Today is a 7 -- Old habits seem set in glue for someone who wants to maintain control. This works out fine for you. Just let it all be, and focus on your priorities.
Aquarius (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
Today is an 8 -Move the puzzle pieces around to see something that was invisibly staring you in the face. It all makes sense! This opens up entirely new play options.
Pisces (Feb. 19-March 20)
Today is a 6 -- Imagine new possibilities for practical business matters and other interests. Let yourself play with these ideas, noting details. Set the stage for action. Nancy Black and Stephanie Clement, Tribune Media Services
In 1929, revolutionary Leon Trotsky and his family were expelled from the Soviet Union. In 1944, during World War II, U.S. forces began a successful invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and other parts of the Japanese-held Marshall Islands In 1950, President Harry S. Truman announced he had ordered development of the hydrogen bomb. In 1958, the United States entered the Space Age with its first successful launch of a satellite into orbit, Explorer I. In 1971, astronauts Alan Shepard, Edgar Mitchell and Stuart Roosa blasted off aboard Apollo 14 on a mission to the moon.
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ny Rotten is 55. Actress Kelly Lynch is 52. Actor Anthony LaPaglia is 52. Singer-musician Lloyd Cole is 50. Rock musician Jeff Hanneman (Slayer) is 47. Rock musician Al Jaworski (Jesus Jones) is 45. Actress Minnie Driver is 41. Actress Portia de Rossi is 38. Actor-comedian Bobby Moynihan is 34. Actress Kerry Washington is 34. Singer Justin Timberlake is 30
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The pair of red flags with black squares flapping in the fall wind over the Al Dunlap Practice Field declared something Florida State fans have been looking forward to since Sept. 7, 2009: It’s finally Miami week again. Fans of the game often point to Florida as FSU’s biggest rival when, in fact, the rivalry with Miami has been longer-running and has produced some of the more painful losses and triumphant victories for the Seminoles. Florida State (4-1, 2-0 ACC) and Miami have been playing since 1951 and on an annual basis since 1972. Miami owns a 31-23 advantage in the series and has won eight of the 11 matchups since the start of the new millennium, including a 2004 victory in the FedEx Or-
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comes into the game in quite the offensive rhythm. The now veritable three-headed monster of Jermaine Thomas, Chris Thompson and Ty Jones in the backfield have the Seminoles averaging 208.6 rushing yards a game, good for 26th in the nation. “Obviously we want to keep establishing the passing game, and develop it,” quarterback Christian Ponder said. “But right now, the running game’s working and we’ll try to take advantage of it.” The ’Noles will be facing a Miami defense that is first in the nation in tackles for loss and second only to Florida State in sacks. A key matchup will be the experience of the Seminole offensive line (with or without starting left tackle Andrew Datko) against an SEE COLLIDE 11
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Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s with The Lonely Forest—Tuesday, Oct. 5, doors 8:30 p.m., show 9:30 p.m. at Club Downunder. Admission: free for FSU students with valid FSUID, $12 for general public Margot and the Nuclear So and So’s is a folksy chamber pop ensemble from Indianapolis, Ind., known for their multidimensional and sometimes bittersweet sound. In 2004, singer/songwriter Richard Edwards and guitarist Andy Fry (of Archer Avenue and The Academy, respectively) joined forces to establish the band along with six other members. Together, they released their debut album, The Dust of Retreat, in 2006 with Standard Recording Company and split their sophomore album as Animal! and Not Animal with Epic Records in 2007. After making some changes to the lineup and leaving Epic Records, the newly minted six-piece released their third full-length, Buzzard, via their own label, Mariel Recordings, on
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Many publications and websites have been touting, seemingly on a nonstop cycle, The Social Network as “the story of Facebook.” But saying that, really, is a little misleading and unfair to the film. We may or may not now know the real “story” behind this thing that rapidly became everyone’s favorite love-hate relationship, but The Social Network is, thankfully, more a character study of its co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, here played by the alwaysadorable Jesse Eisenberg (Zombieland). It’s hardly a secret now the way Zuckerberg, America’s most enigmatic entrepreneur, stepped on a few heads on his way to the top—hell, it’s on the poster. In the
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film, at least, it all begins at Harvard, with another rejection by a girl, a drunken Livejournal session and a similarly drunken website for revenge called “Face Mash” that ends up posting tens of thousands of hits in just hours. Under the guise of creating a “match.com for Harvard students” for the rich, overachieving and annoyingly handsome Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss (both played by Armie Hammer), Zuckerberg then begins to create what would be known as “The Facebook” along with best friend and newly minted CFO Eduardo Saverin (newcomer Andrew Garfield, who will soon be our next Peter Parker). After moving to California at the advice of
notorious, charismatic, slightly crazy Napster creator Sean Parker (Justin Timberlake)— and against the advice of Saverin—Zuckerberg and a crack team of heavy-drinking programmers expand and develop a site that would, at a pace that would have been unbelievable if it hadn’t have happened only a few years ago, gain millions upon millions of users. Flash-forward a few years, as the film does sporadically, and the Winklevoss twins and Saverin are both taking Zuckerberg to court in high-profile lawsuits, which would both famously end with unfathomably gigantic out-of-court cash settlements. The Social Network, then, isn’t so much the story of Fa-
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