By Mae Brown
If you are interested in discovering a new and unique perspective, then check out the YETI. The YETI is a self-proclaimed “progressive, independent, and alternative community magazine.”
It approaches topics such as news, culture and campus life from a lighter, humor-driven perspective. It strives to keep its readers well informed, while aiming to fill the void left by commercial media outlets.
The YETI’s main goal is to provide the university and its peers with topics that impact the community. According to the group’s mission statement, they “strive to spark a dialogue between students and community members, in hopes that an educated exchange of information will motivate Tallahassee residents to be aware and active members of society.”
The editor-in-chief, Morgan Kayser, said the YETI “offers a voice to the underrepresented students and opinions on campus.” Think of them as your source for local and “grassroots” issues that often go unreported in other forms of commercial media.
“I love our unique perspective,” Kayser said, “and I love the fact that we’re not afraid to say anything!”
Kayser is excited for the start of the new school year. “I am working on really polishing our writing and design,” she said.
Visit theyetionline.com to read up on the current happenings and get a taste of the YETI.
Friday, October 22, 2010
FSU Today: Sex Health
By Mae Brown
For Sexual Understanding Today (FSU Today) was the first peer health education group at Florida State dedicated to promoting sexual health and awareness.
Former president Dwight Kemp describes the organization as providing “knowledge of safer sex practices.” His favorite thing about the organization is that they don’t strictly preach abstinence, but the importance of condom usage as well. “They give you options,” he said, referring to the program’s wide range of topics.
From the previously mentioned topics to their presentations for organizations and clubs on campus as well as free HIV testing, FSU Today is devoted to educating peers on all topics regarding sexual health and raising awareness.
If you would like to get involved in promoting safer sex practices and gain a better understanding on these topics, stop by FSU Today, which is based out of Thagard Student Health Center. You can find out more information on their upcoming events and earn community service hours on your ServScript for hours volunteered with the organization.
For Sexual Understanding Today (FSU Today) was the first peer health education group at Florida State dedicated to promoting sexual health and awareness.
Former president Dwight Kemp describes the organization as providing “knowledge of safer sex practices.” His favorite thing about the organization is that they don’t strictly preach abstinence, but the importance of condom usage as well. “They give you options,” he said, referring to the program’s wide range of topics.
From the previously mentioned topics to their presentations for organizations and clubs on campus as well as free HIV testing, FSU Today is devoted to educating peers on all topics regarding sexual health and raising awareness.
If you would like to get involved in promoting safer sex practices and gain a better understanding on these topics, stop by FSU Today, which is based out of Thagard Student Health Center. You can find out more information on their upcoming events and earn community service hours on your ServScript for hours volunteered with the organization.
Poetic Lyricism: Spoken Words for Words Unspoken
By Cybill Shaffer
We are a generation that has so many avenues of technology to exploit our feelings and thoughts, but rarely a place to do so that is artistic and well-supported by fellow artists.
Poetic Lyricism is an FSU organization that gives students the chance to express themselves however they choose through word and song.
Ecclesiaste Guerrier is the president of Poetic Lyricism. “Poetic Lyricism is great because of its diversity,” he said. “Aside from priding ourselves on the inclusion of students from various ethnic, socio-economic, and racial backgrounds, we feature a wide variety of styles of poetry, song,and music. Our membership features over 50 poets, vocalists and musicians combined.”
Their mission is to “…Speak and be heard through the art-forms of song, rhyme and spoken word,” Guerrier said. “Our intent is to provide ventilation for thoughts unaddressed and emotions suppressed by a social construction afraid of confrontation.”
Richard Wilson, Poetic Lyricism’s treasurer, said, “The best thing about Poetic Lyricism has to be its creative mind set, family atmosphere and inclusiveness… I felt it was the perfect vehicle to help me improve and express my art.”
Danielle Lyn has been a part of Poetic Lyricism for almost three years and this is her second year serving as public relations director. “[We] embrace all talents and find a way to include them in anything we do,” Lyn said. “As an EBoard, we function as a family. We take time to prepare our performers for any genre of performance or environment of performance.”
They have a big event coming up, and you may have seen black flyers around campus. The “Tallahassee Collegiate Poetry Slam” is happening on Nov. 11. It’s free to go, and it’s at 7 pm in the FSU Ballrooms.
Poetry slams are competitions in which poets read or recite original work and members of the audience or specially designated judges adjudicate their performance. There will be more than 12 student organizations as sponsors, and the slam consists of eight teams vying for the title of best poets in Tallahassee. Last year the Artistic Deliverers of Hostile Diction (Team ADHD) was the reigning supreme. They will be returning to fight for their title against the seven other competing teams.
Slams are either solo or group. For this event, it is required to have a group of 4 – 5 active FAMU, TCC or FSU students. Rosters should be submitted to poeticlyricism@yahoo.com and need to include full names, school, classification and contact information. The registration deadline is Oct. 22.
Participation in the slam isn’t mandatory for members. If you’re not ready to branch out quite yet, you don’t have to do so. Events and meeting times are at calendar.yahoo.com/poeticlyricism, and the Facebook group has lots of pictures and information on how to get started with involvement.
We are a generation that has so many avenues of technology to exploit our feelings and thoughts, but rarely a place to do so that is artistic and well-supported by fellow artists.
Poetic Lyricism is an FSU organization that gives students the chance to express themselves however they choose through word and song.
Ecclesiaste Guerrier is the president of Poetic Lyricism. “Poetic Lyricism is great because of its diversity,” he said. “Aside from priding ourselves on the inclusion of students from various ethnic, socio-economic, and racial backgrounds, we feature a wide variety of styles of poetry, song,and music. Our membership features over 50 poets, vocalists and musicians combined.”
Their mission is to “…Speak and be heard through the art-forms of song, rhyme and spoken word,” Guerrier said. “Our intent is to provide ventilation for thoughts unaddressed and emotions suppressed by a social construction afraid of confrontation.”
Richard Wilson, Poetic Lyricism’s treasurer, said, “The best thing about Poetic Lyricism has to be its creative mind set, family atmosphere and inclusiveness… I felt it was the perfect vehicle to help me improve and express my art.”
Danielle Lyn has been a part of Poetic Lyricism for almost three years and this is her second year serving as public relations director. “[We] embrace all talents and find a way to include them in anything we do,” Lyn said. “As an EBoard, we function as a family. We take time to prepare our performers for any genre of performance or environment of performance.”
They have a big event coming up, and you may have seen black flyers around campus. The “Tallahassee Collegiate Poetry Slam” is happening on Nov. 11. It’s free to go, and it’s at 7 pm in the FSU Ballrooms.
Poetry slams are competitions in which poets read or recite original work and members of the audience or specially designated judges adjudicate their performance. There will be more than 12 student organizations as sponsors, and the slam consists of eight teams vying for the title of best poets in Tallahassee. Last year the Artistic Deliverers of Hostile Diction (Team ADHD) was the reigning supreme. They will be returning to fight for their title against the seven other competing teams.
Slams are either solo or group. For this event, it is required to have a group of 4 – 5 active FAMU, TCC or FSU students. Rosters should be submitted to poeticlyricism@yahoo.com and need to include full names, school, classification and contact information. The registration deadline is Oct. 22.
Participation in the slam isn’t mandatory for members. If you’re not ready to branch out quite yet, you don’t have to do so. Events and meeting times are at calendar.yahoo.com/poeticlyricism, and the Facebook group has lots of pictures and information on how to get started with involvement.
Hodges Dances Through Life
By Cybill Shaffer
Many little girls dream of being a dancer when they grow up but must let go of that dream as years pass. Shiloh Hodges lives her dream every day of her life as a dance major.
There was a point in time where almost every young girl had a pair of those bright pink satin ballet shoes, and there were a handful of boys that had a few pairs of tights stashed in their closets.
For Shiloh that began at age four. Unlike most children who are fickle-minded in their interests and waiver in commitment, Shiloh knew by age fifteen that she wanted to dance for the rest of her life.
There is a lot of difficulty in choosing schooling for dance, as there is the option of an art school or public school and then the labored process of exploring the endless pros and cons of each of those, but Shiloh said FSU was a “natural choice.”
“(They) have a well-rounded program with amazing faculty,” Shiloh said. “Part of the reason I chose FSU is because it lets me take other classes, and I would like a double major as a backup plan.”
She and the rest of her fellow students understand the economic crunch Americans are facing, and she informs me that she is, by far, not the only person who is double majoring. Many other students choose Business and English as second majors. Though she sees the concern and unlikelihood of not having a guaranteed job after graduation, she assures me that,
“I’m not dancing for the money, just for the joy of it. If I graduate from college and for some reason can’t find a job anywhere, all the time I have spent dancing will still have been worth it.”
This means quite a bit, as the time she “spent dancing” is quite intense. She informs me that majors in the School of Dance take at least two technique classes: one ballet and one contemporary a day, each four days a week. They can also take Gyro kinesis, Pilates or Pointe.
In addition to this, she is a member of the Tallahassee Ballet, which has at least two ballets a year. With rehearsals included, she said, she dances more than 20 hours a week.
Along with the frequent physical demand, there is a mental dance overload. All of her classes this year are dance-related except German. She is enrolled in classes such as world dance history, music and choreography, and a technology class that surveys the fields of graphics, audio and video as it relates to dance.
Many college students face the challenge of staying in shape, but Shiloh said this isn’t really a problem for her. She stressed the importance of eating right and sleeping enough, however, as her 18-credit-hour course load can be quite demanding on her body and energy.
After college Shiloh wants to move to a large city in the US or abroad and dance in a company. “Dancers don’t build bridges or cure cancer,” she said, “but they still explore the limits, which is both a crazy and difficult thing to do and also very wonderful.”
Many little girls dream of being a dancer when they grow up but must let go of that dream as years pass. Shiloh Hodges lives her dream every day of her life as a dance major.
There was a point in time where almost every young girl had a pair of those bright pink satin ballet shoes, and there were a handful of boys that had a few pairs of tights stashed in their closets.
For Shiloh that began at age four. Unlike most children who are fickle-minded in their interests and waiver in commitment, Shiloh knew by age fifteen that she wanted to dance for the rest of her life.
There is a lot of difficulty in choosing schooling for dance, as there is the option of an art school or public school and then the labored process of exploring the endless pros and cons of each of those, but Shiloh said FSU was a “natural choice.”
“(They) have a well-rounded program with amazing faculty,” Shiloh said. “Part of the reason I chose FSU is because it lets me take other classes, and I would like a double major as a backup plan.”
She and the rest of her fellow students understand the economic crunch Americans are facing, and she informs me that she is, by far, not the only person who is double majoring. Many other students choose Business and English as second majors. Though she sees the concern and unlikelihood of not having a guaranteed job after graduation, she assures me that,
“I’m not dancing for the money, just for the joy of it. If I graduate from college and for some reason can’t find a job anywhere, all the time I have spent dancing will still have been worth it.”
This means quite a bit, as the time she “spent dancing” is quite intense. She informs me that majors in the School of Dance take at least two technique classes: one ballet and one contemporary a day, each four days a week. They can also take Gyro kinesis, Pilates or Pointe.
In addition to this, she is a member of the Tallahassee Ballet, which has at least two ballets a year. With rehearsals included, she said, she dances more than 20 hours a week.
Along with the frequent physical demand, there is a mental dance overload. All of her classes this year are dance-related except German. She is enrolled in classes such as world dance history, music and choreography, and a technology class that surveys the fields of graphics, audio and video as it relates to dance.
Many college students face the challenge of staying in shape, but Shiloh said this isn’t really a problem for her. She stressed the importance of eating right and sleeping enough, however, as her 18-credit-hour course load can be quite demanding on her body and energy.
After college Shiloh wants to move to a large city in the US or abroad and dance in a company. “Dancers don’t build bridges or cure cancer,” she said, “but they still explore the limits, which is both a crazy and difficult thing to do and also very wonderful.”
DREAM Autism Ball
By Kestrel Ambrose
People with autism and related disabilities will benefit from DREAM’s efforts this year. Each semester DREAM, a student organization founded at FSU in 2006, raises money to donate to charity while bringing together students of diverse backgrounds for its cause. DREAM has raised more than $3,000 for charity and other causes.
DREAM will host its Second Annual Ball for Charity on Oct. 29 from 6:30 pm – 10 pm in Student Services Building 203.
“Each year, DREAM picks one social cause that it will raise money for and donate its time toward,” said Shayeon Hawkins, DREAM’s president.
Last year the ball was held in honor of the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Bend.
“We raise funds by collecting donations from local businesses and student groups,” said Terrance Admore (tla08c@fsu.edu). “DREAM will also conduct fundraising events on and off campus such as doing concessions during football games.”
This year proceeds from the ball will go toward the FSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, CARD, a state-funded agency that serves people with autism and related disabilities and their families. The center (autism.fsu.edu, 644-4367) provides support and assistance with the goal of optimizing the potential of people with autism and related disabilities.
“Money raised from the ball will aid CARD in initiatives such as research, providing training for parents, teachers and other professionals as well as community outreach,” Admore said.
DREAM asks that each student organization purchase a table for $40. Each organization table seats six people. Additional members and other students can purchase individual tickets for $10.
People with autism and related disabilities will benefit from DREAM’s efforts this year. Each semester DREAM, a student organization founded at FSU in 2006, raises money to donate to charity while bringing together students of diverse backgrounds for its cause. DREAM has raised more than $3,000 for charity and other causes.
DREAM will host its Second Annual Ball for Charity on Oct. 29 from 6:30 pm – 10 pm in Student Services Building 203.
“Each year, DREAM picks one social cause that it will raise money for and donate its time toward,” said Shayeon Hawkins, DREAM’s president.
Last year the ball was held in honor of the Boys and Girls Club of the Big Bend.
“We raise funds by collecting donations from local businesses and student groups,” said Terrance Admore (tla08c@fsu.edu). “DREAM will also conduct fundraising events on and off campus such as doing concessions during football games.”
This year proceeds from the ball will go toward the FSU Center for Autism and Related Disabilities, CARD, a state-funded agency that serves people with autism and related disabilities and their families. The center (autism.fsu.edu, 644-4367) provides support and assistance with the goal of optimizing the potential of people with autism and related disabilities.
“Money raised from the ball will aid CARD in initiatives such as research, providing training for parents, teachers and other professionals as well as community outreach,” Admore said.
DREAM asks that each student organization purchase a table for $40. Each organization table seats six people. Additional members and other students can purchase individual tickets for $10.
PBM Charity Dinner
By Kestrel Ambrose
Since Progressive Black Men Inc. was founded in 1989 at FSU under the principles of communal support, academic excellence and brotherly fellowship, the organization has dedicated time and service to the campus, Tallahassee and the surrounding communities.
PBM will host its Second Annual Tale of Two Charities Benefit Dinner in Miller Hall on Friday, Nov. 19, from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. “The first benefit dinner was held in 2008, when then-President Anthony Wright and Vice President Adrian Williams decided to add what they hoped would be an annual event.
to PBM’s Fall Service Week,” said Matthew Mascoe, PBM’s university relations chair. “They settled on a Tale of Two Charities because there weren’t many events of its kind.”
The American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society were the first two charities chosen.
“The inaugural event was sold out with more than 275 guests representing 30 diverse organizations,” said Sebastian Berry, the vice president of FSU PBM. “We continuously strive to maintain the principles previously stated and look forward to the opportunity to use this benefit dinner as a venue for increased collectivity on campus.”
The theme of this year’s ball is “Disaster Relief,” and proceeds from the event will benefit both NOLES for Haiti and the American Red Cross.
“We chose NOLES and the American Red Cross as our charities because of the work they do to aid in disaster relief,” Mascoe said. “The American Red Cross does a lot of work in areas that have been hit by natural disasters.”
NOLES for Haiti is a student organization that came together to raise money and provide aid for Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit the country earlier this year. The Haitian government estimated that 230,000 people died in the earthquake that struck on Jan. 12.
“We wanted to be able to provide them with a donation that they could use to continue their service efforts in the country of Haiti,” Mascoe said.
Students, faculty and staff can purchase individual tickets for $8. A table, which seats eight, can also be purchased (as well as an advertisement in the program) for $50. Dinner will be catered by Olive Garden.
Students and organizations interested in participating in the benefit dinner can contact PBM via e-mail at fsu@pbm1989.org, Sebastian Berry at (864) 380-8267, or Matthew Mascoe at (407) 927-4913.
Since Progressive Black Men Inc. was founded in 1989 at FSU under the principles of communal support, academic excellence and brotherly fellowship, the organization has dedicated time and service to the campus, Tallahassee and the surrounding communities.
PBM will host its Second Annual Tale of Two Charities Benefit Dinner in Miller Hall on Friday, Nov. 19, from 7 p.m. – 10 p.m. “The first benefit dinner was held in 2008, when then-President Anthony Wright and Vice President Adrian Williams decided to add what they hoped would be an annual event.
to PBM’s Fall Service Week,” said Matthew Mascoe, PBM’s university relations chair. “They settled on a Tale of Two Charities because there weren’t many events of its kind.”
The American Diabetes Association and the American Cancer Society were the first two charities chosen.
“The inaugural event was sold out with more than 275 guests representing 30 diverse organizations,” said Sebastian Berry, the vice president of FSU PBM. “We continuously strive to maintain the principles previously stated and look forward to the opportunity to use this benefit dinner as a venue for increased collectivity on campus.”
The theme of this year’s ball is “Disaster Relief,” and proceeds from the event will benefit both NOLES for Haiti and the American Red Cross.
“We chose NOLES and the American Red Cross as our charities because of the work they do to aid in disaster relief,” Mascoe said. “The American Red Cross does a lot of work in areas that have been hit by natural disasters.”
NOLES for Haiti is a student organization that came together to raise money and provide aid for Haiti in the aftermath of the earthquake that hit the country earlier this year. The Haitian government estimated that 230,000 people died in the earthquake that struck on Jan. 12.
“We wanted to be able to provide them with a donation that they could use to continue their service efforts in the country of Haiti,” Mascoe said.
Students, faculty and staff can purchase individual tickets for $8. A table, which seats eight, can also be purchased (as well as an advertisement in the program) for $50. Dinner will be catered by Olive Garden.
Students and organizations interested in participating in the benefit dinner can contact PBM via e-mail at fsu@pbm1989.org, Sebastian Berry at (864) 380-8267, or Matthew Mascoe at (407) 927-4913.
Homecoming 2010
FSU Homecoming 2010, “United Now, United Then,” runs from Oct. 30 - Nov. 6, a celebration that includes the annual Homecoming concert, Warchant, a Pow Wow pep rally, a featured comedian and the football game.Before the events end, the FSU and Tallahassee community will have gathered for a number of events designed to boost school spirit far beyond the football field.
Diverse campus groups will come together to celebrate the university’s strength and heritage and to renew traditions.
The celebration kicks off with the Warchant concert on Langford Green featuring Ludacris. Warchant includes the free concert and free food. Warchant allows students to give back to the community by helping feed the needy by donating can food to the Second Harvest food bank.
Each student is encouraged to donate two can good items in lieu of a fee to the concert.
A fashion show, parade, tailgate parties and chief and princess elections are part of the weeklong gathering that involves much of the campus. For more information, visit homecoming.fsu.edu/.
Diverse campus groups will come together to celebrate the university’s strength and heritage and to renew traditions.
The celebration kicks off with the Warchant concert on Langford Green featuring Ludacris. Warchant includes the free concert and free food. Warchant allows students to give back to the community by helping feed the needy by donating can food to the Second Harvest food bank.
Each student is encouraged to donate two can good items in lieu of a fee to the concert.
A fashion show, parade, tailgate parties and chief and princess elections are part of the weeklong gathering that involves much of the campus. For more information, visit homecoming.fsu.edu/.
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