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From Tashya:
I want to thank everyone who made this monthly
news letter possible. To everyone who took the
time to write articles, to Mark Rogers who printed
the publication, to Jackson Weber for all the won-
derful advisement and most of all to the students
and faculty who support the STU Monthly each
month.
From Max:
I hope you guys are going to enjoy the first issue
of the redesigned Monthly because we put a lot of
effort in to it. There will be even more great
articles, photos, and interviews coming in the fu-
ture, so keep your eye out for issues to come.
Also, if you have any suggestions or would like
to be featured in the Monthly, come to our office
in the student center and let us know. You also
can grab the latest issue.
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The transition has been really smooth. I love my schedule and
my classes. It‟s very different from high school in St. Maarten,
where I would have eight to ten classes a day. Now I only have
three classes a day three times a week. The first week was a bit
hectic, trying to find classes and getting out of the summer
mode, but I'm getting there. I did not know what to expect
having to live with five other girls but its turning out to be cool.
They are very friendly and have introduced me to the
"American way of Life”. I'm looking forward to see how the
remainder of this year will be.
By: Nikita Mukhi
College is everything I expected it to be and more! The
transition has been easy to handle and stress-free. Being an out
of state student, I am surprised at the fact that I'm not homesick.
Classes here are a much smaller size than what I had in high
school and the schedule works really well for me! I never
thought I would like living in a dorm but my dorm is totally
adorable and I love it! I love being able to talk to the girls at the
end of the day about everything we did and what we plan on
doing the next day! They're my STU family! St. Thomas is
amazing and I wouldn't want to be anywhere else! Go Bobcats!
By:Jaspreet Thiara
My transition from high school life to college life in two words
would be “Life Changer”. I‟m coming from St. Dominic High
School in St. Maarten (in the Caribbean), where we are used to
uniforms in high school. In college, it‟s like you wear what you
want, however, all that counts is your performance. My arrival at
St. Thomas University places me in a diverse playground since I
am in an American school now. I come from a country with over
150 nationalities so St. Thomas University hasn‟t shown me any-
thing different in culture that I haven‟t seen before. My biggest
transition, I would say is remembering that I hold my future in my
hands. Back in high school, if I made a mistake, there‟s someone
there pushing me or instructing me on how to avoid or correct it.
Now, in college I need to solve it all on my own which is part of
the “Life Changer”.
By: Anishka Romeo
Transitioning from high school life to college life has been easy but difficult. One thing that has been difficult is trying to adjust to not having my parents here to help me and explaining to them how my day had went. I know that they are just a call or click away but it is just not the same. I love having roommates to share the experience with; I would not even know how I would make it through this ex-perience in my life without them. However, the classes seem to be about the same to what I am use to back home. All my classes have less than forty people in them making that transition not hard at all. Every professor that I have is willing to help me in any way possible, making that bond between the professor and the student even easier to achieve. Even though, the cafeteria is not my mom’s homemade cooking; the food is good and I can get use to trying new things that I have never heard of. I do like to try new things, but this expe-rience will give me a better chance to taste different flavors that I would most likely not get at home. I believe that with just a little more time I should have an easier time dealing without my parents and all the other little things to get use to because I am on my own in a different place.
By: Emily Roberts
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STU ATHLETICS PRE-SEASON PRIMER
Here‟s what you need to know heading into the 2013-14 STU Athletics season. Don‟t miss your opportunity to support
the Bobcats all season long.
The fall athletic season features Men‟s and Women‟s Soccer, Women‟s Volleyball, Men‟s and Women‟s Cross
Country and Men‟s Golf.
Men‟s and Women‟s Basketball as well as competitive Cheer and Dance highlight the Winter sports season.
The spring athletic season features Baseball, Softball, Men‟s and Women‟s Tennis, and Men‟s Golf.
Every STU home game is FREE for all STU students, faculty and staff (school ID required).
Every STU home game is broadcast live by a student broadcasting team from WSTU95. Eugenio Arana and Kile
Shillingford, from WSTU95 bring you all the action. Go to stubobcats.com and hit the “Watch Live” button to
view the games.
STU Athletics is all over the internet and on social media. Be sure to follow the Bobcats on all of these outlets.
Mark your calendar and be there for this Fall‟s home openers.
Thursday, Aug. 23, 4:30 p.m.: Women’s Volleyball vs. Indiana Tech
Wednesday, Aug. 28, 4 p.m.: Men’s Soccer vs. Northwood
Saturday, Aug. 31, 3 p.m.: Women’s Soccer vs. Thomas
Women’s Volleyball plays its matches at the Fernandez Family Center. Men’s and
Women’s Soccer compete at Bobcat Field, located directly west of the FFC.
Good luck to all of STU’s student-athletes. Go Bobcats!
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My name is Giovanni Mentor and I
am the President of the Student
Government Association (SGA). I
am a Criminal Justice major and
Psychology minor. Recently I
obtained my certificate in
Homeland Security and Terrorism.
Previously I was the President of
Kreyol Nation. This position has
helped to mold me into the STU
motto of “Developing Leaders for
Life.” This motto has further led me
to being involved in many activities
since entering St. Thomas
University. Through my various
activities I have been active in the
St. Thomas choir, Cheerleading
team, Cross-Country team, section
leader in the marching band, and a
Student Ambassador for
Admissions. With the academic
knowledge, innovative concepts,
the help of taking on leadership
roles, scholarship opportunities,
and community service learned at
St. Thomas University, I have
decided to give back, especially to
the students. I want to take my
knowledge and pass it down to the
executive board of the next wave of
leaders. With that being said I want
everyone to keep an eye out for the
Common Hour. This was a long
and painful process that many
people put their reputation on the
line for. I advise anyone who have
questions or just want to stop by the
SGA office, to know that you are
welcome to do so.
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Welcome Back Guys, hope your
summer rocked! My name is
Juliette Metelus, full-time
student, Senior, majoring in a
B.A in Psychology, Minor in
Biology, certifying in Criminal
Justice, aspiring Forensic
Psychologist, Executive Vice
President of SGA, a BOBCAT,
campus resident, and active
volunteer; all of which are just a
few titles which represent my
involvement at St. Thomas
University. I also have the
privilege to work as a full-time
lead at one of my favorite
sneaker stores, Champs. What I
love more than being a leader
and great shoes is the fact that I
love to travel. My personal goal
is to visit all the states in USA,
including territories, oversea,
countries and cities such
as Paris, Italy, Australia, and
Russia.
I am part of a small family,
raised in Miami, Florida, but
have a larger family divided
between,
Hispaniola and Bahamas.
Interesting fact about me is that,
I am of Haitian-Dominican
descent. I am excited to serve as
your SGA VP for the year
2013-2014. Hope to see you
around campus!
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Hey Bobcats,
My name is Tashya Melville and I
currently hold the position of
Secretary of Communications for St
Thomas University‟s Student
Government Association. I am from
the beautiful island of Jamaica and I
am currently pursuing a major in
Political Science and History. In my
spare time I love to entertain my
friends and family with my many
jokes and antics; I enjoy making the
people around me happy. I am also
passionate about acting and I
appreciate the art of debating with
others about controversial topics that
affect human life around the world.
Music is also something I appreciate
very much; I can honestly say it is
the bridge that connects my soul to
the outside world. My aspiration is to
become a Human Rights Lawyer and
some day become the next female
Prime Minister of my island.
My favorite thing about St. Thomas
University is the closeness between
students and faculty. I love that one
on one experience that professors
dedicate to each
student, However,
I feel like we lack school spirit and
this year SGA is making it a mission
to try to uplift both students and
faculty members so that we can bring
back the STU pride.
Lets Go Bobcats!
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My name is Vanessa Valentin, I was
born in Lima, Peru, but I came to
Miami at the age of six. This school
year, I am your Student Government
Association Treasurer. I manage the
money of the clubs and organizations
around the school. I am in my Senior
year here at Saint Thomas University,
studying Biology.
My goal is to become an
Entomologist to continue doing re-
search at the United States Depart-
ment of Agriculture (USDA). I am a
FCCAgE Scholar, which has given
me the opportunity to do internships
at the USDA and travel around the
U.S. to prestigious conferences.
Other than school work, I love to
play volleyball. I played volleyball
when I was in Dr. Michael Krop
Senior High School for three years
and also played for South Florida
Volleyball Club.
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Wassup everyone my name is Max
and I am currently your Speaker of
the Senate. Before I start talking
about myself, I want to explain what
it means to be in my position.
As a Speaker of the Senate I repre-
sent the whole Senate in SGA and
the Senate represents you guys (the
students). So, if you have any sug-
gestions on how to make our univer-
sity a better place, please let me or
any other senators know.
Other than my position at SGA, I
am also a player on the JV Basket-
ball team here at STU. Basketball
has been a big part of my life and it
helped me to learn a lot about team
work which I can easily translate to
my work within SGA.
I have a wide variety of interests,
one of which is music. I can‟t live a
day without listening to music I like,
period! Technology is another inter-
est of mine. I am really passionate
about how visually small things af-
fect the life of the whole generation;
It is just powerful.
As the last word, make sure you fol-
low us on Instagram @stu_sga, you
will see a lot of great stuff out there.
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Company Name: Diami
Score: 109.5
Overall Game-To-Date Score Ranking: 15th
Team Members: Yang Peng, Daisy Fernandez, Natalia Rolden, and Julian Vela
Instructor: Professor Paul Maxwell
Congratulations to BUS 490 – Business Policy students for ranking in the Business Strategy
Game Global Top 100
Each week, the best-performing Business Strategy Game companies are measured on four variables; Overall
Game-To-Date Score, Earnings Per Share, Return on Average Equity, and Stock Price.
The Overall Game-To-Date Score rankings are always based on a 50%-50% weighting for the Investor Expecta-
tions and the Best-in-Industry scoring standards, yielding a maximum weighted average score of 110.
During the week of Monday, April 15 through Sunday, April 21, there were 4776 teams from 302
colleges/universities participating in the simulation world-wide. St. Thomas University ranked 54th in the Global
Top 100 for best Overall Score performance of the week!
Company Name: Diami
Score: 109.0
Overall Game-To-Date Score Ranking: 54th
Team Members: Yang Peng, Daisy Fernandez, Natalia Rolden, and Julian Vela
During the week of Monday, April 22 through Sunday, April 28, there were 3586 teams from 243
colleges/universities participating in the simulation world-wide. St. Thomas University ranked
15th in the Global Top 100 for best Overall Score performance of the week!
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On Thursday, August 15th STU welcomed new students.
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Surviving the College Experience
The college experience can be exhilarating and fun. It is
also a time of greater independence; however, with great-
er independence comes greater responsibility. Tips to
make the most of your college experience include:
Be organized: keep a planner, mark dates for projects and
exams.
Be prepared: read ahead, turn work in on time.
Be early to class: so you can relax and be mentally ready.
Be around: visit places - library, cafeteria, health center,
visit people- advisors, nurse, counselor
Be healthy: eat small, healthy meals every 3-5 hours
(don‟t skip breakfast)
limit junk food (e.g., candy, chips,
sodas)
eat low calorie snacks (e.g., popcorn,
fruits, vegetables)
avoid Emotional Eating when stressed,
tired, or upset
do the things you enjoy (e.g., jogging,
reading, calling a friend)
get plenty of sleep
Drink Responsibly (if you are of legal age)
Exercise, Laugh, Read for pleasure, Enjoy
Visit your counselor
Josie Oramas, EdD, LMHC
Student Health Center
305-628-6695
joramas@stu.edu
Sources:
http://www.gwc.maricopa.edu/home_pages/crimando/jcsu
rviv5.htm
http://www.bucknell.edu/x7828.xml
Josie Oramas
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Caribbean Student Association (CSA) is an
organization that consists of all Caribbean countries and
islands. It‟s a cultural experience for our members; we
strive to provide a family atmosphere. For this school year,
CSA is led by Kile Shillingford (President), alongside his
e-board members: Vice President Cathiana St. Preux,
Secretary Jessica Darring, Treasurer Dorcas Jean,
Historians Nola Vassor and NeQuan Edwin, and Public
Relations Officers Kenyoka Ingraham and Danesha Young.
Our expectations for this year are to fill our members‟
college experience with a taste of different Caribbean cul-
tures. We host events such as Game Night, Pump Yo Flag
Parties, Movie Night, etc. We also put together fundraisers
such as Patty Sales, Caribbean Food Sale, and the newly
added CSA raffle. We volunteer in and outside of St.
Thomas University with Schools, Beach Clean-Up and
Food/Clothes Drive. CSA plans to form an interaction not
only to Caribbean students but to any student from any
country. Our meetings are every Tuesday at 3:15 in
Kennedy 207. Come out and enjoy the Caribbean
fun.
What does a nosey pepper do?
Gets jalapeno business!
How do you make holy water?
Boil the hell out of it!
A robber jumped on a well-dressed man
and held a gun to his head. “Give me your
money!” he demanded. The man stiffened,
but said indignantly, “You can‟t do this to
me—I‟m a Congressman!” “In that case,”
replied the robber, “give me MY money!”
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By: Thomas Brezenski, Associate Professor
Welcome new and returning students. I am honored to have
been asked to provide you with the first „words of wisdom‟
as we begin the new academic year. In your interest, I
would like to keep things as concise and practical as
possible. This way, it will stick in your mind and you will
tend to keep it in mind.
Rule 1: Show up
The biggest and potentially fatal mistake
new students (and old ones) make is not coming to class.
Unless you are struck by lightning, attacked by a large and
angry shark or trapped in a traffic jam
on the Palmetto for the rest of your
natural life, you should be in class. Getting the
notes from a friend is often not sufficient as
she may not pick up on the same things you
would have. Moreover, many professors have an
attendance policy that results in your grade suffering if you
have a certain number of absences. Most importantly you
rob yourself of the educational experience that you are
paying your tuition for. That being said, you should
schedule your classes so that you will attend them on a
consistent basis. If by some chance you are a vampire, an
8:00 English 101 class may not be the best option for you.
Rule 2: Speak Up
There will be times during the semester
when you have absolutely no idea what the professor is
talking about during class and you think you are the only
one in the entire room who doesn‟t understand making you
feel like the most clueless person in the Western
hemisphere. I can assure you that there are many more of
your classmates with that same “Huh?” look on their faces
as you. So ask for clarification. Good professors adore
students who ask questions because it gives them an
opportunity to talk even more, something professors love to
do.
Rule 3: Keep Up
You are provided with a syllabus at the
beginning of the semester that contains a class schedule
with assigned readings, due dates for assignments and the
like. Do not use this vital document as a coaster and forget
about it for the balance of the semester. This leads to you
falling behind and causing no end of trouble. Remembering
that you have an exam six hours before it starts generally
causes poor performance, resulting in a score that if it were
a temperature, it would cause water to freeze and a letter
grade somewhere around a J. Therefore, it is best to keep
up with the readings and lecture notes so that you are not in
a blind panic come exam time. The same logic applies to
projects and papers. The temptation to procrastinate is often
very strong leading to you being as nervous as Lady Gaga
in her meat outfit at Lion Country Safari. There is nothing
worse than staring a twenty page paper in the face the night
before it is due and you have not even walked past the
library yet. Don‟t let this happen to you. Get a jump on
assignments early so you do not end up developing
spontaneous carpal tunnel syndrome hammering out a
semester paper while mainlining Red Bull as the sun rises.
So there you have it. Following these three simple rules,
you can have a successful semester. If you have any
questions about this column, feel free to come by my office
and ask me. I love to talk.
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Directions: Solve the Sudoku, bring it to the SGA office. First three
persons to have it correctly completed will receive a special gift.
September 3rd
men‟s soccer
@ florida southern
6pm
September 4th
women‟s volleyball vs iu
southeast 6pm
@ spalding 8pm
@ louisville, ky.
September 6th
Women‟s soccer vs cardi-
nal stritch 2pm
Men‟s soccer vs cardinal
stritch 4pm
Women‟s volleyball vs
bethel 1pm
vs lourdes 5pm
@gerogetown, ky
September 7th
women‟s volleyball
@ georgetown 11:30am
vs. asbury 3:30pm
@ georgetown, ky.
September 8th
Women‟s soccer
vs georgia gwinnett 12pm
September 11th
Men‟s soccer
@ FLORIDA TECH 6pm
September 12th
Women‟s soccer
vs robert morris 1pm
@babson park, fl.
September 13th
Women‟s volleyball
@ webber intl. 7 pm
September 14th
Men‟s/Women‟s cross
country
@ UF mountain dew invi-
tational
Women‟s volleyball
@ warner 2pm
September 15th
Men‟s golf at NAIA
Fall CHAMPS
@Daytona beach, FL
Women‟s soccer
Vs. St. Leo 1pm
September 16th
Men‟s golf at NAIA
FALL CHAMPS
@Daytona beach, FL
September 17th
Men‟s golf at NAIA
FALL CHAMPS
@Daytona beach, FL
Men‟s soccer
Vs. Brevard 4PM
(EXHIBITION)
September 20th
Women‟s volleyball
Vs. Embry Riddle 7pm
September 21st
Women‟s volleyball
Vs. southeastern 2pm
September 25th
JV BASEBALL
@ Palm Beach State 4pm
Men‟s soccer
@ Warner 7pm
September 27th
Women‟s soccer
Vs. SCAD 4pm
Women‟s volleyball
@Northwood 7pm
September 28th
Men‟s/Women‟s cross
country
@ Florida runners 8am
Women‟s volleyball
@ Ave Maria 2pm
Men‟s soccer
Vs. Webber Intl. 4pm
September 29th
Women‟s soccer
Vs. USCB 2pm