Devyn's Corner AASU Ensures All Students Count Dr. Ron Paul to Speak at FSU Pride Commemorates LGBT History FLI Holds Mentor Reveal HLSU Events Got Teaching?
NEWS TO USE TIPS, FSU SGA Student Publications Newsletter Vol. 5, No. 3 Oct 2014 Flyers, posters and banners are printed for free at FSU for Recognized Student Organizations that provide paper to the SGA’s Student Publications Office (A302 Union). Each semester each RSO can print two rolls of paper (HPQ1412A, 2 feet x 100 feet; officedepot.com, HEWQ1412A) or the equivalant on a ream of paper (Hammermill Premium Multipurpose Paper, 8.5’’ x 11’’ 24lb; officedepot.com, 0393122). Student Publications cannot design or print items that promote fundraising, events at private residences or events that require students to pay a fee to participate in or attend an event. FREE COLOR PRINTING continued on 2 continued on 2 Devyn’s Corner By Devyn Fussman Dr. Ron Paul to Speak at FSU Pride Commemorates LGBT History time to celebrate its culture. At 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, stu- dents can “Experience Asia” without leaving the U.S. The annual festival is held in Bloxham-Lewis Parks of down- town Tallahassee, organized by the Asian Coalition of Tallahassee to pro- mote Asian culture and unite the com- munities. AASU and its affiliates vol- unteer to help with setup and cleanup, October is LGBT History Month and half of Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Asian American Student Union is also taking with students performing their cultural dances and selling Asian food. For the Women Student Union, Oc- tober combines Breast Cancer Aware- ness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, with pink and purple ribbons representing each. On Thursday, Oct. 9, WSU will have a panel discussion and film viewing on bystander interven- tion at 7 p.m in the Union Ballrooms. Student Activities has also an- nounced the dates for a human rights event: the MLK Day of Service. January 19 is more than time off from class; it’s a day of serving communities and remem- bering Dr. King’s legacy of peace. Orga- nizational meetings are on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Destiny Center Tallahassee, where the Day of Service will take place. FSU’s Black Student Union has traditionally been a part of MLK Week, The start of October kicks off LGBT History Month, a time of reflection and celebration regarding the victories, loss- es and memories of equality progress in America. Pride Student Union will begin its celebration on Oct. 1 with a meeting in SSB 203 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join them for free food, fun and announcements about events planned for the month. Included in these events is a can- dlelight vigil at Union Green on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Students will gather to remember the fallen mem- bers of the LGBTQ+ community and vic- tims of hate crimes and various forms of abuse. When the moment of silence has passed, students are invited to “Speak Out” on Thursday, Oct. 9, in SSB 208 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participants will share their coming out stories in a sup- portive environment as a prelude to Pride’s Equality March on Oct. 10 and National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11. Pride will hold an educational event called “Queer Sex Ed” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, in SSB 201. Students will have the opportunity to Former Congress- man Dr. Ron Paul of Texas is scheduled to appear on campus on Thursday, Oct. 2, as part of the Golden Tribe Lecture Series. Dr. Paul is known for his libertarian values and his efforts to follow the Con- stitution strictly in terms of legislation, among a myriad of political accomplish- ments over the years. Although he retired from Congress in 2013, Dr. Paul continues to give speeches at college campuses and is the author of bestselling books, includ- ing “Liberty Defined” and the recently released “School Revolution.” He also runs the “Ron Paul Channel,” an Internet broadcast on the hot topics of today. Tickets will be distributed to FSU students the day of the event from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. in front of Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the show starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are free for everyone, but only one is permitted per student; the gener- al public will be admitted afterward. All students are required to present a valid gold FSU ID. More information can be found at sga.fsu.edu/golden-tribe. AASU Ensures All Students Count Members of Asian American Student Union at “All Students Count” Congressman Mike Honda present- ed the All Students Count Act on July 31, a bill that has garnered much support among FSU’s Asian American Student Union. If passed, All Students Count would continued on 2 broaden the selection of self-identifica- tion boxes on K-12 standardized tests used to collect data on the academic performance of different races. It would provide options for not only the various
Flyers, posters and banners are printed for free at FSU for Recognized Student Organizations that provide paper to the SGA’s Student Publications Office (A302 Union). Each semester each RSO can print two rolls of paper (HPQ1412A, 2 feet x 100 feet; officedepot.com, HEWQ1412A) or the equivalant on a
ream of paper (Hammermill Premium Multipurpose Paper, 8.5’’ x 11’’ 24lb; officedepot.com, 0393122). Student Publications cannot design or print items that promote fundraising, events at private residences or events that require students to pay a fee to participate in or attend an event.
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Devyn’s CornerBy Devyn Fussman
Dr. Ron Paul to Speak at FSUPride Commemorates LGBT History
time to celebrate its culture. At 10 a.m. on Saturday, Oct. 11, stu-
dents can “Experience Asia” without leaving the U.S. The annual festival is held in Bloxham-Lewis Parks of down-town Tallahassee, organized by the Asian Coalition of Tallahassee to pro-mote Asian culture and unite the com-munities. AASU and its affiliates vol-unteer to help with setup and cleanup,
October is LGBT History Month and half of Hispanic Heritage Month, and the Asian American Student Union is also taking
with students performing their cultural dances and selling Asian food.
For the Women Student Union, Oc-tober combines Breast Cancer Aware-ness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month, with pink and purple ribbons representing each. On Thursday, Oct. 9, WSU will have a panel discussion and film viewing on bystander interven-tion at 7 p.m in the Union Ballrooms.
Student Activities has also an-nounced the dates for a human rights event: the MLK Day of Service. January 19 is more than time off from class; it’s a day of serving communities and remem-bering Dr. King’s legacy of peace. Orga-nizational meetings are on the fourth Thursday of each month at 6:30 p.m. at the Destiny Center Tallahassee, where the Day of Service will take place.
FSU’s Black Student Union has traditionally been a part of MLK Week,
The start of October kicks off LGBT History Month, a time of reflection and celebration regarding the victories, loss-es and memories of equality progress in America.
Pride Student Union will begin its celebration on Oct. 1 with a meeting in SSB 203 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Everyone is welcome to join them for free food, fun and announcements about events planned for the month.
Included in these events is a can-dlelight vigil at Union Green on Tuesday, Oct. 7, from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Students will gather to remember the fallen mem-
bers of the LGBTQ+ community and vic-tims of hate crimes and various forms of abuse.
When the moment of silence has passed, students are invited to “Speak Out” on Thursday, Oct. 9, in SSB 208 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. Participants will share their coming out stories in a sup-portive environment as a prelude to Pride’s Equality March on Oct. 10 and National Coming Out Day on Oct. 11.
Pride will hold an educational event called “Queer Sex Ed” from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 27, in SSB 201. Students will have the opportunity to
Former Congress-man Dr. Ron Paul of Texas is scheduled to appear on campus on Thursday, Oct. 2, as part of the Golden Tribe Lecture Series.
Dr. Paul is known for his libertarian values and his efforts to follow the Con-stitution strictly in terms of legislation, among a myriad of political accomplish-ments over the years.
Although he retired from Congress in 2013, Dr. Paul continues to give speeches at college campuses and is the author of bestselling books, includ-
ing “Liberty Defined” and the recently released “School Revolution.” He also runs the “Ron Paul Channel,” an Internet broadcast on the hot topics of today.
Tickets will be distributed to FSU students the day of the event from 5:30 p.m. to 6:15 p.m. in front of Ruby Diamond Concert Hall. Doors open at 6 p.m., with the show starting at 7 p.m. Tickets are free for everyone, but only one is permitted per student; the gener-al public will be admitted afterward. All students are required to present a valid gold FSU ID.
More information can be found at sga.fsu.edu/golden-tribe.
AASU Ensures All Students Count
Members of Asian American Student Union at “All Students Count”
Congressman Mike Honda present-ed the All Students Count Act on July 31, a bill that has garnered much support among FSU’s Asian American Student Union.
If passed, All Students Count would continued on 2
broaden the selection of self-identifica-tion boxes on K-12 standardized tests used to collect data on the academic performance of different races. It would provide options for not only the various
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learn and ask questions about the facts concerning LGBT sexual activity that are usually not taught in schools.
Other Pride events include a Queer Open Mic Night, an Amateur Drag Show, Drag Condom Bingo and several work-shops and seminars on LGBT-related topics. The festivities will end on a cel-ebratory note with a Halloween Party on Oct. 29 in SSB 203. Further details on any of these events can be found in the Pride Center or at sga.fsu.edu/pride.
Students also have the option of im-mortalizing their stories in print by sub-
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partnering with AASU and Pride Student Union to help make Dr. King’s dream a reality. Last January, BSU hosted a Black Film Festival in addition to an NAACP Freedom March and an oratorical Con-test, among other events. Joining them was Cambodian human rights activist Somaly Mam, who gave a keynote ad-dress to the student body on human trafficking.
FLI photos by Lauren Alsina. AASU photos by Sarah Williams.
It will be interesting to see what the RSOs put together this year. January may be months away, but MLK Week takes a long time to plan, combining the diverse efforts of the FSU student body.
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AASU students discussing “All Students Count”
HLSU Events
(From Left) Damon Edmond, Jacques Toussaint; Jean Tabares, Savanna Deiser; Cory Dowd, Erick Adames; Matilda von Kalm,Valerie Shallow; Ausar Amadi, Aaron McKenzie
Asian American groups (Chinese, Filipi-no, Japanese, etc.), but also the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander ethnic-ities, such as Samoan or Guamanian. Besides disaggregating ethnic data, the legislation also provides more options for gender. Students can identify as male, female, trans or something else.
AASU hosted an informational event on Sept. 23 to educate students about the bill. It has been argued that there
are fewer public institutions of greater importance than K-12 education, and AASU aims to ensure that every part of the Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI) spectrum is fairly represented.
At Market Wednesday, students proudly held cards that read, “I’m Not Just [Asian]. I’m…” followed by a blank space for them to write their ethnicities. At the bottom were the social media sayings correlated to the movement,
FLI Holds Mentor Reveal
James Doyle and Laurence Thompson Pierre Beaton and Kristin Sanders
such as #ICount and #BeyondTheBox. During the meeting, they discussed why disaggregating data is important and
the positive impact it can have on the AAPI community. Finally the students gathered to throw their cards in the air.
mitting them to Student Publications to be compiled into an LGBT History book-let. Email [email protected] or drop by A302 Union for details.
Hispanic Heritage Month has two weeks left, and HLSU is packing them full. Besides Adopt-a-Street-Day on Oct. 11, HLSU has a Faculty and Student Mixer, a Noche de Baile (Night of Dance), the BBQ and HLSU Olympics.
The Faculty and Student Mixer will run on Monday, Oct. 6, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. in Union 312-314 and will provide
refreshments and an opportunity to meet Hispanic staff and students.
Noche de Baile will be held at Club Downunder on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 8:30 p.m. Come prepared to dance the night away with students from not just HLSU but its affiliates.
Ending the month on a high note will be the HLSU Olympics on Sunday, Oct.12, at the old IM fields at 11:30 a.m. All of HLSU’s affiliates will meet for a day of competitive sports and fun.
Members of FSU’s Freshman Lead-ership Institute (FLI) gathered on Sept. 15 for the Mentor Reveal, where new students were paired with returning stu-dents who hope to guide them to aca-demic excellence and encourage them to engage in leadership opportunities. Because the transition to college can be intimidating, it’s helpful to have a go-to
peer who can provide insights on cam-pus life and activities.
During the Mentor Reveal, FLI mem-bers were given a sticky note with a word written on it that corresponded with a word on another student’s note (such as “Chips” for one note and “Sal-sa” for another). The goal was for each participant to find a matching note, and
thus find his or her mentor or mentee, by asking other members yes or no ques-tions. Once they succeeded in finding
each other, mentees and mentors were given time to become acquainted and to decide on future meeting dates.
Got Teaching?FSU’s Spiritual Life Project is collect-
ing nominations for the Transformation Through Teaching Recognition. Submit your vote at slp.fsu.edu by Oct. 1, and you and your professor could win a din-ner at the President’s home.
