January 31, 2013 WWW.VSUSPECTATOR.COM VOLUME 84 ISSUE 16 Inside This Issue - OPINIONS: “The mass media makes monsters” - FEATURES: “Golden Key unlocks the door to students’potential” - SPORTS: “VSU tennis serves up new season” On the Web www.vsuspectator.com REVITALIZE YOUR STUDY SKILLS - Student Union, Meeting Room 2 - 6-7 p.m. Learn what to do and not to do when studying for exams. For more information or to reserve your seat, email eci- [email protected] or [email protected]. Sponsored by the African American Studies Program. BLACKOUT GAME! - BLAZERS VS. UNION The Complex - 6 and 8 p.m. Ga. Lottery night. Prizes will include Wii gaming systems, Beats headphones and more. KARAOKE WITH NATURAL HIGH - Odum Library Auditorium - 8 p.m. Are you a singing wonder? Or do people wonder if you’re singing? Either way, join Natur- al High for karaoke. Snacks pro- vided. For more information, email [email protected]. NAACP DOUGHNUT SALE - The VSU NAACP will be pre- selling Krispy Kremedoughnuts from now until January 31. The cost is $5 per box and the boxes will be distributed on Monday, February 4. To order yours, con- tact any NAACP member. Today at VSU Check out Chris Kessler’s preview of the VSU v. Union basketball games. “Free to Be” “Free to Be” comes to VSU comes to VSU Theatre Theatre See page 5 for the preview. Weather 61 H 37 L Sunny Today 63 H 30 L Friday 42 L 65 H Sunny Saturday How do you feel about Wednesday night’s storm? A. Super scary B. It was just a little water. C. What storm? Vote online at www.vsuspectator.com! Question of the week Last Week’s Poll Results Sunny What will you do with your refund check? 56% Pay bills. 33% 11% I don’t get excess checks. Spring Break fund! Despite the presence of strong winds and immense cloud cover, the highly-anticipated Parade of Champions took place Wednes- day evening. VSU, Lowndes County and the city of Valdosta came togeth- er to honor the Division II Na- tional Championship teams from the past year. VSU’s latest championships that were honored included 2011 men’s tennis, 2012 women’s soc- cer, and the 2012 football team. Led by a presentation of col- ors, as well as Mayor of Valdos- ta John Gayle and VSU presi- dent William J. McKinney, the championship motorcades made their way down from Mathis City Auditorium. Flanked by the Valdosta State Band, cheerleading squad, and the Red Hots Dance Team, the teams gathered at Drexel Park near VSU’s main campus for a ceremony in their honor. After an opening prayer and a greeting from VSU President William J. McKinney, Head Ten- nis Coach John Hansen ad- dressed the sea of red and black. Hansen, a 12-time Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year, fired up the passionate crowd by inciting a spirited chant of “Gooooo BLAZERS!” In the past 12 years no school in Division II has made more ap- pearances in the men’s tennis na- tional championship than VSU with five (winning two). “It’s unbelievable, there are a lot of schools, especially in divi- sion II, and a lot of communities that would not do something like this,” head tennis coach John Hansen said. “You can’t get any higher than the National Champ- See PARADE , Page 6 Ace Espenshied A SST . S PORTS E DITOR [email protected]& Shane Thomas S PORTS W RITER [email protected]HSBA building may sit empty The new Health Sciences and Business Administration build- ing could sit idle once construc- tion is completed, due to bud- getary restrictions. This was revealed during Fri- day morning’s Planning and Budget Council meeting, and was classified by Sue Fuciarelli, vice president for Finance and Administration, as a “crying shame.” The University System of Georgia’s capital budget request for the 2014 Fiscal Year includ- ed a request from VSU for $3.8 million dollars to use in furnish- ing the new HSBA building. “The proposal was sent to the governor with that included, and the governor’s recommended budget, at this point, took that back out,” Fuciarelli said. “So, we’re in the midst of talking with legislators and talking with the folks at the board office of how we can try to get that back in.” For the University System of Georgia and its institutions, the 2014 Fiscal Year starts on July 1. The possibility of that $3.8 million being cut out of the bud- get or being pushed back to the 2015 Fiscal Year, as Fuciarelli mentioned, was cause for dire concern. “What that would be is from January through July the build- ing would sit idle,” Fuciarelli said. “We don’t have any furni- ture or equipment to put in the building.” There was a further concern with the way the funding would be handled and how it would de- lay matters further. “Even when July 1 occurs, they may not fund the bonds im- mediately, so we would have to wait until the bonds actually get funded that year,” Fuciarelli said. “Then you can order the equipment, which would be three to six more months after that, so it literally could be fif- teen months sitting there idle.” The HSBA, currently under construction at North Campus, is a $32 million project slated for completion at the end of the year. The goal of the building is to consolidate several University science programs currently housed in various buildings across campus, including Nurs- ing, Communication Sciences and Disorders, Athletic Training, Exercise Physiology, Social Work and Health Care Adminis- tration. Joe Adgie S OCIAL MEDIA E DITOR [email protected]City council postponed their decision, yet again, for a demoli- tion project that would make room for new student housing. The Valdosta City Council met Thursday to listen to citizens and accept or deny proposals. Bill Nijem, Langdale Vallot- ton, LLP attorney and McAlister Development Co., Inc., represen- tative, spoke with the City Coun- cil about the negotiations made with the Historical Preservation Commission in recent months. McAlister Development pro- posed to the City Council last October a project for a “multi- use complex” that will fill a 3.78-acre block on the corner of North Oak Street and West Brookwood Drive, according to the Valdosta Daily Times. The complex would house places to eat, shop and approxi- mately 216 residential units all within walking-distance to cam- pus. The project has been in devel- opment since the approval, but with one hiccup in the plan: The houses that stand on the plot of land that McAlister wants to uti- lize. The Valdosta HPC requested that the structures standing on that block should be salvaged if possible, and McAlister Devel- opment obliged the request. Unfortunately the company does not own the historic proper- ties, thus contracting people to buy and relocate the houses is difficult. “[A]ll we need at this point is [a certain date] these demolition permits [requested] will issue if our efforts to relocate these prop- erties don’t work,” Nijem said. McAlister Development planned to have the complex project done in time for the fall 2014 semester and the new class of freshmen entering VSU, ac- cording to Nijem. City Council Member Deidra White did, however, wish that McAlister Development would consider trying to sell the prop- erties one more time before they reached a final decision, and in doing so asked for the appeal McAlister Development filled out in December to be post- poned. Nijem was asked to come back to the Feb. 7 City Council meeting with one condition: “The [HPC] hear the case and make its final decision on this matter at their Feb. 4 meeting.” The motion was passed by the council. The City Council meeting also introduced a city Employee of the Month. Valdosta Police Offi- cer Derrick Keene was noted for his service to the city and police department. Three motions were passed at the meeting: $247,885 for new oxygen packs for the Valdosta Fire Department ($189,308 of which would be covered by FEMA), $25,000 for a municipal election which was requested to be set Nov. 5 and the third was for bids for water chemicals in Valdosta. VPD investigating shotgun incident The investigation continues into an alleged attempted robbery and the shotgun blast that followed, ac- cording to the Valdosta police. Late Sunday evening, VSU stu- dent Don Beard claimed that he opened his door to the barrel of a gun with the robber behind it. He said that one of the room- mates ended the episode with a blast from his shotgun. The would- be-thief then fled the scene in an SUV. An incident report released by the Valdosta Police Department said that Officer Thomas Newton responded, at approximately 7:35 p.m., to a “report of suspicious ac- tivity where a gun was dis- charged.” Griffin Driskell, senior market- ing major, phoned the police, while attending a fraternity meeting next door, after he heard the shots. “We heard a gunshot go off and several of our [Tau Kappa Epsilon brothers] thought that it was a car crash.” Driskell said. “So they de- cided to run outside and see what was going on [...] “They walked outside and smelled the gunpowder and they looked up to the top floor and the guy had a shotgun in his hands, they heard him load another in the chamber.” According to Jon Loudermilk, junior TKE brother, the police re- sponded to the scene enforce, drawing their weapons before ap- proaching the property. Griffin Driskell recounted the panic he felt when he heard the shots. “I thought somebody was in our parking lot with a gun.” The residents of the apartment where the incident occurred de- clined to comment, when contact- ed Wednesday evening. Detectives were dispatched to the scene the next day to comb over the scene. “As far as I know there wasn’t any evidence found at the scene.” Lt. Leslie Manahan, bureau of investigative services. James Dosier, freshman, did not hear the shots Sunday night. He learned about the incident Monday morning when he saw reporters in- terviewing residents in front of the apartment. “The only thing that really hap- pens in our front buildings is, sometimes, you will hear a crash in the road up there because someone doesn’t see the bus stopping, but this is the first I have really heard of shots being fired.” he said. Lt. Manahan confirmed that no one was physically injured in the incident. Anyone with information related to this case is encouraged to con- tact the VPD at 293-3145 or call the anonymous tip line at 293- 3091. Will Lewis S TAFF W RITER [email protected]Housing development stalled Jennifer Gleason M ANAGING E DITOR [email protected]Today in History Jan 31, 1950: Truman announces development of H-bomb Source: history.com The VSU softball team stand with other attendees, listening to speakers during the Parade of Champions Wednesday. The parade was hosted by the City of Valdosta and Lowndes County. The softball team was one of three teams honored during the parade. Jamal Tull/THE SPECTATOR Jamal Tull/THE SPECTATOR Blaze celebrates VSU’s three national championships being recog- nizaed during the Parade of Champions Wedneday afternoon. C Ci i t ty y , , c co ou un nt ty y h ho on no or r c ch ha am mp ps s
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January 31, 2013 W W W . V S U S P E C T A T O R . C O M VOLUME 84 ISSUE 16
Inside This Issue- OPINIONS: “The mass media makes monsters”
- FEATURES: “Golden Key unlocks the door to students’potential”
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Hello World—Anthony here
wrapping up all the stories that
had us buzzing this past week.
Kicking things off this week,
Chris Brown proved to everyone
why he is the picture perfect
poster child of mental stability
by getting into a physical alter-
cation with R&B singer Frank
Ocean.
According to sources, proba-
bly the local crack head on Sun-
set Blvd., Brown and Ocean
were leaving an L.A. recording
studio when Ocean’s posse
blocked
Brown’s
posse from
leaving.
Words
were ex-
changed, fits
were thrown
and Ocean
received two
cuts on his
hand. After
the fight,
Ocean took to his twitter to let
the masses know about Brown
and his antics.
“Got jumped by Chris and a
couple guys,” he tweeted. “lol. I
only wish Everest was there. cut
my finger now I can't play with
two hands at the Grammys.”
No charges have been filed
against Brown or Ocean, but I’m
secretly hoping that they settle
their little dispute by having a
dance off like from “Stomp the
Yard.”
Didn’t Brown die in that
movie? Never mind…
From one struggle to another,
Michelle Williams, from the
popular girl group Destiny’s
Child, released a statement
squashing the rumors of Des-
tiny’s Child reuniting and per-
forming at the Super Bowl.
"I'm going to be in the musi-
cal Fela," she recently told a re-
porter in an interview.
While I’m happy that
Michelle is getting steady work
outside of DC, we all know Bey-
oncé wasn’t going to let anyone
except for herself be the star of
the Super Bowl halftime show.
Something tells me Kelly will
be okay without a DC reunion,
being as she was always the one
that didn’t fit in with the other
two. Michelle might want to
look
into
draw-
ing un-
em-
ploy-
ment
soon,
because
I doubt
if any-
one is
check-
ing for her solo music.
Continuing with her attempt at
making sure her fans know she’s
not a little girl anymore, Miley
Cyrus is on the March cover of
Cosmopolitan sporting a white
blazer with nothing on under-
neath.
Okay…
Since her new haircut, Miley
has taken a more aggressive ap-
proach when it comes to her im-
age. While there are no signs of
trouble now, we’ll have to keep
a close watch on the former Dis-
ney darling.
We all remember what hap-
pened to Britney after she cut all
her hair off.
As always tune into Pop Ad-
dict next week to catch up with
all your favorite celebs.
Golden Key unlocks thedoor to students’ potential
In 1977, a legacy started.
The Golden Key International
Society is committed to a high
standard of academics, service
and leadership by upholdi ng the
values of integrity, collaboration,
innovation, respect, diversity, ex-
cellence and engagement.
Golden Key strives to unlock
the potential of each of its mem-
bers by upholding standards of
excellence on-campus and be-
yond.
This organization has chapters
at over 390 colleges and univer-
sities in the U.S, Australia,
Canada, India, Malaysia, New
Zealand, South Africa and the
Bahamas.
Golden Key offers its mem-
bers exclusive opportunities and
connections through one million
dollars in scholarships and
awards, partnerships with major
corporations, career advance-
ment and graduate programs.
“Academic, Service, and
Leadership are pillars to our fu-
ture in that they provide us with
a means of becoming success-
ful,” Jessica Naranjo, historian,
said.
Golden Key organizes activi-
ties that benefit and contribute to
the welfare of the community.
“Through academics, service,
and leadership we can learn how
to serve others in a way that not
only builds the quality of our
lives but the quality of the lives
around us,” Naranjo said.
Honorary Members are people
who have had a positive impact
and continue to impact the peo-
ple around them.
Golden Key inducts new
members once every semester
and is recognized at the
New Member Recogni-
tion Event.
This year the chapter
recognized approximately
150 new members.
The top 15% of VSU’s
sophomores, juniors, se-
niors and graduate stu-
dents are admitted into
Golden Key.
“I chose Golden Key
because of the numerous
benefits that being a part of the
organization has to offer,”
Naranjo said.
“Golden Key does a number of
community service events, offers
scholarships and allows me to
associate with a diverse group of
people.”
P o p A d d i c t
Anthony Pope
They may not be MC5, but
the Math department is looking
to “kick out the jams” in their
own way this week.
Dr. Shaun Ault, math pro-
fessor, is headlining this
week’s Science Seminar, with
his presentation titled, “Cy-
cles in Music and the Mathe-
matics of Rhythm” and
dubbed “The Musings of a
Mathematician.”
The seminar will take place
at 4 p.m. on Thursday in the
Powell Hall Auditorium and
will showcase a variety of
genres.
“Within the past three or
four years, I have really devel-
oped an appreciation for house
and dubstep,” Dr. Ault said re-
garding the presentation.
The presentation is being
pushed forward as a joint effort
between Dr. Ault’s personal pas-
sion for music, and the math de-
partment’s desire to get student
more involved and interested in
the subject.
“As our department's faculty
shares their expertise at the Sci-
ence Seminar, we hope to see
students of all majors and inter-
ests see the importance, beauty,
and enjoyment of mathematics,”
Dr. Greg Harrell, professor and
head of the math department,
said.
Dr. Ault took the challenge to
heart.
“Can we get kids interested in
mathematics?” he said. “How
can we do that? Well, music is
an obvious gateway.”
Dr. Ault has a history in music
that goes back to him achieving
a Bachelors of music from the
Oberlin Conservatory in Ohio.
Later, when he graduated with
a Bachelors in mathematics, and
later a PhD, he found that his
passion and his field might not
be so far apart.
“I find that math has a lot of
structure, you can define it as the
science of patterns and as I look
at more and more music over
time, I see those structures recur-
ring.” Dr. Ault said. “I just found
that fascinating, that there is that
structure in music. So, you can
actually bring mathematics to
bear, and analyze that in a
meaningful way.”
Members of the stu-
dent body aren't the only
viewers who are expected to
benefit. The seminar will give
the math department the op-
portunity to showcase its re-
search to other departments.
“Through the Science
Seminar, faculty members
from outside of mathematics
can enjoy Dr. Ault's presentation
and perhaps see potential areas
of research in which they can
partner with Dr. Ault,” Dr. Har-
rell said.
Dr. Ault also suggested to the
possibility that some of the fac-
ulty in the audience may have a
few new introductions to their
musical repertoire.
“I think they are going to hear
things they have never heard be-
fore,” he said.
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