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21 Wise Bronco Sayings
Kevin McCrimmon, a senior from Washington D.C., tvas selected Mr. Homecoming during homecom
ing 2002 festivities October 19. Jamillah Simpson, a senior from Greensboro was crowned Miss
Homecoming. Simpson is also member of The Lady Broncos ’ basketball team and Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority.
FSU’s Cheer Phi Smoov
More Than Pretty Faces
By Garrett N. James
Editor-In-Chief
It’s Saturday afternoon.
The football team is fired
up. The stands are crowded
with students chanting
“Bronco Pride.”
Behind every great
athlete there is a motivator-
someone to uplift his/her
spirit and boost self-esteem.
The FSU football team is
more than fortunate to have
the astonishing ladies and
gentlemen of‘Cheer Phi
Smoov’ as their motivators.
They are not only beauti
ful, but they are also “oh, so
talented!” Day in and day
out these ladies tumble and
hustle to prepare for another
amazing performance.
Though worn out from
vigorous practices, they
somehow find the energy to
come out and enlighten the
crowd once again each
Saturday.
Walking and talking in
unison, with heads high and
pom-pons in hand, they
make this demanding sport
look so easy. We have yet to
figure out just how they do
it. Several cheerleaders say
they just love the hassle.
They enjoy what they do to
the fullest and wouldn’t
trade it in for the world.
It is not only the ladies
who are making this squad
so successftil. Cheer Phi
Smoov has four dedicated
and hardworking male
cheerleaders helping them
to spread the joyous spirit.
These young men seem to be
perfect gentlemen and their
athletic ability is simply
outstanding.
According to the
Cheerleading Head Coach,
Lawanda Miller, they have
great ideas and are strong
supporters of the team. She
also mentions that they are
indeed some of the most
dedicated male cheerlead
ers she has ever had.
Speaking of the coach,
Ms. Lawanda Miller is
another essential key to the
squad’s success. A well
functioning group such as
Cheer Phi Smoov must have
a solid backbone. Ms.
Miller has served as the
backbone of this team for a
about three years. Within
this time, she has had the
opportunity to work with
several different people.
She admits that the biggest
reward of coaching is being
an alumna and being able to
give back to the school
while promoting a positive
image.
Although she loves each
of her cheerleaders, she
says that she especially
enjoys the freshmen. When
asked how she feels about
her squad this year, she
stated, “They have a lot of
talent and stunt ability. They
may not be exactly where
they need to be as far as the
CIAA style of cheering, but
they are progressing.”
She looks for showman
ship and rhythm in a cheer
leader. She also seeks
overall appearance, fitness,
and proper techniques. A
team is only as strong as its
leader and therefore Louisa
“Tori” Murphy (captain)
and Erica Andrews (co
captain) are doing their best
to make this a successful
and pleasant season.
Who says that work has
to end at cheering? When
these dedicated divas are
not strutting their stuff, they
are out in the community.
They spend time helping out
an elderly group of ladies
and they even work with
children at the local Boys
and Girls Club.
It is no secret that being
a cheerleader is no easy
job. It takes attitude and
ability. It takes brains and
beauty. Most of all, it takes
dedication and determina
tion. In the words of
Lawanda Miller, “They just
have to love what they do
and love it first.”
There you have it. The
essence of Cheer Phi
Smoov is officially a
continuing legacy.
1. The best way to get
even is to forget.
2. Feed your faith and
your doubts will starve to
death.
3. God wants spiritual
fruit, not religious nuts.
4. Some folks wear their
halos much too tight.
5. Some marriages are
made in heaven, but they
ALL have to be maintained
on earth.
6. Unless you can create
the WHOLE universe in 5
days, then perhaps giving
“advice” to God isn’t such
a good idea.
7. Sorrow looks back,
worry looks around, and
faith looks up.
8. Standing in the
middle of the road is
dangerous-you will get
knocked down by the traffic
from both ways.
9. Words are windows to
the heart.
10. A skeptic is a person
who sees the handwriting on
the wall and claims that it’s
a forgery.
11. It isn’t difficult to
make a mountain out of a
molehill; just add a little
dirt.
By Natasha Williams
Staff Writer
Dear Diva: I don’t get
along that well with my
parents and I often talk
badly about them to my
boyfriend. He has met them
and doesn’t particularly like
them either. What bothers
me is that he openly cuts
12. A successful mar
riage isn’t finding the right
person-it’s being the right
person. •
13. The mighty oak tree
was once a little nut that
held its ground.
14. Too many people
offer God prayers with
claw marks all over them.
15. The tongue must be
heavy indeed; because so
few people can hold it.
16. To forgive is to set .
the prisoner free, and then
discover the prisoner was
you.
17. You have to wonder
about humans; they think
God is dead and Elvis is
alive.
18. It’s all right to sit on
your pity pot every now and
again. Just be sure to flush
when you are done.
19. You’ll notice that a
turtle only makes progress ,
when it sticks out its neck.
20. If the grass is greener
on the other side of the
fettce, you can bet the water
bill is higher too.
21. And last but not least
— God gave the angels
Wings, and He gave humans
CHOCOLATE!!!!!
them down in front of other
people. I feel like I can’t
yell at him because he
shares my opinion, but
shouldn’t certain things be
off-limits? I feel like telling
him to pick on his own *
family. -Shaquana
Bigmouthman
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