Pg-4
Commentary
SPRING SEMESTER
Febuary 2006
Wake up Broncos
Wake
Kou "Nicole" Sunwabe
The Voice
WAKE irpBRONCOS... W\KEUP!!
I know, I know we are all tired of losing basketball
games, but come on lets be for real. We need to
support our boys. The audience needs to cheer
(while we’re winning or losing), hold up signs, and
scream out names. We need to do anything to show
support. If we don’t do any of these things, how we
expect for them to win. Let’s be serious, everyone
loves and needs a little support to get their game
nght. So WAKE UP BRONCOS... WAKE
UP!!
WAK.E UP FRIENDS... WV\.KE UP!!
You want to know why every time you see the dude
your friend is suppose to be talking to (she can’t
stop talking about him), but he is always in another
female’s face; and he gives you that “nah it ain’t
even like thaf ’ look? Well guess what “FRIEND,”
wake up!! Be a tme friend and tell ya gjrl she needs
to check him to see what’s really going on, or to
move on because men are like buses; a new one
comes every ten minutes. I mean really, we’re all
still very young, and we have time to find someone
else. Besides, two can play that game!!! So be a
friend and.... WAKE UP FRIENDS... WAKE UP!!
WAKE UP ATHLETES,.. WAKE UP!!
Okay my athletes. I’m going to start off like this: do
you reaUy want to know if that chick Hkes you, or if
it is just your athletic publicity? What I am about to
tell you will cause you to WAKE UP!! If she didn’t
speak to you, nor even looked your direction football
season, but now all of a sudden she wants to call or
come see you... WAKE UP BOYS... WAKE UP!!
I’m going to waste a lil’ cold water on your face,
that’s because it’s basketball season and you my
dude are in season. And let’s be for real, your last
name is on the back of your jersey now... come on
it gets no more professional than that when you are
inanHBCUDl So... WAKE UP SON... WAKE
UP! She doesn’t really want you, she wants your
shine; and it’s only room for Broncos starting five on
your court.
WAKE UP NEW CLASS,., WAKE UP!!
To all of my freshmen or transfers, whatever your
case may be; if you left home a high school sweet
heart or a significant other, I’m going to tell you like
this cause I’ve been there: “Don’t leave the one you
love for the one you like because eventually, the one
you like will leave you for the one they love,” and
you’ll be sitting around wondering what you did
wrong. I mean yes it feels good to be new and
seeing new faces, and even getting a lot of attention.
But baby remember, you came in with a group of
other people who are getting the same attention from
the same people. Since I don’t know what the liiture
holds. I’ll just say you should just go with your heart
not your body or someone else’s because in reality,
that person has a gjrl already and wants some.. .“you
already know.” Listen to me: if it is meant to be it’ll
be, but please don’t cheat cause we all know karma
is a B!!! SO WAKE UP Y’ALL... WAKE UP!!
W'AKEUP-FORCtETTHAT... GROW UP!!
This is for all the people on this campus, who don’t
like someone because your friend doesn’t like them,
or just cause you simply don’t know them. I’m
going to tell you straight like this: if you walk around
with a mean mug on your face and your nose in the
air like something stinks, than baby you need to get
real because that person doesn’t care if you like them
or not They are not here at FSU majoring in you and
vice versa. All you’re doing every time you whisper
about them or roll your eyes is motivating them and
boosting up their confidence because you’re paying
8 to 12,000 dollars to look at them everyday. So just
u p
to get your monies worth next time, try and say “Hi.”
Because guess what, at the end of the day, what you
eat really doesn’t make them, umm... “you already
know.” SO GROW UP... COME ON LET’S
GROW UP!! And when you go to sleep tonight
and think about what I’m saying, make sure you put
a smile on your face tomorrow and enjoy your day.
Hoffa at ya girl!
Where’s the Love?
Tiauna Walker
The Voice
Two weeks after his moving and to
some controversial speech, Julian Bond is still
receiving negative criticism from the media.
According to the Fayetteville Observer Bond
is "a verbal bomb-thrower, a strong voiced,
pugnacious advocate for his position, and that
of the organization he heads"
Personally, I feel that all this
negativity is truly unnecessary. Being a
freshman myself, it was mandatory that I
attended Mr. Bond's speech. I found it to be
very inspiriting and thought provoking. Not
only did Mr. Bond's words of knowledge stir
emotions in the adult audience, it also
enlightened the minds of the freshmen that
attended.
"I thought the speech was excellent.
He kept is real, very blunt, and to the point.
There was no sugar coating just straight to the
point." Lisa Mickle commented. Takisha
Beimett said " I think he did good. Bush is
sorry and I agree with everything he (Bond)
said." I myself am very pleased that the
administrators made it mandatory for freshmen
to attend.
The reason I feel Mr. Bond has
received so many negative comments sounds
very clique-his race. Yes, Mr. Bond was very
blunt but to follow Ln his footsteps I feel that if
he was a White man there would not be as
much criticism from the media. Mr. Bond's
speech was his thinking but at the same time
many Afhcan Americans feel the same about
some of the issues he discussed. What makes
it so controversial is the fact that he had a
microphone to his mouth and was being
recorded and broadcasted.
The Observer states that "it hopes
that we (FSU students) learned that fiery
rhetoric doesn't create a movement with
sweeping success." This lesson I feel isn't the
true lesson, instead I feel that the lesson that
should be taken from the speech is- if you
want change, express yourself in the right
manner.
HOME SWEET PRISON
Honors Hall - Maximum Security Facility
Submitted Anonymously
(whatever those are).
Upon acting like this, came
privileges. My parents trust me and
therefore, with them I have a lot of
freedom.
I am a sophomore living in
Hackley Honors Dorm. Wait, scratch that.
I’ve actually just moved home... therefore,
I am an 18 year old sophomore who is a
former resident of Hackley Honors Dorm
and I’ve moved back home for the first
time in nearly 2 years.
What could possibly drive a
person to do that? t i j J
Freedom, V^ ^ad Wanted to gO to A, home, I
Yes, that’s nght. I have prisOYl, I WOUld hdVC don’t have to live with
more freedom living . . „ bars on my window
under my parents’roof Q, CVllflC. (purely precaution, I
BULLET: At home, I can have friends in
my room before the hours of 7:00 and after
11:45pm. Hell, I’ve had that privilege
since 4th grade.
than 1 do on a college
campus. I’m sick of living with cra2y
rules. If 1 had wanted to go to prison, I
would have committed a crime.
My examples include our
visitation. We are not allowed to have
visitors in our room (or suite) before the
hours of 7:00pm or after 11:45pm.
Additionally, all guests have to be
signed in at the main office (warranting
proper identification) before any "hanging
out” can happen. There are even guidelines
as to what we are allowed to do behind
closed doors... but I won’t get into that.
The administration will tell us
who we can see and what we can do in our
“free” time- are they going to spoon feed
us our education, too?
I am the type of person who,
while I may only be aged 18,1 act a lot
older Maturity came easily to me,
decisions are made with ease and,
thankfiilly, they are usually the right ones.
I do not dabble in the “wrong” things
It makes sense that rules are put
in place, by all means, have rules. Without
regulations, this world would be pretty
messed up.
But really, could ya please treat
us like the adults you say we are? If we
don’t get out into the real world now to
make our own decisions (and sometimes.
make our own mistakes), how will we
function in society when we are
completely on our own?
Will we go wild with all of our
new found freedom? Or, will we act like
the mature, responsible, educated, young
adults that we are? I personally hope it is
the latter.
understand that. That doesn’t make it any
more attractive).
BULLET: Hackley has shelving units in
every suite’s bathroom to shelve the
residents’ personal care items.
One would think that that is not
something to complain about... Well, it is.
We’re not allowed to use them.
I don’t want to get petty and complain
about shelves.
My problem here is that there has
been no explanation as to why all of these
wacky rules are put into place. If you’ve
implemented a curfew and limits on who
can be in our room because there have
been problems with late night partying in
the past, tell us.
If we’ve got bars on our windows
because there has been a problem with
theft and vandalism, tell us. If we can’t use
our shelves because there has been a
termite problem, just flipping tell us.
The opinions, ideas, or views expressed on this page do not reflect the
opinions of the editing staff of The Voice, or the opinions of the faculty and
administration of Fayetteville State University unless otherwise stated at the
beginning of the article. Anyone wishing to submit a commentary piece is
encouraged to do so. Cotnmentary pieces will not be edited, exept in cases
where the content is profane, libelous, or falsified. Rebuttals and clarification
of pieces printed are also welcome. If you would like to discuss an issue
relating to FSU, please send your piece to AsmithlTigluncfsu.edu.
It