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First Annual
iMusic Festival
The festival was a great success, said Chamell Harris. FSU junior and Bron
co iRadio program director. Approxamitely 200 people attended the Sept. 22
event under sunny skies and a temperature of 87 degrees. The event was held
at the gazebo on campus from noon to 5 p.m. to celebrate the student radio sta
tion's first broadcasting birthday.
The event was a celebration of the local, independent, and global artists that
the station broadcasts on their platform. One of the special features of the event
was fitness diva Sonya D. and special guest Fantasia. 2004 American Idol win
ner Several students also performed their own music.
"I think students were surprised to see that the kids that sit next to them in
class have that much talent," said Harris.
Ray Thomas, general manager and adviser to the student radio station, ex
pressed thanks to all FSU organizations and local buinesses who helped make
the event a success.
"It's only the beginning" Thomas said. "Stay tuned for next year's event. It
will be even bigger and better"
Bronco iRadio,com Proud to Be
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He's on Birth Control
By Tanesha Slaughter
In five to seven years, researchers be
lieve that a daily male birth control pill will
be available by injection. Implants may be
available even sooner.
The million-dollar question is, will wom
en trust men to take birth control?
Male hormone contraceptives have yet to
be approved by the FDA, however, in the
near future researchers will have a more
marketable method that is as safe and ef
fective as female birth control pills.
Researchers at the University of Wash
ington have discovered ways to block the
signal from the brain that causes the testes
to make testosterone. By blocking testos
terone production, it will cause a decrease
in sperm count during ejaculation, accord
ing to the US National Institutes of Health.
Testosterone injections were giv
en to Chinese men every eight weeks for
two years. This research, supported by the
World Health Organization, proved to be
95 percent effective at preventing pregnan
cy. The research in the Journal of Clinical
Endocrinology and Metabolism, reported,
however, that there is about 20 percent of
men, whose sperm production can not be
suppressed by hormones and there isn’t
enough research to determine which men
are in this category of unsuppressed sperm
production.
Side effects are weight gain, acne,
shrinkage of the testes, and a twenty per
cent drop in good cholesterol levels.
Seven out of 10 male students at Fayette
ville State University were given a survey
and said they would consider taking male
contraceptives while the other 30 percent
opposed.
Those who opposed say that they have
a fear of having hormonal symptoms like
women and this would deter them from
taking male contraceptives. The young
men who agree, say that they are more in
terested in having sex right now rather than
being fathers.
Some young aspiring athletes say that
this is a great way for men to protect them
selves from scandals involving women
who want to become pregnant because of
his atheletic, professional, and financial
status.
Whichever personal choice is made,
male contraceptives will soon be a method
to possibly reduce the incidence of abor
tions and unwanted children.
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) By Desiree Brady
Barbara Henry, Miss Fayeneville State
University, was one of the 10 HBCI: queens
selected to appear in the September issue of
Ebony magazine.
Miss Fayetteville State University's ap-
^ pearance in Ebony Magazine is an excellent
I opportunity to showcase our university,”
I said Juanette Council, associate vice chan-
I cellor for Student AfTairs.
^ Henry is FSl.^'s 2012-2013 pageant queen
w inner. She said her experience throughout
the Campus Queens weekend with Ebony
* magazine was amazing. “I felt so honored
to be meeting such inspirational and moti
vational men and women.” Henry said.
Prior to 2008, Ebony Magazine published
an annual feature of all of the 150 HBCli
I queens. In 2008. they implemented a new
I process where only 10 queens who received
the most on-line votes were featured in the
magazine, according to Council. Barbra
• Henry is the first queen from FSU to be
' chosen since the new policy was imple-
I mented. Council said.
Henry said the application and selection
, process for Ebony Magazine took nearly a
^ month and required a completed application
^ as well a video submission. The infomia-
tion was posted on Ebony's website. Read
ers were then given the chance to vole for
i the queens they wanted to see in the issue.
In all, 1.8 million votes were tallied for the
contest according to Ebony's website.
The competition was held by Clear Ul-
I ^ Shea and gave the queens the chance to
represent their universities, not based solely
of their flawless beauty, but their effort to
maintain a positive outlook on life and dedi
cation to their goals.
“The large number of votes Barbara re
ceived is a testimony to the loyalty and ded
ication of the FSU students, al umni. lacultv,
staff and university friends who supported
our queen.” Council said.
The other nine HBCU queens who were
chosen represent Florida A&M University
(FAMU), Tuskegec University, North Caro
lina Central University, Delaware State Uni
versity, Fort Valley State University. Xavier
University of Louisiana. JacLson State Uni
versity, Tougaloo Univeristy and Hampton
University.