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November 3, 2010
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FSU’s trending topic
By Briana Murrell
Voice Staff Writer
With the social networking and microblogging website, Twitter,
growing daily, words like tweets and twitpic, are slowly but surely
being added to everyday vernacular. Walk up to any college student
and they are sure to know what a “DM” is. Don’t mistake a student
as arrogant or conceited if you overhear them telling others to “fol
low them.” Twitter’s Trending Topics use a hash symbol, or number
sign, as a “fill-in-the-blank” type expression that is popular world
wide as well as citywide.
The Voice has come up with its own Trending Topic for the week,
where students have expressed their views in 140 characters or less
than.
#I Voted Because ...
... my ancestors have fought
too hard for me not to vote. It
would be as if their hard work
was done in vain.
Melanie Boney,
Masters Student
... I want to make a differ
ence to my county. Plus I had no
choice, I have to vote.
Jacquelyne Caldwell,
Freshman
... I want to know I made
a difference in society for the
good. 1 want to see where I live
become better than it is.
Jerson Campos, Freshman
... I like to have a say-so in
things.
Fachon Harris,
Junior
... it’s the first time in my life
I am legally able to vote, so I am
going to try it out.
Bryce Murry, Freshman
I wanted to make a differ
ence.
Ashley Valentin, Junior
... I want to exercise my right
and want my voice to be heard as
a student leader.
Darius Willis, Sophomore
... I’ve seen how my voting
has made a difference in past
elections. My ancestors have
fought so I can have a voice.
Skye Dent, Professor of
Communication
... I believe that my one vote
makes a difference. I voted
for opportunity and inevitable
change.
Ray Thomas, General Manager
of Bronco iRadio
IMPORTANT ACADEMIC DAYS
Nov. 1-Dec. 3: Pre-registration for Spring 2011
Nov. 11: Veteran’s Day; University closed
Nov. 17: Last day to withdraw from university
Nov. 25-26: Thanksgiving Floliday; University
closed
Nov. 29-Dec. 3: Finals for graduating seniors -
Dec. 3: Last day of classes
Dec. 6-10: Finals for non-graduating students
Dec. 13-Jan. 7, 2011: Winter break
The Blacksher Chronicles
Events create a ‘blast’ this year
The 2010-2011 academic year has been a blast thus
far and the Student Activities Council (SAC), thanks
you for your attendance and support of all our func
tions. As a recap of what we have done thus far. Wel
come Week 2010 was a success as we welcomed the re
turn of the Class of 2011, 2012, and 2013 and officially
welcomed the Class of 2014, the implementation of DJ
Wild Wednesday every month for the fall semester, the
trip to the Two Wvers Classic game, the Pre-Dawn Par
ty, the FSU vs. WSSU Tailgate, and the Price Is Right.
Homecoming 2010 was indeed the “Blue World Order”
as we took over our campus with high-profile events
with music artists including J. Cole, Cali Swag Dis
trict, and Travis Porter, comedians Amez J and Tony
Roberts, the first-time performance of the Philadelphia
Dance Company (Philadanco), and the implementation
of Spirit Week. It will go down in our history books as
one of the best Homecoming Weeks ever.
With all of this over, we still have a couple more
events left for the semester. Today we will host another
DJ Wild Wednesday from 11 a.m. until 2 p.m. in the
Rudolph Jones Student Center lobby. We have a live
band perform in promotion of diversity on the FSU
campus. We will have our last DJ Wild Wednesday of
the semester on Wednesday, December 1,2010, so let’s
make these last two very memorable. I know you all
have enjoyed the fall semester and we have even more
events planned for you during spring 2011.
SAC was created in 1994 by student vote during the
spring elections to serve the purpose of creating activi
ties and events to cater to the campus population. The
mission of the Fayetteville State University Student
Activities Council is to plan, implement and execute
social, cultural, intellectual, spiritual, and environmen
tal activities and events to enhance campus life. We
work everyday to make sure that we are fiilfilling what
we promise to do for you. We have had sixteen suc
cessful years thus far and we want the seventeenth year
to be the best one to date.
If you have any questions about our events, con
cerns, suggestions, or just want more information about
how you can obtain membership in our organization
please feel free to contact any SAC member or my
self at cblaksh@broncos.uncfsu.edu or (910) 672-1132.
Our office is located in Suite 215 of the Rudolph Jones
Student Center and I have an open-door policy for the
people we were created to serve: our fellow Broncos.
Until the next issue of The Voice, thank you and good
luck with the rest of the semester!
SAC Program Director,
Christopher Blacksher
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WALKING AGAINST
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
SGA vice-president Rosslyn
Ross, above, reads the litany
for domestic violence as newly
elected Mr. FSU Troy Pickens,
right, covers his candle during a
. candelight vigil against domestic
violence last week.
Voice photos by Nathaniel Stevenson