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Museum Volume 27, Issue 6 WWW.BROWARD.EDU/STUDENTLIFE/PUBLICATIONS/OBSERVER/PAGES/DEFAULT March 26th, 2013 The Broward College Newspaper Campus News James Brutus, an artist from the Artist Arts Series at North Campus. Seahawks becoming future leaders NATALIE VON CIEMINSKI ON PAGE 2 CENTRAL BUREAU CHIEF Centerspread Have you ever wondered who Ever wonder what shows those students are that welcome you the Observer staff is going at the New Student Orientation, crazy about? Here is your take you on a campus tour or set up the beautiful venue of various chance to find out. events (including graduations) ON PAGE 10-11 while maintaining a smile on their BC Spotlight faces at all times? If you’re still Read about the foxes who speculating, here is the answer: the have ruled South Campus Student Ambassadors. Student Ambassadors provide for the past 18 years. assistance to the college community and prospective students in the ON PAGE 15 transition from high school or Opinion work to BC. The Ambassadors are Read about a college also involved in greeting at special occasions, answering questions, student’s trip to The Miami conducting campus tours, assisting Herald. with new student orientations and collaborating with enrollment ON PAGE 19 service officers on all campuses. Sometimes they also visit nearby Ambassadors from Central Campus. Courtesy/ Broward College Backpage schools and other off-campus sites. Read a Q&A featuring “Our two fold mission was had to be developed. “I would and needs that the college has, Being an ambassador has many Actor James Franco and to create leaders and have those read about best practices at other an organization that “would be benefits. “Once you get exposed to his latest movie leaders that are empowered with colleges and universities and they specifically focused on this task” the student ambassador program, knowledge and information to serve established what they call Student was formed as a solution. one of the first things you do is ON PAGE 20 not only our internal community Ambassadors which would be Asencio collaborated with meet new people. Then you will but external community,” said students who were trained by us to Central Campus Student Life discover new things about yourself Want More Observer? David Asencio, Dean of Student be leaders, high-achieving students Director, Jose Lopez, in order to as well,” said Beverly Evans who is Affairs at Central Campus. in terms of their course work and create a handbook that comprises one of the assisting Ambassadors. theobservernews.blogspot.com has Before the Ambassador volunteers in the community,” said all of the program’s regulations Through these experiences you can updates on Articles, Entertain- program was established between Asencio. and instructions. Further, both learn to overcome your shyness, ment, Sports and Much More. 2008 to 2009, students from the “What we wanted to do was to developed the Ambassador logo. get out of your comfort zone and Student Life Department or other create a comprehensive program to “Royalty for us was Broward improve your public speaking Check Out: club leaders were asked to help address the various service needs College. So that’s why on top of skills. out during events and campus that we have at Central Campus.” the “A” we’ve put the crown,” said theobservernews.blogspot.com tours. To avoid that, a new idea In order to meet these challenges Asencio. SEE LEADERS, PAGE 2 Museum on OZ will take you back in time the 4th floor BRITTANY WHITE magic tricks in a one man show. STAFF WRITER Then after a fight with a couple DANIEL GAVIRIA of audience members, Oscar flees STAFF WRITER Oz: The great and powerful the area, jumping into his hot air wizard! Are you sure? That is the balloon, only to head straight into Nearly every day at Central real question behind Disney’s OZ the eye of a tornado. It is after Campus, students walk the the Great and Powerful, based he awakens from the torturous hallways towards their classes or on the wonderful book by L. spinning that caused him to pass mindlessly wander around texting, Frank Baum. Disney’s OZ was out, that we are welcomed to the talking or simply being distracted, directed by Sam Raimi (Spiderman first sight of the magical land of never noticing the many pictures Trilogy), and stars James Franco, OZ (now in color). and posters on the walls. Only a Mila Kunis, Michelle Williams After some drifting, Oscar’s handful of students stop and notice and Rachel Weisz. This movie has balloon sinks into a river and he some areas like Building 14, where been creating a lot of buzz in the is greeted by the beautiful witch they have a display of old black entertainment industry, and plenty Theodora the Good (Mila Kunis), and white pictures where one is of of endorsements from the Home who tells him all about the land of a group of men and women from Style Network, to Urban Decay, OZ and how they have waited for the 1970’s describing their process and even a nail polish line from a powerful wizard to come to their of applying to the college, along OPI. land and defeat the evil witch, who with another of a group of Broward So with all these big brands killed their king and surrounded College cheerleaders from 1971. standing behind it, does the movie them with danger. Oscar fools This all is interesting have all the magical charm and Theodora into believing his is information for the wandering eye, pizzazz that the media is expecting? the wizard they’ve been waiting but for those with a curious mind, Well let’s just say at 22 years old, I for, and together they start their it leads to another inscription on felt like a little kid all over again, journey to the kingdom, and the display, a large one stating mystified with wonder and awe at along the way, fall in love, much to “Broward College Archives and the brilliance of this colorful and Oscar’s dismay. Special Collections, Library 4th magical land of OZ. floor.” The movie opens in black and white with Oscar/Oz (James Franco) in Kansas performing SEE OZ, PAGE 13 COLLIDER.COM SEE MUSEUM, PAGE 2 February 19th, 2013 CAMPUS NEWS Page 2 James Brutus makes an appearance at North KYLE SWENSON Illinois Senate seat, which the STAFF WRITER former Governor of Illinois, Blagojevich, attempted to sell. On Feb. 20, Broward College Brutus explained that having his North Campus had its fifth in a picture published in the Chicago series of seven art presentations. Tribune was very vindicating to This presentation artist and host him, because it proved that he was was the artist James Brutus. actually successful in his artistic James Brutus is an artist whose field. art depicts peace, war and nature. Over the next couple years, He presented his rather diverse Brutus’ artwork took a very art, ranging from what he called interesting turn. He began “commercial art” to his most recent depicting children caught in the art, which is truly magnificent. middle of the ongoing conflict in At the beginning of his the Middle East. These pictures presentation, Brutus discussed some were truly powerful and amazing. of his biggest accomplishments to As Brutus discussed how he created date. One of his largest and most these artistic masterpieces, you interesting accomplishments to could see an expression of awe and date is his political cartoon. wonder on the faces of everyone This cartoon was featured a few in the audience. It was the first years ago in the Chicago Tribune. time many people in the audience It depicted Rod Blagojevich, the had seen war through a child’s former Governor of Chicago expression. crowning Ronald Burris king. This Brutus’ artwork is truly political cartoon, he explained, incredible. I urge everyone to go depicted the scandal that ensued and experience his art work in in Chicago in 2008. This was after person at the Broward College Art former Senator Barack Obama Gallery on Las Olas. You will get became president. to see the numerous masterpieces PHOTO COURTESY OF WWW.ARTISABOUT.COM Thus, Obama left a vacant of this inspiring and creative artist. Piece by James Brutus Museum on 4th floor features historic items MUSEUM, PAGE 1 large open sign leading to what college, and examine museum history scattered among all the Although the museum is open this really is, a museum. Opening pieces, but also come here for campuses. When the South Florida for everyone, is it emphasized for Upon visiting the 4th floor, the door and coming inside the research projects and photography museum of history closed in 2005, the students to know about it one is mesmerized by the many room, Andrew Dukta, the Special projects, and it’s a great asset many artifacts and items were and are able to experience a little artifacts located on the 4th floor of Collections/ Archives Librarian, for students along with Student transferred to BC, and in 2008 a history while they are at BC. So the campus library. stays attentive at the opening door Life intramural sports and the room was dedicated in the Central for those who didn’t know of the Following the path of to all who come in; and can help planetarium,” said Dutka. Campus library for the 23,000 Broward College museum, stop mummified bones, to ancient anybody coming in with questions The museum holds many items from different international by like student Farzana Yassin. artifacts of Native Americans, to about history. amazing artifacts of South Florida cultures such as the Japanese and “The museum is very interesting a million year old dinosaur bone, “Many students can come here history, which originally only had European, to century-year-old especially since I’m a huge fan of a door is found with a rather for interest in the history of the a collection of Broward College paintings, books and even fossils.