Hero Day Honors, Supports Veterans
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The Monday, November 18, 2013 Campus Voice @TheCampusVoice www.facebook.com/thecampusvoice www.campusvoiceonline.com Volume 28 Issue 5 Hero Day honors, supports veterans President’s By Jessica Geraci mentorship program, offered a contract is Copy Editor catered breakfast from Panera Bread and lunch from Olive approved Hero Day on Nov. 12 gave Garden for veterans. students and staff at FSCJ an Students demonstrated opportunity to show their their gratitude by creating appreciation for our veterans. and shipping care packages to Originally, Hero Day began as troops overseas in Afghanistan a result of the college closure and a wounded warrior on Veteran’s Day. FSCJ wanted hospital in Germany. Catherine to find a way to express our Towers and Zack Dunn were gratitude for troops by writing just a few of the many South thank-you cards and shipping Campus students to volunteer. them to the USO, according “Students played a major to Coordinator of Student role in this, I could not believe Life and Leadership, Kristen how many donations we Synnott. received,” said Ann Madden, an Open Campus at Deerwood FSCJ professor. Eight boxes of Center, Downtown, and South donations were packaged and campuses participated in this ready for shipment, and there year’s Hero Day. Last year over were enough toiletries, snacks, Photo courtesy SLCC in Utah 100 cards were sent, and this President Cynthia Bioteau and dog treats for eight more Photo by Jessica Geraci year there is expected to be boxes, according to Madden. Although FSCJ was closed, students came out on Nov. 11. By Thomas Bellflower over 250 from South Campus Madden is also an active Staff Writer alone. member of the “Adopt a Veterans Assistant Soldier” program. “You On Nov. 12 the FSCJ Representative, Rico Meade, maintain contact with your Board of Trustees collaborated with the military soldier until they return home, approved Dr. Cynthia for Hero Day. “Only the Navy and you are expected to send Bioteau’s employment showed up for recruitment, cards and a package once a contract making her but it is a good opportunity to month,” said Madden. the fifth permanent branch out,” said Meade. With close family ties to president of FSCJ. She Recruiting Naval Officers active military, Madden has will be leaving Salt Lake Casey Hallinell (Special “adopted” three soldiers over Community College Operations), Newton Akioo three years, and will continue where she served as (Business Administration), to nurture military personnel president since 2005. and Sean Rotolo (Supply in the future. “As we (FSCJ) look to Specialist) were enthusiastic Donations are still the beginning of Dr. to get the word out and see encouraged, and may be Bioteau’s tenure in Jan. what strengths FSCJ students dropped off at room N213 at 2014, we can truly say a had to offer at the pull-up bar. South Campus. Photo by Jessica Geraci new era has begun,” said Combat 2 College, a veteran’s Care packages were assembled for military members. Board of Trustee’s Chair Member Jim Mayo. “The unanimous selection of Dr. Bioteau FSCJ’s annual fiscal report released by the Board (of Trustees) demonstrates By Thomas Bellflower intrinsic. Local spending Across Duval and with an associate’s the collective belief that Staff Writer and purchases (including Nassau counties, FSCJ’s degree, on average, she is the best person to wages for faculty and economic impact, earn more than $40,000 lead FSCJ into the bright The Florida State staff), student spending accounting for current per year; those with future we fully expect,” College Foundation from inside and outside and former students’ a bachelor’s degree - praised Interim President released its Annual Report the region and an increase activities, is $6 billion, $60,000 per year. Holcombe. for FSCJ’s fiscal year of skilled locals in the according to a study “Society benefits from “I would like to share 2012 - 2013, highlighting workforce are some of the produced by the Economic the higher earnings - and that I am absolutely its continued efforts to many elements the college Modeling Specialist Intl. the expanded tax base - an delighted to be joining increase higher education incubates. (EMSI) – the company that educated workforce FSCJ because I see FSCJ in Northeast Florida. Which is expensive. The was commissioned by the brings, which in FSCJ’s as the open-access The Foundation is Foundation aims to assist Florida College System case amounts to about college of the future… part of the State College FSCJ in financial resources Council of Presidents. $231.8 million each year,” we are going to grow System and is “a direct by providing students FSCJ contributed $123.5 boasts the report. this college into national support organization of “access to affordable, million to Northeast For an easy number prominence to be a FSCJ,” noted the report. quality education and to Florida’s economic to grasp, “on average, role model for all other FSCJ’s impact on enhance the lives and the growth, noted EMSI’s FSCJ student’s income open-access institution the First Coast and economic development of analysis. increases by $6.60 for of higher education,” Dr. surrounding areas is Northeast Florida,” said The report also every dollar invested into Bioteau said. as abundant as it is the report. predicted that Floridians FSCJ,” said the report. Have some news? Tell us about it! Campus Arts & Entertainment Community [email protected] Letters to Christmas Carol Switchfoot (904) 646-2314 Sala comes to town and songs and surf INSIDE Jazzing it up What to gobble and spirit Campus..........2-3 Sports.............7 on Turkey Day A&E...................5 Calendar.........8 Community....6-7 Page 2 Pages 4-5 Page 7 The Campus Voice JanuaryNovember 27, 2008 18, 2013 2 Campus Acclaimed Al Waters brings jazz downtown By Greg Roper Staff Writer The music of Al Waters and his band Emanon flowed through the ears of students and faculty on Nov. 12 at Downtown Campus. The band’s jam session had the audience bobbing their heads, mov- the campus voice ing their feet and feeling the groovy vibe of jazz. “I remember the first time when I heard jazz, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF my uncle let me hear it,” SUSIE BRYAN said Waters, “and I said, ASSOCIATE EDITOR man, I gotta learn how to TYLER LAMAY do that.” Al Waters is no rusty LAYOUT AND DESIGN MANAGER gate when it comes to HONOR STEWART jazz music. His steel AD MANAGER lungs allow him to master OPEN three instruments, the COPY EDITOR saxophone, flute, and the Photo by: Greg Roper JESSICA GERACI clarinet. “Certain instru- Interanationally known jazz musician Al Waters and his band Emanon perform at Downtown. ADINA MERCI ments express different taught music courses at way shows such as Cho- ing at local clubs and SPORTS EDITOR parts of my personality. Virginia Commonwealth rus Line, Oklahoma!, Ain’t different venues, he is OPEN I’ve been playing instru- and Virginia University, Misbehavin, and Grease. involved in the Music PHOTO EDITOR ments since I was 19, so and is currently working He has also worked with Works Program that edu- GREG ROPER that’s like 54 years. I’m for the Ritz Theater Jazz The Temptations and even cates children how to play just doing what I love,” Orchestra as a conductor, the great Ray Charles. Wa- music, and he is currently ONLINE EDITOR said Waters. OPEN arranger, and performer. ters also had the faces of working on his first studio This Stanton Senior Waters’s multi-instru- Bill Cosby, Jesse Jackson, album. STAFF WRITERS High graduate was once mentalist skills have al- and Ringo Starr sitting in “One of the reason I THOMAS BELLFLOWER a member of the popular lowed him to play music his audience. wanted to do jazz was, marching band at Florida around the world and “We played in Monte you have to be a complete DEBORAH MACARTHUR A&M University. “I like back. “I made it to five Carlo, and I looked out musician to do jazz. I like ADINA MICULA the music I heard, when different continents”, said there, and Ringo Starr was it because, it pushes you I heard marching bands sitting in the audience,” to the test. I love it! It GREG ROPER Waters, “I have played in and stuff when I was com- every major city in the Waters explained, “and speaks to me,” said Wa- MORGAN STRICKLAND ing up. I joined and went world.” I was like… Ringo Starr ters. from there,”said Waters. ALBA VALDEZ Waters has also played looking at me play???” The jazz musician also music for several Broad- When he’s not perform- PHOTOGRAPHERS ADVISER DR. JAMES CARSTENS Life during Holocaust shown in ‘Letters to Sala’ into the past. Though the The Campus Voice is the student publication of Florida State overall tone was one of College at Jacksonville. seriousness, the actors had to also portray play- News stories are factual and ful, hopeful characters— express no opinion. The opinions even romantic ones. Rich- expressed in editorials, columns ard Rosado— who played and advertisements do not Sala’s gypsy love interest, necessarily represent those of Harry Haubenstock— had faculty, staff or administration. to stay true and portray his lively, daring spirit. The Campus Voice welcomes letters, which must include a name, a “She had to be my ev- home address and a daytime phone erything— the reason I number. The letter writer’s name breathe,” Rosado said. and town will be printed. 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