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Bailey Bakshi the seven countries present in Amir Sadeh knees, and yet oh so strong- "The hottest love has the cold Writer Orlando, 312 foreign compa Columnist where in the same breath you est end." nies are already working in profess that you could take on All the cards are stacked Orlando, Florida is an un the fields of manufacturing, Whenever the month of Feb the world... as long as they against one another. Socie derestimated and forgotten services, wholesale trade, and ruary begins, the big holiday that are by your side. I'm talking tal beliefs consist of those that city. Known solely for its tour retail. Three Fortune 500 com comes to everyone's mind, besides about that something... more. say commitment, chivalry, and ism and international theme panies are currently based in President's Day of course, is Val Something beyond the basics courtesy are dogmatic, dead, parks, it would appear that this Central Florida, all of which entine's Day. of biology, past one's study of and dumb. Marriages have a city has nothing else to offer. have an international presence. Because I have a lot to say on compatibility through genetic 50% failure rate and most rela Many international businesses Maintaining the city's strong the matter (and frankly, many a hi predisposition or distinct pher- tionships render themselves ka could thrive here in Orlando, international base provides its larious and quasi-traumatic expe omones. put by the year and a half mark, yet they remain unaware of the diverse population. One out of rience), I have decided to spend this Of course, I don't mean to if one is so fortunate. So... why potential benefits they would every six people in Orlando was and next week's column discussing equivocate love and lust - the believe in love? receive and all that the city is born in a country other than the Valentine's Day and, more impor emotional and the sexual - but For me, at least, I don't capable of. United States, with Hispanics tantly, love. it's something that's done far want to die alone. Not that I am Some of Orlando's most no representing 22% of the popu In a previous installment, I too often. When I mean love, a man who has a problem with table features are in its various lation. Orlando is very accom talked about my appreciation for I don't mean JUST the physi his own morality or succumb theme parks and attractions. modating towards internation women in a physical and sexu cal attraction, for just looking ing to the inevitable. There is Walt Disney World covers over al businesses due to the strong al manner. For today's column, at that, you are only looking always the fear that one would forty square miles; approxi international community. I wanted to share my philosophy at sex appeal, which is not leave this earth without ever mately the size of the city of The city is capable of ac when it comes to love. This was real, substantive "love." Now, having the ability to find that San Francisco. This theme park commodating even more busi originally written during my fresh please don't get it twisted, I am "special someone," even at alone is responsible for one out nesses through pre-meditative man year, as a sort of exercise in no prude by any means. I just least once. To me, that would of every fifty jobs in the state of programs. With constant ex the vein of the NPR series "This I implore that we look past the signify that out of all the six bil Florida. However, the city out pansion comes more initiatives Believe..."In short, we were asked carnal attraction (although it's lion people on this planet, three side of the theme parks is of to sustain the city. Mayor of Or to write about a belief, a mantra, orth e beautiful, natural, and basic billion of which are of the op ten ignored, and opportunities lando Buddy Dyer is working any one thing that we believed in. desire that's pertinent for sur posite gender, I couldn't have outside of the theme parks are to implement new programs to For next week's column, a part of it vival) as not being the same. even found one person who overlooked. improve the city. A particular includes my evolution from when Love means a sense of emo cared about me enough to not Orlando has a very strong ly interesting initiative is called I wrote that to where I am today. tional investment and genuine only want to be with me, but infrastructure, as well as the Green Works, a program with So instead of having to simplify care in the person you wake up to want to share their joy, their means to transport goods via the intent to reduce energy con my thoughts in 200 words, why next to in ihe morning. Love is pain, or their life with someone multiple airports, deep-water sumption by 20%. "Strengthen not give it the justice I believe it de being able to turn to them and like me. Never being able to seaports, highways and rail Orlando" is another initiative serves? It is my column after all... look at them when you are even find that one person, that ways. Orlando International to build Downtown Orlando Love. An emotion of life most vulnerable, both in your one stranger, who never felt a Airport (MCO) and the Orange into an ideal location for corpo that spreads onto many lev best and worst states, and yet biological or societal obligation County Convention Center are rate and division headquarters, (like a parent or relative) that els, far more so than just one's still want to be with that same major conveniences for the city along with other programs, to would or could ever love you in regular understanding of the person from the night before. as well. Tourism can also work maintain the public safety of that unconditional manner we nomenclature. In other words, Maybe even grab a cup of coffee in the favor of potential busi the city. all hope and yearn for? What "love" is not a mere term, but and catch a flick too. nesses, with a constant influx of Orlando is a very underes a dreadful thing to have occur. an umbrella concept for many It's what makes you drive domestic and international visi timated city. Its benefits and ac What a depressing thing to feel. similar, yet distinct feelings: 65 minutes out of your way to tors. In 2010, the city accommo commodations are often over It could keep someone up all Passion, compassion, attraction, see them every week and the dated over 51.5 million visitors, looked, yet businesses have a night. It's something that keeps lust, family, friendship, etc. All thought of it being a "burden" who spent an approximate total great potential to prosper. Or me up at night. very familiar, yet by no means has never once crossed your of $28.3 billion in the Orlando lando is known for its theme necessarily equivalent. mind. Again, that doesn't mean Go ahead and think I am area. Orlando has created a free parks, yet what lies beyond trade zone, Zone 42 off of Inter the parks is the most exciting Paula Cole once sang: "I that rationality has been kicked silly if you wish. Think I am state 4, giving it access to both part of the city. Orlando's net believe in love to be the center to the back burner, but in the an idealist. Think I am wrong. interstate and air transport. In work of infrastructure, strong of all things." I share this sen end: the deeper in love you Think I'm dreaming. But I'm 2011, Florida exported $64.8 international community and timent; the most fascinating are, the more irrational you're going to still believe in the pow billion in goods and services, initiatives for the future are type being your not-so-typi likely to be: the more you are er and beauty of love. There's proving the success of it infra a great step forward for a city cal romance. The non-rational, willing to put up with the signs gotta be someone for me. structure and the ability it has previously forgotten. This in not easily explainable feeling that things are obviously going And if not~don't bother to offer. sight will allow businesses to that one person makes you feel downhill; the bigger the lies waking me up today. I'd rath The presence of interna experience great success in a whenever they are around. The you are willing to tell yourself er be left dreaming... at least tional business in Orlando is city with many resources and person that can somehow make to make things work. to blindly believe for one more very strong already. Across opportunities. you feel so weak and fall to your In the words of Socrates: day.

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A grave wake up call

A false alarm puts a family relationship into perspective.

Daniel Udell between. As his marriage fell so I could talk to him - I felt I apart with my grandmother Head Copy Editor should call him and make sure due to infidelity, we grew he was okay before I called my Today my bubbi called me more and more distant until grandmother back. For about while I was eating lunch. I im we maybe spoke once a year an hour I struggled with the mediately asked if I could call around the holidays, and may prospect of talking to my father Double-standards her back in a few hours once be saw one another every five about the subject, who I knew class and work were done-she years-three if we were lucky. had a complicated relationship said that would be fine, but it My grandmother hung with his own father. When I fi of sexual had to be before eight that night up the phone and my stomach nally got in touch, I asked him because she had to attend a fu sank. I had only been told about how he was holding up. He neral. Before I could ask the ob his failing condition less than a asked why would I ask such a experimentation vious question, she said she had month or two ago, and it hadn't thing. Feeling a familiar sense a favor to ask me later for when quite sunk in yet. I knew in the of dread, I explained what his Emily Kelly may not represent an accu I called back and then hung up. back of my mind I should call mother had told me over the rate depiction of same sex Head Content Editor It wasn't until then that I made him and talk while I still had the phone. He gave an uncom experimentation: if same sex the connection. I recently found chance, but I had been so busy fortable laugh and explained It wasn't the first time we experiences between men are out this past winter that my with school and other things that his father was in fact still had tag teamed for free drinks: heavily stigmatized, some of grandfather on my dad's side that it had always been pushed alive and that I shouldn't wor I guess watching two inebriat these experiences may have was very ill and likely would out of mind. My grandfather ry - Bubbi had just been too ed girls lock tongues at a party gone unreported, thus skewing not survive the year. His lungs (Pop-Pop, as we call him) al careless with her choice in is a fantasy of sorts for some the accuracy of the statistics. were failing him and he was ways seemed socially uneasy wording. After muttering sev guys, even for my boyfriend Same sex experimenta eral strings of expletives, I as at that time. It seems that same tion among women, however, sured my dad that I was alright sex experimentation among is more broadly accepted as it and that I'd talk to him later. women has practically become lacks the criticism which men I can think of no My immediate reaction was a milestone for college girls. commonly receive. Erected by greater shame than to call Pop-Pop, and then Bubbi, According to the Nation society, the sexual boundaries and then both of my mother's al Survey of Sexual Attitudes of which women are expected realizing it may be too parents. Pop-Pop is still sick, and Lifestyles, the number of to adhere have become skewed: and I will have to confront this women who had admitted to a woman is allowed to dabble late to say "I love you" again likely in the coming year, engaging in same sex exper in drunken same sex experi but I can't help but feel that hor imentation had increased by mentation, but still retain her to someone who may rible sense of pain I felt during 400% from 1990 to 2010, while identity as a straight woman on that hour ended up being valu the number of men who had the morning of her hangover. desperately need to able-it reminded me how im admitted to a same sex expe The boundaries are further portant it is for me to have a rience increased by only 1%. skewed by the overwhelming hear it. relationship with my grandpar To justify the lack of re support from straight men: ents, or my family as a whole, ported gay experiences among from The Global Sex Survey while I still can. I felt a deep men, one must dissect the stig 2005, 50% of straight men claim too old and had maintained too but intelligently sharp. I was shame that for my entire life, I ma that continues to surround they would feel comfortable unhealthy of a lifestyle to merit never old enough to discuss had expected my grandfather, same sex experimentation. if their girlfriend had a lesbi a transplant from a donor. My matters with him that inter as the adult and role model, to An inherent homosexual pan an lover. Essentially, 50% of grandmother hung up the phone ested him, and it was only this reach out to me and show me ic among straight men can be men in committed relation and my stomach dropped. past summer that he and I had the same affection I had come to credited to society's stigmati- ships do not feel threatened by Of all my grandparents, my a real conversation about some expect from my other relatives. zation and, by declension, re their girlfriends experiment dad's father has been the most thing other than typical "how's It only dawned on me today jection of same sex experimen ing with women. For straight women, this acceptance allows distant - not for lack of trying, school/how's work" small talk. that perhaps it was my respon tation: exchanging any sort of a woman to tap into the fanta he just never seemed to know My whole life I had trou sibility to make sure he also felt sexual gesture with another sy without changing her rela how to act around the rest of the ble seeing myself in him - my loved by his grandchildren, and man is grounds for branding a man as "gay." If the man later tionship status on Facebook. family, especially the kids. He mother's father died when I was I feel a deep shame that I only attempts to pass the gesture was always loving, but in that young (who was also distant now came to realize this so late. For women who identify off as an innocent product of uneven kind of way where he due to infidelity within the mar Emotionally, I pretty much was as lesbians, however, prob sexual curiosity ignited by that can only make sarcastic, uncom riage) and her loving stepfather everywhere at once in the span lems arise: the term "lesbian" last double shot of Fireball, the fortable remarks at a Thanks bears no blood relation with me; of an hour or two, and honest is not afforded the same level man is immediately branded as giving get-together,or ask how I could never quite see myself ly I'm still feeling pretty funky. of significance as "gay." It is "in denial" about his sexuality. school was and then have noth in Pop-Pop, but when they sat Call your grandparents, criticized as a "phase" rather ing else to talk about. Some of together I could see my father or any family member, and re Men are not afforded the than an established sexuality. my earliest memories involve in him, and I could see myself mind them that you love them same privileges as women; men While modern culture has meeting my dad's parents for in my father, so I knew that while you still can. I can think of cannot engage in same sex ex advanced in liberating atti the first time and being terrified somewhere, this distant man no greater shame than realizing perimentation without receiv tudes towards women exper that they'd be literal monsters. was my own and I was his. As it may be too late to say "I love ing criticism or retaining their imenting with same sex en identity as a straight man. In counters, men are not afforded He quickly showed that he soon as my grandmother hung you" to someone who may des stead, men must constantly as the same sexual privileges. was just as human as the few up the phone my first impulse perately need to hear it. As aw ON sert their masculinity to avoid I challenge you to exper other humans I knew intimate was to call him. Regret and ful as that emotional rollercoast- appearing as homosexual. iment and indulge in your ly at the time of being three or shame immediately followed. er was, I am thankful that I was It is critical to consider, own sexual curiosities, and so, but beyond that, our main I gave my dad a message reminded of how fragile and however, that the statistics not just for the free Cosmo. interactions were few and far to call me when he was off work important that connection is.

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Lauren Waymire track and field event. They were troversial topics, at which so ent for any part of the events. consequently forced to return many countries gather and so It's simply a diplomatic way of CO Staff Writer c2 home after pressure from the much of the globe has their eyes flipping the bird to the Russian o The upcoming Winter IOC on the United States Olym fixed to the television? government. Q_ CO Olympics at Sochi are attracting pic Committee. The 1972 Sum For the Sochi Games, the Despite all the protesting, a lot of international attention. mer Olympics in Munich are main focus has been human violence and politics that has It's not over the fact that this is remembered with great sorrow rights issues. Russia's anti-gay preceded the Games, it won't the most expensive Olympics as the Games in which eleven propaganda law, signed into be the governments of nations, in history, or that an estimated Israeli athletes were murdered effect on June 30, 2013, ban the international committees or 70,000 gallons of borscht will be by a Palestinian terrorist group "propaganda of nontradition- even extremist groups that LU served, or that the cardigans for known as Black September. al sexual relations to minors." will send the most powerful Team USA look like tacky yet Russia and the United This has effectively prohibited messages this month. It will all patriotic Christmas sweaters. States even have an Olympic any public mention of homo come down to small yet signifi No, it's the politics. Ifs always history of political controver sexuality in any capacity and cant events between athletes. LU the politics. sy with one another. In the spurned public violence against On the opening day of Moscow Olympics of 1980, 65 gays and their supporters. the 2008 Summer Olympics in LU The Olympics, while bring oC ing together the world's most nations, including the U.S., LGBT organizations have Beijing, the South Ossetia War CO talented athletes to compete at boycotted the Games for the been calling for sponsors and between Georgia and Russia I- CL their sport's highest level, have Soviet Union's 1979 invasion of even nations to boycott the broke out. At the 10 m air pis < become a world stage for mak Afghanistan. The Soviet Union Olympics. All Out, a non-prof tol competition, a Georgian ing political statements. responded to this by boycotting it LGBT organization, has athlete by the name of Nino The 1936 Olympics are per the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics, amassed thousands of signa Salukvadze took bronze, while haps the most politically mem claiming they could not guar tures on multiple petitions for Natalia Paderina of Russia took CO orable because that was when antee their own safety and for the IOC and Coca Cola to speak silver. When the ceremony end UJ the "chauvinistic sentiments OL Nazi Germany's dreams of out against the anti-homosex ed, the two embraced each oth Aryan Supremacy at the Games and an anti-Soviet hysteria be uality law. Coca-Cola, a com er. That small act was enough < collapsed aroTind their ankles ing whipped up in the United pany that has sponsored the to make headlines. UJ when Jesse Owens, an Afri States." It seems we've nearly Olympics since the 1928 Games When it gets down to it, can-American from the United come full circle with so many in Amsterdam, has remained si the Games are for the athletes. States, took home four gold protesting the Sochi Games and lent on the issue. We're watching for the ath medals. At the 1968 Summer the State Department issuing a President Obama, howev letes. There are visitors, snow Olympics in Mexico City, two travel advisory for American er, has not. He chose two open being flown in, metric tons of American athletes, Tommie citizens traveling to the Russian ly gay athletes, Billie Jean King Russian beet soup being made, Smith and John Carlos, made Federation. and Caitlin Cahow, as part of compounds being built, infra Q_ the Black Power salute on the What other event could the American delegation to the structures being improved, and o victory stand after coming in possibly be as convenient as the Games, and not a single mem billions being spent for the ath first and third, respectively, at a Olympics for addressing con ber of his family will be pres letes; it all comes down to them.

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b 3 3 k -o El Who to Watch A selective guide of athletes and events to watch this winter.

Sport: Snowboarding Athlete: Shaun White Shaun White has been known in the past winter Olympics (Turin and Vancouver) for his domination in the snowboarding half pipe event. Although with the addition of slope style, a new snowboarding event, and White's decision to compete for double gold for the first time, White will get to experience something new: not being the overwhelming favorite. Furthermore, White is recently recovering from a rib injury, lessening his chances of success even more. In addition, the fact that he is participating in another event, might take away some of his focus in the half pipe, the event he has always dominated in. All in all, White will be experiencing something he has never been very accustomed to—vulnerability. However these additional nerves just makes the viewing experience all the more exciting for fans. First Event to Watch: Feb. 6,1 a.m. - Men's Slopestyle Qualification

Sport: Alpine Skiing Athlete: Mikaela Shiffrin With Lindsey Vonn being out of the Olympics due to an injury, the U.S. women's team took a hit in their lineup of female stars, however the biggest star on the women's team is more than capable of filling that hole. At only 18 years old, this Vail, Colorado native is the reigning slalom world champion; she is a strong favorite in both the slalom and giant slalom. If successful Shiffrin could become the U.S.'s youngest alpine medalist ever. By the way, you won't see her at the opening ceremonies because she's using the extra time to train. First Event to Watch: Feb. 10,3 a.m. - Women's super combined

Sport: Speed Skating Athlete: Shani Davis Shani Davis's success started back at the 2006 Turing Games with his victory in the 1000 m speed skat ing competition, where he became the first black athlete to win an individual gold at the Winter Games. He then followed that up in 2010 by becoming the first man to win back-to-back Olympic titles in the 1,000 and 1,500 m races. He's the current world record holder in both the 1,500 and the 1,000. Davis is on the cusp of something an American man has not done yet-wining gold in the same event in three straight Winter Games in any sport. Even though Davis is known for his lack of public media presence, if he pulls off this trifecta it will be hard to ignore the success of this athlete. First Event to Watch: Feb. 12,9 a.m. - Men's 1,000 meters

Sport: Men's Hockey Athlete: Patrick Kane m Yes, Kane has already proven so much in his short professional career in the National Hockey League (NHL). Only 25 years old, he has already won the Stanley Cup with his team, the Chicago Blackhawks. He scored the cup-winning goal in overtime in 2010. And he didn't finish off too bad in his latest champi onship victory either, achieving the NHL playoff MVP trophy. However, if this young phenomenon hailing from Buffalo, NY wants to add another gem to his so far impressive resume, he can power the Americans to their first gold medal in Hockey since Miracle on Ice. First Event to watch: Feb. 13,4:30 p.m. - Men's Prelim. Round - Group A compiled by Matthew Bogs

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All Imagery on Cover and Spread Courtesy of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics FEATURES Pulitzer Prize winner conies to Rollins Conor Albino brother to come to the United man, yet his poems are easily Writer States. His first full length col accessible, often meditative lection of poems, What the Grass and surprising." Simic—always Next week marks the be Says, was published in 1967. humble—replied, "I am espe ginning of the Rollins College Since then, Simic has published cially touched and honored to annual "Winter With The Writ over sixty books, his most re be selected because I am an im ers" festival - each Thursday in cent being New and Selected Po migrant boy who didn't speak February, a writer will come to ems (2013). His other works in English until I was 15." o campus to teach a master class clude Master of Disguises (2010); When asked about his 3 and give a reading—both of Jackstraws (1999); and The World unique, conversational style, &, which are free and open to the Doesn't End (1989) which won Simic said, "I try to make po s public. Charles Simic is the first the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in ems accessible, to make them 3 writer to arrive, followed by 1990. almost disarming in their ap to Justin Cronin, Laura van den In 2007, Simic was appoint proach... A welcoming style Berg, Alan Michael Parker, and ed the fifteenth Poet Laureate. that says, 'Come in. Make your Madison Smartt Bell. Librarian of Congress James self at home.' But, then, strange Charles Simic was born Billington said, "The range of things begin to happen." on May 9, 1938 in Yugosla Simic's imagination is evident Simic's master class is at Kristina Nixon CO via, which shapes much of his in his stunning and unusual I— 4:00 p.m. on February 6 in the POETIC SUCCESS Charles Simic is a Serbian-American writer and winner OL world view. In 1954, he left the imagery. He handles language Bush Auditorium and his read O of the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. The author has published more than 60 books Q_ country with his mother and with the skill of a master crafts ing begins at 7:30 p.m. since the beginning of his career. CO Sorority recruitment: Rushing recap Samantha Hirsch ity recruitment, let me tell you, a bit and then were escorted (this time slower), there was ty's name: one on the first line LU Writer this was definitely something out. Before the next house vis still chatting (this time more and one the second. I moved to that took some getting used to. its, we had a 45-minute break, serious), and there were still a chair next to a friendly, young Rush... Where to begin!? We were lined up in alphabeti where some of the girls headed emotions (this time crying). Af woman who asked me, "How OL Let's start with the first night: cal order and called to the front back to Bush to waste the time ter having been to these houses are you feeling right now?" I LU January 22,2014. and linked arms with one of watching Pitch Perfect. At the for three nights in a row now, replied, "Stressed." I handed Day 1: Orientation Night. the Kappa Delta members. We second house of the night, once I will be honest, my emotions her my paper, she looked at it, LU Two hundred and fifty girls chatted for about fifteen min o3 again, I was greeted with en were running high. From all and asked me, "Is this correct?" CO gather in Bush Auditorium at utes, watched their philanthro thusiastic chanting and singing the girls I spoke to, all the vid I could not get myself to go I- 8:30 p.m. The event began with py video, and were serenaded OL as I was guided into a familiar eos I watched, all of the crying I back to the agony I was in ten < a few announcements on the on our way out the door. One house in linked arms with a fa heard and words that were spo minutes prior and I decided to overall process of rush, each down, five to go. It did not take miliar face. With a skit that was ken, making my decision sud just leave it. I had debated it day's schedule, voting and bid- long to realize that this was rou more song-and dance-oriented, denly became extremely diffi all day—in fact, all week—and day processes. Let's just say it tine for each house. The night the girls had done a great deal cult. I reached Bush completely I told myself this is what I am CO was a lot to handle right off the proceeded with Non Compis of practicing and rehearsing perplexed and was told to go choosing. UJ bat. The girls were called up one Mentis, Delta Zeta, Sigma Rho, for their well-performed piece. to the third floor. I made my Day 5: Bid Day. Ninety of on by one to the front where they Alpha Omicron Pi, and, finally, Finally, guided out once again way up the stairs and entered the original 250 girls gathered would gather with their recruit Chi Omega. Each house had arm-in-arm, I went to my last a room of about sixty girls sit once again in Bush auditorium LU ment groups. From there, each singing, talking, more singing and final house for the night. At ting in complete silence. During highly anticipating their bids. group headed to different class and talking, and finally, more this house we sat around and a this time I just kept replaying The atmosphere was tense. The rooms throughout the Bush Sci singing and even more talking. played a variety of games. Be the things I loved, the things I head of rush recruitment spoke ence Center and met the other We finished around 11:30 p.m., fore we knew it, we were back liked, the people I spoke to, the to us briefly and congratulated girls in their group. After a after voting on our four "loves" at Bush casting our votes a sec overall feeling I had for both us on making it this far. We had few more explanations on the and two "likes." ond time. On my way home, I houses. After waiting for about done it! As the announcements schedule and overall attire for Day 3: Skit Night. I arrived was feeling a little vulnerable to 45 minutes, the last thirty of us came to a close, she finished a. the week, we were off! back at Bush in the required at the decision that was out of my were called up to head over to O by saying, "You will be receiv Day 2: Philanthropy Night. tire: nice pants, dressy top, and control. the voting room. Still in silence, ing your bids." The room grew We met in our respective Bush my favorite J. Crew jacket. We Day 4: Preference Night. At we made our way into the quiet. Recruitment counselors classrooms with our recruit all waited anxiously for the list this point, only about half of the room where were handed red handed their group members ment group around 5:30 p.m. that would reveal their night's original girls from the first day sheets of paper to rate the two the sealed envelope in which (Just before I continue on, let schedule. At this point in the co remained. This was the night houses. My hand shook as the their fate was enclosed. Some me remind you that this was the process, girls are invited back that would make or break us. pen touched the paper. I could white, some blue, some pink, LU night where it was 37 degrees to anywhere from one to four We walked in awaiting that tiny not do it. I sat back for a min each one different. Soon my outside!) We got our schedule houses. I was pretty satisfied strip of paper that would have ute, "What is wrong with me? name was called and I was for the night: which houses we with invitations back to three either one or two names on it. It's just a sorority, and they're handed my envelope—dark would be seeing, what order we houses (two of which were my From 5 to 9 p.m., girls would just girls. I shouldn't care this blue. I opened it, slowly. Yes! would visit them, and what we favorites). Some were elated, go to the house(s) that select much." But, I did. I have never Exactly what I wanted! I joined would be doing at each house. some pretty disappointed. I ed them for the third night in had to make a decision com the rest of the girls waiting to Around 6:00 p.m. we headed headed to my first house, one a row. Prospective sororities pletely—100 percent—on my run to their respective soror out. The first house we saw was that I was greatly considering. would be able to accurately own before. I looked around ities. When it was my turn, I Kappa Delta. After waiting out The sisters reenacted a scene b gauge whether or not these the room and I was the only one handed the announcer my en 3 side for about fifteen minutes, from SNL with three main char 3 girls would be given a bid. The left. The only one. Why was it so velope. As she called my name, the door opened... and the acters: Britney Spears, Amanda night continued on like all the hard for me? I cleared my head, I ran to my new home. I ran to singing began. Having known Bynes, and Kim Kardashian. others, except this time more picked up the pen, and letter by the group of girls waiting for absolutely nothing about soror- After it ended, we all chatted intimate. There was still singing letter, wrote down each sorori me. I ran to my new sisters. 8 ARTS& ENTERTAINMENT AfroFuture fightingfo r a better comic book world Artistic duo Jack Kirby plays with superhero's images to promote an AfroFuture artistic image. The bold combination may be a new way to fight racism and discrimination.

Daniel Udell sible for many of the core Mar Head Copy Editor vel characters, such as Magneto and The Thing from X-Men and Black Kirby is the eccentric the Fantastic Four, respectively, artistic duo of John Jennings, amongst hundreds of others. Professor of Visual Culture at Black Kirby operates by SUNY Buffalo, and Stacy Rob taking Jack Kirby's original inson, one of John Jennings' art (both Jennings and Robin students and a distinguished son grew up on original com artist in his own right who ic books and are avid fans of specializes in visual rhetoric. all things geek-imbued) and Together they are Black Kir twisting it with an African or by, a pseudonym for an art African-American infusion and project that aims to discuss often times a sense of futuristic matters regarding race, pop fantasy. Jack Kirby particularly ular culture, gender relations used a trope known as "magic and African-American history technology," where he'd create through the manipulation and fantastic and complicated de inspiration of Jack Kirby's icon pictions of futuristic technology ic artwork. For those who don't that always miraculously either know, Jack Kirby is one of the saved the day or threatened to famous artists behind creating doom all life as his heroes knew most of the Marvel characters it. Black Kirby plays with these you know and love today - lit ideas and discusses potenti erally everyone on this campus alities of "magical technolo has seen an example of Jack gies" that can eliminate world Kirby's art, whether you know hunger or racism in the same it or not. Jack Kirby is respon- way that Marvel conventions of technology can create world peace or enhance superpowers. An example of Black Kirby's work is a retooling of Professor X and Magne .. .. to - the Black Kirby treatment paints Professor X as an Afri can-American, balding man in Black Kirby Press UNISEX BRAZILIAN BODY a wheelchair (clearly based off Afrofuturism. Inspired by the work of Jack Kirby, Stacy Robinson and John Jennings explore African and African-American WAX of Martin Luther King Jr.) and culture with comic book imagery. Magneto as a bespeckled Mal and hopes all play a part in was the fusion of futuristic ar cosmic or supernatural powers m Rollins College colm X wearing the iconic Mag who and what characters they chetypes with African-Amer that play off the expected and Students, faculty and neto helmet. What most people created. If a Jewish artist could ican stereotypes, which the create unexpected results. It m staff get 20% OFF one don't know is that the X-Men combine Malcolm X with per duo affectionately referred to isn't until one sees these amaz 73 wax service were created by Jack Kirby in sonal experience of connection as AfroFuture. This emerg ing examples of pop art that the 1960's, and that Kirby went to the Holocaust to create one ing sub-genre toys with what one realizes how rarely one Appointments and on record to state that the two of the most interesting villains we've come to expect from Af gets to see non-white characters m Walk-ins are welcome respective leaders of the X-Men of modern culture in Magneto, rican-Americans depicted in depicted in advanced, futur (a group who sought human Black Kirby seeks to investigate American pop culture - gener istic settings. Not only was it rights amidst public outcry and what kind of characters can ally reduced to stereotypes in refreshing, but it opened count 364 W. Fairbanks Ave, violent discrimination) were ac be created through the same modernity or reverted back to less doors of possibilities for an tually based on MLK and Mal mechanisms by Black and Af a "less-than-civilized" barbaric infinite amount of new charac Winter Park CO colm X. Although both charac rican-American artists, who are trope that is not only outdat ters and new archetypes wait T3 ters being white does not take O 407-960-4875 often much less represented in ed but remarkably unoriginal. ing to be explored and given 73 away from the message in the the graphic arts than white art They even cite Jack Kirby as stories. In fact, it wouldn't sur -\ case of what the X-Men repre CO corpuswaxing.com ists. being potentially responsible prise me if this new sub-genre sent, Black Kirby plays with the The duo also plays with for encouraging continuations takes off in the next decade or idea of how different people gender roles and devises su of these negative stereotypes, two and we'll start to see its in would interpret the series had perpowers for characters who such as the large, brutish Af fluence in pop culture movies both Professor X and Magneto might otherwise never see the rican-American figures such and TV shows for our children. been as on-the-nose with their light of a comic-book store as Shaft or Black Panther. But Overall, Black Kirby rep real-life counterparts. Indeed, 3 within a mainly white-market they also argue that these ste resents a progressive, unique 3 Jennings and Robinson dis ed audience. Just as Jack Kirby reotypes can be turned into twist on comic book and graph cussed during their panel on experimented with the cosmic positive archetypes as well. ic novel culture with a sizable January 28 that many super- and supernatural in his art, AfroFuture is a sub-genre that aim at racism, racial identi heroes were created by Jewish Black Kirby does the same with puts African-American or Af ty, artistic limitation, gender artists, and thus their Jewish a specific African-infused flair. rican-descent characters into roles, and popular culture with philosophies, sentiments, fears, What I found most interesting a futuristic setting, often with a wicked cool sense of style. 9 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Mainstream meets the indie scene One student shares her experience after having attended the final show of Orlando band, Andy Matchett and The Minks, who claim their style meshes "indie and mainstream" sounds.

Rebecca Finer involved leaf blowers, confetti, put on quite the show and they were going to go out, they cer of wine made for an unforgetta tainly left things on a high note. ble evening. The Cardboard Art Writer a parachute, and kick-ass tunes. know how to get down. "Last If you were ballsy enough, you time I went to an Andy Match The artwork featured for Festival was still going strong Last night, I saw a confetti could grab a leaf blower your ett show, he and I made out in the Cardboard Art Festival was the morning after with volun cannon for the first time. On a self to help keep the parachute the bathroom in between sets," awe-inspiring. A massive card teers wearing heroic-looking chilly January evening in Cen and the confetti aloft. said an anonymous source. board puppet that stretched capes, riding around on bicy © tral Florida, Andy Matchett and Their music was as much The concert and fest took floor to ceiling, had fist pump cles, and picking up litter. I rec The Minks performed at the fun as the confetti, and the ven place at The Orange Studio off ing potential that would make ognized one of the heroic litter second annual Daily City Card ue, true to the festival's name, of Mills Avenue in Orlando's Daft Punk green with envy. picker-uppers as the friendly e board Art Festival. The festival had all the cardboard art one Mills 50 district. Andy Matchett Also featured were cardboard lady who took my $10 entry fee 8 to the concert the night before. to ran all weekend with a variety could possibly desire. This and the Minks played a show suits made to look robotic, of activities, but I'd say it's a band calls their sound, "in be with the kind of set that's over worn by a couple different peo "Littering is a crime!" the card safe bet that Andy Matchett and tween indie and mainstream," way too quickly, the kind of ple that danced around for pic board enthusiast exclaimed. I The Minks were the highlight and that's accurate; they have set that leaves you feeling like tures with concert-goers. quite agree; I hope they didn't of the weekend. This local Or the best of both worlds. Ap it just began. Sadly, it was the Good shots, cheap-ish spend too much time picking up confetti and cardboard. CO lando band put on a show that parently the band has always band's last show, but if they beer, and a forgettable selection I- OL CO Psychedelic jam bands head to Florida FOR YOUR For the fifth consecutive year Florida hosts the Aura Music Festival. 111 INFO Attractions range from alternative bands to Chakra Meditation and camping. acts like Zoogma and Conspir David Matteson OL •Aura Music Festival is ator. 111 Production Manager I- Feb. 14-16 in Live Oak, FL But the music won't be the When most people think only thing drawing young peo lll 06 about music festivals, northern ple to Aura. The festival will CO • Featured performers Florida isn't the first place that also continue its tradition of h- OL include Papadosio, Lotus, comes to mind. Each year, fans promoting the visual arts and < and musicians alike plan their a diverse array of Yoga work Zoogma, and Conspirator calendar around which festivals shops. Many visual artists at will deliver the biggest acts, the tending Aura will be painting most enthusiastic crowds, and live on stage with the bands. •An extensive number of lasting memories. Perhaps you As melodies and harmonies fill CO want to head north for Elec each stage with ethereal sound- LU yoga workshops are also CL offered; these include tric Forest Festival in the back scapes, painters such as An =5 woods of Michigan. Or if you're drew Wagner and Emily Kell fee BoomYoga, Flow, Ecstatic feeling really wild, you might will create pieces from scratch LU Dance Yoga, and more. book a ticket to the desert and for the audience's enjoyment. experience your first Burning And if you begin to feel sensory Man. But not too many casual overload creeping in, you can • A charity disc golf festivalgoers tend to think of take a break to participate in a tournament will also be Florida as a premier destination relaxing yoga workshop. Nine for camping festivals like those yoga instructors will be on the held on Saturday morning. mentioned above. festival grounds conducting Q- O The entry fee is $20 and This year, that convention a wide variety of workshops al wisdom is being challenged including Chakra Medita includes an Aura 2014 disc. by Aura Music Festival which tion, Kirtan Yoga, and Ecstatic traditional introduction to the Now Hiring is entering its fifth year in the Dance. And if these elements festy culture, camping and the Full and Part Time Positions of Aura haven't quite con • The Lotus Longe is an small town of Live Oak, Flori great outdoors are essential ele / Make up to $12-20 per hour j CO da. On February 14, hundreds vinced you to purchase a ticket ments of the experience. While innovative hangout area Looking for outgoing, self-motivated of Floridians will converge yet, perhaps you'll be inspired it may not draw as many big LU people for full and part time positions. at Aura. With a 5000 watt on the Spirit of the Suwannee by Aura's philanthropic efforts. name bands as festivals like Music Park in hopes of spread In addition to a comprehensive Help make Orange County a better Bonnaroo or Coachella, fans community through political sound system and the ing some good old-fashioned recycling program intended to will enjoy a much more reason involvement. ability to hang hammocks peace, love, and special brown promote environmental aware able ticket price. A three-day and loungers, this is a ies. Aura's lineup of musical ness, the festival will also in pass including camping can be You must be at least 18 years old, a artists will be headlined by psy clude a canned food drive. purchased in advance for only U.S. Citizen, and have a valid driver CM prime area to chill. chedelic jam bands such as Pa It's important not to forget $155 on auramusicfestival.com. license and/or state I.D. Applicants must v© be able to work independently and padosio and Lotus. Operating that Florida is home to one of the All in all, college students from speak to the public. Political organizing b out of the hippie oasis of Ashe- most popular electronic music around the Southeast are going Q • More info may be found at ville, NC, Papadosio has been experience is a plus. 3 festivals in Ultra Music Festival. to have a Valentine's Day week auramusicfestival.com. performing at Aura since its However, Ultra doesn't quite fit end they won't soon forget if If interested, call the Orientation Hotline (5 inception in 2010. Other repeat into the same category as Aura. they find themselves at Aura (407) 391-5474 or visit artists include up and coming If you're looking for a more www.citizensforinformedelections.com 10 Music Festival. ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT Therapy tour for enemy bands Escape the Fate and Falling on Reserve put their conflictuous past aside to create an inspiring concert.

Alexandra Mariano Dead," and "The Day I Left the me"; and "Friends. Who the Neon lights cascaded across the He sung, rapped, and Writer Womb." Everything was happy f- needs them? You know who room. The changing of equip screamed his heart out on that in band-ville - until Radke be you are!" Interestingly enough, ment between acts was short. stage. The hundreds of bod I wouldn't expect most of came involved in an altercation Escape the Fate's first album The crowd cheered, and Escape ies went crazy over "I'm not a you to know this, but recent that ended in an 18-year-old without Radke is entitled "This the Fate was up. They played a Vampire," "Fashionably Late," ly on Sunday, January 26, the being fatally shot. Although not War is Ours," which could eas majority of older songs, ready and "Bai Girls Club." Falling post-hardcore/hard rock bands the wielder of the gun, Radke, ily be an allusion to their feud ing their audience for a wave of in Reverse's set list included at Escape the Fate and Falling in who had a vast history of drug with their formerly incarcerat nostalgia. A huge banner was least thirteen different pieces, Reverse came to the Orlando possession, was charged with ed ex-lead singer. hung across the ceiling, pro and each member's effort could House of Blues in their Bury battery, missed his parole meet This brings us to the Bury claiming their name. The crowd be seen in the sweat that glis the Hatchet tour. "What's the ings, and then was arrested and the Hatchet tour. Personally, began to mosh incessantly, tened on their faces and arms. big deal?" most of you think, sent to prison for two years in I was both shocked and elat ending in the infamous wall of At least four different girls not caring about just another 2008. ed when Alternative Press death, where each side parts as threw their bras onto the stage, set of bands who scream fre Bassist of the band and released the video announce much as they can, only to ram and Ronnie, being a good sport, quently, wear tattoos, and dress Radke's former best friend, ment last October. After half a back into each other. donned one as a hat, hanging in black. It's okay if you're not Max Green, took charge, irri decade, I would finally be able The next pause was end the others from various micro a fan, but these two bands have tated with the limitations that to hear Ronnie sing Escape the less. The venue crew blocked phone stands. something really remarkable to Radke's arrest had put on the Fate's original songs again. In our view of the stage with a It was a sad moment when share with us college students: band - they couldn't even tour a Macomb Daily Music article, giant white drop-down projec he walked off, leaving us in a lesson in forgiving old grudg out of the state of Nevada. Ron Radke is quoted saying: "I just tion screen. The lights dimmed. darkness, but it wasn't for long. es and moving on in life. nie was formally kicked out. woke up one day and thought A camera rolled. Unbelievably Radke and Mabbitt ran back out It all began with Ronnie Green called up BlessthefalTs what better, (more) therapeutic so, Full House's "Everywhere onto the stage with all of their Radke, an impoverished guitar previous singer, Craig Mabbitt, way to forgive somebody and You Look" began to play as band mates, together. They ex ist with a dream. He largely ig to replace Radke, and Escape get over something than to tour we saw a video of the band's ploded into "Not Good Enough nored high school and ditched the Fate went on thriving, ma with them? So I made the call, extremely punk members re For Truth in Cliche," and, as home to form several different turing their metalcore sound. and they agreed and jumped on incarnate the old family televi the cliche goes, the crowd went bands in his youth, eager to Needless to say, Radke was fu board." I planned to buy tickets sion's introduction. Laughing wild. Teenage girls around me experiment with music and rious. Leaving prison in Decem almost immediately. hysterically, we all gave our cried with happiness. Several his friends. In 2004, he found ber of 2010, he picked up bassist The show itself was phe best applause when the screen people hopped up and surfed ed Escape the Fate as the lead Nason Schoeffler and the two of nomenal. The line to enter the rose, screaming our affections. the crowd, including a group vocalist, collaborating with them formed a new band called venue wrapped all the way The band logo hung from the of boys dressed in banana cos drummer Robert Ortiz, rhythm Falling in Reverse. Their whole around the House of Blues, rafters, and a sizeable electronic tumes. guitarist Omar Espinosa, and first album, The Drug in Me is trailed down the side, and kept screen was center stage, where It was a lovely and inspir keyboardist Carson Allen. Ev You, is almost entirely Ronnie on winding. As my boyfriend it would display related imag ing time. In a world where we erything was going well for the lashing out towards his former and I took our spots he whis es as well the titles of the songs treat everything and every band: they released an EP with colleagues. Vindictive lyrics pered to me, "Yo, I don't even being played. Very cool. Radke one as disposable, it is a pretty five songs in May 2006, and include: "No way not now, I think the line was this long for had a very large stage pres grand miracle when we can for their first full length album, won't back down. I draw the Skrillex." Shaking with cold ence, commanding everyone's give our grievances and join to which reached number twelve line at you and me. You're what from the rain and also anticipa attention and praise. Jesting, gether again. The next time you on the "US Top Heatseekers" I started, now disregarded. One tion, the trek began. Inside was he opened up with the words: find yourself writing down nas chart, was released in October day they'll see, it was always equally as packed, but we were "I never thought that I would ty things about a former friend, hear myself say this, but give of the same year. Fans roared to me"; "That's why they call me fully prepared to be sardined. consider burying the hatchet. it up for Falling- just kidding! songs "The Webs We Weave," king of the music scene"; "You The opening band Survive Chances are you might not re Give it up for Escape the Fate!" "There's No Sympathy for the will pay the price for betraying This! warmed everybody up. gret it. Contemporary composer rocks Winter Park Laura Doncel dynamics elevated the piece's sic Department and conductor during which he shared many his love for this glorious island emotion, as the choir swelled of the Bach Festival Choir and personal stories about his col retreat, as it provides the peace Writer joyously, an angelic tenor line Rollins College Choir, made lege days and his very amusing and quiet crucial to his compo When most people think of peeped through, and then the the introduction for Dr. Lau story of how the "Mom, I want sitional methods. Dr. Lauridsen composers, they usually think sound lowered to the Alleluia' ridsen. The documentary did to major in music" conversation spent six months on "O Mag of deceased Western Europe ending," in reference to the "O a superb job of giving audienc - a conversation many students num Mysterium" before it was an men such as W.A. Mozart, Magnum Mysterium," which es and musicians a look into fear having with their families ready for publication. It is to J.S. Bach, and L.V. Beethoven. opened the concert. a brilliant and talented mind, for fear of judgment - went. The date his highest selling choral However, this week Dr. Morten This week he shared his ex captivating our attention from film was a look at how many of work and is widely performed his beloved choral composi Lauridsen, a national Medal pertise with aspiring composi the moment the film began. Dr. across America and throughout tions were created. of Arts recipient, and one of tion students and music faculty Lauridsen shares his journey the world. the most celebrated American alike. Tuesday, January 28 was from a kid working a summer Dr. Lauridsen divides his Overall, I'd say this visit choral composers of our time, our opportunity to gain a clear job to his musical awakening time between the University of was enlightening for audienc thrilled audiences in Winter er understanding of the man be which led him down the path Southern California, where he's es, music faculty and students Park with his compositions. hind the music. Dr. Lauridsen's toward composition and a life been teaching for approximate alike. It was a learning experi in music. The Orlando Sentinel's Mat Shining Night documentary ly forty years and where he was ence for many of us who took thew Palm stated in his review aired in the Bush Auditorium. During his visit, Dr. Lau a student himself, and his com part in that concert, and cer of last Sunday's concert that the Preceding the screening, Dr. ridsen attended one of the song- poser's hideaway in Waldron tainly an experience which will Island. Dr. Lauridsen described Rollins College Choir's "crisp John Sinclair, head of the Mu writing classes in Keene Hall, not be forgotten. 11 SPORTS Amping up Seahawks first win security for makes history The team's big win made for an even bigger Winter Olympics loss for the Broncos, who now have a total of five Super Bowl defeats. Terrorist attack threats against the Winter 8P Micah Bradley they never scored a first down. Smith, a linebacker. The MVP © Olympic Games may cause the USA's In addition to a safety, the Se award is rarely given to defen Staff Writer Hockey team to stay at home. ahawks scored two field goals. sive players, and Smith is only t Playing in this year's Super In the second quarter, the Se the third linebacker to ever re Bowl were the Seattle Seahawks ahawks added two more touch ceive the award. During the e Hannah Blitzer potential security issues. and the Denver Broncos. The downs to the score. Athalftime, game, Smith had both a 69 yard to Writer What would Team USA match was supposedly rela the score was 22-0, but there touchdown return and a fum be like without men's hockey? tively even, considering that was still hope for a Broncos' ble recovery. Not everyone is excited It's difficult to imagine such a the Denver Broncos had the comeback. The about the Olympics. It seems situation. Olympic ice hockey NFL's best offense this year, That hope Seahawks' that tension, not enthusiasm, is would not be the same without due largely to their quarterback was quickly defense co mounting as the days pass and the participation of Team USA- Peyton Manning. The Seattle shot down stopped it gets closer to the start of the especially since we are the only Seahawks claimed the NFL's when the first The game Peyton Man O Winter Olympics in Sochi, Rus non-European hockey team in best defense. Q. play of the sec ning from CO sia. Although there have been the competition. Furthermore, Despite all the hype, Super ond half was started ever play international tensions between it is no secret that the players Bowl XLVTQ was a relatively a Seahawks' ing a strong the United States and Russia, from the NHL possess incred anti-climatic game. For Se kickoff return with some offensive a majority of these concerns ible talent, but has the legacy ahawks' fans, it was more than for a touch excitement. game. After have been security related. First of 1980 and the coaching mas a victory, it was the utter deso down. The the game, there was worry in December of tery of Herb Brooks already LU lation of the Broncos. The final Broncos did The Seahawks Manning an impending terrorist attack at been forgotten? Why are we score was 43-8, the third biggest eventually (who is 37 the games, and now the Russian not looking at collegiate play point gap in Super Bowl his score their first scored the years old - security is currently looking for ers who possess raw talent? Is it tory. This crushing victory was (and only) old by the OL LU three potential female suicide necessary that every player on the Seahawks' first Super Bowl points in the fastest points NFL stan I- Z bombers. One of the bombers is the roster come from the NHL? win. In contrast, this was the end of the third dards) was UJ believed to be located in the city Granted, it is just something to Broncos fifth Super Bowl loss, a quarter in the in Super Bowl faced with 06 of Sochi, an imminent threat consider that, after all, many of league record. form of a touch questions CO history. I- not to be taken lightly. the best collegiate players go on The game started with down and two from the