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Visiting tribute honors fallen heroes

Search for an effective path Students map a detailed route through college life

By Michelle Saddic ter to help pick what classes I want to take,” [email protected] said Ruth Medrano, who works at the Atlas Lab, speaking about “My Education Plan.” Student Development at Valencia’s LifeMap has several purposes. It can Osceola campus hosted “Finding my way be used to help organize finances, map through LifeMap,” an event with several out the classes each student needs for goals, strategies, and resources to help fo- graduation, determine what career path to

Jeremy Williams / Valencia Voice cused scholars find success in college. choose, and help form a resume or portfo- Several members of the Student Govern- lio, among other functions. ment Association, Valencia Volunteers, Atlas There are six different sections; each Lab, and Valencia Peer Educators were all was represented with a different booth to there to help and explain all the benefits. focus on what they have to offer. The sec- “A lot of students don’t realize how tions are “Me In the Making,” “My Edu- useful LifeMap is,” said Aida Gonzalez, a cation Plan,” “My Portfolio,” “My Career Student Development adviser. Planner,” “My Job Prospects,” and “My During the event, students were en- Financial Planner.” couraged to sign up and stop by every LifeMap is easy to access from any A dark rose accompanies a Vietnam Service Medal in the seam of the Vietnam Memorial Traveling Wall in Lake Eola on booth, and once they visited every booth computer. Simply log on to Atlas and click Saturday. The traveling wall left Orlando on Sunday and will return to Central Florida again in April in Melbourne, Fla. they were able to receive food from Panda on the tab that says “LifeMap.” See ‘Visiting tribute honors fallen heroes‘ on page 3 Express as a reward. “I use it at the beginning of every semes- ­— See ‘Mapping out college’ on page 2 Top: L-R: Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel / MCT; Neda Hamdan / Valencia Voice www.ValenciaVoice.com NEWS Jan. 25, 2012 2 Mapping out college life now

­— Continued from page 1 student can build a plan for the classes they would like to take, all the way up to graduation. Any student can go through and access any of Those students who did notice LifeMap on At- the six sections. In each section, the student can las seemed to think that it was only good for pick- Nurses provide comfort and choose to fill out their information. ing classes. One Valencia student, Monique Rodri- In “My Portfolio,” students can upload pictures, guez, was lost before she had help from the “My care with compassion and grace. word documents, and more. This helps to display Career Planner” booth. “I felt like I had no idea work in the best way so that when students go to where to go with my career before visiting the ca- Herzing University – Orlando offers a 3-year another college or job they can show what they have reer desk,” she said. “It helped a lot to understand Bachelor of Science in nursing degree that can done towards that goal in an organized manner. what I needed to do to transfer.” help you reach even higher! How about: In “My Education Plan,” student’s expected “Now that I know how LifeMap works, I use it graduation date and what classes are needed to all the time,” said Melissa Lawrence, a volunteers. a Personalized attention graduate are displayed. If the student does not For students who are lost or are not completely know what programs Valencia has to offer, “My sure what they plan to do in the future, LifeMap a Hands-on learning Education Plan” can show all that is available based is one of the best tools to use. It is easy to use and a Instruction from seasoned on what the student wants to do. Based on that the every student at Valencia has access to it. professionals who know your name

Pair of trustees join governing board “At most schools you dont get the Courtesy of Valencia College ’ Governor appoints new board members to replace one-on-one attention that you get spots left open by Raymer Maguire, Edward Moore at Herzing. It helps you get more clinical experience with patients.” Rick Scott named two new members to Valen- tion Task Force and chairman of the Red Cross of Larry Whetsell, nursing graduate cia College’s District Board of Trustees, Guillermo Osceola County. Hansen, who is the publisher and editor of the El From 1997 to 2000, he served on the board of di- Osceola Star newspaper, and Fernando Perez, who rectors for the Osceola County Habitat for Humanity. serves as regional director of Biotronik Inc., a glob- Born and raised in Mexico, Hansen attended Croy- You’ve almost earned al manufacturer of cardiovascular medical devices. don Technical College and London Tourism College. your first diploma. Keep Guillermo Hansen has published the El Osceola Perez has been the regional director of Biotronik a good thing going! Star newspaper since 1992 and has been member of Inc. since 2010. Previously, he was the country man- the Osceola Tourist Development Council since 2000. ager for Medtronic Inc. from 2001 to 2010, an execu- Realize your career goals He has served on the board of directors for the tive with Xerox Corporation from 1997 to 2001 and Osceola Center for the Arts, Casa de Mexico and a sales associate with Advanced Meditech Interna- with HeRzing UniveRsity the Osceola County Council on Aging. tional from 1996 to 1997. He is a member of the board of directors of the He has served on the board of directors for the Kissimmee/Osceola County Chamber of Commerce Health Care Center for the Homeless. Born and 888-NEW CAREER and founded the Minority Business Council and the raised in Puerto Rico, Perez received a bachelor’s Hispanic Business Council for the organization. degree from the UCF and a MBA from the Univer- (888-639-2273) Additionally, he has served as committee sity of Phoenix. Herzing.edu/valencia chair for the Osceola County Sheriff Gang Reduc- — Valencia News For more information about our graduation rates, the median debt of students who completed the program, and other important information, please visit our website at info.herzing.edu. HU_00222D_0112 www.ValenciaVoice.com NEWS Jan. 25, 2012 3 Traveling monument comes to Orlando Scale model of Vietnam Memorial visits city to raise awareness for veterans

By Fred Lambert by the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. interspersed among the crowd of Central Jeremy Williams / Valencia Voice [email protected] “We need to find the local people who Floridians who had gathered for the 11 a.m. maybe went to high school with them and event, along with Vietnam veterans sport- The Vietnam Memorial Wall came to have some old pictures from the football ing patch-decorated vests and regalia. Orlando Jan. 16, as a scaled down replica team, or pictures from people who served An olive drab “Deuce-and-a-half” truck that has visited spots all over the United with them,” said Scruggs, who served in and Navy P.B.R. (Patrol Boat, River) were on States for the past 15 years. the 199th Light Infantry in Vietnam from display, courtesy of the Corporal Larry E. The Wall is one of six that travels across April 1969 to 1970. Smedley National Vietnam War Museum on the country to raise community awareness According to Scruggs, around 24 pic- Tanner Road, here in Orlando. Smedley was of those who served in all of America’s tures were collected from Orlando (out of a Marine in Vietnam who was posthumous- Above: Visitors left items at the wall including this note instructing ‘do not open’ for fallen soldiers. wars. This particular wall was escorted to 96 casualties from the city) and roughly ly awarded the Medal of Honor for leading Below: The traveling wall is half the size, 300 x 6 feet, of the original which is in Washington, D.C. Lake Eola by a convoy of local veteran mo- 28,000 nationwide. Donators can directly a squad against a larger enemy force. torcycle groups last Monday. upload photos of fallen service members “This was a part of the ‘Brown Water tution Gardens in Washington D.C., which eryone should have the opportunity to see,” Mayor Buddy Dyer and Jan C. Scruggs, to the website buildthecenter.org. Navy,’” said Navy veteran and Director of is v-shaped and tapers off at both ends, and said Vietnam veteran John Trask, who visits President of the Vietnam Veterans Memo- “There’s going to be an underground the Tanner Road museum, Thomas Kosio- is built into a cut in the ground, with a black the original memorial in D.C. every year. “If rial Fund, spoke in front of the miniature visitor’s center on the grounds of the Lin- rek, who was taking a shift watching the reflective surface and every name of the they can’t make it to D.C. to see the real wall memorial on Saturday at Lake Eola for a coln Memorial with photographs of the ca- P.B.R.. “We only pull these out maybe four over 58,000 fallen Americans from the Viet- itself, this here is just as good, believe me. Call for Photos ceremony, asking residents sualties from Vietnam and their birthday,” times a year.” nam conflict printed in white lettering. I have friends on The Wall and I come ev- to donate photographs of each American said Scruggs. “We’re also going to do the The Traveling Wall itself is about five feet According to Scruggs, this is the first ery opportunity. No matter whether it’s the whose name is etched in The Wall. Call same thing for Iraq and Afghanistan.” tall at its highest point, in contrast to the ac- time the Traveling Wall has come to Orlan- Traveling Wall or when I go to D.C., I always for Photos is a nationwide effort headed Uniformed Marines and Sailors were tual 10 foot Vietnam Memorial at the Consti- do. “I think it’s a great experience that ev- stop to see them. They’d do that for me.” Jeremy Williams / Valencia Voice www.ValenciaVoice.com NEWS Jan. 25, 2012 4 Apple sets out to transform textbooks New iBooks 2 app helps students; threatens publishers’ future

By Andrea Chang and Wailin Wong nounced a trio of new or updated prod- president of worldwide marketing, said Los Angeles Times ucts, the iBooks 2, iBooks Author and 1.5 million iPads are already in use in edu- iTunes U applications, that it said would cation institutions and that the tablet was Apple Inc. has already transformed the uproot the traditional learning experience. “rapidly being adopted by schools across music, mobile phone and personal com- With the new iBooks 2 app, students the U.S. and around the world.” More puting industries, and now the tech giant can download interactive textbooks to their than 20,000 educational apps are available says its next chapter will be about rein- iPads, usually for $14.99 or less, eliminat- in the company’s iOS App Store. Carl Costas, Sacramento / MCT venting textbooks. ing the need for a bulging backpack laden The announcement also brought to In New York on Thursday, at the com- with out-of-date, hundred-dollar text- fruition Jobs’ longtime dream of revolu- pany’s first product launch event since the books. IBooks Author enables publishers tionizing the publishing space, a goal he death of Steve Jobs in October, Apple an- and writers to create their own books us- shared with biographer Walter Isaacson in ing Mac computers and publish them to his book “Steve Jobs.” Apple’s iBookstore. And students can use “Jobs had his sights set on textbooks the iTunes U app to receive course curricu- as the next business he wanted to trans- la, read textbooks, view presentations and form,” Isaacson wrote. “He believed it lectures, and get assignment lists from their was an $8-billion-a-year industry ripe for Pearson, Random Hous, and Hachette are currently the top publishers for college textbooks. teachers through their mobile devices. digital destruction. He was also struck by The apps are available free of charge in the fact that many schools, for security major publishing houses _ Houghton Mif- Madan said. “It’s easier for students to un- Apple app stores. reasons, don’t have lockers, so kids have flin Harcourt, McGraw-Hill Education derstand that than seeing one very complex “It’s a game changer,” said John Bailey, to lug a heavy backpack around.” and Pearson, that together account for 90 image, which is all that is possible in print.” former director of educational technology “The iPad,” Isaacson quoted the tech percent of textbook sales to deliver digital Pearson said its “first wave” of books at the U.S. Department of Education, who visionary as saying, “would solve that.” textbooks through its iBookstore. for Apple’s iPad comprises about 7,000 said Apple was smart to tap into students’ The company promised that the titles McGraw-Hill initially will focus on pages of content, more than 100 videos and preference for and familiarity with technol- would be “an entirely new kind of text- offering high school math and science 1,000 “interactive widgets” that include ogy. “This is for education and publishing book that’s dynamic, engaging and truly titles, said Vineet Madan, the company’s features such as 3-D animation. The pub- what iTunes and the iPod was for music.” interactive” by featuring interactive anima- senior vice president of new ventures and lisher is releasing several of its current high The aggressive foray into the educa- tions, diagrams, photos, videos and navi- strategic services. school math and science textbooks for the tion industry could elevate Apple’s pop- gation. Students would be able to highlight McGraw-Hill already makes its instruc- platform, covering topics such as biology, ular iPad tablet into a must-have device portions of the text with their fingers, take tional materials available in some type of environmental science and algebra. for students, and it cranks up the com- notes and instantly transform the sections digital form, including companion web- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt will release petition between the company and Ama- into digital flashcards, for instance. sites or additional images for the K-12 mar- “a number of titles” for the iPad but declined zon.com Inc. The online retailing giant “This is really, really different,” said ket, Madan said. But Apple’s tools and the to announce specific titles Thursday. They is a leader in the physical book-selling Shaw Wu, senior technology analyst at iPad’s touch screen enabled other kinds of will most likely be for the middle school and market and recently released its first Sterne Agee. “A standard e-book is basically features, such as the ability to manipulate high school markets, said Josef Blumenfeld, San Jose Mercury / MCT tablet, the Kindle Fire, which was wide- a regular textbook _ it’s not interactive, it’s 3-D molecules in virtual space. The titles senior vice president of corporate affairs. ly considered the iPad’s first real com- just in digital form. Now we’re talking about being offered on the iPad exist in print form Blumenfeld said a big challenge will be petitor; Apple’s venture into education textbooks that’ll interact like a website.” but will now include content such as vid- getting more iPads, which start at $499, into could be a strategic move to get one step Apple’s stock, which hit a record in- eos, layered images and animations. the hands of students. Deployment “is ex- ahead of Amazon before it ramps up its traday high Thursday, slipped slightly to “It’s one thing to see a picture of a cell pensive and it’s a high hurdle for a lot of own e-book initiatives. close at $427.75. structure; it’s another to see an animation districts to overcome right now,” he said. Philip Schiller, Apple’s senior vice Apple said it teamed up with three of the layers of the cell coming together,” — MCT Campus www.ValenciaVoice.com POLITICAL Jan. 25, 2012 5 Florida tests Gingrich’s momentum South Carolina winner goes to Tampa in hopes to beat Romney again

By Paul West Republican field has narrowed, allowing tance to release them was a “mistake.” Chuck Fadley, Miami Herald / MCT Tribune Washington Bureau him to round up conservative voters ea- He’s trying to defuse a controversy that ger to settle on a candidate other than Mitt dogged him throughout South Carolina. Three states. Three winners. A divided Romney, whom Gingrich has pounded re- “We’ll put them on the website and delegate count. If there is any clarity in the lentlessly as a “moderate.” you can go through the pages,” Romney unpredictable, captivating turns of the Re- Then again, Gingrich could squander said Sunday. “I think we just made a mis- publican presidential race, it is this: Any- it all, as he has before in the lead position. take holding off as long as we did. If it was thing can happen and Florida, which is With nine days before primary day here a distraction, we want to get back to the next to vote, is wide open. on Jan. 31, his surge will be met with nega- real issues in the campaign.” Newt Gingrich will drop into to Tampa tive ads and heightened media scrutiny. Romney’s income in recent years has on Monday afternoon for a rally with all Romney plans to press his organiza- come largely from investments and he Newt Gingrich talks to the Miami Herald during an interview at the Biltmore Hotel in Miami, Fla. the energy and media glare from his over- tional advantages in a state that only a said he pays taxes at close to a 15 percent whelming win in South Carolina. That couple of weeks ago appeared to be the rate. The top rate on ordinary earned in- in the 2008 primary, and has visited the As many as 200,000 people are estimated night, also in Tampa, he and his rivals will place where he could wrap up the nomi- come is 35 percent. state often since then. And he has the to have cast ballots already. Still, that is only appear in another nationally televised de- nation. “I am confident our organization Romney also questioned Gingrich’s backing of some of the state’s most in- about 10 percent of the overall number of bate, a forum he used masterfully to win and our early advertising here will more record and whether he was too volatile. fluential Republicans. voters who turned out in the 2008 primary. South Carolina voters. than compensate for that momentum “He’s not as reliable a conservative leader While Gingrich is just getting started Gingrich has also seen donations pour “Whether it’s a ball game or a politi- boost,” said Brett Doster, a top Romney as some people might imagine.” here, Romney’s Florida volunteers began in since Saturday night, announcing mid- cal race, momentum counts. And Gingrich strategist in the state. Gingrich, who appeared on NBC’s knocking on doors in September. The Rom- day Sunday that he had exceeded a $1 has it,” said Florida state Sen. Mike Ben- Romney, who stumbled over questions “Meet the Press,” shook off such criticism. ney campaign and its allies have been on million goal for a “knockout punch in nett, a Republican who is not affiliated about his wealth and taxes last week, wants “The establishment is right to be wor- TV for weeks, spending $7 million so far, Florida.” The campaign expects to be ad- with a candidate. to refocus his campaign on the economy. ried about a Gingrich nomination,” he including $4 million attacking Gingrich. vertising on TV early this week. Gingrich’s resurrection comes as the He has a roundtable discussion on housing said. “We are going to make the establish- Romney’s team was worried last week Gingrich, Romney, Santorum and Ron issues in Tampa at 8 a.m. Monday. ment very uncomfortable. We are going to when Gingrich went on Spanish-language Paul, who is bypassing Florida to focus His allies in the state were already demand real change in Washington.” radio with an ad attacking Romney as “the on other states, will appear Monday night working to sow doubts about Gingrich as And then there was Rick Santorum, most anti-immigrant candidate.” But the in a debate sponsored by the Tampa Bay a drag on the GOP ticket. who came in third in South Carolina but ad buy was relatively small, highlighting Times, NBC News, National Journal and “There are potential down-ballot im- was the first candidate to campaign in Gingrich’s financial disadvantage. the Florida Council of 100. plications with a candidate like Gingrich, Florida on Sunday. Santorum criticized Gingrich, in his victory speech Satur- While early on Romney benefitted from who is so well defined with Republicans Gingrich as too erratic, and Romney as not day, seemed to underscore his weaknesses steady performances, the field has nar- and Democrats, someone who has such conservative enough. by asking anyone in the crowd to reach rowed and Gingrich’s anti-media, populist a big gender-gap problem, someone who “Florida can now step back and say, out to people in Florida. But Gingrich cam- anger has been to his advantage. A second

Tracy Glantz, The State / MCT reminds everybody of the 1990s - and not ‘OK, who do we want? Who is the candi- paign officials in the state said his ground debate comes Thursday in Jacksonville. necessarily in a flattering way,” said Flor- date that we should, here in Florida, put game is more solid than it appears. There “Any time you turn Newt loose he is ida Agriculture Commissioner Adam Put- our stamp of approval on?’” Santorum are chairmen in all 67 counties and 5,000 capable of either coming out like he did in nam, a Romney supporter. said to supporters in Cape Coral. volunteers on the ground. South Carolina, or screwing up so bad he The focus shifted to Florida on Sun- At the moment, it appears to be a race “I’d rather them underestimate our can’t ever get it back,” said Tom Slade, for- day morning TV talk shows. Romney between Gingrich and Romney, a struggle abilities. But we’re working hard. We’re mer head of the Republican Party of Flori- said on “Fox News Sunday” that he between momentum and organization. targeting these voters,” said Florida state da. “I’ve never looked forward to a time in would release his 2010 tax return re- Romney still has the advantage. director Jose Mallea. He said phone banks politics as exciting as this is now, and it’s turns and an estimate of his 2011 return He is well-known to Florida voters, have targeted absentee and early voters, all about Newt.” A vendor was selling Newt Gingrich buttons. on Tuesday, and said his previous reluc- having come in second to John McCain whom Romney has aggressively courted. — MCT Campus www.ValenciaVoice.com POLITICAL Jan. 25, 2012 6 Very different challenges await GOP candidates in Florida Presidential campaign continues in most diverse, expensive state yet

By David Lightma Lesley Clark Romney’s charges “the worst kind of triv- ing an ad with former House Speaker McClatchy Newspapers ial politics,” he said. Nancy Pelosi urging more dialogue Monday’s 90-minute debate at South on climate change, and for criticizing Mitt Romney, struggling to gain mo- Florida University was the first since Gin- House Budget Committee Chairman mentum in this state’s pivotal Republi- grich won the South Carolina primary Sat- Paul Ryan’s 2011 budget plan as “right- can primary, unleashed a blistering attack urday in a landslide over Romney. wing social engineering.” Monday on chief rival Newt Gingrich over Since then Romney has attacked, and Gingrich began fighting back gently. his ethics, his leadership and his ties to turned up the heat Monday. “I’m not going to spend the evening

mortgage giant Freddie Mac. “The speaker was given an opportuni- trying to chase Mr. Romney’s misinforma- Joe Cavarette, Sun Sentinel / MCT The former Massachusetts governor ty to lead our party in 1994 and at the end tion,” he said. “I don’t want to waste the charged Gingrich was an “influence of four years he had to resign in disgrace,” time on them. I think the American public peddler” in Washington who had re- Romney charged. Gingrich stepped down deserves a discussion about how we will signed “in disgrace” as speaker of the in November 1998 after Republicans failed beat Barack Obama.” House of Representatives. to gain as many seats as hoped, and left Romney turned to the Gingrich con- Gingrich, speaker of the House of Congress in January 1999. sulting firm’s dealings with the Federal Representatives from 1995 to 1998, called Romney blasted Gingrich for mak- Home Loan Mortgage Corp., the mort- gage giant known as Freddie Mac. “We just learned today his contract Rick Santorum greets supporters at the Wing Stop in Coral Springs, Florida, Sunday, Jan. 22. with Freddie Mac was provided by the lobbyist at Freddie Mac,” Romney charged, not its CEO. torian” for Freddie Mac. “They don’t pay paid by health companies that can ben- Gingrich Monday released a contract people $25,000 a month for six years as efit from health legislation being drafted, with Freddie Mac showing his firm was historians. ... This contract proves you and you meet with GOP congressmen and paid $25,000 a month as a retainer in 2006, were not a historian. You were a consul- seek their support ...,” he said. “I call it in- for a total of $300,000. Other contracts tant,” Romney said. fluence peddling. It is not right.” were not released; estimates are that Gin- “The fact is I offered strategic ad- Also debating were former Penn- grich firms earned an estimated $1.6 mil- vice, largely based on my knowledge sylvania Sen. Rick Santorum and Texas lion over several years. The firm’s director of history,” Gingrich replied, including Rep. Ron Paul. of public policy, which includes lobbying, Washington’s history. Santorum, who narrowly won the

Jeff Siner, Charlotte Observer / MCT hired Gingrich. Gingrich asked whether Bain Capital, Jan. 3 Iowa caucus, said he hoped to win The Gingrich Group was to provide the private equity investment firm Rom- by stressing his “track record of being a “consulting and related services as re- ney founded, did government work. strong conservative.” Paul was asked if quested by Freddie Mac’s director, public Romney noted it did not, and pointed he would consider a third-party run if he policy.” No lobbying is mentioned. out that Gingrich’s firm had advocated does not get the GOP nomination. “You know there’s a point in this pro- the Medicare prescription drug program “I have no plans to do that, no inten- cess where it’s gets unnecessarily personal enacted in 2003. tion,” he said, adding, “But I haven’t been and nasty and that’s sad,” Gingrich said, “You’ve been walking around this an absolutist.” adding, “I think it’s pretty clear to say that state saying things that are untrue,” The debate was the first of two sched- I have never ever done any lobbying.” Gingrich said. “What I did on behalf on uled in Florida this week. The candidates Newt Gingrich smiles along with his wife, Callista Gingrich, addressing supporters at the Hilton Hotel in Romney persisted, recalling that Gin- Medicare I did openly.” will meet again in Jacksonville Thursday. Columbia, South Carolina, following his victory in the South Carolina Republican presidential primary. grich has said he was retained as “a his- Romney struck back: “If you’re getting — MCT Campus www.ValenciaVoice.com POLITICAL Jan. 25, 2012 7 All eyes on Florida Primary After roller coaster primaries, Sunshine State may decide GOP candidate By James Tutten in South Carolina goes on to be the party’s Gingrich adamantly denied this accusation [email protected] nominee. This is the first time the first three in a scalding response that attacked the states have gone to three different candi- media, and the overall negative tone of his Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel / MCT The political eyes of the nation are on dates, and in an election where more than rivals’ campaigns through political attack Florida this week after the unprecedented half of the voters are consistently undecided adds funded by faceless super PACs. shake-up and come from behind win by just days before going to the polls. Gingrich, with his questionable past Newt Gingrich in last Saturday’s South Car- Decisions of who people vote for are of infidelity, ethics violations, and post- olina primary election. Only a few weeks coming down to the last minute in the un- political ties to lobbyist in Washington, ago former Governor Mitt Romney was two decided majority. This shows that many blew the assumed front runner Mitt Rom- for two in primary elections and slated for voters are paying close attention to the de- ney out of the water, and received a large his third victory in South Carolina. bates and what the candidates really have majority of the vote at over 40 percent. Unexpected calculation errors were to say about the issues. This was partly explained by South Caro- discovered last week for the original Iowa Some now equate the former Speaker of lina Senator Lindsey Graham during an Caucus on Jan. 3. When the votes were re- the House Newt Gingrich’s victory in South interview he gave on CBS Sunday Morn- Presidential candidate Mitt Romney speaks during a campaign rally in Ormond Beach, Fla. counted the winner was found to be the for- Carolina to be the result of a fiery response ing said votes in his state want a candidate mer Senator from Pennsylvania Rick Santo- during the start of the CNN debate last with strong convictions. So a candidate 24, 2011 there was a straw poll in Orlando. and the state of Florida gets a chance to re- rum, and not a narrow victory by Romney. Thursday, just 36 hours before the election. who is challenged on a strong issue and This can give some indication of the Florida verse the preconceived notion that this is a Past election results are used by political Gingrich was asked by the debate modera- defends himself well enough can win over vote, but results are also unreliable because state of confused centenarian voters, baf- analysts to predict the final party nominee. tor John King about accusations from his an undecided voter. And a weak or unsure the top two finishers were Herman Cain and fled by which lever to pull, having no real Whoever wins the first two state elections ex-wife, Marianne Gingrich, about permis- answer -- like Romney on releasing his tax Rick Perry -- who are no longer in the race. idea about political issues in Washington. goes on to be the nominee, or who ever wins sion for infidelity or an “open marriage.” returns -- will cause a candidate to lose Gingrich, with his newly found momen- One of the more diverse and highly popu- voter support. tum, will have to work hard and spend fast lated states in America now has the oppor- So with split winners in the first three to repair his poor showing in the Florida tunity to determine who the Republican states, the GOP is now set in an essential straw poll, where representative delegates party nominee to face-off against President tie, starting from scratch going into the from every county in the state only gave Obama’s re-election bid during the nation- fourth state for the first time in history. All him less than nine percent of the vote. al election will be at the end of the year. eyes and attention on this Republican elec- Florida moved up it’s primary day for Though considered a “swing state,” tion will be focused on the state of Florida. the outright reason to have more political Florida has be a strongly Republican state The Romney camp, which has spent sway in the election process. As said by in the past, and is now given the unique millions in political adds over the past few Florida Governor Rick Scott at the Repub- opportunity to not only help elect the par- weeks, will now be joined by all other can- lican convention last Sept., “The state of ty nominee, but also rally the GOP for the

Joe Cavaretta, Sun Sentinel / MCT didates. There has been more high stakes Florida has a larger population that the oth- Republican national convention in Tampa mass-marketing political advertisement er primary and caucus states combined.” later this year in August, a sediment that in these campaign than has been seen be- There’s over 10 million more, to be spe- harkens back to the attention the state re- fore, because this is the first election after cific, with a population representing far more ceived during the 2000 national election the Supreme Court’s decision on Citizens diversity in age range and ethnicity. This, on between Bush and Gore. United v. Federal Election Commission, top of the undecided status of the election, If the late, great broadcast journal- which allows unlimited funding to politi- leads Florida toward truly being the most im- ist Tim Russert were still alive today, cal action groups to support free speech. portant primary state in this election so far. he would no doubt don his iconic white The 2008 election results are often used With a smaller, more focused field of board, showing “Florida Florida Florida” during political analysis which favors Mc- potential candidates, the attack adds will at the forefront of the political limelight Presidential candidate Rick Santorum speaks at the Wing Stop in Coral Springs, Florida, Sunday, Jan. 22. Cain and Romney, but more recently in Sept. be flying, the accusations will get nasty, once again. www.ValenciaVoice.com OPINION Jan. 25, 2012 8 President Obama starts campaigning for second term

able to pass the nation’s first universal Obama’s economic policies may have No to re-election health care bill. Yes to re-election not been as measurably effective as he in- They declared the same for their eco- tended or planned; likewise with his at- By Shay Castle nomic stimulus packages and their Wall tempt at health care reform. There are two By Brittany Gil [email protected] [email protected] Street financial reform bill. Even the key words there: plan and attempt. The members of the media who supported president has plans which he has used to Obama is focusing his re-election Obama in 2008 believe that these packag- attempt to solve problems we face that are President Barack Obama’s leadership campaign on the strength of his foreign es do not go far enough. But none of that reducing the quality of life for Americans. style approval rating dropped to an all- policy, as he should. The majority of even matters to Obama; he just wants to The Republicans have responded by time low for the third straight month in American voters are woefully ignorant of symbolically show that he kept his cam- blocking any legislation and refusing August 2010, he hasn’t recovered yet. foreign affairs, but most understand the paign promise…tsk tsk. to compromise on the issues. They tout Although Obama made more than an ef- need for a strong leader, and recognize Besides Obama’s conniving ways, their refusal to work together as “sticking fort to keep his promises, it seems more the President’s competency in that arena. he has this willingness to take the un- to their values.” Is this supposed to be a American citizens have become disillu- It is true that Obama’s greatest asset was popular side of controversial issues. I’m positive trait? sioned with his presidential leadership simply that he followed George Bush into starting to think the guy has no idea that We learned as children that we should style and policies. office, who was the most unpopular U.S. picking the unpopular side of issues can try to understand people who are different Yes, President Obama keeps his prom- president abroad, but he has proven his only work against him. One example: his from us. By seriously considering an op- ises, seems eloquent and even inspiring adeptness. His practical and cautious ap- stance on the proposed mosque in lower posing worldview to our own, we expand during speeches, and even connects well proach prove that he hasn’t forgotten a les- Manhattan, New York. Even though the our horizons and allow for the possibility with the “Web 2.0 Generation,” but the son most of us learn when we are five: that overwhelming majority of Americans do of progress. Obama has shown that he has fact is that President Obama is weak on words have consequences, and the ramifica- not want a mosque opened at Ground not forgotten this valuable lesson, demon- national defense. Other heads of state in tions of rhetoric can sometimes be massive. Zero, President Obama has rightfully strated by his efforts at home and abroad. places like China, Russia, and of course Contrast that to the words of the current stated that America is about freedom If the goal is truly a better country, a bet- Iran don’t seem to take him seriously. GOP nominees. Mitt Romney has called of religion, and Muslims should be able ter world, and ultimately, a better life as an One of the reasons for this weak National the Iranian government “the greatest threat to open a mosque wherever they want. individual, Obama is the right choice. He Defense is that since the Chinese hold so since Nazi Germany,” and joins Newt Gin- While he may be correct in terms of the may not be perfect, but at least he’s trying. much American debt they seem to think grich and Rick Santorum in calling the clo- U.S. Constitution, it’s an unpopular they are holding all the cards and don’t sure of the Straight of Hormuz “an act of stance on a highly emotional issue. have to deal with the current adminis- war” deserving of military retribution. And lastly, the most important rea- tration, and I don’t blame them. If you The days are gone when military might son why we should not re-elect President owed more than $ 14.3 trillion to anyone, alone can guarantee safety. Obama appre- Obama is that at least thus far he has not do you really think they would take you ciates the power of relationships, which is seriously? Come on. had much of an impact on the job mar- a helpful supplement to power of arms. Joe Burbank, Orlando Sentinel / MCT ket. Perhaps his stimulus packages have President Obama’s incapability to With our armed forces already stretched saved and or created public sector jobs, keep his promise to curtail the activities thin across the globe, the Republican mus- but his impact on the private sector has of special interest groups in Washington ings of increased involvement in multiple been nil. People continue to feel the fi- is just another reason to not re-elect him. countries seems fantastical. nancial crunch, and at least for the mo- And may I just add the fact that Obama Ron Paul is the only candidate who ment they do not see any relief in sight. seems to be content with symbolic victo- seems to understand that U.S. military Granted, he inherited a financial mess ries rather than substantial changes. For power is limited. “We don’t have to use that dates back to Reaganomics, but if example, the health care reform bill has force and intimidation to overthrow gov- President Obama cannot move the econ- been heralded by proponents as a his- ernments,” Paul said at Monday night’s omy in a substantial way in the next two torical document because Obama and debate in Florida. his Democrat majority in congress were years, then he deserves to be replaced. President Obama at Walt Disney World Jan. 19. www.ValenciaVoice.com OPINION Jan. 25, 2012 9 Should Obama be re-elected? Photos by Joe Morrison Interviews by Luis Herrera and Jordan Reynolds

“We need to be multilateral. We “He did not have a fair shot, “He is being criticized for the “He has good intentions but “He started messing things up can not afford being unilateral because a lot of people did not wrong stuff. He deserves a he is listening to the wrong for the U.S. when he tried imple- because the U.S.A. is in debt.” support him.” second chance.” people.” menting socialized health care.” — Jessie Zeballos — David Snow — Austin Adderly — Natasjha Burgard — Mike Christopher

“I would like to give him anoth- “He deserves another chance.” “I am not opposed to him and I “I am opposed to Obama. “I am in favor of Obama. He er shot because he did not come –– Fabrice Louis will probably vote for him again. Someone else should be voted should be allowed to finish through with his promises.” He has done his duties well.” in. His goals are unrealistic and what he started.” — John Kemp –– Anthony Wilcox it could hurt us.” –– Erick DeJesus –– Britanny Briggs www.ValenciaVoice.com OPINION Jan. 25, 2012 10 It’s January, time for Hollywood to be rewarded

It’s one thing that the Academy Awards favorite movies never get nominated. “All Award shows suck don’t broadcast many of the technical achieve- Award shows rock they do is pick boring movies and give ments, since the majority of the world doesn’t By Jeremy S. Williams them awards so people will watch them. If By Jeff Shedden follow the latest trends in CGI rendering soft- [email protected] they really cared about giving it to the best [email protected] ware. But the Oscars really weren’t intended movies the first ‘Transformers’ film would to be on the same level as “Circus of the Stars.” It’s that time of year again folks, and I have won all the awards...” (This was an ac- Award shows are a great way to honor the First, they had to remove all integrity and couldn’t be more excited! No not the Super tual comment made to me by a real college best of the film and music industries, or at replace it with blatant attempts at showing that Bowl or any other sporting event. Not the ex- student while I sat reading my Variety Fair least they used to be. They’ve finally crossed Hollywood isn’t, in fact, racist by giving Den- hausting road to the White House either. I be- Oscar special in the Student Development the line and are trying to be a form of enter- zel Washington an Oscar over Russell Crowe, lieve we have all had our fill of Republican building last year. I know, I too nearly had tainment themselves. and Halle Berry over Dame Judi Dench of all debates and smear campaigns. No, my friends, a stroke at hearing a living, breathing, edu- No! That’s just a polite way of saying people. As a result, the Oscars got a reputation with the start if the new year we have begun cated human being say this, but I digress.) that pretty much every award show is a total for being even more racist. Way to go. the climax of the award show season. There is a passion that comes with sup- sham, and that even goes for the big one, The Recently, the Academy Awards decided Yes, it’s the time of year from the airing porting your favorite movie when they Academy Awards. it needed higher ratings, and so it was de- of the Golden Globes in January to the great start to announce the nominees. Just as The problem I see is that every show cided to increase the number of Best Pic- splendor and pageantry of the Academy with your sports team in their respected wants to be the MTV Movie Awards or the ture nominees from five to 10. I’m sorry, Awards at the end of February. It’s when ac- season, we too follow them through the dif- VMAs. It’s expected that as we grow older, but it’s been at least an entire decade since tors and writers, directors and producers, all ferent tiers and brackets. Leading up to the we’re expected to engage in more mature be- more than five Oscar worthy films have the way down to craft services and personal season we have the critic awards that gives havior, and without that dignity, awards lose come out in a year. The only reason I could assistants (yes I am sure that even they have us an idea as to where our favorites may be all weight and meaning. see to add five more films was to keep their own awards ceremony) petition, beg, falling. Into the season the Golden Globes The Golden Globes has pretty much just James Cameron and his legion of “Avatar” plead... lie, cheat, and steal to get their name narrow the field down even further, then become a night for people to dress up in de- fans from having histrionics. read from the teleprompter after “and the moving on to the different guild awards signer outfits and giggle their way through It was even worse in 2011, in which near- nominees are...” -- screen actors, directors, writers, and pro- dropping as many expletives on broadcast ly all Best Picture nominees had their mov- Their are many who dislike the entire ducers -- leading to the grand daddy of TV as possible. The Globes were always ies clumped around the actual awards night. hoopla surrounding award season. Some them all, the Academy Awards. considered the Oscars’ little brother, but The Oscars turned out to be a big commer- say there are too many award shows, and How can you not help but get swept up now that brother also has to wear a bike cial for films people wouldn’t have other- maybe there are. I would not argue that in all the excitement? The parties, the out- helmet everywhere. wise seen, much less have heard of. “Win- awards handed out to “best on-screen kiss” fits, the biggest stars in the world, and that Every channel thinks it needs an awards ter’s Bone” anyone? or “best performance by an inanimate ob- is just the stuff on the red carpet leading up show now, too. Spike TV has the Guys Choice They also thought having young, hip ac- ject” are eye-rolling worthy, but these type to the show. The greatness of the show is Awards and the Video Game Awards. If Spike tors hosting the awards would bring a hip, of demeaning categories should not deter determined by the greatness of the show’s absolutely has to have an award show, they young audience. Unfortunately, nobody from legitimate awards handed out to peo- host, and if you have not seen an Oscar may as well just combine the two and add the managed to make James Franco even aware ple who deserve them. show before, then this year is a perfect time AVN Awards to the mix and just get it over that he was hosting the Oscars rather than at- I feel the largest voice from the anti- to start watching, since one of the show’s with. They can call it the “Unemployed Base- tending a film directing class. award show crowd comes from the “man’s best hosts, Mr. Billy Crystal, is returning. ment-Dweller’s Choice Award.” I predict that the Oscars are willing to man” community. They don’t get the hype He sings, he dances; he tells jokes that are Now that every channel needs an awards stoop even lower to attract a bigger audience, or the need to sit there for three hours and actually funny. show, the older, more respected awards de- with the addition of many new categories, in- essentially watch clips from movies and With glitz and glamour to the umpteenth cided that rather than keep their integrity, cluding “Best product placement,” “Best film television shows and listen to un-witty degree I don’t see how anyone can hate on they had to stoop to becoming more youthful starring a respected actor in a demeaning banter from celebrities as awards are given award show season. Plus any party cool and exciting, and the Oscars have finally hit role,” and “Best fart joke in a Dreamworks out to people that they don’t want to lis- enough to bring out the likes of Jack Nichol- the wall too. animated film.” ten to anyways. Not to mention that their son and George Clooney can’t be bad. Ever. Courtesy of AMPAS; Courtesy of MTV; Courtesy of HFPA www.ValenciaVoice.com OPINION Jan. 25, 2012 11 What do you think about award shows? Photos and Interviews by Luis Herrera

“There is too much hype over “It’s not a big deal.” “ It’s not that important. The “There more entertaining than “ There are not that many tal- movies that are not that great.” — Danay Badman news is more important.” relevant.” ented people now a days getting — Smerlin Cespedes — Ahmed Ghouzlane — Ajay Gaynor awards.” — Marla Sierra

“It depends all on the celebrity “ There are more important “It depends on the celebrity and “It’s just entertaining and its “The media is over saturated status.” things in the world.” there talents and wardrobe such easy info.” with celebrities.” — Dexter Elderman — Raphael Rivera as Lady Gaga. She’s entertaing — Jeremy Blaze — Brendon Brown but to overwhelming.” — Megan Gracia www.ValenciaVoice.com OPINION Jan. 25, 2012 12

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The opinions expressed are those of the Valencia Voice, its staff members and contributors, and are not necessarily those of Valencia College, its staff, faculty, or student body. www.ValenciaVoice.com FEATURES Jan. 25, 2012 13 Lucas aims high, ultimately misfires Opening Jan. 27 ‘Red Tails’ tries to honor heroes, relies too much on special effects ‘The Grey’

Director: Anthony Hemingway bat zones while the commanders struggle with the brass Starring: Terrence Howard, Cuba Gooding, Jr., Bryan to earn the chance to fight. Easy leads his squadron on

Cranston, Nate Parker, David Oyelowo the first air-to-air combat mission providing air support Lucas Film / MCT for ground infantry all the way to its last mission of the Courtesy of Open Road Films war escorting bomber groups to Berlin. Crazy and coura- geous, Lightning acts as the primary source of inspiration for the squadron with his daredevil stunts and his ability to bring down the enemy. by Edward Mueller Romance is in the air surrounding Lightning and an Kevin Phillips, David Oyelowo and Elijah Kelley portray some of the heroic Tuskegee Airmen in a scene from action film “Red Tails.” [email protected] Italian woman named Sofia, played by Daniela Ruah, who blows him a kiss from a rooftop as he flies by her Racial bigotry in the United States Armed Forces is home on his return to the airbase. Their relationship be- a “Black Jesus” card for the lives of his companions and Director: Joe Carnahan overcome when an elite squadron of African-American gins without either one knowing the other’s tongue and is portrayed by Marcus T. Paulk. An injured Deke is es- Starring: Liam Neeson, Dermot Mul- fighter pilots proves fit for combat in the George Lucas ends with them being well-versed. corted by Easy back to the airbase where he survives an roney, Dallas Roberts, Joe Anderson film, “Red Tails.” This World War II aerial combat flick Further inspection of Lightning’s life shows conflict intense crash landing. directed by Anthony Hemingway delivers an inspiring brewing between him and his wingman as Easy continues Explosive, high-speed, aerial visual effects dazzle story about the Tuskegee Airmen of the 332nd Fighter giving orders while drinking and flying and Lightning dis- the eyes of the audience, yet the film leaves something Rated: R Group, stationed at Ramitelli Airfield in Italy. obeys his orders to show off for the rest of the squadron. to be desired. Running Time: 1 hr. 57 min. The film follows the lives of the pilots as well as their “My favorite part was anytime Lightning was flying,” “The special effects were great, but it would have been commanders Col. A.J. Bullard, played Terrence Howard, said movie watcher Terry Wheeler. “It was really awe- better in 3-D,” said spectator Jorge Ruiz. “And some of and Maj. Emmanuelle Stance, played by Cuba Good- some to watch.” the lines were cheesy, but it was an alright movie.” ‘One for the Money’ ing Jr. Nate Parker portrays the alcoholic squad leader Tristan Wilds plays the part of Ray “Junior” Gannon, The film was produced in classic George Lucas style, Marty “Easy” Julian. Easy’s best friend and wingman Joe who is a pilot that suffers partial blindness as a result of blending an old-fashion feel with visually stunning action “Lightning” Little is played by David Oyelowo. injuries from their first mission. This loss of sight later scenes and inspirational undertones. “Red Tails” is likely Reports of African Americans being inferior and un- forces him to abandon his disabled P-51 Mustang. to stand in the shadow of mainstream monster bash “Un- fit for combat keep the fighter group out of aerial com- David “Deke” Watkins is a religious pilot that prays to derworld: Awakening” for the duration of the week. Box Office Courtesy of Lions Gate 1. ‘Underworld 4’ 2. ‘Red Tails’ 3. ‘Contraband’

Rated: Rated: Rated: R PG-13 R Director: Julie Ann Robinson This Weekend: This Weekend: This Weekend: Starring: Katherine Heigl, Jason $25.4 million $19.1 million $19.1 million O’Mara, Daniel Sunjata

Total Gross: Total Gross: Total Gross: $24.4 million $19.1 million $46.1 million Rated: PG-13 Courtesy of Sony Pictures Courtesy of 20th Century Fox Courtesy of Universal Pictures Running Time: 1 hr. 46 min. www.ValenciaVoice.com FEATURES Jan. 25, 2012 14 ‘Haywire’ fitting title for chaotic film “Haywire” is advertised as a high-oc- with her dialogue and mannerisms, but Excellent cast, plot tane martial arts action romp with little in then her portrayal of the privately con- the way of storyline to get tangled up in. tracted espionage vixen Mallory is actual- round out action flick It features a medley of recognizable male ly presented accurately once the audience stars (Channing Tatum, Antonio Banderas, gets to know her character. Director: Steven Soderbergh Michael Douglas, Ewan McGregor, Bill Mallory is a former Marine, with a for- Starring: Channing Tatum, Bill Paxton Paxton and Michael Fassbender), and one mer Marine dad (Bill Paxton); outside of Gina Carano, Ewan McGregor, Antonio not-so-familiar mixed-martial artist by the this, little is revealed about her personal Banderas, Michael Douglas name of Gina Carano. life besides co-worker hooks ups. Seeing As the first scene plays out in a snowy as how she’s a spy, the mystique surround- diner, it’s unclear if Carano will be able ing such a deadly woman is fitting. The to hang with her seasoned counterparts, movie unfolds as a bit of a profile piece even when Tatum is sitting across from her. about an enigmatic and attractive female That feeling fizzles away as the first fight who has few lines and lots of pain to deal sequence ambushes the viewer, then Cara- out after being double-crossed. no’s true ability is revealed through plate Ewan McGregor and Michael Douglas By Fred Lambert shattering and bone-snapping flashes. play differing echelons of employment for [email protected] Carano initially appears to act reserved Mallory, and they bring a level of comfort- Irfan Khan, Los Angeles / MCT ing legitimacy to the film, which would otherwise feel like an old-school martial arts-driven flick from the 90s, which is what it seems inspired by. Steven Soderbergh directs, and the plotline is appropriate to the title. The cin- ematography was intriguing and edgy, es- pecially during the chase and fight scenes, and it matched up with the chaotic events Gina Carano, star of ‘Haywire,’ trains at Burro Canyon Shooting range in San Gabriel, California. of the movie. Falling somewhere between espionage with acting talent like Michael Fassbend- cades, when the lead characters were Ste- action thrillers like the “Bourne” trilogy and er’s portrayal of a Scottish assassin, or ven Seagal or Bruce Lee, and fists made “Syriana,” “Haywire” has a story which Michael Douglas as a government spook cringe-worthy cracks when landing home. shoots from Barcelona to Dublin between makes “Haywire” a well-executed se- The only difference here is that the story flashbacks, double-crosses, deal-making lection from a genre of the previous de- doesn’t insult the audience’s intelligence. meetings and a non-linear scene order, which some viewers could lose track of. “I thought it was hard to follow the Courtesy of Relativity Media plot,” said audience member Bruce Keene. “It went back and forth so much.” Not everyone was confused, though, and many walked out impressed with Carano. “The action was good,” said Sally Sim- mons. “I liked the female heroine; I’m sure she works out.” The mixture of sophisticated plot and Trending Ewan McGregor (left) and Michael Douglas round out the star-laden cast of this action film. impeccable fight choreography, balanced www.ValenciaVoice.com FEATURES Jan. 25, 2012 15 Self-esteem plays factor in eating disorders Distinguished psychologist, professor expands on her books’ reasoning

By Neda Hamdan Woman in the Mirror” because of two especially women, tend to blend these [email protected] separate occasions where she overheard two esteems together, letting their body- the same conversation held twice, one esteem affect their self-esteem. Since the moment Dr. Cynthia Bulik’s with a few girls ages six to eight, and a few “Women are like Velcro when it comes to

supervisor asked her to write a chap- women older than 60 complaining about hurtful comments, but compliments tend to Neda Hamdan / ValencaiVoice ter about eating disorders, causing her their physical appearance. just bounce off,” Dr. Bulik said. “We begin to to go to a eating disorder clinic, she was “I was shocked when I realized that develop a negative self-esteem library.” hooked. Twenty seven years later, Bulik is low self-esteem can span over an entire As humans we have what is called an a distinguished professor of Eating Disor- lifetime,” Dr. Bulik said. “Interpersonal Sensitivity,” which refers ders at the Department of Psychiatry and The biggest factor in low self-esteem and to the accuracy of judgments and percep- the Professor of Nutrition in the School of eating disorders is not the media, but ge- tions that we have. This causes people to Public Health of the UNC School of Medi- netics. Through her research, Dr. Bulik has perceive comments negatively, allowing it cine. Bulik has written over 400 publica- identified that disorders can be heritable -- to affect their self-esteem. tions, and four books, including her most meaning they can play a role in risk for de- One of the strategies Dr. Bulik uses is Dr. Cynthia Bulik signing one of her books “The Woman in the Mirror” after her apperence at UCF. recent, “The Woman in the Mirror: How to veloping eating disorders. A combination of “Thought Archaeology,” where she has Stop Confusing What You Look Like with genetics and environmental factors contrib- women reflect on their past and recognize the automatically went to the back. Though program called UCAN, which is funded by Who You Are.” utes to the risk of an eating disorder. hurtful comments that have made an impact, the teacher’s comment was not meant to the National Institute of Mental Health and Dr. Bulike has also written two oth- “Genes load the gun and environment breaking them down and analyzing them to be hurtful, from a young girl’s perspective is part of the UNC Eating Disorders Pro- er books that concern eating disorders, pulls the trigger,” Bulik said. re-write their internal script. This helps re- it had a different effect. gram. UCAN aims to help couples where “Crave: Why You Binge Eat and How To Throughout the book, Dr. Bulik ex- move the effect it had on their self-esteem. Dr. Buliks’ book consists of a variety of one or both partners have anorexia nervosa Stop,” as well as, “Runaway Eating: The plains the difference between body-esteem One example was a tall young girl stories about girls and women. They also and work together to treat it. Eight-Point Plan to Conquer Adult Food -- which focuses on your physical appear- that was told to stand in the back of the provide strategies and exercises that help “We look for our reflection of ourselves and Weight Obsessions.” ance -- and self-esteem, which consists of class picture by her teacher. From then on, separate body-esteem from self-esteem. Dr. in other people,” Dr. Bulik said. “I hope Dr. Bulik was compelled to write “The who you are and your personality. People, whenever she was in a group picture, she Bulik is currently working on a research this book will help unite women together.”

App of the week: Jimmy Fallon’s Wake up call Courtesy of NBC Universal By Neda Hamdan flip, and unlike most clocks’ short snooze 17 unique messages from Fallon or press a [email protected] buttons, Fallon’s app ranges from five to random call button and it’ll automatically 30 minutes. It also includes a timer and choose for you. The “wake up” messages Ever wondered what it was like to be an option to set multiple alarms through- have a variety of options from “Rise and Courtesy of NBC Universal woken up by Jimmy Fallon? Being the first out the week. Grind” and “Kaboom” to the creepy “Do late night host to have an app, Jimmy Fal- However, this is not just any alarm What Mom Says.” lon, host of NBC’s Late Night with Jimmy clock, with 10 different ring tones to Fallon is the most technology savvy “Axl Rose Relaxation,” which is Fallon Fallon, has released a new iPhone app choose from, when your alarm goes off, out of all of the other late night hosts, imitating the Guns N’ Roses lead singer, called Jimmy Fallon’s Wake Up Call. the alarm appears as a phone call. Press with another app released previous to singing “calm” music. Developed by Sparklefarmer Inc, the the answer button and you will get a fake this one. It includes episodes, photos, Available for the iPhone, iTouch, and app includes settings that are just like a call from Jimmy Fallon telling you to it’s and skits from Late Night with Jimmy iPad, this app is just a mere $0.99 and will regular alarm clock, such as changing time to wake up. Fallon. Even a few of his jokes from his certainly be a distinctive way to wake up Fallon is the first late night host to have an app. the face of the clock to digital, analog, or You have to option to choose between show include mock apps, such as the in the morning. www.ValenciaVoice.com FEATURES Jan. 25, 2012 16 ‘Hugo,’ ‘The Artist,’ Clooney, Streep collect Oscar nominations

By Roger Moore losers, collecting lots of nomina- McClatchy-Tribune tions in categories they have little chance of winning. Martin Scorsese’s love poem Meryl Streep collected her 17th of AMPASCourtesy to the movies and film preserva- nomination for her brilliant imper- tion, “Hugo,” led the pack with sonation of British Prime Minister a whopping 11 Oscar nomina- Margaret Thatcher in “The Iron tions when the Academy of Mo- Lady.” Though she is a favorite to tion Picture Arts & Sciences an- take home the best actress Oscar. nounced the contenders for the For once, the Academy re- 84h Academy Awards Tuesday membered a few movies from Jennifer Lawrence announces Oscar morning in Beverly Hills. earlier in the year - the March Nominations Tuesday in Beverly Hills. Though almost all of the pre- animated smash “Rango” and Oscar favorites picked up their early summer’s “The Tree of for “Moneyball,” Brad Pitt for expected nominations, there Life,” “Bridesmaids” and Woody best actor, Jonah Hill for support- were surprises. Nine films were Allen’s “Midnight in Paris.” ing actor, and best picture nomi- nominated for best picture, but Demian Bichir from this sum- nation lift that fall film’s chances. not “The Girl With the Dragon mer’s little-seen “A Better Life” Best animated feature is a Tattoo.” Five films are up for best scored a surprise nomination in truly international category this animated feature film, but not for best actor. He’s competing year, with the French film “A “The Adventures of Tintin.” against heavy favorite George Cat in Paris” and a Spanish one Movies that hadn’t made a Clooney, Jean Dujardin, Brad Pitt “Chico & Rita” seemingly tak- ripple this awards season, such and Gary Oldman, a first-time ing spots that might have been as “Tinker Tailer Soldier Spy,” nominee for his performance as reserved for “The Adventures of “Bridesmaids,” “Albert Nobbs” an aged, meticulous spy master Tintin,” “Rio” or “Arthur Christ- and “Extremely Loud & Incred- in “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.” mas.” The mainstream hits “Puss ibly Close,” made Oscar noise in Best actress pits favorites in Boots,” “Rango” and “Kung spite of that lack of buzz. Streep and Viola Davis against Fu Panda 2” will compete against Glenn Close and Janet McT- Close, Rooney Mara and Mi- the European films. eer, both playing women living chelle Williams. “The Adventures of Tintin” disguised as men in 19th century Oscar night will be packed and Steven Spielberg were the Ireland, got best actress and sup- with sentimental favorites, with early consensus on nomina- porting actress nominations for Christopher Plummer, Nick tion day’s biggest losers. Albert “Albert Nobbs.” Nolte and Max von Sydow fight- Brooks, director David Fincher, The same two pictures that ing it out in the best supporting Jim Broadbent and Ryan Gosling, have dominated the pre-Oscar actor category. The oft-nominat- not nominated for either “Drive” awards, “The Artist” and “The ed Close, onetime British boy or “The Ides of March,” also were Descendants,” still look like favor- wonder Kenneth Branagh and left out in the Oscar cold. ites, collecting nine and five nom- Viola Davis all give this year’s — MCT Campus inations, respectively. “Hugo” nominations a sense of history, and “War Horse” set themselves of long and fruitful careers. — See our picture guide to the up to be Oscar’s night’s biggest The two acting nominations Oscars on the next page. www.ValenciaVoice.com FEATURES Jan. 25, 2012 17 Best Picture

Best Best Best Best Best Supporting Supporting Actor Actress Actor Actress Director

Jean Dujardin Maryl Streep Kenneth Branagh Berenice Bejo Michel Hazanavicius

George Clooney Demian Bichir Glenn Close Rooney Mara Jonah Hill Nick Nolte Jessica Chastain Melissa McCarthy Alexander Payne Martin Scorsese

Gary Oldman Brad Pitt Viola Davis Michelle Williams Christopher Plummer Max von Sydow Octavia Spencer Janet McTeer Woody Allen Terrance Malick Pictures are a courtesy of their perspective studios. Warner Bros., Fox Searchlight Pictures, Touchstones Pictures, Sony Pictures Classics, Columbia Pictures, 20th Century Fox, Summit Entertainment, Studio Canal, Entertainment Film, Roadside Attractions, Universal Pictures and Lionsgate. www.ValenciaVoice.com FEATURES Jan. 25, 2012 18

V a Jan. 26 Jan. 26 Jan. 27 Jan. 31 Jan. 31 Feb. 1 Jan. 25 l Conversation Project Linus Intramural Volleyball Volunteer Open House Role of Juries/Judge UMUC Information Stravinsky and Picasso e Compassion West Campus Tournament East Campus Antoinette Plogstedt and Scholarship Table At the Ballet! n East Campus SSB Patio Osecola Campus Bldg. 5, Great Hall East Campus East Campus East Campus c 3-113 and Atrium 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. Front of Bldg. 1 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 6-110 Bldg 5, Great Hall 6-110 i 12:00 p.m. - 3:00 p.m. 1:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m. 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. 1:00pm - 2:15pm a

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1/27 1/26 - 2/26 1/27 The Last Night of Ballyhoo “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow” Mat Kearney UCF Theatre University of Central Florida The Beacham 8:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m.

1/28 Where’s The Band Tour 1/26 - 3/18 The Social Beyond Baseball: The Life of Roberto 7:00 p.m. 1/27 Clemente SunRail Groundbreaking Sundays 12:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. Altamonte Springs SunRail Mondays - Saturdays 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 1/29 Station State Road 436 and p.m. Anthony Green Ronald Reagan Blvd Orange County Regional History The Beacham Center 65 E. Central Blvd. 7:00 p.m.

1/30 D.R.U.G.S., Hit The Lights, Moths to Flame, Sparks The Rescue The Social 1/28 6:00 p.m. Human Trafficking Awareness 1/28 - 5/13 Dust and Shade: Drawings by Charles Ritchie Lake Eola Park 195 N. Rosalind Ave. 1/29 Sundays, Saturdays 12 p.m. - 5 p.m. The Kills with JEFF The Tuesdays - Fridays 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Brotherhood & Hunters Cornell Fine Arts Museum House of Blues Rollings College 1000 Holt Ave. 6:30 p.m. 2/1 Orlando Magic VS. Washington 1/31 Wizards 2/1-2/29 Dia Frampton Amway Center ArtsFest The Social 7 p.m. Various Locations 7:00 p.m. www.ValenciaVoice.com SPORTS Jan. 25, 2012 19 Brady, Manning lead teams back to glory land Patriots will look to get revenge on Giants in rematch of epic Super Bowl XLII

By Tom Rock It was four years ago that the Gi- Manning hit Jake Ballard with a 1-yard same number: 85. Newsday ants somehow defeated the unbeaten touchdown pass with 15 seconds re- “I knew we would win,” Brandon (and believed to be unbeatable) Patri- maining. The Giants had kept the Jacobs said after the game. “It definitely SAN FRANCISCO —­ It’s Super Bowl ots, 17-14, in Super Bowl XLII. That game-winning drive alive with a 38- took me back to the Super Bowl.” XLII, Part II. scarred what would The Giants won that game After spending most of this postsea- have been a perfect sea- despite playing without lead- son beating teams that had beaten them, son for the Patriots, who ing rusher Ahmad Bradshaw, with Charles Bronson-like vengeance, were 18-0 at the time leading receiver (at the time) the Giants will have to get used to a new and looking to become Hakeem Nicks and starting role as they prepare to face the Patriots football immortals. center David Baas. in Indianapolis in two weeks. How deflating was “Half our offense wasn’t Instead of being the wronged party that loss for the Patriots? here and we still came out and looking for revenge, the Giants will find The current postseason beat a great football team,” Osi themselves facing a team that is trying is the first in which they Umenyiora said at the time. to even a score. have won a game since The Patriots were in good the AFC Championship position to win. Tom Brady Game victory that put hit Rob Gronkowski with a them in Super Bowl XLII. 14-yard touchdown pass with Now they’re back, af- 1:36 left to give them a 20-17 ter Sunday’s 23-20 win lead. But that was just what had a three-game winning streak and over the Ravens. And Manning said he wanted. seemed to be comfortably in first place they get to face the team “I’d rather be down by in the NFC East. But after that game, in that crushed their dreams three with a minute-thirty than which they hoisted Tom Coughlin in the the last time they made it up by four with a minute-thir- middle of the locker room, they lost four this far. ty with Tom Brady, with their in a row and had to win their final two It was only this sea- offense on the field,” Manning games to make it into the playoffs. son that the teams met in said. “You like those situations Since then they’ve beaten the Fal- a meaningful game for where you have a chance to go cons and also the Packers and 49ers, two the first time since that win the game.” of the teams that defeated them in the Super Bowl, and once Of course, that’s what he regular season and made it so difficult to again, it was the Giants did in February 2008 when he get back to the playoffs. who came away with a engineered the winning drive Some of the players noted that the last stunning victory. yard catch by Ballard on third-and-10, against the Patriots to become Super two weeks were like a “Revenge Tour.” The teams traded the lead three and much was made of the play being Bowl MVP. Now it’s the Patriots’ turn to use that times in the fourth quarter_just as similar to the one that David Tyree This season’s win over the Patriots motivation. And they’ve been on tour they did in Super Bowl XLII_and the made in the Super Bowl. was a high point in the regular season for four years. Caricatures of Brady and Manning by Chris Ware. Giants won the game, 24-20, when Eli Ballard and Tyree even wore the for the Giants, who improved to 6-2, — MCT Campus www.ValenciaVoice.com SPORTS Jan. 25, 2012 20

Reactions following championship wins

New England Patriots owner, Robert Kraft shows off the AFC champi- onship trophy after his team defeated the Baltimore Ravens, 23-20.

Eli Manning, quarterback of the New York Giants, celebrates in the locker room with the George Halas NFC Championship trophy, following their 20-17 win. Tom Brady and Kevin Faulk hug on the podium as the Patriots celebrate their win over the Ravens. www.ValenciaVoice.com SPORTS Jan. 25, 2012 21 Local Team Schedule UCF wins historic game NCAA men’s basketball Clanton’s last second free throw gives Knights a victory

Last: @ UAB W 48-41 The University of Central Florida Knights beat the Memphis Tigers, last week for the first time in school history. Next: @ Tulsa, Wed. Jan. 25 Though leading for a majority of the game, the Knights found themselves trailing Memphis by two points with 23 sec- onds left to play. Following a missed Antonio Barton free throw, the Knights rebounded the ball, and used their final timeout to draw up a play to win the game. The Knights decided to go for the win instead of the tie, as A.J. Rompza missed a three-pointer with five seconds left. The ball was rebounded by Keith Clanton, who layed it up and drew a NCAA women’s basketball foul, with just a few ticks left on the clock. Now tied, the Knights found themselves just one Clanton free throw away from victory, and their hopes laid on the shoulders of the 58 percent free throw shooter. After sinking the go ahead basket, Memphis unsuccessfully inbounded the ball, as it was stolen by A.J. Rompza just as time expired. As the final

buzzer sounded, and the clock read all zeros, the score was 68-67 - Knights. The 8,734 fans in attendance found them- Bryan Levine / Valencia Voice Last: @ Marshall W 55-44 Next: vs. SMU, Thurs. Jan. 26 selves on the victrious side of a Memphis game for the first time in school history, and although its against NCAA regu- lations, Knights fans of all ages stormed the court at The Dungeon, and celebrated the win with their favorite players.

Right: University of Central Florida guard Marcus Jordan drives through the lane and makes a lay up, during the Knights win. NBA Left: Keith Clanton scores the game tying basket, with three seconds to play. Moments later, Clanton sank the game-winning free throw.

Last: @ Boston W 92-80 Next: @ Indiana Tues. Jan 24

Last: vs. Milwaukee L 91-82 Next vs. Cleveland Tues. Jan. 24

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Last: @ Phoenix W 4-3 Next vs. Columbus, Tues. Jan. 24 Forward Tristan Spurlock reacts to the fans after they rushed the court following the Knights win. Spurlock came off the bench and replaced the injured Isaiah Sykes. He provided the Knights with nine key points throughout the game. www.ValenciaVoice.com SPORTS Jan. 25, 2012 22 Legendary Penn State coach dies Joe Paterno, 85, was diagnosed with lung cancer last November

By Mark Wogenrich sity, his players and his community.” Paterno said he was “doing really well” The Morning Call (Allentown, Pa.) Paterno died at 9:25 a.m. EST of “meta- with his cancer treatments until develop- static small cell carcinoma of the lung” at ing an infection. Paterno, who also suffered Joe Paterno, the former Penn State Mount Nittany Medical Center in State a fractured hip after falling in his home in football coach whose Hall of Fame career College, Pa., a hospital statement said. He December, was hospitalized Jan. 13. He

ended amid scandal, died Sunday after a was surrounded by his family “and they told Post reporter Sally Jenkins that “the Abby Drey, Centre Daily Times / MCT bout with lung cancer. He was 85. request privacy during this difficult time.” good Lord got a reason” for his situation. Paterno’s family released a statement Paterno, who served as Penn State’s “You know, I’m not as concerned Sunday morning announcing his death. head coach for nearly 46 seasons, was diag- about me,” Paterno said in the interview. “He died as he lived,” the statement nosed in November with what family mem- “What’s happened to me has been great. said in part. “He fought hard until the end, bers described then as a treatable form of I got five great kids. Seventeen grandchil- stayed positive, thought only of others lung cancer. The diagnosis came only days dren. I’ve had a wonderful experience and constantly reminded everyone of how after Penn State’s board of trustees fired Pa- here at Penn State. I don’t want to walk blessed his life had been. His ambitions were terno after former assistant Jerry Sandusky away from this thing bitter.” far reaching, but he never believed he had to was charged with child sex abuse. Paterno coached the last game of his leave this Happy Valley to achieve them. He In an interview with The Washington career Oct. 29, when Penn State defeated was a man devoted to his family, his univer- Post this month, his last public comments, Illinois 10-7. The victory was Paterno’s Penn State students and fans leave candles around the Joe Paterno statue at Penn State on Jan., 21. 409th, which set a record for NCAA Divi- sion I coaches. Penn State commemorated “This is the hardest decision I’ve ever focused more on that legal process than the occasion with a plaque and brief cer- been a part of,” trustee Anne Riley said at coaching football. He was a recent graduate emony, and Paterno acknowledged the a news conference after last Friday’s board of Brown University, where he had played personal impact of the milestone. meeting in State College. “I found this sit- quarterback for newly hired Penn State “For me, a kid from Brooklyn whose uation to be terrible. But it was my duty coach Rip Engle, and joined Engle’s staff as grandfather was an immigrant, this re- to come around, and it took every single a way to earn tuition money for law school. ally means a lot to me,” Paterno said. minute of those days.” Paterno had been accepted to Boston Uni- “An awful lot.” In the interview with The Washington versity and anticipated following in the Following that day, Paterno’s life Post, Paterno said he was “not bitter” about footsteps of his father Angelo, who earned and legacy were changed by a series the process of his firing. He added that he his law degree through night school.

Nabil K. Mark / Centre Daily Times / MCT of stunning events. Sandusky, Penn was “shocked and saddened” by the alle- Instead, Paterno stayed at Penn State for State’s former defensive coordinator, gations against Sandusky, saying that “no- more than 60 years, building a life and a foot- was charged with 40 counts of child sex body had any inkling” about them. ball program around what then was a small abuse on Nov. 5, and two university ad- “I want to make sure this university agricultural school. Paterno spent 16 years as ministrators were charged with perjury understands we still have a future and I an assistant coach to Engle before taking over and failure to report following a lengthy want everybody to understand this is not as head coach in 1966. He had no official con- grand jury investigation. a football scandal,” Paterno told the Post. tract, and his initial salary was $20,000. Four days after that, Penn State’s board “I’m not worried about me. I think the Paterno eventually built a successful announced Paterno’s firing as a decision courts will have their decisions as to what program on the foundations he termed made “in the best interests of the univer- happens. That’s where I want to leave it. I the “grand experiment” and “success with sity.” In interviews prior to their board want to leave it on a high note and let the meeting last week, trustees said they were legal process do what they got to do.” ‘Legendary Penn State coach dies’ Former Penn State head coach Joe Paterno, seen in this 2010 file photo after winning his 400th game. tormented by the decision. Paterno arrived in State College in 1950 Continues on next page www.ValenciaVoice.com SPORTS Jan. 25, 2012 23

main campus. In 1998, the Paternos gave ment, Paterno said that, if the allegations Penn State $3.5 million to endow faculty about Sandusky proved true, “we were Controversy surrounded Paterno at end positions and scholarships and support all fooled, along with scores of profes- Continued from page 22 two building projects. sionals trained in such things. honor,” insisting that football teams could demic all-Americans. His players have At Penn Two years ago, the Paternos donated “It is one of the great sorrows of my win games and graduate players. Over the gone on to successful careers in business, State, the success of Paterno’s football $1 million to help build a new wing on the life,” Paterno said in his statement of re- next 46 years, Paterno compiled a 409-136- law medicine and football. teams developed the university into both Mount Nittany Medical Center in State tirement. “With the benefit of hindsight, I 3 record and was named coach of the year Tom Bradley, a Penn State assistant a football and academic power. Beaver College. A new Catholic Student Faith wish I had done more. My goals now are by the American Football Coaches Asso- for 33 years who served as interim coach Stadium has more than doubled in size Center, under construction, is to be named to keep my commitments to my players ciation an unprecedented five times. for the four games after Paterno was since 1960, becoming the nation’s second- after Sue Paterno. and staff and finish the season with dig- His teams won two national champi- fired, said last November, “Coach Pa- largest stadium. But following Sandusky’s arrest in No- nity and determination. And then I will onships had five unbeaten, untied sea- terno has meant more to me than anyone In January 1983, three weeks after win- vember, Paterno and the football program spend the rest of my life doing everything sons. Paterno, who was inducted into the except my father.” ning the first of his two national champi- became the focus of national attention. I can to help this University.” College Football Hall of Fame in 2007, also “When they write the history of college onships, Paterno told the board of trustees At a Nov. 7 news conference announcing In the Washington Post interview, Jen- coached more games at one school than football in the second half of the 20th cen- that Penn State was “looking for the soul the charges against Sandusky, state police kins asked Paterno, “What do you take any other coach in Division I history. tury _ and maybe the first half of the 21st of this university.” He challenged admin- Commissioner Frank Noonan questioned most pride in?” “I don’t think you’ll see that again in century _ he will be regarded among the istrators and the board to begin a fundrais- whether Penn State officials, including Pa- Paterno responded: “I stayed on the college football,” son Jay Paterno, Penn greats,” Big Ten Commissioner Jim Dela- ing campaign to take advantage of what terno, had met their “moral responsibili- track I wanted to stay on. I don’t think State’s former quarterbacks coach, said ny said of Paterno in 2010, when the coach he called a “magic time.” ty” in reporting what they allegedly knew. I deviated from what I’m all about and at the TicketCity Bowl. won his 400th career game. “I’m not talk- Two years later, Paterno and his wife, Later that week, Paterno issued a what I thought was important. Whether In addition, Paterno’s teams produced ing about just football or just college. I’m Sue, established the Paterno Libraries series of statements, including one an- you want to call that a legacy or whatever consistently high graduation success rates talking about one of the great coaches in Endowment, which ultimately helped nouncing his retirement, though he was you want to call it. I was determined when (84 percent in 2010) and 37 first-team aca- the history of American sports.” fund the Paterno Library on Penn State’s fired about 12 hours later. In one state- I came here from Brown when I finally got the head job, I was 16 years here before got the head job, when I finally got it I said we’re going to have the grand experiment, and my thinking then was let’s do it the right way, let’s get kids in school that are going to get something out of school, try to win as many games as we can win, and go from there. And I don’t think I’ve backed away from that at all. There may be some people (who) disagree with me on that, you always got a couple sour grapes.” Jay Paterno coached with his father for 17 years, serving most recently as the team’s quarterbacks coach. He was not retained by new head coach Bill O’Brien. Following the TicketCity Bowl, Jay Pa- terno said the team and family “have been to hell and back the last two-and-a- half months.” “It wasn’t east to go to the practice field without him, and it wasn’t easy coming to game day without him,” Jay Paterno said. “But he was always the first one to say, ‘Go do your job. Stop worrying about me.’” — MCT Campus