NEWS > 1 OPINION > 2 FEATURES > 4 SPORTS > 6 JULY 28, 2010 1 Official Student Media of Valencia Community College July 28, 2010 VOLUME 9 • ISSUE 9 VALENCIAVOICE.COM Official Student Media of Valencia Community College Are you ready for the next Rock ‘n’ Roll Benefit huge smash semester at Valencia? Osceola campus event benefits Pg. 2, 3 health-science students By Elisanett Martinez This event benefits future nursing, [email protected] EMT, and emergency medical services students, whom are eligible for the schol- You better The lights dimmed, the over-head arship. “The scholarship is in honor of hide from screen projected lyrics, and the Rogue my mother and step-father,” said Melissa Scholars began playing Elvis’ “Heart- Pedone who is involved with the schol- your break Hotel.” Andrew Becker danced arship, “They both graduated in the sec- down the aisles dressed as Elvis, com- ond class (referring to the second gradu- dreams, plete with sunglasses and scarf. The ating class in Valencia’s history).” Valencia Foundation rock ’n’ roll ben- Al Groccia served as the front man, and Pg. 5 efit took place on July 23, at the Osceola kept the audience entertained with music Campus, and was held to benefit the trivia questions, categorized by decade, Jane Dewey / Monty Bilyue Emergency throughout the evening. The winners Health-care Service Scholarship. were awarded with flying jolly ranchers, Russell Griner, Valencia Voice Garza tosses The Rogue Scholars are a group of mu- and as the night continued Al began us- Andrew Becker led the festivities as the “Rogue Scholars” took the stage to perform. sicians with ties to Valencia, that only ing badminton rackets and sling shots in first no-no play benefit concerts like the rock’n’ roll order to reach audience members in the “Everlong” by the Foo Fighters and had a mash-up of “Walk This Way” and benefit. The group met two years ago at a back rows. Videos were also showcased “How Far We’ve Come” by Matchbox “Sweet Emotion” by Aerosmith ready in Rays Java Jam and decided to organize a band, while the band tuned their instruments Twenty. for presentation. history, in order to play for charity events. Since and re-arranged their position. The Rogue Scholars announced that Students who are interested in the Va- then the band has performed for organi- The set-list included songs like “Sweet “Crazy Train” by Ozzy Osbourne would lencia Foundation should visit www.va- Pg. 6 zations like The Red Cross, Relay for Life, Home Alabama” by Lynyrd Skynyrd, be their last song, but the crowd de- lenciacc.edu keyword Valencia Founda- and The American Cancer Society. “The Middle” by Jimmy Eat World, manded an encore. Luckily, the band tion. NEWS > 1 OPINION > 2 FEATURES > 4 SPORTS > 6 JULY 28, 2010 2 Official Student Media of Valencia Community College OUR VOICE Official Student Media of Valencia Community College Seven tips to a successful semester Newsroom | 407-582-5040 Advisor | 407-582-1170 For comments or general inquiries The best way to maximize your stay at Valen- no deadline for the application, the process is very email us at: cia is to plan and organize every semester. By time consuming and may not be done by the time creating a simple check list you can avoid prob- the semester begins. lems that can place you on the side lines for a [email protected] full semester. Members of The Valencia Voice #4) Academic advising spoke to Tyron Johnson from the Academic Ad- Visit an advisor before registering for classes. By Editor in Chief | Alex Barrett vising Center for tips on how-to be prepared for speaking to an advisor you will make smarter de- [email protected] fall 2010 semester. cisions when it comes to classes, thus making your time at Valencia quicker. Managing Editor | Nikki Namdar #1) Create an education plan [email protected] The education plan allows students to design #5) Incomplete grades and save classes for future semesters, this tool can If you have an incomplete for a grade, you News | John Terbeche also estimate when a students will complete their should get in contact with your professor and get [email protected] degree and graduate from Valencia. Students can an actual letter grade. If you do not take care of the select the courses in which they would like to en- incomplete your schedule for the next term can be Opinion | Russell Griner roll right from their atlas account. The plan can be dropped and your grade point average will drop. [email protected] created by signing on to Valencia’s atlas account and clicking on the “MyLifeMap” tab. This feature #6) Atlas account Features | Jen Stripling is user-friendly, and even includes how-to-instruc- It is important to consistently check your atlas tions on the web page. emails. Notifications for missing documents or [email protected] holds to your account will be emailed to you. This #2) Check for holds on your account is your quickest method for communication out- Sports | Jolene Krause Before you register for classes, a good place to side of the campus. By checking your account you [email protected] start would be checking for holds on your account. can stay on top of your classes and financial aid. If there are no holds then you are safe to register for Sales | Kenny Wagner classes. If for some reason a hold is on your account #7) Register early [email protected] resolve it as quickly as possible. Not taking action By registering early you are ensured the classes on these holds can result in classes being dropped you need to move through your education plan. Photo Editor | Collin Dever after the deadline for registration period. These You can also get your books and equipment early, [email protected] holds can be caused from missing library books to avoiding last minute errands. parking tickets. Follow these seven steps and you will be sure #3) Financial aid to “feed your potential” without any problems. For advertising information contact The rule of thumb when it comes to financial aid For information on financial aid and academic Kenny Wagner at is to fill out the application when your taxes are progress speak to an advisor at the student ser- [email protected] turned in or as soon as possible. Although there is vices building in any campus. NEWS > 1 OPINION > 2 FEATURES > 4 SPORTS > 6 JULY 28, 2010 3 Official Student Media of Valencia Community College YOUR VOICE Are you prepared for your next semester? “I’m registered and everything is all set.” “I’ve changed my study habits.” “Got all the classes I needed.” “I registered, but I’m on my a wait list for one of my classes.” — Janna Haag — Luis Colon — Toumder Ghazzal — Thamoor Ansari “I haven’t really taken any steps besides “Went on Atlas and took care of every- “Fall semester will be my first and I’m ex- “Checked to make sure my financial aid getting my classes.” thing I needed to.” cited.” was in order, and I plan to get my books in early August.” — Davy Judah — Mia Sato-Steson — Stefan Waldroup — Stacy Johnson FEATURES JULY 28, 2010 4 Official Student Media of Valencia Community College New Korn album keeps fans going By Jolene Krause Ray Luzier’s percussive tal- making your life work for you, [email protected] ent. Korn, right off the bat in- which of course classic Korn, troduces a throat-slasher of making things work for you! Korn hasn’t lost hold of the an anthem with their new al- “Let the Guilt Go,” again allow savage, raw energy that made bum, but there’s a sense of re- listeners to scream, rant and them the legendary metal finement and ravenous focus, rave about another annoying icons music fans around the clearly developed only from aspect in people lives: Guilt. world have come to know and years and years of experience During “The Past,” is a memoir love. Embracing the new de- within the industry. about the failure of a relation- cade with their first record As for “Pop a Pill”, it will ship, and how the love turns release from their new label throw listeners back into a state into hate and revenge. Within Roadrunner Records, Korn of psychedelics with lyrics “Never Around,” the singer has risen head on to ensure “Feeling things crawl on me/ displays unhappiness about UCF VALENCIA WEST that the release of their 9th al- I need my fix today.” While being cheated with lyrics such bum delivers to fans what they “Fear is the Place to Live” gives as “The lying/ the cheating/ have chanted since the release The hellish nights alone while NEW PROGRAMS of their 1st album in 1994: Re- I am weeping/ Just search- Architecture (B. Des.) member who you are. ing/ Love is never around.” Criminal Justice (B.A., B.S.) Korn practically crucified Many give more than they re- Your degree. Your choice. Elementary Education (B.S.) themselves in efforts to cre- ceive and that is what “Are Legal Studies (B.A., B.S.) ate Korn III: Remember who You Ready to Live” focuses on, Political Science (B.A.) you are – and the results make this song questions the reality UCF ValenCia West offers you six new programs Sociology (B.A.) for nothing less than a mod- of those around. A remorse- CURRENT PROGRAMS at the same convenient location. And through ern metal classic. Taking fans ful ballad “Holding All these Applied Science (B.A.S.) back to their hometown of Ba- Lies,” ties the album together DirectConnect to UCF, all Valencia graduates are • Criminal Justice kersfield, with the title of their in the sense that it says “I am • Health Services Administration guaranteed admission to UCF.