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Once a month, theStudent GovernmentAssociation at FSCJsKent Campus hosts anOpen Mic for students toshowcase their talentsto their peers. Open Micevents create a welcom-

ing environment on cam-pus where students areencouraged to step outof their comfort zone toshare, socialize and col-laborate with others.

During Open Mic, stu-dents take the stage toplay music, read poetry,sing and dance. KentCampus held their sec-ond Open Mic on Tues-day Nov. 13. They had agreat turnout.

Ten students per-formed and they attract-ed an audience of more

than 25 people. Some ofthe students performed

more than once.I really enjoyed

it! I might even playmy saxophone nexttime, gleamed MarquisRoundtree, a student.

The first Open Mic atKent Campus was heldin October and featureda special guest, the hostand producer of NPRsState of the Re:Union - Al

Letson.Letson is a Jacksonville

native with many artistictalents, one of which iswriting poetry. He andsome other student po-ets and musicians helpedthe SGA make Open Micat Kent Campus an unde-niable success.

The next Open Micat Kent Campus will beheld Dec. 3 on stage inthe G-Building near thecaf. All students are en-couraged to join the fun,especially if you have

some music, writing anddancing to share.

The Florida Board ofEducation approvedFSCJs proposal for aBachelors degree inLogistics. The new degreewill complement theexisting 10 bachelordegrees FSCJ offers toNortheast Florida.

Graduates ofthis degree will bemanagement-ready,prepared for positions inwarehouse management,logistics managementor coordinators andoperations management,according to FSCJ InterimPresident W. Holcombe.

The degree also opensthe doors for career

enhancement in the fieldof logistics and for thosewho earned certificatesor associate degrees insupply management.

Regional transportationindustries, logisticsindustries, FSCJseducational partners andthe Division of FloridaColleges wholeheartedlysupported the new degree

proposal.Logistics leaders,

transportation/shippingcompanies, grocers/distribution companiesand FSCJ began toexplore the possibilityof a bachelors degreein Logistics as earlyas spring of 2011.Together they exploredthe necessary skills ofgraduates when enteringthe workforce.

Higher educationis key to helping ourstudents succeed in the21st century economyand to grow jobs inFlorida, said GovernorRick Scott earlier thisyear.

In November 2012Gov. Scott announced a$10,000 bachelors degreeinitiative for eligiblestudents to earn moreeconomical bachelorsdegree. The proposedLogistics bachelorsdegree to be offered by

FSCJ falls in line with Gov.Scotts initiative.

Our goal should bethat students do not haveto go into debt in orderto obtain a [bachelors]degree nearly all of ourstate colleges meetingthis challenge puts uscloser to achieving thatgoal for our students andfamilies, said Gov. Scott.

Pending approval fromSACSCOC, the program

will begin in Fall of 2014.Initially, it will be offeredthrough a selectiveadmission process toa limited number ofqualified students.

FSCJ will also offerbaccalaureate degrees inFinancial Services, EarlyChildhood Developmentand Human Services infall of 2014.

For more informationabout the Bachelorof Applied Science inLogistics degree, call904-633-8109.

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The Logistics program includes transportation, shipping, warehouse and distribution management.

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Photo by India Sugar and Diana RinerStudents enjoyed seeing the different skills and abilities of their classmates at the Kent Campus Open Mic.

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We live in a society where peopleare willing to jump on each otherover the smallest things. You can-not turn on a local channel withoutseeing multiple commercials fordifferent law offices. Law officesare necessary, but not when we aresuing each other over the dumbestthings.

People have to publically apolo-gize for giving their opinion thesedays because not everybody mayagree with it. We are a sensitivenation now. Every little thing wedo could step on somebodys toe,and we are paranoid of offendinganybody; even by doing things thathave been done for hundreds ofyears. This includes saying MerryChristmas.

Dont get me wrong, I understand

people dont celebrate Christmas.Or maybe they are Jewish and cel-ebrate Hanukah.

But are we honestly going to

ignore the biggest holiday of theseason by including it in the phraseHappy Holidays because we areafraid somebody might get mad?Deal with it.

Christmas is not about the treeand presents like the Grinch origi-nally thought. But its not onlyabout love and family like thepeople of Whoville showed the Grin-ch. It is a celebration of the birthof Jesus Christ. That may not be apopular statement, but thats ok. Ideal with things that offend me allthe time and I keep my mouth shut.

I wont apologizing for sayingI am a born-again Christian. I amoffended by so many of the thingswe have allowed in our society. Yet,I dont have people saying sorry tome for any of these. So why shouldwe apologize for everything we do?Unless it is illegal or immoral ofcourse.

So Merry Christmas! Maybe notfrom the paper, or the school, butfrom me. I hope you realize whatthis time of year means to me, andmillions around the world and why

we would be offended by people be-ing offended by the phrase, MerryChristmas.

I guess I may not be allowed to

explain all the details of the truemeaning of Christmas, but go watchA Charlie Brown Christmas and letLinus tell you. They werent afraidof offending people in 1965 whenthe show first aired.

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EDITOR-IN-CHIEFSUSIE BRYAN

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News stories are factual andexpress no opinion. he opinions

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Catching Fire and its stars catch rave reviews

Rarely do fans of a bookor book series think a filmdoes it justice. An actoror actress portraying a be-loved character is hardlyever completely approvedby diehard fans. A majorexception to these rulesis the Hunger Games se-ries, and more specifical-ly, the second installmentin the film franchise,Catching Fire.

The film picks up rightwhere the first HungerGames movie ended. Kat-niss Everdeen and PeetaMellark have just wonthe Seventy-Fourth Hun-ger Games in a way thatdefied the Capital, andquestioned the Capitolspower. Those who live inthe Capitol believe thelie that Katniss and Peetadid what they did out oflove for each other, andnot that they were mak-ing a statement against

the oppression of thegovernment. The peoplein the Districts however,saw what happened andit gave them hope. Hopethat a rebellion couldhappen. Uprisings begin.The people start lookingto Katniss as the poten-tial leader of a rebellion.And the evil PresidentSnow knows this must bestopped.

As Peeta and Katnissgo on the Victors Tourto each District, Katnisshas one goal; to convince

these people that she isin love with Peeta andto stop the uprisings, orPresident Snow will killher family like he said hewould if she failed. Peeta,however, really is in lovewith Katniss, but is will-ing to go along with herfaking being in love withhim in order to save Kat-niss family. By the end ofthe Victors Tour, upris-ings and fighting in theDistricts are even higher.President Snow, with thehelp of new Head Game-maker Plutarch Heavens-bee, have a plan; elimi-nate as many previousHunger Games winners asthey can in order to rees-tablish the power of theCapitol. This would alsoeliminate Katniss, and thehope of an uprising.

Every twenty-fifth Hun-ger Games is known as theQuarter Quell. When theHunger Games was creat-ed, they wrote somethingto be read each Quarter

Quell that would makeit more special. Thisyear, the twist is that thetributes would be selectedfrom the existing pool ofvictors from each district.Being the only female vic-tor from District Twelve,Katniss must go back intoan area. Peeta volunteersin Haymitch, their men-tors, place. They arejoined in the games byinteresting and uniqueprevious victors.

Overall, the film wasextremely close to the

book. Little details werekept. Seeing a book youlove come to life so wellis a special thing. But themain reason it was so suc-cessful wasnt the elabo-rate CGI, or the beautifulcostumes, or even dialogthat matched that of

the book. It was Jenni-fer Lawrences portrayalof Katniss that causedthe audience to be leftspeechless.

It is hard to portray theinternal struggle of thatcharacter. From worryabout her familys safety,to her romantic relation-ship with her friend Gale,to her need to protectPeeta and her conflictingromantic feeling with him,and of course the desireto defeat the Capitol, thefacial expressions of Law-

rence were incredible inportraying all these emo-tions. As a character, Kat-niss is strong and brave,but has moments of fearand doubt. Lawrence por-trayed both of those sidesso well, proving her actingchops.

The Hunger Games:Catching Fire will nodoubt become one of,if not the biggest filmof the year. Fans of thebooks will be overjoyed,and those who have notread the books will beintrigued to see where thenext films take the story.To be clich, two thumbsup. But to be the trueHunger Games fan thatI am, I would say Id givethis film the three-fingersalute of District Twelve.It was truly amazing.

By Susie Bryan

Editor-in-Chief

The great Merry Christmas debate is on

By Susie Bryan

Editor-in-Chief

Photo By: Susie Bryan

The midnight premire of Catching Fire was full of die-hard fans.

Photo by Lee CannonCharlie Browns tree had Christmas spirit.

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Since November 2012, Food 4 Students hasdistributed over 28,000 lbs. of food itemsto increase awareness of food insecurityamong college students. Food 4 Students(F4S) mobilizes community partners, donorsand volunteers to eradicate hunger.

The final distribution was at Kent Campuson Nov. 21 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Everyone with a student ID was encouragedto come to the parking garage where theywere greeted, signed in, and oriented toprocedures. They were allowed to take 50items, but no duplicates. The limit is put inplace to ensure theres enough to go around.However, anyone who came during the lasthour would be permitted to take as much asthey can carry.

As participants walked from stand tostand, they were presented with a wide

variety of items; from canned goods todisposable cameras.

Its a great opportunity to serve a groupof hard working folk, said Sandy Aguilar,founder of F4S. I saw that college studentswere an underserved community. This was agreat adventure.

When the club formed, they were workingwith only donations of nonperishable itemslike beans, rice, spaghetti, sauce, cannedfruits, and veggies. These humble beginningseventually led to thousands of pounds ofitems arriving from sponsors.

Many volunteers and students are upsetthat the distribution had to end. But KentCampus is no longer sponsoring the spacefor distribution.

We shouldnt assign blame said Loraine

Dugan, an empathetic volunteer. We cantget the food to the people who need it, thatswhat it boils down to.

Some are still hopeful because the clubis still being supplied. If space were to beallocated, and if students and volunteers

are willing to donate their time, even morestudents could be reached.

It has been a wonderful adventure. Withthe opportunity we would do it again,laments Aguilar.

Students and volunteers push for more food drives

Photo by Raymond Wisecarver

After Food 4 Students successfully got food to many students, volunteers want more food drive opportunities.

By Raymond Wisecarver

Guest Writer

Turkey Bowl strikes up fun for FSCJ

The annual Turkey Bowl, held at BowlAmerican on Beach Blvd., organized bystudent life and leadership, brought ex-citement, competition, and camaraderieon Nov. 22.

Usually held during the spring, thisevent occurred in the fall so that studentscould bond during the chilly weather, ac-cording to Kurtson Boulware, the Down-town campus student life activities advi-sor.

Over 30 students participated. Many

had their own rules about bowling astrike. Competition is good, said Boul-ware.Student life has organized many activi-

ties this semester, but I love being witheveryone outside of school, said BrandonDiggs, a Student Ambassador.The night was full of painful excitement

as Stephanie Smith, a student worker andvolunteer, took a spill in the lane.Hanging with friends and colleagues isgreat, but falling was my least favoritepart of the night, said Smith.Students are eager for the next Turkey

Bowl.

By Jessica Geraci

Copy Editor

Photo by: Jessica Geraci

The annual Turkey Bowl gives students the chance to get to know each other outside of the FSCJ classrooms.

The long-awaited NBA 2K14 Tournament washeld from 1:00p.m. until 3:00p.m. upstairs in theE-Building of North Campus on Nov. 19. The bestof the best arrived with victory on their minds tocompete for two movie tickets to Regal River CityMarketplace Stadium 14, and for the ultimate brag-ging rights. The crowd knew how vicious the tournament

was as they watched Keyon Anthony using TheMiami Heat to play against Kyle Clark and theLos Angeles Clippers during Round 2. The roundended with Clark as the winner with the final scoreof 62-55. Keyon Anthony had the skills to control TheMiami Heat, but Kyle Clarks expertise on using theLos Angeles Clippers was too much. Its the teamIm comfortable with, said Clark, it wasnt sur-prising. We all have our ups and downs said Anthony,if I wouldve practiced, I wouldnt have lost. Idont like to lose. North Campus is well known for hosting fiercevideo gaming tournaments throughout the term.For information about the next gaming tourna-

ment, contact North Campus at (904) 766-6500.

By Greg Roper

Photo Editor

Photo by: Greg Roper

Video game competitions are very popular at North Campus.

NBA 2K14 competition