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By Shawnee ArnettStaff Writer

Nye & Ham Debate Leadership Conferece Valentine’s Week

On Feb. 14, theUniversity held its firstannual Saint Leo Risesevent. Hosted by facultymembers Brook McGinnis,Pamela Decius, and KristaJones, Saint Leo Rises tookpart in the One BillionRising campaign, aninternational movement toend rape and violenceagainst women and girlsworldwide. Every year onValentine’s Day, peoplearound the world rise tohonor the one billionwomen who are madevictims of rape and/orviolence yearly, hear thestories of rape andviolence survivors, andvow to “break the chain”of violence againstwomen.

During the event,McGinnis and Decius gavea presentation thatcovered the severity ofviolence against womenworldwide and the hopethat the One Billion

Rising campaign providesfor survivors and theirloved ones, as well as thosewho understand thatviolence and rape of allvariations needs to stop.Jones, a Licensed MentalHealth Counselor and theAssistant Director ofCounseling Services for TheUniversity, spoke on thenegative impact that rapeand violence has on notonly the individual victim,but the community atlarge. Jones was also atthe event to provideassistance to survivors inattendance and those whowished to express theirfeelings about the issuefurther with aprofessional.

McGinnis invitedUniversity alumniAndree Garnier andEsther Garnier to teachthose in attendance the“Break the Chain” dance,which symbolicallyrepresents the need forthe chain of violenceagainst women to bebroken.

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McGinnis, she and Deciusare not strangers to theOne Billion Risingcampaign.

“This is only thesecond year that this eventhas occurred at all. I waspart of the One BillionRising event, as was Pam[Decius], in Dade City lastyear. This year organizersencourage us to rise inplaces that women shouldfeel safe and supported.This is why I wanted tobring it to a collegecampus; while I believethat Saint Leo is safe ascampuses go, the statisticsrelated to rape on collegecampuses are sobering.This event illustrates ourcore values of respect andcommunity: respect for ourmothers, sisters, wives,daughters, girlfriends, andfriends through building acommunity that will nottolerate violence againstwomen,” said McGinnis.

Decius wasparticularly proud of theturnout and theenthusiasm that theattendants of the event

showed.“While the numbers

were not that of otherevents worldwide, I’mquite proud of the turn outthat we had. Like one of theattendees remarked ‘even ifthere were five of us here,that’s five people that wantto be heard,” said Decius.

The event was notonly important to thestudents and facultymembers in attendance,but also drew theattention of a few alumni.Amanda Butler andMatthew Beil, bothalumni of the University,took time out of theirValentine’s Day plans as acouple to attend Saint LeoRises. Both Butler and Beilsee the issue of violenceagainst women as notjust something to beviewed from a distance,but as something thatshould be taken to heartin the process of solvingit.

“The presentation wasinformative and fun. Morepeople need to know theyare not alone, especially in

cases of sexual assault. Itwas nice to be a part of thedance that symbolizes theSaint Leo core value ofresponsible stewardship;as an alumna, I am proudto see events like this oncampus, and I hope SaintLeo rises annually.” saidButler.

Both McGinnis andDecius plan to make SaintLeo Rises an annual eventand encourage morestudents and facultymembers of theUniversity to take a standagainst rape and violencetoward women.According to McGinnis,this year’s event was asuccess: one that shehopes will grow incoming years.

“We were small innumber but part ofsomething so huge. It’sexciting,” said McGinnis.

For those who wish tolearn more about the OneBillion Rising campaign,visit the One Billion Risingfor Justice website atwww.onebillionrising.org.

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Alumni Andree Garnier (front left) and Ester Garnier (front center) taught the “Break theChain” dance to attendants.

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EditorialFormer Saint Leo University President Dies

By Annie HaysEntertainment Editor

Dr. Martin Daniel Henrydied on Jan. 16, 2014, of liverand kidney complications. Hehad a long career in highereducation administration, andhe was president of Saint LeoUniversity from 1985-87.

According to Cesarz,Charapata & Zinnecker FuneralHome, before serving as thepresident of Saint LeoUniversity, he received a PhDin Philosophy from theUniversity of Pittsburgh and aMaster ’s in Education fromDuquesne University.

He worked in UniversityAdministration at theUniversity of Pittsburgh,Duquesne University, LaRocheCollege in Pittsburgh, Pa.,Barry University in Miami,Fla., and the University ofDayton in Ohio. He becamepresident of Saint LeoUniversity when he was only44 years old.

Although Dr. Henry wasnot with the University long,faculty from that time stillremember him fondly.

“I remember Dr. Henry as akind, concerned human being,who radiated wonder andenthusiasm.” said Dr. Kurt VanWilt, Department Chair ofEnglish, Fine Arts, andHumanities.

Dr. Henry was well liked bythe faculty and studentsbecause he was easy to talk to.He treated everyone like anequal, unlike the previouspresident Dr. Southard. Dr. JackMcTague, Professor of History,quickly noticed how differentthe two presidents were.

“He really made the facultyfeel like he was on our side.When Dr. Southard was here, itwas more like an ‘us vs. them’mentality.”

Dr. Wilt experienced Dr.Henry’s kindness early on.

“The semester before Dr.Henry had arrived, I hadasked the former president ifthose of us who tutored 30hours and taught threecourses could be eligible forhealth benefits. The president,who was about to retire, hadreferred me to HumanResources, where I was toldthat my four colleagues and Iwere not eligible. After seeingand hearing Dr. Henry for afew weeks, I decided I wouldask him the same question. Heagreed, sending us down toHuman Resources to enroll.This was a boon, an importantgesture, for which I amgrateful.”

According to Dr. McTague,Dr. Henry also helped thefaculty out by promotingseveral people almost as soonas he arrived. Unfortunately,

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“I remember Dr. Henry as a kind, concerned human being, who radiated wonder and enthusiasm.” said Dr. KurtVan Wilt.

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According to James J.Horgan, author of PioneerCollege: The Centennial Historyof Saint Leo College, Saint LeoAbbey, and the Holy NameMonastery, Dr. Henry was veryactive on campus, and he lovedgoing to University events. Heeven liked acting in schoolplays.

Dr. Henry wanted to makechanges to the University, buthe simply was not here longenough to make that many. Allhe was really able to accomplishwas building the archways forthe campus entrance.

“He ran into a problem veryquickly. The board of trusteeswas all picked by Dr. Southard,and they were still set in the oldway of doing things,” said Dr.McTague.

According to Horgan, in1986 the board of trustees

forced him to take a formalleave, and after failednegotiations between the boardand Bishop W. Thomas Larkin,Dr. Henry resigned on Feb. 13,1987. He later became presidentof Gannon University in Erie,Pa.

According to Cesarz,Charapata & Zinnecker FuneralHome, after his time in highereducation, Dr. Henry worked atnon-profit institutions in theirdevelopment programs, such asthe Archdiocese of Milwaukee,Rotary International, theAmerican Cancer Society, andMuskego Senior Taxi Program.

He is survived by hiswife Aimee Monteverde Henry,children Donna (Will) Launer,Nicholas (Stephanie) Henry,Bryan Henry, andgranddaughters Ashleigh,Veronica, Cami, and twingranddaughters due in March.

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Fad Diets: Danger! A Society Obsessed with WeightBy Shawnee Arnett

Staff Writer

They seem to beeverywhere: pictures ofdangerously skinnymodels posingseductively in magazinesor walking down thelatest runway, andphotos of celebritiesairbrushed so much thatthey no longer look likethemselves. Even thephotos of everydaypeople on social mediawebsites are oftentampered with beforethe photo is uploaded tothe site, leaving anunrealistic image of theperson for others to see.With this becoming aglobal issue it is moredifficult for people,especially young adults,to separate the fictionfrom reality.

Fad diets areunfortunately commonfor models, especiallyjust before a majorphoto shoot or fashionshow, and anorexia andbulimia are major issuesin the world ofmodeling. In aninterview with TheTelegraph, Victoria’sSecret model DoutzenKroes spoke on theexpectations that come

with being a model andhow she believes itaffects those who see herregularly in magazines.

“I feel I’m such a bigpart of that insecuritythat some girls mighthave because of my job,that girls think theyhave to be that picture.And even boys, theythink that that pictureexists and it’s sofrustrating because Idon’t look like thatpicture — I wake up notlooking like thatpicture.” said Kroes.

Not only do eating

disorders and poor bodyimage affect models, butalso many of the womenwho use the models’airbrushed images as areference for how theythink they shouldideally look. Along withconstant exposure tobeauty advertisementsthat promote productsto hide “flaws” such asstretch marks andunder eye bags, thiscauses insecurities to beingrained in girls from ayoung age, leadingmany to put theirphysical beauty as a

priority over anythingelse. Amanda Butler, analumna of theUniversity, consideredhow the media’sexpectation of thefemale body has affectedwomen.

“It’s ridiculousbecause it changes withthe decade. A fewdecades back MarilynMonroe was consideredthe sexual form andMarilyn Monroe’s bodywas what the averagewoman is now. But noweveryone’s obsessed withbeing Twiggy and so theMarilyn Monroes nowdon’t see their ownbeauty… [Society saysthat] women must takeup as little room possibleby any means possibleincluding anorexia andbulimia.” said Butler.

According to theNational Eating DisorderAssociation, “In theUnited States, 20 millionwomen and 10 millionmen suffer from aclinically significanteating disorder at sometime in their life,including anorexianervosa, bulimianervosa, binge eatingdisorder, or an eatingdisorder not otherwisespecified (EDNOS).”

Some attempt to loseweight by using faddiets, which areunhealthy and oftendangerous. Fad diets aregenerally “quick fixes”that are created to trickthe user into believingthat they can lose weightin a healthy mannerwithin an extremely

short amount of time.Some of these dietsinclude cleanses wherethe user can only drinkliquids for a set numberof days, or situations inwhich the user mustcompletely cut out aspecific nutrient, such assugar or carbohydrates.While fad diets on thesurface may seem like agood idea, they areunhealthy and oftenlead to more weight gainafter the duration of thediet has ended.

According to theAcademy of Nutritionand Dietetics, any dietor pill that offers rapidweight loss, specific foodcombinations, rigidmenus and no need toexercise raise major redflags. It is better to havea healthy body imageand lose weight througha healthy lifestyle if it ismedically suggested thatan individual loseweight. Moreimportantly, it is best toaccept oneself anddisregard the images of“perfection” thrust uponsociety by the media.

According to Butler,the key to changing thispattern lies in everydaypeople.

“The new generationcan end this by beingsupportive of theirdaughters. It’s all aboutthe environment thatgirls are raised in andthe environment youchoose to be in.”

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S.E.R.V.E.Service, it is Their Way of Life

By Ally VincentContributing Writer

Many students have heard of it,but only a few have actuallyparticipated. SERVE stands forStudents Engaging in RewardingVolunteer Experience. The programwas officially started in 2006 byAlicia Ridley and Stephen Kubasek,but the idea had already beenaround for many years. The SERVEProgram grew out of an alternativeSpring Break Trip that FatherMichael Cooper started in the early2000s. Father Michael was theAssistant to the President forUniversity Ministry at the time. Hebegan organizing a single trip to theDominican Republic with a smallgroup of students.

“In 2005 when I was afreshman, I went on the DominicanRepublic trip. It was a life changingexperience for me. The communityaspect of the trip was my favoritepart of it,” said Kubasek.

After Stephen’s trip to theDominican Republic, he felt inspiredto continue going on trips each yearand having new experiences ofcommunity building. In the Fall of2005, Hurricane Katrina devastatedmuch of the area surrounding NewOrleans. He remembers watchingthe news reports and talking withfriends about what happened inNew Orleans. Stephen and othersdecided to try to put together a tripand do what we could to help thepeople of New Orleans. Stephenhad some contacts in the NewOrleans area that were able to hostthe group. They collaborated withCatholic charities in the area andwere given a long list of projects.Eighteen students and facultymembers participated on that trip.Dr. Chris Miller was the mainfaculty advisor.

After they came back from that

trip, Dr. Arthur Kirk Jr. saw thevalue of having students-lead tripsand said that was the direction thathe wanted the alternative springbreak program to go in. Kirkappointed Stephen Kubasek andSam Cibrone, the women’svolleyball coach, as the co-chairs ofthe new committee. Kubasek cameup with the name SERVE, and theystarted meeting and developingplans to organize more studentorganized trips. In 2007, there werefive student-led trips. They decidedthat trips should always contain aspiritual component, but that theemphasis should be on service. Thisopened up a whole new realm ofpossibilities for trips, includingenvironmental service trips to theFlorida Keys. In 2008, Stephenassisted with mentoring otherstudents who led trips to NewOrleans, Atlanta, New Jersey,

Honduras, Dominican Republic andthe Florida Keys.

For this upcoming spring break,there are trips to New Orleans, SanAntonio, Ecuador and Costa Rica.

Alexia Arellano is leading thetrip to Ecuador after her experiencelast spring break on a SERVE trip.They will be going to La FundaciónSanto Domingo de Guzmán. At thiscenter, various aspects of life areaddressed in order to help those inthe community of Ibarra in Quito.They help in various aspects such aseducation, dental and generalhealth, community outreach, healthpromotion and they also have apantry.

"It's important to get to seehow different lives can be, anddespite those differences, whethereconomical or cultural, we all havea common goal and we can all helpeach other in unexpected ways,"

said Arellano.Another trip that is taking place

this break is to San Antonio, Texas.This trip is led by Dominique Spano.They will be staying at St. JohnBosco School for the week. They areplanning religious retreats for firstthrough eighth graders.

“I am hoping the membersof our trip will be able to connectmore with their faith and bring it tothe students we will be ministeringto. In turn, I hope it will inspirethose students and they willcontinue growing in the faith andrelationship with God,” said Spano.

If you would like moreinformation regarding the SERVEprogram, contact Dr. RhonddaWaddell atrhondda.waddell@saintleo.edu orvisit the SERVE website at http://saintleoserve.weebly.com/ .

SERVE trips also provide a lot of time for cultural immersion and tourist activities. This is a group at the middle ofthe world in Ecuador.

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Editorial:The Rewards of S.E.R.V.E.

The SERVE programhas allowed me to visitplaces I thought I wouldnever see and it hasallowed me to meetindividuals I thought Iwould never meet. Ihave become extremelyclose to other tripparticipants and thefaculty members. This iswhat happens when youspend a weektogether, dayand night. TheSERVE programis an amazingprogram andunlike anyother. Itprovides anopportunity toreally immerseyourself in anew culture in away one wouldnever expect.Because ofthis, I chose tolead a SERVEtrip last Spring.

Many of ushave heard ofthe SERVEprogram, butnot many of ushave actuallyconsidered howit operates. TheSERVE Programhas a variety of

want to lead a trip, whyyou want to lead a trip,what is the day to dayitinerary, what you planon accomplishing on thetrip, and the budget costfor each individualparticipant. When youcomplete theapplication, you mustsubmit it to the SERVEcommittee.The SERVE committeereviews and considersyour application. Thecommittee consists of a

You have to come upwith questions thatpertain to what qualitiesyou are looking for ineach of your tripparticipants. You alsoneed to make sure thatthey are able tofinancially afford thetrip. It is important tobe as clear as possible asto what the differentaspects of the trip willconsist of and to find outif he/she is okay withtaking on this

leader, you should plana few meetings so yourgroup can get to knoweach other before thetrip. Some of yourmembers may have anidea of each other, whileothers may not. It is alsoimportant to try to plana few fundraisers,especially if your trip isan international onebecause those tend to bemore costly.

You must thennotify the place where

your way to yourdestination. As the tripleader, you may sitdown and breathebecause your trip isfinally in motion, butyour duty as a tripleader does not stop. Youmust ensure all aspectsof the trip keep rolling.

Eventually, youmake it to your finallocation. It was alsoyour duty to assignrooms to each individualbased on their

personalitiesand who theyhang outwith.Dependingwhat timeyou arrive,theparticipantswill probablyspend the firstdayunpacking,calling home,and justacclimating tothe newlocation. It isimportant tohave a teammeeting todiscuss thedo’s anddon’ts, theexpectationsand theitinerary forthe trip. Each

variety of students,faculty and staff. Thecommittee looks at allaspects of your trip likehow it is laid out, theitinerary, the budget andhow beneficial it will beto the University. Oncethe trip is approved, youmay have to makecertain adjustments thatthe board has requested.You should then submitit again so that theboard can look over itquickly for any changes. Once your trip isapproved, it is time towait for the SERVEcommittee to send outthe application to theuniversity. Once theysend the application touniversity students, youwill receive updatesabout who applied toyour trip and whether itwas their first, second orthird choice. The nextstep is to contact theindividuals that choseyour trip first to set upan interview. Thisinvolves a lot offlexibility on your end.You can also choose todo the interviews withyour advisor(s) present.

responsibility. Theinterviews should lastabout 15 minutes each,and they are oftenpretty informal.

Once the interviewsare complete, you haveto review each applicantto determine the bestcandidates for the trip.You must also ensurethat someone on yourtrip speaks the nativelanguage. It isrecommended to havemore than one personthat speaks thelanguage. Each tripleader has his/herexpectations of how thetrip will go and whatthe trip participantswill be like.Unfortunately, becausewe apply for only a setnumber of individuals toattend our trips, wecannot accept everybodyall the time. Sometimesthere may even have tobe a second round ofinterviews to decidewho should be acceptedand denied.

Once the group isestablished, you shouldnotify the SERVEcommittee. As a trip

you are volunteeringand the hotel. For mytrip, the place we werestaying andvolunteering were thesame place, so I only hadto notify one person.They usually want toknow names andgenders of eachindividual. You mustalso notify the SERVEcommittee of the tripparticipants names,passport numbers andbirthdays. This is toensure the plane ticketsare purchased. Becausemy trip was aninternational one, itinvolved morepaperwork on both ends(the SERVE committeeand place we werevolunteering/staying).We needed thispaperwork to ensure thesafety of allparticipants. You mustensure that you includea packing list forparticipants because itis likely that some ofyour participants havenever been to thelocation you are headedto. Soon enough you willbe departing and on

On the SERVE Ecuador Spring 2013 trip, students were able to learn some of the trades that are learned in Ecuador.

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differentapproaches and steps totake in order to make ita successful trip. I led atrip to Ecuador in theSpring of 2013. Mypreparation was a bitdifferent because it wasan international project,so it involved a little bitmore paperwork.

SERVE trips alsoprovide a lot of time forcultural immersion andtourist activities. This isa group at the middle ofthe world in Ecuador.First off, you have toplan the whole trip onyour own. You have todecide where you wantto volunteer, how youwill get there, thebudget, how manyparticipants you wantto take and who yourfaculty advisor(s) willbe. This is just the start.

Once this isestablished, you have toactually apply to be atrip leader. Thisapplication contains avariety of differentquestions including:what makes you a goodtrip leader, what yourleadership experiencehas been, where you

night it isimportant to try to havea team meeting todiscuss the strengthsand weaknesses of eachday and to see whateveryone really got outthat day. Your groupmay be all volunteeringand doing the samething, but they all seethings a bit differently.Remind the studentsthat they are there tovolunteer and serve.There will most likely betimes when your teamgets snippy with eachother while workinglong, tiring days withlittle alone time. Remindthe participants thatthey all came on thistrip for different reasonsand it is very importantto acknowledgeeveryone’s differences,wants and needs. It isalso very important tokeep your trip advisorsinformed abouteverything that is goingon. Pretty soon the tripwill fly by, and you willnot know where timewent. All your planningand hard work cametogether to make it anabsolutely amazing trip.

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Voodoo Beats: New and AppealingBy Austin ChiavaroliContributing Writer

Talented students areeverywhere at theUniversity. All of them havedifferent hobbies and mostlove to share them withother students around theschool. Senior Ravin Forde,otherwise known as TheWitch Doctor or DJ Raviesta,is one of these talentedartists.

He makes his music onAudiotool.com by using hispiano keyboard to play withthe different options untilhe makes something that hethinks sounds good. Hisstyle of music falls into thegenre of electronic, which isnormally music which isproduced by technologicalequipment.

Electronic music hasgrown in popularity withcollege and high schoolstudents due to it being avery wild and digitalsounding. The digital agehas greatly influenced musicand musicians have usedsome of this technologicalinspiration in their music.

“When I was youngermy first and onlyinstrument was the piano,which I use on Audiotool.

My love for electronic musicthen started by just findingit one day and liking thesound and different feelingsI got from listening to it.”Ravin said.

Ravin has made 10 tracksso far and has expanded hismusic to many parts of theschool.

“My most popular trackshave got to be ‘Mystery ofLife’ and ‘SO HAPPY!!!!!’However, I had the most funwith ‘Mystery of Life,’” hesaid. “My music started tospread across campus whenI showed a friend of mineone of my tracks. Hedecided to rap to it, andwith that people started totake a closer look at thesounds behind the lyrics.”

“I liked his music thesecond I heard it. I normallylisten to it now wheneverI’m playing games duringmy free time or doinghomework for a class.” saidLauren Horne, Senior.

More students, likeLauren, have started tolisten to this young artistmore and have startedfollowing him on Facebookand Audiotool. Some of TheWitch Doctor ’s tracks havebeen dedicated to some ofhis closest friends and fansof his such as: “Eriqua's

Theme (A Shocking Eko)”and “Kelvin's Theme.”

Most of the tracks havedifferent album artwork togo with each song. Histrademark picture is a nightvision picture of a squealingboar.

When asked what theboar means he said, “Ipicked it due to it being themost, out there, picture Icould find on the internet.Like my music, I wanted apicture that was just asweird and fun.”

He also has some albumswith anime/manga pictureson them. This is because heis also a fan of Japaneseanimated musicians like,Hatsune Miku.

“Anime can also be funand weird and Japanesemusic can get prettywhacky,” he says.

Students on campus canbe assured that morevoodoo tracks will be madeby this Witch Doctor thathas picked up the musicalarts. Maybe soon this collegestudent might go to greatheights in the electronicgenre industry.

To hear some of theWitch Doctor ’s music hislink is: http://www.audiotool.com/user/thewitchdoctor/

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Food, Fun, Family:The Florida State Fair

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It’s that time of year again,when all of the rides, food, funand entertainment make theirway into Tampa Bay. TheFlorida State Fair has beenaround for over 110 years, andyet it still attracts visitorsfrom around the nation to eat,buy and ride all day. The StateFair ran from Feb. 6 to Feb. 17.

If it’s fried or if it’s on astick, it can be found at theFlorida State Fair. This year,among the fried foods, therewere also a number of newfoods. This year's most favoredtreats were the Ramen NoodleBurger (a burger placed inbetween two ramen noodlebuns), cotton candy funnelcake, bacon maple funnel cakeand sweet potato flavored icecream. A lot of people could beseen carrying around minigallon jugs (actually quarts) oficed tea.

At Expo Hall on theFlorida State Fairgrounds onecould find pretty muchanything from arts and craftsto a brand new Chevrolet C7Corvette Stingray. Chevy had abig booth where they had mostof their family cars on display.Other products on display inExpo Hall included mattresses,pianos, accessories forelectronics, and safes.

One of the most popularattractions is Cracker Country,which is an outdoor museumlocated on the fairgrounds, andis open year-round. Thismuseum depicts howFloridians used to live in thepast. Among the things to seein Cracker Country is ablacksmith shop, a train depot,a cane mill, a smokehouse anda school house, which greatlyrepresent how Floridians lived

in the past and how theycontributed to the economy inthat time.

The rides neverdisappoint. Among them werethree Ferris wheels, as well asplenty of dizzying rides. Atnight, all of the ridesilluminated the area with theircolorful lights. People also gotsucked in by the many fairgames available in hopes ofwinning a prize.

There were manyexciting special events andexhibits happening during thefair, including an extremesports show, racing pigs, babyanimals in a “Mooternity”Ward, a fireworks show, anexotic petting zoo, and animalshows. Uncle Kracker, anAmerican rock musician, wasalso performing a concert.

Admittance to the fairand buying tickets to ride therides costs money. Parking isfree, but admission is $10 onweekdays and $12 on theweekends. The average cost fora ride with tickets was $3 to $6,but the best value was to buyunlimited ride armbands,which were $15 to $30,depending on the day. The areawould sometimes get congestedwith traffic, so parking couldbe a pain.

Amidst all of the foodand fun, on the opening night ofthe fair many kids and teensran wild, fought, robbed peopleand acted violently, whichresulted in 99 ejections and 12arrests. After one teen wasejected from the fair, heattempted to cross Interstate 4and was hit and killed.Following these incidents, lawenforcement cracked down onmisbehavior.

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Make-A-Wish on Campus: A True Bingo Story

The Make-A-WishFoundation is a programthat has been around foryears granting the wishesof children. Thefoundation reaches out tothe families with childrenwho have serious healthconditions and tries tofulfill one of their lifelongwishes.

On Feb. 12, 2014,Saint Leo University hadthe opportunity towitness and grant one ofthe very first wishes for aMake-A-Wish Child.Justin from Oldsmar, FL,was the child that theprogram had selected. Atthree-years-old, Justinwas diagnosed withcancer. His wish was to goto the Turks and CaicosIslands for a vacation.

“We are thrilled tobe able to celebrateJustin’s wish in such a bigand exciting way with thehelp of Saint Leo’sstudents and athletes,”said Lisa Andrews,regional director of Make-A-Wish® Central andNorthern Florida, in a

press release.During half-time ofthe boys’ basketballgame, Saint LeoLions vs Universityof Tampa Spartans,there was asurprise awaitinglittle Justin. It wasbingo night, andeveryone in thestands had a bingocard hoping to wina prize. WhenJustin’s bingo cardwas called, he hadto go down to thecourt and claim hisprize.

Little didJustin know thatunlike the rest ofthe prizes for thatnight, his prizewould change hislife.

“I did not know whatwas going on, but once Ifigured out that a littleboy’s life was about tochange, I was overjoyedand not mad about losingbingo,” said AmberSermons, a student.

As soon as Justin’sfeet hit the floor of theMarion BowmanActivities Center after

winning bingo, the crowdwent wild. It was likebeing at a world tourconcert, everyone wasexcited and supportive.The crowd chanted hisname loud and clear.

The workers of theMake-A-Wish Foundationprogram came out withblow up palm trees and astraw hat to put on Justin.The crowd also

participated by tossingbeach balls out onto thecourt, cheering him onand supporting hisdreams.

From the pictures tothe cheerleaders holdingup letters that spelled outJustin’s name, it was all abeautiful sight. All Justincould do was cry to showhis appreciation andjoyfulness. His parents

were overwhelmed by allthe excitement andcelebration and joinedhim in his tearfulhappiness. At the end ofthe night, Justin was notonly lucky, but he gavehope to the family of SaintLeo. Justin had hit thejackpot, bringing a newmeaning to the word“BINGO.”

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