STUDENTS WEIGH IN ON NEW ALERT SYSTEM

April 22, 2009

By Jessica Frelow jfrelow@valenciavoice.com Stay informed with Valencia Alert! Valencia Alert is a free emergency messaging system used to notify students when there is an incident. Receiving these notices can assist in keeping students and faculty safe while on campus or keep one from accessing the... Read more »

CAST OF “NEXT DAY AIR” PREPARES FOR DELIVERY

April 22, 2009

Comedian and star of "Next Day Air" Mike Epps By Ashley Bland abland@valenciavoice.com Comedian and actor, Mike Epps, as well as actor, Wood Harris engaged in a conference interview based on their involvement in the upcoming comedy, “Next Day Air” on Tuesday, April 13. “I feel like Ice... Read more »

OUR VOICE: GUN FREE ZONES

April 15, 2009

Valencia Voice Editorial editor@valenciavoice.com A Virginia Tech student goes on, what can simply be called, a rampage, killing 32 people. A drifter walks off the street into a Colorado public school and kidnaps a half a dozen girls before sexually molesting and shooting one of them. Three Wisconsin... Read more »

SUSPECT TO CLAIM ‘ATTACK’ WAS STAGED

April 8, 2009

SOURCE TELLS VOICE ‘RAPE FETISH’ LED TO INCIDENT; ALVES: ‘THIS SEX-ADDICTION THING IS A SICKNESS’ By Theresa Carli tcarli@valenciavoice.com Former Valencia contract worker Marcelo Alves, jailed on charges of sexual assault, pleaded not guilty last week, and a source close to... Read more »

CLASS CONTINUES FOR STUDENTS OF SUSPENDED TEACHER

April 8, 2009

By Brian Cronin bcronin@valenciavoice.com Class resume as scheduled for the students in Victor Thomas’ Student Success classes. The mood in the classroom was upbeat but the students were worried about how their assignments were going to be graded. Alva Vazquez, a student from Thomas’ 8:00 a.m. Friday... Read more »

CASE CLOSED ON MURDERED VALENCIA STUDENT

April 1, 2009

By Courtnee Rattigan crattigan@valenciavoice.com “I can’t do it anymore” were among the last words James Clayton said to his former girlfriend of 10 years and close friend, Delphine Milliken. Their conversation occurred at approximately 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 27. By noon, Clayton and another... Read more »

HIRING OF CONVICTED FELON RAISES QUESTIONS

April 1, 2009

By Ashley Bland abland@valenciavoice.com Convicted felon Victor Thomas, a former Orange County Sheriff ’s captain, has been teaching Student Success courses at Valencia’s West and Osceola campuses for almost two years, which raises the queston: “What happened to background checks?” According... Read more »

NFL CHANGES THE GAME

April 1, 2009

By Alex Barrett abarrett@valenciavoice.com As with most years, the NFL has decided to do their best this off-season to attempt to assure the safety of players in the league. They do this, of course, by implementing rule changes that butcher the game’s core competencies, and rarely ever make any sense. This... Read more »

STRESS RELIEF FOR AFRICA

April 1, 2009

By Ebony Chance echance@valenciavoice.com With finals slowly approaching the stress levels of the average college student begins to increase. Valencia’s Future Educators Association is here to help. They will be hosting a four day event “Fun in the Sun” starting Monday, April. 6 to Thursday, April.... Read more »