Airborne goes toxic at Beacham
By Marianella Zapata Noriega / mzapatanoriega@valenciavoice.com
December 6, 2011
When you go on a hurricane simulator you get this feeling as the wind hits you like the air all of the sudden took on a solid physical form and its trying to go through every cell in your body. Although that may sound painful, its not; in fact its provably one of the coolest feelings, like somehow the... Read more »
Ban protects students’ health
By Neda Hamdan / Nhamdan@valenciavoice.com
December 6, 2011
As I walk through the breezeway, I’m caught off guard by the pungent smell of tobacco invading my nostrils and I can’t help but cough. Why should students be subjected to something that could potentially endanger our health? Someone dies from a tobacco-related illness every eight seconds in the United... Read more »
Right to legal substance should take precedence
By Fred Lambert / flambert@valenciavoice.com
December 6, 2011
The decision of the Board of Trustees to outlaw smoking on campus this past summer has gone under the radar for many students. The policy restricts all burned tobacco and according to Valencia’s online statement, “any object or device intended to simulate such use,” which includes, oddly enough,... Read more »
Senior-geared radio show becomes booming success
By Tom Shea
December 6, 2011
Marc Middleton is an Orlando newscaster and entrepreneur who hosts a radio and television show produced in Central Florida. You may have heard him on the weekends on 90.7 or watching the UCF public broadcasting channel. Middleton graduated with a biology degree from FSU hoping to become a veterinarian.... Read more »
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World AIDS day comes to Central Florida
By Jeremy S. Williams / jwilliams@valenciavoice.com
December 6, 2011
World AIDS Day was held this past Thursday on several Valencia campuses and across central Florida in conjunction with the global effort that began in 1988 to raise awareness of the disease and to show support to those living with the virus, as well as those who have died from it. Valencia’s Winter... Read more »
Students demand answers from Dean
By Wesley Thompson / wthompson@valenciavoice.com
December 6, 2011
SGA hosted a Student and Dean Discussion to share their concerns and issues directly to the dean himself, Tyrone Johnson, on West Campus Wednesday Nov. 30. Tutoring was a recurring issue for some students because of the lack of tutors and the types of tutors, ranging from higher level math to chemistry... Read more »
Short season is the best Christmas gift
By Juan Gutierrez / jgutierrez@valenciavoice.com
December 6, 2011
NBA fans have gotten an early Christmas present this year. The NBA’s players and owners reached a tentative agreement to bring NBA basketball back to the hardwood on Christmas day. The 149-day lockout is finally over. That means Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Derrick Rose, Dwight Howard and... Read more »
Former Bolts return to Tampa
By Bryan Levine / blevine@valenciavoice.com
December 6, 2011
Nostalgia was in the air Saturday night, as three key pieces to the Tampa Bay Lightning’s 2003-04 Stanley Cup championship team returned to the St. Pete Times Forum as members of the opposing New York Rangers. Head coach John Tortorella, Ruslan Fedotenko and the newly acquired Brad Richards returned... Read more »
Third loss for Lightning
By Sarah Flores / sflores@valenciavoice.com
December 6, 2011
New York Ranger Derek Stepan scored a tie-breaking goal late in the third to advance the Rangers to a five game winning streak and gain a 4-2 victory against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Saturday night at the St. Pete Times Forum. In the first meeting out of four between the Rangers and the Lightning this... Read more »
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