Great performance accounts for “Zora”‘s triumphant run

By: Marlynne Boyer By charming her audience with storytelling and sassy struts, Carey Hart gives a spirited performance as the late African-American female writer Zora Neale Hurston in the play “Zora” at the Mary Ann Wolfe Theater. “Zora,” written by Laurence Holder and directed by Jerry Maple, Jr. from the M Ensemble Company, attempts to project the image of a proud, independent, animated Zora. With vivid imagery and personality, Hart involves the audience in hearing about Hurston’s life – including her experience in the “Big-Time” Jazz Age, her relationships and racism. The play is a two-hour soliloquy that opens up with Zora taking authority by hushing barking dogs in Scene I. As the barking dies…

Winners & Losers

By: [no author name found] Winners FIU Women’s Basketball: We just can’t say enough about you. The Golden Panthers finished their regular season on a nine game winning streak and favored to win the conference. Now all we need is some school spirit. FIU College of Law: The FIU law program just acquired distinguished faculty and was even mentioned by the New York Times. Thanks to this, the program will be able to bring more attorneys into the world. Come to think of it, maybe this should be a loser. Apolo Anton Ohno: The American speed skater cleaned up at the Winter games and looked stylish in the process. We congratulate you on your talent…

Black Tie Affair honors mentors

By: Marlynne Boyer, Contributing Writer Reiterating the theme “Fostering International Community” throughout the program, Multicultural Programs and Services held its fourth annual international student scholarship drive known as the Black Tie Affair on Saturday, Feb. 23 at the Wolfe University Center Ballroom. Mentors were recognized and awarded with weekend stays at either the Fountainebleau Hilton, Ocean Reef, the Sheridan or a copy of Dr. Daryl Hunt’s book, “Community Moments and Teachable Seconds.” Dr. Brian Haynes, Dr. Gregory B. Wolfe and Helen Ellison presented the community building awards.The award recipients were Richard Garrick, professor Jean-Claude Garcia-Zamor, who donated money for a scholarship endowment for Haitian-American students, Dr. Vandon White, who submitted a grant proposal to the…

Tennis enjoys ‘underdog’ role on way to 7-3 start

By: Pete Pelegrin, Contributing Writer The FIU tennis team entered this season as an unknown, but that will not last much longer if the Golden Panthers’ success continues. It is that underdog role that has helped FIU achieve a 7-3 record through the season’s first 10 matches. “We’re all fighters who don’t give up. We’re pumped up until the last point,” Anneliese Rose, the team’s top singles player, said. “There’s a positive energy to this team.” After going 22-4 last year, advancing to the second round of the NCAA Regionals and jumping out to a 7-3 start this year, the 31st ranked team should no longer be hearing “F-I-who?” when playing at the national level….

Creed cooks up recipe for rock drivel

By: Alex Segura, Jr. / Managing Editor Music buyers are not a wily lot. They never will be. Yet you can’t help but wonder what Creed does that makes the girls swoon and the boys play air guitar. It can’t be their sound. I liked it better when it was called Pearl Jam and Soundgarden. It can’t be their brooding good looks. The Doors did that years ago. It can’t be their talent. Then again, talent doesn’t always equate to record sales. Look at Yanni. For eight weeks Weathered sat atop the Billboard charts. Creed has succeeded where similar poetry spouting, guitar crunching and mood swinging bands have flopped. Creed are the anti-rock stars. They’re…

‘Club FIU’ atmosphere inappropriate for university

By: Virginia C. Cornett I’ll start this out by telling you that I’m somewhat of a “non-traditional” student, which means that I didn’t start my graduate degree straight out of undergrad: I waited about 15 years. So that means that, of course, I’m a bit older than most of the students here at FIU. It’s a blessing and a curse at the same time. I have the life experience and wisdom to apply myself to my studies and to prioritize my tasks to accomplish the most in the least amount of time, which is a blessing. The curse is that being older places me closer to the age category of most of my fellow students’…