Florida State University - Renegade / Tally Ho Yearbook (Tallahassee, FL)

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f.m Many students take advantage of the free food offered during Seminole Sensation Week. Dur- ing the seven days of festivities, many oppor- tiuiities are available for the newly poor college students. Breakfast for a Buck, the Multicultural Affairs Barbecue, and Dinner and a Movie are all very promising occasions to score free food. K These two young men are participating in the Ultimate Lego Building Contest. Many quirkj ' activities take place dur- ing this week of fun. In addition to Lego con- struction, students can participate in cosmic bowling, billiards, mid- night movies, inflatable carnivals and more. There is an activit ' to suit each student. Many aspiring salsa dancers join togetlier each year in Club Dow- nunder to express their inner dancer. The Corazon dancers host a les- son in Florida State ' s very own nightclub. They take aspiring dancers |through the steps in an attempt to bring out their inner booty-shak- F ' ers. Club Downunder also plays host to other events such as concerts and karaoke. It is a place where students can join together in search of a common passion.

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Several students participate in the paint-a-pot ac- tivity in the Art Center of Oglesby Union. The pot- teiy is given to students at no charge. Students have the opportunity to express their artistic flare with several colored glazes. The pots are fired for free and available for pick up within a week. It provides a great outlet for the artist with shallow pockets. by Charlotte Zubizarreta| For the last three years, Florida State University welcomed back students with Seminole Sensation Week, a week of great activi- ties and events sponsored by the Union Student Activities, Resi- dence Life, Thagard Health Center, Dean of Students, Campus| Recreation, and Academic Affairs. Seminole Sensation Week hasf been a tradition for three years now, with the amount of attendeesl increasing every year. All the activities are free for students andj range from Breakfast for a Buck to concerts like Jimmy Eat World.| Also, there are opportunities for students to learn different types of talents and skills, such as salsa dancing. Some of the other events offered included dinner and a movie on! Union Green, Inflatable carnivals, and a Lego Block Party. Also,! Seminole Sensation Week gave students an opportunity to learnj more about Florida State, its campus, and fellow students. It evenj presented the opportunity for students to meet up with advisors.j One of the main highlights was a Day at the Rez where stu- dents went to the Rez for a day and enjoyed some sand, sun,| and sports by the lake. Also, every year a comedian or performer has been brought in to do a show just for Florida State students.| Last year, it was Jimmy Eat World. This year, it was comedian K1 Tatara and country singer Chris Cagle. Some of the other events offered included: Karaoke at the Club Down Under, Hip Hop Clut Break-dancing, Spades Tournaments, Blacklight Sidewalk Chalk,| Cosmic Bowling and Billiards, and a Water Balloon Challenge,! among others. The week ended with the Seminole Uprising, which was basi- cally a pep rally. It got all the students together and went over the traditional chants and cheers, brought out the sports teams and coaches, and created a general excitement for the year to come. Seminole Sensation Week ' s biggest event is the concert held on Friday. The concert is held on the Union Green, and it is free to students and locals. The 2006 guest was none other than country star Chris Cagle. Past per- formers have included Jimmy Eat World, Underoath, Hoobastank, and Bone Thugs-N-Harmony.

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Resident Assistants are responsible for getting in- formation out to their residents about campus ac- tivities. The residence halls ' walls are lined with multiple flyers and posters and informational sheets about multicultural events, organization meetings, helpful information for living on cam- pus, and other ver ' valuable resources. Due to their intensive training and access to so many resources, residence halls and their assistants are veiy valu- able sources of information on campus. Residence hail life has a major focus on meeting new people and experi- encing new activities. Students are encouraged to lounge around the hall and introduce themselves to the other residents. Every hall also has so- cials put on by the Resident . ' ssistants to get students out of their rooms, take a break fi ' om studying and interact and get to know other students in the liall. On campus living makes a great effort to contribute to a social, iteractivc atmosphere for students. campus living is ery conducive to the academic and atmosphere; al ' - ost every floor of each residence hall is home to a study room and or ounge. Students can take advantage of this quiet space for their own studying, or they can use it for group projects. Eveiy residence hall takes pride in the success and social well-being of their students. Cawthon Hall which has a Living Learning Community for Education nd Music majors, offers special practice rooms for the performers that r ' c within its walls. Many of the residence halls on campus offer spe- cial communities for specific majors, such as the music living-learning comnnmity in Cawthon. These programs also provide specialized classes intent for these maj ors, providing yet another way for students to meet „others within their field. Campus life offers many opportunities to communicate % ath fellow Florida ate University students. Ever ' resi- nce hall is equipped with high speed Ethernet hook-ups for ever} ' resident, ireless internet is also available in mmunal spaces, and cell phone calls Etc frequent within the hallways, defi- ;itely sometliiiig to be excited about. Cleveland Iming int hat coul : When state Un man yea reshmen,i onstanti o ' s goin by Kathle One of the biggest questions students face when Florida State University their freshman year is the cm possibly change their view on college life altogeth should I live? Nicole Balado, a freshman at Florida | versity, said that she chose to live on-campus herfresS because of the great chance to meet other incoming| You make friends because you see the same people-: ail the time, and you have someone there with you through similar things. One of the greatest parts about living on camptjfSTSl|ie conve-t? ' nience; It ' s very nice not having to drive to campus d try and, find a parking spot. says Balado. Along with the short distance! it takes to walk to class and the chance to meet other freshmen the access to facilities such as the Leach Center an the Stro zier Library make college life a lot easier. Balado al explain that dorm life isn ' t always easy and is hard to get usft to . Of course, once students decide that ifs time to gewheir own| places, off-campus living is a crowd favorite. With many type of apartment complexes to choose from in the bustling Tallahas see area, Florida State students have a good chang of finding! a perfect match. Cole Webster, another Florida Staw student,! has lived off-campus since his freshman year I hadl o troubl meeting people. 1 really like living off-campus. It ' s n| your privacy and your own kitchen, says Webster the cons ' ? Ifs almost impossible to get a parking spaii pus, so I walk. It ' s not a close walk, but ifs not too b to hav ' what an on cam The rate at which a person adjusts to change inc five outcome of the situation. So what path shot in deciding where to live? Each choice has a ' cons, and ultimately should be based on the studenf decision, but it doesn ' t hurt to try a bit of both, a lenc not always the most popular choice. the pos lents take I pros and personal lease is