On Monday, two-hundred Stetson students were invited to participate in a deliberative opinion poll as an initiative to involve students in the university’s politics. The main focus: how do we make a Stetson education more affordable? The poll was put on by a combination of students and faculty, with the idea sparked by class discussions of “participatory democracy” in a Stetson course titled Community Organizing for Social Change. This particular poll was meant as a “test run” to see if a greater Volusia County Deliberative Opinion Poll would be effective. The whole event lasted for three hours, and provided cultural credit and free food for those who participated. A large amount of students turned out for the event, as well as faculty members, representatives from multiple student organizations, and outside media.
Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, The White Tie Affair has emerged as a force to be reckoned with. Their debut album “Walk This Way” includes their hit singles “Allow Me to Introduce Myself… Mr. Right” and “Candle (Sick and Tired).” Last year, they were asked to perform at the Playboy Mansion for their Pajama Party. They’ve recently been touring the states with Lady Gaga, and summer will find them rocking the stages of Warped Tour.
Before their April 6 performance at the House of Blues Orlando, the four members of the band (Sean P, Chris, Ryan, and Tim) met with me to discuss their roots, tour life, and rocking out inside the gates of the Playboy Mansion.
The men’s tennis team (16-6) suffered 5-2 and 6-1 losses to 59th nationally ranked ETSU and 72nd ranked USC upstate, dropping their perfect conference record to 7-2.
ETSU’s 12th nationally ranked singles player Enrique Olivares, also ranked 68th in doubles with partner Alex Ahlgren, brought the heat to the Hatters’ courts.
Despite the 8-6 doubles win by Filip Kricka and Maksim Levanovich, ETSU snagged the doubles point with a prior 8-4 defeat over Mark Mestan and Cesare Gallo.
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Chris and Sean are HOT (: