The UnSpoken Word - Hawk Pride

The UnSpoken Word

by UMES Senior Vicente Hernandez

Hawk Pride

You can call them extremist

How they embody the feathers left by their ancestor As foot prints to find the trails to success My Hawks, Pride is an understatement So you call it love for lack of better words How we fly through these classroom Because these nooses of education Can never hold down our wings See our minds are forever free Like praises to God in 1886 when dreams for this university became reality, Education became obtainable, And we did sit in's in these classrooms Like boycotts on ignorance Because we are tired,

Tired of the statistic our society is planting for us, But we're no longer seeds Children, Whom believe all that they hear We are fighters Coiling the wisdom of, Benjamin Bird, Portia  Lovett Bird, Pevaizia O'Connell, Frank  Trigg, Thomas Kiah, Robert Grisby, John T. Williams, Howard Emery Wright, Archie Buffkins, William P. Hytche, Sr., Dolores Spikes, Jackie Thomas, Thelma B. Thompson, Mortimer Neufville, And Juliette B. Bell In the palms of our hands Like firecrackers igniting in our souls We're beautiful, Like dreams that all people Races, And students are equal No matter what we are here for we're equal And I'm praying for us,

That we won't forget what took place on these fields So we can attend here, Do you think this is an agricultural university for no reason See our people Worked like slaves So we can work like slaves in our classrooms, Yet, we are equally the master Controller of our own education If only we applied ourselves

So I beg of you,

To remember what your here for,

Remember this is not a break from life to party But a chance for you to better the beauty inside you, Your mind, A chance for you to make new friends, bonds, and some lasting memories And a chance A chance for you to gain a love for your university Because they are helping us to fly,

So Hawk Pride,

Catch it!

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Ten Things to do in your 20's - Part 1

Regurgitating Thoughts 

Real Thoughts from your Average Chick

By UMES Senior Jordan Hamilton

Ten Things to do in your 20's - Part 1

Age 20 – Love Yourself

As young adults we often look for love in all the wrong places. Wanting that young man or young woman to love you before you can even love yourself is a major, NO NO! If you aren’t capable of loving yourself for you, then at the end of the day who will be?

Age 21 – Learn to Cook

There comes a time in life when you must put down the Ramen Noodles and get in the kitchen. Everyone should know how to at least cook one meal by the time they are in their 20’s, male and female. No excuses! I know Ramen and PB&J sandwiches get old after a while.  If you honestly don’t know how to cook, it is not the end of the world. Get a cook book and teach yourself, you won’t regret it. I can smell the yumminess already!

Age 22 – Ask Your Crush Out on a Date

We all know that feeling when we are interested in someone, but just can’t stomach up the right words to make a move. Those butterflies in the stomach don’t worry about them. What’s the worst that can happen? They say no? You will never know unless you try.  Get over your fear of rejection and ask your crush out. Even if it’s just to the café for lunch or to the library to study, this might just be the beginning of something new.

Age 23 – Let Your Parents Know How Much You Appreciate Them

Whatever happened to letting our loved ones know we love them every day? Don’t wait until it’s too late to let your parents know how much you appreciate and love them.  Many of us overlook how much our parents have truly done for us and how much they are still doing for us to this day. If you don’t say, “I Love You” to your parents or your guardian every day; start now. It’s never too late. Those might just be the three words they have been longing to hear. Make it a habit to let them know how much they mean to you.

Age 24 – NETWORK! NETWORK! NETWORK!

Networking can open so many doors for so many people, but you must take that first step yourself. Get yourself out there. Social networks are very popular these days when it comes to networking. Make a name for yourself, gain followers and let people know what you are most interested in. When it comes to the business world, networking is the best method. There is no such thing as being too young or too old. I cannot stress it enough, if you want that dream job or the perfect internship, NETWORK!

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I miss men’s bodies and I blame Michael Jordan.

Kathryn Barrett-Gaines, Ph.D.

UMES Director of African American Studies

I miss men’s bodies and I blame Michael Jordan.  Perhaps he has skinny legs.  Perhaps he has an unsightly scar on his thigh.  Who knows why he decided to create the world’s longest shorts to wear on the basketball court?

As goes basketball, so goes men’s fashion.  Over the course of two decades, men have let themselves go.  Shirts are blousy and baggy and untucked.   Trousers are four sizes too big and beltless.  Waistbands are below butts; empty rears bang the back of the knees.  This style, or lack of style, has gone international.  Young men all over the world waddle like ducks as they try to keep their trousers from falling to their ankles.

When are women going to rise up against this baggy clothing nonsense that we have been suffering for years?  Michael Jordan is retired, for God’s sake!  Why are men’s clothes still so loose?

This tired fad has allowed men to become relaxed about their fitness.  Men have turned soft.  Many are turning to obesity like a new religion.  Women must protest this!

My high school boyfriend was a star basketball player.  His shorts revealed incredible thighs.  His thighs were like the trunks of young strong trees.  Would he have been my boyfriend if his shorts had been so baggy that I couldn’t see his beautiful body?

Two signs of hope have appeared to me lately, like divine apparitions.  First, on an international flight, I viewed the film Stupid Crazy Love.  The hero’s tutor wears beautifully fitted clothing on a beautiful body.  The camera lovingly pans his long legs and fit torso, gift-wrapped in a clinging suit that reveals every masculine angle and curve.  I couldn’t believe what I was seeing on the screen!  A man’s body!

The second hopeful cipher appeared to me at a theatre in Kampala, Uganda.  Ugandan superstar Bobi Wine took the stage in a fitted black three-piece tuxedo.  During the course of his show, he removed his black fitted jacket.  After a song or two in his fitted silver vest, he removed that also.  His tailored black shirt outlined a fit torso.  Slim black tuxedo trousers, belted around his narrow waist, thanks be to God, revealed a high tight rear end and firm shapely thighs.  Ah, a man’s body.

Men, consider giving a gift to women.  Consider abandoning this tiresome trend of baggy and loose clothes.  Consider upping your pride in your body.  Consider taking care what you eat and how much you eat, so that your body appears to be cared for.  Consider displaying a bit of your body for us.  We don’t need skin; we are not looking for nudity.  We are looking for your manly figure.

God bless Michael Jordan for giving us years of breathtaking and inspiring athleticism.  But enjoy retirement, Mike, we want men’s bodies back!

Kathryn Barrett-Gaines

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My Almost Big Break Pt.2

You Think You Know, But You Have No Idea

by UMES Senior La-Basha Alexander

My Almost Big Break Pt.2

Let’s see, where did we leave off?

In my last post My Almost Big Break Pt. 1, I had just found out that I had to wait to audition for the BET Black College Tour. I waited and let’s just say, things didn’t turn out how I expected! When I officially received the news via email, to be honest, I wasn’t surprised.

The auditions were nerve wrecking. For some reason, being judged by your peers is much worse than it seems. I thought that being in front of familiar faces would make my audition a bit smoother but it was all of the opposite. As they asked me about my experience and to perform the materials on the script; the confidence that I had that was skyrocket high, plummeted to the ground and I was ready to crash and burn. I became more and more disappointed in myself the more I talked.

All that went through my mind were thoughts of, “What are they looking for?” “Am I showing my personality” “Is my voice projecting”? YES, all of these thoughts were on my mind. I would start with a great introduction then let my doubts consume me and stop. I stopped and started over about four different times. And by that point, I just wanted to walk out and quit. And what was worse was that, the people judging me have classes with me, see me at lunch and around campus… I’m laughing now, but no one wants to be just ok in front of their peers, not when you know you can do better.

Now I see that possibly I was overthinking the entire process, which is what I’m epically great at doing and if I ever audition for anything else, I need to just breathe, relax and take control of my thoughts and actions in those moments.

Some of you may be thinking that I totally blew the chance of a lifetime, no doubt. But I don’t believe that my career in broadcasting is over, heck… it just started. If I had a dime for every time someone told me that I only had one shot to make it, I’d be rich. And if I actually listened to them, I imagine myself going broke from buying all of the crap they sold. You learn from every mistake, you learn from every blunder and you use that as a way to measure growth, or at least I do. I think to myself, “OK, you were great at this, and you can work at this.” I’ve never been extremely hard on myself because I know that I have another chance to improve.

Through this entire process, one thing that I have learned is whether you think you are a success or a failure is your choice. The same applies to whether you show your strengths or weaknesses. Every day you choose to bring all you’ve got to the table, and even then, sometimes all you’ve got isn’t going to cut it, but you still try.

That’s what I have to keep telling myself because I know that in due time................. all that is for me, will be.

  

Until next time,

xoxo, Basha

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My Blessing in Disguise: The Sweet side of the Super-Senior

A Dash Of Am

by UMES (Super!) Senior Amber Green

My Blessing in Disguise: The Sweet side of the Super-Senior

“When are you graduating?”

The dreaded question, I so commonly hear on campus, at work, and at home.

Before, I used to avoid the question entirely:

“Huh? Oh shoot! I’m late for class.”

Then, I grew some strength to say, “December.”  And then the person, most of the time a student, would say, “Well at least it’s in 2012, right!”  High Five!! I knowingly slap my hand against theirs in guilty excitement.

I quickly found out, high fiving for false achievement is just as bad as lying to your parents about when you are graduating. The guilt is real.

So, my question is - why the lies? Why the shame? Why the urge to crawl in a turtle shell, hiding from disappointing stares and judgmental notions?

Because: society, our school, our professors, and even other students pressure us into thinking that graduating from a “four-year” university is supposed to be in four years.  No questions asked.

There is nothing wrong with graduating in four-years. That should be every college student's goal. Come in and leave in the time span planned out for you. Though, as life every so often proves, nothing goes as planned.

So, to debut my new found strength and courage to admit truth:

Hello. My name is Amber Green and I enrolled at UMES in August 2008 and I will be graduating in Fall of 2013.

By credit, that makes me a junior, but by experience and mindset, I am a full blown Super-Senior. Will I go into detail to why this happen? What I did do? What I didn’t do? No. Though, if you want to learn from my experience and mistakes, feel free to ask me. My story could be your story.

I just want to say to my fellow super-seniors: STOP PUTTING YOURSELF DOWN!

To faculty, teachers, and other students: STOP PUTTING US DOWN!

We are aware of what we were supposed to do but sometimes, there is a reason beyond our understanding to why things happen…or don’t happen. I ask myself daily, “If I had graduated in May, what would I be doing right now? Would I truly be prepared?”

Eh. No. I see being here as not lengthening a jail sentence but having a chance to network with more people I encounter every day. Make new connections, spruce up my resume even more. I have found a way to look at this as my blessing in disguise.

I log on Facebook and see friends make sad posts about not graduating on time. I hear classmates speak on how they are scared to go home because they are afraid of what their parents would do, once they found out. STOP!

You are not helping the situation but preventing the situation to progressing into a blessing. For whatever reason, either you failed classes and had to take the semester off or lost financial aid, things happen for a reason. Pick up the ball and run with it. Live and Learn.

So to all my closet Super-Seniors…you are not alone and there is nothing wrong with being a “late bloomer”. To all my fellow super-seniors, let’s stay focused and get out of here. Let’s not take this extra time for granted!

Much Love!

Am



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Real Love: Can a serious relationship truly last in college?

Regurgitating Thoughts 

Real Thoughts from your Average Chick

By UMES Senior Jordan Hamilton

Real Love: Can a serious relationship truly last in college?

It was second semester, freshman year and I had finally found the one thing I had longed for all my life; Real Love. At least that’s what I thought it was in the beginning.

It was love at first sight and for once in my life; love was finally on my side. We couldn’t go a day without speaking, let alone being in each other’s presence.  My friends saw a change in me; I was glowing and had a permanent smile on my face. I was in love for the first time. He was my first love. My best friend. My everything. I soon began to place him at the top of my priorities and began falling behind in my classes. I lost friends because I started to believe that all I really needed was him. I allowed him to have my heart and he promised he would never let go.

We soon got married and lived happily ever after.

The End.

Rewind. 

You see we are all so used to happy endings that we don’t realize every ending doesn’t end the same. Love is indeed blind and I had been blinded at some point in the relationship. All the good eventually turned to bad and somewhere down the road between the arguing and his infidelity, I got tired of it all. After two years I pulled the plug. We had big plans to get married once we graduated and have a huge family. We went from lovers and friends to nothing at all in the course of just two years. I felt like my entire life had been wiped out. I had put so much time and energy into love that once it was gone, I felt like I had nothing.

Every relationship is different and many people don’t realize that. A relationship and the love two people share is based solely upon those two people and nobody else.

Next to providing education, the second biggest thing college provides is playing matchmaker for future couples. A lot of relationships have sprouted in college and some of those relationships have even led to marriage.

Many people believe that college is a place where people come to find themselves. Sometimes in the process of a person finding themself, they find a companion as well. That can be both a good and a bad thing. Getting in a relationship while in college can open your eyes to a lot of things, as well as helping you grow and mature. On the flip side a serious relationship in college can take away from what is really important. We all come to college for one specific reason; to get an education. Don’t allow love to come before that education. Love is something that has been around for ages and will always be there.                                       

Relationships take a lot of work and dedication, as well as your classes. Now if you were smart, you would put your education first and do what you came to do. College is a place where you meet people, venture out and have fun. Sometimes in between doing those things you may make a love connection. No biggie. We don’t have any control over who we fall for, but if you do fall make sure you don’t bump your head in the process. A relationship comes with a lot of responsibilities. A lot of times in college males, as well as females cannot be taken seriously in a relationship because they want to do their own thing on the side.

“Ain’t nobody got time for that!”

If you are in a relationship or plan to pursue one during your college career, make sure you don’t become blinded by love in the process. Remember to put your schoolwork first and everything else will fall into place.

I have proof that serious relationships can work in college and I have seen couples last their entire four years together. The biggest piece of advice I can give you is not to rush. When that time does come, always remember to TAKE THINGS SLOW! A lot of times students in college like to rush whatever it is that they may be doing, but when it comes to love you should take your time. Rushing love is like getting dressed in the dark, it won’t work.

Love will come find you; don’t go out looking for love. Enjoy your four years in college because after they are over, you can never get them back.

If you haven’t experienced that Real Love Mary J sang about, be patient your time is soon to come.

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BET 2012: THE BEST SUMMER OF MY LIFE

The Way I See It

by UMES Senior Jasmine Walden

BET 2012: THE BEST SUMMER OF MY LIFE

Around Memorial Day of this year, I received the news of a lifetime.

Me, Jasmine Airiyona Walden, was selected as a 2012 intern at BET in the Corporate Communications department in NYC. My screams of joy could be heard from Jersey to Bangkok. I was so ecstatic! Wowwwwww!!! They chose ME out of so many other applicants!!! Reading my welcome e-mail was surreal. I called any and everybody to tell them my great news, “Guess what?!!!!!” was my official tagline. It was like second nature to take a picture of the e-mail and Tweet it, Instagram it, and upload it on FaceBook.  I wanted the world to know!

My first day as an intern was super exciting. Yeah, we went over rules and expectations but even that was interesting. My new boss, Marcy, was the bomb.com! I could definitely tell she didn’t take any BS from anyone. And let me add that she is a BEAST when it comes to this PR stuff. Upon starting, I did my research on her and her resume is sicckkkkkkk! She was awesome. After meeting with Marcy and the other PR interns, we had a tour of the office. It was fab as I thought it would be. I even saw Eric Benet and Wendy Raquel Robinson (Tasha from The Game) walking around the office. Things were going so good.

I was learning everything there is to know about Public Relations. I learned how to write a press release and an item, how to compose a clip report, how to look for mentions, and what an editorial calendar and media kit were. I was so happy with how this internship was turning out. It only got better!

A week before the BET Awards ’12, I received news from Marcy that I was selected to go to LA and work them. Life couldn’t get any better. I was probably the happiest girl on earth. The awards were AMAZING! The day of the show, I worked right under Marcy at the top of the red carpet where all the stars got out of their cars. That was super cool. It was hectic though. Everything was fast paced and urgent. I loved it. Overall, my internship was exactly what an internship should be. I learned and had fun at the same time. It helped me confirm my decision to become a publicist.

Get an internship. Trust me; you’ll thank me in the end. J

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NETWORK! NO. REALLY, IT WORKS!

The Way I See It

by UMES Senior Jasmine Walden

NETWORK! NO. REALLY, IT WORKS!

As college students, we often hear our teachers, parents, and even peers telling us to network. I don’t know about anyone else but I didn’t think it was that serious.

WRONG! I decided to listen about the importance of networking and so I did.

While in Mrs. Buerkle’s Intro to Telecommunications class, I met an alumnus by the name of Tristan Morgan. Mrs. Buerkle brought him in to speak to our class during homecoming. He talked about his career in the entertainment industry, the steps he had to take to get there, and of course how he networked. During his presentation, he mentioned that he was from Union, NJ. Shut the front door! This was perfect. He lived 20 minutes from me, how convenient?!

To make a long story short, Tristan and I exchanged information and promised to stay in touch. That was my freshmen year. I’m a senior now. The magic of networking may not work overnight. Oh, but it works! I contacted Tristan spring semester of last year about getting an internship within the magnificent world of PR. He told me he would see what he could find and get back to me. That same day Tristan told me that he had a friend who did PR at BET Networks. Wow! His exact words were, “E-mail her right now and let her know you’re interested. Sell yourself!” I was a bit nervous but I did just that.

In a nutshell, I got the internship!!!!! And by the way, it was by far the BEST experience of my LIFE!!

So my message to you out there, Hawks, GO NETWORK! Trust me; you’ll thank me in the end. J

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Bad Boys! Frat Boys! Whacha gonna do? Whacha gonna do when they come for you?

Because I Said So

by UMES Senior Marina Anoh

Bad Boys! Frat Boys!

Whacha gonna do? Whacha gonna do when they come for you?

As a beautiful female at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore I have come to know a lot of different people. Most of the people who approached me when I first arrived to the university were fraternity members. They were a very nice, outgoing, and energetic group of guys. They welcomed me and my friends to come hang out with them and by the end of the first week of school my roommate and I went to their apartment to hang out. Now mind you, most upperclassmen at the shore live off campus. That means me and my roommate walked off campus because as freshmen we did not have a car which was very dangerous. But, as new students we were very excited and the thought of being kidnapped, raped, or anything of that sort seemed to escape our minds.

Furthermore, we went to their house, hung out and had a ball. Nothing relatively bad happened but I must be honest, this was the very first time I was introduced to alcohol and actually felt pressured to engage in drinking it. Now, once again mind you I was 17 and very much open to trying new things and experiencing life on my own. I was very smart and mature for my age so I am proud to say that even though I felt pressured I did not drink. I also would like to point out that no one put a drink to my mouth and said “here drink this” (although someone did say “you’re too uptight relax” and put a drink in my hand). Later on during the following weeks other young men from other fraternities came to me and asked to hang out. I suppose they were just being friendly but as the semester progressed I came to see that it was an epidemic. This wasn’t just happening to me. A lot of the other freshman girls in the dorms were talking about how they got invited to hang out with upperclassmen and the majority of them were frat boys.

 Now I don’t know what it is with boys in fraternities but once again they seemed to be the most outgoing group of guys on campus. If it was a party they were there, if there was an event they were there, and if involves young girls they were there.  Now you can say this applies to most young men but these guys were different. They hung out in herds.  It was never just one person coming up to you it was always him and his “brothers.” So when you went to hang out, know that his brothers were going to be there; they never did anything alone which could be looked at in two ways. On one hand you could say there are multiple people there so you feel safer as you are not alone. But on the other hand there is also the fact that these guys have a bond like no other. But that also makes me wonder, if it came to protecting you or his brother who do you think he would choose?

As young women we have to be smart in protecting ourselves and our right. Our decisions should be based on what is ultimately best for us. As we come into new places in our lives it is bound that we will make mistakes. Though this fact is inevitable we have to be wise and make the right decision because the decisions we make now will affect us for the rest of our lives and will also shape the people we come to grow into.

Girls just wanna have fun.

There is nothing wrong with that.

Just have smart fun.

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Open Mindedness: Have you looked past your peers ?

Because I Said So

by UMES Senior Marina Anoh

Open Mindedness: Have you looked past your peers ?

Have you ever felt like you know everyone but you really, truly know NO ONE and feel all alone in a room filled with people who know your name?

Well you may say this only happens to celebrities and famous people but I beg to differ. On August 28 I walk on to the campus with my head held high knowing that I was going into a new and promising semester. I had so much to look forward to like seeing my friends and classmates and starting this academic year on the right foot. When I walk around campus I saw a plethora of familiar faces and smiles. People were asking me about my summer and how I have been and the answer seemed the same between most upperclassmen as the majority of us worked a summer job and did nothing special at all. I walked into my classes and some people greeted me with a smile as they seemed to be happy to be back to school. It wasn’t until I went home later on in the afternoon that I realized I had nothing to do. So I picked up my phone as started looking down my address book to see who I could link up with. As I went from the A’s down to the Z’s I realized that all of my really close friends had graduated.

 So….. I did what anyone in my position would have done at the time, I went to check my twitter to see what my peers on the shore where doing. As I looked on my timeline I saw that most of the people who I was following had already graduated and only about 12% of my followers on the shore were still here. And since I don’t want to be fake and start talking to people I really never talked to or would talk to on a regular bases I went to my second choice Instagram! As I looked at the recent uploaded pictures of my followers I also saw the same thing, almost everyone that I followed was not here. And that’s when it dawned on me. I really don’t know anyone on the shore any more. As I started to ponder I realized that this was an inevitable situation. All my 3years on this campus I always had friends who were older than me and so each year I had less and less people around. Now that I am a senior I see that there is no one left because 75% of the students here now are underclassmen compared to me; and the other 25% are like me but since I’ve never really formed a relationship with them senior year seem a little too late right?

Well here is the thing, no matter how hard I’ve tried to avoid it I’ve learned that one never learns about themselves until they learn about the world around them and acknowledges that this life is filled with new things and learning about one another is just part of the journey. So as I go into the rest of my senior year I plan on doing my best to be an example to my fellow underclassmen of what not to do when you come to college. If I had any advice to give to them it would be to always form relationships with all types of people from all walks of life even those younger than you. For the reason that you never know whose life you may influence or what you may learn yourself. Now, I am not saying there is something wrong with having older friends as they will be able to give you very good advice on a lot of experiences that they have been through but also be open minded.

My advice. Never underestimate the underclassmen.

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