The UnSpoken Word - The A,B,C's To Tying A Tie

The UnSpoken Word

by UMES Senior Vicente Hernandez

The A,B,C's To Tying A Tie

The pivotal moment in a young mans life is learning how to tie a tie. Not only does it create amazing opportunities for the individual, but it also signifies a conscious sense of change. To better explain that let's look at how we actually tie the tie.

Step One: The Cross-Over

It could possibly be the most symbolic part to the tie. It is like a subconscious statement saying you are switching into a new realm of professionalism and ready for change. It's the idea that you are not necessarily leaving your old self behind, but are transforming into a better you.

Step Two: The Double Wrap Around

This stage you are wrapping the longer end of the tie around the top corners. Making something like a "V" shape where the tie meets. I call this the securing your foundation stage of your life. The wrapping around the two corners and creating the shape is like finding what your good at and defining yourself. Your are saying that you know this is who you are and your going to act as such.

Step Three: The Pull It Together

In this step we are taking the longer part again, wrapping it around the whole tie, putting it up the back, and pulling it down placing it in the little pocket you created in the front. Yes a lot to take in, but this is the mot important step. This is how you finish your beautiful creation. I imagine this step relates to pulling all that you learned in your growth as a person thus far and putting it together. This step also requires patience, it doesn't always look good the first time. Which brings me to my final step.

Step Four: The Personalize

This is where you edit and adjust the tie to fit you perfectly. You already have the tie set up and around your neck. You're just making it look good and suit you. This is the moment in life when you realize the small things you need to fix about yourself and simply adjust it.

I think about tying a tie in relation to my life. For a young man growing in this life, it's important to find out who you are by where you've been and investing in what will make you better.

Be blessed,

Vicente Hernandez

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Thinking Positively

                                   

       Because I Said So 

     by UMES Senior Marina Anoh

    

 

  Thinking Positively

Have you ever felt like giving up? Have you ever wanted to say enough is enough, I’m through? Well, I have.

Last week I was in the mist of going through my daily routine. I was thinking I was going to be going to class, planning for my older sister’s wedding, talking to friends, and going to work. Suddenly it was like the worst thing that could ever happen, happened. I lost my keys and after that it was like a chain effect. It was one thing after the other. After losing my keys I realized I didn’t have my bridesmaids dress for the wedding, and didn’t know if it would come on time. Then I received a call from my job saying they forgot I had somewhere to go and had me scheduled for the whole weekend. On top of all this I forgot to pay my phone bill, so now my phone was off and I had no way of communicating with the outside world. Talk about bad luck right?

The next day I was on my way to get my bus ticket in the SSC. As I was walking, I realized that the time on the wall and the time on my wrist watch were different. I panicked. What time was right? I asked the lady at the ticket window what the time was and yes, you guessed it, my time was incorrect and my bus was due to come in 20 minutes. That wasn’t that bad of news until my friend ran up the steps and told me that the bus was early and was outside. I asked the lady for my ticket as I preordered it online, she seemed not to be finding my name and was very reluctant to give me a ticket. She finally found my ticket and gave it to me. I ran down the steps like a crazy woman who thought the building was on fire. I saw the bus doors close. I yelled for the driver to stop and he did, I got on the bus and was on my way to Delaware.

As I was looking for a seat I saw one by the back, so I went to take my seat. All was fine until the bus made a stop in Salisbury, MD. People got off the bus and more people got on. There was a woman who decided out of all the open seats on the bus she wanted to sit next to me. It would just be my luck that she had a cold. She sat next to me sneezing and coughing for the whole 2 hour drive down to Delaware. Talk about being upset, I was furious. When I got off the bus my father picked me up and we went to the hotel and once again, you guessed it, I was sick. I could not believe it. Out of all the weeks for something like this to happen to me it would have to be this week. I couldn’t wrap my mind around it. My father fixed me some tea and gave me some medication to feel better. When he left the room I just sat there looking at the wall asking why. Why is this happening to me? I wondered what I have done for this to be taking place. My sister walked into the room and said, “Just think positively.” I looked at her like she was crazy. She sat next to me and said the only person that could turn my luck was me and if I think positive, then positive things would happen. So I decided to give it a try, what else could really happen to me right? I had nothing to lose and it turned out she was right, as soon as I stopped thinking about the negative things that were taking place and looked at the good things, I started having a better day. I was so happy. I now see that just like everything else in life, things are what you make of them.  I now know the power of thinking positively and I would advise others to do the same.

Don’t throw in the towel no matter how bad things get.

Just think positively.

Why? Because I said so.

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An Exclusive Amber Rant: Grammar Check

                                                              A Dash of Am
                                                 by UMES Senior Amber Green
                             
                                        

                                         An Exclusive Amber Rant: Grammar Check

Today, I was planning out my day while riding the UMES Shuttle to campus.

9:30 Meeting….11:00 job interview in Salisbury…12:30 brainstorming session with a friend…

The shuttle stops at Arden’s. A herd of half-dressed and overly dressed students climbed on.

Call daddy…check up on my big head brother…thank mommy for the money in my account…

A very loud and boisterous voice broke through my thoughts.

“GIRL!! WHAT TIME IT IS??!”

Pause. Are you serious?

It bothers me to see this ugly green squiggly line for the above quote I just typed. Microsoft grammar check is possibly thinking I’ve lost my mind or worst, became a product of my environment.  Like seriously, why we are paying this outlandish tuition if we aren’t going to at least show that we are learning something. I’m giving some people the benefit of the doubt because study shows, according to an article on OutsidetheBeltway.com, 73% of entering freshman aren’t ready for college.

But still -_____-

We learned Basic English in elementary school.

“Well, that’s how we talk where I’m from.”

Shut up. Then go back there if you aren’t going to at least return home showing mommy and daddy that their money is being put to good use.

“You just talk white.”

Oh. This one is my favorite response. Talking with correct grammar and pronouncing my words is “talking white?” That’s funny.

I am not saying that I do not use slang. I can say, “Cise me with a McDouble” real quick. Though, to go to extent of making it a habit at a higher learning institute is backwards to me. I don’t know. I can go on for hours on this topic and others. Like for instance, what possess some girls to walk out their room with their hair wrapped and in their pajamas? It kills me. That’s not cute. That’s not “comfortable.” That’s lazy at its finest. But that is another post!

Much Love

Am

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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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