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<title>Frostburg Cares: Open Campus Dialogue on Protests in Baltimore and Ferguson to be Held Thursday</title>
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<description><![CDATA[On Thursday, April 30 at 6 pm in the ARMAH, Frostburg State University will hold an open dialogue named “Frostburg Cares” for the community to come together and voice their concerns on race and recent protests in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ferguson, Missouri. “Those of us planning this event are committed]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Thursday, April 30 at 6 pm in the ARMAH, Frostburg State University will hold an open dialogue named “Frostburg Cares” for the community to come together and voice their concerns on race and recent protests in Baltimore, Maryland, and Ferguson, Missouri.</p>
<p>“Those of us planning this event are committed to creating a safe space for everyone to express their thoughts, ideas, and concerns,” wrote Dr. Tom Bowling, vice president for student services, in an email to faculty, staff, and students. “It will also be an opportunity to discuss ways that Frostburg can help.”</p>
<p>The night will start with a silent “Walk of Reflection” to raise awareness and support for loved ones in Baltimore.</p>
<p>Following the death of Freddie Gray, which occurred while in custody of the Baltimore Police Department, the city erupted into civil unrest. Video of his arrest surfaced soon after his death, which detailed the violence that 25-year-old Gray experienced. Thousands are marching to protest the ongoing injustice of police crime. This weekend, riots broke out in certain neighborhoods of town, especially those under the poverty line. Some civilians started to throw rocks and bottles at police, who had been instated for crowd control. Looters, not protestors, were taking advantage of this, and many businesses were broken into, set on fire, and destroyed. Stadium attendants were captured on video pouring beer on the protestors and verbally mocking them. On Monday, April 28, Governor Hogan declared a state of emergency and activated the National Guard in order to help the police maintain peace in the city. Now civilians are working together to restore their beloved city.</p>
<p>In Bowling’s email, he wrote, “When tensions rise, misunderstandings also increase, as we are all viewing these events through different lenses. One of the characteristics of an educated person is the ability and desire to understand perspectives that are different from one’s own.”</p>
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<title>President Gibralter Discusses Budget Cuts with Students at Open Forum, Expects Tuition to Increase Again in Fall 2015</title>
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<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jan 2015 22:37:29 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[On Jan. 28, 2015, Frostburg State University President Jonathan Gibralter held an open forum to discuss the midyear tuition increase and university budget cuts with students. At the forum, Gibralter apologized to students, explained the situation, and also said he expects tuition to increase again in Fall 2015. “Let me]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>On Jan. 28, 2015, Frostburg State University President Jonathan Gibralter held an open forum to discuss the midyear tuition increase and university budget cuts with students. At the forum, Gibralter apologized to students, explained the situation, and also said he expects tuition to increase again in Fall 2015.</p>
<p>“Let me start by offering an apology,” said Gibralter, explaining that the university’s budget cuts were unexpected.</p>
<p>Gibralter said that the University System of Maryland was told to expect $8 million in cuts, across the system, but these cuts were increased after deeper cuts were made to the state budget. These cuts were made due to a lack of tax revenue.</p>
<p>“As a goodbye present, our parting governor tried to balance a budget that was seriously unbalanced,” Gibralter explained, noting that the announced cuts were five times greater than expected.” The entire University System of Maryland faced $40 million in budget cuts. FSU’s budget was cut $1.25 million.</p>
<p>In order to meet these new budget constraints, FSU increased tuition by two percent and enacted several other cost reducing measures, including a hiring freeze and a travel ban. However, there are expenditures that must be paid, especially contracted projects: a new roof and windows in Dunkle Hall, along with a new University Police headquarters, have already been approved.</p>
<p>Gibralter explained how certain projects get paid for while others are halted: “There are many pots of money, and we can’t take from one to balance another.” Building projects are usually funded through the capital budget, not the operational budget.</p>
<p>One student asked whether tuition would be increased again in the Fall 2015 semester.</p>
<p>“I would expect that you would have anywhere from a three to five percent increase when you come back in the fall,” said Gibralter. A five percent increase would amount to a roughly $150 increase in tuition for a full time, in-state student.</p>
<p>University of Maryland College Park, Towson University, and Salisbury University also increased tuition by two percent. In addition, Gibralter noted, College Park charged its students a nearly $800 tuition surcharge. “All the [university] presidents want to keep tuition low,” he commented.</p>
<p>The end of the hiring freeze is unknown. “One thing I’m committed to is not having to lay people off; they love their jobs, and they love their students,” emphasized Gibralter. He explained that only essential personnel would be hired when necessary for the health and safety of the students, such as police officers.</p>
<p>Another student asked how the budget is prioritized. “The main priority is not cutting services to students, and not affecting the livelihoods of staff and students,” Gibralter commented. The staff alone can account for nearly 65-70% of the budget at times. “They have felt the pain, but we’ve always kept this away from students,” he said. Academic scholarships will continue to be unaffected.</p>
<p>Gibralter said that the budget cuts would put the FSU through a “12-18 month rough patch.”</p>
<p><i>Brad Kroner contributed to this article.</i></p>
<p><i>Pictured: Jonathan Gibralter, President; William Childs, Provost; Steven Spahr, Chief of Staff and VP for Economic Development and Government Relations; and David Rose,VP of Administration and Finance.</i></p>
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<title>Bernhard Wynder Legacy Fund Recieves Profit From Book Sales, Encourages Diversity</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 13 Dec 2014 15:57:03 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The sudden loss of Frostburg alumnus Bernard “Bernie” Wynder on July 20, 2013 affected the campus as a community. A graduate of 1978 & 1984, the late Mr. Wynder, brother of Omega Psi Phi, dedicated his career to Frostburg State University and creating a more culturally diverse environment for students.]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"> The sudden loss of Frostburg alumnus Bernard “Bernie” Wynder on July 20, 2013 affected the campus as a community. A graduate of 1978 & 1984, the late Mr. Wynder, brother of Omega Psi Phi, dedicated his career to Frostburg State University and creating a more culturally diverse environment for students. With a rich background in serving the FSU community, Mr. Wynder was personally asked by the president to create an advising center for transfer students and those with undeclared majors. Mr. Wynder was known for his passion for helping students. Before his death, Mr. Wynder held the position of</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"> assistant vice president for Student and Educational Services, along with serving on a number of organized committees such as the NAACP, the Maryland Salem Children’s Trust, Big Brothers/Big Sisters, the Human Relations Commission, Allegany County Multicultural Committee, Western Maryland Food Bank, Potomac Council Boy Scouts of America, and many more. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"> He left his widow, Ms. Robin Wynder, to continue their dreams giving people the opportunity to come together and work in unity. She started the Bernard Wynder Legacy Fund to honor his memory and preserve his ideals in life. The first idea for the fund was a combination book and programming fund. “My husband would buy books for his students out of pocket—that’s the kind of person he was,” Ms. Wynder explained. The issues preventing this would be deciding who to grant assistance, and how. Instead, the fund is dedicated to bettering the community through promoting diversity and improving relationships between students with open programs. “It was a passion of mine and Bernie’s,” Ms. Wynder told me, “helping people get along.” Such programs would include Ms. Wynder’s personal favorite, diversity retreats. As a student organization, the office has no program budgets and must find other venues to create a budget that fit the Diversity Center’s mission.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">The main beneficiary of this fund is the proceeds from selling the nonfiction work, “Being Black in Brownsville” by Mr. Wynder’s personal friend, Lynn Bowman. Together they are committed to diversity and equity. The book details the African-American community that was displaced to make room for Frostburg Normal School, which was located in FSU’s now-upper quad. Ms. Wynder commented: “It was an unwilling contribution, but a contribution nonetheless.” Learning about a region’s history is just as important when it comes to cultural equality and understanding.</span></span></p>
<p><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;"> “We are fortunate to have a campus with a diverse population,” Ms. Wynder remarked. She went on to illustrate the importance of the programs that the fund would support and finance: “Unfortunately, there exists a majority that does not have the skills to be culturally intelligent. We want to create opportunities for students to come together and get along; learn how to be professionally effective individuals. For all of us to be safe, as individuals we must be safe. Everyone needs to know what’s happening in the world—we’re all connected.” </span></span></p>
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<title>Professor Has Article Published in Psychology Journal</title>
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<pubDate>Sat, 06 Dec 2014 01:50:32 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Dr. Paul C Bernhardt, an associate professor of Psychology at Frostburg State University, has recently had another study published in the North American Journal of Psychology. In his most recent article, Dr. Bernhardt is interested in the trends concerning the societal impact of, in basic terms, winning and losing. This]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dr. Paul C Bernhardt, an associate professor of Psychology at Frostburg State University, has recently had another study published in the <i>North American Journal of Psychology</i>. In his most recent article, Dr. Bernhardt is interested in the trends concerning the societal impact of, in basic terms, winning and losing. This study focused on political yard signs and the tendency of the homeowners to display the signs of the winning party or take down the signs which support the loser. It deals with the most recent presidential election race between current President Barack Obama and his opponent, Mitt Romney.</p>
<p>Dr. Bernhardt’s theory, so suitably named, is called “Resolving Divergent Findings on Basking in Reflected Glory with Political Yard Signs” and deals with public interest and how it appeals to an individual’s self-esteem. “The basic idea is that a person, or persons, bases their self-esteem on their association with other people and how they feel other people judge them. Social psychologists view self-esteem as not being something that is an internal ‘good or bad’ about ourselves, but really as being an assessment of ‘how everyone thinks of me’… it can explain an awful a lot about people’s behavior”, says Dr. Berhardt.</p>
<p>Dr. Bernhardt related this to a study in the 70’s about sports fans. On Monday morning, more university students were observed in sporting team merchandise after a football game had been won that past weekend. Conversely, fewer students were likely to wear their jerseys or team merchandise if said team had lost. According to Dr. Bernhard, this tendency says, “I am moderating my behavior because I know that people will pay attention to this—I want people to know- ‘I’m with the winner’….we distance ourselves from the loser.”</p>
<p>Presidential elections are not the only instance of this trend, but are more high-profile and therefore of higher interest and awareness—“for example,” he asked, “do you know who won the most recent State Attorney’s race? What about who won the presidential election?” Only with attractive events do we find major indicators of public interest—and the findings, though obvious, were supportive of his theory. After the election and Obama’s victory, 40.5% of supporters still displayed the yard signs; only 23.6% of Mitt Romney’s supporters kept the signs up. This staggering difference supports his theory: people love to bask in the victories of others.</p>
<p>Social media is obviously a conduit for his theory of public interest. He related this to the 2013 Superbowl and the study he conducted with a former student, Theresa Leasure (now a graduate student at Radford University). Before and during the Superbowl, the 49ers and Ravens’ Facebook pages experienced a spike in the rate of “likes”. Dr. Bernhardt explained the importance of this trend, “We try to adjust how we think others view us by engaging in certain kinds of behavior: our dress, our social interactions, our way of presenting ourselves, who we choose to associate with. All of those things appear to be supporting this notion of moderating our self-esteem; improving self esteem is based on finding ways to associate ourselves with people [who] we know others are going to think well of, things we know others are going to think well of.”</p>
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<title>Science Discovery Center Offers Events for Students, Vistors</title>
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<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2014 17:56:08 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The collection in Frostburg State University’s Science Discovery Center in Compton Science Center is a great free resource available to all students and visitors to campus. The center works in collaboration with the CCIT planetarium to educate students about a world they otherwise cannot experience. Dr. Susan Snow, the center’s]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The collection in Frostburg State University’s Science Discovery Center in Compton Science Center is a great free resource available to all students and visitors to campus. The center works in collaboration with the CCIT planetarium to educate students about a world they otherwise cannot experience. Dr. Susan Snow, the center’s amicable curator, only acquired the job in the summer of 2013. The museum itself has no clear mission statement as of yet, but Dr. Snow wishes for the use of the center to be multidisciplinary. She explained, “Many don’t know how awesome this is… I want to spark interest and show they’re not just animals in a room—they all have stories, lives, [and] adventures. It’s a great educational and research resource.”</p>
<p>The shows and events currently going on can be described in an almost “seminar” fashion. Dr. Snow is attempting to make the recent shows more creative and less of a lecture atmosphere. These events are “relative to varying classes,” Dr. Snow explained, “and I want to interact with these ideas in a less formal setting.” She also wishes to form a focus group to find alternative education experiences, and she is “certainly happy to entertain creative ideas that people may have.”</p>
<p>She believes the center to be an educational opportunity not only for Frostburg students but children K-12 as well. Biology and zoology are not the only majors Dr. Snow wishes to work with—all departments could learn from this experience, “because there’s so much to share”. She has already invited other disciplines, such as Parks & Recreation and many art classes.</p>
<p>Dr. Snow explained that the exhibits in the center were collected by Dr. Joseph Cavallaro, who hunted the displayed animals. This man led an impressive life even before embarking on his safari with an accompanying biologist. Dr. Cavallaro’s interest laid heavily in finding out about the lifestyles of the animals he hunted, attempting to find how animals lived and what habits they had. “There isn’t very much research for many of the animals; it’s incredibly difficult to find information on them,” Dr. Snow clarified. She went on to say, “We started with the Cavallaro collection and we want to honor it and him.” After retiring, Dr. Cavallaro donated his collection to FSU, and he still occasionally visits the campus. As of now, the center is mostly “hands-off”, but Dr. Snow believes they have a need for experiential learning and “we are in transition to make that happen.”</p>
<p>Scheduled programs typically run for a month; Dr. Snow explained that turnout is variable and that she rarely sees recurring attendees. “One week we had 22 students, and last week there were only two,” she laughed. However, the center does rotate topics. The current one is Nocturnal Animals, but soon that will change to Yearly Animal Changes and an upcoming event called Winter and Christmas Animals will follow. Dr. Snow also commented: “On December 10<sup>th</sup> at 12 pm our student intern will be giving a presentation regarding the research she has done comparing lions and wolves in Africa and North America. From the work I have seen it will be quite an interesting discussion about these two key top predators.”</p>
<p>“Science Sundays” are free and located in the Compton Science Center. They are held every Sunday at 5 p.m.</p>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Brown]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Tue, 04 Nov 2014 02:51:49 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Underage drinking in college towns is an issue that many communities have to address. Individuals between the ages of 12 and 20 account for 11% of alcohol consumed in the nation. In attempts to prevent underage drinking, the Frostburg Community Coalition (FCC) works with the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office to]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Underage drinking in college towns is an issue that many communities have to address. Individuals between the ages of 12 and 20 account for 11% of alcohol consumed in the nation. In attempts to prevent underage drinking, the Frostburg Community Coalition (FCC) works with the Allegany County Sheriff’s Office to reduce underage drinking in Allegany County. The local bars have the option to voluntarily sign a “Cooperating Alcohol Agreement” (CAA) which is a document that describes the partnership between Frostburg State University and the City of Frostburg in the fight against underage drinking. New 2014 signatories of the agreement include the Bar Monkey, Midland Sportsman Club, and Byrnesies Bar. FBar, Wild Things, Zen Shi, Dante’s, Gladstones, Outback, Knights of Columbus, and the American Legion all renewed their CAA for the upcoming year. This year not one bar in Frostburg was found to be in violation of any alcohol laws concerning underage drinking. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">Lyndsey Baker, the Frostburg Community Coalition coordinator, explained the process. There were 103 compliance checks during the spring of 2014 (March 3-May 28). Checks are usually conducted by a younger cadet who is below the legal drinking age. All bars are responsible for identifying the age of their patrons to ensure they are 21 years old or older. If bar staff fails to check for correct identification, the establishment has violated an alcohol law. Along with the business, the Allegany County Liquor Control Board is notified of this violation. Also, when bars opt to sign the agreement, they are offered a training program, called Training for Intervention ProcedureS or TIPs , for the entire staff. This training provides the necessary knowledge when it comes to serving alcohol—the procedures for checking identification, MD liquor laws, and how to appropriately refuse alcohol to a patron under the legal drinking age. The goal of the CAA is to ensure that local bars have the resources and assistance to create a safe atmosphere for patrons.<br />
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<p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">The effectiveness of this program depends on the commitment of the business owners and bar staff. The local bars have gotten all employees to be 100% in accordance with alcohol laws, as Lyndsey Baker explains, “</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">I can say with certainty that the last thing they want is anyone under the age of 21 drinking alcohol in their establishment.” She also emphasizes that “compliance checks by law enforcement, coupled with TIPS Training, is a comprehensive evidence-based strategy to decrease youth access to alcohol.” Many bars check for identification at the door, and even at the bar itself. Many effective strategies have been put into action and have successfully decreased alcohol violations. </span></span></p>
<p><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">As opposed to seven violations in 2013, the compliance checks of 2014 yielded other results; there was a significant decrease in underage drinking violations. Lyndsey Baker commented,“</span><span style="color: #000000;"><span style="font-family: Cambria, serif;">It’s remarkable that there were 103 attempts by a cadet to purchase alcohol illegally within our community and they were 100% unsuccessful in obtaining alcohol.”</span></span></p>
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<title>Students Raise Awareness with Slut Walk, Chant “How We Dress Does Not Mean Yes”</title>
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<pubDate>Wed, 22 Oct 2014 15:43:53 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[Students gathered at Frost Hall just before 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 17th. All were in a variety of dress: sweatpants, lingerie, t-shirts, jeans, bras, shorts, and tank-tops. Attendees included not only Students for Women’s Issues (SWI) President, Hailey McDonald, but also advisor Dr. Jill Morris. Gabbi Atwell, a sophomore]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Students gathered at Frost Hall just before 4:00 p.m. on Friday, October 17</span><span class="s2"><sup>th</sup></span><span class="s1">. All were in a variety of dress: sweatpants, lingerie, t-shirts, jeans, bras, shorts, and tank-tops.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Attendees included not only Students for Women’s Issues (SWI) President, Hailey McDonald, but also advisor Dr. Jill Morris. Gabbi Atwell, a sophomore student and member of SWI, also attended the Slut Walk, sporting both a Spiderman bra/underwear set and an array of colorful signs. “We want to bring awareness to these issues,” she explained, “We can’t judge for the way you dress.” </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1"> All in attendance were encouraged to wear clothes that reflect how most individuals are dressed when sexually assaulted. This is not specific to one outfit. Not all individuals who are sexually assaulted are dressed “provocatively”. “Most women,” Hailey said, “are assaulted in their pajamas.” Many situations are overlooked when it comes to sexual assault: safe at home, by trusted people one may know, dressed in baggy sweatshirts. Not all sexual assault incidents happen in dark alley ways with strangers. However, rapists are rarely convicted of a crime and even fewer are convicted of a felony. Over 61% of rapes are never reported, which means only 1 of 16, or 6%, of rapists will spend time in jail. This means that 15 of 16 rapists will walk free.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The walk route started at Frost Hall, then continued down the hill past campus police to the library, and ended at the clock tower. After receiving permission from Chief Cynthia R. Smith for the walk, the only obstacle was the Lane Center. For permission to pass through, Dr. Morris tried to contact Angel Flowers, the Event Management Coordinator of Student & Community Involvement. The response was not only late, but included the distinct reservation claiming the demonstrators “might be dressed to scandalously.” One of the main perpetuators of rape culture is influence of the societal restrictions placed upon women.</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">When the walk was postponed due to rain, Chief Smith approved it again. The members of Students for Women’s Issues walked through the Lane Center regardless of the implied indignity. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Female students were not the only attendees of the walk. Student Pacom Tsague brought up the rear, holding a sign that read “No = No”. He explained his support for the protest by saying, “I feel like girls get blamed when something happens— like if they’re dressed a certain way. But it’s wrong blaming it on the victim.” Incidents of sexual assault should never be blamed on the victim, for he or she is never at fault. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Gathered at the clock tower, the students celebrated the walk with a photo op and the chance to spread awareness about sexual assault and<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>sexual violation. Other students passed by, looking at the group. One passerby responded to the chant, “The way we dress does not mean yes,” with “I think it does.” Atwell responded, repeating the motto and “this [her outfit] doesn’t mean I want to have sex with you.” Walking away, the unknown student continued to throw out crude phrases and hand gestures, claiming the women would “want this D”—to which Atwell replied with, “I don’t want the D unless it’s destruction of the patriarchy</span>!”</p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Excusing such horrible acts of violation and assault, with excuses like “It’s sometimes the girl’s fault with the way she’s dressed”, or taking drunkenness as consent only generates support for rape culture and misogyny. President Gibralter is known amongst the SWI organization as a supporter of the group’s cause. PR supervisor Evelyn Hubbert said, “Even if we change one person’s perspective, I count this as successful.” </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">President Hailey McDonald concluded the walk with a statement, “We cannot successfully prevent sexual assault until we end rape culture and the misogyny of judging someone by what she’s wearing, who she is, or what she’s doing. It’s never the victim’s fault.”</span></p>
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<title>Multi-Media Learning Center in CCIT Includes New Planetarium</title>
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<dc:creator><![CDATA[Shannon Brown]]></dc:creator>
<pubDate>Thu, 16 Oct 2014 21:21:16 +0000</pubDate>
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<description><![CDATA[The Multi-Media Learning Center (MLC) is located on the first floor of the new CCIT building. The MLC offers a space for presentations, digital movies, classes, and a planetarium. The company who installed the planetarium, Spitz Incorporated, equipped the MLC with a range of technologically advanced features: a seamless 40]]></description>
<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The Multi-Media Learning Center (MLC) is located on the first floor of the new CCIT building. The MLC offers a space for presentations, digital movies, classes, and a planetarium. The company who installed the planetarium, Spitz Incorporated, equipped the MLC with a range of technologically advanced features: a seamless 40 foot dome (a standard size, but the Tawes planetarium was only 24 feet), 72 tilted seats, a 3-color LED lighting system, and an integrated high-quality sound system. For Dr. Robert Doyle, the planetarium director, the new MLC is complete with “all the bells and whistles; it has so many possibilities and leaves nothing to be desired.” </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">You can attend one of Dr. Robert Doyle’s Sunday shows and sit in one of the tilted seats for easy viewing of the night sky. He enjoys the live shows and being able to interact with the audience. “I want to make the shows informal,” he explained, “I don’t want to throw a lot of effects at people and then they might not want to come back. That would defeat the purpose.” </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">With smartphones and laptops, the internet and everything it offers is at your fingertips. However, the importance of this new MLC is student interaction. As it is the Multi-Media Learning Center, the capabilities extend further than the night sky. The MLC is able to show movies as well, as long as they are educational. Dr. Doyle states, “The movies are fun, but they’re all over the place as far as ideas. It’s hard to extract information from a planetarium movie.” One of these 23-minute programs can cost over $5,000 to rent for five years, as they take years to produce. </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The MLC opened September 7th, but Dr. Doyle says that the student turnout has increased during the month of October. “I thought there would be so many people we would need tickets,” Dr. Doyle laughed. Tickets are now available at the door. Before, they assigned seating, but now the planetarium is free-choice seating. Megan Bernard, a senior at FSU, is a student lucky enough to have experienced both the MLC and the Tawes planetarium. “It’s interesting,” Megan claimed, “you’re learning, but it’s all so cool that it doesn’t matter that it’s like you’re sitting in class on a Sunday.”</span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">The planetarium is current-sky capable, and students are able to experience the sky in real-time. The view is from the upper quad and is simulated with a panoramic program, allowing students another way to interact and relate to the lesson.<span class="Apple-converted-space"> </span>Dr. Doyle also emphasized the importance of the MLC as a way to analyze our origins. “We are a part of the universe,” he said, “and we have a linkage to the night sky.” </span></p>
<p class="p1"><span class="s1">Each month covers a different exploration of our solar system and other celestial bodies in our universe. The October show is “Roasted Planets, an Oasis, and a Frozen World.” Free shows are every Sunday at 4 p.m. and 7 p.m., and doors open about 20 minutes beforehand. </span></p>
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