History!!

Well, I felt there was no better time than now to discuss History. As you all know we will be kicking Black History Month off on Monday!

Side Note: UF's Black History Monthy Opening Ceremonies is on Monday, Feb. 1st, 2010 at 7pm in the Rion Ballroom. Semi-Formal Attire. Free Food. Be there!

Okay, so February is 28 days of reflection, remembrance, and dedication to those who have paved the way. BHM is a time to recognize Legends such as MLK Jr, Rosa Parks, Harriet Tubman, and Barack Obama to name a few. However, it has come to peoples attention that some people in Alachua Countyare trying to go down in history themselves. These individuals are those who have been found to be on the 6+ plan.

Every persons goal when enrolling in college should be to get a GREAT education, and GRADUATE in 4 years (5 years if you engineering or there are some circumstances that permit 5 yrs). However some individual just want to go down in history for the longest tenure as a UF student. Dont get me wrong if you love being here and seeing everyone else graduate then by all means go for it. I know some of you may be wondering why people feel the need to stay at UF for so long:

1. No LIFE: Some people have been at UF for so long that they know nothing else but UF. There is a world outside of UF. Alachua County is only a small entity to the real world. Please try to actually live your life. Idk if people feel like UF will fall apart if they leave it, but I promise you, it wont.
   
2. Not READY: Some just may not be ready for the real world, so they would rather hold out as long as possible. MAN UP and take care of yours! Apart of maturing and becoming an adult is taking care of business.
   
3. Likes SHONING: Some people stay around for way too long because they like to prey on the innocent freshmen. Of course the freshman wont know that they have been at UF for 6 years now. Like I have stated before there isnt any agr limit on shoning. WHat these people dont realize is that they are so many more options of prey outside of UF, so leave already.

There is also the problem of not knowing if people actually graduated.

If we have to wonder whether or not you have actually graduated or if you just walked at graduation, then THAT IS A MAJOR PROBLEM.
This wouldnt be a problem if you would stay out of Undergrad affairs. Why are people still involved with UF Politics after they supposedly graduated. Go get a job, go to grad school, pick up a trade, do something rather than staying up to dtae on the UF Happenings. Maybe its just me but, what kind of example are you setting when you preach to graduate and do something with your life, when you have supposedly graduated but are constantly around doing nothing. Hmm, perhaps you shoudl practice what you preach! Just a suggestion.

Okay,well Im done with this now. The point of this is to not go down in history for the worng reasons. History is so important to our culture, so dont add negativity to it.

HOES! HOES! HOES!

This has been a hot topic for some time now. But I want to know how you all feel about this topic.

CAN YOU TURN A HOE INTO A HOUSEWIFE?

A recent BMDI (Black Male Development Initiative) Session on "What Makes a Hoe," I really began to ponder whether this statement is true or false. Now lets first define a hoe. A hoe and a shone are very similar and these terms are interchangeable (Shone just has a nicer connotation).

Hoe: n. A male or female that has no respect or regard for their body, and participates in numerous, promiscuous sexual activities in small period of time.

So now, I ask YOU again, CAN YOU CHANGE A HOE?

• Yes: Hoes are moldable and flexible individuals (no pun intended) at certain ages of their life. They can be easily influenced and will often times listen to the opinion of others if it will have some benefit for them. The older a hoe gets the more mature they will become and the more likely they will be to change their ways. Some people just have bad periods in their lives in which they may have felt vulnerable, lonely, and depressed and may have turned to shoning around for comfort. However, it is likely that if you get a hoe and want to wife her up, then she could change her ways. Most hoes just want to feel needed and wanted, so if you invest your time in them, then they could possibly change. When trying to change a hoe, you may want to have a S.I (Shone Intervention), and actually sit down with them and go over the ways in which they are a shone, ane the ways that they can improve.
• No: Once a hoe, always a hoe! Many people will agree that you cannot change a hoe into a housewife. Being a hoe can be viewed as a biological and psychological problem. People become hoes because of the environments in which they were raised in. For example, lets say you were raised by your single, promiscuous mother. You were probably raised to believe that it was okay to have different type of men coming in and out of your life. Your hoedom is hereditary, and may not be your complete fault.You could psychological believe you are a hoe. Some people have so many different sexual experiences that they begin to accept their role/title as hoe, and really convince themself that they are a hoe. Individuals who had inherited Hoe traits or tendencies, or individuals who have cognitively and psychologically accepted the title of HOE are hard to change. It is very difficult to change 10-15 years of Hoedom. It just won't happen. So why waste your time, energy, and effort trying to change a hoe.

Let's face the facts: Half of ALL African-Americans will marry a HOE! Yep I said it! 50% of us will marry a hoe!I know this may be shocking to some of you but this statement is so true. As you all know, or maybe not, once we all graduate from undergrad after 4 or 5 years (some people are on the 6+ plan, but I wont get on that), we will enter a new stage in our life. This new stage could be a career, grad or professional school, or internships. Once we arrive at this new destination, we will have a clean slate. No one will know that in college you were the UF Hoe. No one will know that you messed with Three best friends. No one will know that you messed with 8 people in less than a semester. No one will know! So you have the opportunity to be pure. Take advantage of this, and change your lifestyle.

S.I and no I'm not talking about Sports Illustrated

When you hear the acronym S.I. I am sure the first thing that comes to mind is Sports Illustrated. However, when The ArchiFord refers to S.I. we are discussing "Shone Interventions."

Hmmm, so you may be thinking, okay I know what a Shone is, and I know what intervention means, but what is a shone intervention?

Shone Intervention: A shone intervention is an orchestrated attempt by one, or often many, people (usually family and friends) to get someone to seek professional help with there conniving, manipulative, or shoning ways.

Ways to conduct a S.I.?

• Closed Setting: Contrary to popular belief, not all Shones are proud of their notoriety or title; some shones are ashamed, while others love the fame. Although you shouldnt respect shones for their dirty ways, you should try to be nice to these people by giving them a closed intervention if requested. The set (the old-turlington or the new-3rd Floor of the CSAI) would not be a goo dlocation to host these SI's. The reitz has meeting rooms that could be reserved or even use the IBC. We should utilize what ever resources we can to make a closed, comfortable setting for these shones.
  
• Town Forum: Some big-name shones need to sit in the Hot Seat. A fish bowl exercise would be perfect for this (A fish bowl is when a person or a group of people sit inside a circle of people). This type of SI would be used for shones that have repetitively and negatively impacted the lives of numerous people in a short period of time. Do not feel the need to go easy of these manipulative shones, they need to know that the entire UF COMMUNITY knows about there malicious actions. These SIs can occur on the set, perhaps bring the scaffold and Scartlet letter while your at it, or in any open space on campus.

****I've realized that Shones can now be found in all shapes, sizes, forms, and ages. There is no defintite type of shone. Shones also have no age restriction, they will mess with ANYONE! Don't be fooled by the fact that they may be senior and claim that they would NEVER mess with a freshman, because they are clearly lying. Age aint nothing but a number for them, and they will get it from whoever will give it.

Why a SI is important?

• Clear the Air: It is helpful to let shones know exactly how you feel. It is not cool to have some shone walking around thinking that you are a friend or advocate. Please let these shones know that they are disgusting and that you despise their existence (maybe this sounds too extreme but it could happen).
• Confirmation: At a SI you should always provide facts, dates, names, incidents with the shone, so they are informed that you KNOW ALL. You can't con a con, so dont try to get over on people, becuase normal people tend to be quite smarter than shones. Whats done in the dar comes to light eventually, so a SI would lead to confirmation of facts.
• Therapeutic: There is no better feeling than that of telling a shone everything that has been on your mind for some time. You feel relieved once you let the shone know that they are inhumane and frankly you dont like them.