HOPE Publication September Issue 1

H.O.P.E. Issue I, September

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HEARTBEAT OF P.UL.S.E.

The first publication of this semester is entirely based around the theme, "Embracing your inner beauty." It is imperative that during this trivial and hectic time for female college students, they remember the importance of loving themselves, as well as the inner and outer beauty they possess. The beginning of an academic semester is always a time of great stress for students. One must evaluate what

their goals are, and how they will set the tone for their entire semester socially and academically. The intention of this publication is to help the general body members of Powerful United Ladies Striving to Elevate accomplish this and remember that above all, a woman's inner beauty and intellect can guide her towards phenomenal pursuits. -Gabriella Layne

Powerful United Ladies Striving to Elevate became on March 9th, 2010, International Women’s Day. This organization was created in order to provide an outlet for the underrepresented demographic of women of

color on Binghamton University’s campus. We strive to elevate and empower women on campus through our weekly general body meetings where we discuss issues that are important to women of color.

Powerful United Ladies Striving to Elevate: Our History

Issue I, September

Contents

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Page 2: Meet The Executive Board

Page 5: Recap of Breast Cancer Walk and 1st Annual Banquet

Page 8: We are Women, Watch us Vote!

Page 9: Artistic Profile, Jacqueline M Manoharan

EMBODIED

Artwork Done By Sweta Prasad

Issue I: Embracing Your Inner Beauty

Page 6: We are More Than by Cynthia Amoah

Page 10: Women Who Lead


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The process of writing my first publication was nothing like I expected. Through my training with the first publications coordinator, Arlene Arisme, I focused more on the logistics of creating the publication; how to outline, what kind of information to include, formatting and things of that nature. It did not come across to me, however, that creating the publication goes far beyond that. I look at the name of the publication; Heartbeat of P.U.L.S.E. Embodied, and what it means to be in charge of search an important part of this organization. My responsibility is to ensure that this publication sustains the heartbeat of pulse; it must encompass what the organization thrives to do. I think back to my days of interning with pulse, and I recall my avid persistence to become involved with an organization that inspired me. It was an imperative part of my personal growth. I came to the realization that this is the essence of P.U.L.S.E . Giving people the tools they need to be inspired, to elevate themselves, to thrive for higher pursuits. Not only through providing these tools, but allowing them to be a part of this elevation by giving them an outlet of expression. Through realizing this, I once again became inspired by this organization, and I grew an understanding of the power I now encompass to help others in the way that PULSE once helped me. This first publication focuses heavily on transitioning and embodying inner beauty. Whether it is transitioning from high school to college, transitioning into a new executive board, or transitioning into a new academic workload. I wanted this publication to exhibit the transition that PULSE has made with its new executive board. I also wanted this publication to exhibit the inner beauty of PULSE, of change, and of the women of color on campus that make PULSE possible.

-Gabriella Layne Publications Coordinator

2012-2013

LETTER FROM THE EDITOR


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MEET THE EXECUTIVE BOARD Powerful United Ladies Striving To Elevate

Joni-Kay Johnson

President

Major: Philosophy, Politics, and law

"You can write me down in history with hateful, twisted lies, you can tread me in this very dirt, but still, like dust I rise." -Maya Angelou

Shaneira DaSilva

Vice President

Major: Human Development

“"One life is all we have and we live it as we believe in living it" -Joan Of Arc

Madelyn Taverez

Treasurer Major: Economics

“A girl knows her limits. A wise girl knows she doesn’t have any.”

Antonia Alleyne

Assistant Treasurer


Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other"


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Catherine Cruz

Historian/SA Rep


"Everyone wants a magical solution for their problems and everyone refuses to believe in

magic"

Arlene Arisme

Educational Coordinator

Major: English

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.”

Gabriella Layne

Publications Coordinator

Major: English

“Imperfection is beauty, madness is genius and it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.” - Marilyn Monroe

Idalia Herrera

Community Service Events Coordinator

Major: Psychology

“The best of me is something we have yet to see.”


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Leslie Vargas

Public Relations

Major: Sociology

"Love is always bestowed as a gift- freely,willingly and without expectation. We don't love to be loved; we love to love." -Leo Buscaglia

Tanesha Brown

Co-Public Relations

Major: ABA Psychology

“Its better to be hated for what you are, than to be loved for what you are not.”

Look out for upcoming elections this Semester !

Shanel Boyce

Senior Advisor

Major: Psychology

“If you find it in your heart to care for somebody else, you will have succeeded.” -Maya angelou


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P.U.L.S.E. Annual Breast Cancer Walk is our biggest and most important event. Numerous multicultural organizations on campus come out and support our walk around the brain to raise awareness.

P.U.L.S.E. First Annual Banquet was a celebration of all our major accomplishments thus far as an organization. Awards were given to interns for their dedication to the organization. Select general body members were awarded for exhibiting outstanding service to the Binghamton community as women of color on campus.


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Donec interdum

Pellentesque:

Consectetuer:

The mic was placed firmly to my l ips as I thought of my present state.

I looked around me, breathing softly, and all I could see were mil l ions of gazing eyes peering their curiosity towards me.

The host brings me back to reality and asks, “What makes someone a woman?” I thought to myself and reasoned that I was one so I would have no problem

answering. I answer, “Yes sir, I am highly qualif ied to answer that question.”

“What makes me qualif ied?” “Well, my chromosomes suggest that I am a woman and my presence does as well.”

A woman needs not to define who she is and I am her Yes sir, I know who I am.

I’m just exhausted trying to prove it to you.

Women are the backbones of this society. Everyone thinks they can see right through them, but it’s only because they’re

too fixated on physicalit ies. No one, ever speaks about the soothing mystical women who whisper secrets to

the moon. Beckoning to conform to love so she can perform love. Beckoning to conform to love so she can reform love.

Those women who have stars in their eyes and galaxies for minds.

They stand on giraffe convictions and heels high enough to walk in. She is the statue of l iberty.

She is its bright beacon of l ight. Forcing the world to notice her, to really notice her l ight.

Her bl inding l ight competing with the sun. Something l ike Proverbs 31, a woman’s blessings has just begun.

Just because you don’t say she is, doesn’t mean she isn’t beautiful.

Cynthia Amoah


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[CONTINUED]

Her beauty masking her fears and shaking the moon out of its skin. It’s a sin – for you not to acknowledge her mind before acknowledging her thighs.

Ladies, we are more than just bodies. We are more than the sounds of cackling cat-calls and high pitched vowels that

escape our thick l ips. Yes, we are more than our hips – gyrate the possibil ity of academics and sprint

towards your success. Tell them that good women actually sti l l do exist.

When all those well-dressed jackals come galloping to your door, Begging for the rights to your ring finger.

Look at them squaring in the face and say with joy, That you are saving al l of this beauty for a man you have never even met.

Be patient And realize that a man can never love you properly without loving God first.

This is not just about tonight, it is about our obsession with beauty and defining

and re-defining what and who a woman really is. And the wars we have waged in its name.

It’s about the next t ime you think about her curves before thinking about her mind. It’s about al l the women in this room who coincide

With this message and all the beauty that transcend time.

So, you see sir. We are more than just beauty. We are more than our bodies.

We are more than who you say we should be. We are our possibil it ies.


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WE ARE WOMEN WATCH US VOTE!

Awareness

We have come a long way from the days of the woman suffrage movement.

Ever since the addition of the nineteenth amendment to the United States constitution, which prohibits the denial of voting due to sex, women have taken

strides towards being members of society that can reach or go beyond the

limitations once set on us. It is imperative that we remember and pay homage to the fight many women had to endure in order for us to have this basic right

today. We must utilize it and understand that if we make our voices heard

through our ballots, we can ensure that policies will not be implemented that

negatively affects us.

Vote Wisely. With the upcoming elections, it is

not only important to look at how the newly elected president will affect our country. Look at

how he will affect your life as a woman:

KNOWLEDGE

Ask yourself these questions:

1. What are my political views?

2. How do I feel about the current state

of my country and the way it is

governed?

3. How are the people who are running?

4. How will the additions, subtractions of

policies affect me?

With the upcoming 2012 presidential elections, it is clear

to these candidates that women are getting more

involved have a great impact on the outcome of the

vote. There are policies that will potentially be appealed,

altered, or added that affect women health wise,

financially, and in many other forefronts. Educate

yourself about the platforms of these candidates, and

make sure to register before October 12th, 2012.

USE YOUR POWER: USE YOUR BALLOT

STRENGTH


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ARTIST PROFILE

Artist Name: Jacqueline M Manoharan

Mother and Child

Figure Lily

Please submit your artwork, poems, photographs, or written work to : [email protected]


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WOMEN WHO LEAD:

Year: Junior

Major: Graphic Design

On Campus Involvement:

Juvenile Urban Multicultural Program, Treasurer

Zeta Phi Beta Sorority Incorporated, Rho Xi Chapter, President

1. How do you handle being a student and managing your leadership roles on campus?

Managing school and my leadership positions can get overwhelming sometimes but I always seem to complete my tasks and it all comes with proper planning. Having a planner helps me keep my life in order and it also reminds me of things that need to be done in a timely fashion.

2. What/ Who inspired you to become involved on campus? One of my biggest influences was and is my sister Lucerny Guzman. She was a senior while I was a freshman and I remember people would always tell me that I had big shoes to fill because of her huge involvement on campus. She was also appreciated by many for her support and sense of leadership on campus. Although she never pressured me to join anything she showed me the positive impact it had on her life. I myself witnessed her growth as a person throughout the years and most of it was due to her positions in the organizations she was a part of.

3. What is the legacy that you would like to leave behind for yourself and your organizations? The legacy that I would like to leave for my organizations is that I was someone who significantly helped the organization thrive. I would like to have had a positive impact on campus as well as someone who influenced others to do the same.

4. As a minority and a woman, how do you feel that your leadership roles influence

students like you? s a minority woman I feel that my involvement on campus can encourage and influence women and even men of color to be involved. I always stress the importance of being involved because when you graduate only having a GPA is not what is going to distinguish you from others. Showing your potential employers that you held leadership positions while you were an undergrad can show that you obtained a certain level of leadership skills.

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Acknowledging Women of Color that Elevate and Empower


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5. What were the first steps that you took to begin becoming heavily involved? The first steps I took to becoming heavily involved were attending many general body meetings. As a freshman I remember going to many LASU, BSU, and JUMP Nation meetings. I also tried to attend as many events as possible throughout the semester just because I wanted to see what this campus had to offer. One of the first organizations that I joined was the Latin American Student Union's dance team Quimbamba. Later on my freshman year I decided to join the JUMP Nation e-board as fundraiser. Lastly I became a member of Zeta Phi Beta Sorority, Incorporated.

6. How do you feel about the current lack of involvement in multicultural orgs? 6. The lack of involvement in multicultureal orgs upsets me because it is important to keep the legacy of each group alive. Multicultural orgs are our representation on this campus, as people of color. I also feel like these organizations are what give this campus life. If no one is supporting these groups we as minorities won't have representation as well as all of the events that represent our people.

WOMEN WHO LEAD: Continued

IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO NOMINATE A WOMAN STUDENT TO BE FEATURED IN H.O.P.E. PUBLICATION FOR THEIR LEADERSHIP AND ACTIVENESS ON

BINGHAMTON UNIVERSITYIS CAMPUS, PLEASE SUBMIT TO [email protected]

BECAUSE WE ARE THE FUTURE LEADERS OF THE WORLD, LET US BE LEADERS ON OUR CAMPUS


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LOOK OUT FOR OUR UPCOMING EVENTS!

OCTOBER 15TH – FORUM IN CONJUNCTION WITH LADIES OWNING THEIR CURLS, KINKS AND STRAIGHTS

NOVEMBER 8TH- 2ND ANNUAL LIP SYNCH CONTEST

NOVEMBER 13TH – BELLY DANCING EVENT

DECEMBER 1ST- PULSE 2ND ANNUAL CONFERENCE

SUPPORT OUR GENERAL BODY MEETINGS ON TUESDAYS AT 8PM!

You may encounter many defeats, but you not be defeated. In fact, it may be necessary to encounter the defeats, so you can know who you are, what you can rise from, how

you can still come out of it.”

- Maya Angelou.

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