heartbeat of p.u.l.s.e. embodied february 2013 issue

H.O.P.E. Publication, February 2013 Issue

Issue 4: February 2013

HEARTBEAT OF P.U.L.S.E.

EMBODIED

REJUVENATION AND EXPECTATION

The Executive Board of

Powerful United Ladies Striving to Elevate Would Like to Welcome

All Returning and Transferring Students

Look Out For: P.U.L.S.E. Week: March 4th-March 8th 3rd Annual Breast Cancer Walk: APRIL 14th 2013 General Body Meetings: Tuesdays @ 8PM SUBMIT YOUR WORK TO [email protected]

“ With the new day comes new strength and new thoughts”

-Eleanor Roosevelt

Contents

Letter from the editor

WE3 Conference

Recap

Our Basic Human Rights

American Heart

Month Awareness

A Color, a Gender

For My People by Margaret Walker

Women Who Run The

World

Love Yourself by Gregory Huyette

Women Who Lead: Crystal Peters

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Letter From The Editor

Dear Readers, The theme of this month’s publication is “Rejuvenation and Expectation,” two words that encompass the feelings that a new year, and academic semester, brings. A LOT happens within a year. A person’s life can become completely redefined. One can learn new things about themselves and others, or re evaluate their life goals and aspirations. For some, a year can pass with minimal changes or upward movement. But regardless of how you’ve spent your past year, the beginning of a new one brings the idea of hope, new beginnings, and optimism. You are reenergized and rejuvenated to take on a new year by storm with new goals, aspirations, and ideas. Student leaders have new ideas to bring to their respective organizations. Scholars are ready to acquire new knowledge. Professors are ready to share their expertise with a whole new pool of anticipating students. A new year also brings forth the prospect of expectation. We all expect to find new opportunities to better ourselves. This includes opportunities to redeem ourselves academically, identify our leadership capabilities, and learn new things about ourselves on a personal level. In this issue of Heartbeat of P.UL.S.E. Embodied, I aimed to provide readers with guidance and encouragement to channel this rejuvenation and reach these expectations in all forms. In this issue of H.O.P.E., you will find articles that are reflective of the publication’s theme. You will find inspirational tips, information, and advice that will inspire you to channel your rejuvenated attitude in a positive way. You will find articles that exhibit P.U.L.S.E.’s expectations for ourselves the student body, and the community. By endorsing the importance of leadership, societal awareness, and self love, I want this issue to truly encompass the goals that many people have for themselves with the arrival of a new year. Best of luck to all P.U.L.S.E. supporters in all of your endeavors! Happy New Year and Best Regards! Gabriella Layne Publications Coordinator, 2012-2013

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Women’s Educating, Elevating, and Empowering

Leadership Conference 2012 Recap

The executive board of Powerful United Ladies Striving to Elevate had their second annual leadership conference on December 1st, 2012. As an organization that strives to

educate, elevate, and empower, we believed that having this event would allow us to network with professional women and use their expertise to prepare us for our future

business endeavors. During our WE3 Conference, women from different professional fields and education backgrounds spoke to us and provided us with useful and

insightful information. Our goal for this conference was to provide professional guidance, as well as networking opportunities. Most importantly, we hoped to

emphasize that no matter what background you come from or what field you wish to pursue, you can lead. Below are some of the useful tips that we gained from our

conference that we would like to share with you.

Action Plan: Do not just have aspirations. Make these into specific, realistic plans so that you can take action towards making them come true. Be concise in your planning, give yourself a time frame and be active in ensuring that it is carried through. Vision: It is okay to have a vision of where you want to be in the future. Use this vision as your key source of motivation. Get and be a mentor and a sponsor: Once you have achieved success, do not hog the experience and intelligence you have gained. Pass this information down to someone who has similar aspirations as you. Sponsor someone like you, who needs someone to guide and believe in them in order to insure that the success does not stop at you. Positive attitude: Always exude optimism. Things will not always go smoothly. Your success will not always be like what you see in the movies. There will be ups and downs, and many hardships. But always have a positive attitude that with perseverance, you can get through these obstacles. Accept Challenges: work twice as hard to be recognized as just as good Play the game: understand that as women, there will be automatic disadvantages that we will have to overcome. Do not let that stop you. Being a leader is not about how well you can do your jobs, it's how well you use who you are to be the best at that job holistically.

Important Tips From Conference

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Our Basic Human Rights The every day rights that every human is entitled to Presented by Nancy Lamberty, WE3 Conference 2012

I have the right to have these basic human rights and to stand up for them.

I have the right to have my needs and feelings be as important as anyone else’s.

I have the right to experience and express my feelings, if I choose to do so in a respective way. I have the right to not be responsible for the feelings of another.

I have the right to express my opinions, if I choose to do so in a respectful way.

I have the right to set my own priorities.

I have the right to establish independence if I choose to.

I have the right to decide how I spend my time.

I have the right to choose my own lifestyle so long as I do not violate the rights of others. I have the right to change my lifestyle, my behavior, my values, my life situation, my mind and myself. I have the right to make honest mistakes and feel free to admit to those mistakes without feeling humiliated. I have the right to self-fulfillment through my own talents and interests.

I have the right to choose with whom I spend my time and with whom I share my body. I have the right to be treated with dignity and respect in all my relationships.

I have the right to be listened to respectfully.

I have the right to ask for what I want assertively.

I have the right to say I do not understand and I do not know without feeling guilty.

I have the right to say no and set limits on how I will be treated in relationships and the right to expect those limits to be respected. I have the right to walk away from toxic and/or abusive relationships.

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February:

American Heart Month The month of February is not only about loving others. It’s about loving your heart! During the month of February, the American Heart Association works to ensure that people understand the importance of maintaining good health, and

the habits we have that can be detrimental to the wellness of our hearts. This month, become aware, and be sure to make others aware.

A Healthy Lifestyle makes a Happy Heart!

1. Don’t smoke or use tobacco

This is one of the most significant risk factors for developing heart disease. The chemicals in cigarettes and tobacco can damage your heart, and lead to the narrowing of arteries.

2. Try to find time to work out Even if it is just 30 minutes a few days out of the week, exercise can reduce the risk of fatal heart disease. It helps in preventing conditions that put a strain to your heart, such as high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and diabetes.

3. Eat a “heart-healthy diet” Eating foods that are low in fat, cholesterol, and salt, and rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and low fat dairy products.

Major sources of saturated fat include: Red meat

Dairy products Coconut and palm oils

Sources of trans fat include:

Deep-fried fast foods Bakery products

Packaged snack foods Margarines

Crackers

4. Maintain a Healthy Weight Men are considered overweight if their waist measurement is greater than 40 inches

(101.6 centimeters, or cm)

Women are overweight if their waist measurement is greater than 35 inches (88.9 cm) 5. Get regular health screenings

Make sure you go to your health care provider regularly to check your blood pressure, cholesterol levels and diabetes screenings!

For More Information, www.heart.org

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It Starts with a COLOR …

BE the WOMAN that you are. WEAR the SKIN that you’re in.

Proudly, bravely, and lovingly.

A STRONG Color. A color representative of resilience and obstacle. Black (adjective): reflecting or transmitting little or no light; indicative of condemnation or discredit. A color with such negative connotation; a color descriptive of a people whose history is a solemn and sorrowful one. A people who have now, through the work of people before us, tired of the status quo, have been able to progress and force themselves into parts of society that they once did not belong.

Now Lets Look at GENDER… Be a house wife they said. Be a home maker they said. Raise the children, clean the house. Do not take any part in your community, do not speak your mind. Do not HAVE a mind they said. Then they emerged; women like Maya Angelou, Angela Davis, Rosa Parks, Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Obama. They emerged and now we THINK, we ACT, we DO. We do for our color. We do for our gender. We do for those who, during times of segregation and inequality, were not able to. It starts with a color, then a gender. Now it ends with action.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

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For my people everywhere singing their slave songs

repeatedly: their dirges and their ditties and their blues and jubilees, praying their prayers nightly to an unknown god, bending their knees humbly to an

unseen power;

For my people lending their strength to the years, to the gone years and the now years and the maybe years, washing ironing cooking scrubbing sewing mending hoeing plowing digging planting pruning patching dragging along never gaining never reaping never

knowing and never understanding;

For my playmates in the clay and dust and sand of Alabama backyards playing baptizing and preaching and doctor and jail and soldier and school and mama and cooking

and playhouse and concert and store and hair and Miss Choomby and company;

For the cramped bewildered years we went to school to learn

to know the reasons why and the answers to and the people who and the places where and the days when, in

memory of the bitter hours when we discovered we were black and poor and small and different and nobody

cared and nobody wondered and nobody understood;

For the boys and girls who grew in spite of these things to

be man and woman, to laugh and dance and sing and

For My People A poem written BY MARGARET WALKER

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play and drink their wine and religion and success, to marry their playmates and bear children and then die

of consumption and anemia and lynching;

For my people thronging 47th Street in Chicago and Lenox Avenue in New York and Rampart Street in New

Orleans, lost disinherited dispossessed and happy people filling the cabarets and taverns and other

people’s pockets and needing bread and shoes and milk and land and money and something—something all our own;

For my people walking blindly spreading joy, losing time

being lazy, sleeping when hungry, shouting when burdened, drinking when hopeless, tied, and shackled and tangled among ourselves by the unseen creatures

who tower over us omnisciently and laugh;

For my people blundering and groping and floundering in the dark of churches and schools and clubs

and societies, associations and councils and committees and conventions, distressed and disturbed and deceived and

devoured by money-hungry glory-craving leeches, preyed on by facile force of state and fad and novelty, by

false prophet and holy believer;

For my people standing staring trying to fashion a better way from confusion, from hypocrisy and misunderstanding,

trying to fashion a world that will hold all the people, all the faces, all the adams and eves and their countless

generations;

Let a new earth rise. Let another world be born. Let a bloody peace be written in the sky. Let a second

generation full of courage issue forth; let a people loving freedom come to growth. Let a beauty full of

healing and a strength of final clenching be the pulsing in our spirits and our blood. Let the martial songs

be written, let the dirges disappear. Let a race of men now rise and take control.

[Cont’d] For My People A poem written BY MARGARET WALKER

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WOMEN WHO RUN THE WORLD A List of the Most Successful Women of 2012

Michelle Obama: First Lady, United States of America Spent the year of 2012 assisting her husband in his campaign to be re-elected into presidency Worked on her mission to end child obesity through her campaign “Let’s Move.” “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country. And not just because Barack has done well, but because I think people are hungry for change. And I have been desperate to see our country moving in that direction.” Oprah Winfrey: Media Mogul, United States of America Ended her talk show, the Oprah Winfrey Show after a 25 year run. Went on to launch her own cable channel, “OWN.” Remains the world’s wealthiest black woman with a net worth of $2.7 billion. “Be thankful for what you have; you'll end up having more. If you concentrate on what you don't have, you will never, ever have enough.” Beyonce Knowles: Singer Her newest album 4, went platinum in its first week, causing her to keep her reign as one of the top successors in the music game today. Maintains success in her other business ventures which include her clothing line and numerous endorsement deals. She has 16 Grammy awards to date. “I wanted to sell a million records, and I sold a million records. I wanted to go platinum; I went platinum. I've been working nonstop since I was 15. I don't even know how to chill out.”

Below is a compi la t ion o f women o f co lor who , in 2012 ,

advanced the ir success in bus iness , po l i t i cs , and

en ter ta inment . These women exempl i fy our progress ion as a race and as women . They are a grea t mot iva t ion and

reminder o f the endless poss ib i l i t i es be fore us , tha t der ive from hard work and

pers is tence . KUDOS to these phenomenal lad ies who

RAN the wor ld in 2012 !

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Ursula Burns, CEO of Xerox After obtaining a master’s degree in enginerering from Columbia University, Burns became Vice President of her company in 2000 and CEO in 2009. She has been working towards expanding the company so that it goes past their sole job of manufacturing printers. “As Xerox opened opportunities for me and I pursued them, I realized, by focusing, working hard and delivering results, I could help pave the next steps my career would take. The fact that it brought me to the CEO seat at Xerox is an honor --- and a humbling one at that.” Rosalind Brewer, President and CEO of Sam’s Club and Wal-mart Stores A graduate of Spellman College, Rosalind Brewer began her career as a scientist at Kimberly- Clark. In January of 2012, Brewer was appointed President and Chief of Sam’s Club, making her the first Woman AND African American to be CEO of a Wal-Mart business. This company is the 8th largest retailer, with over 600 locations and 400 million members. Helene Gayle, President and CEO of CARE USA Gayle began her career as a physician and later became the director of the National Center for HIV, STD, and Tuberculosis Prevention. In 2006 she became the President and CEO of CARE USA. This organization is a leading humanitarian business that works to fight poverty in 87 countries. Her organization has worked to help millions of people all over the world. Ertharin Cousin, Executive Director of World Food Programme, United Nations, USA In April of last year, this leading lady became Executive Director of the largest humanitarian organization in the world. She oversees over 15,000 in 78 countries and works towards dissolving international issues such as hunger and malnutrition. Previously, she has worked for President Clinton as a white house liason to the state department. In 2009, President Obama nominated her as the US Ambassador to the United Nations Agencies for Food and Agriculture.

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LOVE STARTS WITH YOU AND HAS NO END

IT BEGINS WHEN YOU LOVE YOUR LIFE’S BEST FRIEND.

LOOK IN THE MIRROR AND WHO DO YOU SEE?

HOPEFULLY, YOU’LL SMILE AND WINK PROUDLY.

YOU AND YOUR EGO WILL BE SO MUCH NEARER

WHEN YOU LOVE THAT SMILING FACE IN THE MIRROR.

IF YOU CAN’T SAY “I LOVE MYSELF HUMBLY, ”

THEN YOU CAN’T LOVE OTHERS GENUINELY.

SELF LOVE ISN’T SELFISH NOR IS IT VAIN.

SELF LOVE IS THE FOUNDATION WHICH WILL SUSTAIN

OUR SELFLESS FEELINGS FOR OUR FELLOW MAN

TO HELP THROUGH OUR LIFE AS BEST WE CAN.

WHAT DO CLOUDS FEEL IF YOU HAVE’NT FLOWN?

YOU CAN’T REFLECT LOVE IF YOU CAN’T FEEL YOUR OWN.

YOU CAN’T ENJOY THAT BOOK ON THE LIBRARY SHELF,

IF YOU’VE NEVER LEARNED TO READ YOURSELF.

NOR CAN YOU APPRECIATE A FOREIGN TONGUE

WITHOUT LEARNING WORDS FROM ITS VERY FIRST RUNG.

HEARING BUT NOT KNOWING A WORD. SO IT IS WITH LOVE.

AVOID ABANDONING IT WITH AN EMOTIONAL SHOVE. S

FIRST LEARN WHAT IT IS; UNDERSTAND HOW TO USE IT…

START WITH YOURSELF AND NO ONE ELSE WILL LOSE IT.

LOVE YOURSELF

Gregory Huyette

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WOMEN WHO LEAD Acknowledging women students who elevate and empower

1. How does your organization tie in with your cultural background? The Caribbean Student Association at Binghamton University strives to unite and educate students of Caribbean descent, as well as students of African descent, about their rich and diverse culture. CSA provides a home-feel and safe haven for students whose cultural ties may become a bit severed at a predominantly white institution. Coming from a cultural enclave in NYC known to many as East Flatbush, Brooklyn, having somewhere to share and preserve my cultural identity was critical. CSA made me more social, less homesick, and better equipped to focus on the task at hand...academics. 2. What initiated your interest in becoming in involved on campus, and specifically in your organization? Many of my friends from BEP became involved in CSA before I did, so it was really my curiosity in their attendance at two-hour long meetings on a FRIDAY that led me to the organization. Once I found out for myself where my friends had been going, and what the hype was about, I knew immediately, that this was something I had to be a part of. 3. Do you feel that your position as a woman leader on Binghamton University's campus is important for the representation of minorities on campus? Why? Of course, being a woman in a position of leadership is a wonderful thing. I am honored to lead my prestigious organization. However, I am also saddened by the fact that almost every multi-cultural organization on this campus is being ran by a woman. Not because my fellow peers are not doing exceptionally well, but because of the lack of male attendance at institutions of higher learning. More importantly, the minimal levels of participation once they do arrive has to be improved. Minority representation on campus is still not at a place that makes my heart content.

Name: Crystal Peters Year: Senior Major: PPL and Sociology Minor: Immigration Studies Extracurricular Activities: President, Caribbean Student Association

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WOMEN WHO LEAD Acknowledging women students who elevate and empower

4. What aspect of your organization's mission statement stands out, or is most relevant to you? CSA began its journey with a very small budget of $50.00 and very few privileges. Through the hard work and dedication of its members, we progressed over the years to host what became the largest cultural event in the Tri-State area. Caribbean Carnival was a unique cultural experience that attracted over 2500 people throughout the northeast. CSA continues to succeed in strength, unity and resistance. For this reason, we will always remain relevant. 5. What is the most fulfilling thing that you have gotten out of your involvement in your respective organization? An executive board position provides you with so many learning and humbling experiences. CSA has given me the invaluable gift of learning and appreciating diversity: diversity of not only people, but diversity of thought. It has enabled me to overcome the many hardships that serving on an executive board as demanding as this one would bring. It has been the most fulfilling aspect of my college experience. 6. What is the legacy that you would like to leave behind on this campus? With graduation quickly approaching, I have been giving my legacy serious thought. I want to leave behind the memory of a young woman who was passionate, persistent and proactive. Someone who overcame a multitude of obstacles and continues to be of service to others. In the past 4 years, I have become a selfless young woman pursuing her path of purpose. That is what I would like to be remembered most for. 7. What is the legacy that you would like to leave for your organization? The legacy I would like to leave behind for my organization is one of reclamation. SANKOFA, meaning "go back and fetch it". My organization has proven to be a very resilient one. We have endured so much and still persevere, doing our very best to fulfill our founding mission. I want future executive board members to go back and fetch all the things we have left behind. Everything that is

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Powerful United Ladies Striving to Elevate

Thanks You For Your Continued Support !

For more information on how to volunteer for our Upcoming 3rd Annual Breast Cancer Walk and other Community Service opportunities,

email our community service events coordinator at [email protected] .

2012-2013 Executive Board President: Joni-Kay Johnson

Vice President: Shaneira Da Silva Treasurer: Madelyn Tavarez

Assistant Treasurer: Antonia Alleyne Secretary: Melinda Momplaisir

Historian/SA Rep: Catherine Cruz Co - Public Relations: Leslie Vargas & Tanesha Brown

Educational Coordinator: Arlene Arisme Publications Coordinator: Gabriella Layne

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