Melissa Prax

This Thursday, January 17, from 6:30-9:00 PM in the Performance Hall of the Ohio Union, the girls of Buckeye Fusion, an all-female South Asian dance team, will be holding their second annual date auction!  

Buckeye Fusion is just that: a fusion of many different dance styles, including Bhangra, classical Indian dancing, Bollywood and hip hop. The purpose of this event is not only to offer a diverse function for friends, family and peers, but to donate money to an organization in New Delhi called Jagori (http://jagori.org/). “We were hearing about a lot of the recent rape cases in India. As strong, independent women ourselves, we thought we should reach out and donate to the cause and get awareness,” said Hanisha Patel,  co-captain of Fusion with Deepa Singh. 

Tickets are $5 and, even if you’re not interested in the auction part of the event, anyone wanting to broaden their horizons will be pleased with the diverse performances from Key of Gee, Kawanyan, B-boy Club, Alpha Phi Alpha and, of course, Buckeye Fusion. Each year, Buckeye Fusion represents Ohio State at competitions around the country, so do your part and support some fellow Buckeyes!

Photo source: Melissa Prax

Name:  Kaitor Kposowa
Major:  Psychology
Year:  Senior
Hometown:  Cincinnati, Ohio (Although his parents are from Sierra Leone)
Twitter Handle:  @kaitorkposowa
 
HC:  What are you involved in here on campus/Columbus area?
KK:  I’m the news director and anchor for Buckeye TV, a reporter for The Lantern, and a student clerical assistant for WOSU Public Media (the PBS affiliate here in Columbus).
 
HC:  How did you snag the job as news director and what, specifically, do you do?
KK:  I was in Theater 300 and the current news director at the time graduated so our advisor asked me to take over.  I organize our team, send out emails to keep everyone on the same page, see story ideas from conception to completion, anchor, create the rundown and script, and then edit the newscast.
 
HC:  Give me a break down of a typical newscast.
KK:  It starts with a couple nights before creating the rundown, or the schedule.  We collect several news packages, arrange weather, and figure out who will be the sportscaster.  That day we print out scripts for the director and talent, read through, the crew will get the equipment ready, sound check, then we shoot the anchor lines.  After that, postproduction happens where I edit.
 
HC:  What is your career goal?

My favorite pair of spandex are the ones picture above.  I got them at Dick’s Sporting Goods, and couldn’t believe how comfortable they were.  Ironically, I had hardly any spandex for the short time I played volleyball on a team, and now, when I no longer play, I have plenty of the stretchy stuff!
 
1.     I have no shame.  I’ve talked to a lot of girls who don’t like spandex for different reasons, but a lot of the time they don’t think they can pull it off.  Sometimes we are a lot more critical of our bodies than we ought to be, and if you still are worried, you can always wear a bigger shirt on top.
2.     I find spandex extremely comfortable.  It’s like having an extra layer of skin that moves freely with the normal motion of your body.  A lot of female tennis players rock the skirts/skorts for the same reasons—spandex doesn’t reject movement; it flows with the movement.
3.     I like the colors.  Spandex is fun because it is colorful to the max.  Between the neons and prints, what’s not to love?
4.     It’s a hot item right now.  Any workout store is pushing the tight stuff.  A lot of professional athletes and athletic trainers have been using this fabulous material for a while, and while spandex definitely seems to have phases, I’m going to embrace it and rock it for as long as I can!
5.     It’s super breathable.  Since you’re not technically supposed to wear underwear with spandex, the material and color is thick enough that it hides that.