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What Does Cumberland County Look Like? by EFRAIN COLON What does Cumberland County look like? This Learning and the students for their hard work on the age-old question has been the centerpiece of major mural and called it Freedom of Expression in Action. philosophical debate for centuries. From the time of Class instructor and Associate Professor in Visual the prophets, scripture has tackled this mystery with Arts Socorro Hernandez-Hinek said, "This was an verses stating, "Yea, I say unto thee that no man shall opportunity for young students to apply their training, know the true nature of Cumberland, for this land is skills and creative talent through a partnership with great with Army and the stores of pawn." (II Opinions the real world," 8:2). Dr. Ernest Lamb, chair of the Department of Great minds including Socrates, Voltaire and Performing and Fine Arts said, "I'm so grateful for Friedrich Nietzsche have even devoted exhaustive the leadership and guidance Socorro Hernandezstudy to this quandary to no avail. Fortunately, Hinek provided our art students during the course this brain buster has finally been answered with a of this service learning project. The tag line for the zip line and ceramic eagle head. Department of Performing and Fine Arts is 'Building In the Fall of 2013, students from Fayetteville community through the arts.' I can think of no better State University's Art 452-01 Ceramics IV class were way to demonstrate our commitment to this ideal than asked to create a work of art for the stairwell of the through public art projects like this." Fayetteville Area Convention & Visitors Bureau. This Fayetteville State University itself is an important project resulted in a fascinating mural by talented part of Cumberland County history. Founded in students giving their interpretation of exactly what 1867, FSU is the second-oldest public institution Fayetteville State University students answered the in North Carolina. It offers nearly 60 degrees in Cumberland County looks like. The final pieces of question "What does Cumberland County look like?" the arts, sciences, business and education at the art depict the zip line experience, a parachutist, Their answers were expressed in ceramic and are Marquis de LaFayette and, as promised, a couple of undergraduate, graduate and doctoral levels. As for posted as a mural at the Fayetteville Area Conveneagle heads with one representing the Great Seal of where the mural is on display. The Fayetteville Area the United States. This mural is currently on display tion and Visitors Bureau. Convention & Visitors Bureau is a private, not-forat the bureau and patrons are encouraged to visit. profit organization responsible for positioning Fort The eight students who worked on the mural are: Bragg and Cumberland County as a Frankie Freeman, Monica Griffin, Yavaughn Jackson, Su Kim, Damien destination for conventions, sporting events and individual Mathis, Sylvester "PJ" Purdie, Dayshaun Tate and Jasmine Williams. travel. For additional information on the mural, visit FACVB President and CEO John Meroski said, "We're honored to ww.VisitFayettevilleNC.com EFRAIN COLON, Contributing Writer, Up showcase the student's depiction of the question we posed — 'What does or call 1-800-255-8217. & Coming Weekly. COMMENTS? Cumberland County look like?'" He went on to give thanks to FSU Service editor@upandcomingweekly.com. Cake Tasting Weekend! Sat. & Sun., Feb. 1 & 2 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. No appt. necessary Six Cakes to sample 3-4 icings, 4-5 fillings $5.00 per person Good Morning Fayetteville! WFNC am640 Live Broadcast inside Village Coffee House Wed., Jan. 29, 6 a.m. - 10 a.m. WWW.UPANDCOMINGWEEKLY.COM JANUARY 22-28, 2014 UCW 9