Standing 4’11’’ and of Sicilian descent, Jamie has been working in the Campus Recreation Center at Auraria for a year and a half. When I asked her what exactly her job entailed, she said “Everything! From scheduling who uses the racquet ball and basketball courts, access to the pool are, memberships as well as personal training”. She loves the fact that her job is work study and allows her flexible hours in order to complete her school work. Jamie’s major is Hospitality, Tourism and Events. She aspires to open an Italian restaurant but wants to make it more “upbeat” than the Olive Garden Italian Restaurant, a popular food chain derived from Darden Restaurants. Born in West Palm Beach, Florida, Jamie moved to Houston, Texas at age four. That same year she moved to Thornton, Colorado. Having attended Thornton High School, she found that Metro State still provided a small community for her. Originally trying out for the Metro State Dance Team, Jamie made the cheerleading squad and does not regret it. She stays fit and enjoys waking up “feeling like P. Diddy” every morning. Her mornings start at 6 am with cheerleading practice every day. She then musters up enough energy to attend class at 8 am. After class, Jamie heads straight to the rec center and works until 6 pm. Her enthusiasm and dashing good looks allow her to be the “opposite of a Ladie’s Man”. Jamie is an extraordinary person.
Born in Khartoum, Sudan, Filmon Tekle strives to live the dream his parents hope for. As an Eritrean-American, Filmon’s major is Literature with a minor in Developmental Psychology. He plans to teach either creative writing or literature for college level students. Filmon enjoys playing basketball, battling his friends in NBA 2K as well as anything to do with culture. He participates in slam poetry at the Gypsy house located off 13th & Marion in Downtown Denver and hopes to participate in the highly esteemed spoken word venue Café Nuba. His favorite TV shows are Martin. Fresh Prince of Bellaire, and How I Met Your Mother. I asked him to tell me something that not very many people know. His response? “I’ve invented the word schmeffin”. Filmon says that schmeffin is “the action of making someone look like a dum*ss after they say something ignorant”. For example: if someone were to say “1+1=4”, he would then go about clearing his throat, shuffling papers and avoiding all eye contact with the individual. He has two brothers, both of who live in Sawa, Eritrea, a war ridden city built to train those for military purpose. He enjoys speaking broken Tigrinya, the major language in Eritrea as well as northern Ethiopia. Filmon is extremely sarcastic but is an outgoing individual.
Spoken word at Elevation Friday's allows the audience to experience raw emotions. Previously hosted at Africana #2 Restaurant, Elevation Friday's found a new home on Friday February 4th at Atrium Bar & Grill located on 554 S. Broadway.Don't let Atrium's softly lit sign or discreet location on the east side of Broadway fool you because the talent within is unexplainable. Read more after the jump. 
