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University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 4-2-2004 Sandspur, Vol 110, No 21, April 02, 2004 Rollins College Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rollins Sandspur by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Rollins College, "Sandspur, Vol 110, No 21, April 02, 2004" (2004). The Rollins Sandspur. 227. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/227 ®he ROLLINS COLLEGE • WINTER PARK, FLORIDA THE OLDEST COLLEGantepuE NEWSPAPER IN FLORIDA r £GE NKWSPAPFR TXT FinumA ^^ >RIL 2, 200-1 FOUNDED IN 1894 WWW.THESANDSPt R.ORG A Tour to Remember I Liberty and Justice for All? I Intramural Ping Pong Rollins' Chamber Singers The Supreme Court will soon hear the The Rollins Intramural Ensemble has had a busy infamous case from California challenging Sports Program's most schedule over the last few the inclusion of the words "under God" in recent endeavor showcases weeks, including a trip to the Pledge of Allegiance. Is the long an unusual yet fascinating Washington, D.C. standing tradition Constitutional? activity for students. page 7 page 13 £23111 Nearly 40 Cars Vandalized in Weekend Rampage Cars parked in In a campus-wide e- mail, Campus Safety the SunTrust Director Brad McKown Garage had their reported, "All stolen items were recovered, and the windows smashed police are in the process of Sunday morning. returning them to the own ers." by Mark Bartschi Hyatt has already been production manager charged with seven counts Dozens of students were of burglary, and investiga shocked to discover early tors say that more charges this week that their cars had are likely to follow. He is been seriously damaged or currently being held at the robbed Sunday morning in Orange County Jail. the most extensive case of Despite thousands of vandalism in Rollins history. dollars in damage, no one Thanks to a report from was injured during the ram an eyewitness, Christopher page. Dan Ehreiser, '05, Hyatt, a 31-year-old whose car was vandalized Hamilton Holt student, has and robbed, commented, been accused of smashing "It's unfortunate when the windows of approxi something like this happens. mately 40 cars with a base It's a reality check when ball bat and looting many of crime affects you. the vehicles. The vandalism Nevertheless, for everything occurred on the fourth floor that was stolen, it's fortunate of the SunTrust Parking that no one was in harm's way. The things that were Garage Sunday morning at photos / ROBERT WALKER approximately 5 a.m. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 A LOUSY WAY TO START THE WEEK: Dozens of cars were vandalized Sunday in the garage. Clarke Admits U.S. Failure Farewell Luncheon • Local communi book chapters, and pub • Former chief of lished two books. Perhaps counterterrorism ty leaders gather her largest legacy is that she suggests negli- for a luncheon to quadrupled Rollins' endow ments from $39 million cence in the Bush honor Dr. Rita when she started here in administration. Bornstein. 1990. by Isaac Stolzenbach The luncheon was by Erika Batey staff reporter gala affair, consisting of local asst. news editor businesses and leaders, The Winter Park which included: Sam Stark, Last week, former coun Chamber of Commerce held President, Winter Park terterrorism chief, Richard a farewell luncheon in honor Camber of Commerce; Dr. Clarke, made the startling of Rollins' College President, John Hitt, President, accusation that the Bush photo / CENSA.NET Dr. Rita Bornstein, who was University of Central Florida administration refused to WE FAILED YOU: Clarke addresses the Council for Emerging showered with compliments (UCF); Dr. Ruth Prather, consider terrorism a serious National Security Affairs at their fourth annual convention. on the 31st of March 2004. Provost, Winter Park threat and priority before the Campus Valencia for forgiveness, he placed giveness." Dr. Bornstein, win September 11th attacks. Community College; and the blame on himself and the Coming at the time of ner of many lifetime achieve Despite the attempts of Bush Kenneth "Kip" Marchman, US government. "Your gov the televised hearings of the ment awards, graduated and others to, "create a sense Mayor, City of Winter Park. ernment failed you, and I "National Commission on with her English literature of urgency," he says their All participants were full of failed you," he said. "We Terrorist Attacks Upon the B.A. and M.A. degrees from warnings were largely compliments for Dr. tried hard, but that doesn't United States" panel, this Florida Atlantic University ignored. Bornstein's achievements. matter because we failed statement has caused before earning her Ph.D. at Clarke's testimony Winter Park Mayor, you. And for that failure, I extreme controversy. It has University of Miami in edu opened with an apology to Kip Marchman, was sad would ask, once all the facts particularly resulted in stern cational leadership. She is the family and friends of the that she was leaving, but are out, for your under criticism and defense from the author of numerous edu victims of 9/11. Then in a cational journals; several startling statement asking standing and for your for CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 THE SANDSPUR NEWS APRIL 2, 2004 Vandalism Government Failures CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Clinton administration, requested. taken can be returned or the White House. Secretary Samuel Berger, felt it was Clarke's recently pub replaced." of State, Colin Powell, vitally important to hold lished book, Against All Many frustrated stu refused Clarke's testimony, daily meetings after a possi Enemies, and this public tes dents blame the college for saying that terrorism was ble terrorist attack warning, timony have taken courage the incident. Mallory regarded as a number one Rice chose not to do this. and have brought the issues Masters, '07, said, "I find it priority by Bush before the Many members of the com into the limelight. hard to • believe that if new administration even mission panel were also In order to prove false, Campus Safety was really took office. CIA Director angry at Rice for not appear any claims that his earlier patrolling our campus as George Tenet also testified ing before the panel. testimony from a July 2002 they say they were, this man stating that both the Clinton In response, she argued hearing contradicts his would be able to vandalize and Bush administrations that she had "nothing to recent statements, he has 40 cars without them hear took the threat of terrorism hide." She stated, "I'm more welcomed it as declassified. ing or seeing it." seriously. than happy to spend as He is asking for an end to the Campus Safety insists However, Clarke firmly much time as they would White House's "vicious per that security is adequate. In stands by his claim that ter like answering further ques sonal attacks." "The issue is McKown's e-mail, he HYATT rorism was not viewed as tions." She strongly affirms not about me. The issue is assured students, "We Campus Safety can be urgent by the administra that a strategy to eliminate al about the president's per believe that this isolated reached from the parking tion. Quaida was already in place formance in the war on ter incident does not reflect the garage, as well as any cour Many of the attacks have before the September 11 rorism," he stated. He refus safety of the garage. The tesy phone location on cam been centered on national attacks. es to show any support to garage was designed with pus, by pressing the red help security advisor, After much debate, Rice any presidential candidate, safety in mind—open archi button or calling (407) 646- Condoleezza Rice. Clarke has agreed to testify in pub stating that his motivation tecture, extremely good 2999. Officers will gladly attacked Rice on CNN's lic, under oath. The White for writing the book and lighting, emergency call offer an escort to students "Larry King Live," saying, House had refused this coming out with this testi phones, and more." uncomfortable traversing "If Condi Rice had been request initially, stating that mony was to help advise the With the resources avail the garage or campus alone. doing her job...if she had a it would be a violation of country on how not to repeat able to the college, at least Lieutenant Julius Jacobs hands-on attitude to being executive privilege. They are mistakes. three officers are typically on requests, "Those who have national security adviser now giving her the opportu The debate is expected to duty at any given time. One not verified the condition of when she had information nity to rebut Clarke's criti continue for weeks, and a staffs the office, while two their vehicle and its contents that there was a threat cism publicly, however, public report by the patrol the campus. Since should contact Campus against the United under the condition that this September 11 commission is officers concentrate on resi Safety and the Winter Park States... [the information] will not set a precedent for due by late July. dential areas, buildings like Police Department as soon would have been shaken out testimony by White House the parking garage are not as possible." in the summer of 2001." staff and that additional constantly under guard. While her predecessor in the public testimony will not be You said, "MORE MEAT!" 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