A Student Run Organization Lvnn ur1 ·;. Volume 3, Edition 3, February t997'""FL The Truth ing at Comerica Bank~ presented Cokie About Cigars their speeches in answering Mr. Levine's questions. With his first­ Roberts Pays rate journalist background, Mr. Scott Hirsch, staff writer You've seen Arnold Levine explored their steps to LynnA Visit SchwartzenageratPlanetHolly- Another success- from writing a good wood openings with one, and resume,. to ~e importance of in- Carola Adenauer, Editor George Bums was famous for SignpOSt To temships, to landing on the first his; not to mention catching Demi job, to the mobility of different January 29,1997, Lynn Uni- . Moore with the stogie of her Success positions. versity was honored with a dis- choice. They are cigars and it One intriguing point of the tinguished member of today's seems as if ~ryone who is any~ discussion was what kind ofedu- political journalists. Ms. Cokie one is smo ki ng one. .E verywhere Miki Kawamura cation is the most important or R o b erts took center stage in ~~s~~s~~ ~~~~~~;=;·~=·~~c~c~e~i~h~e~wL~~~~n~'~s~O~l;d~L~fu;r;ary~.~S:~~d~e=n~b~,~~ mg up and restaurants are even 21, our old library was bright- speakers mentioned English, the becoming "cigar friendly." Go ened by new success speakers. essential tool in communication enjoy Ms. Roberts viewpoints online and you will find over 300 lbis second success speech or- as one of the most importan~ on today's political issues. Presi- web sites and. chat rooms that ganized by Mr. Irving Levine, skills for all kinds of jobs. Ms. dent Clin1on, Social Security, and cater 1o the 1op!C of cigars. It has . Dean of International Studies, 0' grady emphasized public fo- Newt Gingrich were among some become the "le dernier cri" attracted over one hundred stu- · rum as a very useful course for of the topics discussed. Cokie (fad!of the 90's. Is this' popular dents and faculty members. 1\vo her career. Ellissa McCombe, a Roberts is a correspondent for ~tune as. ~ess as it is be- of the speake~ who .graduated behavioral scienfe majl>r, said, ABC News, covering politics, heved or 1s 1t really a deadly from Lynn Umversity, made sue- "I was definitely interested in the Congress, and public policy. trend? cess a more reachable goal for topics, because. they gave us a She is a weekly member of the To find out, I interviewed Dr. every student here. The partici- lot of advice in their speeches round. table discussion "This Stuart Hirsch, a:n Oral and p:mts of thi_s speech shared the And I am at a point in my !if~ Week with David Brinkley," Maxcliofacial surgeon and expert VIew that this speech actually set .,vhere I am working 1oward get- which airs every Swlday morn- on oral cancer. According to Dr. up another signpost for us to ting my career started and their ing at 10:30 a.m.. Ms. Roberts Hirsch, the major repercussions reach success step by step. advice is very useful to me." also serves as a news analyst for of smoking cigars is oral cancer. In the form of a round-table Emily Zizzi, a hospitality major, NPR (National Public Radio) Cancer by definition is an uncon- or panel discussion, the three expressed a similar impression of where she was a Congressional trolled·growth of cells which in- speakers, Mr. Michael the speech, "It was impllltant correspondent for more than 10 vades and destroys normal tis- Lawrence, a Lynn Master gradu- for us, as college students, to years. Mrs. Roberts is no sue. The most common form ate and currently Vice President hear what people already out in stranger to politics, having been of oral cancer is known as Squa- of Human Resources for the the real world had 1o say. Listen- raised in a political family, She mous Cell Carcinoma. Different Boca Ra1on Resort and Hotel, ?'g. to this group made me real- is a woman Of many achieve­ types of cancer vary in their de- Ms. Bernadette o·grady, also a IzeJus.thow~tcollegeand ments; having been named one grees of aggressiveness. How- Lynn graduate and now Head of expenence rs 1o a certain field I of Glamour magazine;s ten ever, Squamous Cell Carcinoma MrProgramming for ChannelS, and want 1o go in1o." most1991, outstandingalso, having beenwomen named of continued on page 3 · 11om Doyle, Head of Lend- continued on page 2 continued on page7 Signpost continued through a service known as Besides learning how to ori­ SEFLIN Free-Net, which stands Making the Dream a Reality ent their education to the future for Southeast Florida Library In­ success, students also had a formation ·Network. SEFLIN is at Lynn University chance to study public speaking a conglomeration of all the librar- skills. Students in Dr. Faye's ies in southeastern Florida. On January 21, 1997, Lynn University hosted its second an­ public forum class were given the Through this system alone, you nual Martin Luther Kirig Jr., Candlelight Vigil. The Candlelight Vigil assignment to study their speech can access inter-library loans and , both honors the life work of Dr. King and encourages students to topics and delivery skills. Cindy search the catalogs of other li- apply Dr. King's principles for change to their own lives. Braggs, a hospitality major, braries. The Free Net is also stated," The presentation was your key to the Internet. By ac- The Vigil began at 6:30 PM with opening remarks fr~m Kris very good, very organized and it cessing the World Wide Web, Burgers, Coordinator of Student Activiti~s and organizer of the was within the time allotted. you can use search engines, such e~ent. Th~ guest speaker,. Mr. Tony Hamson, then took the po- There was also time for us to ask as "Y:. a- h oo, , t o 1oo k up an d v1s1· ·t dmm. .Hamson owns the UJamaa Bookstore,· the only African book- . store m Fort Lauderdale, and spoke last February on the Lynn any questions. It was very infor­ h orne pages all over the world . . . b Afri · hi mative." Umvers1ty campus a out can-Amencan story. Just how easy is this ser­ When he was a young man, Harrison said that he "(did) not Some students were im­ vice? It is very easy. All you believe in the work of Martin· Luther King. When someone would pressed by Mr. Levine's inter­ ·have to do is go to _the library's hit you, Martin Luther King would say tum the other cheek. But view skills. Hillary Chase, a ma­ computer'lab and open a Free& when someone would hit me, I would not tum the other cheek.. .! jor of graphics design, said, " I Net account or you can just try would slap him back. I was much more supportive of the philoso~ feel that their speeches were well the Net for 20 minutes free by phy of Malcolm X." · thought out and put together. typing "VISITOR" into the com- Dean Levine did a very nice job puter. While Harrison's remarks initially surprised the audience of of asking them questions and nearly 40 students, faculty, and staff members, he later clarified his In addition, accordin~ to their answers were very informa­ viewpoint. "I now see how Dr. King's work has continued to Paul Roland, a Lynn librarian tive." Echoi_ng her view, Jillian impact the American population," he explained. "His work is very who works in the reference sec­ Branco, a major of funeral ser­ itnportant to a lot of people." Harrison then traced African-Ameri­ tion of the library, students are vic~- said that Mr. Levine "kept can history from the time of slavery to the non-violent protests of treated to a free E-mail account the panel to talk fluently without t\ae 1960s. e ended ~s discussion wi a few sal'e t comments when they sign up for a Free Net gaps. He always had a good on the current condition of African-Americans in South Florida. account. The advantages of E­ question and explained things mail as we all know is fantastic. After Harrison's speech, the Music of the Knights sang "I Be­ thoroughly." A friend back home can receive lieve," a song by the Blessid Union of Souls which promotes the Library a letter from you within a matter idea of unity and acceptance among all peoples. During this musi­ of minutes as opposed to a few cal interlude, audience members lit white candles in memory of Dr. Gains Access days in the "snail mail." No of­ King. Finally, the audience recited in unison a brief excerpt from fense to the U.S. Postal Service! Dr. King's August 8,1963 ("I Have A Dream") speech. The only catch is that your friend to the World Audience reaction was positive. Tony Hammer, a junior from needs to have an E-mail address, Durham, North Carolina, said that Tony Harrison "was very good. but thanks to services such as Wide Web He was outspoken , but his message was one which s~dents needed Free Net, who won't have one?. to hear. He really grabbed and held the audience members' atten­ ScQtt Hirsch, staff writer The SEFLIN Internet pro­ tion." gram can take your research to Have you ever wanted to When asked why this event is important, Jim Hundrieser, As­ new heights. The only down side visit Russia? Ever want to find sociate Dean for Student Services Planning and Assessment, noted, to.this Internet server is that it's out everything there is to know ''The Martin Luther Cahdlelight Vigil symbolizes the ability of people text only. This means that you about John Keates without hav­ to be who they are and to stand up for what is intrinsically good in will not get any fancy pictures ing to leave the comfort of your human beings and worthwhile to the community as a whole." personal computer? Well, now and scenic backgrounds you may at the Lynn Library you can. Put have seen on other Internet serv-. WWW continued your bathing suit on and get ers~ such as Netscape. Accord­ tate, go to the library right now ready to surf the net, the Internet ing to Mr. Roland, the library brary is almost perfect techno­ and try out the Internet for your­ that is. hopes in the near future to set up logically. For only being a year the network that will be able to old, the Lynn library has all of self! As of this month, the new handle a server such as Netscape. the resources you would find at and improved Lynn library is on- Mr. Roland however, feels the ti­ a large university. So don't hesi- line with the World Wide Web, PULSEPage2 . Cigars cont. from page 1 tain mystique involved in smok­ is one of the most agressi ve ing cigars. Cigar smoking is as­ Kabbalah forms of cancer rnking up with soc~ated with power. You al­ Pulse Leukemia and Melanoma. By the ways see a business tyco~>n Learning end of this year, there will be ap­ smoking a cigar." proximately 40,000 cases of oral Cigars can be very expen­ Center Visits cancer diagnosed. The typical Staff sive~ therefore a sort of class_ treatment as described by Dr. system has been established. Lynn Hirsch is both painful and costly. Only the wealthy can smoke the "Oral cancer is an yxtremely ag­ very fine cigars. Is it all worth Alexander Flipse, staff writer Editor gressive form of cancer. It does it? What is in store for society On Tuesday, January 14, the Carola Adenauer not respond to chemotherapy or in the near future? From a medi­ Lynn Auditorium was host to an conventional medications. The cal standpoint, it is certain that interesting seminar entitled "The primary treatment is a ·surgical society will see an increase in the Power of the Kabbalah." So removal of the tumor and large Staff Writers number of oral cancer cases. what, you ask, is the Kabbalah? LuisaAray amounts of the surrounding tis­ According to Dr. Hirsch, he ex­ "It is a system of Jewish spiri­ Alexander Flipse sue, often followed by high does pects to see the increase· occur tual teachings," says Shaul David Gamez of radiation treatment. Both in the next ten to fifteen y~ars, Youdktvitch, the head teacher at Scott Hirsch treatments are painful and debili­ because of the fact that oral can­ The Kabbalah Center. "The tating; and in spite of extensive cer takes a long time to develop. Kabbalah originated in Jerusalem Contributing Writers treatment, the five year survival However, this truly awful disease in 1922." In Jewish years, that Kris Burgers rate is still quite poor.~· and the severity of it canQ.ot be amounts to nearly thirty eight cen­ Miki Kawamura Even though cigars cause emphasized enough. turies. Michael Me Kee cancer, people still insist on So what is Dr. Hirsch's ad­ According to one attendee. Photography Staff smoking them. There is a mis­ vice to you? "My advice is if If this sounds difficult to com­ Chris Debbs conception held by many people you do not use tobacco prod­ prehend, it is. ''The Kabbalah is that cigars do not cause cancer ucts, don't; and if you do, con­ . tantamount to the art of Yoga in simply because you do not in­ sider ·t in . From the stand­ dmt it che exercisin of Technkal u port hale. It is a fact that cigars, pipes, point of oral cancer, the combi­ the mind. as well as mmd con­ Mike Petroski and chewing tobacco all contain -nation of alcohol and smoking trol. It has its own code and nicotine, the same addictive sub­ drastically multiply the cancer wording, but there's noth~ng Advisors stance found in cigarettes, as well causing effects of tobacco." mystical about it." ·as other chemicals which have . Jim Hundrieser Dr. Faye Zhenxing been associated with causing The seininar featured a fas­ cancer. cinating movie followed by a spe­ cial lecture conducted by Shaul If cigars cause cancer, why Youdkevitch himself. After­ does the government not crack WE wards, an elaborate buffet table down on television, restaurants, was set up for the hungry attend­ and smoke· shops that promote ees. "It's interesting," says cigar smoking? It is for the same Tobye Kecky, ·~more than meets reason the government has not the eye." stopped the sale of cigarettes.· There is a large tobacco lobby Anyone who wishes to learn that is currently· trying to cover more about the Kabbalah can up and deny any evidence that visit The Kabbalah Center, lo­ smoking causes ail.y kind of can­ ' cated at 7088 Berecasa Way. Or cer. This lobby will also try to Pulse New paper you can call them at (407) 347- convince you that all the evi­ Staff need. writers, pho­ 7095. The center is almost en-­ dence gathered is purely circum­ tographers, artists, editor\ tirely run by_volunteers and of­ stantial. and interested people. fers an eight week course. Plea. e fax Carol a "You~re not gonna be.an angel," But why in recent years has Adenauer at (954) 419~ Youdkevitch warns, "but you'll cigar smoking become the hype 9965 or contact Dr. Faye have the tools you need to lead a of the 1990's? As Dr. Hirsch at 994-0770 ext. 21 J. full life." puts it, "There seems to be a cer- PULSE Pa.'!~ Reflections

u n From David Gamez, staff writer A small community like our Students to campus, ·gave me an idea. And I Salsa Mix thought that this is just a small Rock Stars portion of our day by day expe­ rience. It is an image of our ac­ Luisa Aray, staff writer tual society. We have good news for the Latin students at Lynn University! Alexander Flipse, staff writer Last Friday, Renan Dieppa and Larissa Gimenez, started a musical On Tuesday, January 14, Our life in here is how our program at WLYN 96.1 F.M., where students can listen to their Lynn students' wildest dreams life after graduating is going to favorite Spanish songs, from rock music to merengue, salsa, -came to life as they were given be. People are working, while cumbia, and ballads. the opportunity to star in their others are running. Some are own music videos. From noon making new friends~ some are Students are able to participate, by calling or stopping by the to 6 pm, the Student Center helping each other, some are be­ radio station on the second floor of the Lynn Student Center. This Lobby was packed with equip­ ing stupid and some are being Latin progtam can be heard every Friday from 8 p.m. to 10 pm. ment and students of all ages. politicians. We urge everybody to listen and to participate by calling the station They were waiting to dress up in at 997-5507 ext. 137, so you can request any of your favorite songs. Believe it or not, this is the outrageous costumes and lip Remember students, your first choice is WLYN 96.1 on your FM way hum~ beings handle their sync to the music of all sorts of dial! activities. In a group of smart well known artists from Ozzie people, the dumb ones do not Osbourne to the Jackson 5. fit. In a group album band from Austin, .Texas, ·month of February. with Matthew 100% Fun. Now I'm hoping the opened the L.U. show for Mat­ title ·will predispose people to thew Sweet. The members of The Renaissance Fair is put . Sweet at think the record is more pleasant Fastball are Miles Zuniga (guitars/ together by troops of profes­ than it is," says Sweet. vocals), and Joey Shuffield sional actors, who rehearse all Like 100% Pun, Sweet's lat- (drums). Previously they played year, l~g for this one p..erfor­ Lynn· mance, and local merchants who est recording effort was pro- under the name "Magneto USA" dress in costume to sell their duced by Brendan O'Brien, who to sold-out crow~ in ~eir home­ University worldly merchandise. The act­ is best know for his work with town as well as m Chicago; and ing troop truly transforms TY Seattle powerhouses Pearl Jam Long Beach, California areas. Kris Burgers Park into the royal village of King Stone Temple Pilots, and . Acco~~in~ to the .Palm Beac Henry_the Eighth. The fair of­ On Sunday, February 2, the Soundgarden. Given o'Brien's Post, This band lS a wake-up fers a whole day of fun. There Lynn Uni~ersity communitY wel­ influence,: Blue Sky On Mars is call ~d the manic depress~ve are jousts that take place periodi­ comed Matthew Sweet to cam­ similar to 100% Fun's "pleasant" dromngs of ?erfor~ers ~~ke cally during the day or catch a pus. Sweet, a veteran of the al­ outlook, with songs ranging from Bush and Alan1s Momsette. ternative music scene, played for royal court jester perform his garage rock to straightforward In addition to the two per- nearly two hours to a crowd of magnificent juggling act. And if ballads. formers, concert-goers enjoyed 400 stu~ents, faculty, staff and you're luck enough, you can sit the festive atmosphere provided At the Lynn concert, Sweet in and watch King Henry feud invited guests. The concert was by WLYN 96.1- FM, Lymi's cam­ produced by Fantasma Produc­ played a mix of songs from both with his wives. There are medi­ pus radio station. WLYN as­ tions and spons~red by Student his early and more recent CDs. eval games and rides for the kids. sisted with concert promotions, Activities. The crowd cheered enthusiasti­ And what Renaissance fair as well as providing concessions cally as he broke into the famil­ would be complete without Matthew Sweet went to the and pre-show programming. iar guitar melody of "Girlfriend" knights? If you attend, you are UniversitY of Georgia and was a WLYN Station Manager Alex and roared its approval of the certain to see more than a few staple on the Athens, Georgia, Barnett hosted the show in con­ jangling guitars and drivil).g beat knights, all of which can handle music scene along with such well junction with Student Activities. of "Sick of Myself;" a sword. known artists as REM, the In­ "!never really heard of Mat­ ''This is a real coup for Lynn The shopping is also a won­ digo Girls, Pylon, and the B52s. thew Sweet until we got this con­ University," declared Scott derful addition to this virtual time He has three CDs currently avail­ cert," commented Tom Vadala, Gartner, an .agent with Fantasma warp. Can'tfmd that perfect pair able in most record stores -Girl- a junior form the Boston area. Productions of West Palm of leather pants? At the fair, you . friend. Altered Beast. and 100% "I really like his music, and I'm Beach. ''Sweet is a big name and can leave fully outfitted in the Fun - as well as one EP, Son of excited that Lynn could get such usually plays larger venues." In garb of the 16th century. They Altered Beast. He is set to re­ a well-known musician here." lease a new CD, titled Blue Sky fact, just prior to his arrival at even have a swordsmith where On Mars, on March 25, 1997. Lynn, Sweet played to capacity Phil Martel, a senior also you can purchase your own j>er­ crowds at Florida State Univer­ from th~ Boston area, summed sonal armament. This is heJpful Sweet's first two CDs re­ sity in Tallahassee and the Uni­ up his reaction to the concert: in case you run into any stray sulted in several alternative radio versity of Florida in Gainesville. ''There's Sweet-ness in the air." dragon's in the parking lot. hits. From Girlfriena, the singles "Girlfriend", "I've Been Wait­ "This is Matthew's tour be­ the Renaissance fair is truly ing", and "Evangeline" gained fore the tour," explained James 16th Century a uniqu~ experience. The admis­ widespread attention. "Devil Garrigus of BMG Records, sion is only $10, a truly fair price With the Green Dress" from Son which _represents Sweet. Be­ England is for all that is in store. So what of Altered Beast achieved simi­ cause his latest CD will not be are you waiting for? It's time to lar success. Despite his grow- released until late next month, Back in Town head back to merry old England. , ing popularity, Sweet was often Sweet wanted to do something Maybe your history professor will give you extra credit for go­ criticized for being too pessimis­ of a warm-up tour before he went scott Hirsch, staff writer tic and depressing. on the road full-time. In addi- ing; it couldn't hurt to ask! tion, Sweet really likes to play Hear Ye! Hear Ye! ~ou're He tried to change that im­ college audiences, whom. he su~oned to att~nd the farr, ~e pression with his third CD. thinks are really receptive to and ~ena1ssance . F~1r. Yes, t~at. s "When my last album came out, appreciative of his musical ex- . ~g_ht ~h~ · Re~a~ssance F~u 1s people kept telling me how dark perimentation and introspective back again~ this time for therr 7th and weird the songs were. So I lyrics. year. The fair which is held a PULSEPage5 desk, and a complete anthology Lando Calrisian, and you get to ments like these seem to indicate Quest is Lynn ofEdgar Allen Poe's works. The Wedge Antille's Official Home that there are still a lot of people poetry readings allow students Page (Wedge is one of the most who have very little understand­ Un.iversity's and faculty to read their own useless characters of the trilogy.) ing about the frrst Simpson trial poems, ~tories and or favorite You have to know about the tril­ as well as the most simple and Newest works of other writers. About ogy to fully understand this basic principles of our legal sys­ thirty people have attended each page. www.epix.net/-killando tem. of these events and heard many ·Literary One of these principles is insightful, amusing, and emo­ ·Meatmation that in any criminal trial, the bur­ tional poems and stories. Look One of the weirdest things Journal den of proof lies with the pros­ for the next poetry reading in I've ever seen on the Inernet. ecution. In other words, while March. This guy uses meat to create his Michael Me Kee animation. www.cais.net/frischl the prosecution team of Chris­ Over the past month a group WWW • d meatmation topher Darden ·and Marcia Clark of students and faculty mem- eir had to prove their case beyond hers have met once a week to Ron's Dolf,ghnut of the a reasonable doubt (that readoverliteraryworksandview Addresses Week Simpson was indeed guilty), the art submitted by faculty and stu- This is what I call IDLE- defense team didn't. All they had dents. These meetings will help David Gamez, staff writer NESS! This guy makes weekly to provide was reasonable doubt, . form Lynn's newest literary jour.. Day after day millions of evaluations of donuts and rates or rather, what the jury consid­ nal, "QUEST." The submitted new people add to the huge list the one he likes the most. ered to be a reasonable doubt. works are evaluated for their . of Internet users. For those www.metro-online.com/rjayersl Unfortunately, the reason quality and content. A vote then newbies and for those who have donut.htm why the jury believed there was proce_lain ~oiil is' 'id kill PULSE Page 6 The media often distorting the Roberts cont. from page 1 facts with sensationalism, con­ The Force is Back With Us cerned more with entertaining the u don't find time made you feel like. it was hap­ public rather than informing them~ or yourself, that's Scott Hirsch, staff writer pening in the theater, not just pro­ As far as the media is concerned the part that goes. After twenty years, Star jected onto a screen. The new we should take what they say Wars is back on the big screen! 16 CD digital sound ROCKED with a grain of salt. an outstanding mother of the LucasfiJm Inc. spent a supposed tbe theater with defming explo­ Fortunately, there are SOME year. A syndicated columnist for 15 million dollars to give Star sions. It seemed to me however, useful sources of information re­ United Media, she writes a Wars a make over. This new and that in addition to the new scenes garding the Simpsori trials. I weekly news column published improved film replaced the old and sp~cial effects, there was would recommend contacting in newspapers across the nation. box around the ship special ef­ added dialogue for C3PO -he your bookstore to see if they Ms. Roberts educated the crowd fects with CGI technology. In seemed to complain more. I hap­ have Outraged: Five Reasons on the people who make up layman's terms, computer gen­ pened to see the movie opening Why Simpson Got Away With Washington.. Having recently erated special effects, and about night. This is o.k. if you like to Murder. It is a well written ac­ attended a press conference held seven minutes of new footage. go to a movie theater filled with count of the Simpson criminal by the President, Ms. Roberts This new footage ·included a high school students too young trial by Vincent B ugloisi. This elaborated on a comment made scene between Jabba the Hutt to remember when this movie prominent former district attor­ by the Commander in Chief, and Hon Solo; a scene that was was originally in the theaters. ney has won 102 out of 103 "Mistakes were made." Accord­ originally filmed with a man play­ The bottom line is THIS IS A cases, including the Charles ing to Ms. Roberts these mis­ ing Jabba. This scene how~ver, GREAT MOVIE! A must see! Manson murder trial. Using his takes "weren't made by any liv­ was dropped before the final If you haven't seen Star Wars on expertise from this impressive ing human being, but mistakes screening. In the Special Edi­ anything but your television, then tion, Jabba the Hutt is replaced you have to see it on the big track record, Buglo~si has man­ wer~ made." I had five minutes aged to list a shocking amount with this remarkable woman and with a CGI version and "Forrest screen. Now that I have seen of evidence that was not pre­ I asked her when she had time Gump" technology is used to "Star Wars - the Special Edition," sented in the court room, as well for herself. Being in the public make the scene flow. The new I have to count down the days as the substantial flaws in the eye, lecturing, politics, and fam­ special effects were great! The till the other two movies iri the defense that should have been ily are her life. Her response was laser blasts and explosions truly Star Wars Trilogy are released! pointed out by the prosecution, " you don't find time for your­ but weren't. If for some_reason, self, that's the part that goes." I you still see room for doubt, if guess being a 90's career woman you still see a reason why has its advantages and disadvan­ RQots, Rock, and Reggae Simps~n should be found guilty tages. in the criminal aspect, write ta Michael Weintrob,staff writer Marley and brother K ymani, and the Pulse. You could be respon­ On Saturday, February 8, Wyclef from the Fugees. Maxi sible for turning this country's 1997, thousands turned out for Priest sang Marley's music out perception of the Simpson trials what would be the Fourth An- of respect for ail that he had done on its ear and The Pulse would nual Bob Marley Festival held in to pioneer the Reggae p1ovement. be the first to cover this ground Miami's AT&T· Amphitheater. The City of Miami donated a breaking story! Not a bad deal, Sponsors included Coca Cola, plaque to Mrs. Cedella Marley huh? . Addidas, Red Stripe Beer and Booker, matri~ch of the Marley others. All the proceeds of this Family, stating "that from this benefit .are going to feed· the day on, February 8th is declared homeless in Miami. Those who Bob Marley Day." Critically ac­ attended the afternoon- evening claimed film star Woody fest had only to donate three · Harrelson was on hand for the Remember Classes Res me cans of non-perishable food at presentation. Every year on Bob the door for admission. The fes- Marley's birthday, the AT&T tival paid tribute to the late great Amphitheater will be cranimed On ~obert Nesta Marley on the an- with fans from all over the world niversary of his birth. "Roots, to pay their respects to a man Rock and Reggae" filled the air held in the hearts of many - the March 3, 1997!!! as groups such as Ziggy Marley late Bob Marley. and the Melody Makers, Julian PULSE Page 7 Homecoming Kicks Off With a -·- board covered with garbage bags Bang and a Splash! held together with duct tape; tub.: ing wrapped in duct tapes served Scott Hirsch, staff writer as pontoons: Phi Lambdas boat · Homecoming weekend events started February 5 and ended was a true reflection of the light on Friday the 8th. Events included Blue and White Day, Bleacher spirit of fraternities; their boat Creature Women's Basketball, window painting, Keg Races and was made of four kegs held to­ the "Anything That Floats" contest. gether with rope. Theta Xi made their boat from four garbage cans Window painting took place in the University Center with taped face to face with duct tape. Lynn's Clubs and Organizations painting large sections of the win­ WLYNs ingenious- creation was dows in the center. The keg races, in front of the Schmidt building constructed of six Gatorade wa­ proved to be entertaining as well as challenging. Eight teams of ter coolers taped to the roof of a four set up to run the course. Each of the four members had an golf cart. Finally, Old Men on opportunity to ride the keg. The "keg'" looked like a plastic beer Roller Skat!!S built their boat, re­ keg sitting on top of a skateboard with handle bars. Driver one sembling a surfboard, from card­ takes the keg down the driveway trying to knock off eggs sitting ~oard , duct tape and piping. on top of the obstacle cones. It is important for the driver to knock The first race was between tpe off the egg without using their arms or legs. Driver two runs the two fraternities and KOR. KOR had a little trouble getting off keg around the obstacle course. Driver three has to "chug" an shore, but the two fraternities were head to head trying to knock O'Doul's non-alcoholic beer, through a straw while driving the each other off. KOR seemed to be headed towards Cuba foe a keg. Driver four takes the keg to the finish line. The races were while and Phi Lambda capsized leaving Theta Xi in the lead. All truly exciting. The first teams were Theta Xi and Phi Lambda three teams ended up in the water while trying to reach the finish fraternities. Theta Xis driver one was in the lead through the egg line. Th.,eta Xi ends up _winning the race leaving Phi Lambda in course, leaving Phi Lambda behind due to a cone falling in the second. The second race was won by a landslide leaving Old Men way. This lead gave Theta Xi the winning advantage through all on Roller Skates. in the lead over WLYN and Women s Softball. the other obstacles. This left Theta Xi victorious. The next race o · , there was that OMRS. (s eemrmtee o was between Lynn a Sorority and the Yearbook, a formidable match. but never proven. WLYN tipped over giving Women s Softball the The women led the race while the Yearbook dumped over during edge they need to take second place. the first leg of the race being left far behind. The women of the Sorority flew through the rest of the race without fault, winning The opening Homecoming games were great fun and also very the second race. The third race was between WLYN 96.1 fin and wet for some students who were thrown in the lake after the race. KOR (Knights of the Round Table). The race started out neck to The final standings for the opening. of the events were: 335 points neck, both teams were having problems with the egg part of the for Theta Xi 310 points for Old Men on Roller Skates 150 points race. By the time the second driver took the hot seat, KOR took for ASID 100 points for Yearbook 100 points for Phi Lambda 75 -the lead. During the home stretch KOR was in the lead, but WLYN points for KOR 15 points for Lynn s Sorority. was not far behind. This race ended in the first and only tie of the event. The fourth and final race was between Old Men on Roller Skates and Student Government. OMRS took the lead right from the starting line, while Student Government rolled over at the frrst cone. 0 MRS took a giant lead and won the race. 1st place - Theta Xi 2nd place - Lynn s Sorority 3rd place - Phi Lambda 4th place - Old Men on Roller Skates The next event of the afternoon was the "Anything That Floats Race." Six teams participated in this event all contributing their own hand built boats to compete in the race. Materials such as Styrofoam, pool floats, and wood were not allowed to be used in the construction of the boat. Two team members had to--success­ fully stay afloat and reach the other end of the Lynn Residence Hall Lake. Women s Softball made their boat out of two coolers and two beach balls taped together. KOR built their boat out of card-