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A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 22, Issue 31 www.fiusm.com Wednesday, October 21, 2009 Learn grandma’s Spanish Rocky Horror Picture Show lentils for upcoming winter comes to FIU this week PAGE 5 PAGE 7 SPOTLIGHT SGC-MMC AT thE BAY PAGE 5 Students get to talk about relation- ships, sex, cheating at the Women’s Resolution Center forum, and everyone is welcome! PRETTY IN PINK opiNioN PAGE 6 calling for Volleyball team really ‘digs’ helping cancer foundation restructure of Getting Schooled: Students should visit universities in order to learn JULIA CARDENUTO “This wouldn’t have been possible without SGA passes more about prospective programs. News Director them,” Tomic said. All of the proceeds will be donated to the opiNioN PAGE 6 FRANCISCO MARADIAGA Susan G. Komen for the Cure Foundation, which In light of his progress in the econo- The women’s volleyball team will “dig pink” Staff Writer my, foreign policy and health care, this Friday by helping raise money for breast the volleyball players have already volunteered does Obama make the grade? cancer awareness during the match against and worked for. The senate at the Student Government Council Arkansas. Representatives of the foundation will also liFE! PAGE 8 at Modesto Maidique Campus voiced opinions on “Dig Pink” is a national effort held throughout have a table at the U.S. Century Bank Arena Monday concerning the restructuring of student October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month, by and will be giving out information about breast government, the smoke-free campus initiative, a professional, high school and college sports cancer awareness and prevention. pilot program to bring Kindles to the University teams in an effort to raise funds for the cause. This is not the first time the University’s and human trafficking. The initiative began with volleyball teams but team holds the “Dig Pink” event, but this year, Campus bylaws were also tweaked. today even soccer and tennis teams are joining. Witherell said, they wanted to “take it to another Moment of Clarity: Gucci Mane far The resolution calling for a consideration to from a great rapper. The team’s coach, Danijela Tomic, said she level.” restructure student government for the sake of is excited with this opportunity and can’t wait to “We are trying to fill the liFE! PAGE 7 unity passed the senate with a vote of 20 for, six see fans support both the team and the cause. arena, break our record,” she Pop and Circumstance: Weezer’s against and zero abstentions. “It’s a great cause and inspiring to the volley- said. “We will be passing “jokes” not really funny anymore. Once again, the focus of the document was ball world,” Tomic said. collection canisters and spoRts PAGE 12 presented by its sponsoring senators as a call to This initiative was made possible by the Office giving away T-shirts.” look into alternatives, and not as an endorsement of External Relations, the Herbert Wertheim The first 100 fans of any set avenue. College of Medicine, the College of Engineering will receive free T-shirts. “A system with one unified student body leader and the Student Government Association. Additional pink T-shirts can help fix such issues, while representing all Terry Witherell, associate vice president of and arm bands will be FIU students,” states the resolution. University and Community Relations, was the PINK, page 3 When Senator for Arts and Sciences Altanese Looking back on Garcia’s first three arbitrator of the partnership. Both the dean of the years at FIU. Phenelus questioned whether a central president College of Medicine and the dean of the College could fairly represent Biscayne Bay Campus if he spoRts PAGE 12 of Engineering donated money to the cause. or she were exclusively located at MMC, spon- Volleyball: Golden Panthers win These funds will be used to buy pink T-shirts and 12th in a row on Rosa’s strong play. soring Senator from the Honors College Vignesh arm bands to be sold at the game. Doraiswamy said the mention of the central presi- dent was only one of “different options that could UPCOMING EVENTS help.” Nicaraguan Students Association, Oct. 21, Responding to reports that SGC-MMC Presi- 4 p.m. Join this meeting and get in touch with your roots! Event is free and will be held dent Anthony Rionda would not sign anything he in GC 241. Interim dean ready to work deemed divisive, Doraiswamy stated he did not Asian Studies, Oct. 20, 12:30 p.m. Join this find the resolution to be divisive. lecture and learn about the Asian culture! “I think that’s one of the Rionda had previously told Student Media that The event is free and is being held in GC 150. McDemmond to bring things that all schools and the now is not the time, nor is the resolution the way, Students For A Free Tibet, Oct. 22, 1 p.m. University as a whole need, to address the concerns brought up. Join this meeting and effect change! Event is to be well managed, partic- The senate also took a stance on the smoke- free and will be held in GC 343. unique leadership policy ularly with budget cuts as free campus initiative and decided that the current Europe Student Association, Oct. 22, 5 they are,” she said. “We have smoking policies are more favorable to the new p.m. Bring out the European in you with this meeting for free in GC 243. GABRIEL ARRARÁS sions, communicating effec- to make sure that the budget one. Contributing Writer tively and serving admirably and the services are delivered According to the resolution “students have over the past year.” to students in the most expe- voiced their concerns through a town hall and WEATHER Dr. Marie McDemmond McDemmond addressed ditious way.” Internet forum in opposition of the smoke-free WEDNESDAY is committed to bringing her the budget cuts that the She also wishes to provide campus initiative, and would rather see imple- Partly Cloudy faculty, staff and students the mentation and enforcement of current policy.” LOW: 77 HIGH: 85 brand of “servant leadership” University has been enduring to the position of interim dean for the last couple of years. kind of leadership she believes Under a smoke-free campus policy, there would THURSDAY Scattered Showers of the College of Education. The College of Education’s in; which she describes as be no designated smoking area on campus. LOW: 77 HIGH: 84 The University announced budget had almost $3.2 “servant leadership.” Currently there is no smoking within 20-feet of FRIDAY that McDemmond million in cuts. “It’s leadership where we any building’s entrance. It passed unanimously. Scattered Showers accepted the position “Even though the are here for the [benefit] of The senate also passed a resolution urging the LOW: 77 HIGH: 87 of interim dean of the budget cuts already the students, and we all work University and Aramark to take action against College of Education happened, they together as a team. Providing human trafficking. CONTACTS while a nationwide were three years in that transparency to manage- Aramark is a food supplier at the University, ment [is something] I think and has been linked to business with a company Editor in Chief .................... 305-348-1580 search for a permanent phases,” she said. [email protected] dean is performed. “The last year, which is important,” McDemmond that allegedly uses sweatshops. MCDEMMOND MMC Office ........................ 305-348-2709 Interim provost is next year, is roughly said. The resolution, which was suggested to the [email protected] and executive vice president, $668,000 more.” McDemmond argues that senate by another state university student govern- BBC Office .......................... 305-919-4722 ment, calls for “University officials to pressure [email protected] Douglas Wartzok, thanked the One of McDemmond’s financial management is a Aramark to advocate that W&D Apparel end their Tips & Corrections .............. 305-348-2709 previous interim dean, King- main goals is to bring good critical component of higher [email protected] sley Banya “for stepping into management to the College of Advertising ........................ 305-348-6994 this role, making hard deci- Education. MCDEMMOND, page 3 SGC-MMC, page 3 [email protected] 2 The Beacon – Wednesday, October 21, 2009 NEWS www.fi usm.com NEWS FLASH Alumnus praised by Hispanics BLANCA MORALES LOCAL Staff Writer Florida unemployment rate at highest since In celebration of Hispanic Heritage 1975 Month, the Republican Party recog- nized FIU alumnus Ariel Fernandez The Florida unemployment rate has rose to 11 for speaking out on Hispanic issues in percent for the month of September, the highest it South Florida. has been since 1975. Along with a group of 77 Hispanic According to The Miami Herald, the September Republicans , some of which work for the White House, Miami-based Fernandez job report showed that the amount of unemployed COURTESY OF ARIEL FERNANDEZ people in the state has reached one million.