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This work is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections and University Archives at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aP nther Press (formerly The Beacon) by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. One on The Student one with Newspaper of Florida a star International swimmer. University THE BEACON 8 Vol. 17, Issue 31 WWW.BEACONNEWSPAPER.COM January 18, 2005 Security set for “OPEN YOUR BIBLES!”: “Brother” Jim Gilles of The Campus Ministry inauguration preaches at the fountain behind the Graham Center, bringing out By MICHELLE MITTELSTADT by video feeds from heli- many activists and “sin- The Dallas Morning News copters. ners” to protest against A hundred-square- his radical speech (left). Anti-aircraft battery block area stretching from Students at the University units and combat air the White House to the Park campus become patrols will search the skies Capitol and beyond will infuriated at Gilles’s as rooftop sharpshooters be off-limits to traffic on remarks and begin scan the streets below, Thursday, Inauguration addressing him with Coast Guard cutters ply Day, and pedestrians in their own speeches. the Potomac and Anacos- barricaded zones will have (below). tia rivers, and bomb-sniff- to go through metal detec- ing dogs patrol the subway tors at 22 checkpoints. ISIDRO PENTZKE AND JESSICA MAR- SHALL/THE BEACON system. Manhole covers are Next week’s 55th presi- being sealed, ventila- dential inaugural - the first tion ducts secured; and of the post-Sept.-11 era security teams will sweep and occurring against the hotels, offices and resi- backdrop of war - will offer dential buildings that line an unprecedented level of the parade route. And security for the swearing-in while deliveries are being of a U.S. president. discouraged within the S i x t h o u s a n d l a w restricted areas, vehicles enforcement officers, that must enter will be 2,500 military person- scanned by X-ray portals. nel and countless other “Our goal is that any federal, state and local attempt on the part of officials will be part of an anyone or any group to intricate - some say stifling disrupt the inaugural will - security blanket that has be repelled by multiple been nearly a year in the layers of security,” Home- making. land Security Secretary The security force is Tom Ridge said. augmented by a high-tech Demonstrators coming arsenal that includes sniff- to town to protest Presi- ers to detect chemical and dent Bush, the war in biological hazards, bomb Iraq and other policies jammers and a network of contend that some security surveillance cameras fixed on downtown, bolstered See SECURITY, page 2 Organization joins tsunami relief effort

By JUAN GARCIA progress in feeding, immuniz- granted. After all, what princi- Contributing Writer ing and educating more and ple difference is there between more of its children. This disas- us and those who were affected The tsunami catastrophe ter now threatens to wipe out so drastically by the deadly that occurred on December whatever progress it has made waves?” asked Salehmohamed. 26, 2004 brought much focus in the previous years. According to CNN news, and attention to the devastated Like various other Student the tsunami devastation has countries of Southern Asia. In Organization’s Council clubs triggered what could be the response the world is bringing and organizations at FIU, CRY largest worldwide collabora- aid to their doorstep and FIU America is holding a fundraiser tive humanitarian relief effort is doing its part as well. to provide economic aid to the to date. The amount of aid Children’s Relief and You children of India. received has been so great America is an organization that “Our SOC club was founded that there might even be some has been dedicated to helping on this very principle of com- serious logistical problems dis- the children of India, even passion, and we will try our tributing it. before the December 2004 level-best to get FIU students Salehmohamed invites stu- tsunami devastated the coastal involved,” Salehmohamed dents, staff and anyone inter- regions of the country. said. ested in donating money or Abbas Salehmohamed, acting CRY in India has joined a participating in the tsunami president of CRY America’s group of Non-Governmen- relief effort to visit www.amer- FIU chapter, said that, accord- tal Organizations including ica.cry.org for more informa- ing to UNICEF, children com- Oxfam, CARE, UNICEF and tion. prise just over 38 percent of Save the Children, to ensure Donations can also be India’s 1.03 billion inhabit- better planning, coordination dropped off at the SOC office ants. That’s over 400 million and accountability of fund in GC 2300 or made via check children, many of whom are deployment efforts. to “CRY America Inc,” memo malnourished, diseased and “We can’t help but be thank- to Tsunami Support. CRY COMMEMORATING VICTIMS: On Jan. 12, students in the Graham uneducated. ful and appreciative for all America FIU can be reached at Center Pit remembered those who passed away in the tsunami’s In recent years, India made that we often tend to take for cryamericafi[email protected]. devastation. JESSICA MARSHALL/THE BEACON

Drop it like it’s hot, Pg. 3 Fuel efficently proves neccessary, Pg. 4 Basketball team loses three in a row, Pg. 8

01-17-05.indd 1 1/14/05 9:02:41 PM 2 The Beacon – January 18, 2005 NEWS www.beaconnewspaper.com

THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS EDITORIAL BOARD ALEJANDRA DIAZ EDITOR IN CHIEF JOHN LOVELL MANAGING EDITOR MONDAY • JANUARY 17 INFORMATION SAMANTHA QUIÑON COPY MANAGER Men’s Basketball hosts North Texas: 7:30 p.m., The Beacon offi ce is located in the Graham Center, room 210 at the NEWS EDITOR CHRISTOPHER RUBI University Park campus. Members of the editorial and production staffs MICHELLE FERRER LIFE! EDITOR Pharmed Arena, UP. and questions regarding display advertising and billing should be directed BETSY MARTINEZ ASST. LIFE! EDITOR to the Advertising Manager at 305.348.2709. Mailing address: Graham LEONCIO ALVAREZ OPINION EDITOR TUESDAY • JANUARY 18 Center, room 210, Miami, FL 33199. Fax number is 305.348.2712. HARRY COLEMAN SPORTS EDITOR Biscayne Bay Campus is 305.919.4722. Offi ce hours are 9 a.m. – 4:30 ISIDRO PENTZKE PHOTO EDITOR Rabbi Aden Steinsaltz’s lecture, “Life of the p.m., Monday through Friday. E-mail: Beacon@fi u.edu. Visit us online at: FELICIDAD GARCIA RECRUITMENT EDITOR Mind”: 7:30 p.m., Kovens Center Ballroom, 3000 www.beaconnewspaper.com NE 151 St., North Miami. NATALIE CHEEVER LIFE! PAGE DESIGNER PUBLISHING POLICY ALICIA BUSTAMANTE OPINION PAGE DESIGNER WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 19 MICHELLE SANTISTEBAN SPORTS PAGE DESIGNER The Beacon is published on Mondays and Thursdays during the Fall and LUIS NIN ILLUSTRATOR Spring semesters and once a week during Summer B. Advertising inquiries COPY EDITOR African Student Organization: 4 - 5 p.m., GC HEATHER VONSCHRILTZ for classifi ed, local and national ads may be addressed to our advertising ALYSON VONSCHRILTZ COPY EDITOR 314, UP. department in our newsroom.One copy per person. Additional copies are 25 cents. The Beacon is not responsible for the content of ads. Ad ADVERTISING MANAGER JESSICA STELLA content is the sole responsibility of the company or vendor. The Beacon THURSDAY • JANUARY 20 HATZEL VELA BUSINESS MANAGER is an editorially independent newspaper partially funded by Student and ASST. DIR. OF STUDENT MEDIA ALFREDO SOTO Services fees that are appropriated by Student Government. FIU Business Card Exchange and lecture, ROBERT JAROSS DIR. OF STUDENT MEDIA “Financing your Small Business”: 6 - 8 p.m., Omni Colonnade Hotel, 180 Aragon Avenue, Coral Gables. FRIDAY • JANUARY 21 Inauguration lockdown A Global Perspective on Women’s Mental Health: 1 - 2:30 p.m., GC 150, UP. From SECURITY, page 1 past,” Ramsey said. Security will be cho- SATURDAY • JANUARY 21 measures are aimed less at reographed from two terrorists than at suppress- locations: A joint military Men’s Basketball plays Louisinana Lafayette: ing dissent and keeping command center at Fort 8:05 p.m., Lafayette, LA critics far removed from McNair in Washington the president. and a state-of-the-art loca- Women’s Basketball plays New Mexico State: “They are trying to tion in Herndon, Va., 25 9 p.m., Las Cruces, NM make a very big issue out miles northwest of town, of security, and we think manned by representatives part of that is to keep of 50 federal, state and people away,” said Bill local agencies under the WEATHER Hackwell of the anti-war leadership of the Secret A.N.S.W.E.R. Coalition. Service. Hi/Low “Over half the country is Law enforcement offi - MONDAY 73°F/59°F opposed to this war, and cials from 60 departments showers we think that Bush should around the country are not be allowed to sort coming to supplement Hi/Low of sanitize Pennsylvania the D.C. police force - TUESDAY 71°F/57° F Avenue from dissent.” with the city footing an few showers Ridge, D.C. Police overtime bill that D.C. Chief Charles Ramsey and Administrator Robert SECURING THE AREA: A U.S. Capitol Police offi cer looks Hi/Low other law enforcement Bobb estimated would over the site of the soon-to-be inauguration ceremony 72°F/55°F WEDNESDAY offi cials play down the pro- exceed $11 million. in Washington, D.C. for suspicious-looking characters. partly cloudy test angle, focusing their Ridge said he could not COURTESY PHOTO attention on the terrorism assess the federal tab for Hi/Low possibility. security, saying it would be the Capitol with assault restricted zones. Cater- THURSDAY 74°F/54° F Although U.S. offi cials in the “millions.” rifl es; fences ring the Wash- ers have been ordered to partly cloudy have not detected any spe- Heightened security ington Monument; and deliver all equipment the cifi c inaugural threat, Ridge is omnipresent in a city massive concrete plant- night before the inau- Hi/Low said authorities cannot let scarred by the Sept. 11 ter- ers and barricades pop gural, with food deliver- 71°F/56°F FRIDAY down their guard during rorist strikes, the anthrax- up around the city with ies completed by 7 a.m. few showers an event he called “the by-mail attacks, a ricin regularity. Thursday. most visible manifestation scare on Capitol Hill and At Ridgewells, a catering “Security has always Hi/Low of our democracy.” the ever-present knowl- fi rm juggling many inau- been tight for inaugurals, 73°F/58°F SATURDAY The fi rst inaugural since edge that Washington is gural events, workers have but it is a little bit tighter,” partly cloudy the Sept. 11 attacks “obvi- a symbolic target to ter- undergone background said Susan Niemann, a ously raises security con- rorists. checks, submitted photos Ridgewells principal. “For Hi/Low cerns that we didn’t have U.S. Capitol Police and obtained credentials the most part, we are 73°F/58°F SUNDAY to contend with in the patrol the grounds around to make deliveries in the coping with it.” partly cloudy

Courtesy of www.weather.com 01/12/05 University Park FIU PAGEANT Modesto A. Maidique pressing library offi- RAGE WEEK will attend as well as cials to make it a 24 Students! The Miss FIU schol- FIU alumni and the hour-a-day café, but Panther Rage week arship pageant will take Student Government for now, it will be open begins Feb. 18. There place on Jan. 15 in the Council. only during the library’s will be several school- Offi ce assistant Graham Center Ball- Food will be served, normal hours. spirited activities around room at 7 p.m. at Uni- and business-casual campus designed to pro- needed! versity Park. attire is required. PEP RALLY mote school spirit. Got some time to kill? The week is meant to 33RD ANNIVERSARY INTERNET CAFE The first pep rally support several campus Earn some easy extra bucks of the Spring Semes- activities and produce working as an offi ce assistant at the University Florida International The Internet Café is ter will be on Jan. 27 school spirit. Park Beacon offi ce. University’s 33rd anni- now operating in the for the Men’s baseball We prefer Federal Work Study. Stop by our versary ceremony will Green Library at UP. game against FAMU on offi ce in WUC 124 or GC 210 for an applica- take place Jan. 21 at 7 Student government Jan. 28. Location to be – Compiled by tion. p.m. in GC. President representatives are announced. Luisa Cabrera

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OPINION Alejandra Diaz Editor In Chief • John Lovell Managing Editor • Leoncio Alvarez Opinion Editor

By ALICIA BUSTAMANTE could be a lifeline as it shows you’ll Opinion Page Designer probably have a chance to argue your grade over a beer at Gracie’s Grill. With the excitement and chaos of the fi rst week over, it’s time to fi nalize ANTICIPATE THE WORST, your schedule and take control of what HOPE FOR THE BEST your semester is going to look like. This may include dropping or We would all like to think that, as TO adding a class. You might say, “More college students, we are superhuman. changes? But I just fi gured out that So, taking fi ve classes; joining a fra- PC and CP are two different build- ternity, student government and the ings!” anime club; and having a part-time job However, it’s far better to make while volunteering at a puppy store these changes now, rather than to will be no sweat, right? D drop a course later or worse yet, fail. Not so much – unless you like Remember, the fi nal drop/add date ulcers. Know your limits. Taking three R is Jan. 18. Your time and your money classes and getting As is better than are at stake; here are some tips to make taking fi ve and getting Cs. College is the most of them: not a race. No one cares whether you graduate at 21 or 23. THIS ISN’T If you keep up that schedule you’l l STARTING WELL… end up shaking and huddled in a corner on the third fl oor of the library Sometimes, you can tell how good repeating the quadratic formula. – or soul-crushingly awful – a class is going to be on the fi rst day. Keep FROM PRE-MED TO in mind that titles of classes mean MUSIC PERFORMANCE nothing. One bad sign is when the profes- Majors are like LifeSavers: you OP sor strolls in 15 minutes late, and pretty much want to try all of them, then asks the class what class he or even grape – which tastes like crap. she is teaching. Another bad sign is The average student changes majors when that same professor hasn’t seen three to four times throughout his or or can’t pronounce the name of the her college career. $90 textbook you just bought for the When you don’t really know what class. At this point you should get up classes to take and you have no idea and leave. And if you’re anything like what you want to be, it’s inevitable me, throw the book at your professor that you’l l drop one. And we all know for wasting your time. Aim between advising doesn’t help. No matter what the eyes. your academic advisor says, taking If you get past the formalities of modern dance is not going to help roll-taking and syllabus-explanation, you as a chemistry major. Although, you’re going to want to notice small being limber is fun. details. If your professor checks his or her watch more than you do, that is SANITY IS KEY not a good sign. Also, keep your senses keen. Should All in all, dropping a class is noth- the professor walk by and the smell of ing to be ashamed about. Self-preser- gin waft through the air, think of it as vation is the objective of any successful a smoke alarm. Then again, that smell semester. Good luck. You’l l need it. OR NOT?

LUIS NIN / THE BEACON WINNER & LOSER WINNER Airborne pooch: A small dog in Florence, Ala. fell from a fi fth fl oor balcony when Gary Gallien, a house painter, C just happened to have his arms out and catch the dog. No one happened to catch the cat though.

LOSER Baby boy Yahoo: On Christmas Day, a Romanian woman gave birth to a baby boy and decided to name him Yahoo as a thank you to the Internet for having D met her husband online. Ironically, the couple met in an AOL chatroom.

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KEEP ROLLIN’ Hot rides steer students away from pumps

By MATT SANTIAGO efficiency means sacrificing per- didn’t forget about you when Contributing Writer formance. This is hardly true they produced the Pontiac Vibe. anymore given the new designs “I’m looking into getting a new With more than 60 percent of of economy cars. car like an SUV. My friend has FIU students living at home and According to the consumer the Pontiac Vibe, and he gets driving to school, fuel consump- issue of “Road and Track Maga- great mileage, better than my tion is a critical issue. zine,” a good example of this Honda for sure,” said freshman Take a look across the parking is the new Chevrolet Cobalt. Emily Jacque, current owner of lots and you will notice fewer With this new American made a Honda Civic. V-8 SUVs and more small, fuel- pocket-rocket, the Chevy power Although you may be unsure efficient four-cylinder cars. With tradition meets much needed fuel about classifying this as an SUV gas prices as high as they have efficiency. because of its low profile appear- been, most college students will For just under $14,000, the ance, the Vibe comes nicely admit that driving to and from sporty Cobalt comes standard equipped for $17,475. This is FIU takes a toll on their bank with a 145 horsepower four-cyl- not a bad price for a quality SUV. accounts. inder engine. This gives the car The only downside to the Vibe is The auto industries have begun a more than expected quickness a small 130 horsepower engine, producing lightweight, fuel-effi- while providing an impressive which might not be enough to cient cars with lower price tags to 26 miles-per-gallon in the city sufficiently carry an SUV. How- combat the rising fuel prices. So and 33 miles-per-gallon on the TIGHT AROUND THE CORNERS: The new European Mini Cooper S ever, it saves fuel and averages gives its drivers efficient gas consumption with a sleek and stylish design. for the college student in need of highway. COURTESY PHOTO 30 miles-per-gallon in the city a vehicle of such caliber, there are Not enough power? The and 36 miles-per-gallon on the a few new ones that are sure to set Cobalt SS model comes equipped tank,” said freshman Cristina At a base price of $16,449, as highway. their mark within the next year. with a supercharged 205 horse- Villacorta, an owner of the Mini reported on the Car and Driver These are just some of the Traditionally, Asian car manu- power engine for around $21,000 Cooper S. “I’m at three-quarters website, this car offers sporty choices to consider when look- facturers are known for their fuel that doesn’t sacrifice much on fuel of a tank, and I still won’t have looks, expected European per- ing for a new and more efficient efficiency, but within the past few mileage. to refill for another week-and-a- formance, well-known reliability vehicle. years American companies have From England we get the Mini half!” she said. and affordable fuel mileage (28 So when you become tired given the Asian market a run Cooper, one of the most popular With a classic body reminis- miles-per-gallon in the city and of paying $2 per gallon twice for its money, because they have and affordable cars in today’s cent of the old Mini Cooper, 37 miles-per-gallon on the high- a week, forget the F-150s and also joined the fight against fuel growing market. a more powerful engine and a way). Expeditions, and consider scaling consumption. “Mini Coopers are great. I sporty suspension, this fuel saver However, for those of you down to the face of the future: Commonly, the idea of fuel get great gas mileage with every has become common at FIU. who love your SUVs, Pontiac pocket-rockets.

LIFE!01-18-05.indd 1 1/14/05 9:37:19 PM www.beaconnewspaper.com LIFE! The Beacon – January 18, 2005 5 Sandler woos Spanish crowd in his latest comedy flick

Star Parties FIU’s Department of Physics hosts star parties for students. Telescope use is free and refreshments are provided. Check www.fiu.edu/physics for party schedules.

CAPTION: Adam Sandler stars with Spanish actress Paz Vega who makes her Hollywood breakthrough in “Spanglish.” COURTESY

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By BETSY MARTINEZ true to her strong Mexican upbring- good-hearted nature, which leaves Assistant Life! Editor ing. The irony is that Flor journeys Mrs. Clasky raising her eyebrow in across the border in search of the suspicion. American Dream, but she finds disap- Each scene is constructed to help ? Flor Moreno (Paz Vega) stumbles pointment, hardship and love in the the audience learn more about each to find the right words in English to wrong Los Angeles mansion. individual character as well as the plot express her hot-tempered Mexican Immigrant or not, audience- itself. At the end of the film, the audi- emotions, while her insecure boss, members can identify with fighting ence develops a connection with each Deborah Clasky (Tea Leoni) tries to to be different. character, no matter the age, gender, Americanize her. The movie surrounds itself with or language. Spanish actress, Paz Vega’s Hol- the culture clashes, which occur when The eight-month-long produc- lywood breakthrough performance a Mexican immigrant, Flor, becomes tion was directed by Academy Award in the film “Spanglish” takes many the housekeeper for an upperclass winner James L. Brooks, who also FIU students whose parents have Los Angeles couple. But along with directed such hits as Terms of Endear- MICHELLE FERRER/THE BEACON immigrated to the United States back culture clashes there are also culture ment, As Good as It Gets, and Jerry to a familiar time when their parents clichés. Maguire. considered them personal (and not to Not only is Flor a housekeeper, a The story came to life when Cookies from the Breezeway Cafe mention portable) dictionaries. single-mother, and a Mexican immi- Brooks, who doesn’t speak a word Three cookies for $1 – what a bargain! The story is told through the eyes grant, but she also turns to Inglés Sin of Spanish, hired Vega, who in turn And why are they so damn good!? Seri- of an older and wiser Cristina (Shelby Barreras when she struggles to learn hired a translator to produce the ously – eat one and you’ll see what we’re Bruce), Flor’s daughter, who is trying English. Both mother and daughter film. talking about. They’re probably baked to appeal to a Harvard Admission’s have olive skin and dark hair, which Vega has proven to rise above the with drugs … or magic. committee. sadly fits the wet-back Mexican ste- intimidation and fear an immigrant In the film she appears at a much reotype. feels upon arriving in America, not younger age and she does an excel- When the Clasky family decides only in the movie but also in real- lent job juggling the responsibilities to go on a month-long vacation to a life. of growing up with a single-mother, California beach the culture clashes She could prove to be Spain’s most who can’t hold a conversation with hit an all time high. demanded export since Penelope her American employers. In one scene, Flor is outraged Cruz. Olé! Children of immigrants can easily when Mrs. Clasky takes Cristina to do identify with Cristina’s character. And errands without her permission and now, in college, when most of us ends up dyeing her jet-black virgin have closed the door to childhood hair with blue streaks. and entered the adult-life, we can Besides the growing love between better understand characters such Mrs. Clasky and Cristina, another The Chinese ideogram for “trou- as Flor and sympathize with the dif- interesting and tense relationship ble” symbolizes two women living ficulties our parents faced entering develops between Flor and Mr. under one roof. this country. Clasky. – www.kellys.com/know.html The major issue Flor’s character They are able to overcome the faces is arriving in a new country language barrier and express them- where she can be herself and remain selves through their humility and New ‘Alias’ season proves more exciting than last

By MICHELLE FERRER tive. She works alongside the change,” said freshman Beena Life! Editor two people she likes least in this Kazi. world: her father (Victor Garber) Things are never what they Ladies and gentlemen start and Arvin Sloane (Ron Rifkin), seem. Covers are compromised, reserving your Wednesday nights, her new boss and the man who plans derailed and even your best for as of Jan. 5, ABC’s “Alias” is deceived her two years ago by friend can turn out to be a mole back. Golden Globe nominee, making her believe she worked within the CIA. Jennifer Garner, has returned to for a secret sector of the CIA, SD- “I was completely glued to the small screen with her charac- 6, when in fact she was working the screen when it premiered. ter, Sydney Bristow. for the enemy. It’s completely addicting,” said Creator, J.J. Adams, has Sydney must now work under freshman Patricia Perez. kicked-off season four exactly the man she vowed to never trust This season, the show only FEMME FATALE: The new season of Alias brings back more action and where season three left off. After and learn to work beside her promises to get better. There is suspense. COURTESY PHOTO leaving a safe deposit box in Wit- father knowing that he killed her no doubt that the show’s heart- tenberg, we find that Sydney has mother. boyfriend, Vaughn (Michael other than Sloane. stopping suspense and excellent gone from being the CIA’s top Thrown into the loop of an Varitan) and her half-sister, Nadia The fourth season of Alias fight choreography will keep field agent to a deep undercover already intricate plot is Sydney’s (Mia Maestro), who recently promises to be full of action. viewers coming back for more, special operations representa- longtime, on-again, off-again discovered her father was none “In a second, everything can each week.

LIFE!01-18-05.indd 2 1/14/05 9:36:22 PM 6 The Beacon – January 18, 2005 LIFE! www.beaconnewspaper.com Datsuns delivers a ‘sound’ message

2004. shined on The Datsuns been a band that comes “On the first record, as it prepared to work on from performing and everything’s pretty much Outta Sight/Outta Mind. playing live to people,” foot to the floor,” recalled John Paul Jones, bass- observed De Borst. “And de Borst. “It kind of felt ist and keyboardist for we’re kind of making the like a singles collection legendary rock band Led transition to being both, or something like that. Zeppelin, caught one of making it 50-50, which Because, in a way, we the band’s shows, and I’ll never be comfortable were doing that. ... But offered to assist with pro- with, because I always with the second record, ducing Outta Sight/Outta kind of believe that per- there’s definitely songs we Mind, which The Datsuns formance is the most sort recorded for that. I think accepted gladly. of honest way to playing we recorded 14 songs and Originally called Trin- music and getting it across ended up leaving a couple ket, the group changed to people.” off, which, I think, actually its name to The Datsuns Yet, the frontman also are amazing song.” after it won a “battle of added that there’s still While contemporaries the bands” competition plenty of room for the such as The Strokes and in New Zealand in 1997. growth in the studio – but The Vines stumbled with Each band member soon at a deliberate pace set by releases last year, The Dat- adopted a Datsun sur- the group. suns continued to make name, as a way to distin- “We’re still kind of strides forward. Outta guish themselves from looking to make a record SOUND SIGHT/SOUND MIND: Hailing from New Zealand, the Datsuns rock International Sight/Outta Mind serves players in other bands with that really defines us, and audiences with the release of their new album Outta Sight/Outta Mind. COURTESY PHOTO up the group’s signature similar names. In 2004, puts our foot down as not music punch infused with The Datsuns relocated to just as really good per- By CHUCK MYERS ist Phil Buscke, guitarist began to gain a full head of musical influences ranging London to be closer to the formers, but as songwrit- Knight Ridder Christian Livingstone and steam in the past two years from hard rock and punk music world pulse. ers. ... We’ve only made Newspapers drummer Matt Osment) on the strength of positive to `70s era glam rock. De While the band’s albums two records the whole has made slow but steady reviews, particularly in Borst noted, for instance, show its musical growth time we’ve been together. The Datsuns understand strides over roughly the the British press, for its a that the group went for a and have enjoyed positive And usually bands don’t the value of patience. past 10 years. self-titled debut album in glam edge on the Outta feedback, the group feels even last as long as we The New Zealand rock With a reputation for 2003 and solid sophomore Sight/Outta Mind number more at home on the stage have. I think making the quartet (bassist/vocal- its frenetic, high-powered effort, Outta Sight/Outta “You Can’t Find Me.” than in the studio. next record we’ll take a lot ist Dolf de Borst, guitar- stage shows, the band Mind (V2 Records), in A bit of good fortune “I think we’ve always more time.” The End is nigh for the ‘Left Behind’ book series

By C. JOEL MARINO as thousands of men, women and However, the Antichrist’s unfolds around the fortress and It is possible to think that with Senior Staff Writer children suddenly disappear one attempts at a massacre are foiled other parts of the Middle East movies, book spin-offs, church night, seemingly yanked right out once Jesus makes his promised (the setting of the book), though discussion kits and a hundred Although it did not receive as of the earth by Jesus Christ who appearance, slays the enemies this shifting doesn’t always work, other marketable products bear- much media attention as a Harry wants to save his followers from of his followers and establishes and the reader is left wondering ing the “Left Behind” title, the Potter book would have, Tim the coming of the end of times. a kingdom on Earth that is pre- whom they’re following and authors spent too much time LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkin’s However, as natural disasters dicted to last 1000 years. why. endorsing their line, making what “Glorious Appearing,” the last and wars led by the charming but Though stuffed with vivid Also, being that the novel was should have been the crown of novel in their popular “Left devil-possessed Nicolae Carpathia imagery and written in a modern, primarily written for a Christian their labor – “Glorious Appear- Behind” series, has certainly (the Antichrist) ravage the world, Stephen King sort of prose, read- audience, non-Christians or those ing” – not so glorious. made its impact on the publishing a band of believers, who became ers who have not yet delved into who follow different biblical industry. It has sold well over one Christians only after the rapture the previous 11 books should interpretations might be puzzled million copies since its summer of the righteous begins to take avoid this one. or even shocked by such scenes as release. The series as a whole sold prophecy into its own hands, bat- Even for those who have Jesus staining his robe with the well over a billion books around tling the forces of evil as it awaits gobbled up the entire chronicle, blood of his enemies as they blow the world. the second coming of Christ. “Glorious Appearance” might up right under his feet. Geared toward a mostly evan- “Glorious Appearing,” the prove to be a bit disappointing. The end of the book, set on gelical, Protestant audience, the 12th book of the series, wraps The conclusion, after all, has been a renovated Earth now ruled by novels are a prose interpretation up these struggles as we find the a given since the start: Reader’s God, also seemed rather shoddy of what many Christians believe forces of the Antichrist nearing a are expecting Christ’s return, and and unprepared, as though to be Bible passages predicting fortress occupied by the believers he comes. LaHaye and Jenkins cared more the end of the world. preparing for Armageddon with Shifting from the various about stressing their theological FIUIn Ad the 1 Welcome first book, Back “Left 1/7/05 the 11:14 largest AM army Page the 1 world has characters’ point of views, we are views than about developing the Behind,” chaos engulfs the globe ever seen. able to witness the action that final fate of their characters. Welcome back, FIU students! WRITE FOR US! Kaplan classes are starting soon.

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SWIMMER, from page 8 forget the person. It’s important Q. What are the best and for the moment, but then people worst things about FIU? My photo album, medals and forget you. The best is that there are a lot my bed. I would really miss my Q. What made you come of international students, and I bed, so I would somehow get to FIU? like to make friends. The worst is it out. One of my friends from Hun- that I hate having to do laundry, Q. Would you shed three gary came to FIU, and she told because the machines here are years of your life for an Olym- me to come swim. I talked to always broken. pic medal? [the] coach, and then I came. I Q. If you were not swim- No. My life is more important was planning to study journal- ming, would you be involved than that. People that win Olym- ism, but because all the classes in another sport? 301-1662E&Y4070_8.2x13b 12/27/04pic medals9:29 PM arePage sometimes 1 forgot- are at North Campus, and we I would probably be playing ten. People that win medals still practice here, I couldn’t do it. So tennis. When I was four, I had to have to study and work. Then, now, I am studying international decide between the two sports, after a period of time, people business. and I chose swimming. live area: 8.2"

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COLLEGE NEWS PAPER 8.2 X 13 SPORTS 8 – January 18, 2005 THE BEACON www.beaconnewspaper.comwww.beaconnewspaper.com Swimmer born in Hungarian waters

By HARRY COLEMAN does it consist of? Sports Editor I wish I could be on a diet, but I’m not. I just eat whatever I can eat, especially For most people, swimming is as foods with carbs. simple as moving your arms around, but Q. How has former Olympic veteran for Claudia Barsi it is a way of life. and FIU coach Noemi Lung Zaharia Besides swimming in 45-degree water helped you develop your swimming for almost 14 miles at the European techniques? Championship, Barsi is a simple girl who When I was little I got the basic stuff hates doing laundry and loves Britney for swimming, ‘cause my mom was a Spears. The Beacon had a chance to inter- swimmer, and my dad played water polo. view the Hungarian native who holds You can say I was born in the water. various records at the Bay Vista Aquatics Coach has helped me, though, because Center. she knows what’s the best thing for me Q. What type of preparation is and when I can swim at my best. She needed before a swimming competi- was a swimmer, so she knows everything tion? and understands what I need to do to It starts with what I eat. I mostly try to improve. eat chicken and pasta, because they con- Q. Is an Olympic appearance a goal tain a lot of energy, which I will need. I for you in the future? also go to sleep as early as I can. If I swim I was planning to go last year in the slow, I won’t be able to swim good so I open water competition because they said practice as hard as I can to do good. it was going to be an event, but it didn’t Q. People don’t realize how long a happen. I am waiting for 2008, but back 1,000-yard race is. That is the length home it’s hard to make the Olympic try- of 10 football fields. What is running outs. Hungary is a small country, so lots through your head as you are compet- of people participate. ing in one of these competitions? Q. At this point in time, who wins I don’t really think of anything. I’m in a race between you and coach from Hungary, so I’m used to swimming Zaharia? in open waters like beaches, rivers and Oh, me [laughs]. Actually, she swam lakes where the shortest I would swim the other day in practice, but [laughs was like two and a half miles. Nothing some more] yeah come on. I think I can. runs through your head. It’s moment by She’s like 35 or 40-years-old. moment; you can’t think. Q. Is it difficult to manage being a SMILE: Q. The following day after a big full-time student while being part of Besides spending much of her time practicing with the swimming team, Claudia competition, do you feel any aches and the swimming team? Barsi enjoys laughing and meeting new people in her time off. The sophomore has pains in your body? It’s not hard. I can manage my time. hopes of participating in the 2008 Olympic games. GEOFF ANDERSON/SPECIAL TO THE BEACON If I practice hard before [a] meet, I So, if I know what I have to do, I can don’t feel anything. But, if I don’t prac- do it. and later, I have lunch. Then, we practice Q. If your house was on fire, and tice hard, my shoulders and legs start to Q. What is a typical day in your again from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., and some- you could only go back and get three hurt, because my body is not used to it. life? times we have weights after that. Then, material things, assuming your family Q. Does being a competitive swim- We have practice from 6 to 7:30 in I go home to take a nap, ‘cause I have was safe, what would you get? mer require a special diet? If so, what the morning. After that, I go to school classes at night after. See SWIMMER, page 7 Golden Panthers lose third straight on the road

By ANDONI GONZALEZ-RUA plagued them since the begin- N’Diaye scored all eight of FIU’s Staff Writer ning of the new year. FIU trailed overtime points as the Golden at the half by three and didn’t Panthers fell short for the third The last thing the Golden grab their first lead of the game game in a row. Panthers were looking for was until 45 seconds into the second Matias had a chance to tie the their longest losing streak of frame, at 30-29. game for the second time as time the season. With 3.1 seconds left in regu- expired in overtime, but failed Unfortunately, for Sergio lation and FIU down three, on an off-balance jump-shot in Rouco’s men, that’s exactly 64-61, senior Junior Matias was the paint. what they found in Philadelphia fouled and sent to the line with Junior Ivan Almonte led all with a 74-72 loss to LaSalle in the chance to tie the game. scorers on the night with 24 overtime. The senior connected on all points, 15 of which came in the Having lost two consecutive three from the charity stripe and first half. conference games in Arkansas, sent the Golden Panthers into Steven Smith led the Explor- FIU traveled to the City of overtime for the second game ers with 22 points while Tabby Brotherly Love for its last game in a row. Cunningham added 17. of a three-game road trip, and The extra period belonged to “We played well,” said junior the conclusion of the team’s out- Lasalle’s Tabby Cunningham. Ismael N’Diaye. “We just didn’t of- conference schedule. Cunningham led the Explorers know how to stay in the game. The Golden Panthers were in front of their home crowd, We made a couple of bad plays taken to overtime for the third winning seven of the team’s 10 before the end of the game that time this season only to lose points in overtime. cost us.” their second in a row in the extra Junior Ismael N’Diaye once The loss puts the Golden period. again came up big for the Panthers under the .500 mark TOUGH TIME: After starting the season with a winning record, coach FIU played from behind the Golden Panthers, scoring the for the first time this season at Sergio Rouco’s team has now lost three straight. JESSICA MARSHALL/THE BEACON entire night, something that has first basket of the extra period. seven wins and eight losses.

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