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IN BRIEF ?5 Bach Festival Celebrates 70th Anniversary Rollins Takes "Steps The Bach Festival Society is getting ready to launch its 70th Anniversary Festival. The Festival will feature world-class visiting soloists, Towards Wellness exciting guest ensembles • Rollins' Well and the Bach Choir and Or chestra performing classic ness Fair encour pieces from Bach, Beethoven ages its visitors to and Brahms. Members of the stay active and Rollins community receive free admission to the events. healthy. by Sandra Branson Musical Kudos contributing writer Joshua Priest, '06, won the Rollins College kicked Southern Division level of off its annual wellness fair the Percussion Young Artist last Wenesday, which in Competition in Louisville, cluded seminars, screenings, Kentucky. Josh previously fitness and health presenta won the State Division of the tions, health and wellness Music Teacher's National options, free food, and Association (MTNA) music prizes. The Wellness Fair of competition, one of the fered something a little dif largest in the country, to ad ferent besides the vast range vance to the Southern Divi of information, seminars and photo / DANIKA TANZINI sion competition. services; Rollins students, THE MAGIC TOUCH: Stressed students flocked to get a free massage at the Wellness Fair, gu- faculty and employees were ranteed to induce relaxation and mental well-being. invited. Sandy Weinstein, making this year's Wellness and improve their quality of better. Sandy Weinstein, IN THIS ISSUE ARNP, Director of Rollins Fair a success. life. Barbara West of Chan Nurse Practitioner with Lakeside Clinic, Dawn Peter The Wellness Fair was nel 9 Eyewitness News, and Rollins Lakeside Health son, Director of this year's offered through partner Healthy Community Initia Clinic said, "We would like Wellness Fair, and Rena ships with Florida on the tive Director Ray Larsen, faculty and employees to Tovar of Rollins College Move, a nationwide move along with "Team Rollins," serve as role models for the Faculty Surprise Health Promotions, among ment to get Americans to eat added to the effort to get students. We want people to Jazz musician and Rollins others, all participated in healthy, live more actively, people moving and living CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 faculty member Chuck Ar- chard was invited to per form at the Hurston Festival. President's Happy Valentine's Day page 8 State of the Union Safety Walks This week, The Sandspur of fers a synopsis and commen President Duncan and Vice President tary on the president's tradi tional annual address. Herbst invite all to help with safety walks. news coverage, page 3 by DavidIGrasso and the need for more call commentary, page 17 contributing writerphone s for emergency pur The alleged rape case poses. Oscar Predictions has brought to light a num It was concluded from Our take on who gets ber of safety issues on cam the safety walks that an as- the little naked guy pus. Although it is custom- founding twenty-four places trophies this year. ary to have campus security on campus were deemed page 12 walks every year, Dr. Dun- worthy of additional lights, can spearheaded an initia- primarily covered lights and Prometheus Project tive, along with the Vice poll lighting. As it stands Rollins anthropology class President, George Herbst, now, as per the action plan, joins with Valencia Commu- and the head of facilities twelve lights have already nith College to explore a Scott Bitikofer, to invite all been installed. The remain project that would help area members of the Rollins com der will be installed in the homeless people to become munity participate in this future, as current supplies more self-sufficient. year's walk. have been exhausted and page 15 In an effort to make the what is needed is on back Rollins campus a safer place order from the manufactur er. INDEX for everyone, the safety walk highlighted problems that The loggias around cam LOVE IS IN THE AIR: Whether you're escorting your signifi NEWS 7 2 needed to be tended to im pus—for instance, the long cant other out on the town., snuggling together at home, or HOLT NEWS 5 mediately. Most of the con covered walk from the book- still feeling lonely after that restraining order, The Sandspur cerns that emerged out of store to the Fraternity and is helping cupid spread love across campus. LffE&TlMES 6 the walk fall into three gen- Sorority houses-used to gift ideas, page 7 ENTERTAINMENT .11 eral categories: outdoor have large bushes that ob- valentine ads, page 10 OPINIONS 15 lighting, scrubs and green- structed views from outs.de- word search, page 13 all about kisses, page 14 SPORTS .... 18 ery creating lack of visibility, CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 THE SANDSPUR -NEWS FEBRUARY 11,2005 Safety First Healthy Fun at lenge for the school to keep CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 up with ever increasing the Wellness Fair the sidewalks. To produce a standards. In order to expe safer environment, these diently keep up with the have since been trimmed standard, the school has CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 day, which equals to 20 and exercise, alternative back. Other areas, such as made the monumental deci get off the couch and get minutes of walking, and treatments and therapies, the area around Chase Hall sion of dividing Campus moving." When asked if eating fewer calories daily. and nutritional supple and the Annie Russell The Safety into two depart she has seen an increase in The results of action start ments. The Vendors at the ater have had plants re ments: Security and Envi obesity or other diseases, you on the way to improv Wellness Fair had some placed to not obstruct visi ronmental Health and Safe she stated, "No; our goal is ing your health not only in thing for everyone. The bility. ty. The present head of Se just to try to combat obesi quality, but quantity. Visi booths covered testing Falling into the third curity will be taking over ty by getting people off the tors to the Wellness Fair re everything from choles category of concern that was Environmental Health and couch and out from in front ceived a pedometer to start terol and diabetes to HIV concluded from the safety Safety. Environmental of the TV." registering their steps to and syphilis. There were walk, a need for additional health and safety will deal "Team Rollins", a ward better health and representatives from the emergency call phones was with safety issues, while the group made up of students, wellness. Red Cross offering free dis established. An additional security department will faculty, and staff—who The Wellness Fair in aster training along with call phone has already been deal with personal and started a campus-wide ini cluded over 45 different guides to finding home added by the garage by the property security. tiative to promote a healthy vendors from the Rollins owners insurance. Planned cross walk on campus. This Part of keeping Rollins lifestyle—promoted a walk Campus and the local com Parenthood had a booth phone also services the path College a safe place for all of around the campus to kick munity and included mini giving out pamphlets on that runs along side of the us involves everyone's ef off its "energy balance" ini seminars in stress manage safe sex, STD's, and birth garage, from the Holt forts: "We want the campus tiative that recommends ment, good nutrition, Do's control. Winter Park Police School offices to the cross to be proactive....We all taking just 2,000 steps a and Don'ts of stretching Department participated walk. need to participate in mak by checking child car seats, Although it is not wide ing this a safe campus. If making sure they were ly known, there are already anyone would just be a little safe. twenty-five emergency call vigilant, they could con Tours of the Alfond phones in the garage. Im tribute to making this a safe Sports Center afforded vis plicit in the action plan is place for all of us," stressed itors a view of the state of that there is a need to draw Vice President George the art exercise complex more attention to these in Herbst. which has started to offer case someone has an emer Look for another walk free exercise programs to gency while in the garage. coming up this spring. Any all Rollins students, faculty "There is little doubt one who is a part of the and staff. that the safety walk was ex Rollins community is wel If you would like more haustive. We spent two and comed to participate. The information on Florida on a half hours walking the en facilities website also has a the Move, e-mail Florida on tire campus; it was not a form for suggestions to ini the Move.org. If you are quick process," said Scott tiate any improvements for interested in joining "Team Bitikofer, head of facilities. safety. Rollins," contact Rena The standard of safety Everyone's participation Tovar @ [email protected]. on college campuses around is a vital part of making photo/DANIKATANZINI For free fitness classes info, the country continues to in Rollins College a safer place PROMOTING HEALTH: Tables with a variety of health and ex call (407) 691-1275. crease. It is a constant chal for all of us. ercise related material filled the gym.
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A OTDrof, ,-«- photo/DANIKATANZINI A STRESS FREE AFTERNOON: The free massages made sure all who visited left more relaxed than they came. FEBRUARY 11, 2005 NEWS THE SANDSPUR Race for the State of the Union Address whether or not President who would be pointed out by Jake Kohlman Bush would outline his plans during the course of his staff reporter for reforming Social Security address. That tradition has DNC Chair Last Wednesday, with any degree of detail. been carried on and provid by Jake Kohlman February 2nd, President While not overly specific, ed the highlight of President staff reporter and former Denver Mayor George W Bush delivered President Bush did begin to Bush's address. Early in the Wellington Webb had also his fifth State of the Union Former Ve r m ont show his intentions, using a foreign policy section of his dropped out of the race and address, the first of his sec Governor Howard Dean is major portion of his speech address, President Bush pledged their support to ond term. The address, cus going to be the next chair to talk about the issue. He pointed out Safia Taleb al- Dean. Former Texas tomarily held in January, was man of the Democratic Party. first stated that those over Suhaill, one of his special Congressman Martin Frost, pushed back due to While that will not become the age of 55 would not be guests. Al-SuhailTs father considered by some to be the President Bush's second official until the February 12 affected by any of his pro had been killed during Washington Democratic inauguration and was held posals and that Social Saddam Hussein's regime election, it is almost assured political establishment's on Groundhog Day for the Security needed to be and she was introduced by that Dean will succeed out favorite, has also dropped first time since Richard reformed to protect younger the President waving a blue- going chairmen Terry out of the race. Nixon's Presidency. generations. ink stained finger as a sym McAuliffe who did not seek Now the only challenge The President of the During the course of bol of the successful Iraqi reelection. to Dean is former United States is required reciting various numbers elections. The Democratic Party Congressman Tim Roemer every year to make a report regarding Social Security's Later on, President Bush elects its chairman through of Indiana who sat on the to Congress in some form or solvency President Bush introduced the Norwood the votes of 441 of its mem 9/11 Commission. Roemer another, but it was not until faced some booing from the family, a couple whose son bers. The members are com has faced stiff opposition the 20th Century did Democratic side of the had been killed in combat in posed of state party chairs, from many in the party due Presidents address Congressional aisle, some Iraq. As the Norwoods various elected and appoint to his stance on abortio: pro- Congress, and in turn, the thing not heard since stood to accept a standing ed members, and other big life. Rank and file Democrats nation. Presidents have Republican booing of ovation from the crowd al- wigs. The members then have strongly opposed come to use the speech to President Clinton. At issue Suhaill, sitting in the row in vote at the Feburary 12th Roemer, and he has picked outline their policy goals for were the exact dates that front of the Norwoods, election on who the new up little support even while the coming year and Social Security would face turned to clap and show her chairman will be. The per-" positioning himself as the President Bush did just that problems, with the President- appreciation. Janet son who receives a majority alternative to Dean. on Wednesday night, leaving preferring 2042 as the date Norwood, visibly moved by of the 441 votes becomes the As of February 3rd, no doubt he plans on perus when Social Security would the ovation, reached down to new chairman. If no one Dean had picked up the ing an aggressive agenda. reach what he termed bank hug al-Suhaill and the two gets a majority after three endorsement of 215 out of President Bush used his ruptcy. Democrats take issue embraced to renewed clap ballots the person with the 441 members of the DNC, address to outline his with both the date and the ping. The two hugged each lowest total is dropped until leaving him at 48%, just shy domestic and foreign policy term 'bankruptcy', calling other for several minutes as a majority is reached. of the majority needed for agendas. Speaking of his them misleading. many in the audience were The candidates for the election. That changes domestic plans, he outlined After giving a rough out moved to tears, including the DNC chair had been touring though when factoring in his desire to make the tax line of his Social Security President himself who the country, going to various the 13 endorsements Fowler cuts Congress passed in 2001 goals, President Bush turned appeared to be blinking back regional DNC events to state had, along with the 4 permanent, his desire to to foreign policy. Coming off tears. their case for why they Rosenberg had, both of increase funding for his No the successful Iraqi elections The more important pol should be the ones to head whom have endorsed Dean. Child Left Behind plan, 3 days before President Bush icy aspects of President the national party organiza While Howard Dean along with other plans to gave credit to the Iraqi peo Bush's address will no doubt tion. While Dean was the appears to be the new DNC increase access to healthcare ple for their efforts and told be discussed in the upcom early frontrunner he had chair, the Republican and to job education. the people of Iran that if they ing weeks. The Democrats faced some competition National Committee will President Bush also called Stood up for freedom, the offered the traditional oppo from Donnie Fowler, a have a new chair as well. for legislation that would United States would stand sition party response after young Southern party veter Ken Mehlman, National put an end to "frivolous, with them. The foreign poli the President's speech in an whose father was once Campaign Manager for Asbestos-related" lawsuits. cy section of the speech which they outlined their head of the DNC. Fowler Bush/Cheney 2004, replaces President Bush stated that he would provide the most various objections to though dropped out of the Ed Gillespie. While the wanted to reform the memorable moment of the President Bush's ideas and race last Friday night and Republican Party also votes American tax code and also evening and perhaps one of proposals. One thing that no through his support behind for Party Chairman, stated his support for a the more memorable one will argue about though Dean. President Bush having won Constitutional Amendment moments of the Bush presi is the moment now being Before Fowler DNC can reelection asked the GOP to that would ban gay mar dency. called simply "The Hug", didates Simon Rosenberg, appoint Mehlman as chair riage. President Ronald Reagan which became a transcen founder and head of the and is given the discretion to The big question going started the tradition of hav dent moment in the political New Democratic Network, do so. into the address was ing special honorable guests world. The "Mug" Brings Coffee and Charity Together can relax, shoot the breeze, do tion, and kind thoughts. A mi relief. Intervarsity's coffee Intervarsity of Christian • Intervarsity homework, and partake of table was set up by Rollins house events raise money for Fellowship also sponsors Christian cookies, hot chocolate, tea, Catering that held the refresh- different charities each time other events to encourage and, of course, coffee. ments. they have them. At this point, Christian fellowship on cam Fellowship hosts Bieberbach and Reed was The atmosphere was, in a they obviously thought that pus. They hold small group coffee house for transformed into an artsy, cof- word, friendly. Clusters of stu- tsunami relief was the best use Bible studies on Mondays at charity. fee-house type of atmosphere, dents sat around doing home- of their resources. 5:00 p.m. in the McKean third Chairs and pillows surround work while talking and enjoy "The coffee house is basi- floor pod, Tuesdays at 5:00 jtyjami Furo ed small tables adorned with ing their refreshments. The cally hanging out with a pur p.m. in Ward 244, and copy editor table cloths, candles, and cof scene was one of relaxation pose—building relationships Wednesdays at 6:00 p.m. in between friends—both old on campus and getting to Sutton 514. On Thursdays at On Thursday, February 3, fee mugs in which to collect ones and new ones. know the Rollins community 8:00 p.m. in the Faculty Qub, intervarsity of Christian students' spare change or any amount that they were willing The money collected is in a way that doesn't compro Intervarsity holds a large Fellowship hosted a coffee mise what we're about," says group meeting that includes house in Bieberbach and Reed to give to tsunami relief. White going to Samaritan's Purse—a Jenn Perez, treasurer and Bible worship, prayer, and discus to raise money for tsunami Christmas lights hung from charity run by Franklin study leader in Intervarsity. It's sion. relief. the light fixtures as more lights Graham, son of the renowned a way of getting people to flickered across the floor on preacher, Billy Graham. The For more information Called "The Mug," this is think outside themselves the edges of the room. A pro organization is a world relief about The Mug or about infor htervarsitys fourth attempt to while connecting with our mation, e-mail Kelly Welch at ra jector displayed images of effort, and their main project at *se money for various chari this point is to help with tsuna- campus." [email protected]. ties in a setting that students Bible verses, charity informa- FEBRUARY 11,2005 THE SANDSPUR NEWS Fraternity Hazing May Be Behind Yancy Suicide UCF's Pi Kappa Alpha Suspected of Involvement in
Student Suiciddo drugs. Ae famil y member own, a habit that eventually Magazine sued Kappa Alpha of the Pi Kappa Alpha for by Bernard Chery moved him to take his own Psi over the use of the com fire code violations. staff reporter provided the university with a photo that shows fraternity life." pany's logo for their annual 5—Now in the first week of Last month, the brothers forcing pledges to Like almost all fraterni pajama jam frat party. The February, the latter chapter University of Central Florida take drugs. ties around the country, haz party itself was a disaster; is being investigated for the condemned the Pi Kappa His parents do not say ing and other related prob police were forced to call it death of one of its members. Alpha's fraternity house for whether he had drug prob lems have rocked the UCF off after angry guests Now the big questions fire code violations while the lems before arriving to cam fraternity brothers for the smashed two hotel glass remain, will the fraternity house was already under pus, but an arrest report past several years. doors and trampled those brothers at the University of suspension for hazing relat found next to his corpse 1-On October 2003, the who felt on the floor. Central Florida be able to ed activities. Now, the death reveals that he was arrested SAE fraternity brothers at 3—On March 2004, several survive from this latest inci of John Yancy, a UCF fresh for possession of cocaine and UCF had been investigated members of Phi Delta Theta dent? Will the victim's par man and member of the xanax days before his sui after two pickup trucks, were under investigation for ents pressure the school to chapter, makes matter worst cide. Detectives have found apparently holding pledges hazing after a fraternity terminate the fraternity if the for the fraternity. drugs, paraphernalia, and tied with ropes and duct member of the University investigation proves that The late freshman's fami cash as well. tape, crashed head on. This was found wrapped in plas hazing was a factor in their ly accused the fraternity However, the fraternity incident sent one seriously tic and tied to a tree. He was son's death? Or could this brothers of forcing their son president denies any allega injured student to the covered with cooking oil, . just simply be one among to take drugs. The family tion that the fraternity forces Orlando Regional Medical chocolate sauce, and many outrageous incidents claims that, during what is pledges to do drugs. Center with a broken nose. whipped cream. involving fraternity hazing known as hell week, which According to the WFTV The ropes and duct tape 4—Just about two weeks that lead to no real discipli was days before Yancy's Eyewitness News website, were proof that hazing was ago, members of Pi Kappa nary actions against the death, the fraternity brothers the president claims that involved. Alpha were homeless for a association? Time will defi beat him and forced him to "Yancy abused them on his 2-On July 2004, Playboy while after being kicked out nitely tell. Winter With the Who Says a 4 Writers Returns to Year Old Can't Drive? Rollins Michigan Police Arrest 4 Year Old Driving to the Store Check Out This Year's Line-up mile to the video store to by Bernard Chery buy a movie he wanted to staff reporter watch. Although the boy'slit- Sand Lake police in tle feet could not reach the of Talentedfro mWriter the Winter withs th e Denise Duhamel will be at accelerator, he managed to by Megan Waters Michigan announced on Writers advanced creative Rollins to share with the stu staff reporter Monday, February 7, that get the car to the movie writing class surrounded dents and staff. Duhamel is they stopped the youngest store. When he got to the It's February again, and the author on stage and sub a professor of creative writ driver ever in the state, if not store, he realized that it was that means Winter with the mitted comments, critiques, ing at Florida International worldwide. After being closed because there were Writers is back at Rollins. and questions about the University and has made slightly hit by a slow mov no lights in the store. This festival of literary arts work being discussed. While many television and radio ing car, a police officer acti Without his headlights on, has been honoring original closing the discussion, Moss appearances throughout her vated his green and red he still managed to get back contemporary authors for accepted general questions career. lights to signal the driver to to his apartment complex. over sixty years. Every and reminisced about the The following Thursday stop. After hitting 4 parked- WWW event is free and struggles associated with will highlight Edward P. However, there were no cars and stocks of snow, the open to the public. This beginning a career in writ Jones, whose novel The sign of pulling over, no sign car was pretty banged-up. year's line-up includes a ing. Known World was hailed as of speeding up, nor the sign Officer Osga said, "When I variety of writers from sev At 8:00 pm in the slight genius by critics. Jones was of a driver. "The car was got to the car, the boy was eral genres. ly more crowded Bush audi even awarded the McArthur going eight to nine miles per crying and asked for his On February 3rd, torium, Barbara Robinette Fellowship award in hour," said Officer Osga in mom. When The Grand Barbara Robinette Moss, an Moss was interviewed by October 2004. Good Morning America. Rapids Press asked Police award-winning memoirist the WWW Director Connie The 24th will center When the car finally Chief Doug Heugel about from rural Alabama, lent her May Fowler. Then the upon Michael Ondaatje, a stopped into an apartment potential charges, he replied/ expertise to Rollins students esteemed author gave the memoirist, poet, and novel complex after hitting 4 cars "He's 4 years old. His mom at 4:00pm in the Bush audience a reading from one ist who is the famous author on its way including a police didn't even know he was up/ Auditorium. On stage, sur of her award-winning mem of The English Patient. cruiser, Officer Jay Osga was [and] I don't think he even rounded by cameras for the oirs. A question and answer Ondaatje's work defies tra shocked to see a kid behind realizes what he did." local station VisionTV, Moss session followed with a ditional genres with his cre the wheel. Finally, Police have a law critiqued pre-selected essays book signing by the author. ation of poetic novels like The boy woke up in the violator in hands, not only submitted by two Rollins' Next week, on February Coming Through Slaughter middle of the night, got his they willingly let him g0/ students Wade Johnson and 10th, the a ward-winning and The Collected Works of mother's car keys, started hut declined to press Jessica Moses. Students exceptionally candid poet Billy the Kid. the car, and drove a quarter- charges. FEBRUARY 11, 2005 HOLT NEWS THE SANDSPUR College life 30 "tears Later • Has campus life will be very few. All papers and cell phones? First, we that were not hand written didn't know any different changed all that were typed... on a type because those things were much in three writer. Remember those? not available. Because some Research was done at the li of those conveniences were decades? One Holt brary using books that you not available, we networked A TALE OF TWO STUDENTS student reflects. found by using the card cat- among our classmates much alogues and organized by more than we typically do Below is a tale of two by Rhonda Shurtleff Now meet Sue: She is also the Dewey Decimal system, today. We had study groups Rollins College Hamilton Holt contributing writer an evening degree student There was no Internet. Com students. One student is very to prepare for exams, be dreaming of graduation and It's been almost 30 years munication was face to face cause notes were hand writ focused while the other student her first"real " job. Unfortunate since I did my first round of or in an emergency, possibly ten and different people is struggling to find her career ly for Sue, she lacks Janice's classes in college, and need a phone call using a landline. picked up on different direction. However, both have focus and is not sure what di less to say, things have There was no e-mail or cell points. the same goal to have a new job rection to go in. She currently changed just a bit. I've Social life on cam after graduation. Which stu works in a call center. Although gone from being a full pus was very different dent do you think will achieve she is not happy with some as time student living at for me then than now, the goal first? pects of the work, Sue enjoys home and supported by but that is probably Meet Janice: She is an her coworkers and knows her mom and dad to a full because I am in the evening degree student who flexible hours fit well with her time student, working a Holt Program, as op works in a law firm during the course schedule. She heard that 40-plus-hour job, single posed to being a day day. Miserable in her current I might be able to help her mom, supporting a student. I remember position, she knows her degree focus on a strategy and was op daughter. A daughter, hanging out in the will enable her to get a new job. timistic when she came into Ca by the way, that is get SUB (Student Union She has heard that pharmaceu reer Services. Her goal is to ting ready to enter col Building) a lot in be tical sales is very lucrative and have a new job by graduation. lege herself. tween classes, meet scheduled an appointment In their first meeting, Mari Yes, things have ing up with friends, with Career Services to find out an learned that Sue loves work changed quite a bit on a and making plans for how to get into that field. She is ing with people. Sue appeared college campus since I the weekend. I would very focused on this goal and embarrassed by her lack of di was there in 1975. First, imagine that still hap- wants to have a new job by rection but said she was willing nothing was computer photo illustration/BRIAN HERNANDEZ pens today on your av graduation. to complete a few career assess ized. Oh, we had a com erage college campus At their first appointment, ments. When Marian suggest puter lab. But the computer phone back in those days. If with full time students. I wanted to learn as much as I ed that Sue consider conduct itself was bigger than some a paper was due in class, you Actually, if you take out could about Janice. What moti ing research and numerous in of the classrooms at Rollins. had to bring it with the technology advance vates her? What does she enjoy formational interviews she re And in order to run a pro you...there was no emailing ments that have been made ing doing? What are her mained enthusiastic. Within a gram, we had to use punch it later. No, we didn't use a over the past 30 years, things strengths? How motivated is few weeks, she had already cards. Does anyone on the horse and buggy to get to really haven't changed that she to make a change? How conducted four informational Rollins campus remember class.. .we did have cars. much on campus. Learning much does she know about the interviews. When Sue last the days of punch cards? I How did we do it with is still learning, and knowl field she is considering? spoke with Marian, she still am sure the 'yes' answers out computers and e-mail edge is still power. Early in the first meeting, had not obtained a direction Janice said she was confident but felt she was getting a lot of that her degree would open great information through the HOLT SPIRIT DAY doors for her. When Marian informational interviews. asked what she knew about the Two students—each with dren were extremely thankful funds in order to have industry, Janice appeared the same goal to have a new job • Holties turn out and enjoyed the game despite lunch/dinner for the children sheepish. She admitted know by graduation. Who do you for Rollins sports the Tars loss to Barry Universi and volunteers. If interested ing that pharmaceutical repre think will be successful in and heartwarming ty. On a side note, I will be in this position or volunteer sentatives made a lot of money reaching their goal first? Why? graduating in May and the ing at an upcoming Athletic and she thought it would be ex- Email Marian at mcaccia- smiles from com chaperones have asked who Kids Day event please contact dting to work with doctors. [email protected] with your vote munity members. would be taking my place to me at tvalcK§>rollins.edu. Since she seemed to lack and your comments. The best continue the Athletic Kids Day We will be holding the some basic knowledge regard comments will be included in by Tiffany Valo tradition. This is not a time next Athletic Kids Day in the ing her "dream job," Marian the next Career Coach Column contributing writer consuming position and only next several weeks at a base suggested Janice back up and on February 11. In addition, all On January 22, the Hamil requires setting up the event ball game so stay tuned to conduct several informational students who respond via ton Holt Student Government on a proper day the children your email and The Sandspur interviews: Janice appeared of email with their vote and com Association held the first Holt can attend and receiving the for updates! fended. "I work full time.. .1 ments will be entered into a Spirit Day at the men's home don't know anyone in the in drawing for a $10 Starbucks basketball game. By promot dustry and I am not very com Gift Certificate. The deadline is ing the event weeks before fortable with the idea of con Friday, February 18. and encouraging students to tacting strangers. I am confi attend in order to receive a dent this is the job for me." She NOTE: The story listed is pure free Holt t-shirt, a nice gather left Career Services with the list ly fictional. Any resemblance ing of students showed up in of companies recruiting on to real Holt students is strictly order to cheer on the Rollins campus and the recommended a ccHncidence! Tars. job search web sites. Not only was it the first Holt Spirit Day, but the HHSGA sponsored their first Toed To ^four Achievement Athletic Kids Day, which is an event for children from local Holt Class of 2005 foster care facilities. ^xOrder Your The children were wel comed with hugs and enjoyed Commemorativ^ pizza, soda and candy asses Today throughout the event. Brook lyn pizza was nice enough to donate pizza for all the chil Contact the Holt Student dren and volunteers that at photo / BRIAN HERNANDEZ Government Association at tended the Spirit Day. FOOD & FUN: Charlee House Chaperone Shinika McCloud [email protected] The chaperones and chil (left) and Tiffany Valo, '05, enjoy a slice of pizza together. THE SANDSPUR FEBRUARY 11,2005 imes Fiercely Inspirational: Barbara Robinette Moss • Winter with the 1996 Gold Medal for person A reading of Zeus's al essay in the William Daughter brings one face to Writers returns Faulkner Creative Writing face with poverty and neg for another suc Contest. Moss then expand lect so great that it results in cessful season. ed the essay into a novel that physical deformity. Moss became a national bestseller. chronicles a childhood of Her follow-up memoir, suffering spent looking to by Shaun Cricks Fierce, has just been pub the stars, wishing to be • ad. sales representative lished in hardcover. Venus, the goddess of beau Celebrated author Bar Moss' story is one of an ty, instead of the stretched bara Robinette Moss recent inspirational woman and silly putty image malnutri ly appeared at Rollins as part artist. In addition to her pop tion and neglect have im of the annual Winter with ular books, Moss creates vi posed upon her. the Writers series. sual art and recently threw Moss' spirit and inner Moss' Change me into her first New York art show. beauty, however, cannot be Zeus's Daughter was original-. She has relocated to the city restrained. Through her self- ly an essay, which won the to study playwriting. preservation, education, and
photo / ROLLINS.EDU IN PENSIVE THOUGHT: This captivating author delighted her Imirsaav, February MI audience with a dramatic rendition of the poem "Jaberwocky." physical reconstruction, she elude the ones he probably has stubbornly insisted on didn't write? becoming herself. Moss: (Laughs) Yes, Moss was kind enough those too. TEit jt\XUll to take a few minutes from Tube Hamilton Holt Student Government Association ana Lambda Pi Eta, the her pressing schedule to chat National Cfimtmimcmtian Homo*? Bodbty, wotdtd iwm to invite yem to tag Qmm with The Sandspur during Studim Rjctiiti. her visit. In person, Moss ex udes a hospitality and smile Dmrmg mm ¥ommf m$zmm%i&%wm worn, each of m® graduate jstogfajtii al RODIISJ as authentic as any. College will be pretJertthig spesjitk- information regarding tkeix' program. To fcriltg The Sandspur: Thank nit"* i 'innH tbe.evaniisg fiill clxcpii Trie Sandaptijr Career Coach, Maitam Qmcmk&m will you for taking the time to speak with me. How has provide ugefui tsgMP m graduate interviewf and gractyate reimtne Mpu » your visit been to Rollins? Moss: Oh, great fun! ( ?ANC»£1 fviK, Ih ITO Everyone has been wonder • PAilCif! tM ful, and, you know, there Pi > ti was a foot of snow on the 2 ground in New York City photo / BARNESANDNOBLE.COM What's your scholarship? when I left. The Sandspur: There has been so much tragedy in you life. If you could go back into these books and change any one thing that happened in them what would it be? Moss: The night my daddy got beat up (wipes her eye). The Sandspur: In a word, what can readers ex pect from your new memoir, Fierce? Moss: A true Metamor phosis.
photo / BARNESANDNOBLE.COM The Sandspur: Ms. Moss, thank you so much for The Sandspur: Do you caring enough to speak to have any advice for our our students through the young writers here at Sandspur. Rollins? Moss: You're welcome. m Moss: Read. Read Every- Thank you. Find your scholarship opportunities thing. You can't write if you The Sandspur will contin- at our re-launched Scholarship Channel. don't read. ue to bring you features on The Sandspur: So what the distinguished visiting do you like reading? authors in Winter with the Visit www.thesandspur.org Moss: A little but of Writers program. These everything. Right now I am events are free and open to powered by j trying to read the complete students and the public fofcStWaf works of Shakespeare. Thursdays throughout Feb The Sandspur: The com ruary at 8:00 p.m. in the plete works? Does this in- Bush auditorium. 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Think volume and sassy, hot-pink wallet or FEBRUARY 11,2005 •THE SANDSPUR J^SL imes Ask Living His Music Dream • Resident musi cal artist, Chuck The Foxl Archard, received Dear Fox: a surprise at a re When a guy says he's cent festival. going to call, but then does n't, what does it mean? I by Jami Furo have had this happen sever copy editor al times, but it's the worst Chuck Archard, a facul when it happens after a ty member in the Rollins date. I am beginning to College music department, think that this is a line every played at the Zora Hurston guy uses. Festival in Eatonville on ~ Reeling Uncared For Saturday, January 29. How ever, this was no ordinary Dear Uncared: gig. Professor Archard was "I'll call you" is one of only called to play about the most overused _ and five hours before the show least followed up on _ lines started; it was a perform photo illustration/ MARK BARTSCHI uttered by humans of all ance with the legendary ages and genders. It starts Isaac Hayes. young when some guys are Dear Fox: Archard received a call trying to find a gentle verbal Recently my best friend at 10:00 on Saturday morn letdown and extends _ I'll call her "Stacy" _ bor ing from Jason Hann, a per throughout the decades. rowed an outfit while she cussionist in Isaac Hayes' The Advice Diva, in her infi was visiting my apartment. band, and also a percus photo / JAMI FURO nite guy-logic wisdom, has We had been to the beach sionist in a group called the HAPPY TIMES: Rollins' own Chuck Archard, still beams follow learned that the person wor and decided to go to the String Cheese Incident. Ar ing his performance with the creator of this famous soundtrack. thy of the second date will movies, and she needed chard has played gigs with The group practiced in "Jason and I kept say- actually do what he said he something better to wear. both Hann and Hann's fa the lobby of the Westin ing it was very surreal...It was going to do. If not, good The dress she borrowed ther. Hann was in town Grand Bohemian from was very stripped down riddance! may have looked casual but with Hayes to perform at about 12:30 to 2:00 p.m., and very raw...It was like it was expensive and when the festival when the rest of and they were onstage at you were in it, but like you she returned it a week later the band got stuck in At the festival at 2:45 p.m. were watching a mo vie... I Dear Fox: it looked like it had been lanta. The snow was so bad mean, I talk about him in through a war! She had that the 12-piece group's my history of rock and roll What do you do when "Jason and I kept washed it for me, she said, plane was not able to fly class." your best friend has no re saying it was very even though I told her that I out and the roads were Archard teaches Histo gard for your privacy? would have it cleaned (it closed, so they were not surreal...It was very ry of Rock and Roll, Histo "Suzy" and I have been best was dry clean only). able to drive. Hann and one ry of Jazz, and Music Busi friends since we were in stripped down and of the backup singers was grade school. We talk every Now I'm stuck with a very raw.." ness here at Rollins. He also in Los Angeles prior to the day and discuss what's ruined dress and I'm P.O. conducts the Rollins' two event, so they were flying going on in our lives. Suzy, ed. Chuck Archard jazz ensembles and teaches What do I say? out of LAX. Hayes was also private jazz bass and jazz though, wants too many de Artist in Residence tails. If I mention that I ~ Never Again traveling from elsewhere composition lessons. Ar bought new shoes, she'll ask and was able to arrive. chard also does session how much they cost. She's Dear Never: Hann typically plays They played nine songs in work for Warner Brothers hand percussion for Hayes, front of the ten to fifteen and has released recent always been a bit nosy, but This reminds us of the but given the lack of other thousand people. CDs with the Harold Blan- this is getting out of hand. time The Advice Diva bor musicians, he filled in on chard Trio and a bossa nova How do I stop her without rowed a pink fun-fur jacket "Unfortunately, we did drum set. Hann called Ar group called Dirty Martini. insulting her? from a girlfriend for club n't get to do 'Shaft,'" said chard to ask if he could Archard has also released a -Enough Already hopping and later discov Archard, a Hayes fan from help to form an emergency book on how to play the ered a big cigarette burn on way back. However, this backup band. Archard bass with Alfred Publishing the collar. We were morti did not put a damper on his Dear Enough: entitled Building Basslines. fied but, thankfully, have re readily complied. positive experience. Deflect. Instead of try mained friends due to her ing to come up with an generosity of spirit. Moral of swers to Suzy's barrage of the story: Don't let a fashion questions, just toss out trauma destroy your friend something innocuous ("Oh, ship. Do advise her, though, I don't reaily remember," al I3y Nicole Fluiet that next time to please not ways works) and then launder anything of yours The mission of the Vagina Monologues is to organize a response change the subject. If she and tell her why. goes back to the question, to violence against women, Above anything, the Vagina Monologues ask her why she wants to are a way to educate the world of violence and Inivistlce against women know. If she has a good rea son, you may choose to an -The Fox and to encowage them to putt a stop to it. V-Day is a nationwide event, swer. If not, you will have calling forth those who are willing to make a difference, Jhe Vagina started to break this pattern of persistent questioning. Monologues take place February 14 thru February 16 at 8pm In the Bush Auditorium. Ticket sales benefit Jhe Healing Tree Sexual Trauma The Fox returns to answer this Recovery Center. This event is sponsored by Voices for Women.
• • tions from Rollins students. If you is an organization of men and women which attempts to explore the
LY/»J mU'AM IflfieA VAlCii like The Fox, to answer, then send portive structure and to serve as a vehicle by wnicfi others can team an email to [email protected] about the uniqueness and independence of women. FEBRUARY 11,2005 £irje, Times THE SANDSPUR
Were at Rollins College, our men and women are known for their aesthetic beauty and fab- I This magnificent building that symbol ulous sense of style, but what does it mean to 4 izes all that is Mickey has been the focal point truly \udge someone for who they are} Can of the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World we say that someone has a "sweet personali since the park's construction over thirty years ty" and really mean it rather than to simply ago. However, it is the restaurant on the sec ond floor of Cinderella's Castle that really use the phrase as a last resort when you holds the magic. can't think of anything else nice to say about The food is delicious, and the atmos a person} phere is perfect for an enchanting dining ex perience. The service is wonderful, and every waiter and waitress will make you feel like We at the Sandspur propose to allow Rollins students to select the royalty. sweetest couple, and then we will send the two of them on a datel However, the restaurant's regular din ing experience was not the source of my mag So, do you think that you are up to the challenge of letting Rollins se ical day. My boyfriend chose this location to propose to me on our one year anniversary. lect you based on your personality alone} We spent the day in the Magic Kingdom and had a lovely day. We had a reservation to T I M I N have a late lunch at Cinderella's Castle (which I knew). However, what I didn't know is that he had invited 16 of my family and friends to i THIS WEEK: Enter by submitting a witness the event! He got the attention of the one paragraph bio describing who entire restaurant and proposed to me as I you really are (what you are like - burst into tears. (I said yes, by the way). not physical characteristics** - what While Mark really made the day magi you do what you think of yourself, cal, the waiters and mangers at Cinderella's f Castle certainly helped with the details. They plans for the future, etc), Please In have a proposal package that included an en clude your name and a nickname. graved slipper in which they placed the ring, Your real name will only be known to the Sandspur editorial staff, two champagne glasses with non-alcoholic but In order to retain anonymity, please do not use a screen name champagne (it's a dry park), dinner, and a de licious dessert that had "Will you marry me?" or a nickname that others will know you by. This name will be written in chocolate along the edge of the published alongside your bio. plate. Our waiter, David, did a fantastic job. WEEKS 2-5: Contestants will have several simple challenges to com He was witty, prompt with the service, and he maintained the regal atmosphere beautifully. plete, Including answering questions set by Rollins students. Each The restaurant manager, Jim, did an Monday and Tuesday, the Sandspur will set up a table outside the amazing job holding together all of the details. campus center during lunch to survey Rollins students, and allow The ordeal was a big conspiracy, and a lot of them to make their selection. After two weeks, we will start cutting steps had to be taken to make sure that I did 1 n't find out ahead of time and that the after contestants based on these surveys , noon was as special as it possibly could be. Jim and the rest of the cast members at Cinderel WEEK 6: The Rollins Sweetest Couple will,be announced In the news la's Castle made it happen. paper along with their true identities. They will then be sent on a Everyone in the restaurant was in on the secret before I was. Every waiter or waitress date provided for by the Sandspur. knew so that they were aware of what was going to transpire and so the afternoon would WEEK 7: Pictures from the date will be published In the newspaper, go off without a hitch. They all performed along with the couple's evaluation of each other. beautifully. It was, of course, the greatest day of my life up to this point. My engagement was bet ter than I ever imagined that it could be. I THE DATE wouldn't have it any other way. Mark, my hopelessly romantic fiancee, did a great job, and Cinderella's Castle turned out to be the If \p\A are tfie last couple remaining, \p\A will perfect venue. So if you're looking for a good meal, or maybe a diamond ring, Cinderella's win a trip for two to av\y Disney World Xfaeme Castle is the place for you. park witfi d\v\v\er included! BY JAMI FCIRO FEBRUARY 11, 2005 IE I THE SANDSPUR -Valentine's Special
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Oscars: Will The Aviator Life Aquatic Fly Away With the Win? needs a life line even on the ship yet. Al by Maria Petrakos Charles, only his award came star that will remain on the staff reporter by Meghan Waters though the film was riddled from the Comedy/Musical high end of her career. staff reporter with adventurous twists Oh, the Oscars! Many of Performance category. Don Let us not forget, howev you readers couldn't share Cheadle falls under the Best er, the heart-wrenching per The Life Aquatic with and turns such as theft, the same enthusiasm that us Actor Category as well for formance by Moreno in the Steve Zissou is an excep mutiny, hijacking, pirates, movie fanatics share when it his role in Hotel Rwanda, frightening tale of a young tionally disappointing and helicopter crashes one comes to the biggest award Clint Eastwood for Million girl from Colombia trying to movie. High expectations had to wonder how these show honoring what is said Dollar Baby, and the ever so better her impoverish life by mounted with a film by Wes events related to the under to be the best in movie tal talented Johnny Depp has the only means allotted to Anderson starring the hilar lying point of the story. The ents, and that is OK. But for made it once again into the her - becoming a drug mule. ious Bill Murray. How could film was constructed of ran those of us who get all excit Best Actor realm for his role Other Oscar Nomina you go wrong? Well, appar dom events that didn't al ed at witnessing a stellar per as the kind-hearted novelist tions to look out for include ently it's possible. The Life ways tie together by the formance by an actor/actress, J.M. Barrie (he wrote Peter Natalie Portman for Best Ac Aquatic is superficially the end. A note to Wes Ander or hear an amazing score Pan) in Finding Neverland. All tress in a Supporting role for story of an internationally son: randomness and spon composed for a film, this ar of these nominees have por the film Closer, as well as famous oceanographer and taneity is funny in small ticle is for you. trayed astounding perform Clive Owen for Best Actor in filmmaker whose reputa portions but not when it is The 77th Annual Acade ances, and having mentioned a Supporting role for the tion is tarnished by his re the backbone of an entire my Award Show will air that, I will say I believe the same film (both Portman and cently failing documen film. It is confusing. Sunday, February 27 and Oscar will either go to Di Owen received Golden taries. Hoping to save his The most disappointing who do you think will win Caprio (who has come out of Globes for their roles and an career and avenge his part of the film, however, what? Well, if we are com hiding in a few mediocre Oscar for each of them does friend's death, Steve Zissou was the ending. One of the paring the outcome for the movies) or Foxx, who, not sound too shabby!). sets out on an illegal voyage central characters dies unex Oscars to the outcome of the though known for over a For Best Animated Film, to find and kill the alleged pectedly, leaving the audi Golden Globes, the cosmos decade, has finally burst into as much as I'd like to predict Jaguar Shark that ate his ence asking why. The plot have trend in mind. the eyes of the movie-going Shrek 2 will take the Oscar, friend. In reality, however, twist didn't seem at all rele In the category of Best population a fine and shin The Incredibles proved equal this story is about the trials vant or necessary and only Picture of the Year: the story ing actor (i.e. Foxx is also ly successful, if not more suc of a dysfunctional family hindered the rest of the of Howard Hughes, The Avi nominated for Best Support cessful, in providing an en that includes Eleanor Zissou movie. ator, took the Golden Globe ing Actor for his role in Col tertaining comedy the whole (Anjelica Houston) and Ned The only saving grace of and is also up for the Oscar lateral). family enjoyed (according to Plimpton (Owen Wilson), this film is the superb cast along with the charming Up for Best Actress in a the families I know). who may or may not be and the intriguing visual ef Finding Neverland, the sports Leading Role, Annette Ben- For Achievement in Di Steve Zissou's (Bill Murray) fects. These images includ classic Million Dollar Baby, ing has been nominated for recting, I'd say it's a toss up son. ed the surreal versions of the legendary biography Being Julia, along with Catali- between Martin Scorsese for The film took too long to the sea creatures, which Ray, and the serio-comedy/ na Sandino Moreno for Maria The Aviator and Clint East introduce the characters, the seemed appropriate and did wine connoisseur specialty Full of Grace, Imelda wood for Million Dollar Baby. predicament, and the plot- not distract the viewer from Sideways. The epically told Staunton for Vera Drake, Hi Best Original Screenplay I line. Forty-five minutes into the real story. But, all in all, story of Howard Hughes and lary Swank for Million Dollar want to say will go to Eternal the film and the crew wasn't I give The Life Aquatic a D. his dreams of flight appears Baby, and Kate Winslet for Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, to have captivated audience Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless however The Aviator appears members and the Academy Mind. Bening took home the to be on a roll with nomina the most, somewhat depict Golden Globe for Best Ac tions, and I wouldn't be sur ing that good ol' 'American tress in a Comedy/Musical, prised at a majority of wins. Dream' philosophy. I think while the brilliant Swank Achievement in Cine this one just might take the won the Golden Globe in the matography is another cate Oscar as well. category of Drama. Either gory with many incredible As Howard Hughes, one could easily win the nominations (The Aviator ap Leonardo DiCaprio is in line Oscar, however Swank is re pearing again), however, for the Best Actor in a Lead cently remembered for her House of Flying Daggers and ing Role Oscar, having also Oscar win a few years back The Passion of the Christ received the Golden Globe in the intensely controversial turned many heads as far as for the role as Best Actor in a Boys Don't Cry, possibly giv- movie critics are concerned. Drama. Jamie Foxx, too, re ^ ~^v ing her the Best Original Score is a ceived the Golden Globe for *\ edge as a good possibility for Jan A.P. <*v Best Actor as the leg- I 'i/ young Kaczmarek who wrote the \. endary Blues V I prod i- score for Finding Neverland, V rJfk man, Ray r V w^-- gious but then there is always the photo / IMDB.COM haunting music of Harry Pot ter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, composed by John Williams, that could surprisingly take i the Oscar. The Sea Inside % (Spain) is the probable win Listen to WPRK 91.5 FM \ among Best Foreign Lan- ^ guage Film, and as for Support your radio j Best Documentary Fea- W ture, Born Into Brothels station and tune in M M could take the cake. to WPRK 91.5 FM n Once Again, the 77th for a great variety L m \ Annual Academy Awards of music, including will air on Sunday, Febru 915 Fl hip hop, classic ary 27, so tune in to see for rock, alternative, JL yourself if The Aviator is really all that great ac new local music, cording to the Academy, and more! or if Hilary Swank will re w main a one-time Oscar winner. photo / IMDB.COM FEBRUARY 11, 2005 £ n €&*£* l M iu cut THE SANDSPUR
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Lip lock. junior high, but our knowledge of the mechanics from the cerebral cortex, especially the section of this most enjoyable activity hasn't moved called the amygdala, very likely mediate other Whatever you call it, two lips touching with a sensory influences on sexual arousal. bit of pressure and tongue-wiggling have beyond first base. « Hypothalamus: The hypoLhalamus inspired myriad songs, poems and, ahem, news We've provided a primer to get you up to receives inputs from the cerebral cortex, nose, genitalia and sex hormones in the blood and paper articles. speed on mis amazing confluence of hormonal, then sets the level of its neurons' activity Most of us picked up the basics of kissing in circulatory and muscular activity. accordingly. These ncuroas then send signals back to areas of the brain that influence sexual HEARTAND behaviors and thoughts. During a kiss, the WHAT'S FIRST, LUNGS: Epinephrine hypothalamas produces gonadoirfjpin-rcleasing BRAIN OR and norepinephrine hormone into the pituitary gland. from the adrenal glands is Pituitary: The pituitary gland secretes f¥!0UTH? cause the heart to beat hormones that influence all cells and virtually faster and elevate the all physiologic processes. The pituitary is stim The mouth may be the blood pressure. This ulated to secrete adrenocorticotropic hormone, place where the physi allows more oxygen to which targets (he cortex of the adrenal gland, as cal fun of kissing be acquired. Breathing well as a follicle-stimulating hormone and a begins, but the brain is may become deep and luteinizing hormone, both of which target the hard at work before the irregular. During a kiss, ovaries and testes. first smudge of lipstick. the heart can some Reacting to sensory H Neurotransmitters: During pleasurable or times beat twice as fast exciting activities, the brain experiences a surge inputs, primarily from as normal. Endorphins the eyes and nose, the in dopamine, endorphins and phenylethy- can also cause the laminc. These neurotransmitters attach to plea brain and spinal cord pulse to race. set in motion a flurry of sure receptors in the brain, and they create feel activity in the hypothal ings of giddiness and euphoria. amus and adrenal CIRCULATORY M Endorphins: These neurotransmitters are glands. Their chemical SYSTEM: Arteries released when a stressful or painful situation activity spreads and veins respondt o arises. There are three major types of endor throughout the body, the signals coming phins, but beta endorphins, found primarily in affecting almost every from your lips. Arteries the hypothalamus, give the most euphoric organ. Getting the convey blood into eilect to the brain and are (he most effective. mouth involved organs faster than the Besides behaving as a pain regulator, endor engages more muscles veins can carry it away. phins arc thought to be connected to physiolog and stimulates This can result in ical processes including euphoric feelings, increased chemical swelling, such as in activity. the lips and genitalia. appetite modulation and the release of sex hor mones. M Phenylethylamine:This chemical is also SKIN: With the heart found in chocolate, which could explain why and lungs working chocolate is so good as a pick-me-up. hard, the skin can red W Dopamine: When kissing, dopamine den and become clam rushes around the brain. It is released by certain my. Sweating helps neurons in the brain when pleasure or desire is keep your system from experienced. It is not a common neuro overheating. Chemical transmitter: Less than 03 percent of the neu messages and rons in the brain produce it. increased touching can alter skin sensitivity, which can result in tingling and fielding. m Salivary glands: The presence of a foreign object, such as a part EYES: A gaze from your ner's lover can add to the excite tongue, ment of a kiss by triggering increases memories and fantasies the flow within the brain. Signals from of saliva the visual regions of the in the Sublingual gland. brain are transmitted to the mouth. hypothalamus, where they Salivary Submandibular gland. influence the start of sexual behavior. A quick peek at glands produce saliva, which is used to moisten your partner's peepers will your mouth, initiate digestion and help protect let you know whether he or your teeth from decay. Saliva secretion is con she is enjoying it: The pupils trolled by the autonomic nervous system, will dilate. which monitors both the volume and type of saliva secreted. Parasympathetic stimulation from the brain, such as simply imagining a kiss, can result in heightened secretion, as well NOSE: The nose senses as increased blood flow to the salivary glands. pheromones from your partner, thus There are three major pairs of salivary glands: increasing or decreasing stimulation. the parotid, submandibular and sublingual. (Some people are never going to Several minor salivary glands arc in the lips, smell good to you despite what the inner cheek and linings of the mouth and ads in certain tabloids might ciaim!) throat. Most pheromones are blends of M Mouth: The lips arc loaded with nerve chemicais that must be released endings. Once stimulated, these nerves send in precise amounts to function, and they target only members of signals to the brain and spinal cord. Five of the the same species. Sex-specific smells 12 cranial nerves that affect brain function are can possibly raise or lower activity involved in a kiss. This aids in kissing, but ulti levels of neurons in the hypothala mately this dedication makes possible the fine mus. lip and tongue movements used in speech.
ADRENAL GLANDS: The thrill of A kiss begins with only a kissing (or any exciting activity) is a few muscles engaged. As major stimulus for these glands, the kiss intensifies, chemi which sit one atop each kidney. cal messages stimulate Working off chemical cues streaming more into action. A sim through the spinal cord, the adrenals STOMACH: ple pucker uses only start producing and secreting norepi Endorphins might two muscles, the nephrine and epinephrine (adrena make your brain upper and lower line). Norepinephrine is found in the happy, but they can brain, especially the hypothalamus. orbicularis oris, but a also set loose big Like Cupid with a couples quota, nor passionate kiss butterflies in your epinephrine swishes around the uses ail 34 iaciai tummy. Digestion is brain, creating feelings of euphoria. muscles. A serious slowed so the body Epinephrine increases heart rate and make-out session can focus on, uh, speeds breakdown of glycogen, the engages every more pressing activi storage form of glucose, in the mus muscle and ten ties. cles and liver. You will need this ener don in the body. gy if kissing leads to sex.
PANCREAS: To keep your energy • A passionate kiss burns 6.4 calories a SEX ORGANS: By now, your body from fading, extra minute. This compares to 11.2 calorics a has realized that you aren't politely sugar Is being miiiiuc jogging on the treadmill. pecking Aunt Fanny. This can cause a pumped into the • Between 10 million and 1 billion colonies of host of sex-prep activities: the vulva, blood from the bacteria arc swapped with each kiss. clitoris, penis and nipples fill with breakdown of Wood and become erect; testes draw • The science of kissing is called philematol- glycogen in the mus ogy- closer to the body; and glands in the cles and liver. The vagina secrete lubricant. Testosterone • Some anthropologists think that kissing pancreas keeps began when cavemen and women licked each surges in men and in women. Some blood sugars in bal scientists suggest that testosterone other on hot days to obtain salt to balance their ance through electrolyte levels. contributes to feelings of well-being. secretion of the In men and women, the hypothala Hivald-Leader researcher linda Niemi ctmlriliulc-ii u> this mjwrt. hormones insulin • According to Dr. Onur Guntukun, a profes mus monitors some aspects of and glucagon. sor of biopsychology at Ruhr University, testosterone production in the ovaries > H lSSING ^S^"Ji , * ' BY ADIWAKHC DEUC; TIIC SCXOAL SOAW OY SIMON LCVAY "Tli r KIKl« ...it hit the fan when I... W$z ^anbsfpur hind yourself, and truly en T^he OCdest Cotfege I asked the jamming out to some tunes what reminded me of East gage the people you are try on their headphones, whip- Berlin, Germany: everywhere Newspaper in Ttorida homeless guy, ing to reach. You relive the out some chopsticks, conduct it was gray, even the graffiti things that caused you to FOUNDED IN 1894 "How's it goin'?" a drum solo, then eat their looked gray; posters parad choose a particular project. I by Issac Stolzenbach sushi-dinner right there on ing events that the local resi FEBRUARY 11, 2005 wanted to learn more about — asst. opinions editor their bike. Little did the lay dents and transients could the project for a couple of rea VOLUME 111, NUMBER 15 man know that corner had not afford to see. The only Last Tuesday, for my An sons. One was because I had probably seen more homi purpose the posters serve is ESTABLISHED IN 1894 thropology and Global Prob a feeling other people cide reports than traffic tick to mask the broken windows WITH THE FOLLOWING lem-Solving class, I had my thought the same way I did, ets. After shaking off a and doors. The breeze stung first visit in a humanities EDITORIAL: and the way I thought was wasabi-induced endorphin my septum, reeking of Black- course taught through Valen "Unassuming yet almighty, wrong. When I actually looked rush, I (yeah, it was me) jot n-Mild cigars, stale beer, and sharp, and pointed, well round cia Community College enti at what my eyes were seeing, ted my observations down in diabetic urine. Church Street ed yet many-sided, assiduously tled, HUM 2390 Special Topics it made me sick to my stom my notepad and walked looked as though the city tenacious, victorious in single in the Humanities: The ach—there are people that around trying to find the en combat and therefore without a groomed it weekly with peer, wonderfully attractive and Prometheus Project; aiming at fought for this country—vet trance to the Coalition for the pride, whereas Central restoring the self-esteem of extensive in circulation; all thei e erans living in the streets! Yet Homeless where the class looked as though the city was will be found upon investigation the homeless, and empower another example of knowl was being held. I tried to trying to forget it ever exist to be among the extraordinary ing them to take the helm of edge I sometimes wish I did smile when passing people ed. The only music to be qualities of The Sandspur." their own destiny. not have access to. The other on the street; they however, heard was the cacophony of In Dr. Rachel Newcomb's reason was much siffhs in the back MARK K. BARTSCHI anthropology class we were more personal. ground, which were Editor-in-Chief tasked with engaging in a What lies at the unnerving to some, JOHN FERREIRA service-learning project. I foundation of my de omnipresent to oth Managing Editor chose Valencia Community sire to be involved ers. Not a cigarette College's The Prometheus with a project that butt to be found on BRIAN HERNANDEZ Production Manager Project, a non-profit organi teaches the humani one; missing water zation that teaches the hu ties to the under- meter covers (that manities (art, literature, phi served is the fact that could swallow your SECTION EDITORS & ASSTS. losophy, etc) to transient, un- college was never con foot and break your NEWS BRITTANY LEE derserved, and the working- sidered an option for leg) on the latter. FearURes KARINA MC CABE & Mo COFFEY poor citizens of the Orlando me when I was in high Here you get down to dnUrlAinMent LARA BUESO & JESSICA ESTES area. According to Dr. New- school, much like the the pith of life, OjB.i*ti*-rn ...JESSICA COMBS & ISSAC STOLZENBACH comb's course curriculum, majority of the people Moslow's Hierarchy we are to utilize applied an attending class in the of Needs in action. COPY EDITORS thropology by engaging our Prometheus Project. I The synergistic JAMI FURO service-learning project as was considered im environment, devel TOM TRASENTE participant-observers. As we mature and plainly oped from the dialec HEATHER WILLIAMS are working, we are to devel stupid because I was tic of question-an op an ethnography, and pre not good at standard swer, chance-valida REPORTERS pare recommendations on ized tests; my guid tion, student-teacher, NANCY AGUIRRE CAROLINE OGLE JEAN B. CHERY MARIA PETRAKOS how anthropological princi ance counselor, one photo / KRTCAMPUS pulses with life in Brad Martin, told my parents JAKE KOHLMAN ERICA TIBBETTS ples might benefit the organ did not f eel'so inclined to re that classroom; you can feel RANDI KRASNY MEGHAN WATERS ization. The project I'm that I would be voted most turn the gesture. And when I the energy in the room, and SELENA MOSHELL NATALIE WYATT working with received the likely to become part of a fed was dumb enough to actual all it takes to start the flow is coveted Florida Humanities eral institution. So I went ly greet a passerby with, a little bit of belief in your fel PHOTOGRAPHERS Council (FHC) grant last through life thinking I wasn't "How's it goin'?" the fellow low man. This is what the worthy of an education, until ADAM BURTON week, which runs from Feb was so distraught with my Prometheus Project gives its DANI PICARD ruary 1 to January 31, 2006; someone believed in me. The comment, he swore on his students: validation, the DANIKA TANZINI only difference between you, thirst for knowledge, self-es the grant will be instrumental mother's grave that he, ". . ADVERTISING to the organization while it me, and the person living on .would kill me if I said that to teem. Once they achieve the undergoes institutionaliza the streets is that someone be his face." Along with other fourth-tier on Moslow's pyra ROBERT WALKER Business Manager lieves in us; somewhere mid, self-actualization is a KATIE PEDERSON Ad Sales Rep. tion. The real story lies in the obscenities I won't pollute SHAUN CRICKS Ad Sales Rep. question some have posed re along the way the man on the your eyes or minds with here, breath away. The most valu garding the organization's street lost that luxury—the but take note, he continued to able lesson extracted from Prometheus Project, with the yell at me, asking if I would service-learning thus far is DEAN HYBL utility (myself and the stu Advisor dents included): Why would assistance of the FHC grant, say it to his face, which some that we are all capable—that The Sandspur is published weekly we teach the humanities to aims to bring that luxury how elevated my ambula double-edged sword—of back into these people's lives. being human: to err and to on Fridays and maintains a circula the homeless; couldn't those tion. Makes you think twice tion of 2,000 copies. achieve. The most important energies be better spent? Last Sometimes you can experi about asking someone how The Editorial Board extends an in lesson we can all extract from Tuesday night I found out ence a cathartic moment from it's going, doesn't it? That is, vitation to our readers to submit let this is to believe in each other, ters and articles. In order for a letter why the organization exists, an external source, all it takes unless you have some sort of and then our potentials will to be considered for publication, it and discovered that the ener is someone believing in you, fetish for vehement vitupera must include the name and tele sometimes that is all it takes be limitless. phone number of the author and be gy generated exceeds the en tion. This experience really for us to break-free of our tweaked my perspective on 400 to 600 words in length.. ergy spent. In considering a submission for bonds, and take that coura how people interact with For tutoring and/or vol My first night on the publication, The Sandspur reserves geous walk out of Plato's each other. Alles verruckt! unteer opportunities, please the right to edit letters and articles. bedraggled-side of down Cave. Perhaps the thing that drop me an email and I will Submit all letters and articles to the town Orlando was the expe address below or bring them to our struck me as most notable send your information along rience of a lifetime because I But if one were bright, offices on the third floor of the Mills was the stark contrast be to the Program Director. If Memorial Center. All submissions discovered that you learn a one would take the time to tween Church Street, and — you would like to learn more must include a printed copy with a lot about yourself when you think about what setting he is saved copy on disk and must be re two streets over—Central about my endeavors with the help others, which is a price- about to immerse himself ceived in The Sandspur offices no Boulevard (more specifically, project, feel free to access later than 5 p.m. on the Monday fess education. What I've into when preparing for his the corner of Central Boule and make comments on my prior to publication. teamed thus far from the fieldwprk. A layman would vard and Terry Avenue) blog at www. prometheus Buddha holds true—you show-up among the dark of The Sandspur where the scene went from project, blogspot.com have to step-up to the chal- night in one of the seedier 1000 Holt Avenue - 2742 brightly-lit faux gas lamps and lenge of surrendering your parts of downtown Orlando, Winter Park, FL 32789 'Beemers of Church Street, to Tschufi! ego, stepping out from be park their motorcycle, while Phone: (407) 646-2393 Advertising: (407) 646-2696 be views expressed within the Opinions section are entirely the opinions of the individual E-Mail Us At: ^^^^£ «ce«ri* reneet the views of The Sandspur staff or Ro.hns College. [email protected] ".'??„„ . .»«». oninions. rants, or raves to [email protected]. ISSN: 0035-7936 FEBRUARY 11,2005 THE SANDSPUR O^vnsfti^n^ Exporting Democracy Letters • When will that Latin Americans were ing the Cold War, when we too corrupt to have a stable sacrificed the freedom of disbelievers real others for our security. Presi the Editor democratic system; during Jean Bernards Chery's ar the din... 4,3, 2,1, 0.1 stum ize that freedom the 1990s democracy and dent Bush has realized that ticle on the "Fairbanks ble safely to the curb, per- our long term security inter freedom exploded in the Crossing" was most interest spiring and breathing hard. is flooding the ests walk hand in hand with area of the world. Now the ing. I, too, make that cross The roar of the traffic behind the spread of freedom and world? naysayers want us to believe ing with great trepidation. me urges me to take on more democracy. democracy in the Middle It's like diving from the high step. Head up and shoul by John Ferreira East is not possible. Some The political bigots managing editor board the first time...you just ders erect, I limp onto the would postulate that their claimed that Iraqi elections put your head down and Rollins Campus. Maybe I By now you think the religion keeps them from would fizzle; instead eight go...mean while, watching should add a star to my million people turned out to naysayers would have being free. the flashing countdown of Alumni hat...one more mis vote. People want freedom, learned their lesson. Democ These naysayers are your destiny. 10, 9, 8, 7, sion completed...if I can get they want a say in their gov racy is slowing spreading nothing but political bigots ...will I make it? My 77 years back to the garage safely. ernment. The American gov around the world, and some who fail to see that all people old legs are tiring, the pain in ernment should do every people can't stand it. Even in the world want to be free my arthritic hip pulses, thing in its power to ensure though I disagree with mod and that democracy is in shrapnel in my knee adds to 'cwn> fc ernist theorists who claim deed the best form of gov that the cry of freedom rings that democracy is inevitable, ernment. Democracy will from all the corners of the I wanted to take the op ting...pop, classical, world it is currently the best form continue to spread through world. Then, and only then, portunity to thank Jami Furo music...to create something of government, and even out the world until a new will terrorism be defeated. for the wonderful review of truly unique and different those with little democratic and better form of govern One of the root reasons that Josh Groban's recent concert that doesn't fit easily into history can still embrace the ment is invented. Until then, people take up arms is be in Orlando. I am an avid fan any particular genre. Josh is system. There is no way to the will of the people will al cause they have no way to of Josh's music and have a phenomenal talent and a "bake" a democracy and at ways win out. Democracy, or voice their opinion. With the been fortunate to see him truly, genuinely good per tempt to shove it down peo any form of true representa spread of democracy to all perform live nine times, and son, so it is always refreshing ple's throats. Democracy tive government, is strong nations, hopefully one day the review in your paper when a reviewer shows re cannot take hold without the because those in power need we live in a more harmo perfectly described my expe spect and appreciation for consent of the people, which to answer to the people. If nious world. riences of seeing Josh in con his work. is why it is the most success people dislike a leader's A decade or two from cert. Thanks so much to Jami ful system of government. policies they can vote now we look back and forget All too often, reviewers for the wonderfully even- During World War II, many him/her out of office in the that people once said that fail to "get" Josh's music, ex handed review, and to your commentators said democ next election. democracy was unattainable pecting him to be an opera paper for helping to spread racy was unattainable in na It is a great step that the in the Middle East. We also singer because he sings in the word about this amazing tions like Germany and President has clearly spoken seem to forget that people languages other than Eng performer. Japan because they had little in favor of democracy again, once said democracy would lish... and then give a nega to no history with democra and it is also a giant leap that never come to Russia, East tive view of his show when Regards, cy. Today, both countries America has realized that ern Europe, Afghanistan, they are proven wrong. He have survived times of tribu supporting democratic gov and Latin America. Let's not has crossed the boundaries lations and economic slow ernments is the best way to forget that many believed of typical radio format downs to become two vi ensure our safety. Our nation that American democracy brant and strong democra is finally, learning from the would also fail,v and look There seems to be an im cations) before being offered cies. Later on, people said mistakes we committed dur where we are now. portant misperception in the a job at Rollins, and to put it minds of Rollins students bluntly, if we do not show about the faculty here. I actual significant research think it is crucial that faculty during our 6-year tenure- Spam? Canned Ham or and students know each track, we will effectively be other reasonably well in the fired! hope that familiarity does As the Rollins Commu Another Computer Sham? not breed contempt;-). nity strives to take our col • In honor of the its purpose. So I, along with filter is great, considering In an otherwise good ar lege to the next level (nation all of you, must ask a simple each year the amount of un ticle about an excellent per al recognition?), the pressure new Rollins Spam question. Is spam just anoth solicited commercial email son, Erica Tibbetts wrote: to be both good teachers and Quarantine Ac er computer sham? seems to double in my "Do you ever wonder how recognized scholars is rising. Each time I click on my inbox. Getting back to the good the Rollins faculty is, We can and will do it; but we count... another, email box and anxiously canned ham spam that orig what skills they have besides need our students to know look at spam. wait to see who has written inally crossed my mind; it being teachers, or what they what we do and to give us me, I am bombarded with may be overly salty do with their free time?" their support. by Vanessa Eves pop-up ads, pornography, or processed meat, but at least (Feb 4, 2005, p.l) contributing writer So let me finish with a another get-rich-quick you get what you pay for I must say that I was question: do you feel closer When asked to give my scheme. Ok, I am confused and get what is promised on somewhat shocked that stu to your professor now that opinion about spam, sadly here. Isn't the spam feature the can. Spam for comput dents do not have a clue that you know that beyond teach the first thing to pop into my supposed to protect me from ers, however, is deceiving we (faculty) are active schol ing-related work, s/he has mind was that processed this madness? Computer and doesn't protect me from ars who write articles and several long papers due and ham I pass while walking advertisers have become so unwanted email or viruses books, give interviews and probably a couple of confer down the canned food aisle clever that they know how as promised. So I hate to specialist-advice, and share ence presentations to deliver at the grocery store. I must to send spam without it break it to you folks, but I our work with other scholars during the semester? A pro apologize now for being being snatched up by the must conclude that this in national and international fessor's life is remarkably completely computer illiter spam filters. Wait a minute spam is truly just another conferences. These activities similar to a student's life- ate. However, the spam I am here. The entire purpose of computer sham. I think for (in which we sometimes That is perhaps the #1 perk here to talk to you about is the computer spam feature now I will just stick with the even mingle with Ivy League of the job... but that's anoth far from America's well is to catch most of these un canned ham. professors; oh my!), are often er matter. known canned lunch meat. I solicited emails. more like a whole second job am here to discuss spam, Each day I end up delet complementing our teaching electronic junk mail or junk ing at least half of my emails work. Is this our hobby? Per &ripa4ru4Z'^M, newsgroup postings. received due to the fact that haps, given that we hardly Many of you see that it is spam. It has gotten to a make any money directly spam feature while checking point where I accidentally from scholarship. HOWEV through your email. All of delete emails I need to read ER, junior faculty such as you have probably heard of simply because I wasn't able myself have already had to Assistant Professor of this more recent computer to identify the email ad demonstrate our scholarly Economics feature but are still unsure of dress. The concept of a spam photo / KRTCAMPUS abilities (usually with publi Department of Economics FEBRUARY 11, 2005 O^t^ft^n^ THE SANDSPUR Bush Gives an Emotional State of tfie \An\ov\ Address • Stop judging 2005 address, this was sim sions to make for a politi and take Bush at ply not the case. Bush came cian—especially one of con before the American people viction. However, he made face value...a asking for their input on them anyway because it was man with love for how to rectify the increas in the best interest of the ingly inadequate Social Se his country. American people. curity program. Bush gave a The most heartfelt mo detailed and unpleasant de ment of the address came by Jami Furo scription of the problem that copy editor when the president was dis we as a nation face with re cussing Iraq. Several guests On the evening of Febru gard to retirement benefits. came to the speech, sitting ary 2, we saw more than a And then he admitted what amid Congress and next to politician. We saw more every politician hates to the First Lady. The first guest than a president. We saw a admit: he doesn't know what was an Iraqi woman named man with a heart coming be to do to fix it. He has ideas, Safia Taleb al-Suhail, and the fore his fellow citizens and certainly, and he described president told her story. asking for help and support. them in detail, but he wants Eleven years ago, her father President Bush, who of the best solution. He asked was assassinated by Saddam fered a fantastic, heart-felt for suggestions and aid so Hussein. She saw injustice state of the union address on that he can better attend to firsthand. However, only a that Wednesday night, is the situation, and he said few days before the speech, that this project is "more im often criticized for not ad she was in Baghdad casting photo / KRTCAMPUS mitting his mistakes or portant than partisan poli a vote. She told the President February 2, 2005: President George W. Bush delivers the weaknesses. However, in his tics. " These are hard conces- how grateful she and her State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress. people are that the United and teary-eyed embrace. for quite a while now. We States has helped them to We forget sometimes. have found him, and he is gain democracy in their na The media, always looking being prosecuted. We have tion, and she explained how for the negative, reports gotten food, school supplies, eager they are to leave their news from Iraq in terms of and other goods to the Iraqi memory of their tyrannical death tolls, attacks, and ex people. And just recently, the dictator behind them. plosions. Certainly, these Iraqi people had an election. A pair of guests to the deaths are devastating They had a larger voter event sat behind Taleb. They tragedies, to say the very turnout than we do in the were Bill and Janet Nor least. We should remember United States, and those vot wood, parents of Marine these soldiers, and we ers included women.' Corps Sergeant Byron Nor should remember their brav We are so quick to judge wood, who was killed in the ery for fighting for our na and so quick to criticize. attack on Fallujah. They tion. However, we should Maybe it's time that we see stood up to the sound of also remember our successes this speech for what is was: a thunderous applause, and in Iraq. man with a heart coming be photo / KRTCAMPUS Safia Taleb al-Suhail rose Saddam Hussein is out fore his fellow citizens and The Norwood's: Janet and William Norwood embrace as they with them, offering a strong of power. In fact, he has been asking for help and support. are acknowledged during the State of the Union address . And They Say Elephants Never Forget... policymaking where conve- emerged as a safety net to en- economic downturn, nowhere suffering and instability it • Is President niently forgetting the past has sure that retirement from the near the extent of the Great brought that emerged the U.S. Bush forgetting become the prevailing means workforce could be achieved Depression that fostered the version of a welfare system that the past re of policy analysis. without facing the risks of creation of New Deal pro and the institution of Social Se The most pressing exam- poverty, even when invest- grams, among them Social Se curity, a protecting and stabi peats itself? ple of the short-term memory ments and savings failed, curity, emerges a construct. In lizing phoenix from the flames of the Republican agenda is By privatizing even a por- this construct the private in of struggle. These same flames by Joshua L. Benesh the overhaul of the Social Se- tion of Social Security benefits, vestments have traveled the and the trials of this same fire contributing writer curity system. Under the plan this social safety net is allowed way of the economy and result have been ignored in full by In the aftermath of the first advanced by me Bush admin- to undulate with the perform- in the reduction of benefits the current administration's State of the Union address of istration, this social | below not only attempts to overhaul the So they cial Security program. George W Bush's second safety net will be BecAuse ouRhwrnoN I where forever jeopard iS At WAR* I'm ROUiNG could be, but It is this lack of under term, a new perception of pol BACK Mf BUD6eT-BVSTiN6 icy formation has emerged ized by the con TAX CUTS* ReFocUSiNG J where they standing and addressing the OUR ENERGY PoUCYoN be, as lessons of the past in shaping that has the potential to shape struction of private CONSERVATION* AN& | should investment ac SHELVING MYCoSTtY I well. What and maintaining policies of domestic and foreign policy SOCIAL SECURITY PRIVAT on the most fundamental of counts, directly IZATION SCHeMe* emerges in this the future that sets the Bush levels. linking Social Se world is a return administration's policies on a to the turbulent course toward disaster. By Emerging from the Bush curity benefits to times that exist forgetting the context that White House through the 2005 the wax and wane ed prior to the brought about Social Security, State of the Union and later of the economy at STATS<*it>e UtitON, New Deal pro we are doomed to repeat the public endeavors is the con large. grams, the rein- dangers of instability and suf struction of a policy atmos This program stitution of the fering that come from a world phere. This atmosphere heeds illustrates in ab President Bush opens with a joke. risks of without it. By ignoring the tri solute clarity the photo /KRTCAMPUS poverty no attention to the events of als, tribulations, and triumphs inability of the Bush and the subject- the past, which acted to con of past events as a policymak administration to learn from ance of the U.S. economy. In ing of America's senior citi- struct the policy making envi ing philosophy we place our the past by analyzing the envi times of economic gain and zens, each of whom helped ronment from which the cur selves on a dangerous path, ronment that brought about across-the-board prosperity, build the American dream, to rent policy emerged. In short, destined to unnecessarily re the Social Security system in such a plan for the Bush ad- being directly and fundamen- the aspirations of the Republi peat the struggles already can Party under Bush's leader the United States. In the ministration to advance seems tally impacted in quality of life depths' of The Great Depres- like the panacea to a pressing by the rise and fall of econom- overcome by former genera ship directly counter the tions whose hopes and memory oriented adages sur sion the lareest economic public concern. What about ic cycles, downturn in the history of the the flip side of the coin It was from me hellfire of dreams still maintain in the rounding their party mascot. policies that shape our nation. They also construct a world of United States Social Security though? In an environment of the Great Depression and the FEBRUARY 11,2005 g THE SANDSPUR SPORTS A Look Back at Super Super Bowl on Bowl XXXIX Campus Offensive tackle Matt before the game? • Residential Hall Along with students, Pres by Mike Downey "Don't call me Bud" Light, Just one: Bill "Wrong ident Duncan and his wife syndicated writer/krt Association who kept that oh-he-is-so- Way" Belichick. joined in on the festivities. A look back at the week great Javon "the Freak" Answer to the Super throws a great Students brought out blan and the game ... not the best Kearse to one solo tackle, one Bowl XXXIX question: Super Bowl party kets and watched the game Super Bowl played, that's for assist and not so much as "Romeo Crennel, Romeo while they snacked on sure^ but far from the worst. one sack. Crennel, wherefore art thou, on Mills Lawn. pizza, chicken wings, and Number of fans at Alltel Sta Best Super Bowl XXXIX Romeo Crennel?" cookies. While the food by Jessica Combs dium who could tell you TV commercial? Cleveland, where the disappeared quickly, stu opinions editor what Alltel means? None. (And, whoa, is sight of a man with a Super dents remained and kept Maybe a third. that donkey with the Clydes Bowl ring is a rare one in As the Executive Board their eyes glued to the Number of fans at Super dales a tired concept or deed. members of the Residence screen watching the play Bowl XXXIX who expected what?) Why Donovan McNabb Hall Association helped ers in new colossal heights. Bill Clinton and George H.W. Fighting Illini alumnus stressed repeatedly before raised a huge movie screen During commercials, Bush to dress like twins? who came up big in Super Super Bowl XXXIX: I am not on Mills Lawn, students many students tossed foot Probably none. Bowl XXXIX when the game a running quarterback? watched with amazement balls and frisbees around Most memorable thing was on the line? One carry, zero yards. and could only approach on the lawn, while others said by a player during Greg Lewis, 30-yard Possibly the weirdest stat and ask, "What the hell is laid back, relaxed, and en Super Bowl XXXIX week? touchdown catch for Eagles of Super Bowl XXXIX? going on?" With Super- joyed the famous Super With the exception of with 1:48 to play. McNabb rushed for bowl parties usually locat bowl commercials. anything that came out of Fighting Illini alumnus more yards than Tom Brady. ed in the home (or dorm Though attendance dwin Terrell Owens' mouth, not a who went out hurt in Super Best comment on TV by room) of the guy with the dled toward the end of the thing. Bowl XXXIX and nearly cost Troy Aikman while Eagles biggest tele vision... this or game due to the cold Win Number of times rap star his team the game? took forever to score in last ganization contemplated ter Park winds, the event Snoop Dogg's name was in Eugene Wilson, Patriots few minutes of Super Bowl and quickly decided; was definitely a great way Jacksonville's paper or on TV defensive back, whose re XXXIX? "What better place to to spend Superbowl Sun during Super Bowl XXXIX placement, Dexter Reid, "How many of Philadel spend Superbowl Sunday day. Of course, while many week? couldn't cover Lewis. phia's fans must be scream than on Rollins' own Mills students choose to attend Way too many. Patriots defensive back ing at their TV screens right Lawn, watching the game different parties for other Number of Super Bowl put on inactive list before now: "Hurry up!'" on a 16 x 20 foot screen? reasons, RHA's alcohol- XXXIX parties that Snoop Super Bowl XXXIX, even Reason why Chicago's With free food of course!" free event offered a safe Dogg either did attend or though he obviously had the wide receivers sat home The Residence Hall Associ and healthy alternative to was supposed to attend? best name in the game? watching Super Bowl XXXIX ation, otherwise known as many of the (most likely) All of them. Earthwind Moreland. and wept? RHA hosted the event as beer soaked parties around Best newspaper headline Gay hero of Super Bowl MVP Deion Branch had this year's Superbowl Ex campus. after Super Bowl XXXIX XXXIX? 10 catches in the first three travaganza! Last year, due With the end of the game was over? Randall Gay, a New Eng quarters alone. to rain, the event took game and the disassem "Damn!" Philadelphia land defensive back, whose Number of players who place at its rain site in bling of the screen, Lauren Daily News. 11 tackles were twice as caught more passes in Super Dave's Downunder. This Riga '07, Vice President of New England Patriot many as made by any player Bowl XXXIX than Freddie "I year, thanks to the perfect, Programming for RHA told who deserves a lot more from Philly. Want to Thank My Hands cool evening, the event The Sandspur, "I'm ex credit for his team winning Number of head coaches for Being So Great" Mitchell went off without a hitch. tremely happy with the Super Bowl XXXIX than he in Super Bowl XXXIX who did? Football fans came turnout. The event turned has been given so far? went to the wrong sideline Ten. from on and off campus to out to be a huge success Quote from Super Bowl get the chance to see Tom and I hope it can become a XXXIX player that won't go Brady larger than life. yearly Rollins tradition!" v> down in history with "We came, we saw, we con quered." "We aren't the sexiest team in the world, but we're t <** strong-willed." Fatriots line backer Ted Johnson. Number of times Jack sonville's newspaper report ,t ', .^? * ^VP /*'^B»toJ--' ed what a great job at Super Bowl XXXIX Jacksonville ^a''" • 3k) , was doing? Lost count. Number of times Super Bowl XXXIX bus drivers got lost going to and from game? Lost count, but it defi A. iiR Jt^tk -4i |P: nitely threatened the all-time *^S*"\ ^ ^ flf record owned by the 1996 Atlanta Summer Olympics. vL jV JP Performance at Super ^•^SB? k 1 > M m Bowl XXXIX I'm glad I didn't miss?Paul McCartney. Duet at Super Bowl XXXIXI would have loved to miss? Terry Bradshaw and Mc Cartney. Team that you can bet won't beat the Patriots at Super Bowl XL in Detroit? J?***888* ifcu^JJ" * AI I rr\7V -r photo/JESSICA COMBS photo / CARRIE NILAN/ KRT Detroit. ALL COZY: Two Patriots fans enjoy the game on the big screen put on Mills Lawn. FEBRUARY 11,2005 SPORTS THE SANDSPUR McGwire used ^ 2005 ring. Semester Steroids Group Ex ise"Class Schedule Monday • It turns out make a whole lot more 4:15 - 5:00 pm Yoga with Michelle (Starts Jan. 24) money? 5:15 - 6:00 pm Cardio/Boxing with Carol (Starts Jan. 24) that Jose Canseco Canseco's claims in 2005 was right about aren't any more outlandish Tuesday or inflated than McGwire's 5 :00- 6:00 pm Power Abs with Carlos (Starts Feb. 8) Mark McGwire all home run total in 1998. If along. Canseco makes money on 6 :00 - 7:00 pm Kickboxing with Carlos (Starts Feb. 8) his book, it won't be nearly by Mike Bianchi as much as the millions syndicated writer/ krt campus Wednesday made by the hulked-up, 4:15 - 5:00 pm Yoga with Michelle (Starts Jan. 26) Spare me the shock. bulked-up McGwire for 5:15 - 6:15 pm Strength Training with David (Starts Jan. 26) Spare me the outrage. breaking Roger Maris' Spare me the denials. home run record. Or the Did we really need Jose millions made by Major Thursday Canseco to tell us Mark League Baseball during the 5:15 - 6:15 pm Yoga with David (Starts Jan. 27) McGwire was on steroids? McGwire-Sammy Sosa As if we didn't already home run chase that not Friday know. only rescued the sport but A reporter busted McG transcended it. 12 Noon Pilates with Kyla (Starts Jan. 28) wire long ago for taking an- I've said it before and drostenedione, a form of I'll say it again: Steroids testosterone-producing aren't ruining baseball. If you would like to participate in any of the classes, check in at the steroid now banned by Steroids saved baseball. control desk no more than an hour before the class is scheduled to baseball. If McGwire was The dramatic duel be taking andro, why wouldn't tween McGwire and Sosa is begin. Please remember to bring your R-Card when you check in at he take something a little credited with being the key the control desk. The classes will be open to the first 25 participants stronger to make him hit catalyst in helping baseball registered. All classes held in Room 139 (Dance Studio) at the Alfond the ball a little farther? recover from the lingering Sports Center. Let's stop playing resentment of the 1994 dumb, shall we? Let's stop strike. Isn't it clear now that treating Canseco like some without andro (and who For more information on the Group Exercise Program contact Nate Ar- sort of low-down, lying knows what else) that there rowsmith at [email protected] or 407-691-1275. scum for actually having would have been no home the gall to stick a syringe run duel? not only in McGwire's but Maybe this is why we're tocks but in McGwire's seeing many in the baseball myth. Let's just come out media pile on Canseco the and admit what we've sus same way they piled on The Sandspur Staff Meeting pected for quite sometime Steve Wilstein, the Associ now: McGwire's home run ated Press reporter who total, just like Barry Bonds' broke the story about McG takes place every Wednesday home run total, is as artifi wire taking andro. It seems cial as the nose on Michael nobody is quite ready to Jackson's face. admit that we were all at 6:20 PM in the Sandspur Just because Canseco is duped seven years ago a loose cannon doesn't when McGwire broke the make him a liar. Sure, record. Workroom Canseco might be a com Remember how you felt plete knucklehead in all back then? It was one of other aspects of life, but those magical moments CLASSIFIEDS when he writes a book on when you remember exact steroid-use in baseball, he is ly what you were doing at Help Wanted the foremost expert. If any the time. I was reading a Money for College. The Army is currently offering sizeable bonuses of up to $20,000. body knew what players bedtime story _ The Little In addition to the cash bonuses, you may qualify for up to $70,000 for college through were using steroids back in Red Caboose _ to my the Montgomery GI Bill and Army College Fund. Or you could pay back up to $65,000 the 1990s, it's the ultimate daughter, Tess, when my of qualifying of qualifying student loans through the Army's Loan Repayment Pro juicer himself. wife rushed in and told me gram. To find out more, call (407) 671-6041. If Canseco writes in his McGwire was up in the Winter Park Working Mother Looking for a Student to do the new book that he personal fourth. ly injected steroids into Here's what I wrote Following: McGwire's backside in a about McGwire the next Beginning in the fall (August), pick up two girls (ages 12, 13) from school and bring bathroom stall in the Oak day: "We don't get that them home to Winter Park. Stay with them until 7:00 p.m. and help with homework land locker room, why many stories to tell our until mother returns from work. Will provide a vehicle. Need superior references should we not believe him? grandkids. This one is a and good driving record. Please call Jennifer Mooney at (407) 210-3165. Hours: daily The common question keeper, right up there with (M-F) from 3-7:00 pm. Times adjustable depending upon class schedule. Salary is ne being asked is, "Why would Lindbergh and man on the gotiable. anybody believe Canseco?" moon. Except this was a Spring Break 2005 man and his moonshots. I've got a better question: Travel with STS, America's #1 Student Tour Operator to Jamaica, Cancun, Acapulco, One small step for man, one "Why would anybody be Bahamas and Florida. Now hiring on-campus reps. Call for group discounts. Infor stupendous, tremendous lieve baseball?" mation/Reservations 1-800-648-4849 or www.ststravel.com. The baseball establish home run trot for ment is already trying to mankind." Duplex For Sale discredit Canseco by saying Sadly, that summer now Surrounded by multimillion dollar homes and within walking distance of Rollins Col be is making these out feels more like a bummer. lege. Excellent long term investment. Located on Henkel Cir in beautiful Winter Park. landish claims about McG At the time, it seemed Asking $565,000. Call 407-782-6666. wire just to sell books and too good to be true. make a little bit of money. And now we know why. Would you like to place an announcement or classified? But hasn't baseball used Because it wasn't. Call (407) 646-2696 or e-mail [email protected]. Ceroids to sell its game and FEBRUARY 11, 2005 ]THE SANDSPUR SPORTS What's Fifth Ranked Baseball Team at Happening? 4-2 as Season Kicks Off ROLUMS the Tars' record to 2-1 on the • Tars Baseball young season. CALENDAR On Saturday the Tars kick's off new and the Crusaders resumed Friday 2-11 season with the series with a double Baseball vs. Saint Thomas inconsistent header as Junior preseason Alfond Stadium All-American Eduardo Chile 6 p.m. showings. took the mound looking to Lunar New Year Celebration recover from his own rough by Jake Kohlman outing against Florida Tech. Dave's Downunder 6 - 9 p.m. staff reporter Chile must have found what Softball vs. Lynn It's the beginning of he was looking for as he Lake Island Park springtime in Florida and pitched five innings of 7 p.m. that means warmer weather shutout ball, combining with (relatively speaking), birds Senior Nick Manson to shut Sakrday 2-12 chirping and baseballs fly out Belmont Abbey. Baseball vs. Saint Thomas ing. Last week the Rollins Senior Shortstop Juan Alfond Stadium -11 a.m. baseball team got their sea Dieguez had two hits for the Softball vs. Lynn son started with a bang, second game in a row for the Lake Island Park -1 p.m. playing six games. After Tars and had an RBI double Women's Basketball vs. Lynn splitting their first two in the third inning scoring Alfond Sports Center - 2 p.m. games against Florida Tech Manson to provide the Tars the Tars played four over the Men's Basketball vs. Lynn with the only run they'd weekend against the need. Senior first baseman Alfond Sports Center - 4 p.m. Crusaders of Belmont Garrett Preisser had two Srnday 2-13 Abbey. RBIs in the game to help the In the first game of the cause as the Tars took the series, Friday night, the Tars first game of the double- showed Belmont Abbey why header with little trouble. Cornell's Florida Collection Rollins was ranked fifth in The second game would Lecture: The Ringling the country in preseason provide a different story. Crummer Suntrust Auditorium polls as the Tars exploded In the second game the 3 p.m. for 14 runs en route to a 14-5 Rollins offense that had been victory. Sophomore RHP so potent on Friday night David Nathanson bounced scoring 14 runs on 13 hits back from a rough outing was shut down by the ^H photo /RC SIO against Florida Tech to pick Crusaders, managing only EARLY SEASON iSTRUGGLES: The baseball team has had trouble living up to its postseason ranking. Valenlre s Day up the victory, going six two hits and one run as the strong innings and allowing Tars fell 2-1. Sophomore pitching six workman-like was the offensive star of the no earned runs while strik Mario Lombardo was the innings, striking out seven game going 2-5 with three The Vagina Monologues ing out seven. hard-luck loser, allowing while spreading out four RBIs on the day. Bush Auditorium The offense on Friday only two runs in six innings runs to pick up the victory. The Tars' record stands 8 p.m. was led by senior leftfielder while striking out 7 but still Sophomore RHP Gene at 4-2 after their weekend Ronnie Baptiste who went ending up with the loss. The Howard pitched 2.1 innings series with Belmont Abbey, three for five with three Tars got there only run in the to pick up his first save of the not exactly where they want RBIs. Sophomore right field fifth when Preisser knocked season. Whereas in their last ed to be but certainly not a er Mike Crane knocked in a in senior catcher Matt game the Tars had struggled reason to panic. Ronnie Tuesday 2-15 run in the fourth with a sac Gerber but one run wouldn't with the bats, Sunday they Baptiste has been one of the Black History Month rifice fly and then added be enough to carry the day. would find their strokes. offensive stars, leading the Film Festival another RBI in the sixth with Their record falling to 3-2 the The offensive explosion team with 8 RBIs and a .455 Dave's Downunder - 7:30 p.m. his first home run of the sea Tars would look to Sunday's came in the sixth when the batting average through son. In the end the Tars had game to provide some early Tars, trailing 4-1, exploded only six games. With the six players with two or more season momentum. for five runs led by Manson Rollins pitching coming The Vagina Monologues RBI and put three runs on Bush Auditorium For Sunday's gamethe and Junior second baseman back on track, and with the board in the first, third, Tars would look to ace Chris Munoz who each had Baptiste and Preisser carry- 8 p.m. fourth and sixth innings, Senior LHP Gator Brooks to two RBIs in the inning with ing the offensive load good leaving little doubt to the end the series on a good Baptiste adding an RBI of his things should be expected final outcome and brining Wednesday 2-16 note. Brooks would deliver, own in the inning. Munoz from the Tars. Women's Tennis vs St. Leo Martin Tennis Courts - 3:30 p.m. Tennis team falls to UCF Softball vs. Webber Intl. Lake Island Park - 6 p.m. well for the Tars as UCF took looks to continue to rebuild Singles Condom Bingo • Knights beat each of the three doubles after losing some key players 1. Ener Gursoy (UCF) def. matches to take a one to zero Dave's Downunder - 7 p.m. down on Rollins last term. Here are the full Matt Umbers (RC), 6-1, 6-2 lead. In singles play the UCF results: 2. Antonio Sierra (UCF) def. The Vagina Monologues 10-1, at Tars 2005 won all but one match. Tars Bush Auditorium - 8 p.m. Jeff Birse (RC), 6-1, 6-4 season opener. freshman Jonothan Gomez Rollins (0-1) vs. UCF (1-3) 3. Joel Allen (UCF) def. defeated Paul Ramy seven to Doubles Thursday 2-T7 David Tafur (RC), 3-6, 6-1 five in the first set and six to 1. Joel Allen/Antonio Sierra (10-8) by John Ferreira three in the second set. managing editor (UCF) def. Matt Umbers/ 4. Jonothon Gomez (RC) def. That was the role success Jonothon Gomez (RC), 8-1 Paul Ramy (UCF),7-5, 6-3 Winter with the Writers The Men's Tennis team story for the Tars who really 2. Paul Ramy/ Sinan Sudas 5. Sebastian Delgado (UCF) opened their 2005 season Bush Auditorium struggled against their (UCF) def. David def. Michael Schwartz (RC), with a six to one loss to Division One opponents. Tafur/Michael Schwartz 7-6 (6), 6-3 8 p.m. cross-town rivals the Golden The matchup against UCF is (RC), 8-4 6. Sinan Sudas (UCF) def. Knights of the University of viewed mostly as a warmup 3. Sebastian Delgado/ Ener Albin Hubscher (RQ/ Central Florida. The now for the series and expecta Gursoy (UCF) def. Jeff Birse 6-1,6-2 traditional match did not go tions were low. The Tennis /Brian Irvin (RC), 8-3