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Buck Stops at page 17 page 11 College Athletes Inside page 21 Largest Library in Florida Opens Doors at NSU By Myriam Georges The layout of this massive build- Photographer Editor ing and its number of study rooms make it an ideal study spot for students. FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – After 16 “For a library it looks nice,” said months of construction, the largest library Frantz Riguand, 20, a second-year student in Florida will open its doors on the cam- majoring in finance at Nova Southeast- pus of Nova Southeastern University. ern University. “There’s more room for The Nova Southeastern Univer- each student to work individually on the sity Library, Research and Information computers and it’s a better environment to Center will have its grand opening on work in. It’s clean and spacious.” December 8. Students as well as members of The 5-story library is a joint-use the community will have access to over facility between NSU and the Broward 700 computer stations and 20 electronic Board of Commissioners. classrooms, which will utilize wireline “The two main reasons that the and wireless technology. Board of Commissioners wanted to build In addition to the computers, the - Photo by Jason Shlimbaum the library was to provide the community library will host the “Classroom of the with access to a high tech and research Future” and the “Knowledge Navigation will show that the library the capacity to partment to provide armed and sworn offi- library,” said Donald E. Riggs, Vice Center.” Here computer vendors will be hold 1.4 million volumes. cers on our campus for our own protective President for Information Services and able to showcase the latest technology in With the library open 100 hours services. Now we have engaged to have University Librarian. computer software for teachers, students a week and to the public, campus secu- more police officers on campus day and The 325,000 square foot center and the community. rity becomes an issue. A full-time public night,” said Steve Bias, Executive Director is the largest library in Broward County The library is also using the safety staff, who have been oriented and of Public Safety. and is expected to be the biggest in latest in library technology, as four of the instructed on crime prevention, will be Novalert will continue to patrol Florida. The total cost to build, furnish five floors will have compact shelving. dedicated to the new library and be on the entire campus in patrolling vehicles and add additional materials will be $43 With a push of a button, the shelf units hand on a 24-hour-7-day a week basis. and on foot. Public Safety regulations as million. NSU and the Board of Commis- will be able to move forward and back- “Cooperative relationship is in far as carrying identification will also be sioners split the cost of construction. wards, minimizing space – technology place with the town of Davie Police De- in effect. Anthrax Hits Home, Puzzles the Nation Nova Southeastern University Announces By Melanie Halcomb Anthrax also can live in soil for years. First Dual Degree Program Between U.S. Anthrax can be contracted one News Reporter of three ways – cutaneous, or through the Law School and Civil Law School [email protected] skin; intestinal, by ingesting undercooked meat from infected animals; through inha- By Linda Lahey will study both the common law and civil FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – Accord- lation, which is usually fatal. Contributing Writer law systems, the two major legal systems ing to an article by Robyn Surano that The CDC reports that person-to- that drive the business aspects of law. In appeared in the October 14 issue of the person contamination is extremely unlikely FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – The offi- order to qualify for the program, NSU/UB South Florida Sun-Sentinel, an anthrax to happen. cial signing of the dual degree program be- students must have an excellent academic lung infection had not been documented in The anthrax cases reported in tween a United States mainland law school record and be fluent in both languages. America since 1976. Palm Beach County, Florida have been and a civil law school will take place at the The only other law school in the But with five cases reported in inhalation cases, and the New York case University of Barcelona on October 19. contiguous U.S. that has a related program Palm Beach County and two confirmed was cutaneous. This pact is between Nova South- is between Columbia University School of cases in New York City and Reno Nevada, According to Jonathon B. Tucker, eastern University’s Law School and the Law and the U.K. However, their program many people are worried. author and chemical and biological weap- University of Barcelona Law School, one has no language barrier and students study What is anthrax? How is it trans- ons expert in Washington, D.C. in a Time of the oldest universities in the western common law at both institutions. mitted? Is it fatal? Magazine article, inhalation anthrax is world, founded in 1450. Most of the world Here’s how the program works: According to the Centers for the deadliest version of the disease. And, operates under a civil law legal system. NSU students spend one semester of their Disease Control and Prevention, anthrax because the bacterium is odorless and Only the United States, the United King- second year at the University of Barcelona is a bacterial infection caused by the spore tasteless, one would not know he had been dom, Canada, Australia and a few other Law School studying a prescribed list of forming bacterium Bacillus anthracis. It infected until he or she began to show countries follow the common law prin- civil law courses including Commercial is commonly found in cattle, sheep, goats symptoms of the disease. ciples that were originally developed in Law II, Civil Law (Succession), Intro- and other plant-eating animals. Humans But, he says, this is the challenge. England and adopted in the United States duction to Procedural Law, Fundamental usually get the disease from infected during the colonial period. See Dual Degree, page 8 animals, dead animals or animal products. See Anthrax, page 8 NSU/UB law program students 2 Campus News October 24, 2001 October 24, 2001 World News 3 GREEK LIFE nated to the Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric ing is limited, so sign up Five-day • The members of Kappa Delta Pi need AIDS Foundation, so we encourage today! A seat is reserved your help! Local Food Banks are close everyone to contribute in some way. for each club. Should we Fort Lauderdale to empty due to the high number of “Bounce for Beats” is the annual exceed our capacity, we recent job layoffs. Our neighbors, and philanthropic event put on by Sigma hope to move to a larger Forecast their children, are going hungry. You Alpha Mu. During a set number of location. Door prizes will can make a difference by donating any hours, the brothers bounce a basket- also be given out! non-perishable, canned goods in any ball non-stop. The bouncing basket- If you have questions Wed. Oct. 24 of the drop boxes located throughout ball represents the heartbeat of a child about this event or Alpha Phi Partly Cloudy 87 °F 76 °F campus. Please search your pantries afflicted with AIDS. During “Bounce Omega, please contact them at UV Index: 8 High and cupboards to see what you can for Beats,” the brothers will be selling [email protected]. spare and drop it off anytime be- raffle tickets and accepting donations • The Family Center of fore November 20. If you can’t find from students, faculty, administration Nova Southeastern Uni- Thurs. Oct. 25 a drop box, please contact Amy at and local businesses. This year, the versity’s fall session began Partly Cloudy 87 °F 74 °F [email protected]. Thanks for your brothers will be bouncing a basketball September 10 and runs UV Index: 8 High help and please feel free to visit our for 48 consecutive hours. Please come through December 15. Web site at www.geocities.com/ome- out and support this worthy cause Along with the Birth-to- gathetachapter to learn what KDP is and then join us at the concert Friday, Five parent/child classes all about. November 16t and have a great time! and Preschool programs, Fri. Oct. 26 • Kappa Delta Pi, a national honor the Family Center offers Scat. T-Storm society for educators, sends a big ON CAMPUS EXTRA FUN!, a variety 84 °F 69 °F congratulations to Nova’s own Omega of entertaining, creativity UV Index: 7 High Theta Chapter. Zoe Leal and Cristina • Parliamentary Procedure Workshop building classes for par- Borges submitted an amazing, com- ents and children 2-5 years prehensive portfolio of Omega Theta’s – Need to learn how to effectively run a meeting? Want to improve how to explore together.