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THE I FEBRUARY 01· 2006

The student publication of the University of South Florida St. Petersburg • Volume 38 • Issue 02

RESIDENCE HALL ONE MAKES PROGRESS-- STORY PAGE4 Regulations Coming off its best season ever, the --· ~ - for life 1....---- 1 women's Guest lecturer explores ethical questions sailling team related to artificial reproduction seems poised for an BY EMMA SYLVESTER outstanding STAFF WRITER spring. On Friday, January 27, David Archard, the first Cole Scholar in Residence at USF St -- STORY PAGE 6 Petersburg, addressed the ethical questions and dilemmas surrounding artificialrepro­ duction in a lecture titled "Regulating Artifi­ Your thoughts count: Campus cial Reproduction:' The talk was free and subcommittee prepares to gauge open to the public_ -- MARY RUSSEll Archard is a professor of philosophy and students' thoughts on diversity. RESIDENCE HALL ONE -- The structural frame of Residence Hall One is up and the interior is public policy and the director of the-Institute being finished to accommodate student residents in fall2006. -- STORY PAGE 2 of Environment, Philosophy and Public Policy at the University of Lancaster, United King= doffi_ Significant to his lecture, Archard is a . member of the Human Fertilization and - -- · · · · ---~----- Embryology Authority, which is in charge of regulating and inspecting all UK clinics that ' •~ :.. . . . - ~ 1:.;;....:.;.:...... --...:...--~~ provide fertilization or the storage of eggs! JOURNALISM sperm or embryos_ Archard is the only moral Growth DIRECTOR -- Jour­ philosopher on the Authority_ nalism's new director, The Authority, which has been in existence Tony Silvia, plans to since August 1991, licenses all fertility clinics ... with quality bring convergence to and monitors all research conducted on the already forward­ embryos_ • New journalism director outlines his vision for its future thinking department. Archard told the audience he would guide them through the most interesting issues related to artificial reproduction and intro­ BY ANTHONY SALVEGGI second to ever hold that position. Elliqtt for writing papers that h~ve commenting on their desire to duce them "to the puzzles and problems there EDITOR He replaces the retiring Mike broad appeal. delve further into media conver­ are surrounding artificial reproduction:· Killenberg, who founded the He also said that department gence. "My intention is to provoke and puzzle and His office looks remarkably department and has led its devel­ faculty members done well keeping "It impressed me that this place interest, and very occasionally shock;' Archard neat, which makes sense consider­ opment for.the past 17 years. up with developments in journal­ was really forward-thinking;' he said_ ing the semester is just two weeks Well before Silvia arrived at his ism, which he described as one of added. With regard to the hot topic He noted s-ome of the reasons people may old. Photos of his son and daugh­ present position, he already had the most evolving fields of study. issues of today in journalism - opt for artificial reproduction: some are physi­ ter proudly rest on an otherwise connections with the department, "They are conversant with the including web publishing and cally unable to have children, some cannot empty bookshelf, and everything having used Professor Jay Black's trends and the change;' Silvia said. convergence - Silvia noted, "This because of marital status, and others cannot in the room - especially the desk book on ethics and Killenberg's "That's not true everywhere:' place was doing it 10 years ago, du.e to sexual preference. and the two chairs positioned in text on public affairs reporting Silvia has authored two journal, when most people weren't even Archard also explored the ethical reasons front of it -' seems arranged to while teaching at the University of ism books and has another slated talking about if' for regulating who should be allowed to use reflect geometric perfection. Rhode Island. to come out in the summer or artificial reproduction, citing abusive parents From behind that desk, Tony Silvia praised th'e research of the early fall called "Diamonds in the Future Plans and the need to maintain a certain standard of Silvia presides as the new director faculty for "writing things that . Air: Radio, Baseball and Small living for the child. of the Department of Journalism matter;' and singled out journalism Town America:· • With the department on solid "Is it wrong to allow a child to be born and Media Studies - only the ethics professors Black and Deni It was while he was conducting footing, Silvia said his primary whose life will fall below a threshold of mini­ research for that book in this area goal is to increase the number of mal decency?" asked Archard. That question last M~ch that Silvia became • students in the program while raised the interesting ethical conundrum of Tony_Silyia's aware of the opening for a new maintaining its quality, comparing existence to non-existence. Acco~plishments dean at the journalism d~partment. "My vision for the department Later, Archard discussed parents who In addition to liking the area for is growth with quality;' he said, conceive a child - known as a "savior baby" - • Received three • Won an Associated • Won aCNN Faculty its waterfront location and proxim­ adding that the university's so that he or she will be a match to an already EmmyAward Press Award for Fellowship in 1996 ity to baseball, there were things commitment to developing a living sibling that is terminally ill: The savior nominations for outstanding docu­ - only one of three specific to the department that national reputation for research baby's tissues and organs are there to be excellence in jour­ mentary, ''Toxic awarded annually. piqued Silvia's interest in the job. and teaching complements tbat nalism. Shock:' ' "I liked what I heard about what see Regulations pages the faculty wanted;' Silvia said, see Tony Silvia page 5 .£__ •

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BY ANTHONY SALVEGGI --dnews EDITOR Graduate apps due this week -­ Friday, February 3, is the last day to turn in gradu­ ate applications for the spring semester. SACS team visits USF St. Pete-- Represef)tatives from the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools will be on campus from February 7to February 9for a site visit. The 10- SEAS environmental initiative takes shape inember team will decide whether to recommend accreditation for USF St. Petersburg. • Student group works to clean up Harbor Harborside Live -- Live music will once BY EMMA SYLVESTER again be held on the Harborside lawn, Wednesday, · STAFFWRITER February 8, from 4 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. For more At a recent meeting of the Student Environ­ information, contact the Harborside Activities mental Awareness Society, it was announced Board at 553-4599. that the Har~or Day Initiative and Recycling BAYBORO HARBOR program will be fully developed and started this ON CAMPUS-- Bayboro Fiction Contest needs semester. sunlight sparkles off the SUbmissions -- The 20'h Annual Bayboro Harbor Day Initiative is a community water in this view of Fiction Contest, which is sponsored by the Society campaign, initiated by ~he USFSP faculty, - Bayboro Harbor as seen for the Advancement of Poynter library, is accept­ students, and administration, to clean up from the bridge between ing short story entries from USF St. Petersburg Bayboro Harbor, promote awareness of environ­ Bayboro and Davis Halls. students. Previously unpublished stories of 2,000 mental issues, ~d educate the community SEAS is working to clean up words orfewer must be received by April 7, 2006 about the importance of preventing litter and all areas of the harbor. to be eligible for the competition. First prize is pollution. $250, second prize is $150 and third prize is $50. Bayboro Harbor is the endpoint of a very at USF St Petersburg, attended the meeting to Campus Ecology program For more information and the contest entry form, large storm water drainage system that encom­ discuss the upcoming workshops of turtle . SEAS plans to use its involvement in the visit www.nelson.usf.edu/sapl/contest passes much of St _l)etersburg. The Harbor then conservationist George L Heinrich, owner and Harbor Day Initiative, campus recycling becomes the collection point of trapped poilu­ operator of the Heinrich Ecological Services. program, and Florida-friendly landscape ~esign USF Ambassadors seeking tion and litter. Heinrich will be participating in Boyd Hill to join the Campus Ecology program, which is members -- USF Ambassadors is seeking SEAS President Danie Cutler said the future Nature Park's Spring Weekend Thrtle Work­ comprised of universitie~ that promote sustain­ new members as part of its annual recruitment ­ goals for the Harbor Day Initiative include shops, which will be held March 4 and 5, and able practices on campus and is a part of the The group serves the University by attending high­ developing "a long term plan with the commu­ · April!, 2, 29 and 30. National Wildlife Federation. profile events and networking with alumni, donors nity to address coastal pollution issues, includ­ The Whitmores hoped that SEAS would "It is a great recognition for our campus;' ~nd friends of USE Applicants must have at least a ing outreach and education:' sponsor a seminar on campus that would be Cutler said. 2.7 GPA, -12 credit hours earned, and not be gradu­ SEAS members also discussed using Florida­ hosted by Heinrich in mid-February. That semi­ To join, the group must show: its short- and ating until next spring at the earliest. Applications friendly landscape design to plant native plants nar would then ideally attract attendees to the long-term conservation goals; its plans to can be picked up from Kate Giglio, alumni affairs on campus. This design would eliminate the Boyd Hill workshops. engage the support of the campus; how it will coordinator, in the Williams House. Applications are need for pesticides and herbicides. It's possible that if enough students show educate and engage the community; and how it due February 17. Cutler said that plants native to Florida can interest in the workshops, they could be turn~d intends to address global climate change. still be very beautiful and provide an attractive into a Special Topics Course during the summer SEAS has already started receiving support Book due dates extended -- Faculty landscape. worth three credits. The proposed course would Community mel!lbers have sent e-mails offer­ who ch.eck out books from the Nelson Poynter The organization plans to hold a H~bor Day include lectures, field trips, and possibly other ing their help, and the group has worked with library during the fall and spring semesters-now Celebration in the early spring. speakers. many community organizations, such as Keep have 180 days from the time they are checked out The idea was well received by the SEAS Pinellas Beautiful, Inc., and plans to work with to return them. This new policy, which is consistent Faculty gets involved members and will be brought before student more in the future, including the National with changes made on the Tampa campus, does Tom and Melanie Whitmore, faculty with government to see if adequate funding can be Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. not affect interlibrary loan, juvenile books or Environmental Science, Policy and Geography provided. media items. Fitting in: committee researches campus diversity

• Campus subcommittee will enhancement, student enrollment and the tackle the definitions of diversity community the University serves in diversity, whether or not they feel the survey campus about inclusion technology support. and inclusion, to see if a problem with order to get a broad base of input. campus is welcoming and inclusive The Strategic Planning Committee inclusion exists on campus and to The most prominent issues that and if they see themselves as repre­ met in fall 2005 to help further the compare USF St Petersburg with have been discussed at the meetings senting diversity. The survey will also BY JUSTIN LOWERY educational objectives set forth by the other campuses around the country. have been defining inclusion and be available online at Blackboard and STAFF WRITER University. The committee decided to "We want to know the perceptions diversitY and whether or not it is a will be distributed around campus. A campus group that has been reVise existing strat~ic directions into around campus on diversity and inclu­ problem on campus. "We want everybody to participate charged with explor~g issues related five strategic goals that include sion;' said Terry. During the meetings, one student in the survey;' Terry said. "We want to inclusion and diversity is getting set ~ommunity enhancement, improved The subcommittee is a working member said she was offended by everybody to help us. All the voices to distribute a survey to students that student life, distinctive research and group that has 15 members, which statements both her instructors and are important:' will gauge their impressions of these graduate programs, distinctive under­ include faculty, staff and students fellow students made in class. Another With the results, the subcommittee issues at USF St. Petersburg. graduate programs and a committee from across campus. The group meets student said he felt odd on campus will submit a preliminary report on The Subcommittee on Inclusion is to research inclusion mi. campus. about once a month at various loca­ because of his ethnicity. March 1 to the Strategic Planning one of nine that were formed last year Jaye Anne Terry, director of tions around campus, including the In the next issue of The Grow's Committee that will help it address by the Strategic Planning Committee Community Outreach and Diversity College of Business and the College of Nest, the Subcommittee on Inclusion any problems that are discovered. to review the status of the campus as it Initiatives with the College of Busi­ Arts & Sciel)ces. The subcommittee will distribute a survey asking relates to their particular area of focus. ness, was appointed chair of the · will also meet with college councils, students whether they feel USF St. Other subcommittees look at fiscal Subcommittee on Inclusion to· help student governments, and the Petersburg has a commitment to THE CROW'S NEST • FEBRUARY 01, 2006 Staff Directory • • EDITOR ANTHONY SAlVEGGI [email protected] 0 llllOllS DESIGN EDITOR MONICA WIERUSZEWSKI [email protected]

STAFF WRITER CHRISTINA CASTELlANA [email protected] Have we broken your heart yet? STAFF WRITER SHAWN GEARHART • Life may be short, but in the a man supposed to regain that when a the result of choice. Faith is no more a [email protected] world of journalism, tragedy sells loss is so overwhelming?" choice than ahY other trait of our own "Man pf direction, Dungy. But being that we would consider essential. STAFF WRITER JUSTIN LOWERY The saying goes in news media where does he go from here?" The noted sports columnist, BY ANTHONY circles, "If it bleeds, it leads:' A corol­ "Man of resilience, Dungy. At a time however, did make a choice: He [email protected] SALVEGGI lary to that could be, "If it's sad, we're such as this, with grief such as this, he presumed to convey Dungy's subjective . EDITOR so glad:' will need to be:' experience. Never mind that Dungy STAFFWRITER EMMA SYLVESTER When Indianapolis Colts head Missing from the article was any composed himself before the media as he always has - low key, reserved, the [email protected] coach Tony Dungy lost his son James indication that the author knew "Watch any press to an apparent suicide in December, a Dungy'~ inner struggles first hand. epitome of serenity. In the face of media histrionics over his son's death, STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER conference with the longtime columnist for the St. Peters­ This is no surprise: We regularly read MARY RUSSELL . burg Times wrote an article that tried newspaper accounts in which reporters Dungy's faith guided him through losing coach or to hang Dungy's misery on a wall for pretend to know their subjects' states of what could have been unbearable time [email protected] player of ateam and all to look at, as if it were a profoundly mind. Watch any press conference with in his life. The distance between the Dungy portrayed in the article, and the STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER heartbreaking piece of artwork we were the losing coach or player of a team count the number of all required to gaze upon and appreci­ and count the number of times one we witnessed on television was RACHEL TURNER rae_ [email protected] times reportersask ate. reporters ask their loaded questions, considerable. The piece was a morbid meditation each of which presumes to know what But writing a story about one man's th eir loaded on the finality of death and its linger­ was going inside his or her head. se!ene acceptance of his son's passing ADVERTISING MANAGER MICHELLE BOCCHINO questions, each of ing effects on the loved ones of the Dungy was-remarkably composed doesn't have the kick that journalists . [email protected] departed. when he appeared before the press at rely upon as their stock in trade. It was which presumes to "There are a million empty ques­ his son's funeral. He did not appear to necessary to ratchet up the dramatic ADVISER know what was tions to be asked of a silent heaven, be a man so distraught that he had lost tension for the.r eader: Will Dungy get DEE GRAHAM ano none of them offers any relief.' the all his faith in God - in fact, Dungy through this? How much will it take going inside hiso r columnist wrote. spoke with conviction that James was out of him? [email protected] u her head ... " That line was just one of many that in a better place. All that was missing was a final line employed bluntness at the expense of Some may consider faith a state of requesting us to "Stay tuned and find respect and good taste to turn a terri­ mini:! that individuals must will them­ out:' ble episode in Dungy's life into fodder selves into in order to overcome the for a story on the front page of the anxiety life brings them. This may be a --· Anthony Salveggi is agrad uate sports section. comforting notion for those who student int hejourna lism program at USF THE CROW'S NEST ~ With graceless and insensitive conceive of belief in a higher power as .St. Petersburg. Hecan be reached at attempts at artistic parallelism, Dungy superstition (and I'm not criticizing [email protected]. ABOUT ·· The Crow~ Nest is a deliver to the academic and was cast as a ghost among the living. those who feel that ~ay), but for those student·cun publication that has administrative offices for the served the faculty, staff and faculty and staff within, including "Man of pe~spective, Dungy. How is who have what they call faith, it is not students of the University of Academic Affairs, Student Affa irs, South Florida St. Petersburg since the Regional Chancello(s office, 1969. The newspaper is Snell House and Williams House. published in the fall and spring If The Craw's Nest is not being semesters and contains news delivered to a location near you, Ptt stories; features and entertain­ please contact us at ment pieces we believe are of [email protected]

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• • As fall 200~ draws near, bringing studentsinto the campus' first residence Rooms with aVIeW hall is high priority for administration BY SHAWN GEARHART STAFF WRITER

Charles Brown, vice chancellor of Student Affairs, dons a hard hat and walks onto the construction site of the new resi- dence hall with a smile from ear to ear. He is meeting with John Dickson, associate director of Facilities Planning & Construc­ tion, and John Berl.ip., superintend~:nt for Elkins Constructors, Inc. They are taking a tour of Residence Hall One, which makes the dream of student housing a reality on the campus of USF St. Petersburg. The three men enter the building from the back. a side many people_haven't yet had the opportunity to see. They make their way through a maze of metal frame­ work, stopping to point out where the rooms for students will be and various ~eeting facilities. Exiting at the front of the building, they climb onto a buck hoist, a metal caged elevator used on construction sites. Reaching the seventh floor, they climb a flight of stairs to take in the view from the roof. "You can see the Skyway Bridge," VIEW FROM RESIDENCE HALL ONE -- (TOP PHOTO) Residence Hall One will offer students apanoramic view of the St. Petersburg skyline. Berlin said. "I love pointing that out~ A Windows throughout the building have views looking on the Sunshine Skyway, the Pier, Tropicana Field and Tampa Bay. few minutes is spent on the roof looking INTERIOR HALLWAY -- (BOTTOM PHOTO) Hallways start to appear inside Residence Hall as workmen prepare drywall for the painting crew. over the bay before heading back to the seventh floor to see the progress being made on the to groups who want to hold camps on the campus. Access to Resi­ suites. Brown said there is a big campaign in the local area dence Hall One Walking down the west wing, <:>ne can see the rooms to get the word out about housing on campus. Local will be restricted beginning to take shape. There is a fresh coat of beige high school counselors and new applicants to the to residents, paint on the walls. Some of the units on this floor are university have been given information about the resi­ guests of resi­ ALAIN NU'S . close to being finished. Dickson points out that the dence hall. The vast majority of the 354 beds thus-far dents and staff. TRICKS -- (TOP suite they are in will be the most common in the build­ remain open for those interested in applying. Each student that PHOTO) Alain Nu ing. The. suite he speaks of will house four people, each To help fill up the facility, Student Affairs has also lives at the hall performs a trick with a with their own room. It will also have a kitchen and a sent out 100 applications to students already enrolled at will be issued an spoon. I common living area. The suites will have at least two USF St. Petersburg. access card. A CARDS -- (MIDDLE bathrooms, and all of the rooms will be furnished. For the 2006-2007 academic year, there is also a card has to be PHOTO) Mentalist The men spend an hour walking through the build­ financial incentive for living in used to gain Alain Nu performsa ing. It is in various stages of construction, but Berlin Residence Hall One. As part of the campus' 40 Years access to the card trick for students. assures everyone that the project will be finished in of Excellence celebration, scholarships will be awarded building. USF St. GUESSWHO -- early May. · to students living in the hall. In order to be considered Petersburg Police (BOTIOM PHOTO) Brown is excited about the project. He has been a for the $500 Student Academic, Integrity, and Leader­ will have an Alain Nu performs a part of resident building projects on other campuses, ship Scholarship, students must agree to live on office on the first mental trick with soine but this is different. This campus has never had student campus, register for six or more credit hours, and main­ floor. audience participants. housing. Brown said that while USF St. Petersburg has · tain good academic standing. The parking been known as a commuter campu_s, the residence hall The suites range in ·price from $4,494 for the double garage is and the new parking garage are going to help change bedroom units, to $5,562 for the four-single bedroom expected to be that idea. units, to $6,067 for the single bedroom units per completed prior The progress comes with a price tag. Bonds were academic year. All utilities and maintenance fees are to the residence hall. People living in student housing issued in the amount of $33 million to fund the included in the fees. The hall will b_e closed between will have to apply for a parking permit, like other construction of the new facilities. Those bonds will semesters and the summer;but residents will be able to students at the university. There are plans for a Barnes mature in 30 years and have a variable interest rate. stay on for additional fees that are based on the & Noble bookstore, and new offices for USF S!; Peters­ Between rents from the hall and parking fees from the monthly average during the academic year. . burg police will occupy the first floor of the garage. Fees garage, Brown doesn't anticipate any problem about Security and safety are also a big concern for the for parking are not expected to increase for the upcom­ financing. new residence hall. Each floor will have a resident assis­ ing 2006-2007 school year. "If we don't have full occupancy!.. we have other ideas tant. The assistants can help residents get accustomed about generating revenue," Brown said. These ideas to university life, and help direct them to services on ·--· Detailed information on ttie SAI Lsc holarship can be .• include possibly renting to professors, and leasing space campus. fo und at http:/ /www.stptusf.edu/fin aid/scholarships/. THE CROW'S NEST • FEBRUARY 01,2006

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Regulations -- from page 1 harvested for the other child. Archard noted that one of the ethical issues raised by Putting_a sp_ell such a practice involves whether or no~ the child should be told how and why they were created. Discussing the issue of creating "designer babies;' Archard articulated the reproductive issue that arises from accepted practices. If parents can modify certain traits of their children by influencing their environment on campus (where they grow up; which television shows and activi- . ties they are exposed to), should they also be allowed to manipulate their genes so that they will be predisposed to • Mentalist Alain Nu enchanted his Nu trumped the hypnotism test with a bit those same desirable traits? audience with an array of spellbinding of psychokinesis. He held a regular stainless steel spoon between his thumb and forefin­ demonstrations ger and began waving his free hand beneath Tony Silvia -- from page 1 it. Right before everyone's eyes, the spoon BY CHRISTINA CASTELLANA began to bend and collapse on itself. goal. STAFF WRITER Nu ended the hour-long show with an As he discussed plans to develop the program, Silvia inspiring trick that left everyone in the audi­ was particularly enthusiastic about the Neighborhood When we think of mentalists who blow ence cheering. From the stage and with his News Bureau, in which.students gain experience gather­ our minds with their telepathic tricks and eyes closed, he threw a crumpled up piece of ing and reporting the news to the local community. · 'unbelie~ble stunts, we often think of people paper into the audience. A young woman "Neighborhood News Bureau to me is the nexus of who are dressed in black and possess a ended up with the paper, which Nu had her convergence;' Silvia said. The bureau recently acquired its ~trl!Jlge and mysterious air. _ place on the chair next to her seat. Nu asked ~st official home at the james B. Sanderlin Neighbor- . But what happens when a mentalist is an her t;tell h·~· of a Pia~e she would like to hood Family Center, located at 2335 22nd Ave. S. average guy with no mysterious airs and visit in the future. At first she said Norway, Silvia called it a "one of a kind physical location in an performs in blue jeans and hoodie? but when asked if she wanted to change the urban neighborhood" which will allow students to What happens is Alain Nu. destination, she said Australia. produce reports on an "undercovered community:' He On Friday, Nu came to the USF St. He th_en asked her to write down the age added that it will als<5 allow each of the faculty to bring Petersburg campus to wow students with his at which she would like to visit Australia on their expertise to what students do at the bureau. In talent. In a room of about 50 people, he a piece of paper, and he would guess the . keeping with his extensive background in television news impressed everyone with his down-to-earth number and write it on his notepad. When' reporting, Silvia talked about having personality and humor, and left the mystery Nu had her tell the audience what age she "It impressed students produce a news broadcast from to his stellar tricks. had written down, she said, "25." the Sanderlin Center. Nu stood on the small stage in Davis 130 Nu turned his large notepad toward the me that this He also outlined a vision in which with only two chairs and a small pedestal as audience to show a grid of numbers, which, . place was seniors in the undergraduate program props. He started his repertoire of magic no matter what direction (across, down, would devote their entire final year to with the usual card tricks in which he diagonally or quadrants) was used, totaled really forward­ the bureau, which would provide them . guessed the correct number and suit of a 25. Then he told her to open up the piece of thinking .. :' with yearlong experience in advanced card chosen by an audience member. Every crumpled paper. There, written in large bold reporting. trick that followed became more impressive letters, was "Australia." With that, Nu closed -- Tony Silvia "I see students there becoming and showed his mastery of the art. the show with "May the force be with you;' multi-task, cross-platform people;' Silvia With two silver ~oins pressed over his and left the. audience wanting more. said. "I see the Neighborhood News Bureau as being the .eyelids and adhered to his face with thickly best of all worlds producing these people:' layered duct tape, Nu guessed every digit of Silvia said he wants to instill critical thinking skills in the serial number on a $1 bill just by feeling students, to turn them from "decision takers to decision it with his hand. ABOUT makers" and create leaders in the field of journalism who He then demonstrated a hypnotism test understand "why you do it and how you can do it better:' with two young women from the audience Alain Nu Prior to coming to USF St. Pete, Silvia was a professor who were chosen not by Nu, but by other of communication studies at the U'ni~ersity of Rhode audience members. He had them sit in the Island, where he also served as director of public relations chairs on stage and then asked them to close • To find out about the man behind the studies. From 1998 to 2001, he served as acting chair of .. their eyes. After going through a few mentalist, check out Nu's Web site at the URI department of journalism. moments of "getting them in the zone" by www.nu-magic.com Before he turned his focus to the academic side of his having them visualize certain images in • Nu's television specials that aired on TLC field, Silvia was a reporter for many years at a number of order to fully relax and be in the moment, (The Learning Channel} in spring 2005 television stations in Rhode Island. he commenced with the test by touching will be sold on DVD -visit his site for ' On leaving the Ocean State behind, Silvia said he only one of the women with two finger taps more information. misses his family most of all. and one brush of a feather. • The Harborside Activities Board made His son Corey is a junior at Seton Hall, while his When he asked the them if they felt his this performance possible. Check out daughter Casey, 25, graduated from Seton Hall Law finger taps and the feather, both raised their USFSP billboards around campus for a School and is an attorney in ~oston. hands, and both reported that they felt the listing of upcoming Harborside events. Silvi~ currently has a townhouse in Dunedin, while his taps and feather the same number of times. If interested in joining the team, wife Regina, who serves as the chair of the English Nu said, "You can't read someone's mind, but contact Jennifer Quinn-Taylor at (727} department at a Catholic high school in Massachusetts, you can sometimes feel what someone is &73-4181. . still lives at their home in Little Compton, R:I., a town feeling:' near Newport. Silvia said they plan to keep that residence. ~

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te~s roster this year as there are no single-handed races on the schedule. Wh~e losing such an accomplished sailor B.attered .,. .Boats PREPARING FOR might seem devastating to the team's ' 1: ,I r· THE WATERS -­ chances to repeat last year's result, Jolly THEY HAVE Senior Ashley Reynolds explained that single-handed races don't SEEN BETTER ·prepares her sail boat factor into the rankings. r DAYS. -- Four of for practice. Reynolds One reason for the difficulty in keeping the sailing team's has sailed mostuf her a full roster may be the requirements upon flying junior sail- · life and has sailed with varsity team members, who must carry 12 boats have begun USF for four years. credit h?urs. That can be hard to expect of to develop cracks students on what is still a commuter along the seams in campus. their interior. Water ''I'm hoping when the residence hall that-splashes over opens up we'll get less of a commuter the sides of the student;' Jolly said. boats get into the Though one might think a university in hull, slowing them a state surrounded on three sides by water down. Coach Allison would have no problem getting people Jolly is hoping to interested in joining the team, Jolly said find local sponsors Florida's best sailors usually end up going to replace the fleet . to schools in the Northeastern part of the ~ country. "Typically, if they're from Florida, they want out;' Jolly said. Aside from her need to recruit more team members, Jolly said her biggest task for the spring is to raise money for a new fleet of boats. The 12 current vessels are five years old, which Jolly said is at the limit of their expected lifespan. Four of the boats have started to develop cracks along various seams, which allow water to enter the tanks when it splashes over the side. "When we're out all day, we might drain a gallon or two [from the tanks];' J:>Ily said. Having water in the tanks· slows the boats down, something that visiting r------schools. aren't fond of dealing with during a race. Brokeback Mountain -- fr~m page 1 Jolly added that g~tting new boats is essential if the team wants to be a host site cinematography is top-notch, but it's Heath Ledger and Gyllen­ for regattas in the future. This spring, five haal who really deserve most of the credit for their acting and races will be held at USF. But that may not commitment to their characters. be the case next year if there aren't While watching their performances, I was reminded of Will The course ahead upgrades. Smith's debut film role in "Six Degrees of Separation," where he "To be honest, I don't think we could played a homosexual grifter pretending to be the son of actor • Women's sailing team poised to "It's a function of so much of our team [host races] next spring without a new Sidney Poitier. His performance won a lot of well-deserved being seniors;' Jolly explained. fleet;' she said. ~ attention, although it was unfortunate that he didn't feel equal or bette(. last year's s~ccessful On whether the team can improve on Jolly estimated that it will cost about comfortable enough to go through with a scripted on-screen run; must also deal with need to . last season's result, Jolly answered matter­ $75,000 to replace the entire fleet. She's kiss. (The camera pans away as Smith's character goes in for the replace fieet and recruit more sailors of-factly, "It depends on how we do at hoping to find a series oflocal sponsors smooch.) Even Smith has said in later interviews th.at he felt his nationals:· who will purchase a boat for $6,200 for decision took away from his performance. Ledger and Gyllen­ This year's ICSA Women's North Amer­ naming rights. haal don't shy away from who their characters are and it shows BY ANTHONY SALVEGGI icans will be held in late May at the College Jolly said that once the fleet is replaced, in their performances. EDITOR of Charleston, which is also the site of the the seven recreational boats can be sold: I enjoyed "Brokeback Mountain'' and feel it can be used to district finals. The South Atlantic Intercol­ and the current fleet can be used for the help bring about understanding and tolerance among people As it enters the spring season, the USF legiate Association, USF's district, will send . campus' Learn to Sail program. · who have never thought about these _issues before. This is a women's varsity sailing team and coach its top two teams to Charleston to compete "We want the fleet used;' Jolly said. serious movie that manages to take the .well-worn theme of Allison Jolly face a number of daunting against 17 other schools. "Our payback is to promote sailing;' forbidden love - a mainstay of chick movies - and place it in tasks, not the least of which is equaling last One of the dilemmas Jolly faces is the context of a gay love affair. Like groundbreaking movies year's best-ever national ranking. getting her roster up to the minimum --· Those interested in joining the team before it, such as "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner;' "Philadel­ When the final fall ranking came out, needed to satisfy Title IX requirements. should contact Allison Jolly at (727) 553- phia" and last year's "Million Dollar Baby," let's hope that this USF became one of six schools to have With 16 members on the team, Jolly needs 4518. ' movie really does make people think - and..not just because both their coed and women's teams ranked two more sailors and encourag,es female --· More information about sailing can be 'they' tell us to. in the top 10 at the end of the season. The students to try out. Paige Railey, the found at www.collegesailing.org. coed team fmished at number 10, while the number-one-ranked single-handed -· Scott Wachtler isan undergradu_ate student in the journalism women's squad was ranked sixth. women's sailor in the world, is not on the program at USFSt. Petersburg. ---~--- -~--- - . ~ -·- -· ------=-

THE CROW'S NEST • FEBRUARY 01,2006 Coming Soon Movies opening in theatres Friday, Feb. 3: • Something New • When a Stranger Calls New releases on DVD/VHS Tuesday, Feb. 7: itest • Elizabethtown • Just like Heaven · Doom • National Lampoon's Adam & Eve FOrget the hype 'they' feed you and just watch the movie ·.. At its core,"Brokeback Mountain" is a wh.at and where, I slyly inserted my hetero­ tain" is done far more tastefully and is far actuality, I suspect they knew that this was sexuality into the mix. Whew - I'm safe to more rewarding than his "Hulk" adapta­ a good opportunity to reach an untapped good film about forbidden love that review the movie now. tion, but let's be real - this isn't the first gay market. may bring about greater tolerance I haven't been living i~ a cave for the movie ever made and Hollywood isn't Hollywood is now deep in the heart of last few months. I knew what the movie exactly going out on a ledge as much as the award show self-love and they're busy A few weeks ago my wife asked me if I was about and I'm secure enough to not be hype would have you believe. patting themselves on the back for being so warited to go to the Tampa Theatre to see afraid of s~eing a little one-on-one male One of the reasons for all the attention .brave. But I have BY SCOTT WACHTLER "Brokeback Mountain:' How about that for action - if it's done tastefully, of course. this movie is getting is due to the fact that to say that, "One of the reasons for CONTRIBUTING WRITER a lead?· Not only did I open with the who, Rest assured, Ang Lee's "Brokeback Moun- it takes the iconic cowboy persona and although I liked ~turns it upside this movie much all the attention this down. Every bit of more than I movie is getting is due pre-publicity hype thought I would, has dangled this there are still to the fact that it takes hook it in our faces. elements that the iconic cowboy Most critics have make it safe bet. swallowed the )>ait · From persona and turns it "Casablanca" to and s~am with it. upside down. Every bit Without seeing "Dirty Dancing" the movie,it's easy and even in Lee's of pre-publicity hype i:o think that th~y're own "Crouching has dangled this hook it using gay cowboys Tiger, Hidden as the gimmick, a Dragon;' the in our faces. Most critics theme of forbid- cheap way to allow have swallowed th.ebait everyone - straight den love has and gay - to be been used to and swam with it..:' inoved. If you don't death. So, no, I thinkso, imagine if can't qillte jump on the Hollywood­ they had made this deserves-credit bandwagon when it seems movie more stereo­ all ~ey've done is find a new medium to ,... typical: Let's say tell the same story. that the story was My problem isn't with the movie at alL I about a forbidden guess my criticisms lie more with the way love between two we're force-fed movie marketing gay hairdressers. campaigns, and how reviewers are falling They probably all qver themselves to show the world how would have cast tolerant and politically correct they are. Nathan Lane along The only review that I've s~en that's been with that annoying slightly critical of the movie has been 'from guy (take your the Today Show's Gene Shalit. pick) from Will and For his opinion, Shalit got a wag of the Grace, an~ they finger from the Gay and Lesbian Alliance would have made it Against Defamation for. saying that he felt into a comedy. Had that Jake Gyllenhaal's character, Jack Twist, they done that, they was a sexual predator. However wrong would have possibly Shalit's analysis may be, it is his job to give courted some of the his opinion. I fail to see how what he said straight audience was damaging to anythin_g other than his along with the gay analytical skills. Having GLAAD shame audience that does­ Sh~t into issuing an apology is wrong. By n't mind silly saying that Shalit - or any reviewer - is not Thursdav, stereotypes a Ia allowed to call Jack a sexual predator, it's as "The Birdcage:' if they're saying that it's impossible for Had Hollywood. there to be a gay character who is a sexual gone that route, predator. Febn~arv2 • they would have The screenplay, written by Larry .. failed to gain the McMurtry - no stranger to the western fn ca...-sAcliUilies Gallier u. type of street cred genre - was adapted from an Annie Proulx Reception will follow event fn that they love short story. Proulx and McMurtry belong getting from movies to the small stable of writers who believe Please call 727-873-4837 for more information.:::::» like this. Holly­ that less is more and that style works very wood has.hood­ effectiv~ly here. Lee's direction is good, but winked us into seems to hug the rails of melodrama a few thinking that it's more times than is needed. The being broad­ minded, when in see Brokeback Mountain page 6 • •

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