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The Grizzly, November 29, 2007 Ursinus College Digital Commons @ Ursinus College Ursinus College Grizzly Newspaper Newspapers 11-29-2007 The Grizzly, November 29, 2007 Matt Flyntz Lane Taylor Kristen Gallagher Ashley McComeskey Ashley Higgins See next page for additional authors Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.ursinus.edu/grizzlynews Part of the Cultural History Commons, Higher Education Commons, Liberal Studies Commons, Social History Commons, and the United States History Commons Click here to let us know how access to this document benefits ou.y Authors Matt Flyntz, Lane Taylor, Kristen Gallagher, Ashley McComeskey, Ashley Higgins, Roger Lee, Jeremiah Long, Zakary Arnhold, Kristin O'Brassill, Christopher Schaeffer, Michael Thomas, Serena Mithboakar, Alex Ernst, Jason Davis, Katie Callahan, and Chris Carey Thursday, November 29,2007 er of Ursinus Colle Bomberger Comes Alive Sensational Seniors Sports, 8 Collegeville, Pennsylvania Volume 32, Issue 12 News gri zzly(i1jursi n us. ed u Goodbye Scripted TV: Writer's Guild Takes a Stand KRISTEN GALLAGHER krgallaghcr I(a ]Uf, inus.edu Almost every night of the week people acros ' th ~ollntry rush home between the hour~ orsix and 10 to catch their favorite , cripted television 5hows. 'Tirey's Anatomy", "'Heroe~," and "Friday Night Light" are a few popular titles. Some may call it plea ure, others an addiction, but either way many look forward to indulging in some drama, com­ edy, or su~pense with their favorite televi 'ion characters. But after Nov. 5 many of u. may have had to say goodbye to our favorite , cripted televi, ion show, because the Writ­ er Guild of America is taking a tand. After an II-hour meeting and month of di~agree­ menl~ con~erning the wliters' contract:, the writers decided to pi~kct 15 LA spot~. as well as the NBC studio~ in New York, everyday until a deal is reached. They want to receive a cut of DVD profit, ancl they want compen afion of new­ media writers or tho e who e work is used on for other proposal ' such as the Web, PDA , iPod ' and cell phones. Many shows have ", tockpiled" cpisodl;~ that will probably be ll. ed up throughout the strike. By doing thi , the effect of the trike on cripted televi .. ion will not be cen for a few week . A few e~amples of series that are doing this are '"De perate Housewives," "CSI: MIami," and "The Office." Scripted television will probably be affected Associated Press by the strike-driven writers, but the most immediate affects Actress Julia LOliis-DreJlils upports Writers Guild of America members as they picket I¥arner Bros. studios in will occur to the late night talk shows like "The Daily Show Burhank. Cali/.' last week. with Jon Stewart," "The Colbert Report, ' "Jay Leno's To­ night Show," and "The David Lettennan Show." All of these willing to leave a series out to dty ifit means benefiting their ducers and series-show runners are expected to keep ev­ talk shows have been airing reruns since the strike began. cause. A dilemma that is occurring within many writing erything running moderately smooth. After a 22-week-Iong strike in 1988, the talk show industry casts is that union writers and Screen Actors Guild members The outcome of this strike may be a large stoppage of was said to lose 500 million dollars. Hopefully a deal can be are stj II bound by contr~ct to show up for work to write, shows in the upcoming summer. These writers arc asking reached before such a drastic loss occurs. which is giving them double, and in some cases, triple the for respect and what they feel they deserve. The writers are velY serious about this strike and are work. While the writers are on strike, the senior writer-pro- Shooting for the Cure: Teams Raise Money for Coalition ASHLEY MCCOMESKEY ovarian cancer and their families. For further information about the tournament or how [email protected] The Michele C. McLennan Memorial Scholarship to contribute to the cause, email Fund is a fund that was set up in memory of Dr. Michele ShootingF orTheCure@gmail.. com. The first annual Shooting for the Cure Basketball tour­ McLennan, who was the Assistant Professor in the Busi­ nament will make its debut Dec. 2 in the Floy Lewis Bakes ness and Economics Department at Ursinus College. Dr. Would you like to write fortbe News se~n· Field Hou, e. McLennan passed away in October 2005 after fighting ova­ of.,£he Grizzly? E-mail the News Editor at Shoot for the Cure is a group created by the Business rian cancer, a'nd the cholarship fund was set up in her name .~. ,[email protected]~ and Economics course taught by Professor Steven Bowers. to hel p future students Ea~h group from the class is responsible .for marketing a who are interested in re­ product or event to help raise money for a local charity. searching labor, race ratio, Shooting for the Cure is aiming to raise money by holding a and unemployment in the basketball tournament. The toumament wi II be an all-day economy. event, open to anyone from grades 5-12 anfl all college stu­ According to PoncL, dents and Ursinus faculty. Li Xiang Poncz, the CEO for the group chose these Shooting for the Cure, said, "We're hoping for a lot of com­ charities after a few recom- Volume 32, Issue 12 munity support, and that some frats and sororities will put mendations from profes- grizzl [email protected] together teams and take part in the event." sors and friends, "A lot of Teams can consist of up to fOllr players, and the tour­ students now didn't know nament will be bracketed into four divisions: middle school, Dr. McLennan, and as time EDITORIAL BOARD PHOTOGRAPHY high school, college, and faculty. Trophies will go to the goes on, the fund is get­ j\llatthew Flyntz Editors-in-Chief Georgia Julius Photo Editor winners of each bracket, and there will be raffles and prizes ting less and less support LancTayJor during the event. Food and c~nce sions will also be sold, and donations. People are forgetting, and we ancl all proceeds will go to the National Ovarian Cancer Heather Turnbach News Editor Coalition and the Michele C. McLennan Memorial Scholar­ shouldn't let that happen. Ali Wagner Features Editor ship Fund. We want to keep the fund Dan Sergeant Opinions Editor ADVISOR alive; keep her memory The National Ovarian Cancer Coalition raises money Danielle Langdon Sports Editor to fund ovarian cancer research and to promote awareness. alive on campus and in the Dr. Rebecca J aroff They also provide support and education for those with community. ., 2 November 29, 2007 The Grizzly grizzl yea) urs inus. edu News Dr. von Schlegell Discusses Islamic Thought, Movements ASHLEY HIGGINS appropriatenes of using mu ical in trUlT1ents and vocal ' gressive Islam took root. In fact, on Sept. 12,2001 the Mus­ a. part of worship , ince the mid 18th century. At this time, lims Against TerrOlism organization wa founded. While ashiggins(q2 ursinus.edu the mo ~ t dominant and vocal Mu lim were pari of the ex­ more progressive (or moderate/liberal) movement in Islam Dr. Barbara von Schlegell addressed approximately tremely con. ervative Wahhabi reform movement. This are not new, most of them have died out. 40 ~tudents, faculty, and community Wahhabi movement would later attract ~ uch notorious hi - Thi new po t-9/ 11 movement i different according members in the Bomberger Audito­ torical figures as 0 ama to von Schlegell. and ha ddinite lasting potential. While rium at 7 p.m. on Tucsday, Nov. 13. bin Laden and other progressive Islam is not encompassed in one group but in The title of her lecture was "Reform member ofthe Taliban. the action of many di "parate groups, all of the e eparate Islam? Progre sive Islam'? New De­ Von Schlegel\ calls the organizations have common goals. The 'e goals include velopmcnt in Islamic Thought and \\fahhabi movement pu­ (but are not limited to) an empha i on the arts, the democ­ Practice:' It \ as delivered a part of ritanical. According to ratization of authority in I lam, gender equality, social ju, ­ the Walter Livingston Wright III Lec­ Wahhabism, the Qur'an, tice and religious pluralism. Instead of focusing on specif­ tureship, established in 1006. Wright the sacred text ofI lam, ic in the Qur'an, progressive are guided by the general was a 1954 Ursinus graduate com­ is to be read literally: egalitarian principles of the Qur'an. A such, they regard mitted to foskring an increa ed un­ Wahhabism views inno­ the Qur'an as a historical document. derstailding of l'vliddle Eastern af­ vation as ha11l1ful , and The Qur'an wa~ writkn in the seventh century, and fair. Wright'~ v.idow wa alllong any change or deviation progre ive forgive its anachronism and wi dom that may the attendees ofHm Schlege1l's lec­ from their litcrali t not be applicable to modem time. For example, the Qur'an tun:. interpretationof the limited the number of wives a man can have to four. At the Von Schlcgell received her Qur'an is analogou to ' time, lhi wa a radical step toward gender equality. Ph.D. in Islamic studies from the Uni­ decay. Progre 'sives and Mu ' lim feminists are eager to reject the versity of California, Berkley, and has While the 9111 literalist interpretation of the Qur'an, in tead adopting a published three books and many tragedies could cer­ view that the Qur'an was, in this case, improving the ocial more academic al1icles on Islam.
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