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A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 20, Issue 34 www.beaconnewspaper.com Decemver 3, 2007 WHO’S ANGELA? GOING GREEN CRAMMIN’ & JAMMIN’ PUZZLED PANTHERS Show inspires grammar campaign Enviromentalism not here to stay Students cram before exams Men’s basketball loses at home AT THE BAY PAGE 4 OPINION PAGE 5 LIFE! PAGE 6 SPORTS PAGE 12 FIU 38, NORTH TEXAS 19 GOING OUT WINNERS football’s biggest stage fulfi lled or crushed on this night. For seniors, Team breaks losing streak there was only one goal: win. And they earned it. Adger has seen his share of ups in OB’s fi nal college game and downs in his fi ve years with the Fleming, Anthony Guli, Kerry Guy, team, battling injuries and being Zap Hawkins, Marcus Jones II and buried on the depth chart for much Lionell Singleton, were able to say of his time until fi nally earning and goodbye to their teammates in the holding the starting defensive end best way possible; a dominating, job for his entire senior season. But 38-19 victory over the University Saturday night’s, contest, where he For nine players, taking the fi eld of North Texas, in the fi nal college tied a school record with four sacks, at the Orange Bowl, Dec. 1 would be football game played at the Orange was the type of performance that can erase any bad memories of a their fi nal chance at victory. Bowl. FERNANDO GARCIA/THE BEACON FIU’s nine seniors, Audric Adger, Players across the country saw VICTORY!: Sophomore offensive lineman Andy Levine celebrates with Roland Clarke, Jeffrey Eugene, Cory their dreams of playing on college TOWERS, page 9 fans after the team’s fi rst win of the season. MARCHING FOR THEIR RIGHTS E-mailUNIVERSIY-WIDE MEETING system to transition to Gmail interface NICOLE ACOSTA accounts will also allow Asst. News Director for address books and links to FIU offi ces such as the Switching to a Google- Office of Financial Aid, provided University e-mail Hernandez said. system, classroom and Under her report, Her- Acquatic Center renova- nandez also talked about tions and using Student Fees the classroom renovations for fi nancial aid were some and upgrades she previously of the topics discussed at discussed with University the University-wide meet- Provost Ronald Berkman. ing held at University Park The project is being over- Nov. 29. seen by UTS and Facilities Marbely Hernandez, Management in order to DAVID ADAME/AP PHOTO University Park’s Student make sure all classes at POWER TO THE PEOPLE: FIU students from the United Students Against Sweat Shops were among the many who Government Association UP and the Biscayne Bay marched to Burger King headquarters in Doral Nov. 30 to protest the company’s alleged unfair treatement of president, discussed the Campus have the proper tomato pickers. For the story visit www.beaconnewspaper.com. transition students will be equipment to conduct class making into the new Google and do not have any struc- e-mail, or Gmail, system by tural damages. PARKING AND TRANSPORTATION next Spring. “There are a lot of “After looking at differ- classes here that don’t have ent vendors, I think Gmail what should be in a class- Agency hired to collect unpaid fees seemed to be the best for room and it’s not always the students and would be just the technology of it. I LUIS VALDEZ Bill Foster, Director of Parking and Transportation easiest for University Tech- know UTS is working on Staff Writer nology Services to work that aspect of making sure “The objective here is to enforce our parking regulations with,” Hernandez said. “A that everything works effi - In order to collect unpaid so that all of our customers have access to the product lot of the features that Gmail ciently,” Hernandez said. parking ticket fines, the offers will make it easier to The $1.3 million for this Department of Parking and they have paid for, in an organized manner. use [the FIU e-mails] and assessment was given to the Transportation is resorting to will make it better.” University as a nonrecurring the use of a collection agency. Bill Foster, director of the summer when the University does not receive any other The current web mail sum, or a one-time alloca- Unpaid tickets are turned over Department of Parking and approved a contract with personal information. system, Mirapoint, only tion, Hernandez said. to the agency after 210 days. Transportation. NCO Financial Systems. “We have to stay within stores 100 megabytes worth Besides classrooms, the “The objective here is to Following a state auditor’s NCO receives 25 percent the Federal Fair Debt of e-mails. With the new BBC Aquatic Center might enforce our parking regula- recommendations, the depart- of the outstanding debt they Collection Practices act. Gmail system, which will receive repairs if a new bill tions so that all of our cus- ment has been using collection collect, while Parking and When we contact students be ready for use by the regarding the use of SGA’s tomers have access to the agencies since February 2006, Transportation recieves the through the phone and Spring, will give students $4.1 million accumulated product they have paid for, in but the use of these agencies rest. Other than name and three to fi ve gigabytes worth an organized manner,” said was not formalized until this contact information, NCO FEES, page 3 of space. The new e-mail SGA, page 4 2 The Beacon – Decemver 3, 2007 NEWS www.beaconnewspaper.com THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS BOUND FOR SPAIN MONDAY • DECEMBER 3 Campus Bible Fellowship: 11 a.m. - 12 p.m., Crew sets sail to disprove Columbus was the fi rst GC 314 (UP) Panther Rage General meeting: 4 p.m., GC ANDREW LEINS 140 (UP) Staff Writer Fall Teaser Fashion Show: 8 p.m., Mary- Ann Wolfe Theatre (BBC) Jose Valmana was work- ing the rudder of a sailboat TUESDAY • DECEMBER 4 in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean when it broke off from GSA General Meeting: 1 p.m., GC 314 (UP) the rest of the boat. There he SOC General Meeting: 5:30 p.m., GC 150 was, hundreds of miles from (UP) any dry land with no way to Campus Bible Fellowship: 7:30 - 9 p.m., GC steer the boat. 343 (UP) “At that point I was a little CLS Alternative Breaks Meet & Greet: 6 worried,” Valmana said. p.m., Everglades Hall (UP) Last summer, Jose “Joe” Valmana, 39, who graduated WEDNESDAY • DECEMBER 5 from FIU in 1999 with a bachelor’s degree in history, Catholic Student Union- Holy Mass: 12 - 1 was part of the crew of the p.m., GC 150 (UP) Abora III, a boat made with Catholic Student Union Faith Jam Lunch: 1 reeds, according to an Egyp- - 3 p.m., GC 2215 (UP) tian design that is thousands GSA- Webminar: Refworks Fundamentals: 1 of years old. Valmana and p.m., GC 2215 (UP) PHOTO COURTESY JOSE VALMANA the crew planned to sail from The Gift of Sorority: 7 p.m., GL 100 (UP) New York to Spain to prove CHANGING HISTORY: Jose Valmana standing on deck of the Abora III on way to Spain. that ancient sailors could have They wanted to prove ancient sailors could cross the ocean before Christopher Columbus. THURSDAY • DECEMBER 6 crossed the ocean long before Anything Goes Anime: 8 p.m., - 12 a.m., Columbus. Chemistry and Physics 145 (UP) Valmana found out about Valmana was seasick. He the expedition in Febru- preferred being outside as FRIDAY • DECEMBER 7 ary 2007 and contacted the opposed to being inside the project’s leader, Dominique little cabins. FIU Winter Star Part: 8 - 11:30 p.m., CP 145 Gorlitz, a German doctoral “I hated it when my shift student in botany and experi- was up and I had to go into - Compiled by Kassandra Pool mental archaeology. that dark cabin. We had to Valmana spent two months sleep four people to a cabin; in New Jersey during the we had to lie like Egyptian spring preparing the boat for mummies,” Valmana said. NEWSFLASH the journey. The crew was composed “The expedition leader of nine Germans including Funeral to be held Dec. 3 at Pharmed Arena wanted to see if you could two women, Valmana, who The funeral for slain NFL player Sean Taylor will bond with the crew. His main is half Cuban and half Slova- be held at the Pharmed Arena on Dec. 3 at 11 a.m. The criteria was a sense of humor kian, and a Norwegian named funeral will be open to the public with limited seating. and to be a team player,” said Tomrod Granheim. Granheim Classes are being held as normally scheduled except Valmana.