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9-17-2001
Avion 2001-09-17
Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
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September 17, 2001 • Volume XCXIV • Issue 2
l A Division of the Student Gov ernme nt Association Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Unlve~sity Daytona Beach, Florida Bomb scare drives students from do Turner, "My roommate and I. .. could It turned out that someone who was run Suffocating snwke smell this horrible smell when we ning out didn't want to get caught, and turned around. It was \\1hite smoke bil left the duffel bag in there that was full Jore es student to lowing in from the vent over our sink. of beer," said Alvarez. Our room filled up with smoke really The students responsible for the beer quickly.'' were not caught, but Alvarez said, "l leave the dorms; a "Our room is the last room on the imagine there is [an effort to find the hall, and the smoke was just pouring students], last I heard from the Safety dufjlebag ofbeer out. .. our room filled up so quickly. It Department." had an awful smell, and it burned your After standing in the rain for a short prolnngs their exile eyes," continued Turner. while, students were told to clear the "We got to the second floor and went area· and head across campus to the out toward the lobby, and there were a Student Center. Upon arriving at the Ethan Kent bunch of kids yelling and carrying on student center, resident advisors gath Copy Editor that they weren't going to leave the ered with their floors and performed dorms. We told them that there was an head counts to ensure all had evacuated Thursday night just after 10:30 p.m., actual fire upstairs and they y.,ent nuts safely. the fire alarm in Adams Hall sounded. and started running," said Zeb Palmer, a Later in the evening members of the A short time later, the fire alarms in the resident from Adams Hall. ERA U housing department, student rest of the Student Village went off. Students stood outdoors awaiting fur activities, and the SGA arrived to man Students were required to assemble in ther instruction from university person age the situation. Chancellor Torn the Student Center or to leave campus. nel. "We stood out in the rain, and we Connolly also showed up to ensure the According to SGA President Peter could see people corning from all the safety of all students involved. Alvarez, "There was a short in one of other floors ... and other halls," said Refreshments were also provided to the A/C units, ·and smoke went out Turner. the students, free of charge, through Mr. through the A/C units on the third and The fire department began searching Rodney Cruz and Sodexho-Marriot. fourth floor of Adams. They obviously the building, and came across a suspi The students were not allowed back MAFIIANO ROSALES / AV/ON were scared, so they evacuated the stu cious package. "As they were walking, into the dorms until after 2 a.m. THE DAYTONA BEACH BOMB squad arrives at the ERAU Student Village to dents and called in the fire department [the fire department] found a suspicious investigate a suspicious package that was found on the 5th floor stairwell of to take care of it." bag. To be on the cautious side, they Adams hall. Upon inspection, a case of beer was found inside the dufflebag; Said Adams third floor resident Julie called in the bomb squad to check it out. See EVAC on A3 hastily deposited in the stairwell prior to the evacuation. Budweiser to help sponsor SGA Stock market uneasy
Christian Tougas on Tuesday, the Japanese markets opened Editor in Chief 12 percent lower than normal, but ended Safe Ride program this Fall only 5 percent down. Similar trends have After the longest trading suspension been seen in many European exchanges since tlie Great Depression, the U.S. stock but havesince bounced back in support of market will reopen this Monday morning. the American military stance. Corporate spon- To mark the openirfg and the return to The U.S. markets are expected to take a trade, the market will observe two minutes slight dip, but eventually bounce back like sorship frees funds ____ ,:~ of silence in recognition of the recent others; maybe even stronger. There is even tragedy in New York. rufnor that "' the Federal -"Reserve for campus clubs - ----1-+-· - The markets have been closed since last may lower interest rates. again, in an Tuesday because so many investors and attempt to jump-start America's traders were lost or injured economic growth once more. and organiwtions in the attack and because so much Whatever happens once Wall Street of the communications and utilities need reopens for business, this Monday's open Peter Alvarez ed to trade stocks were damaged or ing will be like no other in Lhe destroyed. Special to Avian history of America. After such a This weeks trading is of particular long hiatus from trading, not importance. not only to investors, but to to mention the fact that the. The SGA recently announced that every American. Trading is feared to start trading will be taking place blocks Budweiser would be sponsoring "Safe in a frenzy of selling that might plunge our from the World Trade Center Ride." The program has provided over economy into a recession. wreckage, investors and noninvestors are 50,000 rides over the last five years, and Last week, immediately after the events surely in for a ride. with the changes being made, will continue to be around for a long time. Since the inception of Safe Ride, the pro CHRISTIAN TOUGAS _I AV/ON gram has grown at an unprecedented rate; over 75% of the student population at REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE SGA except a cheque in the amount of $6,500 Students hold a candlelight vigil ... Embry-Riddle carries a Safe Ride card. from their new Safe-Ride sponsor, Budweiser. From Left to Right, Vice President The downside to this rapid growth is the SGA Brandon Oglenski, SGA President Peter Alvarez and Leah Leonard. rncreasrng cost of keeping the program alive. In years past, the larger allocation of SGA funds towards Safe Ride has translated into a smaller budget for funds use to aid clubs and organizations each semester. The $16,500 dollar donation by Budweiser will cover about 25% of budget required program. Some of you may have noticed tl1e SGA Office (on the second floor of the to maintain Safe Ride's operation the May 2001 expiration on your Safe Ride Student Center), and a yearly sticker will be costs each year. This in turn increased the card. All Florida Cab company is currently issued to be place on your Eagle Card. amount of funds available for clubs and offering a grace period to SGA until the This second sticker, which must be organizations. beginning of October, when the renewed at the beginning of each Along with the new part sponsor comes a new system will take effect. year, was added into the program new and revised Safe Ride All Safe Ride cards must be renewed at to ensure correct student status .
. Sophomores If you desire to be an ERAU flight instruc Embry-Riddle Aeronautical tor during yo~r senior year, University Alumni, David Mathew If you love to fly, Cloeren, 39 of Deerfield Beach, FL If you desire to be part of a demanding, passed away September 4. David If you desire to be a potential leader in the competitive, yet valuable program for both graduated from ERAU with his aviation industry, the student and the flight department, you Airframe & Powerplant Certificate may be eligible to apply for acceptance which he used to aggrandize his If your overall GPA during your first two into the ERAU passion for the aviation mechanics industry. As a manager of AeroPrecision semesters at ERAU is Flight Leadership/Fellowship program. Repair & Rebuilding, Deerfield, he was 3.5 or better, living out his dreams until his death. For information contact: David reminds us all here at £RAU to If you desire to be involved and to build live out your goals, not for profit, but MARIANO ROSALES .A\IJON leadership skills in the Flight Department, John Councilman in the Flight Supervisor's for happiness. Also, to live everyday to University or local community, office (D104) in person, no later than 15 its greatest potential, for our life A GROUP OF STUDENTS gather outside the ERAU Student Village for a can October, 2001. is a blessed immeasurable span. dlelight vigil in honor of those who died in this past week's terrorist attacks.
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A2 CAMPUS NEWS The Avian, September 17, 2001 • ffililll ' " " ". E U pilots grounded by disasters, storms Broc k Sargeant Campus News Editor sible. It was a trend mimicked all the stranded pil ots within a few ous weather, if they were able to over the country as cities. businesses. hours. The stranded aircraft, however return at all. The highest winds to hit Less than an hour after the disas and families halted whatever they were st ill sruck at the outlying air Daytona from the storm were just ters in New York and Washington were doing as news of the tragedy ports. over 40 knots, and the Flight Dept took place on September 11, all reached them. "The FAA has prohibited general saw no reason to evacuate ER.AU air~ flights, both commercial and private, ''There are planes all over Florida aviat ion operati ons until further · craft. were grounded. This led to ERAU that don ·t be long where they landed ... notice, which will be expecting some "We've gal a four point tie-down planes landing a!J over the state wher said Flight Department. chaimrnn time early next week," said Theokas. and gust locks on all aircraft, and ever they happened to be at the time. Richard Theokas. While general aviation was we' re moving some of the Seminoles Not long after the disasters had It is apparent that most ERAU fly grounded, within two days of the dis and Arrows into the maintenance occurred, air traffic controllers all ers that were in the air at the time did asters most major airline and com hangar," said Theokas. over the state issued the same simple manage to make it back to Daytona. muter aircraft were able to fly again. With flight at a temporary halt, messsage - that all aircraft fly to the This left three ERAU planes at New The image of an MD~80 roaring ground activity such_ as simulators nearest airport and land immediately, Smyrna, one at Deland, and one at off the Daytona runway on Friday and orals did go on, though this also as ordered by the FAA. No hint was Flagler airport. Also grounded by and into the thrashing, turbulent gray was limited. given as to why pilots were ordered these events were two planes on ness of tropical stonn Gabrielle is "We can't do many gt
FBI, Alshehri was aboard one of the American Airlines FBI investi. American Airlines flight 11, the pilots who died was an alumnus first plane to strike the World of the university. Now, to learn gates, finds Trade Center. that one of the Embry hijackers was a Riddle records student here credible link show that a breaks our student with heart. We feel toERAU the name victimized and, Waleed A. AI qu_ite frankly,,, Press Release Shehri graduat very angry. . "It's a shame ERAU Communications ed with a bach elor of science that just one of degree in aero~ our more than Officials al Embry-Riddle nautical sci 42,000 alumni AeronautiCal Universit}' said on ence. has the poten Sept. 14 that the FBI's list of "The fact tial to tarnish hijackers invoJved in the terr~irist that one of the the reputation attack on Tuesday, September 11, perpetrators of of Embry contains the name of a 1997 this massive Riddle," Ebbs graduate. crime may said. " We are MARI ANO ROSALES/ AV/ON A suspect with the name have once been encouraged, TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE DUMPED over five inches of rain in the local area. This Waleed Alshehri was Qn the gov here is however, that led to some interesting improvisations to cross through new obstacles. Along with the rain ernment's list as one of the ter4 appalling," throughout this came wind gusts of 40+ knots and flooding in coastal areas. rorists who died in the suicide said George H. Ebbs, university ordeal, our students and their airliner attack on the World president families, alumni, and fri ends Trade Center. According to the "We learned just yesterday that have been very supportive."
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The A1·io11, September 17, 2001 A3 ilU ..., m Wl!ID!I mt t ~ ~CAMPUS &'iM,t . i. ":J&'W.. W@/CT'iliW/.. NEWSC .;#!f!ifJ?~' - r r *"""" Novelist Tilll Dorsey.visits Elllbry Riddle calllpus
from his latest book. tilled Orange halfway through his college write. One example involved the Florida writer Crnsh. a political satire about an career. He worked for various police pu lling over a man for a election in Florida. The selection Florida newspapers for 16 years, poss ible DUI, only to find out that provides involved a debate between two then got into the novel writing the car is loaded with women's candidates. one storming out of the busi ness. undergarments, and he is dressed building after com Dorsey's style shows in them as well. Dorsey's· novels information for mentini on how many he is practically a are pervaded w ith such odd char people died to achieve Florida native with a acters and occurrences. young writers the freedoms wealth of in format ion ''I've got all these odd and horri Americans enjoy. about th e state that ble things people are doing to each Brock Sargeant ··1 usually read the most do not kn ow. His other over a beautifu l Florida writing always deals background," he said. Campus News Editor more humorous sec tions of my books but with Florida, and usu Dorsey summed up his presenta due to recent events I ally involves some tion with some advice for young Students. faculty, and local resi decided to start with very eccentric charac writers, to "find what you like to dents nearly filled the Lemerand that.'' said Dorsey. ters. Dorsey's book read and write about it." I-l e then auditorium on September the 13th After this. the pre agent did not thi1rk read from a new book he is work to hear Tim Dorsey, fairly well sentation became more Orange Crush, written ing on, a speech made by the main known Florida author. It was a light and humorous. before the 2000 character made at a college gradu small di'version in a week in which when Dorsey. com election scandal 111 ation. It involves such odd and yet diversions from the tragic reality menting on his past. Florida, would suc- intelligent phrases like "K-mart were few. said. ''I've always 1NTEANETPHOTo ceed. His opm1on inflatable backyard gene pool." Dorsey·s first few comments been interested in writ-· quickly changed after the The speech rambles in and out of were somber, a change of pace ing. so. logically, I went to college election did occur, and apparently strange sayings and phrases, and from what ERAU humanities pro and majored in transportation.'· the boo.k could not be printed fast yet Dorsey constructs it to have a fe ssor Steve Glassman calls ·'A Dorsey went on to talk about his enough. true meaning, one which the audi funny and entertaining speaker:· past. Though born in Indiana, he Dorsey, who used to write the ence can pull from his novels. INTERNET PHOTO/Wl'/"W TIMDORS€YCOM Dorsey commented on last week's moved to Florida at the age of one. Metro section of the Tampa Though it was a small diversion tragedy, saying that it was "diffi He attended college at Auburn Tribune, said that some in spiratio n from the tragedies of FLORIDA NOVELIST TIM DORSEY in the local settings he is cul{ to be funny in such difficult University. and switched from for events in his novel actually last week, Dorsey's presentation known to write about. Dorsey's visit to ERAU is one stop on a times:· He then read a section transportation to journalism about came from true ·, events he used to was a welcome one. tour of over 100 locations to promote his books.
■ EVAC Bump, set, splash! from A1 Morning classes met as usual, but. said Alvarez. "What was asked of all the pr0fcs.sors is to be understanding of the situat ion. Fo r example, you weren't allowed to be penal ized, if you were affected by it and did not show up to class on Friday." Some students s peculated that these events were related to the terrorist attacks. "I think it's a set up, they just want to searc h our rooms. because there's a rumor that one guy stud ied at Embry ~Ri ddle before, so maybe they thi nk there are other people related MARIANO ROSALES/ AV/ON to [the ' terrorist attacks], so they just want to search the STUDENTS ANXIOUSLY AWAIT WORD from the administration rooms." said Aeronautical clearing them back to their dorm rooms. Hundreds of students Science Sophomore Migyen were evacuated from the student village amidst stormy weather.
Lin. MARIANO ROSALESA\IION However, according to and they acted out o f them Whatever the " reason ", it THE HIGH VOLUME OF rain last week proved to be too much for the campus drainage sys Alvarez. " The university has exactly as they would at any was a long night for both tem. Embry-Riddle dorm residents make the best of the situation by playing a wet afternoon normal procedures in plac.e, other time.,. students and faculty alike. beach/pool volleyball game.
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A4 OPINIONS The Avian, September 17, 2001 What should be done aboutAfghanistan? THE YION quite obvious 1hat it doesn·t take so:· for fe ar of US retaliation. reports of violence and threats of Lucas Crouch 1ha1 many rroops to do that kind of It seems to me it would be in the violence will no't be tolerated." Opinions Editor job. The government is taking it best interest of not only the US, I've read that in several places The Avion is managed entirely by students one step at a time. so that if Bush but of the citizens of Afghanistan across the country, there is unjust Executive Management Board In the wake of the New York decides to mobilize aga in st if we were to move in to judgment being passed on those of and Pentagon 1ragedies. rm sure Afghanistan, the military will be Afghanistan and take out the cur Arab decent. REMEMBER, Christian Tougas that all American's have thoughts prepared to do so. rent government. Use Kabul as a nobody is to blame except those Editor in Chief: on what m do next. I think ii base for future missions to search that planned and carried out the Managing Editor: Avion Staff should go without question that Speaking of Afghanistan and destroy terrorist installations terrorist attacks. News Editor: Ryan Campbell we mus1 concenirate our efforts on and personnel. With the way I have several international Business Managers: Erann Lincoln helping our fellow citizens recov What·s up with the Taliban any Advertising Manager: Todd Fortier er from this great tragedy by ways? Afghanistan 's leader, donating money. giving blood. Mullah Mohamamd Omar, is not Production Staff etc. helping his country's cause one Aydin Ozkazang But. as a concerned citizen of bit. As we all know, Osama bin Training Manager: Mariano Rosales 1he United States. I want 10 know. Laden has taken residence in Photography Editor: as well do many other Americans. Afghanistan for quite sometime, Copy Editors: Ethan Kent, Phil Ciani, Mark Cappello what actions will the United due to the fact that the government Graphics Editor: Avion Staff S1a1es take to retaliate? of Afghanistan harbors him. System Manager: Avion Staff Gandhi once said . .. An eye for Oh yes. that reminds me of the an eye will make the world blind."" quote by President Bush, " ... we Section Editors Well. to be quite frank. I believe will make no di stinction between John Gibbs he is dead wrong. How can a terrorists and the countries that Aeronautica: Brock Sargeant country sit by and do no1hing at harbor them.·· Campus News: all. except to say. '·Oh yes. terror According to Reuters reporter Asst, Campus News: Heidi Flores ism is bad. I hope this doesn ·1 Tahir lkram, Omar was quoted Classifieds: Todd Fortier happen again:· over Afghanistan radio as saying, Data Technology: Avion Staff o. The United States must ··face anv American attack with Opinions: Lucas Crouch respond in full fo rce. If we were to courage ;nd self-respect." and has Sports: Chris Kemmerer stand by and do nothing, that vowed revenge by "other means" Space Technology: Charla Keiser would be a crime just as heinous should Washington altack. Student Life: Ashlee Fiser as the ones committed on Reuters also reports that a INTERNET PHOTO Asst, Student Life: Crystal Passman spokesman for the Taliban said, Tuesday. Avion Staff "I will not settle for a 1oken act. " If Pakistan co-operates ... then it A MUSLIM PROTESTOR HOLDS a U.S, flag during a pro-USA march Comics Editor: Our response must be S\veeping, should wait for the enmity of by the Islamic Mission of America, Americans of the Islamic faith have Avion General Staff Members sustained and effective ... said Afghans which is more dangerous been experiencing racist attacks after the World Trade Center attacks, President Bush on Saturday the than any other thing." Distribution Manager: Jim Stern 151h according !O Alan Elsner of In other words, Afghanistan will Afghanistan's leadership has been friends, some of whom are Online Editor: Avion Staff start a holy war against Pakistan if handling the situation, !hat could Islamic. These are wonderful Reuters. Secretaries: Brian Upman, Ashlee Fiser, Terra Murphy On Friday, September 14. the they would help. very possibly occur. people who wouldn't dream of Senate passed a resolution that Well. Pakistan is helping. But in the face of this danger, doing such a thing. It is a com Nicole Menkhoff, Dave Plunkett authorized the President to, "use Secretary of State Colin Powell the determined Taliban presses on. mon misconception that Muslims Reporters: all necessary and appropriate stated , " We put before the One of the Islamic clerics in a want to kill all Christians and Special to the Avion: Peter Alvarez, Alex Pretextat-Lecomte, force·· in retaliation for th is attack. Pak is1an government a specific Kabul Mosque even said, "Oh Jews. That is SO far from the Lindsey Sanders, Elisa McGhee, Ryan AP reporter Susanne Schafer list of things we would like coop Muslims of the world, we should truth. Jones, J.C. Granger, Mark Soppett, unite together if the United States I am not a follower of Islam, but quoted an anonymous military eration on and they have agreed to Ashlin Harrison officer, "If you are really going to all those items. The Pakistan gov attacks us. " I can tell you from studying it, that do war, you do it w ith all assets - ernment was Very forthcoming it is a very compassionate reli Photographers: Robert Byrne political, econom ic. and military, and we're appreciative."' The Islamic Community gion. Just as compassionate as and that's what they want to do.'· In addition, Omar has not con Judaism and Christianity if it is Avion Advisorlf Board In addition to demned That last quote raised an eye followed in its true form. The all of this, 35,000 , , ------ Tuesday's brow. I realized that if fundamentalist extremists out Or, Tom Vickers Or, Roger Osterholm reservists have attacks or sym Afghanistan has that kind of atti there use their religion as a cheap David Wong Tony Costello Tashuelah Nasah recently been pathized with tude, they are NOT helping their cover to justify terrorist attacks. activated. the victims. It so-called "fellow Muslims" from Remember that. According to In a situation like this, is clear that this discrimination. We have to DO NOT lay blame on members FEEDBACK Schafer , you f,eel that death is man does not remember, the United States was of the Islam faith or Arabic ethnic 13861""""3 " [Secretary of creepmg up on you ... like Americans, not attacked by an ethnic group or ity. It was not a religion or an eth Defense and only wish a religion, but by misguided indi nic group that attacked the United NewsRoom: (38612260049 Rumsfe\d] es the damage viduals. States, it was a group of misguid Avian E-mail: [email protected] -A KABUL BAKER stressed that the , , would have ' As Attorney General John ed INDIVIDUALS. call-up was not ------been more Ashcroft said, "Since Tuesday, the Let us hope that in the upcom Justice Department has received ing weeks, we discover who is part of a military extensive. (386) 226-6049 mobilization aimed at the terror According to Reuters interviews reports of violence and threats of responsible and find them. And News Room: (386) 226-6051 ists who struck Was hington and with citizens of Afghanistan, they violence against Arab Americans also let us hope that once they are Advertising· Manager: New York Tuesday. Instead, are fearing for their lives . . " In a and other Americans of Middle found , we don't grow weak. I News Editor: (386) 226, 7009 Rumsfeld wants the troops, the situation like this, you feel that Eastern and SouthrAs-ian,.,descent. ,.,,. have ....confitience. in OUF •*•gevern,.., Managing Editor: (J86) 226-7_697 largest number call ed up s'ini!e tt'ie death is cfe"eping ifJ)"o'n ybu .' .. I 3in We'7fiITSf'71ol desc'eiia """ti5""'the level I"". ment. an,£C.1tl our Pr'"e;;:s iden1 to do, Business Manager: '{386) 22,6-7698 1991 Persian Gulf War, to support leaving Kabul with my family and of those Wht5 ,--:~, p'ffpetr~ted ,. the righf thihg, and to execute the Managing Editor: · (386) 226-7697 a,r patrols over New York and can't wait any longer," said a Tuesday's violence by targeting guilty parties without delay. Wa s hington and remain alert else Kabul baker, individuals based on race, religion It would be the only justice that where in the country. The troops Also according to reporter Tahir or nationa·I origin. Such reports of can be given for those families would also help with homeland Ikram of Reuters, "Residents have violence and threats are in direct that suffer so much. For if we do The editorial opinions expres 1n The_ ~ f !h.e i ·r.ed write r and do no1 nec essarily represent those of e UnivfJ811Y;' the sta:trol.The A1· 1 or the members of 1he defense." been saying that any Afghan with opposition to the very principles nothing, that would. be an even student body. Letters ap aring.iffie Avion do not n'ebessa.Jil reflect the opinions of That is a very noble and honor relatives in the countryside had and laws for which the United greater injustice than what we saw 1he University, the s~ of,J1;e Avion or members _or:~ ent body. Opinions able thing to do. However, it is left, or were making plans to do States of America stands, and such on Tuesday, September 11, 2001. expressed elsewhere ~ihe of the-writer, )Y.ho (~ntifiC . Lelle submiued _may be edited for brevily an wil tprihled proyj.d!ld~y are nol I ·d, o. scene o_r ltbelous. Letter writers shall c6nfi themselve},1-0:.{e:ss'than !IOO'fords 1f-!;1 le topic. All let ters must be accombaniell by th~~fur:, of.tlfe writer.'\l'lanif's m be withheld on reques't at the discrltion fJ,Yte:'tEi11or ttl,~$(.)J]:re.A~-is an-+~ 1ed PTess mem ber newspaper and~,~Q:~to...th~~:n4'ews D1g,_est, Assoetai,d College Press and College Press ~f':'i~W~m, 1s p_rodm.td by a volutJt1r 'SI ,ae nt s~aff _wee kl y Muslim Student Associatio'n condemns throughout the acad~.-~ tar) nc!. ~1-,w~kly lhro~~out the sunpn~r. e A1wn 1s fun_d ed through Student ove Ji'.lent fe"~·s ~nd advemsmg re\:enuellJus ewspa~r and •!S contents are protec!e . nde e copynght Jaws of 1h'e' Umted;Stat No ponmn of 1h1s publication may be reerod , d without expressed WriJfin sen! of The Ai·ion terrorist attacks in New York and D.C. Newspaper. Corrcspondcbf'e m . addressed to: The¥o,i Ne . paper. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 6 So.utfi yQ,!LM.2.~_Q§.,,lilvd, Day a Beach. Florida 321 J.t.. Unknown MSA member Islam. In the Quran we read, "And Suicide bombings, hijacking air should judge Islam based on the Phone: (386) 226-6049. Fax : 6) 22~6083'."'"' Special to the Avian do not kill yourselves nor one anoth planes, and killings of innocent peo actual teaching of Islamic religion. er. Surely, Allah is most merciful to ple are not from Islam; they are not We hope and pray that Americans The Muslim Student Association you. And who allowed and are can hold back their resentment and at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical ever commits condemned hostility towards Arabs and The Avian wants you! University, along with Muslims that (killing) according to reli- Muslims as a group, as they are not worldwide, condemns what are through gious teachings. at fault. Being in a country that pro If you are an upbeat, apparently vicious and cowardly ''... whoever commits that Stop by the office aggression and We do not ~nd claims freedom, democracy, and acts of terrorism against innocent injustice, We (killing) through agres should not judge equality, we should refrain from cooperative and and fill out an appli civilians in New York and shall cast into sion and injustice, We Christianity based pointing the finger and judging and motivated individ cation, You never Washington D.C. We also offer con the Fire." shall. cast into the Fire. on the actions of entire group based on their religion dolences to the families of those We also read certain unnaffied and/or ethnic background. ual who loves to know! who were killed or injured. in the Quran, - IBEQURAN individuals who Lastly, we join with all Americans It needs to be clear that our con "And do riot ______, , make ·mistakes, in calling for the swift apprehension have fun, then the The Avian, a demning of these events is not based kill anyone We should judge and punishment of the perpetrators, purely upon our opinions. Rather, whose killing Allah has forbidden," Christianity based on actual teach and we pray for the farnifies of those vion wants you! collegiate the condemning of these events is Allah has forbidden the killing of ings of the religion. Further, we as who have lost that, which c.an never Great positions are based on the actual teachings of innocent people! 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"(By) building a multi-floor "Expand the parking lots." "By expanding the green decal "Until there are more lots avail "They should let us park in any "Increase the number of parl< parking ramp." zone, because the yellow one able, I think anyone with a open space, like along the ing lots available - as simple is rarely full." decal should be able to park curbs or in the grass, without as that• anywhere," giving tickets." P.igc A5 The Avian Se tember 17 2001 OPINIONS i E i ~::•:rn:;;:::: ::m:::: mi: :;mm;; m : : : ::::::::m :: :::::m:::::m: :: :: :; :1rn : : : : :: : :::E: .1s. :::::m:i:: ::: m1m 1 : ;: :: :: : iliI!III!!!li!Ei!EE :; i a:i ii! l!M University should be ashamed America awakens to Dave Plunkett by an FBI officer and asked some world besides Americans, and the agencies around campus, and we Special to the Avion questions about the university. A university is thumbing its nose at are not being briefed on what is horrible new world Daytona Beach News Journal this in my opinion. going to happen. This is an out On Tuesday, September 11 reporter approached me and a On Thursday night, there was a rage. 2001 all of our lives were changed Middle Eastern student who was fire in Adams Hall on the third I feel that the university owes Ryan Jones racy. They silenced the American who attend this university. The hanging out floor. So all of us an apology. Friday was a Special t.o the A vion belief that we were safe in our events that unfolded are very trag with me in far, from tough day for students, and the own homeland. We no longer feel ic and I would like to let everyone my room, what I was university looked at it as another A part of every American died safe to fly or trust in the technolo know that my thoughts and and he told, every day, and to me this is a disgrace to on Tuesday. Everyone that sur gy designed to protect us. It is prayers are with the families of began to • one was all all people from around the world vived the tragedy must now ven those that live in the shadows that those in":olved. However, the ask us ques right and who were involved in this tragedy. ture forth into a new world. In the work to darken that light of free Embry 0 R1ddle Aeronautical tions. I of we should l am calling upon Chancellor age of globalization, terrorism dom. University should be ashamed on course told be thankful Connolly to shed light on his deci bec~mes a global problem. We must now stand strong. We how they handled this situation. him I could for that. sion of not closing the campus Terrorists wield a passion for are awake and alert; our eyes have On September 11, 200 I the fac not com- However, down for the day on Friday. I feel destruction by perverting the ide been opened to the fact that the ulty was very good about what ment, but many stu and many others do to that per ology of freedom . In America, mighty United States is indeed had happened, at least in my class w h y dents from haps there should be an explana people are fre~ to believe, but not vulnerable. Through that vulnera es. The university immediately weren't stu the Village tion why despite a fire, alumni free to force their beliefs on oth bility must come our new. offered any students that were d e n I s were stuck killed, and even a national day ers. strength. upset counseling, and whatever briefed in the being made, and a tropical storm The tragic events occurring last The towers might have been reduced to ashes, but the founda assistance they needed. I com about the MARIANO ROSALES/AV/ON Student taking place, why classes were not Tuesday set a new precedent in mend the university on this aspect, Center cancelled? I encourage all stu senseless terrorism. As those tion remains rock solid. People media com INTERIM CHANCELLOR TOM CONNOLLY but the days following were the mg on cam until one in dents to ask this question as well buildings went down, somewhere will demand revenge, but nothing most disappointing I have ever talks to students after they are evacuated from the morn and let us get an answer straight in the world, cheers went up. It is can be accomplished by pouring pus? the Student Village on Thursday night. seen in my time in college. 0 n rng, and from the top. sadistic to celebrate pain, even gasoline on a fire. A terrorist On Thursday, September 12, Thursday as classes This is not an opinion of hate, that of an enemy. It is impossible needs someone to hate and the 2001 investigators found out that well, President George W. Bush were still not cancelled; this to me but more of an opinion of what for rational people to understand beauty of America apparently there were several alumni aboard made Friday, September 14, a shows a group of individuals who should been done to be right. the motives behind such a twisted made a great target. We will the aircraft that crashed, including National Day of Mourning and are our highest administrators Many students are from New York action. Destruction of this magni evolve. We will grow stronger, a suspected hijacker. The univer Remembrance. The university who do not care about how the City. I myself am originally from tude has never been witnessed and become smarter. Terrorists sity sent a press statement out gave no thought to closing the students feel. New York City, and well, I am before in our own backyard. cannot take away our love for right away, and the press con doors down for the day. I was These acts that were committed upset about this incident. This These monsters came to the America. The 21st century verged on the campus; yet the very upset about this, and so were by the university are enough to incident is · a tragedy itself; let's land of the free importing the stronghold of independence from university did nothing to prepare many other students. Alumni make us hang our heads in shame. not have the university have oppression and devastation preva tyranny had its first test. A new students for this incident. were killed during this attack, as Students have been left without another tragedy by not remember lent in their own tyrannical theoc* America is born. My roommate was approached well as people from all over the any information, there are federal ing this one. Re: Bush bashing on campus
United we stand Paul Edson purpose or intention'." Special to Avion While the differences between Alex Pretextat-Lecornte recent act of violence gives many these criticisms are manifest, their Special to the A vion people the feeling that all Muslims When I arranged for a Republican similarities also deserve attention. are potential terrorists, which is operative from D.C. to speak at Obviously both writers' minds are I know about terrorism. Indeed, wrong! I am a Christian, and I Embry-Riddle two weeks ago, l tightly closed. But even more dissa I have lived in a tense atmosphere have many Muslim friends. I can received the following e-mail from a pointingly, both fear that eighteen-to in Central America for seven not and I will not imagine them as colleague: twenty-something-year-old universi years where my family and I were terrorists. "With G. W. 's efforts at sleeping, as ty students ar incapable of evaluating in constant fear of unpredictable One of the terrorists that is sus he did in school -- only to awaken to ideas without supervision. They are danger. I do not pected to indulge -- while his daddy's cronies terrified that students might hear a know how we , , have taken screw up the economy, environment, "suspect" speaker, view a "deviant"' managed to sur- part in this healthcare, Microsoft, and retire bulletin board, or encounter a hereti vive when peo tragedy ment, how could any conscious cal thought and thereafter have the ple around us We have to condemn every was , an human with an IQ above 70 have courage to think about ideas offered fell. I believe temJrist act, without perse Embry anything to say to the Republicans .. from the opposite end of the political God protected cuting innocent people that R id d I e . that they could understand?" spectrum. us. graduate Two weeks later, in your But although you would never I will try to have nothing to do with from the September 12 issue, an article by guess ii by reading these authors. the tell you the lit such things. class of Mitch Widham appeared thal criti nation's civic values do include being tle I know '97. it is cized a "2nd floor A Bldg." bulletin able to talk with Republicans withoul about terrorism. absolutely board that is just outside- my office being called a Tr~glodyte and the This is proba- ridiculous door and much of the content of freedom to stick cartoons and, yes, bly the most to say that which I happily take credit for, as: unintelligent, unfounded quotations cowardice act the Devil could ERAU trains terrorists.'' The only "dedicated to belittling the from those one-sided, liberally imagine. And the one that struck thing~ iiL!lnJ.vsr~.i!Y... Jta-~ .. to check President of the United States ... [ and biased gubliq,\ions U.S.A, '.fpc:l;ir. the Unite'cfSiateS- thlfSeptember before. accepting someone as a containing] anti-Bush political car and Newsweek on a .bl!UeJisi . .b,.md 11, 2001,ii;,sµri,J)l .tli~,mpst devas studenl",i1J;1',Jlis or. bee intellectual toons, anti-Bush, e-mails, and liberal without being accused of belittlmg tating in this era, if not the history abilities and his path of education. commentary that is unintelligent, the president. of humanity. We have to condemn every ter unfounded, and poor in taste. Although political dogmatism is Osama bin Laden i's suspected rorist act, without persecuting ERIC DRAPER I AP [Elsewhere the same article employs hardly new in American politics.. it to be at the head of this massacre innocent people that have nothing such predictable hackneyed phrases became poisonous in the ·nineties.' that caused the killing of thou to do with such things. The only PRESIDENT BUSH SPEAKS TO Vice President Cheney, by as] one-sided liberal view... liberal Clearly what this country needs now, sands of innocent people from dif either thing I ask you to do is to phone, aboard Air Force One. In the wake of the events that bias. ., and 'theoretical or particularly now. is a gcxxt anti ferent origins and religions. He help by giving blood or donations. occurred on Tuesday, September 11, people have expressed speculative without practical venom. belongs to an extremist Islamic We have to stay united, especially mixed opinions about how the United States should retaliate. organization that considers the in hard times, in order to surmount United States as the enemies of obstacles. A French proverb says, their ideology. Unfortunately, this "The union makes the force." War against Afghanistan is justified
Mark Soppe! take Osama bin Laden and defeat attacked will definitely deserve Laden ·s horrific act of violence ERAU bad example Staff Reporter his terrorist thugs. When schol it. Osama bin Laden is this gen has evoked the wrath of the free Ashlin Harrison ars turn to the subject of morals eration's Hitler. He mastermind world. But what if we try the tac nal tropical storm, the school After the anger and sadness and war, they usually look to ed the bombings of the African tic of turning the other cheek"? Spe~ial to the Avior, shuts down. For the worst ter over Tuesday's terrorist attacks Saint Thomas Aquinas for embassies and the USS Cole. Well, consider this: in 193 . rorist act in history, it is business has passed, Americans have to answers. He established three Even if he is not guilty of the British Prime Minister Ne,·ille This is a brief letter to express as usual. ERAU's later website ask themselves: are we ready to criteria for a war to be justified. atrocities on September 11th. Chamberlain agreed to let the my great amazement and disap messages expresses anger at pos fight the good The first is 2001, he is by no means an inno Nazis invade CzechosloYakia. pointment that for some unex sibly being used by some of the fight? Do we that the war cent man. And the Taliban is just He claimed that he achieYed pressed reason classes were not terrorists. Rightfully so. have the must have the as guilty, because they have pro "peace in our time:· dismissed on September 11, But, if you are so concerned courage to '' You had a choice approval of 'the vided this arch-criminal with When he returned to England. 2001, as the rest the of country about image, ERAU should have defeat the per between war and dishon sovereign.' The shelter for the last five years. Sir Winston Churchill told him. began to pause. · dismissed classes on Tuesday. I petrators of second is that Despite the claims that revenge is ·'You had a choice be1wef!n war This student body has many am new to your system and high these crimes or. You chose dish.on.or those being never justified. and dishonor. ties with the Northeast. I per ly disappointed in the policies, against humani and now we have war. attacked must ,our intentions You chost~ dis sonally am from the DC area and priorities and leadership of this ty? - SIR WINSTON CHURCHIL~' deserve it. when going to honor. and now two weeks ago school. Being a Many will tell Finally, the bel war with we ha\"e: war:· left my family , , member of one you they are ligerents (in this Afghanistan will Inaction and friends to of the ROTC not. They believe that violence is case, us) must have good inten be just. We seek against tiin come to ERAU. What kind of national detachments on not the solution, because it will tions in going to war. to destroy terror L'nden lead to My father fre ism and patrwtism was campus, I am only cause more terrorists to take Raiding Afghanistan in the ism, and make !he deaths of quents DC as also highly their aggressions out on the inno aftermath of the terrorist attacks the world safe thousands in part of his job shown by basically treat embarrassed. cent. But if a military action would meet all three require for the Ne" 1 ork_ with the U.S. ing this crisis as if noth What kind of wipes out these terrorists, will ments for a just war. Military innocent. \Vas h i n {! 1 n n. Army Corps of ing had happened? national-ism and there be more violence? action has been approved by the Peaceniks often use the phrase nnd Pennsylvanin. The on~Y way engineers,_ and patriotism was It is only just that American president, the House, and the ''violence only begets violence." to achieve pe3ct in our time is. to as you can imag -ASHLIN HARRISON ' '' shown by basi and NATO go into Afghanistan to Senate. And those who will be And they are righl. Osamu bin avoid dishonor and go to "ar. ine what I ca lly treating awoke to Tuesday morning this crisis as if nothing had hap stopped my heart. I was unable pened? ERAU may revel in its to contact anyone back home for high_ marks for aerospace engi a few hours and in that time I neerrng. We must think before we call for war was expected to go to classes as However, the corporate hierar if nothing had ever happened. chy, in a brief but g laring Aydin Ozkazan~ lion. I think its crazy that four large of us to be purt of what happened. cultures and races being spoken of ERAU conducted business as moment, has demonstrated Training Manager airliners were used as weapons. To The.re is no way to avoid the fud in the same sentence as nuke and usual leaving a phone message to insensitivity to not only its stu think of people scre:uninjl in air that religion plays a role in this sit kill. the students saying grief coun dents, but to the affairs of this planes, jumpmg off buildmgs and uation. l am referring to Islam If th.is happened in Oil) Olhom1'i11& and the storm "Gabrielle." and then th e re is a time to set the instinct, the general reaction I hnve dents on this campus and their rela ent clothing than you, 1hcy may ,riolence in onhern lrel:md an What a paradox. For a norni- bottom line aside. noticed around here is that people tionship with Americans. I ask that speak other languages than great examples of this. just want those responsible bombed before anyone react, thef consider Americans do. But it is important I hope that these shocking" ents ou've been readin al of these opinions an or nuked. some of the following items. \Ve that they are not addressed with a do not interfere " ·ith relationships I am not in a position to sny who are visitors in your country who condesce.nding tone. on campus. 1 am happ) h