HOMECOMING ► 8 I I GARGOYLE ANNIVERSARY ► 13 I I WOMEN'S TENNIS > 18 N0N-PR0RT /. U.S. Postclge PAID Permit No. 64 P. 0. Box 1027 St. Augustine, FL 32085 . ri. l .... ·-~ •..•.. , COLLEGE VOL. XXX, NO. 6 SAINT AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA February 28, 2001 Men's basketball beats Wall vandalized by conrad rauscher bounced up and down on the Embry-Riddle 107-104 Perimeter wall vandalism newly refurbished chains and Next month, students will amounting to $6,000 caused the then pushed over the column." ave ·a:n opportunity to apply Full Story, city of St. Augustine to offer a If caught, the vandals will be or many scholarships for the $500 reward for the arrest and faced with felony charges. 001-2002 academic year. page :1.7 conviction of the vandals. According to Howard, any van­ tudents should review pages A guard doing rounds discov­ dalism damage costing $200 or 8-64 of the Flagler College ered the two broken chains and more constitutes a felony_in the _atalog for the criteria for column around 5:30 a.m. state of Florida. ach . scholarship. Students Thursday, Feb. 15, at the Sevilla "Money aside, due to the hisj terested in applying for Street end of the breezeway side­ toric quality of the wall and the vailable scholarships should walk. visibility of the incident, this) atch for bulletins posted on "The crime happened some­ becomes one of the more signif­ e bulletin board in the mail- time prior to 5:30 a.m.," Director icant cases of vandalism this of Safety and Security Al Howard school has experienced," said. "At this point, it appears as . Director of Business Services though two to three people Ken Russom said. Business Office students that dvanced deposits are due by arch 15. Nonboarding is 100 and boarding is $300. e deposit is nonrefundable. The Historic St. Augustine esearch Institute will spon­ photos by leah welnberg or · Lecture Series - 2001, The gym was packed for Flagler's upset win over conference rival Embry­ ee presentations about the Rlddle. Damage Included this column and the chain above It. rench involvement in orida's history. Lectures will gin at 7 p.m. in the Flagler oom of Flagler College. Toedtman: Bush ready to pass his agenda ere is no admission charge, by melissa leonard Washington for many years, took Toedtman focused the cuts, military pay raises, agricul­ d seating is limited. the podium in the auditorium for evening's presentation on the ture and a missile defense sys­ March 6-Dr. John T. A prominent journalist says a return appearance as a speaker new administration and its tasks tem." cGrath will present Tbe Bush looks good compared to for Flagler's Forum on · at hand. He predicted it may be Toedtman . said thete is an ch in Florida: In the Eye Clinton and his controversies; Government and Public Policy, difficult for Bush to get his agen­ overall $1.6 trillion tax cut that if the HutTicane. however, Bush on Thursday, Feb. da passed in the new, evenly split Bush will propose, which will March 14-Dr. Jerald does need to take 15, to an audi­ Congress; however, it is possible not be effective until 2006. "If · anich will present ln­ over the spotlight ence of students for the new president to suc­ the tax becomes retroactive, it ians, French, Spaniards in to end the focus and community ceed. "This Congress is anxious will increase the deficit and lorida, 1562-1565: on Clinton. members. to get something done, and Bush brin'g us back to an era we just earching for Fort Carolina. "There is only so Toedtman has already shown signs of get­ came from,"Toedtman said. March 21-Dr. Eugene much oxygen in a opened by say­ ting along with both parties," Foreign Policy is another ron will present French room, and Clinton ing, "I came here Toedtman said. Bush invited one focus for Bush's staff. "It will be urvivors of the French sucks it all up," clean, no White of the leading Democratic sena­ interesting to see how much of 'Spanish Clash of 1565. James Toedtman House furniture tors, Ted Kennedy, to the show­ Clinton's foreign policy baton he said. He was and the only pres­ ing of the first White House. chooses to pick up and carry referring to the idential pardon I movie. on," Toedtman said. Toedtman fact that Clinton ask for is from Toedtman discussed other believes the new administration and his scandals President Proctor areas that will be the new admin­ feels the Clinton overstepped in Oplnlon .....••.••.•.••..••••.•••.•. 2 seem to be every­ for enjoying my­ istration's focal points. Bush will will James Toedtman Palestine, and the U.S not More news ................•.•.•...•..4 where and receive self so much the need to focus on the budget and play a big role there. Toedtman c.ampus Ufe .........................5 so much media attention. first time." This was a reference tax Arts & Entertalnment •.......•13 his cut proposal. According said Bush must also decide "how Feature ...............•...•...... ,.10 James Toedtman, the to his March 2000 Forum appear­ to Toedtman, there is a $ 1.8 to do we respond to the attack on Listen Up ...................... ~ .......15 Washington bureau chief of ance and to recent controversies 1.9 trillion budget that is being the U.S.S. Coal?" Decisions must SPOrts ................................17 Newsday and an observer of. of former President Bill Clinton. proposed to go toward "small tax see FORUM, page 4 2 Gargoyle EDITORIAL February 28, 2001 E DITORIAL& OPINION Elton John, Eminem and Bill Clinton walk into a bar ... by bri an hamacher self Slim Shady, something's wrong. The sad part is I every news organization follows Clinton to the local don't even watch that much TY, but somehow I knew donut shop to see whether he buys glazed or sprinkled? I don't have a whole lot to talk about this a week before it happened. My third complaint is with the XFL. Why is this on about, so I'm going to use this My second gripe· is the coverage of the <linton furni­ prime-time network television? And who is watching it? space to rant and complain about ture fiasco. Look, we all know these people are _money As if it weren't bad enough that we had to see Jesse a few things. I'm a little disap­ and power-hungry hillbillies; they constantly reinforce · Ventura in reruns of Predator on TBS, we have to listen to pointed with people recently. Are this by pardoning criminals and buying houses in New him talk about second-rate football. The XFL makes pro­ fessional wrestling interesting, =====================================~ and that's not easy to do. Vmce Americans going crazy, or is it "G d k I' k• .fe-ch gi . McMahon needs to stick to foul- just me? What I am so ambigu- 0 nows m not ma . Ing II an ng dec1sIons mouthed barbarians and scantily- ously referring to is the fact that h I h h h k clad ditses and leave criminal people are paying attention to w en C oose to watc a oc ey game ove~ a behavior for NFL players. I like really stupid t~gs. I ~o~'t - Seinfeld rerun ,, that they're~ to spice things mean to sound like an elitist, • up, but letting the players put because God knows I'm not -====================================~ whatever they want on the back making life-changing decisions of their jerseys is a bit much. I when I choose to watch a hock- was a little scared when I opened ey game over a Seinfeld rerun. But there are some recent York to become Senator. Aside from that. I cm't really up the sports page and saw that•He Hate Mea scored two events that are just baffling me. blame them for taking the furniture. We all have those touchdowns. What kind of name is ·He Hate Me," First, we have the Grammys. I've seen more in-depth redneck relatives who have to take the bath towels from Russim? coverage on the performance of Elton John and Eminem the Ramada during their trip to the big city. Ifl was leav­ These are my most recent rants. Since I know than on the tax cut proposal by Bush that would affect ing the White House I'd pocket everything I could just to enough about these events to write about them, I'm niillions. I like popular music as much as the next suck- make a few bucks on·eBay. Regardl~. there is absolute­ probably more a part of the problem than the solution. I er, but this is out o_f hand. Wheo. we have panels s~g ly no reason I or anyone else should still be haring about think 111 put a bunch of N'SYNC Slickers on my 1V and around discussing the philosophy of a guy who calls him~ this. Does this really affect our daily lives so much that let some teenage girls tear it apart like a pack of lions. "Words like ~breathable nylon' just mean 'cheaply made' in my book." Do you agree with Jeff on this or any of his other interesting opinions In his sports edHorial on page 20? Write to any of uslll Letters to the ecltm should be no longer than two letteHized pages. 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