Sandspur, Vol 119, No 08, November 08, 2012
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University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 11-8-2012 Sandspur, Vol 119, No 08, November 08, 2012 Rollins College Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rollins Sandspur by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Rollins College, "Sandspur, Vol 119, No 08, November 08, 2012" (2012). The Rollins Sandspur. 1960. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1960 COVERAGE THROUGHOUT THE ISSUE NEWS CAMPUS & SURROUNDINGS Sandspur Florida's Oldest College Newspaper Established in 1894 a with the following editorial: "Unassuming yet almighty sharp, and pointed, s well rounded yet many sided, assiduously e tenacious, victorious in single combat, and CO therefore without a peer, wonderfully attractive and extensive in circulation; all these will be found upon investigation to be among the ex traordinary qualities of The Sandspur." EDITORIAL BOARD CO Hana Saker I- C£ Editor-in-Chief O Melanie Weitzner Q_ CO Production Manager DESIGN DEPARTMENT Jamie Pizzi Head Designer David Matteson Dustin Englehardt Early voting starts Mary Catherine Pflug BOOM On Nov. 3, a bomb squad was called to the Designer Winter Park Public Library to investigate a report of LU suspicious packages. CONTENT STAFF off with a bang Erik Keevan A&E Editor a: M. Olivia Matthews Jamie Pizzi able to pass through the section of road reaching from the library to Opinion Editor the front entrance of campus. LU Head Designer Ben Zitsman As various news reporters flooded the library parking lot, Win LU Features Editor Not only did exceedingly long lines plague voters attempting Emily Kelly ter Park police detonated both packages resulting in nothing but a CO News Editor to cast their ballot at the Winter Park Library on Saturday, Nov. 3, startling bang that rang through campus, putting an unsettling dent Mandy McRae but the presence of two suspicious packages halted the entire effort I- in the activities of Family Weekend. Head Copy Editor for the better part of four hours. The bomb threat turned out to be nothing more than an incon < Maddy Clark Kylie Nave Aside from the obvious impact this had on the voters, anyone venient misnomer halting traffic and perpetuating Florida's now Kelly Sheldon wishing to travel along Fairbanks Avenue that afternoon was un- historic tradition of long lines at polls. Copy Editor Scott Novak CO Stephanie Garcia LU Staff Writer a: ADVERTISING l Celebrating entrepreneurs => Contact: advertising@;hesandspur.org LU FACULTY ADVISOR Harvey Massey, Chairman of the board for the Center for Advanced Entrepreneurship at Emily Russell Assistant Professor of English Rollins, was named a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year award by Ernst and Young. This issue's cover photo by: David Matteson James Farrell could share their stories, inspire The Center for Advanced En life; I've invested a lot of time Writer others and receive the recogni trepreneurship is an entity that and money in schooling and The Sandspur is published weekly on tion they deserve. Their first looks at what makes businesses books. To reach a point in your Thursdays and maintains a circulation of 1,200 In mid-November, 244 en program took place in 1986 in Q_ print copies. The views expressed in The succeed. It also helps Rollins life when you are recognized by trepreneurs will travel to Palm o Sandspur in no way reflect those of Rollins Milwaukee, WI. MBA students and alumni with other people as a quality, top College or its Board of Trustees. Springs, CA for an awards cer Twenty six regions will their careers and further en rated entrepreneur is a tremen The Sandspur is always looking for new emony; they have been named be represented in the national deavors. dous compliment personally, paid employees. To inquire about open posi finalists for the Entrepreneur of tions, please email [email protected]. awards for the United States; Massey, chief executive offi and for the people in the orga The Sandspur Editorial Staff extends an the Year award. of the 244 finalists, 10 winners CO cer and owner of Massey Servic nization." invitation to ail readers to attend weekly article The honor will be presented will be selected by regional and es Inc., won the Florida regional Massey advises aspiring assignment meetings every Monday at 6 p.m. LU by Ernst and Young, a ceremony independent panels of judges. entrepreneur of the year award entrepreneurs to "do things that and sign up to submit letters and articles. In or that has taken place for over 25 This will include entrepreneurs der to be considered for publication, the name for the service category, auto they truly like and love; if W years. The national winners of the author must be included. and prominent leaders from matically making him a finalist do that, it is still going to take In considering a submission for publica will go on to the international academia, business and the me for the national award. a great deal of hard work and tion, The Sandspur reserves the right to edit awards in Monte Carlo, Monaco dia. letters and articles. Although the award recog sacrifice." , CM to be inducted into the World Please send all submissions to sub- This year's award has a spe nizes a single person, Massey Entrepreneur of the Year. Over He added, "Learn as mut* CM [email protected]. All submissions must cial significance to Rollins Col shares credit with all of the as you possibly can, do the e be received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday 50 countries worldwide are par CO lege, as Harvey Massey is one people in his organization. "Re prior to publication. ticipating. you possibly can, with the btf of the finalists; Massey serves ceiving the Entrepreneur of the things God gave you. Just be From their website, Ernst The Sandspur as Chairman of the board for Year award for the Florida Re cause you may stumble a 1000 Holt Avenue and Young say that the award the Center for Advanced Entre gion is a great recognition," he times, get up and go at it aga^ o Winter Park, FL 32789 was created to celebrate suc preneurship at Rollins College's (407)646-2696 continued, "I've been a student perseverance has and alwa cessful entrepreneurs, so they Crummer School of Business. [email protected] of business most of my adult will change the world." OPINION PRO & CON THE BURNING QUESTION: Is the new smoking policy a good idea? In the wake of the new smoking policy, some students have come out in support as others are left fuming (in designated areas, of course). Contributors Amir Sadeh and Samantha Jackson give their take on the regulations and how the new policy will affect you. Samantha Jackson son'shead. The one Amir M. Sadeh nating areas for smokers, fault I see in the policy is Writer Writer why not designate places the areas that they chose to and times where one can't The anti-smoking policy, be "designated smoking ar Before I get into the smoke? Not to say we can in my opinion, is brilliant. eas." These locations hon crux of voicing my opinion, to the other side of the spec I've heard many people say estly seem closer to buildings I would like to make a con trum and highlight campus that it goes against rights than where I have seen many fession: I am not a regular as smoker friendly, but I'd and holds back freedoms people smoking on campus. smoker. If I'm at a party, so be more understanding of that students deserve, but it's The school policy, at the mo cial gathering or meeting up ; blocking out certain areas important to look at the other ment, is that no smoking can with friends back home, I am to be smoke-free, such as side. happen within 25 feet of a not one to shy away from the near the Child Develop When someone is smok building. Some of these spots occasional cigarillo, much ment Center, the front of ing near me, I have to hold seem to be placed right be like people who solely drink the Olin Library, and certain my breath while I walk by in tween residential buildings, in social settings. Rarely do I academic buildings where order to avoid the smell of the and even in the middle of smoke for personal pleasure, a great number of people, smoke. I've also heard that walkways that often host a and certainly not on a daily people who smoke on cam- lot of traffic. It also leads me basis. to wonder if these spots will The reason I feel I The five places always be in effect, or if we should make this point ap They are are moving toward a com parent is to convey that my on the Rollins pletely smoke free campus. reason for being against the Campus where practically It's actually very successful "Anti-Smoking" Policy does on many campuses, and if not come from a place of per people can smoke breathing the Rollins is introduced to in sonal necessity, but by belief coming freshmen as a smoke are some of the chemicals into in personal freedom and my free campus, then there disagreements with the lo most inconvenient my lungs.