Florida International University FIU Digital Commons The aP nther Press (formerly The Beacon) Special Collections and University Archives 11-2-2006 The Beacon, November 2, 2006 Florida International University Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/student_newspaper Recommended Citation Florida International University, "The Beacon, November 2, 2006" (2006). The Panther Press (formerly The Beacon). 41. https://digitalcommons.fiu.edu/student_newspaper/41 This work is brought to you for free and open access by the Special Collections and University Archives at FIU Digital Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in The aP nther Press (formerly The Beacon) by an authorized administrator of FIU Digital Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 38 3 A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 19, Issue 26 www.beaconnewspaper.com November 2, 2006 BBC students report ‘peeping tom’ incidents CRISTELA GUERRA and just stared me down.” cropped hair watched her. It was around 4 in journalism, remembers discussing the BBC Managing Editor Novoa isn’t alone in her experience. p.m. when she entered the restroom across incident with Costa after it occurred. She The past few months have found a from the Honor’s College in AC I. later came into contact with a black male Vanessa Novoa left her class at 7:20 p.m. ‘peeping tom’ alienating female students “Something caught my attention from who resembled the suspect walking out of in Biscayne Bay’s Academic I building to on campus and peaking in on them as they the corner of my eye, and I saw something the same bathroom. use the restroom down the hall. She used a use the restroom. in the corner of the stall. I now know it was “I asked him, ‘Are you lost?’ And he kept restroom on the third fl oor, one of the few in The individual has targeted four other someone’s forehead, but at the time I didn’t walking,” Mattiace said. the building with a double door entrance. young women in the past few months, but know what it was until I ducked down and According to Captain Michael Wright, She was alone as she entered but she only two fi led police reports right after it saw the white of his eyes,” Costa said. commander of operations of Public Safety heard the door open and someone else came occurred. Three incidents occurred around “When he realized I saw him, he ran at BBC, this is the fi rst time he has heard of in after her. She saw black Nike sneakers the same time period. out.” any additional cases, besides the two that normally made for men, and blue jean shorts Due to the small amount of reports fi led, Costa said that in retrospect she should were fi led by Costa and Novoa. walk by and enter the second stall. Novoa BBC’s Public Safety has yet to follow-up, have run out of the restroom to get a descrip- “When we get a description, we scour said she knew something wasn’t right. though it did conduct a search of the area tion, but she said that she didn’t know what the area, though sometimes finding the “I looked up and saw someone trying to with negative results, according to the most to do with herself. individual is diffi cult by nature of a report,” look between the stall walls,” Novoa said. recent police report fi led by Novoa. “I was petrifi ed and really scared after it Wright said. “I breathed deeply, and as I got up, he ran Julie Costa, a senior majoring in premed, happened initially and felt paranoid the rest “This fall there has only been one inci- out. I ran after him, and when I ran down the was taking a Summer A course when some- of the day,” Costa said. right hallway, he was standing by the stairs one she described as a black male with short Monique Mattiace, a senior majoring VOYEUR, page 4 Annual event celebrates SMOKE OUT Latino roots Organization tackles tobacco hazards BEN BADGER JR. MARTHA CASTILLO Staff Writer Contributing Writer Leslie Goldberg has been smok- FIU students, faculty and parents ing cigarettes for four years and gathered together to celebrate Latinos has no intentions of quitting. Unidos 2006, presented by the Residence He’s been told that tobacco is Hall Association, the evening of Oct. 29 one of the most addictive sub- at the Graham Center Ballroom. stances in the world, but he con- Over 150 people gathered at this tinues, smoking three to five year’s event, which is held annualy as cigarettes a day or half a pack part of the Hispanic Heritage week, when he’s stressed. and consists of dance and music perfor- “People tell me to quit almost mances by students. every day,” Goldberg, who is Guests were welcomed to dance a senior at FIU, said. “I think I merengue, salsa and bachata on a spa- have an addiction. I’ve just made cious dance floor while they waited for a choice not to quit.” the show to start. According to the Center for The theme of this year’s event was Disease Control, as of December Back to Our Roots, and it commemorated 2005, 20.9 percent of all adults the Hindu, African and Asian cultures in the United States smoke ciga- which contributed to the formation of rettes. modern Hispanic culture. The study also mentioned that The event opened up with a welcome over 400,000 U.S. citizens die speech from this year’s host, Matt Parisi, every year due to smoking and resident assistant, followed by a lineup of second hand smoke. events performed by FIU students. Goldberg said he doesn’t mind “I have come to the show during the the health risks which come with last couple of years, but this is the first chronic smoking – such as emphe- time I’m the host of it,” Parisi said. “This zema, various forms of cancer and is a great learning experience about the heart disease – which is exactly Hispanic heritage.” why some campus groups have Although the main celebration was for decided to campaign against smok- the Hispanic culture, performers’ nation- ing during November, National alities were from all around the world. Tobacco Awareness Month. An Argentine tango performance was According to Casandra Roache, the first show of the night, held by the a senior health educator at the Prowl Dance Team. University Park Wellness Center, It was followed by a guitar medley smokers have to realize the effects performance by Kenneth Martinson and smoking has on themselves and Vladislav Shchukin. others. Despite some technical difficulties In order to bring this awareness at the beginning of the show, the event to campus, the Center has two continued with performances such as a events planned to help people stop Polynesian dance, a fashion show, hip- smoking. hop dance mix, a string quartet and a Hindu dance. TOBACCO, page 2 LATINOS, page 3 CHRIS CUTRO/THE BEACON 2 The Beacon – November 2, 2006 NEWS www.beaconnewspaper.com NEWSFLASH Group tackles human rights issues LOCAL MARIA CHERCOLES Car involved in hit-and-run case linked to police Asst. News Director offi cer A car in a Broward hit-and-run fatality is regis- Not many people have tered to a Dade police offi cer. heard of the Bolivarian Youth, The victim, 54-year-old Rick Nye, of Pompano a small FIU club that has been Beach, was killed Oct. 10 as he traveled west on operating as an offi cial FIU Interstate-595 near Flamingo Road. club since Fall 2005. A Lexus rear-ended the Chevy Trailblazer Nye However, the club has was driving and slammed into a guardrail, according a ten-point program which to Florida Highway Patrol. Nye’s vehicle overturned, includes to end capitalism he was ejected and died on impact while the driver as a system that perpetuates of the Lexus took off. social and economic injus- The Lexus is registered to Miami-Dade detective tice, to have free healthcare Michael Alayon. According to his attorney, Alayon and education, to give access reported his car stolen several hours after the Oct. to every human being to 10 accident and was staying at someone else’s house water, food and housing, that night. and to turn the means of pro- Broward County prosecutors and Miami-Dade duction in the hands of the police are investigating the case with FHP to deter- people, according to a fl yer mine who was behind the wheel that morning. the group hands out. “I became interested NATIONAL COURTESY PHOTO in social injustices while NO CENSORSHIP: Bolivarian Youth members gather outside the South West Regional Offi cals suspect produce in salmonella cases growing up. I witnessed the Broward Library after the libary attempted to ban the fi lm Motorcycle Diaries. Health offi cials are considering the possibil- different treatment Cubans ity that a salmonella outbreak could be linked to and Haitians received, so Cuban Revolution. The fact is that ary action, and it attempts to achieve produce that has sickened at least 172 people in 18 I wanted to do something about it,” just as in Cuba, in Miami there are its agenda by supporting immigrants’ states. said Sonja Swanson, one of the club many Cubans that support the social- rights, human rights, pro-choice cam- Offi cials think the bacteria may have spread founders and current president of the ist project led by Che [Guevara] and paigns, gay rights and women’s rights, through either lettuce or tomatoes.