Sandspur, Vol 120, No 15, February 06, 2014
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University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 2-6-2014 Sandspur, Vol 120, No 15, February 06, 2014 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 120, No 15, February 06, 2014" (2014). The Rollins Sandspur. 1987. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1987 Florida's Oldest College Newspaper, Est. 189 Thursday, February 6 | Volume 120, Issue 15 EVERYTHING REAL. EVERYTHING ROLLINS. £_J THESANDSPUR.ORG Defining Champion A Guide to the 2014 Winter Olympics By Lauren Waymire Page 6 .The Sandspur & NEWS Everything Real. Everything Rollins. Established in 1894 with the following editorial: "Unassuming yet almighty sharp, and pointed, well rounded yet many sided, assiduously tena cious, victorious in single combat, and therefore without a peer, wonderfully attractive and exten sive in circulation; all these will be found upon investigation to be among the extraordinary quali ties of The Sandspur." EXECUTIVE STAFF Jamie Pizzi Editor-in-chief David Matteson Production Manager Annamarie Carlson Managing Editor CONTENT STAFF 6P Emily Kelly Head Content Editor 3 Daniel Udell Head Copy Editor Mayra Macias e Web Editor to Cara Guthrie Alexandra Mariano NadineAvola Copy Editors Stephanie Garcia Marcie Oliveira Section Editors CO r- Kyle McCoy Iman Shami o Assistant Section Editors Q_ CO Micah Bradley Lauren Waymire Staff Writers Marissa Mondello Matt Boggs Nolan Brewer Production Assistants LU DESIGN DEPARTMENT WHERE Kayla Powers Head Designer Alexandra Colvin OL LU GinnaVick Designers LU Hongjin Du Compiled by Lauren Waymire Photo Editor 06 i WORLD CO BUSINESS & FACULTY Government officials came in the area to let stranded trav originally convicted in 2009, I— Atlanta, Georgia — A rare CL Greg Golden winter storm swept through the under fire for a lack of prepara elers come in from the cold and and Knox had served four of < General Manager United States, leaving many- tion; many emergency response sleep on lawn chairs. the 25 years of her sentence Dr. Emily Russell before being acquitted of the Associate Professor of English major cities—with Atlanta be centers were not opened until London, England — The charges in 2013. Taylor McCormack ing the worst affected—in states the brunt of the damage had al Royal Family is in a bit of Business Assistant of emergency. Many commut ready been done. Businesses in trouble, and it has nothing to The Italian court system [g PUBLIC RELATIONS ers on the freeway were forced the area responded in any way do with a certain red-headed has increased her sentence OL Lauren Silvestri to abandon their cars and thou they could. Home Depot, an At prince. The Queen and her fi to 28.5 years. She now faces =) Public Relations Coordinator sands of children spent the lanta-based company, kept its nancial advisors were repri the possibility of extradition Jennifer Gorman should the Italian High Court LU mght at school. doors open all night in 17 stores manded by Parliament's Public Sarah MacDougall Accounts Committee for failing uphold the conviction. Nancy Trepany Public Relations Interns to balance the books in the Roy Sollecito, her former boy John Berggren al Household. They have an an friend, was caught by police Multimedia Manager nual "sovereign grant" limit of at the Italian border as he was Jaime Saure £31 million, yet in the 2012-2013 assumedly trying to escape the Multimedia Intern fiscal year the amount was sur country after hearing the third ADVERTISING passed by £2.3 million. court verdict. Q_ Adelaide, Australia — O Contact: [email protected] The household was forced The Sandspur is published weekly on to tap into the emergency re Greater, the world's oldest fla Thursdays and maintains a circulation of 1,000 serve fund, bringing that total mingo, died at the age of 83 in copies. The views expressed in The Sandspur in no way reflect those of Rollins college or its to £1 million, a historic low. the Adelaide Zoo on Friday, Board of Trustees. There was also criticism for the January 24. The bird, born at The Sandspur is always loolcng for new CO state of the extensive properties the end of the Great Depres paid employees. To inquire about oper, positions, please email [email protected]. of the Royal Family, as many sion, lived through World War LU Z The Sandspur Editorial Staff extends an have fallen into disrepair. II and survived an attack from invitation to all readers to attend weekly article assignment meetings every Monday at 6 p.m. In The Queen must now find teenagers at the zoo in 2008 order to be considered for publication, the name new ways to generate revenue The flamingo arrived at of the author must be included. in order to have financial secu the zoo in 1933, its gender and In considering a submission for publication, The Sandspur reserves the right to rity for the next fiscal year. origin unknown (though it is i--1 edit letters and articles. Florence, Italy — The thought to be from either Cairo CM Please send all submissions to submit® Accepting R-Cards thesandspur.org. All submissions must be guilty verdicts for Amanda or Hamburg Zoo). received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday prior (407) 628-2623 Knox and Rafaelle Sollecito for The only other flamingo in b to publication. the murder of Knox's flat mate, the country is a "Chilly," a Chil e s The Sandspur British national Meredith Ker ean flamingo, as Australia has a 1000 Holt Avenue ORDER UNTIL 3 AM Winter Park, FL 32789 cher, in 2007, were reinstated moratorium on the importation Cover Art Designed By: on January 30. The pair was of birds. David Matteson 15 OPINION America's Diamond in the Rough? Student opens up the discussion about the Mere _ hidden potential within Orlando's urban sphere as overshadowed by reputable II llllaa \Experience theme parks and tourist attractions. Bailey Bakshi the seven countries present in Amir Sadeh knees, and yet oh so strong- "The hottest love has the cold Writer Orlando, 312 foreign compa Columnist where in the same breath you est end." nies are already working in profess that you could take on All the cards are stacked Orlando, Florida is an un the fields of manufacturing, Whenever the month of Feb the world... as long as they against one another. Socie derestimated and forgotten services, wholesale trade, and ruary begins, the big holiday that are by your side. I'm talking tal beliefs consist of those that city. Known solely for its tour retail. Three Fortune 500 com comes to everyone's mind, besides about that something... more. say commitment, chivalry, and ism and international theme panies are currently based in President's Day of course, is Val Something beyond the basics courtesy are dogmatic, dead, parks, it would appear that this Central Florida, all of which entine's Day. of biology, past one's study of and dumb. Marriages have a city has nothing else to offer. have an international presence. Because I have a lot to say on compatibility through genetic 50% failure rate and most rela Many international businesses Maintaining the city's strong the matter (and frankly, many a hi predisposition or distinct pher- tionships render themselves ka could thrive here in Orlando, international base provides its larious and quasi-traumatic expe omones. put by the year and a half mark, yet they remain unaware of the diverse population. One out of rience), I have decided to spend this Of course, I don't mean to if one is so fortunate. So... why potential benefits they would every six people in Orlando was and next week's column discussing equivocate love and lust - the believe in love? receive and all that the city is born in a country other than the Valentine's Day and, more impor emotional and the sexual - but For me, at least, I don't capable of. United States, with Hispanics tantly, love. it's something that's done far want to die alone. Not that I am Some of Orlando's most no representing 22% of the popu In a previous installment, I too often. When I mean love, a man who has a problem with table features are in its various lation. Orlando is very accom talked about my appreciation for I don't mean JUST the physi his own morality or succumb theme parks and attractions. modating towards internation women in a physical and sexu cal attraction, for just looking ing to the inevitable. There is Walt Disney World covers over al businesses due to the strong al manner. For today's column, at that, you are only looking always the fear that one would forty square miles; approxi international community. I wanted to share my philosophy at sex appeal, which is not leave this earth without ever mately the size of the city of The city is capable of ac when it comes to love. This was real, substantive "love." Now, having the ability to find that San Francisco. This theme park commodating even more busi originally written during my fresh please don't get it twisted, I am "special someone," even at alone is responsible for one out nesses through pre-meditative man year, as a sort of exercise in no prude by any means.