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University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 10-9-2006 Sandspur, Vol 113, No 07, October 09, 2006 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 113, No 07, October 09, 2006" (2006). The Rollins Sandspur. 1818. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1818 The andspuROLLINS COLLEGE • WINTER PARK, FLORIDr A ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT SPORTS Scare Up Some Frightful Fun Techno-Tar: Rollins and Technology Ice Hockey in the Sunshine State? Universal Studios Orlando has kicked off the Halloween Dr. Tom Lairson contributes to this issue of The Read up on Rollins' very own club hockey team as they Season with Halloween Horror Nights 16, read all about Sandspur with his views on Rollins and technology. start their season and begin the Rollins hockey tradition. the spooktacular event. PAGES 8" PAGE 14 PAGE 14 THE STUDENT VOICE OF ROLLINS COLLEGE SINCE 1894 VOL. 113 ISSUE 07 www.thesandspur.org October 09, 2006 The Rollins College Honor Code Debate have had to make a presentation. that the Honor Code has been in JD Casto The Honor Council gave a pre the making for five years. This is the sandspur sentation to the Peer Mentors on the first year it has been in effect. how they were supposed to teach It is a culture change for the cam The Honor Code, since its in their freshmen the Honor Code, pus, and people will eventually troduction to the Rollins environ but most of the Honor Council adjust to it. They made it clear ment, has caused polarization on representatives didn't know the that multiple chances were given campus. The upperclassman of Honor Code well enough to an for the Rollins community for in Rollins have both fought and de swer specific questions. The Peer put, but again there was little turn veloped the Honor Code for three Mentors shouldn't have had to out. Lastly they pointed out that years. Fliers and emails were sent give that presentation. The Hon the top ten ACS schools had an continually in its development or Society created this code, and Honor Code; therefore, since Rol stages; however, there was a lack therefore they know it the best. It lins is number one, they should of student participation. would then make sense that they have one too. They also stated During orientation for the teach their code to the freshmen. that all of the schools that had an freshmen class of 2010, Peer Men The Rollins College Philoso Honor Code had less instances of tors gave a presentation on the phy/Debate team, for their first cheating. This however, is not a Honor Code. Freshmen debated debate, wanted to take on the valid argument. Schools that im and questioned the Honor Code, highly controversial Honor Code. plemented an Honor Code may for when it was presented it was A large crowd gathered for the have already had lower counts of unclear as to what a student's re debate; more than I think was ex cheating - it is not a direct cause sponsibilities were. The problem pected. There were three teams. or effect of the Honor Code. though, was that the Peer Men Pro Honor Code, Con Honor The Con team stated that the COURTESY OF JD CASTO tors didn't understand the Honor Code, and a Synthesis team. Honor Code, though its inten- HONOR DEBATE: Hamilton Holt looks on as Bill Rockwood speaks Code themselves, and shouldn't The Pro team started off strong CONTINUED ON PAGE 4 at the Philosophy and Debate Club's Honor Code Debate. with opening statements stating Hateful Behavior Opens Eyes End of Ben & Ben mind that the most important pose harsher sanctions when be be interactive with its listeners Juan Bernal Megan Borkes issue is that it happened at all. havior is proven to be motivated through a Facebook group (which the sandspur the sandspur "Incidents like this impact all of by hate," says Lee, "Students had over 300 people), exposure of us... and it is imperative that we found responsible for such vio On September 13, the Rollins local musicians, and interviews What kinds of things do speak out against it," cautions lations are subject to a range of College radio station, WPRK, re with student athletes and promi people write on the dry erase Lee. However, to stop some of disciplinary sanctions including moved the highly popular "Ben nent individuals on and off cam boards in dormitory halls? May the rumors, some information dismissal from the College." Lee and Ben Show" from the air for pus. "The purpose of the show be a reminder for an upcoming must be revealed to the public. believes that those who engage material that was deemed inap was to expose more students, es meeting? Perhaps a note because The incidents that were re- in hateful behaviors are in the propriate according to station pecially the on-campus students someone didn't an minority, but let management. The two sides part especially to the radio station, swer his door? Or ting things like this ed ways due to what WPRK said because many of the shows on even something as slide will only en were "irreconcilable differences." the radio aren't appealing to the simple as a friendly courage more hate Ben Owen, a senior from Rut- students or their interest, so we "What's up?" All ful behavior to sur ledge, England, and Ben Evans, tried to make a show that was a these are common, face. "Oftentimes, a senior from Boston, Massachu bit more interactive with the stu and students know students do not re setts were the hosts of the show. dents," said Ben and Ben. to expect them. But port incidents, but "The Ben and Ben Show" The crux of the disagreement what if, one day, I encourage them strived to inform students about centers on what WPRK manage there was some to do so," says Lee. Rollins' athletics and other on- ment feels was content that was thing terrible writ "The more we can campus events. According to the inappropriate, against FCC stan- ten on one of those reinforce the mes hosts, they designed the show to CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 dry erase boards? sage that we are Something hate a community that ful and offensive, values diversity, scrawled on the the more we can board anonymous URTESYOF ROLLINS COLLEGE lessen the occur ly. No one would HATEFUL BEHAVIOR: Hateful sayings were reported to be rence of hateful expect to see some scrawled on the halls of the Holt Residence Hall. behavior." thing like that, es This topic is pecially not in a community as ported were incidents of sym growing in intensity, it seems. diverse as Rollins College. How bols and slurs written on the So much so that several groups ever, this sort of hateful behavior dry erase board of one student, are organizing events and pro has been happening to students as well as on the car of another. grams around it. "Sometimes it in Hamilton Holt Hall, and it's Emily Jarrell, a friend of the in is a matter of educating and em no joking matter. dividual whose dry erase board powering community members There have been a lot of ru was vandalized, also had of to challenge and confront those mors flying around about what fensive material written on her things that are not conducive to actually happened after Donna board. "The slurs were anti-Se a vibrant, diverse community," Lee of the Student Affairs Ad mitic in nature," Jarrell says, Lee says. Perhaps the student ministration distributed flyers to "The only slur on my door was body needs to realize that hate students' mailboxes concerning 'Jew Lover,' while things like crimes and hateful behaviors the incident. These rumors have swastikas and anti-Semitic slurs are still integrated in society surfaced mostly due to the fact were on [my friend's door]." today. We are not in a happy, that the residence hall has kept The perpetrator, as of yet, comfortable bubble, as it may a certain amount of confidence has not been found. However, seem sometimes. The real world is still pounding at our door, with the subject, only allowing when the guilty party is caught, DANI PICARD/The Sandspur and we need to acknowledge it ^formation to those who were the consequences will be dire. CENSORSHIP AT ROLLINS: Is Rollins WPRK silencing Ben and Ben di so that the things that are not rectly affected. It's the smart "Hate motivated offenses com for rightful reasons? thing to do. No one really needs promise the integrity of the Rol- productive to a peaceful society are acknowledged as well, and o know everything about what i^g College community, and the happened, after all, keeping in College hearing process may im taken care of. ENTERTAINMENT 6 LIFE & TIMES 10 OPINIONS 13 NEWS 2 HOLT NEWS 5 SPORTS 15 VOL. 113 ISSUE 07 THE SANDSPUR • OCT. 09, 2006 NEWS WORLD Killed in the Line of Duty Silent Auction Blaney was part of a military Rochelle Siegel family, said his gradfather, Dan Scottie Campbell NEWS the sandspur Blaney of Winter Park.