Sandspur, Vol 120, No 08, October 31, 2013
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University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 10-31-2013 Sandspur, Vol 120, No 08, October 31, 2013 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 08, October 31, 2013" (2013). The Rollins Sandspur. 1980. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1980 Florida's Oldest College Newspaper, Est. 189< Thursday, October 31 | Volume 120, Issue 8 I EVERYTHING l|E^.. EVERYTHING ROLLINS. THESANDSPUI _ 7 3m 1Hi H1M f f ••.;.• I Unmasked By Kyle McCoy sSiidspuiS 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." EXCECUTIVE STAFF Jamie Pizzi Editor-in-chief David Matteson Production Manager Annamarie Carlson Managing Editor CONTENT STAFF Emily Kelly Head Content Editor Kaitlyn Alkass Head Copy Editor Mayra Macias Web Editor Cara Guthrie Daniel Udell Nadine Avola Copy Editors Stephanie Garcia Matt McGuffee Section Editors Marcie Oliveira Iman Shami Assistant Section Editor Kyle McCoy Staff Writer Karina Andujar Matt Boggs Nolan Brewer Production Assistant DESIGN DEPARTMENT WHERE Kayla Powers Head Designer Alexandra Colvin Francisca del Pino Alyssa Schnaare Designers compiled by Karina Andujar Hongjin Du \ WORLD Photo Editor Tiananmen Square, Bei South Sudan, were able to vote bring old tensions out. men or even secret police that jing, China- This week a car on which country they want London, England- One of are angry about them driving. BUSINESS & FACULTY carrying three people crashed the region to be a part of. It the biggest storms since 1987 Campaigns like this one have Greg Golden General Manager into a fence at the south end of is said though that much of hit Western Europe, leaving taken place before, but they of Dr. Emily Russell the Forbidden City and caught the voting is not going to be thirteen dead throughout four ten result in the participating Associate Professor of English on fire. The crash killed five counted because, according different countries. The 99 mph women losing jobs and having Taylor McCormack people including the three in to Al-Tayib Zainalabdin, a po winds knocked over trees and travel bans placed on them. Business Assistant side the vehicle and left thirty- litical-science professor from power lines, stopped trans One woman who is a women's PUBLIC RELATIONS eight others wounded. The the University of Khartoum, portation, and tipped a large right activist was imprisoned Lauren Silvestri authorities in China have not "Legally, the vote has no val construction crane over near for nine days for driving. The Public Relations Coordinator released the identities of the ue, since most of the engaged the office of England's deputy driving ban is not technically Elizabeth Manno three in the car, but it is known legal, but the ban is largely Public Relations Intern parties have decided not to prime minister. Between all that the other two were tour recognize it." Most of the citi countries, there were thirteen based off of religious text, and Bridget Carrigan ists. Photos surfaced of the many women still support it. Multimedia Intern zens who voted are from two deaths; six of the deaths were car engulfed in flames near much divided ethnic groups, in Germany, five in England, ADVERTISING Chickasha, Oklahoma- the picture hanging of Mao the Misseriya and Ngok Din- and one each in the Nether Four men escaped from a [email protected] Zedong, but censors quickly 777e Sandspur is published weekly on ka. The Misseriya people are lands and Denmark. Most prison in Oklahoma this week Thursdays and maintains a circulation of 1,000 removed them from blogs. As nomadic and cross the border were caused by falling trees. and two of them have been copies. The views expressed in The Sandspur of right now it is unknown between the two countries Many power lines are still found and placed back in cus in no way reflect those of Rollins College or its whether or not it was a delib Board of Trustees. very frequently, while the down, and hundreds of flights tody. The four men made a The Sandspur is always looking for new erate crash or an accident. The Ngok Dinka are more settled are still canceled leaving thou clean escape through a main paid employees. To inquire about open positions, main entrance was closed af and will most likely vote to sands stranded, but officials tenance hatch in a shower in a please email [email protected]. ter the incident, leaving many The Sandspur Editorial Staff extends an become part of South Sudan. are scrambling to get things up Caddo County jail. This is the invitation to all readers to attend weekly article tourists frustrated and con The Misseriya are worried that and running shortly. first successful escape in the assignment meetings every Monday at 6 p.m. In fused. At one point a tourist order to be considered for publication, the name if they become part of South Saudi Arabia- On October jail's two-year existence. The asked a police officer what was of the author must be included. Sudan it might be harder for 26th several women ignored two men that were captured In considering a submission for going on and he responded by them to cross borders; how again were found walking to publication, The Sandspur reserves the right to saying it was, "A special kind the de facto ban on female edit letters and articles. ever they are not expected to a convenience store and were of activity, but we don't know drivers by participating in the Please send all submissions to submit® vote. very wet and dirty. Three of thesandspur.org. All submissions must be what kind. Don't worry, it will Women's Driving Campaign received no later than 5 p.m. on the Friday prior The referendum is concerning the men were all originally be over tomorrow." by getting behind the wheel to publication. some people because this area of a car. However, many of detained for crimes related to The Sandspur Khartoum, Sudan- Citi 1000 Holt Avenue has seen a significant amount these women are now very methamphetamine and were Winter Park, FL 32789 zens of the Abyei region, which of conflict between these two concerned that they are be waiting to be transferred to a Cover Art Designed By: Jasmine Agosti'16 is on the border of Sudan and groups, and this voting might ing watched and followed by state prison. OPINION In response to Issue 6 Letters to the Editor may be Letters submitted for publication by email to chief@thesandspur. org. to the Letters will be edited grammatically by our Head Copy Editor but will be printed without any stylistic changes. The Sandspur will not publish Letters to the Editor Editor anonymously. Dear Editor, about who they are, there is still a lot of work to be your organization owe an apology to myself and I am writing today in regards to a recent cover, done to eliminate homophobia and heteronorma- the community at large for your callous, shortsight featuring the phrase "Come out with pride" and its tive messages. This is evident by the stereotypical ed, and bigoted paper. Feel free to share my opin related article, titled "All closet doors open." My image that is portrayed on the front of the issue. ion with the writer. Although this picture may not be categorized as disappointment comes not only from the content -Daniel Garner overt homophobia, the stereotype that it perpetu of this article, which is not a positive image of this Holt School ates about gay men and the entire GLBT commu school at all (contrary to the author's intention), but nity is hurtful and offensive, and harmful to the Dear Readers, also the artwork chosen for this piece. Three nude Rollins community as a whole. Those on campus First, we wish to thank you for your repsones white men, presumably gay men given the context, that still hold homophobic or prejudicial attitudes to our paper and encourage all students to partici standing on a balcony looking to the phallic-shaped towards the GLBT community need to see images pate within our publication by writing a letter to clocktower speaks volumes without using words. It that celebrate equality and acceptance, not pictures the editor. As an open forum, we intend to allow conveys to me that the true nature of coming out is that could fuel their prejudice by portraying hurt all Rollins students and faculty the platform to celebrated in promiscuity and stereotyped images. ful stereotypes. voice their opinions regarding Rollins or our publi Is this the message you'd like to send the campus? Thank you for you time and the only purpose cation specifically. Is the message to further exclude those women on for this message is to raise awareness. I do not believe that The Sandspur is without campus who identify as lesbian, who are not refer -Elizabeth Van Arsdale fault. Like all publications, we attempt to tackle enced in this artwork? I would sincerely hope not.