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A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 21, Issue 9 www.beaconnewspaper.com September 4, 2007 PENN STATE 59, FIU 0 FIU TOUGH LEARNING CURVE reveals Team suff ers donor worst loss BEN F. BADGER JR. Asst. News Director in history The $5 million anonymous donor that has been speculated since its generous offer to FIU CHRIS MARTINEZ in July 2007 was fi nally revealed Staff Writer Aug. 29. It is the North Dade Medical Enveloped by both history and Foundation, the same organization the audible roar of 107,638 pas- which has granted more than $50 sionate fans, the Golden Panthers million to the assistance of many entered Beaver Stadium with the local educational and non-profi t optimism and hope that comes organizations since its founding in with a fresh season and a new January 1997, the donor which will coach. lend a hand to the development of The game, however, was a FIU’s College of Medicine strike of reality and a reminder “We are delighted to announce that last year simply isn’t that far this generous gift because it in the past. addresses our top priorities in the “We played dumb, we played College of Medicine: to recruit nervous and it showed,” head the very best faculty and attract coach Mario Cristobal said. talented students,” said President Cristobal’s coaching debut Modesto A. Maidique in a press was buried beneath a myriad of release Aug. 29 fumbles and missed opportunities The $5 million, which is the that overshadowed any positives largest gift ever donated by the that could have been drawn from NDMF, will provide funds to the 59-0 loss to the Penn State merit-based scholarships for medi- Nittany Lions. cal students from the Miami-Dade For a team as physically out- and Broward County areas. matched as the Panthers were, it Director of media relations, was essential that they play nearly Maydel Santana-Bravo, said that mistake free, but the performance the reason the funds will not be turned in was anything but that. used toward construction costs “We made some typical young of the College of Medicine is team errors,” Cristobal said. because NDMF was adamant that Miscues haunted the team the funds be allocated to benefi t from the opening quarter as the the students. Golden Panthers coughed up the CAROLYN KASTER/AP PHOTO Dean of the College of Medi- SLAMMED: Running back Julian Reams is tackled by three Penn State defenders in Golden Panthers 59-0 cine John Rock commented that the FOOTBALL, page 15 loss to the Nittany Lions. exact amount of the disbursement of the scholarship fund per student Pines Center off ers students other options has not been determined. “Hopefully the funds will offset tuition for fi ve to 10 percent of the SANDRA MATEU is great, there is never a problem [fi rst] class,” Rock said. Staff Writer with parking, the teachers are great The fi rst class is scheduled to and the center is calm. It works for start as early as Fall 2009. Christine Anderson works 15 me, I just go to class and leave,” In addition to the funds from to 20 hours a week as a substitute Anderson said. “If they would have NDMF, the State of Florida has teacher and bookkeeper in an after- more classes I would take them all agreed to match the donation, funds school care program in Pembroke there.” which will be used to establish Pines. When she gets out of work The focus of the Broward Pines chairs in the College of Medicine. at 6 p.m., she drives to the Broward Center is to help the non-tradi- Rock commented that the Col- Pines Center, 15 minutes away, tional commuter students obtain lege of Medicine is still in the where she goes to school full time. a one-of-a-kind, higher education process of recruiting and no candi- Anderson, 22, has taken classes experience, according to Isabel dates for chair positions have been for her psychology major and edu- Morales, associate director of the determined. cation minor at both University Park Pines Center. “Great students will naturally and the Biscayne Bay Campuses, More than 2,000 students are follow great faculty,” Rock said. but she prefers to take classes at the currently enrolled in the Pines “This gift will help us recruit excel- center because it’s a short commute Center. Most of these students range PHOTO COURTESY ISSABELL MORALLESS (SPELL CHECK) lent local students and will allow from where she works. FIU IN BROWARD: The Broward Pines Center offers evening and us to attract excellent faculty to “[The Broward Pines Center] PINES CENTER, page 4 weekend classes to meet the needs of non-traditional students. our college.” 2 The Beacon – September 4, 2007 NEWS www.beaconnewspaper.com THIS WEEK ON CAMPUS Book thefts on campus TUESDAY • SEPTEMBER 4 Drop/Add Period Ends. CHRISTINA VIEGA Jessica Zarate, a psychol- employees are dealing with books just like you would a Last day to complete late registration Asst. News Director ogy major. a suspected thief, there purse or wallet—keep it out and withdraw from the University without FIU recently appre- are two options: refuse of plain view in your car, acquiring a fi nancial liability. Frantz Augustin knows hended a band of three service or call the police. never set it on the bathroom SPC Fall Fest – Tricky Tuesday, Magician a book thief when he sees suspects for shoplifting Sometimes the bandit will fl oor, and never leave them and Jugglers: 11 a.m. - 1 p.m., WUC (BBC) one. at the UP bookstore. The make a run for it and all in the care of someone you -SOC General Meeting: 5:30 - 7 p.m., GC Sometimes, it’s just a police caught the group bookstore employees can don’t know. 150 (UP) hunch. Other times, the after they were chased do is give a description of They also suggest writ- potential thief may get out of the bookstore said the suspect and the way he ing your name in permanent WEDNESDAY • SEPTEMBER 5 noticeably nervous. Jose Lopez, shipping and or she left. marker so that if your books “When the customer receiving supervisor at the “We’re not the police— are stolen, employees at the SPC Fall Fest -Dunk Tank: 11 a.m. - 3 doesn’t have a receipt and UP bookstore. we let them deal with it,” book buy-back counters p.m., WUC (BBC) wants a refund—that’s Sometimes, the thieves Lopez said. can keep an eye out for the SPC Fall Fest – Parrot Jungle / Clowns: usually a red flag,” said work alone as serial shop- The UP bookstore is stolen property. 11 a.m. - 1 p.m. WUC (BBC) Augustin, the textbook lifters who come back to currently working on sev- Augustin and Lopez SGA General Meeting: 3:30 - 5 p.m., WUC fl oor leader at the Univer- the bookstore several times eral ways to foil would be also warn students not to 155 (BBC) sity Park bookstore. a day, trying to return dif- book-stealers. According to agree to sell books back SGA General Meeting: 4 p.m., GC 150 Though it doesn’t ferent books to different Lopez, the store is working for people, or you could be (UP) happen everyday, text- employees. toward increasing security aiding in theft. book theft at FIU is a more Other times, the shop- and possibly striking a Lopez also has a word THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 6 common crime than book- lifters try to return books partnership with campus for those students involved store employees—and FIU that seemingly don’t go safety, though nothing is in the business of textbook- Multicultural Programs and Services students—would like. together, like undergradu- certain yet. theft. STARS: 11:00 - 11:50 a.m., GC 216 (UP) According to Augustin, ate and undergraduate text- In the meantime, stu- “The students doing this SPC Fall Fest -infl atable hoops / boxing thieves manage to take off books. dents should take their don’t understand that they bounce: 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., WUC (BBC) with textbooks stolen from “Really, all we can do own steps to keep their are putting their future at SPC Fall Fest -henna tattoo: 11 a.m. - 1 the UP bookstore a couple is make a judgment call,” textbooks safe. risk—not just jail time— p.m. of times a week. Augustin said. Augustin and Lopez but you can get kicked out Panther Power Pep Rally: 12 p.m. - 1 p.m., Another less suspected When bookstore suggest treating your text- of school,” Lopez said. Free Speech Lawn/ Flag Pole (BBC) crime? Bandits also swipe Multicultural Programs and Services already bought books from – STARS: 2:00 - 3:15p.m., WUC 253 (BBC) FIU students and try to sell them back to make a quick FRIDAY • SEPTEMBER 7 profi t, Agustin said.