Best of the fest Tragedy in Boston Our reviewer’s picks Bombings on Monday from the Florida Film Festival leave 3 dead and 144 injured 8, 9 2 Volume 18, Issue 13 www.ValenciaVoice.com April 17, 2013 Score for 4 New building now open on Osceola By Luis Herrera [email protected] OSCEOLA CAMPUS -- Valencia Col- lege hosted the Building 4 dedication on Thursday. Many important people came to the dedication and spoke about the concept and use of Building 4. Building 4 is the newest building at Osceola Cam- pus and is very important in many dif- Ninoshka Perez / Valencia Voice ferent aspects. Many local school officials were They all spoke highly of the new in- and modern rooms. She also explained we hoped for when we design this base,” be enhanced by a new, modern space. present and spoke, including Sandy novation of Building 4 and the benefits it how the students were involved in the said Plinske. Shugart spoke on how this building Shugart, University of Central Flor- will provide to the students and faculty. building process. Hitt gave a speech on how the build- is one of the newest buildings that Va- ida President John Hitt, President of Plinske spoke on the advantages of “It’s really been a joy just to watch ing is going to be a good investment for lencia has built and on future projects Osceola Campus Dr. Kathleen Plinske the building and how it will help stu- the students move into the building and future UCF students and current Valen- for the school. and others. dents with its advanced technology make it their own and that’s what really cia Students alike, as their education will - Please turn to Page 4 www.valenciavoice.com NEWS April 17, 2013 2 Blasts near finish line Two bombs exploded near the 1,000 feet 93 finish line of the 117th Boston 200 m Marathon about four hours into BOSTON the race. The area was filled Tragedy in Boston with the 17,000 runners who Charles Statehouse had already crossed the finish River line and spectators attending Boston Detailed Common Marathon bombings kill 3, injure 144 Monday the annual Patriot’s Day race. Copley Square A look at the scene 90 By Dave Wedge ed. “The American people are with them Finish line Boston Herald / MCT every step of the way.” Mandarin About 12 seconds Hotel 2 FBI Special Agent-in-Charge Rick later, second BOSTON — Boston was in mourning DesLauriers said the city should remain blast at Boylston Ring Rd. Street and Ring Tuesday for three killed and at least 144 in a “heightened state of vigilance” Tues- Road, about a block west A wounded in a “cowardly” bombing at day as an army of cops patrols the streets. b Lenox o u Hotel t the Boston Marathon, leaving the trage- “It is a potential terrorist investiga- First blast at 55 1 about 2:50 p.m., 0 dy-wracked city scrambling for answers tion,” DesLauriers said Monday night. on north side of f e e Boylston St. near as to how a terrorist was able to plant “We will bring those responsible to jus- Exeter St. t the corner at Exeter St. two explosive devices on a busy stretch tice as quickly as possible.” Marathon route Runners approach of Boylston Street at a high-security in- Late Monday night, state police, Bos- from west ternational event. ton bomb squad and canine units, as well “This cowardly act will not be taken as FBI, ICE and ATF agents, swooped Stuart Cahill / Boston Herald / MCT Old in stride,” Boston Police Commissioner into an apartment complex in Revere. It Emergency personnel assist the victims at the scene of a bomb blast in Boston on Monday. South Church Edward F. Davis said. “We will turn over was unclear whether the search was con- Photo bridge set up over every rock to find those responsible.” nected to the marathon bombings. Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino, Association, which organizes the mara- Boylston St. marks the The 2:50 p.m. double bombing shat- Downtown, the city was gripped by who was hospitalized with a broken thon, said: “It is a sad day for the City of finish line tered the bliss of the sun-splashed mara- fear as revelers who came to celebrate leg, checked himself out of Brigham and Boston. ... What was intended to be a day Boylston St. Boston thon, sending frantic runners and fans wound up running for their lives. Rough- Women’s Hospital Monday night to be at of joy and celebration quickly became a Public scrambling for cover and sending at least ly 15 blocks around Copley Square were the city’s command post, where he met day in which running a marathon was of Library 144 to the hospital. There were at least “locked down” after the attacks and with Davis, Massachusetts Gov. Deval little importance.” three dead — including an 8-year-old were slated to remain so Tuesday. Heav- Patrick, and federal and state officials. Kyle Loehning of Charlestown arrived — and 30 wounded “critically,” officials ily armed National Guard soldiers, state “The marathon is a great day in the at Tufts Medical Center to see his sister-in- Doctors, nurses ran to scene from nearby medical said Monday night. troopers with bomb-sniffing dogs and city of Boston, but we had a tragedy,” law, who was injured in the blast. tent set up to treat runners The FBI took over the investiga- hundreds of cops patrolled hotels, res- Menino said from a wheelchair at the “She was in the wrong place at the tion Monday night as President Barack taurants and the streets while shaken Westin Copley hotel. “I offer my condo- wrong time,” he said. “They think she Dartmouth St. Source: Boston Globe, AP, Reuters, SB Nation, ESRI Boston Globe / MCT 2013 Obama pledged to track down the ruth- families huddled inside. lences and prayers to the victims.” lost her leg.” Graphic: Melina Yingling, Judy Treible, Robert Dorrell © 2013 MCT less killer or killers. Officials said random bag searches Logan International Airport — the U.S. Rep. Stephen F. Lynch, a South lieve that what we were doing, what the “We will get to the bottom of this. We would occur Tuesday on Massachusetts launching pad for two of the planes in Boston resident, said authorities believe mayor was doing, what the governor was will find out who did this and we will Bay Transportation Authority trains. the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks in New York the devices were brought into the area doing was less than appropriate,” Lynch find out why,” Obama said. “They will There were reports Monday night of City — was shut down for about an hour after police did a security sweep. He said said. “The staffing was there, the sweeps feel the full weight of justice. a suspect in custody, but Davis said they after the attack. A no-fly zone around city and state officials took “all the ap- were there. ... They did their due dili- “Boston is a tough and resilient town. were wrong. He did say there were “peo- Boston was put in place by the Federal propriate steps,” but security efforts in gence. But ... under these circumstances, Residents will pull together, take care of ple being questioned,” but provided no Aviation Administration. the future “will have to be redoubled.” it was very difficult to stop.” each other and move forward,” he add- more details. In a statement, the Boston Athletic “There was nothing to lead us to be- - MCT Campus www.valenciavoice.com NEWS April 17, 2013 3 Texas wins World Cup No, not that one, but the IQA Quidditch Cup in Kissimmee By Luis Herrera said Jake Alford, a Texas player. [email protected] It was a very emotional day for both teams, with Texas crying over the triumphant victory and KISSIMMEE -- The University of Texas take UCLA over their sudden defeat. the Quidditch Cup. With many teams competing, UCLA ended up with the second place trophy the close second went to the University of Cali- but still made it far in the International quidditch fornia Los Angeles, but it was Texas who took the Association tournament. automatic win by getting the golden snitch. “We worked hard and take it seriously, the Texas had the lead by more than half. They Longhorns are the best in the world in quidditch,” were the only team in the world cup that had the said Texas player Cody Marshall. most points scored in a final. It was a very emotional day for Texas Fresh- Quidditch is a fictional sport lifted from the man quidditch player Aryan Ghoddossy. world of “Harry Potter,” and has recently gained “The family aspect of the team is incredible. It a following for athletes in the real world adapta- has been the best experience I have had in my en- tion of the game. tire life, except Texas has to take the trophy again The game was gruesome and violent with some next year,” said Ghossossy on his team and the of the quidditch players suffering injuries such as win over the weekend. broken noses, bruises around the body and cuts to Texas came into the tournament strong and the face. ended the tournament victorious, let’s see if next Take pride in what you’ve “This is one of the greatest wins of my life,” year they’ll take the cup again or get it taken away. accomplished so far and know that you can add a Bachelor’s to your list of achievements.