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[VERNON MEIGS /the sandspur CHUCKLES:-Children have tons of fun at Halloween Howl. VERNON MEIGS clear, it was quite hot, especially tivities involved water/such as closed down prematurely, he en­ the sandspur considering the heavy costume water-balloon tossing and drop­ dured the extreme heat in a Red wear. The table for Rex Beach ping the target into a tank of wa­ Ranger outfit made of polyester. alloween Howl Hall had a meet-the-characters ter, which were perfect for the "The dance team was having 2009 at Rollins at­ feature that allowed for kids to participants. Residential houses fun, the costumes were great, Htracted a vast array have their pictures taken with such as Pinehurst were made and I sympathize with those in of children and families and a them. Rex Beach RA Billy Yates into haunted houses as well. heavy costumes who carried on COURTESY OF NATIONAL plethora of students and Rollins (Class of 2012), who played a The candy, in large amounts, despite the heat". ARCHIVES organizations provided these pirate, said that it has been very was well received. Halloween Howl was over­ families with activities to en­ rewarding for them, and it was Rollins physics department all a very positive Halloween joy. Kids and participating Rol­ organized well, even though professor Christopher Fuse com­ event with a very family-orient­ lins students showed up with a it was very hot out that day. mented that "it was a lot of fun ed setting and feel. Further com­ Interested in colorful spectrum of costumes His fellow participant, Elena and there were a lot of clubs." menting on the event, Townsend some extra such as cartoon characters and Anemogiannis (Class of 2013), However, the day itself was stated that it was "it was safer cash? Take superheroes. Rollins professors who played a princess, corrobo­ not without its mixed feelings. than having your kids go out to and staff members were also rated that statement; she point­ Rollins student David Townsend a stranger's house for candy." pictures and present and enjoying the event ed out that she had "50 layers of (Holt), who portrayed the red His statement is agreeable, since write for The at Mills Lawn. There were ad­ skirt" for her costume. Members Power Ranger, expressed his there was just enough candy to Sandspur! ditional special features during of Sigma Alpha Iota said that thoughts on the fact that the match the amount one could get the event, such as a group of their crayons were melting and table for his club, TAG, had to in a regular, nocturnal Trick-or- dancers and Rollins President that they had to put their candy ' be closed down due to a misun­ Treat but much safer with the Lewis Duncan even performed on ice. derstanding. "The [adult] staff daylight and their family ac­ physics-themed magic tricks in The pressure of the heat, was completely idiotic about it," companying them. front of the children. however, did not prevent enjoy­ he exclaimed, "but the student "It was pretty cool for a first Everyone who attended or ment of the event, and the kids staff was great. Other than that, year student," Townsend added. participated in the event agreed genuinely appreciated all of the the event went good." "It made me feel like part of the that although the weather was eames and activities. Some ac­ Despite having his end Rollins comrnunity." WHERE TO GO fitesaadspufkorg POLL EWS^ What did you feel about the Tunnel of Oppression? .pages 1-3 OPINIONS ..pages 4-5 ft Ml It changed my mindset on hatred and discrimination CENTER SPREAD. .pages 6-7 r It was not effective in what it was intended to do IFE & TIMES ..pages 8-9 A&E ..pages 10-11 News PAGE 2 — I did not attend .page 12 November 6. 2nno The Rollins College Sandspur [email protected] NEWS W$t I£>anii3jmr Swine flu infects college campuses in US

Newspaper in (Florida TJ FISHER Community Founded in 1894 the sandspur Schools in Kentucky, feels that contagion W$t ^anbgpur Is a is inevitable weekly publication As of Oct. 28, 351 schools in schools. printed on recycled in 19 states closed during the She says, paper, and we want previous week due to the "Students are YOU to get involved. H1N1 virus, better known as in such close Swine Flu. Federal officials proximity [to are urging schools not to each other] Brittany Fornof close except in extreme cases. and they're in two or three Editor-in-Chief The number of students who have had Swine Flu is rising, classrooms a and Rollins students became day at two or Nick Zazuiia included in that number when three different Managing Editor the virus swept our campus at desks." the beginning of the school year. . Other On Oct. 26, a middle school in officials argue Lauren Hames Connecticut closed after 120 that closing the Faculty Advisor students stayed home sick schools is only and administration sent home prolonging another 20 students by noon. the spread of Alexis Obernauer Head Copy Since the beginning of the school the flu and Greg Golden Webmaster year, close to 600 schools have increasing the Amanda Hampton Final Copy closed; if this number continues probability of Jen Atwell Public Relations to rise, it will soon surpass contracting Ben Zitsman Work-Study 700—the number of schools that the sickness. COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS closed during the first outbreak. There AGHHH: Will you survive the assault of the Swine Flu? are several The amount of students Section TcCitors calling in sick to school is problems with closing schools. Another issue is the If they are at home, they often do Evie Lyras Center-Spread staggering is some areas. St. The number one debatable issue pressure students feel while not have food available to them. Travis dinger News Charles East High School, is coursework. Some schools are sick. If students are not allowed Kids are always exposed Laura Hardwicke Opinions located outside Chicago, had posting lessons on the internet, to go to school because they have to one another, even outside of Jen Stull Life & Times 800 out of 2200 students call so students can continue their the virus, their grades suffer the school. They go to each other's Erik Keevan..Ai1s&Entertainment in sick on one day, causing schoolwork, sick or not. Other consequences. This is especially houses. They go to the mall. They Shannon Lynch.Sports/Calendar the school to close its doors. schools are strongly against a problem for high school go to the movies. Consequently, Lindsey Hirsch A.sst Editor However, officials are debating this approach, claiming that seniors applying to colleges. closing schools will not halt Melanie Weitzner Asst. Editor whether closing schools is the kids just need to rest and Lastly, schools in urban the outbreak of the Swine Flu, actually helping the outbreak. get better. The last thing kids and poor districts have many but many feel that closing is Donna Loyell, the director want to do is homework when children who rely on free or justified because it considerably of pupil personnel for Berea they feel sick and have a fever. reduced lunches in order to eat. reduces the spread of the virus. Where do you fit into the Sandspur? At the Sandspur, we are con­ stantly looking for more voices, be they involved in editing, writing, or Car bombing in Pakistan photography. This year, we are adding a new Staff Reporter position. Staff BRENDAN MONROE This is the third bomb to continued. Pakistani Foreign and arms to the country to Reporters will attend weekly assign­ the sandspur strike Peshawar this month and MinisterShahMahmoodQureshi help in the offensive, putting, ment meetings and write articles to be is part of a larger offensive of said his government would in the words of Lt. Col. Mark published in the Sandspur, over 10 major recent terrorist not be deterred by the attack. Wright, "military assistance to | What do you get for con­ attacks that have left around 250 "Resolve and determination Pakistan on a wartime footing." tributing to the Sandspur? It was an otherwise typical people dead. Despite this and will not be shaken," Qureshi Secretary Clinton's visit served! day for shoppers and vendors the current high alert level for said. "People are carrying out both to publicly demonstrate Other than seeing your name in the eternally busy Mina militant attacks in the country, such heinous crimes — they the U.S. commitment and and work in print, you will be Bazaar in Peshawar's old town. authorities appear to have been want to shake our resolve. I also to chide the Pakistani paid as a correspondent for the The city has long been the unprepared for such an attack, want to address them: We will government for not doing more Sandspur. economic hub of Pakistan's with one eyewitness account not buckle. We will fight you. We in the fight against Al Qaeda. How will I get my writ­ northwest region and the claiming the lack of emergency will fight you because we want "I find it hard to believe that ten articles into the Sand­ plethora of tiny stalls and stores equipment and transport peace and stability in Pakistan." nobody in your governmentl spur? selling all manner of goods are resulted in rickshaws being used The car bombing is thought knows where they are andl Articles for the Sandspur are testament to this. The market, as ambulances. Initial estimates to have been planned to couldn't get them if they really typically 400-700 words in length one of the biggest outside of account for over 100 dead and coincide with Secretary of State wanted to," Clinton' said inl and must be submitted no later Islamabad, attracts visitors from more than 200 wounded in Hillary Clinton's first visit to an interview with assembled than noon on the Monday prior to neighboring Pakistani towns Pakistani journalists. on a daily basis, and families the corresponding issue's publica­ "...the deadliest bombing to hit Pakistan since "The world has an tion. Submissions will be e-mailed and individuals routinely comb interest in seeing thel to Editor#thesandspur.org. through the Bazaar's twisted 150 people were killed in Karachi in October 2007." capture and killing Where is the Sandspur? alleys in search of a bargain. of the people who The Sandspur office is located on The omnipresent humming are the masterminds! the 3rd floor of the Mills building, of vendors shilling their wares what is the deadliest bombing the country. Appearing later in of this terrorist syndicate! As far as we know, they arel two floors above the post office. and shoppers negotiating for to hit Pakistan since 150 the day at a press conference How can I get involved cheap jewelry was silenced Oct. people were killed in Karachi in Islamabad with Foreign in Pakistan," Clinton saidj with the Sandspur? 28 by a thunderous car bomb in October 2007. The number Minister Qureshi, Secretary Northwest Frontier! that collapsed storefronts and dead is expected to rise as the Sandspur meetings are held Clinton pledged U.S. support Province Information Minister overturned whatever stability narrow streets are cleared of for Pakistan's fight against on Wednesday of every week at Mian Iftikhar Hussain ensurei| the threatened region had left. •rubble in the coming days. Islamic militants. "This fight is that Pakistan is doing all it< 6pm in the Sandspur office on the Amidst the turmoil that erupted Authorities speculate that not Pakistan's alone; extremists in the fight against terrorism! 3rd floor of the Mills Building. after the explosion, men rushed the car bomb was detonated are committed to destroying "We are hitting them all Any questions can be e-mailed to to the aid of women and children remotely from an offsite that which is dear to us, to you their center of terrorism, arw| [email protected], and re­ who lay buried under the location and blame the bombing and to all people, and this is our they are hitting back targetingl spective editors can be reached at rubble, the cries ringing through on Islamic militants who they struggle as well." Clinton said, Peshawar," Hussain said| their Rollins e-mail addresses (first the congested alleyways. say are attempting to avenge continuing. "Today we had more continuing. "This is a toug initial, last [email protected]), "There was a deafening the army's offensive against the vicious and brutal attacks that time for us. We are pickingu sound and I was like a blind Taliban in South Waziristan. killed more innocent people." the bodies of our women andl man for a few minutes," said The government has deployed Secretary Clinton's visit children, but we will follow th«J Mohammad Usman, who over 30,000 troops to the tribal comes at a time when the U.S. terrorists and eliminate them 1000 Holt Avenue was wounded in the attack. region to remove insurgents is investing heavily in Pakistan. One can only hope thai Winter Park, FL 32789 "I heard women and children and destroy suspected Al To ensure the successful Pakistan takes actions Phone: (407) 646-2696 crying and started to help Qaeda bases. The Taliban had removal of Taliban militants match its rhetoric. It's * others. There was the smell threatened to respond if the from South Waziristan, the U.S. honor and vengeance thos«| [email protected] of human flesh in the air." offensive, launched on Oct. 17, has recently sent helicopters lost in Peshawar desert] )05 The Rollins College Sandspur [email protected] November 6, 2009 NEWS The history of Central Florida hosts the collapse of a variety of winter the Berlin wall events in the heat

BRENDAN MONROE fascist regimes of years past. SARAH GRIFFIS the sandspur In an interview last the sandspur week Mikhail Gorbachev, the former head of the Soviet Union, had this to say about the German unification. Monday, Nov. 9th marks "The Germans are a very As November rolls around, the 20th anniversary of the day capable nation. Even after all it takes is a brief walk to that embodied the hope and what they had experienced the Rollins pool to realize that unconquerable human spirit under Hitler and later, they hopes for cable knit sweaters of Berliners throughout the demonstrated that they could and toasty boots are pointless. world. On that day in 1989, build a new democratic Seasons do not exist in Florida. humanity joined in with Berlin country." Gorbachev said, After all, 90-degree heat index­ and watched the towering wall stating that he, along with es do not exactly scream winter. that had divided the city and Presidents Reagan and George Thus, Rollins students are sub­ the world for 44 years finally H. W. Bush, collaborated to bring jected to hot, less hot, and rainy come down. With the fall of the an end to a divided Germany days. While sunny weather is wall, the gates of opportunity and, later, to the Cold War. often the reason people flock were lifted for Berliners, who I come to a lone section to Florida, it makes it a little had been living in the shadow of the wall that has been left difficult to get into the holiday COURTESY OF GAYLORDPALMS.COM of communism and fascism standing; graffiti covered and spirit. COLD: Ice comes to FL for a magicalwinter wonderland. for 56 years. Parents who had chipped away, all that remains However, from Nov. 20 to luffled with promises the of Eastern Europe's post World Jan. 3, the "city of Winter Park cries of their children and War II divisions. The tracks plans to transform a small part VOTED BEST T-SHIRTS 2009 loved ones under the great where the entire wall used to lie of Florida into a winter wonder­ ladow of the wall now turned runs North and South in each land with "Winter in the Park," BY ORLANDO WEEKIY READERS their children's children direction invisibly separating which will include the city's id repeated the promise as the two halves of the city and first ever ice skating rink. A T-Shirt Democracy ie wall came down, freedom for a moment I'm whisked back The ice rink will be set up ling through the cracks. to pre-Gorbachev East Berlin, in Central Park's west meadow One of the unquestioned a place seemingly closed off to and will be open for daily use. lighlights of Ronald Reagan's time and to outside influence. Aside from ice skating, the city design a t-shirt 'residency was when he Russian is widely taught and event will feature new enter­ jpealed directly to Soviet East German troops keep watch tainment each night, including and take it heme in jcretary Mikhail Gorbachev with a careful eye over the city. various live musicians, surprise a 1987 speech in front of The German film The Lives of Santa visits, date nights, and Berlin's Brandenburg Gate, in Others tells the story of an East the potentially hilarious "Politi­ cians on Ice." The hours of operation 15 minutes "Twenty years after the fall of for the rink will be Monday the wall, there is hardly any physical through Thursday from 3 p.m. trace that it was once here." to 9 p.m., Friday and Saturday from 10 a-m. to 10 p.m., and Sunday from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m: /hich he issued his famous Berliner whom a Stasi, German The price for an individual to lortation: "Mr. Gorbachev, Secret Police, agent keeps under skate (all day) is $10, including -ar down this wall." tight surveillance. The Berliner, skate rentals. 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November 6, 2009 The Rollins College Sandspur [email protected] OPINIONS r Locked up, The taco won't let me out remark Americans eat every day. One Moore's 2009 film "Capitalism: BRENDAN MONROE YONI BINSTOCK these private prisons, all of the wonders if there isn't some taco taxpayer money goes to highly A Love Story," many juveniles the sandspur the sandspur hatred going on. If Griese had inflated prices that are marked were sent to prison for years for made the same reference in undeserving regard to a Spanish driver, "out reasons, having Paella" or to a German and were one, "out having a bratwurst" released only "Out having a taco." would it have received the same when the These four words look level of attention? I highly doubt corporation innocuous enough on their it. The idea that taco somehow allowed them own, devoid of any seeming has a negative connotation to be. There controversy. Now imagine a associated with it seems that were neither scenario that would find the the problem is in stereotyping. parole utterance of these six syllables hearings nor unacceptable and would result But this begs the question any legal in the suspension of a long time - is declaring a stereotype oversight by ESPN broadcaster and former equivalent to racism? Let's the state in Miami Dolphins legend. Hard consult the dictionary. The these cases. to fathom? I thought so, but definition of racist is "a person The most this is exactly what happened with a prejudiced belief that one worrisome to Bob Griese last month when, race is superior to others." Was aspect of broadcasting a college football Griese espousing this belief? prison game between Ohio State and Certainly not. He did not say privatization Minnesota, a graphic popped that tacos were bad or that they is the up announcing the leading five are cheap, though they generally inevitable drivers in NASCAR's point race. are, or that they were inferior emergence After one of the commentators in any way to hot dogs or COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS of a private inquired as to why decorated hamburgers or any other kind of PRIVATISM: Prison systems tend to not attempt to reverse or correct the behavior "prison driver Juan Pablo Montoya was food. I imagine that Bob Griese of the convicted criminals. lobby," absent from the list, 28 year probably even likes tacos, and It is ironic that the most arbitrarily by the companies concerned not with social broadcasting veteran Griese enjoys one from time to time. developed and democratic that construct private prisons, welfare but with increasing its made his ill fated pun. Montoya, I know I do. So then, it would country intheworldincarcerates which works well for the state shareholder value and profit he said, was "out having a taco." be safe to say that rather than more people per capita than because it is one less cost and margins. Sentencing guidelines, Lame? Yes. Incendiary and racist making a derogatory reference any other country, according one less issue to deal with. parole rules, corrections budgets, as some have claimed? Give me to Montoya based on a food to a U.S. Senate report. As Unfortunately, since there is no and new criminal legislation a break. Shortly after making that supposedly originates from of 2005, there were 2 million state oversight, there have been are areas in which private the comment, Griese was taken his country, though it doesn't, people locked up in federal, several cases of overworking, prison operators have a vested aside by ESPN producers and Griese was merely taking an ill state and county facilities, and malnourishment, overcrowding, interest and could influence ordered to apologize on air for advised and futile stab at humor although crime rates are down, and other inhumane practices policy decisions.. They could the remark. He did. Twice. This that likely had roots more in the the incarceration rate has gone in prisons. The rise of private also benefit by manipulating was not enough to satisfy the somewhat humorous sound up more than 600 percent since prisons (which began during public fear of crime. bloodthirsty PC police waiting of the word "taco" and less the 1970s. It seems that this rate the Reagan administration) Why do Americans lock at the bottom of the altar. They in the fiction that somehow has increased due to changing coincided with a huge influx of up their undesirables? Has wanted Griese's head. ESPN tacos are less than desirable. policies, not increased crime prisoners, and for the first time our society sunk to the level of met them halfway, suspending The absurdity of this whole rates. Every day in the United the U.S. surpassed countries warehousing the people who Griese for the remark andissuing thing is not that Griese got States, 200 new jail cells are like the USSR and South Africa we deem unfit for our society? a statement through spokesman suspended for a Seinfeldian taco constructed. Black people are in per capita prison population. Our prison system does not Josh Krulewitz saying that Griese remark, outrageous in itself, but 7.8 times more likely to be This was also the time of the often correct the behavior of "understands the comment was that a group of white execs have imprisoned than whites when introduction of the War on criminals, and in the rare cases inappropriate." Inappropriate it in mind to tell the rest of the convicted of the same crime. Drugs, which contained policies in which it did rehabilitate, perhaps by comic standards, world what is and is not racist so Prisons but by decency ones? I think not. that they can feel more tolerant cost the Asked later about the at the end of the day. The idea country comment, the alleged taco- that merely stating a stereotype more than eater Montoya shrugged and is a bad thing is utterly insane, $32 billion declined to comment on the Americans by and large like fast a year, and suspension, saying only that he food and while I personally do states are had never heard of the former not, I nevertheless would not be spending Miami Dolphins legend. Why offended if a resident of another more did Montoya fail to elaborate? country were to joke that I money on Because he likely did not was off getting a Happy Meal prisons give a damn. Who would? or a Whopper. I might think than Apparently just a bunch of they were commenting on my education. white ESPN executives who, weight, but even this American Over the hearing the comment in their air stereotype would not offend course of conditioned luxury box, let their my sensibilities. Seriously, how the last 20 own prejudices get the best of absurdly politically correct do years, the them and reacted prematurely we have to get in this country amount to a racist inclination. To before people wake up and of money throw Griese under the bus for realize that all of this mock spent on anything less than a lame attempt racial sensitivity does, in fact' prisons at humor is miscalculated absolutely nothing to deter real was COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS and wrong. In the wake of the racism? Rather, it empowers it I increased IN AMERICA: On average, there are 200 new jails cells constructed daily. "taco" remark I had yet to see to take root and sprout up in I by 570 percent, while that spent that instituted mandatory these programs were often one Latino voice calling Griese's places where it never existed on elementary and secondary minimum sentences, tighter or canceled because fewer inmates comments "racist." Rather, that before. Defeating racism will education was increased by no parole schedules, and tougher meant less money. Crimes of was left to a few post-racial and not happen by banning aU only 33 percent. On average, "good time'' regulations. passion aside, why do people enlightened white males who, stereotypical references to a two out of three prisoners will The influx of prisoners commit crimes? What are laws, gracing our television sets with person's culture or country. The return back to prison, and one in is, in fact, directly correlated but a society's determinacy to their wisdom in an effort to show greatest enemy to racism instead two will be back within a year. to the rise in privatization of maintain the status quo? In their own progressive flunking is a lack of understanding Furthermore, today, prisons, because more prisoners past eras, those who broke the deemed Griese's remark "racist" and embracing of cultural a rising occurrence is the means more money. The drive law were often killed or sent and "derogatory." Now, was the similarities and differences. So emergence of private prisons. of privatization has reached to work camps, but in today's man's comment stereotypical? whether you are a Montoya, In most cases, prisons are such a point that even some free market age, through the Sure. Although Griese was a Gonzalez, a Black, Brown constructed, maintained and juvenile prisons are being imprisonment of individual a bit off on his geography as Smith or Wesson, the next guarded by the state or county, privatized, and in many cases people, lots of money can be Montoya is from Columbia, not time you are out having a taco but here in America, the spirit connections between the judges made, and what is the goal of our Mexico. Nevertheless tacos are remember that racism cannot be of capitalism has found yet and these companies have been society but to pursue money? an uncontroversial, universally found in a simple taco remark another market. In many of well documented- In Michael loved food that millions of and that you like tacos anyway The Rollins College Sandspur [email protected] OPINIONS Why Crist should n™ M be our Senator •Mar11' TRAVIS CLINGER since 1992 and therefore has far tfie sandspur more experience than Marco As people hear, about the Rubio, who was elected in 2000. political debate concerning the We need an experienced leader Florida Senate Race, questions in the United States Senate. arise as to who will win the Charlie Crist is that leader. SARAH GRIFFIS A country declaring the sunny side of economic Republican Primary. Florida Crist is the best candidate the sandspur bankruptcy in itself should be failure (ironic for a country that Governor Charlie for the US astounding. Perhaps, if it was receives four hours of sunlight Crist declared Senate, a small, third world country, for a third of the year). In the earlier this year and will it would be understandable 2007 Global Happiness Index, that he would undoubtedly When I mention Iceland, I (understandable, not Iceland ranks as the third be seeking the help the usually receive a very perplexed acceptable). However, for happiest country in the world. Senate seat, country in look. "Why," people's eyes a country. so closely tied to Of course, one would assume vacated by Mel bipartisan question, "did you just bring Europe as a member of the that after an economic crash, Martinez. Marco ways. Crist is a small island nation into our EEA (European Economic that would drop dramatically. Rubio, former ready to tackle conversation?" On occasion, I Area), Iceland's declaration of Surprisingly, that is not the case. Speaker of the the important will get the response "Oh, they national bankruptcy represents Icelanders have managed Florida House, is issues facing were the country that went a global issue. Iceland went to take failure and turn it into also seeking this the country bankrupt, right?" as if an entire from being ranked as the most opportunity in the form of position. While today such nation declaring bankruptcy developed country in the innovation. Iceland is located both individuals as health was a casual occurrence. Or, world by the U.N.'s Human directly on the Mid-Atlantic have talents, care, climate if I am particularly lucky, Development Index, as well Ridge, making it a literal hot Charlie Crist change, and someone will make a Sigur. as the fourth most productive bed for geothermal energy. Due is the best COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS government Ros reference (If you do not country per capital, to having to the high cost of importing candidate for ALL APPLAUSE: Gov. Crist has sPendmS- ft know who they are, I suggest all three of its major banks produces after the crash, Iceland the US Senate. served in public office since 1992. is essential looking them up. Immediately.) systematically collapse in the has channeled its geothermal Charlie that •we However, back to the central course of a year. Unfortunately, energy into greenhouses to grow Crist has done elect an question: why Iceland? the faster and higher one rises, products locally that would a phenomenal job as governor of individual who will not focus For those readers who the faster and further one falls. never normally grow in such a Florida and has had an incredible solely on partisan bickering, are unaware, Iceland declared What does this mean in cold climate, such as bananas. approval rating since he was and Republican Charlie Crist national . bankruptcy last terms of the global community? Iceland is also experimenting elected. Crist has balanced the has worked with Democrats October, making it the first For one, countries need with a geothermal opportunity budget, cut property taxes, and before. The nation is facing country to declare bankruptcy to approach development that would put it back on the greatly improved our education dire problems and needs in the face of the international cautiously. As more countries map—exporting hydrogen, system. While many states a person who has solved banking crisis. Still, the Icelandic rush to join the global economy, one of the most promising experienced terrible financial major issues by working economic collapse is no longer or, as consumers rush them, sources of alternative energy. troubles that resulted in higher with both sides of the aisle. new news, so why should there is danger that they are The economic crash has put taxes, Crist instead cut spending Next year, the Republican Iceland matter now? This small setting themselves up for Iceland in a position where it and made fiscally conservative Party will decide who it subarctic nation's economic the short term only, so that, is free to refocus and redirect choices. We need a person who wants to be its candidate for troubles are significant for two eventually, they will face a rapid its energy (both literally and can balance a budget and cut the United States Senate. The reasons: one, because of what crash as well. However, as much figuratively). As the saying taxes in Washington. Charlie Republicans need to choose the collapse represents, and two, as it is a warning sign, Iceland's goes, necessity breeds invention, Crist is that person. Governor Charlie Crist, for the good of how the country is dealing with troubles are also a beacon of and Iceland is hope that Crist has served in public office Florida and of the United States. complete economic downfall. hope. Iceland is a model for necessity is not necessarily bad. Three steps to fix welfare TRAVIS CLINGER too many people take advantage a person with a driver's license on welfare. It is important to the sandspur of the welfare program. In does not submit to a test for blood remember thatthegoal of welfare fact, many people have more alcohol levels, then that person is to get people back on their While the nation children just so they can get a loses his or her driver's license. feet and active in the job market has been captivated bigger monthly welfare check. Welfare is a privilege, not a right. as productive individuals. recently by the enormous If some reasonable changes Third, if a person is on By making these three costs of President Obama's were made to the welfare welfare he or she should be changes to the welfare system, proposed health care plan, system, we could lower the required to participate in the United States could save the staggering costs of deficit and help people get jobs. occupational training until he billions of dollars. American welfare have been left out First, individuals should or she finds a job. In essence, taxpayers could see their hard of the discussion. Welfare be allowed no more than one instead of sitting around all day earned money stay in their accounts for approximately 11 year to be on welfare during waiting for the welfare check to wallets instead of being wasted; percent of the federal budget the course of his or her life. A arrive, the person will have to the deficit could be reduced. The each year, and this does not central database needs to be take a class to better his or her idea of a helping hand is not a include Social Security, created so that those who receive occupational skills. Further, that bad idea, but unfortunately Medicaid, or Medicare. welfare from state to state can person should be required to the system is being abused ^ Indeed, when those be tracked and prevented from apply for jobs constantly while and needs to be reformed. abusing the system. By nmiting figures are added COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS the number reaches how long a person receives around 53 percent. welfare, the government can Increased need Yes, 53 percent of our continue to help those who Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), the federal food federal budget goes have problems in their lives, stamp program, is seeing a rise in households asking for assistance. \ to welfare, Social but at the same time prevent Percent increase in households participating, Nov. 2007 to Nov. 2008 Security, Medicaid, people from abusing the system. D Less than 5 . D 5.1-10.0 ffl 10.1-15.0 • 15.1-20.0 • More than 20 Jlf or Medicare. The Second, individuals who J J|f Department of Defense receive welfare should be free j on the other hand, often from any substance abuse /criticized for its large problems. Drug tests should be / budget, gets a mere 16 mandatory. It is a shame that Mr percent. The time has come welfare money that is supposed *W to trim the welfare budget. to help feed starving children X Itshouldbe acknowledged is instead being used on illegal that there is nothing wrong drugs. If individuals test with the government providing positive for drugs, they should a helping hand to individuals be penalized by losing their in times of need. However, welfare. If individuals are not there exists a major problem willing to submit to a drug test, when a person becomes then they should not receive dependent on welfare and welfare. If this seems a bit extreme, think about the rules NOTE: Alaska and Hawaii are not to scale can no longer work for him or Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture herself. Unfortunately, today for having a driver's license. If 12009 MCT Graphic: Melina Yingling November 6,2009 The Rollins College Sandspur [email protected] CENTER SPREAD Students come together at th

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The sound of chatter and laughter Powerhouse and Ravenous Pig as their Lennon Educational Tour bus, BRITTANY FORNOF could be heard across Mills Lawn as names were drawn from the raffle. is a non-profit mobile recording the sandspur Rollins staff and students enjoyed an The ACE Fall Out Festival also had a designed to give students the opporl afternoon of delicious food and good charitable purpose. In concordance with to create music and video prt company. The atmosphere remained Rollins' initiative to break the Guinness The ACE Fall Out Festival « As October ended, Rollins students lively as various bands took the stage to World Record for the Largest Food Drive with the premiere of the threw away the carved pumpkins showcase their talents. Local bands Embers by a non-charitable organization over Alternative Spring Break documej deteriorating in their rooms and stuffed Rising and SMB Project took to the stage multiple locations in a 24-hour period, "Detroit: The Motor-City Experi theirskeletonsbackintotheirclosets. Within first and Calahoney and Shawn Snyder, each local business in attendance made a This 40-minute film, which was pro the blink of an eye, Halloween was gone who were sponsored by the John Lennon donation to the Second Harvest Food Bank. in partnership with the John almost as quickly as it came, but students Foundation, followed shortly after. Also, "Our main goal was to bring the Educational Tour Bus, told the storyo did not waste one moment lamenting the Eric Pagan (Class of 2012) showed off his campus and the community together for Rollins students and their staff fac passage of the much-anticipated holiday. mixing talent as he DJ'ed in between acts. a fun event on Mills lawn," said Assistant Meghan Harte, as they disco! Instead, Rollins student-run Local Winter Park vendors Tollas, Director of ACE Libby Anderson (Class the truth about Detroit, Mid organization All Campus Events (ACE) Kata, mi Tomatina and Austin Coffee of 2011). "We wanted to create an "Watching the movie brought I decided to throw a campus-wide party dished out delicious samples from their atmosphere of community by providing ton of good and difficult memories,! on Mills Lawn the day after Halloween. menus as other local businesses such as free food and live music for all. We are Aspen Fox (Class of 2011), a partii) Dubbed the first annual ACE Fall Out Rebounderz and Downeast distributed so excited that our inaugural event went in the Alternative Spring Break in 1 Festival, this four-hour shindig featured coupons to all guests. Throughout so well and can't wait for next year's "The trip was so eye-opening] numerous vendors from the Winter Park the afternoon, a few lucky festival event to be even bigger and better!" enlightening. It was amazing to: community as well as live entertainment attendees even won gift cards from Eden, Those who attended the festival also final product. I think it was imporl for all of the Rollins community to enjoy. Fiddlers, Mellow Mushroom, Downeast, had the opportunity to tour the John the rest of the Rollins community to^ [email protected] )Uins College Sandspur CENTERSPREAD November 6, 2009 st annual ACE Fall Out Festival 8 The Rollins College Sandspur [email protected] LIFE & TIMES AOrts Bradley bingo

TIERENY LEDDY ley bags and around 25 small the sandspur wallets, credit card holders, and post-it note holders. The event seemed to be a success; as it last­ ed the full two hours, and Robb Rollins' Mu Lambda chap­ expects the event raised around ter of Alpha Omicron Pi host­ $600. ed their first annual Verai Bradley Bingo on Thurs-I day, Oct. 29 to fundraise| for The Arthritis Founda­ tion, their internationally supported philanthropy. Bailey Robb (Class of I 2011), A07i's philanthropy I chair, explained that the] proceeds from this particu­ lar event would go to chil-1 dren with arthritis living in ~ the Central Florida area. The girls transformed the back of the Cornell I Campus Center into a bingo parlor. Participants! could purchase one bingo card for $10 for a chance to win the bigger Vera Brad­ ley bags, and another card for $5 for a chance to win the smaller Vera Bradley items. Most of the larger Vera Bradley purses and totes were donated by the PHOTOS BY TIERENY LEDDY / the sand! sisters of AOTT, whereas the One of A07i's sisters, smaller items were donated by Katie Schwartz (Class of VERA BRADLEY: The girls of AOTI pose for a. picture with the Vera Bradley prizes they gave away during!) The Primrose Shop. 2012), mentioned that their bingo game. The event took place at the back of the Cornell Campus Center, and it was only $10 to playj Overall the prize table con­ chapter stresses charity tained over 10 large Vera Brad­ events, stating, "It's what The Sandspu allowee

extravaganza W have a CI sc DODIE O'KEEFE mas party ar the sandspur event wa A great wa] a meet The th spur wri W On Oct. 29th the Sandspur and talk i e\ staff held their first Sandspur ideas and ar Halloween Party. "I had a re­ gestionsfo' Pi ally great time, and it was nice paper. ce THE DEBUT MiUMTl to get to meet everyone on The Not or Sandspur. Even though I work was it an ca « WISWR with them, there were still a portunity cc PREVIEW SONGS AT MYSPACE.COM/1I6HTS lot of people that I had not met m CONNECT WITH LIGHTS AT WWW.IAM1IGHTS COM . BRITTANY FORNOF / the sandspur n0n-writers e yet. People showed up sporadi­ HAPPY HALLOWEEN: A few of The Sandspur men meet the £ cally throughout the night and pose together in a photo at the Halloween Party. but it gave ot the food was great, staff an sn especially the cook­ lent opportunity to realty ies!" said first-year to know each other. This] lo student TJ Fisher. was a great way to get lb Travis Clinger, Halloween spirit before A: Sanspur news edi­ weekend. H tor, reported that he The Sandspur continj ie: thought the party with its work on Hallowed ca was a huge suc­ the Halloween Howl on a cess and that all Lawn. The staff defi cU the guests really brought their spirit and enj Q\ seemed to be enjoy­ siasm that they had at the pi 0, ing themselves. He with them to the Howl. rSj lir also said that since fully everyone had a fun1 b£ this party went so safe Halloween, and makei th HOUSE OF BLUES well, he was inter­ to keep looking for any W Ju ested in trying to ing Sandspur events. The Rollins College Sandspur [email protected] November 6, 2009 — LIFE & TIMES Hand sanitizer Who's who: to the rescue! Justin Vol I JEN ATWELL think needs to addressed? the sandspur A: I believe that the H1N1 virus is getting more press than DODIE O'KEEFE and in the body. This kind of 60 percent alcohol will not kill it deserves. The virus has affect­ the sandspur bacteria is helpful in preventing harmful bacteria. This creates a many types of diseases, espe­ ed less people then the seasonal dilemma: should the public risk flu. I believe that more truthful cially for diseases that occur in killing good bacteria to kill the the intestinal region. coverage needs to be brought bad, or should they take their out about the health care bill Hand sanitizer generally chances preventing and fight­ and the great effect it will not Worried abdut catching contains at least 60 percent al­ ing illnesses like swine flu with­ only have on small businesses, e flu? Willing to take ev- cohol, which does an excellent out the aid of hand sanitizers? but also the increase everyone precaution to stay healthy? job in fighting viruses, but since Luckily, there is an alter­ will see in taxes to pay for the d sanitizer will do the trick, it does not have a "good" or native method. Washing one's health coverage. fit? Not necessarily. Hand "bad" filter, it also kills all of the hands has been and is still an ef­ Q: Besides taking family Miitizers have become so good bacteria it comes across. fective way to kill harmful bac­ pictures (yes, 1 found you on popular that they can be found In addition, the alcohol teria while maintaining good Facebook) and attending SGA W every bacteria. Bhroom, "Any hand sanitizer containing less than 60 percent meetings, what do you do in Most people your free time? Mfclway, do not, how­ alcohol will not kill harmful bacteria. This creates a A: I like to spend time golf­ •ssroom, ever, wash ing, wakeboarding, and social­ gating fa- delemma; should the public risk kill ing good bacte­ their hands izing with my friends. Hy, and for the rec­ ria to kill the bad, or should they take their chances Q: Did you name your lu n t - ommended Blackberry? Do you have a less pub- preventing and fighting illnesses like swin flu without 20 seconds. COURTESY OF FACEBOOK computer? H places the aid of hand sanitizer?" If wash­ HHSGA: Justin Voll is the Ham­ Ross the A: No, I have not named ing one's ilton Holt Student Government by Blackberry, and yes, I have Kntry. Many people will use a in hand sanitizers slows the hands for 20 seconds multiple Association President. an overflow of computers. squirt of hand sanitizer several growth of future bacteria on the times a day is not a realistic Q: How do you want to times a day to try to prevent hands. Of course, hands will Q: Please tell me a little bit goal, then one may want to take change the Rollins Holt com­ any bacteria from entering their always contain bacteria, but about yourself. the risk of continuing to use munity as HHSGA President? bodies. the constant use of hand sani­ hand sanitizer. A: I am a sophomore at A: I want to bring more Recently, however, there tizer will severely diminish the Rollins majoring in economics. Otherwise, consider try­ awareness to the program and has been a debate about wheth- amount of current bacteria and Q: When did you realize ing to use hand sanitizer in the spread the word on all the other will slow future growth of bac­ that the Holt program was the Bhand sanitizer is actually event that soap and water are great programs that Rollins has teria. best choice for you? Riefkial to users, or if it kills unavailable, as limiting the use to offer. I much bacteria, including Unfortunately, according A: I graduated high school of hand sanitizers will improve Q: What is your favor­ d bacteria. Good bacteria, a semester early and it was too to a New York Times article by overall health in the long run. ite song? It will be played at o known as probiotics, are late for me to apply for the Arts Deborah Franklin, any hand all Senate meetings when you bund in many types of food sanitizer containing less than and Sciences program, so I ap­ plied for Holt. I ended up en­ make your grand entrance... joying it so much that I stayed A: I appreciate all types of in the program. music, and I do not think that Q: What is a national news I could choose one particular topic you think has run its song as my favorite because I ollins celebrates course? What is an issue you enjoy listening to everything. Upcoming Events Day of the Dead" HHAA food drive Golf Tournament KRISTEN GUY HOPGOOD SCHENDEL the sandspur the sandspur On Saturday, Nov. 7, Phi TIERNEY LEDDY his hometown. Sebastian is bi­ the lives of lost loved ones. It Delta Theta is holding the 5th the sandspur lingual in Spanish and K'iche' was very important to Sebas­ Remember, the Help­ Annual Ro Cheadle Memorial (Quiche), so a professor from tian that he return home before ing Hands Across America Golf Tournament in memory the Anthropology department Guatemala celebrates Day of On Wednesday, Oct. 28, Canned Good drive is go­ of their deceased brother. Stu­ I the Dead on Nov. 1 and 2; these translated Sebastian's speech Ward Hall Director Tara Wil­ ing on now through Nov. 12! dents can enter teams of four for into English. days are in direct connection son, Erin Lloyd (Class of 2012), Every can collected and ev­ a price of $280 ($70 per person). with the Catholic holidays All and Dr. Carnahan's Psychology He expressed how impor­ ery dollar raised though the The registration fee includes Saints' Day and All Souls' Day. Across Cultures class hosted tant Dia de los Muertos is to drive benefits Second Harvest golf at Forest Lakes Golf Club, a Sebastian explained the a Dia de los Muertos event in his native country, and how it Food Bank, which seeks to al­ post-tournament banquet, and basic ritual of Dia the lobby of leviate hunger for the 350,000 transportation to and from the de los Muertos is to ard Hall. This people in Central Florida at club. wake up early with ent included risk of going hungry each day. Prizes will be given for top family members an altar with Sodexo aims to replace teams as well as t-shirts for all and venture to the pictures of de­ last year's Guinness World participants. The tournament gravesites of lost ceased loved Record-breaking drive statis­ begins at 1:15 pm, with trans­ relatives. Once the ones, flowers, tics as the Largest Food L>rive portation leaving from Mills families are gath­ candles, skull by a non-charitable organiza­ Lawn at noon. This year's event ered at the ceme­ cookies, pan de tion over multiple locations in will benefit both the ALS As­ tery, they clean and muerto (sweet a 24-hour period with a new sociation and the Jessica June e decorate the grave­ gg bread), and record on Nov. 12, 2009. In Children's Cancer Foundation. stones by painting other festive light of fast year's overwhelm­ Phi Delta Theta has made it the stones vibrant snacks. ing success, Rollins has been their goal to gain support from colors and decorat­ As a fol- challenged to raise its contri­ as many Rollins organizations ow ing the surrounding up, Casa bution from 3,777 pounds to as possible in the form of hole areas with flowers foeria, the Inter- 10,000 pounds of canned goods. sponsorships. and other personal American and Every student's help is Hole sponsorship is $100 items. The families Hispanic Stud­ needed to make sure that goal is and the brothers would appre­ then go home and ies Center on reached! Be sure to do your part ciate the donation to the two prepare the whole campus, hosted by placing cans in any of the charities. Each sponsorship will ^^^^^^^™^7T , year for the next Dia a second Dia TIERNEY LEDDY / the sandspur ' collection boxes set up around include special recognition, 11E , . i, de los Muertos. de los Muertos campus or donating money signs on a specific hole, and • DAY OF THE DEAD: The Day of the Dead celebration took Casa Iberia did through the Rollins website. mention on the entrance ban­ n place at Rollins on 0ct 28 2009 a great job host­ °ct. 30th. RoI- ' - Helping Hands Across ner. The brothers hope to for ing this event and nns invited Se­ America is a nationwide the full support of the student teaching the Rollins community bastian Si Pop to speak about is primarily a happy celebra­ canned goods drive sponsored body. Contact Guy Hopgood at about another culture. Let us te traditions of the dead in San tion where families gather to annually by Sodexo, Roll­ 321-527-9376 or at GHopgood® hope they do it again next year. Juan Chamelco, Guatemala, celebrate (instead of mourn) ins' dining services provider. rollins.edu. November ft ?Q 10 The Rollins College Sandspur [email protected] ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT You'll die laughing, Lambert cover TJ FISHER lose fans. the sandspur Obviously, the biggest qu tion with the cover is whether not America is ready for this s< or they'll kill you of strong statement. But also what were Lambert's motive A cated at, forcing players to think players are required to enact a TIERNEY LEDDY for having such a strong depj Th quickly. If they stumbled, stut­ fictional Olympic sport (in this American Idol season eight the sandspur tion of femininity? According to nd tered, or repeated themselves, case Paper Clip/Fax Machine runner-up Adam Lambert just Entertainment Weekly journal )StI a cacophony of "DIE" would Shuffleboard) in slow motion released the cover art for his first emanate from the audience, kill­ while the remaining two pro­ album, For Your Entertainment, ist Mandy Bierly, Lambert con iul ing the player. vide colorful commentary. due to be released Nov. 23. Fans firmed that the album art was "deliberately campy." Lamb )W The remaining show Green Ooze followed this are excited for his music, but the posted on his Twitter account s The walls of the Fred Stone consisted of three rounds, each game with another entitled Or­ album's cover art is leaving them that the cover is supposed tobe pt. Theater were packed to the team playing a game per round. acle, where the audience asked stunned. It has an overwhelm­ ridiculous, and is "an horn, er brim at 10:59 pm this past Fri­ After each game, four judges questions of the four players, ing '70s era feel, with Lambert to the past." h i day night in anticipation for that were randomly selected at and they would respond with looking shockingly feminine. the RIP TAG show, presented the beginning of the show rat­ each player providing answers There has been an uproar on the "Glad to have gotten you, by the Rollins Improv Play­ ed the players on a scale from one word at a time. The Blue internet criticizing the picture, attention," Lambert said, ad me ers. At 11pm, thirteen RIPsters one to five (five being, the best). Zombies closed the round with saying it looks like a joke. dressing fans who did not un hei emerged, prepared to battle Since the Wed Waa-wolves sur­ the holiday-appropriate game Some fans, especially white derstand the reference. me it out through short vived "Story, Story, Die," they "Death in a Minute," where heterosexual males, are em­ He went on to claim that nd: form improv games, someone in a scene must die barrassed to even buy the CD, was a dedication to androgym ev\ each resembling the within a minute—in this case, which could hurt record sales and rock-n-roll. eel popular show Whose in Starbucks. dramatically. Although Lam­ Although some of the re­ 1 Line Is It Anyway? At this point, Max tal­ bert is outwardly gay, the cover sponse has been negative, mam ii Friday's Halloween- lied the scores—Green Ooze is striking in that it intention­ fans are beyond excited for the kdi themed teams were and Blue Zombies were tied ally screams many stereotypes release, and stand behind Lam ip the Blue Zombies, for first,, with the Wed Waa- associated with homosexuals. bert 100%. Many embrace the fas Green Ooze, and the wolves trailing only a few Although many fans have ac­ homage to the past, and at Wed Waa-wolves. points behind. The remain­ cepted Lambert's orientation, though it is distinctly feminine, at ing two rounds mimicked others took longer to warm up they commend Lambert's cour­ Lead by em­ tl( the first; in round two, teams' to it. The trouble lies with these age. Between coming out on cee Max Hilend, the ey twelve other RIPsters chose a game to play and in fans. Those people who have the cover of Rolling Stone and warmed up together round three, Hilend chal­ been able to tolerate that he is this new cover art, fans 131 with the game "Most lenged them to a game of his homosexual may be turned off that Lambert is standing up for Uses of an Object." choice. Other games of the the by the overt femininity of his individuality, a trait which This game challenges night included audience fa­ the cover, causing Lambert to many find respectable. players to use an ordi­ vorites like "Should've Said," nary object (e.g. a coat "Expert Double-Figures," hanger) in a unique "Animal Kingdom," "Pop-Up Classified way. After warming Story Book," and an uproari­ up the teams, two ously hilarious round of "Sub­ 1 members from each titles." Enjoy Downtown Winter Park Living al were chosen to rep­ PHOTO COURTESY OF ELIZABETH WEISSTEIN Though all three teams resent the teams in a TAG, YOU'RE IT: The Rollins Improv Players battled admirably, the final Park East/Knowles Apartments! Close to K deciding round called are known for bringing a laugh into your life scores earned Green Ooze w "Story, Story, Die". with their brilliant improvised comedy. third place, the Blue Zombies Rollins College, shops and restaurants If The team with the second place and the Wed i last player standing would have were the first to take the stage Waa-wolves first place. on Park Ave.! Located on North Knowles t the right to go first and a bonus in the first round. Teams in the Please join the comedy- point towards their final total. a first round were asked to pull a saturated Rollins Improv Play­ Ave. Call for specials on our studio u This elimination-style game name randomly from a hat; the ers during their next show No­ demanded individual players first chosen was "Slow Motion vember 6th at 1:00pm in the apartment at 1-866-943-5406 it to continue a story when indi­ Commentary." In this game, two Fred Stone Theater. 1 1 KSsyaWI'yl KiiiaifBlPlDc X Ask not for whom the Craw craws v y ***" " SHELBY PHILLIPS enlisting in the service, where he coming a great and recognizable the sandspur spent his spare time working on actor died during his greatest per­

^w^ what would eventually become formance. known as "The Crow." The story of "The Crow" fol FT- - , "v -<4I •CI O'Barr bled his feelings of loss, lows the character Eric Draven as Fifteen years ago a legend­ tragedy, and anger on the pages he hunts down the men respon­ ary film premiered on the silver before him, and they became his sible for killing not only himself, screen. This film forever but also the rape and mur­ changed the standards 1 ^Bi ^® der of Draven's fiancee, of what a dark, romantic, Shelly Webster. Resurrected and gothic film should from the grave, Eric Draven be. Exploding from the is given other worldly gift pages of James O'Barr's and abilities and is allowed 1981 classic black and to hunt down the men who white graphic novel, "The stole his life and his love. Crow" changed the land­ The film, directed by scape of what a great ad­ Alex_ Proyas, has been cel­ aptation of a comic book ebrated for many years should be like. O'Barr's love for the proj­ The 1994 film also ect and his friendship with forever immortalized Brandon Lee all culminated Brandon Lee, the man into the final product on the COURTESY OF MCT CAMPUS who brought Eric Draven silver screen. to life on the silver screen. DARKER THAN THE BAT: Brandon Lee starred in the "The Crow" is a cult fa­ This film was Lee's first cult fiction movie "The Crow," which celebrates it's 15th vorite, an instant classic not large project after a few anniversary this year. only for its dark themes, but smaller movies that helped propel legacy. for its show of raw human emo­ him into the attention of producers Sadly, Brandon Lee was killed tion. The graphic novel and movtf featuring the working on "The Crow." Lee was on set after a terrible accident dur­ continue to inspire new and cur­ new single quick to leap at the part, taking an ing a scene where his character rent fans to greater heights of cre­ 'all for love' instant interest in O'Barr's graph­ was supposed to be shot. It turned ativity into a darker world. Fifteen ic novel, feeling that the story of out the gun fired on Brandon was years later, "The Crow" continues "The Crow" needed to be told: not filled with blanks but with live to hold its tenacious grasp on # O'Barr responded to the sud­ ammunition. In that moment, the audience's psyche, leaving a legacy den death of his then girlfriend by man who was on his way to be­ that will last forever. Rollins College Sandspur [email protected] 200c The November 6, 2009 ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT 11 Swelling with pride King's vampire rhythmatic sounds of the guitars ^ ERIK K E E V A N rhythmatic sounds of the guitars this band will swiftly become aa SHELBY PHILLIPPHILLIPSS Pearll will center on her beinbeing and drums. Nor is that saying favorite of yours. the sandspur a 1920's flapper and what is that it is bad. As a rabid fan of This is not to say that they % means for her to exist as a vam­ Allow me to introduce you basic punk music such as The are special or unique in any way. For the first time in a long iV(S pire. The story will be matched to The Swellers, a punk-rock Sex Pistols and Bad Religion, I The Swellers are just another time, American horror scribe by equally great artwork by the Pl ° band from Flint, Michigan. The am all for the fast paced music, punk band with nothing to Stephen King, will be co-au­ ever-talented Rafael Albuquer­ 81( mostrecent album by this Fueled but I understand that it is not for say, right up there with Emery thoring a new series published que. Albuquerque has adjusted na| - by Ramen everyone. and Blink-182. They do not by Vertigo Comics, the adult his artwork to reflect both story­ ^ band, "Ups and The lyrics call attention to any social or line of comic books by DC Com­ telling styles and time periods. vas Downsizing -" of lyricist political problems; they simply ics. The series, "American Vam­ For King's story about Skinner oer; released was Nick Diener play their music and hand it to pire/' is the brain child of Scott Sweet, the artwork will have a »unt 29, right compliment you as if saying, "It is what it Snyder, who has been burning grainy feeling to it with washed Sept1 - ^ be,after the band the music is." And people like this. Their to publish a great comic book out* grays and colors. For Sny­ changed nicely, not latest tour has them opening about vampires. This series will der's story about Pearl, the art labels to join seeming out of for Paramore, a rather large act involve a new take on vampires will reflect all the color and life Oil! the Fueled by COURTESY OF MYSPACE.COM place amongst for a rookie band to be touring and it will take into account that that the roaring j.'920's was fa­ with. They also toured with Ramen lineup. DOWN, DOWN, DOWNSIDE: the rabid rock. just like any other species, vam­ mous for. un- such bands as Less than Jake pires evolve. And with their When the CD The Swellers pose for a public­ Lyrics such as This is not Kind's first ven­ came to the "This is for all and Streetlight Manifesto. evolution comes new types of ture into comic books; his "Dark ][{[ ity shot in Flint, Michigan. Sandspur office, I my friends and Don't get me wrong, I am vampires with all kinds of new Tower" series has been pub­ m knew that band would be worth family, something I need you to not saying that you should not abilities. lished by Marvel Comics, along checking out. understand. The accident, the listen to The Swellers. I know The first five issues will with "The Stand" and "The re' As with all Fueled by overdose, the suicide, whatever that they have wormed a spot be written by King and will Talisman." This will be the first 'nv Ramen bands, The Swellers play it was ... Took me sooner than into my exclusive CD collection deal with his character, Skin­ time King will be creating new the traditional punk7rock music— we planned" from the song and I am happy to put them ner Sweet. The stories will be material for a comic book. simple chord progressions at "Dirt," fit the melodramatic there, but I am just letting you told by King in 16-page install­ So, look for "American a fast pace. That is not to say tone of the album. The lyrics know that when you listen to ments. Alongside King, Snyder Vampire" by Scott Snyder, co- that the musicians lack skill; are catchy, and you will find them, as I suggest you do, you do will write his own five-part authored by Stephen King and ne, that is just the sound they yourself singing along after not expect much. If you like fast story about the first woman bit­ illustrated by Rafael Albuquer­ ur' settled on. Every now and then hearing the album once. If you paced punk-rock with catchy ten and turned into a vampire. que to hit stores in March 2010, on they surprise the listener with are a fan of rock music and lyrics, then you will thoroughly Pearl. Snyder's story about courtesy of Vertigo Comics! a quick solo mixed into the the lyrics that go along with it, enjoy The Swellers. France makes final stand against pirates BRENDAN MONROE of the internet banning, with Al­ tive right." newest CD, "It's Not Me It's body to be able to download 1 the sandspur len stating that it would benefit It is a position that is shared You" and liked it so much that something. Make it cheaper as i struggling singer-songwriters by the United Nations, and the I bought the entire album on well. Basically have more web­ who lose the most from piracy. governing body has been mak­ iTunes. I do not listen to the sites out there selling people's Equally prominent musicians ing a push for other countries to radio often, so it is likely that work." O'Brien continues with Ed O'Brien of Radiohead and follow Finland's example and had it not been for that illegally a push for education. "At the In what is being called the Latin pop star Shakira have make internet access a human downloaded track I would have moment the industry is saying :0 world's toughest anti-piracy been just as forthcoming about right. Amusingly, France has never purchased the album. The you get them to change their : law/' a French high court has their opposition to the measure, already done so, declaring in music industry overlooks the behavior by threatening them. ^ ruled to enact an unprecedented the latter saying that illegal file June that every citizen, regard­ usefulness of people like me, by We don't think this is realistic. "three-strikes" policy whereby sharing brings her closer to her less of income, should have in­ painting any illegal download- Educate them and say, 'Lis­ •S an individual caught illegally fans. The point Shakira makes ternet access. It does not require er as a "pirate" who is simply ten, if you want a great vibrant sharing or downloading music is a good one that has been ar­ a high-speed connection to see "stealing." Rather than making music scene and your favorite 0 could face a banning and sus- gued by proponents of file shar­ that France, with the ability to me wish I hadn't downloaded bands to be able to carry on do­ pension of internet rights for an ing for years. Indeed, many fac­ ban a citizen's internet usage Allen's song illegally, this pro­ ing it, you have a responsibility )! entire year. The law puts France tors, such as poverty or limited for a year, is infringing on what posed Internet banning instead to pay for some of the work that __ at the forefront of increasingly access to "It is estimated that sanctions under the new French ™^\ ™ they've produced.'" drastic measures by recording digital h The music industry has for | industries to crack down on il- music, law could result in over 50,000 download­ too long been willing to steal | legal music downloading that support individuals being disconnected from their internet." ed the en­ millions of dollars from oth­ f has spiked in the last few years •this argu­ tire album erwise good customers. Take along with Internet usage. It is ment, and it has never been tru­ the U.N. and other countries illegally. I am surely not alone Boston University graduate stu­ le widely rumored that support er than in these economic times. have deemed to be a universal .in my thinking. An estimated dent Joel Tennenbaum. Tennen- r for the groundbreaking legis­ Add to this the relative ease of human right. Highly ironic con­ 7 million users in the U.K. and baum is facing a fine that could lation by President Nicholas illegal file sharing and it is little sidering this is the country that vastly more in the U.S. illegally be in excess of over $1 million, Sarkozy's sometimes-recording wonder that the recording in­ gave us the Statue of Liberty downloaded music last year, for illegally downloading seven '• artist wife, Carla Bruni, was a dustry has had such a difficult and the French Revolution. and to think that the threat of songs. That is seven songs, not 1 key factor in the law's passage time combating the epidemic. It is estimated that sanctions Internet banning is going to seven thousand. All thanks to 1 °d. 22 in the French Parlia- The success of iTunes, Napster under the new French law could deter users from doing this is an act that gives the recording, '" merit The ruling does not only and of other legal file sharing result in over 50,000 individuals naive. industry the power to charge raise alarm in France, where the sites is evident that consumer being disconnected from their Virgin Media and Univer­ up to $150,000 per song down­ 1 notoriously freethinking resi­ purchasing has shifted from re­ internet, and the director gen­ sal Music have timidly begun loaded. dents have predictably soured cord stores to the web and will eral of the French recording wading into this untested pool, Now that the RIAA has ; m face of the new legislation, not likely shift back. In reality, industry ensures that this "will announcing plans to launch a shifted to meting out Internet but in the United Kingdom and shopping in general has shifted have a strong deterrent effect" music service that would allow suspensions for illegal down­ United States as well, where to the internet, as has news and on those who download files customers to download and loading they have crossed the similar legislation has already communication, transforming it illegally. The aforementioned keep an unlimited number of Net Neutrality line, are interfer­ tracks for a low subscriber's fee °een proposed. into a necessary right in an in­ Lily Allen agrees, supporting ing in the public sector, and leg­ of around $30. Amidst reports In America, the Recording creasingly technological world. the bill that, like France's re- islating what many countries Industry Association of Amer­ Just ask the Finnish. cently passed legislation, will - that sales of digital music have have.deemed to be an unalien­ ica (RIAA) has recently aban­ Lastmonth, Finland became determine internet rights based for the first time sailed past the able right. doned filing lawsuits against the first country in the world to on the user's behavior. In advo­ 1 billion mark, up more than 28 The only thing left to do random individuals, a move declare broadband Internet ac­ cating internet banning, a hu­ percent from last year, it is long then is to follow the example *nat proved controversial and cess a legal right for its citizens. man rights violation by French, past time the recording indus­ of the French. Not the French ^effective. Instead the indus- The legislative counselor for the Finnish and U.N. standards, try changes its business model. of 2009 but the French of 1789 ty is working with internet Finnish Ministry of Transport Allen is conveniently overlook­ Radiohead member Ed who decided to rise up and pro­ Providers to allegedly give and Communications, Laura ing a recent report in her native O'Brien is an opponent of rights tect individual rights against a warnings to illegal file sharers Vilkkonen, said this of the in­ United Kingdom that finds that violations and as such does monarchy bent on suppressing on average, individuals that and cut their access altogether ternet: not support internet banning. them. Once again, citizens of download and share music ille­ j* *ey refuse to stop. For the "We think it's something Rather, he advocates that the re­ the world are called to rise up gally spend roughly 50 percent U-K., adapting a "three-strikes" you cannot five without in cording industry combat piracy and protect their rights from more on music per year than Policy identical to France's ' modern society. Like banking by offering cheaper legal down­ a similarly oppressive regime is their strictly legal downloading loads and easier access. jnevitable and has garnered in- services or water or electricity, bent on limiting individuals of counterparts. I can personally niential supporters and critics. you need internet connection." "Record companies have to their right to freedom of infor­ attest to this. ntish recording artists Lily Al- Vilkkonen sums up the Finnish license out the recordings a lot mation and communication. Earlier in the year I "bor­ more. You want to make it com­ ^n and fames Blunt are two of declaration thusly; "Universal The musical revolution is com­ rowed" a track from Allen's pletely user-friendly for some­ ing and looking for recruits. e most prominent advocates service is every citizen's subjec­ November 6,2oi [_2 The Rollins CoUege Sandspur [email protected] C A L E N D A R / S P O R T S„ Hjft03E7 3rDiiri}Tr7

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