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University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 11-6-2009 Sandspur, Vol 116, No 08, November 06, 2009 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 116, No 08, November 06, 2009" (2009). The Rollins Sandspur. 1894. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1894 A solution for the world's poor L&T Who's Who: Justin Vol! Page 9 Opinions | Page 5 A&E RIP Tag Reviewed Page 10 The Oldest College Newspapeantepur in Florida, Est. 1894 Rollins rColleg e Friday November 6, 2009 www.thesandspur.org Volume 116 I Issue 8 follow us on Twitter fTheSandspur Kids celebrate Halloween at Rollins first ever Hallow een Party |0ver 100 people attended The I Sandspur Halloween Party, ^ which was an enormous suc cess. WWill s I this day in history ^November 6,1944—Pluto- |nium was invented at the fHanford Atomic Facility in reactor B. This Pluto nium would later be used to in the atomic bomb that was dropped on Nagaski. Plutonium paved the way for the nuclear era we live in today. [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$t I£>anii3jmr Swine flu infects college campuses in US <Tfe Oldest CoCCege Newspaper in (Florida TJ FISHER Community Founded in 1894 the sandspur Schools in Kentucky, feels that contagion W$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.