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University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 10-22-2004 Sandspur, Vol 111, No 08, October 22, 2004 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 111, No 08, October 22, 2004" (2004). The Rollins Sandspur. 1772. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1772 ROLLINS COLLEGE • WINTER PARK, FLORIDA THE OLDEST COLLEGE NEWSPAPER IN FLORIDA OCTOBER 22, 2004 FOUNDED IN 1894 WWW.THESANDSPUR.ORG High-Strung Fun Parental Invasion Free Martha! The creators of South Park Read about the lineup of events compris A non-political opinions hit the silver screen again ing this year's Family Weekend festivities. article? It can't be! with their latest film sensa With a new president and new programs But it is - read about why tion, Team America: World the event should be a memorable time for the esteemed domestic god Police. everyone, including nervous students. dess, should be freed. page 10 page 8 page !5 T a r s Cameron Kerry Makes Rollins Appearance • Brother of presi him came an entourage of dential candidate staffers and a variety of local makes last minute media. Speaking in front of Come a large American flag behind cameo after sched him, Kerry greeted the stu uling mix-up. dents in attendance and launched into what by Jake Kohlman appeared to be his stump Home staff reporter speech, hitting many of the On Friday, October 15, usual talking points you • Rollins poised Cameron Kerry, brother of hear from his brother. to host first home Presidential candidate Mr. Kerry did delve into Senator John Kerry, visited foreign policy at times dur coming event to Dr. Michael Gunter's ing his talk. He stressed the draw alumni & International Security class. importance of alliances and Initially, the plan was for using our allies and organi students alike. Senator Joe Biden, a zations like NATO to help Democrat from Delaware, to - shift the burden of the war by Jessica Combs visit but a scheduling mix- on terror onto other shoul asst.opinions editor up made Senator Biden photo / JAKE KOHLMAN der's besides the United Monday, October 25, unavailable as someone in CAMERON KERRY: Presidential Candidate John Kerry's States. He condemned begins the first annual his Senate office thought brother visited to disucss foreign policy issues, President Bush's foreign pol Homecoming of Rollins Rollins was only 10 minutes cussing foreign policy not his area of expertise, icy decisions with relation to College. The weeklong away from Jacksonville. It issues, and while he did talk Mr. Kerry showed up to North Korea and Iran. He event, which will bring was hoped that Mr. Kerry about foreign policy to some speak to the students about blamed the President for Rollins Alumni from all over would spend some time dis- degree, it was clear this was 20 minutes late, and with the country, will include var CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ious events hosted by cam pus clubs and organizations. Although the week will not include the typical Debates Wrap-Up in Arizona Homecoming football game, we will have Rollins' first • Presidential tion, stem-cell research, ever Homecoming Court. homosexuality and same-sex The event, headed by the candidates rein marriage, Affirmative Office of Student force platform's Action, health care, religion Involvement and and faith all rose to the sur Leadership, Athletics, and and target issues face thanks in part to the the Alumni Office, is 100 in final debate. poignant queries of the mod percent geared toward stu erator. dents; however, a true col When asked his opinion lege Homecoming means by Shaun Cricks on how "Catholic archbish you cannot forget about the staff reporter ops are telling their church alumni. Students from On Wednesday, October members that it would be a Council of Leaders, All 13, Senator John Kerry and sin to vote for a candidate Campus Events (A.C.E.), the President George W. Bush like him because [he] sup Residential Hall Association took to the pulpit at Arizona ports] a woman's right to choose an abortion and (R.H.A.), and Interfraternity State University in Tempe photo / SAUL LOEB/KRT Council/Panhellenic have for the third and final of the unlimited stem-cell CLOSING REMARKS: Sen. John Kerry and President George been taking big strides in 2004 debates in a last ditch research," Kerry's reaction W. Bush greet the audience before the final presidential taking this event all it can effort to convert the unde was demure. "I completely debate in Tempe, Arizona. be. cided. respect their views. I am a Catholic...But I disagree life...as we promote life and choice to make in America, Many students are won Bob Schieffer of CBS with them, as do many. Now, promote a culture of life, and that is to treat people dering why, with this being News moderated, the candi I will not allow somebody to surely there are ways we can with tolerance and respect President Duncan's first dates poised, and America come in and change Roe v. work together to reduce the and dignity." Bush contin year, Rollins' first watched and judged as the Wade...The president has number of abortions." ued, "I proposed a constitu Homecoming is being held men outlined their views on tional amendment... the n never said whether or not he "Do you believe homo ow. Yadhira Galdon, a stu domestic ethical issues. sexuality is a choice?" surest way to protect mar Although the nominees both would do that." Bush dent heavily involved with expressed different convic inquired Schieffer. Bush was riage between a man and tried to stick to their talking |be event, explains why. tions. "I think it's important indubious. "I don't know... I woman is to amend the points and scrolls of statis "The school has been talking to promote a culture of do know that we have a tics, topics including abor CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 THE SANDSPUR OCTOBER 22, 2004 T h e Last of the Cameron Presidential Debates Kerry Comes plague. "We relied upon a ple can worship if they want CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 company out of England to to or not." Kerry pledged, Constitution." Kerry disaf provide about half of the flu "As president, I will always to Rollins firmed: " I think if you were vaccines," Bush confessed, respect everybody's right to to talk to Dick Cheney's "and it turned out that the practice religion as they CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 (it was a two-part question), daughter, who is a lesbian, vaccine they were producing choose — or not to practice." allowing North Korea to fur Mr. Kerry dismissed any she would tell you that she's was contaminated. And so Kerry quoted President ther their nuclear arsenal skepticism of the possibility being who she was, she's we took the right action and Kennedy, stating, "I'm not and for not engaging Iran to of the United States achiev being who she was born as." didn't allow contaminated running to be a Catholic halt their development of a ing energy independence, The right verbally stoned medicine into our country." president. I'm running to be nuclear weapons program. stating plainly that Senator Kerry later in the week for He also blamed "a problem a president who happens to To the disappointment Kerry would not support mentioning the vice-presi with litigation in the United be Catholic." of some, Mr. Kerry spent drilling in ANWAR in dent's daughter in this con States of America." Kerry This, the last of the much of his time attacking Alaska, pointing out that the text. Kerry also " believefs] seized this opportunity to debates in the series, is criti the President instead of dis amount of oil that would that... marriage is between a accuse Bush of turning "his cal to the election on cussing potential actions his come from ANWAR would man and a woman..." yet back on the wellness of November 2. The polls brother might take should he be a minuscule amount, not supports same sex unions America...and there is no before this series showed win the presidency on enough to be truly worth the and believes "the states have system. In fact, it's starting to Bush with a slight lead. The November 2. Mr. Kerry environmental damage always been able to manage fall apart not because of law day after the debate, ABC offered up the sound bite drilling would cause. those laws... they can man suits ... but because of the News/Washington Post, CBS that President Bush had Mr. Kerry's visit was per age them adequately." larger issue that we don't News/ New York Times, and "taken his eye off the ball" haps not what Dr.Gunter's "Do you see a need for cover Americans." CNN/USA Today/Gallup by "rushing" into invading International Security class affirmative action programs, Bush called Kerry's plan polls all showed incumbent Iraq. Sadly Mr. Kerry was had expected. This is not or have we moved far "an empty promise. It's George W. Bush and chal only able to recite talking entirely the fault of Mr.