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University of South Florida Scholar Commons Crow's Nest University History: Campus Publications 3-25-2005 Crow's Nest : 2005 : 03 : 25 University of South Florida St. Petersburg. Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/crows_nest Recommended Citation University of South Florida St. Petersburg., "Crow's Nest : 2005 : 03 : 25" (2005). Crow's Nest. 484. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/crows_nest/484 This News Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University History: Campus Publications at Scholar Commons. It has been accepted for inclusion in Crow's Nest by an authorized administrator of Scholar Commons. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Cl) ...!:..... r nes , Vol. 36, No.8 University of South Florida St. Petersburg March 2 1, 2005 Place your bets Genessa Poth win one of the most sought after prizes of the evening. Senior Staff Writer ''I'm losing pretty quickly, but I just won a Palm, so that's pretty good;' Hawe said. · Harborside Activities board finished off Spring Harborside rented the tables from Spintacular Fling with a bang with USF St. Petersburg's second Entertainment, a company based in Ashville, N.C. annual Casino Night, March 11. The free event, held "We do about 90 percent of our business on the in the Campus Activities Center, featured Vegas-style college market;' said Jay Hirst, the company's owner. tables that attracted dozens of students, some of whom "It's a great interactive event. It's not just something brought their friends and family to share in the fun. A where you're just corning and watching. You're actually variety of games were offered, including roulette, craps, participating in the evenf' ' Texas Hold 'em, Let It Ride poker, three-card poker, Hirst says that with all the media hype around · Caribbean stud poker and the ever-popular black jack. Vegas and games like Texas Hold 'em, the games are Senior Amanda Norris, who visited Las Vegas last gaining widespread popularity. summe.r, thought Casino was a success. ''A lot of people go to Vegas and like to play. On "It was a lot of fun - more fun than I thought it ESPN and Bravo, they have all the Texas Hold 'em would be;' Norris said. Norris said her favorite game tournaments, so more and more of that is getting pop of the night was black jack, mainly because of the dif- ular;' Hirst said. ference in competition. · A few faculty and staff volunteered to be dealers for "You're playing against the dealer," Norris said. the night. Annette Hammon, who works for University "You're not playing against the others:' Relations, ran the roulette table with Harborside mem Although the event did not allow real gambling, ber Heather Willis for much of the evening. Harborside held several raffle drawings for students. Coordinator of Student life Don McCarty and Diane Prizes included a $50 gift certificate to the USF McKinstry, who works in student affairs, ran the black Bookstore, a Palm Pilot, an Olympus digital camera, a jack tables. 20-inch television set and a host of other door prizes. Harborside advisor Jennifer Quinn, who brought Junior Kenneth Hawe dressed up in full black-and along her fiap.ce and her mother to help deal, $ought white attire with a matching top hat to celebrate the the event was a big hit. night. Hawe has played _!>lack jack before at recreation "I think the people that are here are very excited to al events like last year's Casino Night. be here;' Quinn said. "And I think our prizes are pretty Junior Ken Hawe plays black jack at Casino· Night on March "We were really running the craps table last year;' ' good, so that's helping too:~ 11 in the Campus Activities Center. Hawe said he dressed Hawe said. "It got to be a lot of fun:' for the occasion because "I had ·$200 worth of wardrobe While Hawe didn't get lucky at black jack, he did that I just wasn't using, so I needed to get all dolled up." FSU professor says literature shines light on human atrocities Donald Wolf individuals to find riches throughout the led to moral blindness. With Leopold's struc Similarly, the literature from those involved Staff Writer Congo area. In this quest, Leopold's men tured conquest, Twiss said that the men rum with the Holocaust share the same disturbing slaughtered millions of indigenous people - magea through the Congo regions under a imagery. Autobiographies, diaries and testi-· Florida State University Professor Sumner anywhere from 10-15 million- while gather guise while using with guerilla ·warfare tactics monies contain. both the victims' and victimiz Twiss, Ph.D., spoke to students and faculty ing ivory and rubber, Twiss said. in a weakly-organized system. ers' points of view as the Nazi's attempted to about human atrocities Wednesday, March 9 at Books such as "King Leopold's Ghost': by Twiss believes that the cover-up operation wipe out the-Jewish population, Twiss said. 7 p.m. in DAV 130. Twiss explained that Adam Hochschild, gave clear details on both conducted by the king was made easier by the Elie Wiesel's "Night" tells a story about a through different types ofliterature, society the slavery and brutality of the endeavor, Twiss time and location of the crimes. teenage boy surviving concentration camps can better understand the specifics of such explained. Many were forced to mine for the Joseph Conrad's "Heart of Darkness" said while witnessing the deterioration of his horrific events in hopes of preventing them in . king,-while others were either killed or that many during the· conquest believed that father's health. Wiesel's recollection of the the future. maimed. Twiss said the book presents a histo the indigenous people of the Congo were irra events give an inside perspective at how the Twiss used two similar atrocities - the ry of events that many people throughout the tional and less human than those of Belgian executions and torturing took place, Twiss said. Belgian Congo massacre and the Holocaust - world didn't even know had happened. descent. "It was the charting of a death - a living to illustrate his point. Twiss provided details, "This event was uncovered in the 1990s;' Twiss said that both books clearly show death;' Twiss said. "It was about the inability to personal insights and the relationship between Twiss said. "This was a widespread killing of how imperialism destroyed the lives of mil protect his father:' these events and several pieces of literature an entire population. It shows how effective lions. Twiss also explained the brutal realities that written about them. King Leopold was at covering the entire thing "It was a complete reduction of Congo's several million had to face prior to even reach-. The Belgian Congo massacre occurred in up.. It was all wiped entirely from history humanity;' Twiss said. ''Atrocities from then ing the camps. All of these details are evident the late 19th centUry. Twiss explained that books:' are still being opened up to this day. It's eye through the various forms of literature pro- ·King Leopold II of Belgium sent out a team of Twiss said that Leopold's motive of greed opening:' See A'I'ROCTTif.S Page 6 oaK 2 March 21 '· 2005 ·Groups~ e l p Gym renovations underway students open up Genessa Poth Senior Staff Writer Students aim to Renee Bradley Contributing Writer increase fitness The Counseling and Career Center at USF St. Petersburg has center use after started an interpersonal process group and is preparing to begin a renovations sexual trauma group. The interpersonal process group Fitness center program specialist Jim Stull meets on Thursday afternoons for and Student Government President Tom 90 minutes. Piccolo appointed a group of students to Courtney Raymous, doctoral create a program that would promote the intern, and Dr. Tania Sales, a licensed fitness center once renovations are com counseling psychologist, facilitate the itness center renovations are taking suspended from the ceiling or mounted on a plete. The group, headed by student Anita .I group. shape, according to the center's pro floor stand. Each unit will cost approximately Ellana, created the program as a project for The group is not topic specific, gram specialist Jim Stull, who present $1,200 plus installation. their leadership _studies class. said Raymous. Instead, it works on ed a progress report to Student McCarty, who uses the gym, is looking for "The goal of the project was to increase F usage of the fitness center, to get students teaching students to communicate in Government on March 9. ward to the fmished product. order to learn about relating to other Stull said new workout machines, furniture, "This is a good project. It is needed;' more involved in extra-ed activities, to rein people. Whatever somebody brings flooring and vertical blinds have been ordered. McCarty said. "The current equipment is ade force what the fitness center represents and in, we talk about, Raymous said. The fitness equipment will take about 10 weeks quate but antiquated, and new paint and win what it offers to the campus and to make "Nothing is planned;' Raymous to arrive, he said. dow treatments will go a long way to improv students more aware of their personal said. "We discuss how one member The renovations were originally slated to· ing the feel of the area. The cardio TVs will be health," Ellana said. "In order to do this, my is responding to another. We com take place over the December holiday break, a great addition:' group and I put together an outline of municate with others and take in but were delayed because Stull was unable to Stull said each unit would have its own tele events and marketing strategies that might commu.n.lcation." select a fitness equipment manufacturer.