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University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 1-26-2012 Sandspur, Vol 118, No 09, January 26, 2012 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 118, No 09, January 26, 2012" (2012). The Rollins Sandspur. 1946. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1946 1$ Rollins students make an impact in Burma, St. Pete & NOLA ^fl^A The± f [J^ m PAGES 4-5 _g ^ VolumSandspu r ne 118, Issue 9 HHI Thursday, January thesandspur.org Florida's Oldest College Newspaper, Est. 1894 u RAGHABENORA KC Learning to Communicate Annamarie Carlson seamless as possible. Many of the current communication minors are thrilled about The Sandspur the change. "Yes, I am 100 percent doing doing the major. I would have done this major my freshman year if it had been available," said Avery Del Valle '14. "This is Over the last semester, numerous changes have come to Rollins, including "The a very good major to have in our curriculum; it will give Rollins' students so many Green" and the College of Professional Studies, followed by the censure of President more opportunities." Duncan, but something is finally happening that actually affects the student body. Stephanie Mishler '12 is also excited about the major, though she wishes it had For the first time in years, Rollins has instituted a new major: communication studies. been implemented sooner. "If the communication major was offered during my earlier A new major is a massive undertaking for any college, but particularly for one years as an undergrad I would have certainly became a communication major," she as small as Rollins, communication studies will be the third major under the new said. "Especially considering that the communication major requires you to focus College of Professional Studies and will therefore focus on skills necessary for a on career aspects like public relations or leadership, which would be very useful in profession in a communication field as well as providing students with "a broad finding a job soon." foundation in areas that are relevant to the mission of the college, the liberal arts and "I believe this major will be a huge benefit for future undergrad students," meaningful careers," said Chair of the Department of Communication Sue Easton. Mishler continued. "I believe this major will at least give students the chance to have Although the Holt evening program has had a major in organizational a bit of clarity of what the future may hold for them. Also, I believe including this communication for several years, day students only had the option of a minor until major will attract future prospective students as well giving them the opportunity for now. The organizational communication major will be making the transition to the more decisions." communication studies major so that students have increased flexibility in planning For a preview into the required courses for the major as a whole and each their classes. concentration, check out the planned major map on the department's website, www. The communication studies major will have three concentrations: organizational rollins. edu/communication. communication and leadership, public relations, and health communication. While Applications from students who wish to declare this major and who have communication majors will be required to select one concentration, the variety of a minimum GPA of 2.5 will be accepted in early spring, after the Communication electives offered will allow students to take courses in other concentrations. Studies Major Open House. The open house is scheduled for Feb. 29 from 3:30 to 6 For students who are already enrolled in the minor and do not wish to upgrade p.m. and will be held in the Galloway Room in the Mills building. to the major, there will be small changes to refocus their required courses. The If you would like your name to be added to the department email list, please email faculty in the department will work with all existing minors to make the transition as Assistant Professor of Communication Greg Cavenaugh at [email protected]. this day in QUOTABLE HISTORY Find out where to The Republican iC January 26,1998 Let us embrace head for hump days primaries heat up literature again. It is now that Harper's and make their On American television, our responsibility. " has closed. way to Florida. U.S. President Bill Clinton CAMPUS denies having had "sexual KATABASIS, NEWS relations" with former White PAGE 2 House intern Monica Lewinsky. HONGJIN DU GAGESKIDMORE DEPT. OF DEFENSE News 1 & 2 | Opinions 2 & 3 | Features 4 & 5 | Arts & Entertainment 6 | Campus 8 January 26, 20 The Rollins College Sandspur NEWS A New Face for the What in the World is Going On? Grand Old Party Monica Mayer are effectively over with South The Sandspur Carolina," he said, noting that Romney currently has a strong Almost a full year before lead there. "South Carolina has the 2012 presidential elections, a been correct for many Republi series of smaller scale elections can primaries in the past, so it's have been going on in states all a pretty good indicator." across the country. Whaf s with Ed Leffler '14 gave a simi all of this campaigning so far in lar analysis of the situation. advance of November? These Leffler, who attended the Na are the Republican primaries, tional College Republicans held in each state to determine Convention last year, cited who will run against President Romney as the most likely can Barack Obama in November. didate to win the primaries. The primary elections kicked Although initially favoring off in Iowa on Jan. 3, followed Huntsman, he put his support by New Hampshire (Jan. 10) behind Romney after Hunts Indonesia about other deaths from the dise« and South Carolina (Jan. 21). man left the race. "My favorite Annamarie Carlson After a large shipment of chickens tested posit The next stop is Florida candidate is Mitt Romney," Lef Camilo Garzon for the H5N1 strand, the government recalle (Jan. 31), with the remaining fler said. "He represents a mid The Sandspur massive amount of birds. The disease has to states having their respec dle ground, moderate voice of the Republican party." Despite On Jan. 22, search and rescue teams recovered fatal to humans in at least 60 percent of caj tive primaries in the following 1 months, until this, he expressed I the 13th body from the sinking of the cruise Although the World Health Organization ins disappointment ship Costa Concordia off the coast of Italy. When that there has never been a human-to-hun Zl^l" Romneystandsthe Jg Huntsman the ship hit rocks on Jan. 13, approximately spread of the virus, the most recent vie the required best chance among the dropped out of 4,200 people were aboard. At this time, at least appeared to have no recent exposure to poult 19 people are still missing. Captain Francesco 2,286 Republi candidates of beating *™i iLTr Schettino, who was manning the ship at the time, Eight men were killed in an attack on a fun( 99 can delegates. Obama Huntsman to drop is currently under house arrest and possibly 4in a rural area of Mexico. This weeker The race out after seeing facing charges of manslaughter, shipwreck and death toll has risen to 13 due to drug violena started out such huge gains abandoning ship. the area. Three bodies were found in a vacant with 10 candidates but quickly in New Hampshire," Leffler la one was found in a car, and another in a dumps went down to nine after Tim mented. President Goodluck Jonathan spoke in Pawlenty, the former governor He did not feel the same 2Kano, Nigeria on Jan. 22, after bombings the As the new mayor of the Capital Dist of Minnesota, dropped out. The way about the other candidates previous Friday killed at least 157 people. Police 5of Bogota, Colombia, Gustavo Petro remaining candidates contin who dropped out, however. headquarters and various government buildings opposing the traditional sport of bullfighti ued battling it out, with most of "Cain had little political experi were left in ruins. While the daytime curfew has which is currently both legal and popular, them experiencing sharp rises ence, and Perry wasn't as put- been lifted, an overnight curfew from 7 p.m. to 6 responsibilities include managing the distri in their popularity at various together as some of the other a.m. remains. properties, and one of those properties is Bogo points. But late in November, candidates," he said. Santamaria Bullfighting Plaza. Though Pe candidate Herman Cain, the Like Berlinger and Leffler, The second death in the last month in China opposes this kind of spectacle right now, in 21 former CEO of the National Professor of Political Science 3from the bird flu virus, also known as avian he had no objection to Law 916 of the Chami Restaurant Association, was Richard Foglesong feels that influenza, was confirmed on Jan. 22. The report of Representatives, which legalized tauroma< dealt a crippling blow when the Republican nomination is follows news from Vietnam, Cambodia and in Colombia. two former employees claimed all but secured. "Clearly it's that he sexually harassed them. Mitt Romney," said Foglesong, This, in combination with sub citing public opinion polls as OPINION sequent allegations that Cain evidence to that fact.