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STARS Citation Rollins College, "Sandspur, Vol 117, No 08, October 22, 2010" (2010). The Rollins Sandspur. 1919. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1919 ^RIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY MONDAY WW this week's TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY : Y : GH^ SUNNY L?W. S^°N^ ™ J gARTLY H.GH: 85 PARR.Y HIGH: 84 ISOLATED HIGH: 84 SCATTERED HIGH: 83 ISOLATED uuwv M yN: 64 - LOW: 65 CLOUDY LOW. gg CLOUDY WEATHER LOW: 66 T-STORMS LOW: 65 T-STORMS LOW: 65 T-STORMS in this ISSUE PAGE 2: News PAGE 3: Opinions PAGE 4. Opinions PAGE 5: ljfe& Times PAGE 6-7: Center Spread • PAGE8: Life&Times I PAGE 9: Life & Times ^ PAGE 10: Arts & Entertainment g PAGE 11: Arts & Entertainment Sandspur PAGE 5 | PAGE 12: Sports olume 117 I Issue 8 Florida's Oldest College Newspaper, Est. 1894 Rollins College ^sandspur. org Friday I October 22, 2010 Understanding fining Costs hamarie Carlson Sandspur LTWO weeks ago, The Sandspur featured an lie about the discrepancy between the prices terns at the C-Store, 7-Eleven, and Wal-Mart, shown, C-Store prices are often double those ad at Wal-Mart. On top of the expensive C- ;e prices, many students on campus have com- ried about the price of the food in the cafete- Themed meals often cost anywhere from $6 to per plate, with additional items costing even re (a small salad is $2.39, a 6 oz. ladle of soup is )8, and most deserts are $3-$5 each). Students living on campus will be here for >roximateiy 112 days. They buy a meal plan t provides them with roughly $2057 to spend food per semester. On average, that gives a stu- it $20 a day for meals. Many students ponder following question: is that enough? Gerard Short, general manager of Dining Ser- 2s, addressed this and other questions concern- the Rollins meal plan. First, he stated that the al plan is only designed for 15 meals a week, jy found that the majority of students go home ?at off campus on the weekends and leave for aks, making 15 the average number of meals a dent will eat on campus. But is it still possible ive off of this olan if you are On campus all time? Short answers yes, on the basis that the dent smartly budgets. 1 "here are cheaper alter- ives like The Grille and Diane's Cafe that are ilable to everyone. Students also wonder: why does the Rollins n differ from many other food plans across country? Many other colleges have all-you^ i-eat plans, including the University of Central rida, whose seven-day-a-week, all-you-can eat n costs only $1700, a significantly less amount money dedicated to food when compared to Rollins meal plan. Why is there such a differ- :e in price? Short provided two reasons for the declining ance plan: first, it builds community by allow- ; anyone in the cafeteria, not just people who i pay at the door; second, because of feedback m students. Dining Services has sent several us groups to other colleges' all-you-can eat )grams and has received an overwhelmingly ^ative response from students. Students have consistently stated that they -fer quality over quantity. The quality of food the cafeteria is going to cost more money than ter colleges because they do not have the same ;h quality that can be found at Rollins. Many ter colleges do not have sushi, while Rollins o serves salmon and lobster bisque, both un- ird of college foods. Going back to last issue's campus food de- :e, if quality costs more, then why is it that the Store products are more expensive compared 7-Eleven or Wal-Mart when they all sell the ex- Do You Know Where Your Tuition Goes? same product? Why is there a price difference Julia Campbell Additionally, Facilities has the following two main­ ;re? The Sandspur tenance funds: the operating fund and the capital fund. Again, the answer is surprisingly simple and The operating fund is set aside for what is already expect­ jical. While the C-Store may only be able to buy Over the years, students have played the game of ed for the school year, including the constant upkeep of e crate of Ketchup from Heinz throughout a guessing how much landscaping costs the school. Some the landscaping and the cleaning of the buildings, nester, Wal-Mart can promise a few hundred guess hundreds, others thousands, and there are always year, the operating fund totals at about $100 mill llion in the same amount of time. Wal-Mart will those students who have heard rumors that Rollins capital fund, on the other hand, is saved for big(c; t cut a deal, while the C-Store will not. Sodexo spends $1 million a month to maintain Mills Lawn. These ects. Limmer, 21 apartments at Sutt; es have buying power over Pepsi and Coke, so kes one que* ed witr meting and c - bottles of pop at the C-Store will always be set costs and expen oes all of that mc amenities; the funding f< a highly competitive price when.compared to npus Facilities is split into thre, capital budg il-Mart and other grocery stores. Beac In essence, Short takes pride in the dining ^gram at Rollins, and states that students "will t see [it matched] anywhere else in the state of >nda. Rollins is a service provider to the stu­ nts." If students want to see changes in the din- ? services on campus, students simply need to • CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 eak up. Dining services is listening. October 22, The Rollins College Sandspur NEWS America Discourages LGBT Teens Bullied to Suici Annamarie Carlson Her sitcom was cancelled after based upon an explicit six years, without notification; plicit sexual orientation, The Sandspur Travel to Europe she had to read it in the pa­ the help and support b) of Multicultural Affair On Sept. 22, after discover­ pers. She had no further offers, gram, Safe Zone, and Sp< ing that his Rutgers University and close friends stopped call­ roommate, Dharun Ravi, and ing. She dealt with the massive we are able to combat th friend, Molly Wei, live-streamed problems that occurred, and and be a supportive groi him in a sexual encounter with she moved on, eventually be­ our students." another male student without coming more popular than she Actor Neil Patrick his knowledge, Tyler Clementi ever was originally. gave these words of ad committed suicide by jumping In reaction to the recent people facing similar situ off George Washington Bridge. series of suicides, DeGeneres "For the love of Pete, t On Sept. 19, when Ravi initially spoke out adamantly about no reason to harm you set up the webcam, he posted how things need to change. something is_going bad., the following statement on "This needs to be a wake-up tall and be proud of w] Twitter: "Roommate asked for call to everyone that teenage are... be proud." Chris the room till midnight. I went bullying and teasing is an epi­ star of Glee, also shared into Molly's room and turned demic in this country, and the of advice. "Know that yo on my webcam. I saw him death rate is climbing. One life friends, that you are love making out with a dude. Yay." lost in this senseless way is that you are not alone... I Two days later, he tweeted his tragic, four lives lost is a crisis. ise it gets so much better. 150 followers to "chat" him on And these are just the stories At Rollins College iChat, an instant messaging site we hear about - how many oth­ dents who are facing tl that would provide them video er teens have we lost, and how similar hardships are st feed of what his roommate was many others have suffered in advised to visit CAPS (0 doing. silence?" ing and Psychological Sei As if this was not bad The following statement located in DuBois Healtl enough, this is the fifth similar was made by the Office of Mul­ ter in Elizabeth Hall. suicide in the past few weeks by ticultural Affairs and Spectrum Students can alsc a member of the lesbian, gay, bi­ on the alarming number of sui­ Spectrum, which strives I sexual and transgender (LGBT) cides: "As a campus communi­ port the gay, lesbian, bii community. All the suicides ty, we need to provide support and transgender commu have been caused by the bully­ and help to those students who Rollins. Spectrum meets ing of their peers based on their are being bullied, harassed or Thursday at 5:15 p.m. ir sexual orientation. 'put on show' based upon sexu­ 120. Students can also c

ASSOCIATED PRESS Entertainer Ellen DeGe- al orientation, as well as accept the Trevor Project, a n< SOLQIER SURVEYS THE STATION: A soldier patrols the Eurostar high-speed train con­ neres went through her own the sad premise that students organization for crisis necting London to Paris in response to the ongoing travel alert. massive crisis when she came can be discriminated, bullied, suicide prevention effoi and harassed by individuals 866-4-U-TREVOR. Kari Smith contact info with them. of the closet in the mid-1990s. The Sandspur No student, so far, has re­ plied to the e-mail, and only On Oct. 3, the U.S. State De­ one parent has called to inquire partment issued a Travel Alert about what would happen if for Europe. The government students had to return to the states that intelligence indicates U.S. before the end of the semes­ al-Qaida and other terrorist or­ ter. Such a return would disrupt ganizations "continue to plan students' education, and Rollins terrorist attacks" on Europe. would have to find ways for the This warning is not very helpful students to finish the semester for people traveling in Europe with the credits the students since it does not mention a spe­ need, but safety does come first cific country or region, but does and Rollins will return students serve as a reminder for travelers if they are in danger. For Rol­ to remain vigilant and to con­ lins affiliate programs, the affili­ tinue to be cautious and avoid ate institution would make the complacency while abroad. decision to send students home. A Travel Alert is not the Students' travel insurance does same as a Travel Warning. cover them for political evacua­ Travel Warnings are issued tion. Unless an incident occurs, when a nation or region be­ the Travel Alert will not affect comes unsafe and unstable, and the spring programs. may indicate that U.S. travelers The State Department web­ ASS0CIATEDI in the region will have less ac­ site is not very specific about the CANDLELIGHT VIGIL IN MEMORY OF CLEMENTI: The Rutgers campus mourns the loss of the college student Tyler dementias cess to assistance from the gov­ threat or if the government will students who committed suicide after being bullying based on their sexual orientation. ernment than they can expect be able to eliminate it, but it re­ under normal circumstances. assures citizens that: "We con­ Travel Alerts are warnings of tinue to work closely with our The Rollins Funds Broken Down a potential security threat and European allies on the threat Continued from page 1 of finance, explained, "We don't Stetson University has an are generally shorter-term. The from international terrorism, in­ even share that information pectation that food services Travel Alert on Europe will ex­ cluding al-Qa'ida. Information Again, however, the money with other departments." Short bring in an income. pire on Jan. 31, 2011 if it is not is routinely shared between the is not only spent on food, but on reiterated what Bitikofer said Rollins makes no renewed. U.S. and our key partners to dis­ the staff as well, with about 42 by adding, "Most all of our ex­ from Dining Services W Many of our friends and rupt terrorist plotting, identify percent going toward the food penses go into salary. Sixty-two it is run by a private com fellow Rollins students study and take action against poten­ and 40 percent going toward percent of our money goes to Sodexo. However, it is true abroad each semester. What im­ tial operatives, and strengthen the labor; the rest is spent on paying people." Like most non­ Rollins' tuition is much pact does the Travel Alert have our defenses against potential janitorial items and potential profit schools, Rollins thrives expensive than that o on them? threats." replacement needs. When asked mostly off of donations from not-for-profit schools, anj Giselda Beaudin, direc­ Besides taking "every pre­ about the high price of the food alumni and other people. "We Rollins financial aid p tor of International Programs, caution to be aware of their sur­ in the cafeteria, Gerard Short, take donations to help support are not as large with SW states that this semester 112 roundings and to adopt safety general manager of Dining Ser­ our operations," Short said, go­ Rollins students are studying measures to protect themselves vices, responded that "we op­ total amount of aid awar* ing on to say that most of the abroad through Rollins Pro­ when traveling," the State De­ erate a more upscale program ing $13,068,706 and RoP donations are restricted. This grams as well as affiliate and partment suggests for travel­ [than other colleges]... That offering $7,265,374. Still' restriction means that donors 11 non-affiliate programs in Brit­ ers to register their travel plans makes it more expensive." Of pointed out that Rollins" choose how Rollins spends the decisions based on theproj ain, France, Italy, Prague and with the Consular Section of the course, no one wants to spend i Spain. She has e-mailed the stu­ U.S. Embassy. excessive amounts of money on donated funds, and the school is not the profit," so white dents, advising them of the alert The Alert can be found at food, and Short agreed, saying legally bound to use the funds may be more expensive and including quotes from the http://travel.state.gov/travel/ that the service "struggles with solely for that purpose. are typically worth thep^ State Department website, The cis_pa_tw/pa/pa_5171.html. the rising cost of food and la­ Along with taking bets There is no doubt tw New York Times and the United The Web page has links and bor." about how much the upkeep of lege is expensive and tfo Kingdom's Guardian. Beaudin Mills Lawn costs, there is a con­ lins is no exception, & numbers to other government Unfortunately, finding out also warned students to be es­ stant comparison between Roll­ reassuring to know that resources and contacts. The which department is the most pecially cautious in tourist ar­ ins' expenses and those of other penses are distribute" Government travel tips are at expensive is impossible because eas or public transport and to local schools. At schools like Students may now rest* http://travel.state.gov/travel/ it is classified information. Bill always carry their emergency St. Leo University, food service half of their tuition does' tips/tips_1232.html. Short, assistant vice president is supplemented with tuition. ter Mills Lawn. The Rollins CoUege Sandspur OPINIONS October 22, 2010 The New Tea Party S&Hspur A debate on its merits Florida's Oldest College Newspaper Established in 1894 with PRO CON the following editorial: Ed Leffler ing people do not have to keep Jon Smith If the people who represent "Unassuming yet almighty sharp, The Sandspur making minimum wage to sup­ the most radical perspective The Sandspur and pointed, well rounded yet port, their families, only to have are placed into the foreground, many sided, assiduously tena­ The most famous tea party some of that wage taken out for I only have one problem the crazies who have problems cious, victorious in single com­ in American history is clearly Social Security, which will pay with the Tea Party. Beyond it, with homosexuals; mosques in the Boston Tea Party, when a you to lounge around and not I can understand their desires New York; the theory of evolu­ bat, and therefore without a peer, gang of American political ac­ get a job!" for a slower, less Liberal gov­ tion; socialism, that creeping wonderfully attractive and exten­ tivists stormed British ships and To the Republican Party, the ernment. After all, our country disease that will surely engulf sive in circulation; all these will dumped the entire cargo of tea Tea Partiers would say, "You is going through tough times America; or whoever generally be found upon investigation to be overboard to protest taxes. The have abandoned the ideals for and no matter what, the ruling degrades into babbling over a among the extraordinary qualities Tea Party of today is actually an which you once stood. You are party always alienates the other. microphone in uneducated and of The Sandspur." acronym for Taxed Enough Al­ letting the Democrats turn our I can understand, even support, ignorant ways, then the people ready, recalling both the origi­ society toward Communism, many of their morals. Their con­ who actually are educated, Nick Zazulia nal act and its purpose. The two and allowing our economy to ceptions and views on fiscal re­ Editor-in-Chief revert to a primitive form of sponsibility are important in an u socialism. You have become age when even liberal support­ Unless the Tea Party Greg Golden The Tea Party is the clouded by corruption and have ers are starting to question the can find a way to return Managing Editor new and rising party allowed yourself to be contorted spending habits of our govern­ into 'Washington Politicians,' ment. to solid ground... then Travis dinger with much to offer, such who will do anything to make What stands out as a flaw that essential quality of Chief Financial Officer as privatizing Social sure their pork barrel legisla­ in the Tea Party is its irrational­ tion is passed so they can get ity. Not all tea-baggers are crazy, the Tea Party—its pa­ Security. re-elected. You have left Wash­ gun-wielding, anti-progressive, triotism and responsibil­ Section Editors ington without a party that ity—will be lost behind Louisa Gibbs News "parties" are related in that, like fights for lower taxes and fis­ Jenn Stull.... Life & Times the American colonists, some cal conservatism. You have a flood of uneducated Erik Keevan..Arts&Entertainment current Americans feel they are let the right wing decay as Ed Leffler ..Opinions taxed too much. The Tea party is you slowly slip into the known for its grassroots appeal center, where you will Designers and its hard line, right-wing eventually fester. Join Melanie Weitzner..Head Designer conservatism. us and see the wrongs Hana Saker Assoc.Designer The Tea Party is the new that you have done, Jamie Pizzi Designer and upcoming party in the return to the path of Hongjin Du Designer United States. Its mission states: righteousness, and re­ "The impetus for the Tea Party store yourselves to the Copy Editors movement is excessive govern­ party of fiscal conserva­ Shannon Lynch ..Head Copy ment spending and taxation. tism, limited government Amanda Hampton....Office Copy Our mission is to attract, edu­ and free markets. Let go of CaryHall Copy cate, organize, and mobilize our the 'How can I make KellySheldon Copy fellow citizens to secure public quick policy consistent with our three buck?' Conley Braun Copy core values of Fiscal Responsi­ 'How Gerry Wolf son-Grande Copy bility, Constitutionally Limited Christopher Taylor Copy Government and Free Markets." Many Americans are op­ Business Dept. posed to the Tea Party because Sam Pieniadz .Deputy CFO of its hard-line beliefs and radi­ EmmaBroming PRManager cal viewpoints with regards Melissa Manley Accountant to gay marriage and abortion Ben Varnum Ads Manager rights. Americans do not un­ derstand that the current two- Lauren Bradley party system has too many problems and needs Faculty Advisor to be abandoned. The Sandspur is a member of The Demo­ the College Media Advisory and cratic Party College Newspaper Business and supports the Advertising Managers idea that the U.S. is a The Sandspur is published week­ place where reasonable, and ly on Fridays and maintains a circula­ anyone willing to work tion of 1,750 print copies. can come, to improve our The Sandspur is always looking live, and be country instead for new members to join. The staff are taken care of tear it apart paid for their work, To inquire about • of by the country for will not only be open positions, please e-mail rollins- the rest of his or her ignored, but as­ [email protected], or apply on­ life. The Republican sociated with line at www.thesandspur.org. Party has abandoned their fellow Tea The Sandspur Editorial Staff ex­ true conservatism and LIBERTYAT Party members tends an invitation to all readers to at­ instead has become a who act bat- tend weekly article assignment meet­ more "tasteful" party guano insane. ASSOCIATED PRESS ings every Wednesday at 6 p.m. and America by softening its views. TEA TIME: Thanks to the support of Sarah Palin and other high-profile politicians, the Tea Party grows nationwide and sign up to submit letters and articles. Both parties are filled receives national media attention. Their political positions and outward expression—which they intentionally purport to does need a In order for a letter to be considered with corruption that inspire comparisions to the Boston Tea Party and tha nation's founding fathers—inspire questions about their legitimacy. conservative for publication, it must include the continues to dimin­ force to balance name of the author and be 400 to 700 ish our nation and deprive the can I get re-elected?' attitude anti-human equality wackos; the necessary liberalism in to­ words in length. American people of a voice. and stand up for what you many, I would say most, of the day's government.- Yet, what In considering a submission for The Tea Party is a strong, know is right!" members of the Tea Party move­ needs to be understood is that publication, The Sandspur reserves new voice that is free of the cor­ All in all, the Tea Party is ment are stable and conscious unless the Tea Party can find a the right to edit letters and articles. ruption of the "old" parties. It the new and rising party with citizens of our beloved coun­ way to return to solid ground has the guts to adopt the radi­ much to offer, such as priva­ try. However, just as the radi­ where compromise, negotia­ Please send all submissions to cal conservatism that we need tizing Social Security, ending cal militant Islamists create and tion and educated dialogue are [email protected]. All sub­ to save this country from po­ government bailouts, lifting enforce stereotypes about ter­ espoused instead of shuttered, missions must be received no later litical ruin and stagnation. To government restrictions on the rorism that pervert their region, then that essential quality of than noon on the Monday prior to counter the Democrats, the Tea market, and limiting "the consti­ so too do the few Tea Partiers the Tea Party—its patriotism publication. Party will say "We just cannot tutional power of the govern­ who are in truth radical, gun- and responsibility—will be lost The Sandspur continue to support everyone. ment to interfere with the life wielding, anti-progressive, anti- behind a flood of uneducated 1000 Holt Avenue America is the land of oppor­ of the individual; the true spirit human equality wackos pervert nonsense. That is a message that Winter Park, FL, 32789 tunity, so if you can get a job, of America! Join the Tea Party! and distort the true meaning be­ should ring true to every politi­ (407)-646-2696 then get one! That way work­ Your Founding Fathers did! hind the Tea Party. cal party, not just the Tea Party. rollinssandspur@gmail. com The opinions on this page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sandspur. October 22, The Rollins College Sandspur OPINIONS The Boy Who Cried News other actors on the show- J • 1 the otl Ed Leffler about things that are going q The Sandspur the news, which may or mayi be accurate. Entire segments A recent trend in the news these shows are devoted to j and media today is the incres- actors on their own in an % ing number of "alternative view style room simply tallq news sources." Many of us have to the camera about sornet^ heard of the National Enquirer, like whether Nikki just m> Globe Magazine, and others, and out with Jessica's boyfrienda see their headlines when we how Teresa is going to getb; go through the line at our local at her. grocery store: "Oprah Secretly Life as we know it hay Gay!", "Bush to Build his Own come dramatized; even; WMD," "Amy Winehouse Se­ has seen television and mot cretly a Man!" These particu­ that emphasize the drama lar headlines and ones similar people's daily lives. This grot to them may be immediately think of who's who and win dismissed as obvious poppy­ what and how things are goj cock. One of the more prevalent is slowly eroding our sotif sources of "alternative news" is Teenagers and adults alike ha an online website known as The become focused on "mala Onion, which features head­ a splash" wherever they a lines such as "I'm Afraid We People will act out in the wo Will Never Win in Afghanistan place, at school, hanging! Unless Central Command Gets with friends, or anywhere. Pi A Pinball Machine" and "Colo­ pie have for thousands of ye rado Wildfire Spread to Moon!" struggled with their question This article was in fact in­ self-identity. spired after I came to our week­ Do people's lives need to ly article assignment meeting ASSOCIATED PRESS and suggested writing an article TV TO TALK ABOUT: Jersey Shore has many elements that bring more drama than is needed into the show. The trash talking and juicy further complicated by the t on something that I thought gossip is forced and out of touch with'reality. Leffler argues viewers need to realize that real peoples' lives are nothing like this. that, while searching for th was interesting and that in fact Drunk." I saw this article post­ popularity of The Onion and and its raving reporters and identity, they have to deal iv turned out to be fabricated. I ed on someone's Facebook page other sites is a sign that people their feinted gonzo journalism the firestorm of drama that I asked if I could write an article and thought that it was actual have not become uneducated, are to blame. soaked our society? Everyi discussing what turned out to news. but that the general populace TV, with its programs like needs to detox and get rid be an article from The Onion, This occurrence is not lim­ has become obsessed with juicy TMZ, Jersey Shore, El News, and all of the drama that our sod titled, "Study: Americans Get ited to me. The prevalence of gossip! Why has this happened, others, encourages the actors has been soaked in. Our ft a Majority of Exercise While these tabloids and the growing one might ask? Popular culture to speculate or "gossip" about are complicated enough! Who Knows if We Can Wait for Superman*. Lauren Silvestri ing on charter schools as the and they remain at that level the annual cost of an inmate in operung movie. It proves I The Sandspur answer to our public education throughout high school. These prison is more than double what we can no longer hope foi woes; there are thousands of groups of students commonly is spent on an individual public "superman" of some sort toi It is time that America stops children who are not fortunate receive the less-proficient teach­ school student. And by 2020, cue us from the mess we hi turning a blind eye to our fal­ enough to have a choice in their ers and are not given the proper Bill Gates estimates that only created in our educational a tering education system, and education and must attend the college preparatory skills and 50 million Americans will be tern. the latest documentary hitting local public school. We need to never achieve their full poten­ qualified for 123 million highly We need to voice our op theaters, Waiting for Superman, find out why students are fail­ tial. skilled jobs. We simply cannot ions and start small to elimi forces Americans to do just that. ing in these schools and how we Eighth-grader Emily from afford to invest our money in some major injustices, becai The film centers on five chil­ can solve the problem in a cost- prosperous Silicon Valley has prisons and not education. we can no longer rely on In dren, each from different towns, effective way. this problem. Her local high I encourage all of you to and the lottery to determine! who are not able to reach their Rhee is trying to do just school features the tracking sys­ see this compelling and eye- country's future. full potential at their flawed that as chancellor of the District tem, and since Emily struggles public schools so they are forced of Columbia's public school sys­ in math, her parents fear she to apply to charter schools. The tem. She created controversy by will remain in this lower track. problem is, there are many more closing down schools and firing She applied to a nearby charter applicants than spots available hundreds of teachers and prin­ school that does not have this at all these schools, so what so­ cipals. She also proposed a rev­ system, and luckily she was lution is chosen? To have a lot­ olutionary idea of eliminating chosen in the lottery. tery. I am not kid ding; the fate of teacher tenure and giving them But some of the other chil­ thousands of children and their bonuses based on their achieve­ dren featured in the film were families is given to luck. ment. not so lucky. Three of the chil­ The film focuses on revo­ Hopefully the choice would dren were not chosen. Take, for lutionary educational leaders solve the problem of having so example, fifth-grader Daisy in Geoffrey Canada and Michelle many ineffective teachers who East Los Angeles. She is a very Rhee. Canada, born and raised are given tenure a few years determined and bright young in the South Bronx, is the char­ after teaching, since once they girl who dreams of becoming ismatic creator of Harlem Chil­ are given tenure it is nearly im­ a doctor or. veterinarian; how­ dren's Zone, a charter school possible to fire them, no matter ever, she lives in an impover­ that promotes a "cradle to col­ how poorly they perform. It is ished part of town and the local lege" approach to education. an odd predicament - about one public high school is one of the Canada promises to supply in 57 doctors and one in 97 law­ "dropout factories," where two- these students with support yers lose their licenses, but only thirds of the entering class does from early childhood education one in 2500 teachers lose their not graduate. throughout their college career credentials. Studies have shown She applied to the presti­ through services such as cheap that teacher performance is one gious Kipp L.A. Prep charter health care, healthy meals, af­ of the most important factors in school, but lost the lottery. Her ter school programs and small student achievement, so the fact road to medical school is much classes. He has brought nation­ that principals and superinten­ more difficult now. al attention to charter schools dents cannot fire teachers prov­ It is truly heartbreaking to which use public funds but usu­ en to be inadequate is extremely watch this film and see the dis­ ally offer better opportunities frustrating. Unfortunately, the appointment in the children's for students. Washington Teachers' Union faces who are not as lucky as While many praise Canada refused to even vote on the sub­ others. It is embarrassing for a for his innovational system and ject. On Oct. 13, Rhee resigned nation that prides itself on equal his determination to give disad­ from her position but wants to opportunity and free education vantaged youth a middle-class continue changing the system. to supply such a school sys­ education, people criticize the Another issue the film tem. And while politicians may fact that despite the whopping ^SSOCIATEPJ brings up is our school system's not want to spend money on A FAIR LOTTERY?: The subject of the film deals with an alternative way of allow"1? $16,000 spent per student, there method of tracking students. education now, there will be dents to get into charter schools. Instead of traditional application processes, the w has not been a great rise in test Usually schools group students damaging effects for that deci­ are accepted to the schools based on a lottery system. Many viewers are critical ot results. We should not be rely­ based on initial performance method, even if it has some merits. sion in the near future. Already The opinions on thispagedo not necessarily reflect those of The Sandspur. p 11ins Th" " College Sandspur OPINIONS October 22, 2010 Judge Impedes "Don't Ask" Sodexo Adapts to Amir Sadeh The Sandspur Uniqim e Diets Julia Campbell established a system for gluten- On Sept. 9, U.S. District The Sandspur free food," Sylvester explained; Court Judge Virginia Phillips is­ now, any food that is safe for the sued a landmark decision, stat­ For most people, the term two first-years to eat is marked ing that the policy of "don't ask, "celiac disease" means nothing, with a blue sticker. The dining don't tell" was unconstitutional but it is a major part of the ev­ staff is much more conscious of because it violates due process, eryday life of Samantha Sylves­ thoroughly washing down all freedom of speech, and the right ter '14. Since she was an infant, surfaces, changing their gloves to petition the government for Sylvester has been dealing with and not accidentally mixing any redress of grievances guaran­ her condition. glutens into what is supposed teed by the First Amendment. For those who have never to be a gluten-free meal; Sylves­ Last Tuesday, Judge Phillips even heard of celiac disease, ter said that if she or Perreault ordered the military to imme­ it is an autoimmune digestive ever become ill due to cross con­ diately stop enforcing its ban on disease that damages the small tamination, all they have to do openly gay soldiers. With this intestine and interferes with the is call Vasconez and he will fix ban rides the hopes of many absorption of nutrients from the problem. who believe that this will be the food. To put it simply: if people I have to admit, I was quite end for the 17-year-old "don't surprised that in all these years, ask, don't tell" policy. The Jus­ u there had never been any ce­ tice Department attorneys had liac sensitive ' students at Rol­ 60 days to appeal said injunc­ J am also impressed lins; maybe that is just because tion and two days after the de­ at how well Dining I have sever al family members cision had been brought down, who have been diagnosed with they requested an emergency Services has handled the disease so I have been aware stay of the federal judge's deci­ the situation; it cannot of it for a few years now. sion. However, I am also im­ ASSOCIATED PRESS be easy to come up with The government wants the INJUNCTION JUNCTION: Judge Virginia Phillips imposed an injunction on the military's pressed at how well Dining federal court in California to "don't ask, don't tell" policy, halting the dismissal of openly homosexual soldiers. safe meal options Services has handled the situa­ icy, believes it should happen Many on the opposition tion; it cannot be easy to come « .. an orderly transi­ through a "Democratic effort in think a change in the policy, es­ with celiac disease consume up with safe meal options for Congress to repeal the law," in­ pecially in such a rapid manner, anything with gluten, their Sylvester and Perreault while tion to a policy allow­ stead of an executive order or in will be a detriment on the troops small intestine will attack itself also cooking for the rest of the ing openly gay men and the court system. Though men "morale" and "battle effective­ and make them sick. And for school. The staff has done a like Defense Secretary Robert ness." Gay rights advocates, those of you who do not know great job. It cannot be easy for women to serve in the Gates and Chairman of the Joint have urged service members to what glutens are, they are pro­ the girls to be the only two peo­ military. " Chiefs of Staff Adm. Mike Mul­ avoid revealing their sexuality, teins found in foods processed ple in the student population len have all voiced support for fearing that the injunction could from wheat. So for people like who have this condition. the ending of said policy, there be tossed out during the appeals Sylvester, that means no wheat, I am just pleased that the grant a stay of injunction which has been opposition to said process. barley or rye. dining staff acted so quickly would remain in effect through­ overturn of the policy, namely With the appeals process in Here at Rollins, Head Chef and effectively to provide for out the appeals process, stat­ from the GOP, with Senator effect, the case would now go Gustavo Vasconez never had them; according to Sylvester, ing that the stay would allow John McCain going as far as say­ to the U.S. Court of Appeals for to deal with cooking for a per­ the C-Store brought.in gluten- for "an orderly transition to a ing he would "absolutely" fili­ the 9th Circuit, and either side son with celiac disease. Before free food and Vasconez did an policy allowing openly gay men buster any measure put forth in could then take it to the U.S. Su­ orientation, Sylvester and her immense amount of research and women to serve in the U.S. the Senate to repeal "don't ask, preme Court. As of right now, roommate Christine Perreault so that by the time they were military." don't tell" during the lame-duck the "don't ask, don't tell" policy '14, also with celiac disease, con­ moved in, he was well versed President Obama, though session following the November is over, yet it may be a while be­ tacted Dining Services to inform in celiac disease and fully pre­ supporting an end to the pol­ midterm election. fore we know if it is permanent. them of their dietary needs. "We pared to suit their needs. Classics Present Challenges but Offer Great Rewards Alan Nordstrom turies, even while challenging The Sandspur them to appreciate the complex and subtle artistry in language There is something about more fully with longer acquain­ the ordinary process of school­ tance. ing that leads students to be­ "Been there, done that," a lieve that the purpose of it all checklist attitude, does not ap­ is to "get through," to be done ply to great writing any more with one course after another— than it does to great friends, signed, sealed, delivered to the both of . whom reveal more transcript, and then forgotten. of their qualities and virtues through long and intimate as­ U sociation. Great literature grows It is true, however, that as you grow and thus Chaucer, Shakespeare and Mil­ ton, along with other "Greats," deserves revisiting present off-putting challenges throughout your life­ to newcomers, though not so formidable as learning a foreign time. language. Chaucer's Middle English does take mental labor to adopt, but it sounds more for­ Good teachers, however, eign than it reads. believe otherwise. Because I Two hundred years later, teach literature and language the Early Modern English of skills, I will speak from my per­ Shakespeare and Milton pres­ spective, though I think teachers ents lexical novelty (lots of by­ in other fields would make com­ gone words) but uses grammar parable cases in terms of their and syntax we comprehend own disciplines. without much trouble. All three When I introduce students of them are poets and thus Chaucer, Shakespeare or wield language lyrically, lan­ Milton, for instance, I mean for guage that sings with echoing COURTESY OF STOCK.XCHNG them to begin a lifelong friend­ resonance and meter, a physical A REAL PIECE OF WORK: Many of the great classics like Othello, The Canterbury Tales and Paradise Lost can be enjoyed again and again by any reader, no matter the age. ship with these authors, not a delight to hear intoned. podding acquaintance soon to Amazingly, great literature college, if it is great, will not through both direct experience brary befriend them on your he dismissed. Any such writer, grows as you grow and thus seem quite the same once you and wider reading. mental Greatsbook, and check established as a "classic," has deserves revisiting throughout have accrued more tender feel­ Hang in there is my point. in on them from time to time earned that status by delighting your lifetime. A poem or play ings and hard knocks with age, After meeting any of these lu­ throughout your life. Watch auditors and readers over cen­ vou first met in high school or or just seen more of life's variety minaries, add them to your li- them ripen with age. The opinions on this page do not necessarily reflect those of The Sandspur. "All I do is win, win, win no matter what" pounded through the amplifiers as Vampire Weekend bounded onto the stage Oct. 11 at Hard Rock Live. However un­ fit the entrance seemed for the surging indie-rock band, the group seems the type to cherish moments of unexpectedness. With a sound that marries the tings of a Casio-sounding keyboard and mandolin-like electric guitar with, on their most re­ cent album Contra, African-pop beats, the band has carved out a particular sound and an audience that loves it. The Very Best performed as the first opener, an African group whose ties' to Vampire Weekend include a cover of their "Cape Cod Nwassa Nwassa" and be­ ing joined by the band's frontman Ezra Koenig for the vocals of "Warm Heart of Africa." The Very Best's set found lead Esau Mwamwaya's jubilant singing over beats that quickened as the set continued, steadily enlivening the crowd. As­ sisted by a DJ that brought to life traditional sounds from the singer's home of Malawi, Mwamwaya jumped around excitedly and worked hard to involve and entertain the crowd. Occasional attempts at call-and-response with the audience went awry ^ more because they were misunderstood than ignored—but it did not dampen his demeanor. After a lengthy job of setting up rotating tetrahedrons, Beach House followed with a longer, less energized set. Despite being in complete contrast to the faster- paced headliner, the "dream-pop" band played their slower collection of songs to an interested audience, with the bass turned high enough for everyone to feel the beat through thumps in one's chest. Though they did have geometric shapes lit behind them, the band's technical display seemed to be on a tight leash—as one would expect of an opening act—but they combated it well by setting up at the front of the stage, fostering their connection through intimacy instead. Vampire Weekend followed, jumping across the stage to begin an 80-min- ute set and performing with high energy to a crowd hopping and shouting lyrics throughout the show. Their technical aspects shined, the lighting shifting between calamitous strobes and calm colors as it synced with riffs, and drum peals as pre­ cisely as though reacting to the sound. In contrast to the upbeat, innocent sound, a few times I found myself quoting Bret McKenzie of Flight of the Conchords, thinking, "Can I please have a look at the lyrics?" Not to call the band out on their abstract lines, but they put their Co­ lumbia educations to use in "Oxford Comma" and other hits. The only thing missing was their playing something outside of their discog- raphy, whether an unrecorded song or a cover. Hearing a familiar song in Koe- nig's voice—predictable wavers and all—would have really given it an entirely new quality. In order to experience a better-paced show from the group, it might be worth it to wait until a few more albums provide added variety to their work- when that happens, though, it might be too difficult to get a ticket. October 8, 2010

Performing in front of thousands of stu­ dents at UCF's homecoming event, "Knights on the Big Screen," Ludacris shined. Despite initially f-f thinking he sounded disappointing, and being unsure of why, further examination proved that he sounded as smooth as always, but over- involvement of his sidekick, Disturbing Tha Peace's Little Fate, detracted from the experi­ ence. Had Fate stuck to punctuating Luda's lyr­ ics and facsimiiating other artist's parts in Luda ] songs, it would have sounded a lot better, but the fact that his voice and style are so drastically different from that of'Cris made it sound more out of place when he sang along with | Ludacris's lyrics. Even with Little Fate's med­ dling, Ludacris killed it, and the UCF crowd responded hugely to his bar­ rage of hits. Beyond a break for his DJ to scratch solo, there was not a lot of showma; his music and impressive articulation while spitting verses held up on their own. He was clearly in his element on stage, and separated his songs by chatting with the audience, laugh­ ing, and insisting that he was go­ ing way longer than "they" wanted him to because the crowd was so good (a dubious claim, as he simply started saying his time was up about halfway into his act). Ludacris was worth the draw, had a solid DJ, and brought along a young Chicago duo to debut a song or two, but next time he would be best served spending more time do­ ing his songs on his own and leaving £ .ittle Fate at home. October 22, 2010 8 The Rollins College Sandspur LIFE & TIMES "Boktoberfest" Brings Germany to Florida Kari Smith traditional Oktoberfest sau­ The Sandspur sage, and educational lectures given by the plant vendors. The Saturday, Oct. 16 was Bok­ vendors sold a wide variety of toberfest at Bok Tower Gardens items, including native plants, in Lake Wales. The Gardens bonsai, olive trees, and orchids. opened at 8 a.m. and featured One of the more unusual plants free admission, live music, Ger­ was the Tillandsia, more com­ man food, activities, lectures monly called the air plant, and a plant sale. which is not planted in soil but Bok Tower Gardens is a 250- can be attached to any medium acre National Historic Land­ and watered a few times a week. mark located on Iron Moun­ Although there are many types, tain, one of the highest points most grow in bundles of spiky in Florida. The park is named leaves gaining beautiful colors for Edward W. Bok and the 205- when the plant flowers. The foot carillon Singing Tower. The best features of Boktoberfest, Gardens were commissioned by however, are the gardens them­ Bok in 1921 and landscaped by selves, which can be enjoyed at Frederick Law Olmsted, Jr. any time of the year. In addition to the Gardens, Popular elements of the the property also includes Pine Gardens are the giant Victo­ Ridge Trail and Pinewood Es­ ria Water Lilies in the Reflec­ tate. Pine Ridge Trail loops tion Pool near the Tower. The the property and features pine five-foot lily pads have long trees, native plants in the area's spikes on their undersides and natural sandy soil, and views of are strong enough to support a the surrounding orange groves child. Also at home in the Re­ and three geocaching locations. flecting Pool are two swans, Pinewood Estate is a 20-room and food is available for pur­ mansion and the 1930s Medi­ chase for visitors to feed them. terranean Revival style home Down the path from the Reflect­ of industrialist C. Austin Buck. ing Pool is the "Window by the Pinewood Estate can be toured Pond," a little building with a most days for an additional ad­ giant window in one wall and KARISMI mission price. seats from which visitors can CELEBRATE BOKTOBERFEST: Located in Lake Wales at one of Florida's highest altitude points, The BokTower hosted a celebration on Saturday. The festivities entailed free admission, free food, live music, plant sales and various other activities. During Boktoberfest, chil­ watch a pond and the creatures dren could climb trees, paint that live in and around it. nearby bird feeder and nearly most nose-diving into the pond. For more information abo pumpkins and have their faces On Saturday visitors had a onto a bird. Both were startled, Seconds later he bounced right this you can check out painted. Adults were offered laugh when a squirrel jumped the bird flew away, and the back to the birdfeeder before Bok Tower Gardens online a selection of beers and wines, from the edge of the pond to a squirrel leaped back to shore, al­ observers could blink. www.boktowergardens.org Glimpse Behind the Scenes Honor Code Gets a Rollins Dining Services Social Life Julia Campbell work goes into just receiving the Julia Campbell ized that we already have hi The Sandspur food, let alone preparing it; just The Sandspur strong means of addressii as much effort, if not more, is honor violations (academic an Every day I go into the Cam­ put into cooking each and every Everyone knows about Rol­ social) and we wanted to a pus Center with an expectation meal. The kitchen staff always lins' Academic Honor Council; ate a statement that repress for there to be food available for works very late into the night almost every professor requires what Rollins values." me and, thus far, I have not been cleaning up from busy dinners. his or her students to write out Unfortunately, the disappointed because there are They arrive early the next morn­ the Academic Honor Code on ment of Honor is not yet reai always a variety of choices. Per­ ing to begin cooking so that tests and papers prior to hand­ for release. "While the Stab haps it has been due to my pre­ breakfast will be ready to be ing them in, and it is under­ ment of Honor has been aj occupation with my classes and served promptly at 7 a.m. when stood that if students violate the proved by the Student li other activities that I have never the hall opens. The staff does Code, they will appear before Committee, the Academic Ha really given a second thought to not seem to mind this laborious the Council. or Council and SGA, we what goes on behind-the-scenes work, as Vasconez explained, Perhaps fewer students are currently in the process of i of Dining Services. However, "We have a group of people do­ aware that there is also a so­ ing some changes in regard Sept. 13,1 was given the spectac­ ing something that they love to cial honor council that dictates clarifications requested by ular opportunity to learn more do." about the goings on in the kitch­ the Code of Conduct. Accord­ After listening to the speak­ en long before any students are ing to Dr. William Boles, chair ers at the presentation describe even thinking about eating. of the Student Life Committee, the copious amount of work "The Code of Conduct defines Essentially we redl In an informative presenta­ that goes into the entire Din­ the expected social behavior of tion put on by Dining Services, ing Services process, I will cer­ students at Rollins." If the Code ized that we alreadn Director of Dining Services Ge­ tainly be more appreciative of is broken, the violator will be rard Short began with a detailed have two strong mem everything I eat. Now I know subjected to one of three types description of the difference be­ that all of the food presented to of hearings: one-on-one; stud- of addressing honor w tween an all-you-can-eat plan me has been carefully selected, net panel; or one faculty mem­ versus Rollins' on-card system. lotions (academic \ delivered and prepared so that ber, one staff member and one Due to this system, Short said, I will receive the best possible student. This process is almost social) and we wat "We are able to offer a higher nutrition. I have also developed identical to how the Academic to create a statement quality of food." To further a newfound respect for the din­ prove this, Head Chef Gustavo Honor Council structures their ing staff because I now know hearings. that represents wWJ Vasconez talked about the in­ the amount of work that goes However, neither of Rollins values. tricate food ordering process into keeping my classmates these Councils are new organi­ that he goes through. In order and I well-fed. One thing is for zations, and the Honor Code as to ensure the highest quality sure: never again will I assume well as the Code of Conduct are Sodexo, the company that runs that the magical food fairy sum­ easily accessible to all. Still, to College lawyer, so it will J Dining Services, makes deals moned my meal with a spar­ simplify things, there will soon again be going back to all with other companies so that it kling magic wand; there was a be an overarching statement groups to get their agreeing will receive the best food at the lot more effort put into it than best price. Another key element that will umbrella both systems, affirmed Boles. Until the $ just a little mystical pixie dust. in the ordering process is ensur­ known as the Statement of Hon­ ment has been reapprov^ ing that all of the food is pack­ So, the next time you go to or. The Statement will encom­ will not be revealed. Reg^ COURTESY OF ROLLINS.EDU the Campus Center, remember COMPLIMENTS TO THE CHEF: Students aged, shipped and received at pass all of Rollins' values while of any new statement, the J all the hard work and trouble dine at the Campus Center daily, but tend the appropriate temperature so uniting the two councils. demic Honor Code is p to have little regard for what goes on that goes into making our meals that they "don't break the chain The question is: why did in every classroom and the behind the scenes. Head Chef Gustavo and know that you are eating of quality." Rollins wait so long to create Code of Community Stand" Vasconez explains how the food on cam­ good food at a good price at a pus gets from the kitchen to our plates. such a statement? As Boles ex­ can be found at http://w^ I never realized how much great school. plained, "Essentially we real­ lins.edu/csr/policies/code.] fhe Rollins College Sandspur LIFE & TIMES October 22, 2010 Yoga Helps the Leaders Emerge with Purpose Annamarie Carlson nity." Jennifer Ritter '13 is also For the next two semesters, Busy to Relax The Sandspur looking forward to the program. the students participating in ELI She applied for ELI "because I will work with a faculty or staff Julia Campbell On Oct. 19, the participants am already in several leader­ member to confront an issue on The Sandspur in the Emerging Leadership In­ ship positions, and it seemed campus. The combination of stitute (ELI) had the- opportu­ like a good idea to get some ex­ the ELI experience and collabo­ The mantra was, "Take nity to meet many Rollins' lead­ perience outside of my comfort ration with a faculty member a nice, long, deep breath," as ers, Interim Provost Joyner and zone." should allow the participants Lenny Barret led members of Dean Karen Hater during the Hater and Joyner gave a few to become better leaders; in the the faculty and staff through a Leaders' Dinner in the Galloway words to help kick off the eve­ words of Meredith Hein, "lead­ of relaxing yoga poses. Room. ELI is a Rollins Immer­ ning. After congratulating the ers with a purpose." Wednesday, the Office of sion Progfam taking place this students on their wise decision Alexis Riley '13 is looking Multicultural Affairs (OMA), weekend in inner-city Orlando to attend the weekend, Dean forward to the leadership skills what it calls a "Rejuve­ that was organized by X-Club, Hater went on to describe col­ she will develop at ELI and the nation Break" at the Knowles the Office of Student Involve­ lege as a laboratory, "a chance opportunities it will provide for Chapel. The break is led by Bar­ ment and Leadership, and the to fry new skills and hone in on her and the Rollins' community. ret, a current Holt student and Office of Community Engage­ those skills in order to be able to "It's very exciting to participate a certified yoga instructor. The ment. Eighteen first-year and go out as comfortable adults." in an integrated learning expe­ concept of a relaxation class for sophomore students were se­ Provost Joyner also gave words rience with so many prominent the faculty and staff was created lected to be members of the ELI of congratulations. She de­ leaders on campus that I would by Barret, who, according to class of 2010. scribed the core to leadership as not have met otherwise. Inter- Rachel Luce, assistant director All the participants are "knowing who you are and to connectedness is often integral of OMA, "wanted to thank the COURTESY OF R-NET thrilled to have this unique, be intentional about whom you to the over all success of cam­ faculty and staff for all the hard RELAX AND REJUVENATE: Yoga instruc­ exciting opportunity and- are are becoming." pus organizations. By facilitat­ work they do." And so, for two tor Lenny Barret provides a healthy break anxiously awaiting the week­ Throughout the meal, the ing this process, ELI is provid­ in the busy schedules of faculty and staff. semesters, Barret has donated a end. Mitch Verjboncoeur '14 younger students had the op­ ing the campus with promising portion of her time to help the a strange place to hold a weekly stated, "I'm stoked. This pro­ portunity to talk with a variety leaders and more unified orga­ Rollins College faculty relax. yoga-type class, it was the only gram seems like a great way to of leaders on campus represent­ nizations. " Barret is extremely in­ available venue Luce and Barret exercise my global citizenship ing different organizations in­ Everyone, both the partici­ volved here at Rollins; she is could find during the week. The and responsibility to make a cluding Student Government, pants and leaders, are looking enrolled in the Holt program, gym is in constant use between meaningful impact on my glob­ J.U.M.P., The Sandspur, and fra­ forward to this weekend's im­ and her son is an Arts and Sci­ team practices and the steady al community." Amy Teixeira ternities and sororities as well mersion trip. One of the facilita­ ences student. Barret was aware stream of fitness classes offered '14 is also excited. "Leadership as the students and staff who tors of the program, Raghaban- that there were yoga classes for students. While it is true is the basis for success; I am ex­ are running the weekend retreat dra KC '13, is looking forward offered at the Alfond Sports that the classroom gets a little cited to be an integral part in the and subsequent Leadership to the aftereffect of ELI as well. Center, but she wished to of­ crowded, even with all of the success of the Rollins commu­ Ally Program. "ELI is just the beginning." fer something a little different, tables and chairs pushed back something that would provide to the walls, that does not stop techniques on relaxation to the people from showing up. De­ faculty and staff without tak­ spite the lack of space, the pop­ ing too much time from their ularity remains high. "People already extra busy schedules. will e-mail me to see if it is still Luce provided an explanation, going on," Luce commented in saying, "[Barret] wanted to do regard to the popularity of the something where the faculty classes. Still, she firmly believes. and staff would feel comfort­ that the breaks would be even able doing yoga and breathing more popular if more space exercises." By organizing the were available, which is why Rejuvenation Breaks, the faculty Luce and Barret are currently and staff could definitely feel seeking a new venue for next comfortable relaxing privately semester. "I just feel like there in the middle of their work day. would be tons more people if Barret does these sorts of things we had more space," Luce af­ for other organizations as well, firmed. Hopefully, they will find providing 10-minute relaxation a more appropriate venue soon, breaks during long business then Barret can guide even more meetings. faculty and staff members into JENNIFER RITTER some much-needed relaxation. GET TOGETHER IN GALLOWAY: The Galloway Room provides a space for students from The Emerging Leadership Institute to come While the chapel seems like together and meet and greet with other on-campus leaders.This affords students the chance to learn from organizations. Look at your wallet. Now back to this ad. Now back to your wallet. Now back to this ad. Are you missing that thing you need which you can exchange for goods and services? 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Email [email protected] for more information. October 22; 10 The Rollins College Sandspur LIFE & TIMES Here at Rollins, People Come Out With Prids ^ / •*- —^»^^—^M K»nH| was Olympic Gold Meghan Thomas Greg Louganis. He spoke oi The Sandspur recent suicides of lesbian, bisexual, transgender (!(; Sunday, Oct. 10 was a students due to bullying, bright, sunny day at Lake Eola shared a story of how ai with 70,000 people gathered all high school student tun the way around the lake, but not away from suicide after m^ merely to enjoy the sunshine. him at a book signing. Orlaj The day marked the sixth annu­ mayor Buddy Dyer and 0 al Come Out with Pride parade Lowe, the openly gay mayo around Lake Eola. Gainesville spoke as well. According to police esti­ There were performai mates, around 70,000 people and celebrations into the i came to watch the parade—a The pride and excitement oi record-breaking number. Rol­ only Spectrum, but also the lins also broke a record, with 61 tire 70,000-strong audience, people from the college march­ breathtaking. For Rollins to ing in the parade, up from 33 ate a presence in such a | last year. Spectrum (Rollins' gay, crowd was exhilarating; peo lesbian, bisexual, transgender, all along the parade route \ ally group) has been march­ pointing in amazement at ing in the pride parade for the lime-green army of Ro3 past three years, but this year Spectrum, cheering and c had the biggest turnout. Rollins ping for the small school i students, staff, faculty and even big heart. Kelci Reyes-Brm alumni carpooled over to Lake '13, vice president of Specta Eola, armed with lime-green t- stated, "I am so proud t shirts that boldly stated, "Pride, lins stood up to support Sj We Got It," rainbow face paint, trum with pride and .c pins that declared "Love is especially in light of all Love," feather boas, beads and cent media about suicides; even dogs dressed up in their harassment of LGBT stude rainbow finest. Rollins Spec­ The support for Spectrum re trum and its supporters made MEGHAN THOMAS heartens me and lets mel one of the biggest, largest and SAY IT LOUD, SAY IT PROUD: Christopher McCauley'11 marches excitedly in the crowd as he participates in the Come Out with Pride parade and represents Rollins College. This year, Rollins close to doubled its participation, outnumbering students from UCF and Stetson. that at Rollins, we come loudest groups at the parade, with pride!" larger even than Stetson and out the parade. Rollins alumni years ago, this never would and Help, candidates for Gov­ UCF, and rivaling the groups watching the parade in the au­ have happened! Congratula­ ernor of Florida and the Flori­ For more information^ from Universal Studios and Dis­ dience cheered specifically for tions, Rollins!" da Senate, and floats from gay tact Reyes-Brannon at d: ney. The excitement among the Rollins, pleased to see such a Other participants in the clubs like Pulse, Revolutions, [email protected] or students, faculty and staff was loud and proud group march­ parade included the infamous Parliament House, and the Spectrum's website at hi contagious, and everyone was ing. One unnamed alumnus Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence, soon-to-be opened Mr. Sisters. w w w. r ollins. edu/multiculi smiling and shouting through- in the crowd declared, "A few Equality Florida, Macy's, Hope The main speaker for the event alaffairs/orgs/spectrum.html MSA & RIP Team Up AASA Educates Througl Sponsored show explores misunderstanding Ethnic Desserts Julia Campbell The rest of the discussion Jackie Chan The Sandspur touched upon other misunder­ The Sandspur standings, including culture, On Sept. 17, the Muslim Stu­ religion and sexual orientation. On Wednesday, Sept. 29, the dent Association (MSA) spon­ Alexis Riley '13 shared a story Rollins community celebrated sored a Rollins Improv Players about one of her former teachers the Chinese Mid-Autumn Fes­ (RIP) show based on the theme who was a- lesbian. Riley said tival. As part of the festivities, of misunderstanding. The show that at first she was apprehen­ Rollins invited about 20 inter­ starred the usual cast of charac­ sive about having a gay teacher, national students from Disney's ters improvising scenes while but once she got to know the intern program to campus. also incorporating suggestions teacher, her opinion completely Hosted by the Office of collected from the audience changed. "Once you get to know Multicultural Affairs (OMA) prior to the show regarding someone," Riley said, "You real­ and the Asian American Stu­ their views oi\ misunderstand­ ize how beautiful they really dent Association (AASA), the ing, clarity and fraternity and are." Some outside visitors also evening began with an invite- sorority life.-While most of the offered their tales of misunder­ only dinner at Ward Hall with scenes containeG the usual fast- standing. One young Muslim an array of freshly cooked Chi­ paced RIP humor, such as when woman spoke of being subject­ nese food, such as rice cakes, Dr. David Charles (Dr. D) of the ed to extra attention at airports chow mein, glutinous rice balls theatre department proclaimed, and how in grade school other and fried rice, among other tra­ "I'm a cross dresser, Shannon, kids teased her for her apparel. ditional Chinese dishes. I'm not gay," there were also However, since then, she says, Students from Rollins and more somber moments that re­ situations have improved, and Disney were eager to meet and flected on how prevalent and she does not let those sorts of greet one another and after just unfortunate incomprehension things bother her. "I think part one hour of mingling over deli­ can be. of [overcoming prejudice] is it cious and exotic food, they all Following the show, the helps to be confident in your­ were taking pictures, hugging chairs in the Fred Stone Theatre self." and exchanging contacts. It were rearranged into a circle In most cases, misunder­ was an environment where all and Dr. D facilitated a discus­ standings are blown out of pro­ students were quick to make sion about personal stories portion and if people were less friends. regarding misunderstanding. into labeling themselves as a The celebration opened up Though at first people were way to find their identity, there to the rest of the Rollins com­ hesitant to open up to one an­ would be less incomprehen­ munity when it moved to the ENJOY A MOONCAKE: Students from the Asian American Student Association si**' other, one man's story ultimate­ sion in the world. So whether Campus Center in the evening. their traditional desserts as they prepare for the Mid-Autumn Festival. ly broke the ice and after that, one assumes that Dr. D is from As in previous years, many des­ the event was the stand where national cuisines and the u the conversation flowed pretty England because of his accent serts from Southeast Asia were the Disney interns and Rollins Peace Festival are great fl01 easily. He told about a young or someone has erroneous be­ served, including Mooncakes, students wrote people's names to improve awareness org* white boy who was bullied by liefs about a person based off a token symbol of the festival, in Chinese calligraphy. Hongjin a few black kids; afterward, the of his or her sexual orientation, cultures and issues. and halo-halo, a popular Fili­ Stu Anderson '14 W boy was reluctant to share this misunderstanding is a common Du '14 was exceptionally en­ pino shaved ice and milk des­ "making more intern* with anyone because he did not occurrence in the world; maybe thusiastic, holding up the sign, sert served with an array of top­ friends" during high scho* want to come across as racist "Get your Chinese name here!!" if RIP hosts more shows like pings. Those who stopped at the is glad that Rollins is "m toward black people. The man this in the future and people in Jon Perry '14 was excited stand-were not intimidated to to meet people and try foods gain that back." Anderson concluded that racism can go general become more aware of try the foreign foods and were at the stand. He says that Rol­ ed that he hopes to see both ways: "people forget that common misconceptions, even­ rewarded with a pleasant expe­ lins is doing "a really good job do more to "integrate raw racism can be reversed... it is a tually there will be no more mis­ rience. universal thing." understanding anywhere. at exposing students to global turalism with [the] A# Besides the food, a big hit at citizenship" and that the inter- student populous." V The Rollins College Sandspur ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT October 22, 2010 11 Fred Mascherino is Doing Some Terrible Things Lauren Silvestri cals for Taking Back Sunday, The Sandspur Mascherino is excited to be back in front and center. It is the "real The chorus sings, "we're me," he describes. Even though doing terrible things," in their all the members found fame in self-titled song, but Terrible other bands, none felt the need Things seems to be doing just to redo their pasts. "We don't the opposite of that in their self- have expectations—it's brand titled debut album. "We got the new," says Mascherino. He band name from this song, after mentions influences such as Led which I rewrote all the lyrics to Zeppelin and Tom Petty and the song to fit the band better," explains that the band "wanted says lead guitarist and vocalist more straightforward rock than Fred Mascherino. "It's all about anything else we've done." redemption and second chanc­ I was fortunate enough to es." see the band live at The Social Oct. 6 during the first week in of " There may be the their two-month tour opening for Mae. Mascherino opened underlying theme of the by describing to the crowd the fires, but all of the songs tumultuous start the band was having. It turns out their bus speak about a variety of broke down earlier and Jackson, topics. 55 who does backup vocals, lost his voice. But it did not hinder the performance at all. They The concept definitely re­ sounded even better than they lates to the band, whose mem­ did on their album, helped by bers all came from other suc­ Mascherino's great stage pres­ cessful acts. Mascherino was the ence. lead guitarist for Taking Back Mascherino is extremely Sunday, but left in 2007 to pur­ optimistic for the band's future. sue other interests. He met up "This is the best band I could with former vocalist and guitar­ play with. I want to be play­ ist for Hot Rod Circuit, Andy ing with them in 10 years. I'm Jackson, and then they found always excited to be up there RYAN RUSSELL ex-Coheed and Cambria drum­ ROCK IT OUT: Fred Mascherino, of Taking Back Sunday fame, returns to the music scene with his new band, Terrible Things. The trio aim performing with them." Mash- mer Josh Eppard. They decided to bring their sound back to rock n' roll's classic roots. erino went on to say that they to record the album with just the to fill the spot, but we're taking me what was happening and of topics. "Lullaby" describes are trying to bring back an ex­ three of them, but bassist Brian Weaver more seriously." it was very emotional. T coun­ Mascherino meeting his wife citing, old-school sound, and Weaver, formerly of Silvertide The album is loosely based sel myself by writing so I just in California but then having they will not disappear anytime and Automatic Fire (both bands on a very terrible thing that oc­ started to write songs about to drive back to Coatesville. His soon. "Our goal is to bring rock I highly recommend you check curred in Mascherino's home­ it," Mascherino says. Jackson's favorite song on the album is back," tells Mascherino, with a out), has joined them for the town of Coatesville, Pennsylva­ house burned down a few years "Up at Night." "We did some­ gleaming and anticipated look tour. "I had been begging Bri­ nia. During the period between ago (in Alabama), so he could thing [on this song that] we burning in his eye. "We want an to play with me for a while 2008 and 2009, there were a to­ also relate to the theme. hadn't done in the past, I think guitar solos, drumming unlike now," recalls Mascherino. "Fi­ tal of 49 arson fires. "I love my There may be the underly­ it sums up my life and the fires anything, harmonies... some­ nally he had time to, and lately hometown, and my brother still ing theme of the fires, but all of the best." thing I haven't heard in a long we had just been using people lives there. It really disturbed the songs speak about a variety After singing backup vo­ time." The Breakthrough Theatre Goes to School Annamarie Carlson At this point, the audience was The Sandspur finally able to see Colleen's true personality. Ornstein performed To be honest, at the end of a gut-wrenching monologue the first act of The Breakthrough about her embarrassment at Theatre's production of Catholic getting her period for the first School Girls, I wanted to leave. time in front of the entire class, The theatre itself annoyed me; I ending with the girl sobbing felt as if I were sitting in some­ as she makes her way off the one's old converted living room. stage. The topic was rough, but The stage was small with only Ornstein pulled it off with fly­ one set of lights (which not ing colors. only illuminated the stage but Although I loved Ornstein's the audience as well, and was performance and I could relate very distracting), and there was to Toni Claire's portrayal of no main curtain (so every time Wanda, Megan Borkes '10 as crew members ran across the Elizabeth truly stole the night. stage in black to change some­ A recent Rollins alumna, thing, everyone could see them Borkes commented on what clearly). an integral part her experi­ The first act was cute; the ences here played in her per­ actresses excellently portrayed formance, "Because Rollins has children at various ages. How­ such a small theatre commu­ ANNAMARIE CARLSON THANKTHE LORD: Megan Borkes'10 (left) steals the show with her portrayal of Elizabeth, a girl whose belief in God is slipping. ever, in my mind, the script was nity, it helped to have a lot of a little too harsh. It captured the stage time to get used to how formance, drawing the audi­ message [of the show] is im­ about her own relationship with ugliness of childhood and the grown-ups perform. It taught ence in with each word. At the portant though—it has a sense church. "I have been a strong cruelness of little kids. The old­ me people skills as well—how end, when she begins talking as of hope at the end. Elizabeth's agnostic ever since I stopped er audience members laughed to work with people of all dif­ an adult at a party many years journey is very moving." going to Catholic Church. After while the "kids" on stage picked ferent methods." later about her experiences as Borkes has been interest­ this performance, I re-evaluated on one another. After recently Beginning with her inno­ a Catholic school girl, her char­ ed in acting since elementary what a strong force faith is to watching my sister go through cent question in second grade, acter finally shows maturity school and loves performing people. It is good to believe in this "playful" torment and not "Sister, was Jesus a Jew?" to and closure that proves Borkes' on stage. "You get the immedi­ something, whatever it is. You coming out as happy-go-lucky questions about herself and talent. ate actor-audience relationship. have to have something you can as the girls on stage, I could not God's existence in eighth grade, Borkes has hoped to per­ When you are on stage you can fall back on and believe in. " find the behavior funny at all. Borkes' story became the focal form in Catholic School Girls get the energy off of the audi­ If you are interested in the­ With that said, I am glad point of the show. since high school. "I was very ence. You can gage the audi­ atre, I recommend visiting the I stayed. The second act be­ After her grandmother's excited to hear they were audi­ ence's emotions." Although she Breakthrough Theatre for its gan in middle school, the truly death, Borkes' character enters tioning for it. I always wanted is currently still auditioning, she next performance, The Insan­ awkward age that we all have the chapel and pours her soul to do that first monologue when has come to the realization that ity of Mary Girard, which will to go through. Jenny Ornstein out in an emotionally charged she was explaining all the mis­ continuous auditioning is part be rurming Oct. 28-31. Overall, portrayed Colleen, a dark char­ speech to God, ending with conceptions about the Jews. It of the life of the working actor. Catholic School Girls ended up acter who is constantly fighting "You don't even exist." Borkes' was fun to do just because I got Catholic School Girls contains being an excellent performance. to be queen of the classroom. emotion pours out of her per- to act like a second grader. The life lessons that taught Borkes I am very glad I stayed. October 22,2010 8 The Rollins College Sandspur SPORTS Sunshine State Conference Standings n MEN'S SOCCER W L T WIN% Rollins 9 2 2 .769 RIP Show, "Cut To..." at 1 Barry 7 2 3 .708 p.m. in the Fred Stone Theat Saint Leo 9 4 0 .692 Men's Soccer, versus Fk Florida Southern 8 4 1 .654 Tech at 7 p.m. Tampa 9 5 1 .633 Lynn 8 5 0 .615 Nova Southeastern 7 4 2 .615 Florida Tech 5 5 2 .500 Inside the Artistic Process A Talk Back with Jaron Eckerd 6 7 0 .462 Lanier, in Knowles Mernorii Chapel at 7:30 p.m. VOLLEYBALL WOMEN'S SOCCER Men's and Women's Swii ming, versus Team Orlandc W L T WIN% W L T WIN% 1 p.m. Tampa 19 3 0 .864 Rollins 9 2 1 .792 Barry 11 3 0 .786 Nova Southeastern 8 3 1 .708 Florida Southern 16 5 0 .762 Florida Southern 8 3 2 .692 Lynn 15 7 0 .682 Tampa 9 5 0 .643 Inside the Artistic Process: Rollins 15 7 0 .682 Florida Tech 6 5 0 .545 A Talk Back with Jaron Saint Leo 10 9 0 .526 Saint Leo 6 6 1 .500 Lanier, in Knowles Memorial Florida Tech 10 12 0 .455 Lynn 5 5 2 .500 Chapel at 3 p.m. Nova Southeastern 10 12 0 .368 Barry 6 7 1 .464 Eckerd 6 13 0 .316 Eckerd 2 12 0 .143

Men's Soccer, at Palm Beach Atlantic in West Palm Beach, Fla at 3 p.m.

Men's Golf, Rollins Invitatior all day in Ocoee, Fla.

Men's Golf, Rollins Invitational all day in Ocoee, Fla.

ROLLINSSPORTS.COM DROPPING THE BALL: The Women's team slid four spots this week in the NSCAA/HendrickCars.com Division II National Ranking after a double-overtime loss to Lynn University, and is VOIieyDail, at lampa Umversil now ranked 9th. Following a victory over St. Xavier and double-overtime draw against Barry University, the Men's team dropped to 7th from their former slot at 6th. a^ ^ P-m •