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THE STUDENT VOICE OF ROLLINS COLLEGE SINCE 1894 VOL. 112 ISSUE 26 www.thesandspur.org APRIL 21, 2006 Students Exercise Their Free Speech Jessica Estes The Danish paper later the sandspur apologized for publishing the caricature, jyllands' edi On Thursday, April 13, tor in chief, Carsten Juste, members of the Rollins fac told the Associated Press, ulty and student body gath "We are sorry if Muslims ered for the first meeting of have been offended", but The Forum, a new discus added, "it is not a dictator sion-based club hosted by ship like Saudi Arabia that is the Student/Faculty Alliance going to dictate our editorial for Enlightenment and Ac line here in Denmark." tion. The inaugural assem Danish Prime Minister bly featured a debate on the Anders Fogh Rasmussen re true meaning of the freedom fused to apologize, express of speech. ing in a speech that "freedom The theme was prompt of speech is absolute. It is not ed by a series of controver negotiable." sial political cartoons pub The Forum sought to an lished by Danish Newspaper alyze that statement. Is free Jyllands-Posten last Septem dom of speech in fact a non- ber. The cartoons included negotiable right? Students caricatures of the prophet spoke up expressing a vari ety of viewpoints. Some al Mohammad portrayed as an JESSICA ESTES / The Sandspur apparent terrorist yielding SPEAKING OUT: Dr. Bob Moore speaks at the recent Free Speech Forum in Dave's Down luded to a media double knives and hiding bombs in Under. The event was very popular on campus. standard, arguing that simi lar cartoons depicting im his turban. ble racism." Iran's foreign newspapers republished the goods. Saudi Arabia re ages of Christianity were not The pictures quickly in cartoons in 2006, claiming called its ambassador from minister termed them published, due to fear of in cited the Muslim world as they believed their freedom Denmark, and Libya closed "ridiculous and revolting." citing Christians. offended individuals rioted, of expression was under as its embassy in Copenhagen, Despite the outraged re- Dr. Balak, one of the burned embassies, and the Danish capital. Kuwait sponse of the Muslim corn- sault from extremists using staged boycotts of all Danish called the carfoons "despica- munity, other European violence and intimidation. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 Easter Eggtravaganza at Rollins College certain time pe Rochelle Siegel Plastic eggs were all over the hallways, on the door riod won one of the sandspur handles, hanging from name two grand Baskets, eggs, bunnies tags, on top of the fire prizes. The and chocolates, it is Easter alarms, and even the stair grand prizes time. And it would not be ways. Students ran down that were won Easter without an Easter egg the halls throwing every egg were DVD play hunt. they picked up into shop ers, iPods, Digi An Easter egg hunt was ping bags. The goal was to tal Cameras and held in Sutton Apartments race up and down each floor, various other on Wednesday, April 12, for collecting as many eggs as things all val those students living in the possible. ued at over Rollins apartment complex. There were three "spe $200. Students anxiously awaited cial" eggs hidden in the hall The Resi in the Sutton lounge as the ways and some lucky few dential Hall As CA's hid the plastic eggs on who collected the "special" sociation gave each floor. eggs won prizes such as away over 30 Each student had to have Rollins College cups, Panera prizes. These prizes were val at least one hand touch the Bread gift certificates, or a ued between couch before anyone could Rollins College sweatshirt. $10 to $150. leave the lounge, but as soon The third floor won the Certain "spe as the last CA entered the race, collected the most eggs cial" eggs were room everyone was off. in the least amount of time. Their prize: bragging rights. hidden in grass A few days later, the day and students before Easter, on the grassy who found those won other VS l area behind the Bookstore a grand prizes. JMMERNEWS 5 second Easter egg hunt took Even col JEWS • • .6 place. The area was covered with plastic eggs containing lege students LIFE&TIMES Can join in On ROCHELLE SIEGEL /The Sandspur "ERTAINMENT ... .12 candy and raffle tickets. the fun of the CANDY FILLED FUN: Students at Rollins got the c nance top articipate in egg OPINIONS The person who collect SPORTS .. ed the most eggs within a Easter holiday. hunts for tne ho,iday of Easter THE SANDSPUR -APRIL 21, 2006 NEWS VOL. 112 ISSUE 26
Canada: Confirmation has Mexico: Forty-three people Washington: Federal offi Washington: Easter week WORLD been received that a six- died Monday when a tour cials say that the first cases end President Bush made an year-old dairy cow on a bus crashed into a ravine. of bird flu could show up in announcement defending NEWS Fraser Valley farm has mad- Bus was travelling from the United States in the com Donald Rumsfeld, saying cow disease. Investigator's Guadalajara to Veracruz. ing weeks or months as the Pentagon chief is doing a have identified the animal's birds migrate from overseas. "fine job." date and location of birth in If the flu does break out COURTESY OF CNN.COM order to trace potential NATIONAL Americans will be urged to North Carolina: Two Duke sources of infection. avoid human contact. University lacrosse team Aruba: Police arrested a sus members were charged with pect in the Natalee Hol- NEWSW Oklahoma: The body of 10- the rape of a woman who loway case. The only infor Romania: Flooding caused year-old Jamie Rose Bolin was hired to dance at a team mation given out is that the by continuous rain and was found late Friday in a party. suspect is 19 years old and melting snow has reached Tennessee: A six-year-old plastic tub hidden in the has the initials "G.V.C" record levels on Europe's Danube River. Authorities girl was killed by a black closet of Kevin Ray Under California: Three wild mice battle to keep the rising wa bear at the base of a water wood. Underwood mur tested positive for han Pakistan: Two Afghans and ters from destroying towns fall in the Cherokee Nation dered the young girl and tavirus. The virus can be in an Arab, suspected to be al and villages. al Forest. was planning on eating her haled by humans and cause Qaeda militants, were ar remains. flu-like symptoms that are rested after a gunfight in the sometimes fatal. city of Peshawar. Rollins and Junior Achievement Join Forces Rochelle Siegel make sure everyone under ence while applying a for the sandspur stands what is going on in eign language." the classroom. Five weeks were spent in Rollins College is now The new learner will the classroom. During the working with the Junior find it difficult to distinguish five weeks all classroom ma Achievement to help teach between key words and terials were translated into English to those students unimportant words, so Spanish by the Rollins stu who speak other languages. avoid giving non-essential dent-teachers. Eighteen of Rollins ad information. Students were then vanced Spanish course stu The Assistant Professor taught various things be dents worked in classrooms of Modern Languages sides vocabulary. They were to provide more hands on Gabriel Barreneche com taught about how to run a learning. mented on how "This is the business for example or When teaching ESOL first community outreach ef taught all about career de students, it is important to fort I have incorporated with velopment and what it takes familiarize them with basic the curriculum." to be successful in the busi English concepts, back Among other firsts, this ness world. ground knowledge, and lan is a first for Junior Achieve Having Rollins students guage that will be needed to ment, teaming up with col volunteer for this program participate in general educa COURTESY OF ROLLINS PR lege students in Central not only helps both the STORY TIME: Sophomore Savannah Stephen reads to ESOL tion programs. Florida who use Spanish in ESOL students and Rollins students at a local elementary school. Knowing the certain stead of English to teach stu students perfect their lan names and concepts in their Working with each stu singing, choral reading, dents. guage skills but it also gives own language helps when dent one-on-one and getting nursery rhymes, and draw "We saw a need and the ESOL students an excel switching over to language. to know them is one of the ing, are all staples of a rich made the connection. As a lent role model. Often times ESOL stu best ways to teach students language learning environ result, our students have Rollins students are dents fall behind if they do with English as their second ment. broadened their understand working in ESOL classrooms not receive intensive English language. The best way to It is also important, ing of the Hispanic commu at schools all around Central training when they enter a teach students is by teaching when teaching students Eng nity in our own backyard Florida, such as McCoy, Ven dominant English speaking small bits of information lish, to remember that learn and understand that Spanish tura and Englewood Ele classroom. through short sessions. ing anew language is diffi is not just for the classroom," mentary Schools. "This is Students can often be Rollins students provide cult. It is often difficult to re said Barreneche. the first time I have ever come distracted by peers, examples to support what member what was said pre One student volunteer, worked with kids and it has have difficulty working in they are saying. By reading viously and its relationship Savannah Stephen '08 be been a truly wonderful expe dependently, many times to the student helps them vi to what the teacher is talking lieves that, "It's great to ex rience," said Evan Gallo class end up copying others as sualize and understand the about at the moment. tend the learning process of '06. signments, and fail to turn in information. It is important to move outside of the classroom, homework. Hands on activities, slowly, and take time to and to get real world experi Free Speech Forum Comes to Campus Others argued that of Western media stresses an CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 fensive material related to already strained relation. three faculty speakers, com the Holocaust is outlawed Overall, The Forum was mented that he has "yet to out of respect. Should we a great success in voicing a see any mainstream charac not also use discretion, given number of viewpoints on a ters of Christ." These images the instability of the current controversial subject. Presi were published in the largest state of American and Mid dent Duncan even made a circulating Danish paper. dle Eastern political rela contribution to the • discus Anthropology professor, tions? Dr. Moore comment sion at the end of the debate Dr. Newcomb, explained ed, "These cartoons could stating, "If we apply a filter that Islamic tradition bars have been published in a so that we say things that any depiction of the prophet, Danish newspaper in 1975 don't upset anyone, we even respectful ones, out of and nothing would have might as well hit the mute concern that such images happened... there's some button on all of civiliza could lead to idolatry. thing going on now that sen tion... a strong democracy Therefore, the cartoons were sitizes people to this." The depends upon an enlight seen as deliberately insulting Muslim community's con ened population to decide JESSICA ESTES / The Sandspur and provocative. SHARING OPINIONS: The Free Speech Forum was a popular stant negative portrayal in for themselves." event on the Rollins Campus recently. VOL. 112 ISSUE 26 NEWS APRIL 21, 2006 -THE SANDSPUR Art Show Soon Jami Furo the decisions on what would opening re- the sandspur be included in the show. Her c e p t i o n . criteria were that the pieces They have The members of the were to demonstrate both also Rollins College Department creative innovation and the worked to of Art and Art History are skill of the student artists. gether to getting ready for this year's The students will be promote senior art show. Framed: showing a variety of differ the show. 2006 Senior Art Show will ent pieces at the show. The The open on April 28 and run subjects range from self-por Cornell until May 14. traits to images of travel ex- Fine Arts Though the newly refur- periences to images of the Museum bished Cornell Fine Arts Mu- human figure, in addition to began its seum opened in January of other subjects. The media are season on this year, this is the first time at least as equally diverse. January 22 that student art will be dis- Some of the pieces are pho- of this year played in the museum, tographs, including both when the Nineteen seniors will be par- black-and-white and color building ticipating in the event, in- photography, reopened. eluding Shannon Scott, Others are paintings. The ex- Kerry Cox, Laura Link, Dani Still others are mixed media hibitions Dalgin, Caitrin Merrill, Ash prints. The show is not limit this season ley Sakmar, Amy Hayes, Jas ed to traditional media, have included Eye to Eye, an tion of more than 6,000 these times through May 14. mine Parker, Nicole Hektner, however. It will also include exhibition on a wide array of pieces, and two for showing Cornell Fine Art Museum Audim Culver, Kristina graphic designs and digital portraiture from the year exhibitions that rotate in and members, students, faculty, Pompa, Sally Johnston, paintings. Most of the pieces 1561 all the way to the year out of the museum. It also and staff of Rollins College Danielle Lunger, Cole Borge- will be on sale at the exhibi 2005; Director's Choice: Eu includes spaces for classes receive free admission, and son, Jessica Wheat, Blair tion. ropean Art, 1345 to 1901, and community events, all other adults are charged Fawcett, Molly Lehnhardt, The show will open with which includes some of the along with a facility where five dollars. Gigi Fouquet and Annie a reception that is free and museum's most significant visitors can study the prints Any questions about the Hable. This group is the open to the community on European pieces; and in the museum's collection. senior art show can be di largest graduating class April 28 from 6:00 p.m. to Winslow Homer Illustrating The museum is open rected to Vicki Brodnax at from the Rollins art depart 8:00 p.m. The event is in War, a show of Homer's from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (407) 646-2526 or at the Cor ment in the history of the tended to serve as the en prints from the Civil War. Tuesday through Saturday nell Fine Arts Museum web- college. trance of the seniors into the The newly refurbished and 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on siteA which is Luanne McKinnon, the local artists' community. The museum includes four gal Sunday. After the opening www.rollins.edu/cfam. Cornell Fine Arts Museum students worked together to leries, two for showing selec night of Framed, the senior Curator of Exhibitions, made design an invitation for the tions of the museum's collec art show can be viewed at
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About side of the orphanage, the airplane showed one young eighteen years ago Nhial list contained names of those boy eating his first airplane was orphaned by the out lucky few that would be able meal, he opened up a packet break of civil war in Sudan. to travel to the United States. of butter, set it down in his Entire villages were de Each Sunday a plane food and then picked it up stroyed by the outbreak of would come to pick up these with his fork and ate the en war in the largest country in boys and take them to a soci tire cube of butter by itself. Africa, Sudan. Thousands of ety much different than their Also in the video was a clip boys left their village in own. Before the plane took of the boys using a vacuum hopes to find freedom. The them over to the States the for the first time, they ap journey taken by these boys young boys had to go peared to be afraid of the was a risky walk to Ethiopia. through training classes first loud, cleaning machine com "We walked for three on what to expect to see in ing towards them. months, barefoot and taking America. Being thrilled to be in care of each other." They were taught not to America they were all will Once in Ethiopia, "We touch the stove because it is ing to do all they could to earn a proper living. After they had adjusted better to life in the States they were expected to pay their own way, and they were not will ing to argue with that. They are viewed as the sweetest COURTESY OF KRT CAMPUS kids in the world. LOST NO MORE: Abraham Nhial's book describes the trou Many of the boys were bles that took place in Sudan when he was a child. looking forward to going to over in Sudan but nobody to live are the top priorities school and receiving an edu understood. on Nhial's list of things to cation, while others contin The economy over in do. His number one goal is ued the work they did back Sudan is nothing like in to build two orphanages. in Sudan. Abraham Nhial America; they do not have Abraham Nhial's book continued work as a pastor. the • money to buy sinks, "Lost Boy No More," is the When asked about ad lights or other material true story of the struggles he justing to America Nhial re things. "You would be lucky went to while in Sudan. The COURTESY OF KRT CAMPUS sponded, "It depends on to go to school and finish." story tells about survival in FEEDING THE HUNGRY: Volunteers help feed starving chil where the boys are, some are And many people left the the face of hardship in the dren in Sudan who live on one meal a day. treated well and some are country because they did not grace of God. were chased out by the gov hot, they used a vacuum for not. Life in America is hard want to join the military. The journey of 35,000 ernment." Those who had the first time, and they had and some of the boys now Nhial will go back to lost boys of Sudan who fled survived the long walk, star to learn how to cross the are homeless, things can be Sudan this summer and take to Ethiopia is retold in this vation, and dehydration street in busy cities. The trip tough." funds to provide for some of book. began their walk back to contained many firsts for So why is this fighting the needs of the orphans. The book not only tells Sudan. "We ate mud; dry these young boys. It was the taking place? "The Muslims The most important need is about the lost boys troubles, mud and wet mud." first time they buckled a seat want to control the whole money for wells because it also gives a history of The young orphans then belt, the first time they ate government and use Sudan kids walk forty-five minutes Sudan and the persecution headed for somewhere safer, airplane food, the first time against Kenya." When the to an hour to get their drink of Christians living in that Kenya. They walked 1,000 they walked on a moving boys came to the United ing water. The well, food area once the Islamic mili miles to Kenya, but "It was platform at the airport, and States they tried to explain and a safe place for the kids tants took over. the safest we had been in five the first time in America. the situation taking place Join The Sandspur
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No previous journalism or photography training ROCHELLE SIEGEL/The Sandspur HELPING A CAUSE: Abraham Nhial poses with Black Student Union President Shaniqua Law required. Many positions are available! after he spoke about the troubles taking place in Sudan because of a Civil War. Apply today! =THE SANDSPUR: , l VOLVUL.. 11nzibSUEZ2 ISSUE 2O6 Crummer News EDITOR: MELINDA GREEN [email protected] Global Consultancy Project in Nottingham, England a Huge Success Melinda Green myself up to the room and people retired for the about the project by the en first night (technically before the sandspur took a many hour nap. evening while others stayed tire group, I think we won my birthday), my teammates Subsequently, I found out to see what Lon , and I went out to a Over project period, out that I had been missed don has to offer at couple places, and many students participated by the rest of the group due night. From all ac at one of them, we in both domestic and global to a mistake by the hotel counts, they had a met a group who consultancies. These ranged staff, but luckily my emer- great time. offered to show us from work with the Petters gency contacts were not con- The next day it around Notting Group to Tupperware to a tacted, and the trip was free was on to Notting ham. They did a funeral home director. from similar problems dur ham. Everyone ex great job, and I had I had the privilege and ing its remainder. cept Adwait "AJ" a wonderful time. pleasure of attending the trip That first evening, we Joglekar and I took a The second night, to Nottingham, England, stopped in at the hotel very early, and for we went out to a and came back with more lounge before going out to some, painful, 2-3 Mexican-style memories and education in a dinner, and were treated to hour train ride, but I restaurant where week than" I had up to that slow, but very nice service considering check COURTESY OF MICHAEL CARTER - j ., NOTTINGHAM GROUP: A. Joglekar, M. Carter, J. we experienced the point in the semester. For from a kind Polish lady. We best service of our in was not until 3:00 Yenor, S. Anthony, S. Moore, S. Brian, K. Johnson, everyone who missed this proceeded to an Indian entire P.M., I slept in and M- Green_ Not pjctured: Dr. L. Adams and J. Hanra- trip and some exciting trip, here's an ac- restaurant where many peo- got my money Shan. delicious food on count of my experiences. pie tried the cuisine and worth in a solid 24 top of it. I arrived at i hour stay. out in terms of a great spon At the end of the week, Gatwick Airport The group couldn't sor and faculty advisor to each team gave a presenta outside of Lon check in when they ar work with, and in terms of tion of their findings to the don around 7:00 rived, so they were able our team. clients, de-briefed with the A.M. Saturday, to do some sightseeing After an initial briefing Nottingham Business School February 25, and and go out to lunch. I with each team's respective faculty and staff, and were checked into the arrived later and went clients, the groups embarked then free to enjoy a final Victoria Park right to my room to set on an intensive, work domi night of festivities as a Plaza. It is a tle in. Later, everyone nated week filled mostly group. very nice 4-star got ready for our proj with research, but also with The highlight of the final hotel and ex ect briefings that night a little merry-making. evening was Ye Olde Trip to tremely conven in the hotel lounge. Some of the nightlife Jerusalem. It is purported as ient for getting We ended up with highlights included going to England's oldest pub with a around London. COURTESY OF MICHAEL CARTER r Pitchers and Piano, a bar in a founding date of 1189, and MAKING NEW FRIENDS: Melinda Green and three teams, whose decommissioned Unitarian is carved out of rock at the Before seeing the John Hanrahan share a cab ride after going out projects ranged from a Church, and meeting a num foot of Nottingham Castle. sights (the Park with James (right). business in cold stor- ber of very friendly locals. Overall, the trip was Plaza is within . age, to car rentals, to a On a personal note, I was great and was a wonderful walking distance of Bucking- Kingfisher, an Indian beer, new product idea by a funer- also treated to two great learning experience. Check ham Palace, Big Ben, West- for the first time. al home director. My team nights of celebration in it out if you are here next minster, and the London The dinner was enjoy- got the funeral home, and honor of my birthday. The year. Eye), however, I dragged able, and afterward, some despite early apprehensions PMBAs Host Final Party at Urban Flats
Melinda Green with colleagues and congrat on ice. After about an hour, everyone was also the sandspur ulate one another on their upcoming treated to a fine se The Sandspur Wkmsmmmmm lection of flat- At 9:00 P.M. on Wednes graduation. ling Applications for the breads. New pa day, April 12, the PMBAs Upon walking trons enjoyed the Business Management l^siton kicked off an exciting end- in the door, all atten different fare, while of-the-year party at Urban dees received one regulars appreciat Flats that all divisions of free drink ticket, which many people ed the familiarity Crummer were invited to at and quality. The tend. maximized by using _ night lasted several The Business Manager is Around 75 students on Long Island Iced Teas, expensive DANI PICARD / the sandspur hours and everyone responsible for the gathered at the year-old coordination of wines, and glasses of liquor had a wonderful time. restaurant to mix and mingle advertising campaigns, supervision of the Accounts Payable and Accounts Receivable coordinators, and maintenance of the 4-30 5-11 newspaper's budget 4-27 Executive-in-Action Business EDGE Online 2nd Annual Crummer Golf Speaker Series Chat Tournament The Center for Entrepre Find out more about the Come to the Red Tail Golf neurship invites you to par Business EDGE Summer Club in Heathrow Country ticipate in the Executive-In- Please send questions and applications to Business Skills program in Estates for a 4-person Action Speaker Series spon [email protected]. an online chat with the ad scramble. There is $1,000 in sored by Broad Street Part missions committee. Noon prizes and gifts and a regis ners, LLC. 5:15 PM to 7:00 Sales, marketing, and/or accounting experience are preferred to 2:00 PM. tration fee of $75. Sign up but not required, Must be a full-time student enrolled PM in the SunTrust Audito by April 14, by calling 407- at Rollins College under any degree program. 646-2537. rium. :THE SANDSPUR: VOL. 112 ISSUE 26
Holt News EDITOR: JEAN BERNARD CHERY [email protected] Goals, Keys to Success, How Would You Define Them? Follow Three Easy Steps Jean Bernard Chery When I went to the next one, believe that destiny is a com This leads me to the Two, I dream more than the sandspur I saw "Goals," the next, "Vi bination of both chance and "Keys to Success." Based on others think is practical. In sion," then "Change," and fi choice. However, in my esti that photograph on the wall, this case, if I were to tell As a security officer nally "Persistence." I read mate the percentage of "Keys to Success" are the fol these friends that my goal is working for Valencia Com them all and decided to choice over chance is about lowing: to go to law school, I would munity College in Orlando, share them with the world. ninety to ten. — Expect more than oth have been laughed at and Florida, one of my duties is I am going to develop a Why? It is understand ers think is possible; perhaps characterized as to check the building in my few of them in this article able that not everyone al —Dream more than oth delusional. Once again I defy assigned zone for security and the rest in the next week ways have the right to ers think is practical; the odds. hazards. issue. choose their own destiny in —Risk more than others Three, I risk more than This requirement allows I want to start with the life. Hence, I am one of those think is safe. others think is safe. Yes, I me to walk buildings7 hall definition allocated to people. One could argue that it was and still am willing to ways at will with one goal in "Goals" in that photograph. I choose myself as an ex would take more than that to risk it all for my education. mind, finding something out It goes: "Goals—Destiny is ample because I consider be successful in life, but if Sometimes, some of my of ordinary to fix or report if not a matter of Chance[;] it's myself to be a bit lucky to taking time to analyze the friends ask me, are you it's required the attention of a matter of Choice." make it to the United States above definition, one could going to spend all your life an expert. Now, how many of you alive. Thus, that was my 10 realize that all the most im in school? My answer to But this past weekend out there agree with a defini percent chance, but as soon portant things are covered in them is always: as long as was exceptional in what I tion of goals that tell us what as I got here a couple years these three lines. my brain does not fail me I discovered at work. There is destiny is and what it is not. ago with little knowledge of I am sure I could say I will do it to reach my goals. one building that I love to in Based on my own skepti English I took my destiny in am heading toward success • Hopefully, no matter spect many times during my cism, I think it does not mat hands by choosing educa because: how you feel about the defi shift for the lovely framed- ter at all if you and I agree or tion over everything else. One, I expect more from nition of "Goals and Keys to photographs and art works disagree with the definition; And today, I am closer to me than others think is pos success" given by these decorating its walls but what matters is that it makes reaching my goals. sible of me. For example, anonymous thinkers, you never paid any attention to us think of our goals for the Whatever the case might when I decided four years may agree with me that their the writing under these future and perhaps reexam be for you, with or without ago to start college, my thoughts thus far are used as works. ine them. any chance or luck along the friends voiced concerns over a stimulator in helping us re And this past Saturday, Although this definition way, choose your goals wise my decision to go to college examine our goals in life and one of them that reads "Keys of "goals" might hit the right ly. Make sure you map out with only two years of Voca follow these three advises on to Success" caught my eyes. note for many of you, for me your goals from short term tional English, but I defied how to reach these goals. it is not totally the case. I do to long term. their skepticism.
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Congratulations on such a great accomplishment! The entire Hamilton Holt community is proud of you! VOL/112 ISSUE 26 HOLT NEWS APRIL 21, 2006 -THE SANDSPUR Immigration Rally in Miami, A Student's Accidental Participation, Her Account Monica Sawdaye complicated in every aspect, the sandspur is causing confusion and a sense of helplessness in It is often said that one those citizens of authority cannot truly understand who are considering what something until one actual plans of action are best suit- ly experiences it. On April e^ for the people and socie- 9, in the heart of Miami, and ty of the UniteUnitedd States, quite by accident, I was while also acknowledging present at a' rally that was and respecting the peoples, held in response to the in societies, and home nations certitude that is felt by peo of the undocumented. ple living and working As I was alluding to ear within the boundaries of lier, experiencing something our nation, but are labeled is quite different from sim by the laws of our country ply discussing it. I stood in as undocumented, criminal, awe, at the feet of a statue of and alien. Simon Bolivar, "El Libera This topic, which is tor" of Columbia, Ecuador,
MONICA SAWDAYE / The Sandspur IMMIGRATION RALLY: Protesters raised different flags and sign acknowledges that they are tax payers as well as any Americans. Venezuela, Peru and Bo- ue, to display that he too tection of basic human livia, who is immortalized must have loyalty to dual rights. near the Torch of Friendship identities. (Although, of As if permission had at Bayside Park, as a con course, and to the amuse been suddenly mutually stant reminder of the diver ment of the observer, the granted from the masses, sity in Miami. identities of US citizen and the people began opening Hundreds of people Haitian would be false for up and giving me honest crowded around Bolivar, Bolivar.) and surprising answers. I waving flags of their birth I felt awkward, as I went felt privileged to be a partic and US flags simultaneous from person to person seek ipant in a social movement ly. The symbolism of wav ing answers to my probing that is far more serious than ing both flags appeared to questions and requesting I believe most of us have re be a statement to anyone permission to take pictures. alized. watching that presence at At first, I was the recipi People, despite their the rally was not only a ent of negative body lan drastic differences, are com show of devotion to a nation guage, as the participants ing together for the sake of of birth, but a show of re reacted with uncertainty, ALL undocumented and/or spect to the nation in which obviously unsure of my mo unrecognized non-natives they currently reside in, and tives. Then as the rally living in the US amidst a as a mark of transnational heightened in intensity, I be realm of uncertainty. Who identity. came bolder in my inten knows what they could ac Someone had placed a tions. I put on a smile a mile complish if they can keep Haitian and a US flag side wide and informed my in up the rhythm and the MONICA SAWDAYE/ The Sandspur strength of a united front? IMMIGRATION RALLY: An immigrant addresses the crowd by side within the sculpted terviewees that I was only during the April 9 immigration rally in Miami. arms of Simon Bolivar's statr there as an ally for the pro-
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EDITOR: KARINA MC CABE Life&Time<§ [email protected] Time For A Change in Tradition? I Is it likely that as men. "She's got to be a good the U.S. will leader, honest and make Students lake Dv\ The Lifelifiood have a U.S. tough decisions," added female president Doumet. Megan Davis, 19, a of a female President m 2008 in 2008? Rollins sophomore from I don't care as long as we don't have another England, also believes that a Brian LeMay crazy socialist like Hillary Clinton. I don't share in woman candidate must be contributing writer her political views. I'm not a crazy socialist...I'm a honest and should have a crazy moderate. I'd rather have Condoleeza Rice...if proven background of lead In order to run in the I could choose a president, right now, then she's the ership abilities. While she United States of America's only female president I'd want. She's not as conser admits to not having enough presidential election, a can vative as George W. Bush, she's intelligent, and she information to support one didate must be at least thir knows what she's talking about. And, she's conser specific candidate, Davis ap ty-five years old, have lived vative enough for me. plauds the fact that women's in the United States for at DANI-PICARD /The Sandspur Brett Heiney, '08 rights are becoming more least fourteen years, and be a equal in the United States. natural-born citizen. Meanwhile, Joyce Olsen, "Fm sure it will happen and of course I support Of the forty-three presi who says she is neither a Re it. It's about time women are able to take a larger dents in United States histo publican or Democrat, sug leadership role in this countrv." ry, the list has never includ gests that Condoleezza Rice ed a woman. But the chances would make a great presi- of a woman president are more likely than ever be "She's got to be a good cause many people are sup leader, honest and make porting the possibility. tough decisions." r Shareef Doumet well as a male president, aith "Of course! I'm certainly PHOTO COURTESY OF ROSEAPPEL Class of 2008 her (in both this country and not opposed to it," said Ar that a little more difficult. Powerful countries like lington, Texas native Joyce dent because she is a good Finland, Ireland and Germany have female leaders Olsen, 65, when asked her person, very intelligent, and (countries that we consider to be allies) and it would opinion regarding the possi a capable woman. Mean be ignorant of the voters to refuse to vote for her bility of a female president. while, she adds that she based on her gender alone. That being said, it would "I don't see why any would "certainly not vote for be naive to think that there wouldn't become form body can't be president," Hillary Clinton," referring to of legitimate opposition to a female president in all added 18-year-old Rollins her as a sleezeball. corners of the country. The country is ready for a fe freshman Shareef Doumet, a Because there has not male president, but it just doesn't know that yet. resident of Clearwater, Flori been a female president da who holds a United States since George Washington PHOTO COURTESY OF MIKE SALONY Mike Salony, '08 green card but cannot vote. first took office in 1789, it is a While women such as legitimate concern that other Elizabeth Dole have been countries will think differ candidates for president, ently of the United States never before has one been re ent should one assume the duty. will be elected for the next term although as a female ceived the lone nomination However, Ackerman, sug from a major political party. and women's studies minor, I'd love to see it hap gests that this will not be an pen!" But with the recent emer issue. "Other countries have gence of influential female [female] authoritative fig Jessica Combs, '06 leaders in American politics ures and that's not a prob such as Hillary Clinton and lem," she explained. Condoleezza Rice/the possi PHOTO COURTESY OF JESSICA COMBS Whether or not the pres bility of a woman president ident of the United States is a is becoming a reality. man or a woman does not In fact, according to a re seem to concern most peo You are invited to the annual cent report from MSNBC, ple. Rather, many believe the Clinton has a very good holder of the position should chance at securing the De be determined by their lead mocratic nomination for the ership qualities and willing aoes your Garden arc it? election in 2008. Although ness to do what is best for neither potential candidate the country, regardless of This event is to recognize those who have epitomized has announced intentions to sex. And although there has exemplary commitment to the mission, values, and goals of run for president, many peo yet to be a woman president Rollins College. From students, to faculty and staff, to the ple support their proven in the United States, history community partners who continue to help Rollins build global leadership qualities. citizens and responsible leaders; we'd like to welcome all of is always being rewritten. you and celebrate in your honor! According to 18-year-old With female rights as close to Rollins freshman Ashley equal as ever, the 200-year- Ackerman of Cincinatti, old tradition will likely Ohio, women possess the change sooner rather than Please join us at the Leadership and Service Ice same leadership qualities as later. men. Therefore, she strongly Cream Celebration! It will take place at the Mary Jean believes that a woman could Plaza (behind the bookstore) on Tuesday, April 25th lead the country "I would from 5:00 to 7:00pm. definitely vote for a woman president," she said. "Women are just as capable Sponsored by the LEAD Team. Please contact [email protected] for more information. VOL. 112 ISSUE 26 LIFE&TIMES APRIL 21, 2006 -THE SANDSPUR Beyond Corporate Pizza • Park Avenue contract with Rollins that drink, there is a limited sup pizza offers a does not allow for anything ply of bottled beer and six else to be purchased with dollar pitchers or Bud and change from the our fake meal plan money. Bud Light. R-Card alternative As a result, Park Ave. Pizza Beautiful, eccentric light The Foxl suffers. While spending fixtures that illuminate de Seth Stutman your parent's money is much pictions of Italian life paint Dear Fox, more convenient than the sandspur ed on the walls. 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These sentiments are sway from the variety of tasting pizza destination lies sign. The key to get slices available at the pizze only a few blocks from the you step in to be that shared by the majority of the ting her to be yours is patrons of the restaurant. ria, I have tried three of the campus. Despite the stran shoulder to cry on. If to read these signs and Delicious pizza served by a main dishes and as a result, I glehold that the Dominoes you really want to be infer that most of the menu corporation has on Rollins, know what to do with hardworking family. with this girl, this is a There is always a warm choices are equally as deli try and take a trip to this hot them. Who she choos spot and buy a slice from the bad mistake. One feeling at the pizzeria - per cious. 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Expedition Everest Excitement Expands Walt Disney World's Mountain Range Joshua Benesh within the mountain. The Once aboard, riders caverns. Incredible G- of Disney storytelling is the sandspur village consists of a maze journey up a lift hill and forces are exerted through- continued by Imagineer Joe of temples, mountaineering through a maze of bamboo out this portion of the jour- Rhode and the Everest April 7 marked the establishments, and a muse- forest and greenery located ney, with riders being un team. Behind the meticu grand opening and dedica- um devoted to the study of at the temperate base of the able to prepare for the lously constructed queue tion ceremony of Walt Dis- the mythical yeti. The ele- mountain. The primary lift twists and turns ahead, or area and attraction is a rea ney World's newest thrill ments of the village, down hill takes the train high behind them, son for you to be there, it is ride, Expedition Everest at to the architectural adorn- above Disney's Animal Motion comes to a sud- a recreated journey into a Disney's Animal Kingdom. ments, carvings, color Kingdom and Walt Disney den stop in a cavern still faraway land and a means Disney's variation of choices and materials used World resulting in a spec- high in the mountain. Just of exposing guests to the Mount Everest soars to a on external surfaces, feature tacular view of all of the then, before you is a huge people, culture, and terrain staggering height of just the work of native Hi- park and property. At the shadowy figure, crushing of the Himalayas, under 200 feet, joining Big malayan artisans or authen- |pp of the hill, riders pass the track and roaring with Beyond this achieve- Thunder Mountain, Splash tic recreations of building through a temple devoted to ferocity at the train and its ment in storytelling is a Mountain, and Space materials and techniques, the yeti, the mythical crea- passengers. Still lurking in mastery of the attraction's Mountain as the first of All of this creates the per- ture and spiritual protector the shadows, what is sus- theme, the moral present at Walt Disney World's moun- feet ambiance, transporting of nature, surrounded by pected to be the yeti still re- the attraction's core. As in tain range outside the the visitor far away from carvings, prayer bells, and mains a great unknown. the rest of Disney's Animal Magic Kingdom. Central Florida reality and devotional objects. As suddenly as the train Kingdom, Expedition Ever- Mount Everest is home into the mythical mountain- As the train crosses the has come to a stop you jolt est tells the tale of conser- to Disney's newest coaster, ous world of the Himalayas, apex of the hill it begins its forward again, out bf the vation and the preservation Expedition Everest. The Riders board a worn journey into Everest. As the mountain and down a of the natural world, steel coaster features dra and ragged mountain train train rounds icy bends and thrilling eighty foot drop. The yeti, just as in Hi- matic twists and turns as it consisting of 17 rows seat- turns it continues to climb The train hurtles violently malayan society, serves as a careens throughout the ing two passengers each. Everest's summit. Some- through a collection of cav- symbol for this preserva- mountain's icy caverns. The The railway carries the thing it seems has gone ter- erns, peaks, and valleys tion. For centuries, the mys- track, measuring nearly a badging of the Anandapur ribly wrong though, with until reaching the fateful tical figure has been regard- mile in length, includes a Rail Service and is built in the first sign of the yeti final cavern. It is here ed as a protector of the Hi- multi-directional surprise, the style of mountain trains being spotted on the deso- where the myth of the yeti malayan region, protecting Disney's first in a North used throughout the Hi- late and icy slope. becomes reality as riders the land and animals of the American theme park. malayas. The train's detail Just as fast as the train face the towering ferocity region from the encroach- At the base of the goes so far as to feature a has ascended Everest it be- of the gigantic beast. The ment of man. The railway mountain is the Himalayan steam effect, covering the gins its descent. At a light- culmination of the expert- and its passengers serve as village of Serka Zong, the platform in smoky white- ning pace the train speeds ence is capped by the ap- a symbol for this encroach- starting off point of the trek ness upon pulling into the out of control, down the pearance of the most mag- ment into the natural world, into the unknown that lies station. pitch black perils of icy nificent Audio-Animatron- resulting in the encounter ics figure to come out of with the perils of Everest Walt Disney Imagineering and the yeti. in recent history. The yeti, a From Expedition Ever- triumph of technical est comes not only a thrill artistry, so large that it re- ride constructed with the quired its own separate sup- seamless theming and ob- port structure, independent, sessive attention to detail of both the mountain and that Walt Disney Imagi- ride system structures and neering is known for but so powerful that its hy- also a greater story about draulics have a thrust power the importance of conserva- of 259,00 pounds, greater tion and the preservation of than that of a Boeing 747- the natural world. It is a 400. thrill ride with a con- The journey through science, something to teach Everest and face to face about a region, a culture, with the yeti, in typical Dis- and the necessity to pre- ney style, does not stop at serve both and maintain the being a thrill-a-minute at- balance between man and traction. Instead, the legacy nature.
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Make sure you apply a comically cute, en press it to your face, or you your SPF every day to. avoid dearing, make-you- can boil water, let it cool wrinkles and sun spots later down a bit and then hold in life, and try to get a good wanna- r- your face over the pot with a night's sleep to keep that dance towel covering your head; skin glowing in the morn- good time just make sure you do not ing! COURTESY OF NEW LINE CINEMA burn yourself. After your VOL. 112 ISSUE 26 ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT APRIL 21, 2006-THE SANDSPUR Tips To Help You Get The Much Coveted 'A' Kelsey Fields Make sure when you are what you are studying, so while, because it will help the sandspur writing out your schedule catch your Zzz's. If you don't that you know what you are your attention span on the you take into consideration get enough sleep at night, try talking about. A lot of teach reading. Try putting it into There are a little more when is your best time to a power nap during the day. ers hand out study guides, your own words to help clar than three weeks left to the study, whether that is at The perfect amount of time so use these for your ques ify those confusing terms. semester, and that means night or in the morning. is 40 minutes-just make sure tions. Go over what you Finally, review what you you are able to get yourself finals, finals, finals! So to Find a study method have read this semester, but have read. Make a study up so you don't lose precious maximize your time in order that works best for you. The make sure you actually do sheet, or condense your time dreaming away unnec to get in everything that's SQ3R method has been read it. Skimming over your notes into an easy-to-read essarily. Drink lots of water, due while also being able to proven to sharpen those textbook an hour before fact sheet. The best time to and try to stay away from say good bye to your friends, study skills, so give it a your final exam will not help review is right after you those highly caffeinated check out these important whirl. If it doesn't work for you in the long run. As you have finished studying. drinks late at night. They suggestions on how to study you, try something that are reading, stop and recite best for finals. Try to break up your only cause your system to does. The SQ3R is every studying. It helps if once Make a schedule for crash, and when you want to t Survey, Question, once every few hours you change yourself that spells out in catch some shut eye you Read, Recite, the pace and get your mind won't be able to. Eat your everything you have to do, Review. Begin by off the subject. Take a walk, three meab a day, and try to including packing up your getting an overall grab a bite to eat or surf the keep you if balanced! 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Next, question Finally, make sure you Ghetto Classics: Not Ghetto, A College Girl Named Joe YOU'RE But A Solid RaB Album ARE YOU mm TO /mm YOU'RE OHIY Juan Bernal the album's intended billing. profanity is not so prevalent. l«; AFTER I'ft the sandspur One of the songs that have Their might be a cuss word touched Jaheim in his real here and there, but it is cer mm? Jaheim has always been life is a song called "Daddy tainly not enough for anyone \ a great R&B artist trying to Thing." "Daddy Thing" talks to not buy the album. find his niche in the hip-hop about a woman whom Overall, this is an album game. In Ghetto Classics, he Jaheim cares for, who has a with solid lyrics, solid beats doesn't exactly produce a child and whose man is in and very few, but solid guest hip hop classic but he does prison. However, Jaheim performances that include what he does best, produce a admits to his own naiveness Jadakiss and Styles P. This is solid, mellow rhythm and when he finally realized that an album in which you don't blues album. The character the woman would go back to have a big taste for rap or istic that makes this album a her husband. He turns out to hip-hop in order to enjoy it. solid listen is Jaheim's addic be right, the girl goes back to I'll give this album a solid B, tive charisma. Jaheim com her husband once he gets because with the exception bines a street edge on most out of prison. of the song "Fiend" there is IT'S KMt? OF LIKE of his songs to combine with Many people are turned nothing exceptional on this that charisma^ After a three off by Jaheim's use of pro album. Ghetto Classics show f7vtn&. rrs THE mp year layoff, many say that fanity in some of his previ why Jaheim is one of the OF THE M&ST TIMF& this is Jaheim's best album. I ous albums. While this chosen few artists who has OFYOUR£.//3£: wouldn't go as far to say album does have the made a name for himself in \ that, but it is every bit as parental advisory sticker, the the R&B world. good. Nothing on Ghetto Classics is spectacular, but most everything is solid. He opens up with the sortg "Chosen One," which gives you a great feel for the whole album. It provides a solid by Aaron Warner beat with good, but not great lyrics. One of the best songs is the song "Fiend" in which Jaheim and Styles P combine siwm LOANS com a pop vibe with some waao/MWWYOu. smooth lyrics. He talks about a certain girl who he describes as a "dime" which is a ghetto word for very beautiful girl. "Fiend" is the one song on this album that w 'c is immediately addictive. o "Everytime I Think About o Her" has an old school beat, CO o and it features Jadakiss. It is perhaps the only song in the COURTESY OF GHETTO CLASSICS whole album that lives up to THE SANDSPUR-APRIL 21, 2006 ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT VOL. 112 ISSUE 26 The Not So Sexy List... Yeah Yeah Yeah The Sandspur staff slaved for Angela Gonzalez In an interview with and out of blaring riffs, the sandspur "The New York Times catchy, pop-worthy hooks hours analyzing photographs of Magazine", lead singer and melodic strumming. It's about time good Karen O explains, "We want Yeah Yeah Yeah's front- celebrities in a futile attempt to music became mainstream ed to be on a major label, to woman, Karen O injects her and artists who push the be mainstream. We want to trademark shrieks amongst compile the 20 Unsexiest Men and pop envelope be forced into be heard. I don't worry whispering her choppy but Women. We were only hoping for a the headphones and televi about losing so-called indie biting, one-liner lyrics and sion sets of America's youth. cred. Lee Ranaldo of Sonic drummer Brian Chase bangs couple of laughs and snickers at The Yeah Yeah Yeah's have Youth told us to sign with a out some primal drum beats become the indie scene's major. He has more credibil like in "Fancy". the list. darlings in the past few ity than anyone". A favorite track on 'the years and have been almost In their new cd "Show album has to be like ambassadors for the Your Bones" you can defi "Phenomena" in which genre as it has caught the nitely tell they've softened Karen O proclaims attention of teenie-boppers up a little, perhaps in an "Somethin' like a phenome and music connoisseurs attempt to woo more of the na, ooh baby, you're gonna alike. They signed with masses. But at the same time, get your body off". This Interscope Records a while the cd is still a great listen all album also feels a lot more back and have not been the way through. familiar than past Yeah Yeah apologetic in their move to In a true testament to Yeah's music like "Maps" become more mainstream. "quality over quantity", this which held so much more of Nowadays you can catch tiny, three-piece group is jam an off-beat, indie feel to it. "Gold Lion", the first single packed with talent. Guitarist Congratulations, Yeah Yeah from "Show Your Bones", Nick Zinner is coaxing yet Yeahs and welcome to pop playing on MTV midday. powerful as he weaves in music. 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E • THE SANDSPUR -APRIL 21,2006 OPINIONS VOL. 112 ISSUE 26 Good in Theory, Not so Good in Practice: the U.N. The U.N. is a noble idea but it has become an ineffectual group of nations getting nothing done. in 1945-coinciding with portant and prosperous promoting respect for organization that was Jami Furo the United States was en nation in our world? What human rights and funda started by and is largely the sandspur tering World War II. The happens when France is mental freedoms; and to controlled by their ene five superpowers of the experiencing so much so be a center for harmoniz mies going to do? What is ing the actions of nations their incentive to listen? The United Nations is world at the time (on the cial and political turmoil in attaining these ends." What good would it do about world peace. It is Ally side anyway) initiat that for months its capital Their purposes are so stat them? In their minds, it about our optimistic, ide ed the formation. These city burns at the hands of ed in their charter. would show weakness to alized, naive though beau were the United States, the its own people? Only one But how to they ac back down at the sugges tiful hope that one day United Kingdom, France, example, but it displays complish their goals? Re tion of those who they there will be peace in our China, and the USSR. how the world has ally, their humanitarian want to attack. Is it right? world. But already we find a changed. As technology has^caused "the world to work is quite remarkable, Of course not. But it's real The United Nations is flaw. These five "super shrink," so to speak, our and they must be com ity. really a noble idea. One powers" established them shrinking world has mended for that. Howev And so, aside from hu hundred ninety-one coun selves as permanent mem begun to outgrow the er, what about their goal manitarian works, the tries teaming together to bers of the UN Security United Nations. of keeping peace in the United Nations' call for discuss diplomatic steps Council. But superpowers world? How effective is it? world peace over the past that they can take to en change as the world's po These nations, along sure this peace. litical climate changes. with 46 others, drafted a They accomplish their 60 years has remained goals by voicing concerns. pretty ineffective. The But how effective is it? What happens when The charter to form the United Obviously, there is no war world is more tempestu How often does peace re USSR crumbles to the Nations. Their purposes involyed. That would not ous than ever. sult because of their ac ground in the form of a are to "maintain interna make any sense. So they tions? wall in Berlin, leaving the tional peace and security; still socially and political to develop friendly rela voice their concerns to the It's important to un ly unstable Russian Feder tions among other nations; countries involved. And derstand the history. The ation? What happens to cooperate in solving in sometimes, it works. But United Nations was when it is Japan, our ternational economic, so what are countries like formed to replace the ob Jami Furo is a Music Major enemy in World War II, cial, cultural, and humani Iraq, Iran, Korea, and oth solete League of Nations in the School of Arts and Sci becomes an extremely im tarian problems and in ers going to do when an ences. The U.S. Pulling the Strings of the United Nations The U.N. was designed to promote world peace not be the puppet of the United States. Kelsey Field But more so than that, FQfa the sandspur there have been major HARVART7 U|Olv/£F>SITy t-gg^Mfr _bl^ IN WTg(g SffrCB wars SINCE the cre ation of the United Na Special note to the tions, which was meant United States: The pur to prevent wars. But if pose of the United Na it is not serving its pur tions is to allow countries pose, why hasn't it to get together on an been revamped? Per equal playing field and haps because the Unit battle over world wide de ed States does not want cisions. It is actually not it to be; it serves a very your little puppet to force specific purpose for the them to do your bidding. United States, which is Part of having these international "ap organizations is to give up proval" of its ridiculous part of your state sover ventures. And if the eignty in order to allow United Nations, heav international cooperation ens forbid, rejects the to take place. It replaced United States' plans of the League of Nations in action, which just won't 1945 and back then it had pay our dues-which 51 member states, and has happen to be a huge since grown to encompass part of the United Na 191 states. It was meant to tions' budget. prevent war by assuring Not to mention it collective security, and to essentially gives the de assure that protection the cision making powers to a select few, while major powers at the time are obviously no longer a would have invaded by the US. It is not meant the rest are left without were given permanent global power, and India Afghanistan and Iraq re to be the United States rag any say in the matter. If it spots on the Security needs to be included as gardless of the Security doll, and must flex some was really meant to pro Council. The countries well, because they are a Council's opinion (and in muscles once in a while. mote peace, then South were and are today the super power in today's fact did), and diplomacy Otherwise, who really is America and Africa need United States, Russia, the world. would go on. However, if going to take them seri United Kingdom, France to be included on the Se Some argue that de the United Nations must ously? and the People's Republic curity Council. But per spite its faults, the world continue on, it is about of China. haps that would mean too needs the United Nations time the members come many vetoes...so combine However/the Security because it is the only func together as a separate en France and the United Council clearly does not tioning international or tity from the United Kingdom because the Eu reflect the major powers ganization of its kind. States. It should not be Kelsey Field is a Junior In ropean Union makes all of the world today. Not to However, with or without crippled by a lack of Unit ternational Relations and it's other decisions as a mention it gives the north it the world would contin ed States money, because Spanish major in the School whole, Russia needs to be part of the globe huge ue on. The United States that is how it is controlled of Arts and Sciences power over the south part. kicked off because they Next Week's Topic: Open Topic VOL. 112 ISSUE 26 OPINIONS APRIL 21, 2006 •THE SANDSPUR J Is There A Need For C o n t r i b u tin g Vo ice For the first time ever, to last round of trading. and the team's participa the United Nations? the International Business The "open outcry" tion and dedication to Department of Rollins competition focused pri performing well repre sents a keen desire of Jean Bernard Chery some countries. College sent a team of marily on the floor trad Rollins students to learn the sandspur The removal of the dem five students to the Na ing of crude oil, and was a ocratically elected president tional Commodities Trad simulation of the real-life and strive for the best. ± of Haiti is the most recent ing Competition, spon trading that occurs every Their individual and col Victors of the First World War met at Versailles in 1919 proof of the United Nations' sored by the New York day at the NYMEX in the lective results are proof of to give birth to the League of failure to stand up for the "lit Mercantile Exchange financial capital of the both independent initia Nations with the adaptation tle guys." (NYMEX). Andre Dohlen, world. The weekend-long tive and a successful INB to the Treaty of Versailles. As I could remember, Charles Haggas, Nils event was comprised of program, with a support The goals of the new or when President Aristide had Helset, Nicole Keschinger both a training seminar, ive faculty always de ganization were the promo called on the U.N. to help and Marc Zelina repre followed by the real com manding the most of their students. This year's par tion of international coopera preserve the Haitian demo sented Rollins, under the petition. Students were ticipation in the event tion and the achievement of cratic government against the supervision and guidance trained by a team of of INB professor Dr. should set a precedent for peace and security. But the rebel group, it did not call an NYMEX traders on the Sardy. years to come, and events outbreak of the Second assembly general to find a so procedures and etiquette This competition, of trading, and briefed on of the sort should become World War exposed the fail lution to the problem. which took place in Hous the possibilities commod a more common occur ure of the League to fulfill its Ironically, as soon as the ton, Texas brought to ity trading has to offer rence for students in all goals and led to its demise elected president was on gether over 100. delegates university students and majors. and the creation of its re board a U.S. States Depart from some of the most graduates. It should be noted that placement: the United Na ment aircraft to an unknown destination in Africa, it called prestigious collegiate in Prior to traveling to this trip could not have tions. stitutions around the na the University of Houston been possible without the The United Nations has for an emergency session to send U.N. troops in Haiti. tion. These delegates for the symposium, a help of certain important achieved considerable donors. The Quality En So, why do we need to competed for over $5,000 group of 8 Rollins College progress over the years in the hancement Plan (QEP), have a United Nations when in prize money, as well as INB majors actively trad areas of "human rights, eco ui.der the supervision of we already know that it two fully paid summer in ed in an online challenge nomic development, de the Provost's Office, as would only execute the wish ternship positions in New with a similar group of colonisation, health and edu well as the Student Gov es of the U.S., France, Cana York City. Additionally, colleges. Here, the team cation, for example, and in ernment Association, da, and the United King large multinational cor qualified to the final teresting itself in refugees porations such as Merill funded this trip in its en dom? The United Nations is round of trading, posting and trade." Lynch and British Petrole an impressive 3rd place tirety, allowing the best reduced to a "Yes Sir" type of As one writer suggests, um were present for re finish in the nation with a minds to represent organization. "The founders of the UN had cruiting and judging pur 73% return on investment Rollins College at the na If the U.N. cannot stand high hopes that it would act poses. In an impressive over the span of one tional level. up to these powerful coun to prevent conflicts between showing, two of Rollins month. Among the col Congratulations to all tries when they violate the nations and make future College's members quali leges and universities that participating students, rule of the game, there is no wars impossible. Those fied to the final round of Rollins defeated were and a special thank you to hopes have obviously not need for it to be around. It be trading, where one dele Texas A&M, Rice Univer our faculty advisor, Dr. comes a waste of tax payers' fully come to pass," when gate finished 11th and an sity and Lehigh Universi Sardy. money. considering all conflicts and other in a respectable 17th ty It is just a matter of time wars that took place since its place. Other members of This co-curricular ac before citizens from these Moro creation the team fared well, one tivity was not a set re countries call for the end of With the demise of the qualifying to the second quirement of any class, the United Nations. Whenev Soviet Unions and the emer er this happens it would be a gence of the United States as big and direct hit to the inter the world unique superpow national order. er in all aspects of the term, I predict if that happens, many start to question the the small countries will leave need for an organization like with no voice, although all the United Nations. along they did not have one. The end of the Cold War They apparently had a changes the role of the Unit voice, but when look at the ed Nations from preventing way the U.N. functions lately, another bloody world war to only the voices of the perma promoting democracy. nent members count. However, the catch in The United Nations must this new or supplementary stop being a tool in the hands mission is the absolute au of the powerful. This is the thority of nations such as only way that I think the United States, Canada, Great UN. might be saved. Britain, etc., to force the Unit But it is not an easy posi ed Nations to forgo its mis tion that the U.N. is in today. sion in order to insure its con It already knows that it is tinuity. walking on a dangerous line. v In this case, I hate to It does not want to upset admit that those who ques these nations that allocated tion the U.N. existence have a the most money to its budg valid point. et, while at the same time it Everyone knows that the understands that it is a mat U.N. is presumably a great ter of time before the people supporter of democracy say "enough is enough." around the world, but when However, I think that it is taking into consideration up to us (this new genera some recent cases, the U.N. is tion) who are going to be very selective in supporting running this organization in democracy around the the next fifty years or so to Write history. Join The Sandspur. world. revamp it complete because, For Instance, the U.N. after all, I think there is a Email [email protected] for an application, will not criticize its most im need for an organization like portant donors for violating the United Nations. the rule of democracy in :THE SANDSPUR: VOL 112 ISSUE 26 EDITOR: ANGELA GONZALEZ 6oorU [email protected] NBA Regular Season Ends; Many Players Deserving of Awards Juan Bernal teams have had better sea that had no clear address, ment for Johnson and has tons (who had the league's the sandspur sons and that their teams Hurricane Katrina severely thrived in the Suns up- best record without his will go deeper into the damaged the Hornet's new tempo attack. Diaw has av- guidance) and took the OK, I'll admit that I was playoffs. However, Kobe arena and they had to find eraged 13.4 points, 6.9 re- New York Knicks job. The not very smart for picking has carried a team whose refuge in Oklahoma City. bounds and 6.2 assists Knicks were flat out terri the Indiana Pacers to win second best player is On the court he mixed while shooting 52.5% from ble this season. With a ros the championship this sea Lamar Odom, who is aver young guys like David the field. He also has four ter* full of overpaid enig son. However, I did not un age at best. The Lakers' West (strong candidate for triple doubles and has mas (such as Steve Francis, derestimate the impact that third leading scorer, Smush the MVP's most improved done a good job filling in Eddy Curry and Jalen Sacramento Kings' swing- Parker, was a journeyman player) and point guard for Amare Stoudemire, Rose) and a GM who has man Ron Artest would before the Lakers signed Chris Paul(candidate for who played two games this made a number of bad have this season. Since his him to a non-guaranteed Rookie of the Year and one season because of micro moves, the Knicks will like trade to the Sacramento contract before the season of the future superstars of fracture knee surgery. ly set the franchise record Kings this season, the began. Nash has All Stars the NBA) with veterans For all of this year's for losses this season. The Kings have gone from the like Shawn Marion to help like P.J Brown and new surprises, there have been Golden State Warriors, biggest disappointment in him. Wade has the most comer Desmond Mason to many disappointments, who set their personal at- the NBA to recover and dominant force in the form one a team that The Philadelphia 76ers, tendance records this sea clinch a spot in the Western game, Shaquille O'Neal, to stayed in playoff con who have one of the son treated their fans to an Conference playoffs that allow him to get open tention throughout the sea league's best players in other losing this year, de start on Saturday. Since the shots. Lebron has been sen son. Allen Iverson, another ex- spite being picked to unan trade the Kings have gone sational pushing the Cava Individually, the NBA superstar in Chris Webber imously end their 12 sea- 27-14, while the Pacers liers into the playoffs for has not had more of a and another high-flyer in son playoff drought. Tracy have slid to 18-21. the first time, but he has pleasant surprise than the Andre Iguodala could McGrady missed 35 games Kobe Bryant has proba not had the kind of unfor Phoenix Suns' Boris Diaw. never put it together this this season with a back in bly had one of the most gettable season the Kobe Diaw, who was an exile on season and missed the jury and Yao Ming also amazing seasons that the has had. Kobe has the abil the end of Atlanta's bench playoffs for the second missed significant time NBA has ever seen. He has ity to do what Shaquille last season, was a "throw time in three seasons. Look with a foot injury. The had 27 forty point games O'Neal and Michael Jordan in" in the deal that sent Joe for the Iverson trade ru Rockets have stumbled to a this season, breaking the did to their opponents for Johnson to Atlanta. Instead mors to come to a huge 33-47 record and are head Lakers' franchise record set years. He scares them to of a "throw-in," Diaw has roar this summer. Larry ed to the lottery for the first by Elgin Baylor. Who can death. Coaches have to been a formidable replace- Brown left the Detroit Pis- time in four years. forget when he outscored switch their game Dallas 62-61 in three quar plans around ALL NBA FIRST TEAM ters? Dallas is not a cellar Kobe, because if Kobe Bryant, LA Lakers dweller; they are fighting they do not, he Dwyane Wade, Miami for the top playoff spot in will light them the Western Conference. up. If you do, he Steve Nash, Phoenix His season will be remem will light you up Lebron James, Cleveland bered because of the 81 for a good 35 any Dirk Nowitzki, Dallas point outburst versus the way. He is ab Toronto Raptors on Janu solutely unstop SECOND TEAM ary 22. He had 55 points in pable. Why Chauncey Billups, Detroit the second half. Kobe will should he not win most likely become the the MVP? Gilbert Arenas, Washington fifth player ever to average It is clear that Shawn Marion, Phoenix 35 points per game (he is nobody has done Elton Brand, Clippers averaging 35.4 as of Sun a better coaching Shaquille O'Neal, Heat day with one game to go). job this season To be mentioned in the than the New Or same sentence as Rick leans Hornets' THIRD TEAM Barry, Wilt Chamberlain, Byron Scott. Ex Tony Parker. Spurs Michael Jordan and Elgin iled out of New Allen Iverson, Sixers Baylor is something that no Jersey two years Vince Carter, Nets other player can claim to ago for failing to Pau Gasol, Grizzlies have done this season, and meet up to expec not many other players will tations, he clearly Yao Ming, Rockets * do for their careers. exceeded them for So when it comes down a team that was ALL ROOKIE TEAM to the MVP discussion, it supposed to be Chris Paul, Hornets would be hard to snub the worst team in Raymond Felton, Bobcats Kobe. It's true that guys the NBA this sea like Lebron James, Dwyane son. He had to Charlie Villanueva, Raptors Andrew Bogut, Bucks Wade and Steve Nash's deal with a team JOSE CARLOS FAJARDO/KRT CAMPUS MAN IN TIGHTS: Kobe Bryant's looking good on NBA First Team. Danny Granger, Pacers TARS SPORTS SCHEDULE W. Tennis vs Broward CC - 3:30pm FRI21 SAT 22 SUN 23 M&W Tennis @ SSC Championships - 8am M&W Tennis @ SSC Championships - 8am HHHHHHHS1 Baseball vs Palm Beach Atlantic - 7pm Rowing @ WV Governors Cup - 8am Softball vs FRI28 Albany State Softball vs Nova Southeastern - 7pm [ Baseball vs Palm Beach Atlantic (DH) - 1pm Baseball vs Nova Southeastern - 6pm (DH) - 1pm Softball vs Nova Southeastern (DH) - 1pm Softball @ Lynn - 7 pm VOL. 112 ISSUE 26 SPORTS APRIL 21, 2006 -THE SANDSPUR Mocs Topple Tars Three Game Series out over the Tars. Florida Jon Wano took the loss, Southern started out scor which was his third of the ing five runs in the third in season. Angela Gonzalez their score to five runs, as At the end of regula ning, but Rollins matched It seemed by the last the sandspur one more runner made it tion, the Tars and the Mocs their score in the fourth. Ju game both teams were worn home. Rollins came up nior Gene Howard scored The Tars baseball team were tied at nine runs a down. There was no scoring strong in the bottom of the piece as the game went into off a base hit by Ryan took on the defending na until the fifth inning, as inning, as senior Brent Mag extra innings. But the Tars McKenzie, and a hit from tional champions, the Flori Florida Southern posted nuson, sophomore Ryan just could not hold on, as Stefano Foggi sent Ryan three runs. Then again in da Southern Moccasins, re McKenzie and sophomore the Mocs powered past the McKenzie, Brent Magnuson the next inning, they sent cently in a three-game se Steve Mannenbach each col defense and scored five and freshman Anthony Soto one man across home plate. ries over the weekend. On lected a run, tying up the runs before the end of the to home plate. Foggi later Rollins offense collected no the first day of play, the Tars score at 5-5. inning. The Tars were un scored on a fielding error runs and only three hits for kept up with the Mocs pret The Tars came up short able to regain lost ground in by the Mocs' centerfielder. the game. Junior pitcher ty well. Florida Southern defensively in the next in their half of the inning, and In the sixth when Florida Mario Lombardo earned his was first to score in the sec ning, as they allowed five the game ended 14-9. Senior Southern scored two more fifth loss of the season. ond inning, as well as in the runs to be scored. In the Rob Cloar added his second runs, the Tars evened the Rollins is now 22-20 for fifth. But the Tars answered bottom of the eighth, the loss of the season leaving score again, as they scored the season and 5-13 in the back in the bottom of the Mocs defense suffered and him with 2-2. two runs in the seventh. But Sunshine State Conference. fifth, when senior Stefano almost cost them the game The next day, the Tars they were unable to tie the The Tars r.ext game is Foggi and freshman Jesse as Magnuson, McKenzie faced-off in a double-head game for the third time, scheduled for Tuesday More each tacked a run on and Foggi all posted their er against the Mocs. Rollins after the Mocs scored the April 18 against Webber In for the Tars. Then in the second runs of the game, suffered a similar defeat in last run in their last inning ternational at home with sixth, the Mocs brought and freshman Kevin Small the first game, as Florida at bat. The Tars went down the first pitch scheduled for added a run for the Tars. Southern just barely edged a second time 8-7. Junior 7pm. Dom 1mv\'s NBA Playoff Predictions Juan Bernal ries easily. Heat in 5. mosphere. Also, the Spurs Nuggets are the weakest of against the Phoenix Suns, in the sandspur 3 New Jersey Nets vs. In are one of two teams in the the higher seeds. The Clip v hat will be a high scoring 1 Detroit Pistons vs. 8 diana Pacers:This is the most NBA that can beat any team pers have a best chance of series. For the Suns to make Milwaukee Bucks:The Pis compelling playoff matchup at their own gameThe Kings pulling the upset. The Clip sure they win the series, they tons have been almost im because, it matches the Nets, will win a couple games in pers match the Clippers need to contain the rest of possible to beat this season. who love to run the fast this series because they frontcourt as Corey the Lakers. Even if they do There team chemistry is sec break against the Pacers, match up so well with the Maggete, Elton Brand and not, Kobe will score at least ond to none. They lead the who like to slow it down. Spurs, but for the most part Chris Kaman match Den forty points in every game. league in margin of victory Depending on the team the their lack of offensive fire ver's trio of Kenyon Martin, For the Lakers to win, Lamar and second in rebounding. controls the tempo, that is power and the Spurs depth Carmelo Anthony and Mar Odom and Smush Parker There is not a great individ the team who will win this and experience will catch up cus Camby. Rebounding will have to play defense ual on this team, but a group seven game series. The Pac to them. Spurs in six. and Denver's ability to force and contribute offensively in of solid individuals make a ers game plan is to run it 4 Dallas Mavericks vs. 5 turnovers will be the key fac order to take the pressure off solid team. They are led by through Jermaine O'Neal, Memphis Grizzlies:This is a tors to this series. If the Clip of Kobe. For Phoenix, Steve Chauncey Billups, who has and force the Nets to play matchup that could not have pers control the tempo they Nash must push the tempo. defense. The Nets want to had the best season of his ca been worse for the Grizzlies, will move onto the next If the Suns do that, rebound try to force as many round. If the Nuggets force reer and has been mentioned because Dallas can match all and contain the rest of the turnovers as possible and get turnovers, contain Elton in the MVP race. Ben Wal of their strengths. I don't see Lakers, they'll be on their as many points on the fast Brand and Corey Maggete lace will more than likely the Grizzlies being able to way to the second round. break as they can. Nets in 6. and Andre Miller's creates The Lakers have a chance if win his fourth defensive contain Dallas' fast paced, for other teammates, the they get solid offensive con player of the year award. 4 Cleveland Cavaliers vs high scoring offense. Dallas Nuggets will advance to the tributions from Parker, and The Bucks meanwhile are 5 Washington Wizards:This has a deeper and better next round.Clippers in 7. Odom do a good job of lim led by Michael Redd, who is series matches up two great bench that Memphis. If Dal players in Lebron James and las plays the defense that 2 Phoenix Suns vs. 7 Los An iting Boris Diaw, Shawn 9th in the NBA in points per geles Lakers:Suns won series Marion and the rest of the game averaging 25.1 per Gilbert Arenas. The Wizards they have played all season, the Grizzlies are headed 3-1. One man and the rest of Suns' supporting cast. Suns game. To beat the Pistons, run everything through their early for the third straight his team against one team in 6. the Bucks must get an amaz catalyst, Arenas as he is fourth in the NBA in points season. Mavericks in 5. missing a key star. Kobe ing series from Michael and steals. The Cavaliers Bryant and the rest of his Los Redd and Andrew Bogut. 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John Ferreira imperative to remember the sandspur the historical context under which the UN was created. The world had The idea of a global just gone through the democratic government is most horrific six years in one for the ivory towers history; ones that we hope of Cambridge and not for will never be matched in the real world. Imagine, if venom and carnage. The MPEACH you can, for a minute a central concern of the I VII mm* m^r I I world where European framers of the UN was and Americans were will collective security, „ and ing to be constantly out making sure that events voted by a billion Chinese never spiraled out of con and Indians, or a world trol like they did in the where the most populous 1930s. nations didn't actually This historical context have any power. Imagine also influenced the orga a world where the cultur nization's initial concern al differences, political with human rights. While culture ones not societal human rights have be ones, could be overcome come a very important to create a functioning consideration in the world government. world of today, it is not The truth, while hard the main focus or purpose to face, is that we do not of the United Nations. live in this imaginary The UN was created as willing to give it. It does suffers from the polariz thing that can be done in world and this Utopia means of curbing expan not give itself powers, ing and traumatized con a situation is send in seems very far away. In sionist nation-states that would drag' the world every single one of its ac text under which it was troops, as we have fact it is possible that the painfully learned in Iraq. into war. It is a realist or tions need to be cleared founded. For while the world we imagine might It is human nature to take ganization that was meant through the interests of body was what the world never come, because if things for granted. The to keep the powers in numerous nations. That is needed in 1945, it is not there is one thing that world does not appreciate check and not to solve the why most times, the body suited for the challenges people are not good at is of 2006. We must see the the United Nations be world's problems. The hu is helpless in the face of giving up power. Some UN for what it is, a body cause we hope that it stop manitarian aspect of the the world's horrors. That have hope that the United that is concerned with global warming, overpop organization really only is actually a good thing, Nations can somehow keeping the major powers ulation, genocide, slavery, flourished later, but it is for I think that many emerge from its troubles in check and avoiding an poverty, famine, and in somewhat misguided. would be afraid a world and become a world gov other disaster of biblical equality. The United Nations has with an activist UN that ernment someday. In the proportions for occuring. The world should re been incredibly successful would meddle in every same fashion that many Let us remember that call the horrors of the first in avoiding another major country's domestic issues. ho.pe that the European the United Nations has half of the twentieth cen war between the super Not all nations which Union can become some been very successful in tury. While they have be powers during the Cold are part of the UN are manner of pan-European democracies, so it would defending its central come pages in a history state. War, and for that it goals. It has avoided a book, we should be should be applauded. It erroneous to assume that The reality is that the major world conflict, and thankful that none of us should not be blamed for these nations would agree United Nations is an or it has also avoided escala had to experience them. not interfering in human with our Liberal Western ganization that was built tions of war which would itarian crises or stopping values, or that they would by states and for states, have occurred without the John Ferreira is a Junior the various civil wars that be concerned about the and not to serve the dif veto powers instilled in double major in History and exploded since 1945. The well being of the people. ferent peoples of the the Security Council. Political Science in the UN is fettered by the What must occurr is world. They do not have While hawks love going School of Arts and Sciences. quandary that it is only as for people to temper their the concerns of the indi expecations of the United to war, they forget that He is also Managing Editor powerful as the nation sometimes the worse of The Sandvsur. vidual, but hold the states states that compose it are Nations, a body which as their power base. It is