NNU Forensics

A Call to Gentlemen Forensics Students mingle at the Idaho Governors BallVanessa Evans gives the men of NNU some takes the sound advice. Bronze Eagle at Opinion pgS Western Arabic Class Washington NNU offers Arabic for the first time this tournament semester. by RACHAEL FINCH I The N N U forensics team took home the Bronze Eagle sweepstakes award, along with several individual awards, after a Slumdog Millionaire tournament at Western Danny Boyle's newest Washington University film has caught the last weekend. eye of the Oscar In addition to the committee, is it worth Bronze Eagle, a team award for the year, five students received awards. Heather White made it to semifinals in Junior Sophomore Lance Pounds and freshman Christina Andreoni dance together during the Governor's Ball, Friday night at Extemporaneous Speak the Grove Hotel in Boise (photo by Paige McDaniel). ing and got sixth place in Open After Dinner Speaking. Allison Hawn by PAIGE McDaniel Boise. Before the doors to opportunity to mingle with real estate agents, legislators W eather received sixth place in Ju the ballroom were tables Idaho’s politicians. and other socialites to help THURSDAY nior Impromptu Speak It was a crisp and chilly where guests checked in, But the beautiful setting the Republican Party and Mostly cloudy. ing, John Crabill was Friday night when the Ida picked up nametags and wasn’t the focus of the par Governor Butch Otter’s re- Hi: 43° 1 Low: 29° fourth in Story Telling ho Republican party joined dropped off their jackets ty; it was mainly a gathering election campaign. The ball FRIDAY and Heather Pruett came with the Governor in a to enjoy the party. NN U of the Idaho Young Repub Chance of rain. in third in Story Tell gala at the Grove Hotel in students enjoyed the licans as well as brokers. »See"Ball"onpg8 Hi: 43° I Low: 27° ing. Rachel Allen came SATURDAY in third in Open After Chance of snow showers. Dinner Speaking and Current economy affects NNU students and their jobs Hi: 37° I Low: 25° sixth in Open Dramatic SUNDAY Partly sunny. Interpretation. by LAURIE BURGEMEISTER and said that hour short Hi: 26° I Low: 26° “Personally I feel this R«si D tepot^l* Persorud bwoiiM and ages have been occurring at MONDAY was a very good rourna- Job cuts in the commu Starbucks stores all over the Chance of showers. ment. This is our last nity have been hurting stu nation. Hi: 39° I Low: 26° tournarhent before na dents’ work opportunities. Real Oisposabte p “We’ve cut our daily hours Personal income 2 TUESDAY tionals and as one of the Heather Reeves, Jillian of operation by two, which Chance of showers. Hi: 37° I Low: 27° few going, it is nice to Jensen and Lindsay Macias means that I lost about four have the practice,” said have all been affected by the hours of my weekly pay,” Index Allen. economy’s downturn. said Reeves. 2 pinion Forensics tournaments Reeves, a senior commer Reeves said that Starbucks 4 - ■ (^m pus Life 6 cial music major, works Sports 8 »See"Forensics"on pg 2 at Starbucks in Nampa A&E 10 Graph marking consumer spening in the end of 2008. » S e e "Economy"on pg 3 Humor 12 2 NEWS FEBRUARY 4,2009 The international community is dismayed as Libyan president Moammar Gadhafir is chosen to lead the African Union by ASSOCIATED PRESS seven men, one carrying a doctor after eight years in Gadhafi’s election but said 4-foot gold staff, and caused prison for allegedly infect the United States would re Moammar Gadhafi of a stir when security officials ing Libyan children with main engaged with the Afri Libya was elected Mon did not admit them because HIV. The medics said they can Union. day as leader of the Afri each delegation gets only had been tortured in pris “We are going to con can Union, a position long four floor passes. on to exact a confession, a tinue to work with the sought by the eccentric “I think the coming time charge Gadhafi’s son admit AU,” spokesman Robert dictator who wants to push will be a time of serious ted to in a 2005 television Wood told reporters. “It’s a his oil-rich nation into the work and a time of action interview when he said they critical institution in terms international mainstream and not wotyls,” he said. had been tortured with elec of our dealing with the after years of isolation. Diplomats who attended trodes and threats to their continent.” Gadhafi, once ostracized the closed-door meetings in families. Gadhafi has also been by the West for sponsoring which Gadhafi was chosen “The Libyan government involved in mediating the terrorism, has been trying to said several countries vigor continues to imprison peo conflict in Darfur with little increase both Libya’s global ously opposed him, seeking ple for criticizing Gadhafi,” success. He has mediated stature and its regional in alternatives from Lesotho said Reed Brody, a Brussels- between Chad and Sudan fluence — mediating Af and Sierra Leone. How based lawyer with Human — both have accused each rican conflicts, sponsoring ever, the AU’s chairman Rights Watch who watched other of supporting the oth efforts to spread Islam on ship rotates among Africa’s Moammar Gadhafi has been the president of Libya since a Gadhafi take the helm of er’s rebel groups. The Liby the continent and pushing regions, and a North Afri 1969 coup (photo from wikimedia commons). the AU. “Hundreds more an leader’s mediation has for the creation of a single can had not been chaired have been ‘disappeared.’ resulted in deals between African government. the continental body since two of the traditional kings something and we are silent Libya has no independent Chad and Sudan, which He attended the ses 2000, when Algeria held to speak — was measured. about it at the next summit NGOs and the government have later been violated. sion dressed in a gold-em the chairmanship. “I think his time has it means we’ve accepted it.” tightly controls all forms of Libya has never held broidered green robe and Meetings to select the come,” Liberian President Since he seized power public expression.” the chaitmanship in the flanked by seven extrava chairman are held in pri Ellen Johnson Sirleaf told Gadhafi has ruled the oil- Gadhafi renounced ter 46-year-history of the Af gantly dressed men who vate. The leader is usually The Associated Press. “He’s rich state with an iron rorism in 2003. rican Union and its prede said they are the “traditional nominated and then chosen worked for it. I think it’s up hand and the often quixotic Libya has also entered cessor, the Organization of kings of Africa.” by consensus. AU officials to us to make sure it comes ideology laid out in his fa into deals with major oil African Unity. This contrib Gadhafi told about 20 of would not give details of out best.” mous “Green Book,” which companies for exploitation uted to his being denied the his fellow heads of state that the proceedings, including Still, Gadhafi appeared outlines Gadhafi’s anti of its reserves and re-estab chairmanship of the Orga that he would work to unite which countries objected. to cast his selection as a democratic and economic lished diplomatic ties with nization of African Unity in the continent into “the Even in public the recep victory. policies. the U.S. 1982. United States of Africa.” tion to his appointment “Silence means approval,” In 2007, his regime re In Washington, the State Gadhafi arrived at the — and the acceptance cer he said during his accep leased five Bulgarian nurses Department declined to summit Sunday with the emony in which he invited tance speech. “If we have and a naturalized Palestinian comment specifically on Texas mother convicted in her 2-year old daughter’s death by ASSOCIATED PRESS Galveston County District authorities. saw an artist’s sketch of the causing the skull fractures. But prosecutor Kayla Al Attorney Kurt Sistrunk said Sheriffs investigators girl and told authotities in Trenor’s defense attorney, len told jurors Trenor was A mother was convicted after the verdict. dubbed the toddler “Baby Texas she thought it was her Tommie Stickler Jr., said a strong person who killed of capital murder Mon Trenor and her husband, Grace” during the weeks granddaughter. he was disappointed by the her daughter because the day for the death of her Royce Clyde Zeigler II, were they worked to identify her Sawyers testified dur verdict but wasn’t surprised girl was in the way of her 2-year-old daughter, who accused of killing Riley Ann remains, found by a fisher ing the trial and was in the by how quickly the jury de happiness with her new was whipped with belts and Sawyers while disciplining man. Many of those inves courtroom as the verdict cided. Jurors had the option husband. flung onto a tile floor to her in July 2007. Prosecu tigators were in the court was read. She did not speak of convicting Trenor of two The foreman, Randall teach her manners, before tors said Trenor and Zei room Monday and cried as with reporters afterward. lesser charges. Rothschild, said jurors felt her body was dumped in a gler beat Riley with belts, the verdict was read. “She looked at Kimberly “This was unacceptable the case was “pretty cut and box in Galveston Bay. dunked her head in cold “We all made a promise as a daughter,” said Laura abuse that will be punished dried.” Jurors deliberated less water and threw her onto to that little girl ..

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