Recent Car Thefts Become Issue on Campus by Joshua Hernandez Campus, John Thorton
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VOLUME 25, ISSUE 5 WWW.BROWARD.EDU/OBSERVER OCT. 18, 2010 Campus News Features Entertainment Back page Breast cancer month Local art gallery Vicci Martinez Hispanic heritage College holds events to raise Tate’s Comics exhibits South Singer and songwriter Hispanic heritage month is money for breast cancer Florida artists at boutique performs on campuses celebrated with poetry and dance PAGE 3 PAGE 6 PAGE 10 PAGE 16 litter of black kittens One cute superstition: rescued on campus Meowing was heard from inside BC employee, Bibi Karim’s, office on South Campus and to her surprise she found more than what she expected. Karim notified campus facilities and workers Melvern Samson and Manuel Morales came to remove the panels from a water fountain by the Business Department. After disassembling the panels, four new born kittens were found laying behind the paneling inside the walls (left). The mother cat ran away frightened by the workers and returned the following day, Sept. 29, in search of her babies, but was startled in an attempt for faculty to get her closer to her. The kittens were taken into good care by Broward College student, Octaviano Zamudo, who took the kittens to a nearby veterinarian’s office. PHOTO BY ALEJANDRO LOZANO INFORMATION COURTESY OF MELISSA SIMMONS Halloween Index: Library holds A look at Halloween Gore galore: A review Has Halloween chilling Edgar Allan Horror Nights and the on the newest horror become more skin Poe events Village of Horrors flicks then scare? Page 5 Pages 8-9 Page 11 Page 15 Recent car thefts become issue on campus By JOShuA hernAnDez Campus, John Thorton. CONTRIBUTING WRITER According to Thorton, three were on College 2009 Crime Rates & MeliSSA SiMOnS BC property and the other took place on CONTRIBUTING WRITER FAU’s leased property on the north side of the campus, which is now “patrolled and Crime Central north South Students usually have a lot on their secured.” minds. Consumed in their personal lives Those burglaries weren’t just simple theft Aggravated Assault/ 0 0 1 and trying to balance out agendas of tests of belongings, unless the belonging is your Stalking and classes in their heads, safety is rarely own vehicle. “We have had three stolen car addressed. Broward College (BC) is trying reports on Central Campus, all involving Robbery 0 0 8 to get students to be more careful and alert. Honda Civics since Sept. 16, with the last Common sense alone should point one taking place on Oct. 4,” said Thorton. Burglary 24 25 32 out two major things: never leave your car The Honda Civic has clearly been a main unlocked and never leave valuable items in target of the recent buglaries, but it raises Motor Vehicle Theft 12 0 9 your vehicle. Central Campus students are questions as to why. USA Today recently now a part of the growing amount of vehicle reported that the 1995 Honda Civic was break-ins. the second most-stolen vehicle in the United full records of crime statistics dating back to 2005 can “There have been four vehicle burglaries States in 2009. on Central Campus in the academic term so STuDenT SAfeTy be found at www.broward.edu/view/crimestats09.pdf far that have been brought to my attention,” CONTINUED ON PAGE 7 said the Dean of Business Affairs on Central OCT. 18, 2010 CAMPUS NEWS PAGE 3 College puts a twist on Shakespearean classic BY CLAYTON GUTZMORE the details as culturally accurate as possible,” SOUTH BUREAU CHIEF she said. After the actors gained an understanding The romantic tragedy “Romeo and Juliet” of the characters the next step was to is a timeless tale of two people’s compassion become the characters during rehearsals. The for each other despite the forces that lay production team rehearsed about 17 hours between them. This classic love story has a week to get everything to perfection. The been displayed in classrooms and stages 20 cast members that Johnson had selected all around the world. Now the creative showed passion, dedication, and discipline minds of the Broward College (BC) theater during rehearsals. department add a modern twist to this story Johnson has even meddled with the gender by placing it in Kadar, Afghanistan. roles set in the classic and has casted the “The time is ripe to produce a play that expected male roles of Tybalt and Mercucio, condemns violence based upon prejudice to be played by women. Petit, who plays and values tolerance and love,” said Mariah Tybalt, is challenged to bring femininity to Johnson, the assistant professor of visual and the already strong and masculine character. performing arts. She also holds the title of “Men are usually allowed more power director of Romeo and Juliet. Every time she in most, if not all, societies. A character gets her hands on a play she aims to make like Tybalt is very difficult to translate as the play resonate with today’s audience. a woman, and even tougher as a Muslim With eight successful shows at BC, she hopes woman,” she said. Tybalt is “rebellious” that this ninth piece will leave students with but “knows her limits” within the Muslim a better appreciation of Shakespeare’s work society Johnson created. and lead them to question their own level of Petit feels personal connections to her tolerance and acceptance. character because her interpretation is a The show will take place at the Central PHOTO BY BRITTANI PHILBIN positive one for women. “She loves and Campus fine arts theater and will run from Penelope Petit, playing Tybalt, and practicing her stage combat at rehearsal with cast respects her culture, traditions and religions Thursday Oct. 28 till Sunday Nov. 7. members. and will do anything to protect that and Johnson is no amateur when it comes to the ones she loves,” she said. Petit feels that theater; she is a proud member of the Screen only 20 students earned a part in the play. a challenge to teach young college students Tybalt is an “empowering” role. Actors Guild and Actors Equity Association. “I was pleased to see a huge number of very how to breathe life into Shakespeare’s text After weeks of rehearsal the entire cast After earning her bachelors and her master’s prepared and very talented actors auditioning in a way that is understandable to a modern of “Romeo and Juliet” is ready. The play degree in fine arts, she spent 26 years of her for this production. Our theater department audience,” said Johnson. will examine many cases of prejudice and career as a professional actress and director. is definitely growing, and the quality of BC student, Penelope Petit, has tolerance that society deals with today. Now Johnson brings her talents to students here at BC is quite impressive,” said participated in BC’s theater department in “This play definitely has something for BC to put her own spin on this timeless Johnson. the past. Her involvement in the play has everyone. It contains a love story, heart- masterpiece. To give depth to the story Johnson and the resonated with her. stopping fight scenes, comedy and drama,” Auditions for the show started the second production team had to do extensive research “It relates to the times because it is a said Johnson. week of the fall semester. Nearly 50 talented on Marine Corps life and Afghani culture direct reflection of what is going on today. Johnson and the cast and crew hope for a students came out to get cast for a role, but to bring life to the characters. “It has been We are working extremely hard to keep all of big audience on opening night. College raises awareness Got about breast cancer Shoes? BY JOSHUA HERNANDEZ Breast Cancer Statistics BY SKYLAR SIEGEL CONTRIBUTING WRITER • In 2010, there are more than 2.5 CENTRAL BUREAU CHIEF million breast cancer survivors in the When checking for information online, U.S. If you’re like many students today, you it’s easy to be bombarded with facts like “a • About 1,970 new cases of invasive own more than just a few pairs of shoes. But woman dies every thirteen minutes from breast cancer will be after you grow out of them, what is it that breast cancer,” or even worse, that “a new diagnosed in men in 2010. you do, throw them away? Broward College woman is diagnosed every three minutes.” Less than 1 percent of all (BC) has a solution. Student Life on the October is Breast Cancer Awareness new breast cancer cases Central and Downtown campuses will be month, and Broward College is doing occur in men collecting used rubber soled shoes until Oct. its part to raise public consciousness and INFORMATION FROM BREASTCANCER.ORG 29. understanding. “This will be our third consecutive year of Starting early on Monday Sept. 27, the it, we’ll be talking about this in pre-cal for the Reuse a Sneaker Drive, which has been Campus Activities Board (CAB) held a days.” PHOTOS BY VON CLINTON adopted by Nike,” stated Andrea Delgado, Bingo tournament on Central Campus in Student William Cubas came away Shoes collected on Central Campus. the leader for the drive on Central Campus. Building 19’s Activity Center from 12 p.m. with second place. His necessary four wins Their Reuse-a-Sneaker program recycles the to 2:30 p.m. resulted in him going home with a Sony cd shoes and uses the materials in sports and CAB’s main focus for the day, other than and iPod player. playground surfaces around the world. bingo, was to make students aware of its “It’s great because for the price of a movie What are the shoes used for? The office of volunteering and leadership Breast Cancer Awareness Benefit being held ticket I’m walking away with a brand new believes in recycling and reducing the use of at Central Campus on Oct.