University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 11-13-2006 Sandspur, Vol 113, No 12, November 13, 2006 Rollins College Find similar works at: https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur University of Central Florida Libraries http://library.ucf.edu This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida at STARS. It has been accepted for inclusion in The Rollins Sandspur by an authorized administrator of STARS. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STARS Citation Rollins College, "Sandspur, Vol 113, No 12, November 13, 2006" (2006). The Rollins Sandspur. 1823. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1823 The andspuROLLINS COLLEGE •WINTER PARK, FLORIDr A ARTS & ENTE1 [EN Halloween Horror Political Domination? Tars Basketball Check out the Arts & Entertainment Students express their views on which political party Find out more about the Tars upcoming basketball Halloween stories, ideas, and much more! will dominate the upcoming elections. season, including changes from last year. PAGE 13-14 PAGE 16 THE STUDENT VOICE OF ROLLINS COLLEGE SINCE 1894 VOL. 113 ISSUE 12 www.thesandspur.org November 13, 2006 Rollins Campus Security Is A Step Above The Rest or when they are sleeping, dents to report anything they feel I went up and asked the guys and just as many students do unsafe with. "On aver­ nicely to leave, and they yelled at not think twice when letting age, we do not have me to mind my business and go someone into a residence hall very many back to my room." Figueroa, as­ that they might not recognize. actual as­ serting her power as an RA, told More often than not, the fact saults - ^QS the men to leave or she would call that we are such a small com­ campus campus security. They yelled at munity here leads those living -most of the her a second time, and she went in residence halls to the as­ time, words back to her room and did exact­ sumption that if some­ are exchanged and ly what she had told them she one is asking to get there isn't a physical would do, then called the RA on in, they must confrontation," says Ken duty who just happened to be the Miller, the director of Cam­ only male RA in the building. "I some pus Security. didn't feel threatened until they Though incidents of unsafe yelled the first time. It was the Courtesy of Abbott and Costello Collectibles one behavior are rare, they do hap­ first time I'd been yelled at as else in pen. Donna Lee has her theories an RA. It was very obvious that Megan Borkes from feeling threatened. After all, the hall. about when they are most preva­ they were intoxicated," says Alea, the sandspur Rollins and UCF are only about This is danger­ lent: "I believe that the biggest "They were punching the door, 15 minutes away. What is it that ous thinking. "All safety concern is related to the and I felt helpless because there Recently, the University of is so different between the two visitors should be es­ use of alcohol," she says, "When was nothing I could do without Central Florida has had some campuses? corted by a Rollins member when people behave under the influ­ Campus Security." distressing news start to surface: First and foremost, Rollins is a in the residence halls," says Lee, ence of alcohol, there is a higher Alea is certainly not the only Instances of hazing in fraternities smaller campus overall than UCF "Any suspicious behavior should chance of risky behaviors." This case of unsafe behavior here at and sororities, the recent death of is. "In small communities, peo­ be immediately reported to Cam­ is the case for one student on Rollins. However, we are cer­ a cheerleader, and violence in off ple tend to know each other and pus Security. The College will campus, who recently felt very tainly not as badly behaved, campus housing. watch out for each other," says work to take any necessary action threatened and unsafe in one of on the whole, as other colleges These are all very real and Donna Lee, the Dean of Student to remove the threat and put a the resident halls. seem to be. Our tight-knit com­ very disturbing concerns in col­ Affairs. "Sometimes, however, plan in place to best ensure that Late in the evening, around munity and well-trained staff legiate life. With the instances we feel so safe in our small com­ the student feels safe." midnight, Alea Figueroa, an RA, is definitely a step ahead. Also, of hateful behavior in one of our munity that we become a little Incidents do not always get heard a very loud banging com­ the fact that Campus Security is dorms here at Rollins College a complacent, and we do not take reported right away, of course, ing from one of the doors in her constantly finding new things to few weeks ago, the question aris­ proactive measures to ensure the because some students either do hall. help protect the Rollins students es as to how much of this behavior safety of our community." This is not know how to go about it, or As she went outside to inves­ from threatening behavior attests goes on here at Rollins, and what true enough. - even more often - they may not tigate, she saw "Two guys - big to the dedication that is making kinds of safety measures the col­ Many students do not lock even acknowledge the incidents. guys - banging on a resident's Rollins a safer environment for lege is taking to keep students their dorm doors when they leave Campus Security urges stu­ door and yelling at her to get out. everyone. Rollins College Students Debate the Patriot Act argued might be completely con­ next fall. denied habeus corpus rights and of the three teams. The teams, in tradictory to what they themselves In the debate, there are three instances in which intelligence response, would attempt to answer Robert Hoffman hold to be true. Both the Pro and speaking positions for each team: gathering appears to overstep Con­ the question as best as possible the sandspur Synthesis teams were comprised of the opening, the rebuttal, and the stitutional bounds. while still remaining within the w student members of the Philosophy closing. For the Pro team, these The opening, rebuttal, and clos­ character of their position. After the The evening of Tuesday, Novem­ Debate Club, whereas the members three positions were filled by Alicia ing positions for the Synthesis team question and answer session was ber 7th, saw the second debate of of the Con team were representa­ Floria, Matt Tonner, and Amy Testa, were filled by Robert Hoffman, concluded, the judges returned and the semester facihtated by the new­ tives of the Rollins College chapter respectively. The main arguments Joseph Kelly, and David Parker. announced the scores. The outcome ly formed Philosophy Debate Club. of Amnesty International, an inter­ posited by the Pro team focused on The Synthesis team argued that of the second debate was not as de­ The topic for the debate, run and national organization that has as its the necessity of the Patriot Act for increased security measures were cisive as the first had been; the Con moderated by students and judged mission the global protection of hu­ national security. The Act, the team necessary, but that these could be and Synthesis teams were declared by members of the faculty, was the man rights. claimed, is an efficient update of ex­ accomplished in a format that does tied for the win, with the Pro team isting laws that has helped agencies not irifringe upon Constitutionally- controversial USA Patriot Act. The The Philosophy Debate Club is hailing in third place. The scores in arrest terror suspects and prevevnt guaranteed rights, as the current Pa­ students involved in the debate a very young organization; it was the debate, just as in the previous another 9A1 style attack triot Act does. Some of the changes formed three separate teams: a Pro formed several months ago, and its debate on the honor code, were de­ proposed by the Synthesis team in­ team offering support for the Patri­ faculty advisor, Dr. Eric Smaw, is The Amnesty International termined primarily by the strength cluded cutting of portions the Act, ot Act, a Con team arguing against himself a new addition to the phi- members who performed the open­ of a team's arguments alone. As adding increased checks and bal­ the law, and a &mthesis team that losophy department faculty this ing, rebuttal, and closing for the Con such, style of presentation and rhet­ team were Lindsay Lane, Saman­ ances, and limiting the surveillance oric value were given less weight sought to propose amendments year. The first debate conducted tha Marsh, and Gwendolyn Pruitt power of the government than the actual material presented. and revisions that would in effect by the club was last month's debate over the college's new honor code. The Con team focused its energies While the judges left the room Under this scoring rubric, the main create a different, better Patriot Act. mainly on attacking the Patriot Act Using these debates, and those up­ to tabulate the scores, the floor was way a team may be docked points is As always, the debate carried a dis­ as unconstitutional and a threat coming next semester, as practice, opened to questions by the debate's if it commits a fallacy, or deceptive claimer that let audience members to the civil rights and liberties of know that thestudente were placed the Philosophy Debate dub hopes moderator, Jem Powell.