University of Central Florida STARS The Rollins Sandspur Newspapers and Weeklies of Central Florida 9-23-2005 Sandspur, Vol 112, No 05, September 23, 2005 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 112, No 05, September 23, 2005" (2005). The Rollins Sandspur. 1794. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/1794 ROLLINS COLLEGE • WINTER PARK, FLORIDA THE OLDEST COLLEGanbgpuE NEWSPAPER IN FLORIDA n SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 FOUNDED IN 1894 „ ^\\;-\ \ AV.THESANDSPUR.ORit •G IN BRIEF Let's Talk About Sex Keene Hall a Crescendo for Dr. John Clarke, Thomas P. Johnson Distinguished Visit­ ing Scholar, will lecture on "Excavating Obscenity: Rollins Music Department Pompeii, Victorian Patri­ Rollins archs and the Invention of Modern Pornography'7 at 7 community gives p.m. on Monday, September ovation to new 26 in the Bush Auditorium. home of College Housekeeping Week Music. Last week, the Rollins by Jami Furo Housekeeping Staff was rec­ the sandspur ognized as part of the week- On Monday, September long celebration in honor of 12, the Virginia S. and W. W. housekeeping teams world­ Nelson Department of Music wide. During each day of In­ moved back into the newly ternational Housekeeping renovated Keene Hall. Fac­ Week (September 11 ulty, staff, and students alike through 17), departments packed up and moved into and individuals from across the glorious new facility. campus took time to recog­ The music department nize the efforts of the dedi­ has been occupying 170 W. cated men women who take Fairbanks, the old WLOQ BRETT HEINEY/ The Sandspur the lead in making Rollins building next to Panera, for SOMETHING OLD, SOMETHING NEW: Part of the old Keene building was maintained while shine. over a year while Keene Hall the facade was completely redone. was being renovated. The sensus is that they are quite a bit further toward The new building has John Gotti Jr. Gets Mistrial Fairbanks building is, as ex­ thrilled to be in their new fa­ Rex Beach than it previously two classrooms, whereas the The judge in the John A. "Ju­ pected, set up like an office cility. did. Most of this new addi­ previous Keene Hall had nior" Gotti racketeering case building and not altogether Part of the old Keene tion is the John Tiedke Con­ only one. It's brand new re­ declared a mistrial on the conducive to education. Hall was maintained, while cert hall—an auditorium hearsal room has choral ris­ most serious charges Tues­ WTiile the music department undergoing serious interior complete with balcony, ers and enough space for a day and said she would like­ made the most of the situa­ renovations. The back half stage, curtains, outstanding nine foot grand piano. There ly grant bail to the jailed tion and were happy to have of the facility is completely acoustics, vibrant colors, and is a keyboard and computer scion of the Gambino organ­ the space, the general con- new, though, and it extends ambiance. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 ized crime family. IN THIS ISSUE Slow Going for the Crescent German Election Turmoil The people voted, but neither party was able to City's Rebuilding Efforts capture a majority in While slow and sure progress is being made things New Orleans and the Gulf parliament. page 3 Coast is still riddled with problems. Meet Dr.Moore by Lauren Kennedy weeks since the storm hit, it Read our profile of the sandspur is still difficult to estimate anthropology profressor Toxic flood waters, death the long term effects and Robert Moore. toll in the thousands, and damage. Some answers page 4 bodies still being recovered won't be able to be answered Peer Mentors from destruction and waste: for months, like the environ­ Find out more about the although the predictions of mental effects of Hurricane Peer Mentors and what they the catastrophic Hurricane Katrina and the fate of the do. Katrina seemed dire, they evacuees. New Orleans page 7 are proving to be a bit less mayor, Ray Nagin, has a vi Columns for Everyone substantial. sion for up to 180,000 resi­ Read our weekly op-ed page Hurricane Katrina, dents of the city to return in from your favorite colum­ which battered the gulf coast the next week to begin re­ nist. of the U.S. in late August, building their lives. Howev­ page 14 has caused substantial dam­ er, the city is "still threat­ Soccer Season Coverage age and loss of life in more ened by a weakened levee page 19 than one state. New Orleans, system, a lack of drinkable which was the hardest hit water and heavily polluted area, is still pumping water floodwaters/' the head of the out of the city, which was federal relief effort said Sat­ INDEX flooded thanks to levees that urday. collapsed during the storm. Many say that the NEWS 2 Many other areas, including mayor's vision is much too HOLT NEWS 4 New Orleans and other parts ambitious, and therefore LIFE & TIMES 6 of Louisiana, are in the be­ problematic. "Our intention ENTERTAINMENT ... .10 ginning stages of recovery. is to work with the mayor OPINIONS 14 KELLEY CHINN / KRT Campus Even though it's been CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 SPORTS 17 SEPTEMBER 23, 2005 THE SANDSPUR NEWS Director of FEMA Resigns Amidst Criticism drew while he was serving to the American public the 2000 presidential campaign has emergency management • FEMA director as a career firefighter, and slow rescue response and for President Bush. The experience. Many of the offi­ Mike Brown re­ also his assistance in the the lack of crucial details that week prior to Brown's resig­ cials in Louisiana claimed signs after criti­ crash of Valujet flight 592 in Brown should have been nation was a White House that Brown actually blocked the Florida Everglades in aware of, such as the chaos Office balancing act of pub­ rescue efforts through in­ cism for his han­ 1996. and death taking place in licly condoning Brown's ac­ comprehensible red tape and dling of Katrina. Brown stated that his New Orleans. tions and privately searching then failed to deliver the ur­ for a replacement, who gently needed help. by Kelsey Field resignation was an attempt Criticism that inevitably to bring the focus back onto led to Brown's resignation could efficiently balance the As a result of the FEMA the sandspur FEMA and away from the included the admittance that 14 federal agencies with blunders, cities around the state and local counterparts. country are upping their Amidst intense criti­ media distractions of the he did not hear about the Although Brown has emergency preparedness. cisms for his handling of "blame game" that has 25,000 people who were left Hurricane Katrina, it was an­ plagued rescue efforts. The abandoned in the New Or­ overseen the response to 164 Kansas Governor Kathleen nounced Monday, Septem­ Pew Research Center report­ leans Convention Center disasters, which range from Sebelius ordered officials to ber 12th, that Mike Brown ed that at the time of his res­ until 24 hours after it had California wildfires to the search cities in the state and would be resigning his post ignation 6 in 10 Americans been reported in news re­ four Florida hurricanes in identify, including names, as the FEMA director. His judged the Federal Govern­ ports, a fact which shocked 2005, none of them held the those who would be most resignation came as no sur­ ment's response to Hurri­ the public. Another major magnitude of Hurricane Ka­ likely bypassed in an evacu­ prise three days after he was cane Katrina as fair or poor, criticism that brought the trina. As time went by, critics ation. Ohio is examining its recalled back to Washington with George Bush's approval White House Office under began to actively call for his emergency radio networks, DC by President Bush, in a ratings at or near their lows. attack is the policy of placing resignation. Louisiana's whereas places like Milwau­ move to relieve him of his President Bush's aides persons with political con­ largest newspaper, the kee realized that they in fact duties in the hurricane acknowledged that it is un­ nections but lack emergency Times-Picayune, sent an had no evacuation plan, just zones. common for the oval office response experience into the open letter to Bush demand­ a notion of what they would He was replaced by R. to fire its own members as it top ranks of FEMA. ing a "clean house at FEMA, have done during the Cold David Paulison, the former is seen publicly as the feder­ Brown's resume include especially Brown". (NY War. Many simply realized head of the agency's emer­ al government admitting to a former commissioner of Times, Sept. 7) Senator that if an equally destructive gency preparedness. Pauli­ its role in a major mistake. the International Arabian Hillary Clinton publicly stat­ tragedy were to hit their son is noted for his work in But due to the immense Horse Association and 30 ed that FEMA needs to be towns, FEMA has proven to 1992 during hurricane An­ media coverage of the hurri­ year friend of Joe M. All- made a separate-level be unreliable for major res­ cane that broadcasted daily baugh, who managed the agency with a manager who cue efforts.