QUICK LINKS: NEWS > 2 OPINION > 5 FEATURES > 10 SPORTS > 17 HALLOWEEN HORROR NIGHTS > 14 Scientists Obama calls discover stalling health OCTOBER 07, 2009 care debate human VOLUME 7 • ISSUE 3 ancestor VALENCIAVOICE.COM Official Student Media of Valencia Community College ‘unacceptable’ By Nick Godt By Robert S. Boyd MarketWatch McClatchy Newspapers Obama, Oprah, Chicago NEW YORK — Partisan attempts to WASHINGTON — Move ‘Only a dream in Rio’ fail in bid for 2016 Olympics stall or block health-care reform are over, Lucy. A 4-foot-tall fe- unacceptable, especially as rising male nicknamed Ardi, who costs prevent small businesses from lived 4.4 million years ago in By Margaret Talev creating new jobs at a time when the Africa, has replaced you as McClatchy Newspapers U.S. economy remains fragile, Presi- the earliest best known an- dent Barack Obama said Saturday. cestor of the human species. WASHINGTON — The International Olympic “Rising health-care costs are un- Ardi’s nearly complete Committee’s stinging first-round elimination of dermining our businesses, explod- skeleton is 1 million years Chicago on Friday as the site of the 2016 Sum- ing our deficits, and costing our older than Lucy’s, pushing mer Games probably won’t count much in how nation more jobs with each passing back the point when homi- history judges Barack Obama’s presidency. month,” Obama said in his weekly nids — pre-human primates However, in setting aside his weightier re- radio address. “So we know that re- — are known to have split sponsibilities and jetting off to Copenhagen forming our health insurance system will be a critical step in rebuilding our from the evolutionary line to make a very personal case for his adopted economy.” that led to chimpanzees and hometown’s bid — then losing the gamble — On Friday, the Labor Department gorillas, an international Obama suffered an embarrassing defeat, one reported that the nation’s economy team of scientists announced watched around the world and celebrated by lost 263,000 jobs in September as Thursday. some of his critics. the unemployment rate rose to 9.8 “Ardi is not a chimp. It’s The conservative Drudge Report Web site’s percent, a 26-year high. not a human. It’s what we Headline: “World Rejects Obama: Chicago Alex Garcia, Chicago Tribune / MCT In the Republican weekly ad- used to be,” said paleontolo- Out in First Round.” Spectators in Chicago’s Daley Plaza react after hearing word that Chicago was eliminated from Olympic contention. dress, Representative Candice Miller, gist Tim White, an author- Tim Reid of The Times of London wrote: R-Mich., said the job losses showed ity on human evolution at “Chicago’s dismal showing today, after Mr. decision, I look forward to the president re- cision on television, said he was disappointed the government stimulus measures the University of California, Obama’s personal, impassioned last-minute turning stateside. ... Our country needs the but had no regrets about making the trip. weren’t working and that tax cuts Berkeley. pitch, is a stunning humiliation for this presi- president’s undivided attention on the urgent “One of the things that I think is most valu- would be better to help small busi- White and his colleagues dent. It cannot be emphasised enough how issues facing American families today: rising able about sports is that you can play a great nesses, while government spending spent 15 years recovering and this will feed the perception that on the world unemployment, soaring health care costs, win- game and still not win,” the president said in on health-care and energy-saving studying Ardi’s bones before stage he looks good — but carries no heft.” ning the war in Afghanistan and dealing with the Rose Garden minutes after he returned. “I measures would be costly. Thursday’s announcement. Republican National Committee Chairman Iran’s nuclear threat.” believe it’s always a worthwhile endeavor to “Yesterday’s report on September Ardi is “on our side of Michael Steele was more circumspect, but still Obama, who was said to be alone in his cabin promote and boost the United States of Amer- job losses was a sobering reminder critical. on Air Force One between Newfoundland and CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 CONTINUED ON PAGE 3 “While I am disappointed with the IOC’s Nova Scotia when he watched the IOC’s de- CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 NEWS OCTOBER 7, 2009 2 Critics harsh “My gut is that it’s unlikely tional crowd gathered in Chica- that this will be a major factor 13 go to celebrate. on president months from now when voters “Their interest wasn’t about after failure elect a new Congress,” he said. me as an individual,” he said. The president’s decision to “Rather, it was rooted in the be- CONTINUED FROM COVER make the pitch — after first say- lief that America’s experiment ica and invite the world to come ing he had to stay home to work in democracy still speaks to a set see what we’re all about.” on health care — drew heat from of universal aspirations and ide- Obama also said he had called some, but he felt competitive als.” Brazil’s president, Luiz Inacio pressure. With Tokyo, Rio and “We look like the world. ... Lula da Silva, to congratulate Madrid, Spain, bidding along- Over the last several years some- him on Rio de Janeiro’s win. side Chicago, and the Japanese times that fundamental truth Peter Brown, the assistant di- prime minister, the president of about the United States has been rector of the Quinnipiac Uni- Brazil and the king of Spain all lost. And one of the legacies, I Alex Barrett / Valencia Voice versity Polling Institute, said going, Obama decided he should think, of this Olympics Games in Students enjoy a game of “Madden 10” for the PS3 at SGA’s Game Night on West Campus on Thursday, Oct. 1. that although critics saw this as as well. Chicago would be a restoration an opportunity to score points In his pitch to the IOC, Obama of that understanding of what against Obama, voters probably spoke of his own historic win last the United States is all about.” VCC students got game wouldn’t give it much weight. November and how an interna- — MCT Campus By Manny Colon in various video games, mainly and teamwork among the stu- [email protected] The Beatles Rock Band which they dent body. Transfer to Webster University and keep your day job. dubbed “Travel Through History This is noticed especially with Students gathered for Game to Rock with The Beatles.” Other The Beatles Rock Band competi- Webster has class hours that work around your Nights to share their common in- popular games being played in- tion in which groups of schedule, classes that meet one night per week, terest in among videogames with cluded the likes of “Madden ’10” students had a battle of the one-on-one attention, and a faculty that practices each other. and “Sonic the Hedgehog.” bands to determine the ultimate what it teaches. Webster University’s bachelor This Student Government Asso- This event also created leeway rockers. degrees give you the insight and skills you’ll need ciation hosted event promoted the to spread awareness of the issues The winner was the group to succeed. With completion programs in account- importance of history in general, SGA is currently facing right now, “The Omauve Avengers” con- ing, business administration, human resources whether its music, politics, video and the impact of these issues on sisted by Brittany Van Epps (vo- management, management, and psychology, games, etc. the Valencia students. cals), Jessica Sunga (guitar) and you’re sure to find what you need. Contact us to- day for a personalized degree completion plan. “It’s all about having fun,” said Stio mentions that, “There are Max Rejouis (drummer). Robert Stio, SGA President. “We many matters to discuss right now “We had lots of fun,” Sunga also want to promote history, and such as tax breaks for textbooks mentioned. “We didn’t expect to we can do that with video games on school, and Bright Futures. It’s win, but we did.” like The Beatles Rock Band to important that students are aware Overall, there were many peo- North Orlando South Orlando show them the history of where of these issues so they can get in- ple enjoying themselves playing Sanlando Center Westwood Corporate Center 2180 W S.R. 434, Suite 5100 6750 Forum Drive, Suite 300 today’s music comes from. volved and join us to solve these all generations of videogames Longwood, FL 32779 Orlando, FL 32821 Game Day, held Thursday Oct. issues.” and even board games like 407-869-8111 407-345-1139 10 in West Campus’ HSB building, According to SGA, the gaming “Hungry, Hungry Hippos,” and sORLANDO WEBSTEREDUsWEBSTEREDUOR pit competitors against each other competitions help create synergy “Operation.” ©2009 Webster University EC-871 UG.indd 1 9/24/09 10:58:17 AM NEWS OCTOBER 7, 2009 3 President says reform will help to cover costs for small businesses ‘Ardi’ changes mankind’s family tree CONTINUED FROM COVER CONTINUED FROM COVER that progress comes in fits and starts, and that we will need to the family tree, not the chimpanzee climbing trees. grind out this recovery step by side,” White told a news conference “Ardi was not a knuckle-walker step,” Obama said. in Washington sponsored by the jour- (like apes),” Lovejoy said. But she He said that health-care reform nal Science. probably couldn’t have outrun the proposals currently under consid- Ardi is named for her genus and smaller, more advanced Lucy.