Vol. 27/ Issue 10 An Independent Student Newspaper In this Issue: Basketball Champs page 4 Vagina Monologues page 6 Unicycle man page 9 Upcoming Events page 10 Anne Arundel Community College Monday, March 15 , 2010 Composite sketch of Concert Review “The Parking Lot Predator” SafetySuitBy Brent Boso sold over 100,000 rocks copies of their tar), DaveAACC Garofalo (guitar), Jer- Current Staff Writer 2008 record, “Life Left To Go.” emy Henshaw (bass), and Tate They have toured with big Cunningham (drums), there is a Play it with heart. bands such as 3 Doors Down, lot more to music than just rock- DEscription It’s what SafetySuit did in front Collective Soul, and Parachute, ing out for the hell of it. Ê of over 300 students at AACC on but the fame and fortune isn’t just “Music is a powerful thing,” White male the night of Feb. 27. Their deep what the band, formerly known Henshaw said. “Not to sound Ê 5’ 9’’ passion for music comes from as “Crew,” goes for. Ê 170-180 lbs Nashville, Tenn., and they have For Doug Brown (vocals, gui- see SafetySuit page 8 Ê medium build Ê dark brown hair Ê balding Ê neatly dressed wearing a blazer or suit Ê clean cut Ê very tanned complexion The parking lot predator may have struck again. A man identified as a white male, in his late 30’s, early 40’s, approxi- mately 5’9” weighing around 180 lbs., is suspected of fourth degree “Music is a powerful thing,” said Jeremy Henshaw (far right). SafetySuit headlined a Feb. 27 concert in Jenkins Gym. sexual assault. Photograph by Alida Burkhard. Two incidents within a 45 minute time span occurred on March 8 at the Arnold Campus. The police report stated that the man, carrying a map, appeared to Fighting to fight for America be lost and was looking for directions. He approached a female student who was in her car between 11:30 a.m. and noon. The student rolled By Jim Lara fice estimated that $95.4 million lesbian issues, wanted to show her window down and the man reached inside her vehicle, placed the Current Staff Writer was spent to recruit, along with the experiences that veterans map on her lap and brushed against her chest with his forearm. The $95.1 million to train replace- had to endure to conceal their student drove away and reported the incident on March 10. Since 1994, there have been ments for troops discharged be- identity. The report also stated that a second female student reported that a over 13,000 men and women tween 1994 and 2003. “One story that I found poi- man approached her at about 12:15 p.m. while she was walking to her discharged by the military un- As part of their spring film gnant was this transgender car. The unidentified man reportedly asked her for directions several der the “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” series, the AACC Women’s In- woman that served on a Navy times. The student refused and continued to walk towards her car. The policy. Besides the impact of a stitute and Women’s Studies de- submarine,” said Murray. “Here man retreated to an unknown area on foot. manpower shortage, there is a fi- partment will screen “Tell: More is a person viewed as an outsider Both victims described the man as a white male, balding, neatly nancial one as well. In 2005, the Than Soldiers, Fighters & Pa- but is a true patriot who wanted dressed with brown hair, an olive/tanned complexion, and a slight pot Government Accountability Of- triots.” The documentary traces to defend our country.” belly. The suspect has been seen in a white Pontiac SUV. consequences of Another example was Bleu Deputy Director Cleveland Smith of the AACC campus police said the DADT policy Copas, an Arabic linguist who that they along with Anne Arundel county police are handling the al- in the military. joined the service after 9/11. He leged assaults together. DADT was was “outed” in an e-mail sent by Smith would not say what actions the authorities are taking because created in 1993, a fellow serviceman, and was of these latest allegations because it would “jeopardize the integrity of restricting the forced to discharge by his com- what we are trying to do.” U.S. military mander. According to police, six incidents on the Arnold campus have been from revealing AACC student Ryan Germain, reported since Nov. 18, 2008. The suspect has used the same tech- a gay member’s 19, was a corpsman at a Navy niques when approaching people on campus, specifically approaching orientation, but hospital from 2008 to 2009 and women in their vehicles while holding a map and asking for directions. prohibiting any tended to post-operation patients A similar description of a man allegedly fondling students at Com- homosexual or at the medical surgical ward. munity College of Baltimore County- Catonsville was reported to bisexual person While he feels that it is a waste CCBC police. Lt. James Shields of CCBC Public Safety said he could from admitting of money to train soldiers only not discuss the incident over the phone and the Campus Current was their orientation to have them later discharged, unable to perform an in-person interview. while serving. the DADT policy is still a com- Campus police advise all students to program the school’s emer- The film shows plicated issue. gency hotline, (410) 777-1818 into their phones in case they are ap- interviews of 14 “By reversing the law, it will proached by a person matching the alleged suspect’s description. If people, some of allow more people to join, but a suspect approaches you then call campus police immediately, stay whom were dis- you still need a certain mentality on the phone and describe the suspect’s clothing, physical features, charged because to be in the military,” said Ger- the color of his vehicle as well as the make and model and his license of DADT. The main, who takes a neutral posi- plate number. director, Tom tion on the issue. If you have any information regarding the CCBC incident, please Murray, 61, who According to Germain, the contact the Department of Public Safety at (410)-777-2440. has made previ- military requires full time con- “Tell: More Than Soldiers, Fighters & Patriots” will be screened March 31 at 11 a.m. in Careers Room 129. ous documenta- - Sean Deere Admission is free. Image courtesy of www. tell-documentary.com. ries on gay and see DADT page 6 INDEX Student Life pg. 3 Sports pg. 4 Arts and Entertainment pg. 6-10 Classifieds/Sudoku pg. 11 Page 2 / Monday, March 15, 2010 Campus Current Editorial/News E d i t o r i a l Editorial Campus Current Anne Arundel Community College Rioting students show true colors Editors Writers Up by 7. The clock shows 0.8 seconds left. I look up and the seats once filled Matt Hagerman Steven Aldridge with screaming students adorning gold T-shirts are now empty. The students Elyse Watkins Brent Boso have all made their way as close to the floor as they can. The clock hits zero. Sean Deere The buzzer sounds. All hell breaks loose. Jim Lara This was the scene after the 22nd ranked Maryland Terrapins upset the Graphic Designer Eric Posey fourth ranked Duke Blue Devils on March 3. The crowd went absolutely Amanda Hale Monique Price crazy. I, among the rest of the students, stormed the court. Robert Stites Though I didn’t think a court-storming was necessary, the thrill of Lenny Turner being on the same floor as so many great players, celebrating a big win Business Manager with current players, and knowing that I shouldn’t have been on the court Julie Randolph Contributors made it a great end to a game. It was an experience I won’t forget for a long Image courtesy of Will Dowling time. campusexplorer.com Security guards and police officers were doing their best to keep people off the court Photographers Adviser but 15,000 screaming students against a hundred or so police was not a favorable matchup for the authorities. Alida Burkhard Sheri Venema Friends were separated from each other in the mass of people but many had plans in place if a court Mandy Mona storming was to occur. Several people could be overheard in the moments before the game ended making a rendezvous point after the celebration was over. It was a big win for the team on senior night. The Terps battled the whole game and the outcome was a win against a constant rival and a chance to finish the season in first place in the Atlantic Coast Conference for the first time since 2002, the year they won the national championship. Emotions were high and though rushing the court was questionable, given the position and quality of both The Campus Current Phone: 410-777-2803 teams this season, it was what happened afterwards that was the most upsetting. Humanities 206 Fax: 410-777-2021 Rioting. 101 College Parkway e-mail: [email protected] Students and fans took over Route 1 outside of the Comcast Center in an appalling act to show the world Arnold, MD 21012 Find us on Facebook and Twitter! that the University of Maryland has no class. Trash cans were lit on fire, Duke jerseys were set ablaze to the tune of cheers like, “Fuck Duke!” and “Let’s Go Maryland!” Twenty-seven people were arrested in the The Campus Current is published by the Student Association through its communications board and is financed by student fees and advertising.