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The Rollins Sandspur. 197. https://stars.library.ucf.edu/cfm-sandspur/197 THE SANDSPUR |he_Oldes^College Newspaper in Florida February 14, 2003 visit us at www.thesandspur.org Rollins College • Winter Park, Florida Vol. 109, No. 14 entertainment Students Go NUTS! • Students gath­ ered on the soc­ cer field for an evening of games, crafts and music. by Daniel Tozzi A tribute to Jamaican sports editor singer Bob Marley Saturday, February featured information 8, saw the first ever Squirrels on the musician's life Gone Wild Block Party on and ideals as well as the Sandspur Field. a live band. The event had a car­ nival atmosphere with a page 7 variety of fun activities scat­ tered across the soccer field. sports Games such as target shoot­ ing, Frisbee, and baseball toss were crowd pleasers, but the favorites were laser tag and the Rollins Outdoors Club climbing wall. photo / MATT MOORE At 7:30 p.m., four GETTING SQUIRRELY: Carly Rothman and Jacqueline Peregrin go nuts at the block party bands took turns performing with balloon hats and wax hands. on the stage, which was set­ up at the far left of the field. talented female singer/song­ Garrett Preisser, '05, A cover band opened up writer and pianist. An Picture Perfect smacks a hit as the with renditions of songs upbeat punk band played men's baseball team from AC/DC, 3 Doors third, followed by the grand • Photographs American and European defeated Saint Leo Down, Weezer, and more. finale from a group that have the unique artists to capture "the visual last week. Read the Following suit was a very CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 capability of telling imagery of the African conti­ full story on nent." Grossman's riveting page 11 their own story. lecture described photogra­ LEADing the Way phy's vital role in the repre­ • Hard work and of student involvement and by Natalie Millan sentation of race, sexuality, on the inside leadership at Rollins, recent­ photographer and identity. dedication pays ly received notification that This past Thursday, Grossman detailed features off for Cara she had been nominated and February 6 at 7 p.m., Dr. the endeavors of early mod­ ernist photographers who The nine original later selected as a recipient Wendy Grossman, Thomas Meixner. of the coveted Annuit P. Johnson Distinguished worked during the 1920's plans for the redevel­ Coeptis Award. Visiting Scholar, presented a and 1930's in Europe, includ­ opment of the World by Kate Alexander The award recog­ talk on her specialization— ing such greats as Roger Trade Center have staff reporter nizes three senior profes­ modernist photography of Parry, Franz Roh, and Man now been narrowed Recently, a hard­ sionals and five emerging African art. Ray, all of whom, as she stat­ down to two. Read working Rollins College professionals each year and Grossman explored ed, "employed African more about it on employee received a high serves as a commemoration the use of photography by CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 honor from the American of the work and life of Dr. page 3 College Personnel Philip Tripp. According to on the street Association (ACPA). Cara Meixner's award letter the Meixner, who is the director The Nation is divided CONTINUED ON PAGE 2 over whether or not the United States should go to war with Iraq. Find out what some of your fellow students say about it. page 7 opinions It seems that hate has transferred from African-Americans to homosexuals. Read one writer's personal experience with this kind of hatred on — photo / JENNIFER WOLTIL photo / NATALIE MlLLAN SITTING PRETTY: Cara Meixner, Director of Student DR. WENDY GROSSMAN: This visiting scholar discussed page 8 Involvement and Leadership, receives well deserved award. photography's role in representing race, sexuality, and identity. rollins college, winter park Hthe sandspur news Cara Meixner Then There Were Two CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 school and the people I work remarks. honor was established twen­ • Orlando voters well in the mayoral race, with at Rollins. I had no Last Sunday Dyer ty years ago and represents despite losing a bid for state idea that I was being consid­ will decide received the endorsement of Dr. Philip Tripp's philosophy attorney general. Dyer and ered for the award." several prominent black and hope for the future, between Pete Barr both believe a revital- According to politicians, including U.S. which states that the god's ization of downtown is a Meixner, Annuit Coeptis is Barr and Buddy Rep. Corrine Brown, along have "smiled upon that priority, as is a new and an extreme honor for indi­ Dyer on Feb. 25. with Patty Sheehan's which we have begun." improved mass transporta­ viduals who work in the endorsement. Dyer and Barr Meixner feels hon­ area of Student Affairs. by Jake Kohlman tion system. will meet in several televised ored and pleased by this Meixner will be receiving staff reporter Barr received some "face-offs" with the last two great recognition that came her award in late March at The race to become positive publicity by stating airing on Tuesday, February as a complete surprise to her. the ACPA Convention in mayor of Orlando has come that if elected he will not 18 and Sunday, February 23 "I was truly humbled," said Minneapolis, Minnesota down to two candidates, accept the $138,746 salary in which the issue of alleged Meixner of her award. "It where she will attend a din­ Republican Pete Barr, Sr. and that the mayor receives. racism will surely be was a complete surprise. I ner honoring this year's win­ Democrat Buddy Dyer. Instead, that money would brought up. was nominated by my thesis ners. Dyer and Barr be donated to the advisor from graduate recieved the most votes in Community Foundation to a The winner gJL the the election on February 4. fund established in his February 25 election will Since neither of the two name. serve the one-year remaining received 50% of the vote, Unfortunately for of outgoing Mayor Glenda Block Party there will be a run-off elec­ Barr, he received some nega­ Hood's four-year term. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 With such an occa­ tion on February 25. tive attention last week Hood is leaving to become meshed a variety of sounds, sion, planning is a large The mayoral race has when City Commissioner Florida's Secretary of State. such as hip-hop and salsa. process and requires assis­ a Rollins connection in that Patty Sheehan told newspa­ Barr has said that if he is A Student tance from various organiza­ Barr is the overseer of the pers that Barr had made elected, voters should con­ Involvement meeting was tions. ACE, Student Crummer Graduate School degrading comments about sider the one-year remaining held in November, and the Government Association, of Business. Dyer, who minorities in a conversation to be a trial period for him, idea of a sprmgtime event Off-Campus Student served for 10 years as a state with her last year. Barr and if they like what they see was brought up. Corey Ellis, Association, Rollins senator is expected to do denies making such they can re-elect him. advisor for All Campus Outdoors Club, Student Events conceived the idea of Leadership, WPRK, and an event open to the entire Dining Services were among Rollins student body that the on-campus groups that Snapshots Of History would feature an assortment offered help in the planning of entertainment. process. CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 objects was unlike any muse­ aesthetic meaning of African "We don't do any When all was said objects principally as vehi­ um photography, and art. spring Orientation," said and done, the event turned cles for expressing contem­ Grossman says, "Unveiled Another of the pho­ Ellis. "There's few campus out to be a success. porary interest in surrealism any pretext of documentary tographers that Grossman events for everyone to take "Everyone I've talked to has and exoticism." neutrality associated with talked about was, James part in and have fun." had fun," said Ellis. "I want­ This infusion of conventional object photog­ Ladimer Allen, the "preemi­ Timing became cru­ ed something fun, outside, African culture provided the raphy and resulted in nent portrait photographer cial for the event to be acces­ that everyone can take part photographers with a new images that challenged con­ of the intelligentsia of the sible to the majority of stu­ in." and exciting contrast to the ventions and hierarchies of Harlem Renaissance, captur­ dents. "We were trying to Ellis also added, often self-indulgent and Western traditions in both ing portraits of such lumi­ wait until rush was over," "Our hope is that this event waning Western culture and content and form." naries as Langston Hughes explained Ellis. will become a yearly thing." art. Initially, the African Photography, in other and Locke." objects were presented to the words, played a vital role "in Walker Evans, also American audience in an the process through which featured prominently in exotic manner, but with the African artifacts