Is ‘Four Christmases’ enough? Page 4 Volume 5, Issue 12 HTTP://VALENCIAVOICE.COM December 3, 2008 Mumbai attacks inflame Indian, Pakistani tensions By Saeed Shah Mumbai terror ends McClatchy Newspapers The three day terrorist attack on India’s financial capital ended Saturday with the remaining gunmen killed by commandos. ISLAMABAD, Pakistan — India on Friday charged that militants with links to Pakistan were involved in the terrorist Casualties* Oberoi Taj Mahal Hotel attack on major tourist sites in Mumbai, in which more than • Nearly 200 killed Hotel Final three 160 civilians died. Pakistan denied the allegations but agreed and almost 300 British to send an intelligence official to discuss them. Embassy gunmen killed wounded Back by government The rapidly rising tensions could scuttle a tentative peace Assailants Bay troops process between the two nuclear-armed countries and even • Nine killed, one lead to a military confrontation, and some experts said they Nariman Harbor Bay thought this might have been the aim of the terror opera- taken into House custody tion. New CHINA “Preliminary reports point toward Karachi,” Indian Delhi Southern Mumbai Prime Minister Manmohan Singh told his Pakistani coun- INDIA terpart, Yousaf Raza Gilani, Gilani’s office said in a state- *Casualties as of Nov. 29; ment. casualties include Mumbai 20 soldiers and (Bombay) “Preliminary evidence indicates elements with links to police killed 1 km Pakistan are involved,” said India’s foreign minister, Pranab Chuck Kennedy / MCT Campus © 2008 MCT SRI LANKA Source: AP, ESRI 1 mile President-elect Obama made a controversial decision Please see Page 6 as he announced that Robert Gates, current Secretary of Defense under President Bush, would be keeping his post under the Obama admimnistration. Talent Tuesday finals Obama unveils bring students together security team By Steven Thomma Talent Tuesday’s finals went out with a First-prize winner Medjine Jaques took McClatchy Newspapers bang as 8 talented artists or groups put on control of the crowd roaming through their last show to win cash prizes. the audience pulling participants from the CHICAGO — President-elect Barack The first prize of $250 went to singer crowd to dance with her as she sang. Obama named his national security team Mon- Medjine Jaques who performed her own Tam-Tam the Sandwhich Band took the day, vowing to bolster military strength with the original songs with help from a couple crowd by storm with a very danceable rock diplomacy. Highlighting the change, he named rappers as a backup. Soulful singer Eliza- tune that had people in the crowd rocking Hillary Clinton as his secretary of state. beth Vasquez took home second prize and out with them. Obama noted Clinton’s “tremendous stat- $100. Todd Gerding and his band Tam- Vasquez performed a gospel song and ure” as he picked her as the nation’s chief dip- Tam the Sandwhich Man took home the really impressed the judges with her vocal lomat. 3rd prized of $50. prowess. He lauded his other picks and her as a broad Acts ranged from a funky jam band to President Cole was very happy with the and diverse team that will bring him sometimes Erica Teamer, Valencia Voice an R&B/Hip-hop collaboration graced the outcome. “I thought it was very successful, Talent Tuesday winner Medjine Jaques holds the dissenting views but always will end up working SSB Patio and showed off their skills. the finales are always bigger than the quali- Rufus Hawkins trophy. together to implement his policy, one that will fo- SGA President TJ Cole joined Allen fying shows.” cus on using “all elements of American power.” Collins as they set off the show with an en- He talked about how the show has ex- Allen was great. Power 95.3 came out sup- The team includes: ergetic performance of their own. panded and incorporated more acts than porting.” —Robert Gates as secretary of defense. This was followed by a remix perfor- ever saying, “We had 8 finalists which is There was a note of sadness as Talent Gates, who now serves as the secretary in the mance of Lil Wayne’s hit single “A Milli” more than we’d ever done before.” Tuesday’s host of three semesters, Allen Bush administration, is the first civilian defense by TJ Cole and rapper Heir Jordan. He attributes the increasing scope of the Collins, will be graduating. chief ever asked to stay on when a different Allen Collins took the show from there, event to a group effort. He was presented with the Golden Mic party took over the White House. engaging the audience and having fun with “We got a lot of support from the stu- Award for his time as the host. —Eric Holder as attorney general. Holder the performers. dent body,” said Cole. “Performing with According to Cole and Collins, Nick was the No. 2 at the Justice Department in the Law is taking over hosting Talent Tuesday. Clinton administration and served on Obama’s Cole and Allen will be training him. In the search team for a vice president. interest of curiosity, Cole was asked what —James Jones as national security adviser. his favorite band was. Gen. Jones is a retired commandant of the Ma- “Not to be biased, my favorite act was rine Corps and a former supreme commander Tam Tam the Sandwhich Man,” Cole said. of NATO. “Everybody was dope, but it really —Janet Napolitano as secretary of home- showed the Unified Diverstiy theme with land security. The Arizona governor recently a primarily African-American crowd enjoy- won her second term. ing a band of white students.” —Susan Rice as ambassador to the United In closing Cole said that students should Nations. be looking for new innovations next se- The path was cleared for Clinton’s nomina- mester. “Expect the unexpected, you never tion when her husband, former President Bill know how we’re going to revamp.” Clinton, signed an agreement this weekend to “Congratulations to Allen for hosting it limit conflicts between his international work for so long.” Cole said. “Sticking to it, stick- — making money from speeches and on issues ing to his guns, produced the show, hosted such as AIDS — and his wife’s diplomatic work the show. I just want to thank all the peo- as secretary of state. ple. Hopefully next semester will be bigger Bill Clinton agreed to: Erica Teamer, Valencia Voice and better.” The winners from Talent Tuesday gether to celebrate. Please see PAGE 6 2 VALENCIA VOICE December 3, 2008 Opinion Are you stressed for finals? How are you getting ready? Need help with your grades? “Not really, I’m going to Yeah, sure why not. I stay Here’s some advice about work- ace them. I get a nice sleep away from the club and stay ing with classmates from the and eat a good breakfast.” in the book. book “How to Get A’s in Col- —Pierre Payen —Matt Hernandez lege” (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads. com, $14.95), straight from peo- ple who’ve done it: “College is competitive, but that doesn’t mean you have to work alone all the time. Working with classmates can be extreme- ly helpful, especially if you have multiple deadlines. Be willing to share your thoughts and insights with others, and be open to re- “Yes, I am. I procrastinate. I “Kind of, just a little bit. I ceive theirs in return. “ don’t really study.” usually stay up really late. I —Jacob Sze, Ellenville, N.Y., like to read out loud or look Cornell University —Veronica Aries at pictures. It depends on the subject.” “Study groups are benefi- —Summer Talent cial for two reasons. First you get to share your own knowl- edge with others and that helps you learn. The second reason is that you benefit from someone else’s knowledge of something you may not understand. If you know something yourself, you get an opportunity to teach it to someone else in the group, ““Yes. I just write every- “Yes. I just study all day. which in itself is a great way to thing on notecards and go Study groups are good.” study because it solidifies that over them over and over —Nate Moreno knowledge in your mind. When again until I can recite them.” you know you can teach some- —Chris Bayles thing to someone you can say, ‘I’ve now mastered that subject.’ Just remember not to ever go into a group without knowing anything because no one will want to work with you.” —Trevor Edmonds, Berkeley, Calif., University of California, Berkeley “Not really because my “Studying in a group is excel- “Yes. I make flashcards.” teachers go over the same lent when preparing for mul- — Jasmine Wahba tiple-choice exams. Study with thing. I study a chapter every a group by quizzing each other other day.” with possible answers, because —Jacqueline Feazell that’s how the format of the exam will be. Group studying for exams like essays is not helpful, because they require your own synthesis of the information.” —A.S., Chicago, Ill., University of Wisconsin —MCT Campus Contacts Corrections Editor-in-chief The photos on page 9 were Jordan Keyes Ebony Chance incorrectly attributed to Jordan [email protected] [email protected] Omshante Lee Keyes. They should have been at- [email protected] Neil Tredray tributed to Caleb Fooks. Director of Design Shaneece Dixon [email protected] Robert Navaille [email protected] Rachel Masri [email protected] [email protected] Chantal Vouziers Caleb Fooks [email protected] Director of Sales [email protected] Trey McConnell Jackie Minto [email protected] Emiliana White [email protected] Walter Edward [email protected] [email protected] Olivia Pullinger Staff writers and editors: [email protected]