"A dictatorship would be a heck of a lot easier, there's no question about it. " - George W. Bush Volume XVII, Issue II October 7, 2009 www.snhuobserver.com Manchester, NH OCTOBER IS: BREAST CANCER Cigarettes Become Less Sweet AWARENESS MONTH Tim Callahan News Editor Months after it acquired the cipal, cigars are usually wrapped authority to regulate tobacco, in tobacco rather than the paper the Food and Drug Administra- used for cigarettes, although it tion (FDA) banned the sale of remains uncertain as to how the flavored cigarettes. FDA is interpreting and apply- In an effort to prevent teen- ing the definition of a cigarette boston.com agers from taking up smoking, versus a cigar. This uncertainty Flavored cigarettes, such as the ones above, will no longer be sold due to FDA regulations. the FDA banned the sale of has confused many storeowners, fruit, candy, and clove flavored some of which have been told cigarettes. According to the by FDA officials that flavored What's Inside? New York Times, "17-year-old tobacco of any kind is not per- Pages smokers were more than three missible. In official statements, News 1-6 times as likely as those over the the FDA is still vague regarding Mobile Marketing Clubs 7-12 age of 25 to smoke flavored the extent to which the ban can cigarettes, and they viewed fla- Creative 13-14 and will be applied. vored cigarettes as safer." As Kretek International Inc., Mixer at SNHU A & E 15-20 such, the FDA hopes to retard the leading producer of clove Opinion 21-22 the daily increase of child and flavored cigarettes in the United Sports 23-27 teenager smokers – almost 3600 States, sued the FDA for ban- Observer Feature 28 new children and teenagers a day ning its products and drastically reports the New York Times – reducing its capital. To recoup Suzanne Lentell by banning the aforementioned some of the lost revenue, Kretek Photo Editor cigarettes. has created cigars that are very Check out the Observer However, there is much similar to the clove cigarettes On Tuesday September little insight into his company, Online! debate surrounding what that they once sold, except they 22nd at 8 a.m., one of the first in front of an auditorium of www.snhuobserver.com exactly constitutes a cigarette, are indeed wrapped in tobacco. 'Mobile Marketing Mixer' semi- students and businessmen and as opposed to things like cigars According to the Associated nars took place in Walker Audi- women from twenty differ- and cigarillos. As a general prin- Press, the company also plans to torium. ent companies, about how it is Please turn to page 04 The discussion was lead by purely educationally driven and Featuring: the Founder and President of how his company’s opinions are Zingr communications, Mark irrelevant. Haddad, who is an alumnus of The whole seminar was Making Strides Southern New Hampshire Uni- based around the rapidly grow- versity. The panel consisted of ing concept of mobile market- Page 3 Dr. Patricia Spirou, the chair of ing. Spirou did a wonderful job Horoscopes the marketing department as the demonstrating how this concept key note speaker, Lisa Landry has evolved the marketing world. Page 16 from Prince Savy, Travis York Before, there were one-on-one from GY&K, Bob Cote from business to consumer interac- Penmen Brattle Consulting Group, Inc., tions, and now that has evolved Dr. Russ Ouellette from Sojourn into a "24/7 item that is always Profile Partners, and Corissa St. Laurent, with you, a simple way to get Page 26 an expert in public relations and to the consumer anytime," said marketing. Spirou. "This converts custom- Mark Haddad and Patricia Spirou Mark Haddad and Patricia Keynote Speaker Patricia Spirou and Panel Haddad began by giving a Please turn to page 04 2 News the OBSERVER STAFF Letter From Public Safety the Editor Tip – October FACULTY ADVISOR Judy Timney Jim Winn [email protected] Aimee Terravechia Director of Public Safety EDITOR IN CHIEF Editor in Chief Aimee Terravechia [email protected] MANAGING EDITOR Zach Keating This month we've got a ton going on! As classes begin to go full- [email protected] swing, so too do clubs & organizations on campus. Be sure to keep checking the Clubs & Organizations section to LAYOUT EDITOR find out what all of the 'cool' clubs are doing this month. Keep up- Christopher P. Swett to-date on campus happenings, and learn information about getting [email protected] involved in campus activities. This issue we have video game and restaurant reviews in addi- ADVERTISING EDITOR tion to movie reviews in the Arts & Entertainment section. Also, Allison Trafton make sure to check out the Crossword for a mental challenge, or see what the stars have in store for you by reading your Horoscope! Cyan Cyan [email protected] This month we also have several new features that you can be Magenta Petey the Penman COPY EDITOR sure to see more of in upcoming issues. Check out the all-new Safety In the 2009 NHHEAOD survey 85.3% of SNHU students said Holly Bundy Tip (courtesy of Public Safety), and yet another Penmen Profile (this they had not driven a car while under the influence of alcohol or [email protected] month's is on James Gassman). Yellow Yellow If you really LOVE the Observer (and I know you do), be sure drugs in the last 30 days. PHOTO EDITOR to sign up to received our next issue via e-mail! It is both convenient Black Introduction: Suzanne Lentell and eco-friendly. Simply e-mail the Observer before October 30th [email protected] to sign up. You'll get an early issue, before the physical papers even hit campus! As part of a safety campaign the Office of Resident life and Public Safety have teamed up with our University mascot, Petey the NEWS EDITOR And remember, we are always looking for more submissions! Penman, to help promote safety and crime prevention messages. Tim Callahan Send us an article for the next issue, and you might just get to see The campaign is known as "Petey Says". Be on the lookout for [email protected] your work in print! See you around campus, Petey as he makes his way about campus offering safety tips. In addition to seeing Petey around campus reinforcing safety messages, OPINION EDITOR Petey will be featured in the Observer and on SNHU TV to offer Sinziana Scoarta safety pointers. [email protected] Drunk Driving Prevention: CLUBS & ORGS EDITOR Last year approximately 12,000 Americans died in alcohol- Patrick Trouve Aimee L. Terravechia related motor vehicle crashes. 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To contact the newspaper, @ www.snhuobserver.com please e-mail us at [email protected]. the OBSERVER 2 October 2009 3 News Alleged Terror Plot Making Strides Thwarted in NYC Against Breast Cancer Aimee Terravechia Editor in Chief Suzanne Lentell Photo Editor dukecityfix.com American Cancer Society: Making Strides Against Breast Cancer 14th Annual Making Strides against Breast Cancer Walk October 25th, 2009 @ 8:30 Cyan Providence Rhode Island, Roger Williams Park Magenta Join Southern New Hampshire University students, alumni and AP Photo/New York City Police Department City Police AP Photo/New York Najibullah Zazi, center, is escorted off an NYPD helicopter by supporters in a four mile walk for the fight against Breast Cancer Yellow U.S Marshals after being extradited from Denver, Colorado on Sunday, October 25th. All donations help in the fight to find a cure for breast cancer, and we are also walking to support a SNHU Najibullah Zazi was arrested store for triacetone triperoxide, Neff also said that, over Black on September 25th, 2009, on another chemical used to create the course of the summer, Zazi, Alumni named Ashley Manley. Her mother, Ann, battled Breast charges of conspiring to use explosives. "was in the throes of making a Cancer for 10 years but tragically passed away on May 5th of last weapons of mass destruction Despite these allegations, bomb and attempting to perfect year, just shy of her daughter's graduation. The team that was cre- in what appeared to be a 9-11 Zazi's attorney, Arthur Folsom, his formulation." ated in honor of her is called Ann’s Allies.