INDEX Campus News .....................................3-5 Collegewide............................................6 Entertainment......................................... 8 Features...................................................9 Comics and Puzzle............................10-11 Sports................................................12-13 Opinion.............................................14-15 Special ...................................................16 VOLUME 22, NUMBER 5 Www.BROWARD.EDU/OBSERVER OCTOBER 22, 2007 Entertainment Special Feature Sports Fright Nights returns to The Rocky Horror BCC Basketball is South Florida Picture Show back to practice Page 8 Page 16 Page 13 Presidential candidate Gravel speaks at BCC BY BRUNO NICCOLI responsible for providing 20 President of the United States. STAFF WRITER percent of the country’s oil Following his announcement, supply. Senator Gravel focused his Senator Maurice Robert He was also responsible for presidential campaign in New “Mike” Gravel, a candidate for waging a lone filibuster for five Hampshire, the first primary the 2008 Democratic nomination months, which ended the military state. for President of the United States, draft in the United States during The war in Iraq is the main hosted a Town Hall Meeting at the the Vietnam War. subject in all political debates. BCC South Campus on Oct. 18. Nineteen eighty was the Senator Gravel has firm political The only presidential candidate last year Senator Gravel held a views in how to approach this issue to accept an invitation to speak at government office. Nine years “I would bring our troops home, BCC was present at the Campus later he founded The Democracy none of this over the horizon or because of the efforts from the Foundation, a nonprofit and non- redeploy them.” Gravel’s plans Student Government Association. partisan organization to sponsor also include withdrawing the The SGA sent invitations to all the National Initiative and to soldiers in the shortest amount of candidates and they are still trying promote direct democracy. The time that is physically possible to have them accept the invites. National Initiative grants citizens “I think we should withdraw the The Senator started the meeting the power to get measures on troops out of Iraq in 120 days.” with a short speech, where he national ballots. The withdraw of all American went over some of his ideas and During a speech on April 17, soldiers from Iraq without a stable plans to solve the nations biggest Senator Mike Gravel PHOTO BY NATHAN PHELPS 2006, Gravel became the first government, remains the problems. Before taking questions moved to Alaska and in 1963, he decision to construct the Alaska candidate to announce his run for ▪ SENATOR from the audience, Gravel took the began his political career being Oil Pipeline. The pipeline is the Democratic nomination for CONTINUED ON PAGE 6 time to inform that no one would elected to serve in the Alaska be tasered for asking questions. House of Representatives. Senator Gravel has lain down In 1969, Gravel was elected plans for the country’s most to the United States Senate as a current issues. His plans include representative for the state of solutions for solving problems Alaska. While serving as a Senator, Board gets a new member such as: the Iraq War, global Gravel chaired the Energy, Water JOHN WILSON degree in Science. learned in the field to help out the warming, universal health care, Resources, and Environmental STAFF WRITER In a recent interview, he stated company itself. immigration, abortion and civil Pollution subcommittees. that his first month on the board Living in Boston for a while, rights. Environmental problems Sean C. Guerin, newly was very hectic, with having he decided to resign from the Gravel was born on May were always a major concern appointed member to Broward a “full day retreat and a board company and focus on creating 13, 1930, in Springfield, for Senator Gravel. Serving on Community College’s Board of meeting” in the first 9 days. As a company of his own along with Massachusetts. He joined the the Senate’s Environmental and trustees, is a businessman willing far as the goals which he wishes business partner Britt Sikes. The United States Army in 1951, Public Works Committee for to see the college to greater to implement, he would not company founded (U.S. Imaging and served in West Germany his entire Senator career in the heights of success. comment on them, for he is still Solutions) in 1998 was helped by as a Special Adjutant in the seventies, Gravel was one of the Born in Broward, to a mother doing his best to understand how the Huizengas, whom he believes Communications and Intelligence most influential political figures who taught English and a father the board of trustees works. What the county of Broward is fortunate Services. After completing three to assist the Congress in creating he would like to do is to follow the to have. years in the Army, Gravel moved new legislations regarding energy, mission statement of the school Governor Charlie Crist to New York City, where he air, water and waste. and bring about more current appointed Mr. Guerin to replace studied economics at Columbia Senator Gravel introduced an technologies to provide high Cheryl Krause of Pembroke Pines University. amendment in 1973, to empower quality educational programs/ who served for the past eight Shortly after graduating, Gravel the Congress to make the policy services. years. When the governor asked After graduating college, he him of his interest in the board, gained business experience with he accepted with no hesitation, the Florida Marlins baseball club for it allows him to support the in 1997, then owned by Wayne youth by bringing in his business Huizenga with Dave Jimbrowski sense and a fresh perspective on as GM. From there, he went to challenges. Stevens Distributing, a subsidiary He gives back to the of Anheiser Busch, to improve community in his charitable the selling of Busch products work. He is chairman of Preserve in the top 100 bars of Broward the American Dream, a Tampa- FILE PHOTO County. That time, he stated, based organization that supports Sean C. Guerin was both fun and challenging. fiscal responsibility and efficient who is a professional writer, the With making Busch a success in government, and Facing It importance of education was those markets, Boston Market Together, which helps children instilled into him at an early offered him a position in their in South Florida with facial age. Graduating from the Marist Marketing department. Having anomalies and provides family School in Atlanta for high school, no knowledge of the restaurant support along with research, he benefited from the school’s business (except for an earlier public awareness, and financial intense focus on academics, going job working at a Chick-Fil-A) assistance. Senator Gravel signing autographs for BCC PHOTO BY NATHAN PHELPS on to Florida State University, he worked at an actual Boston personel. where he earned his Bachelor Market before bringing what he 2 THE OBSERVER AUGUST 13, 2007 OCtoBER 22, 2007 CENTRAL/ SOUTH THE OBSERVER Who turned out Central offers a variety of the lights? POWER OUTAGE ON ALL OF CENTRAL activities to students CAMPUS BY JESSICA BEANS BY ANNA ROT fused about whether they should STAFF WRITER ment. He encourages students not ects; from beach clean-ups, food CONTRIBUTING WRITER leave or stay. “We were stand- just to sign-up and attend these drives, recycling programs. These ing outside waiting for someone clubs and events, but also to bring students are taking part in helping Most students know what to to tell us what was going on, and For a while it seemed qui- ideas and creations as well. Many people and working towards sav- expect in the morning, circling it was so hot that many students et, maybe a little too quiet on students have started these clubs ing the environment. around the parking lot for about decided to leave” Rodriguez said. the Central campus of BCC. on their own and you can too. An important mention is also 10 minutes until they finally find However, not long after, faculty However, many students should If you enjoy playing sports the Building Community and a spot. However, that was not the advised all students that the 9:30 be pleasantly surprised by the on and you are not currently in- Character. A program highly case for some students who came class would be canceled. “I was going activities and events the volved with one of BCC’s varsity recommended by Carter. A pro- to school on Tuesday, Oct. 9, and so glad, I was supposed to have campus has to offer. It doesn’t teams, there are intramural sports gram designed to promote health were surprised at how quick they a test, now I have one more day matter if you’re into sports, as well. Basketball, golf, indoor and wellness within yourself and found parking. The reason for that to study for it,” said Jennifer academics, or you just want to and outdoor soccer, even martial the community around you. The was because a power outage oc- Macdonald. meet some new people. It seems arts. Sports are a great way to stay GOMA 7 step process is one the curred at the campus, causing the FPL trucks came and were de- Central campus has it all. active and healthy. An important development workshops and one 9:30 a.m. class to be canceled. termined to fix the problem right You name it they’ve prob- thing to mention is that the BCC of Carters mottos. Right about 9:15 a.m. as stu- away. “The cause for the power ably got it. Now we’re not talk- intramural programs are still con- The Student Life Building has dents were finishing their morn- outage is unknown and is still ing about just your standard line sidered competitive, but are held more than meets the eye.