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For more information, please contact [email protected]. then o v a knight S o u t h e a s t e r n u n i v e r s i t y February 21, 2005 Volume 15, Issue 18 In This Issue Chinese New Year celebration at NSU Page 13 Radio X presents Captain Hay-Hay NSU Hosts African Art Exibit Paintings and Photos from African Art Exhibit used to express Page 7 the African infl uence on Caribbean Cultures By Judith Francois Staff Writer Above: To celebrate Black History celebration. Carl Juste 1st Place: Photographer Month, Nova Southeastern Th e beautiful paintings Carl Juste appears with two of his pieces, to his left is Kiss of Free- University is hosting African Presence and photographs express the great dom and to his right is his award NSU Baseball 2005: Th e Caribbean Connection African infl uence in Caribbean winning piece Mask Edition. Photo Art Exhibit. Th e opening ceremony cultures and in the U.S., featuringart Courtesy of Geraldine Photography. Team Takes was held February 3 despite a from Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico, Below: Home a Win February 1 opening. Th e ceremony Cuba, and several other countries. The PanAfricanists displays featured Afro-Caribbean dance and Th e display will continue through Caribbean, African and African musical performances; many of the February 28 in the Carl DeSantis American world leaders. Painting by Barrington Watson. Photo by artists featured were present for the Building. Judith Francois. Page 15 Featured Sections A&E . 5 knightlife . .11 Sports . .15 Opinions . 17 2 The knight February 21, 2005 World News... Rafia Chodhry News Editor North America Death Penalty: The Easy Carlee’ Wows Way Out for Criminals Westminster Crowd Robo Toddler Learns To Walk Like A Human Try to imagine for one second have lower crime rates than non-death Carlee, a German a loved one being bludgeoned to death. penalty states. For instance, during the shorthaired pointer, recently won Would you want the culprit to die a quick 1980’s, states with the death penalty and and solemn death by lethal injection, those without had an average difference Best in Show during the 129th or to rot in a dank prison cell for the in homicides of just .1 murders. Westminster Kennel Club Dog rest of his days, regretting his actions? The Stanford Law Review Show. She is the second pointer Personally, I prefer the latter. There are reported that “23 innocent prisoners to win at Westminster and is the countless fallacies associated with capital had been executed in this century.” descendent of the 1974 winner. punishment, one of the largest being Furthermore, according to the Death For more information, visit http:// the cost to taxpayers or that it promotes Penalty Information Center, since 1973, deterrence. We can’t forget that mistakes 70 prisoners have been liberated from www.cbsnews.com. have been made. Innocent lives have death row due to DNA or other evidence been executed and to me, one innocent proving their innocence. Scientists in Washington have constructed a robot toddler life is one too many. Mistakes have been made. Women Who Avoid Many believe the abolishment Anthony Porter is one of the lucky ones. that progressively “learns” to walk. of Capital Punishment would be unjust After serving 16 years, he was released on Marital Fights May Be Its curved feet, motorized ankles to the tax payer. Surprisingly, that is not February 5, 1999. At one point during and arms aid the toddler with the case. A trial with Capital Punishment his sentence, he had come within 48 More Likely To Die at stake is reported to be more expensive hours of being executed. mobility. The machine is equipped than trial without it. In 1982 a study In this day and age, one can After monitoring close with a “passive-dynamic design” proved how uneconomical the death never be completely positive that justice to 4,000 men and women which imitates the way humans penalty can be. It stated “if the death will not mislead. The past proves that for 10 years, researchers from walk. For more information, visit penalty is to be reintroduced in New all too well. Innocent lives have been Boston University and the Eaker http://www.wftv.com. York, the cost of the capital trial alone wrongly taken or put at risk due to Epideiology Enterprise have come would be more than double the cost of faulty police effort, coerced confessions, up with the following conclusions: a life term in prison.” Similar results can incompetent defense, fervent prosecution be found in Florida, where the estimated or even pressure from the community. I unmarried men were twice as cost of execution is approximately $3.2 believe that life without parole could be likely to die early as married men, million, approximately six times the cost a more beneficial alternative to Capital women who argue with their of a life-imprisonment sentence Punishment. It’s not only cost-efficient, significant other are more likely Stupid motorists, Fear of death does not stop but there would also be reassurance that to die early than those that don’t beware people from committing crimes, an innocent life will never be mistakenly and women who do not express a common misconception held by taken by the state again. themselves have greater chances After Paul Zalewski, 47, proponents of Capital Punishment. Over tried to cross a flooded street the years, statistics show that threat of Information provided by: http://sun. of dying early than those that do. with his Hummer - all the being put to death has not affected the soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/dp/dppapers/ For more information, visit http:// crime rate. Death penalty states do not aclu.antidp www.local10.com. while thinking that Hummers could float - the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office decided it was time to invoke the state’s North Korea Confirmed “stupid motorist law”. For more information, visit http://www. a Nuclear Threat Chippie tries to fry azcentral.com. By Greg Kyriakakis world record Staff Writer North Korea has recently States that the United States has no disclosed that it possesses nuclear intention of attacking or invading” weapons, citing that the country the country. Carribean needs them to protect against Bush’s This dramatic turn in North foreign policy. The Associated Press Korea’s diplomacy follows Bush’s (AP) reported that North Korea, long inaugural address, in which he labeled thought to have or be constructing the country among his perceived Daughter of ex-leader nuclear weapons, has decided to end “outposts of tyranny.” The hope of found dead disarmament talks. President Bush the United States is to return to talks had hoped to enter into six-nation with the North Koreans, so that any Kelvin Baines recently The body of Cecilia Cubas, discussions in hopes of ending the potential nuclear crisis can be avoided broke the world record for 32, daughter of the former presi- North Korea’s nuclear ambitions. between that country and other parts making nearly 1,300 pounds of dent of Paraguay, Raul Cubas, The North Korean Foreign of the world. chips (french fries, in the U.S.) was recently found after months Ministry stated that they “have Of late, the Bush for 12 hours straight out of The of searching. Abducted by armed manufactured nukes for self-defense administration has also been Chip Stop in Plymouth. The gunmen, Cubas’ body was found to cope with the Bush administration’s considering taking action against chips were later given away for in a tunnel behind a house. For ever more undisguised policy to isolate Iran, another country suspected of free. For more information, visit more information, visit http:// and stifle the (North).” The AP article constructing a nuclear program. Iran http://news.bbc.co.uk. www.guardian.co.uk. also quotes newly appointed Secretary is now in talks with European nations of State Condoleezza Rice’s response, about establishing a regulated nuclear saying “The North Koreans have been power plan. told by the president of the United February 21, 2005 The knight 3 Amount requested Amount Allocated SGA Budget Gets Budget Categories from SGA from SGA Student Government Association Mixed Reviews Campus Entertainment Committee By Paul Saneaux LDC Committee $2,758.18 $1,618.18 Staff Writer Public Relations $3,351.75 $3,201.75 Reserve Fund $4,692.57 On Saturday, January 8, conferences, which is a waste Senate Fund $23,000.00 the SGA Senators met during of time when it was already the budget hearing for extensive submitted in the budget Service discussion and to review the budget request.” Alpha Phi Omega $4,280.00 $550.00 packets submitted by NSU’s clubs Minor problems Best Buddies $1,495.00 $500.00 and organizations. The Senators sat seemed to surface with most Total $5,775.00 down with new budget guidelines club leaders, and yet some had devised to facilitate the processes differing opinions completely: Educational/Informative of fairly allocating the SGA’s funds Jackie Blanco, President of Astronomy $564.00 $150.00 and the procedures organizations both the Knights of Kitchen Chicks On Point $2,998.54 $300.00 must complete to gain much needed Table and Pre-Pharmacy GSSA $4,082.00 $1,000.00 finances.