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A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 22, Issue 33 www.fi usm.com Wednesday, April 6, 2011 ENGLAND GREECE LIBYA Britain considers supplying Libyan rebels Plane lands in Athens after bomb threat Italy recognizes Libyan rebels Britain says it is considering plans to supply Libya’s rebel forces A British passenger plane heading from England to Egypt Italy recognized the Libyan opposition council as the only with non-lethal equipment. British Foreign Secretary William with 213 people aboard made an emergency landing in Athens legitimate voice in the North African nation, dismissing a push by Hague made the comment to lawmakers on April 4. escorted by Greek fi ghter jets after receiving a bomb threat. Moammar Gadhafi ’s government to discuss an end to the fi ghting. Biscayne Bay Campus candidates take part in forum PHILIPPE BUTEAU Halpin said clubs would receive the same BBC Managing Editor amount they received last year. She said clubs would not see an increase in their funding but Though their futures within the Student also not receive a cut from last year. Government Association are already known, Halpin, as SGC-BBC’s vice president, is candidates for the Student Government a member of the University-Wide Council, Council at Biscayne Bay Campus took part in which hears, deliberates, and votes on funding a forum so students can question their future proposals from student organizations and centers representatives. at the University, with fi nal approval from Rosa The candidate forum took place in Panther Jones, Vice President of Student Affairs. Square in the Wolfe University Center at BBC on The focus for funding for next year is infra- April 4. During the forum students, some current structure, Halpin said, and used the WUC as an and former members of student organizations, example. asked questions on issues such as funding, unful- “Look around you, this place is really gray,” fi lled promises, a possible single-council student Halpin said. “This isn’t a place that screams out government, retention, and outreach. ‘FIU’ or screams out ‘blue and gold.’ So we’re Elections will take place April 5-6. Polls will trying to get new paint in here, we’re trying to be open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Voters will be able get new furniture, qe’re trying to do that stuff for to vote on either my.fi u.edu or the fi rst fl oor of you guys so clubs like SOC can feel proud to be Academic One. in this place.” NED CHANDLER/THE BEACON The panel of candidates, who are all uncon- She added clubs could also make funding Student Government Council Biscayne Bay vice presidential, presidential and senatorial tested, included presidential and vice presi- requests to the SGC-BBC senate. candidates Emilio Collyer, Denise Halpin and Farah Yamini answer questions as Elections dential candidates Denise Halpin and Emilio Yamini, a junior philosophy major, said Commissioner Angelena Adams moderates the forum on April 4 at Panther Square. Collyer, respectively; Arts & Sciences senato- feedback from students is critical in regards to rial candidates Farah Yamini and Daniel Usma; funding. “Some promises were not fulfi lled due to ment are students fi rst. and current at-large senator and Honors College “If what we’re using that money for isn’t time constraints and whatnot,” Ivanov said. “Do “We’re students, then we work for student candidate Pablo Haspel. Absent were Xin Zheng making you guys happy, it’s not our fault because you plan on actually fi nishing the job?” Ivanov government … and then we have whatever else and Yiran Song, candidates for the School of we’re not getting feedback,” Yamini said. asked directly to candidates who ran for posi- we’re working on, so it’s important for us to keep Hospitality and Tourism Management’s seats. Deyan Ivanov, an international relations grad- tions last year. in mind to have realistic goals,” Halpin said. Michael Aquino, freshman business admin- uate student and former senator at-large, knows Ivanov did not say during the forum which Halpin believes this year’s SGC-BBC has istration major and secretary for BBC’s Student the promises the current council made. He also promises were unfulfi lled. done a “really great job in completing the Organizations Council, asked the panel about knows which promises were fulfi lled and which Halpin, the only student who ran for a posi- club funding. ones weren’t. tion last year, said members of student govern- FORUM, page 8 Study: 49 percent of students feel guilt for texting in class ESRA ERDOGAN major. Economics. a class is at undoubtedly some- and processing a college lecture], Photo Editor A new study, released in The survey asked over what of a distraction to the then multi-tasking performance February of this year, conducted a 1000 students about their student. is worse than doing one task at a Walk into any number of by the University of New Hamp- texting habits, and it yielded the Cognitive Psychologist Dr. time.” classrooms at FIU and the odds shire concluded that 49 percent following results: 51 percent of Ronald P. Fisher of the Univer- Many professors have banned of finding students texting away of students feel guilty when they students reported that they were sity’s department of psychology texting altogether. on their phones are good. text in class, but still do it even distracted by texting during class; said, “One can text and listen to “I instruct my students to turn “I try not to text in class, but if when it is not allowed. another 49 percent said they were a lecture, but not do either one off their phones or put them on I feel my phone vibrate I usually The survey was conducted by not permitted to text during class; with the same skills as doing one vibrate,” said Maricel Cigales, respond. Sometimes it’s too hard student researchers in the Univer- and 65 percent of students send at task at the same time. Yes, people associate chair of the department to fight that temptation,” said sity of New Hampshire’s Whit- least one text during a class. can multi-task, but if the tasks Rachel Miller, junior and biology tlemore School of Business and Most agree that texting during are at all complex [like listening TEXTING, page 2 Film studies professor’s life changed by Vietnam War JASON BROWN believe he would be an artist Vietnam initiated what Contributing Writer when he grew up. His creative became known as the Tet and analytical mentality led Offensive, a surprise attack on Dan Bentley-Baker, 65, him to painting and writing as civilian and US military loca- is a Florida International a child. tions all over South Vietnam University literature and fi lm But when he went to the with the aim of ending the studies professor who is one University of Miami, he war. of many Americans whose pursued a degree in experi- Until then, the US percep- life was changed by the mental psychology, hoping tion of the Vietnam War, Vietnam War. some day to be a psychiatrist which the United States had Originally from New or clinical psychologist. been openly fi ghting since Orleans, Bentley-Baker has But life had other plans for 1964, was that we were lived in Miami since 1954. him. winning. But this attack sent He has taught for 20 years in “I didn’t want to go to a chilling blow to the military public schools K-12 and 13 Vietnam,” he said, when effort and public perception years at the university level. asked why he switched from of the war. The U.S. military Bentley-Baker always had a master’s in psychology to called up the reserves and JUAN SATIZABAL/THE BEACON a fascination with the arts, writing. Michelle Perez, a sophomore studying psychology, speaks to Professor Dan Bentley-Baker leading many in his family to On Jan. 31, 1968, North BAKER, page 6 after his Introduction to Creative Writing class. 2 The Beacon – Wednesday, April 6, 2011 NEWS www.fi usm.com CORRECTIONS Out of 1000 surveyed, 65 percent of In Vol. 22, Issue 32, the article on the First Generation Scholarship spelled the Biscayne Bay students send at least one text per class Campus Student Government Association Vice- President’s name as Denise Haplin, but the correct TEXTING, page 2 spelling is Denise Halpin. of psychology. The Beacon will gladly change any errors. “If the phone rings or Call our MMC offi ce at 305-348-2709 or BBC at a student is caught using 305-919-4722 it, I usually say some- thing to them about it, which discourages them and others from doing it again. As an instructor, I find the practice extremely disrespectful to me and the EDITORIAL BOARD CONTACT INFORMATION rest of the class, as well as EDITOR IN CHIEF Modesto Maidique Campus: distracting.” JORGE VALENS GC 210, Mon-Fri 9:00 AM-4:30 PM Enforcing a policy that (305) 348-2709 bans texting in a class of news@fi usm.com BBC MANAGING EDITOR 200 or more students is PHILIPPE BUTEAU Biscayne Bay Campus improbable.