The Sandspur Vol 110 Issue 22

The Winter ParkChamber of Commerce helda farewell luncheon in honorof Rollins’ College President,Dr. Rita Bornstein, who wasshowered with complimentson the 31st of March 2004.

Dr. Bornstein, win-ner of many lifetime achieve-ment awards, graduatedwith her English literatureB.A. and M.A. degrees fromFlorida Atlantic Universitybefore earning her Ph.D. atUniversity of Miami in edu-cational leadership. She isthe author of numerous edu-cational journals; several

book chapters, and pub-lished two books. Perhapsher largest legacy is that shequadrupled Rollins’ endow-ments from $39 millionwhen she started here in1990.

The luncheon wasgala affair, consisting of localbusinesses and leaders,which included: Sam Stark,President, Winter ParkCamber of Commerce; Dr.John Hitt, President,University of Central Florida(UCF); Dr. Ruth Prather,Provost, Winter ParkCampus ValenciaCommunity College; andKenneth “Kip” Marchman,Mayor, City of Winter Park.All participants were full ofcompliments for Dr.Bornstein’s achievements.

Winter Park Mayor,Kip Marchman, was sadthat she was leaving, but

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Dozens of students wereshocked to discover earlythis week that their cars hadbeen seriously damaged orrobbed Sunday morning inthe most extensive case ofvandalism in Rollins history.

Thanks to a report froman eyewitness, ChristopherHyatt, a 31-year-oldHamilton Holt student, hasbeen accused of smashingthe windows of approxi-mately 40 cars with a base-ball bat and looting many ofthe vehicles. The vandalismoccurred on the fourth floorof the SunTrust ParkingGarage Sunday morning atapproximately 5 a.m.

In a campus-wide e-mail, Campus SafetyDirector Brad McKownreported, “All stolen itemswere recovered, and thepolice are in the process ofreturning them to the own-ers.”

Hyatt has already beencharged with seven countsof burglary, and investiga-tors say that more chargesare likely to follow. He iscurrently being held at theOrange County Jail.

Despite thousands ofdollars in damage, no onewas injured during the ram-page. Dan Ehreiser, ’05,whose car was vandalizedand robbed, commented,“It’s unfortunate whensomething like this happens.It’s a reality check whencrime affects you.Nevertheless, for everythingthat was stolen, it’s fortunatethat no one was in harm’sway. The things that were

Cars parked inthe SunTrustGarage had theirwindows smashedSunday morning.by Mark Bartschi

production manager

photos / ROBERT WALKER

A LOUSY WAY TO START THE WEEK: Dozens of cars were vandalized Sunday in the garage.CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Last week, former coun-terterrorism chief, RichardClarke, made the startlingaccusation that the Bushadministration refused toconsider terrorism a seriousthreat and priority before theSeptember 11th attacks.Despite the attempts of Bushand others to, “create a senseof urgency,” he says theirwarnings were largelyignored.

Clarke’s testimonyopened with an apology tothe family and friends of thevictims of 9/11. Then in astartling statement asking

for forgiveness, he placedthe blame on himself and theUS government. “Your gov-ernment failed you, and Ifailed you,” he said. “Wetried hard, but that doesn’tmatter because we failedyou. And for that failure, Iwould ask, once all the factsare out, for your under-standing and for your for-

giveness.” Coming at the time of

the televised hearings of the“National Commission onTerrorist Attacks Upon theUnited States” panel, thisstatement has causedextreme controversy. It hasparticularly resulted in sterncriticism and defense from

Clarke Admits U.S. FailureFormer chief of

counterterrorismsuggests negli-cence in the Bushadministration.by Erika Batey

asst. news editor

photo / CENSA.NET

WE FAILED YOU: Clarke addresses the Council for EmergingNational Security Affairs at their fourth annual convention.

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Nearly 40 Cars Vandalized in Weekend Rampage

Local communi-ty leaders gatherfor a luncheon tohonor Dr. RitaBornstein.by Isaac Stolzenbach

staff reporter

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Farewell Luncheon

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V a n d a l i s mtaken can be returned orreplaced.”

Many frustrated stu-dents blame the college forthe incident. MalloryMasters, ’07, said, “I find ithard to believe that ifCampus Safety was reallypatrolling our campus asthey say they were, this manwould be able to vandalize40 cars without them hear-ing or seeing it.”

Campus Safety insiststhat security is adequate. InMcKown’s e-mail, heassured students, “Webelieve that this isolatedincident does not reflect thesafety of the garage. Thegarage was designed withsafety in mind—open archi-tecture, extremely goodlighting, emergency callphones, and more.”

With the resources avail-able to the college, at leastthree officers are typically onduty at any given time. Onestaffs the office, while twopatrol the campus. Sinceofficers concentrate on resi-dential areas, buildings likethe parking garage are notconstantly under guard.

Campus Safety can bereached from the parkinggarage, as well as any cour-tesy phone location on cam-pus, by pressing the red helpbutton or calling (407) 646-2999. Officers will gladlyoffer an escort to studentsuncomfortable traversingthe garage or campus alone.

Lieutenant Julius Jacobsrequests, “Those who havenot verified the condition oftheir vehicle and its contentsshould contact CampusSafety and the Winter ParkPolice Department as soonas possible.”

HYATT

CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1the White House. Secretaryof State, Colin Powell,refused Clarke’s testimony,saying that terrorism wasregarded as a number onepriority by Bush before thenew administration eventook office. CIA DirectorGeorge Tenet also testifiedstating that both the Clintonand Bush administrationstook the threat of terrorismseriously.

However, Clarke firmlystands by his claim that ter-rorism was not viewed asurgent by the administra-tion.

Many of the attacks havebeen centered on nationalsecurity advisor,Condoleezza Rice. Clarkeattacked Rice on CNN’s“Larry King Live,” saying,“If Condi Rice had beendoing her job…if she had ahands-on attitude to beingnational security adviserwhen she had informationthat there was a threatagainst the UnitedStates…[the information]would have been shaken outin the summer of 2001.”While her predecessor in the

Clinton administration,Samuel Berger, felt it wasvitally important to holddaily meetings after a possi-ble terrorist attack warning,Rice chose not to do this.Many members of the com-mission panel were alsoangry at Rice for not appear-ing before the panel.

In response, she arguedthat she had “nothing tohide.” She stated, “I’m morethan happy to spend asmuch time as they wouldlike answering further ques-tions.” She strongly affirmsthat a strategy to eliminate alQuaida was already in placebefore the September 11attacks.

After much debate, Ricehas agreed to testify in pub-lic, under oath. The WhiteHouse had refused thisrequest initially, stating thatit would be a violation ofexecutive privilege. They arenow giving her the opportu-nity to rebut Clarke’s criti-cism publicly, however,under the condition that thiswill not set a precedent fortestimony by White Housestaff and that additionalpublic testimony will not be

requested.Clarke’s recently pub-

lished book, Against AllEnemies, and this public tes-timony have taken courageand have brought the issuesinto the limelight.

In order to prove false,any claims that his earliertestimony from a July 2002hearing contradicts hisrecent statements, he haswelcomed it as declassified.He is asking for an end to theWhite House’s “vicious per-sonal attacks.” “The issue isnot about me. The issue isabout the president’s per-formance in the war on ter-rorism,” he stated. He refus-es to show any support toany presidential candidate,stating that his motivationfor writing the book andcoming out with this testi-mony was to help advise thecountry on how not to repeatmistakes.

The debate is expected tocontinue for weeks, and apublic report by theSeptember 11 commission isdue by late July.

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Richard Clarke AdmitsGovernment Failures

Relay for Life of WinterPark/ Maitland took placefrom Friday March 26th at 5p.m. to Saturday the 27th ataround noon at theShowalter Field in WinterPark.

The Winter Park event’ssignature sponsors wereSprint, Maze InformationSolutions, WFTV, and theDarden Restaurant, butmany others, particularly allinvolved from our campus,were vital to the success ofthe event.

Relay for Life is a signa-

ture event created by theAmerican Cancer Society to,as the organization states,“mobilize communitiesacross the country to cele-brate survivorship, remem-ber those who lost their livesto cancer, and raise moneyfor the fight against cancer.”The idea for Relay was bornback in 1985 when Dr. GordyKlatt, a colorectal surgeonand runner, walked/ran 83miles to earn a total of$27,000 for the AmericanCancer Society. The verynext year, 220 participantson 19 teams joined Dr. Klattin this overnight event.Since then, the event hasspread to 3,800 communitiesin the U.S. and eight foreigncounties.

What started as theefforts of one man hasbecome a worldwide initia-tive to aid in the fight againstcancer.

Relay for Life is open toall in the community, andparticipants join teams toraise money. Money can beobtained through individualor company donations, or byholding events such as carwashes and garage sales.Each team is asked to have aparticipant walking the trackat all times, even into thenight.

Rollins along with othersin the Winter Park communi-ty worked for months toorganize this local Relayevent. Teams formed far inadvance and found ways toraise money, ranging fromselling mall gift certificatesto approaching local busi-nesses for donations.

Some teams got dona-tions for each lap walkedwhile others obtained dona-tions regardless to the dis-tance walked. The day of theevent, Showalter field was

peppered with tents, assem-bled by each team as restareas throughout the dayand into the night. Alongwith tents for rest were onescontaining raffles and foodthat raised additional fundsfor the American CancerSociety. In addition, lumi-nary lamps were sold tothose that knew cancer vic-tims.

Rollins students werewell represented at the eventand many organizationsincluding IMPACT, SGA,Residential Life, NCM, TKE,and Phi Delt, formed teams.These Rollin’s teams were anintegral part of Relay for Lifeand contributed greatly tothe total funds raised. CaraSwan, ’07, who was involvedwith organizing theIMPACT team, said aboutthe event, “I felt a good senseof community because somany so many Rollins stu-

dents were participating.”Participant Farooq Haque,’07, adds “It was an engag-ing experience that allowedme to think about those withcancer, something that Iwouldn’t do on a normalday.”

An emotional first lapwas walked by cancer sur-vivors, donned in shirts pro-claiming “I am a Survivor.”After this, all the teams sentmembers onto the track.Participants continued towalk into the night, withactivity slowing at aroundmidnight but picking upagain in the morning. Atnoon the walking/runningcommenced.

In total, the Winter ParkRelay Team raised $115,000.Thanks goes out to all thoseinvolved with Relay for Life,it was a truly memorableevent that aided a more thanworthy cause.

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Rollins aids inthe fight to curecancer with theWinter Park andMaitlandRelay for Life. by Brittany Lee

news editor

Rollins Helps to Save Lives

felt that she has set the stan-dard in Academic excellencefor others to follow, “…she isnot only an excellent leader,but also a witty and graciousperson…she has raised thebar of a national recognizedinstitution.” Just before pre-senting Dr. Bornstein withThe Key to the City, he madea proclamation, “I, mayor,do hereby declare March 31,2004, Dr. Rita BornsteinDay.” Ronald Blocker,Superintendent of OrangeCounty Schools, remem-bered when he was a princi-ple and Dr. Bornstein wasthe college presidential can-didate. He read aloud to thecrowd her inaugural addressfrom her acceptance speech,which embodied the futureDr. Bornstein has envisionedfor the school, and stated,

“She has more than fulfilledthat.” Under Dr. Bornstein’s lead-ership, Rollins College hasbeen named #2 in theSouthern Region and #1 inFlorida, for the last nine con-secutive years and Arts andSciences enrollment hasjumped 46%. President ofUCF, John Hitt, commentedsincerely, “you have trans-formed the life of the institu-tion.” Sam Stark, President ofWinter Park Chamber ofCommerce, had manyannouncements. In an effortto cement Dr. Bornstein’slegacy, she was given a veryprestigious award for hercontinuous service to thecommunity, the Citizen ofthe Decade Award and shewas given a lifetime-mem-bership to the Winter ParkChamber of Commerce.

Pres. Stark also announced anew scholarship for theWinter Park Chamber YouthLeadership group, The Dr.Rita Bornstein ScholarshipFund. Dr. Bornstein seemed almostoverwhelmed by all theattention and well wishing,when asked how she feltabout the days events shecommented, “I am thrilledand honored by the event.” Dr. Bornstein will pass thebaton to Dr. Lewis Duncanon August 1, 2004, but willremain an integral part ofthe Rollins’ community. Sheis being assigned a chair inthe Philanthropy andLeadership Department,which includes an office inthe Hamilton Holt building,after taking a one-year sab-batical.

Bornstein Luncheon

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The Media Fund, anindependent organizationthat’s working to defeatPresident Bush in his re-elec-tion campaign, began airinga new television ad Mondaycomparing Bush’s record onmiddle-class tax cuts withthat of his Democratic oppo-nent, Massachusetts Sen.John Kerry. The ad attemptsto counter the president’sportrayal of Kerry as a tax-loving liberal, and to portrayBush as a tool of the rich.

THE AD: The ad saysKerry voted to eliminate thetax code’s so-called “mar-riage penalty,” voted for anincreased child tax creditand proposes to roll back taxreductions for “America’swealthiest 1 percent, helpingpay for a middle-class taxcut.” It says Bush “raidedSocial Security to pay for atax cut for millionaires. Andhe supported tax breaks forcompanies that export jobs.”

THE FACTS: The “mid-dle class tax cut” the ad men-tions includes Kerry’s pro-posals for a college-tuitiontax credit, a $50 billion fundto offset recent state andlocal tax and tuition hikes,and a tax credit for health-insurance premiums forsmall businesses and theiremployees.

The ad doesn’t addressthe fundamental problem ofKerry’s fiscal plans, which

Bush’s ads point out: ThatKerry’s tax increase for peo-ple who make more than$200,000 a year wouldn’tcome close to raising enoughmoney to pay for all of hisproposed new spending. Hisproposed tax hike wouldraise about $250 billion, andhe’s proposed more than$900 billion in new spend-ing. Any middle-class taxreductions would expandthe gap between spendingand revenue.

As for Bush, to call histax cuts a “raid” of SocialSecurity is misleading. Theydo reward the well-to-domore than the middle class,but the well-to-do pay morein taxes.

The president’s taxreductions have helpeddrive up federal budgetdeficits, and when that hap-pens, the Treasury sellsbonds from the SocialSecurity Trust Fund to payfor general governmentoperations. If there were nodeficit, the government stillwould sell bonds from theSocial Security Trust Fund,only it would use the pro-ceeds to pay down govern-ment debt. In neither case isSocial Security weakened,except to the extent that theentire federal government isweakened by having federaldebt expand.

Bush did support killinga tax break that helps com-panies export goods, and theloss of that break couldencourage companies tomove jobs overseas, butCongress hasn’t yetapproved the president’sproposal.

Ad AttacksNew ad com-

pares Bush, Kerryrecords on middle-class tax cuts.by Matt Stearns

syndicated writer

photo / ISAAC STOLZENBACH

LEADING WOMEN: Rollins president Rita Bornstein and Valencia Provost Ruth Prather

Rollins’ professionalstaff has added a newcelebrity to its ranks. Dr.Giovanni Valiante is now apart of a television show thatairs on the Golf Channel(channel 58), at 8:30 p.m. onMondays. The name of the

show is “Improve YourGame Night,” and he servesas the psychological consult-ant for golfers.

Dr. Valiante came toRollins by way of Universityof Florida and Emory. Heobtained both his Bachelorsand Masters degrees fromUniversity of Florida, andhis Doctorate degree fromEmory University. He cameto teach at Rollins for tworeasons. The first is that,“Dean Roger Casey shared avision of Rollins with [him],”and he wanted to be a part ofit. The second reason can beattributed to the fact that hewas immediately enamoredby the superior staff in the

e d u c a t i o ndepartmentat Rollins.

While Dr.Valiante hasgained noto-riety as a golfpsychologist,his first loveis teaching.He is ateacher in thee d u c a t i o ndepartmentand a charis-matic profes-sor, who bothc h a l l e n g e shis studentsto high levelsof achieve-ment andencouragesthem toe x t e n d

beyond previously per-ceived capabilities. Dr.Valiante shares his naturalinclination to professorshipsaying, “I would give up golfbefore giving up Rollins.”Admittedly, however, thegolfing component of his jobis quite exciting.

Dr. Valiante’s psycholog-ical focus is on the concept ofself-efficacy and how itaffects education perform-ance. Put in laymen’s terms,self-efficacy is essentiallyself-confidence and percep-tion. Many psychologistshave contended that higherself-efficacy yields higheracademic success. Basically,the more students areencouraged to believe thatthey are capable of a highlevel of academic perform-ance, the more likely theyare to do so. Dr. Valiantedecided to see if this sameconcept could be applied togolfers. He began counsel-ing some friends on theirgame and giving them point-ers on how to improve.News of his ability toimprove golfing perform-ance through psychologicaladvice spread quicklythrough the professionalgolfing community.

Through this avenue ofhis career, Dr. Valiante hashad the opportunity to meetand work with many notedgolfers. He recently metKevin Costner, an avidgolfer. But, believe it or notthis is not, in his eyes, the

most appealing part of hisjob. Chad Campbell recentlywon the Bay HillInvitational. The interestingaspect of Campbell’s game isthe fact that Dr. Valiantecoached him. “That’s thecoolest part of my job, coach-ing someone to a victory”exclaims Dr. Valiante.

Dr. Valiante eventuallydeveloped a reputation ongolf tours as an expert gameanalyst. At the same time,the Golf Channel was look-ing for an analyst to delveinto the psychological aspectof the game. They called Dr.Valiante, and he agreed toparticipate in the show. Dr.Valiante expresses the goalof “Improve Your GameNight,” as a way “to help

amateur golfers improvetheir game. The tips offeredon the show, however, arenot limited to assistinggolfers. Dr. Valiante dealswith “fundamental psycho-logical issues that transferacross athletic domains.”

Tune into “Improve YourGame Night,” to get someimportant pointers on howto improve both athletic andacademic performance. Dr.Valiante’s self-efficacy focusis a helpful way to approachany impeding task. To learnmore about his golf psychol-ogy and self-efficacy, logonto his website, www.fear-lessgolf.net or attend hisseminar here at Rollins onApril 19.

NEWSTHE SANDSPUR4 APRIL 2, 2004

Rollin’s own Dr.Valiante joins GolfChannel televisionshow, “ImproveYour Game Night”as a psychologicalconsultant. by Caitlin Geoghan

managing editor

photo / FEARLESSGOLF.NET

DAVIS LOVE III: This prestigious player is a 14 time PGA TourWinner who recommends Dr. Valiante.

photo / FEARLESSGOLF.NET

MATT KUCHAR: The 2002 Honda ClassicChampion poses with Dr. Valiante, his golf psy-chologist.

Rollins Professor Becomes Star

Remember how yourparents always warned youagainst putting your handinto the garbage disposal,because you weren’t sup-posed to put parts of yourbody into anything that youcouldn’t see? Okay, well,maybe everyone’s parentsdidn’t put it quite like that,but it is good advice anyway,and it should be heeded par-ticularly now as the weathergets warmer and everyoneheads to the nearest vat ofwater, be it the beach or thelake, to cool off.

While Jaws was some-what of an exaggeration, thetruth is that there are menac-ing, dangerous creatures inthe water, even in Florida.Some, however, are consid-ered elements of fiction orfolktale, but scientists are notpositive about the existenceof many supposed creaturesthat lurk in the water,including Loch Ness’ Nessie,the Lake Strorsjön Monsterin Sweden, and Ogopogo ofLake Okanagan in Canada.North America is not exemptfrom this list either, as cryp-tozoologists suggest the exis-tence of a Lake Erie monsterand a Flathead Lake monsterin Montana, both of whichhave been the object of

numerous recent sightings.Every region appears tohave its cryptozoologicalcreature.

Cryptozoology, accord-ing to www.lochnessinvesti-gation.org, is a term that wascreated in the 1950’s, and itrefers to the study of animalsthat are of astonishing,unrecognizable dimensions.For more information onCryptozoology, one can sub-scribe to Rip Hepple’s“Nessletter,” which has beenin circulation for a quarter ofa century, or join theInternational Society ofCryptozoology.

These “creatures,” how-ever, may in fact be figmentsof people’s imaginations.There is enough evidence tosuggest that “Nessie,” who

is said to be a forty-foot long,snakelike creature withcamel-like humps and horns,may actually be a deer, par-ticularly since the deer inthat region have a tendencyto swim in the lake. There isalso a theory that “Nessie”may be a “snake-like primi-tive whale known as a zeu-glodon, a type of long-

necked aquatic seal,” accord-ing to Mark Chorvinsky, aLoch Ness investigator. Onthe other hand, there isalways the case of believingis seeing (right Santa?). Ifone is so convinced by all ofthe media hype that a mysti-cal, dinosaur-like creaturelurks in the water and hasevaded sonar equipment foralmost 70 years, then onemay in fact perceive that thisis reality, and almost con-vince oneself that he or shecan see a sea creature even ifthere is nothing there.

Case in point, in 1993, aScottish woman, Edna MacInnes, reported watching theLoch Ness monster for ten-minutes; however, when shedeveloped her photographs,there was no sign of any

creature in the picture,though it did reveal the rip-ples of what may have beeneither a boat or a large crea-ture. In total, there have beenat least 3,000 sightings of“Nessie,” but it is nearlyimpossible for scientists todetermine whether sheexists since the Loch is enor-mous. Mark Chorvinsky

reports that it is “Nearly1000 feet deep and 24 mileslong.” As a result, the onlyconclusive evidence remainsthat there are large animalswithin Loch Ness, but evenmodern sonar technology isunable to determine if“Nessie” exists.

On the other hand, thewater is home to many, moreimmediate dangers, andFlorida is home to several ofthese, including alligators,sharks, and Piranhas. Sharksdo not have the tendency toattack quite in the way thatJaws portrays; however, theywill attack if provoked, oreven at the scent of blood.

Most Floridians knowthis anyway, but two yearsago, an elderly man who hadspent much of his life swim-ming in the Gulf of Mexicolost a limb to a shark eventhough he did not antago-nize it. The mere presence ofthe man had disturbed theshark enough to attack, andif there had been no onethere to rescue the man, or ifhe had not kept a cool head,then perhaps the sharkwould have been disturbed

enough to kill. Alligators are equally, if

not more so, dangerous. Infact, according to experts atBusch Gardens, right now isbreeding season for alliga-tors; therefore, it is especiallydangerous to disturb thefemales of this species, asthey will instinctively attackanyone who approachestheir territory, as they viewthis invasion as a threat totheir offspring’s well-being.

So, during Spring, beforeyou go swinging from treevines into the nearest lake (amore likely, but less interest-ing, scenario would be thatyou go kayaking or swim-ming), make sure to takenote of the dark, murkinessof the lake bed, and then besure to observe the over-hanging bushes whosebranches dangle into thewater concealing the edgesof the lake, feel safe still?Just make sure you don’t getin the situation where youquestion, hey, why is that logcoming towards me? Hey,why does that log have eyes?Hey, why does that log haveteeth…?

OOOOOOOHHHHHH-HH....WHOOOOOOOOO.Is that the sound of a ghost?Could it be true, here onRollins’ campus? No, it isjust Annie Russell, an inter-nationally known actress ofthe Nineteenth andTwentieth Centuries. TheAnnie Russell Theatre, alongwith Knowles Chapel, is thesecond landmark at Rollinslisted on the NationalRegister of Historic Places.Both erected in 1932 by thenRollins President HamiltonHolt, the Theatre has beenrecognized for its architec-

ture and beneficial role inarts and education in theWinter Park community.Annie Russell was born inDublin, Ireland in 1869.After her father’s death hermother moved the wholefamily to Montreal, Canada.As a seven year old, Anniewas chosen for her first rolein the play Miss Moulton.Annie’s remarkable perform-ance at such a young agewon her much attention andbecame the start of a verysuccessful acting career.

At the young age of thir-teen Annie was so deter-mined to continue her loveof being on stage that whenturned down at an audition,she returned the next day ina dress she made to lookolder and won the part. Herincome gained from theseroles was beneficial in sup-porting her family and alsofurthering the pursuit of her

acting career. With each role,Annie became more andmore well-known aroundthe world and her futurebecame even brighter. Anniehas been called the “darlingof the London and New Yorkstage” because of her notori-ety and popularity. It was asif Annie had the King Midastouch; any show she was inbecame an instant success.

During the peak of hercareer Annie met a womannamed Mary Louise Curtis.This woman would eventu-ally come to change her life.Annie continued adding toher list of remarkable accom-plishments during WorldWar I. During this time peri-od, she led other women ofthe Stage Women’s WarRelief Committee in buildingan 800 seat theater in orderto perform for the injuredtroops. When her own healthbegan to decline in 1929,

Annie moved to WinterPark, where she wouldreside for the rest of her life.It is then that the creation ofthe Annie Russell Theatre atRollins College came about.Annie’s and Mary’s friend-ship had flourished over theyears and Mary said toAnnie, “The building is justmy loving tribute to you as awoman and artist and dear,life-long friend, but you willgive it a soul. Your spirit andknowledge and artisticintegrity will be the inspira-tion for the youth of RollinsCollege, privileged to workunder your guidance.” Oncethe Theatre was built Anniecame out of retirement toperform in one last show onthe stage which was built inher honor. She played thepart of the Queen in RobertBrowning’s In a Balcony.Rumors abound of the pres-ence of Annie’s ghost in the

Theatre, and many studentshave testimonials of varyingincidents. Regardless of herquestionable presence today,Annie Russell was a domi-nating presence in the pastthat greatly served and con-tributed to life at Rollins formany generations to come.

APRIL 2, 2004 THE SANDSPUR 5FEATURES

The Amazing AnnieLearn more

about the life andlegacy of RollinsCollege’s veryown phantom.by Heather Williams

staff reporter

B e wa r e O f W h at ’s B e l owAn idiot’s guide

to water safetyand the real andnot-so-real seacreatures.by Karina Mc Cabe

features editor

photo / UNMUSEUM.MUS

Is Nessie really an oversized River Otter?

photo / MYSPACE.CO.UK

LOCH NESS MONSTER: Would you want to go swimmingwith this creature?

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SIMsations: A Virtual Reality

Little virtual people inlittle virtual homes, “TheSims” are so lifelike thatplayers of the personal-com-puter game often fashioncharacters after themselves.

Some have rewrittentheir own troubled child-hoods and marriages.

And some take theirfrustrations out on the littlepeople.

``Two of the most funda-mental truths about peopleis that we love to create andwe love to destroy,’’ says Jon``PyroFalkon’’ Habib, whowrites a free and popularstrategic “Sims” manualposted on many Web sites.``There’s always a new wayto create a family. And, ofcourse, there’s always a wayto burn, electrocute orstarve’’ a Sims.

“The Sims” is thenation’s top PC game for thefourth year running, and theeven more realistic “Sims 2”is expected to be releasedthis year. The game, createdby the Redwood City, Calif.-based Electronic Arts, hassold more than 28 million

copies worldwide and beentranslated into 17 languages.The expansion packs feedthis popularity and the surg-ing sales.

In “The Sims,” whichhas spawned the creation ofseven best-selling games thatkeep expanding play, theplayers create characters thatthey name, dress, assign per-sonality traits and color to,and build homes for.

One woman scripted agame based on her sister’slife, mirroring her entrap-ment in an abusive marriageand her eventually success-ful efforts to free herself.

Wedner Charles, 19, callsit ``a very, very creativegame,’’ one that’s ``real life-like and entertaining.’’ Afterselling the game by day atthe Best Buy in Aventura,Fla., Charles says, he goeshome and plays “The Sims”almost every night.

His main character,named Wedner Charles andmodeled on himself, oftengoes out on the town.

``I go downtown, and I’llgreet the women, and I’lltalk to them,’’ Charles says.

The player must tend to“The Sims”’ every need –and needy they are.

While you can assignthem some free will, youmust steer them to socialize,

make meals, have fun, sur-round themselves with pos-sessions and make it to thebathroom in time. Shouldthey wet their little Simspants, they’ll suffer greatembarrassment and need tobe hoisted into the shower.

You must also make“The Sims” practice such jobskills as cooking (by readingbooks) and mechanical abili-ty (by toiling at a workbench) to get ahead at workand be able to buy moreexpensive possessions. Simswho grow too depressedstop obeying their players’orders and can even die.

Starting with the origi-nally rural, cul-de-sac set-ting, the packs have intro-duced wild house parties,hot downtown dates, asweeping vacation resort,movie and music studiosthat create Sims superstarsand pet shows, the latter inan expansion game calledUnleashed.

``I actually tried to bribethe Wal-Mart clerk to try toget the Unleashed expansionpack a few hours beforemidnight when it came out,’’says Juliet Violette, of LasVegas, who describes herselfas ``a 33-year-old mom whois hooked on “The Sims.”’’

``When “The Sims” HotDate came out, my 5-year-

old daughter and I sat in thestore and watched the FedExtruck unload,’’ she says.``We weren’t about to waitany longer.’’

Players steer Sims byhighlighting characters’heads and clicking on objectsor other characters. Click ona refrigerator, and a Sims caneat or serve a meal or grab asnack. Click on anotherSims, and your highlightedcharacter might hug, kiss orcompliment the other one ortalk, brag or even propose toit.

But you often cannotpredict the outcome. Thesecond character might slapthe original, who mightburst into tears.

Players gather aroundhundreds of fan Web sitesand chat forums, where theytalk like lifelong friends,form clubs and downloadtens of thousands of charac-ters, furnishings, prebuilthomes and possessions cus-tom made by other players.

One participant, knownby her screen name ofRaveena, has created 1,264items that have been down-loaded more than 22 milliontimes at www.thesimsre-source.com, according to theWeb site’s count.

So many people spendso much time creating and

playing “The Sims,” thatfans have become sensitiveto a portrayal of them as``freaks without lives.’’

Many observers pointout that Sims players formvaluable friendships andcommunities. And sociolo-gists and industry expertssay people can learn aboutjuggling the elements oftheir lives from such simula-tion games.

``It’s literally a test drive:You can do whatever youwant, and there’s no dan-ger,’’ said Richard Ow,game-industry analyst forthe NPD Group, a researchfirm.

The game is taken soseriously that, though it cre-ates characters in light,medium or dark skin, it hasbeen criticized for creatingtoo many white ones.

And some women havecomplained that while maleSims come in many shapesand sizes, too many femaleSims have Barbie-like pro-portions.

Defenders say there aretechnical reasons for a white-skin majority and point outthe players create most of thecharacters.

``This is like a sandbox,’’Sims producer TimLeTourneau says. ``You canbuild your own sand castle.’’

A virtual fixa-tion: computergame “The Sims.”by Peggy Rogers

syndicated reporter

FE A T U R E S THE SANDSPUR 7APRIL 2, 2004

“Oh no, I got writtenup!” I am sure that at onepoint or another within theirtenure at Rollins, almostevery student will face thissituation and recite thisphrase. Those who are luckyenough to have not beenfaced with this yet do notreally know what I am talk-ing about, but for those whohave it is a pretty inconver-sant situation. After getting aletter of the write-up in theirmailbox, many students arefaced with very understand-able questions. What is thisfor? Will my parents findout? What do I do now?What is going to happen to

me?The Community

Hearing Council, a peer judi-cial board here at Rollins, is agroup of students that arehere to answer those ques-tions. Depending on theseverity of a student’s write-up, most students will comebefore the CommunityHearing Council while atRollins. The students on theboard have been trained athow to handle these cases ina fair and respectable man-ner. They base their deci-sions and sanctions on theCode of Students’ Rights andResponsibilities. This code isaccessible to all students andcan be found on the Rollinswebsite under the Office ofJudicial Affairs.

It has been reported thatmany students do not reallyknow about the CommunityHearing Council, what theirpresence on campus is, andwhat they serve to accom-plish. The CommunityHearing Council is simply a

group of students that arehere to better serve theirpeers in helping them ensurea fair judicial process. Thebenefit of students goingbefore their peers rather thanhaving their case heardadministratively is that theirpeers are more closely relat-ed to the problems that occuron campus and have a betterunderstanding of where thestudent is coming from.They are able to relate towhat the student is goingthrough and in understand-ing their thoughts or inten-tions on why they got writ-ten up. This board is open toanyone who is interested inapplying and is always look-ing for new members. Mostcommon misconceptionsabout the CommunityHearing Council are thatthey are here to get studentsin trouble In actuality, thegoal of the board is the exactopposite. It would be simplefor one person to make adecision as to what will hap-pen to these students, butone person’s thoughts andperceptions of the events isnot representative of any-thing fair or equal. The mostproductive aspect of having

a board of people is all thedifferent backgrounds,thoughts, and opinions thatgreatly aid in deciding thesanctions of each student.The sole purpose of theCommunity HearingCouncil is to support andeducate the students inunderstanding why theycommitted a certain action toget written up in the firstplace. The board also servesto help them in becomingmore involved on campus so

that this behavior does notrepeat itself. TheCommunity HearingCouncil is becoming more ofa strong presence here oncampus in opening students’eyes to the many opportuni-ties that are presented tothem here. If you are inter-ested in becoming a part ofthis wonderful group simplystop by the Office of JudicialAffairs, located on the firstfloor of McKean, and ask forMichelle Tano.

Rollins ChamberSingers, an ensemble withinthe department of musicunder the direction of Dr.John Sinclair, have had quitea performance schedule forthe past few weeks.

On Sunday, March 7, thegroup sang a Bach cantataunder Dr. Kristoph Wolfduring the Sunday morningservice in the KnowlesMemorial Chapel. Dr. Wolfis the leading authority onBach in the world.

During spring break, thechoral group went on a tourof the Washington, D.C.area, performing a widearray of musical selections,from classical composers likeMozart and Haydn to spiri-tuals to folk songs andbeyond. They left onMonday, March 8 at 7:00 inthe morning in order to per-form at two schools in theJacksonville area later that

day. One of the schools wasSt. John’s Country DaySchool, a private schoolgrades kindergarten through12 in Orange Park, Florida.The other was DouglasAnderson School of the Arts,a performing arts highschool in Jacksonville,Florida.

After spending the nightin Savannah, the groupspent all of Tuesday, March9, on the road, headed forWashington, D.C., where thegroup stayed for the nextthree nights. While RollinsChamber Singers never actu-ally performed in the city,they spent the next threedays performing in theWashington area. OnWednesday, March 10, thegroup performed at theSanford School inHockessin, Delaware. OnThursday, March 11, it wasoff to Brooklandville,Maryland to perform twoconcerts at St. Paul’s Schoolfor Girls and one later thatday at St. Paul’s School forBoys. On Friday, March 12,the Rollins Chamber Singersspent their last day in theWashington area performingat the Holy Trinity EpiscopalDay School in Glenn Dale,

Maryland. On the afternoon of

Friday, March 12, the groupleft the Washington area.They arrived in Winston-Salem, North Carolina lateon Friday night, and theyspent the entire day onSaturday touring Winston-Salem. This included a pri-vate tour of the MoravianMusic Foundation, led byDr. Nola Reed Knouse.

On Sunday, March 14,the Rollins Chamber Singersperformed at the ClemmonsMoravian church inWinston-Salem for theirSunday morning service.

After eating a lunch provid-ed by the church in the fel-lowship hall, it was time tohead home, and the choirspent the rest of the day trav-eling back to Florida. Theyarrived late that night.

The performances didnot stop there, however.Though the group is not cur-rently crossing any state bor-ders on a daily basis to showtheir stuff, they are not slack-ing off. On Tuesday, March23, the Rollins ChamberSingers performed at theBach Lunch Series at theFirst Congregational Churchin Winter Park. On

Thursday, March 25, thegroup presented a concert inthe Knowles MemorialChapel. On Sunday, March28, they performed at themorning chapel service forAlumni weekend.

Believe it or not, youhave still not missed youropportunity to hear theRollins Chamber Singers thisyear. They will also be per-forming at the groundbreak-ing for the new building forthe department of music, theconvocation, “Rita Rocks,”and baccalaureate.

Spreading Sweet Harmony NationwideThe Rollins

Chamber Singersgroup are havinga hectic, but suc-cessful season. by Jami Furo

staff reporter

Organization Spotlight:Community Hearing Council

Are you beingunjustly tried foran infraction of thecode? This coun-cil is here to makesure you are not.by Heather Williams

staff reporter

To find out your rights and responsibilities as astudent at Rollins, read the student’s code athttp://www.rollins.edu/reslife/rules/codes.html

photo / Google.com

photo / ROLLINS MUSIC DEPARTMENT

FAR FROM HOME: The Rollins Chamber Singers, joined by selected orchestra members,pose on the steps of the Jefferson Memorial in Washington, D.C. during their Spring Break trip.

THE SANDSPUR8 APRIL 2, 2004

Simply amazing! There is no other way to describe this week's high qualitychocolatier hot spot. An absolute masterpiece of an idea by both Farris andFoster. Upon entrance your nose will fill with sweet scents of handmadecaramel, chocolate, amaretto, raspberry truffles, orange tarts, my personalfavorite mint melt-aways and more. Then your eyes widen as you see that arrayof chocolates and the opportunity to tour where Foster, otherwise known asMr. Chocolate makes 200 lbs. of chocolate a day. And get this, you can do ittoo!

All customers have the chance to learn the chocolatier ways and design theirvery own deserts. "Remember the scene in 'I love Lucy,'" Mr. Chocolate manfirst asks newcomers. That's exactly how the small shop operates. Conveyerbelts run across the room, as the pure milk and dark chocolates rotate aroundmetal wheels. With over 1000 different molds for all occasions, sprinkles,fruits, peanuts, gummy worms, marshmallows, Oreos and more, customerscan create their very own masterpieces and take home one pound of chocolateat the end of their chocolatier journey for only $20.00. This is not simple cheapWalgreen's chocolates, but fine and delicate high-quality chocolates, that meltin your mouth, like their special "mint melt away" that dissolve on your tongue.

Booked every night of the week, it is necessary to call in advance and booka party of four or more. Mr. And Mrs. Foster will welcome you into their homeaway from home and teach everyone the tricks of the trade. The personaltouch makes the chocolate taste even better. They will cater to the customers'every need and even engage in chocolatiering themselves with you. Mr. Fostersapron embraces the entire concept of the chocolate shop: "How many caloriesdoes chocolate have? Who cares, it's chocolate?" This store has only beenopened three years, but has had so much success that another store in LakeMary opened and look forward to a Baldwin Park edition on the lake.

Need party items? Mr. and Mrs. Foster will gladly make molded items suchas baby shower lollipops, or other items for all parties and holidays. For thosechocolate lovers that are constantly watching their weight; not to fret, theystock sugar free, low-carb chocolates.

Feel free to stop by and try the candy apples, hot cocoa basket, or even takehome an entire box of chocolates. Close your eyes and imagine the most exot-ic chocolates at the making of your own hands. It is great girls night out activ-ity. Share time bonding, having fun, making chocolate, and adding new excite-ment to your lives. Don't ever let anyone make you feel guilty for splurging onfine chocolates. "Life, liberty and the pursuit of chocolate" as one of their sig-nature magnet/business cards. Find more humor in a wide variety of magnets.

Enjoy indulging in sinful pleasures, take some home to the family, and don’tforget to book your next party for all ages at this scrumptious chocolatier.

BY LARA BUESO

THE HOT SPOT: THE HOT SPOT:

FFARRISARRIS ANDAND FFOSTEROSTER’’SSFFINEINE CCHOCOLATESHOCOLATES

Entertainment

photo / LARA BUESO

WILLY WONKA’S RIVAL: Step inside this local chocolate factory for a chance to indulge your sweet tooth. Experience someunique, handmade confections at this family owned business.

THE SANDSPURAPRIL 2, 2004 9

Word on the Street investigators set out to uncoverthe future plans of some of Rollins’ finest. Whether itbe grad school, opening businesses, or giving back tothe community, these students have a specific goal inmind.

“Grad school for criminal justice.”

Abby Fidler, ‘07

“Attempt to pay off mystudent loans.”

Kelly Welch, ‘07, andJanet Aponte, ‘07

“I’m going to find acardboard box.”

Brooke Harbaugh, ‘06

“Going to grad schoolfor psychology.”

Jaslin Goicoechea, ‘07

“Start Haque Enterprise:a computer that owns

everything and anything.”

Farouq Haque, ‘07

“I want to build a skatepark for inner-city kids.”

Stephan Belhomme, ‘07

word on the street

by Jessica Combs and Jessica Estesentertainment staff

Entertainment

Sure it’s another remakein a season of unoriginalscreenplays, but the Coens’revamped version of the1955 British Comedy TheLadykillers, successfully runsthe gamut of ironic whimsyfrom subtle undercurrents toover-the-top belly laughs.

When a group of das-tardly criminals descendupon the home of a sternchurchgoing widow to rob anearby riverboat casino, thebuffoonery that follows isclassic Coen brothers magic.Starring Tom Hanks as theeccentric criminal master-mind, Professor GoldthwaitHigginson Dorr, PhD, andtalented actress Irma P. Hallas the innocent little oldlandlady of the house, TheLadykillers is another “heistgone wrong” story withenough comedic surprisesand great performances tokeep you smiling long afteryour raisonettes have runout.

As an Edgar Allen Poequoting Colonel Sanderslook-a-like, Hanks does awonderful job of getting

back to his comedic roots byforming a crew of classified-ad answering misfits (eachwith their own vital expert-ise), to tunnel their way fromthe root cellar of the little oldlady’s house, to the under-ground cash room of theBandit Queen. But doing sounder the watchful eye ofthe strict Christian home-owner proves more difficultthan any of them have antic-ipated–especially the charm-

ingly sly professor.With great cinematogra-

phy, dark humor, and musicthat will make you dance inyour seat and yell “hallelu-jah’s,” The Ladykillers is a filmthat’s sure to entertain you. Igive it three and a half sev-ered fingers out of five – itwould be four but a cat isgnawing on the other half(you have to see the movie tofigure it out).

With spasticcolons and gospelmusic,TheLadykillers is asurefire hit.by Brian Hernandez

editor at large

The Coens Are Back!

photo /HOLLYWOOD.COM

Butterfly Boucher hasjust released her first album,flutterby. In a unique pro-duction, Boucher playsevery instrument on the CDand was the lead in everystage of producing it. Herfolky-rock sound gives heran edge, as if she needs onewith a name like Butterfly.This funky Australian artisthas extensive musical talentranging from vocals, guitar,piano and bass. Her first CDis a tribute to her range as abudding new musician.

A look at the rootsthough, music is inButterfly’s blood. Her moth-er is a dancer and her fatheris a musician. She spent themajority of her childhoodtraveling the Australian out-

back with her parents andsix other siblings. She washome schooled, and obvi-ously took advantage of themany instruments availableto her. Her musical start wasin a band, The Mercy Bell,with her sister, Rebecca.Butterfly played bass andsang back-up vocals. Shealso wrote some songs dur-ing her time with Mercy Bell.One of these songs is the flut-terby track, “Another WhiteDash,” which reflects hertraveling childhood, “thereis something exciting aboutleaving behind…somethingabout having everything youthink you’ll ever need, sit-ting in the seat next to you.”Her lyrics aren’t necessarilyprofound, but rather catchyand reflective.

While her debut CD hasan overriding melancholicfeel to it, Butterfly is by nomeans a completely jadedwoman. Songs like “Busy”emphasize her hope for newopportunities and adven-tures; “this could be so fun, Imight just like it, I might just

love it.” This is a great firstCD for Butterfly. Her voiceis refreshingly unforcedunlike the Britneys andChristinas of the current popworld.

Another testament to hereclectic abilities is her future-touring schedule. This sum-mer she starts a tour withSarah Mclachlan and she hasalso been signed to open forthe Bare Naked Ladies. Welook for big things fromButterfly as she continues todelve into the folk/rock/popmusical world.

Prepare for flut-terby, a new CDreleased by anAustralian funkyartist.by Caitlin Geoghan

managing editor

Eclectic New Artist

photo / THOMASPETILLO.COM

RISING STAR: Boucher willbe touring with major acts thissummer.

This past Thursday theEntertainment staff headedout to the Orlando Social tocheck out the indie rockband, Phantom Planet. Youmay recognize their name

from their hit song“California”, the theme forthe popular, new Fox showThe O.C. The group typical-ly sticks to the west coast fortouring, but with the recentsuccess of their newestalbum, they’ve branched outto reach more of their audi-ence. They’re now playingto sold out crowds all acrossthe country.

Two bands unfamiliar tous, Mellow Drone and LolaRay, opened the show andriled up the crowd with theirupbeat songs and energeticstage presence. By the time

Phantom Planet hit thestage, the audience wasready to rock. After LolaRay finished their set, weheaded over to the merchan-dise table, where they weregiving away free CDs. Theband members gladly auto-graphed them for us andchatted while the next bandset up. Unfortunately dur-ing this time, we lost ourgreat spots by the front ofthe stage. We ended upstanding in the right cornerwhere the bands entered andexited the stage. Rightbehind us were someextremely loud, spasticallydancing women. We quicklybonded with the securityguard over this commonenemy.

The set list (which thesecurity guard gave us as amemento!) included songsfrom their last two albums(The Guest and PhantomPlanet), which allowed oldand new fans to sing along.The biggest crowd pleaserswere “California”, “Alwayson my Mind”, and “LonelyDay”, and “Badd Business,”but the highlight of the nightwas the song “Big Brat.”Before it began, lead singerAlex Greenwald informedthe audience that during thenext song, he would be ask-

ing everyone for a favor.Halfway through the songGreenwald started pullingaudience members on stage.Our buddy the securityguard led us up onto thestage where we resumed ourrockin’ right next to SamFarrar, the band’s bass play-er! After the song, Samgrave us a big grin (and gaveLara a nouggie!) as we leftthe stage. Needless to say,you probably already heardthis because Lara has toldthis story to everyone bynow.

They closed their setwith the energetic tune fromThe Guest, “All Over Again.”Greenwald jumped out into

the crowd for some good,old-fashioned crowd surf-ing. He also encouraged theaudience to form a mosh pit.It was a great ending to anawesome show. Attendeeswho purchased their newCD at the merchandisecounter received a wristbandto attend the meet and greetafter the show. For those ofyou who have yet to heartheir new CD or have yet tohear Phantom Planet at all,we highly encourage you tocheck them out. Theircatchy songs are sure to getyou hooked too!

Entertainmentstaff report backafter a night of“California” rockin’ out.

photo / PHANTOMPLANETFAMILY.COM

SING IT ALEX: Lead vocalist, Alex Greenwald, serenades theaudience during his song “Lonely Day.”

photo / PHANTOMPLANET.COM

THE BOYS OF PHANTOM PLANET: Alex Greenwald, SamFarrar, Darren Robinson, Jacques Brautbar, and Jeff Conrad.

Phantom Planet is “Always on my Mind”

by Jessica Combsand Jessica Estes

entertainment staff

THE SANDSPUR10 APRIL 2, 2004Entertainment

Thanks to the leadershipof George Bush, America hasofficially been ousted fromWWIII. First, Georgethought it’d be a great idea toban steroids among the U.S.soldiers, but he forgot tomake sure the other coun-tries weren’t using. So, thePalestinians arrived averag-ing 225 lbs per soldier andraging! Not only were oursoldiers under prepared, buthe also decided to keep theteam in the Middle East afterfighting Iraq instead of fly-ing to a neutral site wherethe water is drinkable. Ontop of all this, he had theteam stay in the PalestinianQuarter and treated them toa night on Pourbon Street,where several soldiers gotinebriated on P.L. O’Brien’shomemade hand grenadesand hurricanes.

The next morning, thePalestinians stoned thedrunk Americans to deathwhile chanting: “Keep

democracy and McDonald’sto yourself!” Jessica Lynchwas the sole survivor andshe will be taking over forMartha on Living beginningnext week while Stewartsports this spring’s hottestcolor: orange. For theAmericans who still care,here are the rest of theresults:

#1 USA vs. #9 Palestine –Remember the Palemo!

#5 N. Korea vs. #4 Russia –The Russian Federation ver-sus the Democratic People’sRepublic of North Korea.That’s got a nice ring to it,but the last time I checkedwith Webster, democracyinvolves voting and humanrights as opposed to aweapons of mass destructionprogram and famine. As aresult of famine, the N.Koreans did not eat inbetween last week’s win overCanada and their battle withRussia. They came out flat inthe first half and Russiaestablished an early lead. Itbecame obvious that N.Korea was merely delayingthe inevitable and tried tonegotiate a surrender, butthe Russian leadership stolea quote from “Rocky IV”and replied, “If he dies. Hedies!”

#14 Ireland vs. Bye week –Dr. O’Sullivan was seen inEgypt being fanned bytwelve year old boys andeating grapes with Cleopatraas he celebrated his triple-double from last week.

#10 Vatican vs. #2 Chiwan –Personally, I took the Vaticanin this match up. How canyou not like a team thatstarts the Pope at the pointand God at Center as a play-er/coach? Unfortunately forthe Vatican, Chiwanattacked on Sunday and Godwas unavailable for thegame. Not only did theyplay without God, but theydidn’t get their team head-bands back from the cleanersin time and were lackingteam unity throughout the

match up. Since God calledin and the Pope was in hismobile most of the game,Mel Gibson filled in as play-er/coach. The Vatican tookan early lead, but theChiwanese just kept coming.Apparently, the ChineseGenerals used the Taiwanesesoldiers as human shieldsand advanced slowlythrough the Vatican ranks.Billy Packard interviewedHu Jintao after the game andasked, “How do you expectto keep winning if you lose 3men for every one man theopposition loses?” Hu Jintaopromptly responded, “Wehave plenty of reinforce-ments at Nike Town.”

Dear Coach Rikeman,

I know your team is onfire right now and you’recurrently holding the #2ranking in the nation, buthow did you let ChristopherHyatt slip under your radar?This guy is the next BarryBonds waiting to happenand he’s been slumberingyour nose at the Holt school.

I’m upset, the studentsare upset, their cars arebeyond upset, but mostimportantly Hyatt is upset.Last weekend, he couldn’tstand waiting any longerand decided to let you in onhis talent by racking up over40 dingers in one night.

The cat is out of the bagcoach and the students havespoken. I can’t believe I pay38, 40-thousand dollars ayear to go to a school wherewe have a baseball programthat let this guy’s talent dete-riorate in the parkinggarage.

I love you coach, but getthis guy in the line up pron-to. Move Halbert to the five-hole, put Hyatt in the three-hole, and have Toby protecthim in the clean up spot.

With that kind of powerin the middle of your lineup, no one in D-II couldeven touch you. I don’tknow anything aboutHyatt’s defense, but if it’shalf as good as his offense,you’ll pass Central MissouriState and be #1 in the nationby next week.

I know I’m just a lowlyhumor writer at TheSandspur, but I thoughtHyatt’s talent was just tooobvious to go unnoticed.

If you need a couple ofweeks to evaluate his skillsand work him into the club-house, that’s fine. I’d just liketo see him in the line up byMay so that I don’t have tohide my car in the woods.

Sincerely,

Eddie HuangHumor Editor

APRIL 2, 2004 THE SANDSPUR 11Humor

The War Wages On:America Ousted in

Round 2!!!I told you not to

ban steroids,Bushy! Now allthe other coun-tries can runrough shod on us!by Eddie Huang

humor editor

HeyCoach

PutHim In

One theory andpossible outcomeof the parkinggarage fiasco.by Eddie Huang

humor editor

THE SANDSPUR12 APRIL 2, 2004Opinions

Because of our humanhunger for meaning (logos),we must turn either toknowledge or to belief to fillour logomanic cravings.Where knowledge leaves off,belief takes over, and beliefruns the gamut from soundhypotheses to utter delusion.Yet our need to make senseof our experience is para-mount because to live inabsurdity is intolerable andself-destructive. Thus oneway or another, we strive tomake sense of our lives andour world by constructingmeaning from whateverresources are available thatwe can use: science, philoso-phy, religion, myth, or fanta-sy.

To rely on science asmuch as possible, with itsrigorous methodology oftesting and verifying, is best,

I say, when it comes to thatdomain of meaning sciencerightly governs, empiricallyand theoretically. Yet ourneed for meaning goesbeyond the boundaries ofwhat science can ascertain,particularly regarding ourquestions of purpose andvalue. If you ask suchinnately human questions as"Why are we here?", "Whatshould I do here?", "Why hasthis happened to me?", and"Have I lived well?" then sci-ence can't fully provide youwith the meaning you crave,at which point you may turnto philosophy, religion,myth, or fantasy for assis-tance and satisfaction, withtheir more or less plausiblebelief systems and schemesof meaning.

It seems to me, though,that most of the meaningswe think we possess, evenmuch of that we would call"true knowledge," are vari-eties of beliefs, which couldbe ranked as more or lesscredible and serviceable, butwhich remain in the domainof belief and not of rational-empirical knowledge, not

nailed-down science. In fact,93.72% of our meaning, sta-tistically speaking, is notknowledge but belief. Likethe previous sentence. Andthat sentence, whether or notone believes it, is simply fic-tion. Nevertheless, I stillassert that much-far morethan we readily admit-ofwhat we think we know andbase our lives on, we onlybelieve, with more or lessjustification. We onlyassume it to be true.

Credology, I suggest,would be an apt name forthe study of human beliefs,the study of those assump-tions we make to provide uswith the meaning we craveso as to "make sense" of ourexistence. While scienceworks from outside ourbelief conglomerations toclarify and certify wherebelief passes into knowl-edge, credology works fromwithin to determine howuseful and serviceable anybelief might be to the believ-er.

For example, a Jehovah'sWitness friend of mine, whohas cut my hair for nearly

twenty years, gives me regu-lar opportunities to hearabout her belief system(though only if I ask, which Ido). While I am no closernow than twenty years agoto adopting her religion, Ihave been increasinglyimpressed by its positiveeffects on her life and by herreports of how beneficially itworks for her co-religioniststo produce pious, peaceful,and virtuous behaviors. Onthe other hand, becauseJehovah's Witnesses foundtheir beliefs absolutely onbiblical scripture andprophecy, they willfully nar-row their minds to close outother ways of interpretingthe meanings of humanexperience, often conflictingwith scientific interpreta-tions (as in the genesis of theuniverse and the existence ofthe Garden of Eden).

To take another example,one I find more plausible (orat least congenial with mydisposition), what aboutbelief in the soul? Despitescience's efforts to weigh thedeparting souls of expiringpeople, souls seem more a

subject of belief than a mat-ter of fact. So my credologi-cal question becomes: Howwould my believing in a soulof a certain sort affect how Ilive and how I think aboutexistence?

It's appealing to me, forinstance, to assume that Ipossess a soul that precedesand succeeds my presentearthly incarnation and thatis inscribed with a potentialdestiny it intends to accom-plish during its present man-ifestation as me.Consequently, my job is torecognize and realize mysoul's mission, bringing it tofulfillment within my life-time. I find this belief moreenlivening than to dismissthe soul as a phantasm andto live with no intimation ofessential purpose and emer-gent potential.

Entelechy trumpsabsurdity in my book. Itworks for me, pragmythical-ly. That is, it may be a myth,but it's practical, viable, andfruitful. And that is how Ifeed my own hunger formeaning: pragmythically.

Examining Belief Beyond KnowledgeA pragmatic

person’s take onhuman knowledgeand belief.by Alan Nordstrom

columnist

It is a moment like noneother. It is a special momentin sports when you are ele-vated to the top of the world.You have scored the gamewinning run, basket, or goal,and you feel like nothing canstop you. It is the magic ofsports, and today, it is beingruined by people who arecompletely irresponsible.For most of us with no tal-ent, special moments areremembered only in littleleague, or even for some intheir imaginations. We alldream at one point ofbecoming professional ath-letes; it is a profession ofwhich most males dream.Almost all people I knowwould give up their lives toplay sports for a living.Children and teenagers idol-ize their favorite players,and a dangerous tendency isto also idolizing their greedand irresponsible lifestyle.

Why wouldn't anyonewant to be a professionalathlete? The perks are huge;first of all, you get to play asport for a living. Most peo-ple take up sports as a hobbyor a pastime. Wouldn't it be

great to play a sport all thetime? Secondly, the salariesthat these athletes get paidare insane. We've all heardabout Alex Rodriguez's his-toric contract, LeBron'ssneaker deal, and the astro-nomical amount that RealMadrid paid to get Ronaldofrom Inter. The numbers forthe NBA alone are stagger-ing. An average basketballplayer is going to make $2.4million in 2003-2004. AnAVERAGE player will makethat money; the league mini-mum is around 250,000. Thatis just for a guy to sit on thebench and not play a singlegame. The last perk of aplayer is the amazing respectthat comes with playing asport. For some reason we alllook up to people who canshoot three pointers or whocan blow a ball away 400feet. In high school it waslike that. In college it is likethat, and later on it is likethat too. Athletic prowesshas always commandedrespect. Don't take me thewrong way; I am a hugesports fan. I watch SportsCenter daily; I read up mysports teams everyday. Iadmire professional athletes,and I add to the sport mad-ness of this country.

An issue that made methink about how we are mir-roring the worst things that

sports has to offer can besummed up in two words:March Madness. The coun-try is engulfed in a flurry ofbasketball games of kidswho are in college. I wasn'ttoo shocked to find out thatthe average graduation rateof players in the NCAA tour-nament was only 40%. Howmany times have we heardof cases of players losing eli-gibility because they can'tmanage a C in a class? Therehave also been famous casesof professors turning a blindeye to athletes' lazinessbecause they simply are ath-letes.

If everybody in Americawants to be a pro athleteshouldn't he or she be amoral example too? Somepeople think I'm wrong. Ofcourse, they say athletes areregular people too. Shouldthey be held to a higher stan-dard? The answer is anemphatic yes. I'll repeat that:YES!!! College athletes areoften the poster children forpartying and good times.They are often involved withalcohol and drug abuse. It isnot surprising to find thenthat there is a steroid prob-lem in baseball and that alco-hol and drug abuse is com-mon in pro-sports. Thesebad habits carry over fromcollege, and this needs tostop. I think that colleges

have the right to pry intoathletes' personal livesbecause they are paying fortheir education. In mostcases, student athletes allover the country are gettingfinancial aid. Some get a freeride while others get somepercentage off. Athletesshould have the moral obli-gation to be role modelsbecause they are getting helpfrom others to make some-thing of them. I'll give it toyou this way: there are manypeople in college that areforced to pay full tuition (yesthose people do exist or elsethe college would go bank-rupt). The college then usesthe money taken from thesefull tuition students to exis-tentially "pay-off" the educa-tion of athletes getting fullscholarships. So basically,full tuitions or even half-tuition students are payingfor the education that schol-arship athletes are getting.This then puts money intothe hands of athletes,because they don't have topay for their education. Itwould be comforting toknow that these athletes arebeing responsible. It wouldbe comforting to know thathey are taking the moneyand trust invested in themby students and the institu-tion alike. The reality is verydifferent though. Most col-

lege athletes could care lessabout their institution andeven less about the studentsthat are paying for their edu-cation. So what really hap-pens is that the students thatare paying tuition end uppaying for parties anddrunken binges, and not asolid education.

The NCAA should moveto really crack down on thissort of irresponsible lifestylethat athletes lead. But what Ifind instead is complacency,mostly in Division I Schoolswith big programs. Most bigschools make millions ofdollars off the backs of stu-dent athletes, so they don'twant to annoy the players. Ifalcohol keeps the playershappy and motivated, so beit, even if it means sacrificinga bright and promisingfuture. Most schools simplydon't care about their ath-letes, and I also think that isirresponsible. Schools needto care more about the futureof their athletes even if itmeans cracking down on theteam star and telling him togo easy on the partying.

I have heard many sto-ries about big sport schoolsthat are absolutely disgust-ing. It is time for responsibil-ity in the NCAA Division Iprograms, because that iswhere the major problemlies.

A higher stan-dard for collegeathletes is needed.by John Ferreira

staff reporter

College Athletes And Role Models

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I Pledge Allegiance To...

Brace yourselves boysand girls, because the pen-dants on the right and leftwill soon have a new hot-button issue to screamabout. Currently TheSupreme Court is hearingarguments in the case of ElkGrove Unified SchoolDistrict v. Michael A.Newdow.

For those unfamiliarwith the case, MichaelNewdow is an atheist whohas an issue with the Pledgeof Allegiance. His issue isthat everyday at publicschool his child is forced tolisten to a pledge thatincludes the words, “onenation under God.” He feelshis child is both being indoc-trinated by Christian ideolo-gy and being made to feeluncomfortable in school.

Before we dive into theideological battle it is impor-tant to understand what thepledge is and why we haveit. I’ve tried asking aroundand it seems nobody knows.I even tried asking a school-teacher friend of mine andshe didn’t have a clue,although she does recite iteveryday.

Well, I did a littleresearch and it turns out thatthat pledge was the brainchild of Francis Bellamy, aschoolteacher. Bellamy cameup with the pledge in 1892as a means for schoolchild-ren to celebrate the 400thanniversary of Columbus’landing. When Bellamywrote the pledge he made nomention to God or anyorganized religion. The“Under God” part wasadded in 1954 by PresidentEisenhower, who was underpressure to do so by theKnights of Columbus. In ashow of how convicted hewas to religious ideology Ikelater added, “Our govern-ment makes no sense unlessit is founded on a deeplyreligious belief—and I don’tcare what it is.”

So, here we are in 2004with this little pledge andthe looming question of is :“under God” constitutional.Yes, yes it is. For starters Ishould clarify that I don’t

support the idea of arequired pledge. I thinkone’s devotion to country,like one’s devotion to a high-er power, is a personal issueand should be left to theindividual. However, I don’tmind having the option tosay the pledge any morethan I mind the option of amoment of silence that canbe used for prayer. But, mak-ing kids recite the pledge isfascist, nationalist, silly, hog-wash, and it happens to beunconstitutional. If youdon’t believe me, check outthe 1943 Supreme Courtdecision in the Barnette case.Of course, a court rulingmeans nothing if it isn’tenforced, and this one isn’t.Recently my thirteen-year-old brother informed me

that failure to recite thepledge warrants detention athis school.

Yup, the school will pun-ish him for exercising hisconstitutional right. MaybeI’m just an old-fashionednut, who still believes in thatfreedom thing, but thisfrightens me. Schools shouldbe teaching children theirrights, not brainwashingthem into chanting a nation-alist mantra.

Are we, as a nation, soinsecure about our nationalpride that we have to forcekids to repeat a pledge ofallegiance? Honestly, this is asad state of affairs. If thingskeep going the way they are,these kids will inheret a mas-

sive debt, a bankrupt socialsecurity program, a wreckedenvironment, and a doomedenergy system. And we’reforcing to pledge allegianceto that. Here’s a better idea:Let’s say we fix the economy,clean up the environment,and return America to some-thing to be proud of. Then,maybe, kids will want to saythe pledge.

Okay, so I digress. I’vegotten three billion milesaway from the religiouspoint. First off, I think it isobvious that kids shouldn’tbe forced to say “one nationunder God.” If you can’t seehow this could be harmful,insulting, and just plaincruel to a non-Christianchild then you need to openyour eyes and lean to try to

see things from anotherpoint of view. Just becausemost Americans areChristians who would befine with reciting this, not allare.

Personally, I’m aCatholic and, having beenforced to recite the pledge ingeneral, the “under God”part in specific alwaysbugged me. I like to keep mygovernment out of my reli-gion and my religion out ofmy government. It’s thiswacky idea I came up with, Ilike to call it “Separation ofChurch and State.”

America is supposed tobe open to embracing differ-ent cultures; America is themelting pot. And as long as

your culture happens to bethat of the white heterosexu-al Christian, we do just fineembracing it. However,when it comes to the bulk ofthe world’s cultures thatdon’t fit this mold we haveissues. We complain aboutimmigrant kids who havelimited English skills, as if itis their fault. We gripe aboutthe racial minority welfaremother, ignoring that thebulk of welfare mothers arewhite women living in trail-er parks in Kentucky, listen-ing to John CougarMellencamp records. Weblame the homosexual fordestroying the moral fabricof society and the familyunit, ignoring the fact thatmany televangelists are com-mitting fraud everyday. Andwe still watch the black manwith suspicion, as if he’llcommit a crime at anymoment, of course, most ofthe real nut jobs killers arewhite guys (JefferyDommer, Charles Manson,Hannibal Lecter…).

America isn’t anembracive society. We do allwe can to discourage differ-ence and force people into acertain way of thinking andthe pledge, with its “UnderGod” is no exception. I thinkit is wrong to force kids torecite what they don’tbelieve and it is equallywrong for the school to cre-ate an uncomfortable learn-ing environment. I trulybelieve the pledge does this.As U.S. troops invaded Iraq,a friend of mine’s youngerbrother decided not to recitethe pledge as an act of civildisobedience, of conscien-scious objection. Afterschool, half the football teamtook turns kicking his butt.If that isn’t an uncomfortablelearning environment I don’tknow what is.

I hope the SupremeCourt will see fit to followthe letter of the law and notallow their judgment to beswayed by their own reli-gious beliefs (Judge ScaliaI’m looking at you). If theydo we could be amendingthe wording of the pledgefor the first time in fiftyyears. I would like to recom-mend Robin Williams’ solu-tion of, “One nation underCanada and above Mexico.”

Perhaps I am hoping fortoo much from this Court,but they have made somebrave and just decision oflate, so maybe they’ll sur-prise even cynical old me.

The SupremeCourt prepares todebate the issueof God in thepledge.by Robert Walker

editor-in-chief

photo illustration / CAITLIN GEOGHAN

ADVERTISEMENTTHE SANDSPUR14 APRIL 2, 2004

APRIL 2, 2004 THE SANDSPUR 15SPORTSTars Baseball # 2 In Nation

The Rollins Tars baseballteam is getting ready for thecrucial last month of the sea-son. The team celebratedmoving up to number 2 inboth the Collegiate BaseballNewspaper Rank and theNational Writers Poll.Rollins is now only behindCentral Missouri State forthe national lead.

Rollins faced off againstEckerd last week and got a

split in the double header. Incame one, and they beatEckert 3-2, but were didn’thit in the second game tolose 2-1, and ended Rollinsamazing win streak. TobyRice Rollins at the plate ingame one went 3-5 with aRBI; Mike Crane and JeffHalbert both got a pair ofhits. Gene Howard pickedup the win for the Tars. TheTritons took a 2-0 lead in thesecond inning with hits fromMickey Penrose and ChrisRosende. Rollins came backand put a run up in the thirdwhen Halbert doubled to leftand then was brought in by aRice sac fly. The Tars tied thegame in the sixth, whenCrane singled and scored onan error to make it 2-2. Thegame went into extra

innings; it was in the 12ththat the Tars got the scoreand won the game. Craneknocked in Chris Munoz togive Rollins the victory.

In game two, the Rollins’hopes for extending their 20-win game streak weredashed by an amazing per-formance by Eckerd pitcher,Bill Evers. Evers tossed a nohitter, walked two, andstruck out five. Eduardo Chile suffered the loss,

allowing four hits and tworuns, while striking out sixin five innings of work.Rollins scored first in thegame in the third inningwhen Rice was hit to lead offthe inning. He was broughthome by a walk, a sac bunt,and an Eckerd error. TheTritons came back and tookthe lead in the fifth, scoring

two runs to make it 2-1. Eachteam was then retired inorder, and it gave Eckerd thewin, snapping one of Rollinslongest win streaks at 20games.

However, RollinsBaseball will continue theirwinning ways this weekendagainst their competition.

The RollinsBaseball Team isdestroying theircompetition andon their way to theplayoffs.by John Ferreira

staff reporter

They’re Not Forrest Gump But They’re Good

The Rollins CollegeIntramural Ping PongTournament was held in thetwo weeks, with 19 Rollinsstudents competing for thetitle of “The Best Ping PongPlayer on Campus.”However it was not justRollins students, faculty andgraduate students also com-peted in this prestigiousevent. Individuals broughtall different type of stylesand paddles. Director ofIntramurals Meagan Kulawas “amazed at the qualitylevel of ping-pong” held inthe lobby of the AlfondSports Center.

The tournament wasbroken up in two weeks con-sisting of double elimina-tion. The games were toeleven and it was whoevertook the best two out ofthree. Numerous playerswere gone after the first daylosing their first two match-es. With the competitionintensifying, the players whodid not lose two games cameback to play the followingweek.

As the sun set overRollins’ Campus, two play-ers remained battling eachother for the title of “TheBest Ping Pong Player onCampus,” Ryan Friel andJames Gill. In the end, RyanFriel took the title beatingJames 11-9 and 11-6. Notonly did Ryan win himself aT-shirt, he added his name toa long list of past championsnamely, Rollins golf sensa-tion and two-time winnerRob Oppenheim.

Other outstanding per-formances besides Jamesand Ryan include Sean Carrand Jeff Golden. The facultydid not fair that well withthe farthest faculty member,Rich Morris playing onlythree games. The Intramuralleague is winding their 2003-2004 season down withSoftball and Golf. So makesure you sign up for the 4person golf scramble on byTuesday, April 13 for thetournament that nextSaturday the 17.

Ping pongtakes over theAlfond SportsCenter for a cou-ple of days.by Jon Birdsong

sports editor

photo / LLOYD CHRISTMAS

THE CHAMP: Here is the closest we have to a Forrest Gumpon campus, because Ryan has taken the title as “The Best.”

photo / ANDRE 3000

GRUELING DEATHMATCH?: Intramural ping pong pro’s dueltill exhaustion in the Alfond Sports Center lobby.

photo / RC SID

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What’s Happening?ROLLINS

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Mayor Penelas LectureSuntrust Auditorium1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Women’s Tennis vs. EckerdMartin Complex

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Softball vs. BarryLake Island Park

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Fall 2004 Study AbroadOrientation

Galloway - 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

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LASA MeetingHauk 110 - 5:30 p.m.

Journalist/Author Matt WolfGalloway 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.

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RHA MeetingWarden - 4:30 p.m.

Baseball vs. Embry-RiddleAlfond Stadium - 7:00 p.m.

Rollins Jazz EnsembleKeene Hall 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

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Men’s Tennis vs. North FL.Martin Complex - 2:30 p.m.

SGA MeetingGalloway Room - 6:30 p.m.

Softball vs. Saint LeoLake Island Park - 7:00 p.m.

Wickit WednesdayDave’s Downunder - 7:00 p.m.

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Music at MiddayKeene Hall 12:30 - 1:30 p.m.

Lip Sync ContestWarden Gym 7:00 - 10:00 p.m

Softball vs. Saint LeoLake Island Park - 6:00 p.m.Mallet & Chamber EnsemblesKeene Hall - 7:30 - 8:30 p.m.

The Talented Ms. Elam

No one would have everguessed that the little girlborn twenty-somethingyears ago during a Texashurricane would eventuallycome to dominate Florida’svery own Sunshine StateConference. But that’s justwhat Jamie Alicia (as inHurricane Alicia) Elam hascome to do. Elam’s pitchinghas led the Tars to an amaz-ing 25 of their 32 wins, pitch-ing all but 10 games this sea-son, going 8-1 thus far in theSSC to currently tie for firstplace. With an amazing 0.87ERA, she recently broke theRollins record for most strikeouts in a season, currentlystanding at a total 211.Jamie’s amazing talent at themound is additionally con-

firmed by her ability withthe bat; she currently has theforth highest batting averageon the team with an impres-sive .297 and stands secondon the team with 5 seasonhome runs.

Elam’s softball careerbegan at age four in herhometown of Ochelate,Oklahoma, where she saysher father first initiated herpitching at age eight.Growing up, Elam was con-stantly involved in schooland travel-softball, whereher teams went to ASANationals six consecutiveyears. After graduating highschool, she attended andplayed ball for NortheasternOklahoma A & M JuniorCollege, where her amazingpitching and batting powerwon her All-regional FirstTeam and All American hon-ors for the two years spentthere.

Recruited to play forRollins her remaining twoyears of eligibility, Jamie hasalready proven her skill andshown her dedication to her

t e a m .Speaking ofher team-mates, Elamsays, “I thinkour recordmisrepresentsour talent andability.” Elamsays she hasfound herhome on andoff the softballfield withteam mem-bers, whohave learnedto effortlesslyplay welltogether in thepast sevenmonths. TheTars are cur-rently closing in on theiryear goal of a conferencetitle, with their toughestcompetition FloridaSouthern yet to come.

Elam is Biology majorwith a minor in Spanish andhopes to eventually attendNYU or Miami to get hermasters in Physical Therapy.

She is also a member ofHabitat for Humanity andsays she can be found all oddhours of the night and day“living” in Bush ScienceCenter. Hey Rollins, keep aneye on this amazing athlete.The next year is full of manygreat things to come.

Rollins pitcherJamie Elam push-es the Tars towardthier first champi-onship.

Golf Teams Go Crazy!

The Men’s Golf Team haspicked up their games sincethe last time I wrote aboutthem. In their last two tour-naments, they have finishedfirst and T- sixth. Individualplayers have stepped it upand brought their game forRollins, their teammates andmost importantly, OwenKyle Frakes.

The two previous tourna-ments include The FairfieldInvitation in Myrtle Beachand El Diablo, no not themartini drink that RobertGoulet speakes about.However, Rollins won by 24

shots over the second placeteam.

Dan “The Man” Walterswon the tournament with hisnew lady killer (pimp) hairstyle. Other top finishersinclude “Cock Diesel” orknown to the Rollins publicas Dave Cosper, ScottWilson, and Tim Sunyog.Dave finished 2nd and Scottand Tim finished T-sixth.Cock Diesel is quoted as say-ing “I had it four under inthe first round, but lost a fewstrokes on the back nine andshoot 72 to tie Dan “TheMan” Walters for the day.”The team was lead by Rollinsgraduate and former playerBen Daughn while CoachFrakes tended to theBasketball teams playoffs.

Last weeks tournamentwas The El Diablo, hosted byDivision I team Marshall.Rollins ended up finishing a

T- sixth in the D-I stackedfield beating D-II rival WestFlorida. Dan Walters againhad a strong third place fin-ish against this competitionof the D-I teams. Theincreasing popular DanWalters still maintains alevel head and focuses onlyon the team as he states “thatthe recent success of theMens team will raise theirconfidence and bring every-bodies game to the next levelfor the postseason.”

The next tournament isthis weekend and they planto take the title and go intothe postseason with moreconfidence and thrills pro-vided mainly by “CockDiesel and Company.”

The Women’s Golf Teamsis playing to a similar drum.In their previous tourna-ments at Florida Southern,The Home Tournament, and

The Texas tournament. The Women Tars won the

Lady Moc Tournament host-ed by Florida Southern by30 strokes over its next com-petition. Freddie Seeholzerplaced second individually.In the Rollins HomeTournament, they place sec-ond as a team to U of Miamiwho had their first victory infive years. In the Texas tour-nament, Charlotte Cambellwas the medalist for Rollins.They finished a tie for sixthin the heavily D-I field.Charlotte Campbell is quot-ed as saying that “all thegirls are shaping their gamesand getting ready to peak inthe post season.”

The Rollins golf teams areonce again getting hot goinginto the post season and arefocused on the nationalchampionships.

Rollins GolfTeams are revvingtheir engines forthe post season.by Jon Birdsong

sports editor

photo / RC SID

photo / RC SID

2003-2004 MEN’S TEAM: This year’s success is in full swing.

photo / RC SID

GIRL POWER: The 2003-2004 Women’s team looks to matchlast year’s performance.

by Katie Pedersonstaff reporter