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dinosaurs 65 million yearsago.” Carson explainedthat, “if an object of such alarge size strikes a planetwith a monumental force ofkinetic energy, the debris ofparticulates kicked up intothe atmosphere would maskthe sun in an effect called aNuclear Winter.” Takinginto consideration thatatmospheric jet streamswould carry the debris cloudaround the planet, all lifewould be affected.

Dr. Paul Chodas, aresearch scientist at NASA’sJet Propulsion Laboratory(JPL) who specializes in cal-culating the orbits of near-Earth objects, pointed outthat astronomers are cur-rently tracking more than600 near-Earth asteroidswider than a kilometer andthat there may be hundredsmore yet to be detected.Chodas went on to note that,“this particular one was ofinterest because it is fairlylarge, 1.3 kilometers [0.8mile], and the predictedimpact was only 10 yearsaway. Combining those twofactors, we raised it to somelevel of concern.”

Asteroids are chunks or

clusters of rocks left overfrom the formation of thesolar system 4.5 billion yearsago. Most do not stray fromthe asteroid belt that existsbetween Mars and Jupiter,but gravitational behemothssuch as Jupiter can pushthese asteroids outside oftheir orbits and onto trajec-tories towards Earth and itsneighbors. While the processof tracking near-Earthobjects can take astronomersanywhere from days tomonths, don’t start maxingout your credit cards justyet, JPL admits that mostorbits can never accuratelybe determined. Chodasemphasized that “this aster-oid has been seen for ninedays, and here we’re tryingto predict its position 10years in the future. So thereare many uncertainties.”However, if such an asteroidis determined to be headingin our planet’s direction, theonly question left to beanswered is, “What do wedo?” When asked for hisexpert opinion, Carsonpointed out that Earthwould be left with only oneviable option, “We have tocall Bruce Willis.”

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will serve as the primaryshelter for the immediatefamilies of the EssentialPersonnel, Winter ParkEmergency Personnel, andas a temporary shelter forresiding students. In effect,Bush would be the base ofoperations for CampusSafety and Facilities. Thereason for the use of Bush asa shelter is easy to see.According to McKown, “thebuilding is built like afortress, with no windowsand thick walls.” The roomsto be used in case of emer-gencies have extra phonelines and fax numbers,where all information andmessages would be forward-ed. The Science Center hasalready proved its useful-ness during Hurricane Floydin 1999, when students spentthe night there in what was amercifully brief state ofemergency.

When preparing for anemergency, various depart-ments of the college wouldcooperate to ensure efficientand successful provisionsand actions. Campus Safetywould be in charge of food,water, telephone communi-cation, assisting in the safetyand security of persons andproperty, coordinating masstransportation if needed,and stocking the emergencysupply warehouse with

necessities such as flash-lights, batteries, and radios.

Facilities Managementwould be responsible forsecuring equipment andbuildings, preparing facili-ties, generators, etc.

Public Relations wouldbe responsible for coordinat-ing the external and internalcommunications for theEOPT, and the ResidentialLife Office would coordinatetemporary housing facilitiesas well as restock health/firstaid kits and monitor thewhereabouts of residents.Following the emergency,ResLife would also be incharge of cooperating withthe appropriate college unitsto locate people in need ofmedical treatment, assessingdamage, overseeing commu-nication and electricity, andproviding water, sanitation,food, and staffing.

Students would be alert-ed by the Residential LifeOffice to make preparationsprior to an emergency situa-tion, and depending on eachresident’s personal circum-stances, all students will beencouraged to evacuatecampus and go home. Thebest circumstances wouldsee all the students evacuat-ed safely to their homes. Ifthis is not possible,Residential Life will ascer-tain and coordinate the sta-tus of the remaining stu-

dents, and they would berelocated to Bush and otherappropriate facilities,depending on the number ofstudents. Students wouldalso be encouraged to keeptheir radios tuned to a localstation or our very own cam-pus station, 90.5 WPRK forupdates and general infor-mation.

In case of relocation toBush, the essential items thata student should bring to beprepared during an emer-gency include bedding, pil-lows, one small bag withclothing, any necessarymedication/glasses/etc., non-perishable food items, andtoiletry items. Students maywant to have a couple ofthings pre-arranged and setaside for faster evacuation.

McKown says thatCampus Safety “feels prettyconfident” in regard topreparations for emergen-cies, so students can resteasy knowing that in case ofan emergency situation,Rollins College has beenprepared in the past and willbe prepared in the future.

For more information orto review the entireEmergency Plan, go tohttp://www.rollins.edu/EMERindex.shtml. If you haveany questions CampusSafety can be reached at(407) 646-2999.

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NEWS

The Bush administrationhas proposed a new draftresolution to the UnitedNations asking for interna-tional support, money, andtroops to help build postwarIraq. The new resolutiondoes not cede political ormilitary control, nor does itgive the UN a full role,sparking criticism fromother nations.

The draft was first dis-cussed in New York byambassadors of the five per-manent member countries,and was followed by a meet-ing held by the full SecurityCouncil. Most of the 15members have strong doubts

over the resolution, and theU.S. now faces stiff opposi-tion at the UN SecurityCouncil on its plans for amultinational forcein Iraq. Part of theplan includes a pro-posal for a total of10,000 foreign troopsto be deployed.

Foreign countriesopposed to the newresolution includeFrance, whose posi-tion is important, asit is one of the fivepermanent membersof the SecurityCouncil and there-fore has veto powerover council actions.President Chirac has said,“The U.S. should give upcontrol of the politicalprocess in Iraq.” France isalready drawing up a list ofchanges for the proposeddraft to accelerate the han-

dover of power to Iraquisand increase the UN influ-ence in the country.

Germany also wants the

UN to play a much largerrole in Iraq and to help pre-pare for a new Iraqi govern-ment. The German govern-ment indicated it is willingto help rebuild Iraq, but hasno plans for a militaryengagement.

In response to Franceand Germany’s criticismsand proposed changes,Secretary of State Colin

Powell has said, “Ithink the resolutionis drafted in a waythat deals with theconcerns that lead-ers such asPresident Chiracand ChancellorSchroeder haveraised in the past.”

Australia hasalso ruled outincreased participa-tion in sendingtroops. There havealready been 2,000

troops from Australia sent,and Prime Minister JohnHoward stated, “We are notgoing to send any morepeacekeepers. I made thatclear right at the beginning.”

Russia has given cau-tious support to the draft,

but says “it needs improv-ing.” The Russian DefenseMinister Sergei Ivanov didnot rule out sending peace-keepers to Iraq as part of aninternational force. “It alldepends on a specific resolu-tion. I wouldn’t exclude itoutright,” Ivanov said.

England is consideringincreasing its number of sol-diers for the cause.

Other countries that arenot willing to send soldiersto Iraq without an interna-tional mandate or a UNauthorization for a multina-tional force are India,Pakistan, Turkey, and someArab countries.

The U.S. wants the draftresolution approved beforethe General Assembly meetslater this month.

The arguments flewfrom the debating platformsand into America’s livingrooms the evening ofThursday, Aug. 4, as eight ofthe nine Democratic candi-dates for the 2004 presiden-tial elections faced off intheir first debate.

The 90-minute debatetook place in Albuquerque,New Mexico and was airedfor the nation’s screening onpublic television. The issuesdiscussed focused mainly onthe Bush administration’shandling of the war.

The candidates usedtheir time to distinguishthemselves strongly fromone another, agreeing onlyon the incompetence of theBush presidency. Amongstthe candidates, the mostoften attacked target wasHoward Dean, former gov-ernor of Vermont and one ofthe apparent frontrunners,according to early polls inthe premier caucus and twoof the primary states. Theother participants in thedebate were Sen. JohnEdwards of North Carolina,Rep. Dick Gephardt ofMissouri, Sen. John Kerry ofMassachusetts, Sen. JoeLieberman of Connecticut,Former Senator andAmbassador Moseley Braun,

Sen. Bob Graham of Florida,and Representative DennisKunich of Ohio. The Rev. AlSharpton missed the debatedue to bad weather in NewYork that caused flight can-cellations. The debate washosted by New Mexico gov-ernor and former Clintonadministration cabinet offi-cial Bill Richardson.

The hottest topic of thenight for the candidates wasthe handling of the Iraq war.Kunich stated that he hadopposed the Iraq war, whileseveral of his opponentsvoted to authorize it. Kunichcalled for American troopsto leave the country immedi-ately.

In contrast, Liebermanstated that the United Statesshould send more troops toIraq to ensure stability andcriticized the lack of plan-ning by the Bush administra-tion.

Kerry disagreed withhim about sending moretroops, and stated that he“and others warned (Bush)not to rush to war.” Kerry, aVietnam veteran, empha-sized his battle experience atthe same time that hedenounced Bush, invoking“the lesson of Vietnam” toanalyze Bush’s mistakeswith Iraq. He stated that hesupported the war with Iraqbut disagreed with Bush’shandling of the internationalcommunity and the post-war planning.

Edwards joined theattack on Bush, stating,“This president had noplan”, and dismissed Iraq asa drain of resources better

spent domestically. Sen. Bob Graham of

Florida killed two birds withone stone, both criticizingBush and distinguishinghimself from Dean by stating“I voted against the resolu-tion to war against Iraq for asomewhat different reasonthan Governor Dean,”adding that Bush hadfocused on the wrong enemyin Saddam Hussein andshould have targeted terror-ist networks instead.

Dean felt that the UnitedStates should international-ize the mission in Iraq, butadded that the situation wasmade more difficult byBush’s alienating of the UN,saying, “We were wrong togo in without the UnitedNations. Now, we need theirhelp and that is not a sur-prise.”

The attacks between thecandidates were mostlyrestrained with the excep-tion of those against Dean.The strongest attack camefrom Lieberman mid-debateas he challenged Dean’sstance on trade with foreignnations, which he contrastedwith his belief that the U.S.should participate in open,but fair trade.

Lieberman pointed tothe Vermont Senator’s posi-tion against bilateral tradewith countries that did notobserve fully American stan-dards, criticizing the posi-tion as one that would costmillions of jobs. He finishedwith a shocking blow to hisfellow party member, statingthat were this to ever hap-pen, “the Bush recession

would be followed by theDean depression.”

Dean defended his posi-tion, replying that eitherAmerican standards or inter-national standards mustapply to any trade agree-ments that America makes,going on to cite labor stan-dards that are required inorder for nations to beincluded in the EuropeanUnion. He said that the U.S.could not continue to shipjobs to countries whereworkers are exploited.

The Representative ofOhio also joined in criticiz-ing Dean. Kunich saw it fit topoint fingers at Dean forrefusing to cut the militarybudget, and added that theU.S. should do away withNorth American Free TradeAct (NAFTA) and the WorldTrade Organization. He laterbelittled one of Dean’saccomplishments—balanc-ing Vermont’s budget duringhis time as governor—bysaying “Vermont doesn’thave a military.”

These moderate attacksfocusing on Dean gave wayto further, more viciousattacks on Bush, withGephardt’s description of thepresidency being the mostscathing and repetitive. Fourtimes during the debateGephardt described Bush as“a miserable failure” andused it a fifth time todescribe the Bush tax plan.

The Bush administra-tion’s handling of the econo-my was criticized by all ofthe candidates present, withEdwards delivering the mostmemorable line of the night,

incorporating a critique ofBush with a recognition ofHispanic viewers when hesaid: “The only Spanish(Bush) speaks when it comesto jobs is ‘Hasta la vista.’”

When the candidatestook a rare break fromattempting to appear presi-dential and invalidatingeach other’s viewpoints, theymanaged to get a couple ofwords in regarding wherethey stand on other issues.

On the issue of taxes,Dean and Gephardt bothsaid that they would repealall of the Bush administra-tion’s tax cuts to fund thehealth insurance program,but Lieberman and Edwardswere opposed to such a solu-tion that they stated wouldraise taxes on working, mid-dle-class families. Braunsupported the idea of a uni-versal health insurance pro-gram that would operateunder a national system.

Additionally, the candi-dates discussed their view-points on issues rangingfrom civil rights to immigra-tion issues.

Sept. 4 was the first ofthe six televised debatessanctioned by theDemocratic NationalCommittee. The seconddebate took place Tuesday,Sept. 9 in Baltimore. It washosted by the CongressionalBlack Caucus and shown onthe Fox News Channel.

For more informationlook to the sources for thisarticle: the Orlando Sentinel,Online News Hour Updateon pbs.org, andslate.msn.com.

SEPTEMBER 12, 2003

Democratic Candidates Face Off

by Natalie Millannews editor

Democrats focustheir attacks onDean and Bush during first presiden-tial debates.

Proposalrequests interna-tional, military, andfinancial support.by Erika Batey

staff reporter

U.S. PProposes DDraft RResolution tto UU.N.

THE SANDSPUR 3

Pizza prices have hit anall time low in America andno one is complaining; noone, that is, accept for thepizza companies, who arebiting the bullet and nowdelivering pizza for free.Competition has drivenprices so low that compa-nies have started losingground to frozen pizza man-ufacturers. Americans, how-

ever, may start to see anupward trend in pizza pric-ing.

Due to recent develop-ments, delivery fees are cov-ering a pizza as commonlyas cheese. Four of the majorpizza delivery companieshave started experimentingby adding delivery fees ontothe total price.

Over the past year, PizzaHut added a delivery fee of50 cents. The other compa-nies soon decided to incor-porate delivery fees as well.

Domino’s Pizza was thefirst national chain to pro-mote free delivery. Now,they too are experimentingat 381 of their 4,800 stores todetermine if a one-dollar

delivery charge will help orhurt business.

Papa John’s also startedcharging fees, ranging from50 cents to $1.50 at many oftheir franchises. LittleCaesar’s has been phasingout hundreds of its storesand pushes carry out ratherthan delivery due to thelogistical nightmares andcost associated with theprocess.

At the same time, it isimportant to understandthat drivers do not benefitfrom the increase in deliveryfees. As a result of these fees,some people are not tippingtheir drivers. This can createfriction between theemployer and employeesand contributes to uncom-fortable transactionsbetween employees and cus-tomers. So, the customermay find prices inflatedyetagain, when pizza compa-nies add compensation forthe delivery person to theoverall price.

Consumers won’t behappy about paying extrafor their pizza to be deliv-ered, but in the end, whatchoice do you have?

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Droppingsales are makingpizza companiesrethink free delivery.by Matt Moore

production manager

photo /JESSICA ESTESAT YOUR SERVICE: We may soon pay for door to doordelivery.

Fee Delivery no stranger to hard work.When she was only 15 yearsold, she organized andfounded a non-profit organi-zation entitled 4-My-Students.

As Bueso comments inthe Miami Herald and theWashington Post, “When Irealized that Miami was rec-ognized as the poorest bigcity in the United States Icould not stand idly by.” Wecould use more youth withthis attitude.

The goal of 4-My-Students is to provide schoolsupplies for all elementaryschools in Miami-Dade

County. “I contacted vari-ous large corporations fordonations in the form ofexcess inventory,” saysBueso of her pioneeringefforts. In addition she hasattained a great deal of stor-age space to set up a storewhere teachers go to pick upsupplies that will subsidizethe budget cuts.

Lara Bueso’s project is anexample of what young peo-ple can do if they are dedi-cated and have a vision.Rollins College is proud ofthis Hispanic HeritageAward recipient and we con-gratulate Lara Bueso on heroutstanding achievements.

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SGA CORNER

SGA is all new this year - new ideas, new events, and new Senateformat! Senate seats this year have been reduced from 40 seats to 20

seats. Student population within the building or group of studentsdetermined the numbers of seats they received. The reasoning

behind this downscale is to elect the most dedicated and diligentSenators possible and to make Senate more manageable. These com-mitted Senators are needed to meet quorum, the minimum number of

members needed to vote. By meeting quorum at every meeting,Senate will be much more productive and have a stronger presence

on campus. The distribution of seats is:Ward - 2 seats, Elizabeth - 2 seats, McKean – 2 seats, Holt – 1 seat,Inter Fraternity Council (Male Greek Housing)– 2 seats, Panhellenic(Female Greek Housing)– 3 seats, Pinehurst – 1 seat, ROC – 1 seat,

Off Campus Students – 5 seats, Sutton – 1 seatTotal seats: 20 seats

Senate elections were held this week, and results will be publishedin the next Sandspur.

Many Rollins studentsmay not be aware that it ispossible to experienceworld-class music perform-ances on our very own cam-pus.

The Winter Park BachFestival was started in 1936with a concert in theKnowles Memorial Chapel.Since then the Festival hasgained international recog-nition and acclaim. TheBach Festival Choir, a groupof 150 singers, has per-formed with many other cel-ebrated groups, includingthe Orlando Southern BalletTheatre and the Bach Choirof London. Locally, theChoir continues to performin the Knowles MemorialChapel, site of the originalconcert sixty-seven yearsago. Other recitals andchamber music performanc-es are held in the AnnieRussell Theatre.

With such acclaim andnotoriety, there is pressurefor the Festival to continuein its excellence. Luckily, theBach Festival Society isblessed with the talents ofDr. John Sinclair, Professorand Chair of the Departmentof Music at Rollins. Sinclairhas served as the MusicDirector and Conductor forthe Bach Festival for the pastfourteen seasons. He is awell-known artist, as well asa motivated and heartfeltperson, as seen in his arts-in-education program, whichhe founded to provide musi-

cal experience and creativeoutlets for students. TheBach Festival Society hasbrought concerts into localschools, allowing kids achance to acquaint them-selves with all forms ofmusic, not just classical.

The Bach Festival Choirand Orchestra are currentlyrehearsing for the first con-cert in this season’s ChoralMasterworks Series. TheMasterworks Series is onecomponent of the BachFestival Society, and featuresthree concerts throughoutthe season. This fall’s per-formance is a presentation ofTe Deum and SymphonieFantastique by HectorBerlioz, a 19th centuryromantic era French com-poser whose 200th birthdayis being honored by thisbicentennial celebration.The first performance isscheduled for October 24 at8 p.m. in the KnowlesMemorial Chapel, withadditional performancesthat weekend. A “ChristmasMagic” concert is scheduledfor early December, and anend-of-the-season presenta-tion of Verdi Requiem roundsout the Choral MasterworksSeries at the culmination ofnext semester.

The Bach FestivalSociety also showcasesnumerous musicians in theirVisiting Artist Series,enhancing the diversity ofthe music performances.This season’s first visitingensemble is theMendelssohn StringQuartet, scheduled to per-form Sunday, October 12 at 3p.m. in the Annie RussellTheatre. This group isfamous for their innovativedesigns of chamber music,ranging from classical tocontemporary.

In addition to the ChoralMasterworks Series and theVisiting Artist Series, theSociety sponsors the BachFestival, held annually eachspring. This is truly thehighlight of the BachFestival Society’s extensivework. This upcoming yearwill mark the 69th season ofthe Festival, which spanstwo weekends, and includesa variety of concerts, visitingartists, and guest lectures.

The Mendelssohn StringQuartet will return to per-form again, and will bejoined by many talentedmusicians. One of thisupcoming year’s specialguests is Joan Lippincott,former Principal UniversityOrganist at Princeton. Sherecently toured New YorkCity in a series called “Bachin the Big Apple,” and willsurely add to the excitementof the Festival.

Dr. Sinclair points out,“The Bach Festival is thelongest running fine artsprogram in the state. It is anartistic jewel to have thiskind of continuous qualityof work in Central Florida.”

We should consider our-selves lucky to have such awell known and criticallyacclaimed musical society atour fingertips.

The rarity of such con-tinuous quality heightensRollins’ prestige and notori-ety in the music community.But more importantly, itgives both you and me a rea-son to head out to this sea-son’s Bach Festival Societyconcerts and programs. Seeyou there!

Information about anyof the performances is avail-able by contacting the BachFestival Office at extension2182.

FEATURES THE SANDSPUR 5SEPTEMBER 12, 2003

Classifieds

Bach Festival:Culture and Tradition

The BachFestival lives up toyears of acclaimwith anothereventful season.by Amanda Pederson

staff reporter

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ENTERTAINMENTTHE SANDSPUR6 SEPTEMBER 12, 2003

THETHEHOT SPOT:HOT SPOT:

TTHEHE LLUNCHUNCH BBOXOX

photo / THE LUNCH BOXTO GO BOX: The Lunch Box provides delectable great out-door eating and delivery.

Everyone knows that it is extremely important to eathealthy and take care of yourself on a daily basis. Youare supposed to put sun tan lotion on before going tothe pool, get a full night of rest, and eat healthy foods.Unfortunately, for most college students, those direc-tions are not the easiest or most convenient to follow.Dark tans, late night outings, and eating massiveamounts of pizza become a central part of college life.Pizza is perfect because it’s easy to eat and it can bedelivered right to our door. Well, now we have anotheroption that is just as easy to eat and just as easy to get,but it is actually healthy. The Lunch Box will be open-ing on September 17th and it is sure to be a hit withRollins students. This unique deli-style restaurantlocated conveniently on Park Avenue will specialize ingourmet sandwiches, made with only fresh ingredients.

For those of you with a sweet tooth, you will not beleft out because you will find the most delicious cookiesand pies on all of Park Avenue. If that is not enoughto make your mouth water, The Lunch Box will alsoserve a variety of fresh salads and unique made fromscratch pizza slices. For those students, who like toavoid activity or are busy studying hard in their dormrooms, call up the staff at The Lunch Box and they willdeliver your scrumptious sandwich or other entrée rightto your door. If you decide to venture out onto ParkAvenue, then stop by and you can even eat, study orsocialize while eating in the outdoor courtyard.

If you are planning a party, catering for socialevents, such as fraternities, sororities or other events isavailable from The Lunch Box. Of all of the featuresthat The Lunch Box has to offer, there is one factorthat outweighs all other factors and that is price.Competitive prices are what it is all about, especiallyfor starving college students who spend all of theirmoney on books. Those ordering from The Lunch Boxcan expect to receive excellent quality food at anexcellent price. You can eat great and not break thebank. What is also great is that the friendly ownersrealize what it is Rollins students want and like andthey are determined to be accommodating. The overallappeal to The Lunch Box is that it serves fresh andhealthy affordable food that would make your parentsproud. The Lunch Box is located directly behind OliveThis, Relish That on Park Avenue and opensSeptember 17th, so be sure to be one of the first toexperience the most unique sandwich shop in the area.Be aware though, you better have a strong appetite!

BY BRANDON MELLORIn the October issue ofJANE magazine, model/actress Pamela Andersonreveals in a self-writtenarticle that she was raped,while she was a teenagerand still a virgin. This is thefirst time that she has pub-licly disclosed the horribleincident.

Singer/ actress BeyonceKnowles was treated to asurprise 22nd birthdayparty, arranged by herrumored boyfriend rapperJay-Z. The party was heldat the New York Club, 4-

0/40, and Knowles bandmates: Kelly Rowland andMichelle Williams, as wellas younger sister Solangewere in attendance.

Musical icons Paul Simonand Art Garfunkel willreunite for the first time intwenty years, not countinglast year’s Grammy per-formance, for a concerttour. The dynamic duo willsoon announce tour datesand cities.

Charlie’s Angel starCameron Diaz recentlybroke her nose while surf-ing in Hawaii. According toreports, the movie star is ingood sprits and is quicklyrecovering.

Trash Talk:A Celebrity

Gossip Column By Kim Burdges

On Monday September15, Rollins College studentshave an exclusive opportuni-ty to attend a concert star-ring independent singer,songwriter, and musicianRachael Sage at the RollinsBookstore. On her latestalbum, Public Record, Sagecombines many differentgenres of music, rangingfrom classical, folk, and jazzto create her own originalmystical sound. Although allof Public Record’s fourteentracks have their own styleand sound, Sage’s favoritesong to perform is the fourthcut: Bravedancing.

“ M u s i c a l l y[Bravedancing] is very chal-lenging, and it shows mystyle of classical, folk and thestory also crosses into pop,”says Sage. “[The song] has alot of different layers anddynamics. It’s about not rely-ing on anyone else and driv-ing yourself and remember-ing and reconfirming that.”

Sage’s music does noteasily conform into one cate-gory of musical styling. Hersinger/ songwriter piano-playing image is reminiscentof another musically power-ful female, Tori Amos, butstill all Sage’s own.

“[I] don’t classify ele-ments of some songs,because it is more aboutinvoking character,” saysSage. “What is music?Melody and rhyme broughttogether by an artist. An

individual song is more of abackdrop to the lyrics, thanwhat genre of music it is.”

Every songwriter has hisor her own unique process ofpenning and/ or scoring asong. Sage explains thatthrough most of her life, hertechniques and approacheshave varied.

“When I was younger, itwas mostly me in a cornerdevoted to cranking outsongs,” says Sage. “Theolder that I’ve gotten themore I follow my instinct towrite [as soon as] I get anidea.

Sage has an extensiveperforming arts backgroundnot limited to her vocal andinstrumental abilities. As achild, Sage was enrolled atthe School of AmericanBallet located in New YorkCity. She also possesses aDrama degree from StanfordUniversity. FortunatelySage’s performance back-ground has proved benefi-cial to her musical perform-

ing career. “[Ballet] gave me a lot of

discipline,” says Sage. “Ittaught me to be very sharp,which [helped] me be sharpwith what you want to say.[Using an] improvisationaltheatrical approach keeps a[performance] fresh, inter-esting, and alive.”

Although Sage has notrecently had the opportunityto rekindle her acting career,she just finished shootingher first music video for hersong “What if?”

“It’s a great video andwe worked our butts off,”says Sage. “It has a wonder-ful story line.”

With Sage’s positive crit-ically acclaimed attention, itis no doubt that Sage willsoon be becoming more andmore popular. Be sure tocatch Rachael Sage live at theRollins Bookstore and logon to her website atwww.RachaelSage.com.

Sage’s Soaring CDIndependant

singer/songwriter/musician addscreative sounds toher fifth CD. by Kim Burdges

entertainment editor

photo / BAKERNORTHROP.COMSAGE SOUNDS: On her newest CD, Rachael Sage conitnuesto reinvent her sound and style.

ENTERTAINMENT THE SANDSPURSEPTEMBER 12, 2003 7

Jesse Ventura was the one who started the rev-olution of celebrities in the political realm. Arnoldadded to the craze of Hollywood politics so wethought it was only logical to ask people this weekwhich clebrities they thought could act in the politicaloffices of the future.

“Antonio Banderasbecause he’s Spanish,

sexy, smart andsophisticated.”

-Michelle Ramirez-Matabuena, ‘05 andSarah Maxson, ‘05

“Johnny Depp, becausehe doesn’t live in the US

and thats a populartrend.”

- Kelly Crooks, ‘07

“ Leonardo DiCaprio andI’m serious.”

- Derek McIver, ‘06

“The Rock because he isconservative.”

-Dan Wood, ‘06

“ I don’t trust celebrities.”

-Jodi Wellman, ‘05

“Arnold, because if hecan save the world fromrobots he is more than

qualified.”

-Cornelius Harvey, ‘04

word on the street

by Matt MooreProduction Manager

Hey you, drop thatmouse and stop download-ing that low quality versionof the new John Mayeralbum – you will soon beable to afford it. In a movedesigned to lure music buy-ers back into record stores,Universal Music Group(UMG), the world’s largestrecording and distributioncompany, announcedThursday that it will cutprices on CD’s and cassettesas much as 30 percent effec-tive September 29, 2003. Atpresent, suggested retailprices for CD’s range from$16.98 to $19.98, UMG’s priceslash should drop prices to$12.98 with cassettes retail-ing at $8.98. UMG, whosecontracted roster of musicartists include Eminem, 50Cent, Mary J. Blige, U2, andShania Twain, view thismove as an effort to reviveretail album sales, whichhave dropped 31 percent thelast three years. Chairmanand CEO of UMG, DougMorris, stated in a USA

Today interview “We expectthis will invigorate the musicmarket in NorthAmerica…this will allowretailers [to sell] for $10 orless if they so choose.”

Most industry analystsbelieve these price cuts arethe latest attempt to thwartillegal file sharing by con-sumers. According to astatement made to CNN byJosh Bernoff, a media andentertainment analyst atForrester Researcher,“record companies are los-ing $700 million a year topiracy...this price reductionmay stem the tide of losses inthe short term. But in thelong run, the only solution isto provide music online forpeople who want musiconline. That’s the future, notCD’s.” The RecordingIndustry Association ofAmerica (RIAA), a tradegroup representing thelargest recording companies,has reportedly served over1,300 subpoenas to identifyillegal file traders, and isexpected to file its firstround of lawsuits this week.

But while UMG is drop-ping prices, officials at musicgiants Warner, Sony, BMG,EMI, and other independentlabels have declined to com-ment on whether they willlikely follow suit. However,Vice Chairman of Sony

Music Sir Howard Stringer,did announce Thursday thatSony would challenge onlinepirates and song services likeApple Computer Inc.’s pop-ular iTunes, with its ownonline music store thisSpring. Stringer stated toUSA Today that “We believein maximizing the opportu-nities for people to enjoymusic by making networksmuch friendlier places tovisit and easier to obtainmusic from — in a legalmanner.”

It still remains to be seenwhether price cuts, lawsuits,and online music stores willcurtail music fans from con-tinuing to seek alternativemeans to procure theirfavorite songs, but theseendeavors do underscorehow the recording industryhas been missing yourmoney. As basic economicswould illustrate, when thesupply of a product far out-weighs its demand… ohyeah, things get cheaper! Ifthis means the 80 CD Best ofWayne Newton CollectibleBoxed Set will sell for under10 bucks - Where do I sign?Everybody sing along:“Danka Schoen… DarlingDanka Schoen”… and yes, itis spelled correctly!

CD Prices SlashedMajor record

labels are startingto cut CD pricesto compete withInternet piracy. by Brian Hernandez

contribtuing writer

Morcheeba’s latest,greatest hits album, Parts ofthe Process, will entice yourauditory senses to their ethe-real vocals and musical mix.The band is comprised oftwo brothers, Ross and PaulGodfrey and their femalelead vocalist, Skye. The bandhas remained on the UnitedKingdom’s top 30 hit list forthe last month, but they havealso gained critical acclaimat the Universal level overthe last eight years, havingcompleted two world toursand releasing five albumssince 1996.

The band’s success start-ed with the undergroundcult hit, “Trigger Hippie.”This song is described on thegroup’s website biographyas a “trip hop dreamscape tosoothe frazzled nerves aftera night of frenzy” and justone of the eighteen tracks onParts of the Process.

The type of music thatMorcheeba produces is diffi-cult to categorize and thegroup has been praised forits ability to create uniquesounds with each newalbum debut. The most col-orful description is accredit-ed to Mixmag, who bragsthat the group has inventeda whole new musical genrecalled “dub-soul-trip-rock-meditation-trance-pop.”

Nevertheless, the com-position is original, the lyricsengaging, and the guitar andsynthesized riffs mixed withthe vocals are truly mysteri-ous and intriguing. There are

two new original songsintroduced on Parts of theProcess entitled, “What’sYour Name” and “Can’tStand It,” but the album as awhole is a worthy invest-ment in order to gain per-spective on the group’s over-all eclectic musical styling.Keep looking for the group’supcoming tour schedule andother updates on their web-site: www.morcheeba.net.But in the meantime, treatyourself to some fresh newmelody making found onMorcheeba’s new album,Parts of the Process.

Morcheeba’s LatestMorcheeba’s

greatest hitsalbum provides awonderful sampleof their songs.by Susan Williams

copy editor

photo /SETHKUSHNER.COMSOUL FUSION: Morcheeba’s new album receives praise.

Dear Editor,There has been a lot of

talk around campus con-cerning campus safety andparking citations and Ithink this informationshould be passed along tothe all Rollins students:

Welcome to Rollins

College. We hope our beau-tiful campus will becomeyour home away fromhome. However, there aresome minor rules and regu-lations we would like tobring to your attention:

For any minor deviancein parking (no matter what

length of time) from thedesignated parking spacesCampus Safety will awardyou with a parking citationvalued at no less than $30.(This is approximately theamount of one book andshould be counted as anacademic investment.)

Do not allow visitors topark in visitor parkingspaces for any longer thanfive minutes or the out-come will be countless tick-ets ($230 worth), a wonder-ful yellow boot on the tire,and a permanent Rollinsrecord. (Might as well paytuition if you ask me.)

DO NOT park onRollins property. You willpay more for tickets thanyou paid for your car.

As I am sure younoticed, my rendition ofthe parking regulations atRollins has been inspiredby the recent assault on ourvehicles by Campus Safety.On Monday the 8th , whileI was addressing my ownridiculous ticket situation,at least 10 students cameinto the safety office withina ten minute time spanwith a parking citation inhand. In fact, most of thestudents had alreadysigned-up for an appealand were returning to addanother ticket to the list orhad received several ticketsback-to-back in one day.

This got me thinkingabout the sheer amount ofcitations that have alreadybeen given and classeshave only been in sessionfor two weeks. I can under-stand if someone is parked

on campus without a validdecal or if they are parkedin faculty/staff parkingwith a student decal, butwhen an entire floor in theRollins owned parkinggarage gets ticketed some-thing needs to be done. Thefact of the matter is that col-lege students cannot affordto pay hundreds of dollarsa year in parking tickets ontop of a $34,000 education$200-$600 worth of books,and thousands of dollarsfor room and board.

Regardless of thestereotype we may have atRollins, Campus Safety andtheir irrational crusade toticket every other car oncampus is taking advan-tage of our student body.

Parking tickets for $50,$60 and up to $100 eachharrass and intimidate stu-dents. This situation needsto be regulated andbrought under control assoon as possible.

I urge anyone who hasbeen affected by theParking Citation Virus tospeak out and help me incompiling a petition tohave the Administrationand Student Governmentintervene on our behalf. Weare students, not a personalATM for Campus Safety.

OPINIONSTHE SANDSPUR8 SEPTEMBER 12, 2003

It seems to me thatRollins College is passinginto a new era, perhapsbecause we are soon to passfrom one president to anoth-er. The fourteen years ofPresident Bornstein’s leader-ship have been remarkablefor enhancing the physicalstructures and infrastruc-tures of the campus, for for-tifying our financial endow-ment, and for elevating ouracademic reputation andappeal regionally andnationally.

But prompted by thenow ongoing decennial re-accreditation process,Rollins is once again reexam-

ining its place in the academ-ic world, not just its statusamong its peer colleges butits “vision,” “mission” and“goals.” My sense is thatwe’re looking to raise oursights. As many of the facul-ty have begun to say amongthemselves, we’re looking toreach “the next level” ofexcellence, wherever thatmay be for us.

As we professors viewthis challenge, we are focus-ing especially on what hap-pens in our courses and onwhat we expect from ourstudents and ourselvesregarding quality of per-formance. We are looking tohold the college to higherstandards of learning andteaching, which meanssomething other than beingtougher graders, I think.

What I think this meansis that we’re trying to alterthe cultural ethos of theCollege. My dictionarydefines ethos as “the disposi-

tion, character, or funda-mental values of a specificperson, people, culture, ormovement.” In a sense, I’dsay that that’s what we facul-ty are always trying to dowith our students andalways have been: alteringthem to become better stu-dents, particularly withinour respective disciplines.As teachers in an institutionof liberal education, we aimto liberate our students fromignorance, narrowness,imperceptiveness, andinability into greater knowl-edge, comprehension,insight, and capacity.

But in trying now to alterthe ethos or fundamentalvalues of the student cultureat Rollins, I think we meansomething even more radi-cal, and I think I heard whatthat is, plain and simple,recently when Tom DeLuca,the stage hypnotist, regaledabout 300 students in theWarden Gym.

If you missed his per-formance, ask people whoattended how amazing itwas, and have them describethe silly shenanigans he gotstudents to do in the totallyuninhibited state he’dinduced in them, like hear-ing music coming from theirshoes, or sympathizing withthe feelings of a bitten apple,or speaking in the languageof a space alien.

But one young man,entranced to be frank, said itall about the ethos at Rollinsthat we faculty aim tochange. Urged by DeLucathat when he snapped hisfingers twice at random inthe midst of other eventsonstage the young manwould feel the impulse tograb a mike and say some-thing profound to the audi-ence, he said: “College reallydoesn’t matter. There’s moreto life than school!”

Of course there’s more tolife than school, but college

matters deeply: that’s whatwe faculty would have ourstudents feel in their heart ofhearts. We’d have thembelieve that their four yearshere and all the tuition theypay for the privilege amountto more than an extendedcruise tour on the Good ShipRollipop.

We want the prevailingculture at Rollins to be whatI’ve heard it described bystudents now at Yale: “Wework hard and we playhard.” And that’s exactlyhow I’ve heard many of ourbest seniors sum up theirRollins careers. Let the busi-ness of learning be brisk andeager. Let the impulse forinquiry, discovery, and clear-er understanding be ardentand pervasive. Let all ourstudents and faculty becomecolleagues and not adver-saries in their commonadventure on the high seasof higher learning—on theGood Ship Fiat Lux.

Taking It To The Next LevelProfeesor

Nordstrom discuss-es the future ofRollins and taking itto “The Next Level.”by Alan Nordstrom

Contributing Writer

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Killing The Killer

Last night I was watch-ing The Laramie Project,which is a brilliant filmadaptation of the play of thesame name. And I was, as Iam every time I watch it,brought to tears when MattShepard’s friends come outas Matt’s angels to block theRev. Fred Phelps. For thosenot familiar with the scene,which is based on what real-ly took place, allow me todescribe it. The Rev. FredPhelps is a gay bashing hatemonger who travels thecountry preaching thegospel of hate.

According to Fred, Godhates fags, he sent AIDS tokill fags (AIDS also kills non-fags, God must’ve made atype-o), and all fags will rotin hell (Fred doesn’t care forgay people, in case you did-n’t get his point). Anyway,the fine reverend and a smallarmy of his followers (or nutbags, as I like to call them)had setup outside MattShepard’s funeral to protest.What one hopes to accom-plish by protesting a funeralI can’t begin to say. So,there’s Phelps and his nutbags preaching the hate andsuddenly a group of Matt’sfriends come around the cor-ner wearing angel costumeswith giant wings. And theseangels turn their backs toPhelps and thus block himout. It is truly a beautifulmoment. But, sadly Phelpswasn’t detoured. Helaunched a website devotedto hating gay people. Andcontinues to travel the coun-try preaching hate in thename of God.

Personally I think it’s abit bold going around tellingpeople what God does anddoes not hate, but apparent-ly Phelps seems to think Godcan’t speak for himself (doesanyone else recall that partin the Bible when God spoketo Noah or how about whenhe spoke to Moses? Or is itjust me?). Phelps and his nutbag army even proclaimedthat what Aaron McKinneyand Russel Henderson (theboys who killed Matt) didwas God’s good work andthat they’d be rewarded inheaven. Yup, a reverend pro-claimed that two killerswould be rewarded by Godfor killing someone, becausethe person they killed wasgay. Of course, if they’d

killed a straight person, thenthey’d be murderous sinners.Unless they happened to bein, oh let’s say Jasper Texas,and the man happened to be

an African- American, then itmight be okay too. The logicof religious fanatics is scary.

Religious fanatics aredangerous. In 1994, abortiondoctor Jon Brittan and hisvolunteer bodyguard JamesBarret learned that fact thehard way. Brittan and Barretwere both shot to death out-side a Pensacola, Floridaabortion clinic by Paul Hill.Hill, a one time Presbyterianminister claimed to be doingGod’s work and was neverremorseful for what he’ddone. Right before beingexecuted last Wednesday,Sept. 3. Hill issued a com-mand to all other believers tocontinue his work. He pro-claimed himself a martyr,and said he would receive agreat reward in heaven.Maybe it is just me, but Iseem to miss the step inHill’s logic where it becomesokay to kill someone becausethey killed. I mean if theabortionists should be killedfor killing then isn’t Hill sim-ply doing the same thing bykilling them? And how doesHill account for the volun-teer bodyguard, was he sim-ply guilty by association?Where does it say in theBible, “Thou shall only killwicked abortionists, theirbodyguards, gay people,and the occasional black guy,Jew, or any other group youdecide you don’t like thatweek.” Cause I know whereit says, “Thou shall not kill.”But I must’ve missed the dis-claimer (Yes, that includescapital punishment. It’swrong. It doesn’t work. Andit costs way more than keep-ing people in jail. Not tomention it is just presumptu-ous of society to decide whois and who is not worthy ofliving).

Religious fanatics aredangerous because theyhate. Religious extremistslike Hill, Phelps, or theMuslim radicals who tookdown the World TradeCenter are dangerous

because they hate everyonewho lives outside their per-ception of God’s design.They seem to have a logic of,“You don’t live the way (I

think) God wants you to, soit’s okay for me to kill you,‘cause you’re an inferior orunworthy life.” This remindsme of when I worked at theNational Civil RightsMuseum and watchedcountless hours of video ofSoutherners explaining that“colored people” weren’tentitled to the same rights,because they were somehowinferior. And many of thesepeople had the nerve toargue that white people and“colored people” were notmeant to mix, that God haddesigned it that way. Andthat God had even designed“colored people” as an infe-

rior race to serve white peo-ple (yes, slavery supportersused the Bible to argue forslavery. Religion is danger-ous in the wrong hands).Today, hopefully, we seeusing God’s name to excuseblind, ignorant, hatred ofanother race as sickening.But, we still make excusesfor people like Phelps andHill. Because, it seems it isstill socially acceptable tohate abortionists, becausewhat they do isn’t entirelypleasant. And I will be thefirst to say I don’t like abor-tion, but I do believe it is aharsh reality of modern soci-ety. In a world plagued bypoverty and overcrowding Ithink it nothing less than

cruel to bring a child into theworld if you cannot care forit. People like Rev JerryFalwell and Pat Robertsongo on television and decryabortionists and they attackliberal America, but I haveyet to hear either say whatPaul Hill did was wrong.Granted, Robertson is verybusy praying for the sudden“retirement” of any liberalSupreme Court Justice (yes,in a world stricken by pover-ty and war the best thingRobertson could think ofpraying for is a more conser-vative Supreme Court.).And, outside the prison hun-dreds gathered to proclaimthe righteousness of Hill’sactions (sickening, isn’t it?)and somewhere in Americasomeone is listening to FredPhelps declare that Godhates fags. And somewherein America the white knightsof the Ku Klux Klan, a self-proclaimed “Christian”organization, are meeting.And suddenly I’m veryafraid. Because religiousfanatics are dangerous andthere are more of them thanwe think. And, no, for therecord, I don’t believe in thedeath penalty. Because, theexecution simply perpetu-ates what we claim to bestopping, murder (killing thekiller). But, I have to admit

part of me is glad that PaulHill is dead. One less nut toworry about. But, as those inthe Middle East who areplagued by religious fanaticsknow all to well, there seemsto be an endless supply ofthese people who are willingto kill and be killed for whatthey believe to be God’s plan.Religious fanatics are dan-gerous.

And if you’re wonderingwhat a religious fanatic is,well, it’s anyone who can useGod to rationalize theirhatred for another humanbeing (which is really sicken-ing).

Why religiousfanatics are dan-gerous andanswers to life’squestions.by Robert Walker

Opinions Editor

Photo courtesy of Associated Press.

DEAD MAN WALKING: Paul Hill moments before execution.

Photo courtesy of Phelp’s website (GodHatesFags.com).

GOD DOES WHAT? Supporters of the Rev. Fred Phelps.

Imagine a 16-year-oldgirl walking home from afriend’s house. A man casu-ally drives up to her andasks for directions to a near-by restaurant. She, notbeing suspicious of any dan-ger, walks over to the carand gives him the directionsneeded. As she is talking theguy opens the car door andtells her that he is very badwith direc-tions andwould appre-ciate it if shecould showhim the wayso that hedoesn’t getlost. The girl gets into thecar, still not sensing anythreat or danger, and beginsto direct the drive. The guybegins driving in the direc-tion she is indicating, butthen veers off into a woodedarea and rapes the girlbefore brutally murderingher…Sounds horrible, right?For a crime so appalling heshould get the worse kind ofpunishment that there is.Capital punishment may befirst on the minds of theyoung girl’s parents andfamily. Should he be sen-tenced to capital punish-ment and pay for what hedid to her, or should he con-tinue with life and live in jailforever?The battle between

whether or not capital pun-ishment should be permit-ted in the United States hasbeen debated for years. In1972, the Supreme Courtdeclared that under then-existing laws, “the imposi-tion and carrying out of thedeath penalty…constitutescruel and unusual punish-ment in violation of theEighth and FourteenthAmendments.” In 1976, theSupreme Court moved awayfrom abolition, holding that,“the punishment of deathdoes not invariably violatethe Constitution.” The courtruled that the new deathpenalty statutes contained“objective standards toguide, regularize, and makerationally reviewable theprocess for imposing thesentence of death.Subsequently 38 state legis-latures and the Federal gov-ernment have enacted deathpenalty statutes patternedafter those the Court upheldin the case of Gregg vs.Georgia”. Some think thatby putting the convictedfelon on Death Row they are

in fact avenging the death ofa loved one or friend. I, infact, believe that by puttingsomeone, anyone on DeathRow they are playing withfire…I believe that they aretrying to play the role of theAlmighty…God! Whatright does any human beinghave to determine whetheranother lives or dies?According to the

A m e r i c a nCivil LibertiesUnion, thereare eightobjections tothe DeathPenalty:

1. Capital punishment iscruel and unusual2. Opposing the deathpenalty does not mean sym-pathy for convicted murder-ers3. Capital punishmentdenies due process of law4. The death penalty violatesthe constitutional guaranteeof equal protection5. Changes in death sentenc-ing have proved to be large-ly cosmetic6. The death penalty is not aviable form of crime control7. Capital punishmentwastes resources8. A society that respects lifedoes not deliberately killhuman beings.If you review these

objections at least threetimes, you may start to agreewith some, if not all of theabove points. I also thinkthat the death penalty servesas an escape route for allconvicted murderers.Would you rather a convict-ed murderer be killed byselection of the governmentand not have to live everysingle day with guilt? Or,would you rather themwake up everyday in a dis-gusting, uncomfortableprison cell with the screamsof their victims pleading fortheir lives constantly run-ning through their minds,literally driving them com-pletely insane? There are so many more

reasons why capital punish-ment should be abolished;everything about it isWRONG! We cannot be cer-tain that the convicted felonsare in fact guilty of a crime. Capital punishment is a

denial of civil liberties, andis inconsistent with the fun-damental values of our dem-ocratic system.

Did your mother evertell you she’d ground you forgetting bad grades? Mymother did. The problem isshe never went through withher punishment, so, whatdid I do? I got F’s, lots ofthem. That’s why I’m atRollins. Actually, come tothink of it, I’m at Rollinsbecause my parents had themoney to cover up my “F’s”,but that’s beside the point. Ifmy mother had followed upher threats with punish-ment, I might not be atRollins and I wouldn’t beeating food from Beans. ButI am, which gets me to mynext point. The other day atBeans something dawned onme while eating chicken. Ilike my criminals like mychicken, fried.For years, I didn’t know

how I felt about capital pun-ishment, but the chicken atBeans really kicked me overto one side. The justice sys-tem without the deathpenalty is like Dante’s Infernowithout the last level, youcouldn’t even call it an infer-no anymore. Imaginewomen without “the little

black dress”, not as sexy orscary. Well, that’s what lifewould be like without thedeath penalty. It may beexpensive and it may beinefficient, but the presenceof the death penalty is para-mount. Having it around asa possibility strikes fear inthe hearts of potential crimi-nals and provides the great-est deterrent we have in

policing citizens. Maybe I’mMachiavellian, but I trulybelieve people respond tofear and that’s what thedeath penalty invokes.People may squabble aboutthe appeals process and theprice tag of capital punish-ment, but that is irrelevant,the death penalty is a neces-sity as a deterrent. In America, we believe

in equality. Hamurrabi’scode of laws is still with usmy friends, whether you like

it or not. We are fighting forgender equality, racial equal-ity, and opportunity equali-ty, so why shouldn’t crimeand punishment be equal?That’s why the death penaltyis essential to maintainingour way of life. It is the pun-ishment for the highestcrime and if it weren’t pres-ent there would be no equal-ity in the system. Take awaythe death penalty and youjust gave criminals a dis-count on punishment. “Hey,over here in aisle 4(America), blue light specialon homicide! Kill one andget life in prison (manufac-turer’s suggested retailprice: death).” Now, if wewant to reconsider our val-ues, which I wouldn’t dis-agree with, then maybe thedeath penalty wouldn’t beright, but until then, I say thedeath penalty stays.

Disclaimer: Please note theauthor of this piece does notendorse the death penalty,but does hope he has ade-quately argued that side inhis own humorous way.

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Point Counter PoinDebating The Death Penalty

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In my ESPN Fantasypick ‘em league last week, Iwent 13 of 16 so I suggestyou heed my advice. Hereare my picks for week two:

Washington at Atlanta –TJ Duckett didn’t get manycarries against Dallas, but hecould give Washington someproblems between the tack-les. Even if he does,Washington will win withthe pass.

Detroit at Green Bay –Detroit came out on fire lastweek, but when you see thatit was against the Cardinalsit’s not that impressive.Throw in the fact that theygave up 200 plus yards to arookie receiver and it’s evenless impressive. I take thePack, but watch for Charles

Rogers to give Green Bay’ssmallish corners some trou-ble.

Tennessee atIndianapolis –These teams bothsqueezed out closegames last week,but only one will doit again. Tennesseewill prevail.

San Franciscoat St. Louis – WillMike Martz pleaserun MarshallFaulk? If that hap-pens, I take St.Louis. Also, lookfor Marc Bulger todo well and sendWarner back to the grocerystore.

Houston at NewOrleans – Houston smoth-ered the Dolphins last weekand they look muchimproved, but I still thinkNew Orleans will bounceback from a mistake filledgame and beat them thisweek.

Miami at NY Jets – Noone wants to start 0-2, butwhen you start Vinny, expect

it. Buffalo at Jacksonville –

Did Buffalo look good or didBuffalo look good? I takeBuffalo in a stampede overthe Jaguars!

Cleveland at Baltimore– Hmm, this one’s a headscratcher, so I gotta take thehome team, Baltimore by atd.

Seattle at Arizona – So,Arizona gave up 42 to theLions, that means they’llprobably give up about 60 tothe Seahawks and lose by…60. This year’s Arizona teamcould be the worst teamwe’ve seen since the Lions of2001.

Carolina at Tampa Bay –I’m writing this columnbefore I even get to see theMonday Nighter, but I thinkthe Bucs will handle

Carolina.Denver at San Diego –

Both of these teams stunk upthe jointl a s tw e e k ,but itwill beinterest-ing tosee twoof theleague’sb e s tbacks inLT andPortis gohead tohead. Itake San

Diego cause I expect to seeJake Plummer maintain hissub-30 passer rating.

New England atPhiladelphia – Both theseteams play similar styles offootball by blitzing and rely-ing on solid secondaries, butPhilly has McNabb so I takethem.

Cincinnati at Oakland –Um, Oakland.

Chicago at Minnesota –Minnesota by a couple td’s.

Dallas at NY Giants –The media will be hypingParcells’ return to New Yorkall week, but it might be theworst game of the week.Look for the NY “D” to dom-inate the Cowgirls.GAME OF THE WEEK

Pittsburgh at KansasCity – This may be thetoughest game to call all

week, but I’m taking theSteelers. I see Cowher’s “D”bending but not breakingand look for the Pittsburghairshow to carry the Steelers.This will be a close one witha lot of fireworks. OUT ON A LIMB

Kurt Warner will be bag-ging groceries at Publix orbrain dead by week 10.FANTASY PREDICTIONS

I love it when theCardinals play good teams‘cause it makes my job thatmuch easier. So, look for alot of Cardinal opponents inthis column.

QB – Marc Bulger – Hewas 6-1 last year and he willget the St. Louis offense backto its old ways.

RB – Shaun Alexandercould have 4 td’s this weekunless the Cardinals forfeitat the half.

WR – Chad Johnson -You won’t believe this, butI’m picking a Bengal. TheRaiders secondary lookedhorrible last week and theBengals will throw a lotcause they will lose by a lot.

TE – Mikhael Ricks willfinally prove his worth thisseason, and it starts thisweek I promise!

DEF – Cleveland, if theycan shut down PeytonManning they can shutdown Kyle Boller. I also likethe Seattle and Oaklanddefenses this week.

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And the Fortune Cookie Says...So what if both

my picks werewrong last week?I’m back for more!by Eddie Huang

sports editor

After a series of disap-pointing losses in the St.Mary’s Invitational, the Tarsneeded a win to open theirfirst home tournament, andthat’s just what they got.Unfortunately, it would bethe only victory of the week-end for them.

Rollins began the tour-nament with a 30-20, 30-25,30-28 win over the Hawks ofQuincy University (IL). TheTars dominated the matchwith a strong block and solidhitting, allowing Quincy toscore more than two consec-utive points only twice.

The Tars hit .297 in theirvictory, with senior Kate

Ferris leading the team with2.5 blocks and a .357 attackpercentage. Senior MichelleBookamyer also contributed4.5 blocks and 3 digs whilehitting .320.

Rollins did not fare aswell in its second match.However, the team did holdits own in a 24-30, 30-21, 30-19, 30-24 loss to the unde-feated University of PuertoRico-Rio Piedras.

The Tars were able towin one game against RioPiedras. MichelleBookamyer shined in theloss with 19 kills, 3 blocks,and 3 digs.

The third match provedunsuccessful as well, withthe Tars falling toMontevallo University (AL)in three games, 20-30, 21-30,and 17-30.

The Falcons held Rollinsto a negative attack percent-age in two of the threegames. Coach Sindee Snowremarked that the Tars “just

didn’t come out to play.They had no momentum.”

The fourth and finalmatch of the tournamentwas a heartbreaker, with theTars losing the match in fivegames to Michigan Tech, 30-22, 23-30, 30-25, 26-30, and 9-15.

It was back-and-forth ina virtually even match untilGame 5, when the Huskiespulled away to win by 6.

Senior Kamrin Purserand junior Candice Boydplayed an outstandingdefense with over 20 digseach, and senior Kate Ferrisled the team offensively with15 kills.

The Tars have been pick-ing particularly difficult bat-tles to start their season inorder to improve for confer-ence play later in the year.Coach Snow says of the loss-es, “You always want to win,but when something posi-tive comes out of it, you’reon a roll.”

The Tars will travel thisweekend to ArmstrongAtlantic State University inSavannah, GA to participatein the “Pirate VolleyballClassic” tournament. Theyreturn home to face Flagleron Wednesday, September17 at 7:00 p.m.

SPORTSTHE SANDSPUR12 SEPTEMBER 12, 2003

What’s Happening?ROLLINS CALENDA

Friday 9-12

Paul Loeb Meeting with RCC2:00 - 3:15 p.m.Knowles Chapel

Teaching for Engagement - Paul Loeb

Warden Dining Room3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Saturday 9-13

Rollins Youth Sports Festival,ALfond S.C. 8:30 a.m.-noon

Asian Cultural ConcertBush Auditorium5:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Sunday 9-14

Asian Cultural ConcertBush Auditorium1:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Monday 9-15

Rachel SageRice Family Bookstore

3:00 - 5:00 p.m.LASA - Hauck Hall

5:00 - 6:00 p.m.Emerge

Bieberbach and Reed6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Tuesday 9-16

Blood MobileIn front of Mills Lawn9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Wednesday 9-17

Volleyball vs. FlaglerAlfond Sports Center

7:00 p.m.Wicket WednesdayDave’s Downunder

7:00 p.m.Council of Leaders

Galloway Room 8:00 p.m.

Thursday 9-18

InvervarsityFaculty Club

6:30 - 10:00 p.m.Women’s Soccer vs. Eckerd

Cahall-Sandspur Field7:00 p.m.

Soccer Teams Go For aRide,

The men’s and women’ssoccer teams shared a coupleof long bus rides this pastweek. First there was a 9-hour ride to play WestFlorida, followed by an 11-hour marathon voyage toplay the University ofMontevallo (AL). The men’steam finished the week withtwo victories and are nowranked 18th in the nation,while the women ended upwith a split, reboundingwith a key win after a toughloss.

On the men’s side, reign-ing Rollins Athlete of theWeek Clayton Chesarek, asenior forward, put in hisbid to keep his title foranother week. In a closefought victory over WestFlorida, Chesarek not onlyknocked in the game tyinggoal with three minutes left,but he took his game to evengreater heights and scoredthe game winning goal threeminutes into overtime. WestFlorida scored its only goalon a penalty kick in the 20thminute of the game, and was

doing a good job of holdingonto their lead untilChesarek decided it wastime to show them whatRollins College soccer is allabout.

The men’s next gameversus the University ofMontevallo (AL) was moreof a defensive struggle, butwith much the same resultsfor Rollins. The teams com-bined to manage just eightshots and no goals in thefirst half, but in the secondhalf things started gettingdownright offensive, with 16combined shots. Rollins goton the board when ChrisCerroni scored on a header,off a beautiful serve fromDaniell Robertson in the 71stminute. Rollins goalkeeper,Justin Corrado, made thatone goal stand up as herecorded his second shutoutof the season despite a bar-rage of second half shots,including two in the last twominutes.

The women’s team did-n’t fare quite as well as themen’s team this past week.The week started off on arough note as they fell 4-0 ina competitive match withWest Florida, ranked 17th inthe nation. The stifling WestFlorida defense was able tohold the Tars to 9 shots,while firing 26 themselves.The game started off on a

bad note when Argonautforward, Way Bean, scored1:57 into the game.

The team bounced backwith a resounding defeat ofthe University of Montevallo(AL), Lady Eagles. The teamcontrolled the game on bothsides of the field to recordthe shutout win. LauraGuild and Jordan Wardadded a goal each piece, asthe Tars won 2-0. Theshutout was preserved by asmothering effort from thedefense, which allowed the

Lady Eagles only six shots,and the solid goaltendingfrom freshman sensation,Fran Nicoloso.

The men get set for a bat-tle this week when they trav-el to Palm Beach Atlantic foranother non-conferencematch. After their matchagainst Flagler onSeptember 10th, thewomen’s team will return toaction on Cahall-SandspurField when they host Eckerdin a conference game onSeptember 18th.

by Hunter Thorntonstaff writer

The Tars soc-cer teams enjoyedsuccessful roadtrips this week.

photo / RC SIDKICKING IT UP A NOTCH: Justin Corrado, ‘04, records hissecond shutout of the season as the Tars rise up the ranks.

The Long and BumpyThe Rollins

Invitationalbrought toughcompetition for thestruggling Tars.by Mark Bartschi

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photo / KATIE PACKELL

SERVE IT UP: MilissaMisiewicz, ‘04, and the vol-leyball team hope to improve.