The Sandspur Vol 111 Issue 10

After a close and pro-longed race, PresidentGeorge W. Bush has won theelection. With the possibilityof a repeat of the 2000 elec-tion looming and talks ofrecounts littering the newschannels, Senator John Kerryconceded the election toBush on Wednesday after-noon, putting an end to thepossibility of a drawn outelection.

The Massachusetts sena-tor called President Bush at11 a.m. to concede the elec-tion and held a press confer-ence later on in the day toannounce his decision.

Not only was this anextremely close election, itproduced one of the highest

voter turnouts in history,with Florida seeing a fortypercent increase in voterturnout since the 2000 elec-tion.

November 2, ElectionDay, began as states acrossthe country opened pollingstations, some even openingbefore 7 a.m. Long linesfiled outside stations all dayuntil the first polls closed at7 p.m. Many registered vot-ers were also given theopportunity to vote in theweeks before the election forthe first time. As many asthirty percent of Florida vot-ers voted early.

Throughout the day,lines stretched for hours asvoters anxiously waited tocast their ballots. Followingtradition, the tiny town ofDixville Notch in NewHampshire was among thefirst to count and announcethe final vote count. Out ofthe 26 residents, Bushreceived 19 while Kerryreceived 7.

At 7 p.m. the first polls

closed in Georgia, Indiana,Kentucky, South Carolina,Vermont, and Virginia. Onehour later several othersclosed, including Florida. At8 p.m. Kerry was leadingwith 77 electoral votes, com-pared to Bush with 66. At9.30 p.m. Bush led the elec-toral and popular vote. At10 p.m. Bush had won eight-een states, and Kerry hadwon eleven. At 10:30 p.m.Bush took a greater lead,gaining several more mid-western states and 193 elec-toral votes. Kerry won inPennsylvania, bringing hiselectoral vote count up to133.

Many states followed apredicted pattern, withDemocrats and Republicanswinning many of the samestates they had won in the2000 election. By 10:30 p.m.Kerry had won most NewEngland states, in additionto New York and Illinois.

As the final states count-

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Countless races besides thepresidential one affect

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list of results here.

Rollins celebrates its firstever homecoming, featur-

ing themed dress days,banner contests, a watershow, and a soccer win.

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After anextremely closerace, PresidentBush will serveanother term. by Erika Batey

asst. news editor

On the eve of ElectionDay, CNN’s Paula Zahn con-cluded her series of TownHall meetings in Kissimmeeat the Old Court House.Joined by DemocraticSenator Bob Graham ofFlorida representing theKerry-Edwards campaign,Republican Ralph Reed rep-resenting the Bush-Cheneycampaign, and 105 regis-tered voters, the meetingwas broadcast live on CNNat 8 p.m.

Kissimmee was chosenfor its location along the so-called “I-4 Corridor”, anarea stretching from Tampato Daytona, and considereda key zone in deciding theoutcome of the election.

Of the 105 audiencemembers, at least one quar-ter were undecided voters.The remaining voters con-sisted of Democrats,Republicans, and members

Paula Zahn Town Hal l

This past Saturday,October 30, 2004, the Officeof Residential Life alongwith numerous studentorganizations coordinatedRollins’ annual HalloweenHowl. This event, whichtook place from 12:00 p.m. to3:00 p.m., was free for chil-dren of all ages. Guestscould trick-or-treat in resi-dence halls, play carnivalgames on the lawn, and goon scary or not-so-scarytours through campus build-

ings. Over one hundredchildren and adults of allages dressed up in their cos-tumes to celebrate the holi-day and take part in the fes-tivities.

On Mills Lawn, tableswere set up with carnival-type games. These includeda Monster Mash (by theRollins Dancers), WishingWell (by the StudentGovernment Association),Face Painting (by the RollinsCheerleaders), CookieDecorating (by the RollinsEquestrian Club), Karaoke,and more. Children wereable to walk away with tonsof candy, self-decorated cup-cakes and cookies,Halloween toys, and even agoldfish!

At the registration

Halloween HowlCNN’s Paula

Zahn visitsKissimmee for alive broadcastedtown hall meeting.by Erika Batey

asst. news editor

AnnualHalloween eventis a huge successwith widespreadcampus support.by Jessica Combs

asst. opinions editor

photo / ERIKA BATEYPAULA ZAHN: CNN’s news show host speaks with SenatorBob Graham, Republican Ralph Reed and Florida voters.

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photo / KRTCAMPUS/ ERICH SCHLEGELTWO TO THREE WORDS: President George W. Bush andFirst Lady Laura Bush wave to supporters after voting inCrawford, Texas, Tuesday morning, November 2, 2004.

the votes, the numbersdrew closer. Kerry gainedCalifornia bringing his elec-toral vote count to 188.Around midnight PresidentBush officially claimedFlorida, bringing his elec-toral count to 237. Kerryreceived Oregon.

Last year it was Florida,this year the decision lookedlike it was going to comedown to Ohio and Iowa. Asof Wednesday morning,both states had yet to declarea winner. The electoral votecount stood with Bush hold-ing 254 and Kerry with 252.Either candidate needed 270of the votes to secure theelection. The media hadlabeled it “too close to call”.

That is, some of themedia has labeled as such.Interestingly enough thereare differing results of theelection. Early Wednesdaymorning, Fox news had

given Ohio to Bush before allof the ballots had beencounted. This would placehim at 269 of the 270 votesbasically declaring him thewinner (foxnews.com).

This alarming discrepan-cy in media reports is due tothe projection process thateach news channel goesthrough to determine thewinner in each state. Thereare several sources such asthe Associated Press and theEdison/Mitofsky Research(cnn.com).

This election has raisedmany questions about theelectoral process, includingthe reliability of exit pollsand media projections.More importantly, it hastruly been a demonstrationof democracy in progress asit seems that, once again,every vote needed to becounted to declare a clearwinner.

Contributing informationfrom Caitlin Geoghan, editor-in-chief.

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of the press. The majorityappeared to come frommiddle class backgrounds,while minorities and votersof diverse backgroundsappeared to be underrepre-sented.

Throughout the pro-gram, undecided voterswere invited to pose ques-tions to both representa-tives. Among the issuesmost on voter’s minds werethe war in Iraq and the waron terrorism. SenatorGraham criticizedPresident Bush for movingto Iraq too quickly beforefinishing the work inAfghanistan. Ralph Reed,former member of theChristian Coalition and anadvisor to the Bush-Cheney campaign, calledthe military operation inIraq one of the best andmost effective militarycampaigns in the postWorld War II period.

Other issues on voter’sminds the night before theelection were how Kerrywould improve nationalsecurity and deal withincreased terrorist threats.Senator Graham empha-sized to the undecided vot-ers that terrorist threatsincreased as soon as focusshifted off of Afghanistan.Reed argued that Kerry’scampaign was based main-

ly on attacking Bush. Hestated that Kerry criticizesBush when he acts militari-ly and when he acts diplo-matically.

Stem cell research wasanother key topic, alongwith abortion and separa-tion of church and state.One woman voiced heropinion that she felt thePresident’s views on abor-tion were based too muchon his personal religiousviews.

The atmosphere insidethe courtroom was slightlytense, with some frustra-tion voiced by those whobelieved the whole cam-paign was characterized bytoo much negativity. Manywere still unsure of whothey would vote for thenext day. Under the hotbright camera lights,debates among audiencemembers were spirited,especially when off the airduring commercial breaks.Many expressed fears thata repeat of the 2000 electionwould occur.

In these last few hoursbefore Election Day,Senator Bob Graham andMr. Ralph Reed attemptedto sway the last few unde-cided audience members.At the end of the night,many left with a greateridea of who they wouldvote for.

P a u l a Z a h nVisits Kissimmee

table, children received treatbags to hold their candy andwere given the chance tosign up for trick-or treattours of the residence hallsand campus buildings.Volunteers led childrenthrough a “Scary Tour,” of‘haunted’ halls such asPinehurst and X-Club, or a“Not-So-Scary Tour”through the campus, stop-ping at sorority and fraterni-ty houses and residencehalls for candy. Ward Halleven included bobbing forapples, face painting, andtemporary tattoos.Residents of the halls openlywelcomed the children andoffered them as much candyas they could carry. AOII(Alpha Omicron Pi in CrossHall) provided lollipops,markers, string, and tissuesso children could make their

own lollipop ghosts; mean-while, parents relaxed intheir chapter room watchingscary movies.

When the heat was toomuch to handle, guestscould take a walk into theMills Building and get somerefreshments and snackswhile they waited for theirtour group to be called.WPRK provided Halloweenmusic and the ResidentialHall Association providedthe organization of tourgroups. As the true sign of asuccessful event, childrenand parents walked awaywith bags of candy and bigsmiles.

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In association with Central Florida Reads, Rollins College invites you to

attend A Gala Reading by Connie May Fowler from her novel Before

Women Had Wings on Thursday, the eleventh of November two thousand

and four at seven o’clock in the evening in the Galloway Room, Mills

Building. Reception to follow on Martin Patio.

Sponsored by the Thomas P. Johnson Visiting Artist Fund.

photo/KRTCAMPUS/E. WALKER

NEWSNOVEMBER 5, 2004 THE SANDSPUR 3

On Thursday, October28, The Society ofEnlightened Academicshosted a discussion on Islamand terrorism. The meetingwas designed to start a dia-logue in which informationcould be shared and misin-formation could be correct-ed.

Islam and terrorism aretwo huge issues in the worldtoday and it was hoped thismeeting could help air outsome of the nuances of thetopics. The group thatshowed up was an anti-Bushcrowd, disappointing tosome because that cut downon possible debate.

The meeting started outwith a rather lengthy mono-logue on several importantaspects of Islam. It waspointed out that Islam doesnot condone killing, nordoes it condone suicide.There are apparently strictrules when it comes tokilling, such as you are notallowed to kill old men,women, or children.

Jihad, a term much usedin the media, was explainedto mean “personal struggle”,which is not what perhapsmuch of American peoplethinks it means.Additionally, someone

pointed out that the phrase“Islamic terrorists” is anoxymoron as Islam means“peace” and “peaceful ter-rorists” makes little sense toanyone.

Of much importancewas the role the Americanmedia plays in creating cer-tain impressions of Islam.The consensus of those inattendance was that theAmerican media does a pret-ty poor job in explainingnuances and differences,instead it uses generaliza-tions.

Several people stressedthat those who commit ter-rorist attacks are not typicalMuslims, nor do they repre-sent the average Muslim.The American media, it wasfelt, does a poor job ofexplaining this distinction aswell as painting a sensation-alist picture of things.

Of much discussion wasPresident Bush’s foreign pol-icy and his approach to the“War on Terror”. Many dis-agreed with the notion of awar on terror at all, sayingthat such a thing isunwinnable and only leadsto a constant state of fear.Also, the war in Iraq wasviewed as only serving tocreate a new generation ofterrorists as well as creatingthe potential for a mass civilwar.

The meeting was viewedas a success by most becausethe most important objec-tive, talking about issues,was certainly achieved.While agreement may nothave been reached on sometopics, at the very least ideaswere shared.

TerrorismDiscussion

Professors andstudents meet todiscuss whether aconnection existsbetween Islamand terrorism.by Jake Kohlman

staff reporter

Just this last week therewas a tremendous happen-ing in our art and art historydepartment building. Therewas a student art work driv-en and student juried com-petition up for all to see.There were first, second, andthird place ribbons given tovarious types of artwork,from sculpture to painting tophotography.

The special thing aboutthis show is not only that allthe work was submitted byRollins’ very own various artstudents, but also in turnjudged by Rollins Collegestudents.

The entire event was acouple hours long, run bythe students and professorsof the art and art historydepartments. There wasfood and drink, talk of art,and musical performancesthroughout the night.Professor Larned, the pho-tography teacher here atRollins, was impressed withthe turnout. “Go look at thedifferent exhibits; there isplenty to do,” Larned said.

First place was capturedby Charles Pardee with his“Cowboy Tom’s Texas

Chopper” in sculpture,made with foundobjects. Second placewas held by TiffanyKuhn with a mixedmedia piece called“Anatomy # 2.” Andlast but not least, with agreat showing for all ofour great photographystudents here at RollinsCollege, Yoselin Sosaplaced third with“Purinayoma” in SepiaDigital Photography.

Many more exhibitshere in the art depart-ment are to come. Withthe expansion of theCornell Fine ArtsMuseum there can onlybe exhibits to antici-pate.

Student Juried A r t E x h i b i tLast week’s

Student Juried ArtExhibit awardedribbons to someof Rollins talentedartists.by Natalie Wyatt

staff reporter

On Friday, October 22,Russia’s lower house of par-liament ratified the KyotoProtocol. The upper houseratified the treaty fourdays later, sending it toPresident Putin for thefinal steps in ratifica-tion. The FederationCouncil voted 139-1with one abstention onthe initiative aimed atcurbing global warmingby means of decreasinggreenhouse gas emis-sions.

The pact wouldrequire industrializednations to cut their col-lective emissions of sixkey greenhouse gases to5.2 percent below 1990levels by 2012. TheUnited States andAustralia have alreadyexpressed their disinterest inthe pact by not ratifying it,making Russia a key playerin the grand scheme of get-ting the protocol into action.Russia would be the last of55 industrialized nationsaccounting for at least 55percent of the greenhousegas emissions in 1990 neces-sary to sign the protocol. In

1990 the United Statesaccounted for 36 percent ofcarbon dioxide emissions,while Russia accounted for17 percent. The pact is set totake place 90 days afterRussia’s notifying the UnitedNations of its ratification ifPutin does sign the agree-ment.

CNN Online reportsVladimir Grachev, chairmanof the Duma’s ecology com-mittee, told the chamberbefore the vote, “By ratifyingthe Kyoto Protocol, Russia infact is strengthening its

international authority andbecoming an ecologicalleader.” CNN went on tocite, “Russian foes of Kyotowarned that the pact wouldstymie the nation’s economicgrowth, but its supportersdismissed the claim, sayingthat even after a five-yearrecovery, the post-Sovietindustrial meltdown has left

emissions some 30 percentbelow the baseline.” Russia’sminister for economic devel-opment and trade, GermanGref, makes claim that theKyoto Protocol does have itsadvantages. CNN Onlinereports his assertion that thetreaty will “provide themeans to reduce wastefulenergy consumption byincreasing investment inRussian industry. He indicat-ed that he also wants to usethe pact to help modernizeRussian industry. The mech-anism offers the opportunity

to any developed coun-try to achieve part of itsKyoto commitment byinvesting in emissionsreduction projects inother developed coun-tries to get carbon cred-its.”

While there are envi-ronmental and economicregards surrounding theKyoto Protocol ratifica-tion issue, the politicalimplications are not to beoverlooked. CNN furtherreports that Putin willpush the issue quicklyunder the pretense thatthe European Union backRussia in their bid to jointhe World Trade

Organization. The next sum-mit regarding internationalclimate issues is scheduledfor December in BuenosAires, Argentina. TheFederation Council hasmade the statement thatRussia will make decisionsregarding emissions cutspost-2012 after theDecember talks.

Russia RatifiesKyoto Protocol

by Ike Saundersstaff reporter

photo / GEORGE BRIDGESPRESIDENT PUTIN: Russian PresidentPutin reviews Kyoto Protocol for ratifica-tion and is expected to make a final deci-sion soon.

Russia’s parlia-ment makes themove to induceinternational emis-sions cuts, Putinto make final deci-sion soon.

photo / NATALIE WYATTSTUDENT JUDGING: Rollins students come out to judge artworkcompleted by their peers.

The third Athletic KidsDay was held October 15 atthe men’s soccer game.

This tradition started lastyear with the on campuso r g a n i z a t i o n R o l l i n sMentors.

Before this, there hadnever been an event thatinvited local children tocome see our athletes inaction. Previously, therehave been events with thechildren of the CharleeHouse in the fall semester,but never during the Springsemester. That is when theidea for holding the first everAthletic Kids Day became areality. To continue this, thechildren from the CharleeHouse were invited onceagain. Thirty of the childrenattended with their chaper-ones. Some Rollins cheer-leaders were there to showtheir support, and most ofthe Office of CommunityEngagement staff came aswell. Dr. Hudspeth broughther husband and three sonsalong to help out. Her kidshad tons of fun and were ahuge help passing thingsout. Lee Carlson, the promo-tion intern at the AlfondSports Center, was a greathelp in getting pizza donat-ed from Brooklyn Pizza. Leehad envisioned having somekind of children’s programwith our sports teams, andwas thrilled when he foundout about my Athletic KidsDay. He also had donated

pom-poms and game pro-grams for the children totake home with them.Thanks to the Office ofCommunity Engagement,sodas and candy were pur-chased for the children. TheOffice of StudentInvolvement and Leadershipwas nice enough to donateyo-yos as well. Some of thechildren that attended lastyear remembered me whenthey came this year, whichwas truly heart warming.

Keith Buckley, the coachof the men’s soccer team, wasecstatic to be apart of theevening. After the game, heallowed the children to meetthe team players and getautographs and hugs. In theSpring semester, there willbe at least two more AthleticKids Days, one at a homebasketball game and one at ahome baseball game. Thechildren and chaperoneswere very excited and can-not wait to come back toanother Rollins sportingevent.

Students who want tovolunteer their time andhang out with the children ata game, while being a posi-tive role model are alwayswelcome. Please feel free tocontact me [email protected] if youare interested in helping out!A special thanks to thecoaches, team players, Dr.Roach and everyone elseinvolved with helping makeeach Athletic Kids Day aHUGE success!

T h i s y e a r ’s F l o r i d aCommunication Associationconvention ended with awonderful celebration forseveral members of theRollins family. First, Dr.Wally Schmidt was honoredas FCA Scholar of the Yearfor his continued work inpublishing articles, present-ing papers, and writingbooks. Dr. Sue Easton,H a m i l t o n H o l tCommunication professorwas elected President afterserving as First VicePresident and ConventionChair during the past year.Dr. Rick Bommelje conduct-

ed a w o r k s h o po n LeadershipListening, highlight-ing some of hisrecent research fromhis new book. Dr.Connie Hudspethco-presented withtwo Rollins stu-dents, Monica VonLangen and ThomasMullet, on the topico f C o m m u n i t yEngagement andshowcased results ofa summer researchproject.

Rollins’ students fromthe Master of Arts inCorporate Communicationand Technology (MACCT)program presented postersbased on their recent work intheir course on CorporateCommunication and WorkTeams. Each team providedextensive service to theNational Conference onCommunity and Justice with

projects ranging from build-ing a website to conducting acommunication audit andproviding a marketing plan.Kim Johnson led a panel on“Friendship on the Internet:A n I n t e r g e n e r a t i o n a lPerspective,” and it includedother MACCT students:Frank Ritti, Joe Ciancimino,Adriana Linares, and MeganBrown. The panel alsoincluded two students from

Freedom HighSchool: Tim Johnsonand Caitlin Hill.Kim Johnson wont h e S t u d e n tScholarship Award2004 for her contin-ued work as a stu-dent scholar andmember of FCA.

Undergraduatestudents also pre-sented papers at thisconvention. LindseySteding presentedher paper on“ D i s s e c t i n g

Discontent: Body Image andGender;” and CherieR a m i r e z p r e s e n t e d ,“Homer’s Divine Subjects:Reflections on mortalwoman or mortal men?”Cynthia Farina presentedher paper on “Tobacco orAnti-Tobacco: Who can wetrust?” and won the under-graduate student paperaward. Michele Roden-Carver was acknowledgedfor her work as a member ofthe convention planningteam for her work on eventplanning prior to the event.

Dear Career Coach,I have decided to

attempt an Internship inSpring. What are thesteps that I need to fol-low? Patricia ‘06

First I want to applaudyour initiative! An intern-ship is one of the best waysto get “insider information”on a particular career pathand to confirm that this isthe right direction for you.Students report the follow-ing results from their intern-ship experiences:

Students have receivedoffers of employment fromthe experience.

Students have been ableto network! This is criticalsince 3 out of 4 jobs are filledthrough networking!

Students learn what theylike and dislike. Sometimes astudent determines that aparticular career path is notright for them! This is valu-able information to learnwhile still in school.

Students seeking a newcareer path have experi-enced successful transitionsthrough networking.

Even students workingfull-time have utilized effec-tive strategies to complete aninternship. Creat iv i ty i srequired!

There are two differentways to complete an intern-ship. A student can com-plete it for academic creditthrough the IndependentStudy process or the studentcan complete it for profes-sional development only.While some employersrequire that it be done foracademic credit others areflexible on this issue.

The professional experi-ence option is available to allstudents and is done strictlyfor the experience. (Notclass credit!) This can be apaid or unpaid role.Typically, the student com-mits to a semester of workand the hours are agreedupon by the internship siteand the student. There areno Rollins deadlines orforms to fill out.

The other option is tocomplete an IndependentStudy- Internship. Thisoption allows a student toreceive elective class creditfor the experience. Becauseof the class credit, there areunderstandably a number ofrequirements that must bemet:

The student must be ajunior or senior and musthave completed at least 30hours at Rollins.

The student needs tohave a minimum GPA of 2.5.

A faculty advisor mustbe obtained. This is a profes-sor who will approve andsupervise the process.

Paperwork must be com-pleted with all required sig-natures. Signatures arerequired from the internship

site, the faculty sponsor andthe department chair.

The class must be regis-tered for and paid for by thedeadline. For the SpringSemester, the deadline isJanuary 14.

To receive four semesterhours of credit, a studentmust be able to work at theInternship site a minimumof 9-12 hours per week in thestandard 15 week semester.In addition, many facultyadvisors also require aresearch paper or journal.

Students will find anumber of internship oppor-tunities on the RollinsWebsite. I also have “hot offthe press” opportunities atthe Hamilton Holt office. Inaddition, I have seen stu-dents create their owninternships using their pro-fessional network.Regardless of the source, it isimportant to include boththe faculty sponsor anddepartment chair in theinternship selection process.

I e n c o u r a g e a n yHamilton Holt student whois interested in a springinternship to contact me assoon as possible to begin theprocess. There is still time tomake a spring internship areality! Embrace the Nikephilosophy and “Just do it!”

Do you have a questionfor the Holt Career Coach?email Marian at [email protected]. She guar-antees that all questions willbe responded to individual-ly or in this column.

THE SANDSPUR4 NOVEMBER 5, 2004HOLT NEWS

by Marian Cacciatorecolumnist

photo / TIFFANY VALOTEAM EFFORT: The Community Engagement staff (from leftto right:Tiffany Valo, Dr. Connie Hudspeth, Harry Reyes, LisStokes, Raj Bhagwant, Mary Kate Donovan, AshleyHunsberger), came together to help area children.

by Tiffany Valocontributing writer

The CareerCoach reviewsinternship optionsavailable to Holtstudents.

Internship Advice

Rollins Honored at State ConventionFlorida

CommunicationAssociation recog-nizes studentsand faculty.by Sue Easton

contributing writer

photo / CHRIS CHRISTENSON / FSU HONOREES : Dr. Wally Schmidt and Dr. SueEaston speak to convention attendees.

Athletic Kids Day

HOLT NEWSNOVEMBER 5, 2004 THE SANDSPUR 5

The Student ServicesDepartment at theHamilton Holt Schoolwants to answer some fre-quently asked questionsfor our students. As advis-ers, we hear many of thesame questions time andtime again, so we’ve com-piled a list of questions andanswers pertinent to theapproaching registrationperiods for Spring 2005:

“Why don’t I knowabout the advising andregistration periods?”

All Hamilton HoltSchool correspondence,regarding advising andregistration as well as otherofficial college material, isnow delivered via yourRollins email accountaccessible throughFoxLink. We’ve stream-lined the process and madeit paperless. If you don’tcheck your FoxLink emailaccount on a regular basis,you’ve missed this criticalinformation. If you don’twish to use your Rollinsemail account, please fol-low the directions availableon FoxLink to have youremail forwarded.

“What if I don’t knowwhat courses to take?”

Senior advising – forstudents with 90+ credithours – is going on nowand will continue throughNovember 5. Current stu-dent advising dates areNovember 15 – December10. Call the Holt office at407-646-2232 to schedulean appointment with youradviser. Please DO NOTwait until the day of regis-tration to inquire about anupdated course audit sheetbecause there is no waywe’re able to accommodateeveryone under those cir-cumstances and we striveto give you the best advis-ing possible.

“My friend said__________ and that’s not

what I was told. Is thattrue?”

What’s true for one stu-dent might not be true foryou. Every student has dif-ferent requirements anddifferent educational histo-ries. Make sure that you’vecontacted your adviser foryour updated course auditsheet, outlining exactlywhat courses and require-ments you have to take.

“How do I know whatworks in my major?”

The Spring 2005 sched-ule is now available online:

Every semester there isa G e n e r a l E d u c a t i o nRequirements page, aMajor / Minor Guide page,and the Schedule ofCourses page. Not onlycan you see what coursesare being offered to meetyour general educationrequirements, you can seeall of the courses that youcan apply to your major orminor and when they’re allbeing offered. This is aninvaluable resource forevery student and includesa calendar page withimportant dates that everystudent should be awareof.

“Since the registrationdates span a few days, Ican register at my conven-ience, right?”

Yes and no. Online reg-istration for seniors beginson November 10 at 6:30a.m. Current student regis-tration is December 15 –January 6. If you’re notawake, sitting at your com-puter, and logged intoFoxLink to register for yourcourse selections at 6:30AM, your chances of get-ting the courses you desirediminish as time goes by.The early bird catches thecourse, so to speak, andwhen the seats are gonethey’re gone.

“When and where do Ipay for my classes?”

Payment is due whenyou register for classes.Full payment must bereceived by the Holt Schoolor the Bursar’s office, priorto 6:30 p.m., on January 6,2005. After you register via

FoxLink, go back to theStudent & Financial Aidpage, select StudentAccount Information, andsubmit payment onlinethrough QuikPAY. RollinsC o l l e g e a c c e p t sMasterCard, DiscoverCard, American Express,and checks.

“If I don’t pay for theclass and never attend, I’llbe dropped, right?”

No. If you are regis-tered for a course, youmust drop the course inFoxLink or in writing at theHolt office after registra-tion has ended. You will becharged for the course andappear on the roll, prevent-ing another student fromregistering for the course.

“ I ’ m g r a d u a t i n gbecause I’ve completed allmy requirements andcourses. That’s all I haveto do, right?”

No. All seniors whoexpect to graduate mustsubmit their graduationpetition via their FoxLinkaccount along with theirgraduation fee. You maypay your fee, after yoursubmit your grad petition,via QuikPAY just like yourtuition payment.

“If I decided to dropmy classes, will that affectmy financial aid?”

Yes. If you drop someof your classes, it can affectfuture aid. If you drop allof your classes, you can berequired to pay back someof the aid received. Pleasecheck with the FinancialAid department before youdrop any classes to see howit will impact you.

If you have any otherquest ions about yourupcoming registrationperiod, please don’t hesi-tate to contact your adviser.The Hamilton Holt Schooloffice hours are Monday –Thursday 8:30 a.m. to 6:30p.m. and Friday 8:30 a.m.to 5:00 p.m. It’s necessaryto schedule an appoint-ment to speak with youradviser and you can do soby calling 407-646-2232.We hope that your semes-ter is going well and lookforward to assisting youwith your academic needs.

Connie HoltConnie Holt, Director of StudentServices for the Hamilton Holt School,is also a graduate of Rollins College.Connie received her Bachelor of Artsdegree in Anthropology and Sociology in1988, and her Master of Arts degree inCounseling in May 2000. She hasworked for Rollins College in variouspositions since 1985. "I found myniche when I came to work in the HoltSchool," she says. "Our goal is todeliver the best student service possi-ble because we realize how much ourstudents rely on the information givento them."

Kathy BaileyKathy Bailey is a Holt alumna (B.A. inHumanities '89, MLS '96), grandmother,and soon to be the (self-described)World's Oldest Living Ph.D. student asshe pursues her advanced degree inInterdisciplinary Humanities at FloridaState University beginning January2005. She thinks she used to haveinterests like reading and book col-lecting but that's in the dim pastsince she is teaching two courses inaddition to her advising duties thissemester. Kathy has loved her work asan academic adviser; and though sad toleave Holt and its wonderful studentsat the end of the fall semester, shefeels confident that the StudentServices team will look after her for-mer advisees with their usual care anddedication. "Holt staff are the mostdedicated and hardworking people I'veknown in nearly four decades in thework world. They give their all forevery student, and it's been an honorto work with them."

Terrie ColeTerrie Cole, Academic Adviser for theHamilton Holt School since 1997, isalso our financial aid facilitator andour certifying official for all ofRollins College VA benefits. Terriegradated from The Ohio State Universitywith her Bachelor of Science in SocialWelfare. She is also married withthree children, two of whom graduatedfrom Rollins College, one from Artsand Sciences and one from the HamiltonHolt School. "Not only do I enjoy thevaried challenges of my work at theHolt School, I enjoy working with thediverse student population in our nur-turing and intimate environment."

Matthew SaytiMatthew Sayti, Academic Adviser for theHamilton Holt School, is also a recentgraduate of Rollins College. An alum-nus of Valencia Community College,where he earned his Associate of Artsdegree, Matt received his Bachelor ofArts degree in English and Writingfrom the Holt School in May 2004.Awarded a Holt School scholarship forPeer Advising, he started working withstudent services in August of 2003."I know the value of quality advis-ing," says Matt, "having had pooradvising during my first attempt atcollege. A successful college careeris heavily dependant on the guidanceand resources of your college adminis-tration. I'm happy to say that Ireceived the best guidance, as well asthe best education, here at RollinsCollege. And I'm proud to be a partof this community."

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It’s Registration Time!Greetings, fellow Holties. Well, it's that time again, time to filter through online class

lists to find that magical combination of required courses and easy A's… Ahem (clear-ing throat), I mean classes that peak your interest. To help you get through the tryingdays ahead, The Sandspur has set-up a special Holt News advisement section this week,to clear up some of the confusion generally associated with registration.

In addition, you'll also find photo's and brief biographies of the Holt school pro-gram advisors to provide you with an opportunity to get to know these talented andhelpful individuals. Hopefully, this special section will answer some of your lingeringquestions and ease you through the registration process with the classes you need andthe headache's you don't.

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Despite predictions of astrong turnout, young peo-ple appeared to be voting inroughly the same propor-tions as four years ago.

Exit polls showed thatthose 18 to 29 years oldaccounted for 17 percent ofall voters, about the same as2000. They favored Sen. JohnKerry, with 56 percent say-ing they went with theDemocratic challenger, and43 percent choosingPresident Bush, according to

the polls. Still, election experts

predicted that the number ofyoung voters would increasefrom 2000 and reverse yearsof declining participation.

Just 36 percent of eligiblevoters 18 to 24 years old par-ticipated in 2000.

“We've had reports fromall across the county of longlines at student precincts,”said Ivan Frishberg of theNew Voters Project, a non-partisan group working toboost turnout among 18- to24-year-olds in six battle-ground states.

According to exit polls,one out of five voters inOhio, Pennsylvania,Michigan, Minnesota andWisconsin were youngerthan 30 – the same percent-age of the electorate as vot-

ers older than 60, who regu-larly turn out.

Over the last year, aloose-knit coalition of organ-izations, including Rock theVote, MTV Choose or Lose,Declare Yourself and theNew Voters Project, spentmore than $40 million to getyoung people to the polls.The campaign hoped toreverse a steady decline inthe voting rate of young peo-ple. Except for an upswingin 1992, turnout amongyoung voters has fallen one-third in the last 30 years.

Organizers were aimingfor 20 million young votes –2 million more than in 2000.

“Everything I hear is thatturnout is going to exceed 20million,” said Hans Reimer,political director for Rockthe Vote.

1. Parental Notification of a Minor’s Termination of PregnancyT Yes 65%

No 35%2. Constitutional Amendments Proposed by Initiative

T Yes 68%No 32%

3. The Medical Liability Claimant’s Compensation AmendmentT Yes 64%

No 36%4. Miami Area Can Approve Parimutel Slot Machines

T Yes 50%No 50%

5. Florida Minimum Wage AmendmentT Yes 72%

No 28%6. Repeal of High Speed Rail Amendment

T Yes 64%No 36%

7. Patients’ Right to Know About Adverse Medical IncidentsT Yes 81%

No 19%8. Public Protection from Repeated Medical Malpractice

T Yes 71%No 29%

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FL Constitutional Amendments

Retain Kenneth B. Bell?T Yes 73%

No 27%Retain Raoul G. Cantero?

T Yes 70%No 30%

State Supreme Court

T Mel Martinez (R) 49%Betty Castor (D) 48%Dennis Bradley (VET) 01%

U.S. Senate

*incumbent1. Jeff Miller (R)*2. Allen Boyd (D)*5. Virginia Brown-Waite (R)*6. Cliff Steams (R)*8. Ric Keller (R)*10. Bill Young (R)*11. Jim Davis (D)*12. Adam Putnam (R)*13. Katherine Harris (R)*14. Connie Mack (R)*15. Dave Weldon (R)*16. Mark Foley (R)*18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen (R)*20. Debbie Schultz (D)21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart (R)*22. Clay Shaw (R)*

U.S. House of Reps

House of Representatives SenateRepublicans +1 Republicans +4Democrats –1 Democrats –4

as of press time 11/3/04 4:00 a.m. (some contests still undecided)

U.S. Congressional Trends

Young Voters Don’tL i v e U p t o H y p eSurrounding Turnout

Despite valiantefforts, young vot-ers do not make abetter showing atthe polls.by David Tarrant

knight-ridder tribune

Republicans retainedcontrol of the SenateTuesday, capturing a handfulof Southern Democratic seatsand putting Democraticleader Tom Daschle a hairaway from becoming the firstparty leader to lose hisSenate seat in 52 years.

The GOP also expandedits hold in the House ofRepresentatives by at leastfive seats, winning redrawndistricts in Texas.

In the Senate,Republicans won formerlyDemocratic seats in Northand South Carolina andGeorgia. Democrats werealso trying to fend offRepublican Senate victoriesin Florida and Louisianaopened by retiringDemocrats. If Republicanssweep all five – a distinctpossibility – that would fur-ther solidify a politicalrealignment across the Souththat began when LyndonJohnson signed the CivilRights Act in 1965.

The Republican victorieswould give the Senate a moreconservative cast, making itless of a check on the more

ideological, Republican-con-trolled House ofRepresentatives.

Democrats had a chanceto offset some of theRepublican gains. They wonformerly Republican seats inIllinois and Colorado, andRepublican Lisa Murkowskiwas in a pitched battle toretain her seat from Alaska.

Southern states promot-ed three Republican mem-bers of the House ofRepresentatives to theSenate. They were U.S. Rep.Jim DeMint in SouthCarolina, U.S. Rep. RichardBurr in North Carolina andU.S. Rep. Johnny Isakson inGeorgia.

In Kentucky, RepublicanSen. Jim Bunning, a Hall ofFame pitcher whose unpre-dictable behavior gaveDemocrats hope for an upset,escaped a scare and pulledout a narrow win. FormerU.S. Rep. Tom Coburn keptOklahoma, another potentialtoss-up, in Republicanhands.

Republicans currentlyhold a narrow majority in theSenate, 51-48, with one inde-pendent who tends to votewith Democrats.

From the outset, thepolitical landscape this elec-tion year favoredRepublicans. Of 34 Senateseats up for election,Republicans had to defend 15this year, and Democrats 19.More Democrats also faced

tough races, and only nineSenate seats in all were trulyin play. With control of theSenate at stake, these racesbroke fund-raising recordsand made this election themost expensive in history.

The South offeredRepublicans their best hopefor gains. Senate retirementsby Democrats ErnestHollings from SouthCarolina, Zell Miller inGeorgia and John Kerry'srunning mate, Sen. JohnEdwards of North Carolina,gave Republicans their bestshots.

Florida and Louisianaare more difficult Southernchallenges for Republicans,but retirements there byincumbent Democratic Sens.Bob Graham of Florida andJohn Breaux of Louisianagave the GOP openings forpickups as well.

But Republican retire-ments in Illinois andColorado gave Democrats anoutside chance to regain con-trol of the Senate.

Republicans currentlyhold a 227-205 majority withone independent who votesDemocratic and two vacan-cies.

In winning House seatsin Texas, Republicans defeat-ed such Democratic stalwartsas Martin Frost and CharlesStenholm. The only signifi-cant loss for HouseRepublicans was the defeatof Rep. Phil Crane of Illinois.

GOP Holds Congress

by James Kuhnhennknight-ridder tribune

Republicansretain Senate andmake gains inHouse ofRepresentatives.

Do you know that thereare people in the nearbycommunity who do not ownany Prada, Louis Vuitton, orDior? How do they livewithout these necessities?Actually, these people barelyown more than the second-hand clothes they are wear-ing, and they definitely can-not afford “luxuries” likedrawing paper and crayonsfor their children. No, theseare not people from the thirdworld; these people live inOrlando.

Disgracefully, the U.S.ranks among the 17 leadingindustrial nations with thelargest percentage of theirpopulations in poverty,according to the UnitedNations Human

DevelopmentReport.

B e f o r eyou dismissthis fact asinconsequen-tial to yourlife and returnto the soy,mocha-ch iplatte in yourhand, thinkfor a secondabout the per-son who pre-pared thatdrink. Thisperson maysurvive on am i n i m u mwage income,and cannoteven afford to purchase thedrink you thought was anecessary caffeine pick-me-up. According to BarbaraEhrenreich’s Nickel andDimed, it is necessary towork two full-time jobs atminimum wage simply tokeep a roof over one’s head.That is eighty hours a weekwith no job security or good

benefits just to have a placeto sleep.

Now that you have takenthe time to think about it, doyou care? An astoundingthirty-one percent ofAmericans believe that these“poor people have it easy”(The Henry J. Kaiser FamilyFoundation). Typically atRollins we are financiallysecure, meaning that most ofus have never had to worryabout whether our parentscan make enough moneythis week to pay rent or tofeed us. Yet, what hard workhave we done to deserve thissecurity? Do we deserve tobe in this position anymorethan the twenty-seven per-cent of children under theage of eighteen in Orlandodeserve to be in poverty(en.wikipedia.org)? Hardly.

The argument that moststudents are able to study atthis institution because theystudied hard in grade schoolis a farce. For one, not every-one receives the same stan-dard of education. Sincefunding for public schoolscomes directly from theproperty tax of the districtsthey are located in, it seemsentirely conceivable that stu-dents from more affluentareas attend schools withbetter teachers and betterfacilities, hence they receivea better education. Studentswith wealthy parents arealso able to afford tutors tomake them more competi-tive for standardized testssuch as the SAT and, as aresult, the scores from thistest show direct correlationwith socioeconomic status.This is not some warped sta-tistic created by a bunch ofcrazy liberals; it is the asser-tion of John Katzman, thePresident and founder of thePrinceton Review. He statesthat “It [the SAT] is biased,measures nothing, and weshould get rid of it… It is ascam.” More importantly, he

says, “the SATwas veryc o a c h a b l e .There are alsokids out therespending ayear and twen-ty or thirtythousand dol-lars preppingfor the SAT(PBS.org).” Inturn, these stu-dents leavetheir wealthyparents, go togood colleges,and get well-paying jobswith good ben-efits.

On theother hand, I have manyfriends who write at a farsuperior level than anyone Ihave encountered here, andyet these people are unfortu-nate enough to have to suc-cumb to life’s tragedies.Their parents are either alco-holics, incarcerated, ordeceased, and they areworking at Mc Donald’s andWal Mart to support theirfamilies and ensure thattheir siblings do not have tosuffer the same fate that theyhave. Do these people notdeserve to be at Rollinseither? Do they “have iteasy”? No, poverty is not aresult of laziness; it is astructural problem that is aresult of public policies anda lack of community supportto endure life’s problems.

There are children incentral Orlando currentlypreparing to endure thispoverty trap, while we, innearby Winter Park, enjoythe splendor of our sur-roundings, and whine aboutour hardships of homeworkand classes. How do thesetwo societies exist side byside? More importantly, whydo we let this occur?

Currently, the nation hassuccumbed to election fever,and everyone worries thathis or her vote will count,but what about the responsi-bilities that accompany thisright? One of these is ensur-ing that the members of ourcommunity all have a goodstandard of living.Unfortunately, in an econo-my such as ours, extremepoverty goes hand in handwith extreme wealth.Therefore, since most mem-bers of the Rollins communi-ty do not occupy the formercategory, this responsibilityis ours.

Dr. Papay’s Visions ofHarry Potter RCC has beenworking with the Boys andGirls Club at the Coalitionfor the Homeless shelter in

Downtown Orlando thissemester. They have noticedfirst-hand how the unluckychildren live deprived ofadequate living necessities,homes, and facilities.

The children have nodrawing paper and there isbarely enough food to goaround at snack-time. Moreimportantly, the complexcannot afford to haveenough care-providers tolook after the children, andthis forces the ones that dowork there to be strict withthe children simply to main-tain order and ensure that allthe children are safe. This,however, does not providefor the nurturing environ-ment that upper classAmericans have determinedis necessary for children togrow to their fullest poten-tial, and what is goodenough for their childrenought to be good enough forthe children of any homelessor impoverished parent.

It is our civic obligationto ensure that these children,undeserving of a life inpoverty, are provided withboth the tools necessary tosucceed in life as well as thebasic requirements for liv-ing.

Dr. Papay’s class hasorganized a donations driveproject, “The Order of thePhoenix” (a secret society inthe Harry Potter series), inorder to help combat thiseconomic gap. If you wouldlike to help, you coulddonate either cash or some-thing from the list of sup-plies on this page to boxesoutside the C-Store, theBookstore, or by [email protected].

NOVEMBER 5, 2004 THE SANDSPUR 7FEATURES

S h a r i n g t h e W e a l t hChildren in

Orlando suffer inpoverty while weenjoy the luxuriesof privilege.by Karina Mc Cabe

features editor

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toys/games, ssnacks(not ccandy), jjuice

boxes, aand oother aartsupplies.*

photo / BERSK.COMORDER OF THE PHOENIX: The title of a Rollins’ project tocollect supplies for the Boys and Girls Club.

SANDSPUR: In your arti-cle in 2000, Destiny by Design,you stated that you believethat the generation born in the1980s will live forever. Do youstill believe that this is thecase? If yes, then why?

DR. DUNCAN: “Yes,more than ever that’s probablylikely, because every day wesee strides being madetowards genetic and stem cellresearch.”

“Perhaps from my mathe-matical background... I’vealways been intrigued by theexponential growth andMoore’s law…I was interestedin finding somewhere thatexponential growth could beapplied…one area was humanlife expectancy…

Two Hundred years agothe average life expectancyincreased by 1-2 days a year,100 years ago it increased by 1week a year.” This means that“A little more than a one hun-dred years ago, more than halfthe people my age would bedead.” It [human lifeexpectancy] has an exponen-tial shape to it...[The questionnow is] when will the lifeexpectancy be increasing ayear for every year? I arguethat this is possible in ten totwenty years.”

Nowadays, there are isbetter health technology, Dr.Duncan asserts. He says thatthere is “far-better prenataland postnatal growth.” Earlier

is history, “…one baby dyingat one week old would weightdown everyone’s lifeexpectancy,” but now we are“better at treating diseases thathave historically killed us,”but we “probably cannot con-tinue to do that as oldage...eventually causes us tosimply fall apart.”

However, there is no rea-son to be a pessimist as stem-cell research offers “enormouspromise for the ability toreplace body parts, includingspinal cord injuries…we canstimulate the human body toregrow healthy cells…” Thereis also the future of nanotech-nology to support Dr.Duncan’s claim, as he believesthat “Far into the future wecan have little “nanobots” thatare humanhousekeepers…Attach expo-nential tonanotechnology…things getsmaller every 1 year by 2.”This means that we only haveto wait “ten to twenty years fornanobots.”

SANDSPUR: In this arti-cle, you say that there will bean “ultimate spiritual chal-lenge” in which we “embracethe sterile machinery of ourminds and bodies.” A pro-nouncement such as this isbound to have an adversereaction among those withstrong religious affiliations asit suggests that there is nosuch thing as a soul. Since the

majority of the students onthis campus do possess suchaffiliations, particularly of theJewish or Christian faith, howwould you defend your state-ment against the many whostrongly believe in the phe-nomenon of the soul? The arti-cle also reveals that there arefurther implications that thehuman race is not unique andnot made in the likeness ofGod as the Bible suggests. If,in fact, we are malleable andreproducible in “digital form,”do you believe, then, that thecreation of a hybrid humanand robot, post-human societywill lead to the end of religiousunity in nations, and thusspawn new morals and val-ues?

DR. DUNCAN: “Justbecause we have ethical uncer-tainties or even moral objec-tions to…some technology,this will not prevent it fromhappening. Look at history ofman’s conquests [for exam-ple]…The boundariesbetween the natural and thesupernatural will still keepgetting pushed back…thingslike our sense of consciousnessand free will…will be veryuncomfortable for us, butbeing uncomfortable…willnot lead to the abandonmentof religions, I think it will pro-vide ever greater strains on themoral foundations of how welive our lives and religion hasbeen the very pathway of ourmorals.”

Another way of looking atthis situation is: “If you knowsomeone who has an artificialhip, are they only ninety-ninepercent human? What is it tobe human? How much of ourhumanity is tied to our biolog-ical self versus our conscious-ness? I would argue that itdoes not challenge ourhumanity to have some ofthese technologies extend ourlife or replace some of ourorganic functions.” More wor-risome, Dr. Duncan poses, isthe “Popes declaration of any-one born from cloning has nosoul…[this is] bad news fortwins…twins are naturalclones.” Dr. Duncan thenblandly sums up our biologi-cal humanity by stating that,“At the genetic level we are acomputer code. Its roughly acouple of billion words long,but it is written in an alphabetof only 4 letters…while ahuman body is a very compli-cated device of about a hun-dred trillion cells there is onlya few cells that make usup…The mystery of the mech-anisms of the humanbody…will be solved within

the next forty years,” but thisis “not the end of humanity.“Dr. Duncan is trying to explainthat simply by determiningour biological makeup andenhancing it, we will not loseour humanity, but he doesquestion “What happens toour sense of humanity ifeverything that we believemakes us up is explain-able…what if there is nomagic involved? Does thatmake us less human? [In the]Literal sense, it does.”

“If the time should comein which you could become adigital being (has memoriesand feelings and thinks thesame way you do but embed-ded in a dig machine)…youare virtually immortal…youcan even have more copies ofyou than one…as long as themedium for that virtual worldexists…so that your sentientself will be almost indestructi-ble at least within sense of cur-rent human lifetimes. Whatdoes that mean? Does a digitalhuman with all of your feel-ings, memories, and beliefshave a soul?”

This will truly cause us toquestion what our humanityis, and what is our place in thisuniverse, as Dr. Duncan con-tinues by explaining,“Religions [are] created toexplain our space…over timescience began to explain thatthese are …more to do withlaws of gravitation…not somesupernatural intervention.That enlightenment that mostof the natural world can beexplained by science doesn’treplace…the need for a super-natural sense of the purpose oflife. Science may be able toexplain the mechanics of lifeand the mechanisms of whatwe are, but it doesn’t talkabout the purpose of life. Itdoesn’t answer the question ofwhat it means to be human.”

“I’m not keen on religionsthat are kind of ‘I’m chosen,and you’re not’ based.” Manymodern religions, Dr. Duncanstresses, “Tend to allow reli-gions to condone horrendousacts of violence. If we were tostand back and look at theworld from a holistic sensethen we wouldn’t toleratethat.” “The best way to formyour beliefs is in an informedway…in a questioning way.How much of your life wouldchange if there were no livesafter life…would you becomea less moral person? Look atPuritan or Presbyterian ‘pre-determination’…how much ofwhat you do in your life, themoral decisions,…are basedupon the promise of a future

reward? I would hope that welive moral lives because of oursense of commitment tohumanity today, not becauseof a sense of reward tomor-row.”

SANDSPUR: The articlementions the possibility of thevirtual world becoming indis-tinguishable from the physicalworld in the future. Wouldthis be a preferable world forsome to live in if the rest ofsociety is developing intorobots? What are the socialimplications of this virtualsociety?

DR. DUNCAN: There is,Dr. Duncan states, a “Darkside of allowing you to retreatinto a virtual world… All of ushave moments in our liveswhere we just want to bealone…part of being humanthat we have that instinct…thechallenge will be to ever wantto come out of that world.”

In forty years time, “youcan be god…you can set theparameters, you can die andreboot. Be indistinguishablefrom the world we live in.”This virtual world seems lightyears apart from today’s videogames, and yet it is an immi-nent part of our future.Whether for good or not isanother question and Dr.Duncan agrees: “I don’t knowif it’s a good thing. The realworld has many hardships. It’sa question that religion has toface…religion has to help usreconcile why bad things hap-pen…why people suffer…youcould imagine a virtual worldin which no one ever suffers, aworld in which bad thingsnever happen. I could imaginethat that kind of world wouldbe very attractive to manypeople, rather than live in thereal world where tragedy andsuffering are a part of ourhuman existence. There is alsoan evolutionary need for con-quest.”

The virtual world will alsobe a boon to extroverts, hesuggests, as it will provide for“spontaneous communitybeyond physical surround-ings.” Introverts, on the otherhand will be given the oppor-tunity to explore new person-alities in interface relation-ships that are impossible forthem to attempt in face-to-facecommunication.

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Eternal Life For Everyone: NoChurch Membership Required!

Attention, students! Ihave just received ground-breaking news that we willnow be able to live forever!

Please! Don’t stop read-ing because you think that Iam just using a catchy intro-duction to fool you intoreading my article (okay, soI do that sometimes, but notthis time). This is a state-ment made by a respectedindividual, Rollins CollegePresident Dr. Lewis M.Duncan. He believes thatthe generation born in the1980s will be the first gener-ation to experience eternallife on earth—if we sochoose to do so.

By eternal life, I am notreferring to a “heaven” or aspiritual afterlife in anysense; instead, there will be

a perpetuation of the self insome semblance of a biolog-ical form, forever (or as longas one chooses). For non-sci-ence minded people (myselfincluded), this is a toughconcept to grasp. It seemsimplausible (okay, ridicu-lous) to suggest that our fee-ble bodies can withstandtime, when our grandpar-ents barely made it to eightyyears old if they were lucky.How then can a personannounce that we can defyour natural destiny and liveeternally? In his article,Destiny by Design, Dr.Duncan reveals that this ispossible through the devel-opments of science andtechnology, both of whichwill challenge some of soci-eties most closely heldbeliefs.

To find about moreabout this seemingly outra-geous claim, I held an inter-view to see how Dr. Duncancame to this conclusion, andif it is true, then what kindof effects will this have onsociety.

Dr. Duncanprofesses thathumans can defynatural selectionand live forever.by Karina Mc Cabe

features editor

To bbe continuednext wweek

FE A T U R E SNOVEMBER 5, 2004 THE SANDSPUR 9

R-Fridays are here!Don’t forget to show your

school spirit by wearing yourRollins gear. Be on the lookout for SGA in front of the

campus center from 12:30 -2:00 p.m. distributing Rollinsgoodies and building school

spirit. Go Tars!

Senate UpdateThe SGA Senate continues to

pass successful legislation.This past week they passed

legislation on campus vandal-ism and judged the Park

Avenue store front contest dur-ing Homecoming week. Don’tforget Senate meetings are

open to the student body everyWednesday at 6pm in the

Galloway Room.

Senator of the Week

Congratulations to CecilySchaefer-Spritz, the Senator ofthe week. Also, congratulaionsto Erica Turse, the Senator of

the Week from last week.Keep up the good work!

S G AS G AWW E E K LE E K L YY

S G A CongratulatesThis week Student

Government congratulates theCouncil of Leaders for theirsuccess in planning our firstHomecoming. We also con-gratulate Career Services forthe Major/Minor fair held last

week. Way to Go!

G o t M a n n e r s ?

In any social setting,introductions are usuallyfollowed by “So, what doyou do?” This is natural,since this is one way peoplecan get an idea of the type ofperson they are talking to.Knowing what type of occu-pation a person has can say alot in some cases, fromwhether or not they have acollege education, to whattype of skills they have. Inour society, occupation is adefining factor.

But should this alsodecide how we are treated asa person? Instead of treatingall persons the same, orjudging them for their per-sonal qualities, society ingeneral tends to judge peo-ple on their position in life.

One of the easiest ways totell what type of personalitya person has is to take themto a restaurant and see howthey treat the waiter/wait-ress. Unfortunately, the more“professional” a person is,and the higher the educa-tion, the ruder and less con-siderate they tend to be. Thisis ironic, for the more culturea person has, the morehumane you would expectthem to be.

It is so easy to take anextra minute to be polite. Asimple “please” immediate-ly changes a demand to arequest, making a huge dif-ference. By saying thankyou, you turn expectingsomeone to do somethinginto appreciating whatsomeone is doing for you.Doing these things costs lit-erally nothing, but can makesuch a huge difference in theway you make people feel,and in the way others willview you as a person. Thisapplies not only to a restau-rant, but any social gather-ing. It also applies to your

personal life, at home,school, or work.

The bottom line is, treatothers how you would liketo be treated. It’s a worn-outcliché, but it is undeniablytrue.

An ABC News pollshows that most of us, 85percent of us, feel that a sim-ple thank you and pleasewould make the world a bet-ter place. The sad thing isthat rude parents are raisingrude children. If this contin-ues, where are we headed?The Washington Post pub-lished an article title“Schools Awash in BadBehavior,” showing how thebad behavior in schools is atan all time high.

As a society, we arequickly moving downhill inthe manners department,but as an individual, everyone of us has the potential toset an example, to take theextra minute to be polite,and maybe we can make adifference!

Increasingly, itseems that goodmanners arebecoming a limit-ed commodity.by Nancy Aguirre

staff reporter

Stopping The Hate

T.J. Leyden’s life took awrong turn at 15 when hisparents divorced, and heturned to punk rock and aviolent skinhead culture tovent his anger. Fifteen yearslater, he was one of the mostsuccessful organizers in thewhite supremacist move-ment. He even hung a Naziflag over the crib of his new-born son.

Then something hap-pened that caused a pro-found, life-changing realiza-tion.

“One day I heard my sonuse the word ‘nigger’ andsaw him give the Nazisalute,” Leyden said. “Hewas only three, and I knewhe wasn’t going to grow upto find the cure for cancer orserve on the Supreme Court.He was going to be a mind-less bum, beating people forkicks.”

That realization led himto leave his wife, a commit-ted racist, and search for abetter life for himself and hissons. The search led him tothe California home of hismother and eventually to a

job at the Simon WiesenthalCenter as an anti-hateactivist and educator. At firstskeptical, the WiesenthalCenter staff spent manyhours with Leyden and real-ized his sincerity.

“I got the impressionthat this was a person whohad a profound change ofheart and who is willing totell the world, ‘I waswrong,’” said Rabbi MarvinHeir. “He is saying,‘Everything I’ve stood for inthe last decade was for noth-ing.’ That’s admitting to alife’s mistake.”

The then 30-year old ex-Marine became an educator,speaking at more than 100high schools, to various mili-tary groups, including thePentagon, presenting at HateCrimes Summits, and to theFBI. To date, Leyden is theonly former skinhead active-ly working to fight againstthe groups that once nur-tured him. White suprema-cist groups frequently targethim with death threats.Many of their websites haveissued a “kill on sight” direc-tive against Leyden.Nevertheless, he says thatfear is easier to deal withthan the fear of his childrengrowing up as haters.

“I wasted a lot of time,”Leyden said. “It’s time forme to do something with mylife. I would like to go to col-lege and become a teacher.College students are

activists. They can make adifference. I know that mystory can have an impactwith that group.”

Leyden’s presentation isstraight talk, and it’s notalways pretty. He talks aboutthe brutality with which heused to beat people justbecause of their race andhow he and his friendsrobbed and harassed homo-sexuals and Latinos forsport. He shows the 29 tat-toos of swastikas and NaziSS officers that cover muchof his body. He shares therecruiting methods of theneo Nazi’s.

“We all need to be awareof the culture of hate thatexists, otherwise we arepowerless to fight againstthe violence and insanitythat they breed,” Leydensaid. “As a recruiter, I figureI recruited at least 80 hatersinto the movement. So nowmy goal is to turn at least amillion students the otherway.”

On November 15, 2004 at6:30 p.m. in Dave’s DownUnder, Leyden will presenthis program, Turning AwayFrom Hate, to the studentsand faculty of RollinsCollege. This event will openup A Week of Differencesponsored by the CulturalAction Committee and theOffice of MulticulturalAffairs. For more informa-tion, call Maruxa FaustmannMurphy at 407-691-1246.

Reformed neo-Nazi skinheadactivist to speakabout the cultureand nature ofhate.by Maruxa Murphy

office of multicultural affairs

THE SANDSPUR10 NOVEMBER 5, 2004

Looking for some big-city fun or trying to findan excuse to get out of the house for the holidays?Well go grab a bottled water because it is about toget hot in here. Downtown Orlando is the answerthis holiday season, heating up a storm from itsultra-hipster bars and laid-back pubs to high-ener-gy nightclubs and multi-venue entertainment com-plexes. With so many nightclubs, restaurants, andbars to choose from, downtown Orlando comesalive at night with a variety of sounds and people.

To name a few of the hot spots, I will start onChurch Street, which serves as the main attractionthat includes a tri-level complex featuring differentbars on each floor. On the ground floor, Chillers,which takes its name from the specialty frozendrinks it serves, features a DJ spinning the latest intop forty hits. Looking for some R&R (Rest andRelaxation), and enjoy big barrels of peanuts as barfood? Well on the mid-level, Big Belly Brewery isthe place to be which provides a laid-back atmos-phere and stools where guests can sit and relax. Onthe third floor is Latitudes, a rooftop bar that fea-tures live reggae music and displays a great view ofthe beautiful Orlando skyline. Just next door is theinfamous Antigua, a nightclub where many celebshave been encountered such as Nick Lachey andJessica Simpson. (They filmed part of theirNewlywed episode at Antigua). The N’ Sync boyshave been spotted there as well. Oh, and for theRollins College students, on Thursday nights stu-dents get discounted if they show up before 12 a.m.,with a school ID and license. Behind Antigua, BoorMartini Bar offers a huge menu of specialty marti-nis and other drinks. Pick your poison wisely. Alsoon Church Street is the strident Howl at the MoonSaloon, a sing-along bar with dueling piano play-ers.

Also, to squash all the rumors and set the factsstraight, Paris Hilton is opening up a club inOrlando called Club Paris that will open this NewYear’s Eve in Orlando, Florida. And yes, Paris doeshave to appear at least twice a month and she isscheduled to be at the opening. There will be otherClub Paris openings in Las Vegas, New York,Miami Beach, and London. This club is going to beso hot! Orange Avenue, Magnolia Street, CentralBoulevard and Pine Street offer tons of warmnightlife options too, but Church Street is the hotspot to be right now.

BY RANDI KRASNEY

Entertainment

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photo / BILD.LICLUB HOPPING: Try cruising down Church St. in downtownOrlando for several clubs, drinks, dancing, and a good time.

Have you been watchingTV lately? Well if youhaven’t, go grab a remoteand turn on the tube to findsome addictive TV commer-cials that have aired recently.Commercials from compa-nies like Nike have commer-cials that connect to all audi-ences by using a variety ofcreativity ranging from sen-timental attachment to cooldigital effects. Nike hastaken the usually unwantedthree minutes of boredominto a fun filled eye gazingevent. On the other hand the

M&M makers of the choco-late covered candy havecaused controversy from itsnewest commercial causingsome TV watchers to won-der are M&M’s anthropo-morphic, sentient objectsbeing created for our ownconsumption. Continue onto read about what mightsound ridiculous or delightyou.

The M&M commercialthat aired during the Oscarsdisplayed animated versionsof M&M’s entering a tableau

from The Wizard of Oz.During this trip, during themost famous closing scene inwhich Judy Garland wakesup from her trip to Oz, onlyto realize that her familywere representatives in herdream, and that, in fact therewas no place like home.Instead of seeing her family,Judy Garland wakes up totalking versions of the M&Mcandies and she reacts withdelight. Some people feltthat this violated the wonderof the original scene and wastactless. They believed thatthe Oscars are a time to cele-brate movies and not to sell aproduct. Some people haveaccused the M&M makers ofimplying cannibalism intheir commercials. Be thejudge on this one, but every-one will agree that M&M’sare delicious.

One of the best commer-cials ofthis yearw o u l dhave tobe theN i k ecommer-cial thata i r e dr i g h tafter theR e dS o x ’ swon theW o r l d

Series. The commercial is setat the stands of Fenway Parkand travels through timewith two boys, who haveattended Red Sox gamesfrom 1919-2004. The com-mercial uses costumechanges and the aging of thetwo main characters to giveus the illusion that time haspassed. Using digital effectsthe picture of the commer-cial goes through transitionsproviding us with how theadvancement of technologyhas caused TV to change

also. The commercial goesthrough the anticipation,excitement, letdown, andglory in the end when thetimeline reaches 2004. Theexpression on the faces ispriceless at the end of thecommercial and the Nikephrase “Just Do It” displaysacross the screen that wouldgive anybody a shiver andsmile to know what it feelslike to finally win some-thing. Referring to the com-mercial, Red Sox’s fan andsophomore Matt Nahmiassaid, “It touched my heart,”and not that many commer-cials can do that, but Nikedid.

Most of us are alreadyaddicted to several commer-cials, such as the iPod com-mercial with dancing silhou-ettes. And who hasn’t seenthe C2 Coke commercial? Wealmost get excited during the30-second pitch. These mod-ern commercials haveentered an age where sellingthe product is simply notenough. They must appealto the senses, target adoles-cents, and get people talkingabout the commercial as wellas the product.

Informing you of somecontroversy and excitement,I hope these commercialswill insight you into thehardworking and crazyworld of commercials.Instead of going on a foodbreak check out commercialssometime, you will notbelieve what commercialsget aired.

A d d i c t e d t oC o m m e r c i a l s ?

iPod has headsbobbing andM&M’s sparkedcontroversy, bothin 30-seconds.by Randi Krasney

staff reporterphoto / MARIANNEMUELLERLEILE.COM

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Photos by Janice Haramis

photo / NIKE.COM

What is 7 days long,includes over 10 separateactivities, and has only hap-pened once in the last 119y e a r s ? A R o l l i n sHomecoming!

M o n d a ymorning, stu-dents came outin their best….Pajamas. OnTuesday, super-heroes flewaround campus.By Wednesday,as your eyesswore they haddouble vision,you knew it was-n’t your averageweek at Rollins,but then again what couldyou expect from the firstHomecoming the school hadever seen in a century?

The week flew by in ablur of costumes; fromP a j a m a s o n M o n d a y,Superheroes on Tuesday,Twins on Wednesday, vari-ous Decades on Thursday,and Blue and Gold onFriday, each day presented anew cast of characters. Therewas never a lack of activitiesto choose from all weeklong. The Alumni househosted an alumni dessertfunction on Monday andthere was a reception to wel-come Dr. Duncan and hiswife. Tuesday, the bannercontest on Mills lawn waswon by FORKS, the karaokeclub, who fashioned aunique fork-ish superhero.Wednesday, ACE hosted atalent show which show-

cased several rising stars inthe Rollins community. Thewinner won the chance toopen for Gavin DeGraw onNovember 9. Thursday wasthe Wet ‘n’ Wild pep rally,which featured the watersports teams, such as thewater-ski, wakeboarding,and sailing teams. After thepep rally, the bellyflop con-test was held and the dive inmovie showed Silence of theLambs. Friday fizzled slight-ly as it featured a volleyballgame in which we lost, and aBattle of the Years that

couldn’t take place due tolack of participation, but thedisappointments of Fridaywere made up for onSaturday during the popularand successful HalloweenHowl and Cahill-Sandspurfield dedication. Also, themen’s soccer team came backto beat St. Leo in the lasttwenty minutes of the game.

During halftime, theSenate Award for storefrontdecoration was presented toTuni’s and Tropical Smoothieand the first Spirit of RollinsAward was presented to Dr.Phil Roach. Also during half-time, the HomecomingCourt was presented in fullregalia. The coronation ofS a r a h L e d b e t t e r a sHomecoming Queen andSon Ho as HomecomingKing were highlights of thenight, as was Pierce Neinkenkissing the pig during the

women’s soccer game laterthat night. Although the Tarslost the soccer game to St.Leo, we regained groundwith the victories in the vol-leyball games. Finally,Homecoming officiallyended on Sunday with anAlumni BBQ.

Even thoughHomecoming had beenhyped for weeks andplanned for months, therewere a few setbacks, as therealways are with first-timeevents. It takes a while toimplement new traditions

on cam-p u s e s .What wasd i s a p -p o i n t i n gwas theo v e r a l lapathy andlack of par-ticipation,resulting inthe out-right can-cellation of

a few events. For example, ahuge event at the end of theweek, the Battle of theClasses, had to be cancelleddue to lack of participation.This event, which was slatedwith hilarious events such asegg passes and tricycle races,was to be a highlight of theweek, and yet was a hugedisappointment for allinvolved. Also, the ClassS p i r i t c o m p e t i t i o n o nSunday was cancelled due tothe fact that there were morejudges present for the com-petition than class members.Homecoming overall was ahuge success, but it will be afew more years before theoverall message and goal ofHomecoming, which is toencourage and foster schoolspirit, will be effective.

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partners!

Answers: A. 6, B. 4, C. 1, D. 3, E. 2, F. 5

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Did you misssome of the festiv-ities? Relive theexperience withthis quick recap.by Selena Moshell

staff reporter

photo / ROLLINS.EDU

You Never ForgetY o u r F i r s t

All photos: theocshow.com

Everyone's favorite newteen drama is back for itssecond season. Last year'sphenomenal ratings havepropelled the show and itscharacters to superstar sta-tus. "The O.C. is great! It fillsthe gap of Dawson's Creek,"said Oral Frier '08.

In addition to outstand-ing ratings, "The O.C." hasearned critical praise for its

writing. Creator andwriter, Josh Schwartz, isto thank for that. Heclaims he has derivedmany plots from his col-lege days at theUniversity of SouthernCalifornia. "That'swhere all the NewportBeach kids were from.That's where they went.And I met them behindtheir gated communi-ties. That's what theshow is really inspiredby," he stated in a recentinterview. Veteranactor Peter Gallagher,who also stars on theshow agrees. "I wantedto do this show because itwas well-written," Gallagher

said. "I just felt at this time ashow like this might find anaudience."

The new season willstill draw viewers withSchwartz's engagingstorylines and theintrigue of the OrangeCounty lifestyle, but itwill also throw in somenew elements. Fournew characters arescheduled to appear thisseason. The latest crewwill include a yard boynamed DJ played byNicholas Gonzales.Producers hint that hemay also be a new loveinterest for Barton'scharacter Marissa.

Also look for Zach(Michael Cassidy), a

preppy jock and the son of acongressman. Lindsay

(Shannon Lucio), a brainiac,and Alex (Olivia Wilde), theowner of The Bait Shop, anew hang out for the group.Schwartz commented thatThe Bait Shop will providean opportunity for popularband performances to air onthe show.

Fox has moved “TheO.C.” to Thursdays at 8 p.m.The first episode will air onNovember 4 and twentythree more will follow. Foxis hoping that “The O.C.”can gain the coveted 18-34demographic by attractingthe viewers who used towatch “Friends” during thatslot. “The O.C.” is sure to besuccessful again this season,so make sure to watch!

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The iPod, fast becomingone of the hottest status sym-bols around, has beaten itsrivals in music with its smallsize, its huge memory, andits trendy appearance. New

versions of the hit originalinclude the iPod mini, theiPod photo, and special edi-tion iPods. They range inmemory from the 4 gigabyteipod mini to the newest 40gigabyte iPod.

With its huge memorycapacity, you can store not1,000 songs, not 5,000 songs,but 10,000 songs on youriPod. Once songs are loadedinto the iPod, you can takethem anywhere. The batter-ies can last up to 12 hours,and the iPod never skips, sothis machine is completelyportable — even for jogging.What can you do with these10,000 songs, you may ask?You can organize the songsinto customizable playlistseither with itunes, or evenright on the iPod.

The iPod is not just good

for songs, however. The newiPod photo allows you tostore and then viewuploaded pictures right onyour iPod. The regular iPodcan also act as another placeto store anything at all, suchas school papers and impor-tant back ups. The iPod alsofunctions as an alarm clock,calendar, to-do list, and, justfor the fun of it, the Maccompany also added in somegames.

If this is not enough foryou, do not fret. For what

does not already come on theiPod, you can order niftyattachments. For example: amini recorder to record allthose lectures you sleptthrough, a jogging case forwhen you exercise, an extrabattery pack for those superlong road/plane trips backhome, and many more littleitems sure to get the atten-tion of the college crowd.

Windows users, do notbe scared off by the applelike nature of the iPod. Thishandy machine is compati-ble with your machine, aswell, with a simple freedownload of iTunes fromimac.com. Everyone, Rollinsstudents included, haveshown off their status usingtheir iPods. Music addictswill never go hungry again.

For the Music AddictsWalking around

with an iPod stuckto your head? So iseveryone else, findout why.by Caroline Ogle

staff reporter

photo / IDISK.MAC.COM

If you are looking foraction, suspense, intrigueand gruesome horror, (andwho just turns around andsays, “Oh that’s sounds likefun”? I mean, common peo-ple, really?) then look no fur-ther than this fall’s terrifyingaction-suspense film TheSaw.

This debut feature fromup and coming writer andproducer James Wan is atwisted mix of intense mur-der mystery and trepidation.The story begins when aconfused young photogra-pher named Adam, playedby Leigh Whannell (Enter theMatrix, The Matrix Reloaded)wakes up in a disgustinglydingy, run down subter-ranean room, leg chained toa rusty pipe. Across theroom from Adam is the sim-ilarly bewildered Dr.Lawrence Gordon, playedby Cary Elwes (Twister, TheJungle Book, Liar Liar).Between the two lies a deadman in a pool of blood, a .38pistol and a micro-cassetterecorder.

Adam and Lawrence,neither of whom understandthe reasons behind their cap-ture nor have they met eachother up until this point, areinstructed by planted micro-cassette tapes that Lawrencehas eight hours to murderAdam or he will forfeit thelives of his wife and daugh-ter who are being heldhostage. Together, Adamand Lawrence must uncover

and recallthe strangei n v e s t i g a -tion ofD e t e c t i v eDavid Tapp,played byD a n n yG l o v e r( L e t h a lW e a p o n ) ,involving aserial killerknown onlyas Jigsaw.Jigsaw forces the two men toreevaluate the meaning andvalue of their lives in a fash-ion much like that of the2002 action flick Phonebooth.As time ticks slowly away,the two men are left withnothing but a few clues, theirown recollection of thekiller’s history, and twohandsaws- too blunt tobreak the steel chain shack-les clasped to their ankles,but strong enough to breakflesh and bone.

The Saw is the debut filmof up and comingwriter/director James Wan.The film was originallydeemed so gruesome that itearned itself an NC-17 rat-ing, but was reedited toaccommodate the criteria tomake it an R. The plotunfolds in a flashback-with-in-a-flashback style of story-telling, which severs therhythm and creates analmost distracting jumpingmess that detracts from theintense story taking placebetween Adam andLawrence in the confiningroom. And still, Whannelland Ewels, in portraying thecharacters of Adam andLawrence, at times exhibitsuch poor, C rated stageshow drama acting thatscenes meant to be taken lit-erally in horror often made

the audience convulse withlaughter. Though someincredible cinematographybetween shots adds colorand vivid terror to severalscenes, and the story takes anew twist on the murder-mystery scene, the storyitself is so meticulouslyexplained that it leaves littleto the viewer’s imagination.

The essential nature ofthe plot is an amazinglytwisted concept, but it isstartlingly clear that frominception to conclusion therewas definitely a piece of thecreative jigsaw missing. Butif The Saw was looking forone redeeming qualitythough, it comes in the lastfive minutes in a startlinglywarped surprise ending thatwill have you shocked fordays.

So then you have to beasking yourself, is it worthit? Is it a must see? Does itwarrant my hard earnedcash? My opinion is that foronce, this interesting puzzleis up to you, spend your$6.50 only if you can go inanticipating a C+ movie andenjoy it for its few cinemato-graphic and surprise endingtwists, or instead just sitback and wait your threemonths to catch this reper-toire necessity when itcomes out on DVD.

A sadistic serialkiller abducts peo-ple and forces themto play games tolive or die.by Katie Pederson

asst. sports editor

Saw it and Still Debating

photo / THEMOVIEBOX.NETGRUESOME TALES: Prepared for a scare?Watch Danny Glover in this month’s The Saw.

Stuck on the O.C . Drama?Last year’s

breakthrough hitcomes back foranother excitingseason. by Jess Estes

asst. entertainment editor

photo / THE-OC.ORGTHE OLD FAVORITES: The old cast will bejoined by 4 new characters this season.

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I ’ m n o t s u r e w h a t I s h o u l d s a y. Tu e s d a y ’ sr e s u l t s w e r e s h o c k i n g t o m e . To b e p e r f e c t l yh o n e s t , i t w a s n ’ t e v e n t h a t c l o s e . T h e g o o dg u y s g o t c r e a m e d . P r e s i d e n t B u s h w o n r e e l e c -t i o n w i t h a 3 . 5 m i l l i o n m a r g i n i n t h e p o p u l a rv o t e . I f e e l l i k e a f o o l . I w a s c e r t a i n S e n a t o rK e r r y w a s g o i n g t o w i n . I n m y s e c r e t m o m e n ts It h o u g h t i t m i g h t e v e n b e a l a n d s l i d e i n K e r r y ’ sf a v o r . I w a s p l o t t i n g w a y s t o m a k e f u n o fR e p u b l i c a n s a n d e v e r y t h i n g . Tu r n s o u t I ’ m t h ei d i o t .

S o w h e r e d o w e g o f r o m h e r e ? P r e s i d e n tB u s h w i l l c l e a r l y f e e l h e h a s w o n a m a n d a t e a n dh e w i l l c o n t i n u e t o p u s h h i s f a r - r i g h t a g e n d a w i t ht h e h e l p o f a w i l l i n g C o n g r e s s . E x p e c t a n t i - a b o r -t i o n S u p r e m e C o u r t j u s t i c e s a n d t h e s t r i p p i n g o fe n v i r o n m e n ta l r e s t r i c t i o n s . F o r g e t a b o u t s t e m -c e l l r e s e a r c h , l o o k o u t f o r a C o n s t i t u t i o n a lA m e n d m e n t b a n n i n g g a y m a r r i a g e . Ta x c u t sg a l o r e , a r e d u c t i o n i n c i v i l l i b e r t i e s . T h e c o n -s e r v a t i v e a g e n d a w i l l r u l e f o r a t l e a s t t h e n e x tt w o y e a r s , u n t i l t h e m i d t e r m e l e c t i o n s w h e nh o p e f u l l y t h e D e m o c r a t s w i l l h a v e r e g r o u p e d .O n e s m a l l p o s i t i v e t o c o m e o u t o f t h i s e l e c t i o n i st h a t P r e s i d e n t B u s h a n d t h e R e p u b l i c a n s n o wh a v e n o o n e t o b l a m e b u t t h e m s e l v e s f o r a n ym i s ta k e s t h e y m a k e . T h e y a r e i n c o n t r o l a n dt h e y c a r r y t h a t r e s p o n s i b i l i t y, w h e t h e r t h e y a r ep r e pa r e d t o a c k n o w l e d g e e r r o r o r n o t .

A s a D e m o c r a t I ’ m n o t s u r e w h e r e w e g o a sa pa r t y. O b v i o u s l y w e n e e d t o s t e p b a c k a n dr e a s s e s s o u r s e l v e s a n d o u r m e t h o d s . Tu e s d a yw a s a b l o o d b a t h f o r u s , l o s i n g n o t o n l y t h e p r e s -i d e n c y b u t a l s o l o s i n g g r o u n d i n t h e S e n a t e a n dt h e H o u s e . We n e e d t o r e e v a l u a t e o u r s t r a t e -g i e s , c o m e u p w i t h s o m e s o l u t i o n s a n d p o l i c i e st h a t t h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e w i l l e n d o r s e . We m u s tm a k e s u r e t h a t p e o p l e u n d e r s t a n d w h yD e m o c r a t i c v a l u e s a n d p o l i c i e s a r e r i g h t f o rt h e m , t h i s m a y a p p e a r t o b e a t o u g h s e l l a t t h em o m e n t b u t i t m u s t b e d o n e . C l e a r l y p e o p l e d i dn o t g e t t h e m e s s a g e w e w e r e h o p i n g t h e y w o u l dh e a r.

T h a t P r e s i d e n t B u s h w i l l s e e t h i s e l e c t i o na s a c l e a r m a n d a t e f o r h i m i s w h a t w o r r i e s m et h e m o s t . T h o s e p e o p l e w h o t h i n k t h e P r e s i d e n tw i l l c h a n g e o r r e a c h o u t t o D e m o c r a t s i n a n ym e a n i n g f u l w a y a r e f o o l s . H e w i l l c o n t i n u e t h ec o u r s e h e h a s s e t b o t h d o m e s t i c a l l y a n d a b r o a d .I f e a r t h a t w e w i l l pa y t h e p r i c e f o r t h i s e l e c t i o nf o r g e n e r a t i o n s t o c o m e b u t h o p e i s n o t l o s t .D e m o c r a t s h a v e b e e n d o w n b e f o r e a n d w e h a v ec o m e b a c k . M y h o p e i s t h a t t h i s e l e c t i o n w i l lc r e a t e a n d i n s p i r e a n e w b r e e d o f D e m o c r a t s ,o n e s w i t h s p i n e s w h o w i l l s t a n d u p a n d f i g h t f o rw h a t t h e y b e l i e v e , p r o m o t i n g a l i b e r a l a g e n d af o r t h e c o u n t r y. S o I s a y t o m y f e l l o wD e m o c r a t s , h a v e h e a r t . W h i l e t h i s e l e c t i o n i s am a j o r s e t b a c k , i t i s n o t o n e t h a t w i l l n o t b e o v e r -c o m e . We m u s t f o c u s o n t h e f u t u r e t o w i n b a c kt h e h e a r t s a n d m i n d s o f t h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e .

by Jake Kohlmanpolitical columnist

DEMOCRATIC FAILURE MAY SPELL DISASTERWe l l , i t i s o v e r a n d i t i s a b o u t t i m e . T h i s

c a m pa i g n h a s b e e n l o n g a n d d i f f i c u l t f o r a l lt h o s e i n v o l v e d , a n d I w o u l d l i k e t o c o n g r a t u l a t eb o t h c a n d i d a t e s . T h e y f o u g h t t o w i n , a n d t h e yb o t h c a m e o u t a l i v e .

O f c o u r s e , I w o u l d e s p e c i a l l y l i k e t o c o n -g r a t u l a t e G e o r g e W. B u s h w h o , w h e n i t w a s a l ls a i d a n d d o n e , c a m e o u t o n t o p a n d w i l l r e m a i nt h e p r e s i d e n t o f t h e U n i t e d Sta t e s .

M a y b e I a m b i a s e d s i n c e I a m aR e p u b l i c a n a n d I d i d , i n f a c t , v o t e f o r P r e s i d e n tB u s h . H o w e v e r, m a y I s a y t h a t w e h a v e c h o s e nt h e p r o p e r m a n f o r t h e j o b . We h a v e c h o s e n am a n o f p r i n c i p l e , a m a n o f s t r e n g t h , a n d a m a no f c o u r a g e . We h a v e c h o s e n a m a n w h o k n o w sw h a t h e w a n ts a n d t r i e s t o p r o t e c t t h i s c o u n t r ya b o v e p r o t e c t i n g h i s a p p r o v a l r a t i n g . We h a v ec h o s e n a m a n w h o s ta n d s o n f a i t h , m o r a l i t y, a n dv a l u e s .

We h a v e c h o s e n a m a n w i t h e x p e r i e n c e .We h a v e c h o s e n a g o v e r n o r a n d a p r e s i d e n t .We h a v e c h o s e n a m a n w h o h a s h a d t o d e a lw i t h a n a t i o n a l t r a g e d y, a n e c o n o m i c d e c l i n e ,a n d a w a r. H e h a s h a d t o d e a l w i t h t e r r o r i s m ,a n d h e h a s n o t b a c k e d d o w n . H e h a s h a d t od e a l w i t h c o n t r o v e r s y, a n d h e h a s n o t b a c k e dd o w n . H e h a s h a d t o d e a l w i t h c r i t i c i s m , c o m -p l a i n t s , a n d p r o t e s t s , a n d h e h a s n o t b a c k e dd o w n .

We h a v e c h o s e n a m a n w h o d i d n o t f l i n c hw h e n t o l d t h a t o u r c o u n t r y w a s a t t a c k e d o nS e p t e m b e r 11 , 2 0 0 1 . We h a v e c h o s e n a m a nt h a t s t a y e d c a l m a n d a c t e d q u i c k l y. We h a v ec h o s e n a m a n t h a t w a s n e v e r a f r a i d , a n d w eh a v e c h o s e n a m a n t h a t h a s s u c c e s s f u l l y s t a v e do f f s u b s e q u e n t t e r r o r i s t a t t a c k s .

We h a v e c h o s e n a f i n e m a n a n d a f i n ep r e s i d e n t . M y c o n d o l e n c e s t o t h o s e w h o s e c a n -d i d a t e d i d n o t w i n t h e r a c e . I t w a s a h e a t e de l e c t i o n . I t g o t p r e t t y u g l y, e s p e c i a l l y t o w a r dt h e e n d . N o w i t i s o v e r, a n d w e w i l l b e j u s t f i n e ,I a s s u r e y o u .

We l i v e i n a g r e a t c o u n t r y. I a m s o p r o u dt o l i v e i n a c o u n t r y w h e r e t h e p e o p l e a r e s od i v i d e d o n t h e i s s u e s a n d t h e c a n d i d a t e s , a n dw e c a n s t i l l h a v e a p e a c e f u l e l e c t i o n w h e r e b a t -t l e d o e s n o t d e c i d e w h o r u l e s t h e n a t i o n . T h i sw a s a c l o s e e l e c t i o n , a n d o u r c i t i z e n r y w e r ed o w n t h e m i d d l e o n w h o t h e y s u p p o r t e d . St i l l ,o n E l e c t i o n D a y, w e u s e d b a l l o t s r a t h e r t h a nw e a p o n s , a n d w e w i l l a l l c a l l G e o r g e W. B u s ho u r p r e s i d e n t — e v e n t h o s e w h o d i d n o t v o t e f o rh i m . I k n o w i t s o u n d s c o r n y, b u t t h i s i s o n em o r e t e s ta m e n t t o t h e f a c t t h a t w e r e a l l y d o l i v ei n t h e g r e a t e s t c o u n t r y i n t h e w o r l d .

S o h e r e w e a r e . We d i d i t a g a i n — w e g o tt h r o u g h a p r e s i d e n t i a l e l e c t i o n . T h e w o r l d w i l lc o n t i n u e s o s p i n , a n d t h e s u n w i l l c o n t i n u e t or i s e . We c h o s e a g r e a t m a n f o r o u r p r e s i d e n t .C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s t o G e o r g e W. B u s h , a n d c o n -g r a t u l a t i o n s t o t h e A m e r i c a n p e o p l e .

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NOVEMBER 5, 2004 THE SANDSPUR 15Opinions

MEMBER

Bring Us the Rollins Spirit

“SIDE OUT ladies, rightNOW!” Corey yelled outbeside me. Perplexed, Iturned to him to ask for yetanother explanation of thegame of volleyball. “Well, it’slike ‘Go! Score! Get a point!Get out there!’” ‘Ahhhhh,’ I

smiled, as if a great mysteryof the sport had beenrevealed to me. I had neverwatched an entire volleyballgame before, and so when Ifinally did this past Sundayat the Homecoming game asRollins faced NovaSoutheastern, many issuesbewildered me. For exam-ple, what were the intricatehand signals and positionsthe girls took before a serve,and why did everyone cheerwhen a ball went out ofbounds? (“Play signals andrally scoring,” Coreyexplained patiently.) Thefirst game (or match? or set?)was won handily by ouramazingly spry team. (Therolls and dives those ladiesexecute rival any dancer orgymnast I know!) As the sec-ond game began, my heartsurprisingly sunk whenNova took an early lead.

Up to this point, I hadtaken for granted that

Rollins would win, I thoughtthat was a given. Tars neverlose, do we? (My lack ofsport experience was show-ing.) When the Nova’s scoreneared 30 (Which is whenthe match is over, for thoseequally uneducated as I.) Ibegan to worry. I had nevercared if we as a team orschool won or lost before,but suddenly, watching myfellow female Tars sweat andbruise in the name of myschool’s honor, I began toagonize. Then, as if a secondwind had coursed throughthe entire team, we began to

regain groundone spike at atime until vic-tory seemedwithin ourreach. We hadstalled theNova team fora little and wewere ready totake the gamewhen... welost. “It’s ok,”Corey reas-sured me, “it’sthe best out offive.”

Fast for-ward to theend of thed e c i d i n ggame, whenNova andRollins werelocked in ad e a t h - b y -points matchto the end andI found myselfcheering withvigor I didn’t

know I had. We could win it!Our pride could be salvagedby just a few more points! Asmy sisters in Rollins rotatedin and out of the court bat-tling for our collective honor,I felt a school spirit andpride rise up in me that waswholly unfamiliar. As Itransferred two years ago asa sophomore, I was con-vinced that I would neverfeel a connection to Rollinsas I had felt at my first col-lege, but in the gym thatHomecoming weekend, I feltmy veins run blue and gold.When the last point was wonby the talented ladies of theTars volleyball team, myvoice rose to join with over100 years of Rollins alumniand tradition that has beentaken for granted and neg-lected for far too long.

That night at the game, Ilearned that I have moreschool spirit than I even real-ized, and that everyone else

on campus would probablycome to the same conclusionif they ever went to a gameand communed with the ath-letes who sacrificed theirbodies for our school pride.

School spirit should notbe a point of shame when wehave so much to be proud of:amazing teams comprised ofoutstanding players, greatacademics, a beautiful cam-pus, and so much more.

Sure, Rollins has itsdrawbacks, as does anyschool. The rampant lack ofschool spirit was never moreapparent than at last week’sHomecoming, when severalpotentially entertaining

events had to be cancelleddue to lack of participation.

The prospective hilari-ous moments during theBattle of the Classes willnever be known due to thislack of spirit and involve-ment, and no one will everknow who would have wonthe Class Spirit Competitionbecuase no one came. Whenit comes down to it, we needto appreciate what we havehere, because when youfinally graduate the prideand memories cultivated atRollins are all that you haveleft. SIDE OUT Rollins. Theteams of Rollins hear it everyday, and now it is our turn.

Homecoming2004: Did it kick-start the Rollinsspirit we are alllooking for?by Selena Moshell

staff reporter

photo / ROLLINS COLLEGE PUBLIC RELATIONSCUTTING THE RIBBON: On Saturday afternoon, Rollins fac-ulty and students cut the ribbon to dedicate the soccer field.

photo / JANICE HARAMISROLLINS DANCERS: Yadhira and Selenashow their Rollins Spirit.

photo / JANICE HARAMISFOX PRIDE: S.G.A. President Pierce Nieken, and Asst. Dir. ofStudent Involvement and Leadership Corey Ellis.

OpinionsTHE SANDSPUR16 NOVEMBER 5, 2004

Why Are We Blaming the Troops?

Our troops are doing atremendous job in Iraq andeveryone should be veryproud of them. When theysign up for military servicesthey agree to follow theorders of their commanderin chief. I believe theyexpect him to be trustwor-thy and have at least com-mon sense. They went toIraq in search for weaponsof mass destruction, butlater found out that it wasnot the case. Happy or not,under the military code,they are required to be apo-litical and do the job thatthey are asked to do andthey are doing just that.

The key to success isproper planning. In the pastcouple days I really came tothe conclusion that this warin Iraq is not a success forour troops because of onereason: poor planning of theadministration. Our mili-tary are doing more thantheir best. It is both sad andfunny to hear the Presidentsays in one of his campaignstumps last week, respond-ing to Senator John Kerry’sattacks regarding the miss-ing explosives in Iraq, that

someone who jumps intoconclusion without the allfacts cannot be trusted to bepresident of this greatnation. Was he referring tohimself or to Senator Kerry?It is hard to tell. It is sadbecause the President stillcannot acknowledge hismistakes, and funnybecause he seems to have aproblem with getting histhoughts together.

In the latter case, I can-not forgive the President forreading his own speechwrong so many times. Hesaid to a group of support-ers at a stump speech, “Weare not going to have an all-volunteer army.” But whenhe realized that the audi-ence was shocked or maybereceived a buzz from hisradio backpack monitor, asalways, (remember the firstpresidential debate), hesaid, “No! We are going tohave an all-volunteer army.”Excuse me Mr. President!We already have an all-vol-unteer army. Oh! Maybe hewas justifying the back-door

draft that his opponent,John Kerry has been accus-ing him of doing since thebeginning of the war in Iraq.Oops! Another buzz, I got itwrong again! He might sayto himself, and finally said,“Let me rephrase it! We arenot going to have a draft aslong as I am the President.”How can someone who hasto give this simple sentencetwo tries before getting itright tells me that he cannotthink of any mistakes hemight have made over athree-year period.

If the main reason forgoing to war was weaponsof mass destruction, whysecured the oil ministry butnot Alkaka, a site we knewhad weapons? Oh! Didn’tthe administration say tothe world and the Americanpeople that they knewexactly where the weaponswere? So why didn’t theyorder the troops to securethose sites? It is ridiculousfor anyone to blame thetroops for the missingexplosives. It is very sad towatch the former NewYork’s Mayor and one of the

president’s principal surro-gate, Rudolph Giuliani,shifting the blame of themissing explosives from theadministration’s poor plan-ning to the troops on thebattle field. Mr. Giuliani!You are not any good to thetroops nor to the adminis-tration. How dare you toblame those heroic men andwomen for the administra-tion’s failure to plan ahead.

And finally, one of theGOP’s latest ads provesonce again that the adminis-tration is really good inmaking up stuff. In this par-ticular ad, the Presidentcampaign managementshows the President talkingto a large and attentivegroup of military personnel.But it turns out that they“clone,” to use the words ofsome political analysts, orduplicate some of the menand women in the originalphotograph to feel up theempty seats. Now can some-one please tell me how can Icontinue to defend our firsttrip to the moon to thosewho do not believe for onesecond that it was true?

Do we appreci-ate our troops forthe job they do, ortake them forgranted?

by Bernard Cherystaff reporter

photo / TEACHPOL.TCNJ.EDU

Dear Editor,

Rollins should giveequal time to a Bush orNader candidate orGreen candidate aswell. Having just onespeaker that representsone viewpoint or candi-date is intellectuallydishonest and deeplyunfair. If we are to havea free and open socie-ty, our educationalinstitutions should havespeakers from all view-points and representingall candidates. The factis that having CameronKerry only makes itlook like Rollins is

endorsing Kerry.Although Rollins maynot support a particularcandidate, fail ing tohave all the candidatesand their representa-tives on campus at onetime or another givesthe impression that itdoes.

Sam Wahbe

Le tter tothe Editor

photo / MHAWAUK.ORG photo /NATE BEELER/KRT

photo / BRANDONBLOG.COMFT. STEWART, GA.: A U.S. Army Sgt. heads home alone aftera welcome home ceremony.

I suppose I should startoff my NFL Week Nine picksby saying something cockylike “You’ve seen the rest,now lets try out the best.”That is what I am supposedto say, I guess. I will try to bea little more modest thenthat but I will say these picksare locks, you can take it tothe bank, though read mydisclaimer at the end. I havedivided the games into cate-gories for your readingpleasure, just to provide ahandy reference for whenyou are flipping through thechannels on Sunday. Havingsaid that lets look into thecrystal ball.

No one should be watching:

Arizona at MiamiDoes anyone care about

this game? A one win teamand a two win team squaringoff does not really get theblood flowing. I do not careabout either side but myroommate is a Dolphin fanso lets give it to them, heneeds some joy in his lifeafter his Hurricanes lost toUNC. I mean really, UNC?

Oakland at CarolinaBoy there are some bad

games this weekend. I havea cat and Panthers are bigcats so I guess I will go withCarolina. This game is solame that is what I am forcedto use as a reference.

Dallas at CincinnatiTwo teams that were

supposed to be a whole lotbetter then they are, call thisthe Disappointment Bowl.Vinny Testaverde is close to100 years old, Carson Palmeris a young up and comer.We will give the kid achance, Bengals win,Testaverde starts consider-ing whether to start collect-ing his Social Securitychecks.

Watch only if RealW o r l d / R o a d R u l e sChallenge replays are noton:

Seattle at San FranciscoSeattle was supposed to

be good this year, and the49ers are horrible. I thinkShaun Alexander runs allover the Niners, and this

game won’t even be close.The Niners could get shutout again, just as they werein the first meeting betweenthese two teams.

Chicago at New YorkGiants

Any game involvingChicago is not worth watch-ing really but the Giantsmerit this game a peek atleast. Chicago is terrible onoffense, the Giants are solidall around, game New York.

New Orleans at San DiegoDrew Brees and the

Chargers have to be amongthe biggest surprises of theyear, as they are every year itseems, one of the biggest dis-appointments. I think themagic continues, Brees picksapart the Saints defense andthe surprising Chargers con-tinue on their march to thepostseason maybe? I am notgoing out on a limb on that,this is only a weekly pickscolumn.

Worth Watching:

New England at St. LouisThe match up between

the two head coaches is themost interesting part of thisgame. Bill Belichick’s geniusvs. Mike Martz’s arrogance.I say the Patriots bounceback from their first loss ofthe year and show the Ramswhy they beat them in theSuper Bowl three years ago.

Cleveland at BaltimoreThese two teams have

been disappointing so farthis year but this game couldbe a classic. Running backJamal Lewis is back forBaltimore after serving atwo-game suspension.Watch him in this game.Last year in two gamesagainst the Browns he ranfor 500 yards, including anNFL record 295 yards inWeek Two of last year.Lewis could have a hugegame and with Kyle Bolleras the Baltimore quarterbackthe Ravens will need it.

Houston at DenverThis is a tough one but it

is my job this week to makethe picks so I will step up tothe challenge. Houston’sbeen one of the surpriseteams of the season but theBroncos start a guy namedJake at quarterback. Myname is Jake so based on thatI am going to have to go withthe Broncos.

NY Jets at Buffalo BillsThese two teams always

battle it out and do not let

the Bills poor record foolyou, on defense at least theycan play. On offense thoughthe Bills are awful and theywon’t be able to keep upwith Curtis Martin andChad Pennington of the Jets.This one goes to the J-E-T-S.Jets, Jets, Jets.

Kansas City at Tampa BayThe Chiefs and Priest

Holmes, after a rocky start,have been on a roll of late.Holmes has seven rushingtouchdowns in his last twogames, which is nice if youhave him on your fantasyfootball team. I think theChiefs will get tripped uphere though by a Tampadefense full of pride andBrian Griese leading theTampa offense against a softChief’s defense. This is myupset special of the week bythe way, so take note.

Washington at DetroitMy Redskins are killing

me but I still believe. I stillbelieve. I still… ok I am back.Joe Gibbs and the boys turnaround their season, beatingthe Lions decisively andstarting the amazing come-back that leads to the play-offs for the Skins. And yes, Ialmost actually believe that.

Co-Games of the Week:

Philadelphia at PittsburghThe first of two huge

games this week and youcan officially count me onthe Ben RoethlisbergerBandwagon. This guy’s gotthe Midas touch right now.The Eagles are unbeaten buthave been in some closegames recently. I think theSteelers, riding former EagleDuce Staley and the magic ofBig Ben give the Eagles theirfirst loss of the year but itwill be close and you knowTO is going to score at least

once.

Minnesota at IndianapolisThis game could easily

end 56-49 in this match up oftwo of the best offenses inthe league. If you are a bet-ting man like me I wouldsuggest taking the overinstead of the under. As forthe outcome I like the Colts.They have lost two in a rowand they need to turn thingsaround. Peyton Manning isa man among boys, he willput up some sick stats in this

game, I am thinking at leastfour touchdowns, maybe 400yards. Dante Culpepper willtry to keep up but a bangedup Randy Moss makes allthe difference here.

Disclaimer:These picks are for enter-

tainment purposes only,please do not lose your par-ents hard-earned money lis-tening to me and my stupidadvice.

NOVEMBER 5, 2004 THE SANDSPUR 17SPORTSVikes Play Colts, Pitt and Philly Clash

A new footballwiz kid picks theexciting games ofWeek Nine for theNFL.by Jake Kohlman

staff reporter

photo / TOM PENNING/ KRTIS HE THE REAL DEAL?: This week Ben Roethlisberger willput this unbeaten streak as a starter on the line against thePhiladelhpia Eagles.

Eagles: They are now theonly undefeated team in theNFL. What was mostimpressive was that theybeat the Ravens the hardway. Good teams find differ-ent ways to win, and theEagles showed that theycould do that.Patriots: They not only gotbeaten by the Steelers to endthe streak, but they were noteven a shadow of their for-mer selves. It will be interest-ing to see how this team willrebound from their first lossin over a year.Steelers: This team gainedmy respect after beating thechamps in Pittsburgh, butthe Steelers will be hardpressed to beat the Eaglesthis week. You can only besurprised for so long, andnow everyone is expectingthis team to win.Vikings: Without RandyMoss, this team seems tohave lost a big part of theiroffensive punch. They arestill well on their waythough.Jets: This team keeps onwinning and that is what it isall about. The Jets seem to bemore complete then mostgave them credit for. Lookfor this team to continue tobother the Pats in the AFCEast, especially because theBills and Dolphins are terri-ble.Broncos: The defense hasbeen rock solid this seasonand they have forced theiropponents to make lots ofmistakes. They had one offweak against the Falcons.Falcons: This team is shakybut they crushed their oppo-nent last week. Giants: Another great sur-prise of the season, willCinderella be enough?Colts: Once again haveproven that they are not any-where near the frontrunnerson this ranking.Jaguars: So the magic failedthem one week, but thisteam is solid.Chiefs: It looks like theyhave finally come to playthis year, beating the Colts

and Falcons is not easy.Chargers: This team is get-ting better everyday.Rams: Any team that loses tothe Dolphins should bekicked out of the league.Texans: They finally found away to beat the Jaguars, andthat is saying something.David Carr is becoming afirst tier quarterback.Seahawks: They got back ontheir feet last week by beat-ing a really bad team.Packers: Solid performanceagainst the Redskins, butstill very shaky.Lions: No one ever knowswhat team will show to play,they could be great, or theycould be terrible, so theybelong in the middle.Saints: The same as theLions.Ravens: They played theEagles well, but once againthey did not find a way towin.Bears: Yeah, they have noquarterback, but I was feel-ing nice.Cowboys: They had a goodwin against the Lions.Browns: Getting to overtimeagainst the Eagles wasimpressive, but they stilllost.Titans: Billy Volek has madethis team stronger, but theyare too weak to really botheranyone.Bengals: This team is ok,meaning they are not great,and not terrible.Redskins: Their loss meansthat President Bush was sup-posed to lose, and it alsomeant their season is over.Buccaneers: After a coupleof wins this team could lookto make a strong run in avery weak division this year.Bills: This team is betterthan there are playing, thewin last week proved it. Cardinals: Emmett Smithstill has lots of running to do,but the rest of the team is justmediocre.Panthers: The injuries toDavis and Foster havedestroyed all hopes the NFCchamps had to repeat theirtrip to the Super BowlRaiders: Yeah, it seems thatKerry Collins is pretty muchdone for.49ers: These guys keep get-ting hurt, soon they’ll haveopen tryouts for citizens.Dolphins: This team can getlucky all they want, I don’tcare they are still the worseteam in franchise history.

S P O R T STHE SANDSPUR18 NOVEMBER 5, 2004

NFL PowerRanking:

Eagles on TopLosses to the

Patriots, Vikings,and Colts meanslots of movementin the top spots.byJohn Ferreira

sports editor

Think exercise, and ball-room dancing does notexactly waltz into mind. Butas regular readers of this col-umn know, I have said manytimes that the definition ofphysical activity encompass-es more than going to thegym or playing a sport.

The American remake of"Shall We Dance?", whichopened this month in the-aters, reminds me that whenconsidering fitness activities,we should think outside thebox and consider the likes ofthe box step. John Clark, por-trayed in the film by RichardGere, is first drawn to adance studio by the sight of alovely woman. Along theway, he discovers a love fordancing. He struggles, ofcourse, but over time, he getsthe basics down. Eventually,Clark finds himself steppingup to a greater challenge,competitive dancing, alsoknown as dancesport.

Make no mistake:Ballroom dancing is athletic.Athletic enough that it is anInternational OlympicCommittee-approved sportwaiting in the wings tobecome a programmed

sport. Dance any combina-tion of the rumba, the tangoand the waltz for at least 30minutes a day, and you'reburning calories. Keep at itfor a few hours, and you'rebuilding cardiovascularendurance. You also developbalance, agility and coordi-nation, all components of fit-ness.

And as in sports, you cannot perform at your bestduring show time if youhave not been working at it.In the movie, Link Peterson,played by Stanley Tucci, tellsClark that for every hour ofinstruction, it is essential topractice on his own for fivehours.

By some accounts, Gereis said to have been coachedand practiced anywherefrom three hours to eighthours a day to make Clark'smoves believable on screen.

Bill Rose, 57, knows therigors of ballroom dancingall too well. Rose and hiswife, Diane, also 57, are ama-teur competitive dancersfrom Laguna Niguel. TheRoses rehearse with theircoach two hours a week, butspend 12 to 15 hours everyweek practicing. Two days aweek, they take a break.

Rose says he and his

wife are stronger, more flexi-ble and have betterendurance than most adultshis age, thanks to ballroomdancing.

And then, there's thedancer's powerful, ready-for-action posture. A strong,straight back, an elongatedneck and a stable stanceprimed for movement. Nomatter what age, proper pos-ture is important. But it isespecially critical as we age,because we tend to hunchover as we get older.

"To dance smoothly andlead a partner, you have tobe able have more control ofyour body, and standingstraight is part of that," saysRose, president of theOrange County Chapter ofthe United States AmateurBallroom DancersAssociation.

Some people find danc-ing intimidating. But there'sa dancer in most of us - wejust have to find it. If you'rethinking about trying it, loadup on persistence. You maynot enjoy it initially, but thatmoment will come. Rosegives this advice: "Be patient.At first you won't do it well,but if you continue dancing,the steps will fall into line."

Shall we dance?

Dance Steps Up asFitness Regimen

by Lisa Liddanesyndicated writer

The Rollins Golf teamswere in action on November1 and 2. The women went toSouth Carolina to play inThe Ross ResortsInvitational. The men hostedthe Rollins IntercollegiateInvitational.

Baylor University shot athree-round score of 934(315-305-314) to post a fourstroke victory over JamesMadison University at the

Ross Resorts Invitational atMid-Pines Golf Club inSouthern Pines, NorthCarolina. Rollins shot a finalround score of 320 and fin-ished tied with theUniversity of Richmond forthird place at 947 (313-314-320). Marie-Pierre Bernierled Rollins and finished tiedfor sixth place with a score of234 (80-78-76). CharlotteCampbell finished four-teenth with a score of 236(77-76-83). Ulrika Ljungmantied for eighteenth with ascore of 239 (75-80-84).

The Rollins Collegemen's golf team shot theirthird straight sub-par teamround to win the champi-onship of the RollinsInvitational by 13 strokes

over sec-ond placeF l o r i d aSouthern(295-286-289=870)a n dValdostaS t a t e(287-289-294=870).The Tars had a final roundscore of two-under par 286to finish the three roundtournament with a seven-under score of 857 (287-284-286). Stephen Conrad ofNova Southeastern won theindividual title with a scoreof 207 (68-71-68). DarrenaLundgren of Rollins tied forsecond with a score of 211(71-71-69).

The volleyball team didnot have any time to enjoythe celebrations of home-coming week because theywere on the court for threestraight days. The Tarsplayed a marathon of gameslosing badly to Barry, butrebounding by beating Lynnin a squeaker and getting awin over Nova Southeastern.

The Tars went into theirfirst game of the SunshineState Conference (SSC)against Barry, without theirstar player Allison Northwho missed the game withan injury. It was a tough bat-tle for the Tars, who couldnot manage to win a set dur-ing the entire match. Theywere swept three sets tonothing.

The team managed torebound nicely, picking up abig a win against theFighting Knights of LynnUniversity. Amy Barlow ledthe Tars, breaking a careerrecord with twenty-six kills.Lynn came out strong in thefirst set of match and pickedup a seven-two lead. Theyunleashed an offensiveonslaught and the Rollinsdefense looked shaky. TheTars managed to fight backwith their own assault, andtied the game at twenty-onea piece. The teams then trad-ed points back and forthuntil the Knights were able

to put away the first set bythirty to twenty-eight.Rollins took the lead in thesecond set, and pretty muchnever looked back. The clos-est it got was two points, attwenty-five to twenty-three.The Tars closed out the sec-ond set at thirty to twenty-seven. The third set provedto hold another swing ofmomentum as the Knightseasily closed out the set, tak-ing a two-one lead. Needingto win the fourth set to avoida loss, Rollins opened withan eleven-eight lead. Theteams tied at seventeen butthe Tars managed to beat outa victory at thirty to twenty-five. The final and decisivefifth set was close all the way.The teams tied at eight, untilRollins managed to pullaway with strong offense.Whitney Jones had a hugeserving ace that lead the Tarsto a fourteen-eleven lead.They then went on to thefinal set, giving them a three-two lead. Allison North hadtwenty kills and LindseyCrosby gave out sixty-fourassists.

Rollins’ next match wasagainst Nova Southeastern,one of the worst teams in theSSC. Rollins came out aheadin four sets. Julia Caner andAllison North lead the waywith thirteen kills and Canereven had fourteen digs ondefense. The Tars prettymuch dominated this game.North served three straightaces giving Rollins an eight-een to seven lead. Novanever even got close, andthen managed to bring itwithin eleven points beforeRollins closed out the firstset thirty to eighteen. The

second set was a completeswitch from the first. Novajumped out of the gates witha nine to two lead, andRollins never managed toget back into it. They man-aged to win the second setthirty to twenty-four. Thethird set was more balancedas Rollins led early ten toseven and then pulled awaywith a nine to two run. In thefourth set NovaSoutheastern took an earlylead, and then widened thegap with good play. Rollinsmanaged to dig in and come-back, though being led byAllison North. Her kill gotRollins within one of Nova,and then managed to tie thegame at twenty-five. Rollinsthen showed their strongplay again, and Ami Fox

made it thirty points forRollins and their secondstraight win in the SunshineState Conference.

Rollins remained infourth place in the SSC, four

games behind Barry whocontinue their amazingstreak of eleven unbeatengames.

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Vol leybal l Team W ins Two Rollins went

two and oneagainst team fromSouth Florida, lastweekend.by John Ferreira

sports editor

photo / JOHN FERREIRAIT’S A BIRD, IT’S A PLANE: No, that’s Amy Barlow, ‘08, giving her best effort to get a kill forthe Tars against Barry. Rollins lost that game but won the other two games over the weekend.

Men’s Golf Team WinsW o m e n G e t F i f t h

The Men wonby thirteen strokesand the womenhad a strongshowing in SC.by Dean Hybl

faculty advisor

photo / BRIAN HERNANDEZ

Men’s SoccerThe Rollins soccer teams

both faced off against theFlorida Southern Moccasinsin the Sunshine StateConference Quaterfinals,and both advanced handily.The women won one tonothing, while the men beattheir opponents two to noth-ing. Both Rollins teamsadvance to the semifinals,there is a lot of attentionbeing payed to the mens’team which won the SSC forthe first time in history.

The top-seeded Tars ofRollins College (11-2-3, 6-1-1) defeated the Moccasins ofFlorida Southern College (9-7-1, 2-5) 2-0 to advance to theSSC Tournament semifinals.Ian Zarac scored both goalsfor Rollins, with ChrisCerroni getting the assist onthe game-winner.

Rollins opened the scor-ing in the nineteenth minuteof play when Zarac’s headerbounced off a defender andinto the goal. Cerroni record-ed the assist with a perfectlyplaced corner kick. It wasZarac’s seventh goal on theseason and Cerroni’s team-leading seventh assist.Zarac’s second goal was off apenalty kick, the result ofMatt Gowan being takendown from behind in thebox.

The Tars also turned in astrong performance on theother side of the ball with thedefense allowing only fiveshots on goal and recordingtheir fourth shutout in theirlast six games. Play washighlighted by Anthony“Cheese” Santiago’s save inthe eighty-first minute whenJeffrey Rogers’ diving save tothe right side of the netdeflected to the front of thebox. Florida Southernlooked as though they had agoal when they rifled a shotto the open left corner of thenet, but from nowhere cameSantiago to kick the ballaway and preserve theshutout. Rogers made foursaves en route to earning hisseventh win and fourthshutout on the season.

Women’s SoccerWhitney Chamberlin

scored 24 minutes into thegame and the fourth seededRollins women's soccer (10-6) made the goal stand asthey defeated fifth seed

Florida Southern 1-0 in theopening round of theSunshine State ConferenceTournament.

Rollins took the initiativefrom the very beginning asthey took seven shots in thefirst 24 minutes beforeChamberlin finally foundthe back of the net on a crossfrom Laura Guild. The Tarsout-shot the Mocs 9-2 in thefirst half.

Both teams had opportu-nities in the second half asRollins held a five to fouradvantage in shots. The Tarshad five shots on goal in thegame, compared to two forthe Mocs.

Francesca Nicolosoplayed the entire game in netto earn the shutout.

Rollins will face topseeded Barry University onFriday, November 5, in theSSC Tournament semifinals.The contest will begin at 4p.m. in Miami Shores.

RECAP OF WOMEN’SGAME:

Score:Rollins: 1Florida Southern: 0

Shots:Rollins:14Florida Southern: 6

Shots on Goals:Rollins:5Florida Southern: 2

Saves:Rollins: 2Florida Southern: 4

Goals:Rollins:ChamberlinFlorida Southern: none

Attendance: 137

RECAP OF MEN’S GAME:

Score:Rollins:2 Florida Southern: 0

Shots:Rollins: 9Florida Southern: 11

Shots on Goal:Rollins: 5Florida Southern: 5

Saves:Rollins: 4Florida Southern: 2

Goals:Rollins:Zarac 2Florida Southern: none

Assists:Rollins: Cerroni Florida Southern: none

Attendance: 273

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S P O R T STHE SANDSPUR20 NOVEMBER 5, 2004

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Family Weekend Ice Cream Social

Alumni House Lawn3:30 p.m. - 5 p.m.

Volleyball vs. FL TechAlfond Sports Center - 7 p.m.

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Conversation with the PresidentBush Auditorium - 9:30 a.m.

Family Picnic by the PoolSwindle Patio - 12:30 - 2 p.m.

Cornell’s Art on CampusWalking Tour

Knowles Memorial Chapel1:30 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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Juice ‘n Jazz CCC Johnson Plaza

9 a.m. - 11 a.m.

Faculty Recital Knowles Memorial Chapel

3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.

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MACCT InformationSession

Galloway Room6:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.

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Visiting Artist Lecture:Barb Bondy

Galloway Room - 6 p.m. - 7 p.m.Gavin DeGraw Concert

Alfond Sports Center - 7:30 p.m.Jazz Ensemble

Dave’s Downunder 7:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.

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SGA Meeting Galloway Room - 6 p.m.

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Music at MiddayKnowles Memorial Chapel

12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.

Both Soccer Teams Advance

photo / RCSIDSTARS CAME OUT: Both Keri Dye and Chris Cerroni hadsolid games for Rollins, Cerroni picked an important assist.

2004 Sunshine State Conference Soccer Championships

Men’s Quarter Finals

#1 Rollins (11-2-3) def. #8 Florida Southern (9-7-1) 2-0#4 Lynn (10-5) def. #5 Saint Leo (10-5) 2-1#2 Nova Southeastern (14-3-1) def. #7 Tampa (6-9-1)1-0 OT#3 Barry (10-5) def. #6 Eckerd (7-9-1) 3-2Semifinals - Hosted by Rollins - Friday - Friday - November 5#2 Nova Southeastern vs. #3 Barry - 4:40 p.m.#1 Rollins vs. #4 Lynn - 7 p.m.Finals - Hosted by Rollins - Sunday - November 7 - 1 p.m.

Women’s Quarter Finals

#1 Barry (12-2-1) def. #8 Eckerd (3-12) 7-0#4 Rollins (10-6) def. #5 FL Southern (7-6-2) 1-0#7 Nova Southeastern (6-7-1) def. #2 Lynn (11-4-2) 2-1#3 Tampa (10-4-1) def. #6 Saint Leo (10-6) 3-0Semifinals - Hosted by Barry - Friday - Friday - November 5#3 Tampa vs. #7 Nova Southeastern - 2 p.m.#1 Barry vs. #4 Rollins - 4 p.m.Finals - Hosted by Barry - Sunday - November 7 - 1 p.m.

Men andwomen shoutouttheir opponents inthe quaterfinals ofthe SSC Tourney.by Dean Hybl

faculty advisor