The Sandspur Vol 111 Issue 14

A Night With ConnieDistinguished writer andRollins professor, ConnieMay Fowler, held a readingof her latest book on cam-pus. page 2

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Do you ever wonderhow good the Rollins facul-ty is, what skills they havebesides being teachers, orwhat they do with their freetime? Well, now’s yourchance to find out how tal-ented, dedicated andknowledgeable one of ourprofessors really is. Recent-ly, our very own “visitingassistant professor of Com-munication”, ConstanceHudspeth was appointed tothe U.S. Department of Edu-cation’s National technicalAssistance Center for Char-acter Education and CivicEngagement taskforce. Thetaskforce consists of only 15people from the entire Unit-ed States, so the appoint-ment is quite an honor andit is a very selective group.

The center Professor

Hudspeth is involved withis trying to implement partof the “No Child Left Be-hind” act that was passedby in 2001. The act waspassed so that childrenwould be given the skillsnecessary to perform intoday’s world; and a bigpart of being part of today’society is having good char-acter and making goodjudgment. So, Hudspeth’sgroup is in charge of pro-viding support and infor-mation for and about pro-grams involved in charactereducation and civic engage-ment across the country.The CETAC taskforce is alsoinvolved with providing re-sources to help schoolsreach this goal. It imple-ments programs to trainvolunteers and administra-tors and help them put theirown programs into place; it

helps to support regularmeetings of character edu-cation resource groups, na-tional education organiza-tions, and Department ofEducation staff training ses-sions; and it helps to pro-mote and provide informa-tion and publications aboutcharacter education to Stateeducation agencies, localeducation agencies, and thepublic.

Hudspeth said of herappointment, “I feel veryhonored to have this won-derful opportunity to workwith experts from across thenation in the developmentof national policies andtraining for service learning,community based initiativesand character education.”

Before becoming part ofthe Rollins staff Hudspethwas heavily involved inCommunity service pro-

grams that aided childrenwho lacked resources andthe kinds of programs thatthe new task force is tryingto provide. Among otherthings she conducted a 3-year study on the impact ofservice learning. She hasalso attended numerousconferences dealing withthe results, effects and im-plementation of communityservice. Outside of her re-search activities she has alsoparticipated in over 130 stu-dent-lead community serv-ice projects. And, to cap itall of she received the Jeffer-son Award as Orlando’sHometown Hero for Com-munity service.

Professor Hudspeth willbe remaining on the Rollinsstaff as she participates inthis organization and willbe able to continue her serv-ice to the college.

For those readers whohave not heard the buzz yet,an absolutely huge event justoccurred right under yournoses!

In the tiny basement ofthe Mills Memorial Center,Rollin’s very own radio sta-tion, WPRK 91.5 FM, joinedforces with a hero amongcommon men and women.His name: David J. Plotkin.Together, Plotkin and WPRKattempted to set a new Guin-ness World Record for thelongest on air broadcast by asingle DJ. The record was105 hours set by Swiss DJChristoph Stockli.

The 110 Hours Marathonbegan at 9 a.m. Monday, Jan-uary 17, and continuedthrough to Friday, January21. Our brave WPRK DJPlotkin did stay awakethroughout the entire 110hours (with the exception of

a few 2 – 6 minute legal catnaps) and the Marathon wasjam packed with over 60bands, 60 plus phone inter-views and in-Studio guests,plenty of press, and even alive broadcast on theHoward Stern Show, Fridaymorning. However, the ini-tial plan for the Marathonhad nothing to do withbreaking/setting any Guin-ness World Records.

As I pestered Plotkin

with a million questions asto how the idea of the 110Hours Marathon was con-ceived, I discovered that thepurposes for the marathonwere to celebrate WPRK andwhat it offers to Orlando.WPRK is known as the bestcollege radio station in Or-lando, with the most eclecticand original music, the bestshowcase for local bands,and the best community in-volvement in Orlando. The

Marathon would also givethe WPRK director staff theopportunity to expand ontheir jobs in, as Plotkin said,“extraordinary versions oftheir roles on the staff.” Fur-ther, WPRK is a not-for-prof-it organization, therefore theMarathon would be a greatfundraiser to improve theStation’s equipment and tosomeday prepare for aWPRK scholarship fund for

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A Bittersweet Victory for Plotkin

Rollins Professor Earns National Appointment Connie Hudspeth of the Rollins Communications Department to Remain onCampus While Serving on Education Taskforce.

In BriefIraqi Elections Are HeldAfter weeks of tension, thehistoric day finally came.Millions of Iraqis voted de-spite attacks that left forty-four killed and many morewounded. Kurds and Shiitesturned out in high numbers,while Sunnis had fewer vot-ers. It was Iraq's first freeelection in a half century.

President Duncan’sOpen HoursPresident Duncan will at-tend open hours to meetwith faculty, staff and stu-dents on the following dates:Wed. 2/9/05 12:30-1:45 p.m.Darden Lounge Wed. 2/16/05 12:30-1:45 p.m.Darden Lounge Wed. 2/16/05 5:30 p.m.CSS Breezeway

New ARC CoordinatorRollins welcomes RobynAllers as the new coordina-tor of Arts at Rollins College(ARC), the umbrella pro-gram for the College’s artsentities. ARC includes theAnnie Russell Theatre, theCornell Fine Arts Museum,Winter With the Writers, theCommunity School ofMusic, and three academicdepartments.

In This Issue

photo / BRIAN HERNANDEZ

by Erica Tibbettsstaff reporter

by Maria Petrakoscontributing writer

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WPRK 110Hour Marathonachieves goalsdespite being de-nied the covetedGuinness record.

the students who work there.The idea of the Marathon

was concocted about twoyears ago by Plotkin andWPRK’s General Manager,Dan Seeger, when they hadheard about the record beingset for 105 hours. Accordingto Plotkin, “We thought thata station like WPRK could doa much better job of it, interms of actually making areal show out of it, instead ofjust doing the basic mini-mum of playing CD after CD.To this day, record or none,WPRK most definitely put onthe best radio show out of allthe contenders. We had toask special permission fromGuinness to even have livebands count [as a 2 minute –6 minute song], so we knowwe’re unique.”

Planning for theMarathon took about oneyear, with the majority of thattime spent on getting the ‘ok’from Guinness. After apply-ing via the Guinness website,rules and guidelines weresent. “Everything Guinnessdoes takes weeks,” claimedPlotkin, “even getting a five-line email in response to aquestion can take weeks.”Other than Guinness, prepa-ration had to be done to theStation, and Plotkin.

The Station’s broadcast-ing center was relocated fromthe booth to the music library,and new furniture was pur-chased, among other things.Plotkin underwent en-durance training “to learn

about the mental process ofpacing yourself,” as he stat-ed. Plotkin also met with anherbalist and a nutritionist,and had to find a doctor todeclare him “fit” to stayawake for 5 days. Seeger andWPRK’s Station Manager,Erin Miller, lead the WPRKstudent director staff, DJs,and other volunteers inpreparations for the bigevent while the Rollins PRdepartment, in particular-ly Kelly Russ, made sure tospread the word about theMarathon. “These peopledid an amazing job,” saidPlotkin. “In the end, I hadthe easiest job. I just showedup and stayed awake and ontask.”

When asked about thepostponement of theMarathon due to the hurri-canes (the original date wasset for September 6 – Septem-ber 10), Plotkin replied“There was only regret forthe momentum that was lost,but we made up for that inthe January version.” Whenthe new date was set, howev-er, four extra months of plan-ning became available, whichallowed for more music,more guests, and much morefun. Most of the planningand scheduling finally fellinto place the week before theMarathon and, as Plotkin putit, WPRK was buzzing.

The night before theMarathon, while the WPRKdirector staff were tying to-gether all loose ends theypossibly could, Plotkin wastrying his best to relax and

not think about the missionhe was about to embark on.“I wasn’t scared or nervous,and whenever I started to getexcited, I would make myselfthink of something else. Ididn’t want it to be like

Christmas Eve when I was lit-tle, where I got no sleep atall.”

Other than a reporterfrom the Orlando Sentineland a documentary crew,when Plotkin woke up onMonday morning, January17, he treated it as any othermorning. It was the entranceinto Rollins and WPRK thatwas special. “A taxi cab cameand picked me up at myapartment and drove meacross the street toRollins…That struck me as afunny way to get there.” Thethought that he wouldn’tsleep again for five days did-n’t seem to cross his mind.

The next five days wereabsolutely packed with thebest live local musicians inOrlando, with in studioguests and phone interviewsfilling in the spaces between

the live music, cold showers(yes, that was Plotkin youheard screaming on the radioTuesday morning all becauseof a cold shower), a trumpetlesson, and many, many cam-eras. “My favorite music actswere Dodger,” Plotkins fa-vorite local band, “and Natal-ie Weiss, who put on this in-credible performance thatjust stopped the show”. Asfor favorite in studio guest,Plotkin named his goodfriend Matt Gorney fromFull Sail who, without a

doubt, could keep Plotkinawake and aware with enter-taining conversation.

Plotkins’s favorite mo-ment, as well as most every-one else’s, was the trumpetlesson given by a 16-year-oldWinter Park High Schoolband student, Matt de Gue-hery. The lesson took place atthe same time the famousdrag queen, Miss Sammy,was in the studio, and ofcourse Miss Sammy joined inon the lesson. And to add tothe already comical situation,a soldier from Fort Bragg waslistening to the Marathon onthe web as WPRK was able totemporarily stream it.Plotkin commented “We puthim on [air] and it turns outhe was drunk. It was radiomagic.” Really Dave? Whatabout your shower tour withWESH’s Wendi Chioji?

Now that he did stayawake for 110 hours, Plotkinclaims he couldn’t have doneit without the support andlove of everyone at WPRK.“It was the most fun I ever

had in my entire life” he toldme, and very fervently addedthat he would do it all again“in a heartbeat. Right now.Seriously, literally, tomorrowmorning, if asked.” Thoughhe honestly did loath beingthe center of attention, he,along with everyone else,was ecstatic about the press.“…When an Associated Pressreporter covered theMarathon, we ended up indozens of papers around theworld.” Plotkin also sharedwith me his secret “pie-in-the-sky” fundraiser goal of$100 per hour. Well, congrat-ulations! WPRK’s 110 HourMarathon raised an average of$150 per hour, and over$17,000 total.

And what does Guinnesssay about all of this? Unfor-tunately, they just approved anew world record of 120hours! This challenge tookplace some time ago, yetGuinness recently an-nounced the record – afterDave went to sleep. “Yeah,yeah, it sucks and all, butwho can complain? Look atwhat this did for WPRK!And I’m not so secretly excit-ed about the possibility thatit’d be an excuse for me tocome back next year and do itagain for 144 hours, perhaps,which is six full days.” Dave,you are a man of great ambi-tion and kindness, and we alllove you for that.

Finally, I had one morepressing question for the manof the week. Just how longdid he sleep when it was allover? His reply: “8.5 hours.”

THE SANDSPUR2 FEBRUARY 4, 2005NEWS

photo illustration /BRIAN HERNANDEZ

Although not everyoneon campus is aware of it, wehere at Rollins College havea celebrity in our midst. Andno, I’m not talking about thatguy in your psych class whois heir to one of those For-tune 500 companies. Thecelebrity I’m referring to isConnie May Fowler. Alongwith being an accomplishedand critically acclaimed au-thor, she is also a professorin the English Department.She has published a numberof critically acclaimed booksover the years, and has evenhad one, ‘Before WomenHad Wings”, made into amovie.

Her most recent work isa comical, laugh-out-loudnovel about a youngwoman’s death, entitled“The Problem with MurmurLee”. The book deals with

the emotions and lives of thepeople who loved and lostMurmur Lee, and is toldfrom many different pointsof view. Probably the mostinteresting and amusingviewpoint is that of Edith, a70 year old, transgender, ex-marine who renamedhim/herself after a Frenchsinger. The book is set inFlorida on an island calledIris Haven, near St. Augus-tine. Fowler, as usual, man-ages to describe the land-scape, weather, and wildlifeof her native state with easeand inspiration, leaving thereader with a vivid sense ofbeauty. She also manages tocreate a work that is light-hearted, while still beingpoignant and meaningful.“The Problem with MurmurLee” is easy reading, but atthe same time it is thought-provoking, touching and, attimes, sad.

The new book hit theshelves at the beginning ofthe year, and Connie Mayhas been doing publicityevents for it ever since. LastFriday, January 21st, she wasat our own Bush Auditoriumfor a reading of her newbook. The reading was com-bined with an interview con-ducted by her fellow Englishprofessor Lezlie Laws. Theauditorium stage looked alittle more friendly thanusual with vast amounts offoliage and some tables andchairs, helping create a laidback and friendly atmos-phere for the night. Theevent began with an intro-duction by Dr. O’Sullivan,who then turned the stageover to Lezlie Laws andConnie May.

It was a very amusingand enjoyable reading thattouched on some of thelighter notes in the book,

such as Edith’s quite graphicdescription of her “sexchange” operation, but shestill managed to displaysome of the deeper morephilosophical parts of thenovel as well. An example ofthis is Murmur Lee’s com-ments on her death and con-sequent transformation intoa fish, which is actually moretroubling than it may sound.The interview format helpedthe audience understandsome of the more autobio-graphical elements involvedin the book, such as the con-nection between ConnieMay and the characterCharlee Mudd, who, likeFowler, is an educatedsoutherner who admits, witha little guilt, that she oncethrew the baton in highschool. The audience alsolearned about Fowler’s abili-ty to juggle teaching andwriting as students from the

audience interrupted to posequestions.

The event lasted justover an hour and was a hugesuccess, with a majority ofthe audience staying afterthe reading for a signing ses-sion that itself lasted around45 minutes. Apart frombeing a publicity event forConnie May reading, thisevent also kicked off theWinter With the Writers fes-tival that runs throughoutFebruary. It takes place everyThursday at 4pm and 8pm inthe Bush Auditorium, with adifferent author each week.The authors visiting thisyear are Barbara RobinetteMoss, Denise Duhamel, Ed-ward P. Jones and MichaelOndaajte. So, if you had themisfortune to miss ProfessorFowler’s reading then youshould make sure you showup for the master classes andreadings in February!

WINTER WITH THE WRITERS

A Night With Connie May Fowlerby Erica Tibbets

staff reporter

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Transvestites,Trumpets, and Cold Showers

On Wednesday, January26, 2005 former Bush Ad-ministration National Secu-rity Advisor Dr. Condoleez-za Rice was confirmed bythe Senate as the administra-tion’s second Secretary ofState. The confirmation waspostponed after days of Sen-ate questioning by demo-cratic senators includingSenator Barbara Boxer fromCalifornia and Senator JohnKerry from Massachusetts.Senator Kerry commentedthat Dr. Rice has “alienatedmuch of the world and cer-tainly much needed allies.”

Dr. Rice defended her po-sition on the war in Iraq, themilitary’s prison scandal inAbu Ghraib, and the gov-ernment’s lack of promisedfunding for charitable func-tions. The final tally after thevote was administered was85-13 for Dr. Rice. The num-bers may seem overwhelm-ingly in her favor, however,this is the least unanimousconfirmation of a Secretaryof State by the Senate inAmerican History.

The international reactionto the replacement of ColinPowell by Dr. Condoleezza

Rice is mixed, at best. She isthe first African-Americanwoman to hold the office,but must fill the boots of herinternationally well-respect-ed predecessor. Countriessuch as France, Germany,and Italy view Dr. Rice as adiplomatic extension ofPresident Bush’s personalideology in contrast to ColinPowell’s propensity for dis-agreement with his com-mander in chief. Othercountries such as China andJapan are looking forward toworking with a less mili-tary-branded Secretary ofState.

Despite Dr. Rice’s is wel-coming around the world,she has created an ambitious

foreign policy agenda forthe next four years. DuringRice’s opening statements,she asserted “[w]e must useAmerican diplomacy to helpcreate a balance of power inthe world that favors free-dom. And the time fordiplomacy is now.” The Sec-retary has pledged to re-build European alliancesdisrupted during the UnitedStates involvement in Iraq,to diplomatically cease thenuclear weapons programin Iran, and to catalyzepeace efforts in the Darfurregion of Sudan. Only timewill tell what impression Dr.Condoleezza Rice makes onthe United States and on theworld.

NEWSFEBRUARY 4, 2005 THE SANDSPUR 3

Wednesday morning aderailment involving threetrains left 11 people deadand over 200 injured in LosAngeles. The crash wascaused by a man whobacked out of a suicide at-tempt. A Metrolink com-muter train headed fordowntown Los Angelesplowed into the SUV left bya man identified as JuanManuel Alvarez, 25. The

train derailed before hittinga stationary Union Pacificmaintenance train nearby aswell as a passing Metrolinkcommuter train headed inthe opposite direction. Theseother two trains wereknocked off their tracks bythe collision, leaving bodiesand debris scattered on theirquarter mile path.

The crash occurred neara Costco warehouse locatedby the tracks. These workerswere the first to arrive at thescene. Some of these peoplegrabbed fire extinguishers toput out a blaze that wasspreading from the UnionPacific train to the commutercar. Once rescue workers ar-rived and put out the fire, a

corner of the store wasturned into a temporarymorgue, and other parts ofthe store were used to treatthe injured.

Many passengers werethrown from the train andfound on the ground nearoverturned, ripped-openedtrain cars. More than 300firefighters, police, and para-medics combed through thederailed trains in search oftrapped passengers. Of the250 passengers on the twotrains, many were suburbanresidents on their way towork. Moments after sixAM, their usual morningcommute turned into bloodychaos. Among the dead werenine men and two women.

One of these men was 47year old Los Angeles CountySheriff’s Deputy James Tuti-no, who was on his way towork at the Men’s CentralJail downtown. Rescuersformed a corridor and salut-ed his flag-draped body as itwas removed from the scene.

Authorities have saidthat this is the worst railcrash in nearly six years. It isalso the worst crash inMetrolink’s thirteen years ofoperation. Police later re-ported that the crash wascaused by Alvarez, whodrove his Jeep Cherokeeonto the tracks before sun-rise to commit suicide, butthen decided not to gothrough with it, and aban-

doned the vehicle. The manwas reportedly angry aboutan upcoming divorce fromhis wife. He had made somesuperficial attempts to killhimself overnight- He slit hiswrists and stabbed his chest.He was treated for thesewounds before being takenin, and has been put on sui-cide watch. According to po-lice records, Alvarez has aprevious arrest history, pos-sibly involving drugs. Al-varez has been arrested, andwill be charged with at leasteleven counts of murder.These charges, if includingmurder under special cir-cumstances, may make himeligible for the death penalty.

L.A. Commuter Train CrashMan’s Suicide

attempt linked ascause of train de-railment.

by Nancy Aguirrestaff reporter

The White House hasstated that thirty-one sol-diers died in a helicoptercrash on January 27, 2005.The cause of the accident isreported to be due to a sand-storm. Thirty marines andone Navy soldier died whentheir CH-53-E SuperStallion,which was conducting secu-rity and stabilization opera-tions, crashed nearly 70miles from the Jordanianborder. The Department ofDefense sent out in a pressrelease that the crash oc-curred in Ar Rutbah, whichis in western Iraq, 220 mileswest of Baghdad.

Twenty-six of the sol-diers were based out ofHawaii’s Kaneohe Bay Base.The base has been hit hardwith casualties lately. Orlan-do lost one of our own aswell. Gael Saintvil, a 1999Dr. Phillips High Schoolgraduate was one of the ca-sualties. Saintvil was 24years old and lived in Taft.He is survived by his par-ents and five siblings.

That brings a total to 62Florida deaths and over1,400 for the country sincethe U.S. occupation of Iraq.Another casualty has a web-site that is a popular sitewith his friends and family.T h e w e b s i t e ,www.karl.linn.net, boasts of

his upbeat and positive atti-tude about the war and hewas preparing to update thesite when he returned tobase.

Six other soldiers werekilled in Iraq that day incombat. That was the dead-liest day for U.S. forces sincethe Vietnam conflict.

The DOD is investigat-ing, but initial evidencepoints away from enemy fireand leans toward badweather conditions. Themission was late at night, sothe pilots were most likelywearing nightvision gog-gles. During a sandstorm,which is frequent in Iraq,nightvision goggles impairsand disorients pilots visibili-ty.

The CH-53E SuperStal-lion was initially commis-sioned by the UMarines in1980. It is considered aheavy transport helicopterwith three rotors and onlyarmed with two .50 calibermachine guns. They arenearly 100 feet long and ca-pable of top speeds at 172.5mph. Each craft costs up-wards of $26,100,000. Thecraft was initially made fa-mous by its miraculous res-cue of American Embassypersonnel in Somalia.

The First Battalion,Third Regiment, Third divi-sion had previously been inOkinawa, Kuwait and sawfighting in Falluja.

Chopper CrashImpacts Orlando31 Soldiers Die in Accidentby Mark Forrest

contributing writer

Condeleezza Rice Confirmed as Bush’s Secretary of State

Rice officiallybecame the sec-ond Secretary ofState this pastWednesday.by Meghan Waters

contributing writer

photo / KRT CAMPUS

RICE CONFIRMED: Condeleezza Rice appeared before theSenate Foreign Relations Commitee prior to her confirmationas Secretary of State.

Too very often, we thinkthat helping others requiresa great deal of money, au-thority, or celebrity status.On the contrary, here at theRollins College HamiltonHolt School, we are capableof making significantchanges and recognizingmeritorious achievementeven without such luxuries.

Since 1984, the HoltSchool has annually recog-nized an exceptional mem-ber of its faculty, with theDistinguished TeachingAward (renamed in honor ofWalter E. Barden in 1988).Unlike most traditional aca-demic accolades however,

this award is voted upon andpresented by the studentbody of the Holt School.

To understand the sig-nificance of the award, it isimportant to recognize theindividual for whom theaward is named. ProfessorBarden was born on June 30,1917 and died on August 6,1988. His bond with the col-lege, especially the eveningprogram, started not as aprofessor but as a student.He received his Bachelor ofScience degree in 1961 fromwhat was then the Continu-ing Education Program (nowHamilton Holt).

Being a nontraditionalstudent himself, Barden sawthe need to apply his ac-quired knowledge in Mathe-matics in the service of theschool he graduated fromand loved. Hence, he startedto teach College Algebra(100G, 101G, and 102G) toHolt students that very same

year (1961) until 1978.In addition to his duties

at Rollins, Barden alsoworked full time as a Cus-tomer Service Superinten-dent at Orlando Utilities foralmost 30 years. He was alsoknown as a talented musi-cian and a well-known mod-erator of the Sunday Classi-cal Segment on WPRK 91.5FM. Yet, none of these ac-complishments can be ofgreater magnitude to Rollinsthan his gift to many nontra-ditional students. Like somany of us today, we com-pared walking into a Mathe-matics classroom like walk-ing into a haunted house.

However, those whowere lucky enough to havehim as a professor, wouldleave his class filled withlove for a subject they hadpreviously been intimidatedby. As Rollins PresidentEmeritus, Dr. Thaddeus Sey-mour described Barden,

“Not only is he a master ofthe profession, he also hasthat rare ability to take a stu-dent who normally wouldavoid Mathematics, andmiraculously transform himinto a lover of numbers.”

For his loyalty, contin-ued service to Rollins, andmost importantly, his dedi-cation to his students, Bar-den was presented theGeorge Morgan Ward Medalon May 26, 1979. Sometimebefore Mr. Barden’s death,Pat Nurkiewicz, a HamiltonHolt student, wrote a letterto the School, in which shearticulated the magical im-pact Barden had on her, “Myrelief at accomplishing my[mathematics] course wasdwarf ed by my appreciationof an excellent teacher. Theydon’t make’em like Mr. Bar-den anymore…never beforehave I seen a teacher so will-ing and available to help astruggling student!…His en-

joyment of mathematics iscontagious…He’s a remark-able man” (courtesy of theRollins Archives).

It would not be fair torefer to Barden as just a greatRollins alumnus and a dis-tinguished professor; he wasthe Rollins community be-cause in addition to him, hisentire family including hiswife, his son, and his daugh-ter each graduated fromRollins.

It is my hope that profes-sor Barden’s story will notonly serve as a funnel to fuelprofessors with the toleranceand willingness needed togo to the extra mile for stu-dents in need, but remindeveryone of the famous andtruthful words of WinstonChurchill, “We make a livingby what we get, but make alife by what we give.” Thus,keep in mind that you canchange the world throughyour good deeds.

THE SANDSPUR4 FEBRUARY 4, 2005HOLT NEWSWelcome to the RevolutionGreetings my fellow Holties,

As I hope many of you have noticed this past year, significant efforts have been made onyour behalf to greatly enhance the quality of "out of class experiences," within the HamiltonHolt School. From the launching of the Holt News section, to the many events hosted by ourrepresentatives in the Hamilton Holt Student Government Association (HHSGA), there is acollective campaign actively dedicated to creating a sense of community for Holt studentson the Rollins campus.

In this edition of Holt News, you'll find a special issue designed specifically to introduceyou to your HHSGA representatives, as well as their upcoming Spring events. Contact infor-mation has also been provided so that you can voice your concerns to those representingyour specific field of study, in addition to the officers elected to represent your interests tothe administration. These fine folks have volunteered their services to help us enhance oureducational opportunities and I encourage you to take advantage of such a useful resource.

Brian HernandezHolt News Editor/Sandspur Production Manager

Meet Your HHSGA Officers

Mary-Allen SingerHHSGA Position: Vice PresidentMajor: Organizational CommunicationClass Level: SeniorEmail: [email protected]

Matt DruryHHSGA Position: PresidentMajor: International AffairsClass Level: SeniorEmail: [email protected]

Tiffany ValoHHSGA Position: SecretaryMajor: Organizational CommunicationClass Level: SeniorEmail: [email protected]

Richard MinoHHSGA Position: TreasurerMajor: International AffairsClass Level: SeniorEmail: [email protected]

Matt SaytiHHSGA Position: Administrative LiaisonEmail: [email protected]

Dr. Sue EastonHHSGA Position: Faculty advisor Email: [email protected]

Welcome back, fellow Holt students!There's a lot going on with the HHSGA this semester, and we'd love to have you join us

for any or all of it. These events and projects are a great way to meet fellow students, espe-cially outside of your major, and I've found that getting involved really adds to the experi-ence of being on campus.

For starters, meet us and many other clubs and groups from January 31 to February 3 inthe breezeway between Bush and Cornell; we'll be handing out treats while giving you afeel for what can happen outside of classes.

The Barden Award is also underway. This is a prestigious honor bestowed by studentsupon the professor of their collective choice, and past recipients tell me it is a shining staron their record. Watch for more about this in coming weeks.

We have fund-raising events coming up to help us help the community, from a sale ofcommemorative glasses for graduation to arranging parking at the Winter Park SidewalkArt Festival, along with teams walking in the Relay For Life overnight challenge. Theseweekend events avoid conflicts with most classes and are ideal for folks like me with dayjobs.

Finally, nominations for HHSGA officers and senators for the 2005-6 school year are nowopen. If you're interested in serving your fellow students, step forward and we'll be happyto get you on the ticket. There can be two senators per Holt major, in addition to the officerpositions (President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer etc) so there's room for everyonewho wants to get involved.

Your Holt Student Government is here to help make your collegiate career at Rollins ascomfortable and productive as possible. If you have a question about any aspect of Rollins,ask us - [email protected] is the best way to reach us. If we don't know the answer, we'llget you in touch with someone who has it. You can also leave us a message at 407-975-6439.

Our website is always on as well: http://www.rollins.edu/holt/hhsga will get you updat-ed event and meeting information whenever you want it.Here's hoping you have a great spring on campus!

Matt DruryPresident, HHSGA

Advisors

SPECIAL HHHSGA EEDITION

Presidential Greetings

The Legacy Behind The Barden Award

by Jean Bernard Cherystaff reporter

Recalling thelife and contribu-tions of formerHolt professorWalter E. Barden.

HOLT NEWSFEBRUARY 4, 2005 THE SANDSPUR 5SPECIAL HHHSGA EEDITION

Paul BishopMajor: Economics Minor: BusinessClass Level: SeniorEmail: [email protected]

Shawnatte WigginsMajor: EconomicsClass Level: SeniorEmail: [email protected]

English

Jennifer WalchokMajor: English Minor: Organizational CommunicationClass Level: JuniorE-mail: [email protected]

Christina SchrayterMajor: English Minor: WritingClass Level: JuniorE-mail: [email protected]

Dennis mrozekMajor: Environmental/Growth

Management StudiesClass Level: SeniorEmail: [email protected]

Maria-Cristina Nieves

Major: EnglishClass Level: JuniorEmail: [email protected]

Jason P. CostaMajor: HumanitiesClass Level: SeniorEmail: [email protected]

Environmental/GrowthManagement Studies

Humanities

Kim WoodhamMajor: HumanitiesClass Level: JuniorEmail: [email protected]

Juliana PenaMajor: International Affairs Minor: Organizational CommunicationClass Level: JuniorE-mail: [email protected]

International Affairs

Angelica OrtizMajor: International AffairsClass Level: Pursuing Second DegreeEmail: [email protected]

Economics

Monica SawdayeMajor: International Affairs Class Level: JuniorEmail: [email protected]

Organizationalbehavior

Elizabeth EstradaMajor: Organizational Behavior Class Level: Senior E-mail: [email protected]

Mark CortesMajor: EnglishClass Level: JuniorE-mail: [email protected]

Music

OrganizationalCommunication

Bernard CheryMajor: International AffairsClass Level: SeniorE-mail: [email protected]

Michelle CarcelMajor: PsychologyClass Level: SeniorEmail: [email protected]

Psychology

Robin DavisMajor: Psychology Class Level: SeniorEmail: [email protected]

HHSGA SenatorsHHSGA

Events Calendar Spring 2005

1/31-3/15: Class of2005 CommemorativeGlass Sale. 1/31-2/11: Holt Seniors nominate pro-fessors online for theBarden Award.2/13-2/24: Final on-line voting by all Holtstudents for BardenAward.2/7: HHSGA Meeting5:30 p.m. CSS - 1702/17: Lambda Pi EtaGrad Night (Informa-tion on GraduateStudies).2/23: Last day to sub-mit nomination formfor HHSGA positions. 3/1 - 3/24: Onlineelections for newHHSGA officers andsenators. 3/7: HHSGA Meeting5:30 p.m. CSS - 1703/18 - 3/20: WinterPark Art Festival Park-ing Fundraiser.3/24: CommuniqueNetworking RoundTable.3/24 - 3/31: HHSGAElection results announced. 3/31: CommuniqueRoast and Toastfundraiser.4/4: HHSGA Meeting5:30 p.m. CSS - 1704/8: Starry StarryNight Holt Scholar-ship Gala.4/8 - 4/9: Relay forLife.

One cannot help but no-tice the great changes thathave been made at Rollinsover the last semester.Under the direction of a newPresident, many studentsand organizations are work-ing harder than ever to bringa sense of community andmaturity to Rollins. Withthese improvements comessomething Rollins has neverseen before: an Honor Code.

In the past, students whofind themselves in someform of disciplinary actionhave their cases heard ad-ministratively, by their peersat the Community HearingCouncil, or by the GreekHearing Council. They havesimply been written up andthen come before one ofthese three bodies to havetheir case heard. With theadvent of an Honor Code,things will be slightly differ-ent.

If everything goes asplanned, two different codeswill be voted on and passedin March: the Social HonorCode and the AcademicHonor Code. The SocialHonor Code encompassesguidelines on everythingranging from alcohol, abuse,and disruptive behavior, tohazing, residential livingrules, and solicitation. In-coming students will physi-cally sign an Honor Pledgeat matriculation, committingthemselves to followingthese rules and honoring thecode. All other students willalso be required to sign apledge saying they willhonor these rules. An ex-cerpt from the philosophy ofthis system states, “The Col-lege assumes that studentsare able and willing to acceptthe rights and responsibili-ties of honorable conductboth as a matter of personalintegrity and as a commit-ment to the values to whichthe College community com-

mits itself.” If found in viola-tion of one of the guidelinesin the Code, students willcome before a panel of peersto hear their case and will besanctioned appropriately.

The Academic HonorCode is being modeled aftersimilar codes that are foundat schools comparable toRollins across the country. Itis not yet as clearly definedwhat this Code will encom-pass, but it will deal with is-sues of honesty in the class-room. Students will have togive their honor that theyhave not witnessed, re-ceived, or given help withany work other than what istheir own. Sophomore EliseLetanosky says in responseto this code, “I think the ben-efit of this honor code is thatit clearly establishes a goal ofRollins: to create an honorculture. For that to actuallyhappen, students and facul-ty would have to buy into it,but it at least gives Rollinsthe appearance of namingthis as a goal. That makesRollins look better to otherschools and I think to somedegree it sends a message toprospective students, par-ents, professors, etc.” Imple-menting both of these codesinto life at Rollins will givethe students more owner-ship, protection, and respon-sibility over themselves andtheir actions. In doing so, wewill learn to carry ourselveswith utmost responsibilityand maturity, knowing wehave given our word that wewill uphold the rules wehave agreed to.

Many rumors and mis-conceptions have been float-ing around, none of whichare true. Rollins is not mov-ing toward becoming a drycampus and only hopes toprovide a more positive liv-ing and learning environ-ment by holding students re-sponsible for their own ac-tions. If you have any ques-tions regarding the rules, orif you would like to becomeinvolved in increasing theawareness of the new HonorCodes, please direct theseconcerns to the Office of Ju-dicial Affairs.

THE SANDSPUR6 FEBRUARY 4, 2005

Good NeighborsWinter Park Style!

About this time of year,the City of Winter Park Po-lice Department gets a num-ber of complaints from citi-zens about the behavior ofstudents leasing houses inthe community. The policework with the residents andstudents to try to resolve dif-ferences. But many of thecomplaints are real, andsometimes they end up withstudents being arrested orcited for code violations.

Occasionally, studentsare aware of the local statutesand laws but just don’t care;but frequently, they may not

be aware of the local ordi-nances. Some of these morecommon ones include:

In the city of WinterPark, no single-family struc-ture may contain over threeunrelated people.

Vehicles may not beparked on lawns or streetfrontage — so only areasspecifically designed forparking.

Noise. Police will re-spond to every complaint,verify the complaint andusually ask the person tostop. Especially true from11:00 p.m. – 8:00 a.m. Aplainly audible sound at adistance of 50 feet helps de-fine what constitutes a noisedisturbance. An incident re-port is written up and afterthree reports; the Code En-forcement Board may fineyou up to $250.00 per inci-dent.

Alcohol:

Drinking age is 21—butyou knew that one!

Unlawful to sell, give orserve someone under 21.

Unlawful to have an“Open House Party,” a socialgathering in a residence ifthe person having control ofthe residence knows alcoholor drugs is being consumedby minors.

Disorderly conduct – nottoo hard to figure out!

Disorderly intoxication –you can not drink alcohol ina public place or cause a pub-lic disturbance.

These are just some ofthe issues for students, policeand neighbors. Sometimes,knowing makes the differ-ence. Whether you live on oroff campus, it’s important tobe a good citizen and a goodneighbor. For more informa-tion, contact the Office ofCampus Safety or the Deanof Student Affairs office.

by Steve Neilsondean of student affairs

On Your Honor

by Heather Williamscopy editor

Teaching R.E.S.P.E.C.T To Students,According to the Office of Judicial

AffairsR e s p o n s i b l e C i t i z e n s h i pE d u c a t i o n a l E x c e l l e n c e

S o c i a l R e s p o n s i b i l i t yP r o m o t i o n o f D i v e r s i t y

E t h i c a l B e h a v i o rC i v i c V i r t u e s

T o l e r a n c e

Show some love!

Why send a card to someone for Valentine's

Day when you can broadcast your feelings to the whole school!

To Place a Valentine's Ad: E-mail [email protected] before February 8, or

sign up at our table outside the Campus Center on Monday 7 or Tuesday 8 (11:30-2p.m.).

Each ad is only $5, and is payable by cash, check, or flex.The ad will run in the Sandspur from February 11-18.

I my

roommates!

I love you forever!

- love me.

&TimesLife

Creating a cul-ture of honor andintegrity atRollins.So...What are

you going to getin trouble for thissemester?

&Life TimesFEBRUARY 4, 2005 THE SANDSPUR 7

Through Her Eyes: Cleola Ellison

“As long as I can work, I’llwork...I may not have to but Isure enjoy it.” With thosewords, Ms. Cleola Ellisonfinds herself within the thirtythird year of employment atRollins College, defining herthree-decade experience as amemorable journey withsome leg-room to spare.

A soft spoken womanwho recently celebrated hersixty sixth birthday on NewYears Day, Ellison began hercareer at Rollins in Decemberof 1970, after working as anursing assistant at OrlandoRegional Medical Center. Al-though leaving the rewards ofa healthcare profession was achallenge for her, Ellison ex-plained that working closer toher home in Winter Park’sHannibal Square was an im-mediate draw. Chief amongsther motivations however, wasthe Rollins campus itself andthose it serves, “The environ-ment here is so beautiful andthere are some really goodpeople at this school,” sharedEllison. “I get excited to seethe students each Fall, and allthe building changes keepthings fresh.”

Through her role on thehousekeeping team, Ellisonexplained that she has

worked in just about everybuilding on campus but hasenjoyed the 15 years she hasbeen assigned to the MillsMemorial Center. “I enjoyseeing how creative the stu-dents are in all the differentcorners of the building, it’s re-ally different from the dayswhen Mills had tiers filledwith books…it used to be thelibrary and we called thefloors tiers back then.”

Ever the educator, Ellison

has also found herself servingas a Rollins guide for many awayward student or visitor tothe campus, “If I can helpanyone in any way I will andhave, this is my campus aswell.” But for those who mayhave the perception that shespends all of her time at workgiving directions, Ellison isquick to point out that volun-teering within her communi-ty and attending regularchurch services are a majorfactor in her life, “and don’tforget the grandkids… I love

spending the day with mygrandchildren when I can,”explains Ellison.

Ellison shared that shehas two grandchildren namedBrendan Lamar and Briannathrough her daughter Valerie,and she has a son named Eric,a Rollins class of ’93 Alumnus,who she points out is busyraising something himself,“He runs a private companyin South Florida that helpschildren,” said Ellison. “I’mproud of both of them.”

But her pride is not re-served solely for her familialties. When asked what kepther returning to Rollins afterall of these years, Ellison stat-ed that it was the pride shefelt towards her work andthat of her peers that drivesher. “There have been a lot ofpeople who have made myday here, and when you treatothers with respect you cancount on receiving it in re-turn… I have pride in thiscampus and that keeps mecoming back.”

Although this Aprilwould have made her thirtyfifth year at Rollins save forthe fact that she and otherswere laid off for several yearsin the early nineties becauseof budget cuts, Ellison consid-ers that difficult time prior toher rehiring as a turning pointin her life. “I began appreciat-

ing the benefits of time offand traveling… I want to trav-el when I retire later on, but Ihave to get over my fear ofairplanes first.”

While she will have plen-ty of time to work on her pho-bias in the years before sheplans on retiring, Ellison ismost concerned with the lega-cy that she will leave behindafter she has moved on, “Idon’t want to be forgotten, Iwant to be remembered as atimely person, who workedhard and who treated every-one well, at least that way Ican leave with a good con-science… this school has beenmy second home all theseyears.”

Through her tireless serv-ice and incomparable integri-ty, Ms. Cleola Ellison has beenan integral factor in makingthis institution as academical-ly revered as it is grand in ap-pearance. If you should hap-pen to find yourself withinthe corridors of the Millsbuilding be sure and share asmile with this elegant ladyand thank her for her dedica-tion. It is through her eyesthat you will find all the re-spect, admiration, and wis-dom that encompass theRollins ethos of Fiat Lux. Bet-ter yet, you’ll also discover afriend that will never be for-gotten.

“I have pride in thiscampus and thatkeeps me coming

back...[to] my secondhome...”

Ms. Cleola EllisonFacilities Management

A Long Term Staff Member Recounts Her Experiences At Rollinsby Brian Hernandez

production manager

photo / BRIAN HERNANDEZ

Asian AwarenessWeek

Februuary 77-111

Monday FFeb. 77Movie Night at 6:00-9:00 pm in

Dave’s Downunder

Tuesday FFeb 88 Asian Drink Bar 12:00-2:00 pm

in front of the campus center

Wednesday FFeb. 99 Sushi Night - 6:30 - 8:00 pm

Sutton Lounge

Thursday FFeb. 110 Eggroll eating contest 12:00

1:30 pm in front of the campus center

Friday FFeb 111 Lunar New Year - 6:00 - 9:00 pm

in Dave’s Downunder

S e e i n g S t r a n g eS c i - F i S i g h t s

Right here in Orlando,Florida something amazingis going to happen in lateFebruary. People from allover the area will be flock-ing here in strange costumesto see famous people, buylots of stuff, sell lots of stuff,watch concerts, and partici-pate in contests. All this andmore is contained withinthis event called MegaCon.MegaCon is for anyone andeveryone willing to have alittle fun.

If you are interested inanything sci-fi, anime,comics, or gaming, thisevent is for you. Come asyou are, or come dressed as

your favorite character. Tonsof merchandise will be avail-able to fortify your collec-tions. On the flip side, if youhave stuff to sell, or artworkyou would like an opinionon, bring it! It might makeyou some money.

If you are into dressingup, the costume contestmight just be the thing foryou. There are contests forvirtually every category,such as Heroes, Anime, andStar Wars. In addition, thereare many games going on aswell, including MechWar-rior, Mage Knight, WarMa-chine, and Hero Clix.

If finding the famous isyour fixation, come to Mega-Con to reach for the stars.Autographs will be givenfrom stars such as JulieBenz, John Kassir, SandyFox, and Joe Quesada.Among the most populargroups in Japan currently,the Japanese Rock Band“Psycho Le Cemu” will be infull swing as well, complete

with VIP seating available.This will be their secondtime in America, so this isquite an occasion!

The best part of Mega-Con, as with any conven-tion, is meeting others thathave the same interests asyou. People make the mis-take of thinking MegaCon isjust for Star Wars fans, orjust for Anime freaks. This isnot the case. Anyone cancome and find somethingthey have an interest in.

MegaCon occurs Febru-ary 25 - 27. It is a smart ideato purchase your tickets inadvance. Rollins College’sanime club, R.A.C.E., isplanning on getting groupdiscount tickets for thisevent. Contact them formore info. Check outhttp://www.megaconven-tion.com/ for more informa-tion about the conventionand to order your ticket.Don’t miss out on this funopportunity.

by Caroline Oglestaff reporter

The excitingMegacon festivalis coming to Or-lando in late Feb-ruary.

&THE SANDSPUR8 FEBRUARY 4, 2005

Dear Fox,I just happen

to have this longrunning crush onthis guy here atschool. But I ama senior and I'mabout to gradu-ate. I am run-ning out of timehere. I want totell him, but I'mafraid of what hewill say or whathe won't say.What should Ido?

~ Runningout of time

Dear Running outof time,

This is such a commonissue girls face, I swearthere should be a bookwritten on it! First off, Ithink you should ask your-self a few questions. Howlong have you known thisguy? Are you friends withhim? What do the two ofyou have in common?These are all important fac-tors that determine howyou can approach lettinghim know you like him. Ireally don't think the factthat you are a seniorshould play any part inyour feelings about him. Ofcourse it is a minor detailsince you know you will beleaving in May, but who'sto say this could not turninto a long-distance rela-tionship built on what youguys start right now whileyou are both here?

If you do not know thisguy very well, I think themost important thing to dois to find something thetwo of you have in com-mon or find a way to strikeup a conversation withhim. Establishing a friend-ship is by far the most im-portant part of creating aconnection between thetwo of you. Friendships arethe basis and foundationfor a strong, lasting rela-tionship because it will

give the two of you achance to really get toknow each other as peopleand not just as objects oflust. If you do know himwell already, try to pick upon any hints or flirtationshe is sending your way. Hemight be feeling the exactsame way you are and justnot know how to make thefirst move for fear of rejec-tion.

Don't expect to seethings start happeningright away. When girlshave a serious crush onsomeone they want imme-diate results and reassur-ance from the guy, some-thing that rarely happens.Know that this is actuallybest because it will not berushed or forced. Most ofall, be confident in your-self!!! Look at it this way:the worst thing that couldhappen is that he does notfeel the same way aboutyou. Big deal! You are stillyoung and have the rest ofyour life to find someonewho thinks you are amaz-ing and wonderful. So gofor it, and see what hap-pens. Wouldn't you rathergraduate knowing you hadat least made an effort, thangraduate and regret notever trying and alwayswondering what if? Best ofluck to you!

The Fox

The FFox rreturns tto aanswer tthisweeks ssocial aand rrelationship qques-tions ffrom RRollins sstudents. IIf yyouhave aany qquestions tthat yyou wwouldlike TThe FFox, tto aanswer, tthen ssendan eemail tto [email protected]

AskThe Fox!

photo illustration / MARK BARTSCHI

Life Times

Through The Eyes of The Enemy: The Al-Qaeda ReaderDoubleday, an American publishing house is planning to release Osama Bin Laden’s

book entitled The al Qaeda Reader in 2006. The al Qaeda Reader provides a history of this rad-ical Muslim group, and includes interviews with Osama bin Laden and his associates thatappeared in the Arab press. The book is based on translations of two separate Arabic vol-umes published in the Middle East.

A spokeswoman for publisher Doubleday said it was important for Americans to un-derstand the mind of their enemy. The project originated with Raymond Ibrahim, a lan-guage specialist for the U.S. Library of Congress who came across the writings while re-viewing texts from the Middle East. Ibrahim will translate the works and provide com-mentary in The al Qaeda Reader.

By Vanessa Eves

Major DDramatics AAward!

This season, Rollins andthe Annie Russell Theaterare lucky to exhibit the workof illustrator Larry Moore.Playbooks, posters, and fly-ers scatter the campus as atestament to Moore’s hardwork and dedication on theproject. Specifically for hiswork with the theater,Moore recently received aGold Award of Merit fromthe Society of Illustrators ofNew York, a prestigiousaward going out to astound-ing artists.

Larry Moore has beenworking as an illustrator forsixteen years. At age eleven,Moore decided that illustrat-ing was the job he wanted.After about ten years as ingraphic design and advertis-

ing, Moore began illustrat-ing for many companies.Some major clients includeDisney, Pixar, and, in his lat-est project, Krispy Kreme.

The plays Moore illus-trated for this season in-clude Oscar and Felix: A NewLook a “The Odd Couple,” Ex-tremities, and Twelfth Night,among many others. Moorepulls inspiration for theworks by reading the scriptand creating metaphors tohelp capture the essence ofthe play. He considers thethought process involvedwith illustrating the most in-teresting, and fun, part ofeach project. “You just thinkabout it, put it aside for awhile, and then the ideapops into your head,”Moore comments. “It’s as ifyour sub-conscious is work-ing on it when you are not.”

Moore is very humbleabout his work. He tells thestory of the first time one ofhis illustrations caught hiseye in public, and how it

amazed him. He used to il-lustrate the annual T-shirtfor the March of Dimes. Oneday, in an airport in Seattle,he saw a man walkingaround in one of his T-Shirts. He said the thoughtto himself, “Hey! I did that!”It was the first time his workreally hit him. One day hehopes to do an illustrationfor the front cover of RollingStones. “It would be onedreamy job.”

Above anything, LarryMoore’s work as an artist isbreathtaking. He capturesthe drama and tragedy ofExtremities in one piecebeautifully, while turningaround and capturing thelight-heartedness andhumor of Oscar and Felix inanother. Moore’s talentshines through with eachimage he illustrates. RollinsCollege and the Annie Rus-sell Theater are privileged todisplay such exceptionaland remarkable works ofart.

by Nicole Fluetcontributing writer

Rollins ActingDirector, LarryMoore, wins Gold!

S h a k e s p e a r e i n S p r i n g

The Rollins College The-atre Department is proud topresent their production ofWilliam Shakespeare’sTwelfth Night during themonth of February. The tal-ented cast and staff beganstudying and analyzingShakespeare’s poetic proseduring Intersession and theyhave now had time to deci-pher the difficult diction inorder to better portray thisclassic piece.

Since Christmas breakthe theatre members havebeen diligently rehearsingfor which will be the depart-ment’s biggest show of thetheatrical season. This bigshow will require one of thelargest casts including a longlist of actors, costume de-signers, and stage techni-cians.

Shakespeare has been atradition at Rollins since thefirst theatrical season in 1932

when Annie Rus-sell herself directedRomeo and Juliet,but this year therewill be a few modi-fications. None ofthe original scriptis being altered,however there willbe no classicalShakespearean cos-tuming, and donot expect the typi-cal set design ei-ther.

The traditionalstory begins withtwins, Viola and Se-bastian, who are separatedduring a shipwreck. Bothtwins are tossed individual-ly onto the island of Ilyriawhere they find love andlove’s complications. Aftercross-dressing and disguise,everything comes togetherso expect a happy ending.

William Shakespeare’sTwelfth Night will be present-ed February 18-26, 2005 inthe Annie Russell Theatre.

Performances will occurWednesday through Satur-day at 8 p.m. Special show-ings times include matineeson Sunday, February 20 at 4p.m. and Saturday, February26 at 2 p.m. Tickets willrange from $17-19 with bal-cony seats available for $5.More ticketing informationis available through the boxoffice at 407-646-2145 or atwww.rollins.edu/theatre.

by Danika Tanzinicontributing writer

photo / Larry MooreTWELFTH NIGHT: Rollins remake of theoriginal will be showing soon.

&FEBRUARY 4, 2005 THE SANDSPUR 9

SSwweeeetteesstt SSpprriinngg CCoouupplleeHere at Rollins College, our men and women

are known for their aesthetic beauty andfabulous sense of style, but what does it

mean to truly judge someone for who theyare? Can we say that someone has a “sweetpersonality” and really mean it rather than

to simply use the phrase as a last resortwhen you can’t think of anything else nice to

say about a person?

We at the Sandspur propose to allow Rollins students to select thesweetest couple, and then we will send the two of them on a date!

So, do you think that you are up to the challenge of letting Rollinsselect you based on your personality alone?

T I M E L I N E

THIS WEEK: Enter by submitting aone paragraph bio describing whoyou really are (what you are like –not physical characteristics! – whatyou do, what you think of yourself,

plans for the future, etc.). Pleaseinclude your name and a nickname.

Your real name will only be known to the Sandspur editorial staff,but in order to retain anonymity, please do not use a screen name

or a nickname that others will know you by. This name will be published alongside your bio.

WEEKS 2-5: Contestants will have several simple challenges to com-plete, including answering questions set by Rollins students. Each

Monday and Tuesday, the Sandspur will set up a table outside thecampus center during lunch to survey Rollins students, and allow

them to make their selection. After two weeks, we will start cuttingcontestants based on these surveys!

WEEK 6: The Rollins Sweetest Couple will be announced in the news-paper along with their true identities. They will then be sent on a

date provided for by the Sandspur.

WEEK 7: Pictures from the date will be published in the newspaper,along with the couple’s evaluation of each other.

T H E D A T E

If you are the last couple remaining, you willwin a trip for two to any Disney World theme

park with dinner included!

Life Times

Take a stroll up Park Avenue to B.J.’s HomeScents and Accents, and prepare to be surround-ed in an eclectic, tropical environment of parrotsand fruit. Okay, well it is actually just one parrotand lots of items that look and smell like fruit,but that is still pretty impressive.

B.J., the parrot by which the store is namedafter, is well renowned in the area, and is knownas the “Park Avenue Parrot.” At five-years old,B.J. has a vocabulary of sixty words and can formabout twenty sentences out of these, includingher favorite 6:30 p.m. one, “Let’s go! Let’s go!”when she knows that the store will be closing halfan hour later. You can usually find B.J. resting inher large cage behind the counter, or nestled onDave’s, one of the owners, shoulder.

Dave and his wife, Barbara, have owned thestore for two years now, and they have acquireda vast selection of goods to fill the 3,000 squarefoot gift shop. These include bright, highly deco-rative ornaments, plates, Willow Tree stationary,lamps, key holders, wall plaques, cards, andstuffed animals, and the prices fit the student’sbudget as they range from $5-$20. Also, Rollinsstudents can receive a ten-percent discount ifthey present their R-Cards before purchasing,and if you become a frequent shopper, the own-ers promise additional discounts after the sixthpurchase as a part of their “frequent buyer’sclub” promotion.

The store also boasts some unique items,including a range of soaps, lotions, perfumes,and sun products from the Hawaiian range “MauiBabe.” Then, for the environmentally consciousstudent, there is a selection of one-hundred per-cent Soy candles with scents such as eucalyptuslavender and ginseng, which is known to aid stu-dent’s with studying.

This is also a great place to find gifts for yourfriends, as they sell cute flip-flop charm neck-laces, toe rings, bead bracelets, picture frames,and school supplies, or they have delicateSwarovski crystal necklaces if you feel like buyingsomething for yourself!

This weekend, B.J.’s is offering free fifteen-minute makeovers on Saturday, February 5 fromnoon-4p.m., and they will use items from theirBurt’s Bee range, which uses all natural ingredi-ents. Dave says that everyone who tries one ofthese facials has loved it! To book an appoint-ment, call (407) 645-0053 today!

BY KARINA MC CABE

THETHE HOTHOT SPOTSPOTBB.J.J.. ’’ SS HHOMEOME SSCENTSCENTS ANDAND AACCENTSCCENTS

THE SANDSPUR10 FEBRUARY 4, 2005Entertainment

The lights went out inthe T.D. Waterhouse Centeron Monday night, and fromthe darkness emerged ayoung man-renownedthroughout the world, yetstill wide-eyed and humbledby his chance at fame. Thespotlight shone on him, dis-playing both his confidenceand his amazement at the

crowd before him. But whenhe opened his mouth toreveal his angelic baritonevoice, all else melted away,and the young man wastransformed into an intelli-gent, mature, and captivat-ing force.

I have seen plenty ofconcerts with which to com-pare this event, includingsuperstars like Aerosmith,Bon Jovi, Paul McCartney,and countless other groupsof various styles. However,Josh Groban, with his pow-erful voice and endlesscharisma and wit, is a youngman that was simply born toentertain. The sold out audi-ence was consistently capti-

vated and awed throughoutthe performance.

Groban, accompanied bya large string ensemble andtraditional rock ensemble,opened the show with theItalian song, "Oceano" fromGroban's second album,Closer. Groban continuedthe show to include hits suchas "To Where You Are" fromthe television show AllyMcBeal, "A la Luce Del Sole,"and "Alejate," among manyothers.

The set even includedbrilliant and unique coversof Don McClean's "Vincent,"which paints the image ofVincent Van Gogh throughhis famous work StarryNight, and Paul Simon's"America." Of course, themost popular performanceof the night was "You RaiseMe Up," Groban's hit thathas been played on the radioand VH1 in addition tobeing performed by Grobanat the Super Bowl and OprahWinfrey's fiftieth birthdayparty, among other occa-sions.

Groban also performedhis song "Broken Vow" withjazz soloist Chris Botti on thetrumpet. Botti opened theshow with soothing-yes, Isaid soothing-sounds on histrumpet. Botti's technicalskill and heart-warming tonewere the perfect opening forthe evening and a majestic

addition to the already beau-tiful "Broken Vow."

Groban, as if the inde-scribable beauty of his voicewere not enough, also dis-played prowess on the pianowhen accompanying himselfon several selections and onthe drum set as he "dueled"with the other percussion-ists. Groban's musical selec-tions also spanned three lan-guages, including English,Italian, and Spanish.

While a man with asmuch vocal talent as JoshGroban needs nothing moreto be entertaining, he alsodisplayed endless energyand humor between songs.Groban's wit was quick,never missing a beat, and

even after two hours of per-forming, he showed no signsof fatigue.

Josh Groban is a breathof fresh air amongst themusical atmosphere oftoday, which is filled withlip-syncing, electronicinstruments, altered voices,and a constant stream of thesame few styles of popmusic. Groban's classical,operatic style appeals to allages, cultures, and personal-ities. It is truly refreshing tosee a talented young mansinging Italian arias, accom-panied by an orchestra, sell-ing out arenas. Maybe theworld is ready to appreciatea real talent in the musicindustry.

A satisfiedcrowd left the TDWaterhouse Centreafter the show ofa lifetime.by Jami Furo

copy editor

Josh Groban Wows OrlandoAudience With Voice

photo / WBR.COM/JOSHGROBANNO LIP-SYNCING HERE: Groban puts on an unforgettableshow, complete with a string orchestra and full rock ensemble.

photo / WBR.COM/JOSHGROBANTALENT AND CHARM: Groban entertained the crowdbetween songs with his wit and humor.

Straight to the HeartOkay, so everyone has

heard of the personals sec-tion in the newspaperwhere people can search fora relationship or a date.Then there are the marriageannouncements, whereanyone interested (or boredenough) can find out who’sjust been hitched. A thereare the classifieds whereyou can sell or buy prettymuch anything you want.But who’s ever heard of a$17,000 advertisement beg-ging for forgiveness? Well,as of last week, quite a fewpeople did, and it could beone man’s last chance tosave his 17-year marriage.

Larry (who desires towithhold his last name) is inthe doghouse and needs tomake amends. His wife left

their house in Orlando overtwo weeks ago and hasbeen living with her parentsin Jacksonville ever since.She has changed her cell-phone numberin ana t t e m p tto severconnec-t i o n s ,a n dL a r r yh a sb e e nb a n n e df r o me n t e r i n gthe gatedc o m m u n i t ywhere his wifeis staying. He hadtried everything(well, almosteverything) includ-ing 5 dozen roses, butnothing seemed to be

breaking the deadlock. Sohe launched his finalattempt: a full page ad inthe Florida Times. It read:

“Please believe thewords

in myletter, they

are true and from my heart.

I can only hope you willgive me the chance to provemy unending love for you.Life without you is emptyand meaningless.”

Larry still hasn’t heardfrom his wife, but a

source has told himshe was

m o v e d .“ S h es a i d

m yw i f e

read the adand started cry-

ing. But so far I’ve hadno response from her,”Larry said. Many readerswho saw the ad have alsobeen affected and are inter-

ested in Larry’s dilemma.They have been calling thenewspaper asking forupdates and news.

It is clear that Larryfeels a lot of regret aboutwhat he did and is desper-ate to get his wife back, andit’s clear that a lot of peopleare sympathetic to hiscause. He sounds sincere,and most women wouldprobably forgive him aftersuch a heartfelt and expen-sive apology. The onlyproblem is that Larry willnot tell the media what hedid. Maybe it was some-thing that can never be for-given, maybe not. Whateverthe case; the next time youneed to make an apology,and have the funds, keepthe advertisement idea inmind, it may be the newalternative to flowers andchocolates.

by Erica Tibbettsstaff reporter

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Starting Monday,January 31st, and ending onFriday, February 4th therehappens an event here atRollins College that is near-ly as common place onCollege campuses as attain-ing knowledge itself. RushWeek, which is now to becalled formal recruitmentbecause of the negative con-notation of the word rushand its association with theact of hazing. Now, formalrecruitment may not seemthat important to everyonebut it definitely a seriousoccurrence here on our cam-pus.

The first meeting forthose involved in Women'sFormal Recruitment, 2004,was held this past Sunday,February 30th, in the BushAuditorium. The overviewof the week and the PNM's(potential new members)

agenda seem simple enoughbut the actual process seemsto be considered by mostwho spoke as a potentiallynerve-racking time of deci-sions.

In a nutshell this week isused as a tool in aiding allinvolved in finding "theright match". Not only thesororities but also thoseconsidering pledging tothese sisterhoods make allaspects of the process step-ping stones to help feel outwhich house might be rightfor which person. Do youwant to pledge to AlphaOmicron Pi? Chi Omega?Kappa Delta? Kappa KappaGamma? Non CompisMentis? Well, for the firstcouple days it doesn't reallymatter.

The participants will begoing to every party atevery house so that they canget a better understandingof which will be the bestenvironment, the best groupof girls for them. Parties,though, are not as crazy asthey may sound becausealcohol is strictly prohibitedfor the week of formalrecruitment. They are mere-ly allotted times, from 25-45

minutes a night, that thePNM's meet with differenthouses.

Every night from 5:30-9:30 belongs to the recruit-ment process. One is expect-ed to dress a certain wayand follow certain ruleswhile going through thisprocess. Each night onemakes a sort of numberedlist of which sororities theyfeel fit them, while at thesame time the sororitiesmake a similar list of girlsthat fit the house. Eachnight the number of invita-tions extended decreasesand the pool of pledgesshrinks.

At the end of this week,there is a point for manygirls where they find them-selves belonging to a groupinterested in communityinvolvement, scholarship,and sometimes most impor-tantly friendship. This is theunderlying point of the for-mal recruitment processand I congratulate all of thegirls who made it throughand have been placed insororities that they feel aregood for them. For everyoneelse, there is always nextyear.

RUSH! Ahem, I Mean,

Women’s Formal RecruitmentLadies all over

campus search fora group of girlsthey’d like to calltheir sisters.by Natalie Wyatt

staff reporter

The year 2005 hasbrought some hot, newtunes. If you're into countrymusic, Kenny Chesney'snew CD, Be As You Are andLeAnn Rimes', This Womanjust hit stores. If pop ismore your style, JenniferLopez (better known as J-Lo) has her new CD outentitled, Rebirth, but it doesnot hit stores until March1st. If you cannot wait thatlong to get a hot, new, popCD, Britney Spears' GreatestHits: My Prerogative, is instores now. Her CD fea-tures all of her hit songs,including her new hit sin-gle, "Do Something."Usher's new hit single,"Caught Up," is also fea-tured in his popular CD,Confessions. Other risingpop stars include JesseMcCartney and his CD,

Beautiful Soul, along withLindsay Lohan's new CDwhich features popularsongs such as "Rumors" and"Over." If you are lookingfor a soundtrack, the newThe Phantom of the Operasoundtrack is out now inresponse to the popularmovie version of the musi-

cal. Mario's new CD,Turning Point, is out as wellif you are looking for slowjams. Whichever genre youdecide, the music industryis looking first-rate so far,and anyone into musicshould be eager to hearwhat the rest of the year willbring to our inquisitive ears.

Recent ReleasesLooking for

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contributing writer

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With the hectic holidayseason over, the movie the-atres have returned to somesemblance of normalcy, ifnot on screen then instead inthe lines outside the cinema.But when most blockbustershave ended their mega-mil-lion dollar run a new cine-matic gem has emerged inthe romantic comedy-dramaIn Good Company.

In Good Company is sadlya movie that will probablybe severely overlooked bycritics and moviegoers alikebecause of its rather mun-dane storyline spotlight of aworld without mysticalmagic, constant gunfire, andhigh profile Hollywoodhunks. The piece instead fol-lows the life of the 52 yearold magazine ad executiveDan Foreman, played byDennis Quaid (Flight of thePhoenix, Frequency), who issimultaneously barraged

with the financial obliga-tions of a college-bounddaughter, played by thelovely Scarlett Johansson(Girl with a Pearl Earring,Lost in Translation), a preg-nant wife, played by MargHelgenberger (CSI), and ademotion when his compa-ny is bought out.

To only make mattersworse, the new boss usheredin by Foreman's latest par-ent company is the cutthroatgo-getter Carter Duryea,played by Topher Grace(That 70s Show, Win A Datewith Tad Hamilton!), who isalmost half his age. Whenthe newly appointedDuryea finds his recent mar-riage and his sales numbersslowly slipping away, heturns to the knowledgeableForeman and surprisinglyfinds friendship and ahumorous fatherly accept-ance. But In Good Company isnot without its plot compli-cations, mostly notablywhen the recently divorcedDuryea finds love inForeman's daughter Alex(Johansson) and Foreman inturn puts enough pressureon Duryea and the parentcompany that he frequentlyrisks losing his job.

In Good Company is by

far one of the most welldone romantic-comedy-drama films to emerge inthe last few years. DirectorPaul Weitz (American Pie,American Wedding) makesyou cry, laugh, smile andfrown all at the same time inonly the way that his moviescan. In Good Company savesitself from being an overlysappy and predictable film,and the combined acting tal-ents of Quaid and Gracemake it a must see movie forthis February.

In Good Company Leaves theAudience in Good Spirits

A fun romantic-comedy with atalented cast, InGood Company,deserves yourattention.by Katie Pederson

staff reporter

Are you looking for ahot date this weekend?Maybe you are trying to setup a study group for thatrigorous Chemistry course?Are you missing your highschool friends that you havelost touch with? What if Itold you that by the touch ofa mouse and the click of awebsite that your socialproblems at college can besolved in minutes? Forthose of you that are cluelessto where I am getting at, Iam talking about the newestcomputer craze known aswww.thefacebook.com.

You are probably think-ing I am one of those com-puter geeks trying to enteryou into a world of uselessonline dating and internet

chatting. TheFacebook,however, is a virtual directo-ry that lets college studentsseek out peers with similarmajors, interests, politicalviews, along with other per-sonal information to beshared with their campusother students across thenation.

Last February, Harvardstudent, Mark Zuckerberglaunched the online directo-ry to his college campus.Zuckerberg explained toCurrent magazine, "The ideafor the website was motivat-ed by a social need atHarvard to be able to identi-fy people in other residentialhouses-Harvard is a fairlyunfriendly place. While eachresidential house listeddirectories of their residents,I wanted one online directo-ry where all students couldbe listed."

Now, TheFacebook hasspread to hundreds of col-leges and universities andhas altered the social cultureof college. Our own RollinsCollege was recently added

to this online craze. I willadmit that even I am cur-rently an active member ofthis virtual community.

On TheFacebook, stu-dents are able to decide whocan read their informationfor safety reasons and canpersonally select who theywant to add to their friendlist. You can choose friendsyou know at Rollins, scopeout those you want to get toknow better, and even con-nect with students fromother schools. As a transferstudent and a student thathas a twenty-five minutecommute to the campusevery day, I feel this onlinedirectory is a great way tofeel more connected.

Much like the unfriend-ly Harvard campus thatMark Zuckerberg described,I feel Rollins College can godown under that category aswell. Between Arts andSciences, Crummer Schoolof Business, and HamiltonHolt, we are all on differentacademic schedules, whichcan tribute to the difficulty

of meeting and connectingwith more of the RollinsCommunity. I think that thiswebsite is just the thing thiscampus needs in order tobecome closer and more per-sonal. Arts and SciencesStudent Trevor Cookexplains, "Facebook is anamusing yet addictive diver-sion."

To create your accounts,just go to www.theface-book.com and register. Putin your name, student sta-tus, school email address,and create a password.Now you have enteredTheFacebook world! Youcan create your own onlineprofile, find your friends, orsimply spend countlesshours searching for that nextcollege hookup.

The Facebook allowsany of us from select schoolswith an .edu email addressto search for old high schoolfriends, peers from yourclasses, along with friendson campus or at otherschools. You can flirt orsend a friendly hello to other

users by "poking" them onthe site. You can click onstudent profiles to add themas a friend or accept friend-ship requests from others onthe website. You can evenwrite obnoxious quotes onyour buddy's editing wallprovided by this webpage. "Ithink facebook is great. It isfun to stay in contact withfriends from high schoolwho you have lost theirphone numbers," explainsArts and Science Student,Trey Marshman.

Thanks to this virtualdirectory, we are no longerlimited to making friendsthrough academic clubs,parties, Greek affairs, andclasses. Now, with the touchof a mouse and a click of awebsite I have helped youdiscover the answer to allyour college social needs.Now it is time for you to faceTheFacebook and get startedwith poking friends, addingnew friends, and embarrassyour roommate with obnox-ious quotes on their editwall.

Make Friends with the Click of a MouseThe Facebook

craze has finallyhit Rollins. So getonline and “poke”your friends!by Vanessa Eves

contributing writer

photo / IMDB.COMDATING HER DAD’S BOSS: It may sound like a JerrySpringer episode, but in this case, it looks like a good idea.

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by Alan Nordstromfaculty columnist

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1 1 0 H O U R S :A W O R L D R E C O R D !

It’s silly, of course. A college radio DJ tries tostay awake and continue broadcasting for 110hours—for four and a half days and nights.And he does it. Big deal.

Well, maybe it is. Once word got out, public-ity grew intense. It started with a feature storyin the Orlando Sentinel, which was picked up bynational wire services, leading to on-air inter-views by NPR, CBS, Howard Stern and others.

The little WPRK-FM (91.5) basement broad-casting room on the Rollins College campusbecame a beehive of doting drones assisting inevery way the needs of DJ Dave Plotkin, keep-ing him alert, focused, on task and healthy(there was always a volunteer medical profes-sional at hand).

Going for this Guinness world record meantfollowing a precise protocol of rules and verifi-cations, and that required a whole tribe ofSherpas to support this Edmund Hillary on histrek to the top of his own Mount Everest.

It’s silly, yes, but It’s There. No one else in theworld can validly claim to have accomplishedthis feat, no matter how inconsequential it maybe: spinning disks and jabbering and punchingin public service tapes and naming the tunesand performers coming up or just played.

But then, this young man will never be thesame. That’s not inconsequential. With luckhe’ll suffer no neurological or psychologicaldamage from his self-inflicted sleep deprivation(though soldiers in Iraq would be court mar-shaled for subjecting prisoners to such physicaland mental stresses).

What will always be different is his knowinghow far he once pushed his personal envelopeof possibility, thus learning how much can beachieved by individual determination, aided byloyal team support, and further inspired by aselfless goal. The selfless goal in this case was adrive to raise funds to upgrade equipment atWPRK and provide scholarships for studentradioheads.

Maybe it’s not so silly, then, to learn toexceed your limitations and do somethingextraordinary. And maybe next time all the for-titude and determined commitment demon-strated here will serve even nobler and less ego-tistical ends.

Certainly it’s good to discover how muchbetter you can do than you had believed youcould. Belief in possibility is an awesomepower.

Beware of theFairbanks Crossing

As human, it is in ournature to see dangers butclose our eyes until it is toolate. It would be wise to takeany potential danger veryseriously. Why wait for a cat-astrophic event to push foractions while it could havebeen prevented in the firstplace? One, who sees apotential danger and doesnothing to thwart it, in myopinion, is no better thanone who pulls the trigger ina drive-by shooting.Morally, the former is asguilty as the latter. AsBarbara Kellerman spells itout in her latest book, BadLeadership, “Arguably, morethan anything else, it is thepassivity of bystanders thatenables evil to continue.Along with other followers,bystanders let evil leadersget away with murder.”Who wants to be a bystanderin this case? Not me. Iwould be as guilty as every-one else if there were anyloss of life at the ‘FairbanksPedestrian Crossing’because, until now, I did notaddress the danger.

From the very first time Iset foot on campus I noticedthe danger that hundreds ofpeople like myself have beenfacing in crossing theFairbanks Avenue in orderto get to and from class orwork, but, unfortunately, Idid absolutely nothing to getthe attention of the adminis-tration. All I am saying is, Iwould be morally guilty asanyone else in the event thata student, a staff or facultymember, or perhaps a visitorwere struck and killed by adrunk driver or a red lightrunner. It is unfortunate thatonly a deplorable accident isthe most important tool forchange in the benefit of thecommunity. What wouldhappen if I were hit andkilled by a car while cross-ing Fairbanks Avenue? Thecollege would start pressingon the option of building anoverpass or a tunnel con-necting the main campus tothe parking garage andprobably name it, ‘In TheMemory Of Jean BernardChery’. For I am dead, I do

not need any posthumousrecognition. The only recog-nition I want is the chance ofbeing alive in order to pro-duce for the common goodof the community. We mustnot be reactive to potentialdanger; we must be in reac-tive, thus preventive.

Obviously, one couldviciously argue that therehas never been a fatal acci-dent at neither the ParkAvenue intersection nor thepedestrian crossing lights.However, this argument isflawed considering the factthat it is not a matter of if,but a matter of when some-one is going to be hit by a carthere. It is even more dan-gerous for Holt students andprofessors who have to crossthe Fairbanks during noctur-nal hours when drivers’ visi-bility decreases consider-ably. I witnessed fellow stu-dents running in front ofspeedy cars to get to class,and I also observed, at least,one driver disregarded thecrossing lights. One mightask why does a student or adriver disregard the trafficlights? It does not matterwhat the answer might be,but I know we can eliminateany potential accident withthe construction of an over-pass or a tunnel.

Such project will befinancially costly but not ascostly as the loss of some-one‘s life, and the Director ofFacilities Management, Mr.Scott Bitikofer, asserts that inmy meeting with him on thismatter. During our 20 to 30minutes meeting, he gaveme a whole different side ofthis matter. I was surprisedwhen he said that someone’sdeath would not necessarilycontribute to the realizationof this project. But he wasnot being stubborn; he wasvery candid about it. Thatwas the hard fact of reality.He walked me through thelong process that the schoolhad go to in order to get theactual pedestrian lights puton in 1999 after the construc-tion of the parking garage.Two independent investiga-tions concluded that thecrossing lights was theappropriate solution for thattime, but the State of Floridadid not want to giveapproval for the projectbecause the number of peo-ple crossing that intersectiondid not satisfy the Staterequirements. Mr. Bitikoferpointed out that an overpasswould not stop belated stu-

dents from crossing theFairbanks. He also broughtup the case of students onwheelchairs, but I believethat we can build an over-pass or a tunnel that couldbe accessible to those withdisability. Based on DirectorBitikofer’s statement, Rollinswould never put moneybefore safety; the real chal-lenge to this issue is theState’s approval. Rollins can-not do anything involvingthe Fairbanks without theState’s approval, which isvery hard to get. The totalattendance increases from3071 in Fall 1999 to 3726 inFall 2004. Therefore, wehave enough people crossthe Fairbanks to meet theState requirement forapproval of such project.

I want to make it clearthat I do not bring this issueup for personal attention. Ibelieve that it is very unlike-ly that someone never dis-cussed it before. Thus, weshould support to those whowant to see something doneabout it and request all thesupport possible from thecommunity. To no mean, myintention is to claim this ideaas original, but as far as any-one could see nothing hasbeen done about it.Unbelievably, everyone iswaiting for a smoking gun,which is nothing less thanthe death of someone inorder to act. As I said fromthe beginning, it is in ournature to act after the dam-age has been done.Obviously, this is not actingbut reacting. Lets stop beingreactive for once. Life is tooprecious and short to betreated as the FBI—FederalBureau of Investigation,treated crimes leading to thecatastrophe of the 9/11. Theunnecessary loss of lives issomething that no reaction,no matter how swift andcoordinate it might be, couldever be effective enough torefer to as a success. Hence,there is no such thing as asuccessful reaction to a pre-ventable tragedy.

Definitely, Rollins mustbe more active about thesafety of its community, andadministration should actquickly before it is too late.Hopefully, we will not haveto wait for a smoking gun—a death, to build an overpassor a tunnel connecting themain campus to the parkinggarage. This is an opendebate; please let us knowyour position.

Is this crossingan eminent dan-ger for pedestri-ans? What can bedone?by Jean Bernard Chery

staff reporter

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Fury in the Bursar’s Office

It was a beautiful Floridaday the afternoon that Iarrived at the Bursar’s officeto settle inconsistencies withmy account. I had beendreading going to settle myaccount, because I had donethis every single semester.

Throughout my experi-ence at Rollins, it has becomeclear that every single officeon campus (well, maybe notCampus safety, but that’s awhole other story) isextremely efficient, courte-ous, and on top of things,except for the Bursar.

After getting bills thatmade absolutely no senseevery semester sinceFreshman year, it hasbecome evident that thereare a couple of sure things inmy life at Rollins: not gettingA’s from Barry Allen, lines atDiane’s, and the Bursar

screwing-up my bill.As usual, in December I

got a call from my mother,the most efficient business-woman I know. The freak-out call, which has becomecommonplace in my life,went as follows...“David,Rollins sent me a bill for14,000 dollars, again! What istheir deal up there—they dothis every semester!”

When I showed up at theBursar, I was condescend-ingly told I had a late fee,quoted 4 different numbersfor tuition (that ranged thou-sands of dollars apart), andasked if I had the paymenton me, was when HurricaneDavid unleashed its fury.

My futile yelling matchwith the bursar accom-plished nothing (includinggetting my bill resolved), aslater that night, my momand I sat down for 45 min-utes doing the math and cal-culating how much I reallyowed. The next day Ishowed up, paid my pay-ment with exceedingly goodmanners, and left the office.

In hindsight I realize,that many elements of com-mon sense are missing from

the Bursar’s method ofbilling. Like a doctor whoprescribes a sick patientmedicine, I have a few sug-gestions for the mess that wecall the Bursar.

First and foremost, thebills are confusing. Why, if Iowe for this semester do Ihave itemized lists of thingsI already paid for from lastsummer? If you’re confusingmy Mom, whose job is tosend out and pay bills, youare confusing everyone.

Second, the Bursarshould be effectively com-municating with FinancialAid. Obviously, if I hadscholarships in the past andhave not lost them, why thenwould I be paying fulltuition?

Third, Bursar attemptedto bill me for things that theyhad not billed. If moneys areto arrive from scholarships,loans, etc, you cannot ask thepeople for money now. Is ittheir job to realize this, andnot put holds or people’saccounts or request paymentbefore those moneys havearrived.

Fourth, be nice! If theyhad been nice to me, I would

not have caused a yellingmatch. The office’s clear dis-dain for our money (theydidn’t care that they werequoting me thousands ofdollars more than I owed), isof great concern for me.

Taken as a whole, thestandard of the rest of theoffices on campus shouldnot be compromised becauseof the Bursar.

After this debacle, Ibegan asking around aboutthe Bursar, and I heard storyafter story of incorrect bills,holds being placed without acause, and important formsbeing lost. In my Biosphereclass, there were more peo-ple than not that had prob-lems with the Bursar, andover half of my friends atschool were in the sameboat.

I, speaking on behalf ofthe student body, amextremely displeased andconcerned. The proper han-dling of our money is of direimportance.

My message is clear tothe Bursar; get your acttogether! You’ve got a lot tolive up to and the whole stu-dent body is watching.

by David Grassocontributing writer

Is the Bursar’sOffice the uglyduckling amongour wonderfulRollins services?

The Hero: Bush or a Sandwich?

Well ladies and gentle-men, it looks as though ourfavorite half-bright primatehas sworn himself in again;freedom on his lips, as theword for his inaugurationday; his verbiage reminis-cent of Manifest Destiny, andethnocentrism, with a dashof fascism.

President Bush’s wordbrought cheers under theguise of freedom. It seemsthis word can get the massesto do just about anything:would you like to submityour civil liberties? Yes, ofcourse if it’s for freedom.Thank you! People applaud-ed and exalted the man as ahero for exporting liberalcapitalism and democracy;I’m here to tell you, a heroain’t nothing but a sand-wich! But I digress . . . .

There were a couple ofthings that really stood outto me in Bush’s speech. One

was that he professed thatcountries that do not takecare of their people will havenot have successful relationswith the US, “We willencourage reform in othergovernments by makingclear that success in our rela-tions will require the decenttreatment of their own peo-ple.” Okay, this is the reallyfunny part. We are China’snumber one importer, accu-mulating an 87 billion-dollartrade deficit with China, intheir favor. But China is stillallowed to deculturize theTibetans in a fashion analo-gous to what the Europeansdid to the Native Americans:exile, marginalize, extermi-nate. Yet we do nothing.This is a clear-cut example ofAmerica’s “do as I say, not asI do” mentality, as stated byBush in his InauguralAddress, “All who live intyranny and hopelessnesscan know: the United Stateswill not ignore your oppres-sion, or excuse your oppres-sors.” Nope, we’ll just buytheir plastic bracelets andnylon flags.

From Bush’s speech, andcurrent plans for the MiddleEast, we can see there ismore trouble brewing. It is

most upsetting to see the fre-netic reaction on part of thePentagon for the reportreleased to the New Yorker byInvestigative Reporter,Seymour Hersh. Hershreceived information fromhis informants that the US isplanning precision strikes onIran by this summer. Thecurrent series of events com-ing from the White Househas made this claim evenmore feasible: 1) Bushrequested another 80 billiondollars for the war effort, 2)Bush requested another 160,000 troops to occupy theregion, 3) Bush refers tocountries in the Middle Eastas “all the same neighbor-hood,” 4) reports comingfrom Iran that we alreadyhave boots on the groundrunning reconnaissance andmapping possible targets.We took out Afghanistan tothe West, Iraq to the East,now Iran is sitting zwischenthe two.

In an interview on TheDaily Show, Hersh claimedthat there was nothingeldritch about our currentactions in the Middle East,all we have to do is listen towhat Bush is saying, “ . . . allwe have to do is listen to

what the guy says. He[President Bush] says thatwe are going to bringdemocracy to the MiddleEast; he’s not talking aboutEgypt, or Pakistan, or SaudiArabia where there’s a lot ofproblems. He’s talking aboutIran, and then Syria, andthen Lebanon. He wants tochange the Middle East. Hewants to bring democracythere and he’s dead seriousabout it, and he has fourmore years to do it . . . Nomatter what I write, whatthe New York Times writes,or the networks say, they aregoing to do what they wantto do.” Does this sound likea democracy to you?

I hope that Hersh iswrong, and we just have ourSpecial Forces over there inIran vacationing from Iraq;because countries withtheocracies and nukes makeme nervous. Democracy isnot a cake that you can bake-up and deliver, nor do peo-ple take pride in a constitu-tion delivered to them, so itremains to be seen how all ofthis will pan-out; in themeantime, keep one eye onthe Mayan calendar, and theother on Bush’s foreign poli-cy. Tschüß!

by Issac Stolzenbachasst. opinions editor

One wonders,does PresidentBush really thinkdemocracy is aseasy as pie?

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Yes, the good news is true, good people of America. One ofthe worst Attorney Generals in our nation’s proud history, Mr.John Ashcroft, has resigned. Sadly he won’t be joining us as webegin the wild and crazy adventure that will be PresidentBush’s second term in office. Don’t let the door hit you on theway out, Mr. Ashcroft. He won’t be missed by many.

In a rare departure from typical Washington politics, thereis some (I stress some) bipartisan agreement when it comes toexamining Mr. Ashcroft’s record. Democrats think he infringedon basic civil liberties, that he was basically 0 for 3000 in turn-ing terrorism-related arrests into convictions and that he fre-quently charged anyone who criticized him with being un-American or trying to help the terrorists.

Democrats are right of course but some conservatives actu-ally agree with them. Ultraconservative columnist and TV pun-dit Robert Novak said on CNN’s Capital Gang that Ashcroft “haddisappointed many conservatives” and “failed to live up toexpectations.” And remember this is coming from a guy,Novak, who is so in the bag for the Republican Party that hewas willing to divulge the name of a covert CIA operative tohelp the Party out. Of course there will be some mindlessRepublican drones who, using only generalities and other non-sense, will ramble on and on about how great Ashcroft was.Learn to ignore these people, if only because it’s painful read-ing.

So lets move on to Mr. Alberto Gonzales, President Bush’schoice to replace Ashcroft. Mr. Gonzales was the White HouseCounsel before being nominated and had also served underPresident Bush as the general counsel to the governor whenBush was back in Texas. In Texas, Bush had appointed Gonzalesto the Texas Supreme Court before bringing him to Washington.The bottom line is he and Bush go way back and Gonzales owesBush a lot.

Gonzales has a truly magnificent background story, almoststorybook quality really; it is what the American dream shouldbe. One of eight children he was the only one in his family tofinish college and wound up with a law degree from Harvard.So Gonzales has that going for him but how about his actualrecord? Well that’s a little less storybook, a little more night-mare.

As White House Counsel Gonzales was one of the chiefarchitects of the Administration’s policy towards handlingdetainees in the “War on Terror.” He labeled the GenevaConventions, which detail the treatment of captured soldiers,as “quaint” and “obsolete,” ignoring advice from senior mili-tary officials who feared American soldiers might suffer as aconsequence. His memos laid the groundwork for what hashappened at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. Much of whatGonzales said was permissible with regards to Guantanamo hasbeen overturned by federal judges.

Mr. Gonzales thought it was alright for terrorist suspects tobe apprehended and detained indefinitely, without any formalcharges and without access to a lawyer or any of the protec-tions of our courts. Sounds lovely, doesn’t it? Exactly what youmight want in an Attorney General. Oh, and the best thingabout Gonzales’s resume? He used to be the general counsel forEnron.

by Jake Kohlmanpolitical columnist

ASHCROFT OUT, GONZALES IN,ARE WE BETTER OFF OR NOT?

What can I say? My candidate won the presidential elec-tion and he was recently inaugurated. It’s official—we have aconservative in the white house for at least another fouryears. Shouldn’t I be content?

I can’t say that you’re wrong. I am quite pleased with theoutcome of the presidential election, not to mention theSenate race and most of the other issues on the ballot fromthe November election. Yes, it is good time to be aRepublican.

My complaints are not political this week in the sense thatit is not a belief or platform of a political party that upsetsme. The actions of the individuals in question irk me regard-less of political affiliation.

In our system of choosing elected officials, we hold anelection, we vote, we count, and when a winner is estab-lished, we inaugurate him in a celebratory ceremony. We needno revolutions. We have been changing powers peacefully forcenturies.

However, peace was not the only force to be found at theinaugural ceremony on January 20. While the ceremony on thepodium and the crowd immediately surrounding it seemedpacified, the crowds on the fringes of the area were not sopeaceful.

Washington was filled with protesters on that day, com-plete with signs and chants, expressing their dissatisfactionwith the outcome of the election. Now, I completely supportand respect anyone’s right to protest. It is part of our consti-tutional rights, and without that right, we find a governmentthat interferes with the individual rights of its citizens anddoes not allow for free expression.

I also respect the viewpoints of others, even though I maynot agree with them. Many of the protesters voted for JohnKerry. He wasn’t my choice, but I support your right to electwho you want. If you voted for Badnarik, Cobb, Nader, or any-one else, I respect that, too.

What I don’t respect is violent outbreaks in the changing ofpower because that goes against that with which our nationprides itself. Protests are different from riots, but, unfortu-nately, when you get a large, passionate group of peopletogether, things often get out of hand, as they inevitably didon Inauguration Day.

Besides, what are you still protesting? The decision hasbeen made, and the electoral college is not going to changeits mind because a group of protesters showed up. Again, Isupport your right to protest, and I don’t think that peacefulprotest is wrong; it fact, it is sometimes quite effective inbringing about change. I just think it’s time to express yourdiffering viewpoints in another way. Whether you like it ornot, George W. Bush is the president for another four years.It’s time for us to accept and support that. While some of usare happy, I know that others are not. Factionalizing thenation is not the solution, however, and certainly violentprotest isn’t either. Speak your mind and voice your opinion,but put you energies into something that will make a differ-ence and will uphold our ideals of a peaceful change of powerin our fair nation.

by Jami Furopolitical columnist

INAUGURATION PROTESTERS: SPEAK YOURMIND, BUT STOP YOUR VIOLENCE

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It's great to see that thetwo best teams have made tothe Super Bowl. Eventhough the Falcons are enter-taining and the Steelers aretough, the Eagles and thePatriots are the most talent-ed teams in the NFL. Theywill face off on Sunday inJacksonville in Super XXXIX.The biggest question hasbeen whether receiverTerrell Owens would play ornot. Apparently the answercame from above: he saidGod gave him medical clear-ance to play even thoughMark Myerson, the orthope-dic surgeon who operatedhim three days beforeChristmas would not.

"God will decide,"Owens said on Media Day atAlltel Stadium." I will behere on Sunday. I will play."This was Owens's first pub-lic news conference since thedoctor did not clear him for

the Super Bowl. Owens saidthat the pain was minimal,and that he could playthrough it. The star receiversaid that he didn't care whatthe doctor said because hehad the best doctor: God.

Some speculatedthat his role would be adecoy, but he dispelled thatnotion. He also went on tolecture the crowd about reli-gion telling the media toread John, Chapter 11because it was all aboutbelieving. Owens does notbelieve that he could end hiscareer with another injury.Owens will have two surgi-cal screws in his ankle, butnoworries.

Apparently God alsotold T.O. that the Eagleswould win. He foresaw avictory and that he wouldthe headline the followingday. Owens did admitthough that he was not onehundred percent, he saidthat he was only at eighty-one percent.

The Eagles held a lightpractice on Tuesday at theUniversity of North Floridaand they ran some plays atthree-quarter speed. Owenshas made it clear the has

waited for too long to pass achance to play in a SuperBowl.

The Philadelphia fanshave also waited a long timeto be in a Super Bowl, andthey really want to see T.O.play.

Meanwhile for thePatriots they come in theSuper Bowl having toanswer to comments madeby the Eagles other receiverFreddie Mitchell. Mitchelltold ESPN that he didn'tknow the names of any ofthe New England defendersand that he didn't care aboutthem. That's how just theposition that New Englandwanted to be in, with thespotlight far away fromthem. The Patriots havemade it this far by beinganonymous. Most peopleoutside of Boston can't tellyou the linebackers or thereceivers for the Patriots. Theone thing that works againstNew England is that they arefavorites in this game, andthat is a position they are notused to being in. The catchword for the Pats on MediaDay was “we”. Tom Bradyand company kept repeatingon they as a unit would win

the big game. The questionthat is on my mind is: whenth going gets tough who wilsave them? I have my doubtswhether the Patriots areactually hungry enough foranother title. Personally Idont buy all this team talk,what has made the Patriotssucessful is not the teamphilosophy it’s the fact thatthey have money to burn.Let’s be honest, they are theYankees of football.Whenever one guy goesdown they bring the highestpriced free agent to fix theproblem. They brought inCorey Dillion and RodneyHarrison, these guys are farfrom inexperienced.

Now for those who havebeen reading me the wholeyear will remember that Ipicked the Pats and theEagles to play in the biggame. I will stick with myoriginal prediction: thisyear's champs will be theEagles. Why? The crazedNew England team will ask,well because I think thePhilly Cheese Steaks want itmore. They aren't just happyto be there, and I think thatthe Pats offense will sputteragainst an aggressive Eagles

defense that made the explo-sive Atlanta offense look likea practice squad.

It might still be a closegame, and whoever runs theball well will have a huge legup (pardon the pun). WithT.O. or without T.O. theheart and soul of that team isstill their defense, and theonly time that New Englandcame against a good defense,they lost....to the Dolphins,who had their worst seasonin history. Corey Dillion is agood running back, but hecan’t carry a team on hisback. Tom Brady is good buthe is not great, he doesn’tmake great plays. Unlike theopposing quaterback,Donovan McNabb wouldlives off the big play. Thebiggest hole in the Patriotsoffense is their receiver core.Most people don’t even whothey are, and with good rea-son, they aren’t that good.With T.O. back in the gamethe Eagles will have a seri-ous deep threat. And lets notforget people that the Eaglesmade it this far withoutTerrell Owens, and I thinkthey are ready for the nextstep.

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Defense will Lead Eagles to WinI don’t buy all

this Patriots“team talk” itsmoney that makesthem win. by John Ferreira

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While it’s hard to believe that spring semes-ter has already arrived, we are now past thehalfway point for the school year. Despitenumerous interruptions from an onslaughtof hurricanes during the first month ofschool, SGA was able to do some amazingthings and create serious momentum goinginto Pierce Neinken’s last term in office.SGA started out spring term with a dayretreat at Rollins, where senators and mem-bers of the executive board worked togeth-er to assess last semester and to formulate agame plan for the coming months. The dayretreat included a BBQ at Dinky Dock Park,accompanied with games involving any-thing from Alka Seltzer to tossing eggs.Everyone had a great time hanging out withtheir fellow senators and executives, butmuch of the day was dedicated to seriousplanning for the coming semester. Whilethere are a number of different issues andtopics that need to be addressed at RollinsCollege, the Student GovernmentAssociation has chosen to focus on four:revising the SGA Constitution, finishing upthe Honor Code, improving student facultyrelationships, and promoting school spirit.Picking up from the work of last year’sConstitution Revision Committee, SGAplans to bring the outdated document up topresent day. Next year an Honor Code willbe introduced to the school, ensuring thestudents are fully aware of the guidelinesand consequences regarding cheating, pla-giarism, and other violations regarding aca-demic integrity. An Honor Code has been

employed in several older academic institu-tions, including prestigious preparatoryschools, universities, and colleges across thenation. College Governance Chair MatthewGodoff has been working hard on the devel-opment of the Honor Code here at RollinsCollege. Godoff strongly believes that, “Theimplementation of an honor code at RollinsCollege will continue to further not only thereputation of the school but positively influ-ence the cultures and values instilled at thecollege.” SGA also plans on making theSGA Constitution a main focus for thesemester. Last year the ConstitutionRevision Committee made great progressdrafting a new constitution, condensing itby several pages, adding an amendmentclause, and making bylaws. The revisionsare not totally complete, but SGAComptroller Son Ho feels that, “this semes-ter SGA is creating a more solid backbone tosupport the way we run SGA, draft legisla-tion, and represent student rights.” SGAwill not meet again until February, 9th dueto Men’s and Women’s Recruitment, but allmembers are working hard drafting legisla-tion and doing what it takes to represent thestudent body. All SGA meetings are open tothe public and anyone is welcome to stop bythe SGA office with any questions, com-ments, or concerns. All of us here at SGA arelooking forward to a great semester repre-senting the student body and makingRollins College a better place to live, learn,and grow.

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Despite being one of thegrand slams of tennis and avery popular event aroundthe world the AustralianOpen doesn’t get muchviewer ship here on the cam-pus of Rollins College. Thishappens for a number of rea-sons: it’s going on during theNFL playoffs, it’s going onduring the NBA and collegebasketball seasons, it’splayed halfway across theworld so all the matches takeplace at weird times, and it’stennis….

But this years’AustralianOpen has was pretty good;lots of close matches, inter-esting antics and excitement,not to mention a few amus-ing fashion statements madeby the Williams sisters.

The Australian Open isthe first Grand slam of theyear, and it takes place inMelbourne between January17 and January 30. It wasfirst played in 1905 inMelbourne, but after thatmoved from city to city eachyear; it was even playedtwice in New Zealand. After1972 the tennis associationdecided to hold it perma-nently in Melbourne.

This year there wereplenty of upsets, with 3 seed-ed players, including CarlosMoya losing in the firstround for the men, while 4seeded players lost in thefirst round of women’s play.

There were also somevery near upsets in laterrounds as both LindsayDavenport (1st seed) andSerena Williams (seeded 7th)came back from a first sethammering to win theirmatches. They both lost theopening set 2-6 and Serenaeven faced match pointagainst her opponent, MariaSharapova, before winning2-6, 7-5, 8-6. Davenport was2 points away from a semi-final exit when her oppo-nent, Nathalie Dechy, wentup 4-1 in the second set tiebreak, but she too managedto pull through and win 2-6,7-6 (7-5), 6-4. It wasDavenports 3rd 3 setter, herothers coming against AliciaMolik of Australia andMichaela Pastikova of theCzech Republic. Serenafaced Davenport in thefinals. Davenport hadn’twon a Grand Slam since the2000 Australian so she washappy to make the final,while Williams saw her lasttournament win atWimbledon in 2003. Thefinal was a bit of a lopsidedcontest, with Davenport

winning the first set easily,and then losing the secondbefore being totally shut outof the third. The final scorewas 2-6, 6-3, 6-0.

In the Men’s bracketthere were lots of big namessquaring up in the finalrounds. American AndreAgassi lost to Switzerland’sbig name, Roger Federer inthe quarter finals in straightset 6-3,6-4,6-4. It was a ratherdisappointing outcome forAgassi, who is getting a littleold these days, at 34 years ofage. Federer, who won theevent last year, went on tolose to Marat Safin (the 4thseed) in the semi finals. Inthe next round AndyRoddick (seeded 2nd) lost tonative Australian LleytonHewit, the 3rd seed. Roddickwon the first set and lookedgood, but the Aussie foughtback and won 6-3, 7-6 (7-3) 7-6 (7-4) 6-1. Hewitt playedRussian Marat Safin in themen’s singles finals, hopingto become the firstAustralian to win the eventsince 1988. Hewitt’s path tothe final was not easythough, as he struggled tobeat Argentinean DavidNalbandian in 5 sets, 6-3 6-21-6 3-6 10-8. Hewitt alsodefeated Rafael Nadal ofSpain in 5 sets, Juan IgnacioChela of Argentina in 4 sets,while his only three setmatch was a victory overArnaud Clement, of France.Safin has had slightly easiermatches, beating 3 of hisopponents in 3 sets and onlygoing to 5 sets againstFederer.

The final looked to begoing in Hewitt’s favor,when he won the first set 6-1,but he couldn’t capitalize onhis early form and ended uplosing 1-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-4. Thematch took just over 2hoursand 45 minutes and wasSafin’s first Australian openwin, despite reaching thefinals 3 years in a row.

The finals of the doublestournaments saw Davenportin action again as she andpartner Corina Morariu lostin two sets to SvetlanaKuznetsova of Russia andAlicia Molik of Australia. Inthe men’s doubles the Bryanbrothers Mike and Bob of theUSA beat James Blake andMartin Fish in two sets. Inthe final doubles event, themixed doubles, anAustralian pair Scott Draperand Samantha Stosur beatAndy Ram of Israel andConchita Martinez of Spain.

The tournament set thestage for a good year of com-petitive tennis.

All the ActionDown Underby Erica Tibbetts

staff reporter

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SGACornerby James Coker

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SGA BUCKLES DOWN FOR THE HOMESTRETCH

Lady Tars Bring SSCRecord to 13-6

The Lady Tars tookanother win for their seasonthis past Saturday, January29, here on our home court.Our adversary, the womenfrom Eckerd College, cameinto the game with only oneSSC victory all season whileRollins College came in with3 under their belt in additionto the chance to reach .500 inthe SSC for the first time allseason. After their last game,the third of their winningstreak, the Tars defense waslooking very strong com-pared to Eckerd’s and their 3game losing streak. WithRollins having defeatedEckerd in every meeting lastseason this game looked likea piece of cake for us.

For the first half of thegame Rollins College heldthe Tritons back from thechance at many shots, allow-ing only six of twenty-fiveshots to make it past ourdefense. The Lady Tars, onthe other hand, had pene-trated the Eckerd defenseand made it a point to swingthe ball well. Good passingskills managed to catch theTritons off guard and allowfor enough open shots anddrives to make it Rollins 29,Eckerd 19 at the half. Goodcommunication by the Tarsalso helped in their overallmovement and the executionof plays.

Coming back from half-time, the Tars seemed tostruggle slightly as the scorebecame closer and closer,eventually coming to shortlived one point lead held bythe Tritons. The Tars kickedtheir game up a notch at that

point after Senior NicoleWarder hit a three, settingoff a 16-0 run to put RollinsCollege in the lead 55-35.Leading scorers for the gamewere Nicole Warder with 12points that were all scoredfrom beyond the three pointline and Larissa McDonoughwho gained 10 points for theTars by showing her powerbelow the basket.

The Lady Tar’s nexthome basketball game isscheduled for Wednesday,February 9 against Tampa.Tip-off is scheduled for 5:30.

Tars Put up a GoodFight in Overtime Against

EckerdArguably one of the

most exciting games all sea-son long for our Men’s bas-ketball team, this lastSaturday, January 29, provedto be an exciting but difficultmatch up for the Tars. TheTars and Tritons had clashedlast season with RollinsCollege being victorious intwo out of three games. ButEckerd College is ranked 9 inthe region and showedthemselves to be a toughenemy to defeat. The gamewas fast paced and veryphysical from start to finish,ending in an overtime and aloss for the Tars. From thestart the crowd knew that itwould be a quick pacedgame, with Rollins Collegeimmediately gaining a 6-2lead in the first quarter of thegame. But just as quickly aswe had gained the lead itseemed to slip out of ourhands back to the Tritons,back and forth the teamsstruggled to outscore oneanother. Deon Troupe of theTars made a strong showingin the first half, where a

beautiful three pointerhelped Rollins gain the leadfor yet another short periodof time before the Tritonscame back to put up a greatfight.At the half, though, itseemed as if Rollins wasdoing well with a 29-25 leadover Eckerd College. Thisdid not last long, Eckerdnearly immediately tied thegame back up at 30. It wasfast, hard ball-playing.Rollins was good at drawingthe foul and had achievedthe lead with great shootingand an eight for eight in freethrows, making the game aclose, but Rollins led, scoredifferentiation of 42-39. Thestruggle continued when, at1:06 left in the game therewas a tie score of 60-60 andneither team could make a

shot before the buzzersounded.

You could just cut thecrowd’s tension during theovertime period but the Tarscame out strong, as did theTritons. But much to the dis-may of the team and it’s fans,at the end of overtime theEckerd College Tritons hadsucceeded at winning thegame 75-70. The key playersfor Rollins in the game wereDeon Troupe with his careerhigh 23 points, Eric Faberwith 16 points and the gamehigh of 9 assists, while JonSmith pulled down animpressive 9 boards.

The Men’s basketballteam is scheduled to play onWednesday, February 9 hereat home against Tampa, tipoff is at 7:30.

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by Natalie Wyattstaff reporter

The Rollins swim teamhad its final home swimmeet last Saturday, as itfaced up against conferencerivals Florida Southern. Themeet started off with a briefceremony of appreciationfor the seniors; CarolynCollins, Abbey Griffin, BillBurris, Bear Defino, andKyle Thompson. The seniorswere recognized and hadtheir achievements read outto the crowd.

The Tars were comingoff a big win in Georgiaagainst Savannah Art andDesign and wanted to havea strong win against theMoccasins to propel them

into next week’s big matchup with Tampa. They defi-nitely got their wish, withthe men’s team winning 131-71 and the women’s teamwinning 129-61. It was adominating performance byall the Rollins swimmers,who only failed to finishfirst in four of the 22 races.

The Rollins relay teamsstarted the day with com-prehensive wins in the 200yard medley. Rollins alsodid well in the grueling 1000yard and 500 yard races,which take 10 minutes andfive minutes respectively.Andrea Bartman and KylesThompson won the 40 lap,1000 yard races for the Tars,then dried off a little andjumped right back in to win

the 500 yard races, minuteslater. In between there werestandout performances byFreshman Daniel Paullingwho swam in three racesand won two; the 100 and200 yard freestyles.Meanwhile Corie Kelly,another freshman, set arecord in the 100 yard but-terfly and also won the 200yard freestyle. In the shorter,50 and 100 yard events,there were winning per-formances by Bear Definoand Ashley Hunsberger inthe 50 yard freestyle, andKyle Gold (who also wonthe 100 yard breaststroke)and Abbey Griffin in the 100yard fly, and Kymm Dutchand Bill Burris in the 100yard backstroke. Chris

Sparks recorded a strongwin in the 200 yardIndividual Medley.

Although the weatherwas a little chilly and lessthan perfect for a day ofswimming the Tars neverfaltered. Both teams were upby 65 to 27 at the first breakand never looked like theywould be challenged. TheTars current team is one ofthe largest in the school’shistory with 19 womenswimmers, and 13 men. Thescoring rubric for swimmingfavors the Tars’ large roster,with points being awardedas follows: 9 points for a firstplace win, 4 for a second, 3for a third, 2 for a fourthplace finish, and 1 point forfifth place.

Basketball Season Rolls On

Rollins Dominates Swim Meetby Erica Tibbets

staff reporter

photo / RC SIDA LEG UP: Even with great individual play from seniors suchas Nicole Warder, both teams have struggled this season.