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If you opened up yourRollins College email ac-count on January 9, 2006would have received a mes-sage from Cat McConnellentitled "THEFT On Cam-pus." Sometime during thewinter holiday a number ofthefts took place on campus,all from the Greek houses.

Imagine coming back tocampus after a long holidayand as you are unpackingyou notice that some of yourthings you left behind inyour room are missing. Thefirst thing you do is checkthe window, but it is locked,and you remember that thedoor was locked when youleft for break and it was stilllocked when you came backso how could this have hap-pened?

According to burglar-ized students their roomswere secured when they leftand returned from break,"our doors were lockedwhen we left for break, andlocked when we returnedfrom break," commented Cat

McConnell. There were alsono signs of forced entry, so itwould appear as though thethefts were committed bysomeone who has access tothe residential halls.

The Director of CampusSecurity, Ken Miller, seemsto believe that the theftswere committed by someonewith either R-Card, INTEL-LIKEY, or hard key access tothe buildings. Safety pre-cautions were taken rightaway. All exterior doorshave been re-keyed as of Fri-day, January 20, 2006 andnow there is only one masterkey to each building andKen Miller holds that key.

It is unfortunate thattheft occurs in our residencehalls, but according to acampus wide email sent outby Miller "The College takesthese illegal activities seri-ously and a very aggressiveinvestigation is currently un-derway. We take pride in thefact that Rollins College is asafe environment to learnand work in."

There is a joint investiga-tion being conducted by theRollins College Campus

Nearly doubled in sizethe Cornell Fine Arts Muse-um reopened its doors to thepublic on January 20, 2006.Located just north of Orlan-do on the beautiful RollinsCollege campus in WinterPark, the museum is knownas one of America's finestcollege art museums and

home to Florida's oldest andmost distinguished collec-tions of art.

Rollins College's art col-lection began in 1896, and in1941 the Morse Art Galleryof Art opened when Jean-nette Morse Genius, residentof Winter Park and Rollinstrustee, donated funds.About 20 percent of the orig-inal building still remains,which makes it the oldest artmuseum in continuous usein Florida.

In 1941 the museum wasno where near as spectacularas it is today. Then, it wasjust an ordinary building sit-uated on the shores of LakeVirginia, but after an 18

month renovation in 2005, ithas been transformed into aspacious and beautiful archi-tectural building withpanoramic views of the lake.

It was in 1978, after a do-nation from the Cornell fam-ily, that the gallery becamethe Cornell Fine Arts Muse-um. George and Harriet Cor-nell contributed more thanone million dollars to con-struct a fine arts complex.Since then the Cornell FineArt Museum has becomerecognized by the AmericanAssociation of Museums.

Although the museum'slack of space was among oneof its biggest enemies, thebuilding itself was begin-

ning to show its age. Theleaky roof needed to bepatched and the dual air-conditioning systems

sparred constantly, whichmade it very hard to controlhumidity and temperature

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Community Contribution CommendationRollins Vice President George Herbst namedCitizen of the Year in recognition of his contributions to the city of Winter Park.

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Supreme Court ShenanigansOpinions introduces its theme sectionby looking at the U.S. Supreme Court,from confirmations to decisions.

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Hong Kong HappeningsLife and Times Abroad sendsthe sights and sounds ofHong Kong home.

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by Rochelle Siegelthe sandspur

Cornell Art Museum Reopens to Public

COURTESY OF ROLLINS PR DEPARTMENTPICTURE PERFECT: The new and improved Cornell Fine ArtsMuseum pictured at night on the Rollins campus.

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Nairobi, KenyaBuilding in Nairobi, Kenyacollapes killing seven andinjuring seventy. Many re-sponded and pulled sur-vivors free with their best ef-forts.

MontenegroPassenger train in Montene-gro jumped tracks into a"rock-strewn ravine," Mon-day, according to MSN offi-cials. Many are thought andfeared to be dead.

IranBomb killed six people andwounded more than 30 oth-ers in Ahvaz, a southwest-ern city with a history of vi-olence involving membersof Iran’s Arab minority. Thebombs exploded outside aband and a state environ-mental agecy building.

CanadaCanadian Prime Minister-elect Stephen Harper haspledged to carry out hiscampaign promises quicklyto cut taxes, get tough oncrime and repair stained tieswith Washington after hispart won the election

ChinaChina’s president, Hu Jintao,is making his first officialU.S. visit. He hopes to im-prove communitcation withWashington.

Washinton D.C.President Bush deies accusa-tions against him fro break-ing the law by eavesdrop-ping without an official war-rant. February 6 marks theopening hearing of this issuein Congress.

CaliforniaA fire in California couldhave threatened a communi-ty in Los Angeles early inthe week due to high gustsof wind. Residents of thecommunity were evacuatedto safety, however, a warn-ing remains for local resi-dents.

Walt DisneyWalt Disney recently an-nouned that the company isbuying Pixar. Steve Jobs,also the head of Apple, ismerging with the new Dis-ney CEO Robert Iger. Themerge is worth $7.4 billion.

Philadelphia, Penn.In Philadelphia, four teenswere arrested on attemptedmurder charges after theybeat up a man who was cho-sen at random, videotapingthe planning and the attack.

Germantown, MarylandIn Germantown, Maryland,a 7 year old girl was shot inthe arm at a daycare centerTuesday after an 8 year oldclassmate brought in one ofhis father’s guns and it acci-dently went off. The fatherwas arrested for gun offens-es. The boy was alsocharged.

which can speed the deterio-ration of art. Something hadto be done.

After a $4.5 million reno-vation the museum can nowhold more pieces of art thanit ever had been able to holdbefore: 6,000 pieces to beexact.

There are now three newdisplay galleries which givethe museum a grand total ofsix galleries, a print studyroom, and an educationalgallery. The works of art fea-tured within the museumwalls include some works ofthe Renaissance andBaroque periods to examplesof 20th century art, includingEuropean and Americanpaintings, sculptures anddecorative arts.

Director of the museum,Arthur Blumenthal, has said,"While we have lots morespace, the Cornell hopefullywill retain that special, inti-mate character that studentsand visitors loved."

One gallery will bespecifically geared for visit-ing school field trips andcommunity events. TheSiemens Foundation PrintStudy Room is a one-of-a-kind in Florida and will beavailable for museum staff,scholars, students, and thepublic to conduct detailed

studies of the works housedin the museum's extensivecollection of prints anddrawing or works in storage.

"The building was de-signed with students inmind. This is their Museum,first and foremost," saidArthur Blumenthal.

The educational out-reach program is headed byRebecca Savill, who wasnamed "Art Museum Educa-tor of the Year" by the Flori-da Art Education Associa-tion in 1997.

The program offers vari-ous opportunities to com-munity schools and organi-zations, including collectionand exhibition tours, lec-tures and family day events.Collegiate programs as wellas student and teacher work-shops will also be offeredthroughout the school year.

The museum may have

started small but it is nowbigger and better than everespecially in the technologi-cal department. A sophisti-cated air-conditioning sys-tem filters out mold anddust, data ports in the floorsof each gallery will allowstudents using laptop com-puters to connect to the col-lege's Intranet to study otherworks in the museum andstate-of-the-art light fixturesspotlight paintings andsculptures.

Take the time to visit theCornell Fine Art Museumthroughout the year for awide range of exhibitionsdesigned to show off a gooddeal of the museum's collec-tion of art ranging from Eu-ropean art dating to the 14thcentury to the Civil War en-gravings of Winslow Homer.

Arthur Blumenthal haseven said that "If you'vebeen to the Cornell Fine ArtsMuseum before the newbuilding, you haven't beento the Cornell Fine Arts Mu-seum."

Admission is only $5Tuesday to Saturday foradults and there is no chargefor Cornell Fine Art Museummembers, or Rollins CollegeFaculty, Staff and all Stu-dents with a current ID. Forassistance or more informa-tion call 407-646-2526.

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Theft at RollinsSecurity Department andWinter Park Police Depart-ment in order to address theproblem as quickly as possi-ble. When the incidentswere first reported CampusSecurity jumped right in. "Itwas like throwing down a1000 piece jigsaw puzzle atthe start of the investiga-tion," said Miller.

If you walk into KenMiller's office you will seestacks of papers sitting onhis desk, each paper has alist of students and facultywho had access into eachresidential building. Aftergoing through each nameone by one and checking R-Card swipes or the use of theINTELLIKEY the suspect listwas finally narrowed downto 10 people. Campus Secu-rity has checked out PawnShops and Ebay in search ofthe stolen items in hopes of alead. They are committed tohelping the students andfinding the person who didthis. The investigation is stillongoing.

All information gatheredwithin the first week washandled by Campus Securi-ty and then all evidence washanded over to the WinterPark Police Department, butour Campus Security De-partment did most of thework. Ken Miller even stillhas the list of items stolenand out of which rooms theywere stolen from on his dry-erase board. And as Iglanced over at the board Inoticed the items stolen werenot little things like a bookor a hairbrush, they were ex-pensive things like DVDplayers, purses, laptops,iPods, and jewelry. Even Catsaid, "It seems like thethieves had good taste, theyonly went for certain design-er labels and high qualityelectronic equipment."

After in-depth investiga-tion Miller believes that thiswas mainly a "crime of op-portunity." It was a timewhen there were no studenton campus and the theftstook place in Greek housingbuilding possibly becausethey are "smaller and quick-er to get in and out of," be-lieves Miller and Cat Mc-Connell.

Campus Security wantsall students to feel safe oncampus and know that ifsomething id ever wrongthey can count on CampusSafety to help. Ken Millerbelieves that it is studentswho play a role in makingthe campus a safe place tobe.

Several safety precau-tions have been discussedand it is possible that in thenear future cameras may beinstalled around he campus.Campus Security would alsolike to give students the op-tion of locking up some oftheir valuable things in alock box when they leave togo home.

It is important to alwayskeep your doors locked andit is important to rememberthat if you ever see anythingsuspicious taking place it isimportant to report it toCampus Security. And al-though it may seem likemore criminal related eventsare taking place on campusthings are not what theyseem, in fact the actual num-ber of criminal incidents islower than before.

The Rollins College Pres-ident Lewis Duncan, alongwith Rollins Campus Securi-ty and Rollins SGA PresidentCat McConnell are workingtogether diligently to makesure this does not happenagain. For more information,please contact Campus Secu-rity or Kenneth Miller at(407) 646-2002 [email protected].

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JESSICA COMBS / The SandspurADMIRING THE ART: Students flocked to the new Cornell ArtMuseum to see a variety of art.

JESSICA COMBS / The SandspurTHE MANY FACES OF ART: Student spends time studyingthe art in the new Cornell Art Museum.

Last year Rollins Collegebegan a pilot program calledR-journals. For these jour-nals published on the Rollinswebsite, five first-yearRollins students had to postentries each highlightingtheir lives at Rollins. Nowthe journals are in their sec-ond year, but this time theyhave been opened up to up-perclassmen as well.

R-journals are not blogsand they are not the typicalEnglish essay either. "Ourjournals have to be at least500 words," said SophomoreErica Tibbetts, who is in hersecond year as an R-journal-ist. "They're more formalthan a blog but less formalthan a paper. I always write

mine like I'm talking tosomebody."

The general consensusamongst the R-journalists isthat R-journals are a greatway for a prospective stu-dent to see college life firsthand without jumping intoit. "They're beneficial be-cause for the first time stu-dents and parents can findout what college is like froma student's perspective," saidJunior Maria Petrakos.

"They're great becauseaccepted students can get adifferent view on Rollinsthan what the administra-tion says and from a varietyof people," said Tibbetts.

Nayelah Sultan, a first-year student, is excited aboutbeing able to record her firstyear at Rollins. "It's going tobe great to look back 10years from now and look at

the fact that I was able todocument my first year atRollins," said Sultan.

R-journalists have towrite 12 entries this semesterwith at least three pictures ineach entry, exposing theirlives at Rollins. "Some jour-nals are honest and amusingto read and others are 'Ohmy god I have to write an R-journal' and others are all'Happy Rollins,'" said Tib-betts,

The best part, however,are the benefits of being an

R-journalist. "Four hundreddollars and a digital camera,enough said," said Tibbetts.

"The best part of beingan R-journalist is handsdown we get a digital cam-era that we get to keep at theend of the semester," said Pe-trakos.

"It helps me improve mywriting," said Sultan. "Plusthe stipend and the digitalcamera were a nice perktoo."

Despite the fact that theirpictures and lives are goingto be posted on the internetfor the entire world to see,the R-journalists are notscared of it. "With it being aschool thing, I don't mindtoo much," said Petrakos."Part of it is supposed to bemore personal but with thisI'm still a little nervous butbecause it's through school, Idon't mind."

"I don't mind," said Sul-tan. "In fact, if I had knownsomething like this existedwhen I was choosing whichcollege to go to, I could havemade a choice more suited tomy needs."

Despite the idea that R-

journals is just another wayto promote Rollins, Tibbettsfeels that she is pretty hon-est. "I try to be honest," saidTibbetts. "I call out the cafe-teria when it's bad and I callout the party animals too.I'm honest while still know-ing that I have to be diplo-matic."

A campus wide emailwas sent out to recruit for R-journalists late last semester."I saw an email advertising itand I wrote an essay toapply," said Petrakos. "I gotan interview and a weeklater I got an email saying'Congratulations, you're anR-journalist.'"

Other R-journalists in-clude freshman Steve Millerand Seth Stutman. R-jour-nals can be seen at theRollins webpage.

George H. Herbst, VicePresident and Treasurer ofBusiness and Finance ofRollins College, was recentlyawarded the Winter ParkCitizen of the Year from theWinter Park Chamber ofCommerce.

Herbst says the award isa "great honor" and humblywishes that the two hundredother people working withhim could have gotten theaward as well.

The award was present-ed to Herbst at the AnnualChamber of CommerceAwards Celebration, whichwas titled: "A Cut Above theRest."

Herbst is a devotedmember of the Chamber ofCommerce and also to hiscommunity. He was once aChairman of the Winter ParkChamber of Commerce and

is currently the Chair of theBuilding Committee of theChamber.

Aside from being an ac-tive member in the Chamberof Commerce, Herbst hasalso given avidly to the com-munity by supporting andorganizing the building anddesign of the Suntrust Plaza,along with the parkinggarage used by many of theRollins students and faculty.According to Herbst, hisnext plan is to build a WinterPark Visitor's Center.

Herbst says this award isnot just for him, but for theRollins community as well."Rollins is interconnectedwith the city," says Herbst.He has been serving theRollins community as theVice President and Treasurersince February of 1996.Rollins College is lucky tohave such a dedicated andenthusiastic individualworking toward a better col-lege and a better community.

The Winter Park Citizenof the Year award was estab-lished in 1985 and is consid-ered to be a very prestigiousaward among the WinterPark community. Past win-

ners of the Winter Park Citi-zen of the Year award in-clude John Meyer Tiedtke in1994, Kenneth H. Kraft, Jr. in2002, and Lt. Governor ToniJennings in 2003. Herbst hasnow joined a long list of ac-tive and generous individu-als who have dedicated theirlives to serving their com-munity day in and day out.

According to the Cham-ber of Commerce, their mis-sion is to " develop, promote,and sustain a vital, thrivingbusiness climate throughoutthe community and to initi-ate support and enhance thecivic, educational, economi-cal well-being of the area"and gives their members theopportunity to networkthroughout the community.There are over 1,600 mem-bers of the Chamber inwhich interact with eachother and their communityregularly.

According to the WinterPark webpage: " Committeesprovide opportunities foryou and your business to be-come actively involved inthe Chamber and the com-munity. These groups moldthe future of our area, share

vital information and helpbuild strong relationships.Active involvement in achamber committee is avaluable and profitable timeinvestment for you and yourstaff."

Many generous organi-zations and companies suchas the International Dia-mond Center and PinnacleAward & Promotions spon-sored the Annual Chamber

of Commerce Awards Cele-bration this year.

For more information onthe Winter Park Chamber ofCommerce, visit the WinterPark webpage at:http://www.winterpark.orgor for more information onthe event, contact KevinCoulthart, Director of Eventsfor the Winter Park Chamberof Commerce, at (407) 644-8281.

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Herbst Takes the Gold

by Nicole Fluetthe sandspur

Herbst wins theWinter ParkChamber of Com-merce Citizen ofthe Year award.

DANI PICARD / The SandspurBUILDING A BETTER COMMUNITY: George Herbst standsproudly in front of the SunTrust Plaza sign.

2006 R-Journalists Open Upby Kelly McNoldy

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COURTESY OF ROLLINS PR DEPARTMENTSTEVE MILLER: Class of2009 from Ohio.

COURTESY OF ROLLINS PR DEPARTMENTMARIA PETRAKOS: Classof 2007 from Florida.

COURTESY OF ROLLINS PR DEPARTMENTSETH STUTMAN: Class of2008.

COURTESY OF ROLLINS PR DEPARTMENTNAYELAH SULTAN: Class of2009 from Florida.

COURTESY OF ROLLINS PR DEPARTMENTERICA TIBBETTS: Class of2008 from Hawaii.

Dr. Rita Bornstein, the13th president of RollinsCollege, has been asked tobecome a part of a taskforce that will investigatethe contemporary academicpresidency as ameans ofstrengthening theposition. Thestudy is beingconducted by theAssociation ofG o v e r n i n gBoards (AGB) ofUniversities andColleges, andAGB asked Dr.Bornstein direct-ly to be a part ofthe team to ex-plore this matter.

The task forceis made up of 16university andcollege presi-dents-some ac-tive and some re-tired-as well astrustees and poli-cy leaders inhigher education.They will addresschallenges inleadership withinthe higher educa-tion environment and thechanging expectationswithin that environment.

The project began lastmonth in Washington, D.C.,with a two-day conference.

From this point on, themembers of the task forcewill look at data gatheredfrom various sources inorder to come to a conclu-sion on the matter. Theywill look at the "life-cycle"of the college presidency asa whole in order to find

ways to strengthen it, aswell as examining currentresearch on the presidencyin the context of contempo-rary global and domestic is-sues.

"The goal over the next18 months is to explore withtrustees and presidents avariety of issues bearing onhow the presidency isevolving in an increasinglycompetitive global environ-ment, what challenges lieahead, and how governing

boards can se-lect and sustaineffective lead-ers," says Ger-ald L Baliles,the former gov-ernor of Vir-ginia. Balileschaired theAGB Commis-sion on the Aca-demic Presi-dency 10 yearsago.

Dr. Born-stein served asthe president ofRollins from1990 until 2004,when Dr. LewisDuncan tookover the posi-tion. She wasthe first womanto take over therole of Presi-dent of Rollins

College. She iswidely knownfor having

"transformed the college"due to her ambitiousfundraising efforts duringher tenure. Her Campaignfor Rollins $160.2 millionfor the college, which went

toward scholarships, facili-ties, academic programs,and faculty chairs. DuringDr. Bornstein's time as pres-ident, Rollins' endowmentmore than quintupled dueto her astute financial man-agement and a series ofgenerous donors, includingthe largest gift in Rollinshistory-the late George Cor-nell's bequest of $93.3 mil-lion.

The average SAT scoresof entering students into theCollege of Arts and Sciencesrose 65 points during Dr.Bornstein's reign as presi-dent. Also, Rollins rosefrom number six to numbertwo in the South in U.S.News and World Report'sannual "America's Best Col-leges" rankings, and it roseto number one in Florida.Under Dr. Bornstein, nu-merous academic programswere created, including filmstudies, sustainable devel-opment, international busi-

ness, and the signatureRollins Conference Coursefor first year students in theCollege of Arts and Sci-ences.

In 2001, Dr. Bornsteinwas appointed as theGeorge D. and Harriet WCornell Chair of Distin-guished Presidential Lead-ership after Rollins receivedthe first endowment of acollege presidency in thenation-a $10 million giftfrom the Cornells them-selves. In 2004, after beingnamed President Emerita atthe end of her tenure aspresident, Dr. Bornsteinwas appointed to theGeorge D. and Harriet W.Cornell Chair of Philan-thropy and Leadership De-velopment. Dr. Bornstein'sappointment to the AGBtask force is the most recentof her many projects de-signed to strengthen the of-fice of the academic presi-dent.

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Dr. Bornstein Appointed to Academic Task Forceby Jami Furo

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COURTESY OF THE ROLLINS PR DEPARTMENTSMILING SWEET: Rita Bornstein, the Rollins Collegeformer president, poses for a picture.

COURTESY OF THE ROLLINS PR DEPARTMENTTHROUGH THE GATES: The gates of Rollins College standtall respresenting the threshold of education.

Brian Hernandez / THE SANDSPURRITA’S ROCK: Rita Bornstein kneels before her stone back inApril of 2004 while she was still President of Rollins.

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The Sorry State ofthe Hearings

The importance of theSupreme Court cannot beunderstated. The justices sit-ting in our illustrious courtare the guardians of theConstitution and the gate-keepers of the rule of law,which is what maintains anordered society. SupremeCourt Justices also hold intheir hands an awesomepower to interpret the law ofthe land. As most know theyare appointed to life termsand are thus above and be-yond removal except incases of extreme incompe-tence.

Therefore the nation,united, must proceed withextreme caution when nom-inating someone to one ofthe most distinguished occu-pations of the land. Ourpresent confirmation isnothing but a sham. Parti-san, grandstanding Senatorsclarify little and while thenominees eschewal of ques-tions helps no one.

The system itself is notbroken. Confirmation hear-ings were not always likethis, in fact it a fairly recent

event to have nomineescome in and answer ques-tions from Senators. TheSenate used to be far morecongenial and there rarelysuch rabid vitriol directed atSupreme Court nominees.

Senators must respectthe wishes of the Presidentto appoint whom he wishesto the Supreme Court. It ishowever the duty of the Sen-ate to the American peopleto advise and consent on thenominee to make sure thatthe President is not attempt-ing to stack the court withradicals that would alter theConstitution beyond recog-nition. The founding fathersenvisioned a system inwhich the Senate would ex-amine nominees and theirqualifications, and denials ofcandidates were reasonablewhen the nominee proved tobe incompetent or unquali-fied for the position.

That began to changethough in the latter half ofthe twentieth century Sena-tors began to vote againstnominees because of theirpolitical beliefs, and nottheir legal reasoning. In therecent confirmation hearingsof Chief Justice John Robertsand nominee Samuel Alito

many of the Senators haddecided their votes beforethe hearings began. Duringthe two hearings very littlehearts were changed andvery little was clarifiedabout the nominees. It seemsthat today's hearings are anexercise in diversion for thenominee, and it must behard to conjure up new waysto dodge questions.

Recent nominees hopeto speak plenty, so as to takeup time, but say nothing.The so called "Frankfuter-ian" tradition, named afterFDR appointee Felix Frank-furter, is bad for the country,because it turns our confir-mation process into a shot inthe dark, and roll of the dice.It allows nominees to hidebehind a non-existent consti-

tutional principle requiringthem not to answer, andenter the court with whatmight be lacking or erro-neous arguments. Nothingbars judges from explainingtheir opinions about legalmatters, for while the consti-tution defends that a mem-ber of the legislative branchmust not be forced to ex-plain his/her reasoning for aspecific vote, it does not ex-tend that same courtesy tomembers of the judiciary.After all, members of the ju-diciary have to explain theirreasoning in the opinionsthey write for the courtwhile in their respectivecourt. While judges shouldnot answer questions aboutmatters sub judice, they canand should expand on their

views of past decisions. That is not possible in

today's political atmospherein which party lines and lit-mus tests are the norm andrespecting the role of theSenate in an important mat-ter take a back seat to elec-toral motivations. In our re-public, which is one of themost mature in the world, itis time for these confirma-tion hearings to be open andmature discussions aboutthe constitution and other is-sues which are central to ourgovernance, and not a politi-cal grilling for electoralgrandstanding.

John is Managing Editor ofThe Sandspur and is a Historyand Political Science Major inthe Arts and Sciences school.

A change in attidude is needed in theSenate’s Judicial Confirmation Hearings.

John Ferreirathe sandspur

As the new Opinions Ed-itor for this fine publication,our readers can expect to seeone significant change to ourOpinions section this semes-ter. After consulting with mysuperiors, we have come to ajoint decision to have atheme for all opinions arti-cles. Each week we will have

a new topic on which all theopinions articles will bebased. Our readers can beexcited to find various pointsof view on broad topics thatI hope interest, inform,maybe annoy, and possiblyinfuriate. I sincerely hopeeveryone enjoys. To intro-duce you to our first themedsection, this week is con-cerned with the SupremeCourt of the United States.

Some have decided to lookat SCOTUS decisions andothers the process of Senateconfirmation hearings. As al-ways, Letters to the Editorare encouraged and will al-ways be considered forprinting even if they do notfollow the topic for the week.We, as a newspaper, do notpurposefully endorse a cer-tain bias in our opinions ar-ticles, and are always wel-

coming to different perspec-tives provided by the lettersour readers send us. Notonly do we welcome and en-courage Letters to the Editor,I encourage and challengeanyone who is interested tobecome an permanent opin-ions author, or staff writer ingeneral. If anyone has aproblem with the views ex-pressed in this section thenplease come and add your

voice to the mix. For moreinformation about upcomingweekly topics or general in-formation about getting in-volved at The Sandspur, con-tact the Editor in Chief, theManaging Editor, myself, orany staff member who candirect you to the proper indi-viduals. Take an active roleon campus and tell us youropinions, and enjoy this firstweekly topic: SCOTUS.

Welcome to a new Era in OpinionsBrett HeineyOpinions Editor

The Supreme Court hasbeen receiving much atten-tion in past months due tothe two openings on thebench. Everyone watchedand critiqued the judicialhearings of Roberts andAlito adding their own spinon how the two prospectivejustices performed. Being sofar removed from any politi-cal process, as the SupremeCourt is, it is a good thing togo through with these Sen-ate Judicial Committee hear-ings to get as good a pictureas possible of how aprospective justice will de-cide cases.

An independent judici-ary with impartial justices isessential to the survival ofour nation's great traditionof rule of law. Everyone hashis or her own opinions con-cerning a myriad of issues,but we all must attempt tofind those judges who willput aside their own personalviews to decide what it is thelaw, or in the case of theSupreme Court the constitu-tion, says. We, as a nation,rely on an independent andimpartial Supreme Court tointerpret the Constitution ofthe United States to judgethe constitutionality of casesbrought before them.

All commentators dis-

cuss how well the prospec-tive justices answer ques-tions, if they answer thequestions, and these com-mentators discuss whatkinds of questions the com-mittee will ask. Leaving theprospective justice alone, thequestions of these recent Ju-dicial Committee hearingshave been espousing thevery worst aspects of parti-san politics.

In general, the Republi-can committee membershave not usually spent theirtime asking real and hardhitting questions, or simplyspeak to the good qualitiesof the person for whom theywill probably vote in the af-firmative. Why is this sobad: the nominees are moreconservative, being nominat-ed by a conservative Repub-lican president. These Re-publican members of theSenate Judiciary committeeseem to have forgotten thatimpartiality and the abilityto perform well on theSupreme Court are still im-portant issues to go over,even if the nominee's politicsare close to the desired right.It seems to me that they arejust simply agreeing outrightwith the president on his de-cision since they are all Re-publican.

The Democrats havelargely been, and pre-dictably so, on the diametri-cally opposed side of the

question asking. They haveone litmus test that prospec-tive justices must pass totruly be impartial in theminds of the Democraticcommittee members. Abor-tion is the only issue for theDemocrats that expressesthe true nature of a nominee.

Uphold Roe v. Wade, lestyou be deemed partial to-wards the evil right. Staredecisis they exclaim must beupheld for the sake of theSupreme Court and our na-tion as a whole. Theprospective justice mustadmit to the absolute powerof stare decisis specifically interms of Roe v. Wade or beexiled to the unforgivablestance of limiting the civilrights of the women of thiscountry to choose abortionas a viable option.

If the Democrats who es-pouse this ideal of stare de-cisis kept up on theirSupreme Court history, theywould find that if stare deci-sis had always been fol-lowed by the high courtmany of our greatest deci-sions, ones they certainly ad-mire, would never have beendecided as they were.Would Brown v. Board ofEducation, Miranda v. Ari-zona, Loving v. Virginia orRoe v. Wade have been de-cided if strict following ofprecedent was the only ac-ceptable decision a justicecould make? Probably not. It

is important to consider theimportance of precedence,but sometimes precedenceshould be disregarded as inBrown v. Board of Educa-tion.

The Democrats beratethe conservative nomineesand ask them questions invery confrontational tones ofvoice that show me onlyopen hostility. The Republi-cans have been acceptingthese prospective conserva-tive justices based on theirconservativism. Neithertruly help to elucidate thetrue judicial nature and de-meanor of the nominees ap-pearing before the JudiciaryCommittee. Impartialitydoes not mean being of yourpersonal political affiliation,it means being able to takeyour own personal opinionsand political affiliations outof you decision process.Getting to the truly substan-tive questions and leavingthe partisan war aside is theonly way the Senate Judicia-ry Committee will be able totruly ascertain how impar-tial a justice may be.

Brett Heiney is the OpinionsEditor of The Sandspur. He is aPolitical Science Major and anAsian Studies Minor in theSchool of Arts and Sciences.

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It was event bearingsuch monumental conse-quences that those effectshave shaken the politicalarena since their births ageneration ago. It has peoplefighting both in the streetsand in presidential debates.It is perhaps the most con-troversial issue in the UnitedStates today, and almosteveryone from young to oldhas something to say aboutit.

The Supreme Court hasbeen on the minds of manyover the past few months.Due to two vacancies in thenation's highest court, bothopening within a short timespan of one another, and thecontroversial appointmentsto those vacancies, theSupreme Court's attention inthe media has vastly in-creased in recent time.

One of the most contro-versial Supreme Court deci-

sions is the decision of Roe v.Wade, which sparked the de-bate over abortion from thetime of the hearings in theearly 1970s until today. Thepassionate debate lives morestrongly than ever today,and millions of people, in-cluding myself, strongly dis-agree with the Court's deci-sion. One of the explanationsthat the Supreme Court gavefor their decision is that, intheir opinions, when theConstitution protects therights of a "person," includ-ing that "person's" right tolive," it does not include theunborn.

And how did they deemthat? Even Associate JusticesByron R. White and WilliamH. Rehnquist, both of whomserved on the bench duringthese hearings and were un-fortunately outvoted bythose supporting Roe's sideof the argument, stated thatthey found "nothing in thelanguage of the Constitutionto support the Court's judg-

ment." While the Constitu-tion does not specifically de-fine a "person" as eitherbeing born or unborn, it doesnot say that a "person" doesnot include such personsthat are unborn.

Even if one can say that a"person," as defined in theUnited States Constitution,does not include fetuses, itdoes not change the fact thatthat fetus, given the oppor-tunity, will develop into a"real person," if that is howyou would like to argue it.Even if you do not considerthat fetus a "person" now,you cannot deny its potentialand that, given the chance, itwill develop and be born, atwhich point it will become,by anyone's definition, a"person", even according tothe definition conjured bythe Supreme Court over 30years ago. Under both in-stances, it is still unclear howthe Supreme Court could de-duce that the Constitution'sdefinition of a "person" does

not include the unborn whennothing in the Constitutionsupports that interpretation.

The Supreme Court's de-cision is even unjustifiablewhen looking at it from apurely legal sense. TheSupreme Court's function isnot to create laws-that is, infact, the job of legislators.The function of the SupremeCourt is to interpret the Con-stitution. The function of anycourt, in fact, is not to writelaws but to interpret thelaws that have already beenwritten.

But the United StatesConstitution does not haveany Amendments that sayanything about abortion.Nowhere in the Constitutiondoes it even address abor-tion, which is part of the rea-son of why it is such a con-troversy. How, therefore, canthe Supreme Court come toany decision about it? Sincethe Constitution does notaddress abortion, there isnothing for the justices to in-

terpret. Any decisions thatthey make would be specu-lative, at best, bringing theminto the realm of legislationrather than interpretation.That is why the decisionshould be left to the individ-ual states until Congress cre-ates an amendment that re-lates to this issue.

Perhaps it's appropriatethat this past Sunday wasthe 33rd anniversary of theRoe v. Wade decision. Thearguments have changedsince then, but Americansstill fervently debate aboutthe issues that those hear-ings raised. They argue themoral grounds for the deci-sion - a woman's right tochoose, a baby's right to live.Either way, I can't help butignore that the SupremeCourt, regardless of morali-ty, did not have the right tomake the decision in the firstplace.

Jami Furo is a Music Major inthe School of Arts and Sciences

Supreme Court Should Have Said No v. Wade

Jami Furothe sandspur

A look at why the Court should have decided in favor of Wade.

Brett Heineythe sandspur

Substantive questions are needed for confirmation hearings.

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As the Supreme Court isagain dredged to the fore-front of the American newscycle, this time an amagama-tion of commemorations,nominations, and confirma-tions, I cannot help but lookback with sentiment at theideal days when the theSupreme Court was thehighest voice of reason in theland, bound by its very oper-ational humility to serve itsduty of interpretation.

In the politicized climateof today, we can be no fur-ther from this ideal truth.What has been allowed toemerge throughout the court

system, from the lowest ap-pellate to the highest court inthe land, is a climate boundmore to political leaningsthan the impartial assess-ment of the argument athand.

It is a climate in whichthe value of judicial nomi-nees is not subjected to therigors that test qualificationsbut instead are compelled to-ward personal politicization.

It simply seems to mattermore how a judge feelsabout abortion, states’ rights,and a litany of other specificpolitical issues than the de-gree to which a nominee iscapable of interpreting theConstitution and applying itas a living document to theargument presented before

him/her in an impartial man-ner.

This same climate sendsjudges to the bench alongparty lines in the hope of ad-vancing a particular partydoctrine. Once on the bench,these politicized nomineesare forever void of impartial-ity, instead seeking the polit-ical route in every action.

I do not mean to broachthe topic of judicial activism.I hope,instead, to remind usall of the role of the court inour system of government,as an impartial interpreter.

Impartiality should bederived from a sense of hu-mility, a humility inherentwithin the system. It re-quires a reverence of thelaws by which we have cho-

sen to live and a duty to in-terpret those laws not as aninherently political individ-ual but as an impartial con-tributer to the system.

This humility has disap-peared over time to the pres-sures of our political society.

The current state of af-fairs, in which blind justicedons political correctivelenses is not necessarily per-manent and certainly not be-yond repair.

It is our duty as citizensto ensure that this emphasison the political in what eachof us hope to be the impartialis changed.

The burden cannot beplaced on the system itself topursue change. The systemmust be changed by each of

us on an individual level.Change comes with the

realization of fault. Thesooner the faults of politiciz-ing the apolitical are under-stood, the better able thecourts will be to fulfill theirnecessary duty.

Humility cannot be bar-gained for or obtainedthrough compromise.

In order for it to fulfillthe court’s end result it mustcome from within the indi-vidual and be supported bythe system.

Joshua Benesh is Editor-in-Chief of The Sandspur. He is aPolitical Science and Art History Major in the School ofArts and Sciences.

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The following is an excerpt from a speech given by former SGA President, Pierce Neinken.

Contributing Voice

Please understand thatthis is a message from onestudent to his peers in an ef-fort to preserve that whichhas added so much to mytime here at Rollins as I hopeit has yours. Last year aspresident of the S.G.A. I hadthe opportunity to get manyinsights into the perspectivesand desired direction of ourcollege. Since this experienceI have come to the conclu-sion that our college ischanging. It is constantlyevolving to better the educa-tional experience for its stu-dents. Rollins is moving innew directions to ensure thatthe people walking awaywith a Rollins degree aremore successful and capableindividuals.

This has widespreadconsequences for the collegeas a whole, but more specifi-cally it has consequences for

us here, the Greek system.Last year a number of eventsby fraternities and sororitiesescalated a concern and in-terest in the legitimacy ofour Greek system. This con-cern and interest is extensiveranging not only from ournone-Greek peers but fromRollins alumni, college ad-ministration and even up tothe board of trustees. I havespoken directly to individu-als, administrators andtrustees and it is has causedme to be alarmed.

Let me clarify, I am notsaying that there are peoplerallying to have the Greeksremoved from our campus.In fact, my experiences haveled me to see that new addi-tions to Rollins are some ofthe best people to assist inchange. People like Presi-dent Duncan and our newsafety director Ken Millerhave treated student with an

unprecedented level of re-spect. What I am saying isthat negative events havecalled into question the actu-al contributions that ourGreek system has been mak-ing to the college as a whole.We, the Greeks, have aproud history being the cen-tral force in campus involve-ment, but in addition we alsohave a history of repeated vi-olations of the code of rightsand responsibilities. Thismay not seems serious tosome but these violationswhich have been dismissedin the past with the occasion-al probationary period orvarious judicial sanctions arenow being taken more seri-ously then ever.

On a national levelGreek systems are comingunder fire. I would not tradein my experiences as aGreek, but since last year Ihave come to understand

that those experiences werecoupled with practiced thatwill not be dismissed by thecollege any longer. The col-lege is changing and withchange comes conflict. Weneed to understand this andadjust our practices.

A number of Greek lead-ers are working with Dr.Duncan and college admin-istrators to ensure that theadjustments are being madeby the college to meet theneeds of our Greek systems,some minor changes havebeen made already but moreneed to happen.

If you take nothing elsefrom what I have said pleaseunderstand this, the collegeexperience that we havegone through will not be thesame type of experience fu-ture students will have. Trea-sure the fact that you are theend of an era and the start ofa new Greek systems. Haz-

ing and high risk behaviorcannot be perpetuated by fu-ture classes, because if it isthere is only one result, theend of the Greek system hereat Rollins. The college is notplaying around any more.We are at a crossroads. Thisis going to be hard, it's notgoing to seem fair, but weneed to suck it up and takethe first step towards thiscultural change. The collegeis not going to allow us tocontinue with the same prac-tices of the past. We havecome a long way but it is ourGreek system at stake andchanges are being made. Irelay this message becauseit's important that we all areaware and do our part forthe future of the Greek sys-tem here at Rollins. Thanksyou for your consideration.

Pierce Neinken

Letters to the EditorDear Editor,

While reading LoriLipkin’s Christmas re-flections in the Sand-spur ’s Holiday Tradi-tions article, I was takenaback by her commentson Hanukah. Lipkin’slanguage is offensive andmisrepresents Judaismand Jewish tradition. Thelanguage she uses im-plies an inferiority ofHanukah to Christmas,which is absurd; holi-days are reflections of re-ligious tradition, not giftcompetitions. Lipkin was

severely disappointed bynot receiving as manygifts on Hanukah as shedid on Christmas, andher narrow understand-ing of Hanukah is herchoice; however, it doesnot excuse her deliberateattempt to belittleHanukah and thus de-mean Judaism. Addition-ally, Lipkin disrespectsthe holiday by not beingclear on how it is cele-brated nor taking thetime to research it towrite a respectful opin-ion. It is articles such asLipkin’s that forceRollins students to be

ashamed of their Jewishidentity. I am not only of-fended by Lipkin’s arti-cle, but also by the edi-tors for allowing such anoffensive misrepresenta-tion of Judaism, and forallowing a contributingwriter to perpetuate anexisting campus stigmaof identifying as Jewish.I hope in the future tosee more articles promot-ing Hanukah rather thandemeaning it.

Nolan Kline

Dear Editor,

While reading the Holi-day Traditions article, I wasstruck by the Sandspurs lackof attempt to provide moreviews on the Holiday sea-son. The article that struckme the most was Lori Lip-kin's opinion on Christmasversus Chanukah. While theauthor is completely entitledto her opinion that Christ-mas is a better holiday, it isdisheartening to read thatthe main reason for this re-volved around presents.Chanukah did not even in-volve gift-giving until the

1950's when Jewish kids andtheir parents wanted to as-similate to American cultureby participating in attachingconsumerism to religiousobservance. It saddens methat religious holidays in thiscountry are judged by how"fun" they are and howmuch candy or presents onereceives. Also, it would be-hoove the Sandspur to findan opinion of Chanukahfrom a Jewish student in thefuture. It's not that hardsince 10% of Rollins is sup-posedly Jewish.

Abby Hertz

Supreme Court A Political Sport? Change in Short.A change is needed in the Senate’s Judicial Confirmation Hearings.

Joshua Beneshthe sandspur

As a nontraditional student, i sometimebecome ovewhelmed with all the pains thati have to indure in my pursuit of a higher ed-ucation. I ask so many questions which onlylead to dead end.

work and school leave me with no timefor my personal life; yet, i find time to par-ticipate in as many curricular activities as ipossibly can.

Now, where does the energy come from?How in world i can still keep going? I do notbelieve that those questions are unique tome, and this is in part where i get my ener-gy. when going to school with so many peo-ple who share the same kind of pains that iam induring, under no circumstances that icould allow myself to back down.

I understand that many of you, nontra-ditional students, who take on the challengeto go back to school after years in the workforce or elsewhere, the adoptation is not aneasy one. However, i could assure you thatyou are not alone, and no matter what youraccomplishments have been, there is nothingbetter than getting a higher an education.

You must expect to be overwelmedsometimes. But you must stay the course.Some of you may ask yourself, why? I cangive you a tone of reasons why you shouldnot give up. The number one reason is that,getting an education is the best and safest in-vestment ever. It cannot be taken away fromyou nor could it expire.

I also believe that you decide to comeback to school after so many years becauseafter all you realize that something is miss-ing. You definitely have a plan for your fu-ture and believe that a higher education willhelp you accomplish it. it could be the pro-motion that you have been waiting for orhave always wanted.

when you make this first step to comeback to school, you were already 1/3 of ac-complishing your goal. Besides all these hur-dles such as not getting enough sleep andthe hard time of relearning the whole schoolprocess that you have to deal with in orderto get this education, you have family lifeand the work schedule to keep up with.

So why do you have to put yourself intothis situation of not even have time to relaxand spend time with your family? I do knowwhy. It is because you believe in the impor-tance of a higher education. I can assure youthat if there is only one truth in this world itmust be: education is key to success.

Here at Rollins, everyone knows it, espe-cially, the professors. They know that no onepushes you to come to school. They knowthat you are not hear just because you want

to please your parents. They also know thatyou have lots of things to deal with besidesyour school works. However, don’t expectthem to threat you any diferently from otherstudents in other programs at the College.

Very often, they will tell you how muchthey appreciate your efforts. They realyenjoy teaching you because, as they say,“You bring a lot to the classroom.” You bringyour experience, dedication, and williness tolearn. When you come from a long day ofwork, tired but ready to participate in theclass discussion, you cannot imagine howmuch your professors appreciates your par-ticipation.

Your professors are not only your guideand inspiration; they are your friends. Theyknow your sacrifices and efforts. They loveyou more than you can even imagine. As agraduating senior, i can tell you that theyhave always been ther for me when i needthem, whether for personal advise that maynot have nothing to do with their courses orfor a letter of recommendation.

You can be sure they will be there foryou as well. They will go to the extreme tohelp you. Do not forget your fellow students.Remember that the majority of them are nodifferent from you. They work and havefamily as you are. They can help you great-ly.

Do not feel ashame to seek help. Theyare all sort of assistance for you rangingfrom peers to faculty advisor. If you can, ple-asse take advantage of all the services thatare at your disposition. I know some of youmay think that some places and services oncampus are off limit to Hamilton Holt Stu-dents. But it is not true.

As Holt students, you have access topreaty much everything that Arts & Sciencesstudents have access to. I heard thing like:the newspaper, The Sandspur, or the radiostation are only for A&S students.

The good news is that they are not; theybelong to Rollins College and thus accessi-ble to all Rollins students. Please take advan-tage of them. I understand that many of youdo not have anymore time to participate inany extracurricular activities, but the few ofyou that can, please participate.

Feel free to contact the HHSGA repre-sentatives for your major and pass ontothem all concerns that you would like to getto the attention of the administration. Theywill do that, and you can be assured thatyour concerns will be heard.

Please get a look at the photo bellowwhich features some of your HHSGA offi-cers and senators. When you see themaround campus or in one of your classes,please let them know of your concerns.

HOLT NEWSTHE SANDSPUR8

Dear Marian:I just got notice that my

job is being eliminated in 2weeks due to a reorganiza-tion. While I have hated myjob for the last few years, Iam beginning to panic. Iwill be graduating in Mayand not sure what my nextstep should be. Whatshould i do? Anonymous,

Dear Hopeful:With your news, you

were thrown into the worldof career transitions! It is im-portant to acknowledge thatyou are now in the begin-ning stages of a significantlife change. Even though youwere unhappy in your work,it was “safe and pre-dictable.” Your work life, asyou have known it, will beending. To effectively navi-gate through this transitionperiod I will recommendseveral basic strategies:

Take care of yourself. Dur-ing times of stress it is im-portant to make sure you areeating properly, sleeping andexercising. Why mentionthis in an article about careertransitions? I challenge youto try and remain positiveand optimistic without firsttaking care of yourself phys-ically…taking care of yourbody is an important firststep!

Don’t be a “lone ranger.”While your instinct may beto remain stoic and silentabout your employment sit-uation, it will be importantto reach out to others. Createand connect with a supportsystem. How do you dothat? Begin by listing all ofthe people that you know.Don’t forget your Rollinspeers and professors...neigh-bors...friends from yourplace of worship...CareerServices within Rollins. Seekout individuals who will beoptimistic and help you toremain positive. Be ready toask questions and listencarefully to answers. Use thetechniques of an “informa-tional interview” as a way todevelop a plan of action.

Acknowledge the loss. Losscan evoke strong emotions.During the transition period,we are forced to deal withcurrent issues and concernswhile letting go of the past. Itcan be a time of strong emo-tions…denial, anger, shock,fear, confusion, and stressare very typical emotions

when someone loses a job.Depending on your life ex-periences and how you havehandled other transitions inthe past, this process canvary greatly in length andtype of reaction. I onceworked with a client whojust needed to hear that thestrong feeling she was expe-riencing was “typical andnormal.” If you schedule anappointment with me I willshare a great “visual” whichclearly identifies the typicalemotional responses to a jobloss. For some, a few ses-sions with a mental healthcounselor also helps.

Commit to spending timeon something that youenjoy – Often, work becomesconsuming and we losetouch with the people andhobbies that we once en-joyed. Years ago, I workedwith a client who decided torejoin a bowling leaguewhen he lost job. He sched-uled weekly bowling timejust as he did his job searchactivities. Guess what? Hedeveloped rapport with hisnew league buddies and gota job lead from someone onhis team. He ended up get-ting the job!

Get clarity: Does your finan-cial situation require you toget a job “tomorrow” or doyou have time to find the“perfect job”? When I amworking with a student orclient this is helpful informa-tion for me to have. Some-times we need to initiallypursue a “survival job” andthen strategize on long-termcareer goals.

Develop a plan: Often work-ing with a career counseloror coach helps to create con-crete plan of action. A time-line might include workingon your resume, creating astrategy to network, joiningsome professional organiza-tions, beginning an intern-ship or volunteering orpreparing for the job inter-view. Did you know that Iam here to assist Holt stu-dents with each of thesestrategies? Don’t remainanonymous…schedule timeto come into the office andmeet with me!

Do you have a question forMarian? E-mail her at [email protected] that all questionswill be responded to individ-ually or in this column.

GET LAID OFF! WHAT SHOULD YOU DO?

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HHSGA Representatives; Jean Bernard Chery/ The Sandspur

A Nontraditional Student by Jean Bernard Chery

the sandspur

As a senior, planning ongraduating this May, I havebeen thinking about youlately. You have probablynow attended each one ofyour new classes at leastonce.

You have the syllabi,your books, an ID called anR-card, and the flutteringfeeling that you are going towork hard this semester.

I will be completely hon-est. You are probably goingto put more effort into yourassignments and studieshere at Hamilton Holt than

you have evergiven to anythingin your life.

You may feeltired sometimesor frustrated dur-ing this spring,but at the end ofthe semester youare going to befilled with thepride of doingyour very best.

No one cantake that awayfrom you. If youneed insight ormutual under-standing, reach outto your professors, fellowstudents, and advisors.

Many times the inspira-tion to continue may be sit-ting right next to you, or aprofessor providing youwith food for thought, or astranger with a quirky smile

of sympathy passing you byon the sidewalk.

I would like to congrat-ulate you on your currentjourney on a path to person-al, academic and career ad-vancement. You should beproud of the very fact thatyou are making an effort to

take on the chal-lenge.

Did youhave a chance yet towalk around thecampus and reallytake in the atmos-phere? Have youtaken the time tolook at the namesalong the Walk ofFame? Did youclimb up into thetower in the Olin Li-brary and check outthe view?

Did youknow that you haveaccess to the Alfond

Sports Center, sports events,the pool, and fascinatingguest speakers, along withmusic and theatrical eventsthroughout the year? Thereis a calendar on the RollinsCollege website that you canaccess with lists of the up-

coming attractions. And do not forget the

opportunities to join groupsthat are involved in commu-nity engagement like Com-muniqué, the Caribbean Stu-dent Association, the Hamil-ton Holt Student Govern-ment Association, or theschool newspaper, The Sand-spur, and so much more.

Any questions, just ask!Being involved, even it isonly a couple of hours amonth, is crucial to not onlyyour sanity, because fellowstudents will become someof the closest friends youcould have ever imagined,but also the community en-gagement you take time forat Hamilton Holt is a defi-nite plus on future resumes.

So, what are you waitingfor? Welcome to HamiltonHolt School; join right in.

Professor Wendy A.Stahler represents anotherexample of the Rollins com-mitment to excellence.In1998 she completed herbachelor degree (MagnaCum Laude) in Mathematicswith a specialization in com-puter science and SecondaryEducation and in 2003 hermaster (Summa Cum Laude)in Corporate Communica-tion and Technology fromthe prestigious Rollins Col-lege. In 2004, just a year aftercompleting her master de-gree, she published Funda-mentals of Math & Physics forGame Programmers.

Stahler has a passion forteaching. She has been anadjunct professor at RollinsCollege since 2001 in boththe IT and the Communica-tion departments and a fulltenure professor at Full SailReal World Education from1997 to 2003. There, Profes-sor Stahler taught Math andPhysics for Video Game De-velopment.

Among the classes shehas been teaching at RollinsCollege are: Small Groups &Leadership, Computer Me-diated Communication,Using PowerPoint/Graphics,Intro to Digital Video, andDesktop Publishing withWord.

Once again HamiltonHolt students are beingpraised for the experience

and knowledge they bringto the classroom. “I love theHolt students. They bringsuch diverse backgroundsand experiences into theclassroom, which providesfor very interesting dia-logue,” says Stahler.Shecontinues to say, “In the Or-ganizational Communica-tion program the coursesare enriched by the experi-ences we disclose and thestories we share from ourlives outside the classroom.I end up learning just asmuch from my students asthey learn from me.”

Besides a full time job insoftware training where shetrains police officers andfirefighters on how to usethe company’s software forthings like 911 dispatch andrecords management, shefound it necessary to con-tribute to the Rollins excel-lence through her part timeteaching. Stahler explainshow at the end of a long dayshe often wonders how she’sgoing to get up in front ofthe class and deliver any-thing of value when all shewants is a nap. “But then,”she continues, “I walk intothe classroom and suddenlyI’m energized.” She canidentify herself with her stu-dents in many ways, once asa working student and nowas an adjunct with an addi-tional full time job. What sheis about to say is not foreignto her Hamilton Holt stu-dents; “By the time I walk

out [of the classroom] a fewhours later I couldn’t sleep ifI wanted to. I know manyof my Holt students feel thesame way.”After a full day’swork and then sitting on I-4they arrive exhausted, butsomehow we re-energizeeach other – it’s infectious!”

Despite her busy andcrazy schedule she foundtime to help with theCANstruction event this se-mester to raise money andfood for Second Harvestfood bank, in which herteam, the faculty team,raised over 1000 cans of veg-etables and tuna fish to build

a 6-foot tall Campbell’s soupcan. Besides being a regularmember of the President Listduring her years as a studentat Rollins, for which she wasawarded the Rollins Presi-dential Scholarship, she wasthe recipient of the Out-standing Service in MathAward in 1996, and the Ex-cellent Standard in Academ-ic Pursuits in MathematicsAward in 1998. She has beennamed Student Ambas-sador/Diplomat. She was amember of member of PhiEta Sigma National HonorSociety, and a visiting stu-dent at Harvard University

in Massachusetts from Juneto August, 1993.

She advises grad school-bound students to choosethe right program, not whatother people expect them todo. “Grad school is hardwork, and it’s easy to losesteam unless you are trulypursuing your passion,” sheadds. What would surpriseher students the most is thatevery once in a while (whennobody’s looking), she stopssmiling for a moment to giveher cheek muscles a rest.

Her favorite play andmusic are Phantom of theOpera and Classic 80’s Rockand Smooth Jazz. She lovesDunkin’ Donuts (chocolatefrosted). Picnics in the parkand Popcorn Flicks on ParkAvenue are her favorite pas-time, and her dream vaca-tion is a vacation in Tuscany.

I should add that profes-sor Stahler’s long term aspi-ration is to get “the opportu-nity to someday move intoPresident Duncan’s homeand continue to serve theRollins community.” But inthe meantime, she hopes toassist Dean Carrier developa new leadership program inthe near future.ProfessorStahler! If you continue toexcel at the rate you havebeen from the time you start-ed your college career atRollins to now, I expect tosee you in the presidentmansion in a very near fu-ture. Good luck in your jour-ney!

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by Jean Bernard Cherythe sandspur

Professor of Communication, Wendy Stahler

COURTESY OF WENDY A. STAHLER

A Welcome to New Students

COURTESY OF MONICA SAWDAYE

by Monica Sawdayethe sandspur

Words of encouragementfrom a fellow student to thenew arrivals.

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2005’s Best and Worst

Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie:With two of the most attractivepeople as parents, their babyhas won the genetic lottery.

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes:If the age difference isn't

enough to startle you, Cruise'serratic behavior will.

Grey's Anatomy: You may thinkyou've had enough of medical

dramas, but this new ABC seriesstands out.

Britney and Kevin: Chaotic: Notlike we had high expectations

anyway, but this show is as badas it gets.

Freakonomics: Steven D.Levitt and Stephen J. Dubn-er's controversial economic

exposé is a must read.

The Truth About Hillary : WhatShe Knew, When She Knew It,

and How Far She'll Go to BecomePresident: The critical book con-demns Hillary for her presidential

ambition.

Brokeback Mountain: This GoldenGlobe winner was nationally acclaim.

Bewitched: Just when youthought a movie with Will Fer-

rell couldn't be bad…

Celebrity Couples

TV Show

Book

Movie

Can you Locate Iraq?

In a national survey, itwas found that only one inseven young American stu-dents could find Iraq or Iranon a map of the Middle East.It is interesting, given thecurrent state of affairs be-tween Iraq and the UnitedStates, to see how littleawareness there is on some-thing as simple as the loca-tion of Iraq.

We have conducted ourown survey here at RollinsCollege, choosing one hun-dred individuals, at random,and showing them an un-marked map of the MiddleEast, asking them to identifyIraq. 37% of students askedcorrectly identify Iraq on themap, leaving a large chunk,63% shaking their heads asthey admitted to not havinga clue.

In conducting the survey,I found that many of thosewho did not know were ac-tually very surprised, as ifthey had thought that this in-formation was somehow intheir pool of knowledge al-ready. Others seemed em-barrassed at not knowing,saying “I should know this!”before admitting that they infact did not.

However, not all wasnegative. Of those individu-

als who correctly identifiedIraq on the map, many wenton to identify other nations.By looking at some of thesepeople, especially given theusual response that I re-ceived, I would not have ex-pected such an educated an-swer, and I was pleasantlysurprised.

American studentsstudying or traveling abroadsometimes find themselvesin embarrassing situations asin any given conversation;their lack of global knowl-edge is made obvious. Theyare surprised to see howmuch students of the sameage from different culturesknow about not only theirown country, but of theworld.

This is, of course, notnecessarily a fault of thegiven student. It may be aproblem embedded in Amer-ican culture; it may be due toour educational systems, themedia, or simply a lack of in-terest on the part of theAmerican public. Whateverit is, it is an important ques-tion to address. As the worldwe live in becomes smallerand smaller due to globaliza-tion, it becomes more andmore important for Ameri-can citizens to be aware ofthe problems and cultures ofthe world.

by Nancy Aguirethe sandspur

JESSICA COMBS/The Sandspur

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I went to the Regal Cin-emas last weekend lookingfor a movie to watch and re-view – I should have knownbetter then to go with fullreservoirs in my tear ducts!Originally planning on Mem-oirs of Geisha, I literally had alast minute change of heart,decided I needed somethingremotely comedic, andwalked instead into the the-atre marked Last Holiday out-side the door. What I foundwas a personal rollercoasterof emotions, a new outlookon life’s possibilities and oneof the best feel-good roman-tic comedies I’ve seen in along time.

From director WayneWang (Maid in Manhattan,The Joy Luck Club) and writ-ers Jeffrey Price and Peter S.Seaman (Wild Wild West,Who Framed Roger Rabbit) thefilm Last Holiday is a tale oflife, death and the choiceswe make. Last Holiday starsthe multi-talented singer-turned-actress Queen Lati-fah (Chicago, Bringing Downthe House, Beauty Shop) as thefrumpy and homely depart-ment store employee Geor-

gia Byrd who is contentedliving her days in perpetual-ly identical succession, con-demning her dreams of trav-el, culinary school and lovewith her long-time co-work-er crush Sean Matthews (LLCool J, Rollerball, Any GivenSunday) to a sad little scrap-

book marked “possibilities.” Life takes a traumatic

turn for Georgia when amild concussion and routinecheck up lead to a terminaldisease diagnosis giving herno more then three weeks tolive. Rather then sulk in thequiet of her Louisiana home,

Georgia cashes out her bankaccount, opens up her bookof “possibilities” and char-ters a European vacation tolive up her remaining days.Along the way, Georgiameets a challenging yet in-spirational supporting castof characters including Tim-othy Hutton as the swin-dling corporate big-wigMatthew Kragen, GiancalroEsposito and Alicia Witt asthe morally evolvingLouisiana Senator Dillingsand Kragen’s personal sec-retary Ms. Burns, and (mypersonal favorite) the unde-niably lovable Chef Didierplayed by French actor Ger-ard Depardieu of My Fatherthe Hero notoriety.

There is no doubt thatLast Holiday brings with it asort of cheesy, campyhumor indicative of QueenLatifah’s roles and the pastprojects of the film’s creativeteam. The strange thing isthat it’s just not that easy towrite it off as another tackyBarbershop when the Geor-gia character evokes suchsentimental emotion tomake even the most hard-ened hearts in the theatre alittle bit verklempt. TheQueen shines through with

acting talent I have yet toneither see, nor appreciate inher previous roles and herchemistry with LL Cool J issweet, if not a bit overstated.

Last Holiday is a sillygood time with a deepermessage, as dictated byGeorgia, that is all the reasonin the world why this filmwas not a total flop— “Nexttime... we will laugh more,we’ll love more; we justwon’t be so afraid.” And as Idried my eyes and left mytheatre seat last weekend, Iwas comforted with a newsense of direction— a feelingthat rather then dwelling onthe ephemeral papers, read-ings, and meetings ahead ofme this semester I should befocusing on what really mat-ters most- living life, lovingfriends, and not regretting asingle moment. So here’s to anew Sandspur edition, a newyear, and a renewed outlookon life.

(But “shh,” just don’t letany know it was Queen Lati-fah who got me there.)

OVERALL RATING: B- for acampy, yet witty and heart-warmingly feel-good goodtime.

by Katie Pedersonthe sandspur

Last Holiday Makes for New Possibilities

COURTESY OF PARAMOUNT STUDIOS

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In between train shotsand bites of barbecuedpulled pork, the crowd atO’Boys in Winter Park wastreated to the energetic,funkadelic, sweet sounds ofThe Lloyd Dobbler EffectSaturday night. Mixing sen-timental lyrics with upbeatbongo banging, this Wash-ington D.C. based bandmanaged to give this bar-beque joint a different vibe.In a place where the usualsounds are the clanking of

beer mugs, and varioushoots and hollers of fanaticalsports fans, LDE providedjust the right amount of rock,Latin and folk flavor.

Starting the set off with amelodic yet heavy salsa likegrove, LDE jumped into “AMillion Ways.” Lead Vocalistand guitarist Phil Kominskispouted out heartfelt lyrics,“When I hear her voice athousand angels sing theirhymns inside my head, Timereleases me I fall in farther,In-between the words shesays.” When the choruskicked in, Kominski swung

his six-string behind hisback, and forcefully grabbedthe mike stand adorned withneon red lights. All the whileRusty Williams beat fever-ishly on three large bongodrums, also draped withgreen lights. Drummer Don-nie Williams added anotherelement of excitement withhis fast paced style. ChrisBruno’s passionate guitarplaying and backup vocalscompleted the spirited forcethat is LDE. Their Chemistryon stage, like the brightlights that wrapped aroundtheir mike stands and across

their bon-gos canbest be de-scribed asElectric.

T h eboys fromC a p i t o lHill got thecrowd jam-ming alongto their is-land in-f u s e dtunes, andcontinuedto send outthe goodvibes whiledoing acover ofMen atW o r k ’ s

1980’s hit single “LandDown Under.” A gray hairedman, with thick black-rimmed glasses, decked outin a Hawaiian shirt tappedhis hand rhythmicallyagainst his beer bottle, as a20-something blonde in atank top stopped andclapped along before mak-ing her way back to the bar.It seemed appropriate thatthis band do a cover from the“me” decade, after all theirname comes from CameronCrowe’s 80’s Cult Classic“Say Anything,” in which avery young John Cusackplays Lloyd Dobbler

With their attention todetail and focus on mixingmusic from other culturesand genres LDE has the po-tential to build an extremelydiverse fan base. Eventhough lyrics like “Thismight be more that a crush.This might be love” in theirsong “Might be Love” mayhave proved to be a bit toosappy for the guys, LDE con-tinuously pulled them rightback in with their undeni-able talent as musicians.LDE has the ability to bringthe importance of percussionand deep lyrics back to thepop charts while still re-maining true to their musicalroots. They are sort of like acombination of Maroon 5

and Third Eye blind, butwith a little more spunk andsoul.

Touring their wayaround the college circuitLDE has already convertedsome loyal followers. SteveJones and Keri Salvador,both 19-year-old musiciansand FIT students traveled 75miles on a motorcycle toO’Boys to catch the show,after Jones had seen LDE inMelbourne two days prior.“They create a good Atmos-phere, and it kinda sucksyou in,” Jones said as hedrummed along on the table.Salvador agreed, “Nice bal-ance of alternative plus fu-sion,” she yelled over themusic while smiling.

LDB will continue totour the country throughApril. Currently their album“Lloyd Dobler Effect Live2004” can be orderedthrough their Web sitewww.lloyddoblereffect.com.However, in-studio recordedtracks also available on theirsite do not do them justice,or capture the musical ap-peal they provide with theirenergy driven live shows.LDB is absolutely a band onewould have to see live inorder to be moved by the in-novative beats that make uptheir culture crossing music.

by Kalene McCortthe sandspur

KALENE MCCORT/The SandspurIsland Rock: The Lloyd Dobler Effect performing at O’Boys in downtown Orlando.

A brilliant coming of agenovel, The Kite Runner en-grosses readers in the livesof protagonists Amir andHassan. Aside from captivat-ing readers in a heart-wrenching tale, Khaled Hos-seini, in his debut novel, pro-vides a detailed and eye-opening account of a culturewe Americans tend to knowso little about.

Young Amir and his ser-vant, but faithful ally Has-san, battle the harsh realitiesoccurring in Afghanistanduring the 1960s and 1970s,enduring backlashes fromthe Cold War, the Russian in-vasion in 1979, and eventualemigration. Capturing thepolitical turmoil occurringsimultaneously, readers caneasily relate and assume theidentity of the protagonists.

Amir and Hassan act likebrothers, when in realitythey are polar opposites.Amir, son of a Sunni Muslimbusinessman is a Pashtun,while Hassan, son of a Shi’a

Muslim, is a Hazara. Al-though Hazaras are treatedas second-class citizens inKabul, Afghanistan, Amir’sfather supported no suchtreatment. The two mother-less boys fed from the samebreast, ran kites in the win-ters, and read stories fromAmir’s late mother’s library.

Often the rebel, Amir’sfather is a gentle giant wholends money to the poor, iswell liked among the com-munity, and is headstrongand athletic. Amir, on theother hand, struggles social-ly, is a reader rather than asoccer player, and writesshort stories. Amir faces aconstant uphill trek, at-tempting to win the love ofhis father. In his last adoles-cent opportunity, Amir willtry at all costs to win the in-famous kite race hosted intheir local village. He willspend the rest of his life suf-fering from the indelible im-ages captured that day.

The Soviet invasion ofAfghanistan is the final cata-lyst, causing Amir and hisfather to relocate to the Unit-

ed States, beginning anew asimmigrants in a strange andoutlandish culture. Asidefrom acclimating to the US,Amir finally has the chance“to become good again,” toredeem himself from thecruel treatment imposed onhis friend Hassan.

Haunted by his memo-ries, Amir returns to war-torn Afghanistan under Tal-iban rule as an adult insearch of forgiveness. Thenovel encompasses all of thegreat sentiments a bookshould capture; tears will beshed, laughter will be heard,and you will hope the novelnever ends. In reading this,one may often be confused itis a novel rather than mem-oir, and we are left wonder-ing when his follow-up bookwill be published. Ultimate-ly, the novel questions theprice of peace - what will onecoward endure to become aman?

What was once consid-ered a far away land, wehave more recently wit-nessed the necessity in edu-cating ourselves about glob-

al politics. Begin here, andclose the book with a newperception of the Middle

East.

by Lara Buesothe sandspur

One Man’s Struggle For Internal Peace

Courtesy of KhaledHosseini.com

LDE serves up Culture Crossing Musicwith a side of Funk

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So you want to dress likeyour favorite movie star,model, or singer, but do notwant to spend hundreds,even thousands of dollars ondesigner clothing, shoes, andbags? Well, whether yourstyle is bohemian chic likeSienna Miller, sophisticatedand classic like Heidi Klum,or earthy and hip likeMichelle Branch, your stylecan be found for less. Sowhere do you start?

First things first, some-times it is okay to splurge onkey pieces for yourwardrobe, but make surethey are versatile and can beused with multiple outfits. Itis important to rememberthough, items such as a clas-sic Prada black bag and aRalph Lauren blazer, whichcan run you up to severalhundred dollars each, can bematched with almost any-thing in your closet such asjeans, skirts, or shoes, sothey will be used often andworth the price. These keypieces can also be easilytransformed from your stan-dard day look, to a stylishnight look, and not to men-tion you will be comple-mented multiple times onthem.

So now that you havethose few luxurious pieces inyour closet, how do you findthe rest of your outfit forhundreds of dollars less than

designer prices? One thingto remember is not to substi-tute quality for quantity.Shopping at less expensiveclothing stores is okay, andsometimes a great place tofind replicas of designerlooks for less. But rememberto check the quality; youdon’t want them to fall apartafter the first time you wearthem. Important things tolook for in the quality of theclothing you are buying arethe fabric and the stitching.Because stores are shoppedby hundreds of people eachday, it is essential to examineeach item carefully lookingfor pulls in the fabric, make-up, or even holes in the ma-terial. Make sure you also trythe clothing on; this goes foreverything you buy.

Other places to shop forcheap designer looks is onthe internet and at consign-ment boutiques. Websitessuch as bluefly.com offersignificantly reduced pricesfrom actual designer pieces.You might even be luckyenough to find that Pradabag or Ralph Lauren blazeron a website like bluefly.Also, the Forever XXI, OldNavy, and H&M stores allhave accessible websitesthat allow you to view theircurrent collections at homebefore you even enter thestore. As a side note, makesure you review the web-site’s return policy, as youwill obviously not be able to

try on the clothing beforeyou purchase it. Consign-ment boutiques allow you tobuy gently used designerclothing and accessories at afraction of their originalprices.

Whether you are lookingfor a few fundamental itemsto add to your closet, or anentire new outfit orwardrobe, you can definitelyfind it for less in today’sworld of fashion. Shoppingat discount or less expensivestores can give you that de-signer look you wanted, butallow you to save a lot ofmoney. Next time you go toclass, work, or out for a funnight on the town, impressyour friends by looking likea million bucks, but spend-ing a lot less!

by Megan Sigelthe sandspur

Style Steals: Dress for Less

krt campus/ KEVIN SULLIVANFASHION FINDS: Dress like amodel even with a budget.

Sudoku

Be a Movie Star

Everyone has toyedaround with the idea ofbeing a movie star or a popstar, or some other occupa-tion that puts them in frontof a camera with lots ofmoney in their back pocket.Well, now, Rollins studentswill have the chance tojump-start their acting ca-reers. A group called Cam-pus MovieFest is coming toRollins in February. CMF isthe world’s largest studentfilm festival. They will pro-vide students with cameras,laptops, and a creative quest:create the best five minutemovie.

CMF has visited cam-puses all over the world andthe United States. Schoolsranging from St. Andrews inScotland, to MIT, to Har-vard, have hosted the CMFprogram. And all sorts ofmovies have been created:comedies, musicals, musicvideos, cartoons, dramas,and documentaries. You cre-ate it, find the actors andmake it happen. Anyone canparticipate and it’s a greatway to show off creative tal-ent.

On February 13th, CMFrepresentatives will be oncampus to hand out digitalcameras and laptops. Stu-dents will then be able tofilm, edit and produce theirown movies. Two Rollinsgroups sponsor the event:the LEAD Team and the Of-fice of Student Involvementand Leadership so the event

will be free for students.Anyone, including Holt andCrummer students and fac-ulty can participate.

And, of course, there areprizes. On a date that is TBA,there will be an awardsnight. Everyone from theRollins community is goingto be invited out includingthe President, deans, faculty,and members of the commu-nity. No one’s going to winany real Oscars, but there isa chance at some great prizesincluding an iPod shuffle.The premiere night will be afull-fledged red carpet eventso get ready to put on theRitz. There will even be abest-dressed contest and thewinner will receive roundtrip airfare to a destinationof their choice in the UnitedStates.

This is an amazing op-portunity to have a lot offun, and maybe win someprizes while you are at it. So,gather up your co-stars, findyourself a stunt double and adirector, and get to work onplanning and writing yourmasterpiece. February, 13 isthe date to remember. Regis-ter soon as team slots will fillup quick. If you have anyquestions you can contactYvette Kojic or Thomas Mul-lett at [email protected] [email protected]. Or visit theCMF website at www.cam-pusmoviefest.com, whereyou can find out more infor-mation, and register yourteam. So, get ready for someshow biz!

by Erica Tibbettsthe sandspur

krt campus / JIM ATHERTONLIGHTS, CAMERA, ACTION: Start writing your screen playsnow!

It was 55 degrees on achilly Thursday morning.Morgan Jones, her class-mates and her professorswere already out on thestreets by 5:55 a.m. All of herworldly possessions fit onher back as Jones tried tofind herself breakfast for thatmorning.

"I really felt homeless,"said Jones. "We hadn't show-ered, we hadn't eaten and wehad barely slept. We werejust wandering the streets. Ihad no place else to go."

Jones had slept at theChristian Service Center indowntown OrlandoWednesday, January 11 inparticipation for her Inter-cession course "Into theStreets: Hunger and Home-lessness." Jones and herother classmates knew whatto expect from this course.

"I think a lot of peoplewere apprehensive aboutgoing into the ParramoreDistrict," said Jones.

This course was different

from many other courses of-fered at Rollins because itcontained a simulation."This was definitely a hands-on learning experience," saidJones, "The simulation wascalled 'The Game of Life' andeach of us were assigned adifferent race from differentsocial classes and we had totry to succeed in the game oflife." Each student then hadto go to each station to try toget their education, shelterand employment.

"Our nametags were likecodes to the people giving usour jobs and education," saidJones. "I was an Asian malewho couldn't speak English,and while I was filling outthe forms to get an educa-tion, I got arrested because Iwas loitering."

Jones now finds herselfmore sympathetic to immi-grants who come to Americaand cannot speak English."Now that I really knowwhat it's like," said Jones, "Ican't find myself with thatsame close-mindedness thatI had before. Everyonecomes to America with thehope of being successful andI really feel like if they're al-lowed to be here, then theyshould have the same oppor-tunities that everyone elsehas. Granted that they'redifferent and they don't have

as many things as we do,they're still people and theystill need to be treated likethat."

"I feel that everyone atRollins should have an expe-rience like this," said Jones."You actually literally putyourself in the shoes of thesepeople, interacting face toface with people you wouldnever usually give the timeof day to."

Although the class simu-lated what it was like to be aminority and a homelessperson in a America, it alsodiscussed ways that the stu-dents could reach out andstop the issue of homeless-ness through outside speak-ers.

"Many things were pre-sented to us," said Jones."They're willing to have peo-ple come back and volunteer.A lot talked about the RippleEffect."

The Ripple Effect iswhen one person does some-thing and it carries on to sev-eral other people who carryit on to even more people,and so on and so forth.

As for Orlando's partici-pation in helping the home-less, Jones feels that it couldstill use some work. "Youhear about the homeless get-ting arrested and the policethrowing the homeless peo-

ple's ID's in trash-it's hardenough for a homeless per-son to get a valid ID, andhere they are being thrownaway," said Jones.

"Orlando could be doinga lot more. They could beexpanding coalitions andhave more volunteers, butgovernment officials areturning blind eye to wholesituation. I know this be-cause if they weren't, then7,500 people wouldn't besleeping in the streets everynight."

As for Jones, she plans

on using the lessons that shelearned from the class and tonot turn a blind eye to thesituation. "I plan on puttingmy time in whenever I can,"said Jones. "Our class isgoing back to the homelessshelter to play with the chil-dren there, because theyrarely ever get any visitors. Iwant to spread awareness bytelling my friends and fami-ly about my experience andhow life-changing it was andhow people can really im-pact others lives in a positiveway."

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The Rollins Take On The Game Of LifeIntercession

course on home-lessness is morethan meets theeye and pocket!by Kelly McNoldy

the sandspur

ADAM SPAN and ANNIE STEPHENS / into the streets: hunger and homelessness intercession course

Thursday evenings onPark Avenue are gettingpretty eventful. Now, in ad-dition to weekly "Park AveThursday's," the secondThursday of every monthwill feature Popcorn Flicks inthe Park.

Free popcorn and amovie will be availableat Central Park the sec-ond Thursday of everymonth, except for Febru-ary and March, thanks toboth the city of WinterPark government and theEnzian.

February's flick willtake place next Thursday,February 2, to coincidewith the United Arts Art-Fest. March's movie will beon Tuesday, March 28, to co-incide with the Florida FilmFestival.

The movies will start at 7

p.m., just after sundown.Guests are encouraged tobring blankets, chairs, andpicnics to the park, in orderto enjoy their movie experi-ence to the fullest.

Just for future reference,if it happens to rain the nightof the film, it will be shownthe next week at the sametime.

E n j o ythe show!

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Winter Park Community Events Picnic andPopcorn Flick

Free eveningentertainment inwalking distanceof campus.

by Kelly McNoldythe sandspur

Rollins And The WinterPark Community

Florida Hospital Lady Track Shack 5kJanuary 29, 7:30 a.m., at Mead Garden. Aim: To Benefit the Cancer Screening Pro-gram through the Florida Hospital Cancer Institute. Contact 407-898-1313 for moreinformation.

Dinner On The AvenueSaturday, April 8, 2006, 6 p.m., Celebrating the fifth annual Dinner on the Avenueevent. Cost: $80 per table, but only the table, white-linen tablecloth, and chairs areprovided. Prizes will be awarded to the most creative group for decor in categoriesincluding “most creative”, “most patriotic,” “most elegant,” and “most original.”The dish of the evening, however, is up to group. So, pot luck dinner or hiring a localcaterer is suggested. Sign up immediately to ensure a table by contacting 407-599-3434 or visit www.cityofwinterpark.org.

Thursday’s On Park AveSince November, retailers on Park Avenue have been sponsoring a special shoppingevening (6-9 p.m.)where consumers can enjoy street musicians who are located atvarious points around the avenue, and this is along with wine or beverages in over30 boutiques. This is in addition to a wide range of discounts offered for this eveningin both stores and restaurants. This of particular interest to Rollins students sincethe stores will remain open late on these evenings (until 9 p.m.) to appreciate thisbenefit. For more information, please contact 407-647-9372.

3D ExhibitionRunning from January 7-April 1, 2006, students from the Crealde’ School of Art Ce-ramics and Sculpture Department are featuring 3D art at the Crealde’ School, locat-ed two miles west of the Rollins campus on Aloma Avenue. Go to www.crealde.orgfor more information.

How To Think More Clearly

As the second semestercomes to an unwanted start,many students are sure tohave their minds float awayfrom the rigors of the class-room, and to more interest-ing topics, such as the beach,spring break or for all thoseseniors that upcoming grad-uation. As time dwindlesaway and midterms and fi-nals creep forward, bothmanaging your time andkeeping focused are going tobe pillars to a student’s suc-cess.

According to JamesThornton, the author of “TheBrain Yields its Secrets,”keeping your thoughts clearcan be done in 15 simplesteps.

Of particular importanceto students, he explains,studies have shown thatclear thinking reaches its fullpotential during the after-noon for young people. Theeducation you are receivingright now is actually havinga positive impact on creativ-ity, so take advantage ofthose ideas and find sometime to partake in your fa-vorite hobby.

The next important stepto thinking clearly is makingsure you write things down,because that is the numberone memory aid that willcome in handy during thestressful week of exams.

In order to keep yourbody going, enjoy that cupof coffee. Research showsthat the amount of caffeinein a single cup of coffee canactually improve concentra-tion, but beware if you areprone to anxiety — you arebest to stick with a nice cupof tea.

In order to remember allthose new facts, try to relate

them to something you havealready learned, and onceyou have learned it, keepstudying it. According tosome studies, learning andrepeatedly practicing newskills appears to change thebrain’s internal organization.Make sure you give thosethoughts a chance to becomeideas, because you neverknow what absurd ideamight bring you an A onyour next paper.

Thornton also recom-mends that you study a topicthat interests you and keepsyour brain ticking, and sur-round yourself with otherintellectuals who will bringinteresting conversations tothe table.

Allow your creativity tobe used on a multi-level andin different experiences-the“pull-tab” top to soda canswas originally based on peel-ing a banana. The oh-so-dif-ficult task of concentration isalso key to clear thinking;many of those key facts thatyou might have missed dur-

ing that killer8 a.m. classp r o b a b l ypassed you bynot because ofyour memory,but becauseyou were star-ing at the pieceof lint on yourn e i g h b o r ’sshoulder.

In order toincrease con-centration andbrain activitywhile study-ing at home,most expertsrecommend playing classicalmusic such as Mozart in thebackground.

Make sure that you getin some exercise, as it notonly works out the body butalso the mind. An increasingnumber of researches believethat aerobic workouts can in-crease everything from yourschool performance to nerveconduction velocity, whichthey believe results from

oxygen and nutrients thatpromote brain cell growth.

Finally, Thornton statesthat the key to clear think-ing: End distractions. A bitobvious perhaps, butbranching out never hurtanyone. Try studying in alocal coffee house if yourdorm is too distracting butyou need the occasional joltof java, or perhaps the li-brary.

One week intoclass and every-one is alreadystaring out thewindow...by Kelsey Field

the sandspur

DENNIS BALOUGH / KRT CampusCAFFEINE FIX: More ways to concentrate

Does a "Merry Christ-mas, sweetheart!" card en-sure an "I love you, baby!"card for Valentine's Day? Inthis fast-paced culture, thereappears to be a trend to-wards people becoming rap-idly accustomed to sheddingrelationships in the immedi-ate post-holiday period justin time for the next holiday.

So, what happens in theperiod between the mistletoeand pink hearts? Judging bythis trend, speculation sug-gests January is the biggestnational break up month.

For those fortunateenough to have met a specialsomeone early in the holidayseason, thereby landing aguaranteed date to holidayfunctions and celebrationswith family and friends,there simply may not beenough interest to pull therelationship through this pe-riod.

Conversely, while the ro-mantic spirit of the holidayseason may have perpetuat-ed a stale relationship, theonset of a new year bringsthe idea of a fresh start and,perhaps, a new relationship.

As one Rollins junior,Arial Harrington, says, "Jan-uary is the start of the newyear...the beginning of newpossibilities. Now that theholidays are over and rou-

tine has set in, people tend toreevaluate what they wantout of the new year. Hencewe have New Year's resolu-tions. Which can lead to anevaluation of one's currentrelationship. And if youwere waiting to break upuntil now, you still have thetime to have a date for Valen-tine's Day."

This does not mean thatthe relationship would nec-essarily be doomed undernormal circumstances(those, of course, being theless notoriously romantic,materialistic holidays of theyear).

However, as PepperSchwartz, a professor of soci-ology specializing in thestudy of relationships at theUniversity of Washingtonsays in a recent interviewwith the Orlando Sentinel, "Ithink what it speaks to isthat romance has its practicaland even Machiavellian andmanipulative nature. Peoplelook out for their own wel-fare, and they'll do thingsthat make it easier for them."

In this case, having this"guaranteed" date for holi-day gatherings is both prac-tical and manipulative. Bytaking this date to specialevents, it implies that there isa greater depth to the rela-tionship. Additionally, it en-ables people to pass throughthis typically difficult time ofyear without having to facethe loneliness experiencedby so many.

Why is it this holiday inparticular?

Perhaps, the successionof several holidays in a rowtends to keep alive a rela-

tionship during December.For example, a very shallowreason to remain in a rela-tionship is the most basicmaterialistic one: betterChristmas presents from aperson one is in a relation-ship with.

More likely, though, re-lationships end followingthis period because it allowspartners to see one anotherin a different light. Peopleact differently when put innew situations, particularlythe higher number of partieswill account for abundant al-cohol, and possibly causepartners to see an unexpect-ed, and undesirable, side ofthe other. Such different per-sonas can quickly causedoubts.

However, keeping in linewith the notoriously materi-alistic sentiment towardsholidays in this culture is theelement of romance. Here, aperson can simply be consid-ered a material object, suchas something to kiss on NewYears Eve and then discardas soon as the timing is right.

The timing here occursbefore the love-hate senti-ment towards Valentine'sDay kicks in. If the person issimply a material item tocart around holiday eventsin an attempt to elevate one'sown status or to alleviatefeelings of loneliness, then itis hardly likely that one canmaintain this pretensethrough to last another ma-terialistic, romance-orientat-ed holiday.

Hence, January becomesthe break up month.

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Dear Fox,I started seeing

a guy in the areaabout a month agoand we got alongreally well. Wehave only gone ona few dates so far,but then hebrought up thesubject of startinga relationship.

Within a cou-ple of days he saidhe was really intome. He went on tosay that howamazed how easi-ly we were able totrust each otherand wanted tomake this work. Atfirst, I told him Ireally liked himbut I wasn't readyfor a relationshipyet because I want-ed to get to knowhim more.

He seemed okay withthat. We just kept going ondates, but now I thinkmaybe he thinks I blew himoff and it's made him notcare about me anymore oreven want any contact withme. Just out of nowhere hestopped returning my calls.

Did I do something real-ly wrong?

~ Trust Wary

Dear Wary,Absolutely, not! Getting

to know someone beforejumping into a relationshipis always a good idea, and afew dates does not necessar-ily sound like enough timeto do that. Your guy proba-bly just feels rejected. Hemay think he is wasting histime pursuing a girl who is"just not that into him."

Your best bet is to be

honest with him. Explainthat your effort to slowthings down was not an at-tempt to let him down easy.You like spending time withhim and see relationship po-tential.

Hopefully the clarifica-tion will be enough to soothhis ego and reignite his in-terest. If he was genuinewhen he expressed his de-sire to "make things work,"then he should feel relievedand ready to get thingsmoving again.

If his response is less en-thusiastic, then obviously heis not willing to put in thetime to get to know you bet-ter before starting a relation-ship.

In that case, he is proba-bly not the best person todevote your time towardsanyway. Either way, at leastyou will be able to end boththe one-sided presumptionsand uncertainties about hisintentions.

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Rollins sstudents. IIf yyou hhaveany qquestions tthat yyou

would llike TThe FFox, tto aan-swer, tthen ssend aan eemail tto

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Can relation-ships withstandthe test of mod-ern materialisticsentiment?by Karina McCabe

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My name is Cora Hardinand I am a senior at RollinsCollege who is abroad for asemester in Hong Kong, thenew love of my life. I con-stantly run around in a stateof amazement because everylittle thing is different.

I can't bare to sit in myroom for longer than a fewminutes because I have suchan urge to go and experienceall that this city has to offer.There are Buddhist temples,street markets, mega-malls,great nightlife (I heard aworld-class DJ, Joey Negro,during one of my first week-ends out!), numerous day-trip and hiking possibilities,and so and so on.

As a much-used quotestates: If New York neversleeps, Hong Kong nevereven blinks. It really is quite adrastic change from quiet,suburban, Winter Park.

E ve r y -thing is tinyand every-thing ishuge. Onthe onehand, myroom is amin ia tureversion ofwhat I ex-pected, andmy feethang off theend of thebed, yet onthe other hand it is located onthe 15th floor of one of the 20-something story dorms, witha stunning view of the HongKong skyline. The three ele-vators I can use to get upthere are zoned. I found thisout the hard way by takingthe wrong one during the lec-tures-rush-hour, only to getstuck on a floor I did notwant to be on, and withoutany possibility of getting tothe right place, apart fromtrekking up uncountable sto-ries.

The university is one ofthe most organized entities Ihave ever encountered. Infact, applying for my gymcard was a bigger ordeal than

obtaining a Visa to the main-land.

Even just walking to classis a challenge because HongKong Bap-tist Univer-sity is com-posed ofthree sepa-rate cam-puses, yet Ihave back-to-back lec-tures locat-ed at oppo-site ends.I'm slowlygetting quite good at dodg-ing through a stream of peo-ple, crossing two intersec-

tions without getting hit byone of the insane cab drivers,which, as I tend to forget,drive on the side I do not lookto first, only to take two ele-vators, pushing the 'close'button frantically, and then fi-nally making it to class,breathing heavily, but oh-so-happy still to be alive.

Each class is held onlyonce a week, but lasts threehours. Some days I am com-pletely free, while other daysI sit for six hours in a row,straight through lunch. Myclasses are surprisingly small,with about 15 people some-times, and then others are lec-tures of at most 60 people,which is the format I have re-

ally been excited about try-ing. Exams are worth about70 percent, and other thanthat there is a lot of self-study,

which is to result in one largepaper or presentation at theend of the semester. I ab-solutely love the approach,as I think it fosters inde-pendence, and, moreover,allows me to see so muchmore of the city because I donot need to do tedioushomework assignments! Icouldn't ask for more!

The classes themselvesso far are quite fascinating,both because of the wideavailability of topics tochoose from and the factthat just sitting in these

classes is a living culturalstudy in itself. Take, for ex-ample, my Government &Politics of the U.S. class, dur-ing which it is constantlyhighlighted that 'the West'and 'democracy' are a partic-ular concept, not the norm.

Isuggesteveryonego ands t u d yabroad,becauseit is sovery in-terestingto beable tolook ato n e s e l fin such alight.

F e s -t i v i t i e sfor theChineseN e wYear, in-cluding abig parade and fantastic fire-works, are coming up next

week and then I have a fewdays off during which I planto travel around. Then I'll beback to tell you more aboutliving and studying in HongKong, which is just gettingbetter from day to day. You'llalso read more about my at-

tempt tol e a r nM a n -d a r i n ,which is,by far, theh a r d e s tthing Ihave everattempt-ed.

S a y -ing eventhe sim-plest sen-tence usu-ally re-sults inmy room-m a t elaughing

hysterical-ly, but that

is ok, I have five wholemonths to learn.

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From Jetsetters toBackpackers

...or simply for those who like to readabout the wordly adventures of ourRollins peers. This semester, the Life &Times section returns with further talesof the travels of Rollins studentsabroad.

This semester’s travels will include theescapades of Cora Hardin, ‘07, in HongKong, and a spring break section.

If you would like to submit any pic-tures or journals of your own adven-tures, please send them to:

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If New York NeverSleeps, Then HongKong Never Even Blinks

One studentdetails her earlyenchantment withher study abroadexperience. by Cora Hardin

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CORA HARDIN / The Sandspur UK INFLUENCE: Double-decker busses andBritish-style buildings abound in Hong Kong.

CORA HARDIN / the sandspurOVER-ADVERTISING: This bustling street in Hong Kongshows little more than advertising and consumers.

CORA HARDIN / the sandspurIDEAL BEAUTY: At the temple of the10,000 Buddhas at Sha Tin.

CORA HARDIN / the sandspurBLINDED BY GOLD: Golden Buddhas sit atop a hill overseeing the city of Hong Kong.

Twenty-two points and alot of speed and quicknesswas the difference betweenNo.2 and No.1 in women'sbasketball on Monday night.Second-ranked Duke's Lind-sey Harding, Wanisha Smithand Monique Currie ran cir-

cles around top-ranked Ten-nessee in a 75-53 defeat thatstunned even Duke coachGail Goestenkors atCameron Indoor Stadium."Ithought it would go down tothe wire," Goestenkors said.Not a chance. Harding, thepoint guard who missed allof last season because of a vi-olation of team rules, domi-

nated. Harding scored 15points to lead Duke and hadeight steals, one short of theschool record. She pressuredthe ball so doggedly thatTennessee guard ShannaZolman seemed reluctant toeven cross midcourt late inthe second half. While drib-bling, Zolman timidlyturned her back, stumbled

and lost control of the ball.Harding picked it up, racedto the other end for a layupand was fouled. Duke,which made 16 of its first 19second-half field goal at-tempts, led 67-46 after thethree-point play. Tennessee(18-1) was finished. "Wewere defeated," said Ten-nessee guard Alexis Horn-buckle. "You could see it incertain Tennessee players asa whole. We lost our swag-ger." It was Tennessee'slargest margin of defeatsince a 79-56 loss to Con-necticut in the 2002 NCAAsemifinals. Redshirt fresh-man forward Candace Park-er made some breathtaking,high-flying plays in the laneand led all scorers with 17points, but also committedseven turnovers. Curriescored 13, Mistie Williams 10and Smith added six assistsfor Duke (19-0). WhenDuke's starters went to thebench, the Blue Devils' re-serves were just as effective,outscoring Tennessee's back-ups 30-9. Emily Waner andChante Black each scored 10

points off the bench, contin-uing to fuel Duke's furiouspace. "I was pushing it as fastas I could," Harding said."Our wings were getting outand our posts were runningthe floor. We had so muchdepth, we were able to keepgoing and going and going."

When they did, the BlueDevils crushed one of the na-tion's top teams and leg-endary coach Pat Summitt infront of a sold-out crowd of9,314 in an ESPN2 "Big Mon-day" game. Duke will needto prove itself once more onESPN2 on Sunday, whenthird-ranked North Carolina(18-0) visits Cameron. ButMonday's accomplishmentagainst one of the greatestwomen's programs won'tsoon be forgotten.

"They're Tennessee,"Harding said. "They havegreat tradition and greatheart. I expected them tocome back."

They didn't and could-n't, because Duke was quick-er and determined to buildon its own growing tradi-tion.

Do you ever wonderhow basketball games areorganized, who's in chargeof hiring new coaches, howthe soccer team gets a bus foraway games, how athleticevents are coordinated andplanned or who makes sureall Rollins athletes are fol-lowing the "rules"?

Well, the answer is sim-ple the Athletic Director(sorry, Director of Athletics,as the position has been re-cently renamed) is in chargeof all of that. And, "who isthis 'Director of Athletics'"?you may ask.

As of Wednesday the17th, Rollins DA is PennieParker, a University of Geor-gia grad, who has workedher way up through theranks and served at a varietyof different schools, to even-tually end up as top dog ofRollins Athletics.

It's no easy task. Frommaking sure all athletes (in21 different programs) com-ply with NCAA standardsand regulations, to being a li-aison between coaches, stu-dents, trainers, faculty, andthe community and a whole,

the Director of Athletics is abusy person.

Until last July, Parkerwas the assistant athletic di-rector, under Phil Roach.And from July until lastweek, she was the "interim"director of athletics (mean-ing she basically took care ofboth jobs). Now, she is incharge, and has to begin thesearch for a new asst. As shetakes the helm, Parker ispretty confident that therewill be no unexpected sur-prises or changes. She's beenat Rollins for over 3 years,and has been working withathletics programs since shegraduated for UG. Over hercareer she has been involvedwith compliance at UG, Jack-sonville University andFlorida State.

Although our new Di-rector of Athletics admits tonot having played a varsitysport in college, she saysshe's always been a fan, andthat not having played asport is actually beneficial.She says this helps her stayunbiased towards any pro-gram or team. And, like anyfan, she can appreciate allthe aspects of a sport, frompractice, to mental prepara-tion, to the actual competi-

tion. At Rollins, Parker ad-mires the dedication andcommitment displayed byall of the athletes, and theirability to balance school-work and athletics. She alsosays that the experience allthe coaches have helps makeher job easier. Many of thecoaches have been at Rollinsfor 15 or 20 years, meaningthey have strong programs,regulations, and methodsthat are tried and tested. Dueto this mix of dedicated ath-letes and experienced coach-es, Rollins is recognized as amodel for other division 2schools.

Now that she's in charge,Parker says there won't beany sweeping changes, butshe notes that she will con-tinue to try to improve fanturnout at all athletic events.Although there is no guaran-teed way to increase sup-port, winning always helps,and so far this year the Tarshave been doing a decentamount of winning. Thewomen's basketball team isstill undefeated, and if theycontinue that streak, crowdsare bound to continue grow-ing. Show your support forthe Tars by coming out tonext week basketball games,

and cheering on our tennis,softball, baseball, golf, crew,and swimming teams asthey compete this spring.

And, the next timeyou're admiring how well

the athletic programs atRollins keep workingsmoothly and soundly, sparea thought for our new direc-tor of athletics.

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WEDNESDAY BASEBALL @ FLA TECH 2PM

M. BASKETBALL@ ST LEO 5:30PM

SOFTBALL VS WEBBER 6PM

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THURSDAY MENS TENNIS VS UCF 1PM

Pennie Parker Named Athletic Directorby Erica Tibbetts

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Courtesy of Rollins College Sports Information DeskParker Takes Command: Parker named new athletic directorsix months after former director retired.

Duke Blows Tennessee out of the Waterby Ken Tysiac

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The Superbowl is on itsway. February 5 is only aweek and a half from now(as I'm sure you know). So,who's it going to be? Whichof the NFL's 32 teams willcarry away the coveted tro-phy? A couple of weeks agomy money would have beenon the Colts, or maybe thePatriots (quarterback TomBrady was undefeated inplayoff fames), or the Fal-cons. If someone had toldme it would be the Steelersand the Seahawks I wouldhave been a little skeptical,to say the least.

Look at the facts: theSteelers finished the regularseason second in their divi-sion with a record of 11-5.They would have to be thefirst team since 1985 to winthree road games to reachthe championship game.And they would have tobeat this year's golden boys:the 14-2 Colts, with a quar-terback just two years out ofcollege.

The Seahawks were a lit-tle bit less of a stretch, buttheir road to Detroit wasn'tmuch easier. They finishedfirst in their division andfaced the Redskins last weekin a tough match, winning20-10. Over the past twoweeks though, both teamsproved they deserve to be inthe playoffs and in the Su-perbowl. Who gave theSteelers a chance against theColts? The game shouldhave been over numeroustimes.

Pittsburgh was up 21-10with 5 minutes on the clock.Peyton Manning threw arare interception that turnedout not to be an interception.Then, he went on to throw atouch down pass to ReggieJames before converting thetwo point try to EdggerinJames.

The Steelers (mainlyJerome Bettis) should haveput the game away withminutes left on the clock.But then a fumble put theColts back in the driver'sseat.

Only a last ditch effortby Roethlisberger stoppedNick Harper from runningthe ball all the way back.

Then, the Colts' superaccurate field goal kicker

Mike Venderjagt missedfrom 46 yards. Well, he did-n't just miss, he shanked itway right, way, way to theright. So, the Steelers endedup with two road wins in arow, and readied themselvesfor the red hot Denver Bron-cos. The game started offclose… 0-0, but then theSteelers took off.

An early field goal putPittsburgh up 3-0, then Den-ver fumbled and Roethlis-berger took only 5 plays tofind Cedric Wilson in theendzone. The Broncos madea brief show of effort, scor-ing a field goal in the sixthminute of the second quar-ter.

But, it was just not to beand the Steelers effectivelywon the game with a 14play, seven and a halfminute scoring drive. TheBroncos made another surgein the second half, scoring atouchdown after having acrucial kick off play over-turned.

However, once again,the Steelers quashed the re-bellion and ended up win-ning the game 34-17. Notmuch excitement in this one.

The Seahawks weredominant in their match,dispatching the Panthers 34-14, and clinching their first

(yes, first) Superbowl berthEVER.

Seattle drew first blood,with 5:36 left in the firstquarter. Quarterback MattHasselbeck found Stevensfrom 17 yards.

But, it wasn't Hassel-beck, or star running backShaun Alexander who reallywon the game for the Sea-

hawks, it was the defense.

They gave up only 62yards and three first downsin the first half. Not bad. Thesecond half went much thesame way. Seattle won 34-14,and the closest Carolina evercame to posing a threat wasa 10 point deficit in the thirdquarter. Carolina was a littleshort handed going in to thegame, with top running

backs Stephen Davis and

DeShaun Foster on the in-jured list and it didn't helpmatters when Nick Goingswent out in the first quarter.

So, heading into the Su-perbowl, America is rootingfor one of two teams, thewildcard Steelers or the firsttime Seahawks. Tune in onFebruary 5 to find out whoit's going to be.

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Pittsburgh andSeattle win theirconferences, off tothe Superbowl.by Lara Bueso

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Sunday Surprise Sends Steelersand Seahawks to Superbowl

DEAN RUTZ / KRT CampusDECLAWING THE PANTHERS: Seattle Seahawks running back Shaun Alexander (37) gains six yards on the Carolina Panthersin the first half of the NFC Championships. The Seahawks beat the Panthers 34-13 on Sunday, Jan. 22.

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Women’s Basketball Gives RollinsReason to Brag This Season

So, you think you knowwhat Rollins is all about,right? We're a small school.We're pretty smart, prettyrich and pretty preppy.

We're not a power housewhen it comes to athletics,we don't even have a footballteam, and, apart from the oc-casional golf national title,we don't win much. Right?Wrong.

Rollins has a prettystrong athletic program nomatter how you look at it,and recently, our woman'sbasketball team has been onthe rampage.

The season started inNovember, and for the lasttwo and a half months theLady Tars have been unde-feated.

At the beginning of theweek they were 13-0 overall,5-0 in conference play. Whatdoes that mean? Well, theTars are currently rankedfirst in the Sunshine StateConference, and 10th in theNATION. Yep, that's right,

there are only nine teams inthe whole country that areranked above our very ownRollins College Tars.

This year's team is a mixof experience and youth,three point shooters and in-side players, and recentlythey just can't miss.

The closest any oppo-nent has come is four points,the Tars have never had togo to overtime to win, andmost of their matches are de-cided by 12 or more points.Are they good or what?

Well, on Saturday theTars faced their stiffest con-ference competition, theLynn University Knights,who, until Saturday, weretied for first with the Tars.

The game was close forthe first eight minutes or so,but then the Tars turned onthe talent and stretched theirlead to 32-16 with five min-utes left in the half. On theway to the lead Larissa Mc-Donough scored three longrange shots in a span of 60seconds. Throughout thegame she amassed 23 points,the highest total of the game.

At halftime the score wasstacked in Rollins' favor 41-23. The Knights would havetrouble coming back. TheTars never wavered, and bythe end of the night theywere ahead by 30, winning

the game 80-50. It seemed like

the Rollins womencouldn't miss; theyscored 77 percent oftheir three pointshots and were 44percent overallfrom the field.

On Wednesday,Jan. 18, they trav-eled to Tampa totake on the Spar-tans. The Tars start-ed off red hot, goingup 13-8 in the first 5minutes, but fal-tered a little as thehome team went ona 6-1 run.

The gamestayed close, withonly a basket sepa-rating the twoteams, until the 11thminute. Then theTars went on a 25-13run to win the game71-58.

The Tars thentraveled to Barry totake on the Bucs.The game was a lit-tle tighter than theTars have grown ac-customed to, theiropponents werewithin six pointsmidway throughthe second half. But,Rollins was up tothe challenge, andended the nightwith a 76-60 win.

So, what doesall this week's win-ning mean? Well, theTars are now 15-0 (7-0) inconference play. That's aschool record. No otherwomen's basketball team inthe history of the programhas ever won 15 straight

games to open their season.None.

So, I think our athleticprogram has earned a littlerespect. Show your respectand support for the Lady

Tars as they continue theirwinning streak on Saturday,Jan. 28 at 2 p.m. againstNova Southeastern, at ourvery own Alfond SportsCenter. GO TARS!

The Tars areranked 10th in thenation and first inthe State Conference.by Erica Tibbetts

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Courtesy of RCSIDREADY TO SCORE: Junior Larissa McDonough scored 23 points for theLady Tars in their game against Lynn’s University Knights.

COURTESY of RC SIDTAKING A SHOT: Senior Sally Johnston goes for a shot as aFlagler girl tries to block her. The Tars won 67-33.