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This past weekend,March 17-19 was the 47thWinter Park Sidewalk ArtFestival. More than 350,000people were expected tocome and see the festivalwhich displayed the worksof about 300 artists. The pub-lication Sunshine Artistsranks the Winter Park festi-val as sixth in the nation foroutside art festivals. TheWinter Park Maitland Ob-server said, The NationalEndowment for the Arts,

The White House, Congressand many others have laud-ed the festival for promotingart and art education in Cen-tral Florida.

Many styles of art wererepresented by the nearly300 artists, including pho-tography, drawing, leather,metal, sculpture, clay, digitalart, fiber, jewelry, watercolor,graphics, wood, glass, andmixed media. The artistscompeted for multiple cashprizes and awards with atotal value of almost $70,000,including the $10,000 Best ofShow award.

The festival was verysuccessful with Park Ave.and Central Park crowdedall three days of the event.The festival attracts peopleof all types and from all over.Artists came from all overthe country and Canadaadding many different re-gional cultural themes.

Food was another plenti-ful and culturally varied partof the festival. Many standsoffered such treats as Arepasfrom South America, Penn-sylvania Dutch funnel cakes,

Italian sausage, and variousAmerican fare such as corndogs and lemonade. Therewas something for everyone.

Restaurants and storesalong Park Ave. also benefit-

ed greatly from the crowdscoming to see the art. Allshops and eateries seemedfilled to capacity. Havingpart of Park Ave. closed off

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SGA Candidate RecapFind out more about the people who are work-ing hard do for your vote. Elections for Presi-dent and Vice-President are next week.

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SGA: Important or Expendable?The debate rages on in the Opinions section as

to if Student Government Association is an asset or a useless waste of time.

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Chris MaxwellPastor and Christian

thinker visits campus and readsfrom his memoir.

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MARCH 24, 2006

Lip Sync, held in thegym last Thursday, beganwith Kappa Delta dancing amix of your good old Ameri-can classics. "Born in theUSA" and "Copa Cabana"which rang out as the girlsdid their best singing alongto the music and a well in-tentioned kick line.

Chi Psi was next in line,starting out with Night atthe Roxy dance moves andsome boys in pink dresses.Although you had to ques-tion some of the choreogra-phy, they definitely get theirfair share of props for goingout there…especially theones in the pink dress.

MC'd by Rollins own CatMcConnell, NCM came afterwith an obviously well re-hearsed rendition of Madon-na's "Like a Virgin." Wigsand frilly dresses addedspunk to the Lip Sync asthey danced right in front ofthe judges table. What madethis Lip Sync stand out wasthat the girls actually wereable to sing along with themusic, unlike some previ-

ously mentioned boys. "Like a Virgin" soon

changed into a vast array ofMadonna songs, accompa-nied with some intricately insync dance moves. Follow-ing, NCM proved a little dif-ficult for the large group ofChi O's, who ran on to ascreaming crowd. In Chi O'tradition, 80's costumes were

worn as they rocked to "She'sa Maniac" with some whatrepetitive dance moves.

Next was the joint groupof Alpha Omicron Pi and X-Club, the boys clad out in fe-dora hats and the girls inblack tee shirts and jeans.

Beginning with JustinTimberlake and moving onto Usher, the duo showed

their moves on the dancefloor. Lyrics and choreogra-phy were in sync with thelarge group of Rollins kidsas they did some partnermoves to Britney Spears andPherell.

The next up was ATO,showing off in sports uni-forms and ref outfits, start-ing out the high energy lip

sync with early ninetiesmusic and an attempt atbreak dancing.

Surprisingly enough, theATO's integrated somejumps into their dancemoves…luckily without anyaccidents or broken noses.But the most surprising partwas when some of the boysripped off their basketballjersey's, and underneathwhipped out some sweetcheerleading costumes andpom poms to the screamingcrowd of students.

Not only did the boysknow their lyrics (which ishard when you have some-thing like six songs to yourLip Sync) their crowd raisingenergy really made theirpiece stand out from the restof the entries. TKE had ahard act to follow, but start-ed out in the atypical Rollinsstyle that just doesn't reallyfit in the TKE personality: re-ally ugly plaid pants andpolo shirts with popped col-lars. Spinning rims and ghet-to fabulous mink coats wereunveiled next as the boys didtheir past to follow alongwith a rapping Nelly's

Rollins Applauds Lip Sync PerformanceKelsey Fieldthe sandspur

Sidewalk Art Festival Returns to W.P.

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ENJOYING THE BEAUTY OF ART: Winter Park residents, along with students from the Rollinscampus browse through different displays of art at the recent festival.

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THE KISS ATTACK: Perfomers (from left to right) Michael Gunter, Roger Casey, Mark Free-man, and Scott Hewitt dazzle as the final performers at Lip Sync 2006.

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COURTESY OF CNN.COM

Iraq: Nine bodies have beenfound shot in the head inBaghdad as the war in Iraqenters into its fourth year.

England: Britain is callingfor new talks with Iranabout its suspected nuclearprogram and is demandinga quick report.

Turkey: A top al Quaidasuspect was charged withcontempt when he refusedto stand-up before the judgeon the opening day of histrial. He is being chargedwith master-minding thedeadly Istanbul bombings.

Australia: The worst tropi-cal cyclone to hit in decadeshas caused devastationacross the region by mow-ing down sugar and bananacrops and left thousands ofpeople homeless.

China: Compounds are ex-tracted out of cigarettes tocure cardiovascular diseasein Beijing.

India: A tea plantationworker and his family wereall beheaded by a mob afterbeing accused of practicingblack magic.

Ohio: In a discussion withthe City Club of Cleveland,President Bush speaks ofsuccess in Iraq despite thegruesome scenes of violencein the media.

New York: The Pentagonfaces issues of fuel pricesalong with the rest of the na-tion when an estimation forthe 2006 fuel bill reveals acost of $10 billion, up from$8.8 billion in the previousyear.

Washington: Protesters ofthe Iraq war tried to delivera mock coffin to DefenseSecretary Donald Rumsfeld.

Massachusetts: A 500-pound moose crashedthrough the windshield of acar and ended up sitting inthe passenger seat with itshead sticking through theglass.

Florida: A twenty-five yearold drunken man was bit bya tiger when he tried to petit Saturday night.

New York: Workers discov-ered a bunker of Cold War-era supplies under theBrooklyn Bridge. The sup-plies were meant to aid sur-vival efforts in the case ofnuclear attack.

Ohio: A man shot and killeda fifteen-year-old neighborfor walking across his lawn.The sixty-six year-old mantold police he was fed upwith neighbors walkingacross his yard.

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NATIONALNEWS

Lip Sync Art Festival Comes to Winter Parkfrom vehicle traffic pro-vided all the shops to ex-pand out onto the side-walks and even into thestreet to further attractand accommodate the in-credible number of peo-ple.

Live music was anoth-er aspect provided at thefestival with bands andperformers playing andsinging various kinds ofmusic. From show tunesto more a more folksysound, festival goers en-joyed the music beingplayed on the stage inCentral Park.

The festival facilitatedthe comfort and safety offestival goers. Trashcansand portable personalwaste recepticles wereplentiful, and helped tokeep the crowd happy.

The police presencewas apparent with offi-cers stationed at variousplaces and some wander-ing around the festival.Their presence helpedpromote the feeling of

safety for the festivalgoers and the artists.

The only inconven-iences of the Sidewalk ArtFestival were those asso-ciated with any attractionthat draws large crowds.

Traffic in and aroundWinter Park was heavy asmany people were driv-ing in to see the festival,

and parking was at a pre-mium all of which mademaneuvering aroundWinter Park somewhatmore difficult than usual.

Many parking lotsopened specifically forfestival parking and po-lice directed traffic at sev-eral intersections whichhelped ease some of the

pressure brought on bythe increase in traffic.

The weather helpedthe festival’s success bynot raining and not be-coming extremely hot.Any person who experi-enced any heat relatedproblems had shady areasand cool beverages tohelp alleviate and avoidany serious heat relatedhealth complications.

Winter Park, having46 years of experiencewith the Sidewalk ArtFestival knew how to pre-pare for the artists andthe crowds.

The general mood ofthe Park Ave. area seemedto be happy and welcom-ing to the diverse peoplewho made the trek to seetheir annual festival.

At the conclusion ofthe festival artists andvendors packed up theirstands and went on theirway. It is back to life asnormal for Winter Park, atleast until the 48th WinterPark Sidewalk Art Festi-val.

"Grill". A stuffed Speedopopped out the group nextas the gym erupted in fe-male screams.

Kappa Kappa Gammabrought back early child-hood memories with animalcostumes and Aladdin hats.Parallel to the elementaryschool songs, the dancemoves included a whole lotof hip bouncing and singing.

The Arabian notes of Al-addin floated in the air ac-companied the elaborateDisney costumes whereswords and wigs flewthrough the gym.

The final act was KISS,as they came out in the KISSmakeup and rocked outwith their real instruments.The crowd joined in to "Iwant to Rock and Roll AllNight" as the boys showedoff their lip singing abilitiesand realistic KISS appear-ance. It wasn't revealed untilthe end of the KISS that itwas sung by Rollins ownfaculty, including DeanCasey and Professor Gunter.

Although the crowd wasdown from the last fewyears, the audience still hada great time listening tosome old classics and laugh-ing at the antics of the lipsync. It brought back mem-ories from the music theirparents would listen to.

At the end, Chi O andKISS were awarded $200 forthe most spirited acts, KISSdonating their money to thecharity. ATO took 3rd, alsoearning $200, NCM getting2nd place and $300, whileAOII and X-Club took thegrand prize and $500.

Overall, the musicbrought back memories andthe crowd both sang alongand laughed. The studentsparticipating in the eventwere all well prepared to getthe audiences attention;their hard work truly paidoff.

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FESTIVAL FOOD: Friends and family gathered in Winter Park last weekend to enjoy beautifulart and good food.

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SHARING LUNCH: The citizens around Winter Park spent time at the Sidewalk Art Festival lastweekend. The festival was a nice chance to spend time with family members.

Rollins College's own Dr.Daniel Crozier, AssistantProfessor of Music Theoryand Composition, has wonthe biannual Fresh Ink Com-position Competition spon-sored by the JacksonvilleSymphony Orchestra.

His ten minute work,Ballade for Orchestra, wasperformed March 2, 3, and 4by the Jacksonville Sympho-ny Orchestra as a result ofhis success in the competi-tion. It was played in a mas-terworks concert, precedingFranz Liszt's Hungaria andJohannes Brahms' PianoConcerto No. 1 in D minor,Op. 15.

The Fresh Ink competi-tion is for Florida com-posers. After submittingtheir work, the conductorchooses the best of them forthe orchestra to read. Gener-ally, he chooses between sixand ten pieces. After the or-chestra reads them, theychoose four to have on a con-cert. After choosing a winnerfrom those four, the orches-tra commissions a new workfrom that winner. Two sea-sons later, that new work isperformed in a masterworks

concert, as was the case withDr. Crozier's Ballade for Or-chestra.

"It's the ultimate thrillwhen your piece is finallyheard after all that work,"Dr. Crozier said of the expe-rience.

Dr. Crozier describesBallade as a narrative work,though he does not supplythe listener with any pro-grammatic ideas to facilitatethe telling of that story.

"I do think that musichas the capacity to carry onan independent narrative ofits own sort," he explained."Expressed using its ownparticular kind of syntax…Itstrives to create what mightbe considered a 'virtual,'rather than concrete, kind ofdrama. We might even referto it, after Mendelssohn, asan 'opera scene withoutwords.'"

Dr. Crozier always knewthat he wanted to be a com-poser. When his parentsgave him a record of pianomusic when he was fiveyears old, he became addict-ed to it and listened to it overand over. He knew fromthen that music was his life.He tried composing as earlyas six years old.

Growing up, he had

other interests, includ-ing biology and others.However, he was surethat it would be musicthat would win out inthe end.

He completed hisundergraduate degreeat Westminster College- a small liberal arts col-lege that, Dr. Croziersays, is "a lot likeRollins." There, he stud-ied with Elliot New-some. After completinghis degree, he receivedboth his Master's andDoctoral degrees fromPeabody Conservatoryin Baltimore, Maryland,where he studied withJean Eichelberger. Aftercompleting his degrees,he studied withPulitzer-prize winningcomposer John Harbi-son. Dr. Crozier stillsends his work to Har-bison for his comments.

He has receivedawards in addition tothe 2004 Fresh Ink com-petition. These includethe ASCAP FoundationYoung Composer's Grant forThe Reunion (his firstopera), First Prize in the Na-tional Opera AssociationChamber Opera Competi-

tion for With Blood, With Ink(his second opera) and anASCAP Special Award everyyear since 1996.

Dr. Crozier has been amember of the Rollins facul-ty since 1995. Dr. Crozier

teaches many of the musictheory classes and alsoteaches various levels ofcomposition, including sem-inars, practicum courses andprivate lessons.

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Dr. Crozier Wins Composition ContestJami Furo

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TAKING THE GOLD: Dr. Crozier, a Rollins professor, recently winsthe Florida Composition Contest.

Dr. Sachau returned for asecond night from Minneso-ta State University in Manka-to to speak to Rollins stu-dents about "The SatisfactionTreadmill," and the reasonwhy you can never be toorich.

Can money buy happi-ness? Well, according to Dr.Sachau, the answer is no. Asa society we are constantlybeing bombarded with prod-ucts that can supposedlymake us happier. There is al-ways something new wewant to make ourselveshappy, but never enough.

Based on cross-culturalstudies, "money can reducesuffering but will not makeyou happy." Once a person'sbasic needs are met, each dol-lar after that cannot bringthem anymore happiness.And based on studies,"wealthy cultures are not anyhappier than poor cultures."

"In the United Statesthose who are in the top 10percent of financial statusseem no happier than thosein the bottom 10 percent." Dr.Sachau then explained the 20percent rule: those who make50,000 dollars a year say itwould take an extra 10,000 tomake them happy and thosewho make 100,000 dollars ayear say it would take anextra 20,000 to make themhappy. Even those who makeone million dollars a year sayit would take an extra 200,000a year to make them happy.

The U.S. historical stud-ies have looked at incomesover time and seen satisfac-tion of life has not changedover the years even thoughpeople are buying more.Even studies taken of lotterywinners at the time of theirwinning and then one yearlater showed that they wereno happier after they won thelottery than the average per-son.

"Expectations always es-calate." Wealth equals what aperson has minus what theyexpect. "When you are doingbetter than you expect thenyou are wealthy." Once a per-son has experienced a certainluxury they cannot go downfrom there.

"A teenager starts bywanting access to a car butthen they get access theyneed a car that actuallyworks and then it is time tomove onto the luxury carwith the automatic windows.And once someone has theautomatic windows theycannot go back to driving a

car with manual windows." "I moved to the lake in

Minnesota, then all I neededwas a boat. We got a littleboat, but my neighbors had asteering wheel so I had tohave a steering wheel and Ijust kept needing more andmore." Luxury is costly and alittle bit of an increase in lux-ury can become very pricey.The consequence of buyingluxury items is that a personis stuck with luxury pricesand has to work to maintainthat lifestyle.

Too many people are liv-ing luxurious lives and giveup their lives to do it. Sup-port and accessories costs alot of money; once you buysomething, you usually needto buy accessories for it. Thenthere is maintaining theproduct and repair and thepossibility of debt. Many de-fine debt as falling behind onpayments rather than what itactually means: owing moremoney than a person actual-ly has.

Dr. Sachau also statedthat having too many choicescan reduce a persons satisfac-tion. "More choices make ushappy, but maybe there aretoo many choices and wewaste our time making deci-sions."

Life is full of choices. "Gointo the grocery store and askfor cookies and you will findover 200 different types ofcookies to choose from. Thereare over 150 types of lip-sticks, 360 different sham-poos, and 16 different Italiandressings.

Too many choices makepeople less happy. In a choco-late tasting study, "Re-searchers found that whenpeople had to choose be-tween 3 or 30 different choco-lates, the ones who had thechoice of tasting three choco-lates were four times morelikely to choose chocolatethan money and more satis-fied with chocolate in theend." Having too manychoices wears on people.

So, how do you becomewealthy? According to Dr.Sachau, "do nothing becauseyou already are wealthy.Think about this, once yougraduate you will be wealth-ier than half of America." It isworthless to spend an entirelife worrying about moneyand happiness.

"You have clean water,transportation and no dis-eases and think about thishalf of the world lives on twodollars a day." The best thingthat could happen is that youwill never have to worryabout money.

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Catching the RisingCost of Happiness

Rochelle Siegelthe sandspur

Chris Maxwell Changes Minds

Chris Maxwell, pastorand author of his memoir,“Changing My Mind,” spokein the Galloway room onThursday, March 16.

Maxwell, pastor of Evan-gel Assembly of God here inOrlando, suffered from en-cephalitis in March 1996.“Changing My Mind” is thestory of his battle with thedisease and the effects that ithas had on him, along withhow his faith has helped himthrough the process.

The encephalitis at-tacked mostly Maxwell's lefttemporal lobe, leaving himwith the right side of hisbrain to sustain him. Thedamage has left him ex-tremely moody and emo-tional, with memory lossand epilepsy. His speech, byhis own admission, is morepoetic, whereas it used to bemore logical. Nouns andnames are difficult for him toremember, whereas beforehe knew both the names andphone numbers of everyonein his 150-family congrega-tion. He has to take napsevery day because it is muchmore work for him to thinkthan it was previously.

Maxwell's book began asseven different published ar-ticles about his experience.Eventually, he compiledthem and turned them into abook, which Lifespringspublished.

Each of the chapters in“Changing My Mind” is ti-tled after a song. The chap-ters have names that include"Someone Saved My LifeTonight," taken from theElton John song, and"Lights" by Journey. Maxwellsays that he chose song titlesfor the names of his chaptersbecause of the healing power

that music has. He said thateven now it is easier to re-member things from songsthan it is when they are justtold to him.

Maxwell read from sev-eral chapters of his book.Most of the book is his storyof his battle with the disease.He talked about the suddenonset of the disease, thefevers, the concern of hisfamily, the hospital. Hetalked about how the disease"reduced him to crude andchildish behavior." With thememory loss that he suf-fered, he had to relearneverything, just as a childwould. In fact, a journal wasfound that Maxwell suppos-edly kept while he was in thehospital, though he does notremember writing it. Thewriting in it is very honest,with childish overtones. Thespeech is non-grammaticalwith some complete non-sense. The whole time, hewas completely oblivious tothe fact that he was writingit.

Maxwell made a recov-ery for the first two years

after his illness. He regainedsome of his memory, re-gained his ability to speakand move more normally,and is now able to function.However, after that first twoyears of recovery, he simplystopped getting better, hesays. According to Maxwell,he has only improved sincethat time by adjusting hisway of life to accommodatehis handicaps.

Maxwell wanted tomake sure that his book wasnot just about his illness,however. He also includedshort stories about the hard-ships of other individualsthat he has encountered. Hesays that the overarchingtheme of the book is hope,that no one that enduresthese types of hardship isalone.

Maxwell's faith alsoplays a large role in his book.He believes that God direct-ed his doctors in how to helphim quickly enough that theencephalitis did not do moredamage, as it often does toothers. His prayer life alsoaided in his recovery, hesays. "Praying left me hop-ing," he read from his book,"even while I dreamed."

He says that battle wasnot easy on his faith, howev-er. He sometimes found him-self with questions. "Wherewas God during this time?"he asked himself in his book."Maybe he told me, but Icouldn't remember."

Maxwell also tries to tiehis experience to strugglesthat people have, even ifthey do not battle with en-cephalitis or any other dis-ease. "Why did I view thosetrying to solve my problemsas opponents?" he writes."Isn't that us much of thetime?"

For more information onChris Maxwell and his book,visit www.chrismaxwell-web.com.

Jami Furothe sandspur

RYAN WALLS / The Sandspur

READING ALOUD: Maxwell chose portions of his book toshare with Rollins.

RYAN WALLS / The Sandspur

STANDING UP: Maxwell speaks of his experience with en-cephalitis and how faith helped him through the process.

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EDITOR: MELINDA GREEN [email protected]

Effective Leadership and Spirituality

“Change your conductor change your name.” Ac-cording to Jason Dukes, themost recent guest speakerfor the Spirituality in Busi-ness Forum, Alexander theGreat said this to one of hissoldiers after learning of theman's cowardice on the fieldof battle.

Dukes, who is the Pastorof Westpoint FellowshipChurch and a 2003 graduateof New Orleans Baptist Sem-inary, started this past Mon-day's conversation aboutspirituality in the market-place with this example that

“conduct matters, especiallywhen it is connected to whowe are…and should not beseparated between publicand private lives. It is anoutward expression of whowe are inside.”

He continued his presen-tation by proposing severalkey ideas, the most pro-found of which may havebeen that a person's actionsshow who they are.

“Our actions are demon-strative statements about ourbeliefs and values, and de-fine us in the eyes of our per-ceivers,” said Mr. Dukes.With this statement, he pro-posed that Beliefs + Values =Behavior, and that, rightly,the two already are nearlyinseparable.

At this point, somemembers in the audiencehad a questioning look, asthough perhaps their behav-ior was not always consis-tent with what they believe.

Jason answered theirunasked question, saying itis easy to see which beliefsand values are emphasized –and thus which ones turninto behaviors – by lookingthrough the checkbook,credit card statements, orhow a person spends freetime.

Today, Jason believesthere is an increased focuson these beliefs and valuesand how they are empha-sized, but hopes the empha-sis never results in “keepingspiritual scorecards.”

He says many people,particularly the young, aregetting involved in the“One” movement, and oth-ers that attempt to help theoverlooked and needy, andthey are doing it out of aninner desire to help ratherthan to one-up someone else.These people feel called toaction and service, and wantto do something bigger than

their own person and theirown issues.

Likewise, they want tosee these actions from othersas well, and they are willingto support leaders, business-es, and organizations thatare transparent about theirbeliefs and values and takereflective actions. They arenot, however, willing to sup-port those people and organ-izations subscribing to thespiritual scorecard.

Mr. Dukes said these im-postors, or “hypocrites,” asthey are referred to in theBible, generally do not lastlong before being discov-ered. “Changing behavior islike white-washing a rottenwall,” he said. “Just like out-ward behavior that is not re-flective of the inner core ofbeliefs and values, the coreof the wall is still rotten andwill soon show itself assuch.”

Concluding the presen-

tation, Jason Dukes suggest-ed that we will also see ashift in the focus of spiritualorganizations so that theyhelp business leaders loveand serve the community.

This change will be ben-eficial to the leaders and tothe communities because theleaders will be looked uponfavorably and thus achievebusiness success and profitsthat can later come back tothe community and helpmore people.

Mr. Dukes believes thisoneness between the coreand its outward expressionwill reap unforeseen benefitsfor all involved, and left thegroup with an encourage-ment to consider the issue intheir own lives.

The Spirituality in Busi-ness Forum hosts a wide va-riety of speakers who ad-dress potential business im-plications relating to spiritu-ality.

The final round of the2006 Venture Plan Competi-tion, Start someTHINK, washeld on Friday, March 17.Four teams of students, whowere selected from the semi-final round of the competi-tion, participated in theevent.

The Center for Entrepre-neurship, along with theRollins Collegiate Entrepre-neurs' Organization (CEO),hosted the event with thepurpose of promoting thecreation and success of en-trepreneurial ideas. The ini-tial business ideas presentedranged from a web site di-rectory of Chinese restau-

rants to a moving companythat would help students atRollins College move in andout of their dormitories.

PawWare, Inc., createdby Evan Dygert, won thecompetition. PawWare Pro-files is software that simpli-fies the process of diagnos-ing cats and dogs. The soft-ware makes it easy for vet-erinarians to find dog andcat diseases that match a setof laboratory results or signsand symptoms. As Dygertput it, "The software is veryeasy to use and makes a oneor two hour task one thattakes only a few minutes."

Greg Turkanik wasawarded second place forEYE Global Group. With ateam of five Crummer MBA

students who collectivelyspeak over twelve lan-guages, EYE Global Group isa consulting company fo-cused on helping companiesto expand internationally.

The group's current proj-ects take place between theChinese and American mar-kets, with hopes to expandelsewhere in the future.

Third place was award-ed to Hope Kramer, RickDaniel, and Debra Lacy forBrain Power 4 Parents. Thepurpose of the organizationis to help parents more effec-tively communicate withtheir teenagers through aninteractive web site. Theweb site offers parents inter-active video training as wellas the opportunity to consultwith other parents as well aswith psychological profes-sionals.

Fourth place was award-ed to Brad Fowler and JohnStrawder for Welnia, LLC.By utilizing a patented,multi-sensor armband andintelligent wellness soft-ware, Welnia creates cus-tomized wellness programfor its customers in an at-tempt to help people achievetheir short and long-termhealth goals.

Participants in the eventwere given twenty minutesto present their business

plans and ten minutes to an-swer questions from the sixjudges. The four teams wereselected from the semi-finalround of the competition,which was held on March 10and consisted of ten teams.

Most importantly, theevent proved to be a valu-able learning experience forstudents. Jonathan Marney,a full-time graduate studentat the Crummer School, said,

"It was interesting to see allof the different business con-cepts, and it really showsthat there are areas in themarketplace that you cantake advantage of. Peoplethink new business ideas areimpossible because it seemsthat everything has beendone, but I realized todaythat it is simply not true."

Melinda Greenthe sandspur

Laura MacFeecontributing writer

COURTESY OF ONUR KOCAOZCOMPETITION WINNER: EMBA 23 student Evan Dygertposes with Michael Cipollaro, the Executive Director of theCenter for Entrepreneurship

Jason Dukesspeaks on the im-portance of spiri-tuality in effec-tive leadership.

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When I applied for thetrip, I was very excited be-cause Ecuador was close toColombia, my home country.I have not made it home formore than five years. Fromall the field studies postedfor that fall, the Hispaniccountry was the one that re-ally caught my eyes. I neverimagine that my excitementfor Ecuador was going tochange so much when Ifound that I was going tohelp children from disad-vantage families. I actuallywas really happy and I start-ed talking to everyone aboutthis trip so I could collectfunds to help the kids. I wasnot too successful at work indoing that, but the schoolwas great; there I collected$70.

When we were ridingthe bus to Miami to catch theplane, I was really shy. Be-cause I did not know any-one, I was quiet all the way.When we arrived at the air-port, I was really excited butreally nervous about the stu-dents on the trip. I am a Holtstudent and every other stu-dent was Art and Science’s.The first comment to me was“I cannot believe Holt stu-dents pay less and still havethe same education as themorning students, while Iam paying ….I don’t even

know how much a year.”Then I said to myself, “whatkind of brad kids I am within this trip,” then we depart-ed.

Because I wanted tomake friends and just have agood time, I did not let theircomments intimidate me.When we arrived toEcuador, my immigrationstatus in the United Statesmade it a nightmare to enterthe country. I thought theywere going to send me back,but for some reason the po-lice let me in after I con-vinced them that I did notneed I visa because I am aColombian citizen.

The first city wasGuayaquil. It was a great citybut very hot. While ridingthe taxi from the airport, thetaxi driver decided to checkif our bags were still in theopen-trunk every time westopped at a traffic light.What I great start? We had avery hard day because oneof our members was sentback and the instructorcould not get his cell phoneback. Any way…we had agreat tour of the city in theafternoon. The tour guy wasvery knowledgeable of thehistory and culture of thecity. The best thing I likeabout this city was the toyshanging on the street for theAño Viejo (New Year) andthe iguanas. I liked the toysbecause they reminded me

of my childhood, and theiguanas because I had neverseen one before.

Our arrival to Cuencamade a big impact on me. Atthe airport, there were lots ofchildren asking for moneyand also looking for food inthe trash cans. It was reallysad. When we arrived to thehotel, we fell in love. It was areally great place. In all thestay in Ecuador, we receivedthe best service in this hotel.At night we got togetherwith the instructors and Iserved as translator.

We went to t a littleschool. When I asked theteacher about how he want-ed us to teach, his answerwas so touching it made mecry. He told me that they didnot have chalkboards, andthe entire school shared oneclassroom. I never heardthis situation in my live.That day immediately Iknew that this was seriousand I had to bring my bestout of me that week to bringsmile into the faces of thesekids. After that we started toprepare our first lesson,which was an English lesson.

The first day, there wasso much feeling at theschool. When we got of thebus, the kids were at the playground waiting for us. I didnot know how to act. I didnot want to cry, thank God, Ialready cried enough thenight before. When we got

our kids to-g e t h e r ,which theywere fromfifth to sev-enth grade,we realizedthat ourlesson planwas too ad-vanced forthem. Weorganizedthem thefirst dayoutside theclassroombecause wecould notfit them allin oneclassroom.It was hot;we weretired, but wehandled it really well.

When we were leavingthe school, the kids werescreaming, “Don’t leave.” Atthat moment, I felt like arock star; that moment com-pensated me for all the hardworks. At night, our lessonplans changed completely.We had to rework every sin-gle idea. The second daywas so much better. We gotto know the kids; we hadreal classrooms this time;taught the seventh grade inthe first two hours and fifthgrade in the next two. it wasmuch better to concentrateon the student.

In that experience, thebest of all was sharing themoments with the cameraexplaining them how to usea computer. It was a greatfeeling when they startedsinging the ABC-song, thelaughter from when theyfound the correct part of thebody, and the excitementwith the Lego’s when theysaid the correct pronuncia-tion of a number or whenthey spelled the fruits cor-rectly, and so many more….Oh! And I cannot forget allthe everyday loves and thenonstop hugs and kisses.These children really stolemy heart from the first day.

Leidy M. Hurtado student contributor

Leidy M. Hurtado’s Journal ofHer Trip to Ecuador--Part One

PHOTO COURTESY LEIDY M. HURTADO

The Hamilton HoltSchool will present its 10thannual “Starry, StarryNight” scholarship benefit, 6p.m., Friday, March 31, 2006,in the Alfond Sports Center.

This year, guests will ex-perience a fantasy cruise asthe Sports Center is trans-formed into a luxury cruiseship. Departing at 6 p.m.,the S.S. Hamilton Holt willtreat passengers to a cocktailparty and silent auction,gourmet dinner by Arthur’sCatering, a live auction withBarbara and Wade West, aspectacular show by NewVision Cirque & DanceCompany and live music byStraight Shot.

“Starry, Starry Night hasbecome one of the premiersocial events in CentralFlorida,” Holt Board Mem-ber and entertainment spon-sor Alan Ginsburg said.“Not only has it raised schol-arship funds for the Hamil-ton Holt School, it also hasprovided an opportunity formembers of the communityto get out and have a reallygood time.”

A highlight of the cruiseitinerary will be the per-formance by New VisionCirque and Dance Company.This troupe of traveling per-formers, many of whom areveterans of the famed Cirquedu Soleil, will present “Fan-ta-sea,” a dazzling show fea-turing hand-to-hand balanc-ing Sea Gods, a Sea Shellcontortionist, an electric jug-

gler, an aerial chiffon per-former, and life-size Sea Fishcharacters.

Since 1997, “Starry, Star-ry Night” has garnered areputation for offering ex-traordinary auction itemsand unbelievable bargainswhile raising more than$900,000 for scholarships.“Most of our students workfull- or part-time and havefamily responsibilities,” saidSharon Carrier, dean of theHamilton Holt School.“Without scholarship sup-port, many of these studentswould not be able to fulfilltheir dream of a Rollins edu-cation.”

Student volunteers areneeded to help with thisevent. If you would like tovolunteer, please contactTerrie Cole at 407-646-2232.

Hamilton Holt SchoolScholarship Event

Dear Marian,I work full time as an

administrative assistant.Do you have any ideas onways that I can transitionto an exempt role withinmy company? Holt Junior

DEAR HOLT JUNIOR,Transitioning from an

administrative to an exemptposition often requires aperson to be strategic, fo-cused and patient. Since apicture can be “worth athousand words”, I havehighlighted one example ofan individual who success-fully accomplished thiswithin the same company.

Liz initially acceptedthe administrative positionwithin her organization to“get her foot in the door.”After almost two years in anadministrative role, she wasbecoming restless and anx-ious to move towards herultimate goal of an HR gen-eralist role.

She knew she needed tocreate a plan of action andtimeline. In her timeline,she allowed herself 12months to make an internalmove before she took herjob search outside of the or-ganization. First, she madesure she continued to excelin her current role. Next,she watched for internalpostings that would in-crease her level of responsi-bility or exposure to HR.

When an internal post-ing for an administrative as-sistant in the HR depart-ment was distributed, Lizresponded. She posted forthe position and got the job.Although the move was nota promotion, she saw it as apositive step since she wasnow a member of the HRteam. Immediately she fo-cused on mastering the newskills needed for her HRsupport position. In addi-tion, she took the followingsteps:

She began to update herwardrobe to “match” thegeneralists in the depart-ment. Because of a limitedbudget, she shopped forsuits and business dressesin consignment stores. Shepaid her own membershipto join the local SHRMchapter and attended themeetings when she could.

Although she often felta little uncomfortable atmeetings, she knew thatwas something she “neededto do.” She asked teammembers to recommend“best practice” books andregularly read the SHRMwebsite. She took note ofcurrent issues within thedepartment and gainedknowledge by reading andresearching issues on herown time. She asked ques-tions and listened.

Next, she talked to hermanager about the possibil-ity of observing the inter-view process. Once shegained experience with this,she volunteered to help oneof the recruiters with initialphone screens. Her manag-er allowed her to do this aslong as she was current onthe responsibilities of herposition.

By assisting with thephone screens, she noticedthat there was a need for acandidate tracking processand developed one usingExcel. Six months later,when an entry-level gener-alist position opened up inthe department Liz was the“logical choice”.

While Liz certainly hada bit of “luck and timing”on her side, she positionedherself for success by:

She dressed for the po-sition she wanted….not theposition she had.

She was curious andtook the initiative. Shewanted to learn as much asshe could while maintain-ing the responsibilities ofher current role.

She learned from men-tors and the professionalsaround her.

She looked for ways toadd value to the depart-ment efforts.

Sound easy? While itmay not be “easy,” it is defi-nitely attainable! Schedulean appointment with Ca-reer Services today to dis-cuss ways to map your owncareer transition strategy!

Do you have a questionfor Marian? E-mail her [email protected] guarantees that allquestions will be respond-ed to individually or in thiscolumn.

HOLT NEWS 7

ADVICE ON HOW TO ADVANCE TOAN UPPER LEVEL POSITION

MAR. 24, 2006· THE SANDSPURVOL. 112 ISSUE 22

Robin Cusimanostaff contributor

Holt School presents 10th Annual Starry, Starry NightScholarship Benefit

Beginning fall 2006, thecost of a four-semester hourundergraduate course at theHolt School will increase to$980.00. To help defray therising cost of tuition, youmay want to consider apply-ing for a Hamilton HoltScholarship. If you wish toapply, you will need to getbusy right away because theapplication deadline is April15, 2006.

Hamilton Holt Scholar-ships are based on academicperformance, leadership and

service potential, and finan-cial need. Merit scholar-ships, based on academicachievement, are also avail-able.

If you are applying for aHolt Scholarship, you willneed to complete the FAFSAin addition to the scholar-ship application. All scholar-ships require two referencesand an essay about your per-sonal and professional goals.Minimum eligibility calls fora 3.0 cumulative grade-pointaverage; of course, the high-er—the better. If you havefour graded courses atRollins, the Rollins cumula-tive grade-point average will

be used. In the event thatyou do not have four gradedcourses at Rollins, the HoltSchool will use your cumula-tive transfer grade-point av-erage.

Last year, the HoltSchool awarded scholar-ships to 152 students, total-ing over $216,000. You neverknow, academic year 2006-2007 just might be your time.Go tohttp://www.rollins.edu/holt/forms/ba/Scholarship_Awards.shtml to apply. If youneed more information,please contact Connie Holtat 407/646-2293.

Apply Now For a HoltSchool Scholarship!

Connie Holtstaff contributor

VOTE NOW FOR THE BARDENAWARD!

It is time again to recognize your favorite professor.Every year since 1984, Holt School has recognized

excellence through the Walter E. Barden DistinguishedAward, presented during commencement to an

outstanding faculty member selected by Holt Schoolstudents. All Holt Students are eligible to vote.

Please go to www.rollins.edu/holt/hhsga to cast your voteusing your R-Card.

The recipient will be announced at the commencementceremony on May 13th.

Life&Times8


EDITOR: KARINA MC [email protected]

Three years after the“Shock and Awe” invasionof Iraq, protesters gatheredin cities around the world toexpress outrage over whatthey perceive as a misguidedand mismanaged militaryconflict.

One of these demonstra-tions was a small protestrally in downtown OrlandoSaturday afternoon. Therally was sponsored by the"World Can’t Wait," theyouth organization of theRevolutionary CommunistParty, but among the 50 or soparticipants were membersof Code Pink, UCF’s Cam-pus Peace Action, and theRollins Peace Project.

Protesters held signscalling for President Bush’simpeachment, declaring that“Osama still doesn’t live inIraq,” and otherwise ex-pressing disapproval of boththe War in Iraq and of theBush administration in gen-eral.

Having obtained amegaphone permit, local"World Can’t Wait" leadersused this opportunity to in-dict the Bush administrationon many accounts, from itsalleged misuse of pre-warintelligence to its supposedneglect of domestic pro-grams.

They also cited statisticsregarding the number ofU.S. and Iraqi lives lost thusfar in the conflict (about2,316 and 36,000, respective-ly), and pointed out that thecost of the war has far ex-ceeded the government’soriginal estimation.

One difference one willhave noticed between thisdemonstration and similardemonstrations only a fewmonths earlier was the de-gree and kind of passer-byresponse.

Earlier downtownprotests were met with inter-mittent honks of approval aswell as the occasional look ofdisgust, but it seemed that inevery batch of cars thatpassed Saturday’s rally therewere at least one or two

thumbs-up, waves of en-couragement, or flashes ofpeace signs.

There were also a fewboos, thumbs-down, and“one-finger salutes,” but thepositive responses clearlyoutweighed the negative.

This pubic reaction ap-pears to mirror the latestopinion polls, which showthat American support forboth the occupation and thepresident continues to wane.

The CNN/USAToday/Gallup poll releasedon March 13 places Bush’sapproval rating at an all-time low of 36 percent, al-though a recent CBS pollplaces it even lower, at just34 percent.

The CNN poll also re-vealed that 57 percent ofAmericans believe the Warin Iraq was a mistake, whilehalf believe the war is goingbadly.

Based on polls like these,anti-war organizers are opti-mistic about the possibilityof garnering enough main-stream support to create apolitically effective grass-roots anti-war movement.Such response as was seenon Saturday should only en-courage them further.

Downtown Orlando wasalso the site of a CampusPeace Action demonstrationMonday evening, duringwhich UCF studentsmarched solemnly down thesidewalks carrying signswith the names and faces ofevery U.S. soldier who hasperished in Iraq so far.

Notable nationaldemonstrations included arally in front of Dick Ch-eney’s residence, co-spon-sored by InternationalA.N.S.W.E.R. and United forPeace and Justice, and amarch from Mobile to NewOrleans organized by Mili-tary Families Speak Out,Iraq Veterans Against theWar, and other groups.

This march, which tookplace from March 14-18 andculminated in a rally onMarch 19, was intended todemonstrate a connectionbetween military expendi-tures in Iraq and the Katrinadisaster in the Gulf Coast re-gion.

Cindy Sheehan, a well-known critic of the war, wascounted among themarchers.

Kimberly Hartmancontributing writer

Protesting thePresident’s Policies

Orlando grouporganizes protestto commemoratethe war’s thirdanniversary.

This past spring break,there was definitely widearray of trips attended by theRollins College studentbody. A lot of students didthe typical spring break inMiami, waking up eachmorning to bottles and bod-ies and simply beginning thefun again.

However, quite a fewstudents chose alternativeoptions to the stereotypicalMTV spring break. Someseniors flew out to go to jobinterviews instead of hang-ing out in the Bahamas.

Even more Rollins Col-lege students went on tripsfor educational or servicereasons. There was the tripto New Orleans, whereRollins students helpedclean up the Gulf Coast by“gutting” houses and help-ing those who lost every-thing rebuild their lives.Others chose to stay closer tohome, and instead opted tovolunteer with Habitat forHumanity right around Or-lando, working on construc-tion to better our own com-munity.

But maybe your springbreak did not turn out theway you had planned - you

missed your flight, got into afight or maxed out yourcredit card and ultimatelywas just not the trip of thelifetime that you reallythought it was going to be.

Next year consider goingon the service trips such asNew Orleans because notonly are you doing some-thing good for humanity, itreally becomes the trip ofyour life. You can go throughthe International Programsoffice with one of their tripswhere you can earn a couplecredits and learn something.But if you want to save acouple bucks (which is un-derstandable as the tripsaren't exactly wallet-friend-ly) check out the online pro-grams. The Five Stonesgroup on campus traveled tothe Dominican Republic tovolunteer their time andbring over donations.

The group of ten stu-dents, eight of whom wereRollins students, our owndoctor Karen Littleton andone student from the UVAwent down to the DR withthe intention of living the lifeof someone who does nothave anything, and all re-turned having experienced alife-changing event. Fromliving in wood houses wherethe rooms are separated by

curtains to taking baths out-side using a bucket of water,it was most definitely some-thing that no one can forgetwhen they return to thecomfy life of the US. Surely alittle bit humbled and a lotmore knowledgeable aboutwhat poverty really lookslike. While there, Five Stonesworked on the vocationalcenter that is almost fin-ished, played with childrenwho never got tired and atea whole lot of the best riceand beans this vegetarianhas ever eaten. The studentsalso went horseback riding,made chocolate from a cocobean, walked to the neigh-boring villages to see howthe school systems workedand really got to know thepeople of Cruz Verde.

But the Five Stones tripis just an example of whereyou can go for spring break.There are trips to all over theworld, to help out those whoreally need it. So if you needa different spring break va-cation, where it's not allabout hang-overs from waytoo much Tequila, consideran alternative break. As onewho has done the typicalspring break two out of mythree years, I definitely re-gret not choosing to go on atrip such as Cruz Verde.

What I Could Have DoneKelsey Fieldthe sandspur

Your time at Rollins isrunning out. You are notready for graduate school,but then again, you are notwilling to go back to yourminimum wage sales jobback home. So what does theRollins student do with lifeafter Rollins?

Career Services can helpyou with that, from resumehelp to classes on how to in-terview better. Or maybeyou have the major all set,but really just do not knowwhere to go from there.Luckily, most departmentswithin Rollins have somesort of brochure that tellsyou all the career routes youcan take with your major,and Career Services offersmagazines that inform youof starting salaries and otherimportant information whenchoosing a career.

Additionally, there is aself-assessment on the careerservices website, whichhelps you decide where togo based on personality,habits, likes and dislikes.Graduate school is on moststudents to-do list, but notnecessarily right afterRollins. In fact, most gradu-ate schools recommend yougo out into the real worldafter college and gain experi-ence in your preferred area

before continuing on tograduate school. Not onlyhave Rollins alumni said thatthis was really helpful inclasses which relied on theirreal world knowledge, butmany grad schools offerscholarships to those whohave taken some time off towork after college.

Internships are a greatway to get the specializedexperience you need, andthere is certainly a plethoraof internship opportunitiesout there, both paid and un-paid. Career Services or anonline search for internships.Just remember to be confi-dent in yourself, and keeptrying if you are rejected.Maybe you just did not fitthe box they had in mind. In-stead of an internship, con-sider the Peace Corps, espe-cially those who are major-ing in international areas orthose considering going intopolitics later on in life.

Although the PeaceCorps is a 27 month commit-ment, the long term pay offis worth it. Those in thePeace Corps receive amonthly stipend to pay forhousing that resembles thatof what the average personlives like in the country, andother living expenses. Youdo not get to choose thecountry they send you to,but you have the option ofrefusing their offer of a

country a few times. Do notexpect to be sent to France orthe UK, though, as you willbe sent to a country thatneeds you based on yourspecialization, such as Span-ish majors can expect to besent to a Spanish speakingcountry.

When you finish withyour 27 months, you will get$6000 to help to re-assimilateinto American life. Althoughit is not much, it is the jobopportunities that are thebest part, as those in thePeace Corp receive competi-tive choice for jobs up to oneyear after their experience inthe Peace Corp. (Whichmeans that for one yearthose who were not in thePeace Corp cannot apply).

Is traveling internation-ally a little too intimidating?AmeriCorps focuses onhelping problems within theUnited States, from educa-tion to healthcare. Those inAmeriCorps who finish theirone year of service receive$4,725 to help pay loans ortuition. Perhaps working iswhat you really want to do,and graduate school is not inthe plan. Career Serviceskeeps in their library an ac-count of open jobs through-out the United States to helpyou better find what kind ofwork you want in whateverarea you desire.

So, if you have no ideawhat to do after Rollins,check out Career Services:meet with your counselor, goto some of the classes offeredand start planning.

LIFE&TIMES 9MAR 24, 2006· THE SANDSPURVOL. 112 ISSUE 22

A U D I T I O N ST h e C e l e b r a t i o n O p e r a C o m p a n y

The Celebration Opera is a newly-formed Opera Company based in Celebration,Florida. The Company is making its debut in the 2006-2007 season with an excitingvariety of Operas, Operinas and Company Recitals. These events are to be held once amonth throughout the year in the Orlando and Celebration areas.

The season began, appropriately enough, with a Celebration of opera music on Feb-ruary 11th at the Gaylord Palms Resort entitled "A Taste of Opera." The evening'sperformers included both Company Members and special guests from the OrlandoOpera Company and the Florida Orchestra.

The Company is currently recruiting SINGERS AND MUSICIANS for the 2006-2007season and will be holding auditions by individual arrangement.For MUSICIANS, they are looking principally for:

VIOLINS, FLUTES, CLARINETS, OBOES, TROMBONES, TRUMPETS, CEL-LOS, BASSES, BASSOONS, VIOLAS, AND DRUMS

ALL MUSICIANS are welcome to audition.For SINGERS, they are looking for:

MEZZO-SOPRANOS, CONTRALTOS, COUNTERTENORS, TENORS, BARI-TONES, BASS-BARITONES, AND BASSES

ALL SINGERS are welcome to audition.

To join The Celebration Opera Company and become a paid performer, the followingmust be met:

Musicians MUST be classically trainedMusicians MUST be able to read and learn musicSingers MUST be classically (OPERATICALLY) trainedSingers MUST be able to memorize music and dialogueSingers MUST be able to sing phoneticallyAll performers MUST have good work ethicAll performers MUST be COLLEGE AGE

To request a private audition, [email protected], or call

(407) 566-0624 and ask for Dr. Robert Taormina.

When Tanning Is NoLonger On Your To Do List

Kelsey Fieldthe sandspur

I've been in a relationshipwith my boyfriend forseveral years now. He andI are typically veryclose…just not when hedrinks. Then, it's almostas if I don't exist. He alsotends to be far flirtier withgirls when he is "under theinfluence." What should Ido?Sober and Distant,

Dear Sober,As I think with many issuesthat arise in relationship thisproblem that you are facingincludes both understandingand respect. A reality of beingyoung in America today isthat people will drink, espe-cially on a college campus.Many students would notconsider their weekends oreven weekdays to be "good"or "fun" with consumingsome form of alcoholic bever-age. Your boyfriend obvious-ly seems like someone wholikes to drink, if that is how hehas fun then you should un-derstand that to a certain ex-tent. Being in relationship in-cludes having to compromiseon some personality traits thatyou might not like. If you arenot willing to compromise onsome factors, then your rela-tionship will be very stressfulbecause you will constantlybe attempting to change yoursignificant other, which in-evitably leads to greater fric-tion. While you should be under-standing of your boyfriend'sparty traits and his drinkinghabits, within reason ofcourse, he must respect you atall times. Relationships arebased on mutual respect forone another. Excessive flirta-tion with girls when you arepresent, to the point of mak-ing you feel uncomfortable, isabsolutely unacceptable. Ifyour boyfriend loves andlikes you then he should beflirting with you when he isunder the influence not withsome bimbo that is mackingon him. You should sit himdown and have a long talkwith him about the bounds ofyou relationship. No oneshould have to deal with the

feeling that theirboyfriend/girlfriend does notfeel that they are the most spe-cial person in the world, thatis after all one of the greatthings about dating. Whenyou are in love you know thatyou are special to one, so it isvery crushing whenever youfeel that you significant otheris being cold to you, or evenworse cares more aboutsomeone else. There shouldbe no reason why yourboyfriend pushes you awaywhen he is drunk. There aresome guys that do like beingalone when their drunk. Theyuse to relieve stress and tofind some alone time. Whilethis is not the best of stress re-lievers, as long as it is donewithin reason, to each hisown. Now if your boyfriend isgoing out and being socialwith other people and justleaving you behind, then I be-lieve it is indicative of the factthat he wants to exercise hisfreedom. Some guys need tofeel like they are free at leastsome of the time. If you are ina serious relationship yourboyfriend should not feel thatexcessively. Some guys areafraid of the commitment andwith the emotional connec-tion that comes with being inlove with someone. They donot like feeling vulnerable, be-cause after all men in our so-ciety are suppose to confidentand nonchalant about things.You should talk to youboyfriend and examinewhether his acting out whenhe is drunk is just his way ofhaving fun, or if it representssome deeper emotional con-nection problems.

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10 &Life TTHE SANDSPUR· MAR. 24, 2006

Hong Kong: A Shopper’s Paradise

Those in Hong Kongseeking financial successhave two advantages overthe rest of the world, andone statement sums themup: "anything goes!"

On the one hand, thegovernment practices min-imum intervention and, ina way, Hong Kong may bethe only place in the worldwhere laissez-faire is trulypracticed. On the otherhand, the entrepreneurshere have more than theirshare of creativity.

Let me explain what Imean by creativity. Thisweekend, my roommateand I had a little excursionto a Pub where I was toenjoy a German-inspireddinner. However, not onlydid the management havethe guts to pass off a pre-sliced, deep-fried curled-up sausage piece mix as atypical German Frank-furter, but they also seemto have decided there is lit-tle difference betweenKraut and corn. I mean,after all, the "foreigners"will not take notice, as theywill be too shocked at thefact that they are going tobe charged for peanutsthey do not intend to eat,right? Furthermore, thereis huge increase in theprice of mineral water afterhappy hour. Is it any won-der that Hong Kong hasthe most Rolls Royce percapita globally?

To be fair, though, notall businesses in HongKong operate on near-switch and bait strategies,

but some truly give you anexceptional value for yourbuck. Standing in storesbefore, I have certainly feltlike I had stepped into ascene from the movie"Love, Actually" and feltabout to ask the sales rep-resentative wrapping a gift

"Almost finished? Whatelse can there be? Are wegoing to dip it in yogurt?Cover it with chocolatebuttons?"

There is truly a service-orientation in Hong Kongthat is unparalleled by any

other city I havevisited. Glasses arefilled right as theypass the one-quar-ter empty markand everyone prac-tically receives apersonal shoppereach time one en-ters a store. Theseshopping assis-tants cling to one'sheel like bees tohoney, and willeven walk halfwaythrough the citywith you to showyou their competi-tor if you are look-ing for something

they do not sell them-selves!

Having had my shareof marathon shopping by

now, though, I have signedup to help out playingwith underprivileged chil-dren at the local YMCA. Itis certainly been a chal-lenge, as due to the lowerincome level of their par-ents and the young age ofthe children, they have yet

to learn any English.Therefore, I, studyingMandarin rather than thelocal Chinese language(Cantonese)have no ideawhat they were saying.Luckily, though, I was notin the program alone, and Iwill have another chanceto figure out fun ways tocommunicate with them

next weekend. The children

were so well be-haved and co-operative, re-flecting the col-lectivist value ofcommunity thattakes prece-dence abovewestern indi-vidualism in theChinese culture.It sure made fora more harmo-nious teachingexperience thanwith immigrantchildren Iworked withduring my highschool days inGermany!

Although Icannot in anyway claim I un-derstand everything that isgoing on in this culture,and that I willnever fall into thetrap of stereotyp-ing Asians, I caninstead takethe advice ofa guest lec-turer at thec o l l e g e .She is Mrs.E l i z a b e t hT h o m s o n ,t h ef o u n d e ra n downer ofthe con-s u l t i n gagencyI C S

T r u s tbased in

Hong Kong. Over the

course of thiscoming week, I

hope I can seemore angles towhich I have not

yet had access, such

as a citywide Art Walkthrough various galleriesexhibiting mostly local

artists.Then on

S a t u r -day, I amto join ag r o u pheading

out to the country-side to farm our ownvegetables and checkout the vegetable marketthat opens at 3 a.m. - yes,in the middle of the night!I told you these HongKong people never sleep!

Government ishands-off, butcustomer serviceis definitelyhands-on

Cora Hardinthe sandspur

“Their is a huge in-crease in the priceof mineral water

after happy house.Is it any wonder

that Hong Kong hasthe most Rolls

Royce per capitaglobally.”

- CORA HARDINCLASS OF 2007

CORA HARDIN / The Sandspur

BUSY STREETS: Markets frequently speckle the Hong Kong urban landscape.


NO ROOM TO WALK: Day-time shopping draws a big crowd,especially here at the Ladies’ market in Hong Kong.


ALL SMILES: A shopper’s paradise and pretty drinks? HongKong just keeps getting better!


A CHINESE SIESTA?: A banana vendorfalls asleep on the job.

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Women's History Month SGA Campaign Week

CAREER CORNER Career Fair: March 24, 11:00-2p.m, Alfond Sports Center

STUDENT ORG.ACTIVITIES

SGA: Campaigning, March20-24

Club MeetingsACE: Tuesdays, 6 p.m.

Black Student Union: Thurs-days, 7 p.m., Warden Dining

Room. Caribbean Student Associa-tion (CSA): First and thirdWednesday of each month,5:30-6:30 p.m., Warden Din-

ing Room. College Republicans: FirstTuesday of every month, 8p.m., Warden Dining Hall

Eco Rollins: Tuesdays, 12:30p.m., Beal Maltbie

Film Appreciation Organi-zation: generally meets

every other Friday, 7 p.m. Intervarsity: Tuesday, 7 p.m.

in the Faculty Club. Phi Eta Sigma (PES): first

Tuesday of every month, 7p.m., Bib Lab.

Players: Wednesdays, 11p.m., Annie Green Room

Rollins Outdoors Club(ROC): Tuesdays, 8 p.m. at

ROC Sandspur: Tuesdays, 6:30

p.m. in the Sandspur Office(floor 3 of Mills)

Tomokan Yearbook: everyTuesday, 12:30 p.m.

WINTER PARK COMMUNITY

Live Music: Thursdays at 8p.m., Fridays at 8:30 p.m.,

Saturdays at 8 p.m., at Dex-ter's near Hannibal Square

Relay For Life: March 25-26,2 p.m-8 a.m., ShowalterField. This benefits the

American Cancer Society.www.acsevents.org/relay/fl/

winterparkWinter Park Road Race:

March 25, 7 a.m., CNL Bankat Park Avenue and New

England Avenue. For moreinfo, call 407-896-1160.

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You Decide 2006!

Class Year: JuniorMajor: Psychology

What goals do you wish to achieve?

Something I’ve learned this year is that you can’t go into this position with things you think are important, becauseyou have to be flexible to the needs of SGA and student body. Last year I promised to provide a Student owned andoperated honor code, re-evaluate the process by which student activity fees are allocated to organizations, and con-tinue promoting more school spirit. SGA has worked tremendously hard to produce these changes, and as the yearwent along I found other needs of our student body and initiatives I’d like to continue if I’m re-elected:

-Greek Initiative – Continue towards a greater and healthier Greek Community on campus. Implement Advisor pro-gram as a way to connect with the faculty, bring speakers to campus that can deliver innovative programs the entirecampus can appreciate, and encourage the organizations to collaborate on large scale, community building serviceevents. -Improve Quality of Residential Life -Honor Code Education – It’s SGA’s responsibility to educate the student body on the policy and procedural changeswhich the new Honor Code brings. I’ve been on the Honor Code development committee since day one 2.5 years agoand the education/publication of this document is what will make or break it in these next few years. -Continue promoting School Pride/Spirit -Address Apathy on campus -Bring MTVu to campus – MTVu is programming aimed at our age group and is only available to colleges. Providesmore eclectic music programs as well as grant & internship opportunities

Caitlin “Cat” McConnellPresidential Candidate

It’s SGA Election Time! Vote usingFoxLink starting Monday, March 27

Class Year: SophomoreMajor: International Business


If elected as Vice-President, I would like to ensure aproductive Senate year, inspiring each Senator to applythemselves to their full potential.

In order to achieve this goal, I would remain in con-stant contact with the Senators through weekly one-on-one meetings, as first initiated by last year’s VP, ChrissyCardinell.

By doing so, I can be regularly updated and charttheir progress throughout the year. This is important be-cause the Senate is the main student-comprised govern-ing body of the College, and as a whole, is in a uniqueposition to create change on campus.

I would also like to continue promoting our grow-ing relationship with Winter Park through the strength-ening of our Park Avenue Platinum program. In this, thepilot year of the program, we had approximately 40stores participate and offer discounts.

However, I would like to see the program expandedto include other vendors who either may have been hes-itant to participate initially, or who have recentlyopened.

This type of initiative along with the Fox Day buses,and this year’s innovation, the “Rolley Trolley”, aredemonstrative of just how powerful SGA can be.

I would like for more efforts of this magnitude to beimplemented on our campus, because they are an impor-tant aspect of our servitude to the student body.

Savannah Stephen Vice Presidential Candidate

Class Year: JuniorMajor: Political Science


You may notice similarities between Cat McConnell andmy platforms, hence the reason we are running togeth-er. We share the same passion for the school and eager-ness to represent the student body. As experienced SGAmembers, the following are the most important of mygoals. -Greater collaboration with student organizations

-Greek Initiative-Increased legislation via Senate

-Encourage students to confront their respective senators with concerns -Place suggestion/complaint boxes in every dorm sothat students have the ability to express desiredchange at any time -Each semester, senators physically go door to doorpolling concerns and encouraging involvement. -Create “What’s Been Done for You Lately” sheets forsenators to slide under each dorm room biweekly asa means to inform the students and create g r e a t e rrespect for the senate as an active body -Strengthen the ability of committee senate membersto meet with food services, campus safety, and otherstudent initiatives

-Greater legitimacy with the Student government body -Honor Council -Senators will go out and actively speak to con-stituents

-Increase and support school spirit by tweaking pro-grams -Continue, better and publicize other modes of Rollinstransportation systems

-Encourage the creation of a permanent Rollins tramservice, taking students to the airport, downtown,winter park village and other prime locations

-Open communication and open door policies

Lara BuesoVice Presidential Candidate

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EDITOR: LARA BUESO [email protected]

“Remember, remember,the fifth of November gun-powder, treason and plot. Isee no reason why gunpow-der, treason should ever beforgot.” If you’re neitherfrom or have lived in Eng-land nor are an amazing Eu-ropean history buff, the pre-vious statement means al-most nothing to you. But ifin fact you are, the very rep-etition of the “remember”triggers memories of fire-work festivities marked byan age-old children’s sing-song rhyme dedicated to thememory of a one GuyFawkes who attempted toblow up the Houses of Par-liament on November 5,1605 in an effort to over-throw the tyrannous govern-ment. The theories andmemory of Fawkes lives onin the marvelous “V forVendetta.”

Based on the DC Comicsgraphic novel of the samename, “V for Vendetta” is setagainst the futuristic back-drop of a post World War IIItotalitarian governed GreatBritain. It is in this Orwellian1984esque brave new worldthat the evangelic V (HugoWeaving, “The Matrix,”“Lord of the Rings”), a mys-

terious, swashbuckling herohid behind a black cape andporcelain Guy Fawkes maskattempts to rectify govern-ment wrongs and bring truefreedom back to the people.V finds companionship anda trusting disciple when hesaves the young Evey Ham-mond (Natalie Portman,“Star Wars: Episode I-III,”“Where the Heart Is”) frombrutal attack by governmentcronies. With Evey’s unin-tended aid, V hijacks theBritish Television Network(BTN) and broadcasts themessage of liberation andcitizen-power that is per-ceived as terrorism to be ex-ecuted on November 5th infrom of Parliament in true

Fawkes style.The story goes deeper, as

Chief Investigator Finch(Stephen Rea, “Feardot-Com,” “The Musketeer”),the detective assigned to ex-plore “the terrorist” getsdeeper then he ever thoughtpossible, finding a trail ofmurders and disease that arestrangely connected andlinked to high officials.Knowing the truth, and hav-ing personal connections tothe new government’s hor-rific past, V has taken it uponhimself to avenge thewronged and show thisnewly created oppressive“Greater” Britain that “peo-ple should not be afraid oftheir governments, govern-

ments should be afraid oftheir people.”

From director JamesMcTeigue (“Star Wars:Episode II,” “The Matrix Re-loaded”) and screenwritersV for Vendetta is truly a cin-ematographic masterpieceand simultaneously one ofthe best comic book broughtto the screen action films andsocially conscious pictures Ihave seen in a very, verylong time. The cast is amaz-ingly strong, backed by suchtime-honored British stageand television actors such asJohn Hurt and Tim PigottSmith, and Weaving givesastonishing existence to thelifeless mask of V while Port-man gives a commanding

performance in wholly con-vincing British accent.

“The only verdict isvengeance–the vendetta.” Ina film where the lines be-tween hero and villain blur,it is strange that one findsthemselves in the end cheer-ing for the labeled terrorist Vand reconsidering four hun-dred years of tyrannical GuyFawkes reasoning. The socialimplications of the filmreach deep in to the heart ofevery sovereignty-loving cit-izen, making us all questionour place, our freedoms, andour public power. “V forVendetta” is beyond a doubtone of the best movies of theyear, a truly remarkable gemof creative and artistic ge-nius that I have no qualmsrecommending to any andall film fans.

Katie Pedersonthe sandspur

V for Very Vast Victory

Overall Rating: A for anremarkable, breathtak-ingly brilliant film fullof incredible effects, ac-tion, drama, and socialreflection

COURTESY OF WARNER BROS.

One of the ATL's most fa-mous is at it again. Aftertheir 2004 release of the selftitled album, Dem FranchizeBoyz new album, On Top ofOur Game will not go underthe radar this time.

Jermaine Dupri pro-duces an album in whichBuddie, Pimpin, Parlae andJizzle Man combine their tal-ents in album that has al-ready featured tracks "LeanWit it, Rock Wit it" and "Ithink they like me" on theBillboard Top 100 list.

It combines some hard-core jams such as "SuckasCome and Try Me" featuringDJ Unk and "Don't Play withme" featuring Memphisgroup Three Six Mafia.Combine that with "LeanWit it Rock Wit It" and "O I

think they like me," and Jer-maine Dupri has producedhis best album yet.

Dem Franchize Boyz ini-tially formed in high schoolin the west side of Atlanta.However they realized thatthey could become success-ful when the four rapperswere in college in North Car-olina.

Dem Franchize Boyzcombines the elements ofdirty south lyrics and clubstomping beats. Buddiedoes a great job of providingthe marquee lyrics to Jer-maine Dupri's club stomp-ing beats.

"Twenty G's on thechain, and I'm still worth acouple blocks (all that man, Ineed a for, a deuce), it start-ed in that temp, flippin mid'sby them O-Z's," is featuredon the song "Bricks 4 TheHigh," which features Jim

Jones and Damon Dash. Inmy opinion the best song onthe album is "My Music"which features Bun B.

For those fans of the"slow jam" On Top of OurGame features "Freaky asShe Wanna Be," this detailsone night stands. The nextsong is a complete antithesisof as "Fly as She Wanna Be."

It talks about how an-noying some girls you meetat a club can be. They call,and call and call until they fi-nally get what they want.

The final song, which iscalled "They Don't LikeThat", sounds like the an-tithesis of the whole album.However, the song at the endextends to the club hit thatmade the group famous,"White Tees."

It's an exclusive remixthat features Jermaine Dupriand it is better than the actu-

al song. So if you are in the mood

to buy a rap album, go to thestore in a white tee and if

you pick up "On Top of OurGame", I guarantee it youwill be saying "Oh I think Ilike it."

Oh I Think I Like It; Dem Franchize Boyzis On Top of Their Game

COURTESY OF VIRGIN RECORDS

Juan Bernalthe sandspur

ARTS&ENTERTAINMENT 13MAR. 24, 2006· THE SANDSPURVOL. 112 ISSUE 22

Eclectic is the word todescribe it, but fun, pleas-ant and charming can notbe overlooked either.

KT Tunstall, a new artistfrom Scotland, brings usher debut album, "Eye tothe Telescope." To describethe album as a whole wouldbe impossible. Almost everysong takes on a completelynew character, leaving whatsounds more like a compila-tion album of various artiststhan a single, unified,homogenous album from asingle artist.

The album begins with"Other Side of the World,"which bears the intellectualrock sound of Coldplay."Under the Weather" has aneasy-going bossa novasound, and Tunstall's vocalsare even reminiscent ofthose of Astrud Gilberto.Her "Miniature Disasters"possesses the soulful edgeof Fiona Apple, and "SilentSea" and "Universe & U"

both have overtones ofSarah McLachlan. Tunstallresurrects the once popularsounds of Dido on "FalseAlarm," whereas "SuddenlyI See" has more of the rockpop edge of Pink. Tunstalltakes more of a jazz turn onthe next couple of songs,bearing a resemblance toJoss Stone on "Stoppin' theLove" and Norah Jones on"Heal Over." She finishesthe album with "Throughthe Dark," which is some-what evocative of Tunstall'sheroine, Carol King.

However, none of thesesongs sound like Tunstall'sfirst hit, "Black Horse andthe Cherry Tree." If a listen-er hears this song on theradio (and often will) andexpects that "Eye to theTelescope" will be more ofthe same, they will be sore-ly mistaken. Only "AnotherPlace to Fall," the secondtrack on the album, evenremotely compares to thenew hit single.

These two songs are funtracks that, when you hear

them, you can't help butmove. They're rock and soulwith a little jazz and astrong beat that makes anymere mortal sway at least al i t t l e .

While Tunstall's songsall sound quite different,her distinctive voiceremains as a constant. Herpipes produce a smoothsound with a natural,earthy quality. Her voice isnot classically beautiful,bearing very little vibrato orvirtuosic tone. However,her simple and pleasantvoice compliments the vari-ety of music that she pro-duces. In fact, it is the sim-plicity of her voice thatallows for the versatility ofher songs and the ease withwhich she moves from onestyle to the next.

KT Tunstall is not only asinger. Her songs are notjust vocal performances.She writes all of her ownsongs, and she plays mostof the instruments on them,including guitar, piano,synthesizer and percussion.

She even created many ofthe illustrations in the book-let of her CD, keeping her incontrol in nearly everyaspect of the project.

KT Tunstall was bornKate Tunstall, but changedit to sound more "edgy" forthe album. She grew up in

the sleepy little hamlet ofSt. Andrews, Scotland, buther album is anything butboring. This Scottishsongstress may not havemuch material that soundscompletely original, butshe's definitely worth hear-ing.

KT Tunstall and her Many VoicesJami Furo

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“The clouds are high,and the air is soft, and turtlesare lumbering out of thelakes for a high purpose, andfireflies are darting tendermessages on the blackboardof the night to glow wormsbelow, and elderberry blos-soms are adding lacy ele-gance to the woods, and theducks are gone except forour Florida mallards, andspring has come to this greatstate.”

These words from aproclamation written 50years ago can only mean onething: it is fox season! Forthe 41 time since his dearfriend the cat departed fromthis world, the fox willemerge from his lair to givestudents and faculty a day ofrespite from their daily class-es and meetings.

The history of thisspringtime tradition atRollins can be traced back tothe administration of Presi-dent Hamilton Holt, whoserved in a presidential ca-pacity from 1925 to 1949.Senator Murray Sams, afriend of Holt's and the col-lege community, donatedtwo statues to the college inJanuary of 1934, one of a foxand the other of a cat.

Holt used these statuesto form two new social clubson campus: the Fox Society,made up of four men electedannually by the women ofthe campus, and the Cat So-ciety, made up of fourwomen elected by the men.

Those few students priv-ileged to be chosen for thesesocieties were the only onespermitted to touch the stat-ues; however, from time totime, one statue or the otherwould disappear for a while,as the result of a practicaljoke.

But one fateful day in1949, the cat statue vanishedand never returned. Somesay it was smashed into amillion pieces, while othersclaim that it is somewhere atthe bottom of Lake Virginia.The crime remains unsolvedto this day.

The grief-stricken fox re-treated to his lair, never tosee the light of day again.But seven years later, Presi-dent Hugh McKean decidedthat it was unjust that the foxbe allowed to sleep anylonger.

He wheeled the 300-pound statue to the center ofMills lawn on May 17, 1956,

and issued a proclamationdeclaring the day "Fox Day,"with all classes, meetings,seminars, and other gather-ings of the residential collegescheduled for that day can-celled. Instead, a day of ac-tivities began with a treasurehunt at 5:30 a.m. and con-cluded with an eveningsquare dance and picnic.

The event was never in-tended to become a tradi-tion, and it was nearly aban-doned within two years, butthe students enjoyed the hol-iday so much that McKeanagreed to continue the holi-day year after year, so longas everyone agreed to returnfor the evening picnic.

During President JackCritchfield's administrationfrom 1969 to 1978, the tradi-tion was discontinued due tothe instability of the time pe-riod, but Thaddeus Seymourbrought the fox back whenhe became president of thecollege in 1978, and the tra-dition has continued unin-terrupted ever since.

While our current presi-dent, Lewis Duncan, had nosimilar holiday during hisprevious appointment atDartmouth College, he hasembraced the springtime tra-dition here warmly.

"I think it's a terrific col-lege type of tradition, andI'm thrilled to have an op-portunity to share in it," heremarked. Duncan selectedApril 12 as Fox Day duringhis first year holding thereins, but he is not givingany hints for this year.

In fact, he may not evenknow yet himself, noting,"There is a certain element tochoosing a day that is just sobeautiful. It adds a vari-able."

Still, even though theweather may sway the deci-sion one way or the other atthe last moment, one wouldexpect a more mathematicalformula from the formerdean of an engineeringschool.

Indeed, the choice is notan easy one, and certain in-dividuals with major (andexpensive) guest speakers orevents may have more than alittle to lose if Duncan picksthe wrong day. While Dun-can does receive a few e-mails imploring him toavoid certain dates, he findsthat "even in the difficult-to-reschedule events, the facul-ty has embraced Fox Day asa tradition."

"There is no day whichwill not step on some toes.

Some days are more prob-lematic than others," Duncanlamented, but he enlists thehelp of his executive assis-tant, Lorrie Kyle, to narrowthe list by carefully examin-ing the various campus cal-endars.

But even Kyle remains inthe dark about the final deci-sion until the morning of thebig day. After rising at 4:00a.m., Duncan initiates twophone trees, one to facultyand staff, and the other tovolunteer students who willhelp get the festivities going.Even by the time he finisheshis phone calls, the campusis abuzz with the news. Bythe time the chapel bell isrung and the proclamationsare ready for distribution,most residential students arealready up and about.

Duncan first learned ofFox Day during his inter-view with the administra-tion and trustees, as an im-portant qualification for anygood presidential candidateis the ability to execute thisholiday well. But he was notfully aware of what a bigdeal Fox Day is until hebegan last year's festivities:"I was fascinated last year atstudents camped out on thegreen waiting to see if theycould catch me coming in."

Duncan even admits to abit of intimidation at the factthat his residence is now oncampus. He warns, though,that he has two teenagedaughters and a dog thatmust be let out, so lights onin his house early in themorning may not be the sig-nal for which the Greekpledges are looking. And ofcourse, he will be thinkingup new ways to remain elu-sive, despite his proximity tolurking students.

Once the day has beenannounced and Duncan's of-fice is open for coffee andjuice, students typically headeither to Cocoa Beach or theOrlando attractions area.Last year, Student Govern-ment collaborated with thepresident's office to providecomplimentary bus trans-portation to these populardestinations.

Duncan found the busesto be "a big success." Therewas some concern over theissue of alcohol and its im-pact on traveling to Fox Daydestinations, and the bussystem utilizes a compro-mise to keep everyonehappy (and for those whochoose, buzzed).

The bus transportation

eliminates much of the con-cern for drunk driving, andthe administration agrees tokeep staff members off thebuses so long as studentsagree not to take alcohol onthe buses.

The new system also al-lows the college to take stu-dents to a park area with ap-propriate facilities and warnthe caretakers of the on-slaught of college students.

According to Duncan,"We were able to coordinatewith Cocoa Beach. They ap-preciated the advance no-tice." He added, "We've hadsome problems in the pastgoing to places without rest-room facilities, and the stu-dents created some of theirown."

Duncan also noted thatsince the bus system was im-plemented, the all-campuspicnic following the day'sfestivities has become muchmore successful. Rather thantrickling in, many studentsare dropped at the campusjust in time for the feast tobegin.

But how does one talk abus company into reservinghalf a dozen buses if theycannot be promised morethan four hours notice whenthe buses will be needed?Duncan has no idea, as thisdetail is left to the magic ofKyle.

"We were able to find acompany that was very ac-commodating. They werevery understanding," Kyleexplained, and "they saidour students were one oftheir favorite groups."

But there is no point incalling bus companies ordoughnut shops trying to

find the big date. Even theyget no warning at all.

With no leads available,students can only take edu-cated guesses at what thedate might be. Some evenchoose to play a game popu-larly known as Fox DayRoulette, where they choosenot to complete assignmentsthat are due on the day theyare sure to be the one.

Asked how he feelsabout having the power todetermine the big winnersand the big losers of such adangerous game, Duncan re-marked with tongue incheek that it is "a tremen-dous burden of responsibili-ty."

But for those who preferplacing safer bets, a bulletinboard has been placed inFoxLink (foxlink.rollins.edu)where they can post theirguess to a bulletin board,and perhaps even winprizes.

Fox Day has become adeep, ingrained tradition atRollins, and Duncan ispleased with the results, not-ing, "I hope students contin-ue to have enthusiasm for it,"adding, "the fact that it is acampus holiday has a lot ofmeaning."

The holiday will contin-ue on, at least as long asDuncan is at the helm, andlikely for years to come. Andalong with it will continuethe games of prediction andlost rounds of roulette.

"It undoubtedly adds tomemories and creates asense of community," Dun-can concludes, but "no onereally wants to know [thedate]. It's more fun to be-lieve in the magic of it."

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The Fox is Back in Season

Mark Bartschithe sandspur

COURTESY OF THE LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

Find out about the history of one of the most famed Rollins traditions, and our new President’s comment.

If Rollins was a politi-cal unit, we would beclassified as a semi demo-cratic state at best. If oneconsiders the students ofthe College “the people,”then one would see thatthe everyday people actu-ally have little to do withthe decisions that are soimportant to their lives oncampus. I am not suggest-ing, like others have inthis same publication,that we are living in some1984 inspired world. Infact Rollins studentsenjoy a tremendousamount of freedom to re-ally do whatever theyplease with the bounds ofnormalcy. I do not thinkthat college employeesshould be likened toGestapo, the KGB, or anyother nefarious authori-tarian political police.Some have charged thatthe school does not careabout students and theirdevelopment, and I canassure you with utmostconfidence that the peo-ple running the school docare deeply about stu-dents, or else they wouldnot be working here.

Many students feelpowerless to change theinstitution. I agree thatmost students are keptout of the “loop” when itcomes to the inner work-ings of the school. Work-ing for this newspaper Ihave often tremendous re-sistance to sharing infor-mation. A culture has cer-tainly instilled itself atRollins which keeps thestudents in the dark. Why

is that? For the most partit because a large majorityof students could reallycare less about the innerworkings of the school. Iwonder sometimes whysome students have cometo College at all. It isamazing to encounterRollins students that donot even know their pro-fessors’ names until thehalf point of the semester.

There is, however, agroup of interested stu-dents on this campus, andeven though they do notmake their presenceknown very often, theyexist. Those are the peo-ple who work for achange at this college,and they need a voice.

The Student Govern-ment Association (SGA) isthe institutional embodi-ment of those concernedstudents who are proac-tively looking to make thecollege a better plac. YetSGA is also representativeof the entire student body,and they are the ones whodefend the students’ in-terests. After all someonehas to care for those apa-thetic students I men-tioned before and theywill not do it, so SGA will.

Ponder for a minutethe people who are mak-ing the decisions that willhave a deep impact onstudent life. They are, forthe most part professionalstaffers. The only voicethat the student body hasin the affairs of the schoolis SGA. While thethoughts of the staff areimportant, they are afterall the ones running theschool, the input of abody composed by stu-dents and elected by stu-

dents is essential. In orderfor lofty goals to workthey must be tempered byreal world pragmatism.That is what SGA is therefor. They temper the ab-stract, and somewhat ro-mantic, ideals of the fac-ulty and staff with the re-ality of the Rollins cam-pus, because it is made upof students that are livingthe Rollins reality.

SGA is in touch withthe world of the Rollinsstudent, they are, for themost part, regular stu-dents with diverse back-grounds and with differ-ent academic concentra-tions. They know whatthe students of the cam-pus want and what theyare lacking. SGA is thebridge that gaps the in-evitable distance thatemerges between academ-ics and those they are

teaching. While I havemanaged to forge goodrelationship with many ofthe faculty here at Rollins,I know that I am part of aminority, and the onlytime that most studentsmeet with professors isfor an advising meetingor in class.

The student bodysometimes is to blame.SGA also plays an impor-tant role in keeping thestudents from exuberantdemands. Many Rollinsstudents want the admin-istration to be like theirparents and do every-thing for them, and ex-pect little in return. Youalways hear, sometimes asa joke, that we are not get-ting our money’s worth atthis school. These are alsothe people who have themost fun at Rollins andtheir will not take time

here to point out theirhypocrisy.

Rollins is a great placeto be, I am indeed proudto be here, and incrediblyhappy that chose thisplace for my undergradu-ate education. Peopleshould realize that SGA ispart of that, and theyhave done much to helpstudents.

SGA’s role should con-tinue to grow, and Ipleased with recent stepstaken by the College’s ad-ministration to includeSGA in committees another decision makingbodies. The primary focusof the school should be onthe students, it is there-fore important for ourvoice to be heard.

John Ferreira is Managing Edi-tor of The Sandspur.

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BRANDY VANDERWERKEN

SGA Links Students and School; Influences DecisionsSGA is an important institution to voice the concerns of students to the school.

John Ferreirathe sandspur

I think SGA is doing afine job at campus. I can-not really complain, asthey do not impede in mydaily life with weirdcodes and whatnot. How-ever, I think that some oftheir programs could usea little revamping. No-tably the Rolly Trolley.

If I had known that itwas just a cab ride, Iwould have just paidsomeone to come get me.I guess what I am sayingis that a little more infor-mation would have beennice, as my group sataround the airport tryingto figure out where theRolly Trolley would bewaiting for us. In fact, wewere looking for a bus inthe bus section, askingthe people who work atthe Orlando InternationalAirport where the buswas. To which they gaveus a strange look andmumbled somethingabout never hearingabout a Rolly Trolley.

After a long andslightly strenuous trip,the last thing someonewants to do is searcharound for their ride. Iwas just lucky because

someone in my groupknew someone else whohad helped arrange thetrolley, because if I hadnot had her, I would nothave known where to go.And even the friend wasnot entirely sure, so wehad to send a delegate togo investigate into theissue of the trolley. Andas it turned out, you justhave to go to the Taxi portand let them know youneed a taxi. And at $10 aticket with 6 people in mygroup for a $30 cab ride, Ihave to wonder where theprofits went to. Did wetip the cab driver $30, oris it that SGA keeps theextra money?

But I think in essencethe idea of Rolly Trolleyis a good one, and actual-ly I think that the SGAshould consider a moresubstantial trolley sys-tem. Especially on theweekends, when every-one is going out. I actual-ly know a lot of schools,big and little, which havethe "safe rides" servicesfor their students to keepthem from driving drunk.This is important forevery school to have.

I have seen my fairshare of drunk driversleaving the college cam-pus to go to some party.

Not that it is somethingunusual for a collegecampus, just a little bitscary when you are driv-ing out of the parking loton a Saturday night. So inaddition to these littleprograms the SGA offers,maybe gear itself up forbigger projects.

And perhaps that hasled to my nonchalant atti-tude about the SGA in it-self, because as a studentI do not know what theyreally do, besides sendout notices when the cam-pus is broken into or in-formation about the hur-ricanes heading towardsOrlando. Which reallydoes not bother me be-cause my experience as astudent has yet to be hin-dered by SGA. Basicallywhat I am saying is thatbesides the little thingsSGA does on campus,nothing have really en-hanced my experience atRollins.

Kelsey Field is a Junior In-ternational Relations andSpanish major in the Schoolof Arts and Sciences

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Next Week’s Topic: April Fool’s Fun

THE SANDSPUR· MAR. 24, 2006 VOL. 112 ISSUE 22

In the 2008 Presiden-tial election, there will bea new party on the ballot,and it is causing quite asensation.

This party is new andinnovative. They standfor the needs of the youthof our country. Theystand for meetings,fundraisers, committees,and most importantly,demonstrations duringwhich men dress as cheer-leaders, dance, and movetheir lips along withmusic playing from astereo.

The new party is noneother than the Social Gov-erning Agency party(SGA). Their platform isthat this nation should begoverned based on whatis best for its social at-

mosphere. It is a laissez-faire sys-

tem where the govern-ment, which still havingand demanding a greatdeal of power, only usesthat power on concerns ofparticular importance.

If you need someoneto defend you from themedia's evil viciousgrasp, they will influencethem for you. If you needa major recording artist toperform at a state func-tion, they will fund it foryou. If you need to talk tothem, they will be therefor a whole hour everyweek in their offices tomake sure that your needsare met. If you need the18 Amendment appealed,they will do it for you-twice a year.

These powerful, yetsedentary, leaders exer-cise a new form of gov-erning. They do not make

changes within the coun-try. They do not imple-ment policies, proce-dures, legislation, orother initiatives.

Sure, they discussthem, but feel that there isno real need to actuallyimplement them. As longas they are discussed, theneeds are fulfilled, right?

In fact, the SGA partydoes not even support ex-ecutive or judicial branch-es. They have leaderswithin their legislativebranch that serve as theyleaders of these discus-sions and committeemeetings.

While the SGA partydoes not support changewithin the workings ofthe nation, they are sureto support you if you finda socially acceptablecause that you would liketo stand behind. That iswhen they will use their

power.But how does the SGA

party fund their discus-sions? Their committeemeetings? Their sociallyacceptable displays ofpower?

That funding comesfrom the Socially Accept-able Funds Allocated tothe Council (SAFAC). TheSGA party distributesfunds to the individualstates from the SAFAC.

The more popular-oops, sorry-I mean popu-lous the state is, the morefunds they receive to runtheir state.

To what "council" doesthe SAFAC refer, you ask?The Council of Over-La-borers (COL) is a councilwhere representatives ofeach state meet.

The representative ischosen by each state, de-termining who the busiestperson in the state is.

Hence, the Council ofOver-Laborers meets.

They meet far moreoften than is necessary-that is how dedicatedthey are. And what hap-pens at those meetings?They meet, and oh, dothey meet. They meetwith vivacity and vigor.After all, they are thebusiest people in thecountry, so the membersof COL know how tomeet.

The SGA party willappear on the 2008 presi-dential ballot, so please,cast your ballots. Remem-ber, more power, less im-pact. That is the SGA way.

Jami Furo is a Music Majorin the School of Arts andSciences

Vote Social Governing Agency Party in 2008A look at how the U.S. would be run if SGA were the dominant political party.

Jami Furothe sandspur

Folly of the Rolly Colly TrollyProblems with the Rolly Trolly reflect work of SGA.

Kelsey Fieldthe sandspur

SGA started the RolleyTrolley airport transfer servicefor Thanksgiving Break Fall2005. The idea of the airportbus transfer service emergedfrom the buses that SGA andthe Office of the Presidentprovide on Fox Day. Last yearwas the first year SGA was en-trusted with this high risk ini-tiative of providing trans-portation for students toCocoa Beach or the localtheme parks on which everday Fox Day occurs. The orig-inal intention for Rolley Trol-ley during Thanksgiving wasto have chartered buses takestudents to the airport at reg-ularly scheduled times andthen bring them back toschool at pre-determinedtimes when the break wasover. When we offered theservice again for Winter Breakand Spring Break, the pre-break ticket sales reflectedonly about 80 students plan-ning on using the Rolley Trol-ley over 5 different departuretimes. The Rolley Trolley coor-dinators with a Mears repre-sentative, elected to have taxisrun the students to and fromthe airport because they wereeasier to coordinate andwould not result in a signifi-cant loss for SGA. Our goal isto spend Student Activity Feesin accordance with feedbackfrom students; overwhelm-ingly, active members of ourstudent body have requestedtransportation initiatives such

as this. These problems are all

part of the natural growingpains of a student initiative.Students have been asking foran airport transfer service foryears; SGA finally took therisk to provide it, yet we arenot utilizing it to its fullest po-tential. Some complainedabout having to pay $10 forthe ride home in a taxi bythemselves, that they couldhave split a cab. While in the-ory that is true, if Rolley Trol-ley was not around theymight not have seen otherRollins students at the airportand payed $35 for a taxi ridehome. These are the first andonly complaints we haveheard about the Rolley Trolleyand they were not submittedto SGA in any form. Lack ofoverall constructive feedbackled SGA to believe there weremore satisfied than unsatis-fied customers.

We have been advocatingfor years for a shuttle serviceat night around the WinterPark/Downtown area and theFox Day buses are serving as aspring board for other oppor-tunities (like Rolley Trolley).The lack of enthusiasm for theairport trolley may also jeop-ardize our efforts to provideother safe modes of trans-portation to students.

CaitlinMcConnell

C o n t r i b u t i n g V o i c e

OPINIONS 17MAR. 24, 2006· THE SANDSPURVOL. 112 ISSUE 22

Although life as wehuman beings know it willnever be perfect (nor wouldwe want it to be), it can bedemonstrably good, better,and best.

It can also, of course, bemiserable, as it has beenthroughout history for mil-lions and millions of people,largely because we have madeit so ourselves with our vices,follies, and ineptitudes.

Yet it’s good news, hope-ful news, to recognize thegreat capacity we have to ame-liorate our misery by tamingour vices, curbing our follies,and learning how best to be-come happy, to be happy, andto stay happy as human be-ings in concert with eachother.

The science of humanhappiness is called Wisdom,and those who know best howto achieve and maintain hap-piness we call Wise. The longheritage of that ancient scienceof sages who have ponderedthe secrets of happily livingwith ourselves and with oth-ers is called the Wisdom Tradi-tion.

That tradition continuesto be elucidated even nowwhen we need it most—sinceour technological scienceshave finally yielded us thepower to decimate our planet.For human beings finally togrow wise, a blessed luxury informer times, has now becomenecessary for everyone. Justone fool with a plutoniumbomb in a suitcase can wreakmore havoc than a tsunami, acategory-five hurricane, andan earthquake combined.

I don’t say the odds aregood that we’ll avert such id-iocy and won’t inflict horren-dous calamity upon theworld. History suggests wewill. But our past is not ourpotential, and we do hold inus the potential to grow wiserand wiser, both individuallyand institutionally. And that’sa hope for happiness we needto nurture. I would call it theWisdom Imperative.

We flatter ourselves as aspecies that we are Homosapiens sapiens, but ratherthan being doubly wise, wetypically act like half-wits pos-sessed by primitive, reptilian

impulses. How then do welearn to grow wise? How dowe rescue ourselves from ouraberrant primal emotions andallow the higher regions ofour evolved intelligence toprevail?

We begin, I think, by ac-knowledging the existence ofwisdom, recognizing its ven-erable tradition, and earnestlyseeking out its secrets—nowmore readily available thanever to those who choose tolook for them and to practicethe sciences of happiness thatcan save us from our insanity.

NOTICE: If the subject ofwisdom interests you, plan tocome to a lecture on “WIS-DOM: The Highest Aim ofLife and Higher Education”on Wednesday, April 5, 7 pm,at Bush Auditorium.Copthorne Macdonald, aThomas P. Johnson Distin-guished Visiting Scholar, willpresent the talk and presideover a discussion that evening.If you cannot come or wish tosee a preview of the talk, youwill find it atwww.cop.com/rollinstalk.htm

T H E WW I S D O M

I M P E R A T I V EAlan Nordstrom

faculty contributor

L e t t e r t o t h e E d i t o rDear Editor,

Regarding the article "ItsAll About Honor"

1. I will not plagiarize. BULL!! In the real world

you plagiarize like hell!! “Pla-giarizing” is nothing morethan taking someone else’swork and using for your ownpurposes.

2. I will not cheat.There is an old saying that

goes “if you ain’t cheating youain’t trying”. During the huntfor employment and the laterstruggle to maintain and ad-vance employment you mustbe willing to do what it takesto leave the company with anoverwhelming belief thatwithout you they would ceaseto exist.

3. I will not collaborate inunauthorized ways.

Again more hogwash!!!Collaboration is not only nec-essary it is imperative!!! Andto limit yourself to “Autho-rized” forms of collaborationis unacceptable and stupid.

4. I will not resubmit workfrom another course.

Oh yes I will and have!!!!If the research has been doneonce and it’s correct, you bet-ter believe that I’ll reuse thework. It doesn’t make sense toreinvent the wheel every time.

5. I will not fabricatesources.

Ok this one I agree with toa point.

6. I will not help others tocommit academic fraud.

There is no such thing as“Academic Fraud” in the realworld.

7. I will not violate testingconditions.

The trick to passing testsis to never be afraid to look atanother’s work. Not only foran answer but for inspirationin creating your own solu-tions.

8. I will not lie. Yeah I will. Not only in

school but in the real world aswell. I will lie to get employed,and to advance in my career. Iwill lie to get laid and do itquite often. I will lie to mychildren when I tell them thattheir mom is a good parentand that I am not angry at herfor leaving us.

9. I will not fail to reportHonor Code violators.

I have and always willkeep my mouth shut. These“violators” are the ones whowill not only be successful intheir endeavors but pave theway for future success stories.

The truth of the matter isthat the “honor code” is a hin-drance not a help.

Richard M. Spalding Jr

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TARS SPORTS SCHEDULE

Baseball @ Barry 7pm

Softball vs. St. Leo 7pm

FRI 24Tennis vs. Barry - 11am

Crew @ Lake Maitland - 8amBaseball @ Barry - 1pmSailing @ Atlanta - 8am

SAT 25

Men’s Golf @ GA. Invite - 8am

MON 27

Baseball vs. St. Leo - 7pm

TUE 28

M. Tennis vs. Flagler - 2:30pmW. Tennis vs. Armstrong-Atlantic - 3:30pm

WED 29

EDITOR: ANGELA GONZALEZ

Rollins Baseball Team Dominates Fourof Five Games in Week’s Action

The Rollins Baseballteam faced a busy butoverall, successful weekwith five match-ups: twoat home against Bentleyand three away againstEckerd College in St. Pe-tersburg, Florida.

On March 13, the Tarsmet up against Bentley atthe Alfond Stadium. Ju-nior pitcher Mario Lom-bardo saw eight inningsand six strike-outs ulti-mately landing the Tarswith a victory. SophomoreGary Martoccio led the

scoring in the first inning.Later two Rollins errorsallowed for Bentley totake the lead. But Rollinscame back in the sixth in-ning when senior StefanoFoggi and sophomoreKevin Schnacke made ithome. Again in the eighthinning, senior Rob Cloarposted a run and sealedthe game at 4-2 for theTars.

On the followingThursday, Rollins playedagainst Bentley again andfaced a similar outcome.Rollins put up two runs inthe first from freshmanTyler Hartman and juniorGene Howard. But Bent-ley came back big in thesecond inning putting upfour runs and four hits.Rollins tied the game upin the third with threeruns from three hits. Inthe fourth and fifth in-ning, Bentley put up one

run a piece. But theTars pulled ahead inthe bottom of thesixth inning, takingthe lead for the rest ofthe game whichended with Rollins up8-6.

The Rollins teamthen traveled to St.Petersburg over theweekend to face offagainst the EckerdTritons. On Friday,the Tars capturedtheir fifth victory in arow. The pace was setearly in the game asRollins collected threeruns in the first in-ning, two in the sec-ond and one in thefourth all without al-lowing the Tritons toscore until well intothe fifth inning. Eck-erd placed three runsin the fifth then anotherrun in the sixth inning be-fore the Tars came back inthe seventh when juniorGene Howard singled andsent freshman Tyler Hart-man home. The Tritonsscored one run in the sev-enth as well. The top ofthe ninth saw Gary Mar-toccio, Tyler Hartman,Gene Howard and BrentMagnuson all earning onerun a piece as Eckerd fal-tered defensively. Withtheir last opportunity atbat to take the game back,the Tritons only managedto send two players homeending the game with afinal score of 11-7.

Saturday saw the Tarsin a double-headeragainst the Tritons. Keep-ing the momentum upfrom the previous game,Rollins scored a run in thesecond when freshmanAnthony Soto foundhome. Then again in thefourth, Rollins put eightmen across the plate mak-ing the score a command-ing 9-0. The two teamskept each other at bay

until the seventh inningwhen Rollins put up yetanother four runs. Eckerdmanaged one run in theeighth and a valiant fiveruns in the ninth but theTars weren't holding backany, ultimately collectinga total of 18 runs to Eck-erd's five runs.

Gary Martoccio andStefano Foggi collectedtwo runs with three atbats. Gene Howard sawsix at bats and scoredtwice and Brent Magnu-son went up to the platefive times and earned tworuns. Anthony Soto andjunior Ryan McKenzieboth came up to bat fourtimes and scored two.

In the second game,the Tars lost momentumand choked. Eckerdcaught the first run in thefirst. In the second inning,Brent Magnuson scoredan unearned run but Eck-erd trumped the tie withtwo runs in the bottom ofthe inning. The Tars madean effort to come back inthe third when GeneHoward hit a homer to

right center sending homeTyler Hartman and GaryMartoccio. But the Tritonskept on sending playershome, five crossed theplate in the third and an-other two in the fifth. In alast-minute effort, Antho-ny Soto made a run afterStefano Foggi hit one toright field. The gameended with Eckerd up 10-6.

Over the weekend,Gary Martoccio went upto bat nine times andscored six runs for theTars while Brent Magnu-son saw ten at bats andmanaged five runs. Juniorpitcher Mario Lombardowalked away with a winas did senior pitcher Ed-uardo Chile. Junior pitch-er Jon Wano took a lossfor the last game againstEckerd.

The Tars are now sit-ting with a record of 16-10for the season and 2-4 inthe Sunshine State Con-ference. They look to takeon U-Mass at home nexton Tuesday, March 21 andWednesday, March 22.

Angela Gonzalezthe sandspur

VOL 112 ISSUE 22

The Men's Golf teamtraveled to Kauai, Hawaiiover the weekend to com-pete in the seventh annualKauai Collegiate Cup Tour-nament put on by WesternKentucky University. Theevent was played at MakaiGolf Course located on theisland of Kauai in thePrinceville Resort.

Although the event wasshortened from 54 holes toonly 18 due to some ofHawaii's rainiest weather,the team still came outstrong for Rollins. Out of 12teams, the men landed infourth with 287 strokes, ninestrokes behind the leader,

Illinois State University.Landing in second and thirdwere Western Illinois (285)and Princeton (286), respec-tively.

With a par set at 72, jun-ior Darren Lundgren shonelanding a score of 68 andtaking second place.

Other mentions go toAndrew Pranger who shotfor par and tied for sixteenthplace and Tim Acquavivawho tied for twenty-fourthplace with his final score of73.

The Men's Golf teamwill travel next to Greens-boro, Georgia when theylook to compete in the Geor-gia College Invitational onMarch 26-28.


Men’s Golfreturn fourthfrom Hawaii

COURTESY OF RC SIDROLLINS UTILITY: Junior utility player, Gene Howard stands outas a strong force for the Tars on both offense and defense.

The Baseballteam takes fourwins, one lossmaking the seasonrecord 16-10.

Men’s Golf @ Georgia. Invite - 8am

SUN 26

The thirty-fourth annualIditarod race came to an endon Wednesday, March 15,2006 as Jeff King crossed thefinish line in Nome, Alaska.This 1,150-plus mile race

over the rough terrain ofAlaska is called “the lastgreat race on earth” and lasts10 to 17 days.

The first full-length Idi-tarod was run in 1973. Theofficial trail, now a NationalHistoric Trail, is only accessi-ble by dog sled teams in the

winter. The race itself stemsfrom a long, rich history ofdetermination and persever-ance as the trail was used tosend supplies and mail be-fore the advent of air traveland snow mobiles took theplace of dog sleds.

Dorothy G. Page, the"mother of the Iditarod,"recognized the importanceof preserving sled dogs andthe role they played in Alas-ka's history. She initiallypresented the idea of hold-ing a race back in 1964.Since 1983, the race hasstarted in Anchorage andended in Nome. Eachmusher employs a team of16 dogs outfitted with spe-cial boots to protect theirpaws from the jagged ice.The teams must make itthrough 26 checkpointsalong the way.

The "Widow's Lamp" iswhen a kerosene lamp is litand hung out in Nome andnot put out until the last

musher has crossed the fin-ish line, signifying the offi-cial end of the Iditarod race.Another tradition is the "RedLantern" award, which isgiven to the last musher tocomplete the race to showthat even completing the Id-itarod is worth recognition.In 1973, the Red Lanternwinner finished 32 days, fivehours, 19 minutes and onesecond after the race began.

The Iditarod has becomea world-renowned sportingevent attracting mushersfrom all over the world tocompete. The first musherfrom outside of Alaska,

Doug Swingley, won the Idi-tarod in 1995 with a time ofnine days, two hours, 42minutes and 19 seconds. Thefastest time in which the racewas completed was achievedby Martin Buser in 2002when he finished in eightdays, 22 hours, 46 minutesand two seconds. This year'swinner, Jeff King, has actual-ly taken home three previ-ous Iditarod championships.He now also claims the titleof being the oldest musher towin the Iditarod. King's offi-cial time was nine days, 11hours, 11 minutes and 36seconds.

SPORTS 19MAR. 24, 2006· THE SANDSPURVOL. 112 ISSUE 22

The NFL recently agreedto a new collective bargain-ing in which teams agreed toraise the cap from $94.5 to$102 million. It also forcedhigher revenue teams (suchas the Dallas Cowboys andPhiladelphia Eagles) to"share" their revenue withlower market teams such as(Cincinnati and Buffalo).Just after the CBA wasagreed upon, that allowedmany high profile freeagents such as Terrell Owensand Jamal Lewis free to signwith any team.

The Terrell Owens "saga"turned the page to his latestchapter on Saturday as hewas released by the Philadel-phia Eagles. Later that dayhe agreed to a 3 year, $25million deal with $10 millionof those dollars guaranteed.Owens seemed excited aboutjoining the Cowboys. Hevowed to become a betterfootball player, a betterteammate and a better manin life during his press con-ference with the Cowboys.He also announced the re-lease of his new book Ineligi-ble Receiver: From the SuperBowl to the Sidelines whichis due out in July. On his in-ternet site, he released a rapsong that sort of foreshad-ows what the book is goingto be about.

Another householdname that will be changingaddresses this coming fall isformer Minnesota Vikingsquarterback and former UCFfootball standout DaunteCulpepper. Hours after thenew CBA was put into place,Culpepper requested to betraded. Then on March 15,his request was granted asthe Vikings traded him tothe Miami Dolphins for a2006 second round draftpick. The Dolphins acquireCulpepper coming off theworst season of his career.He threw six touchdownsand 12 interceptions during

the 2005 season before suf-fering a season ending kneeinjury in Week 8 against theCarolina Panthers. Anotherquarterback who faced a lotof controversy prior to the2004 season was Drew Brees.Brees was expected to be letgo due to the acquisition ofPhillip Rivers via the NFLDraft. After career years in2004 and 2005, Brees signeda six year, $60 million dealwith the New Orleans Saintsthat included a $10 millionsigning bonus.

A key ingredient to thePittsburgh Steelers SuperBowl hopes this past seasonwas multi-dimensional widereceiver Antwaan Randle El.The Steelers will no longerhave Randle El's servicesafter he took a six year, $31million deal to stay go jointhe Washington Redskins. Italso included an $11 millionsigning bonus. Washingtonalso traded for 49ers receiverBrandon Lloyd to bolstertheir receiving corps in an ef-fort to take away defenses at-tention from Santana Moss,who is one of the NFL's bestreceivers.

One of the best runningbacks in the NFL prior to lastseason was Baltimore'sJamal Lewis. Lewis rushedfor 2,069 yards in the 2004season which was the secondhighest total in NFL history.Last season, after servingsome jail time in Atlanta, hehad a career low in yardsrushed, attempts and touch-downs. However, theRavens gave Lewis a 3 year,26 million dollar deal inwhich this season's money isguaranteed. Lewis' per yearsalary is higher than those ofreigning MVP ShaunAlexander, who signed an 8year, $62 million deal withthe Seahawks hours after theCBA was put into place.Mike Alstott, Isaac Bruce,Ron Dayne and Ryan Finner-an were among notable play-ers that accepted deals to re-main with their previousteams.

Iditarod: Last Great Race on Earth

NFL FreeAgent SigningsHeat Up

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The NCAA Tourna-ment has lived up to itsname of "March Madness"once again. Forty eightgames have been playedand the tournament fieldhas been narrowed from64 teams to just 16. Thegames were extremelycompetitive as 34 of the 48

games were decided by 10points or less.

In the Atlanta region,top seeded Duke got off toa slow start on Thursdaynight against Southern,but managed to beat 16thseeded Southern 70-54 be-hind 29 points each fromsenior superstars J.JRedick and SheldenWilliams. In their secondround game, they easedpast 8th seeded GeorgeWashington 74-61 as theyhad four players in doublefigures and held the Colo-nials to 31% shooting.

The other side of thebracket was highlightedby a monumental upset.Northwestern State's Jer-

maine Wallace hit a fadeaway three pointer with0.5 seconds left as theSouthland conferencechampions upset the 3rdseeded Iowa Hawkeyes 64-63. West Virginia, Texasand N.C State were alsovictorious in their firstround match-ups. WestVirginia, who was onegame away from the FinalFour last year, defeatedNorthwestern State andadvances to play Texas inthe Sweet 16 on Thursdaynight in Atlanta. Dukewill face LSU, who defeat-ed Iona 80-64 and TexasA&M 58-57, behind a threepointer from DarrellMitchell with 3.9 secondsleft.

The Oakland bracketfeatured the lower seededteams win four of the tengames. Bradley, who wasthe runner up of the Mis-souri Valley Conference,and was a controversialtournament, sent the Big12 tournament championKansas Jayhawks packingtheir bags in the firstround for the secondstraight season, with a 77-73 victory. After their vic-tory over Kansas, they didthe improbable and beatBig East runner up Pitts-burgh Panthers 73-66 tobecome only the second13th seed to advance to theSweet 16 since 1986.Bradley will advance toplay the Conference USAchampion and #1 seed ofthe Oakland bracket, theMemphis Tigers who de-feated Oral Roberts andBucknell in the first week-end of tournament action.

The other half of the

bracket featured Indianacoach Mike Davis’s finalgame as the head coach ofthe Hoosiers. They wereousted by #3 seed Gonza-ga who will move on toplay the Pac 10 championUCLA Bruins, who defeat-ed Belmont and Alabamain the first weekend oftournament play.

The Washington D.Cbracket also featured itsfair share of upsets aswell, with two teams thatmade last season's FinalFour falling to CinderellaGeorge Mason, who wasthe champion of the Colo-nial Athletic Association.In the first round, GeorgeMason took out MichiganState despite the suspen-sion of leading scorerTony Skinn, who was sus-pended one game forpunching a player in theconference tournament. Inthe second round, the Pa-triots took out defendingnational champion NorthCarolina 18 points behindLamar Butler. GeorgeMason was a controversialtournament choice andwill play Wichita State, the7th seed and champion ofthe Missouri Valley con-ference. Wichita State de-feated Seton Hall andshocked second seededTennessee. Tennesseeneeded a last second des-peration shot by ChrisLofton to survive a majorscare by Winthrop.

The top half of thebracket featured the Con-necticut Huskies survivingwhat would have been thebiggest shocker in NCAAtournament history bybeating the Alban Great

Danes 72-59. The Huskiestrailed by as many as 12with 10 minutes to go inthe second half, but over-came poor shooting and 16turnovers. In the secondround they survived avery tough, but under-achieving Kentucky Wild-cats team, 87-83. UConnwill face the WashingtonHuskies who ousted UtahState and defending na-tional runner up Illinois67-64 in the second round.

The Minneapolisbracket featured the leastamount of surprise, butthat could not prevent theouster of second seededOhio State in the secondround and 5th seededNevada in the first round.Fourth seeded Boston Col-lege, who was a sleeperpick to get to the FinalFour, survived a firstround scare by Pacific, be-fore beating them 88-76 indouble overtime. Florida,who was the only teamfrom the state of Florida inthe NCAA Tournament,notched two victories of atleast 20 points over SouthAlabama and Wisconsin-Milwaukee. They willmove on to face George-town, who took out sec-ond seeded Ohio State, 70-52 and beat Northern Iowain the first round. In thetop half of the bracket, topseeded Villanova strug-gled in their first gameagainst Monmouth, whowon the Patriot League,but defeated Arizona in anail biter. Villanova willface BC in the other re-gional semifinal which isto be played on Friday inMinneapolis.

Fri March 3131Rollins CEO “Power

Lunch”Featuring Adam

Dudley - Crummer StudentBasement Lounge

11:50 AMThurs March 3030Music at Midday

Tiedtke Concert Hall - 12:30 PM

Coffee House - Dave’s DownUnder - 7 PM

Kabbalah: Truth and Fiction SunTrust Auditorium - 7 PM

Mr. Ben Gad, Israeli ConsulateBieberbach Reed - 7 PM

Outsider Within Graffiti Art OpeningDarden Lounge - 7 PM

Tues March 2828Music at Midday

Tiedtke Concert Hall12:30 PM

Campus CrusadeWarden DiningRoom - 6 PM

Mon March 2727Mohammed Itani

SunTrust Auditrium - 6:30 PM

The Spartan, The Conservator, andThe Chemist - Bush Auditorium

7 PM

Friday March 2424A&S Drop without Penalty Deadline

Career Expo 2006 - McKean Gym - 9 AM

Wed March 2929Five Stones Dance Competition

Annie Dance Studio - 6 PM

Swing Dance Club ASC Dance Studio - 7 PM

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THE SANDSPUR· MAR.24, 2006 VOL. 112 ISSUE 22

Sat March 2525Business EDGE Info Session

Crummer 208 - 10 AM

Fun. Friends.Respect.Responsibility.

Lifeguards at the Walt Disney World®

Resort earn all that and more. Applyto join the Lifeguard team at one ofour world class Water Parks orResorts. You should have strongswimming skills and great GuestService skills.

• Paid training and certification

• Premium pay incentives may be

available for certain roles

• Theme Park admission

• Discounts at select dining, merchandise,

and recreation locations

• Paid vacation and sick days for

full-time positions

• Health care options may be available for

full-time and part-time positions

LIFE GUARD

DISNEY’S GUESTS WILLTRUST YOU.

LOOK UP TO YOU.THEY’LL ALSO

DEPEND ON YOU.

Spring & Summer Hiring Event

Apply for full-time, part-time, or summer positionsfeaturing new increased pay rates and a $250bonus that may be available for new hires with

lifeguard certification.

Qualified candidates may receive a job

offer the same day!

Saturday, March 25th

Saturday, April 1st

Casting Center

Arrive between 8 a.m. and 9 a.m.Bring a swimsuit and towel for a swim test that

follows the interview.

Not able to attend? Call the Jobline

to schedule an interview.

©Disney • EOE • Drawing Creativity from Diversity Benefits subject to change at any time.

Sun March 2626Sydney Fall 06 Info Session

French House6 PM

NCAA Tourney Upsets Bring Cindrella toHer Ball, Bracket-Makers to Their Fall


As March Mad-ness heats up, thefrontrunners areeyeing the prizeat the end of theroad.

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