Volume 90, Issue 7 | October 13, 2010
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Rutgers Student Suicide after Live Stream of Sexual Encounter
Celebrities, gay and straight STAFF WRITER Currently, both Dharun Ravi alike, have been speaking out –––––––––––––––––––––––––– and his accomplice, Molly Wei, against bullying. Talk show host are charged with two counts of Ellen DeGeneres recently issued On September 22, 18 year-old criminal invasion of privacy. a video in which she cited gay Rutgers freshman, Tyler Cle- If convicted, they can be sen- teen suicide as an “epidemic,” menti, jumped off the George tenced for up to five years in jail but assured audiences that hope Washington Bridge. A few days and may face a $30,000 fine. should outweigh fear in the wait and countless Google results lat- Middlesex County Prosecu- for change, however gradual: er, Clementi’s suicide sparked national outrage and brought to light once again the issue of bullying. Just three days before, Dharun Ravi, his roommate, streamed Clementi’s sexual encounter with another man online by turning on his webcam from friend Molly Wei’s room. He tweeted, “Roommate asked for the room till midnight. I went into molly’s room and turned on my webcam. I saw him making out with a dude. Yay.” A post on JustUsBoys.com, a gay men’s website, on September 21 indicates that Clementi, known as cit2mo on the thread, was on to his roommate by this time and turned to members of tor Bruce Kaplan has said that “Things will get easier. People’s the site to find out what to do. there is a continuous investiga- minds will change, and you Later on that night, Clementi tion in whether there will be should be alive to see it.” had asked for the room for a few more charges against Ravi and An accomplished violinhours which prompted Ravi to Wei. If there is evidence that ei- ist and a bright student, Clemtry to host another viewing. He ther of them was trying to incite enti was praised by students, tweeted, “Anyone with iChat, I discrimination or harassment teachers, and friends. Edward dare you to video chat me be- against Clementi because of his Schmiedecke, former supervisor tween the hours of 9:30 and 12. orientation, bias or hate crime of Ridgewood School’s music, Yes it’s happening again.” On charges may be brought against art, and dance programs, had the morning of September 22, them, according to a spokesper- nothing but admiration for CleClementi posted on the same son for Kaplan. After several menti: “There are certain stuforum that he had informed his complaints about how Rutgers dents, as they leave, you go, oh, RA and seemed to be fine, but has handled the entire situation that young man is going to be he also posted “jumping off the stemming from the initial griev- successful at whatever he does. gw bridge sorry” on Facebook ance for Clementi, authorities That was him. He certainly was through his cellphone. He then have been prompted to subpoena well on his way. He had an abilleapt to his death. the University for E-mails. ity, a talent and a focus.” By LIZ DE LA TORRE
Travel Alert Issued to Americans eling in France and Germany, changing the terror threat from –––––––––––––––––––––––––– “general” to “high.” The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs alA travel alert issued on Oc- ready set the possibility of a tertober 3 warned Americans to ror threat to “high,” and that will remain vigilant while traveling remain unchanged. However, to Europe because of possible French officials say they are takterror threats. The U.S. State ing the U.S. warning seriously. Department’s official warning On October 5, the French police said, “Current information sug- arrested 12 people in two antigests that Al Qaeda and affili- terrorism raids. By KAIT RICHMOND STAFF WRITER
Can I Kiss You Comes to Campus the wall separating the lounge
By ISAAK KIFLE STAFF WRITER
from the AB meeting room had to be removed to fit everyone. Mike uses a clever mix of Dating is a strange thing. comedy and drama to make a What would, at first glance, ap- presentation that will have stupear to be just another form of dents paralyzed with laughter interaction is given far more one minute and silenced with attention than imaginable. Guys that cannot be bothered to put two and two together or remember the year of a key event in history will ultimately spend hours obsessing over and planning a date. They will plan everything from every inch of their own appearance to each and every minute in excruciating detail. Most of all, guys go into the date with intention; they know exactly what they want out of a date. However, there is one question that is almost never considered: should they ask? That was precisely the theme of “Can I Kiss You?” grief the next. Bringing a couple It was a presentation that speak- of people up from the audience, er and author Mike Domitrz has Mike gave a couple of examples put on for schools around the of the right and wrong ways country, as well as some military to go about on a date. He said, bases. Co-sponsored by the Vic- among other things, that you timology Club, the Office of In- should never just “go for it” or tercultural Relations, the Office use body language as an excuse of Student Activities, the Office not to talk. The ideal relationof Residential Life, and the Ath- ship, he asserts, is one based on letic Department, Mike came to mutual understanding, respect UNH on Monday, October 4 and and communication. And for spoke to the UNH community at those who know perpetrators or 8 p.m. This was one of the most victims of sexual violence, Mike popular events of the fall semes- had two respective messages: ter, so it came as little surprise learn the difference between that the room was packed, and See KISS page 4
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Chile Miners are Heroes, but Fame can be Fleeting
By EVA VERGARA & MICHAEL WARREN ASSOCIATED PRESS
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SAN JOSE MINE, Chile – A torrent of emotions awaits the 33 miners when they finally rejoin the outside world. As trying as it has been for them to survive underground for more than two months, their gold and copper mine is familiar territory. Once out of the shaft, they’ll face challenges so bewildering, no amount of coaching can fully prepare them. They’ll be celebrated at first, embraced by their families AN AP PHOTO ated organizations continue to The planned attacks are sup- and pursued by more than 750 plan terrorist attacks. European posedly similar to the 2008 journalists who have converged governments have taken action Mumbai massacre that left more on the mine, competing for into guard against a terrorist attack than 160 people dead. Ten men terviews and images to feed to a and some have spoken publicly targeted a famous train station world intensely curious to hear about the heightened threat con- as well as tourist hot spots for their survival story. ditions.” shooting and bombing attacks. They’ve been invited to visit British authorities told its presidential palaces, take all-excitizens to be on alert while travSee TRAVEL page 5 pense paid vacations and appear
“These people who are coming out of the bottom of the mine are different people ... and their families are too.” A tentative but secret list has been drafted regarding which miners should come out first when the extraction begins in a rescue capsule, probably on Wednesday. One by one they will take a twisting, 20-minute ride for 2,041 feet (622 meters) up to a rockstrewn desert moonscape and into the embrace of those they love. The capsule is expected to rotate 350 degrees some 10 to 12 times through curves in the 28-inch-wide AN AP PHOTO (71-centimetertually, a new reality will set in — and for most, it won’t be wide) escape hole on its way up. Workers on Monday finished anything like the life they knew before the mine collapsed above installing steel tubing to reinforce the top 295 feet (90 meters) their heads. “Before being heroes, they of that shaft, said Navy Cmdr. are victims,” University of San- Renato Navarro, who oversees tiago psychologist Sergio Gon- part of the rescue operation. zalez told The Associated Press. See MINERS page 6 on countless TV shows. Contracts for book and movie deals are pending, along with job offers. More money than they could dream of is already awaiting their signature. Right now they are true heroes. Some will become celebrities if they want to. But even-