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Alan Berger Presentation CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Carmelite Convent in 1984, one of the topics of The Cross at Auschwitz. That year, 10 nuns associated with the order of John of the Cross established a convent at the site of the Auschwitz camp.

The nuns intended to pray and dedicate themselves to penance on the site of the infamous Nazi camp in an attempt to atone for the crimes committed against Jews during World War II. Problems arose, however, when Jewish leaders protested, stating that they felt that the prayers were an attempt by Catholics to claim the victims as their own. This controversy led to the eventual decision by the Vatican to move the convent to a new building in recognition of the site’s sacred symbolism for Jews.

Berger also spoke of the massacre that occurred in Auschwitz-Birkenau, were 150 Polish Jews were murdered. A large cross was erected by the Catholic Church in 1978 at the site of the killing center, and was later moved to the gravel pit.

The problem with the presence of the large religious symbol, according to Berger, is the meaning that the cross holds for the two

religions. “The cross has a very different resonance for these two faiths,” said Berger, noting that the religious symbol was used during the Crusades. The cross came to symbolize violence and death for Jews instead of hope or resurrection.

Protest soon emerged, and plans were proposed that called for the planting of trees to hide the convent’s cross. Berger said, “The plan is flawed…Trees camouflage rather than uncover, and dialogue is only possible if difference is acknowledged.”

Berger went on to criticize the Jewish-Catholic communications in Poland, where as he said, there exists “Not a dialogue, but two competing monologues,” with both sides pointing fingers at the other.

For example, he cited the case of Jedwabne and Radzilow, two towns in Poland where over 1600 Jewish citizens were murdered—beaten with clubs, drowned, gutted, and burned. For a long time afterward, a monument stood honoring the “victims of fascism”, blaming Nazis for the murders. Yet Berger notes that in Jan T. Gross’s book “Neighbors”, the author conclusively proves

that Polish citizens of the towns committed the gruesome and brutal murder of their Jewish neighbors.

Berger admits that some Poles were repentant when they learned of the horrendous crimes, but others claimed that the accusations were an American effort to denigrate the Poles.

Yet Berger was pleased to report that the most encouraging response to the events came from Polish President Aleksander Kwasniewski, who said, “These are indeed black stains on our history, and we will no longer be able to ignore them.”

This acknowledgement of national shame by the leader of the nation is a step towards improving PolishJewish relations, but as Berger says, “We still have a long way to go,” adding that education is needed for mutual understanding between the religions.

Here in the U.S., Berger says that progress is being made and that positive sides existed to the problem, stating, “Catholic Jewish-dialogue in the 20th century made its most important strides in America.”

Concerning the future improvement of relations

between the two religions, Berger said, polite respect towards each other is not enough without understanding. Says Berger, “We’re very grateful that in God’s might we can all be united, but it’s what divides us that we need to talk about.”

The steps necessary towards an improvement, according to the scholar, include a progression in dialogue; the studying of sacred texts by Catholics and Jews together; the mutual education between the religious groups in regards to the central tenets of their respective religions; and the social issues that accompany the formidable undertaking.

“It’s a long-term process, but each partner will grow and deepen in their respective faiths, and in their knowledge and awareness of the other,” concludes Berger.

Berger has presented lectures on the Holocaust in locations throughout the world. He has written various books and scholarly essays on the topic, including Children of Job: American Second-Generation Witnesses to the Holocaust and Crisis and Covenant: The Holocaust in American Jewish Fiction.

Family Weekend CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 This offered the parents a look behind the scenes at food preparation here on campus.

The night concluded with an concert sponsored

by All Campus Events featuring Ron Irizarry.

Family weekend ended on Sunday with “Juice n’ Jazz”, a continental breakfast and jazz music event that took place next to Rita’s Fountain. A non-denominational founder’s day worship service was also held at the First Congregational Church of Winter Park. The event commemorated the 118th anniversary of Rollins College’s establishment.

“I thought the weekend was very nice, and I was pleased that they had good food in the cafeteria for once,” said Carly Rothman, ‘06. “I had a great time – the seminars were interesting and helpful,” said Carly’s mom, Susan Todd-Raque.

Other students enjoyed the chance to visit with their parents. “My mom had fun just being able to be with me. Overall she had an enjoyable experience,” said Joy Buendia, ‘07.

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Fires Ravage California CONTINUED FROM PAGE 1 Firefighters have been working around the clock to contain the flames. Pilots of tankers and helicopters have constantly put themselves in danger while desperately trying to quench the countryside. Yet again, these brave people deserve much praise for their heroic efforts.

Fortunately, they were not completely alone in extinguishing the fires; heavy rains fell upon California earlier this week, helping significantly.

California’s government may have a lesson to learn from those prepared for the effects of the fires regarding protection of their state. One town, Stevenson Ranch, remained completely untouched by the fire. Its residents were even able to sit out on their patios and survey the glow of the flames. The builders had a

well thought-out plan—they made the roofs fire-retardant and equipped the swimming pools with valves for firefighters to draw water from.

The fact that the hillsides are irrigated and free from multitudes of dry timber helped to direct the fire elsewhere.

The major problem facing the state now is the financial cost. Over 50,000 residents have applied for government aid, and the budget is already tight.

Luckily, Governor Davis will be able to hand over this unfortunate predicament to newly elected Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on November 17. While he has sympathized with the people of his state through this troublesome time, he is left with the untimely need to raise taxes. This will undoubtedly be a blight on his term as governor.

photo / BRUCE CHAMBERS

SCENE OF DEVASTATION: Firefighters from the Crest Forest Fire Department attempt to contain quick moving fires.

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Black & Gold Back Dean

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GOT DEAN?: The grassroots power of Vermont Governor Howard Dean’s campaign swells with the support of the IUPAT.

International Union of Painters and Allied Trades demand: “Dean or no one.”

The International Union of Painters and Allied Trades (IUPAT) announced last week that they will endorse former Vermont Governor Howard Dean for president in the 2004 election.

The IUPAT is also known as the Army of Black and Gold due to their signature black and gold T-shirts.

The IUPAT has roughly 140,000 members and was named the most effective political organization in the labor movement in 2001, by the American Federation of Labor-Congress of Industrial Organizations (AFL-CIO).

Members of IUPAT work in the finishing trades as

painters, drywall finishers, glaziers, glass workers, floor-covering installers, sign makers, display workers, and convention decorators.

The endorsement of the IUPAT comes as a major victory for the Dean campaign.

The IUPAT has roughly 3,000 members residing in Iowa, which will surely aid Dean as the Democratic candidates continue battling in Iowa and New Hampshire.

Most polls currently show Howard Dean and General Wesley Clark as the frontrunners.

“I am thrilled to accept the endorsement,” Dean said, in an article on his website DeanforAmerica.com.

“Over the course of this campaign we have put together the greatest grassroots organization of the modern era. It’s fitting that we’re now working with some of the greatest grassroots organizers in labor.”

As Governor of

Vermont, Dean established himself as a strong ally of labor. Dean supported the rights of nurses and other state employees seeking to unionize. He signed into law agency fee protection for state employees, which provided union security for state employees. The AFLCIO awarded Dean their first ever Paul Wellstone Award for his commitment to the rights of workers.

“My commitment to the right to organize has deep roots,” Dean said.

“President Bush is the most anti-union president in modern history. As president I will vigorously enforce worker protections in federal law, reverse the policies of Enron Economics, and make job creation a top priority.”

Dean is also enjoying the endorsement of the California Teachers Association (CTA).

train early childcare centers in developmental screening.

The project has been in effect for three years and is now finishing its last year.

Dr. Carnahan’s chief project, however, is ECERS. The six-month project required the collective training of 20 undergraduate and graduate students from both Rollins and UCF to administer the scale. Supervised by a Rollins alumnus, Cara Lavendol, ’03, ECERS implemented the evaluation of 104 classes of four-year-olds. In order to measure kindergarten readiness, the staff provided massive profiling of each class. The schools were all private, ranging from faith-based schools, to both profit and non-profit places of education.

The project measures

what the researchers like to call children’s “Ready for Readiness.” The scale allows them to pinpoint where each school needs specific training and encourages improvement in these areas.

Although she only received enough funding to evaluate the schools, Dr. Carnahan is eager to seek additional funding to intervene. As a result of the observances, 20 percent of the centers were found to be as high in quality as public schools, 60 percent required targeted technical support, and six percent should be shut down.

Carnahan’s tenure at Rollins gives her the freedom to crack down on deficient childcare centers.

Through the tenure, “Rollins gives me the platform to

speak the truth,” states Dr. Carnahan, whereas the jobs of many of her devoted colleagues could suffer from tackling this sensitive issue.

She is virtually fearless in suggesting that those schools not preparing their students for kindergarten properly should either request help, or close down.

These projects are part of the outreach programs for the childcare development center at Rollins.

Says Carnahan “Rollins must be a community partner. It’s our mission and our destiny to be a source of knowledge and truth for the surrounding community. It is our job to be out there to share what we know”.

For more information please visit www.

Screenforsuccess.org

by Robert Walker managing editor

Carnahan Rates High On The Scale

Psychology Professor Sharon Carnahan honored for work in outreach program.

by Lara Bueso photo editor

She is the catalyst for change in Orange County childcare schools. She is the founder of two community outreach programs: Screen for Success and the Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale (ECERS). She is currently seeking two more grants for continuation of education programs. She regards her tenure as a gift, and works closely in collaboration with the Central Florida community.

Luckily, she is also one of

our very own here at Rollins College.

“It is a pleasure having a place [Rollins] to work that values service and creativity,” says Psychology Professor Dr. Sharon Carnahan.

Honored with the “Community Partner of the Year” award for her dedication and work with an Early Childhood Environment Rating Scale study, Carnahan has dedicated several years of service to school readiness in Orange County.

Her first community outreach program, Screen for Success, is grant-funded by the Winter Park Health Foundation. This program involves countywide training by some of the Rollins staff and numerous undergraduates. Their idea is to

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Cigars For Everyone

Got a relative in Cuba or a hankering for a quality smoke? Travel ban may be lifted.

by Matt Moore

production manager

Congress has opened its mind to the idea of respective progress to the age-old situation with Cuba. The Senate would like to open Cuban borders to American travel, saving the government millions of dollars in policy enforcement. The sanctions against the American travelers are not effectively restricting the Cuban regime and are argued as being counter productive.

Senators voted 59–36, to end the use of government money to enforce travel restrictions. This vote follows a similar bill passed in the House last month.

At present, most American travel to the country consists of 160,000 passengers a year who arrive in Cuba legally. Most of the Office of Foreign Asset Control’s (OFAC) budget is used to detain vacationers who travel to Cuba from Canada in order to go biking throughout the beautiful island.

Thousands of Americans travel to Cuba through third-world countries illegally and risk huge fines and imprisonment.

It has been suggested that the money spent on

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Revamped SAT The new and improved version of the SAT will be coming soon to schools near you.

spoke out against the test.

Atkinson felt the test focused far too much on aptitude at the expense of testing for achievement.

Atkinson found proof for this after visiting a class of 12-year old students that spent hours simply studying lists of analogies, time he felt would be better spent working on essential reading and writing skills. Atkinson called for the entire U.C. system to “require only standardized tests that assess mastery of specific subject areas rather than undefined notions of ‘aptitude.’”

The University of California is the College Board’s biggest client, and following through on Atkinson’s recommendation to eradicate the test altogether would mean a loss of thousands of dollars. The College Board was therefore forced to listen and appropriately alter the SAT. In charge of handling all these changes is College Board president Gaston Caperton III. Caperton is credited with making the new goal of the SAT one of changing school curriculums, rather than helping colleges predict the success of future students. There is much controversy surrounding this idea and the actual changes to the test. The essay portion is raising many questions, as it will be the first time a non- multiplechoice section appears on the test. Some educators fear it will spur students to learn only the style of writing assessed on the SAT. Also,

the fact that grading on an essay is subjective causes concern.

Criticized areas in both the reading and math sections include an increase in the use of technical language. Literary words such as “paradox” and “simile” were once avoided, as the old SAT focused less on school achievements. Now these words will be fair game in questions. In the math section, technical terms learned in the school setting will be used far more frequently.

Overall, the test that once measured a student’s aptitude, frequently compared to an IQ test, will turn into one that assesses developed ability—the competencies achieved in the classroom.

There is much debate as to whether this new SAT will help close the gap between the scores of black and white students. The gap is slightly smaller on the analogy section, so it is feared the elimination of this could increase disparities between black and white test takers. A n additional fear is that by focusing more on curriculum-based questions, students from poor backgrounds, often minority students, will score lower due to low quality educations.

Debate surrounding the new SAT is bound to continue, but it appears proposed changes will occur regardless in 2005, and schools are already in stages of preparation.

these travelers could be more productively allocated.

An example recommends the funds be used in education or to support the war on terror. The OFAC is also a key player in the fight against drug trafficking and terrorism, whose resources should not be tied up in these trivial affairs.

Americans are allowed to travel to other countries in the “Axis of Evil” such as North Korea, but still are not allowed to travel to an island within 90 miles of the American border because of the restrictions. Yet over the course of 40 years, the restrictions have not made a dent in the plan to unseat Fidel Castro.

Opposition continuously points out that there is no point in fueling the Castro regime with more American dollars. President Bush has already stated that the White House will instantly veto a bill with language involving Cuba.

The Cuban government expects that with the lift of the travel ban, about one million Americans will visit the country each year.

Lifting the ban could generate tourism dollars and increase currency earnings and food imports for the impoverished Cuban people. Cuban Foreign Minister Felipe Perez Roque responds to White House opposition by saying, “I wonder what new trick Washington will invent to stop this becoming law”.

The dreaded SAT is about to undergo a major revamping, changing in both content and purpose. The College Entrance Examination Board, which owns the SAT, has developed the “New SAT” in an attempt to influence the curriculum of high schools nationwide. The test has traditionally included a math section, focusing on basic algebra and geometry, and a verbal section, which has a reading comprehension and an analogy portion.

The new SAT will instead center on the three traditional “R”s: reading, writing, and arithmetic. It will have a math section geared more towards upper level math skills, mainly Algebra II material; a reading portion that will feature at least one fictional piece; a grammar section; and an essay question. Analogies will no longer be a part of the test, and those quirky math items asking you to compare quantities will vanish. Overall, the test will focus more on material learned in the classroom.

The old SAT came under much controversy this past year when Richard Atkinson, president of the University of California,

woodwork, clothing and more line the perimeter of the lake. The weather was enchanting during the event.

This provided a delightful atmosphere for a jaunt around the lake, and if anyone got hungry, Boy Scout Troop 101 was selling hot dogs, Italian Sausage, and Kielbasa.

The first eye-catching booth was Barkers Boutique; a company that specializes in “carriers and apparel for the well dressed dog.” Jean and Kirby Burns from Venice, FL, presented a splendid collection of colorful angelfish crafted from plastic bottles, easy to incorporate in a motif for a child’s room or use as a mobile for a patio. There were also beautiful displays of African woven baskets, canvas hand painted wooden eggs, and outdoor furni-

ture. Red-Ear Slider turtles were for sale and A New Beginning pet rescue was hosting a very popular adoption weekend for animals in need of a home.

The highlight was chatting with James A. Harper.

The work of this artist, photographer and author captured first prize during the weekend’s festivities. His intriguing portfolio, entitled “The Mountains of Florida The Art of Dirt” was a 10year project that earned him critical acclaim for his “black and white photographic photo / KATIE PACKELL study of natural dirt mounds LOOKING OVER THE GOODS: Attendees at Lake Eola’s found on construction sites Fiesta in the Park go “window shopping” in a small booth. throughout Florida.” Harper in attendance.

Adults made trinkets and toys, their said, “[After this weekend] I searched for that unique faces painted and beaming. am humbled, [my artistic Christmas gift, enjoyed It seemed as though all of ability is] finally recog- homemade ice cream, or Orlando had set aside the nized.” lounged in the shade, listen- afternoon for relaxation, The Fiesta proved to be a ing to live music. Children hosted by their community huge success with hundreds reveled in brand new, hand- at the Fiesta in the Park.

by Brittany Lee copy editor

Crafty Fair Draws Fiesta-Goers

Attendance and spirits were high during annual “Fiesta in the Park” celebration.

by Susan Williams

copy editor

Nestled downtown, between Robinson and Central, is the oldest public park in Orlando—Lake Eola.

Since its establishment in 1883, Lake Eola has been the site of countless community events. Thousands of folks turned out this past November 1 and 2 for Orlando’s 32nd annual Fiesta in the Park.

Surrounding streets are blocked off for the Fiesta, while hundreds of booths filled with ceramics, jewelry, fine art, crafts, stained glass,

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Alumni Profile: Giving Back the Rollins Way

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Donald Cram: Finally Getting a Stone

Rollins alum Nathaniel Eberle recounts his experience with the Peace Corps.

by Eliza Osborn features editor

Ever since he was eight years old, Rollins graduate Nathaniel Eberle has wanted to gain experience through travel. “I have always wanted to get out, gain a better understanding of America, and know the world,” says Eberle, a native of Bar Harbor, Maine. He recently fulfilled this lifetime goal through his work in Honduras as a Peace Corps volunteer.

“I was finally able to achieve a greater understanding of culture,” says Eberle, “Just because we do something one way, and they do it another, that doesn’t mean that they are wrong.” Eberle’s journey to this understanding began after he graduated from Rollins as an English major in 1998. He sent the next three years working at Rollins and pursing a masters degree in Corporate and Communication Technology at Rollins.

After graduating in 2001, Eberle decided to leave Rollins for the Peace Corps and being sent to southeastern Honduras as an Economic Development and Information Technology volunteer. “I helped people design web pages at a local university,” says Eberle. “I also worked to help townspeople to understand computers and technology.”

Eberle was also sent to Tegucigalpa, the country’s capital, to act as a technology coordinator for the 240 Peace Corps Volunteers in Honduras.

“At first it was difficult,” says Eberle of adjusting to life in the third world country. “I didn’t speak Spanish well, but after a while I began to realize that after a while you realize that relationships form through daily interactions.” Eberle also admits that living in the second poorest country in the Western Hemisphere was at

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A NEW ADDITION: Rollins celebrates the addition of a new stone to the Walk of Fame.

Rollins adds yet another stone to the Walk of Fame, in honor of an esteemed alum.

by Natalie Millan news editor

photo / ALUMNI RELATIONS

A PEACE CORPS VETERAN: Nathaniel Eberle returned from his service in Honduras with a new outlook on life.

times emotionally taxing.

“There were very difficult moments,” he explains. “You experience a lot of culture shock when you realize that what you have been taught does not matter in the context of this society.”

“It takes a lot out of you,” says Eberle, “but now that I’m back I really miss the country and the people.”

Eberle spent 27 months in Honduras. “After my service was up, I decided it was time to come home and get back to my friends and family,” he says. Now that he is back in Florida, Eberle is working at Rollins again, this time as a web site consultant. “I was contracted to analyze the web site,” he says. “I compare the Rollins web site to that of other schools, and I make recommendations on how to make it more client-friendly.”

Eberle will be working at Rollins for another six months before it is time for another change. “I’d like to work in a bilingual environment,” he says. “I want the opportunity to work with immigrants. I know the immigrant story now, and I want to stay involved with those people in the same capacity.”

Eberle has no firm plans

at the moment, however.

“I’m still looking into things,” he says. “I’m getting a better idea of how I can serve as an individual in the workplace.”

In the meantime, Eberle is very proud of the lessons that he has learned from his time spent in Honduras.

“I’m a lot more patient now,” he says. “Things move slower there, and that mentality has stayed with me.”

Eberle urges all Rollins students to learn more about the Peace Corps and what it has to offer. “Think it through,” he advises. “It is a character building experience, but you have to prepare yourself for the tough days. It is a very radical experience,” he continues, “only those who have been through it can really understand what its like.”

Eberle’s experience in the Peace Corps has broadened his horizons and affected the way he looks at the future. He has returned to the United States an improved human being with a lot to offer the world. His life will forever be altered due to his altruistic spirit and the lessons he has learned through volunteering.

The Rollins College community recently honored one of its most distinguished graduates—1987 Nobel Prize winner Donald J. Cram, ’41.

The ceremony held for the late Dr. Cram took place on Wednesday, October 29, at 5:30 p.m. on Mills Lawn.

The ceremony was held to place a stone honoring Cram in the Rollins College Walk of Fame. The Walk of Fame, which runs along the outside of Mills Lawn, was established in 1929 by thenPresident Hamilton Holt.

Holt described it as “a permanent memorial to the great men and women in history, past and present.”

Attendants to the Walk of Fame ceremony for Cram included the esteemed Dr. Fred Wudl, Dean M. Willard Professor of Chemistry and Materials for the University of California in Los Angeles (UCLA), and Dr. M.J. Soileau, VP for Research for University of Central Florida.

Donald Cram attended Rollins College on a scholarship and was an active member of the campus community. Cram was involved in theater, was a member of the Chapel Choir and the Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity, and was additionally in several honor societies.

Cram credited Rollins with influencing him in a very positive way. “I learned how to learn [at Rollins]. I learned how to be challenged and to rise to those challenges. My character was

cultivated here, and for that I owe this place a real debt of gratitude.”

Upon graduating from Rollins, Cram attended graduate school at the University of Nebraska and went on to work at Merck doing penicillin research. Cram then studied at Harvard, and spent the remainder of his years teaching at UCLA, where Wudl studied and later conducted research with him.

Despite his many professional accomplishments, Cram was not only about work. As he said of his college career, “I learned how to play [at Rollins]...I learned how to have a light heart and how to enjoy.”

Rollins College President Dr. Rita Bornstein dedicated the Cram stone with the help of Wudl and Dr. Erich Blossey, D.J. and J.M. Cram Professor of Chemistry.

Blossey said of Cram, “He is probably one of the most famous alumni from Rollins. He made many contributions to the world through chemistry.”

Wudl commented, “I feel very honored to be here for this celebration.”

The stone placed in the Walk of Fame is made of pieces of rock from a brook in Cram’s hometown in Chester, Vermont. The pieces were collected by Blossey; Dr. David Kurtz, Professor Emeritus of Mathematics; and Charles Callahan, former director of Chapel music and composer-in-residence.

A commemorative dinner followed the Walk of Fame Ceremony.

Afterwards, Wudl presented a program on “Donald Cram and the Synthesis and Versatile Chemistry of Unnatural Products” in the Sun Trust Auditorium in Crummer Hall at 7:30 p.m.

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Crummer Scholarship: Out of Grief Comes Goodness

Christine Harland Williams creates a scholarship honoring the life of a friend.

by Amanda Pederson

staff reporter

On October 24, the Crummer Graduate School of Business welcomed the addition of a new endowed scholarship, a brainchild of former student Christine Harland Williams.

Williams, a 1997 graduate of Crummer, is the current President of Harland Communications, a consultancy agency for high-tech companies.

She was inspired to create a scholarship by the life of close friend and former classmate Robert Guillem.

Before receiving her MBA from Crummer, Williams graduated from Rollins in 1994. During her undergraduate years she met and befriended Guillem. Born in New York to immigrant parents, Guillem acquired an interest in travel and other cultures early in life. His love of life and intense desire to learn fueled his curious nature and led to continual academic recognition.

His Ecuadorian family history and extensive travel back-

ground inspired his enthusiasm to participate in a Crummer program that places students in an international consulting practice project. Guillem participated in the 1996 practicum project in Ireland, gaining experience in global business and living abroad, and loving every minute of it.

Guillem’s degree and life experiences garnered him success in his career. After receiving his degree in ’97, he was hired by Frito Lay, and shortly thereafter accepted a promotion to Zone Business Manager in Pompano Beach. He was successful in life as well as in business. While working at Publix during his high school and undergrad years, Guillem met and fell for Shannon Marshall. The two had the quintessential fairy tale wedding – they were married at Walt Disney World in May of 1999.

Alas, life is composed of tragic turns of events that test our strength and perseverance.

Williams was shocked to hear the news that in February of 2001, her friend Guillem had succumbed to a three-year battle with cancer. He had learned of his illness a mere seven moths after receiving his MBA, but remained a strong life force until the very end. He is remembered

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She has paid tribute to a dear friend and offered others a chance to experience life with the enthusiasm of Robert Guillem.

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Music Downloads: Sharing the Wealth A new program allows more convenient downloading for music lovers.

by Cathy McCarthy asst. features editor

Dorm hallways are buzzing with the news of a program that’s allowing students to share their music collections faster and more efficiently than ever. iTunes is a program designed to work with the Apple iPod mp3 player, and can be downloaded for free off of the Apple website, www.apple.com. Until only recently, the program could only work with Macs. Now that a Windows compatible version has been made, music is becoming even more accessible. Unlike its predecessors like Napster and Kazaa, you don’t have to download mp3s to hear other users’ music. Students are connected over the campus network and simply select songs to hear from other users’ libraries when

they are online. This frees up hard drive space and eliminates the risk of spyware that comes with programs like Kazaa, increasing those annoying pop-ups tenfold.

“I like it a lot. It never fails. It doesn’t crash. It’s not as revolutionary as Apple would make it out to be: however, it is the most stable music organizing program out there,” said Trevor Cook, ’07. “It does everything, and it does everything well.

What more can you ask? iTunes is essential if you have an iPod.” “iTunes allows for music sharing without the risk of being sued,” said Kent Pickard, ’07.

Some are more suspicious. “It’s the Trojan horse of the PC world,” said Tony Bronzo, ’07. “Apple did this because they want people to see what using a Macintosh program is like so they switch over next time they buy a computer.”

Still, that’s not likely to stop the program from spreading like wildfire.

“It’s a nice alternative to

having to download music.

Now you can just share,” said Jessica Combs, ’06. “iTunes is a great way to legally share music with my friends and learn about their musical interests,” adds Caitlin Geoghan, ’07.

The online music store on Apple’s website has over 400,000 tracks on five major labels and 200 signed independents available at 99 cents apiece. Artists like R.E.M. and Sting have tracks exclusively available in the store. The top ten bestselling songs currently are mostly pop:

Harder to Breathe ~ Maroon 5

Stacy’s Mom ~ Fountains of Wayne

Life Is for Living (Live) ~ Coldplay

Hey Ya! ~ Outkast

Clocks ~ Coldplay

White Flag ~ Dido

Fallen ~ Sarah McLachlan

The First Cut Is the Deepest ~ Sheryl Crow Where Is the Love? ~ Black Eyed Peas & Justin Timberlake Here Without You ~ 3 Doors Down

The program is extremely easy to use and “aesthetically pleasing,” says Alee Schill, ’07. “Though developed for a Mac, it’s really well adapted for PCs. It runs light years better than Kazaa and is also much better for your machine.”

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ENTERTAINMENT

NOVEMBER 7, 2003

Barenaked Ladies Newest CD

BNL’s seventh studio release is appealing from Everything to Everyone.

by Catherine McCarthy asst. features editor

It appears that even the SARS epidemic could not stop everyone’s favorite boys from Toronto from putting out their seventh studio album since 1992’s Gordon.

However, Barenaked Ladies did take their sweet time in releasing Everything to Everyone (Reprise). Three years, to be exact. After

the Ladies are all about finding the humor in life, even if it means making a joke “song” about a serious issue like capitalist greed. Maybe someone here will be sitting in their room surrounded by bags, fresh from Millennia.

They might hear the song, and with a sudden epiphany realize that they are the butt of the song’s joke. They may possibly even have a hearty laugh.

Songs like Upside Down and War On Drugs make the album worth owning, especially if you can’t get enough of classic Ladies. Maybe Katie is another radio hopeful, a catchy ditty about a single

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BARENAKED LADIES: Cover art for their new CD entitled Everything to Everyone.

2000’s mildly disappointing Maroon, they only ventured to release Disc One: All Their Greatest Hits the following year. It was a safe bet, culling plenty of hits from 1998’s breakthrough Stunt (maybe this was too hard an act for Maroon to follow).

Everything is no Maroon, but it does have its downfalls.

Songs like Shopping make me wonder if Warner Brothers threatened to release SARS spores in their hometown if they didn’t make the album longer.

Lyrics like “Well you know that it’s going to be alright/[insert one to many ‘lalala’s’] everything will always be all right/When we go shopping.” Insipid lyrics like these are what we would expect from a Carter brother, not Kevin Hearn.

Having been a hardcore BNL fan for over six years, it pains me to write that. I hate it when artists spoil albums with pointless fodder—it drives home the reasoning of some of the best bands not signing with big name labels. However, being a longtime fan, I realize that

mom that’s often overlooked as a potential significant other. Maybe she should take some lessons from Stacy’s Mom? Another Postcard follows the same formula as One Week, a humorous “rap” that doesn’t make much sense, if you’re looking for a deeper meaning. Take it as a story about chimps that travel the world like garden gnomes, and leave it as that.

Steven Page and Ed Robertson wrote another classic with For You, a simple folk song about not being invested in a relationship because you don’t believe in yourself. Testing 1,2,3 is another “What If?” song like Stunt’s Never Is Enough.

Upside Down gets the whole band going, with great angst-like vocals from Page, Hearn’s accordion and keyboard, and the humorously dramatic strings. The lyrics department is in rare form with “Tell Andy Warhol’s ghost that he can keep his fame/I’d only use it to make everything the same again” and “Nothing’s good enough for me/To shake me

from complacency.”

Never before has a pop band like the Ladies tackled an issue like drug addiction the way they have with War On Drugs. Instead of writing about the pain of a loved one’s personal addiction, they look at the side no one likes to talk about society’s indifference to the horror of the “war on drugs.” This reminds us it is not only hap-

pening in South America— it’s in our suburban wonderlands. The beautiful melody is layered with lyrics like, “In the dream I refuse to have/She falls asleep in a lukewarm bath/We’re left to deal with the aftermath” and “Near where I live there’s a viaduct/Where people jump when they’re out of luck/Raining down on the cars and trucks

below/They’ve put a net there to catch their fall/Like that’ll stop anyone at all.”

The album is finished off with standard, but not sub par songs like Second Best, Take It Outside and Have You Seen My Love?

Final verdict: With the creative juices flowing again, the Ladies are on an upswing.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2003

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Point Counter Point Digital Dependence Take a quick look while. Life, somehow, went around you right now, and on in spite of the fact that count how many items you students were not able to see that are a result of tech- check their e-mail without nological innovations that making a pilgrimage to the have occurred in the last two library. In the end, all that decades. Oh, wait, this is was really lost was the Technology Rollins. Hopefully you’re Information not in a public area of a cam- staff’s sanity, and since when pus building. But on the has anyone ever cared about whole, imagine your life that?

But what about the largwithout AOL Instant Messenger, cellular tele- er scale? What about the phones, word processing, northeast with their little eBay, or power windows in power snafu? The last time I checked, the northeast was your car. Tough life, eh?

Let’s take it a step fur- still there. Likewise, show ther. Go back a century. Now me a corporation that has we’re talking about air con- gone under simply because ditioning (1902), airplanes their technology failed them.

Having (1903), televiworked with sion (1927), computers electric guifor over a tars (1948), decade, I can space travel BY more than (1960’s), and attest to the video games general unre(1972). Life would be rather absurd liability of technology, and it without these necessities, is certainly not to be taken lightly. You change the oil in yes?

Suppose it had occurred your car every now and then to the contemporaries of because you know if you Thomas Edison, “You know, don’t, your car will fail you, what if the electricity ever probably at a rather incongoes out? We had better not venient time. If it looks like make anything that depends rain, you bring an umbrella, on electricity, or we might be because you know if you in the dark.” While the don’t, you’ll be soggy before cause-effect statement is long. By the same token, a true, it still seems like a silly little common sense goes a argument. You would be long way with computers. If hard pressed to find some- it’s important, you save it one who says that the risks often and back it up, because of electricity outweigh the you know if you don’t, your professor will be less than benefits.

Now we use electricity amused when you try to to flip little transistors on explain how solar flares sent and off, and these little tran- magnetic radiation to planet sistors store all of our data Earth that crashed your comon little chips and disks, and puter and you lost your thewe constantly worry that if, sis paper. Computers may someday, the electricity disappoint you, but I don’t should go out, we would see anyone rushing to buy a lose our English papers. Just typewriter.

With a little foresight, recently someone came to me whose computer had the potential dangers of rather literally fried, taking technology do not hold a with it three important doc- candle to the potential beneuments that meant a great fits. We owe virtually every deal of points in some class modern convenience that we or another. I was able to enjoy today to the fact that recover the documents, but somebody, at some point, this leaves a more pressing said, “Well, it isn’t perfect, question: have we become but it’s better than what we had before, so let’s go with dependent on technology?

Of course we have, but it.” With every upgrade, it’s a necessary evil. Look at computers become a little the network disaster at the more idiot-proof when it beginning of the term. It was comes to data loss. So don’t something we hadn’t antici- fear technology, cautiously pated, and it brought the embrace it. school to its knees for a

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FOUNDED IN 1894 NOVEMBER 7, 2003 On a trip home from vate human interaction and Japan I misplaced my cell define socialism? I think it’s VOLUME 110, NUMBER 10 phone. I felt truly paralyzed for a moment; not only was I unable to make calls, checking in with family, I realized that even if I had change to use at a pay phone, I didn’t know most of the phone numbers anyhow. The reason I hadn’t committed most of the telephone numbers to memory is because I relied so heavily on my cell phone’s speed dial feature. I thought for a moment and wondered if it’s healthy to feel so lost without a cell phone.

I could be labeled “slow” in the technological world. I didn’t have my own PC until the mid-nineties, and it sat for several years, the screen dark. I didn’t really start familiarizing myself with computers until I had to for a job I obtained in 1998. After staring at a computer all day, I hardly wanted to use the one I had at home. I had an email address for several months that I never utilized, and finally, AOL signed me off.

I’ve had a cell phone only for the last couple of years, none with photo taking capabilities or any of the other bells and whistles. I just upgraded to a flip top. The thought of having to adapt to the everso-popular laptop is somewhat disturbing.

I guess I can now be labeled a little old fashioned.

In an age when mass communication is at everyone’s fingertips and you can get a hold of almost anyone instantly in this digitized world, I find myself missing snail mail and a time when I might find a handwritten letter from a friend or relative in my mailbox. I have to admit, I resent the mass emails I receive from friends.

It’s now completely accepted as an effective form of communication in our frenetic society.

Trying to grasp how fast technological advances are made and, understand all the different gadgets overwhelms me. I have to ask, are we getting too ahead of ourselves? Have we lost sight of some basic, fundamental principles that culti-

easy to feel lonelier than ever in a time of such advanced, impersonalized, communication.

The topic is not going unnoticed. USA Today featured a couple of articles dealing with digital challenges. One was entitled “Media-immersed kids struggle to read.” Statistics show that children are spending less and less time outside playing and are likely to spend “three times as much time [with electronic media] as they spend reading.” The other article highlighted s o m e nationw i d e problems BY related to on-campus college students and cell phones.

Some concerned citizens are actually studying and responding to the impact of our digitized world. Greg D’ Angelo asks, “Technology: Is it worth More then Your Life?” Jeff Miller, another published author examines the “Downsides to Technological Progression.”

He suggests that there are “many long-term social and health risks at stake, [including] the deterioration of personal relationships and family values.” He argues that this “[produces] a violent mentality and [facilitates] obesity.”

If any of this doesn’t seem to rattle you, perhaps this will. Applied Digital Solutions has just developed an “implantable identification device” that works as a versatile transceiver. This little gadget will be able to track human beings. (This is the part where we play out sci-fi scenarios and invite Armageddon.) It’s comforting to report that Applied Digital Solution explains that “The purpose of the digital identity is to restore the ease and security human transactions once had, when we all knew each other and did business face to face.” We’re in a whole heap of trouble.

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NFL cheerleading squads are beginning to reveal more than their smiles on the field.

by Brian Hernandez opinions editor

Greetings all! In this weeks installment of Bri’s chauvinist corner, I wanted to touch upon a time sensitive subject that came up while I was hanging out with a few buddies this weekend engaging in one of our usual intellectually enlightening discussions over a few brews: the new NFL cheerleader outfits and the femi-nazi’s that hate them.

For as long as I can remember, only four things have epitomized the true essence of what being an American is all about: beer, football, military firepower, and scantily clad cheerleaders waving their pom-poms and tanned athletic physiques in gyrating synchronicity to Queen’s rock-nroll masterpiece “We Will Rock You.” (wiping tear) God I love my country!

But despite the vital patriotic role these outstanding women provide, professional cheerleaders have long been the targets of radical feminist agendas hellbent on reshaping America into a rabbit food eating vegan utopia, [where shaving is optional] and men are forced to turn in their mojo in favor of sensitivity training.

The latest campaign these cow saving commandos are gearing up for

Skirt Chasing

tinued emphasis on more involves the recent shift overtly sexualized in fashion trends images, but whether amongst NFL cheerleadcheerleaders are indeed ing squads from the trabeing victimized when ditionally suggestive they’re asked to wear a skirt and bare midriff more revealing outfit. In top, to a low cut sexy this matter, the ensemble that accentuPhiladelphia Eagles hired ates the gloriously taut famed celebrity clothing bodies of these talented designer Vera Wang to performers. create their new cheerWhile I’m an avid leader uniforms for the supporter of women’s 2003 football season. rights and the need to While Wang was advised eliminate any glass ceilof the team related color ings or income disparirequirements of the unities between women and form, it was the designer’s men, I cry foul when vision to do away with such noble endeavors are the traditional skirts in lumped into a feminist favor of boy shorts and a movement that’s pissed off because men want to photo / PHILADELPHIAEAGLES.COM low cut top. This would increase the range of see a little more skin on SANS SKIRT: A Philadelphia Eagles Cheerleader models the lastest uniform. movement of the performthe sidelines. ers in their routines and Every season, hunof the world, creating oppordreds of women throughout tunities for career advance- enhance the figures of the the nation train and develop ment, financial security, and ladies.

Wang worked on the their dancing skills and their even relationships. physiques to the peak of perThis type of exposure new design over a three-year fection in the hopes of cheer- not only expands the quality period, routinely meeting ing for their favorite team. of life for many cheerleaders, with the teams’ cheerleaders Not because men have it also provides empower- to ensure that their satisfacforced them to parade ment of which the feminists tion and comfort concerns around exposing themselves have lost sight. What drool- were addressed.

Ultimately, three seasonto the crowd, but because ing man wouldn’t fall head they love the thrill of enter- over heels for a gorgeous al uniforms were created taining the fans and leading lady who can sing, dance, that would provide protectheir team to victory. and yell profanities from the tion from the changing Sure, these women may sideline while wearing a weather patterns while have a streak of exhibition in slinky outfit? Men are visu- packing a fascinating “wow” them, and sports franchises al creatures that fall victim to element to their design, take full advantage of those their libido with every high much to the praise of ladies opportunities, but there’s kick or hip thrust that’s who will be wearing them.

Eagles cheerleader always a system of give and thrown their way from a As take in any business venture. sexy cheerleader. If that’s not Amanda Morris shared in an While the sports teams mar- an empowering force to be interview with FOX News, ket the sex appeal of their reckoned with, then the fem- “People who are already sitcheerleaders through reveal- inists should just give up ting up close use binoculars…they can’t get enough ing outfits and highly pro- now. duced annual calendars, The principle issue that I of us.”

It’s responses like these NFL cheerleaders are afford- see arising from this debate ed instant celebrity status is not whether women’s from the supposed “victims” with their names and like- rights are being trampled of our oppressively male ness spread to every corner upon with our societies con- dominated society that truly

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turn the whole radical-feminism crusade on its ass. Not every endeavor that men undertake is routed in a philosophical belief that good-looking women should be naked all the time (sinister laugh). By hiring a prominent designer to create a uniform for cheerleaders that is both flattering and functional, the professional sports industry is finally acknowledging the contributions and the needs of this underrepresented minority of smoking-hot sex kittens…I mean talented performers.

If a revealing uniform will help draw attention to the philanthropic message of hope and cheer these young women have to share, then I say let’s make them even skimpier to guarantee that their voices are heard. (waving flag) When our forefathers forged our great nation, they did so with the intentions that each citizen would have the unquestionable right to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.

And while there may be organizations out there who may wish to strip cheerleaders of their rights to show more tanned flesh, it is our responsibility to ensure that every attractive woman who chooses in their pursuit of happiness to wear hip-hugger shorts and expose their cleavage to entertain the beer and nacho eating crowd of America, that their dreams can become a reality. (clutching binoculars over heart) See ya at the next Eagles game!

Letter To The Rollins Community Dear Faculty, Staff, and articles because we care Students, about Rollins and its future, but we want to We here at The know if anyone else Sandspur know we don’t cares. matter. We know this I love writing artibecause no one ever cles and so does the responds to our articles. I rest of the staff, but also know that people our ultimate goal isn’t don’t like us because they to have fun, it’s to be tell me so, but just in case the gadfly of Rollins. anyone is listening, The We don’t care if the Sandspur has questions. community disagrees, For weeks, The Sandspur but we think there staff have been asking should be a dialogue questions about diversity going on about these and gender equity on issues. College isn’t just a campus. We write these place to eat, drink, and be

merry. It’s a place that community’s thoughts should foster intellectual and puts them on the and personal growth. We table. Rollins should be trying to produce the next “American Scholar”, not the next Joe Millionaire (I hear girls around Rollins, all the time, say that they are here for their M.R.S. as in misses).

This can’t be done without debate, discourse, and communithink the college newspa- cation between students, per should be a large part faculty, and staff; The of this growing process, as Sandspur is here to help. a place that gathers the The fact that the

Rollins community, never responds says something about the campus. Either we’re all awful writers here at the paper or the campus is stagnant. If the former is correct, I recant, but if it is the latter, well, the proverbial ball is in your court.

Sincerely, Eddie Huang P.S. This does not apply to the beautiful residents of Orlando and Carnegie Hall who do read The Sandspur.

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NOVEMBER 7, 2003

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What’s Really Changed?

Why can’t we all just get along?

And something about eating a bunch of chicken.

by Robert Walker managing editor

Did you know that the negro is the mortal enemy of the chicken? Well, neither did I, until I happened upon an article from an old

Sandspur. Okay, old is a bit of an understatement; the article was actually from the very first issue of The Sandspur. That issue was published way back in 1894.

Anyway, the article explained how any region with a dense negro (their word, not mine) population is likely to have few chickens, because negroes devour any chickens they can get their hands on. Now there is a remote possibility that my

equally sarcastic forefather penned this article and I’m just missing the hundredyear-old wit of the piece, but let’s just say that it wasn’t (because if it was I got no article).

So why, you may ask, am I babbling on about a racist rant written well over one hundred years ago? Well, I’ll tell you why. Earlier this year a certain administration member, whom I shall not name, made the interesting remark in a speech to incoming freshmen that their class had more “people of color” than any Rollins class before them. Yep folks, he said “people of color”.

Being the smart-a** that I am, I thought it might be fun to paint myself green and go introduce myself to this administrator as one of the new “colored” students. But that’s beside the point, which is; that what was said is really troubling.

We should all be bothered by reading something that refers to AfricanAmericans as negroes and discusses how all chickens should live in fear of being devoured by negroes (I’m guessing white folks didn’t

eat much chicken in 1894), but we have to frame this piece in its social context.

We’re talking about 1894, of course people were racist back then. We should be bothered by this article, but not shocked. Being shocked by it is like being shocked that most novels from the late 1800’s and early 1900’s didn’t paint women in the best of light. Those where the times, right or wrong; that was how the world was.

What should shock and disturb us is that today, in the year 2003, an administrator at Rollins College actually used the term “people of color.”

And as I look around our very white campus, I can’t really say I’m too surprised.

Honestly, the only place whiter than this campus is Utah in December. So, maybe this administrator didn’t realize that ethnic minorities don’t really like being referred to as “people of color.” How are you supposed to know what people want to be called if you don’t talk to them? And it’s pretty hard to talk to a certain type of people if there aren’t any around.

Which brings me to my next point. We need to start changing things. People of different diversities need to start dialoging. I didn’t write this piece just to show that racial ignorance still exists, which it does. I say ignorance, because I don’t think the administrator in question intended any harm by using the term “people of color;” I think it was a case of honestly not knowing and not taking the time to know better. Anyway, the other reason I wanted to write this was to encourage people to break out of their homogenous social groups and start dialoging with different people.

Seriously, college should be about breaking down our borders and exposing ourselves to new experiences and new people. And if I, a hard-core, just this side of Marx liberal, can forge a lasting friendship with someone who voted for Bush, then, to answer Rodney King, yes, we can all get along.

New SATs Causing New Problems Changes to the format of the SATs will pose new challenges for high school students.

by Caitlin Geoghan copy editor

Those of you who read Time magazine, or pay attention to news in general, may have heard about a phenomenon that will soon be sweeping the country: the new SATs. As the SATs are an admission requirement for Rollins, I think it is safe to say that virtually everyone has experienced that three hour-long morning. Well, it seems that the makers of the SAT have decided that it is not serving its purpose.

What is the purpose?

Originally, the SAT was designed to be an indicator test for colleges. It is commonly known as an aptitude test, or a test that measures IQ. Nowadays, however, the SAT has becomes an indicator of how well you can take a test. Admittedly, it is more than an IQ test, and, to some degree, it measures a general knowledge base.

Regardless of the intend-

ed or actual function of the SAT, there are inherent problems with the results. For example, Time magazine noted that minorities, excluding Asian Americans, do not perform as well on the SATs as white students.

In 2003, the average score for white students was 1063 compared to the 857 for black students or 905 for Mexican students. These statistics have not changed that much in the past 10 years as the 1993 scores show similar trends. These results definitely suggest a racial gap in scores; hence the bias.

The new SATs go far beyond the beast with which we are familiar. Many changes will be made, including replacing the analogies with reading comprehension and the addition of essay and grammar sections. The end goal of these changes is to shape highschool curriculum to prepare students for the test as well as to shift the SAT from an aptitude test to an achievement test. Sounds like a good idea, right?

In some regards, these are very positive changes.

However, in order for students to perform well on the

new SATs, high school curricula across the country will need to be revised. Based on the extremely varied quality of schools and education in this country, that sounds like a pretty dangerous initiative.

Although the long-term vision may seem ideal, the first students affected by the change could experience serious difficulty. The first administration of the new

SAT is scheduled for March 2005. That’s in two years folks.

Although these changes, do not affect those of us already in college, they will have a direct impact on siblings, friends and children who have not yet experienced this lovely test.

So, what’s the solution? I wish I had an answer, but I don’t. My prediction is that next year SAT scores will

drop all over the nation, which is discouraging. The Rollins middle 50 percent range could, believe it or not, drop from its already low 1080 - 1260. I don’t know about you, but based on these changes, I am increasingly glad that I don’t have to sit for that three hour test, which, bye the way, will be even longer now. God help us!

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Different Strokes Men’s and Women’s golf share mixed results from an eventful week.

by Jesse Thompson asst. sports editor

The Rollins men’s golf team posted a solid third place finish at the Rollins Invitational. Florida Gulf Coast captured first place and Lynn University just skimmed past the Tars by a single stroke. Armstrong Atlantic finished just a stroke behind Rollins, and they were followed by Columbus Sate University in the fifth slot of the fifteen competing schools. Scott Wilson shot a three over par and led Rollins with the individual three round score of 218 and a low round of a 70; this slotted him seventh place overall.

Joseph Lamielle claimed the top individual score with a total round of 205 (11 under par). The other top spots were claimed by Jarryd Dillas of Columbus State (212), Keir McNicoll of Lynn (215), Danny Allen of Eckerd, Chris Trout of Florida Gulf Coast, and Chris Epperson of Armstrong Atlantic, which tied for fourth (216), respectively.

The women’s golf team just competed in the Ross Resort Invitational in North Carolina. The top team honors went to James Madison University with a score of 911. University of Kentucky, University of Alabama and University of Miami placed behind the Dukes with Rollins rounding out the top five with a 933 team score. Charlotte Campbell led the tars with a tournament score of eight under par, which gave her ninth overall. Darby Sligh of Alabama shot a great final round of 68 that gave her first place individual honors with a tournament score of 211.

Darby Sligh of Alabama, who finished five under par, posted the best individual performance for the women. The top performer for the Rollins ladies golfers was Charlotte Campbell, who finished eleventh overall shooting 14 over par. Rollin’s Freddi Seeholzer finished just behind Charlotte at 15 over par and twelfth overall.

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And the Fortune Cookie Says...

It’s week 10, and the cream of the NFL crop has begun to rise to the top.

by Eddie Huang

sports editor

Even though last week’s mascot article went well, I’m still only 55-47. A couple more weeks above .500 and I’ll be golden.

Atlanta at NY Giants – The Falcons are awful, and the Giants can sometimes make field goals. There is a distinct possibility that the Falcons get shut-out and I take the Giants.

Arizona at Pittsburgh – The Cardinals have been on a roll since Marcel Shipp was placed in the starting lineup, and the Steelers have been sputtering. I really want to take the Cardinals, but I love Cowher and I feel he’ll have his team ready this week.

Seattle at Washington – I hate, hate, hate, hate, hate the Redskins. They let me down every week and I’ll never pick them again until they show me they can protect Patrick Ramsey. Steve Spurrier is the most stubborn man in professional sports, and he will soon become the most stubborn man formerly in professional sports, unless he shores up the offensive line. The Seabirds win.

Tampa Bay at Carolina – The Panthers have been slipping lately and even lost to the Texans. This is gonna be a great game and if it’s any bit as good as the one from week one, we’ll be in for some fireworks. I take Tampa Bay in the rematch, and they will repeat their pattern of win one lose one.

Indianapolis at Jacksonville – Byron Leftwich has been making big strides lately, and the running game’s been

great, but that defense just can’t get it going. It won’t happen against the Colts and Indy will win.

Houston at Cincinnati – Since the emergence of Domanick Davis and the demotion of Stacey Mack, the Texans have played some great ball. Last week, they

also been a plus because he has a legitimate NFL arm that Fiedler doesn’t have.

This week they have a huge game against the Titans, and I think they’ll win. I really think the Dolphins’ problem is coaching because they have the personnel to dominate. Wannstedt just never

Pennington went down, but the Raiders were not far behind. They meet this week and the loser goes home 2-7.

The Raiders will be that loser.

Buffalo at Dallas – Ok, the Cowboys have been beating up on pretenders like the Redskins lately, but they’ve

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THE COOKIE AND HIS NEW ASSOCIATE: The Sandspur welcomes Jesse Thompson to the staff as Assistant Sports Editor.

upsett the Panthers, but I don’t know if it will carryover this weekend, since Davis is a bit banged up. If Domanick plays, the Texans win; if not, I take the Bengals.

Chicago at Detroit – Stop the presses, the Bears won back to back games! Two weeks ago, the Bears beat the Lions and this week they’ll have the A-train, who they didn’t have last time. I take the Bears.

Miami at Tennessee – Miami has lost some really tough games of late, but I think they’ve made progress in those games. The emergence of Brian Griese has

has them prepared.

Cleveland at Kansas City – Um, Kansas City wins.

Minnesota at San Diego – The Vikings need to bounce back this week from their loss, and I think they will.

Their secondary was doing the job early in the year, but they’ve begun to fall apart now just like they did in previous years. Luckily for them, San Diego has a nonexistent passing game.

NY Jets at Oakland – This is one of the most disappointing match ups of the year.

Coming into the season, everyone thought these two teams would contend. The Jets fell apart first because

laid down when facing teams like the Bucs. The Bills, on the other hand, have been decimated by injuries and haven’t regained their form from the first game.

Eric Moulds is healthier now coming off the bye week and I think they beat the Cowboys.

Baltimore at St. Louis – This is an interesting match up pitting the Rams offense against the stingy Baltimore defense. I think the key is whether Jamal Lewis can get 100 yards rushing. If he does this, it should open up the field for Travis Taylor and Todd Heap to get free. The Rams offense, on the other hand, will get its yards, but the Ravens will hold them under 21 points. If all this happens, and I think it will, the Ravens win.

Philadelphia at Green Bay – Donovan McNabb got his groove back last week against Atlanta, but so has every other quarterback that played the dirty birds. I think McNabb builds on that confidence and finally puts together a string of good games. It’s tough to win at Lambeau, but I say that Ahman fumbles the ball and the Eagles win.