No. 30 - UNF Spinnaker

Volume 29, Issue 30
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
LAST ISSUE OF
THE SEMESTER!
April
19
2006
Wednesday
THIS WEEK
NEWS
Graduation alas
Parking committee
recommendations
see rise in prices
Assurance in the clear
Candidates from the
Assurance party cleaned up
at the polls, but not without
having violations filed on
them. See what was upheld
at the meeting.
BY LUCY RODRIGUEZ
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
See VIOLATIONS, page 9
EXPRESSIONS
Taking it in stride
The transition from college life to professional life
doesn’t have to be so bumpy.
Here are some tips on how to
land the job of your dreams.
See EXPRESSIONS, page 13
SPORTS
ILLUSTRATION: IAN WITLEN AND ROBERT K. PIETRZYK
Sore in spirit
Students at the University
of North Florida aren’t known
for supporting the athletics
program. Find out a few
ways to get involved and
make Osprey pride a top priority in your college life.
See SPORTS, page 21
WEEKEND
WEATHER
Friday
April 19
63/84
P-Cloudy
Saturday
April 20
63/84
P-Cloudy
Sunday
April 21
62/82
M-Cloudy
After several Parking
Advisory Council meetings, the parking agenda
for the 2006-2007 academic
year is complete. Many
parking regulations will
remain the same, however
parking permit prices
will increase.
Permit
fees
will
increase to help finance
the estimated $10 million
bonded indebtedness that
the two current parking
garages have caused, said
Everett Malcolm, 2005 2006 parking advisory
council chair and associate vice president of
Student Affairs.
The
increased permit prices
will also help fund a new
parking garage that will
be built in the next few
years, he said.
Due to the growing
enrollment
rate,
University
of
North
Florida
administrators
are planning to add a new
parking garage by 2010,
said Vincent Smythe,
director of auxiliary services. While permit rates
are going up, they are
lower than they were projected to be two years ago,
Smythe said.
A parking garage space
costs approximately $8,000
to build, while a surface
SOURCE: NOAA
INDEX
BY ACE STRYKER
ONLINE
eSpinnaker.com
This will be a good year for
graduating college students
looking to start their careers,
according to a survey released in
April by CareerBuilder.com, an
online service that networks job
recruiters with prospective
employees.
A survey of more than 1,000
hiring managers conducted by
the site revealed both the number of employers looking to hire
recent graduates and the
salaries employers are prepared
to pay have increased from the
same time last year. Seventy percent of the managers said they
planned to hire recent college
graduates this year, the survey
said, up from 62 percent last
year.
With regard to salaries, 27 percent of managers surveyed said
they intend to raise the base pay
of incoming graduates over last
year, while only five percent said
they plan to cut it to below past
figures. Almost half said the
starting salaries would be more
than $30,000 a year.
According to the survey
ILLUSTRATION: ROBERT K. PIETRZYK
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Squawk Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Police Beat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Expressions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Zan on the Street. . . . . . . . . 15
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Comics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Horoscopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
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Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
See PARKING, page 8
Job market looking good for new graduates
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
7-day forecast, page 5
parking
space
costs
between $1,800 and $2,000,
Malcolm said. Parking
garages are a better alternative to surface parking
spots, because they can be
built four or five stories
high, he said.
“By comparison, the
surface
p a rk i n g
lot may
s e e m
like
a
better
deal,”
Malcolm
s a i d .
“But the
d ow n Malcolm
side
to
cheaper
surface parking is the
inability to maximize
available land.”
The council approved
the implementation of a
transportation access fee
during
the
2006-2007
school year, Malcolm said.
The fee would fund the
construction of a road
that will connect the
North lot to the core of
campus. A shuttle will
transport students back
and forth from the parking lot and campus.
Council agreed that the
transportation access fee
is based on a student’s
amount of credit hours
results, the highest demand for
labor is in the sales, financial,
accounting, health care and education fields this year.
Brent Rasmussen, chief operating
officer
of
CareerBuilder.com, said that the
need for a better-trained workforce means big benefits for a lot
of college graduates looking for
jobs.
“The increased demand for
educated labor is translating into
a robust hiring outlook and bigger payoff for college graduates
entering the job market this
year,” Rasmussen said.
While experts say there is
every indication that this year’s
job market will be a strong one,
another study conducted by
Experience Inc., an online
recruiting firm, suggests that
there still may not be enough
openings to satisfy every student.
According to Experience’s
Fourth Annual College Graduate
Career Survey, only 20 percent of
the more than 2,700 students surveyed from the class of 2006 say
they have jobs lined up for post
graduation. That number is
down 5 percent from last year.
Experience’s survey points
out a stark disparity in the statistics that could be causing this
trend: the interests of graduating students are not lining up
with the opportunities presented
to them in the field. Those looking for work in the communications, entertainment and nonprofit fields, for example—three
of the most popular choices
among students questioned by
Experience—were not anywhere
among the top five listed by the
survey for job opportunities this
year.
Despite the differences in
what students are looking for
and what’s evidently available,
the results of Experience’s survey indicate that 65 percent of
students expect to find a full-time
See GRADS, page 9
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
“Never let the future
disturb you. You will
meet it, if you have to,
with the same weapons
of reason which today
arm you against the
present. ”
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BEST
The end is near. Only a week of finals
remains between students and summer
vacation or graduation.
S PINNAKER ’ S
WORST
The Parking Advisory Council has
voted to raise the price of most parking
passes by approximately 10 percent for
the next school year.
S PINNAKER ’ S
FIX
Rather than consistently raise the price
of the passes every year, the school
needs to think of other ways to fund
needed parking garages or decide how
much of an increase is needed so as
not to constantly raise the price every
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Vouchers no fix for problem schools
ith mere weeks remaining
in the current session of
the Florida legislature, lawmakers are working overtime to get their pet projects up and
running before the break. High on the
list of Gov. Bush and other lawmakers
is the resurrection of the school
voucher program, which was struck
down by the Florida Supreme Court
earlier this year.
Stated briefly, if a student is attending a failing public school or has disabilities that would be better served at
a private institution, the state will give
the parent a voucher, which will use
state funds to pay the tuition at a private school. The state Supreme Court
ruled that the program violated the
state constitution’s mandate to provide
a uniform public education system.
There are many proposals to reinstate the program, including a constitutional amendment and limiting the
court’s power to use the legal standard
they exercised in the case. Regardless
of the method used, the real question
is whether or not vouchers were ever a
really good idea.
Despite their growing public appeal,
vouchers are not a solution to the prob-
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lems of public schools. Worse still,
there are several ways that a voucher
program inherently hurts the school
system.
The obvious reason that comes to
mind is that vouchers take badly needed money from already under-funded
schools. In order to make schools perform better, the system needs more
teachers, better equipment and better
training. Any public money shifted
toward private schools is money that
can’t be spent on necessary supplies.
Another problem is that private
schools are not accountable for results
in the same way that public schools
are. The most notable example
involves the Florida Comprehensive
Assessment Test.
Private school students aren’t
required to take the test that public
school students must pass before graduation. By giving vouchers, the school
system is essentially paying parents to
subvert the system for measuring educational progress.
There is also an issue of the separation of church and state. Many, if not
most, private schools are religious
schools. Without stipulations on how
the tuition money can be used, public
funds given under the auspices of education can easily be used to finance
activities that would otherwise be off
limits in public arena.
The most damaging things vouchers
take from public schools are the parents who are involved enough to
demand better of the school systems.
Despite the best intentions of lawmakers and parents, vouchers are simply a
way to pacify concerned parents.
Whatever the solutions to the problems plaguing public schools, the key
to success will be the public support of
parents who have a stake in the
school’s success.
Vouchers seem like such an attractive solution, because they are simplistic. But the issue is how to make
schools better, not how to silence the
people who are brave enough to
demand more from their schools and
their public officials.
Rather than try to find a way to
send more kids to private school,
school officials should be looking to
the models private schools use so they
can find ways to improve the school
system they are charged with providing the public.
Immigration laws must be retooled for workers
mmigration has taken a twist in
this post 9-11 environment. Now,
the threat of terrorism has consumed Americans, including the
government, and the issue of who is
allowed into the country has come to
the forefront as of late.
Illegal immigration has gotten all of
the press lately. Protesters have been
filling the streets in dozens of cities
across the United States, and understandably so. These nearly 12 million
illegal workers either live in the
United States or cross the border on a
daily basis to come fulfill jobs that
middle and upper class Americans
wouldn’t take.
The protests have taken place
because of introduction of an immigration reform act in Congress that
has within its tenets some questionable policies. The act states that immigrants who have lived in the United
States for five or more years may be
granted citizenship if they keep their
employment, pay a fine of $2000, pay
the taxes on all the money they have
earned illegally and if they learn
English. Immigrants who have lived in
the country between 2-5 years may go
to a port of entry and apply for a visa,
which may take a few years to process,
at which time they may or may not
gain entrance back into the United
States.
On top of the illegal immigration
issues, legal immigration has also had
drastic changes that make it more difficult for all people who want to live
and work in the United States. People
from countries such as neighboring
Canada — who are like Americans in
every way and are qualified for certain
jobs — have stringent requirements to
gain access to jobs in the United
States. High demand jobs, such as
teaching, are difficult for legal immigrants to obtain.
As it currently stands, most legal
immigrants can apply for only two
types of work visas. One type is good
for one year and the other is good for
three years. There are only 130,000 of
these visas issued per year — a very
small number in comparison to the
number of people who are filling needed positions in this country illegally.
Making illegal immigrants leave
and file for visas would cause a serious
shortage of workers in this country or
a shortage of visas for workers from
countries other than Mexico. Those
who believe that the illegal immigrants have taken jobs away from citizens are wrong, as the country has had
unemployment numbers below 5 percent for some time now.
The issue of immigration is one
that must be re-evaluated. The government must take notice of careers such
as education. This field needs thousands of new teachers in Florida
alone. If they cannot fill these
demands from within the United
States, the government should allow
qualified people from outside our borders to fill the positions.
Illegal immigrants perform important tasks, and forcing them to leave or
pay back large sums of money will not
be the best solution to this problem.
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
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DISCOURSE
I have more important things to tell you than goodbye
his is it. It’s over. I’m done as
editor in chief of the Spinnaker.
So now I’m supposed to bow out
gracefully and thank those of
you who made it a great year.
But, I don’t believe I should be using the
Spinnaker as a platform to thank a few
people. That’s just too easy. The ones I
need to thank will get a personal card. So
instead, I am going to write about some
of my observations of the University of
North Florida during the four or five
years I’ve been here, be they harsh, sarcastic or utterly truthful.
This university is definitely on its
way up. When I got here in 2001, the Fine
Arts Center was just built, I was the first
inhabitant of Q-211 in The Crossings, the
Boathouse was a food court and not
Wackadoo’s, there was no golf course
and finding parking was never a problem.
The campus is a different place now.
The vibe is not like it used to be, but
that’s not all bad. Things are more exciting, and there are new experiences for
students to delve into. I think I’m jealous
about that. The freshmen class of this
year should feel fortunate to come to
UNF at such an exciting time. Though
parking is expensive and hard to find,
A
LETTER
FROM THE
EDITOR
Dave Strupp, Editor in Chief
and it seems parking services is annoyingly efficient at ticketing students at
their most financially vulnerable
moments, this school is becoming a legitimate contender with other state universities.
And so what if the administration
took three years to settle on a faculty
contract, and more senior professors
were getting shortchanged while newer
faculty got more money. That sort of
thing happens, I guess. It’s all part of
becoming a bona-fide university.
And who could forget the food options
on campus? When a university gets big,
it seems as though the food options
should shrivel and students would rather
hunt squirrels and geese than eat a $6,
soggy ham-and-cheese from the mini-grocer on campus. I mean, who really misses having five or six different options of
decent, inexpensive food in the
Boathouse? I’d much rather be overcharged for terrible food and worse service. I should know — I was one of the
first servers at Wackadoo’s (shuddershudder).
And while we are on the subject of
progression (sort of), let’s talk about
Student Government. When I started covering SG three years ago, I remember
how senators would often have intelligent discourse, the executives would listen to the senate and the judiciary would
actually penalize senators for not following statute. But along with progression
comes sacrifice, and there has been a lot
of that in SG.
What we are fortunate to have for an
SG now seems like a senate that votes
according to their campaign shirt color
and an executive branch that breeds
cronyism and sways legislature based on
senatorial loyalty. The judicial branch
hasn’t moved all that much because they
are too busy hearing ridiculous parking
appeals. I know they are ridiculous
because I’ve written a few appeals to give
them a laugh.
It’s about an 80/20 split in SG right
now. The 80 percent represents those who
promise to represent students, but
instead practice the sleaze of politicking
and do it to bolster their resume. The 20
percent represents those who are there
to help students and will stand up
against popular belief, no matter how
tired they are during a four-hour senate
meeting.
Sorry if you, the reader, were expecting something more teary-eyed and heart
felt upon my departure from UNF. But
that’s just not the reality in my mind. I
will miss this place, because I felt like I
was able to make a difference here. The
Spinnaker is winning awards, breaking
records for ad revenue and readership,
and grooming talented journalists. I
hope the UNF community will make sure
the Spinnaker stays true to its mission of
being a legitimate public service for
information, entertainment and expression.
Oh, and one more thing. Can we
please do something about our mascot? I
mean honestly, the Ospreys?!
E-mail Dave Strupp at [email protected].
Comedy Central was right to limit obsessive speech
s you can probably tell by seeing
my two cents in the discourse
section, I am a big fan of free
speech. For the longest time, I
thought that nothing should hinder it. But
recently I have come to wonder — are
there some things that are better left
unsaid?
Last week I saw an episode of South
Park. Normally this is a favorite show of
mine, but the creators of the show, Matt
Stone and Trey Parker, wanted to show
something that I thought was a terrible
idea: they wanted to show an image of the
Muslim prophet Muhammad.
The episode was meant to comment on
the Danish cartoons depicting the prophet
printed in January that sparked riots and
lead to several deaths. In light of this,
Comedy Central refused to show the scene
involving the prophet and instead the
screen was filled with the statement
“Comedy Central has refused to broad-
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cast an image of Muhammad on their network.” I believe this was the right choice.
Considering the damage done and the
lives lost, the last time someone showed
the image, it seems blatantly irresponsible
and coldly apathetic to do it again. I
understand why Parker and Stone wanted
it to air. Many would use the reaction to
the Danish cartoons as an excuse to put
boundaries on what we can say and that
would make for a less free society. I fear
that sort of thing myself, but saying something or showing something just because
others do not want to see it will not make
our society any more free. In this case
though, it will lead to more suffering for
many.
Most Americans would agree, at least
with the idea, that you are free to do as
you will so long as it does not harm or
infringe on the rights of others. I do not
think that Stone and Parker considered
this. They must have expected a similar
STUDENT
OPINION
Robert Orndoff, Junior, Broadcast
response to their showing of the prophet
and that was not enough to stop them. So,
this leads to the question: is the possibility that someone might die enough to stop
free speech? The answer is no. If Parker
and Stone had shown that cartoon, people
might have died, but it would not be
Parker and Stone who actually killed
them.
But there is more to it than that.
Comedy Central and creators of South
Park can show what they want, but when
they do it and how they do it is a definition of their character. Comedy Central
once aired an episode of South Park,
which featured the prophet Muhammad
along with religious figures from all of
the major religions — that was before the
riots caused by the Danish cartoons.
I think that Parker and Stone’s desire
to show the prophet in light of recent
events is a definition of their character.
And I think that Comedy Central’s choice
to ban the image of Muhammad in light of
those events is a definition of their character as well.
E-mail Robert Orndoff at [email protected].
Greek Life should be considered the opportunity of a lifetime
he University of North Florida’s
Annual Greek Awards took place
April 17 in the Lazarra Theatre.
Over 500 people, including students, staff, faculty and administrators,
watched as 26 awards of excellence were
handed out to the Greek Community.
This was not just a ceremony; this
was a landmark celebration of the
incredible successes of the past year
within Greek Life.
Since I took this position at UNF this
past August, and in less than a year,
Greek Life at UNF has: changed it’s
name, nearly tripled in size, rebuilt the
Interfraternity Council and the Greek
Council and rebuilt our Web site
(www.unf.edu/greeklife). Greek like has
also established a Greek League with
UNF Intramurals, expanded to two new
IFC fraternities for the next two semesters, successfully had UNF student attendance at major national conferences for
Greeks, brought new recruitment software that will make fall recruitment and
rush an ease for IFC and Panhellenic,
and helped lead UNF campus spirit at
the basketball and baseball games (i.e.
JU vs. UNF). Greek life has also proposed
expansion within Panhellenic and
National Pan Hellenic Council (NPHC),
weathered storms that would undoubtedly come as the Greek experience
increased in size so significantly in such
a short period of time and, most importantly, torn down walls between all
organizations that were previously living
on the mindset of survival of the fittest.
The UNF Greek community is finally
becoming a Greek community! We are
united, and morale, numbers and participation is at previously unseen heights
STAFF
OPINION
Tyler Young, Greek Life Coordinator
because of it!
Students who make the awesome
choice to go greek are finally empowered
with support, belief and encouragement
coming at them from every angle.
Members of fraternities and sororities are now motivated and driven to go
above and beyond, to reach for the top,
and it’s because they are finally realizing
their true potential. I couldn’t be more
proud at how far we’ve come in such a
short period of time; it’s truly amazing.
Yes, we have further ground to cover
and improvements to make; it’s no
secret. We have risk management issues,
communication issues and integration
issues and ground still yet to cover. And
the front page headlines of the
Spinnaker don’t lie - they tell the truth of
a couple of serious hiccups within this
past semester. But, I will say, SAE and
LXA will recover, and they will be
stronger than ever as they do.
Great strides have been made to
change the negative image that Animal
House, Old School and the general media
have provided with every mention of
possible alcohol abuse or alleged hazing.
And yes, many times Greeks will bring
the bad news coverage on themselves and trust me, this isn’t going by unnoticed and without response here at UNF
as these unfortunate things have
occurred.
But let it be echoed from every classroom, office and parking lot on this campus, the real blows and the true setbacks
have brought growth, maturity and
strength: GREEK LIFE WILL PREVAIL.
Thank you to those of you who have
believed in and supported the purpose
and seen the unlimited possibilities of a
Greek Life experience for all students on
this campus.
And to those considering UNF or
those who have already made the excellent choice of choosing this university,
with all of the amazing growth and newfound strength of Greek Life here at
UNF in the past several months, the
potential YOU have in joining with us in
the experience is profound!
From the leadership of Student
Government and dozens of UNF clubs to
community service with Habijax and
Jacksonville’s Builder’s Care; from the
ability to soar academically to the
Corrections
In the SG Election results box of April
12, Jennie Davis should be listed as a
member of the Students’ Party. In the
same issue, Goran Kosic’s name was
misspelled in the story “Amanda Davey
leads Ospreys.”
friends you will have for the rest of your
life, Greek Life truly is the opportunity
of a LIFETIME. Go Greek!
E-mail Tyler Young at [email protected].
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Delaney shares time with students at luncheon
BY TAMI LIVINGSTON
KELLY TRUE
University President John Delaney spoke to students at a luncheon at the University Center April 14.
Delaney fielded questions from students and gave a short speech about UNF.
upcoming construction projects planned to
improve the university. The construction of
the student union, a new College of
Education building, a new 1,000 bed resident
hall complex on the Eastern Ridge and
Greek housing were all mentioned.
Delaney said that he would like to step up
the university’s Honors program and
become more selective of the students who
attend UNF. He said that approximately 6-8
valedictorians and salutatorians came to
UNF last fall and that UNF has the third
highest Freshman SAT scores in the state.
He said he wants the university to grow
from the estimated 16,000 students it has now
to about 25,000. That size will allow UNF to
grow but also keep class sizes small.
There are three different kinds of colleges, Delaney said: research colleges, teaching colleges and regional colleges, like UNF.
“What you want to have is that teaching
experience, and do top research in key
areas,” Delaney said. By not concentrating
exclusively on research, you can still concentrate on students, he said.
Approximately 50 students attended the
luncheon. Sophomore marketing major
Grant Prather enjoyed the luncheon. “I was
kind of hoping more people would be here,”
Prather said. “It’s great for him to take the
time to talk to students and address their
concerns.”
Delaney said he also enjoyed the luncheon and hopes to do it again. “It’s what I
learn here that’s as important as anything
else,” he said. “It’s a great way to listen to
students and what they are interested in.”
E-mail Tami Livingston at [email protected].
New housing part of school’s master plan
BY JEANIE CORREA
COPY EDITOR
Students living in or waiting
to live in housing at the
University of North Florida will
soon find relief in the form of a
500-bed residence hall, which
could be expanded to include
1,000 beds before construction
begins, according to housing officials.
The new residence hall will be
the first of 5,000 beds to be added
to university housing as part of
the master plan. The residence
hall will house sophomores and
offer four private bedrooms that
all lead into a small common
space.
The common space will
include a shared kitchen efficiency where students can do some
light cooking, said Paul Riel,
director of housing operations at
UNF.
While the word “dorm” was once
the accepted word, it has since
been replaced with more studentconscious words like “residence
hall” and “student housing,” Riel
said.
“Dorms imply simply a place
to eat or sleep; we believe they do
more than [that],” he said. “The
interaction and experience of living on campus is part of that
undergraduate experience, so we
work hard to push back the
notion of a dormitory; there’s
more to it than that.”
The complex will contain
some amenities, including a
swimming pool and volleyball,
tennis and basketball courts, Riel
said. A new parking lot will also
be constructed near the residence hall in which students will
have plenty of parking spaces
available to them, Riel said.
The residence complex will
also offer such perks as a convenience store and a study space
where students can get away and
study outside of their rooms, he
said.
Broadcasting junior Robert
Snyder, who has lived previously
lived on campus, said he would
love to have had a chance to live
in the new residence hall.
“What I disliked most [about
the dorms] was sharing a bathroom with three other guys,” he
said.
Land studies have already
begun for the new residence hall,
and design teams are working
out structural details, Riel said.
More details will be known at the
completion of these studies, and
costs can be further projected at
that time, he said. Estimated
costs for the residence hall are
estimated at $45-$55 million, but
is subject to change, Riel said.
As with any new construction, the new housing will be
more expensive for students, but
it will be attainable, Riel said.
“We try not to build things
that are so expensive people
couldn’t live there,” he said. “We
try to achieve a balance of quality living without the high
expense.”
The
new
residence hall
amenities will
not be exclusive to hall
residents, Riel
said. All stuRiel
dents living on
campus will be
able to use the amenities, including the pool and all the other
fringe benefits that the new housing will offer.
The new student housing will
be built on the Eastern ridge of
UNF property and should take
approximately 20 months to complete, Riel said. Its projected open
date is August 2008. The eastern
ridge is located about 1,000 feet
east, or to the right, of the light
from the Kernan entrance.
With the near completion of
UNF’s new LEED-certified Social
Sciences building, which stands
for Leadership in Energy and
Environmental Design, a Green
Building rating system for developing high-performance, sustainable buildings, Riel said the university has every intention of
including as many LEED certified features in the new residence
halls as they possibly can.
“There is an intentional effort
on making sure we consider
every environmental option
before we make a building decision,” he said.
The university has documented the need for additional housing on campus, Riel said. Student
room occupancy has tripled for
the last three years.
“Our demographics tell us
that students want to be on campus,” Riel said. “They like that
campus experience, the convenience of the library and all the
other features that are available
to living on campus.”
Riel said the university has
good freshman housing, and this
is the next level of housing. The
next level is to possibly get into
apartments for seniors or married couples, he said.
“The long range goal is to saturate the campus with additional
housing and offer students the
residential experience that they
want.”
E-mail Jeanie Correa at
[email protected].’
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Lambda Chi Alpha
expels members
NEWS EDITOR
The University of North Florida Student
Government sponsored a luncheon April 14
in the University Center, and President John
Delaney addressed student questions and
concerns.
After giving a short speech about UNF
becoming a warmer and more intimate
school because of a decrease in class size
over the last two years Delaney opened up
the floor for questions from the audience.
Students were able to state any concerns
they had about the university and ask
Delaney any questions.
Two questions asked by students involved
the availability of upper level programs at
UNF, including doctorate and master’s
degree programs in specific areas. Delaney
said the university plans to have between
five and 10 doctorate programs in the future.
“We want to be very selective about the
programs we have as doctorates,” Delaney
said.
These questions led Delaney to discuss
the university’s flagship programs. These
programs would cause the university to
attain national prominence and be the best
in the country, Delaney said. He cited the
university Jazz program as being number
one and the logistics program as a top 10 to
15 program.
“I like to describe it as sneaking up on
Harvard one program at a time,” he said.
Another student voiced concerns over
Student Medical Services, and how he
believes it is not growing and keeping up
with the rest of campus.
Delaney responded that when the new
wing is added to the Brooks Brown College of
Health, the university plans to relocate SMS
to the top floor of the wing. He said he realizes SMS is something the university needs
to work on.
Besides the addition of a new wing to the
BBCOH, Delaney discussed many of the
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After an investigation by its
national chapter and an alumni
review board, Lambda Chi
Alpha has suspended and
expelled some of its members
in response to hazing allegations
made
in
March.
According to Tyler Young, coordinator of Greek life, the UNF
chapter of Lambda Chi will be
under alumni control for two
years.
The chapter will be allowed
to continue chapter functions
and recruit new pledges next
year, Young said.
The University conduct
office will review the findings
of the national chapter and the
alumni board and decide to
take any further action they
deem necessary, according to
Student Life officials.
Entrepreneurial
organization wins at
regionals
The Students in Free
Enterprise team recently won
regional at the USA Regional
Competition in Atlanta, Ga.
The University of
North
Florida team was among five
regional winners who will compete with 85 additional regional
winners in Kansas City, Mo., at
the
SIFE
USA
National
Exposition May 21-23.
The team won the regional
based on the 20 educational outreach projects they completed
throughout the academic year.
The projects included a computer literacy program in
Zambia, Africa, which was presented to a panel of business
leaders at the competition.
The UNF SIFE team was chosen as finalists for the SIFE
USA
Sam’s
Club
E n t r e p r e n e u r s h i p
Competition, the SIFE USA
Aflac
Market
Economics
Competition and the SIFE USA
Campbell’s/Sealed
Air
Business Ethics Competition.
New option through
Florida Prepaid
Students
with
Florida
Prepaid will not have to show a
card at the cashier’s office. The
Prepaid office is disbursing a
magnetic tape that shows all
eligible students for the program and the credit hours they
can receive. According to the
cashier’s office, the concept
should provide better service to
the students and prevents
standing in long lines.
Students win
nationals for chapter
Two students from the
University of North Florida
chapter of Association of
Information
Technology
Professionals won first place at
the 11th Annual National
Collegiate Conference.
Among the two teams from
UNF selected to compete,
Rachel Etter and John Chaney
placed first in the nationals.
The second team, Gary Klama
and Homere Akplogan, won
honorable mention and passed
the Institute for Certification of
Computing
Professionals,
which merits the students for
Certified
Computing
Professionals.
Compiled by Rachel Witkowski
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
NEWS
Professor felt threatened by ‘big guy’ student
April 11 — Information — A
professor complained to UNF
that a student was acting belligerent. The professor stated he
was meeting with students from
an online course. He stated the
time of the meeting was posted
on the Internet. As the meeting
ended, the professor was ready
to leave when another student
approached him. Because he was
ready to leave, the professor
advised the student to meet with
him at the next scheduled meeting time. The student became
belligerent and started yelling at
the professor. The student said,
“I am not coming back and I am
going to get you and report you
to the dean.” The professor
again advised the student that he
would talk to him at the next
meeting. The professor informed
the officer that the student never
raised his voice but he did leave
angry. The professor stated he
felt threatened by the student’s
size and yelling. The professor
stated that the student is “a big
guy.” The officer requested extra
officer coverage of Shultz Hall
during the next meeting.
April 12 — Burglary — A
woman contacted UPD in reference to a burglary to her vehicle.
The woman stated someone had
stolen her wallet from her 2000
Honda CR-V in parking garage
45. She looked for her wallet at
home and was unable to locate it
and also contacted UPD lost and
found with negative results.
There were no signs of forced
entry and the car was not
processed
for
fingerprints
because the vehicle had been
used since the incident. She stated there was no report that her
cards had been used. There are
no suspects.
April 14 — Petty Theft — A
UPD officer was dispatched to
the Spinnaker office in reference
to a theft. The officer met with a
Spinnaker staff member who
stated he had some picture
frames stolen from the office.
The complainant purchased the
frames from several local stores.
He stated he bought the picture
frames and brought them to the
office in bags and put them next
to his desk. He stated the frames
were there when he left the office
at 11 p.m. and he stated he
checked the office door to make
sure it was locked as he departed. There was no one else in the
office at the time. He stated when
he returned to the office at 1 p.m.
the following day, the door was
locked and all of the picture
frames were missing. The man
Compiled by Dave Strupp
“Let’s not have sex.
Let’s just hump each
other...”
April 13 — Accidental Injury
— A UPD officer was dispatched
to the Courtyard in reference to
an injured person. The complainant had been reported lying
down on the ground in the
Courtyard and got up to go to the
female restroom in Shultz Hall.
The complainant was having
trouble standing and had slurred
speech. The officer helped the
complainant to a bench to lie
down. The complainant stated
she passed out and fell and hurt
her right knee, which had a
slight abrasion and no bleeding.
The complainant informed the
officer that she was six and a
half months pregnant. She stated the baby was not injured dur-
asked coworkers if they had
seen the frames and they all said
“no.” The man contacted physical facilities and was told the
person assigned to clean the
Spinnaker office was off and
they would try to find out who
cleaned the office that night. A
key audit was performed on the
door, but results are pending due
to the key shop being closed at
the time of report.
SQUAWK BOX
— statement overheard at Twisted Sisters
MEGAN SCHUMANN
April 11 — Burglary — A
UPD officer was dispatched to
Lot 12 in reference to a report of
a burglary to a vehicle. The complainant stated her UNF parking
decal was stolen from her 1987
Toyota van. The complainant
stated she observed a parking
citation on her windshield and
looked for her parking decal but
could not find it. She stated she
cannot lock her vehicle because
the key was broken off in the
driver’s side door lock. There
were no latent prints found and
there are no suspects.
ing the incident. Rescue and
Engine 28 arrived on scene and
treated the complainant for
dehydration. She refused transportation and further treatment
from rescue.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
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NEWS
6 violations filed against Assurance, none upheld
BY TAMI LIVINGSTON
NEWS EDITOR
IAN WITLEN
Six campaign violations were filed
April 13 against newly elected Student
Body President Justin Damiano, Vice
President Dorrell Brisoce and members
of the Assurance party.
Revolving around the expense statements submitted by the Assurance party,
the violations were filed by opposing
presidential
candidate
Matthew
Breidenstein and reviewed during a
Student Government elections commission meeting.
Briedenstein contends that Damiano
and Briscoe violated SG statutes by not
claiming sales tax on their campaign
expense statements. According to
Breidenstein, if Damiano and Briscoe
had claimed sales tax, they would’ve
exceeded the $2,000 cap for presidential
and
vice
presidential
candidates.
Breidenstein and his running mate, Sara
Grafton, claimed sales tax in their
expenses, as did Student’s party senators.
Student Government election statutes
allow presidential and vice presidential
candidates to spend a combined total of
$2,000 and each senatorial candidate $250.
“They got away with going over their
caps,” Breidenstein said. “That’s why we
have caps — to keep it a fair election.”
During the election’s commission
meeting, election supervisor J.T. Smith
said he had informed both parties before
the elections that sales tax was not to be
included on their expense statements.
Breidenstein and Grafton said they were
not informed of this until after the elections.
Spring 2006 presidential candidate Matt Breidenstein and vice presidential candidate Sarah
Grafton filed six violation complaints against Assurance party members, none of which were
upheld.
Breidenstein also filed violations
against the Assurance party for its senators not claiming campaign signs and Tshirts in their expenses. Breidenstein
said the Assurance party violated
statutes by not claiming 13 stolen campaign signs.
“They didn’t claim them, and they didn’t register them as stolen with UPD, so
there is no proof they were stolen,”
Breidenstein said.
SG election statutes state that “cases of
expenditures over the maximum amount
allowed or expenditures unreported in
the final expense statement will be
termed a major offense.”
According to SG statute, a major violation consists of, but is not limited to, the
falsification of facts or information.
Sen. Nick Peres filed violations
against the Student’s party senators April
7. Peres said the Student’s Party advertised for their campaign on their Web site
but did not split the cost of the site
between party members and claim it.
Breidenstein also placed an ad on a facebook page for his campaign and did not
claim it, he said. Peres withdrew his violations during the elections commission
meeting.
“We [the Assurance party] withdrew
our violations because we feel candidates
elected to office in a legitimate and honest campaign should not be removed from
office because of some inconsequential
violations,” Damiano said.
The elections commission ruled by a
majority vote that the violations submitted by Breidenstein were not valid.
Breidenstein then filed an appeal with
the UNF’s Judicial council April 17. The
judicial council met April 18 and ruled
two of the violations as valid, said Corey
Trent, SG Chief Justice.
Trent said the judicial council will
conduct a hearing April 20 at 6:15 p.m. in
Senate Chambers. The Attorney General
will serve as chief prosecutor and present
the charges and the Assurance party will
have the option to defend, he said.
Election statues state that “persons
found to have committed any major violations must be disqualified from the election and/or removed from office, as is
appropriate.”
“I think Judicial will allow us to present our evidence and I expect them to
make a fair ruling in our favor,”
Bredenstein said.
E-mail Tami Livingston at [email protected].
Students welcome delegates from Russian university
BY BEN BULTHUIS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
In an effort to expand available
international internship opportunities for students, the University
of North Florida will be welcoming delegates from Russia’s
Murmansk State Pedagogical
University during the second
week of May.
MSPU Rector Dr. Ruvin
Tripolskiy and his wife, General
Counselor Maryam Tripolskaya,
will be visiting UNF to meet with
faculty and administration as well
as UNF’s Russian language students. According to Dr. Jace
Hargis, director of the office of
faculty enhancement, the goal of
the visit is to determine if UNF is
a good match for an internship
and eventual exchange program
with their university.
This proposed internship program came into existence during
September 2005 when faculty
members Hargis and Dr. Katrina
Hall, assistant professor of curriculum and instruction, won a
grant from the UNF International
Center. The combined $5,000 was
put toward visiting Murmansk
and performing a feasibility study
to determine if UNF students
would be able to teach there.
Hargis and Hall spent a week
meeting with MSPU deans and
faculty and came away impressed
with the university and the city,
Hargis said.
After the preliminary visit by
Hargis and Hall, Tripolskiy
arranged to travel to UNF in
December
2005.
However,
Tripolskiy’s plans fell through
due to last-minute meetings, and
he was unable to visit, Hargis
said.
During their May visit,
Tripolskiy and Tripolskaya will
meet with several dozen UNF faculty
members,
including
University
President
John
Delaney, Provost Mark Workman,
Vice President of Student Affairs
Mauricio Gonzalez and College of
Education Dean Larry Daniel,
Hargis said. In addition to meeting UNF staff, they will also be
introduced to Jacksonville Mayor
John Peyton as part of the
Jacksonville Sister City Program.
Hargis said that Tripolskiy and
Tripolskaya will get a feel for UNF
on their tour and meetings, and
will determine if the university
fits with their vision and alignment for a partnership with
MSPU.
Murmansk,
located
in
Northwest Russia, is actually a
sister city of Jacksonville. Both
cities are seaports. Despite its
location above the Arctic Circle,
Murmansk is a warm-water port
due to the nearby Gulf Stream,
which prevents the harbor from
freezing. The seaport status, with
its expansive railroad connections, makes Murmansk a major
trade hub in Russia, Hargis said.
The MSPU is the largest and most
prominent university in the city.
Iryna Conway, UNF’s Russian
language instructor, said she
thinks the proposed internship
holds great potential for both
sides. “This is a positive thing that
brings the whole school atmosphere up,” Conway said. Since
Russian schools often integrate
the elementary and upper-level
students into the same school,
Conway said she hopes that the
influence of UNF students working and teaching in Murmansk
would help create a more positive
outlook toward Americans among
the Russian students.
According to Hargis, the
internship program would initially be offered only to elementary
education majors, as the intern-
ship work will be teaching to elementary-level
students
in
Murmansk. However, he said the
program may be expanded upon
in the future to include more
majors and students.
Internships would be offered
beginning with the Spring 2007
semester, said Hargis. The internship will be considered above and
beyond the internship required
for the degree, and will consist of
four weeks in Murmansk, three of
which will be spent teaching.
Students will teach elementary
level
English
to
Russian
Elementary students, Hargis said.
Internships will be paid for by
students who wish to participate,
however the only major expense
should be airfare, Hargis said.
Interns will be set up with a host
family for the duration of their
visit. Supervision, which will be
provided by Hargis and Hall, will
be paid for by the College of
Education.
To this end, Hargis will be
doing an extended tour of Russia
via the railway system in June of
2007. In addition to bringing UNF
students, several MSPU students
will travel with them, taking the
railway tour as well as serving as
guides and interpreters along the
way.
Murmansk, if successfully
added as an internship opportunity, would expand UNF’s internship program to five diverse cities:
Belize, Belfast, Soule, London and
Murmansk.
E-mail Ben Bulthuis at [email protected].
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
NEWS
Greek Life Awards
Superior Academic Achievement - 247 Greeks achieving over a 3.0 GPA
Greek Scholastic Awards
ILLUSTRATION: ROBERT K. PIETRZYK
These are the rate changes approved by the parking advisory council for the
2006-2007 school year.
PARKING: Board of
Trustees must approve rates
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taken. Since the road is in its beginning stages of development, the
fee is not expected to go into effect immediately, Malcolm said.
The council agreed that commuting first-time-in-college students
will still be restricted to the North lot. The council also agreed that
the hierarchy of parking permits sales to groups for 2006-2007 will
remain the same as the 2005-2006 year, according to an approved
parking council recommendation document. The document also
stated that the types of permits, the number of spaces for each permit type and the sales ratio for each type will stay the same as they
were this year.
The Parking Advisory Council consists of 10 members, including
faculty, support staff and students from Student Government,
Malcolm said. Recommendations made by the council must be
approved by the vice president for administration and finance and
the president. Any fees related to parking must be approved by the
Board of Trustees.
At the beginning of the next academic year, the council will
begin working on 2007-2008 parking recommendations. Students are
encouraged to submit comments and suggestions via the UNF website at http://www.unf.edu/studentaffairs/contact.html.
E-mail Lucy Rodriguez at [email protected].
Outstanding Fraternity Scholar - Michael Gibson of Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Outstanding Sorority Scholar - Amy Vance of Delta Gamma Sorority
Outstanding New Member Fraternity Scholar - Justin Bacon of Chi Phi Fraternity
Outstanding New Member Sorority Scholar - Tynnia Martinez of Kappa Delta Sorority
Greek Individual Awards
Outstanding New Fraternity Initiate Award - Brett Morgan of Kappa Alpha Order
Outstanding New Sorority Initiate Award - Leigh Liebmann of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Outstanding Contributions to a Council:
I. Greek Council - Aprille Roberts of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
II. Interfraternity Council - Britton Reger of Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
III. Panhellenic Council - Samantha Myers of Kappa Delta Sorority
Outstanding Service and Achievement Awards for all IFC officers
Greek Chapter Awards
Outstanding Fraternity Scholastic Programming Award - Pi Kappa Phi Fraternity
Outstanding Sorority Scholastic Programming Award - Kappa Delta Sorority
Outstanding Fraternity Alumni Relations Award - Sigma Chi Fraternity
Outstanding Sorority Alumni Relations Award - Delta Gamma Sorority
Outstanding Fraternity Campus Life & Leadership Award - Sigma Chi Fraternity
Outstanding Sorority Campus Life & Leadership Award - Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Greek Blue Ribbon Awards
Outstanding Fraternity Advisor of the Year - John Drew of Sigma Chi Fraternity
Outstanding Sorority Advisor of the Year - Robin Sullivan of Zeta Tau Alpha Sorority
Outstanding Fraternity President of the Year - Amos Gura of Sigma Chi Fraternity
Outstanding Sorority President of the Year - Rachel Stone of Delta Gamma Sorority
Unsung Hero Award - Robert Monda of Kappa Alpha Order
Greek Man of the Year - Daniel Chwalisz of Kappa Alpha Order
Greek Woman of the Year - Diana Ryan of Kappa Delta Sorority
Most Improved Fraternity Chapter of the Year Award - Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Most Improved Sorority Chapter of the Year Award - Delta Gamma Sorority
Fraternity Chapter of the Year Award - Sigma Chi Fraternity
Sorority Chapter of the Year Award - Alpha Chi Omega Sorority
Compiled by Tyler Young
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
PAGE 9
NEWS
Student plans to pursue
master’s degree in Switzerland
GRADS: survey finds
most students tend to
stay close to campus
BY TAMI LIVINGSTON
NEWS EDITOR
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job within the first three months after graduation. The
majority of students also expect to work hard, clocking
more than 40 hours a week in their new jobs.
Other trends revealed in the survey include most students’ preference to stay close to campus rather than their
home states when considering job opportunities, and the
importance to those surveyed of finding a position where
they can directly use the skills they learned in college.
Within the group that has already secured work after
school’s out, students rated their university career centers
and internships as the two most helpful resources to them
during their job hunts, according to Experience’s information.
As
for
what
recruiters
are
looking
for,
CareerBuilder.com’s survey found that relevant work experience, congruency with the company culture and educational background were top scorers when it comes to considering hiring new employees. Other factors include
enthusiasm and the candidate’s willingness to ask questions or offer new ideas.
E-mail Ace Stryker at [email protected].
ROBERT K. PIETRZYK
A University of
North
Florida student was recently
accepted to attend graduate
school at the University of
Geneva in Switzerland.
Magdalena Deidrich, a senior
political science major with a
minor in communications will
graduate April 28 and plans to
move to Geneva in September
and begin class in October.
Deidrich will be attending the
Graduate
Institute
of
International Studies at UG and
pursue a master’s degree in
international affairs.
“It’s a wonderful opportunity
for Magdalena to be accepted
into the graduate program,”
said Dr. Berrin Beasley, assistant communications professor.
“Studying in Geneva will afford
her amazing opportunities that
few of UNF’s graduate students
experience.”
Deidrich first learned of the
university when searching for
graduate schools online. She
said its description as the “global crossroads of diplomacy” is
what first attracted her.
“I think it’s going to be an
excellent source of contacts and
of knowledge,” Deidrich said.
The level of diversity present
in the university was also a
major factor in Deidrich’s decision. She said that she will be
one of a few Americans there.
“It’s just going to be exciting
to talk to all those people from
around the world,” she said.
The university is well know
for its work with the United
Nations, said Deidrich. She said
she plans to get her degree and
live in Europe while working as
a member of the United States
diplomatic force.
Deidrich visited the university for one week over winter
break and liked what she saw.
“I figured I should see if I like
the university if I’m going to
spend a few years of my life
there,” Deidrich said.
Attending the university will
Magdalena Deidrich, a senior political science major and minor in communications, will head to Geneva, Switzerland after she graduates April 28.
Deidrich will study at the Graduate Institute of International Studies at the
University of Geneva.
not be very expensive, according
to Deidrich. However, the cost of
living is much higher there and
will make it about equal to what
education and living expenses
are here, she said.
“I plan to get my master’s
degree and then, based on how
well that goes, I may continue on
and get my doctorate,” Deidrich
said.
Deidrich first came to UNF
two years ago after moving from
Poland. She said she never
thought she would attend graduate school in Switzerland but
that she is looking forward to
the experience.
E-mail Tami Livingston at
[email protected].
Poll finds students more invested in religion
BY JENNIFER MARTINEZ
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
WASHINGTON — A majority of U.S. college students say religion is important in their lives and that
they’re concerned about the country’s moral direction, a finding that could influence the way they vote
in upcoming elections, according to a Harvard
University Institute of Politics poll that was released
Tuesday.
In a telephone survey of 1,200 American college
students, 7 out of 10 said religion was somewhat or
very important in their lives, and 1 in 4 said they’d
become more spiritual since entering college.
Fifty-four percent said they were concerned about
the moral direction of the country.
Students who were surveyed said abortion policy,
stem cell research and gay marriage provoked questions of morality. In a finding that surprised the institute, 50 percent said the U.S. government’s response to
Hurricane Katrina raised questions of morality.
Sixty-two percent of students who identified themselves as Republicans said religion was losing its
influence on American society, while 54 percent of
Democrats said it was increasing its influence. Most
agreed, however, that a candidate’s religion wouldn’t
affect how they voted.
Jeanne Shaheen, the director of the Institute of
Politics, said in a statement that the findings showed
that “religion and morality are critical to how students think about politics and form opinions on political issues.”
“Students have gone from the `me’ generation,
Generation X, to the `we’ generation,” Shaheen said.
The poll results make it hard to define college students as liberal or conservative, based on the traditional definitions of those political views, the institute found. While 44 percent of the student population
could be considered traditional liberals and 16 percent traditional conservatives, 25 percent could be
considered religious centrists and 13 percent fall into
the secular centrist category.
American college students could play a major role
in upcoming elections. Eighteen- to 24-year-olds cast
11.6 million votes in the 2004 presidential election, 3
million more than in 2000, according to the institute.
“We do care, we are involved and we do vote,” said
Caitlin Monahan, 20, a Harvard government major
who helped formulate the poll questions and collect
data for the survey.
The institute also found that:
— College students’ opinions about potential 2008
presidential candidates Sens. Hillary Rodham
Clinton, D-N.Y., and John McCain, R-Ariz., are split.
Forty percent said they’d vote for Clinton, and another 40 percent favored McCain. The remaining 20 percent said they were unsure which candidate they
liked best.
— Only one-third approved of the job President
Bush was doing, while 59 percent disapproved. Eight
percent were unsure.
— 59 percent said they thought the country was on
the “wrong track,” 30 percent said it was on the right
track and 12 percent said they didn’t know.
— Seventy-two percent said the United Nations,
not the U.S., should lead in international crises and
resolve conflicts. Sixty-six percent said the U.S.
should deploy troops in cases of genocide or ethnic
cleansing.
— Sixty percent said the U.S. should begin to withdraw troops from Iraq.
To see which political classification you’d fall
under, go to www.iop.harvard.edu and click on IOP
Political Personality Test.
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Court to weigh blogger’s rights as journalists
BY HOWARD MINTZ
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
FILE
SAN JOSE, Calif. — At PowerPage.org,
a Pennsylvania blogger offers up a daily
menu of passionate online dish about all
things Apple Computer.
It looks like just another run-of-themill site in the vast and exploding blogosphere — advertisements, links and an
introduction that says “Publishing since
1995.”
But bloggers like Jason O’Grady, who
owns PowerPage, want to establish more
than credibility with Apple aficionados.
They see themselves as journalists, worthy of the same legal protections as
Woodward and Bernstein, The New York
Times or any other traditional form of
media.
The blogging world may soon find out
whether the highest courts in California
agree.
In a possible test of what, exactly, is a
journalist in a proliferating universe of
bloggers and Web masters, a San Jose
appeals court April 19 will consider
whether sites like PowerPage are entitled
to the same protections against divulging
confidential sources as established media
organizations.
The 6th District Court of Appeal will
hear arguments in a case triggered by
Apple, which two years ago went to court
to unearth the identities of individuals
who leaked confidential information on a
new product called “Asteroid” to three
Web pages that specialize in Apple-related news. The closely watched legal spat
appears headed for the California
Supreme Court.
Cupertino, Calif.-based Apple views
the case as a direct assault on its right to
protect trade secrets against theft and distribution.
Among other things, the plans for
“Asteroid,” including an exact drawing of
the device, were posted on PowerPage.
Asteroid, which has not yet been released,
is a digital music device designed to work
with Apple’s GarageBand music software.
But Apple’s search for PowerPage’s
sources has provoked a First Amendment
backlash.
Civil liberties groups, media organizations, including the San Jose Mercury
News, and a host of bloggers and online
media have lined up against Apple, arguing that the company’s position is an
attack on a journalist’s long-held right to
protect confidential sources.
“The
First
Amendment
wasn’t
designed to protect the organized press,”
said Kurt Opsahl, a lawyer with the
Electronic Frontier Foundation who is
representing O’Grady in the case. “It was
to protect the right of the lonely pamphleteer who put a pamphlet up on the
walls. A blogger is much more akin to
those lonely pamphleteers.”
George Riley, Apple’s lead attorney,
declined to comment. In court papers,
however, Apple rejects the free speech
arguments, saying: “There is no public
interest in the theft and disclosure of
trade secrets.”
Apple is backed in the case by a coalition of high-tech companies who warn
that there is no journalistic privilege
when it comes to concealing corporate
theft. In a supporting brief written by former Stanford Law School dean Kathleen
Sullivan, the high-tech industry argues
that bloggers are “exaggerating” the First
Amendment stakes in the case.
“The First Amendment is not a shield
for fences, nor a device for laundering to
the public stolen property that happens to
consist of speech,” Sullivan wrote.
In March 2005, Santa Clara County
Superior Court Judge James Kleinberg
sided with Apple, although he did not
directly address the scope of journalistic
privilege for online information sources.
Instead, the judge concluded that Apple
had a right to find out who stole and
leaked confidential product information.
“Let there be no doubt,” the judge
wrote. “The rumor and opinion mills may
continue to run at full speed. What underlies this decision is the publishing of
information that ... fits squarely within
the definition of trade secret.”
In the appeal, PowerPage’s lawyers are
arguing that the scope of a journalist’s
privilege in California is near-absolute,
unless there is no alternative way of discovering the information.
They insist Apple has not exhausted
other ways to figure out who among the 25
or so employees with access to the inside
information could have released it to the
Web sites. Apple argues that it has
exhausted those possibilities.
O’Grady did not respond to an e-mail
request for an interview. But in a declaration filed with the 6th District, he warned
that allowing Apple to expose his sources
would undermine PowerPage’s ability to
examine the company in the future.
O’Grady said his Web page depends on
the flow of confidential information for
its authoritative glimpse into Apple.
Meanwhile, legal experts say the
courts will have a hard time excluding
bloggers from journalistic protections at
a time when most media are blending into
the online world.
Eugene Volokh, a University of
California-Los Angeles law school professor who operates a popular legal blog
called the “Volokh Conspiracy,” said it
would make “no sense” for the courts to
treat individual online publishers different than Slate or the Los Angeles Times.
“I think trying to distinguish between”
different types of journalists has “always
been difficult,” Volokh said. “The advent
of online publications makes it nearly
impossible.”
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BY JENNA STROM
FEATURES EDITOR
With graduation around the corner, students are preparing to embark on a
journey that will serve as the beginning of the rest of their lives. For four years
students have succumbed to text books for long hours and spent seemingly
endless amounts of time satisfying meticulous requirements set by teachers
to reach the light at the end of the tunnel - a bachelor’s degree.
Some have changed majors three or four times and some have known
they were destined for law school from the moment they learned to argue
with their parents. But the one thing most people share after graduation is
the search to find the perfect job. Whether the job seeker is looking for
an entry-level position that will generate enough income to pay the bills,
or their dream job in the mayor’s office, the application process can be
intimidating.
The best way to search for a job is to take a direct approach by sending out applications and to network your name, said Rick Roberts,
director and liaison of the Education & Human Services Department at
the University of North Florida.
He said 14-18 percent of people obtain jobs through advertisements, 33 percent obtain jobs through direct approach and 33 percent through networking.
The direct approach involves performing research on different companies that are of some interest to the job seeker. In this
approach, record keeping and time management are crucial,
because, through this approach, a student can contact hundreds of
employees by calling and sending out applications to a few employers each day, he said.
Roberts recommended that students who use the direct
approach should log the dates when they send letters, dates when
they commit to call and confirm companies have received the letters,
write down interview times and keep track of desirable employers who do
not have current job openings.
“It takes between 3 and 9 months to find a job you really want,” he
said. “The problem occurs when people send out 20 applications instead of
300. They’re looking at 1.5 years because they didn’t put in time and
effort.”
When interviews start and job offers begin, students who know what
they are looking for will be able to target a company that best suits their
needs. Roberts advised students to take a temporary job that satisfies
financial needs while hunting for ideal companies. Then students can pay
bills and search for the job they believe will make them happiest.
“A tendency in recent graduates is to take the first job that comes
along,” he said. “A lot of times it’s not what you really want.”
Students who are unsure of where they want to work should complete
self-assessments, he said. Students who have a grasp on their budget
requirements, their travel expectations and whether they want to work in
a small or large organization can more easily make decisions concerning
careers.
Adversely, taking a smaller, entry-level job will help recent graduates
gain experience and give them a chance to network for other jobs,
Roberts said.
Along with a change in environment, some students are rudely awakened when they venture into the workforce. After accepting a job right
out of college, they should expect significant changes in time and
schedule regiments. Not only will graduates no longer be able to
sleep through an 8 a.m. class and role out of bed at noon, but they’ll
also be expected to go in as early as 6-7 a.m. and stay until 6-7
p.m., according to quintcareers.com.
After completing the more than 100 credit hour requirement
to obtain a degree, there is still much to learn through the
challenges of a career, according to the Web site.
Upon landing a job, the site advises students to
stay realistic and to remain prepared to negotiate
salary and job offers. A college degree doesn’t guarantee an individual a job, and students should
be aware that future employers might
not be as impressed with their
resumes as they are.
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Employers spy on job seekers through Facebook
BY JULIE FORSTER
KNIGHT RIDDER TRIBUNE
BY ZAN GONANO
ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
It seems another year has
flown by, and summer is here.
To the seniors who are graduating, good luck with your future
endeavors and keep it real, don’t
let someone mold you into something you don’t want to be.
For the freshman, you’re
stoked moving out of the dorms
and into your first place.
Remember to keep a solid balance between schooling and partying. No matter what you do or
where you go, the music will still
be there, just as it is right here in
Jacksonville.
At Freebird Live, there is
music Thursday, Friday and
Saturday night from bands I’ve
never heard of, but if you are
feeling adventurous, check it out.
Tickets are only $5. On Thursday,
southern rocker Dickey Betts
makes a stop at Freebird. Tickets
for the events range from $12-$25.
Coming up in May, the schedule is nowhere near full, but on
the 16th, Blues Traveler plays
Freebird with tickets costing $30.
Also in May, Medeski, Martin
and Wood play Freebird on the
20th with tickets most likely costing around $20. Don’t forget the
Blueground Undergrass CD
release party on Cinco de Mayo
at Freebird. Tickets are $10.
There is also a bunch of stuff
going on in town in the next couple of weeks as well. On Tuesday
at the Florida Theatre blues legend, B.B. King will play. Doors
open at 8 p.m. Also on Tuesday,
All American Rejects, Fall Out
Boy, From First to Last and
Hawthorne Heights will cry their
eyes out on the stage at
Jacksonville Veterans Memorial
Arena. Country rocker Kenny
Chesney shows up next week for
a show playing Veterans
Memorial Arena on Friday the
28th.
Don’t forget, there are plenty
of free local bands that play
around town, such as Pili Pili,
who play at Fly’s Tie on
Wednesdays and at Caribee Key
on Friday and Saturdays. Also,
De Lions of Jah, who I am quite
impressed with, can be seen at
Twisted Sisters on Thursday
nights and Fly’s Tie on Sundays.
Once again, for those of you
who listened to me ramble in
this column during the year, I
appreciate it. I hope to be back
for another semester bringing
you the best the street has to
offer.
E-mail Zan Gonano at
[email protected].
professional decisions,” she said.
To Ryan Schunk’s point of view,
what he does in his personal life is
not an employer’s business. He’s
not swayed by warnings from professors and isn’t about to change
what is posted on his Facebook
page.
For one, Schunk’s friend posted
a picture of Schunk dancing on
the stage at a bar after having had
too much to drink. While the
University of Minnesota Duluth
junior admits that it’s not a flattering photo, he’s not about to be
cowed by the specter of employers
peeking in on his personal life.
“Whether or not they are going
to or not, that’s fine, but I don’t
think it’s any of their business,”
Schunk said. “You get to the point
where, then you have to start
watching what you are doing in
your private life. It just seems
ridiculous.”
Schunk’s 18-year-old sister
Reyanna, is more cautious. She
diligently edits her entries on
KRT
Worried that potential employers might peruse online postings
at Facebook, Steve Lindgren used
privacy settings to shut off access
to his profile, pictures and musings to all but a limited circle of
friends.
His friends will see that his
favorite quote comes from Homer
Simpson, that he makes a mean
PB&J sandwich and they’ll see
photos of his travels and “random
partying.” All college humor type
of stuff, Lindgren says, acknowledging that it’s still not anything
he’d want an employer to see.
“I’m not ashamed of anything
but it would be easy to get a different perspective of who I am,” said
the 22-year-old St. Cloud State
University senior who is interviewing for finance jobs. “If I am
directing it towards my friends,
employers are probably not going
to be too impressed with the profile.”
As more students and young job
seekers turn to social networking
sites such as MySpace, Friendster
and Facebook to connect with
friends and write about their personal lives, employers and
recruiters are following right
behind. They are tapping into
Internet search engines to cull
information about job candidates.
Job seekers have reason to
worry: In some cases employers
and recruiters are using the information to weed out candidates.
Three quarters of 102 executive
recruiters surveyed last fall by
ExecuNet, of Norwalk, Conn. said
they use search engines as part of
the process to uncover information about job candidates. More
than one-in-four said they have
eliminated candidates due to what
they found about the person on the
Internet.
There’s an explosion in the
amount of personal material being
launched into cyberspace by people who seemingly have no qualms
about revealing details of their
sexual escapades or not-so-hidden
desires.
They’ll carry digital cameras to
bars and parties and post photos of
drunken friends to their web pages
and to those of their friends.
In a few years, Internet searches on job candidates will become
even more commonplace, predicts
Minneapolis employment attorney
Tamara Olsen. She advises those
who bare their souls and, um,
other things online should consider the consequences.
“The Internet is like a billboard
or painting on the side of a building,” said Olsen, who advises companies on electronic communication issues. “But because people
are doing the communicating from
a computer in their bedroom, they
think of the Internet as private.
Right now we are in a funny place
where people are posting private
things and they have no idea how
public it really is.”
In Minnesota, it is generally not
unlawful for an employer to take
into account personal information
found on the Internet in making
hiring decisions. Of course, it’s
illegal to make hiring decisions
based on sex, race, color, religion,
or national origin. In most cases,
job candidates will never know the
reason why they were turned
down or that the employer was
looking at their postings in the
first place.
Morgan Kinross-Wright, director of the undergraduate career
center at the University of
Minnesota’s Carlson School of
Management, said there is so
much buzz about recruiters reading Facebook postings that she is
considering a “town hall” meeting
with students to drive home the
point that what they post online
could affect their future.
“Recruiters are using what is
on their personal space to make
Employers are going the extra mile and researching job seekers’ personal
lives on Web sites such as MySpace and Facebook.
MySpace, asking herself what the
managers would think at the
restaurant where she works.
Reyanna, who attends Century
College in White Bear Lake, says
she doesn’t want to give the
impression that she only has a
party side. “MySpace can really
give out the wrong image of someone,” she said. “It all depends what
you put up there.”
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Students promote awareness
of human rights in Tibet
Students have formed a club to help
Tibet break away from Chinese
control
BY JAMIE BERUBE
BY MIKE PINGREE
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
CREATIVE CONCEPTS
Students for a Free Tibet is a group on campus
that is working to restore human rights for Tibet
and is seeking support from additional students.
“Our mission is to open students’ eyes to the
oppression and genocide that is occurring in
nations such as Tibet,” said Cherri Czajkowski, a
freshman anthropology major and member in the
group.
The mission of SFT is to free the nation from
Chinese occupation in addition to making conditions better in Tibet, according to studentsforafreetibet.com.
Students for a Free Tibet is a grassroots organization seeking to expose the conditions of a suffering country that many would unknowingly
overlook on a map. Wedged between China and
India, Tibet registered a total population of 2.7386
million in 2004, according to the China Tibet
Information Center. The figure represents more
than a number - it represents a silenced people
desperate for justice, independence and peace.
Chinese troops invaded Tibet in 1949 - a time
when it was an independent nation. Tibet’s weak
army and lack of efficient equipment to resist
Chinese forces led to a loss of freedom. The country has been under Chinese rule since 1959. The
occupation has strangled Tibetan culture of its
religious, speech and language since the invasion.
Members of SFT are compassionate for people
living in Tibet. Knowing that there is a problem is
the first step in working to make an active change,
Czajkowski said.
Members in the group feel a sense of apathy
surrounding U.S. culture and toward the needs of
Tibet.
“We have the capacity to tackle this problem
and help Tibet; some of us just haven’t or won’t
recognize that power,” said vice president of SFT
and freshman nursing major Luke Guardo. “We’re
taught to pursue personal success and status in a
very privileged country, when there are people in
countries like Tibet, being deprived of basic
human rights we take advantage of.”
The SFT’s campaign for Tibet includes nonviolent actions such as mass letter writing, phone
calls to state and federal politicians and educating
others about current conditions.
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The native people of the mountainous region of Tibet
who are oppressed by the Chinese government are the
focus of a human rights group on campus.
Without support of other students, the group is
limited on how much they can help Tibet, said
Danier Baxter, a freshman majoring in sociology.
“It may seem like our actions are small in scale
but as SFT grows on this campus and on college
campuses around America, we’ll hopefully begin
to see change,” he said.
Members of SFT at UNF are seeking to make
students aware of the plight of this nation. They
hope to motivate others to take advantage of their
resources, voices and time to stand up for this
cause.
“Grassroots organizations like SFT receive a
lot of criticism for not really being able to change
a whole lot, but if we work to inform as many people as possible, the solidarism of group effort has
enormous capabilities,” said Kelly Heber, president of SFT and freshman international studies
major.
“Too many people are indifferent to current
events, with the mindset that we can’t change distant problems, but through education on this issue
and those like it and greater group participation,
we can.” Heber said.
Guardo recognizes the potential SFT could have
at UNF. “Many might look at the enormity of this
problem and shrug an apathetic shoulder to it,
feeling as if this cause is out of their hands. But if
individuals do not take a stand, Tibet will remain
paralyzed to its plight.”
E-mail Jamie Berube at [email protected].
BY MARGIE HINSON
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
COLUMBIA PICTURES
When producers released Memoirs of a Geisha in December 2005, it
grossed more than $57 million in the box office and won three Oscars.
The story progresses too predictably. There’s a Prince
Charming who ultimately saves
the day, but not before numerous
opportunities are disregarded,
and not before Sayuri’s heart is
hollowed by the antics of the
wicked witches in her life. The
movie doesn’t offer any hidden
messages to the rewards of perseverance, and there’s no underlying parallel for viewers to identify
with. It just plods along, one gray,
mundane day after another.
In spite of the lack of urgency
in the 145-minute, PG-13 movie,
there are some minor redeeming
qualities. The necessary sexual
content is limited and tasteful,
and there’s no profanity. The
music is enjoyable and the
SORRY TO DISTURB YOU,
I’LL BE GOING NOW ...
WHAM!
A burglar who broke into a
building in Osaka, Japan, in the
dead of night was shocked to
discover that it was the temporary residence and training center of 20 gigantic sumo
wrestlers. They carried out a
citizen’s arrest.
IT’S OK, I’M A DOCTOR
A Michigan chiropractor
was charged with groping
women’s breasts under the pretense that they were “uneven”
and required an “adjustment.”
AND SHE’S ONE OF OUR
BETTER STUDENTS
A woman attending an anger
management
class
in
Valparaiso, Ind., was arrested
after she threatened to kill a
classmate.
SHE WAS A COP!? YOU’RE
KIDDING!
A 19-year-old, driving his
mother’s car, reached out and
grabbed the rear end of a
woman jogging the streets of
Tampa, Fla., and then sped off.
The lady turned out to be a
‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ easy to forget
Memoirs of a Geisha, recently
released on DVD, isn’t a terrible
movie; it’s just glum. It doesn’t
evoke empathy, sympathy or sorrow. There are no happy moments
or fearful encounters, and squirts
of compassion don’t last long
enough to finish chewing one
Milk Dud. I’m an emotional
sponge, but I was neither reduced
to the edge of my seat nor left sitting camouflaged amid used
Kleenex tissues for the duration
of this cinematic trek.
It’s a story about an impoverished and naïve Japanese girl who
grows up relying on infatuation,
hope and grit for survival after
she is unwillingly thrown into the
coarse, backstabbing world of
manipulation, greed and jealousy.
The odds are stacked against
the 9-year-old from the first scene.
Her mother is dying, and her
father sells her sister and her to a
shadowy man who then deposits
them into the equivalency of an
American brothel. Sadly, she is
immediately separated from her
sister and forced into semi-slavery
by the “lady” of the house and a
“wicked stepsister.”
The situation contains adequate adversity to make the plot
riveting, but it falls short. The
tasks and punishments she
endures aren’t vile enough to
arouse pity or curiosity, and outsmarting her captors seems desirable, but not vital.
HONEY, I THINK WE NEED
COUNSELING
Two months after meeting
her in Hong Kong in 2001, a New
York millionaire married a
woman who turned out to be a
great disappointment. For
example,
she
apparently
enjoyed having sex for money at
their luxurious home while he
was at work, and used $1 million
of his money to buy a brothel
back in China.
She also taught their young
son to insult him in Chinese,
telling the husband they were
terms of endearment. Among
the things she taught the boy to
say: “You are stupid, because
your wife is sleeping with other
men.”
morsels of insight into a geisha’s
lifestyle are intriguing. There are
a few mildly amusing tidbits of
wit and a couple of satisfactory
jabs at the brusqueness of the
American soldiers’ behavior.
The overall story has the necessary ingredients to be fascinating, engaging and informative,
but, unfortunately, it falls off its
platform flip-flops. There are too
many cat fights among cranky
has-been geishas, and there’s not
enough substance for edification.
I’d only suggest renting “Memoirs
of a Geisha” on a gloomy day so
the atmosphere indoors matches
the atmosphere outdoors.
E-mail Margie Hinson at [email protected].
deputy sheriff. She wrote down
the license plate number, and
her colleagues showed up at
mommy’s house shortly afterward.
OK SLEEPYHEAD, TIME TO
GET UP
A
heavily
intoxicated
woman climbed into the back
seat of a car in a parking lot in
Bloomington, Ind., to get some
sleep. She was so drunk that she
didn’t realize that she had gotten into a cop car, which was in
the police department lot. After
her nap, she had to be let out by
police officers because the back
doors of squad cars do not open
from the inside. She was
charged with public intoxication.
OH HONEY, I’M HOME ...
WHO’S THIS?
While his wife was at their
second home in Florida, a man
allowed a woman to live in their
Indiana home while she prepared to answer charges of running a house of prostitution.
The wife found out about this
arrangement and immediately
filed for divorce.
WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR
PATRONAGE
Burglars broke into a bar in
Amstetten, Austria, and were
cleaning out the safe when a
drunk staggered in and asked
for a beer. They gave him free
drinks until he passed out, and
then they fled with the loot.
HEY, HOLD ON, I’M THE
VICTIM HERE!
A man went to police in
Chicago and reported that a
woman had stolen some of his
jewelry. But he was arrested
when he admitted that the
woman in question was a prostitute he had solicited for intimate services.
E-mail Mike Pingree at
[email protected].
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BY JENNIFER NAPIER
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The Flaming Lips play slow-paced beats with acoustic guitar rifts that
sound similar to Led Zepplin and the Beatles.
really shines, I would pick My
Cosmic Autumn Rebellion. It
made me think of a 1980s
Japanese animated film with
birds, trees and nature all
around. Just as the lyrics are
played “only a fool believes that
WARNER BROS. RECORDS
Fr i., Ap r il 21
It’s a constant struggle, it’s
man versus the universe and
it’s fate and nature — the MYSTICS. The Flaming Lips’ new
album “At War with the
Mystics” is about a constant
struggle of man versus the
unknown and is presented in a
pop/rock/electric orgasm of
sounds and trippy mind visuals.
As a great success to the earlier “Yoshimi Battles the Pink
Robots” album, it has the same
quality and motion but a bit
more rock in certain spots to
make songs catchier and easier
to sing along to. The different
electronics and the dynamics
throughout the melodies
amazed me, especially paired
with an acoustic guitar and
slow-paced beats that are showcased in the second half of It
Overtakes Me. This section
pulled a very subdued, mellow
feeling much like a chill section
in a Led Zeppelin song. It also
held a style similar to Pink
Floyd’s The Wizard Turns On
and the Beatles’ The W.A.N.D.
I have to say that listening to
music through iTunes helps to
enhance the music trip to great
heights. Listening to Mystics
with stroke-inducing visuals
and higher quality stereo equipment can only improve this
album and make it what it truly
is — a surround sound album
in the making.
If you are looking for something catchy and something
pop-ish, listen to It Overtakes
Me. The first half of this song
is appealing, because it has
such great sing-ability and actually could have stood alone as a
great single. This song paired
with The W.A.N.D. (think
Magical Mystery Tour), The
Yeah Yeah Yeah Song and Free
Radicals are great rock beats.
But if you are looking for a
more experimental Flaming
Lips, turn to tracks four
through six. Vein of Stars is a
good one to start with — it is
very Yoshimi and is easily recognizable as Flaming Lips. I got
a quaint little circling effect. It
was like being in a planetarium. Vein of Stars is flowing,
hypnotic, and it’s definitely one
of my favorites. The Wizard
Turns On is something I would
have expected on a soundtrack
for an old 1970s sci-fi movie or
series like Doctor Who. It’s brilliance similar to Pink Floyd’s
album titled Dark Side of the
Moon.
If I had to pick one song that
he is different from the birds in
the sky.” This is the essence of
the album — humans fighting
and coexisting with the universe, fate and nature.
E-mail Jennifer Napier at [email protected].
Meanwhile, in another part of town...
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• Jesus appeared to me. I will speak in public.
This guy is trying to sell people a lecture to tell
them the cure of cancer and the exact location
of heaven for only $25,000. I think Pat
Robertson and Benny Hinn tried the same thing,
but they knock you down for free.
• Mullet wig, a bargain at $13.99. Why not grab
this neck warmer at this great price and impress
your girlfriend with your new Billy Ray Cyrus doo. All you need now
is a Hemi...sweeet.
Sun., April 23
• Jacksonville Christian
Life Sunday Worship,
8:30 a.m., RSC, room
1700
ZAN GONANO
• Advertise on my belly and choose my baby’s
name. This lady wants you to pay to advertise on
her belly until the baby is born and to pick the first
and middle name of her baby. The price is
$12.99. This is an absolute atrocity; the lady
might as well just sell the child. In fact, today only,
the baby’s twin will be thrown in absolutely free.
BY ZAN GONANO
ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
By Donald Postway
Mo n ., Ap r
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• Girrl Ta
Women’s lk, 4:15 p.m.,
Center
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Tue ., Ap r
25
inal
r Time F
u
O
f
o
• Music 7:30 p.m.,
Concert, Center
Fine Arts
Hostel [Unrated
Widescreen
Edition] (DVD)
— Another day,
another slashergore
movie.
Whenever
a
studio
announces a new one, the
stocks in fake blood companies skyrocket.
U l t i m a t e
F i g h t i n g
Championship
C l a s s i c s Volume 4 (DVD)
— Sure, these
guys are pretty tough. But
why do so many matches end
with one guy straddling the
other?
ThundercatsSeason
2,
Volume 1 (DVD)
— This DVD can
be sold as an
abstinence tool
for young men. Once a
woman sees it, it’s almost
guaranteed he will not be
getting any.
O
r
a
l
Fixation vol.
2 - Hips Don’t
Lie- Shakira
(CD) — This
title reflects
the thought process behind
most decisions men make.
That’s why all male-targeted
advertisements
contain
women in bikinis.
Saint’s
Row
(XB360)
—
Christians
be
warned,
this
“saintly” game is
about gang violence, expensive
clothes and giving your car
bling.
Final
Fantasy
XI: Treasures of
Aht
Urhgan
(PS2/XB360/PC)
— The Japanese
video game continues to educate American
kids by teaching them
Roman numerals.
Looking for an authentic atmosphere in which to shake your
maracas for Cinco de Mayo, well look no further than Castillo
de Mexico. The restaurant and bar located in Jax Beach has
scrumptious Mexican food and an array of margaritas sure to
please anyone's south of the border appetite.
Castillo de Mexico has a wide variety of dishes from which
to choose. Appetizers range from various styles of nachos, dips
and empanadas as well as stuffed jalapenos. Diners are also
given complimentary chips and salsa. Dinner includes old
standbys such as marinated steak fajitas, carne asada served
with a quesadilla, chimichangas, burritos, soft and hard tacos
and enchiladas smothered in a delectable mexican sauce. The
restaurant also has several salads for the healthier eaters
including a shrimp salad and a fajita salad and an authentic
spicy Mexican soup of the day. If not everyone in the group
wants Mexican food, try the Mexican burger or the Mexican
chicken sandwich, both just slight twists on the American
favorites. Most of the dishes are available with chicken or beef
and in some cases shrimp. Prices are reasonable and range
from $6-$12 for dinner. For lunch, Castillo de Mexico has a fully
loaded buffet for $6.89 that has just about everything on the
menu in it. Lunch specials are also available such as huevos
rancheros and flautas. The lunch menu prices range from $4.95$6.89. For extra flavor or a little heat try any of Castillo’s homemade sauces that range from mild typical red sauce to a mole
sauce which includes ingredients such as Mexican chocolate.
If margaritas float your boat Castillo has you covered. The
bar has plenty of these tasty treats in a variety of flavors and
has a 2 for 1 happy hour until 7 p.m. nightly. In addition, the
restaurant also has homemade sangria for those looking to
sample this Mexican treat. The bar also features a full selection
of liquor and beer including Corona, Modelo and Dos Equis.
With Cinco de Mayo approaching, Castillo has it covered.
Generally the establishment has quite a party with drink specials and music that spills outside onto the patio. Join the party
at 1222 South 3rd St.
E-mail Zan Gonano at [email protected].
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
New friends and
potential lovers
will now ask
for
special
consideration.
Family
disruptions, complex
m o n e y
March 21 - April 20 d e c i s i o n s
or
rare
power struggles in the home
may be a constant distraction
this week. Your patience will be
acknowledged and appreciated.
After mid-week, offer advice
and wait for subtle signals of
approval: friends and lovers
will soon share their innermost thoughts.
Business officials may this week
announce fast policy
changes
or
improved
team
assignments.
After
several
weeks of slow
April 21 - May 20
progress, individual success and
group accomplishments are available. Take the initiative and ask for
a more public role in daily projects. Bosses or managers will welcome
your
enthusiasm.
Wednesday through Saturday, a
complex romantic proposal may
require discussion.
Brief love affairs
will now adopt a
serious or publicly
emotional
tone.
Passionate
outbursts are temporary, so not to
May 21 - June 21
worry. Do, however, clearly define
your short-term needs and longterm expectations. Later this
week, potential lovers may request
a firm declaration of your private
loyalties. Trust your instincts: new
relationships will take extra time
to establish. Friday through
Sunday, avoid excess spending:
home budgets and new family
expenses may be draining.
Before Wednesday,
workplace officials
may demand the
full disclosure of
recent decisions
or sensitive documents. Carefully
June 22 - July 22
verify all legal
needs and job regulations. Poorly defined facts or
mistaken numbers may now cause
lengthy delays. Later this week,
your integrity may be briefly questioned: remain dedicated to reliable business sources and all will
be well. After Saturday, romantic
triangles and social jealousies are
highlighted: go slow and watch for
subtle clues.
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Lasha Seniuk’s
Emotional changes
in romantic relationships may now
signal the end of
silent disagreement and doubt.
Loved ones are
strongly motiJuly 23 - Aug. 22
vated to review
yesterday's
promises.
After
Wednesday, key decisions from
several months ago may demand
discussion. Reaffirm your lifestyle
choices and goals: shared ideals
will soon prove rewarding. Friday
through Sunday, loved ones may
ask for extra private time.
Private romantic
attractions
now
offer excitement.
Early this week, a
friend or lover may
reveal an unusual
flirtation or the
past history of a
key relationship. Aug. 23 - Sept. 22
Avoid gossip or
group speculation, if possible, and
wait for confirmation. Minor facts,
important emotional details or
mistaken comments may now be
easily
exaggerated.
After
Wednesday, a quiet business proposal may usher in a new era of
financial rewards
Employment
and
financial speculation
may this week
reveal new career
options. Study the
recent experiences
of friends or
Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 close relatives for
valuable hints. A
creative approach to long-term
goals will be needed: use this time
to re-establish forgotten business
ideals, begin job searches or
explore postponed partnerships.
Late Thursday, a close friend may
announce an unexpected romantic
or lifestyle change. Remain diplomatic: passionate responses will
not be trusted.
Job negotiations
and special contracts may this
week provide
unique business opportunities.
Ask
key
officials for Oct. 24 - Nov. 22
detailed
explanations of recent promotions, policy changes or
workplace
needs.
Rare
assignments
or
verbal
agreements will create valuable pathways to success.
Don't hesitate to accept difficult or controversial projects. Friday through Sunday,
friends and lovers may be
moody
or
unresponsive.
Remain patient: powerful breakthroughs will soon take precedence.
Delicate social triangles
will
require diplomacy over the next
few days. Close
work mates and
long-term
Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 friends
may
soon challenge
or contradict established plans. A
recent phase of confusing priorities between friends now needs to
be publicly clarified: stay focused
and don't allow others to assume
your affections or loyalties have
shifted.
Confidence and group
optimism now return.
Some Capricorns
will this week
expand
their
social
goals,
family commitments
and
Dec. 22 - Jan. 20
romantic obligations. Fitness,
emotional health and revised
goals may play a key role. Ask
friends or loved ones for suggestions. After mid-week, a rekindled
awareness of intimacy, trust and
sensuality will be a top priority.
Romantic partners may expect a
meaningful display of loyalty and
affection. Be expressive: bold statements will bring clarity.
Minor attractions
between
colleagues may this
week be quickly
misinter preted.
Avoid overstating
your views, feelings or shortJan. 21 - Feb. 19
term social goals.
Before Thursday, potential friends
or new co-workers may be easily
influenced by open discussions,
perceived flirtations or new suggestions. Stay alert and, if possible, avoid complex emotional questions. Later this week, ask a close
friend or relative for financial
assistance or practical advice.
Tuesday through
Thursday,
watch
finances closely for
unexpected errors
or
last-minute
expenses.
Home
duties and family
planning
may
Feb. 20 - March 20
this week demand
extra dedication.
Outline clear debt schedules or
ongoing money expectations: at
present, loved ones may require
steady guidance to reach established short-term goals. After midweek, a close friend or relative may
publicly resolve recent feelings of
romantic doubt. Provide new
ideas: optimism is returning.
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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
Stop complaining, start participating
BY VALERIE MARTIN
SPORTS EDITOR
Day in and day out, I have people ask
me when the University of North Florida
will get a football team.
But what those people, and many
other students on campus, don’t realize
is that, without the support from students at other sporting events, the school
is not going to put up the money for a
football team if they don’t think anyone
is going to show up to watch the games.
At the men’s basketball game against
Jacksonville University last semester,
the capacity of the event was the highest
UNF ever had.
There were 3,013 students, faculty and
various fans at that game.
With a school that currently has more
than 15,000 students, the school is going
to need to see more students at games for
the sports we have now, before it is going
to start up a new sport.
There are ample ways that students
can show support to the school and its
athletic programs, such as joining The
Flock, showing up at games or participating in Intramurals.
The more UNF students there are who
show school spirit, the more the school is
going to think about adding another
sport.
The Flock is UNF’s school spirit program.
At all games, there is a special ‘Flock’
section where the members of the program can all sit together and be one loud
bunch of students.
There are 275 students who are
enrolled as members of The Flock as of
now. The goal for the 2006-07 school year
is 500 students.
The Flock is looking for committed
officers to take the reign in getting more
students involved in school sports.
“I’d love to see more students show up
to more athletic events; however, I’m
very pleased at the progress this school
has made this past year,” said Elliot
Darkatsh, director of marketing for UNF.
Although the school has taken a lot of
steps forward this year in terms of
school spirit, there’s always room for
improvement.
North Florida has many sports that
fans can attend.
Volleyball, men’s and women’s
soccer, indoor and outdoor
track and field, men’s and
women’s cross country,
men’s and women’s
tennis,
swimming, golf, men’s and women’s basketball, baseball and softball are all
Division I sports in which UNF participates.
Since UNF is finishing up it’s interim
year as a D-I school, it can only be
assumed that more students would
attend games on a regular basis.
The baseball team played the
University of Florida for the first time
April 4, where more than 1,000 fans
showed up to watch the Ospreys.
They also had the chance to particpate in the exhibition against Aoyama
Gakuin University, the four-time
National champions from Japan, in their
first game of the series at UNF.
Intramural sports run year round,
from one-day events to leagues that last
four tosix weeks, depending on the sport.
The sports include, in the fall, 7-on-7
flag football, outdoor soccer, volleyball
and 3-on-3 basketball.
The spring sports are 4-on-4 flag football, co-rec softball, 5-on-5 basketball and
indoor soccer.
Throughout the year, various one-day
events for students and faculty to
participate in consist of
slip-n-slide kickball,
innertube water
polo, home run
derby, sand
volleyball, dodgeball, ultimate frisbee
and a mini-triathlon.
By getting involved in these activities,
it would show that students take enough
pride in their school to spend extra
hours playing sports that they sit and
watch others play on a daily basis.
Intramurals give students who never
thought they would be able to play college sports a chance to be college athletes.
To further the rivalry between UNF
and Jacksonville University, the city
came up with a trophy for the school that
wins the most games against the other.
The SunTrust River City Rumble
allows athletes from UNF and
Jacksonville to compete for the SunTrust
Old Wooden Barrel in a total of 20
matches between the two schools.
The barrel will be placed in the
Athletic Department office of whichever
school wins the majority of the games
against the other for the 2006-07 school
year.
So instead of constantly asking when
UNF is going to get a football team, try
asking your friends when they’re going
to start showing up to games at school.
E-mail Valerie Martin at [email protected].
ILLUSTRATION: ROBERT PIETRZYK
PAGE 22
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
SPORTS
North Florida ends home season
FROM THE
CHEAP SEATS
Ospreys excited to play Jacksonville for
SunTrust Old Wooden Barrel
BY VALERIE MARTIN
SPORTS EDITOR
David Rosenblum, Senior, Journalism
People do strange things. They
swallow flaming swords, put a tattoo of Eeyore over their heart or
post almost-nude photos of themselves on Myspace for all to see.
But playing video games for
hours, who hasn’t done that?
There aren’t too many guys that
couldn’t admit that they’ve sat in
front of a TV with a few buddies,
Madden 2006 playing on the
screen and the girlfriend pleading
with them to get off the game for
just a minute.
But 24-year-old Conor
Lastowka played a game for
hours and had a legit excuse for
why he did. He wanted to re-create the 1986 World Series.
For those of you who don’t
know what happened back then,
Boston Red Sox first baseman Bill
Buckner let a simple ground ball
pass through his legs, allowing a
winning run to score, thus sending the series into game seven
and the Mets were declared the
champions of the end. It was a
famous moment in Red Sox failure. For those familiar with
games, such as Madden, they’ll
know that some historic games
are already re-created. But never
have they been used as a complete video.
You see, Lastowka, a former
database manager, became
obsessed with the ‘86 series after
seeing it while in college a few
years ago. A video game nut, he
came across a contest on a Web
site for a video that satirizes pop
culture. So Lastowka thought it
would be cool to play an exact
replica of the game and save it as
a video.
His love for the original
Nintendo, the one that looked
more like a safe than a video
game console, brought him to use
a game that dated back in the late
1980s, RBI Baseball. The players
looked something more like they
did in the 1940s, short, round and
white, and the flow of the game
brings back memories of the
Atari 2600. Yet, Lastowka played
the game on his emulator, saving
it minute by minute and making
sure he got the stats down exact.
When it was time to play the bottom of the 10th inning, Lastowka
spent four hours alone trying to
match it.
Four hours playing a video
game? People spend a half a day
at work, play 18 holes of golf and
drive from Jacksonville to West
Palm Beach in four hours. But
playing a game, some parts over
and over just to get it right, that
is as crazy as those who actually
sat around and brainstormed
about “Dancing with the Stars.”
The video itself is actually
pretty amazing to watch.
Lastowka actually spliced the
voice from Vin Scully, who called
that particular game, into the
video, which added another six
hours to the project. For the
eight minutes it runs - and it’s
fairly easy to search for on the net
- it’s well worth the time for any
sports fan.
E-mail Dave Rosenblum at [email protected].
Track finishes first season
BY HOLLI WELCH
ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR
The University of North
Florida Track and Field
team concluded its premier
out-door spring season April
6 at the Atlantic Sun
Championship in Clermont,
Fla. The women took fifth
place with 62 points, while
the men placed sixth with 15
points.
Junior
All-Conference
athlete Emily Kohler and
sophomore Dale Simmons,
who took Championship
titles in their events, led the
Ospreys throughout the
meet. Kohler finished first
in the Javelin throw, reaching 39.23, while Simmons
took the 800meter with a
time of 1:56.38.
Kohler was also awarded
the Most Outstanding Field
Performer honor after successfully
competing
in
javelin, high, long and triple
jump. Already posting her
career high in the high jump
at a previous Clermont
meet, Kohler took second
place with 1.65m. She also
placed fourth in both the
long jump (5.67m) and triple
jump (10.97m).
Sophomore
Amanda
Davey followed her lead, tak-
ing second in the 5000m with
a time of 17:54.16. She also
finished third in the 10,000m
(37:22.48), running the event
for the first time this season.
North Florida took second in the 800m as Golden
Creavy finished with a time
of 2:16.57 and Evelyn Moore
running close behind with
2:23.03, finished 10th.
Ospreys Sarah Coghlan
and Kelly Hunter finished
strong in the 300m steeplechase, with Coghlan taking
third and Hunter in sixth.
Another sixth place finish
was captured for North
Florida
with
Kaitlyn
Granger in the 1,500m
(4:55.89). Kelly Marshall followed close behind, coming
in at eighth (5:00.89).
For the men, the 800m
event posted two other top-10
finishes with Ken Magee in
sixth (1:57.27) and Marvin
Moore in 10th (2:00.02).
Magee flew high once more
for the Ospreys taking
fourth in the 1,500m (1:56.38),
while Bryan Gering finished
11th with a time of 4:13.08.
Goran Kosic finished seventh place in the 10,000m,
while finishing ninth in the
500m with a time of 16:15.14.
E-mail Holli Welch at
[email protected].
VALERIE MARTIN
Virtual recreation of
1986 World Series
The University of North Florida softball team
will close its 2006 home season April 19 after a doubleheader against Jacksonville University.
“We’ve got nothing to lose.” said junior centerfielder Christina Evans. “We’re confident, we’ve
been hitting the ball really well and we’re excited to
play.”
The games will conclude the 2005-06 SunTrust
Old Wooden Barrel rivalry. Jacksonville is in the
lead with 10 barrels, while North Florida has seven.
Depending on how the men’s golf team finishes
in today’s final round at the Atlantic Sun
Championship, the Ospreys will need to sweep the
Dolphins in today’s doubleheader.
The Ospreys will also honor the seniors of the
team between the April 19 games against the
Dolphins. Seniors Dyann Busse, Kelli Pitts, Alisha
Phillips and Kelli Richards will conclude their
intercollegiate careers at UNF’s diamond
On the road for the rest of the season, the
Ospreys’ first stop is at Marietta, Ga. to play a dou-
Junior centerfielder Christina Evans hit her first career
home run April 18 in game one against Atlantic
Armstrong State University.
bleheader against Kennesaw State University at
3 p.m.
E-mail Valerie Martin at [email protected].
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 19, 2006
PAGE 23
SPORTS
Steroids cause baseball problems
April 19
Baseball vs. Florida A&M
University, 2 p.m.
3.4 percent of male high school seniors
reported steroid use
BY BRIAN DUPUIS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Softball vs. Jacksonville
University, 6 p.m. (DH)
Golf at Atlantic Sun
Championships
April 21
Baseball vs. Kennesaw State
University, 7 p.m.
April 22
Baseball vs. Kennesaw State
University, 1 p.m. (DH)
April 29
Softball at Kennesaw State
University, 3 p.m. (DH)
Baseball at Belmont
University, 3 p.m. (DH)
April 30
Baseball at Belmont
University, 2 p.m.
May 1
Softball at Florida Atlantic
University, 6 p.m. (DH)
May 4
Softball at Stetson University,
6 p.m. (DH)
May 6
Baseball at Gardner-Webb
University, 1 p.m. (DH)
April 12
Baseball 7, Florida A&M
University 6
April 13
Softball 0, Campbell
University 1
Softball 2, Campbell
University 3
April 14
Baseball 4, New Mexico
State University 13
April 15
Softball 4, Gardner-Webb
University 1
Softball 5, Gardner-Webb
University 6
Baseball 3, New Mexico
State University 9
April 16
Baseball 17, New Mexico
State University 8
April 17
Golf finished 2nd
April 18
Softball 7, Armstrong Atlantic
State University 4
Softball 8, Armstrong Atlantic
State University 4
Baseball 8, Florida A&M
University 2
Golf finished 3rd
Steroids are a major issue in baseball, and even
players on college teams such as University of
North Florida can’t escape the issue.
“I think any performance enhancer that gives
an unfair advantage to certain athletes is a problem, not just specifically steroids,” said Mike
Gottlieb, 20, a freshman pitcher on the UNF baseball team.
When thinking of baseball, images of hot dogs,
warm weather and fathers bonding with sons
often comes to mind.
However, in the past year, steroids have commonly been added to the mental picture when
describing baseball.
Major League Baseball, under pressure from
congress, is now set to investigate Barry Bonds,
the game’s most prolific home run hitter.
The effect of this investigation could greatly
impact baseball and those who play it at all levels.
If Bonds is found to be guilty of using steroids,
his single season home run record would be tarnished.
While it remains to be seen whether or not
Bonds used steroids, some players and fans point
out that even if he did use steroids, he would still
need tremendous ability to accomplish what he’s
done.
“It might affect a pitcher’s speed or [a hitter’s]
home runs, but you’d still need coordination,” said
Renzo Sheppard, 22, a junior pitcher on the UNF
baseball team.
The impact from such findings would reach
current and future professional baseball players,
which may include UNF players, in a major way.
While the current attention is focused on Major
League Baseball, steroids could be a problem at all
levels, including college baseball.
“I’ve known guys who have used them, and they
can’t stay healthy,” Sheppard said. “They pull
hamstrings, because it dries out your muscles and
takes food out of your body.”
According to the National Institute on Drug
Abuse Web site, 3.4 percent of male high school
seniors reported steroid use, up from 2.5 percent
in 2002.
Many athletes think younger players are getting the wrong idea about steroids.
“It’s bad, because kids might see the wrong idea
and might try steroids without knowing what
they’re doing to themselves,” Sheppard said.
In the modern era of Major League Baseball,
fans are in love with the home run, and many fans
fear kids will use steroids to get stronger and hit
more home runs.
“I’ve been a baseball fan for years,” said
Laraine Pollard, 20, a junior psychology major at
North Florida.
“I think a lot of the players today look like football players more than baseball players and so definitely suspicious.”
Currently, Major League Baseball has asked
George Mitchell, a retired senator from Maine, to
lead an investigation into the allegations of
steroid use against Bonds.
Bonds has adamantly denied any claims of
steroid use.
“I don’t think Major League Baseball can afford
to have a player like Bonds be proven to be a
cheater,” Pollard said.
“He is one of the best players ever and think of
how many kids look up to him.”
The National Collegiate Athletic Association
has adopted a new drug-testing policy that will
include testing during the summer for Division I
athletes and require a loss of eligibility for one
calendar year upon testing positive, according to
an article in Baseball America by Will Kimmey.
E-mail Brian Dupuis at [email protected].
In Brief
SPORTS
Golf heads into final
round behind
Dolphins
The University of North
Florida golf team has one
round to play in the Atlantic
Sun Championship and are
sitting high in third place.
Fighting the wind, the
Ospreys left day one with
even par or better across the
board.
Freshman Jeff Dennis led
the team, shooting a 69 and
tying second in the individual race.
Teammate
Michael
O’Neil shot 71, Jeff Haglund
shot a 72, and Migul Ordonez
and Michael Giammaresi
rounded it out the first round
with 73s.
The second day left the
Ospreys three shots from the
leader,
Jacksonville
University.
With UNF continuing to
shoot below par, the Ospreys
hold a good shot at the A-Sun
Championship title.
Dennis kept stride during
round two, shooting an even
par 73, while O’Neil shot 71.
North Florida will battle
for the title in the final round
with play starting at 9:40 a.m.
Compiled by Holli Welch
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