CaptaIN`S Log BUSINeSS CeNteR

thIS WEEKEND
friday
saturday
sunday
7 p.m. - CAB and Lambda Pi Eta
present “Bachelor Babes,
Bridezillas & Husband-Hunting
Harems”, McMurran 101
8 p.m. - CAB and Santoro Hall
present “Who Killed the Boss?”,
The Commons
3:30 p.m. - Catholic Mass, The
Commons
8 p.m. - CAB presents “The
Boondock Saints II”, Anderson
Theater
10 p.m. - CAB presents “The
Boondock Saints II”, Anderson
Theater
7 p.m. - The Captain’s Log Budget
Meeting, Madison Room
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W E D N E S D A Y, M A R C H 1 0 , 2 0 1 0 | P A G E A 2
Jamming at the roller derby
By Ryan Kelly
Ryan.k el ly.0 5 @ cn u.edu The sport of roller derby has
existed in one form or another
since the early 1900s, spiking and
waning in popu larity through
the 1970s. Since the early 2000s,
the sport has witnessed a huge
revival in participation and popularity. Several all-female leagues
throughout the region hold competitions, known as bouts, on a regular basis.
O ne such or g a n i z at ion , t he
Dominion Derby Girls, is based out
of Virginia Beach. Another, the
River City Rollergirls, hails from
Richmond. On Sunday, Feb. 28,
teams from both leagues squared
off at the Haygood Skating Center
in Virginia Beach. The rules are fairly straightforward, though it’s difficult to appreciate the finesse and complexities
of the sport without witnessing it
firsthand. In its most basic form,
five players from each team start
on the small, circular track simult a neously— one ja m mer, t h ree
blockers, and one pivot. The pivots
and blockers begin in a single
pack, while the jammers start 30
feet back. Points are scored when one team’s
jammer passes members of the
opposing team. The pivots set the
pace of the pack, while the blockers
live up to their name’s expectations
and find ways to advance their own
jammer while stopping the other.
Certain intricacies exist beyond
t he b a sic s , a nd p en a lt ie s a r e
assessed for illegal blocks, but
make no mistake, roller derby is a
physical sport. Helmets and pads
are required for all participants,
who make prodigious use of them. The bouts themselves are great
spectator events, attracting anywhere from dozens to thousands
of fans. At the Haygood Skating
Center, several hundred spectators
gathered to cheer through the bout.
In the end, the Dominion Derby
Girls All Stars beat the River City
Rollergirls’ Poe’s Punishers 181-63.
The Dominion Derby Girls’ next
bout will be against the Carolina
Rollergirls on April 24. Check it out
for an evening of sports entertainment unlike anything you’ve seen
before. A wide range of concessions
are available, including meals,
snacks, soda and beer. If you’re
interested in joining up yourself,
the league is always looking for
new members and volunteers. n
For more information:
www.dominionderbygirls.net/
www.wftda.com/
All photos by ryan kelly/the captains log
When one jammer takes the lead, a referee skates with her to signal which team’s jammer is currently in front.
Be sure to visit
www.thecaptainslog.org
for our new online series,
“Shades of Blue.”
Our first feature will highlight
Ms. Linda from dining services
and her contributions to the
university over the years.
Several blockers deliver hits to skaters from the opposing team in order to
clear a path for their own jammer while impeding progress of the other.
National news briefs
Obama: Greedy health
insurers show need
for reform
GLENSI DE, Pa. — President Barack Obama began
an important political week
for his health care legislation
with a passionate argument for
its urgency Monday at Arcadia
University in Glenside, blasting the insurance industry
for skyrocketing premiums,
canceled coverage — and suffering Americans.
"We've been talking about
this for a century ... If not now,
when? If not us, who?" Obama
said to 1,800 people crammed
into the school's gym. "I don't
know how health care reform
will play politically, but I know
it's the right thing to do."
Obama said Washington's
preoccupation with the "sport
of politics" is hindering solutions to problems with the
health care system, with rising
costs and millions uninsured.
Final legislation is being cobbled together now, with fiscal
analysis by the Congressional
Budget Office due this week,
and Obama has said he wants
an up-or-down vote in Congress by March 18.
L ater t his week, Oba ma
will travel to St. Louis, in the
swing state of Missouri, to
continue pressing his case.
Pennsylvania is also a swing
state, and Montgomery County
is home to many independent
voters who have been trending
Democratic in recent national
elections. But the latest polls
suggest many independents
are skeptical of a health care
overhaul.
Toyota sends
engineers, Stanford
expert to rebut
electronics criticism
LOS ANGELES — Months
into its recall crisis, Toyota
M o t o r C o r p . l au n c h e d a
counterattack Monday, bringing out a panel of experts to
The Dominion Derby Girls celebrate their lopsided victory following
the conclusion of the bout.
debu n k a n ac adem ic who
claimed he'd found an electronic defect in its vehicles
related to sudden acceleration.
I n a presentation at t he
company's Torrance, Calif.,
operations center, five engineers disputed the findings of
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale professor David
Gilbert, who claims he can
produce an electrical fault
in Toyota vehicles without it
being detected by the vehicles'
diagnostic system.
Gilbert's findings, if true,
could bolster claims by some
Toyota motorists that they
experienced sudden acceleration without triggering a
trouble code on the vehicles'
computers.
CAPTAIN’S LOG BUSINESS CENTER
Area around Denali
National Park in
Alaska opened to
wolf hunters
ANCHOR AGE, Alaska —
The Alaska Board of Game
on Friday approved opening
the northeast periphery of the
Denali National Park and Preserve for wolf trapping.
The 4 -3 vote, over vigorous opposition of those who
wanted the wolves protected,
eliminates the current "buffer
zone" outside of park lands in
which wolf trapping was prohibited.
The decision swings in the
opposite direction of what
park authorities had asked
for. The federal authorities
had recommended expanding
the buffer zone to protect the
wolves that wander outside
the park's boundaries. Those
particular wolves are the ones
typically seen by busloads of
tourists who visit the park
every summer.
The wolf population is the
lowest it has been since 1987,
park authorities say. While
they don't know for sure why
the numbers have plummeted,
they say there has been trapping pressure on the animals.
There are about 70 wolves
left in the 6 million-acre park.
In adopting the proposal,
the board also decided to put
a moratorium on any changes
for six years.
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