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Nova Southeastern UniversityNSUWorks

The Current NSU Digital Collections

4-30-2007

The CurrentNova Southeastern University

Follow this and additional works at: http://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper

This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the NSU Digital Collections at NSUWorks. It has been accepted for inclusion in TheCurrent by an authorized administrator of NSUWorks. For more information, please contact [email protected].

NSUWorks CitationNova Southeastern University, "The Current" (2007). The Current. Paper 252.http://nsuworks.nova.edu/nsudigital_newspaper/252

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NOVA SOUTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

APRIL 30, 2007 HTTP://WWW.NSUCURRENT.COM VOLUME 17, ISSUE 28

NSU Theatre'sDirector's Festival of

One-Acts

See page 3

Final Words from the Fly

See page 14

Featured SectionsCurrent Affairs 3Sports 6Variety 11Opinion :.. 14

By Alisha VanHooseEditor-in-Chiej

Chartwells to Replace Aramark asNSU Dining Service ContractorAII-you-care-to-eat to change to a-Ia­carte declining balance system

Please See LEADERSPage 9

By Alisha VanHooseEditor-in-Chiej

The air on the second floor ofthe University Centerwas thick withanticipation on the evening ofApril26 as student leaders, organizations,members of the department ofStudent Affairs and their friendsgathered for the Student Leadership

Student LeadersHonored atAward Banquet

Photo by AliSHA VANHOOSEjThe CurrentRobin Furmanksi (on behalf of SavvySuapbookers) accepts award forService Proiect of the Year.

university."Those familiar faces

students are used to seeing ...there's a very good chance thatthose people will be retained,"said Weech.

"The NSU Glass Garden"by Dale Chihuly Unveiled

employment issue in relation to thechange in dining services, but Weechis confident that the vast majorityof Aramark employees, who arecurrently applying for positions withChartwells during the transitionperiod, will remain employed at the

After a proposal process thatinvolved site tours, presentations,and interviews, Chartwells has beenchosen to replace Aramark as thedining services contractor at NSU,starting on May 19.

According to Terry Weech,Director of Auxiliary Services, thecompany, which also serves theUniversity of Miami and FloridaAtlantic University, was chosenbecause it had "good regionalsupport," familiarity with the useof declining balance systems, and agood plan that was in keeping withwhere the university wanted to go inthe realm of food services.

Among the changes to occur,most of which were planned beforethe new company was determined,are the removal of the current all­you-care-to-eat system in favor of afood court to open in the UniversityCenter. The food court is slated toinclude Starbucks, opening in June,as well as Subway, Mama Leone'sPizza, Bamboo Asian Cuisine, andCulinaryTable, all to open in August.The HPD cafeteria will be seeing theaddition of Zana Mexicana and AuBon Pain, and the Java City cafe inthe library will be undergoing somechanges while maintaining the Boar'sHead Deli and general "connectionscafe" format.

With rumors of the cafeteriabeing taken away, a few studentshave expressed concern that the priceof food on campus will rise. Weechassured that restaurants on campuswill be no more expensive than theiroff-campus counterparts and willalso include "meal deals."

Recent. employment problemsafter the change in maintenancecontractors brought up the

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Student Leadershi Award Nominees and <WinnersEvent of the Year*Delta Phi Epsilon "Rockin"With Glitz and·Glam" Fashion ShowCatholic LIFE "Faith through Fashion"

.Female Volunteer of the YearAmy Van

Student Employee of the YearAndrea Tambasco*Sephora ReneBrandi Garcia .:...

..Community Service AwardKappa Sigma

Service Project of th~YearSavvy Scrapb~kers':

1he individuals listed below the awardare the individuals who won the award...

Advisor of the YearJennifer Bowman

Rising Star Student of the Year*Vivian Martin Del CampoIsh AberionNicole PerezAnthony Benza

Below are thelift o[irldiviquals who earned their certificate in. the EmergingLetiderCertififau ProgrtimotAcademy ofServant Leader Certificate Program

2007 Academy ofServant Leader Certificate Holders­Vivian Martin Del CampoEarl TinsleyYullyza BouzaMyriam JourdanNikita ManiarRobert Keever

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2007Emetgi"g Leader Gertifiatte HoldersStephanie DukeMelissa Corrao .Melissa CorreiaKatrina AsuncionKristine BelizaireSharein EI-TourkySammyGarcia Jr.TitinaGistElizabeth GistAkshat Bhargava .Natiesha CrossB.reana GuerardKostanstine LagosJoann LiriaTania LopezVanessa MoodyDanielle PadgettCamille WrightAndre DennisStanley EvaristeLesa PhillipsNaika Gabriel

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Senior Leader of the Year*EarITinsleySara Smith 'Ish AberionMechelle lones

Unsung Hero Award*Cherie Paul (student)Amy Taylor*Bob Hosea (stall)Akshat BhargavaAlina Tawil

Freshman Leader of the Year*Sharein EI-TourkyVanessa PerezNaika GabrielScott Schwegl~r

Rising Star Organization of theYearIndian StudentAssociationCatholic LIFE.*Commuter Student OrganizationThe NSU ConservativesBeta Theta PiAssociation ofVideo Games, Anime, Comic Books and SciFi

Sophomore Leader of the Year13reana Guerard .*Alina TawilAndrew Ibrahim

, Junior Leader of the YearRobin·Furmanski*Akshat BhargavaSammy GarciaLaxmi LalwaniBesty Jacob

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Male Vollinteerof theYearRobert Keever

Editor-in-Chief Alisha VanHoose [email protected] Editor, PauJ saneaux (, [email protected] Editor Stefani Rubino [email protected] Affairs Editor Michael Bergbauer [email protected] Editor A1ida Winslett [email protected] Writers , Jany Cabezas [email protected]............................~ ,..Tranell Mesa tranell@nova.'edu.................•..•....: ~ ...........•.......Tanya Parnes .......• ~ [email protected] Design Chief ,.: Earl Tinsley [email protected] Design Assistant., ..:: Portia Jones [email protected]'" Kristine Belizaire ; [email protected] Manager .; ~' :,..Akshat Bhargava [email protected] Advisors ; , Robin Cooper [email protected]......~ ,.., ; Eddie Jitpraphai [email protected]

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Laughing, Crying, and Darn GoodPerforming from NSUTheatre'sDirector's Festival of One-Acts

Please See ACTSPage 4

Esther Fortune, who played Miss Pat,was a great character and managed tobe funny while also giving the act adeeper meaning.

ByJany CabezasStaffWriter

Blowing away the stereotype ofChristian music, IVCF sponsored itsannual "Nova Rocks!" for the thirdtime. Bringing several Christianbands in, Nova Rocks presented arange of music that pleased the earand appealed to the crowd. "I reallylike what they're doing. It's Christianand its rock. It is something differentto do on campus," said freshmanJillian Gormley.

While Roly-O and Crimson Veratuned up their instruments and setup their equipment on the old FlightDeck stage, IVCF treasurer JoannLiria expressed her passion for theevent. "We want to foster Christianityon campus, and good music as well,"Liria said. In order to promote musicas well as Christianity, Liria explaineda plan to hold a concert every semestereven if it is not related to the annualNova Rocks concert. As well as the

Please See ROCKSPage 5

Nova RocksConcert'Amps up'the FlightDeck

Photo by MIKE PALOZZOlA/The Current"For whom the Southern BeU Tolls." Amanda (Robin Shapillo) lookingin despair at her "weird" son Lawrence (Colin Morgan) showing off hisswizzle stick collecti~n.

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stewardess from Celebrity Slave linesnamed Miss Pat takes the passengersand the audience across the middlepassage. Instead of telling the passengersto put on their seatbelts, she tells themto put on their shackles and to not rebel.

By Kristine Belizaire

Distribution Manager

To cap off the NSU Theatre'syear of illustrious productions, thetheatre presented the Director'sFestival of One-Acts, a festival ofstudent-directed works.

I have never seen one-act playsbefore and I was not sure what toexpect, but once again I was thrilled

. by the talent that was portrayed onthat stage.

The first one-act that wasperformed was "For Whom theSouthern Bell Tolls," directed byNSU student Cristina Melendez. Thisact showed a mother's need to marryoff her ."weird" son. The acting wasfabulous especially by Robyn Shapllo,who played the desperate mother, andColin Morgan, who played the sonwho was obsessed with swizzle sticks.I also liked the lighting, because itilluminated the stage and the choiceof colors made it appear bright andcheery.

"Exhibits from The ColoredMuseum," directed by DrididiByrd, a comedy that touches on thesubject ofcultural oppression and thepresent day Mrican Americans, wasvery fun to watch. There were twoExhibits that were shown. The first

Please See SACKSPage 5

he also brought in humor with "but heforgot the event soon after, so it wasn'tas bad as if could have been!"

Identity is intensely engraved-within one's system. "Identity is lodged

. inone'sbody; It is not just a part ofyourbody missing forthese patients, but it'sa part ofyou." Through all his caseshe grew both as a scientist and humanbeing. Combining the humanities

Dr. Oliver Sacks

documentary case of patient "Sylvie,"Sacks explained on the loss of identitywhen patients became frozen in a statefor over half a decade. "She lost notonly flow of movement, but flow ofthought. It was as if she was droppedthrough a vacuum, when we broughther back she maintains her characterfrom the early 1920s. She was still aflapper in 1969."

Memory in its essenCe wassomething highly emphasized in Dr.Sacks' speech, as "performance identityis different than historical identity;this sort IS retained even in profounddementia. .But historical identity,your past memories highly contributeto who you are." As a neurologistand practicing physician, Dr. Sacksexplained his moments of regrets andimperfections. "I lost my 'therapeuticdelicacy,' if you will, when I showeda patient with short-term memoryloss a mirror and asked him 'is thisthe face of a 17 year old?'" however,

Sciences, made his appearance onstage to introduce the event; "TheDistinguished Speaker Series wasdesigned to inspire our students...where students hear from significantminds in their fields." With severalof these events occurring every year,a variety of highly knowledgeableindividuals have made their way tothe Miniaci stage. Professor JaimieTartar introduced Dr. Oliver Sackssaying "certainly, we feel the brain isthe locus of our identity" as "Mind,Brain and Identity" was introducedand put into perspective, "Dr. OliverSacks shows us that the patients arethe heroes as they try to maintaintheir identity."

With a periodic table ofelementstie, Dr. Oliver Sacks introduc~d hisperspective on identity to the NSUcampus; "I cannot define identity;it overlaps with words such as self,and character... there is a point of'whatness' in it." Speaking about the

By Jany CabezasStaffWriter

Concluding the year with abang, Distinguished Speaker Dr.Oliver Sacks brought both thescientific and artistic mind to NSU.Many students had prepared for hisarrival and speech ahead of time withan Honors Program 1 credit classstudying his book The Man WhoMistook his Wife for a Hat. Also, onApril 19 a documentary of his workwas shown in Parker by host AllisonBrimmer, professor of humanities.The NSU community was eager tohear what he had to say ofhis passionand experiences in person.

On the night of April 19, theMiniaci Performing Arts Center wasthronged with students, faculty, andmembers of the community fromtop to bottom. Waiting in grandanticipation, loud chatter dOf!linatedthe air until Don Rosenblum,Deanof Farqhuar College of Arts and

Distinguished Neurologist Excites NSUwith Mind, Brain and Identity

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"Twenty-seven Wagons Fullof CoDon." Jake (Robert Coward)threatens his wife, Flora (GinaShure), to keep her mouth shutabout him commiting arson.

The Four Acts of One-Act sends theaudience home asking for more

wall. I thought it was really funny.I saved my favorite act for

last. "Twenty-seven Wagons Full ofCotton" was the most touching andmoving act shown that night. It isbased upon a real story of a woman- Flora (Gina Shure) - who is willingto do whatever it takes to saveher relationship with her abusivehusband, Jake (Robert Coward). Inorder to get more business and tobe in charge of taking care of the27 wagons full of cotton, he burnsdown the plantation next door,owned by an Italian man namedVicarro (Sammy Garcia). Vicarroknows that Jake burned down hisplantation, and to get revenge, herapes Flora. Shure's performanceis so powerful, especially whenshe tells Jake that she will have toentertain Vicarro while Jake workson cultivating the land. And whenshe got on her knees and startedsinging "rock-a-bye baby," I felt sosad. Garcia and Coward were alsoexceptional, but Shure is the onewho captured me.

The One- acts showed me thatthere is some serious talent at NSU,and I commend the NSU theatrefor bringing it to life. I really lookforward to next year's productions.

The second exhibit was "TheHairpiece," which I though washilarious. In this act the two hairpieces,which are an afro (Ester Fortune) anda straight haired piece (Titina Gist) aretrying to persuade a woman (ElizabethGist) to wear them instead of theother for when she breaks up withher boyfriend. The entire cast kept melaughing the entire time.

"Words, Words,Words," directed byRobert Coward, is alsoan act that· I felt had adeeper meaning. In thi.sact, three monkeys Swift(Titina Gist) Kafka (GinaShure) and Milton (LizHarbaugh) are put in acage and told to produceShakespeare's Hamlet.While Kafka and Miltonare resigned and tryingto do as they are told,Swift is rebellious andwants to be free. While itis intended to be funny,it also shows how thesemonkeys are like humans,who just want to getthrough life. I loved thepart when Milton startedto masturbate against the

ACTScontinued from page 3

"The Hairpiece." A woman (Elizabeth Gist) looks around inbewilderment as her hairpieces Jeone (Esther Fortune) andLawanda (Titina Gist) come to life.

Photos by MIKE PALOZZOlA"Words, Words, Words." Three monkeys (from left to right) Kafka (Gina Shue)Milton (liz Harbaugh) and Swift (Titina Gist) try to produce Shakespeare's Hamlet.

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BridgestoneCEOMark Emkes -SharesBusiness Tips atDistinguishedLecture SeriesBy Tanya ParnesStaffWriter

"If you _work hard, you'rehonest and you get good resultsyou'll all have a great future," saidMark A. Emkes, Chairman andCEO of Bridgestone AmericasHolding Incorporated and CEOof/ Bridgestone Firestone N .A.:Tires, LLC at NSU's DistinguishedLecture Series on April 26. Emkesspoke about his vast experiencewith the company and presentedseveral tips to those in attendance

-on how to become succ~ssful in thebusiness world

During his presentation,Em:kes told the audience about thenew improvements the companyhas made in the world of tires. ''Atthe heart -of each of our products

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Emkes also spoke about thedifferent organizations that thecompany has been involved with

through the Bridgestone CharitableTrust Fund. These include Habitatfor 'Humanity, Driver's Edge,United Way, Toys for Tots, YMCACamp Widjiwagan, and the SpecialOlympics. They promote theseorganizations across the country andencourage their team members to takepart in their charitable activities.

Bridgestone is a global companythat em.ploys 50,000 peopledomestically and over 100,00einternationally. The companypromotes business ethics' as well asteam building. "We strive everyday toreduce variation and improve qualitythroughout the organization," saidEmkes. He said that their offices areplaced strategically throughout theglobe. They are constantly lookingfor new _opportunities to expandeven further.

Emkes outlined the importantsteps in the business process. Heused his personal experiences' asevidence of the success that can beachieved through hard work anddediCation. "Be willing to start at thebottom," Emkes said. ''Always withthe understanding that you will havea chance to move up quickly."

into it. It is definitely a way to showChristian music is not boring; it isnot all about the hymns."

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_to support the efforts of NCF andwhat they are trying to accomplish."It's great. It looks like everyone is

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concert, ~ banner was set up nearthe bathrooms where hearts couldbe pinned for Virginia Tech inorder to 'give our hearts' to theIT!.

- This bannerwill be sent to VirginiaTech upon completion.

The music got pOSItiVereactions from all students thatshowed iIp. In support of Liriasplans, 'freshman Danielle Padgettsaid, the event was "lots of fun.They sh@uld do it more often."A variety of students arrived tohear the bands. Pedro Sam, whograduated in 2006, returnedin order to listen to the musjcand enjoy the night."There~as

good advertisement. I found outthrough facebook.com" he said.Sam made an appearance in order

ROCKScontinued from page 3

" We want to foster Christianity oncampus, and good music ."

Crimson Vera

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Photo by NSU Sports InformatianAdrienne Duenas hits a shot back to a defender.

Sharks faced SSe's number one rankedLynn University.

The Sharks and Lynn's FightingKnights battled it out for the SSCtitles, but the Fighting Knights cameout on top with the win, 1-5. Despitethe loss, NSU's duo, comprised ofsophomore Ulia Talalenko and juniorAlexa Korotkevich, gave the Sharkstheir win for the day in doubles play,9-7.

The Sharks concluded theirsuccessful season with an overall recordof 21-2. The number 10 nationallyranked Sharks are now waiting for theseedingarrangements to be made for theNCAA Regional Tennis Tournament.

By Nelly MessaStaffWriter

The talented student-athletesof the NSU women's tennis teamsurpassed all odds this 2007 season asthey made their mark in the SunshineState Conference.

In Tampa, the Sharks matched upwith St. Leo University. After sweepingthe Lions 5-0 in the quarterfinal round,the Sharks were fired up and ready totake on Florida Southern's Moccasinsin the semifinals. At 2 p.m. on April19, the Sharks commanded the courtonce again as they took their victoryfrom the Moces 5-3, advancing NSUto the championship round where the

NSU Places 2nd in Championship Roundof SSC Tournament ' = .. '"'"

NSU Takes Down Northwood in Doubleheader

Photoby NSU Sports InformationKatie Veltri (left) waits for the ball at the plate. Leslie Buchmann(right) in the outfield.

By Alicia WinslettSports Editor

OnApril 25, the NSU softball teamtook on the Northwood Seahawks in adouble-header at Northwood's AlumniField and went away with the win inboth games on Wednesday by scores of6-5 and 7-5.

Senior Katie Veltri was 6-for-9 withthree doubles, four RBI's and three runsscored in both games. Veltri was alsoawarded the NSU Female Athlete ofthe Year Award On the April 23 for heroutstanding performance on the softballteam. This year she broke the NSUsingle-season hits record of77, and nowhas 79 hits with three games still left toplay. She is also the first NSU softballplayer to score over 50 runs and drive inover 60 runs in just one season.

In the first game against theSeahawks, senior pitcher AdrianTuttle had a no-hitter and the Sharks

were up 1-0. By the fourth inning theSharks were still up 4-0, but in thebottom of the sixth the Seahwaks hit

four runs and a two-run double totie the game. In the ninth inningTuttle drove in Dani Caron toeventually win the game for theSharks 6-5. Baker was 3-for-4 withtwo RBI's in game one.

Game two took a differentturn. Both teams combined tohave 12 runs, 14 hits, 8 errors, 13walks, and 21 runners left on basethroughout the game. Tuttle andKatie Pepper had seven walks ingame two. The Sharks walked awayfrom this game with a win, 7-5.Caron came into the game at theseventh inning and had her thirdsave of the year.

NSU Takes On Rollins College, Matt.Mindick Named SSC Player of the Week

Photo by NSU Sports InformationMaft waits for the ball so he can slam it outof the park.

By Nelly MessaStaffWriter

The NSU baseball team(33-16; 7-12 SSe) completedand won an important series inSunshine State Conference play.The Sharks won two of the threegames they faced against SSCrival Rolling College.

After winning the first twogames of the series 13-7 and 6­7, the Sharks fell in game three8-9. NSU's number 8 regionallyranked Sharks centerfielder MattMindick was named SSC Playerof the week for April 15.

Going 10-16 with anaverage of .625 for the weekmade up of three doubles,one triple, a single homerun, 10 runs batted in andsix runs scored, Mindick didmore than his fair share forhis team in order to receivethis honor.

Mindick has workedhard for this teammates andcoach this season and withan overall batting average of.404, a total of 52 RBIs and9 home runs.

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NSU Places 2nd inSIRA Championshipsand Varsity 8+ NamedSSC Boat of the Week

APRIL 30, 2007

By Nelly MessaStaffWriter

NSU'swomenrowingteamtraveledto Tennessee on April 22 to compete inthe Southeast Intercollegiate RowingChampionships. Coming in with a timeof07:09.3, the number three nationallyranked Varsiry 8+ Sharks took homesecond place just behind Grand ValleyState Universiry. Due to the Sharksoutstanding accomplishments this year,

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they are now moving on to concludetheir regular season in Philadelphia,where they will compete in the DadVail Championships.

Holding the poll ranking fornumber one in the South Region andnumber three in the nation, the Shark'sVarsiry 8+ have been named the SSCBoat of the Week for the fourth timethis 2007 season.

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Men's GolfOn April 25, the NSU men's golf team

received two honors. Freshman Eric Colewas named Sunshine State ConferenceFreshman of the Year and head coach KevinMarsh was named the SSC Men's GolfCoach of the Year.

Cole, a freshman this year, earned threetop 10 finishes and two top five finishesin tournaments. He held a 73.77 strokeaverage this season, which was fifth in thewhole league. At the SSC Championships,in which the NSU men's team won the title,Cole finished in second place.

Women's RowingFor the rowing team's performance at

the SIRA Championships in Oak Ridge,Tenn., the Varsiry 8+ received the SunshineState Conference Boat of the Week on April23.

The Varsiry 8+ crew includes CheyennePoskey (coxswain), Nikki Felluca, CindyFong, Miglena Dzhupanova, MegankateMcDonald, Rachel Garbaj, LaurenMcElhenny, Monica Henderson, and TaylorLiput. This team finished in second place atthe race against rivals Barry, Florida Tech,Washington St. Louis, and Georgia.

BaseballOn April 23, Matt Mindick was

named the SSC Player of the week for thebaseball team. Mindick is a junior fromBoynton Beach. He received this award forhis performances from April 15 to 21.

He batted .625, which is 10-16 withthree doubles, one triple, one home run, 10RBIs, and six runs scored.

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Moving to San Diego, Calif. with myboyfriend.

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Working on campus for the 3rdyear in a row for ResLife. Also

building on/up my Fraternity, PhiBeta Sigma.

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Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.

This Summer I plan to startstudying for the LSATs, work on

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of others when they werenamed as winners for awardsthey were unaware they hadeven been nominated for.

More than twentyawards were presented overthe course of the evening.

Photo by ALiSHA VANHOOSEjThe Current

die eager crowd assembled tosee their friends and colleaguesdistinguished in such categoriesas Rising Star, Unsung Hero,Spiritual Sprout, and StudentEmployee of the Year. Somestudents, knowing that they ortheir organizations were finalists,attended with others in tow, whileshock registered on· the faces

Awards Banquet.This yearly event is held to

honor student leaders for theirhard .work, inspiration, service,and commitment to the NSUcommunity, and to recognize thoseindividuals and organizations thatgo above and beyond

The night started like anyother as Tricia Realbuto welcomed

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My Chemical Romance and MuseHit the Stage at BAC

Clap Your Hands Say YeahHits SoFia a Second Time

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By Stefani RubinoVtlriery Editor

Three years after the release ofthe best zombie farce I have ever seen,Simon Pegg (Shaun of the Dead) andEdgar Wright (Shaun ofthe Dead) bringus Hot Fuzz. For fans of Shaun of theDead like myself, this is an excitingaddition to Pegg and Wright's repertoireof parodies.

. Hot Fuzz is a collection of storiesabout police officers all clumped intoone two hour prpduction. The moviestarts off by introdUcing the audienceto Sergeant Nicholas Angel (SimonPegg), a hot-shot officer in the LondonMetropolitan Police Force and the guywho makes every other cop look bad.Fed up with his showing off, the rest ofthe force decides to send him away tothe crime-free village ofSandford. Uponarriving, he meets his sidekick DannyButterman (Nick Frost), and togetherthey discover that the town isn't exactlywhat it seems to be.

Soon, events begin to unfold thatwill lead Angel and Butterman eitherto their imminent demise or to victory.Through the entire film, the laughsjust kept coming and there was barelya moment to come up for air. Peggwas brilliant as Angel, his sarcasm andwit make the movie flow perfectly.His tongue-in-cheek humor bringssomething bright and original to everyscene and he knows just where to inserthis witty British attitude.

Frost (Shaun of the Dead) is acomedic genius as well. Although hishumor is a little more slapstick thanthat of Pegg's, Frost is the ideal fitfor the sidekick of this film. There isincredible chemistry between Frost andPegg, and in this film, you can really feelit. While Pegg is making the witty jokes,Frost is counter-acting them with hison-screen stupidity and ignorance. Hisweight and his personality also add tothe character of Danny Butterman as heis unbelievably loveable; you really startto feel for the guy after a while.

The actors and actresses whoplayed the townspeople also got to adda little bit of humor into the film. Eachone seemed like the kind of person you

The BuzzonHot Fuzz

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through another door in acalmer line. Luckily, we didnot have general admissiontickets. Inside, I got a goodlook at a place I haven't seen in

"The Men of Clap YourHands Say Yeah"

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opening for their set.Although their entire set

was great, the performances thatstood out the most were thoseof "Clap Your Hands," "YankeeGo Home," and "The Skin ofMy Yellow Country Teeth;" Atthe beginning of "Clap YourHands," the title track from theirfirst album, Ounsworth pulledout a megaphone and sang intothe microphone with it (to createthe effect that was put on hisvocals for the recorded version ofthe track). It was great to see that

but their appearances screameddepression and pre-teen angst.

Depressed or not, once thedoors opened the flood of blackmakeup and clothing began.Concert security even had tointervene and force the mob toback up. My friends and I entered

music, it's hard to remember whatthe song names were, but therewas one that especially stood out.Towards the end oftheir set, Perkinsinvited members from CYHSY tocome on stage to sing the last song,"Doomsday," with them. The cameout sporting wind instruments andguitars, the drummer strapped on alarge bass drum and a party beganon stage. Not only was the songcatchy and fun, their dancing andenthusiasm made the show all themore exciting. Their first release,Ash Wednesday, came out last weekand is available almost anywhere.

After a short wait, it wasCYHSY's' turn to come on thestage. The curtains opened andcheering began. Alec Ounsworth,the lead singer, led his band matesonto the stage and begin their setwith the dance track, "Satan SaidDance." People automaticallybegan singing along, tapping theirfeet, and bobbing their feet. It waspretty amazing how people justjumped right in like that and howthe band just jumped into playingthat song. The first song performedalways sets the mood for the rest ofthe night, and this was the perfect

Opening up for CYHSY wasElvis Perkins in Dearla:nd, a bandthat I had heard of briefly but neveractually heard their music. When ElvisPerkins and his band walked on stage,I was astonished. Perkins's look hada slight resemblance to that of BobDylan's as he was carrying an acousticguitar, wearing a harmonica holder,and dressed as if he came from thebeatniks' hay-days. They immediatelystarted playing and their sound wasincredible. I honestly couldn't believewhat I was hearing; they were theperfect opening for CYHSY.

Since I wasn't familiar with their

On April 22, Clap Your H~nds

SayYeah and Elvis Perkins in Dearlandplayed at Fort Lauderdale's Revolutionon the Southern leg of their wintertour. As a huge fan, I was excited tosee the amount of people that showedup (despite other shows going on inthe area), to see them again (theirperformance at Langerado 2006 wasincredible) and to hear them performtheir new album, Some Loud Thunder.Doors opened at around seven o'clockand from there the show began.

By Stefani RubinoVtlriery Editor

By Paul SaneauxManaging Editor

The last time I went to an actualconcett, it was back in the late 90's. Itwas a huge event at the Office DepotCenter (now Bank Atlantic Center)featuring Limp Bizkit (rememberthem, when practicallyeveryoneknewwho they were?) and Godsmack. It's adifferent decade now, and I returnedto the home of the Florida Panthers(remember them, when practicallyeveryone knew who they were?) tosee a new generation of musiciansperform.

I felt out of place waitingoutside of the venue with my friends,who were eager to enter and getseated. It was the crowd: we didn't fitin with any of the excited fans. Wecould have more than likely strucka decent, sincere conversation withone the many chaperoning parentsinstead of their goth-punk childrendonning My Chemical Romanceswag, skeleton gloves, eyeliner andpitch-black hair dye. It was a strangecrowd, I would have to say. They

. all seemed so excited to see MCR,

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It was prettyamazing how

people just jumpedright in...

happening right in front ofmy face and showed howtruly do-it-yourselfCYHSY is. ...

"Yankee Go Home" is my favorite track off oftheir new album, so as soon as I heard them startplaying it, I got excited. Sometimes the best trackson a recorded album don't always sound as perfectlive, but CYHSY's performance of this song blew meaway. It was better than the version on the album,and their energy throughout the performance madeit come alive. "The Skin ofMyYellow CountryTeeth"seems to be everybody's favorite CYHSY song, andwhen they began playing it the crowd became evenmore engaged in their performance. I had seen themplay this song live once before, so I didn't expect itto be any different but it seems that CYHSY havemastered their craft. Their excitement on stage justfed the excitement down below and turned thisperformance into a little bit of a sing along.

As I said, both bands did an incredible job. Theycertainly made it seem like the audience's satisfactionwas the most important and strived to give us thebest show they possibly could. They will be touringsome more in North America and then they willmove over towards Australia, so ifyou get the chanceto see them, take it, you won't be disappointed.Their new album, Some Loud Thunder, is availableeverywhere now.

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would meet upon entering asmall town. They gossiped andbutted their noses into otherpeoples' business. There waseven a community watch groupin the film, whose biggestconcern was the fact that therewas a living statue hangingaround the town fountain.Their naivety and secluded-nessjust fueled Pegg and Frost's fire.

The scenery definitely gavethe film an original feeling aswell. The ancient buildings,antiques, and cobblestone roadsmade it look like a historicBritish town. All the little backalleys and shortcuts that Peggand Frost had to run throughand all of the farm animals that

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got in their way on occasionbrought an entirely differentcomedic element to the film.

And what about the"villain" ofthe film? Well, you'rejust going to see it to find thatout, but trust me, it's brilliant.Mter the movie is finished,you'll find yourself leaving thetheater with a stomachache anda smile on. It was wonderfullyacted and written, there wasnothing I could think thatI would do differently. Peggand Wright know exactly whatthey're doing and how to makeyou crack up. See it once andyou'll be talking about it forweeks.

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Could The BushAdministration Be MoreDisconnected From Reality?

Dear NSU Community,

This week marks The Current's last regular issue for this school year, andmy own last regular issue as Editor-in-Chief For the last three years, I havehad the pleasure ofholding this position and helping to guide the staffof TheCurrent in putting together a newspaper each week, and for the last four Ihave been on the staff, contributing tb making this a better publication.

It has certai~ly been interesting.Starting four years ago on the layout team, I joined a staff ofabout five

in a tiny office in the Parker building, putting together monthly issues of TheKnight, the student newspaper for the Farquhar College ofArts and Sciences.Since then, I've seen The Knight move under Student Affairs to become thestudent newspaper for the entirety of NSU, we've gone from monthly toweekly (with a brief semi-monthly baby step in between during that firstyear), have moved into the ASA building, and seen The Knight become TheCurrent when NSU got a new mascot. We've worked with three printers,twice that many different advisors, and have seen many staff members comeand go over the years as people joined the staff, graduated, transferred or, onoccasion, dropped off the face of the planet. Moving from a monthly paperfor a single school with a staff of five that frequently only put out twelvepages because I insisted a mere eight was ugly (and therefore refused to layout only eight pages) to a weekly paper for the entire university with a staffof fifteen who regularly produce sixteen or more pages has certainly had itsups and downs. Fortunately, a~ide from my weekly hair-tearing on deadline,more ups than downs. .

We've been busy. Very busy. The Dalai Lama coming to NSU in2004 was a huge event, for bot~ us and the university, as have some of ourother distinguished visitors. We ongoing UNICCO debacle had a few ofus running ragged for awhile, and the controversy over Salman Rushdie asthe commencement speaker in 2006 actually sparked some debate amongstudents and faculty, which was more than refreshing to see. The myriadevents put on each week also have served to keep us on our toes.

During my time here, a few people have stood out as being a hugesupport in putting this paper together, and I would have no only brokendown, but run away screaming, a long time ago without them. The firstis Earl Tinsley, our Chief of Visual Design, who has been here as long asI have and has shown incredible dedication, loyalty, and work ethic. He'salways here when I need him and has been an integral part of the successof The Current, and even with all of the other things on campus he has hisfingers in, he has never given me the impression that he doesn't have thetime for me. I have neither adequate words nor space to express how much Iappreciate everything he has done.

Paul Saneaux has also really been there; he took up the SGA beat whennobody else wanted to and has doggedly kept at it even when it got annoying,and has been there to cover some of the hard stories that many others won'ttouch. He's particularly been my right hand this year as Managing Editor.Alicia Winslett has always been incredibly reliable as the Sports Editor, andthe rest of the staff has consistently surprised me with the work they'veturned in.

I also want to extend my gratitude to Terry Weech, who was one ofouradvisors for three and a halfyears and who was always a source ofadvice andstory ideas. Most of the staff doesn't know how much he advocated for us,and I have a feeling that even I don't know the extent of it. For all of that, Iam profoundly grateful.

Last but not least, I want to also thank Robin Cooper and EddieJitpraphai, who stepped in when The Current found itself entirely withoutadvisors and who doggedly tried to help with whatever was going on evenwhen most of the staffwas angry about changes being made and was activelyresisting. I know that everything has been done with the best of intentions,and we have grown as a result (regardless' of ~hat some of uswould like tobelieve).

As I said before, it's been an 'interesting four years and I'm a little sadto see them end. Vet I'm still happy to move on, because moving on is whatlife is all about. Thank you all for your readership, and good luck in all ofyour endeavors.

Sincerely, -

~1JM~OO4e

By Paul SaneauxManaging Editor

Well... this SGA's business

was certainly interesting despite

its lack of public drama that was

characteristic of the previousadministration of 2005-2006

under President Jason Peebles.

Looking back at my records of the

tribulations and exploits of both

SGAs it's easy to see that PresidentAndrew Ibrahim's administration

certainly accomplished more than

their predecessors. More than

anything else, it is obvious that this

SGA has worked harder to becomean organization that truly tries to

serve the students.

The Student Voiceadministration, while they did

manage to spend their completebudget and hold some great events,

waS, stricken by one problem

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By Yaira PinillosContributing Writer

In one of the its most importantenvironmental decisions, theSupreme Court voted 5 to 4 that theEnvironmental Protection Agency hasthe authority under the Clean Air Actto regulate greenhouse gases. Accordingto a report by Linda Greenhouse in TheNew YtJrk Times, the court also clarifiedfor the "Education President" themeaning of such words as 'pollutant,''endanger,' 'weather,' and 'climate.'

Although the EPA hasacknowledged that global warmingposes a dire threat to our health andthe environment, the agency refusedto regulate heat-trapping gases,claiming that carbon dioxide and otherpollutants do not meet the Clean AirAct's definition of "air pollutant[s]".

Massachusetts v. EPA was filed byMassachusetts, 11 other states, variouscities and environmental and scienceorganizations, because the EPA refusedto set motor vehicle emission standardsfor greenhouse gases.

Three questions were broughtbefore the high court: Are statesauthorized to sue the EPA to challengeits inaction? Does the EPA have the

that stood out among the manyresignations and internal conflicts:

the senators were mainly strict

constructionists that ignored that the

budget guidelines and constitution

needed change. Instead of looking

to amend these documents, the

senators of the past tried to mold

the clubs' bills to fit the guidelines.

Many times those attempts did not

have a pretty result. The student

organizations also became agitated

with what seemed like an SGA

that followed rules instead of theirconstituents. One reason for that

was that there were a few senators

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authority to regulate greenhouse gasemissions under the Clean Air Act?Does the EPA have the right to choosenot to regulate those emissions?

Chief Justice Roberts, arecent Bush appointee, alongwith the other conservativejustices, did not even want to hearthe case, arguing that Massachusettsand the other plaintiffs did not havestanding. However, the majorityargued that it is necessary for onlyone of the plaintiffs to meet thethree part definition of standing:that it had suffered a "concrete andparticularizing injury," that the injurywas "fairly traceable to the defendant"and that an approving decision wouldbe likely to "redress that injury."

Writing for the majority,Justice John Paul Stevens saidthat Massachusetts had standingby accepting the state's argumentthat the sea level along its coastwas rising due to global warming,bringing about a "risk of catastrophicharm" that "would be reduced tosome extent" if the EPA regulatedgreenhouse gas emissions.

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Justice Stevens commentedthat "The statutory text foreclosesEPA's reading," of lack of authority,adding that "greenhouse gasesfit well wIthin the Clean AirAct's capacious definition of airpollutant." The majority told theEPA that it could no longer providea "laundry list of reasons not toregulate," which included foreignpolicy considerations.

In a surreal context, themajority had to school the EPAthat it may refuse to regulate basedonly upon scientific data and"reasoned justification." Stevensadded that while the statue left thedetermination to the "judgment"of the agency, "the use of the word'judgment' is not a revolving licenseto ignore the statutory text."

The supreme court ruling wasa rebuke to the neo-conservativeBush administration that from itsinception has made decisions basedon religion and politics insteadof scientifically based data andprocesses.

But just as hope emerged fromthe supreme court in schoolingthe Bush administration in thenecessity for scientifically baseddecisions, along comes Gonzales v.Carhart and Gonzales v. PlannedParenthood. The supreme court'sconservative majority upheld a banon partial birth abortions, rulingthat the Abortion Ban Act does notviolate a woman's constitutionalright to abortion.

Justice Kennedy stated that"we find no reliable data" whetherabortion generally causes emotionalharm to women. The jJusticeadded that it was "self-evident" and"unexceptional to conclude" that"some women" who have abortionssuffer "regret," "severe depression,""loss of esteem" and other ailments.

Furthermore, Kennedy addedthat the government has an interestin banning particular abortions andto prevent women from havingproblematic abortions they maynot fully understand, therebymaking "so grave a choice." In themale majority's world, women stillneed to be protected from makingill informed decisions, and malejustices know better than a womanwhat she should do with her body.

Douglas W Laube, Presidentof The American College ofObstetricians and Gynecologistsstated: "The Supreme Court'saction today, though stunning, inmany ways isn't surprising given thecurrent culture in which scientificknowledge frequently takes a backseat to subjective opinion."

Ah, Bartleby! Ah, humanity!

Yttira Pinillos is a freshman,English major and Presidentof the NSU StudentEnvironmental Organization.

that led the senate. CornmuterSenator Naina Simininovsky, whoknew the guidelines with inhumanaccuracy, tended to (knowinglyor unknowingly) intimidate othersenators with her knowledge. Theyusually sided with her, The voteswere never really close, but endedwith a majority in favor or against.

This SGAhad a more diversifiedsenate in their modes ofthinking. Ofcourse there were alliances betweensenators and many cosponsoredlegislation, but that is to be expected.With a larger market of opinionsand thoughts, business did notalways run so smoothly. I complainabout lengthy discussion, but Iwould rather see senators discussingand scrutinizing bills instead ofwaiting for one senator to makeup the minds of the rest. It makesme nervous when bills fly with nodiscussion. Repetition of discussionwas a problem and precedents wereemphasized early on as away to dealwith similar situations. Precedents,as it was shown, did not work well,and so the senators took a piecemealapproach and looked at eachpiece of legislation individually.Precedents are difficult to stand byand each situation, no matter howsimilar, has nuances that often makedecisions not-so-easy to settle. Theincoming senators should adopt thisapproach and remember what wasdone in the past but not necessarilylive by it. When a previous solutionworks it should be adapted to a newsituation, not forced upon it as-is.

This administration hasaccomplished a great deal in terms ofexercising and increasing the powerof the SGA. Let's face it: the SGAisn't exactly the most well-respectedorganization by the administratorsor the most well-known by thestudents. The SGA worked toimprove that. Ibrahim worked hardto get a student representative on theBoard ofTrustees although the ideawas not adopted. At least the Boardknows the SGA now. The SGA wasable to gain seats in commencement

and homecoming committees andnow have a voice in those forums.The SGA fought for the clubs andwrote a resolution to have morevolunteer hours for CommunityFest given to the organizationsthat attended. Though theadministrators trumped theresolution, they now know thatthe SGA is serious in defendingthe students' interests. Hopefully,that fight isn't over. Forums werecreated for students to discuss theinfamous Project Serve. Two moreresidential senate seats were addedto properly represent the growingresidential population. TheCommuter Senators Earl Tinsleyand Robert Keever found storagespace for clubs. The list goes on.Probably most important of all,the Finance Committee rewrotethe budget guidelines to makethem clearer, more specific, andwith less room for interpretationthat will prolong unnecess'arydiscussion. The new guidelinesmust be approved by the newadministration once businessbegins in fall.

Fraternity Senator SteveReddy, a member of the FinanceCommittee, sent me a copy ofthe new guidelines to review. Atfirst glance, it would appear thatthe guidelines have not changedmuch since they were written in2005, but nearly two pages ofstipulations were added to make apacket that is easier to understand.With more details, hopefully thenew and returning senators willbetter understand the guidelines,and that should in turn limitincorrect interpretations.

A new clause was added inreference to conferences. A capon the amount able to be fundedwas included: up to $2,100 can beallocated for plane tickets, hotelaccommodation, and registrationfor up to four people. Also, clubsare required to seek fundingelsewhere (Deans' offices, SpiritualLife, etc.) before coming to the

SGA. Good! This way more moneyis kept on campus to create betterevents.

A nifty list of what the SGAwill and will not fund was alsoincluded. I was more than happy tosee that banquets, ceremonies; andawards will not be funded. Like Isaid before, students do not go toa random club's award banquetfor fun, and so they should notbe funded. Uniforms, inventory(such as games and televisions) andscholarships will not be funded.Chicks on Point, AVACS, andinternational students may not likethat idea. I can see this ~reating

some problems in the future.It is unfortunate that only near

the end of this SGA's term most ofthe significant changes and stepstowards a better organization tookplace. This does not mean that theimprovements must cease. The newadministration must learn fromtheir predecessors and continue theplans that will improve the SGAand the university. And for the loveof all that is good, hopefully thereare no resignations. The SGA mustshow solidarity if it is ever goingto be taken seriously and givenrespect.

Ofall the disappointments, thebiggest and most blatant wasn't onthe part of the SGA. It is the lack ofinvolvement by the students. Therewere several issues (CommunityFest and Project Serve, to namea couple) that would have beenresolved in favor of the students ifthey just united to rally or picket orsomething. Instead, the student'sgrumbled- in the background,attended a few forums, and let theissues slide by. There is a differencein having the administrators hearyour voice and having them seeyour voice. Help the SGA help you.The SGA can fight all they want forthe students, but if the students arenot there beside the senators, thefight is as good as dead.

And with that, Cheers! Here'sto the future.

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