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communication program coordinator inthePivision ofHuinanities, served asmOderatorior the debate.'TheNSlJteam beli~\Tedthatthe U.S';

should cease ~ingas theworld'sltloral'police. They argued thatthe·U.S. policiesshould not be used.tocontrol.themoraisofother nations. These policies have'oftenleadto'disastr0us'evetrts,s~ch·astheintermnentofJapanese~Atnericans,the.YIetn~arandth~:~inlrllq.They.bel~e tl1al by b~irig the moral police, '.',thell.S; strips other countries oftheir •.. 'traditi'?ns.Ins~adof imposing their moralson othernaOons'theyshould pI;ovide.· .educationthat wQuld allowpeQple tomake their own decisions,. "Who. are we toimpose our cultural,differences."

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. "I found my plane ticket to go to Pu~rto

Rico for.Thanksgiving for only $100;thisis cheapestI'vefound them in ?ver.a year; especially befote the holidays,"commented Sofia Sebelen, a junior financemajor. . .

According to CNN; oil prices havefallen by more than half, fromp47 abarrel in July - because of lower demanddueto teugh economic times, especiallyin the United States. With the economy

. having no positive outcome in 1asl coupleofmonths; gas prices are.expected tokeep decreasing, which will, in turn, keep

( benefitingtbo,Se,who were having difficuittimes when gas prices were at theirhighest. Students are concerned for thecritically falling economy, but are pleasedto see that at least there is one benefit fromthe ci-isis, lower gas prices.

"The current condition ofthe economyis so scary that I'm terrified to graduate,

.but at least there is one thing less 1have toworry about whiGh isJUing up :t!!Y ~nk,"

.said Hannah Meldon, ajuniot marketingmajor.

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YourCar••rAnna Black

Fre.elance Writer

On t9!ov.12,theWharton Club of. '. Office'ofCareer DevelpPOltmt."SouthF1Qnaa,in coUaboration With Nova . . The event was designed to appeal to aSoutheaste~Uni~ersity's Office ofclireer. ., very diverse audience filled with people inDevelopmeJ).t and the Ii; Wayne HJJizenga' ~. all stages of their career's. JohnD. Heins,School ofBusiness and Entrepreneurship, Panelmember and senior vice presidenthosted a panel discussion focusing on t1i.e and chiefhuman resources officer ofcurrent crisisin.empfoyment. ' .. the Spherion Cotporation,addressed the

The Office ofCareerDevelopment " '. cl1aIlenges in the current workplace duririgDirector, Shari Sap~tein, was approached different times. Heins said that he hopedby the Wharton Club. The WhartOliClub to"focus on the role ofmanagemehtand

· also asked the department to collaborate leadership it! the'workplaceenvironmenton, as well as~9stth,eevent,which aimed to help accomplish goals ofhis employeesto educate ~d help pe~fe through the and the'Corporation." .growing economic and~mployinentcrisis., Robin FUIlllanskj,a NSU graduate

"We are always -lookingfor '.' studentand coordinator of~mployee '/'opportunities tahost successfui events," rela~ons in the Office ofCareer .'said Saperstein. '~Thiseventis a chance. . Dev~lopment was also iDvited to the event.for our alumni to get a better sense ofwhat "i hope to network with other alumni andopportunities there are in the workplace to ·leam about their experi~nces and businessnetwork and to meet with panelists and!he ,opportunities." said Furmanski.

According to CBS News~ gas priceshayep~~iedto b~lowilnaverage of $3

, per gallona.Crossthe COtnltpr. Some haVebeen predicted thatgas prices Will keep /·declining;bqtat amJJ~slowerpace.

.COJ:¥lunierS are pl~.}Viththe.·plmnmeting gas,priCes. Stu9entswho hadto rethink their normal driving routineshave taken a load off their. shoulders withthe decreased prices..

, ."I live in COTal Springs, which ismore than 20 minutes away. J used tocaltle to school for everything, evendays 1didn't have 91ass. When gas priceswere skyrocketingJpad to reconsider>~¢r(ifI~"'SaidSanda Caucic;a'juniorbiology major. "Now with gas priceslower,! canJeel more comfortable drivingan extra mile Or two."

A decrease in gas prices is comingjustin time for the holiday season, whichis allowing students to travel home morefrequently; therefore, students may havethe opportunity to spend Thanksgivingwith their families. ~omeairliries are evenoffering great deals, which are letting'students consider their option to travel c:mtof the state or country.

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On Nov. 13, members ofthe NSUco.mmunity gathered in the second floorgallery of the Alvin Sherman Libraryfor the second annual exhibitiqn debatebetween NSU undergrad~testudents·and

students from the British NationalDebate Team. .'

Last year, the 2007 British NationalTeam visited NSUto debate about ,.terrorism.• 'Ibis year, thedeblited topic.was"TheU~dStates should~ase actingas the world's moral police." The NSUteam, made up of stUdents Er:ika Fa1kand

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Ed Jai1res andDerek'Doy1e, the stUdentsrepresenting Gteat Britain, rebutted.

The debate was lOosely conductea in aBritish-style. parliamentary 'debate format..The discussion began with a fIrst round of

, speeches and cross-e~amination'betweenthe debaters, followed by a closing'argument from both sides; Jennifer Reem,

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Though there was no clear wiDner ofthe debate, seniors JovaughnBarnard andClaud.iaHarris enjoyed the debate. "TheDebate was great," said Bernard. "I thinkthat the NSU team did a fantastic job, butthe British team numbered their,points and'were able to instilla better Sense ofwllat ."moral policing is." Harris alSOCOtnm~te~"I think it went reallywell. They madeexcellent~ints on both si9:~s, especiallyDr. Mulvef.'\Tho said that both sidesshould define the points <>fth¢ debate."

powerful,not your indiyidual knowledgeand skill."

Shore also spoke about how transitionsthrough one's professionalJife can bechallenging. He stated, "Life is a journey.It's a road and it's like 1-95, always underconstruction and you have to wait in trafficalongwith everybody else. But, just as

, you all have tOnight, you will reach yourdestination once you figureQut where thatdestination is."

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Throughout the"panel discussion, one'theme was prevalent. As Romayne P.Berry, senior vice president ofconsultingservices for Right Management put it, "It'sall about networking."

Principle ofActivate Group, Inc.'sHoward Shore spoke aboutthe career crisisand'gave advice to those in the audienceon all stepsbflife."As you move up,in

. your career, you will find that it's the softerskills that are more impo~t," said Shore."Your networking is what makes you

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Dean Rosenblum(center) of the Farquhar College of Arts andScientesand JenniferReem (right), coordinator of the communication program in the DivisionofHumanities,pose with UK debate-team members Ed James (left) and Derek Doyle and NSU 'debate-team members Ericka Falk and Toni Feliciano Thursday evening in the galleryof the Alvin·' Sherman Library. -

America's primary moral-act.sllould be, to protect its citizens. By being the moral

police, Americais ensuring the safetyof its citizens. Since America has the 'most powerful niilitary and significanteconomic resources, they have the powerto be the moral police. The team referredto Iraq, saying that under the dictatorshipof Saddam Hussein, there were manyinnocent deaths. With the U.S.inlriiq,'tb,eIraqis now have a chance ~dem~y., ....."Democracy promotes a saferworl~'!

said James.The d.ebate was followed by briefexpert

commentary from ChetachiE~ Ph.D.,

MondayNov. 17

Auditions for "Dead Man Walking"

by Tim Robbins

The Farquhar College ofArts andSciences Division ofPerfonning andVisual Arts will hold open auditions for itsspring 2009 production of Tim Robbins'"Dead Man Walking." The auditions willbe held in the Black Box Theatre of theUniversity Center on Nov. 17 from 6 to9 p.m. and Nov. 18 from 4 to 6 p.m. Theauditions will be followed by a callbackon Nov. 18 from 6 to 10 p.m. Auditionsare open to all NSU students, faculty, staffand community members. All participantsshould prepare a one-minute dramaticmonologue for the audition. For moreinfonnation, contact Mark Duncan atmarkdunc@nova.edu or (954) 262-8094.

Career Services Workshop forInternational Students

International students are invited toattend this workshop which is designedto provide them with infonnation aboutlanding a job after completion of studies.The workshop will begin at 3 p.m. inRoom 1047 of the Carl DeSantis Building.For more iI!fonnation, contact RonaldMabunga at mabunga@nova.edu.

TuesdayNov.1S

"Posing Off: Performance andBody Language on the Jamaican

Stage"

Andrea Shaw, Ph.D., assistant professorat NSU, will look at reggae dancehallalbum covers and discuss the seductiveyet indifferent ways that the bodies posefor the camera. This lecture will take placeat 12 p.m. in Room 240 of the ParkerBuilding. For more infonnation, pleasecontact Jim Doan, Ph.D., professor in theDivision of Humanities, atdoan@nova.edu.

Job and Internship interview

Workshop

The Office of Career Development invitesstudents to learn how to take charge oftheir careers by learning strategies andtips for job and internship interviews. Theworkshop will begin at 12 p.m. on thefourth floor of the Alvin Shennan Library.For more infonnation, contact DafrenCadet at dafren@nova.edu.

Fall 2008 Majors Fair

The Farquhar College ofArts andSciences will host this 2008 Fair to givecurrent students the opportunity to explorethe different undergraduate majors andminors that are offered by various collegesat NSU. The fair will begin at 12 p.m. onthe first floor of the University Center. Formore infonnation, contact Alia Levin atalevin@nova.edu.

Lucky 13 - "Do SomethingDifferent"

Diversity Awareness at NSU. Attend thisworkshop designed to provide studentswith the chance to gain an awareness of,the diversity at NSU. Students will alsobe provided with infonnation about theopportunities and issues that surroundworking with people from differentbackgrounds. The lecture will take placein Room 3049 of the Carl DeSantisBuilding. For more infonnation, contactDalis Dominguez at dalis@nova.edu.Development at (954) 262-720 I.

Lecture and Book Signing

Irene Zisblatt, a Holocaust-survivor andauthor of "The Fifth Diamond: The StoryofIrene Weisberg Zisblatt," will talk abouther book and discuss her appearance inthe Academy Award winning documentary"The Last Days." The lecture will begin at6:15 p.m. on the second floor of the AlvinShennan Library. For more infonnation,contact Jill Gallner at gallner@nova.ed.u.

WednesdayNov. 19

HIB Workshop for International

Students

International students are invited to attendthis workshop designed to provide themwith infonnation about the HI' B Visa, anemployer sponsored visa. The workshopwill begin at 3 p.m. inRoom 1047 ofthe Carl DeSantis Building. For moreinfonnation, contact Ronald Mabungaat mabunga@nova.edu.nova.edu or call(954) 262-8179.

Open Mic Night

NSU's Pan-African Student Associationis hosting this event designed to givestudents the chance to showcase theirpoetic talents. This event is open to theentire NSU Community and will takebegin at 7 p.m. in the University CenterFlight Deck. For more infonnation,contact David Perrin at dperrin@nova.edu.

ThursdayNov. 20·

"NSU's Got Talent"

Do you have talent to showcase? Want tosee your fellow students show off theirtalents? Then attend NSU's very owntalent show titled "NSU's Got Talent."The event will begin at 6 p.m. on theASA patio. For more infonnation, contactAymee Comas-Diaz at acomas@nova.edu.

FridayNov. 21

. "NSU's Got Talent"

Come attend the finale ofNSU's very owntalent show titled "NSU's Got Talent."The event will begin at 7 p.m. on theASA patio. For more infonnation, contactAymeeComas-Diaz at acomas@nova.edu.

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Charity Date AuctionTiffany Simoncini

Staff Writer

Distinguished Lecture SeriesPresents Joe Natoli

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On Nov. 14, students in the Alpha PhiOmega co-ed service fraternity at NovaSoutheastern University hosted theirsecond annual Charity Date Auction. Heldin NSU's The Flight Deck, the brothers ofAlpha Phi Omega organized this fun-filledevening with hopes of raising money that .'"­would, in turn, be donated to Red Cross,The Wheelchair Foundation, as well as theOvarian Cancer Alliance of Florida.

Alpha Phi Omega is the nation's largestfraternity and the only one whose primarypurpose is service. This fraternity has heldmany events throughout the years, allincorporating the same goal of service andhelping others. Although in 2007, AlphaPhi Omega raised approximately $5,000for donations, this year's Charity DateAuction fell nothing short of anabsolute success.

The crowd was cheerful andencouraging as students of all ages wereauctioned off one by one for the public tobid on. Each person whom agreed to beauctioned off was called out, individuallyintroduced to the crowd with a bit ofbackground information and was thenasked a personal and random question thathe or she was obligated to answer. Thecrowd seemed to enjoy the amusementof the questions and reacted well to thehumorous, yet respectable answers eachperson replied. Then, the bidding began.Ranging from $5 to more than $100, it wasinevitable that this event would tum out tobe a complete success.

The crowd seemed well-entertained,while recognizing the fact that their moneywould be donated to a good cause. Whenasked about his favorite part of the event,John Rubinov, a sophomore biology major,said "I enjoy the fact that I get to bid onsuch hot ladies, while still donating mymoney to s<!mething well-worth it."

Each and every person in the crowdseemed to respond well to each personbeing bid on. The students seemed tosupport the cause even more, given thefact that they were receiving a possibledate in return. "I like the fact that I h:;idfun giving my money away. For once, itactually felt good donating. It was fun andinformational all at the same time," saidSara Haas, a sophomorecommunications major.

Some college students are interested ingetting involved, but might not know howto, or sometimes feel that it is more of aburden than an enjoyable process. Thanksto Alpha Phi Omega and all of their greatwork, the students ofNSU were given theopportunity to donate to three importantcauses-- the Red Cross, the WheelchairFoundation, and the Ovarian CancerAlliance of Florida-- all while still having afun and eventful night. "Alpha Phi Omegais doing a great job at raising money forphilanthropy, and I think they shoulddefinitely be recognized for that," saidGumba Ligden, a senior finance major.

Chris Balaban/ The Current

On Nov. 12 the Distinguished LectureSeries at the H. Wayne Huizenga Schoolof Business and Entrepreneurship featuredJoe Natoli, currently the senior vicepresident for business and finance andchief financial officer for the University ofMiami. Natoli is also the former presidentof the Miami Herald, where he alsoheld other positions such as controller,vice president of operations and generalmanager. Natoli graduated from theUniversity of South Florida and earned hismaster's degree in business administrationat Nova Southeastern University.

The Distinguished Lecture Seriesis an event that features successfuland exceptional business leaders andentrepreneurs. The lectures usually providean insight to the business world and itallows students to ask questions at the endof the presentation.

Natoli started his presentation bygiving a glance back at when he firststarted working for the Miami Herald,and the transition from being a newspaperpublisher to becoming the vice presidentfor business and finance at the Universityof Miami.

"It is uncommon to meet people whochanged careers half a dozen times duringtheir life. Listening to Natoli, who hassuccessfully managed the transition frompresident at the Miami Herald to vicepresident at the University of Miami, wasan insightful experience. I truly enjoyed hisadvice for students seeking careers in hisformer occupations," said Philipp Kromer,a senior finance major.

Natoli spoke about how the newspaperbusiness is currently suffering sincereaders are going to online portals to readthe news. This is making the revenue fromprinted newspapers decline and the amountof readers increase, but only online.

"People are still interested in thecontent, but restricted on time to sit andread a printed newspaper," said Natoli. Therevenue is also going away in advertising.It has decreased 15-35 percent, whichmakes it hard to see where the advertisingrevenue will settle.

In 2001, Joe Natoli resigned from hisposition. In 2006, he received a proposition

to work at the University of Miami,where he has been since then. Natoli hasbeen responsible for planning the MiamiHurricane's football team move to DolphinStadium and for the purchase of the formerCedars-Sinai Medical Center, which is nowthe University of Miami Hospital.

"I enjoyed his analogy of the purchaseof the hospital. A 'quantum leap' for theUniversity of Miami," said Gumba Ligden,a senior finance major.

Natoli also spoke about the differentstrategies he is using to make theUniversity of Miami a better institution."We are trying to grow rapidly to beat the same or somewhat close level toinstitutions like NYU," said Natoli.

The presentation concluded by Natolianswering questions from the audience.The students asked him what his thoughtswere on President-elect Barack Obama,and if he thought the economic crisiswould end soon with his presidency. Hisanswer to both questions was that it was"unknown" what will happen in the future.

Chris Balaban/ The Current

"Don't Judge an Island by Its Cover"Naida Alcime

Staff Writer

On Nov. 11, several NSU students andfaculty gathered to hear Andrea Shaw,Ph.D., assistant professor in the Division ofHumanities, give a lecture on contemporaryimages portrayed on reggae dancehallalbums.

The lecture was titled "Posing Off:Performance and Body Language on theJamaican Stage" and is part of a series offaculty lectures sponsored by the FarquharCollege ofArts and Sciences that centeron this year's academic theme of "Life andDeath."

Dr. Shaw's inspiration for the topiccame when she attended a conference lastyear and saw certain images from a bookcalled "An Eye for the Tropics" by KristaThompson. In the book, she looked atphotos of the Caribbean at the tum of thecentury that were being used to market

the Caribbean as orderly, exotic andbeautiful-which was not always true.

"It made me think of Jamaica and thecontemporary images you see on reggaedancehall albums," said Shaw. From there,Shaw~ putting her thoughts andresearch on paper and then developed apresentation that she could discuss with theNSU community.

"My goal was to explore contemporarydancehall album images and discusshow they were being used to market theCaribbean," stated Shaw. Tuesday's lecturespecifically discussed one 40-part dancehallseries titled "Strictly the Best."

Shaw showed attendees the seductiveyet dismissive ways in which bodies onthese albums posed for the camera whileconcurrently seeming to ignore it. The·question of the talk was, "What accounts

for this intrigue with the camera, as well asan apparent repulsion toward it?"

According to Jim Doan, Ph.D.,coordinator of the Faculty Lecture Series,about 30 people packed Room 240 in theParker Building, including students, facultyand visitors from outside the university.

"I think it was a very successfulpresentation," said Doan. "Everyoneseemed quite interested in the topic anda lively discussion ensued, touching onvarious aspects of Jamaican music, art,photography, dance and other culturalaspects.

For more information on future Jacultylecture series, please contact Jim Doanat doan@nova.edu or visit the FacultyLecture Series web site at www.undergrad.nova.edu/articleslfls/.

Chris Balaban/ The Current

Naida Alcime

Staff Writer

Never 2 Early 2 Plan 4 the Future

Speaker Tackles Tough Questionsabout Christianity

Annarely Rodriguez

Staff Writer

On the evening ofNov. 10, the1ntervarsity Christian Fellowship (IVCF)hosted its first "Answers to the ToughQuestions: Another Look at Christianity"talk on the second floor of the University ...Center.

Leaders of 1VCF, an undergraduateChristian organization on campus, decidedto host this event so that people from alldifferent belief systems and religions coulddialogue about questions surrounding thefaith.

"The goal of this event was to givethe NSU community an opportunity toask hard questions about Christianity andto get those answers from a person whoknows so much about it," said AlissaLenz, president of 1VCF and elementaryeducation major.

The guest speaker of the night wasChri~tianApologist, Matt Slick of theChristian Apologetics and ResearchMinistry (CARM). Slick travels the UnitedStates defending the Christian faith andchallenging erroneous popular beliefs.

On Nov. ll, students gathered oncemore in Room 3049 of the Carl DeSantisBuilding for a Lucky 13 lecture. Thisweek, the topic of discussion was CareerDevelopment.

As college students, one of the mostworrying issues is what happens aftergraduation. With help from the Office ofCareer Development, students received abreakdown of what they should do eachyear of their undergraduate experience toprepare for that time.

"It was very informative. It is definitelygoing to help me in the next four years,"commented Brandon Evans, a freshmanlegal studies major. "I especially likedthe four years breakdown and the info onCAREERShark."

Angela Gilbert, an adviser in the Officeof Career Development, gave the lecturethis week and provided students withhelpful tips and an overview of the servicesher office offers, which vary from helpingstudents choose a major to CAREERShark,an online job search engine for

According to his Web site, "CARM offersa concise, comprehensive explanationof the Christian faith along 'with logicalanalysis of errors in popular beliefs, bothsecular and sacred."

The lecture began as a quiet, question­and-answ~s.essionon logic and truth,but turned into a heated discussion aboutthe Christian view on controversial issuesfacing Americans. Topics ranged fromcreation to evolution and from abortionto love.

Attendee Max Hyman, a legal studiesmajor, asked several questions and wasgenerally satisfied with the speaker'sanswers to questions asked that night. "Itwas informative. I felt like the speakergave some logical arguments to back all hesaid, which was good," said Hyman.

For more information on the1ntervarsity Christian Fellowship on theNSU campus, please contact Alex Mitraniat amitrani@nova.edu or at(954) 262-7453.

NSU students."We did this presentation to make

students aware of our services and howwe can help them each year of theircollege life," explained Gilbert. "I wouldrecommend students definitely visit theoffice and develop and maintain a resume,no matter what year they are."

The Office of Career Developmentis located in the fourth floor of the AlvinSherman Library and may be reached at(954) 262-7201 about their upcomingworkshops on effective work searchesand creating your brand when beinginterviewed, or any other questions andconcerns.

As for Lucky 13, they willcontinue to provide a free lunch and funactivities while instructing students oncampus resources. Their next lecture willbe on Nov. 18 in Carl DeSantis Building,Room 3049 at 12 p.m. and the topic ofdiscussion will be diversity awarenessat NSU.

CONGRATUlATIONSINTRAMURAL

SOFTBALL CHAMPIONS!The 2008 intramural

softball season is now complete.

Congratulations toour champions:

"The Big Sticks"Men's Champion

"The Ruby Decker All Stars"Co-Rec Recreational Champion

and

"Team Zissou"Co-Ree Competitive Champion

RSUSnortsFIRA's- Rowing Regatta

Tim Coenraad

Staff Writer

Fan of the Week

Tranell Mesa

Sports Editor

Volleyball Ends Regular Season

NSU's women's crew team underwentanother weekend of learning and successon Nov. 8 at the FlRA Fall Championshipsin Melbourne, Florida.

The Sharks took first in the Novice4+ "A" category race with an impressivetime of 14:07, led by freshman coxswainHeather Clayton and senior stroke Amber'Bishko, followed by freshmen JessicaSutter, Claire Kurlychek and RocioMasgoret.

Clayton steered the course for theSharks' Novice 8+ race as well, leading bynearly three boat lengths. Unfortunately,with roughly 200-meters left to the finish

NSU's volleyball team (21-10,9-6 SSC)'demolished the Saint LeoUniversity's Lions on Nov. 8 by a score ofthree games to none; however, sadly theSharks were defeated on their senior night,Nov. 11, by Lynn University's FightingKnights in a four-game match.

The Sharks hit an astounding .366 forthe match versus Saint Leo. Junior JenerraMcGruder along with freshman MollySigerich led the Sharks in their victoryover the Lions with 10 kills a piece.

line, NSU hit an unmarked sandbar whichcaused them to loose control of theirstraight course, resulting in a close second

. place-finish.Sharks' Varsity 4+ "A" took second

place, just one second behind StetsonUniversity. The Varsity 8+ "A" placedthird, just behind the pace of BarryUniversity..and Stetson, posting aspectacular-time of 12:09 on the 3Kcourse.

The Sharks have completed their fall2008 season and will now train to preparefor the spring competitive season of 2009.

Upon facing the Fighting Knights, NSUwas unfortunately not able to overcometheir .030 opening game, falling in thefirst two games of the match. SeniorMelinda Gorman stepped up in game threeregistering five kills, four service aces andfive digs for the Sharks, one and only winof the match.

NSU's Sharks will begin their battlethrough the NCAA Division II Regional

. Tournament on Nov. 11.

Chris Balaban

Staff Photographer

Sophomore biology major, Patty Coggi (left), was spotted yetagain at another NSU sporting event. Aside from attending

games, Coggi also enjoys scuba diving and horseback riding inhis leisure time. Congratulations Patty Coggi, you are NSU's

"FAN OF THE WEEK!"

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Inside the Locker Room withJeff Palmer

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Sports Editor

Tim Coenraad

Staff Writer

Cross Country-Regional Race

- My favorite athlete is..."Steve Prefontaine, because he was an

amazing runner who ran all out to see whohad the mo'st guts and to see who couldfinish a race going harder. He made peopleenjoy watching him run because he lookedat a race as a work of art and ran with allhis heart."- Would you rather sky dive, or gobungee jumping and why?

"Sky diving, because the fun lasts alot longer and it's just something I havealways wanted to do."- IfI were a superhero I would be...

"Superman, because he can fly."- What are you doing over Thanksgivingand Christmas break?

"For Thanksgiving break hopefully Iwill be traveling back from cross-countrynationals and then I will be going home toJacksonville."- IfI found $1,000 on the street...

"First, I would go to Goodwill and buya few nice suits then get them dry cleanedbecause someone might have died inthem. Next, I would buy some duct tapeso my car's sunroof won't leak anymore.Of course, running shoes and some shortshorts ...with the rest of the money I wouldtake my mom out to a nice dinner and giveher whatever money I have left."

NSU's The Current went insidethe locker room to get a closer look atthe men's cross-country star runner,sophomore standout Jeff Palmer, as theSharks prepare to dive into the 2008regional race.

Palmer definitely generated his fairshare of attention throughout NSU'sAthletic Department as well as withinthe Sunshine State Conference duringthe Sharks' 2008 regular season as hedominated the race course. In addition toposting his career best time in the 5K of25:32.16, Palmer was named SSC MaleRunner of the Week three times, whichplaced his name into the program's historybook.

Six-foot, one-inch Palmer claims hissecret is his pre-game ritual. "I like tolisten to Killswitch Engage to get mepsyched up." Palmer continues on to statehis best assets to the team is "my ability tolighten the mood when it gets stressful, myhair and my legs!"

Fin-atics will get to see Palmer back inaction in the spring of 2009 where he willbe competing in various events for NSU'strack and field team.

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atics may not know about Jeff...

- If I were stranded on an island I wouldbring...

"Definitely not food; cross-country.runners don't eat. Ha ha!! My runningshoes because I can't go a day withoutrunning. An iPod with all of the KillswitchEngage and Lil Wayne ever recorded, andmy cross country team because when weare together we can make anything fun."

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efforts with our staff in aspiring to newlevels and in our quest to become one ofthe best NCAA Division II programs in the

country."

Tara Haddock took 20th place just sevenseconds later, 23 :48, followed by freshmanBrooke Hurley in 28th at 24: 12.

Sophomore Jeff Palmer lived upto his All-SSC First Team title, settingthe pace for the Sharks with a time of

. 32:25 in the 10K race, taking 10th place,earning himselfAll-South Region honors.Sophomore Agustin Rey crossed the finishline a few minutes later, 34: 17, to take 34thplace.

The Sharks cross-country team willbe back in action in the spring of 2009 tocompete in their track and field season.

NSU's cross-country teams concludedtheir 2008 season with a high note on Nov.8, while competing in Searcy, Arkansasfor the NCAA Division II South RegionCross Country Championships. With thewomen's team grabbing hold of seventhplace overall, the men's team took arespectable eighth.

Junior Krystal Porter led the women'steanJ. with a spectacular 23 :21 time inthe 6K race, placing her 12th amongstover 100 competitors. In light of herperformance, Porter was named as anAll-South Region honoree. Fellow junior

Ann Walker came to NSU in 2006 t.oas the Sharks' assistant athletic directorfor compliance and senior womanadministrator and has done more th~her fair share to aid in the AthleticDepartment's success over the years. Inlight of her efforts, on Nov. 10, AthleticDirector Mike Mominey named Walkerassociate athletic director.

NSU's sports information quotesWalker as stating, "I am honored thatMike has extended to me.the position ofassociate athletic director. I have trulyenjoyed all the experiences and challengespresented, along with the support of anoutstanding athletics staff and coaches.I love what I do on a daily basis andultimately that is in helping student­athletes and coaches achieve successesin all areas. I look forward to continued

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faster, moreinvolvedsongs. Assoon ashe startedplaying it, theaudience wasmore excitedthan everbefore. Quitea few peoplewere actuallysingingalong. WithLewis on

backing vocals, "Broken Heart" made theset feel more exciting and showed just howwell the two brothers worked together."Roll Bus Roll" is possibly one of Lewis'best songs, but I have never been able tolocate a studio version of it, and now Iknow why. When Lewis plays "Roll BusRoll" live, he does it with suchsensitivityand charm that a studio version couldn'tpossibly measure up to it. This was myfavorite performance of the night, andprobably the best one of his entire set.

After the set was over, I was hoping formore. They were more enthusiastic andperformed much better than I expected.This being the first time I saw Lewis live,it was definitely worth the wait.

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waiting years to see Jeffrey Lewis perform,and I had especially been waiting to see"The Complete Oral History... ," so whenhe announced he would be performing it,I knew the set would get better and better.More ofa lecture to music than an actualsong, "The Complete Oral History..." hasLewis doing an interpretation or cover ofbands like The Fugs, The Stooges, TheVelvet Underground and David Peel &the Lower East Side. It was fun to see

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Even though the hay-days of the NewYork City anti-folk scene have seeminglycome and gone, most of the prominentanti-folk artists still have a large anddedicated fan base. One of the mostpopular NYC anti-folk artists, JeffreyLewis, has been recording, writing comicsand making short films for over 10 years.During that time, he has been touring theworld, and finally after years oLneglect,he returned to Ft. Lauderdale on Nov. 7to play atthe Culture .Room.

Assistedby a backingband of hisbrother,JackLewis, anda friend,DavidBeauchamp,JeffreyLewis andthe Jackalsbegan theirincredibleset with"Arrow"from hissecondfull-lengthalbum, "It'sthe OnesWho'veCrackedThat theLight Shines Through." As soon as theyappeared on stage, they started the song,playing it with more passion than I've seenin any of his live videos.

Following "Arrow" was one of Lewis'famous animated short films, displayed onthe wall behind him by a MacBook laptopand a projector. For this show, he presentedand narrated "Champion Jim," while Jackand David accompanied his voice withtheir instruments. Like most of Lewis'animations, the animation and narrationof "Champion Jim" were hilarious andinteresting.

Although he played about six moresongs and another animation film, hisbest performances were "Roll Bus Roll,""Broken Heart" and "The History of theDevelopment of Punk on the Lower EastSide of NYC 1950-1975." I had been

additional touch of soul in the film.Truth be told, "Soul Men" can be easily

lost in thel>ile-up ofmediocre movies,as it possesses such a weak and clichedstory-line. However, the stand-out featuresfor the film are the rough, but satisfactorysinging done by Mac and Jackson, andthe verbal punches and slaps exchangedbetween the two. And as with most filmsof this nature, the foul-mouth bantercarries the stream of humor, and Mac is themaster ofusing this profane, but effectivetool. The language in "Soul Men" iscertainly rough on the ears, but with Mac'sperformance, it's his persona's reactionsand quirks that get the audience roaring.

Bernie Mac was a diamond in therough, who remained in the rough, onlyshowcasing his talents on the big screenin lesser roles, for films such as "Ocean'sEleven" and its sequels. "Soul Men"does its part as a last tribute to Mac'sindisputable talent of making people laughto tears, but in regards to displaying andaccentuating his acting talents on screen,the film certainly falls short.

"Soul Men" may be far from beingdeclared an iconic film, but it has theOsou16 of a great artist who wasn't giventhe respect he truly deserved.

Floyd (the late Bernie Mac) and Louis(Samuel 1. Jackson) are tw<> singers in apopular group back in the day, who losttheir place in the spotlight after their leadsinger Marcus (John Legend) decides togo solo. Not being able to make it on theirown, Floyd and Louis decide to go theirseparate ways, permanently. Incidentally,they are brought back together by Marcus'death, to do a tribute performance at hismemorial service at the Apollo Theater inHarlem.

A majority of the film takes placeon the road, while Floyd and Louis areon their way to Los Angeles to performat the Apollo. And similar to any otherroad-trip-type movie, they meet someinteresting characters: a wanna-be rapperthug (Affion Crockett), a white nerd wholoves soul music (Adam Herschman) andLouis' estranged daughter (Sharon Leal).The late Isaac Hayes does an extendedcameo performance as himself, putting that

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Liars, Tycoons and Bailouts,Oh My!

Kristine BelizaireCurrent Affairs Editor

Kennedy had a following similar toPresident-elect Barack Obama, due to hisyouth and charismatic personality. Somecircles would say that President Kennedywas a man that produced great change ina time of social turmoil. Because of hischarisma, President Kennedy was able tomotivate people to participate in producingthe changes that were needed by thecountry at that time.

In the midst of this idolization, it isimportant that we remember the President­elect is just one man and that one personalone does not strengthen a country.President Kennedy said, "Ask not whatyour country can do for you-ask whatyou can do for your country." Consideringthe tone and sentiments of President-electBarack Obama's speeches, it would appearthat he is asking us to do the same today.

Therefore, let us not sit back idolizingthe man, expecting him to fulfill all of thepromises by himself. But instead let uskeep our nose to the grind stone and do ourpart in, creating the changes our countryneeds.

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I saw something the other day thatraised concerns regarding the idolizationof President-elect Barack Obama. Theheadline on a past issue of the Sun-Sentinelread, "Obama Posters Inside Today."While catchy, it was a little disconcertingto see President-elect Barack Obama beingadvertised as a celebrity like Zach Efron inTiger Beat. By idolizing a leader in such away, we run the risk of losing our capacityto think rationally about his abilities.

The newspaper writers and publishershave a duty to make sure their newspaperssell, and President-elect Obama hascertainly shown his star-power and hisability to sell-out newspapers on newsstands. However, is it appropriate for apresident to be adored in such a way and toachieve such celebrity status?

Attending a Senator Obama rally, pre­election, the audience would see lightsflashing, participate in chanting and evenstart a "wave" in the stands. Therefore, anObama rally appeared to be more like arock concert than a meeting of people whodesired to support a leader and his beliefs.In such a party atmosphere, were peoplereally listening to his message?

Idolizing a president may not becompletely bad. In his day, President

concisely, that G.M. has been havingproblems for years and that it will takelonger than a month or two to sort out theirunderlying economic problems. He gavethe following example: "If a restaurantserves bad food, no amount ofbailingout is going to convert the bad food intogood food." With that, he suggested thecompany file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

Similar to the guest's suggestion, tlieNov. 13 issue of the New York Timesonline says, "Some experts note that whilebankruptcy would be painful, it may bepreferable to a government bailout thatmay only delay, at considerable cost,the wrenching but necessary steps G.M.needs to take to become a stronger, leanercompany." If the government bails outG.M., they will have no reason to fix theproblems that put them in this situation inthe first place because they've been handeda quick fix to the problems they have rightthis moment.

Baird also mentioned how G.M. mustbe held accountable for making carspeople do not want or need anymore. Agovernment bailout is not going to helpG.M. confront these problems.

G.M. corporate leaders need to examinewhat the company is doing and how theycan take the company in a new direction.That way, they will be able to get back upon their own feet and come back as a bettercompany overall. The American taxpayerand the American government do nothave the money to bailout another failingcorporation. Corporations, like G.M., mustbe made responsible for their actions andtheir decisions.

Here we go again, people ofNSUand the United States. The United Statesgovernment is once again pushing foranother bailout; only this time it hasnothing to do with bad credit or the debtof the American people. This time, theU.S. government is trying to bailout motorcompanies that put themselves into theirown financial messes.

For the most part, supporters of thisinitiative believe this needs to happen inorder to save the one industry that hasbecome the "backbone;' of the Americanworkforce. They believe these companieswill try to come up with the money inother ways, such as laying-off employees,shutting down factories and raising theirprices. In other words, they are tellingus, the American taxpayers, that wemust contribute our money to keep thesecompanies afloat.

General Motors is' the company mostof this money will be going to. This isthe company producing vehicles likeHummers, large pickup trucks and SUVsin sizes no family needs. With that beingsaid, is it any mystery why this companyis not making any money? The Americanpeople are dreaming up and spendingtheir money astutely more than everbefore when it comes to .buying cars.They are taking their money and businessto companies such as Toyota and Hondabecause they make more affordable, moresustainable and less gas-guzzling vehicles.

While talking about this issue, NationalPublic Radio's "Morning Edition" hostedby Douglas Baird, a professor at theUniversity ofChicago Law School, said,

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