Beaches, relaxation,and partying are words com-monly associated withspring break for the averagecollege student. The annualweek away from school istypically viewed as a time torelax with friends whileenjoying the calm before thestorm of the stressful lasthalf of the spring semester.The words ‘productive’ and‘community service’ arerarely part of college stu-dents’ vocabulary or plansfor the highly anticipatedweek; however, a group ofRollins College studentsdecided to venture from thebeaten trail this springbreak. Instead of headinghome over the break or par-tying on the beach all dayand night, a group of ninestudents participated in aCollegiate Challenge Habitatfor Humanity project in the

Ft. Lauderdale area.The idea for the

Habitat Spring Break tripwas first presented to stu-dents by Pierce Neinken,who deserves a great deal ofcredit for revamping theRollins College Habitat forHumanity Chapter.

“We lost our

[Habitat] charter three yearsago because no one paidattention,” said Neinken. “Icame here and realized wedidn’t have one. The idea forthe spring break trip camebecause it was advertised bythe National CampusChapter Program and Ithought it would be some-

thing different for our chap-ter.” With Neinken’s help,Rollins’ chapter is growingin popularity and the trip toFt. Lauderdale helped tobroaden the chapter’s hori-zons.

Though the trip wasmostly positive, the group of

Changes are in theair for the Rollins campus.When upperclassmen returnfor the fall semester, theymight be as lost as the newstudents who have no ideawhere things are located. Ifyou listen to the randomrumors and gossip that hasspread throughout campusyou will hear the projectedplaces where offices, organi-zations and housing will bemoved. Below is the officialrelocation plan, as specifiedby the RollinsAdministration, for the nextfew years.

The largest changeon campus will be the addi-tion of the Rinker Building,

which will be the new hometo both the financial aid andArts and Sciences admis-sions offices. Carnegie willhouse both the HumanResources and PublicRelations departments onthe second floor. CareerServices will expand to thewest side of the first floor.The English department fac-ulty will relocate to the eastside of the building.

The WarrenAdministration buildingwill house Purchasing andAccounts Payable on thelower level. The R-Card andLoans & Collections coun-selor offices will be on thesecond level. TheInstitutional ResearchAssociate will also be locat-ed on the lower level.

The FacilitiesManagement Building adja-cent to McKean Hall willhouse Campus Safety whereBusiness Services was for-merly located. The

“I’m a Type APersonality. I’m not happyunless I’m involved… I lovemultitasking.” This state-ment goes a long way inhelping to explain theincredible motivationbehind Karen Plunkett’scopious achievements. ThisRollins College adjunct fac-ulty member not only servesas a Communications pro-fessor but also as the mar-keting, public relations, andbusiness development direc-tor for the prestigious lawfirm of Lowndes, Drosdick,Doster, Kantor, and Reed,P.A.

Professor Plunkettrecently received the honor

of being named 2003Business Woman of the Yearby the American BusinessWomen’s Association(ABWA) for her excellentexample of professionalismin business and admirablecommitment to supportingwomen in their career aspi-rations. Plunkett’s supportfor female employees underher supervision includesarranging flexible schedulesto allow for their childcareresponsibilities.

ABWA’s acknowl-edgment is not the first timethat Plunkett has been rec-ognized by national, localand community organiza-tions. The Florida PublicRelations Association hasnamed her “OutstandingPublic RelationsProfessional” and“Outstanding ProfessionalServices Marketer.” TheUnited Way Center forCommunity Involvementhas also named her

Rollins College Winter Park, FloridaMarch 21, 2003 Vol. 109, No. 18

The box-office hit“Chicago” is up forthe most AcademyAwards. Get a pre-view of Hollywood’sbiggest night on

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Jeff Halbert, ‘04, andthe baseball teamplayed well in the56th annual baseballweek over springbreak.

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Elections for theStudent GovernmentAssociation are fastapproaching. Readplatforms for the vicepresidential and pres-idential candidates.

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The Academy Awardwinners will beannounced this week-end, but before theyare, what do studentspick as their favoritemovie of the year?

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students chose toparticipate in analternative springbreak.by Kate Alexander

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photo / KATE ALEXANDERLENDING A HELPING HAND: Nine Rollins students spent spring break with the CollegiateChallenge Habitat for Humanity project in the Ft. Lauderdale area.

On The MoveWhen the new

Rinker Buildingopens next fall,many offices willbe relocating.by Matt Moore

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Faculty HonorsAdjunct faculty

member KarenPlunkett namedBusiness Womanof the Year.by Natalie Millan

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Housekeeping Supervisorwill be located on the lowerlevel to supervise CentralReceiving.

Chase Hall, formerlythe home of the Phi DeltaTheta fraternity, will nowhouse some other depart-ments of Rollins and the stu-dents will be relocated toother campus housing. Thespace will mostly be convert-ed into an office buildingrather than a dormitoryspace. The Dean of StudentAffairs, StudentInvolvement andLeadership, MulticulturalAffairs and CommunityEngagement offices will berelocated to Chase from theirformer homes. Possiblespaces for a classroom orseminar room and offices forCornell Fine Arts Museumstaff will be created on thesecond floor.

The Campus Centerwill house All-CampusEvents and the CornellCampus Center Buildingmanagers. Food Service willuse the former ACE office.

The music depart-ment will temporarily usethe Campus Safety buildinguntil Keene Hall is renovat-ed and expanded. The Music

department will also use theDubois building during therenovation.

It has not yet beendetermined what will occurwith the space freed up inthe Mills Building.

The Alumni housewill be renovated to housemore Alumni Offices andrestroom facilities will beconstructed there. The OlinLibrary will now scheduleseminars and classes in theVan Houten ConferenceRoom. The 24-hour studyroom will be divided intotwo rooms which will beused during the day as class-rooms. The room can also beused for student study whennot in use for classroomspace.

The face of Rollinswill be changed drasticallyin the next few years. Asshown in the preceding data,you can see exactly wherethings will be located in thefuture and in some cases thetentative location for others.As the school continues toexpand to improve the aca-demic landscape of the cam-pus, the physical landscapewill also change just as dras-tically. Keep your eyespeeled or you might justmiss it.

“Volunteer of the Year.”Communications, and asChair of the 2003 ImageAwards for public relations.

“I think it is absolutelynecessary for every businessperson to be involved intheir communities. It reallyhelps in gaining a betterunderstanding of the com-munity, and it’s also person-ally satisfying. I’m a greatproponent for communityservice for every businessperson and every student.”

Along with businessand community service,teaching is a big part ofPlunkett’s life. Plunkettteaches OrganizationalCommunication, educatingRollins students in mattersof public relations, market-ing, and advertising. She hasbeen teaching on and off forabout 25 years and considersit, “…really like a hobby—Ilove teaching at the collegelevel.” Her students are asignificant part of her life,and she relishes gettingthem on their way to suc-cess, “I get feed-back fromthe students, see themprogress in their education,graduate, and move up theranks in the business world.Many of them are nowactive in the business com-munity locally. I’m very

proud of them.”A long-term goal of

Plunkett’s is to teach full-time, but with so much onher plate she admits, “That’sgoing to take some work onmy part.” For now, however,business is a major focus forthis hard-working woman,who additionally managesto work as a free-lance con-sultant. As to how she man-ages to stay professionallysharp and aware in the ever-changing and demandingworld of business, Plunkettreplies that her techniquesinclude reading, keeping upwith current events, andcontinually educating her-self.

Plunkett loves to travelwith her husband Stephenand calls it her “number onehobby.” Some of the couple’svacation destinations havebeen France, Italy, andIreland.

Plunkett continues to bean example of the benefits ofhard work and dedication.Those looking for successtips from this learned andskilled professor heed heradvice, “Read all you can.Get an internship or two tofind out what it [business,communications, or anymajor applicable] is reallylike, and get a person or per-sons to learn from as a men-tor.”

Rollins volunteers did expe-rience minor setbacks.

Though the setbacksdid frustrate some of the vol-unteers, they still returnedto Rollins feeling satisfiedwith their work. “I liked thedinner where we met all ofthe families [that we werebuilding houses for],” saidJones. “It put it all in per-spective.”

Another positive aspectof the trip was the bondingexperience between theinvolved Rollins students.

Loewel stated,“[Habitat] was hard work,but we pulled through and Irealized that I really didhave a lot of fun. It made mefeel like things would neverbe exactly the same.”

Neinken expressed hisappreciation to LaurenSmith and Donna Lee, twomembers of the RollinsCollege staff who accompa-nied students on the trip.Neinken hopes to continuesponsoring and participat-ing in yearly Habitat SpringBreak trips in hopes ofimpressing affiliates nation-wide.

“We made a differenceover spring break,” saidNeinken. “I literally put aroof over someone’s head. Ithink that’s pretty meaning-ful.”

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When you hear theword green, what do youthink of…trees, grass, ormoney? Well soon all that isabout to change.

On March 27, theU.S. Treasury Departmentwill introduce the latest cur-rency redesign, which willaffect the $20, $50, and $100notes. The first to be pub-licly available will be the $20note in the fall of 2003, withthe $50 and $100 notes to fol-low twelve to eighteenmonths later.

Consideration toreconstruct the $5 and $10notes are still in the works,but the $1 note will remainthe same. The redesignedcurrency program is a part-nership between the FederalReserve System, theDepartment of the Treasury,the Bureau of Engraving andPrinting, and the UnitedStates Secret Service. TheSecretary of the Treasury,also included in the partner-ship, established the appear-ance and design for the newcurrency.

The Department ofthe Treasury’s Bureau ofEngraving and Printing andthe Federal Reserve Boardplans to release the next gen-eration of new notes, withimproved security featuresto deter counterfeiting, everyseven to 10 years.Counterfeit currency is moreprevalent today as a result ofimproved technologyincluding high quality scan-ners and printers.

According to theU.S. Secret Service, of the$47.5 million in counterfeitmoney that entered into cir-culation in 2001, 39% wascomputer generated. In2002, $43 million in counter-feit notes were passed in theUnited States.

“Before this technol-ogy emerged you had to be a

skilled printer to make coun-terfeit bills,” said JimMackin, a spokesperson forthe U.S. Secret Service.“Now it’s easier.”

Color and additionalchanges are the new attemptin deterring counterfeiting.The former revised bills,known as New CurrencyDesign (NCD) notes, werelarger and had visible water-marks when held to thelight. The new bills knownas the Next Generation(NexGen) notes will featurethree subtle background col-ors, not yet released to thepublic. The Federal Reservemaintains that the greencolor will still be prominent.

This revision marksthe first time in modern his-tory that a U.S. bill will fea-ture a color other than green.The introduction of variouscolors will help the publicidentify and differentiatedenominations. The newseries will includeenhanced watermarks andinscriptions, threads thatglow when exposed to ultra-violet light, microprinting,and color-shifting ink thatchanges color when tilted ormanipulated.

In addition to therelease of the new currency,the Bureau and the FederalReserve System are planningto implement an extensivepublic education program toinform specific industriessuch as financial institutions,law enforcement, retail andvending industries of waysto spot counterfeit money.They are also developingsoftware and other devicesfor machine vendors, masstransit agencies, and thegaming industry, all whichwill be impacted by theNexGen notes.

The release of theNexGen notes will have noeffect on the currencyalready in circulation.

For more informa-tion, visit the Bureau’s web-site atwww.moneyfactory.com.

Sources: U.S. Department ofthe Treasury, and the U.S.Bureau of Engraving andPrinting.

The Cornell FineArts Museum is embracingFrench History with its latestexhibition. The exhibit, run-ning from March 7 to April20, explores the art of 19thCentury Frenchman HonoréDaumier, the influential car-icaturist, painter, and sculp-tor.

Dr. ArthurBlumenthal, the museum’sdirector, says that viewers ofthe exhibit will be “very sur-prised at the variety andstrength of the show.”Blumenthal is very proudthat the museum put togeth-er not only a diverse collec-tion of Daumier’s work, butalso a collection of worksowned by the museum illus-trating the period in whichhe lived.

This collection, enti-tled Daumier’s World, givesthe viewer a glimpse into thedifferent schools of art thatinfluenced Daumier, as wellas the impressionistic artiststhat learned from him.

“These paintingsand sculptures really showyou what was going on inFrance during this time,”says Blumenthal. The collec-tion also features descrip-tions of the pieces, writtenby students from Dr. SusanLibby’s 19th Century Artcourse.

These descriptions,says Blumenthal, “showwhat our history studentscan do.” He adds, “The ArtHistory students don’t get anart show in the spring, this istheir art show.”

The Daumier exhibititself features 41 originalDaumier works, borrowedfrom the UCLA HammerMuseum.

“We have managedto put together a show withpaintings, lithographs, anddrawings,” says Blumenthal.“The exhibit shows thestrength of the HammerMuseum’s collection.”

Blumenthal begannegotiating to featureHonoré Daumier at Rollinsback in 1998. “I have alwaysbeen intrigued by his per-sonality, art, and fame,” hesays. “Daumier was a greatdraftsman, painter, andsculptor, and he was selftaught.”

The exhibit displaysmany of Daumier’s mostfamous pieces, as well as hisimpressionistic bronzesculptures and descriptivelithographs.

“Daumier’s workfeatures such action andcomedy,” says Blumenthal,“he was almost like a motionpicture director… he reallywas the Norman Rockwell ofhis day.”

Blumenthal addsthat “students can find somuch in him, no matterwhat your field is, he is partof the history of our cul-ture.” He feels that it isimportant for Rollins stu-dents to appreciate thisexhibit.

In addition to theexhibit itself, the art muse-um is holding a DaumierSymposium, featuring guestpanelists Carolyn Peter,Eliza Rothbone, and SusanLibby, on March 23 from 3 to5 p.m.

Blumenthal encour-ages students to come toboth the exhibit and theSymposium, to learn aboutDaumier and support thefeatured students.

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The Color of Money

The U.S.TreasuryDepartment plansto release NextGeneration notes.

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photo / MATT MOOREA NEW DESIGN: Soon U.S. currency will be much more col-orful and much less likely to be counterfeited.

photo / CORNELL FINE ARTS MUSEUM BROCHUREHONORÉ DAUMIER: This French artist is considered bymany to be the Michelangelo of modern times.

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Class: Freshman 2006Major/Minor: Undecided

Qualifications:

In high schoolVice president of the student body and an organization know as SADD

(Students Against Destructive Decisions)Lt. Governor of a division of Key Club (a community service organiza-

tion).Attended numerous leadership conferences ranging from The

Congressional Youth Leadership Conference in D.C. to the Winter ParkYouth Leaders Conference, which I helped to establish.

Created The Youth League. The Youth League is an organization that Istarted in the summer of 2001. It sprang from the Winter Park YouthLeaders Summit and is made up of more than seven youth leadership

groups

1 year on the Orlando Mayors Youth Advisory

At RollinsI am building my sixth house and running the Habitat program here on

campus. I also planned a Habitat for Humanity spring break here atRollins

SGA Senate Review Committee Chairman

Plans for next year:

To empower the senate to make good decisions for the student body

I intend to use my position to build a stronger community. Thiscan be achieved by creating more connections between organizations

To draw from the Winter Park community to create a school that ismore involved with the city. My goal is to have a city and school board

dedicated to improving the relationship between Winter Park andRollins College

Overall, if there is one thing I guarantee I will do it will be that I willlisten. I pledge to the student body that I will always listen and do what

I can to make this a better school for those who attend it.

Son HoClass: Sophomore 2005

Major/Minor: Pre-Med/BiologyQualifications:

- 4 years of Student Government in high school- Eagle Scout

-3.75 GPA and Honors Program- Leadership Courses: Emerge, Venture, LeaderShape

- Internship with the Office of Community Engagement- IMPACT

- Brother of Chi Psi- Internship with Vice-Mayor of Winter Park

- Honors Peer Mentor- Asian American Student Association

Plans for next year:- Implement a leadership program at the beginning of the year for

Senators to empower them to make change and build group cohesion.- Be a strong voice for the student body at administration and faculty

meetings- Promote leadership, diversity, and service by working closely with theoffice of Student Involvement and Leadership, Multicultural Affairs, and

Community Engagement on programs and initiatives- Develop a 3 tier food plan that would give students the choice of a price

plan that would fit their needs- Encourage more Greek participation in academic programming as well

as provide better recognition of Greek achievements

Pierce Neinkin

SGA VICE PRESIDENTCANDIDATES

Class: Junior Class StandingMajor/Minor:Double Major in History and Politics

Qualifications:I have held the position of Representative, Senator, President, Vice-President, Treasurer,and my most recent position, the Student Services Chair on the Executive Board here at

Rollins. I have been involved in Student Government for seven years

I served on the Academic Affairs Committee (AAC) of the College's governance system,and I have continued my tenure on that committee through this school year. I also sit on the Student Life Committee of the college's governance system

Plans for Next YearFirst, I would work together with the Vice-President to choose a strong, cohesive

Executive Board of goal-oriented individuals who are committed to working as a team tobetter the student body and promote the cause of the students. Second, I would work

very closely with the college's governance structure to ensure meaningful student repre-sentation within the administration. Third, I would ensure the SGA is truly the voice of

the students and that those voices would be heard.

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Class: Sophomore - 2005Major/Minor: Anthropology Major, Asian Studies Minor

QualificationsFour years of Student Government in High School

3.91 GPAHonors Degree Program

Cultural Action CommitteeBACCHUS - Vice President

Phi Eta Sigma Freshman Honor SocietySGA Community Service Chair

IMPACTAsian American Student Association - Vice President

Office of Community Engagement InternWinter Park Economic and Cultural Development Intern

Peer Mentor and Mathematics TutorKappa Delta Sorority

LEAD/Leadership Experience: EMERGE, Retreats, Conferences, LeaderShape, and facilitation trainingPlans for next year

Educate and empower the SGA Executive Committee and Senators, enabling them to better rep-resent and make change for the student body

Further promote collaboration among student organizations, forming support groups for allRepresent the student body and its interests as fittingly as possible in meetings and events

regarding issues that directly concern studentsContinue to improve the relationships between the student body and faculty, staff, and adminis-

tration on campus Encourage and promote leadership, diversity, and community on campus, empowering all stu-

dents to make changeNarrow the gap between Greek and Independent students

Further encourage a positive, working relationship with the outside communityWork throughout the year to create a smooth transition for the incoming SGA Executive Members and

Senators

Class: JuniorMajor/Minor: International Relations/ Communications and Politics

QualificationsI was President of the Junior Statesmen of America chapter at my high school,

I won a Leadership Scholarship to a Christian Seminar in Washington D.C. in whichI was the only woman to run for 'President of the White House' in their mock elec-

tions. I attended 'LeaderShape' in which I won an opportunity to participate in a seminar on

leadership. My freshmen year at Rollins, I was a senator for Ward, and I was highly involved in

AASA and other culture groups. This year I am sitting on the executive board ofSGA;

I am the Culture Action Committee Chair. As the Culture Action Committee Chair, I am a member of IMPACT, a peer education program aimed at educating students

on issues of diversity, community engagement, and leadership. Lastly, I am involvedin the sorority Non Compis Mentis and recently been elected to be the senator for the

chapter for SGA. Plans for next year

I would like to rent buses that will take freshmen (during the time that they are mov-ing in) to Target, Wal-Mart, Publix, etc.

Second, I would like to use 'IMPACT' facilitators to help with the 'Executive Retreat'to get the new group accustomed to each other and able to work with one another,

also I would like to use 'IMPACT' to help out with the programming of the 'SenatorRetreat'.

Angel Beswick

Giselle Peruyera

CLASS: 2004MAJORS:English/Elementary Education

Qualifications:President of the Rollins Caribbean Students Association

At my high school I was a Prefect, a most esteemed and respectedposition. Prefects were senior year students, hand selected by the

principal and facultywas also the secretary for the Davidica House at my high school,

was one of Jamaica's five Youth Ambassadors. As a youth ambassa-dor I acted as a liaison between the Jamaican government and the

Jamaican youth, I have been a Peer Mentor to freshmen, the member-ship director of the Best Buddies Rollins chapter, a writing consultantfor the Thomas P. Johnson Resource Center, am currently a Resident

Assistant in Ward HallPlans for next Year

I want to create a unified Rollins. I want Rollins students to feelproud of their school, to wave the blue and gold colors high. I wantthem to realize the potential they have to truly revamp the image thatRollins students are party hearty airheads, oblivious to the crises tak-

ing place in the world,I propose the creation of an organization in which the members con-

sist of a representative from every organization on campus.

Melinda Green

Sarah LedbetterSGA PRESIDENTCANDIDATES

Making an inde-pendent film requires anunending supply of low-budget resourcefulness,something former WinterPark resident Amy Hobbyhas developed over themany years of her film-pro-ducing career.

Invited as a part ofthe Dean’s Lecture Series onPopular Culture at RollinsCollege, Hobby spoke to anear-capacity crowd at BushAuditorium last fall aboutthe ups and downs of pro-ducing independent films.

This month her film“Coney Island Baby” madeit’s North American debut atthe Florida Film Festival.Last year, Hobby participat-ed in the festival as a judgeand she one day hopes tomake a film in CentralFlorida.

Hobby started herproduction company,Double A Films, in 1995 withpartner Andrew Fierbergand according to their web-site with the common objec-tive “to produce and provideproduction services toprovocative and low-budgetfilms.”

Having started outas a camera assistant on suchfilms as “My Cousin Vinny”and as a producer’s assistanton Tim Burton’s “Ed Wood,”Hobby broke into the worldof indie filmmaking whenshe teamed up with directorMichael Almereyda for thefirst time on the 1995 black-and-white vampire film,“Nadja.”

“Michael is a trueauteur,” Hobby said.“Michael is very creativewith a limited budget. Wehad a great collaboration.”

“Nadja” starredHollywood screen legendPeter Fonda and JaredHarris and it was executiveproduced by one of Hobby’srole models, David Lynch.The film was also acceptedinto the 1995 Sundance FilmFestival, where film criticRoger Ebert labeled it“Deadpan Noir.” AtSundance, October Filmsbought the rights to“Nadja.”

While attendingSundance, both Almereydaand Hobby produced the“pixlevision” documentary

“At Sundance.” The film wasabout the film festival, fea-turing interviews with actorsand other filmmakers. In onesegment, actor Ethan Hawkeand director RichardLinkletter discuss how inde-pendent filmmaking enablesactors and directors to“worry less about commer-cial success and more aboutart.”

“At Sundance” wasmodeled after an unreleasedWim Wenders documentaryof the 1982 Cannes FilmFestival, called “Room 666.”Hobby shared with the audi-ence a “bootleg” clip fromthe documentary featuring ayoung Steven Spielberg dis-cussing at length the finan-cial responsibilities a film-maker has to the studio pro-ducing his film.

Hobby teamed upwith Almereyda again for“Hamlet,” a modern-dayversion of theShakespearean classicreleased in 2000 and starringan all-star cast includingEthan Hawke, Bill Murrayand Sam Shepard. Againshooting on a low budgetwith the Super 16mm for-mat, “Hamlet” received pos-itive reviews from RollingStone, New York Times andEntertainment Weekly.

Following the criticalsuccess of “Hamlet,” DoubleA films produced “ThirteenConversations About OneThing” and “Secretary” in2002. “Secretary” starredJames Spader as a lawyerwho engages in an S&Mrelationship with his secre-tary played by MaggieGylenhaal.

Newsweek in itsreview of “Secretary” wrote,“[It] turns everything wethought we knew aboutromance happily upsidedown.”

Hobby described themaking of “Secretary” as

“lenses and humanity.”Working as a pro-

ducer for the last seven yearsleft Hobby with the urge todirect her own film, some-thing she had not attemptedsince her college days, whenshe directed a $10,000 16mmfeature entitled “BadApples.” Unfortunately,“Bad Apples” did not endup with any distributiondeals or good critical noticebut it did prove to be a learn-ing experience that wouldpropel Hobby into her careeras a producer.

Hobby’s latestattempt at directing is a filmcalled “Coney Island Baby,”shot on digital video on loca-tion in Ireland with a budgetof $100,000.

In a recent interviewwith Orlando Sentinel filmcritic Jay Boyar, David Lynchstated that as a directorHobby will “come throughwith a unique and powerfulvoice.”

Digital video pro-vides broadcast qualityimages at a fraction of thecost of even 16mm film.Some filmmakers see it as ameans of having total cre-ative freedom while somefilm purists see it as an infe-rior substitute to film.

“Because I prefer thesubtleties and warmth ofactual film to the relativelycold format of digital video,I hope film remains every-one’s format of choice untildigital video has progressedenough to match it,” saidBoyar, about the trendtowards digital video byindependent filmmakers.“Having said that, I mustalso say that I’ve seen somevery good, if technicallyflawed, movies shot on digi-tal.”

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photo / OFFICIAL WINTER PARK CITY WEBSITEON THE SIDEWALK: A glimpse of Winter Park’s famous ParkAvenue - host of this weekend’s sidewalk art festival.

The 44th Annual Winter Park Sidewalk Arts Festivalwill take place on Friday, March 21 through Sunday, March23, and it will be a fun festival to watch and participate infor everyone, especially Rollins students. Located just stepsfrom Rollins at Central Park on Park Avenue, the festival iseasy to get to. The festival is from 9 a.m. until 6 p.m. allweekend long, and it features a wide variety of medias andartists. There will be works of clay and paintings createdwith pigment oils, acrylics, egg tempera, and other creativemeans. Artworks will also include pastel drawings, prints,quilting, basket making, handmade paper, weaving andleather. There will also be photography, sculptures, water-color, and other works.

One of the most exciting parts about the SidewalkArts Festival are the awards given to the artists for theirwork – $60,000 in prizes will be given this year! Each cate-gory can win between $750 and $1,800 depending onawards as well as $400 in merit awards. The MorseMuseum on Park Avenue gives a $2,500 award for a distin-guished work of art and the Best of Show Award wins$10,000! Anyone who displays their work is eligible for anaward unless they have won in the past.

Also during the festival, other forms of art will be ondisplay such as music. On Friday, the first day of the festi-val, John Korbel, Jeff Kashiwa, the Harpist Bazaar Duo, andDown To the Bone will perform. On Saturday the WinterPark High School Jazz Ensemble and the Suzuki Players ofCentral Florida will share their talents. The festival willconclude on Sunday with performances by the OrlandoMetro Gymnastics, whom will show off their acrobaticskills, Rico Monaco and the Sol Sons will also perform.These events are sure to add enthusiasm and fun to thisfamily friendly cultural event.

For more information, feel free to check out theWinter Park Sidewalk Arts Festival’s website athttp://www.wpsaf.org/ or call 407-672-6390. There is park-ing at various municipal lots as well as the parking garagelocated on Lyman just off Park Avenue. Hopefully, allRollins Students will take some time this weekend to enjoythe art, music, and local area!

Written By Marissa Block

Hobby’s Next MoveA look at inde-

pendent filmmaker AmyHobby’s careerand newest film.by Chris Ramsey

contributing writer

photo / WWW.ORLANDOSENTINEL.COMHobby’s Coney Island Baby: Director and producer AmyHobby premiered her new film at the Florida Film Festival.

In honor of the Academy Awards this week, wedecided to find out what movies, which were released inthe past year, Rollins' students liked the best. These,perhaps, are the movies that are making students every-where procrastinate. And if they don't win any awards?We really don't care.

"The Life of David Gale."-

- Ryan Williams, ‘03

"Afghans Gone Wild."

- Dave Dwyer, ‘03

"Bringing Down theHouse."

- Lauren Ervin, ‘06,Chrissy Cardinell, ‘06

"The Hours."

- Lisa Damm, ‘03

"Two Dirty Whores GoCamping."

- Daniell Robertson, ‘06,Mike Blim, ‘05, Taylor

Binder, ‘03

"Chicago."

- Jaclyn Mullavey, ‘04

"Catch Me if You Can."

- Emme Simpkins, ‘04

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by Heather GennaccaroWord on the Street

This Sunday eveningat 8:30 p.m. ABC will air the75th Annual AcademyAwards and this year theOscar race is especially heat-ed. The nominees for BestPicture range from the daz-zling screen adaptation ofthe Broadway hit “Chicago”to the female driven drama“The Hours.” Other nomi-nated movies include MartinScorsese’s epic “The Gangsof New York,” the Holocaustfilm “The Pianist,” and thesecond installment in “TheLord of the Rings” trilogy:“The Lord of the Rings: TheTwo Towers.” Although thecategory offers a wide vari-ety of choices, it seems thatthe winner will probably bethe box-office hit and fanfavorite “Chicago,” and ifpast award accolades forBest Picture, such as theGolden Globes and the SAGAwards are any indication,this movie musical willmake it a clean sweep.

As for the two mainacting categories of BestActor and Best Actress, itappears to be fair game. BestActor candidates include

Adrien Brody, for his por-trayal of a Jewish pianist in“The Pianist;” Nicholas Cagefor his performance in“Adaptation” as two verydifferent screenwriting twinbrothers; Michael Caine for“The Quiet American” andhis role as a British journalistduring the Vietnam War;Daniel Day-Lewis as Bill theButcher in “Gangs of NewYork;” and finally, JackNicholson as a frustratedretiree in “About Schmidt.”

All of this year’s BestActor nominees, with theexception of Brody (this ishis first Oscar nomination)have won the coveted goldstatuette. The closest race forOscar will probably comedown between Nicholsonand Day-Lewis. However, ifNicholson wins, he will havea collection of Oscars - onefrom every decade since the1970’s.

The competition forBest Actress is also a closewatched race. This year’snominees include many firsttime nominees and none ofthe women nominated haveever won. The list includesSalma Hayek for her por-trayal of Mexican artist FridaKahlo in “Frida;” NicoleKidman for her performanceas depressed English writerVirginia Woolf in “TheHours;” Diane Lane as anadulterous wife in“Unfaithful;” Julianne

Moore as a frustrated 1950’shousewife in “Far FromHeaven;” and ReneéZellweger as the murderesswannabe starlet Roxie Hartin “Chicago.

This race seems to beled by previous nomineesKidman, Moore, andZellweger with the moredramatic performances fromKidman and Moore leadingthe pack. However, with“Chicago’s” mega-successand the fact that it’s starRichard Gere did not getnominated, Zellewegermight walk away with gold.Although the Academymight reimburse Moore forher stunning performance inthe less commercial success“Far From Heaven.”

Tune in Sundaynight to catch all the glitz,glamour and drama ofHollywood’s biggest night.

Race For the Gold!The 75th

Annual AcademyAwards promiseto fill the hourswith jazz and glitz!by Kim Burdges

entertainment editor

The 12th AnnualFlorida Film Festival ranfrom March 7 until March 16and featured a plethora ofdifferent films and competi-tions for movie-producers aswell as moviegoers. Nestledchronologically in betweenthe Sundance Film Festivaland the Cannes FilmFestival, the Florida FilmFestival provided the perfectopportunity for more film-makers to show their moviesto the public.

“The film festival hasfilm screenings and some arecompetitive,” said PegO’Keefe, a Rollins Collegeprofessor who was adminis-tratively involved with thefestival. “[There is also] aseries of seminars and cele-brations. There are hopes to

add a media art componentcalled Next Art that will beproduced with UCF(University of CentralFlorida).”

Rollins College islinked to the festival becausemany of the events are heldon and near the Rollins cam-pus. Bush Auditorium aswell as the Rollins ownedFormalities Building wereused by the festival for vari-ous events, as well as theWinter Park City Hall. Inaddition to Winter Park loca-tions, the festival also uti-lizes facilities in the Orlandoarea such as Enzian Theaterin Maitland.

In addition to theclose proximity of many ofthe events in the festival tothe Rollins campus, O’Keefe,a Rollins Theatre professor,provides another Rollinslink as she worked on thefilm selection boards for theevent. “I have been workingon the festival for 10 yearsnow,” she said. “I am largein an advisory capacity. I siton the documentary com-

mittee and put together pro-gram booklets. We nar-rowed 300 [documentary]entries to 10 this year.”

Among some of thedocumentaries chosen forviewing this year were win-ning documentaries “MyFlesh and Blood,” “State ofDenial,” and “Power Trip,”which won the Special JuryAward for DocumentaryExcellence, the AudienceAward for BestDocumentary Feature, andthe Grand Jury Award forBest Documentary Featurerespectively.

While the competi-tions are exciting throughoutthe festival, perhaps one ofthe most valuable aspects ofthe festival is its ability tobroaden community view-points. O’Keefe recognizesthe cultural enlightenmentthat the films bring theOrlando area. “[The festival]brings in a broad number ofartists,” she said. “It broad-ens the perspective, not onlyof artists, but of the commu-nity at large.”

Florida Film FestivalOrlando played

host to this year’sFlorida FilmFestival with closeties to Rollins. by Kate Alexander

staff reporter

About two weeksago I got an unexpectedphone call from a friend Ihad not seen in ages. Sinceshe moved away for collegeour friendship had beenneglected to the point that Ifelt rather guilty when Iheard her voice on the otherend of the phone line.

Getting over that ini-tial awkward period took afew minutes, as our com-mon interests had changed alot during our time apart. Istarted to come up with anexcuse to get off the phone,but just as I was racking mybrain for a not-too-obviouspretext, she mentioned along-ago occasion. Laughterfollowed mutual recollec-tions of things said and donethat day, and pretty soon wewere reminiscing about theother friends that we hadlost contact with.

She told me she wasgoing to be back for spring

break, so we made plans toget lunch. After we hung up,I was left feeling both enthu-siastic and apprehensive.Were we still friends, orwould we have to endurethe awkward realization thatas people move on, thosethey used to be friends withmay no longer fit their lives?

The week of springbreak passed. I had morethan enough to occupy thosedays, and had nearly forgot-ten about our meeting untilshe called my home Fridaymorning. I cringed when thephone rang, how could Ihave forgotten? I tried toexplain that I would not beable to make it in time, andapologized for ruining theplans. She gracefully repliedthat if I could not make itout, then she would come tome, in about an hour.

I agreed, but as soonas I put the phone down andsurveyed the conditions ofthe rooms, I desperatelysprung into cleaning action.About half an hour later,everything looked decentenough, so I set to work onmyself. After all, it was timefor re-impressions, and I val-

ued her opinion. Pretty soon she

rolled into the driveway.We hugged hello and startedtalking, and my doubtsabout our friendship beganto dissolve.

We settled in to aneasy conversation and it wasfun to see how we both hadbranched out in unexpecteddirections in our collegelives. I could see that, aspromised by wise adultsbefore I graduated fromhigh school, college wasreally helping us grow andmature into the full-fledged,working adults that I saw ussoon becoming. Time, as ittends to do when you’reactually enjoying yourself,flew by fast, and soon shehad to go. We hugged good-bye and I took some picturesto remember the reunion.She drove away as I wavedgoodbye from the driveway.

I realized thatdespite our long time apart,we still shared similar val-ues, and when we gottogether it was a lot like oldtimes—there was still jokesand comfort in our friend-ship.

I was glad that wewere able to see each other,as unhelpful as I was to theactual occurrence, because itmade me realize something Ihad not thought aboutbefore. New friends arewonderful and necessary tokeep you sane through thetrials of college life, but theold friends are the ones whohelped you get there.

My friend and I maynot get to see each otherenough to maintain ourfriendship on a day-to-daybasis, but an effort here andthere can salvage the con-nection that remains fromthe times when we could.Old friends share yourmemories of what used tobe, and while their newposition in your life may bea bit weird at times, the ben-efits of a long-distancefriendship can definitely bereaped in the end.

Now if you’ll excuseme, I’m going to call mygood old friend.

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In this time of worldstruggle, tensions are run-ning at an all-time high. It isunderstandable that the U.S.is less than pleased withFrance’s current passiveaggressive attitude towardsa war with Iraq. France issupposed to be our ally yetthey constantly press theUnited Nations to giveweapon inspectors moretime in Iraq.

It is obvious thatFrance is not helping the sit-uation and has succeeded inangering several U.S. law-makers. In fact, two law-makers, Walter Jones andBob Ney, have gone as far asto direct the House cafeteriato change the names of“french fries” and “frenchtoast” to “freedom fries”

and “freedom toast”. Theyfeel the changes symbolizetheir displeasure withFrance’s current actions.

The question I wantto pose is: what does thatreally accomplish? TheFrench are notgoing to care ifwe change thenames of someof our foods.They are notgoing to readabout the namechanges and suddenly real-ize how unsupportive theyare being. It will not makethem change their currentstance and go back to beingan ally of the U.S.

There are however,some other propositions onhow to deal with France

including legislation block-ing any French companyfrom receiving U.S. govern-ment aid in any reconstruc-tion of Iraq. In addition, theU.S. plans to discourageAmerican tourists and busi-

nesses fromparticipating inthe 2003 ParisAir Show.These optionsseem to be moresensible andproductive than

the food name changes.For those who

believe that the U.S. needs tomake a statement to France,perhaps they should paymore attention to whichAmerican companies areaffiliated with French com-panies. Universal Studios

and the French companyVivendi are business part-ners. It seems that boy-cotting Universal Studioswould make more of a state-ment than changing thenames of food. Refuse to seemovies or buy music pro-duced by Universal, andstop going to the themepark. These actions wouldmake a much louder state-ment, and possibly get moreresults.

I realize the intentbehind the food namechanges, but it seems child-ish to me. What is next?Will “french manicures”become “freedom mani-cures”? I think we need tofocus on creating changesthat have more potential tomake a difference.

Running Off at the Mouth: The Editor Speaks

Jennifer L.WilliamsEditor-in-Chief

Reuniting With An Old FriendSeeing friends

after a long time isscary, but worth it.by Natalie Millan

photographer

This letter is inresponse to the article,“Bush Whacked,” in whichBrian Certo criticized therecent War Forum as well asthe opinions articles in TheSandspur.

In his article, Certosaid, “If you want a place tovoice your propaganda,don’t call it a forum.”Propaganda is a harsh wordto describe our event.Propaganda is the spread ofone idea without regard foropposing views. Our eventpresented both sides of theargument. Afterwards, sev-

eral ideas and viewpointswere brought up during theopen dialogue with theaudience. That is what Iwould call a forum.

We made a valianteffort to produce an all-fac-ulty panel. We sent e-mailsout to every faculty member,and just about everyresponse was anti-war.Then, we personally contact-ed several faculty members,the President of the Faculty,and several students for

help. From that, we onlyfound three faculty mem-bers that were pro-Administration – or at leastleaning that way. Of thosethree, two had prior commit-ments, and one declined tosit on the panel.

We then approachedseveral pro-Administrationstudents, and most of themdeclined our request to siton the panel. The only threestudents that were willing tosit on the panel, were the

ones who were presentingthe pro-Administrationargument.

When we do futureforums, hopefully we willhave more participationfrom the faculty on the pro-Administration side. If wehave a hard time findingthat, it is nice to know thatthere are people like BrianCerto that we can turn to forhelp and/or participation.

John CulverhousePresident of the RollinsDemocrats.

Letter To The Editor

The irony of theevents of recent days arealarmingly similar to thebeginnings of previousworld wars and set the stagefor the total anarchy of daysto come.

Last week theSerbians assassinated theirleader, which ironicallyshares similarities that trig-gered WWI when a Serbiannational assassinated theAustrian-Hungary leaderArch Duke Ferdinand.

Just like Hitler’sregime, which sought toabolish the Treaty ofVersailles following the FirstWorld War, the Bush admin-istration sought to diminishthe validity of the U.N.Security Council because itundermined U.S. power.

In much the sameway that Hitler’s march topower began in secrecy, theWashington neo-conserva-

tive think tanks, which nowhave members in the Bushadministration, have longplanned their revenge andplans for U.S. control of Iraqioil fields long before Bushwas granted the presidencyby the U.S. Supreme Court.The Bush clan have publi-cized their anger and resent-ment towards Hussein dat-ing back to the first Bushpresidency when Husseinattempted to kill the firstBush president. The angerand resentment has festeredfor over a decade.

Following WWI andthe Treaty of Versailles,which stuck the majority ofthe reconstruction costs onthe Germans, anger andresentment festered duringHitler’s rise to power.Similarly, the Bush family’sanger and resentment thatHussein remained in powerlong after the first Bush pres-ident was defeated fueledthis long, pre-meditatedplan that someday one of theBush’s would return topower and seek revenge, justlike Hitler and the Nazis didfor the burden of theexpense of WWI.

Just as Hitler took

Germany out of the Leagueof Nations, Bush removedthe U.S. from internationalaffairs that hold countries toa universal standard like theKyoto Accords and theBallsitic Missile Treaty. Andjust like Hitler aggressivelyinvaded Poland, the Bushadministration and the crazyforces behind it will pursuean unprecedented, pre-med-itated act of aggression onanother country.

Never in the historyof the U.S. has a sitting pres-ident pre-emptively attackedanother country to start awar. In WWI, German sub-marines sunk three U.S. mer-chant ships forcing theAmericans into war. InWWII, the Japanese attackedPearl Harbor, in the KoreanWar the North Koreansattacked the South Koreansand the U.S. joined forces tostop the spread ofCommunism, and likewise,in the Vietnam War, theNorth Vietnamese fired on aU.S. destroyer and the U.S.joined in defense of itself tostop the spread of commu-nism. In the Gulf War, Iraqinvaded Kuwait and the U.S.fought to stop Iraqi expan-

sion.In Bush’s speech to

the nation on March 17, hespoke of how America is apeaceful nation and that Ibelieve. What I do notbelieve is that the Bushadministration is a peacefulleadership for they have pur-sued war long before evertaking office. But we mustnot forget that the majorityof the world and its leadersare against the war and wewould be underestimatingthe world if we believe therewill not be any repercus-sions for both the Bushadministration and allAmericans – internationalresentment will fester.

The question wemust ask ourselves is: who isBush? Who are the forcesbehind the Bush administra-tion?

In an article byWilliam Rivers Pitts entitledThe People vs. The Powerful,Pitts outlines an agenda thatbegan in 1997 involving DickCheney, Donald Rumsfeld,Richard Perle, PaulWolfowitz and Jeb Bush,who created a think tankcalled The Project for theNew American Century

(PNAC). Pitt describesPNAC’s main goals fromtheir 2000 manifesto entitled“Rebuilding America’sDefenses: Strategy, Forcesand Resources for a NewCentury” – as to “fight anddecisively win simultaneoustheater wars,” and “performthe ‘constabulary’ dutiesassociated with shaping thesecurity environment in crit-ical regions.”

This Washington,neo-conservative think tankdevised a plan long beforethe political potential wasever possible. Hitler’s planfor an Aryan nation hasstriking similarities to PNACand other neo-conservativethink tanks in creating anAmerican Empire.

If things are appear-ing astonishingly similar to atragic past then be con-cerned. The Bush adminis-tration and the forces behindhim are gradually “showingtheir cards.” And nobodyever thought that anotherHitler could ever gain poweragain.

Recently, I noticedthat when I bring friends toRollins for the first time, it isevident they are in awe.They always tell me, “Wow,”your school is beautiful.

This led me to pon-der, why is Rollins so nice?The answer is relatively sim-ple: Rollins was planned forpeople instead of automo-biles.

Upon visitingGeorgia Tech over springbreak, I found a very similarset-up to UCF, one in whichpeople without cars wereconstantly in danger of get-ting run over and trees andlarge walking pathwayswere scant. Students thereand at many other universi-

ties get on buses to go toclass.

The differencebetween other campusesand Rollins is that whenRollins was designed, auto-mobiles were not in massuse as they are today. As aresult, the entire campus isgeared toward peopleinstead of cars.

Here at Rollins, wehave the liberty of utilizing aGod-given asset: our feet. Itis fun to brag to my friendswho went to public universi-

ty that I walk to class. While implementing

a sense of unity and varietybetween the buildings, thecampus also takes advantageof the natural landscape ofthe site. It is not a difficulttask to appreciate the pictur-esque view of Lake Virginia.

Also, the proximityof a parking district withinwalking distance on ParkAvenue also sets this campusapart from many newerones.

Today, we take

advantage of the planningby strolling down ParkAvenue for some quickshopping, great food, or acup of coffee.

So next time you arefrolicking around campus,stop for a second to appreci-ate it. Be glad you do not goto school in an oversizedparking lot like many stu-dents around the country.You go to school at a plan-ning masterpiece. It is nowonder they call this placethe country club.

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Appreciating Rollins’ Charming CampusIt is easy to

overlook some ofthe benefits of ourpedestrian-oriented campus.by David Grasso

staff reporter

History Repeats Itself in Recent EventsBelieve it or

not, the ThirdWorld War is uponus.by Darren Kettles

staff reporter

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While many Rollinsstudents were partying awayfor Spring Break, the Tars’baseball team was hard atwork hosting the 56th edi-tion of their annual baseballweek tournament, an eventthat is the oldest regular sea-son college tournament inthe nation.

The tournament con-sists of Rollins and threeinvited Division I teams,with this year’s guests beingGeorgetown University,University of Toledo andUniversity of Evansville.Despite a 4-2 record, Rollinsfinished second toUniversity of Evansville whowon the Jack McDowallTrophy, given to the firstplace team, with a 5-1record.

Evansville’s winningwas a bitter pill for the Tarsto swallow as Rollinsdestroyed Evansville in theirfirst meeting 20-5 onTuesday. Six Tars had multi-ple hits in that game, led bycenterfielder Mike Reese

who went 4-4 and DH RonBaptiste who went 4-5, eachwith two doubles. JasonCloar was the high RBI man,driving in five, includingfour RBIs in the first twoinnings.

Starter Ken Vitekprovided six strong inningsto earn the win. The twoteams met again onThursday in a game thatwould, for all intents andpurposes, decide the cham-pionship. Unfortunately forthe Tars, the Purple Aces ofEvansville got off to a goodstart, scoring six runs in thefirst, all charged to Tars start-ing pitcher Pepi Ribley.

Rollins was able toanswer with two runs oftheir own, but were neverable to complete the come-back and fell 9-7, droppingtheir record to 4-2 for theweek while Evansvilleimproved to 3-1 with twowinnable games left againstToledo. Evansville managedto defeat Toledo twice, 10-7on Friday and 11-10 onSaturday, locking up thechampionship.

While the team didnot get the results they hadhoped for, several individualplayers were recognized fortheir achievements. Rollinshad four players named tothe all-tournament team:Gator Brooks, Tito Alfonso,

Nick Manson and MikeReese.

Brooks finished theweek 2-0, winning both hisstarts. Manson hit .385 andcontributed an inning ofscoreless relief. Alfonso hit.400 for the week with tenhits and seven runs scored.

With little doubt,Reese posted the best per-formance of the week. He hit.556 for the week, leadingRollins with 15 hits and 11runs scored. He finishedtied for second on the teamfor the week with seven RBIsand also hit a home run. Hisplay was enough to earn him

recognition as SunshineState Conference player ofthe week.

Though not givenany awards, senior Cloarshould be mentioned. Hehad a team-leading 9 RBI’sfor the week along with asecond the best batting aver-age (.435).

DH Ron Baptiste isstarting to come on verystrong, he hit.421 for theweek along with a home runand six RBI’s. Baptiste’s con-tributions give the Tars avery potent lineup.

Freshman EddieChile earned his first victory

of the season, pitching fivescoreless innings of reliefagainst Toledo and looks togive the Tars serious pitch-ing depth. While the teamdid not win Baseball Weeklike they had hoped, therewere signs of the Tars com-ing together to form theteam they had hoped to be atthe start of the season. Thisis a good omen for the squadas conference play beginsMarch 21 with a home gameagainst Saint Leo. Gametimeis 1 p.m. The two teams willalso meet for a doubleheaderat the Alfond BaseballStadium on Saturday.

A Baseball Tradition ContinuesThe baseball

team hosts the56th BaseballWeek, finishingsecond overall.by Jake Kohlman

staff reporter

photo / MATT MOOREVALUABLE ASSISTS: Jason Cloar, ‘03, posted strong numbers during Baseball Week as hetallied a total of 9 RBI’s and a .435 batting average.

After a roller coasterseason of peaks and plum-mets, the Tars (22-9) foundtheir season cut short in theopening round of theDivision II South RegionTournament.

R u s s e l l v i l l e ,Arkansas was the site for thecontest, matching the Tarswith the Central ArkansasSugarbears. Scoring wentback and forth in the open-ing half while both teamsbattled for control. Halfwaythrough the first 20 minutes,there were four ties. Fromthat point on, a three-pointerfor Central Arkansas pro-pelled them into a lead thatnever left their grasp for theremainder of the game.

Down 37-26 at thebreak, Rollins shot a dismal29.4% while the Sugarbears

nailed 41.9% of their shots. When action

resumed, the Tars beganwhat appeared to be a come-back as they reduced themargin to just three pointson two separate occasions.A score of 43-40 marked thelast point in the game inwhich Rollins could feasiblystill pull off the victory.

Central Arkansasquickly pulled away withtwo key three-pointers.With under nine minutesremaining in the game, theSugarbears drifted out ofreach, building on a double-digit lead.

The game endedwith a disappointing 74-55loss for the Tars, concludingtheir somewhat rough sea-son.

As next year’s seasonapproaches, the Tars willlook to improve, and manyof the players will be return-ing. With an experiencedroster, the depth should aidthe Tars in surpassing thisseason’s quick departurefrom the NCAATournament.

After an outstandingregular season, the men’sbasketball team fell in theNCAA Division II RegionalSemifinals to Eckerd Collegeon March 15.

March 14 saw theTars square off againsteighth-seeded Alabama-Huntsville in the openingrough of the South Regionaltournament.

The top-seeded Tarsdominated most of the firsthalf as they managed to con-trol the tempo of the game.As both teams headed to thelocker room for a short inter-mission, Rollins had a 34-27advantage.

As the second halfbegan, Rollins took off run-ning and could not beslowed down. As the min-utes dwindled down, theTars claimed their biggest

lead of the game, 68-46, withunder five minutes to play.

Along with theincreased 53.8% shooting inthe second half, the Tars alsowent an impressive 12-26from behind the three-pointline.

Highlights for theTars include Chad Dirck’s 19points and Eric Faber’s 14points.

Following theimpressive showing in thefirst round of tournamentplay, Rollins found a worthyopponent in fourth-seededEckerd. As the game wouldprove to be an uphill strug-gle, the Tars only held thelead for a brief period duringthe first half.

The Eckerd Tritonstook hold of the reigns andbuilt up a lead that peaked at22 points (45-23). MattWilliams stepped up and hita few key shots, including athree-pointer, to help cut thehalftime deficit to 45-31.

As the second halfadvanced, Rollins had a dif-ficult time finding any par-ticular rhythm. Even thoughEckerd’s lead was slowly

reduced, the Tars still foundthemselves trailing by 12points with less than 9 min-utes to go.

Two huge three-pointers by Austin Kegerreisand Lex Brown helped makethe game a contest as itpulled the Tars within sixpoints.

Both teams wentback and forth as the min-utes ticked away. A dramat-ic finish was establishedwith 38 seconds on the clockwith the score standing at71-70.

Despite all their hardefforts, Rollins was forced tosend Eckerd to the freethrow line and watch as theirseason came to an end.

Head coach TomKlusman said, “A team thatnever quit all year [the Tars]didn’t quit. We had ourchances, we had the situa-tion we wanted.”

Even though theTars’ hopes of a national titlefell a few rounds short, itwas still a remarkable seasonthat shows good things tocome for next season.

For the third week-end in a row, the Rollinsrowing team played host tocompetition. The Rollins Tri-Meet Regatta saw the Tarsimpressively sweep top hon-ors in every division of themen’s competition, whichincluded varsity-8, novice-8,varsity-4 and novice-4 manboats. The women’s varsity-4 boat took top honors forthe Tars.

The Tars are opti-mistic about the crewing sea-son thus far including theirbig wins at the Tri-Meet.

“We’re very positive,and very excited about thisyear’s possibilities,” saidDavid Bagby, a freshmanwho rows both on the noviceand varsity crews. “There’s areal excitement surroundingthe whole program.”

Bagby joined thecrew team when he firstarrived at Rollins realizingthe possibility of competingat a varsity level relativelyquickly compared to some ofthe other athletics.

Competing at the

Tri-Meet Regatta were theUniversity of CentralFlorida, Fairfield Universityfrom Connecticut, RobertMorris University andTemple University.

Bagby sufferedthroughout the competitionwith flu-like symptoms andfelt he was not physically100 percent for the event.

However, his ail-ments did not stop Bagbyfrom giving everything hehad for the winning cause.“It was intense the wholeway – you have seven otherguys counting on you and itis essential to pull yourweight and not let the othersdown, “ Bagby added.

“We were prettyworn out because we hadtwo practices a day all dur-ing spring break, and withme being sick, we still man-aged to handily defeateveryone,” said Bagby.

The men’s crewaltered their strategy thiscompetition that proved suc-cessful to the victory.

“We changed ourstart and came out stronger.That is the first time thathappened all season,” saidBagby. “Usually we comefrom behind [to win].”

On the women’sside, the competitive seasonis shaping into another suc-

cessful one. “I think we are

incredibly strong at thispoint,” adds Laura Riekki, asenior crew member whorowed on the winning varsi-ty-4 boat at the Tri-Meet.“We feel as though we are asfast as we were at last year’snationals, and our Tri-Meetwinning crew is the fastestfour we’ve put on the water[in recent years],” addsRiekki.

The race is gruelingand it is usually in the sec-ond 500-meter leg of the2000-meter course when thelegs and lungs really start to

burn. However, with theway the women’s boats arerowing right now, the burn-ing is somewhat overshad-owed.

“Right now the boatsare moving along with suchpower and unity and theraces are feeling smooth,”adds Riekki. “We have anawesome last 500-metersprint that we are taking itup [the stroke count] almosteffortlessly.”

The Tars play host tothe Spring Break Race onMarch 22 at Lake Maitlandwith competition fromJacksonville University,

Barry University and theUniversity of Georgia.

The University ofGeorgia’s boathouse wasrecently vandalized with sixof their eight boatsdestroyed and damages esti-mated at $100,000.Currently UGA is on springbreak and are practicing atRollins using the Tars equip-ment. “We feel the loss forthem,” adds Riekki.

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Tars’ Hopes Fall Short

Tars: Rowing Towards Success The crew team

dominates theopposition in alocal regatta.by Darren Kettles

staff reporter

photo / RC ATHLETIC ARCIVESHARD WORK PAYS OFF: After exhausting practices, the crew team shows what they aremade of as they compete locally in the Tri-Meet Regatta.

by Daniel Tozzisports editor

Tough BreakThe women’s

basketball teamhas a rough gameas they fall 74-55in the first round.by Daniel Tozzi

sports editor

Men’s basket-ball is eliminatedfrom the NCAATournament.

Preceding theirrecent trip to Hawaii, thewomen’s golf team was inaction during spring breakhere in Orlando. The 28thAnnual Peggy Kirk BellInvitational was held atTuscawilla Country Club inWinter Springs on March 10and 11. The course was a6089-yard par 72 where theTars were able to secure athird place finish amongst afield of tough teams fromacross the country. With atotal round score of plus 39,it showed that Rollins teamwas able to put up a valianteffort at the local course.

Freddie Seeholzerwas the leader of the Rollinsteam for this tournament.She tied fourth with a player

from the University ofMemphis and FloridaSouthern College. Her com-bined score for the two dayswas 150 with a 79 the firstday and a one under 71 thesecond.

Another notable fin-ish for the Tars wasCharlotte Campbell whotied for 14th with a totalscore 153. She shot a 76 and77 on the two days of thetournament. JenniferBeames also was able toplace 16th with two 77’smaking a total of 154.

The other Tars,Brooke Layton and SabrinaGassner, were both tied for31st shooting 159 for thetournament. The first daythe Rollins team pulled out acollective 313. The team wasable to improve dramaticallyon that score by a total of 11strokes with a 302 the secondday. They closed out thetournament with a total of615 strokes as a team onceagain assuring they had a

third place finish in the tour-nament.

Kelly McEnerneyplayed as an individual andshot a 167 with an 80 on thefirst day and an 87 on thesecond. This left her with atie for 56th place in the tour-nament.

The Tars are also inaction in Hawaii in the weekof the 17th playing in the Dr.

Donnis ThompsonInvitational. Hopefully theTars will have a result com-parable to their spectacularthird place finish in WinterSprings. When the Tarsreturn home they are offonce again to Miami Lakesto play in the Ryder FloridaCollegiate Invitational host-ed by the University ofMiami.

The fevered pitch ofthe Tars’ softball team result-ed in a double triumph onSunday, March 16. TheEckerd Tritons were nomatch for the Rollins CollegeTars as the team was led tovictory by pitchers SarahReeber and Tiffanie Toner.

The score was 8-0and 9-0 in the two games,with Rollins earning the rareaccomplishment of holdingtheir opponent without a hitin either game. The victoriesfor Rollins were made evenmore fantastic by the factthat the first win was the300th career victory for soft-ball head coach MichelleFrew.

The Eckerd teamwas undone by a costly mul-titude of mistakes from thebeginning—the Tars’ KellyCruz scored the first run inthe first game on an error.

In the bottom of thefifth inning, Eckerd commit-ted four errors resulting infour runs by the Tars. Manzscored on a single by RandiWeiss, which was the onlyRBI of the fifth inning. Theerrors led to five runs in theinning as the score reached8-0, leading to the gamebeing called for the mercy

rule. The second game

continued the exciting win-ning streak for RollinsCollege. The Tars went up tobat and scored five runs inthe second game’s bottom ofthe first inning.

Weiss was singledhome by Jen Horsch, andpitcher Kristina Lemon ofthe Eckerd team scoredSarah Sedberry when shewalked a batter with basesloaded.

Toner walked herway to another score, givingRollins a lead of 6-0. Apassed ball in the fourthinning scored Horsch asManz ran home, pullingHughes along with her. Withthat triumphant note, thegame ended, with the Tars’lead an unconquerable 9-0,the season’s sixth mercy rulevictory.

March 17, the Tarsreturned to the field versusTampa in a doubleheader tomake-up the games can-celled on March 15. Thegame started out well, withan early lead for RollinsCollege. The Tars won thefirst game 3-0, but Tamparallied to win the secondgame 3-2, ending a 12-gamewinning streak for the Tars.

Hughes scored on apassed ball, starting theearly lead when Manz dou-bled to right field, allowingHughes to advance to third.After the first inning, the

Tars held a 2-0 advantage asManz advanced to third andscored off a pitcher error.Toner drove Manz homewith a triple in the thirdinning, marking the final runand the 12th straight win forRollins.

Unfortunately, thatwinning streak ended withthe second game. Tampatook a lead late in the gamewhen Lacinda Normanscored Kristen Abbot on adouble. The chance of aTampa takeover increased asBecky Testin tripled downthe left field line in thefourth inning.

In the sixth inning, asingle by Priscilla Graham

scored Cruz, and Weissscored Manz with a sacrificefly. The score then stoodeven at 2-2.

In the bottom of thesixth, Toner was replaced byReeber, but the latter tookthe loss, the Spartans havingscored the clinching winwith Melissa Holmes scoringof Testin with a single. TheTars were unsuccessful inreaching base in the top ofthe seventh inning.

After hosting FloridaTech on March 19, the Tarsplay at conference foes SaintLeo and Florida Southernthis weekend.

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What’s Happening?

ROLLINS

CALENDARFriday 3-221

Drop without penalty DeadlineAnnie Russell Theater, Rollins

Dance XVII, 7 p.m.Baseball, Alfond Stadium, 1 p.m.Women’s Tennis, Martin Tennis

Courts, 3 p.m.Happy Birthday Brandon Keller

& Rebecca WalkerSaturday 3-222

Rollins Dance XVII, AnnieRussell Theater, 7 p.m.Rowing: Spring Break

RaceBaseball, Alfond Stadium,

1 p.m.

Sunday 3-223

Experience RollinsSymposium, Cornell Fine Arts

Museum, 3-5 p.m.

Happy Birthday Emre Scarlata

Monday 3-224SGA Elections

Experience RollinsFriends Membership Meeting,

Cornell Fine Arts Museum, 3 p.m.

GLBTA Awareness Week:Commuication & Community:

“Between Gay & Straight,” RiceBookstore, 7 p.m.

Tuesday 3-225SGA Elections

GLBTA Awareness Week: Creating Change:“Feminism, Freedom and Political Activism,” 12 p.m.

GLBTA Banquet Dinner, Galloway Room, 6 p.m.

Women’s Tennis, Martin Tennis Courts, 3:30 p.m.

Women’s Softball, Cady Way Park, 6 p.m.Bacchus Meeting, Bieberbach & Reed,

6:30 p.m.DEVO Meeting, Darden Lounge,

7 p.m.ACE Meeting, Warden Dining Room,

7 p.m.Happy Birthday Liliane Calfee

Wednesday 3-226SGA Elections

GLBTA Awareness Week:Homophobia Awareness Day“Take Back the Night: MarchAgainst Fear,” TBA, 7 p.m.

Senate Meeting, Galloway Room,6:30 p.m.

Wickit Wednesday, Dave’s DownUnder, 9 p.m.

Thursday 3-227Men’s Golf Tournament

GLBTA Awareness Week: “LateNight Marathon,” Faculty Lounge,

7 p.m.RHA Meeting, Bieberbach & Reed,

7 p.m.Author Richard Ford, Bush

Auditorium, 8 p.m.Happy Birthday Justin Garrone &

Chelsea Lamed

Softball Swings Into ActionTars win three

out of four games,showing solidity. by Natalie Millan

photographer

On Par For A Great Season

by Matt Moorephotographer

photo / RC ATHLETIC ARCHIVESAWAITING THE GROUNDER: Priscilla Graham, ‘05, eyes onthe ball as it heads in her direction.

photo / RC ATHLETIC ARCHIVESTEEING OFF: Freddie Seeholzer, ‘04, sends the ball flying asshe prepares for a solid round of golf.

The golf teamplaces third in arecent invitational.