The Office of StudentInvolvement and Leadershippresented the “Under theStars and Dreaming” ban-quet on the Cornell Fine ArtsMuseum Patio on April 22,at 6:00 pm.

Students and facultygathered to honor the stu-dents and groups whosevision, programs and advo-cacy efforts exemplified hall-marks of leadership, includ-ing empowerment, sharedpurpose, justice/ethicalbehavior, and process orien-tation. The tribute honoredthe students and studentorganizations’ practices ofencouraging collaborationand cooperation in order toinspire and sustain positivechange in the community.

The main focus ofthe recognition banquet wason the individual as an inspi-

ration to others. Themetaphor used by keynotespeaker Erica Basora, ’03,adapted from Lao Tsu,explained the effects of lead-ers as similar to water.“Water cleanses and refresh-es all creatures without dis-tinction and without judg-ment; water freely and fear-lessly goes deep beneath thesurface of things; water isfluid and responsive; waterfollows the law freely.”

The direct parallel,

Basora stated, was that “Theleader acts so that all willbenefit and serves wellregardless of the rate of pay;the leader speaks simply andhonestly and intervenes inorder to shed light and cre-ate harmony.”

Basora stated thatevery leader present in theroom understood and fol-lowed, that “Like water, theleader is yielding.

A booming mix ofreggae, rock and hip-hopwas punctuated by the criesof nearby birds of prey asRollins students fashionedtie-dye masterpieces andpicked up some free good-ies. Earth Day 2003 wasmarked by fun, giveaways,and the historic signing ofthe Talloires Declaration.From 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. onTuesday, April 22, Rollinswas brimming with environ-mentally geared activities,exhibitions, and organiza-tions as the ROC and Eco-Rollins sponsored eventbrought environmentalawareness to the collegecampus.

Earth Day has beenobserved internationallysince April 22, 1970, andRollins College took part inthe uplifting tradition thisweek with a flourish. Livemusic by HOR!ZEN, a localband, gave a mellow

ambiance to the event. Atable was set up with avibrant array of potted flow-ering plants—complimenta-ry souvenirs for the individ-uals who took part in the fes-tivities.

Across from theflower table stood an exhibitfrom Wekiva Springs StatePark and a couple of ROCtables featuring free C-Storebags with recycling logos,buttons, green Frisbees, andbottled water. On the lawnin front of the Olin library abooth was set up by the

Audubon Society where stu-dents observed live birds ofprey—including a baldeagle, a red-tailed hawk, ascreech owl, and anAmerican Kestrel.

Near the Audubonbooth a crowd of studentsgathered around a brightlycolored table, lining up tocreate and take home theirvery own home-made tie-dye t-shirts. The RollinsRecycles group had torestock frequently to keepup with the enthusiastic

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Recent thefts inresidence hallshave students onedge.by Kim Henry

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Residents of RollinsCollege are being advised tolock their dormitory roomdoors at all times. The rea-son for this sudden securityalert is because of an unex-pected series of thefts, whichhave been occurring aroundcampus.

In the month ofApril alone there has beeneight thefts in several dormsincluding Ward Hall,Elizabeth Hall, McKeanHall, and Rex Beach. Everytheft has occurred when aresident left their dormroom unlocked and unat-tended, even for a short peri-od of time.

Lieutenant Jacobs ofCampus Safety said that allof the thefts have beenreported to Campus Safetyand are being investigated.According to Jacobs,approximately two cases ofthefts have only been report-ed to the Winter Park Police.This is because the victimsmust make a personal call tothe police.

The Residential Lifestaff has also been notifiedto spread the word out to thestudent body. Jacobs notesthat it is “important to getthe message out to the stu-dents to lock their roomswhen they leave.”

A resident of WardHall, Jessica Wheat,explained that she and herroommate had only left theirroom for approximately 30minutes when her room-mate discovered that someof their personal belongingswere missing.

Wheat reported thather wallet got stolen, insideof which were her creditcards, debit cards, and $30,while her roommate’s pursewas stolen with her walletinside. Wheat and her room-mate did contact the WinterPark Police Department andhave been working closely

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Robin Lippincott,author of the novel “Mr.Dalloway,” a “creativeresponse” to Virginia Wolfe’s

“Mrs. Dalloway,” came tospeak at Rollins on TuesdayApril 22nd in the BushAuditorium. Similar to“Mrs. Dalloway,” “Mr.Dalloway” takes places dur-ing one day in Londonbetween the members of theDalloway house as they getready for the 30th weddinganniversary party. Ratherthan the focus being on Mrs.

Dalloway, this story focuseson Richard Dalloway, a manwho was once a member ofParliament and who is nowhaving a threatening affair.Lippincott also gives thereader the opportunity to seethe family through the eyesof their daughter, Richard’smistress, the servants andother characters in the story.

Lippincott’s “Mr.Dalloway” has been called“imitation in its finest form”and he does a great job ofusing Woolfian techniquessuch as inner monologuesand shifting points of view.

Lippincott finishedoff the year’s visiting authorseries at Rollins with a bang.Connie May Fowler intro-duced Lippincott andaddressed his kindness,humor, and empathy assome of the many things thatshe loves about him.Lippincott and Fowler metat Spalding University on afellowship. Lippincott alsoteaches at Harvard and hashad fellowships at other uni-versities across the country.A native to Florida, he grewup in Lake Mary and went toSeminole high school.

Lippincott’s graciousattitude and soft voice made

his readings from “OurArcadia” and his up andcoming novel, “In theMeantime,” all the moreamazing. While he kept hiseyes on the book and pausedoccasionally for emphasis,the speed and volume of thereading was perfect so thatthe audience would be ableto soak up every word. Hiswriting was sharp and strik-ing; Lippincott used vividimages and detailed descrip-tions to get his messagesacross. He finished off theexcerpt from “In theMeantime” with powerful

words, “So many bodies, thepiles of bodies, the bodies ofwar.”

Thank you so muchto Robin Lippincott for read-ing at Rollins as well as tothe Thomas P. Johnson visit-ing artist fund for bringinghim here. Be sure to catchConnie May Fowler do areading to finish her semes-ter long fellowship at Rollinsthis coming Monday night at8 p.m. in Bush Auditorium.Also be sure to pick upRobin Lippincott’s newestnovel as soon as it comesout, “In the Meantime.”

Park PoliceDepartment and have beenworking closely with them.

Wheat informed TheSandspur that the thieveshave been using their debitand credit cards. Wheatexplained that a charge of$103 from the movie theaterwas put on her debit cardthat night before she hadcancelled it. A $63 chargewas put on her roommates’debit card also. She furtherexplained that the policehave contacted them severaltimes to inform them thatthe thieves have also beentrying to used the cancelledcredit cards.

“I feel violated and Ifeel helpless,” confessed

Wheat. “My whole life is inmy wallet and it makes meangry.”

Jacobs said thatCampus Safety has no sus-pects and no set patterns oftimes or dates of the thefts.Jacobs explained that it ishard to determine exactlywhat times the theftsoccurred because in manycases students will leavetheir room doors unlockedin the morning and willreturn in the afternoon tofind their belongings miss-ing.

Currently, there is asign posted in Ward Hall fora $100 reward for turning inthe thieves, but there havebeen no leads thus far.

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Lippincott con-cludes the visitingauthor series.by Marissa Block

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photo /GOOGLE.COMIN THE MEANTIME: Robin Lippincott read excerpts from hisnewest writings.

Dr. Hoyt Edge pre-sented the Award for“Challenging the Mind.”The award was presented toSEA in recognition of thestudent group’s providing ofa quality educational pro-gram through their organi-zation and promotion ofintellectual discussions andforums.

The second award,“Inspiring Vision” went tothe Tomokan, the RollinsCollege yearbook, recog-nized for overcoming diffi-cult circumstances and theirsuccessful rise to the chal-lenge of empowering allmembers. They “gave life totheir vision”—a revitalizedyearbook—through theireffective recruitment, reten-tion, and programming.

The third award ofthe evening, the“Challenging the Process”award was given to a fresh-man, Pierce Neinken, recog-nized for courage in experi-menting and taking risks.Neinken showed exemplaryleadership in the revival ofthe Rollins College chapterof Habitat for Humanity.

The “Discovering

Purpose” award was pre-sented to sophomore AmberPrange for her involvementand leadership in AllCampus Events; recognizingher leadership in settinghigh standards and a contin-ual effort to empower others.

The “InspiringChange” award went to JohnTessier, a junior who tookinitiative in inspiring changeand innovative ideas and putthem into action.

The ODK Kidsaward was awarded toHillary Hart and DerekMcIver.

The “EngagingSocial Change” award recog-nized Eco-Rollins as a stu-dent group that collectivelywent beyond service andbecame engaged in a sus-tained service relationship.The organization was hon-ored for their service, reflec-tion, and discussion of issuesof social injustice. Past activ-ities of Eco-Rollins includeTake Back the Streets and theEarth Day celebrations.

“Living for Others”was awarded to SarahLedbetter for her leadershiprole at Ferncreek ElementarySchool. Through her leader-

ship promoting the mentor-ing program at Ferncreek,Ledbetter showed that shetruly “lives” the true spirit ofcommunity service.

The “Relay for Life”Awards honored manyorganizations that showedleadership and dedication inthe fight against cancer.Student Affairs won “MostSpirited” while the PhysicsSociety, Mac users, andSCAM group won for “BestDecorated Campsite.” X-Club won for their Relay-for-Life team.

Organizations thatraised over one thousanddollars were honored at theceremony, including X-club,Premed Society and BiologyInterest Group (BIG),Information Technology,Non-compis Mentis, andStudent Affairs.

Andrew Merkin, ’03,was honored with both the“Modeling the Way” awardand the Ronald Pease Awardfor his initiative in recogniz-ing individual contributions,celebrating of team accom-plishments, and creation ofan environment of confi-dence and support. Merkinset an example for others

during his role of vice-presi-dent of SGA.

“Enabling Others toAct” award was presented toNatalia Leal for her contin-ued support that allowedindividuals to grow and pos-itively affect the community.

“Noteworthy SocialProgram” was presented toAll Campus Events (ACE)and “Encouraging theHeart” was presented toAmanda Peters for her con-tinued support and posi-tivism.

“Collaboration forGood” was awarded to theBlack Student Union (BSU)for their provision of edify-ing multi-cultural events.The Alumni Associationaward was presented toJonathan Adamski for hiswork in fostering healthycollege-Alumni relation-ships.

This year’s banquetwas co-coordinated byLauren Ervin and AmandaMoon. The banquet servedits purpose well—it broughtto light the accomplishmentsof our campus leaders andallowed them to shine.

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Rollins Celebrates Earth Daydemand for the shirts.

Signatures filled alarge poster provided byEco-Rollins in support ofenvironmental citizenship,proof of student support ofthe environment. The pro-environment feelings weremirrored in the high point ofthe Earth Day events—President Rita Bornstein’ssigning of the TalloiresDeclaration.

Dr. Barry Allenexplained the significanceand history of the TalloiresDeclaration, stating that itbegan on October 1990 byJean Mayer, president ofTufts University when 22colleges and university pres-idents convened in Talloires,France to discuss the role ofhigher education in environ-mental protection and sus-tainable development.According to Allen, the dec-laration “formally commitsthe now 300 signatory insti-tutions of higher learning topursue environmental stew-ardship and sustainabledevelopment—both on thecampus and in the widercommunity.”

Dr. Allen stated thatsigning the TalloiresDeclaration is a continuationof Rollins’ leadership role inthe area of environmental

education. “The importanceof signing this declaration isin Dr. Bornstein’s formallyrecognizing Rollins’ commit-ment to join with collegesand universities across theplanet to find solutions forwhat certainly must be thegreatest challenge facinghumanity—the creation of ajust and sustainable future.”

E n v i r o n m e n t a lStudies student Noel Smith,’03, also spoke at the event,stating that the environmentis increasingly regarded as“a commodity for exploita-tion”. Smith said “Ethicsand values students learn inschool will affect their inter-actions with the outsideworld…if taught andencouraged, students canbring altruism and a holisticunderstanding to the work-place”.

Although this is aheavy burden on the institu-tion of higher learning,Smith says that “Rollins will-ingly accepts this burden.”

Smith asserted thatthe signing of the TalloiresDeclaration is a step towardsan “education that can shapea future at Rollins that willmake this college stand outamong its contemporaries”.He emphasized that envi-ronmental consciousness isthe responsibility of all, stat-

ing “We must teach eachother that we are not sepa-rate from the environment,or meant to dominate it forour own selfish agendas, butmere members within itsamazing community.”

Smith concludedwith “We must work to cre-ate a college rich in environ-mental stewards who seetheir existence on this earthnot as a right, but as a privi-lege”.

Soon after thisinspiring note, PresidentRita Bornstein stood at thepodium, proclaiming herpride in the environmentallyconscious planning of thestudents “I’m very proud ofwhat our students have beendoing…I would say that wehave proven that we areleaders in the area of envi-ronmental sustainability.”Bornstein continued, statingthat she was acting “In thespirit of Earth Day and onbehalf of Rollins College.”Her speech was met withcheers— Rollins College wasnow part of the prestigiousand conscientious group ofuniversities and colleges toadhere to the TalloiresDeclaration. From now onthe College would be part ofthe decade plus tradition ofeducation to increase aware-ness regarding environmen-

tally sustainable and princi-pled future days.

The student body ofRollins College was highlyenthusiastic about the event:“Every day should be EarthDay!” declared RosannBryan, ’03.

Odile Perez, ’06,proclaimed, “Earth Day wasamazing! I think that all theprograms were fabulous. Ican’t wait for next year.”

The rest of the weekwas full of related activities,including the World HungerConcert on the SandspurField and the Sixth AnnualEarth Day Symposium in theBush Auditorium, featuringthe topic “OurE n v i r o n m e n t … O u rResponsibility.”

This year’s EarthDay was a great success,effectively heightening envi-ronmental awareness on ourcampus and workingtowards a more Earth-friendly society. Althoughwe are far from the timewhen “every day” will be acelebration, not exploitation,of our earth’s naturalresources, events like thisyear’s Earth Day promotingenvironmental issues are thefirst step towards a brighterand sustainable future.

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Any Rollins studentcan attest to the fact that it isoften not easy to live atRollins without a car.Whether socializing off cam-pus or merely runningerrands, students often facethe daunting task of beggingrides from fellow students.While this irritates many ofus, going off campus maysoon become much moreconvenient.

Chad Stewart, amember of ATΩ and presi-dent of the Inter FraternityCouncil, is currently in theprocess of attaining shuttlebuses to transport Rollinsstudents from place to place.

“Over the past fiveto six years,” says Stewart,“students have been pushedoff campus to socialize. It isan obvious trend. If this isgoing to happen, we have tomake sure that students arehealthy and safe.”

Stewart also realizesthat many freshmen are inneed of ways to run errands.“People without cars wouldbe able to get to Publix orWalmart,” he says. “This

way they would be able toget anything they need.”

Stewart came upwith the idea, and proposedit to the Healthy CampusAdvisory Board, on whichhe sits, along with DeanNielson. Stewart proposedto have a 15 to 17-passengerbus, sponsored by one of thelocal companies in Orlando.

Stewart receivedbacking for his idea, and aRequest for Proposal is cur-rently being written. Whenwritten, the RFP will be sentto a group of bus companiesin the area. The companieswill then send back theirbids on how much the shut-tle service will cost. Stewarthopes to have a companylined up, and a plan workedout by next fall’s FreshmenOrientation.

Stewart currentlyplans to have a shuttle serv-ice that will run on Fridayand Saturday, afternoonthrough late night, and onSunday, afternoon throughevening.

The shuttles will beavailable to any RollinsStudent, and will be organ-ized mainly by the Greekorganizations.

“People at Rollinshave been asking for this fora long time,” says Stewart.“Hopefully they will use it.If it is used, maybe more willbe provided to us.”

The Cornell FineArts Museum is preparingits final exhibition of the2002-2003 Season. The 2003Senior Art Show, set to bedisplayed May 2 to May 11,is one of the most anticipat-ed exhibitions of the year, forit features the work ofRollins students.

The Senior Art Showwill present the work of fif-teen of Rollins’ most out-standing seniors. The group,including Alex Anico,Roberto Bertoni, JessicaBitely, Jamie Bramfeld, RyanColket, Aimee Johnston,Trace Meek, Brittany Metz,Amelia Priesthoff, KathleenReynolds, Laura Riekki,Ashley Roth, Anje Ruby,Madelyn Santana, and JaneWurzelbacher, has workedhard to organize and pre-pare this year’s exhibition.

“They were incharge of organizing thewhole exhibition,” saysAssistant Professor of Art,Rachel Simmons, who

taught the Senior Seminarthat helped prepare the stu-dents for the show. “Theydesigned the invitation, theypromoted the exhibition,”she continues, “They reallymade it their own.”

The work thatappears in the show waschosen from a large group ofselections submitted fromeach art student. “Each stu-dent was encouraged to pro-duce a unified body of work,so that they would be dis-tinctive and recognized,”says Simmons. Each studentwas also required to submitan artist’s statement thatdescribed their subject mat-ter and helped to explaintheir work.

“My favorite part ofthe whole experience wasmaking the artwork,” saysone of the artists featured,Laura Riekki.

Simmons alsoenjoyed working with thestudents as they preparedtheir work. “I’ve had most ofthem for three out of the fouryears,” she explains. “It isnice to see the accomplish-ments they’ve made.”

She believes thateach of her students willcontinue to make accom-plishments, especially nowthat they are experienced inpreparing an exhibition.“This will help them to see

themselves in terms ofartists, rather than just artstudents,” she says. “That isthe most important part ofthe exhibition.”

As the show comesclose to opening night,everyone involved is filledwith anticipation. “I thinkpeople will see that fine artsis about more than justpainting,” says Riekki.“There is a lot more goingon.”

Simmons is opti-mistic that everyone whoviews the exhibition will rec-ognize the diverse talents ofthose whose work is dis-played. “I hope they see thatour students are encouragedto find their own artisticvoices,” she says. “Otherschool shows have such sim-ilar work, ours is much moreindividualistic.”

In addition to theshow itself, the seniors willalso be speaking about theirwork on May 6 and 7 from 3p.m. to 5 p.m. at the CornellFine Arts Museum.

“I am really lookingforward to opening night,”says Riekki, and judging bythe talent that is sure to bedisplayed, she has much rea-son to be.

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Senior Artists:On Display

The CornellFine ArtsMuseum presentsRollins’ finest, inits last exhibit ofthe season.by Eliza Osborn

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No Car? No Problem

A new proposalfor campus shut-tles may help toimprove the livesof students.by Eliza Osborn

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The college imple-mented a printing policy atthe beginning of the2002/2003 academic year thatlimits the number of pages astudent can print. The poli-cy is in a trial run period andthe Information Technologydepartment intends toreview the new policy at theend of the academic year tosee how effective it was.

Before the printingpolicy , students had the lib-erty to print freely as manycopies as they desired. In aneffort by the IT departmentto curb the problems andcosts associated with exces-sive printing, the print poli-cy was established.

In order to informthe student body, the ITdepartment sent e-mails tostudents using Rollins e-mailaddresses. Arts and Sciencesstudents are mandated touse the college e-mail, but inthe Holt program, whichincludes both undergradu-ate and graduate programs,using the college e-mail is

not mandated. In the Masterof Liberal Studies programthe use of Rollins e-mail hasnot been mandatory for itsstudents to use in the pastthree and a half years. Sincethe college printing policywas communicated via col-lege e-mail to the entire stu-dent body, there was noguarantee that all Rollinsstudents would be aware ofthe new policy.

In surveying Rollinsadministrators about thenew college printing policythat began in August 2002,none that I spoke with wereaware of it. This includes Dr.Smither, Director of thegraduate MLS program; Dr.Patricia Lancaster, Dean ofthe Hamilton Holt School;

Toni Holbrook, AssistantDean of Student Records,and Claire Thiebault,Coordinator of GraduateStudies at the Holt School.While most of the under-graduates are aware of thenew printing policy, theproblem for the college isensuring that the entire stu-dent body is aware.Furthermore, in asking sixgraduate students whetherthey knew of the new print-ing policy, five senior gradu-ate students did not.

Some Arts andSciences students have expe-rienced limitations with thenew policy and found them-selves prematurely out ofprinting privileges in boththe fall and spring semesters.

“For the amount of moneywe pay here we should beable to print,” says LillianaAnaya a Columbian studentmajoring in Political Sciencewith a minor in InternationalRelations. “I think [theprinting policy] should con-sider each student’s major.”

Amro Alqubaisi, alsograduating in May with anInternational Relationsmajor, and an East Asiaminor, stressed his dismaywith the new policy. “We arepaying $30,000 per year.Why am I limited?” asksAlqubaisi. Alqubaisi feelsthe new policy was insensi-tive to the needs of ESL stu-dents.

Both senior studentsunderstood the need for a

printing policy, howeverthey felt that considerationof each student’s major andsome consideration for ESLstudents should be involvedin the print policy.

Developing the newpolicy, the IT Departmentmade no distinctionsbetween whether a student’sposition was as a graduate orundergraduate student, afull time or part time stu-dent, a writing major or anon-writing major. Nor dothey specify if the policiesconsider each program atRollins, specifically the grad-uate programs. The ITDepartment’s policy current-ly makes no distinctionbetween the student bodyand the new printing policy.

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Printing Problems: Saving Trees or Money?Information

Technology’s newprinting policyspreads turmoilamong students.by Darren Kettles

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* Some of the biggest enter-tainment award shows areshuffling from their normalannual dates to earlier ones.The American Music Awardswill move from earlyJanuary to mid- November,the Grammys will movefrom late February to earlyFebruary, and the Oscarswill move from late March tolate February.

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*”No Doubt” songstressGwen Stefani is currentlyrecording some solo trackswithout the backing of herband. She will not confirm ifthe songs will be compiledfor an album or just used forsoundtracks or other singles.

The singer is also expandingher interests into the realmsof fashion and film. Stefani isreading various film scripts,for her first film, as well aslaunching her own clothingline called L.A.M.B.

*Funny man Jim Carrey andOscar winner NicoleKidman have been seensharing cozy dinners in NewYork City and holding handson the city’s streets.Although it is still unclear

whether this odd couple isthe real thing, onlookers saidthat they looked like anyother loving couple out onthe town.

*Rocker Tommy Lee hasbeen legally cleared of allcharges connected to thedrowning of a four-year-oldboy at his house, in June2001. The boy had wanderedinto Lee’s pool during a chil-dren’s birthday party at thedrummer’s house. The boy’sparents sued Lee for negli-gence for not having a life-guard or certified CPR per-son at the party.

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photo / STARDUST LOGOINTERESTING MIX: Stardust combines a video store with acoffee shop to provide customers with a unique experience.

Just when I was about to conclude that Orlando hadno culture, one of my friends invited me to Stardust. Myresponse was the usual; “I’ll meet you at Starbucks.” Shequickly corrected me and told me we were not going toStarbucks and gave me directions to one of the funkiest des-tinations in Orlando.

Located on the corner of Winter Park Road andBennett, across from the familiar Rollins hangout BigDaddy’s, Stardust Coffee Shop and Video store offers ahangout for what the owner has dubbed “cultural elitists.”

The owner of Stardust, Brett Bennet, a Rollins alum-nus, class of 1992, came up with the idea of fusing togethertwo very different places in one building, a video store anda coffee shop. What was merely an idea that Brett came upwith while on a road trip, today is a reality.

With thousands of foreign and domestic filmsorganized by country and director, the video store is a funplace to peruse and meander through. I thought the high-light of the video store was seeing the movies that big timestars began their Hollywood careers with and probably donot want you to see today.

In addition to the video store, the coffee shop servesextremely delectable baked goods. I am especially a fan ofthe brownies.

Despite the fact that my friends claim I am a‘Starbucks addict,’ I think the coffee at Stardust is much bet-ter. Serving what the owner calls a “back door fromBronson” type of coffee (whatever that may be), I guaranteeyou will be impressed.

They also serve lunch and dinner at the coffee shop,offering a “California style” fare. For the vegans and vege-tarians out there, this is the place for you.

This cultural establishment, opening up shop in adefunct 7-11 and sandwich joint, adds a little flavor to thesuburban monotony of Orlando. “We just put a couple ofholes in the wall and started a shop,” Bennet explained tome as I barraged him with questions.

If you are fortunate enough and stop by at the righttime, you might just see a performance on the mini-stagethey have off to the side. Here you will find such things aspoetry readings, singing, “Experimental noise,” and vari-ous other talent showcases.

Stardust is the perfect place to get away from yup-pie Park Avenue and the Rollins scene and add a little vari-ety to the coffee drinking experience besides that corporate-ly-owned shop we all love to visit.

So if you want to support local business, drink goodcoffee, and have a cultural experience, take a drive down toStardust.

By David Grasso

“The Prime of MissJean Brodie” was the finalshow of the 71st season atthe Annie Russell Theatre.The play opened on Friday,April 18 and runs throughSaturday, April 26. The firstSaturday night performancebegan at 8:00 p.m. andplayed to a good-sizedhouse.

Jay Presson Allenadapted the play “The Primeof Miss Jean Brodie” fromthe novel by Muriel Spark.The story focuses on anunorthodox teacher, MissJean Brodie, at the MarciaBlaine School for Girls in1930s Edinburgh, Scotland.This teacher proudly revealsher romantic ideals andattempts to influence theminds of her young impres-sionable girls.

The story is a goodone, but it seems a littledrawn out. It seems to dragon and the audience is leftwaiting for it to end. This isno fault of the production,but merely a comment onthe play itself.

This production of“The Prime of Miss JeanBrodie,” presented by theRollins Department ofTheatre Arts and Dance inassociation with RollinsPlayers was done well. Theset was plain but versatile. Itconsisted of a raked stageand movable set pieces; par-ticularly the use of a desk ora chalkboard could repre-sent a certain location. Thebackdrop of Edinburgh and

all the paintings that weredropped down from the flyspace added to the set.

The costumes wereappropriate for each charac-ter, especially Jean Brodieand Miss Mackay. The con-trast in colors and stylesbetween the two reflectedthe differences in their char-acters. In addition, the cos-tume differences betweenthe young ensemble girlsand the main character girlslater in the play, made it veryeasy to tell the difference inage between the two groups.

The sound designwas fitting. All the musicused during the scenechanges and throughout theshow itself blended wellwithin the play.

All the main girls(Sandy, Jenny, Monica, andMary MacGregor) did agreat job portraying thechanges in age over thecourse of the play.

Alanna Woonteiler(Monica) had great facialsand used her entire body forall actions. She was veryentertaining to watch.

Sarah KathrynMoore (Mary MacGregor)also characterized her partextremely well. The audi-ence felt empathy for hercharacter whenever theother girls picked on her.The scene where she tellsthem about Miss Brodie andMr. Lloyd’s kiss was verymemorable. She was so hys-terical, yet the other girlsteased and harassed her.

Melissa Ortiz (MissMackay) made her characterutterly despicable. Everytime she spoke meanlytowards Jean Brodie or thegirls, the audience could nothelp but dislike her.

Keira Keeley (Sandy)did a great job of developing

her character. The audiencewatched her grow up,mature, and eventuallymake up her own mindabout Jean Brodie. Her char-acter was always strong-willed, but it just increasedas the play progressed.Keeley had great timing onlines and her emotions werealways well portrayed.

Matt Haslett (TeddyLloyd) had some great act-ing chemistry with PegO’Keef (Jean Brodie) andKeira Keeley (Sandy). Thescenes between him andthose two actresses werealways strong. The constanttension with these characterswas so thick and complicat-ed that the audience washolding their breath whilethe scenes unfolded. Hischaracter constantlychanged depending onwhere he was and whom hewas dealing with. This playcertainly marks a high pointin Matt’s acting career.

Peg O’Keef (JeanBrodie) did a fantastic job.She portrayed the evolutionof her character perfectly.She went from being anassured, seemingly dedicat-ed teacher to a brokenwoman over the course ofthe play. Her gestures andmovements were alwaysappropriate for her charac-ter, and she was a joy towatch.

The ending of theplay was remarkable. PegO’Keef (Jean Brodie) was leftstanding in a spotlightwhere she recited one of themost popular quotes of hercharacter: “Give me a younggirl at an impressionableage, and she is mine for life.”

Overall, this showwas performed well.Congratulations to the castand crew for a great job.

Jean Brodie’s Girls“The Prime of

Miss Jean Brodie”ends a wonderfultheatre season.by Jennifer Williams

editor-in-chief

With graduation close at hand, Rollins will sendmost of the seniors into the real world, or possibly anotherround of schooling. With four years under their belts, or fivedepending on your super-senior status, we decided to havesome seniors impart onto us some of their fondest memo-ries.

“Spending the night in Bushduring Hurricane Floyd.”

- Kyle Ledo, ‘03

“Meeting my residents onthe first floor of Ward. Theybecame my best friends at

Rollins.”

- Leslie Carney, ‘03

“This whole school is amaz-ing. The school allows youto do anything and every-

thing if you want it.”

- Andy Merkin, ‘03

“Spending the entire nightwith a ghost in the bath-

room during Fall ‘01Leadership Retreat.”

- Mane Connolly, ‘03, LisaLuna, ‘03

“Every home basketballgame this year.”

- Tommy Carbin, ‘03

“Lip Sync ‘02 when SuttonPlace did a Michael Jacksonmelody. I was in the dance

and it was the first time Ihad ever been at Lip Sync.We did Thriller and other

songs...SO MUCH FUN ANDENERGY”

- Rosann Bryan, ‘03

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by Natalie MillanWord on the Street

As the summerblockbuster movie season isabout to begin, so is theannual return of big budgetsequels. One of the mostanticipated sequels of thesummer is the return ofaction vixen Lara Croft in“Tomb Raider: The Cradle ofLife.” The movie is a followup of the largely successful2001 hit, “Tomb Raider,”based on the popular videogame. Academy Award win-ner Angelina Jolie is repris-ing her role as the Englishadventurer on an excitingquest to save ancient arti-facts. With the movie hittingcinema screens across thecountry this July, Jolie talksabout her famous role aswell as her future produc-tions.

“The first [“TombRaider”] was not done exact-

ly the way I wanted,” saysJolie. “I wanted to explorethe character more and doher better. Everything in[“Tomb Raider: Cradle ofLife”] is less fantasy. [Croft]is more of a real person liv-ing in the real world, but [themovie] is still very visual.”

Jolie explains that inorder to better capture thecharacter of Lara Croft, shetapped into the sense of herfrom the original videogames and explored Croft’sspecific sense of Englishhumor. Jolie also credits thefans for accepting her as thecharacter and she says thatone of the best ways shechanneled Croft’s energywas perhaps through herwardrobe.

“I read a poll thatpeople approved of me play-ing her and I was happy peo-ple accepted me as Lara,”says Jolie. “[However, thestudio] had to talk me intowearing shorts. It took me along time to get into it. Larais just so confident.”

Although “TombRaider” was a hit with audi-ences, like most action films,it was not widely received

by critics. This is somethingJolie is trying to change.

“Some critics don’tnormally critique [actionfilms] well,” says Jolie. “[Inthe sequel,] I wanted her tobe more athletic and sexierand less cartoonish. This oneis going to be darker, sexier,and smarter.”

Even though the sec-ond “Tomb Raider” moviehas not even hit the theatersyet, Jolie says that she is upfor another installment.

“I would definitelybe up for another one, if thesecond one is well received,”says Jolie. “We will just haveto wait and see.”

Whether another“Tomb Raider” movie willfollow, Jolie is ready to takeon a more diverse role.

“I really want to playa bad person. Somebodywho is sexually intense orsomebody who is from adarker seedier background,”says Jolie.

Whatever Jolie’s nextmove might be, audiencescannot wait to see what thisintense actress will bring tothe screen next.

by Kim Burdgesentertainment editor

Laura Croft Returns

Angelina Jolieshares herthoughts on the“Tomb Raider”sequel.

photo / GOOGLE.COMANGELINA JOLIE: This popular actress returns as Laura Croft in “Tomb Raider: The Cradle ofLife,” scheduled to hit cinema screens this July.

The war is over, butit isn’t. United StatesSecretary of Defense DonaldRumsfeld has announcedthat Suddam Hussein’sregime is toppled.“Yesterday his regime con-trolled Iraq,” he said. “That’sno longer true.”

Already a regimeestablished by the UnitedStates has been put intopower. Assistant Secretaryof Defense Paul Wolfowitzhas declared that there willbe no place for the UnitedNations in the rebuilding ofIraq and that the U.S. runregime will last at least sixmonths, but he concedes,“Probably longer.”

Washington has stat-ed that their regime willhave to stay in power forsuch a long duration to aidin stability. Additionally, arush towards any Iraqi elect-ed power could risk destabi-lizing the nation. Othersargue that this timetable hasa much greater deal to dowith economics than withstability.

“Within six months

the country’s economy willbe formed,” said an urbanplanner for Clinton’s may-oral administration and aprofessor of history and pol-itics at the University ofMemphis, who requested toremain anonymous. “By thetime any Iraqi leader is putinto power the U.S. implant-ed regime will have alreadyput into effect the country’seconomy and all the otherbuilding principals of thecountry. And I’m certainthese principles will favorU.S. ideology.”

The U.S. implantedregime isn’t simply enactingU.S. friendly economic poli-cy, but privatizing all thatonce belonged to the Iraqigovernment to U.S. multina-tional corporations.

“It seems,” the pro-fessor continued, “every-thing we promised to takefrom the evil regime andgive to the Iraqi people isbeing given to the highestU.S. bidder. The Iraqi peoplebetter loot all they can,because it doesn’t appearthat Bush has any intentionof giving them anything.”

Already the U.S.regime has given the $4.8million dollar managementcontract for the port in UmmQasr to the U.S. based corpo-ration, Stevedoring Servicesof America. And the airportmanagement jobs andindeed the airports them-

selves are on the auctioningblock.

The U.S. Agency forInternational Developmenthas invited bids from U.S.multinationals on every-thing from rebuilding roadsand sewer systems, to print-ing textbooks. It seems theIraqi people will continue tobe poor and own nothingunder the U.S. regime.

The rebuildingstands to generate some-thing in the range of $100billion in contracts. With thiskind of money up for grabs,it seems less than surprisingthe U.S. capitalist machine isvying for as much of thedough as it can get its handson, but the European Uniondoesn’t want to be left out.

Already there arecries from the EU that theU.S. is keeping all the primecuts for itself. The EU wantsthe U.S. to share in what arebecoming the vast economicspoils of preemptive war.Yes, it seems Bush, the presi-dent that has navigated theU.S. into a recession, hasinvented a new strategy ofglobal economic dominanceor building an empire, thebomb, buy and sell.

The deserts of theMiddle East are the newstock exchange and thelivelihood of batterednations are the commoditiesfor trade. Yes, Bush and theWhite House are chanting

“bomb high and take it” and“run like an Iraqi” all theway to the bank.

And then there is theoil. Iraq is rich with oil.Many have argued that thispreemptive war was nothingmore than a quest for oil.And as Exxonmobile andShell stand salivating in thewings, waiting forWashington to present themwith the deeds to thepumps, it seems oil mayhave been the reason for thewar all along. We haven’tfound any weapons ofminor, let alone massivedestruction yet, but we’vefound the oil.

Iraq is on the chop-ping block and Washingtonis selling prime cuts to thehighest bidder. And indeedthe EU and other globalplayers are getting in on theact. But, the Iraqi people, thepeople who we supposedlyliberated, will have no say asthe resources of their nationare sold off until their sewersystem is maintained bysome company in Detroit,and for power they callMaine. And a companybased in Texas pumps alltheir oil out, so they can buyit back at increased rates.

Yes, the evil dictatoris gone. But, in his place is anew dictator, one who car-ries an olive branch in onehand and a pricing gun inthe other.

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With graduation justaround the corner, seniorslike myself look back on ourfour years at Rollins andcannot believe how fast it allwent by.

Many of us remem-ber moving into the dormsfreshmen year and learningto share a bathroom witheight other people. It was alittle scary to be on our ownbut the freedom was nice.We did not know whereanything was on campus letalone in Winter Park. Weconstantly asked for direc-tions, and often times rides.

And who can forgetour first Fox Day? I gotphone calls from all of myfriends early that morningand it was so exciting. Noclasses for us today! I wentto Cocoa Beach with themajority of the students andenjoyed the BBQ on MillsLawn later that evening. Itwas a day from freshmenyear that I will alwaysremember.

As we became soph-omores we began to find our

way around and knewexactly where to go if wewanted to go dancing on aFriday night. We went outto lots of parties and madenew friends. Nevertheless,it seemed like only yester-day we were moving intothe dorms freshmen year.

Junior year broughtwith it higher level classes inour major and higher expec-t a t i o n s .Some ofus choseto studyabroad fora semesterand spentsome timeaway from Rollins.Regardless, we were upper-classmen. We were now theones giving directions andrides to freshmen. Movinginto our dorms freshmenyear seemed a little fartherremoved than it had before.

Now here we are asseniors taking our finalclasses for our majors (orminors), writing our seniortheses, and making plans for

post graduation. We knowhow to get around town andfind ourselves eating offcampus more and more asthe year progresses. Itseems that moving into thedorms freshmen year wasquite a long time ago, yet westill remember.

So even though youthink that you cannot wait tograduate, trust me, when the

time comesyou may notbe so sure.All the peo-ple andplaces thatyou havegrown close

to over the last four years areabout to change. Enjoy thetime you have at Rollins,and remember that there isno rush. It will go by soonenough on its own.

*The Sandspur congratu-lates the graduating class of2003 and wishes everyone agreat summer. See you nextyear!

CORRECTION:The Editorial Board of TheSandspur would like tomake a correction to theApril 18th article featuringthe Lip Sync contest. Thesecond place winners wereKappa Kappa Gamma andthe third place winnerswere Chi Omega.

Running Off at the Mouth: The Editor Speaks

Jennifer L.WilliamsEditor-in-Chief

Bought and SoldNow that the

US is in control ofIraq, we must ask:where have all thepromises gone? by Robert Walker

staff reporter

The other day, I hadan important realization: Injust a few weeks, I will grad-uate from college. Deepbreath.

Up until I had thisdisturbing epiphany, I was ofthe thought that collegewould last forever. I mean,doesn’t life here seem so per-manent?

Before I reallythought about life afterRollins, I don’t think I trulyunderstood how good I havehad it here for the past fouryears. And I am not just talk-ing about the mostly-play-very-little-work aspect ofcollege life.

Maybe nobody elsecares about this (or maybethis is why many of us lookforward to graduation), butwhat saddens me aboutleaving Rollins is that I willnever again be in a situationwhere my only job is tolearn.

Think about it. Wecomplain about having to goto class or write papers, butwe forget that it is a privilegeto be able to take four yearsout of our lives to learn. Andit’s not as if we are forced totake certain classes. For themost part, we get to choosewhat classes we take. Wantto paint? Take art classes.Want to act? Be a theatremajor. Want to learn moreabout the Civil War? Take ahistory class.

And that’s it. What alife.

Call me nerdy, but Ialready have a plan for con-tinuing my education on my

own. I’d like to study all thethings I wish I had time forin college—politics, sociolo-gy, more literature—but itjust won’t be the same. Forstarters, I won’t have a pro-fessor who knows the mate-rial inside and out there toguide me and challenge me.And I won’t have my class-mates there to be a soundingboard for my thoughts andoffer new ideas.

Sigh.I can only hope that I

have learned enough in col-lege to be able to do thesethings for myself. Maybethat’s the point. Who knows?

Anyway, if anyone isreading this who isn’t gradu-ating and gives a crap, don’ttake your classes for granted.Treasure them at least asmuch as you complain aboutthem, if not more. Because Ihave a sneaking suspicionthat when we get out of col-lege nobody is going to care

how much we are learningor improving or understand-ing.

So be nice to yourprofessors and remember:college isn’t permanent; the“real” world is just aroundthe corner, waiting to wakeyou up before noon, with nor-card “money” or exten-sions.

Then again, there’salways graduate school.

A few more thoughts(advice, if you will):

Be nice to other peo-ple for no reason at all. Don’tbe so hard on yourself. Don’tbe so hard on others. Thinkfor yourself. Question yourgovernment; consider allsides. Question the mediaand always look for as manysources of information aspossible (just don’t let one ofthose be Fox News). Don’t letlaziness cheat you out of an

education. Don’t let yourinsecurities be the guidingforces behind your actions.Vote.

Okay, I’m done. Nolecture, just a few finalpieces of advice.

One more thing:

It’s been a greatpleasure to write for TheSandspur the past coupleyears, and I would like tothank everyone who tookthe time to read any of myarticles (thanks, mom).

I hope that some ofyou students will find thetime in your college careersto write a few words for thepaper, because this paperhas a lot of potential and allit needs are some good writ-ers. Also, it’s a whole lot offun (seriously) and the staffis an incredible group ofpeople. It was an honor towork with them.

In PresidentLincoln’s GettysburgAddress he states, “a newnation, conceived in liber-ty…shall have a new birth offreedom.” The Pledge ofAllegiance ends with thephrase, “with liberty andjustice for all,” without men-tioning the word freedom.

The concept of liber-ty embraces the quality ofyour freedom, along withdue process in proceduralfact and substantive reality.With liberty people reallyget a fair and honest oppor-tunity to grow and protectthemselves and feel safe intheir personal papers, homesand effects.

With tribute to theconcept of liberty, PresidentGrover Cleveland proudlyunveiled the Statue ofLiberty in New York Harbor,a gift from the French!Today, even in the MiddleEast people love our dueprocess and equal protec-tion, they just hate the Bush

administration’s foreign pol-icy. However, the countryhas moved away from theconcept of liberty because itpromotes equality and nowembraces freedom because itcan be manipulated, and—believe me—it has been.

Freedom can bewonderful if responsivelypracticed. It can also beused, abused and confused.Have you ever heard of aword like freedom beingmore manipulated?Freedom sales, freedomloans and Republican spon-sored freedom fries! In ourname, how is the Bushadministration applying thisword freedom? True citizensand patriots ask the hardquestions that uncover thecons and the flim-flamartists; trusting suburbanconsumers are too busyshopping or stuck in trafficto pay attention to thesedetails and may buy thewrong and expensive free-dom deal.

Manipulated free-dom deals you ask? Just takea look at some: The new U.S.Patriot Act is more like bigbrother watching you ratherthan a caring governmentlooking out for terrorists, asthey claim they are doing.

I don’t know what Ifear more, the Bush adminis-

tration or the terrorists?In the California

Energy Crisis of 2001 it wasdetermined by the FederalEnergy RegulatoryCommission that the statespower shortages were large-ly artificially fabricated, cre-ated by energy companiesdetermined to drive up bothprices and profits. It is nosecret that both Bush andCheney are outright alignedwith energy companies, andas expected, refused to inter-vene in the California caseon behalf of ratepayers.

The Bush adminis-tration supports freedom –the freedom to rip peopleoff.

Former Salomon-Smith Barney star stock ana-lyst Jack Grudman pushedWorldCom stock withknowledge that he was mis-leading the investing public.Then Bush appointee,Harvey Pitt, Chairman of theSecurities and ExchangeCommission, did anythingbut intervene. It took aDemocratic State AttorneyGeneral, Elliot Spitzer ofNew York to seek prosecu-tion under state law. If thatwere not enough the Bushadministration attempted tostop Spitzer from legalaction against securitiesrelated fraud.

The Bush adminis-tration supports freedom –the freedom to deceive.

Today high medicalmalpractice insurance ratesare blamed for causing amedical crisis in America.Blamed are the trial tortlawyers—too many lawsuitsby ambulance-chasinglawyers is the siren call. TheBush administration’s reme-dy is crafty, capping painand suffering claims at$250,000, but leaving eco-nomic loss uncapped andunlimited. The result is tortlawsuits for rich peopleunder the economic loss pro-vision while foreclosing tortlawsuits for average peoplewho do not have large eco-nomic values. Freedom for amedical tort action is pre-served for the wealthy, whilerestricted for the averageAmerican. Much has beensaid by the Bush administra-tion on this issue, but lookclosely and you will findfreedom to say anything andblur the policy fine points isthis administration’s mantra.

The Bush adminis-tration has hijacked theword freedom and used it topush through their destruc-tive policies that benefit veryfew. The Bush administra-tion likes to wrap anAmerican flag around every-

thing they know is question-able and controversial. Theywant to push through poli-cies claiming they stand forthe betterment of America,when in actuality their poli-cy does nothing for the ethi-cal betterment of Americaand its citizens. After all,Bush followers claim thatanyone who questions any-one or anything wrapped inan American flag is unpatri-otic.

The way the currentadministration claims it isfighting for freedom, trans-lates to the freedom to rippeople off, freedom todeceive people, freedom totake advantage of people,freedom to push the burdensonto the wage-earning work-ing class, and finally, almostall Bush policies grant free-dom to the well-to-do, whileburdening average people.

When Dr. MartinLuther King called to be“Free at Last,” he did notthink manipulators, conartists and sleazy politicalfigures would hijack free-dom. Let’s get liberty, dueprocess and equal protectionback in focus and let’s notforget President Lincoln’saddress at Gettysburg. Wewere, after all, “…conceivedin liberty.”

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The Bush Administration’sHijacking of “Freedom”

Political rhetoricleads the nation’sfocus away fromtrue liberty as itshould be. by Darren Kettles

staff reporter

Goodbye to College, Goodbye to the Good Life

Some thoughtson where we areheaded and whatwe leave behind.by Sally Smith

opinions editor

The Tritons ofEckerd College had no ideawhat they were in for whenthe traveled to Rollins. Thereis no possible way that theyanticipated the ensuingdomination that was givento them on Saturday.

The doubles matchesseemed to go very easily infavor of the Tars, especiallywith the home court advan-tage. The Tars took all threedoubles games with relativeease. Carlos Custodio andMark Thompson won 8-4 atthe number one doublesspot. Number two doubles,Matt Umbers and AndrewGroslimond, won even moredominantly at 8-2. The third

doubles pairing for Rollinsof David Tafur and DrewSipka annihilated the Tritonswith a score of 8-1.

On the singles sideof the net, the storyremained much of the same.The Tars continued withtheir “Take no prisoners”attitdue. All six Rollins sin-gles teams were able to pulloff straight set victories.Carlos Custodio won at thenumber one singles spot 6-4and 6-2. Mark Thompsonfollowed suit with a moreconvincing 6-2, 6-1 victory inthe second singles spot.Third singles was won byMatt Umbers with another 6-2, 6-1 win. AndrewGroslimond was challengedin the first set at fourth sin-gles 7-6, but then returnedwith a cool 6-1 second set tofinish him off. In the fifthsingles pairing David Tafureasily cleared his opponentwith a 6-2, 6-1 outing. Finallyin the sixth seed, Rip Rice

won convincingly 6-1, 6-1,proving that the Rollinsteam completely outmatched Eckerd all over thecourt. The Tars did not lose aset in singles play this after-noon with their completeand utter routing of theEckerd College side.

The Tars come off ofthis victory last weekend toplay in the Sunshine StateConference tournament thisweekend. The tournament isbeing held April 26-28 andhosted at Barry University.The Tars hope that they cancontinue their winning waysin hopes of securing anotherSSC championship for thecollege, especially being thenumber two seed in the con-ference.

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Finishing Strong

The Rollins softballteam is on fire. The teamswept Nova Southeastern onTuesday to extend their win-ning streak to nine games ina row. Our star pitcherSarah Reeber led the way forthe Tars on Tuesday, win-ning both games, the first 1-0 and the second 4-1. Reeberis the reigning SunshineState Conference Player ofthe Week two times runningand showed us why onTuesday.

Reeber prevailed inthe first game, working allseven innings and onlyallowing two hits. The Tarswere faced with a toughchallenge as well, NovaSoutheastern pitcher KatJones matched Reeber pitchfor pitch going into the sev-enth. Both teams were heldscoreless until the Rollinshalf of the seventh. KellyCruz drew a walk and wasmoved over to second on asacrifice bunt by first base-man Randi Weiss. DHKendra Dewey stepped upto the plate and deliveredthe clutch hit, driving homeCruz to win the game for theTars.

The second gamewas business as usual for theTars as Reeber again wasdominating on the mound.Dewey, game one’s herowould contribute again,drawing a bases loadedwalk in the first to giveRollins their first run of thegame. Rollins would holdthe lead for the rest of thegame.

Rollins leftfielderTiffanie Toner led off thethird inning with a solohome run, her 12th of theyear. Reeber pitched a com-plete game, giving up onlyone run, unearned, andpicking up her 25th win onthe season against 12 losses.

Rollins was continu-ing the winning streak theyhad maintained by sweep-ing Florida Tech earlier.Reeber again held her own,winning both games whilegoing all the way in each.She gave up only two runs,both in the second game ofthe double header. That wasall right though because shehelped herself out with 5RBIs in the second game, 2on a double and three moreon a home run. Reeber ismaking a strong case forconference player of the yearhonors.

The team returns tothe field hoping to extendtheir streak to eleven onSaturday against nationallyranked Barry. The double-header begins at one andwill be at Cady Way Park.

The softballteam hopes toexpand their win-ning streak intothe playoffs.by Jake Kohlman

staff reporter

Ending the Seasonin a Smashing Way

Men’s tennisdefeated Eckerdto close out astrong season.by Matt Moore

head photographer

The Rollins CollegeMen’s and Women’s crewteams traveled to Oakridge,Tennessee last weekend tocompete in the SouthernChampionships. TheWomen’s and Men’s Varsity4, the Women’s Varsity 8,and the Men’s Novice 8 rep-resented Rollins at the com-petition and took victorieswith them back to Florida.

“We did really well,”

said Lance Barrett, who is amember of the Men’s Varsity4. “On the first day we wonour heat.” Lance and histeammates competed in aclose grand finals race, plac-ing fourth overall at theevent, which means they arerated fourth in the south. Inaddition, during the semi-finals, the team placed sec-ond to University of NorthCarolina, the school that ulti-mately won the entire com-petition.

The Women’s Varsity4 also saw success at the raceas they placed fifth overall,making them the fifth bestcrew team in the south.Meanwhile, the Men’sNovice 8 made it out of theirfirst heat, but lost in semi-

finals. The team was alsoable to compete in the petitefinals. The Women’s Varsity8 was not able to advanceout of their first heat.

Barrett, like many ofhis teammates, is proud ofthe crew teams’ accomplish-ments. “It makes me proudof the people I row with,” he

said. “We didn’t come inexpecting to win. Weshowed a lot of heart.”

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Crewzing To The TopCrew preforms

well in theSouthernChampioinships atTennesse.by Kate Alexander

staff reporter

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What’s Happening?

RROOLLLLIINNSS

CCAALLEENNDDAARRFFrriiddaayy 44-2255

Arbor DayShare the Care Earth Day Event,Sandspur Field, 12 p.m. - 5 p.m.

World Hunger Concert, SandspurField, 5 p.m. - 11 p.m.

The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie,Annie Russell Theater, 8 p.m.A Brighter Light & Crumbling

Pedestal, Fred Stone Theater, 8 p.m.

SSaattuurrddaayy 44-2266Women’s Softball, Cady Way Park, 1 p.m.A Brighter Light & Crumbling Pedestal,

Fred Stone Theater, 2 p.m. & 8 p.m.Bach Festival Choir & Orchestra:

Carmina Burana, Knowles Chapel, 8 p.m.

Happy Birthday Patricia Criscuolo,Melissa Minkler & Melissa Ortiz

SSuunnddaayy 44-2277Women’s Softball, Cady Way Park, 1 p.m.A Brighter Light & Crumbling Pedestal, 2

p.m. & 8 p.m.Bach Festival Choir & Orchestra:

Carmina Burana, Knowles Chapel, 3 p.m.

TJ’s All-NighterHappy Birthday Sabrina Jones

MMoonnddaayy 44-2288A & S Awards Ceremony, Bush

Auditorium, 3 p.m.Spring Concert: Rollins College

Choir & Orchestra, KnowlesMemorial Chapel, 7 p.m.

RC Choir & Orchestra Holt Awards,7 :30 p.m.

Happy Birthday Jessica Bitely

TTuueessddaayy 44-2299Summer 2003 Internship Orientation

Session, Cornell Social ScienceBuilding,

Room 230, 12:30 p.m. - 1:30 p.m.ACE Meeting, Warden Dining Room,

7 p.m.Piano Showcase, Rogers Room-Keene

Hall, 7:30 p.m.Happy Birthday Rachel Purdy

WWeeddnneessddaayy 44-3300Summer 2003 Internship OrientationSession, CSS Building, Room 230,

11 a.m. - 12 p.m.Mariah McNair Senior Recital

(Percussion), 8 p.m.Wickit Wednesday, Dave’s Down Under,

9 p.m.Happy Birthday Audrey Butin & Bradley

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Final Exams

The Rollins CollegeTars have had a great year inall their athletic endeavors.The Sunshine StateConference was able towatch as the Tars took homethree conference champi-onships so far this seasonwith top honors in tennisand rowing still a possibility.Rollins currently leads theconference standings in themen’s all-sports competitionand is within range of alsowinning the women’s award.This would mark the firsttime Rollins has ever wonthe men’s all-sports trophyand only the second timewinning the women’s award.

Men’s golf has been avery strong contender forthe last few years and isgaining momentum eachyear. The Men’s golf team ledby seniors Lee Stroever, BenDaughan, and Alex Smithmanaged to have a greatconference tournament lastweek. The play of these menhelped the team secure itssecond SSC title in as manyyears. Although we have yet

to see whether or not themen can repeat their NCAAchampionship from the pre-vious season, they are cer-tainly in a position to con-tend for the title.

The women’s golfteam has also been able tofollow the example of themen’s golf team from lastyear. They also completed agreat round of golf lastweek, helping them win thewomen’s SSC title for thethird time in four years.Jennifer Beames andCharlotte Campbell helpedpropel the Tars to their veryimportant victory as theyfinished first and second inthe tournament. They willnow turn their attention tothe NCAA Tournament asthey will look to earn theirfirst championship since1994.

Men’s basketball wasthe story of the south thiswinter. They completed agreat season including a 26-4overall record this seasonand a 13-1 record in the con-ference. They claimed theSSC regular season title forthe first time in more than adecade while winning aschool record number ofgames. In the conferencetournament, they fended offall their opponents to get tothe finals. They played hard,but were unable to overcomethe home court edge of

Florida Southern. They fin-ished the regular seasonranked 11th in Division IIand earned the opportunityto host the NCAA SouthRegional Tournament. TheTars defeated Alabama-Huntsville in the openinground, but unfortunatelybowed out in the secondround with a heart wrench-ing loss to Eckerd.

Women’s Basketballalso had a fantastic season.While falling short fromeither championship in theconference, the Tars wereable to finish the season inthird place behind Tampaand Florida Southern.Although they were unableto finish first in the confer-ence, this did not stop themfrom playing like one of thebest teams in the tourna-ment. They took a quickroad to the finals, which sawthem lose in overtime to thehost team Florida Southern.After the tournament, theyreceived a bid into theNCAA South RegionalTournament, which washeld in Arkansas, wherethey unfortunately lost inthe first round.

Volleyball finishedthe season in the SSC infourth place with a 7-7 con-ference record. Their overallrecord of 23-14 shows thatthis team will be very suc-cessful next year when they

take to the courts. In Soccer,both the men’s and women’steams had a third place fin-ish to their season.

With all these goodresults for the Tars, some ofthem have still yet to bedecided for the season. Thebaseball team sits in 4thplace, only one game behind3rd place Lynn with twoconference series remaining.In softball, the Tars are inthird place, only two gamesback of second place Lynn.They also have two regularseason series left this week-end against first place Barryand second place Lynn.Men’s tennis is in secondplace with the SSC tourna-ment this weekend yet to beplayed. Women’s tennis issitting soundly in third placewith the SSC tournamentthis weekend also. T h eWomen’s rowing team hasalso yet to have their tourna-ment to reclaim the title thatthey won last year in theirfinal tournament, May 4.

The Tars have had agreat season in the SSC, withthe seasons coming down tothe wire, we may also beable to see the Tars triumphagain this season and add tothe championships theyhave already won.

Why We Are Proud To Be TarsMen’s and

women’s all-sportstrophies withinreach together forthe first time.by Matt Moore

head photographer