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1/19/10. 12:25 a.m. oak HallCriminal mischief. two exit signs were damaged by unknown person(s). Pending.

1/17/10. 12:06 a.m. oak HallBurglary. unknown person(s) entered through suitemate’s unlocked door and stole a television. Pending.

1/16/10. 9:15 p.m. Village Apartment. False alarm of fire. unknown person activated fire alarm in the building. Pending.

1/16/10. 1:00 a.m. oak HallAlcohol violation. three students, under the age of 21, were found to be in possession of alcohol. Closed referral.

1/16/10. 9:10 p.m. oak HallAlcohol violation. Five students, under the age of 21, were found in possession of alcohol. Closed referral.

1/16/10. 12:37 a.m. williams HallAlcohol violation. two persons, under the age of 21, were found in possession of alcohol. Closed referral.

1/14/10. 6:15-6:45 a.m. Parking Lotstheft. Four vehicles were burglarized in the early morning hours. three soft-top utility vehicles were entered and one sedan was entered. the only sign of forced entry was a cut on one soft-top cover. JSo is investigating. Pending.

1/12/10. 3:37 a.m. gymnasiumtheft. During a routine inspection of fire extinguishers, a security officer discovered that a fire extinguisher had been stolen from the cabinet. Pending.

1/9/10. 12:38 a.m. Brest HallAlcohol violation. three students, under the age of 21, were found to be in possession of alcohol. Closed referral.

1/5/10. 11:40 p.m. oak HallAlcohol violation. Five students, under the age of 21, were found in possession of alcohol. Closed referral.

1/5/10. 9:30 p.m. oak HallAlcohol violation. Six students, under the age of 21, were found in possession of alcohol. Closed referral.

Racial controversy in “Avatar” movie?

Janesea InmangUEsT WriTEr

Controversial? Really??? out of all the movies that came out in the last year “Avatar” had to be the most incredible.

Not only were the graphics intense, but also each scene was like a masterpiece in itself. So when i read in a newspaper that many peo-ple felt it was racist, bias, and felt that it was downing the whole “western Frontier” i liter-ally was in shock.

to me this movie was about having a great-er connection with the world around us, some-thing we all seem to miss. we all get caught up in this fast-pace lifestyle, consumed by money and power, forgetting about the earth that gives us everything.

to those who felt this movie was racist, you really must not have anything better to do with your lives. if anything, this movie uplifted the honor and preserved the beauty of tribal cul-tures.

Avatar gave us a glimpse of what it’s like to really be a part of something larger than just ourselves and the best part is you can see it in 3D.

indians and Africans both believed in this connection with the planet, respecting its crea-

tures and resources just as the aliens of this movie.

As for this movie being bias, what movie isn’t? there will always be the protagonist and the antagonist and in this case the military or ex-militia. Most of them were ex-marines or army officials looking to earn extra cash, played their roles. they were the force if diplo-matic efforts failed.

whether or not this movie was based off the expanding of the western Frontier i do not know, but in my opinion, anyone who has read about the “trail of tears” and other tails about the west and the indians could see a resem-blance.

i love my country just as much as the next person but you know the saying “if the shoe fits.” guess what? in this case it’s the per-fect size.

this movie, though it’s lengthy, is definite-ly a most see movie. it will be one of the great-est 3hrs of your day. this coming from a girl who’s seen it twice already and is looking for-ward to her third.

i truly don’t see how this movie could spark such controversy but i guess for those who just want to spark argument, why not?

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JennIfer esCobarsTaFF WriTEr

on April 4,1968, the world lost a king, a man who lived for righteousness and fought not for himself but for everyone. He fought for those without a voice, seen but unheard.

He fought for the sick, the weary, the fearful and even those seeking to oppress. yes, even for the less honorable. i am speaking, of course, about Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Long before the birth of the infamous King, lived a man named Frederick Douglass. Douglass worked his entire life not only in lit-erature, but also as an abolitionist.

this man consulted both President Lincoln and President Johnson on African-American rights. He placed a crack in the met-aphorical dam that separated so much of soci-ety. it was years after the death of Frederick Douglass that this dam would be broken and a flood would ensue.

this flood was of the people with their leader Dr. King on the front lines. Forty people died during the civil rights movement. From the death of those forty people, millions have opportunities that would not exist.

So many African-Americans influ-ence the society we live in today. Be it through

music, art, literature, sports, or politics, they are here to stay.

Michael Jordan is undoubtedly one of the most influential basketball players of all time. without King’s fearlessness, no one would know the glory that is “His Airness”. Jordan channels King by using his influence to help those who are at a disadvantage in the com-munity.

Michael Jackson inspired nearly every artist in music today. Not only was he an inspiration-al artist, but he also exercised the same beliefs as Dr. King by telling us to “Start with the Man in the Mirror.”

we also have a black president and his name is Barack obama. our president is not only black; he is multi-racial, in a society where races once, did not mix.

these are only a few of the names that would contain no recognition without the trib-ulations Dr. King helped conquer.

However, the question that remains is not of past progression, but progression for the future. How do we continue as a society with the work that Dr. King started?

Racism is not something that we collec-tively tolerate; yet it still exists. in an interview with Dr. Nathan Rousseau, who is a Sociology professor here at Ju, he stated that racism is, “Perhaps not practiced in public but is still

exercised in private.” He also stated that one of the best ways to eliminate this issue is through, “dealing with inequalities in primary educa-tion,” and offering children at a young age “the opportunity to become more tolerant through more racially integrated and diverse schools.”

Dr. Rousseau also said, “the great thing about Dr. King was that he touched on how the African-American cause is everyone’s cause.”

we all laugh, cry, hurt, and fear the unknown. the problem with this fear is that it restricts us from that dream of equality. if a person never ventures out to understand their surroundings and seek knowledge of the dif-ferent, what will we ever know, other than what we already do?

Segregation still exists today. it upset me deep in my soul when i asked

the student body about Dr. King, and much of the responses were along the lines of, “He fought for African-American rights.” yes he did.

However, there is misconception in this statement. we are separating ourselves. Let us not be judged by the color of our skin, but the content of our character.

Dr. King believed in the uplifting of the PEoPLE, through non-violence and love. Judgment of each other based on race, looks, or culture only places the barriers back up that

he worked so hard to break down. if we must look at color, what is black, when

we are all only shades of brown? if we must look at beliefs, we all believe in something, even if it is negative. My background and yours are not the same, but somewhere in there, are some tears and smiles. we are human.

this is not to say that we will never again judge. it is in our nature to analyze our sur-roundings. However, if we are to do so, let us do it respectfully and with love, if not for oth-ers, for ourselves.

i say this because, when we create intoler-ance, we hurt ourselves as much as we do oth-ers.

the point is that when Dr. King gave his historical “i Have a Dream” speech on August 28, 1963, he stated that “Now is the time to make justice a reality for ALL of god’s chil-dren.”

His dream is not complete. Some believe that “individuals cannot change a society” (Dr. Rousseau). it is true, Dr. King did not change society on his own; society made the conscious decision to change, electing him as their lead-er.

yet, King is not dead. He lives on, in us. Now, it is up to us to make Martin Luther King Day more than JuSt another day.

The m.L.K. inspiration lives strong

Cornered by loverICa CaUGHmanCoPY EdiTor

Q: I really like this one girl and I thought we were beginning to get some-where with our relationship when she hit me with the “friend” line. this seems to be a repetitive situation for me. I meet a girl who I think is attractive and we have a lot of fun for a couple weeks. then she begins to distance herself. I’m con-fused and frustrated. what do girls have against the good guys?

A: girls like the bad boys because they love the challenge. they want to, however foolishly, be that one girl who can change a bad boy into their own personal good guy with the bad boy image. Realistically, this is not actually accomplished very often.

i’m a firm believer that people can and do change. it’s just that the only person that can change you is yourself. So trying to change someone usually only leads to heartache and a lot of wasted time.

Also, it’s not necessarily that girls have something against the good guys. it’s just simple human nature to want what you can-not have.

But don’t worry, in the end the good guy always gets the girl. girls eventually get

tired of the challenge and the games and just want someone who connects with them on a deeper level.

Now if you don’t mind my honesty, i’m not sure if your problem is really about good guys vs. bad guys. when you say the girl attractive, it makes me wonder if your biggest priority when looking for a potential partner is whether she’s attractive.

it also sounds like you might be ready for a more serious relationship and, honest-ly, if you’re just looking for physical attrac-tion you probably will not find the right girl.

A relationship is built on much more that physical attraction. Sure it’s great at the beginning but if you’re looking for something deeper then you need to make a connection that goes beyond how a per-son looks.

Broaden the criteria for what you are looking for and i think you will be pleas-antly surprised.

Questions/comments? Email: rshelto2@jacksonville.edu

Relationship Question of the Week

“Not really, because that’s more responsibility than I am willing to take on.”-Ezzie Yildiz, Freshmen

“No, because of the high standards I have.”-Brianna Williams, Freshmen

“Yeah, because it doesn’t change anything about them.”-Jenn Stirling, Freshmen

“Depends on how they are taking the situation. Yes if they are responsible.”-Arthur Pareene, Freshmen

“Probably not, I’m not a fan of kids.”-Cecilia Vega, Freshmen

“As long as they don’t have a crazy baby mama it’s cool.”- Nene Flowers, Sophomore

“Yeah, because I don’t think having a child reflects negatively on the person.”-Dori Schaffield, Junior

“Probably not, because I am only 19 years old.”-Lauren Leone, Sophomore

“Depends on how they are taking the situation. Yes if they are responsible.”-Arthur Pareene, Freshmen

“Yeah, because if I love him and I want to be with him, I would learn to love the child because they are just an extension of him.”-Cassandro Castro, Sophomore

“No, because she will always be linked to the baby daddy.”-Andy Sainvil, Sophomore

Would you pursue a relationship with someone with a child?

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THE NAVIGATOR • january �0-�6, �010 �NEws

Word on the streetJean fILsBUsiNEss MaNagEr

what do you think of when you hear the names Bank of America, Sallie Mae, Charles Schwab, and Capital one? these are the types of institutions that college grad-uates should make a priority to understand and determine how they can help to manage money after graduation.

in my previous article titled “graduation, then what?” i explained that many col-lege graduates do not realistically under-stand what their lifestyle will be after grad-uation. the plan is to get your money man-agement in order and begin building your foundation.

the following institutions have some ways in aiding you with that unforgiving first year budget.

Bank of America has great savings, check-ing, and CD accounts to aid you in saving for future purchases such as: a car, house, grad-uate degree, etc. they also have a number of AtM locations to help avoid those $2 to $3 fees that rack up from random AtM’s. Make sure the bank you choose fulfills needs that are prevalent (www.bankofamerica.com).

if Sallie Mae was a contributor to the funding of your college career you should contact them and find out what your interest rate will be on your loans (http://www.sal-

liemae.com/). in some cases, students may have separate loans taken out. Find out if you can consolidate the loans to get a desir-able loan payment. Consolidating through the federal government frequently has the lowest interest rate. Mark Kintrowitz, pub-lisher of FinAid, predicts the interest rate will decrease to a historic low of 2.6% from its current 4.2% after July 1, 2009.

wall Street is not the quest of many college graduates but the lingo on retire-ment investments and building an invest-ment portfolio should be a priority.

Many jobs will offer a 401K or 403B plan when you start. Make sure that you contribute at least the minimum contribu-tion because many companies match your investment. when building an investment portfolio be sure to diversify your markets (REitS, technology, etc.) and the vehicles (Exchange traded Funds, stocks, bonds). Charles Schwab is one of my personal investment services provider (www.schwab.com)

Lastly work at reducing your credit card debt. there are a number of ways to reduce credit card debt that you can find on various websites. Capital one has a link for ques-tions and answers about your credit cards. Please do not hesitate to check out the infor-mation they have on hand (www.capitalone.com)

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students team up to provide Haiti reliefJaCKsonvILLe’s CoLLeGe CommUnITy

UnITes In THe WaKe of DevasTaTIon

JareD brooKsNEWs EdiTor

Haiti is in need of help; and a lot of it. For a country recently under revolt back in 2004 and relying heavily on international aid, such a catastrophic event couldn’t have come at a worse time.

with an estimated 200,000 dead after an earthquake last week that registered a 7.0 on the Richter scale, the Haitian government has officially declared a state of emergen-cy. uS troops have been sent in to establish some form of control in a country where millions of homeless individuals are in des-perate need of basic essentials such as food, water and medical attention.

Haiti is already one of the poorest coun-tries in the world and such a catastrophe will only worsen matters in an already hos-tile environment. According to CNN, this earthquake has set Haiti back some years. if help doesn’t arrive soon, a complete riot is inevitable.

Former Jacksonville university stu-dent Vanessa Jeanniton has family in Haiti whom she has yet to hear from and is wor-

ried about the immediate future of the country.

“when i found out about the earthquake my heart dropped. i didn’t realize how dev-astating it was until i turned on the tele-vision. Not being able to reach my grand-mother and other family only made matters worse.”

“My heart goes out to the entire country and the millions of fami-lies that have been destroyed. the country is in des-perate need of help right now and i hope to see other countries do their part.”

the students of Jacksonville university are doing their part to aid in the relief of the victims and survivors of the devastating earthquake that struck the country of Haiti.

Senior tiffany Bromfield, President of the Ju Hope for Haiti organization, is team-ing up with Senior Jean Fils and his orga-nization Cool for Haiti to host a food drive

for the victims of the quake on January 24, 2010 from 10am-2pm in the Kinne Center.

Fils, who has ties to the country of Haiti, hopes everyone in the Ju community will participate in the relief efforts.

“we are all put on Earth to make a differ-ence and i hope everyone under-stand how much the country of Haiti needs our help. Cool for Haiti was start-ed by me [Fils] and the prima-ry purpose of the group is to send water to Haiti.”

“we are work-ing with Heroes for Haiti to help us send the sup-plies. Haiti is the

birthplace of my parents and that connec-tion to the country has motivated me to start this organization. i hope everyone can put those in need before themselves in this relief effort and come out and support Hope for Haiti and Cool for Haiti.”

the Ju Hope for Haiti will also be par-ticipating in a candlelight vigil at the

university of North Florida wednesday, January 20, 2010 at the uNF Student union Plaza at 8 p.m.

tia Byrd, a Senior at uNF and member of the uNF Hope for Haiti explained how uNF is contributing to the relief efforts.

“the mission of Hope for Haiti is to col-lect and provide school supplies to the chil-dren of Haiti. But because of the tragic earthquake we decided to focus our efforts towards sending money, food and clothes,” said Byrd.

“we are working with Mission Harvest to collect as many nonperishable goods as possible so we would appreciate any con-tributions.”

the candlelight vigil at uNF will feature a guest speaker and performances by the uNF Praise team. All proceeds from the event will go to the American Red Cross.

Also, the university will be partner-ing with the Haitian Microfinance, inc. on thursday evening to host the Northeast Florida Haiti Relief Conference in the Davis College of Business from 6 to 8 p.m.

Although the road to complete recovery for Haiti is long and will take some time, any help offered is greatly appreciated.

For any organizations that would like to help, email:

event.extraordinare@gmail.edu.

THIs WeeK In WeaTHer

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“We are all put on Earth to

make a difference, and I

hope everyone understand

how much the country of

Haiti needs our help.”

JEAn fIls, JR.Cool for Haiti, Founder

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state of the Campus: Cable Television Kameron JaCKsonFEaTUrEs EdiTor

it’s Sunday night and you’re dreading the start of a rough week of classes at Ju. you’re yearning for something to help you take your mind off a week full of tests, reading assignments, math problems, and writing essays. Flipping through the television, you find that the movies are lame, the news is too depressing, and you’ve seen every Sportscenter highlight ten times over. then you realize Adult Swim is under-way on Cartoon Network. However, to no avail, you come up empty handed. Cartoon Network and numerous other popular channels are not available to Ju students. in fact, some channels somehow mysteriously disappeared some two years ago. Ju senior Josiah wandu has been disgrun-tled for a while now and like many others, would like to know what happened to one of his favor-ite channels. “i’m kind of disappointed that i can’t watch some of the funniest shows on tV any-more.” As it turns out, the majority of rooms on campus have only the basic channels provid-ed by the local cable provider, which is Comcast. unfortunately for cartoon lovers, Cartoon Network

is not in the lineup. However, there is some sort of an alter-native for those who are really desperate for an upgrade in their college cable service. Just like you would for an off-campus apartment, students can also upgrade their cable service by simply call-ing Comcast and asking about their wide range of deals. Students must first set up a separate account and also remember to deactivate it as they leave. According to Ju Housing, some lucky stu-dents have HBo in their rooms due to past students ordering the upgrade, enabling the channel to stay active in the current room. Not to be left out is the highly advertised battle between cable television and satellite. there are actually a handful of students on campus with Direct tV or some other type of satellite service. As always, students who can afford it can get what-ever they want. So basically, if you are in dire need of a lot of television in your life as a college student and you have the money, you can easily get what you want to watch by simply dialing a number. in the meantime, college officials say that there are no plans for an upgrade in basic campus cable any-time soon. until then, there’s always those seasons of Robot Chicken available on DVD. PHOTO COURTEsY Of TvsqUAd.COm

jackSOnVILLE HOnOrS THE kInG

rENaE iNgraM Jr.

The city united in honor of dr. Martin Luther king Jr.’s birthday. With thousands of people lined up in excitement on Water street downtown, the festivities started at 9:30 a.m. near the Federal reserve Building and ended around noon.

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ryan DIbeneDeTTosTaFF WriTEr

James Cameron is well known for mak-ing big budget movies and although he spends a lot of the studio’s money he has also made them huge profits. this strategy has worked out well for him seeing as his previous films “the terminator”, “Aliens”, “terminator 2”, and “true Lies” were all big budgeted films and they all grossed at the top of the box office. when “titanic” was released it made $28 million its opening weekend and despite being #1 at the box office, it was far from covering its $200 million budget. However, due to positive word of mouth people started to flock to see it and it stayed at the #1 position for 15 consecu-tive weeks. Eventually the film made $600 mil-lion at the uS box office and $1.8 billion world-wide, becoming the highest grossing movie of all time. “titanic” also won a slew of awards includ-ing best picture at the oscars. there were many films released over this past decade that were considered contenders to beat “titanic’s” box office gross, films such as “Spider Man”, “the Lord of the Rings”, “Harry Potter”, the “Star wars” prequels, and even the 2008 summer juggernaut “the Dark Knight.”

Despite making impressive numbers at the box office they all failed to reach titanic’s final gross. twelve years after “titanic” hit the big screen another little movie has been released that many believe, including this humble film critic, has a chance of reaching and passing ‘titanic’s” #1 position of highest grossing movie of all time - and to no one’s surprise this new movie was also directed by James Cameron. unless you’ve been away from planet Earth for the last few weeks you know that film is “Avatar”. “Avatar” tells the story of a marine named Jake Sully who is offered to take part in an operation known as the Avatar program on an Earth-like moon called Pandora. Pandora con-tains a valuable coveted mineral, and is also home to blue skinned aliens. As Jake integrates into the alien clan, he begins to understand the biological secrets of Pandora and falls in love with the alien princess. Being in theatres for less than 5 weeks “Avatar” has already grossed $491 million at the uS box office and $1.6 billion worldwide, being second only to “titanic”. “Avatar” is still con-tinuing to bring in audiences and with a seri-ous oscar buzz surrounding the film, it is sure to meet or overtake “titanic’s” box office success.

what is it that makes “Avatar” so suc-cessful attracting large audiences with many peo-ple returning for the 2nd, 3rd or 4th time? the answer is simple. it combines a feel good story, with spectacular, and i mean spectacular, special effects. the number one thing that attracts peo-ple like no other movie is the stunning realistic visuals and the 3D effects. James Cameron has mixed breakthrough photo-realistic Cgi (com-puter-generated images) with state-of-the-art 3D, which brings you into the movie. you truly feel you are inside the movie rather than items of the movie being thrown at you, as is usual with pre-vious 3D movies. whether “Avatar” becomes the highest grossing film, surpassing “titanic” is not real-ly important in the scheme of things. this movie has set a new standard for moviegoers and, as a result, will influence how movies are made from this day on. Studios are already planning to reintro-duce movies in 3D, such as “Spiderman”, “Star wars” and “the Matrix.” By the end of this decade all movies and your home tV will be in 3D format. the 3D revolution has begun and for moviegoers, this is truly a victory.

Avatar becoming highest grossing film

“Gentlemen” gets big laughs at the black box

rENaE iNgraM Jr.

JU students performed William shakespeare’s “The Two Gentlemen of verona” that was directed and produced by visiting Assistant Professor of film Carolina Conte, Ph.d. last Thursday through saturday at 7:30 p.m. in the Black Box of the Philips fine Art Building. With music by Tony steve and video by Conte, the upbeat, motley rendition of the play kept viewers on the edge of their seats from beginning to end. The cast dealt with the themes of infidelity and friendship of the comedy with the upmost care and finesse. stay tuned for the next production, “Crimes of the Heart” which will feature many of the same actors from feb. 18-21.

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the Ju men’s basketball team hit the road over the weekend as they traveled to play conference foes Stetson and Florida gulf Coast.

in the first of their two-game road trip, the Dolphins were victorious over Stetson by the score of 80-70. the Dolphins opened the game on fire with an 11-0 run and holding the Hatters without a field goal for the first 10 minutes of the game.

But before mounting a 12-1 run over a three-minute stretch late in the second half, the Dolphins had their backs against the wall, trailing by seven with seven minutes to go. once the Dolphins took the lead back they never relinquished it.

Senior Ben Smith led the Dolphins attacks with 23 points. this was Smith’s sixth straight game with more than 20 points. Smith was one of four Dolphins to score in double figures. travis Cohn also chipped in 13 points. Freshman glen Powell and sophomore tevin galvin each finished with 11 points.

As a team, the Dolphins shot a respect-able 50 percent from the field and 75 per-cent from the free throw line. the Dolphins also outrebounded the Hatters (3-10, 1-4 Atlantic Sun) 35-31. A.J. Smith and Ridge graham led the Hatters with 21 and 19 points respectively.

in the second game against the Florida

gulf Coast Eagles, the Dolphins ran away with it, winning 82-58. it was the Dolphins third win in a row. Smith once again led the Dolphins in scoring with 25 points, his sev-enth straight game with at least 20 points.

Senior Lehmon Colbert was the second Dolphin to score in double figures, finish-ing with 19 points, 17 in the second half. Junior Ayron Hardy filled up the stat sheet, finishing with three points, seven rebounds, four steals, three assists, and two blocks.

As a team, the Dolphins did not shoot quit as well as they did against Stetson, as they shot 47.5 percent from the field. However, once again, the Dolphins out-rebounded their opposition, finishing with a slight edge over the Eagles, 43-39.

Anthony Banks led the Eagles with 14 points. Banks ended up finishing with a double-double, adding 12 rebounds. the Dolphins improved their record to 6-8, 3-3 Atlantic Sun, as the Eagles fell to 5-10 over-all and 2-4 in conference play.

After the short but successful road trip, Ju returns home for four consecutive con-ference home games. the home stand starts Jan. 14 against Lipscomb with tip-off scheduled for 7:15 p.m at the Veterans Memorial Arena.

Next they play host to the Belmont Bruins on Jan. 16 at 3 p.m. at the VMA. Starting on Jan. 18 the Dolphins play back-to-back games on the Ju campus in Swisher gymnasium, when they host rival uNF fol-lowed by uSC upstate.

rENaE iNgraM Jr.

senior Lehmon Colbert goes up for the shot in the second half of JU’s 62-55 victory over UNF in the river City rumble on Monday, Jan. 19 at 8 p.m. in the swisher gymnasium. Colbert finished with 14 pts. and 12 rebounds for his second straight double-double, the only two of the season for JU.