Hurricane Frances slams Florida coast, leaves power failures behind

Hurricane Frances left a large impact on the state of Florida and those who live there. Seventeen counties within the state may be eligible for federal aid money in order to rebuild after the destruction. Over 2.5 million residents lost power during the storm and utility companies are currently working or restoring power to those homes. Florida and the rest of the southeastern U.S. will be keeping a watchful eye on the next hurricane brewing near by, Ivan, according to CNN.

Kerry being pressured by fellow democrats

Sen. John Kerry has been feeling pressure from his fellow democrats to spice up his campaign. Other leaders in the party feel that his campaign is lacking liveliness and that he should spend the majority of his time challenging President Bush on domestic issues such as national security. Over the Labor Day weekend, Mr. Kerry began taking some of the advice and attacked the president on the state of the economy. Optimistic democrats feel that President Bush is riding the success of the recently ended GOPconvention, according to the New York Times.

Russia mourns loss of hundreds

Over 300 children and adults were killed during a hostage standoff in the small town of Beslan, Russia. The townspeople were allowed to view the wreckage on Sunday, September 5th. The classrooms were turned into execution chambers. The only remnants of the building were pierced with hundreds of bullet holes and the walls that did remain were splattered with blood stains, according to the Washington Post

CBS to be given largest fine to date

Visitation touches nerves

Thursday night. Where do I go?

If I get kicked out of the apartments am I supposed to sleep in my car or am I supposed to ponder driving home, something I, myself, would never do, but that’s what the school is almost leaving as an option,” DeMatteo said.

DeMatteo also believes that residents that live elsewhere on campus are at risk as well.

“Come 2:00 am on a Thursday night, the school may have up to

300 pissed-off drunk people walking back to their rooms, which may start up some vandalism or violence,” DeMatteo said.

Charlie Schaffner, the director of Public Safety, states that there is the possibility of exceptions in cases where a visitor is too intoxicated to drive. “We will usually try to make some sort of arrangement with Residence Life so they have somewhere to stay. We certainly don’t want someone to kill themself because they must leave

Stroud substantiates Schaffner ’s statement, but also emphasizes that it is important that students exercise accountability for the behaviors and actions of their guests. “We would not intentionally ask someone to get behind the wheel of a vehicle who was unable to safely operate it. It is true that most of the CAC residents are 21 or older and therefore are permitted to consume alcohol in their apartments. But no one, regardless of their age, should be consuming alcohol to the point of intoxication. To drink with the purpose of becoming drunk is irresponsible. If a resident has a guest, it is their responsibility to make sure that the guest does not over consume alcohol,” Stroud said.

Bearing in mind that students may not be keen to this alteration, Stroud asks that students understand these rules are for their benefit and Residence Life is open to suggestions. “I am always wiling to listen to the concerns of the residents. If students presente a clear plan that we felt would adequately address the issues that we are facing in the CAC, I would have no problem reconsidering these policies,” Stroud said.

The Federal Communication Commission will soon vote on the amount of money CBS will be fined for the Janet Jackson incident that occurred at the 2004 Super Bowl in January. According to the Washington Post the fine could be $550,000, which would be the largest fine on record for indecency on television. The vote is expected to be unanimous and could come as early as this week, according to Reuterss.

Soldier death toll rises to 1,000

The most recent deaths of six American soldiers in Iraq brought the total of U.S. soldiers to 1,000. Seven hundred soldiers were killed during active combat and over six hundred were killed after the war was declared officially over, according to CNN.

Ban on assault weapons expires

The current ban on assault weapons will expire on Monday, Sept. 13th. Gun manufacturers are ready to start selling their new weapons as soon as Tuesday, Sept. 14th. The law was signed by former President Bill Clinton and will expire because of a “sunset clause” that was part of the law. President Bush supports the ban, but Congress has tried unsuccessfully several times to extend the ban, according to MSNBC.

Capariati wins, Serena goes home

Jennifer Capariati won a quarterfinal match in the U.S. Open after defeating Serena Williams. There was controversy surrounding some of the points that were distributed by the judge's. Serena argued over a line call during the tense tennis match. The loss will send Serena and her sister home without any Grand Slam titles for the year, according to MSNBC sports.