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The voice of Austin Peay State University students since 1929
Homecoming ‘steps’ up Peay pride
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• Winners of events at this year’s 2007 Homecoming included King Ed Hadley III and Queen Megan Cleghern. • Omega Psi Phi fraternity won first place in the Sept. 22 Step Show. Delta Sigma Theta won first place sorority in the Step Show. Alpha Kappa Alpha won best overall performance. • Sigma Phi Epsilon and Alpha Sigma Alpha won for best homecoming float. • Kappa Sigma won the Wyatt Spirit Award and also was winner of the banner contest with Alpha Delta Pi. • Woodward Library won for the best building decoration. • Other event winners included Del Square Psi for the chili cook-off. Tra Faulkner took home a first place award for his AP Apollo performance. ✦ -Source: Student Life and Leadership Web site www.apsu.edu/ssl/homecoming
New Web site offers one stop shop for student resources By ELIZABETH BRUCE Assistant online editor
AP OneStop is a new online Web site that links all Austin Peay State University information in one place. It provides daily campus announcements,
connects students to the Woodward Library, and links to all course homepages with the ability to e-mail professors. The Web site consists of five sections, the first of which displays daily announcements, weather and an events calendar.
“Sounds like the main page. It sounds “Is that the crappy thing on the Web site?” cool to make the main page, but —Wes Ikner, sophomore, geology redundant if you're not a student worker.” —Lauren Martin, freshman, pre-law
“It's a new way for us to be lazy; it's obviously too much work to go to more sites.” —Stoney Grimes, sophomore, political science
It also contains a Yahoo search engine and an “Ask the Gov” site navigator. The second section of AP OneStop is all about campus life. It contains an athletics event calendar, various movie listings throughout the state, as well as
“It’s nice having everything on one page; sounds worth looking in to.” —Greg Brown, graduate student, education
weekly menus to all campus dining. Woodword Library also has it’s own section of AP OneStop. Their entire catalog of books, electronic media and periodicals is available for search. This is an all inclusive APSU site. ✦
“It's nice having everything on one “If more teachers use it, I'd use it.” page; sounds worth looking in to.” —Ray Moyer, freshman, criminal —Lee Carpenter, freshman, business justice management
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SDS launches anti-war protest
Good Morning APSU Your Community
Bagel eating contest
Einstein’s Bagels’s will be hosting a bagel eating contest on, Oct. 17. Free bagelsand coffee will be available before and after the event.
Kappa Sigma blood drive
Kappa Sigma fraternity will be sponsering a blood drive in the UC. The event will be Oct. 3 from 10:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. You must be at least 17 years old to donate blood and weigh at least 110 pounds. You must bring a photo I.D. or you donor card.
Paula Wall
Humorist Paula Wall will be at APSU on Oct. 10 to give a reading from her new novel, “The Wilde Women.” The event will be at 8 p.m. in the Gentry Auditorium. There will be a reception and book signing after the reading.
Gov’s Football
On Saturday, Sept. 29. the Gov’s football team will be playing against Gardener-Webb. The game will be at Boiling Springs, N.C. The Gov’s have won three games out of the last four. Go out and support.
Crime Log
Austin Peay State University crime log includes any arrests and dispatch call-ins.As mandated by Tennessee law, the crime log is updated within 48 hours of an incident and available for public inspection any time during normal business hours. PATRICK ARMSTRONG/ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITTOR
Members of SDS, Students for a Democratic Society, protested the Iraq war on Friday, Sept. 21, in the UC Plaza. Counter protestors were also present during the demonstration. The protest was ended at 12 p.m. to make way for homecoming activities.
By TINEA PAYNE news writer
The University Center Plaza was another battlefield in the war of words over Iraq Sept. 21 as students at Austin Peay State University gathered to take a stand during a war protest. The students engaged in an open debate regarding U.S. policies and the war on terrorism. The protest, organized by Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), was an effort to encourage students to have a voice and become more educated about the opposing viewpoints on U.S. policies, according to Daniel Maurer, president of SDS. “We believe it is an immoral war,” Maurer said. Maurer’s encouraged other students to
participate in open protest, whether it’s for or against the war. “We want to encourage as many perspectives as possible, and even those that disagree with us,” Maurer said. Students who argued for the continuation of the Iraq war were also present. “It’s in our best interest to stay in Iraq until the job is done,” said Graham Stewart, junior, political science major. Other students agreed with Stewart. Carlos Freeman, sophomore, psychology major, said that if the U.S. troops leave Iraq too soon, the Iraqi people would be helpless. “If we leave [Iraq] right now, it’s like taking away the chief and leaving all the Indians to fend for themselves,” Freeman said.
Hispanic social attracts regional speakers By TANYA LUDLOW Assistant News Editor
The Hispanic Cultural Center (HCC) Sept. 21 hosted its first Hispanic Social in the University Center from 3 to 6 p.m. Enrica Albaro, senior foreign language major and student worker with the HCC since its inception in 2005 said that the social was meant to provide a networking opportunity for Hispanic students on campus. “The basic purpose is for Hispanic students to network with other students and faculty in a community that wants them to succeed,” Albaro said. Albaro said that the social was funded through grant money from the Tennessee Board of Regents in order to facilitate Hispanic student retention at APSU. “Hispanic students have one of the highest dropout rates, period,(Out of all ethnicities represented at APSU, and college campuses elsewhere in the U.S. )”Albaro said. Nicolette Rougemont, graduate assistant of programming at the HCC and organizer of the event, saw the event as a step toward integrating Hispanic students with the APSU community. “A lot of Hispanic students feel isolated. Segregation is a big problem on campus, and here’s a place where they can all come together,” Rougemont said. Pastor Tommy Vallejos, director of the Hispanic Organization for Progress and Education (HOPE), an organization for the advancement of Hispanic political issues and immigrant outreach, spoke at the social. He outlined the positive contributions of Hispanic Americans to U.S. culture and history. “Latinos are of ever-growing importance within the framework of American culture,” Vallejos said. Vallejos encouraged students to get involved in the Hispanic community at large, such as volunteering in mentorship programs aimed at keeping kids in school. Gregg Ramos, a Nashville attorney who in 2004 became the first minority president in the 171 year history of the Nashville Bar Association, was also a featured speaker at the social. He explained some of the current legal issues involving Hispanic rights, including current immigration policy. Ramos sees the lack of a comprehensive immigration policy at the federal level as the main impetus behind the outcrop of local statutes aimed at illegal immigrants. He cites the English-only law in Nashville,
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Some Hispanics view Piñatas and other culturally Mexican motifs as offensive and cite that there is more to the Hispanic culture then what the Mexican culture has contributed.
which was recently vetoed by Nashville Mayor Bill Purcell, as discriminatory. “The bill is symbolic of ethnic intolerance,” Ramos said. APSU President Timothy Hall made an appearance and gave the event a glowing review. “This is a great Hispanic Cultural Center event, celebrating diversity and showing how APSU students, faculty and staff enrich the community,” Hall said. However, several students were quick to point out the shortcomings of the social and the HCC in general. Jessica Rivera, a sophomore special education and business major, sees a lack of advertising of Hispanic cultural events as a major problem on campus. “They should advertise the Latin nation here more,” Rivera said. Rivera, herself a Puerto Rican-American, also said that there is a tendency to promote Mexican-American culture at the expense of other Hispanic cultures. “This sombrero hat is offensive to me,” Rivera said, pointing to the hats, maracas and other Mexican themed décor at the social. “It’s all Latin,” Rivera said,“but you have to know that there are different kinds of Latin. A lot of us are prideful.” ✦
Some students felt that the protest became a shouting contest. “A better idea was to have a debate where people can get their ideas out better — that’s a lot more organized than yelling at each other,” Stewart said.“This is all passion.” Maurer said that SDS plans to organize more war protests in the future. “We want to set up microphones and have a more structured debate,” Maurer said. “Every third Friday of the month, we will have a protest until the war comes to an end,” Maurer said. “I think it went well; I hope I didn’t anger too many people.” ✦
September • Sept. 1, 2:27 a.m., N. Second Street, DUI, arrested: Ryan R.Allard of Co C 2/502 Infantry Fort Campbell, Ky. • Sept. 4, 12:30 p.m., Harned Hall, theft of property. • Sept. 4, 11:00 a.m., library, theft of property • Sept. 6, 10:30 p.m., library, assault • Sept. 8, 2:58 a.m., N. Second Street, DUI, arrested: Matthew H. Hatfield of 200 Hatfield Morgan Ln., Tazewell • Sept. 8, 12:11 p.m., Forbes Avenue, DUI • Sept. 10, 7:00 p.m., Dunn Center, theft of property • Sept. 12, 1:00 p.m., Clement , theft of property • Sept. 12, 3:00 p.m., Browning , theft of property • Sept. 14, 8:30 p.m., SSC, theft of property • Sept. 16, 1:23 a.m., UC, simple possession, arrested: Lawrence Mitchell of 403 Lillie Belle, Clarksville • Sept. 17, 1:20 p.m., UC, theft of property
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100,000 march for liberty in Myanmar’s largest city New classroom for Biology students Associated Press
YANGON, Myanmar — As many as 100,000 protesters led by a phalanx of barefoot monks marched Sept. 24 through Yangon. This was the most powerful show of strength yet from a movement that has grown in a week from faltering demonstrations to one rivaling the failed 1988 pro-democracy uprising. Marching for more than five hours and over at least 12 miles, a last hard-core group of more than 1,000 maroon-robed Buddhist monks and 400 sympathizers finished by walking up to an intersection where police blocked access to the street where democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi is under house arrest. Making no effort to push past, the marchers chanted a Buddhist prayer with the words “May there be peace,” and then dispersed. About 500 onlookers cheered the act of defiance, as 100 riot police with helmets and shield stared stonily ahead. Some participants said there were several hundred thousand marchers in their ranks before the protest ended peacefully, but an international aid agency official with employees monitoring the crowd estimated said the size was well over 50,000 and approaching 100,000. It was the latest in a series of protests that began Aug. 19 as a movement against economic hardship in the Southeast Asian country after the government sharply raised fuel prices. But arrests and intimidation kept demonstrations small and scattered until the monks joined and managed to bring people into the streets in numbers not seen since 1988. On Aug. 8, 1988, demonstrations against the military dictatorship spread across the country, then known as Burma, and propelled Suu Kyi into prominence. The uprising toppled dictator Ne Win, but a new crop of generals seized power in September 1988 after brutally crushing the nationwide demonstrations, gunning down crowds and arresting protesters. Thousands died. The junta called elections in 1990 but refused to recognize the landslide victory of Suu Kyi’s party. Suu Kyi, who won the 1991 Nobel peace prize while under house arrest, was last detained in May 2003 after her motorcade was attacked in northern Myanmar by a pro-junta mob. The usually iron-fisted junta has so far kept minimal security at the latest wave of protests, and diplomats and analysts said Myanmar’s military rulers were showing the unexpected restraint because of pressure from the country’s key trading partner and diplomatic ally, China.
By JARED COMBS News Writer
ASSOCIATED PRESS
Buddhist monks march on a street in protest against the military government in Yangon, Myanmar, Sept. 24. It was the largest protest since 1988 when the pro-democracy uprising was brutally crushed by the military.
U.S. State Department spokesman Tom Casey said Monday that the people of Myanmar “deserve better than they’re getting.” He urged the regime to listen to the protesters’ complaints and allow political freedoms. “We appreciate and respect the difficulties that people have in trying to express their views in a society as repressive as Burma is right now,” Casey said.He expected discussions at the United Nations meeting this week about Myanmar but had no other details. He said the U.S. is interested in keeping U.N. Security Council attention focused on Myanmar. Monday’s march began, like the previous ones, at the Shwedagon pagoda, a historical center for political movements as well as the country’s most sacred religious shrine. Some 20,000 monks took the lead, with onlookers joining in on what had been billed as a day of general protest. In the central city of Mandalay, meanwhile, 500 to 600 monks set off shortly after noon on their own protest march. The increasingly confrontational tone of the anti-government protesters has raised both expectations of possible political change and fear that the military might forcefully stamp out the demonstrations. A Southeast Asian diplomat, speaking on condition of anonymity as a matter of protocol, said the regime is under pressure
from China to avoid a crackdown just as its larger neighbor has pressured it to speed up other democratic changes. “The Myanmar government is tolerating the protesters and not taking any action against the monks because of pressure from China,” the diplomat told The Associated Press.“Beijing is to host the next summer’s Olympic Games. Everyone knows that China is the major supporter of the junta so if government takes any action it will affect the image of China.” China, which is counting on Myanmar’s vast oil and gas reserves to help fuel its booming economy, earlier this year blocked a U.N. Security Council criticizing Myanmar’s rights record saying it was not the right forum. But at the same time, it has employed quiet diplomacy and subtle public pressure on the regime, urging it to move toward inclusive democracy and speed up the process of dialogue and reform. Josef Silverstein, a political scientist and author of several books on Myanmar, said it would not be in China’s interest to have civil unrest in Myanmar, also known as Burma. The movement seemed to gain momentum Saturday, when more than 500 monks and sympathizers went past barricades to walk to the house where Suu Kyi is under house arrest. She greeted them from her gate in her first public appearance in more than four years. ✦
There will be a new multimedia classroom at Austin Peay State University’s Environmental Education Center next spring. “The classroom we have there now can seat about 20 students, and it’s good for lab exercises,” said Don Sudbrink, professor in the department of Agriculture and Geosciences. “There will probably be more use, especially within the science departments, now that we will have the new multimedia classroom,” Sudbrink said. The EEC is a 476 acre plot of land that was originally donated to APSU as a demonstration farm by the Pettus Foundation. In 1992 the farm was revamped to be the educational environment that it is today. “It went from being more strictly an agricultural area to an area for all of the sciences,” Sudbrink said. The new classroom will serve as a base camp for APSU classes that go to study the EEC’s divers environment. It will include computers and other technological enchantments needed for continuing projects at the EEC. “It’s still undecided how much will be spent on the multimedia classroom,” Sudbrink said. “It will be several thousand dollars though and it will certainly enhance our teaching capabilities there,” Sudbrink said. Funding for the classroom comes from the Technology Access Fee (TAF). “[Jack] Caldwell wrote the grant for the money,” Sudbrink said.“Eventually we are also interested in putting a bio-diesel engine there as well.” Biology and ecology classes have found an unlimited number of uses for the wooded half of the EEC which includes a cave system, multiple ponds and seven different endangered plant and animal species. “The Center for Field Biology has several different projects that make use of the area,” Sudbrink said. “I started teaching ecology here 15 years ago and I’ve been using the area ever since. It will be good to have the new classroom,” said Willodean Burton, biology professor. “We use the area on a regular basis, every semester,” Burton said. The EEC land is available to all classes with a use for it. Trips can be arranged through Student Travel or by contacting Professor Sudbrink via e-mail at sudbrinkd@apsu.edu. More information regarding the EEC can be found on the School of Agriculture and Geoscience’s EEC Web site at www.apsu.edu/~agriculture/enviro.htm. ✦
WORLD BRIEFS
Iran closes northern boarder with Iraq
SULAIMANIYAH, Iraq (AP) — Iran closed major border crossings with northeastern Iraq Sept. 24 to protest the U.S. detention of an Iranian official the military accused of weapons smuggling, a Kurdish official said. At least four border gates were closed starting Sunday night and one remained open Monday, Sulaimaniyah Gov. Dana Ahmed Majeed told The Associated Press. The move threatens the economy of Iraq’s northern region ‚and one of the country’s few success stories‚ and and also appears aimed at driving a wedge between Iraq and the Americans at a time of friction over a deadly shooting in Baghdad involving the security firm Blackwater USA.
101st brigade deploys for 15-month tour in Iraq FORT CAMPBELL, Ky. (AP) — Deploying Fort Campbell soldiers met with family and friends for the last face-to-face visit Sept. 21 before heading to Iraq for a 15month tour. The soldiers are from the 101st Airborne Division, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 187th Infantry Regiment. This will be the fourth deployment for the “Rakkasans” and these soldiers are used to saying goodbye. “It’s becoming routine,” said Lt. Nathan Mills, getting ready for his second deployment Surrounded by his father, stepmother, stepsister, girlfriend and other loved ones, it was easy to see what will be on Mills’ mind over the next year. “That’s what I’ll miss the most,” Mills said, referring to the family that had traveled from Signal Mountain to see him before his deployment. His stepmother,Vonda Mills, said he will be missed, but they realize the importance of his career. “He works hard and he takes his job seriously,” she said. “We’re very, very proud of him.”
Mattel apologizes for toy recall BEIJING (AP) — On Sept. 24, China’s state media welcomed U.S. toy maker Mattel’s apology over its recalls of Chinese-made toys, saying that although overdue it should help restore the country’s sullied export reputation. Mattel apologized in Beijing on Friday for recalling 21 million toys this summer, the majority of which had small magnets that could fall out and be harmful to children if swallowed. Mattel acknowledged the problem was a design flaw ‚and not the fault of Chinese manufacturers. However, the recalls also included hundreds of thousands of toys found to be decorated with hazardous lead-tainted paint. Mattel said the company pulled more of those toys off shelves than necessary and made Chinese manufacturers look bad. Mattel, the world's largest toy maker, said it understood and appreciated the "issues that this has caused for the reputation of Chinese manufacturers." The state-run Guangzhou Daily said in an editorial Monday that Mattel's apology was a little late. ✦
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OUR TAKE
SuperGov is in town
The Govs football team battled from the trenches to bring home a homecoming victory Saturday. In some ways, this hard-fought struggle describes the long-term effort of returning football back to tradition.Austin Peay State University’s football team is back with a vengeance and has already surpassed last year’s win total, only four weeks into the season. This season marks new beginnings.APSU has a new coach, scholarship football and has returned to the Ohio Valley Conference. These things have been instrumental to the team’s early success, but these things did not happen overnight. Much credit can be given to former President Sherry Hoppe for the proper planning making this achievement a reality.And much recognition goes out to the new President Timothy Hall for encouraging Peay Pride and helping to bring out everyone’s school spirit. Since last spring’s announcement of APSU’s new coach, Rick Christophel, school spirit has run high with anticipation. Even the Governors Stadium has
seen a sexy makeover. The field has received the addition of a $400 thousand scoreboard and has seen nearly $200 thousand in field renovations. With these changes, the weekend vibe at APSU has changed also. No longer does anyone drive down Marion Street on a Saturday afternoon having to stop for the occasional tumbleweed. Now drivers are stopping for pedestrians and the rest of APSU’s tailgate mania. The football team’s early success is making students want to hang around campus for the weekend. And all this football hype is just good for business. It helps to put the university on the map. Having a successful football program increases the school’s visibility. It put APSU’s name out there. It’s no coincidence that when teams win championships, college enrollment goes up. Winning attracts students. It attracts professors. It attracts money to improve other areas of the university. The football team is living up to the “SuperGov” status. Keep it up.Winning is always popular. ✦
What do you think about the Govs football team and their early success? Below are some of the responses our editorial staff had to off er:
With a winning football team, I think that more students will stay at school over the weekend. Hopefully, this early success will also bring more students to games and increase school spirit.
Patrick Armstrong
APSU football has the opportunity to better the students’college experience. More school spirit might keep people on campus over the weekend.
Jessica Nobert I think everyone is catching APSU football fever as a result of effort and success. It is one thing to talk about doing something, but these results are tangible — not only to the fans, but to the coaches and players. They are doing all the necessary things to win.
Marlon Scott
Bush gives empty promises,but hope persists in Afghanistan
Many years ago as I worked at a tire factory in Oklahoma,I heard that Russia had invaded Afghanistan.My first reaction was,“What the hell is in Afghanistan?”I think most of the other people I knew felt the same way.It was almost inconceivable to us that the superpower of Russia would attack such an empty vastness of mountains,fields and rocks. There were no great oil fields to exploit,no mountains rich with coal and minerals and no centers of industrial civilization.There were only poor people,poppy fields and the opium trade.The country was so empty that Perspectives there was no moral outcry Jack W. from the rest of the world. Butler We all assumed that in a matter of days there would be no one left to fight and no weapons to fight with,but we couldn’t have been more wrong.There was an almost American style pride to the people of Afghanistan.Yes they were poor,yet women served a purpose in the world.They held positions such as teachers and a few were writers and some even fought alongside the men in the rugged Afghan mountains.With little money,almost no weapons and very little training from the American military,the Afghan people repelled the superpower of Russia.This came at a huge cost though.Most of what little infrastructure Afghanistan had was destroyed by more than a decade of war.The schools had all but vanished even in the most remote areas of the country.The people lived in dire poverty and the opium trade was the only source of income many farmers could generate.When the Russians left the country in dismal defeat,they left behind a void. The radical religious group the Taliban would fill the emptiness left be by the Russians. The Taliban began to impose their radical religious beliefs on the population of Afghanistan. In a short time,women became less than animals. The Taliban made it illegal for women to work,to go to school or to even learn how to read and write. The Taliban soon began to harbor the world’s most dangerous terrorist organizations in exchange for money and support.Afghanistan soon became the free world’s worst nightmare.George Bush promised to end that nightmare by defeating the Taliban and the terrorist training camps.He promised to build schools and a new infrastructure. He promised to bring a cultural change freeing some of the most oppressed people in the world — the women of Afghanistan. A recent report by Sharmeen Obaid that aired on CNN showed a world far from the promises of the Bush regime.In the cities,the plight of the women was deplorable.Although it was no longer illegal to keep women out of work,the practice was still widespread and virtually unchecked.If a woman was to find work,even as a librarian,her life would be in great danger,even more so if she
showed any real success as a teacher or a writer. Obaid told the story of one of the great female writers of Afghanistan.Having achieved great success as a writer and a poet,she was murdered by her jealous husband.He was angry that people did not give him the respect they gave her.This gutless worm received less than five months in jail for his crime. Obaid also told the story of a young girl who had been sold into marriage at the age of 7.At age 11, she set herself on fire to protest the outrage of her marriage and the shame other men made her feel for having been a victim of a drug addicted father. Widows of soldiers were forced to beg for food to feed their starving children and they live in openair bombed-out buildings with no electricity and no running water or working sewers.There were no sounds of children playing and in what few schools that allowed girls to attend,teachers were in grave danger of being murdered by cowardly men. The report showed graveyards of destroyed war vehicles and a growing resurgence of the Taliban. Militant members of this religious sect are beginning to attack the few brave American soldiers still left in Afghanistan trying to fight for the protection and freedom of the people there. While the members of our military are fighting hard to help these people,they have little supplies, little help,and with the reemergence of Al Qaida and the Taliban,little chance of making any lasting difference. In the farthest regions of the country though, there is a glimmer of hope for these people. Although they are virtually cut off from the world, the male leaders of the people have always recognized the importance of educating women. They are opening up schools that are filled with the cheering of little girls and boys.And although these people have almost no money or supplies to teach with,they are succeeding.They are also patiently waiting for the failed promises of the Bush regime to build roads,schools,and hospitals.The Afghan people are resilient. I can’t help but wonder how much good the American spirit could have done for the oppressed people of Afghanistan.How many roads could we have built for them with the money we spent blowing up roads in Iraq? How many schools could we have built for the children of Afghanistan instead of turning Iraq’s schools into death zones? How many lives could we have saved in Afghanistan had we not murdered so many in Iraq? I agreed with the decision to attack the terrorist training camps in Afghanistan and the Taliban who supported them.After all, we had the right to defend ourselves against this vicious evil. But now I understand that if there is such a thing as poetic justice in the world, the evildoer Bush will be burnt to death by a horribly disfigured, unemployed war widow with her dead babies in her arms. ✦
Jack Butler is a regular columnist and specializes in Middle East affairs. He can be reached at jwbrider@comcast.net
WHO WE ARE editor in chief Stephanie Coward managing editor Dave Campbell
L.A.bad girls (and boys)
First, a question: If you had nearly unlimited funds, an entourage at your beck and call, and you knew that the whole world or at least a pack of hungry paparazzi were watching your every move, wouldn’t you hire someone to chauffer you around? You could engage in your nightly ritual of clubbing, then sit back and relax in the back seat of your stretch limo, perhaps sans panties if the mood so Politically struck you, all Speaking with the Dr. Greg wonderful peace of mind Rabidoux that behind those tinted windows you are relatively safe. No police stopping you, no annoying breathalyzer tests, no TMZ hidden web-cams catching your Mel Gibson-like meltdown. Nope, just you, your bottle of Schnapps and your little doggy. I ask this of course because I am bewildered. No, not at the fact that stars with gobs of money screw up, it’s always been that way since Bogie and Bacall would drink and party ’til the cows came home. No, I’m left scratching my head wondering why Spears, Hilton, Lohan and Ritchie. Gibson and Nolte all apparently find it impossible to rent a car with a driver these days. Let’s quickly catch up with what our favorite stars have been doing lately behind the wheel and on the open road. For that we turn not to People or Us Weekly magazines but to that other source for celebrity news, the police blotter. Britney “no panties” Spears has been charged with several misdemeanor counts for colliding with another vehicle in a Studio City parking lot and, caught on film (oops, she did it again) inspecting her vehicle though not the car she hit, and then like anyone else who could afford to buy the entire parking lot with the change in her designer purse would do, she fled the scene. She also was driving without a valid license. Her arraignment is Oct. 10, though she must undergo random drug and alcohol testing twice a week in connection to the child custody dispute she is involved in with former hubby K-Fed. The unbelievable part? That K-Fed or the “Hippity-Hoppity Fedster” actually looks like the more adult parent in this custody fiasco. The believable part? That Britney, as evidenced from her recent televised dance debacle, cannot sing or dance. C’mon, she could never do either well but we were more forgiving when she was young, single and not that far removed from being a Mouseketeer. Jiminy Cricket, Uncle Mickey must be as angry as a hornet right about now. At least he still has former Mouseketeers Justin Timberlake and Christina Aguilera to be proud of come holiday time. Lindsay “make mine a double” Lohan? Two felony charges of cocaine possession and transporting a narcotic into lock-up, misdemeanor charges stemming from her DUI and suspended driver’s license charges (again, no taxis available in Los
Angeles?) and misdemeanor charges relating to her crashing her car this past May. She’s been in and out of rehab faster than the rise and fall of the former Idol star with the shaggy hair and continues to face drug-testing and sports an alcohol monitoring bracelet on her ankle, though friends say she ditches that when she bar hops.Well, yeah, nothing like an ankle monitoring thingy to slow you down as you search for your car keys in a drunken stupor. What, isn’t Paris available at 2:00 a.m. to drive her home anymore? Ah, we’ll always have Paris, won’t we? Hilton who was charged with her own DUI and drug charges plead no contest to reckless driving, received a three year probation, alcohol education coursework and was fined the queen’s ransom sum of $1,500. She also spent a very celebrated brief stint in the “Big House.” She also faces penalties relating to further incidents relating to traffic violations, including driving with a suspended license. She later went on “Larry King Live” and sobbed while recounting her harrowing experience in jail and the trauma those two weeks or so caused her. Maybe Larry can give her a lift home from the club. And the on again, off again Paris Pal, Nicole Ritchie? Four days in jail, a three year probation, mandatory alcohol awareness education and a whopping fine of $2,048 for her brush with the law via her own signature DUI. Apparently, her impending motherhood drew no mercy from the court. Once, twice, three times a lady? Yeah, the judge wasn’t impressed either. And the boys? Mad Mel Gibson has his own troubles stemming from his misdemeanor DUI charges, elevated blood alcohol level of 0.12 percent (0.08 percent is illegal in California) and open container of booze (Tequila, I believe and not even the top-shelf kind) as well as his ah, meltdown, when he not so nicely asked the arresting deputy if he was a Jew, because, as Mel went on to point out, Jews were responsible for all the wars in the world and then he also noticed one of the arresting officers was a woman and made comments about her physiology.A real charmer this guy, huh? At least Nick Nolte was smart enough to keep quiet during his DUI arrest. So, again, I ask a simple yet profound question.Why are so many stars driving around the streets of Beverly Hills when they should have the good sense to be wearing dark sunglasses, hiding behind tinted car windows and letting the professional do the driving? I know, the better question is why do we enable and even celebrate such behavior? Well, lately it’s getting pretty obvious that these folks aren’t so much stars as simply people like you and I, except they have a real problem. Drunks, drug addicts, abusive personalities. Maybe the rich aren’t so different after all. Maybe we should stop treating them all as if they were. In other news, O.J. Simpson was charged with burglary, conspiracy, robbery and kidnapping. Maybe he should have just stuck to playing golf and tirelessly searching for his former wife’s “real” killer.And they say the golden age of Hollywood glamour is dead. ✦
Greg Rabidoux, J.D., Ph.D. is a professor of law and can be reached at rabidouxg@apsu.edu
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WHY IT MATTERS Civil liberites are freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution — but they are not absolutely guaranteed.
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C ivil L iberties
Caution: Do not cross The “Free Speech Area”places physical boundaries on where expressed ideas can flow.The APSU free speech zone is secluded from most classrooms,and this helps to eliminate any disruptions that free speech activities may cause.As it reads in the APSU student handbook,“the ‘Free Speech Area’is located in the Plaza between the Morgan University Center and the Harvill Bookstore.” This central location offers convenience to students,but what about the rest of the community? Such a location blocks free speech from reaching the city of Clarksville.The “Free Speech Area”may not have been intentionally placed,but the current location is very much isolated from the outside world. Perhaps an alternative to consider would be having a number of designated free speech zones. Some of these locations could be conveniently located along College Street.This proposal could improve APSU’s image as being a service and extension to the community rather than being its own private entity.
Necessary illusions The occasional activity staged in the “Free Speech Area”gives the illusion that APSU is welcoming and tolerant of the free expression of ideas.It helps maintain an image that a public discourse exists. But having these restrictions on free speech controls the level of debate.Free speech for 90 minutes that may or may not need university consent in a location convenient to students,but isolated from the community is not free speech. These restrictions injure free speech.What the university permits is like the appetizer of free speech,whereas things like sit-ins,demonstrations and strikes are the nourishing,yet forbidden, dinners of the freedom of speech.These restrictions placed on the First Amendment reduce symbolic acts to symbolic suggestions.Free speech areas allow introducing an idea,but that’s where it stops.
No democracy for you At APSU,limitations are placed on free speech. But we must remember:“Universities are not democracies.” APSU operates as a business,so free speech isn’t exactly a high priority.The “Free Speech Area”is a measure of preventative control.And those who care about free speech need to ask:“Is this control legitimate?” ✦ Kasey Henricks is a Southeast Journalism Conference awardwinning columnist and serves as the Perspectives Editor. He can be reached at jpk.henricks@gmail.com
Last week,University of Florida student Andrew Meyer was dragged from an open question forum. He was tasered by police for asking Senator John F. Kerry an uncomfortable question about his ties to Bush in the Yale secret society,Skull and Bones.
Media gives Meyer the treatment Was it really any surprise when media outlets immediately decried the situation? With the exception of Bill O’Reilly (who feels that the kid should be prosecuted) everyone,including media weak link Tucker Carlson, said “What a shame.” But there was a more subtle tone of disapproval underlying their belief that Managing Editor the police were wrong. Dave The video is disturbing to watch,but what happened Campbell to Meyer is a reality.This reality is one in which basic acts of discourse are irrelevant,one in which courageous acts of patriotism are punished.We should applaud people when they challenge this reality. This is part of active media consumption: To take in what you have viewed or heard with skepticism.Sure,let’s just say that Meyer was setting this whole thing up.Let’s acknowledge that his questions were provoking or “long-winded,” as Chris Matthews said on “Hardball.” But is that a felony offense? The Washington Post released a response from Kerry saying Meyer had barged to the front of the line.Was the manner in which Meyer asked his uncomfortable question anything more than annoying? The answer should be no.But it’s a different story in the press.News anchors cracked jokes,collectively implying that Meyer was a hooligan with an agenda.In their view,he was disturbing everyone else’s civility. Actually Meyer was disturbing the peace and upsetting the peace of mind that has become so commonplace.He was causing an act of civil disobedience,which is something that is always uncomfortable and always interrupts a set order. For this,I applaud Meyer.I applaud him for not letting his civil liberties wither into non-existence. On the collegiate end of journalists and critics,a columnist at Vanderbilt’s newspaper,InsideVandy devalued the situation by saying that he didn’t “understand why this story garners any sort of attention.” Allow me to explain if I may.
Liberties crucial in the university setting
Less is not always more An hour and a half may seem like it’s enough time to say something,but what kind of statement can be made in 90 minutes? Do you think that the Civil Rights Movement would have been as effective under these restrictive free speech policies? What about the anti-war movement that helped end Vietnam? Time was a major reason why these movements were so effective.The masses did not show up for a 90 minute demonstration,pack up and then go home.No.These movements were so effective because they were unavoidable,and time helped demand attention to their central issues.The Civil Rights Movement had been gaining momentum for decades,if not longer.And the rising dissent for Vietnam did not happen overnight — certainly not in 90 minutes.A lot can be said within a certain time limit,but that doesn’t mean it will be heard.Ninety minutes of free speech is too often just a passive way of not saying anything. As mentioned earlier,exceptions may be granted for longer occurring events,but this requires going through the proper channels.The university facilities office has been given authority to grant these exceptions.Because this office has that authority,you don’t.The student handbook maintains exceptions “may be granted through the university facilities office.” And this also means that exceptions “may not”be granted.Ultimately,this office has authority to determine what occurs in the “Free Speech Area”and what doesn’t.Does this still sound like free speech?
‘Press mess’ down in Florida
the public’s take on civil liberties
63
percent of Americans believe alleged terrorists should be indefinitely detained. 1
45
percent of Americans would give up civil liberties if it meant preserving national security. 2
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percent see NSA’s surveillance program as a necessary tool to combat terrorism. 3
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percent believe the administration has gone too far in restricting civil liberties. 4
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percent report that they opposed government investigation of non-violent protesters. 5
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percent of the public says the media poses the greatest threat to their privacy. 6
1. Cornell University, 2004 2. Michigan State University, 2004 3. Newsweek, 2006 4. CNN, 2006 5. Michigan State University, 2002 6. USA Today, 2000
Civil liberties have a kind of “use it or lose it” implication when one is in college,learning more about what these liberties actually are.The expression and protection of them are a vital part of the liberal atmosphere that universities should foster,insofar as education and experience is gained from them.This experience is necessary,but not necessarily present in our colleges. At Colorado State University,students proved that sometimes victory can be achieved for civil liberties.CSU College Libertarians contacted the educational organization Foundation for Individual Rights in Education seeking their support in a battle for the posting of fliers containing a pot leaf. These fliers promoted a voter referendum to legalize the possession of marijuana in Colorado. The referendum failed but the victory was that with the help of FIRE getting the word out and students demonstrating,they were able to change a policy that restricted free speech on their campus. “[Administrators] backed off once they found out we’d called up the local papers and TV stations and scheduled a press conference,but with FIRE's help we got them to get rid of their ‘no references to drugs or alcohol’advertising policy,” said CSU College Libertarian Ben Prytherch. Of course we cannot leave the First Amendment behind in this conversation.There is a cycle that is perpetuated in this instance that is good.The press threatened pressing the case and a difference was made.Granted,it may seem a small victory,but it is a light at the end of the tunnel.Examples such as these help us find our way out of the muck of limitations and roadblocks that can often be encountered in defending the First Amendment.
And our response should be Whether it be through the free press,civil disobedience or organized acts of free speech,we should exercise our democracy.And as far as the press is concerned,it is certainly not here to let these things wither away,but to accentuate them with its ability to crumble institutions,should the time arise (like now),or the protection of innocent civilians. Do we preclude the mention of civil disobedience from acts that can be protected by journalists,but aren’t? The fact is that journalism with a public concern could protect Meyer and his right to question and resist. Henry David Thoreau would defend Meyer’s display of resistance and patriotic questioning if he were alive today.Thoreau’s famous essay on the subject of civil disobedience pertains to people making decisions based upon motives of conscience rather than law. Historian Howard Zinn’s reading of Thoreau’s essay defines such an act as follows:“The deliberate violation of a law in pursuit of some social goal.” If Meyer was purposely in violation of the law,God bless him for it.It’s a welcome change to the complacent acceptance and near deification of law that passes for what we like to call democracy these days.Meyer’s actions should have been at least considered as a valiant effort,if nothing more.He wanted answers,as we all should demand of those who govern and rule us. ✦ Dave Campbell serves as The All State’s Managing Editor and can be reached at davecampbell23@gmail.com
Right to Petition Gov’t
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At Austin Peay State University,“We have those three unspeakably precious things: Freedom of speech,freedom of conscience and the prudence to never practice either.” — Samuel Clemens APSU,like many other colleges,has a designated “Free Speech Area.” As it reads in the student handbook,this zone is a place where students and non-students alike are entitled to rights as acknowledged in the Constitution ...but within the designated area under a certain time restriction,and perhaps the proper approval from the university facilities office. People who value free speech should be Perspectives Editor concerned. Kasey The “Free Speech Area” Henricks presents the illusion of allowing free speech.It gives the appearance that the university is open to the idea of free speech. But what about the practice of it? Free speech invites expressing ideas that may be contrary to others’beliefs.If APSU was open to free speech,then why are there so many restrictions? The university policy groups free speech activities into two categories — planned and spontaneous.Both activities are confined to the designated area on campus and must observe a time limit of 90 minutes.Exceptions may occur for longer activities,but proper university procedures must be followed.
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Freedom of the Press
THE ISSUE
You can’t say that on campus
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Freedom of Speech
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Features
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Chi-O’s ‘Make a Wish’ come true PATRICK ARMSTRONG/ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
Hunter Barnes, a 13-year-old child with autoimmune deficiency disease got his wish of going on a Caribbean cruise from the ladies of the Chi Omega Women’s Fraternity along with the help of the Make-A-Wish Foundation.
By PATRICK ARMSTRONG Assistant Features Editor
“When you wish upon a star/ Makes no difference who you are. Anything your heart desires/ Will come to you,” are the first lines from the famous song “When You Wish Upon A Star” from the Disney classic,“Pinocchio.” It is about a little wooden boy whose dream is to become a real boy.With the help of his friend, Jiminy Cricket, his dream comes true and he becomes a real boy. A 13-year-old boy from Springfield, Tenn. has a wish to go on a Caribbean cruise. His name is Hunter Barnes and he has an autoimmune deficiency disease. “Like a bolt out of the blue/ Fate steps in and sees you through/ When your wish upon a star/ Your dreams come true;” the ladies of the Chi Omega Women’s Fraternity, Sigma Kappa Chapter, helped to make this boy’s dream come true with the help of the Make-AWish Foundation. On Sept. 22, the Chi-O’s organized a surprise party for Hunter and many fraternities, other sororities and student organizations stopped by to show their support. When he came through the door of the Chi Omega house, he said that what went through his mind was “Oh crap what have I gotten myself into.” When he found out that the Chi-O’s were there to grant his wish, a smile came over his face. Hunter’s family found out in July that his wish was being granted
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Hunter also got to ride on the Chi Omega’s and their partners Alpha Gamma Rho, Homecoming float during the parade.
and they had to keep it a secret.“I am glad he knows now,” said Angela Barnes, Hunter’s mother.“I kind of knew because my sister was talking about it one day,” said Hunter. His Caribbean cruise is set for Oct. 6 to Oct. 13 and includes going to Haiti, Jamaica, Grand Cayman and Cozumel. He also recieved many gifts from campus fraternities such as Austin Peay State University gear to wear to the Homecoming game, New England Patriots memorabilia, a Nashville Predators jersey and gift cards. The Chi-O’s had been raising and saving funds for about three years to grant their chapter’s first wish. Most of the money raised for Make-A-Wish came from their Chi-O Cares week where fraternities donate money and try to win the week in the spring. “We let it accumulate to give all $5,000 at the same time,” said Chi Omega president, Megan Cleghern. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has been granting wishes since 1980. They grant the wishes of children with life-treating medical conditions. There are four steps to granting a wish. It starts with a referral where medical professionals, parents and children can nominate a child. The age limit for a child to be eligible for a wish is 18. The next step is medical eligibility. The child must be diagnosed with a life-threatening medical condition. The Make-A-Wish
foundation will talk with the family’s physician to determine when the wish should be granted, as well as any treatment protocol. The third step is finding out what the child’s dream is.A team is assembled to try to find out what they want their wish to be. The final step is the child receiving the wish and creating an unforgettable memory. Some of the most common wishes include “I wish to go . . .,” “I wish to be . . .,” “I wish to meet . . .,” and “I wish to have . . .” Many wish to go on vacation to some exotic land, meet their favorite singer or to be a firefighter for a day. It takes about $5,000 to grant a wish. Since the beginning of the the Make-A-Wish foundation, over 144,000 wishes have been granted. It is estimated that a wish is granted every 41 minutes. With it being Homecoming, Hunter got another surprise. Chi Omega and Alpha Gamma Rho built a float together this year and Hunter got to ride on their Batmobile float with them. When asked what his favorite superhero was, he said,“Superman because he is awesome.” At the game Hunter got a roaring applause when they announced that his wish had come true. Hunter’s face was beaming with a smile all afternoon. It is hard to believe that this innocent child has a terminal disease but what the women of Chi Omega did for him, will truly have an impact on him and his family for years to come. ✦
‘Going green’is nothing short of bright idea By PATRICK ARMSTRONG Assistant Features Editor
“By your powers combined, I am Captain Planet,” was a famous line from the cartoon series “Captain Planet” from media mogul, Ted Turner, on TBS. It was about five teenagers, from all over the globe, with rings that had the elements of earth, fire, wind, water and heart.When they were combined, they called upon Captain Planet. He battled against the eco-villains and stopped them from polluting the world.At the end of each episode, they had public service announcements and showed the viewers about dilemmas occuring in the world dealing with environmental hazards. Today, a global initiative has started to encourage citizens of planet Earth to “Go Green.” Former Vice President,Al Gore’s book “An Inconvenient Truth,” brought attention to this movement and is picking up speed everyday. There are startling facts that have come from this about the future of the world and how we use our resources. According to the Go Green Intitive, (www.gogreeninitiative.org), the world’s estimated population in 2050 may grow to more than nine billion. This means that all of the resources on Earth will be reduced even more. If we want the future of our children’s children to be like ours, drastic changes need to be made and it can start with transportation. Hybrid cars are becoming more popular everyday but they are very expensive. If one cannot afford a Hybrid, then try fuel efficient cars. A car that gets 20 miles to the gallon will release 50 tons of carbon dioxide during its life time. If the gas mileage is doubled, then the emissions are cut by half.A new car might not fit everyone’s budget but if one’s car is kept in good condition with scheduled engine tune-ups, regular oil changes and properly inflated tires, the fuel efficiency can increase by 10 percent and reduce emissions according to (www.oscar.com). About 22 pounds of atmospheric-warming carbon dioxide comes from every gallon of gas used. So if driving distances are reduced by five miles each day, tons of carbon dioxide would not enter the air. Carpooling can also help. If every car carried one more passenger daily, 32 million gallons of gas, and its pollution, would be saved each day according to a telecast on oscar.com. At home, energy efficient products can save considerable amounts of money and energy. Most energy efficient models carry an energy star
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Making small changes can save money and contribute to the well-being of the environment. Many people do not realize that simple changes, such as using a specific light bulb or a special sho wer head, can have a big impact.
label which uses 20-40 percent less energy. According to the EPA, a typical American home can save $400 per year in energy bills if these products are used. A switch to compact fluorescent bulbs will help out electric bills, too. Each bulb will keep a half ton of carbon dioxide out of the air over its use. They are more expensive than regular bulbs, however, they last 10 times longer and can save $30 per year. Ovens and dryers are big time energy wasters. Preheat the oven only when needed and avoid placing foil on racks; food will not cook as fast. The dryer’s lint filter needs to be cleaned out after every load. The most energy efficient way to dry clothes is hanging them outside according to the telecast.
Let the sun shine in to naturally warm the house. It is the cheapest and most efficient. Recycling saves resources, reduces energy and toxic chemicals, cuts air pollution and decreases the need for landfills. Recycle paper, cardboard, glass, aluminum cans and plastic has the capability. One can power a TV for six hours on the amount of electricity that is saved by recycling one aluminum can. One glass bottle will save enough electricity to power a 100-watt bulb for four hours according to the Go Green Intitiative web site. A new trend that is emerging in grocery stores is to bring ones own bag to carry out purchases. Also do not use plastic utensils, napkins or straws when buying takeout . Plus, use a dish rag instead of paper towels and
reusable food containers instead of aluminum foil or plastic wrap can help the environment. At work, 44 percent of the electricity used comes from artificial lighting.When leaving the room for 15 minutes, turn of the light. Computers waste one billion dollars of electricity a year. Turn off the computer and power strip. By setting the computer to sleep, 70 percent of energy use can be saved, screen savers do not save energy. An average U.S. worker goes through 10,000 sheets of copy paper a year. For every ton of paper that is recycled, 7,000 gallons of water and 380 gallons of oil are saved, enough electricity to power a home for six months according to the Sierra Club web site (www.sierraclub.com). Make it a habit to buy 100 percent recycled paper and to print on both sides of paper, or use the blank side to take notes on. More than 14 billion pencils are made each year, enough to circle the Earth 62 times. Mechanical pencils can be used for years. Water is the most precious element on the planet and needs to be used correctly. Showers account for 32 percent of home water use. Standard shower heads release 4.5 gallons per minute where as low-flow heads deliver no more than 2.5 gallons per minute.A family of four using a low-flow shower head could save 20,000 gallons of water each year according to the telecast. Flow regulators save three to four gallons per minute when the tap is on, a leaking faucet can waste 20 gallons of water per day and needs to be fixed.An open faucet discharges near five gallons of water every two minutes. One can save 10 and 20 gallons of daily water buy putting dishes in the dishwasher, fully loaded rather than washing by hand. If one puts in effort and time, they too can be part of the trend in energy and resources conservation. In Gore’s movie,“An Inconvenient Truth,” one notable quote is worth mentioning to sum up everything about going green:“You see that pale, blue dot? That's us. Everything that has ever happened in all of human history, has happened on that pixel.All the triumphs and all the tragedies, all the wars all the famines, all the major advances . . .it's our only home.And that is what is at stake, our ability to live on planet Earth, to have a future as a civilization. I believe this is a moral issue, it is your time to seize this issue, it is our time to rise again to secure our future.” ✦
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Features
MOVIES YOU SHOULD BE WATCHING
Gangster movie is one ‘Sexy Beast’ By DUSTIN KRAMER CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Yvonne Prather met with executives from Disney-ABC including Robert Mendes, senior vice president of Diversity Disney, to pitch her ideas about a youth conference.
Local professor makes big impression with Disney-ABC By AIMEE THOMPSON Senior Features Writer
At an International Radio and Television Society conference in 2005,Yvonne Prather, Communication professor, asked Robert Mendes, senior vice president of Diversity Disney, if they had a program geared toward retaining students interested in the entertainment industry. He said they didn’t, but if she put a proposal together, the company would look at it.“It was mind blowing,” Prather said.“There I was, expected to propose a program to Disney” Prather’s proposal to ABC/Disney was a program that would assist in the creation of a talent pool, and would also provide faculty members with current information about network and studio operations. The goal of the program was to attract and retain future students and create quality media professionals. On Aug. 13, 2007, Prather’s dream became a reality. Hosted in Burbank, California, the conference, called “Anatomy of An Idea,” lasted three days and gave faculty the opportunity to meet network executives and representatives from shows. “It was red carpet all the way,” Prather said. “There were faculty from all over the country, and I got to meet serious, progressive individuals who make it all work.” Members were also taken to visit sites not open to the public.“We got to see what they have for the future, and the means by which they operate,”
Prather said.“I was in awe of what they could do.” Prather’s conference received high praise from network executives and it is planned again for next year.Although Prather is no longer involved with the conference, she is proud to know that her idea sparked such a big reaction. “My dream came true,” she said,“and I was able to achieve it. It was simply a vision, and I believed in it so much, it came to fruition.” Rasheda Abdullah, a graduate student at APSU, was in California at the same time interning at ABC. She received the internship after attending a talent scout meeting Prather organized in 2006. Abdullah spent over two months working with the media relations department for General Hospital in California, doing publicity work and press releases. “It was the best summer of my life,” Abdullah said.“Although I had no money while I was there, I didn’t care, I wanted to be there.” Since it was an unpaid internship,Abdullah had to get a second job, but she holds no regrets about it.“It opened doors for me,” she said,“and showed what takes place in a real industry.” Abdullah suggests that others looking for internships find one that makes them happy. “Figure out what you want to do and go for it,” she said. “If you don’t like it you’ll be miserable. Start out months in advance and when you see an opportunity, just go for it.” ✦
Art Director
I believe that every great film has an outer layer and a core, and in order to see the core or absolute truth of a film, one must analyze that external skin. I love when I find that the core of a film is drastically different from the surface, which brings me to my review of “Sexy Beast.” “Sexy Beast,” directed by Jonathan Glazer, is the story of retired British mobster Gal Dove, played by Ray Winstone. He’s enjoying his post-crime life with his wife in the beautiful Spanish countryside until he finds that his safe-cracking skills are needed for one last job back in the United Kingdom. Don Logan, portrayed frighteningly
well by the brilliant Ben Kingsley, is sent to bully Gal into coming out of retirement for the gig. Tensions mount as Gal makes his decision. Now, that’s the surface.A mob flick. Simple, clear and to-the-point. However, upon viewing this film, a perceptive audience member notices something. Every decision made by Gal is made selflessly. He is the last person who he is worried about suffering repercussions of his actions. Although it’s never spoken aloud, the only person Gal is thinking about is his wife, Deedee. That’s right. Underneath all of the tough guys, high living and cool-as-clay dialogue is something you don’t really expect.A love story.A damn good love story. ✦
‘The Friedmans’captures audience By TANYA LUDLOW Assistant News Editor
Tolstoy opens his novel “Anna Karenina” with the line,“All happy families are all alike; every unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” Then there are the Friedmans. “Capturing the Friedmans” is a documentary chronicling the destruction of a small family in Great Neck, New York, in which a father and son were accused, and plead guilty, to heinous acts of sexual abuse against young boys- and that’s just the beginning. Through extensive interviews with lawyers, the police involved, and the victims themselves, the truth behind the actual events begin to take on an unsettling visage. That the patriarch of the family— a much loved teacher for decades and admitted child porn collector and pedophile— is a monster is clear. What is unclear, however, is if he committed the acts he was tried for. Even less clear is the role of his 18-year-old son Jesse, who was sentenced to 13 years in prison for his role in the abuse. The victims themselves give contradictory
statements. Some claim that nothing inappropriate happened in the home, others speak of sex games so lurid they defy the limits of credibility; and that’s the problem. Statements are so contradictory that it is clear that someone is lying.What in the hell happened in that house? Much of the documentary features footage of interviews years after the 1987 investigation and trial. However, the eldest son David provides home videos that reveal this family at its most desperate, and those scenes are the hardest to watch. The denial, hostility, desperation and fear are palpable.Why someone would videotape a last family dinner before their father pleads guilty to sodomy and sex abuse is unclear. David’s vocation as a clown (in fact a very popular clown in Manhattan) might have something to do with it. Are you not intrigued? In case you aren’t, I summon you to see this documentary before the genre is completely hijacked by pompous windbag politicians and strident celebrities, whose zeal for their causes is only surpassed by their adoration of themselves. ✦
Comics
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Sports
OVC opponents spike Lady Govs 2007 Fantasy Football Journal OPINION
By MARLON SCOTT Assistant Sports Editor
As predicted, the Gridiron Govs got the win last week. When I saw the final score I did the Icky shuffle and spiked my cell phone. Marion Barber and Jerricho Cotchery came up big for me.With 368 passing yards, Marc Bulger sprung from my bad list to my never doubt again, No. 1 quarterback list. Wes Welker turned out to be a solid pickup and I think the dividends will Marlon continue as the season progresses. I am still worried about Steven Jackson. Scott He was my first pick, but has not had a 100-yard game or a touchdown yet. If I decide to trade him, it has to be soon, while he still has some value, because it is still early in the season. Jackson is just one of several first round top five picks that have underachieved. Shaun Alexander, Larry Johnson and Ladainian Tomlinson have not impressed anyone yet. Conversely, Jake Delhomme and Steve Smith are lighting up fantasy scoreboards all over the world. In case you had not heard, Randy Moss is back, too. Anyone who picked up Cleveland quarterback Mike Anderson last week should take a trip to Las Vegas or buy a lottery ticket while your luck is still good. I may need some of that luck to win my game this week. This week I am taking on team 10 (1-1) who has a good line up. It includes Carson Palmer, Torry Holt, Laverneous Coles, Kellen Winslow and the Ravens defense. The team’s only weakness is at running back. Team 10 has Ahman Green who is banged up and Ron Dayne who has put on the Texan’s inactive list. My Ram’s starters have a tough game this week against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers.With Jackson already underachieving, I do not think he is going to get out of his slump against the Bucs’ defense. The good news is that all of my wide receivers have great match ups this week. The bad news is that if Bulger has a good game, then he is probably throwing it to Holt. In addition, the rest of the Team 10’s wide receivers and their tight end Winslow have excellent match ups this week too. As a man of action, I decided to gamble in order to win. Since week one the Chargers defense has been abused both on the ground and in the air. It is time for a change. I dropped the Chargers defense and picked up the Redskins. With all of the Giants injuries, I felt the currently hot Redskins defense would outscore the Chargers, who are facing the record-breaking phenomenon Brett Farve. Will my bold and daring lineup change be enough to win week three? Log on to theallstate.com for the detailed results. ✦
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The Lady Govs came up short against Samford and Jacksonville State Sept. 28 They lost to Samford three games to one and were swept by Jacksonville State three to zero. After a road trip which saw them get more wins than all of last season, with six, they will finally ha ve their highly anticipated home opener Friday Sept. 28 against UT-Martin. The Lady Govs are 1-3 in Ohio Valley Conference play with their next five games being at home. Jacksonville State’s win against the Lady Govs was their 18th straight win at home and their 32nd straight win over an OVC opponent.
BY PATRICK HORTON Staff Writer
The Austin Peay State University Lady Govs volleyball team dropped to 6-10 overall and 1-3 in Ohio Valley Conference play after losing two straight this weekend against OVC opponents Samford and Jacksonville State. The Lady Govs were defeated 3-1(3021, 20-30, 30-22, 30-19) by Samford, and were swept 3-0 (30-25, 30-25, 30-21) against the defending OVC champs Jacksonville State. The Lady Bulldogs had a 3-1 conference record coming in to the match and an 8-4 record overall with their only conference loss against Jacksonville State. “We knew it was going to be a tough weekend,” said Lady Govs head coach Jenny Hazelwood.“We weren’t mentally ready going into that match.We were a little road weary, and it was their first home conference match so they were excited.” The Lady Bulldogs certainly played excited as they toppled the Lady Govs in scoring percentage (.231 to .052), and out-blocked APSU’s defense 15-6. Leading the Lady Govs in offense was sophomore Kirstin Distler. She posted 17
kills. Defensively it was senior Kristen Kirch getting it done with 19 digs. In their second conference series this weekend the Lady Govs were blanked by Jacksonville State’s uncharacteristically active offense and stingy defense. The Lady Gamecocks posted 57 kills and held the Lady Govs to only 38. It was the scrappy defense of Jacksonville State that had 14 more digs and held APSU to a .135 scoring percentage. However, the Lady Govs have nothing to hang their heads down about. This was the Lady Bulldogs 32nd straight win over an OVC opponent and 18th straight win at home. Again Distler stood out amongst her teammates leading in both kills and digs against Jacksonville State. “Kirstin is starting to play consistently on a higher level,” Hazelwood said.“Her play is really going to help us in our upcoming matches this weekend and throughout the rest of the season.” The Lady Govs continue conference play with UT-Martin visiting for their first home game after playing 16 straight away games. This will be the first of a five home game streak which will start at 7 p.m. Sept. 28.✦
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Sophomore Kirsten Distler had 17 kills against Samford which led the team and had 13 kills with a .500 attack percentage against Jacksonville State.
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THE ALL STATE PAGE 10; WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2007
Govs intercept Skyhawks in OVC win By MARLON SCOTT Assistant Sports Editor
Last week the Austin Peay State University Governors football team earned the respect of their Ohio Valley Conference peers despite losing to the Tennessee State University Tigers 33-32. This week the Govs made a statement to the rest of the OVC by coming from behind to defeat last year’s OVC champions, the University of Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks 17-14. The Govs (3-1, 1-1 OVC) came into the game with the No. 1 ranked offense in the OVC and has consistently gone into halftime in their first three games with the lead. This time the Govs defense had to stop the Skyhawks (0-4, 0-1 OVC) offense in order to come from behind and win. The defense not only won the game, but may ultimately prove to be what makes APSU a contender for the OVC championship this year. “That is the way it is going to be around here,” said head coach Rick Christophel.“As long as I’m here, we are going to score and we are going to do some pretty things. But we are going to have to play defense.” The Skyhawks all time leading rusher and No. 2 career active rushing leader in the nation, Don Chapman was held to just 46 yards on 14 carries in the game. Gov linebackers Daniel Becker and Kit Hartsfield were Chapman-seeking missiles on the field and combined for 15 tackles to lead the defense. APSU defensive backs Jay Courtney and Kelvin Young made the defensive play of the game that insured the Govs’ victory. Behind 17-14, the Skyhawks had the ball and were driving into field goal range with less than a minute left in the game. They were mid-field facing second down and five when Skyhawk quarterback Dexter Anoka threw a throttling pass to his teammate EJ Daniel. Courtney was covering Daniel and broke up the reception by tipping the ball into the air. Young dove on to the ground and caught the tipped ball for the interception. The Govs took over and ran out the clock for the win. Young’s interception was the end of a 17-point comeback that began in the second quarter. The Skyhawks dominated the first quarter and took an early 14-0 lead. On their first possession, UT-Martin drove the ball 87 yards in ten plays to score. Anoka sliced up the Govs’ secondary like a surgeon, completing four of five passes for 59 yards to three different receivers including a four-yard touchdown pass to tight end Linzy Patterson. Anoka continued his aerial assault with seven minutes left in the first quarter. He started the drive with a 33-yard pass to Jamaal Akbar and finished it with an eight-yard strike into the end
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Sophomore cornerback Kevis Buckley leaps for the interception at the end of the first quarter in which the Govs were outscored by UT-Martin 14-0. Buckley added six tackles to an impressive defensive performance by the Govs who held the Skyhawks scoreless for the last three quarters of the game. For the first time this season, the Govs offense came from behind to win the game 17-14. It was the Govs first win in the Ohio Valley Conference (3-1, 1-1) and the new Sergeant York Trophy series.
zone to Roren Thomas. It was the last points UTMartin would score in the game. The only points generated by the Govs in the first half was from a 43-yard field goal kick made by Isaac Ziolkowski. Ziolkowski was 2-2 PAT kicks and made one of two field goals in the game. Down 14-3 at halftime, everyone was worried about the Govs’ ability to finish the game from behind, except coach Christophel. Christophel added,“When we went in at halftime, I didn’t get upset with them. I said you all have not played with the same intensity that you played with in the first three games.You are only down 14-3, just think if you had played with that same intensity.” After being held to just three points in the first half, the Govs offense came alive in the second half of the game. Lanis Frederick had his best game of the season making five receptions for 91 yards. Chris Fletcher gained 107 yards in 24 carries for his 10th straight 100 yard game (24th in his career). APSU quarterback Mark Cunningham completed 14 of 24 pass attempts for 175 yards and threw his only touchdown in the game 21 yards to Adrian Mines with 8:08 left in the third quarter. On their next offensive possession two minutes later, Cunningham led the Govs 71 yards in 12 plays and finished the drive by diving into the end zone on a quarterback keeper for the game winner.✦
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Sophomore Chris Newell is just one of the APSU linebackers who combined for 20 tackles against the UT-Martin Skyhawks. Sophomore Daniel Becker led the Govs defense with eight tackles, just ahead of teammate and fellow sophomore Kit Harsfield with seven. Skyhawks all time leading rusher senior running back Don Chapman w as held to 46 yards on 14 carries. The Skyhawks offense was held to just14 points and 261 yards.
Lady Govs back at .500 Staff Reports
After dropping their first four decisions, the Austin Peay State University Lady Govs soccer team has turned things around by winning their fourth straight game on Sunday against Winthrop. The Lady Govs were determined to get their offense going early and had two shots on goal in the first 10 minutes. The Lady Govs failed to score on those though and the Lady Eagles took advantage.Winthrop’s Ashley Hollman scored in the 21st minute and put Winthrop ahead 1-0. The Lady Govs had three more shots on goal in the first period, but could get none of them to roll in and moved into the second period still down 1-0. The Lady Govs came out in the second period attacking the Lady Eagles. APSU had four different players with shots on goal in the first five minutes of the second period with no succcess. In the 72nd minute, junior forward Ashley Beck raced down the sideline and beat two Winthrop defenders to score the Lady Govs first goal and tied the game at one. Winthrop wasted little time answering the Lady Govs’ goal. Five minutes after the Lady Govs scored,Winthrop’s Michelle Butler knocked the ball in on a free kick.Winthrop 2, APSU 1. But the scoring was not done. Less than two minutes later, Beck came back and beat two defenders again to tie the game at two. Then, in the 82nd minute, Elyse Lovelace assisted freshman Monique Wong for the game winner.APSU 3,Winthrop 2. The Lady Govs finished with 20 shots overall and 12 shots on goal. Goalie Michelle Smith finished with three saves while allowing two goals. The Lady Govs improve to a respectable .500 record of 4-4, while the Lady Eagles fall to 0-3-3. The Lady Govs look to add to their four game winning streak as they open Ohio Valley Conference play on Sept. 27 against Tennessee Tech at 4 p.m. ✦
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Freshman Monique Wong celebrates with teammates after making her first goal of the season, the game winner against Winthrop.