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Vol. XXVIIII

March 18, 2011

St. Petersburg, Florida

Campus Life

Issue 10

ECOS candidate platforms — page 4 Eckerd cats make TV — page 7 Co-ed housing? — page 18

and more... photo by Cassie Ochoa

Disaster in Japan EC students safe

News & Features — Page 3

Florida’s “Oxy express” I-75’s dirty little secret

Viewpoints — Page 12

“The Gamester”

Preview of upcoming play

Entertainment — Page 18

news & features

Executive Board Editor-in-Chief Petra Stevenson News Editor Laurel Ormiston currentnews@eckerd.edu Asst. News Editor Ashley Daniels Entertainment Editor Jeralyn Darling currententertainment@eckerd.edu Asst. Entertainment Editor Shelby Howell Asst. Quickie Editor Cait Duffy Asst. Quickie Editor Carver Lee Viewpoints Editor Jaclyn New currentviews@eckerd.edu Asst. viewpoints Editor Liz Tomaselli Sports Editor Will Creager currentsports@eckerd.edu Asst. Sports Editor Lincoln Andres-Beck Web Editor Max Martinez Web Master Shawn Craine Faculty Adviser Tracy Crow Director of Advertising Abby Gestl currentads@eckerd.edu Director of Finances Beth Robison

Staff Writers Johnny Jones Sarah Malhotra Sean Lawlor Malena Carollo Seth Ravid

Photographers & Illustrators Ashli Fiorini Ethan Cooper Cassie Ochoa

Contributing Writers Brilliana D’Angelo Mikhail Turner Josh Annarelli

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Eckerd a finalist for Next Generation Learning Challenges program

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news & features Quake, tsunami devastate Japan

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Students abroad safe; professor searches for word of relatives in Miyagi

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news & features ECOS election coverage

Executive council candidates announce platforms for upcoming elections COMPILED BY LIZ TOMASELLI Asst. Viewpoints Editor Junior Stephen Barber IRU 3UHVLGHQW Platform: to continue to strengthen interdepartmental cooperation and put emphasis on rebuilding relationships ZLWK NH\ PHGLD RXWOHWV WR UHDSSURDFK WKH GLVFRXQW FDUG SURJUDP DQG PDNH (&26 D PRUH WUDQVSDUHQW RUJDQL]DWLRQ Current position: 9LFH 3UHVLGHQW RI )LQDQFLDO $IIDLUV Prior involvement ,RWD VWXGHQW VHQDWRU PHPEHU RI )LQDQFLDO Affairs Committee.

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Election committee explains policies, one candidate disqualified

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Girl’s best friend ?

Campus owners test study’s claims that women have stronger bonds with their cats than men

BY MALENA CAROLLO Staff Writer

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Local youth cautions against Oxycontin addiction

BY KATIE HONAN Contributing Writer

a syringe (paraphernalia). After his ar1rest, he attended inpatient rehab for thirty days. Jacobs used oxycontin ou donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think it will happen to you. intravenously. In other words, he You donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think you will become injected it, which is thought to be the addicted. Then you snort, or shoot or most addictive way to use the drug even swallow the pill. After that, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re because of the instant â&#x20AC;&#x153;head rushâ&#x20AC;? relaxed in a way youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never been relaxed. of euphoric feelings. Before rehab, No pain, you feelâ&#x20AC;Śnothing. When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re high, Jacobs said he saw no reason to live nothing can bring you down, nothing can hurt anymore, that his life was ruined and you. You walk on clouds and sit in sand and even contemplated suicide. He was your body melts away, along with negativity. well underweight, with bags under â&#x20AC;&#x153;If I was having a good or bad day, everything his eyes and track mark bruises from pointed at the addiction, just solidifying the fact needles up and down his arms. After my life was run by oxy,â&#x20AC;? says Chris Laurent (not rehab, a healthy, glowing Jacobs said, his real name), a 20-year-old St. Petersburg â&#x20AC;&#x153;I see my arrest now as a blessing. If it College (SPC) student and self-admitted drug wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t for that, the drug would have addict describing how his life has changed eventually killed me. I would not be since his introduction to the prescription drug the healthy and happy person that I oxycontin when he was 13. He has been battling am now if I didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t get clean. There is his addiction to oxycontin ever since. no way to be fully happy while using Before he began using the drug, Laurent sold oxycontin.â&#x20AC;? it as a means of income for his family. But selling Oxycontin addiction is considered without using did not last long. He started using one of the strongest and hardest a few recreationally and occasionally. â&#x20AC;&#x153;That substance addictions to break. Not soon turned into having my tolerance rise and only is the drug mentally addictive having to do more to reach my desired high,â&#x20AC;? he courtesy of Wikicommons because of its euphoric effects says. Eventually it turned into an addiction to Oxycontin can be injected, inhaled or ingested; no matter what way the effects may cause addiction. â&#x20AC;&#x201C; it also causes severe physical and where I was physically and mentally dependent. mental withdrawal symptoms. Some $ UHFHQW (FNHUG VXUYH\ EDFNV XS WKHVH ÂżQGLQJV SHUFHQW My life was run by them. Not only was I having people even have to be hospitalized or given medication to come up with enough money to pay bills, I also had to of students who have used oxycontin reported to have used it scavenge enough to get me through the day without any abusively; 33 percent of users have spent more than $1,000 on to decrease the symptoms. In his book, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Addiction and the drug in their lifetime; 30 percent considered themselves 2SLDWHV ´ $OIUHG /LQGHVPLWK GHVFULEHV RSLDWH DGGLFWLRQ withdrawal symptoms.â&#x20AC;?

Addiction to oxycontin is not the only concern with its use. to have been both physically and mentally dependent. Also, â&#x20AC;&#x153;This desire (for the drug) is not casual or vague but it is a Overdose, which can lead to death mainly through respiratory of all those who reported ever using oxycontin, 68 percent powerful conscious motive driving him (the addict) to seek failure, is the biggest concern for abusers of the drug. The reported using it more than twenty times, while no one satisfaction in the face of almost insuperable obstacles and at tolerance that builds in the userâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s body may cause the user reported using it only once. That statistic alone suggests the WKH FRVW RI XQEHOLHYDEOH VDFULÂżFHV ´ +H DOVR FRPPHQWV RQ WKH to unintentionally overdose because he or she believes his or drugâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s intense addictive nature. Additionally, 56 percent of tendency for opiate addicts to relapse, saying that the desire survey respondents said that they would stop using oxycontin persists even after the original physiological conditions have her body can handle more. disappeared. He states, â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is a belief prevalent among According to the Center for Disease Control (CDC), â&#x20AC;&#x153;In if they had the mental strength to do so.

Florida, in particular, has a huge problem with oxycontin addicts that it is a misnomer to speak of a cure for addiction.

2007, 27,658 unintentional drug overdose deaths occurred in the United Statesâ&#x20AC;ŚThe primary problem was a class of abuse and misuse. For example, in 2005, 2,003 people They (addicts) remark, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;once a junkie, always a junkie.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?

Laurent also commented that he would never suggest to prescription drugs known as opiod analgesics.â&#x20AC;? Oxycontin died from drug overdose, according to the CDC. Parts of Florida, are even considered â&#x20AC;&#x153;pill millsâ&#x20AC;? because of the many anyone who has never done oxycontin to try it. He said that is a synthetic opiod, the same family of drugs as morphine and heroin. Opiods are increasingly associated with abuse pain clinics where doctors write high volumes of oxycontin oxycontin ruined many opportunities for him because he was SUHVFULSWLRQV DQG WKH SDWLHQW FDQ ÂżOO WKH H[SHOOHG IURP KLJK VFKRRO IRU EHLQJ XQGHU WKH LQĂ&#x20AC;XHQFH RI and misuse because they cause prescription at the clinic. Many of these the drug, which took away a handful of full-ride scholarships â&#x20AC;&#x153;There is no way to be fully euphoric feelings. prescriptions are sold to people like Chris he had to various Division I universities for football. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Never Oxycontin was originally happy while using oxyconLaurent, who would buy 100 of the thirty- ever think about touching themâ&#x20AC;Śthey ruined my future.â&#x20AC;? He manufactured for terminally ill tin.â&#x20AC;? patients within ninety days of â&#x20AC;&#x201D; Robert Jacobs, former EC milligram pills for $700. He would then sell also talked about how many of his friendsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; futures have been death. Now, because the potential student them for $15 each. According to Sergeant negatively affected because of their oxycontin addiction.

Tom Nestor at the Pinellas County Sheriffâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Roxanne (oxycontin),â&#x20AC;?he said, â&#x20AC;&#x153;does not discriminate. for misuse was underestimated, RIÂżFH Âł(YHU\ KRXUV WKHUHÂśV DQ RYHUGRVH Black, white, purple, male, or female, old or young. Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll opioids have become the most get you.â&#x20AC;? popular category of abused drugs. â&#x20AC;&#x153;By 2007, more teenagers in Pinellas Countyâ&#x20AC;ŚPinellas County is a pill mill.â&#x20AC;?

Robert Jacobs, a former Eckerd College sophomore, said he used opiods recreationally than used marijuana,â&#x20AC;? according For more coverage on Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s prescription drug was asked to leave Eckerd because he was arrested on campus to the CDC. problem, see Sean Lawlorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s article on page 12. for the possession of a thirty-milligram oxycontin as well as

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State of affairs in the Middle East promotional photo

EC featured on â&#x20AC;&#x153;Must Love Catsâ&#x20AC;?

BY SEAN LAWLOR Staff Writer

Since January, the world has been stunned by a rash of popular uprisings in the Middle East and Northern people],â&#x20AC;? Lucas said.

BY MALENA CAROLLO Africa that caused the fall of governments and a spike Lucas also says, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a bit of a cat culture [at Eckerd]. If Staff Writer you have a cat on campus, you get connected to people with cats. in gasoline prices. Among the nations to have protests Junior Wesley Lucas, along with his cat Andromeda, will When youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re out with your cat and you see another one, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like this year are Oman, Bahrain, Libya, Egypt and Yemen. be among the owners from Eckerd featured on the upcoming â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey! A cat!â&#x20AC;&#x2122; and then they go, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Hey! A cat!â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? When others meet Libya episode of Animal Planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;Must Love Catsâ&#x20AC;? television series. Lucasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; cat he compares the experience to meeting a potential Following Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s revolution, the story receiving The â&#x20AC;&#x153;Cat Colleges and Kitty Heroesâ&#x20AC;? episode features Eckerd girlfriends parents. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s kind of a marker of friendship â&#x20AC;&#x201C; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the most attention is Libya. The nationâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dictator, Col. College and is slated to air 8 p.m., March 19. a certain point [in a friendship] when theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re required to meet 0RDPPDU *DGKDÂż KDV EHHQ LQ SRZHU IRU \HDUV ,Q Eckerd College was featured in the show as an example of my cat,â&#x20AC;? he says. the 1980s, Ronald Reagan sparred several times with a Southeast college that provides a cat-friendly atmosphere.

While Eckerd will be honored for being cat-friendly on national *DGKDÂż PLOLWDULO\ 6LQFH HDUO\ )HEUXDU\ SURWHVWV KDYH Unanimously, the six students interviewed in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Girlsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; best friend?â&#x20AC;? television March 19 on Animal Planetâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s program, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Must Love turned the country into a civil war between the pro VHH SDJH DJUHH WKDW (FNHUGÂśV SHW SURJUDP LV EHQHÂżFLDO IRU FDW Cats,â&#x20AC;? what about the lives of off-campus cat owners? According *DGKDÂż IRUFHV LQ 7ULSROL DQG WKH UHEHOV EDVHG LQ WKH owners who canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t part with their four-legged friends.

WR D VXUYH\ VHQW RXW E\ 7KH &XUUHQW ÂżYH RZQHUV OLYH RII FDPSXV eastern city of Benghazi. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think [the pet program] is one of Eckerdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest strengths,â&#x20AC;?

One such owner is Junior Meryl Lee and her cat, Frankie.

Bloodshed has spread across the nation as pro GadLucas said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s one of the primary reason why Eckerd is a good Frankie, a black cat with glowing yellow eyes, has been with her KDÂż IRUFHV ÂżUH RQ SURWHVWHUV DQG UHEHOV $UPV VKHOWHUV place for me.â&#x20AC;? for about a year. Lee previously had a cat on campus, but notes have been opened to the public to quell the unrest.

7KH VKRZ FDPH KHUH LQ -DQXDU\ WR ÂżOP FDWV RQ FDPSXV that it was much older and slept most of the time. Thus, the Thirty people were killed in the city of Zawiya when it and chose Lucasâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cat, Andromeda, as one of their subjects. The feline was well-suited to dorm life.

ZDV LQYDGHG E\ WKH SUR *DGKDÂż .KDPLV %ULJDGH day was enjoyable for both Lucas and Andromeda, as they spent Frankie, she thinks, wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t enjoy the dorms as much ,W KDV DOVR EHHQ FRQÂżUPHG WKDW *DGKDÂż KDV EHHQ WKH DIWHUQRRQ EHLQJ ÂżOPHG ZDONLQJ $QGURPHGD RQ KHU OHDVK because of his boisterous personality. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He bounces off the employing African mercenaries against his own peoDQG KDUQHVV DQG LQWHUDFWLQJ ZLWK 3URIHVVRU /DXUHQ +LJKÂżOOÂśV SOH *DGKDÂż IRUFHV ZHUH DEOH WR ERDVW D YLFWRU\ ODVW animal behavior class. Lucas was surprised that Andromeda walls,â&#x20AC;? Lee said.

Tune in March 19 to watch Eckerdâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s cat culture on national week after they retook the rebel held oil port of Ras took to the classroom setting so well. television, channel 35.

Reactions can be sent to currentviews@ Lanuf. The seizure of key oil ports, such as Ras Lanuf, â&#x20AC;&#x153;She normally doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t like being out, but she was rubbing by the rebels led to a 50 percent reduction in oil exagainst peopleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s legs and exploring the room [of nearly 30 eckerd.edu. ports from Libya. This caused the global oil market valXHV WR VSLNH $V RI 0DUFK WKH DYHUDJH SULFH IRU RLO LQ the US is $3.51 a gallon. This has prompted the Obama economic declines, Eckerd has seen completed applications for Eckerd,â&#x20AC;? says Administration to consider military action in Libya by

BY JOSH ANNARELLI a drop in enrollment from states that Sullivan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;In admissions we have made DUPLQJ *DGKD¿œV RSSRVLWLRQ Contributing Writer were hard hit. Florida, for example, hard more of an effort to push for students to Egypt hit by the downfall, led to a decrease in complete their applications by sending eSince President Hosni Mubarak stepped down from 6SRLOHU $OHUW KHUHÂśV D VQHDN SHHN DW QH[W student populDWLRQ IURP SHUFHQW WR mails and letters as reminders.â&#x20AC;? power about a month ago, the Egyptian military has yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freshmen class as compared to last percent.

Eckerd uses several admissions been acting swiftly to establish a new government. The yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s. The good news is that applications â&#x20AC;&#x153;With the scholarship opportunities counselors who travel in their assigned new Prime Minister Essam Sharaf was sworn into ofare up, but the difference this year is from Florida prepaid and Bright Futures, region to college fairs and high schools that applications are rising from within ÂżFH 0DUFK E\ WKH KHDG RI WKH (J\SWLDQ DUPHG IRUFHV some prospective students opt for the to share information about Eckerd and to some states and falling within the usual Mohamed Hussein Tantawi. virtually cost free schooling as a result spark interest in prospective students. suspects.

The 59-year-old statesman has received education of the current economic standings,â&#x20AC;?

Gwen Hacker is the assistant director The largest numbers in student LQ WKH 8QLWHG 6WDWHV DQG KDV VHUYHG DV D WUDIÂżF DGYLVRU says Dean of Admissions John Sullivan. of admissions and the coordinator of applications typically come from Florida, Massachusetts, New York, California Florida pre-paid and Bright Futures are Transfer Admissions who also covers in the United Arab Emerates and as Egyptâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s minister and Maryland. So far, according to forms of scholarship opportunities for the Southeast region of the United States of transportation, a post he resigned from in 2006 bewhere it appears more Southerners are cause of the corruption he witnessed in the ministry. applications, the largest numbers of next those with Florida residence.

Although applications from some states choosing educational opportunities within He is known for his tough stance on Israeli-Palestinian yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s freshmen class could hail from the Mid-Atlantic region, from the states are down, several have increased since their home states with prepaid schooling. relations and has stated that it is critical for the relaof Delaware, Maryland, New Jeresey, last year. California, Georgia, Maryland â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve noticed a large number of students WLRQVKLS EHWZHHQ ,VUDHO DQG 3DOHVWLQH WR UHĂ&#x20AC;HFW D VHQVH Pennsylvania, Virginia, New York, West and Texas have all seen increases in are drawn to their state universities in the of equality before economic cooperation can continue Virginia and the District of Columbia. DSSOLFDWLRQV UDQJLQJ IURP Southern region,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I would like These states lead all other regions by percent. to see an increase in enrolled students between Egypt and Israel.

So far the president has replaced several new cabi'HVSLWH WKH Ă&#x20AC;XFWXDWLRQV LQ DSSOLFDWLRQV from the Southeast.â&#x20AC;?

22 percent. The Northeast follows with QHW PHPEHUV LQFOXGLQJ D QHZ ÂżQDQFH PLQLVWHU LQWH18 percent, the Midwest and Florida campus visits from prospective students â&#x20AC;&#x153;Although numbers are up overall for both with 17 percent, the South with 12 still stand around the same percentage as this year,â&#x20AC;? says Sullivan. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s hard to rior minister, and foreign minister Nabil Elaraby who percent and the West with 11 percent. in previous years. The decision making determine how the enrollment rate is served on the International Court of Justice between International students are 3 percent of for most students committing to schools going to be. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still early in the year to 2001-2006. the student body. is usually in April. say. Overall Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been very happy with our See Middle East on PAGE 8 In recent years, because of the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Most prospective students have complete rate thus far this year.â&#x20AC;?

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King reigns over Eckerd radio WECX

BY CAITLIN DUFFY Asst. Quickie Editor

At spring Club Fair Feb. 25, with loud music and lively people, the table for WECX 99.9 FM had King Henry VIII in life-size cut-out form standing to support them.

You may have seen the notorious king depicted with his foot resting on a boom box on t-shirts and bandanas around campus, or right in the window of the radio station. Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s their new mascot, as chosen by Senior Alyssa Parker and Lova Patterson, the adviser of Palmetto Productions and the associate director of Campus Activities. It was a stencil they found and thought â&#x20AC;&#x153;looked classic,â&#x20AC;? according to Parker, and agreed it â&#x20AC;&#x153;would look great as a new logo for the radio station.â&#x20AC;?

The royal theme was prevalent in an event the station held during which they gave out turkey legs, among other types of swag. The event received positive student feedback.

With new equipment and fartherreaching broadcasting, WECX has increased its listener base this year. The sound quality is better than ever, and you can now tune in to 99.9 FM every WLPH \RX GULYH WR WKH 3XEOL[ RQ WK 6W South.

Donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have a radio? By the end of March, WECX will be streaming directly from their new website. The last thing left to do is purchase the domain name, along with a few last-minute tweaks, before the site designed by Junior Luke

Mueller is launched. There is also a page on Facebook that they occasionally update.

Currently, the station has between 20 and 25 DJs who broadcast throughout the day. According to Parker, they play any genre â&#x20AC;&#x153;from dubstep to folk to punk, swamp rock, anti-folk, techno, classic rock, hiphop, funk, reggae, everything, you name it.â&#x20AC;? Right now, the most popular genres are folk and punk. WECX has undergone a lot of updates and revisions over the past few semesters, and will only continue to improve.

photo by Ashli Fiorini King Henry VIII, the new symbol for WECX.

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How Palmetto chooses concerts

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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Amusing â&#x20AC;&#x153;I promise not to have any more weird digressions. Well, at least not for the next 30 seconds.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x201D;A writing professor gives students false hope.

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Rock that bikini: combating negative body images

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Floridaâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s dirty little secret:

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Eckerd recognizes Presbyterian roots

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Eat like a caveman: the Paleolithic diet

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viewpoints

PerspECtives Q: What could EC do to enhance campus life?

“Not consider chalk vandalism!

Give us more creative outlets!”

“Areas where we could store our own musical equipment.”

—Joanisa Tenreiro, senior, left “Allow us to put up flyers and other information for students without Campus Activities’ approval. And not have our flyers ripped down even when we have Campus Activities’ approval!”

—Michael Sobbel, freshman

—Forest Jahnike, senior, right

“Build another upperclassmen dorm.

Also, Nu should be co-ed again.”

—Katy Estes-Smargiassi, junior, left

“Improve the beach area so it’s not one big ashtray with palm trees.”

“Refrain from drinking copious amounts of alcohol and disturbing the peace.”

“More parking lots.”

—Chrissy , junior, right

—Adam Haar, sophomore

—Sarah Kolosky, junior, center COMPILED BY JOSH ANNARELLI, LIZZY BROPHY, CAIT DUFFY, KATIE HONAN, MAX MARTINEZ & MIKHAIL TURNER 14

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BY JOHNNY JONES Staff Writer It all began with Garageband and a dream.

The musical career of Senior Nate â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Greatâ&#x20AC;? Leonard Berliner (formerly Pounds) had humble beginnings. He took a digital media arts class at Seattleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Lakeside School that let students make their own music and movies.

Now heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s producing full-length mixtapes.

Leonard Berlinerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new brain child, â&#x20AC;&#x153;New Jax City Vol. 1â&#x20AC;? sponsored by Tampa-based R&R Records, is a collaboration with Eckerd Senior Chris Gray.

You may have seen Jacksonville native Gray sinking threes as one of the Tritonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s point guards in McArthur Gymnasium. But you may not have heard him rap. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had no idea Gray could spit like that,â&#x20AC;? says Junior Joe

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Richardson who calls the newest Gray-Leonard Berliner mixtape a â&#x20AC;&#x153;gritty crime story.â&#x20AC;?

Tall, lean and redheaded, Leonard Berliner started working with Gray in the fall of KLV MXQLRU \HDU 7KH GXRÂśV ÂżUVW collaboration was a mixtape called â&#x20AC;&#x153;CG13.â&#x20AC;? As Omega suitemates, the two have set up a makeshift studio between their rooms. Leonard Berliner photo by Johnny Jones sits in his room laying down the tracks while cords run through Nate â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Greatâ&#x20AC;? Leonard the ceiling to a microphone in recording.â&#x20AC;?

Simultaneously Grayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s room. recording and listening to a The senior producer explained song causes harsh, earsplitting why they have to use the two feedback. rooms. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I used to have a one-room The Seattle native is doing recording setup and you canâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t everything he can to get his play stuff out loud when youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re work heard. In addition to

promoting the mixtape via Datpiff.com, Leonard Berliner recently submitted a song to hotnewhiphop.com. He said that a producerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s biggest challenge LV ÂżQGLQJ WKH ULJKW VRXQG â&#x20AC;&#x153;Thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s really two distinct roles I play as producer. One is the real technical side of producing musicâ&#x20AC;Śthe other side is sort of a new development with the hip hop producer, which is where you are actually making the instrumentals,â&#x20AC;? he said.

Leonard Berliner makes his magic with Appleâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s production software Logic, using a USB keyboard hooked up to a Mac Mini. He said his most prized possessions are his speakers, two 70 watt Yamaha HS 50M beasts

that shake the walls with ease.

Though his room was somewhat disheveled, Leonard Berliner admitted that he was â&#x20AC;&#x153;kind of a perfectionist about the quality of the sound.â&#x20AC;? He wonâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tolerate any low quality noise, saying that he wanted to make music with a certain texture.

Gray and Leonard Berliner have teamed up again to work on a project called â&#x20AC;&#x153;16.â&#x20AC;? Leonard Berliner schooled me on the QXPEHUÂśV PXVLFDO VLJQLÂżFDQFH â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sixteen is a number that comes up a lot in music, especially [music] thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s based in four measures and four beats per measure.â&#x20AC;? He said the mixtape would probably have 16 songs with 16 bars on each track.

Like most aspiring musicians, Nate the Greatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s ultimate goal is to support himself through his music. With each new song and mixtape, he gets a few steps closer to living his dream.

And the Oscar goes to...

BY MIKHAIL TURNER Contributing Writer During the recent 83rd Annual Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, something occurred to me.

Great music can have a resounding effect on a movie.

While viewers generally walk away from a movie applauding the action, the acting or plot, there is one part of the movie that has a major, and possibly, subconscious (at least for me) effect on the viewer.

I consider myself an avid moviegoer, so when the Oscars come around, I generally take a peek. This past year I wasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t able to see all the nominated movies, and some movies, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speechâ&#x20AC;? in particular, surprised me. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speechâ&#x20AC;? came through with a few big honors, winning Best Picture, beating out other solid candidates

such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Swan,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inceptionâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fighter.â&#x20AC;? Along with this award lead man Colin Firth won Best Actor in a Leading Role, Tom Hooper won the Directing category and the movie was successful in the Writing (Original Screenplay) category. Firth and Hooper were ERWK ÂżUVW WLPH ZLQQHUV DV ZHOO DV Natalie Portman, who won Best Actress in a Leading Role for her performance in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Black Swan.â&#x20AC;?

Other big winners included â&#x20AC;&#x153;Toy Story 3,â&#x20AC;? in the Animated Feature Film category and Christian Bale, DQRWKHU ÂżUVW WLPH ZLQQHU IRU KLV supporting role in â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fighter.â&#x20AC;?

While all these awards were well deserved, I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t help thinking how much of an impact the music had in making the various movies that much better.

All movies have soundtracks or scores, some of which consist of songs heard during the movie. A ÂżOP VRXQGWUDFN FRQVLVWV RI VRQJV

already produced that are thrown into the movie to add a little music, think â&#x20AC;&#x153;Bad Boys 2â&#x20AC;? for instance. On the other hand, an original score is described on the Oscar website as â&#x20AC;&#x153;a substantial body of music that serves as original dramatic underscoring DQG LV ZULWWHQ VSHFLÂżFDOO\ IRU WKH motion picture by the submitting composer.â&#x20AC;? In essence, these scores fall in the realm of more classical pieces of music woven into a movie.

This year the nominees consisted of compositions from â&#x20AC;&#x153;How to Train Your Dragon,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inception,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Kingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Speech,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;127 Hoursâ&#x20AC;? and â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Social Network.â&#x20AC;?

Without question I pegged â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inceptionâ&#x20AC;? as the winner, and was pretty surprised when â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Social Networkâ&#x20AC;? was presented with the award. First time nominees and winners Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross beat out nine-time nominee, and one-time winner, Hans Zimmer.

Zimmer composed the scores for

Colin Firth, Best Actor at the 83rd Academy Awards

movies such as â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inceptionâ&#x20AC;? and Âł*ODGLDWRU ´ DQG UHFHLYHG KLV ÂżUVW Oscar with his composition of â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Lion King.â&#x20AC;? With these movie compositions, and others, on his list you would think Zimmer would have won this award a lot more.

Either I am listening to the wrong composer or he is working on the wrong movies.

Truth be told, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Social Networkâ&#x20AC;? score was quite good.

After downloading, I mean, buying the score and listening, I was pleased. I still think â&#x20AC;&#x153;Inceptionâ&#x20AC;? was better, but â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Social Networkâ&#x20AC;?

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score reminded me of scenes in the movie, as I feel any good score should.â&#x20AC;&#x153; Inceptionâ&#x20AC;? did win awards for Sound Editing and Sound Mixing, so I guess that will have to do.

I am a big fan of movie music, having obtained a good number of soundtracks or scores from my favorite movies. I prefer the scores because, well, there is no singing.

A really good score can make an important dramatic, emotional or comedic moment come through even more and it can probably do it better than any normal song.

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Horoscopes

BY JERALYN DARLING Horoscope Muse

PISCES Feb 19 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Mar 20 Try something new and exciting over spring break. If youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re on campus, try a new watersport.

ARIES Mar 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Apr 19 Go for a hike in the woods. Get outside in the sun and sweat a little bit. Youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll love the fresh air.

Dorm cookinâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; Saturday Morning Market Challlenge

BY BRILLIANA Dâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ANGELO Contributing Writer Mission: Dinner Party Guests: 4 Budget: $40

VIRGO Aug 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Sept 22 Do something child-ish.

Play hopscotch, sleep with a stuffed animal or play M.A.S.H with your BFF.

LIBRA Sept 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Oct 22 Cook up something delicious this spring break. Let nothing stand in the way of a fantastic meal.

BRUSHETTA: 3 large tomatoes* Generous helpings of garlic* Basil* Parmesan cheese Balsamic vinegar French bread Prep: Dice tomatoes, garlic and basil. Mix your diced items with the cheese and marinate in balsamic vinegar. Refrigerate for a few hours so that all the ingredients blend together. When you are ready to serve, cut the bread and spoon a bit of the mixture on top, add cheese and bake for 15-20 min. (If no oven is available this dish is great cold as well.)

STUFFED MUSHROOMS:

TAURUS Apr 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; May 20 Turn off your phone and get away from your computer. Letting go of technology for a few hours is all you need.

GEMINI May 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jun 20 Work on your tan and breathe some fresh air. Take a relaxing break away from schoolwork.

SCORPIO Oct 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Nov 21 Try something drastic this spring break. Dye your hair a crazy color or go skydiving.

SAGITTARIUS Nov 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Dec 21 Kick off your shoes and feel the grass on your toes. Lay down and take a nap. Relax.

10 Crimini mushrooms* Spinach and artichoke dip with Asiago cheese Parmesan cheese Prep: Pull the stems off the mushrooms and clean them with a damp paper towel (do not wash mushrooms with water it will make WKHP VRJJ\ 0L[ FKHHVH LQWR GLS DQG ÂżOO WKH mushrooms. Bake until tops are golden brown, which will take about 20-30 min. You will have dip left over if you want to put it out with the rest of the French bread roll.

SALAD: Baby spinach*

Olive oil Balsamic vinegar Salt, pepper Prep: Easy enough: mix together and serve. I like really plain salads but feel free to spice it up with some veggies or homemade croutons from the left over French bread.

ROASTED PORK LOIN: Step 1: Rub Lemon Garlic Pork Loin with rosemary, a lot of garlic (at least 4 cloves), salt and pepper. You want enough so itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s like a crust.

Step 2: Soak the meat in a pan with chicken broth and a cup of wine.

6WHS &XW XS FDUURWV ÂżQJHUOLQJ SRWDWRHV onion*, and mushrooms* and add them to the pan. Let it soak overnight.

Step 4: Grill the pork for 45 min on the grill making sure to sear both sides. Like chicken, pork must be cooked completely. The veggies can wrapped in tin foil and put on the grill as well. If possible put them on 10-15 min before the meat so they are tender.

Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s fun to get your friends together for a good meal and at this price budget itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s affordable to do. Everything with an * was purchased at the Saturday Morning Market and everything else was acquired at Publix. The Saturday Morning Market is a farmersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; market in downtown St. Pete on 1st Ave right next to Ceviche held until S P 7KHUH \RX FDQ ÂżQG RUJDQLF SURGXFH WKDW is grown locally as well as live music, great food booths, art, clothing, cupcakes, tea and much more. My favorite is the Habana CafĂŠâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s pork sandwich with mojo au jus. The produce is different each week so go and see what inspires you.

Review

Downtown Crabby Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s: not worth drive CANCER Jun 21 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jul 22 Take your dog for a long run. He or she will love it and you will get some excercise and endorphins as well.

LEO Jul 23 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Aug 22 Spend time with family or close friends.

Support systems are a special thing in everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s life.

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CAPRICORN Dec 22 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Jan 19 Give your time to a homeless outreach program. You will feel great knowing youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been some help.

AQUARIUS Jan 20 â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Feb 18 Take some time to step back and think about the things youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve been putting off.

BY CARVER LEE Asst. Quickie Editor Just like its counterpart on St. Pete Beach, the newest Crabby Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s location at 9900 4th St. N, is a great place for fresh seafood and delectable drinks.

Though the prices are a little steep (I paid $7.00 for a single crab cake), the restaurant lived up to its QDPH DQG GHOLYHUHG D SHUIHFWO\ JULOOHG PHDW ÂżOOHG cake. The Malibu Coconut Chicken was the perfect amount of food for a satisfying meal and some light leftovers. When compared to the classic rum runner at The Sloppy Pelican, Crabby Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s did come in a smaller cup for the same price, but you FRXOG DFWXDOO\ WDVWH WKH EDQDQD DQG RWKHU Ă&#x20AC;DYRUV making the drink much more enjoyable.

Though the food and drinks live up to the Crabby Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s name, this new location has an entirely

different atmosphere. Located nowhere near the beach, this new site has more of a restaurantchain feel than a beach bar and grill. I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t think I passed a single body of water on the way there and though it was lunchtime, the restaurant seemed to be surrounded by an empty sea of parking spaces.

Instead of handwritten signs and framed local papers, the walls are decorated with seemingly store-bought cheesy plaques. With a more formal feel to it, the service seemed to be taken more seriously, but there was no outside dining area or rooftop bar.

While it was fun to try out the new location, thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s no reason Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d ever choose to go to the new location over the fun, open atmosphere of the St. Pete Beach site.

This Crabby Billâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s is open Monâ&#x20AC;&#x201D;Sun from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

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Student Research Sympoisum Sheen

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Review

â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dragon Ageâ&#x20AC;? returns with new characters, new art and a new champion

BY SAMANTHA HAGAR Staff Writer The sequel to the award-winning, standard-setting, RPG of 2009 was released March 8, and arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t you lucky this reviewer spent hours upon hours doing â&#x20AC;&#x153;researchâ&#x20AC;? on behalf of this article? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dragon Age IIâ&#x20AC;? is a formidable follow up to its widely acclaimed predecessors, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dragon Age: Origins,â&#x20AC;? and the expansion pack, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dragon Age: Awakening,â&#x20AC;? and in many, many ways surpasses the original.

The story is told as a narrative, retold to the Chantry seeker by a GZDUI ZKR WKH SOD\HU ÂżQGV ZDV once a travel companion. The plot EHJLQV DW ÂżUVW DOPRVW LQ WDQGHP with the events of â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dragon Age: Origins.â&#x20AC;? While the hero of Ferelden ÂżJKWV DQ LPSHQGLQJ EOLJKW WKH PDLQ FKDUDFWHU LQ WKLV VWRU\ Ă&#x20AC;HHV the burning city of Lothering to the Free Marches, an area never H[SORUHG LQ WKH ÂżUVW JDPH 7KH FLW\ of Kirkwall becomes the playerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new home, and he or she must work their way up in the world to become

the â&#x20AC;&#x153;Champion of Kirkwall.â&#x20AC;? The story takes place over the course of ten years, so once the blight is defeated in Ferelden, the gamerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s character still has a whole 9 years for the fate of Kirkwall, and perhaps all of Thedas, to unfold. The story is XQLTXH LQ WKDW LQVWHDG RI DQ XQÂżW hero battling numerous plights and exploring the world, the main character spends a good portion RI WKHLU WLPH ÂżJKWLQJ SROLWLFV DQG scrounging by in an oppressive city â&#x20AC;&#x201C; and Bioware makes it work, Ă&#x20AC;DZOHVVO\ It seems that very little has gone unchanged: the art style, the gameplay, the interface and the dialogue choices have all been PRGLÂżHG IRU WKH EHQHÂżW RI WKH gamer.

The new art direction in â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dragon $JH ,,´ UHĂ&#x20AC;HFWV WKH EDFNJURXQG rich in mythology â&#x20AC;&#x201C; the transitions within the dwarfâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s narrative play like a beautiful, dark storybook.

In addition, charactersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and racesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; features have become more GHÂżQHG DQG H[DJJHUDWHG ZKLFK LV refreshing considering the elven,

dwarves, and qunari races from the original simply looked like strange humans.

The gameplay has also changed â&#x20AC;&#x201C; for the better. The combat has become gorier, however, because of the new art, it only adds to the beauty of the game. I mean, really, whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more beautiful than kicking a person in the stomach and having their legs ricochet off their body in a bloody mess? The combat is also faster-paced and the inventory system is not as much of a chore to navigate. There is a junk section, ZKLFK TXLFNO\ ÂżOOV with needless loot, and the player can sell all with the quick click of a button.

Leveling up has also become a bit more straightforward.

Theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve done away with skills like persuasion, lock picking, etc. Lock picking, for example, is based on your level of cunning (every 10

points in cunning allows a rogue WR SLFN D PRUH GLIÂżFXOW ORFN $OVR the specializations are arranged in a tree-like format, making it easier to navigate and choose the path of your champion.

One of the greatest changes from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dragon Age: Originsâ&#x20AC;? is the dialogue. In the original, the protagonist never spoke and the dialogue wheel was not open to interpretation. In â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dragon Age II,â&#x20AC;? they borrowed the dialogue wheel from â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mass Effect,â&#x20AC;? giving the character a voice and more

direction in conversation. The dialogue options are so heavy on the game that each characterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s voice is actually shaped by the choices that he or she makes. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dragon Age IIâ&#x20AC;? has not only lived up to its expectations, but surpassed them. But what could one expect from a company that gave us the original â&#x20AC;&#x153;Dragon Age,â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;Mass Effectâ&#x20AC;? series, and â&#x20AC;&#x153;Knights of the Old Republicâ&#x20AC;?? I think we can simply say a few words that convey a world of meaning â&#x20AC;&#x201C; Bioware did it again.

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SEX on the beach

Co-ed housing pros and cons

BY ALLY JINN Sex Columnist Rutgers University will allow male and female students to live in the same room this fall. This pilot program is geared toward making gay, lesbian and transgendered students feel more comfortable after the recent suicide of Tyler Clementi, a freshman student who ZDV ¿OPHG E\ KLV URRPPDWH LQ DQ LQWLPDWH HQFRXQWHU ZLWK DQRWKHU PDOH I think Rutgers has the right idea, to an extent. Many gay and lesbian students may feel more comfortable living with a friend of the opposite sex, rather than with someone of the same sex and feeling awkward.

Eckerd also does not have couples housing, and in most respects I think this is a good thing. Though I am in a long-term relationship, I am wary of couples living together in college. This goes for gay and straight couples alike. Imagine a break-up; some of you may even know an example or two. Now imagine how any nasty break-up would be a hundred times worse if the couple lived together with nowhere else to go.

The bathroom situation may be strange for “just friends” living together, but if Eckerd were to install doors instead of curtains, like Rutgers, I would feel far more comfortable.

Anyone who thinks they can live with someone of the opposite sex can certainly use the same shower and toilet.

One problem with co-ed dorms that I foresee is cleanliness. Boys and girls usually have different levels of cleanliness and organization. Again, I think a co-ed room should be treated like a single sex room – the roommates should know each other and appreciate any lifestyle differences.

Another problem, just like in single sex dorms, could be lifestyle. This is easily avoidable.

By living with a friend, someone whom you know will respect your social living wishes, this should not be a problem. This will also be avoided by not allowing freshmen to live in co-ed housing, as Rutgers has proposed.

A con in this situation is that some people cannot be themselves around the opposite sex. While the person they are living with may be a friend they are comfortable with, that person’s friends of the same sex will spend time in the room as well.

My main concern with people of the opposite sex living together is with couples and or heterosexuals who are unaware the other has feelings. Certainly gay, lesbian and transgendered people should have the right to live with someone with whom they feel most comfortable and I do think that Eckerd should have such housing. However, just because co-ed housing is available does not mean couples should live together.

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photos by Cassie Ochoa The cast of The Gamester during a rehearsal.

Preview

“The Gamester”

BY CASSIE OCHOA Contributing Writer

Eckerd College’s production of “The Gamester” by Freyda Thomas is quite compelling. The play, set in Paris in the 18th century, is a story of love. Valere (played E\ $OH[ 0LVNLQ LV LQ ORYH ZLWK WKH GDUOLQJ $QJHOLTXH SOD\HG E\ 0DHJDQ .XUW] 9DOHUH is also in love with the sport of gambling, something that has depleted his funds and sent him to live in poverty with his VHUYDQW +HFWRU SOD\HG E\ 6KDQH )DUUHOO

Valere constantly swears off gambling, but immediately falls back into his old ways.

When Hector tells him Angelique is going to marry another man, Valere decides he’s going to quit gambling once and for all. What follows is a tale of obsession, addiction, love, sex and deceit.

The two-act production, which opens April 14 at 8 p.m. in Bininger Theater, is

riveting. Director Cynthia Totten has crafted the production into something vibrant. The FRVWXPHV GHVLJQHG E\ -HVVLFD 7KRQHQ

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“The Gamester” begins its run April 14 at 8 p.m. The show plays April 15, 16, 21, 22 and 23 at 8 p.m. as well as April 17 at 2 p.m. in the Bininger Theater. Admission prices are $1 for Eckerd students, $5 for the Eckerd community and $10 general DGPLVVLRQ $ UDIÀH ZLOO EH KHOG LQ WKH OREE\ for those who attend the play.

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Billboard Top Digital Songs:

1.) Born This Way Lady Gaga

2.) On The Floor – Jennifer Lopez ft. Pitbull 3.) F**k You – Cee Lo Green 4.) S&M – Rihanna 5.) E.T. – Katy Perry ft. Kanye West 6.) Blow – Ke$ha 7.) I Need A Doctor – Dr. Dre ft. Eminem & Skylar Grey 8.) F**kin’ Perfect – P!nk 9.) Rolling In The Deep – Adele 10.) Till The World Ends – Britney Spears

Billboard Top Digital Albums:

1.) 21 Adele

2.) Late Nights and Early Mornings – Marsha Ambrosius 3.) Sign No More – Mumford & Sons 4.) Going Out In Style – Dropkick Murphys 5.) Spring Break 3 – Luke Bryan 6.) Town Line – Aaron Lewis 7.) Greatest Hits…So Far!!! – P!nk 8.) My World 2.0 – Justin Bieber 9.) Wounded Rhymes – Lykke Li 10.) Loud – Rihanna

Community – NBC Thursdays 8:00pm Set at the local community college, a group of seven extremely different people get together to form a study group. Starring Joel McHale and Chevy Chase, the entire cast is brilliantly witty. The bromance between Abed Nadir (Danni Pudi) and Troy Barns (Donald Glover) is one that will live on unrivaled in the history of television.

New York Times Best-seller List:

1.) Sing You Home Jodi Picoult

2.)The Wise Man’s Fear - Patrick Rothfuss 3.) River Marked - Patricia Briggs 4.) Water for Elephants - Sarah Gruen 5.) Tick Tock - James Patterson 6.) The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest Stieg Larsson 7.) The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo - Stieg Larsson 8.) Treachery in Death - J.D. Robb 9.) Alone - Lisa Gardner 10.) The Who Played with Fire - Stieg Larsson

sports Year of transition for Rays in AL East

BY WILL CREAGER Sports Editor

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Friday, March 18 v. Ave Maria 2 p.m.

Friday, March 18 v. Ave Maria 2 p.m.

Friday, March 18 v. Florida Southern 7 p.m.

Friday, March 18 v. Barry 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 19 @ Rollins 11 a.m.

Tuesday, March 22 v. Rollins 3 p.m.

Saturday, March 19 v. Florida Southern (DH) 1 p.m.

Saturday, March 19 v. Barry (DH) 1 p.m.

Saturday, March 26 @ Barry 10 a.m.

Friday, March 25 @ Nova Southeastern 2 p.m.

Monday, March 21 v. Carson Newman (DH) 4 p.m.

Tuesday, March 22 v. Clearwater Christian 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 27 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 1 p.m.

Saturday, March 26 @ Barry 10 a.m.

Wednesday, March 23 v. Hillsdale (DH) 5 p.m.

Friday, March 25 @ Florida Southern 7 p.m.

Tuesday, March 29 @ Stetson 2:30 p.m.

Sunday, March 27 @ Palm Beach Atlantic 1 p.m.

Friday, March 25 @ Nova Southeastern 7 p.m.

Saturday, March 26 @ Florida Southern (DH) 1 p.m.

Thursday, March 31 @ Northwood 1 p.m.

Thursday, March 31 @ Northwood 1 p.m.

Saturday, March 26 @ Nova Southeastern (DH) 1 p.m.

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Friday, April 8 @ Saint Leo 3 p.m.

Thursday, April 7 @ Tampa 3 p.m.

Monday, March 28 @ Warner Southern (DH) 2 p.m.

Friday, April 1 v. Nova Southeastern 7 p.m.

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March madness looks set to thrill

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Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s basketball triumphs in overtime

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The Tars were 14-for-16 from the free-throw line in the second half.

photo by Jim Hogue, SSC Senior John Harper (22) shoots over a Rollins player in the Sunshine State Conference tournament finals. The Tritons would wind up losing the game 75-69.

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Tampa Bay Rays preview

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March Madness

Check out the brackets for the NCAA Division I Basketball tournament

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SSC tournament results photo by Doug Thayer Senior John Harper (22) goes for a layup in an 87-73 victory over Saint Leo on Feb. 23.

Eckerd wins first two games but loses 75-69 in tournament finals to Rollins

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