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wed mar-04 N S I D http://73S37ier.stetson.edu a'-- »—Zl&JH^AjaM.x^gHliJ**.:..^ <A^,i|i_f'.;iJ«J^»^.^;,|f.-%ffrni'1 vn'i7a»—'i- I ".-ii1. ■-'■•■! - -- OPINIONS: Sex, stereotypes reveal prejudices page 4a WHAT'S iksids News 2a Opinions 4A Life ib Classifieds 24 Sports 53 Etcetera 6 a issue i § volume i "1 £ MMygM''^ -hi,^rt«Ai«» LIFE: Darrell Hammond, Finesse Mitchell perform at Stetson page World Food Program asks for altruism By Liz Chaille ASSOCIATE NEWS EDITOR On Thurs., Mar. 18th, at 7pm in the Rinker Auditorium of the Lynn Business Center, students had a chance to hear Judith Lewis, the US Director for the World Food Program, speak on "World Hunger in the Global Community". This lecture was sponsored by Model UN and Club Bridge. First-year political science and philosophy major Greg Nolan, president of the Model UN, said that he organized this lecture "mainly because here in the richest nation in the world, we don't think about other places much.... We should share food responsibility for our neighbors [developing countries] as Dr. Lewis does." About 45 people attended the event. Students learned that the most pressing health risk in the world today is lack of food, causing 24,000 people, mostly women and children, to die each year from hunger. Lewis also mentioned that some organizations that help with global hunger say that we are making no progress on the hunger war, or that we have lost it. Despite this, the World Food Program is still trying hard to help. Rather than continuing directly on the hunger topic, the lecture took a Spin into discussing how HIV and AIDS are killing so many people in Developing countries. Lewis stated that because of the disease being so rampant In some parts of Africa, one in five children under the age of fifteen, will be orphaned by this time next year and that the life expectancy is rapidly dropping. Lewis was able to tie this information into the hunger topic by saying that one of the contributing factors to it being so rampant is a lack of nutrition. Without proper nutrition, they are unable to fight the disease as well as people who have adequate to abundant nutrition. According to Lewis, "People who have access to better types of food and highly nutritious food can better fight off the diseases until a cure is found for HIV and AIDS, the pandemonium will continue to spin out of control." "In addition to destroying families [through death], we see the disease is also destroying agriculture," Lewis added. This is because with so many people dying, they are less people to work, so the manpower to manage the crops is drastically dropping, providing less food, and adding to the problem. As well, it is destroying chances for some children to have a future. Lewis also mentioned that usually, "Whenever someone in the family is suffering, the kids are pulled out of school to help out at home." From here she went on to talk about what the World Food Program is doing within schools in some of these countries. "We have launched a new campaign. It's called the 19 Cents a Day Campaign," Lewis went on to say. For an average of 19 cents a day the see HUNGER, page 2a ^Reporter Contact Us 421 N. Woodland Blvd. #8409 DeLand, FL 32720-3751 ' 386.822.7224 ' FAX 386.822.7233 reporter^? sretson.edu reporter__newsM_.stetson.edu opinionsfestetson.edu life,.'*" stetson.edu etcetera{f{ stetson.edu sports(S' stetson.edu onlinefe stetson.edu advertise."^stetson, edu GREEK v/ESK DANCE: Members of Alpha Chi Omega perform at Greek Sing. The sorority won first place on Friday, adding 100 points to their total score, photo by liz erlenbach SING: Three members of Sigma Nu perform at Greek Sing, photo by liz erlenbach By Liz Erlenbach news editor i Beta Phi sorority and Delta Sigma Phi fraternity won the annual Greek Week competition, held Mar. 15 through 20 for the Greek organizations on campus. This is the first year that Delta Sigma Phi has participated in Greek Week, having just formed two years ago. "Greek Week provides the opportunity for Greeks to engage in friendly competition by demonstrating pride and unity for their chapter and the system," said Rosalie Carpenter, Associate Director of Student Activities. The event has been held at Stetson for more than fifty years. "It's just to recognize that we're out there, and to have a good time," said Collier Black, co-chair of the Greek Week committee and member of Sigma Phi Epsilon. The week's theme was "Luck of the Greeks." "Greek Week was supposed to be this coming week, but we wanted it to be on St. Patrick's Day so that people would be more excited about going out if it were a holiday, said Lauren Jones, co-chair of the Greek Week committee and member of Alpha Xi Delta. Greek Week banners were submitted for judging on Monday at noon. The banners were required to incorporate the Greek Week theme, as well as the concept of unity among the various organizations. For sororities, the winner was Alpha Xi Delta. Second place went to Pi Beta Phi, and Zeta Tau Alpha received third place. Delta Sigma Phi won first place for the fraternities. Sigma Nu received second place, and third place went" to Phi Sigma Kappa. The first event of the week was a Greek-wide picture taken in front of the Carlton Union Building on Monday. Members.were asked to wear their jerseys, and those who did received points for their sorority or fraternity. That night, students attended CSA's Big Show, which featured Saturday Night Live comedians Finesse Mitchell and Darrell Hammond. The percentage of members of a chapter attending the show determined the number of points they received. A bowling contest was held on Tuesday at Sunshine Lanes for the Greek chapters. Each chapter had a team of five people, who played two games each. The highest score of the two games was taken. For sororities, Pi Beta Phi won first, with Zeta Tau Alpha taking second and Alpha Chi Omega receiving third. Sigma Phi Epsi- —... >_; _ Ion received first place for the fraternities, with Lambda Chi Alpha taking second and Phi Sigma Kappa winning third. On Wed., St. Patrick's Day, Greek students were asked to wear green in honor of the holiday, for which they again received points. 'That night, they attended standards, an informational session concerning issues pertinent to students. Six standards sessions are required each year by the university. Wednesday's standards session focused on diversity, the history of St. Patrick's Day, and the Irish culture. Dr. Dixon Sutherland, professor of religious studies, gave the lecture, which lasted about twenty minutes. "It was a change from the typical standards," said Black. On Thurs., Greek students were asked to wear their official Greek Week t-shirts with the theme and logo on them. The shirts depicted a leprechaun with a pot of gold containing various Greek letters. One of the main events of Greek Week, the Greek Olympics, took place on Thurs. night. Events included an egg toss, inflatable obstacle course, tug of war, dunk tank, a chariot race, and a jousting event. Alpha Xi Delta won first place for the sororities, with Pi Beta Phi taking second place and Zeta Tau Alpha receiving ======>— third. For the fraternities, Delta Sigma Phi won first, Alpha Tau Omega won second, and Pi Kappa Phi won third. Friday night brought the other main event, Greek Sing, a dance and lip-sync contest in which each chapter performs a routine that relates in some way to the theme of Greek Week and Greek unity in general. Alpha Chi Omega received first place for the sororities, performing a rainbow-colored medley of songs that culminated with a remixed version of "Somewhere Over the Rainbow." "It was just amazing, we see GREEK, page 2a "Greek Week provides... friendly competition by demonstrating pride and unity for their chapter and the system." If li iy mm aura By Liz Erlenbach NEWS EDITOR On Mar. 16th, two Republican candidates for the U.S. senatorial seat being vacated by Bob Graham spoke at a forum held in the Rinker Auditorium of the Lynn Business Center. The forum, organized by junior political science major Debbie Faulkner, aimed to get students more involved in the political process. "This is to learn more about the political process and to put our voices in," she said while introducing moderator Roland Via, a radio host for WELE 1380 AM. The candidates in attendance were Larry Klayman, the founder of Judicial Watch, a non-profit conservative foundation that promotes political and legal reform, and Dr. Gwyn McClellan, an entrepreneur and lobbyist. Bill McCollum was additionally scheduled to attend, but was called out of town and canceled just prior to the event. Each candidate had the opportunity to make a three-minute opening statement. Next, Via read questions written by Stetson students to the candidates, and they each had one minute to answer each question, for 15 questions. Finally, the audience had the opportunity to ask the candidates questions. Klayman was introduced and made his opening statement first. He referred to himself as "a proud Republican conservative. A true Republican, in the style of Lincoln and Reagan." He went on to express some of his viewpoints. "I'm a social, as well as economic, conservative," he said. He also told the audience, "I'm not taking any political action money, no special interest money," to avoid feeling like he was controlled by special interests'. McClellan made her opening statement next. She said, "I didn't come here to get your vote today... I came because I believe in youth." She stated, "I am a Republican, but first and foremost, I am a Floridian." In addition, she read a message to Floridians, which stated in part, "I am the most qualified, the most competent, the most dedicated and the most sincere one to walk in Senator Bob Graham's shoes." Next, the candidates began answering questions. One question asked how much more time and money should be spent in Iraq. Klayman said, "American citizens should not have to pay for the recon struction of Iraq." He expressed the idea that Iraq had plenty of money, and see FORUM, page 2a CANDIDATE: Dr. Gwyn McClellan answers a question at the senatorial forum held Tuesday. She is one of 18 candidates for Bob Graham's seat, photo by liz erlenbach u. u.. IS??-? *•- . ™;ji'^r3T,.-! ,'_l . *../*£.>*.&*?,_ ___.'__*__;ir\t *■■ r* -■*..«:'. .■,... I ^.. ______. '-^t'.<