The Beacon, November 10, 2008

2Bob Grahamtalks politicspost electionTHIS WEEKON CAMPUSMONDAY NOVEMBER 10WHAT: Phi Mu Presents: Dream DateWHERE: GC BallroomsWHEN: 8 p.mHOW MUCH: Presale: 7 Door: 10GRAHAM, page 1WHAT: C.R.Y.O.U.T. Support Group for WomenWHERE: Everglades Dorm. First FloorWHEN: 8p.mHOW MUCH: FREEon decreasing America’s dependence on foreign oil.For national security,Graham told students the number one threat to America isweapons of mass destruction inthe hands of terrorists. DuringObama’s presidency, he plansto remove all the troops out ofIraq, but leave about 25,000troops in Afghanistan.“America needs to rebuildrelationships with the rest ofthe world,” Graham said.He congratulated all students who voted and recog-WHAT: The Jamaican Cultural Alliance: Class Dance Hall StyleWHERE: GC PitWHEN: 11 a.mHOW MUCH: FREEWHAT: Asian Movie ClubWHERE: GC 150WHEN: 7:30 p.mHOW MUCH: FREEWHAT: Panther RageWHERE: GC 140WHEN: 4 p.mTUESDAY NOVEMBER 11PARADE, page 1WHAT: Automatic Loveletter with SecondHand SerenadeWHERE: Revolution LiveWHEN: 7 p.mHOW MUCH: 20(also known as ‘FIJI’).While being built, the floathad tiny tissue paper decorated around its surface.“That float definitelywon number one,” saidsophmore Julie Osheross.After the parade, whilethe cars were being piledup to be taken back tot h e d e a l e r, a m a s s i v ecelebration, aptly titled‘FIU Ultra’ had studentsWHAT: Miami Book Fair InternationalWHERE: Miami Dade College Wolfson 300 NE 2nd AveWHEN: 12 p.mHOW MUCH: TBAWHAT: South Florida International Auto ShowWHERE: Miami Beach Convention Center 1901 Convention Center DrWHEN: 1 p.mHOW MUCH: 10POLICE NOTESOct. 31 – Nov. 4: Oct. 31: Student William Zamora parked and locked his vehicle in the RedGarage, on the fifth level between 11:07 a.m. to 6:22 p.m. Returning to hisvehicle, he saw that unknown suspect(s) had popped the driver’s side door,stealing his sunglasses. Nov. 3: A student stated that after securing his bicycle at the bicycle racklocated in front of the University Park Towers, he returned to it several hourslater to discover his bicycle had been taken by unknown suspect(s). Nov. 4: A student stated that she parked and secured her bicycle at theGraham Center south side bicycle racks, and then went to class. Uponreturning, she discovered that unknown suspect(s) had taken her bicycle. Nov. 4: Student reported to Public Safety that his/her parking decal had beenstolen from his/her vehicle two days earlier. No suspect(s) at this time.-Compiled by David A. BarriosEDITORIAL BOARDCHARLIE GRAUCHRISTOPHER NECUZEneither do we.Get up to the minutenews, instant sportsupdates. Visit:www.fiusm.comnized one who was standing inthe voting line with him.“You can be a player anduse your political power everyday to make your life easier,” said Graham. “If studentsare passive, then nothing willever get done.After the lecture, Grahamanswered some questions fromthe audience.“Usually when someoneasks a politician a question,they beat around the bush anddon’t really answer the question,” said Dino Atikovic, astudent majoring in international relations. “He did a greatjob, because he answered theJOSEPH KOSANKE/THE BEACONGRAHAM AT GRAHAM: Bob Graham answers questionsfrom students regarding what to expect from a Barack Obamapresidency on Nov. 6 in the Graham Center Ballrooms.questions very honestly.”Even some students whodid not vote for Obama attended the lecture.“I agree with his views onBarack Obama,” said LindaLee, a student majoring inbusiness management. “I didnot vote for Obama, but after what I heard today, I understand a little more aboutObama’s views.”The Honors College inducted Sen. Graham as anhonorary member of theHonors College at the end ofthe lecture.In 1978, Graham waselected Governor of Florida,and in 1986 to the U.S. Senate,where he served three termsand in 2004 wrote the book“Intelligence Matters.” Heretired from public office in2005, and spent the 2005-2006academic year at HarvardUniversity’s Kennedy Schoolof Government.Parade, party popular with studentsWHAT: SPC Veteran Day BBQWHERE: Housing QuadWHEN: 12 p.mHOW MUCH: FREEThe news never stops,www.fiusm.comNEWSThe Beacon – November 10, 2008DANIELLA BACIGALUPOJULIA CARDENUTOJONATHAN DAVILAERIC FELDMANANDREW JULIANVICTORIA LYNCHLEONCIO ALVAREZEDITOR IN CHIEFPRODUCTION MANAGERNEWS DIRECTORBBC MANAGING EDITORLIFE! EDITOROPINION EDITORSPORTS DIRECTORPHOTO EDITORCOPY CHIEFINFORMATIONThe Beacon office is located in the Graham Center, room 210, atthe University Park campus. Questions regarding display advertising and billing should be directed to the Advertising Managerat 305-348-6994. 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Visit us onlineat www.fiusm.comchanging into the Blueand Gold Panther garages,where students and staffboth celebrated the endof the parade with a variety of music provided byrenowned DJs such as DJKaenow and DJ Irie.The event lasted from 8p.m. until 1:15 a.m. in themorning, with glow paintprovided by the Homecoming Committee, whichwas thrown by students toeveryone at the party.Although the partying might be over, withstudents having to waita n o t h e r y e a r, l a s t i n gmemories of their 2008Homecoming week weremade.“This was probably thebest party I’ve ever beento,” said Michelle Cordero, a freshman studyinganethesiology.Aside from the floatparade and the celebrationafterward, Homecoming2008 also featured a weekfull of events, such as thelip sync competition, thePanther Prowl comedyshow and the InterfraternalCouncil 5K walk/run.Yet one staple of thisvery eventful week wascancelled: the naming ofHomecoming King andQueen.After voting for the candidates on Nov. 6, studentslater learned the event hadbeen called off.

AT THE BAYContact UsJulia CardenutoBBC Managing Editoratthebay@fiusm.comThe Beacon – 3www.fiusm.comSGC resolutions addresslack of student parkingBARBARA QUIJANOStaff WriterStudent complaints regarding insufficient parkingspaces at the Biscayne BayCampus have been heard.A solution to the facultyparking spaces left unoccupied throughout the day waspresented at the StudentGovernment Council-BBCgeneral meeting on Nov.5.“Students have complained to me that it takesthem a long time to get totheir classes, so we wantto implement more parkingspaces so that students canget to class in a timely fashion,” said Sholom Neistien,speaker of the senate forSGC-BBC.Any resolutions, council bills or appropriationspresented to SGC requiring a vote must have tworepresentatives as sponsorsbefore being placed on ameeting’s agenda. This excludes a bill proposed bythe president in which caseit must have one representative as a sponsor, accordingto the Student GovernmentAssociation constitution.Two resolutions are being worked on. The first onespecifies and reapportionsfaculty spots and studentparking, while the secondallows students to park onfaculty parking spaces after5 p.m. instead of 7 p.m.“Theseresolutionswould enable students tooccupy these faculty spacestwo hours before,” Neistiensaid.SGC-BBC Vice PresidentKenasha Paul, JessicaSenorin, a journalism andmass communication senator and Neistien proposedthese resolutions.“There is a lack of student parking spaces, andmost of the faculty lots areempty,” Neistien said.For a resolution to bepassed, it must first be readat the general council meeting. The following week,the resolution is read a second time, followed by avote, depending on whetherit must be amended. Oncethe resolution is passed, itis sent to administration forNovember 10, 2008HOMECOMING SHOWDOWNapproval.“When it gets sent tothe administration, it showsthat students have concernand hopefully the administration will be wise enoughto implement the resolutionterms and reapportion faculty parking spaces to students,” Neistien said.The first reading tookplace Nov. 6, and the council agreed that the resolution needed to be more specific regarding time, desiredfaculty spaces and theirlocation.“We want to haveSenorin look and see howmany spots would be preferableandadequate,”Neistien said.Assuming that both resolutions are approved by administration, three resolutions will have passed thisyear, with the first addressing the voucher system forfootball games.“Any student can approach any senator with anissue to write a resolution,”Neistien said. “This SGA isreally working for studentsand students only.”Panther Power seeks SGAapproval as standing councilBARBARA QUIJANOStaff WriterPep rallies, as well as pajama and tailgate parties, are some of the events PantherPower has offered students at the BiscayneBay Campus.The Panther Power cabinet is striving tobe a standing council to gain active membersand more respect, according to Natalie Vera,Panther Power director.“Panther Power is a spirit organizationthat has to do with Athletics. [We’re] tryingto get students to be more involved and participate on campus, as well as at games, putting on events prior to games to increase thehype,” said Vera, a junior majoring in criminal justice.Currently, the cabinet director is the onlymember who receives a salary.As a standing council, all members of theexecutive board would be paid.The council would then be funded by theStudent Government Association.Panther Power would have to let SGA andadvisers know about their plans and events,but the council would still make final decisions for the group.“Panther Power is kind of already treatedas a standing council,” said Kenasha Paul,vice president of SGC-BBC. “[The] only[difference] would be that their [vice president], treasurer and secretary would be eligible to get paid. The money would come outof our SGA funds, and it wouldn’t be thatmuch.”The amount of money allocated to PantherPower, if it becomes a standing council,would depend on how much the budget isnext year.Panther Rage, based at University Park,is similar to BBC’s Panther Power. Both organizations are trying to come up with somekind of collaboration to make it a unifiedname, according to Vera.“I would still like to have it as a standingcouncil so that maybe in the following years,whoever is the president or director can goahead and move on from there,” Vera said.“If we can come to a common ground, alllogistics are there. It’s very feasible for themto become a standing council,” Paul said.A resolution sponsored by two senators would have to pass in order for PantherPower to be a standing council.Paul, Neistien and Laura Torres, lower division senator, offered to sponsor and helpVera write the resolution.“We’re cool with it,” Paul said. “That wassomething I wanted to work on as well.”Panther Power has been active for seven years and currently has more than 100members.“We are growing intensely; [the] growthis unbelievable from last year to this year.We want students to have fun and enjoythemselves in all of our events,” said Vera.“I’m a little worried that if I don’t do thisnow, it will be pushed back. So it’s just basically moving forward after I leave.”BEACON STAFF/THE BEACONSCHOOL SPIRIT: As part of a week of events celebrating Homecoming, students competed in a water balloon toss outside the Wolfe University Centeron Nov. 6, at a pep rally organized by Panther Power (top).Also part of the festivities was the Step Show, sponsored by the StudentProgramming Council, at the WUC Ballrooms on the night of Nov. 6. Thewinning men’s team was from the Iota Phi Theta fraternity (middle), while thewinning women’s team represented the Zeta Phi Beta sorority (bottom.)

The Beacon – August 28, 2006www.fiusm.comHOMECOMING 2008512JOSEPH KOSANKE/THE BEACON4JESSE MEADOWS/THE BEACON567VICTORIA LYNCH/THE BEACON8JESSE MEADOWS/THE BEACONJAVIER DE LA VEGA/THE BEACONJESSE MEADOWS/THE BEACONJAVIER DE LA VEGA/THE BEACON5VICTORIA LYNCH/THE BEACON43HOMEcoming20Homecoming week featured many activities to get students excited for the lasthome football game versus Arkansas StateUniversity.On Nov. 3, a lip syncing contest was heldat FIU Arena. Students performed in frontof hundreds of their peers, interpreting thenight’s theme, “Reel Out the Spirit” (4,7).Panther Prowl was on Nov. 4, and comedians Craig Robinson, DJ Efren, Ralphie Mayand Tony Rock performed (2).The Homecoming Parade was held be-08tween the Blue and Gold Garages on Nov.7 at 6 p.m. Several stux-dent organizationscreated floats to parade around the roundabout (3,8).FIU Ultra, an outdoor foam and paintparty, also took place on Nov. 7 at 8 p.m. between the Blue and Gold Garages (1,5,6).The Golden Panthers went on to defeatArkansas State 22-21 in Saturday’s game.Photo galleries for these events may befound at fiusm.com/galleries.

Contact UsEric FeldmanOpinion Editoropinion@fiusm.comThe Beacon – 6OPINIONUniversity outlines expected behavior atsporting events; rules not hard to abideWith FIU’s rapid growth hascome new buildings, traditionsand issues our young university has never had to deal withbefore.This is especially clear withAthletics, more specifically, thefootball program.This year alone, The Beaconhas reported several incidents thathave occurred at home footballgames such as 47 students beingcharged with underage drinking,students making offensive chantsto a University of South Floridafootball player while he laid motionless on the ground after injuring himself and students rushingthe field after a win over MiddleTennessee.With the new FIU GoldenPanthers Pledge of Honor, FanCode of Conduct, the Universityhas rightfully taken a steadfastapproach to try to educate thestudent body about what behavior is acceptable at FIU sportingevents. The Fan Code of Conductstates that the following behaviorwill not be tolerated: Threatening, abusive or disruptive behavior Standing in aisles, portals orconcourses Entering the field of play(during or after the game), unless properly credentialed or accompanied by an authorized staffmember Profane or abusive language Smoking, except where permitted (NE and SW designatedgrassy corners of the stadium) Throwing objects in standsincluding paper or plasticcups/bottles Fighting Possession of alcohol insidethe stadium except in designatedareas (Stadium Club or Suites) Failure to comply with lawenforcement officials or stadiumstaff Public intoxicationThese rules are reasonableand will allow students and fansto enjoy the college sporting experience. The Beacon stronglyrecommends for students andfaculty to familiarize themselveswith these rules.Being a young university, wehave yet to deal with these issues.Although the University has hadsports programs since the 60s,the football program was firstlaunched in 2002 and is finallybeginning to establish a winningtradition that is generating interest among students and alumni.The Fan Code of Conductwill set the foundation for fans ofFIU sports to understand what isexpected of them and eliminateany ambiguity of what is or notallowed.The University and Athleticshave done their part to educatestudents about what proper behavior is expected at a FIU sporting events. Most of it is prettymuch common sense anyway.The FIU Golden PanthersPledge of Honor, Fan Code ofConduct is posted outside of thestudent entrance and clearly visible for fans who are entering theFIU Football Stadium. At FirstYear Experience classes, professors are making sure students arelearning about this policy.With that being said, pleadingignorance is no acceptable excuse if any fan is caught breaking any of these rules, becauseagain, they are pretty much common sense.The University has done itspart to try to educate fans aboutthis policy, now it’s up to fans tohold up their part of the bargain.What does that entail?Reading, understanding therules and obeying them.LETTER TO THE EDITORSupporters responsible for historic victoryPanthers, we did it. We areliving history!On Nov. 4, 2008, BarackObama was elected Presidentof the United States.It could not have been donewithout you. To everyone thatvoted for him, to everyonethat supported him, to everyone that convinced their family, friends and neighbors tovote for change this year, hereis a special thank you from allof us from the FIU Studentsfor Obama.As our organization comesNovember 10, 2008www.fiusm.comto a close, we wanted to applaud the efforts of the FIUStudents for McCain group;the odds were against you, butyou still gave it all you had oncampus. We might have hadour differences, but in end, Ihope we can come together asAmericans and unite as we always have, as we always will.Hector SucoPresidentFIU Students for ObamaTURN IT DOWNThe truth about MP3 players revealedKIMBERLY ENGLEHARDTContributing WriterCan you hear me now?I said, can you hear menow? No, this isn’t anotherVerizon Wireless commercial. This is a public serviceannouncement from yourvery own ears. Hearing lossno longer applies to old people. It applies to us as well,more than ever before.Before you block me outwith your snazzy iPod ortune up your radio at fullblast, listen to me hearme out while you stillcan! I don’t want my warnings to fall on deaf ears.But, let’s get down tobusiness. Please lower thevolume of your music player. Believe me, it would betimes that has happenedto me.One time, I satnext to this guy whohad his iPod so loud Icould decipher the songhe was listening to.Although I got freelistening time sitting next to him, Icouldn’t help butlament his future.Users listening athigh volumes for more thanan hour a day each week riskpermanent hearing loss afterfive years. Sadly, people inour generation will not realize the damage until it’s toolate.According to The NewYork Times, “If young people continue to listen to music for long periods of timeUsers listening at high volumes for more than an hour aday each week risk permanenthearing loss after five years.music to your ears if youcan just practice safer hearing. (Yes, another pun, butwe got to talk about thishear and now!)According to The NewYork Times, a European report said that “those wholistened for five hours aweek at high-volume settings exposed themselves tomore noise than permitted inthe noisiest factory or workplace. Maximum volume onsome devices can generateas much noise as an airplanetaking off nearby.”Ouch. And you thoughtmusic’s a great therapy. Itis, but only if the personnext to you can’t hear it. Icannot tell you how manyand at high volume levelsduring several years, theyrun the risk of developinghearing loss by the time theyreach their mid-twenties.”I don’t know about you,but I’m seriously reconsidering how much time I’mspending with my MP3player.Furthermore, there aremany reports of temporaryor persistent tinnitus inducedby loud music. According toata.org, tinnitus is “the perception of sound in the earsor head where no externalsource is present.” In layman’s terms, some peopledescribe it as “ringing in theears” or “head noise.” Youprobably had that sensation before when you leavea very loud club. The annoyance usually goes away.However, prolongedexposure to loudmusic canleadt othateuphoniouspermanentsound in yourears. Who wouldwant to live with that?That’s why MP3 playersand iPods are considereda particular threat becauseear-bud type headphonescan lead to a greater soundexposure than other types oflistening devices.“Your typical listener isnot at risk if they are listening in a quiet situation, butif they are in a noisier situation, such as commuting,they very easily are going tobe at risk,” said audiologistDr. Brian Fligor, accordingto an interview on ScienceDaily.com. Dr. Fligor’s studyconcluded that 80 percentof people listen at dangerous levels when backgroundnoise comes into play.Dr. Fligor later explainedthat as sound travels throughthe ear canal, it ends up inthe inner ear. When it’s tooloud, tiny hair cells, whichcommunicate informationto the brain, are either damaged or destroyed. Thesehair cells are not conditionedto withstand loud noises foran extended period of time.Over time, the constant loudmusic can permanently damage the hair cells and yourhearing.According to The NewYork Times, a study recommends to limit listeningtime to one hour per dayand “setting the volume tono more than 60 percentof maximum sound outputwhen using headphonesthat are placed over the ears— and even less when usingear buds.”One day after listening toloud music for many years,you’ll remember me. Onlythen you’d wish you could“hear me” out when I askedyou to lower the volume ofyour music device.Remember, you might“hear” today, but it might begone tomorrow!

www.fiusm.comSPORTSThe Beacon – November 10, 20087Rivest makes 5 FGs,sets kicking recordFOOTBALL, page 8VICTORIA LYNCH/THE BEACONRECORD SETTER: Junior kicker, Dustin Rivest, set FIU’s singlegame record for field goals made after connecting on five inthe Golden Panthers win over Arkansas State. He made fieldgoals from 42, 33, 43, 35, and 37 yards.CLASSIFIEDSFOR RENTHammocks Trails (West Kendall) 1/1 completely furnishedand equipped. Parking, pool, fitness center, 890. Move inwith first month, security deposit. 786-343-1314down pass from CoreyLeonard, as and answer, andthat made the score 14-9, infavor of Arkansas St. DustinRivest added his fourth fieldgoal to close the third quarterwith a 14-12 score.Arkansas St. opened the final frame with a 12-yard scoring run from Derek Lawson.Rivest added his fifth fieldgoal, and the score stood at 2112 with 11:28 remaining.After a four-yard BrettShankle punt, FIU found itself with starting a drive at theArkansas St. 42 yard line. Onthe first down, McCall completed a pass to tight end EricKirchenberg for 28 yards, butFIU would not be able to sustain the momentum, and wouldsettle for a field goal, whichRivest missed from 27 yards.FIU’s defense forced athree-and-out, and the nextShankle punt was fielded byHilton, who leads the countryin total yards per game, with anaverage of 198.7, and returned27 yards, to the Arkansas St.38-yard line.The following play will godown in the FIU annals, beingmentioned among the greatestin school history.On the first down, PaulMcCall attempted to hand theball off to T.Y. Hilton who wasmotioning from the left of theshotgun formation. The exchange was sloppy, and theyfumbled, and as Hilton bootedthe ball backward, and eventually picked it up, McCallthrew, what would prove to bethe block that allowed Hiltonto make the play. The freshman receiver scooped up theball and sprinted back to hisleft, and threw a wobbly passto a wide open Junior Mertilein the end zone, to give FIU itswinning margin, after addingthe point after touchdown.“When I recovered thefumble and saw Junior wideopen, all I thought was ‘I’vegot to get him the ball.’ WhenJunior caught it and I heard thecrowd go crazy, I started goingcrazy too.” said Hilton, who isjust 93 yards shy of tying CoryMcKinney’s single season highof 890, set in 2002.FIU will have a week offbefore hosting LouisianaMonroe on Nov. 22.Coach Cristobal assuagesdoubts of a letdown after thebreak. “Our focus has turned towinning every day, as opposedto winning the whole thing.”VICTORIA LYNCH/THE BEACONMOVING UP THE CHARTS: Through just eight careergames played, T.Y. Hilton already ranks fifth on the FIUcareer receiving yardage list.BOX SCOREFIUASUFirst Att-Int13-26-116-34-0Return Yards103143Punts stTime of Possesion0-022:221-037:38RUSHING — FIU: Reams 13-25, McCall 4-17, Ned 1-15,Owens 1-8 ASU: Arnold 22-113, Leonard 18-55, Lawson 630-1, McLennan 1-20PASSING — FIU: McCall 15-33-321-0, Hilton 1-1-38-0ULL: Leonard 13-26-149-1RECEIVING — FIU: Hilton 6-199, Ellingson 2-57,Kirchenberg 2-37

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