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Empty Bowls fundraiser takes place Nov. 29 in Pub at lunch.
 


The Exchange

"We wonder, wonder, wonder who - who wrote the book."*
 



ISSUE 31
Nov. 27-Dec. 1, 2006

[Past Issues]
 

FRONT PAGE  LOCAL NEWS

FRONT PAGE

LOCAL NEWS:
  CAMERAS
 
MADDEN
 
UPALLNIGHT
 
CERAMICS
  CRESTVIEW

SPORTS:
  TONY


BLOGS:
  CRISTAL
 
JIMI
  MOLLY
  TONY
  PATRICIA

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INTERNATIONAL NEWS NATIONAL NEWS

Lebanese Christian Cabinet minister Pierre Gemayel was shot dead by apparent assassins in Beirut- Senior Lebanese government officials said.  The killing is set to deepen the political crisis in which the Lebanese government is currently locked in a power struggle with pro-Syrian factions led by Hezbollah.
  
  The United States described Tuesday's killing as an "act of terrorism," a senior U.S. official said on Tuesday, according to Reuters.
    
In the ongoing political crisis, all five Shiite Muslim ministers and one Christian in Prime Minister Fouad Siniora's 24-member Cabinet resigned over the creation of an international tribunal to probe the assassination of Hariri. 
    
Former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri's assassination in 2005 led to a wave of anti-Syrian protests, dubbed the "Cedar Revolution," and the withdrawal of Syria's military from Lebanon. Syria had dominated Lebanon since 1976, when Syrian troops entered in the early days of Lebanon's civil war.


Survey says U.S is the most unfriendly country to visitors-According to a survey given out by the Discover American Partnership, international travelers see the U.S. as the world's worst country in getting a visa and getting past immigration officials.
      Visa delays and immigration are keeping foreign visitors away from the U.S. and costing the U.S. billions of dollars in lost revenue, according to the advocacy group.
   In the survey 2,011 people were polled from 16 different countries.
   More than half of the people surveyed said that immigration officials were rude and another two-thirds said that they feared they would be detained because of simple mistakes in their paperwork.
SPORTS STUFF
   
  Millions of  Americans include football into their Thanksgiving traditions.  This year there will be three NFL games on this holiday.
 
THE EXCHANGE: WHO WE ARE


  
  
      We always welcome your questions and
         comments. We want to hear what you have
         to say. You can contact us at
  
      exchange@franklinpierce.edu. Drop us a line and   
         let us know your thoughts. This week's
         managing
editor is Molly Jackson.

 

          The Exchange Staff (click for photos)
 

 

 

CAMPUS NEWS

Read about what's happening on campus

BLOGGING

     
Cristal's Blog: I'm thankful for life.
   
Jimi's Blog:
SSDP update.
    
Tony's Blog:  After surgery on my mouth, I am thankful for  
    my health.
  
 Molly's Blog: What I'm thankful for.
    Patricia's Blog: Everything to be thankful for.
 
HEALTH AWARENESS

November is National Adoption Awareness Month.  The National Council for Adoption's mission is to work for the welfare of children in the attempt to find them loving, permanent homes.

For more information on the council and its mission visit www.adoptioncouncil.org

 
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
   
    
Israel planning to build futuristic weapons

     Israel is in the process of creating a robot with the use of nanotechnology.  The robot that will be named the “bionic hornet,” will be used to detect unreachable enemies in unreachable places.
     The flying robot will have the capabilities to chase, photograph and even kill the enemy they are chasing. 
     The “bionic hornet,” is just one of several other weapons that are being created to help fight off enemies.  The other weapon that is in the process of being created are “super gloves,” which will have the strength and power of a bionic man, as well as sensors that will detect suicide bombers.
     Researchers are starting to use nanotechnology in all of these projects for Israel’s’ security department, with the use of this technology researchers will be able to find solutions to the many problems that the army has yet to address.
     Israel has been contemplating these new weapons ever since the war in Lebanon.  Instead of spending $100 million dollars on a plane, researchers and Israeli officials decided that it would be more beneficial to use the money on smaller and more futuristic weapons.
     The 34-day war in Lebanon ended in mid-August.  The war killed more than 1,200 Lebanese, mostly civilians, and 157 Israelis soldiers.  The prototypes for these futuristic weapons are expected to be out within three years.
 


    
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