The president of Chad is back in control of his country
now and is encouraging people to return home. There was a rebel
uprising in the capital city of N'Djamena, where the rebels tried to
remove the president from power. During the up rise many people fled
their homes. A Western source
and local sources said the rebels have been moved out of the capital
city of about 44 miles north of N'Djamena. Most
of the people fled across the river to Kousseri, Cameroon.Jacques
Franquin, a UNHCR representative in Cameroon, Tuesday put the number of
refugees crossing into Cameroon at around 40,000.
"We are in total control, not only of the capital, but of all
the country," Idriss Deby said according to The Associated Press.
Government troops are active in the capital of Chad
making the city calm and secure. Many media outlets such as radio and
television have been broadcasting urging the people who fled to
return. . The rebels attempted to overthrow the government on Saturday
by flooding the city.
Seventy-five Americans have been
evacuated from Chad.
Atlantis
finally in orbit
The space
shuttle Atlantis blasted into orbit on Thursday with Europe’s
gift to the international space station, a $2 billion science
lab that has been named Columbus.
The seven-man crew has been delayed for two months
because of fuel gauge problems and bad weather. Over Three
hundred Europeans gathered at the launch site to see their
beloved science lab roar into orbit. Columbus will join the U.S.
lab, Destiny, which was launched aboard Atlantis seven years
ago.
Atlantis’ commander, Stephen Frick, and his U.S.,
German and French crew will reach the space station on Saturday
and begin installing Columbus the very next day. Three
spacewalks are planned during the flight, scheduled to last
twelve days. Besides Columbus, Atlantis will drop off a new
space station resident, French Air Force General Leopold Eyharts,
who will swap places with NASA astronaut Daniel Tani and get
Columbus working. Tani will return to Earth aboard the shuttle,
ending a mission of nearly four months.
SENIOR PROFILE
"I
worked for NASCAR and ESPN… I did an internship for CBS in
Washington DC… participated in critique workshops with Ann
Compton… had a chance to report on the New Hampshire primaries
in Manchester.” Senior
Brittany Bonesteel reflects on her incredible experiences
while a journalism student at Franklin Pierce.
"Poetry
is preeminently the art of language."A published
poet, Professor Marc Smith,
discusses his love for English, animals, hiking and
shares some advice with aspiring writers.
Consumers will spend an average of $77.43 on Valentine's Day
gifts this year.
About one billion Valentine's Day cards are exchanged each year.
Which makes this week's holiday the second largest card-sending
occasions of the year, next to Christmas.
Hallmark has over 1330 different cards specified for Valentine's
Day.
15% of women send themselves
flowers on Valentine's Day.
73% of
people who buy flowers for Valentine's Day are men. 27% are women.
California produces 60% of American roses, but the vast
number sold on Valentine's Day in the United States are imported, mostly
from South America. Approximately 110 million roses, the majority red,
will be sold and delivered with a three day time period.
3% of pet owners will give Valentine gifts to their pets.
64% of men do not make plans in advance for a romantic holiday with
their significant other.
CAMPUS NEWS
What's going on around campus:
Think you can sneak back
into school after suspension? Think again. A new policy will
help to strengthen communication with
academically suspended students, starting with their
mail.
Jazz, sunflowers and now a
new liquor license. Sunflowers
Cafe could help cure your small town blues.
Franklin Pierce
Women's Softball has been seeing as well as anticipating the
changes for this upcoming season, which will include their
first-ever tournament in Tuscon, Arizona.
Pierce Activities Council (PAC)
held their first Super Bowl party
where more students than expected showed up to cheer on their
favorite team.
News Briefs:
Assistant Dean Jules Tetreault and Vice President
Jim Earl are drafting a letter to the school concerning
civility, respect, and "a few judicial outcomes of last
semester." Also addressed in the email will be the unusually
high number of judicial suspensions last semester. According to
Tetreault eight or nine students received judicial suspensions when the
school average for the entire school year is usually eight or
ten. The letter is due to go out within the next two weeks.
Pulp 105.3, the school's student managed radio
station held its first marathon this week. The marathon started
at noon on Monday and will got till 10:00pm on Friday night for
a total of 105 hours.
HPV becoming the leading cause of oral cancer in men
The Human Papilloma virus, also known as HPV, is most commonly
known as the sexually transmitted virus that can cause cervical
cancer and genital warts in women. Studies now suggest that HPV
isn’t just a problem for women, but also for men. With an
estimated 5,600 cases, HPV is becoming the leading cause of oral
cancer in men.
To date there is no cure for HPV, but there are
preventative measures that can be taken, at least for women and
young girls. Gardasil is a HPV vaccine that was developed in
2006 by Merck & Co. The vaccine is given in three parts over a
span of six months. Gardasil isn’t guaranteed to prevent all
kinds of cervical cancer, but it is a big step in the right
direction in terms of prevention of the virus.
Gardasil isn’t given to males currently, but there's a
push for the vaccine to be available to men. Merck & Co. Inc,
plans to have the vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug
Administration later this year.
If you would like to learn more about HPV and Gardasil,
take a look at their website: http://www.gardasil.com
WEEKEND'S BEST BETS
NEW! Give fun a chance this weekend and try something different.
Audra Clark describes her indoor rock climbing experience,
which is available to everyone and just an hour away.
Starting at 6:00pm this Saturday Sisters
and Brothers and Harmonize Most High, featuring Daniel
Carter, will be performing in Peterborough at the
Toadstool Bookshop.
Friday, Feb 8th The Folksoul Band At
Harlows Pub, Peterborough. An 8 piece version of Tattoo! A
fun evening full of Zydeco, Swing and good ol' Rock & Roll
music! Known as New England's Hottest Acoustic Dance Band.
Saturday, February 9th, Pac is taking
students to Boston to see a play called Shear Madness,
about a murder in a hair salon. Tickets are $10 and you
can sign up at the info desk. The Bus departs Peterson Hall
at 2 PM and there will be time before the show to go out to
dinner and shop.
NEW! HOMETOWN HERO
NEW!
This week's 'Hometown Hero' is
junior Mike Gilbert,
from Derry, New Hampshire. He made time to meet with
Exchange staff and discussedhis active participation
in campus activities including being named the new Franklin
Pierce EMS Chief for next year and being a Community
Assistant on campus.
* Happy
Valentine's Day from the Exchange staff. Thanks to Miranda
Lambert's song, "Famous in a Small Town."
THE EXCHANGE: WHO WE ARE
The
Exchange is a student-produced newspaper
that appears weekly. This week's
managing editor
is Patricia Donahue.
"I
worked for NASCAR and ESPN… I did an internship for CBS in
Washington DC… participated in critique workshops with Ann
Compton… had a chance to report on the New Hampshire primaries
in Manchester.” Senior
Consumers will spend an average of $77.43 on Valentine's Day
gifts this year.
HPV becoming the leading cause of oral cancer in men
