Al
Qaeda-linked insurgents disguised as Yemeni forces
attacked and killed six Yemeni police and four civilians
on Wednesday.
When insurgents bombed the outer wall of the U.S.
Embassy in Sanaa and opened fire on Yemeni authorities,
six Yemeni police and four civilians, one an American
from New York, were killed.
"We are saddened to confirm that among the victims
of yesterday's terrorist attack against our Embassy in
Sanaa, Yemen, was Susan El-Baneh, an American citizen,"
said Robert Wood, as reported by CNN.com.
Attackers detonated two car bombs in order to break
the wall and then go on foot through the breach in the
wall. Six of the attackers, one wearing a suicide vest,
were killed.
California rats to be monitored by
orbiting satellite
Satellite photos from space will now be put use
in monitoring the endangered species of Giant
Kangaroo rats.
The same satellite that is used by Israeli
defense forces will now be used by scientists to
observe the circular patches where rats gather
food for their burrows. With the observations,
scientists plan to have the first-ever accurate
population count of the rodents.
Scientists and
researchers hope to understand why the
population of the rats has fluctuated.
The satellite technology is being used on
the Carrizo Plain, 150 miles southwest of
Fresno, California – the home to the remaining
populations of kangaroo rats.
SPORTS
The
Franklin Pierce Men's Soccer team is off to a slow start, but an
offensive explosion ended the Ravens' losing streak
and scoring drought on Tuesday night.
What does Ravens sophomore goalkeeper
Carl Contrascier have in common with NFL
quarterbacks Matt Cassel and Aaron Rodgers? He has some
big shoes to fill - and he's determined to do it.
The Franklin Pierce Field Hockey team has already
tripled their win total from last season, just seven games into
the 2008 season. Head Coach Meighan Guiney
has still higher hopes for this year's team.
Women's Rugby is back for more this semester,
and their fall schedule will feature home games against Lyndon State
College and Southern Vermont College on October 5 and 19. They also have a big goal in mind: respect.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
Music Review
“There is a war going on for your mind.” That is the first line
of the first song on the Flobots new album "Fighting With
Tools." This three year old band came out of the Denver music
scene and has just recently broken onto the national scene.
The Flobots are overtly political which may seem like
they are shoving their ideals down your throat to a mainstream
audience used to any band that dares to be political using
metaphors and ambiguous language. At times they may seem
pretentious and a little over the top but their sound is very
different to anything else on the mainstream market at the
moment. They fluidly merge such divergent sounds as hip hop,
rock, jazz, and even classical.
Since the end of the 90’s most mainstream music has
been mind-numbingly shallow, every song I hear on the radio
sounds like I’ve heard it before. It’s human nature to initially
reject that which is new and different but while their sound
might still be a little rough around the edges they deserve to
be given a chance.
Highlights of the album would have to be "Stand up,"
"Handlebars," and "Anne Braden."
Their music videos for "Handlebars" and "Rise" can be
found on
YouTube.com and a list of their concerts can be found
on the Flobots
homepage. They have several concerts in the area next month.
The Big Mac is one of the most
well-known sandwiches in the
United States, but what would
compel someone to eat 23,000 of
them.
The Associated Press reported
last week that Don Gorske of
Fond Du, Wisconsin began eating
Big Macs on a daily basis
beginning on May 17, 1972. He
eats two Big Macs and two
parfaits per day, and has kept
track of the amount he has eaten
by saving the receipts.
“Sometimes people call me a
freak but it doesn’t bother me,”
said Gorske, who suffers from
obsessive-compulsive disorder.
“I just say respect people as
they are. I just want to make
sure people understand I’m not
going to change.”
Gorske says he stays in good
shape, walking about 10 miles
per day, and weighs under 200
pounds.
According to the report, Gorske
learned that McDonald’s keeps
track of the number of customers
the fast food franchise serves.
Already interested in numbers,
he began counting the number of
Big Macs he ate.
While eating 23,000 Big Macs in
36 years is a difficult
challenge, Gorske has eaten
McDonald’s signature sandwich
all but eight of 13,140 days he
was able to go to the
restaurant. On two days he did
not eat a Big Mac because of
work, other times he couldn’t
find a McDonald’s. He also
skipped a Big Mac on
Thanksgiving in 2000, as well as
when a snowstorm in 1982 kept
him off the roads.
“That’s when I started a habit
where I kept them in the
freezer,” he said.
One day in 1988 he fulfilled a
promise his mother requested he
make. The day she died he did
not eat a Big Mac. He also kept
one more promise for her:
“I also promised her I wouldn’t
cut my hair and in 20 years I
haven’t.”
...Do the five
day drag once more. *The Easy Beats - "Friday On My Mind"
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CAMPUS NEWS
What's going on around campus:
The University addresses the
lack of late night eating alternatives by offering to work with
two students who have suggested a
late night
food cart.
An FPU student put her foot down
and
helped initiate a
new anti-hate policy on campus that will bring swift
action against such incidents in the future.
"The
food was out of this world and Rocky rocked the house," said
sophomore Steve Yuen the first Frankie P Friday. Find out what
other funky fresh eventsnew Assistant Director of Student Involvement Derek Scalia
has in store for us.
Sodexo has more plans for
green caf: Going trayless willcause students to only take what they can carry and what
they know they will eat, cutting back food waste, and discouraging.
But before they do, the caf will need some renovations.
News Briefs:
The director of
the Theater Department's latest play, Nancy Stone, was pleased that seven
freshmen auditioned for the fall production on September 8th.
The play, titled "TV," is a comedy spoofing reality television.
(Reported by Danielle Cote)
After a hiatus that started in
the late nineties, the Education Club has returned to
Franklin
Pierce University. Professor Lynn Chandler re-started the
club this year for students
to "establish a community of those involved in education. They
[the students] will receive
professional development offerings, and will participate in a
mentoring program." The
club will meet in Pierce Hall every other Monday from 12:30
until 1:30. Any student is
allowed to join the club regardless of their major. For more
information contact Professor
Chandler via email. (Reported by Frangelica Odell)
The head of
Campus Safety, Stuart Mitchell, will be putting officers on
bicycles. This plan has been in the works for two years.
"Studies have shown that officers on motorcycles and bicycles
are more approachable," Mitchell stated in an interview on
Monday. The new program will start with one biker and will grow.
(Reported by Nate Sermini)
Also, a Campus Safety
substation will be opening in Cheshire Hall as a test run on
October 1st. Residents on upper campus can go to this new CS
office for help instead of the main office at the end of
University Drive. The substation does not yet have set hours
of operation. (Reported by Sheila Marie Vargas)
FEATURES
Junior Jeff Woods' motives
for participating in the Franklin Pierce Survivorwere purely mercenary but the prize he walked away with
had a different value than you would think.
From ski lifts to wedding
bells - read about this modern day fairy tale
that one Franklin Pierce student is living. But this
story has some ogres, too, who are telling her she'd doing
the wrong thing.
WEEKEND'S BEST BETS
The "Late Night Players"
will be performing their unique brand of sketch comedy
Friday the 19th in Pierce Hall at 8 p.m.
MASSCAN/NORML Freedom Rally
Weekend: Friday the 19th-Award show and music performances
by Robbie Roadsteamer, Super Power, Gutter Head, The Force
and others at The Middle East in Cambridge Mass. Cover
charge $12 at the door, 18+. Saturday - Boston freedom rally
at Boston Common, free music performances by DJ Slim, Sullee,
Graveyard BBQ and many others. For more info go to
http://masscann.org/masscann/freedom-rally.
Mindful Book & Ephemera
Friday Night Jam Session. All welcome to perform. Begins at
7 p.m. 29 Main Street, Jaffrey.
Boston Comedy Festival:
Semi-final round at the Hard Rock Cafe in Boston. Doors open
at 6 p.m. Tickets are $18.
HEALTH AWARENESS
Testosterone
and You
Commitment
According toDr. Yvonne
Kristín Fulbright, "Having
higher testosterone levels is typically considered a good thing
for men when it comes to their sex drive. Yet research
continually finds that males with higher testosterone levels
marry less often are more abusive in their marriages and divorce
more regularly. Why does this hurt him? Married men see more
action than single men. A University of Chicago National Sex
Survey found single men are 20 times more likely to be celibate
than married men."
He
was how big?
Fulbright also reported that "research out of the University of
Liverpool in England indicated the size of a man's ring fingers
and genitals are directly related to how much testosterone he
received in the womb. The more testosterone he received, the
longer his penis. In ‘Sex on the Brain,' Dr. Daniel Amen further
explains how this measures up. If a man's ring fingers are
longer than his index fingers, this means there were highly
testosterone levels in the womb. If the ring fingers are the
same size or smaller than the index fingers, then the male
received lower levels of testosterone. Thus, by knowing this
information, you can estimate the length of his member."
Attachment
"According to a 2001 study out of the Mayo Clinic, as a man
becomes increasingly attached to his family, his testosterone
level goes down. In particular, fathers experience a significant
decline in levels of testosterone with the birth of his child,
especially when he holds the baby."
Attraction A
study from Aberdeen University Face Research Laboratory revealed
that women with high levels of testosterone are more likely to
be attracted to masculine looking men while men with high levels
of testosterone mostly prefer feminine women. According to BBC,
a person that looks like Russell Crowe would typically be
attracted to someone like Natalie Portman.
THE EXCHANGE: WHO WE ARE
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Music Review
"Oh my God, I
don't know if I should say this, but yes."
Senior Dan Shelley
Man
with OCD eats 23,000 Big Macs,
stays healthy
