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ISSUE 78
 SEPT. 26-Oct. 2,  2008

[Past Issues]
 

     The Franklin Pierce Women's Soccer team, ranked 9th in Division II, was upset by unranked Saint Michael's College, 1-0, on Tuesday night. However, with injured players returning soon, the Ravens look to get back on track.
 

OPINION

A Franklin Pierce student is facing punishments for calling an ambulance when she knew she was in trouble. See why the Internal Possession Law is hindering students from seeking medical attention.   Young voters have come to regard voting as less of a civic duty and more of a nuisance.  A study at NYU said students would exchange their vote for an iPod touch or one million dollars if given the chance. Cheshire's common rooms are, essentially, the same as freshman hallways...university property that Campus Safety can access at any time.  Find out the do's and don'ts of these presumably private areas before you get in any unsuspecting trouble.

HOMETOWN HERO

Did you know that Paul Clifford ate pancakes for breakfast every day for fifteen years and wants a tattoo on the bottom of his foot that says "Made in China." What else don't you know about this international man of mystery? Only one way to find out!

PROFS INTO PEOPLE

When you think of math professors, do skiers or individuals who have scaled 4,000+ foot mountains nationwide come to mind? If not then you clearly have not gotten to know our own Professor John Valente.

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT

Burn After Reading      Brotherly love must be a formula for success. If you look at the Brothers Grimm, Wright, and even Jonas, they could all be considered pretty successful.      There is a duo that received Oscar nods for their dramatic thriller No Country for Old Men earlier this year and after their latest flick Burn After Reading, audiences would agree that the Coen brothers, Ethan and Joel, are a success once again.      Burn After Reading is a comedy that is full of suspense, great characters, and many turns of events. The basic plot of the movie involves two dim-witted gym employees (Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt) who discover a disk containing the working memoirs of a former CIA agent (John Malkovich) and then confuse the memoirs with truth. Also in the cast are George Clooney, who plays a member of the Treasury Department who gets tied up in his web of females, Tilda Swinton, the dominant mistress, and J.K. Simmons, the hysterical CIA head.      If you are looking for a dark comedy so outlandish that while in your seats you say to yourself, seriously? (in a good way) then this is the comedy for you. However, if you do not like swears, I would say stay away because John Malkovich might make you cry.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT

• “Coke was sprayed on the interior of the car and items were thrown around,” said a Franklin Pierce student whose car was broken into.  This semester, Franklin Pierce has been having issues of car break-ins and thefts, causing students to question the safety of our campus.
   

• Douglas Challenger is a professor of Sociology, but today he is the writer, director, producer, and editor of a 15-minute narrative film, as the Library celebrates Liberal Arts this week.  However, student turnout has been disappointing.
   

• The new Director of the library could make the stress of school work not so stressful with her plans for the library.
   

• The Talon WFPC-LP 105.3FM will begin using a new web cam this year, and DJ Derek Flodin said, "It really makes the show a lot more personal with the viewers."
   

• Students and employees have responded favorably to the changes at the Bubble. Sophomore employee Kellie Carrick said, "When new students come on tours, they should be impressed with their first look at the bubble."

News Briefs:

• The new high tech class room in Petrocelli Hall remains unopened, due to an error concerning the room’s equipment. Laptops will be available for use by the students in the classroom, but the cart designed to charge the laptops was not ordered. I A number of faculty are interested in utilizing the classroom, and there is pressure to get the advanced learning space up and running as soon as possible. (Reported by Bryce Mainville)
   
• Franklin Pierce students and faculty are attempting to revive the student-operated campus literary magazine, “Fiddlestix,” which has been out of operation for over ten years. A newly formed campus writing association, which is in the process of becoming an official club, hopes to put out an issue every semester, featuring material gathered from students and faculty. For those who would like to get involved, the Writing Club holds meetings every Tuesday at 5:00 in the Conference Room on the third floor of Petrocelli Hall that is open to all newcomers. (Reported by Ashley Saari)
   

• There is a decrease in the quantity of cards and gifts being sent to freshmen from their families back at home, according to mailroom staff.  In previous years, letters, candies, and other such items were among the most common packages being received by first-year students.  This year, that position has been replaced by textbooks and course materials.  The mailroom staff indicated no knowledge of why this unexpected change has occurred.  (Reported by John Mahon)
   

• UPDATE on Styrofoam cup removal: Sheila Denis, the main cashier at the Sodexo Cafeteria, has had enough of the students complaining about  cups being removed.  “People are furious. They don’t pay me enough to deal with the students nagging,” said Denis.  After free mugs were given out she did notice a change in the students’ behavior. Denis said, “Yeah, only now they get mad when they realize they have forgotten their mug.”  (Reported by Andrea Garcia)
   

• The Weekday Wilderness Program will supply adventurous and active students with different activities like hiking, biking, rock climbing, kayaking, and free sailing. Each of the activities will run during the middle of the week and will only last about an hour each day. The program is intended to give students a break during the middle of the week. If interested in joining the Weekday Wilderness Program, visit the Northfields Activity Center or email Doug Carty at Cartyd@franklinpierce.edu. (Reported by Richard Raymond)

• "It's not that I stopped believing in god, it's that I stopped believing in religion." Alma Bjelic and Rob Nicholson discuss the tension for young adults who don't believe in religion when their parents do.
   
• Junior Niki Lynn Ziroli said that the Invisible Children documentary “completely turned my world one hundred percent.” Invisible Children is a documentary recorded in 2003 about how innocent citizens were caught between a civil war.
   

• "When I’m flying up in the air I feel like nothing can bother me and everything is just perfect," said sophomore Rob Harpin. The FPU student flies Skyhawks in his spare time, in which he travels state to state.

Not your everyday kind of Spa

The Ramen Spa
     The Yunessan Spa in Hakone offers baths filled with ramen noodles, which is said to improve skin conditions and boost metabolism.  Yunessan states that "the pork broth used in the spa treatment contains collagen, which is said to improve the skin."

The Bird poop spa
     Shizuka New York Spa offers full facials that contain sterilized nightingale droppings. According to Shizuka this treatment is said to be a “traditional and natural Japanese ingredient,” which makes the skin vibrant and soft.
     The facial is called Uguisu no fun. It has sanitized nightingale feces in the facial mixture, which contains "natural enzymes that act as exfoliates and skin brighteners."