Franklin Pierce Men's Soccer team
advanced to the NE-10 championship!!! Go Ravens!!!
The Exchange "...And
I've looked over, and
I've seen the promised land. I may not get there with you, but I want
you to know tonight that we as a people will get to the promised land..."*
Medvedev promised to place short-range missiles
on Russia’s western border if Washington proceeded
with its planned missile defense system in Eastern
Europe.
In a speech to the Federal Assembly, Medvedev
said Russia had “no inherent conflict with America”
and invited the new administration to start afresh
with Moscow.
He
did not congratulate Obama on winning the election,
or even mention him by name.
The speech he gave Wednesday, originally planned for
October 23, gave scant information about the
government’s economic strategy. It
did, however, blame Russia’s
troubles on the United States.
According to Medvedev American regulators had
inflated a financial bubble and that the ensuing
collapse “carried in its downfall to the trajectory
of recession all financial markets of the planet.”
He also said Washington had started the war in
Georgia, saying, “Tskhinvali’s tragedy is, among
other things, the result of the arrogant course of
the U.S. administration, which hates criticism and
prefers unilateral decisions.”
Medvedev described specific measures Moscow
would take if Washington went ahead with a plan to
station a missile defense system in Poland and the
Czech Republic.
He said Russia would post mobile Iskander missiles,
weapons
used against long-range artillery and airfields, in
addition to missile defense systems around
Kaliningrad, an enclave at Russia’s western border.
Gay marriage
banned in 3 states
A giant rainbow flag in a gay-friendly
Castro neighborhood of San Francisco was flying
half-staff on Wednesday, as social and religious
conservatives celebrated the recent ban on same sex
marriage in California, Florida, and, Arizona.
In California, where same sex marriage has been
performed since June, the ban had more than 52
percent of the vote, according to figures by the
Secretary of State. Opponents of same sex marriage
in Arizona and Florida won by larger margins.
The losses devastated supporters of same-sex
marriage and ignited a debate about whether the
movement to expand the rights of same-sex couples
had hit a cultural brick wall, even at a time of
another civil rights success, the election of a
black president.
On Wednesday, five months of same-sex marriages in
California, declared legal by the State Supreme
Court in May, appeared to have come to a halt.
“This city is no longer marrying people” of the same
sex,
Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco,
announced at a news conference, where hundreds of
same-sex couples had rushed to marry in the days and
hours leading up to Tuesday’s vote.
The status of those marriages, among 17,000 same-sex
unions performed in the state, was left in doubt by
the vote. The state’s attorney general,
Jerry Brown, reiterated Wednesday that he
believed that those marriages would remain valid,
but legal skirmishes were expected.
Thirty states have now passed
bans on same-sex marriage.
HOME TOWN HERO
This issue's Hometown Hero is with
Adam Kierstead, known to everyone as A.J. He is the current
radio station manager, he loves music technology, and he is a
real neat freak!
PROFS INTO PEOPLE
Many people don't go into the job they originally wanted when they
leave school. But Professor
Joni Dohertydropped out of college her first year
and eventually found she loved to teach.
SPORTS
"The team looks very good. They worked hard
in conditioning and are continuing to improve daily in
practice," said Head Coach Dave Chadbourne.
The Franklin Pierce men’s basketball team opens their
regular season away against Nyack College on November 15th.
Pierce Pride
will be in full swing at its first athletic event on Wednesday
November 19th, for the women’s and men’s basketball home openers
against UMass Lowell. Compliance director Dan Blair hopes that
fans will come wearing their Pierce Pride tee-shirts,
causing a
“white-out,” in the fieldhouse.
THE UNITED STATES OF
SHENANIGANS
In this week’s Really America, kids play on
busy streets and trick or treat for meth
while adults try to bargain with trash and fight off rabid
foxes.
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT
The Thoreau Art Gallery has opened
its doors once again. This exhibit doesn't feature one
class or group of artists, but instead features
the works
of students and professors alike.
Besides enjoying long walks on the beach and singing for the Pope, Benedict Cesare, a
freshman, has put out two country
CD’s as well as becoming the lead in the upcoming FPU production
of "T.V."
FOOD FOR THOUGHT
Republican insiders called
McCain campaign "incoherent"
In the final days of the presidential campaign,
advisers around John McCain and
Sarah Palin were practically at
war with on another,
according to a New York Times
article.
The two candidates talked to
each other "infrequently" in the
final days, while their advisers
may have leaked embarrassing
information about the other
camp.
McCain advisers were disdainful
of Palin for taking a prank
phone call from a Canadian disc
jockey, without ever realizing
the dj was not actually the
prime minister of France, as he
pretended to be.
The animosity hinted at "at the
mounting turmoil of a campaign
that was described even by many
Republicans as incoherent,
negative and badly run," the
Times said.
The
#3 seeded Franklin Pierce Men's Soccer team advanced
Wednesday night to the NE-10 championship after defeating #2
seeded Southern New Hampshire in penalty kicks. The
championship game will be on Sodexho field on Saturday at
1:00 p.m. against the #4 seed LeMoyne College. (Reported by
Joseph Landini)
Franklin Pierce and the Sodexo Foundation have
teamed up to give students the opportunity to receive a two
dollar coupon to the Ravens Nest or two dollar donation to the
Stop the Hunger Foundation. (Reported by Nick Lenzo)
The International dinner will be held this year in Pierce
Hall on November 11th. Everyone is invited to feast
on variousfoods from around the world. The event
will start at 7p.m. and is hosted by the International Club. For
more information please contact Susan Oehlschlaeger at
oehlscs@franklinpierce.edu (Reported by Joseph Landini)
Actor Kal Penn visited campus on Monday Nov. 3rd to discuss
the Democratic candidates Barack Obama and Jeanne Shaheen.
Penn spoke of how he believed Obama as president would
cut costs on student loans, so graduate students can pay them
back easier. He was not the only celebrity on campus, actress Rachel Leigh
Cook of "She's All That," was at the lecture as well. (Reported by
Richard Raymond)
SENIOR PROFILE
Senior Melissa Kapela
istrue student athlete who balances her time between
studies and playing for the women's basketball team.
WEEKEND'S BEST BETS
1.) Luminescent Orchestrii is playing a show on
Friday at Harlow’s Pub in Peterborough. The members of
the Orchestrii derive from different scenes in New York
City, yet come together through their love of Balkan and
Gypsy music.
2.) Susan O'Dwyer’s
old-timey, foot-tappin', fun piano can be enjoyed this
Friday at the Sunflower Café in Fitzwilliam.Music
begins at 6 p.m. and reservations are recommended.
3.) Warren Miller’s Children of Winter,
the largest action sports film on the planet, is coming to
kick off your winter sports season for the 59th year this
Saturday at 8 p.m. at the Colonial Theatre in Keene.
Admission is $20.00.
4.) The Greenhouse
Lounge, located in the Campus Center, will be holding the Honors
Program’s Game Night this Friday from 6-8 p.m. It
is open to anyone who is interested in learning more about
the Honors Program. There will be games and refreshments.
HEALTH AWARENESS
Women have dirtier hands than men.
Women have a
larger variety of bacteria on their hands opposed to men, as found
in a new study.
Researchers who conducted the study are not sure as to why
women have more bacteria, however lead researcher, Noah Fierer,
“suggested it may have to do with the acidity of the skin. Knight
said men generally have more acidic skin than women," reports
the Associated Press.
“Other possibilities are differences in sweat and oil gland
production between men and women, the frequency of moisturizer or
cosmetics applications, skin thickness or hormone production," Fierer said
The study also found results that women have more hidden
bacteria living under the surface of the skin that is not accessible
to washing, according to Rob Knight, a biochemistry assistant
professor of the University of Colorado.
On average, every hand has about 150 different types of
bacteria.
*"...So
I'm happy tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing
any man."
Martin Luther King Jr.,
Speech in Memphis, April 3, 1968, the day before he was assassinated.
Gay marriage
banned in 3 states
