Simpson Trial
You Are What You Think
On Friday, June 17, Orenthaljames
Simpson was charged with the brutal
double murder of ex-wife Nicole
Brown Simpson and her friend Ron
Goldman. Simpson has pleaded inno
cent to this charge and is awaiting trial,
without bond, in a 6-by-9 cell at the
Los-Angeles County Men’s Central
Jail.
Simpson’s trial took place Wed
nesday, October 5. Superior court
magistrate Judge Lance ho will
oversee the proceedings of the Simp
son trial. Both the defense and the
prosecution have hired "trial consul
tants” to determine the best possible
jurors, which will not be easy consid
ering the popularity of the case.
The evidence that O.J.’s blood was
found at the crime scene, DNA tests
have proven that the blood samples
taken from Nicole Simpson’s walk
way matches O.J.’s. The chances of a
second person with the same match
ing pattern can be one in tens of mil
lions. Another strong piece of evi
dence is the blood soaked glove that
was found at the Simpson home,
which was matched to the one found
beside Ron Goldman’s body. Recent
tests also suggest that blood found in
Simpson’s Ford Bronco may match
Nicole’s.
The defense will argue that the
blood found at the crime scene and in
Simpson’s Bronco could match thou
sands and that the DNA testing was
handled inefficiently. The defense will
also attempt to discredit LAPD detec
tive Mark Fuhram, who found the
bloody glove outside Simpson’s guest
house. Characterizing Fuhram as a
rogue cop and a racist.
The prosecution is expected to seek
life imprisonment over the death
penalty believing that it would be dif
ficult to persuade a jury to sentence
Simpson to death due to his celebrity
status. Defense attorney Robert Sha
piro will go head to head with prose
cuting attorney Gil Garcetti to prove
his client’s innocence, which will not
be easy considering the evidence
against Simpson. According to a
nationwide poll of American lawyers
55% expect Simpson’s trial to end
with a hung jury. Whatever the out
come this will be the most publicized
and exploited trial in American
history.
Comments of the students:
-Shelia Sparks: The case has been so
exploited that it would be impossible
to find an unbiased jury. I believe it
will end in a hung jury.
-Marcus Pearson: I think he’ll be
found not guilty because it would
have took two or more people to
commit the murder.
-John Wellman: I believe he’ll be
found not guilty and then sue the L. A.
police department.
-Scott Eddy: He’ll be found not
guilty because the L.A. police depart
ment didn’t have a warrant to search
his estate.
-Chris Wagoner: This is the first
time a trial of this magnitude and this
exploited has come to court. I think it
will set a precedence for future celeb
rity trials. I believe it will end in a hung
jury.
Poll results from the students on
the outcome of the trial:
-Innocent - 33%
-Guilty - 47%
Hung Jury - 20%
Majority of women thinks Simpson
is guilty.
-John Vaught
College Faculty Cutbacks
In view of the college cutbacks there
have been several disadvantages. After
talking with several of the faculty, the
situation seems to be one with a lot of
pressure. The classes are somewhat
overflowing. In one class there are
more students then computers to
work on. Many of the teachers are
having less time to prepare for classes
because of the increased work load.
With declining enrollment already a
problem, it seems that the cutbacks
could make it an even greater one.
While the teachers have less time to
prepare, they also have less time to
pay attention to students with special
needs therefore making the failure
rate higher. Many of the teachers feel
Momma Hen found a peacock’s egg
and placed it with her own.
When the eggs hatched, all the
chicks, including the baby peacock,
cackled and scratched for seed as
Momma Hen did.
Chicks they were; chicks they acted.
And so did the baby peacock.
One day, the baby peacock saw a
beautiful bird proudly strutting and
displaying its fan shimmering with iri
descent color.
"What kind of fantastic creature is
that!” he pecked at Momma Hen.
"A peacock,” said Momma. "And
there’s no need to be jealous because
he’s so handsome. You were born a
fowl; fowl you will remain. Just be
satisfied you can scratch out a good
living.”
And that baby peacock remained a
chicken all the days of his life.
Citizens Celebrate The Vote
Since 1828, the people of Sussex
County, Delaware, have literally cele
brated election returns.
It all started when the people of
Delaware were given the right to vote
for delegates to the Electoral College
— rather than have them chosen by
the legislature. Polling booths were set
up in each Delaware town and then
the marked ballots were sent to Geor
getown, the county seat, to be totalled.
People would pour into Georgetown
on the Thursday after election day to
hear the results.
So Nov. 10, 1994, citizens of Sus
sex County will be gathered outside
Georgetown’s courthouse to hear the
election results read from the balcony
of the red brick, Greek Revival build
ing. Return Day has become a festi
val, complete with an ox roast on the
village green.
Shouldn’t all Americans be that
excited about their right to vote?!
Education Matters!
People with fewer years of formal
education are more likely to have
unhealthy lifestyles and risk factors
that are linked to an increased risk of
heart disease, according to a new anal
ysis of the Framingham Offspring
Study. Cigarette smoking, physical
activity, weight (for women), alcohol
consumption, total cholesterol, high-
density lipoprotein (HDL) choles
terol, and systolic blood pressure are
all related to an individual’s educa
tional level.
Epidemiologists have long known
that smoking rates are higher among
people with fewer years of formal
education. In the past 20 years, the
drop in the death rate from coronary
heart disease (CHD) has been tied to
declining smoking rates among more
highly educated segments of the popu
lation. The Framingham analysis pro
vides new evidence that the drop in
mortality from CHD also may be
related to better cholesterol and blood
pressure levels among people with
more years of education.
★ The American Way ★
Honor All Unknown Soldiers
they should have known about the
problem sooner. In reference to part-
time teachers, this seemed to alleviate
a heavy work load for the full-time
teachers. Many times a part-time
teacher could teach a night class or
help out during the day in case of
sickness or unexpected problems.
As for saving the college money,
they probably won’t really know until
a little farther into the year. It is
seriously doubted that an excessive
amount of money will be saved.
With the many students that this
college has helped to educate, I only
hope that there will be many more still
to pass this way.
Brian Elledge
On the morning of Nov. 11, 1921,
the third anniversary of the armistice
that ended World War I, the Ameri
can Unknown Soldier was buried in
Arlington National Cemetery on the
banks of the Potomac.
Only three weeks before this sold
ier rested among the unidentified dead
beneath the battlefields of France. His
coffin was one of four picked at ran
dom from the four main battlfields
and carried to a flag-draped room in
the City Hall of Chalon-sur-Marne
where, in a solemn ceremony, Sgt.
Younger made the final selection by
dropping roses on the earth-stained
coffin of his choice.
Reaching Washington on Nov. 9,
the body of the unknown soldier lay
in state in the rotunda of the Capitol
surrounded by floral tributes from
kings and common folk and with an
unending stream of grateful Amerians
passing in silent homage. Early on the
morning of the 11th, a distinguished
cavalcade headed by President Warren
G. Harding and two former presidents
escorted the casket across the river to
the cemetery. There, in the presence
of a great throng, this American soldier
known but to God was laid to rest in
honored glory.
He represents all in American his
tory, past and present, who "gave the
last full measure of devotion,” as Pres
ident Lincoln put it so well at
Gettysburg.