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december 2001
Out of
the Bubble
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No Mas, No More, from the Hills of Salvador
- Music -
♦ Dec. 14: Britney Spears at
the Raleigh Entertainment &
Sports Arena
♦ Dec. IS: Train at The Ritz
- Arts -
♦ Dec. 6- Jan. 6; Fit to be Tied
(Manbites Dog Theater,
Durham)
♦ Dec. 15-24: Tte Nutcracker
(BTI Center, Raleigh
Memorial Auditorium)
- Sports -
♦ Dec. 16: A&T Aggies vs.
Duke Blue Devils (Cameron
Indoor Stadium)
♦ Dec. 18: Ottawa Senators vs.
Carolina Hurricanes (Raleigh
Entertainment & Sports Arena)
♦ Dec. 19: Charleston
Buccaneers vs. N.C. State
WolfPack (Reynolds Coliseum)
- Food -
♦ Neo-China (Chinese)
University Drive, Durham
♦ Bombay Grille (Indian)
Highway 54, Durham
♦ Cafd Parizade (Greek/
Mediterranean) W. Main St.,
Durham
- Holiday Happenings -
♦ Dec. 7- 22: 24th Annual
Santa Train (NC Museum of
Life and Science, Durham)
^ Dec. 16-30: A Celebration
of Lights (Alltel Pavilion at
Walnut Creek, Raleigh)
- Hot Date Idea -
of the Month
Paul Smith
W inter is
approaching and
there is so much to
look forward to- there are the
December holidays, the
thought of snowflakes (if the
temperature ever goes below
70), New Year’s Eve, and
Winter Break. Notice some
thing fm leaving out? Yep,
EXAMS!!! This small word
seems to frighten and terrify
just about every sUident. Here
are some ideas to help you
keep your mind off studying
and procrastinate oj^ning that
textbook just a little bit longer!
T hree Science and Math
students participated in
the protest agaisnt the
School of Americas/Westem
Hemisphere Institute for
Security Cooperation
(SOA/WHISC) on Sunday,
November 18 in Ft. Benning,
GA along with approximately
10,000 concerned citizens
from around the nation.
The NCSSM chapter of
Amnesty International organ
ized the trip, with senior
Danielle Muehlenbein and
juniors Elysa Wan and Paul
Smith attending. The smdents
decided to join the protest
after attending an educational
conference sponsored by
Amnesty that featured both
sides of the debate over the
School. The three students
departed Saturday night for
Chapel Hill, where they met a
bus sponsored by Students
United for a Responsible
Global Environment
(SURGE). They drove all
night to Georgia and then
headed to the protest.
The protest began with a
mass rally and funeral proces
sion. In the procession, which
lasted around three hours;
names of people who have
been killed by SOA graduates
were sung out while protesters
walked towards the School
carrying crosses with victims’
names on them. After the pro
cession, there were speakers,
performers, street theater
groups expressing their con
cern over the School, and reen
actments of SOA massacres.
The SOA/WHISC is a
military institution that trains
soldiers from Latin American
countries. The graduates
often end up fighting for
right-wing paramilitary
groups or committing human
rights abuses in their country.
Jagged Little Pill
A busy student's blessing ... or is it?
Yoon-Mi Kim
Elysa Wan
W e’ve all been there.
It’s horrendously
late; both your body
and your mind feel as if they’ve
been run over by a sixteen
wheeler, and yet, you still have
a few more hours of work you
must do. It is at times like
these that many of us are will
ing to do anything to stay
awake and functioning. Some
will turn to a little magic pill.
It is not surprising that for
both children and adults, caf
feine is the most widely used
drug in the world. We find it in
our soft drinks, tea, coffee,
chocolate, cold relief medica
tion, and of course, the omi
nous caffeine pill.
Caffeine heightens alert
ness by stimulating the central
nervous system and heart, thus
increasing blood flow. It short
ens sleep time and reduces the
depth of sleep. Furthermore,
caffeine is often used as a diet
aid because it increases metab
olism of fatty acids.
But nothing comes with
out a price. Caffeine has been
found to cause a rapid, irregu
lar heartbeat, increased blood
pressure, and high blood sugar
levels. It has a dehydrating
See “Caffeine Pills,”
ON the Back Page
The fact that these
abuses are being done
in the name of the
American people and
using American tax
dollars is one of the
things that outrages
many citizens.
Graduates were
responsible ' for the
Uraba massacre in
Colombia, the Jesuit
massacre in El
Salvador, the El
Mozote massacre of
900 civilians in El
Salvador, the assassi
nation of Archbishop
Oscar Romero, the La
Cantuta massacre in
Peru, and hundreds of r-jn
, . Linda Panetta
Other human rights Activists have a puppet parade with
abuses across Latin signs and puppet shows to demonstrate
America. feelings about the SOA.
The protest was
organized by SOA Watch, "^ore information about the'
which was formed by Father SOA or SOA Watch, go to
Roy Bourgeois in 1990. For www.soaw.org.
Unis Help Out
on ALT Day
Lisa Turner
A lt Day is usually noth
ing more than a day for
seniors to sleep in, jun
iors to take a load off with easi
er classes, and everyone to eat
good food and relax. Some
NCSSM students, however, did
a little more with their time on
the November 7th ALT Day.
Students participated in a wide
variety of service activities in
the Durham community, rang
ing from feeding dogs at the
animal shelter to helping out at
the Durham Literacy Council.
The students who participated
made a positive impact on the
community, and showed us all
that Unis are interested in more
than just science and math.
The mastermind behind
the organization and implemen
tation of Volunteer Day was
Becky Logsdon. An MPC and
avid community volunteer,
Becky loves to get people
involved in service and commu
nity interaction of all kinds.
She said, “Organizing Volunteer
Day was a way to encourage
other people to take an active
role in the community and to
value volunteer work.”
Several organizations
accepted volunteers from
NCSSM for Volunteer Day.
Durham Literacy Council,
Durham Animal Shelter,
Hecht’s/Uriited Way Benefit
Shopping Day, Omuteko
Gwamaziima Charter School,
and the Red Cross were several
of the places where students
volunteered. The assignments
at each place were very differ
ent, but all types of work proved
rewarding for the volunteers.
Says volunteer Tiffany
Williams, “Education is the key
to success, and by helping these
youth, I feel that I was aiding
the community in giving them a
great education.”
Those who did not volun
teer will get another chance; the
next Volunteer Day has been
scheduled for an ALT Day in
See “Community Service,”
ON THE Back Page