UVSC College Times, 2001-10-25

              EL BUEN PANO ENELARCASE VENDE VOLUME 30 ISSUE 20 QUOTE OF THE DAY NETXNEWS O 'TPIJl'f1 For a man to achieve all that is demanded of him he must regard himelf as greater than he is. -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe i- by vsn von nn sj ( i s n is era V ! i)i lf AH V U i , Si ( OlIJ (.1. I T I Men's soccer wins 8th straight-& Page 9 I l f If P f- Pf i. M Time to wear your stars and stripes-Page 6 Find out all the fun things going on during this Halloween season Log on to netxnews net to find the who. what, and when VALLEY WEATHER TODAY: Parly Cloudy High 55 Low 30 Friday Sunny High 56 Low 30 Saturday Sunny High 55 Low 32 u Iru &i 9 1 j V By ALEXANDER WALIGA OF THE NETXNEWS STAFF The Celebration of Halloween has gone through a lot of changes before getting to its enjoyable present state. From its beginning to its current standing, people have kept it going and will keep it a tradition to years to come. The Celtic festival of Samhain is probably the source of the present-day Halloween. The Celts who lived over 2,000 years ago in the area of what is now the Untied Kingdom, Ireland, and northern France, their new year began on November 1. A festival on the previous evening, October 31, was to honor Samhain, the Celtic lord of death, the celebration marked the start of cold, darkness, and decay. This is known as the winter season. They associated it with human death. The Celts believed that Samhain gave permission to the souls of the dead to return to their earthly homes on this evening. The Druids, who were the priests and teachers of the Celtic people, told them to put out their hearth fires on October 31. The druids started a large, sacred new year's eve fire, made entirely of oak branches. In order to please Samhain, the Druids burned prisoners of war, criminals, and animals alive inside odd-shaped baskets. From the animal and human sacrifices, the Druids were believed to be able to see the future. Then each family relit its hearth fire from the new year's bonfire, which they made sacrifices with. During the celebration, people often wore skins and heads that come from animals. , -x Many of the cus- - - y' v v toms of the Celts sur vived even y y - ! t$ y " -.though i fikV the s -v N-v X - majority of the people became Christians. The Christian church tried very hard to remove their old pagan tradi tions. So instead of trying to remove the traditions, they gave them new meanings and new names. The Christian church said that the fire rites held by the Celtic people were because the SQcp?: -v bonfires protected them against the devil, the enemy of God and the Christian church. In the seventh century, the church set aside All Saints' Day in the memory of Christians who died for their beliefs. Another name given to October 31 was All Hallows' Eve, which was later shortened to Halloween. Much has changed with the ceremonies that take place on October 31. The people of the Celtic regions have immigrated with their traditions of October 31 in large numbers to the United States in the 1800s. At that point in time, Halloween cele brations became popular in the United States. Today, people enjoy Flalloween bytrick-or-treating, carving pumpkins into jack o' lanterns, paying to enter haunted houses, and bobbing for apples. Many communities sponsor b nfires, costume parades, dances, and other forms of entertainment to celebrate Halloween. Even though the burning of criminals has not caught on in the United States, other traditions still exist because they are enjoyable. As long as the children who will later become adults remem ber having smiles put on their faces by being allowed to eat a pillowcase full of candy in a week, the tradition of Halloween will never fade in America. pop f s t 1 I ll 3 I v ' ' LA in) Calendar ii I Have you decided i jVwhat youYe doing v thi wfrfcfnH? fie- great ideas of things you can do. Page 2 ii B se- waawSLr, scare By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS OF THE AP WIRE WASHINGTON (AP) The nation's postmaster general warned Americans Wednesday there are no guarantees the mail delivered to their homes is safe, but he stressed that the risks to them are slim. The anthrax scare widened to include the White House, as doctors scrambled to confirm just how many postal workers really have anthrax. "We're asking people to handle n a I very carefully," Postmaster Generr 1 John Potter told ABC's "Good Morning America." "People have to be aware of everything in their day-to-day life, and certainly, mail n our system is threatened right now. "There are no guarantees that th-.t mail is safe," he said. But the mail delivered to home "is overwhelmingly safe," White Hoi'se spokesman Ari Fleischer stressed. As safe as the president's mail? "The White House is a target. The White House is not like any other house in America." Acknowledging that the public health system is being challenged in unprecedented ways, Surgeon General David Satcher told NBC's "Today": "I'm worried that we're being attacked and we don't understand the attack." Asked about the particular risk to postal workers, Satcher said the gov ernment should consider vaccinating anyone who works in a high-risk area. Federal doctors are working around the clock to determine how many people with suspicious symptoms really have anthrax in addition to 12 confirmed cases. Three people have died from the disease. Three more people who had been in the "hot zone" at Washington's central postal facility were hospitalized overnight Time can heal a!! wounds ... or can it? Opinions With th 2 world involved in war, should Ut-h stri! hrrH t'ir Olympics? Students with flulike symptoms but anthrax infection had not been confirmed, said Mike Hall, a spokesman for Holy Cross Hospital in Silver Spring, Md. But the majority of cases in the Washington area that had been considered suspicious Tuesday have been ruled out as anthrax, said Jack Pannell, city health department "Anthrax" continued on pg. 3 By KELSET KAODOW OF THE NETXNEWS STAFF The media coverage of the horrific events of September 11th mesmerized many people. Everywhere throughout the nation, crowds gathered around the nearest television set. The impact this media coverage has had on our nation has yet to be determined. It has been five weeks since the attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon, and Americans are still reeling from the events of that day. The only terrorist attack that Americans can compare the tragedies to is the 1995 bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. These attacks affect not only the safe haven that, as Americans, we have created, these attacks also attack the way we live and interact with each other. The events of September 11th touched us all as a nation, but each person is affected differently. Many Americans have eased their grief by donating blood to the Red Cross or donating money the various funds designed to help victims and their families. There are still many citizens, though, that continue to feel helpless and fearful of future attacks. Many Americans will suffer in silence rather than let others know they are still afraid, and begin to suffer from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). PTSD happens when a person is faced with a situation that is so traumatic that they find it hard to function and get on with their daily lives. Many people are able to get back to their daily routine within a couple of weeks, but those suffering from PTSD will continue to avoid any situation that reminds them of what happened to them or of the traumatic event. PTSD usually shows "Stress" continued on pg. 3 talk. Page hi4 ULP te2)U Li t. 4 f :y m i i. it a ANDREW SREEHNETOiEWS Students lathered In the Ragan Theatre on Tuesday to watch a madcrn display ct what hair Is capable of doing. pportunity knocEcs Life Haunted houses have become a must on Halloween. Find out what places are guaranteed to get anyone's ghost. By CHARLOTTE EADS OF THE NETXNEWS STAFF Going to college is more than attending classes, reading books, and taking tests. Learning should be a part of every aspect of your college experience. The key words are experience and participation. Look at college as a total life experience, which means sampling all that is available. You will increase your chance of succeeding in college and gain a greater feeling of belonging and satisfaction with your experience if you get involved. So, join a club or two. There are tons to choose from whether you're interested in culturalinternational, athletic, academic or special interests and all of them are open to every student. Club activities provide the opportunity to meet new people and to participate in exciting projects. Leadership skills are also expanded by learning to cooperate and share differing viewpoints and ideas. The Inter-Club Council (ICC) unifies the active student clubs as they relate to individual interests. The purpose of the ICC is to serve each club on campus. It's an opportunity to bring clubs together and to share ideas and solve problems. ICC provides an opportunity to coordinate campus events between clubs. They enforce the policies as established by ICC, the ASUVSC, and the administration of UVSC with char- . J J . 1L 1 tereu student ciuds anu orgaina- r C A- tions. Also, they teach and assist gyC"; J R O t" L S clubs in becoming self-sufficient, give! f out needed money for this purpose, and help clubs with their publicity. Another role of ICC is to train club leaders in UVSC policies and procedures, teach leadership skills, and provide opportunities for leadership positions. ICC feels strongly about the service component of clubs and how it affects the community. They require clubs to participate in at least one service project per semester. Also, clubs don't get funding if a representative doesn't attend the weekly meetings, held Tuesdays at "Clubs" continued on pg. 3 r . 1 u Come take a look at UVSCs British runner, Malcolm Hassan. Page 9