The Spectrum: January & February 2012

MULTI-functional e-readersare the latest investment to theHarry C Moore library.

e College of e Bahamashas introduced many new resourcesto the research features of the library,including an investment in brand-new Kobos.

e multi-functional e-readerswill be available for checkout just asnormal books would be.

omas Lundstrom, head of

Library Information Systems said:"e e-readers are available forcheckout under the same policy asregular books are; if you damage it,you will pay the full cost to replaceit."

For their initial time in posses-sion of the College, the Kobo E-Readers will have content specificallyfor some English and Educationclasses in order to test the usefulnessof the loan programme.

In addition to this, the librarynow has services by ebrary, a database

of academic texts and journals com-piled under the company ProQuest.

e new user interface allowsstudents to download, copy andprint up to chapters of researchmaterial available from the data-base.

Juan Longas, a representativefrom ProQuest gave tutorials onhow to use the new interface thatallows students to login to accessthe material.

Students have many concernsregarding the day-to-day operationof the College of e Bahamas(COB) and the overall quality ofeducation and experience deliveredto students. e College of the Ba-hamas Union of Students (COBUS)is given the task of representingstudents while voicing their concernsto the administration of the Collegeand the wider community. On Jan-uary 26th, 2012, COBUS had aStudent General Assembly in thePerforming Arts Centre at the Col-lege of e Bahamas. Moderatedby COBUS’ president, RenbertMortimer, the intent of this forumwas to create a dialogue betweenstudents, COBUS, and the Ad-ministration. Ultimately, studentswere to be made aware of the goalsof COBUS and to bridge the gapbetween the intent of the adminis-tration’s policies and the perceptionstudents have with these policies.

Panelists include: Dr. Danny Davis(Registrar) and Eslyn Jones (VicePresident of Student Affairs).

Some 63 students attended theforum. Despite the numerous con-cerns expressed to the union, MrMortimer said he was disappointed

with the neglect students give toofficial forums where he believesstudents can make an impact onconditions at the university.

Leading the discussion, the col-lege union president listed 15 de-mands titled COBUS’ Vote of

Concerns. Among the concernsraised were the removal of the latefee for scholarship students; the re-moval or reduction of the drop/addfee; and reallocation of studentactivity fee with funds to be placedin a separate account for COBUS

to use for students at the discretionof COBUS’ administration. Also,there is an appeal for furniture inArt Room in the T-Block, roll-overprints each semester students leaveprints on their accounts and a cre-ation of a Student Mascot, to “en-hancement of school spirit”.

Apart from the Vote of Con-cerns, Mr. Mortimer also listedsome issues COB administrationshould resolve. Among these includea request for Gazebos at the NursingCampus, an improvement of theCollege’s website and a school bussystem.

Mr Mortimer warned admin-istration that if these demands aren’tmet, he and the COBUS adminis-tration, representing the greater stu-dent body, will take these issues topoliticians making it a greater politicalmatter for politicians eager for votes.

Later in the program, therewas a “Question and Answer” session

REGISTRATION WOES AT STUDENT GENERAL ASSEMBLY

COB/ Jasper Haeward

STUDENTS LISTEN as Danny Davis answers a question at the Student General Assembly on Thursday, January 26.

January/February 2012 The Student Voice of The College of The Bahamas Vol. 2 No. 3

HARRY C. MOORE LIBRARY UPS THE ANTE❚ by Jasper Haeward

Production Manager

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COB SHORT FILMFESTIVAL 2012: Read about this year’sfestival and how youcan help blow lastyear’s out of the water.

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SUPER AWESOME MOVIE STUFF: In this issue, Nathan reviewsThe Grey (Liam Neeson) andContraband (Mark Wahlberg).

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TEACHER-STUDENTRELATIONSHIPS: What rules does theCollege have on the waythat students andlecturers conductthemselves together?

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❚ by Lynden McIntosh

Spectrum Reporter

College of e BahamasUnion of Students president Ren-bert Mortimer was arraigned in amagistrate’s court on disorderlyconduct charges last week Friday.

Mr Mortimer, 22, was arrestedin the college’s library shortly before10pm the previous day, February 2.

He was charged with sixoffenses before Deputy Chief Mag-istrate Carolita Bethell; aggravatedassault on a police officer, assault ofa security officer, two counts of

using abusive language, disorderlybehaviour and resisting arrest.

Mr Mortimer was representedby Glendon Rolle, who told thecourt his client was an upstandingcitizen with no prior incidents. MrMortimer was granted $5,000 bailwith one surety and the case wasadjourned to September 26.

According to COBUS offi-cials, Executive Vice PresidentAlphonso Major has assumed thetole of acting president until furthernotice.

COBUS PRESIDENT CHARGED❚ by Ava Turnquest

Managing Editor

Courtesy of Facebook

COBUS PRESIDENT Renbert Mortimer II

I would like to extend mydeepest apologies to the studentbody, faculty, and administrationon behalf of the Spectrum team forour tardiness. As we strive to increasethe level of transparency and ac-countability at this institution, it iscritical that we are also held to thesame standards. We hope you enjoyour brand new tabloid size, andlook forward to hearing more fromthe college community on howbest we can further our respectivegoals.

From the EDITOR:

To begin to solve this complex and ardently argued topic, wemust first ask ourselves the question that many unbelievers use to theiradvantage. Can we see, feel, smell, hear, or taste the Supreme Beingentitled God? It is the five senses that give us the notion that we areconsciously present in this world! Even our fellow brothers and sisterswho possess impairments in one or more of the organs related to thefive senses still have a strong sense of connection to this world! If Goddoes not physically manifest Himself through any of the five sensesthen how can we effectively prove His existence? How can we becertain that the very words contained in the Holy Bible is correct if wecan’t present substantial evidence to prove the existence of God from alogical perspective!

When examining the situation from a rational perspective. I amsure that you will agree with me when I say the following statement:For every creation there is a creator! For example, as we all know theNike/Jordan name brand tennis shoes are the most popular brand on

the planet! With this fact being said I want you to evaluate to yourselfif you believe that the tennis created itself - of course not! In fact theworkers at the Nike/Jordan factory designed and created the shoes.e same ideological concept can be used when one requires proofusing common logical sense that God does truly exist. We are thecreation and he is the creator! If one who bears an atheistic mindsetcan comprehend such spiritual truth then their spiritual eyes will im-mediately open and they would come to a realization that Godthrough His creation can be noticed everywhere. Every time we seethe beautiful beach scenery, feel the fine grains of sand runningthrough our hands, smell the refreshing sea air, hear the harmoniousnoise of the seagulls, taste a delicious apple - all of which are examplesthat God is real!

God sent His only begotten Son into the world not to condemnus but so that we can have eternal life. If any man genuinely seeks afterJesus Christ all the truth that will be revealed to him it will be clearlyevident to that individual that God does exist!

I realize now why I have been so offended by the College of theBahamas, and for so long. I did not understand the true purpose of atertiary institution. It is easy to fall for the false rhetoric that schools arebuilt for the education of the nation's populace. is mindset onlyleads to frustration; once I grasped the simple truth then everythingmade sense.

Schools are not for students. Giant pseudo-academias like COBmay teach and serve students, but that is not the primary reason fortheir existence. Education is simply a tolerable side effect to theprocess, much like children are to the act of coitus. e true purposeof a school is to create jobs.

ink about it.e pride of every government is being able to talk about job

creation. To boast that in their five years of power they provided jobsfor an incalculable number of citizens. is explains much of COB'sstudent policies.

It's all about jobs, which why it is perfectly acceptable to allowprofessors, who disdain not only students but humans in general, tostay employed at the College. Let’s face it, they have a doctorates andare too overqualified to work anywhere else.

Misanthropic pseudo intellects, like myself, need jobs too. Howelse would we buy our poorly designed bow ties and ergonomicallydesigned back packs?

Often we are given the mantra ‘this aint high school no one isgoing to spoon feed you’ or ‘you're adults’. However, if we are toexpect no dedication or passion from our lecturers, or librarians, or ad-ministrators, and only a cold clinical instruction paired with an accou-trement of sour puss face because they wish in true that we were alldead – deep breath - students might as well stay home and read up onour desired fields of interest on Wikipedia. At least we'll be able tolisten to Drake while unraveling the antagonizing theories of QuantumPhysics.

Frustration will persist only if we continue to believe that schoolsare for students, and not in fact just ways for the government tofabricate jobs.

A security guard’s job is to sit at the mouth of the library and riflethrough a student's purse. e guard will inspect her toiletries andsundries in an effort to find a bag of chips that she was saving for her6pm class because she has low blood sugar. Alas, the chip needs to goto protect the fragile books donated to the library by a fraternityduring the early 1980's. Without a doubt, the sour cream and oniongrease would attract the fearsome Norwegian Giant Brown rat, andthe loathsome Nigerian rowing Star cockroaches would then eatthe dying books thus making the cubic zirconium jewel in the crownthat is COB as pointless and non profitable as the investment of theBand Shell, PAC, the Cafe that use to be in the Book Store etc, etc.

I say all this to underscore one shining truth: learning isinconsequential to the actual goal of the College. I suggest that inorder to avoid further confusion we rename persons and their titles inthe College.

Security guards will be called "ID and Bag Checkers" becausethat is the role that the College has relegated these brave men andwomen to do. Professors will be called Tolerators, unless they fail halfof their class on a consistent basis then they will be Facillitators, andChair Persons if they fail the entire class. Administration shall bereferred to as "Our Dark Lords Whose Name We Do Not Speak" orODLWNWDNS, which is easier to remember. Physical Plant willremain Physical Plant because some how they have been able to holdthis crumbling institution together with nothing more than twostaplers and some scotch tape.

Finally, to clarify the biggest confusion of all, we shall no longercall the College of the Bahamas, the College of the Bahamas. Instead,it shall be called "Mollech the Heathen God of Fire to whom we foolheartedly sacrifice our first born with a false hope for a better tomorrowwhen all the fire does is consume them".

High five?

I love my country. at’s right: I said it. I love e Bahamas, andyou should, too.

Of the young demographic (15-25 years old), a very greatpercentage seems to have a very large disdain for anything to do withBahamian people. is popular hatred comes from the thought thatBahamians are inherently coarse and don’t know how to operateunder the unspoken law of common sense.

is is untrue. With each and every time I hear someone say that about ‘typical

Bahamians’, I feel a deep, dark offense rising within my soul thatwants to slap them about the cranium. But I endure.

Bahamians are wonderful people. We are naturally peaceful, witha tendency to a high standard of politeness and friendliness that lendsto loneliness when we spend long amounts of time abroad (especiallyin the stingy US). As a people, we are more likely to stick together andpick each other out in a foreign setting because we recognize commonnational habits more than any Caribbean nation that I know of. ereare things that our people cook, do and say that can only be found andmade right here under our temperate island sun. For example, I havenumerous friends that have been living abroad for years. Each one ofthem, though abroad, all admit that there is something about eBahamas that they can’t find or can’t get anywhere else. Whether it isfood, drink, population or atmosphere, many of them prefer to liveon their ‘rock’ than anywhere else.

It seems that the younger demographic is the one that harboursthe majority of the loathing towards the Bahamas. Most of the youthhave dreams of leaving this country to some hopeful nirvana in theUS, and never returning. Many of us have had those dreams force-fedto us by our parents, whose largest desire is to live vicariously throughus to achieve some delusion of success through our struggles. Please do

not be deceived. Your life is your life, but I am of the strong belief thatwe have been blinded completely by the troubles that we all face.ings are indeed tough, but at the same time, hatred only makes ittougher, because hate causes us to become unable to see what goodthings are available for you to love.

ink of it: a world from here on without conch salad? What ifGoombay Punch was suddenly discontinued? Tampico? How aboutstraw work? Junkanoo parades? What if Bamboo Shack closed downfor good? No more: “What’s gern on bey”? What if Bahamiansdecided to ignore each other? Although these are simple, everydaythings that we take for granted, they are pivotal to the atmosphere andthe culture in which we live.

Many people look down on Bahamian dialect, saying that it islower than Standard English or the Queen’s English. Neither of thelatter is our national language. Our national language recorded innearly every atlas is Bahamian English. We have a language, and that’sjust too bad for those who don’t like it. Saying that Bahamians arestupid for choosing to speak in our language over Standard English islike saying that people in Shanghai are stupid for speaking Cantonese,and should speak Mandarin instead; or that Jamaicans are stupid forusing Patois instead of the Queen’s English as they are taught inschool. Although use of Bahamian dialect has its place, it should neverbe bashed as “bad” English. It is our language, and it should beembraced because it’s part of who we are.

Mainly, I think we should all take a look at our lives in eBahamas, and try to find the beauty in every moment. All of usshould seek to perceive this place as if we were on the outside, andpossess the same admiration and passion for ourselves as a people andour country as a jewel on the earth. Hatred only blinds, but if you findsomething that you really love, and hold on to it, your eyes will beopened to opportunities you never thought imaginable.

THUG LIFE.❚ by Jasper Haeward

Production Manager

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JAN-FEB NOTICES

sCOBUS ELECTIONS

Deadline for nominations is Feb. 22: Forms can be collected from the COBUS Of-fice (SUB) and Campus Life (A-Block) fromFebruary 6th.

s50Th ANNIvErSAry Of WOmEN’S

SUffrAgE mOvEmENT

Deadline for essay, poetry and poster sub-mission for the 50th Anniversary of Women’sSuffrage Movement Symposium is Thursday,February 16 2012. Entries should be submitted tothe Office of the School of Social Sciences.

s2011/12 fACULTy & STAff CAmpAIgN

The deadline for the 2011-12 Annual Fundthis June is quickly approaching! Don’t missyour opportunity to get the maximum creditfor your gift. Just $10 each month in a payrolldeduction greatly helps a student or yourdepartment. It is the easiest way to donatenow. To submit your gift right away, contact one of yourCo-Chairs, Nakessa Beneby Ext. 4464 or PeterMcWilliam Ext. 2632, the Annual Fund OfficeExt.4657 or log onto my.cob.edu.bs.

sgENErAL CLUB mEETINgS

These will be held for all official College clubsevery Friday from 5 to 6:30pm. Club presidents, vice presidents and 2 board mem-bers must be in attendance.

❚ by Donovan Bullard

COB Student

❚ by S.A. Hanna

Features Editor

INCREASED respect from both sidesis critical to improved relations betweensecurity staff and student, according to seniorguards.

Security officers say their side of the storyhas been neglected as the relationship betweenstudents and security officer remains challengedat the College Of e Bahamas.

In an interview with e Spectrum,senior guards Mr. Minnis and Mr. inesagreed that the relationship with studentsshould be improved, especially male students.

Issues concerning security guards cham-

pioned the Spectrum’s “New Year’s Resolu-tion- Campus Walk” this month, with manystudents listing unprofessional behavior as atop concern. Of this percentage that spokeconcerning security, particularly made noteof their “unprofessional” behavior.

Mr. Minnis said: “e relationships withstudents and officers can be a lot better if theofficers show more respect to the studentsand the students to the officers. Respectshould be given where it is due.”

“Everything needs to be improved generallywith security skills to develop better relationshipswith students because they’re watching us.We need to build more trust amongst each

other,” Mr Minnis said.Tensions heightened last semester when

it was alleged that security officers assaulted acollege student in the presence of a counsellorin front of the Harry C. Moore Library.

e altercation unfolded after a sophomorestudent at the College of e Bahamas wasremoved out of the library on October 4.

e matter is said to be under investigationby the college.

Forums, or general assemblies, wereamong the initiatives suggested to bridge thegap between security and the student body.

However, any improvement requires

THE College of the Bahamas ShortFilm Festival opened its doors to all studentsand alumni with a call for films last month.

Since initiated April of last year, the filmfestival spearheaded by Hugo Zarate has pro-vided students and alumni of the College ofe Bahamas an opportunity to expose theircreativity.

“Last semester our plan was to showthree films and it was open for students inthe media and journalism program,” MrZarate said.

“is semester, students are working onthe project as well but this time we’re openingit up to all COB students. Students of theAlumni Organization since 2009 and afterthat can also submit a film.”

Organizers hope to continue to expand

the festival to students in response to calls formore opportunities to showcase creative talentsand skills garnered through studies. Whilefuture goals include submissions from estab-lished filmmakers, Mr Zarate said the event’sfocus remains to provide students with aplatform to express how they feel about socialissues.

“We want to build it little by little andhopefully we’ll at some point open it for filmmakers in the Bahamas.

“We want to reach the internationalmarket at least Florida and eventually Jamaica.is year we might possibly have the supportof the Film Commissioner of the Bahamas,Mr. Craig Woods” said Mr Zarate.

e winners of last year’s festival went onto capture second place in the Film Festival inFort Lauderdale. is year the event boasts apartnership with Freeport so there may be aportion of the festival in Fort Lauderdale and

the other in Freeport, Grand Bahama. Mr Zarate said: “I just want to encourage

students to participate, they don’t need anyprofessional background. Once they have anidea and a way to express it through film ifthat’s what they love they’re welcomed tohere.

“Because I know many people aren’treally in the film industry; but they like to dorecordings with the small camera’s or phonesso once they have something with qualitythat we can show they can become a part ofit.”

Submissions are free and must have arunning time of 15, 30 or 45 minutes.

Entry forms can be downloaded fromthe COB website or at the office of theSchool of Communication and Creative Arts,room S6.

THROUGHOUT one’s college career,it is essential for a student to have some formof a relationship with his/her lectures. Afterall, these are the persons that one will have tocommunicate with, turn in assignments to,and listen to (assuming that one is paying at-tention in class and not texting or skylarkingon Facebook) during scheduled class timesfor a period of fourteen weeks. However,where can the boundary be set regardinglecturer and student relationships?

Since the majority of students at eCollege of e Bahamas are classified asadults and their lecturers would be at a

matured age as well – does the relationshipbetween the trainer and the trainee need apolicy regarding appropriate code of conduct?

In the December 2011 issue of eSpectrum, certain student by the name“slippery crab” wrote to the Ask the Caribfeature of the newspaper, in part discussinghis/her level of discomfort during a classbecause the lecturer was giving the studentthe “hungry eyes”, probably signifying a glarethat raised the student’s point of cautiousness.

A junior status French major opinedthat primarily she thought that she and herlecturers could be friends, in the sense thatshe could feel free to talk to them about heracademic goals and interests. Yet, she notes

that her view changed because she noticedthat one of her lectures in particular started tobecome slightly possessive of her. As a result,she decided to maintain a business-like rela-tionship with any lecturer henceforth, so asto avoid the problem that she experiencedbefore. By the mere suggestion of such be-haviour, it is imperative to explore what policythe college has in terms of student to lecturerrelationships and the opinions of lecturersand students as well. However, due to thenature of this article, interviewees will remainstrictly confidential.

Just like the French major, an Accounting

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❚ by Dawn McKenzie

Contributing Writer

STUDENT TEACH RELATIONSHIPS:SETTING BOUNDARIES

❚ by Shaquille Sands

Spectrum Reporter

COB/Mick Masaar

COB/ Stephen Hanna

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GREATER RESPECT NEEDED TO IMPROVE SECURITY-STUDENT RELATIONS

FILM FESTIVAL BACK FOR A SECOND YEAR

PAOLA ALVINO (right) speaks to a student after her Lit-erary Journalism class.

COB/ Jasper Haeward

❚ by Shaquille Sands

Beat Reporter

FILM COMMISSIONER VISITS

VIDEO production students met withthe e Bahamas Film and TelevisionCommission as the College gears up forit's second annual Short Film Festival.

Following the call for films releasedlast month, Film Commissioner CraigWoods and Senior Manager Angela Archermet with Hugo Zarate and six studentsfrom the JRN 420 Video Project course.

Mr Woods sat with the group todiscuss the upcoming festival as well as thedesires of the students in regards to film ine Bahamas.

Kriston Saunders, a Media Journalismmajor and the editor of last year's ShortFilm Festival winner said: “We are very pas-

sionate about what we do but it is verydifficult to buy equipment and make some-

thing from nothing. We are the pioneers.”e meeting was to garner publicity for

the festival as well as begin to make con-nections with the government to furtherstudent filmmakers in the Bahamas.

Mr Zarate said: “We know that theproblems we are talking about are veryreal, but now I want to help [the students]to open the doors to create their own op-portunities.”

Mr Woods confirmed that there wereno avenues for Bahamians to pursue filmin the country, such as studios or somegovernment programme that would sponsoremerging artists.

However, he encouraged Bahamianfilmmakers to continue their quests to im-prove the film industry in the Bahamas.

COB/ Jasper Haeward

(L-R) HUGO ZÁRATE, Angela Archer, Simba French, Craig Woods, Brittney Armbrister and Kriston Saunders at the close ofthe January 26th meeting.

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Production Manager

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Dear Brothers, the first step to understandingwhat women want is to realize that it is im-possible to know this. Can a man understandwhy the sun rises in the East and sets in theWest – with the exception of Wednesdayswhen it is clearly the most ergonomic? Canhe understand why it’s okay to go swimmingwhen it’s sunny but not while it’s raining?How will the lowly man ever fathom themystery that is women when in truth hecannot wrap his mind around the breakfastpolicy of certain fast food restaurants stoppingat 11am? Despite the fact that I was on theline for the past 10 minutes, because I haveonly just arrived at the counter at 11:02am,you can't serve me, even though the “PancakePlatter” is sitting right there on the warmingtray. Just give me THAT pancake platter andthe egg-sausage sandwich next to it damn it!Is there something wrong with it? Is it thatyour food isn't made out of food but in fact a"food like" substance that only tastes andlooks like food until the hour of 11:00am,Eastern Standard Time, but at 11:01am,EST, they turn back into toadstools andlizard tails...? No, Mister Security Officer Iwill not be quiet!! I hungry king man!!

If we can't grasp such simple quandarieshow can we ever expect to understand womenand what it is that they want?

Together!! (Bro. Schin slams his fist on podium for effect,

his eyes well up with tears. It is unclear whetherit is from the passion of brotherhood or that hehas shattered his anterior metacarpal bone. Bro.

Schin takes a deep breath and continues.)Too long our blood and tears have turned

the water wheel of this matriarchal communitypowering them. For too long we have not re-ceived our fair shake because we are theperpetual slaves of the feminine oligarchynever to be given our happiness until we satethe un-satiable. Hear me brothers and knowwhy it is that we have unraveled the mysteriesof a raisin-free chocolate bar but we can'tfigure out what it is what women want. It isbecause we can never know.

We don't know what women want, becauseWOMEN don't know what they want, so itis a preponderance akin to the difficulty ofunderstanding why they like Vybz Kartelsongs but do not appreciate regular menheralding the coming of a maiden with anabove average mons pubis (google it) fromthe window of his eggshell-coloured Maxima!We must stand up to the oppressors and say:‘we are men and demand your love andrespect’. We shall do that by first putting our-selves...

(Bro. Schin's cellular phone rings, he answersin a whisper seeming to forget the microphone ison.)

Hey love what's up…no I'm not busy atall…(laughs) you know I always…oh, nothat's cool, the password is “sp39xvnAmper-sand”...no don't write the word ampersand...it’sthe little squiggly thing that means ‘and’...it'sthe number seven when you hold the shiftkey...well I didn't say that because it seemedlike it would further complicate...ugh...alright...Ilove you too Olive...yea, yea, yea, jump in alake.

(Bro. Schin hangs up his cellular phone)Where was I?

❚ by S.A. Hanna

Features Editor

Burn Upon Reading

Contraband is an Action/ Crime/ Dramastarring Mark Wahlberg and Ben Foster andit fully engulfs you in, wait for it, action, crimeand drama. (Shocked face here.) After hisbrother gets into trouble with a drug lord in a

smuggling operation gone wrong, Chris Far-raday, Wahlberg's character, has to return to alife of crime one more time to protect his fam-ily.

e action in this movie is engaging so youmay feel as if you are in on the crime, if yourheart starts racing, ready to beat out of yourchest, because of its overwhelmed by tip-toeanticipation, my only advice is “If you get in,

you better get out.” Can that quote get any-more cliché? I'm just trying to warn you,what it lacks in plot originality it makes up forin hard hitting action, you may start thinkingfor a minute, but only for a minute, thenBAM, right back on the intense train.

Contraband is nothing new but it is thecliched heist movie done extremely well.ere are a few twist, for example, this filmstars Mark Wahlberg and not Matt Damonwhich I'm certain adds for more intriguesome how. Wahlberg is great at beingWahlberg, (this is referred to as a tangent, bearwith me) Wahlberg is a fantastic action starwith the experience to fit this role, however,this is such a regular thing, that if you were tocatch the movie in the middle you may say,"Wait a minute, I saw this movie before.”

Nope. You've seen the exact same actor doing the

exact same thing that the exactly same actordoes in canon of completely “different”movies.

Oh, wait, you should still watch it becauseall in all, Contraband is a thrilling movie thatyou are sure to enjoy, like you did last year. Igive Contraband a 7/ 10, because we all lovere-runs, and if you want some bootleg DVD’ssmuggled, let’s just say I know a guy.

A movie to look out for is e Grey, starringthe super awesome actor guy, Liam Neeson,who will fill our quota of growling voice leadmen until e Dark Knight Rises comes outthis summer, but back to Neeson. e Greyis about an oil drilling team that struggles tosurvive after a plane crash that strands themin the wild. e team is hunted by a pack ofwolves that sees them as intruders.

It shall be epic. Nathan has spoken.

❚ by Nathan Rolle

Spectrum Columnist

Super AwesomeMovie Stuff!

Courtesy of Google Images

CONTRABAND: Marky Mark’s newest action escapade.Remember when he was a rapper?

The Secret life of the BahamianMale: Minutes from the last Bi-An-

nual National Man ConventionUnderstanding Our Oppressive

Shadow Overlords WomenContraband & The Grey

Blackberry TagFor all you high end Blackberry users, most

of your OS 7 Blackberry devices are alreadyoutfitted with new technology called nearfield communication; NFC is a wireless tech-nology that allows data transmissions at a aclose range (4 cm or closer). Blackberry hasnamed their version of this application Tag itallows the transfer of data, particularly contactsand multimedia, between phones and otherdevices just by touching one with the other,like magic. So if you were to meet a newsweetheart in your travels you can quicklyadd them to your BBM contacts, discreetly.Unlike the iPhone’s lame ‘Bump’ application,Tag is integrated in your device and can usedwith the majority of your Blackberry applica-tions. ere are already locks that can be un-locked using Blackberry NFC technology,imagine the future possibilities.

Blackberry Tag is officially available for OS7.1 so UPGRADE!

iPad 3Apple fanboys are in high anticipation of

the iPad 3, said tobe set for releasein March of thisyear. rifty andsmart shoppershave alreadypledged toforfeit/exchange aniPad 2 in antici-pation for the iPad3 however, thequestion remains,

will Apples third tablet be worth the wait?Apple is known adding just a little extra forevery new release.

So what is difference this time?e iPad 3 is to have a 4G LTE mobile

chipset for high speed data along with an A5Quad Core processor, rather than the DualCore fitted in the iPad 2. is will also be thefirst tablet with a HD QXQA display, similarto the ones in the late generation iPod toucheswith the same dimensions as its predecessor.

It will be 1 mm thicker, which no one wasexpecting.

So whats the same? EVERYTHING ELSE! e details on

software is not set in stone, but Apple productsuse the same basic OS, and there is no sign ofan iOS 6 anytime soon. If you haven't pur-chased an Apple tablet yet, I recommend youwait because iPad3 will be faster and shinier,but say that hesitantly because I still feel aniPad 2 will get the job done just as well.

Just a little something to think about,besides technology analysts predict that Applewill tank in 2 years, so...consider Android fora minute.

Robots, like the Jetsons predicted, may bethe future.

❚ by Nathan Rolle

Spectrum Columnist

Tech Review



THE SPECTRUM PAGE 5Vol. 2 SPRING

Most students are probably blissfully unawareof the countless ways in which you, yes YOU,can land yourselves a seat outside of eCollege of e Bahamas – wishing that youcould be transported two minutes into thepast in order to slap yourself senseless so thatyou could not do whatever you were goingto do that would inevitably give you a formof castigation from the college. In this month’sDid You Know, find out what offenses arenoteworthy of expulsion, permanent termi-nation of college career; suspension, determinedleave of absence from the college; probation,period in which changes in conduct must beproved; and formal admonition, warning.

Let’s pull out our handy-dandy COBHandbook and turn to Chapter 27 to findout, shall we.

1. Abusive Conduct – is categoryencapsulates assaults, both verbal and non-verbal attacks, battery, sexual misconduct,sexual harassment and acts of intolerance(e.g. hate crimes). Such behaviour can lead toprobation, suspension and finally expulsion. ● Translation: ese offenses may in-

clude verbally and physically threatening thelives of faculty, staff, or other college students

on the campus, engaging in sexual intercourseon campus grounds, pestering faculty, staffand students on campus and discriminatoryacts that may be generated towards those of adifferent race, creed, sexual preference, andethnic background.

2. Disorderly Conduct and Public Nu-dity – is grouping involves boisterous dis-ruptions, interference with college personnel,general nudity and public urination. epunishments for offenses like this can includeformal warning, probation and/or suspension. ● Translation: For all of you that con-

tinuously and flagrantly disturb the peacefulstatus of the library or restricted areas inwhich class or exams take place – BEWARE!Also, for anyone that feels it necessary torelieve him or herself anywhere on the campusbesides the designated bathrooms – WE’REWATCHING YOU!

3. Damage/Destruction of C.O.B prop-erty – is sector involves blatant disrespectcollege property by writing defamatory in-scriptions on college property, discarding per-sonal garbage/debris on college settings. eseactions are worthy of formal warning (ifminor), probation, suspension, expulsionand/or restitution – in which the student willhave to reimburse the college for whatevergoods he/she damaged. ● Translation: ere’s a thing called a

garbage bin located around the campus – useit, it won’t bite you! Don’t graciously shareyour worn-out chewing gums with us underthe tables or seats within classrooms, labs or

libraries – thank you but we don’t need them.Also don’t leave love messages, vengeful rantson the walls college building – it simplyscreams immaturity and desperation. In short,one should treat college grounds and propertyin the manner in which one would want avisitor to treat his/her own home.


Contributing Writer

Did you know...?

COB/ Jasper Haeward

GET ONE! The Student Handbook is available online at http://cob.edu.bs as well as in the office of Student Affairs.It contains the rules and regulations for conduct and academics for all enrolled at the College.

is semester, e College of e Bahamas(COB) created a policy, effective immediately,which subjects each student of e Collegeto a mandatory bag search to enter the HarryC. Moore Library and Information Centre.is is to prevent items that can be harmfulto property or persons in the library from en-tering. Many students express disapproval ofthis policy claiming that the College has noright to search the bags of persons who havedone nothing to be deemed suspicious. Alsothis policy seems insensitive toward thestudents who bring lunch from home, mustthey wait until after lunch to do research inthe library?

I also do not approve of this policy butdifferent reasons. To clarify, a college, or anyinstitution, can require its patrons to besearched before entering the establishment.is does not violate a person’s right toprivacy, one can opt not to enter the building.e problem with this policy is its excessiveness,there are less invasive ways to keep the propertyand persons in a college’s library safe.

It is already the general belief among studentsof COB that the Administration and the de-partments thereof, are awkward when solvingproblems concerning students, except myfriends in the financial aid department ofcourse (wink-wink). Even when they solvethe problem, the solutions are sometimes ac-companied by bad side-effects, making students’life difficult in another area, like a miracle pillintended to reduce depression and suicidalthoughts with a potential to kill you. equestion, “Why dey searchin’ bags?” mayseem trivial but if we look at the different ap-proaches e College could have taken toremedy this situation, the invasion of theprivacy of each student, and only students,who enter the library will seem somewhatdraconian.

Students aren’t supposed to eat or drink inthe library, a reason given is that the scent ofthe food may distract other students who’restudying and there is a potential for anaccident to occur with the food and drinksdamaging property such as computers andbooks.

To prevent this from happening, the collegecan, as they did, implement a policy thatbreaches the privacy of every student (honestor dishonest) by thoroughly searching throughevery student’s bag.

On the other hand, if they truly considerthe students and their privacy, there can besolutions to this problem with methods thataren’t so invasive. One measure they can takeis heightening security presence inside thelibrary. is doesn’t ask for a military librarywith hundreds of security guards in every

corner. It does, however, require securityguards to not spend massive amounts of timestationary. Maybe by having a security patrolthe library looking for food, drinks and candywhile another security guard is at the doorchecking for identification, dishonest studentswill be less willing to eat in the library,knowing the chances of being caught is great.is effort can be enhanced if there is moreattention given to the surveillance camerasaround the library. Although this may requirea little more movement by security personnel,there will be a little more privacy for students.

Along with this, the college can increasethe penalty on students caught eating in thelibrary or damaging property in the library.is can be a student’s library privilege beingrevoked for a month if caught eating in thelibrary and a punitive monetary fee for anyonewho damages property in the library. All of

this may be done in a reasonable manner.is doesn’t ask for students to be suspendedfrom using the library for an entire year nordoes it ask for the charge to replace items de-stroyed to be twice the cost of the item beingreplaced.

Securing a university is not easy. I amcertain there are many difficulties that arisewith some students adding to the problem.ese difficulties come with the profession.e first option shouldn’t be to examine thebags of every student entering the building!However, if e College believes the words“students” and “children” are synonymous, ifthey lack the consideration for students’privacy, if they assume students are irrationalbrats who do not understand rules and mustbe subjected to the most primitive, collectivistnotion of all suffering for the acts of a few, theinnocent suffering for the guilty, they willcontinue to disregard our pride.


Spectrum Columnist

Library’s InvasiveSearch Policy

COB/ Jasper Haeward

BAG SEARCHING: A regular safety precaution, or inva-sion of privacy?

Classifieds$10 for Students

$15 for Non-COB AffiliationsCall us: (242) 302-4483

[email protected] Page 2 for Campus Locations


New Year’s Resolutions!

Alfrednique Gibson:I want to make all A’s and B’s andbe more punctual. ere’s a needfor a room designated for cellphone use in the library, securitymakes it an issue.

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Megan Johnson:Weight loss, try to be nice and tomake a 3.5 G.P.A to get on theDean’s List. ey need to informstudents better of what to expect, inneed of more staff and there arebogus expenses.

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Kristel Moss:I want to make a 3.0 G.P.A and dowell in all my classes. I want/ I’mgetting a car.

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Sanmarko Lightbourne:I want to stop eating a lot of fast foodand make the President’s List this se-mester. I believe COB needs to im-prove their campus business officeson the islands.

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Kadija Miller:I want to study harder this year andCOB needs to focus more on theright things, like security. I also wantto grow more spiritually.

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Sydnee Kerr:I want to lose some weight,make the President’s List andthe bathroom workers need toclean rigorously.

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Shantera Rhamsey:Better time management, make theDean’s List and plan ahead for pay-ing bills. C.O.B can inform the newstudents better for payments andalso beef up the student activities…make them more enthusiastic.

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Chaunse Willis:To lose 25 lbs., accepted in theUniversity of Toronto.

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What are your resolutions for 2012? ❚ by Shaquille Sands

Spectrum Reporter


Cyd Ferguson:Personally I want to get into the Uni-versity of West Indies, make it on theprincipal’s list; the security is a prob-lem and C.O.B needs to inform stu-dents in advance about teacherchange for a course.

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Tia Ferguson:I want to make all A’s and B’s, prac-tice better study habits and read mybible more. e business officeneeds some assistance with late reg-istration payments.

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Sharita Forbes:Achieve a 3.0 G.P.A to keep myscholarship, avoid heartbreak andC.O.B business office needs to dobetter with the long lines for tuitionpayment.

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Ricara Dean:I want to get and stay on the “Presi-dent’s List” this year and, become apart of the toastmaster’s club.

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erez Rollins:I’m going to practice healthy eatinghabits and be more organized scholas-tically. e business office needsmore staff here at C.O.B and theyneed to be more efficient.

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Shantal:I don’t have a new year’s resolution;what ever comes my way I’m readyfor it. But my academic goal is tomake a 3.50 G.P.A.

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Ashley Cooper:Soccer field needs to be fixed, I’msick of falling in ditches.“

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Kavon Rolle:Honor Roll and the internet con-nection here is poor. My procrasti-nation is a problem which needs tobe altered.

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Students sound off on their plans for the2012 academic year.

New Year’s Resolutions!

e College of the Bahamas employssome 52 Security Officers at it's main campusinclusive of 6 supervisors, a Senior Supervisorand a Director all charged with the same goalof protecting both the College's staff, studentsand property, but what is the exact mandateand role of Security on campus? e Spec-trum sat down with Wellington Francis theDirector, Security Services to discuss the func-tion of the Department.

All Security Officers receive some level offormal training with preference being givento those with prior experience in the field butthe Department prides itself in on the jobtraining and every patrolman is required toparticipate in orientation session for methodsof relating with members of the College aswell as non Collage members. According toFrancis, much of their training is handled byPolice Training College and focuses on thetheory and method of many different facetsof defense and protection. Because of an ongoing constant training program the majority

of the present officers have preparation inmethods of patrol and surveillance, conflictresolution/interpersonal skills, common of-fense like theft assault etc and constitutionallaw.

Francis asserts that because "we are livingin an age [where] the conventional approachto security will not surface" the Departmenthas turn to the use of technology like addi-tional cameras, to aid in the surveillance ofcampus in conjunction with the existing manpower. In order to live up to the Security De-partment's directive of not only "protect(ing)the property of the College and lives of stu-dent" but also "to maintain proper record ofincidents on campus", plans for the newequipment has implemented in new central-ized manner. Presently the Department is de-veloping a "surveillance room" to monitoractives on campus and to accommodate theswifter response to incidents; the new camerashave dual purpose in that sense.

Francis has observed that despite the antiauthorian senitment that has supposedly gripthe entire nation, the frequency of incident of

on campus incidents have decreased signifi-cantly particularly by non College membersinfringing on the rights of students and staff.e remaining number of incidents on theOakes Field compound are the result of

crimes perpetrated by students on other stu-dents which makes it incredible difficult forthe Department to defend against and he callsfor all of the College's occupants to remainvigilent as they are the firstline of defense.


COB/ Stephen Hanna

SECURING CAMPUS

“PROTECTING THE PROPERTY”: A security officer checks a car that has entered the College campus.

❚ by S.A. Hanna

Features Editor

and a Bio-chemistry major commented thatthey sharing personal experiences, swappingphone numbers, or even using a lecturer’sfirst name is completely inappropriate. Incontrast, a Educational Psychology Lecturerreasons that while there should be set boundariesbetween students and lecturers, it is by nomeans inappropriate to get to know eachother on a personal level once both arerespectful of one other. She adds that in herline of work she finds it necessary to sharepersonally with her students so that they canfeel encouraged to continue their education.us, it’s for the better good.

What is the college’s policy on studentand lecturer relationships? According to theCollege’s policy regarding student and lecturerbehaviour, whether one is mentor or thementored, each has the responsibility to“behave as mature adults, with respect for theopinions and expressions of one another.

Also, one should avoid actions that maybring disrepute to the college”. Such actionsthat can be related to student and lecturer re-lationships are: “sexual harassment, sexualmisconduct, threatening behaviour and unau-thorised entry” (perhaps into a lecturer’s officewithout permission). ere’s an old sayingthat states: “Hog know where to rub hisskin”. If a mere animal knows whether a par-ticular environment or situation is conduciveto it or not, shouldn’t we as well. erefore,whether we agree to only conduct business-like relationships with lecturers or get to knowthem on a personable basis, we should neverforget that we have an obligation as represen-tatives of the college to ensure that our actionsare always respectful and appropriate. Also,just like that hog, whether we decide to per-sonally relate to our lecturers or not, we neverwant to position ourselves in any comprisingsituations with our lecturers.

Mentors and MentorednFROM Page 3

Financial Aid DeadlinesSpring 2012

All COB students who applied for scholarships/financial aid for Spring 2012 through the Office of Financial Aid are advised tocollect their letters immediately.

All scholarship/financial aid recipients who fail to make payment arrangements with the Business Office by January 27, 2012 at4:00p.m. will be de-registered and a $150.00 late fee will apply.

Scholarship/financial aid recipients who have not been processed through the Business Office by 4:00p.m. on February 22,2012 will forfeit their award for the Spring 2012 semester.

For more information please phone: 302-4370/71 or email: [email protected].

with Dr. Danny Davis leading the panel.e most urgent issue discussed was thestruggle students have with receiving financialaid from the College. Many students com-plained about the little aids they receivedwith some not receiving anything. Studentsalso discussed the crumbling infrastructureof the Portia M. Smith building and the$100 fee students have to pay for challenging

a grade. A few students got their questionsanswered and problems solved, but, manyleft as discouraged as they came.

Student General Assembly

nFROM Page 1

commitment from both sides, said Mr ines,who believes that there is room from im-provement within every area of the depart-ment.

“e professionalism of security officerswhen dealing with students need to be im-proved and the approach of officers,” Mrines said.

“e negative approach of students tosecurity officers should be altered as well. In

every area of security there is room for im-provement but, the greatest problem that I’vefound is communication,” he added.

Among the security concerns raised bystudents, most noted were increased prescencein the parking lot and improved lighting oncampus. Mr ines said: “Administrationisn’t doing their part to really fulfill the wishesof the students and security officers. Securitycan use some communication skills seminars;the college is not giving the incentive.”

Security and StudentsnFROM Page 3

COB/ Jasper Haeward

DANNY DAVIS, the College Registrar, answers astudent’s question at the January 26th debate.

COB/ Jasper Haeward

COB/ Jasper Haeward

ESLYN JONES (VP Student Affairs) & MR GRANT (PhysicalPlant) listening to students at the Student GeneralAssembly.

LYNDEN MCINTOSH an Economics major, asks aquestion about registration fees.

Dear Carib,ere is a common belief among

students that if the person teaching thecourse is 15 minutes late for the class,the student has the right to leave withoutpenalty. I’ve searched the student hand-book and see no policy reflecting this.However, my question is to students. Ifthis rule does apply, then should facultymark students who arrive to class after15 minutes absent?

Signed,Just wondering

Dear Just wondering,Very interesting question. I heard this

rule of the 15 minute thing several times.And I agree that it is a bit too late for alecturer to be arriving to class. But there aresome times when things come up whichcan result in late arrivals so the student

should be somewhat understanding. I’veseen that if a lecturer is unable to make theclass they send a message with a memberof that class before the 15 minutes havepassed. As far as students arriving late wellthere should be no students arriving passthis time. Tardiness up to 30 minutes isconsidered late. But after 30 minutes,which is too late, a student can be markedabsent. ere is a rule that states that ifyou’re absent for three classes then you areremoved from the class. I advise studentsto not be so petty with some of yourlecturers because a lot of them do notenforce the tardiness rule. If they did, wewould have a lot more students comingshort on classes. If you’re a student and fedup with your tardy lecturer place it on theevaluation a few weeks into the semesteror take a stroll to the dean. Just be mindfulof your own punctuality as well.

Dear Carib,is security thing has

gone way to far. I was try-ing to go in the library totype up a paper for myEng 300 class but unfor-tunately the security offi-cer had other plans. Yousee, I’m a woman and usfemales at times may havesome ‘personal’ items inour bags. So the idea of aman searching my bagdidn’t sit too well withme. I walked in and readthe sign on the door. Ithought it would be asimple ‘open the bag andthey glance in’ type ofthing. But oh no, thisdude had me movingbooks and stuff. He keptasking me to open thiscompartment and thatcompartment and evendig to the bottom of mybag where I had a few ofmy personal items. Bythis time there was a lineout the door and I wasEMBARASSED! After allthat, he finally said ‘okay’.en, the man had thenerve to ask for my IDagain! Carib why is thisschool - that I’m payingthousands of dollars toattend - making me looklike a criminal even whenI’m dressed in full busi-ness attire?

Signed,I guess I’m a Suspect

Dear I guess I’m a suspect,I feel your pain. I’ve

went through that with thesame male security officerand the sad part is that hereally overdoes the search.A similar practice is done ata major hotel on ParadiseIsland; however, hotelsecurity allows you to holdthe bag open and they justglance in. at’s all. Itshould be nothing more.Especially with such a highvolume of people trying tocome into the library. Butin fairness to the school Iunderstand the measuresthey have to go to ensurethe safety of its students. Sowhat you should do is havea word with COBUSseeing that they are yourstudent voice who can relaythe message to a higherpower. I’m sure if there areenough complaints thissearch will be handled in amore sensitive fashion.

Send your questions to:[email protected]

Ask the Carib

Dear Carib,I have a problem with a lecturer. I

think she is prejudiced. She isn’t Cau-casian or anything, but she’s of a farlighter skin tone than I am and it seemsas if she doesn’t like the darker studentslike myself. If we were to be in class cri-tiquing each other’s work it always seemslike it’s never good enough. But the twobrighter skinned students in our classsomehow always seem to hit the nailright on the head, and this ain’t no mathclass where there is a clear right or wronganswer. is isn’t the first time I’ve heardof this about her either. What should Ido? It’s starting to reflect on my grades.

Signed, Failing Black Mamba

Dear Failing Black Mamba,I think I know who you’re talking

about. But are you sure you’re not justmaking an excuse for not putting thecorrect amount of time and effort intoyour schoolwork? A student I spoke withlast semester about a similar situation cameto a revelation toward the end. eyrealized that they were looking for reasonsto blame someone else on their failure,rather than accepting the fact that the lec-turer’s grades are intended to make studentswork harder and produce better work. I’mnot saying that you’re wrong either, if youhave others that feel the same then youshould collectively take it to the Dean ofthat school. But think hard on yoursituation and ensure that you’re doingeverything you can to get better in theclass.

Dear Carib,Where are all the hot guys who play

basketball with their shirts off this se-mester? I look forward to my afternooneye-candy everyday as I walk pass thecourt or even in the gym. Tell them tocome back out. I miss them.

Signed,I love my male COB Athletes

Dear I love my male COB Athletes,You kids crack me up all the time. Is

this what your coming to school for? oseguys are just playing some ball to pass thetime, and they get a little heated so theydo the next best thing and this is theresult? Laugh out loud, and they say it’sthe young men that are distracted in thissociety. ere’s nothing I can do aboutgetting the men to take off their shirts foryou. For your sanity I hope by readingthis they feel your longing and give yousome ‘eye candy’. Guys, you heard her.

Vol 2. SPRING THE SPECTRUM PAGE 9

What do youthink the Carib

looks like?Send your fan art

sketches/drawings to [email protected]

Valentine’s Day Photo BoothFebruary 14, 2012

2pm to 4pmStay tuned to facebook.com/eSpectrumCOB for the location!

Digital Prints $1

e COB Lady Caribs hit the courtagainst the Super Value Cybots Queens. efinal score of the January 12 game was 56-71. e Caribs kept close in the first quarterending it 8-12. However, they were outplayedin the second quarter, giving up easy turnoversthat led to fastbreak points for the Cybots.COB scored 13 points in the period whilethe Cybots scored 21. At the half, the scorewas 21-33 to the Cybots. By the end of thehalf, the Caribs shot 21% from the fieldcompared to 40% shot by the Cybots.

During halftime, coach Kimberley Rollegave her team a pep talk and what was saidpushed the ladies to play better. e ladiescame out in the third quarter and outscoredtheir counterparts, 19-15. e Caribs weredown by 8 in the fourth quarter, and the

ladies looked hungry. ey went into beastmode cutting the lead down to three after athree-point play by freshman, Alexis Rolle.However, the Cybots pulled away as theLady Caribs lost heart and desire. ey wereeventually outscored 16-23 in the final quarter.e Carib shot better in the second half at34%, while Cybots shot 44%. Overall per-centages: Lady Caribs shot 27% comparedto Cybots’ 42%.

Leading the Lady Caribs was DeandraWilliams with a double-double scoring 18points and grabbed 10 rebounds. GabrielleMcKinney finished with 15 points and 8 re-bounds. e rest of the scorers were: StevandreaWells, 8 points; Alexis Rolle, 7 points; CelestePyfrom, 4 points; Alisha Bethel and NatiskaSliver, 3 points; Alexis Maycock, Akia Roseand Alexis Maycock, 2 points.

❚ by Simmba French

Sports Editor


SPORTS REVIEWCOB Lady Caribs Fall to

Super Value Cybots

COB/Simmba French

THEY FOUGHT HARD: The Lady Caribs review a play during their bout with the Super value Cybots.

Caribs in Florida: Basketball with JWU and STU

“I’M OPEN!”: Lady Caribs work their offense.

GOING HARD: Lady Caribs practice before playing in MiamiMAKE OR BREAK: Caribs Men's Basketball Team about to shoot a three-point.

REFUEL: Caribs Men's Basketball Team in a huddle

TO THE LIMIT: Lady Carib Gabrielle McKinney drives to the hoop.

PUMP IT UP!: Caribs Men's Basketball Team getting a pep talk. TAKE IT TO THE RIM: Carib #40 reaches for a lay-up.

❚ Photos

Office of Communication


NFL Recap & Predictions

It’s that crazy time of the year. eAFC and the NFC Championships, andthen it’s the million-dollar-per-commer-cial-spot Superbowl game. On January14, the San Francisco 49ers went upagainst New Orleans Saints while NewEngland Patriots took on the DenverBroncos. e following day, HoustonTexans matched up against the BaltimoreRavens and New York Giants played lastseason’s champion, Green Bay Packers.

Alex Smith’s San Francisco 49ers V.SDrew Brees’ New Orleans Saints.

is was a close game, for the mostpart, until Alex Smith sealed the victoryfor the 49ers in the 4th quarter with atouchdown pass to Vernon Davis. Daviscreated a memorable play that is nowbeing touted as the “Grab”.

e game looked over from the begin-ning when 49ers began with a 14-0 leadbut Drew Brees would make two touch-

down passes to be down by 3 at the endof the first half.

New Orleans would be shut out of thethird quarter. e 49ers scored a FieldGoal to make it a six point lead. WithDrew Brees as the Saints quarterback, Iknew he had some tricks up his sleeves.Brees threw two touchdown passes givingthe Saints a 32-29 lead and made a two-point conversion. I thought the gamewas over but 49ers had other plans. AlexSmith stepped on the field with 1:37 re-maining in the game. Smith quickly ad-vanced up the field and made the pass toVernon Davis for the win. e game isover and 49ers made their way into theNFC championship game.

Tom Brady’s New England PatriotsV.S TimTebow’s Denver Broncos

is was another hyped game. To behonest I made the boldest statement,“Tebow will beat the New England Pa-triots.” Boy was I wrong, really wrong. Iwon’t dive into details about the game

but will say that Brady put a beating onTebow.

Patriots shut out the Broncos in thefirst and the fourth quarter as they pound-ed the Broncos 45-10. Tebow threw ameasly 136 yards on 9/26 complete passesand no touchdowns. Brady threw 363yards and scored six touchdowns on26/34 completions.

T.J Yates’ Houston Texans V.S Joe Flac-co’s Baltimore Ravens

I guess “luck” was not on the Texans’side as they committed 4 turnovers com-pared to none by the Ravens. e Ravenstook a 17-3 lead and never looked back.e final score was 20-13.

Aaron Rodgers’ Green Bay Packers V.SEli Manning’s New York Giants

I am a Peyton Manning Fan but sincehe was out this season, I just watchedfootball for watching it sakes. However,I was thrilled to see his brother in thereplaying and I just had Giants as a favoriteto win it all.

Most persons had Packers to win thisgame. e Giants play a stingy defenseand as a result threw last year’s championsout the playoffs. e final score was 37-20.

Behind his defense’s stinginess, Manningthrew 330 yards on 21/33 completionsand 3 touchdowns. Rodgers threw 264yards, 2 touchdowns and 26/46 comple-tions.

Here are my predictions for the Divi-sional Championship games:

AFC Championships – BaltimoreRavens vs. New England Patriots. If Ihate Patriots as much as I hate LosAngeles Lakers, I would have pickedRavens. So, I choose New England Patriotsto win the AFC.

NFC Championships – New York Gi-ants vs. San Francisco 49ers. My captain,Alex ompson would totally disagreewith me on this but I have the Giantsbeating the 49ers.

❚ by Simmba French

Sports Editor

COB at T-Bird Flyers

COB’s Track and Field team competedin the T-Bird Flyers Invitational at theomas A. Robinson Stadium on January13 and 14; under the direction of Coach

Bradley Cooper. Below are their scores.eir next meet will be the Star TrackerClassic at the omas A. Robinson Sta-dium February 4.

❚ by Alisha Bethel

Sports Reporter

Women’s Shot PutJulianna Duncanson: 1st 11.11metersKendera Bethel: 2nd 10.58metersAshley Oembler: 3rd 9.71metersKnastachia Cooper: 4th 9.30meters

Women’s DiscusJulianna Duncanson: 1st 39.35metersKenderia Bethel: 2nd 32.08metersAshley Oembler :3rd 31.43metersKnastachia Cooper: 5th 19.49meters

Men’s Open 100metersTraz Nixon: 15th 11.68secRoddeno Davis :21st 11.98secZbigiew Dawkins: 28th 12.41sec

Men’s Open 200metersDesmond Major: 5th 23.96Roddeno Davis: 16th 24.71secAndrew Barr: 19th 25.01secZbigiew Dawkins: 22nd 25.55sec

Men’s Open 400metersDesmond Major: 6th 52.34sec

Men High JumpLeonardo Romer: 2nd 1.90meters

Men’s DiscusFrederick Laing: 3rd 12.92metersTerrane Roker: 8th 8.66meters

Men’s JavelinMichael Russell: 3rd 45.05meters

COB/Alisha Bethel

KENDERA BETHEL throws her way into second place.

FROM LEFT TO RIGHT: Ashley oembler, Knastachia Cooper, Julianna Duncanson and Kendera Bethel

LEONARDO ROMER leaps into second place.

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Student Leadership Dept. Recruitmente Leadership Department invites you to ‘Love our Leaders Expose & RecruitmentDrive’; ursday, February 16, 2012, Independence Park 2:00 -4:00 p.m.First 30 registrants get FREE Sweets & Treats. If you think you’ve ‘got the goods’ to lead,then email or text ‘born leader’ to [email protected] or 428-7520.

Spring Research Edge PresentationResearch Edge presentations for the Spring semester are at noon in the auditorium of theHarry C. Moore Library. e session topics, presenters and dates are as follows: e Role of Fats in the Progression of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Dr. Kenya Ward onFriday, February 17th;Performance Appraisal Systems as a Strategic Resource Management Tool in the BahamianPublic Service by Dr. Carolyn Rolle on Friday, March 20th.

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