THE BEHREND BEACON Barry University professor says gays help perpetuate human race by Steve Rothaus Knight-Ridder Newspapers September 28, 1999 Psychologist Frank Muscarella, an associate professor at Barry University, has come to a conclusion that at first seems to he a contradiction: Homosexuality helps perpetuate the human race and other species. "The theory holds that homosexual individuals in early human societies may have helped close family members, either directly or indirectly, to reproduce more successfully," Muscarella. 41, writes in a study to he published by the Journal of Homose.vuality. "Thus, genes for homosexuality would have been passed on indirectly through relatives." Muscarella, who also wrote a recently published professional study called The Homoerotic Behavior That Never Evolved, acknowledges his theory "flies in the face of all contemporary thinking, - hut gives several examples in humans and baboons. In early times. young 'hen and women would leave home and form alliances with others. These bonds often were with people of the same gender and would include sexual relations. Through these alliances, they would protect each other from enemies and help each other survive through adulthood, Muscarella said. "The individuals survived long enough to ultimately reproduce," Muscarella said. He cites an example from Greek Buying pot online: Illegal connections on the web by Todd McFliker The Central Florida Future September 29. 1999 The package was delivered in a brown paper bag from the U.S. Postal Service. The parcel contained two different types of high-grade marijuana weighing a quarter ounce. There was nothing fancy about the package. The marijuana was placed inside small plastic zipper bags and concealed inside a padded envelope. It was delivered to downtown Orlando after being ordered oft the Internet. The Web site is from Amsterdam and has the appearance of a Dutch coffee shop menu. A customer can take his pick from two 1) pes of pot and rive varieties of hash. Pictures are supplied on the menu, along with an order form specifying how many grams the buyers wants. The purchaser then receives an email with an address to send cash to. There's always the danger that the currency will be lost in the mail system. This time, however, it paid off. The twenty-something UCF student obtained an abundance of weed for $93, including delivery. Marijuana is the most commonly found illegal drug in the U.S. mail system Last year, 11.000 pounds of the drug were seized in mail shipments from California to the East Coast, as well as more than 650 arrests for marijuana related crimes via the U.S. Postal Service. Yes, purchasing pot over the Internet is illegal; however, it is not easy for police departments to enforce marijuana prohibition. After all, sellers usually live in countries such as the Netherlands, which do not have harsh drug laws. "If you're talking about the Internet," said Sgt. Tom Gorbas of UCF's Crime Prevention Unit, "you're talking about a big world of problems." Marijuana has been an illegal drug in the United States since 1914. However, more than 40 million Americans are occasional users of pot. Not only that, many are easing suffering from aches in the stomach or the head, cancer, AIDS, Multiple Sclerosis and other ailments, even athlete's foot. Users claim marijuana has tremendous medical value. For years, the Internet has been making U.S. border laws increasingly powerless. The marijuana trade is thriving not only for recreational users who can make a convenient buy, but also for medical users in places without a local dispensary. NATIONAL CAMPUS NEWS literature, the relationship ofAchilles and Patroclus. "which commonly understood as being sexual in nature... Patroclus, "a low-status male enters into a high level of the social hierarchy as a result of his Psychologist Frank Muscarella teaches a class on evolutionary psychology. He believes that homosexuality helps perp , 2l(iate the relationship ‘‘ Ulu \chi Iles. one of the dominant males or the so L iei Secomlaril), Patroclus has Li lai;4e number or cproducti e opportunities I)et:Liusc Achilles gi cs him access to 111L111 . \ or the lemalc captives he accorded due to his hitTh social status. - Muse:m:lla ',lttration, in some I)aht)(ms. Nail. With just a Lliek. a person ma } regularl rind inainuana deals online Bu)crs teml to let.‘l sate itiakiit then computer Be:ause u 1 thi,. the hitcl iict is t,sisting in kik:Mg a lectinsidcialionn)l domestic marijuana The po\ker of net \A, in he L:\ ident in future di 1.1 , ; I:I\AS t.lt.:(201d1:1g to unL VC" Clllptt). CC. - Sales o cr the Internet eould possihl lead to the decriminalitation of marijuana because there's nu real \,\ to enloree dillerences of countries that are blurring and melting tiigether. - said Sharon Winters. a [CI' computer science adjunct prolessor. The sale )t marijuana online is of several businesses on the Internet that is making national lines harder to enforce. Although these arc \\ ell documented, the government has already been having a tough time \\. ith the wide distribution of prescription drugs sold online. Internet doctors has e been willing to write virtual prescriptions for drug buyers alter they complete a brie) questionnaire. Gambling is another actin it) that thrives online. A Hilted States congressional commission recently recommended a ban on all Internet gambling. However, the proposal failed because they could not conic up with reasonable way to enforce the laws. Authorities are having the same types of problems with the Internet drug market. Drug Web sites in Amsterdam have been shut down in the past, mostly from foreign governments putting pressure on Dutch police. Buyers in the United States are subject to our drug laws. However, recipients of the packages do not necessarily face stiffer penalties than a possession charge. despite the offense being a federal crime. "You have to he careful because one doesn't know who he is talking to online," Gorbas said. "You may think you know, but you might he chatting with the cops." Officials from both the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) and tli Postal Inspection Service, which governs the mail, claim they know nothing about drug sales over the Internet. This proves just how a dealer can avoid being noticed. But even it the DEA caught the dealer, they have no jurisdiction outside of the United States. If U.S. Customs fails to seize the packages, then the postal inspectors might. Inspectors will take the goods and may not prosecute the buyer. 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The seed trade has I lourished online during the last two year; because seeds are usually undetectable b> the C.S. Department of Custom's canines because they are minute and base n o odor. OCTOBER 8, 1999 When the indle , . puhcli% niin.il.\ill Somclinic ha \C \ PHOTO BY CI RJC:I\ f ,AUK 1 Y 0;1 Uphill RL-2,11A.11,-, , . H ilic thicat ,r 1 Joe \ ()tic,: I 14niii,I cd..\t or indirectly. to t.tivival and llc thcor "lends ikull all ti\ %.1,, ctil a helm\ ior that doesn't lead to reproduction contrihute to he asks rhetorically. South Hot lila psycholiTist Larry Harmon. tilt ,c practice pecialiies in s he ha , , ahout Muscarel thein concern I ha\ e is that people will interpret homosexuality us a uic that one goes through rather than as a legitimate sexual orientation. - Harmon said. "The implication i, that ht)iimsexualit‘ O.K. I)ccause it help, ,oilic(nic mature And man - % and he Hai It dilutes the nature ol sexual otientattun 11lat ii,in , sient ii) , ,lcatl and definite... 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I ()I lIIC 111 eek ....1.0 In KnoI)I, a l ('I linancc major. illagive ith Ink:lnc( of marijuana Nerds iS vant "Ii Itoult.l not 1)e legaltied. Pcopit' Are going. to bt.ty pot regarilless ol i lie \ \s ol the la \\ The Intel net 11.11 i \ 100p-1101C to get illegal dtmc. - Tlic ,LL I, arc \k olth a k)1 oi nitwit:\ to gru\kerg on the street. ( 1 course, one has to know cX:itAIS how to farm the seeds Ihe prices of high quality seeds gem:lank range horn 'OO to s7i for a package of If) A buyer ina . S his simply sending an international money order or certil led check in S. dollars to 0 company either in the Netherlands or ('anada. miens )1 . these seed banks can he hound online. 1 het - L.lore. the seed trade is much more reliable and profitable than selling the pot itself. Many people View these drug sales not only as criminal, hut as a danger to the youth of our country. Internet sales have a lot of students concerned. ''As a non-user of drugs. I led that selling pot online is no worse than it being sold on the streets,'' said Tara Parsons, a 19-year-old health set . % ices administration major. "The problem is that the Internet provides an easier way for young children to get educated and invoked with drugs at a much younger age. Children do not need to he exposed to such a popular and demanding drug ." "This is the Internet being used for its intended purpose: free trade, as well as the free flow of information on a global scale. - said Brian Weber. a 23- year-old organitational behavior major. "These sales can only he seen as a world-wide positive." Although opinions vary on the subject, students agreed that it's time to crack down on these problems or decriminahte the drug. Most are aware that such a process sr ill not be easy. but they realize that they will hake to crawl before they walk. As long as buyers are grilling to risk sending their money to another country through the mail system, marijuana sales online will continue to grog. 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