| Summary: | 2 El Concordiarf theconcordian.org • March 15, 2013 -t4PP NEWS TOP FIVE BEST CRAYON COLORS: 5. LEATHER JACKET 4. FUZZY WUZZY 3. PURPLE MOUNTAIN'S MAJESTY 2. SUNBURNT CYCLOPS 1. RAZZMATAZZ ST. LOUIS (AP) — Mark Mihal was having a good opening day on the links when he noticed an unusual depression on the 14th fairway at Annbriar Golf Club in southern Illinois. Remarking to his friends how awkward it would be to have to hit out of it, he went over for a closer look. One step onto the pocked section and the 43-year- Id mortgage broker plunged into a sinkhole. He anded 18 feet down with a painful thud, and his riends managed to hoist him to safety with a rope ter about 20 minutes. But Friday's experience ave Mihal quite a fright, particularly after the recent death of a Florida man whose ody hasn't been found since a sink-ole swallowed him and his bed-room. MOSCOW (AP) — A new form of microbial life has been found in water samples taken from a giant freshwater lake hidden under kilometers of Antarctic ice, Russian scientists said Monday. Sergei Bulat and Valery Lukin said in a statement that the "unidentified and unclassified" bacterium has no rela-tion to any of the existing bacterial types. They acknowledged, however, that extensive research of the microbe that was sealed under the ice for millions of years will be necessary to prove the find and determine the bacterium's characteristics. New samples of water retrieved from Lake Vostok earlier this year are expected to be delivered to St. Petersburg in May aboard a Russian ship. The Russian team reached the surface of the subglacial lake in Feb-uary 2012 after more than two decades of drilling, a major achieve-ment hailed by scientists around the world. They touched the lake water Sunday at a depth of 12,366 feet (3,769 neters), about 800 miles (1,300 kilometers) east of the South Pole in the central part of the continent. Scientists hope the lake might allow a glimpse into micro-bial life forms that existed before the Ice Age and could have urvived in the dark depths of the lake, despite its high ressure and constant cold -- conditions similar to those which also are believed to be found un-der the ice crust on Mars, Jupiter's moon uropa and Saturn's moon Ence-ladus. Concordian Address 901 8th St. S. FPO 214 Moorhead, MN 56562 Phone 218-299-3826 Email concord@cord.edu Website theconcordian.org Editor in Chief Began Whitney News Editor Stephanie Barnhart RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) — Police in the Brazilian city of Sao Paulo are baffled by a macabre puzzle: someone has been leaving gift-wrapped hu-man skulls around town. Investigator Paul Henry Bozon Verduraz de- Iscribed the case to the Folha de Sao Paulo newspa-per in a story published Thursday. The first skull in cherry-red wrapping was ound on February 20 in a planter near a residen-tial building downtown. Since then, seven oth-ers have been found near Mormon temples or consulates, including those for Russia the Czech Republic and South Af-ica. The skulls are old, with traces of dirt. TALLINN, Estonia (AP) — An Estonian man has re-turned a library book 69 years late, partly blaming a World War II aerial bombing that damaged the library for the late return. Ivika Turkson of the Tallinn Centra ibrary says that last week the man in is mid-80s returned the overdue book which was checked out on March 7, 944, while Estonia was occupied by Nazi Germany — along with an pology and an offer to ay a late fee. BANGKOK (AP) — Mu-sicians, take note: Next time you travel abroad, you might need a passport — for your instrument. Delegates attending a global biodiver-sity conference in Bangkok this week are ebating a U.S. proposal to streamline in-ernational customs checks for travelers with musical instruments that legally contain endangered wildlife products ike exotic hardwoods, ivory or tor-toise shell. Opinion Editor Patrick Ross Sports Editor Sallie Steiner Copy Editor Ashley Nelson Photo Editor Olivia Gear Presentation.Editor Sean Plemmons Web Editor Melisa Barish Graphic Designer Emilie Bowman Minnesota gay marriage bill heads to floor for vote Saturday ST PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A mother's voice tearfully trembled as she spoke of seeing her gay son marry one day. A child plain-ly asked Minnesota lawmakers: "Which parent do I not need, my mom or my dad?" State lawmakers heard that dueling testimony Tuesday be-fore giving an early victory to a measure that would legalize gay marriage in Minnesota, despite warnings from foes who argued it was being rushed through the Legislature without a full grasp of the consequences. The Senate Judiciary Com-mittee and House Civil Law Committees endorsed the bills Tuesday on party line votes, with all Democrats in favor and all Re-publicans opposed. It now heads to the floor, where a final vote is not expected until much later in the session. Sen. Scott Dibble and Rep. Karen Clark, both openly gay Democrats from Minneapo-lis, said they are confident their bills could pass in the full Senate and House. Security Report March 10-Memorial: Lost or stolen older style flip phone; Hallett: Intoxicated student, cited and released by Moor-head police March 11-Hoymn: Simplex trouble alarm because of dirty smoke detector March 12-Townhouse East: Theft of property; items taken by aquiantence. Friday Backers were moving to capi-talize on the November defeat of a ballot measure that would have written into the Minnesota Con-stitution that a traditional defi-nition of marriage as between one man and one woman into the constitution. They also saw hope in a state government entirely in Democratic hands for the first time in two decades. Several Republican lawmak-ers criticized Democrats for pushing a divisive bill while budget work remains to be done — something Democrats accused Republicans of in 2011 as they worked to pass the marriage amendment. Rep. Melissa Hortman, DFL-Brooklyn Park, promised that the bill wouldn't come up for a floor vote until after budget bills are passed. But it's important the Legislature tackle the issue now, she said. "This is about granting rights. We are taking up this issue at our peril," said Hortman, who co-au-thored the bill. The committee action followed hours of testimony from pastors, business executives, parents, children, gay couples and others. Randi Reitan sat next to her husband of 40 years and their son Jacob, who came out as gay 15 years ago. She told the House panel Tuesday morning that the time for gay marriage had come. "We want Jacob to have the joy of a wedding, the firm foundation a marriage brings to families and the societal support that comes with all marriage," she said. Jacob Reitan spoke of watch-ing as his three siblings got mar-ried and hoping for the chance to do the same. "As a gay man I should have the same opportu-nity to marry as my three sib-lings," he said. "My desire to love is no less valid and no less wor-thy of recognition by our state as theirs." But opponents of same-sex marriage were equally forceful in their defense of the current law, saying change would under-mine society's family structure. Grace Evans, 11, said chil-dren learn different things from parents of different genders and that's why "God made it that way" Evans said her mother "is my role model on how to be a girl and I love her very much. My dad is also very important to me be-cause he protects me and helps me get the confidence to be a girl who is growing up to be a woman. He takes care of me in a way my mom cannot." Staring into the eyes of House lawmakers, Evans twice asked which she could do without. She got no answer. The public comments had a fa-miliar ring in a Capitol where the definition of marriage has been a source of friction for at least 10 years, reaching its peak two years ago when Republicans put the constitutional amendment on the ballot. Marilyn Carlson Nelson, chairwoman of Minnesota-based resort chain Carlson Cos., spoke out against that amendment and helped gather more than $1 mil-lion in support for the campaign fighting it. "Now, it's time to finish what we started," she told the Senate committee. Opponents disputed that the defeat of the marriage amendment is a referendum to enact gay marriage. Several lawmakers includ-ing Rep. Mary Liz Holberg ques-tioned whether the bill gives enough protection to people who may object to same-sex marriage. The bill stipulates that churches would not be required to per-form same-sex marriages, but the Lakeville Republican asked about caterers, wedding pho-tographers or florists who don't want to provide their services to gay couples. University of Minnesota Law Professor Dale Carpenter said current state law already pro-hibits businesses from discrimi-nating against customers based on sexual orientation. The state recognizing same-sex marriages wouldn't change that, he said. Richard Painter, another uni-versity law professor who worked in former President George W. Bush's administration, urged the Legislature to extend the right to marry to all Minnesotans. "Republicans understand that some things are none of the gov-ernment's business, and one of them is who you marry" Painter said. Sen. Branden Petersen, of Anoka, is the only current Re-publican lawmaker so far who has publically supported the bill. Before voting against the bill, Sen. Dan Hall said that marriage in itself doesn't make anyone more or less valuable. He, like many other opponents of the bill, said the definition of marriage should be left up to God "Is it about romantic sexual relationship? Or is it about the benefits, the money?" the Burns-ville Republican asked. "What is it that you really want?" Thursday Business Manager Aubrey Stromberg Advertising Manager Meagan McDougall Advisor Catherine McMullen About Us The purpose of The Concord-ian is to affirm the mission of Concordia College by cultivat-ing thoughtful and informed students, faculty and staff through the awareness and discussion of college, local, national and world affairs. 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