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Cross country adds three transfers By Emily Kois Managing Editor @EmilyKois
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The FGCU men’s crosscountry team will add three transfers to the 2018 fall roster. These transfers include Lucas Kiprotich, Boniface Mutal, and Leonard Kipruto, who will all be eligible Economic Doom: Tariffs for the upcoming season. and Trade Wars Two of the three athletes Read on A5 have a year of collegiate experience, as Kiprotich Sports and Mutai each attended a university before transferring to FGCU. Though Kipruto did not compete last fall, he still comes with the experience Photo Curtesy of FGCU Canvas the team needs going into this Effective immediately, students at FGCU will be required to take an active shooter preparedness training program via Cavnas, before Oct 1. Failure season. to do so can result in students not being able to sign up for classes the following semester. “These men not only The program was with groups on campus will add to our team depth program is required By Alexandra Figares before spring semester introduced shortly after to ensure safety,” Martin immediately, they also fit News Editor Mario Leon named ASUN registration. If the program the Parkland shooting said in an interview. “So, our culture of character and @fgcueaglenews winner for life is not completed by Oct. 1, a in February, after a lone we just had a session on being a good teammate,” head walked into threat response and making coach Cassandra Goodson hold will be placed for class gunman An active shooter Read on Marjory Stoneman Douglas everyone aware and giving said to FGCU Athletics. “In training program has been registration. Entertainment “At FGCU, we want to High School and killed them tips and insight as to getting to know these men, introduced via Canvas and FGCU administration optimize the safety of all 17 people. The incident how to best respond if they the character traits that warns, if it’s not completed who come to our campus,” sparked concerns across sense something is up.” stuck out the most was their Martin said there was ability to take initiative and by Oct. 1, there could be President Mike Martin the nation, particularly in a heightened sense of their gratitude. I think that said in an email. “Part of schools. consequences. FGCU President Mike awareness from faculty, maturity will help our growing The program, which was this effort is to ensure our community Martin addressed those staff and the university team.” introduced in early June, University to WGCU, police department, and provides information on members are aware of concerns Kiprotich previously safety systems set in place safety features available assuring the university is has implemented safety spent one season at Eastern at FGCU and includes a at FGCU and have a basic prepared for any incidents measures. Kentucky prior to coming that may occur. knowledge concerning acts 10-minute video on “acts of to FGCU. While with the World class entertainers “We train people across of extreme violence/active extreme violence.” Colonels, he earned three topRead on B5 campus, and we try to work Completion of the shooters.” 20 finishes in four of seven meets during the season. Kiprotich finished his best 8k with a time of 24:34.9 at the Adidas D-I Pre-Nationals, placing 12th overall. He was also a member of the track & field Georgetown and No. 7 San Diego program while attending By Emily Kois State in 2012-13. Managing Editor EKU. “I’d first like to thank Coach @EmilyKois Mutai competed with Fly for this opportunity; I’m the Rattlers at Florida A & really looking forward to it,” Following the FGCU men’s M and while he was there he assistant coach Joey Cantens basketball head coach transition competed in four races with said. “I believe in the Dunk with Michael Fly earning the the team. His best race came City brand and in Coach Fly’s new position, the head coach has during the South Carolina approach in terms of how he completed the coaching staff State Cross Country Duals treats people, his priorities and with Joey Cantens as the team’s where he finished with an 8k expectations. I’m excited to be assistant coach. time of 25:14.40. back at The Nest, and I really do Cantens is not a stranger to While at FAMU, Mutai feel like I’m coming home.” the Eagles staff as he spent 2011was also a member of the Beyond his collegiate and 14 with FGCU as the program’s track & field program professional experience, Cantens Director of Operations. competing in the 1500 and also had three different periods Prior to being hired as the 10,000-meter events. as a staff member with the assistant coach for the Eagles, Although Kipruto did Photo Curtesy of FGCU Athletics Dominican Republic National he was serving as the assistant Coach Joey Cantens will be bringing lots of experience to the men’s basketball staff. not compete last season at Team. coach with the San Antonio Hillsdale, he will come into Cantens got his start as a our guys,” Fly said. “In addition, at Division-II Indiana University Spurs for their training camp. this season looking to make a “Coach Cantens brings a he’ll also bring his infectious of Pennsylvania for 2015-16. graduate manager from 2009-11 big impact for the Eagles. wealth of experience in his personality that will serve our While there he assisted in the at Florida State before heading Prior to coming to the return to FGCU, including stops program well on the recruiting Crimson Hawks’ 21-8 record to Kentucky to serve on a staff States, he’s finished with a and Pennsylvania State Athletic under head coach John Calipari. at Florida State, vUSC, the trail.” personal-best time of 24.50 The coach also has experience Cantens comes into this season Conference West Championship. Dominican Republic National in the 8k. He then finished Before going to IUP, he was the as a player, playing at FIU in Team, the top pro league in with an immense amount of with a time of 15:04.87 in Germany and one of the most experience that will be needed for Director of Scouting and Video 2005-06 before transferring and the 5000-meters event held elite organizations in professional the rookie team in the upcoming Operations for the USC Trojans graduating from Eckerd in 2009. at the 2016 Kenyan Olympic While at Eckerd, he made two in 2014-15. sports - the San Antonio season. trials. During his two seasons with NCAA Tournament trips and The past two seasons he has Spurs,” head coach Michael Following a fifthFly said. “He was credited with been in Germany serving as an USC, Cantens worked with reached the Sweet Sixteen. place finish in the ASUN Cantens received his Master developing multiple high-level assistant coach with a pair of Enfield to produce the program’s Championship last year, first ASUN Tournament of Science in Sport Management professional players in Germany, professional clubs. these experienced additions Prior to going overseas, Championship win and NCAA from FSU in 2011. and Coach Cantens will bring will add much more to the that experience to the floor with Cantens was an assistant coach Tournament victories over No. 2 team for the 2018 season.
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Florida official blunders background checks How one government employee failed the state of Florida By Sam Palmisano Opinion Editor @SamPalmisano
On June 12, 2016, 49 people were gunned down and 53 were wounded in one of the deadliest shootings in our country’s history. The Pulse Nightclub shooting happened just four months after an interesting bureaucratic blip in the system. Starting in February 2016, the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services was no longer running background checks on applications for concealed weapons permits. The FBI crime database called the National Instant Criminal Background Check System is meant to ensure applicants do not have a criminal history that disqualifies them from carrying a gun. Surely, an office tasked with such a crucial role regarding such a politically-charged topic must have a valid reason for not running background checks. Nope. The employee forgot his password. Rather than jumping through the bureaucratic hoops to get it back, this employee simply decided not to perform the
background checks at all. The problem was discovered over a year later in March of 2017. Annual applications more than doubled over the course of two years the political glitch occurred in. The Tampa Bay Times reported that there were 134,000 permit requests in the fiscal year ending in June 2015. In 2016 and 2017, there were 245,000 and 275,000 requests, respectively. The two fiscal years this error spanned each broke records for permit applications. Florida’s own Agriculture Commissioner has had a rocky race for governor so far. On the surface, Adam Putnam appears to be handling it well. Putnam made speeding up the concealed weapons permit process a top priority when he was elected in 2010, so it doesn’t look too great that this political blunder happened under his watch. Just one month after the investigation found that Putnam’s office had botched a year’s worth of background checks, Putnam tweeted that he was a “Proud NRA sellout”. Florida, the nation’s most problematic swing
state, has become the center of the gun control debate after the February 14 Parkland shooting. The students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School rallied their efforts into the March for Our Lives campaign. When news broke of Putnam’s office failing to perform background checks, many accused Putnam of breaking the law. The Democratic candidates around the country called for Putnam to drop out of the race due to incompetence. Putnam maintains that only about 300 permits were wrongfully issued, all of which were rescinded. His office claims that the employee failing to perform background checks was only in charge of the applications flagged for further review. The accusations against Putnam and his office are stacking up. If further investigation discovers that all 300,000 permits issue during this time frame didn’t receive background check clearance, it is possible that all of the permits will be rescinded. The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services can also be found criminally liable for any crimes committed using
Tweet taken from @adamputnam Florida Agricultural Commissioner Adam Putnam claims that concealed carry permit applications increased due to lower prices, but the price drops did not go into effect until months after the error was discovered.
guns allowed by these permits. Putnam’s office made sure that the employee was removed from the position. This crack in the bureaucratic process shines light on a larger issue. Even the National Rifle Association addressed concerns over the failure of Putnam’s office to do its job. With so many on the left calling for more gun control and so many on
the right saying there is already too much, I think all can agree that we need to be questioning whether the control works in the first place. Liberals have used this issue to complain that many probably received concealed weapons permits when they should not have. Conservatives have argued that this is a clear example of why gun control is a bad idea in the first place. Nevertheless, we
should all be asking why one person has so much responsibility. Why can one person’s mistake affect the lives of thousands? Why should we add more regulation in when the regulators aren’t doing their jobs? As usual, most people are looking at this as an individual issue, few are wondering how often things like this regularly occur nationwide, and no one is investigating it.
Economic doom: tariffs and trade wars By Sam Palmisano Opinion Editor @SamPalmisano
The best shirt I’ve ever purchased reads, “Tariffs not only impose immense economic costs but also fail to achieve their primary policy aims and foster political dysfunction along the way”. For anyone who’s ever taken an introductory macroeconomics class, the word “tariff” is a nightmare. Not only was it about halfway through the semester – right in the middle of “party szn” – but tariffs are the worst fiscal policy every conceived. Tariffs, essentially import taxes placed on foreign goods, are an immoral, misguided attempt at protecting American businesses and industries from foreign competition. Tariffs are one of the few issues that the vast majority of people agree on: tariffs are bad for economic growth. As political advisor Mark McKinnon says, “As history has repeatedly proven, one trade tariff begets another, then another - until you’ve got a full-blown trade war. No one ever wins, and consumers always get screwed.” For starters, foreign competition is a great thing. If foreign businesses can provide goods and services at cheaper
prices, then take my money. Our trade deficit with China represents a great thing; it demonstrates that China has produced goods that we value and pay money for, including the infamous MAGA hats. As most economists can tell you, we all have trade deficits on our everyday lives. I have a trade deficit with Moe’s. Moe’s has never once bought anything from me. Every time I go to Moe’s, I pay them money and they give me a burrito, chips, salsa, and a drink. Most of us have trade deficits with FGCU. Unless you have a secret trick (in which case, my DMs are open), FGCU has probably never paid you to be a student. You pay them tuition and they give you education. Every country has trade deficits with other countries. It’s part of what makes global trade so wonderful: specialization. Every country has a comparative advantage over other countries on the production of certain goods and services. The problem arises when some people decide that the good ol’ U-S-of-A has to be number one in manufacturing. In order to incentivize the production and consumption of American-made goods, those people want tariffs to be placed on foreign competition.
There’s a reason the U.S. isn’t a leading manufacturer anymore. It’s the same reason we aren’t a nation of farmers anymore. We’ve grown as a country. We’ve changed our preferences. There are other countries with the skill set and in the best position to manufacture goods and grow crops. Those who worked in steel mills or grew up on a farm are hell-bent on keeping their jobs, and for good reason. Losing their jobs means losing their livelihood and being unable to support their families. That’s all good and well, but jobs are naturally lost all the time. No one thinks it’s an issue when taxi drivers lose their jobs to Uber drivers or candle makers lose their jobs to light bulbs. It’s called progress. We do it all the time. Tariffs fight progress. As an economics major, it wouldn’t be fair for me to talk about tariffs without bringing a graph for support. If you look to the provided graph, you can follow along with the way tariffs work. We start with a global supply of a product – labeled Pworld – that is relatively low. When this line intercepts the red domestic demand line, we have our equilibrium. At this point, we are buying a large quantity for a low price.
The government then tacks on a tariff, with the new price labeled Ptariff. At the intersection of this line and domestic demand, we are now consuming less of the good for a higher price. If we went to the extreme of banning foreign products, we would have an intersection of the blue domestic supply line and the domestic demand line. This point has even less consumption for a higher price. The government enjoys tariffs because they bring in more revenue, and we know the government loves having money to spend. Domestic businesses love tariffs because they can charge higher prices for their products due to the lack of cheaper foreign competition. Most businesses are naturally short-sighted, so they fail to see the decline in customers as a result of these higher prices. Unless you’re a government official or domestic industry – like sugar, steel, or coal – you are being harmed by tariffs. Consumers, both foreign and domestic, bear the burden for tariffs at every level. We pay more for direct purchases of these goods. We pay more for goods that use things like sugar, steel, or coal for their production.
Indirectly, almost everything in the market becomes more expensive. We also pay when foreign governments reciprocate the trade war with their own tariffs on American goods. We may put a good on foreign steel, but other countries put tariffs on American agriculture products. Ironically, the farmers that once supported tariffs are crying out about the fact that foreign consumers aren’t purchasing their crops. Tariffs are a destructive
economic policy. To use them as a political tool is nonsense. They are an economic weapon that inflicts damage on the entire world economy. Trade wars are perhaps more dangerous than real ones. With real wars, at least the fighting is done out in the open. Trade wars are fought in the back rooms of political offices and in the private servers of lobbyists. No one with a true grasp of economics will ever argue that tariffs are helpful to any economic activity.
Photo via Wikimedia Commons The standard graph for teaching tariffs demonstrates the higher prices and lower consumption that result from tariff policies.
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“Today members of the FGCU Colle Republicans, FGCU College Democrats, an organizer for March For Our Lives, and oters came together to exercise our right to keep and bear arms. Even though all of our differences were not solved in one day, we were able to take a step in the right direction. Today we were all able to come out better understanding each other and the 2nd amendment in the process. We look forward to going to the range in the future together and building upon the foundation we laid today.”
So you think you can trust the government By Sam Palmisano Opinion Editor @SamPalmisano
Most people don’t trust other people. If people were inherently good, the world would look much different than it does
today. Nevertheless, people are not naturally good, so they do not trust other people. Therefore, we must devise a way to live securely and comfortably in a society full of those we can’t trust. We created government. Bureaucracy. Rules.
Photo via Flickr On May 4, 1970, the Ohio National Guard opened fire on a crowd protesting the Vietnam War, killing four students and injuring nine others.
Regulations. We put people we think we can trust in charge of maintaining social order. We – a group of people who don’t trust each other – elect a person – someone we all supposedly trust – to ensure that we can all just get along. At some point in the history of this process, a group of people who trusted each other decided that this trustworthy government of ours should have all of the guns. Governments are compromised of the same untrustworthy people that make up our society, but we them on a pedestal of trust and see them as our heroes. Governments have a long history of murder, corruption, and theft. Governments have a monopoly on violence. Governments get away with
things ordinary citizens would never be allowed to do. All people who put their trust in the government end up dead. As economist John Maynard Keynes said, “In the long run, we are all dead.” The average police response time in Fort Myers is about 5 minutes, according to an NBC-2 interview. Nationwide, it takes about 11 minutes for police to respond to emergency calls. The police also have no legal responsibility to do their jobs; they are only held accountable to their own bureaucracy (police department, city hall, mayor, etc.). In a life or death situation, the average American would have to wait 11 minutes for the police to maybe show up and protect them. We see time and time again why the police, even when they arrive, can’t be counted on to protect us.
We’ve seen time and time again why the government can’t be counted on to do the right thing. How many times must we watch the government fail before we realize the solution is not to try putting different untrustworthy people in charge of the government? The government is full of untrustworthy individuals. We trust the ones that align with our own beliefs, and we distrust anyone who dares disagree. Those we distrust are invalidated in our own minds. Even when we agree on what deems someone trustworthy, history has shown that trust is either broken or misplaced. Julius Caesar was brutally stabbed to death by some of his most trusted friends. Jesus was betrayed by a trusted disciple. Benedict Arnold was once
Washington’s most trusted general. Adolf Hitler gained the trust of an entire country on his rise to power. Many people trusted Trump to fix the economy because he was a businessman, not a politician. The trust was broken the minute he was sworn into office; he became a politician. Most people don’t trust other people. Some people don’t even trust themselves. A core line in every spy movie ever created is something to the tune of “trust no one”. Despite all of this, we are expected to trust the government. Trust it to protect us. Trust it to provide for us. Trust it to be perfect. We’ve made great strides in questioning the government, but it’s time we stop pretending to trust it.
MarketPulse is a section designed to capture the thoughts and opinions of students on FGCU’s campus. To be featured in MarketPulse, be sure to hang out around campus and stay up todate with current events. This is your university; so don’t be afraid By Sam Palmisano | Opinion Editor| @ SamPalmisano
“How do you feel about gun control?”
“Gun control is necessary to a certain degree. When it infringes upon the constitutional right to own what can be used for self preservation, that is when it becomes an issue.”
- Nick Harrington, Sophomore
“I believe that we have the right to our 2nd Amendment, therefore guns should not be strictly regulated for any reason.”
- Mackenzie Hamblett, Sophomore
“I believe we should have more gun control because our right to bear arms is not more important than the safety of our citizens.”
- Dara Ladia, Senior
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FGCU baseball’s Leon named ASUN Winner for Life
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Leon pitches during a game against UNF in the 2018 season. Leon was awarded with ASUN’s Winners for Life award last Friday, July 13th.
By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez FGCU baseball alumi Mario Leon was awarded the ASUN conference Winners for Life award last Friday, July 13th. Leon was one of eight players to receive the award for best demonstrating the conference’s core values: education, honesty, student-athlete
experience, fairness, health, ambition, respect, diversity, inclusion, leadership, responsibility, and sportsmanship. Prospective student athletes must have competed in the current academic year in an ASUN sponsored sport and be in good academic standing at his/her university. One student athlete from each of the eight schools in the ASUN conference received the
Winners for Life award. Leon was also recently featured as part of ASUN’s Beam Video Series -- a series that highlights student-athletes in the ASUN conference who have made an impact in the classroom or the community. In the ASUN conference, Leon is no stranger to awards. He made FGCU baseball history when he was the program’s
first student-athlete to ever receive the ASUN Scholar-Athlete of the year award and was chosen to represent the ASUN at the 2017 NCAA Student-Athlete Leadership Forum. Leon was one of 300 student-athletes selected from across the nation to attend the forum, where he and others strengthened leadership skills to be used on and off the field.
At FGCU, Leon was awarded the Eagle Scholar-Athlete award in 2017-18 and earned the Athletic Director Honor Roll selection during every one of his undergraduate semesters. He was also a studentathlete luncheon honoree four times as well as the FGCU Athletics ScholarAthlete of the month twice. Among his other accomplishments, Leon
finished his collegiate career in seven different top 10 categories. Some of these categories include fifth in strikeouts (225), sixth in innings pitched (242.2) and second with five combined shutouts. Leon will continue his baseball career with the Arizona Diamondbacks after he was recentlu drafted in the 23rd round of the 2018 MLB draft as the 699th overall pick.
Chris Sale breaks MLB pitching records
FGCU alumni and current Red Sox pitcher Chris Sale during a March Red Sox game.
By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez FGCU baseball alumni and current Red Sox starting pitcher Chris Sale has broken MLB record, according to Jared Sandler of Fox Sports Southwest. According to Sandler, Sale is the first pitcher in MLB history with five straight starts of 11 or more strikouts and 1-or-fewer walks. The record was officially
broken during a July 11th game against the Rangers, where Sale struck out 12 batters over seven innings and led the Sox to their ninth straight win. This record is coming nearly a year after Sale made MLB history for the first time when he became the fastest Major League pitcher to record 1,500 strikouts on August 29th, 2017. Sale is also a seven-time All-Star Team member
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(2012-2018) and a two-time American League strikout leader (2015, 2017). Sale was drafted to the White Sox with the 13th overall selection in the 2010 MLB draft after a four-year run with FGCU baseball. While at FGCU, Sale led the NCAA in strikouts at the end of the 2010 regular season and was named both the ASUN Conference Pitcher of the Year and the Collegiate Baseball Player of the Year.
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France wins World Cup
Photo courtesy of Dan Mullan / Getty Images Croatia’s Mario Manduzik celebrates after scoring during the second overtime against England on July 11th in Moscow. Mandzukic’s goal ensured his team a place in the 2018 World Cup Finals.
By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez France snatched its second World Cup championship title this past Sunday when they defeated underdog team Croatia 4-2 in the 2018 World Cup. The game opened
with Croata showing up France on the offensive side, though were unable to reach the net before France, who put the first mark on the board with a free kick goal by Antoine Griezmann in the 19th minute. Fueled by Griezmann’s success, France began to act more offensively by
taking an aggressive approach, though a yellow card on Ngolo Kante of France gave Croatia the upper hand. The resulting free kick allowed Croatia to send the ball to the net, evening the score to 1-1. The even score didn’t last for very long, however, when France’s Antione
Griezmann was awarded a penalty kick and sailed it into the corner of the net for his second goal of the game in the 39th minute. The score remained the same as the teams broke for halftime. As the second half started, both teams seemed to be playing to score. France gained posession at the beginning of the half, managing to take the ball all the way to Croatia’s end but falling short of a goal due to a save by Croatian goalkeeper Danijel Subasic. Croatia then regained the ball and kept French goalkeeper Hugo Lloris on his toes for several
minutes in the second half. In the 55th minute, French manager Didier Deschamps made an unexpected roster change when he one of France’s most valuable players thus far into the tournament, N’Golo Kante. Kante was swapped out for Steven Nzonzi. 4 minutes later, France would earn its third point of the game with a rebound goal by Paul Pogba after his initial attempt was blocked. Fueled by his teams recent success, up-andcoming France teenager Kylian Mbappe made his presence on the field
known as he gave France what would be their final and winning goal of the game. With Croatia down by three and the clock running out of time, Croatia needed to score. Mario Mandžuki gave Croatia their final goal of the game in minute 69. Croatia certainly put up a fight with the remaining 20 minutes of the game, but fell short and failed to even out the score. Despite impressive determination from both teams, France’s experience came out on top over underdog Croatia in what is sure to be a historic World Cup.
Madeline Marck-Sherk Senior Hometown: Ridgeway, Ont. Marck-Sherk will be entering the 201819 season with multiple records already under her belt. She is one of only 41 players in ASUN history to have finished twice in the top-10 at the ASUN Championship, and is one of just four players in FGCU program history to have accomplished this feat. The rising senior holds the secondmost par-or-better rounds in program history with 11, and is on track to beat the record this coming year. Marck-Sherk is a three-time ASUN golfer of the week and is twice tied for the eighth-best second round score in ASUN Championship history. As a junior, she tied for best scoring average in program history with her 4.98 par-5 scoring average.
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FGCU Men’s Basketball gains graduate
Photo courtesy of USA TODAY Sports Photos Schadrac Casimir as a guard for Iona University. Casimir will be joining FGCU men’s basketball as a redshirt senior for the upcoming season.
By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez Men’s Basketball Graduate transfer Schadrac Casimir has signed with men’s basketball as a redshirt senior for the upcoming basketball season.
Casimir scored over 1,000 points while playing for Iona University and will be immediately eligible for the 2018-19 season. “We’re extremely excited to add Schadrac to our program and family,” said FGCU head men’s basketball coach Michael Fly.
“He is a proven winner who has been a member of three-straight NCAA tournaments, is a doublefigure career scorer and a prolific shooter. “His presence will make us even more versatile on the perimeter and will allow out roster to maintain a good
mix of young, developing talent combined with experienced, veteran leaders like Schadrac.” Casimir played 106 career games with Iona, averaging 10.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists per contest during these games. Casimir tallied a total
of 1,112 points throughout his career with Iona, with over half of these points coming from his record 205 3-pointers. Casimir also shines on the court with his 87.8 percent free-throw record for his career (231-263). He has also shot at least 42
percent from 3-point range in each of his seasons. “I’m so excited for a new beginning with FGCU,” Casimir stated. “I connected really well with Coach Fly and the rest of the staff, and I feel like this is the best place for me both on and off the court.
Women’s golf trio earns All-American Scholar Award By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez Alisa Clark, Madeline MarckSherk, and Kate Williamson of FGCU’s women’s golf team have been named to the 2017-18 Women’s Golf Coaches Assocoation AllAmerican Scholars team. The award is credited as one of the most stringent awards in all of college athletics, according to
FGCU Athletics. The award requires a minimun of a 3.5 GPA, along with participation in at least 50% of tournaments throughout the season. “I am so proud of these individuals for being named WGCA All-American Scholars,” FGCU head women’s golf coach Sarah Trew said. “They carry on a long tradition of academic excellence at FGCU, All three of these young ladies
possess a strength in time management that I believe allows them to be so successful in the classroom and on the golf course. I cannot thank them enough for their hard work, dedication and the precedent they continue to set as student-athletes.” This marks the girls’ second year in a row receiving the honor, and they remain three of only 12 student-athletes in program history to ever earn the award.
Photo courtesy of FGCU Athletics Kate Williamson at a golf tournament in the 2017-18 golf season. Williamson and two of her team members recently earned the AllAmerican Scholar award for the second consecutive year.
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EDITOR: JORDYN MATEZ SPORTS@EAGLENEWS.ORG
Remembering the fallen athletes of Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School On February 14th, 2018, 17 students and teachers at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School were murdered in one of the largest school shootings in American history. Among those victims were student-athletes, school coaches, National Merit Scholar finalists and fine arts performers. Today, Eagle News is honoring the lives of those athletes lost in the Stoneman Douglas shooting.
Aaron Feis, 37
Chris Hixon, 49
Nicholas Dworet, 17
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Chris Hixon was the athletic director at Marjory Stoneman Douglas and will be honored at the ESPY’s with the 2018 Best Coach Award, to be shared with fallen co-workers Aaron Feis and Scott Beigel.
Nicholas Dworet was on Douglas’s swim team and had recently signed to continue his swimming career at the University of Indianapolis this coming fall. His family said he dreamed of being a part of the 2020 Olympic swimming team.
Aaron Feis, 37
Aaron Feis was the assistant football coach at Marjory Stoneman Douglas and will be honored at the ESPY’s with the 2018 Best Coach Award, to be shared with two of his fallen co-workers.
Alyssa Alhadeff, 14
Joaquin Oliver, 17
Scott Beigel, 35
Luke Hoyer, 15
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Alyssa Alhadeff was a freshman at MSD and played for the Parkland Travel Soccer team as an attacking midfielder. She helped her team win 1-0 against Coral Springs United the Tuesday before the shooting.
Joaquin Oliver was a member of Parkland’s recreational basketball league and wore the number 2 jersey on his team. He was an avid fan of football, basketball and the Venezuelan national soccer team and was buried in a Dwayne Wade jersey.
Scott Beigel was the cross-country coach at Marjory Stoneman Douglas and will be honored at the ESPY’s with the 2018 best coach award, to be shared with fallen co-workers Aaron Feis and Chris Hixon.
Luke Hoyer was a freshman at MSD and a member of the school’s basketball team. His family remembers him as a lover of the Miami Heat and all things basketball, especially former Miami Heat star Lebron James.
ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE Bruno Halpern, E&L Editor entertainment@eaglenews.org
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AP Photo/Matthias Schrader French star Kylian Mbappé kisses the coveted FIFA trophy after the final match between France and Croatia at the 2018 soccer World Cup in the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow, Russia, Sunday, July 15, 2018. France won the final 4-2. Mbappé made history by being the second ever player below 20 years old to score in the final. The first one was Brazilian legend Pelé in 1958 against Sweden.
By Bruno Halpern E&L Editor @brunowesome The FIFA World Cup is the most successful sporting/entertainment event in the world. Even though there were some special presentations during the opening and closing ceremonies, with the presence of superstars like Will Smith (singing the theme song for this edition of the World Cup), the real entertainers are the footballers on the pitch. There were many remarkable moments that these player-performers
presented to the world through 32 days and 64 matches. Croatia didn’t win because luck was on France’s side. Croatia poured their hearts into this match, but the French team’s tactical and defensive style of play — with surgical counter-attacks — made the difference. France becomes twotime world champions (1998 and 2018), tying with Uruguay (1930 and 1950) and Argentina (1978 and 1986). With this title, the French prove once and for all they don’t need Zinedine Zidane to reach and win the final.
And that’s quite a statement. Some highlights are needed. First to Luka Modric, Golden Ball winner for best player in the tournament and Croatia’s mastermind, who carried his team — alongside fellow midfielder Ivan Rakitic — to the final. Belgium played in the most enthralling of ways. Eden Hazard would’ve been Golden Ball player had they won the cup. In many moments, Belgium reminded viewers of the best Brazilian and Argentinian squads, dribbling and attacking with flair and verticality.
France’s Mbappe, Pogba, Griezmann, Kante, and others played marvelously, but it’s interesting to note 16 of the 23 French players are first-generation French citizens, where most of their parents have emigrated from Africa. Seven of them are Muslim. Now, they won the greatest sporting event for a nation that almost elected Marine Le Pen, an ultranationalist. This is a testament to how immigrants enrich a country’s culture. But this isn’t new. The golden generation that won the 1998 World Cup and the 2000 Euro Cup were also largely sons of immigrants,
including none other than Zidane. Another highlight was the video assistant referee (VAR). At long last, technology was fully introduced to soccer. It wasn’t without controversy though. FIFA must tweak the rules a bit to better accommodate it in the future. The World Cup is about much more than soccer. As usual, this great event gathered people from all over the world. It’s an opportunity to share, enjoy and appreciate the best of what the ‘foreign other’ can offer. Regardless of political rivalries and economic dispar-
ities, people from different and opposing nations come together under the passion of the beautiful game. Cultural differences become irrelevant as Kosovians root for Croatia; as Americans root for Mexico; and as the world surrenders to the Russian team and cry with the Icelanders. But most importantly, it’s an opportunity to learn and become more open-minded. Soccer is the most democratic sport in the planet. To play soccer, you don’t even have to have a proper soccer ball, or a field, or goal posts nor nets. A soda can, or crumpled paper suffice.
Fashion trends for the summer
ByTrinia Oliver E&L Assistant Editor @fgcueaglenews
We’re currently in that familiar mid-summer time where store sales are abound, heat waves overwhelm and hurricanes, looming. These are some of the things the typical Floridians expect. However, for the fashionmonger, trends are equally important. And for college students, it
can be difficult to keep up to date to the latest trends because of classes and work. So, below are a few ongoing fashion trends that can hopefully add flavor to your closet. Hats, futuristic or vintage sunglasses, and statement earrings are in for ladies fashion. For example, pair a Baker Boy hat or wide-brimmed hat, vintage sunglasses, with shoulder-grazing
earrings for a trendy look and an outfit that is sure to be a summer favorite. As the one of the most versatile clothing articles, denim hasn’t completely lost its style in this new age. For the latest trends, try a denim dress with your favorite pair of shoes and accessories for a look that can be worn anywhere. Denim overalls are back in, as are denim skirts—try them with a neutral top for a comfort-
able, modern look. For women: rompers and jumpsuits are at a height, proving a minimal look or stylish outfit. Depending on the style and color, a jumpsuit could read professional or casual. With just a belt, necklace, sandals, and sunglasses with a hat if preferred, your ready to either soak up the summer vibes or take photos with filters. One of the joys of
rompers and jumpsuits is that they flatter all body shapes, especially those with belted styles. As for shoes, platforms, block heel sandals, ankle ties, and slides are in. For men: hats and shoes are the way to go. If you’re the type who’s still into fedoras, trilby and the Indiana Jones can both be worn for various occasions. Straw hats are a good, traditional, fail-safe to fall
back to, providing a range of styles from beach vibes to jazz. The standard baseball cap or snapback flat bills are good year-round. As for shoes: canvas sneaker and sandals are great for casual wear. Boat shoes can provide either a prepster look, while wool runners provide a good fit for an array of activity including the gym. Oxfords, suede, and loafers are great for office or professional settings.
ACROSS 1 Silky traps 5 Jabber on and on 10 Many batteries 14 Celery unit 19 Three-part cookie 20 Onetime talker Philbin 21 “Aw, man!” 22 Caucus voter 23 Certain commissioned U.S. Navy officer 27 Serious searchers 28 “Ye” follower 29 Pre-dessert serving 30 Up-to-the-minute info 31 Breaks under pressure 32 Some on campus 33 Bear-ly? 37 “That won’t ___ all!” 38 Always, in verse 39 Relaxing on a hot afternoon, per the Kinks 48 Collect a pile 49 Cell messengers 50 Bang-up rating 51 “___ time have I ever ...” 52 Tina of TV 53 They’re frequently not allowed 54 Tourist areas for many 56 Large farm wagon 57 Exxon Valdez, infamously 59 “Arrivederci ___” 60 Tony winner Lenya 61 Be independent 68 So much, in music 69 Poems of puffery 70 Words before mind and sight 71 Largest city of the three Baltic states 72 They have long strings
75 “What’ve you been ___?” 76 Suffix with critic 79 Long, generic time periods 80 Vicinity 81 Gab it up 82 Better than punctual 84 In serious need of an umbrella 89 Rockies, e.g. (Abbr.) 90 “___ is life” 91 List at a meeting 92 Some insect stages 95 Permission, casually 97 Apple speaker? 99 Assert without proof 100 Legendary singer Fitzgerald 101 Like music with a nice beat 106 Chasing one’s own tail 109 At full throttle, asea 110 Frozen bank asset? 111 Boyfriends 112 Semi-high tide 113 De facto capital of Switzerland 114 Foundations for flowers 115 Excessive, false flattery 116 Flow in a circular current DOWN 1 Hounder of three pigs 2 A Great Lake 3 Lager kin 4 U-turn from sweet 5 Any 12-year-old 6 Extend a subscription 7 Petri-dish gels 8 Items in British pantries 9 Besting suffix?
10 Praise excessively 11 Supermarket chain letters 12 Sign of April fools? 13 Prefix with Cat or cone 14 Rome address? 15 Bakery goodie 16 Hero’s bestowal 17 Loads vessels 18 Collateral ligament locale 24 Sport with faults 25 Famous fish 29-Across? 26 Declines, as a tide 31 Drunkards 33 Amer. mil. group 34 Formed frost 35 Command to a pooch 36 Pronoun for a possessive thing 37 Forensic concerns 38 Bart’s animated teacher 40 How you want your lawn 41 Emcee’s job 42 Parrot variety 43 Olympic Games org. 44 Veer, nautically 45 Maryland or Georgia 46 Become one 47 Any ninesome 53 Mahmoud Abbas org. 54 Brother of Aaron 55 Some in the punk rock subculture 57 Focused, work-wise 58 Altar statement 59 Change for the better 60 London commode 61 Thing in a Slurpee 62 Northern evergreen forests
63 U-turn from a demon? 64 Ryan the fastball legend 65 Without face value, as a stock 66 Frutti go-with 67 Oft-protested global group 72 Hiker’s carry-along 73 Work measures 74 Hawaiian freebie 75 “Nothing doing” 76 Country on the Caspian 77 Hit the dirt at third 78 Mimicking starling (var.) 81 2017 Pixar film 82 More stuffed with yolks 83 “There ___ no words ...” 85 Be creative 86 Sanitariums 87 It’s Busan now 88 Exceptional admiration for oneself (var.) 92 Peacock attachment 93 Funny bone’s nerve 94 Corral but good 95 Be a waiter 96 How many oaths are given 97 Capital of Yemen 98 Arouse, as one’s wrath 99 One of 6 million in France 101 Carpe ___ 102 Oil crisis to face? 103 Needed a tourniquet 104 Hint for a detective 105 Spot way, way over there 107 Swabbie 108 INT makers on the gridiron
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