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Agency helps people with disabilities find jobs By William Ward Contributing Writer A two-week, local government program is helping people with disabilities obtain jobs and skills through hands-on training and partnerships. Hands On Education is a state-funded hospitality training program for individuals with various types of disabilities including deafness, autism and learning deﬁcit disorders. This program partners with Hyatt Regency Coconut Point and the Florida Division of Vocational Rehabilitation to provide students with a handson training site, funding and guidance. The students of the program work as employees of Hyatt for two weeks and receive a paycheck, 100+ hours of training, certiﬁcates, experience, and a recent employment reference. Charlie Barker, 60, hasn’t held a cook position since 2011 until he was referred to the program by DVR and was ultimately offered a full-time line cook position at Hyatt Regency Coconut Point after he completed the program. “They offered me the job and I started crying,” Barker said. “I love the people and the environment. I wanted something exciting, and here I feel at home.” Barker said, “I went from serving maybe 100 people in 2011 to serving 1,400 people at Hyatt.” Andreas Singer, the Executive Chef at Hyatt Regency Coconut

The politics behind mental health How a school’s decisions can help or harm its struggling students

In the spring of 2019, Florida Gulf Coast University’s Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) announced a new policy implementing a change in operations due to high demand by the student population for services. In January 2019, CAPS deﬁned the change as a “short-term therapy model,” meaning students are limited to only the amount of meetings they need in order to address their needs per semester. According to CAPS, that number is six. “I feel kinda cast aside,” said Forest Dennis, a sophomore at FGCU and a former CAPS patient. “It’s just kind of like, maybe my needs aren’t as important as somebody else’s — which is potentially true, but is it really theirs to decide?” Dennis ﬁrst requested services

JOBS >> Continued on A2

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“CAPS is the ﬁrst time I’ve gone to therapy by my own choice and it’s been very helpful.”

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— Jordan Maloney, freshman from CAPS in the beginning of the spring 2019 semester due to a ﬂare-up in depression and anxiety. He had been to therapy for similar issues before and decided to utilize the free services provided by the university for college students in crisis. After being assessed by CAPS, Dennis began bi-weekly therapy sessions in order to gain control of his mental health issues. By his sixth meeting in midMarch, Dennis said he was told not to return. “They said don’t come back,” Dennis said. “They implied that I was not as high of a risk as some other people who may need to go past six meetings.” Dennis, who now sees an off-campus therapist, was aided by CAPS in his search for

transitioning to a new therapist and reminded frequently throughout his time with CAPS of how many meetings he had left. While he mentioned having an overall positive experience with his one-on-one therapist, Dennis remains unsatisﬁed with the way he was treated in the CAPS ofﬁces. “Overall, it seems like there’s some lapses in communication between the therapists and the people at the front desk,” Dennis said. “The front desk ladies talk like they’re trying to diffuse you. Every time you talk to them it feels like they’re placating.” In addition to Dennis’s small amount of given meetings, there were often scheduling issues that forced Dennis to go longer than expected without a session. He

• More than 11 percent of college students have been diagnosed or treated for anxiety in the past year • More than 10 percent reported being diagnosed or treated for depression • More than 40 percent of college students have felt more than an average amount of stress within the past 12 months was referred to a different therapist than originally expected due to a scheduling mishap, then turned away at the front desk due to a miscommunication. According to Dennis, it was implied that the miscommunication was a fault on his part. During his time with CAPS, Dennis was also referred to the ofﬁce’s psychiatrist, Dr. Joshua Hersh, to explore the possibility

MENTAL >> Continued on A4

Students falsely using handicap placards to their advantage By Brooke Stiles Staff Writer Last week, FGCU’s University Police Department (UPD) found up to 15 cars displaying handicap placards and began investigating. Because of this unusually high number, UPD has issued checks of these permits against license plates, student housing decals and driver’s license numbers. These checks revealed most permits were fraudulent. On April 10th alone, 11 violators were issued parking tickets along with a copy of the law and instructions to bring the placard and driver’s license to

parking. Among these violators were students and even a staff member illegally using disabled placards belonging to their family members, acquaintances or that were bought from online. “UPD in the past has observed accessible parking violations and, in the past, have received complaints of accessible parking violations, but those were individual cases,” said UPD Chief Moore in a statement regarding this issue. As students who were unlawfully using placards were contacted, UPD received a variety of stories including: the placard was bought online or in another country, the placard

belonged to a family member (grandmother, mother, father, grandfather, etc.) and even some belonged to a deceased grandparent or one in a nursing home. “Reasons [for falsely using the placards] have ranged from difficulty finding a parking space, to not wanting to park on the upper floors of the garage, to using the placard to drive to the academic core and park close to class,” said Chief Moore. Two of the violators from the night of April 10th came out to their cars as UPD was issuing them tickets. Both students admitted “everyone was doing it” and that they were using

the placards to park closer to their classes. UPD seized their handicap placards and issued them a parking citation. Using a handicap placard that is not yours is not only illegal, but it also creates an issue as FGCU is required to build parking garages and lots according to speciﬁc accessibility laws. The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) requires over 20 handicap spaces in parking Garage B, where most of the illicit acts have occurred. “We have a caring and compassionate society that provides a number of programs to assist people with various

needs, from accessible parking, to service animals, to even the most recent program of emotional support animals,” said Chief Moore. “Unfortunately, with all these programs some people will try to take advantage and game the system.” For those who tried to take advantage of accessible parking, UPD has issued $200 ﬁnes and a note explaining that a future violation could result in a $500 ﬁne and a misdemeanor charge. “For those illegally using disable placards, the excuse doesn’t matter. It is unacceptable,” stated Chief Moore.

INSIDE

DIXIE ROADHOUSE SHOULD GET EXTENDED HOURS BACK

FROM ROOKIE TO RED SOX: CHRIS SALE’S JOURNEY

MEN’S TENNIS WINS ASUN CHAMPIONSHIP

PB OFFERS STUDENTS TASTE OF INTERNATIONAL CULTURE

Dixie Roadhouse is pushing to extend its weekend hours to 3 a.m. The suspension came after a fight involing 40 people. See more on A5

After being drafted to the White Sox his junior year, Chris Sale has since made history in the MLB with the Red Sox. See more on B1

The FGCU men’s tennis team earned its third ASUN Champion title after defeating UNF over the weekend. See more on B3

Around 300 FGCU students and faculty members had the opportunity to attend PB’s Intercultural Festival. See more on B5

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Organization uses boating for therapy By William Ward Contributing Writer A Naples non-proﬁt organization uses yacht outings, adaptive sailing and special events to help people in need. The Freedom Waters Foundation offers programs to people with disabilities, lifethreatening illnesses, youth at risk and veterans in Collier, Broward, Lee and Palm Beach counties. “I can see and hear

the [therapeutic] effects,” Debra Frenkel, the founder and executive director of the FWF said. “I have parents of children who are severely disabled say they never thought they could do this as a family or that this is the ﬁrst time they’ve seen their child smile since they’ve had cancer.” Sheryl Soukup is the parent of Eva, who has disabilities and participates in the adaptive boating

program regularly. Soukup believes these programs have helped Eva’s conﬁdence and self-esteem. Soukup said, “As a mother, I want to allow Eva to have a world as big as anyone else’s, so getting out on the water has been a great experience for her.” Frenkel started these programs in 1999 when she worked for a previous organization. After the organization closed in 2005, she

continued to provide and expand these programs under the FWF with the help of John Weller. Weller is the co-founder, a 30-year yacht broker and a six-time cancer survivor. After more than 11 years of service, the FWF has provided programs to more than 12,000 participants and has the support of over 200 volunteers each year, Frankel said. The FWF hosts its annual Kind Mariners

Ball in downtown Naples to raise money to provide these boating and marine activities. Frenkel says the Kind Mariners Ball will feature a reception and dinner, followed by a keynote address by Olympic silver medalist JoJo Starbuck. The ball will have live and silent auctions and all proceeds will be sent to the FWF. Last year’s Kind Mariners Ball raised over $200,000.

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N EWS MENTAL >> From A1 of receiving medication to control his mental health — a treatment option he had explicitly voiced his distaste for. According to Dennis, he was verbally referred Dennis to an online course that may assist with his issue, Hersh suggested he ﬁll Dennis a prescription of Wellbutrin to help with depression and concentration. Wellbutrin is often used to treat depression. At the time he was offered the prescription, Dennis had not been diagnosed with any mental health disorder.

‘It was nice to have a safe place to go’ Freshman marine science student Jordan Maloney was feeling the pressures of transitioning to college early-on in her ﬁrst semester at FGCU. Overwhelmed and unable to compete with the stressors in her life, Maloney found a safe haven in CAPS. This was a nice change from her previous therapy experiences — courtmandated sessions in high school that left her resentful towards therapy in general. Regardless of the positive experience she’s had with CAPS, Maloney has struggled with coming to terms with the fact that she won’t be able to continue seeing her therapist after her six meetings are up. “I do deﬁnitely wish I could go more because it’s so helpful,” said Maloney. “But I do understand that it’s in high demand and other people need it more than me.” While CAPS continues to stress that the new policy was set in place in order to control the increasing amount of students seeking services, some patients are struggling with the reality that they won’t be one of the few selected for long-term BY THE NUMBERS: • Concern of stigma is the number one reason students do not seek help • Suicide is the thirdleading cause of death on college campuses • Without adequate treatment, young adults experiencing a mental health issue are more likely to receive lower GPAs, drop out of college or be unemployed than their peers who do not have a mental health challenge

therapy. This new policy casts a dangerous air surrounding the already-fragile stigma surrounding mental health patients. The stigma that has risen around mental health stems from both research and a heightened sense of social awareness on the subject. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), 75% of lifetime cases of mental health conditions begin by age 24. Because most students at FGCU are under this age threshold, this statistic is relevant. The majority of people, especially students, are becoming increasingly upfront about their mental health, and awareness has become a prominent part of workplaces, as well as schools. Additionally, according to NAMI, one in four young adults between the ages of 18 and 24 have a diagnosable mental illness and more than 25% of college students have been diagnosed or treated by a professional for a mental health condition within the past year.

‘To only go and talk for one hour at a time every three weeks isn’t enough’ Sophomore Grace Lane had never been to licensed therapy before her initial CAPS appointment. She was urged to try therapy by friends due to recurring panic attacks that had arisen in the fall 2018 semester. Having only one meeting left to try and solve all of her mental health problems, however, Lane is struggling to come to terms about losing her support system. “I still can’t really wrap my head around the fact that they’re going to be kicking me out in a couple weeks,” said Lane. “It almost feels like all these sessions are going to waste.” Lane has had an incredibly positive experience with CAPS thus far, having finally found someone outside of her inner circle to confide in. She trusts her therapist wholeheartedly with information she never thought she would be able to speak about. Lane saw her therapist for the fifth time earlier in the week, where they discussed options for where to go once she had used her final meeting. Finding

EN Photos by Sean C. Porter A student walks into the Couseling and Psychological Services building in Howard Hall. CAPS has changed its limit of visits per student to six per semester.

“ I think we work really hard at CAPS at letting people know we’re there, so when they really do need help they can come in.” — Dr. Michael Ghali, clinical director of CAPS an off-campus therapist, while ﬁnancially feasible, puts Lane in a potentially comprimising situation, because her parents are still unaware that their daughter sees a therapist. Group programs through CAPS were also discussed as an alternative form of therapy, but Lane voiced her discomfort about sharing intimate details of her life with strangers. Currently, Lane plans to spend the summer without seeing a licensed therapist. “I spent all this time working with (my therapist) and she really helped me in so many ways,” Lane said. “Come summer, I’m not even going to be here so I’m not going to have anyone. Even if I do come back for fall semester, just six sessions isn’t going to be enough.”

‘We had to try something new’ While an initial view of the policy looks like a restriction on mental care, Dr. Michael Ghali, the clinical director at CAPS, assures students that this is a change that needed to happen. The change needed to happen because the wait lists for CAPS were expanding while CAPS itself wasn’t. Although clinicians are paid for by the students through tuition, Ghali said money and space are still an issue.

The new building for CAPS is still being built behind Whittaker Hall earlier this semester. The building will be over three stories and 27,000 square feet.

“We get a lot of support from administration in terms of trying to help us expand. Obviously we don’t have unlimited funds at the university,” Ghali said. “If we have a student who takes a typical 15 credit hours a semester, a student would end up paying about $49 to CAPS. So, if we were to compare that to what a psychologist costs in the community, it’s about $175 for a one-hour session. How are we going to generate more money to pay for counselors so that we can survive?” While this is true, not everybody at CAPS is a licensed psychologist. According to its website, CAPS’ employees consist of therapists, counselors, psychologists, psychiatrists and more, all of which have varied rates. Out of the 29 employees listed on the website that provided (not counting guest services and administrative staff), eight are licensed psychologists. The focus of CAPS is to serve as many students as they can, which is limited by the physical space available for use. In its current location, CAPS operates in the second ﬂoor of Howard Hall. Because of the lack of physical space, hiring people for a position they can’t physically be in is unrealistic. “When we have 50plus people waiting for an appointment and waiting to get started in therapy, it just got to the point where we said, ‘we have to try something new,’” Ghali said. “I ran a lot of numbers in terms of, how many clinicians do we have and how can we give people as much as we can, but be able to offer as much as we can to all of the students that are requesting it? So that’s how we arrived at six per semester, and that started this semester.” Ghali has said that the implementation of the six meetings wasn’t the ﬁrst option for CAPS, and instead options like group sessions and online resources could be the key for treatment in the

meantime. One of the reasons Ghali believes that stress and anxiety are so prevalent with today’s students is the amount they are putting in outside of the classroom. “One of the things we know is that we have a higher percentage of students who work part or full time at FGCU than — I believe — anywhere else in the Florida State University system,” Ghali said. “So the stress that comes with trying to be a full-time student trying to work full or part time, a lot of times students are passing some or all of that money along to families, so there’s stress that goes along with that.” While working can provide its own form of stress, FGCU President Mike Martin believes that one of the key factors to tackling stress is adding oncampus jobs. “One of the things we’re trying to do now is create more jobs on campus because there’s good data to show that the best form of financial aid isn’t a scholarship,” Martin said. “It’s a job on campus. That’s a stress reliever in lots of ways because you can build your schedule academically around the work you can do on a part time basis, you feel as though there’s more you can do in the university in ways you don’t otherwise feel, and you have some ownership in your own degree.” Martin also feels that students should be weaning themselves away from CAPS. “I think CAPS can help, but I’m also a believer that, at one point, you’ve got to be introspective and selfanalyzing enough that you can find the things that give you relief beyond all the other tensions in your lives,” Martin said. “When you can find those things, then you can manage it better and when you need formal assistance it can be there. But in many cases it’s a matter of knowing what your stress reliever is.” The opening of the new building for CAPS seems to be the light at the end of

BY THE NUMBERS: • More than 80 percent of college students felt overwhelmed by all they had to do in the past year and 45 percent have felt things were hopeless • 31 percent of college students have felt crippling depressive symptoms • More than 50 percent have felt anxiety so overwhelming that it harmed them academically the tunnel for both Ghali and Martin. Now, in their efforts to expand, they both say their hands are tied due to space. Currently, FGCU intends to continue the production of the building that will house the new CAPS ofﬁces. The building, which Martin referred to as “Campus and Community Counseling,” will include CAPS, adaptive services and the school’s mental health counseling training program over three stories and 27,000 square feet. Families around Lee County will be able to receive family counseling on campus at a low cost through the new program, while FGCU students will receive opportunities for internships and on-site job experience. Though Ghali said that he hopes the new building will provide enough space to budget in a couple additional counselors, CAPS will not expand along with its new home. As for the policy, Ghali remains hopeful that CAPS will eventually gain enough resources to redact the rule. Initial indications have shown that the new policy, while helping CAPS manage the demand for service, have not had any signiﬁcant impact in client satisfaction aside from the typical factors. “(Therapists) go into this profession because we really want to help people,” Ghali said. “That’s where our hearts and minds are every time we come into work, and to tell people they might have to wait is a terribly painful process to go through. That’s why we’re thinking of all these different options to try and best meet the needs of our students at FGCU — because we care about them.”

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Julian Assange considers himself to be a journalist – but we shouldn’t By Leah Sankey

Opinion Editor @FGCUEagleNews The founder of Wikileaks has finally reached the end of his asylum. On Thursday, April 11 Julian Assange was arrested by British police and forced to leave the Ecuadorean embassy in London. Assange entered Ecuador’s embassy in 2012 to avoid being extradited to Sweden, where he was facing sexual assault charges. According to CNN, while at the embassy, Assange created foreign relations problems for Ecuador, leading to his asylum and citizenship being suspended by President Lenin Moreno. Moreno told CNN that he had “repeatedly violated asylum conventions, breaking into embassy archives and mistreating guards.” Assange and his supporters maintain that his arrest is an attack on the freedom of the press. However, Assange is not a journalist.

He is someone who has proven himself to be corrupt, and seemingly anti-American. His website is bursting with information that hasn’t been vetted, and in most cases, shouldn’t have ever been published. Assange appears to have worked diligently to help Russian President, Vladimir Putin. Putin wanted Hillary Clinton to lose the 2016 election, and Assange undoubtedly helped. According to CNN, there is ample evidence that Russian intelligence hacked the Clinton Campaign emails and gave them to Wikileaks, who then released them. Moreover, Assange perpetuated conspiracy theories against Clinton. CNN claims that after Seth Rich, who worked with the Democratic National Committee was killed in a robbery, farright activists touted that he had been killed by Clinton supporters because he had released DNC documents to Wikileaks. Except Wikileaks received the emails from Russia,

meaning Assange was fully aware of the lies that Wikileaks was perpetuating. In a 2011 piece in Commentary, Jonathan Foreman states how WikiLeaks volunteers were “disturbed by Assange’s ruthless insistence on publishing the Afghan War Logs without redacting names and other personal details to protect the lives of those mentioned in them.” Simply put, responsible journalists oftentimes receive classified information. They sift through it; they vet their sources. They don’t immediately publish their findings. The definition of a journalist according to the American Press Institute, journalists first obligation is to the truth, “assembling and verifying facts (and trying) to convey a fair and reliable account of their meaning.” Someone who has deliberately and repeatLefteris Pitarakis/AP Photo edly published falsehoods cannot be con- The arrest of Assange reignites a debate with no easy answer: Is the former computer hacker and founder of WikiLeaks a journalist or not? His lawyers are quick to characterize the case against him as a threat to sidered a journalist. all journalists.

Dixie Roadhouse should get extended hours back By Lauren Miceli Contributing Writer @FGCUEagleNews

Photo via Dixie Roadhouse The inside of Dixie Roadhouse. Dixie roadhouse is once again pushing to extend its weekend hours to 3 a.m.

Dixie Roadhouse is pushing to extend its weekend hours to 3 a.m. again. In December 2018, Police Chief David Newlan suspended the nightclub’s extended hour permit after fist fights involving 40 people broke out, according to the Cape Coral Police Department. The suspension does not impact the establishment’s regular closing time, which is 2 a.m. Since it was founded in 2011, Dixie has won the Cape Coral Breeze’s “Best Nightclub” award every year. The bar, though not the classiest, is one of the more popular destinations in the Cape. The News-Press reported that owners of bars and restaurants believed the extra hour on weekends boosted profits and attracted more customers. The police, however, have stated that keeping the bar open until 3 a.m. poses a threat to public health and safety. One of Newlan’s main issues was gang activity at Dixie. During the fight last year, the CCPD stated that people in the crowd shouted gang-af-

filiated comments. Also, gang members have been seen frequenting the nightclub. If the bar was as much of a threat to the public as Newlan described, the CCPD should’ve done something much more drastic, like cut back Dixie’s regular operating hours. Responding to the suspension, the nightclub implemented better safety measures in the hopes of regaining its extended hours permit. According to the law firm representing Dixie, the bar has added a new “no biker colors” policy to reduce gang-related occurrences, installed more security cameras and trained employees. Regarding drunken driving, Dixie acquired Uber and Nickel Ride accounts for its customers to use. Despite what Newlan says, Dixie’s permit should not have been suspended. How much difference is there between 2 a.m. and 3 a.m.? That extra hour being taken away is about retribution rather than safety. Because Dixie has addressed Newlan’s concerns, the permit should be reinstated. As long as the nightclub continues to showcase its seriousness about becoming, and staying, a safer

place, it should be able to stay open until 3 a.m. The restoration of Dixie’s permit was discussed at a city council meeting Apr. 15, but no decision was made. The council will decide the bar’s fate on May 6. Dixie’s lawyer told the Cape Coral Breeze he is confident the nightclub will get its permit back. Other cities, like Tampa and St. Petersburg, have allowed bars to stay open past 2 a.m., and they experienced surges in business. In the LA Times, it was argued that bars staying open later was actually safer. The later people stay out in regulated establishments, the less likely they are to go elsewhere and potentially break the law. Cape Coral isn’t a huge city like Tampa or LA, but the concept still applies. If people are going to stay out all night, they should at least do it in an environment that’s relatively safe. Allowing Dixie to stay open until 3 a.m. on the weekends isn’t going to destroy the city. Any number of safety threats, like drunken driving, gang-related violence or public fights, will still happen after 2 a.m. even if Dixie Roadhouse is closed.

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MEN’S TENNIS CLINCHES ASUN CHAMPIONSHIP WIN The FGCU men’s tennis team earned their third ASUN conference championship win on Saturday afternoon after defeating UNF 4-2. See more on B3

From rookie to Red Sox Chris Sale’s journey to the big league

What is baseball’s record against USF?

By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez

B.) 6-11 C.) 10-7 How many ASUN championships has men’s golf won? A.) 2 B.) 0 C.) 3 Who was the last women’s golfer to finish first at the ASUN Championship? A.) Ailsa Clark B.) Madeline Marck-Sherk EN Photo // Sean C. Porter

Holly Fritz of FGCU women’s soccer celebrates a successful play during a winning game against Michigan in the 2018 soccer season. Fritz is one of five finalists nominated for FGCU Athletics’ most prestigious award. Statistically, Sale led the 2009 Player of the Year award and was appearances, though only one of these was a starting performance. Eagles in ERA (2.72), opposing a ﬁnalist for both the CBF National He threw 46 strikeouts and only batting average (.246), innings Pitcher of the Year award and nine walks over 36.1 innings, pitched and strikeouts. By the end the 2010 Golden Spikes Award. earning him a spot on the of his second season as an Eagle, He earned a spot on the NCAA, Sale was ranked 22nd in the Yahoo! Sports and Baseball Freshman All-ASUN team. American All-American First Though he only appeared in NCAA in strikeouts. Sale’s third and ﬁnal year at Teams, along with an ASUN First 14 games as a sophomore, Sale saw 12 starts and went 7-4. He FGCU was packed with local and Team spot within the conference. These recognitions all came threw 89.1 innings total, logging national achievements that put 104 strikeouts and at least seven him on the map as a standout from a season of strikeouts — Sale ended the year with a nationstrikeouts per start, and had a pitcher. He was awarded the 2010 leading 146 strikeouts and an 12-strikeout performance on two Collegiate Baseball National separate occasions. >> Continued to B3

C.) Megan Blonien What is softball’s record against Stetson? A.) 15-18 B.) 16-15 C.) 18-15

Answers: 1. A 2. B 3. C 4. A

If you visited Swanson Stadium, home of the FGCU baseball team, in 2008, you might stumble across a freshman pitcher tirelessly vacuuming the floors of the clubhouse — a punishment for sleeping through his 6 a.m. alarm, resulting in him being late to practice. Though vacuuming was one of many frequent “opportunities” given to Chris Sale by FGCU baseball head coach Dave Tollett in his first years as an Eagle, the World-Series winning pitcher wouldn’t have had it any other way. “6 a.m. comes early, and it comes even earlier when you’re in college,” said Sale through a laugh. “It was good because that’s the time where you learn structure and you can kinda make a misstep and your coaches are going to get you back in. You do that professionally, it’s money out of your pocket.” Before Sale donned a Boston Red Sox uniform, he wore the number 41 in green and blue. He pitched for the Eagles from 20082010 before he was selected as the No. 13 overall pick of the Chicago White Sox in the 2008 MLB draft as a junior. As a freshman, Sale finished second on the team with 21

A.) 11-6

THIS WEEK IN ATHLETICS By Alyssa Delia Staff Writer @FGCUEagleNews

SOFTBALL VS. STETSON

The FGCU Eagles are coming in with a conference record of 11-3 after defeating UNF two times in a doubleheader earlier this week. The Hatters are coming in with a conference record of 4-10 after being defeated by Lipscomb The FGCU Softball team is set to host three University 5-7 this previous week. home games against Stetson University this The last time these two teams faced off was in weekend. the 2018 season where FGCU came out on top The first game will take place on Saturday, 9-5. April 27 at 2 p.m. This will be followed by Next, FGCU will stay home to continue to another game at 4 p.m. on the same day. The final game that the teams will be playing will be host another series of games against Lipscomb University on Thursday, May 2 to Friday, May 3. on Sunday, April 28 at 1 pm.

By Alyssa Delia Staff Writer @FGCUEagleNews

BASEBALL VS. UNA

The FGCU baseball team will open up a threegame home series with North Alabama, starting on Friday, April 26 and ending Sunday, April 28. The Eagles enter the series 9-3 in the ASUN conference, coming hot off a sweep of ASUN

By Alyssa Delia Staff Writer @FGCUEagleNews

BASEBALL

VS. FAU

The FGCU baseball will travel to Boca Raton for one game against FAU on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m. This will be FGCU’s first game against FAU this season, as a game scheduled earlier in the year was postponed.

By Alyssa Delia Staff Writer @FGCUEagleNews

SOFTBALL VS. LIPSCOMB

competitor Jacksonville. North Alabama will enter the series 5-9 in the ASUN conference, with an overall record of 11-28. Friday’s game will start at 6:30 p.m., with Saturday’s game beginning at 2 p.m., and the series finale on Sunday starting at 1 p.m. Next, the Eagles will travel to Boca Raton to play FAU in a one-game series on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 p.m.

FGCU and FAU also met during the 2018, where the Eagles beat the Owls by a score of 4-2. FGCU has played FAU three times over the course of three years and have a winning record of 2-1. Next, the Eagles will start a three-game series with Stetson in Deland starting on Friday, May 3 and ending on Sunday, May 5.

The FGCU Eagles are coming in with a conference record of 11-3 after defeating UNF two times in a doubleheader earlier this week. The Bisons are coming in with a conference record of 10-4 after defeating Stetson The FGCU Softball team is set to host three University 7-5 this previous week. home games against Lipscomb University next The last time these two teams faced off was week. in the 2017-2018 season, where FGCU came off The first two games will take place on on top 2-1. Thursday, May 2. The first game will be at 5 This will be the last games FGCU plays before p.m. with another game following at 7 p.m. The the ASUN Championship that will be hosted at third game will take place on Friday, May 3 at FGCU from Wednesday, May 8 to Saturday, May 1 p.m. 11.

Joe Kinker .323 avg. 5 HR 42 hits Jay Hayes .343 avg. 8 HR 40 RBI Alex Brait .347 avg. 60 hits 27 RBI

Racquel Fournet .324 avg. 26 RBI Reedy Davenport .306 avg. 4 HR 37 hits Kelly Kate .370 avg. 47 hits

Marcelo Tebet 12 single’s wins 11 double’s wins Feliksas Sakalauskas 12 single’s wins 13 double’s wins

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Beach volleyball falls to No. 1 Steson in ASUN Championship

By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez

The No. 3 seeded FGCU beach volleyball team battled through six matches over three days last week, making it to the final round of the ASUN championship and, ultimately, falling to topseeded Stetson 2-3. Though the Eagles breezed through the quarterfinals with no issue, sweeping No. 6 North Alabama in five games, trouble arose when No. 2 North Florida outperformed them 2-3 in the semifinals. This placed FGCU in a Friday 7:30 a.m. matchup against No. 5 Austin Peay in a loser’s bracket quarterfinal, which resulted in another shutout by the Birds, this time 3-0. Advancing to the

loser’s bracket semifinal, FGCU faced No. 4 Coastal Carolina for an opportunity to advance to the final round. Three games in, the Eagles led 2-1 and hopes were high. A three-plus hour lightning delay forced the teams to put the match on hold, which proved to be detrimental to FGCU. Coming back onto the court, the Chanticleer’s evened up the match 2-2 with a third-set win in the No. 4 pair. It was then up to Karissa Rhoades and Katherine Pulsis to lead FGCU to a win, and they did just that with a two-set sweep. The third and final day began with a spectacular redemption match against North Florida, who had knocked them off the winner’s bracket in the

semifinals. Though the Ospreys captured the first matchwin, Rhoades and Pulsis evened up the score through a 2-0 sweep. It was then up to the duo of Snowy Burnam and Kayla Whetstone to send the Eagles to the championship, and they did just that in a nail-biting, three-set match. The first win of the championship round against Stetson came from Giovanna Borgiotti and Emma Hansen, who climbed back after dropping an 11-1 lead in the first set to win the overall match 2-1. Following that, Amanda Carroll and Kristine Gardner defeated their opponents in two sets. The next two pairs both went to three sets, in which the Hatters took both to

secure a win. Though the ending was not the result they had hoped for, the Eagles closed out their season with the best record in program history and a well-fought match against Stetson, who was ranked eighth in the country going into the match. Caroll and Gardner’s two-set sweep of Stetson’s Sunniva Helland-Hansen and Carly Perales was just their ninth two-set loss in almost three years together and their first loss to an unranked team. “I am so proud of this group for their effort, focus and resiliency,” FGCU head coach Matt Botsford said. “This weekend we got a chance to see them display each of those characteristics. To come through the loser’s bracket and find ourselves in the

By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez

players Julia Ascua and Maja Ornberg with the opportunity to widen FGCU’s lead with Ascua winning her matches 6-3, 6-1 and Ornberg connecting her 12th overall win on the top court with a 6-2, 6-4 final score. Patricia Villar fought for the winning point in her late singles match, and did just that after tying the second set, pulling away with a 6-3 final score. The semifinals against Liberty proved to be more of a challenge, forcing the Birds to outlast an 0-3 deficit going into the second half of the day. Unfortunately for the Flames, the Eagles

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Emma Hansen stands on the court during a home match earlier in the season. Hansen paired up with Snowy Burnam to give the Eagles their first point of the championship match against Stetson.

championship match with an opportunity to win, that

speaks to their belief in one another.”

completed a historic comeback in singles play to take the overall match 4-3. Bridget Forster got the momentum going after dropping her first set, defeating her opponent 7-6 and 6-3 in the second two sets to give FGCU their first point of the day. Then it was up to Villar, Ornberg and Sofia Perez to clinch their matches as well. All three players did without much trouble, allowing the Eagles to advance to the conference finals. The final match came down to a tie that left FGCU’s top player, Ornberg, with the feat of securing a win. Though she dropped the first

set 7-5, Ornberg fought back and claimed a 7-6 second set win to force a tiebreaker match, which she would come to lose 6-3. “I couldn’t be more proud of the way our ladies competed over these last three matches,” said FGCU head coach Courtney Vernon. “They never gave up and believed in each other all the way to the last point. It’s a very special group, especially for the seniors who played their last matches today. I’m thankful for this team and everyone who has supported us all season.” This championship appearance marked FGCU’s fourth in the last five years.

Women’s tennis falls to UNF in championship final

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Maja Ornberg returns a serve at a home match earlier in the season. Ornberg, who was tabbed as FGCU’s top player, was unable to clinch a championship win in the final round.

The FGCU women’s tennis team spent last weekend fighting for a shot at the ASUN championship title and ultimately fell short by a single point, conceding to UNF in the final game on Saturday. The Eagles, who were seeded fourth in the tournament, started the weekend with a 4-0 sweep of Stetson to breeze through the quarterfinals. Both pairs of doubles had no trouble giving FGCU a 1-0 start, with each pair winning their matches 6-2. This set up singles

Women’s golf places second in ASUN tournament

By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez

The FGCU women’s golf team placed second overall in the 2019 ASUN Championship tournament on Tuesday. The tournament was played over three rounds and featured seven ASUN teams, two of which sat above No. 112 FGCU in the National GolfStat rankings. These teams included No. 68 North Florida, who placed third behind FGCU. The first day placed FGCU in third place overall, with a team-low 77 (+4) performance by senior Kelsy Holbert securing a

top-three round one finish. Holbert led FGCU tied for fourth, while Laura Edmonds sat one stroke behind Holbert (78) in sole possession of seventh place. The second day brought more success as Natalia Nassar shot a twounder 71 performance, bumping the Eagles up to second in the standings. Nassar finished the day in fourth place (+6), with Edmonds (+7) and Holbert (+8) trailing close behind tied for fifth and seventh, respectively. Senior Madeline MarckSherk, who is one of just three Eagles in history to log a second-place or

better finish in an ASUN Championship, rounded out day two with an overall score of 159 (+13) to place her tied for 13th. The third and final round saw major success all-around, with junior Alisa Clark shooting a 74 (+1) to lead the charge. Clark’s third-round performance left her tied for 14th overall. Nassar, who finished the third round with a 76 (+3), placed fourth among 35 individual contestants — a team-high. Laura Edmonds, while also shooting a 76 (+3) in round three, ended the weekend tied for fifth. Holbert received an

eighth place finish after ending the third round with a score of 79 (+6), while Marck-Sherk’s 87 (+14) left her tied for 20th. No. 37 Kennesaw State took the gold with a total score of 910 (+34), while FGCU sat close behind with an overall 923 (+47) after three days. Holbert, who finished tied for tenth in the 2017 ASUN Championship, joins just 41 golfers in ASUN conference history to become a two-time top-10 finisher. This is also the Eagles’ third top-two finish in the past four years.

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Kelsy Holbert follows through on a swing at a tournament earlier in the season. After finishing eighth individually, becomes one of just 41 golfers in ASUN Conference history to become a two-time top-10 finisher.

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Men’s tennis clinches ASUN Championship win By Kyle Grosskopf Assistant Sports Editor @Kyle_Grosskopf The FGCU men’s tennis team clinched the 2019 ASUN Championship against UNF on April 21, 2019 with a final score of 4-2. The Eagles earned their third ASUN Championship after winning in 2015 and 2017. The No. 1 seeded Eagles continue to be perfect in ASUN action this season after running the table in the regular season. “This was an unbelievable match that fit in so perfect with an unbelievable season,” FGCU Head Coach CJ Weber said. “UNF played really well today. If we weren’t ready even just a little bit, they would be celebrating right now. These guys fought so hard from start to finish and never got discouraged, despite being down the majority of the match. We had to work extremely hard for the match to turn; but once it turned, we took hold and strangled the match from there. We had a death grip on that thing. It was another great team effort, and very well deserved for this bunch. I’m so happy and so proud of them.” UNF snapped the Eagles eight match double’s point streak. The pair of Felipe

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Mateo Ruiz celebrates a successful play at an early season home game against UNF. Ruiz paired with Felipe Escobar to earn the only doubles point for the Eagles in Sunday’s win over UNF.

Escobar and Mateo Ruiz earned the only doubles point for the Eagles. Juan Montes gave up the only other point of the

match in singles. From there, the Eagles would win the next four games in a row. Felipe Ramirez won

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his sets 6-4, 6-3. Javier Fernandez won his sets 6-3, 6-4. Escobar had to go to three sets but he would win

3-6, 6-1, 6-1. Marcelo Tebet finished the day in the third set to clinch the title going 6-3, 4-6, 7-5.

>> Continued from B1 unblemished 11-0 record. All of these accomplishments and more earned Sale the No. 13 overall draft pick before his four years with the Eagles were over — a step up from the 21st round draft selection he received from the Colorado Rockies as a highschooler. After turning down the offer to play professional baseball right out of high school in order to commit to FGCU, Sale had to quickly adapt to college life. This included juggling a fulltime student workload and baseball practices, all while maintaining the most active social life he could muster. “Sometimes the lines were blurred a little bit,” said Sale. “But, you figure it out.” Aside from the typical struggles every FGCU student faces in their time in Fort Myers — the inconvenience of the shuttle bus system among the worst, according to Sale — choosing the college route gave Sale the time he needed to grow as a person and athlete. This growth stemmed from structure and mentorship that came with FGCU’s baseball program. Sale’s teammates and family offered the support and space he needed in order to grow, though one name stands apart from the others: Coach Tollett. Tollett, who has been the program’s head coach since its inaugural season in 2001, did not treat Sale or his teammates like the innocent and naive college freshman that he may have entered FGCU as. Instead, Sale recalls Tollett’s coaching style as more of a tough love situation that actually made playing under Tollett that much more enjoyable. Tollett is notorious for awarding players with “opportunities” to improve, which often translated to grunt work like running miles or cleaning the facilities. On one instance, Sale was given the “opportunity” to paint the yellow foul poles of Swanson Stadium after losing an in-house World Series matchup. While he may not have realized it in the moment, Sale looks back on his experiences with Tollett as nothing short of life-shaping and

The win clinched an NCAA tournament berth that will be announced Mon., April 29 on NCAA. com.

imperative to his success as a baseball player and person. “I feel like you need it,” Sale said of Tollett’s coaching style. “If you get babied, you’re never going to grow up. If you have someone demanding excellence from you and anything less than that is not acceptable you raise the bar, you’re forced to. You have to.” Regardless of the effort it took to get to where he is now, Sale is living the dream of every little-league hopeful. He is a seven-time All-Star selection (201218) and a two-time American League strikeout leader (2015, 2017) with 1,803 strikeouts under his belt through eight seasons in the MLB. He also holds the MLB record for fewest innings pitched to reach 1,500 strikeouts, a feat he achieved in 1,290 innings. Perhaps most exciting and dream-fulfilling was the 2018 World Series, in which Sale threw both the first and last pitches of the Series. “It’s something that I’ve obviously dreamed of my entire life,” said Sale. “To think about where I was then and kinda my career evolving into that it’s really hard to believe, even now.” If you told that vacuum-carrying freshman in 2008 that he would win a World Series title for the Boston Red Sox in just ten years time, you’d probably be met with speculation. Sale himself couldn’t have predicted his success, but maybe — just maybe — he’d know that the days of vacuuming and painting foul poles would be the most valuable of his life.

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Chris Sale winds up a pitch during his third season at FGCU. Following his junior year, Sale was selected as the No. 13 overall draft pick for the Chicago White Sox.

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Counting down the Men’s golf finishes Top 10 athletics fifth in ASUN moments of 2018-19 Championship As another successful season of FGCU Athletics draws to a close, Eagle News looks back on some of the more notable moments in the past school year. In no particular order, here are our favorite moments of the 2018-19 season: 1. Volleyball defeats UCF in the first round of the NCAA tournament The FGCU volleyball team earns its first-ever NCAA tournament berth after winning the ASUN Championship. With the first visit to the NCAA tournament, the Eagles knocked off No. 13 UCF to be the only school currently in the ASUN to have an NCAA Tournament victory.

7. Brandon Goodwin becomes the first Eagle to play in the NBA Brandon Goodwin became the first FGCU basketball player to see minutes in the NBA. The former Eagle appeared in 16 games averaging 1.4 points and 0.9 assists per 3.6 minutes per game. Goodwin is a two-way player for the Denver Nuggets after he was waived by the Memphis Grizzlies.

By Jordyn Matez Sports Editor @JordynMatez

The FGCU men’s golf team ended the 2019 ASUN Championships in fifth place out of seven teams on Tuesday. Overall, the Eagles scored a 302 (+14) in Tuesday’s final round to finish 904 (+40), outlasting North Alabama to break a tie and force

them to sixth. Senior Andrew Potter secured a fifth-place standing for the Eagles, utilizing four birdies to shoot par on Tuesday and land tied for 12th individually, finishing 223 (+7). Cole Castro sat just two behind Potter tied for 14th, finishing 224 (+8). With this finish, FGCU has placed fifth in each of the last five ASUN Championships.

2. Evdokia Popadinova earns All-American honors Evdokia Popadinova earned Second Team All-American honors this past season. She scored 14 goals in 19 games while having seven assists. She is the second Eagle to earn Second Team All-American honors.

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Evdokia Popadinova celebrates after scoring a goal.

3. Kamar Marriott drafted 21 in MLS SuperDraft Kamar Marriott became the third player from FGCU to be drafted in the MLS SuperDraft in January. Marriott was drafted by Sporting Kansas City with the 21st overall pick. 4. FGCU alumni Chris Sale wins the World Series Last October, Chris Sale pitched for the Boston Red Sox to help secure the 2018 World Series. Sale pitched in the first game of the series and closed out the final game to be the first pitcher since 1983 to pitch the first and last pitch of the World Series. 5. Softball beats No. 2 Japan The FGCU softball team beat the No. 2 softball team in the world, Japan, on Feb. 16 by a score of 7-5. The Eagles scored four runs in the bottom of the fifth inning.

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Goodwin was drafted by Memphis, and has played for the Denver Nuggets. 8. Men’s basketball defeats South Dakota State In a battle of Mid-Majors, the FGCU men’s basketball team beat South Dakota State with a final score of 84-78. The Eagles went head to head with the Jackrabbits, but they were able to pull away with less than four minutes remaining in the game. This win is the biggest win at home since 2012.

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Andrew Potter of FGCU men’s golf lines up a putt at a home tournament earlier in the 2018-19 season. Potter led the Eagles in the ASUN Championship tournament, finishing 12th individually with a final score of 223 (+7).

9. Women’s basketball wins ASUN Championship The FGCU women’s basketball team won its sixth ASUN Championship this past season after beating Liberty 72-49. The win was the Eagles 19thstraight victory, which was the fourth longest streak in the nation.

Marcelo Tebet Junior 6 feet 2 inches Hometown: Londrina, Brazil

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Riley Randolph was a big part of FGCU’s win over Team Japan.

Lisa Zdericka played a critical role with the Eagles until her injury.

6. Carley Lutzow earns NCAA All-Region honors Lutzow finished third in the ASUN Championship and 16th in the NCAA South Regional Championship. Carley Lutzow finished in the top3 in all four regular season meets. She finished first in two meets. She earned two ASUN Runner of the Week awards.

10. Men’s tennis wins ASUN Championship The FGCU men’s tennis team won its third ASUN Championship this past weekend against UNF with a score of 4-2. This was the Eagles third time winning the ASUN Championship after going undefeated in conference action.

Marcelo Tebet has been an asset to the FGCU men’s tennis team this season. He has helped the Eagles earn the ASUN Conference Championship. His win in the final single’s competition against UNF clinched the match after having to go to the third set. Tebet’s played in a total of 17 single’s matches winning 12 of them. He played in eight conference matches, winning seven of them. In double’s competition, Tebet played in a total of 17 matches winning 11 of them, including an eight-game double’s point streak.

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PB offers FGCU students a taste of international culture and cuisine

A student having fun at the mechanic bull during the Programming Board’s Intercultural Festival.

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By Nina Mendes Assistant E&L Editor @fgcueaglenews FGCU’s Programming Board (PB) transformed Library Lawn into a multicultural celebration with food and games from all across the globe on April 18. Around 300 students and faculty members had the opportunity to travel around the world from the comfort of their campus by participating in PB’s Intercultural Festival from 11 am to 2 pm. Games such croquet from Ireland and ping pong from England were set up on the lawn all afternoon. Members of PB offered to answer any questions or explain the rules if someone needed. A mechanical bull was available for people to ride after they signed a quick waiver, representing Mexican heritage. “I had so much fun. I can’t wait to attend more events on campus [next semester] that help expose more and more students to different cultures and lifestyles,” freshman, Emily McCabe said. “This was definitely my favorite way to spend a free couple of hours.” Skull shaped stress balls themed after Día de Los Muertos (Day of the Dead), and African black soap was handed out at booths along the lawn’s pathway. Several different food stations were also free for students to attend on the lawn. Morelia Gourmet Paletas served Mexican inspired ice cream bars, and their cart was set up at the center of the event, making it a big hit. Tim Tams from Australia, jerky from Africa, and sushi from Japan were also complimentary cuisines handed out that afternoon. Stickers, pens, and notebooks were given to those who visited PB’s tent as free promotion before the semester ends. “We started planning for this event in November, and the process was through the Traditions Committee. The food we had at this event did well because it gave students an opportunity to explore food they may not have ever experienced before,” PB president Kyle Grosskopf said. “The event was a fun way to explore different cultures and teach students about cultural diversity around the world.”

Students try new food flavors during the Programming Board’s Intercultural Festival.

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Avengers: Endgame premiere kicks-off nerd-maggedon

Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP Chris Evans takes a selfie with a fan as he arrives at the premiere of “Avengers: Endgame” at the Los Angeles Convention Center on Monday, April 22.

By Bruno Halpern E&L Editor @fgcueaglenews Marvel’s “Avengers: Endgame” premieres this Friday, reuniting Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), Captain America (Chris Evans), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), Black Widow (Scarlett Johansson), among others. The red carpet premiere was held yesterday in Los Angeles. Directed by brothers Anthony and Joe Russo, ‘Endgame’

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brings the surviving heroes together for a final attempt at defeating Thanos (Josh Brolin), hoping to reverse the terrible consequences caused by the Infinity Stones. The last film ended with Thanos bringing together the power of the six Jewels of the Infinite and eliminating half the population of living things with a simple snap of fingers. Here are five curiosities about what’s likely to be the biggest movie of the year. 1. It will feature Stan Lee’s last cameo in a Marvel film;

66 Best New Artist’s opening line at the 2014 Grammys? 68 Set off, as an alarm 69 Santa ___, California 70 More than half 71 Showing signs of age 72 Father/daughter actors Bruce and Laura 73 Number across from 12 74 Needing to restock 76 Frighten off 77 1950s “Awesome!” 78 Jam maker’s jar type 80 Attention length 82 Space invaders, for short 83 Bryce, for one 84 Their exam includes auditing (Abbr.) 86 Abe’s Mount Rushmore neighbor 88 “Copacabana” girl 89 Great king, in Sanskrit 93 Letter in or anagram of “Eve” 94 Kind of cotton 95 Tai ___ 98 High or low card 99 Smooth-strumming country music star? 103 Villainous Vader 105 Water park fixture 106 Course with many parts? (Abbr.) 107 Just some 108 Hatchet relative 109 Question raised at the RNC in 1996? 112 Appearance 113 Poker tournament cost 114 Pitcher Hershiser 115 FOX, for “The Simpsons”

116 Places for plugs on airplanes? 117 Toss out a line 118 Become less vivid 119 Seth of “Steve Jobs” DOWN 1 Subtract 2 “24” actress Cuthbert 3 Like schnitzel and spaetzle 4 Take the role of 5 Slop-serving spot 6 Do some cowboy work 7 Of a major artery 8 PC drive insert, once 9 + and = share one 10 Attention-getting sound 11 British knight’s mail 12 “Heavens to Betsy!” 13 Ant. of an ant. 14 About, in an estimate 15 What the plot of “Groundhog Day” failed to do? 16 Star Wars defense president 17 Skiing style 20 Major sport in India 23 You might graduate with them 24 Den fixture 29 Waved to, say 31 Accustoms 32 Locales for rabbinic students 33 Op-___ (columns in the paper) 39 ORD org. 40 Mexican coins 41 Camel’s refuge 42 Kylo who killed Han Solo 44 Caustic wit 45 New Zealand’s region 46 Nationals pitcher, when throwing extra fast?

he died in November 2018. Marvel’s head producer Kevin Feige confirmed that future movies won’t feature a CGI version of Lee. 2. The first official trailer for the movie was the first YouTube video to reach more than a million likes in less than four hours. It also received more than 289 million views in its first 24 hours, breaking the record previously set by the first trailer for “Infinite War”. 3. With 3 hours and 1 minute lengh, ‘Endgame’ is not only the longest movie in Marvel Stu-

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dios’ 22-movie line-up, but also the longest running superhero movie ever, according to IMDB. 4. This one is for Star Trek fans. Feige said the film was inspired by the final episode of the series “Star Trek: The New Generation” (1987). He mentioned that the end of a character’s cycle is not necessarily death, but it can be as simple as sitting in a table with friends for a card game. 5. As they did with the previous film, the Russo brothers wrote a letter to fans, urging them not to spoil anything as

part of a viral campaign on the internet. The hashtags were #DontSpoilTheEndgame and #ThanosDemandsYourSilence. Avengers: Endgame is the culmination of 22 movies produced by Marvel Studios. It’s an unprecedent movie event. Very few sagas have come close. One might say Star Wars, but there are currently only eight movies. James Bond is another, with 25 movies, but they aren’t interconnected. It’s a nerd’s dream. The movie is expected to break box office records.

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