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Classrooms on camera New equipment records professor lectures By Rebecca VanEtten @rebeccavanetten Florida Gulf Coast University faculty and students have a new learning mechanism that allows students to watch class lectures outside of the classroom. The new program, Lecture Capture, first caught the attention of Patricia O’Connor-Benson, director of academic and event technology services, two to three years ago. “We have been keeping tabs on what the industry, higher education, is doing lately, and a lot of Lecture Capture is out there,” O’ConnorBenson said. As a result, O’Connor-Benson, C. J. McFarlane, academic technology specialist, and John Wilson, manager of academic and event technology services, put their heads together to come up with a way to bring Lecture Capture to FGCU on a smaller and cheaper scale. An array microphone, a webcam and Adobe Connect software were installed in four EN Photo/Rebecca VanEtten classrooms on campus. The software allows Powerpoint presentations and the document C.J. McFarlane, along with other members of academic and event technology services, camera to be used in the lecture and recorded as created a lecture-recording program for FGCU classrooms.

well as on the whiteboard. The technology was installed in Merwin Hall 115 and 205 and Holmes Hall 147 and 330. Three professors volunteered in a pilot program to provide the department with feedback to work out the kinks in the program. “It is always a learning process, especially since we did look at third-party software,” McFarlane said. “We built something basically from the ground up looking at what other universities have done, looking at what thirdparty does and looking at what we can afford. It has been a learning experience. I spent a lot of time in those classrooms seeing how we can make it better.” In the beginning, there were mainly small problems with the audio of the program. For example, if a student asked a question, the video microphone wouldn’t pick it up. But, between the three professors, there have been 17,020 views of the videos by students. Claude Villiers, associate professor of the

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Making game day painless has a price

EN Photo/Tessa Mortensen Chief Steven Moore of UPD said one of the reasons a shuttle system will not be implemented to take fans to and from basketball games is because the shuttles would spend too much time sitting in traffic.

Shuttling fans to Alico would cost $60 an hour By Nina Barbero News editor @EN_Barbero There’s a parking headache at Florida Gulf Coast University, and the aspirin would cost $11,880. That is how much it would cost to have three shuttles transport men’s basketball fans to Alico Arena from campus before and after games. Shuttles would remain available for transport during the games and be on-duty for a total of six hours. This cost would cover 11 home games and allow students to leave their cars in dorm parking lots. Currently, students in the seven dorm buildings closest

FGCU Hockey continues record-breaking season, now 23-0

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Programming Board schedule

This month’s events will include Casino Night on Jan. 29

OPINION

Campus Recreation allows students to borrow bicycles for free

Undefeated

Respondents to an Eagle News Facebook post think the cost is worth it. “The student residents who pay through the nose to live on campus vs. living in a more affordable space off of campus should take priority,” said Matthew Stoner, an FGCU alumnus. An email sent to students from J. Michael Rollo, vice president of student affairs, in November 2014 outlined the game-day parking policy. “All lots east of the road leading to the Waterfront and the Auxiliary lot will need to be empty three hours prior to game time.” That includes seven dorm buildings in North Lake

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to Alico Arena are required to move their cars onto main campus three hours prior to men’s basketball home games. Chief Steven Moore of the University Police Department does not see this as a feasible expense. “If students left their cars in the lots, we would be transporting about 1,000 people,” Moore said. “It’s not too big of an issue when they’re arriving, but the shuttles would get stuck in the traffic on the way to Alico.” Moore also said that it would take three shuttles eight round trips to get fans back to campus. He said people probably would not wait around after the game for a shuttle.

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Events FGCU will be hosting a Campus Beautification Day on Saturday, January 24th from 8:30a-12p. We will be enhancing the walkway and cleaning up the conservation areas behind Merwin Hall and Edwards Hall (north sides). Dress for mess & time in the sun and bring a reusable drink container for coffee and water. RSVP to Elizabeth McMasters at emcmasters@fgcu.edu. Lee County Homeless Coalition is looking for students to assist with their Homeless Service Day and Veterans Stand Down on Saturday, January 31st at 8:45am. This event provides a variety of services; including food, hygiene kits, haircuts, medical care, VA benefits, and referrals for substance abuse addictions and mental health counseling to people who are homeless. There will be a training held on Thursday, January 15th at 5:30pm. For more information, please contact Emily Sladicka at eksladicka7888@eagle.fgcu. edu or Janet Bartos at leehomeless@ gmail.com. Community Cooperative is looking for enthusiastic, organized, and energetic volunteers to help with the High Hands for Hunger Poker Tournament on Saturday, January 31st from 4pm to 10pm at Bell Tower Shops in Fort Myers. Volunteer tasks may include; registration, table servers, chip runners, parking assistance, and more. For more information about this event and carpooling, please contact Emily Sladicka at eksladicka7888@eagle.fgcu. edu or (904) 338-3295. Alliance for the Arts is looking volunteers to assist with hands-on crafts and activities for children during ArtFest on Saturday, February 7th and Sunday, February 8th from 9am to 5pm. For more information or to get involved, please contact Brandi Couse at education@artinlee.org. Laurel Oak Elementary is looking for students to act as judges for their Sun Region Odyssey of the Mind tournament on Saturday, February 28th at Riverdale High School in Fort Myers. There will be a mandatory training held on Saturday, February 7th from 9am to 3pm, also at Riverdale High School. For more information, please contact Chrissy Podos at cpodos@ comcast.net. Congressman Curt Clawson’s Office has a unique service opportunity chock full of intriguing benefits for the right student. You would be working under the direction of the Naples and Cape Coral District Representatives and required to work a specific schedule for the duration of the semester. Duties include answering phones, greeting constituents in the office, and performing office work as instructed by the District Representatives. For complete details contact Jesse Purdon at (239) 252-6225 or email Jesse.Purdon@mail. house.gov. Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is looking for students to assist with our 4th Grade Estuary Explorers program. Learn and teach about water quality, plankton, oysters as well as explore our trails and learning center. Many dates available weekdays from 9-1 through April. Contact Volunteer Coordinator, Donna Young at volunteer@rookerybay.org or call 239-5305974. www.rookerybay.org. WGCU (on campus) presents family literacy workshops at 14 area Title I schools. The station provides singlepage handouts to parents who attend the workshops. Currently, all handouts are printed in English and WGCU seeks to provide Spanish versions. This project requires a student who is fluent in Spanish and can translate in writing from English to Spanish. For more details please contact Paula Sklodowski at 239-590-2510 or email psklodow@ wgcu.org.

Colloquium Florida DEP is looking for volunteers to help build a new oyster reef for the Peace River in Punta Gorda. Kate Aug, Florida DEP Community Outreach Coordinator, is looking for individuals & groups. You must be able to lift 30 lbs. to make oyster bags. Most bagging events are scheduled Tuesdays and Wednesdays 8:30 am to 10:30 am or

so. Some Saturday dates are available. Please contact Kate by phone or email. Katherine.Aug@dep.state.fl.us or call: (941)-575-5861 Rookery Bay Environmental Learning Center is looking for students to assist on Saturdays in our visitor’s center and our Nature Store. Also, groups wanted to help with trail maintenance. Contact Volunteer Coordinator, Donna Young at volunteer@rookerybay.org or call 239530-5974. www.rookerybay.org. Charlotte Harbor Preserve is partnering with The Nature Conservancy to launch an oyster reef restoration project adjacent to the City of Punta Gorda’s Trabue Harborwalk. Volunteers are needed to: prepare mat material, make oyster mats and fill bags with shells, and deploy the materials in the water. If you are interested in participating, please contact Katherine Aug at (941) 575-5861 ext. 117 or via email Katherine.Aug@dep.state.fl.us. Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park in Naples is accepting additional student volunteers to assist with our beach survey and beach counts which take place 7 days a week. Contact Michael Odom at michael.odom@dep.state.fl.us or call 239-597-6196. Barefoot Beach is looking for volunteers to come out and help with removal of invasive species. Interested students should contact Jan at jjbchrch@comcast.net. ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) Help out with agricultural development. Fill out a volunteer application at www.echonet.org. For questions, contact Ruth at rmay@ echonet.org. Koreshan State Park Historic Site is ALWAYS looking for students to help around the park! If you are interested in partnering with Koreshan, please email Mike Heare at michale.heare@ dep.state.fl.us. Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium Numerous opportunities! Contact info@calusanature.org or call 239-2753435. Naples Botanical Garden Horticulture gardening starts at 8:00 am Monday thru Friday and includes weeding, potting, moving plants, digging, raking, sweeping, clearing debris, etc. Wear closed toe shoes. No shorts or tank tops. Bring water. Wear sunscreen. Bring work gloves if you have them. Looking especially for groups of students on Fridays. No last minute requests. Give 4-5 day lead time. If you commit, then can’t make it, give notice. Be on time. Email Sally Richardson at srichardson@naplesgarden.org.

Committee Boys & Girls Club Naples is looking for students to become part of the Immersion Mentoring Program. This program is designed to ignite youth interest in science and technology through group mentoring with an emphasis on marine life and environmental sciences. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Paul Schultz at pschultz@bgccc.com or (239) 325-1752. Guadalupe Social Services in Immokalee is looking for students to teach English at their Guadalupe English School (formerly Schools on Wheels). This program is to empower women through leaning the English language. Class are help Monday-Friday from 12:30-2:30pm at the social services office. Volunteers are need to assist in the classroom, but also to assist with childcare services provided for the women who attend classes. For more information, please contact Devan Gisoni at devan@catholiccharitiescc. org or (239) 657-6242. Rookery Bay Reserve is looking for Communication and Hospitality Management students to assist their Friends of Rookery Bay Event Planner. You would be attending events with her to secure donors; preparing flyers and other advertisements, as well as assisting during events. Depending on your interest and level of commitment, additional opportunities may be considered. Contact Volunteer Coordinator Donna Young at volunteer@rookerybay.org or 239-530-5974. Lee County Homeless Coalition needs

assistance with their social media and online presence. There is a three month commitment for 4-5 hours per week. You will help develop strategy, post various information to different media outlets, help with research, and assist Executive Director in creating online updates. If you are interested please contact Janet Bartos at (239) 322-6600 or email her at leehomeless@gmail. com. Collier-Seminole State Park is offering an amazing opportunity for an interested student as Park Promotions Specialist. If you want to gain real world experience doing special event planning, public relations, learning about park operations & more, this could be the opportunity for you. Don’t miss out! Email Darren Flickinger at Darren.Flickinger@dep.state.fl.us or call (239) 394-3397. Habitat for Humanity of Lee and Hendry Counties strives to bring people together to build homes, communities, and hope. They believe there can be a world where everyone has a decent place to live. In order to achieve these goals in 2015 they are looking to place 55 families in new and/or rehabbed homes in Lee and Hendry Counties. If you and a group of friends (sororities, fraternities, student organizations etc.) would love to join Habitat, select a few dates that would work for your group - Tuesday thru Saturday - and once the date is agreed upon you’ll be able to sign up online (directions will be provided). About a week before your selected volunteer day, Habitat will send all registered volunteers information on the build day location. This is a great team building activity, full of fun and laughter while helping out our community. AND no experience is necessary! Contact Paula Schenz at (239)652-1684 or paulas@habitat4humanity.org Do you live in or near North Port, Fl? Or know a fellow student that does? Woodland Middle School is looking for COMMITTED volunteers to assist math students in grades 6th, 7th, and 8th. This will be during school hours and the time slots are: 9:30-10:35 / 10:38-11:36 / 11:39-12:38 / 12:41-1:40 / 2:16- 3:14 / and 3:17-4:15. In order to have consistency with the kids and teachers, they are looking for either 2 days a week, 3 days a week, or every day at the same time slot for a SEMESTER. If interested please contact Christi Hoffman at Christi.hoffman@ sarasotacountyschools.net or call (941) 240-8590. Do you have spare time between 2pm and 6pm?? If so, please help support the “Q” Children at Quality Life Center. Help is needed with reading to children and assisting them with homework and special projects. You can volunteer one day a week or one hour a day! For more information, please contact Angela Pena at apena@qlcswfl.org or stop by the office. YMCA of Lehigh Acres is looking for mentors for their Reach & Rise program. Reach & Rise is a therapeutic mentoring program for youth ages 6-17. Mentor requirements are: desire to work with at risk youth, 23+ years old, pass the YMCA screening process, and have a valid driver’s license and car insurance. Mentors will also be required to complete 15 hours of training and spend 1-3 hours per week with youth mentee for a minimum of one year. For more information, please contact Donna San Salvador at (941) 468-1187 or visit www.swflymca.org/mentor. St. Vincent de Paul Food Pantry is in need of volunteers and vehicles this summer! SVDP operates the largest food pantry in SWFL as Harry Chapin’s largest agency. Distribution days are Tuesday and Friday. Volunteers are needed at the Harry Chapin loading dock at 7:30am to help load the food and bring it back to our location. We will then bag the food in preparation for distribution between 9am and 11am. For more information, please contact Patrick Walker at (239) 543-4694. Volunteer Collier has two servicelearning positions that need to be filled! First, they are in need of a graphics-tech person to help upgrade and maintain their website. Second, they need someone to contact each of their listed agencies to make sure their information is up-to-date. The mission of Volunteer Collier is to recruit volunteers for all non-profit agencies in Collier County and to promote the needs of those agencies to the public. For more information, please contact Donald Scott at dscott@volunteercollier.org.

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Pedal power your way to class By Joshua Akins Assistant news editor @fgcueaglenews

EN Photo/Tessa Mortensen The library will be providing many workshops this semester, including some for students on how to use scholarly journals and other research tools.

Take a look, it’s in a book ... workshop By Jimena Tavel @taveljimena Have you ever been stuck working on a paper? Feeling despair, almost accepting an “F” in the entire class? Papers can be confusing. Every student has been involved in a similar situation at least once in their lives. Students often don’t know how to research properly. The Florida Gulf Coast University library has come to the rescue. Librarians can be contacted through email messages, chat rooms on the library website, by making a private appointment or by addressing the reference desk in the library. On top of all this, there is an additional way in which a student, faculty or staff member can learn more about the library resources. This additional way is by attending a workshop. The library offers workshops every semester. They are offered at different times, locations and days. Most of the workshops are offered in the library instruction lab, Library 211, but sometimes they are offered right in the residence halls. The spring 2015 workshop calendar is now available online. Kay Oistad, business librarian, encourages everybody to attend a workshop. “It’s an additional way to learn about resources available through the library,” Oistad said. “They’re fun and exciting.” Librarians teach the workshops, which often involve demonstrations on how to find books and articles for research assignments, how to search for eBooks at FGCU, and how to distinguish credible sources. Some workshops are

offered consistently, but others vary by semester. “Workshops are just another way to get instruction in the research that the library provides,” Oistad said. Workshop topics can vary from basic research to finding peer-reviewed articles. This semester, the library will partner with the Writing Center to hold the “Research + Good Writing = an ‘A’ Paper” workshop. This two-part series is designed to demonstrate how to incorporate research into your paper effectively. Another workshop this semester, “Formatting Your Thesis or Dissertation for Electronic Submission” was designed for graduate students to attend. Graduate students can learn how to format their thesis or dissertation and submit it to ProQuest. The “Congressional Secrets Revealed” workshop will teach students how to use the Federal Digital System to locate and access valuable resources. Students can also learn how to request books and articles from other libraries with the “Interlibrary Loan and UBorrow” workshop. Students aren’t the only people who can attend these programs. In fact, there are some specifically made for faculty such as “Someone Cited Me”. This workshop will show faculty how to see how many times they have been cited, how to keep track of which libraries have their work, and what their “impact factor” is. The workshops for the spring 2015 semester will begin Wednesday, Jan. 21. For more information about the workshops and registration, go to http:// library.fgcu.edu/RSD/workshops.html.

Of all the ways to get to and from campus, biking probably has the most advantages. It’s good for the environment, it’s a gas-saver and it’s great exercise. Now, thanks to the Pedal Power program, you don’t even have to own a bike to enjoy the ride. The Pedal Power program offered by Outdoor Pursuits at Florida Gulf Coast University allows students to borrow a bicycle for one week, free of charge. Calls for comment to Outdoor Pursuits representatives were not returned, but according to the Campus Recreation website, the goals of the program are to decrease traffic congestion, limit carbon emissions and encourage health and physical exercise at FGCU and the surrounding community. Offering free bikes to students is the best way to encourage these trends. The idea of a bike-share program is not unique to FGCU. As Campus Rec points out, bike sharing is practiced all over the country in many different settings. Many universities around the country have their own versions of Pedal Power, from Green Bike at Washington State University to Wolf Ride at Stony Brook University to Share-A-Bull Bikes at the University of South Florida. In all of these systems, students are allowed to borrow a bicycle for a limited amount of time to get around campus. What makes Pedal Power special, however, is the length of time students can keep their bikes. Share-A-Bull lets students borrow the bikes for a weekend, Green Bike a day and Wolf Ride just an hour. In the words of Kent State University Provost Robert Frank, whenever a university makes the decision to adopt a bike-share program, they are trying to meet similar needs: “sustainability, fuel savings, physical activity and a simple system for providing ‘green’ transportation.” As part of its mission of sustainability, FGCU is part of a countrywide trend toward greener transportation alternatives. Pedal Power is an important part of that commitment. Alee Petrova, a junior majoring in art, enjoyed her experience using Pedal Power. “I left my own bike at my house in Tampa, and I didn’t really feel like walking to class every day from my dorm,” Petrova said. “I read about Pedal Power online, so I checked a bike out at the Waterfront. I ended up renting it for several weeks in a row — it was so convenient.” Students only need their Eagle ID to check out a bike. Some fees will apply if the bike or accessories are returned late. Visit http://www.fgcu. edu/CampusRec/Outdoors/PedalPower.html for more information.

EN Photo/Paul McDade Many students own bicycles and use them as transportation to campus, but Campus Recreation offers bikes for rental.

SG passes bill for chair repair By Joshua Akins Assistant news editor @fgcueaglenews

Student Government approved a bill Tuesday that will allow $4,470 to be used to fix the chairs and tables outside the Cohen Center. The bill was authored by Student Body Vice President Cory Mentzer and sponsored by Senators Kallie Cahill and Loren Ifcher. The tables, which have been in a state of disrepair for several weeks, used to provide a place for students to rest, eat and socialize between classes. According to the bill, the important fix would help the chairs last for “the next seven to eight years.” SG passed the bill unanimously, and one senator said, “It may seem pricey, but it’s a lot cheaper than simply replacing the tables.” When the bill was first read last week, it was met with some questions. Sen. Thieldens Elneus asked if the repair was “really necessary.” In response, Sen. Ifcher pointed out that the chairs “don’t have tabletops or umbrellas at the moment.” Students should expect to see the tables fixed in about a month.

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A4 NEWS EAGLE NEWS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 21 >> Lecture capture continued department of environmental and civil engineering, is one of the teachers participating in the pilot program. The program has helped him with his own organization of the class and helps his students come prepared for class. “When looking at the new generation these days, the way to provide information to students is to have access to the information after class,” Villiers said. “I am one of the faculty, believe it or not, that would be resistant to go that route but when I look at the bottom line, it is student learning. If that is the way I can deliver the material to them, in a way for them to learn, why not?” Teachers who participate in the program need a little bit of training on how to use the program in the classroom. Once a lecture is recorded, the professors send the students a link through canvas where they can access the lecture. “On the students’ side, I see tremendous help,” Villiers said. “Many of them have been using it very effectively. They come, they watch, they look and they come prepared. They know the information is there and when it comes to the test they can go back to the material and refresh themselves. I think it is very beneficial that they have

this method as well.” Despite all of the positive feedback for the program, there are still some kinks that need to be worked out. Zack Errington, one of Villiers’ students, tried using the videos but had trouble. “It is really hard to skip through the video,” Errington said. “You have to watch the whole thing unless you can remember the exact part to skip to.” Another concern that comes with the program is whether or not students will start relying on the recorded lectures rather than going to class. “There is no replacement for being able to ask a professor a question,” McFarlane said. “There is no replacement for a real human being.” In the future, O’Connor-Benson hopes to expand the program to more classrooms and to get more funding to do so. The next step is to take the program to the faculty senate technology team and show them how the program is helping students and professors. “It is going to enrich student learning more than anything else and also the faculty experience in teaching,” O’Connor-Benson said. “It really does nothing but expand the knowledge base. It only helps student learning increase, which is one of the missions of the university.”

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Police Beat 1/13/15 1:24 p.m.

A canoe was stolen from storage lockup at the waterfront. The canoe was last seen on Dec. 15, and when the complainant returned on 1/11/15 he noticed the $300 canoe missing.

1/13/15 3:33 p.m.

The grounds crew in South Village observed two students going into the woods past the no trespassing area. Officers canvassed the woods and were unable to locate students.

1/14/15 2 a.m.

A complainant in West Lake Village requested an officer and EMS to respond to an unresponsive male on the ground near a vehicle. The subject was found in possession of three driver’s licenses, two of which belonged to 21 year-olds that were not the subject. The subject also pulled a small glass jar from his pocket. The jar contained a substance that tested positive for marijuana. The male subject was transported to Gulf Coast Hospital, the driver’s licenses were destroyed and the marijuana was placed into property for judicial review.

1/14/15 11 a.m.

A car was pulled over on FGCU Boulevard for driving 43 mph in a 30-mph zone. The officer smelled marijuana while approaching the vehicle, and trace amounts of marijuana were discovered inside the car. A citation was issued for traffic control violation, and the case was turned over to Judicial Affairs.

1/15/15 2:49 p.m.

Complainants called UPD about a female student who was observed smoking outside of Einstein’s Bagels in a non-smoking area. She was told several times that she is not allowed to smoke in that area. When UPD arrived at the scene, the female was gone.

1/15/15 7:18 p.m.

A witness stated that when he was returning to South Village he saw someone hit a parked vehicle in Garage B and drive away. Officers canvassed the garage and were unable to locate either vehicle.

1/15/15 7:26 p.m.

A complainant reported a suspicious person in Sugden Hall. The person was tall with curly gray hair and had a large gold-colored dog with her. Officers were unable to locate the suspicious person.

1/16/15 5:02 a.m.

A father called UPD to request a welfare check on his son. The son’s car was towed from I-75 by Lee County Sheriff’s Office the previous night. Officers were able to make contact with the son, and advised him to call his father.

1/16/15 7:07 p.m.

A vehicle in South Village Garage B crashed into a wall. The driver was transported to Gulf Coast Hospital by EMS.

1/17/15 10:47 a.m.

A father requested a welfare check because he had not heard from his son in several days. The son was found sleeping in his room in Palmetto Hall, and was advised to contact his father.

>> Cost of shuttles continued Léopoldine Mathieu

Climate Corps to speak on campus this week Press release By Léopoldine Mathieu Intern for Campus Climate Corps In September, more than 400,000 people crowded the streets of New York City with the goal of pressuring world leaders into decisive action at the United Nations 2014 Climate Summit. But this U.N. gathering was just a dress rehearsal for the real decision-making event to be held in Paris at the end of 2015. In the coming months, American students have an opportunity to affect decisions to be taken at the Paris conference, decisions that will impact the lives and careers of every one of today’s university students. A new program called Campus Climate Corps is working to help make U.S. students aware of this important gathering and the choices faced by attending delegations. Campus Climate Corps is starting its U.S. campaign at the Florida Gulf Coast University campus on Wednesday, Jan. 21. University students from France will host an information table from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the walkway between Griffin and Howard Halls. Leopoldine Mathieu, an agronomy student from Rennes, France, has been in Florida the past four months designing and planning the project called, in French, Le Corps Climatique.

She has personally recruited 30 other French students who now plan to follow in her footsteps and make the project a reality. “My internship started as a personal effort to learn about U.S. student political activism on climate change, but then I developed some new ideas and they evolved into a new educational program that other French students will continue after I return to France in February,” Leopoldine said. During the coming year, a total of 40 or more other European students will come to Southwest Florida volunteering their time to work with American students on projects related to the Paris 2015 Conference. They will organize a symposium, marches and rallies in Paris before the summit and will promote these events to university students across the United States, encouraging people to participate in this crucial international gathering. American students will have the opportunity to travel to France to present their research and organizational activism at the symposium. After the symposium, U.S. students will be invited to participate in rallies and marches to voice their demands that momentous decisions be taken at the U.N. conference. And of course, this will be the perfect occasion for American students to discover Paris.

Village: Sandpiper, Pelican, Egret, Falcon, Cypress, Mangrove and Oak. “Vehicles not removed from the closed lots will be subject to ticketing,” the letter said. FGCU Chief of Staff Susan Evans said the budget for the academic year 201415’s campus shuttle program is $684,000. Shuttles are scheduled to run 160 days this academic year from 7 a.m. to 10 p.m., and transport students to and from housing in West Lake Village, North Lake Village and South Village. It costs approximately $60 an hour to run a shuttle. Moore said that last year there was a plan to start shuttling disabled fans to Alico Arena from campus, because of the long walk involved. With the new boardwalk connecting the main campus to North Lake Village, that walk is less of an issue. “As of right now, game-day parking is what it is,” Moore said. “We are open to options.”

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Early semester events kick off on campus By Jimena Tavel @taveljimena

The next couple of weeks will definitely be eventful for all students at Florida Gulf Coast University. The Programming Board will entertain them once more with three different events. It will be holding Under the Stars, a new event, as well as Tunes at Noon, which will be held once more, and the traditional Casino Night will be back, too. Tunes at Noon is a relaxing event held every month in the Veteran’s Pavilion. Each month, students play different instruments and enjoy some drinks. This month Tunes at Noon will be on Jan. 26. The Casino Night will be held from 9 p.m. to midnight on Thursday, Jan. 29 on the Cohen Center’s second floor. Students will be able to make customized casino chips, enjoy dessert from a chocolate fountain and win more than $1,000 worth of prizes. Jenna Gillan, sophomore resort and hospitality management major and director of the Traditions Committee in the Programming Board, has been involved with the Programming Board since her freshman year and hopes this Casino Night will be the best one yet. “My goal is to increase attendance from past years and create something truly memorable for all students.” Gillan said. The Late Night Committee will be partnering with the Resident Housing Association for the Under the Stars event. The event will be from 7:30 to 10:30 p.m. on Friday, Jan. 23 in the North Lake chickee hut. Students will be able to eat s’mores, listen to students play music and watch fire spinners. Students are also welcome to bring their own instruments and play them, or sing along. Shelby Borisman, sophomore resort and hospitality major, is the director of the Late Night Committee. “It is an easy way for everyone to have a good time and everything is free, so why not come?” Borisman said. “Hanging out by one of the Programming Board events with some good friends is my idea of a good time.”

Students got to gamble on campus during last year`s Casino Night.

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Spring into the semester with TV shows By Renee Johnson @Bubblesjastyle

One of the best parts about the new year is knowing that in a few weeks you can see your favorite shows again and also get hooked on the brand new ones. Here are a few of these new and old TV shows to pencil into your schedule this semester. This comedic musical is based in the medieval era and surrounds the greatest warrior of the land, Galavant. His love for the queen — who chose the love of money by marrying the king over him — is what keeps him going. The season premiered at 8 p.m. Jan. 4. on ABC.

Still in its first season, “Jane the Virgin” is centered on a young woman who was accidentally inseminated by her OBGYN. You can have a front row seat to see her go through the struggle of coming to terms with this surprise and dealing with her new fiancé, father of the child and family issues. “Jane the Virgin” is on at 9 p.m. Mondays on the CW.

Here are a couple more new and returning TV shows to keep you busy on those weekday nights. Thursday, Jan. 22 “Backstrom” series premiere (Fox) Tuesday, Jan. 27 “Sirens” Season 2 premiere (USA) Wednesday, Jan. 28 “The Americans” Season 3 premiere (FX) “Suits” returns (USA) Thursday, Jan. 29 “Grey’s Anatomy” returns (ABC) “Scandal” returns (ABC) “How To Get Away With Murder” returns (ABC) Sunday, Feb. 1 “The Blacklist” returns (NBC)

Music, money and power are three words that sum up this new series. “Empire” is based on a music company built from drug money and a woman who went to jail for it. After 17 years she comes back with an agenda to get her company back. She runs into her exhusband and has to get used to her children accepting why she went away. “Empire” airs at 9 p.m. Wednesday on Fox.

The hit comedy “Parks and Recreation” is back for its final season. Your favorite comedians are calling it quits with the hit show with stars such asw Amy Poehler, Aziz Ansari and Chris Pratt. You can catch it at 8 p.m. Tuesdays on NBC.

Wednesday, Feb. 4 “Fresh Off The Boat” series premiere (ABC) Thursday, Feb. 5 “Allegiance” series premiere (NBC) Sunday, Feb. 8 “The Walking Dead” returns (AMC) “Better Call Saul” series premiere (AMC) Thursday, Feb. 19 “The Odd Couple” series premiere (CBS) Wednesday, Feb. 25 “Survivor” Season 30 premiere (CBS) “The Amazing Race” returns (CBS)

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Start a diet and stick to it Celebrity best-selling author tells you how By Klaudia Balogh @KlaudiaBaloghPR Assistant E&L Editor Spring break will be here before you know it, so it`s about time to make sure all those holiday meals and Christmas cookies leave your waistline for good. Data from a Nielsen survey done in January 2015 highlights that the two main resolutions most people make as the new year starts are staying fit and healthy (37 percent) and losing weight (32 percent). The first month usually goes pretty smooth for most, but as days and weeks go by the motivation and those healthy meals begin to fall apart. Statistics published in the Journal of Clinical Psychology by the University of Scranton show that at the end of January, some 64 percent of resolvers are still hanging in there, while six months later that number drops to 46 percent. However, it doesn’t have to be like that. Three-time New York Times bestselling author and nutrition and fitness expert J.J. Virgin has a couple suggestions for you to keep those holiday pounds off of you for good. Virgin said that one of the biggest mistakes most people make when starting a diet is undertaking everything at once. They tackle fat loss, exercise, stress management, sleep and whatever other obstacles arise. “These things are all super important for fast, lasting fat loss, but tackling them all at once just sets you up to fail,” she said. If you jump into dieting drastically, hardly eating anything all day and cutting too many calories from your daily intake, you might end up doing more harm than good. In the beginning, you will feel tired, mentally unclear and even cranky as your blood sugar level falls very low between meals. Then your body will begin to get alarmed that it`s not getting enough nutrition and will store fat instead of metabolizing it. Not to mention, as you exercise while on this aggressive fat-loss diet, you may force your body to burn muscle instead of fat. You have to work your way through it step-by-step, gradually decreasing your caloric intake and increasing your physical activity. Virgin suggests transitioning off high-sugar impact foods as a starting point because it establishes a strong base for seeing fast fat loss and improved health. However, you can`t go into the extremes. “You want to do it sequentially,” Virgin said. “Completely removing sugar all at once is a recipe for disaster.” If you go from having it all to not having any at all, you will find yourself craving everything you cannot eat. But when you gradually transition into low-sugar impact foods, you will find cravings subside. Doing a detox program can also be a way to kick off your diet. However, if you have had a high-sugar impact diet with little protein or nutrients, your body demands to optimally detoxify, Virgin said. Be smart when choosing a detox program. John Bowles, a freshman majoring in finance, already started a 10-day detox program. According to the detox program’s website, the Purium 10-Day transformation cleanse includes shakes that contain nutrient-dense superfoods, slow-burning carbs and highly-digestible protein. It’s all vegan and natural. According to Purium`s website, these ingredients help consumers reset their metabolism, break their addiction to food, detox their body and clean their digestive tract.. After 10 days of drinking only the shakes, Bowles will continue having shakes every other day for another 20 days . The detox program will be just the beginning of his journey toward a healthier lifestyle. “My goal is to lose 35 pounds, so this program looked like a good start,” he said. Keeping up with a healthy lifestyle is a challenge and requires dedication and commitment. If you only put a little effort in it, then you can`t expect big changes.

There will be days when you want to quit, but then you have to remember why you started. “Remember your goals and revisit them every morning,” Virgin said. “Keep the bigger picture in mind.” London Lawis, a senior majoring in history, is among those who didn’t throw in the towel. He switched over to a healthy lifestyle in January 2014 and he is not done yet. “I just want to continue what I started a year ago: living a healthy lifestyle,” Lawis said. Lawis has lost 50 pounds since January 2014. His goal was to reach 170 pounds. Now, he is 165 pounds and wants to keep up the healthy, active lifestyle. His main motivation pushing him forward is paintball. “I have a starting position in our paintball team, and I definitely want to keep it,” he said.

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The freshman perspective By Brianna Graber @BriGraber Freshman year is an exciting and terrifying time full of changes and new opportunities. For most of us, it’s our first time living in a dorm, and that brings as much nerves as it does excitement in the first few weeks. I know I was ecstatic to start college last semester, but I still felt like I was a lamb thrown in a lion’s den in those first few weeks. It seemed like a lot of people had similar feelings. So how are freshmen feeling now that they have one semester under their belts? Most people are looking forward to the spring semester, but how does the feeling compare to the feelings of starting last fall? “I feel I was more excited for my first semester because there was a level of uncertainty and surprise that comes with transitioning into university

life that made it more thrilling,” said Logan LaFave, freshman secondary education social science major. “I now have a relative idea of what to expect this semester, leaving out a feeling of everything being so new and fascinating.” The first semester of college seems like you are entering into a whole new world, and in a sense you are. On the other hand, freshman marketing major Miranda Stewart said, “I’m much more excited for second semester. I was just a bundle of nerves first semester.” Having a semester under your belt makes a huge difference. Everything seems a little more bearable now that you have an idea what to do. One of the most important things learned the first semester is the importance of studying. “I feel like I have to raise the bar from last semester, and that will require a lot more studying,” said Alex Jorge, a freshman political science major.

Similarly, Marissa Tennaro, a freshman elementary education major, said if she could do one thing differently from last semester she would “focus on studying longer before test days.” Although there is obviously an idea that a college course will be hard, you don’t truly know the workload unless you have taken one. Freshmen entering their second semester have a better grasp on what to expect, which makes a huge difference. You no longer feel quite as clueless. Along with studying, many important things are learned during the first semester of college. “Learning how to balance school work and social life” was the most important thing freshman undeclared major Georgia Hutcheon learned. That is just another thing freshmen now know and can enter the spring semester with. “I am extremely excited for the

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second semester because I get to hang out with my group of friends, which is like a second family to me, and make more,” said Evan Jones, a freshman criminal justice major. Making memories with friends is one of the most important things about college, and we have so many more opportunities to do so this semester. As we have all experienced, you can learn a lot about yourself in a few months. Whether it is study habits, what you need to do to survive living in your dorm or how to succeed in a college course. Freshmen now have a better idea of how to handle it. It’s obvious most freshmen are excited to be starting the second semester with this experience under their belts and new friends by their side.

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By Aiden Strawhun @AStraww For months, Nintendo has been teasing the world with new ideas and innovations for its most recent software and systems. From the Amiibo to the peripheral, it has left nothing to the imagination but the release date of its latest system, the “New Nintendo 3DS.” But thanks to a leak earlier this week by a GameStop employee, the new handheld device will be in stores Feb. 13 for roughly $200. The new 3DS will feature a plethora of new goodies for seasoned and fresh gamers alike. Not only will this new system harbor built-in Amiibo support (which will eliminate the need for the external peripheral device to be released soon), an even faster internal processing speed, the new “C-Stick” technology for enhanced gameplay, and upgraded glasses-free 3D tracking. Each of these upgrades is aimed for better graphics, larger games and player comfort. For example, the enhanced 3D tracking feature of this device will actually track the player’s eyes and face positions to

make automatic adjustments; this is unlike the original models where players had to keep the console in a fixed position for the 3D effects to be utilized. This feature in particular is to reduce the amount of strain placed on a player’s eyes and bodies — a frequent complaint that stemmed from the original models of the 3DS. The “C-Stick” integration of this new system is to further enhance the gameplay experience and make this experience much more home-console-like. This new addition in the top right corner of the device will act as a camera control in many new titles like “Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate,” “The Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D” and older titles that were compatible with the “Circle-Pad Pro” attachment such as “Resident Evil Revelations” and “Metal Gear Solid: Snake Eater 3D.” On top of all of these new features, gamers who decide to upgrade from the original 3DS models may actually transfer all of their data to the new 3DS by using local wireless connections or a PC. For any models that are later than the original 3DS, Nintendo has released several guides on its website. But America will only be receiving the XL model

of the new 3DS and there is no word on if the original size with customizable faceplates will ever come across seas. Japan currently has a model where different themed plates (with characters like Isabelle, Mario, Peach and many more) can be placed and replaced. Since this is currently an exclusive Japanese system, the Americas will be receiving several limited-edition themed XL consoles to be released on Feb. 13, with the base models in black and red. Both “Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate” and “Legend of Zelda: Majora’s Mask 3D” will get their own themed models for about $230 each as GameStop exclusives. Do be warned though – these new models will not come with a charging adapter. They are compatible with the original 3DS and 2DS chargers, but for players who are entirely new to the system, an extra charger will have to be purchased. The new 3DS system will also have its own exclusive games in the near future, but will remain fully backwards compatible with original DS, DSi and 3DS games.

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FGCU Goals 1. Mike Chemello (1st) ):01 2. Dillon Duprey (2nd) 16:33 3. Mike Chemello (3rd)19:29 4. Bryan Valancy (3rd) 11:25 5. Miles Neuneker (3rd) 5:03

FGCU Goals 1. Mike Chemello (1st) 15:13 2. Jordan Klotz (2nd) 18:07 3. Mike Chemello (2nd) 11:59 4. Mike Chemello (2nd) 3:59 5. Colton Bailey (3rd) 17:42 6. Colton Bailey (3rd) 8:37

FGCU Goals 1. Mike Chemello (1st) 14:26 2. Bryan Valancy (1st) 10:20 3. Bryan Valancy (2nd) 7:43 4. Bryan Valancy (3rd) 10:38 5. Colton Bailey (3rd) 0:59

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Basketball profile

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Christian Terrell makes a play against Jacksonville University on Saturday.

Christian Terrell makes immediate impact for FGCU By Dylan Schmittler @Dylansfgcu Florida Gulf Coast University has seen plenty of impactful basketball players suit up during the past few years. Players such as Brett Comer and Bernard Thompson have put FGCU on the map. One player people around FGCU may not know about now but will very soon is Christian Terrell. Terrell is a freshman from Jacksonville who played at Jacksonville Providence High School before coming to FGCU. As a senior in high school, he averaged 11.2 points, six rebounds and four assists per game. He also won the 3-point contest at the 2013 City of Palms Classic at Bishop Verot High School. Christian has long had a passion for basketball. He remembers shooting in the front yard when he was only 8 years old. He also remembers watching games early in his life. “I have been watching basketball ever since I could watch TV,” Terrell said. He first became aware of FGCU when the Eagles were making their magical run all the way to the

Sweet Sixteen of the 2013 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament. This is also when FGCU became known as Dunk City. When he was visiting FGCU, Terrell was very excited. He said that he didn’t have a beach at his high school in Jacksonville. He also said that he could see himself spending the next four years of college at FGCU. Terrell was persuaded to come to FGCU by Assistant Coach Michael Fly. He was the one who recruited him to come and join the Eagles. Growing up, Terrell had a few role models he looked up to in his life. His mom and dad both played basketball. He also looks up to current NBA stars such as Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. Nov. 15, 2014, was a very important date in the life of Christian Terrell. That was the first time he suited up for a game in front of the home fans at Alico Arena. He said that he was very nervous going into his first home game for FGCU against Nova Southeastern University. “It was probably the most amount of people I’ve ever played in front of before in my life playing basketball,” Terrell said. Terrell’s biggest scoring game at FGCU came on

Dec. 3. He scored 22 points while going 8-13 from the field for the Eagles. Jan. 2 was another big game for Terrell. That night, he started his first career game for the Eagles against Ave Maria. He finished the game with 11 points and seven rebounds for FGCU. “It was really cool to start,” Terrell said. Even as a freshman, Terrell feels appreciated by Coach Joe Dooley and the rest of the staff. He likes how supportive the team is on and off the court. Terrell also has great math skills. He said that he plans to use those math skills and become a business major at FGCU. Terrell has a goal that he wants to achieve during his time at FGCU. He wants to leave the athletic program in a better position than it was before he came to FGCU. Overall, Terrell is averaging four points, almost two rebounds and has made more than 48 percent of his shots from the field. If FGCU is to continue its run in the A-Sun conference, Terrell will be a significant piece for the Eagles now and for several years to come.

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Elizabeth Means takes a shot against an opponent in the FGCU Spring Invite.

Eagles have great success at the FGCU Spring Invite By Rebecca VanEtten @rebeccavanetten The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s tennis team hopes to carry its momentum from a successful FGCU Spring Invite to its dual match against the University of Central Florida on Friday. “We want to continue to work on our goals to play an aggressive style of tennis,” coach Courtney Vernon said. “Also with the new scoring system, the girls need to work on being able to take advantage of the opportunities they have early on in games. I think this weekend they started seeing the importance of having to go for aggressive shots under pressure just because the games are shorter.” On Saturday, the team started the tournament off with five wins. In the doubles A-Draw, senior Sarah Means and junior Elizabeth Means defeated

their Florida Atlantic University competitors 6-0. Junior Johanna Sterkel and sophomore Breana Stampfli also won their doubles match 7-5. Both teams advanced but lost their next doubles matches. The Meanses lost 7-6(2) to their Miami (Ohio) competitors and Sterkel and Stampfli lost to their Northwestern State competitors 7-5. In the A-Draw for singles, Sarah Means defeated Lisa Schneider from Southern Mississippi 6-1, 6-1. In the B-Draw, Sterkel defeated FAU’s Taylor Briggs 6-1, 6-4. In the C-Draw, junior Alex Landert beat Sofia Krsmanovic from Arkansas State 6-1, 6-4. On Sunday, Elizabeth Means starred in her matches in the B-Bracket back draw. She won her first match 6-3, 2-6, 1-0 (7) and won her match in the semifinal 6-4, 6-3, 10-6. In the B-Draw, Sterkel won her first match 6-2, 6-1 but lost in the semifinal match to Nelli Ponomareva 7-6, 6-7, 6-2.

“It was a lot of fun to get matches in and compete against teams we usually don’t play against in season,” Sterkel said. “I played well and was happy with my performance.” In the back draw of the A-bracket, Stampfli won her consolation match 6-2, 6-2. In the A-Draw, Sarah Means lost her quarterfinal match 6-3, 6-3 but came back and won her consolation match 6-2, 6-1. The final day of the invite was highlighted by six wins in singles play and the Meanses’ 6-0 win in the final doubles match against Arizona State University’s Heeps-Eriksen and Krsmanovic. Elizabeth Means continued to play well on the final day of the invite. She won her first match of the day 6-2, 6-0 and won the B-Singles back draw final against her Northwestern State University competitor 6-4, 6-4. Sarah Means won her match 7-6 (3),

6-1 and senior Candela Munoz-Giron also won her match 6-2, 6-1. In the A-Singles back draw, Stampfli won her match 7-5, 6-2 against her Southern Mississippi competitor. Rounding out the singles wins for the day was freshman Julianna Curtis with a win against her NSU competitor. “The girls got to play a lot of matches,” Vernon said. “We have a lot of things the girls are working on in their games so it was great because it was one match after another. They averaged three to four matches a day, which is an invaluable weekend, and we don’t really have those opportunities. I definitely noticed that they improved their games from the first day to yesterday.” With the invite out of the way, the team looks forward to the rest of the spring season full of dual matches.

Mixed results against Florida State lead into FAU matchup By Rebecca VanEtten @Rebeccavanetten The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s tennis team (1-1) has its first home dual match of the spring season against Florida Atlantic University (1-2) on Jan. 30. The team is coming off a mixed weekend with one loss and one win. “The guys have learned a lot about themselves in the first week and a half, which is a great advantage to challenging the guys as much as I have in the beginning,” coach CJ Weber said. “You learn everything about the guys in a match where you are really pushed.” On Saturday, the team lost 4-0 to No. 35 Florida State University (5-0). The Eagles started the match by losing the doubles point and were not able to convert in singles play. “We were ready but we got their best,” Michael Beiler said. “We knew we were a good enough team to beat them but it didn’t go our way.” Despite not having any wins in singles, the team had close matches. Sophomore Andres Alfonzo came close in his match against FSU’s Marco Nunez. He lost the first set 5-7, won the second set 6-2, but the match was unfinished at 3-1 in the third set. “We definitely didn’t show up for doubles,” Weber said. “We got waxed in doubles and we certainly didn’t expect that. Our mental preparation wasn’t on, but we responded well in singles. Throughout the course of the match it really felt like it was just small things that needed to happen to turn the match around.” Tianyu Bao came close in his match against FSU’s Jose Gracia but lost 6-3, 7-6 (6). Michael Beiler also lost 6-3, 6-5 (unfinished) to FSU’s Terrrell Whitehurst. “I have seen our program grow in the last four years,” Beiler said. “This is the best team I have been on and we are probably the most improved team in the nation. The success we have had over the last couple of years against really good teams has helped us a lot.” After the match against FSU, the team defeated Florida A&M University 7-0 on

Sunday. The team started the match off on a positive note by winning the doubles point. “I was impressed with how much energy and intensity they put into that match after the disappointing loss,” Weber said. “We were really down after the match against FSU and playing a match the very next day can be a little tricky, but the guys were motivated to do what they were going to do that day. We swept them and that always feels good regardless.” Bao and senior Jordi Vives won their doubles match 6-3. Juniors Ricky Ventura and Lucas Vaz secured the doubles point with a 6-4 win over their FAMU competitors. With the momentum from doubles, the team won all of its singles matches. Vives defeated Karlyn Small 6-3, 6-3. Ventura won his match 6-4, 6-3. In a close match, Bao defeated FAMU’s Walner Espinoza 6-2, 5-7, 11-9. Freshman Austin Bates won his match 6-1, 6-0 and redshirt sophomore Chris Perrigan defe ated Jason Ulacio 6-2, 6-0. “We came into the match hungry to get a win,” Perrigan said. “We kind of went into the match trying to go for it all and not letting them get any leads. We basically tried to take it all from them and not give anything up.” In both matches, the team was able to fuel off of the support from their teammates who were not competing that day. “It is always cool to cheer the guys on,” Beiler said. “It just creates a really cool atmosphere. It takes every guy on the team to get a win… Support from the team can really be a game changer.” With two weeks to prepare for the match against FAU, the team is using the time to recover and focus on the rest of the season. “We need to just keep staying focused and being a team.” Perrigan said. “When we are together and know each other’s thoughts and goals, we perform our best. If we just relax and stay focused and practice hard for the next couple weeks before our first home match against FAU, we should be ready for it and take it to them.”

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Get to know FGCU hockey player Jack Emmer By Jill Himmelfarb Sports editor @jillhimmelfarb Florida Gulf Coast University hockey fans, donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t fret. Jack Emmer is still on the team. You see him mostly watching the games from outside the glass instead of being on the ice where he belongs. Due to an upper body injury, Emmer hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been playing for the majority of the season. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Throughout the years, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had multiple injuries, and now theyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re just coming back to haunt me; especially my shoulder,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve had issues with it in the past. We want to make sure itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 100 percent before I get back on the ice because if Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m just going to get injured again, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s not worth it.â&#x20AC;? The FGCU Division II defenseman has been playing hockey for as long as he can remember. Originally from Minnesota, the junior has always had hockey in his life. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got into hockey because my parents signed me up for it,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Growing up there was always an outdoor rink in the backyard. I couldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t tell you when it first began because thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s going back way too far. Hockeyâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s always been there.â&#x20AC;? Emmer stayed in Minnesota until he finished high school. He went on to play in junior leagues after graduating. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I moved to Saskatchewan, Canada,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I signed with the Weyburn Red Wings in the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League. It was a huge change for me. Later on I ended up playing with my brother in Manitoba. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My older brother had played juniors all across Canada,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always wanted to follow what he was doing. I had some options to stay in Minnesota and play hockey there. My brother always told me about how much fun he was having and the experience, so I wanted that.â&#x20AC;? After gaining the juniors experience, playing and being traded in leagues across Canada, Emmer decided that going to college was going to be in his

best interest. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I got traded to a team in Toronto,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was very excited and didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t really believe it at first. Four days after I was going to report, they told me they already had a player. They found another guy for the role they were going to put me in, and I was going to get traded. I was 10 minutes away from leaving. I had my dad and my mom there when I got that call. I decided within 10 minutes that it was time to settle down and go to school.â&#x20AC;?

JACK EMMER Emmer began his collegiate hockey career in Minnesota. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I had no idea that they even played hockey in Florida,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I was committed to playing NCAA DIII in Minnesota at Bethel University. I went there for a year and a half before I came here. I ended up here after talking to a friend back home who had played club hockey. He told me how great it was and how much fun he had. A few months earlier, my parents told me about this school because they vacation down here every year. So I called Bob [Brinkworth] and ended up here for hockey and school.â&#x20AC;? Being born and raised in a northern state where hockey consumes every waking moment, Emmer said that he didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect to come to Florida and find the caliber of players that he has on the

FGCU team. Last year was Emmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s first year with FGCU. He lived with senior Erik Frits when he first began playing hockey and attending FGCU. After Frits graduated and moved back to Pennsylvania, Emmer had to find new roommates. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I live with Logan Garst and Brett Sutton now,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Moving down here was a very difficult transition. Because the hockey community is so tight, we all live together because it makes for an easier transition. The camaraderie is just so close between all of us. The only way to describe it is â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;For the Boys.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;For the boysâ&#x20AC;? is a common term heard among hockey players. If you arenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t involved in the hockey community, itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s a term that almost nobody can relate to. The term really revolved solely around being the best friends, teammates and family that they can for each other. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Having such a close-knit group benefits us because the chemistry is that much better between the guys,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more fun to celebrate the good times, and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s easier to go through the tough times together.â&#x20AC;? Recently, Emmer returned from Washington D.C. where his family attended the inauguration into Congress for his father, Tom Emmer. Emmer has watched his father involved in politics since he was about 12 years old. â&#x20AC;&#x153;He was a state representative in Minnesota,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;After about three years, he ran for governor. He lost by 9,000 votes. There was a fiasco with a recount, and he ended up conceding. I think that my dad still had the urge to be a public servant, and it worked out for him.â&#x20AC;? Emmer is a political science major intending on going to law school when he finishes at FGCU. He doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t believe that a career in politics is something that he can plan for. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I think politics are very intriguing,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I have to establish myself in other things first.â&#x20AC;?

He also said that itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s something he hopes to be on the table for himself in the future. Heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s starting here at FGCU, where heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ll be running for Student Government in the upcoming FGCU elections. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve always looked up to my dad and he has been an inspiration in my life and my future,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Being in Washington D.C. for inauguration for my father was really special. It was great having my entire family together. It was my first time there, and I really enjoyed the history aspect. Also, seeing my dad sworn in was a very proud moment.â&#x20AC;? Fun facts about Emmer include superstitions. For anybody who knows athletes, they know that athletes all have some quirky superstitions. It works for them. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t look at my stats,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;My goal is to win the game, do what I have to do to get the W. I never look at my stats.â&#x20AC;? For anybody who knows Emmer personally, you know that his sarcastic sense of humor is one of the many wonderful things about his personality. Every year the hockey team picks a â&#x20AC;&#x153;win songâ&#x20AC;? that they listen to in the locker room after games. Fans got a kick last year knowing that the teamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s win song was Ariana Grandeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s and Mac Millerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Way.â&#x20AC;? This year, the team has chosen the hot Taylor Swift single, â&#x20AC;&#x153;Shake It Off.â&#x20AC;? â&#x20AC;&#x153;This year it just didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t work out for Ariana Grande,â&#x20AC;? Emmer said. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s probably pretty upset that we didnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t pick one of her songs this year. She hasnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t been responding to my tweets after the games, so it was kind of an easy decision not to include her in our wins anymore.â&#x20AC;? To get more Jack Emmer, find him at the FGCU hockey games. The team takes to the road to face the Liberty Flames Jan. 30 and 31. The Eaglesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; final weekend of the season is Feb. 6 and 7 against the UMass Amherst Minutemen. Games start at 8:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 each or free with your Eagle ID card.

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Basketball FGCU men rebound after blowout road loss

Women extend win streak to 11 games with first conference road trip By Matt Shipley Assistant sports editor @Matthshipley The Florida Gulf Coast University women’s basketball team left Alico Arena for the first time this conference season to take on Jacksonville University (6-10 overall, 1-2 in A-Sun confernece). A strong offensive performance gave the Eagles the 60-37 win, their 11th straight this season. FGCU outscored their opponents in the second-half 36-14 to give them the convincing lead over the Dolphins. The Eagles were led by junior Kaneisha Atwater, who dropped 14 points with seven rebounds and six assists. DyTeisha Dunson and Jenna Cobb also chipped in with double digits, scoring 11 and 10, points respectively. Dunson returned to the lineup for the first time in almost three weeks and opened the game with two straight 3-pointers. Tough defense from the Green and Blue caused 19 Dolphins’ turnovers and the Eagles capitalized, scoring 26 points off of them. On the offensive side of the ball, 70 percent of FGCU’s points came from 3-point shots. They outshot the Dolphins with 39.6 percent from the field and 40 percent from downtown. FGCU held just a one-point lead heading into the second half. A 10-2 run to open the half gave the Eagles momentum they would the remainder of the game. They made eight 3-pointers to add to their strong defensive play, eventually extending their lead to 23 points. The Eagles bested Jacksonville on all major statistics in the game outshooting (39.6-36.6), outrebounding (31-26), and out-stealing (8-2) them. FGCU also turned the ball over seven less times than the Dolphins. “Jacksonville was very physical and very aggressive and we had to match their physicality if we were going to be successful,” said coach Karl Smesko.

“I thought we did a better job of that in the second half. I thought we did a great job defending in the second half as we didn’t give up open shots and made more defensive plays, which allowed us to get into conversion and get some easy baskets. I give Jacksonville credit. They were ready to play today and they were tough.” Taylor Gradinjan, redshirt freshman for the Eagles, led the team with 26 points over its two wins last week. She dropped 17 points at home against North Florida and followed with nine against Jacksonville University. Gradinjan’s play earned her Atlantic Sun Newcomer of the Week honors. This is her second A-Sun accolade. The Eagles will return to Fort Myers this weekend for a two-game series in Alico Arena. They will look to extend their win streak to 13 when they take on USC-Upstate Thursday night and Kennesaw State University on Saturday. Both games will be played at 7 p.m.

EN Photo/Joseph Albano Jamie Gluesing dribbles past a UNF player.

By Matt Mramar @ENSportsMatt The Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team continued the roller-coaster ride that is this season, losing at North Florida on Wednesday and beating Jacksonville University at home Saturday. The sellout crowd at UNF stormed the court when the Ospreys took down the Eagles 80-64. “We were in a really good position early on, but a combination of them making some shots and us not playing well on defense got them back into the game,” coach Joe Dooley said. “It’s certainly frustrating, and as we continued to miss some pretty open and easy shots we got careless with the ball, and that hurt us.” The defense wasn’t where it needed to be, as FGCU gave up 80 points and allowed UNF to shoot 50 percent from the field. Brett Comer’s 21 and Bernard Thompson’s 15 weren’t enough to push the Eagles over the top and they fell to 1-1 in the conference. On Saturday night at home, however, it was a completely different story as the Eagles notched out a 79-50 victory over JU. The 29-point victory was FGCU’s largest winning margin since beating the Dolphins last year by the same amount. “It makes it a lot easier when the ball goes in the basket,” Dooley said. “We shot the ball well, obviously, especially from three, and I thought Bernard got us off to a great start.” It was somewhat of a breakthrough performance for Thompson, who has struggled mightily in recent weeks shooting the ball. “I feel like I just have to keep myself in the game,” Thompson said. “Can’t make silly fouls or anything like that to take myself out. But I’ve been feeling great so I feel like going on throughout conference play I’ll be very consistent.” The Eagles moved the ball well on the offensive end, finding rhythm that they

EN Photo/Kelli Krebs Brett Comer takes the ball up the court Saturday.

have seemed to be lacking most of the year. “A lot of it is we actually got some stops,” Comer said. “So we were actually able to run, you know. Coach wants us to play fast; it’s just that getting stops is part of playing fast. I think we got some stops and we moved the ball very well tonight.” Once again, the dynamic senior backcourt duo led the way for the Eagles, with Comer notching 25 points and Thompson close behind with 17. Julian DeBose also added a career high seven assists to go with his nine points, giving FGCU a balanced attack on the offensive end. FGCU now sits at 2-1 in A-Sun play and its next contest is Thursday, Jan. 22 on the road in Spartanburg against USC Upstate. “We’ll have our hands full with their perimeter,” Dooley said of the matchup with the Spartans. “We’ve got some things to work on over the next couple days. They’ve gotten off to a great start and I know [USC Upstate Coach Eddie Payne] will have them ready.”

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Charlie Hebdo massacre fails to silence free speech By Cait Schall Assistant Opinion Editor @CaitlinSchall We are not afraid. Last week, 12 people lost their lives simply because they were associated with a magazine that displayed a caricature that upset two gunmen. This act of terror was a malicious act of retaliation to avenge the publication of caricatures of the Prophet Mohammad that have been displayed in Charlie Hebdo, a French satirical magazine. No person should ever have to fear repercussions as drastic as death when writing, drawing or speaking. As an opinion columnist, it’s hard to imagine living in a world where doing my job could result in being killed. Unfortunately, this is the reality that so many people face in the world today. We cannot allow fear to silence our opinions, our future leaders or our current leaders of social movement. We must now more than ever speak louder than before. We will speak louder through print and through movements such as the protests in France urging the public to not accept intolerance of freedom of speech. Though we may have been knocked down momentarily by this act of terror, we will not remain down. It is time for us to stand up, dust ourselves off and speak our minds. I for one will never fear to speak my mind and express my opinion. Instead, I fear the reality of our world where other’s opinions are hindered and silenced due to their own fear of being killed. Where will our publications and news be in the future if we continue to head toward this downward spiral? Unfiltered writing is hard to come by even today in the United States. If we continue to conform to what is considered “correct” by society, we can only expect gutless cookie cutter articles to become even more prominent than they are now. By ceasing to express our opinions in the form of written word, we let these 12 who have passed to

have died in vain. By cowering to these acts of terror, we are letting the gunmen win by showing them that these actions are in fact a successful way to prevent personal opinions from being heard. Writing is not the only form that will suffer if we remain quiet and afraid of expressing our own creativity. An occurrence that has happened recently in our own country earlier this year is the death threats that provoked Sony into pulling its movie, “The Interview”, from even being released publicly in theaters. I hope we never meet a world where we are unable to escape from the daily grind by going to the movies, because we as a whole have been censored to the point of no return. Production companies should not have to pull their movies from theaters because of death threats. Just as journalists should not have to fear their own lives over just doing their job and writing with passion. Instead of adhering to political norms and censoring our own pieces of writing, we must press on and continue to write our thoughts, our own truths, and we must write these thoughts in bold for all to see. This is the only way we can honor the deaths of these people and ensure that satirical writing and people’s opinions won’t submit to becoming a lost art form. We will not allow freedom of speech to succumb to becoming a privilege we tell our children we had once upon a time. We are far from our full potential as a society and we will never advance if we silence the thoughts of others. As a whole, we are much stronger when we each bring our own intellectual thoughts to the table. By taking one person’s opinion as fact and not exploring other possibilities, we are demolishing our melting pot of ideas and opinions that is our world. We will continue to speak up because we are not afraid.

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By Jennifer Longbrake Putting ourselves out for everyone to see is a scary thing. Or is it? Almost all of us are guilty of conforming to the social media world with sites such as Facebook and Twitter and social applications like SnapChat, Instagram, KiK Messenger, and Tinder. On sites such as Facebook, the user is able to adjust his or her privacy settings to their preferences, but how private are they really? Recently, I decided to remove myself from the Facebook realm to avoid distraction during my last semester of college. I accessed my account and opted to deactivate it and answered Facebook’s questionnaire as to why I was choosing to leave its site. But rather than allowing me to deactivate my profile completely, Facebook only allowed me to choose when it would automatically reactivate it, the longest amount of time being only 28 days. There wasn’t a visible selection to delete the account until I searched within the account options. The discussion of privacy has been coming up recently and circling around technology and how safe your personal information and documents really

are. When nude images of celebrities were leaked, people took different stances on the matter. On a blog post on BBC.com titled “Are viewers the ‘abusers’ in celeb photo leak?” by Anthony Zurcher, readers offered different opinions regarding the issue of privacy. One reader commented, “If you are stupid enough to take pictures of yourself in compromising positions and then compound that by storing it on anything to do with the web, you get what you deserve.” Others argued about the lack of privacy. One reader commented, “On the one hand nudity or sex is not obscene or shameful. We all do it after all. So these celebrities should not be embarrassed. On the other hand, what they chose to make private should be kept private”. What everyone, regardless of their status, should be mindful of is to be protective of your personal information, documents and photographs. The issue of hackers brings to light what you consider “shareable” on apps such as Snapchat or social media sites. Privacy seems to be evolving due to the nature of technology, and it is making it easier to allow possible employers, current employers and complete strangers to search you by name and see what you choose to post online.

Does cursing make you dumb? By Christopher Larsen Let’s face it, we’ve all heard it at some point in our lives “that people only use swear words because they can’t think of anything else to say.” Is this actually true though? I personally tend to curse like a sailor at times when I find it appropriate, but I never thought I was stupid because of it. Of course I refrain from cursing when I’m around children to the best of my ability, but when I’m with my peers, I let it all go. So now I wonder, does this reckless and abusive language mean that I have a lower overall intelligence level than others? Are other people who have the ability to replace these curse words with more intellectual and meaningful words smarter than me? Does this mean that my swear words make me stupid? I have always thought of myself as decently intelligent and resourceful. I try to be optimistic and strive to be articulate, but maybe I’m not. When it comes down to it, it really depends on how you swear, when and how often. Some people actually do replace every other word with the “F-bomb” even around children, elders, and people who will obviously insult someone within their perimeter. On the other hand, some people use these bad words to accentuate a story, and possibly make it more humorous. Then there are those people who swear every once in a while to those people to whom they are closest simply because they feel more comfortable with them. There might be other type of people who swear, but these are some broad groups that I have come up with. After looking at the different kinds of people, only one really sticks out that might be a little less intelligent. If you are the guy (or girl) who literally swears way too loud in public, and has no consideration for your surroundings, you might just be the “stupid” one. Of course, you may have some underlying intelligence or know how to fix a tractor, but most people will agree that you are indeed obnoxious. These are the people whom think it’s funny to blurt out certain swear words when they stub their toe, but receive looks of disgust instead. People aren’t looking at this person because they think it’s cute; people are looking at them because they are either concerned they might be injured or they just think that they’re extremely immature. I am personally recommending that you strive to not be this person. In some sense, you may believe that there is nothing wrong with cursing in front of children, but I guarantee that the parents most likely despise it. Additionally, you don’t want your kid to get sent home for swearing at the teacher unless you want the entire school to lose respect for you. If you are one of those people who just do it to make their joke a little bit funnier or you’re simply letting loose with some people you have known for years, then you are most likely not doing anything wrong. You’re not stupid. You just have a different cultural influence, and you have the ability control it. If you know when and where not to curse, and you have the ability to control it depending on your atmosphere, then you’re probably perfectly fine. If you think it’s going to make the end of your story sound a little bit better, then I say go for it.

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Unique social media site a breeding ground for hipsters By Luke Janke @JankeLeg You walk into a new restaurant located downtown that you’ve been hearing your co-workers rave about all week. “It’s so unique and trendy down there,” they would say. You hold the door open for your girlfriend who, up until this moment, has never mentioned vintage photography to you or shown any interest in flower crowns. As you set foot into this restaurant you notice all the chandeliers are fitted with bulbs emitting their glow through Mason jars; the walls are decorated with repurposed wood that was probably salvaged from a local dump, and the tables are shipping pallets raised up by pulleys attached to the ceiling. Suddenly, you turn to your girlfriend and she’s sporting a crown of tulips on her flaxen hair and around

her neck hangs a vintage Polaroid 320 from 1969, and your waiter asks you if you’d like to try a quinoa-infused cocktail, which is served in a hollowed out acorn. This is when you realize that Pinterest has entered your veins. It seems that people everywhere are taking mundane activities in life and making them “pinteresting,” or what I like to call post-modern hipster. It’s all you see on Facebook anymore: friends getting married in abandoned barns, business meetings around campfires while an Amish violinist plays his rendition of “Mad World,” and even children being born in a DIY backyard salmon hatchery. Pinterest has infiltrated our lives. What was once seen as hip, original, vintage and trendy has become the mainstream. Ten years ago, if you showed your friends an arm-knitted scarf that took you 30 minutes to put together, they may have been impressed. But thanks to crafty social media such as Pinterest, everyone and their mother knows how to

armknit. Photographs are no longer acceptable in HD. Old vintage cameras have that “grainy feel” that “you just don’t get these days.” It’s like vintage photography is an old girlfriend we can’t get over and may or may not have built a shrine in her memory (Sherry, please come back!). We assume that if we show up to a music festival with moccasins and an alpaca-knit sweater we will stick out of the mainstream and be cool while nonchalantly pretending that we didn’t try really, really hard to look cool. Post-modern hipsterism praises irony and bad folk music (I’m looking at you, The Lumineers). And if you’re looking for the friend in your inner circle that owns a record player, trust me they’ll tell you all about their extensive Goodwill record collection. I’m always supporting the arts and being creative and different, but social craft platforms such as Pinterest have turned everyone into what resembles a large modern art museum.

Your mistakes do not define you By Madison Hampton Assistant Media Editor @Hamantha5 Maybe it’s a few too many shots on a Friday night, a failed exam you weren’t prepared for, or a painfully awkward walk of shame the morning after. Mistakes are an ancient practice that have come to define as what makes us as humans, we all make them and they make us. It always seems as if when life starts coming together, that’s when you should be prepared for it to all fall apart. That’s just how life goes sometimes. This isn’t your first time traveling down life’s bumpy road and it definitely won’t be your last. Mistakes are a positive thing, given that they don’t

become habits. Mistakes teach us the do’s and dont’s in life. I’ve learned a lot in college so far, but not just in my 8 a.m. lectures. Some of the most important lessons I’ve learned came from the experiences I’ve gained outside of the classroom. There are some lessons that I would preach to everyone, not just incoming freshmen. Always have a back-up plan. Whether that means a designated driver or setting six alarms for the morning, always be prepared. If something could possibly go wrong, expect it to. If you are questioning a decision or place, don’t do it. Don’t be there. If you don’t know if it’s a good idea, it probably isn’t. Low-key is always your best policy. Not everyone needs to know how much you drank last night. Keep your secrets secret and your friends close. You don’t

know who is listening and you don’t know what they will do with your business. I recently made a mistake that is altering my life. At first I was heartbroken and angry, now I am sad and occasionally overwhelmed. Soon I will be on my way and looking back with yet another lesson under my belt. The hard times you endure in life serve their purpose of reminding you to be grateful for the times you find yourself blissfully happy. Keep making those mistakes. Keep taking those risks. Without those mistakes and lessons, you’ll never know yourself. If you don’t occasionally find yourself completely and utterly lost, you’ll never find yourself. The only real mistakes in life are the ones a lesson was not taken from.