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Volume 16, Issue 30
Wednesday, April 11, 2018
FGCU goes green for Earth day festival
Opinion
This week in Student Government
EN Photo / Alexandra Figares By Alexandra Figares News Editor @fgcueaglenews “Finance major student shares experience on reading program for kids.”
Sports
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EN Photo / Javier Moncada The band Natural Spirit played Florida and earth day inspired music at the Earth Day Festival.
Brandon Goodwin selected to participate in the Portsmouth Invitational.
EN Photo / Javier Moncada Students enjoyed a variety of environmentally friendly activites like DIY crafts and a stationary bike that creates smoothies when students pedal.
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Entertainment
Ready Player One “ enters the theaters and attempts to live up to it’s hype.
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EN Photo / Javier Moncada Students could buy fresh fruits and vegetables at the weekly Farmer’s EN Photo / Javier Moncada Market, which also fell on Earth Day. Students gathered on the library lawn for FGCU’s annual Earth Day festival on Read on A3 >> Tuesday, April 10.
College Republicans host Second Ammendment Week By Alexandra Figares and Zack Rothman @fgcueaglenews
controversy on campus. The exercise was catalyzed by FGCU student Max Ortengren and served to facilitate discussion about concealed carry. According to Ryan Kennedy, the Let’s talk guns. FGCU’s College Republicans club Public Relations Chair of the FGCU says it hopes to “start a discussion” College Republicans, about 10 on the Second Amendment through students were expected to wear an a first-of-its-kind week packed with a empty holster. Ryan McCarty ,a biology major, series of events that revolve around a said he thinks it’s good to talk about hot topic issue: Guns. Second Amendment Week was sensitive topics and to be educated inaugurated on Monday, April 9, about them. “Law abiding citizens aren’t when an employee from Shoot Straight, a local gun range, came criminals, and it’s good to know your to FGCU and answered questions rights and what the laws are and all about the process of purchasing a that good stuff,” McCarty said. In the wake of the Feb. 14 mass fireman, Alex Pilkington said. On Tuesday, April 10, students shooting at Marjory Stoneman wore empty gun holsters, sparking Douglas High School and the rallies across the nation that followed, the FGCU College Republicans say that “the conservative youth voice is underrepresented in media.” “After hearing many people talk about why gun control is needed, we wanted to have this week to give a conservative student perspective,” Kennedy said. “This issue affects all of us. We want to have a dialogue, but we also want our voices to be heard at the same time.” EN Photo / Zack Rothman During the week of events, Bob The FGCU College republicans tabling on camLevy, co-counsel for the landmark pus wearing empy holsters. case District of Columbia v. Heller,
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will be speaking at Cohen Center 247 at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 11. D.C. v. Heller established the precedent for concealed carry in the U.S. The case was argued before the Supreme Court in 2008. Pilkington said that the events are important to have on campus “to facilitate further discourse on a difficult topic” and to “showcase a viewpoint that has been overshadowed by those for calling for stricter gun control laws.” “The reaction so far has been positive,” Pilkington said. “The President of the College Democrats even reached out to say that he supports us using our First Amendment even though he disagrees with our message.” FGCU College Democrats President Bryan Oliva-Infante said he feels the recent media coverage made it seem like his organization was against the events. “I told Alex Pilkington that I respect his First Amendment right to host this, I just disagree with their stance on the issue and the timing of it,” Oliva-Infante said. “I do not seek to obstruct his First Amendment right.” The week will close with an open forum on Friday, April 13.
BOT member honored with resolution By Alexandra Figares News Editor @fgcueaglenews FGCU’s Board of Trustees Chair, J. Dudley Goodlette was honored with a resolution on Tuesday, April 10, during one of the BOT’s meetings. January 2013 was inducted into FGCU’s Board of Trustees President Bradshaw’s administration. In January of 2018, Goodlette’s term concluded. Goodlette was elected chair of the BOT in 2016 and served until his term’s conclusion. During his tenure, Goodlette advocated for funding and other requests in front of Florida’s legislator and Governor Rick Scott, according to university spokeswoman Susan Evans “The BOT wishes to express appreciation,” Evans said.
EN Photo / Alexandra Figares FGCU Board of Trustees Chair, J. Duddley Goodlette was honored
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FGCU Student Government met on Tuesday, April 10, for the first meeting under its new administration. No legislation has been introduced to the Senate floor yet. In her report to the Senate, Student Government President Jalisa White announced that: • FGCU has launched its new website • The Northlake Village boardwalk repairs have been completed, following Hurricane Irma damages. The cost of repairs totaled to about $500,000. • The Board of Trustees voted to create new degree programs in music, nursing and anesthesiology. • The BOT will be voting on President Martin’s evaluation contract in June. Martin is currently on a oneyear contract, and the board will vote to see if Martin will continue his tenure as president. • FGCU Day at the Florida capital will take place on March 25th and 26th of 2019. • White met with President Martin and Dean of Library to commence the preliminary stages of library 24/4, an initiative founded by White and the SOAR party. White said the meeting consisted of talking about security and additional staff employment as well as quoting the overall costs of the program. Ted Michel, the newly elected Student Body Treasurer announced that the unallocated balance: $555,947 remaining, the Travel Budget $21, 654.53, the Executive Account $28,814.98, the Senate Account: $2,918. 71, and the Student Government Operation Account $23,594.13 remaining. The Senate Chair elections will be held next Tuesday, April 17. Chair positions available are as follows: • Legislative • Appropriations • Outreach • University Relations • Special Conference and Travel
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Eagle News receives these volunteer opportunities from the FGCU Office of Service Learning every week >> ON-CAMPUS: Community Engagement Day, FGCU’s annual showcase of the best of the best service-learning projects. Lots of help needed on this big day, 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., at Alico Arena. Contact servicelearning@fgcu.edu for a great day of service. >> CrewTrust is holding Family Fun Day at the Cypress Dome Trails April 14, 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Help needed with the craft station, animal yoga/ ability station, nature hikes and parking. Contact Jessi Drummond at 239-657-2253 or 239-229-1088 for info. >> The final Midwest Food Bank service days are this month. Don’t miss out on working at this wonderful organization with FGCU friends. Tuesday April 17 and April 24, morning and afternoon shifts. Contact Rhianna Greenfield at rgreenfield3007@eagle.fgcu.edu for info and possible carpooling.
>> Great American Cleanup 20th anniversary. April 21, 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. Join Keep Lee County Beautiful in their county-wide cleanup. Over 25 locations for roadside, beach, waterway and park restorations. For more info, see the Service-Learning Facebook page. >> The Cape Coral Friends of Wildlife is in need of a tech savvy student to create a professional website or improve the existing one. Please contact Patricia Zeidman, 610-213-7080, pzflyaway@gmail.com for more info. >> Childcare opportunities with the Children’s Network of SWFL. Watch the little ones while foster parents network and train. Help needed 5:50 to 8:30 p.m., the second Monday of each month. Background screening required. Contact Nancy Frede 239-461-7683.
The world in brief Cambridge Analytica accessed private messages The latest reports confirmed that Cambridge Analytica accessed the private Facebook messages of approximately 1,500 Facebook users. According to statements from Facebook officials, users had to explicitly grant agree to let data mining apps access private messages.
Giant prehistoric jawbone found off the coast of England
A one meter long jawbone was discovered off the coast of England on Tuesday, April 10. Paleontologists believe the jawbone belonged to an ichthyosaur: a marine dinosaur approximately the size of a blue whale. The discovery of this fossil is helping paleontologists to better understand the habits of these prehistoric giants.
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Camels disqualified from Saudi Arabian beauty pageant
New world’s oldest man alive
Judges of the annual Saudi Arabian camel beauty pageant disqualified 12 camels after discovering the camels had received lip botox from a vet. The contest guidelines stipulate that injections or any other alterations to the camels is strictly prohibited.
Masazo Nonaka turned 112 on Tuesday, April 10, making him the world’s oldest living man. Nonaka was born in Japan in 1905. The oldest man ever to have lived was Jeanne Calment, who lived to be 122 years old.
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Police Beat
Eagle News writes this beat from the official UPD weekly summary On Tuesday, April 3, a wallet and a keychain was reported stolen from a classroom in Griffin Hall. Among the items stolen were a house key, a car key, and a credit card. The complainant contacted UPD on Thursday, April 5, to report that her belongings had been
returned to her. A complainant was stuck in the AB Library elevator on Tuesday, April 3 at 12:43 p.m. Lee Control and work management were contacted. The individual was successfully removed from the elevator at 1:31 p.m.
A trace amount of marijuana was found in South Village Everglades Hall during an administrative search on Tuesday, April 3 at 10:04 p.m. The case was turned over to administration.
April 4 at 12:51 p.m. The otter was located in the turn lane near Sugden Welcome Center. UPD contacted the grounds crew to pick it up. A faculty member retrieved the animal.
An injured otter was spotted inbound on FGCU boulevard on Wednesday,
A complainant requested a UPD officer after debris fell on her
vehicle that was parked on the second floor in Garage B South Village on Friday, April 5. The officer noted there was a wooden pallet and broken table leaning against her vehicle. The complainant did not file a report.
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EAGLENEWS.ORG By Alexandra Figares News Editor @fgcueaglenews Building on years of tradition, FGCU hosted its annual Earth Day festival – one of the university’s longest standing events – on Tuesday, April 10, on the library lawn, featuring over 10 tents filled with environmentally friendly activities. The festival -- a Student Government initiative in conjunction with the Student Organization Council, Environmental Safety and campus dining (and other university committees) -- focused on service-based activities like a trail clean-up coupled with green-friendly demonstrations. The festivities began on Sunday, April 8, with the Eagle Prep clean-up followed by the Earth Day Festival and a tree planting opportunity on Wednesday. The band Natural Spirit, the weekly
Farmers Market, free food and even a bike-powered smoothie-maker were a few highlights of the festival. “I took colloquium over the summer, so it was kind of interesting to see what the different groups had to talk about,” Bio Engineering major Jack Mohanty said. “I enjoyed myself.” Brought back from last year was the bike-powered smoothie-maker, which was a stationary bike created by FGCU engineers, for attendees to blend their own smoothie. A prize wheel was also brought back, and students could win a free t-shirt or plant to take home. Students were also able to munch on some healthy snacks like red pepper hummus cups, antipasto kebobs and Thai chili sauce. This year’s theme focused on the Earth charter principle, according to Ward, and different organizations table with a sustainable imitative and activity. Every
table explains how their activity ties into the earth charter principles and themes. The Earth charter principles refers to a framework of building a “just, sustainable and peaceful global society in the 21st century” aiming to create a more sustainable Earth, according to Earth Charter’s official website. The principles, created in 1987 by Maurice Strong and Mikhail Gorbachev, consist of four pillars and sixteen principles of the Earth Charter, like ecological integrity, social and economy justice, democracy, peace and respect and care for the community of life. “It’s important for the students to know how they can contribute to the sustainability initiative,” Ward said. “Because, by having all these people come out, it’s just like giving them an opportunity to get involved.” Jade Chalkley, an involved organizer of the event, says she’s seen the event’s theme
change with every passing administration each year. According to Chalkley, the festival was “kind of a little all over the place each year” but has seen some increased branding over the years. “Now we just kind of stuck with the earth charter principles and a similar theme of just having organizations from the community,” Chalkley said. “We’ve done a lot of permanent branding for the event.” In addition to educational opportunities, the festival included the annual Earth Day inspired fashion show hosted by associate professor for environmental art Mary Voytek. “It was actually really cool seeing people wear and make clothes out of garbage,” Taylor Redington said. “I wanted the water bottle crown.”
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The benefits of getting involved By Joey Muradaz Staff Writer @fgcueaglenews College is stressful. We, as a bunch of kids, are suddenly expected to balance schoolwork with bills on top of a social life with volunteer service, jobs and responsibility with personal hobbies and the impulsivity of youth. Perhaps the most difficult balancing act is between the comfortable and uncomfortable; the familiar and the unfamiliar. College is an experience that is supposed to change us. That’s what we were told when applying to schools. But what does that really mean? Are we going to completely change, down to the last personality trait? Are we going to gain new characteristics or lose old ones? Will we be the same people on the last day of college as we were on the first? Any four-year university program offers a huge opportunity for personal growth. Beyond just learning more information as it relates to
your major, universities have numerous offices and programs that challenge and inspire students to become something more. Thankfully, FGCU does not deviate from the norm in this; there are many ways that one could get involved on campus. From weekend programs to weekly clubs to weeklong nature or leadership development retreats, FGCU offers numerous opportunities for personal growth. Yet, personal growth is a difficult idea to qualify. What exactly is “personal growth?” What is the benefit of pursuing it? “Personal growth” is a positive thing to pursue, but it is a vague term. I cannot create a universal description of personal growth beyond encouraging everyone to “become a better person.” However, putting myself out there in pursuit of bettering myself has had an immensely positive effect on my mental health, self-confidence, and interpersonal relationships. I’ll be the first one to admit it: I struggle with several things. I’m anxious, I procras-
tinate, and I run my mouth and get in trouble for it a lot. I struggle to empathize with others when I do or say things that can really hurt their feelings, even as I hypocritically demand a universal understanding from everyone else. Yet, the benefit of my trying to understand my own flaws has led me to recognize them. That’s a start. I have a long way to go in actually working on them, but I’ve already started that process just by recognizing them. That process is not one that every person will go through. However, they would all be better off if they did. You recognize that, I’m sure. The point is, if you want to become a better version of yourself, you have to try. That sounds much scarier than it actually is in practice. There is more to life than four walls, a soft bed, and a Netflix subscription. Sure, being comfortable is great, necessary even. But it is not going to help you become the person you always wanted to be.
EN Photo/ Javier Moncada Get out of your comfort zone. There are events in and off campus constantly, like Earth Day.
FGCU student shares her experience working with disadvantaged kids
EN Photo / Bridget Schoffman Bridget Schoffman, Finance major, completed a service project at After-School Reading Program, that provides intensive reading instruction to disadvantaged elementary school students from the Dunbar and Harlem Heights communities.
By Bridget Schoffman Contributing Writer @fgcueaglenews Over spring break, I volunteered at an after-school program at the African Caribbean American Catholic Center (AFCAAM) on Michigan Avenue in Fort Myers. The After-School Reading Program provides intensive reading instruction to disadvantaged elementary school students from the Dunbar and Harlem Heights communities. I am currently taking a course in Urban Economics and earlier in the semester, we focused on neighborhood choice, externalities and
the education production function. The education production function states that achievement in school is a function of the home environment, peer groups, teachers and class size. With this experience, I was able to relate what I have been learning in class to our local Southwest Florida community. Although I alone cannot change all of the inputs of the education production function, I was able to contribute to the teacher’s productivity and create a smaller class size by working with students individually and in small groups. I was nervous about volunteering because many questions and concerns were
coming to mind. How would a business major be able to help students learn? What if the students were not receptive of my help? On my first day, I got there at the same time as the students. As the students were getting off of the bus, one girl walked right up to me, said hello, and told me her name as she extended her hand to shake mine. I was so surprised and for a split second, I froze because I was not expecting such a sincere and kind welcome. This small gesture calmed my nerves and I realized that I do have the skills to help the students. Reading programs and volunteers are necessary
because not all students are able to read to in their home environments. “Children in families with incomes below the poverty line were less likely to be read to every day than children in families with incomes at or above the poverty line. Forty-eight percent of children in families in poverty were read to every day in 2001, compared with 61% of children in families at or above the poverty line.” (America’s Smallest School: The Family. Educational Testing Service). I strongly encourage others to volunteer at organizations that offer after-school reading programs. The students I worked with were
craving individualized personal attention. When the students arrived at the after-school program and saw a volunteer, their eyes lit up as they had a sudden excitement about schoolwork. Reading skills need to be developed at an early stage in a student’s life. According to the Florida Health website, “children with poor reading skills are more likely to repeat a grade, setting the stage for a pattern of failure in school. The fundamentals for being a good reader (i.e., cognitive and language skills) are learned before children reach school age.” (National Dropout Prevention Center/ Network, 2009). It is vital
for volunteers to help now because there is a dwindling time window for reading skill achievement. The mission of AFCAAM’s reading program is that “reading is the foundation for all subjects and all aspects of learning.” I believe that every student deserves the opportunity to work towards achieving their goals. I am grateful for my opportunity to assist young students with their basic reading skills. Overall, I believe that many other students and citizens can contribute their own unique and diverse set of skills to assist elementary students who come from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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“What is your favorite Netflix Original Series?”
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“House of Cards was a really good series before the Kevin Spacey scandal. Since that, I’ve been watching Narcos, which is really well made.”
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“Grace and Frankie is a really good show. The dynamics between the characters and the writing is really funny.”
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SPORTS
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Soaring to new heights in new position
EN Photo / Brad Young Upon coming to FGCU, assistant coach for the FGCU softball team Jamie Kertes coached at Stony Brook for two years. Kertes joined the Stony Brook staff in 2015 and immediately made an impact going on to coach two First Team All-Conference selections, three Pitchers of the Week and a Rookie of the Week in back-to-back weeks. Since joining FGCU in 2017, Kertes primarily works with the pitchers after the departure of Erika Bennett.
By Pat Clines Staff Writer @PatClines Softball Assistant softball coach Jamie Kertes soars to new heights in her new position from a Falcon to an Eagle. A native of Carnegie, Pennsylvania, Kertes found her rhythm for softball from the comfort of her backyard. “When I was 2, my dad and I were playing whiffle ball in the backyard, and I hit the whiffle ball and
broke one of our lights that we had in the backyard,” Kertes said. “From there on, I just kept going with it and kept playing and started. I actually never played tee-ball. I just played slow pitch, then into fast pitch and so on and so forth.” After playing all four years at Bishop Canevin High School as a pitcher while setting school records for wins and home runs, Kertes continued to play softball collegiately at Bowling Green State
University as a pitcher under former head coach Shannon Salsburg. “I wanted to be the best player out there,” Kertes said. “I wanted to just succeed for my team and succeed for my coaches. I always felt like I was a very team-oriented player and wanted to do well for them and do well for my coaches, especially how close I was with my coaches.” Kertes set career pitching records for BG in appearances (176) and games started (111) as well
as finishing third on the BG career lists for strikeouts (512) and shutouts (23), fourth in career wins (52) and strikeouts per seven innings (5.17), and fifth in innings pitched (693 1/3) before finishing her career with a 52-61 overall career record. In addition, Kertes is still the current record holder for most career saves (16) not just at BGSU, but in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). “I was still very proud. I was one that always
got yelled at for paying attention to stats and try to keep track of where I was,” Kertes said. “That was stuff I never kept track of, so it was a surprise to me that the end of my career at BG to have all the accolades that I had.” In addition to her career records and taking BG to the MAC postseason her freshman and sophomore year, Kertes earned awards under her name with BGSU. These awards included MAC Freshman of the Year, MAC All-Freshman
Team honors and MAC All-Conference First Team honors on two occasions. “I felt excited, happy and proud because I know my name will be in the history books of the MAC forever basically and in Bowling Green history,” Kertes said on earning the awards. After graduating from BGSU with her bachelor’s degree in early childhood development,
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Goodwin selected to participate in the PIT
EN Photo / Brad Young Brandon Goodwin has been selected to prestigious Portsmouth Invitational Tournament, a tournament that allows the reshirt senior guard to showcase his skill set prior to the NBA Draft Camp.
By Emily Kois Sports Editor @emilykois Men’s basketball Brandon Goodwin has been selected to participate in the four-day tournament, Portsmouth Invitational Tournament. Representatives from every NBA team attend the event to watch the 12-game tournament from April 1114. This tournament with give Goodwin the opportunity to showcase his skill set. Goodwin will
join 63 other college seniors at the tournament, which is recognized by NBA and international scouts as a showcase for future professional players. “I’m really excited for a great opportunity for Brandon, and I hope that he plays well to put himself in a great position for his professional playing career,” said recentlyannounced FGCU head men’s basketball coach Michael Fly. “I also hope that he plays well so that it can show our current and future players that hard
work and dedication can lead to terrific professional opportunities.” The PIT is the only postseason camp conducted for college seniors prior to the NBA Pre-Draft Camp. Goodwin is joined by Thomas Welsh of UCLA, Justin Tillman of VCU and Manu Lecomte of Baylor. The PIT adds another honor to Goodwin’s dominant 2017-18 season. He joins Brett Comer in 2015 as the only FGCU products to ever be invited to Portsmouth.
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Baseball earns series win over NJIT
EN Photo / Brad Young In the FGCU baseball series win over NJIT Eli Lovell (middle) went 7-10 with two home runs and six RBI’s. Lovell’s two home runs were the first two the season for the senior.
By Matt Rothman Assistant Sports Editor @MattRothman3 Baseball After the Eagles’ ninegame winning streak came to an end earlier in the week, the FGCU baseball team earned two wins in three games behind a strong weekend from Eli Lovell. “We always like to get a sweep but NJIT is so much
better than they were in the past,” said head coach Dave Tollett. “They’re a decent baseball club and we told the team if we didn’t put them away, we were in for a dogfight and that’s what we got.” In the opening game of the three-game series, Mario Leon made the start and picked up his fifth win of the season following five innings of one run ball. Lovell went 4-4,
including his first home run of the season. FGCU started the game with two early runs, thanks to some poor defense from the Highlanders. Shortly after, Lovell clubbed a two-run home run to double the lead to 4-0. “I felt pretty good at the plate, I felt pretty good at batting practice, and it just carried over into the game,” Lovell said. “A lineup
as deep as ours, anybody in our lineup can have a day like I just did, and it was just fortunate that it was my night tonight.” NJIT got a run back in the fifth, but the Eagles broke the game open with a five-run seventh inning. Peyton Grey, Trey Vickery, Sebastian Gruszecki and Tyler Shuck all pitched scoreless innings out of the bullpen. The second game of the series was a much closer game; both teams were tied heading into the eighth inning until Richie Garcia hit what would be a gamewinning sacrifice fly and Marc Coffers stole home to make it 3-1. “I saw he was in the wind-up and he was real slow to the plate and wasn’t
paying attention to the runners,” Coffers said. “He didn’t want to throw to third base, so I went off and it worked.” Josh Dye was efficient through seven innings but did not factor in the decision. Trey Vickery secured the win after a clean eighth inning and Kenton Herring struck out the side to get the save. Eli Lovell homered the first run of the game for the second straight game. In the final game, the score was tied at zero until the fourth when Lovell came through again as he flew out to deep center. Strong base running from Jay Hayes allowed him to score all the way from second.
The Highlanders scored one in the next inning to tie it up, but Eric Gonzalez hit a go ahead two run in the sixth to give the Eagles a 3-1 lead. NJIT scored a run in the seventh, eighth and ninth innings and earned the win in the final game. Justin Gill was on the mound and was in line for the win, but the bullpen gave up the lead. “Justin was really good today,” said Tollett. “This was his best performance by far this year and he pitched well enough for a win.” Up next, the Eagles will head to Jacksonville for a rematch of last season’s ASUN Championship with a weekend series on Friday at 2 p.m.
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After a slow start to the season, Eli Lovell had a terrific weekend in FGCU’s series win over NJIT. In the opening game, Eli Lovell went 4-4 with his first home run of the season in a 9-1 win over the Highlanders. He followed that up the next day with another home run as the opener in a 3-1 win. Lovell then had two more hits in the final game of the series and again drove in the opening run of the game on a sacrifice fly. He ended up finishing 7-10 at the plate with his two home runs and did RBIs. He is now hitting .314 this season with a slugging percentage of .419. His average increased by over .50 points from Friday after his huge weekend.
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Tennis strikes USC Upstate over weekend
EN Photo / Lucas Trumble Marcelo Tebet (aobve) wound up victorious over Fernando Bernardes from USC Upstate. Women’s tennis swept USC Upstate7-0, with Madison Gallegos and teammate Patricia Villar claiming the first victory on court No. 3 with a 6-1 decision. Gallegos then claimed a singles victory 6-2, 6-2 over No. 3 Vale Zarama.
By Pat Clines Staff Writer @PatClines Men’s tennis The FGCU men’s tennis team (8-10, 3-2 A-SUN) wrapped up their second matchup at home as the Eagles defeated USC Upstate (5-17, 0-5 A-SUN) by a score of 6-1. With the win, the Eagles are now 8-6 against the Spartans. “Today was good. This was what our team needs to continue to do,” said head coach CJ Weber. “I feel like this was probably our most successful weekend so far that we put together. Our number one doubles team is playing unbelievably right now, number two has grinded out a couple of really big wins this weekend to win two big doubles points and winning five of the six singles matches in both of these days was a really good effort, and I’m happy and proud of the guys.” Beginning with doubles, the team of sophomore
>> Softball continued Kertes took a position as an assistant coach for Stony Brook University in Fall 2015 under the helm of head coach Megan T. Bryant where she worked with the pitchers. There, Kertes coached the Seawolves to the second-lowest ERA in the American East Conference (AEC). Kertes also coached two
Marcelo Tebet and senior Oliver Landert defeated senior Ignacio Garrido and freshman Lucas Percy by a score of 6-2. Senior Austin Bates and junior Felipe Escobar would then drop their match to freshman Luka Eble and redshirt junior Felix Ewers by a score of 4-6, but the team of junior Ezequiel Cerrini and sophomore Felipe Ramirez battled sophomores Fernando Bernardes and Francisco Neto in a tiebreaker to claim the doubles point for the Eagles as they won 7-6 (7-3). Going into singles, Landert would begin adding to the score with a pair of 6-1 decisions over junior Ankush Arora. This was Landert’s eighth singles match won and he is now 4-1 in conference. “I think we came out and were really aggressive today with our play,” said Landert. “I feel like everyone was on top of their details today, and we came out and played really well. It was very difficult for me to play because there was First Team All-Conference selections, three Pitchers of the Week and a Rookie of the Week back-to-back while with the Seawolves. After her two-year tenure with Stony Brook, Kertes joined FGCU as one of the two new coaches on the coaching staff in Fall 2017. At FGCU she is working primarily with the pitchers after the departure of Erika Bennett.
a lot of wind and stuff, and my opponent served underhanded, so it was tough for me to deal with that, so I was trying to come to the net and play short and it went well.” Junior Javier Fernandez would follow with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Eble before Cerrini gave the Eagles the final decider with a 6-0, 6-3 win over Neto. “I’m really happy for myself because it’s been a tough season so far,” Cerrini said. “I think I really needed this win not only because it was to clinch, but I played the way I projected myself playing, and the coach wanted me to play.” The final three matches would continue as Tebet bounced back and took home the second and third sets winning 4-6, 6-3, 10-8 over Bernardes after dropping the first set before Bates defeated Percy 6-4, 7-6. Ramirez would be the only Eagle that fell as he lost 6-4, 2-6, 7-10 to Ewers. The Eagles conclude the regular season at home as they face Stetson on April 14.
“I was nervous and excited, more excited than anything,” Kertes said. “It was finally a new opportunity, a new group of people, a new group of players, just a place I knew I was gonna be able to learn and grow.” Upon her arrival to FGCU, Kertes also had an alliance with one of FGCU’s current players: senior catcher Lulu Newmark. “I was really excited.
By Pat Clines Staff Writer @PatClines Women’s tennis The FGCU women’s tennis team (8-7, 4-0 A-SUN) capped off the weekend on another strong note, shutting out USC Upstate (1-17, 0-4 ASUN) 7-0. With the win, the Eagles are now 3-0 against the Highlanders. “We are growing every time we play,” stated head coach Courtney Vernon. “What makes this experience so fun is the ladies’ commitment to growth and committing to their plan when it gets uncomfortable. The ladies are acting mature and in control. It’s exciting to be a part of this team’s journey.” The Eagles began with a quick, solid performance in doubles as the duo of freshman
I was pumped because I knew she would do well here and help us out and help our pitchers out,” Newmark added on Kertes joining the Eagles coaching staff. “It was exciting knowing I think the biggest thing was letting her know that I was still her coach, and I was still her superior, basically, the biggest thing for her to know and allow our friendship to continue to grow,” said Kertes.
Madison Gallegos and junior Patricia Villar defeated sophomore Morgan Dodd and freshman Elin Hellberg 6-1. Senior Julianna Curtis and junior Laura Falceto Font would follow as they defeated junior Noelia Acuna and sophomore Taylor Dodd 6-2, claiming the doubles point. Junior Julia Ascua and sophomore Maja Ornberg did not finish their match against juniors Carol Sigaki and Vale Zarama, despite being down 3-4. Going into singles, Forster would begin the onslaught with a pair of 6-0 decisions over freshman Gabriela Cevallos. Ascua would follow with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Acona before Ornberg sealed the decider with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Sigaki.. Both teams finished the rest of their matches as sophomore Sofia
Prior to Kertes graduating and Newmark transferring to FGCU for the 2015-16 season, both had played on BGSU’s softball team during the 2014-15 season. During this time at BGSU, Kertes was a senior and Newmark was a freshman. “I think playing with Kertes is amazing because when I played with her at Bowling Green, I was a
Perez defeated Taylor Dodd 6-2, 6-1. “I was feeling pretty confident, and I think we all played pretty well,” said Perez. “I think I got in the match playing aggressively and that helped me take the win. Ascua would follow Perez with a 6-2, 6-1 win over Acuna before Gallegos finished the shutout with a pair of 6-2 decisions against Zarama. “In singles, I think we started off really aggressive. They [Upstate] were not as aggressive in singles, so we just came in on top, close to the net, and we just handled the wind pretty well,” said Ascua. The Eagles will head to Jacksonville as they face UNF for their final conference road match before concluding the regular season at home against Stetson.
freshman and she was a senior,” Newmark said. “It’s a lot different just because she’s a coach, but it’s kind of in the same way like she’s my coach and I’m a senior, so it’s like ending my career with someone that I played with as a freshman and I caught her a lot and we just really connected and we’ve been friends ever since.” Kertes still remains on the role as pitching coach for the FGCU softball team.
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This week in athletics Women’s tennis at UNF By Matt Rothman Assistant Sports Editor @MattRothman3 In a rematch of last season’s ASUN championship, the FGCU women’s tennis team will face off against UNF on Saturday, April 14 at 3 p.m. These two teams are the only
remaining invested teams in ASUN play as the Ospreys are 5-0 and the Eagles are 4-0. When these two teams met last season, the Eagles won the final regular season matchup to win the regular season championship but were defeated by UNF just a few weeks later to make it to the NCAA
Tournament. After this, the Eagles will head to Stetson for a conference matchup on Saturday at 5 p.m.
Baseball at Jacksonville By Matt Rothman Assistant Sports Editor @MattRothman3 In a rematch of last season’s ASUN championship game, the FGCU baseball team will travel to Jacksonville for the start of a three-game series starting
Friday at 2 p.m. FGCU currently is 24-7 while Jacksonville is 21-12. These teams met three times during the regular season, which featured two wins from the Dolphins. However, the Eagles got revenge in the ASUN
Championship winning their final two games against Jacksonville to advance to the NCAA tournament, where the Eagles got their first-ever win. Following this game, FGCU will head to Miami for the second meeting between these two teams this season.
Softball vs. Kennesaw State By Matt Rothman Assistant Sports Editor @MattRothman3 After nearly two weeks without a conference game, the FGCU softball team will open up a three-game series with Kennesaw State starting Saturday at 2 p.m. with game two scheduled right after.
The Owls have had a really impressive season thus far, like the Eagles with a 28-13 (8-1) record this season. They are coming off a series where they outscored Stetson 21-2 in two games that ended thanks to the mercy rule. FGCU is 28-13 (3-3) so far this season before their midweek matchup with FAU. These
two teams met twice during the regular season where the two teams split before playing again in the ASUN tournament, where FGCU pulled off an upset with a 1-0 win. The next time they will be in action after this series is when the Eagles travel to Jacksonville.
Men’s tennis vs. Stetson By Emily Kois Sports Editor @emilykois The FGCU men’s tennis team will host Stetson Saturday, April 14, at 5 p.m. This will be the last regular season game before the ASUN Men’s Tennis Championship.
FGCU will be coming off a match against USC Upstate where they defeated the Spartans 6-1 at home. The Eagles come into this game with a conference record of 3-2, most recently losing to Kennesaw State 2-5 at Kennesaw. Stetson comes into this match with an overall record of
16-3 and a conference record of 4-1. The Hatters will be coming off a 5-2 win over Lipscomb coming into this match against the Eagles. Next, the Eagles will head to Jacksonville to take part in the ASUN Men’s Tennis Championship from Friday, April 20 to Sunday, April 22.
Women’s tennis vs. Stetson By Emily Kois Sports Editor @emilykois The FGCU women’s tennis team will host Stetson Saturday, April 14, at 5 p.m. along with the men’s team. This will be the last regular season game before the ASUN
Women’s Tennis Championship. FGCU will be coming off a match against UNF just two days before in Jacksonville. Stetson comes into this match with an overall record of 11-7 and a conference record of 3-2. The Hatters will be coming off a close 3-4 loss to Lipscomb
coming into this match against the Eagles. Next, the Eagles will head to Jacksonville to take part in the ASUN Women’s Tennis Championship from Friday, April 20 to Sunday, April 22.
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By Rachel Levy Staff Writer @fgcueaglenews On March 29, Warner Brothers and Amblin Entertainment released “Ready Player One.” Most people wouldn’t have known about it unless they had previously been fans of the book. The movie was directed by Steven Spielberg and the writers of the screenplay were Zack Penn and Ernest Cline, the author of the book the movie is based on. A little background on the book was that it came out on August 16, 2011. It recently came out in the grand scheme of things. This book and movie are popculture heavy with aspects and characters from the ‘80s, ‘90s and a tiny bit of the past two decades. Does this film hold up to its potential? However, there are strengths in certain areas that are better than others. The
film was made on a $175 million, but today this film made over three million dollars globally. The plot of this film is in 2045 when the world has become more of a dystopia, but they escape reality by going into the world of the Oasis. This is a virtual reality world where people can do almost anything in from education to entertainment. Our protagonist Wade Watts/ Parzival (Tye Sheridan) is a big fan of the creator of the Oasis. Recently, a quest of sorts has sprung up and it is now up to Wade and his friends to complete the quest and stop the bad guys. The strengths of this movie are the animation, music orchestration, message, and the pop culture references. The animation is in the style of video games like “Final Fantasy.” With this being said, though, a few characters can fall into the uncanny category. This means it looks realistic, but something is off. The animation on most of the characters, such
as Artemis and the backgrounds, are beautiful to look at. It’s in the style of video games, which is different from regular film animation that a viewer must understand. The music orchestration sucks the viewer into a scene of wonder, like when the audience sees the world for the first time in the Oasis. The person feels wonder, and that’s great. The message – which I won’t give away – is something that people need to hear and I thought it was delivered well, particularly at the beginning and end of the film. I honestly thought that the pop culture references were going to date the film and be obnoxious, but their inclusion made sense. Some characters featured were the Iron Giant, Freddy Kruger and many more. In some ways the movie is a commentary on today and perhaps the future, especially with all this technology being developed. The weaknesses of the film were the story and the characters.
To be honest, there’s nothing wrong with either, but they feel generic. The story is sort of like the video game industry meets Willy Wonka. The characters feel very bland; for example, Artemis being the typical strong girl character and Wade being the bland protagonist. A possible reason for this is because it was a book at first, therefore it was more to let the reader insert themselves in the place of his shoes. Overall, “Ready Player One” is a decent film. The strengths may not come from the story or characters, but the aspects of its strengths hit the target. The film was not loyal to the book, so some fans might be disappointed. It has a more select audience, specifically gamers and nostalgic pop culture fans. Feel free to check it out for yourself and you might get yourself lost in some really fascinating concepts.
DIY: Copycat Fast Food Creating your favorite comfort food at half the cost By Deanna Simmons E&L Editor @lvnarvinam When you’re craving fast food but don’t have the time or money to get it, there’s always alternatives. My favorite alternative is just making it myself, with a little help from some household ingredients that I have hanging around. These recipes are the easiest copycat recipes to your favorite meals from McDonald’s and Panda Express. I hope you enjoy these recipes as much as I do. The first is homemade McDonald’s French fries. For this you’ll need two Idaho russet potatoes, one-fourth cup of corn syrup, one and a half cups of water, six cups of peanut oil, one-fourth cup of beef lard, two teaspoons of salt, and onefourth teaspoon of beef bouillon. First, peel and cut the potatoes into thin slices for shoestring fries. In a bowl, combine the corn syrup and water to mix until the corn syrup is evenly distributed. With that, add the french fries to the water solution. Once done, refrigerate the fries for thirty minutes. While the fries soak, heat the peanut oil in a deep fryer or deep pan until it reaches 375 degrees Fahrenheit. Once finished, remove the fries from the water and pat them dry. Carefully add them to the oil and fry them for one to one and a half minutes.
They should be a light golden brown at this point. Remove them from the oil and place them on a plate that’s been lined with paper towels and put them in the fridge for ten to fifteen minutes. While they cool, add beef fat to the peanut oil and heat to 400 degrees fahrenheit. Remove the fries from the fridge and carefully add them to the beef fat and oil. From there, fry them for five to seven minutes or until you see them turn golden brown, then drain. After, sprinkle with salt and toss. You can then serve them immediately. The second is homemade Panda Express Orange Chicken. You’ll need a few things for this. For the chicken you’ll need two pounds of boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into one-inch pieces, one egg, one and a half teaspoons of salt, a pinch of black pepper, two tablespoons of oil divided plus more for frying, one-half cup cornstarch, and one-fourth cup of flour. For the sauce, you’ll need one tablespoon cornstarch, two tablespoons of rice wine, one-fourth cup of water, one teaspoon of sesame oil, three tablespoons of soy sauce, ten tablespoons of sugar, ten tablespoons of white vinegar, and zest from one orange. To finish it off, you’ll need one and a half tablespoons of minced ginger root, two teaspoons of minced garlic and one-half teaspoon of hot red chili pepper. In order to make the sauce, combine
the cornstarch, rice, wine, water, sesame pieces of chicken and pound them to even oil, soy sauce, sugar, white vinegar, and thickness with a meat mallet. Add the orange zest together. Coat the chicken in pieces to the flour mixture and shake to eggs, salt, pepper, and oil that you’ll whisk coat. When all the pieces are coated, dip in one bowl, with the cornstarch and flour them in the egg mixture to coat and place combined in a separate bowl. In a frying back in the bag with the flour. Once all the pan, heat the oil to 375 degrees. Dip the chicken pieces are done, freeze for an hour chicken in the egg and flour mixture and and cover them remaining egg mixture fry for three to four minutes. Put this on before placing it in the fridge. Once chilled, a cooling rack and finish with the other repeat the same process again. Heat the oil in a skillet to 375 degrees pieces of chicken. Once done, drain the oil from the pan, but leave about a teaspoon fahrenheit and when the chicken is ready, and add the ginger, garlic, and crushed red add the to the oil in small batches and deep peppers. Cook that for ten seconds, then fry until crispy. Dry on brown paper bags proceed to add the orange sauce and bring and serve it with dipping sauce. Enjoy! it to a boil. Turn the heat off afterwards and add the cooked chicken, stirring until completely mixed. The third is homemade McDonald’s chicken nuggets. For this you’ll need one egg, one cup of water, one cup of allpurpose flour, two teaspoons of salt, one teaspoon of onion powder, one-half teaspoon of MSG, one-fourth teaspoon of black pepper, one-eighth teaspoon of garlic powder, vegetable oil, and four cut chicken breast filets. First, put the egg in a bowl and beat well, stirring in water until blended. In a plastic bag, combine the flour, salt, onion EN illustration / Audrey Mobley powder, MSG, black pepper, Some key main ingredients for making copycat fast food items. and garlic powder. Take the cut
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