Fighting Words: Poet Brian Turner lectures on experience with war
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Six positions terminated in Provost’s office President Martin continues to reshape FGCU By Alexandra Figares News Editor @fgcueaglenews
FGCU has endured plenty of changes this year, and President Michael Martin warned in early October there were more to come. The newest changes as of Monday, Oct. 30 reveals the dismissal of six positions in the Academic Budget and Management Services in the provost office, according to The News-Press. The dismissed employees will have the opportunity to apply for other positions at the university. According to The NewsPress, Martin said the provost office and Finance and Administrative Services often carry out similar functions and sometimes contradict one another. The newest changes come shortly after an email sent by President Martin
on Oct. 2, announcing “key personnel and organizational changes” and Provost Ron Toll’s resignation. Toll had worked at FGCU for nine years prior, and according to Martin, will take a year of paid sabbatical with the opportunity to return to campus as a staff member. “None of these changes in any way should imply past failure or shortcoming,” Martin said. “They are intended to improve effectiveness and efficiency as FGCU matures into a major university.” In an email sent on Oct. 18, Martin expressed his intention to adopt a “distributed responsibility administrative model,” as opposed to using the centralized model to fit the needs of a growing college. According to Martin, this translates to a shift in responsibility, authority and accountability to academic
deans and their respective offices. Academic budget decisions, according to Martin, would be made at the college level to help the University’s strategic plan. In an Lee Legistlative Delegation on Oct. 28, Senator Lizbeth Benacquisto quizzed Martin on the school’s 23 percent graduation rate. Martin attributed the low-rate to students transferring after their sophomore year and money constraints. Martin offered solutions, which include providing more financial aid to students, better advising to assist students in transitioning into new majors and adding amenities. According to Martin, the university’s goal is to reach at least a 30 percent fouryear graduation rate.
It’s that time of year again where we turn our clocks back one hour for daylight savings time. On Sunday, Nov. 5, clocks will be turned back an hour at 2 a.m. and sunrise and sunset will be about an hour earlier than before. So, why do we do it? Most might attribute daylight savings time to a myth about farmers needing more time to work, but acco rd i n g to Time AP Photo m aga z i n e, Parmigiani Fleurier we can blame World War I for the 5 p.m. darkness. According to Time, the tradition began on May 1, 1916 in Germany, with the expectation of saving energy during World War I. It is likely, however, that the Germans gathered inspiration from William Willett from Britain. Willett published “The Waste of Daylight” in 1907, where he wishes to increase the enjoyment of daylight.
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Eagle News receives these volunteer opportunities from the FGCU Office of Service Learning every week >> For a beautiful place to serve that’s close to campus, check out the Koreshan State Historic Site. The Vintage RV Show on Nov. 4 needs parking lot and break down help, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Check out the Service Learning Facebook page for more opportunities. Contact Brittany Petit at 239-992-0311 or brittany.petit@dep.state.fl.us. >> March of Dimes is holding Bikers for Babies, Nov. 3 to 5. Many shifts and jobs, including set up, registration, food service, parking and clean-up. Two venues over the weekend: Six Bends Harley-Davidson on Friday and Saturday; N Collier Regional Park Sunday morning. Contact Megan Flores at MAFlores@marchofdimes.org or 239-271-2564. >> The Quality Life Center is hosting the Dunbar Walk & Roll on Nov. 18. There’ll be biking, bike rodeo and helmet fitting. Variety of
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The world in brief Trump campaign and administration in trouble Foreign policy advisor for the Trump campaign, George Papadopolous, admitted to lying to the FBI about his meetings with “alleged go-betweens for Russia,” according to the BBC. Trump’s former campaign manager Paul Manafort has been charged with being an unregistereredd foreign agent, tax fraud, conspiracy against the U.S., and money laundering.
Russian teenage super model dies of exhaustion Vlada Dzyuba, 14, died of exhaustion after a Shanghai fashion show. China has laws that allow children under 16 to work in certain industries. Her Chinese modeling agency denied claims she died of overwork.
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8 killed by driver on bike path in ‘cowardly act of terror’ By Colleen Long and Jake Pearson Associated Press NEW YORK (AP) — A man in a rented pickup truck mowed down pedestrians and cyclists along a busy bike path near the World Trade Center memorial on Tuesday, killing at least eight and seriously injuring 11 in what the mayor called “a particularly cowardly act of terror.” The driver was shot in the abdomen by police after jumping out of the
truck with what turned out to be a fake gun in each hand and shouting what witnesses said was “Allahu Akbar,” Arabic for “God is great,” authorities said. The man underwent was expected to survive. Officials who were not authorized to discuss the investigation and spoke on the condition of anonymity identified the attacker as 29-year-old Sayfullo Saipov and said he is from Uzbekistan and came to the U.S. legally in 2010. The driver barreled along the bike path in a
rented Home Depot truck for about 14 blocks before slamming into a small school bus. The mayhem and the burst of police gunfire set off panic in the neighborhood and left the pavement strewn with mangled bicycles and bodies that were soon covered with sheets. Police closed off streets across the western edge of lower Manhattan along the Hudson River, and officers rushed into the neighborhood. “This was an act of terror, and a particularly cowardly act of terror
aimed at innocent civilians, aimed at people going about their lives who had no idea what was about to hit them,” Mayor Bill de Blasio said. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo called it a “lone wolf” attack and said there was no evidence to suggest it was part of a wider plot. City Police Commissioner James O’Neill said a statement the driver made as he got out of the truck and the method of attack led police to conclude it was a terrorist act.
While police did not specifically blame the Islamic State for the New York bloodshed, Trump railed against the extremist group, tweeting, “We must not allow ISIS to return, or enter, our country after defeating them in the Middle East and elsewhere. Enough!” Police said Saipov rented the truck at about 2 p.m. in New Jersey, entering the bike path aThe truck then turned at Chambers Street, hitting the school bus and injuring two adults and two children.
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, will be teaching the course in what is described as the interrogation of the concept of race ideologies and policies that “have operated for hundreds of years to maintain white racial domination over those racialized as non-white.” The course and title has caused controversy among students around campus, with some arguing that the
class should be renamed. Marketing and Economics major Max Ortengren said he understands what the class covers, and understands that the class is important to some students’ degrees, but thinks the issue lies in the name. “It brings a biased implication that only white people tend to be racist,” Ortengren said. “That’s not the fact.” Ortengren originally
posted about the course on a Facebook post that garnered about 99 comments, with mixed reception. “I have no problem with the class. In fact, I understand how important that class is,” Ortengren said. “We do need to look into history, because how can we avoid things from happening in the future if we don’t look at what happened in the past? I’m just saying what if we
renamed the class? In a poll of about 30 students, 23 students were in favor of FGCU offering the spring course, six disagreed and one was impartial. Of the 23 students who agreed with the course, 10 believed the name of the course should be changed. Suggestions like “racism” or “institutional racism” were among the name change proposals. “Racism is based on the
individual aspect and it’s not just white people that are capable of it. AfricanAmericans, Latinos – we’re all capable of it,” Ortengren said. “So, I think by just the labeling ‘white racism’ has an inherent bias viewpoint to it.”
in favor of daylight savings, but he did not live to see the law passed. The United States officially adopted daylight savings in 1918 to save money on fuel. According to Time, golf ball sales and the baseball industry fully backed the policy because with extra daylight, people
spent their time outdoors and there was less of a need for artificial light. Businesses and the U.S. chamber of Commerce was also very supportive of the policy, according to Time, because extra daylight meant extra time for consumers to go out and shop.
While a very common myth spread about farmers advocating in favor of daylight savings, the opposite seems to hold true. In fact, farmers became upset with the policy because they had less time in the morning to harvest crops, according to Time. For 99 years, daylight
savings has reigned relatively untouched in the United States despite some legislative setbacks and confusions. Out of all 50 states and U.S. territories, only Arizona and Hawaii do not participate in daylight savings, according to Time, although some Navajo
nations in Arizona still observe the time change. Unless you live in these two states, it is important to be aware that some clocks, like car clocks, do not automatically change the hour.
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Flyers advertising a new course to be introduced next semester has caused conversation controversy to emerge among students. The course in question, titled “White Racism” (SYA 3930) will be offered as a special topics course to all students beginning next spring. Dr. Ted Thornhill, >> Continued from daylight savings According to Willett, sunlight shines for long periods of time but no one gets to enjoy it because they spend most of their time asleep. Willett spent most of his life lobbying for legislation
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How Celtic tradition came to the Americas By Alexandra Figares News Editor @fgcueaglenews When you bust out those trick-or-treating bags and dress up as a ghost, have you ever thought why? Here’s a quick rundown on
the history of Halloween: Halloween can be traced back to the “Samhain,” a Celtic farming festival that marked the beginning of winter. - The Celtic people attributed their dying crops to spirits who came out of
their graves. - To prevent evil spirits from killing their crops, the Celts dressed in disguises during Samhain to scare them off. - In the 8th century, Christians hoped to transform the pagan
holiday. - Pope Gregory III declared Nov. 1 to be “All Saints Day.” - The night before was then known as All Hallow’s Eve. - In the medieval times, poor people would go door
to door asking for food in exchange for prayers and honoring those who offered food. This was known as “souling.” - Modern Halloween traditions, like carving jack-o-lanterns, came to America in the 19th century
with Irish immigrants. Carving jack-olanterns was said to relieve those souls stuck in purgatory.
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Poet and veteran Brian Turner lectures on experiences with war in Edwards Hall By Caylee Weintraub Assitant News Editor @fgcueaglenews Throughout Army Sergeant Brian Turner’s 2004 deployment in Iraq, he carried his poems in his left breast pocket. Just as Vonnegut and Salinger carried their manuscripts tucked in the pockets of their fatigues, their words as much a part of their uniform as their rifles or their combat boots, Turner, too, carried his poems through house raids in Mosul and through long hours standing watch. Some nights, Turner wrote poems in complete darkness. Kept awake by the sounds of car alarms and distant explosions, Turner distracted himself from the looming threats that encircled him by writing in his notebook about his platoon and his everyday life in Iraq, describing the mirages that quavered in the distant desert and recording conversations he overheard between tower soldiers. These images, of heat waves rising up from the desert sand and of the gunshot noises that erupt from a field of eucalyptus trees after a private commits suicide in a porta potty, the suicide note made illegible by blood, are the
images that color Turner’s poetry. The latter image, of Private Miller’s gruesome death in northern Iraq along the Tigris river, appears in a poem titled “Eulogy,” which was one of the poems Turner carried with him throughout the war. “The director of mortuary affairs--the mortician--and I sort of had this ongoing joke,” Turner said. “Every time I saw him, I would say ‘I hope I don’t see you again,’ you know... because my dead body would be processed by him, and he would be the one to go through my things. Then I saw him again in Kuwait...and then in Mosul. I remember thinking he might be the first person to read this poem.” Fortunately, the mortician never had to read Turner’s poem. Turner made it back from the war, returning to his home in California and later publishing Here, Bullet, a book that houses the poems he wrote during his long days and nights in Iraq. Here, Bullet went on to win the Beatrice Hadley award and earned praise from The New Yorker, among other publications. But even though Turner had left the war, the war had not left him. “Poet William Stafford
said the job of the writer isn’t to pose solutions to questions,” Turner said, “but the job of the writer is to ask the questions more clearly.”
of a house during a briefing for a night raid, about how to say the words “love” and “water” in Arabic. Turner’s poem “The Hurt Locker” asks
In the poems Turner wrote following his return home, he asks questions about the Iraqi prisoners he saw being kept at Fort Base Eagle, about soldiers standing around a model
questions about the remnants of Mosul. It says, “Open the hurt locker/and see what there is of knives/ and teeth. Open the hurt locker and learn/how rough men come hunting for
souls.” While “The Hurt Locker” asks questions about the aftermath of Iraq, Turner’s poem “VA Hospital Confessional” asks questions about Turner’s own psychological aftermath. “Each night is different. Each night the same./ Sometimes I pull the trigger. Sometimes I don’t.” “It hits everyone at some point,” Turner said in response to a question about post-traumatic stress disorder. Turner’s grandfather, father and uncle served in World War II, the Cold War, and the Vietnam war respectively, and Turner is no stranger to the battle fatigue that accompanies homecoming. Turner’s uncle struggled with his own mental health after both his son and Turner left for Iraq, and Turner himself continued to face personal hardships after returning to U.S. soil. Turner’s family is not alone in the struggle to adjust to normalcy. Statistics from the Veterans Affairs suicide prevention program show that on average, in 2014, 20 veterans committed suicide every day, accounting for just under 20 percent of all deaths in the U.S. These statistics are
not hard and fast because of reporting errors, but what’s definite is that there is still progress to be made in improving the mental health services available to vets. Soldiers like Private Miller are the face of these numbers. The study released by Veterans Affairs indicated that 35 percent of veterans who commit suicide are under the age of 50. Despite these grim statistics, Turner continues to move forward. “The landscape of my poetry is war,” Turner said. “But the subject is not war. The subject, if I’ve done my work right, is love and loss.” His most recent projects involve making a music video to honor his wife who passed away last year after battling breast cancer and working to make a library for the children of war-torn Mosul. In the final line of his poem “A Soldier’s Arabic,” Turner writes, “This is a language made of blood./It is made of sand and time./ To be spoken, it must be earned.” Turner has earned his language, holding in his hands both the pen and the sword.
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The fake news of tainted treats Poisonous Halloween treats has been an urban legend for years. By Joey Muradaz Staff Writer @shanebroadstone Potentially poisoned Halloween candy has been a fear for parents all over the country for the last 60 years. Hysteria about the possible dangers of Halloween candy have consumed parents, in large part due to the finger-pointing and false conclusions news organizations make about sick children post-Halloween. In fact, this hysteria goes back to 1958, where experts first began to see claims of “Halloween sadism.” Deadly Halloween treats have been an urban legend for decades, often debunked but never totally dismissed. There have been many isolated incidents of children falling ill after a trick-ortreating spree, each of which have played into the fears of “mad poisoners” out to get kids. Among the most infamous incidents are the 1994 “cocaine poisoning” of a boy in New Britain, Conn. (a week later, after significant Photo courtesy of Wkimedia Commons media coverage, the local poCandies were supposed to be the less scary aspect of Halloween, but some people disagree. lice found no trace of cocaine
in the boy’s Halloween stash) and the 1982 “cyanide poisoning” of a kid from Detroit whose doctor went public with misread lab results (after further testing by the FDA, no contamination was found on the candy). There have been more grisly cases of children unfortunately passing away after eating Halloween candy, but most, if not all of these cases, are entirely coincidental or premeditated. One of the most notorious cases involves eight-yearold Timothy O’Bryan and his father Ronald O’Bryan. Timothy died at 10 p.m. on Oct. 31, 1974 after eating cyanide-laced Pixy Stix. It was determined after a police investigation that Ronald had tainted his son’s candy in order to collect on Timothy’s considerable life-insurance policy. Ronald even tried to cover his tracks, handing out additional toxic Pixy Stix to Timothy’s sister and friends. By a stroke of luck, it was only Timothy who ate the poisoned candy that night. Though terrible, Timothy’s calamitous case is an outlier. It was not the result of a random targeting by a sadist.
In recent years, this panic over Halloween candy has been heightened by the considerable power of social media. In past decades, a child could fake a tampered confection and present it only to their parents. For example, take this case presented by California State University, Fresno sociology professor Joel Best, where a child ate half of a piece of candy and applied ant poison to the uneaten side, running to his parents with dishonest fear. However, such a story could now be posted on numerous social media websites, from Facebook to Twitter. Journalists prowling for a quick headline could immediately get in contact with the parents, and the false narrative of poisoned treats would begin again. There have been several confirmed hoaxes (there’s an oxymoron) of kids posting untrue pictures of tainted candy on social media sites. Don’t believe the hysteria. Someday your kids will want to go trick-or-treating, and that’s one tradition that all of us can still enjoy.
Halloween in Florida By Sarajane Sullivan Managing Editor @xosarajane
Florida’s “endless summer” might ruin the Halloween vibe.
When it comes to the holiday season, southwest Florida can be something of an anomaly, an outlier of sorts. In the land of eternal summer, it’s hard to dream of a white Christmas, or even fall leaves for that matter, when the 80-degree weather and tropical green vegetation scream hot dogs and cotton candy rather than turkey and stuffing. For example, while in other parts of the country, parents bundle their costumed children in coats before sending them off to traverse the neighborhood and solicit candy from strangers on Halloween night, Floridian parents forego the coats and opt for bathing suits and hand-held fans instead. Photo courtesy of Ryan Smith At least, mine did.
I remember being 6-years-old and so hot underneath the long, red wig I needed for my “Little Mermaid” costume, that halfway down my street, I decided that I could just be a blonde version of Ariel, and I tossed the wig in my brother’s stroller. I’m sure he didn’t mind. The question is, does the heat and the palm trees take away from the ambiance of the holiday? The answer is yes…and no. Children in Florida enjoy almost all the same activities northern children do – trickor-treating, pumpkin carving and costume contests are pretty standard across the country. It’s just that in the north, kids go home and sip on apple cider to warm up while they count their candy. In Florida, kids jump in the pool to cool down and get their costume makeup off be-
fore counting their half-melted candies. And no matter how many ice packs are in a trick-ortreat bag, the candy is always half melted. But the thing is, growing up in Florida doesn’t make holidays any worse, it just makes the atmosphere different. So rather than looking forward to the fall leaves, I know that once Publix puts out their cinnamon broomsticks, fall can officially begin. And rather than having a snowy Christmas, I actually got to go outside and play with the toys I had just received, even if they were pool toys. The seasons here in Florida are what you make of them. On Halloween, the fear will be there. On Thanksgiving, thankfulness will abound. And on Christmas, joy is joy, no matter what the weather says.
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It’s a culture, not a costume It may be hard to separate the two, but we must learn how By Krista Prince Staff Writer @Kristaprince_ With Halloween parties taking place across campus, and students preparing to celebrate in costumes, it is important to know what types of outfits might be too offensive. Thinking about wearing a kimono to dress like a geisha for Halloween? Or maybe a sombrero and a mustache to look like a Mexican mariachi band member? With racial and ethnic stereotypes growing increasingly popular under the Trump administration, I would like to urge anybody who is thinking of reducing an entire culture into a caricature for amusement this Halloween to think twice, or maybe even for a second longer, about how offensive their costume could be. Halloween becomes a breeding ground for cultural appropriation because people can defend themselves by saying “it’s just a costume,” or “it’s just for fun,” and think that that is a good enough excuse. According to Fordham University professor Susan Scafidi, cultural appropriation is “taking intellectual property, traditional knowledge, cultural expressions or artifacts from someone else’s culture without permission.” When dressing as a member of a mariachi band, or in a skimpy Native American Pocahontas inspired costume, especially as a white person, someone in a position of privilege is picking and choosing the parts of a culture they want to enjoy. Then, the rest of the year, the entire culture that was just turned into a caricature faces systematic oppression. Dressing in stereotypical costumes, regardless of age, just reinforces racism and stereotypes. One well-known example of offensive costuming
would be blackface. Every Halloween the racist origins behind blackface become a topic of interest, not because people are suddenly interested in the history behind racial oppression in the United States, but because, unfortunately, some people still find blackface to be acceptable. The history of blackface is very complex, but in short, blackface was created by white actors who painted their skin jet black and dressed in tattered clothes in order to profit off of racial stereotypes. No matter how obvious it may seem that painting your skin to appear to be another race is offensive, it still happens. Just last year, Brock Denton, a student at University of Central Arkansas, dressed as Bill Cosby and painted his face and hands black. As a consequence, he was expelled from his fraterFGCU students Aiden Strawhun and William Glassey chose non-racist and awesome costumes. Be like them. nity, according to the Washington Times. Although not a costume, over a year ago at FGCU on Oct. 12, 2016, someone decided to write a racial slur, coupled with an image of a stick figure hanging from a tree. It would be safe to assume that even if this act was perpetrated by one person, others on campus feel the same way. Racism exists and racism is not going away. This may be exhibited in costumes that are worn purposely for offense. There are others who are just uninformed, or who don’t bother to think that the costume they plan to wear is appropriating a culture while at the same time misrepresenting it. That is why it is important to know that before you get ready to go to a Pi Kappa Alpha or a Kappa Alpha Psi Halloween party, you should think about what you are dressing up as and if it is appropriating a culture. Managing Editor Sarajane Sullivan, her little brother and boyfriend have very good taste when choosing their costumes.
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We are slaves, and Time is our master By Sydney Van Dreason Assistant Opinion Editor @sydney_0815 When we think of slavery, our minds automatically go back to the time of the Civil War, and although the form of slavery during that time was abolished in 1865, a new form of slavery is on the rise with no threat to be abolished. This time, everyone is a slave, a slave to time. In the “Good Samaritan” experiment conducted by researchers J.M. Darley and C.D. Batson, recruited seminary students were given a lecture about religious education and then told they had to go to another building to continue their seminar about, ironically, the good Samaritan. Some of the recruits were told that they were already late, while others were told
that they had ample time before the next seminar started. On the way to the next building, the recruits encountered a man in an alleyway who was apparently hurt. The experiment concluded that people were less likely to help the man when they were in a hurry, even if they were on their way to speak about the good Samaritan parable. Among those who were told that they had time to spare, 63 percent helped the man in the alley. In contrast, among those who were told that they were already running late, 10 percent stopped to help. We may not want to admit it, and it may not always be true for us all the time, but we live in a society where we’re more likely to be in that 63 percent of people who don’t stop and help
others. Most of the time though, it’s not part of our personality and doesn’t mean that we’re inherently bad people. We just live in a society where time is a value that there’s not enough of. Just by taking a look around campus, we can see how students are dominated by everything they have to get done in the short time they have. Those who are rushing to class or who are preoccupied with how they’re going to fit their homework into their work schedule are probably not going to stop and offer directions to lost guests or stop and help a fellow student pick up books he or she has dropped. It’s a scary concept to consider, especially because we value independence and time management. We are living in an era where no
one should be controlled by anyone or anything, and yet here we are doing everything we can to get everything done in a day. We see time management and efficiency valued everywhere, from the workplace to schools and universities. Being able to multitask and complete various assignments across the day are skills being hardwired into Americans at young ages. We grew up learning how to beat the clock and get the most out of every day so that we could just wake up and do it all again the next day. Being aware that we are slaves to time is the first step to liberating ourselves, but this type of slavery will never be completely abolished. Unfortunately, it is too ingrained in our society to ever be erased or clocked out.
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Time is absolute. Will we ever be free from its shackles?
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My mother and I are in the waiting room of a doctor’s office. She has been waiting her whole life, Waiting and waiting for things yet to come. They told her last time that she had a heart no longer young and moldable, Worn out from being left after being prodded; I was not surprised, for she had begun to show symptoms long ago, Trust issues and dreams far away having been pumped through her ever since she could remember. How much does she want to remember, and how much does she want to forget? When she was younger, the clump of clay that was her heart was shaped like a book; Blood may consist mainly of water, but as her heart continued pumping, Her thirst for knowledge would not go away, but instead grew, Like the trees that turned into the money that hardly ever found itself within my mother’s hands. As she grew older, the clay became shaped like a bird. She dreamt of love letters tied to pigeons, But the little birds surrounding her carried hopes of a better life for her family instead. So, one day, she became a bird herself, Developed wings and left Central America for a different America. She may have fled her financial cage, but the desires of her heart still thrashed around within her thoracic cage. “If I keep hoping, wanting, will my cage get smaller?” She asked herself.
Tatiana is an Occupational Therapy major, and her family is originally from Guatemala.
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Bruno is a Journalism major and the Opinion Editor for Eagle News. He does illustrations as a hobby.
As time went on, the clay became what it is today, A mass covered ironically both in dust and fingerprints. You can see where people began to take a piece of it with them only to clumsily try to put it back. Sometimes I wish I could be her doctor, To simply be her care provider, But my mother is the patient that questions even the doctor’s orders. And now I continue to wait, for her.
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Photos Gabriela is a Journalism major. Here, she’s taking pictures of a stray cat during her trip to Ocho Rios, Jamaica.
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Men’s soccer secures No. 2 seed
EN Photo /Brad Young After being out for the majority of the season, Albert Ruiz got off to a strong start against NJIT scoring two goals in the first six minutes of the game.
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Playing in a crucial matchup with the number two seed in the ASUN Tournament on the line, the Eagles picked up a 5-0 win over NJIT to secure a first-round bye in the ASUN Tournament. “I thought the guys did a good job concentrating on
playing a complete game,” head coach Jesse Cormier said. “It was excellent to have the seniors be honored in a way where I thought the effort was there from the whole team across the board, and that’s the way they deserve to go out. They have done so much for this program and have been so loyal and (are) such good role model(s). Their legacy is in tact and they can walk away with their chin(s) held
high.” FGCU got off to a quick start with the nation’s leading scorer from last season, Albert Ruiz, going up against this season’s nation’s scorer Mamadou Guirassy. Ruiz got the Eagles off to a quick start with two goals in the first six minutes. The first one came off a header from Dennis Zapata, which hit the post, but Ruiz was right on the spot to
Cross-country earns post touranment honors
Photo Courtesy of FGCU Cross Country Twitter Carlin Berryhill (above) finished in 13th place at the ASUN Championship in a time of 25:11.5, leading tthe Eagles in the men’s 8K and earning a Second Team All-ASUN recognition.
By Emily Kois Sports Editor @emilykois Carley Lutzow and Carlin Berryhill each earned All-ASUN Conference recognition as the FGCU women’s and men’s cross-country teams finished seventh and fifth at the ASUN Championship. “The result was not what we expected from
our program,” FGCU head coach Cassandra Goodson said. “That being said, however, our group ran their hearts out. I’m glad Carlin received allconference recognition and was able to represent FGCU and the people who support him daily. Carley had an unbelievable day. She deserves this. She’s constantly striving to better herself on and off the course. She ran
fearlessly, and it paid off in a big way.” Lutzow ran a seasonbest 18:00.5 and finished seventh individually in the women’s 5K. She earned First Team All-ASUN recognition and helped the Eagles finish seventh as a team. Her finish also marked the second best individual finish in program history.
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score his first of the day to put FGCU up 1-0. Less than two minutes later, both Robert Ferrer and Preston Kilwien set Ruiz up for his second goal of the match and fourth of the season to quickly grab a 2-0 lead. The Eagles continued to generate most of the early chances until NJIT gained a corner kick, but it was routinely cleared from the Eagles’ backline. Guirassy had a couple of chances
to close late in the half, including breaking free, but his left footed shot went high. FGCU looked to take a 3-0 lead with Miguel Perez setting up Miguel Jaime for a goal, but the side judge ruled the play offside, so the lead stayed at two. However, FGCU would get that third goal on a corner kick with Nico Samayoa, finishing off a corner kick for his third
goal of the year to put the Eagles up 3-0 heading into the half. The second half started off similar to the first half, with the Eagles getting a terrific scoring chance from Sacramento, but his shot hit the cross bar. Ruiz nearly completed the hat trick after his header, but Victor Pujades stopped Ruiz’s chance.
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FGCU meets MMA
Photo Courtesy of FGCU senior Jared Pearlman FGCU senior MArcus Messina is majoring in software engineering. Messina is the captain of the FGCU wrestling team.
Photo Courtesy of FGCU senior Jared Pearlman FGCU senior Norman Gallon is majoring in sociology with a minor in gender studies. Gallon is an assistant wrestling coach at Estero High School. His last fight
Photo Courtesy of FGCU senior Jared Pearlman Gallon is on the FGCU wrestling team and now moves to 2-0 in MMA competitions. His last fight was on Oct. 20 at King of the Cape in Cape Coral.
Photo Courtesy of FGCU senior Jared Pearlman Messina won in the first round by submission, improving his record to 3-1. FGCU wrestling will be competing at the Venom Duals in Tallahassee this coming weekend.
>> Men’s soccer continued Just a little past the midway point of the second half, Shak Adams fired a shot and scored to pad the lead to 4-0. For Adams, it was his team-leading sixth goal of the season. The Eagles finished off a dominating performance, with Lucas Bueno registering his first collegiate goal to make it
Albert Ruiz Senior 6 feet 1 inch Hometown: Barcelona, Spain Having missed over five weeks this season with an injury, Albert Ruiz finished the week with three goals, including two in the first six minutes against NJIT. As the nation’s leading scorer last season, Ruiz had just one goal coming into this week, but converted a penalty shot goal at USF in a rematch of last year’s NCAA Tournament first round. This game ended in a 1-1 draw with FGCU playing most of the match down a man. Ruiz added two more on senior night and now at 34 in his career, which is 15 more than Christian Raudale’s for most in program-history. Despite coming into the season late, Ruiz is currently fourth on the team with nine points and four goals, converting on a rate of 7-2.
5-0 on senior night. “It was very emotional,” Ruiz said. “It was a game that was hard to focus on the business, but we were able to go through those emotions and focus on the game. I also really wanted to break the fastest hattrick record in the nation. I was looking for that third one, but I wasn’t able to get
it.” Up next, FGCU will head to FAU to play its final regular season game before hosting the winner of #3 NJIT and #6 Lipscomb in the ASUN semifinals Nov. 5 at 1 p.m. at the FGCU Soccer Complex. The quarterfinal matchup will take place on Friday in Fort Myers as well.
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Volleyball suffers two ASUN losses
Photo courtesy of Linwood Ferguson Despite strong performances from Maggie Rick (middle) and Daniele Serrano (right), the Eagles were still unable to defeat UNF, ending their 22-match win streak. Serrano ended the night with 11 kills and 9 blocks, while Rick totaled 40 assists against the Ospreys.
By Brandon Liguori Staff Writer @_brandon_136 Volleyball at UNF The FGCU volleyball team needed one win to clinch a spot in the ASUN Conference Tournament. However, it was not the Eagles’ night, as UNF defeated the Eagles in five sets: 23-25, 25-18, 20-25, 2517 and 5-15. Coming into the match, FGCU was on a 22-match winning streak. The Ospreys made sure to put
the streak to bed. In the opening set, the Eagles scored the first three points, where two came from kills by Maggie Rick and Amanda Carroll. The two schools were exchanging leads throughout. FGCU was able to push the lead to three, 19-16, but UNF stormed back, converting on four consecutive possessions to take a one-point lead, 20-19. The Eagles were in the lead with as many as eight in the set, as the Ospreys never grabbed a lead.
Freshman Snowy Burnam and Sophomore Daniele Serrano were active on the offensive side of the ball. They both finished the night with 11 kills apiece. Serrano’s kill allowed the Eagles to tie the match at one. Taryn Griffey’s kill opened the third, and for the first time that night, North Florida was able to grab the first point. Griffey finished her night with 16 kills. The Eagles never led the set, as the Ospreys were pounding in point after point. A kill from
Rick and Serrano brought FGCU to within four, but Kaitlan Krivdo’s attacking error ended any hopes for a comeback, as UNF took a 2-1 lead in sets. Burnam’s kill kicked off the fourth set. With North Florida leading 2-1, the Eagles went on a 5-0 scoring burst, with kills coming from Krivdo, Serrano and three errors on the UNF side. Freshman Cortney VanLiew was not as dominant as usual Friday night, finishing with four kills. FGCU needed crucial
scoring runs, as its winning streak was in ultimate jeopardy. Carroll, Burnam and Serrano came to the rescue, and the freshman duo of VanLiew and Burnam were able to force a decisive fifth set. The last time FGCU played a match that went to five sets was Sept. 16 in Bloomington, Indiana. Amanda Carroll started it off for FGCU with a kill, and Krivdo’s kill extended the lead to two, 3-1. That would be the final points scored for the Eagles in
a while, as North Florida put the icing on the cake, scoring 11 consecutive points. The tide turned quickly as UNF now led 12-3. Madilyn McCarty’s kill finished it off for the Ospreys, as North Florida picked up its second conference win of the season. FGCU was one game back from first place with Kennesaw State’s win over NJIT and Jacksonville’s victory over Stetson.
Volleyball at Jacksonville
Photo courtesy of Linwood Ferguson The FGCU volleyball team will look to regain its dominance after losing two ASUN matches against UNF and Jacksonville over the weekend. The Eagles will go on the road to take on NJIT and USC Upstate this coming week.
The Eagles then faced off with Jacksonville Saturday night in the hopes of regaining their dominance. However, the Eagles fell to Jacksonville in four sets Saturday night: 2729, 24-26, 25-18 and 2325. With Stetson’s loss to North Florida, FGCU has clinched a spot in its sixth straight ASUN Volleyball Championship. In the first, the Eagles jumped out to a 3-0 lead, as Amanda Carroll recorded her third consecutive double-double match. Ahead 4-1, the Dolphins went on a 3-0 run to even the score at four. With the Eagles in front, 12-10, Cooks and Mattingly brought Jacksonville back
in the game and took a 13-12 lead. It looked as if the Dolphins were going to close out the first set, but two critical errors by Jacksonville allowed the Eagles to tie the match at 24. The Dolphins capitalized, ending the first on a kill by Natalie Wehner and Olga Nushtayeva. Daniele Serrano, who tied her career high in kills with 14, was big offensively for FGCU in the second. Two attack errors from Serrano and a kill by Wehner allowed JU to go up 2-0 in sets heading for intermission. Freshman Snowy Burnam’s aggressive play was critical, as she finished the game with 11 kills while
Maggie Rick totaled 49 assists and five kills. With the Dolphins in front, 14-13, the Eagles used a 4-0 run that decided the outcome in the third set. In the fourth and final set, Jacksonville took a commanding 4-1 lead from the start and never looked back. Coach Botsford used his two timeouts early, and the Eagles were never able to rally together and force a fifth set for the second straight match. The Dolphins are now ranked in first place in ASUN standings. Next, the Eagles will play their final two road games of the season with the first one on Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. against NJIT.
>> Cross country continued Angela Cruz Gonzalez finished second for FGCU with a 30th place finish at a time of 19:46.9. Devin Molloy and Jessica Hanley finished 47th and 48th, with times of 20:40.2 and 20:41.7. For the women, it was the fourth time in program history that FGCU recorded a seventh place team finish in the ASUN Championship. On the men’s side, FGCU finished in fifth place as a team with a score of 135. This was the program’s second straight fifth
Photo courtesy of ASUN Cross Country Facebook Carley Lutzow (above in blue) ran a season-best 18:00.5 and finished seventh individually in the women’s 5K at the ASUN Championship, earning First Team
place finish at the ASUN Championship. Individually, Cole Pruim earned a spot on the ASUN’s All-Freshman Team with a time of 26:03.8. Berryhill finished 13th with a time of 25:11.5 and earned Second Team AllASUN recognition for the second straight season. He is now the program’s second two-time All-ASUN runner, joining Troy Clark, who finished 13th and 10th in 2014 and 2015.
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Soccer at ASUN Championship Men’s soccer at ASUN Championship By Matt Rothman Assistant Sports Editor @MattRothman3 After coming off the most impressive season in program history in 2016, the men’s soccer team followed up with another successful season, earning a No. 2 seed in the ASUN Tournament and a first-round bye. “We’re going to be a force to be reckoned with,” head coach Jesse Cormier said. “We’re starting to really get healthy now, and I think that has been an important component as well. The teams that do well there are like the NCAA Tournament teams, (which) are the teams that put it all together now, and I think that’s where we’re at.” The Eagles dealt with injuries for most
of the season with the nation’s leading scorer from last season, Albert Ruiz, missing significant time this year. They were also without Dennis Zapata, Jiro Barriga Toyama and Arion SobersAssue for portions of the season, as well as Thomas Delplace or Preseason AllConference member Kamar Marriott at all this season. They still managed to finish the season with a winning record, including a win versus No. 24 Akron, and they came within seconds of defeating No. 14 FIU this season. With the No. 2 seed, the Eagles will await the winner of the No. 3 NJIT and No. 6 Lipscomb in the quarterfinals. FGCU beat both those teams this season, including a 5-0 win versus NJIT
and a 2-0 win versus Lipscomb. The Eagles lone loss in conference play came from the only team that’s not a top qualifier for the ASUN Championship – USC Upstate. On the other half hosted by the Stetson Hatters, No. 4 UNF will face off No. 5 Jacksonville for a spot in the semifinals versus Stetson. Should the Eagles advance to the championship, FGCU had a 2-0-1 record versus those three teams, with the tie coming to Stetson. Offensively for the Eagles, sophomore Shak Adams led the team in goals with six and allowed only three goals in conference play, with the defense being led by senior Nico Samayoa as the center back.
EN Photo / Brad Young In spite of suffering from injuries most of the season, the men’s soccer team has earned the No. 2 seed in the ASUN Tournament and a first round bye.
Women’s soccer at ASUN Championship By Matt Rothman Assistant Sports Editor @MattRothman3 Traveling on the road for the first time in the ASUN Tournament, the women’s soccer team will be the No. 2 seed when it heads to Lipscomb to begin post-season play. “We’ll see how it plays out,” head coach Jim Blankenship said about playing on the road for the first time. “It’s the cards we were dealt with and we are openly going to accept that challenge and hopefully play well. I’m looking forward to seeing how our players respond to it.” FGCU finished the regular season with a share of the ASUN regular-season title for an eighth consecutive year, but its early season loss to Lipscomb gave the Bisons a home-field advantage.
After receiving a bye in the first round of the tournament, the Eagles will face No. 6 Jacksonville on Friday after the Dolphins came away with an upset win versus No. 3 Stetson on Saturday with a 2-0 win. FGCU faced off against Jacksonville earlier this month on the road and dominated in a 5-0 win that put FGCU into the top 25 in the nation. The teams-leading scorer Marjorie Boilesen had two of her 11 goals in that game, as the Eagles outshot the Dolphins 26-4 in goaltenders Melissa Weck’s eight shut out of the season. On the other side of the draw, top-seeded Lipscomb will play host to No. 4 Kennesaw State in the other semifinal matchup. The Owls recently defeated Lipscomb in the regular
season for the Bisons’ only loss in conference play. The winner of that game will take on the winner of the FGCU-Jacksonville game for an automatic spot in the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, Nov. 5. Should the Eagles not win the conference tournament, they would still have a chance for an out-large bid to the NCAA Tournament, as the Eagles picked up an impressive win versus Arizona, as well as playing close to #4 South Carolina in a 2-1 loss earlier this season. The Eagles will travel on Wednesday to Lipscomb and prepare the next day for their matchup with the Dolphins, as the Eagles look to claim a fourth-straight ASUN Tournament championship.
EN Photo / Brad Young Looking to claim a fourth-straight ASUN Championship, the women’s soccer team will be the No. 2 seed in the ASUN Tournament and will go on the road to face off against Lipscomb.
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This week in athletics Volleyball at NJIT By Brandon Liguori Staff Writer @_brandon_136 The FGCU volleyball team will look to continue its success, playing in its third game of a fourgame road trip in New Jersey to take on the NJIT Highlanders.
The match will take place on Friday, Nov. 3 at 7 p.m. Led by Tess Albyn (300 kills), Madi Busler (201 kills) and Iva Mandic (199 kills), the Highlanders (11-14, 1-7) are coming off a sweep at home versus Saint Peters. These two teams met in Fort
Myers on Oct. 7, with the Eagles sweeping the Highlanders. Up next, FGCU will travel to Spartanburg, South Carolina in its final road match of the season against USC Upstate Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m.
Women’s and men’s tennis at Dick Vitale Invitational By Emily Kois Sports Editor @emilykois The FGCU men’s and women’s tennis teams will head to Lakewood Ranch, Florida, to take part in the Dick Vitale Invitational. This threeday event will begin on Friday, Nov. 3 and wrap up on Sunday, Nov. 5. The men’s team will be coming off the ITA Southeast Regional Championship, where Felipe
Ramirez played himself into the semis of main-draw consolation singles, highlighting the five-day tournament. The women’s team will also be coming off playing in the ITA Southeast Regional Championship, where both Bridget Forster and Maja Ornberg represented the Eagles. Last year when the men’s team competed in this invitational, Javier Fernandez advanced to the
semifinals of the consolation draw. The pairing of Andres Alfonzo and Mateo Ruiz won two matches before falling in the semifinals in doubles play. Last year, the women’s weekend was highlighted by Sara Kelly, who advanced to the 16th round in singles play. Kelly also paired with Forster to defeat their opponents, moving on to the doubles quarterfinals.
Swimming and diving at Florida By Emily Kois Sports Editor @emilykois The FGCU swimming and diving team will head to Gainesville to take on the Gators Saturday, Nov. 4 beginning at 10 a.m.
The Eagles will go into this meet with an overall record of 3-0 and the team’s most recent wins over UNF and Campbell. The team has easily swept every team so far this season and hopes to continue this dominance going into the meet against the Gators.
Florida comes into this meet with an overall record of 1-3, with its only victory over Alabama 166134. Next, the Eagles will head to Ohio to take part in the three-day Ohio State Invitational beginning on Friday, Nov. 17.
Volleyball at USC Upstate By Brandon Liguori Staff Writer @_brandon_136 The FGCU volleyball team will wrap up its 2017 road schedule against USC Upstate in Spartanburg, South Carolina, Sunday, Nov. 5 at 2 p.m. Led by Amanda Carroll, Cortney VanLiew and Daniele
Serrano, the Eagles have been the team to beat in the conference all season long, but recent losses to UNF and Jacksonville have set them back. Lily Dempsey (216 kills), Callie Yeargin (158 kills) and McKenna Kirkpatrick (134 kills) lead the Spartans. USC Upstate will be in the midst of a four-game homestand, having only played three home games thus far.
The two schools squared off in Fort Myers earlier in October, when the Eagles completed the sweep. Next, FGCU will have its final home stand of the season with a pair of games on Friday night, Nov. 10 versus Lipscomb and Saturday night, Nov. 11 versus Kennesaw State.
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DIY Chocolate Chip Cookies Learn how to create your own cookie dough variations to satisfy your taste buds
By Deanna Simmons Assistant E&L Editor @lvnarvinam The most fun you can have is with desserts when it comes to baking, but did you know that some recipes actually have a few different variations to go with it? With the holidays coming up and finals just around the corner, I’m going to show you some easy alternatives to one of the best sweets out there, chocolate chip cookies. One of the most popular trends is the eggless edible cookie dough. You can see it on videos on facebook, and everyone has their own recipe. I’m going to provide you with one that I liked the most. What you’ll need is one fourth cup of softened butter, one cup light brown sugar, one fourth cup milk, one teaspoon vanilla extract, one to one and one fourth cup flour, one fourth cup sugar, and one half cup mini or regular chocolate
chips. Make sure to mix the butter and brown sugar in a bowl and mix it until smooth. Once you’ve done that, add milk and the vanilla into the mix of butter and brown sugar. You’re going to then mix that until it’s all combined. Add the flour and sugar, then fold in the chocolate chips and you should have your own eggless edible cookie dough that’s safe to eat! Now the next recipe might take a little bit of time, but it’s sure to be a hit at parties. Cookie dough cheesecake is rich and decadent, and while the recipe I have is a lot, I’m going to cut down your supplies by a lot. Instead of using homemade cookie dough, buy some premade and use that. For your crust, you’ll need twenty four oreo cookies that are crushed and six tablespoons of melted unsalted butter. For the
cheesecake portion, you’ll need thirty two ounces of cream cheese that’s been brought to room temperature, one cup of granulated sugar, two tablespoons of all purpose flour, a pinch of salt, one half cup of heavy cream, one teaspoon vanilla extract, three eggs, one egg yolk, and one half cup of mini chocolate chips. Make sure to preheat the oven to three hundred and fifty degrees and grease a springform pan. The best springform to get is a nine inch pan. Make sure you have your cookie dough ready to go. For the crust, stir together the oreo cookie crumbs and melted butter with a fork until it’s moist. Press that into the bottom and halfway up the sides of the pan and put in the fridge while you prepare the rest of the cheesecake. Beat the cream cheese, sugar, flour, and salt until you have a creamy mixture. Make sure there’s no lumps
of cream cheese left behind. Scrape the sides of the bowl and add the heavy cream and vanilla and mix. Mix the eggs and yolk together and separate adding them by fifteen seconds. Once that’s done, fold in chocolate chip cookie dough balls and mini chocolate chips. Pour the contents into the chilled crust and spread it out so it’s even. Put the pan on a foil-lined baking sheet and bake until the outer inches look puffed and set but the center still jiggles a bit. This should be about forty five to sixty minutes. Once that’s done, turn off the oven and crack open the door. Leave the cheesecake there for one hour. Once the hour is done, take the cheesecake out of the oven and allow it to cool completely to room temperature. Once it’s cooled, refrigerate for four hours and remove thirty minutes prior to serving. The last thing is something that I didn’t know you could make, but it’s so delicious. This is cookie dough dip! I made some for my birthday and it was a real hit at the party. What you’ll need is one half cup of unsalted butter that’s been brought to room temperature, eight ounces of cream cheese
that’s been brought to room temperature, one third cup of light brown sugar, one pinch of salt, one teaspoon of vanilla extract,
Use a mixer and add in butter and cream cheese in a bowl and mix until fluffy. Drop the mixer speed from medium to low
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one half cup of powdered sugar, three fourths cup of chocolate chips, and graham crackers for serving.
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and add in brown sugar, some salt, vanilla extract and powdered sugar. Once you’ve done that, mix until it’s fully together. Fold in the
FGCU alumnus Jordan Brown trains for new competition Winner of the Wolfpack Ninja Competition receives $10,000
Flash practices his push-ups and screams while he does it to motivate him to continue on.
EN Photo / Gabriela Hardan Jordan Brown (Flash) prepares to train at the ninja gym.
EN Photo / Gabriela Hardan
EN Photo / Gabriela Hardan Flash practices pull-ups while training for a competition.
EN Photo / Gabriela Hardan Flash sits down to give his body a break and mentally prepares for his next workout routine.
EN Photo / Gabriela Hardan Flash writes down his progress during his workouts to track his growth with being a ninja warrior
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FGCU Basketball puts on event for fans Photos courtesy of Brad Young
Theme: Best of Kendrick Lamar Curated by: Nicholas Michel Azul approaches a young boy in costume.
1. Kendrick Lamar - U 2. Kendrick Lamar - The Art of Peer Pressure 3. Kendrick Lamar - Faith (feat. BJ the Chi-
Forward Rosemarie Julien takes warm up shots before the big event.
cago Kid) 4. Kendrick Lamar - Average Joe
A young boy and a girl display their costumes at centercourt.
5. Kendrick Lamar - Alright 6. Kendrick Lamar - Duckworth 7. Kendrick Lamar - The Recipe 8. Kendrick Lamar - Rigamortis 10. Kendrick Lamar - Chapter 6
Brandon Goodwin steps onto the court during player introductions.
President Mike Martin speaking alongside student body president Brandon Goodwin steps onto the court dur- Jalisa White. ing player introductions.
Halloween Costumes in-season for 2017 Don’t let your costume be stuck in the past
By Brynna Stilwell Staff Writer @fgcueaglenews
AP Photos / Martin Meissner People in Halloween costumes wait at the train station before participating in the zombie walk in Essen, Germany.
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Halloween is one of the most popular holidays in America, but it can also be a stressful time. As Halloween draws closer, the pressure to find the perfect costume is increasing. It can be difficult to find a costume that is both unique and original, creative but simple. Being college students, it’s also always a struggle to choose between a cool costume and a costume that is inexpensive. With Halloween this week, the most popular costumes of the season have emerged. Bringing in over $800 million at the box office following its release,
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Wonder Woman has seen immense success, and that success has carried over into the world of costumes. According to Google Trends, Wonder Woman costumes have been a best seller. In 2016, Suicide Squad was released, and last Halloween, various versions of Harley Quinn were seen everywhere. This Halloween will be no different for many reasons. Along with being a fun, colorful and easy to make, there are multiple variations of the costume so it’s easy to personalize. In 1986, Stephen King wrote a novel about a scary clown known as Pennywise, and a fear of clowns has been present ever since. Along with the release of
the movie It in September of this year, clowns are becoming a Halloween staple. Two of the easiest costumes to create on a college budget are unicorns and mermaids. 2017 has brought unicorns and mermaids to the forefront of our minds through the form of Starbucks drinks, makeup tutorials, brushes and hairstyles and even food. Making a unicorn or mermaid costume is also simple and easy to personalize, so even if two people are at a party as unicorns/mermaids, no two will be the same. With Hugh Hefner’s recent passing brings an upwards trend of bunnies for costumes among college people in reference to his
company, Playboy. Rabbits are also very easy to create because all you really need is a set of bunny ears. If you’re feeling creative, you can also add a tail, but ears speak for themselves. Other easy costumes to create while on a budget include a witch, a skeleton, a mouse, a pirate, a zombie or a vampire. With a few minor accessories, almost any outfit can be transformed into one of these, and makeup can add to the final look. This Halloween, you’ll see me walking around in mermaid leggings and bright eyeshadow. Are you prepared for Halloween?
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ACROSS 1 Frank affirmation 7 Laundromat staples 13 Successfully participate in a jailbreak 19 Rogue or scoundrel 20 Light source with a wick 22 Barrel slats 23 Stroked an Abyssinian 24 Accommodator 25 An NFL team 26 More than ready and willing 28 Ovine utterance 29 Major river of Europe 30 Jones: Mrs. Partridge, Betty Draper and Morticia Addams 38 Braxton with the pipes 39 Alleviations 40 Pink-slipped 41 Large part of Chile 43 Far from spicy 44 Avoids the tag on a throw up the line 48 “Cotta” leader 49 “Scorpion” network 50 Have one’s thoughts occupied completely 53 Oxford’s bottom 54 “Lanka” starter 55 Final amt. 57 “Go, Manolete!” 58 Brief smoke? 59 1988 Olympics site 61 Mumbai wraps 63 Selecting 66 Robinson: singer, Hall of Famer, journalist, Gold-Glover 71 Nuts for pies and ice cream 72 Stops, as a cab
73 More humorously sarcastic 74 Stuff for a blast furnace 75 Word before “Happy New Year!” 76 Cobra relative 77 Mediterranean fruit tree 80 Norwegian king 82 Human resource departments, often 85 “King Kong” star Wray 87 Habitat 89 Outlaw 91 Reason to Tylenol up 93 Present times? 94 Obviously not polite 95 Strong feeling of embarrassment 98 Thing for Santa 99 Smith: Moses Hightower, an Angel, rushing champion, singer 105 Where bombs were bursting? 106 CD part? 107 Grunted “Yep” 108 Wild verbal outburst 110 Many garden plants 114 Feeling no stress 118 It’s in the crosshairs 119 ___ Boys of old-school party rap 120 No longer at full strength 121 Stately horses 122 Something everyone does 123 Calm DOWN 1 Smartphone program 2 Be competitive 3 Mo. of beautiful foliage 4 More diluted 5 “You’re in for ___ treat!”
6 Place for Odd Fellows 7 Oft-passed sidepiece 8 Prime barbecued morsel 9 “___ see what I can do” 10 Wallach who played Mr. Freeze 11 Mender’s hodgepodge pouch 12 Paints outside the lines? 13 Inexact fig. 14 Worked the sauce 15 Some battery terminals 16 Use to one’s advantage 17 Smallest of change 18 City in the Ruhr Valley 21 Seek divine help 27 Potato bud 30 Data for fantasy football participants 31 Whetstone user 32 One of the largest living lemurs 33 Warts and all 34 Not even a whit 35 PC’s reverse command 36 Ripken and his dad 37 X or Y line 42 Shiny fabric 44 Playground structure 45 Prefix with “path” 46 Something an eyelid does 47 Safecrackers 49 ___-Napoca, Romania 51 Yawn causers 52 Post-diet condition, wishfully 56 Kiddy litter? 59 Reggae forerunner 60 Large Pakistani city 61 Downhill glider 62 Be disorderly? 63 Japanese waist wraps
64 One way to avoid a balance at pickup 65 Real attachment? 66 Hunter’s clue in a forest 67 Singer Haggard 68 Vast blue section of a map 69 Walker’s implement, sometimes 70 Medical picture 77 Thin, leaflike structures in the cerebellum 78 Research writer’s “that is” 79 Wren’s “Beau ___” 81 Wordiness 82 Pilgrimage, for some 83 It can lead to a solution 84 Bridge measurement 85 How many like their mattresses 86 Hostilities 88 Ship partition 90 Kept watch over 92 Sensitive subject for some 95 Lab duplicates 96 Sunday songbook 97 Govt. medical research center 99 Vertical ship posts 100 Eastern Europe church member 101 Ballerina’s leg supporter 102 Chesapeake Bay crustacean 103 Liquefies 104 Homeschooled student 109 Long distance travelers 111 Get value from 112 Had a hot tamale 113 It’s right under your nose 115 Alias lead-in 116 Tennis match unit 117 “... ___ he drove out of sight ...”
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