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Volume 15, Issue 14
Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Donald trumps Clinton
Former businessman becomes 45th president By Rachel Iacovone Managing Editor @totesrachel
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onald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States by a slim margin on Tuesday after a tumultuous 2016 election season. Trump makes history as the first nongovernmental nominee to be elected to the presidency, as the five exceptions – found in Zachary Taylor, Ulysses S. Grant, William Howard Taft, Herbert Hoover and Dwight D. Eisenhower – all had military experience or had been on a prior president’s cabinet before running. Trump, 70, defeated the Democratic nominee, Sec. Hillary Clinton, and the Libertarian nominee, Gary Johnson. Despite his controversial run and his ongoing battle with members of news media, Trump garnered the majority vote with 276 electoral votes at the time of publication, compared to Clinton’s 218 out of the 270 needed to clinch the presidency. Johnson trailed both with no electoral votes but 3 percent of the popular vote. The former businessman made headlines since June 16, 2015, the day he first announced he would run for president, and after sharing the stage with 14 other Republican candidates, in debates or otherwise, Trump took the primaries in a partywide upset, inciting outcries from many GOP leaders. As of 2 a.m. Wednesday, Clinton decided not to give a concession speech, even as the results leaned inarguably in Trump’s
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President elect Donald Trump at a rally in Arizona. Key parts of his platform include immigration reform, mainly building a wall dividing the U.S. and Mexico.
>> Election results continued from A1 favor, instead sending out her campaign chairman, John Podesta, to address the crowd at her headquarters. “We will be back, and we’ll have more to say,” Podesta said. “Let’s get those votes counted, and let’s bring this home.” However, at 2:40 a.m., news broke that Clinton had called Trump to
concede the election. At the time of publication, for the fifth time in U.S. history, it seemed a candidate would win the popular vote but not the election, as Clinton led by 137,209 votes. Clinton fought to the very end. Much like her opponent, she exhausted her resources campaigning in swing states such as Florida, Colorado and Nevada for the last week, going as far as enlisting the
help of her husband, former president Bill Clinton, and current president Barack Obama. Trump’s appeal, as an outsider and as a no-nonsense guy who unashamedly speaks his mind, at the end of the day, kept voters’ attentions longer, especially in light of Clinton’s email scandal and the ongoing controversy surrounding the 2012 Benghazi attack. “Hillary has worked
very long and very hard over a long period of time, and we owe her a major debt of gratitude for her service to our country,” Trump said. “I mean that very sincerely.” Coming into Election Day, perhaps no one was as doubtful about the possibility of a Trump victory as his own campaign. A senior adviser to Trump’s campaign spoke to CNN’s senior White House
correspondent, Jim Acosta, Tuesday evening. “It will take a miracle for us to win,” the adviser told Acosta, adding that Trump was “in such a deep hole after the release of the Access Hollywood tape, it was viewed inside the campaign that he was going to lose by a wide margin.” After officially becoming the presidentelect after Clinton’s phone call, Trump addressed the crowd at his campaign
headquarters in New York City. “Now, it’s time for America to bind the wounds of division; we have to get together,” Trump said. “To all Republicans and Democrats and Independents across this nation, I say it is time for us to come together as one united people.”
What will happen once Trump takes office
Photo courtesy of Michael Vadon via Flickr Businessman Donald Trump was elected the 45th president of the United States. Trump, who has never held elected office or military position, will be sworn in as the President of the United States on Jan. 20, 2017.
By Travis Brown Assistant News Editor @teebrowns In a history making election, billionaire Donald Trump, who has never held elected office or military position, was elected as the 45th president of the United States. As January nears, when the office holder will transition from current president Barack Obama to Trump, citizens of the US can expect changes in immigration policy, infrastructure and other policies. Trump has called for the immediate deportation of undocumented immigrants that are in are
legal system. Removing criminal immigrants who are in America illegally is a high priority along with building a wall on the Mexican border, which throughout his campaign he promised that Mexico will pay for. He plans to triple the number of Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, and to end the “Catch and Release” policy, one that allows people who are caught in unlawful immigration status to be released while waiting for a hearing with an immigration judge, by deporting any detained undocumented immigrants. Big plans are also in place for infrastructure.
Trump has proposed a deficit-neutral plan targeting new investments in the nation’s infrastructure to accelerate the economy, as well as the creation of 25 million jobs. This includes the implementation of cost effective building of roads, bridges, tunnels, as well as waterways and pipelines. Expect investments in the private energy sector, as well as changes to airports, modernizing many across the country along with reforms off both the FAA and TSA. While calls to withdraw from Trans-Pacific Partnership have been made during the campaign season, Trump also
included it in his sevenpoint plan, along with renegotiating terms with NAFTA partners. As far as taxes go, expect to see more changes in terms of taxation. Trump’s aim is to reduce taxes across the board, breaking the seven-bracket system down into three. The heart of the reductions can be expected to be seen targeting working and middle income families. Trump has vowed to immediately repeal the Affordable Care Act and work towards more patient centered health care, along with opening state lines to encourage more competition for health insurance companies. Plans
have also been announced to invest upwards of $20 million in education by reallocating existing federal funds. The plan is to not only fund K-12 education, but also ensure every young American can comfortably and affordably go to a two or four-year college. The military would also receive a face-lift as a Trump’s “peace through strength” policy would be put into play. The plans include the enhancement and rebuilding of our military, allowing the Army to increase its numbers to 540,000 active duty troops, as well as increasing the Marines forces to 36 Battalions. Navy can expect
to strengthen their fleet to 350 ships, and 1,200 fighter aircrafts in the Airforce. Trump also hopes for the improvement of intelligence and cyber capabilities within the military, as well as calling to end the current strategy of nation building and regime change in foreign powers. Trump plans on reforming Veteran Affairs to ensure that every veteran receive adequate care and attention they need.
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COBOL brings community together at election viewing party
EN Photo / Georgette French Members of FGCU’s Coalition of Black Organizational Leaders gathered in Marieb Hall on Tuesday, Nov. 8 to host an election viewing party. COBOL, which organized a protest in response to recent racial and offensive slurs found in the library and administration’s reaction to those slurs, opened the doors of Marieb Hall 112 to over 80 individuals wishing to watch live updates about the 2016 Presidential Election.
By Georgette French Outreach Editor @georgettefrenc In the wake of the election that would determine the next president of the United States, FGCU’s Coalition of Black Organizational Leaders hosted a viewing party in Marieb Hall on Nov. 8. The viewing started at 7:30 p.m. and within a matter of minutes, the lecture hall was filled with more than 80 students of diverse backgrounds who came out to watch the nation decide on their next president. COBOL president Keturah Pongo said that the group decided to host the viewing party to bring the community together and start the conversation about what the election would mean for them. “One reason why we decided to do it was because we thought if we hosted a party, people would go vote,” Pongo said. “When we have a viewing
party, people will come and talk about it, so it was one way to push people to go and vote.” Pongo explains that COBOL urged students to go to the polls, and during the viewing, they hosted a poll of their own to see how successful their endeavors were. Of the 80 students in attendance, 76 were registered to vote while only 60 of those students did vote. Forty-two students also expressed that they voted for the first time – including Pongo. For first-time voters like Nina Morice and Pongo, the election was something they looked forward to because of its historical impact and what it would mean for future generations. “It’s my first time voting, and I think it’s important because the future of my generation depends on who wins the election,” Pongo said. “Being a minority, I feel that Trump has a lot of hatred in his circle, so if he wins, I think there
is a thought process that it’s going to get worse for minorities.” For Morice, the possibility of having the first woman president was something that she said she looked forward to but said it was what each candidate stood for that swayed her vote. “I think women’s rights are really at stake in this election,” Morice said. “That’s what I take into account when I vote – is who is going to look out for women and ensure equal pay. I’m hoping that we elect a leader that can address some issues that congress hasn’t been able to.” An hour into the viewing and presidential candidate Sec. Hillary Clinton, who had the upper hand in Florida, lost her lead to candidate Donald Trump – which caused tension to rise among students like Omeshia Ferguson. Ferguson, who expressed that she wasn’t “feeling” the election due
to the negativity expressed in the media regarding certain candidates, said that she wasn’t too happy about Trump’s lead. “I definitely feel that Trump would be the wrong choice in this election because there’s a lot of women and children in the world that need a good leader,” Ferguson said. “He’s a businessman, so he’s all about business and not about families and the middle-class. And, while I do think him being a business man would help the country with financial debt, I feel like that’s the only thing he would help with.” One of the biggest concerns members of the viewing had was what the election would mean in terms of racism in the nation especially for the group that fought for the rights of minorities on campus. “Personally, I think if Trump wins, racism will be more present because people are going to think that just because we don’t
have (a) black president anymore it will be okay to go back to the way things were, and I think because of his views in general, people are going to be more ignorant,” Ferguson said. Malik J. Hines, a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, expressed indifference toward both candidates but remained hopeful about the outcome as long as the election was a clean one that resulted in a leader that had the ability to do what they set out to do and make an impact in the country. “If it’s candidate Trump, repairing the image of what he’s portrayed and making sure he’s being a representative of all the people of this nation – because he has offended a lot of people,” Hines said. “But, if it’s candidate Clinton, she has a lot to do with her integrity and what she portrays to the people as someone that they can trust and stand behind.” On a final note, Pongo said that the thing she most hoped for out of the election
was peace. “No hatred, no racism, no discrimination. Just peace,” Pongo said. “You have to keep educating people and making them aware (of problems in our nation) because if they don’t know why they should be peaceful or why they shouldn’t carry hate, the best thing you can do is educate them.” And, according to Hines, regardless of who wins, the only thing the nation can do is stand together. “Either way, we’re going to have to stand behind them for the next four years, so there’s no sense of rioting or being mad about it,” Hines said. “You just have to take it for what it is and look at the positives and what ways you can force the hands of the political system to hold them accountable.”
The history of voting in Lee County By Travis Brown Assistant News Editor @teebrowns Lee County has the largest population of any of the Southwest Florida counties, with a population of 618,754 according to the 2010 census. Of those residents, 71 percent are white, 18.3 percent Hispanic and 7.7 percent of the residents are black. As of Nov. 8, 185,838 residents are registered to vote as Republican, while 116,848 are registered as Democrat according to Lee County Elections website. Another statistic from Lee County Elections details a record number of early voters raising this elections bar to 100,893, as well as a staggering
number of voters using the mail-in method, with 154,781 ballots received. Historically, the Lee County vote has been won by conservative voters, with nearly every major election in the past 50 years being taken by the right. In 2012, according to Politico.com, Lee County was won by presidential Republican nominee, Mitt Romney, with 57.9 percent or 154,112 votes, while Democratic nominee Barack Obama had secured 41.4 percent of the vote. Libertarian candidate Gary Johnson was able to attract 0.4 percent of the vote while all other candidates accounted for 0.2 percent. The 2008 election looked similar for Lee
County. According to U.S. Election Atlas, Republican nominee John McCain took Lee County with 54.6 percent or 147,608 votes while Obama had won 44.34 percent. This is in contrast to Florida as a whole, where Obama won with 50.91 percent and McCain received 48.10 percent. Even in close elections, Lee stays predominantly conservative in votes. In 2000, Republican nominee George W. Bush won Florida with 48.85 percent, narrowly defeating Democratic candidate Al Gore by .01 percent. Lee County showed more support for Bush who took the county with 57.57 percent, while Gore pulled in only 39.90 percent.
April 12, 2015: Hillary Clinton formally announces her candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Democratic Party.
June 16, 2015: Donald Trump formally announces his candidacy for the presidential nomination of the Republican Party.
July 15, 2016: Trump announces governor of Indiana Mike Pence as his vice presidential running mate.
July 18-21, 2016: The Republican National Convention is held in Cleveland, Ohio, where Trump and Pence are formally nominated by the party’s state delegations.
July 28, 2016: Clinton formally accepts the Democratic nomination and becomes the first female presidential nominee of a major party in U.S. history.
Sept. 26, 2016: The first presidential debate at Hofstra University in Hempstead, New York.
July 25-28, 2016: The Democratic National Convention is held in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where Clinton and Kaine are formally nominated by the party’s state delegations.
July 21, 2016: Trump formally accepts the Republican nomination.
July 22, 2016: Clinton announces former governor of Virginia Tim Kaine as her vice presidential candidate.
TRUMP WINS
Oct. 4, 2016: The first and only vice presidential debate was held at Longwood University in Farmville, Virginia.
Oct. 9, 2016: The second presidential debate was held at Washington University in St. Louis in St. Louis, Missouri.
Oct. 19, 2016: The third and final presidential debate is held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada.
Nov. 8, 2016: Donald Trump becomes the 45th president of the United States. At the time his victory speech, Trump clinched a total of 276 electoral votes.
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Fashion of the elections
How the fabulous first ladies (and others) rocked the White House
Photos of Michelle Obama and Kennedys courtesy of Wikimedia Commons/ Photo of Hillary Clinton courtesy of Gage Skidmore via Flickr (Left) First lady Michelle Obama in her official 2013 White House portrait featuring a dress from Reed Krakoff. (Center) Jackie Kennedy, pictured with husband John F. Kennedy in 1961, is wearing a pink Chanel suit and pillbox hat. (Right) Sec. Hillary Clinton is pictured at a rally in West Des Moines, Iowa, wearing a red pant suit that she dresses up with refined gold accessories.
By Julia Browning Assistant E&L Editor @juliabrowningxo Politics and fashion are cut from the same cloth. After all, we watch fashion shows like we watch debates, paparazzi photograph politicians as if they’re celebrities and trends seem to circulate based on what’s hot right now, when really it’s just a refreshing past ideas. It’s commonly believed that in order to gain success, one must dress for it. So how does one dress when hoping to become the successful presidential candidate of the United States? Though politics and
fashion are indeed similar, fashion is flashy where politics is not. In order for democracy to put itself apart from a popularity contest, politicians must choose their fashion statements wisely. In the political fashion arena, tasteful tradition takes the lead. Though politicians often preach messages that relate to tight-budget families, their wardrobe choices are often far from frugal. But for politicians it’s a tough choice. They opt to gain respect from high power voters that recognize high fashion, rather then worry about middle class voters, who
probably can’t tell it’s a $12,000 jacket. Sec. Hillary Clinton, who’s been in the national spotlight since she served as first lady in 1993, has gone through style evolution to help with her campaign. Pantsuits are a staple for the mature women in politics. Clinton is often seen wearing Ralph Lauren pantsuits that have standout details, such as a tweed jackets or large detailed buttons. She pairs the pantsuits with high fashion accessories like Chanel pins and Manolo Blahnik heels. Though fashion coverage typically centers
around women, male political figures are not wearing suits off the discount rack. They often rack up as expensive of a wardrobe as their female counterparts. According to an article on Business of Fashion, Donald Trump is often seen wearing Brioni suits that retail for $5,250 to $6,900. The other factor discussed in a male president’s fashion is if the items are made in America. Business and Fashion reported that president Barack Obama usually wears suits tailored Martin Greenfield, whose suits cost around $2,000.
Women in the White House have given us much more to talk about. First Lady Michelle Obama has come to be known as a style icon, landing herself two Vogue covers while she’s helped her husband lead the country. As we say goodbye to Michelle as the First Lady, we say goodbye to eight years of wonderful fashion. Most recently, Michelle has dazzled in a shimmering rose-gold Versace gown at the Obama’s final state dinner. Versace is one among many famous designers that Michelle has worn for her couture gowns. She’s turned heads wearing
Givenchy, Vera Wang and Michael Kors. First Lady style cannot be discussed without mentioning Jackie Kennedy, who, with unmatched grace and trend-setting looks, could go down in history as the most iconic first lady. Her signature look of a tailored skirt, white gloves and the pill-box hat has since been titled, “the Jackie,” and has set the bar up high for future first ladies. These stylish and brilliant famous first ladies prove that running the country can – and should – be done while wearing the best of couture.
Who supports who?
Celebrities that publicly endorsed candidates and helped fans vote By Allie Taylor E&L Editor @journonajourney Yesterday, we anxiously waited to see who would call the White House their new residence for the next four years — or more. We now know that person is President Donald Trump. This election will be thought of as one for the books historically as well as for the entertainment industry. Celebrities, actors and singers have shared their own opinions of the election, supporting candidates, participating in skits or helping their fans go out and vote. Retired NBA player Dennis Rodman tweeted out on July 24, 2015 that America doesn’t need a politician, but rather “a businessman like Mr. Trump!” Rodman stated that he and Trump had been great friends for many years, showing his support for “Trump 2016.” Actress Kirstie Alley also took to Twitter to praise Trump’s appearance
on “60 Minutes.” “Watching (Donald Trump) on 60 minutes holding his own with Scott Pelley. Pelley acting like an antagonist asshat. I like Trump…fire at will,” Alley tweeted. Before her Twitter was banned, rapper Azaelia Banks also used the social networking site to voice her opinion. “OK so, I think I’m ready to admit that I’m going to vote for Donald Trump,” Banks famously tweeted. However, following the leaked 2005 video of Trump making lewd comments about women, Banks took to Facebook to retract her support. “I made a major mistake endorsing toupeytoupee,” Banks said in her Facebook post. “Womens rights are important and we must protect them. I tried.... I reached .... I even carried ...... I take it all back.” Actor Gary Busey, country star Loretta Lynn, reality TV star Teresa Giudice and actor Stephen
Baldwin all shared their support for Trump as well. Hall of Fame football coach Mike Ditka came out in support of Trump early into the election. “I do like Donald Trump,” Ditka told The Chicago Sun-Times in September 2015. “Sometimes, I think he has to think a little more before he says things, but I think he’s on the right track. I think he has the fire in his belly to make America great again, and he’ll probably do it the right way. I do like him.” Trump said, of Ditka, that his kind of attitude and personality is what our country needs as its representative. “I’d love to have Mike involved in some capacity,” Trump said. “Why? Because Mike knows how to win and our politicians don’t.” On the other hand, celebrities such as actress Emma Roberts, comedian Chelsea Handler and singer Miley Cyrus, amongst others, showed support for Clinton
throughout the election season. Roberts sported a Clinton campaign shirt, designed by Tanya Taylor, on her Instagram, captioning the post with #MadeForHistory and #ImWithHer. Taylor posted a photo on her own Instagram of singer Demi Lovato wearing the same style shirt as Roberts, implying Lovato’s support of Clinton as well. Handler told The Daily Beast that Clinton “is a really wonderful person, and a mother, and a caring grandmother.” She followed by saying that she doesn’t see Trump being a caring father and that his children may be “scared” of him. A photo of Cyrus on Instagram giving the camera a thumbs up with one hand and a “stronger together” sign held in the other showed her support for Clinton. “Campaigned for (Clinton) today in GMU in VA encouraging young people to volunteer and
vote!!!!” Cyrus captioned the photo. Celebrity couple Jessica Biel and Justin Timberlake posted a photo strip from a fundraiser luncheon the two hosted for Clinton. The pictures, which Biel shared on her Instagram with #ImWithHer, featured the duo and Clinton making silly faces for the camera. In a video posted to Facebook, several celebrities spoke on why they are with Clinton. TV producer Shonda Rhimes and actresses Constance Wu, Jamie Lee Curtis and Lena Dunham shared a few of the reasons that they are supporting Clinton. “I want my president of the United States to make decisions on my behalf based on her experience,” Lee Curtis said. G ra m my- n o m i n at e d singer Katy Perry followed suit. “She’s the most qualified person to hear all of our needs, and mine, as a woman,” Perry said. Former avid Bernie Sanders supporter Sarah
Silverman had a message for the Sanders’ supporters at the Democratic National Convention in July. “You’re being ridiculous,” Silverman said, encouraging them all to carry on his ideals by voting for Clinton in the upcoming election. During his “Magnificent World” world tour, Chance the Rapper led a parade of thousands to the polls while hosting a free concert in downtown Chicago. He encouraged his fans to “stay woke and vote,” according to Time magazine. Before her show in Tampa, comedian Amy Schumer helped register fans to vote, even giving her back to those who needed to fill out forms outside of Amalie Arena. Schumer, a public Clinton supporter, called Trump an “orange, sexual-assaulting, fakecollege-starting monster” during her following show, which led to booing and walkouts by some Trump supporters in attendance.
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On being a citizen and the importance of voting
By Bruno Halpern Contributing Writer @Brunowesome Sometimes, I get frustrated with the world, and with how important issues are neglected and unimportant ones get all the attention. I repeatedly get frustrated with how we treat each other, as if we can only lend our ears and hands if it’s for our advantage, or our availability, or our interest. It’s easy to be disillusioned. It’s easy to be cynical. We more often than not believe that the world has never been in such a dark place. One thing I’ve heard from everyone that I’ve talked to this semester is how disgusted, annoyed and disappointed they are with both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. Most put them on equal standards of loathing, and that extends with the political class and the media. The exact same sentiment occurs in Brazil – where I’m from –
and I bet it reverberates everywhere else in the world. But the point of this article is not to place more spotlights on things we already know are bad, but rather to point out one very obvious, but frequently neglected mentality, that can be summed up in this quote by Justice Louis Brandeis: “The most important office in a democracy is that of citizen.” In our society, we have a tendency to place our hopes and dreams into someone else’s shoulders. We have a tendency to believe that power is outside ourselves. Trump, Clinton and whoever is elected in the future can only do so much. In a way, it isn’t right to blame politicians for everything bad that happens in our countries. Sometimes, they are honestly doing the best they can, but change doesn’t come easily. Especially if deep down we don’t really want change in the first place. True change can’t be
forged or forced upon. True change comes from within. If a drug addict doesn’t change on the inside, he or she will remain an addict. If a society is not ready for a new idea, not even the strictest law in favor of that new idea can sustain itself. Same-sex marriage was only approved in this country because the people, overwhelmingly, were ready for the idea. If any politician had tried to impose this idea through law for previous generations, they would probably fail. That’s why I’m a firm believer that change is like an avalanche. When people change, the laws change. When people change, the politics change. When people change their shopping or consuming habits, the market changes. Slowly but surely, countries and companies all around the world become more responsible and more sustainable. This isn’t illusion or a fool’s hope, it’s the natural way of things. So, if you’re not satisfied with your
politicians, be more responsible when choosing. If you’re not satisfied with the news you’re receiving, choose your sources more wisely. Do research. Be civically engaged, debate and listen to those you don’t agree with. Different ideas and perspectives are fertilizers for creativity and progress. And most importantly, stop blaming only the politicians, and only the media, and only the corporations. They are a reflection of us, of what we truly are as a society. They are simply offering what we’re asking of them. If you want them to change, you have to change yourself first. Let’s take a hard and thorough look into ourselves, let’s identify what we can do to improve, because change comes from the inside out. Let’s take the office of citizens, and we’ll finally see true change taking place. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Citizens in the U.S. have a civic duty to cast their vote if they want to see change in the country.
A jaded history of voter fraud in the U.S. Poll watchers and voter disenfranchisement aren’t just for 2016
Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Voters across America line up to vote for the 45th president of the United States. Many republicans believed there should be poll watchers, but historically these positions were used to disqualify minority voters.
By Luke Janke Opinion Editor @jankeleg Voter fraud is at the forefront of this year’s election, with Donald Trump’s claims of rigged election resonating with a lot of skeptical voters. This claim has been found to be false according to Politifact. However, this isn’t the only time voter suppression was seen as an issue. In fact, laws and regulation to prevent fraud have only improved throughout U.S. history. But even if we’ve come a long way from Jim Crow era or women’s suffrage, there are still crushingly effective strategies to prevent targeted groups
from voting. One strategy suggested by the Trump campaign involves a militia of selfenlisted “poll watchers.” Historically, people have murdered troves of voters over civil rights issues, or simply because they didn’t want people to vote a certain way. The Opelousas massacre in 1868 occurred because black voters wanted to join a Democratic voters club, whose members included KKK members. Hundreds of black voters were killed over their desire to switch parties. Republican writer Emerson Bentley wrote in the local paper that blacks should remain loyal to the
Republican Party. F e l o n disenfranchisement is also a way to keep lower income citizens or minorities from voting. There are many statespecific laws barring past convicted felons from voting. Though defenders of these laws claim it has nothing to do with race, nearly 2.2 million of the 6 million convicted felons in the U.S. are black. This isn’t helped by the fact that Republican officials move fast in states like Florida and Virginia to reinstate these felony voter laws. Probably the most effective way to suppress turnout at the polls and most frustrating today
is the implementation of voter ID laws. Although the impact of these laws is still unclear, the intentions remain in the pockets of mostly Republicans. These laws bar minority and student voters who are less likely to have government-issued IDs on hand to vote. States that have strict voter ID laws require a driver’s license, a recent proof of address and little short of a birth certificate. False advertising is another way certain parties will try to swing votes. If you’ve ever gotten seemingly untrue ads in the mail claiming extreme acts from a certain party, you know this too well. Though not illegal,
flyers with erroneous information are deemed ineffective according to voting law expert Rick Hasen. “Many of these Republican attempts to suppress the vote backfire and actually may help Democrats get out the vote,” Hasen wrote in an article for Salon. “Consider the “No Votes!” ads run by a Republican front group “Latinos for Reform.” The Spanish-language ads urged Latinos not to vote in the closely contested U.S. Senate race in Nevada between incumbent Harry Reid and his Republican challenger Sharron Angle. The claim was that Democrats did not deserve
the Latino vote because the party had not done enough for immigration reform, even though the head of “Latinos for Reform,” former RNC official Robert de Posada, opposed the immigration reforms favored by Democrats. Whether illegal or not, there are forms of voter fraud in every state that could detrimentally effect the election, but this year hasn’t been the only one with fears of voter intimidation. The Brexit in the UK was arguably a result of voter misinformation, and a chilling example of what can happen to a country or union swayed by forms of voter fraud.
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Florida’s voting curse
The swing state’s tricky past with elections sets stakes for presidential race By Sydney Van Dreason Staff Writer @sydney_0815
audiences and why some Americans wholeheartedly support one or the other, but I personally feel like Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton each have their flaws and the ability to devastate different areas of our country. What made voting in this election even harder was that I’m from Florida, a state that has a record of “ruining” elections for candidates in the past. (Sorry about that, Al Gore). The state’s mistakes and issues in the past have given it a bad reputation in the area of voting, a reputation that’s not completely unfounded. I went back home the weekend before the election so that I could vote early, and as soon as I walked into the library where the early voting was being held, the tension was thick in the air, and the lobby area was chaotic.
There’s a universal shadow of fear and uncertainty that surrounds this 2016 election, and, as a member of the generation who’s first time it is voting, I have to echo the nationwide sentiment that has been circulating around the country since the primaries: this is probably one of the worst elections America has ever faced. I have to admit that I didn’t feel as hyped up about voting as I should have been. I understand the importance of voting, and I still exercised my constitutional right to do so, but it’s hard to be excited when you’re not crazy about either one of the major party candidates. I can see why each one may appeal to certain
I was hurriedly directed into a row of chairs, and after about 10 minutes of waiting, my row was called in. The first thing I was asked that actually surprised me was if I knew how to bubble something in. I don’t think I answered the volunteer right away, mostly because I was thrown off guard that someone had to ask me if I knew how to bubble something in properly like I would do on a fill in the bubble test. Even though that may be a question that they ask at every voting precinct in the country, it just doesn’t strike me as a question that should have to be asked at all to the majority of American citizens. What’s even more embarrassing for Florida is that the woman in front of me in line answered, “No,” and the volunteer had to
show her the example that was included on the ballot. My friends have also shared with me their horror stories of working the polls during the primary season because of their involvement in JROTC and National Honor Society in high school. One of them told me that a voter insisted she had to submit the yellow folder the ballot is placed in along with the ballot even though you are only supposed to submit the ballot itself. Another said that a woman’s ballot wouldn’t be processed, and it was because she tried to choose five Republicans, and she was very surprised when she learned you can only choose one candidate to run for president. And then there’s the event that made Florida famous for not seeming to know how to vote properly:
the 2000 race between Bush and Gore. In the 2000 election, there were technical issues with the ballot cards and multiple mistakes made by the Floridian voters, which led Florida to initiate multiple recounts of the votes to determine a winner of the delegate’s votes. The Supreme Court eventually decided to end the recounts, causing Gore to lose and Bush to win the presidency. I’m not saying that these events are limited to only occurring in Florida; I’m sure that simple questions and mistakes are asked and made in every state across the country during elections. The thing about Florida is that it is one of the large-populated states, and therefore it is one of the few states with the most delegates. Because Florida is predominantly
Republican in the north and Democrat in the south, the state could swing either way. Florida could make or break a candidate’s chances for winning the presidency, and that’s why it amazes me when I hear people talking about voting for two presidential candidates on their ballots, or when I see three different people on social media posting pictures and snapchats of their ballots, which, by the way, is illegal in the state of Florida. As one of the states with so much power and influence over an election cycle, I just feel like these mistakes should not keep happening and that we, as voters, should know the mechanics of voting better.
Pipeline problems Why the North Dakota Access Pipeline is worth protesting
Photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons Native American families in North Dakota are currently standing against the construction of the access pipeline. The planned construction cuts directly through the native land, threatening water resources.
By Angela Lugo Staff Writer @AngMariaTweets By now, you’ve heard of the North Dakota Access Pipeline and the controversy surrounding it. In case you haven’t, there is a $3.8 billion underground pipeline being built across three states (ND, SD and IL) to transport massive amounts of oil every day. Issues arose when the original path of the pipe was altered, and the reroute placed it near the water source of the Standing Rock Sioux tribe. Protests started back in April, but coverage fell
through the cracks as mainstream media focused on the election. Luckily, the protests were brought back to the forefront of media attention when Shailene Woodley was arrested while protesting the construction of the pipeline. Since then, there has been significant push-back against Energy Transfer Partners, the company behind the construction. Now that it’s back in the news, and relentlessly so, it’s added some more substance to the arguments that have already been hot topics in this election, like the
environment and social equality. The primary environmental concern is that the pipeline would pollute the tribe’s water source if it were to burst and leak. Pipeline companies say that it is safer to transport oil by way of underground pipelines rather than by train or truck. Safer, maybe, but what good is that information if and when the pipeline bursts and destroys this water source? Will the oil companies saying that pipelines are safer than trains offer any sort of consolation or solution? No. On the other hand, it
is no secret that, in this election, there have been racist and religiously intolerant comments and policies laid out by Donald Trump. So, why then is he leading in North and South Dakota’s polls? According to the New York Times, as of Nov. 5, Trump is almost certain to get the electoral votes in North Dakota and South Dakota. There was a decline in Trump’s chances in mid-October, around the time the protests came back to mainstream media, and a slight rise in Hillary Clinton’s, but nothing that was truly damaging for Trump. So have these protests
done nothing to to change the climate of the election? Not exactly, there is history being made on the ballots this year because of this unrest. There are now three Native American candidates on the ballots as party nominees. Normally, Native Americans are few and far between on the ballots, but in this area there are three. This could allow them to have some say in where the pipe goes, or if it goes at all, if they win. Representation is what this country was founded on, and this is a truly amazing thing. This pipeline is a
blatant disregard to the rights of the Native Americans. If the pipeline isn’t safe enough to build near a city’s water supply, a church or a temple then it is absolutely not safe enough to build near a Native American water supply or their sacred grounds. It is ridiculous to think that anyone thought this was a good idea, and that, if not for the rekindling of this impassioned flame, it might have happened without us ever knowing.
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African Network of Southwest Florida says ‘karibu’ (welcome) to newest elder
EN Photo / Rachel Iacovone University president Wilson G. Bradshaw accepts his gifts at the elder induction ceremony at African Network of Southwest Florida’s Elder Recognition Night on Saturday, Nov. 5.
By Rachel Iacovone Managing Editor @totesrachel The African Network of Southwest Florida hosted its Special African Elder Recognition Night Nov. 5 at the Holiday Inn Fort Myers Airport at Town Center. Guests were invited to “come enjoy an enchanting
evening like none other and support our fundraising efforts for scholarships of African children.” Besides the scholarship recipients, which included Coalition of Black Organizational Leaders President Keturah Pongo, those in attendance included the majority of administrators
from FGCU’s College of Education as well as Provost Ronald Toll and more than 200 other community members – from police officers to talk show hosts to African boutique owners. The guest of honor, though, was university president Wilson G. Bradshaw, who was
inducted as an elder during the night. “This is just amazing,” Bradshaw said. “It’s more than I expected, and to get this kind of recognition from this community is just unbelievable. And, it’s very humbling.” The night was emceed by Yemisi OloruntolaCoates.
Oloruntola-Coates, adorned in traditional African garb, approached the podium regally each time she announced speakers such as the group of FGCU students, including Pongo and Student Body President Thieldens “T” Elneus, who read aloud the poem “Africa In Me” by Diana van den Berg. Midway through the night, dinner was served and featured African staples such as cardamomseasoned rice and turmeric stewed cabbage and potatoes. After everyone had eaten their fill and indulged in a slice of chocolate cake or two, the production of traditional African music, played by Aiyb Dieng, began. The music was soon followed by keynote speaker elder Mzee Kalowale, better known locally as Lee Pitts, the host of Fox4’s Lee Pitts Live. After speaking about his experiences – namely, his mid-2000s visit to South Africa – Pitts joined the other elders at the center of the room to begin the process of Bradshaw’s elder induction ceremony. “This was a great, great moment,” said Peter Ndiang’ui, the president of ANSWFL and an FGCU professor. “It brought together a lot of people – the youth, the aged, people from all walks of life, the police, the community – and
they all elected President Bradshaw. As African Network president, I couldn’t be happier.” Bradshaw was honored with a small speech by each elder about his good works in the community. He sat in a traditional, carved wooden seat, low to the ground and gazing up at each elder, as they offered him their respective gifts, including a woven headband and an African mask. According to its website, ANSWFL is a nonprofit organization that “strives to inspire and empower (members of the) African diaspora residing in Southwest Florida.” Its vision includes providing tools for assimilation and inspiring and providing support for its members as well as inculcating values that recognize the worth of every human being by educating the Southwest Florida community “about what Africa and its people bring to the global arena.” As an elder, Bradshaw intends to honor all ANSWFL standards by continuing his local involvement long past his presidency at FGCU, which ends in June. “My intent, at this point, is to come back and teach at FGCU, a course or two a year,” Bradshaw said, “and stay engaged with the communities that we serve.”
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The current elders take turns reading through university president Wilson G. Bradshaw’s duties as ANSWFL’s newest elder during his induction.
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Eagle News writes this beat every week from the official UPD weekly summary Roommate Fights On Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 4:14 p.m., housing administration contacted UPD about two male students that got into a fight in Osprey Hall. They reportedly made physical and personal threats toward each other. The altercation began when one student locked his roommate, the other student involved, out of the dorm room. No charges were filed, but housing has already moved one student into another apartment.
White Robes and Hoods On Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 9:51 wp.m., UPD received a witness report regarding a group of people on the library green wearing white robes and white hoods. An officer discovered the group dressed in all white, while one person had a megaphone. It was discovered that they are a church group with permission to be on campus. Shuttle Stop
On Wednesday, Nov. 2 at 8:25 p.m., a Palmetto Hall RA informed UPD of a vehicle crash that took place. A shuttle bus was involved in an accident with a truck in front of the building. Both parties were present and there were no injuries. Star Gazing On Thursday, Nov. 3 at 8:59 p.m., a security guard at IHUB advised UPD that two vehicles were at the end of the road. One was parked and another was
driving back and forth, as if preparing for some sort of race. The officer made contact with the vehicles and three students claimed they were out looking at the stars.
schoolbooks, schoolwork, five hunting knives, one pocketknife and two switch blade knives. The knives were removed for safety purposes. Possible Heart Attack
Knife Collection On Friday, Nov. 4 at 6:48 a.m., UPD was called about an intoxicated student who was wondering around South Village and reportedly tried walking into the pond. The student was taken to Gulf Coast Hospital. His backpack was discovered to have
On Monday, Nov. 7 at 10:37 a.m., UPD received a call from a witness reporting someone with a stiff arm who was believed to be having a heart attack. The subject was reported as awake and alert and was then transported to North Collier Hospital.
Bail Bondsman On Tuesday, Nov. 8 at 4:30 a.m., parents of a student contacted UPD saying that a bail bondsman had contacted them wanting money to release their son from jail. Lee County Sheriff’s Office advised the parents that their son was not in jail. UPD was asked to check on the son and have him call home.
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COBOL bill passes in second reading during SG Senate
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Sophomore Zachary Hill addresses Student Government senate during an SG meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 6.
By Travis Brown Assistant News Editor @teebrowns In the midst of the 2016 presidential election, Student Government passed the Coalition of Black Organizational Leaders bill in second reading during their meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 8. Among the bills being voted on was a request to allocate funds for COBOL. COBOL is the group behind recent protests at
FGCU over the outrage expressed within the student body about a recent racial slur and racist image found in Seidler Hall, and the FGCU administration’s lack of response the two following weeks after the incident. COBOL saw their bill move into second reading as the bill is presented for a second time for discussion before being voted on to either pass and allow the funding, or be rejected by the Senate.
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Presented by Senator Garrett Parsons, COBOL requested $986 to supply the group with shirts and other promotional items including a table cloth, pens, cups, plaques and food for meetings and events. There are currently 24 active members participating in activities such as walks, tabling, fundraising and various other tasks. The plaques were noted to be of use for awards
within the RSO by their members by Parsons. A minor line change amendment was proposed by Parsons, to change the unit price of the shirts to $7 to match other requests brought in front of the Senate this year. Chair Paul Olivera had questioned the price of the shirts at $7 with the acquisition that price may be too low. Senator Miguel Castro quickly rose to point out that not only is it possible
to find shirts for that price, it is possible to find them for cheaper or “around $6.” Parsons was able to remind members, however, that COBOL can fundraise for any missing funds. A vote left the amendment unpassed, keeping the unit price of $8.49. Parsons then moved in to remove the food line due to vague details of how the money would be specifically allocated. The amendment was quickly passed without
opposition passed. With no oppositional debate to the bill, Senate moved into an also very quiet support and to the conclusion of the presentation. “This organization is a great organization,” Parsons said in conclusion. “They also fundraise which I think is really great.” The bill was unanimously passed with a new total $709 to be allocated to COBOL.
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FGCU women’s soccer claims third consecutive ASUN Women’s Soccer Championship
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Going dancing for the fifth time in six seasons, the FGCU women’s soccer team will face UF in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.
By Miguel Rodriguez Sports Editor @Miguel_Rod0914 Heading back to the NCAA tournament for the third consecutive season, the FGCU women’s soccer team defeated Lipscomb to earn the program’s fifth ASUN Women’s Soccer Championship. “This means so much to our team,” said three-time ASUN Player of the Year Tabby Tindell. “It’s our goal and expectation each
season to come back and make it to the conference tournament and make it out of it.” Scoring two goals en route to earning a spot on the 2016 ASUN AllTournament Team and earning Championship MVP honors, Ali Rodgers opened the scoring in the 33rd minute before sealing the deal in the 80th minute to send the Eagles dancing with a 2-0 victory. “We knew one goal wasn’t going to win it,”
Rodgers said. “We didn’t want to make a dog fight, and for me to finish that second one, I’m lucky. Meg (Mulligan) made a great run and played a great ball, and I got the chance to finish it.” The Eagles started the game with high pressure in the attacking third of the pitch, firing three shots in the first five minutes of the game. Sending the ball toward the back post, Mulligan’s cross found the head of Rodgers, as she soared
through the air to meet the ball and drive it into the back of the net to break the deadlock and give the Eagles a 1-0 lead with 12 minutes remaining in the first half. Coming into the second half, the Eagles controlled the tempo of the match before the Bisons began to gain momentum with their season on the line. With multiple attempts toward a goal, including a dangerous volley from Ellen Lundy that went
just over the bar, Melissa Weck was strong for the Eagles between the sticks, recording three saves in the match en route to increasing her goal-against average to an ASUN-best 0.73 percent. With 10 minutes left in regulation, Rodgers added a vital insurance goal to add to FGCU’s lead, slotting the ball in the back of the net after Mulligan’s corner deflected off of Paulina Speckmaier before landing at the feet of Rodgers and
into the goal. Making one more save to earn her 10th clean sheet on the year, Weck secured the Eagles’ place in the NCAA tournament. After the match, Ashley Parks, Speckmaier, Tindell and Rodgers were named to the All-Tournament Team. FGCU will now head to Gainesville, as they take on UF in the first round of the NCAA tournament on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.
FGCU women’s soccer to face UF in the first round of NCAA Tournament By Miguel Rodriguez Sports Editor @Miguel_Rod0914 On the eve of earning its third consecutive ASUN Women’s Soccer Championship and a spot in the Big Dance, the FGCU women’s soccer team will head to Gainesville to face
UF in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Friday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. Making their 14th consecutive NCAA tournament appearance, the Gators enter the match with a 15-4-1 record. Defeating Arkansas 2-1 in overtime en route to their 12 SEC Tournament
championship, the Gators went 5-4-1 against opponents who qualified for the Big Dance. Earning their first NCAA tournament first round win in program history with a 2-1 victory over USF, the Eagles will look to make it back-to-back second round appearances.
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No. 21 FGCU men’s soccer advances to ASUN Men’s Soccer Championship final
EN Photo / Brad Young Tacking on two more goals to his nation leading 19 goals in its 3-2 semi-final victory over Lipscomb, ASUN Player of the Year Albert Ruiz (left) and the FGCU men’s soccer team will host Jacksonville in the ASUN Men’s Soccer Championship final on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m.
By Miguel Rodriguez Sports Editor @Miguel_Rod0914 Rielee Mohsin was the hero on Saturday night when his headed goal in the second period of overtime sent the No. 21 FGCU men’s soccer team to the ASUN Men’s Soccer Championship final with a 3-2 victory over Lipscomb. Coming into the match in the 76th minute, Mohsin started both periods of added time with the mindset of sending the Eagles one step closer to the NCAA tournament.
“We called it on the sidelines,” FGCU head coach Bob Butehorn said. “I even said to my staff, he’s going to get a goal. That’s why we left him on the pitch, and he said it to me as well, he said I’m going to get it.” ASUN player of the Year, Albert Ruiz, extended his nation-leading goal total to 19, bringing the Eagles level in the 35th minute and putting FGCU up 2-1 in the 61st minute. Playing to a 1-1 overtime draw against Lipscomb a week ago in Nashville, The Eagles fell behind midway
through the first half when Logan Paynter slotted the ball past FGCU goalkeeper Jared Brown from 10 yards out to give the Bisons a 1-0 lead. The Eagles quickly responded as Dennis Zapata found Arion SobersAssue, who found Ruiz in stride toward goal where the Spaniard slotted a leftfooted strike to the far right post to bring FGCU level at one. Entering the end of the first half being outshot by the Bisons 8-4, the Eagles turned up the pressure in the final third of the pitch,
firing five shots in the first five minutes of the second half. After 10 minutes of pressuring the Bisons’ backline, Ruiz found the back of the net once again, receiving the ball from Zapata at the top of the area, Ruiz fired the ball with a left-foot from 20 yards out to the far left post that left Lipscomb’s keeper flat footed in the middle of the net. Seventy-two seconds after falling behind 2-1, the Bisons quickly responded as Cameron Botes scored his first goal of his
collegiate career, hitting home a pass from Paynter into an empty net after Brown come off of his line to challenge a ball played into the box. Both teams battled back and forth in the remaining 18 minutes of regulation taking multiple shots at goal but no one was able to find the game-winner as the teams headed to overtime. In the first period of overtime, it appeared that the Eagles would be through to the final early on, but Justin Gavin’s headed effort from a cross played by Jiro Barriga
Toyama missed just left of the goal. In the second period of overtime, FGCU found the goal to keep its season alive when Mohsin scored his second goal as an Eagle, heading home Gavin’s cross into the back of the net. FGCU will face 5thseeded Jacksonville for the ASUN Men’s Soccer Championship and a spot in the NCAA Tournament on Saturday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at the FGCU Soccer Complex.
Men’s soccer to host Jacksonville in the ASUN Men’s Soccer Championship final By Miguel Rodriguez Sports Editor @Miguel_Rod0914 Despite being outshot by UNF 21-3, a goal in the fifth minute by Igor Ferreira gave Jacksonville a 1-0 victory to send them to the ASUN Men’s Soccer Championship final. As the higher seed
Ali Rogers Position: Midfielder Redshirt Senior 5 feet 8 inches Hometown: Naples, Florida
of the two, the second seeded FGCU men’s soccer team will host fifth seed Jacksonville at 7 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12 at the FGCU Soccer Complex. The last time these two teams faced off was Oct. 25 when the Eagles rode goals from ASUN Player of the Year Albert Ruiz and ASUN All-Freshmen team
member Shak Adams to a 2-1 victory over the Dolphins in Jacksonville. “It feels good to play the final at our home field, but nothing has been done,” Ruiz said. “I’m 100 percent sure it’s going to be a really tough game. We will need a good crowd on Saturday night to win the championship.”
Scoring two goals en route to earning a spot on the 2016 ASUN AllTournament Team and earning championship MVP honors, Ali Rogers tallied the teams only goals in the 2-0 victory over Lipscomb. At the 33rd minute and the 80th minute, Rodgers banked in two shots, sending FGCU to the NCAA Championship to face UF in the first round on Nov. 11. Rogers earned her first career post-season honor, earning the First Team All-Conference honors after having one of the best seasons of her career. Scoring two critical, game-winning goals along with three other goals, Rogers totaled 13 points this season. The midfielder also had two assists to her name. EN Illustration / Audrey Mobley
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FGCU swimming and diving defeats two before falling to FSU at FGCU quad meet
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Winning the 200 yard butterfly with a time of 1:59.87, Christina Kaas Elmgreen finished just over a half a second behind FSU in the 100 yard freestyle with a time of 55.38 earning her second place.
By Jesse Martin Staff Writer @JesseMartin247 The FGCU swimming and diving team defeated two of its three opponents at the FGCU quad meet that took place Nov. 4 and 5 at the FGCU Aquatics Complex. Going against their former head coach, the FGCU women’s swim and dive team lost to FSU while earning wins against Florida Southern and West Florida. “The girls stepped up and performed very
well,” said FGCU head coach Dave Rollins in an FGCU Athletics press release. “It’s an emotional weekend with everything going on, but they did a great job supporting one another and racing hard from start to finish. The girls had been looking forward to this weekend. It’s a good rivalry, and FSU is doing good things up there. The important thing for us is keeping our focus on moving forward and learning from this weekend.” The meet started out with a tie in the 200 medley
relay, with FSU and FGCU getting a time of 1:40.06. The time was a seasonbest for the Eagles, beating their previous best by 2.5 seconds. The Eagles got first, second and third in the 400 individual medley. Liz Zeiger got the first place finish, with a time of 4:18.28. In the Girls 200 freestyle, Hannah Burdge got third, with a season best time of 1:50.21, while Florida state took the top two places. Katie Latham got a season-best time of 23.15, and a third place finish for
the Eagles in the 50-yard freestyle. FGCU would place first and second in the 200 yard butterfly. With Kristina Kaas Elmgreen getting the win for the Eagles, with a time of 1:59.87 In the next event, FGCU got first and second once again in the 200 yard backstroke, with Sandra Wilk getting the top time of 2:01.02. Linda Shaw placed second in the 500 yard freestyle, with a time of 4:57.24. The Eagles ended the first day by winning the 400 yard freestyle relay with a
season-best time of 3:21.62. The Eagles held the lead against the Seminoles after day one. The Eagles began day two with a second-place finish behind FSU with a time of 3:46.90.In the long 1000 yard freestyle, FSU would get first and second while FGCU’s Liz Zeiger got third with a time of 10:16.03. Christina Kaas Elmgreen finished just over a half a second behind FSU, as she got second with a time of 55.38. In a close 100 yard freestyle, FSU placed first, while FGCU finished second and third
respectively. Sandra Wilk led the Eagles to a win in the 100 yard backstroke with a time of 55.89. The Eagles won the last event of the meet in the 200 yard freestyle relay with a time of 1:31.74 FSU handed the Eagles a close defeat, with the final score being 203.5- 149.5. FGCU’s next competition will be at the Georgia Tech Invite in Atlanta, Georgia, from Thursday, Nov. 17 to Saturday, Nov. 19. FGCU will look to improve on its third place finish they got last year.
FGCU volleyball defeats Kennesaw State 3-2 in final home game of regular season By Ashley DeBoer Staff Writer @AshleyDeBoer1 On Saturday evening, FGCU faced off against Kennesaw State for the
second time this season. When FGCU faced KSU back in October, FGCU lost in four sets, but in the most recent match against KSU, FGCU claimed a 3- 2 win at Alico Arena.
The Eagles and KSU went set for set, but FGCU dominated in the fifth set for the match win on Senior Night. FGCU had 61 kills and 68 digs, compared to KSU’s 60 kills and 53 digs.
FGCU also had eight blocks compared to KSU’s four blocks. Amanda Carroll contributed 21 kills during the match, and Karissa Rhoades had 25 digs. In the first set, FGCU opened up with intensity that helped them take the immediate lead. A kill from Amanda Carroll, followed by a big block from Daniele Serrano and Leigh Pudwill, contributed to their 8-4 lead early on in the set. Maggie Rick assisted with several sets to the right side and outside hitters during this set which made the offense very versatile. A big kill from Giovanni Borgiotti took the set to 18-14 and forced KSU to take a timeout. KSU started to make a comeback and closed in on FGCU’s lead to tie it up at 21-21. A service ace from Carroll capped off the first set in FGCU’s favor, 25-22. The second set started off much like the first, with an opening kill from Carroll, but KSU
started to take the lead and forced the Eagles to take an early timeout at 3-6. A kill from Borgiotti broke KSU’s scoring run after returning from the timeout. KSU collected several kills on FGCU and continued to hold onto the lead, but a service ace from Karissa Rhoades, a block kill from Marlene Moeller, and a kill from Borgiotti tied the set back up at 13-13. KSU took the lead again at 21-19 and the Eagles took their final timeout. The Eagles fell short in the second set and KSU tied up the match, 1-1 (25-23). Another kill from Carroll and a seven-point run gave FGCU a lead in the third set, 7-0. Another big block from Pudwill and Serrano contributed to the intensity in this third set to take the lead to 101. Throughout this whole match, Serrano and Pudwill have helped FGCU defense by being strong blockers at the net. A powerful crosscourt kill from Carroll ended the third set in favor of FGCU, 25-14. FGCU now enters into the fourth set
with match advantage 2-1. The fourth set was evenly matched and FGCU effectively took a threepoint lead early on in the set at 9-6. KSU came back and tied up the set at 1414, forcing FGCU to take a timeout. Following the timeout, KSU took the lead and held onto it until the end. A kill from Carroll was part of FGCU’s comeback, but a service error from the Eagles ended the set in favor of KSU, 25-21. The fifth started with much excitement as FGCU worked to claim this win on the seniors’ last home game. In the fifth set, FGCU took the lead from the start with kills from Pudwill, Serrano, Moeller and Carroll, to give FGCU a five-point lead, 105. KSU started to close the score gap, but a kill from Carroll gave the momentum back to FGCU. Lastly, a service ace from Maggie Rick and another kill from Carroll ended the match with a win for FGCU, 15-9. The Eagles now have a record of 23-5 and have tied the D1 program record with 23 wins in 2016.
ENTERTAINMENT & LIFESTYLE Donald Glover’s ‘Atlanta’ earned second season after major success
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By Jesse Martin Staff Writer @JesseMartin247 The new FX series “Atlanta” finished its tenepisode first season, with its season finale airing Nov. 1. “Atlanta” began airing on television Sept. 6, and has offered television viewers a unique, fresh perspective about a young black man trying to make a better life for himself in rural Atlanta, all while trying to support his daughter and the mother of his child. The show has received critical acclaim since its first episode.
Rotten Tomatoes gave the season a 100 percent approval rating, and has a score of 90 out of 100 on Metacritic. The show’s acclaim and following has allowed the show to be renewed for a second season. Donald Glover, the show’s creator and star, lets the setting of the show do most of the storytelling. Week after week “Atlanta” has displayed some of the best cinematography on TV. The intriguing characters all have interesting backgrounds and have been developed properly so that audience
looks forward to what will happen to them next. Glover’s character, Ern is the manager for his cousin who goes by the name, “Paper Boi.” In the show, Paper Boi has begun to rise in popularity in the Atlanta hip hop scene. The show revolves around Ern, Paper Boi and their close friend Darius falling victim to the troubles Atlanta can present. One of the biggest strengths of “Atlanta’s” first season was its commitment to their supporting characters. One of the best episodes of the season, “Value,” hardly even features Ern.
Lemony Snicket’s ‘A Series of Unfortunate Events’ comes to Netflix
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Earlier this month, Netflix released a teaser trailer for their adaptation of Lemony Snicket’s “A Series of Unfortunate Events.” I had nostalgia vibes throughout the whole trailer. So, you may be wondering, who exactly is going to benefit from this show? Well, that, of course, would be any ‘90s kid – or really any kid – who fell in love with the novels and the film, and any kid who will be introduced to them because of this remake. Count Olaf still reminds
me of that annoying uncle that manages to make it to the family reunions, somehow, without an invite. For those of you who still haven’t seen or read this classic, you’re in for quite a treat. The Baudelaire orphans are seen arriving at the doorstep of their new guardian, Count Olaf, played by Neil Patrick Harris, and immediately they can tell that something is wrong. Olaf’s interest in the children is too intense, and soon the children set out to uncover who he really is. They discover that Olaf is only interested in the children because of the
massive inheritance their parents left them, and that he wants to claim the money for himself. The children are soon removed from his custody and are then placed with a series of different guardians. However, that doesn’t stop Olaf from trying to get the children back. This is definitely a show to watch for. So grab your significant other, a friend or your pillow – it’s all cool whichever one you decide on – and save the date for Jan. 13, 2017 when “A Series of Unfortunate Events” is set to premiere in full on Netflix.
Glover purposely hides his face from the audience in the short amount of screen time he has. Rather, this episode focuses on his girlfriend, Van. From episode to episode there is no story arc. Smaller individual stories that focus on different parts of the city and different social issues each episode. “Atlanta” always offers a multitude of opinions and perspectives. There are plenty of directions for “Atlanta” to go with their second season. There is still a lot of room to grow for the new Photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons TV show. It should keep Donald Glover at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival. The series “Atlanta” has had critical success, with a season rating of 100 percent on getting better and better. Rotten Tomatoes.
R.I.P. Vine (2013-2016)
Photo courtesy of Esther Vargas via Flikr Vine, the six-second video platform, will be discontinued. Speculation that social media outlets such as Facebook, Instagram and Snapchat have lead to Vine’s ultimate demise circulate the internet.
By Angela Lugo Staff Writer @AngMariaTweets On Oct. 27, Twitter announced that the Vine mobile app will be discontinued. The platform, known for it’s six-second format, is coming to an end, but the content will live on in the web version. Content creators from the platform have voiced their sorrow at this unexpected end. Though, all the signs were there. Even though some creators are upset about Vine’s demise, most of them have already transferred their content to other platforms like Facebook and Instagram – where they can get paid. This was vine’s biggest mistake; They were unable to come up with a way to pay creators for posting their content to the app. On platforms like YouTube, creators get paid in AdSense and through sponsorships. So, regardless of the sponsorships, the creator still gets a certain amount
of money per view. Vine did not have any kind of program like this, so aside from sponsorships – which can be few and far between – the creators were essentially posting their content for free. This is what lead to the biggest creators shifting to other platforms. Not long after the announcement that Vine was being discontinued, information from secret meetings that Vine held with 18 content creators was released to the public. In fall of 2015, these creators met with Vine executives to try and save the app, which was already seeing a steady decline in engagement. In these meetings, the Vine stars asked for $1.8 million each, bug fixes and a direct line of communication in exchange for 12 posts a month and, presumably, their undying loyalty. The idea was that this deal would increase engagement in the app while Vine executives tried to figure out something
more permanent and effective. People have been calling those creators entitled and ridiculous for thinking they are worth so much money. Vine must have agreed, because the deal ultimately fell through and here we are: Vine is dead. However, Vine’s relationship with its creators is not their only fault. For the last few years, Vine has been devoid of meaningful updates or changes. They only included a feature allowing videos longer than six seconds in June of this year. That’s three years after Instagram’s inclusion of video to their platform. So, Vine’s update was just too little too late. Vine will live on in the web version, and your favorite creators will move on to platforms where they don’t have to create for free. Let this be a lesson to other platforms to value their creators. Without creators there is no content, without content there is no platform.
Photos courtesy of Wikimedia Commons The “A Series of Unfortunate Events” series created by Daniel Handler, aka Lemony Snicket. Handler’s books have swept media platforms like the silver screen and now the home of millions as a Netflix series.
Photos courtesy of Disney / ABC Television Group via Flikr (Left to right) Vine stars Carter Reynolds, Matthew Espinosa, Cameron Dallas, Nash Grier and Logan Paul at the 2014 Billboard Music Awards.
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Countdown to Christmas movie list Curated this week by special guest Assist. E&L Editor, Julia Browning
By Victoria Alvarez Contributing Writer @fgcueaglenews As soon as the clock strikes 12 a.m. on Halloween night, jack-o’-lanterns and ghouls are left in the dust. For professional holiday fanatics, Nov. 1 is the official start to a spectacular holiday season. Grab a cup of hot cocoa, get cozy and start the countdown to Christmas with this list of classic holiday films.
Red, White and Blue 1. “American Badass” - Kid Rock 2. “Party in the USA” - Miley Cyrus
1. “Elf”
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One of Santa’s rather large helpers lost in New York City? Sounds like trouble. Will Ferrell is endearingly idiotic in this Christmas comedy. If you enjoy the pleasing aesthetics of a snowy New York City skyline and the sky-blue hue of Zooey Deschanel’s eyes, this movie is the right pick for your holiday celebrations.
2. “Home Alone” When spunky eightyear-old Kevin McCallister is accidentally abandoned during the holidays, it is his duty to protect his family home from two thieves. Watch baby-faced Macaulay Culkin scurry around, creating witty inventions and crazy tricks as mayhem ensues.
3. “The Polar Express” This movie features the soothing voice of Tom Hanks as a conductor that guides a magical train ride all the way up to the North Pole. This film leaves its audience without a doubt that Santa Claus is more than just a legend.
4. “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” The rhymes and stories that encapsulate our childhoods come to life in this film adaptation of “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas.” Let Jim Carrey, dressed as the giant green grinch, entertain you as he wrecks havoc upon Whoville.
5. “Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer” This 1964 stop-motion animated classic tale is an oldie, but a goodie. The exaggerated features of the tiny characters are almost too cute to bear. The soundtrack provides a
6. “Frosty the Snowman” “Frosty the Snowman” will make you fall in love with this iconic snowman all over again. A group of children aiding Frosty in the race against temperature and time is bound to be a tear-jerker, but also a tool to teach the values of friendship, love and the holiday spirit.
7. “Christmas with the Kranks” For the Kranks, a holiday in the Caribbean sounds like a Christmas well spent. For their tight-knit suburban neighborhood, however, the Krank’s abandonment of the Christmas spirit is a tragedy. Then, when the Kranks’ daughter decides to come home for the holiday at the last minute, the couple and their neighbors try to pull of a traditional Christmas, even when it seems like everything is working against their best efforts.
8. “The Santa Clause” Watch as a divorced dad morphs into Santa Claus against his will after he accidentally kills the legendary saint. As he fights his evergrowing beard and belly, he eventually learns to accept the Christmas spirit creeping into his heart. If you enjoy this movie, there are two sequels that the complete collection.
9. “Four Christmases” When couple Brad (played by Vince Vaughn) and Kate (played by Reese Witherspoon) try to dodge spending the holiday season with their eccentric families by trying to escape on an exotic vacation,
forces work against them. They both belong to divorced parents with their fair share of crazy relatives, hence the number of Christmases. Through all the chaos, the couple learns to accept each other and their lovable families.
10. “Unaccompanied Minors” When a blizzard traps travelers in an airport on Christmas Eve, it is up to a group of unaccompanied minors to entertain themselves at the expense of security personnel. Chaos ensues.
3. “National Anthem” - Lana Del Rey 4. “Born in the USA” - Bruce Springsteen 5. “American Idiot” - Green Day 6. “American Pie” - Don McLean 7. “Ragged Old Flag” - Johnny Cash 8. “God Bless the USA” - Lee Greenwood 9. “Made in America” - JAY Z, Kanye West, Frank Ocean 10. “American Boy” - Estelle (feat. Kanye West)
11. “National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation” Dim-witted dad Clark Griswold just wants a traditional Christmas holiday with his family. It is obvious that the holiday conditions are not in his favor as he tries to put his best efforts into creating a perfect Christmas extravaganza.
12. “A Christmas Story” A group of mischievous children and their oblivious families learn what it is to experience a traditional American Christmas.
13. “The Best Man Holiday” Mix a stellar cast, comedy and drama and you get the perfect modern Christmas film. Old friends under the same roof make for a heartwarming tale that really drives the values of love and friendship.
14. “A Charlie Brown Christmas” Charlie Brown tries to restore the Christmas spirit in his Peanut gang when he discovers they have all been asking Santa for money.
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15. “The Nightmare Before Christmas” In this spooky Tim Burton tale, Jack Skellington discovers bright life in Christmastown. His plans to take over Santa’s job goes awry quickly.
16. “Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town” For the child at heart, this stop-motion animated film describes the birth of several Christmas traditions and how they morphed throughout history.
17. “Jack Frost” When winter sprite Jack Frost falls in love with a girl named Elisa, he requests that Father Winter make him human so he can be with her. Father Winter grants Jack’s request, but only if he can prove that he can function sufficiently in Elisa’s world.
18. “Disney’s a Christmas Carol” As Ebenezer Scrooge spends a retched holiday alone in his home, he is
visited by the spirit of his former business partner, who warns him of the consequences of his greed. Scrooge is then taken on a wild ride by three timetravelling ghosts.
19. “A Madea Christmas” Mabel “Madea” Simmons is back at it again in another installment by Tyler Perry. Madea gives and receives the importance of values like kindness and family while she spends her Christmas on a farm.
20. “The Holiday” When two lonely women find themselves at their wit’s end, they find their lives intersecting. They become pen pals, exchange their home addresses, and come up with a plan to live in the other’s home over the holidays. During their stays, they find the unlikeliest of friends and lovers.
21. “Snow Buddies” For puppy lovers, this film is a showcase of yellow
Labrador puppies trying their best to win a dog-sled race in snowy Alaska.
22. “Mickey’s Once Upon a Christmas” Reunite with Mickey and the gang as they entertain with stories of Christmas past, and other traditional seasonal tales.
23. “Richie Rich’s Christmas Wish” Spoiled Richie Rich learns to be careful of what he wishes for when he is thrown into an alternate reality, and has to come to terms with the fact that his life wasn’t so bad after all.
24. “12 Dates of Christmas” Stuck in a repeating time loop, a woman experiences Christmas Eve again and again. Can she learn over the course of 12 days how to score her one true love?
25. “Krampus” For those still hanging on to Halloween by the thinnest thread, this spooky Christmas tale is equal parts scary and cozy.
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FGCU and Pinewoods Elementary work together to beautify the garden at Pinewoods as part of a senior project. The garden was started with the intention to teach students about agriculture.
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Garden created at Pinewoods Elementary helps students learn about agriculture By Sebastian Gonzalez Contributing Writer @sgonzalezchacin The children of Pinewoods Elementary in Estero were excited to help beautify the garden at their school on Monday, Nov. 7. About 20 kids joined a group of FGCU students working on their Intermediate Senior Seminar project, which educated the children about gardening and better irrigation techniques by planting a banana circle. “We want to give the kids an example of polycultures,” Eric Parker, an FGCU student, said. “When we plant this way, it emphasizes diversity so that the plants mutually benefit each other.” The garden started back in 2007 when Jane Swedish, a teacher at Pinewoods Elementary, along with a coworker who has since left the school,
decided to bring gardening education to children so they could “see things grow.” “Initially, the garden intended to be a five senses garden,” Swedish said. They had plants the children could touch and smell to feel the differences between them. Over the years, it has developed into a more agricultural and educational program, although the area has grown smaller. A l t h o u g h understanding how our agriculture systems could improve by diversifying the ecosystems so plants work for each other instead of denigrating our soils by cultivating the same crops over and over, it is not a common topic for elementary students and classrooms. Ms. Swedish wants to bring some kind of environmental education to her students.
“I want the children to be able to get out doors, touch the soil, be close to the environment and know how to respect it,” Swedish said, “So that, someday, hopefully they can grow their own food.” Swedish says she has had students come back after years to tell her that they have planted a garden and they are excited about it. She says she wants to teach the children that they don’t need a big area to plant. They can actually plant in pots at home, and they don’t need a big area to do so. The garden at Pinewoods has bamboo, two mangos, tangerine, guava, rosemary, sunflowers and more. There are plans to start growing lettuce and tomatoes soon. However, raising the garden and creating a serious project out of it hasn’t been an easy task.
The garden doesn’t receive any grants from the school and Swedish has to find funding for her projects with the community. Local garden clubs give her small grants, but she has also asked for help from big companies. She has even received grants from companies like Walmart and Lowes. She maintains the garden with funding through the community, especially parents. After the coworker she started the garden with left the school, it’s been difficult to find someone with the passion to help with her project. That’s why Swedish says it’s important for her to get the kind of support she gets from FGCU students and programs such as the Pinewoods Elementary PTO, which makes the relationship between parents and school
staff more productive. The Intermediate Senior Seminar course at FGCU, and support from professor Courtney Satkoski, has been crucial for the survival of the garden. Swedish says she couldn’t make it without the FGCU students who help her every semester and that she has found an ally in Eric Parker, who led the Intermediate Senior Seminar group that’s helping with the garden. Swedish says she’s been working with Parker in environmental projects since he was a boy. Parker actually attended Pinewoods Elementary and now, as an FGCU student, is a coordinator at the FGCU food forest. Parker is promoting the system used at the food forest, permaculture, to be used on the Pinewoods garden.
“(Permaculture) stands for permanent agriculture,” Parker said. It’s a system that emphasizes in not replanting. The plant continuously grows and the longer they are there, the more they produce. Parker wants the project to provide stable root systems and teach the children about year-long systems for agriculture and food. Alex Miranda, another FGCU student working to beautify the garden at Pinewoods, says that the importance of the project is to create a hands-on experience for the children, to get them to understand the process and the work it takes to bring food from seed to table. “The children are our future and for them to have this early exposure, it helps them have a sense of place,” Miranda said.
Eagles host free vision and hearing screening others – was challenged by Helen Keller to become the “knights of the blind.” Since then, members of the club strive to help the community by hosting regular vision and hearing screenings, and have prevented the vision loss of more than 30 million people to date. FGCU students and Lions Club RSO, members paired with the Lions Club of Bonita Springs to host the free event for the children of FGCU’s Family and Resource Center on Nov. 4. From 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., EN Photo / Georgette French children were ushered Rachel O’Dell shows Arthur Bejhaj how one of the ear scans works. O’Dell was one of many students who partnered with the Lions club to host the free screening. into testing rooms where RSO members tested their vision and hearing. prompts the child to give By Georgette French him high-fives before he’s A blonde little girl, named Outreach Editor called in for a scanning that Zoey Quee, was the first to @GeorgetteFrenc could make a huge impact be screened. Quee was seated in Joe Jackson, on how he is able to learn. What started as a civic a chair in front of RSO coordinator of the Bonita Springs Lions Club sits on engagement project turned president Rachel O’Dell, a bench inside the Family into the establishment of who helped her relax by Resource Center at FGCU FGCU’s second club in the saying that they were where kids aged three to six state with the International going to play a game while she prepared one of two wait to get their eyes and Lions Club. Established in 1925, the machines – the audiometer ears checked. He laughs at a little boy Lions Club – whose motto and the aeroscan – that named Arthur Bejhaj, and centers around service to would test Quee’s hearing.
She then placed headphones over Quee’s ears and told her that whenever she heard a sound, she was supposed to touch the side of the headphone she heard it in. As O’Dell worked, she explained the differences between the machines she used. “The audiometer tests the child’s connection to understand what they hear, so it’s 99 percent effective,” O’Dell said. “But the aeroscan tests the function of the eardrums and catches any ear problems a child may have.” By playing sounds at different frequencies into the child’s ears, O’Dell is able to tell how well they are able to hear and if there are any problems associated with the connection between the vibration of the sound off of the eardrum. Next, the children moved onto their vision test, where Linda Powrir and FGCU student Kaylee Clifford used the spot vision screen to test their eyesight.
According to Clifford, the spot scan can be used to test the eyesight of those ranging from six months to a 100 years old. The machine operates in low light by focusing on the eyes of patients onto the screen where it scans their eyes and captures a photo that also tells examiners where the child stands on a specific spectrum. The test has the ability to detect strabismus (crossed eyes), astigmatism (blurred vision) and other differences between the eyes which can lead to blindness if not corrected early enough. Luckily, each of the children was tested accordingly and out of the 23 that took the free screening, only eight were referred for further examination. Exams like these are incredibly important to have done at early ages to catch problems that may develop later on in life, like lazy eye, which – according to Jackson – if not corrected by age eight, could lead to blindness. “If you can’t see, you
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can’t hear and you can’t learn,” Jackson said, “And if you can’t learn, you’re in big trouble.” He stressed the importance of both exams and urged parents to get their children screened either at free events like theirs or in private. For Eagles who missed the screening but would like to participate in future events, both Jackson and O’Dell say that the organization is always open to volunteers who are willing to help kids for a great cause. “Our dream is to have an FGCU team,” Jackson said. “The problem is scheduling between class, work and other activities.” Despite this, it is something that Jackson can work with. Students who would like to become involved with the Lions Club or future activities can reach out to Jackson at JJacksonL47@gmail.com or O’Dell at Raodell9600@ eagle.fgcu.edu. They can also go the Lions Club RSO located on Eaglelink for more information.
Hunger and Homelessness Week is a national social movement by the National Coalition for the Homeless to promote education, action and awareness about hunger and homelessness. This year, Student Government is partnering with the Office of Service Learning to bring this week-long event to the FGCU campus so that our community can work together to understand the enduring nature of poverty and enact changes necessary to change the course of hunger and homelessness. Many events throughout the week, Nov. 12 -19. Earn service learning hours on Monday, Nov. 14 assembling blessings bags, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m., Cohen Center 213. Or, help in a Habitat for Humanity home-build on Friday, Nov. 18, 8 a.m. – 2 p.m. Learn about your Food Forest and how to alleviate food insecurity and join the Chilly Cook-Off competition on Friday, Nov. 18. For more information about participating in these and other events, please contact Karyn Friedman-Everham at keverham@fgcu.edu or 239-590-7019.