Volume 16 Issue 7

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Volume 16, Issue 7

Wednesday, October 4, 2017

President Martin calls for Toll’s Resignation as provost Opinion

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EN Photo / Cole McGowan President Martin announced Provost Ron Toll’s resignation in an email on Oct.2 Toll has served as the Vice President of Academic Affairs since 2008.

By Alexandra Figares News Editor @fgcueaglenews

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Ron Toll, FGCU’s highest ranked academic officer since 2008, has been terminated from his position of provost and vice president of academic affairs.

FGCU to hold commencment in Alico Arena

In a letter given to Toll on Monday, FGCU President Michael Martin said, “Based on my review and observations, it is quite evident to me that as the institution continues its journey, a change in leadership has to be made.”

President Martin’s office sent out an email to

students on Monday, Oct. 2, announcing that Dr. Ron Toll, “after nine years of dedicated service,… will return to the faculty following a well-earned sabbatical leave.”

However, according to Martin, Toll’s stepping down is not a termination.

“Sometimes you need

a change after 9 years,” Martin said. “This was the time to make a change. This was not a termination, this was exercising the clause of his contract as all of us have in our contracts.”

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PB’s Crafts & Snacks big hit

By Alexandra Figares News Editor @fgcueaglenews Friday nights call for a much anticipated night out with friends, but rainy Friday nights call for cozy indoor activities and crafts.

On Friday, Sept. 29, students waited in clusters outside the Cohen Center ballroom at 9 p.m. for Programming Board’s “PB Snacks and Crafts” event.

While a rainy Friday night was not in the original plans, it set the mood for painting mason jars, henna tattoos, pompom making tutorials, dream catcher making and Chick-Fil-A. “I really enjoyed the event,” Environmist Studies major Bo Cherry said. “I liked making the dream catchers.”

About 240 students attended the event that ran until midnight, students could win Eaglepalooza tickets.

According to Resort and Hospitality major and PB Late Night Director Elizabeth Cardaman, about 20 hours were placed into the event.

“Programming Board and myself are very happy with the turnout,” Resort and Hospitality major and PB Late Night Director Elizabeth Cardaman said. “We look forward to all of our events being this successful”

Mass shooting in Las Vegas 59 dead and over 520 injured outside Mandalay Bay

Photo Courtesy of FGCU President Martin announces a change to commencment, and will be held in Alico Arena instead of the Cohen Center.

By Alexandra Figares News Editor @fgcueaglenews Three weeks have passed since Hurricane Irma pummeled southwest Florida, but questio ns and rumors surrounding FGCU’s Fall Commencement Ceremony still lingered.

Now, a change to commencement has emerged yet again, and students may like what they see.

In an email sent out to students on Friday, Sept. 29, FGCU President Michael Martin announced that Fall Commencement will be held on Saturday, Dec. 16, in Alico Arena at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m.

The 9 a.m. commencement ceremony will be held for the

graduates of the College of Arts and Sciences and the Whitaker College of Engineering. The 1 p.m. ceremony will be for the graduates of the Lutgert College of Business, the College of Education and the Marieb College of Health & Human Services.

According to Martin, due to parking restraints, each graduate will only be allotted four tickets.

The University Commencement Committee considered options for the ceremony and decided to host commencement despite challenges the faculty and staff may face.

“Yet again the excellent staff of FGCU is willing to go beyond the call to celebrate our graduates,” Martin said.

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A woman places a candle at a memorial for victims of the mass shooting Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017, in Las Vegas.

By Sally Ho and Regina Garcia Assosiated Press The rapid-fire popping sounded like firecrackers at first, and many in the crowd of 22,000 country music fans didn’t understand what was happening when the band stopped playing and singer

Jason Aldean hustled off stage.

“That’s gunshots,” a man could be heard saying emphatically on a cellphone video in the nearly halfminute of silence and confusion that followed. A woman pleaded with others: “Get down! Get down! Stay down!”

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“People start screaming and yelling and we start running,” said Andrew Akiyoshi, who provided the cellphone video to The Associated Press. “You could feel the panic. You could feel like the bullets were flying above us. Everybody’s ducking down, running low to the ground.”

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While some concertgoers hit the ground Sunday night, others pushed for the crowded exits, shoving through narrow gates and climbing over fences as 40- to 50-round bursts of fire rained down on them

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Eagle News receives these volunteer opportunities from the FGCU Office of Service Learning every week >> IRMA RELIEF EFFORTS: For a wide-ranging list of opportunities, check out the Service-Learning Facebook page, where we are continually posting requests for help. Many environmental agencies have opportunities perfect for Colloquium. Contact servicelearning@fgcu.edu for questions about finding an Irma relief project. >> The Heights Elementary School Library needs your organizational time and talents between the hours 7:30 a.m. and 3 p.m. Monday - Friday. Jobs include shelving, book organization, inventory and reading stories to Kindergarten children. Please contact Maryleigh Harris at maryleighH@leeschools.net for more info. >> Girls on the Run is holding its own version of the Amazing Race: The Scavenger Dash! at Sugden Theater, Oct. 7. Help is needed from 8 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. with set up, handing out clues and

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The world in brief France approves anti-terror laws

Egypt orders 30,000 weapons from North Korea

France’s lower house of parliament approved an anti-terrorism law on Oct. 3 to end a two-year long state of emergency. The law will make it easier to search homes without judicial approval among other things.

A U.N. investigation reports Egyptian business executives purchasing about 30,000 rocket- propelled grenades from North Korea. The U.N. said it was the largest seizure of ammunition in the history of sanctions against North Korea.

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US body clock scientists win Nobel Prize Three American scientists won the Nobel Prize in Medicine for discovering the molecular circuitry of our body’s internal clocks, explaining how life adapts to a 24-hour day.

>> Las Vegas Shooting Continued them from the 32nd floor of the Mandalay Bay casino hotel.

By Monday afternoon, 59 victims were dead and 527 injured in the deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history.

“You just didn’t know what to do,” Akiyoshi said. “Your heart is racing and you’re thinking, ‘I’m going to die.’”

The gunman, identified as Stephen Craig Paddock, a 64-yearold retired accountant from Mesquite, Nevada, killed himself before officers stormed Room 135 in the gold-colored glass skyscraper.

The avid gambler who according to his brother made a small fortune investing in real estate had been

staying there since Thursday and had busted out windows to create his sniper’s perch roughly 500 yards from the concert grounds.

The motive for the attack remained a mystery, with Sheriff Joseph Lombardo saying: “I can’t get into the mind of a psychopath at this point.”

Paddock had 23 guns — some with scopes — in his hotel room, authorities said. They found two gun stocks that allow the shooter to replicate fully automatic fire, and are investigating whether weapons used in the massacre had those modifications, according to a U.S. official briefed by law enforcement who spoke on condition of anonymity because the investigation is still unfolding.

At Paddock’s home, authorities found 19 more guns, explosives

Two women accused of assassinating Kim Jung Un’s brother Two women pleaded not guilty to assassinating Kim Jong-un’s half-brother, Kim Jong-Nam. The women allegedly smeared his face with a chemical at a Malaysian airport on Feb. 13.

and thousands of rounds of ammunition. Also, several pounds of ammonium nitrate, a fertilizer that can be turned into explosives such as those used in the 1995 Oklahoma bombing, were in his car, the sheriff said.

The FBI said it found nothing so far to suggest the attack was connected to international terrorism, despite a claim of responsibility from the Islamic State group, which said Paddock was a “soldier” who had recently converted to Islam.

In an address to the country, President Donald Trump called the bloodbath “an act of pure evil” and added: “In moments of tragedy and horror, America comes together as one. And it always has.” He ordered flags flown at half-staff.

More than 12 hours after the

massacre, bodies covered in white sheets were still being removed from the festival grounds.

The shooting began at 10:07 p.m., and the gunman appeared to fire unhindered for more than 10 minutes, according to radio traffic.

Police frantically tried to locate him and determine whether the gunfire was coming from Mandalay Bay or the neighboring Luxor hotel.

“We can’t worry about the victims,” an officer said at 10:15 p.m. “We need to stop the shooter before we have more victims.

Anybody have eyes on him ... stop the shooter.”

Las Vegas Mayor Carolyn Goodman said the attack was the work of a “crazed lunatic full of hate.”

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EAGLENEWS.ORG >> Toll Continued According to Martin, included in the Provost’s contract is a year-long sabbatical with the possibility of returning as a faculty member for the College of Arts and Sciences. Toll will receive a $334,724.64 salary while on sabbatical.

“I think he’s (Toll) capable of being president,” Martin said. “He gets a year to rethink where he is. He is a very smart guy, and a good guy in my judgment, and there are many roles both here and elsewhere he

might want to pursue.”

According to the email, Martin will appoint an extended Interim Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs, but until then, Dr. Bob Gregerson, Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences will be Acting Provost.

Toll has been the Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs since 2008. His position includes overseeing key offices like Library Services, WGCU Television and Radio, Graduate Studies and Admissions, the Office of the Registrar and many

more.

As Vice President for Academic Affairs, Toll has worked with 514 full-time faculty members, 260 parttime faculty, 272 full-time staff and 123 part-time staff, according to FGCU’s official website.

The branch of Academic Affairs receives 63 percent of the university’s E&G budget.

Toll has also served as a faculty member teaching Marine Sciences courses.

Some other changes include a change in FGCU’s five-year plan, the creation of a Division of Student Success and

Enrollment Management, and the Office of Human Resources reporting to the Vice President for Administrative Services and Finance rather than the Vice President and General Counsel.

“Technically we don’t have an official five-year plan until it’s approved by the Board of Governors,” Martin said. “The BOG had some heartburn over it and we have revised it some and we will take it to the Board of Trustees.”

According to Martin, the BOT will approve the five-year plan in December,

and in January 2018, the BOG will finalize the decision.

“We rearranged the priorities,” Martin said.

“It’s largely the same plan with some changes. The plan will be presented next week to the BOT, we will finalize it, and move forward.”

Martin also addressed the Emergent Technologies Institute and how it will remain a university-wide program, but it will be under the administration of the Dean of the Whitaker College of Engineering.

“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.”

Martin said more changes are likely to come.

“I’m anticipating on changes that we can find something efficient that will allow us to continue to invest in the academic core,” Martin said. “We had an eight-million-dollar budget cut, and I am trying to ensure that it doesn’t have a direct impact on

Chemistry Professor aims to launch remote NMR

By Caylee Weintraub Assistant News Editor @fgcueaglenews There’s a hidden treasure located on the first floor of Whitaker Hall.

Take a right down the corridor, and amid the hissing sounds of pressure balancing machines, there’s a door leading to one of FGCU’s most invaluable resources: an NMR machine.

Standing at around six feet tall and gleaming in the half darkness of the lab, the NMR acts as a window between the world of the macro and the world of the micro.

NMR machines have been key in finding the structural properties of organic compounds, and have been used to identify components of DNA, RNA and life-saving medicines.

The NMR has revolutionized the fields of medicine, chemistry and forensics. Its most familiar application is in medicine, where the NMR takes the form of a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) machine. These machines are used to provide doctors and healthcare professionals with 3D images of organs and structures that otherwise would be undetectable.

But an NMR’s functions extend well beyond hospitals. NMR machines have been used by the DEA to identify new drugs that enter the United States from overseas,

have allowed chemists to genetically modify crops and have even analyzed the chemical structures of a fingerprint left behind at a crime scene.

The NMR’s latest application is in engaging FGCU distance learners in research.

Dr. Arsalan Mirjafari, associate professor in the Department of Chemistry and Physics, has been working to expand the number of students who have access to FGCU’s NMR machine, which is the only NMR in the southwest Florida area until Tampa.

The idea is to allow FGCU undergraduate and high school students to remotely access the machine from the comfort of their homes.

In the proposal, titled “Offering Remotely Accessible Modern NMR Spectrometer for Distance Leaners,” Mirjafari writes, “…we will offer remote access to the NSF-funded FGCU Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)…from remote locations to conduct an NMR experiment simply by accessing a computer and FGCU internet network.”

Mirjafari hopes a student could simply log onto their computers and be able to perform an analysis of any organic chemical of their choice.

To help facilitate the process, Mirjafari, coP.I. Gregory McManus and undergraduate student Melissa Reardon

have created a series of YouTube videos. In their proposal, they hoped the videos would “…explain the theory and application of NMR…the ten minute format provides a ready means for distribution and a flexible platform where sophisticated technology can be introduced and expounded upon [enough] to begin a classroom or civic group discussion on the project.”

Mirjafari hopes the YouTube videos would open doors not only for FGCU students, but for high school and community college students as well.

“NSF has a survey showing that 80% of students who get involved in undergraduate research go on to a professional or graduate school,” Mirjafari said in an interview. “The beauty of science is handson…the reason why I’m at FGCU is because I like working with young people… undergraduate students are motivated and ready…they just have to be trained.”

Mirjafari, who holds a doctorate in organic chemistry, first came to FGCU in 2012, when the organic chemistry department was in its early stages of development.

“Chemistry is difficult, STEM field is difficult… most people just drop it.

But if you can involve them in research, and show them what they are doing, there’s much less difficulty.”

Out of all of his hopes

EN Photo/ Caylee Weintraub Professor Arsalan Mirjafari aims to offer remote access to the NMR to distance learners. for the project, Mirjafari’s greatest goal is to engage students in the fields they are studying. He has rejected the typical classroom and model of lecture, opting instead to have a classroom with virtually no limits.

“The traditional way [of teaching] is boring, and it doesn’t work. Especially in the STEM field; it’s very fast paced. It’s different having a recipe and having to cook. You have to be able to cook, burn it, figure out how it works.”

Unfortunately, Mirjafari and his team have run into some roadblocks due to a lack of funding.

“Funding is difficult, timing is difficult. Nobody

shows interest because they would rather fund something traditional…

FGCU is doing its best, but we need $2,000 for supplies [to] analyze using the NMR.” The NMR comes at a hefty cost. The 400 MHz NMR machine alone was around half a million dollars, and some of the more sophisticated NMR’s can cost up to five million dollars.

Currently, Mirjafari has applied for a grant, hoping this might cover the expenses that hinder the project from moving ahead.

“I really want to make sure students have a good foundation, to make sure the right kids go the right

places. They’re not just paying to get a degree, they’re paying to get knowledge.”

Despite the financial obstacles, Mirjafari continues to press ahead with the project.

“I want to engage students and make them excited about science. A lot of people think organic chemistry is difficult. I’m an organic chemist because I think chemistry is fun, and if I can just transfer that fun to my students, then I’ll feel successful as a professor. Going to a class and giving a dry lecture, that doesn’t work. So, you just have to think…think big.”

Police Beat

Eagle News writes this beat from the official UPD weekly summary Turtle Rescue Game. Set. Crash.

On Sept. 28, a UPD officer was notified about a turtle that had possibly been hit by a car on FGCU Boulevard.

The officer found the turtle and then took it to a 24-hour veterinarian/ rehabilitation center on Daniels Road.

A complainant called UPD on Sept. 28 to report that her car had been damaged while parked in the parking lot by the tennis courts.

Someone left a note on the complainant’s car and the UPD officer issued the complainant a self report

The Fast and the Sovious

unable to locate either vehicle.

Plan (Garage) B

On Sept. 29, UPD was notified that a white Cadillac and blue Mustang raced out of South Village and headed toward FGCU Boulevard.

A UPD officer could not see which direction the cars turned and was

A complainant reported to UPD on Sept. 29 that her vehicle had been struck on the fifth floor of Garage B in South Village. The complainant said that the car must have been struck

sometime between 11 p.m.

Sept. 28 and 2 p.m. Sept.

29. After checking security cameras from the garage, UPD was unable to find the other vehicle. The complainant then said that she was unsure whether the crash had happened on or off campus.

Ghost Party On Sept. 29, UPD received a complaint about loud music coming from Garage B. When an officer went to check, there was no one in the garage and no music to be heard. Garages 2 and 4 were both canvased with no results.

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By Alexandra Figares News Editor @fgcueaglenews Leaning against a nightstand or shoved in a corner of the bedroom, a textbookfree student usually means it’s Thursday, and it’s time for the weekend.

Leaving the books behind, students prepare for the night’s events as they make their way toward Gulf Coast Town Center (GCTC), just a six-minute drive from FGCU’s campus.

With about 94 businesses, 29 food meccas’, a movie theatre and bars, it’s no surprise that GCTC’s proximity has created a culture among students at the university.

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4 EAGLE NEWS NEWS A5 “I typically go out to eat.

I like to go to Miller’s Ale House and Chipotle,” Health & Sciences major Erica Deason said. “I probably go there once a week. I like to socialize with my friends, and I meet up with them.”

What’s probably the most appealing aspect of GCTC is its proximity to campus.

“They have a lot of stuff you can do there, it’s not just eating out,” History major Carlos Adames said. “There’s a gaming spot that’s like an arcade, and there’s Regal, so there’s a lot of options and

you get student discounts there (GCTC).”

Businesses at the shopping mall have

recognized this culture and have contributed to this

unspoken

bond, as displayed through FGCU sports jerseys tacked on restaurant walls, sports posters taped to windows and stickers promoting student discounts.

Ramen noodles seem and

endless masses of debt seem t o Still.

According to The Insider, college students are the most targeted demographic for retailers.

According to research conducted by the National Association of College Stores (NACS), 50 percent of college students often feel stressed, and money is the leading factor.

In a student watch study by the NACS, 93 percent of college students say the prices of products determines whether they will shop at a store.

Because college students are generally cash strapped, offering student discounts and other rewards benefit

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both businesses and student consumers.

Not all businesses at GCTC offer student discounts, but having an eagle-ID handy could take $5 off a lunch or haircut.

While some businesses have stickers on windows or signs advertising student discounts, others, like Kilwin’s, offers special deals for finals week or other school related occasions.

Students make GCTC and businesses are aware.

Below is a list of a few businesses at GCTC that offer student discounts.

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Enough “thoughts and prayers,” do something!

AP Photo/ John Locher A Las Vegas police officer stands by near the Mandalay Bay casino in Las Vegas. Stephen Paddock, 64, was responsible for killing almost 60 people and injuring another 500 that were attending a Country music festival.

By Ryan Denson Staff Writer @RD3001 There’s a vicious cycle in America. A mass shooting happens, people are killed and injured, shock and melancholy sets in across the nation – for about a week and a half. Then what?

Well, thoughts and prayers, naturally, but then what?

Absolutely nothing. That’s it.

In the United States, the term thoughts and prayers, while good-intentioned, has become the new, defacto screw you. Ever since the 2007 shooting at Virginia Tech, mass shootings have become

the norm. Cowardly and lobbyist-beholden leaders have bowed down to the American gun lobby, namely the National Rifle Association.

Because of the NRA’s powerful grip and deep pockets, Congressional leaders on the right have offered their thoughts and prayers instead of meaningful, well-funded legislation to tackle gun violence and mental health issues.

After the horrific shooting in Las Vegas that left 59 dead and more than 500 wounded, Congressional Republicans and the White House offered their thoughts and

prayers, while deriding the left for supposedly politicizing a tragedy. We’ve heard that one before: “it’s too soon to talk about gun control.” I heard that same sentiment after Newtown.

I heard it after San Bernardino and Orlando.

And I’m hearing it again now.

Was it too soon for FDR to declare war on Japan mere days after Pearl Harbor? Was it too soon when Bush declared war days after 9/11? Was it too soon to send help to Louisiana after Katrina?

No, it was not. So why is it too soon to talk about ways to combat a public health crisis like gun violence?

Your thoughts and prayers really haven’t done much, as sad as that realization is. Wishing and hoping and praying only gets you so far. Not only has the hackneyed good wish become a screw you, it has become a beacon of laziness and inaction. It’s so easy to tweet out your thoughts and prayers and then do absolutely nothing about it with your voting power.

It’s so easy to go on TV and proclaim that you are heartbroken for the families and victims and then turn around and vote the way the NRA pays you to despite the pleas from victims and family members.

Even as the horrific

carnage unleashed in Las Vegas splashes across our screens, Congressional Republicans, after taking to Twitter to give thoughts and prayers, are still considering a measure to relax laws against gun silencers. Imagine how many more people would have died in Las Vegas if first responders couldn’t hear where the bullets were coming from.

It’s the same cowardice Congress showed after Newtown with background checks; after San Bernardino with ammunition rounds; after Orlando with the no-fly list. It’s always prayers and never any common-sense

action.

Those thoughts and prayers are hollow when one doesn’t use their power, their vote and their voice to act on said prayers. We ask God what to do, and time after time he gives us the opportunity to stand up and do what is right and just, but then money and fear of not being re-elected get in the way.

It’s the biggest slap in the face to victims and the American public. It’s a pathetic cop-out. I no longer believe politicians when they say they are thinking about us in our times of need.

The true self and the roles we play

By Sydney Van Dreason Assistand Opinion Editor @sydney_0815 The Stanford Prison Experiment (SPE) was a psychology experiment conducted

by Philip Zimbardo in 1971 with the intent of understanding the “norms and the effects of roles, labels and social expectations in a simulated prison environment,” according to the official website of the SPE. The experiment, though terminated a week early, provided evidence to the effects that roleplaying has on mental health and overall perception of not only others, but also on onesself.

If we were asked right now if we would have been as violent and demanding as the guards, or as humiliated and stressed as the prisoners, we most likely

would give a solid answer that reflects what we know about our personalities and our daily behaviors. The truth is that we really don’t know who we are until we are placed in certain situations.

Individualism is valued, in American culture, and most people generally feel like they have an idea of who they are by the time they get to college. They know how they learn best, how they prefer to study, what they like to eat and other details about their daily lives.

We can have an idea of who we are and the kind of person we’d like to be, but what we can’t have is a true self.

There is no way to be completely individualistic and know 100 percent who we are as people because we play dozens of different roles a day.

In class, we are playing the

role of students. We go to class, take notes and maybe partake in a group activity of some sort.

As soon as we step out of the classroom and get together with friends, we are playing an entirely new role.

When we’re with our families, we most likely act and talk differently than we do with our friends or when we’re in class.

When we’re at our jobs or at volunteer organizations, we play our roles differently than we would our child or student roles.

The concept, though, is that we’ve been playing these roles for so long, usually subconsciously, that they have fused together with our personalities and blended in with our true selves.

Our true selves today are different from who our true selves were yesterday, because every day we are learning something

different about ourselves.

Our society pushes individualism and stresses that we are experts at self-reflection, but we’re not just single people with one dimension.

We are students, friends, employees, volunteers, sons, daughters, siblings, presidents, tutors and so many other roles that we don’t even remember auditioning for. It seems like we were just casted into them as we got older and started to become more well-rounded.

The fact of the matter is that when we are asked who we are as people, the answers we give aren’t necessarily wrong, but they could be biased toward certain roles.

We may be dutiful toward our families, but slackers in the classroom; it’s unfair to our student character if we describe ourselves solely as dutiful.

When we are asked questions like that, it’s easy to subconsciously pick an answer that casts ourselves in the best light possible. But it’s important for us to remember that we do play more than one role in our lives, and that though our answers may be true for one role, that does not mean that they are true for the other roles.

If the SPE were to be recreated today, many of us would affirmatively say that we would never act like the guards and prisoners did in 1971 because that’s just not who we are as people. But the truth is that we don’t know how we’d act because we haven’t had the opportunity to add that role to our life’s program yet.

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Understand why players take a knee

By Joey Muradaz Staff Writer @fgcueaglenews When a protest directs even a hint of disrespect toward national images, people always get upset. In the charged national debate that occurs after such protests, the true meaning and purpose of the protests will, without fail, get lost.

Talk show hosts, radio personalities, politicians and presidents alike will either fail to understand the meaning of the protests, or intentionally paint their opponents as un-American thugs.

The current NFL protests, forcefully criticized by the president, Fox News and other media outlets, have been misconstrued as an attack on the anthem and the flag. In truth, these protests have a much more empathetic meaning than the false definition that it has been given in recent weeks.

Colin Kaepernick first began this protest of kneeling during the anthem last year at preseason games.

He repeatedly asserted that his protests were not a sign of disrespect to the country or the military.

In his words: “I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color. To me, this is bigger than football, and it would be selfish on

my part to look the other way. There are bodies in the street and people getting paid leave and getting away with murder.”

This is the driving force behind these protests: a passionate anger and dissatisfaction with the inequality and poor treatment of African Americans, especially as it concerns police brutality.

And Kaepernick’s anger is not unjustified. According to the Washington Post, in 2016, police officers killed 233 African-Americans, 17 of whom were unarmed at the time. Among them were: 1. Alton Sterling, a man who was killed selling CDs outside of a convenience store by officers responding to a 911 call; 2. Philando Castile, a man killed in front of his fiancée and daughter after complying with police orders; 3. Terence Crutcher, a man with an unfortunate history of addiction who was shot by police and left to bleed for 45 seconds before officers finally offered medical help; 4.

Keith Lamont Scott, a man with a traumatic brain injury that prevented him from clearly communicating with police.

These men are but a few of the reasons that players take a knee.

Even as the president tries to change the conversation, we need to be aware of the root cause of

these protests.

It is not, nor has it ever been about disrespecting the flag or the country; it is about police brutality and inequality.

Players who have followed in Kaepernick’s steps have defended their protests with the same reasoning as Colin. Many have taken to Twitter to express their feelings on their protests.

Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Chris Long wrote, “Let’s promote equality, help our communities.”

Tennessee Titans wide receiver Rishard Matthews: “I’m a full supporter of the Flag & This country! Trust Me!” Green Bay Packers tight end Martellus Bennett: “Let’s take away the one thing that a black man can do. That’ll set em straight.

Naw bruh. We diverse.

We aren’t just field n----s anymore.”

Philadelphia Eagles safety Malcolm Jenkins: “More than ever we remain committed to advocacy 4 equality & social justice 4 all! Eagles fans Join us in locking arms 4 unity in our city!”

The players are their own best spokespeople.

Don’t let the president speak for those who dare to speak out. Understand why they kneel and pay your own respects to those who inspired such protests.

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A San Francisco 49ers safety Eric Reid (35) kneels during the national anthem in front of teammates.

The legacy of Playboy and Hugh Hefner

By Bruno Halpern Opinion Editor @brunowesome Hugh Hefner, the founder of Playboy magazine, passed away at the age of 91 last week, on Sept. 29. Hefner and Playboy were symbiotic in many ways. He is as much of a cultural icon as his famous (and infamous) magazine, and both of them helped propel the sexual revolution that occurred during the 1960s, forever changing American culture and society.

Before Playboy, sex and nudity were still taboo throughout the United States. Sure, we, as a society, still hold many prejudices regarding sex and nudity. So much so that we are taught to feel embarrassed by our own nudity. But Playboy helped diminish that to a level where society and families can discuss these matters more freely and reasonably.

Hefner was very clever in presenting his Playboy playmates as ordinary and accessible women. Before that, nakedness was usually associated with lascivious behavior and environments, something unclean or inaccessible for so-called respectable men. But Hefner changed that when his models would often pose in more home-y, safe settings. They would sometimes be lounging by the pool or a bathtub, or on a comfy bed.

The idea was to find and explore the naughty side in everyday situations, fulfilling the girl-next-door or

the lady-in-the-streets-anda-freak-in-the-sheets male fantasy.

In fact, Playboy was regarded by many to be almost faux-sexual, in the sense that it really didn’t offer the reader even a glimpse of an actual sex scene.

Instead, it offered the promise of sex, or the dream of sex. The models were inviting the reader to have sex with them. But the whole relationship was essentially platonic. Time magazine in 1967 argued that Playboy was in many ways very puritan in its depiction of human desire, steering away from any hints of fetishism, or any explicitly suggestive poses.

“None of the nudes ever looks as if she had just indulged in sex, or were about to,” the story observed. “It’s like a midwestern Methodist’s version of sin.”

Perhaps to someone who has never seen these kinds of pictures before, they may think Playboys are scandalous when, in fact, they’re very conservative compared to other magazines that show everything and a bit more.

Playboy lost much of its appeal to the American audience when free online pornography became a thing.

The same thing happened in Brazil, where I’m from. However, in Brazil, the process was a bit different because Brazilian Playboy featured very famous and respected actresses. In America, this almost never happened.

Imagine Meryl Streep or

AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes and Playboy via AP Hugh Hefner poses at the Playboy Mansion in Los Angeles. Playboy magazine founder and sexual revolution symbol Hefner has died at age 91.

Jennifer Lawrence posing for Playboy. It’s kind of unthinkable, right? In Brazil, it wasn’t frowned upon for an A-list celebrity to pose nude. Because of this, the magazine’s appeal lasted longer. Nowadays, it’s very rare for that to happen.

But there’s a side to Hugh Hefner that younger people know almost nothing about: his role in social activism, especially during the Civil Rights Movement.

It was a revolution in itself to have a pastor give an interview for the magazine.

But when you realize that that pastor was Martin Luther King Jr., you begin to understand how much of a game changer Playboy was.

One of the main reasons King agreed to the interview was that he trusted the interviewer, Alex Haley (author of “Roots”). Another reason was that Playboy was mostly read by 20-to50-year-old white men who knew next to nothing about the civil rights movement.

It was a golden opportunity to divulge the message King was spreading.

But that was not the only remarkable interview Playboy was able to pull off.

Other important figures include Cuban dictator Fidel Castro, activist Malcolm X, boxer Muhammad Ali, President Jimmy Carter and a joint interview with John Lennon and Yoko Ono that came out two days before the former Beatle was murdered.

Playboy was an much more than just a magazine with pictures of naked women. It represents a revolution of how modern

society views and handles sex and nudity. Undoubtedly, Hefner — whether purposefully or not — gave these topics a much-needed push into the mainstream, much like Sigmund Freud did back in the 1890s. That is, in my opinion, Hefner’s main contribution and most important legacy, and we must continue to have these conversations about sex and nudity in order to deconstruct myths and misinformation about them.

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The allegory and symbolism of “mother!”

Eagles, are you ready to

By Bruno Halpern Opinion Editor @brunowesome

ly do by eating the communion wafer. It’s disturbing, but if you think about it, maybe it’s only as disturbing The new movie by Daras the thing it represents. ren Aronofsky is out and Mother Jen has had it’s called “mother!.” It’s one enough. She goes to the of the most divisive movies heater in the basement of the last few years. Some and lights it up, setting the love it, others hate it. But house on fire, symbolizing everyone shares a mutual Armageddon. feeling while watching it: To those unaware, it’s bewilderment. weird to see that Bardem’s Aronofsky is one of the body is intact, but when most respected and conyou know he’s God, it makes troversial directors in Holmore sense. Mother Jen lywood. Controversial not is completely burned. He because of his personal life, says to her she will never but because of his directing be enough because, as a crestyle. His movies are not ator, he needs to keep creatintended for mainstream ing. It’s his nature. Then, he audiences. His work tends removes from inside of her to be surreal and disturbthe crystal that Adam and ing. Therefore, his movies Eve broke and puts it back are not so obvious and rely on the pedestal. Mother Jen much more on the abstract dies because of this.

– and the patience of his auIn the beginning of the dience. movie, the very first thing He directed the heavy we see is a woman on fire. and controversial “Requiem She’s not played by Jennifer for a Dream;” the acclaimed Lawrence. Right after that, “The Wrestler;” the poorwe see Godem’s hand placly-received-by-public-anding the crystal on the pedcritics-alike “Fountain of estal and the house that was Life.” He won an Academy destroyed by fire recovers Award for Best Director for just like magic. Mother Jen the movie “Black Swan.” He then emerges from bed. also directed “Noah,” which Now, we’ve come full was a commercial hit. circle. But this time, when There’s not much to say Godem’s places the crystal about “mother!” if you havback on the pedestal and en’t seen the movie. It can’t the house recovers, it’s not really be put into words.

Jennifer Lawrence’s face However, I would have apwe see, nor the first woman preciated this movie more if that was on fire in the first I had known the meaning of scene of the movie. It’s the the story. face of another woman, anThat being said, I’m goother “mother!.” The story ing to talk about some spoilwill repeat itself, maybe not ers, so be mindful. exactly as before, but it’s As surprising as it repeating nonetheless. And might be to some, this movGodem keeps creating, as ie is an allegory of the story he must. of Genesis and the relationSome say this apparent ship between God, Earth perpetual cycle represents and humans. the lifecycle of planets. JenInstead of doing a litnifer Lawrence represents eral movie about Creation Earth, and maybe the womwith the classical imagery en before and after her repof the Garden of Eden and resent other planets. It can Adam and Eve, we are preeven be interpreted to the sented with a house isotheory of the big crunch, lated in the middle of the in which the universe we’re woods. Actually, Jennifer living in will once again Lawrence’s character (and compress into a tiny dot like Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons it was before the Big Bang, the audience) never leaves “Fall of Men,” by 15th century Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens. Darren Aronofsky’s “mother!” retells the story of Creation through allegory. the house during the whole until it explodes again, creThis is where things posing on an altar and all ating a whole new universe. movie. That’s because she sick and who, curiously, has her home, a possible metais the house, or in oth- a wound on his ribcage. To phor for humans “invading” get super crazy for anyone guests are eating tiny slices Regardless, this is an er words, she is Earth, or those unfamiliar with the the planet. They’re mean to who doesn’t know anything of his flesh. It’s one of the amazing movie and you most disturbing scenes I’ve should see it if you like symbiblical story, God creates the house and to her as well. about this movie.

Mother Earth.

Mother Jen is over- ever seen, but let me bring bolism, abstract imagery Godem is very happy She lives in the house Eve out of Adam’s ribcage. with “Him,” played by actor So, the next day, Eve ap- with the guests, and they whelmed by the people. sense into it. and pure nonsense. But The baby is Jesus, the what really made me stop Javier Bardem. So, Bardem pears (played by veteran ac- love him as well. This is She sees scenes of extreme obvious, because he rep- violence and war, protests, son of God. The new book and think was Godem’s neplays God, and he is depict- tress Michelle Pfeiffer).

She tempts Adam to en- resents God. But if you don’t cults of adoration to her Godem wrote was the New cessity to keep creating. It’s ed as a poet with writer’s Testament.

TheKitchen things an interesting limitation of destruction ter Godem’s office and takes know this, you’d think it’s a • husband, block.

Clubhouse with and Fireplace & Full Mother Jen goes through other disturbing things unmovie about a husband who a crystal placed on a pedesOne day, he fi nally has • Resort-Style Pool on the Lake • Fully Equipped Mac & PC Study Lounge God that I never considered an idea and writes some- tal. This represents the for- is not listening to his wife’s til she goes back into the are mankind’s history of de- before. It makes Him as im• State-of-the-Art Multipurpose Media Lounge • 24/7 Fitness Center thing in his paper. Right af- bidden fruit, and, of course, complaints, and is not notic- sealed office. There she has stroying her house – Earth prisoned in this eternal loop Work Stations Rooms Game Arcade & Video Gaming – andTable, each other. baby. Room with Pool Adam and Eve break it and ing people acting weird or • the ter•that, coincidently, a man& Conference as we are.

• Fitness-on-Demand Studio CenterAnd with whyRestaurants were they eat- & Shops She argues Retail with Godem. from the office, disrespectfully toward her • Adjacent appears in the house, played are expelled Food for thought. ing Jesus? Because that’s wants to give the peopleEvents which is immediately by • veteran actor EdBeach Harris. Volleyball Outdoor Courtsealed and the house.

• He Monthly Resident the baby while she wants Later on, some guests by Godem.

At this point, if you’re • Direct Access Road to FGCU Campus • Tree-lined Walkwayswhat Christians symbolicalnot aware of the allegory, like I was not, you suspect that this is a suspenseful movie where this guy that came out of nowhere is going to creep on them, or even kill them. But, he actually represents Adam. That night, Mother Jen (Lawrence) wakes up to a noise.

What she finds is Godem (God + Bardem) consoling Adam (Harris) who’s feeling

After that, things get crazy. It seemed to me at the time that I was watching a dark and humorless version of the first iconic scene in “The Hobbit” in which the dwarves go pouring into Bilbo’s home without his consent and start causing a raucous mess.

Mother Jen, much like Bilbo, is very disturbed by all these people rushing into

start to jump in the sink, despite Mother Jen’s complaints. The sink breaks and water floods the house. All the guests leave. This represents the flood.

After that, Godem and Mother Jen make up and she is pregnant. He feels inspired and writes and publishes a book. It’s so successful that thousands of people pour into the house.

him to get rid of them, but she is so tired she ends up falling asleep.

The baby is missing when she wakes up. She goes out to find him and panics when she sees it’s being held and worshipped by the guests.

Then she sees the baby’s little neck breaking.

The baby is dead. When she reaches him, he’s decom-

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FGCU defeats USA Women’s National team

EN Photo / Kim Smith In their 7-4 win over the USA Women’s National team, the FGCU DII hockey team was led by captain Jordan Klotz who tallied a hat trick on the night, registering two goals.-

By Keaton Hanley Staff Writer @ChirpinParaKeat The FGCU Men’s DII hockey team defeated the USA Women’s National team 7-4 in front of a packed house at Germain Arena on Friday night.

The Eagles used both their size and speed to grab a victory over the USA team headed to the next Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea.

The Eagles used three of their four rostered goalies that night: Tyler Tracy,

Jake Carter and Bradley Rambhajan.

Assistant captain Jordan Klotz led the Eagles with a hat trick on the night.

The Eagles, much to the same groove of last season, got out to a quick dominating start, scoring four goals in a span of 9 minutes and 5 seconds.

Josh Koerner got the game started by generating a turnover with some nice forechecking, stealing the puck and sneaking past defenders before a quick dangle and going glove side on Alex Rigsby.

The Eagles scored again with a nice play sprung by Trevor Mullaly who sent a no-look pass between his legs to Klotz in the slot who was waiting to fire it by Rigsby’s glove.

A little over a minute later, the Eagles added to their lead with a goal from Keaton Arkeilpane who showcased his speed down the left-wing boards, tearing by USA defenders before further exposing Rigsby’s glove side to put the Eagles up 3-0.

Shortly after killing a penalty, Jake Leonard

Women’s tennis earns titles at Bedford Cup

Photo Courtesy of Linwood Ferguson Along with Perez’s only singles win, the pair of Bridget Forster and Maja Ornberg (above) finished as runners-up in the top-flight doubles main draw.

By Emily Kois Sports Editor @emilykois The FGCU women’s tennis team finished their weekend at the annual Bedford Cup with three titles: two singles win and a doubles win.

This three-day event hosted the best teams in the state of Florida.

Last season, the Sofia Blanno led the way for

the team, winnning the Garbine Muguruza Flight Singles Title.

The men’s tennis team will head to Tallahassee next weekend to take part in the Bedford Cup hosted

by FSU. Sofia Perez won the No. 6 main draw title for the only singles win of the weekend for FGCU. Perez paired up with Sofia Blanno, claiming the No. 4 doubles title.

Along with Perez and

Blanno, Bridget Forster and Maja Ornberg were also successful on the weekend, finishing as runners-up in the top-flight doubles main draw.

Julia Ascúa and Madison Gallegos earned the consolation championship in the No. 2 doubles.

Next, the Eagles will host Saint Leo University on Friday, Oct. 13 with play beginning at 5 p.m. at the FGCU Tennis Complex.

scored off a quick pass down low from Shawn O’Meara, extending the Eagles’ lead to 4-0 at 9:05 of the first period.

Team USA got on the board a little over 12 minutes into the period when Brianna Decker was fed a pass across the crease that Tracy couldn’t slide over to save. This was just the flame needed to start the fire for team USA. Shortly after the powerplay goal, team USA found the back of the net again when Tracy couldn’t track down a bouncing

puck that ended up on the stick of Kali Flanagan before she clapped it to the back of the net.

The Eagles got into more penalty trouble at 14:56 when Koerner headed to the sin bin for tripping.

This proved costly for the Eagles, as Hannah Brandt would put team USA within one with a shot from the slot that snuck past Tracy’s glove side.

Shawn O’Meara would put the Eagles back up by two before the intermission with a powerplay goal, and after a high scoring period

the score was 5-3 Eagles.

Both teams would make a goaltending change in the second period as newcomer Jake Carter got the nod for the Eagles and Maddie Rooney was between the pipes for team USA. The goaltending change for team USA seemed to calm down and refocus the team as Rooney saved all ten shots fired her way in the period, showing her flexibility as she robbed multiple players by stretching out along the ice.

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Men’s soccer moves to 2-0

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The Eagles received a penalty-kick goal from Robert Ferrer and a team-high-tying 3rd goal of the season from Shak Adams as the team posted their third-straight shutout

By Matt Rothman Assistant Sports Editor @mattrothman3 Playing on the road for the first time in conference play, the FGCU men’s soccer team defeated UNF 2-0 behind goals from Robert Ferrer and Shak Adams.

Goaltender Connor Gavigan registered his fourth shutout of the year and now has not allowed a

goal in the last 297 minutes and 14 seconds, dating back to Sept. 15 versus Loyola Marymount.

“We played with a lot of heart and determination tonight,” head coach Jesse Cormier said. “UNF threw the house at us, but our guys played hard. Earlier in the season, I’m not sure we would have come through with this result, but tonight we showed a lot of resolve.”

Early on for the Eagles,

Miguel Perez, who made his first start of the season for the Eagles, had two shot attempts within the first seven minutes, but the first one was blocked and second went wide left, leaving the game still scoreless.

The Ospreys earned their only corner kick early in the first half after a couple of shots and, like the Eagles, could not score.

The lone shot on goal in the first half came from

Kareem Riley, which was easily saved by Todd Pederson. The two teams combined for a total of six shots as the two teams headed into halftime.

Right out of the break, UNF pressured the Eagles, as Micah Smoak came within inches of giving UNF the lead, but his shot hit the post. Less than a minute later, Adrian Nunez had the Ospreys’ first shot on goal that was saved by Gavigan.

The Eagles finally broke through, as the Ospreys were called for a handball in the box, and Ferrer converted the penalty kick for his third of the year to put FGCU up 1-0.

Adams doubled the lead later in the half after Chris Clement played a ball to Adams, firing home his second goal in two games -and third of the year -- for a 2-0 lead.

The Eagles defense

continued to preserve shut a out and FGCU picked up its second win in conference play.

“It’s a big conference win against a rival opponent and something we can hopefully build momentum from,” Cormier said.

FGCU will continue conference play at home against Lipscomb Saturday, October 7 at 7 p.m.

into the third with a wideopen shot in the slot, beating Rooney on the blocker side.

Rambhajan came up big in the middle of the period, putting away multiple opportunities on a delayed penalty.

With 2:43 left, Rooney provided late game heroics of her own with a huge save to keep team USA in the game before being pulled at 1:31 for the extra attacker.

Klotz capitalized on the empty net late in the game to obtain his hat trick, sending the Eagles off with a 7-4 win over team USA. The Eagles kick off their regular season action on the road next weekend as they take on the University of Louisville on Friday and Penn State University on Sunday.

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Cortney VanLiew Freshman 5 feet 11 inches Hometown: Seymour, Indiana Following a nearly perfect game in a 3-0 sweep over UNLV Saturday, freshman outside hitter Cortney VanLiew, along with help from Amanda Carroll, led FGCU to a 2-1 record this past weekend at the Hoosier Classic.

VanLiew became the first player in the conference to outright win ASUN Freshman of the Week honors consecutively.

During the game against UNLV, VanLiew committed just one error while hitting .583 with 13 kills.

The outside hitter currently ranks 3rd in the ASUN – and leads all league freshmen – in kills per set with 3.49.

VanLiew currently ranks 2nd on the team in total kills with 186.

Brianna Decker would pull team USA within one goal again with 3:23 remaining in the period.

The Eagles changed up their goaltending once again in third, giving Bradley Rambhajan his first action of the season.

Rambhajan would pick up right where he left off last season, stopping all 16 shots fired his way in the period.

Klotz tallied his second goal of the night just 1:15

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Women’s soccer claims first conference win defeating Kennesaw State

By Matt Rothman Assistant Sports Editor @MattRothman3

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Threefirst-halfgoalswerethedifferenceintheEagles’victoryovertheOwlsasMarjorieBoilesen,VarinNess(above),and Nikki Hudson all found the net.

After being rained out on Friday in a rematch of the ASUN final, the FGCU women’s soccer team was back in action on Sunday, scoring three first half goals to pick up its first win in conference play.

This was the Eagles’ eighth victory over the season, each of them coming on shutouts from goaltender Melissa Weck.

“Its exciting to kind of get back playing and kind of get a rhythm,” head coach Jim Blankenship said. “We go on the road and play a very good Stetson team and we get a point and it felt like the kids were a little bit disappointed and then obviously come back Friday night and we’re out here for two hours and we don’t get a chance to play. I’m really pleased with the way they responded to it.”

The Eagles got off to a quick start with a couple of looks, and shortly after, Marjorie Boilesen received a pass from Emily Olsen and fired home her seventh goal of the year to quickly

give the Eagles a 1-0 lead.

Shortly after, Varin Ness stole the ball away from the Owls and got behind the defense. She scored to give FGCU a 2-0 lead less than 15 minutes into the game.

The pressure continued for FGCU, as they had two chances on a corner and free kick from just outside the box, but neither chance could be headed in.

The Owls had its first corner with a little more than 20 minutes remaining in the half, which was headed away by defender Camille Knudstrup.

FGCU got a third goal, as Lauren Greene connected on a nice passing play, and her left footed shot was deposited into the back of the net for a 3-0 lead.

Kennesaw State nearly got on the board after four quick shots in close with one going off the hands of Melissa Weck and one off the post, but nothing in the net. The Eagles maintained a three-goal lead heading into the half.

In the second half, the Owls earned two early corner kicks and continued pressure, but nothing came of it, as the Eagles’ backline

came up big.

Looking to go up 4-0, Ness was able to dazzle her way through the defense to set up a scoring chance for Hope Van Wagner, but her shot was knocked over the net for a corner.

Weck made her second save of the afternoon on a corner kick that was headed by Carly Pressgove.

Pressgove was then called for a foul, giving the Eagles another free kick outside of the box, but the Owls deflected Knudstrup’s shot out of play.

Boilesen, on another attack, hit the post and the rebound came to Ness, but her shot went high, as the Eagles went on to win 3-0.

“It was a good game,” Nikki Hudson said. “We always expect Kennesaw (State) to be one of the top teams in the conference, so I’m glad we played well, and we connected and played the way we need to because we needed to get that first win.”

The Eagles will go for a second conference win on Friday, Oct. 6 at 3 p.m. when the team travels to New Jersey to take on NJIT.

Volleyball defeats defending ASUN Champions

By Brandon Liguori Staff Writer @_brandon_136 After losing its first conference game Friday to Kennesaw State, the FGCU volleyball team dominated the 2016 ASUN Champion Lipscomb in four sets the following night―25-18, 25-18, 19-25, 25-23.

FGCU started the first set off strong with two quick kills from Amanda Carroll and Cortney VanLiew, giving the Eagles an early 2-0 lead. When FGCU built a couple of leads, Lipscomb always managed to jump right back in the set. However, with FGCU up 23-18, the freshman duo finished it off.

A kill from Snowy Burnam and Cortney VanLiew gave victory in set one for FGCU. Scoring runs were key throughout the second set. With the Eagles on

top 8-7, the aggressiveness of Daniele Serrano and VanLiew allowed FGCU to produce a significant 3-0 run to put them up 11-7.

However, Lipscomb gave the Eagles a taste of their own medicine.

Three kills from Lauren Anderson allowed the Bisons to even things up at 11. With FGCU leading late in the set 17-15, simple mistakes by Lipscomb allowed the Eagles to capitalize, pouring on a 4-0 run to take a six-point lead, 21-15.

A service error from Bison’s Brittany Thomas gave the team a commanding 2-0 lead in sets at the intermission. It looked as if FGCU was on its way to sweeping its ninth opponent of the season.

However, Lipscomb fought adversity and put the brakes on the Eagles in the third set.

FGCU was able to jump

out to a 3-0 lead, thanks to Cortney VanLiew and Maggie Rick’s kill.

Lipscomb was finally able to come alive and string together a crucial and decisive 6-0 run to grab its biggest lead of the night at six, 17-12.

A kill from Maddie Phillips to secure a win in the third set gave the Bison a boost of confidence and momentum heading into the fourth set.

In the fourth, the Eagles quickly took a 2-0 lead, as Cortney VanLiew continued her dominant offensive performance. The Eagles were able to produce two 3-0 runs during the set, and Megan Kuper’s service error was the icing on the cake, securing victory for FGCU. Offensively, Cortney VanLiew and Amanda Carroll combined for 32 kills that night. Maggie Rick finished with 38 assists.

EN Photo / Brad Young Cortney VanLiew (above) and Amanda Carroll combined for 32 kills in the teams’ four set win over Lipscomb .

Hudson earns ASUN Player of the Week

By Matt Rothman Assistant Sports Editor @MattRothman3 After scoring her second goal of the season, as well as picking up an assist in the Eagles’ win over Kennesaw State, FGCU women’s soccer player Nikki Hudson was named ASUN Conference Player of the Week.

Hudson now becomes

the fifth player to earn the weekly honor, which is the first of her career.

The midfielder has already broken her careerhigh in assists with three and is now four points away from her career high in points with 11.

The Eagles 8-2-1 record is the best start in program history and has moved the Eagles up to #36 in the NCAA Soccer RPI, which

is 70 points higher than Stetson.

“Basically, with our team I expect a lot from them just because it is my last season,” said Nikki Hudson. “I want everyone to give it their all. You can go out on the field and give it 100 percent, you mess up.

Everyone messes up, just keep going and pushing because that’s what soccer is about.”

EN Photo / Brad Young Nikki Hudson (above) earns ASUN Player of the Week for the first time in her career following a dominant performance against Kennesaw State.

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This week in athletics Women’s swim vs. Rutgers

By Jesse Martin Staff Writer @JesseMartin247 The FGCU women’s swimming and diving team kick off its 20172018 campaign hosting Rutgers Friday, Oct. 6, and Saturday, Oct. 7 at the FGCU Aquatics Complex.

Coming off a 12-3 dual meet record last year, the Eagles look to get to a fast start this year.

Returning second-year coach Dave Rollins has a talented and experienced roster to work with, including junior Christina Kaas Elmgreen, the Eagles’ sole individual

national qualifier from a year ago.

The FGCU swim team aims to win its fourth straight conference title this season and increase its national ranking.

The Eagles placed 41st at last year’s NCAA Championships.

Volleyball vs. USC Upstate

By Brandon Liguori Staff Writer @_brandon_136 The FGCU volleyball team will return home, as they continue ASUN play versus USC Upstate, Friday Oct. 6, at 7 p.m.

Their longest road trip of the season included visits

to North Carolina, Indiana, Daytona Beach, Deland, Georgia and Tennessee.

FGCU’s big three on offense, led by Amanda Carroll, Cortney VanLiew and Daniele Serrano, have a combined total of 490 kills.

The Spartans (4-11) are led by freshman Lily

Dempsey, who leads the team with 129 kills.

Last season when these two schools met, the Eagles swept the Spartans in Fort Myers, but had to grind out a tough five-set win over in Spartanburg.

Next, FGCU will face another conference foe, the NJIT Highlanders, Oct. 7.

Men’s tennis at Bedford Cup

By Emily Kois Sports Editor @emilykois

This event brings all Division I Florida tennis programs together and features the best of the state.

The team will be coming off hosting the three-day FGCU Fall Invite.

The Eagles participated in this event last year as a kick off to their 2016-17 season. The

The FGCU men’s tennis team will be taking part in the three-day event Bedford Cup in Tallahassee. Play is set to begin on Thursday, Oct. 5 and wrap up on Saturday, Oct. 7.

match was highlighted by Mateo Ruiz and veteran Sam Chaffin.

Both individuals advanced deep into the singles draw.

Next, FGCU will head to Atlanta to take part in the ITA Men’s Southeast Regional Championship starting Friday, Oct. 13.

Women’s soccer vs. NJIT

By Emily Kois Sports Editor @emilykois The FGCU women’s soccer team will begin its away-game streak, heading to New Jersey to take on NJIT Friday, Oct. 6 with

defeated the Highlanders 1-0 at the FGCU Soccer Complex.

Next, FGCU will continue its conference play on the road against USC Upstate, Friday, Oct. 8 with kickoff at 1 p.m.

kickoff at 3 p.m.

NJIT comes into this matchup with an overall record of 6-5 and a conference record of 0-2, with its two ASUN losses against Lipscomb and Jacksonville.

Last season, the Eagles

Volleyball vs. NJIT

By Brandon Liguori Staff Writer @_brandon_136

The FGCU volleyball team will face off against NJIT Oct. 7, beginning at 6 p.m. The Eagles are led by junior Amanda Carroll, who has already surpassed the

1,000 kill mark thus far during her three and a half seasons played.

On the opposing side, NJIT (9-8) is led by Tess Albyn, Iva Mandic and Madi Busler.

Together, these three have produced 441 of the Highlander’s 751 team kills.

In 2016, the Eagles swept both

matches played in Fort Myers and Newark, New Jersey.

Next, FGCU will battle against the FIU Panthers in Miami, Tuesday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. This will be a makeup game that was scheduled to be played Sept.

19, but was postponed due to Hurricane Irma.

Men’s soccer vs. Lipscomb

By Keaton Hanley Staff Writer @ChirpinParaKeat The FGCU men’s soccer team is set to face off against the Lipscomb Bisons on Saturday, Oct. 7 at the FGCU Soccer Complex, with kickoff at 6 p.m.

Coming into this match, the

Bisons hold an even 5-5 record with their two most recent matches being defeats in the ASUN conference to NJIT and Stetson.

Lipscomb’s Logan Paynter will enter the game, having scored 13 points this season (five goals and three assists).

On the other side of the ball,

Robert Ferrer, Dennis Zapata and Shak Adams each have seven points going into this game.

FGCU and Lipscomb have faced off 14 times, with eight of the victories belonging to the Eagles.

Women’s soccer at USC Upstate

By Emily Kois Sports Editor @emilykois The FGCU women’s soccer team will continue its away-game streak, heading to South Carolina to take on USC Upstate Sunday, Oct. 8, with kickoff at 1 p.m.

The Eagles will be coming off a conference game against the NJIT Highlanders.

USC Upstate comes into this matchup with an overall record of 6-5-1 and a conference record of 1-0-1.

The Spartans earned a 1-1 tie against Kennesaw State and a 2-1 win over UNF.

Last season, the Eagles defeated the Spartans 4-0 at the FGCU Soccer Complex.

Next, FGCU will finish up its conference play on the road against Jacksonville, Saturday, Oct. 14, with kickoff at 7 p.m.

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A look into Milan’s Fashion Week

Photos courtesy of Francois Mori

A model wears a creation for the Chanel Spring/Summer 2018 ready-to-wear fashion collection presented in Paris, Tuesday, Oct., 2017.

By Brynna StillWell Contributing Writer As Milan Fashion Week comes to a close, the top moments of the week stand out as new trends begin, old trends reappear and iconic moments are recreated.

After hosting multiple high-profile shows, Dolce & Gabbana was a brand to watch this week. Their first was a pop-up show that occurred at the city’s La Rinascente department store. Their second was a “secret show,” one so exclusive that only their wealthiest clientele attended. Their final show was the Spring 2018 Line, which was “Queen of

Hearts” themed.

The final show began with lingerie models stepping out onto a stage with giant playing cards as a backdrop. Spotlights flashed over the models as they stood, frozen. As the lighting in the room changed from ominous to bright, the models stepped off the stage, one by one, to show off their red-accented sheer dresses.

With a 109-model lineup, many new designs debuted.

The collection, which began with lingerie and continued on to casual dress, featured pieces inspired by playing cards, lots of glittering jewels

and, interestingly enough, food. Some models carried bags full of lettuce, while other models wore food as necklaces, earrings, and headwear.

Versace re-created an iconic moment from the ‘90s for the finale of their Milan Spring Show.

In 1991, Gianni Versace booked the most famous models of the time, and together they walked down the runway to George Michael’s song “Freedom.”

For the 2017 show, Donatella Versace decided to recreate the moment by reuniting some of Gianni’s favorite models – Cindy Crawford, Claudia Schiffer,

Carla Bruni-Sarkozy, Naomi Campbell and Helena Christensen.

Dressed in gold chainmail gowns, the five models posed together before Donatella led them down the runway.

A few months ago, multiple celebrities stepped out, donning monogrammed accessories and clothing, exuding an early 2000s vibe.

Many wondered if the designer monograms weould be just a blast-fromthe-past passing fad or if they would once again be a full-blown trend. Milan Fashion Week has proven that they’re here to stay.

MaxMara presented an archive logo on some of his designs, as did Fendi and Gucci. Expect to see designer logos everywhere again soon. They’re not going anywhere except straight off the runway and into stores.

The Milan runways also saw a lot of denim. While denim-on-denim has slowly been making its comeback, its massive runway debut shows that it’s trending once again.

From jumpsuits to dresses to classic jeans and a button-up, denim is a must this spring.

Fanny packs have also made their way back into

popularity. As a practical accessory, their continued appearance on the runway demonstrates their impact.

Milan is the third global fashion week to see fanny packs, marking it as a massive trend worldwide.

Designers, models, and fashion fanatics alike continue to decompress from the high-fashion week in Milan, gearing up for travel as they prepare for Paris Fashion Week, the final week of the global month of fashion.

Lady Gaga goes behind the scenes in Netflix Documentary

Photo courtesy of Evan Agostini

In this Sept. 8, 2017 file photo, Lady Gaga attends a premiere for “Gaga: Five Foot Two” at the Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto.

By Ernest Dorman Contributing Writer Beautiful is the first thing that comes to mind when describing this film.

“Five Foot Two” is an empowering film that embodies pure, raw, vulnerable emotion. Lady Gaga took off her mask and revealed her deepest and darkest side.

She let her fans see her into her

most sensitive and private moments.

From her exquisite love for her family to her struggles with chronic pain, heartbreaks from men in both the industry and her love life, and the completion of her latest album, you will be inspired by her artistry and divine strength.

Gaga’s vulnerability makes you see her

as a woman that is simply trying to find her way, just like everyone else.

“I just think about other people that like, have maybe something like this, that are struggling to figure out what it is, and they don’t have the quick money to have somebody help them,” Gaga said. Like I don’t know what I’d f*king do. If I didn’t have everybody here

to help me. What the hell would I do?”

This powerful quote made my respect for her rise.

She also spoke about her chronic spasmodic pain that hinders her from performing.

Her words made me see her true character and depth of caring for others in need.

She is a true overcomer and

fighter for self-love and discovery. She is brave, rebellious, a warrior, a feminis, and an extraordinary woman who detests labels.

This is a mustsee film in which you will recognize the diamond heart behind the woman that is Lady Gaga.

Photo courtesy of Matt Slocum Lady Gaga performs during the halftime show of NFL Super Bowl 51.

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By Jesse Martin Contributing Writer Hip-hop artist, Lute, dropped his debut studio album “West 1996 Pt. 2” Friday, Sept. 29 under J. Cole’s Dreamville Records.

“West 1996 Pt. 2” is Lute’s second project.

He dropped his debut mixtape, “West 1996,” in 2012.

According to Lute in his documentary “Still Slummin,” West 1996 Pt. 2 was originally supposed to be his last project. His daughter was born after his debut release, and Lute thought he would not have the time to raise his daughter and pursue his rap career.

All that changed in 2015. According to the documentary, the day he was supposed to drop “West 1996 Part 2: Still Slummin’’ he got a call from popular hip-hop

artist J. Cole, who asked him to hold on to the release of the project and sign Lute to Dreamville Records.

With a polished album, Lute brings listeners a powerful story of a young father trying to provide for his daughter.

There is no braggadocio. Lute does not have the material possessions that many of his successful contemporaries may have. All he has is his daughter, and that’s what shines through in this album.

The album is very relatable because Lute is not rapping for fame, sponsorships, or guest appearances on late night TV shows. The only reason he raps, and his need to do it successfully, is to provide a better life for his daughter.

At only 34 minutes long, “West 1996 Pt. 2 “ is a very easy listen. Lute uses very traditional, non-experimental hiphop production. His rhyme schemes and fantastic command over the microphone shine over this type of instrumentation.

Lute also used a unique and interesting strategy. Making his hardest hitting songs his shortest songs like “Ambitions,” “Crabs in a Barrel” and “Birds & Bees” is where Lute is most aggressive in the project and none of those tracks go over the twominute mark.

Lute has an interesting perspective of coming from an environment in which he struggled. He never sold drugs or partook in a life of crime himself, but he does not condemn those who do, and has an

extreme understanding for those people. He uses very clever lyrics to explain this in the track Ambitions.

“I’d much rather have to rap or sell drugs than work two to 12 just to miss the number 12 bus/ Cause I overslept, due to this double I just worked/ Trying to get this work/ Made it out the mud/ Now we in the dirt.”

The potential success of Lute’s project, only adds momentum to J. Cole’s Dreamville roster, which is one of the more talented labels in the hip hop industry.

In just a little over three years, J. Cole has signed a plethora of young talents who have grown since being under J. Cole.

Pumpkin spice up your life with these easy

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Employees at Alstede Farms pass pumpkins over a fence to make a display in Chester, N.J., Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017.

By Deanna Simmons Assistant E&L Editor @lvnarvinam We all know the traditional fall drink.

Starbucks suddenly feels a little more crowded, and it’s like people suddenly rose from the ground at the mention of its name.

Every store that sells coffee probably has some sort of variation of it, and you already know what I’m talking about. You guessed it – it’s the pumpkin spice latte.

I’m about to show you the best way to get that same pumpkin spice experience without having to pay too much money out of your own pocket, and you might just gain some friends from sharing these

tasty treats.

The pumpkin spice latte, or PSL as it’s called at Starbucks, can sometimes be a little too pricey for everyday enjoyment.

However, I’ve got you covered on that.

For this recipe, you will need 2 cups of two percent milk, 2 tablespoons of pumpkin puree, 1-3 tablespoons of sugar for sweetness, 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract, 1 half teaspoon of pumpkin pie spice, 1 half cup of strong coffee, and some whipped cream if you’d like (and who wouldn’t?).

You’re going to add milk, pumpkin puree and sugar to a saucepan over medium heat. Or, if you don’t have a

stove, a microwave works just fine. Simply make sure to put it on medium power and check it every 30 seconds. Heat it until it’s hot, but it’s very important that it doesn’t begin to boil.

Once it’s hot, remove the saucepan and whisk in vanilla, pumpkin pie spice, and your strong coffee. The recipe makes 2 servings, so you can either save some for later or make it for your roommate. Make sure to top your delicious creation with some whipped cream and pumpkin pie spices. I personally prefer cinnamon.

French toast is also a really wonderful little add-on to your breakfast.

If you want to go all out, I’d definitely suggest this

dish to accompany your pumpkin spice latte. You can actually make pumpkin spice French toast, and it’s really not hard to make either.

What you’ll need is 1 cup of milk, 4 beaten eggs, 1 tablespoon of sugar, 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice, 1 half teaspoon of vanilla, 1 loaf of Texas Toast (or a thick bread like a brioche), powdered sugar, and maple syrup.

To start, combine the milk, sugar, eggs, pumpkin pie spice, and vanilla into a bowl and stir. You are then going to dip the slices of bread into the mixture, then cook them in a pan over medium heat. Make sure you put some butter or oil on the pan to make sure

that the toast doesn’t stick.

Once that’s finished, top with powdered sugar and maple syrup.

Maybe you aren’t in the mood for a latte and breakfast, but you still want to make your room or dorm smell like a pumpkin spice latte. What you’ll need are a few essential oils, such as cinnamon, nutmeg, clove, cardamon, ginger, and orange. You’ll also need water and a spray bottle.

Use 8 ounces of water and 20 drops of cinnamon oil; 15 drops of nutmeg, ginger, and clove oil; 10 drops of orange oil; and 5 drops of cardamom oil.

Combine those together in a spray bottle and shake before use.

The last thing I’ll share

with you is a body scrub.

Body scrubs are really nice, and they are really good at making sure that your skin feels smooth and you smell great. I have a pumpkin spice one for you to try!

Combine 1 cup of sugar, 1 quarter cup of coconut oil, 2 teaspoons of pumpkin pie spice, and 2 teaspoons of vanilla and you should be good.

Enjoy this fall season with all its pumpkin goodness, and get out and enjoy the beautiful fall weather that we have in Florida with these fun treats for yourself or your friends. Happy pumpkin creating!

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