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State looks at gun policy

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9p BXk`\ <^Xe J\e`fi jkX]] ni`k\i The Florida Legislature could trigger the end of the current on-campus gun policy, which bans firearms at school.

The state will debate in March whether to allow guns on campus, according to Tommy Baker, Student Chief of Staff.

Although the university is against allowing guns on campus, Student Government wants to make sure that’s what students really want.

“It’s very important to see student feedback,” Baker said. “Whatever decision we make, we want to make the right one.”

Student Government has been polling students and tabling this issue around campus, and they’ve found most students are against allowing the weapons at FGCU. Those who support the legislation are usually seeking to protect their Second Amendment rights.

“I don’t have a thing against guns, but they shouldn’t be allowed on campus,” said Max Essler, a sophomore majoring in music education. “Someone could do something stupid and get hurt.”

According to Kimberly Diaz, SG president, the Florida Senate is more sensitive to safety on campus in lieu of the recent shootings at Virginia Tech, Arizona and Florida State University.

“It may not be the smartest idea to allow guns on campus, and it’s also dangerous,” Diaz said.

David Shirly, a senior majoring in psychology, agrees.

“We should not allow guns,” he said.

“By allowing guns, we’re insinuating another Virginia Tech or Arizona shooting.”

SG is working to pass a resolution that will express that students don’t want guns on campus because it makes them feel uncomfortable. Also, SG is working with the Florida Student Association to put together a resolution and send it to the Board of Governors.

The Florida Student Association is a lobbying organization comprised of nine student body presidents from across the state. The organization represents more than 300,000 collegiate students.

According to the state Board of Governors, Florida State University, the University of Florida and Florida International University are also against allowing guns on campus. The University of Central Florida is still debating.

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Suddenly, you can be facing jail time up to five years.

Sometimes, students get lucky and a club might confiscate the ID or turn the perpetrator away, but what exactly are the consequences for the crime, and just what are you risking by faking 21?

“In really basic terms, it’s a third-degree felony to possess an altered ID and a misdemeanor (plus possible heavy fines and/or loss of license) for an establishment caught serving underage customers,” said Sgt. Cindy Gray, University Police Department.

The student might think it’s just harmless fun with a slight

risk, but there could be serious repercussions for trying to drink illegally.

“There are different statutes for fake or altered identifications, but the consequences are always rather severe — as one FGCU student found out last month at a club when she was charged with a felony,” said Chief Steven Moore, UPD. “A good percentage of underage people I know have fakes,” said Megan Siat, a junior majoring in elementary education. “I personally wouldn’t want to risk it. The drinks aren’t worth it, and I can wait the extra months.”

The protocol for individual bars or lounges varies slightly, but bouncers never allow a student to drink with false identification.

According to Ryan Sherry, owner of Voda Lounge, the bouncer will give the false identification to the sheriff’s department if on site or give it back to the person and tell them not to come back.

“Usually on busy nights, hired cops are already on site, so if there is any doubt, we will send the person to security,” Sherry said. “Nowadays, though, it’s not as much a matter of fake IDs as much as students using their older friends’ IDs. Sometimes if there’s a question about it, we’ll have them sign something and match the signatures.”

According to John Lettiere, one of the owners of Uptown Larry’s Bar and Grill, by Florida law, a restaurant is not allowed to permanently confiscate an ID. “We can’t take it. Obviously we won’t serve them — we’ll tell them to leave, though,” Lettiere said. “If they want to fight us on it, we let police deal with it.”

Jim Sargood, manager at Eastside Firepit City Grill, said they recommend that the perpetrator hand it over so that the restaurant can destroy it, because if they are caught by a law enforcer, it is a third-degree felony.

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The hard part is over.

Four years ago, in the Florida Gulf Coast University swimming & diving team’s first season, coach Neal Studd handed out T-shirts that read “The Tradition Begins Today.”

Studd had already successfully swayed swimmers to join a program that could only offer six scholarships (compared to the 14 that schools such as UF enjoy), and a chance at participating in nationals years down the road, so such ambitious thinking wasn’t out of character.

Now Studd can flaunt firm results over the flimsiness of a T-shirt as the Eagles head into the off-season before their first season with postseason eligibility.

The FGCU swimming & diving team earned its third consecutive Coastal Collegiate Championship (CCSA) with 879.5 points on Saturday night at the University of Georgia’s Gabrielsen Natatorium.

Jessie Porter was named co-Women’s Most Outstanding Freshman Performer of the Meet, while senior Karmin McNamara garnered Women’s Most Outstanding Diver of the Meet for

the third year.

“Everything went perfectly for us,” Studd said. “Almost the whole team swam their best times, whereas last year we were flat in some areas.

Now things just get easier and easier for us. Quality athletes have and will continue to look at our program.

The awkwardness of being new and young is over.”

In all, FGCU won 13 gold medals, 11 silvers and five bronze.

Individual winners were aplenty: Junior Leah Daniel earned first place in the 1650-yard free.

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Events Susan G. Komen for the Cure: SWFL needs help on March 11 and 12. Email info@komenswfl. org or call 239-498-0016.

Rotary Club of Estero: Volunteers needed on March 12 for BBQ event. Contact Bev at 239-498-0678 or beverlyann@ comcast.net.

Alliance for the Arts: Seeking help with kids art projects at “Fantasy & Fairytales in Books & Art” on March 17 from 4-6 p.m. Call 239-939-2787 or email education@artinlee.org.

Reading Festival: 30 volunteers needed on March 18 and 19. Fill out application at Lee County library website.

Contact Catherine at cvaughn@ leegov.com or 239-533-4815.

Harry Chapin Food Bank: Volunteers needed to help sell raffle tickets at a Twins Spring Training game. The shift is 10 a.m. to 1:15 p.m.

Choose March 6 or March 28. Contact Marta at 239-3347007 x32 or martahodson@ harrychapinfoodbank.org.

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Recyclemania: Get Colloquium hours. Two to 10 volunteers needed daily from Feb. 6April 2 to record trash depth in Dumpsters and food waste generated by food services.

Contact Hilary Mains at sgenviro@fgcu.edu, 239-5907948 or cell 239-634-4418.

Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome tutoring program: Looking for someone to be a “buddy.”

Help an autistic child with their homework while parents attend a support group meeting. Email Kim Kanefke at specialneeds@ trinitycapecoral.org or call 239209-2541.

Professional Collier County Pepper Ranch: Volunteer knowledgeable about plant life needed to design a trail program. Travel to Immokalee and work every Saturday in March and April.

Background check required.

Contact Alexandra at 239-2522961 or ConservationCollier@ colliergov.net Rookery Bay: Environmental Science or Biology majors needed to assist the research department with transferring fisheries data into Excel. You can work from home. Contact Donna at 239-417-6310 x412 or donna.young@dep.state.fl.us Lee County School District: Help needed for Earth Week. Prepare a PowerPoint presentation for K-5 and present in school April 18-21.

Contact Anji at 239-337-8661 or anjinm@leeschools.net.

Campus Rec Outdoor Pursuits: OP is looking for an assistant trip leader to assist trip leaders plan and lead trips. For more information contact Stephen Robinson at srobinson@fgcu.edu.

Information is provided by the Service Learning department. All opportunities are pre-approved.

You can find more opportunities on Facebook at “FGCU Service Learning.”

Sunday, Feb. 13, at 4:50 p.m.: Individual was pulled over for speeding. While being issued a ticket, officer stated there was a strong smell of marijuana. Individual admitted to smoking earlier that day.

A search was conducted but no traces of marijuana were found by officers.

Tuesday, Feb. 15, at 3:36 p.m.: An individual discovered a female to be curled up and unconscious in the corner of parking garage No. 3. UPD responded to the call.

Once officers came to the scene, the individual became responsive after a few minutes and was found to be under the influence of alcohol. When individual was asked for her date of birth her response was April 23. The individual was asked again for her birthday and she responded with the year 1993 and 1984. She was advised medical attention but refused several times.

Subject was eventually Marchman Acted and was then transported to Naples Community Hospital.

Wednesday, Feb. 16, at 6:48 p.m.: Individual informed UPD of a theft.

Individual states that her keys had been stolen from her flash drive key ring that had been in her computer drive. Individual stated her concern that whoever stole the keys now has access to get into her vehicle and apartment. Apartment locks were changed and the keys were not located.

Thursday, Feb. 17, at 4:39 p.m.: UPD responded to a call regarding a female student who had fainted in the classroom. The officer on scene reported that the female was conscious and breathing but unresponsive to voice commands. The student refused to be transported

by EMS to North Collier Hospital.

Individual waited for husband to arrive and pick her up.

cal attention. An injury report was taken.

Saturday, Feb. 19, at 12:58 p.m.: Individual made a call to UPD stating that their car had been broken into sometime during the night.

The back window of the vehicle had been broken out and everything of value had been stolen.

Saturday, Feb. 19, at 3:10 p.m.: An officer was requested to assist in a case regarding two residents who were concerned about their violent roommate. The individuals claimed their roommate owned blades and brass knuckles. UPD was also informed that the subject had claimed to have mental problems. The issue was turned over to housing.

Saturday, Feb. 19, at 7:55 p.m.: UPD responded to a call from an individual’s father stating that his daughter believed she dropped her bracelet in the Dumpster while throwing away trash. When the individual reported the issue to her RA, she was advised to “just jump in and retrieve it herself.” An officer assisted the person and was able to recover the bracelet.

Saturday, Feb. 19, at 10:56 p.m.: Complaint stated two individuals, one male and one female, had loudly knocked on his door. When the individual answered the door the male subject insisted it was the female’s apartment. The individual informed them that it was not her apartment and closed the door.

When an officer arrived on scene, no one was found.

The Police Beat is compiled by Eagle News staff from public logs available at the University Police Department.

Police Beat is not associated with the UPD. All suspects are innocent until proven guilty by a court of law.

Friday, Feb. 18, at 4:31 p.m.: An athlete on the recreational fields had been injured during a sports activity. The individual’s tooth had been knocked out. Individual refused to be transported for medi-

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The United States dispatched a search-and-rescue team to New Zealand on Tuesday after a devastating earthquake killed dozens of people and left another 100 missing, and President Barack Obama said the U.S. stood ready to deploy more assistance.

Obama offered his condolences to the people of New Zealand after their second major quake in six months, while Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton phoned New Zealand Foreign Minister Murray McCully to express her sorrow over the tremor that toppled buildings in Christchurch and killed at least 65 people.

Administration officials confirmed that Americans participating in two high-level delegations to the country were unharmed. To assist the humanitarian response, the U.S. on Tuesday sent a team that includes searchand-rescue staff from the Los Angeles County fire department.

“On behalf of the American people, Michelle and I extend our deepest condolences to the people of New Zealand and

A pirate fired a rocketpropelled grenade at a U.S. Navy destroyer shadowing a hijacked yacht with four Americans aboard Tuesday. Then gunfire erupted, the military said. U.S. special forces rushed to the yacht only to find the four Americans fatally wounded.

The experienced yacht enthusiasts from California and Washington are the first Americans killed by Somali pirates since the start of attacks off East Africa several years ago. One of the American couples on board had been sailing around the world since 2004 handing out Bibles.

Their deaths appeared to underscore an increasingly brutal and aggressive shift by pirates in their treatment of hostages.

Killing hostages “has now become part of our rules,” said a pirate who identified himself as Muse Abdi and referred to last week’s sentencing of a pirate to 33 years in prison for the 2009 attack on the U.S. cargo vessel the Maersk Alabama.

“From now on, anyone who tries to rescue the hostages in our hands will only collect dead

to the families and friends of the victims in Christchurch,” Obama said in a statement.

“We stand ready to provide more assistance as needed.”

A U.S. delegation of 43 government, business and community leaders was in Christchurch on Tuesday for a U.S.-New Zealand Partnership Forum meeting, and Kurt Campbell, the State Department’s assistant secretary for East Asian and Pacific Affairs, participated.

The White House said Mariko Silver and Tim Manning, senior officials from the Department of Homeland Security and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, respectively, also were in the city when the quake struck. They were unharmed.

“Our long history of friendship and mutual support in times of need is an example of our enduring bond,” state department spokesperson P.J. Crowley told reporters.

bodies,” he said. “It will never ever happen that hostages are rescued and we are hauled to prison.”

Pirates had hijacked the 58foot yacht Quest south of Oman on Friday. Since then, four U.S. warships and sky-high drones shadowed the vessel’s movement as pirates tried to sail it to the Somali shore. U.S. officials negotiated with the captors via radio.

“Some pirates have even suggested rigging the yacht with land mines and explosives so as the whole yacht explodes with the first gunshot,” said the pirate, who gave his name as Abdullahi Mohamed, who claimed to be a friend of the pirates holding the four Americans.

Pirates — who currently hold 30 ships and more than 660 hostages — typically win a multimillion ransom for releasing their captives, a huge sum that is shared among investors and pirates. The money is often spent on alcohol, drugs and prostitutes. One ransom paid last year was reported as $9.5 million. Most ransoms are worth several million dollars.

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FGCU CAPS Le[\ijkX]]\[ Xe[ le[\i]le[\[# Zflej\c`e^ j\im`Z\j gi\mX`c 9p M\ife`ZX M\cX JkX]] Ni`k\i After the shooting incident that occurred in Tucson, Ariz., psychological programs around the country are rethinking the ways they treat and prioritize students.

Here at FCGU, Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is having difficulty renovating their programs and offering new services due to what members say is insufficient staff. This is subsequently creating a wait list for students to be evaluated.

The lack of staff hasn’t interrupted the amount of time allotted for student sessions.

Dr. Jon Brunner, a licensed psychologist and the director of Counseling Health Services, stated that staffers are doing the best they can to see students and help them deal with their dilemmas.

“The fact that we are understaffed is a greater issue, which depends on funding, planning and the development of space,” Brunner said.

“If we had more funding in CAPS next year, we could add a 24/7 call service (and we) could create more informal means by which students can see us and talk about issues,” Brunner said.

Due to the understaffing issue that CAPS is facing, they

are being forced to come up with more inventive solutions. One idea that CAPS is working on is a group for students to deal with anger issues. They also offer “drop-in groups” that allow students to join at random.

“In the face of greater demand, we try to be more innovative and encompassing in our treatment approach. We consider other resources and try to be creative in meeting the needs of students,” Brunner said.

In cases in which students cannot be seen, Brunner advises exploring the different groups that are being offered, such as their relaxation technique group.

Students should also be aware

that CAPS prioritizes based on the issues that they are facing; students with the most urgent needs obviously need to be seen right away.

He also advises students to ask questions if they see a peer in distress. Let them know you are concerned and help them find healthy ways to cope with their stress.

“Recognizing that someone else is in need is part of social support … is critical to managing stress,” Brunner said.

“Learning to truly listen to others is a special trait that we always hope students will develop.”

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Recognizing that someone else is in need is part of social support … is critical to managing stress.

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This new Green Energy Fund basically adds on a small fee, usually ranging from 25 cents to $1 per credit hour, onto students’ tuition.

“This money goes into an account that is allotted to green energy and sustainable initiatives,” said Tyler Offerman,

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“USF has the potential to collect over $1 million annually,” Offerman said, considering the large number of students enrolled at USF. All of the money collected from the fund would be invested in green energy and sustainability.

Offerman is the creator of the Florida YES Coalition, which stands for Youth Environmental Sustainability, which was created last August.

“Before that, it was just a rag tag group of students working for green energy,” he said.

Considering how much students pay in tuition as it is, some might consider an additional tuition surcharge burdensome to

students. Offerman pointed out that the funds need to be approved by the student body.

“We want it to be democratic in nature since it started at a grassroots level,” Offerman said, “We want to leave it up to the students so we are not burdening them.”

He also pointed out that there are a number of surcharges already in place on top of regular tuition, including the Athletics Fee and the Health Services Fee. Unlike the other surcharges in place, the Student Green Energy Fund will ultimately lower costs for the universities, and money can be spent to better benefit students in the long run, despite the additional amount paid in tuition.

“Money saved could go back to students with new programs,” he said, comparing the fund to an investment for the university, with benefits seen over time.

With this announcement from USF and New College, it raises the possibility of FGCU adopting a Student Green Energy Fund as well. Offerman added that it is a possibility that FGCU could do something similar, but pointed out that FGCU is already known as an environmental school, and has a number of sustainable initiatives already in place.

Through this initiative, Offerman hopes it will be his way of leaving a legacy on the State University System through the YES coalition.

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According to the Associated Press, consuming energy drinks can lead to heart palpitations, seizures, strokes and sudden death.

Dakota Sailor, a high school senior in Carl Junction, Mo., suffered a seizure and was hospitalized five days after drinking two large energy drinks from a brand he had never tried before. He said his doctor thought caffeine or caffeine-like ingredients caused the seizure.

Since the incident, Sailor has sworn off energy drinks. He recommends that other kids do the same.

Pediatricians are advising patients and their parents not to drink any energy drinks. Dr. Steven Lipshultz, pediatrics chairperson at the University of Miami’s Miller School of Medicine, said, “We would discourage routine use.”

Energy drinks contain

ingredients that can enhance the effects of caffeine. They also have other side effects such as nausea, diarrhea, hallucinations, chest pain, high blood pressure and irritability. The effects of energy drinks can be compared to the effects of tobacco, alcohol and prescription medicines.

“Energy drinks aren’t safe because they increase glucose (sugar) levels in the blood. The Food and Drug Administration advises against it,” said Ken Laser, a human biology professor at FGCU. Energy drinks were introduced 20 years ago and they are the fastest growing beverage in the U.S. market, reaching $9 billion in sales in 2011. One third of teens and young adults consume energy drinks regularly.

Recently, the Food and Drug Administration has written letters to manufacturers in several states requesting that they ban energy drinks because of alcohol overdoses. Last year, the American Association of Poison Control Centers started

tracking energy drink overdoses and side effects nationwide. A total of 677 cases occurred last October through December and only 331 were reported.

This year, more than 300 energy drink poisonings have occurred. A quarter of the poisonings involved children younger than 6 years old.

However, Maureen Storey, senior vice president of science policy at the American Beverage Association, suggests poisoning can be avoided.

“Many energy drinks contain much less caffeine than coffee from popular coffeehouses.

Caffeine amounts are listed on many drinks. Caffeine is safe, but people who are sensitive to it can check the labels,” Storey said.

Sean Kaban, a freshman majoring in criminal justice, echoed this stance. “Energy drinks can be safe and dangerous. If energy drinks are consumed excessively, it can lead to health problems.

However, if it is consumed in moderation, it can be safe.”

The American Academy of Pediatrics will soon report a clinical analysis on energy drinks. The analysis may include guidelines for doctors.

Caffeine content in beverages 5 hour energy: 138 mg Amp Energy Drink: 143 mg Diet Coke: 45.6 mg Diet Pepsi: 36 mg Java Monster: 160 mg Liptin Iced Teas: 50 mg Monster Energy Drink: 160 mg Mt. Dew: 54 mg Red Bull (8.2 oz): 80 mg Rockstar: 160 mg Starbucks Grande Coffee: 330 mg Starbucks Grande Latte (16 oz): 150 mg

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The cat that lurks outside of Academic Building 3 has been appropriately named “The cat outside of AB3.” When students are coming to and from class, this cat is not afraid to walk along with them and catch their attention.

The cat has been spotted around Parking Lot 5, which seems to be his habitat. Students have seen the animal outside of the Sugden Resort and Hospitality Management building and McTarnaghan Hall.

The black feline’s routine is making an impact on students. “It’s a cool cat living in the scrubs. I don’t know how it gets food and water, but it’s surviving.

I don’t think any other outside cat can do what it’s doing,” said Edwin Olaes, a freshman majoring in accounting.

“It’s cute. I’m surprised it hasn’t gotten eaten by alligators,” said Tyler Leffler, a freshman who has yet to declare a major.

While some students enjoy the cat, others are indifferent to him. Thomas Balkcom, a sophomore majoring in computer engineering, doesn’t pay much attention to the animal’s presence.

“I see the cat as another creature roaming the school,” he said.

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CIRCLE OF FRIENDS =>:L jkl[\ekj klkfi`e^ `e \c\d\ekXip jZ_ffcj 9p Cpe[j\p Af_Xee\j\e JkX]] ni`k\i Treeline Elementary and many other Naples schools may be surprised to find new tutors in their classrooms, as FGCU education majors help teach reading and writing to many underachieving kids.

Circle of Friends is a new club that tutors local elementary school children in an effort to keep kids interested in learning. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Essentially, we tie up the loose ends of teachersâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; lessons and help students, â&#x20AC;Ś The teachers really appreciate the occasional relief in an economy where many schools are understaffed with their classrooms filled to capacity,â&#x20AC;? said Trisha Wargin, club vice president.

The program not only allows the teachers a break, but also gives an opportunity to FGCU students who are interested in a career in education a chance to get hands-on experience. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The club is really focused on increasing literacy and watching kids succeed, which is why we love teaching,â&#x20AC;? said Mara Michel, a senior education major.

The chance to help out in the classroom is not only available to education majors; in fact, any students are encouraged to join Circle of Friends.

Service Learning hours are available for those interested in traveling to the schools throughout

the week.

Circle of Friends is unique in the sense that it offers an alternative to a regular class lesson for struggling kids. Many of the tutors work with ESOL students as well as those with disabilities.

The club is still in the process of receiving an approved budget, but it is a sponsored school organization.

They meet weekly and discuss future projects and have guest speakers explain how to tutor more effectively.

Currently, the club is brainstorming about how to bring more elementary school children onto campus. â&#x20AC;&#x153;We try to get the kids out on field trips; a lot of choirs have volunteered to come perform on campus for college students,â&#x20AC;? Wargin said.

The most important aspect of the club is to bring kids together in the classroom under a common goal of higher literacy. With the amount of ESOL students in the Fort Myers area, the demand for more reading tutors that can focus on a small group is essential.

The opportunity to be in the classroom is something that the club tries to provide.

Education majors mainly comprise the club, but the numbers are growing as the club becomes more involved in local elementary schools.

For more information about the club or to join, contact Wargin at pmwargin@eagle.fgcu.edu.

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8mf`[ k_\ g`k]Xccj f] Y\Zfd`e^ Êaljk ]i`\e[jË 9p BXpcX Jk`iq\c J\e`fi jkX]] ni`k\i If you have ever heard the phrase, “I like you too much and I don’t want to mess up our friendship by being anything more,” then you are most likely entering the Friend Zone, also known as the place that you will never get any further with that person that you are interested in.

Dating is not an easy process; it’s only natural that you are not attracted or interested in every person that you go out on a date with. But, since first impressions are crucial, there are a few tips that will help in avoiding a permanent place in the Friend Zone.

Be confident and bold when first engaging with someone in whom you are interested. Often when first meeting someone, people begin to go into massive detail about their morals, background and life story that gets boring fast.

As this happens second by second, the attractive meter is going down. Getting into too many details when first meeting can be a straight shot to being just friends. Having a confident attitude and a humor-filled conversation makes

someone more stimulating.

Being in the Friend Zone can happen from a combination of two things. The person interested in you can be unattractive to you; therefore, there is no wish to be more than friends with them.

Each person defines what is attractive to them, whether it is physically or personality based, and not every person fits that criteria for you.

Another reason for winding up in the Friend Zone is by being a doormat for that person you like. No one likes a brown-noser or a person that will do anything for you no matter what the situation is. Playing hard to get adds the element

of mystery to a person, which elevates the desire to want to be around someone (in more than a friend way).

There are a few simple tricks that can help you avoid just being friends.

Don’t always be available for those who keep leading you on by hanging out with them constantly like you are dating. If they always call you because they want to talk or need advice, ignore their calls a few times. Don’t make yourself constantly open for their use. Dating and talking to other people will help decipher if that person really wants to be “just friends.” If they find out you’re interested in other people and a spark of jealousy is seen, then bingo! — they want more than friendship.

The last trick that will tell all is treating that person who won’t budge like your actual boyfriend or girlfriend. Open the car door, buy a round of drinks or try putting your arm around their waist while hanging out to see how they react.

If you don’t get denied or a hand swat from that person, then go for making more direct moves.

Being challenging, unpredictable and confident with that person are things you can do so you are in control and won’t get stuck in the dead-end Friend Zone.

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Many students have one class after another, so when hunger strikes, those 15 minutes for break are crucial to grab a snack. However, there’s not enough time to sit and eat on campus or to go home or off campus to grab a bite. So the solution is to buy something quick and easy, but often, it’s tempting to get something unhealthy.

Here are some options to substitute fatty snacks for healthy ones that still taste delicious.

Feel like getting an ice cream or a frozen drink?

Is it a nice warm day so you really want something refreshing? Go for a smoothie. It is made mostly with real fruits and fresh juices and you can chose among a variety of flavors. A classic “Strawberry Wild” smoothie from Jamba Juice has 240 calories while a Chocolate Chip Frappuccino from Starbucks contains 500 calories in a grande.

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Caramel” has 520 calories in 18 ounces, and the all-fruit smoothie “Peach Perfection” from Jamba has only 210.

An Oreo ice cream sandwich definitely tastes good, but it contains 250 calories and 15 percent of the recommended daily value of fat in only 4.22 ounces.

A very common snack is chips; they are addictive, tasty and easy to grab and eat on your way to class. However, most of them contain a high percentage of fat and sodium (which contributes to cellulite: a girl’s No. 1 enemy).

When it comes to being healthy, there are some options of more natural chips such as baked, whole wheat, whole grain and salted with sea salt, which is much better for the body than table salt.

The original Lays potato chips contain 150 calories and 7 percent of the recommended daily allowance of fat in a bag of only 1 ounce (about 15 chips). For the chip lovers, an option is to get Lays baked products; the regular baked chips have 120 calories and only 3 percent of the fat RDA. Another healthy alternative is to get a fruit salad cup or a yogurt. The fruit salad contains many nutrients and only 140 calories. The yogurt offered on campus comes with blueberries,

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strawberries and granola; it has 230 calories and it tastes delicious.

For the chocoholics, the dream snack might be a chocolate bar such as KitKat, Crunch, Snickers, a chocolate chip cookie or a piece of cake.

Unfortunately, these yummy sweets are not the healthiest options, but they can be replaced by other tasty low fat snacks.

One substitute for chocolate could be the oats and chocolate “Fiber One” bar, which provides 20 percent of the needed daily value fiber, 90 calories and 3 percent of total fat.

A bar of Snickers, as a comparison, has 280 calories and 22 percent fat. A chocolate chip cookie from Subway has 210 calories, so a good replacement would be Nature Valley’s Trail Mix dark chocolate and nuts bar, which has 140 calories and tastes amazing.

When you feel like you need more than just a snack such as a taco, quesadilla, hamburger, pizza or fries, try a wrap, a fresh sandwich, a thin bagel or a salad instead.

Remember that baked is always better than fried, whole wheat over white is always healthier and keep an eye on nutrition facts, because it’s no fun gaining the “Freshman Fifteen.”

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9p Af\ >`Xeefe\ JkX]] ni`k\i For years filmmakers have attempted to install their own attempts into the drama genre, with endless films about death, love, hate, and misfortune. The only problem is that with all these films, only few have been distinguishable enough, and good enough, to really be recognizable and actually seen. It’s understandable how tough it is to emulate the human emotion, to portray the life that others lead in their most desolate hours. It’s tough, and only few filmmakers have really made drama’s that truly stand the test of time and emulate what it is so hard for many to do, emulate human emotion and the real sense of attachment that the audience has towards the characters story. Here are five “Must-see” films in the Drama genre.

5. Magnolia “Magnolia” is a special type of film that stands out amongst the other films classified as dramas. The reason being is that it runs nearly three and a half hours long, and not only does it depict suffering in a hyper-real sense, but it shows all forms of suffering, from an abusive father to his son, to a dying old man grasping to make a penance with his only son. The special thing about this film is that not only does it bring a plethora of seemingly interrelated stories together, but it ties them all together in an ending that has been dissected and contemplated for years after the film’s release.

Paul Thomas Anderson writes and directs this film with a frivolous passion for the dramatic, creating a truly epic spectacle of the human condition in its darkest hours of life and death.

4. Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

We all know Jim Carrey is a very funny man. He’s a stand-up comedian and a comedic actor unlike anyone has ever known. The most important thing he has ever done in his career was to transform himself into not only a funny man, but to also portray and take on more dramatic roles in films like “The Truman Show” and the film on this list “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind.” The fascinating thing about this film is that director “Michel Gondry” blends a fascinating mix of drama, romance, and science fiction into an easily digestible soup of emotions and out there philosophy. This film speaks to a generation of dreamers, a generation of people who don’t want to forget how to be creative and think of the most unimaginable things. “Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,” brings forth all of these ideas ten-fold and effortlessly creates a spectacle of drama and sci-fi like no other film has done.

3. Requiem for a Dream “Requiem for a Dream” is a very sad movie. If you are in the mood for a downer, than you absolutely need to see this film. No other film that comes to mind shows the dark side of addiction and sadness like Darren Aronofsky’s sophomore effort does. A rough blend of cascading music and hip-hop editing techniques, the movie bustles into your mind and rips every fabric of your being. Yes, the movie is gruesome, depressing, real, and shocking, but it depicts a subject that is more than real in our society today. Aronofsky creates a masterpiece with this film and it will rock you, move you, and most importantly stay with you for a long time.

2. The Shawshank Redemption Unlike the other films mentioned on this list, “The Shawshank Redemption” is in fact

an uplifting film. This film gives the audience a clear view of the true grit of prison life and the unmistakable actions of officials who run our prison systems. This is one film in which I would not want to give any spoilers nor ruin the epic spectacle that is watching this film.

Morgan Freeman and Tim Robbins are a perfect duo who works so well together; it’s a wonder why they haven’t worked together since this film. The most amazing thing about this Academy Award Winning Drama is that this was the FIRST film by writer and director Frank Darabont. He adapted this short story

by Stephen King, one of our generation’s most talented horror and sci-fi writer, and created a drama unlike any other story you will see on the silver screen.

1. Forrest Gump What is there to say that hasn’t already been said about “Forrest Gump?” This movie is happy, sad and loveable. It’s definitely one of Tom Hanks’ best performances, and most of all dramatic. The titular character, Forrest Gump, explains this film and life in general the best, “life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you are going to get.” And the audience really never knows what they are going to get with this film. The reason why this is at the top of the list is that it shows an entire life of a man who wasn’t greedy, of a man who wasn’t mean or faced indescribable perils. He was just a simple man, observing life and the world around him as the world changed, as society changed. From his adolescent point of view, we see the horrors of war, the insanity of the Vietnam protests, and the downfall of his friends, family, and loved ones. This movie speaks to us all, to not take life to seriously and enjoy the little moments, to look at life in a glass half full type of view. Isn’t that what dramatic films should do?

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An interview can make it or break it and knowing some tips can really help you out. Following specific guides on what to and what not to do when meeting a future employer will increase the chance of you getting that potential job.

For starters, make sure to know the exact location where the interview will take place and be on time. On the address, check ahead to see if there is a certain suite number.

Often, business buildings have a lot of different offices. If the appointment is set for 2 p.m. arrive at least 15 minutes early so you can find exactly where you need to be.

Being fashionably early shows off your

professionalism and dependency. Planning ahead also heads room for traffic or parking issues.

“I left an hour early to make a job interview once and there was horrible traffic,” said Heather Thomas, senior majoring in communications. “Luckily, since I left so early, I was able to turn around and take another route because I planned ahead. I made it to my destination with time to spare.”

Make sure to dress appropriately for the job. If the job you’re interviewing for is an office job, dress business casual; this would consist of slacks with a nice collared shirt and dress shoes for men. For women, swapping dress shoes for heels (four inches maximum height to avoid a tramp stamp on your image), or a conservative length dress or skirt with a top that’s not too low cut is appropriate.

If you’re after a restaurant job, wearing

black or khaki pants and a collared shirt works for both men and women.

“It really depends where you are applying,” said Ryan Kamnik, junior majoring in finance. “When I go to my internship (at Merrill Lynch) I wear a button down shirt with a suit, including a jacket and cuff links.”

Make sure to give a firm handshake and know how to pronounce the future employer’s first and last name correctly.

Most importantly, of everything that could possibly be asked in the interview, be able to fully answer the question, “why would you be good for this position?” Don’t walk into an interview not knowing what sets you apart from the next person.

Never speak badly about previous jobs or employers. This makes you look really flaky. Honesty is always the best policy so don’t make excuses to make yourself look better.

“When I was asked why I left a restaurant I worked at before, even though it was completely because of the management staff, I did not lie but avoided the question by saying, ‘I will not bash my previous place of work, but I will say I had a difference of opinion and views than they did,’” said Thomas.

Sometimes, details slip the mind but being aware of these mishaps are crucial especially when you’re around someone who will be observing your every move.

For instance, do not chew gum, smell like smoke, mumble, lack eye contact or allow a cell phone to go off for any reason.

After the basics are covered, breathe, speak clearly, do not fidget and always send a ‘Thank You’ card or e-mail after the interview. This not only is polite and courteous, but also keeps you in the future employer’s thoughts.

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Tailgate parties will be held for the baseball and basketball teams and a ventriloquist show will be put on over the weekend.

Baseball Gators will play Boston this weekend. A UF faculty and staff ID will buy one basketball ticket and receive another free. Foam gator hats will be given to the “first 1,000 Rowdy Reptiles” through the door. UF will also host an art fair on Saturday.

At UCF, the Italian club is hosting a Carnevale meeting where they will discuss festivals within Italian culture and play games relating to said festivals. Sunday, the club will host a potluck and a mask making activity. This Saturday, the lady Knights will compete in the women’s lacrosse Sunshine State Tournament and women’s volleyball will present the Knights Spring Slam.

Are you seeing a pattern here? Some of these activities sound like good options for students to be able to throw into their trail mix of life. You may be asking yourself “why doesn’t FGCU offer events like these?” What can we expect on our campus this week?

At FGCU, we have Greek week Monday through Friday. On Tuesday Civic Engagement is showing a film series “Which Way Home.” Thursday the programming board is hosting a Dirty Birds tailgating event for men’s basketball. Sunday Outdoor Pursuits will be taking students on a trip to Tampa for rock climbing.

Not too shabby eh? Could we use more activities at FGCU? Yes! But, the things we do have going on around campus are not advertised well enough. To access the information above, I had to go to 3 sources.

We shouldn’t have to search the facebook, the online events calendar, or read through the blur of events posters on walls and bulletin boards to find out what is going on at our campus.

We need a master calendar that is easy to read, access and anyone can write into a web master and add to— no matter your affiliation, or deadline. If a group of friends decides that they would like to play Frisbee on the Library Lawn tonight at six o’clock, and you’d like to invite others to join, it should go on this calendar.

Not all entertainment has to come with a price.

We have resources right now on campus we are not using. Why not use the waterfront more often? Contests don’t have to always have a prize at the end- sometimes bragging rights are good enough for say the best sandcastle or grill champion. We could use the Library Lawn for more games and activities.

The programming board brings us great concerts, but what about everyday activities?

Clubs could come up with games and contests for ways to fundraise, rather than sitting in the breezeway with a jar. Get creative.

If there isn’t anything interesting going on, do something about it. Start something with friends, contact the programming board, or even email a student government member.

Student elections are coming up, I’m sure they’d love to hear from you.

Sara is a history grad student. She likes to look into different philosophies of life and give more credit to the unorthadox than “the norm”. As a Buddhist, Sara strongly believes in the four noble truths.

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More activities at the nest keep students at their best 9p :_\cj\X J\\c\p JkX]] ni`k\i As a freshman, there have been few school events I have attended. This is partly because I go home much more frequently than I thought I would, and none of the activites have interest to me.

It also may be a cause and effect situation.

As I have no interest, I choose to go home. I notice a lot of our events are sports related, or fit into the Greek lifestyle. While these events are good for the students who enjoy that sort of thing, we must bear in mind they aren’t the only students on campus.

There is nothing exciting for those of us who aren’t interested in the parties or noisy sports events. They end up sitting in their dorms, trying to think of something to do, or they go home like I do. This is a problem that it seems no one has been able to or tried to really fix.

RHA has attempted in the South Village area, by putting on a recent carnival and doing exercise classes certain nights a week. This is a start, but what happens if you have students who love reading or love watching classic movies?

As for the students living in North Lake, they should be able to have more student friendly activities, which would probably attempt to stop the partying that tends to go on in that area. Why not find ways to help students get more involved with others who love the same thing without them rather than

going out to party? It shouldn’t be this hard to find different ways to keep students active.

A typical argument goes along the lines of “it isn’t our fault if students just don’t want to do anything.” Well, give them something that will interest them and make them want to be active.

It really is about interest for the majority of the students living on campus, and yes, the water front is awesome, but not everyone wants to fry themselves every weekend. Movie nights would be awesome for those of us who love to broaden our cinematic scope, and a monthly book club would be good for those who love reading.

The inclusiveness of some of these events we see on campus has become apparent to me.

Mainstream activites always manage to leave out a small part of the student population: the self proclaimed nerds or outsiders. Video game competitions would be a great way for kids to meet others who enjoy their activity, and bring a little friendly competition.

Campus activities should be about introducing students to others who they wouldn’t know were at FGCU, and making everyone a little bit happier and more entertained.

Chelsea is a freshman, majoring in elementary education. She believes writing is a true and creative way of expression. Chelsea loves being opinionated and respects others who share this passion.

Sleepy campus needs to rock 9p 8e[i\n =i`\[^\e 8jj`jkXek Fg`e`fe \[`kfi There are many claims abound that FGCU is a school without many activities, that we are too quiet and devoid of real blood-pumping, school-wide events. Even in my measly semester and a half time spent here, I’ve heard the phrase “there’s nothing to do here” quite a lot. Sure, there are basketball and soccer games you can attend but then that raises the issue that our school spirit is dead.

I’ve lived in Fort Myers for about ten years, so I’m used to doing nothing. I’m used to the fact that the movies and the beach are the only interesting things to do. I’m used to having to drive to Tampa or Orlando to catch any bands.

Upon entering FGCU, I didn’t really expect this to change.

Last semester, two events really stuck out for me: the 50-Mile Relay, which I was required to participate or volunteer in, and Eaglepalooza, which I didn’t even go to because LMFAO ticks me off for a whole mess of reasons. Regardless, both were fairly large

events and a textbook definition of the type of events that FGCU could benefit from.

Indeed, the three concerts that the Programming Board hosts every year (Nest Fest and Bird Bash, in addition to Eaglepalooza) are the type of events I would love to see more of. The ‘09 Nest Fest brought Panic at the Disco and New Found Glory to Fort Myers, which are both big names that this town never gets otherwise (besides the 99xmas ball, which has featured Avenged Sevenfold and Disturbed in past years). The concerts collectively provide an experience for a majority of FGCU students, being that they each represent a different major genre.

But besides those three, the amount of major events on campus is indeed noticeably lacking. You can join clubs and organizations and go on the associated events, but the availability of events where attendance numbers are huge and that everyone talks about weeks after is limited. Even though it doesn’t bother me at all, for the sake of my peers who consider the school far too sleepy, we could use more activities on campus.

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Don’t catch yourself cheating 9p JXiX >fkknXcc\j Fg`e`fe \[`kfi When you are in a relationship with someone you truly love, it is normal to be protective and proud of your mate. Jealousy, on the other hand, is not cool. You know what is even worse, though? Cheating.

Sometimes people worry for no good reason that their significant other is cheating.

Others may have probable cause to suspect unfaithful action.

If you are in a committed relationship and you are messing around with someone else on the side, you are cheating. Let me clarify a few things.

Flirting is a tricky issue. Sometimes flirting can be harmess and produce the flattery you may be seeking. If this is the case, stop and ask yourself why you are looking elsewhere for this. Why can’t your lover give you that little ego boost?

If you’re getting all touchy feely with someone while flirting, making a slough of innuendos, presenting yourself as single, or welcoming advances, you are cheating.

I do not consider looking at porn cheating. People have varying libidos. One person may be too tired for a roll in the hay, or simply unavailable due to school, work, or other obligations at the time. Ladies, your guys mentally making it to Natalie Portman or Scarlett Johansson is not going to give you an STD. I can understand how it would make you feel uncomfortable to know what arouses your guy if you feel you’re not like his favorite pinup girl. But keep in mind to whom he is coming home every night, for whom is making time, and to whom he is snuggling up at night. Sometimes we just need sexual gratification.

There is nothing wrong with hanging out with someone of your preferred sex if you are in a relationship as long as everyone is clear on the situation. If you spend more time witht he friend than your significant other, it could become problematic. Ensure that you are being fair with your time and attention.

Commuinication, as always, is key.

Marriage counselor M. Gary Neuman, author of “The Truth About Cheating,” says that one in 2.7 men will cheat. (I’m not sure how we chop a man into sevenths, but that’s the math apparently.) Neuman claims that couples he interviewed where one member had cheated, often the relationship had become routine, or boring. Rather than bring up the unplesant conversation, or leave a comfortable situation, someone will seek out

what they desire on the side.

Insecurities plague us, and when we find one person who makes us feel better about ourselves, we will naturally gravitate toward that person. If you are in a relationship, and the other person is an outsider, this could easily lead to cheating.

Now, if you act crazy jealous, you will drive your guy or girl away. No one wants to be controlled. Consider the other person’s feelings. Two out of seven guys I talked to said that they ended a relationship due to jealousy. One cheated.

One of my guy friends had his girl not only cheat on him, but went behind his back and got engaged. “So it was more than just physical, she gave her heart away,” he said.

A female friend said, “When I cheated, it was just about sex. I wasn’t getting what I needed sexually from the boyfriend I was with.”

But isn’t that a big part of the package? At least for me, sex is a big deal in a relationship.

Sure, there are the hookups and the summer loves, but when you’re in a cemented relationship, sex should take on a whole new meaning. It is the key you hold (and this is a skeleton key with no duplicates) to your lover that opens all doors to their heart and soul.

I have known some people to have a one nighter with an ex just because the sex was better than their current relationship, and it is still comfortable.

Being left simply for sex can create a psychological break. The person will feel inadequate, and their self esteem may be destroyed. Should you decide you want to try to patch things up and make the relationship work, your lover will never trust you wholly.

There is always the fear that you will cheat again. Personally, I couldn’t trust someone who had cheated on me.

Likewise, if someone is cheating on their significant other with you, and they claim they want to be with you, that’s a bad idea.

If they cheated on the other person, what prevents them from cheating on you? Look at Henry VIII. Sometimes it works, but those cases are so rare, proceed with caution.

Not everyone will cheat. No matter how checked out of a relationship some people can become, they will break it off before they cheat. According to Gary, people who were cheated on are less likely to cheat on someone else.

Before cheating, weigh the consequences.

Could the problem be solved with communication, time, and love? If not, it’s better to just raise anchor. This sea of love is quickly drying up.

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‘Brother’ Armstrong spreads hate 9p JXiX >fkknXcc\j Fg`e`fe \[`kfi Brother Micah Armstrong was back on campus Monday.

It must be nice to not have a real job and just ride around to college campuses spreading hate and claiming to be more righteous than Christ.

Seriously, why should UPD have to stand out there for hours, wasting their time controlling the situation this whacka-doodle is creating? And why should computing services have to come down from their offices to see what is going on because the noise is carrying to their neck of the woods and disturbing them.

It’s freedom of speech. I get it. I appreciate it. But two visits in one month?

I am paying for an education, not a sermon from a Bible black tyrant who belittles my homosexual peers, African American friends and my gender. I don’t need to be in the kitchen behind the sink or behind a vacuum cleaner, as Armstrong was quoted

saying at UCF. I am bettering myself against ancient “masculine” tyrants such as him.

If this is his attitude toward us young women, should we be worried for his wife?

Imagine that emotional, psychological, and possibly even physical abuse. Maybe someone should look into protective services for her. Just a thought.

If you’re not convinced, go to YouTube and type in “Brother Micah threatens to hit a girl.” You’ll see his sexist and racist views. Next time he is on campus, just walk on past him. A fire goes out if it isn’t attended. Rather than becoming upset over what he says to us, we should be more concerned with what Armstrong says and does to his wife.

Sara is a history grad student. She likes to look into different philosophies of life and give more credit to the unorthadox than “the norm.” As a Buddhist, Sara strongly believes in the four noble truths.

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9X[ [i`m`e^ c\X[j kf [\jkilZk`m\ ifX[ 9p DXe[`\ IX`enXk\i JkX]] ni`k\i On a seemingly random Friday night in 1996, two girls about 19 years of age sped down I-40 in North Carolina. They played the music real loud and joked, celebrating the weekend and life.

The driver says to the passenger that she has never been through one of those truck weigh stations before. The passenger grabs the wheel and pulls right, toward the entrance ramp of the station they were coming up on and said, “Well, let’s go.” The driver, nervous, yanks the wheel back hard to the left and they start to giggle.

On a seemingly random Friday night in 1996, George was driving home to Knoxville, Tenn., after spending a week in North Carolina hiring people for a new branch of his company.

He was talking with his bosses on a cell phone as he drove too fast in his rental car. He saw the weigh station up ahead was closed, so he felt comfortable enough to increase his speed— cops aren’t there when it’s closed.

He says bye to his bosses and looks to hang the phone up in the center console.

It all happened so quickly, and yet in slow motion. The girl, my friend Heather, grabbed the wheel and pulled the compact car we were in back into the highway without a second thought. As I sat sideways in the passenger seat about to give her hell for not just driving through, I saw the headlights.

George looked up just in time to see us swerve back into his path and overcorrected to the left. As his car flipped three times past us, something flew out of the windshield. It was George. Heather slammed on the brakes and I think I already was running to him before she came to a complete stop. I stood there and looked at the gaping hole in George’s chest as he said, “I have a daughter about your age.”

That was the last thought he had. Our horseplay had taken away someone’s son, husband

and father.

I drive 45 minutes to school each way every day and I see FGCU members driving badly everywhere. I know it’s our campus body because of the lime green or red placards hanging from your rearview mirror.

If you are the one screaming, “Not me, I drive awesome,” you may be precisely to whom I am talking.

A car is a 2,000-pound machine that when operated carelessly, can become a death sentence. There is no need to see if it will really get to the 140 mph the speedometer claims. There is no reason to follow that person in front of you so close — what good does it do you or them? If you are late, just resign yourself to being late.

I mean, are you people looking to know what it’s like to take a man’s life from him with your car? If you think that you own the road and everyone should watch out for you, I can promise you there are a hundred others who share this thought.

What if George had his family with him? What if George had been wearing a seatbelt? Life is full of what ifs and consequences, and when I wake up in tears, those are what I dreamt about.

Now I drive like the old people you all complain about.

I do the speed limit; I stop at red lights and when I turn right.

I stop at signs in the deserted neighborhood with no one around, because I can’t see everything.

You play with people’s lives, children’s lives, your friend’s lives when you get out and play in a car.

Driving is a privilege that is extended to those who are responsible. If you can’t be adult enough to follow the rules, then by all means please, take the bus.

Mandie is a junior, majoring in secondary education. She has appeared in the Southeast Review Online and “UnspOILed: Writers Speak for Florida’s Coast.” Mandie sits on the board of directors for C.A.R.E.S. Suicide Prevention. She is married with two children.

=i`\e[j `e Ôm\ d`elk\j 9p :_\cj\X J\\c\p JkX]] ni`k\i Speed dating has been mocked for years as a tool for desperate people to find a significant other. For trying to do some good, speed dating really has a bad reputation.

There is a new form of this speed dating, one where you don’t have to be looking for a significant other. It is called speed chatting. More importantly, it was brought to FGCU by the group known as To Write Love on Her Arms.

The Lucky Me, Lucky You speed chat was held on Monday, Feb. 21, and was a great experience.

To Write Love on Her Arms is a national organization designed to prevent suicide and bring hope to the lives of students who feel neglected and unloved.

Their speed chat was open to everyone, and there was no shortage of diversity. People from all walks of life attended. The fun began with an introduction from the president and vice president.

We really got to see what the mission of this student friendly event was.

The ice breaker was the first thing I noticed. Students sat in a circle and used two blow up dice with questions taped to each side. You had to answer the question and give a brief introduction of who you

are. These brought laughs and introduced us to people we never would have known of on campus.

Then came food and small talk, and the speed chat began.

Students were randomly paired up with someone, and given five minutes to talk. Then someone in the group would switch with the person next to them, and it would start all over again. There were conversation starters available, but they were not needed. Everyone was excited to talk with their partner, and there were no obvious awkward moments.

This is what we need on this campus. It will prove beneficial to hold student-friendly events such as this and shed light on this amazing organization. Students who don’t go out and socialize enough will want to come and meet others just like them, who feel the same way and like similar things.

If we could see this happen at least once a month, and bring something new and exciting to our campus, that would generate a greater sense of community.

So for those of you who knock the “speed date” or “speed chat” worlds, don’t knock it until you try it.

Chelsea is a freshman, majoring in elementary education. She believes writing is a true and creative way of expression. Chelsea loves being opinionated and respects others who share this passion.

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 23 EAGLE NEWS OPINION B5

EDITOR: SARA GOTTWALLES OPINION@EAGLENEWS.ORG

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The key word here is OR. Chick-Fil-A, because of its charities, donations, and public statements, cannot hire on campus in accordance with FGCU’s non-discrimination and anti-harassment regulation. The employment to the Chick-Fil-A corporation, regardless of whether Aramark determines hiring practices, is considered by a reasonable person to be intimidating, which is in violation of FGCU’s nondiscrimination and anti-harassment regulation, and results in the treatment of a protected class differently than from other members of the university community, whether it is intentional or unintentional.

Chick-fil-A is a restaurant where franchises frequently donate to anti-gay organizations such as the Pennsylvania Family Institute, Focus on the Family and others. The restaurant’s charitable arm, WinShape, holds conferences for opponents of gay marriage and praises their work. And this charitable arm’s Retreat program puts a blanket ban on gay couples using their facilities, because they “do not accept homosexual couples.” (b) Harassment. For the purposes of this regulation, harassment is UNWELCOME

CONDUCT that is based upon race, color, religion, age, disability (or handicap), sex, national origin, marital status, SEXUAL ORIENTAION and/or veteran status. Harassment occurs when: (1) enduring the offensive conduct becomes a condition of continued employment or educational participation, or (2) the conduct is severe or PERVASIVE ENOUGH to create a work or EDUCATION ENVIRONMENT that a reasonable person would consider INTIMIDATING, hostile, or abusive.

The keywords here are PERVASIVE ENOUGH, EDUCATIONAL ENVIRONMENT, and INTIMIDATING. Unwelcomed conduct can be the “practices” or “goals” of the corporation that affects employment and the surrounding educational environment of the FGCU community.

Chick-Fil-A’s main charity, the one they created, is WinShape. WinShape clearly violates FGCU policy, if it were on-campus.

“WinShape Retreat defines marriage from the Biblical standard as being between one man and one woman. Groups/Individuals are welcome who offer wholesome, educational conferences and programs that are compatible with Biblical values and WinShape’s purpose,” WinShape wrote back. ...”We do not accept homosexual couples because of the statement in our contract.””

Therefore, the conduct of the Chick-Fil-A Corporation is in violation of FGCU’s nondiscrimination and anti-harassment regulation.

Chick-Fil-A’s public statements, charities and donations create an intimidating atmosphere and disruptive educational environment based upon a reasonable person for employees and students solely based on their sexual orientation, a protected class listed in FGCU’s nondiscrimination and anti-harassment regulation.

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I have to say I agree with Mr Rashad Davis, in his interview with Eagle News, when he said that Chick-Fil-A needs to be held responsible for their actions.

We do differ, however, on which actions we believe to be significant. They should be commended for their WinShape Foundation, which for the last 20 years has provided scholarships, marriage counseling, wilderness trips to youth, and summer camps among other things.

We also need to make sure we make them responsible for all that their annual college football bowl game does in the community. The Chick-Fil-A Bowl has been the No. 1 bowl game in terms of donations for several years, routinely donating over $1 million. Many of these donations are to people in poor neighborhoods, and children

in disadvantaged situations.

Scholarships and health care to these youth is something I guess we could not support at FGCU. Chick-Fil-A is finding resistance because it is said to be anti-gay and to support anti-gay organizations.

Mr Davis feels that very few students know about Chick-Fil-A and its affiliations, so I thought I should help shed light on their affiliations.

Chick-Fil-A came under fire for donating sandwiches to an organization that works to strengthen families and they believe that marriage between a man and a woman is essential in doing that. Since then, Chick-Fil-A President Dan Cathy has stated that his company “will not champion any political agendas on marriage and family.”

I wrote this in hopes that now the FGCU students will see Chick-Fil-A for what it really is — a responsible member of the community that serves a pretty good chicken sandwich.

J\eXk\ jdfb`e^ `ek\i\jk _Xqp 9p Cfi\kX J`cm\i`f Gfc`k`ZXc JZ`\eZ\ Ale`fi The debate regarding the smoking ban resolution presented before Student Government is just the most recent example of how disconnected student Senate has become from their constituency.

Student government is ideally supposed to represent the views and desires of the student body, but a large portion of the Senate is merely interested in advancing their self interest.

The senators pushing for the adoption of the smoking ban resolution cite the example of other universities such as UF, FIU and Edison adopting similar bans, but why should FGCU merely follow in the footsteps of other Florida universities?

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Should we not strive to lead our young institution on a path of individuality and equanimity? I ask Senator Mendoza, where are the results of these polls conducted of the student body? By what margin do students prefer the smoking ban? Also did these “many students polled” encompass a diverse demographic of the FGCU student body?

I encourage my Student Government to adopt a new strategy regarding the implementation of the proposed smoking ban — consider resolutions which do not place such a definitive end to a student’s right to smoke on campus. I also urge my student representatives to begin to bridge the distance between themselves and the student body. Your job is to represent our views and ideals; perhaps you should take our opinions into greater consideration.

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Printing dreams and delicacies 9p DXe[`\ IX`enXk\i JkX]] ni`k\i Like many of you, I have a love/hate relationship with technology. Right now, I do believe that love outweighs the hate. I am a self-proclaimed nerd.

While some of you were still in diapers, I was attending Star Trek conventions dressed in my Ensign uniform. I love the direction that technology is progressing, and I imagine that Gene Roddenberry would too.

For many years the medical field has used “printers” to manufacture artificial organs, usually heart valves, off of base cadaver organs or animal organs. This has been instrumental in saving the lives of thousands who needed these transplants.

But, in late December, news came that an MIT researcher, Amit Zoran “printed” a working flute in a 15hour job that yielded four sections.

Traditional flutes have three.

“Our goal is to produce a flute using 3D printer technologies, a flute that is compatible with a traditional concert flute both acoustically and ergonomically,” Zoran said.

I heard the resin flute play, and it sounds remarkably similar to the traditional metal. 3D printers are not a thing of the future, but a technology of the present. A person can buy a 3D printer online that can be used to manufacture toys and small parts.

These printers layer media on top of media in order to make an object that has been “sent” to the printer for manufacturing. The inkjet version layers powdery type materials; the DLP printer uses UV lights to harden liquid material fractions of an inch at a time.

There are even reports of a machine that can print food! According to CNN, the French Culinary Institute in Manhattan has a working prototype and it could be available for personal purchase in as little as five years! Once loaded with raw ingredients, you can have anything imaginable (within the ingredients’ capabilities, of course).

The idea of printing useful objects, toys and food at home makes me giddy with excitement and anticipation.

The food replication system from the Starship Enterprise is close at hand.

The possibilities for these technologies can be far reaching. Reduction of hunger, the ability to create some parts or pieces that would otherwise need to be ordered and waited for, and the possibility of making truly beautiful music.

Mandie is a junior, majoring in secondary education. She has appeared in the Southeast Review Online and “UnspOILed: Writers Speak for Florida’s Coast.” Mandie sits on the board of directors for C.A.R.E.S. Suicide Prevention. She is married with two children.

LIBRARY SERIES

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Dr. Kathleen Miller, dean of library services, has her hopes for the future expansion of FGCU and how it will play out for the library. As our campus expands, it only makes sense that more office space will open up, allowing for the fourth floor of the library to be used for group study rooms and quiet reading areas.

Currently, professor offices, classrooms and the service learning office fill the area. Students who have been to the top floor will recall that in addition to several classrooms, there is a wall separating the office space from the rest of the floor. I would personally like to see this area revamped into a quiet study space for reading-intensive majors.

Once our 2005 master plan comes into full being, professors will (hopefully) have office space in their appropriate academic buildings, where they can be with their colleagues rather than sprinkled across campus.

Miller would also like to see a scholars commons, as is present on other university campuses. This would be an area specifically for faculty and grad students to work.

During our walk through of the library space, Miller took me in the room she would like to propose for the area.

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ideal. It is a nice, corner office, tucked away from noise and distraction, with a great view of the lake.

Miller is very concerned with meeting the needs and requests of students, noting that the library’s primary focus is to support academic programs. Keeping this in mind, Miller is keeping on top of building and staff additions.

If we should find ourselves aching for additional space after the master plan is complete, and as our student body increases, there is land to construct another wing between the new library and the arts complex. This area could be used for any special collections or needs we may acquire. Miller is interested to see how the Bower School of Music will grow. Perhaps we will have an area for students to access sheet music. Only time will tell.

We have also recently hired a new digital services librarian. This position will work to further digitize our collection for online access as well as our theses and dissertations. This will help put FGCU on the map.

Add your concerns and desires to the list and make your voice heard.

Library services is committed to students. Student Government elections are also coming up; search for library improvements on their platforms. If you can’t find anyone making this a priority, ask them why. This is your campus. A university cannot function without a user friendly library.

Sara is a history grad student. She likes to look into different philosophies of life and give more credit to the unorthadox than “the norm”. As a Buddhist, Sara strongly believes in the four noble truths.

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9Xebj _\cgj d\eËj _ffgj g`Zb lg Ê;Ë 9p A\eep If[^\ij JkX]] ni`k\i After a rough start to the season, the young Florida Gulf Coast University men’s basketball team turned the tables and pulled out another win Monday night against the Stetson Mad Hatters.

The win gave the Eagles (8-19, 5-12 A-Sun) their second season sweep in three days after beating Campbell for the second time Saturday night.

Judging by student and community support at the games, it’s safe to say that fans still have hope.

At the end of every home game, young children and local parents, hoping for just a single autograph and maybe the exchange of a few words, ambush the players.

One of the star players that all the young fans can’t help but approach is Anthony Banks, a 6-foot-6 sophomore from Lantana.

Banks enjoyed the sweep.

“I feel great,” Banks said.

“This (Stetson) is our biggest rivalry. For the past couple years

we’ve been splitting, and to sweep them this year felt great.”

In Monday night’s game against Stetson, Banks finished with 14 points.

With a few minutes left in the game and the scoreboard at 59-59, Banks pulled through with two buckets in a row.

He also dunked in the final seconds to preserve a 64-60 win.

Coach Dave Balza credits improved defense for the mini turnaround.

“Our defense is what deserves credit,” Balza said. “The first half I thought was poor defensively, but we came out stronger in the second half. It’s something we’ve been preaching all year and I feel like these past three or four weeks, we’ve got it figured out. “ Banks agrees with his coach in the vitality of the team’s defense. “We’re just working hard on defense, because ultimately, defense is what really wins the games.”

Though this season’s current record may not have been the intended outcome for most of the team, many of the players look at it as an opportunity for the team to grow, and a time for personal

growth as well.

Banks, in particular, keeps a very positive outlook on all aspects of the season.

“I just go out every night 110 percent,” Banks said. “The coaches want me to be a vocal leader, which is difficult because I’m not a very talkative person.

But I’m trying for the younger guys.”

The Eagles have gone through a lot this season in hopes of building a winning record.

According to Banks, the team’s weaknesses can be attributed to the fact that, “We don’t go hard every day. We get lackadaisical.

But we’ve learned from it, and we’re not doing that anymore.”

Though it is important to reflect on the weaknesses of the team to build strength, Banks tries to stay optimistic.

“I understand that you win some and you lose some,” Banks said. “Even though we’ve had a tough season, it’s made us tougher as a team and closer as a family. We keep working hard and keep building for the future. Next year is a new year. Hopefully we sweep all the games out for the rest of the season.”

The young Florida Gulf Coast University women’s tennis team is highlighted by freshman Bettina Botha from Cape Town, South Africa.

Botha is undefeated in three singles matches so far this spring.

She has played tennis since she was 7 years old, and attained many accomplishments during her high school playing career at De Kuilen High School in Cape Town.

“I played number one singles (at De Kuilen) since my freshmen year for the school, and we came in second twice in the league,” Botha said. “We never won, but we came in second, which was really good.”

On top of that, she has won a number of Grand Prix events, and has been ranked as high as No. 3 in South Africa.

Botha decided to come to FGCU for two reasons: the coaching and the academics.

“Coach (Jennifer) Gabou sounded like a really nice coach,” Botha said. “She told me that there’s really good unity in the team. The university looked strong academically, and the sports looked good, so I was really interested in coming.”

The unity at practices differs from that in her home country.

“The team spirit and the practices are different here,” Botha said. “It’s a lot different from back

home.”

Winning matters, too, and at No. 5 singles, Botha would love to be undefeated.

“I would love to not lose a match,” Botha said. “Then, for doubles I’d also like to be undefeated with Gyanna (Mandic), because we’re going to play together all the time.”

She feels that her strengths in tennis are the reason for her proven success in doubles matches.

“My forehand and volleys help out in doubles,” Botha said. “That’s why I love doubles a lot.”

Moving forward, Botha realizes she must improve her footwork to move up in the lineup.

Botha has plenty of other goals in mind during her time here.

“I would love to be an allacademic tennis player, where you get a 4.0 GPA,” Botha said.

In last weekend’s match against FAMU, she notched her most impressive performance.

Botha and Gyanna were the first to finish in doubles competition, beating their opposition 8-2.

In singles, Botha beat her opponent in perfect straight sets, 6-0 and 6-0.

Next, though, the team faces their first conference opponent in Stetson The Lady Eagles will face Stetson on the road this Saturday in Deland. The match is scheduled to begin at 1 p.m.

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55K?I<<$G<8K In the 200 back, senior Viktoria Hyddmark took gold with an NCAA ‘B’ cut time.

McNamara recorded a conference record and earned a first place finish in the 1-meter dive.

Porter, a native of the United Kingdom, picked up gold in the 200 fly, shaving almost five seconds off her season-best.

Things aren’t like this back home for Porter.

Yes, the basic environment is different.

Porter now wakes up at 7 a.m. to warmth and sun instead of stumbling out of bed at 4 a.m. to grayness and cold rain.

But it cuts deeper.

Porter wasn’t around to receive Studd’s declaratory T-shirt, but she quickly soaked up Studd’s demanding yet playful ways.

She had participated in nationals, but it couldn’t compare; she swam for herself.

Standards are higher here, but so is spirit.

“It’s funny, as a team and personally, we were all quite confident we could win (the CCSA Championship), though I had never been there before,” Porter said.

“Here, you feel like you have to win for the team. A lot is expected of us. I’ve never had that feeling in my life.”

Studd doesn’t believe in inferiority and it rubs off on his swimmers.

He forces his team to weight train.

He schedules meets with big-name schools such as UF and Miami.

Before his swimmers could shake the water out of their ears Saturday night, Studd declared, “We are working on our fourth (CCSA) championship today.”

He conducted this interview from the pool, overseeing a practice session featuring UF transfer Eva Lehtonen and four others.

“People always wonder how we’re not eligible for the postseason, yet we’re still nationally ranked,” Studd said. “They can’t believe we recruit like we do. I tell them that FGCU is as good as or better than anyone, that’s why.”

Porter was attracted to Studd’s boldness from the start.

On her recruiting trip here last year , she saw how hard Studd pushed camaraderie, confidence and winning.

“Everyone here is after the same things,” Porter said. “The reason I’ve swam faster than ever this year is because of how positive coach (Studd) and everyone else is.

It gives you confidence you can do what you want to do.”

The easy and fun part comes now.

After many swimmers clocked NCAA-worthy times in this year’s CCSA championship, Studd is able to operate knowing his team can compete in the postseason next year (due to the end of the D1 transitioning period).

Recruits will take notice.

Expectations will rise.

Porter plans on taking a week off before preparing for the possibility of swimming in nationals back home in June.

“When I came to college I never thought I’d swim so fast to be able to think about the NCAA tournament,” Porter said. “Now I can train hard for next year with that goal knowing my teammates strive for the same thing.”

With the next step in mind, swimmers will take a week or two off before they follow Studd’s prescribed off-season routine of practice laps, weight training, conditioning and competing.

“We want individuals to go to the big show next year,” Studd said. “We want to be a top 25 team. There’s always something new. It doesn’t ever really stop.”

Before his swimmers sprang into the pool at the start of the CCSA Championship, Studd didn’t say much.

He didn’t have to.

The goals are clear.

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=i\j_dXe ;np\i glkj DC9 fe _fc[ 9p 8e[i\n 9`ee`e^\i JkX]] ni`k\i Last weekend’s opening season series split against Central Michigan brought the anticipated debut of talented freshman outfielder Sean Dwyer.

Dwyer, who batted third in the lineup and had 4 RBIs in the opening series, was selected in the 15th round of the 2010 Major League Baseball draft.

Rather then accepting guaranteed money from the Padres, Dwyer came to FGCU to hone his game and improve his draft stock.

It didn’t hurt that both of his parents are teachers who naturally stress higher education.

“Both of my parents are teachers, so education played a huge roll in my decision, but mainly I wanted to focus on getting stronger and better,” Dwyer said. “I have some things to prove before I go to the minor leagues, and hopefully I stay in college for three years.”

Head coach Dave Tollett is excited to have Dwyer on his team.

“Sean has done exactly what we’ve asked him to do,” Tollett said. “There’s going to be some bumps in the road and we’re asking him to do a lot, hitting in the three hole for a Division 1 program.”

Tollett doesn’t worry about any perceived pressure Dwyer hitting in the heart of the lineup.

“We wouldn’t have him hitting third if we didn’t think he could do it.”

Tollett plans on shuffling Dwyer through the 3, 4 and 5 spots in the batting order as the season goes on.

To l l e t t got the inside track on Dwyer at an amateur tournament in Orlando J\Xe ;np\i during the left fielder’s sophomore year of high school.

Even though a number of big name collegiate teams vied for

Dwyer’s services, FGCU came out on top.

“We had to battle with Miami, Florida State and the San Diego Padres, but in the end he chose our school, and we are very lucky to have him,” Tollett said.

When looking at schools, Dwyer admired FGCU baseball’s grind-it-out, fundamentals-based style from afar.

“This is the only college I visited that uses the old-school baseball style and they play the game the right way,” Dwyer said.

Combine that with the glamour of former Eagles Chris Sale, Casey Coleman and Pete Woodworth going pro, and Dwyer was effectively sold on the Eagles.

“People always say that if you

don’t go to FSU or University of Florida, you won’t have a shot of making it to the big leagues, but Sale’s story goes to show you that if you’re good enough, the scouts will find you,” Dwyer said.

Improving defensively will help boost his draft stock and make him more valuable to the Eagles.

This is Dwyer’s first year playing the outfield.

“I hope that I can improve my defense and learn the territory of the outfield better so I can be valuable for the team,” Dwyer said.

Dwyer felt comfortable in his first series in the majors.

“This is where I want to be,” Dwyer said. “I’m seeing the ball well and I’m ready to go.”

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL

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For Karl Smesko, Florida Gulf Coast University’s women’s basketball head coach of nine seasons, this dream became reality when senior guard Shannon Murphy joined the team four years ago.

Murphy came all the way from Brighton, Mich., to play for the Lady Eagles here in Fort Myers.

Smesko discovered Murphy accidentally.

Sort of.

“It’s a funny story,” Murphy said. “Adrianne McNally (who played for the Eagles from 2006-10) was my high school rival and the tape she sent to FGCU (when she was being recruited) was the game against my high school. That’s how Coach Smesko found me.” <E jkfZb g_fkf Next, Murphy flew down to J\e`fi ^lXi[ J_Xeefe Dlig_p `j fe\ f] k_i\\ gcXp\ij `e gif^iXd _`jkfip Florida to see FGCU in person. kf jZfi\ (#''' fi dfi\ ZXi\\i gf`ekj% Then, Smesko’s initial read

on Murphy was reaffirmed when he watched her play in a summer league, ultimately later offering the guard a chance to be an Eagle.

Murphy has had many memorable moments throughout her four years with the girls basketball program here at FGCU. This year, she became the third player in school history to notch 1,000 career points.

As a freshman, Murphy participated in 31 games and started 11 of those games.

She averaged 20.3 minutes and 6.2 points per game.

During that season, her ultimate highlight was scoring a career-high and game-high 21 points against University of Central Florida.

In Murphy’s sophomore year she averaged 9.9 points in conference play, had the best in assist-to-turnover ratio (1.82) and had the second-best threepoint percentage (.410) in the conference.

Murphy’s junior year saw her score a career-high 28 points in shooting 7-of-11 from long range with eight assists against Mercer University.

This season, Shannon’s last year on the court at FGCU, is not over yet.

The team as a whole is having the program’s best season with a record of 22-2 overall and 15-2 in A-Sun conference play.

Murphy does not have a particular season that is most memorable.

“It’s hard to say what season is my most memorable because this season isn’t over, but every season has been special to me,” Murphy said.

Murphy will be graduating this spring semester with a degree in marketing.

As is her nature, focused on the task at hand, Murphy hasn’t thought much about the future.

“I haven’t really focused on what I’m doing in the future (post FGCU),” Murphy said. “Right now I’m just focusing on finishing this season and doing well in school.”

Whatever lies ahead, Murphy maintains her signature upbeat demeanor and is confident that everything will work out for the best.

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But not Florida Gulf Coast University senior men’s golfer Daniel Mazziotta.

Mazziotta became mesmerized by the athletes swinging clubs to hit the small white balls into small white cups.

He told his dad he thought “it looked cool” and asked if he could go to the golf course to play. He wanted to learn.

“It came kind of naturally to me and I kind of kept going,” Mazziotta said.

Before attending FGCU, he never really had formal lessons. A homemade swing and determination landed Mazziotta on the NCAA DI team.

The senior has been a solid asset to the Eagles golf team for the past four years, posting 23 top-20s and 17 top-10s over 32 tournaments and 87 rounds.

His freshman year, Mazziotta earned a spot on the Atlantic Sun All-Freshmen team after shooting solid numbers in his first term.

This season he earned Atlantic Sun Golfer of the Month (November) after winning the Stetson Invitational by one stroke.

Mazziotta is currently ranked second in the FGCU record books

courses.

His favorite experience as an Eagle was last season’s stretch for the A-Sun title. FGCU sat, as a team, in third place going into the final day at Legends Course at Chateau Elan in Georgia. “We came up a couple shots short (of winning),” Mazziotta said, “but it was fun feeding off of each other, everyone playing well at the end.”

Mazziotta, a sociology major, plans to declare himself pro this summer and finish school when he can.

This summer he will play in any mini pro tournaments to “tune up his game,” then attend qualifying school, which is a series of tournaments, in the fall to “get his PGA tour card out.”

“I think Dan will be really successful. With golf, everything is on your own,” Jensen said. “You have to be very self-motivated. As long as Dan stays motivated, he’s got a really good chance (of going pro).”

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for rounds at par or better (33), career scoring average (73.4) and for rounds played (11).

“Dan’s success comes from his attitude, and the way he handles himself on the golf course,” head coach Brent Jensen said.

“He’s always very positive, very

competitive. And probably one of the hardest workers on the team.”

Mazziotta, with the rest of the team, practices every day of the week at local courses including Grandezza, West Bay and Miromar.

He enjoys practicing with the team because “they are like brothers.”

According to Jensen, Mazziotta shows up, keeps his mouth shut and leads by example — a good leader for the underclassmen to learn from and follow.

He and Jensen usually bounce ideas off one another when it comes to creating strategies or evaluating

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