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EN Photo/Kelli Krebs The University Police Department receives an estimated four calls a week regarding student welfare checks.

Boy does laundry, Mom calls police By Nina Barbero News editor @EN_Barbero

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It’s that classic college story. A boy leaves his phone in his dorm and goes to do laundry. His mom calls boy once, twice, three times in 10 minutes. The boy does not pick up his phone. Mom panics and calls the police. Lt. Anthony Rispoli of the University Police Department estimates that there are four welfare checks each week. Rispoli has been an officer in UPD for 12 years, and in that time he has seen the student population shoot from 600 to more than 14,000, and the number of welfare checks has grown with the population. “The vast majority of welfare checks are ‘calls for contact,’ where there’s not an actual emergency,” Rispoli said. “A lot of them are parents and there’s an issue where a student just hasn’t picked up the phone and it turns out ‘yeah, I was in the library working on a project’ or ‘I was out with friends.’”

However, there are welfare checks called in for a legitimate concern or medical emergency. UPD follows the same procedure with each welfare call that comes in, so officers can “make sure nothing falls through the cracks.” “When a caller calls in, we get their name, a call-back number, their relationship to the person they are calling for and the reason for their concern. Then we go and search for the individual.” An officer will call housing if the student is a resident and meet up with a housing employee at the resident’s dorm to try to make direct contact. If a first attempt to make contact is unsuccessful, the officer can pull up a student’s schedule and try to meet them at a class, check to see if the student’s vehicle is on campus and even check public areas such as the fitness center. Because of restrictions from the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, officers

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The Florida Gulf Coast University Hockey Club was the first national championship club at FGCU. But at the Student Government Senate meeting Tuesday, the club was denied its funding request for ice time at Germain Arena due to finance code violations. The bill was denied in a 12-18 vote. The bill requesting $50,000 — decreased from an original $69,374.45 — is not in violation of the finance code, but the club’s tryout fees are. The tryout fees that the club had in place were $50 for returning players and $175 for new player evaluation, and equipment such as jerseys. Members of the hockey club are not required to tryout for the travel team, and other clubs on campus also have tryout fees and member dues. Coach Bob Brinkworth said that the fee is in place for insurance purposes. “Players can get hurt. It’s a competitive sport. We’ve had women and people just learning how to skate tryout. Players are risking injury to themselves more when they tryout and if they’re put in a game,” Brinkworth said. It is also a test of seriousness and ability for the travel team. Many senators were not in favor of supporting the bill because of the club’s finance code violations. Sen. Robert Garcia compared the situation to jaywalking. “While there was no malicious intent, the analogy I wanna use is if an individual jaywalks across the street without knowing that it breaks the law, and they were to be stopped by the police and get a ticket, they still have to pay the ticket,” Garcia said. Sen. Nathan Joyner didn’t agree with Garcia. “If that cop were talking to a lady that was pregnant with a broken foot, things might be a little different,” Joyner argued. “They’re on the way to another national championship season. I personally

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The stress test New program available for distressed students Photo courtesy of Kim Huff

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By Jessica Souza Assistant news editor @Jessica_E_Souza Counseling and Psychological Services at Florida Gulf Coast University is adding more resources to help distressed students. Amanda Lawson-Ross, PhD, is a clinician at CAPS and says that CAPS is working to accommodate students more than ever this semester. “This semester we’ve seen students at a much higher distress level than previous semesters,” Lawson-Ross said. “We’re looking for new ways to meet their needs and come up with more preventionbased programs so they don’t get up to that level.” One of these new programs is an online anxiety reduction program. CAPS can enroll students in groups or as couples if both parties are students. The program is available to all students in need. To become enrolled, students have to go in for an appointment and inquire about the program. “A student would come in for triage for the online program because we don’t want anybody who is actively suicidal to be doing just an online program, but anybody who is stressed out and wants to come in and try the program can come in,” Lawson-Ross explained. There is no current waitlist for the

online anxiety reduction program. However, appointments can fill up fast. “Every student that comes to us, we lay eyes on. We won’t ever send anybody away without seeing them,” Lawson-Ross said. “If they’re in immediate distress, we’ll get them in right away. But if it’s something that can wait a couple of days, then we’ll put them on the wait list when we’re full.” If a student is in desperate need of an appointment, CAPS also has a 24/7 hotline called the EARS Line. It is staffed by licensed counselors and callers are directed to the counselor on call, which is a clinician at CAPS. Shawn Felton, a professor and the Faculty Senate president, had LawsonRoss speak at the Faculty Senate meeting on Friday, Oct. 17 due to some concerns faculty members had with students in terms of behavior and how they could help. “We have excellent experts on campus about this,” Felton said. “There’s often, but there shouldn’t be, a taboo about it. But it’s good for students to know that they’re not broken and that there’s something they can do about it.” Students can book an appointment at CAPS in Howard Hall 228. CAPS is open from 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Thursday and 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. on Fridays. Its phone number is 239-590-7950, and their 24 hotline is 239-745-EARS (3277).

EN Photo/Jessica Souza To help alleviate student stress, CAPS has begun using an online anxiety reduction program.

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Events Eagle Family Weekend begins Friday, October 24th! Assistance is needed with check-in on 10/24 between 1pm and 5pm, as well as on Saturday 10/25 between 8am and 11am. There are also MANY events that will be taking place where assistance may be needed. For more information, please contact Tabitha Dawes at tdawes@ fgcu.edu. Are you an ARTIST or PERFORMER?? Are you passionate about social change? If so, you may be interested in the “Eagles Take Flight: Human Trafficking Showcase.” This event will be a showcase of visual art and interpretive performances (skits, monologues, slam poetry, dance, etc.) to raise awareness about human trafficking. If you are interested in performing or creating a piece of art, please contact Madeline Heath at mpheath3355@eagle.fgcu.edu. Submissions are due October 26th – Rehearsal (mandatory) is November 5th – Showcase is November 6th FGCU Resident Housing Association is hosting the 7th Annual Harvest Party of the SoVi Green Tuesday, October 28th from 5pm-7pm. Volunteers are needed to help serve food, work as Trick or Treat guides, help with crafts, pass out candy, and more! For more information, please contact Kelsey Pingrey at kpingrey@fgcu.edu before October 25th. FGCU Winter Games will be taking place on Thursday, October 30th from 11am to 1pm! This event will be a fun filled day for persons with disabilities to participate in various sports activities. Volunteers are needed to assist with set up, sports stations, and to act as “buddies” to the participants. Volunteer hours are from 9:30am to 2:30pm. For more information, please contact Lauren Morimanno at lamorimanno0809@ eagle.fgcu.edu. Gulf Coast Wesley will be hosting a Stop Hunger Now food packing event on October 30, 2014 from 4pm to 6pm in the Cohen Center Ballroom - ON CAMPUS!! Set up for this event will begin at 1:30pm and cleanup may last until 8pm. Many volunteers are needed to assist with various tasks as we are expecting to package 200,000 meals. For more information, please contact Christy Holden at revholden@gmail.com or (727) 215-6760. Freedom Waters Foundation is looking for students to volunteer at this year’s Stone Crab Festival in Naples on October 25th & 26th! 2-3 hour shifts are available between 10am and 9pm Saturday AND between 10am and 5pm Sunday. Duties may include: selling raffle tickets, assisting at games booths, handing out information, clean up at end of event, or other tasks as requested. For more information, please contact Emily Hunter at ehunter8467@eagle.fgcu. edu. Koreshan State Historic Site will begin hosting a WEEKLY FARMER’S MARKET on Sunday, November 9, 2014! Assistance will be needed at the gate, with parking/parking lot services, and with cleanup. There will be room for at least 4-5 volunteers weekly from around 7:30am to 1pm. Please contact Mike Heare at Michael.heare@dep.state.fl.us or (239) 707-8102 for more information. WGCU (on campus) presents family literacy workshops at 14 area Title I schools. The station provides single-page handouts to parents who attend the workshops. Currently, all handouts are printed in English and WGCU seeks to provide Spanish versions. This project requires a student who is fluent in Spanish and can translate in writing from English to Spanish. WGCU anticipates this project to start late August or early September. For more details please contact Paula Sklodowski at 239-5902510 or email psklodow@wgcu.org.

Colloquium Florida DEP is looking for volunteers to help build a new oyster reef for the Peace River in Punta Gorda. Kate Aug, Florida DEP Community Outreach Coordinator, is looking for individuals & groups. You must be able to lift 30 lbs. to make oyster bags. Most bagging events are scheduled Tuesdays and Wednesdays 8:30 am to 10:30 am or so. Some Saturday dates are available. Please contact Kate by phone or email. Katherine. Aug@dep.state.fl.us or call: (941)-5755861 Charlotte Harbor Preserve is partnering with The Nature Conservancy to launch an oyster reef restoration project adjacent to the City of Punta Gorda’s Trabue Harborwalk. Volunteers are needed to: prepare mat material, make oyster mats and fill bags with shells, and deploy the materials in the water. If you are interested in participating, please contact Katherine Aug at (941) 575-5861 ext. 117 or via email Katherine.Aug@dep.state. fl.us. Delnor-Wiggins Pass State Park in Naples is accepting additional student volunteers to assist with our beach survey and beach counts which take place 7 days a week. Contact Michael Odom at michael.odom@dep. state.fl.us or call 239-597-6196. Barefoot Beach is looking for volunteers to come out and help with removal of invasive species. Interested students should contact Jan at jjbchrch@comcast.net. ECHO (Educational Concerns for Hunger Organization) Help out with agricultural development. Fill out a volunteer application at www.echonet.org. For questions, contact Ruth at rmay@echonet.org. Koreshan State Park Historic Site is ALWAYS looking for students to help around the park! If you are interested in partnering with Koreshan, please email Mike Heare at michale.heare@ dep.state.fl.us. Calusa Nature Center & Planetarium Numerous opportunities! Contact info@calusanature.org or call 239275-3435. Naples Botanical Garden Horticulture gardening starts at 8:00 am Monday thru Friday and includes weeding, potting, moving plants, digging, raking, sweeping, clearing debris, etc. Wear closed toe shoes. No shorts or tank tops. Bring water. Wear sunscreen. Bring work gloves if you have them. Looking especially for groups of students on Fridays. No last minute requests. Give 4-5 day lead time. If you commit, then can’t make it, give notice. Be on time. Email Sally Richardson at srichardson@naplesgarden.org.

Long Term Opportunities Boys & Girls Club Naples is looking for students to become part of the Immersion Mentoring Program. This program is designed to ignite youth interest in science and technology through group mentoring with an emphasis on marine life and environmental sciences. If you are interested in this opportunity, please contact Paul Schultz at pschultz@bgccc.com or (239) 325-1752. Would you enjoy mentoring fellow FGCU peers? Would you like to enrich the academic performance of other students? If so, apply to be a Peer Academic Leader (PAL) in the Center for Academic Achievement (CAA) for the spring 2015 semester. This position is a semester long commitment for approximately 8 hours per week. You will gain real world leadership skills, positive relation-

ships with faculty, staff and peers, and a sense of achievement to see your mentees develop and grow. The PAL application deadline is Friday, October 31, 2014 at 12 Noon. Don’t miss out on this opportunity! For more information visit http://www. fgcu.edu/CAA/pal-program.html or contact Ashley Langston in the CAA at (239) 590-1868 or via email alangston@fgcu.edu. Guadalupe Social Services in Immokalee is looking for students to teach English at their Guadalupe English School (formerly Schools on Wheels). This program is to empower women through leaning the English language. Class are help Monday-Friday from 12:30-2:30pm at the social services office. Volunteers are need to assist in the classroom, but also to assist with childcare services provided for the women who attend classes. For more information, please contact Devan Gisoni at devan@catholiccharitiescc. org or (239) 657-6242. Rookery Bay Reserve is looking for Communication and Hospitality Management students to assist their Friends of Rookery Bay Event Planner. You would be attending events with her to secure donors; preparing flyers and other advertisements, as well as assisting during events. Depending on your interest and level of commitment, additional opportunities may be considered. Contact Volunteer Coordinator Donna Young at volunteer@rookerybay.org or 239530-5974. Lee County Homeless Coalition needs assistance with their social media and online presence. There is a three month commitment for 4-5 hours per week. You will help develop strategy, post various information to different media outlets, help with research, and assist Executive Director in creating online updates. If you are interested please contact Janet Bartos at (239) 322-6600 or email her at leehomeless@gmail.com. Collier-Seminole State Park is offering an amazing opportunity for an interested student as Park Promotions Specialist. If you want to gain real world experience doing special event planning, public relations, learning about park operations & more, this could be the opportunity for you. Don’t miss out! Email Darren Flickinger at Darren.Flickinger@dep. state.fl.us or call (239) 394-3397.

Ongoing Do you live in or near North Port, FL? Or know a fellow student that does? Woodland Middle School is looking for COMMITTED volunteers to assist math students in grades 6th, 7th, and 8th. This will be during school hours and the time slots are: 9:30-10:35 / 10:38-11:36 / 11:39-12:38 / 12:41-1:40 / 2:16- 3:14 / and 3:17-4:15. In order to have consistency with the kids and teachers, they are looking for either 2 days a week, 3 days a week, or every day at the same time slot for a SEMESTER. If interested please contact Christi Hoffman at Christi. hoffman@sarasotacountyschools.net or call (941) 240-8590. Do you have spare time between 2p.m. and 6p.m.? If so, please help support the “Q” Children at Quality Life Center. Help is needed with reading to children and assisting them with homework and special projects. You can volunteer one day a week or one hour a day! For more information, please contact Angela Pena at apena@qlcswfl.org or stop by the office. YMCA of Lehigh Acres is looking for mentors for their Reach & Rise program. Reach & Rise is a therapeutic mentoring program for youth ages 6-17. Mentor requirements are: desire to work with at risk youth, 23+ years old, pass the YMCA screening process, and have a valid driver’s license.

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Photos courtesy of James Greco (Left) Students pick out fresh vegetables from a produce vendor at FGCU’s Oct. 14 Farmers Market. (Right) One of the vendors sold moringa energy tea. There will be another Farmers Market at 1 p.m. on Oct. 24 in the North Lake auxilary parking lot.

Think before you drink (water) Sustainability events will close with Terry Tempest Williams Dialogue By Oscar Santiago Torres @osantiagotorres Think green and blue this month. Campus Sustainability Day is a time to recognize the successes, challenges and innovations of sustainability in higher education. Students, staff and community members can drop by any of the eco-friendly events prepared for that day on campus The 8th annual Terry Tempest Williams Student Dialogue comes back Oct. 27 and will welcome an estimated 200 guests. This year, the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education will welcome three panelists who will talk about the protection of Southwest Florida’s water resources and coastal environments. Jeremy Frantz is one of the panelists and the environmental policy specialist at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida. His work includes planning for the protection of Southwest Florida’s natural resources and quality of life, and his involvement includes the petition-gathering campaign that placed Amendment 1 on the 2014 ballot. Amendment 1 will provide funds to acquire and restore Florida conservation and recreation lands by dedicating 33 percent of net revenues from the existing excise tax on documents for 20 years. Joy Hazel is the second panelist and the Sea Grant Extension agent in Lee County. Hazel plans, implements and evaluates need-based marine and natural-resource educational programs. Win Everham, a professor of

environmental studies at Florida Gulf Coast University, is the third panelist. His research interests include examining the impacts of enivironmental disturbance, including exotic invasions and anthropogenic activities on forest communities and ecosystems. “These people are going to elaborate on how things used to be, how the system has degraded and what actions have been destroying our water system,” said Andrew Stansell, a student assistant who has been working for the center for five years. Stansell said the center will provide a brochure during and after the event for anyone interested in learning more about protecting the watershed, the event, the panelists and Amendment 1. “The biggest action component is educating yourself and others,” Stansell said. “How can you see something change if you never saw what it was like before?” “We’re going to stress voting,” said student assistant Kevin Bedson about supporting Amendment 1. Both student assistants are fishermen who say protecting the environment is a must. They agree that students should participate in their local government and vote on issues such as those that affect water quality. The center’s student assistants are not the only people planning, organizing and welcoming students and community members for environmental-sustainability events. Five other events are happening this October.

By visiting the Cohen Center 247 on Oct. 22, students can learn about FGCU’s Sustainability Tracking Assessment and Rating System Report. The event starts at 1 p.m. and ends at 3 p.m. Also on Oct. 22, the Green Halloween Costume Swap will be from 3 p.m. - 5 p.m. on the library lawn. Students, faculty and staff are all welcome to participate by bringing costumes that they no longer want, and they can swap with other attendees. Pet costumes and accessories are exchangeable as well. For those who do make a swap, the Physical Plant will provide free admission passes to the Imaginarium Science Center in Fort Myers. Aramark will coordinate watermelon carving. Members of the Cosplay and Costuming Club will paint faces for anyone interested. Students that do participate and post a “selfie” of their painted face to the FGCU Sustainability Facebook page, the participants will have the chance to win a $20 gift card. A Food Day Symposium will take place on Oct. 23, and will involve activities in the Student Plaza from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m., a “Lunch and Learn” where students can eat Truly Organic pizza and watch a documentary in the Cohen Center room 247 from noon4 p.m. and a discussion on food justice and sustainability from 5-7 p.m. in the Cohen Center 162. Students can learn more about the event and register for it at: http://www.foodday. org/74186/florida_gulf_coast_university_ food_day_symposium

Student Government will sponsor a Farmers Market from 1 - 5 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 24 in the North Lake auxiliary parking lot. Visitors will be able to buy fresh produce, clothing and jewelry. Students can register at http://conta. cc/1xZVJfK to particpate in Make a Difference Day from 8 a.m. to noon on Oct. 25. Then, the student-led Terry Tempest Williams Dialogue begins at 6 p.m. and ends at 8 p.m. Oct. 27. Guests are welcome to stop by the Student Union Ballroom at 5 p.m. for a networking session with members of 10 community organizations. Katie Leone, the environmental stewardship and sustainability coordinator, helped organize several of the events but will be unable to attend the Dialogue. “I will be at the Association of the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education conference during the Terry Tempest Williams Dialogue, so I’m sad to be missing that,” Leone said. Leone has worked on the committees planning food day, Campus Sustainability Day and the Green Halloween Costume Swap. She also advised some of the SG leaders organizing the Farmer’s Market. The Terry Tempest Williams Dialogue is one of the center’s two signature-series events. Preparation for the Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture, which will occur in late January, is underway.

Stop hunger now Campus ministry hosts event to package meals for the hungry By Amy Clark @The_Amy_Clark Almost 870 million people will go to sleep hungry tonight – 200 million of those are children. According to the Stop Hunger Now website, at least one in every nine people on the planet go to bed starving. Hunger kills more people a year than AIDS, malaria, and tuberculosis combined. Gulf Coast Wesley Foundation, a United Methodist campus ministry, is hosting its first Stop Hunger Now meal packaging event Oct. 30 in the Cohen Center ballroom. GCW chose the Stop Hunger Now meal packaging program because it fulfills each of their defining principles. GCW grounds itself on three main principles: Love God, Serve People and Change the World. Members are currently reaching out to the students of Florida Gulf Coast University and any interested volunteers in the area. “Wesley students see the suffering of others in the world and want to make a difference,” said Christy Holden, a United Methodist pastor and the Campus Minister

for GCW. “It seems unacceptable for people to suffer needlessly when we have so much more than we need for ourselves. This is one simple way we can express God’s love − one way we can make a tangible difference.” Stop Hunger Now is an international hunger relief agency that was started in 1998. SHN has one mission: A world without hunger. The organization created its meal packaging program in 2005, and as of today, over 166 million meals have been packaged. GCW plans on packaging 200,000 meals in two hours. Hundreds of students and volunteers are needed to achieve this goal. There are three shifts available for service on Oct. 30. Service learning hours will be available for those who participate in this event. In preparation for the meal packaging event, GCW will host a screening of “The Well: Water Voices from Ethiopia,” Oct. 29 at 8 p.m. in the Cohen Center ballroom. GCW is tabling everyday on campus until the event. To sign up to volunteer find them on campus or visit: www.gulfcoastwesley.org/ stophungernow. For more information on Stop Hunger Now visit: www.stophungernow.org

Photo courtesy of Christy Holden (Left to right) Kaley Tyree, Rachel Driver, Leanne Clark, Sarah Holley and Jonathon Upleger are all members of Gulf Coast Wesley.

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FGCU’s Live-Learn Community in Everglades Hall currently has 29 students, who all participate in service-learning projects around the community.

Live, learn, win an award By Josh Akins @fgcueaglenews Part of Florida Gulf Coast University’s mission statement is a commitment to service. A group of students living on campus are living up to that commitment every day, and other schools are noticing. The Live-Learn Community was recently recognized in the annual Florida Campus Compact Awards for its commitment to community-enriching service. The community consists of 29 first-year students with a common passion: serving others. Students who are involved in the LiveLearn Community take some of the same classes (including IDS 2930, Leadership through Service), live on the same floor of Everglades Hall in South Village, and most

importantly, participate in service-learning projects together. Last year, the group partnered with The Immokalee Foundation, which is focused on empowering residents of the rural farming community. This year, the service opportunities are nearly endless. Katharine O’Connor is the Live-Learn coordinator. “We have so many projects. Several students did a campus clean-up with the Physical Plant, and we’re planning to work with Habitat for Humanity pretty soon,” she said. O’Connor co-teaches the Leadership through Service course with Maria Roca that is required for all members of the community. “I know there are a few students planning to work with CREW [Corkscrew Regional Ecosystem Watershed] and some others will work with the Wesley Foundation

to participate in Stop Hunger Now,” O’Connor said. “Last year, the community completed about 1200 service hours. I’m excited to see what we’ll accomplish this year” Although the Live-Learn Community is only in its second year, it has already been recognized in the Florida Campus Compact Awards twice. According to ServiceLearning Director Jessica Rhea, “Florida Campus Compact is comprised of more than 50 college and university presidents who are committed to helping students develop the skills of active citizenship.” The name of the award earned by the Live-Learn Community this year is the Student Affairs Partnering with Academic Affairs Award. “It is quite an honor to be selected from among these institutions,” Rhea said.

O’Connor agreed that the award is an important indicator that FGCU is achieving its service mission. “It’s a wonderful accomplishment,” O’Connor said. “I feel like FGCU is leading the movement in servicelearning programs.” Although the Live-Learn Community is only available for first-year students, some members choose to become peer mentors during the next academic year. They work with the new students to come up with service projects and events. “The thing that’s great about [the Live-Learn Community] is our holistic approach,” O’Connor said. “We love student input, and we base pretty much every service project around what they feel passionate about.”

>> Hockey bill continued would like to see it tabled because I don’t want to see it just die.” The hockey club is at risk of shutting down now that SG did not pass the bill. Brinkworth is unsure of exactly what their next step will be. “It’s very disappointing for the school with what we built,” Brinkworth said. “It’s interesting that we have been the sport of choice for Family Weekend for three years, which is coming up soon. But we will not be influenced by the decision and start charging students for attendance. Our attendance is 80 percent students.” In response to the lack of funding from SG, members of the team have taken matters into their own hands. Colton Bailey, a senior on the D2 team, created a Go Fund Me page for supporters of the hockey team to fundraise the $50,000 themselves in hopes that this won’t be the end of the FGCU Club Hockey Team.

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>> Welfare checks continued are not able to call back the person who called in the welfare check. “When we locate the individual, we can advise them to call their mom, but we can’t call the person back. We can never be sure of who is calling and what their motives are,” Rispoli said. “We’ve had issues with parents trying to track down kids because of a strained relationship.” While Rispoli said the majority of welfare checks are not emergencies, emergencies do happen. According to an Oct. 14 University Police report, a welfare check was requested by an anonymous caller who reported that a resident was sending text messages stating that he was going to commit suicide. UPD was able to contact the on-call Counseling and Psychological Services counselor and set up a next-day appointment for the at-risk individual. Several people advised that they would stay with the individual overnight at Gulf Coast Medical Center and take him to his CAPS appointment the next morning. Jon Brunner, director of Counseling and Health Services, said that parents contact CAPS infrequently. CAPS is usually called not as a call for contact but as a check on a student’s psychological well-being. “From our perspective it’s usually a call about ‘I think my student is depressed,’ or

‘I don’t think my student is able to cope,’” Bruner said. “CAPS needs to be perceived as being neutral, so we will basically recommend the parent reaches out to the appropriate person.” Most of the time, CAPS will refer a caller to Lauren Strunk, the case manager in the Dean of Students Office. “If we thought a student was an imminent danger to themselves or someone else then we would proceed and call UPD,” Brunner said. Brian Fisher has been the director of housing for eight years, and he says that while welfare checks that are called into housing are pretty uncommon, they are always resolved. “We have room for 4,748 students to live in housing. In eight years of working here, we’ve never had a welfare check where we couldn’t locate the student,” Fisher said. “We’ve never had a student actually go missing.” Rispoli says that parents usually call “a little bit more for freshmen, but it does happen across the board for students.” Brunner’s advice for first-time college students to avoid a welfare check is to set up regular contact with their parents or guardians. “A text message here and there can help.” So the next time you look down at your phone and see 10 missed calls from home, consider calling back. If you don’t, the next call you receive could be from UPD.

TO APPLY For more information and to apply online go to… http://studentservices.fgcu.edu/OL/become.html

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Police beat 10/14/2014 9:20 p.m.

An individual called UPD to report that there was someone in his dorm that needed to be removed, and then hung up. Dispatch searched the resident roster, found the North Lake Village dorm of the caller, and then went to speak to the resident. The resident stated that he and his girlfriend are having relationship issues, and was advised to call UPD back if she does not leave.

10/14/2014 11:06 p.m.

An anonymous caller reported that a resident was sending text messages stating that he was going to commit suicide. UPD contacted the on-call CAPS counselor to schedule an appointment for the next day. Several people stayed with the resident for the rest of the night, and advised that they would take the resident to his CAPS appointment the next day.

10/15/2014 10:59 a.m.

A snapping turtle was discovered under a vehicle in

Garage B. Grounds maintenance removed the turtle.

10/15/2014 4:37 p.m.

A complainant reported a male subject sitting in a minivan in Garage 4 with the windows of his vehicle down, playing loud music and staring at people. UPD was unable to locate any person matching the description.

10/15/2014 11:51 p.m.

A resident assistant witnessed a vehicle crash into a parked vehicle in West Lake Village. The driver was investigated for driving under the influence of alcohol, arrested and transported to Lee County Sheriff’s Office jail. The parked car was towed.

10/16/2014 10:36 p.m.

A vehicle search of FGCU Lake Parkway West found a trace amount of green leafy substance in a piece of plastic on the driver’s side of the vehicle. The driver was reported to the Dean of Students Office for further action, and

was issued a citation for speeding. The driver smelled of marijuana and the passenger admitted to drinking. A friend of the driver came to pick up the vehicle and its passengers.

10/17/2014 1:12 a.m.

A complainant in North Lake Village reported that the room next to hers was being extremely noisy. The resident assistant was notified and responded that the noise was coming from the RA’s room, where a birthday was being celebrated. Occupants were warned to lower their noise level.

10/17/2014 7:36 a.m.

A parent requested a welfare check on her daughter who had been sick and was not answering her phone. The resident was found. Her phone had been on silent so she did not notice her mother’s phone call. She called her back.

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Spots to get your BOO!-gie on this Halloween Get your costumes ready because there are a variety of Halloween parties happening on Thursday, Oct. 30 and Friday, Oct. 31 in the Fort Myers, Estero and Naples area. If you have a mind-blowing costume, don’t be afraid to show it off and enter one of the costume contests. Prizes vary from a trip to Mexico to different cash rewards and gift cards. By Klaudia Balogh Assistant E&L editor @KlaudiaBaloghPR

$250 for second place and $50 for third place. There is no registration fee or cover to enter. The Rusty’s in Estero and Naples will have the same prizes for those entering the costume contest; however, you must be 21 and older to enter.

Thursday, Oct 30.

The Keys Bar and Grill Location: Gulf Coast Town Center The Keys Bar is giving out different gift certificates for those entering the costume contest. Those who are 18 and older are welcome to party as well; however, you must 21 and older to drink.

Blu Sushi Location: Gulf Coast Town Center The Halloween costume party on Thursday will be a regular ladies night with free drinks for women spiced up with your costume ideas. Admission is free, but you must be 21 and older to enter.

Friday, Oct 31.

Blue Martini Location: Mercato in Naples Blue Martini is organizing its Costume Party Halloween Night starting with live music entertainment from 7:30 to 11 p.m., and then DJ M Dot will take over the DJ booth for the rest of the night. The grand prize for the costume contest is a $1,000 cash prize brought to you by Swan Centers. Second prize is a $300 gift card and third prize is $150 gift card.

The Firestone Location: Downtown Fort Myers This year is the Firestone’s 2nd Annual Halloween Party. If you are confident that you have a winning costume, make sure to enter the costume contest. First place will win a $1,000 cash prize. Second place is a $200 cash prize. Registration for the contest is 9 to 10 p.m. and they will announce the winner at midnight. The winner must be present to win. Registration is free, but you must be 21 and older to enter.

Salado Pedro’s Fright Night Location: Gulf Coast Town Center Salado Pedro’s, also known as the “Tequila Bar,” is having a costume contest with some unique prizes such as a trip for two to Cozumel, Mexico. Other prizes include Dunkin Diamonds gifts, plus additional prizes and gift certificates. There is no registration fee or cover charge at the door. You must be 21 and older to enter.

Rusty’s Locations: Fort Myers, Estero and Naples Rusty’s on 41 in Fort Myers is one of the few local bars that is 18 and older to party and 21 and older to drink. They are hosting a Halloween costume contest with the following cash prizes: $500 for first place,

The Pub Location: Mercato in Naples The Pub will have a live band called Pub Mustard perform the entire night, starting at 10 p.m. The costume contest begins around 11:30 p.m. The winner will receive a special grand prize basket and the second and third place won’t leave empty handed either. You must be 21 and older to enter. Designated drivers will have their hand marked to make sure they aren’t served alcohol.

FGCU hosts the first winter Special Olympics By Cayla Sloan @CaylaSloan For the first time, Florida Gulf Coast University will be having its very first winter games from 9:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., Thursday Oct. 30 on the recreation field. The FGCU Winter Games is a Special Olympics for people with disabilities from different organizations. Two FGCU ambassadors, Lauren Morimanno, a sophomore majoring in community health, and Alexis Butt, a sophomore majoring in elementary education, created the event for service learning. “There has never been a Special Olympics at FGCU before,” Morimanno said. “We wanted to make our own Special Olympics, which is why it’s called ‘Winter Games.’” FGCU students who want to take part are able to earn service-learning hours for helping out with the event. Students who come out to help with the event can be buddies for one or more of the athletes throughout the day. Volunteers, who choose to be a buddy for the day, will play sports with them, socialize with them and eat with them. Those who do not want to be a buddy can do background work or work a station for the games. “We have all kinds of stations,” Morimanno said. “We’re going to have a football station, a kickball station, a soccer station, cornhole, frisbee, arts and crafts and maybe a face painting station. Everyone can go around those stations and play whatever they want.” Set up for the event begins at 9:30 a.m. and goes until about 11 a.m., which is when the participants from non-profit organizations and local high schools will

be arriving on the campus. Everyone will then split up into stations. Lunch will be at about 12:30 p.m., and the organizations and high schools will go home around 1 p.m. After they leave, all that is left for the day is the break down and clean up of the event. Before the winter games begin, there will be singing of the national anthem and a big group picture. “It’s a special day because they get to feel like they’re number one for they day,” Morimanno said. “They get to meet so many friends. And it really is therapy without them knowing because they’re socializing and stepping out of their boxes.” Throughout the winter games, everyone will be exercising and socializing, which helps people with disabilities grow and become more confident. “I hope this brings awareness to students that people with disabilities are people too and that they can do what we can do too,” Butt said. “It’s an experience that will change your life,” Morimanno said. “It’s definitely a humbling experience. Your cheeks will hurt after the event because you won’t stop smiling the whole time.” There is no summer or spring Olympics planned to go along with the winter games. However, Morimanno and Butt said they are considering having a prom for students with disabilities during the spring semester. Prospective volunteers for the FGCU Winter Games may contact either Lauren Morimanno at lamorimanno0809@eagle.fgcu or Alexis Butt at ambutt8292@eagle.fgcu.edu for more information.

Photo courtesy of Lauren Morimanno and Alexis Butt

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WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 EAGLE NEWS E & L A7

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Diagon Alley at Universal Orlando is snitchin’ By Madison Hampton Assistant Media editor @Hamantha5 Last week, I got the chance to travel to The Wizarding World of Harry Potter in Universal Orlando to see the new Diagon Alley addition to the park. It was snitching. The Wizarding World of Harry Potter was nothing short of jaw-dropping. It has the power to make visitors of any age believe in magic. Whether you’re a Harry Potter fan or a dementor, the attraction does not disappoint you. In 2010, The Wizarding World of Harry Potter came to life originally in Islands of Adventure. Since then, the world has grown and expanded into Universal Studios as well. Since the opening of the attraction in 2010, Universal’s Islands of Adventure has seen a large increase in visitors. In 2011 the park had 7,674,000 visitors, compared to 5,949,000 in 2010. That’s more than a 22 percent increase. The park’s growth has outpaced every other park in North America and for good reason. The creators of the park took almost every tiny detail from the 4,100 pages and 19.6 hours of movies to create the World of Harry Potter. No detail was overlooked. Details in Diagon Alley are literally straight from the movies and books, including things that only hard-core HP fans would notice. The “pictures” actually move, and the wands cast spells on random objects throughout Diagon Alley. It’s so cool to walk around and be able identify the shops and characters from the movies including the Leaky Cauldron, Gringotts and even the broom shop. The attraction interacts with you in every way. With a wand, visitors are able to cast spells on different objects in shop windows and in other places that only the most detailaware fans would know of. I was shamelessly walking about with my butterbeer in one hand and waving my wand in the other. Every ride in the Wizarding World was a thrill. I was excited to see all my favorite characters and even some of my not so favorite ones. The Hogwarts Express was probably one of the most creative rides. It can be found on Platform 9 3⁄4 in the Kings Cross train station on the London set in Universal Studios. The train connects each part of The Wizarding World and spans between both parks and

FGCUnited forum

Soccer backdrop for refugee story By: Allie Taylor @AllieTaylorEN Florida Gulf Coast University invites students to participate in “FGCUnited: An Evening on the Refugee Experience” from 7 to 9 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 22 in the Cohen Center ballroom. The forum will focus on themes related to the book “Outcasts United” by Warren St. John, the University’s One Book, One Campus selection. The annual reading project involves first-year students, faculty and staff, and it incorporates classroom curriculum and community-engagement activities. The novel “Outcasts United: An American Town, A Refugee Team, and One Woman’s Quest to Make a Difference” is a true story of a youth soccer team, The Fugees, made up of refugees whose families have been resettled in a small Georgia town. The inspirational book follows The Fugees’ indomitable coach, a young immigrant from Jordan, as she fights to find a place for her team to play in a community where these children represent unwelcome change. Panelists Harry Casimir, Salim Ayubi, Yuri Kaplun and Hiram Ruiz have been invited to share their perspectives on the refugee experience at “FGCUnited.” “‘Outcasts United’ offers powerful messages about tolerance, perseverance and the possibility of one person making a difference in a community,” said Jim Wohlpart, dean of undergraduate studies and professor of environmental literature. “These are important life lessons that complement what students learn in the classroom.” The University is teaming up with local libraries, high schools, bookstores and book clubs to encourage participation in activities tied to the book and dialogue revolving around its themes. On Monday, Nov. 10, the One Book, One Campus program and FGCU’s Rescue Team will hold a collaborative awareness program, “Voices of the Black Market Generation,” which will focus on themes related to the book. Representatives from Liberty in North Korea, the only grassroots organization in North America dedicated to the North Korean human rights and refugee crises, will attend. The free event is at 5 p.m. in Cohen Center Room 213. On Wednesday, Nov. 12, the University will present OBOC Feature Film Night. The film will be “Rain in a Dry Land,” which follows the fortunes of two Somali families resettling in the United States. It will be screened from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in Academic Building 7, Room 114. Admission is free. More details and additional events will be posted on the FGCU One Book, One Campus Facebook page and @FGCU_OBOC on Twitter.

features different characters as you ride through the countryside to your destination. I was infatuated with the fact that whether you were headed to Hogsmeade or to London, each direction of the train had a different scenario and featured different things. The best touch was that passengers see the shadows of Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dementors and others in the corridor through the frosted windows on one side of the cabin that gives the ride a realistic feeling. In order to ride you must have park hopper passes If you don’t, no worries. Universal has set up an all too convenient station where visitors can upgrade their passes on the spot. If you don’t take the train, visitors enter Diagon Alley through London by stepping through a hole next to the Leaky Cauldron, just like Potter does. This low-key entrance, complete with the sound effects of moving bricks, keeps Diagon Alley hidden from the muggles. In Diagon Alley, visitors can buy almost any of the goods that you would see in the movies, including my favorite: a Nimbus 2000 broom from the broom shop. If I weren’t a poor college student, I would have been walking out of Diagon Alley with my arms full of the latest potions and enchanted books. My favorite ride was the Escape from Gringotts. The line features detailed elves, which I thought were freakishly life-like, and a fire-breathing dragon guarding the entrance. After being ushered onto a mine cart with 3D glasses on, you shoot off through dark caves until you are greeted by “He-Who-Shall-Not-Be-Named” and Bellatrix. The ride itself did an excellent job hiding the tracks and all of the other elements that could take away from the illusion. I am not one to get motion sickness but even some of us with stomachs of steel will fall victim to motion sickness after riding this ride. The creators of this ride were not reserved when it came to the life-likeness of actually riding a magical cart through the labyrinth of Gringotts. If you’ve seen the movies, you can imagine just how dizzy one can get from it. I have already told my family to start saving because I am going back. While this trip into he Wizarding World isn’t cheap, it’s definitely worth it. I’ve sent my application into Hogwarts via owl. Now lets just hope there’s a scholarship for muggles.

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Gender bender

WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 EAGLE NEWS E & L A8

A professor’s story about becoming a trans man By Tiara Brown @tiabiaboo Even before birth, a person’s life is mapped out and decided for them based on one simple trait: their sex. Children that are just minutes old are adorned in colorappropriate, gender-normative onesies and blankets. Although each baby looks the same, strikingly similar to a boiled potato, they are cataloged and identified differently according to the gender that they are assigned. For some, this life sentence is a comfort. It’s validation for certain desires and preferences. Others may not find such assurance. These classifications will likely be the deciding factors of whether or not the child is given a doll to play with versus a truck. It will also designate whether they will be encouraged to be loud or quiet, to draw or do science projects and even the way they dress and care for their bodies. Later in life, it might also dictate the level of discrimination and inequality they will face as adults. Gender binaries are commonly perceived to be the foundation of which identity is created. However, Florida Gulf Coast University communication professor, Kim Huff, teaches students to open their eyes to this fallacy. Huff, who has been teaching at FGCU for four years, announced to her Gender Communication class Sept. 30 that she would be transitioning from being a woman into a man. Instead of being referred to as a female, Huff will change his name to Billy and would like to be identified with male or genderneutral pronouns such as they, their and them. There are many factors to consider when contemplating transitioning from one gender or sex to another. Because Huff was always skeptical of his assigned gender, he waited almost 25 years to commit. “Over time I became okay with the idea of being something for which there is no place,” Huff said. “I wanted to be more comfortable in my own skin, and I have really come to a point where the opinions of others mean less and less. I think that the academic analysis that I’ve done has helped me to think about these things in ways that open up so many possibilities.” Since his time teaching at FGCU, Huff has earned a reputation among his students as the teacher who focuses on societal stereotypes and gender issues. His role in being the first teacher at FGCU to ever teach Queer Theory, a class that emphasizes the act of identifying and breaking down societal norms, has given him a rapport with students as the professor who will challenge oppression and support those who struggle to break free of constricting standards.

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Huff has organized many controversial events including the Queer Carnival, Occupy FGCU and the “I Am Not Just a Body” campaign. He is also the adviser for the university’s Gay/Straight Alliance. Although his voice has been a powerful one in the face of societal adversity, Huff foresees many struggles as he continues with his transition. “The reason why I’m so open, especially in my gender class, is that I hope it will help people to think about gender and their own relation too,” Huff said. “As far as I know, I’m the first faculty member at FGCU to transition, but there are a number of students who are also undergoing this change right now. They have my support and are supporting me too.” During the course of the next few months, Huff must attend numerous therapy sessions and be formally diagnosed with Gender Dysphoria, a term used by physicians to describe a person who is discontent with the sex and gender roles that they were assigned to at birth. Once this diagnosis has been made, Huff will legally be allowed to undergo months of intense hormone replacement

therapy. He will also opt to undergo a double mastectomy as well as a hysterectomy to avoid ovarian cancer that is often caused by taking large quantities of testosterone. It is no secret that there will be social and emotional challenges as well. “Well even small things like my name changing will be a struggle,” Huff said. “At first I thought it wouldn’t affect the students, but then I realized that most students call me ‘Miss Huff’ instead of ‘Doctor.’ I also still find myself referring to myself as female, so I don’t expect it to be easy for others either. I’m going to try and stay open about it.” More situations down the road may lead Huff to struggle with how to react. Because he does not plan on purposely changing his every day behaviors and demeanor, it may be difficult to pass as a man. “I’m going to be a ‘something,’” Huff said. “I will most likely identify as a trans man, but I don’t believe it is possible to ever be a man because I’ve been socialized as a woman for almost 40 years. I’ve heard a lot about what to expect from other trans men and I think there will be a lot of pivotal moments. I’ve heard many say that people listen to them more after their transition than they did when they were perceived as a woman. I think it will be psychologically alarming when groups of men make derogative statements about women around me because I won’t know how to act. They won’t know that they’re talking to someone who those statements used to refer to.” At this point, Huff doesn’t want to assume anything and is comfortable knowing that his journey cannot be predicted. Throughout his transition, Huff plans on documenting his daily changes and struggles in a documentary tentatively titled “Imagine There is Not Woman; Exploring Gender Through Transition.” Despite what some of his colleagues have assumed, his transition is not the purpose of the documentary. “But as an academic, my purpose in life is to make academic contributions,” Huff said. “And as someone who studies and is interested in gender, why wouldn’t I use this opportunity to make another contribution?” Regardless of the physical and personal changes that he will endure, he will still be the same old Huff. With his growing collection of tattoos, fascination of cupcakes and his familiar silver-studded lip ring, professor Billy Huff will always be evolving, which really just means that he’s the same as he’s always been.

Top apps ‘Near Me’ for students By Brenna Tucker @Brenna_Tucker Have you ever wondered what Florida Gulf Coast University students are using to stay in the know of the latest trends? Apple’s “Near Me” section can help with that. The following are the top ten apps to use around FGCU. 1. Canvas by Instructure: “Canvas by Instructure allows you to view your Canvas activity stream, stay on top of your to do stream, view your course schedule and syllabus, read and participate in course discussions, turn in homework assignments, uploads files, videos, and audio recordings, read, create, and reply to inbox messages, study and navigate course pages, view grades for your courses and individual assignments, view submissions and participate in comment discussions with your instructor, access and participate in Canvas groups.” — Developers at Instructor Inc. “I can contact teachers faster about my grades but I cannot check my sent mail,” said Caroline Mariana Waterman, a junior resort and hospitality major. 2. Tinder: “We connect people through fun experiences. Tinder is the fun way to connect with new and interesting people around you. Swipe right to like or left to pass. If someone likes you back, it’s a match! Chat with a match or snap a photo to share a Moment with all of your matches at once. Moment is a new way to express yourself and share with friends.” — Developers of Tinder, Inc. “I think tinder is a good way to talk to new people,” said Kate Hopkins, sophomore majoring in forensics. “Lots of times you find people on there who want hookups, but it’s possible to find someone who’s actually looking for a relationship.” 3. Outlook Web Access: “With OWA for iPhone you can get work done faster with email, manage your schedule with ease, and keep business data secure.” — Developers of Microsoft Corporation 4. FGCU: “Keeping up-to-date with all the news for FGCU Business Operations. Contact us with the touch of a button, check out the latest events, social media pages, and even the find the food you’re hungry for in our Eagle Dining page.” — Graydian Technologies “I mainly use it to see where the buses are,” said Lauren Calo, a junior psychology major. “This is super helpful [for] timing when to leave for class. Sometimes the app can be

kind of glitchy and [it] throws you off, but it doesn’t happen too often.” 5. Snapchat: “Enjoy fast and fun mobile conversation. Snap a photo or a video, add a caption, and send it to a friend. They’ll view it, laugh and then the Snap disappears from the screen — unless they take a screenshot.” — Developers of Snapchat, Inc. “You get to send pictures to your friends and you are able to limit the amount of time they get to see it,” said Gabriela Landa, sophomore, resort and hospitality major. “Unfortunately, one is able to screenshot the embarrassing and funny faced Snapchats that weren’t meant to be seen for very long.” 6. Instagram: “Share your photos and videos with friends and followers in a photo feed, or send posts directly to your friends.” — Developers of Instagram, Inc. “[This app is] entertaining and helps me keep up with friends and family that I don’t live near, as well as my good friends,” said Emily Slater, a sophomore athletic training major. “It can start drama between couples, friends, etc. It can get athletes in trouble with drugs and alcohol being present in photos,” 7. 9GAG: “Forever alone no more! 9GAG has the best and funny pics, GIFs, videos, memes, cute, wtf, geeky, cosplay photos on the web.” 8. Wings Up Loyalty Program: “Wings Up is a geolocation app that rewards Florida Gulf Coast University students for supporting FGCU Athletics. Check-in to this app when you arrive at events and accrue points to unlock prizes.” — Developers of SuperFanU, Inc. 9. Yik Yak: “Yik Yak acts like a local bulletin board for your area by showing the most recent posts for other users around you. It allows anyone to connect and share information with others without having to know them.” — Developers of Yik Yak, LLC. “Yik Yak is an interesting way for the student body to communicate with each other, catch up on news going around campus and make plans with other students that have similar interests,” said Taylor Herran, sophomore history major. 10. Team Stream: “Get all your team’s news and scores from across the web in one easy place with personalized streams that send alerts as soon as stories break.” — Developers of Bleachers Report. Illustration by Emily Ford

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A-Sun regular season champions By Kelli Krebs Opinion editor @TheReal_KKrebs Revenge is sweet. The Eagles entered Saturday night’s game with a chip on their shoulders from a loss to Jacksonville last year in the A-Sun Conference championship game that came down to penalty kicks. FGCU got its vengence. The Eagles beat Jacksonville 2-0 solidifying their No. 1 spot in the A-Sun. With the win, FGCU

claims its fifth consecutive regular season conference title and home-field advantage in the tournament. “This was tough,” coach Jim Blankenship said. “They are a dangerous team. They’re the champions until someone knocks them off in November. That’s a huge result for us, and I’m really proud of our team.” Sophomore forward and alltime goals leader Tabby Tindell delivered the Eagles’ first goal in the game. In the 13th minute, midfielder Ally Kasun sent

Tindell what she later described as a “perfect” pass across the box that Tindell sent sailing past JU’s goalkeeper. “Last year in the finals, it really, really hurt,” Tindell said. “[The game] was definitely close to the heart and tonight was a great redemption.” After pounding on Jacksonville’s goal through the first 15 minutes of the second half, FGCU sophomore Paulina Speckmaier finally broke through the Dolphins’ defense in the 58th minute. Speckmaier, who lead

the Eagles in shots, scored her seventh goal of the season from 20 yards out. “This was a game where you don’t have to do a ton to motivate your kids,” Blankenship said. “They lived it, they were there, they know what happened. [A win] was important to them.” FGCU, which is unbeaten in conference, will play Palm Beach Atlantic Wednesday night and Stetson on Friday at home before entering into the A-Sun tournament.

The week ahead in FGCU Athletics

10/22 W Soccer Palm Beach Atlantic 7 p.m.

10/25 Swimming and Diving University of Miami 11 a.m.

10/23-26 W Tennis SSIR Women’s Pro Classic Wildcard All Day

10/25 Volleyball at Stetson 3 p.m.

10/24 M Soccer North Florida 7 p.m.

10/25 W Soccer Stetson 7 p.m.

10/27-28 M Golf Old Corkscrew Intercollegiate All Day

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FGCU goes 1-1 in A-Sun action over the weekend By Dylan Schmittler @Dylansfgcu The Florida Gulf Coast University Eagles will hit the road with games coming up against Stetson, Lipscomb and Northern Kentucky before returning home to Alico Arena on Nov. 7 against Kennesaw State. This weekend’s action against Northern Kentucky University and Lipscomb University gave the Eagles a record of 13-8 with a 6-1 mark in Atlantic Sun play. FGCU defeated Northern Kentucky University (26-24, 21-25, 27-25, 25-17) to improve its overall record to 13-8 and now have a 6-1 Atlantic Sun conference record. Senior Olivia Mesner led the Eagle attack against NKU with 19 kills on 33 attempts for the night. “It was good. It was important to us,” Olivia Mesner said. FGCU started out hot against NKU, winning the opening three points. They were still leading NKU 11-8 at the first timeout. The Norse took their first lead of the set at 13-12 going into an Eagles timeout.

The Eagles scored three of the next points to take a 16-14 lead. The Eagles held on to take set one 26-24 and a 1-0 lead in the match. The Eagles started the second set by winning the opening four points. FGCU held a 6-1 lead heading into the first timeout of the set. The Morse then cut the gap to 129. The Eagles scored the next two points to give them a 14-9 advantage. NKU used a furious rally to tie the set up at 20-20. The Norse tied the match up at 1-1 by taking set two 25-21. The Norse used the momentum from the second set to get a 10-6 lead on FGCU to begin set three. The Eagles struggled to get themselves back into the set. Finally, they cut the margin to 22-20 late and were pressing for more. The Eagles took a 2-1 lead in the match by winning set three 27-25. “My hope is we make adjustments faster,” coach Matt Botsford said. The Norse took an early 4-1 lead to begin set four. The Eagles scored the next three points to tie the set up at 4-4. The Eagles used the momentum to take an 11-8 lead into a NKU timeout. The Eagles continued to

lead as the Norse called another timeout at 16-11 in set four. The Eagles took the set 25-17 and the match 3-1.

FGCU loses to Lipscomb, 3-1

The Eagles were defeated by Lipscomb University, 3-1, Friday night at Alico Arena. This dropped the Eagles to 12-8 on the season and 5-1 in the Atlantic Sun. The Bisons produced seven aces with 11 service errors compared to the Eagles’ 13 service errors and just three aces on the night. ‘‘They served extremely well. We didn’t respond to their pressure,” Botsford said. After the first 16 points of the set, it was tied 8-8. The Eagles took control, and the Bisons trailed 19-12 at one point of the set. The Bisons then closed the gap to 21-18, and the Eagles called a timeout. Despite a tremendous effort from the Bisons, FGCU held on to take the first set 25-23 and a 1-0 lead in the match. ‘We were very consistent in the first and second set. It was a fun game,” Gigi Meyer said.

The Eagles jumped off to a good start in the second set, leading 6-3. FGCU still led Lipscomb 13-8 when the Bisons called a timeout. Lipscomb then closed the gap to 1513. FGCU was still leading the Bisons 19-15 late in the set. The Bisons knotted the score, 20-20. Lipscomb took the second set 26-24 to tie up the match at 1-1. After 12 exhausting points, the third set was tied 6-6. Lipscomb then took a 9-6 lead as the Eagles called a timeout. At first, the Eagles were unable to get any momentum. Then, the Eagles knotted the set at 13-13 and later took a 16-15 lead in the set. The Bisons used an 8-1 run to take a 24-17 lead late in set three. The Eagles fell behind 2-1 after losing set three 25-19. After the Eagles scored the opening point of the set, The Bisons continued to overwhelm the Eagles, taking an early 6-3 lead. Despite some amazing points, FGCU was still trailing 13-8, when Botsford took another timeout. Eventually, FGCU lost the fourth set 25-18 and the match 3-1

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The Freezing Eagles remain undefeated By Mike Danielewski @MDanielewski The Florida Gulf Coast University D2 hockey team looks to soar past the Liberty University Flames at 8:30 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 at Germain Arena. Game two of the weekend matchup will continue at 8:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. Liberty travels to Florida dragging a solid 7-3 record, scoring 52 goals and allowing 26 in their first ten games. The Flames’ top scorer, Paul Ingles, look to bounce back from a 6-1 loss to the Eagles in their last meeting at the ACHA D2 hockey showcase in Lynchburg, Virginia. “The top two teams in our region get a bye to nationals,” coach Bob Brinkworth said. “These regional games are very important, more so than the Michigan and Michigan State games, who are going to have very good teams, because we don’t play a lot of them. We’re 3-0 in our region, so two more wins are needed.” The Eagles hosted the Boston University Terriers at their home opener at 8:30 p.m. Friday Oct. 17 at Germain Arena. The Eagles sent the Terriers home with their tails between their legs with scores of 12-7 on Friday and 10-1 on Saturday. Boston University’s, Nick Lupo, started by putting the weekend’s first goal past Eagle’s goaltender Tyler Tracy. Returning the favor, assisted by Bryan Valancy and Ed Leon, Colton Baily buried the puck behind Terrier’s net minder Joe Kelly. Shortly after, unassisted Boston forward, Scott Woods, scored his first of the night. The Eagles’ Mike Chemello, Dillon Duprey and Nick Houser retaliated with three unanswered goals, closing out the first period of play. Houser continued FGCU scoring with another goal, assisted by Dan Echeverri, to start off the second period and forcing the Terriers to make a goaltender change. Terrier’s Parkinson and Lupo put another two goals past Tracy, bringing the Terriers just behind the Eagles by a score of 5-4. With a goal from Echeverri followed by two from Dillon Duprey, the Eagles expaned the gap between the two teams. Boston defender

Nick Denzi buried one before Eagles’ Echeverri closed out scoring for the second period with his second of the night. The Terriers came out strong, in the third period. In the sixth minute of play, Parkinson put his second goal behind the Eagles’ net minder. Freshman Jordan Klotz came back and stuck two back-to-back goals past Boston goaltender Paul Sliwinski. In the seventeenth minute of the period, BU’s Woods buried his second of the night. In the final minute of regulation, Eagles’ forward Nick Schilson blasted his first of the night past the Boston goaltender, sealing the victory for FGCU. “There were some nerves involved, with some of the newer kids,” Brinkworth said. “We made way too many turn-overs in casual plays.” The ice was heavily tilted in favor of the Eagles for Saturday night’s game. FGCU scored 10 goals on 41 shots. The first period commenced with two goals buried by Mike Boyd and assisted by Echeverri and Anthony Yezek. Closing out the first period scoring, forward Jordan Klotz put his first of the evening past Terrier goaltender Jared Hynes, assisted by Schilson. During the second minute of the second period, Leon put his first on the board sniping one past the wavering Terrier goalie. Echeverri followed that with a goal assisted by defender Rob Marlinski. Prompting a Boston goalie change, assisted by Echeverri, Valancy put his first behind Hynes. Valancy then went on to put the puck past Terriers replacement goalie, Kelly, ending the second period of scoring for the Eagles. The third period continued with a second Eagles’ goal from Klotz, before Dillon Schuyler got the first and only goal for the battered BU. FGCU went on to put two more past Kelly. An unassisted goal from Colton Bailey and another from Leon, assisted by Bailey, would put an end to the weary Terriers. Backed by impressive goaltending from Tracy and Reed, Eagle’s defenders were steadfast at keeping Boston’s scoring opportunities to a minimum.

By Mike Danielewski @MDanielewski The Florida Gulf Coast University D3 Eagles travel to Orlando to take on the University of Central Florida Knights at 10:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24 at the RDV Sportsplex. The weekend double-header continues again at 10:15 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 25. UCF brings an impressive 9-1 record to the matchup against the Eagles. The Knight’s high-scoring offensive leaders will test the FGCU defense. Matt Pierson, leading UCF’s offense with 10 goals and 12 assists, looks to be a potential challenge for Eagles goaltending. Knight’s Brandon Palacio and Will Roos also pose a huge offensive threat with a combined 34 points. The Eagles need to capitalize on the experienced UCF goaltenders. Blake Lozinski brings a notable 1.67 GAA to the match against FGCU, while Dominic Calandra and Kyle Scorcia both bring a 3.4 GAA. “We know they are one of our biggest competitors, but we can’t focus on them,” coach Kevin Mixon said. “We focus on ourselves, how we play the game, and bring that to the rink this weekend.” The Eagles tallied another win of the season, in an away game on Friday, Oct. 17 in a battle against the struggling Florida Atlantic University Owls. Following a 9-1 win on Friday, the Eagles returned home to shutout the Owls on Saturday with a score of 13-0. Over the weekend, FGCU took a total of 97 shots towards Owls goaltender Theo Slocum. The Eagles also accumulated a combined 28 penalty minutes in their weekend of play against FAU. “Penalties were definitely a problem this weekend that were addressed and will be fixed before games against UCF,” Mixon said. “If we don’t clean that up, then we could find ourselves on the wrong end of the scoreboard.” In the seventh minute of the first period, Eagles’ scoring commenced with a goal scored by Zach Capco, assisted by Dan Sbrocchi and Jimmy Williams. With less

than two minutes remaining in the first period, the Owls answered back with their only goal of the evening from center, Jon Fuhrman. Second period scoring started off when defender Mike Gutowitz put the puck behind the Owls’ Slocum. Matt Gross, assisted by Eagles’ goaltender Tyler Toyota, put a third tally on the board with a powerplay goal. Seconds later, FGCU scored again with a goal from the starting center, Trevor Mullaly assisted by Ryan McAleese and Eric Mabie. Scoring in the second period came to an end with nineteen seconds remaining with a snipe from Gutowitz, his second and final of the night. The third period started with an unassisted goal scored by Eagles’ captain Mike Piatek followed by two goals from right-wing Ryan McAleese. A goal from Mabie assisted by Mullaly and Gutowitz finished Friday’s scoring. Scoring for Saturday night’s game started in the tenth minute of play with a goal from left winger Brett Sutton assisted by McAleese and Mullaly. The same line scored again with a goal from McAleese followed by a goal from Mullaly. The second period began with another goal from right-wing McAleese. In the last three minutes of the second period, the Eagles’ Paul Moneuse, Tyler Reichl and McAleese managed to put three more goals past the struggling Slocum. The insistent Eagles lit the lamp four more times in the third period with goals from Moneuse, Sutton, Sbrocchi and Gross, forcing an Owls goalie change. Shortly after, Owl’s goaltender Dylan Harrison allowed two more Eagles’ goals. The first came from Moneuse in the tenth minute of the third period and a second from Reichl to finish up the period. McAleese scored five goals over the weekend, three coming from a hat trick Saturday night. Paul Moneuse also tallied a hattrick this weekend. Jared Burch, Eagle’s goaltender, was on-point holding on to the shutout.

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Basketball

EN Photo/Kelli Krebs Julian DeBose during player introductions at Dunk City After Dark.

EN Photo/Tessa Mortensen Demetrius Morant jumps teammates in slam dunk competition.

New faces shine in Dunk City After Dark By Matt Mramer @ENSportsMatt The Florida Gulf Coast University basketball season started off with a bang Friday night as the men’s and women’s teams came together for Dunk City After Dark, part of ESPN’s Midnight Madness coverage. The event was a fantastic way of building suspense for the upcoming season, which many are expecting to be the school’s most successful ever in both men’s and women’s basketball. The night included a scrimmage by both teams, a “battle of the sexes” threepoint contest (which the women won), capped off by a dunk contest. FGCU was one of only five teams nationally that appeared on ESPN’s coverage for the second straight year, an incredible accomplishment for a mid-major program from the Atlantic Sun conference. Joe Dooley, coach of the men’s team, reminded everyone in attendance of the elite company that puts the Eagles in. “UConn, Syracuse, Kansas and Kentucky are all teams that have won national titles,” Dooley boomed out over the

PA system. “And ESPN has come back here to see us.” On the floor, there were many positives that stood out for both teams. During the women’s scrimmage, freshman Taylor Goodall stole the show and looks to be a perfect fit in the Eagles shothappy offense. Jenna Cobb looked to be even better than she was down the stretch last season, which is very bad news for the rest of the A-Sun. During their scrimmage, the men wasted no time in living up to the Dunk City moniker with Brett Comer throwing up one of his trademark alley-oop passes to high-flying University of Nevada-Las Vegas transfer Demetris Morant for a beautiful finish. That dynamic duo looks like they are going to be downright scary for other teams to try and defend this season. Marc-Eddy Norelia, who sat out last season after transferring from Tulane, had 10 points of his own and looked like the dangerous athletic forward that the Eagles offense has been missing. Morant and Norelia will be welcome additions to an Eagles’ offense that struggled at times last season.

“It’s different now,” Norelia said. “You know, my energy has to be invested elsewhere so it’s just a little bit different, but it’s still fun, the crowd is still there and they’re pretty excited.” Also of note, the Eagles moved the ball well on offense, unofficially registering 10 assists in the 10-minute scrimmage and looking far more comfortable with Dooley’s system. “That’s what coach stresses in practice,” Norelia said. “He doesn’t want guys holding the ball. Pass it, keep moving it.” In the three-point contest, Cobb and Anthi Chatzigiakoumi shot the ball well and were able to edge out the guys’ team of Bernard Thompson and freshman Christian Terrell. To be fair, Thompson and Terrell didn’t appear to understand the rules of the contest, but it certainly looked as if the women would have rolled regardless. In the final event of the night, four of the guys squared off in a dunk contest. Julian Debose and Brian Greene Jr., transfers from Rice and Auburn respectively, joined Terrell and Morant in the competition. DeBose and Morant made it to the finals in a first round that was relatively unimpressive and

included a multitude of failed attempts. In the finals, however, things heated up and the crowd got the show they came to see. DeBose went first, and was able to complete a solid dunk after a couple of attempts. But Morant stole the show when he lined up three of his teammates in the paint and jumped over them for the winning dunk. The crowd went crazy, and Alico Arena began to feel like home again, the place where you can barely find a seat anymore. Morant was ecstatic with the way he felt right at home after his dunk contest win. “I thought I was gonna lose to be honest,” he said. Morant also said that he had been working on his winning dunk since high school and found the perfect time to put it to use, as a way of introducing himself. “First night, crowd loving me,” Morant said. “I’m loving it.” If Dunk City after Dark was any indication of what lies ahead for the Eagles, FGCU fans everywhere are going to love it, too.

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Dunne’s Doghouse

Week seven’s NFL flops By Ryan Dunne @ryandunne81

Chicago Bears quarterback: Jay Cutler

Now, I could easily go with Washington Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins this week, but he wasn’t given a contract extension of 7 years worth over $126 million during the offseason like quarterback Jay Cutler was. The criticism continues to grow on Cutler after he and the Chicago Bears lost to the Miami Dolphins at home 2714. Cutler threw for only 190 yards and one touchdown which were overshadowed by the interception he threw and the three fumbles he had, one being recovered by the Dolphins. The knock on Cutler is that he can look so good one week, then look bad the next. He has all the tools to be a top five quarterback in the game. Two great receivers, a good running back, a talented tight end, and an offensive line that is pretty decent. The pieces are there, he just isn’t able to take advantage of them on a consistent basis, especially at home where the Bears are now 0-3 this season. Cutler will have to redeem himself on the road as the Bears head to New England to take on a Patriots team that has talented corners in Darrelle Revis and Brandon Browner.

Cincinnati Bengals running back: Giovani Bernard

With wide receiver A.J. Green down with a toe injury, running back Giovani Bernard becomes the focal point of the offense and on Sunday, the Indianapolis Colts knew that. The Colts were able to hold Bernard to only 16 yards of total offense in the game, thus

taking away the best weapons on the Bengals offense. The Bengals tried all they could to get Bernard going, but it wasn’t enough as the Bengals were shut out 27-0 at Indianapolis. The Bengals have started to decline as a team over the past few weeks and it could be because the loss of Green at receiver. With that said , Green could return this week, which could then leave less focus on Bernard, which could lead to him having a better game on offense. Bernard is hoping Green returns as he and the Bengals host the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday.

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season started, are starting to get exposed. On Sunday, the Seahawks lost to the St. Louis Rams 28-26 in a game where the Rams did pull out a few trick plays to get the huge victory. However, this Seattle defense that is all talk after they win, is suddenly silent when they lose, except when they go to Twitter. Seattle, who is now 3-3, has glaring weaknesses as the Rams exploited them. Running the ball effectively and using short passes are huge keys to beating the defending champs. The Seahawks will have a tough test next week as they face the Carolina Panthers and an offense led by quarterback Cam Newton.

So with Bernard being taken out of the game pretty much by the Colts, that left wide receiver Mohamed Sanu to show he can be a big part of the offense. Well, it didn’t go so well. Sanu only had three receptions for 54 yards and was targeted nine times on the day. Sanu has talent at receiver, so to see him have the day he had was a little shocking in my opinion. This is probably showing that he is not a top receiver and that he is excited as well for Green to come back from injury. Look for Sanu to have a better outing this Sunday against the Ravens.

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EN Illustration / Emily Ford So far, 30 states have legalized gay marriage in the United States: Alaska (Oct. 17, 2014), Arizona (Oct. 17, 2014), California (June 28, 2013), Colorado (Oct. 7, 2014), Connecticut (Nov. 12, 2008), Idaho (Oct. 13, 2014), Indiana (Oct. 6, 2014), Iowa (Apr. 24, 2009), Massachusetts (May 17, 2004), Nevada (Oct. 9, 2014), New Jersey (Oct. 21, 2013), New Mexico (Dec. 19, 2013), North Carolina (Oct. 10, 2014), Oklahoma (Oct. 6, 2014), Oregon (May 19, 2014), Pennsylvania (May 20, 2014), Utah (Oct. 6, 2014), Virginia (Oct. 6, 2014), West Virginia (Oct. 9, 2014), Wisconsin (Oct. 6, 2014), and Wyoming (Oct. 21, 2014).

By Megan Turetsky @MeganTuretsky “Keep the ban on gay marriage.” The other night I shared a post on Facebook about Florida potentially abolishing the ban on gay marriage and I was hit with this response. In the following few moments I was dragged into a heated argument about the idea of gay marriage. The commenter said that he believes that marriage is between a man and a woman, but he has no problems with civil unions — an argument that I’ve heard many times. I decided to delve deeper and ask if he believed that allowing gay people to get married hindered his life. He said that it does because he doesn’t want his daughters to believe that marrying someone of the same sex is permissible, tacking on that it is “plain wrong.” He later added that being gay is “a sin, disgusting, and unnatural.” I see these arguments every day. People say that they’re not prejudiced or “preaching hatred” but then say that gay marriage is unnatural or disgusting or sinful. Currently, 30 out of 50 states allow same-sex couples to marry, while another 13 are en route to marriage equality. We’re on the way to equality, but what about the other 20 states? What about the millions of Americans that believe that gay marriage is wrong like the aforementioned Facebook friend? These are the people that are on the wrong side of history. If you’re a political junkie, like me, you’ve probably seen this term used by President Obama in reference to Russia’s stance on gay marriage, but I’d like to bring this a little bit closer to home. We — by this I mean millions of Americans — are on the wrong side of history. America has been down this road before. Prior to the 1967 Supreme Court ruling, interracial marriage was not legal in the United States. There are multiple other areas of American history that most of us look back on and think, “Maybe that wasn’t your best choice, America.” We’ve been on this wrong side of history for a long time,on a plethora of issues, and I have no doubt that this is a perpetual trend; however, we’re on the cusp of something greater. At the end of the day, this doesn’t affect the vast majority of people that are against gay marriage so why do you care? Many people say that they are anti-gay marriage because they are conservative republicans. If this is a Republican opinion — which I don’t understand — it seems flawed. Overall, the major point of the Republican party is that government should be small. The Tea party mirrors these opinions. If government should be small, then why is it infiltrating marriage? These are usually the people that are concerned with traditional family values, another completely ludicrous

point. What’s more traditional than a child not bouncing around foster homes? Why is having two men or two women raise children so unacceptable? People say that they’re not comfortable with gay marriage because they feel as though it is a hindrance to the sanctity of marriage. Are you kidding me? Kim Kardashian was married for 72 days; the amount of people that get married after meeting someone on one drunken night is unfathomable. People even get married just so someone won’t get deported or will have better health coverage, yet we’re still concerned about the sanctity of marriage? Seriously? Many people use the argument that religion is barring them from the idea of gay marriage — people who are gay are going to hell, marriage is for a man and a woman, etc. The new international version of Revelation 21:8 states, “But the cowardly, the unbelieving, the vile, the murderers, the sexually immoral, those who practice magic arts, the idolaters and all liars — they will be consigned to the fiery lake of burning sulfur. This is the second death.” With this in mind, every politician, student that said a dog ate his/her homework, or person that said that they were going to be late because of traffic but in reality spent too much time watching Netflix is going to hell. The religion argument is probably my favorite argument against gay marriage. Every time that I hear that the Bible is against gay marriage I feel my blood boiling. Leviticus 11:8 reads, “You must not eat their (pig) meat or touch their carcasses; they are unclean for you.” Sorry football players, you’re going to have to stop playing — the Lord says it’s not OK. Mark 10:8 says that once you are married you “and the two will become one flesh.” Mark 10:9 follows with, “therefore what God has joined together, let no one separate.” If you have any plans of divorce in the future, you better change your mind because the bible isn’t okay with that. Exodus 35:2 states, “for six days, work is to be done, but the seventh day shall be your holy day, a day of sabbath rest to the Lord. Whoever does any work on it is to be put to death.” If you have any plans of going out on Saturday night and drinking copious amounts of alcohol or staying in and working on an essay, once again the Lord is not OK with that either. The Bible also condemns eating shellfish, wearing gold or fabric blends and having tattoos. These are just a few of the commandments of the bible that we clearly don’t follow. Times have changed, polygamy might have been OK then but we wouldn’t say that it’s permissible now. If we were to follow the Bible in every area of our lives, this world would look vastly different. Our government is founded upon the ideals of separation of church and state; the Pilgrims came to America to escape religious persecution. If this is the case, then why is it pervading our government once again?

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A gusty debate

Crist’s fan causes delay at forum with Scott By Luke Janke @JankeLeg With all the negative campaign ads for governor this election season, you might find it hard to believe that the candidates have any fans at all. Surprisingly, there is one fan. It’s Charlie Crist’s. And it was sitting under his podium at the gubernatorial debate on Wednesday, Oct. 14. Let’s set the scene: As the debate began to air on time, the stage idled in awkward silence as the moderator, Elliot Rodriguez, tried to make sense of why the governors were not stepping out to the podiums. Just then, Crist steps out onto the stage to the panel’s relief and the crowd claps. But where was the current governor? Could he be off signing an emergency bill or fighting some political crisis? No. Governor Scott was pouting offstage about how Crist had a fan under his podium. A simple electric fan held up the debate

for nearly five minutes as Scott refused to take the stage. Perhaps he was nervous that Crist might keep his cool and was jealous of the luxury. Or maybe he just wanted to make it a political issue. I believe it was both. There is a rule against bringing electronics into the debate that Crist wasn’t aware of, but honestly a small fan is much less distracting than the alternative: a cabana boy waving a palm frond at Crist. As the debate rolled on, it was clear that Crist had the upper hand. He tackled issues relevant to Florida such as the economy, solar energy and gay marriage head on while Scott danced around the questions with anecdotes about his single mother and directing the viewers at home to his website. Seriously. There was not a single counter argument made by Scott that was absent of his mentioning the fact that his father left him or that his website had the answers he couldn’t really provide in the debate. Crist was like a Beyoncé music video

and Scott was the pop-up ad you couldn’t exit out of. The two candidates had different views on both gay marriage and Florida’s Stand Your Ground law and it seemed that the only thing they did agree on was their religion. Scott continually fired shots at Crist, blaming 832,000 job losses on the former governor, but Crist fired back. “Rick, there you go again, trying to blame the global economic meltdown on me. It is unbelievable that he would continue to say that, but he says it,” Crist said, “and he also says he created all these new jobs all by himself.” To be fair, Crist wasn’t exactly killing it on the runway. His history of flip-flopping sides in his campaign was a definitive issue brought up in and outside of the debate. But when Crist hit the fan, Scott didn’t keep his cool. At the end of the debate, when the smoke cleared (thanks to the fan) and the governors were at their last remarks something came over Scott as he began to

speak in a foreign language that sounded like a first year Spanish student trying to ask his Latina girlfriend to homecoming. I applaud his attempt at connecting to his Hispanic voters at least. For those who are unsure about whom to vote for as governor in the upcoming election, there are a few things to consider: :i`jk jlggfikj Xccfnè^ ^Xp marriage in Florida, while Scott does not. JZfkk [f\j efk jlggfik \hlXc gXp for women. :i`jk Y\c`\m\j è lk`c`qè^ k_\ Sunshine State for sustainable energy like solar, while Scott does not believe climate change is an issue. There are some clear advantages to both candidates as well as some major faults. Make sure to get out there and vote; listen to your heart and pick the candidate you feel will benefit not only you, but your fellow Floridians the most.

Ebola: The media’s virus By Jennifer Longbrake Since August of this year, Ebola has been making headlines and worrying American’s into hysteria. But is this outbreak something we should be concerned to the point that we all start wearing rubber gloves and hazmat masks? The intense media coverage is definitely to blame for the hysteria of this virus. What we need to do first is make ourselves aware of what Ebola really is and how it is spreading. According to research on Live Science and the Center for Disease Control, Ebola is a hemorrhagic fever which causes symptoms such as high fever, vomiting, muscle weakness and unexplainable hemorrhaging, it appeared in 1976 in its

first known cases in two different places: Sudan and the Dominican Republic of Congo, and fruit bats are to blame. Three individual species of fruit bats were found to be infected with the virus, and it is believed that they are the source of the current outbreak in Guinea. Ebola was first introduced to America when two missionary doctors, Kent Brantley and Nancy Writebol, who were working overseas, were flown to Atlanta to be treated. Good news: after three weeks in isolation they were discharged, and no one else was infected. The first CDC confirmed case of Ebola in America was in Dallas, Texas on Sept 30. Thomas Duncan flew from Liberia to Texas to visit family and visited the hospital a few days later complaining of a fever, and upon his return

to the hospital he was diagnosed with Ebola. Since then, the CDC has confirmed only four other patients with Ebola: two of which were Duncan’s nurses and were in contact with him and two others who were working in Liberia. They have been isolated and are in treatment for their cases. Ebola has been nicknamed “The Caretaker’s disease” due to the fact that the only way to contract the virus is through contact with an infected patients bodily fluids (such as blood or saliva) or with syringes that have been used on infected patients. Note: the virus is not spread by water and is not airborne, and no evidence proves that it can be contracted through mosquitos. So there we have it. Seven people in the

United States have been confirmed with Ebola out of the rough 320 million people in the country. Yet we still are frightened with terrorizing media headlines with big bold letters saying “breaking news” and what the government “isn’t telling us.” We see it every day. So here are some positive ways to think about it to keep yourself from worrying: Have you been in contact with an Ebola patient’s bodily fluids? No. You don’t have Ebola. Have you travelled to places where the Ebola outbreak is really that extreme? No. You don’t have Ebola.

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Leave longboarding alone

By Kelli Krebs Opinion Editor @TheReal_KKrebs Long boarding doesn't need to be stopped, but the debate around it should. Long boarding is an easy, fast and fun way to get around campus. When used right, believe it or not, long boarders aren’t actually as hazardous as their reputation suggests. Both long boarders and those who complain about their presence are at fault here. First, main campus is not the place to figure out how to ride that Sector Nine long board mom just bought you. So yes, this is mostly addressed to the freshman and everyone else that jumps on a board to shred “the gnarr” without actually knowing how.

People that don't actually know how to ride these things are one of the biggest causes behind the hatred of long boarding by the walker-folk. Just like how I-4 is not the place to learn how to parallel park, main campus is not the place to learn how to ride your board. But it’s not just the long boarder’s fault. Oh yes, the walker-folk are at fault too. Take out (or turn down) your Beyoncé-blasting headphones and be aware of what's actually going on around you. Sure, you may have just failed your statistics exam and just want to quietly disappear into the abyss of a Beyoncé music video, but walking through a busy breezeway is not the place for that. It's not the long boarder's fault if you happen to walk out in front of them while contemplating the future of your college career. Fun fact: long boards don’t have actually

brakes. Long boarders; be aware of your surroundings too. It’s possible for you to ride your board and be respectful to those around you. Instead of taking the main breezeway routes to class, stick to the areas behind buildings that allow more room for you, bikes and the occasional scooter. Long boarding shouldn’t be as big of an issue as everyone makes it out to be. If students gave important issues like funding and tuition increases as much attention as the long boarding “issue” then maybe we all wouldn’t have to sell our souls to pay for college.

Safety improvements on campus By Brittany Bancroft @BrittBancroft26 Today college campuses get a bad rap for crime. Although universities do their best to keep students safe, there is far too much misconduct for the administration to keep tabs on at all times. So what do we do as students? While we are fortunate enough to go to a university with such a low crime rate, that is not the case for other students around the U.S. Crime escalates without the proper diligence to manage incidents which is why our school needs to get ahead of the curve and install more security precautions on campus. As a junior here at Florida Gulf Coast University, I have not been unlucky enough to have been a victim of an assault on campus, and because of this I often don’t think about what I would do in that type of situation, because of recent altercations occurring on neighboring campuses, I

have begun to think about the implications of these types of situations. As I walk around campus, it is evident that while there are security provisions in place, it seems that there may be opportunities for additional security measures to keep our students safe. The blue emergency poles are a great tool for students in distress, but there are far too few of them stationed throughout the campus grounds. Most students are in a position where they need to navigate to and from buildings alone and even though many of us are mindful of our surroundings, it is also important to know where to go to get help if needed. Collegiate crime rates are climbing and in order to keep our campus as safe as possible, it is necessary to continue to educate students on how to use these emergency poles and where they are located. With more emergency poles on campus, it will put students’ minds at ease and allow them to take a route that

offers them the most safety. An increase in these emergency poles is a step in the right direction but it isn’t the only thing we can do to keep students safe on campus. Increasing the amount of lights on walkways to both parking garages and parking lots will also help increase security at the university. By keeping campus more visible it allows students to travel confidently to and from their destinations. Along with lighting, it is also essential to add to the number of video cameras in parking lots. Parking garages on campus are equipped with several cameras, however the parking lots and dirt lot are left with no cameras at all. To make our students feel as safe as possible, it is imperative that we make security an ongoing priority and give them the tools to keep them protected.

State of Cait

Give me a break, a fall break By Cait Schall Assistant Opinion Editor @CaitlinSchall Allow me to let you in on a little secret: Florida is hot. Shocker, I know. A typical day in Florida involves my face melting off as I walk to class and results in me arriving to class looking as if I just finished running a half marathon while wearing a parka. So call me crazy but it’s hard for me to jump into the fall season wholeheartedly when I‘m living in a place where there is no distinct season change. There is no amount of pumpkin spice lattes I can drink in order to somehow trick myself into thinking that boots, leggings and an oversized sweater would be an appropriate outfit choice. Not even when it gets down to the “chilly” high 70s here on campus. Schools with a heat index lower than 90 are lucky enough to experience some sort of change in seasons that awakens their summer minds and helps them to switch gears and prepare for the holiday season. However, for me, it’s hard to decipher whether Thanksgiving and Christmas are coming up or if I should be getting ready for Fourth of July barbecues and beer.

A majority of these non-swampy-like schools even have the luxury of getting a week off after midterms called fall beak. Fall break allows these students to travel and see their families instead of some students having to wait an entire term from August all the way until December to see their families. Why don’t we have a fall break? Perhaps it’s because we are still melting in October, or maybe it’s because it’ll never be cold enough for us to actually enjoy a non-iced latte while marveling in the beauty of the changing leaves. Though our weather may not change substantially I believe we too deserve a week off in order to recharge our batteries after studying and completing our midterms. A fall break would allow students to take a step back and remember the true meaning of this upcoming holiday season that goes a little deeper than hay rides and Black Friday sales. The true meaning of this season shouldn’t be buried in festive Starbucks orders or elaborate pumpkin carvings. The true spirit of the fall season is in being thankful for the loved ones around us and being able to show our appreciation for them.

It’s in cherishing all of the time we have to spend with one another whether it’s while melting on the beach or watching the first snow fall from the comfort of our porch back home. It shouldn’t matter how the time is spent, just as long as it is spent together. Just because the seasons hardly change here, it doesn’t mean we don’t have families that deserve to be visited. The most precious gift a person can give to another is their time. You can’t exchange the gift of a loved one’s time with a gift receipt at the store. A person can never get back the time they have chosen to spend with you. A fall break would allow a lot of students to give the gift of time to their families. Sooner than we want to admit, the majority of us will fall into the trap of growing up and having a career and by then the ability of being able to give the gift of our time will become scarcer. An additional break during fall could serve as a reminder of how grateful we should be for the incredible people we are lucky to have in our lives and could be just what the Scrooges of Autumn, like me, need in order to get into the true spirit of the season.