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JANUARY 22, 2014
Florida Tech students launch t-shirt line Hershlay Raymond Editor-in-Chief It may seem strange for tech school students to begin a clothing line, though it’s not peculiar to Kriston Liburd.
klova drama Garden of Eden is Kriston Liburd’s favorite design.
Liburd, a junior in aviation management, is the CEO and founder of Klova Drama, a clothing company that specializes in t-shirt design. Co-founder and chief financial officer Ibou Seck first saw one of Liburd’s designs last May. “I said that it looked really good. It would look really good on a shirt,” Seck said. “We should start a shirt company.” Liburd admits that it began with him doodling in class. “We said this is cool and we don’t see this around. Why don’t we make our own stuff?” Liburd said. “If you look around you just see a lot of the Nike shirts and the generic text shirts. We could make shirts and sell them cheaper than that and there will be a lot more unique
Men’s swimming finishes 6-4, sets sights on conference finals David Barkholz Sports Editor Three years ago, there was no NCAA swimming program at Florida Tech. There wasn’t even a pool to swim competitively in. Now, three years later, there is competitive swimming pool at Florida Tech – and there’s a swimming program making some pretty significant waves in it. With a 122-68 victory over Rollins in their final meet before conference finals, Florida Tech’s men’s swim team has posted its first winning season in a very, very short program history. Led by team captain Will Mitchell, the young Panthers (6-4) are now setting their sights on the Sunshine State Conference Championships in February. The Crimson sat down with Mitchell to discuss the surprisingly successful season on Feb. 14, one week before the team split its final two meets. Crimson: You guys are 5-3 with three straight wins at home now. What is it that has been clicking for you this season? Mitchell: Definitely, we’ve come together as a team over the past couple of months. We had some initial hardships at the beginning of the year, but the team really came together to push toward the end of the season. Crimson: The first of those three wins was against Lewis, the No. 22 ranked team in the country. What kind of confidence did that give you guys going forward? Mitchell: That was a really big boost. I remember that meet was on New Year’s Day.
Everybody was kind of not really feeling it, but once we all got into it, it was kind of like, “We’re actually doing pretty good. We have the potential to beat these guys.” Crimson: You’re team captain and you’ve been here since the team started three years ago. Can you talk a little bit about how the program has grown in those three years? Mitchell: The program has grown. We’ve brought in a lot of fast kids. That’s probably one of the major reasons we’ve been so successful, we’ve had really active recruiting. The year that I came in, it was all walk-ons. Then the second year they recruited just fast kids and that kind of worked out, but then this year they recruited kids who were fast and had good character. That’s helped with team spirit and energy a little bit more. Crimson: That first season you guys had 11 kids and now you have 32. What is it like to compete on a bigger team? Mitchell: Oh it’s really interesting, definitely. The whole new dynamic and whatnot. I remember that first year when it was just us and then the next year we had the new kids come in and they were looking up to us. That was kind of a strange experience. We were like, “We’ve just got to figure this out.” Those sophomores this year have definitely had time to gel with us a bit more and now they’re trying to set
See SWIMMING, pg 7
Panther power rankings See rankings, back page
individuality in each shirt.” Along with Liburd and Seck, Klova Drama is made up of Adrian Devezin and Cory Saputo. “We came together and started making designs,” Liburd said. Everyone on the team makes their own designs. They then come together and pick out the best. From there, they begin making the shirts. “Over the summer, we made over a hundred designs, and put them out little by little. Each and every shirt is made with thought and consideration,” said Seck. According to the Klova Drama website they strive to “break off of the everyday boring and simplistic text tees or generic dull design that any recording artist can spin off. We create from scratch, vivid, unique designs that relate to someone, so there
is always something for everyone.” The founders of Klova Drama collaborated with the Student Business Incubator under Scott Benjamin. “He’s been making sure we meet and exceed deadlines,” Liburd said. Klova Drama has achieved a great deal in the few months they have been active. They have designed shirts for the African Students Association and they have had one of their shirts worn by Miami Heat basketball player LeBron James. The founders insist that it’s not an overnight success. “There were a lot of obstacles trying to make the best product at the most reasonable price,” said Liburd. The obstacles included attaining the shirts, the production of the products, and figuring what kind of image they wanted to send out.
Liburd says that it’s great working with his friends. “All of us are not clothing or fashion majors. We’re made up of aviation majors and information technology majors. We just came together and did this.”
klova drama For Greater Glory is Ibou Seck’s favorite design.
Hollaback! Movement committed to ending street harassment
Autumn Booher Guest Writer The Hollaback! Movement was co-founded by Emily May and Debjani Roy in 2010 after they got together with some friends and exchanged stories of street harassment that they have experienced. Hollaback! is dedicated to ending street harassment by exposing the prevalence through social media and creating active discussions in public spaces. In a recent study done by the Hollaback! Movement, they found that 67 percent of students experience harassment on campus and only 17 percent of these students reported the harassment to a person of authority. Hollaback! defines street harassment as a form of sexual harassment that takes place in public spaces. Like all forms of sexual harassment, it is about dominance. Hollaback offers a blogging space; a safe place to discuss street harassment experiences, what response they gave/wanted to give, and acts as a support network for victims all around the world. They also
have an app that lets individuals map out incidents in real time. “The feelings that they walk away with: fear or anxiety or feeling that they didn’t respond in the right way or they didn’t say enough or helpless,” said Debjani Roy. “The blogging platform gives a space to explore all of those feelings.” Roy also went on to say that, their blogging platform is a place where victims discuss that street harassment is not okay and that they should not have to tolerate such behavior while giving up their feelings of safety. Street harassment is more than just an interruption in the victim’s day and is not as isolated as many people think. “It is a global problem and it is no different than other forms of gender-based violence,” Roy said. “Therefore we should be talking about it the same way we that talk about domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking and dating violence. It has the same impact.” Hollaback! allows victims of street harassment validate their experiences and allows them to work through the feelings that an incident can incur. Emily, a senior at Florida Tech, shared a few stories of
A Q&A WITH CATANESE See Q&A, pg 3
street harassment that she has experienced. “The first week that I started here I had to bike to the Commons. It was August so I was wearing shorts and a tank-top, and this truck full of guys just starts yelling at me and jeering,” Emily said. “And this summer I came back to campus to do some research and see my friends that were around. I was just wearing a dress and these two guys just started following me, talking about how they wished the wind would lift my dress up and what they wanted to do to me.” Another student, Mariona, says that she is not bothered by the street harassment because she is good at ignoring the behavior, but no one should have to put up with street harassment. As for her own personal experiences, boys in a truck have followed her to her dorm causing her to change her route that she takes to her dorm so that they would not know where she lived and another time she was blocked from crossing the street. Carmen, a sophomore on the swim team, also believes that street harassment is a problem on campus. Guys in passing cars have yelled at her. However, her experiences have crossed into another level. She has a stalker that got her cell phone number off a fellow swim team member. “He sends pictures of himself to me,” Carmen said. “It’s inappropriate.” Street harassment is not a behavior that is limited to large cities like New York or distant places like Tokyo, Japan. It is not isolated. This behavior is not something that anyone should have to put up with and the Hollaback! Movement is working with the rest of the world to put a stop to street harassment by breaking the silence.
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Dress for success? Or flip flops for failure… Christopher Penta Opinions Editor Once you turn 20 or so, the Christmas tree (or whatever other shrubbery you choose to celebrate receiving presents with) becomes less about “I wonder what Lego set I got” to “I wonder if the dress clothes I got will fit.” I made my New Year’s resolution based off of this eventuality. Upon arriving on campus with my Marshalls brand dress shoes and collared button down I made a startling observation, something that I had not noticed before. It doesn’t take much time on FIT’s campus to notice that everyone, faculty included, takes casual Friday to its logical conclusion, and then extends it to the rest of the week. Dress on campus is very informal, with closed-toed shoes
and collars very few and far between, and suits reserved for only the most curmudgeonly of faculty. While not one for dressing up every day, it occurs to me that we are dressing this way while attending a school that costs more than the average American makes in a year, attending classes taught by professors that have distinguished themselves in their field. Is it right? The battle over this perpetual casual Friday was fought in the 1990s, where a changing economy relegated suits to the financial district and car dealerships and condemned the rest of us are to live our lives in the purgatory of seeing and wearing nothing but sneakers, jeans and a t-shirt, day after day after day. Your average Florida Techian has two modes of dress: morning and night. Your morning outfit tends to consist of pajama
CAPS PSA: Welcome back! Stephanie L Field CAPS On behalf of CAPS, welcome back to campus! Hopefully your winter break was enjoyable and restful. Sometimes after such a long break it can be tough getting back in the groove of your school schedule. Now that it’s the new year, it can be tough enough getting used to writing “2014” on your papers, not to mention having to get back to the daily grind right away. We hear ya! To hopefully help make it easier to get used to your new schedule, here are some tips to get you back in the swing of things: 1) GET ORGANIZED! Obtain a daily planner to carry with you and calendar for your room. Write out your daily schedule on each and know when to depart so you can always arrive to classes and meetings on time. Starting the semester by arriving late to class will make a bad impression. 2) GET INVOLVED! Keep up with the clubs and organizations you joined last semester and regularly attend meetings and events. If you are not a member, consider joining one! Also, including enjoyable self-care activities in your daily routine will help balance the stress of school and work, ultimately enhancing your overall well-being throughout the year. 3) GET EXCITED! Sometimes we have required classes for completion of our degree that can seem a bit lackluster. While we need to make some sacrifices, such as this to earn our degree, it does not mean you have to be miserable all the time. Get in touch with your academic advisor and see what classes you can also take that sound interesting. If you do not have credits available to do so, your advisor or a professor may be able to connect you with a mentor, internship or externship in your area of interest. 4) GET HEALTHY! Make sure you know your limits. The weather has been crazy this year, so if you feel yourself getting sick or developing allergies, head to the Student Health Center. Remember to also take advantage of Clemente Center’s fitness classes and exercise equipment to get fit and healthy. If you feel homesick, sad, or anxious, head
to Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) for mental health and wellness. Also, any time is a good time to manage your substance use. If you think your caffeine intake, drug use, or alcohol consumption is more than you might prefer, head to CAPS and the Student Health Center for assistance. Hopefully these tips are helpful, but we understand they may not be enough to get you the support you need. If you are having trouble coping and readjusting to the new semester, CAPS can help! We are here on campus to offer assistance for many challenges college students face. To make an appointment with a counselor, you are welcome to call (321) 674-8050 or walk in to the center. CAPS is located beside the Health Center, at the corner of Country Club Road and University Boulevard. CAPS holds FREE outreach events throughout the semester on various topics that are geared toward improving your college experience, so keep your eyes peeled for our frequent events! Our first event of the semester, Sex and Love: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly, is about dating, sexuality and conflict resolution, and will be held on February 6 at 7 p.m. in 202 Evans Hall. It will be a blast and we are looking forward to seeing you there! CAPS also offers a group for stress reduction and relaxation that may help make the semester more manageable. “Leave Me StressLess” is a weekly group available for anyone who may feel the need for some coping skills, self-care tips, time management techniques and more. Beginning January 24, join us on Fridays at 3 p.m. in 103 Skurla to become an expert at feeling stress-less. Contact the center or visit CAPS’ website for further details. The CAPS website (www. fit.edu/caps) offers additional information regarding resources, services, and groups, as well as brief screenings for depression, anxiety, stress, eating disorders, and alcohol use. We realize it can be unnerving to reach out for help for the first time, but we hope you reach out when you need us. CAPS is just one of many resources at Florida Tech that supports maintaining a happy and healthy you! Again, welcome back to school. Here’s to a happy new year and an awesome semester!
pants, flip flops, and an oversize t-shirt. Night is for formal wear, meaning cargo shorts, flip flops, and a t-shirt. I think this strange phenomenon of wearing pajamas when going out stems from the misconception that nobody can judge you
except yourself. This is false. It is a lie told to you by elementary school teachers who misquote Eleanor Roosevelt. Prospective employers, professors, fellow students and other people you will need to interact with for at least four years (I’m
on my victory lap currently) see how casually you treat your own appearance. Whether it is admitted or not, people are forming opinions about you. Opinions based off of your slippers and SpongeBob pajamas.
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#FITConfessionsisboring Rebekah Duntz Campus Life Editor I started off writing this editorial thinking I would write about things I get mad about on FIT Confessions. You know… the many perverted males complaining about the guy-to-girl ratio; the “where all the hot, DTF girls at,” comments; and my personal favorite, “does any white girls like the black football guys?” And yes, I meant to say “does” in the previous sentence—because football players, and many others, apparently dislike grammar. How did they come this far in education? I’ll never know.
But then as I was scrolling through, I realized there is nothing that I hate about our confessions page. This may be because FIT Confessions has become extremely boring. It started off great; people would post things that usually made us all laugh and ask questions. I’d often wonder if I knew the person that posted certain things. I’d look around at my classmates and wonder who they were behind the masks, and whether things said online were actually true. People will admit to anything with the promise of anonymity, and that’s the beauty of FIT Confessions. But lately, it’s been stagnant. The posts are usually
unoriginal phrases and sayings, or the usual “dis gurl on da elevater 2day was hawt. Shoutout to ‘insert athletic person here.’” What happened? Is there nothing fun on or off campus anymore? Is there nothing to complain about? Does nothing happen at parties now, that we can all laugh at? Are there even parties? Maybe FIT Confessions is now irrelevant, and it has run its course. But I’d like to think that the student body has more opinions to share, and more to talk about than just a hot girl or guy here and there. Take that beautiful anonymous title, and spread your thoughts and juicy gossip with us all. I like the ‘deets’ of what’s going on and I’m sure you all do too. So let’s confess.
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Love of life and learning abounds for our president: A Q&A with Dr. Catanese Razaz Banoun Guest Writer Banoun: Dr. Catanese, what makes you happy? Dr. Catanese: Life. I love life. We are so blessed to be here learning and studying. Professionally, what makes me happy is to make a good plan and see it carried out. I’m a believer in planning and implementation, and I think that’s how you create the future. That makes me very happy. Banoun: What is your motivation? What or who has been behind you while you became such a great president for Florida Tech? Dr. Catanese: Well parents of course are very important. They certainly inspired me to go on to college. They both worked. They did not go to college. I’m the first one in my family to go to college. My grandparents came from Italy, while my parents were born in the U.S. They believed education was the most important thing and if children were educated, we could solve most of our problems. So, I relied on their beliefs in education and the power of knowledge and I still do. That’s why I do this kind of work. Banoun: Since you mentioned education, what was your motivation to continue learning? Dr. Catanese: I love learning. I always have. Even as a little boy I loved school; I loved learning; I loved high school. College was entirely different, of course. I wanted to get all the knowledge I could. One reason was that I never wanted anyone to say I could have done so much more if I had another degree. So, I got all the degrees I could and now it’s up to me. That’s why I went all the way up through the doctorate, because I thought that’s as high as you can get. It was important to me. Banoun: Do you believe that chance can be something you make, something you have to work to get, or something you receive? Dr. Catanese: I don’t doubt that chance and luck have a role. Some people don’t get chances. I think that’s true. There’s a famous golfer. His name is Lee Trevino and he said, “I’d rather be a lucky golfer than a good golfer. But the more I practice, the luckier I get.” I think there’s something to be said for that: you make your luck; you make your chances, and you have to take advantage of it. Many of people get chances and don’t take advantage. You have to be motivated and you have to work hard, like the golfer Lee Trevino said. It’s up to you to take advantage of all your opportunities and all your chances. Go for it, as they say. Banoun: I have read that you have published thirteen books, which I feel is amazing because you’ve been working and studying at the same time, and I’m sure you have a lot of responsibility. I think it’s not easy to publish thirteen books. Dr. Catanese: No. (laughing) Banoun: So, how did you manage it? Also, as an international student, I am learning the language as thoroughly as I can, so, if I were to read one of your books, which is the first book you would have me read? Dr. Catanese: A lot of my books are about urban planning, so I don’t know if you like urban planning, but they’re interesting, and I wrote some textbooks and
those are interesting, too. I think the one you might like best is ‘Politics and Planning and Possible Dreams’. I look at how politics and scientific planning can come together to actually carry out a plan, mostly for cities. It’s in the library if you want to check it out. Or you can probably Google it to get it online. It’s one of my earlier books, but one I think more interesting for general reading. To answer your other question, ‘how do you do it?’ I like communication and I think if you’ve got ideas, if you’ve got thoughts and don’t communicate them, what good is it, as a teacher? So I just made up my mind I was going to publish and get my ideas out for people to read them, like them or criticize them, whatever, that’s okay. Also it takes discipline. You have to come up with a schedule and stick to that schedule. You have to write every day, and for a book you have to write so much every day. A couple of times, I’ve also taken off a block of time, like three or four weeks, and just spend it writing a book. I’ve done that a couple of times. That’s hard to do: to get that much time without interruption. Usually, it’s over the summer when school’s out. Also, you have to enjoy it. Some people find it very painful to write. I don’t, I like it. It also helps if your first book is successful. If it’s successful, publishers come to you and say, “Will you write another book in this area?” One of the first books I wrote was on architecture, called, ‘Introduction to Architecture’. It’s a textbook because when I was teaching architecture I couldn’t find any good books on architecture because architects don’t write very much. I’m both an engineer and an architect. So I wrote a book on architecture and it did well, it was well received and sold a lot of copies, so the publisher McGrawHill came back to me and they said “Would you write another book on city planning?” I said, ‘Well, okay, sure”. I’m talking about the scholarly market, the academic market. It’s different if you’re doing novels. I’ve always wanted to try a novel. One of these days I think I’m going to write a novel. Banoun: What is your advice for us for 2014? Dr. Catanese: The real value of education is that it makes you optimistic. You believe things are going to get better, that it is your duty to make things better. It’s your responsibility. And again, that goes back to what the ancient Greeks said. The Athenean Oath states it’s your responsibility as a citizen to make things better. I think it’s exciting when you close one semester because you know the next semester is going to be even better. Then when you graduate you’re going to go on and do even better. So you’re constantly trying to do better. It’s what Aristotle said. That’s what the good life is. It’s not about how much food you’re going to eat, or how big your house is, or even what your golf score is. Nobody cares. But if you can really make the world a better place, then your life has meaning and purpose. I think that’s what’s important. About the most important thing I can say is think big. Make big plans. What I worry most about students is that they don’t think big enough. They have to start thinking bigger, make bigger plans, and that’s the way you achieve excellence. My advice is make big plans.
Razaz Banoun Before breaking for the winter holiday, Razaz Banoun, international graduate student in the Global Strategic Communication program in the School of Arts and Communication, sat down with President Catanese to find out what makes the leader of our university so successful, and so popular.
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Charles Sedor Press Release Start Off 2014 With a Bang! Florida Tech Shooting Club Ringing in the New Year may mean broken resolutions to stop drinking soda or stop eating chocolate, but we often find ourselves flung into unexpected and exciting new experiences at the same time. Why not start the year off with a resolution you won’t forget? Join the Florida Tech Shooting Club at our weekly
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Start off 2014 with a bang! Florida Tech Shooting Club meetings held in the Rat at 5 p.m. on Fridays. Our club was started in December of 2012 and was formally acknowledged by the school one month later. The current official membership stands at approximately 100 students, with roughly 40 active members and growing. T-shirts with our club logo are available for $20. Club dues are $20 a semester. This funding pays for targets, hearing and eye protection, and other essentials. The average cost for a trip is
around $20 depending on what you shoot and how much of it. It is a great deal! Range trips are organized roughly once a month, and our range of choice is the Indian River Rifle and Pistol Club near Fellsmere. Transportation is available with other members. Don’t worry if you don’t own a firearm, because many members are willing to share their firearms at the range. From the smallest handgun to (almost) the largest rifle, we have it all!
If you do own your own firearm, schools rules forbid you from storing it on campus. However, many off-campus members will store your guns and ammunition for free. Currently, the only shooting related materials allowed on campus are targets and hearing and eye protection. Joining the club is easy. Simply visit us on our Facebook page and on Orgsync (Florida Tech Shooting Club), attend your first meeting and you will be ready to shoot. Regardless of experience
we require all new shooters to understand and fill out a short safety waiver as well. With safety as our top priority, experienced club-members will provide you with the personal instruction and knowledge you need to get started in the adrenaline-packed world of sportshooting. Come join us, from the classroom to the range, for a club full of competition, skill, and most of all fun!
Library Corner Death of a Librarian Installment one of a three-part series by Donald Hill, for Evans Library Follow along and read all three parts for clues to solve the mystery and claim a $20 prize – find the full contest details in the last installment. “You must pay close attention, because I will only tell you things once. Welcome to the Homicide Division Detective, I am Commissioner Santana. Your first case is down at Evans Library located at 150 W University Blvd, just off Babcock St. One of the staff librarians there was murdered, and your job is to get down there pronto and find out everything that you can. I hired you because I saw something in you, and I believe you can get the job done. Bring me some results, and don’t make me regret my decision!” The moon was at full rise, and I could hear the dogs barking with the chirping crickets. The musty engine came to a grinding halt as I turned the ignition to off. Here I am, Florida Institute of Technology. I made my way past a few people wandering the night, seemingly without purpose. I passed the Gleason Performing Arts Center, and headed towards Evans Library. Upon entering the facility, I felt a great weight descend onto my shoulders. This was my first case. I must succeed – I will succeed. I walked up to the Service Desk and identified myself as the homicide detective assigned to this case, and I was kindly directed to the fourth floor of the library. With each step, my confidence grew stronger until all fear was left behind. This was it. This was what all my training had led me to. This was what I was meant to do. After reaching the fourth floor, I ran into an officer who quickly identified himself as Officer Hill, the responding police officer to the scene of the crime. Officer Hill proceeded with his findings on the body. “Lying in the middle of the first aisle on the fourth floor is a woman; about 5 feet 4 inches with a petite build. She was an on-duty faculty member who went by the name Rose Petralia. There is blunt force trauma to the head, and the body shows signs of strangulation. However, neither is the cause of death. The official cause of death is multiple stab wounds to the chest. The coroner will be releasing the official death report shortly.” The officer had more to say. “Upon responding, we saw a man running away from the scene, and we quickly apprehended him. The medical nurses here say he has to suffer from some mental disease, most likely schizophrenia and posttraumatic stress disorder. We have him held on the other side of this room. We found blood stains matching the victim on his shirt, but we could not find the murder weapon. We believe he may have hidden the weapon somewhere near the body – we find the weapon, we have a stronger case.” I walked over to question our prime suspect, the mentally unstable man. I asked him what he was doing here tonight, and he responded, “I fought for my country! I fought off every last one of those cowards in the Vietnam War for two years! I have every right to be here.” When questioned about the bloodstain on his shirt, he became belligerent. I reached into my bag to pull out a notebook and pen to take notes, and I observed this suspect. “Squeeze, choke, strangle, stab! Squeeze, choke, strangle, stab!” He repeated the phrase multiple times. A nearby nurse said it is possible for a man suffering from PTSD to reenter and feel like he is reliving past events that may have been very traumatic to him. I was fairly certain we had found the right man; now all we needed to do was find the murder weapon and trace that back to our guy. Officer Hill said he would watch over our suspect while I continued my investigation. I walked back to examine the body, despite being squeamish about the blood. All I could think of was the amount of blood everywhere: ruined books, blood-soaked carpets and a room full of dark heaviness. Looking pale and faint, the body was like cement, heavy and lifeless. Death had taken its full effect, and now I must start at the source, the body. …To Be Continued. Need something to read while you wait for Installment Two? Find these in Evans Library: Bass, E., Golding, H., & United States Congressional Budget Office. (2012). The Veterans Health Administration’s treatment of PTSD and traumatic brain injury among recent combat veterans. Washington, DC: Congress of the United States, Congressional Budget Office. (online) Clarke, C. A., Haberfeld, M. R., Sheehan, D. L. (2012). Police organization and training: Innovations in research and practice. New York: Springer New York. (online) Cooper, B. S., Griesel, D., Ternes, M.. (2013). Applied issues in investigative interviewing, eyewitness memory, and credibility assessment. New York, NY: Springer New York. (online) Douard, J., Schultz, P. D.. (2013). Monstrous crimes and the failure of forensic psychiatry. New York: Springer Netherlands. (online) Paul, B. (1998). Full frontal murder. New York: Worldwide. (Call Number: PS3566.A82615 F8 1998) Read, J., Dillon, J. (2013). Models of madness: Psychological and biological approaches to psychosis. Hove, East Sussex: Routledge. (online)
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Arbor Day Foundation Names Florida Tech an Arbor Day Tree Campus USA
Want to see More? Photo by Christopher Penta The Tree Campus USA® program helps colleges and universities around the country establish and sustain healthy community forests.
Press Release The Arbor Day Foundation has recognized Florida Institute of Technology as a Tree Campus USA, a designation currently earned by only eight other Florida universities. The 2014 designation recognizes the university’s dedication to campus forestry management and environmental stewardship. Tree Campus USA is a national program of the Arbor Day Foundation that honors colleges and universities for promoting healthy management of their campus forests and for engaging the community in environmental stewardship. The Arbor Day Foundation’s Tree Campus USA program recognizes excellence in campus tree management as well as student and community in-
volvement. The foundation raises environmental awareness from the bottom up and engages the campus community. “It’s more than just planting trees and palms,” said Holly Chichester, Florida Tech’s horticulturist and manager of grounds. “Being a Tree Campus USA keeps us accountable for the university’s urban forest and allows us to illustrate how we will be using and caring for the trees on campus in the future.” To earn the Tree Campus USA status, Florida Tech met Tree Campus USA’s five standards, which include maintaining a tree advisory committee, a campus tree-care plan, dedicated annual expenditures toward trees, an Arbor Day observance and student service-learning projects. For more information, visit www.arborday.org/programs/treecampususa/
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Microsoft Word 2013: Pros and Cons Christopher Pangalos Staff Writer Microsoft Word is one of the most commonly used applications among students. Many will notice that some of the university computers, such as those in the Applied Computing Center, have updated to Microsoft Word 2013. Since this is a major release there have been several layout changes as well as new features. MS Word 2013 alone currently runs about $110. In this review we will look at some of the advantages and disadvantages of this new version. One of the most significant improvements is the ability to freely open PDF documents in Word. Despite being one the most common formats, it’s often difficult to find good PDF editors. Word 2010 had the ability to save as a PDF, but Word 2013 allows users to open PDFs by converting them to Word documents. This makes it easy to get information out of a PDF without having to cycle through different programs. On the downside, there are many formatting issues since the document isn’t staying a PDF but is instead being converted to word then opened. When a complex PDF is opened, edited and then saved again as a PDF it will likely lose some of the formatting. Overall, this feature isn’t perfect, but still goes a long way in format compatibility and will likely prove helpful to users. There have also been a significant amount of style changes that individual users will either love or hate. One example is the cursor which now glides smoothly when typing rather than jutting forward each keystroke, this is done by having characters appear slowly from left to right rather than
instantaneously. While this looks fancy at first glance, users who are watching as they type a long essay may be left feeling dizzy as their cursor drifts through the middle of characters. As with most major updates the icons have been updated, but compared with Word 2010 it seems like a downgrade. The old bright 3D icons have been replaced with simpler 2D icons. Overall the entire appearance is very pale by default; white boxes against a white background with white, gray, and blue icons. In addition the tabs titles have been changed to ALL CAPS which stands out against the pale background, but doesn’t really have a reason to stand out that much. One possible reason for these changes may be to optimize Word for touch-screen devices such as tablets. Microsoft has added several new features for touch screens such as larger buttons and a Read Mode which removes all tools and locks editing, allowing users to scroll through text similar to a PDF reader. There are also many other improvements such as ability to add and view videos directly through Word. There are more options for group projects such as a new revision view, the ability to reply to comments, and more option for cloud storage. Like all major updates different users will have different opinions. Advanced users can improve the look and layout somewhat through customization and settings. Overall, this version seems pretty balanced between advantages and disadvantages. It trades a poor look for some good features, though unless you plan to use those features there’s no reason to waste your money on a new version.
Florida Tech advances sustainability programs with new bachelor’s degree and web resources Press Release Florida Institute of Technology’s sustainability efforts are advancing to new levels with a new bachelor of science degree program, a new Florida Tech sustainability website, and campus-wide membership with the leading global provider of university sustainability information. Florida Tech’s new bachelor of science in sustainability studies http://www.fit.edu/programs/7039/ bs-sustainability-studies emphasizes fundamental and advanced training with student-customized courses in science, engineering, business, and social concentrations. All students share a final capstone project based on applied research. Many projects involve student teams working with university staff or diverse off-campus partners. Current project teams include: Sustainable Buildings, Recycling, Land & Water, Dining Services and Sustainable Transportation. The new bachelor’s program is based on national trends in degree offerings and the success of the undergraduate minor in sustainability, with over 40 graduates from 15 major programs in all five Florida Tech colleges since 2011. To access Florida Tech’s new campus sustainability website go to www.fit.edu/sustainability. With content built and maintained by students and faculty, the site provides information on three realms of university sustainability: academic programs,
campus projects and research. Another web resource advance is new campus-wide membership in the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education (AASHE), the leading portal for university sustainability. AASHE’s resource-rich website is now fully accessible to the Florida Tech community. The link for full access is open to any Florida Tech student, staff or faculty member at AASHE Member Benefits. Extensive information on developing and implementing university sustainability projects is available within the AASHE website. “Sustainability practices are fundamental to advancing society and Florida Tech’s new programs train students for exciting careers in this expanding field,” said Ken Lindeman professor, Department of Education and Interdisciplinary Studies. “These programs combine Florida Tech’s strengths in science, engineering and business with on- and off-campus sustainability partners, so students get practical training in real-world problem-solving.” These recent advances have been possible with the help of diverse Florida Tech partners including: Facilities Operations and other campus offices, several student implementing university sustainability projects is available within the AASHE sustainability organizations, the College of Science Dean’s Office and the Office of Institutional Effectiveness.
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Gadget Corner Joseph Stoltz Staff Writer
Pulse Wallet
Not too long ago was the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, Nevada. As per usual, there were many new and odd products meant to make humans even lazier than we already are, while there were also the usual “new” products they were trying to sell us that are something we already have, just with some added embellishments to it so it seemed new. This year, a device was introduced that some may find to be the next best means of payment, or the envoy of the coming new-world government. For those of you who are too lazy to take your credit cards out of your purse or wallet, then you will probably think this new gadget on the block is one of the best devices ever created so you may continue to grow lazier and no longer have to burn that one extra calorie to grab your credit card and use it. However, for all you who believe that the government is watching you and following all of your movements, then this is probably your worst nightmare coming to life. This gadget would make that much easier. As for the name of this gadget, it is simply called the PulseWallet, or some of you may prefer to call it “Mr. Tracky.” Using a Fujitsu camera with PalmSecure technology, PulseWallet is able to scan the palm of your hand and make an infrared image which is then converted into a biometric template of your palm, which includes a very distinct map of all of your lovely veins. After the map is finished being made, it is then stored in a cloud network with your registered credit card and information attached to it, thus allowing the use of your palm with any of the PulseWallet devices connected to the cloud network. This is another good reason to only use cash. According to Tech Beat, the chief technology officer for PulseWallet, Matt Saricicek, stated that it is unlikely for any need to re-scan a map of the hand into the database, for most people’s veins do not change very much past childhood. Currently, the main problem with the device is that it’s only 99.9% accurate, which may seem quite high for the accuracy, but this would translate into one-thousand errors in every one-million uses. Hooray; free shopping spree on someone else’s account. At the moment, there is no estimation of time as to when the PulseWallet will be implemented into commercial use, due to the developers still trying to increase the device’s accuracy and create an adequate security system for the database. At the moment, it appears to have been a problem for the developers, especially since there does not seem to be any similar databases at the moment, or as Saricicek put it, “Nobody has a database of veins.”
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SPORTS
7 -JANUARY 22, 2014
2014 Spring Preview David Barkholz Sports Editor
Women’s Golf February 1st, at Tusculum Invitational This talented group of golfers will begin their spring schedule from where they left in the fall: ranked No. 4 in the country and serious contenders for a national title come May. Not too bad.
Softball February 1st, Webber International The team will look to put a horrific end to last season behind them as they host Webber International and Fort Valley State in an opening day double-header.
Baseball February 1st, North Alabama Picked by fellow coaches to finish second in the Sunshine State Conference, the baseball team will open up 2014 with a double-header against North Alabama on their own field.
Women’s Tennis February 1st, at Nova Southeastern Coming off a 16-9 season in which they lost six of eight conference matches, the women’s tennis team will seek to do what they’ve always done – find a way to win in the SSC.
Men’s Golf February 3, at Titan Winter Invitational
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Men’s swimming finishes 6-4, sets sights on conference finals Story Continued from Page 1
Men’s golf began the first half of the season last fall with a victory at the Full Moon Invitational, but has since been able to string together any sort of extended success. They’ll look to change that in February.
Men’s Tennis February 4, at Barry Different team, same story. Men’s tennis also suffered the wrath of the SCC last spring, finishing with an average 12-12 record but only one conference win in five tries. They open 2014 at No. 1 Barry.
Men’s Lacrosse February 15, at Coker Fresh off his Deep South Conference Coach of the Year season, head coach Ryan McAleavey will continue to guide the young program as it makes the shift into Sunshine State Conference competition.
photo by florida tech athletics the example for the younger kids. It’s been very interesting. Such a rapid change in a short amount of time. Crimson: Entering this season, what were some your personal goals? Have you met any of them? Mitchell: Well, the way swimming works is you don’t really hit your goals until the end of the season. It’s like a mountain basically. You start at the base – working on drills, technique and stuff like that. Then as the season goes on you start to build up the yardage and put more stress on your body. When you get to the top of the mountain, that’s usually when you’re swimming the most yards and doing the hardest workouts. That’s around Christmas time, so when we’re here over break that’s what we’re doing. We’re just training. Then throughout January and all the way until conference finals you start to come down – reduce the yardage, reduce the stress on your
body. That makes you go faster. At the end of the season you have the biggest swim meet which is conference finals. That’s when you hit your best times because you’ve built up all this endurance and taken all this stress off your body. So I’m on track to hit my goals I guess. Crimson: Last question. You guys finished five out of six in the Sunshine State Conference championship last year, but it’s clear the team has performed much better this season. What are your expectations for the event? Mitchell: I definitely think we have the potential to be in the top four without a doubt. For our conference that’s really good because the schools above us – Tampa, Florida Southern and Nova Southeast – are the schools that win at nationals every year. So we’re in a pretty tough conference and we have the potential to finish at least fourth, which would be really good for our team.
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SPORTS JANUARY 22, 2014
2014 Panther Power Rankings: 1/22 David Barkholz Sports Editor
2. Men’s Basketball
1. Women’s Basketball
Photo BY Efram Goldberg Photo BY Efram Goldberg Sure, the highlight reelpacked performances the men’s team has been churning out this season have been fun to watch, but they’ve also seemed to allow another team to fly under the radar recently. The women’s basketball team has quietly won eight of their last 10 games, improving their overall record to 12-5. Unlike their male counterparts, the women’s team also cur-
rently owns a winning conference record of 3-2, a one-point loss to Lynn and another loss to No. 14 Rollins being their only hiccups. Junior guard Kayk Wilson continues to shoot the lights out of every gym she walks into this season, averaging 18.7 points a night and 36 percent from long range.
last October. Just past the halfway point of the regular season now, it will interesting to see what kind of basketball team this becomes, whether that be an average team in a good conference or a team with enough talent to win every game on their schedule by 20.
4. Women’s Swimming
3. Men’s Swimming In most cases, when fans look at a final record of 6-4 they think, “That team was slightly above average.” In this case, 6-4 is a milestone – and a pretty big one at that. Only three years into the life of the program, the men’s swim team has accomplished more than just posting their first winning season in school history – they’ve managed to build Florida Tech into a contender.
Yes, men’s basketball does boast the best overall record of any team on this list. But sports are a “What have you done for me lately?” type of business, and lately, Florida Tech’s best team just hasn’t been able to produce. The Panthers have dropped three of their past four – all against opponents in a conference they were picked to finish second in
photo by florida tech athletics The Panthers slammed the door shut on their regular season, winning four of their last five meets including a 112-93 victory over No. 22 Lewis. But that success is behind them now as the young squad sets its sights on Feb. 19 and the Sunshine State Conference Championships in Orlando.
The achievements of the men’s swim team may appear to overshadow the women’s less impressive 4-8 regular season record, but make no mistake; this team did what it needed to do this year. From no wins in their inaugural season, to two wins last year and now doubling that number this year, this is a team that is also on the rise and improving with time. It’s just taking a little bit more
photo by florida tech athletics time. Like the men, the women’s team is currently preparing for conference finals in February.