The Florida Tech Crimson Fall 2019 Issue 8

@FTCrimson @FTCrimson crimson@fit.edu Issue 8

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The Official Student-Run Newspaper•since

1967

INDEX Editorial........................2 News.........................3,7 Campus Life................5 Entertainment........................6 Sports...................................8 FALL

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2019

Florida Tech fails to acknowledge reports of rape required under federal law In 2022, TUI airplanes will land in MLB.

Photo // TUI.co.uk

First MLB-based transatlantic flight to benefit international students ETHAN QUALLE \\

CONTRIBUTING WRITER TUI U.K., an English leisure airline, announced that they will commence service to Orlando Melbourne International Airport.

Announced on Nov. 4, TUI U.K. is set to commence this service in 2022.

TUI, based in Luton, England focuses mainly on vacation travel for its customers located in the United Kingdom.

The British-based airline company primarily operates seasonal vacation routes from its 16 bases, which include cities such as Aberdeen, London and Belfast.

TUI Group stated on Twitter,

AIRLINES on page 7

Nearly $200,000 raised for Day of Giving ISABEL CORDERO \\ STAFF WRITER

The Campus Crime Statistics lists zero sex offenses have occurred in the in the past three years. If there have been cases of sexual assaults that were not included in the crime statistics, then that is a violation of the Clery Act. Florida Tech failed to acknowledge multiple reports of rape within the 2019 Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports under the Clery Act. Two students have come forward

Page 2 Congratulations to our graduating editor-in-chief

with accounts of rape and how they reported their cases through Title IX and Security.

Their cases did not appear on the Annual Security and Fire Safety

Page 6 Ranking the eight Star Wars movies

Photo // Florida Tech Security

Reports, which is in violation of the Clery Act.

CLERY ACT on page 3

This year’s Day of Giving exceeded Florida Tech’s goal of 1,500 donors with funds reaching just under $200,000 in 24 hours.

The funds that were raised will be used for everything from updating technology on campus, providing for scholarship and research grants and funding the new Health Sciences Building.

Mary Ida Spradlin, the assistant director of annual giving, is the main organizer for the Day of Giving.

The day was dedicated to raising money for the campus, and Spradlin said it is their biggest online fundraising event.

Spradlin graduated from Florida

Giving on page 5 Page 8 NCAA passes law on athletes profiting off name

Our Mission: Live, discover and report the truth

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EDITORIAL

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Passing of the torch EMILY WALKER \\ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF

Running a college newspaper can be difficult.

We attend not only a school where technology is the focus, but we also live in a world that encourages people to pursue careers in STEM and discourages those who want to do something outside of that.

Working at the student newspaper when many people at Florida Tech don’t even know we have communications majors can be frustrating.

It’s disheartening being turned down again and again and again by administrators

when we ask for comments for articles we’re working on.

Visiting the Newseum and attending the National College Media Convention helped remind me and my writers how important our jobs are.

We don’t write for ourselves; we write to provide information for others, to share stories and to shed light on the truth.

With that being said, uncovering the truth can be difficult.

Some of the topics I’ve explored since I joined The Crimson have taken a year of investigation before anyone could write a story about them.

When you look into issues

other than typical campus activities and sports, people become uncomfortable.

If you’re lucky, administration will dance around your questions. If you’re not, they’ll turn you down for an interview or ignore your requests entirely.

Getting necessary information can be nearly impossible, especially since we are at a private university and that keeps us from having access to many of our records.

As we’ve come to the

middle of the school year and the end of the fall semester, we at The Crimson have realized we no longer advertise the school, we report on it.

We have started to report on issues we’ve been hesitant to touch on before.

The process has been grueling, but we believe sharing the truth we find as reporters is important above all else.

Olivia McKelvey has been someone I can only describe as intensely hungry for knowledge and driven to report.

She has found difficult stories and pursued them to completion; no matter how much pushback she has gotten, she has always fought

to get her stories written and written well.

As an editor-in chief-and reporter, I was inspired by her to keep working to find the truth and not back down when people made getting information extremely difficult.

While I am excited to be graduating, I am sad my time at The Crimson was not longer.

However, I believe in her capability as both a leader and as a reporter and cannot wait to see how she improves The Crimson with every issue.

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NEWS

Florida Tech fails to include reports of rape required under federal law EMILY WALKER, OLIVIA MCKELVEY, KEVIN BOODOOSINGH \\ EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, COPY EDITOR, MANAGING EDITOR

CLERY continued What is the Clery Act:

In 1986, Jeanne Clery, a student at Lehigh University, was raped and murdered in her residence hall.

Four years later, the Crime Awareness and Campus Security Act of 1990 was established in order to create accountability for reporting violent crimes and providing transparency on campus crime statistics.

The Jeanne Clery Disclosure of Campus Security Policy and Campus Crime Statistics Act—the Clery Act— is a federal law requiring United States colleges and universities to disclose information about crime on and around campuses.

Due to the fact that Florida Tech receives federal funding, it is required to publish an annual security report for both students and employees every Oct. 1.

What is included within the Clery report:

Florida Tech’s Office of Safety and Security prepares an annual report in cooperation with local law enforcement agencies such as Melbourne Police Department, Palm Bay Police Department and the Brevard County Sheriff’s Office.

Other university departments also work in collaboration with compiling crime reports and statistics such as the Title IX office.

The report is required to include data from the past three years on the following crimes: Criminal homicides such as murder and non-negligent manslaughter and negligent manslaughter Sex offenses such as rape, fondling, incest and statutory rape Arrests and judicial referrals for liquor law violations, drug abuse violations and weapons law violations The “other” category, which includes robbery,

aggravated assault, burglary, motor vehicle theft and arson The Violence Against Women’s Act—VAWA—is an amendment within Clery that expands the rights to campus survivors of sexual assault and includes the following crimes: • domestic violence • dating violence • stalking Hate crimes, which include offense definitions relating to hate/bias-related crime, larceny, simple assault, intimidation and destruction/ damage/vandalism of property

“It was the worst experience of my life. The process of reporting it was nearly as bad as my actual rape."

Clery cites that the following individuals on campus are Campus Security Authorities—also known as mandated reporters— a term created by the Clery Act that encompasses groups of individuals and organizations at Florida Tech: • Dean of Students • Director of Security • Security Department • Title IX Coordinator • Senior Vice President for Academic Administration • Chief of Staff • Athletics Director • Athletic Coaches • Office of Student Life • Director of Student Housing • Other Campus Security Authorities that have a “significant responsibility for student and campus activities.”

Clery geography:

Another factor Clery examines when categorizing data is geographical location of a specific crime.

Clery includes both on campus and non-campus locations within the report.

An on-campus location is defined as any building or property owned or controlled by an institution, such as an academic building or dorm.

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Non-campus geographic location can refer to any Florida Tech owned entity that is frequented by students.

The non-campus definition also includes campus leased or rented spaces for an event that was sponsored by the university or any building or property owned or controlled by a student organization that is officially recognized by the institution.

How Florida Tech violated the Clery Act: Individuals who have experienced sexual assault or rape that have not been included In the 2019 Annual Security and Fire Safety Reports, all sex offenses, including rape, were cited as zero for the past three years.

According to definition in Florida Tech’s 2019 Annual Safety and Fire Report, rape is defined as “the penetration, no matter how slight, of the vagina or anus with any body part or object, or oral penetration by a sex organ of another person, without the consent of the victim.”

An anonymous student has gone on record and said that her rape, which occurred in 2018 on campus, was not included in the Clery report.

“I went into the Title IX office because I wanted this put down on record,” she said.

“I wanted them to know that women are being assaulted and raped on this campus.”

The student went to the health center and Counseling and Psychological Services, neither of which are mandated reporters.

She later went to Linda Jancheson, the Title IX coordinator, who reports to, as listed in Florida Tech’s organizational chart, VP/ General Counsel.

“I spent 20 minutes waiting in the Title IX office, five minutes in Jancheson’s office and I left with three extra papers that I didn’t know what the hell meant,” the student said.

The student later talked to another Campus Security Authority and discussed her options with Security.

She ultimately decided not to take action against her rapist and no charges were filed in this case.

Despite the student not taking action, according to Frank Iannone, director of security, whether or not a victim decides to pursue charges, a report is made

within Clery data can visit endrapeoncampus.org to report their incidents. regardless of the outcome.

When asked how many cases of rape have been reported to Jancheson for the past three years, she said, “I do not know the exact numbers.”

When asked how many Title IX reports Jancheson handed over to Security to include within this year’s Clery report, she said, “I do not know.”

The Title IX coordinator was asked these same questions two times, in two separate interviews, and responded with “I do not know,” in each instance.

Jancheson went on to say that she was not in the Title IX coordinator position when reports were made last year in 2018, though her start date was February of 2018.

Another anonymous source was raped in 2017 on campus and reported her rape to Security in 2018.

The student went through an investigation and disciplinary hearing, which took over one year and resulted in disciplinary action for her rapist.

This student’s rape was also not included within this year’s Clery data.

“Sitting down with two security officers not once, but twice to relive the details of my rape in depth and on record was anything but a warm environment as a victim,” she said.

After her initial report, the student heard nothing for five months regarding the investigation and the scheduling of the disciplinary hearing.

“It was the worst experience of my life,” she said. “The process of reporting it was nearly as bad as my actual rape.”

It is not immediately known whether or not campus security filed these two reports of rape with local law enforcement.

Both sources will remain anonymous. The Crimson does not disclose the names of sexual assault survivors.

Repercussions for violating Clery:

According to a press release from the National Association of Clery Compliance officers and professionals, as of February 2019, the new amount that the U.S. Department of Education can impose for noncompliance with the Clery Act is $57,317 per violation.

In 2016, Penn State was fined 2.4 million dollars for having been “out of compliance” for 11 serious cases dating from 1998 to 2011.

In 2018, the University of Montana was fined $966,614 for “inaccurate and misleading crime statistics” from liquior law violations to cases of rape between 2012 and 2015.

Two anonymous students at Florida Tech have come forward to discuss their rapes in 2017 and 2018 and how they reported it to Security.

Those cases have not been cited within this year’s Clery report.

Iannone said that from the statistics that are provided within this year’s Clery report, he feels the numbers accurately represent the campus.

If you have made a report to Security or Title IX and feel it has not been handled correctly, visit endrapeoncampus. org/the-clery-act to file a complaint.

As a student-run newspaper, your voices are extremely important to us. If you feel you have experienced something similar as described in this piece and would like to speak with us, please contact us at crimson@fit.edu.

National Sexual Assault Hotline 1-800-656-4673 | Women's Center Counseling 321-242-1526

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Day of Giving exceeds goal, will fund improvements to campus GIVING continued Tech two years ago, and said the purpose of the event is to bring in alumni donors.

According to Spradlin, her job is to connect with all current students and alumni, and she planned this year’s theme of superhero Pete the Panther.

Sydney Tai, a sophomore in biomathematics, works as a student ambassador for the development office and acts as a student caller.

Tai said that her job is to contact alumni to inform them about current events on campus.

This includes information about how alumni can donate.

Furthermore, any alumni that donates more than $1,000 is eligible for invitations to special events, including Tastes of the Season, an annual banquet featuring a dinner made by awardwinning chefs during the holiday season.

According to Spradlin, this year they had 1,984 donors in 24 hours.

Bess Handel, a junior in psychology, was assigned to work on Day of Giving for her public relations class.

Her task was to create awareness for the student body and the superhero theme, advertising on the School of Arts and Communication Facebook page.

Handel’s team received help from the Office of Development in running a

booth outside of Panther Dining Hall for students, where students could write down their superpower and participate in a social media campaign.

“The Day of Giving is essentially an opportunity to give back to Florida Tech and all it's done for you,” Handel said. “Whether you are faculty, staff, a student or simply a local resident, all donations are welcome and appreciated. Even if it's just some spare change at the bottom of their wallet, it can help both the university and you as a student.”

Handel said that knowing exactly where donations go can make alumni and students more inclined to donate.

“It gives people an opportunity to support their interests and hobbies instead of just handing over money and not knowing what it's going toward,” Handel said.

Tai agreed, saying, “It all goes back to the students, whether it be through grants or scholarships or specific areas.”

Spradlin says donors can specify where their donations go, giving to specific colleges, Athletics or the Panther Fund.

Spradlin also added that the Panther Fund is the university’s president’s fund to use for Florida Tech’s greatest needs.

Handel had some ideas to improve Day of Giving as well since she said she feels that not much has been advertised beyond emails, suggesting that students expand participation

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A student holds a sign saying "I participate because I love my campus community."

Photo // Florida Tech Alumni with more groups being encouraged to run booths.

“Students are more likely to donate if students are promoting the event, as opposed to Florida Tech staff,” Handel said. “Students will do a lot for extra credit, as we all know.”

Spradlin said she has already started planning how to improve next year’s Day of Giving. “This year was the biggest year we’ve had yet, and I think next year will be even bigger," said Spradlin.

The red chart represents the top 16 departments with the amount of donors who contributed per department. The black chart represents the donation amount per department.

Photo // Florida Tech Alumni

SECURITY REPORT Occurred Date

Incident

Location

Disposition

Officer Name

11/21/2019 7:04am

Employee: Alarm: Burglary/Intrusion

Applied Research Lab

Assignment Completed

Thomas Swarte

11/21/2019 11:44am

Student:Welfare/ Concern

CAPS

Report Complete

Kenneth Russell

11/21/2019 12:20pm

Student Injured

Panther Dining

Closed by Report

Roderick Costin

11/20/2019 10:11am

Employee: Alarm: Burglary/Intrusion

ROTC/ Psychology/ Warehouse Building

Acknowledge Alarm

Angel Vega

11/20/2019 11:01am

Employee: Alarm: Burglary/Intrusion

ROTC Supply/ Edgewood

Report Complete

Kenneth Russell

11/20/2019 12:01pm

Student: Accident Motor Vehicle

LOT 7 across from Roberts Hall

Cleared

Victor Vargas

11/20/2019 6:28pm

Employee: Alarm: Burglary/Intrusion

Applied Research Lab

Cleared

Daniel Golembiowski

11/20/2019 9:08am

Student: Theft: Other

Panther Dining

Report Complete

Leonardo Delgado

11/20/2019 5:00pm

Student: Accident: Hit and Run Student: Off Campus incident

Off Campus

Complete

Melinda Morrison

11/19/2019 8:17pm

Student: Alarm: other Dorms: Southgate Apartment H

Completed

Kip Ambler

11/19/2019 7:17pm Employee: Information only Employee: Welfare Concern

Scott Center for Austism

Completed

Tom Ferreri

11/19/2019 7:02pm

Student: Narcotics Related

Anderson Hall BLDG: E

Report Complete

Don Jaques

11/19/2019 7:07pm

Student: Attempt to locate/contact Student: Disorderly Conduct

Dorms: Ramon Hall BLDG C

Follow up needed

Jennifer Sills

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ENTERTAINMENT

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Nerd News: Star Wars ranking and Episode 9 preview david "HAN SHOT FIRST" THOMPSON \\ FAN FANATIC

The widely anticipated “Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker” opens in theaters on Dec. 20. Disney and Lucasfilm have said this is the end of the “Skywalker Saga.”

The Skywalker Saga is all of the episodic Star Wars films made up until this point.

Beginning with the adventures of Luke, Han and Leia, then the prequel trilogy focusing on Anakin, Obi-Wan and Padme and finally we are wrapping up our sequel trilogy that stars Rey, Kylo Ren, Finn and Poe. With such a monumental nerd chapter coming to a close, here are my full Star Wars movie rankings (including the anthology films) and a quick predictions section for “The Rise of Skywalker.”

10. Star Wars: Attack of the Clones Bogged down by a forcefed love story between Anakin and Padme, “Attack of the Clones” is filled with poor acting and head-scratching story decisions. Obi-Wan’s arc is easily the best part.

9. Star Wars: The Phantom Menace Remove Jar Jar Binks and this would still probably rank ninth on my list.

In one movie, George Lucas ruined everything we thought we knew about the Force and turned Darth Vader into a whiny little kid.

We do, however, get one of the best lightsaber fights ever between Obi-Wan, Qui-Gonn Ginn and Darth Maul (shoutout to the music “Duel of the Fates” playing).

8. Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith Finally, we get to see Anakin become Darth Vader.

Oh wait, maybe we didn’t want to see little Ani mercilessly kill younglings.

In all honesty, this is probably the only prequel that I enjoy watching out of the three, mainly because there is real emotion when they execute Order 66.

Also, the final fight between Anakin and Obi-Wan does pull at a few of my heartstrings too.

7. Solo: A Star Wars Story This may seem like I am ranking this movie low, but I actually enjoy Solo.

The story, characters and action sequences are all enjoyable but it doesn’t provide any unforgettable moments in my opinion.

While Alden Ehrenreich does the best he can playing Han Solo, my biggest problem with this movie is that he’s not Harrison Ford.

Obviously, it would be impossible for Ford to play this aged character now but that just makes me question if we really needed this movie at all.

6. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story This is exactly what a “Star Wars story” should be: a wellcrafted story around likable characters that we grow to quickly love throughout the film.

We only see one lightsaber (the one and only Darth Vader’s) and it is one of the best scenes in Star Wars history.

Not only does this movie perfectly lead into “A New

Hope,” but it provides us with the “wow” factor we all crave when journeying to a galaxy far, far away.

5. Star Wars: The Last Jedi This was nearly placed at number six on my list but despite all the movie does wrong, the super sweaty, gasping-for-air moments in this movie give it the nod over “Rogue One.” Kylo Ren, or Ben Solo, is my favorite character of the new trilogy and I love basically everything he does in this movie.

All of the moments between him and Rey are great (#TeamReylo), and their brief team-up against Snoke’s guards is pure Star Wars bliss.

4. Star Wars: A New Hope Back where it all began.

The teaching between Obi-Wan and Luke learning what the Force is, our first appearance of Han and Chewbacca, Darth Vader forcechoking his subordinates and the beginnings of an iconic friendship between Luke, Han and Leia.

The original Star Wars film will always hold a special place our little nerd hearts.

3. Star Wars: The Force Awakens Some take points off for being very similar to “A New Hope” but I absolutely love “The Force Awakens,” even with the blatant copying.

Star Killer Base was a misfire.

However, seeing a Storm Trooper—Finn—go rogue, being introduced to the best pilot in the resistance— Poe—and meeting our midichlorian-filled scavenger

Official movie poster.

Rey are all great character moments and sets the foundation for the next three movies.

Also, Han (Rest In Peace), Chewy and Leia are heavily featured and it feels like a dream come true.

2. Star Wars: Return of the Jedi I do not mind the Ewoks.

Inject the throne scene between the Emperor, Vader and Luke directly into my veins. Next.

1. Star Wars: Empire Strikes Back If this isn’t your favorite Star Wars movie are you really even a Star Wars fan?

Some of the best elements are the battle of Hoth, Luke training with Yoda (no, not baby Yoda) and Lando Calrissian and Cloud City.

This movie also has some of the best moments of dialogue, including the moment between Han and Leia where she proclaims her love for him and he simply responds, “I know.”

Photo // Disney There’s also this iconic exchange between Luke and Vader: Luke: I’ll never join you!

Vader: If only you knew the power of the Dark Side.

Obi-Wan never told you what happened to your father.

Luke: He told me enough!

He told me you killed him!

Vader: No, I am your father.

The Rise of Skywalker questions/predictions: • How and why is the Emperor back?

• Who was Snoke?

• How do they handle Leia?

• Kylo and Rey team up in the end to fight the Emperor.

• Kylo dies in the end.

• Rey, Finn and Poe all survive.

• We see Hayden Christensen reprise his role as Anakin Skywalker in the form of a Force ghost.

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First transatlantic flight to be offered out of Orlando Melbourne International Airport AIRLINES continued "At TUI, we're committed to offering our customers an outstanding airline and holiday experience and we are delighted to be working with Orlando Melbourne Airport on their exciting expansion plans. Our new Orlando gateway will be perfectly situated to offer TUI U.K. customers total flexibility in designing their holiday around any combination of theme parks, beaches or cruising."

In an effort to fill a market demand for those traveling from Florida to the U.K., TUI is offering Brevard County citizens the first-ever transatlantic flights out of MLB. Residents of Seminole and Orange counties are offered an alternative to Orlando International and Orlando Sanford Airports.

“It normally takes me three to four legs to travel home from school,” said Yohann Emmert, a senior in business administration from Geneva, Switzerland.

Emmert typically has endured multiple layovers in London, New York, Charlotte and Atlanta.

Some of Emmert’s other European classmates have had to take stops in Iceland, which is more indirect.

This new connection from Eastern Florida to the U.K. will cut down on layovers and total flight time for international students at Florida Tech.

The current facilities at MLB are inadequate for operations of TUI's long-haul fleet, variants of the Boeing 787, due to the fact that the parking spaces for the planes themselves are not big enough and do not comply with customs

and border protection facilities regulations.

The airport authority has not yet outlined any specific plans for the accommodation of larger aircrafts.

MLB currently sees only domestic travel to major hubs in the United States such as Charlotte, North Carolina on American Airlines and Atlanta, Georgia on Delta Airlines.

Porter Airlines—a full-service Canadian airline—was the only airline that previously had international operations directly out of MLB, but they have since discontinued their services.

TUI plans to begin service to the cities of Birmingham, Bristol, Doncaster, Edinburgh, London-Gatwick, Glasgow, Manchester and Newcastle.

By 2022, the airline plans to switch their routes from Orlando-Sanford Airport to MLB full time.

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NEWS

SONJA MICHAELS \\ "The Festive Floridian"

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Volleyball leaves much to be desired after 2019 season

Football ends on a high note for 2019 season

The volleyball team ended their season on a 12-game losing streak and placed last in their conference.

Panthers defeated Shorter University, 42-3 on Nov. 16 Photo // Florida Tech Athletics

Photo // Florida Tech Athletics

The Panthers finish their season strong with a blowout win on their home turf.

Men's soccer defeats West Florida for first time in 26 years

Overall score, 12-3-1

The team finishes with 4-27 overall record Nov. 15 Saint Leo University Nov. 16 University of Tampa Nov. 22 Lynn University Nov. 23 Nova Southeastern University

0-3 0-3 0-3 0-3

Women's basketball going steady in season

Photo // Florida Tech Athletics After losing the second round of the conference playoffs, the Panthers still solidified a spot in the NCAA playoffs and secured a victory in the first round.

Nov. 14 Palm Beach Atlantic Nov. 23 University of West Florida

1-3 2-1

Men's basketball start season below average, overall 2-3 record Nov. 8 Benedict College Nov. 9 Auburn-Montgomery Nov. 14 Johnson COLLEGE Nov. 16 Puerto Rico-Bayamon Nov. 23 Saint Leo University

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Women's basketball overall record, 3-3 A .500 start six games into the Panthers season.

Nov. 8 University of West Georgia Nov. 9 Spring Hill College Nov. 15 University of Puerto Rico-Bayamon Nov. 16 Clayton State University Nov. 19 Flagler College Nov. 23 Saint Leo University

NCAA student-athletes can now profit off their fame nationwide TYLER JONES \\ STAFF WRITER

After the NCAA board of governors passed a law to allow college athletes to profit off their fame in several states such as California, Florida and Colorado, they voted unanimously on a similar agreement nationwide on Oct. 29.

The board has asked the three divisions of the NCAA to create the necessary rules immediately in order to have them in place no later than January of 2021.

Bill Jurgens, Florida Tech’s athletic director, stated that he does not have an opinion at this time, due to this information just being released, and the fact that the NCAA is still looking into this matter.

According to TIME, the NCAA needs to determine how athletes can profit off of their name, likeness and

image, while also maintaining rules regarding amateurism.

Jake Hahn, a junior on the lacrosse team, said he thinks that for these rules to be effective, the NCAA would have to redefine the term of amateurism in college sports.

“I think the main thing that categorizes an athlete as a professional is that they get paid to play their sport,” Hahn said.

Hahn then explained that an athlete can’t be both a professional and an amateur at the same time.

He elaborated that the hard thing about allowing student athletes to make money off their name is the fact that once that student starts making money, it’s hard to say if they can still be considered an amateur.

Johnny Poret, a sophomore on the football team, said he believes that players

Photo // Jonah Paulin

should be paid based on the amount of money they bring into the school.

“Big time players bring in big time money for schools because people want to come watch them play,” Poret said.

“The more money a player brings in, the more money that player should receive.”

How universities will assist students in profiting off of their name and likeness has not been decided.

Both Hahn and Poret brought up the suggestion of personal jersey sales, or team equipment inside the university’s bookstore or on their website.

As far as recruiting is concerned, Hahn said he believes that this new rule will potentially have no impact on the smaller Division II and Division III schools, but could have an effect on Division I schools.

Hahn went on to explain that the high quality athletes, such as those who are considered four or five star recruits, won’t have an interest in coming to Florida Tech, as they have the opportunity to

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pursue Division I schools.

With just a little over a year until this rule will be put in play, much more information regarding rules and regulations from the NCAA itself are still to come.