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Why students are yelling ‘Hey Oscar!’

Markeema Crawford \\ s ta f f w r i t e r Crawford Elevators.

Photo by Ashley McNeary

Stepping onto a ride of silence Ashley McNeary \\ Contributing Writer Few people will leave Florida Tech without ever riding an elevator. Even fewer will graduate with having multiple good conversations with strangers on one.

“Moms do that,” Danielle Grady, an undergrad studying general psychology said, referring to openly talking to strangers.

Grady came to FIT from the northern United States and says that people up there do not make small talk. She said

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A piece by French collaborative design group, Normals, uses augmented Photo by Nicole Kern reality technology on their clothing.

‘Coded Couture’ blurs the line between wearable art, technology Nicole kern \\ Contributing Writer At the Ruth Funk Center, cutting-edge technology combined with traditional textiles brings personalized fashion into the digital age in the newly opened exhibit Coded Couture.

The Ruth Funk Center for Textile Arts is located on the Florida Institute of Technology campus. It focuses on the preservation and study of international textiles through rotating public exhibitions and programs.

Coded Couture is a travel-

ing exhibition curated by the curatorial partnership c² and organized by the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York.

The interactive exhibit features garments from 10 national and international designers that

On Oct. 31, 2012, Oscar Vega started his first day as a trolley driver Florida Tech and while he knew the job would be a great opportunity, he never expected to receive so much love from the students who ride the trolley daily.

“I never expected all of this,” Vega said. “I knew the job was going to be a great opportunity, but nothing like this. I never expected to receive so much love and respect from the students.”

Oscar driving on one of his trolley rides.

Photo by Markeema Crawford

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Going Bananas Cruise Control: Instagram account captures FTCR’s newest talk show students feasting on bananas David Thompson \\ staff writer An Instagram page called, “PanthersEatingBananas” is a student ran account that post photos of Florida Tech students eating bananas in a multitude of ways. The account has over 300 followers and has been posting photos since Sept. 4, 2017.

Freshman, Daniel Mandolesi, was featured in a picture posted on Sept. 22, 2017.

He said that he found out about the account the same day that the picture of himself was posted.

“I didn't know that I was going to be put in the page.

I think that I was actually the last one to find out in my friend group,” Mandolesi said.

“When I saw that it was on the account, I thought it was pretty funny. It's still a good joke among my friends and I.”

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Through a conversation via Instagram’s direct messaging, the students running the account said that he/she wants to stay anonymous and that there is a crew of them that run the page. They also said that their initial inspiration for the account came from a Snapchat photo they recieved of a person consuming a banana.

“It's hilarious when you see someone you know on it because you know they're going to look horrible,” Mandolesi said. “It's always a good laugh. ” Chanel Bailer, a varsity football manager and follower of “PanthersEatingBananas”, said that the account is sometimes a nice break

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Florida Tech Archery How Fit is FIT? Club Shoots for Recognition

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Mike Milligan in the FTCR studio.

Micah Oltmann \\ Contributing Writer On the south side of Grissom Hall sits the Florida Tech College Radio recording studio, a place where students can host internet radio talk shows and talk to the Florida Tech community. Many pass by without ever realizing it existed. Mike Milligan was among those students until he recently was encouraged to do a talk show by a fellow classmate, Isaac Cook, who hosts on the show "Tea Time Radio".

Photo by Micah Oltmann

Overnight, the show "Cruise Control" was created. Milligan gathered a team of friends: Tim Do, Hana Ito, Aaliyah Thomas, and Allie Wood. “Our goal is to help people escape,” Milligan said, “[we want you] to put us on and just cruise.”

Milligan and his team hope to bring attention to different clubs on campus. In January, "Cruise Control" hosted shows that featured the President of the Black Student Union, Furaha Merritt and President of Gamma Phi Beta, Jessica

Provenzano. In the future Milligan hopes to have a YouTube channel or podcasts and allow listeners to call onto the show.

“Anyone is welcome,” Milliagn said, “we would love to talk to anyone who wants to come on the show.”

Milligan hosts Cruise Control on Thursday nights at 8 p.m. If you are interested in hearing more about Cruise Control or the Florida Tech College Radio, you can check them out on radio.fit.edu or send an email to radio@fit.

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Going Bananas Instagram account captures students feasting on bananas Continued from front from school.

“When I first saw it I was kind of thinking to myself ‘wow this is pretty ridiculous, but also enjoyable’ and I started looking at each individual picture and I began appreciating it more,” Bailer said. “I think that a lot of students find it funny because it’s a lot of different people who are on the account, so it’s almost a surprise on whether or not you’ll be the next student featured on it.”

The students that manage the account said that the account started to gain a lot of followers when they started to follow students that went to Florida Tech. They also said that they do not post every picture that is sent to them, but they pick out the photos they deem best.

“It makes Florida Tech students laugh about every single day, it’s also something that gets everyone involved in,” anonymous account owners of “PanthersEatingBananas” via Instagram direct message, said. “Bananas are cool.”

You can check out the account @PantherEatingBananas on Instagram. If you have any photos of people eating bananas you can direct message them your photo and it could be featured on the page.

Photo courtesy of PanthersEatingBananas //Instagram

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Florida Tech Archery Club shoots for recognition Jesse Villaverde \\ Contributing Writer There are a lot of sports and recreation clubs on Florida Tech, but there is one that is all about bows and and arrows.

The Florida Tech Archery club is new recreational club that started in the fall semester, for anyone who has an interest in archery.

“I’ve been shooting in archery for 14 years and would love to share the sport to a school that doesn’t have an archery club,” Alice Buswell said, president of the archery club. “It’s a good sport for anyone who is interested and wants to have fun.”

Buswell was in the archery varsity team in two different schools before joining FIT and was part of the US National Archery Team for four years.

“I started preparing the club last summer before I joined Florida Tech. We didn’t start practicing until the end of October,” said Buswell.

The club is split into two teams, recreational, for those would have an interest in archery, and competitive, for those who have experience and want to compete in tournaments. From those two teams, there are two captains, one male and one female.

Alice Shepard, a competitive new archer, said “It’s definitely great if you are feeling outnumbered here at FIT, since half the club is female.”

There were a total of 40 people who showed interest in joining and around 15 different people who join practice every week.

Student Ashley Zambout,

said “I can say that it’s very hands on and you immediately learn how to do everything rather than have a lot of meetings and not actually do the activity until later.” Zambot shot for the first time this past Saturday at the club practice.

The equipment is rented from Brevard Archers, though members can buy their own, depending on their skill tier.

The bare minimum for a bow, arrows and other equipment is around $200, according to Buswell.

“I’ve always wanted to shoot a bow since I was 8,” Clay Womack said, director of social media board of the Archery Club. “It wasn’t until the first week of the fall semester where I got the opportunity to join an archery club.”

The club’s main goal is to

Clay Womack and Alice Shepard at Wickham Park for practice. grow as a varsity team and compete with other collegiate teams. The club plans on going to the U.S. National Outdoor Collegiate Championships at the end of May. The team practices at Wickham Park for recreation

on Saturdays from 2 to 4 p.m. and on Mondays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. for competitive. “It’s always safety first and then having fun,” said Buswell.

“People just love to shoot their homework with arrows.”

Stepping onto a The Wikipedia Project ride of silence Continued from front that on elevators she occasionally engages in small talk, but only if initiated by others.

Gabriella Oye, an undergraduate student said she does not talk on elevator rides because she does not have a reason to.

Julia Moroney, a graduate student majoring in clinical psychology, said she talks on elevators “sometimes, like just complimenting their outfits, the weather and small talk.”

Moroney said that people probably don’t talk to strangers because of cultural differences, this being especially prominent in people from different parts of the U.S. Suzie Philbeck, an administrative assistant at FIT, has never been on an elevator on campus. She got stuck in an elevator when she was a teenager and has not been on one since.

Philbeck said that she talks to strangers all the time and wouldn’t find it odd to start a conversation in an elevator. In her case, she sticks to starting conversations in stairwells and hallways instead. . Grady rides elevators at least three times a day, while Moroney and Oye ride them twice daily.

An elevator ride is an awk-

ward situation for many, as stated by Moroney, Grady and Oye. Despite this, the appreciation for elevators is increased when one comes across a sign, like the one pictured.

Those weird, silent moments shared with others can turn into great conversations and even friendships.

Philbeck is the exception when compared with others at FIT. She said others may avoid initiating conversations because they don’t want to get into other people’s business.

Although small talk on elevators can turn into something more, “sometimes you just don’t feel like talking to strangers,” Moroney said.

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Lindsay isaac \\ Social media coordinator Dr. Eric Guisbert, assistant professor of Biological Sciences at Florida Tech, is bringing Wikipedia into the classroom.

Through the Wikipedia Project that is part of his graduate classes, Florida Tech students have contributed over 47,000 words to Wikipedia and their pages have been viewed more than 2.8 million times.

The assignment is simple: students create or improve Wikipedia articles.

In the process, students

Evans Library's new elevator.

Photo by Ashley McNeary

A mani Badkok, Biotechnolog y g raduate student.

Photo by Amani Badkok // Facebook

are asked to critically evaluate Wikipedia, to identify the differences between fake news and reliable research resources and to communicate their field to a public audience.

Dr. Guisbert has been so thrilled with the outcomes that he plans to incorporate a Wikipedia assignment into one of his undergraduate courses as well.

Amani Badkok, a master’s student in Biotechnology, said

“They say the best way to learn a subject is to be able to teach it.” her brief experience as a Wikipedia editor helped her develop writing skills, changed and expanded her view of the website contents and developed her sense of responsibility as a scientist.

“I believe that this will not be my last contribution to Wikipedia,” Badkok said. “And as a scientist, I believe that it is my responsibility to add more information to the website so

Carlee Confer, Cell and Molecular Biology graduate student.

Photo by Carlee Confer // Facebook

that new students in the field and the public can have easy access to the correct information.”

Carlee Confer, a master's student in Cell and Molecular Biology, said she will also continue to contribute to Wikipedia after this project.

“They say the best way to learn a subject is to be able to teach it,” Confer said. “Writing or editing a Wikipedia page is very similar to teaching. Thank you Wikipedia, Dr. Guisber, and FIT for this opportunity to expand our value as scientists and to further promote the spreading of accurate, credible knowledge.”

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How you (yes, you) can become a millionaire Mary Kozaitis \\ Editor - in - Chief Not everyone wants to become a millionaire. Even more people do not want to take the steps to learn how to become one. But with financial advice from successful professors in Florida Tech’s College of Business, it may be easier than you think.

Although a technical college, the College of Business is filled with professors who are entrepreneurs, successful businessmen/women, and people who know a thing or two about money.

It may not be something that is discussed as much in high school, college classrooms, among friends, or even at home, but is something everyone comes across and anyone can learn more about.

Below are ten tips from business Professors Sandall and Benjamin.

Put the max contribution into you 401k program.

One benefit most companies offer is a 401k program,

that they will match a certain amount for free. Many people don’t put much savings into it because it can only be taken out of the bank after retirement and they want to spend now. But It is taxed deferred (the money is not taxed when you get it from the company), plus many companies match what you earn, in a sense giving you “free money” . By the time one retires, that one tip will exponentially increase your savings.

Never buy a new car.

Within the first three years of owning a new car, it’s value depreciates at a rapid speed.

Buying a car that is over three years old will still give you the quality vehicle you want, while not paying for the value loss

Save early.

If you know you want to buy a house in a few years, start saving now so you will pay less in loan interest. You can will also want to start investing early. With $150 a month in Roth IRA at age 22, for example, in 43 years when you retire, you’ll have $1.23 million with average interest rate of about 10 percent.

Get rid of student debt as soon as possible.

Put down the highest possible monthly payment, as soon as you start making paychecks.

If you do not start paying it now, with loan interest rates at 5-9 percent, it will take your whole life to pay it off.

Never keep balance on a credit card.

If you thought 5-9 percent was bad, credit card have interests rates up to 24 percent. The interest may concur to be more than your initial balance. This is how credit card companies make money. They prey on college students.

Spend with cash.

If you are looking to make a large purchase and have all the money upfront, it can give you a good deal. If you’re looking to purchase a car, for example, and start pulling out $100 bills, the higher the chance of a salesman giving it to you for a good price. Studies also show that people tend to save more when paying with cash because it forces them to physically hand the money over.

Learn to negotiate.

Studies show that women negotiate less and accept lower salaries when compared to men. This will cause you to earn less money because your raise is based upon your prior salary and if that is below average from your first job, it can cost you thousands by the time you have moved up in the ladder.

When it comes to stocks…

Invest in the S&P 500.

It's the top 500 compnies at the moment and good for new and experienced investors.

G et a dive rs if ied portfolio.

You’ll want to invest in different kinds of companieslarge cap, small cap, international, different industries, etc.

This way, if one area does not do well, an investor has not lost everything. A good example is the SPM500, which consists of the 500 largest companies at the time. No one manages it because it is ran by computer algorithms

Buy stocks you are familiar with.

It is best to invest in companies you know about, such as Google, Netflix and Apple.

CAPS: A Better College Experience: Safe Drinking Tips Gabriela A. González and Lisa Stewart \\ Outreach Coordinators, CAPS What are the first three things you think of when you read the words “college experience?” Chances are, partying or excessive alcohol consumption made your list. It is likely you have heard of the dangers of binge drinking or consuming an excessive amount of alcohol in a short amount of time. This type of alcohol consumption is consistently glamorized and conflated with students’ expectations of college. Therefore, many may view binge drinking in college as a “rite of passage,” regardless of the potential dangerous consequences.

Aside from mainstream media, which is often deceptive in its depictions of what is “typical,” who says this type of alcohol consumption is necessary to have an enjoyable college experience? As cliché as it sounds, you do not need copious amounts of alcohol, or

alcohol at all, to have fun or to live your college life to the fullest. In fact, drinking safely is more fun than binge drinking.

For instance, you are less likely to have a gnarly hangover. Not having a hangover opens up your day to do anything else, whether you want to be productive and knock something off your to-do list or practice self-care to recharge. Additionally, binge drinking can lead to blacking out (i.e. experiencing periods of memory loss). Not only is this extremely bad for your health and potentially lethal, your time spent in college is too short to forget what happened the night before.

Drinking sensibly means you are more likely to remember the good times with your friends.l Here are some safe alcohol consumption tips that can help you see the benefits for yourself:

Know your limit. The National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism defines binge drinking as a pattern of alcohol consumption that brings your blood alcohol concentration to 0.08 g/dL. This typically occurs after about four standard drinks for women and five standard drinks for men.

Eat food before and while you drink. Foods high in protein are especially good for slowing the absorption of alcohol. Also, sharing is caring, so keep the vibes good by encouraging your friends to snack with you.

Stay hydrated! It is a common misconception that

you can sober up quickly with water/food after becoming intoxicated, but this is completely false. Nothing can speed up your liver’s ability to process alcohol once ingested.

Therefore, it is better to pace yourself and alternate alcoholic beverages with non-alcoholic beverages to keep your blood alcohol concentration at a safe level.

Look for interactions w ith medications, even over-the-counter medications.

Mixing alcohol with certain medications can cause harmful side effects. Check your prescriptions and hold off on the ibuprofen until you no longer have alcohol in your system.

Have a plan. If you are going out, arrange your transportation in advance. Appoint a designated driver or use a ride service to get home safely.

K now when to ca ll for help. If a friend passes out from intoxication, do not leave them alone. Watch for symptoms of alcohol poisoning, such as skin that is cold, clammy, pale, or blue, slow or irregular breathing, and inability to wake your friend, even after he/she/they vomited. If you notice one or more of these symptoms, call 911. In the meantime, make sure your friend is lying on their side to prevent choking on vomit.

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How Fit is F.I.T.?

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Ashley letendre \\ staff writer Florida Tech’s student population is comprised of almost 6,000 undergraduate students, although there’s only one gym that accounts for this smaller-than-average university number of college students.

Once you step foot as a freshman at any college, you’re warned of the cringeworthy “F r e s h m a n 1 5 ”. T h i s alleged curse has been passed onto ages of students who are said to gain 15 pounds when they become freshmen at any university.

However, Florida Tech’s one and only gym, the Clemente Center, is a place to prove the curse wrong. In a recent Crimson poll of 58 students, 93.1% repor ted that they attended the gym at least one a week. Similarly, when asked, “what gym do you attend?”, 77.6% claimed they went to Clemente and 10.3% went to LA Fitness. The remaining percentage of students said they went to a variety of other gyms like; Planet Fitness, Anytime Fitness, All Heart CrossFit, Complex Gym and Health First One avid gym user and graduate student, Dan Rassoul said, “I feel like Clemente is something you use because of convenience because it’s really close.As you kind of move off campus, you definitely want to

try to go somewhere else since its really crowded here and there’s not much diversity as other gyms, as far as what you can do.”

Some athletes have almost the same mentality when it comes to utilizing Clemente, likewise to that of students who live off of campus. Matthew Coles, a freshman on the baseball team, said he attended Clemente about once a month.

“The only times I would go in would be on a weekend to do preparations for pitching or to do a heavy workout after just pitching …a lot of their stuff is machines stuff college athletes don’t normally use,” Coles said, considering that a majority of the athletes train at the Varsity Training Center.

Coles also said that Clemente should include some changes to promote more usage from FIT’s school athletes. “Clemente’s a good gym for students, but not particularly student athletes and that’s why we have a varsity training center.”

One student, Antonio Gentilini, a junior in chemical engineering, doesn’t normally use Clemente as much as others. “I don’t go to that gym that often, but I used to go everyday” Gentilini described Clemente to be useful since, it’s free

Survey screenshots by Ashley Letendre

Dan Rassoul at Clemente using the cable cross machine.

Photo by Ashley Letendre

and has everything, but she said the size of it is one of the problems.

In the Crimson survey, students were also asked what they would add or change to Clemente. A multitude of students gave ideas to help improve the gym. The majority of these answers were: to add squat racks, more variety of equipment, later hours for center court, more night classes, updated weight rooms, make it bigger, open earlier, newer equipment/machines,

Florida Tech's Clemente Center.

Photo by Ashley Letendre

and less strict rules on lifting etiquette.

Buse Daiyoglu, supervisor for Clemente and junior at Florida Tech, said, “The best part is probably it’s really easy to approach whoever is working. Most of the time everyone is a student and then it’s really easy because you know them as a friend or seen them around at Clemente before.”

Daiyoglu also explained that there are certain times in the day where a large number of students are at the gym.

“The busiest times would be pretty much starting at five in the evening. until around eight or nine at night,. depending on the day because most people get out of class later in the afternoon and have some time to change and come into the gym.”

Almost half of the students who use Clemente are satisfied, but the other half are hoping for these changes and new equipment in the future.

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Why students are yelling

‘Hey Oscar!’

A piece that is now available for viewing at the Ruth Funk Center.

Photo by Nicole Kern

The Florida Tech trolley on one of its daily loops.

Photo by Markeema Crawford

Continued from front Vega is originally from El Salvador, but moved to the united states in 1985. He enjoys teaching and helping students who are taking spanish classes at Florida Tech or who just want to learn the language.

“Even students just ride the trolley to sit and come practice spanish with me for their class or to just learn Spanish They sit right next to me asking questions.”

Student Tereza Sedlakova, who often participated in Vega’s Spanish lessons ended up forming a strong bond with him and even got the chance to meet his wife and son.

“He is just the nicest person on campus. He does not just ask you cliché questions.

He really cares about how you are doing. Also, he would ask me questions in spanish. so I could learn and when I said something wrong, he would teach me how to say it better.

He is just awesome!”

Along with helping students with spanish, Vega has helped students in other ways.

“He will go the extra mile for you if need be,” student,Tityus Mitchell said. He is just very helpful when it comes down to helping a new student learn their way around campus. He helped me when I first came here.”

Kailyn Ebb, who has meet-

ings at the College of Business, said that her meetings usually last about 15 minutes and Vega always comes back early to get her, so she will not have to wait a full hour for the trolley to come back around.

“I would always have meetings that were only 15 minutes long and I always ask him to please come back and get me early and he always does, so I didn’t have to wait that entire hour. Oscar- that’s my dude.”

Student James Finnigan, said, Vega always helped brighten his day even when he was down or tired. Vega always managed to put a smile on his face.

“I don’t know how he does it,” Finnigan said. I ride the trolley every Monday and Wednesday and he is always bright and early ready to put a smile on your face, even if I’m down or tired and don’t want to be bothered.

Vega may brighten up the days of students, but he says it is the students that make his day every day and that they are why he loves his job and plans on being here for many years to come.

“I love my job, because of the students,” Vegas said.

“They are always yelling out ‘Hey Oscar! Hey Oscar!’, even when I am far away they see me and scream my name.I love that and I plan on being here for many more years.”

‘Coded Couture’ blurs the line between wearable art, technology Continued from front break the concept of coding down into its most simplistic form - the conversion of a piece of information from one form to another.

“In programming what you’re doing is taking input, telling the computer what to do with the input, and getting an output,” Alan Guzman, a workstudy employee at the RFC and a computer science major said.

While the coding described in the exhibit is different from the coding typically associated with computing, each piece in the collection still represents t hat e ssent ia l t ra n sit ion between input and output in its most basic form.

Each piece represents one of four approaches to coding defined by the exhibit - biological, cultural, psychological or synergistic. The resulting collection includes shoes designed differently based on one’s psychological profile, plug and play circuit boards used to power a lie detector/ shock collar dress, and a skirt that displays Twitter feeds in real time.

“What’s really interesting about a lot of work in the exhibition is how collaboratively most of the artists in the show are working,” Keidra Navaroli, assistant director for the RFC said. As Navaroli described,

the designers featured use innovative technology from various disciplines such as robotics and bioengineering, and combine them with more traditional mediums like jewelry and knitwear.

One artist featured in Coded Couture, Amy Congdon, uses live tissue cultures, bioink technology and traditional techniques like embroidery to make intricately designed jewelry.

“It’s this idea of making things that aren’t just adorning the body, but are made of the body,” said Navaroli. Congdon will be at FIT to further discuss her work on March 27 as part of the RFC’s “Friends of Textiles” lecture series.

Another piece by French collaborative design group Nor mals uses augmented reality technology to change the appearance of a garment based on the wearer’s Twitter or Facebook profiles. As RFC docent Bernadette Mathews described, based on the verbage used by the wearer on social media, the outward image displayed on the garment through the use of an iPhone app will change.

“The question to ask yourself is: ‘do you want to change how you interact with the world so the image of how you appear to others will change?’” said Mathews.

“I think the questions that it asks and poses about our reliance on technology are fascinating,” said Navaroli.

“This idea of fashion being shaped by your social media profile and vice versa - what you reveal or don’t reveal through fashion.”

The idea of this interdisciplinary approach to blending art and science is what Donna Sewell, RFC manager of visitor services hopes will carry over into the university.

She hopes that Coded Couture might introduce students to something they may not always be exposed to in the classroom.

“We’re really trying to reach out to other disciplines on campus to find ways to incorporate themes from the exhibit into the classroom,” Sewell said. “Our exhibit is really high tech and relates to students in a different way than past exhibits have.”

Coded Couture is open Jan. 28 through April 28, and admission is free to all students and the public. The Ruth Funk Center is open 10 a.m. to 4 p.m Tuesday through Friday, and noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays. More information about Coded Couture, future events, and the Ruth Funk Center can be found at textiles.fit.edu.

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Free concerts are virtually unknown to students, still draw crowd Annika Sundquist \\ staff writer It isn’t everyday students get to watch a professional flutist perform live.

A free concert, sponsored by the Florida Tech Music Department partnered with Phi Kappa Phi, brought an honors society flutist to Gleason Jan. 30..

“I have been playing the flute since I was in the sixth grade,” said Pam Youngblood, doctor of musical arts. “I’ve been a member of Phi Kappa Phi for four years and working with my accompanist Gabriel Bita for 12 years.”

Youngblood, along with being the 2016-2018 selected ar tist for Phi Kappa Phi, teaches flute and a women’s music class at Texas Woman’s University on the main campus in Denton, Texas. She has been traveling with her accompanist since her local Phi Kappa Phi chapter nominated her for this honor and she was selected at the national level. She will continue to travel and perform on this tour through the end of 2018.

Youngblood said, “Phi Kappa Phi is very involved musically. They are a multidisciplinary organization that is involved in all kinds of things in all kinds of ways.”

This honors societ y extends invitations to the top 7.5 percent of the junior class and the top 10 percent of the senior class of their respec-

tive colleges to join. However, it is not just limited to upper level undergraduate students.

Graduate students in the top 10 percent of their programs have the opportunity to be extended an invitation to membership as well. The organization also offers different kinds of membership, including for life.

“The local chapter of Phi Kappa Phi here at Florida Tech began their work to finance and arrange for Youngblood to come to the school almost a year ago,” said Kevin Burke, Ph.D. Burke worked closely with Heidi Edwards, Ph.D., George Maul, Ph.D., and Mary Bonhomme, Ph.D. to make sure that this event would happen.

Florida Tech music has sponsored a concert series for the past five years according to Burke and this is not the first time guest musicians have been brought to campus. There will be other, smaller performances this semester, like Capt. Winston Scott and the Jazz Syndicate in February, but Youngblood is the largest event of the semester. Burke also said that out of the 200 students enrolled in music programs at Florida Tech, several students volunteer to usher events like this. However, students do not know this series has been going on at all.

Volunteer work is required of some music students, like Anisa Khan. Khan is a senior studying chemical engineering, with a minor in music. She

Youngblood's preformance.

Photo by Annika Sundquist

Pam Youngblood and her pianist during her preformance at Gleason. is a recipient of a music scholarship, so she is required to volunteer for a certain number of hours each year. She said she likes to volunteer to usher, so she is at most events in the concert series that is put on by the music department,and she hears about them because she works in the office.

“I am the administrative assistant in the music department for my work study,” Khan said. “I play the violin in the string orchestra and take private lessons. I have been playing since I came to Florida Tech, but I have played the violin for 11 years.”

Khan said this specific event holds interest for many people, adding that there was word-of-mouth advertising from local music students to their friends and family, as well as outreach to the local arts and music organizations in the community, to raise awareness about this event. Since events like this are free and open to the community, the university tries to draw as large a crowd as possible. That being said, there were only around 50 people in attendance.

“Where are all of the students?” wondered Frank Leslie, alumni of Florida Tech.

L e sl ie sa id, “I he a rd

about this concert through FITforum, FACforum and through the email chain for campus events. [The f lutist] was extremely skilled and she played unusual pieces that students should be exposed to.”

Maul asserted that, “Students are busy. I’m not especially surprised there were not a lot of students there. They have other obligations, like lots of night labs and evening classes that keep them from attending events.”

Advertisements for this event have been posted on f liers around campus since the week of Thanksgiving, last semester, according to Maul.

Students still were not in attendance, not even students of the music department.

When asked how to better advertise for these events, Khan talked about tabling on campus and having some of the music students play together in different campus locations to try and raise awareness of the music department and for the concerts they put on.

Burke and Maul bot h asserted that they advertise enough on and around campus to draw some people in and while there is a steady crowd of faithful attendees, they hope for more.

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Leslie theorized that one of the reasons that people are not attending is that all of the avenues to reach out only reach already-interested people, that have been attending these events in the past.

One thing is clear- there is a general consensus that the concert series on campus needs some fresh blood.

“Music is a big part of my life and I would not have come to Florida Tech without music,” Khan said. She believes that music should be celebrated on this campus and more people should be aware of this concert series, as even some of her friends did not know this event was happening.

All of the interviewees shared sentiments similar to that of Khan’s. Music is very important to them and they want to see these concerts succeed and be more recognized across campus.

During her performance, Youngblood talked about the pieces she was going to perform, cracked jokes to the audience and performed four beautiful, moving pieces. She loves music, and “loves things with a lot of melody that speak to the heart, which I think these pieces do.”

Youngblood reciving flowers after her preformance.

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Student makes wanted poster for only comfortable chair in library Douge schoeller \\ COPY editor Recent renovations of chairs have upgraded the applied computing center of Evans Library to a comfortless paradise. The desirable blackmesh office chairs were found to be extinct from the area.

Chair connoisseurs have lost a lot of their enthusiasm, since finding a comfortable place to sit on the third floor has now become as difficult as finding an available whiteboard the night before an exam in differential equations. “ The lack of comfor table chairs at the computers gives the students more drive to pursue better conditions.

Having only uncomfortable plastic seats with only one hinge motion builds character,” said an Evans Library staff member. “The idea is to provide sub-par quality products so students will want to work more efficiently so they can leave,” said a staff member of Information Technology.

Concerned student and advocate for not having a sore butt, Rebecca Hadley, was not standing it, to say the least. “I need to have a soft place to sit because I think very highly of the idea of not aching after I write a paper,” said Hadley.

When questioned why she put up the wanted poster of the chair, Hadley said, “well where did they all go? Maybe with this somebody will give

me an answer.”

“With these new computer chairs, you can do that slouch thing where you sit low in the chair to get a different position, but it just doesn’t feel right,” said student and notable chair critic, Maxwell Grime.

“If you’re tired of the hard-plastic chairs with only one degree of freedom you can always pull up one of the wood chairs we kept around with no movement, at all, whatsoever. Mix it up a little,” said the Information Technology staff member.

At press time, the only cushioned office chairs that are on the third floor are suspiciously at the Information Technology station.

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Dorm room home cooking With Real Food Real Kitchens spaghetti and meatballs

Jordan Densler \\ Contributing Writer So you’re away at college now trying to figure out how to make it all on your own. For many of you this is your first time away from home and the first thing you will begin to miss is a home cooked meal; that ‘ahhhhhh’ taste of home feeling. We all know that dorm room living isn’t easy and one of the hardest parts of that is cooking. You have limited space, limited resources, and often a limited kitchen. Even in the illest equipped dorm room kitchen, you can still make easy, delicious meals and Real Food Real Kitchens is here to help!

While there are various

dining options on campus, there will be times when you just don’t want to leave your dorm room to get food and eating instant ramen noodles isn’t always the best solution. With a quick trip to Panther Grocery (or you can even take that new shuttle to the Walmart Neighborhood Market) once a week, you can get everything you need to whip up something tasty that reminds you of home.

Real Food Real Kitchens is a show on Amazon Prime about family, food, culture, and history. Each episode tells the story of a dish and the family and cultures that bring it to life. We are going to be providing you with a family food story and recipe in the upcoming issues of The Crimson. You

can also find other free recipes and contribute your own to us online at www.realfoodrealkitchens.com. Also, be sure to check out the show on Amazon Prime!

This week we are going to be teaching you how to make spaghetti and meatballs. John, a Guest on Real Food Real Kitchens third season, is from Queens, NY. He grew up in an Italian home where he learned how to make his favorite spaghetti and meatballs from his grandfather. Watch his episode and follow along as you make this recipe.

Both the marinara sauce and meatballs recipes make enough for at least six people.

INGREDIENTS

Marinara sauce:

Meatballs:

• 4 28 oz cans crushed tomatoes (my favorite is Redpack) • 4 large sweet onions • 10 cloves garlic • 4 tablespoons of olive oil • 1 cup basil • 1 cup parsley • 1 cup oregano • 1/4 cup pepper • 1 tbsp salt • 2 cups red wine (optional)

• 2 lbs of ground beef • ¼ a cup of whole milk • 2 large eggs • 3 tablespoons of minced garlic • 3 tablespoons of minced onion • 1 cup of breadcrumbs • 3 tablespoons of parsley • 2 tablespoons of oregano • 2 tablespoons of basil • 1 teaspoon of salt • 1 teaspoon of pepper • 2 tablespoons of olive oil

DIRECTIONS First, make the meatballs: Place the ground beef in a large bowl Add milk and eggs then mix until well combined Next add the minced garlic and onion and mix again until well combined Once mix is well combined, add in the breadcrumbs and seasonings then mix one more time for good measure Take the mixture and roll it into ball shapes of about 3 oz each and place the balls on a plate Coat the bottom of a large pan or cast iron skillet with olive oil (this will prevent the meatballs from sticking to the pan) Put the pan on medium or high heat and wait for the pan to get hot Carefully place the meatballs in the pan to avoid oil splash back Remember the order of placement of meatballs in the pan so you know which ones to flip first Heat the meatballs in the pan and f lip them until all sides are browned (this is to seal in the flavor) Do not cook them all the way through, the rest of the

Spaghetti and meatballs. cooking will happen in the sauce Remove from heat and set aside while you start the marinara sauce Next, make the marinara sauce: Put the olive oil in a large sauce pot and coat the bottom Next finely dice the onions and garlic cloves and place them in the pot.

On a medium heat cook the onions and garlic until they begin to turn translucent.

Once translucent add all of

the seasonings as well as the salt and pepper.

Stir vigorously until all ingredients added so far are well combined.

Add the crushed tomatoes one can at a time stirring in between each can. After all of the cans of tomatoes have been emptied into the pot, fill one of the empty cans with

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water and pour the water into the pot.

Stir frequently every 2 to 3 minutes and bring sauce to a boil.

Once sauce is at a boil bring down to a simmer and add the wine (optional).

Once all the above steps are taken and complete, gently add the meatballs into the sauce.

Stir occasionally ever y 10 to 15 minutes and simmer sauce for two to four hours or until desired thickness.

Pour over pasta and enjoy!

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Ultimate Frisbee dominates at DI tournament Annika Sundquist \\ staff writer Ultimate frisbee may just be a game you played during gym as a kid, but to the members of FIT Ultimate, it means a whole lot more.

Our competitive frisbee team traveled to Kennesaw State University for the KSU's Clutch Classic on Jan. 27 and 28 for the start of their season.

They competed against five division I schools and finished the tournament in second place.

“We were seeded ninth and placed second, losing to Kennesaw in the final,” Bobby Rogulski said, president of the club and competitive team member.

The team went five and two on the weekend, with their only two losses being to KSU. “It was cold and rainy the whole time, like 40's… but I had a blast,” competitive team member, Seamus Burns, said.

Competitive team captain and team member, Jimmy Krenger, said, “This was FIT's first appearance at this tournament, or at any tournament of this competitiveness.We played better this weekend than we ever have before, but we're striving to be even better.”

Rogulski said that his freshman year they barely had enough players to play, there were seven players on the field at a time and sometimes they would leave tournaments with zero wins.

FIT Ultimate has grown over the past few years, according to Rogulski. This year so far has already been unlike any other for the team.

“This team has tremendous amounts of potential,” Krenger said. “FIT Ultimate will be one of the best DIII teams in the southeastern region of the country or possibly within the entire country.”

FIT Ultimate’s competitive team is a division III ultimate

frisbee team. There is no division II ultimate frisbee at the college level.

The USA Ultimate website does not clearly state why the divisions work that way.

When asked about the potential of this year’s team has, vice president of the club and competitive team member, Thomas Brodeur said, “We've got an extremely driven group of young men this year and we will be going to nationals this year. You can quote me on that.”

Not only does FIT Ultimate have a competitive team, but they also have development team.

Anyone can join the development team and from the development team they pull people up to the competitive team.

“Frisbee is easy to learn,” said Burns. “Nobody really starts out with frisbee, so we have people from all sports

FIT Ultimate posing after final game against KSU, placing second.

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backgrounds. You can learn with the development team, which mixes practice with the competitive team, so you can get good reps.”

According to FIT Ulti-

mate’s Facebook page, if people are interested in hanging out and having fun, go to Southgate field on their Friday pickup days and “throw some discs.”

Panthers swing into eighth place on pre-season coaches poll Marquise Lewis \\ Contributing writer On Jan. 23, the Sunshine State Conference announced its softball preseason coaches poll. Given 49 votes, the Florida Tech Panthers were placed at number eight to start off the season.

“I think the team took it more as a source of motivation than a sign of disrespect,” Makayla Palmer said, a senior catcher for Florida Tech. Palmer said they will not remain in eighth for too long.

Florida Tech was one vote away from being tied with Lynn University at seventh place. Placed atop the poll is the 2017 SSC Champion, Saint Leo University.

Last year, the Panthers fell short of a successful season with a record of 26-25. They look to improve on last year’s season with the addition of their new transfers, freshmen and senior, Jessica Callahan.

Callahan missed the entire 2017 season due to a torn patella tendon in her right knee. “I know we are all ready to do what we can to help us achieve our goals. We have the ability to do some big things,” Callahan, who is an outfielder, said.

Eyes are definitely set on the 2018 SSC championship. “I know we have the potential to

reach that goal. We get together really well as a team and that’s always a big part of being successful,” Ashley Campbell said, a freshman third baseman for Florida Tech. Campbell had a taste of championship glory in high school, winning the 2017 FHSAA 2A State Championship her senior year.

This weekend, the Panthers start off their season against four opponents in the Southern Softball Showdown in Columbus, Georgia. The first game is set against Valdosta State University on Feb. 3 at 12:30 p.m.

The crimson and grey will open conference play against SSC champions Saint Leo on Feb. 23. The first home game will be played against St. Mary University on Feb. 16 through the 18 during the Florida Tech Softball Classic.

They have put in a lot of work in the offseason to prepare them for their run to the championship. It won’t be easy ,but the Panthers are already aware of that.

“January has been such a grind, but we’ve accomplished a lot in this month before season. We definitely have more to work on, but are ready to start seeing some new competition and then we’ll adjust from there,” Amanda Kahn, a senior pitcher, said.

Softball 2018 HomeGames Visiting team

Date

TIME

ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY

Friday - FEB 16

10:00 a.m.

LYNN UNIVERSITY

Friday - FEB 16

3:00 a.m.

ST. MARY'S UNIVERSITY

Saturday - FEB 17

10:00 a.m.

FLAGLER COLLEGE

Saturday - FEB 17

3:00 p.m.

FLAGLER COLLEGE

Sunday - FEB 18

3:00 p.m.

Shanysse Emerenciana preparing to swing.

Photo by Florida Tech Athletics