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The LAKER EAST PASCO EDITION
LAKERLUTZNEWS.COM
MARCH 16, 2016
School shootings: what are we doing wrong? By B.C. Manion bcmanion@lakerlutznews.com
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When it comes to mass shootings at school, there is one thing that most have in common, said Lisa Rapp-McCall, a professor in the graduate social work program at Saint Leo University. “The vast majority end in the shooter’s suicide,” the professor told a crowd at a conference for social workers at Saint Leo University on March 11. Rapp-McCall’s presentation, “Mass Shootings: What are we doing wrong? Where to we go from here,” provided conference-goers a deep look at the issue, using information the professor gleaned from FBI reports, Secret Service reports, other researchers’ information and studies. The professor also drew on knowledge attained through her own experience when
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Lisa Rapp-McCall discusses the seriousness of mass shootings at schools, and ways that schools, families and care providers can work to reduce potential incidents.
she worked with juvenile offenders and youth with mental health issues while she was a practicing social worker in Buffalo, N.Y. The truth is that it’s difficult to research mass shooting cases that occur at school because they are rare events, and because the shooter is typically dead, Rapp-McCall said, beginning her presentation with the FBI’s definition of a mass shooting at school. “The FBI defines a school mass shooting as a first-degree multiple homicide involving four or more victims,” she said. By that definition, there have been nine school mass shootings in the past 20 years. But, that doesn’t count the events where multiple people are shot, but fewer than four die, she said. By that broader definition, the number of mass shooting incidents See SHOOTINGS, page 13A
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Gran Fondo cycles into Pasco County By Kevin Weiss kweiss@lakerlutznews.com
For the fourth year in a row, cyclists from all across the nation will make the trek to Pasco County to ride in the Gran Fondo Florida racing event on March 26. The race begins — and ends — in downtown San Antonio. It is one of eight events across the country as part of the Gran Fondo National Championship Series. The cycling route is 100 miles, but there are also 35-mile and 55-mile routes for less avid riders. While much of Florida is synonymous with flat roads, the bike race travels along Pasco County’s rural rolling hills, with cyclists riding by horse farms and clear springs throughout the scenic route. The 100-mile course has nearly 3,000 feet of cumulative elevation gain, according to Reuben Kline, president and race director of the Gran Fondo National Championship Series. “The rolling back roads are beautiful, but also very challenging,” Kline said.“The area around Pasco County and even up into Hernando County — it offers amazing riding for any perspective. It’s a great area to ride— a lot of back roads, low traffic.” The gran fondo format differs from other bike races, because it’s not a “start to finish” race. Instead, there are timed segments throughout the courses, which are used to calculate a rider’s competitive time. In the 100-mile course, for example, there might be a chip-timed session from mile 17 to mile 20, and again from mile 42 to mile 47. “It’s really a unique style of race. The
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Gran Fondo Florida WHAT: A bike racing event for everyone from beginners to elite cyclists. There are 35-mile, 55-mile and 100-mile routes, each with chip-timed sections. WHEN: March 26 at 8 a.m. WHERE: Local Public House & Provisions, 32750 Pennsylvania Ave., San Antonio
For more information, visit GranFondoNationalChampionshipSeries.com.
Gran Fondo is really becoming popular,” said Ed Caum, tourism director for Pasco County. “You casually ride for part of it, and then when you hit your sections where you’re timed, then that’s where you do your sprint. Then, you’re back down to cycling through beautiful Pasco countryside until you get to your next timed section.” Kline noted the gran fondo format is “less contentious” than other road races, because
it eliminates the “peloton dependency,” where cyclists ride in a tight group, drafting off one another to conserve energy. “Historically, bicycling hasn’t been a very user-friendly discipline when it comes to a competitive environment because of the need to draft in a large group of people.The atmosphere is often contentious because of the dynamics of it, and because of the safety, or lack of safety involved,” Kline explained. “There’s not a lot of closeness among competitors, because you’re always like ‘I’m going to have to use you to win.’ “What we saw with this gran fondo format was an opportunity to make something that people could both enjoy and (also) be competitive,” he said. According to Kline, the gran fondo-racing format has only been around in the United States for “no more than six or seven years.” “It’s a new discipline, and a lot of people don’t understand,‘what is a gran fondo and how does it work?’” Gran fondo events, which originated in Italy, provide a cycling outlet for everyone from beginners to elite cyclists, he said. “It’s very much like a marathon. How many people enter a marathon thinking See GRAN FONDO, page 13A
Conference focus: global careers By Kathy Steele
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The Gran Fondo Florida race has a 35-mile, 55-mile and 100-mile route. As opposed to a ‘start to finish’ race, each route will have timed segments at specific mile markers.
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Marshall Larsen, keynote speaker at a global business conference, offered an unusual bit of advice to Saint Leo University students. Don’t automatically search for the biggest corporate paycheck, the retired Goodrich executive told students. “If you want to do anything out of the corporate norm, do it right now. So, what if you fail? Do it now.You’ve got time,” Larsen said. “Your youth, at some point, will be gone.There’s my lesson for the day.” About 500 students participated in the seventh annual International Business Conference on March 10 at the main campus of Saint Leo University, in St. Leo. The event included guest speakers, panels, mock interviews, and a cybersecurity competition, dubbed “Capture the Flag.”The conference theme was “Achieving Success in the Global Economy.” Larsen said he was undecided after graduating from business school. He ended up at Goodrich as a financial analyst, and spent 35 years with the company. He is the retired chairman, president and chief executive officer of Goodrich Corporation.The company was founded in 1870 as a producer of rubber hoses. It later became a tire manufacturer. Over a 40-year period, Goodrich got out of the tire business
and acquired aerospace companies that compete globally for contracts. A major factor in the company’s success, as it transformed over the years, came down to creating a unifying culture that was open to ideas from every employee at Goodrich, Larsen said. “I prided myself on having people there who could say ‘Marshall, you’re wrong,’” he said. After his talk, Larsen took questions. Saint Leo sophomore Mindy Vitale asked for advice on setting up a small international business. She is majoring in hospitality and international tourism. A good plan, not just a good idea, is a requirement for any business to succeed, Larsen said. “There are these pesky things like cash flow.” Vitale, 20, said she found Larsen’s views on life after graduation helpful as well.“I do want to travel,” she said.“I totally agree with him. Experience is important. What you learn through the process is really critical.” One student asked Larsen for his view on how the business world would fair under either a Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton presidency. “Who knows what’s going to happen?” he said.“Business is resilient, and they’ll figure out a way to grow.” Congress also will have a say in the country’s future, he added. “I’m just being very measured and
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Marshall Larsen, retired chairman and chief executive officer of Goodrich Corporation, was keynote speaker at the seventh annual International Business Conference at Saint Leo University on March 10.
watching this,” Larsen said.“I just hope for the sake of the country that we make the right decision.” Panel discussions featured topics, such as women in leadership, the best degree for international business opportunities, and the changes in health care since the Affordable Care Act. The leadership panel included Pamela Hobbs, vice president of human resources for the American Red Cross; Shirah Levine, managing director for institutional equity sales at Robert W. Baird & Co.; and Camille See CAREERS, page 13A