Vol. CXXIII Issue 8

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Vol. CXXIII Issue 8

Phi Mu Alpha hosts first annual Chili for Charity Jason Cruz Staff Writer

Last Saturday the brothers of Phi Mu Alpha, Stetson’s male music honor society, hosted the first annual Chili for Charity cook-off on the Quad surrounding Holler Fountain. The event took place over several hours, brought out innumerable spectators and chili tasters, and sent $2,200 to charitable organizations.

Opening to guests at 11 a.m. and continuing for the following four houts, the 15 teams constantly served samples of their wildly different chilis. The Stetson quad was covered with tents full of team participants cooking and serving what they hoped would be the winning batch of chili. Each group had a specific philanthropic cause or organization they represented, and the first through third place groups, along with people’s choice, would win varying amounts of the proceeds raised by ticket sales for donation. Each group’s chili was judged by a panel including the Deans of Business, Music, and the Arts and Sciences and mathematics professor, Dr. Hari Pulapaka, who is a also a professional chef a n d owner of Cress, a popular down-

town DeLand restaurant. Everyone who purchased a wristband for unlimited chili samples received a vote which made up the people’s choice award.

There was no end to the variety of chili available for eager tasters. Each group listed their ingredients up front, and while some staples made it to every table, no two pots were truly alike.

One group served dark chocolate, coconut, and avocado in what they called “exotic chili,” while another popular dish featured chewy alligator meat. Macaroni and cheese, nacho chip infused sauces, chilis white and red, mild and fiery (the ladies of the a capella group Treble In Paradise used 12 jalapeno peppers!), sweet and savory greeted samplers, each proffered by eager students and faculty members looking to bring the most money possible to their chosen cause.

Chili samples were not all that was available for public enjoyment. Bandtoberfest, the long running musical showcase held each October, concurred with the cookoff. Ellen Broetzmann sang first, lending an easy tone to the morning’s festivities. She was followed by acts ranging from solo acoustic guitar acts to a jazz band comprised of student, staff, and community members. Many students enjoyed the music from hammocks strung throughout the quad, while the women of Sigma Alpha Iota, the female musician honor society, painted pumpkins near their chili station. A slackline (imagine a lower, flatter tightrope) dared numerous challenger to walk its length with varying success.

Between the speakers set up for musical acts and cooking apparatus each group used, extra electrical energy was necessary to run the event. A large generator was brought onto campus to ensure hot chili all day. At

Recreating a human Stonehenge Caroline Williams Copy Editor

Students passing the green on Tuesday, Oct. 20, may have wondered what was happening as a large group of people milled about with bamboo sticks, backpacks, and bits of rope.

The history department’s Stonehenge course had a special assignment: recreate a scale model of Stonehenge using people instead of rocks.

Members of the course had meticulously d o n e their calculations in order to build

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a stone circle within centimeters of accuracy on a one-fifth scale of the real Stonehenge, using only tools that people during the eighth millennia B.C. would have had.

This meant that they could only use rope and sticks to do their measuring.

An entire course on Stonehenge may sound exhausting, but student Brett Whitmore argues otherwise.

“Let me tell you, it gets down into the most minute details,” Whitmore said.”

“The course isn’t just about Stonehenge, it’s really just about all henges and barrows in the Salisbury plains. It’s extremely interesting-all the things that they talk about. It doesn’t get that dry, as one might expect it to. All in all it’s a great course.”

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one point, even that was not enough and groups began to lose power, forcing them to switch back and forth between who would get to plug in.

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“Literally Scared to Death” outside of the Hand Art Center Lauren A. Davids News Editor

On Wednesday evening, Oct. 21, Sigma Tau Delta hosted a presentation and discussion called “Literally Scared to Death.” Stetson’s chapter of the international honorary society for literature and writing showed short clips of horror movies such as The Tingler. Students also discussed poetry like “The Raven”

by Edgar Allen Poe, a classic in American literature. Students then discussed tips on how to portray fear through writing and talked about why so many people are drawn to the idea of horror whether it be through film or writing.

Though the event drew only a small crowd, those who attended stood around in a close circle and participated in discussion quite frequently. Freshman Paige Benson read “What’s In the Basement” and says she had fun. “It was

organized well and everyone running it seemed very interested.”

Kyo-Nicole Padgett, the President of Sigma Tau Delta: G a m m a Zeta chapter agrees t h a t the event went well.

“I'm very happy with the turnout of the event. Everyone seemed pretty excited to be there and intrigued by both the discussion on what draws people to horror and on the actual stories we were sharing. It's safe to say everyone there enjoyed it,” she said.

Padgett adds that she was pleased with the “organic” discussion which went on intermittently throughout the night.

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As the event came to a close, PMA brothers announced the cook-off winners. First place went to representatives from Stetson’s MBA program’s “ghost chili,” while second and third were taken home by the social sorority Pi Beta Phi and a group calling themselves “Chili Oil ‘N’ Spiegel.” Pi Phi also took home the people’s choice, most original chili, and best site decorations awards. SAI won for having the best vegetarian chili, while the “ghost chili” and “Chili Oil ‘N’ Spiegel” were declared the spiciest and sweetest, respectively. While the trophy winners received the lion’s share of the award money, each of the 15 teams received $51 for participating, as well as small chili pot souvenirs.

Bandtoberfest continued after Chili for Charity, but it was clear that the cook-off was the event which drew the largest crowd and is sure to become a staple on campus moving forward. Spirits ran high all through the day, an incredible amount of spicy stuff was consumed, and the sounds of wonderful Saturday fun flooded the area. Just expect some of the participants to swear chili off until next year.

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The faculty advisor for Sigma Tau Delta chapter on Stetson’s campus, Dr. Ballenger, feels the event went well but thinks the event could have been even more fun with a greater turnout. However, “Literally Scared to Death” was set to be followed by another event, Horror Show, on Oct. 27, giving students another chance to participate.

Overall, it seems that there is an abundance of the fall spirit on campus. The sorority houses have been decorated and other events such as the “2nd annual Hatter Fall Festival”, and “Appropriation vs Appreciation: Let’s Talk Halloween”, and ENACTUS’s 5K zombie run” are all happening this month.

For students looking to participate in off campus activities over the Halloween weekend, the website for Mainstreet DeLand shows that there will be a showing of “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Athens Theatre. If anyone has younger sibling, downtown DeLand will be doing “Monsters on Mainstreet” which entails safe trick-or-treating for kids, a costume contest and a DJ. There are also several pumpkin patches now open downtown, so there are plenty of options to get people in the fall spirit.

Public Safety Report Highlight Reel Case #20150725: On October 16, Criminal Mischief was reported from the Carlton Union Building. The report states that a student frustrated with the ATM outside of the Commons repeatedly kicked the machine resulting in damage. The local Fifth Third Bank was notified of the incident and sent technicians to repair it. The student is subject to discipline from the Office of Community Standards.

Case #20150726: On October 16, Public Safety received Information from an off campus location regarding a reckless driver. The report states that a homeowner called Public Safety to report a vehicle with an expired student decal driving erratically on the intersection of Howry Avenue and Woodland Boulevard. The license on the vehicle did not match any currently registered vehicles in Public Safety’s database.

Case #20150729: On October 18, Public Safety received information from Stetson Cove regarding a student using narcotics. The report states that a student called Public Safety to report a student sitting on the hood of a vehicle smoking an unknown powdery substance.

DeLand Police was called to scene, only discovering residue remnants that were deemed untestable. The student is subject to discipline from the Office of Community Standards.

Case #20150731: On October 17, Public Safety received information from University Hall regarding a student worried about the well being of another student. The report states that a student called Public Safety to report that they were unable to locate their roommate.

The missing student returned the next morning, having gone downtown without their cell phone.

Case #20150732: On October 17, Public Safety received information from an off campus location regarding a student receiving harassing threats. The report states that a student called Public Safety to inform officers about a series of threatening text messages sent to them from a non-student. DeLand Police was called and are handling the still open case.

Case #20150733: On October 18, Public Safety received information from the Athletic Training Center regarding a student facing harassment. The report states that a student called Public Safety to request that a family member not be allowed on campus or at games.

Public Safety Officers contacted the family member in question and relayed the information that was met with compliance.

Case #20150734: On October 18, a Traffic Accident was reported from the Women’s Softball Complex. The report states that a student vehicle was turning into the complex’s parking lot without using their turn signal. The student driven vehicle behind them attempted to pass while the other vehicle was turning, running into the driver’s side door and pushing both vehicles into an oncoming vehicle. DeLand Police was called to the scene where they took a report while insurance information was exchanged. No injuries were reported.

Case #20150736: On October 19, Public Safety received Information from Smith Hall regarding obscene messages found within the dorm. The report states that several sticky notes with vulgar language were placed under the nametags on students’ rooms. The notes were promptly removed. No leads have been found.

Case #20150737: On October 19, Public Safety received Information from Rinker Field regarding possible Stolen Property. The report states that a student playing soccer at Rinker Field left their backpack on the sidelines, returning to discover that their class ring was missing from the backpack’s contents. The student did not wish for DeLand Police involvement as they were unsure if they had placed the ring inside the backpack or if it was left in their room.

Case #20150738: On October 19, a Bicycle Theft was reported from the Lynn Business Center. The report states that a student returned to the bike rack to discover their bicycle was missing. The student claimed that the bicycle is typically locked to racks with a wheel type lock, but this time wasn’t locked to the rack. The bicycle was registered to Public Safety, which aids locating stolen items at local pawnshops. So far the bike has not been recovered.

Case #20150739: On October 20, an Alcohol Policy Violation was reported from Gordis Hall. The report states that an RA discovered beer in the community space refrigerator. Public Safety officers were called and disposed of the alcohol. No students were found to be responsible.

Case #20150740: On October 20, Public Safety received Information from Nemec Hall regarding a student receiving unwanted attention from another student. The report states that the student called Public Safety to inform officers that another student was repeatedly making inappropriate comments towards them through text messages and Snapchat. Housing and Residential Life stepped in to handle the situation, with the offending student subject to discipline from the Office of Community Standards.

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Stonehenge, continued from Page 1 Members of the class had models of Stonehenge, and they’d assigned a number to each rock in the model. The participants were given numbers on slips of paper, designating which stone they would be representing.

Class members started from the center, and measured the distance from the center to where the stone was supposed to sit. They stuck bamboo sticks in the ground as placeholders. When that was finished, numbers were called out and each human stone took their place behind a bamboo stick. The bamboo sticks were removed and used as lintels for stones that held them.

“I wish we could have gotten some of the freshmen to lay on top as lintel stones,” Whit-

more said. Apparently, the smallest people were to act as lintels in the post-and-lintel construction, but it was decided such an action might be unsafe.

Once the human model was in place, Dr. Reiter, teacher of the course, stood on top of a ladder and took a few pictures to commemorate the success of the assignment.

Volunteers not in the class who participated received cultural credit, and a sense of accomplishment. Camaraderie and conversation flourished throughout the event, and despite the threat of rain, it was a pleasant day to pretend to be a rock.

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Jason Cruz Staff Writer

SGA WEEKLY

Last week, in its usual home of the Lynn Business Center’s Rinker Auditorium, the Student Government Association meeting began with Officer Reports.

President Aaron Bibbee announced that some senators have left their positions due to schedule conflicts. To fill the newfound vacancies, Bibbee announced plans to contact and interview students who ran for senate seats last semester and were unelected. Other students who qualify for the Senate seats may put their names forward. Senators are needed to represent first year students, the classes of 2016 and 2017, the College of Arts and Sciences, commuters, and the School of Business.

Chief of Staff Veronica Pierce asked senators to be in the SGA office during the time slots they volunteered for while fellow Officer Ted Mitchell declared the next pub pilot event on Nov. 15 will be mandatory for senators due to their lack of attendance at the previous pub night. Communications officer mentioned that the contact portion of SGA’s website now has a section for students to post comments and suggestions directly to the governing body. While the Finance Officer was absent, Assistant Director for Student Governance and

Organizations Kat Thomas explained that the next SAFAC hearings will be Nov. 20 and student groups seeking funding beyond the realms of SAFAC expenditures can apply to grants for specific activities including travel and lodging, improving diversity and inclusion, and other fields.

For old business, Senator Lint reread her bill requesting $450 be earmarked for SGA tee shirts yet to be designed.

Much discussion ensued, with some senators desiring further detail about the final shirts while others, including Senators Pierre-Charles and Young, called for a focus on the funding involved rather than the aesthetic aspects, which the bill demands be approved by a future floor vote. The tee shirt funding bill passed the Senate unanimously.

In new discussion, Senators Schwartz, Pratt, and Ravoory from the Academic Affairs committee read legislation which would provide formal encouragement for the College of Arts & Sciences to increase the number and variety of offered language courses. According to the authors, an informal survey found demand for courses in American Sign Language (ASL), Mandarin Chinese, Latin, and Italian. In recent years, Stetson began offering Arabic, which the bill’s authors took as a sign that growth is possible. Part of the initiative for the bill is to provide background linguistic information for students seeking to study abroad and the importance of bilingualism, especially regarding Mandarin Chinese, in the modern workforce.

The three authors took numerous questions regarding the bill’s effectiveness moving beyond the senate. Senator Boone asked if they knew of any current Stetson professors who could teach the languages they had in mind; the authors were unsure.

Chair of Diversity and Inclusion Wade asked if the authors had considered skyping into the ASL

courses taught at Rollins University, Schwartz said she had not but that students in the Honors program had created an ASL tutorial taught in house last semester. Several senators asked about the surveying done to find the demand reported in the bill. Ravoory stated that the authors did not conduct a formal survey, rather asking 50-75 students ad hoc, and not asking any professors about teaching new language classes.

Senator Kovalskaya asked the authors if they considered improving the currently offered language programs before adding new ones, which they did not. Following this period of open discussion the bill was tabled.

During Chair reports, Wade affirmed that the Diversity and Inclusion committee will have a mixer in the Cross Cultural Center and work with Chief of Staff Pierce on tee shirt designs. Academic Affair Chairman Russo described senators working on a responsible printing resolution, investigating the power of professors to tie grades with events not on their original syllabi, improving privacy in the Hollis Student Success Center, making the library basement computer lab more comfortable, creating a survey to find demand for extended hours in 25L, and hosting an open forum to discuss library improvements.

Policy and Finance Chairwoman Morley told the Senate that Registrar Rob Burwick will look over legislation passed in the spring to create execution plans. She also noted investigations into the creation of a centralized room reservation system, setting up recycling on the Stetson Green, creating course assessments during the semester rather than only afterwards, bike rack covers to combat rust, and the use of Blackboard by professors. Chair of Residential Living Maclean will be creating a survey regarding the campus vending machines and is examining the current policy regarding minors in the presence of alcohol.

During open discussion, Senator Medina noted that she met with Dining Services, who has formed a committee for reform and will be sending a survey to students in order to change the way meals are made at Stetson. Senator Mejia was also at that meeting and spoke to Dining Services about the inefficiencies of the weekly meal swipe systems’ restrictions on the amount of meals able to be used per meal period. After other minor business, the meeting adjourned.

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ENACTUS brings state representative to campus Jason Cruz Staff Writer

Last Friday, during their weekly lecture series, Stetson’s chapter of Enactus brought State Representative Kathleen Peters of the 69th District to speak about her experiences organizing communities to affect public policy.

Peters, who has served in Florida’s legislature since her first election in 2012, has also been a mayor and city commissioner in Pinellas county, Florida. She met ENACTUS’ faculty advisor, Dr. Tara Batista, in the ’90s when the professor was a teenager. Peters began the meeting by telling students that during the ’90s, people commonly believed the only leaders a community could have were its elected officials and business CEOs. Peters believes the best community leaders are local volunteers, members of neighborhood associations, concerned citizens affected by the decisions of titled individuals.

The representative told the story of how she and the teenagers in her community built a teen center to help reduce the juvenile crime rate, which had been rising. 120 youths came

to her with seven months left to receive aid from America’s Promise, a program founded

by Colin Powell in 1997 to encourage minors to engage with their communities. Peters and the teens brought together with university staff, local business leaders, and non-professionals who enabled them to write grants and find donations resulting in the funding needed to create the teen center. This is how Peters discovered that “when you empower people they can organize and do incredible things,” no matter the odds.

Peters also recognized the untapped power of young people. The teenagers she worked with were certain they could never raise the money in time because “no one listens to kids,” but Peters showed them that, while individual teens may be powerless, as a united bloc their disposable income, passion, and desire to better their futures makes young people the most powerful group in the nation.

Another lesson the Republican lawmaker shared is that the “greatest leaders come out when people get angry.” Peters explained that when she was serving on a statutorily appointed council tasked with dealing with juvenile justice and crime reform in the mid

2000s, she discovered that most arrests in Pinellas county occurred during the school day. She believes this came about because then Florida Governor Jeb Bush, current presidential candidate, tied school funding to performance on standardized tests. The need to maintain high scores drove principals to refer students disrupting class to the police, who would lock children up until their parents could pick them up and leave permanent criminal charges on their records. Seeing that this would leave kids without any trust of educational institutions or the police and cause dramatic increases in the drop out rates, Peters grew angry and decided to act.

She interviewed principles with high arrest rates in their schools to learn what they thought should be done to stop children from getting in trouble with their teachers. According to her, she merely repackaged their ideas and presented them to the county superintendent alongside the police statistics and asked for permission to raise the money needed to implement the principals’ policies.

After the superintendent laughed her out of the meeting, Peters worked with the YMCA and raised $800,000 to implement programs

which reduced the juvenile arrest rate by 23 percent and the number of in school punishments by 50 percent. “I was determined and wanted to do it. That’s all it takes” said Peters.

Today Peters works within the state government to find community based solutions for the mentally ill, who are often imprisoned because they have no other resources around them. According to the representative, 95 mentally ill individuals were arrested over 2,200 times in Miami-Dade county, costing taxpayers millions in administrative fees while leaving the individuals in dire straits.

She seeks the aid of local business owners, parents, and any other concerned citizens because she believes that “unless you’re vocal to let us know things, we won’t do anything right,” referring to community members and legislators, respectively. After a brief discussion on voter efficacy, Representative Peters finished for the morning.

ENACTUS, an invitation-only group of students seeking business solutions to social problems, will continue hosting lectures each Friday morning at 9 a.m. in the Lynn Business Center.

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Student-directed play shocks and sears Jason Cruz Staff Writer

Last week’s student-directed production of The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-inThe-Moon Marigolds brought excellent performances and a shocking, emotional story to Stetson’s Second Stage Theatre.

The play, written by Paul Zindel and awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, revolves around a family of three and their chaotic relationships. According to her playbill, director Allie Champagne chose this play for her senior project in order to “focus deeply on the psychology of the characters … Using only minimal technical elements has allowed me to put my focus where it belongs; the actor.”

Those characters and their actors shined throughout Zindel’s script. Almost every scene

takes place in the family living room, and the only players seen outside of the family either do not speak or appear just once. This allows Champagne to bring the struggle between Beatrice and her daughters Ruth and Tillie to the forefront. It seemed as though no more than a few lines could pass before the domineering Beatrice threatened, scolded, or mocked at least one of her children, and Ruth was rarely any better to Tillie, her partner in strife.

Hatter Kerry Lynch conquered the emotionally challenging role of Beatrice. Lynch’s ability to portray fury, sorrow, and devilish glee within a single line carried much of Effects of Gamma Rays’ production. Her constant beratement of her daughters and her circumstances felt genuine enough to pain audience members who visibly jumped back from Lynch’s vicious delivery.

Perhaps the most poignant moment of the play came during Beatrice’s aside in which she takes the scientific concept of radioactive half-life, brought up by Tillie, and uses it to describe her own life and the failures which have brought her to the dissolution we see play out. By the play’s end, Beatrice has expressed hatred, anxiety, affection, pride, and signs of mental illness worsened by drug dependence; Lynch plunged headfirst into

each facet of her character, and the audience benefited thanks to it.

Dalles Black and Monika Lamud, who played Ruth and Tillie respectively, also performed admirably as teenage girls trapped under Beatrice’s thumb. The play begins with a voice over which bleeds into live speech wherein Tillie describes the temporal journey of her body’s atoms, which she finds incredible for their perseverance and uniqueness.

More scientific voiceovers play during scene transitions, carrying the theme of resilience under duress right into the conclusion.

Lamud and Black did wonders with this foundation, balancing pain stricken reactions to Lynch’s terror with joyful exuberance as their characters ground out what hope they could from the desperate situation. Black’s Ruth, prone to nightmares and seizures, rapidly bounces from playful teasing to stern defence to sheer terror and back again several times throughout the play. Lamud nailed the shyness Tillie has developed and provided just the right small expansive gestures

and expressions as she began to form her independent identity. Some of the play’s best moments came as Ruth and Tillie rejoiced as fortunes looked up despite the toxicity of their environment.

At one point in The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-The-Moon Marigolds, Ruth tells Tillie she is one like one of the radioactive flowers, pushed and prodded by what should have crippled her development into an unusual but delightful blossom. Such was Champagne’s production of Zindel’s play.

Frightening, infuriating, and a great pleasure all the same.

Album Review

Every rope has its end: Foundation’s swan songs Atlanta hardcore outfit reflects notions of personal legacy on earth-shattering EP

Sam Votaw Arts & Entertainment Editor For many, hardcore punk is a dissonant genre of music that is better left for anger-filled jocks with an almost unnecessary level of hypermasculinity that must be (but hardly is) quenched by thick layers of distortion, thunderous drumming, and bellowed vocals akin to a prison riot in audio form.

While this stereotype of the modern hardcore scene may possess more truths than others, the style of extreme punk rock still garners an intense subcultural fol-

lowing of disenfranchised youth who find solace and belonging within the genre’s conventions of reactionary rage toward unjust society.

So many underground groups come and go with such short shelf lives that chances of making meaningful impressions on the national scene, much less a regional one, is growing slimmer and slimmer, but Foundation is a whole new animal.

After announcing they would be calling it quits in early 2016 this past April, the soon to be 10-yearold five-piece band has leapfrogged around the country for an elongated farewell tour, crushing

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events like Rainfest in Seattle, the legendary scene fixture of This Is Hardcore in Philadelphia, and the burgeoning Wrecking Ball in their hometown of Atlanta.

With only two full lengths released in that span of time, Foundation managed to generate a legion of devoted fans through their leading sound of 90’s influenced metallic hardcore, straight edge ideology, and the blunt lyricism of frontman Thomas Pearson.

Turncoat, the band’s final studio release through Jawk Records, is the type of EP that most bands wish they had written: short, Foundation vocalist Tomas Pearson performs at Wrecking Ball sweet, purposeful, and obliteratAtlanta on August 9. ing of anything that should cross Photo courtesy of Sarah Dunn its path across five menacing yet to the rotting bark, bring forth the madness from the flames of when there are so many mounoptimistic tracks.

“The New Faith” kicks off the a thousand torches to uproot the tains to conquer, so many bridges record with Pearson’s trademark orchards and set the fields on fire.” to burn, so many busted hearts to While the album closer “Si- mend, and so many enemies left to metaphorical allusions of life’s pressures as a warzone backed by lence Above, Quiet Below” fades crush?” begs Pearson).

With Pearson’s rallying fervent harmonics. “So I will lash with repeated gasps that “It doesn’t matter what we do, what we do is words coming across like an imout until I have no fight left, and when they come for me I will fall all that matters,” it is on the penul- passioned lieutenant about to lead on my blade before I lay it at their timate “Devotion III” (go listen to a platoon into merciless combat feet” growls Pearson over a rhyth- “Devotion II” off of 2011’s When and a soundtrack that matches, mic breakdown that is so heavy the Smoke Clears if you want to Foundation is leaving their mark you’ll feel you could bench press indulge in some cathartic bodily on the hardcore scene with a posdestruction) that Foundation really itive note, not a glum one. While a skyscraper.

The album’s shortest track drives home its message of living they may play their last show in a “A Warm Place in Hell” is unre- every minute of this existence full few months, the spirit exuded by Pearson and co. will live on in the lenting in its breakneck pace and of purpose and good intentions.

Although back dropped by hearts of moshers and stage divers lyrical passages denying religious influence. More societal critiques the looming of death, the song everywhere.

If you’re not a part of that are furthered on lead off single doesn’t make listener’s fear life’s “Failure Breeds Failure,” featur- inevitable end but instead forc- group, there’s still time left. At the ing Pearson detail his plan for es them to not give into darkness very least, you could play this rereversing today’s youth’s bleak but channel their potential without cord during your next gym session expectations from older genera- wasting the time they’re given. and really demolish those sets.

Turncoat is available for digtions with emblematic arson: “I (“The end lives in us all waiting will bring forth sharpened steel for it’s time to breath out so why ital download at foundationatl. would we shorten the thread, bandcamp.com/album/turncoat.

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Orchid Rain showers DeLand Movie Review: Crimson Peak

Short on genuine scares, high on visually stunning storytelling Sam Votaw Arts & Entertainment Editor

Modern horror movies are often viewed as some of the most unsavory bunch in today’s cinematic landscape, with critics decrying the industry’s oversaturation of bythe-numbers slasher, haunting, exorcism, or uninspired torture porn films for deviating the medium from traversing meaningful storytelling and insulting audience's’ intelligence with cheap frights in the form of abrupt jump scares and excessive gore.

Although recent years have seen resurgence within the genre, with films like It Follows, The Babadook, and even the satirical Cabin In The Woods amongst a few others heralded as contemporary classics that have redefined the field’s possibilities.

While Mexican filmmaker Guillermo del Toro’s hotly anticipated Crimson Peak sought to join those proverbial ranks, his newest directed endeavor ultimately falls just short, but that’s only due to the film’s miscalculated framing as a horror film that is sure to mildly deceive theater goers.

With an illustrious filmography of fantasy-tinged horror films such as 2006’s Pan’s Labyrinth and frank blockbusters Pacific Rim and the Hellboy franchise, del Toro possesses a diverse, multi-genre pedigree of masterfully produced pieces of filmmaking. While he mostly excels at dabbling in the macabre, del Toro’s greatest strengths are his masterful cinematographic design and subsequent narrative roller coasters.

Such characteristics are proudly on display in Crimson Peak, an outlier from the majority of today’s crop of horror films in that it’s a historical period piece that revels in traditional gothic tropes of contradictory romanticized sensations of terror.

Set in 1901, the film centers on Mia Wasikowska’s clairvoyant Edith Cushing, an aspiring author and daughter of a wealthy Buffalo businessman who is warned by her mother’s spirit of the titular location shortly after her death. Unsure, she is later charmed

Caroline Williams Copy Editor You know, in case you need to slay some zombies this Halloween and look cool doing it. This little playlist is a mini-soundtrack of what I’d like to have blasting over loudspeakers if I ever had to defend myself in a zombie apocalypse.

1. “The Bomb” by Pigeon John My brother actually suggested this song for this playlist. It has a fun, upbeat tune that I imagine being on the soundtrack of one of those comedy zombie movies, like Zombieland. It reminds me of the main character being so used to the living dead that it’s become routine to him. That’s how nonchalant this song is.

by the English aristocrat and inventor Sir Thomas Sharpe (played by Tom Hiddleston) visiting America on business and whisked away in marriage to his decrepit home of Allerdale Hall after her father’s mysterious, ghastly murder.

There, she encounters terrifying visions of disfigured ghosts roaming the halls. Convinced something sinister is afoot, Cushing is denied exit by Sharpe’s peculiar sister Lucille (portrayed by a gorgeous Jessica Chastain), whose erratic behavior appears more sinister than the grotesque spirits that plague the innocent Edith nightly.

What follows is a picture choc full of tension filled scenes involving del Toro’s phenomenally developed monster design anchoring the narrative’s eccentric plot of sorrow, romantic detachment, and personal perseverance.

Although highly praised, the film’s detractors deride the production for not being fully scary enough and for devolving into a rather drab climax after being filled with some of the most original scare tactics during the first half.

While some of the more malicious ghosts did warrant a few chilling startles when I viewed it, I was never fully terrified of the actions taking place; instead I was primarily engrossed in the exquisite Victorian era set and wardrobe design and the fluidity of its characters.

Crimson Peak is ultimately a film better suited for audiences wishing a top notch dramatic flick with some characteristics of horror, not one with an excessive body count and buckets of blood, although the mansion’s curious red clay lining the snow drenched walls does marginally channel this effect with gleeful execution.

Although released so close to Halloween, theatergoers should pay heed to the notion that this isn’t the traditional horror movie experience, but instead an artful display of raw human emotions that shines at bringing the centuries old genre of gothic ghost stories into the modern filmic realm.

Kait Forsythe Staff Contributor

DeLand has been the quite the Mayberry lately with its pleasant, breezy weather and the post-homecoming sweetness. To add to this charm, our little town welcomed a new “shabby chic” decor and clothing boutique, Orchid Rain.

Owned by the bubbly, and enthusiastic Carol Forest, upon entering this shop I was greeted by the smell of incense and an immediate impression of warmth. Forest was wrapping up a FaceTime call with her newly 2-year-old granddaughter, after which she lovingly discussed her inspirations for the store designs.

Originally, Forest wanted to open a unique furniture shop but decided she could do more to appeal to the other needs of women by selling kitschy clothes, jewelry, etc. The shop looks like a fairy from the 1970s waved her magic wand and bestowed Forest’s space with an abundance of un-

usual yet trendy materials.

The ceiling is a massive chalkboard filled with quotes from what Forst calls her “Stetson girls.”

Above the doorway is a bumper sticker that reads “May the Forest Be With You.” These are just some minor features that indicate the interior-decorator-turned-store-owner’s talents for creative vision-making. Forest carries handmade wooden earrings, vintage slips with embellishments, and soaps that looks like raw minerals at reasonable prices. The decorative fountain, mirrors, and beads conjure an earthy feel to the space.

The logo is impressively modern and she later informed me that her 14-year-old son, Ben, designed its custom font.

Creativity must run in the family, because the store is a haven of treasures for the visually hungry at heart.

Forest opened for the first time during the DeLand Craft Show last month. Much to her surprise, elderly women bom-

Student-curated playlist

Zombie Slaying

2. “Take Me Out” by Franz Ferdinand This is an obvious choice because of the title. It starts off with a fast-paced introduction, building up to a solid, adrenaline-filled chorus. It’s a more serious sound for a more serious zombie movie, but it also has kind of a victorious feel to the style of the music. It empowers zombie slayers everywhere.

3. “Come And Get Your Love” by Redbone I like how ironic this song is for this circumstance.

Can you imagine slaying some zombies while Redbone croons “come and get your love” in the background? It would make for a hilarious scene, I’m sure.

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4. “Bonkers” by Dizzee Ras-

Talk about an adrenaline-filled song. I originally heard this song in the spy flick Kingsman: The Secret Service, and I fell in love with it immediately. Dizzee Rascal is one of England’s most popular hip-hop singers, and the energy in this particular

song is insane. From the moment it begins, it makes you want to speed down the highway in a sports car, or parkour the best you can. Of course, it’s absolutely perfect for slaying zombies.

5. “Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125” by Beethoven (recorded by London Philharmonic Orchestra) This is another ironic song for this genre. Written during the transition between the Classical and Romantic period, the choir starts their lively singing at the very beginning of the song. It has a dramatic sound to it, and might add a touch of class to an otherwise gruesome task.

6. “Escape” by The Devil Wears Prada

barded the store and loved it, saying it reminded them of when they were hippies.

It is important to Forest that her shop attracts a diverse crowd. “There’s something for everyone here,” she adds.

In a sentimental tone, Forest added that she always wanted to open a shop such as this and is taking her second career to do so, a story that seems oh so DeLand. DeLand is developing in some pretty hasty directions with the expansion of the university, the future opening of a hotel, and a SunRail station in 2016. It seems as though the people here are always reinventing somethingthemselves or their spaces.

Orchid Rain is a good fit for DeLand and is harmonious with the flavours of our town, humble and progressive.

Orchid Rain is located on the corner of Wisconsin Ave and Woodland Blvd, dangerously convenient for the Stetson population with quirky, artistic tastes.

Reporter photo/Kait Forsythe

Coming off the thematically titled “Zombie EP,” the first track off of Christian metalcore sextet’s concept album plunges listeners into the middle of an all out war for humanity, a treacherous sample stating “Oh my god… they’re everywhere!” preceding a brutal breakdown that is the musical equivilant of barreling toward a hoard of zombies with a chainsaw. Moshpits might become handy training for the apocalypse if it ever comes to it.

7. “Heads Will Roll” by The Yeah Yeah Yeahs An insanely appropriate song title for an upbeat dance classic that would be completely apropos for letting some zombie heads roll, and also getting down with your friends afterwards (dance dance dance ‘til you’re dead).

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A Stetson secret: Daniel Ureña Staff Contributor On Oct. 17 and 18, six different colleges prepared to battle each other in Stetson’s first-ever Mock Trial Invitational. What followed for these students was a total of four three-hour trials, over two days in which, teams argued the facts of a bribery case and the admissibility of evidence. These facts and rules are all based on a detailed fictional case created by the American Mock Trial Association.

If you have never seen a mock trial tournament, you are not alone. In fact, Stetson’s Mock Trial team is only 3 years old. It began in the fall of 2012 when senior Danny Humphrey created the mock trial program. It has since continued to grow and a little over a year later, in the spring of 2014, the team competed in its first Invitational.. Shortly after, they competed for the first time at Regionals, the first round of the national tournament.

But this team hasn’t been content to simply participate in competitions.

They have also earned trophies at every tournament they have attended. Although the team is made up of mostly first-year competitors, the Stetson Mock Trial team earned the Best Witness awards for both the Prosecution and Defense at its tournament. However, I believe their greatest achievement thus far has been hosting Stetson’s first mock trial invitational.

Hosting a competition is usually a task undertaken by established programs in-

Mock Trial terested in gaining regional and national recognition.

Tournament Director Nichole Lamaritata, closely assisted by all of the returning team members, dove into the project and succeeded wonderfully.

Personally, one of the things I find most amazing is that Stetson had no trouble finding attorneys and judges to score and preside over the trials. This is usually a big concern for many schools, but this was not the case for Stetson. Attorneys throughout the community were eager to be involved in this learning experience and volunteered their time, even inviting their friends and colleagues to come and join. Though the names are too numerous to list here, all of them deserve thanks.

The fact that such a young team was able to successfully host such an event is both a testament to the diligence of its members, but also to the character of Stetson University. Many of us who rage against the money Stetson spends on football do not oppose Stetson competing against other schools. I am extremely competitive and am happy to learn of Stetson’s victories. However, it is important to take into account Stetson’s size and academic-orientation, and I applaud Stetson’s homage to the idea of “student-athletes, implying that academics are always the priority at Stetson. Since a large portion of recruitment focuses on the strength of our academic programs, it would be wise for Stetson’s admissions officers to also include Mock Trial in this discussion.

Some schools even offer full-tuition scholarships to students who have succeeded in high school mock trial. While a mock trial scholarship is not practical, the team can definitely be a recruiting tool. For some students, like Noa Bauman, having a mock trial program was a requirement for any school she would attend. The fact that Stetson has a small, yet competitive, team also helped inform her decision.

Another very important way in which this team can help improve students’ undergraduate experience is through its connection to Stetson’s Law School, which incidentally is ranked first in the nation for trial advocacy. Although the law school is involved in recruiting events on campus, it does not have a large presence on campus.

Therefore, for students interested in going to law school, joining the mock trial team can help them rub shoulders with attorneys and people in the legal field, as well as other students with similar visions.

Of course, it is important to note that many mock trial competitors have no intention to go to law school, and simply enjoy the experience.

Thus, it is this amalgamation of benefits for students coupled with the prestige that mock trial can bring to Stetson, which make this program a tremendous asset which the administration should both nurture and exploit.

— Daniel Ureña is a regular Reporter contributor and member of the Mock Trial team

The consideration of human rights in foreign aid distribution Kaley Fulton Opinion Editor I don’t know if you’ve noticed, but lately, the news is filled with tragic storiesmany of which entail very drastic human rights abuses.

We are all equally entitled to our human rights without discrimination. These rights are all interrelated, interdependent and indivisible. Among these rights include the right to freedom of thought and expression, the freedom of religion, the freedom from slavery and torture, the right to life, and the freedom from persecution.”

Certainly, the events in Syria, Iraq, and many other places worldwide happening right now have involved human rights abuses. As a nation that has signed the UN Universal Declaration of Human Rights, and one that claims to support human rights and equality under the law in the US and worldwide, one must question whether human rights ought to be prioritized when the US conducts foreign policy, and more specifically when it gives foreign aid. Of course, this question is very complex and no definite answer can be reached.

Nonetheless, it’s an important question to be raised. On Oct. 22, my class and I attended a debate on this very topic on the McCain Institute in Washington, D.C. All of the speakers observed that the United States has historically and currently gives aid in some form to regimes that have questionable human rights practices. For example, for the 2015 fiscal year, the United States has allocated 1.45 billion dollars in foreign aid to Egypt,

a country currently governed by a former military general and a government that, according to Human Rights Watch, since Morsi’s ouster a year earlier authorities had arrested 22,000 people, mostly members of the Muslim Brotherhood.

Imprisoning someone for their political affiliation is an abuse of human rights, as is the killing of protesters by state security forces on the anniversary of the 2011 revolution, for example. The speakers that were arguing that human rights ought to be a top consideration for the US aid policy rightly observed that supporting a country that harms its own people is not only a humanitarian tragedy, but also makes the U. S. appear hypocritical as a nation that professes such strong support for human rights.

However, it’s important to acknowledge that foreign aid comes in different forms. It is possible, for instance, to continue giving humanitarian aid and food assistance to a country while providing less security or military aid. After much debate, the speakers seemed to reach a consensus that humanitarian aid, food aid, and health programs ought to continue regardless of a govern MT’s adherence to human rights regulations.

I completely agree. This sort of aid truly helps the civilians who need it for survival and may not otherwise have access to these resources.

The speakers reached another point of consensus that “democratic development aid” which includes funding for the establishment of voting centers, aid

to civil society organizations, and aid to help establish democratic political institutions, should be prioritized.

As a political science student, I was very intrigued by the proposition that democratic aid ought to be prioritized. As an American, I am most familiar with the democratic form of governance, but it seems a bit presumptuous to assume that democracy is the best form of government for every nation. Beyond questions of philosophy however, one must question whether this “democratic development aid” is being used for its allocated purpose in a regime that is known to disrespect human rights. With such high levels of corruption, one cannot really ensure that the aid is going to the proper area and thus the United States may unintentionally and indirectly support regimes that do not respect human rights and may inadvertently provide resources for governments to continue anti-democratic practices, which counter US foreign policy goals. Moreover,giving the aid to civil society organizations that theoretically operate outside the government’s control isn’t always a solution either because civil society isn’t allowed to function in authoritarian regimes at all or because they are heavily manipulated by the regime.

Ultimately, one must tread carefully when allocating aid and attempt to ensure that providing such aid will provide results consistent with US interests, including the protection of human rights across the globe.

Your fave is problematic: Halloween Kaley Fulton Opinion Editor

Halloween is fast approaching, Stetson. That means it’s time for costumes, candy, and Halloween Horror Nights. Personally, I’m not a huge fan of dressing up and will rarely don a costume for Halloween. However, I completely support the idea of dressing up for those who enjoy it.

I’m always amused at the creativity of students to come up with unique costume ideas. Last year, a guy was wearing a suit with a bunch of ordinances taped to it — a law suit (very punny, I know).

Beyond the horribly cheesy costume jokes, Halloween presents an opportunity for college students to discuss two very important issues that affect our community: costumes and cultural appropriating and costumes and rape culture on college campuses.

There seems to be this popular idea among High School and college-aged girls especially that Halloween is an excuse for one to dress up as something “slutty.” A quick Google search for the “most popular costumes for college girls” revealed sites like “Happy SLUT-aween” and separate categories like “slutty costumes” on other sites. The problem that I have with sites like this is not that some people may want to wear a costume that is more revealing or perhaps tighter fitting. After all, one is free to wear what one chooses provided that it is not offensive or demeaning to others.

But the idea that wearing a revealing costume makes one a “slut” assigns a very negative connotation to women who choose to wear more revealing clothing on Halloween.

The term “slut,” according to the dictionary, is “a derogatory term for a

woman who has many casual sex partners.” The idea that the clothing that one wears has any association with the number or type of people that one has sex with is concerning because it could suggest that if one chooses to wear a “slutty” costume, one is also welcoming casual sex. This is a false and even potentially dangerous assumption that in the worst case scenario could lead to sexual assault or rape. As a community, Stetson has worked hard to educate students about measures to prevent sexual assault. I would argue that avoiding the term “slutty” to describe a costume, and thereby avoiding any association between clothing choices and sex would be another way to help promote a college culture that actively stands against sexual assault.

Another theme that Stetson has dedicated much time and effort to is the idea of being a global citizen

(one of Stetson’s values) and respecting other cultures and communities. Indeed, as we strive to create an inclusive community on campus and to prepare ourselves for a career in a globalized world, knowledge of a wide variety of groups and identities is essential.

Halloween presents an interesting occasion for a dialogue about intercultural understanding and cultural appropriation. Dressing up in costume can be a very fun and entertaining experience-pretending to be someone or something else for a day can be amusing.

Yet, one must be cautious to avoid cultural appropriation, a practice that refers to one person taking or using aspect of another person’s culture or identity as their own. A common example of this comes in the form of “Native American” costumes that non-Native Americans wear for Halloween. Although some of these individuals may

claim that they are only “appreciating” Native American culture by wearing these costumes, this practice is problematic for several reasons. Namely, there isn’t a single “Native American” culture; there are hundreds of different Native American civilizations with different histories, customs, traditions, and symbols. Yet, a quick Google search of “Native American costume” reveals one main image of the “Native American “ identity: feathers, a headdress, and turquoise beads all being frequently seen parts of this image. Simplifying multiple diverse and rich civilizations into one highly stereotypical image is offensive to members of those communities. A person and a community cannot be reduced to such simple things. Moreover, when a non “Native American” wears a costume of a member of that group, members outside the community get

to control how that group is portrayed. Without the in-depth knowledge of each civilization, the representation of these groups by non-members is highly prone to be inaccurate and problematic. If one truly wishes to appreciate another culture and to be a part of a respectful diverse community, wearing a costume that portrays another culture or community is not the best way to do it. For more tips on avoiding cultural appropriation on Halloween, check out this link http://college.usatoday. com/2015/10/20/5-thingsto-remember-when-choosing-a-halloween-costume/ or this quiz: http:// w w w. m o t h e r j o n e s . com/politics/2013/10/ quiz-your-halloween-costume-racist-sexist-xenophobic-or-fascist .

I wish everyone a fun, safe, and respectful Halloween, Stetson!

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Q&A with Women’s Lacrosse player Jill Chiachetti very up-and-down which led to us losing a few close matches when we absolutely have the talent and to win in those situations.

It all comes down to us working hard to be as consistent as possible from start to finish in each match.

Photo by David S. Williams, courtesy of gohatters.com

Jill Chiachetti on the field.

Sean McKnight Sports Editor

1. Where are you from and why did you choose Stetson?

I’m from New Jersey and

found out about Stetson because of lacrosse. The coaches wanted me to visit so I did. Once I came here, I absolutely fell in love with the campus.

2. Last spring the team went

4-13 overall and 2-5 in the A-Sun conference. What’ve you all been working on this fall to prepare for the spring?

We’ve tried our best to be very consistent. Last season we were

3. What’ve you been working on mentally and physically to prepare for this fall?

The whole team has been running as much as we can to be as fit, if not more fit than the teams we play. This comes back to us wanting to stay in the game from start to finish and being as consistent as possible. Personally, I’ve been working on my stick work so I don’t end up making simple mistakes – like missing passes or ground balls – just really perfecting the little things to help make the big things even better.

4. You were the top goal scorer last season with 21 nets.

A lot of people agree that your stats really help solidify you as a leader on this team. What

does that mean to you?

I’m not really sure, honestly.

I just work as hard as I can because I really want the best for my teammates. I really want to win: we’ve faced a lot of challenges since I came here and I’ve done my best to work with my teammates to help us all overcome them. I just go out there and do the absolute best I can to help this team be successful. If that means stepping up to be a leader I have no problem doing that.

5. What goals would you like to achieve this spring and what are the team’s goals?

We want to win more games, be more successful, and just have more in-game outcomes in our favor. Last season was tough and hard fought but this upcoming year we really want to make it to the A-Sun conference playoffs and do well there. Last year I primarily played attack, whereas this year I’d like to get more action in the midfield and as a defender, but also just score more goals than I did last season.

Volleyball mid-season review Madison Akins Staff Writer

The Lady Hatters went into their conference season with very high expectations.

The team consists of easily the most talented group of girls Stetson’s program has seen, but unfortunately underperformed. After the first round of conference, the team had three wins and four losses.

The Hatters have had some outstanding home matches against Kennesaw State (3-1) and USC Upstate (3-1), only one home match against FGCU (1-3). Their on the road performance, however, was slightly underwhelming. They dropped 3 matches on the road, NJIT (1-3), Lipscomb (0-3), and JU (1-3), only winning one away match against UNF (3-0). Thankfully, the win against UNF changed their momentum and progressed into a win against Florida A&M. Despite their win and loss record, the volleyball team has had a record-breaking performance from their setter, Kayla Weller who broke the school’s all-time assist record during the game against USC Upstate.

Weller’s assist count is 3,492 and counting.

After the first round, the team was ranked 2nd in conference for solo blocks, numbering 37 blocks and 3rd for blocks-per-set, having 2.13 blocks-per-set.

Freshman Madison Fitzsimmons was ranked 2nd in conference with 1.17 blocks-per-set.

“It's a defensive mindset. I tell myself to go get the ball. The block is the first way to stop the opponents on defense, and I feel like we have to be very strong in that aspect for the rest of our defense to be successful,” said Fitzsimmons. “As far as expectations for the 2nd round of conference, I want to be a strong blocking force and I'd like to see us as a team be more consistent with everything we do because that's the base of us performing well and doing our jobs successfully.”

Freshman Haley Tippett has had double-doubles in the past seven matches, averaging 2.91 kills-perset throughout conference play. This performance ranked Tippet at 10th in conference for kills-per-set, and 8th in conference for overall kills with 227 kills.

The libero, Michelle Kastner, was ranked 10th in conference for digs-per-set with 3.20 digs-per-set. “I

hope to just continue to do my job on the court. Having the mentality that every ball is mine is very important for these tough matches coming up in conference,” she said. “As a team, we need to keep the fire and high intensity going because that will ultimately get us where we want to be.

This team has so much potential and talent, it's going to take everything we have to get there but I have the confidence in our team to do it.”

Kastner is one of four seniors on the team. “As a senior, this second half of conference will be my last time seeing these teams so I'm trying to enjoy every moment out on the court with my team.”

The Hatters faced FGCU as their first game in the second round where their momentum carried them into the first set that they won (25-19). Unfortunately, the Hatters did not respond well to FGCU’s fight back and the Eagles took the next three sets (2025)(21-25)(18-25).

The Stetson volleyball team will face their next opponent, Jacksonville University on Friday, Oct. 30. The match will begin at 7 p.m. in the Edmunds Center.

Photos by Jim Hogue Photos, courtesy of gohatters.com

Snapshots of the women’s volleyball team in action this past season.

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Men’s soccer mid-season review Sean McKnight Sports Editor

Just past the halfway point in the season, the Stetson men’s soccer team sits at 4-8-2 overall and 0-3-1 in the A-Sun conference. Unfortunately, this puts Stetson at the bottom of the A-Sun standings for now. One of the toughest challenges this team has faced all season is trouble finding twine at moments when it matters most, as well as youth and inexperience in close matches. Stetson is scoring just 0.86 goals per game while their opponents are scoring 1.29 goals per game. I’m not saying that they have a problem in net- starter Paul Ladwig has a strong .763 save percentage.

Their top goal scorers have just had trouble penetrating many defenses and finding quality chances on net.

Another challenge the men’s team has

faced thus far in the season is their lack of experience. Well over half of the squad is comprised of freshman and sophomores, leaving only eight juniors and only two seniors on a thirty man roster. The team is currently in a transition state as these younger players are becoming more comfortable with head coach Ernie Yarborough and his staff’s system. When you look at the team’s record this season, you’ll notice that seven games have been decided by one goal and of those seven games, four have gone into overtime. What this tells me is that this squad has the ability to be competitive with top teams such as North Florida, FGCU, and Lipscomb: they just have trouble playing a complete ninety minutes.

Again, as this team grows throughout this season and these young players gain more experience in the system and playing together, this squad will be much stronger in the years to come.

Tennis: Prepping for the spring

Although Stetson has not been overly successful this season, there have been bright spots on the squad in the form of senior midfielder Lucas Diniz and goalkeeper Ladwig. Diniz leads the team with nine goals through fourteen games, but he also leads the team with nineteen points.

The senior from Brazil was named A-Sun player of the week earlier this season and is in the running to receive A-Sun offensive player of the year, as he’s on track to score double-digit goals this season. With his leadership in the locker room and his play on the field backing it up, the future for this squad is bright. Ladwig has also been phenomenal for this squad. His .763 save percentage is even more impressive considering he’s started in all 14 games this season and will most likely start each game until the end of the season. He’s helped keep it close for the Hatters on many occasions and is the kind of stone wall you need on a

young team that is constantly growing. He lets the attackers feel comfortable crashing the other team’s net while also allowing the midfielders and defenders to feel even more comfortable in their positions and assignments. What’s even better is that Ladwig is only a junior. Next year, when all the underclassmen on this team are even more experienced, I would expect big things from this squad.

This squad is young, determined, talented, and constantly growing as a whole.

They’ve lost some heart breakers of games and those close tough losses will only help this team find their identity and allow them to grow. With the second half of conference play coming up, I still wouldn’t count this squad out to upset some seasons and even make a run for the playoffs. Next year, this team will be a force to be reckoned with.

Summer Innsbruck Program

Madison Akins Staff Writer

The Stetson Woman’s Tennis team suffered an unfortunate start to their weekend at the Bedford Cup. During their opening day, the team only had one player win a match. Brittany Hill defeated FAU’s Alexis Crenshaw in the Singles B flight, but went onto face defeat in the next match.

As the weekend progressed, so did the Hatters. Alexe Viaud won a singles match in the Single B South Consolation bracket. Meanwhile, Eveline Lepinay responded aggressively to Friday’s performance and won two matches in the Singles A Back Draw to continue onto the semifinals on Sunday. Regrettably, Lepinay lost to Miami’s Clara Tenielian in the semifinals.

“Obviously, we didn't get as many wins as we would have wished for but we know what to work for during the next couple of weeks. Having most of our starters injured at the moment, we are looking forward to having them back on the traveling squad and perform at our best,” Lepinay responded on the team’s performance.

However, Lepinay looks forward to opportunity of their last out of season match. “USTA Collegiate Invitational is an other opportunity for our players to get better and play many matches. Every match helps us get better in competition and closer to our objective of winning our conference during the spring.”

The Stetson Men’s Tennis team began their weekend at Bedford in a much different way. Both Loic Blanco and Laurynas Antropikas trampled through two opponents to make it to the quarterfinals, where sadly, their victories ended. Colin MacNamara earned his first collegiate win in the Singles B flight, while Graham Bell, Simon Julin, Gonzalo Arroyo also won in the singles arena. In the doubles play, the duo of Bell and Arroyo was the only pair to take a match when they beat a UCF pair 8-5.

The Men’s Tennis team had one more tournament before going to the USTA Collegiate Invitational, the USTA/ITA Regional tournament where they lost all four matches on the opening day.

During the second day, the Hatters made progress with a win by Julin in the Consolation Qualifying Singles division. Blanco defeated a nationally ranked player from Georgia after dropping the first set, and making a comeback with 6-2 victories in the next two sets. Unfortunately, the Hatters did not have any winning matches for the rest of the competition.

When asked about his victory, Blanco said, “When I won the match I felt it was reassurance for me. I know that if I can beat one nationally ranked player I can beat another one. I felt very proud of this match because it brought me one step closer to my goal of being a nationally ranked player.”

Blanco knows that this fall is all about building momentum for their regular season in the spring. He believes that “the fall tournaments are all about gaining confidence. We didn’t produce the best results in the first two tournaments but we have consistently improved and we are getting closer to beating some of the best college players. The competition is very high and we have shown that we can compete with anyone. Our goal this season is simple, we want to bring home a ring. We are motivated, we work hard, and we are showing improvement. We have a much stronger team than last year and we are very excited for the season to start.”

I look forward to seeing how both teams perform in the remainder of their off-seasons, as well as in their regular seasons in the spring. twitter

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