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Campus Safety Gears Up for Race Week
Lt. Jaime Gonzalez Campus Safety & Security
Jaclyn Wiley/The Avion Newspaper Officials from NASA, FAA, NWS, and FBI, among others were present attempting to recruit qualified candidates for government jobs. Many of the students were engineers looking for internships, and soon to be graduates searching for full-time employment. For more information on attaining a government position, please speak with Career Services or visit USAJobs.gov.
Government & Non-Profit Career Fair Draws Aspiring Engineers Jaclyn Wiley News Editor On Thursday, Feb. 11, potential employers flocked to the Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach campus for the second annual Government Agency and Non-Profit Career Fair. This event was hosted by Career Services and was a resounding success, with over thirty agencies and non-profits in attendance. Employer registration for this event began Oct. 8, 2015, the day after the Industry/Career Expo, which was also highly successful. Many of the agencies and nonprofits in attendance at the Government Agency & Non-Profit Career Fair were searching for students with specific majors, especially engineering majors. Pam Underwood, Deputy Division Manager for the FAA Office of Commercial Space Transportation Operations Integration Division, said, “The majors that are important to us right now are largely engineers. So we have about 15-20 positions we are looking to fill, because with our budget that we just received in December, we were given a little bit more money to hire more people… however, this doesn’t mean we won’t be hiring non-engineers, which is… more of a good suit for the Commercial Space Operations students.” The Commercial Space Operations major is unique to Embry-Riddle, and currently has over 100 students enrolled. When asked about if having a degree from Embry-Riddle is a plus, or not, in her office, Underwood replied, “[The ERAU engineering program] is absolutely world-renowned. We absolutely get good candidates from Embry-Riddle, that’s
for sure, because you guys have a good, hands-on design program… Any organization, like Embry-Riddle, that takes the time to put those kinds of components into degree programs definitely is a benefit to employers, such as my office.” Another factor Underwood identified that contributed to the desirability of Embry-Riddle students was the, “familiarity with the industry that oftentimes students from other schools may not have, other than what might just be in the press.” Another Office of the FAA was present at this event, the FAA Office of NextGen, which deals with planning and creating the Next Generation Air Transportation System, was also seeking Embry-Riddle students. “In particular, our branch is looking for engineers and operations research analysts, who are people with statistics and calculus backgrounds,” said Dr. Donna Creasap, a NextGen Performance Based Navigation Portfolio Manager. “We have hired Embry-Riddle students before, and we found them highly qualified and highly competent in their work, and that’s why we’re back at this fair.” She suggests to students interested in working with the FAA to, “take advantage of looking at our website. Dig deep, because there’s some really great information in there, and find specifically where your area of interest is so that you can find where in the FAA you would be best suited.” The FAA hiring process, like all other federal jobs, is centered through the USAJobs website. The representatives of the federal agencies were not allowed to hire on the spot, but rather direct interested parties to the USAJobs website. William Ulrich, with the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office, in
Melbourne, Florida, said, “Though I can talk with people and recommend that, ‘Hey, this is what you should look out for future job opportunities and what you should think about when you’re doing your resume, I can’t accept resumes on my office’s behalf, simply because you have to go through the USAJobs portal… But USAJobs is where kids and recent graduates need to go.” Most non-federal government agencies, like the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT) or the Volusia County Corrections Service, do not hire through USAJobs, but rather their own systems. Amy Sermons, a representative from the FDOT, said, “USAJobs is for federal agency jobs, the state of Florida uses People First… we also have a website where people can apply for our internships.” When asked about major program preference in their hiring practices, Sermon replied, “It really depends, every semester is different for what we’re looking for. Could be anywhere from an engineering degree or engineering background, to management, to finance or environmental studies students.” Before the Government Agency & Non-Profit Career Fair, Career Services offered many services to help ERAU students to prepare. These services, which were offered at multiple venues over the course of the last few months, included resume and cover letter critiques, and interview and elevator speech practice sessions. These services are still available by appointment or walk-in at the Career Services Office. Information about Career Services and the services it provides are available on their website, http://careerservices.erau.edu.
Another race week is upon us and along with that comes a lot of heavy traffic to the Daytona Beach area and our campus. Traffic will increase about 100% throughout the city and especially on Richard Petty Boulevard by the Student Village. Our residents may need to exercise a more cautious approach when crossing this intersection, especially with the walkway bridge being partially closed. As students venture out to the race events, we understand that many may walk to the racing complex. All we ask is that our students exercise extreme caution when walking from these events as some of the race fans leaving the racing stadium may not be familiar with traffic patterns around the ERAU campus area and may pose a danger to our students. Campus Safety & Security would like the ERAU community to pay extra attention and not leave valuables visible in their vehicles. Make sure your vehicles are locked with the windows up. Remember that by taking away the opportunity you can help prevent crime. Although this event brings a multitude of NASCAR fans to the area, unfortunately, it also draws undesirables who use these types of events to commit certain types of crimes. Daytona Beach sees increases in crimes such as larcenies, thefts, robberies and assaults, just to name a few. Speaking of NASCAR and stock car racing, Campus Safety & Security would like to introduce another one of our safety officers, Assistant Director of Patrol Services Hugh “Marty” Pender. Assistant Director Pender is best known throughout the ERAU campus as “Marty.” He’s a former New York City police officer with twenty-one years of police experience. As an NYPD officer, Marty performed many duties in his law enforcement career including Dignitary Protection, Honor Guard and First Responder details to name a few. Continued on A5 >>
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Global Engagement Debuts Summer Trips Trips are Available for HS, AS, AE, Business Majors
Alex Damon Global Engagement
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Have you ever wanted to explore the world while earning class credits? Not sure how financial aid works for a study abroad trip? Are you a veteran? Did you know that studying abroad is cheaper than spending the summer on campus for the same classes?!
Join us next Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 6:30 p.m. in the Willie Miller Auditorium for our Summer Abroad showcase! We will have professors from each trip displaying each of their programs. After the general assembly, we will allow each professor to answer questions regarding their trip in private rooms where you can ask any ques-
tions regarding the trip of your preference. The deadlines for registering for a Summer A trip has been extended until Feb. 19 and Summer B trips will be closed on March 7. We have trips designed for all majors from HS, AS, AE, Meteorology and Business. Have humanities classes that you need for your major? Most of our trips will offer at
least one of the necessary humanities credits. If you have the slightest interest in attending any study abroad program in the future, this will be the best time to have all of your questions answered! You miss 100% of the opportunities that you pass up. As always, there will be free pizza and beverages for attendees of this showcase.
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Academic Committee Reports on Progress
Thomas Darragh SRB Committee Chair
Representatives in the SGA Academic Committee have been excited to continue addressing the academic and study space needs of EmbryRiddle Students. Committee reps are actively working on several new projects including creating new marketing for current tutoring and study labs. The Committee is also planning a new large scale Midterm Event and aims to gather student feedback on the ERAU App and other important academic needs. As resources shift and different areas go under construction, students face challenges in traveling to class or study spaces in a timely manner.
The Academic Committee hopes that raising awareness of existing resources will help students adjust to the dramatic changes in their routines. Additionally, The Committee is working on bringing additional study resources and printers closer to residential students. With midterms and Spring Break approaching, the Academic Committee is looking forward to success and large student involvement in its Midterm Study Day. The event will take place on Friday March 4th starting at 3 PM. Students will be able to enjoy pizza, snacks, beverages, and energy drinks provided by the SGA as they knock out studying and midterm projects before spring break. To accomplish these goals and work on
future projects, the Academic Committee meets weekly and often invites a variety of faculty members and student leaders to achievits missions. The overall goal of the committee is increased academic success for students who utilize its resources. Students who wish to pass on suggestions, attend meetings, or ask questions are strongly encouraged to contact committee chair Thomas Darragh (darraght@my.erau.edu ). Additionally, students are always welcome to stop by the SGA Office or attend weekly SRB Meetings on Tuesdays at 12:45 PM in the IC. The Committee and SGA as a team look forward to serving all students and creating the ultimate Embry-Riddle experience!
Get to Know your SGA Dustin Gibson Chairperson Senior, Aeronautical Science
Favorite part of being a student at ERAU - Being a part of Touch-N-Go Favorite part of being involved in the SGA - Being able to be so involved and make a difference on the campus. Fun facts! I love to play paintball, grow my beard, play sports, and bring awesome events to Embry Riddle through Touch ‘N Go! I love music and my two dogs!
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The Honors Series Presents: David Linden and Science of Touch Jaclyn Wiley News Editor
Linden provided is the essential role it plays in the development of the minds of babies. Infants who are touched and held develop to be emotionally and mentally healthier individuals than those who are not. The brains of the affected infants have more neural pathways than those who did not get touched. The touches that are so important to the child’s development include hugs, caresses, skin-to-skin contact and even kisses to the baby’s forehead. This event was not only attended by members of the Honors Program but also by other students, faculty, staff and members of the general public. The event was well received,
Left: Professor David Linden, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Linden came to Embry-Riddle to give a lecture on the importance of touch in human development.
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On the night of Monday, Feb. 8, the Honors Program hosted Dr. David Linden of the Solomon H. Snyder Department of Neuroscience at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. The event took place in the Willie Miller Instructional Center Gale Lemerand Auditorium and took the form of a lecture about the sense of touch and its importance to the human experience. In the lecture, Linden detailed the intimate relationship that exists between the sense of touch, the brain and emotions. He explained the different brain centers
where touch is processed, and how the processing can distinguish pleasant touches from unpleasant touches, how the brain assigns meaning to the physical stimuli. Dr. Linden is not only a neuroscientist but also the bestselling author of multiple books, including, The Compass of Pleasure. The subject of the lecture on Monday night was Linden’s most recent bestselling book, Touch: The Science of Hand, Heart, and Mind. According to Linden, the sense of touch is one of the most important senses that humans possess, as it plays into our mental, social and physical development. One example of the importance of touch
especially since the sense of touch is closely related to Valentine’s Day, for which
this lecture was just in time. To learn about future Honors Series Events, go
to http://daytonabeach. erau.edu/degrees/honors/ honors-series/index.html
Shakespeare Brought to Life at Embry-Riddle Jaclyn Wiley News Editor On the night of Wednesday, Feb. 10, the American Shakespeare Center came to Embry-Riddle to put on a production of Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. The production took place in the Willie Miller Instructional Center Lemerand Auditorium, which held a catered reception in the hour before the show. This reception and the show itself was quite well attended, with a packed house. The Embry-Riddle Arts & Letters Committee hosted the event, with the goal of enriching the cultural environment of ERAU and its students. Dr. Linda Straubel, an Associate Professor of Humanities and Communications and a member of the Arts & Letters Committee, was present at the event. “This group is fantastic. They never disappoint,” said Dr. Straubel, when asked about
Raceweek Continued from A1 >> Marty was there on the front lines in New York City the day the towers fell on September 11. However, in his words, Marty would tell you that best time he ever had in his life was when he was racing stock cars on dirt tracks where he was known as “The Flying Fuzz.” In 2003, Marty won the Dirt Late Model Championship at Orange County Speedway
the performers. “They make Shakespeare accessible, even to people who don’t think they like Shakespeare… And a lot of us give the kids extra credit for coming to this event, and they get to have a little enlightenment about how contemporary Shakespeare still is.” This production of Julius Caesar was the seventh time the American Shakespeare Center has done an event of this nature at Embry-Riddle. Over the history of their relationship with Embry-Riddle, the American Shakespeare Center has performed ten productions at the Daytona Beach campus. “We’ve done just about everything – we’ve had Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, Othello, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Twelfth Night, As You Like It, Richard III... just about everything,” Dr. Straubel reported. All of these events were well received by the ERAU populace, due in
part to the great measure of accessibility to the text that the American Shakespeare Center incorporates into their acting method. The American Shakespeare Center focuses on bringing the words of Shakespeare to life in a way that people in the modern world can understand. Even though the play Julius Caesar is over 400 years old, the American Shakespeare Center was able to bring the events to life in a way that even the least familiar with Shakespeare and the fall of the Roman Republic were able to grasp and understand. Thomas J. Coppola, the Touring Troupe Manager of the American Shakespeare Center troupe that came to Embry-Riddle this week, credited the success of the troupe in reaching their audience to the fact that, “[the American Shakespeare Center Troupe] just can act.” He described a
in New York with his 2002 Monte Carlo #48 car. Marty came to ERAU in 2011 and within six months was our Crime Prevention Coordinator. Eighteen months later, Marty became the Assistant Director of Patrol Services. Under the leadership of Director Kevin Mannix, both took on the monumental task of making it possible for Safety & Security to properly protect our campus community by arming its officers. Marty became the lead NRA firearms
instructor, paving the way for future safety officers to be expertly trained by our very own instructors. Marty possesses a passionate and caring personality and always sees and focuses on the good qualities in people rather than negative ones. That is one of the reasons why he is so good with our students. We are very fortunate to have him at ERAU and in Campus Safety & Security Department. As our Director of Safety would say, “It’s in your interest.”
performance the troupe had done in Maine, where people could not believe that the play they saw performed was the play exactly as it was penned by Shakespeare in the 1590s. “They were just dumbfounded that they could understand everything because they had been told for years and years and years that Shakespeare was hard.” The combination of the American Shakespeare Center’s dedication to the source material and their dynamic acting method may seem counterintuitive to those who were not taught Shakespeare well, or at all. The Bard’s work has a reputation in the context of the modern world as being paramount of serious dramatic expression. Some of the works of Shakespeare are indeed quite serious, dealing with such grave and timeless issues as love, lust, death, and despair. Julius Caesar is based on
true events that conspired during the final days of the Roman Republic. Shakespeare took some artistic license with the events that conspired, including the location and timeframe of the conspiracy that is the central source of drama in the story. These changes were mostly made to create a more dramatic timeframe for the events to be staged more easily. The Arts & Letters Committee is an organization based out of the College of Arts and Sciences and is funded by donations from the Embry-Riddle and Daytona Beach communities. Dr. Straubel encourages those who can to donate money to the committee, which brings multiple culturally enriching events to the Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach campus. Some of the events that the Arts & Letters Committee has brought here in the past include jazz per-
formances, talent shows featuring ERAU students and faculty, and other plays by the American Shakespeare Center. The Arts & Letters Committee encourages the students of ERAU to, “support the arts, come out to the shows, maybe volunteer, and make some suggestions.” Students who want to become more involved with the Arts & Letters Committee should contact Dr. Straubel or another committee member, the list of committee members can be found on Connections. The Arts & Letters Committee is currently seeking a student representative, who would provide a student’s viewpoint in the selection process for the various events the committee brings to the Daytona Beach campus. The cultural atmosphere of the campus would benefit from any amount of contribution to the committee.
Photo Courtesy: Campus Safety & Security Assistant Director Marty Pender poses next to his racing memorabilia, as we head into Raceweek.
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Deadpool Rated R for a Reason
Jaclyn Wiley News Editor
Since his introduction in New Mutants #98 in 1990, Deadpool has been a fan favorite in the Marvel Universe. The character is famous for his accelerated healing factor, ultra-violent tendencies and, most famously, the fact that he very blatantly acknowledges the fact that he is a character in a comic book, thereby breaking the fourth wall. The fourth wall was broken many times during the movie, much to the delight of the audience. This, among many other things, was done very well; one instance that stuck out was the opening sequence, which was a masterpiece. It perfectly captured the simultaneous humor and violence that characterizes Deadpool, with some impressive CG to boot. The movie was a refreshing and hilarious spin on the archetypical story of the gritty, stubbly
man with a heart of gold becoming a superhero with the help of fate and the inevitable threat to his child or love interest that spurns him to action. At every turn, the movie tried to subvert the heartwarming tale of the superhero’s rise to greatness, and it did it well. It tops most, if not all of the common superhero origin stories, especially those in recent years. There is nothing wrong with the common method of introducing a superhero – it is definitely effective at introducing people new to comics to the characters and acknowledging the more experienced fans via references - but they do get kind of repetitive after introducing four Avengers, a couple of different teams of X-Men, the Guardians of the Galaxy and the Fantastic Four. And those are just the Marvel heroes! Now, the movie was not perfect and failed to avoid a few clichés. However, the common trope where another person names the hero after some prior
event introduced earlier in the film seemed less forced than in other movies. Even though the “dead pool,” was not in the place it was in the comics. This change was acceptably annoying, unlike the source of the Mockingjay pin in the Hunger Games movie. Remember Madge Undersee. She was important. Deadpool was originally modeled as a spoof of DC Comics’s Deathstroke the Terminator, sharing a highly similar color scheme, weaponry, modus operandi and name with the Teen Titans villain, who used the name “Slade,” from his secret identity of Slade Wilson, in the 2000s animated TV show because of the Cartoon Network censors. Deadpool’s secret identity is Wade Wilson, which allowed his creators and fans to joke that the anti-hero was, “related to Deathstroke.” Though Marvel Entertainment created Deadpool, they sold the movie rights of all of their mutant characters, AKA the
X-Men and Wolverine, to 20th Century FOX during a time of economic troubles for the comic book company. Marvel Studios, which is owned by Disney and is a seperate entity from Marvel Entertainment, is not allowed to portray mutants in their movies in any form because 20th Century FOX owns the rights. Since Deadpool is mutant, he was under 20th Century FOX’s jurisdiction, explaining the appearance he made in X-Men Origins: Wolverine. 20th Century FOX made Deadpool without input from Marvel Studios. I definitely recommend Deadpool to everyone older than 18, and who isn't too grossed out by gore. If you don't like blood, don't see Deadpool. If you are offended by near-constant R-rated language, don't see Deadpool. If you are particularly fond of heroes owned by Marvel, don't see Deadpool. But if you like ultra-violent, foul-mouthed, 20th Century FOX-owned mutants, see Deadpool. It is awesome.
Fortune and Forbes magazines on how Sears, a retail giant who has been in business since 1893, is dying as a company. These articles are justified considering the value of Sears stock has fallen by over 50% since 2010. Not to mention a survey that was conducted in January by Prosper Analytics & Insights, which nationally polled women, who make up 80% of apparel shoppers, of what their preferred clothing retailer was. The survey, which required respondents to write down their favorite retailer rather than choose from a selection, showed that only one
percent of the women surveyed preferred Sears as their clothing store of choice, ranking behind Goodwill, who 1.4% of women prefer as their clothing retailer. However, Sears is not only losing in the area of clothing sales. Sears is also now at odds with another retail giant in the home appliance market, JC Penney, who announced they would resume the sale of appliances for the first time in 30 years in late January. However, Sears remains a strong force in the tools arena with the Craftsman line, which is known for its lifetime warranty on its mid-priced yet high-quality hand tools. With Sears
preforming so poorly in so many areas, it leaves many to wonder what will happen to the Craftsman line in the event of Sear's complete collapse. To help explore the possibilities, we must first understand what the Craftsman line of tools is. Contrary to what many may believe, Sears and its subsidiaries do not have a factory that manufactures Craftsman tools. Craftsman is a brand name that has been assigned to tools made by many manufacturers, including Apex Tool Group and Drop Forge, to be sold at Sears and other licensed retail locations. This being said, it can be assumed that
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Sears is Dying: Its Effect on Craftsman
Mike Shekari Staff Reporter For the aspiring aviation mechanics at Embry-Riddle, choosing one’s first set of tools is one of the most important decisions they will make in their careers. This is because a young mechanic is looking for deals that will not break the bank, but at the same time last for the entirety of their careers. However, one of the potential sources of their tools has been in decline for the past several years. In recent times, many articles have been published by reputable financial and business outlets such as
even if Sears were to go under the source of Craftsman tools would still be available. Leaving the question of what would happen to the name and lifetime warranty on hand tools. These options may only be speculation, but here are two possible scenarios that could play out for the Craftsman name and warranty. Sears could pull a move similar to Kodak, who filed bankruptcy in 2012 ending the company's long era of providing consumer-grade cameras to the general public, which then later relaunched in a limited capacity to continue selling commercial grade camera and imaging equipment.
Similarly, Sears could sell off or close their other departments and remain open as a store exclusively dedicated to the sale of tools, including the Sears Craftsman line, which would preserve the brand and the warranty for customers who depend on Craftsman tools. However, another possibility would be that if Sears shut its doors completely, the brand name could be sold to another company such as Snap-On, MAC or Gear Wrench. This would allow the continuation of Craftsman tools. However, the new company that purchases the brand may or may not decide to honor the Sears Craftsman lifetime warranty.
Anna Gotz, Junior, makes a fight for the Eagles in the first game of season. Unfortunately, the Eagles lost 9-0.
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ERAU Softball Stays Perfect in 2016 with Pair of Wins Over St. Thomas Ryan Mosher ERAU Athletics
Wednesday Men’s Tennis vs Flagler Daytona Beach, Fla. at 3:30 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs Nova SE Daytona Beach, Fla. 5:30 p.m. Baseball vs Flagler Daytona Beach, Fla. 6 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs. Nova SE Daytona Beach, Fla. at 7:30 p.m.
Thursday Women’s Tennis at Flagler St. Augustine, Fla. at 3 p.m.
Friday Softball vs Saint Leo Daytona Beach, Fla. at 6 p.m. Baseball at Trinity Baptist Jacksonville, Fla. at 6 p.m.
Saturday Baseball at Trinity Baptist Jacksonville, Fla. at 12 p.m. Softball vs Saint Leo Daytona Beach, Fla. at 1 p.m. Baseball at Trinity Baptist Jacksonville, Fla. at 3 p.m. Softball vs Saint Leo Daytona Beach, Fla. at 3 p.m. Women’s Basketball at FL Southern Lakeland, Fla. at 5:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball at FL Southern Lakeland, Fla. at 7:30 p.m. Men’s Track & Field vs ERAU Last Chance Daytona Beach, Fla. Women’s Track & Field vs ERAU Last Chance Daytona Beach, Fla.
Sunday No Games
Monday Women’s Golf at Lady Moc Golf Classic Lakeland, Fla.
The Embry-Riddle softball team improved to 6-0 on Saturday, defeating St. Thomas in a doubleheader, 2-1 and 10-2. The Eagles won a pitching duel in the opener as Robi Zimmerman picked up her third win of the season, scattering five hits and allowing just one run before Kassidy Simons picked up her first collegiate save. In the day’s second game, the Eagles jumped out to a 5-2 lead after one inning before ending the game early via a run-rule, 10-2 victory in five innings. Game 1 - ERAU 2, STU 1 The Bobcats scored their only run of the contest in the first inning on an RBI sacrifice bunt. However, Zimmerman minimized the damage by leaving two STU runners with a stirkeout of Carson Catasus. Jessica Castiglione was in the circle for STU, and proved to be effective against the Eagles’ offense, but ERAU was able to tie things up in the second when Gabriela Obia registered an infield single with runners at second and third with two outs, chasing in Simons from third for the first Blue and Gold run of the afternoon. Zimmerman settled in after giving up the lone run in the first frame, setting down the Bobcats in order in the third, and her offense gave her a lead in the last of the fourth when Kailah Rain beat out an infield single with Rae Heuer at third and Natalie Morales at second, allowing Heuer to score the go-ahead run for a 2-1 lead. Simons relieved Zimmerman in the fifth and the freshman faced just three batters before sending the game to the home-half of the inning, and worked around a leadoff single in the sixth by inducing three straight ground balls to retire the side. Simons once again faced the minimum in the seventh, getting three ground balls from the Bobcat batters to secure the 2-1 victory for the Eagles. Zimmerman (3-0) got the win in four innings of work while Simons earned the save. Zimmerman also went 3-for-3 at the plate as both Rain and
Photo Credit: Shemar Alexander/The Avion Newspaper #10 Raquelli Bianco, a senior from Curitiba Brazil, sprints from the plate to score a point for Eagles. Bianco, has 16 hits and 6 run thus far this season.
Obia collected RBIs. In the finale, the Eagles found themselves down 2-0 after half an inning of play, but brought their bats to bear on the Bobcats pitchers, pushing across five runs in the first and four more in the fourth before a walkoff single from Haleigh Lewis gave ERAU the mercy-rule win. Three straight STU hits off Raquelli Bianco in the first resulted in a pair of runs, but Anna Battison started things off for the Eagles in the bottom of the frame, singling on a bunt before stealing second an moving to third on a sacrifice bunt from Rain. After Bianco walked the Bobcats switched pitchers and Simons brought in both runners with a ground-rule
double to left center, later scoring when Lewis doubled her in for a 3-2 lead. Obia’s single moved Lewis to third and Heuer to second after Heuer walked and Natalie Morales doubled to deep right-center to account for the final two runs of the inning and a 5-2 Eagle cushion. Neither team could score in the second or third, but after Bianco delivered a 1-2-3 inning in the fourth, the Eagles pounded out six hits and pushed across four more runs, as Zimmerman, Simons, Lewis and Mckenzee Quinn all recorded RBIs for a 9-2 Eagle advantage. Bianco ent three-up, three-down in the fifth and after two outs were made in the bottom of
the inning, Zimmerman walked before Simons was hit by a pitch and Lewis delivered the walk-off single up the middle, scoring Zimmerman from second for the 10-2 final. Bianco (3-0) tossed the complete five innings, allowing two runs on five hits with three strikeouts in the circle. ERAU had 13 hits, as Simons and Lewis each had three base knocks and three RBIs. Bianco, Zimmerman and Simons each scored twice as well. The Eagles face their first NCAA II opponent next weekend when they host Saint Leo Friday and Saturday, Feb. 19-20, starting with a single game Friday night at 6 p.m. and a twin bill set for 1 p.m. on Saturday.
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The Embry-Riddle men’s basketball team got its 13th win of the 201516 season in impressive fashion, blowing past Saint Leo, 96-56 at the ICI Center. The Eagles (13-9) never trailed in the game and got some revenge from a 99-92 loss to SLU (15-9) earlier in the season. The Blue and Gold had six playters score in double-figures, while
Losing Team: 56 holding the Lions to just 32 percent from the field and 0-for-21 from three-point range, but hitting 17 treys of its own en route to the rout. Ognjen Miljkovic, who finished with a game-high 16 points, made two free throws to open the scoring and the hosts never looked back, blitzing the Lions with a 12-0 lead at the 15:18 mark following a Dillon Graham three, and eventually pushing the cushion to 22-6 on
a Miljkovic layup with 12 minutes left in the half. The visitors never got closer than 14 after a Marcus Dewberry layup with 10 minutes to go, while the Eagles connected on 47 percent of their shots from the field, including a 7-for15 effort from deep. ERAU also went 11-for-14 from the charity stripe in the opening period. Dalton Barnes led all scorers at the break with 14 points to go along with five boards, while Miljkovic added nine points and Graham chipped in eight. The second half was more of the same for both teams as Daniel Kiesling began things in the final stanza with a triple off a Miljkovic assist and the advantage grew to 29 a few minutes later when Reed Ridder’s
Track and Field Wraps Up Samford Open Michel Pierce ERAU Athletics Men’s Track and Field: The Embry-Riddle men’s track & field team concluded the Samford Open on Saturday at the Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama. A number of personal records fell during the day’s events. Calahan Warren placed ninth overall and won his heat in the mile, setting a personal-best time of 4:20.45 in the race. In the 3000m, Matt Graves placed 17th in 8:54.04 while Ryan Larson broke his personal record with a time of 9:03.46. ERAU’s best event of the day was the 800m, which saw three different Eagles set new indoor personal bests, led by Jamin
Mays’ seventh-place PR time of 1:54.94. James Fell was 12th with a personal-best time of 1:57.39 while Devontae Persha finished 18th with a personal-record time of 1:58.66. The Eagles return home next weekend to host the ERAU Last Chance meet on Saturday, Feb. 20. Women’s track and Field: The Embry-Riddle women’s track & field team concluded the Samford Open on Saturday at the Crossplex in Birmingham, Alabama. Paige Bussard established a new school record in an exciting shot put competition that featured a pair of Eagles breaking the record on consecutive throws. Bussard and Caitlyn
Joslyn both competed in the shot put, with Joslyn setting the school record with an 11.18m toss on her third and final throw. Bussard, who had recorded an 11.03m mark on her second throw, came back on the very next throw and bested Joslyn’s record by hurling the shot put 11.94m. Bussard also set a new personal record in the weight throw with a toss of 13.30m. On the track, Mikaela Hakamaa established a personal best in the 3000m with a time of 10:52.75 and Marina LeVine broke her indoor personal record with a 2:15.48 time in the 800m. The Eagles return home next weekend to host the ERAU Last Chance meet on Saturday, Feb. 20.
three found the bottom of the net at the 15:49 mark, making it 62-33 in favor of ERAU. Ridder, who scored all of his 15 points in the second half, made five threes in the last period, including one that made it 80-48 with under eight minutes to go. The final five minutes belonged to both benches, and Brian Johnson provided the highlight of the night with a ferocious dunk off an in-bounds
play, putting the Eagle lead at 86-50 with 5:06 left in the game. Skyler Hogan finished the night with a double-double, and recorded the final points of the contest with a layup off an Eddie Gray assist to account for the 96-56 final. The Eagles shot 44 percent from the floor and 52 percent from deep, outrebounding the Lions 52-35. Miljkovic and Kiesling each had 16 points, while Ridder went for 15,
Left: Embry-Riddle player Daniel Kiesling makes a shot at the winning game on Saturday night. Kiesling is a senior majoring in Mechanical Engineering, and has emerged as one of Riddle’s basketball stars this year.
Barnes had 14 and Hogan accounted for 13 points. Graham scored 10 points while Johnson finished with a career-high nine. Hogan had 11 boards for game-high honors, while Miljkovic grabbed nine and Kiesling eight. Barnes added six assists, five rebounds and a steal to his stat sheet, and Ridder dished out five assists. Embry-Riddle will host Nova Southeastern on Wednesday, Feb. 17 at 7:30 p.m. in the ICI Center.
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