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believed that the souls of the deceased were freed for one day of the year and could be reached for communication and interation. In Celtic, Samhain means “summer’s end.” Summer’s end was a particularly important date as it marked the move into the winter. It was an importnat time for people who survived by hunting and harvesting. The cold, dark time of winter was strongly associated with the concept of human death. On the date of Sahmain, Druids (Celtic Pagans) would celebrate the holiday via a great fire festival encouraging the
dimming sun not to vanish. In celebration, Druids would dance around bonfires to keep evil spirits
away and afterwards would leave their doors open at night in hopes that family and other
friendly spirits would join them. During the early Middle ages, Christian influence had strong sway over the Celtic Sahmain traditions. In an attempt to garner converts, early Chrisitianity would often maintain long-held traditions of older religions. Today’s tradition of dressing up in costumes originates from the Druid tradition of adorning themselves with animal heads and animal skins and predicting each other’s futures around the celebratory bonfire. Modern day trickor-treating derived from the custom of guising; a tradition held in Scotland and Ireland during the 19th century where children would scoop up turnips,
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The History of Halloween
Trey Henderson Editor-in-Chief
Halloween, the holiday that we know today to be a fun-filled event of children running through the streets in creative and colorful costumes begging parents and elders alike for handfuls of candy, has not always been such. With origins dating back to the time of the Celtics and Druids, Halloween has been a celebration for more than 2000 years, but during the millenia it has come under great influence from differing groups and religions. The earliest traces of Halloween date back to the Celtic festival known as Samhain (pronounced sah-win), the Celtic New Year. Samhain was also known as the day of the dead, where the Celtics
ERAU Gears Up For
Homecoming
Festivities Wesley Lewis Assistant Director of Media and Marketing
What’s Inside
When you think of ERAU, many things come to mind: the Wright Flyer, Propellers, and great possibilities of what the future holds for fellow classmates and yourself. Thus, to help capture this sense of the future, this year’s Homecoming theme is “A Glimpse into the Future: The Greatest Adventure Lies Ahead.” We want to capture the energy and excitement of the future and celebrate the possibilities of human
imagination. We therefore invite all student organizations, campus departments, and members of the ERAU community to participate within the Embry-Riddle Homecoming 2013 festivities. There are a variety of ways to get involved with Homecoming this year. For student groups and organizations, we invite you to participate in the Homecoming competition with events taking place all week. If you have an artis-
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tic flair you should try your luck at either the Spirit Sign Competition on Monday or chalk out on Legacy Walk for the Chalk Art Contest on Tuesday. If you don’t have that artistic eye, but have the moves to rock it, strut your stuff at Air Jam on Wednesday evening. If you have spirit and want to show the world, come participate in the Homecoming Parade with a float on Saturday, Nov. 9. We also award points to student organizations for just attending events such as Air Jam and the Comedy Show! The winner of the overall Homecoming Competition will be announced at the Bonus Bucks Auction on Nov. 20. For more details on the competition, please check out the Homecoming page on ERAU Connection. Applications are due by Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. We want to recognize amazing individuals who capture the spirit of ERAU and make us proud to be Eagles! Therefore, we
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carve out faces on them and use them as lanterns, this was to see with and to ward off spirits. Since the days of turnips, pumpkins have, of course, taken the stage in their place and have become the icon of modern day Halloween. The children, laden with their turnip lanterns would then go from home to home where they would often be rewarded with cakes, fruit, or money after doing a short performance of singing, dancing, or playing an instrument. This has since evolved to the modern tradition of saying the phrase “trick or treat!” Despite the unusuality of the things we do nowadays in celebration of Halloween, much of it has historical context and reference to previous religions and their respective celebrations of the time.
request campus departments and student organizations to nominate individuals for the homecoming court. Nominees must have at least junior class standing with 58 credit hours, 2.5 CGPA, and be a registered ERAU Daytona Beach student. Nominations will close on Oct. 18 at 5 p.m. through the Homecoming ERAU Connection page. The court will be chosen by a vote of the student body during the last week of Oct. All court candidates require a $20 nomination fee. The King and Queen will be voted on during Homecoming Week and announced at the basketball game on Nov. 9. For further information about homecoming court and homecoming activities, check out the B section of this issue of The Avion.
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Army ROTC Runs Ten Miles Executive Board Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor News Editor Business Manager Photography Editor Advertising Manager
Trey Henderson Elizabeth Worsham Matt Michlowitz Richard Weakley Austin Coffey Abby Diekmann
Editorial Staff Front Editor Campus Editor Opinions Editor Homecoming SGA Editor I&T Editor Sports Editor Comics Editor Entertainment Editor
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Staff Members Reporters
Floyd Perkinson Josh Nutzati
Photographers
Antonie Daugny Khaled Saeed
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Thomas Wheatly ERAU Army ROTC While most of the student population was catching up on sleep, visiting family, or just hanging on the beach over fall break, ERAU Army ROTC was busy travelling up to Washington, DC in order to compete in Association of the United States Army’s (AUSA) Annual Army Ten Miler. This ten-mile footrace starts and ends at the Pentagon, and courses its way through the nation’s capital city, granting those who participate a truly unique opportunity to see Washington like few have ever seen it before. At the sound of a cannon shot at 8:00 AM on Sunday, October 20th, 19 cadets from Embry-Riddle’s Army ROTC program set off along with nearly 35,000 other runners to complete the ten mile race. Surrounded by people from all walks of life, including soldiers, sailors, Marines, airmen, Olympic
athletes, and civilians, ERAU Army ROTC cadets moved along the normally jammed streets of downtown Washington, making their way through the crowd of other racers in an effort to reach the front of the pack.In the end, the ERAU Army ROTC cadets demonstrated the excellence both Embry-Riddle and the Army are known for, as they finished 7th out of the 63 teams racing. Cadet Joshua Guerrero, individual champion of the 2013 Daytona Beach Half-Marathon, finished as an individual 180th out of the nearly 35,000 runners that day. Following the race, on Monday, the Army ROTC cadets visited the AUSA’s Annual Meeting and Exposition, a massive event where the best and brightest of both the private and public sector come together to showcase some of the most advanced weaponry and armament available today. Everything from newest shoulder-fired weapons
to full size helicopters to rail guns that utilize magnetic fields to destroy their target were available to view, and ERAU Army ROTC cadets were able to talk with the industry’s top engineers and designers about some of newest defense technology available to the military. Following the Annual Meeting and Exposition, the Army ROTC cadets visited the U.S. Capitol to sit down with the staff of Senator Marco Rubio and ask questions pertaining to the most current issues of today. Meeting with the Senator’s Chief National Security Advisor and Veteran’s Affairs staff, among the topics discussed included the debt ceiling, current threats to national security, trends for future military operations, and even the day-to-day operations in the U.S. Senate. Cadets were given a tour of the Capitol Building by other staff members of the office, and after the tour, headed
back to Daytona. ERAU Army ROTC cadets are among the most professional and dedicated members of the Embry-Riddle family, and both the school and the Army were well represented throughout the course of the cadets’ time in Washington, DC. Opportunities such as this and more are abundant in the ERAU Army ROTC program, and offer students a level of exposure and professional development rarely found elsewhere.To learn more about the Army Ten Miler or Army ROTC in general, contact Lieutenant Colonel (Retired) Oakland McCulloch at (251) 4591918 or Captain (Retired) Craig L. Robinson at 386226-6437, or visit www. goarmy.com. On campus, the Army ROTC department is located in the ROTC Center (Building 501) on the second floor of the ROTC building. Stop by and see us if you have any questions.
SHPE Earns Recognition Esteban Sanchez SHPE Representative This semester has been an extremely successful semester for the Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers (SHPE) – Las Águilas Chapter. Before October started, we had already earned three Nadie Se Mete awards from our region within SHPE Nationals. The “Nadie Se Mete” Award – September had three specific achievement goals: recruiting, professional development, and national conference registration. We achieved the New Member Recruiting portion of the award for exceeding the number
of new members that we were expected to get, and for getting a larger percentage of new members than the other chapters in our region in the same amount of time. The Professional Development part of the award evaluated our preparation activities for the SHPE National Conference, which included a speaker series in our chapter meetings and learning how to dress and act properly in a conference environment. The National Conference Registration part of the award was earned based on exceeding simple goals for the number of SHPE – Las Águilas members being registered
for the SHPE National Conference, which takes place October 30-November 3. The other two “Nadie Se Mete” awards we received in September were both for surpassing our SHPE Conference Stretch Goals and getting a significantly higher number of members registered for our national conference than we needed to have. Only a couple of weeks into October, we earned another “Nadie Se Mete” Award – Membership Stretch Goal for exceeding a target number of members that were both registered and paid on a national level. On October 21st, our Chapter President, Ste-
ven O’Neill, along with the rest of our executive board got recognized by our Regional Vice President, Jay Flores, for growing our chapter to the largest it has ever been in history. Boeing has also been a great help to us this year. They donated a large amount of money to our chapter to help our members get to the SHPE National Conference. They also had five representatives in one of our chapter meetings as part of our speaker series, including Mark Lyden, Boeing’s Lead Recruiter and author of the bookDo This! Get Hired, which is quite popular with students.
HSSA Brings FBI Expert The Avion is produced weekly during the fall and spring term, and bi-weekly during summer terms. The Avion is produced by a volunteer student staff. Student editors make all content, business and editorial decisions. The editorial opinions expressed in The Avion are solely the opinion of the undersigned writer(s), and not those of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, the Student Government Association, the staff of The Avion, or the student body. Letters appearing in The Avion are those of the writer, identified at the end of the letter. Opinions expressed in the “Student Government” and “Student Life” sections are those of the identified writer. Letters may be submitted to The Avion for publication, provided they are not lewd, obscene or libelous. Letter writers must confine themselves to less than 800 words. Letters may be edited for brevity and formatted to newspaper guidelines. All letters must be signed. Names may be withheld at the discretion of the Editor-in-Chief. The Avion is an open forum for student expression. The Avion is a division of the Student Government Association. The Avion is a member of the Associated Collegiate Press. The costs of this publication are paid by the Student Government Association and through advertising fees. The Avion distributes one free copy per person. Additional copies are $0.75. Theft of newspapers is a crime, and is subject to prosecution and Embry-Riddle judicial action. This newspaper and its contents are protected by United States copyright law. No portion of this publication may be reproduced, in print or electronically, without the expressed written consent of The Avion. Correspondence may be addressed to: The Avion Newspaper, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd., Daytona Beach, Florida 32114. Physical office: John Paul Riddle Student Center, Room 110. Phone: (386) 226-6049. Fax: (386) 226-6727.
Jennifer Blanco HSSA Public Relations The Homeland Security Student Association (HSSA) will welcome a distinguished guest speaker for the October Cybersecurity Month. Special Agent Jon P. Windness, Jr., a cybersecurity expert from the FBI Jacksonville Division will be speaking in the COA Atrium on Tuesday, October 29 at 5:30 PM. Here is a look at what he will be presenting!“The Internet is changing the world
faster than ever. Terrorists, foreign adversaries, and criminals are taking advantage of this change, adapting their methods to exploit newfound vulnerabilities in the online-centric world. Cyberspace today’s “Wild Wild West” has altered the landscape of how crimes are carried out, from anywhere in the world, with only a few clicks of a mouse. The FBI is leading the national effort to investigate these high-tech crimes, including cyber based terrorism, espionage, comput-
er intrusions, and major cyber fraud. This hour long presentation will further explore the FBI’s role in protecting the U.S. from such threats, borrowing from real world examples. Also discussed will be methods hackers use to compromise computer systems, crimes committed once access is obtained, and suggestions for improving security.” Cybersecurity has become one of the greatest concerns to our nation’s safety and as citizens of the world we must take
initiative in collaborating in efforts to maintain the security of our homeland! Come enjoy an interactive and intellectual presentation that is sure to blow you away! For questions, comments or concerns please feel free to contact the HSSA Public Relations officer, Jennifer Blanco at blancoj6@my.erau.edu. Save the Date: Tuesday, October 29 at 5:30 PM in the COA Atrium. Don’t forget to come to this great presentation and I hope to see you there!
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Feed Your Head Mancas Speaks on Real Dracula Himani Parekh Guest Reporter Halloween is just around the corner, and what could be more fitting than a discussion on Romania and the truth behind the legend of Count Dracula? Nothing. Thus, it makes perfect sense that the latest Feed Your Head event, “Dacia, Dracula, and Romania,” presented by the Honors College on Wednesday, Oct. 23 had the Gale Lemerand Auditorium respectably full of students waiting to hear Associate Professor Stefan Mancas speak on the history and legend originating in his native country, Romania. Professor Mancas, an expert on the integration of nonlinear differential equations and an enthusiast in the arena of ancient civilizations and extinct languages, took us back in time to the very beginnings of Romania as it was settled by the Minoans from across the Mediterranean. Speaking knowledgeably of geography, history, and language, he led us through the various conquests, battles, power struggles of the many cultures that converged in the region that today is Romania. Then came the Dark Ages; literally, a black slide to symbolize the lack of history available from this epoch. (No one said there wasn’t humor here). Finally, the long anticipated story of Vlad Tepes, the Impaler, the man who was
the basis for Count Dracula. You’ve heard the phrase “Off with their heads!” (the Queen of Hearts’s fallback solution in Alice in Wonderland). Well, for Vlad Tepes, it was more along the lines of “Impale them!” Mancas shared with us several true stories of the Romanian ruler’s impalements. In one such, Vlad the Impaler impaled a crowd of peasants to whom he had served food and wine after they expressed a desire to end their misery in response to his queries in the matter because after all, that would undoubtedly end their suffering on earth. It was this extreme blood thirstiness, combined with certain cultural aspects, such as the practice of carrying sticks with real wolf heads impaled upon them into battle, that fueled Irish author Bram Stoker’s envisioning of his 1897 novel Dracula. Mancas then proceeded to compare and contrast the truth of Vlad Tepes and Romania with the imaginings of Stoker. The night proved to be informative and horrifyingly intriguing. After all, real people who proved ruthless and bloodthirsty in their endeavours are somehow more fascinating in their study than a fictional character can ever be. Besides, with Halloween on the way, a little morbid intrigue is just the right food for the head.
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Model UN Goes to Gainsville
Michael Gutkowski/Model UN Embry-Riddle Model UN club went to Gainesville to participate in the Florida Model United Nations Conference. Members participated in numerous committees hosting in part by ERAU MUN members. Sid Rai represented France in the UN Security Council and Jay Lewis represented France in the Economic and Social committee. Together they received an award for an Honorable Delegation. The rest of the club was embroiled in a struggle for power in early 1950’s in Stalin’s inner circle or as one of President Truman’s closest advisors. In the end, both sides caused the world to slide towards nuclear oblivion. Fun was had by all! If any of this interests you, MUN meets in LB 267 every Tuesday at 8:00 p.m.
Foreign Correspondent Scholarship Jane Reilly Exec. Dir. of OPCF Graduate and undergraduate students, studying at American colleges and universities or Americans studying at foreign universities, who aspire to become foreign correspondents, are invited to apply for one of fourteen scholarships/internships to be awarded by the Overseas Press Club Foundation. (OPCF) From among the scholarship winners, the Foundation selects up to nine scholars and pays travel and living expenses for them to intern at foreign bureaus at such leading news organization as the Associated Press, Reuters, GlobalPost and Forbes. Students win either a $2,000 grant or funding for their overseas experience. In many cases, winning a prestigious OPC Foundation award has
helped launch careers. Winners are also invited to join the Overseas Press Club family. They are encouraged to network and keep the organization informed of their career moves. The judges require that applicants submit a Cover Letter, Resume and Essay. The applicant’s name and school should appear at the top of each page. The Essay of approximately 500 words should concentrate on an area of the world or an international issue that is in keeping with the applicant’s interest. It can be in the form of a news story, analysis, or essay. Recent winners have written on such diverse topics as playing black jack on the Trans-Siberian Railroad, political activism in Morocco, and social upheaval in China. Applicants are also encouraged to submit essays showing
a strong understanding of, or interest in, global economic issues such as trade, finance, emerging markets, immigration or environmental impacts. While the writing sample need not be new work, it should be submitted in a form that meets the application requirements. The Cover Letter should be autobiographical in nature addressing such questions as how the applicant developed an interest in this particular part of the world, or how he or she would use the scholarship to further journalistic ambitions. The judges respond well to applications showing strong reporting skills, color, and understanding or passion. Winners will be contacted in December so that arrangements can be made for them to attend the Foundation Scholarship Luncheon in
February 2014 in New York City at the Foundation’s expense. Recipients are expected to attend. The results will be posted on the Web site in mid-December. Applicants do not have to be US citizens. Applications may be sent by mail, fax or email. Please choose one. Email is preferred (Word or PDF). The deadline for the application is Sunday, December 1, 2013. Email: foundation@opcofamerica.org Fax: 201-612-9915 Mail: William J. Holstein, President, Overseas Press Club Foundation, 40 West 45 Street, New York NY 10036 The foundation can be found on the web at http://www.overseaspressclubfoundation. org/ For more information, contact Jane Reilly, Executive Director, at foundation@opcofamerica.org or call (201) 493-9087.
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SGA Road Cleanup Alonzo Sweet COA Representative October 26 2013 the Environmental Awareness Committee did a road clean up on the SGA’s road. Its location is behind the airport. The committee members went and cleaned out a trash area that people used to dump all sorts of products. At the site there were parts of refrigerators, tires, tvs, parts of washers and dryers and miscellaneous garbage. All this was found right off the road where it seemed people just dump
their trash. So the EAC cleaned this area and would like it to be known that the forest off the road isn’t a place to dump. The EAC will pursue getting a no dumping sign placed in the area to help stop dumping. The road cleanup went well and the student body was able to make a difference to the environment on Saturday morning. All students are welcome to participate in any events the EAC holds and would like to meet more of the student body. Weekly meetings are held on Wednesdays
at 430pm inside the SGA conference room. These meetings are for creative ideas and positivity for the school. Together with the student body the Volusia county area can become a better and cleaner place. The next event that the EAC will do is the Marine Science Center trip. It will be Saturday November 9 from 11am – 1pm. The festival of the birds will happen that day. The EAC will meet in the SGA conference room the day of and then go together to the Center to learn about marine life.
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Food for Forumers! Adegoke Adelabu COE Representative
October 28th – November 1st
Monday COA: 1-4pm on Legacy Walk Veterans: 12-2pm in MyVets Lounge
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COAS: 5pm in COA Atrium
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COB/ Graduate: 4pm in COB 119 Housing & Residence: 6pm in COB 127
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COE: 3-5pm in Lehman Atrium
Hi there! The Forum Week is just around the corner. Your able and awesome representatives have been planning all semester and working really hard to make sure that the event turns out to be a Forum worth remembering. There will be lots of free food, and you can go to other colleges’ forum to partake in their meal and find out what’s going on in that college. The SGA is happy to inform you that the Forum week will be very rewarding as you can win lots of prizes and eat all week long. President Ronald Reagan once said, “You can tell a lot about a fellow’s character by his way of eating jellybeans.” I don’t know if any of the colleges will have jellybeans but, hey, you are free to eat as much as you want at the Forum. Apart from food, the Forum Week is also a time for you to ask questions and find out what’s going on in your college as well as get involved in projects or join organizations in your college. A. S. Byatt once said, “In England, everyone believes if you think, then you don’t feel. But all my novels are about joining together thinking and feeling.” If you think your college should be run in a particular way or feel your representatives should do things in a particular way, join your thoughts and feelings together by going to the forum. The Forum Week is going to be a wonderful week for all Eagles.
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Celebrity Authors visit Liberty Will Survive: Why You Should Be Proud to Daytona Beach William A. Cummins Conference Director The “Celebrity Authors on the Beach Writers Conference” is approaching, folks. We encourage you to get tickets now for this exciting event scheduled from 8:00am to 5:00 pm, Nov. 16, 2013, at the beautiful News-Journal Center in downtown Daytona Beach. We invite you join us for an enjoyable and fantastic learning experience featuring 10 exciting, knowledgeable, and published writers willing to share secrets of their success. This is a different kind of conference where writers of all ages can
quickly learn how to write, publish, and promote their work. It is a special day with 20% set aside for local writing scholarships. Celebrity Authors on the Beach is an action-oriented group of authors who wish to share their knowledge, wisdom, and experience with others to foster the growth and prosperity of all involved in the writing, publishing, and promotion of books. We know that learning how to express ideas clearly and correctly is one of the most important talents a student can acquire. A talent that quickly moves you to the head of the class. The goal of Celebrity
Authors is to provide inside information that will move writers to take action as experts and entrepreneurs. as well as secrets the authors have never told about how to make a difference through writing and the exact steps used in their own businesses, which enabled them to make large-scale impacts that affected other people’s lives. Theater seating with lunch available nearby, free parking and a keepsake program are yours. Seating is limited so spread the word and reserve your seat at this website: http://www.caipublishing.net for information call: 386-383-5198.
ERAU students many payment options such as Eagle Dollars, Dining Dollars, Sodexo Bucks and Meal Plan. Please refer Table 1 for terms and definitions. Starbucks has an excellent rewards program encouraging us to stay caffeinated. It is easy to become a member of the Starbucks rewards program and, after making 30 transactions using your Starbucks gift card within a period of one year, Starbucks will mail you a flashy gold card with your name engraved on it. After acquiring the Gold Card, Starbucks will reward you with one free drink for every 12 transactions. We now have to answer an important question. Is it cheaper paying for our coffee using dining dollars which rewards us with an unquestioned 10% discount or the Prestigious Starbucks Gold Card which rewards us with 1 free drink for every 12 purchases. Theory Analysis Let ‘x’ be the cost of our purchase at Starbucks. Suppose we purchase 12 drinks of the same type (Example:
12 Grande White Chocolate Mochas), we get the 13th drink for free. This implies the average cost of our drink is 12x/13 (Total cost/ Total number of drinks). Parallelly, if we purchase 13 drinks using Dining Dollars as the mode of payment, the average cost of our drink is (13x−1.3x)/13 (Cost of 13 drinks – 10% of the Cost of 13 drinks divided by 13) which results in 11.7x/13. Since we can use our free reward to redeem any handcrafted beverage or any food item of your choice, for this argument, we shall assume the cost of the item purchased using our Starbucks reward to be $5.50. We now have the option of purchasing 12 espresso shots which will cost us $12 and redeem a free drink worth $5.50 or purchase 12 Venti Iced Pumpkin Spiced Lattes costing us a total of ~$ 65.00 and redeem a free drink worth $5.50. We can now infer that there exists a particular purchase value (i.e., there exists a unique ‘x’ such that if the cost of your
How to pay for your Starbucks Coffee
Ajay Raghavendra Computational Math As responsible, broke, loan-ridden college students, Starbucks coffee is our solution to make the deadline and turn in our projects, papers and assignments the night before they are due. The cost of obtaining our beloved coffee is borne by one of the following: Credit cards, Debit Cards, Cash, Eagle Dollars, Meal Plans, Sodexo Bucks, Dining Dollars, Starbucks Gift Cards and the prestigious Starbucks Gold Card. However, there exists a strategy to optimize our money for coffee through a combination of payment methods (i.e., reduce the cost of our Starbucks consumption since it is impossible to give up or reduce the intake of our Starbucks coffee). In this article, we shall discuss the methods to get the most for our buck through a combination of Dining Dollars and the Starbucks Gold Card. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s dining service provider Sodexo allows
be an American
It was cold. The food was in short supply, and basic comfort items like shoes, coats, or blankets had all but vanished. The true nature of sacrifice and war had reared its ugly head, taking its toll without remorse. Whatever remaining spirit there was to march on was fracturing. But worst of all, it was cold. The frigid bite of the bitterest winter was enough to break even the strongest of men. In December of 1777, there was not a soul who did not wish to return home. In his cabin, the commander was faced with a decision of horrendous magnitudes. Withering in his torment and sobbing at the burden he had no choice but to shoulder, George Washington was beyond exhausted. This radical experiment of liberty, freedom, and independence was about to take a somber turn into one of the darkest periods of the American Revolution. He had watched his soldiers trudge on day after day. The landscape was a limitless canvas of pure-white snow. Frost like razors cut into the feet of his men; a river of warm, sticky blood snaked its way across the Pennsylvania countryside, following every twist and turn of the marching patriots’ route. Undernourished and poorly protected from the harsh elements, sickness ravaged the camp. A deadly combination of typhoid, dysentery, and pneumonia claimed the lives of over 2,500 men before winter’s end. Having recently lost Philadelphia to the British, morale was a decaying remnant of times long gone. The will of the young warfighters was in tat-
ters. It was time to go home. Slowly but surely, the first generation of American soldiers began to desert the camp. The opportunity was not just exceedingly tempting; it was an insatiable prospect. It was a chance to go home, hug loved ones, eat a hearty meal, and sleep in a warm bed. The soldiers could leave the desolate, miserable wasteland of Valley Forge a return to a normal life. The critical point for the survival of liberty had arrived. If Washington allowed the men to continue to desert, it would mean the demise of their independence, rendering for naught all they had endeavored to accomplish up to that point. The “United States” would be just an embarrassingly short story of a rebellion against the King; a small blemish in the history of the British Empire. Overwhelmed with resignation and gloom at the terrible deeds he knew needed to be done, Washington recognized this pivotal moment. Suppressing his inhibitions and hiding his nauseating sense of guilt and desperation, the General called the Continental Army to formation. With the eyes of his soldiers and the world upon him, in front of the callous judgment of history, the Commander boldly declared any man caught deserting would be shot or hanged on site. The men knew General Washington would not hesitate to keep his word. It was George Washington’s gift to the world. Right or wrong and for only God to judge, liberty would survive. Today, the shortcomings of our elected leaders have become the bane of this nation’s ability to persevere. Partisan gridlock has par-
alyzed our system, and our very way of life is threatened by the unyielding foe of political brinksmanship. What is most troubling, however, is that a toxic concoction of empty rhetoric and fear mongering has laid the foundation for some Americans to develop a sense of shame at the idea of being from the United States. Fear of the unknown have gripped those who want nothing more than to continue to call themselves the free, yet these people have been robbed of the strength or will to make this sort of future absolute. Herein lies the true threat to the legacy of General Washington. Understand this with complete lucidity: be proud to be an American. Though our might as a nation is being tested, our mettle to carry the torch of liberty for all of humankind remains strong. The resilience of this wondrous experiment in democracy will not fall victim to the woes of a single legislative body; for the very core of freedom lies not within a building, monument, or government agency, but within every patriot that recognizes what lies before them. The very blessings of liberty are derived from the will to drive on; from the cumulative spirit of all freedom-loving people of the world. Generations of this country’s finest have fought and died to preserve this exquisite yet imperfect form of governance, and no American dare throw this sacrifice away at the beseech of a stumble in democracy. Fear will turn to determination, uncertainty will turn to steadfastness, and the American people will come together to reassert their freedoms with which have been so carelessly trifled.
drink is above ‘x’, it is better to use Dining Dollars as the method of payment and if the cost of your drink is below ‘x’, using your Starbucks card will serve you better). Numerical Solution Total savings after 13 transaction using Dining Dollars as the mode of payment 13x−11.7x=1.3x (1) Total savings after 13 transactions using Starbucks Gold card as the mode of payment $5.5 (2)
Solving equations (1) and (2), we get x=4.230… The value of the cost of our purchase determining our choice of payment is $4.23. Concluding, Mathematics is an amazing subject whose applications are phenomenal. Also, it is possible to save money at Starbucks by carefully using a combination of Dining Dollars and Starbucks gift card. If the purchase value is lesser than $4.23, Starbucks Gold card is a wiser method for pay-
ment and if the purchase value is more than $4.23, we can save money by making Dining Dollars as the mode of payment. If the purchase cost is equal to $4.23, either payment method yields the same savings. Acknowledgement I would like to thank Starbuck’s amazing Salted Caramel Mocha for giving me the necessary power and inspiration to write this article before turning in my EGR-115 program the night before it was due.
Thomas N. Wheatley Human Factors, 2014
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Scammers are Still Phishing
Barbara Chearney Information Technology
Scammers are still phishing for your information. The more sensitive the information, the more valuable it is: social security numbers, banking information, credit card accounts, your mother’s maiden name – even the make and model of your first car, the name of your first grade teacher or the name of the street where you grew up; are you thinking password-reset questions? You should be! You wouldn’t leave your valuables lying around for anyone to take, so don’t leave your valuable information lying around for the taking. Since October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month, we wanted to highlight some new phishing scams and ways to com-
bat them. Before we do, though, let’s quickly review what phishing is. Phishing is a way for scammers to use electronic tools, like your phone or computer, against you to steal your personal information. A lot of times, victims of phishing scams don’t even know they’ve been victimized…until their bank accounts have been drained or their identities have been stolen. With that in mind, keep your eyes and ears pealed for the following new cyber threats: Social Media Creepers: Most, if not all of us, have personal or organizational social media accounts. But have you ever thought about how many creepers there might be out there watching what you post? Worse yet, have you ever
thought about who might work/school/ if he’s lucky, be collecting and catalog- and then target his mesing data about you, your sage directly toward you. family and/or your organi- Suddenly a phishing meszation? All it takes is a little sage seems a little more bit of information from one legitimate if it sounds like person added to another bit it’s coming from someone of information from anoth- who knows you, right? er person – multiplied by WRONG. It’s just spear 20, thanks to the power of through the heart; don’t get the Internet and the con- hooked. nections it makes for you – Smartphone Sneakers: to complete a picture for a Phones have less computsocial media creeper. ing power, so a lot of peoSpear Phishers: Gone are ple don’t want to install the days of getting phishing security measures that can emails stating that you’ll get use up their phone’s mem$150 million from a distant ory and drain its battery. relative in a foreign land Or worse, some people will if you can wire $150,000 “jailbreak” their phones so to a stranger you’ve never they can download applimet. These days, phishing cations that are blocked by is more targeted, hence the the phone’s manufacturer. spear. A spear phisher can Oftentimes this will result take your name, maybe in people downloading creep you on social media apps from third-party sites, and find some intel regard-S:10”which – as you can probaing your friends/family/ bly image – are a hacker’s
heaven. Exposing your phone’s operating system to a hacker is just as dangerous as opening up your computer’s operating system to a hacker. What can you do to protect yourself? Watch what you post online. Just as you would be leery of a sidewalk lurker, consider a social media creeper. Don’t put anything up on the Internet that you wouldn’t tell a perfect stranger, or a million perfect strangers. View every text message, email message and phone message with a discerning eye (and ear). If something about it doesn’t sound right, it probably isn’t. Follow your gut and don’t freely give out personal information, account numbers or passwords to just anyone who asks for them. Remember: Emb-
ry-Riddle will never ask for your password, and you can always change your ERAU password through ERNIE>My Account>My Tools>Change Password. And of course: always, always, always protect your mobile device with a password for when (not if… when!) the haste of life causes you to turn your back on your dear friend for a split second and she’s gone. And last, but certainly not least, if you think that your ERAU account has been compromised, contact IT Support immediately. For more information, go to ERNIE>Information Technology>Security. You can call IT Support @ 386-226-6990 or email ITSupport@erau.edu. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook: www.facebook. com/EmbryRiddleIT!
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Zack Wilkinson Guest Reporter Last Monday the French aircraft manufacturer Dassault Aviation announced its first new mid-size private jet in nearly ten years. The 5x will be entering a class currently hosting Bombardier’s Global 5000 and the Gulfstream 450. With a passenger capacity of 16, more efficient engines than its competitors, and a cabin size exceeding the other jets in its class, the 5x is set to excel.
The 5x is slightly shorter than Falcon’s long-range offering, the 7x (launched in 2007), but is altogether brand new in its design having very few shared features. It comes with re-designed wings, a new fuselage, new engines, and a re-envisioned digital flyby-wire control system. One of the most unique factors about the 5x is its revolutionary cabin design. The CEO of Dassault, Eric Trappier stated, “The industry has moved in a direction of wider cabins which, of course, has
allowed Dassault to offer industry leading functionality, space and comfort in the Falcon 5X. One of the measures of an international business jet is how the passenger feels upon arrival. There is simply more space, which will create a better sense of well-being for the passengers.” Though the cabin is 5 inches shorter than the 7x, it has 15% greater volume due to a higher ceiling of 6 feet. The cabin is divided into three separate lounges. The forward lounge is a club section with tables,
media hookups, and plush bench seats. The mid-cabin has a four seat conference area. And the aft lounge will contain foldflat berths for six passengers to sleep comfortably if the aircraft is operating on overnight trips. The 5x will be equipped with two French Snecma Silvercrest turbofans which promise to deliver 11,450 pounds of thrust each. The new engines are said by Falcon to be 15% more efficient than any engine in its class and cost an average of $2,700 per
flight hour to operate. The 5x will have a 5,200 nautical mile range, a 51,000 foot ceiling, and cruise speed of Mach .8.The first test aircraft is currently under production and Dassault plans on an initial test-flight in late 2015 with certification and delivery to follow by 2017. “With the Falcon 5X, Dassault has expanded the limits of what is possible in a business jet,” said Eric Trappier. The 5x is currently priced at $45 Million USD and 30 units have already been ordered.
Picturing a Game of Drones Zakaria Daud Guest Reporter Have you seen any breathtaking aerial pictures of an event or a landscape on Facebook or Twitter in recent years? Chances are that it was taken using a commercial unmanned air vehicle owned by a hobbyist, now more and more of them are flying the skies. The effective surveillance capabilities of UAVs have been chillingly demonstrated abroad, and now that the drones are showing up on home skies, many people are worried that these drones could possibly be used to infringe on their privacy and civil liberties. However, many optimistic individu-
als are positively harnessing drones for other uses such as agricultural spraying, search and rescue, and identifying hot spots in a wild fire. DIY drones is an online community of people interested in developing personal UAVs. This group is focused on helping amateurs build their own non-commercial UAVs. Budding enthusiasts can buy and build their open-source platform for as low as $1000. Commercial pre-assembled drones, coupled with GoPro cameras, that fly to an altitude of 1700 feet for 15-30 minutes are also available on Amazon for less than $500. Whether you choose to buy or build a drone, they are becoming more cheaply accessible to
you and many others as the technology improves. A hobbyist in Texas happened to capture images of a Dallas creek running red with pig’s blood. After fining the meatpacking company, Texas tightened regulations on the usage of drones to take such photographs over private property. Currently, the Federal Aviation Administration prohibits the commercial use of UAVs soon they will implement a plan to safely integrate civil unmanned aircraft systems into the national aerospace system, which should be developed by Sept. 30, 2015. Raphael Pirker is also an avid hobbyist who uploaded his footage of University of Virginia’s medical campus
to his website, which sells drone parts and produces drone videos. An advertising agency approached him about using it for a commercial, according to mashable. com. The FDA then classified Pirker’s operation as commercial and is currently suing him as a result. Once commercial use of drones becomes legal in 2015, the emerging industry will have a positive impact on the economy as a whole and could facilitate job growth. According to a New York Times editorial from Dec. 2012, “The drone go-ahead, signed in February by President Obama in the F.A.A. reauthorization law envisions a $5 billion-plus industry of camera drones being
used for all sorts of purposes from real estate advertising to crop dusting to environmental monitoring and police work.” The photos taken by unmanned vehicle systems will not affect our privacy any more than the numerous surveillance cameras around us and people recording videos on their smartphones already do. However, as with any new technology, rigorous standards must be developed and enforced to safeguard individual rights. The increased use of UAVs at home might actually shift our perspective as a society and help us better relate to those in our global community who are on the other side.
Learjet Launches Composite Lear 85 Anthony Carpeneti Guest Reporter How many of you want to buy a very high tech business jet but don’t have the money to buy it? Well look no further, because the newest Bombardier business jet, the Learjet 85, is your answer. With all the legendary performance of a true Learjet, the Learjet 85 aircraft will provide a larger, more comfortable cabin than current jets in the midsize category, featuring a true double-club arrangement. The jet will be able to seat nine passengers and have a range of 3,000 nautical miles. The Learjet 85 is a game changer in the private and corporate jet market in that it is the first private jet to feature an all-composite airframe. Because of this, the airframe requires less maintenance,
Above is a cockpit rendering of the new Bombardier Learjet 85. The newest member of the family will offer a range of 3,000 nautical miles, and will be priced at $17.1 million dollars. Photo Courtesy: Boran Pivcic, airliners.net
is easier to repair and also ensures an extended service life, thereby increasing the value of this game changing aircraft and providing the passengers who
fly on it a peace of mind. With the all-composite airframe, the 85 will also have some advanced avionics that comes along with it, which includes
the latest technological advancements led by the Rockwell Collins Pro Line Fusion avionics suite that is designed to improve pilot performance. This
state-of-the-art flight deck will usher in new features to improve situational awareness, reduce pilot workload, and increase mission flexibility. All these new features for the jet come at an astonishing low price tag that is projected to be at $17.1 million USD. The Learjet 85 aircraft program is also making headway towards its first flight, which is expected to take place before the end of this year. Building of the first Flight Test Vehicle (FTV1) is also complete. Manufacturing of the main components, which include the fuselage and wing for the second Flight Test Vehicle (FTV2) is also complete and it is just waiting on final details and general assembly. When all is said and done, the Learjet 85 is “Born To Lead”, and it is expected to do just that.
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Airshow Center Air and Space Show Melbourne, Florida November 2, 2013
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Stewart, Florida November 2-3, 2013 > The Stuart Airshow will feature the Aeroshell Aerobatic Team, Skip Stewart, Gary Ward, Matt Younkin, a T-33 Shooting Star demo, a Cobra/ Huey demo, the Air Sports Parachute Demonstration Team, Julie Clark, John Klatt, the Twin Tiger Aerobatic Team, as well as a number of other performances and static displays. _________
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This Week in Aerospace History October 29, 1998
Launch of Shuttle Discovery at 02:19:34 EST. Discovery went on to successfully complete STS-95.
October 30, 1985
Launch of Shuttle Challenger at 17:00:00 EST. STS-61 was a German funded mission. This was also the final successful mission for Challenger.
October 31, 2003
British Airways first Concorde, registration G-BOAC, makes its final flight, a ferry flight from London-Heathrow to Manchester, where it currently sits on display.
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FLIGHT INSTRUCTOR AIRPLANE CERTIFICATE: Sangmin Lee Thomas Francis Coogan III
AN IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM HEALTH SERVICES
REGARDING ON CAMPUS IMMUNIZATION CLINICS ERAU Health Services plans “on campus” shot clinics throughout the year to assist our students who have arrived without their required immunizations. Many of you are aware that the schedule planned for the 2013-2014 was abruptly cancelled. To our surprise our contracted vendor unexpectedly closed their doors. Please know that we are working hard to regroup our immunization offerings and hope to have something in place soon. We are currently collecting contact information from students who would like to be emailed for the next scheduled clinic. If you would like to be added to this list, please call 386-226-7917 or email dbhealth@erau.edu.
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Homecoming Court
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Matthew Popola Pi Kappa Alpha
Ryan Averill Delta Chi
Iain Smith ERRSA
Peter Spittler Air Force ROTC
Carley James Alpha Xi Delta
Antonio Teta Delta Upsilon
Newman Wanyagah Dean of Students Office
Andres Martinez Dean of Students Office
Jeremy Asomaning Dean of Students Office
Carlos Giraldo Ignite
Steve Bryden ERFSEDS
Elizabeth Worsham ERRSA
Jori Walan Air Force ROTC
Matthew Wallace Alpha Xi Delta
Mariah Law Sigma Sigma Sigma
Pamela Garcia ERFSEDS
Paige Sanchez Dean of Students Office
May Kokate Dean of Students Office
Angelica Garcia Dean of Students Office
Nadia Numa Dean of Students Office
Kristina Marova Dean of Students Office
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Friday VB vs St. Thomas Daytona Beach, Fla. at 7 p.m. MSOC vs Flagler St. Augustine, Fla.
Saturday VB vs Florida Memorial Daytona Beach, Fla. at 2 p.m.
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Women’s Soccer Wraps Up North Division Title With Win over Thomas
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The fourth-ranked Embry-Riddle women's soccer team closed out the 2013 regular season slate as the North Division champion in The Sun Conference with a 4-2 victory over No. 22 Thomas (10-5, 7-2) on Saturday. Saturday was also the final regular season home game for seniors Rebekka Gisladottir, Valerie Obita, Martine Olsen, Tova Torstensson and Brianna Zangara, who helped the Eagles improve to 13-2-1 overall and 8-1 in league play. Gisladottir, Torstensson and Zangara anchored an Eagle defense that allowed Thomas just four shots in the game. The two most prolific scorers in ERAU women's soccer history, Obita and Olsen powered the Eagles' offense, with Obita tallying three goals and Olsen adding a goal and an assist. Going into Saturday's game, Olsen held the Eagles' all-time scoring record, but with her first two goals, Obita took over the lead. Olsen's score put the
Thomas: 2 duo level again, but Obita's last goal of the day put her back on top with 70 career goals to Olsen's 69. The Eagles wasted little time getting on the scoreboard, registering their first goal of the game on their first possession just 1:42 into the game. Isabella Haaranen collected the ball and dribbled down the right side. She squared a short pass to Obita who registered her 14th goal of the year to put the Eagles up 1-0 early. The Night Hawks responded less than three minutes later by netting their first goal of the night when Emma Hewett collected a pass from Alyssa Denton and chipped ERAU goalkeeper Olivia Lynch to level the score at 1-1. In the 11th minute, Katherine Ebbs played a ball from the midfield out to Haaranen on the right. Haaranen raced down the right flank and this time took the ball into the box herself. Thomas goalkeeper Deanna Rivet came off her line to bother Haaranen's shot but couldn't hold on to the ball. Gudrun Johnson
then attempted a back-heel shot, but it only went as far as a Thomas defender who touched the ball into Obita's path and the senior deposited the ball in the upper netting to reclaim the lead for the Blue and Gold. After the early flurry of goals, both teams settled into more of a possession game for the rest of the half. The Eagles had an 8-4 advantage in shots and a 4-3 edge in shots on goal, including a Haaranen shot from point-blank range, but Rivet up with a big save to keep the Eagles from adding to their tally. Lynch also turned back a couple of Thomas shots and, as a result, the score remained 2-1 at the intermission. The start of the second half saw the Eagles have the better of the offense, while the ERAU defense limited the Night Hawks to just two shots in the frame. With just under 12 minutes left in regulation, the Eagles broke through for their third goal of the night. Obita's cross went across the face of the goal toward the far post. A Thomas defender was able to bring the ball down but pushed it into the path of Olsen who took a couple of touches to move the ball onto her left foot and slipped a shot under a diving Rivet to extend the Eagle lead to 3-1. Moments later, Olsen returned the favor. Play-
ing in the Eagles' defensive half, Olsen seized an opportunity to get in behind a high Thomas defense and released Obita with a ball from the midfield, putting her in a one-v-one situation with Rivet. Obita won the battle and completed the hat trick on her eighth shot of the night to make the score 4-1 in the 80 minute. With under four minutes left, the Night Hawks managed to capitalize on the Eagles inability to clear the ball out of danger as Hewett found Hannah Claesson for the final goal of the night. "Tonight was a great send-off for this outstanding senior class and their families that traveled to come watch," ERAU Head Coach Samantha Bohon. "We had to manage the emotion of the occasion because we knew Thomas was a tough match-up. This game had a lot of implications for post-season, so it was vital that we get the result. I thought Thomas did a good job of disrupting our rhythm during some stretches, but I was pleased to see our group keep plugging away. It wasn't the prettiest soccer we've played but it counts nonetheless. Julie [Orlowski] has done a great job with this Thomas program in such a short time. Now, we get what we've wanted- a chance to win the regular season title. We are fired up!"
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Monday Basketball vs Florida College Temple Terrace, Fla. 7 p.m.
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10th-ranked Embry-Riddle Volleyball Earns Split on Final Day of Boneyard Brawl vs Georgetown: 3
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vs Embry-Riddle: 3 Michael Pierce ERAU Athletics The 10th-ranked Embry-Riddle volleyball team bounced back from a 3-0 defeat (25-18, 25-21, 25-11) at the hands of the host Georgetown Tigers to take down Indiana Wesleyan in four sets (25-21, 25-14, 18-25, 25-23) to finish the Boneyard Brawl on a positive note. With the decisions, ERAU moved to 14-9 on the season, while
Indiana Wesleyan: 1 Georgetown improved to 25-8 and IWU fell to 24-10. Jennifer Beatty led the offense against GC with 12 kills to go along with eight digs while Morgan Shattuck added seven kills and five blocks. Hannah Gray collected a team-high 12 digs and Tamires Ferreira racked up a match-high 23 assists in addition to six digs and four blocks. Caraline Maher's 13 kills led all players and she added four blocks (one
solo) for the Tigers. Courtney Grafton picked up a match-high 13 digs while Lindsey Martindale (20 assists, 6 digs) and Stephanie Gurren (20 assists, 5 digs) ran the 6-2 offense for Georgetown. The Blue and Gold used an early 8-2 run to take an 8-5 lead in the first set and maintained the lead until near the midway point of the set. The Tigers rallied with a 6-1 run to regain the lead at 14-13. A kill by Shattuck made it 16-15 with Georgetown still leading, and that would prove to be as close as the Eagles would get for the rest of the set. The Tigers closed out the frame on a 9-3 run that included three kills and a service ace from Maher, taking the set, 25-18, to open a 1-0 lead in the match. The Eagles got off to a good start in set two, scoring four of the first five points. After GC stormed back with an 8-1 run to take a 9-6 lead, the Blue and Gold scored three
straight to tie it at nine. Maher came up big with two kills and a block to account for three straight points that pushed Georgetown in front, 13-10. Embry-Riddle fought back to tie things at 18 with a
block from Shattuck and Ferreira. Maher put down a kill on the next point, sparking a 5-0 run for GC. The Eagles closed to within three points, but the Tigers held on for a 25-21 win to take a 2-0 lead.
Georgetown jumped out to a 10-2 lead on the strength of nine straight points early in the third set. An 8-2 Tiger run built the lead to 18-5 and GC would go on to cruise to a 25-11 win, completing the 3-0 sweep.
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Men’s Cross Staker Leads Eagles Country Finishes to Third Place at Sand Shark Invite Regular Season With Brianne Wigley ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle women's cross country team ended their 2013 regular season on a high note. The Eagles had a total time 96:31.50 to finish in third place, NAIA No. 20 Milligan won the meet with a total time of 94:39.00 and No. 24 SCAD Savannah placed second in 94:49.69. Ellie Staker finishind in first place overall posting the third fastest time in Eagle history, 17:41.72, on the way to her second straight first-place finish at the Sand Shark Invite. Martina Tafoya recorded a personal best time of 19:14.12 to finish in 20th, Aleiyah Ross posted a 19:37.52 for 34th place, Rebecca Love finished in 54th with a 19:55.54 and Marina LeVine rounded out the Eagle scorers with a 59th place finish in 20:02.60. "I thought this was our best effort of the sea-
son, Embry-Riddle Head Coach Mike Rosolino said. "We made significant improvement compared to our competition since Louisville. The women continue to work hard and to improve. This was our first time to see SCAD and USCB so we now know what the conference meet is going to look like. This will help us in our preparations over the next two weeks for
the conference championship, where we will look to win our eighth consecutive title." This meet was a great preview for The Sun Conference Championships, which will take place at the same course on Nov. 9th, SCAD Savannah barely beat out ERAU, and the next closest TSC opponent was South Carolina Beaufort in 10th place.
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Third-Place Finish
Brianne Wigley ERAU Athletics The NAIA 16th ranked Embry-Riddle men's cross country team finished in third place at the last meet of the regular season. The men finished behind only NAIA Top 25 No. 11 Emmanuel (Ga.) and No.13 Bryan (Tenn.), the Eagles beat out No. 21 Tennessee Wesleyan. Vincent Bett led ERAU, finishing in fifth place overall, posting his fastest time of the 2013 season in 24:53. Paul McKenna ran a personal best to finish in 10th place in 25:01. Alec Hernandez finished in 13th (25:18), Zachary Kraus placed in 19th (25:48) and Jamin Mays ran a personal best time of 25:58 to round out the Eagle scorers in 28th place. "Great competition today between four teams that could very well finish in the top 15 at nationals,"
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ERAU head coach Mike Rosolino said. "Our guys ran a tough race with several hitting season bests and career bests. I thought we had a great effort today. It was a fun race to watch and was close enough that none of us knew which team had won until results came out. I was pleased with our effort today and look for-
ward to conference in two weeks and nationals after that." It was a great preview for The Sun Conference Championships, which will take place at the same course on Nov. 9th, ERAU came out on top of all conference opponents, Webber International was the next closest TSC finisher in fifth place.
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Sweet Frog’s Frozen Yogurt Floyd Perkinson Staff Reporter Located in the Shoppes at the Publix Plaza, Sweet Frog’s is located in an area that has seen more businesses come and go than the first floor beds at a Motel 6. Unlike the previous tenants, Sweet Frog’s seems to have found a niche in that it is the only frozen yogurt shop that is located near to Embry-Riddle which makes it conveniently available to anyone craving a better kind of treat. Looking at Sweet Frog’s from the outside you can kind of tell the décor of the place, which is also suggested by the name and logo, but it really becomes evident once you enter the shop. Once inside, Sweet
Frog’s white pristine décor along with merchandising make it look like some kind of Hello Kitty-frog-propaganda bomb went off inside; however, it creates a nice setting for concluding a date or any night. As with most modern frozen yogurt shops, Sweet Frog’s is a self-serve shop where the yogurt cup is weighed at the register and the yogurt is sold per ounce at a value price. One shortcoming of Sweet Frog’s is that is offers many unique flavors but a problem with soft serve yogurt is that you can’t have testing spoons like you can for hand-scooped ice cream, this prevents customers from being able to try all the flavors multiple times like you can with Baskin Robbin’s 31 flavors.
Sweet Frog’s offers a multitude of frozen yogurt flavors which vary from plain tart to Irish mint or dulce de leche. Sweet Frog’s plain tart yogurt, which normally serves as the base line for determining whether a yogurt shop is good or not, with some shops not even offering it at all, merely coasts by for a flavor that is neither displeasing nor appealing. The Irish mint yogurt goes especially drizzled with nutella, but so do most things, especially strawberries, even more so when you have 5 metric tons of the stuff. The mango offers a sweet tart treat while the cheesecake offers an almost ice creamlike creation, but with a full topping bar and changing alternating flavors of yogurt, Sweet Frog’s has a
combination for everyone. Sweet Frog’s is conveniently located and offers unique flavors, but on the whole the yogurt is average and unable to beat the taste and quality of Rhokkoh’s. If you’re craving a specific flavor of frozen yogurt or don’t want to spend the time driving to Rhokkoh’s, Sweet Frog’s is definitely a place to consider on your next fro-yo run. Should you plan on trying Sweet Frog’s, you should hurry since fall weather finally arrived in Florida last Tuesday, cooling down Daytona, and with the Farm Bill extension having ran out at the beginning of October, increases in dairy and dairy product prices are bound to take effect as the government shutdown continues to take effect.
Josh Nutzati Staff Reporter The plot of this movie is “Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sylvester Stallone in a movie together,” which I had been dreaming of for quite some time (Expendables and Expendables 2 do not count). There was also some secondary plot involving breaking out of a prison or something like
that. The amount of action in the film was disappointing given the combination of the two 80’s action heroes, but I think it was intended more as a bromance movie for the two stars. Most breakout films are a little farfetched; if prisons were as poorly designed and managed as they seem to be in movies, we would have a lot more break-
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“Escape Plan” Fails outs and a lot less faith in correctional institutions. The escape almost always involves the usage of some mundane items put together to make a useful device, or otherwise simply used in a way that most people would not think to use them. The Escape Plan definitely uses this trope; I just hope that this movie has not led to chocolate milk being banned in maximum security prisons. The acting and screenplay left much to be desired, but we never went to see Arnie or Sly for their convincing character-play or well written dialogue. There was, however, a shameful lack of one liners and witty comebacks. I think they meant this film to be taken more seriously than their earlier action roles; perhaps it was meant to be a thriller or drama? As an action or drama film, “he Escape Plan” is by no means a masterpiece (or even very good), but in the end it is probably worth a watch for any Schwarzenegger or Stallone fan, as it was pretty cool to finally see them do a movie together.
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SNL Changing for the Better
Tyler Calhoun Guest Reporter
Saturday Night Live has always been one of my favorite shows to watch because where else can you watch famous people make fun of other famous people on national TV? SNL came into its thirty-ninth season with nearly an entirely new cast. Gone are the days of
Amy Poehler, Kristen Wiig, and Bill Hader (the cast member who portrayed the infamous Stefon), but although the cast is full of new meat, the humor of the cast as a whole is still fresh as ever. The thirty-ninth season from what I’ve seen so far is looking like it will be one to remember. Tina Fey graced the SNL stage once again as
the season opener and did a subpar job at best. Tina Fey is usually renowned for her humor but apparently left it at home for that episode. It wasn’t the worst episode I had ever seen, but the laughter was minimal. One of the best episodes I think I’ve ever seen was the Miley Cyrus episode. Not only did we get to see Miley act, which is some-
thing I forgot she did pretwerk era, but we also got to see how funny she really can be. The funniest part of that episode, I thought, was when she tailored her song, “We Can’t Stop”, to make fun of the government shutdown that was taking place at the time. Her somewhat crude act was very well complimented by the always funny Taram Kilam,
who portrayed Speaker John Boehner. If it had been up to me, I would’ve had Miley be the season opener since she is more relevant and it would’ve been a better marketing tactic. I would talk about the episode with Bruce Willis, but it wasn’t funny at all, and he should really stick to his action movies that never seem to stop being produced.
Bottom line: SNL is still as funny as it ever was. Some may think a new cast will take away from the humor that everyone expects from SNL, but I think the producers struck gold with this new cast. If SNL keeps the new cast and keeps making their skits as funny as they are, they can expect even greater reviews and a much larger viewing audience.
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Shock Top Honeycrisp Lost Coast’s Tangerine Apple Wheat Wheat Ale OVERALL
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Brewery:Anheuser-Busch Origin: St. Louis, MI Style: Fruit, Belgian Wheat Ale Beer Notes: Unfiltered Hops: Unknown ABV: 5.2 Cellaring: no Body: light Nose: Crisp green apples Color: Clear amber Head: light Price: $8/pack Drink in: Shaker or Weizen Serving Temp: 40ºF - 45ºF Floyd Perkinson Staff Reporter Shock Top Honeycrips Apple Wheat is a summer seasonal beer released under the Shock Top brand name, and though Honeycrisp Apple Wheat is technically a Shock Top, do not be discouraged from trying
this beer because of it. This beer has an almost imperceptible taste of beer and would probably be confused as an apple cider by anyone who did not know what they were drinking, which makes this a perfect brew for beer amateurs or as something that girls will enjoy drinking other than
Brewery: Lost Coast Origin: Eureka, CA Style: Fruit, Wheat Ale Beer Notes: Crystal malts Hops: Perle ABV: 5.0 Cellaring: no Body: medium-light Nose: Tangerines Color: Dark sand Head: medium-light Price: $10/pack Drink in: Weizen glass Serving Temp: 40ºF - 45ºF Smirnoff Ice. Once you taste the beer, you’ll find, as the name suggest, a very crisp and highly carbonated flavor of apples with a very light hint of hops and bitters in the background making for a Refreshing beer that won’t get you too drunk and is great for a day at the park or the beach.
Floyd Perkinson Staff Reporter Lost Coast’s Tangerine Wheat Ale is not a beer for beginners, but for those who have had some experience with wheat beers as well as citrus beers. Shortly after cracking open this beer, you’ll realize this
beer is aptly named by Lost Coast Brewery and Café. With its powerful flavor of tangerine and the strong taste characteristic of wheat beers and citrus rind, Tangerine Wheat offers a slightly offbeat tasting experience than the standard citrus wheat ale. The wheat qualities and notes
imparted by the tangerine rind during the brewing process, make Tangerine Wheat Ale a heavier ale, good for enjoying as the weather cools and sharing with select friends who will appreciate the distinguished tangerine flavor this beer most definitely offers to a citrus brew.
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