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Homecoming 2013 Sweeps Campus Elizabeth Worsham Managing Editor Welcome, one and all, to ERAU’s Homecoming 2013 extravaganza! Campus organizations everywhere have come together to make this an exciting week for all Embry-Riddle students. Take a “Glimpse into the Future” of this week’s upcoming activities. Wednesday, Nov. 6: The Honors Series Presents Marvel Comics Editor Bill Rosemann. 6:45 p.m., Willie Miller Instructional Center, Gale Lemerand Auditorium. Legendary comics publisher and longtime Marvel editor Bill Rosemann investigates the characteristics of some of Marvel’s timeless icons and connects them to real life situations and human traits, assessing our common conceptions of what it means to be “heroic.” From Marvel to DC Comics, Rosemann has worked alongside the industry’s top creators, while writing and editing titles starring famous characters such as Spiderman, Captain America, Batman, Superman and the Avengers. Some of Rosemann’s work is being translated in to upcoming movies, including: Guardians of the Galaxy, Thor: The Dark World, and Captain America: Winter Soldier. Touch-N-Go Productions presents Air Jams. 8 p.m., Student Center. See Embry-Riddle’s organizations go head-to-head in a dance-off. Thursday, Nov. 7: Women’s Volleyball vs. Northwood University. 7
p.m., ICI Center. Admission is free for students with Eagle Cards and for children 5 and under. Admission is $3 for alumni with Eagle Card, non-Embry-Riddle students with college ID, military with ID, senior citizens over 55 and children 6 and older. Admission is $5 for all others. Tickets may be purchased in the ICI Center lobby. Contact: (386) 323-5000. Touch-N-Go Productions Presents Homecoming Movie: “Planes”. 8:30 p.m., Baseball field. Catch this showing of Disney’s “Planes” on campus. Friday, Nov. 8: Touch-N-Go Productions Presents Demetri Martin. 8 p.m., ICI Center, doors open at 7:30 p.m. Martin has been a staff writer for Late Night with Conan O’Brien and his Trendspotting with Demetri Martin was a featured segment on the award-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart. Martin has appeared on Comedy Cen-
tral his own onehour special and on Important Things with Demetri Martin, a fusion of original sketch and stand-up comedy, which ran for two seasons. The comedy show is free to the Embry-Riddle community (with Eagle Card). Up to three guests may be admitted per Eagle Card. Admission with military or student ID is $10. General admission is $15. Tickets can be purchased in advance online at www.touch-n-go. org. Contact: (386) 2266047. Saturday, Nov. 9: Women’s Volleyball vs. Ave Maria University. 2 p.m., ICI Center. Admission is free for students with Eagle Cards and for children 5 and under. Admission is $3 for alumni with Eagle Card, non-Embry-Riddle students with college ID, military with ID, senior citizens over 55 and children 6 and older. Admission is $5 for all others. Tickets may be purchased in the ICI Center lobby. Contact: in
(386) 323-5000. Homecoming Parade. 4 p.m., Athletics Loop Drive. Floats and performances will compete for cash prizes. Contact: (386) 226-6039. Men’s Soccer Sun Conference Tournament Playoff Game. 5 p.m., ERAU Soccer Stadium. Opponent TBA. Admission is free for students with Eagle Cards and for children 5 and under. Admission is $3 for alumni with Eagle Card, non-Embry-Riddle students with college ID, military with ID, senior citizens over 55 and children 6 and older. Admission is $5 for all others. Tickets may be purchased at the Soccer Stadium. Contact: (386) 323-5000. Men’s Basketball vs. The College of Coastal Georgia. 7 p.m., ICI Center. Watch the crowning of the Homecoming King and Queen at halftime. Admission is free for students with Eagle Cards and for children 5 and under. Admission is $3 for alumni with Eagle Card, non-Embry-Riddle students with college ID, military with ID, senior citizens over 55 and children 6 and older. Admission is $5 for all others. Tickets may be purchased in the ICI Center lobby. Contact: (386) 323-5000. Touch-N-Go Productions Presents the Homecoming Carnival and Concert Featuring Gloriana, 9 p.m., Armstrong Parking Lot. Celebrate the end of a wonderful Homecoming week. Bring your friends and prepare to be blown away by this year’s carnival and concert featuring Gloriana.
Congratulations to the 2013 Homecoming Court! Andres Martinez Iain Smith Jori Walan Mariah Law Matthew Wallace
Nadia Numa Paige Sanchez Newman Wanyagah Pamela Garcia Peter Spittler
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Avion Throwback Issue Inside
Featuring articles from newspapers dating back to 1940. Trey Henderson Editor-in-Chief Since the beginning of the semester, The Avion has been vigilantly planning the opportunity to introduce a new special edition: the Throwback Issue. Comprised entirely of articles from previous issues of The Avion and our predecessors, The Flypaper, The Jetstream, and The Informer, the Throwback Issue is loaded with historically significant articles about the world, Embry-Riddle, and the aviation and aerospace industry.
With help from the immense efforts that have been devoted to archiving and digitizing previous issues of campus newspapers, The Avion executive board was capable of compiling a collection of articles from each decade. Check out the insert inside this issue of The Avion for a glimpse into the past! Everything you will find inside this special edition is true to the day. It is redesigned entirely to replicate the fonts, photos, graphics, and layouts that you would have seen in the original issues.
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Trey Henderson Elizabeth Worsham Matt Michlowitz Richard Weakley Austin Coffey Abby Diekmann
Editorial Staff Front Editor Campus Editor SGA Editor I&T Editor Sports Editor Comics Editor Entertainment Editor
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Student Dissertation Staff William Price, Engineering Physics Ph.D. student in the Department of Physical Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, will present his dissertation “Nonlinear Control for Dual Quaternion Systems” on Friday, Nov. 15, 2013, at 2 p.m. in room 335 in the Lehman Building. Dr. Sergey Drakunov, Professor and Associate Dean for Research chairs the committee. This presentation is open to the public. Dual quaternion can be
viewed as a representation of the Special Euclidean group SE (3). They are an efficient method for mathematically modeling rigid body transformations, expressing both rotation and translation. An 8 dimensional representation of the so-called screw theory, combining dual numbers with traditional quaternion; dual quaternion allow for the development of control techniques for 6 degree of freedom motion simultaneously. In this work, variable structure nonlinear control methods are developed for
dual quaternion systems. These techniques include use of sliding mode control. In particular, sliding mode methods are developed for the use in dual quaternion systems with unknown control direction. This method, referred to as self-reconfigurable control, is based on the creation of multiple equilibrium surfaces for the system in the extended state space. Also in this work, the control problem for a class of driftless nonlinear systems is addressed via coordinate transformation. It is shown that driftless nonlinear sys-
tems which do not meet Brockett’s conditions for coordinate transformation can be augmented such that they can be transformed into the Brockett’s canonical form, which is nonholonomic. It is also shown that a nonholonomic integrator can represent the kinematics for quaternion systems. Then, a discontinuous controller designed for nonholonomic systems is applied. Examples of various applications for dual quaternion systems are given including spacecraft attitude and position control and robotics.
Chau Ton to Present Dissertation Student Dissertation Staff Chau Ton, Engineering Physics Ph.D. student in the Department of Physical Sciences, College of Arts & Sciences, will present his dissertation “Robust Control Methods for Nonlinear Systems with Uncertain Dynamics and Unknown Control Direction” on Wednesday, Nov. 6th, 2013, at 9 a.m. in room 335 in the Lehman Building. The committee is chaired by Dr. William MacKunis, Assistant Professor of Engineering Physics. The presentation is open to the public. Robust nonlinear control design strategies using sliding mode control (SMC) and integral SMC (ISMC) are developed, which are capable of achieving reli-
able and accurate tracking control for systems containing dynamic uncertainty, unmodeled disturbances, and actuator anomalies that result in an unknown and time-varying control direction. The contributions of the dissertation are three novel control algorithms for three different classes of nonlinear systems - single-input multiple-output (SIMO) systems, systems with model uncertainty and bounded disturbances, and systems with unknown control direction. A novel control technique is proposed in this dissertation, which is shown to achieve asymptotic tracking for dual parallel systems that are not amenable to traditional control design methods, such as integrator backstepping. A nonlinear control
method is also presented for systems containing input-multiplicative uncertainty in addition to unknown bounded disturbances. It is shown that a continuous controller structure can be developed, which achieves asymptotic trajectory tracking for systems with unknown bounded disturbances, while simultaneously compensating for parametric uncertainty in the input gain matrix. The ISMC design is rigorously proven to achieve asymptotic trajectory tracking for a quadrotor system and a synthetic jet actuator (SJA)-based aircraft system. Finally, a control method is presented for classes of nonlinear systems, where the uncertainty in the input gain matrix is extreme enough to result in a priori-un-
known control direction. Such a scenario can result when dealing with highly inaccurate dynamic models, unmodeled parameter variations, actuator anomalies, unknown external or internal disturbances, and/ or other adversarial operating conditions. To address this challenge, a SMC-based self-reconfigurable control algorithm is presented, which automatically adjusts for unknown control direction via periodic switching between sliding manifolds that ultimately forces the state to a converging manifold. Rigorous mathematical analyses are presented to prove the theoretical results, and simulation results are provided to demonstrate the effectiveness of the 3 proposed control algorithms.
Moon Takes Bite out of Sun
Richard Weakley/ The Avion Newspaper The only total solar eclipse of 2013 happened Sunday, Nov. 3 at sunrise on the east coast of the North America. A hybrid solar eclpse is an annular eclipse that turns into a total eclipse. An annular eclipse is when the moon passes between the Earth and the sun and the disk of the moon is not large enough to completely block out the sun. A total eclipse is when the disk of the moon completely block the sun.
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Ron DeSantis Visits Army ROTC
Tayler Vest/The Avion Newspaper On Friday Nov. 1, 2013 Representative Ron DeSantis visited Embry-Riddle’s Army ROTC Battalion. At 5:30 a.m., he trained with the Army ROTC cadets. Then, on their return to the obstacle course, Cadet Major Locke explained each part of the obstacle course while a few members of the battalion demonstrated each obstacle. After the demonstrations, Representative Desantis explained the importance between the military and Congress. He explained how Congress has had the lowest number of Congressmen that have served in the military in years. He also answered a few questions from some members of the battalion. Representative Desantis has an interesting background. He went to Yale and Harvard colleges. While at Harvard, he was commissioned as a U.S. Navy Jag Officer. A Jag Officer is a lawyer in the military. He has served as a federal prosecutor. On Jan. 3, 2013, he was sworn in as a member of the House of Representatives for Florida’s 6th district which includes St. Johns and Flagler Counties. He is also in the U.S. Navy Reserve.
HU 395 Spring in Athens Sue A. Macchiarella Director of Study Abroad Remember reading about and seeing pictures in your schoolbooks of the Acropolis? What about the Parthenon? The Propylaea? The Erechtheum? Or the Temple of Athena Nike? Remember hearing about the Panathenaic Stadium, Areopagus Hill, and the Theatre of Dionysos? Ever wonder what it’s like to walk along the same paths as Socrates, Plato, and Aristotle? Well, you don’t have to wonder anymore! This spring, The College of Arts and Sciences, in collaboration with the Study Abroad Office, is offering HU 395: Travel Communication as a 3-credit course, which includes a Spring Break trip to Athens, Greece. This course focuses on the creative process of communicating about travel and is designed to hone skills in digital media – essential skills for 21st century professional communicators. Student work will be posted on the course website designed and maintained by the students, which will include images and video in addition to various forms of travel articles/essays. The cost of the trip is $1,400 (in addition to regular tuition). This fee includes
all lodging at the American University of Greece, in-country travel, transfer from/to airport, excursions, some food, insurance, and more. Excursions include trips to Nafplion, Palamidi, Nemea, the Acropolis and the Plaka. At the end of this week long adventure, the celebration dinner takes students to a wonderful Cretan restaurant called Petrino tou Kritikou for a night of amazing local cuisine. Students are responsible for
their own airfare and most meals. This will be an amazing experience in which you don’t want to miss out. For more information, please contact Prof. Rachel Silverman (silverr1@erau.edu) and Steve Master (mastee6b@erau.edu) of the Humanities and Social Science Department! Sign-up for this adventure when you register for your Spring courses. Class meets MWF 10:30-11:30.
NBAA to Host Industry Panel Christopher Chabot Guest Reporter Aviation is an essential tool for today’s globally connected businesses. Many large corporations have their own corporate flight departments to handle the needs of the executive flying all over the globe. The National Business Aviation Association’s mission is to foster an environment that allows business aviation to thrive in the United States and around the world. We at the NBAA Official Student Group wish to extend this mission to the members of the Embry-Riddle Community.
On Nov. 14, the NBAA Official student group will be hosting industry professionals from the business and corporate aviation world for an open panel discussion. The event will begin at 5:30 p.m. with an informal social in the College of Aviation Atrium, where students can interact with our panel members. Pizza and refreshments will be served. Shortly thereafter, we will begin our formal panel discussion followed by a Q&A session. Each expert will give a short presentation on their responsibilities and position in the corporate aviation industry and the current state
of business aviation. This is a great opportunity to interact and network with individuals from the industry and satisfy any curiosity one might have about aviation as a tool for business. We invite all Embry-Riddle students, staff and faculty to attend this unique opportunity. Look for our article in next week’s edition of The Avion for information about the speakers and the companies they represent. As this is a panel made of corporate professionals, we request that a minimum of business-casual attire be worn to the event. Hope to you see you there!
A5 Entertainment “Ender’s Game” “Sherlock” in Not to Par Modern London NOVEMBER
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In 2010, British producers Stephen Moffat and Mark Gatiss brought the iconic detective Sherlock Holmes roaring into the twenty-first century, setting off an international phenomenon in the process. Starring Benedict Cumberbatch as the “high-functioning sociopath” and Martin Freeman as Dr. John Watson, his friend and partner in solving crime, the show propels Sherlock Holmes into the midst of technology, forensics, and modern-day London. Sherlock still resides at 221B Baker Street, but Mrs. Hudson
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is the landlady “not [the] housekeeper!” Holmes and Watson are now Sherlock and John. Sherlock “prefers to text,” though he is still an expert on connecting the obscure dots of any mystery, and does have a nicotine addiction. Moffat and Gatiss, huge fans of the original work by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, load each ninety-minute episode with references to the original stories, though the series itself takes a radical new look at the classic sleuth, with the characters younger than they have ever been portrayed to date and a whole new playing field with today’s changes in culture and technology. The
impeccable cinematography of the series, combined with the masterful acting, makes “Sherlock” not only entertaining, but also deeply satisfying; if you’ve been searching for good television, you’ve just found it. To date, three series, each containing three episodes, have been created. The third is set to air in the United States on Jan. 19, which avid followers of the show discovered just over a week ago when the long-awaited release date was finally announced. Season two was first aired about two years ago in Jan. of 2012. It will air at 10 p.m. on PBS after the Emmy-award winning “Downton Abbey.”
Last Week’s Crossword Solutions
Book adaptations are fairly common, and although they can be good, there are many ways in which they can go wrong. A book takes a longer time to tell the same story, and for some people this is a disadvantage. This extra time is spent on description, backstory, sidestory, and character development. At the end of a good movie, you may leave thinking ‘Hey, that main character guy, he was pretty cool.’ At the end of a good book, you will be thinking of the main character as a close friend, or possibly more than that. In a book like “Ender’s Game,” where much of the story is told from Ender’s point of view, you begin to identify with him much more than you do by watching him on a screen. You can become Ender for a few hours while reading, whereas in the movie, you can never bridge that gap. I
am not saying that no book should be adapted to film; there are a lot of wonderful film adaptations, not the least of which being Lord of the Rings. I am just saying that a lot is going to be lost in the process. This in itself can be alright, but with “Ender’s Game”, I feel a lot of the essential themes and plot developments were only glanced at in passing at breakneck speeds. The film was so fast that I felt I would have had trouble following it had I not read the books. Even the dialogue was noticeably fast, as if the director did not have time for dramatic pauses or even normal speech patterns. Although fairly different from how I had imagined him, I think Harrison Ford was an excellent choice for Colonel Graff. He really captured the sense of determination and urgency of his character and the type of relationship he has towards Ender. Sir Ben Kingsley was a little less necessary
of a casting. He is a brilliant actor who has been shoehorned into a lot of roles which hardly do him justice. As for Asa Butterfield, who acted as Ender, I think he did a great job. He definitely acted how Ender might. But we the audience had no access to the inner strife, and the thought processes which went into his actions beyond what small visuals cues Butterfield could give us. If you have read the book, watch the movie. If you don’t plan on reading the book, watch the movie, but you really should plan on reading the book. If you do plan to read it, read it first. The movie reveals a lot of the major plot points but doesn’t do them justice. If you watch the movie first, you would lose the suspense from the reading. Once you have read it, though, the movie provides some nice visualizations to the story and can be enjoyed with a much better understanding of what is happening.
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Speak Up, Be Heard, Make a Difference Scott Edwards Veteran Representative SGA Forum week kicked off on Monday, Oct. 28th. Veterans were leading from the front as usual, and from 12-2 p.m., a small gathering of veterans assembled in the MyVets conference room and lounge to discuss veterans’ issues on campus. The director of MyVets, Faith DesLauriers, urged veterans to get more involved on campus, “I think it is really important for y’all to know that this is your university. So often you think you are just passing through, but your’re not, you are part of this university and you will be forever. So if you see something that needs to be improved, don’t be afraid to say it, because all the people that make these decisions, they don’t know everything.” Utilize your SGA to ensure your opinions reach the administration and higher levels of the university. My personal message remains the same as always. I want to maximize veterans’ feedback to
properly represent student opinion and needs. I asked, “What do you think we are doing well and what things need improvement?” These questions still stand. Bring your ideas forward. Put your comments in the SGA suggestion boxes or SGA website. Your input will be recorded anonymously if you wish. From there, all issues raised will be referred to the appropriate persons. In the case of veteran issues, that will include me as a minimum. This guarantees transparency and a prompt response. Our goal as the SGA is to serve you and improve student life on campus. The veteran representative is an important part of that. Faith DesLauriers stressed the importance further: “…This is a relatively new position. It’s extremely important… that something you would be interested in? We did not have a Rep. on the SGA that makes a lot of decisions about student life on campus and how your SGA fees are used. The percentage of veterans in the student population rang-
Scott Edwards Veteran Student Representative Junior in Aeronautics I served in the Army of Australia, and the U.S. respectively. I served in the U.S. Army as an Apache helicopter crew chief for six years, during which time I deployed to Iraq, and served in Savannah, GA, Fort Hood, TX, and Camp Eagle, South Korea. While in the desert, I dreamed of being surrounded by water and diving. I realized that dream when I returned, and became an avid scuba diver. Since then, I have dived in Australia, Hawaii, Korea, Thailand, Burma, Belize, Grand Caymans, Cozumel, Sardinia, and even with Tiger, Lemon, Bull, and Caribbean Reef sharks on a week-long expedition in the Bahamas. I enjoy travel, and adventure. My wife and I went skydiving, and shooting on our first date together in DeLand. In the Summer of 2012 we got married in Rome, and went to Florence, Venice, Sicily, Sardinia, Paris, Zurich, Lisbon, Ephesus, and Athens for our Honeymoon. We now live in Palm Coast, Florida. We are both major advocates of our two primary causes, veterans and animals. As a result, we founded Battle Buddies, Inc. in March this year, in honor of my fallen friend Sgt Daniel Tallouzi, to charitably enhance the lives of military service members and animals through education, companionship, service, and community outreach. es from between 10-14% -- that’s pretty significant. I think you guys should have a voice, and now you do. So please don’t underestimate that position and providing that input to Scott. Think about the power that the veteran population can have if we even had 50% attend today. You guys have good information, and maybe three-quarters of
the people will have the same attitude as you, but that tells up something, or maybe there will be a lively discussion, and you all disagree, but that tells up something too. So please, get the word out there so this can continue. If there is anything I can do for you, don’t hesitate to let me know.” In closing, I want to draw particular attention
to a polarizing issue raised at the forum by Homeland Security student, and veteran Navy Gunners Mate, Daniel Sokol, “Are there currently any plans to move MyVets into the future Student Union?” The answer, in short, is yes, it is being considered. Space requirements are being analyzed. What do you think? Do you feel discon-
nected from the majority of campus and feel inconvenienced by the isolation? Alternatively, do you appreciate the peace and quiet across Clyde Morris Blvd. and prefer the current location? I want to know what you all think. Send me your opinions and suggestions regarding this or any other veteran issue. Together, we can make a difference!
COA Forum COE Forum HRL Forum Chip Isackson COA Representative Despite having to reschedule from Monday to Wednesday, the COA Forum was a success. Almost 200 students stopped by our spot on Legacy walkway to see our displays and grab a free slice of pizza, sunglasses, and most importantly ask questions about the Student
Government and how to join some of the clubs that we’re able to come. Microjet, skydiving club and OBAP were able to come and answer questions for prospective students. We were not able to get some of the clubs to reschedule on such short notice and due to AMS engine testing, we couldn’t safely hold the GIII tour. We were able to get a lot of great input from our students about how to improve the COA and our campus. We hope to have an even bigger and better forum for next semester.
Denean Kelson COE Representative The College of Engineering Forum was a huge success! The research-driven event showcased various research projects within the college of engineering. ERFSEDS, robotics, Eagle Flight Research Center and Arapaima presented their research, while AESAB presented the unique opportunities available through involvement with the Student Advisory Board. Many other organizations were represented, ranging from research to professional and were given the opportunity to advertise for their respective organizations. Besides the presentations, the College of Engineering Forum was an opportunity for engineering students to socialize during a busy school day. Held in the Lehman Building Atrium from 3-5 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 31, students were able to grab some pizza and a
drink, talk amongst their peers and learn about organizations within the College of Engineering. There were also opportunities to win awesome engineering prizes, as well. These prizes included a flash drive, packs of engineering paper, a printer, and a student CATIA license. The overall mood of the attendees was upbeat, and feedback given at the event from both presenters and attendees was positive. With every passing semester, forums must become more creative, more successful and all-in-all better. College of Engineering student representatives are open to feedback in order to make this happen. If you have any feedback about the College of Engineering Forum this semester, please feel free to contact Representative Denean Kelson at kelsond@my.erau.edu or fill out a suggestion box card located on the SGA website and around campus.
Jordan Bronshtein HRL Representative This just in, the Student Government’s bi-annual Housing and Residence Life (HRL) Forum materialized beautifully! This event, sponsored By your own Student Government Association and the Embry-Riddle Resident Student Association, a.k.a. ERRSA, is held every semester to showcase the two student-run governing bodies on Campus and their support for the students. The event kicked off with an hour long formal question and answer session with a “town hall” setting. This was a time where anyone present could voice their concerns to the professional staff members of Housing and Residence Life to help answer any question and continue on ever improving the environment on campus and in the Residence Halls.
Following the Q&A was a meet and greet in the COB Atrium where students had a chance to meet not only the student leaders in ERRSA and SGA but also the professional staff from Student Activities and Housing & Residence Life. The hour of mingling included free food for everyone in attendance as well as bonus bucks and a prize giveaway for all involved. In attendance for this semester’s meeting was the new Director of housing, Steven Logan, fresh off the boat and here to make residents’ time on campus the best it can be with a smooth running department! Topics on the block this semester ranged from new housing on campus, alcohol policy changes, to the possibility of having co-ed housing as soon as next fall! Be sure to come out to next semester’s forum so your voice can be heard!
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Support Athletics, Support ERAU Chip Isackson Athletics Liaison I grew up in North Carolina watching Duke Basketball, and every game I saw there was a huge student section cheering, making noise, and having a really good time. I believed that even in elite and prestigious academically-focused schools like those
in the NCAA, Game day and athletic events were an important part of the collegiate experience. Why should that be any different on our campus here at Embry Riddle? Sure, we are not a NCAA division I or II yet, but we are in championship contention for every sport we play. Our teams are consistently within the Top 15 in the
Project Poncho chos, just for you students. Zack Wilkinson Progress Committee Chair The Hunt library staff, as well as the Admissions VisOne thing new students itors center, has been gracome to be familiar with very ciously offering Ponchos for quickly once attending Emb- quite some time now and we ry-Riddle is Florida’s bi-po- at the Student Government lar rain showers through- association have decided to out the fall semester. Many give ponchos a try as well. of us have been trapped in Late this fall we will receive a building waiting for the a shipment of 1,000 blue rain rain to subside before we ponchos which will be disventure out or have used the tributed as a feasibility test. rain as an excuse to be late to The Ponchos will be distribclass or even miss it entirely. uted by request from either My favorite adage for the information desk at the describing Florida is, “Don’t entrance of the Student Cenlike the weather? Wait 15 ter, or from the SGA office minutes!” itself. We are aware that the On a serious note, the rainy season is over, but Progress Committee of the showers will still come occaStudent Government Asso- sionally and this service will ciation has been attempting be here for students to use. to keep students dry these Once the initial 1,000 are last few years by a variety of used up, we will need your methods. If you have ever feedback. These are your utilized a yellow umbrella, ponchos and you have the then you have benefitted right to let us know what from our services. How- you think of them. Expect ever, the complexities of a survey to go around, and ensuring these umbrellas please pay attention to it as return to their homes at the it will determine whether we end of each use has made expand the program or go it difficult and expensive back to the drawing board. to continue the program. If the program is successful, Very few Yellow umbrellas we will expand distribution remain in circulation as they to multiple locations with have seemingly ‘gotten up the next batch of Ponchos. and walked off campus.’ No So look forward to hearing one can explain this strange from us once the Ponchos phenomenon. are here and ready for distriTherefore, starting later bution. Oh, and if you have this semester, there will be any yellow umbrellas lying a revamped campaign for around your home or in the rain protection which will back of your car - feel free to include disposable blue Pon- consider it yours.
nation. We area high caliber academic and technical school, but there are a lot of other schools that are able to get high attendance for athletic events. So why should you start coming to games? Studies have shown that when teams do well, all members associated with that team, whether it be fans, coaches, parents, or students,
also share in their success. School spirit is a crucial aspect of college success and without it, a University faces challenges such as low retention rates, less alumni involvement and overall lower student satisfaction. This could mean that when the basketball team wins a big game, test scores could rise as well. It’s because of the athletic program’s need
for scholarships that ERAU was able to develop academic scholarships as well. So next time someone asks you if you would like to go to an athletic event, think about how much fun it could be, about how much of a difference you could make on your team, and about how much you can help our school in so many different areas.
Latin Night Out Nadia Numa Diversity Liaison For those who attended, A Latin Night out was a success!! The audience enjoyed the ambiance and of course, the food! While there were many bumps on the road to the event, the turnout was amazing and it will pave the way for future cultural celebrations here at ERAU. The mission of the Diversity and Inclusion office is to raise awareness to the rich variety of cultures present at here at ERAU and to give all a chance to experience each other on a more personal level. Diversity is important because it provides the ERAU nation with unique and inspirational perspectives. A Latin Night Out is comprised of students from
different origins. Hispanics were not the only group of people at the event that night. In attendance were American students, students from Africa, Europe and several other countries, making up a very diverse audience. A Latin Night Out provided ERAU students the opportunity to come together as one to celebrate the culture of their fellow ERAU Hispanics. This speaks volume to the culture of our school and how accepting we are becoming of one another. The event enabled everyone to come have a true experience, and embrace the culture of Hispanics. To achieve this, students had the opportunity to enjoy Cuban salsa, videos from their Hispanic peers
about life in their respective countries, a talk from the NextGen Florida program manager, and of course Hispanic delicacies. The delicacies were a huge hit! We had authentic tacos from Mexico, fruit empanadas from Spain, platanos from the Caribbean, and much more! The NextGen program manager gave a very inspiring talk as he explained his ups and downs on his road to success as a Hispanic. The audience also had the opportunity to actively partake in the event by joining the Salsa club on stage as they gave dance lessons. Everyone walked away with a smile on their face and a new appreciation for Hispanic culture. I cannot wait to see what the Diversity and Inclusion office has in store for us!
Student Wellness Committee Alonzo Sweet Student Wellness Liaison The student wellness department is interested in putting together a student wellness committee. This committee will consist of student leaders who are interested in healthy living, fitness or eating. The committee is meant to be student-led with minimal input from the faculty. The committee is to meet together with the advisor to brainstorm ideas that can be held on campus. It will be led by faculty but has plenty opportunity to be student-led if wished. The purpose is to bring healthy programming to the student body. The focus of the group will be mind, body and soul. So anything that can help promote or educate these ideas will be explored. The committee can create any opportunity for students on campus. Some ideas that the committee can do are: bringing fitness instructors to campus, informational events can be created about living a vegan lifestyle, a new fitness style can be brought to campus, maybe a new running event, relaxation seminar or new facilities on campus to tend to healthy lifestyles. To become part of this committee, all a student needs to do is email Pamela Petrone at petronep@ erau.edu and write their name, contact information and wellness interest topic. After that is done, a one on one information session will be given by Pamela herself on the great opportunities in the committee. Some incentives will be given to the members of the committee. The committee will begin the spring semester 2014. Contact Pam as soon as possible to become part of this new and exciting committee!
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Pilots Exposed to Radiation Airshow Center Pensacola Airshow Pensacola, Florida November 8-10th 2013
> The Santa Rosa Island Authority is continuing to discuss the possibility of hosting an airshow this November. The townspeople of Pensacola want to host an all civilian airshow tentative for Veterans Day weekend. Boardmembers are interested in working with the Blue Angels. This event is not yet confirmed.
This Week in Aviation History November 3, 1909
Alec Ogilvie patented the first airspeed indicator.
November 3, 1926
Captain Charles Lindbergh jumped from his disabled aircraft during a night-time airmail flight, marking the fourth time he had to employ his parachute to save his life.
November 4, 1909
John Moore-Brabazon makes the first live cargo flight by airplane when he puts a small pig in a waste-paper basket tied to a wing-strut of his airplane.
November 5, 1981
First flight of the McDonnell-Douglas AV-8B Harrier II, capable of vertical takeoff and landing.
November 6, 1935
First flight of the Hawker Hurricane at Brooklands, England.
November 6, 1945
First jet-powered aircraft to land on an aircraft carrier. The aircraft was a mixed propulsion Ryan FR-1 piloted by US Navy Ensign Jake West. The landing was completed aboard the USS Wake Island (CVE-65), after it’s piston engine had failed.
Tayler Vest Guest Reporter Airline pilots and passengers are being exposed to higher amounts of radiation while in flight. According to NASA, pilots can receive as much radiation as an employee in a nuclear power plant. A typical flight between Chicago and Beijing gives each passenger the same amount of radiation as 2 chest x-rays. The reason for increased radiation exposure is that there is less atmosphere at higher altitudes to protect a person from the cosmic and solar radiation. NASA plans to use an experimental tool called NAIRAS (Nowcast of Atmosphere Ionizing Radiation for Aviation Safety), a near
Andy Lichtenstein Senior Reporter The Beechcraft Corporation was officially recognized by the National Aeronautic Association (NAA) on Oct. 23 for a speed record set by its King Air 350ER (extended range). The company was awarded with an official certificate of achievement at the 2013 National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) Convention. The King Air 350ER set a new record of 331.08 miles per hour on Oct. 28, 2012. Awarded for setting a new “Speed Over a Recognized Course,” the Beechcraft flew the 1863.97 nautical mile route from San Diego, Calif., to Orlando, Fla. This achievement has been formally recognized by the NAA and the Federation Aeronautique International (FAI) in Switzerland. Not only did this event
November 8, 1989
First inflight refueling of a B-2 Spirit. The procedure was carried out using a KC10A Extender.
November 8, 1950
First Lieutenant Russell Brown shoots down a Mig-15 with his F-80 Shooting Star. This is the first USAF victory over a Mig-15.
A Boeing 787-8 Intercontinental Freighter performs a test flight.
According to Christopher Mertens, a senior research scientist at NASA Langley
Research Center and the NAIRAS principal investigator, the idea was proposed to
help pilots better understand what they are flying into and better plan ahead.
demonstrate the speed of the King Air 350ER, it has also proven that this aircraft is a solid overall performer, with over 12 hours of endurance or a 2,500 nautical mile range. This Beechcraft can be fitted with a surveillance mission support console, high – density seating for military transport missions, two medical sleds and a medical storage cabinet for air ambulance missions. Combinations can also be made very easily. These mission specialty airplanes can be custom fitted before or after delivery. All of these installations are certified by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA). Since 1932, Beechcraft has designed, built, and supported internationally recognized aircraft, including the King Air
series turboprops, ton-engine Baron Bonanza, the T-6 tary trainer and the
pisand miliAT-6
light attack aircraft. Of the 54,000 units produced, 36,000 remain in the air today. Beechcraft is an
American company that will continue to deliver on the standard of multi-mission success.
Photo Courtesy: Hawker Beechcraft Corporation A Beechcraft King Air 350 flies over a marina. The aircraft shown is fairly similar to the King Air 350 that made the record-setting flight.
JAL Orders from Airbus
FedEx announces the first cancellation of the Airbus A380. Instead, FedEx orders 15 Boeing 777 Freighters. Pilots use anti-G suits for the first time during combat operations using Supermarine Seafires over Algeria.
Photo Courtesy: Jim Anderson/ The Boeing Company
King Air 350ER Sets Speed Record
November 7, 2006
November 8, 1942
real-time map of radiation dose rates for different flight paths and altitudes. It is produced by a computer at NASA Langley Research Center, and combines physics codes with measurements of solar and cosmic rays. Airlines use polar routes to save money; however, these routes have higher amounts of radiation due to the fact that the earth’s magnetic field is at its weakest in those areas. What NAIRAS can expect to do is reduce the amount of radiation passengers and pilots receive, while still allowing airlines to cut costs by flying over the poles for international flights. The ultimate goal for the NAIRAS system is to be displayed in a similar way to terrestrial forecasts.
Anthony Carpeneti Guest Reporter Japan Airlines (JAL) is a major operator of Boeing Commercial Airplanes. They have never ordered the competitor - Airbus aircraft directly, and have only operated them through a merger that occurred with Japan Air System Co. back in 2001. The final flight of the Airbus A300 with Japan Airlines was on March 26, 2011, but even before
then, Japan Airlines and Airbus were discussing the A350 series of aircraft. Facing problems with its new 787 Dreamliner over the past decade, Boeing waited too long to start updating its larger 777 jets. This gave Airbus an opening to break into the Japanese market that Boeing had dominated for decades. Boeing’s reign over the Japanese market ended on October 7, 2013 with an astonishing order by Japan Airlines.
The order, which is the biggest ever for Airbus from a Japanese airline, was valued at $9.5 billion. It consisted of 31 A350 wide-body jets, with orders for 18 of the baseline A350-900 model and 13 of the stretched A3501000 model. In addition to that deal, JAL also has an option to purchase an additional 25 aircraft for either model. The A350XWB line of aircraft is designed to compete directly with the
Boeing 787 Dreamliner, even in fuel-efficiency. Prior to the Japan Airlines deal, the A350 had 725 orders from various airlines around the world. The A350XWB will have over 70 percent of its weight-efficient airframe made from advanced materials combining 53% composites, titanium, and advanced aluminum alloys. In addition to innovative materials, the A350XWB brings together the very latest in aero-
dynamics, design, and advanced technologies. To say that this is a disaster to Boeing is an understatement. Seeing how Airbus has taken a major customer away from them is telling, and more airlines could potentially follow suit. For now, Boeing has a firm relationship with the other major Japanese airline, All Nippon Airways. But after what was shown with Japan Airlines, that relationship might not last.
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NASA Hosts Social at KSC Media Release NASA will bring together 150 social media followers to NASA’s Kennedy Space Center for a two-day NASA Social on November 16 and 18, 2013. The event is expected to culminate in the launch of the Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN (MAVEN) satellite aboard a United Launch Alliance Atlas V 301 from Cape Canaveral Air Force Station in Florida. Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University student William Bumgarner has been selected as one of 150 followers to attend and share the event. MAVEN is anticipated to arrive at the Red Planet on September 22, 2014. During the one-year mission, the satellite will
investigate what caused the water in the Martian atmosphere to be lost to space over time. As a NASA Social attendee, Bumgarner and the other 149 social media users will interact with engineers and scientists, as well as tour the Kennedy Space Center. If all goes as scheduled, participants will view MAVEN’s launch. In addition, participants will meet other followers and members of NASA’s social media team. Attendees were selected through a system in which more than 1,200 NASA social media followers registered.
“Being selected is a unique opportunity to see how this mission was developed and interact with the engineers who made it possible.” Bumgarner said. William Bumgarner is a Junior majoring in Aerospace Engineering, with a minor in Systems Engineering. Planning to graduate in Spring 2015, he is seeking employment with NASA to develop future
space missions. Follow his Tweets at twitter. com/WilliamBum. NASA Social participants will travel from across the globe to attend the event. NASA held its first NASA Social on Jan. 21, 2009, at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, Calif. NASA Social’s Twitter account is twitter. com/NASASocial, and participants will be using #MAVEN in their updates while tweeting. Information about NASA Social can be viewed at nasa.gov/ connect/social.
Managed by NASA Headquarters, Mars Atmosphere and Volatile EvolutioN is equipped with eight science instruments and will search Mars for evidence that it has or had experienced a loss of water from its atmosphere. Scientists will use MAVEN data to determine the role that loss of water from the Mars atmosphere has played through time, giving insight into the history of Mars’ atmosphere and climate, liquid water, and planetary habitability. Launch management for the mission is the responsibility of NASA’s Launch Services Program at Kennedy Space Center in Florida. To find additional information about MAVEN, visit nasa.gov/ mission_pages/maven.
European Cargo Freighter Undocks From Space Station Zakaria Daud Guest Reporter After 134 days attached to the International Space Station, Europe’s Automated Transfer Vehicle (ATV) undocked on Oct. 28, firing thrusters to leave the outpost’s safety bubble and began positioning itself for a destructive re-entry on Nov. 2. The ATV is about as big as a London double-decker
bus. It was responsible for maintaining the space station’s orbit during its fourmonth mission, boosting the outpost’s orbit to counter the minuscule effects of atmospheric drag. It was also filled with a whopping six tons of garbage and liquid waste produced on board the ISS. The ATV separated from the ISS at 0855 GMT, when it was orbiting at about 420 kilometers (260 miles) over
Kazakhstan, according to a statement from NASA. Nicknamed Albert Einstein, Europe’s fourth ATV to service the ISS hovered at a safe distance from the orbiting space station until Saturday, when an engine fired up and sent it back to the Earth’s atmosphere for a planned, explosive disintegration over an uninhabited area of the Pacific Ocean. Although most of the cargo freighter
is expected to disintegrate upon re-entry, officials cautioned pilots and mariners in the area to steer clear of the re-entry zone to avoid any debris. The unmanned vessel was 10 meters (33 feet) long and 4.5 meters (15 feet) in diameter. It transported a record cargo of seven tons to the ISS – food, water, oxygen, science experiments and items for the crew. This was the Europe-
an Space Agency’s second to last cargo delivery to the ISS was the heaviest payload ever launched by an Ariane rocket. It also left the station with the largest-ever amount of waste, according to a statement from the ESA. Monday’s undocking of ATV 4 occurred as Europe’s fifth and final Automated Transfer Vehicle is set to arrive at its launch site in Kourou, French Guiana.
Launch Control Center MAVEN - Atlas V
Nov 18 @ 1328 -1528 EST Cape Canaveral AFS SLC - 41
SES 8 - Falcon 9
Nov 22 @ 1736 - 1841 EST Cape Canaveral AFS SLC - 40
Thaicom - Falcon 9 Dec @ TBD Cape Canaveral AFS SLC - 40
TDRS L - Atlas V
Jan 23 @ 2111-2151 EST Cape Canaveral AFS SLC - 41
CRS 3 - Falcon 9
Feb 11 @ TBD Cape Canaveral AFS SLC - 40
ISS Sightings Nov 8
5:54 AM - Visible for 3 minutes, max height of 31 degrees, appears 10 degrees above SSW, disappears 31 degrees above SE.
Nov 9
5:07 AM - Visible for 2 minutes, max height of 15 degrees, appears 11 degrees above SSE, disappears 15 degrees above SE.
Nov 10
5:54 AM - Visible for 6 minutes, max height of 59 degrees, appears 10 degrees above SW, disappears 15 degrees above NE.
Shuttle Spinoff of the Week Gas Detector
A gas leak detection system originally designed to monitor the hydrogen fuel system in the space shuttle’s main engines, is currently being by the Ford Motor Company in the development of a natural gas-powered car.
This Week in Space History Nov 7, 1996 Mars Global Surveyor launches from Cape Canaveral AFS on a Delta II
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Nov 9, 1967 Apollo 4 launches aboard the first Saturn V from the Kennedy Space Center
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VB vs College of Coastal Georgia Brunswick, Ga. 6 p.m.
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Michael Pierce ERAU Athletics The 19th-ranked Embry-Riddle volleyball team earned a 3-0 (25-7, 25-13, 25-7) victory over Florida Memorial on Saturday afternoon. The Blue and Gold improved to 16-9 and 9-0 in league play while the Lions fell to 5-15
Florida Memorial: 0 and 0-9 in the conference. The Eagles never trailed at any point in the match, with Florida Memorial only drawing even on two occasions (1-1 in the first two sets). In total, Embry-Riddle hit .395, registering just seven attack errors on the day, while FMU hit -.081. Jennifer Beatty led all players with 14 kills for
the Eagles to go along with eight digs and three blocks, while Taylor Ruiz chipped in with six kills and Morgan Shattuck added five kills on eight swings (.625 hitting percentage) and three blocks. Hannah Gray collected a match-high 18 digs while Tamires Ferreira circulated the ball for a match-best 25 assists to go along with four digs and two kills. Jada Long put down four kills to lead Florida Memorial. Sabrina Beckles picked up a team-leading 11 digs and Crystal Merrick tallied a team-high five assists. The Eagles jumped out to a 10-2 lead in the first set
and never looked back. A 7-0 run pushed the lead to 18-5 and the Blue and Gold sailed to a 25-7 win. A kill by Cailey Washington gave the Eagles an 11-3 lead in the second set, which grew to double-figures on a kill from Ferreira that made it 16-6. ERAU closed out the frame on a 5-1 run to win the set, 25-13. Set three saw Embry-Riddle score seven of the first eight points to quickly take control of the stanza. A 10-1 run built the lead up to 19-5 and the Eagles cruised to a 25-7 win, finishing off the 3-0 sweep.
Thursday VB vs Northwood Daytona Beach, Fla. 7 p.m. WSOC vs TBD TBD
Friday WSOC vs TBD TBD
Saturday VB vs Ave Maria Daytona Beach, Fla. 2 p.m. Basketball vs Coastal Georgia Daytona Beach, Fla. 7 p.m. MSOC vs Florida Memorial Daytona Beach, Fla. TBD XC vs The Sun Conference Champ. Beaufort, S.C.
Sunday WSOC vs TBD TBD
Monday WSOC vs TBD TBD
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Men’s Soccer Blanks NCAA II Saints in Regular Season Finale vs Winning Team: 4 Ryan Mosher ERAU Athletics The NAIA No. 14 Embry-Riddle Eagles spoiled NCAA II Flagler's senior night on Friday evening, posting a 4-0 shutout of the Saints on the road in St. Augustine. The match marked the final regular season game for both squads. The Eagles wrap up their 2013 regular season slate with a 12-2 overall mark, getting back on the winning track after losing their first game in over a month last Saturday. The Saints fall to 8-5-3 overall. The Eagles and Saints played an even first 15 minutes, despite a Veit Couturier header that glanced
Losing Team: 0 off the crossbar in the 10th minute that would have put Embry-Riddle on top early on. Ally MacDonald had a pair of chances in the 13th and 14th minutes, but the Eagle senior was denied and the game remained deadlocked at 0-0. A defensive miscue by the Flagler defense in the 18th minute led to the Blue and Gold's first goal. A ball was played by ERAU towards the Flagler goal, but a Saints' defender failed to clear the ball properly and freshman Sigurbergur Elisson was there to pounce on the loose ball, take a couple dribbles and beat Josiah Holtz in goal for his 11th score of the year.
The Saints, who recorded 15 corners in the contest, had a fantastic opportunity to score at the 33:15 mark, but a save by Nils Carlson on Liam O'Brien's point-blank shot kept the visitors in control. Nicklas Petersson was the recipient of an Elisson pass in the 38th minute, and the Gothenburg, Sweden native's shot was deflected into the net as Embry-Riddle took a 2-0 lead into halftime. The second half wasn't much different than the first for the Eagles as they controlled most of the possession, and just 10 minutes into the second period the Blue and Gold took a commanding 3-0 advantange thanks to a Couturier goal. MacDonald started the play on the left side of the pitch, playing a pass over the box to Petersson who one touched the ball to Couturier in the middle of FC's penalty area and the junior forward did the rest, recording his eighth
goal of 2013. Embry-Riddle wrapped up the scoring in the 60th minute of action when Elisson headed in a rebound after Couturier's 35-yard shot hit the crossbar, making it a pair
of goals for the freshman on the night and 12 for the season. Carlson made three saves in net for the Blue and Gold to record his seventh clean sheet of the year, the 19th of his career.
Petersson moved into second on the single season assist list with his 18th of the year, needing just one to join Paul Buckley (2003) at the top. He also broke into the top 10 in single season points with 38.
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Men’s Basketball Ranked Third in Preseason Poll Alison Smalling ERAU Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics released the 2013-14 Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll on Tuesday evening and that listing has the Embry-Riddle men's basketball team ranked third in the nation. The Eagles, who received
344 total points, were the biggest movers in the Top 25, jumping 14 spots from the No. 17 position they held in the final poll of the 2012-13 season. Embry-Riddle finished the 2012-13 campaign at 25-9 overall and 9-7 in conference play. The Eagles had a memorable conference tournament, which included the program's sec-
ond-ever triple-double by DeForest Carter and a dramatic double overtime victory over host Northwood in The Sun Conference Tournament championship game. The Blue and Gold closed out the season in the first round of the NAIA National Tournament. Under the guidance of 25th-year head coach Steve Ridder, the Eagles return
four starters from last year's squad, including honorable mention All-American and first team All-Conference performer DeForest Carter and second team All-Sun Conference selection Cesar Pastrana. Carter paced Embry-Riddle last season with 14.0 points, 7.2 assist, 6.1 rebounds, 2.4 steals and 1.5 blocks per contest, while Pastrana was second on the
squad with 13.1 points to got with a team-best 8.0 rebounds per contest. The other returning starters are senior Rico Saldana and junior Jason Powell. The lone senior on the 2013-14 roster, Saldana averaged 6.8 points and 5.0 rebounds in his first season with the Eagles, while Powell turned in 12.2 points and 4.9 rebounds per contest.
Fresh off their first-ever national championship, the Cardinal Stritch Wolves top the preseason poll with 13 of the 14 first-place votes and 374 total points. Indiana Wesleyan (35) is in at No. 2, and ERAU, Southern Oregon (334) and the Eagles' Sun Conference rival Northwood (318) round out the top five.
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