A GLIMPSE INTO THE PAST ERAU ALMA MATER OFFICIALLY ACCEPTED From: The Avion Vol. 109 Issue 2 (Jan. 27, 2004) By Lucas Crouch ERAU’s new alma mater was officially recognized by university administration, faculty, and students during a ceremony held Wednesday, Jan. 14 in the Spruance Hall Atrium. According to Kevin Snyder, Assistant Director of Student Activities, the ceremony was held to announce the alma mater was official. The alma mater was performed for the first time during commencement last semester. “This is to announce that it’s official. It was endorsed by the university cabinet, the President [Dr. Ebbs], and Chancellor [Dr. Price] were in attendance,” said Snyder. According to an ERAU press release, plans to create the alma mater began last semester when a small group of students and staff members felt that a university song was, “Well overdue.” “Being a part of this planning process is an honor. Not many students can say that they have helped to write the alma mater for Embry-Riddle. My motivation for this project comes from the time I remember the entire University of Florida stadium singing their alma mater at Homecoming last fall,” said ERAU student Brian Lutz in an ERAU press release. According to the press release, after weeks of composing music, critiquing lyrics, and researching common themes from other university alma maters, the proposal was submitted to Chancellor Price. Price then brought the proposed alma mater to the university cabinet who unanimously agreed to have it performed at the next commencement. The ERAU press release also states that the cur-
rent challenge is to introduce the newly created alma mater to all students, faculty, and alumni. Alma maters are traditionally sung at various official university ceremonies, student gatherings, athletic events, and other special activities. In order for it to be sung, people have to know the melody and lyrics. “I’ll never forget my graduation from the University of South Carolina. Our graduating class stood up, put our arms around each other’s shoulder, and swayed back and forth while singing the alma mater. I will always remember that feeling,” said Kevin Snyder, Assistant Director of Student Activities, in an ERAU press release. Snyder believes it is nice to see another initiative by students and faculty to get the university more unified with purpose and school spirit. “A challenge goes out to any student to come up with an idea to raise the school spirit,” said Snyder. “Get involved with organizations, athletics, orientation team, or SGA. Find a niche that you are comfortable with and go for it. Then when you graduate and look back while singing the Alma Mater, you will have some great memories.” The authors of the new Alma Mater are Paul Bell, Sally Short, Brian Lutz, Bobby Higgins, Jennifer Daniel, Kira Lake, and Kevin Snyder. The alma mater can also be downloaded in a piano version or a vocal version from the following website: http://www.erau.edu/er/almamater.html “Get involved with organizations, athletics, orientation team, or SGA. Find a niche that you are comfortable with and go for it...”
THOUSANDS WITNESS ‘NATIONAL TRAGEDY’
From: The Avion Vol. 25 Issue 3 (Jan. 29. 1986) By Brian Finnegan Space shuttle Challenger exploded shortly affter launch Tuesday morning and disintegrated with its crew of seven over the Atlantic Ocean. All have been presumed dead by NASA officials. After a nearly flawless countdown, countdown, with several delays because of accumlated ice on the launch pad service structure, the space shuttle lifted off into crystal blue Florida skies. A nominal ignition was followed, one minute and 12 seconds later, by an explosion which consumed the orbiter in a tremendous fireball and rained flaming and smoking embers into the deep blue water. On board were four shuttle veterans and three rooies. Participating in their second shuttle flight were mission commander Francis R. “Dick” Scobee and mission specialists Dr. Judy Resnik, Ronald McNair and Ellison Onizuka. Pilot Mike Smith, Hughes payload specialist Greg Jarvis and NASA Teacher in Space observer Christina McAuliffe were on their maiden voyage. NASA Associate administContinued on Page A5
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PRESIDENT’S CORNER From: The Informer Vol. 6 No. 10 (Nov. 15, 1968) It seems there’s a lot of talk, both pro and con, on campus about the manner in which the students dress. The thing that strikes me as being funny is that everyone talks about what is acceptable. Society has changed with the times and we have to be “in” in order to survive. Yet some of these people were in getting a haircut and shaving the beard off to go for a job interview. The neat, hair combed, shave, shined shoes, coat and ties, must have had something to do with the fact that one of the McDonnel-Douglas interviewers said that he had never seen Riddle student looking and acting so professional. I can’t help but wonder if these interviewers are part of “the society” that dictates how we should dress. It must have terrific power to get such a change overnight. Another power I have noticed is “female power.” Perhaps we should have more co-eds at Embry-Riddle. There aren’t too many of my married friends whose wives let them go around looking as slobs. Casual yes, slobs no. If I take a girlfriend out I usually like to check my appearance and make sure it’s acceptable for where I’m - beach, bowling, movies, or dancing – each requires a certain dress. College education in general is something more than what you just get out of the books.
USSR U-2 From: The Jetstream Vol. 2 No. 2 (June 7, 1963) The U.S. Lockheed U-2 high altitude has a competitor. The Soviet Union Air Force now has an operational high-altitude reconnaissance plane, known as “Uski Twoski.” The aircraft is about 48 feet long, with an extremely high aspect ratio wing of about 82 ft. wing span, comparing very closely with that of the Lockheed U-2. Gross weight is estimated at about 25,000 ib., and it is powered by two axial-flow turbojets modified for extremely high-altitude operation. It is flown by a single pilot and carries a variable pay load of photo and electronic reconnaissance gear.
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BACHELOR OF SCIENCE COURSE IN AERO. ENGINEERING NOW OFFERED From: The Jetstream Vol. 1 No. 1 (June 1960) EMBRY-RIDDLE now offers a Bachelor of Science Course in Aeronautical Engineering. The course requires 141 semester hour credits in an 8-semester curriculum. Of course, these 8 semesters can be taken full time (all year round) and thus completed in considerably less time than 4 regular academic years of 2 semesters each. By going all year (48 weeks with two week vacations, one in June and the other in December) the Bachelor of Science Course can be completed in two years and eight months. Admission to this program is open to graduates of the Aeronautical Engineering Technology Curriculum or transfer students from accredited technical institutes, colleges and universities. For the graduates
of the Associate of Science Degree Program in Aeronautical Engineering Technology, an additional two semesters of 36 semester hours will be required for the Bachelor of Science Degree in Aeronautical Engineering. Even though many engineering colleges are very generous in accepting advanced credit from the Associate of Science Degree program, all of the credits from the terminal Aeronautical Engineering Technology Curriculum cannot be accepted at their full value. The top student who decides to go on for his Bachelor of Science at another school finds that it takes him some time to earn the degree. By choosing the subjects and tailoring the courses to the present Associate of Science Degree Program, the Embry-Riddle Bachelor of Science objective can be attained in a much shorter time.
DAYTONA TO HAVE MAJOR JET SERVICE From: The Informer Vol. 3 No. 5 (Nov. 3, 1967) The first jet service between Daytona Beach and New York, Atlanta, and the Washington-Baltimore area will be inaugurated by Eastern Airlines December 14. Robert L. Hansen, senior sales representative, said six jet flights, all to be operated with 99-passenger 727 Whisperjets have been scheduled for service here. Four will become effective December 14 and two January 25 he said. Mr. Hansen said this new service will enhance Daytona Beach’s position as the number two convention and tourist city in Florida and predict it will open new avenues for growth. The first Whisperjet flight 183 will leave Daytona Beach at 8:05a.m. beginning December 14 and fly non-stop to the Washington-Baltimore friendship airport, arriving there at 9:45a.m. This will be the first nonstop flight from Daytona Beach to a city in the northeast. The flight will continue to New York’s Kennedy International airport, arriving at 10:57 a.m.
It will connect with international flights to Europe. The return jet flight 187, will leave Kennedy International at 6:15 p.m. stop at Friendship Airport and fly nonstop to Daytona Beach, arriving at 9:40 p.m. Both flights will operate daily. Also on December 14 Eastern Airlines begins the first jet service between Daytona Beach and Atlanta with Whisperjet flight 288 leaving here at 3:55 p.m. It will fly nonstop to Atlanta arriving there at 4:40 p.m. This flight will make connections with jet flights to 25 other major cities. The return nonstop Whisperjet will leave Atlanta at 11:45 a.m. and arrive here at 12:45 p.m. both of these flights will operate daily except Saturday. On January 25 Eastern will inaugurate additional nonstop Whisperjet service between Daytona Beach and Atlanta, Hansen said. The northbound flight will leave here daily at 7:25 a.m. and fly nonstop and arrive in Atlanta at 8:27 a.m. The southbound jet will leave Atlanta at 8:20 p.m. and arrive here at 9:17 p.m.
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“THE EAGLE HAS LANDED”
From: The Avion Vol. 1 Issue 7 (July 25, 1969) By Gene Leclair
In all my life, I have dreamed that maybe one day I could participate in a space venture. Of course, I have not achieved my goal yet! But, this country has and I must say I am truly impressed. Late Sunday evening Commander Armstrong stepped onto the moons surface. There is no question that this is an unparalled achievement and shows to me what can be done when men put thwir minds to it. “Star Trek” is out of date. I wanted to write this Editorial because as an individual I was extremely moved by this achievement. But as I sat up Sunday or Monday morn-
ing, blurry eyed I began to think what does this mean to young people today. You an d me, now in college or just getting out and entering into the labor force. This achievement, I believe is going to open to us such vast opportunities that may be right now a little incomprehensible. Everything that has been achieved on this space venture has been through ideas by people of 30 to 40 years ago. These people are getting along now and will soon yeild to your generation. Will we have another Von Braun in our generation? Will we be able to come up with unthought of, unheard of concepts, let alone ideas? Will you or I be part of one utterly fantastic world just around the corner? Yes, I feel we will.
You here at ERAI, aviation oriented people (pilots, management, engineers, etc.) will be the people who really will drive home these new concepts needed to break though and advance. I feel luchy to be associated with the Aviation Industry and be in the only aviation accredited school of this kind. But it will be people like me and especially you, that will catapult schools, such as ours, into the forefront. I’m prejudice, but I feel we have all made a wise decision to come here and go forward from here with aviation knowledge. Now soon, lets work on expanding and increasing that knowledge and still be universal leaders in our countries endeavors.
loan from the government, and the third the University owns. The two government loaned aircraft will be sold to surplus, and the A&P department will probable recieve the third. Now that the University has the Cessna 310’s, the whole multiengine program will be revised. The present price of the course is $1095.00, but the new course will cost less, although having fewer hours. Although the cost was un-
attainable, the administration did say the cost would be much less than the list price of the Cessna 310. To help keep the cost down, the aircraft were ordered without avionics. But the University will purchase Bendix Avionics and install the equipment themselves.
D-18 TO BE RETIRED
From: The Avion Vol 8 Issue 7 (Oct. 22, 1971)
When the trial Cessna 310 arrived, Embry-Riddle was in an uproar. Everyone thought it was finally happening, “No more D-18’s.” Rumors started, Riddle bought a 310, then Riddle was going to buy 3 Cessna 310’s, but as rumors are, they were false. The truth is the administration liked the 310 and after several trial flights, decided to purchase two of them. The first of the two aircraft is expected to arrive about the 28th of this month, and the second will be delivered the 15th of November. What will happen to the D-18’s? Well, of the three that Riddle has, two are on
COMPUTER EASES REGISTRATION HASSLE
From: The Avion Vol. 31 Issue 1 (Jan. 27, 1979) By James Blinker
Welcoming a new breed of freshmen, Embry-Riddle offers more efficient registration procedures. Though reluctant to divulge any registration policies, it was admitted that registration was made a lot easier by their online computers. The Dean of registration, Bob Pihllaja, assures that they are “very effective,” and adds “(it)gives us the ability to put out more information faster.” The previous system he believes was “bad and outdated.” Errors were probably a problem with the old system but to Pihllaja’s knowledge these computers have been infallible. He states “errors occur only to
the point of whatever is being put into the computer” therefore if correctly programmed these new computers will continue to serve efficiently. They are still getting accustomed to the computers and Mr. Pihllaja feels that they will be happy with them. As a victim of last trimester’s registration policy I asked an incoming freshman for an unbiased opinion on viewing his registration procedure. He states, “Registration wasn’t a hassle, it didn’t take days or hours for me to get registered.” Compared to last trimester’s “procedure” this is the exact opposite. Whether we can owe it all to the new computers or a change somewhere in administration or faculty things are looking better for over 400 newly arrived students to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University.
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Local Man Hijacks Delta Jetliner at Daytona Airport From: The Avion Vol. 52 Issue 10 By: James Banke A Holly Hill man hijacked a Delta DC-9 last Friday at the Daytona Beach Regional Airport. The jet never made it off the ground. The hijacker, Martin R. Mitchell, a 29 year-old part-time Embry-Riddle student elected to abandon the attempt after local law enforcement officers fired several shots which struck the tires of the left main landing gear of the aircraft. In addition, one bullet also penetrated the area below the cockpit. Mitchell now faces federal charges of Air Piracy which carry a possible 20-year sentence. The situation created much confusion among students when it was reported through the crowds that ERAU had been closed because of the emergency. A police car drove through the flight line area and announced to students who were watching
along the perimeter fence that they should move back as they may be in danger. Many individuals report to have heard the officer proclaim that the school was closed. Luthor Reisbig, Dean of Academics, stated Friday afternoon that probably “some student yelled school’s closed,” and that created the beginning of the confusion. Crowd psychology may have helped to quickly spread the rumor - that was the taken as fact in those harried moments during the crisis - that school was closed. “At no time did ERAU close the campus,” said Reisbig. The confusion may have created some problems with students who were scheduled to take tests, or attend important lectures, and Reisbig addressed those concerns with the Avion in the hours following the conclusion of the incident. “The confusion was regrettable,” Reisbig commented, “If any student was forced to miss an exam, which might create a hardship, we’ll handle that (situation) on an individual
A Holly Hill man hijacked a Delta Airlines DC-9 last Friday. The incident, which ended in the hijacker’s voluntary surrender, lasted less than one hour and attracted national attention.
basis.” Reisbig commented that he was going to inform the teachers that they should make every effort to work any problems out. Friday also marked the last day that students could drop a class, and with the belief that the school may have closed, the administration recognizes that a student may have been inconvenienced. Reisbig advised that any student with a “drop problem” seek out his or her department chairman to work out the situation.
“National Tragedy,” continued from A1 -rator for Space Flight, and recently appointed Director of the Johnson Space Center, Jesse Moore refused to speculate on the cause of Tuesday’s national tragedy and emphasized that NASA would remain silent on the cause “until all of the data was collect.” He said all information regarding the launch had been impounded for analysis and that even personal notes between launch controllers had been collected. No photos were released. Moore cautioned the media to refrain from their own conjecture and analysis of the videotape seen on the NASA Select television line. After the Monday launch was scrubbed because of high winds sweeping across the Shuttlee Landing Facility, liftoff was reset for 9:38 a.m. Monday. That night, however, Air Force weather forecasters at the Cape Canaveral weather station predicted a hard freeze which could cause ice on the external fuel tank. Mission managers decided Monday night to delay Tuesday’s launch for an extra hour to allow any ice to melt. But ice accumulation on the service structure proved to be beyond expectations. Spigots left running on the service structure (to prevent water lines from freezing and bursting) resulted in icicles forming, and some were reported to be greater than two-feet long. The original one-hour delay pushed the scheduled lift-
off back to 10:38 a.m. At T-minus one hour and 10 minutes the countdown went into an unplanned 30-minute hold which was eventually extended to an hour. During this time and eight-man engineering crew assessed the ice situation on the pad and confered with mission managers. The ice situation was evaluated not to be a problem and at 10:08 the countdown resumed and continued without any additional problems through the two built-in ten minute holds at T-minus 20 and later at T-minus 9. As is part of the launch sequence, the main engines ignited on time at T-minus six
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seconds and at T-minus zero seconds the solid rocket booster ignited nominally. Beginning with the single-axis roll at T-plus 9 seconds, where the shuttle configuration rolls onto its back during the ascent, through he throttle down sequence at T-plus 35 seconds, the liftoff remained perfect. At T-plus 52 seconds the command to begin to throttle up to 104 percent power was given by Houston control. “Okay to throttle up,” was the response from pilot Mike Smith, and were the last words from the Challenger before it vaporized nine miles high and eight miles southeast of Cape Canaveral.
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Steve Ridder awarded Coach of The Year
From: The Avion Vol. 66 Is- sue 8 (Feb. 6 1991) Embry-Riddle Basketball Coach Steve Ridder was reluctant to take any credit for the overwhelming success of the basketball team this year, even though he was named Coach of the Year in District 25. The Final record of 228, and a fifth place finish in NAIA District 25 has left the Athletic Department in a state of euphoria. Last year, the basketball team won only four games and finished last in the District, so the improvement was not insignificant, but rather, phenomenal. Being named Coach of the Year in District 25, Ridder was quick to point out that he was not alone in this accomplishment. He mentioned many people who were involved in this success, and said that he viewed the award as not for himself, but the whole school. “Everyone who supported the program helped win this award,” he said modestly. He gave much deserved credit to Assistant Coaches Al Jackson and Rik Seymour.
“We will have a conference before a time-out so we will know exactly what to say to the team,” He stated in explaining what role these coaches play. The loss at Flagler in the first round of the playoffs was still fresh in his mind. “That’s what it is all about. College is, most importantly academics, but it can be enjoyed so much more through social events. Athletic events are part of this experience.” He stressed that talk about an athletic facility on campus is progressing. “With the success of this year, it is not a question of ‘Do we need a facility,’ but rather ‘When are we getting one?” “The problem right now is money. First, the Engineering Building will be built. We don’t even want to compete with that. Next, the money for the athletic facility would have to be raised, and then the facility would have to be built. We do need a facility.” He gave credit to the Administration and the supportive role they have played. They have given the program a fine base on which to start,
and continue to give their much needed support. Ridder mentioned two important people who helped the program over the three years in which they participated. They were the only two seniors on the squad, Richie Helton and Mark Ingemi. “I hope these guys remember where we were and how far they helped take us. Both of them will be great assets for any organization they work for.” “They will be missed, ”he said.
University plans for “Student Village”
From: The Avion Vol. 36 Issue 1 (Jan. 17 1996)
With the approval of the Board of Directors this Monday morning in an interim board meeting, a bond for the future “Student Village” to bee constructed was passed. The Board of Directors and members of the administration hope that this new Student Village will enhance student life amongst the freshmen and upperclassmen residents on campus. The Student Village, which will house up to 1000 student, will be located on Embry-Riddle-owned property between Clyde Morris and Richard Petty Boulevard, which will cover 9.03 acres of a 17 acre site. The University hopes to maximize the student residents’ views of the surrounding aesthetic environment and University facilities. The Student Village will consist of five buildings, each five stories high, which will produce a holistic living environment. The design is also meant to provide a comfortable and productive learning environment for the
student residents. The Student Village will consist of four buildings, ranging in height from four to five stories. This facility will also consist of a pitched roof, a large amount of windows, and Academic and Student Life Program areas. The Academic and Student Life Program areas will be housed within a two-story “elbow,” designed to link the freshmen wing with the upperclassmen wings of the Student Village. The wings will be linked by interior “streets,” allowing users to pass by major activity areas located within the buildings. These “streets” will allow the students to “see and be seen” as they walk about the facility. The Food Court and Student Life Program will be located on the lower floor of the Freshmen wing, in order to encourage use of mandatory meal plan, and aiding in facilitating program offerings to student residents. These freshmen living areas in the Student Village are linked to the upperclassmen areas through a separate building housing dedicated
program areas. These spaces are designed to provide settings for a variety of both academic and social activities, and to offer a cooperative and productive atmosphere for peer learning and sharing. There will be dedicated study rooms as well as social lounges available throughout the Student Village, providing a social interaction amongst the student residents. It will also provide an open and welcome setting for the students and visitors. Among the study rooms, there will also be tutoring rooms, a game room, multipurpose rooms, laundry, a convenience store, and for the exercise fanatics, a health club. The Student Village will provide several Visiting Faculty Apartments, designed to house special University guests. All of the Student Village residential rooms and program areas will be provided with state-ofthe-art technology access to the global village to enhance their learning opportunities.
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SHOCK AND ANGER
CHANGES UNDERWAY ON CAMPUS From: Avion Vol. Issue 8 (March 9 , 2004)
From: Avion Vol. 94 Special Ed. (September 12, 2001) By Ashlee Fiser What began as a routine morning soon escalated into a day of shock and disbelief as news of the events in New York spread across campus. In less than an hour, students, faculty and staff were glued to TV and radio to watch and hear the tragedy unfold. “[A friend] came in my room, woke me up and told me to turn on my TV. I thought a Riddle plane had crashed or something. Then I saw the World Trade Center. I was astonished, pissed off and scared. I couldn’t believe something like this could happen,” said Tyrel Jackson. “A friend of mine called and woke me up. I listened to the radio report for about an hour, and then went to my neighbor’s house to see the images on TV. It was just breathtaking. I was deeply saddened by what I saw,” said Jesse Wells. Others heard of the nation’s attack once they were on campus. “I had just come out of class and was heading over for breakfast. I noticed a crowd in Student Activities and asked what was going on. I couldn’t believe it – it was like something from the movies,” said Cy Maramangalam. Many students’ red, puffy eyes and distraught looks described their thoughts and moods as they huddled in front of available televisions, unable to express in words what they were seeing. “Let me try to put what I’m thinking into words . . . I don’t understand how this could happen, especially with our military technologies,” said Trebor Yocum. “It was so surreal, so unbelievable. I turned on the TV to watch [the World Trade Center] on fire, and
saw when the second plane actually crashed into it,” said Josh Wycuff. Because classes continued as scheduled, students used the time between classes to attempt to reach distant friends and relatives by cell phone – seeking any reassurance that loved ones were okay. Because 26 percent of students enrolled come from northeastern states, including New York (10%), Pennsylvania (9%) and New Jersey (7%), many were directly affected by the morning’s events. Most were fortunate. Mike Szczecinski, a student from New York, has a mother who works for American Airlines as a flight attendant. “She would have been on the Boeing 757 that crashed into the Pentagon, but she recently took medical leave. I was freaking out but am getting over the shock. My second thought was that I took that skyline for granted, and I got pissed.” “My friend’s cousin should have been at the World Trade Center, but he had the day off,” said Wells. “My cousin lives in southern Manhattan. I was relieved to hear he was okay,” said Nick Lorenzen. “Disbelief,” Fabio Miguez of Brazil said when asked to describe his feelings. “I was at home. I saw the towers coming down.” “Whoever did this, it was unnecessary,” said Ahmad Salem, of Egypt. “The action from the start was wrong, (they) didn’t have to do this.” “I’m disappointed with our government for allowing this to happen. And of course, I’m thinking about retaliation,” said Yocum. “I felt so sick. I threw up when I saw it,” said Mohamed Elhosan, “I thought it wasn’t real, can’t be happening – like a Spielberg movie . . . Innocent people died. It’s not fair.”
By Michael Marano Last week The Avion published a photograph of the field of trees that were recently leveled in front of O’Connor Hall. According to SGA President Matt Collier the reason the trees were leveled is to make room for the new Intramural / Recreation sports fields. The project is part of Emb ry-Riddle’s Master Plan for the Daytona Beach campus. According to the Master Plan the new recreational fields will be incorporated into an upgrade of Embry-Riddles’s athletic programs. The recreation fields behind the Student Village will remain as they are, but plans are on the table for tennis courts and even a track for track and field events. In addition to the construction across from O’Connor Hall, there is construction behind the ROTC building in an effort to connect. The Earhart parking lot adjacent to the ICI Center with the Defender parking lot adjacent the former AWS (Airway Science) building. On the corner of Richard Petty Boulevard and Clyde Morris Boulevard, the former IT (Information Technology) complex is currently undergoing renovation, as it is will house the Department of Health Services. As you may or may not know, the Student Center is being primped for renovations of its own. During the summer, rooms will be added and redone with an all new student lounge incorporated into its design. Campus Safety, the SGA, WERU, Health Services, the Department of Student Activities and even The Avion are currently preparing for our relocation to new office space within the renovated Student Center. Embry-Riddle is in the midst of major changes. Students who graduated two years ago would most likely not recognize the school. Since the completion of the College of Aviation, Embry-Riddle has been on track to make the “Master Plan” for the future a reality.
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THROWBACK ISSUE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS From: Avion Throwback Issue (Nov 5, 2013) By Trey Henderson The Avion would like to thank Kevin Montgomery, the library staff, as well as the super cool microfilm machines for their help in collecting this historical content. In addition, The Avion would like to thank our predecessors for their contributions to news history and for making the production of this special edition Avion Throwback Issue possible. This issue was composed entirely of articles sourced from previous Embry-Riddle news publications. All designs you see in this issue of the paper are true to the day that they were printed. All fonts, graphics, layout themes and images were painstakingly redesigned and retyped to match the exact designs of the content as they appeared in their original-run issues. Of the previous publications whose content was included in this special edition are the Embry-Riddle Fly Paper, The Jetstream, The Informer, as well as historically relevant stories from previous issues of The Avion. The Fly Paper, which saw print between the years of 1940 and 1957, was a company newsletter professionally designed and printed for the Embry-Riddle School of Aviation and its customers during the WWII era. 1960 saw the rise of the first student-run newspaper of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Institute, The Jetstream. The Jetstream was produced until the year 1967 when its name was changed to The Informer. Produced for a relatively short period of time, The Informer ran from 1967 until 1969 when the newspaper changed its name for the last time. On April 4, 1969, under the editorship of Ms. Linda Larsen, the newspaper’s name was finally decided. It was to become known as none other than ‘The Avion’. Today, the newspaper has flown under the Avion name for nearly 44 years in 138 volumes. It has underwent countless design and graphical updates, but the core goal and purpose has never changed: to be THE source of news on the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University campus produced entirely by students and for students in order to represent the voice of the student body.
The Avion is a weekly publication for Embry-Riddle students sponsored by the Student Government Association. Articles may be submitted to the Avion for publication by the administration, the faculty, and student body. The Avion deadline is every Friday afternoon at 5:00p.m. Please mark all items AVION and deposit in the Connection form on the Avion’s page.
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