Tuesday September 25, 2012
Volume CXXXV Issue 4
Rush Week from a “Fresh” perspective Ever wondered what it was like to become involved in a Greek organization? Did Rush Week during your freshman year not register on your radar? Questions about the whole process? Two of the Avion’s reporters speak on their experiences with rushing a sorority and fraternity.
Abby Diekmann
Guest Reporter
I never thought I would rush a sorority when I came to Embry Riddle. A few weeks ago, my roommate and I went to the various BBQ’s held by the different Greek organizations as well as the Meet the Greeks event. She would usually do all the talking and question asking, while I would listen carefully to what was being said and thinking that I might give it a try come rush week. My first rush event was on Thursday with the Sigma Sigma Sigma’s. We met with our recruitment counselors on the second floor of our residence hall. They then took us off campus to the Daytona Jets Hangar where we would be throwing steel tipped darts at balloons
Ryan Clarke
Guest Reporter
As a freshman, I knew close to nothing about fraternities when this semester’s Rush Week started. Throughout the week I began to understand the purpose of rushing, and part of the purpose of fraternities. Campus was far from quiet Monday night with all of Greek life holding events throughout the evening. I chose to go to the SAE event because a friend suggested their fraternity to me. Between dodge ball games, there was pizza and
filled with paint and glitter just like how they did it in the movie “The Princess Diaries.” After the game was over we did an ice-breaking session, learning everyone’s names and one thing they liked. When the time was up, we were then taken back to campus and escorted to the BBQ pit by the pool for Theta Phi Alpha’s rush event. We had pizza and mingled a little bit. On Friday, there were two more rush events planned by the sororities. The first one was for Alpha Xi Delta with everyone meeting in the IC center. We mingled with the various sorority sisters for a while before everyone sat down at different tables and starting to decorate their own cup cake. After that event ended, our recruitment councilors took us to the College of Aviation where the Sigma Sigma Sigma’s
Gatorade for all. The brothers were walking around, making sure they introduced themselves to as many guys as possible. This made the atmosphere very casual and personable. Tuesday the SAE event was poker on the flight deck, just more of getting to know everyone better; meeting brothers, as well other guys that were rushing. Wednesday evening the rain held off for a BBQ and some football. There were a lot of new faces among the brothers, so I met a few new people. That was probably the day I decided I
were waiting for us. We sat around tables and decorated cookies and cupcakes again, but this time as a donation to a domestic abuse center. By the end of the day I ended up getting an invite to Sigma Sigma Sigma and Alpha Xi Delta’s parties as well as a bid from Alpha Xi Delta. The parties started in the afternoon on Saturday with everyone dressed up in their Sunday best. At each of the parties we all mingled with everone there and at the end they would do their own sort of ritual. At the end of the day I got another bid, this time, one from Sigma Sigma Sigma. It took some thinking to decide which one to go to. Both sororities were really great, and all the girls were very friendly. In the end I felt more at home and comfortable with the Sigma Sigma Sigma’s and I am very happy with my choice.
wanted to try to join SAE over the other fraternities. Their members all seemed very laid back and down to earth, as well as being friendly and conversational to everyone rushing. Thursday everybody went to Buffalo Wild Wings to grab some food, where I began to notice the group rushing was staying pretty consistent. Friday was held at Pool and Brew in Daytona. After hanging out that evening with all of the brothers, my mind was made up, and I could only hope that the brothers would make a choice to offer me a bid. PHOTOCOURTESY msuphimualum.blogspot.com
Alpha Phi Omega welcomes its pledges Eric Griffin
Publicity committee member
With the conclusion of this semester’s rush activities, Alpha Phi Omega wishes to welcome the Fall 2012 pledge class! These students were chosen because they demonstrated dedication to the cardinal principles of Alpha Phi Omega: leadership, friendship and service. They will form the Alpha Iota pledge class, and begin their journey to becoming full and true brothers of Alpha Phi Omega.
By joining Alpha Phi Omega, these pledges join not only a local chapter, but a fraternity that spans continents. With chapters operating in the United States, Australia and the Philippines, there is no telling where you may come across a blue and gold brother. In the weeks to come, the Alpha Iota pledge class will begin a program of service
to the college, to the community, to the nation, and to the fraternity. This program is meant to shape the pledges into the leaders of tomorrow, while instilling a dedication to friendship and service to others. During this program, bonds will be forged between the pledges and the brothers as they serve alongside each
other. In this way, the individual members of the Alpha Iota pledge class can become part of something greater than they could accomplish on their own. As the semester continues, we as a chapter look forward to serving alongside our Alpha Iota pledge class, and becoming lifelong friends with each and every one of them. As they grow into brotherhood, we will instill in them the concept of leadership, the foundation of friendship and the joy of service.
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Fast and Furious - The Coverup
Reserve your spot at TEDxEmbryRiddle Bharvi Chhaya TEDx ERAU
RICHARD WEAKLEY/AVION
KATIE PAVLICH TALKS TO Special Assistant to the University President Marc Bernier about her new book, “Fast and Furious,” which details the cover-up of the backfired “Operation Fast & Furious”ww
ERRSA travels ‘FARH’ to conference Catherine Cruz Agosto
ERRSA Prog. Coordinator The executive board of the EmbryRiddle Resident Student Association (ERRSA) packed their bags and headed off on an eight hour road trip to Pensacola, FL to represent Embry-Riddle at this year’s Mini-FARH Conference. ERRSA is affiliated with three organizations: FARH, SAACURH, and NACURH. The purpose of these organizations is to bring residents together to share ideas, resources, network, and, of course, have fun. The Florida Association of Residence Halls (FARH) does this for the residence halls in the state of Florida, the South Atlantic Affiliate of College. The University Residence Halls bring together residence hall associations from the South Atlantic Region, and the National Association of College and University Residence Halls covers the nation and some counties such as Canada, Mexico, and even Australia. The FARH organization has two conferences a year, Mini-FARH and FARH. This year’s Mini-FARH was held at the
University of West Florida, UWF, on Sept. 15 and had a Roaring 20s theme. The ERRSA executive board took in as much as they could by attending various programming sessions, interacting with the members of other residence hall associations, and represented Embry-Riddle in boardroom. At each conference, there is a meeting held by the Board of Directors for that conference, made up of other residents and an advisor. In this meeting, each school that attends has at least one representative in the meeting to get an update on the on goings of the organization, vote on any proposed changes, etc. Overall, the executive board gathered a lot of valuable information from the conference. A report summarizing the ideas gathered from the conference can be found on the ERRSA Facebook page, ERRSA Connection page, and errsa.com. The next conference will be SAACURH. Delegates from ERRSA will be traveling to East Tennessee State University for the Willy Wonka themed gathering that will be held from Nov. 9 – 12.
Photo courtesy of ERRSA
AT MINI-FARH, ERRSA executves shared ideas with other residence hall executives from the state of Florida.
The Avion, September 25, 2012
Inspired by the success of last year’s event, the TEDxEmbryRiddle team is putting together the conversation of a lifetime - centered around the most crucial question facing us today: “How will we Power Our Future?” To us, this issue is two sided - the evolution of technology to tackle tomorrow’s tremendous energy demands and the social revolution required to develop it. Our questions are simple - Is the future going to be driven by open source ventures, DIY projects and home inventors? Or do the industrial energy giants have something planned and ready to be unleashed? And what happened to those wonderfully promising alternatives - wind, solar, geothermal and nuclear power? Coming together to explore these ideas will be industrialists, researchers, entrepreneurs and students from all over the nation. Currently, the speakers for this year include Dr. Michael Strano from MIT, Dr. Corwin Hardham from Makani Power, David Yaffe from VNF law and many more energy entrepreneurs. Dr. Strano was ranked among the top 20 chemists of the last decade, according to data based on citation impact scores of chemistry publications. He will be introducing an entirely new way to look at new types of fuel cells, as well as ultra-high power density batteries using “thermopower waves.” Mr. Yaffe
has 30 years’ experience in energy law and litigation. He brings to us a whole new perspective on the electricity consumption and regulatory paradigms. Corwin has co-founded several companies including Squid-Labs, Potenco, Instructables and WakeKite. His focus is in mechanical design and controls as applied to renewable energy systems, and he holds several patents within these areas. Our in-house Plasma physics expert Dr. Anatoly Streltsov will be speaking about the future of nuclear energy. Dr. Streltsov researches electromagnetic waves in the magnetosphere and their interaction with space plasma at Embry-Riddle. We also welcome back ERAU alumnus Manu Sharma (Aero-Astro grad student at Stanford University and an alumnus of Singularity University) who will be talking about the story of wind energy and Nuovo Wind – a wind energy start-up hoping to bring small scale, low-cost aesthetic wind tunnel that could be used to sustainably power individual buildings without intruding on too much real-estate. Brought together by a complete student team licensed for the event, this conference is invitation-only, with less than 100 seats left now! TED speakers and attendees are chosen for their merit, and for what they can bring to the gathering. Applications to attend can be found online at: tedxembryriddle.com. Join the conversation on Oct. 6, 2012 at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. APPLY TODAY!
Student Government Parking, smoking, construction The Avion,
September 25, 2012
James Scott
SGA President The SGA has been extremely busy the past several weeks. We’ve recently filled our vacancies on the Student Representative Board and Touch-N-Go Productions. Also, the Student Finance Board is getting ready for their Fall allocations. There are several items I’d like to address in this week’s issue of The Avion. Over the past several weeks, a number of students come to my office to express their concerns with parking. A recurring theme that was surfacing is that blue spaces were not being utilized by the faculty and staff. Specifically, the Falcon Lot and the newly added Discovery Lots were not full. I spoke with Richard Amato, who is the head of Parking and Traffic Services, and I expressed the student’s concerns. Rich explained Parking and Traffic Services waits until the third to fourth week of school to conduct lot counts. During these lot counts, his staff finds the minimum and maximum amount of spaces being used in each parking lot. Based on those counts, Parking and Traffic Services then reallocates certain parking spaces to different colored decals. Given the current state of park-
ing, Rich is hoping to adjust Discovery Lot so that 60 or so spaces will be for yellow decals. Also, he would like to add green decal spaces to Falcon since the on-campus students living in Apollo, Doolittle, and McKay are short on parking spaces. Look for these changes around campus within the next couple weeks. Another noteworthy item is the recent release of a smoking survey to the student body. This survey came out as a result of several student requests to gage their fellow peer’s opinion of smoking on the Daytona Beach Campus of Embry-Riddle. I encourage everyone to fill out this survey. So far, 475 people have responded to the poll. It is my goal to reach at least 1000 responses. This information is meant for research and to educate students, faculty, staff, and administration on what our current smoking demographics are. I
encourage you fill out this short survey and to spread the word about this survey to your friends and classmates: http:// www.surveymonkey.com/s/G8J5TWZ. We’re all anticipating the opening of our new building. Construction is right on schedule from the in September. The new Jim W. Henderson Administration and Welcome Center is slated to open within the next couple weeks. T h e goal of the contractors and the administration are to have the building open for Homecoming and Wings and Waves activities. The grounds area dedicated to the foundation of the College of Arts and Sciences is being prepared for construction. As most can see from campus, the fences are up and construction vehicles will be moving in shortly. As a result of construction, the loop road closest to the Library has been closed. Kevin Mannix of Campus Safety
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explained the loop road will be used by cranes and other construction vehicles. Logistically, it is easier to keep the road closed rather than open and close it periodically throughout the course of construction. Finally, I have two more items I would like to mention. First, the Council of Presidents (CoP) is going to be on October 4th at 6:30 p.m. Official invites will be sent to club presidents via e-mail and in their club mailboxes. CoP is an opportunity for presidents of different clubs and organizations as well as the president of the SGA to come together and talk about ways of helping each organization grow to their fullest potential. This time is also used as a forum for presidents to talk to the SGA about suggestions they have or issues on campus. Second, the SGA executive board has been visiting different clubs on campus. A sign-up sheet is outside my door, SC 104C, if you would like an SGA Official to come talk to your club and explain the services we provide. Please stop by my office if you have any questions regarding anything I’ve mentioned. Remember to checkout the SGA website (sga.db.erau.edu) to see the different services we provide as well as biographies of our new members.
Allocation season Joe Anderson
SGA Treasurer Starting this week, the SFB will be reviewing budget requests and hearing presentations from student organization treasurers. After each presentation, Finance Board members will evaluate and vote on the allocation. I would like to take this opportunity to share more about the process and the criteria that Finance Board members use to analyze and make these important decisions. First, let’s take a look at what SGA’s governing documents say about distributing funds. The Finance Board is expected to ensure that SGA funds are spent only on: programs of cultural and educational enrichment, tutorial programs, club athletics, student-led programs, transportation costs, student services, safety precautions, and recreational and social activities. This is an obviously vast list that could include a plethora of possibilities for student organization requests. However, the Finance Board traditionally reserves the right to deny funding for: gift certificates, airfare, food, gifts, shirts and uniforms, salaries and scholarships, gas other than regular grade, and politically associated costs. Ultimately, for each funding request that we review, we will ask ourselves two questions: 1) Is this a feasible and valid request? In other words, has the organization given enough details to prove that the request is actually possible if allocated the requested funds? 2) Is this the most fair and appropriate use of our classmate’s money? The allocation process is only possible because of the SGA Fee that we all contribute to. Would our classmates agree with thisa allocation? I encourage all organization treasurers to follow this rationale throughout their term.
We should all be good stewards of the money we are granted. This year, student organizations that utilize the SGA budget process effectively will be rewarded with the possibility to request extra funding. We will be starting with a record high allocation fund: $103,500. According to historic averages, I expect as much as $25,000 to be leftover at the end of this term. Common reasons for this are that student organizations submit receipts for unapproved items, don’t submit enough receipts, or never turn in any receipts. This year, we’ll reallocate any unspent leftover back to organizations that maximized the use of their allocation. To learn more about how to fund your organization, I highly recommend attending this week’s Fundraising Workshop cosponsored with Embry-Riddle’s Office of Institutional Advancement, our SFB, and the Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP) FL First Coast Chapter. We’ll show where and how to look for financial support. Join us this Wednesday, Sept. 26, at 6:00 p.m. in IC 104. Food and drinks served at 5:30 p.m. To review the comprehensive guidelines, download SGA Budget Guidelines from the Governing Documents section of the SGA Website: http://sga.db.erau.edu. As always, if you have any questions or concerns, please do not hesitate to call (386-226-7699), text (386-334-3939), e-mail (sgatres@erau.edu), or see me in the SGA Office (SC 104).
Get to know your SGA Mallory Rodriguez
COB Representative
Sophomore Business
As the newly elected SGA Representative for the College of Business, Mallory Rodriguez is looking forward to making changes for the new year. The sophomore from St. Augustine, Florida is studying Business Marketing here at Riddle with a minor in Communications. In her position on SGA, Mallory will not only be representing her college and working to improve student/teacher relations, but as Parking Liaison she plans to work hard on alleviating some of the stress caused by the current park-
ing situation at school. Aside from SGA, Mallory is a sister of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority and takes leadership in Public Relations within her Chapter. When she’s not in class, Mallory stays busy working as a Student Assistant in the College of Business. In her spare time, Mallory enjoys spending time with her sisters, working out, shopping, and reading for pleasure. Please feel free to speak with Mallory about any questions, concerns or ideas. You may find her in the COB or SGA office.
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September 25, 2012
Endeavour’s Final Departure Allie Iacovelli
News Editor
What were you doing on May 7, 1992? Maybe you were practicing your ABCs, playing with the neighbors down the block, or selling lemonade on your street corner. Perhaps you had not even entered this world yet; however, on that day, NASA’s fifth and final space shuttle, Endeavour, had launched for the first time. Up until its final mission last year, Endeavour had spent 299 days in space - making 4,671 orbits around earth while traveling over 122 million miles in total. Throughout its lifetime, Endeavour serviced the Hubble Space Telescope, retrieved the Japanese Space Flyer Unit, and went to the International Space Station for the assembly of the station’s first U.S. component. On Sept. 19, 2012, Endeavour left Kennedy Space Center for the last time. For its retirement, it has been transported to the California Science Center in Los Angeles where it will stay on permanent public display. Possibly just as impressive as the space shuttle itself is the aircraft that ferries it from one location to another. The Boeing 747
Shuttle Carrier Aircraft (SCA) is a modified jetliner that was originally manufactured as a commercial plane. Four main features distinguish this aircraft from any other standard jetliner. Anatomically, three struts reach beyond the interior of the aircraft which serve as attachment devices for the orbiter; to improve directional stability, two added vertical stabilizers extend from the customary horizontal stabilizer. To remove unnecessary weight, all furnishings inside the airliner were eradicated aft of the forward No. 1 doors. Exclusive instrumentation was then installed so the orbiter’s electrical loads could be monitored in flight. This 318,053 – pound jetliner is equipped with four Pratt and Whitney JT9D-7J gas turbine engines that produce 50,000 lbs of thrust each. Mated with the orbiter, it cruises at an unexpectedly low altitude of 13,000 – 15,000 feet and has a range of 1,000 nautical miles. In re-
gards to the performance of the flight was so notable. Henry aircraft, Chief Pilot, Jeff MoulTaylor, the flight engineer on trie, explained, “The handling the Shuttle Carrier Aircraft, recharacteristics are not that flected, “It is sad to see the end greatly changed, believe it or of the program. I am not sure not. The drag profile is extreme when it is going to hit me the with the mated orbiter,” he hardest - when we get to L.A. added, “But other than that, the or when we get back to Edairplane handles very well in wards Air Force Base to park pitch and roll.” [the 747] and say ‘That is it! First Officer Bill Ricke articulat30 years of flying [for the SCA] ed, “Without the orand it is done.’” biter, it is surpris What happens ingly sporty. We On September 19 for the crew of this do have extreme aircraft now? After 2012, Endeavour vertical CG asthousands of flight left Kennedy sociated with the hours and dozens Space Center for orbiter, though. of ferry flight misthe last time. We do not want sions, Flight En-Allie Iacovelli to bank the plane gineer Taylor said too much; you he will be retiring get that roll from right along with the the bank that you may not be Space Shuttle. “Everybody [on able to get out of. Because of the crew] flies other airplanes, that, we cannot bank more than so some will go on to continue 23 degrees. For the most part, their careers. For me though,” though, it handles really well Taylor stated, “it is retirement.” which is amazing.” On Sept.12 when the When the prominent per- crew of the mated SCA transformance of the SCA is coupled ported Endeavour for the last with the exquisite existence of time, the entire nation watched Endeavour, it is no wonder why in awe. As the aircraft soared this last across the country, it was a ferry symbol of reverence for an intellectual era worth celebrating and an astonishing representation of an era not possible to forget.
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September 25, 2012
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ALL PHOTOS: RICHARD WEAKLEY / AVION
Student Life
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The Avion,
September 25, 2012
The Jesse C. King Space Physics Scholarship Phyllis Salmons
PS Department
ERAU alumnus Jesse Craig King, Jr. (BS Aerospace Studies, 2003) was a young man who was proud of having attended Embry-Riddle. From his childhood to his untimely death on March 22, 2012, he had an insatiable desire to learn about aeronautics and aerospace. Honoring the memory of their beloved son, his parents established a memorial plan at Embry-Riddle in recognition of his love of learning. On Jan. 28, 1986, Jesse was in elementary school watching the Challenger liftoff on television, when the first major shuttle disaster occurred. The victims of the Challenger tragedy became heroes to Jesse. After that, family trips were arranged to visit observatories, Kennedy Space Center, the
Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, and other aviation/aerospace themed destinations.
At Embry-Riddle in his physics classes (PS 103 and PS 104), Jesse’s interest in aviation and space soared to the next level as he studied the definitions and equations that explained the science necessary. This led him to read books on black holes, the physics of aviation, and how physics made it possible for his beloved airplanes and space shuttles to work. It was this passion for physics that led his parents to establish scholarship funding to aid students studying in the area of Space Physics on the Daytona Beach campus. Awarded once per semester, the recipient will receive $500 to apply toward educational expenses. Even after graduation, Jesse kept up with university progress in research efforts, new programs, and facilities. He was especially proud of the plan for the new College of Arts and
Sciences building and the plans for the new Richey-Chretien telescope on its roof. The new telescope’s one-meter diameter primary mirror will be the largest university research telescope in Florida. This new facility will further advance the efforts in Space Physics and the attraction of quality students in the program. Upperclassmen studying Space Physics may inquire about the criteria for application. Students who qualify will then be required to compose an essay expressing their passion for space physics and their hopes for how they will contribute to the field. Students may receive the award more than once. Space Physics upperclassmen should inquire further by contacting the ERAU Office of Financial Aid or by speaking with Dr. Jason Aufdenberg at 386-226-7123.
Company now hiring designated drivers Andy Lichenstein Guest Reporter
Suppose it is Friday night. You are out with your friends, and you just so happen to be drinking like everybody else. You feel a bit too unsafe to drive home, but you do not want to leave your car in a sketchy part of town. Daytona Designated Driver can help. Daytona DD is the alternative to round trip cab fares or appointing an official designated driver. When you have had enough for one evening, simply call Daytona DD and give them your location. A team of 2 drivers will arrive on site within minutes. They will drive the car home with you in the passenger seat. The second vehicle will act as a chase car. When you get home, your driver will leave with the chase car. Thus, making a safe return for everybody involved. Daytona DD charges $5 initially, with an additional $3 per mile. This is rather comparable to a standard cab fare, with the additional peace of mind of your own vehicle. T h e
service operates as far north as Ormond Beach and as far south as New Smyrna. Rob Roeck, owner of Daytona DD, is a 2009 Embry-Riddle graduate. Roeck looked at his college experiences, and realized that a designated driver service would have been extremely convenient. “As an Embry-Riddle alumni, I know that a DUI on an aviation student’s record is the same as a career death sentence,” says Roeck. Roeck is currently hiring responsible, punctual individuals with clean driving records to be Daytona’s designated drivers. Applicants must be 25 years of age. See the contact information below. Or, if you ever experience that fateful Friday night, play it safe. Call Daytona Designated Driver at (386) 795-2226 or go to DaytonaDD.com.
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Aircraft Name
Mirage 2000C
August 1983
Year Introduced
November 1982
Mikoyan
Manufacturer
Dassault Aviation
Mach 2.25
Max Speed
Mach 2.2
44,100lb
MTOW
37,500lb
59,100ft
Service Ceiling
59,000ft
65,000ft/min
Rate of Climb
56,000ft/min
Cost: US$29 mil
Other Facts
Cost: US$23 mil
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Opinions A real social media eye-opener The Avion,
September 25, 2012
Barbara Chearney
What potential problems do you see? about how their social media behavior People should use caution when using can impact their personal and professional Information Technology their locator services in status updates/ reputation. Tweets. If you tell the world where you are, Can you elaborate on how managing Embry-Riddle senior and flight student you’re also tellyour online Patrick Welsh gives straight talk about ing them where reputation social media – things to think about as a you’re not, “i.e. comes into student, both now and later. I just checked play? We’re Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn and more‌ in at Disney, so not going to social networking sites are everywhere, I’m not at my be in college and chances are, you’re on one or more a p a r t m e n t ‌ forever. One of them. But have you thought about the feel free to take day, we’re potential safety and security concerns that anything you going to come with being on these sites? Or how like.â€? People need to leave about the impact they could have on your need to considRiddle and reputation, either now or somewhere down er basic secufind a job. the line? I recently had the opportunity to rity, Barbara. In I’ve spoken speak with one of our students about this that same vein, with several very topic. I’ve seen a few peers who How do you feel about social media and students comhave been on how do you use it? Social media is a great mit some outrainterviews way for folks to interact with the people geous potential and had hiring and things that interest them most. I use it security hazmanagers ask to talk with friends, stay abreast of news ards that they them about and campus events, and to collaborate on may not even participaschool projects. Over the past few years, realize – like tion in social Photo courtesy/michiganemploymentlawadvisor.com I’ve seen more professors and organiza- taking pictures media – even tions here using social media to engage of their student to the point of students, and it’s great. One professor I IDs or their new drivers’ licenses and post- asking them to log in and allow the interknow tweets out homework assignments, ing them. I can understand people being view board to inspect pictures, posts and and another one keeps his Facebook page excited about being here or about getting comments. And while it’s currently being up during class so you can chat him ques- a new FL driver’s license if they have debated in the courts, some employers are tions directly– it opens up boundaries for one, but what may not even occur to them demanding log-in access to applicants’ people who might not normally speak out. is there is personal information on your social media accounts. Granted, as least Overall, I like the incorporation of social identification for a reason, it personally for now, you have the right to refuse, just media into my daily life, but I’ve seen identifies you and shouldn’t be broadcast- as they have the right to end your interview firsthand how – if not used carefully – it ed for all to see. Another potential set of on the spot. I’ve also heard that companies can cause problems. problems is that students don’t fully think are using personal information and facial
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recognition software to find your social media pages. It’s definitely something we need to consider now, rather than later, because the technology is only going to improve over time. You’re graduating in December. What advice can you give to students who incorporate social media into their daily lives? Think before you post. Don’t get me wrong, I love social media, but people need to temper their propensity for immediacy with the potential for long-term consequences. Also, I’d advise people to remember that cameras and recorders are everywhere. If you’ll indulge me in another story, this will wrap up my feelings nicely. I had a friend who attended another university on a full scholarship. During her junior year, a picture of her that her roommate took and posted surfaced online; my friend was downing a bottle of liquor in one hand, and holding a half-burned cigarette in the other. The picture also showed two under aged students drinking. It was soon determined that my friend was “contributing to the delinquency of minors and tainting the university’s image,â€? and was promptly expelled. In the end, that picture cost her everything. She’s now working two jobs trying to pay back the scholarship, and her dreams are shattered. It doesn’t matter that she’s a great person deep down and was a super-diligent student – she’s stuck right now. So yeah, that’s what I’d say, “even with that perfect 4.0 GPA, your foul rants or party pictures can cost you everything‌ use social media, use it often if you wish, but use it wisely.â€?
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Staker sets meet record as Eagles defend Asics Classic Title Ryan Mosher
ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle women's cross country team successfully defended their Asics Embry-Riddle Classic title on Saturday morning, winning their lone home meet of the 2012 season in impressive fashion. Ellie Staker won the meet for the Blue and Gold, setting a meet record in the process, helping the Eagles run their meet winning streak to six straight at the event. Staker's 18:43.12 was 15 seconds faster than second-place finisher Lauren Falcone of Rollins and a full 77 seconds faster than her time at the meet a year ago. "Ellie has been great so far this year,"
Head Coach Mike Rosolino stated. "She looked really strong again this week, especially since she beat Kadian Dunkley (Bethune-Cookman) by a half a minute this year after losing to her all of last season." Karina Coelho put forth one of her best efforts of 2012, finishing fourth overall in 19:26.62. "Karina made a big jump this week," Rosolino said. "It's nice to see her get back to her form from a year ago and start to push Ellie up top." Bailey Eaton's time of 20:19.00 was good for 11th overall while Baleigh Hyatt saw her first top-five team finish of the season come in 20:38.14. Kira Ball rounded out the Eagle scorers in 17th place, reg-
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istering a 20:48.38 for the Blue and Gold. "Bailey (Eaton) had a great race, and Baleigh (Hyatt) was fantastic today," mentioned Rosolino. "We have a great 3-6 group right now, but we still need to close that gap between our No. 2 and No. 3 if we want to climb into that next tier of NAIA teams." Also running for Embry-Riddle were Nicole Bonk (20:49.29), Lauren Eschbach (21:13.09), Martina Tafoya (22:23.05), Brittany King (22:23.38) and Rebecca Love (25:00.32). Embry-Riddle totalled 47 points to claim the meet crown, followed by Xavier (La.) with 70, NCAA I Seton Hall with 88 and a pair of NCAA II teams in Flagler (105) and Rollins (123).
The Eagles will take a two-week hiatus from competition before returning to the course on Oct. 5 in Tallahassee, Fla. at the Seminole Invitational, hosted by Florida State.
Eagles win sixth straight Asics Crown Kirwa Breaks Meet Record Ryan Mosher
ERAU Athletics Evans Kirwa won his second race of 2012 while breaking the meet record at the Asics Embry-Riddle Classic on Saturday, helping the Eagles to their sixth consecutive title in the event. The Eagles placed all five scorers in the top 10 to easily claim their first team crown of the season. Kirwa, the reigning NAIA National Runner of the Week, had no trouble outpacing the rest of the field, finishing the 8K race in 25:25.02, a full minute faster than Vincent Bett's time of 26:30.57. Bett finished second in the race, showing improvement in just his second meet as an Eagle. "Evans and Vincent looked really terrific this morning," Mike Rosolino, Eagle Head Coach said after the meet. "Vincent was even stronger than he was last week, he closed the gap on Evans quite a bit from the Mountain Dew Invitational." Sophomore Alec Hernandez finished third in both the race and for the Eagles, recording a 27:04.38 as the Eagles went
1-2-3 in the race. Zachary Kraus (6th - 27:45.58) and Jacob Dordick (9th - 28:09.20) both scored for the Blue and Gold on Saturday, impressing Rosolino with their efforts. "Jacob ran much better than last race," Rosolino said. "Both he and Zach gave us a great race today." Ryan Larson and Jason Riggs finished 14th and 15th respectively, while 10 other Eagles raced in the event, seven of them finishing in the top 50. "This was a tougher course than we've ran this year," Rosolino pointed out. "I was happy with our effort and our results today. I'd like to see some of our gaps close, and I think that if we do that we can move into that top five-to-ten teams in the NAIA." The Eagles grabbed 21 points to capture the meet title, finishing weel ahead of NCAA I Seton Hall (68), NCAA II Flager (93) and NAIA Xavier (La.) (128). The Embry-Riddle Alumni team totalled 105 points for a fourth-place finish. "It was cool to see so many of our former runners come back and run in this meet," said Rosolino. "It's really neat to see them finish fourth." The Eagles return to the course on Oct. 5 when they run in the Seminole Invitational in Tallahassee, Fla., a meet hosted by Florida State.
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Eagles Play With 3-0 Win Over Southeastern
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THE EAGLES BATTLE AGAINST Southeastern Friday night in the ICI center for a 3-0 win. Above Cailey Washington, number 14, blocks one of Southeastern’s offensives giving the Eagles control of the game. Michael Pierce
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The eighth-ranked Embry-Riddle volleyball team kicked off the 2012 conference season with a 3-0 defeat (25-21, 25-19, 25-19) of Southeastern on Friday night at the ICI Center. The Eagles improve to 10-3 (1-0 TSC) on the season while the Fire fall to 2-13 (0-1). Taylor Martin got the Blue and Gold off to a strong start with four kills in the first six points as Embry-Riddle took an early 5-1 lead in set one. SEU rallied back with a 7-2 run to take a one-point lead (11-10), only to have the Eagles return the favor with an 8-2 run, giving ERAU an 18-13 advantage. Southeastern closed the gap
to a single point (20-19), but another Martin kill sparked a 3-0 spurt that gave the Eagles a comfortable 23-19 lead, allowing ERAU to trade sideouts until an Adriana Vazquez kill closed the set at 25-21. Embry-Riddle got things started quickly in the second set, running out to a 7-2 lead. This time, the Fire couldn't mount enough of a comeback to ever threaten the home team, as the Eagles maintained at least a three-point margin for the remainder of the set. Just as she did in the first set, Vazquez ended the second set with a kill to give ERAU a 25-19 win and a 2-0 lead in the match. Set three saw Southeastern take the reigns early on as the Fire jumped out
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to a 7-2 lead thanks to four kills from Allison Lewen. Back-to-back kills from Jordan Holcomb spurred a 4-0 run to pull the Eagles to within a point (11-10), and after an SEU kill the Blue and Gold won four more straight points to take a 14-12 lead, its first lead of the set. Back-to-back blocks from Morgan Shattuck and Veera Hietala increased the margin to 19-15, and a block from Cailey Washington and Gloria Kemp put the Eagles in the driver's seat at 23-16. Martin put down kills for the final two Eagle points as Embry-Riddle took the third set, 25-19, sweeping the match. The Eagles have now won 56 straight regular season Sun Conference matches and 52 consecutive sets in conference
play. ERAU's last TSC loss came at Webber International on Sept. 12, 2008, and Embry-Riddle last dropped a set in conference at Northwood on Oct. 22, 2010. Martin all players in kills (16) and digs (13), while Holcomb added 13 kills (.400 hitting percentage) and 10 digs. Vazquez ran the Eagle offense, compiling 39 assists to go along with nine digs and five kills in six attempts. Lewen led the Fire with 10 kills while Tara McSherley registered a doubledouble with 29 assists and 11 digs. Katie Trenski led the team in digs with 12. Embry-Riddle returns to action on Tuesday, Sept. 25 when they host NCAA II Flagler at 7 p.m. inside the ICI Center.
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fatale way, as does Jill Valentine (Sienna Guillory) later on in the movie. Without a doubt, this movie serves the fan base as it introduces to the movie series favorites from the video game. These include Leon Kennedy (Johann Urb), Jill Valentine, and Ada Wong (Li Bingbing), with the two female characters having a reputation as being some of the most beautiful video game characters of all time. The Resident Evil series always had an affinity for femme fatales, and between Alice, Jill, and Ada, there is plenty to go around. While leather is practical for fighting, the long dress that Ada wears only works due to the high slit, but the heels totally make no sense whatsoever in terms of balance and running. Throughout most of the movie, there
are many scenes that make no sense, even by video game standards, but the action scenes were well choreographed, and even artistic to a certain extent. A particularly innovative feature was the slow motion zooming in during the fight scenes and showing bones crack, similar to the documentary Human Weapon. The plot isn’t the strongest point of the film, nor is the acting. The plot does progress the series, with the final scenes of the movie setting the stage of the last movie, which should be a final showdown. The acting is decidedly stiff, but if you bear in mind these characters are all hardened killers, it could be excused. For fans of the series, this is a 4.5 out of 5, but if you’re not familiar with the movies or video games, this ranks a 3.5 out of 5.
Editor-in-Chief The fifth and possibly penultimate Resident Evil movie does not disappoint fans of the video game and movie series, but still manages to provide enough information at the start of the movie to usher in the uninitiated to the story. In terms of cinematography, the movie focuses on set pieces and uses extensive slow motion to allow the viewer to appreciate the 3D effects. The opening scene is an extended reverse slow motion of the ending scene of the fourth movie, setting the back-story. As always, we have Alice (Milla Jovovich) starting out the movie proper wearing nothing but a white towel similar to her scenes in the Fifth Element and other Resident Evil movies. It seems that her character is so dangerous that you cannot even allow her the luxury of proper clothing. Being based on a Japanese video game series, the clothing choices in the series may not always make the most sense, but they do look very good. Alice pulls off skin-tight leather in a totally femma
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ALICE UNEXPECTEDLY BECOMES A mom as one of the cloned kids thinks that Alice is her mother and Alice takes risks to protect the child. While the others think that the child is a liability, Alice fights and makes sacrifices for the child’s safety as that is what they are fighting for.
Clint is back in show town Gran Torino, sarcastic comments included. It seems in his old age Mr. Eastwood has decided to just be himself on screen, which works perfectly if you ask me. Justin Timberlake shows up in this movie, however he may be difficult to recognize when he first shows up wearing a ball cap and jeans, slightly different from his normal formal attire. The storyline is far from complicated, which tends to make certain parts of the
movie slower than others. There are also a couple moments that are slightly awkward to watch, but only the best of films seem to be able to rid themselves of that. This movie is a heartwarming fatherdaughter story mixed with a lot of good Clint Eastwood humor. If you like either of those it’s a must see, although you may be in the theater with a crowd closer to Clint’s age than your own.
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