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Sally Ride leaves legacy of inspiration Remembering Sally Ride (5/26/51-7/23/12) Matthew Ellengold Staff Reporter
Former NASA astronaut Sally Ride passed away last week, seventeen months after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She is survived by numerous friends and colleagues who remember her as an inspiration for future generations. NASA administrator and former shuttle astronaut Charles Bolden explains how, as America’s first female astronaut, “… [she] literally changed the face of America’s space program. The nation has lost one of its finest leaders, teachers and explorers. She will be missed, but her star will always shine brightly.” After earning four degrees from Stanford University including a doctorate in physics, Sally Ride was inducted into the astronaut corps in 1978. Calling themselves “The Thirty-five New Guys”, the astronaut class of ’78 was the first to include women and minorities. Her numerous other accomplishments not withstanding, Ride’s place in the history books became assured on June 18th, 1983, when she became the first of the “New Guys” to fly into space aboard the orbiter Challenger. She would fly into space one more time in 1984 before leaving NASA in 1989 to accept a position at the University of California, San Diego as a professor of physics and director of the university’s Space Institute. During this time she served on Challenger Accident Investigation Board and served as a special assistant to the NASA administrator for long-range strategic planning. She briefly returned to NASA service in 2003 when asked to serve on the Columbia Accident Investigation Board. In a profession where uncommon excellence is common, Sally Ride’s legacy stands out. Her passion and dedication, as a scientist, an astronaut, and an educator make her a role model for anyone who dares to achieve great things. Pictures from NASA database
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Nine ERAU programs earn scholar-team honors Michael Pierce
ERAU Athletics KANSAS CITY, Mo. The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics announced the Scholar-Teams for the 2011-12 academic year, with nine EmbryRiddle intercollegiate athletic teams earning recognition as Scholar-Teams. To be considered a scholar team, the team’s overall grade point average must be at least a 3.0 on a 4.0 scale as defined by the institution. The team grade point average includes all varsity student-athletes certified as eligible. Leading the way was the men’s tennis team who for the third year in a row posted the highest team grade point average of any ERAU athletic team with a 3.59. Three men’s tennis players earned a spot on the Capital One College Division Academic College Division All-American at-large team, including Chris Freeman (3.65, Aeronautical Science), Simon Felix (3.73, Air Traffic
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Staff Advisor Jessica Searcy, Assistant Director, Programming and Leadership
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. The Daytona State College Falcons are starting a women’s volleyball program that will begin play in the fall of 2013, and they have selected Embry-Riddle Volleyball Assistant Coach Laura Stegall as their first-ever head coach. I just want to congratulate Laura on her new position and thank her for all of her help over the past two seasons,Gallop said. I can’t think of somebody that would be better suited to start the program at Daytona State, and I’m excited that she’ll be integral in bringing more volleyball to Volusia County. She was a great person to work with and will certainly be missed here at Embry-Riddle. Stegall has spent the past two seasons as part of the ERAU volleyball coaching staff under Head Coach Joslynn Gallop after joining the Eagles in the summer of 2010. Stegall’s husband, Randy, has been the Eagles head baseball coach since 2007. Stegall helped the Eagles to a 63-10 record during her two seasons at EmbryRiddle, including back-to-back trips to the
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Management) and Patrick Besch (3.60, Business Administration). In addition, Freeman and David Spennare (3.92, Business Administration) were named NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes this year. The women’s tennis team was second in the department with a 3.38 GPA, while women’s soccer followed close behind with a cumulative GPA of 3.32. Josefine Strom (3.57, Business Administration), Rocio Frej Vitalle (3.56, Aerospace Engineering) and Yi Ching Chen (3.54, Business Administration) were tennis NAIA All-America Scholar-Athletes, while Chen, Frej Vitalle and Kristina Marova (3.80, Business Administration) were named to the Capital One Academic College Division All-American at-large team. The women’s soccer team had three players recognized nationally for their academic accomplishments, including Bjorg Olafs (3.60, Civil Engineering) and Lauren Gallant (3.87, Aeronautical Science), who each were named to
Daktronics-NAIA All-America ScholarAthletes. Martine Olsen garnered Capital One second team Academic All-America honors with a 3.90 GPA in Business Administration. Eagle volleyball turned in a 3.26 GPA, while the women’s track & field team compiled a 3.22 GPA. Nina Kontrec was the lone All-America Scholar-Athlete honoree for volleyball, while Breanna Goring, Desiree River-Aquino, Beatrice Enckell and Julie Mayfield were tabbed as NAIA Scholar-Athletes in women’s track & field. The men’s and women’s golf teams nearly tied in team GPA, with the men’s team recording a 3.20 and the women a 3.19. The men’s soccer team rounded out the nine Eagle programs with a 3.01 team GPA. Matthias Klatt (3.71, Aviation Business Administration) and Tanapat Somprasong (3.77, Aerospace Engineering) were each named Daktronics-NAIA Scholar-Athletes for the second consecutive year.
Stegall hired as first-ever Daytona State head volleyball coach
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NAIA National Championship Final Site in Sioux City, Iowa, the first two times in program history that the Eagles advanced to the final site. The Blue and Gold also won The Sun Conference regular season championship and postseason tournament both years, compiling a 28-0 conference mark including playoffs. I am grateful to Embry-Riddle, and particularly, Joslynn Gallop, for giving me the opportunity to stay involved with coaching volleyball at the collegiate level, Stegall said. It has been a blessing to be around a great team and a wonderful coach in Gallop. I have learned a lot from the experience and appreciate and cherish the friendships that I have made at Embry-Riddle. I know that the volleyball program will continue to flourish and grow thanks to Gallop. This is not the first time that Stegall has been tasked with building a program from the ground up. In 2004, the athletic administration at Indiana Institute of Technology hired Stegall as the school’s Wellness Director and ultimately selected her to launch its intercollegiate volleyball program. Her initial recruiting and coaching efforts translated into a 15-12 record in Indiana Tech’s inaugural season in 2005.
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LAURA STEGALL JOINED THE Embry-Riddle volleyball coaching staff in the summer of 2010. The following season saw Stegall lead the Warriors to a 28-9 overall mark and a third place finish in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference, which afforded her WHAC Coach of the Year honors. The volleyball program at Daytona State will begin play in the fall of 2013.
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Student Representative The Aviation Maintenance Science building will be receiving a Student Government Association communication board and Avion paper news stand. The location of the new items will be in the
break room located on the second floor of the building. The Avion news stand will provide students the chance to stay current with campus stories and activities since many students spend their entire day in the building. The SGA communication board will give students the chance to post upcoming campus events, place adds, and
post what they feel is relevant for their fellow students to see. The communication board and news stand should be up before the start of the 2012 fall semester. If you have ideas on new locations around campus where you would like to see additional Avion news stands or SGA communication boards please stop by the
SGA office suite 104 in the John Paul Riddle Student Center. Also, if there are any other suggestions you have for the SGA, please feel free to fill out a suggestion form or stop by the office. A lot of projects that are underway are student’s ideas. We like to see those ideas become a reality. What’s yours?
SOLOMON NADER / STUDENT GOVERNMENT ASSOCIATION
THIS IS THE WALL where the Aviation Maintenance Science communication bulletin board would appear. The location for the board is on the third floor of the building. This space is frequently visited by students in the AMS program.
Get to know your SGA
Get to know your SGA Jennifer Pavone
Damani Mitchell
College of Aviation Representative
Housing and Residence Life Senior Aerospace Egr.
My name is Damani Mitchell. I am a senior in Aerospace Engineering from Kingston, Jamaica. I have two older sisters and a younger brother. In my free time I enjoy trying new recipes, watching Modern Family, Entourage and The legend of Korra, playing flight sim and chilling with friends. Spend any time with me and you’ll realize that I am a calm, patient person who lives by the mantra “Don’t sweat the small stuff”, and thinks balancing out school with meaningful fun and involvement is a healthy way to live. I started at Embry-Riddle in Fall 2009 and got involved with Task Force One, the first year arm of the SGA, the Caribbean Students Association (CSA) and ERRSA, the Embry Riddle Resident Student Association. The wealth of knowledge gained and enjoyable experiences had in
those organizations have motivated me to stay very involved and encourage others to do the same. On the SGA, I served as the Executive Board Secretary for 2011-2012 and am now proud to be beginning my service as the Housing and Residence Life representative of the Student Representative Board of the SGA. With my experience in working with housing, I hope to continue to bring housing and the SGA closer so as to share ideas on how to improve oncampus life as well as share resources. I also have event planning experience, and have organized an array of programs and events, such as the SGA Town Hall and the Council of Presidents. If you have any idea, comment or concern, feel free to contact me. I would love to hear your ideas for improving our campus.
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Jennifer Pavone is from Westchester County, New York and is currently a senior at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Jennifer is working towards her Aeronautical Science degree with an Air Traffic Management minor. She is a licensed pilot with over 225 flight hours, who holds an Instrument Rating. She is currently working on her Commercial Multi-Engine license, and plans to get her certification as a flight instructor through Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Jennifer has played an active role in the community for many years. She dedicated over five years of service for the United States Air Force Auxiliary Civil Air Patrol. In this program she took up many roles, including the first female Cadet Commander of her squadron.
Through CAP, she did many community service projects, and still works on them today. Jennifer is also part of the National Autism Alliance Research program as a team coordinator for charity and walks. Jennifer served as a member at large for the Student Government Association’s Progress Committee in Spring 2011. She decided to take her work to another level when joining the Student Representative Board for the College of Aviation. She is very proud of her school, and excited to serve and represent the student body! Since a young age, Jennifer aspired to be a fighter pilot for the U.S. military because of her love for aviation and her country. Today, she still holds that same love for aviation. After she graduates she aspires to be an Air National Guard pilot for the United States Air Force.
Olympics 2012 Olympics begin in London
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Russia dominates in Gymnastics Megan Demmert News Editor
Artistic Gymnastics has been an event at every Summer Olympic Games since the beginning of the Olympics at the 1896 Olympics in Athens. It wasn’t for another thirty-two years that women were allowed to compete in gymnastics events alongside the men. Rhythmic gymnastics was introduced as an event at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, CA. Trampoline gymnastic events were only added twelve years ago at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia. Some of the men’s gymnastics events include floor exercise, parallel bars, rings, and the vault. Women’s events include the balance beam, floor exercise, uneven bars, and more. Russia ranks number one in gymnastics with a total of 182 medals. The United States ranks number second, but
falls far behind with only 95 medals. This summer in London, artistic, rhythmic, and trampoline gymnastics will be contested .The U.S. Women’s Team features Gabby Douglas of Virginia Beach, Va., McKayla Maroney of Long Beach, Cali., Aly Raisman of Needham, Mass., Kyla Ross of Aliso Viejo, Calif., Jordyn Wieber of DeWitt, Mich., and more. The members of the U.S. Men’s Team include Jake Dalton of Reno, Jonathan Horton of Houston, Danell Leyva of Miami. Sam Mikulak of Newport Coast, Calif, John Orozco of the Bronx. The artistic gymnastics events will be held at the North Greenwich Arena on July 28 through August 7. The rhythmic gymnastics events will be held at the Wembley Arena on August 9 through August 12. The trampoline events will be held at the North Greenwich Arena on August 3 through August 4.
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THE USA GYMNASTICS TEAM are in high spirits following a succesful trials. Both the mens and womens teams will be trying to emulate the success of 2008. .
Jamaica’s fastest man on earth Christopher Heale Managing Editor
Track and field forms the core of the Olympic games and dates all the way back to the first games in Greece in 776 BC. The US has a proud history in the series of events with 776 overall medals, the highest total of any nation in the world. The glamor sport in the series is the 100m foot race. Although the race only lasts a matter of seconds, it draws a huge following and has produced some of the most iconic athletes in Olympic history. The favorite for this years games is undoubtedly the charismatic Usain Bolt. Jamaican Bolt set the world alight at Beijing in 2008, having won three gold medals and setting two world records. This began a period of three year’s of dominance in both the 100 and 200m, with him setting new world records again in 2009.
His light-hearted and playful personality won the hearts of fans and has made him a icon and role model to sprinters everywhere. However things have not gone too well for him recently. Bolt was disqualified from the 2011 World championship for a false start and was beaten twice by in three weeks by rival Jamaican Yohan Blake at the Olympic trials. The greatest hope for the US is Tyson Gay, who appears healthy having been plagued by injuries since 2008. Since then he has gone from strength to strength and defeated Bolt in Stockholm in 2010. Along with a potential injury to Bolt, the 100m could be one of the most exciting and closely contested gold medals of the games. The mens 100m races take place on Aug. 4 and 5. with the womens on Aug 3 and 4. The 200m races take place from Aug. 7 to 9 with the womens from Aug 6. to 8.
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USAIN BOLT IS hoping to repeat his performances from Beijing in 2008. Having won gold in three events and setting two world records.
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Olympic Rowing London Mascots Christopher Heale Managing Editor
The Olympic rowing will take place between July 28 and Aug. 4 at Eton Dorney Rowing Center near Windsor, which features eight lanes and 22000 meters of water ways. In a sport which has being dominated by Great Britain of late, this could be seen as the year rowing comes home. In all, eight different events make up the Olympic sport of rowing, ranging from pairs to eights, with cox and coxless variations. 14 medals will be contested in total with 353 men and 197 women competing. British Legend Sir Steven Redgrave stands out as one of the greatest in the sport following five consecutive gold medals in five games ranging from 1984 – 2000. His team mate Matthew Pinsent was equally prolific with four golds in four games. However, even with their retirement, the British are favourites again as no Team GB boat has finished outside the top 10 in 2011. Germany is another strong contender in the men’s eights. Following a disappointing showing in Beijing they have since gone undefeated and collected
gold medals in the last three world championships. Equally as Germany are favourites in the mens, the USA are favourites in the women’s eight. They go into the Olympics following five world championship wins and 2008 gold medallists. In the womens pair, New Zeland duo Juliette Haigh and Rebecca Scown will face stiff competition from another British pair Helen Glover and Heather Stanning. In their last face off in 2011 the Kiwi’s pipped them to the gold by just .08 of a second over the 2,000 meter race. Setting up what could be another tense rush to the line for the gold medal.
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Photography Editor The official mascots for the 2012 London Summer Olympics and Paralymics are Wenlock and Mandeville. The fictional story associated with the mascots is that they were formed from the steel of the last girder of the Olympic Stadium in London. Their skins are highly polished so that they reflect the appearance and personalities of the people they meet. Wenlock’s name comes from Much Wenlock, a small town in England where the Wenlock games started. The Wenlock
games inspired Baron Pierre de Coubertin, the founder of the modern Olympics, to create the Olympic games. The shape of his head is similar to the shape of the roof of the Olympic Stadium, the focal point of the games. Mandeville’s name comes from the Stoke Mandeville Hospital in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, England. Dr. Ludwig Guttmann from the hospital setup a spinal unit to help former soldiers with spinal cord injuries. To inspire his patients, Dr. Guttman worked to organize the Stoke Mandeville Games, the forerunner of the modern Paralympic games.
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Congratulations from the Flight Department to the following students for receiving their:
Private Pilot Certificate:
Commercial Muliengine Add-On Rating:
Andrew Avery Watson Brandon Giuseppe Daniele Kyle John Corbett Devin Mitchell Webber Zachary David Bonynge Daniel Edward Ingram
Ian Philip Gebbie Jeffrey Thomas Owen
Instrument Rating Certificate: Jjoshua Walter Chaney Kahlil Xavier Benjamin Lara Croce Christopher Lee Marcols Kevin Michael Gross Jong Hwa Park Yaser Ahmed N Alqahtani Adam Alexander Allgaier Commercial Pilot Certificate: Benjamin David Breitberg Jamar Ray Chambers Oleg Nikolayevich Sendzyuk Matthew Alexander Kress Christopher Francis Dalbora TayloR Justin Cellini John Houston Davis Matthew Edward Silverstein Brett Curtis Buske Seunghwan Chung Babak Jeremiah Gilbert
Commercial Single Engine Add-On Rating: Louis Gabriel Zell Kathleen Elizabeth Crone Elkan Bernardo Furtado Flight Instructor Airplane Certificate: Simon Jae Yoon Chung Gregory Adam Baylis Austin Joseph Richter Justin Time Dahan Matthew Christopher Ippolito Minh Van Doan Michael Raymond Welch Erich MarkUs Etter Flight Instructor Instrument Certificate:
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Entertainment A7 Ice Age: Continental Drift a cool addition to the franchise Page
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Ice Age: Continental Drift
Megan Demmert News Editor
The “Ice Age” gang is back in the witty and handsomely animated “Ice Age: Continental Drift.” This fourth edition to the ten-year-old Ice Age franchise was co-directed by Steve Martino and Michael Thurmeier. Surely an improvement over the third edition, “Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs,” Continental Drift features a big Broadway inspired number involving pirates and new characters voiced by celebrities like Drake, Jennifer Lopez, and Nicki Minaj. Manny the wooly mammoth, voiced by Ray Romano, and his stubborn adolescent daughter Peaches, voiced by Keke Palmer, dispute over her dating, hunky and popular Ethan, voiced by
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THE ICE AGE gang is back in the busy and hansomely animated fourth edition of the Ice Age franchise. Drake. Wanda Sykes makes an appearance as the voice of Sid the Sloths, delirious and hysterical, Granny. Without Granny, the movie would have lost much of its humor and charm. Diego, the tough saber tooth tiger, voiced by Denis Leary, is just as lonely as ever as he questions whether being a bachelor without a family is really what he wants. In the beginning of the movie, Sid,
accurately summarizes the film as well as the rest of the franchise when he says, “It didn’t make sense, but it sure was exciting.” Much like the unrealistic take on the age of the dinosaurs in the third edition, this fourth edition portrays the movement of the Earth’s continents as an instantaneous event where mountains start crumbling, and icebergs break apart within seconds. The destruction leaves Manny, Sid,
Diego, and senile Granny stranded on an iceberg in the middle of the ocean, where they are intercepted by pirates. Although distorted and unreal, the plotline in, “Ice Age: Continental Drift,” is full life lessons about love, family, and friendship. Even though the franchise is winding down, there are still plenty of laughs to keep parents and children of all ages entertained.
Zoom Air’s “Point Break” Adventure Opens Ana Mancheno
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Daytona Beach, Florida - July 25, 2012 - Those who already have tried Zoom Air Daytona Beach’s treetop adventure park and are waiting for more need wait no longer. Point Break, the most extreme section of Zoom Air’s courses at the Daytona Beach park, is completed and opens to the public Thursday, July 26. Point Break adds 16 games to the adventure, including four more zip lines — two of them being 500 feet long — reaching a maximum height of around 55 feet. According to Mike Smith, co-owner of Zoom Air Daytona Beach, LLC, this will go a long way to satisfying the need for eco-adventure, activity, and excitement Zoom Air is seeing in the customers who already have come to the attraction since it opened, less than two weeks ago. Zoom Air Daytona Beach’s courses are built in the trees at Tuscawilla
Park, at the corner of Nova Road and International Speedway Boulevard. Olivier Petit, Zoom Air ’s other owner, has been at the park every day since Zoom Air opened there. “It’s been great!” he said. “I’ve been meeting so many fun people from the Daytona Beach area, and visitors here on vacation. It is satisfying to work hard at making something like this, and seeing people have so much fun with it.” Visitors at least 54” tall now can enjoy 52 games up in the trees, including 12 zip lines. The course is designed to graduate in height and challenge. Admission is available for just the first two courses, the Lagoon and the Reef ($20.95), or for all three ($29.95), including the new Point Break. This is special, introductory pricing for visitors coming now through September 30, to encourage people who are on vacation and families not dealing with school schedules to come try the newest adventure in town. A family package and group pricing are also available. Now that all of the courses are open, Zoom Air Daytona Beach will be making plans for a grand opening and setting up their special programs, which will include birthday parties and corporate and school outings. The attraction is open seven days a week,
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9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The Zoom Air courses at Tuscawilla Park were built by Treetop Adventure Concept, the Sanford, Florida-based company that built Zoom Air’s courses at the Central Florida Zoo. With over 15 years of global experience, Treetop Adventure Concept is the industry leader in building aerial adventure courses. Zoom Air operates the attraction at Tuscawilla Park
under a contract with the City of Daytona Beach. Zoom Air was founded in 2009 to provide families, corporate groups, students, and tourists a matchless eco-adventure. ZOOm Air Orlando, the company’s first treetop adventure park, has been operating at the Central Florida Zoo since May, 2009. Additional information is available at www.zoomair.us .
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