Avion Issue 4 Spring 2018 by The Avion

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“The Falcons Have Landed”

The World’s Most Powerful Rocket Lifts off, Carrying Our Future Samantha Stirmel Business Manager

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Falcon Heavy, the rocket that was almost canceled three times by the SpaceX company, lifted off Tuesday, Feb, 6 from pad LC-39A at Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral Florida. With Elon Musk's midnight cherry Tesla Roadster loaded in the payload bay and thousands of people flooding beaches and viewing spots all near Cape Canaveral. Blasting off into the atmosphere, Falcon Heavy trailed fiery flames behind it as it reached higher and higher. Some noticed that the core booster did not fully ignite all of its thrusters. However, this did not slow down the rocket, and the launch. Both side boosters landed soon after separation and drifted back to earth before coming to rest almost simultaneously on SpaceX's landing pads. Musk informed the press that the boosters had a staggered landing, so the radars would not get confused. The core booster followed several minutes later, sadly, to a watery disintegration. In the press conference afterward, Elon Musk informed the press that the core booster had smashed into the water of the Atlantic about 100 meters away from the drone ship. When coming into contact with the water, it was estimated that the core booster hit the water at about 300 miles per hour. The force was enough to shred it com-

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pletely, turning it into shrapnel that was showered on the deck of the drone ship, and taking out two of the ship's thrusters. Both side boosters are reusable and will be used again in a future launch, but the loss of the core booster has no impact on the next launch, as it wouldn’t have been used anyways according to Musk. As everyone exited the island after the launch, many were privileged to see live views from Musk's roaster drifting in space. When the video feed flashed to see the dashboard, one could see a screen that displayed a message: "DON'T PANIC." The dummy astronaut sitting in the driver seat of the roadster was dressed in SpaceX’s new spacesuit that they had finally finished developing after three years. Several modifications were made to the car, including a message on one of the motherboards inside that said, "Made by Humans." Also featured on the dashboard is a special edition mini of the Musk’s Roadster by Hotwheels, which was mounted on the dash. Musk's Roaster was playing Space Oddity on its way up; however, it only could for 12 hours because that is how long the car batteries were limited to. Sadly, the Roadster will not be landing on Mars anytime soon as the window of opportunity for it exceeded the expectations. By the time the Roadster does get close to Mars orbit, it will be a billion years later and will probably be decimated by radiation by the time it gets there.

Because of the success of the Falcon Heavy, Musk expects there to be about a dozen more launches within the next two to three years. Now that Falcon Heavy has turned into a success, SpaceX will be focusing almost all of their efforts on the Big Falcon Rocket, or BFR. Musk expects that within the next year they will be experimenting with "hopper flights" for BFR, increasing in perplexity. These hopper flights will start over land at their Brownsville location, before expanding to ship to ship jumps, and then launching into the atmosphere and plummeting back down to better test the heat shield.

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SpaceX's plan is to have a reusable heat shield teamed with the boosters and fairing recoveries to continue their path of reusing parts of the rockets. This represents a brand new chapter for SpaceX and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. SpaceX has had one of their most successful launches yet and the crusade for the BFR has commenced. This means new jobs for engineers and many more launches. BFR will also have spots for new astronauts and will be taking them to the Moon before continuing onto the goal since the beginning: Mars. Falcon Heavy paves the way for a greater tomorrow.

Photo Courtesy: SpaceX The Falcon Heavy booster cores touch down in a historic first at SpaceX Landing Complex 1

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An Unforgettable Night To Shine: ESE Prom Keenan Thungtrakul Senior Reporter In the midst of the hype surrounding the Friday night block party on the West Lawn, a special night was taking place at the Henderson Welcome Center. Embry-Riddle, in partnership with Christ Presbyterian Church of Ormond Beach and the Tim Tebow Foundation, among others, hosted the 3rd annual Night To Shine: an unforgettable prom night experience for those with disabilities and special needs. It is a celebration to remind those who may think of themselves as “unwanted” in our society that they are loved, and that there are others who care about them and want them to have the same opportunities that “regular” people in society have. These people may not have had the opportunity to go to prom in high school or attend a formal while in college, and this event is the result of a large group of caring folks that want to provide such an opportunity for those who are less fortunate. The dance is largely volunteer-run, with over 540 host churches worldwide participating and an untold number of sponsors that helped those that could not afford otherwise attend what could be the time of their life. According to the Tim Tebow Foundation, this year 175,000 volunteers will devote time to create a timeless experience for nearly 90,000 people with special needs. Kacie Fuller, the Director of Youth and Children’s Ministries at Christ Presbyterian, said that this yearly event is not possible without the aid of many volunteers, who work behind the scenes to organize and put everything together. With all that going on, it is hard to imagine how the night would be different without the sacrifice of time. The night began with a royal welcome. Guests arrived dressed up in handsome tuxedos and beautiful prom dresses, and received a crown or tiara to signify their true worth. One by one each guest received a red carpet welcome, with crowds cheering them on and cameras flashing. The looks on the guests’ faces were priceless. They were in for an awesome night. Members of the Embry-Riddle cheer team and Navy ROTC served as escorts for the honored guests,

Keenan Thungtrakul/The Avion Newspaper Allacyn, one of the honored guests at Night To Shine, shows off her purse as her assistant prepares to wheel her to a waiting red carpet escort.

and their names were announced before the crowd as they stepped on the carpet. Some guests who were hearing-impaired received silent applause from the welcome party as they were led up the carpet to the venue entrance. Upon entering the Henderson Welcome Center, the guests were greeted to a variety of activities, from a live DJ to a karaoke stage, artist stations, shoe shining, campus tours, and photo booths. After a special welcome message by Tim Tebow, the Embry-Riddle cheer team got the dance party started by leading guests in group dance songs such as the Cupid Shuffle and the Wobble. Over at the karaoke station, the night began to the Black Eyed Peas’ “I Gotta Feeling." There was an untold number of beautiful performances by both guests and volunteers alike to well-known tunes such as Michael Jackson’s “Beat It," Phil Collins’ “You’ll Be In My Heart," and the theme songs from Disney’s "Beauty and the Beast" and "Aladdin." The dance area featured songs that catered to all dance styles, and everyone there had a chance to take part in the fun. Professional cartoon artists provided autographed portraits of guests, and photographers set up booths to cap-

ture those special moments. Navy ROTC helped close out the spectacular evening by inviting guests to dance with them and putting on multiple karaoke performances, including a special cover of Kenny Loggins’ “Danger Zone” with the guests. Night To Shine was a night to remember for everyone who attended. Volunteers that danced with the guests saw the priceless expressions on their faces which signified they had a blast. One guest, Wyatt, said that this was his first Night To Shine and that he had an unbelievable time that evening. Another guest, Brittany, said that dancing with an Embry-Riddle student whom she saw as a great dancer made her night, and she will not forget the priceless act of kindness. There is no doubt the student will not forget his kindness to her. She and her friend Amanda both said this was their first Night To Shine, and that they had an amazing time. Both girls expressed their thanks to the student who danced with them that evening, and said they would not forget his kindness and fun dance skills. There is little doubt all the volunteers played an important role in making the night a memory that will live on for months, even years to come.

Keenan Thungtrakul/The Avion Newspaper Chad and his prom date Tina are escorted up the red carpet by one of the Embry-Riddle Cheerleaders. The red carpet welcome is meant to help the guests feel special and remind them they are loved and indeed precious.

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Two-Step Aggravation Henry Neiberlien Editor-in-Chief Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2018 was the day that everything changed for the students at Embry Riddle Daytona Campus. No longer could they log into their ERNIE web portal normally; now it required a personal mobile device to approve the login. This has caused widespread frustration and controversy through both the student body and in the faculty teaching on campus, as they too are not immune to this new level of security. In fact, one morning this past week I was sitting in class before the lecture began, and my professor stood up front stating that he needed a student to log into the computer because he had forgotten his phone and could not log into his own account to start the lecture. This example alone shows that two-step activation is a nuisance and is already impeding professors' abilities to teach their courses. Two-step security is in generally a good thing when it comes to cyber-security. It ties another physical device to an account to ensure that the individual logging in is also in physical possession of the device linked to their account.

Two-step has been useful for securing my other accounts such as Steam and Google. The key is that neither of these companies abuses the two-step system and only uses it as extra assurance, not an annoying crutch. Never before have I seen such an obnoxious two-step verification system been used to such an extent. If I log into Google from an unknown computer, Google sends me a message on my phone asking if this was me; I can say yes it was me, or if I do not recognize the location, I can change my password and lock out that location. Steam also uses their app to secure my account, by asking for code that is constantly displayed and refreshed in the app. This, of course, is only asked if you are logging into a device that steam does not recognize. Microsoft also uses two-step verification, and theirs seems to be the most unobtrusive and actually useful. It sends you a text message for a code only if you reset your password, which is protection against something a person with malicious intent that tries to hijack an account would do. In fact, Embry-Riddle already uses this system as I have received this text-based code for resting my ERNIE password in the past.

A screenshot from the dual authentication procees to log into Ernie.

The system that currently has a stranglehold over is not only annoying, it demands too much from the user. The fact that all the sudden the IT department demands I download an app from Duo to log into an account for school is just insulting in my opinion. ERNIE is already a mess, has a terrible user interface, and is slow and unresponsive; now I am forced to take up memory space on my own personal device that I paid for, just for another system that just continues to slow down my ability to be productive. This system is bad for students with a phone, but what about the students that maybe do not have a phone, or even just not have a smartphone? I know a student on campus that does not have a smartphone, and instead of push notifications through the Duo app, which are already annoying, he is forced to receive a call every time he wants to log in. Students that do not have a cell phone at all are forced to enter a landline number, and if they live on campus, they might not have that either. These students are instead given a physical key fob by the IT department that they can not lose if they even want to have access to their classes. This means there are students here that can no longer log into their ERNIE accounts, and because of how much is done through CANVAS and ERNIE in today's classes, this could cost them their grades. The worst part about this system is that is not only obstructive, annoying, and intrusive; it doesn't even come close to securing our accounts as it claims to. This is a college campus; phones get lost, phones get forgotten. This means if you find a phone you find a key to that person's account. In fact most people have the Canvas app, which bypasses Ernie entirely and lets you see a person's grades and turn in work. We also go to a very hightech school full of highly skilled coders and hackers. Through ways I will not explain in detail to prevent giving anyone ideas, all the students' login information and phone numbers are easily retrievable from the Embry-Riddle IT servers, and these servers are not exactly Fort-Knox. I also

do not imagine the Duo servers being the most secure either especially after witnessing far more important information being extracted for far larger corporations. Also on my personal computer, it gives me the option to remember me for a week, thus allowing anyone who has access to my personal computer to log in without two-step at all. Get in once, and you can change their phone number to yours and have a full access to your account. I believe the key to this entire issue is what exactly are we trying to protect. This isn't about your grades or test answers; this is about money. Through ERNIE, a student can access the student center, which an entirely different piece of software that not only looks and acts like Commodore 64 running Internet Explorer, it lets you access your finical aid and student account. This is, of course, the root of this entire issue: the large sums of money being transferred so students can pay their tuition, for flights, and even reload their dining dollars. What I continue to be perplexed about is why IT didn't just use two-step verification for this process and spare students and faculty the trouble. It would have been much better for the entire campus if IT gave students and faculty the option to use two-factor authentication, instead of just mandating it in the middle of the semester. Upon first seeing the emails about two-factor I initially assumed it was optional, and didn't sign up thinking I could just opt-out of it. Of course, like so many other students, I was rudely awakened to find myself locked out of my own account. Two-factor authentication is a tool, and it should not be an integral part of a university's student portal. I hope that the IT department at Embry-Riddle takes the time to think about this and maybe roll back their decision on two-factor authentication. Twostep is completely unnecessary for normal day to day logins for students and faculty, and IT should target issues at their sources, not punish everybody for their mistakes. This is just another sign of how-outof-touch the technology departments on campus are to the student body.

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44% Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman's selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes-Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash--it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.

Thursday, Feb. 15 • Justice League will be shown by Touch-N-Go Productions. • It will be shown at the Willie Miller Instructional Center Auditorium. • There is no food or drink allowed in the theater. • The movie will begin at 8:30 p.m. • Arrive early to get good seating! • Bring your own blanket inside to stay comfy!

Bas the Rapper at WIKD’s Block Party

Brandon Collins Copy Editor

On Friday, Feb. 9, the WIKD 102.5 FM, the campus's radio station, hosted their annual Spring Block Party on the West Lawn of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. At the block party, WIKD had various inflatables, cotton candy, freshly made lemonade, bubble soccer, and snow cones for free for everyone in the community. The party kicked off at noon when WIKD brought out the DJing equipment that they use for their entertainment events on and off-campus. DJs Matty D and Buddo were the foremost DJs during the day, playing various genres from house and EDM to Top 40 and pop. While they DJed, numerous other events were going on around them. Bubble soccer was one of those things, starting at noon and going until 3 p.m., many students came and played with their friends, running around and knocking each other over while trying to kick the ball into the goal. Around 1:45 p.m., various vendors showed up and started giving out free food and beverages. Alex and Faith, the couple who are in charge of the lemonade stand at multiple on-campus events, showed up around 2 p.m. and started serving at 2:30 p.m., already have a long

line of students waiting to get their campus-famous lemonade. Around the same time, the cotton candy vendor showed up and started making both pink vanilla and blue raspberry cotton candy for students and faculty/staff. Right across from the cotton candy table was the WIKD table, where members of the radio station were passing out pens, buttons, bandanas, and t-shirts all day. Also, at their table, they had interest forms where students could sign-up to join, as well as a liability waiver for those who chose to get on the inflatables. The inflatables they had included an inflatable game of billiards where students would act as a pool cue, a maze/ race inflatable where two people would go head-to-head racing to get to the top, as well as a hungry, hungry, hippos where those playing would be attached to a harness and would run to the middle to grab balls to gain points. At 3 p.m., WIKD started making food that they gave out for free. WIKD brought out a snow cone machine and gave away free snow cones to everyone for the rest of the night. There were four possible options for people to choose from: cherry, grape, blue raspberry, and watermelon. By the end of the night, WIKD was almost out of each flavor. Starting at 4 p.m., WIKD began making hamburgers and hot dogs

to give out before the concert opened. At 8:05 p.m., the concert started when DJ Memi from the WIKD 102.5 FM took the stage. A professional DJ back in New York, Memi was chosen as the opener for the concert due to his background in mixing hip-hop and rap. DJ Memi kept the crowd alive as he played hit after hit, scratching the night away until 9 p.m., when the main act, Bas, came and took the stage. Coming out on his hit, My N***a Just Made Bail off his album Too High to Riot, Bas, who is currently signed to J. Cole's record label, Dreamville, and is working on a new album back in Los Angeles, had the crowd singing along all night. Bas and

Nitrane rapped other hits of theirs such as Too High to Riot, Clouds Never Get Old, and Night Job. The duo was in sync the entire night, and partying along with the students having a great time. Halfway through the concert, Bas left the stage and went past the security barricade to greet with his fans in the crowd, while Nitrane stayed on stage to take photos while music played in the background. Overall, there were roughly 200-250 attendees at the concert, which is what WIKD expected. Following the end of the concert, Bas greeted his fans personally on his way back to the green room and showed just how much he cared about his fans. WIKD was able to have a meet.

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Lickin’ Good Homemade Ice Cream and Arcade

Payton Muglia Advertising Manager

Nowadays with chains popping up everywhere, it is hard to find a nice cone of homemade ice cream. There is one place; however, that is guaranteed to have the good licks everyone craves. Cow Licks ice cream on Atlantic Avenue has a large variety of flavors, friendly staff, and a fun, playful environment. But be sure to bring cash, they do not accept credit or debit in this home-style venue. The number of flavors offered by Cow Licks can be overwhelming. But do not

fear, their helpful employees will help you to sample the flavors of your interest. There are many flavors which stay year round but also seasonal flavors such as bubble gum and pistachio. Once you decide your favorite flavor of the delicious homemade dairy treat, you must choose how to eat it. Cow Licks offers kids size, small, medium and large cups, cake cones, waffle cones, and dipped cones. One scoop is large enough to be filling, but they also offer two scoops for the very hungry and indecisive. It is never a bad idea to get two-scoop ice cream with your two favorite flavors. After you’ve chosen your scoops, they offer a bar

of toppings in case you’d like sprinkles, nuts, or any other yummy addition. If you don’t feel like going through the process of choosing and decorating your ice cream, Cow Licks offers many different treats to choose from as well. The first impression is fun and welcoming. The pink and blue building mixed with the cow print inside gives it a family style, old diner theme. After eating your ice cream, you may find yourself spending hours there without even realizing. Inside, on top of the already fun setting, there is an arcade which helps make this a great hangout spot with friends and family. Beyond

this, their prices are very reasonable. You can count on spending less than you would expect for a quality that will blow your mind. It is nearly impossible to have a lousy trip to Cow Licks. Be sure to check their hours before you head over. During the summer, you can almost always count on seeing their lights on. However, their current, winter hours are Wednesday through Sunday from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m. After all, it is a frozen treat in the winter time. If you have a free hour, make sure you spend it treating yourself to a delicious, homemade dairy treat from Cow Licks.

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Tex-Mex Down by La Playa: Dining at Cocina 214 Payton Muglia Advertising Manager Great view, beautiful establishment, delicious food: new go-to spot. Cocina 214 is a new Tex-Mex restaurant located beachside near the intersection of International Speedway Blvd and Atlantic Avenue. The establishment offers a relaxing and welcoming atmosphere full of wonderfully friendly waiters and waitresses. The look is modern and open with a gorgeous view of the ocean from nearly every seat thanks to floor length windows which are often open for a gentle sea breeze. Outside, there are tables to eat at, a bar, a lounge with chairs, and even a cornhole game! The layout and essence of this restaurant make it a perfect place for dinner with friends, date night, or anything in between. When you first arrive, the waiters bring out chips, salsa, and water to you. Fresh made daily ingredients make the food

stand out over many other restaurants of the same nature. Salsa, guacamole, tortilla shells, you name it, they make it in-house every morning. Upon first look of your food, everything seems to be colored with fresh ingredients and put together with care. Their meals have such flavors that seemingly explode in your mouth. Even dishes that are usually bland will make you appreciate every bite. The portion size is average. If you order a full-size portion at lunch-time, you will be satisfied but probably not full. However, it is easy to fill the rest of that space with their homemade tortilla chips and salsa or delicious desserts. The food was delivered to the table very quickly, and the orders were accurate. The pricing for their meals is reasonable for the quality of food you receive. The process of ordering includes choosing an entrée from the menu, picking between a half and full order, deciding to add rice and beans to make it a combo, and

then patiently awaiting your delicious meal. Pricing is average for a restaurant of this style. You can anticipate your check to average $20 per person give or take without appetizers or desserts. During the visit, the manager stopped by the table asking about the food and visit as a whole. The waitress, Courtney, was incredibly nice and helpful. She showed

genuine care for this restaurant and her job. Even sitting outside, you will be accommodated and not forgotten. Cocina 214 has an impressive level of hospitality and will not disappoint. All in all, you can’t beat the community boosting, fun atmosphere and mouthwatering meals. Take a night to treat your taste buds and build relationships with friends.

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Collin Anderson/The Avion Newspaper Three carnitas tacos with a mango and Mexican slaw on top served with a lime wedge on the side.

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Mikeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Maintenance Corner: Rich or Lean of Peak?

Mike Shekari Staff Reporter

Flight training is a central aspect of what makes Embry-Riddle a unique environment to obtain a college education. However, the amount of knowledge that students have about the aircraft flying overhead varies greatly. This new series aims to answer questions commonly asked by students about piston-powered general aviation aircraft like the ones in the university's fleet from an A&P mechanic's perspective. This week's article focuses on a question that always draws controversy among pilots. Should an aircraft reciprocating engine be operated rich or lean of peak exhaust gas tempera-

ture (EGT)? The short answer from a maintenance standpoint is to operate rich of peak EGT by approximately 100 degrees Fahrenheit. For those who are not familiar with terms used to describe the operation of aircraft engine fuel systems, running a system richer means operating with more fuel and leaner means operating with less fuel. EGT is the temperature of post-combustion gases going through the exhaust manifold after it has exited the cylinders. The EGT reading on the instrument panel helps pilots determine how rich or lean their engine mixture is running, and the peak EGT is where the engine is combusting the mixture most efficiently. However, run-

ning the engine below peak EGT will help ensure engine longevity. Both enriching or leaning the mixture from peak will lower the EGT, which is where the controversy begins. Supporters of lean of peak operations often cite benefits such as fuel savings, lesser environmental impact, and reduced sludge deposits inside engines at overhaul. However, aggressively leaned engines are also more prone to having higher cylinder head temperatures (CHT), causing unnecessary stress on cylinder valves. Not to mention the reduced fuel flow also causes the cylinders to have less lubrication and increased wear. Additionally, the lack of fuel creates a reduction in performance, demonstrated by slower cruising speeds.

Running an engine approximately 100 degrees rich of peak delivers higher engine performance, maintains lower CHTs, and reduces overall cylinder wear. However, it is important to note that this guidance applies mostly to carbureted and older injected aviation engines, which comprises most of the general aviation fleet. In the future, the answer to this question might change as manufacturers work to create engines better suited for lean of peak operations and engine monitoring instruments to help pilots observe the health of their aircraft's engines. The question might even become a non-issue with the proliferation of electronic engine controls in the general aviation industry.

Taiwan Earthquake Destroys Coast Abigail Johnson Senior Reporter This past week, Taiwan suffered a terrible catastrophe with an earthquake on the east coast of their island. Calling it terrible is not an exaggeration either; Taiwan is not a stranger to earthquakes. In fact, in the last month, Taiwan has had 37 earthquakes. Most earthquakes there are "mild" or not extreme on the Richter magnitude scale, the scale used for judging critical earthquakes. However, on Tuesday, Feb. 16, Taiwan was exposed to an earthquake that measured as a 6.4 magnitude event. The entire country felt the fierce vibrations, but the disaster focus took place on the coast of the tourist county Hualien. It was here that a large hotel named the Yunmen Tsui started to collapse. The first floor of the building caved, causing it to lean sideways on its support beams instead of completely shattering to the ground. Reports say that emergency personnel

have rescued many people from the hotel, but some people are still missing, including a Chinese family that was staying there the night before. Over the past couple of days, rescue workers and authorities are continuing to search for this missing family as well as clearing away the destruction from the event. Officials calculated that 14 people died from this earthquake and 273 people were injured. Another collapsed hotel named The Beauty Inn caused two of the deaths. Rescue teams broke in to find the bodies of a Canadian couple on vacation. They have located many survivors, yet numerous people still are unaccounted for since the morning of the disaster. As Taiwan picks up the remains of the coastal Hualien County, many other countries, including Japan and China, are offering to help during this time of tragedy. This earthquake is the first time Taiwan had experienced an earthquake this deadly since 1999 when the disaster killed 2,300 people. Now, the island

must brace itself for the next attack while pulling itself back together. The unpredictable nature of the Earth leaves the mystery of earthquakes still

unknown, and scientists are continuing to research and test ways to create a warning system for locations with numerous tremors such as Taiwan.

Photo Credit : Ho.siminn A picture of the disasters caused by the 1999 Taiwan earthquake.

McCutcheon Inspires Riddle to Laugh Through Life Chaz Pokracki Correspondent

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John McCutcheon is a six-time Grammy-nominated folk singer from Wausau, Wisconsin. He came to Embry-Riddle on Wednesday, Feb. 7 to perform an array of songs for the incredibly packed auditorium full of students and adults attending. During his performance, he frequently told amusing stories about his life and experiences right before tying them into the following songs. An example of this was when he provided his Catholic background about learning the Bible. He described to the audience about how "Jesus hung around prostitutes and poor people," Then sang a song about how he and Jesus would have been buddies. This context provided the audience with a

passion and humor for the songs they heard, as they then knew the background to it. To many, John McCutcheon is considered a master of the hammered dulcimer, a percussion-stringed instrument. On Wednesday, he started with the banjo and guitar, displaying his apparent proficiency in these additional instruments, before moving on to the piano. Overall, the satisfied audience indulged in a peaceful, folk-filled night as John McCutcheon soothed their worries by telling them, "Whatever mountain of worries you brought in tonight, you may forget about them here." He then proceeded to sing a song about wishing he was a mole in the ground. John McCutcheon told the story

about how he had heard the song as he was learning how to play the banjo for the first time. He mentioned that when he had learned it, McCutcheon found that the original writer and singer of the "mole in the ground" song, Basom Lamar Lunsford, founded the first folk-festival he was attending. As he was about to perform that song on stage, he mentioned that he dedicated the song to the original late writer. About halfway through his tribute song, he had the misfortune to glance offstage, where he had seen the "White-suited, not late, Bason Lamar Lunsford. Original writer and singer of the song". His embarrassment filled the audience the laughter, as he followed through with demonstrating the same piece he had embarrassed himself with almost forty years ago.

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From the Ground Up

The Embry-Riddle Future Space Explorers and Developers Society (ERFSEDS) is a highly active club on campus that promotes and conducts rocketry experimentation and research here at Embry-Riddle. The organization has been around for 25 years, as of this Spring, and has profoundly influenced the lives of several students that have moved on to work for incredible companies in the aerospace industry. Every semester ERFSEDS creates and completes projects that expand their teamwork skills. Some of these projects get launched as test flights for experimentation at a small farm called Clegg's Sod Farm located in Bunnell, Florida. It is here every month that NEFAR (the Northeast Florida Association of Rocketry) hosts an opportunity for members and students of all kind to launch rockets off into the sky. "As a member of a rocketry club, it is important to be able to understand and work with teams that you don't see on a daily basis, and Bunnell [NEFAR] is a great way to do that," active ERFSEDS member and AE student Eric Fielman says. This past Saturday, Feb. 10, ERFSEDS staked their claim as an established collegiate rocketry club by launching two club projects successfully off the launch pads. Artemis X2, a past program test rocket, followed by the maiden flight of Gryphus I, a new experimental project, both were prepped, loaded and launched almost flawlessly and safely returned to the ground by parachute. Gryphus I was then launched a second time without its original duct to gather data on its change of thrust. Overall the experience was inspiring and enjoyable for everyone involved. "I've built many rockets before," Enrique Ayala, an AE student in the club, explains. "That was the first time I went to a public rocket launch event. It was fun!" The Falcon Heavy wasn't the only historical maiden launch this week. The launch of Gryphus I was an essential event for the students involved in ERF-

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SEDS, especially the members engaged in Project Gryphus. "I wanted to study thrust augmentation on solid-fueled rockets," James Le, ERFSEDS treasurer and the project lead for Gryphus, says in an interview. "There is not a lot of research that has been done on thrust augmentation and air augmentation on rockets that use solid fuel and I wanted to fill that gap." Le proposed this project last semester and began building Gry-

“I’ve built many rockets before. That was the first time I went to a public launch event. It was fun!

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phus I with his team last fall. "The concept is to mix air with rocket exhaust to provide the rocket with more thrust. Right now we've built one and we have the second one in the works." It was questioned by many club members why

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Gryphus was chosen to be the name of this program and what the name meant. "The point is to have a less expensive rocket with more thrust…. most of our parts were scavenged from parts across the lab… and a gryphus is a creature that scavenges," explains Le. The Artemis X2 rocket, while not as new, was still a significant launch for new ERFSEDS members as well as ERFSEDS alumni. The club retired their Artemis program, but the organization still uses it as a promotional flying beacon. "Artemis X2 was originally used as a test vehicle to test a system for a competition rocket. It has a 4-inch diameter and weighs 18 pounds. It was supposed to launch in the fall to show new members how to build a rocket… and [for] prepping systems for launch," James Le says. However, it was various things that made this launch particularly interesting. It was decided before launch to include a payload inside the Artemis X2, and, inspired by the recent SpaceX launch, a red Hotwheels Tesla Roadster was strapped inside for flight. Spaceflight Operations student Justus Bishop proposed the idea. "I like Elon Musk and I can't afford a flamethrower," Bishop told the Avion. "Is there any better reason?" His team leader, James Le, was in full support of the idea. Le proclaims, "As far as we know, the Hotwheels Tesla Roadster is the highest Tesla Roadster to be launched on a solid propellant

rocket. It went to 7,000 feet." After a successful day in Bunnell, ERFSEDS left happily with both rockets fully intact and rapidly recovered. Artemis X2 will be placed back into retirement in the ERFSEDS/ERPL lab until it is needed to launch again. Gryphus I, however, will continue to be used for research about thrust in rocketry. "I thought the whole process went well," Le told the Avion after returning from Bunnell. "But we don't know yet… [we won't] until the data of the flight is processed. The duct added a lot of mass and drag… compared to without the duct, but we weren't testing for that. We were testing for the acceleration." Le was rewarded kindly by fellow members of ERFSEDS and his teammates that worked with him on the project after the end of the day. "We had a great time working on the Artemis X2 and Project Gryphus," said Ricardo Iparrairre, and AE student and ERFSEDS member. "In my opinion, James is one of the best ERFSEDS mentors and a good leader." ERFSEDS will continue throughout this semester to work on Project Gryphus as well as its current competition rocket that will launch this summer, PathfinderVIII, and numerous other projects funded through the club. Small ideas can lead to significant victories, as so many ERFSEDS officers and members demonstrate with their rockets that go from the ground up.

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Melbourne Air & Space Show Melbourne, FL Mar. 24-25, 2018

• The 5th anniversary edition of the Melbourne Air & Space Show. This year will feature the U.S. Air Force Thunder Birds. _________

Sun’N Fun Fly-in Lakeland, FL Apr. 10-15, 2018

• This event showcases products like jet teams,

aerospace related exhibits, educational forums, aircraft static displays, professional gatherings of aviation and economic development groups, and many more, in the Business Services, Railway, Shipping & Aviation industries. _________

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On Saturday, an Israeli F-16 conducting an airstrike was shot down over Syria by the Syrian military. Both pilots ejected and are safe. Remnants of the F-16 could be seen scattered in northern Israel. Anti-aircraft missile fire downed the fighter. Israel reported both pilots as "safe" after ejecting, but one was seriously injured. In a statement by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Israel "holds Iran and its Syrian hosts responsible for today's aggression." Israel claims that several of the 12 sites that it targeted on Saturday were "part of Iran's military establishment in Syria. The airstrikes by Israel were brought

FORD Lauderdale Airshow Fort Lauderdale, FL May 5-6, 2018

• The U.S. Air Force Thunderbirds will headline the 2018 Ford Lauderdale Air Show that will feature military jet demonstrations, parachute teams, civilian aerobatic acts and formation flight teams.

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Feb. 13, 2006

The 5000th Boeing 737 rolls of the production line, making the 737 the most-produced large commercial jet airplane in aviation history.

Feb. 14, 1990

The Voyager 1 probe sent home a unique “family portrait” for Valentine’s Day, taken from outside of the Solar System.

Feb. 14, 2013

American Airlines and US Airways announce d an $11,000,000,000 merger, creating the world’s largest airline, American Airlines. This airline operated 900 planes, 3,200 daily flights, and employed 95,000 employees.

Feb. 15 1926

Ford Motor Co. becomes the first U. S. private air carrier to operate a contract airmail (CAM) route. Ford begins operations with CAM-6 between Detroit and Chicago and CAM-7 between Detroit and Cleveland.

Feb. 15, 1936

During the Battle of Amba Aradam in Ethiopia, Italian forces kept 12 aircraft airborne continually on call over a battlefield to bomb enemy positions when needed. This was the first time this tactic, eventually called the “cab rank” technique, was used.

Feb. 15, 1965

The first woman to cross the United States by helicopter, Mrs. Guy Meher, sets out from Culver City, California.

Feb. 17, 1974

Robert K. Preston, a US Army private 1st class, stole a US Army UH-1 Iroquois helicopter from Fort Meade, Maryland, flew it to Washington, D. C., and hovered for six minutes over the White House before descending on the south lawn, about 100 yards from the West Wing.

The remains of the Israeli F-16, shot down over Syria.

Photo Courtesy: Associated Press Israel has used F-16s in airstrikes against the Syrian military, which is backed by Syrian President Bashar Al Assad.

on after the Israeli Defense Force, or IDF, claimed that an Iranian drone, launched from Syria, had violated the country's airspace and an Israeli Apache was able to intercept and shoot it down. The "Operations Room," a Syria-state backed news agency that is also run by Hezbollah, Russia, and Iran, has called the account "sheer lies" and claims the drone did not enter Israeli airspace. The squadron of fighters conducted airstrikes that killed six members of the Syrian army or allied militia; which both back the Bashar Assad regime. In a statement made by Russia's Foreign Ministry, Russia "urges all parties involved to exercise restraint and to any actions that could lead to an even greater complication of the situation. We consid-

er it necessary to unconditionally respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and other countries in the region." Lebanese political party and militant group Hezbollah has said that this is the "start of a new strategic phase." The escalated tensions in Syria is nothing new. This incident comes nearly a week after a Russian Su-25 fighter was shot down over Syria's Idlib province by portable anti-aircraft missile system. Citing the Russian Defense Ministry, the pilot ejected and landed, but was later engaged and killed by terrorists. As tensions in the Middle East continue to flare and outcomes in the region uncertain, all major powers are urging both sides to work to alleviate these pressures to obtain stability, and potentially, even peace.

Hubble Telescope: False Stars How Hubble Accidentally Finds Celestial Objects All the Time Jaclyn Wiley Former Editor-in-Chief The Hubble Space Telescope is famous for discovering galaxies and stars with its large powerful optical system. Usually, scientists tell Hubble where to look to find new celestial objects, but sometimes, Hubble makes unexpected discoveries all on its own. Scientists use guide stars to help Hubble locate an object in the sky. The guide stars must be single, steady light sources called point sources, so that Hubble’s targeting system can lock onto them. A normal star, like the sun, is a point source of energy because it emits a steady amount of light without wavering or moving.

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were puzzled – if these celestial objects were not normal stars, what were they? Sometimes, anomalous guide stars turn out to be two stars instead of one. From

Scientists were puzzled – if these celestial objects were not normal stars, what were they?

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The instruments that find and lock onto the guide stars are called the Fine Guidance Sensors. These sensors only lock onto a point of light if it is a point source. If the guide star is not a point source of light, then the fine guidance sensors reject it. If a guide star is not a point source, then the star itself is not a normal star. Scientists

Photo Courtesy: NASA One of the Fine Guidance Sensors being replaced by astronauts during Servicing Mission 2 in 1997.

the Earth's perspective, these bright stars are very close together, to the point where they cannot be discerned from one another with the naked eye. Some even challenge the strongest telescopes. Double stars can be binary systems, where two stars orbit one another, or optical doubles, where the two stars appear to be close to one another but are actually very distant. In both cases, there are two sources of light instead of one, so the fine guidance sensor rejects the false point source. In a paper released in 1998, scientists went through the fine guidance sensor records for these rejected guide stars and were able to identify over 250 double star systems. Other times, the false guide star is actually a galaxy. Even though galaxies are made up of millions of stars and planets, the sheer distance between the galaxy and the Earth makes the galaxy appear as a single point of light. The fine guidance sensors find objects that were previously and wrongly assumed to be normal stars. Since the false stars appeared to be normal, they did not receive the scrutiny that would have revealed their true nature. The use of the fine guidance sensors challenges scientists to question everything, especially things that might appear normal or insignificant at first glance.

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Better In-Flight Internet Coming to United Michael Weinhoffer Staff Reporter On Feb. 8, Viasat, a global satellite communications company based in Carlsbad, California, announced the signing of a new contract with United Airlines to equip seventy aircraft with the latest generation of in-flight connectivity and entertainment systems. At least fifty-eight of these aircraft will be 737 MAX 9s and 10s, which will be delivered starting in 2018 and 2020, respectively. The result of this contract will be significantly faster in-flight Internet speeds for United customers, which will increase customer satisfaction. This is all thanks to some of the most powerful and capable satellites ever built. In-flight connectivity is the main specialty of Viasat apart from establishing satellite-based broadband Internet services. Viasat provides these services through the use of high throughput satellites, which essentially have twice or more the processing capacity of ordinary geostationary satellites. High-throughput satellites are the most advanced satellites to date, and Viasat launched one of the first, Viasat-1, in 2011. Viasat-1 is one of the most powerful in the world, with the capability to process 140 gigabits per second. In 2017, Viasat beat its own record by launching ViaSat-2, with a processing power of 300 gigabits per second! ViaSat-2 is a very large and expensive satellite; after factoring in supporting ground infrastructure and launch services, the project cost a whopping $624 million! Better still, the company is planning to launch three ViaSat-3 satellites in 2019, 2020, and 2021. These three satellites will cover the entire world, and each have a processing capacity of 1 terabit per second. The brand-new Falcon Heavy will get the opportunity to launch the second

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Launch Control Center Beidou - Long March 3B Feb. 12 @ 12:10 a.m. EST Xichang, China

Paz - Falcon 9

Feb. 17 @ 9:14 a.m. EST Vandenberg Air Force Base, CA SLC-4E

Hispasat 30W-6 - Falcon 9

Feb. 22 @ 12:30 a.m. Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, FL SLC-40

ISS Sightings Feb. 12 Photo Courtesy: United Airlines United Airlines will soon be upgrading to a new in-flight entertainment system.

satellite of the class in 2020. Hopefully, this summary gave a good perspective on the capabilities of these satellites, which will be used to improve the customer experience on United Airlines. In-flight connectivity has become almost expected for most flights, especially international flights. Viasat’s latest generation system will allow for fast and reliable access to websites, email accounts, movies, TV shows, and more all from your seat. All Viasat satellites will be used to bring this system to United customers, which will eventually result in connectivity on any United flight around the world. Pricing information is not available at this time, but hopefully all customers will be able to access the personal entertainment systems in-flight. This luxury service is free of charge, with Wi-Fi access available for purchase by credit card or

MileagePlus miles. An official announcement from United with more information will likely come in the next few months, with configuration of the systems occurring this year. Don Buchman, Vice President of Commercial Aviation for Viasat, stated, “We’re pleased to expand our relationship with United, now providing direct internet and entertainment services to them and their customers. We’re focused on optimizing customer satisfaction through great connectivity and entertainment. Our goal is to ensure United’s customers are fully connected and enjoying their onboard connectivity and entertainment experiences.” United Airlines will soon be using the most powerful satellites in the world to improve the experiences of their customers. Look out for this new system coming to United Airlines soon!

Tesla Lights Up the Outback Jorja Gwaltney Correspondent

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Australia was 47.13¢ per kilowatt-hour, or kWh. They beat out Denmark by 2.35¢, as well as the U.S. sitting at 15.75¢ South Australia has the highest elec- per kWh. The most recent attempt to tricity prices in the world. The coal-fired help the residents of Australia is Tesla, stations are decaying and causing a short- Inc. working in tandem with the SA State age that natural gas has not been able to government to start up a virtual power fix. Not to mention that the fuel they are plant and provide and install free solar using is being exported to higher-paying panels to 50,000 homes in the next four buyers outside of Australia, so they are years. $32 million in government grants not getting as much as they need, causing will get the project started, plus an addithe high prices and frequent blackouts. tional $800 million from private invesThe price for power back in Aug. 2017 in tors. The South Australian government website defines exactly what a virtual power plant does and how it works: “A virtual power plant is created by a network of home solar photovoltaic (PV) and battery systems all working together to generate, store Photo Courtesy : Tesla and feed energy Tesla, Inc.’s new solar Powerwall batteries back into the grid.

Energy from the home solar and battery systems installed as a part of this virtual power plant will provide electricity for the house on which they are installed. Any excess energy generated by the system will be automatically dispatched to the grid. This dispatched energy will be centrally controlled to meet the needs of the grid, providing additional energy to the rest of the state, when it is required.” The program is intended to lower the electricity costs for these initial households. According to the state government, the program should save the participants 30% on their electricity bills. They are starting with 1,100 public homes, installing solar panels and the home batteries. According to tesla.com, “Solar Roof integrates with the PowerWall home battery, allowing you to use solar energy whenever you choose and providing uninterrupted electricity during grid outages.” They also say that the PowerWall charges during the day so you can utilize its energy whenever you need it. It also allows the solar panels to produce energy during blackouts.

6:49 p.m. - Visible for four minutes, the ISS will rise from 11 ° above North-northwest, reaching its highest point at 23 ° and will disappear at 15 ° above East.

Feb. 13

7:33 p.m. - Visible for five minutes, the ISS sill rise from 10 ° above West-northwest, reaching its highest point at 44 °, and will disappear at 23 ° above South.

Feb. 14

6:40 p.m. - Visible for six minutes, the ISS will rise from 11 ° above Northwest, reaching its highest point at 71 ° and will disappear at 12 ° above Southeast.

Feb. 15

7:28 p.m. - Visible for only one minute, the ISS will rise from 14 ° above Southwest, reaching its highest point at 14 ° and will disappear at 10 ° above South-southwest.

Feb. 16

6:36 p.m. - Visible for three minutes, the ISS will rise from 31 ° above Southwest, reaching its highest point at 31 ° and will disappear at 14 ° above Southeast.

This Week in Space History Feb. 13, 1961 Beginning of the Gemini program. Feb. 15, 1996

A Long March 3 rocket carrying Intelsat 708 crashes into rural Chinese village, killing many and destroying several buildings.

Feb. 16, 1961 NASA Explorer IX placed in orbit by four-stage Scout booster from Wallops Station, the first satellite launching from Wallops, and the first satellite boosted by a solid-fuel rocket. Explorer IX was a 12-foot diameter sphere after inflation at orbital altitude.

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Wednesday Women’s Basketball vs Eckerd ICI Center, 5:30 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs Eckerd ICI Center, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday Men’s Tennis vs Flagler Tennis Courts, 3:30 p.m.

Friday Men’s Lacrosse vs AL-Huntsville Pensacola, FL, 5:00 p.m. Softball vs Eckerd St. Petersburg, FL, 6:30 p.m. Women’s Lacrosse vs Coker Hartsville, SC, 7:00 p.m.

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Monday Women’s Golf: Lady Moc Classic Lakeland, FL @ TBD

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ERAU Baseball Wins Double vs. Golden Falcons Ryan Mosher ERAU Athletics Zach Howard clobbered a seventh-inning pitch over the fence in the left center field with the bases loaded to help the Embry-Riddle baseball team to a 6-3 win over visiting Felician on Friday night. The Eagles (3-2) led 2-1 after an inning before five consecutive scoreless frames for both sides as Matthew Russell and Nick Dearing dominated the Golden Falcon (0-1) batters through the middle innings. Howard gave the Eagles some breathing room before Felician struck with a two-run homer in the eighth before Dearing and Dominic Jeancola closed things out for the Eagles on the mound. Russell tossed six innings in his second start of the 2018 season, but got out to a rocky start in the first, giving up two singles that led to a 1-0 Felician lead. However, the home team took advantage of a couple of balls lost in the lights during as the sun was setting, starting with a foul ball from Luis Olivier that was sent sky high over the plate. The Felician catcher couldn’t locate it, and Olivier lived to see another pitch, one he launched to the left, hitting off the base of the fence for a triple, chasing in Kyle Marsh who was at first after being hit by a pitch. Howard brought in Olivier with a single that dropped for a hit behind first base, as once again, the Golden Falcons couldn’t find the ball

in the lights, giving ERAU a 2-1 lead. Russell worked out of a jam in the second after the first two batters got to second and third via a single and outfield error. Russell struck out the third batter of the frame, before getting a ground ball to third that third baseman Mitchel Lindheim deftly scooped up and fired to first after looking the runner back to the bag at third. Russell then completed the escape by striking out L.T. Struble to keep the hosts in front by a run. Russell cruised through the third, fourth, fifth and sixth, but the Eagle offense was stymied by Jason Polgano, Will Kazura, and Tyler Pepper through the sixth as the game remained 2-1 in favor of the Blue and Gold. Dearing took over for Russell in the seventh, facing the minimum and setting up the big offensive frame for the Eagles in the bottom of the inning. After Cole Habig grounded out to start the seventh, Jake Malone drew a walk before Marsh was hit by a pitch and Olivier was walked to load the bases. 2017 Felician closer Dan Naif was called on to put out the fire, but on just his second pitch, Howard unloaded a deep fly to left center, his third long ball of the season, turning a 2-1 lead into a 6-1 cushion. Polgano, who was also the Golden Falcon’s designated hitter, brought the visitors within striking distance with a two-run homer to the right

Saturday Softball vs Eckerd St. Petersburg, FL, 12 & 2 p.m. Women’s Basketball vs Tampa Tampa, FL, 2 p.m. Men’s Basketball vs Tampa Tampa, FL, 4 p.m.

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Felician: 3

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in the top of the eighth, trimming the Eagle lead to 6-3. ERAU looked to get at least one of those runs back in its half of the eighth with runners at second and third with one out, but a groundout and strikeout ended the Eagle threat. Dearing got the first two outs of the ninth, but an error and double brought the potential tying run to the plate, so Randy Stegall went to Jeancola for the final out. Jeancola fell behind 2-0 before throwing a strike, and on his 2-1 pitch, Danny Healey Jr. hit a ball right back up the middle. Jeancola managed to get a glove on it, deflecting it enough to allow the shortstop Malone to corral it and fire it to first for the final out of the game. Russell (1-0) got the win in six innings of work, allowing one run on four hits with eight strikeouts. Dearing worked 2.2 innings of relief, giving up two runs on three hits with five Ks before Jeancola got his second save of the year on four pitches. Howard finished 2-for-5 with five RBIs, while Alex Dodd went 2-for-3 and both Marsh and Olivier scored two runs each. The Eagles and Golden Falcons continued their four-game series on Saturday, Feb. 10. They played a twin bill, winning the first one 17-3, and the second 14-13.

Men’s B-Ball Loses vs. Lynn Ryan Mosher ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle men’s basketball team dropped a hard-fought, 79-73 decision to visiting Lynn on Saturday night in the ICI Center. The Eagles (1014, 4-12) took a severe blow to their Sunshine State Conference Tournament chances as the Fighting Knights (1310, 10-7) outscored the hosts by six in the second half to complete the series sweep of the Blue and Gold. The Eagles led by one with about 16 minutes left to play in the second, but the visitors took the lead and went up by as many as 11 before ERAU rallied late, but couldn’t get the final push, dropping their sixth game at home in 2017-18. The game went into the break tied at 34-34, and after Nashad Mackey opened the second five straight Eagle points, including a three to make it 39-38, Luka Majstorovic had the Eagles a 41-40 advantage with a jumper at the 16:33 mark. Lynn got a Rasheed Worrell bucket to retake the lead, and the

visitors never relinquished it, going up five on a Brandon Bornelus three, 48-43. Both teams then went cold from the field as neither squad scored for the next three minutes until a free throw from Lynn’s Jamal Palmer. Majstorovic’s and-one with 12 minutes left trimmed the deficit to 49-48, but five quick points from Lynn gave it some breathing room. After a Cole Hunter triple, the Fighting Knights answered with a trey of their own, and then a second, pushing the lead to nine at 60-51. The lead would stay in the 8-11 points range until about two minutes left. Down 75-66, the Eagles got a free throw from Brian Johnson and then a

jumper from Joshua Hawkins to cut the Lynn lead to six with 1:12 to play. After a missed Lynn free throws, Elijah Jenkins nailed a three, making it a one-possession game at 75-72. A steal from Hawkins on the next Lynn possession led to a three attempt from Rudy BibbBoyd, but it was off the mark with about 35 seconds left, and the visitors went 4-for-6 at the charity stripe down the stretch to seal the win. Hawkins led the way for ERAU with 20 points and seven rebounds, while Mackey registered his 19th double-double of the year, 18 points, and 17 boards. Bibb-Boyd scored a dozen points with three assists for the Blue and Gold.

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The Highs and Lows for Women and Men’s Lacrosse Michael Pierce ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle women's lacrosse team put on a dominating performance in its inaugural game on Saturday, running away with a 20-6 victory over Chowan. The win moves ERAU to 1-0 while the Hawks drop to 0-1. Gillian Greenberg netted a match-best six goals on the day, while McKenzie Jackson recorded a match-leading 10 points with five goals and five assists. Jackson also tied Carson Toney for the most turnovers caused with three, while Toney led the Blue and Gold with four draw controls. Mya Watson was also a force offensively, scoring five goals and adding a pair of assists. In goal, Mary Kreider got the win, stopping three shots and allowing three goals in the first half, while Skylar Mossop notched a pair of saves while allowing three goals in the second half. As a team, ERAU outshot Chowan 39-20 and outpaced the Hawks by a wide margin in shots on goal, 30-11. The Eagles were also a robust 15-of-18 on clears and controlled 16 of the 26 draws. The Blue and Gold wasted no time getting on the scoreboard as Watson recorded the first goal of the game and in program history just 3:06 into the contest. Less than a minute later Greenberg scored the first of her six goals, and before 10 minutes had elapsed, Jackson was on the scoresheet as well, giving the Eagles a 3-0 lead. Just past the halfway point of the first half, Chowan scored its second goal, cutting the edge to 5-2, but ERAU responded with five more goals in the next five minutes of play, including a pair from

Jackson, to take a commanding 10-2 lead with just over 10 minutes to play until halftime. Greenberg added a couple late, and Amanda Dargie scored with 13 seconds left in the half to put the Eagles up 13-3 at the break. After Jackson scored her fourth goal 3:11 into the second half, CU answered with a pair of goals to make it a 14-5 game. Embry-Riddle would only allow one more goal over of the game's final 20 minutes while tacking on six goals of their own, including two from Watson, as ERAU sailed to a 20-6 win. The Blue and Gold hit the road next weekend for a pair of games in South Carolina, beginning with a Friday game (Feb. 16) at Coker, followed by a Sunday contest (Feb. 18) at Newberry. The Embry-Riddle men's lacrosse team fell to the Chowan Hawks by a score of 12-3 on Saturday in ERAU's inaugural game. The Blue and Gold stand at 0-1 on the year while Chowan moves to 2-0. Kyle Dalrymple scored the first goal in program history and finished the day with a pair of goals while Jacob Saccal scored a goal and picked up five ground balls. Michael Forte finished with a match-best five turnovers caused and tied with Ryan Manning for the most ground balls with seven. Ian Heggblod was a force in the faceoff circle, going 11-for-13. The Eagles outshot the Hawks 36-28, but CU put more shots on goal, leading that category 22-15. ERAU was 18-for-24 in clears, while CU was a nearly-identical 19-for-25. The Eagles held the edge in ground balls, 39-28, and in faceoffs, 13-3. The first quarter was a defensive struggle, with neither side able to hit the net for

Joshua Rosado/ The Avion Newspaper Player 4, Junior Kyle Dalrymple’s pursuit to the goal against the defense of the Chowan Hawks. Dalrymple was highlight in the game by scoring the first goal in the program’s history.

the first 10 minutes. Chowan's Nick LaVoy broke the scoreless tie with a man-up goal 10:41 into the contest, and the Hawks added another goal before the end of the period to lead 2-0 after the first quarter. CU notched four more goals in the second quarter while holding ERAU off the scoreboard, giving the Hawks a 6-0 lead at halftime. After Chowan's Alex Clabaugh extended the lead to 7-0 just over five minutes into the third, Dalrymple took a feed from Joey Santella and drilled a shot into the back of the net for the first goal

in program history. Clabaugh tallied another goal to give CU an 8-1 advantage heading to the fourth quarter. Saccal scored less than a minute into the fourth quarter and Dalrymple tallied his second goal with 5:33 to play, trimming the deficit to 9-3. Chowan answered with three goals in the final four minutes to account for the 12-3 final score. The Eagles head to Pensacola next weekend for a pair of neutral-site games, beginning with a Friday tilt (Feb. 16) with Alabama-Huntsville, followed by a Sunday contest (Feb. 18) against Montevallo.

ERAU Men’s Hockey Wins Coveted Sodexo Cup The East Florida Collegiate Hockey Conference playoff semifinals kicked off on Friday with some exciting matches. The Eagles had the opportunity to play conference rivals FIT while Lynn faced off against Flagler.

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ERAU dominated FIT in a 10–1 win with nine different players scoring a goal in an exciting match.

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Korbin Martin/The Avion Newspaper Celebrating their victory as back-to-back East Florida Collegiate Hockey Conference Champions.

ERAU dominated FIT in a 10–1 win with nine different players scoring a goal in an exciting match. It was fast-paced and clean, with few players ending up in the penalty box. The Eagles' dominant offense was just too much for FIT to overcome. Saturday rolled around, and the Eagles were back on the rink and ready to play the Flagler College Saints at 9:00 p.m. The Eagles recently beat Flagler,

and the Saints were out for revenge. The match started off with Flagler playing dirty, and one of their players was sent to the penalty box before five minutes had even elapsed. The Eagles did not let it phase them, and scored the first goal of the match with 13:29 left to go in the first period. Flagler didn't respond well to that, and with 12 minutes remaining in the first period, two more Saints ended up in the penalty box. Shortly after that, the Eagles scored twice to amass a 3-0 lead before 10 minutes had even passed, and by the end of the first period, the Eagles had scored again to attain a 4-0 lead. The second period was less eventful, with the Eagles only scoring one goal to make the score 5-0. Flagler continued to play dirty and with 2:20 left in the period another player visited the penalty box. That trend continued well into the third period where Flagler continued to have players sent to the penalty box even up to the end of the game. With 1:37 left, and the Eagles in a commanding 7-0 lead, #14 of the Flagler Saints was ejected from the game after blatantly hitting one of the Eagles players in the facemask with his stick. The Eagles did

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#14 of the Flagler Saints was ejected from the game after blatantly hitting one of the Eagles players in the facemask with his stick. The Eagles didn’t let that ruin their night...

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not let that ruin their night, and a few short minutes later the game resumed, and the last minute and a half ticked down without incident. The Eagles played an incredible game; the offense was taking and making shots regularly. Spencer Kuhlman scored four goals while Brendan Barger, Alex Caligiuri, and Thomas Moor each added one. Goalies Max Minervini and Mitch Kihm split the shutout and did not let the Saints score a single time. It was a great unified effort by the Eagles who followed a perfect game plan drawn up by Coach Bob Joyce. The Eagles were presented with the Sodexo Cup and are now back-to-back East Florida Collegiate Hockey Conference Champions!

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Self Survives Daytona Opener Rajan Khanna News Editor Speedweeks has officially begun at Daytona International Speedway with The Lucas Oil 200 Driven by General Tire. The ARCA race was full of action, from three-wide pack racing to spectacular crashes. The series was started in 1953 as the Midwest Association for Race Cars (MARC) by John Marcum, who was a friend of Bill France, Sr, the founder of NASCAR. They were mainly a Midwest touring car group, but at the request of Bill France, they created a race during Speedweeks at Daytona in 1964. The name changed from MARC to ARCA (Automobile Racing Club of America). They race on a wide variety of tracks such as superspeedways, intermediate tracks, short tracks, and even dirt ovals. Most of the drivers racing in the ARCA series are developmental drivers looking to gain experience before moving up in the stock car racing ladder. Some notable drivers who started in ARCA include Ken Schrader, Kyle Busch, Justin Allgaier, etc. They recently began racing with fully composite bodies on the vehicles, altogether eliminating the use of sheet metal and making the cars much cheaper for teams to build. ARCA also mandates a spec engine which all groups can use. It is called the Ilmor 396 engine based off of the Chevrolet LS engine family and produces 700 horsepower with 500 foot-pounds of torque. The engine costs only $35,000 to purchase new and $15,000 to rebuild. Teams may use the same engine throughout the entire season for much cheaper than before this engine. The Ilmor 386 debuted in 2014 and was met with controversy. Some teams believed the conversion from their old motors would be costly and lose the brand identity they had. Since all the Ilmor engines are based on Chevrolet LS engines, Ford and Toyota teams would not have the association of their car to their engine. ARCA

mandates that all non-spec engines would be subject to restrictions to keep an even field. The tires are supplied by General Tire, who replaced Hoosier Racing Tire after 30 years. The advantage of beginning a national stock car racing career in ARCA is the minimum age. Drivers can be as young as fifteen, a one year difference from the Camping World Truck Series minimum age of 16. The drama of the 2018 Lucas Oil 200 began as soon as lap one on the first turn. Natalie Decker, the pole winner, was challenged by Zane Smith for the lead, keeping a two-wide battle for the opening laps. Eventually, the drivers relegated to a single file until lap 24 where a four-car incident occurred in the exit of turn four. Drivers included were the No. 02 of Andy Seuss, the No. 7 of Codie Rohrbaugh, the No. 52 of Will Rodgers and the No. 99 of Ronnie Osmer. This crash began a series of accidents that continued all the way to the end of the race. After the first accident, the drivers became much more aggressive. Two wide racing was normal with many instances of three or even four wide moments. The bump drafting was very aggressive on the restarts, especially amongst the Toyota drivers. Lap 46 saw rookie Chase Purdy squeezed under the double-yellow line and forced himself back into the line of cars. It was a skillful move for a rookie on a restrictor plate track, but Purdy can attribute his quick decision making to his skill and the film he has watched of past races to prepare for his first Lucas Oil 200. On lap 47, the No. 33 car of Daniel Sasnett violently hit the tri-oval wall head-on and came to rest right off the apron. The No. 22 of Ed Pompa and the No. 2 of Andrew Belmont were involved by traveling through the grass in an attempt to avoid the sideways No. 33. On lap 64, another three-car crash transpired in turn one. It required the No. 57 of Bryan Dauzat, the No. 77 of Bo LeMastus, and the No. 98 of Quin Houff. It was triggered by

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the No. 32 of Gus Dean pushing the inside rear quarter panel of the No. 98 and spinning the car around, collecting the other two. The final five laps took almost the length of the entire race to complete. With just three laps to go, The No. 20 of Leilani Munter made an excursion into the grass on the backstretch. Her drive off track did not warrant a caution, as she exited the track promptly. The first time the white flag was displayed, the field made it to the backstretch before the infamous "Big One" struck. Many cars were involved, most notably, the No. 23 of Bret Holmes. He took a wild ride as he almost went upside down, sliding on the side of his car down the backstretch. ARCA officials deemed a lengthy red flag period necessary for cleanup. Once the red flag was lifted, the race went back to green. ARCA rules mandate the race to end under green flag conditions, so the officials restart the race at the white flag. The first overtime attempt got to turn four, where the leaders got together and caused the second "Big One." Race winner, Michael Self, was able to avoid the cars and debris to gain the lead before the yellow came out. This crash brought out another lengthy red flag period and some confusion on whether the race had to restart once again. With the No. 15 of Michael Self as the leader, the green and white flags came out for the final time. Self got a massive jump in the restart and only let his lead grow throughout the final lap. He won the race with a half-second gap over second place to capture his first win at Daytona International Speedway. Self-commented that the best way to win a race at Daytona is to simply survive, "Just survived, got lucky, made it through a couple of wrecks. Just overcame a lot. This thing has been beat up." The Venturini Motorsports team had three cars in the top five, including the winner. They also had Tom Hessert and pole winner, Natalie Decker, rounding out the top five. The three-hour race was an exciting start to the season and shows promise for the rest of the 2018 ARCA season. The next ARCA race will be held at Fairgrounds Speedway Nashville for the Music City 200 in April.

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2018 Paint Scheme Preview

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The highly anticipated Daytona 500 race comes closer-to fruition every day, and with that also comes a new look for most drivers. Hendrick Motorsports rolled out their drivers paint schemes with a video on their website showing all sides of their Chevrolet Camaro ZL1s. Chase Elliott in the No. 9 car steals the first spotlight with his new car's colors featuring those of NAPA Auto Parts. The white, blue, and yellow paint stands out and nicely incorporates Goodyear's logo over the front wheel wells of the car. This year is the third year that NAPA has been a primary sponsor of Elliott, with the original agreement signed pointing to this being the last year that his car will be featuring the company. William Byron in the No. 24 car is next on the docket with the primary sponsor

featuring Axalta in white letters across the rear of the vehicle and the hood. Black is featured in the background as flames stretch back across the car converging to cover the rear altogether. Byron's paint scheme pays homage to Jeff Gordon's final paint season where he had a very similar "flame" paint scheme. Axalta is currently finishing its second season functioning as a primary partner of Byron where a similar design to this featuring them will be in a total of 15 races this XFINITY Series. Axalta has had a sponsorship with Hendrick Motorsports for over 25 years, with several cars to pick from for Axalta to adorn and support with their paint and collision work; it does not look like it will stop anytime soon. No. 48 car Jimmie Johnson is also jumping into this race with a brand-new paint scheme focusing on a blacked-out look featuring the Lowe's for Pros logo. There is almost no space on this car for

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there to be another logo as Lowe's is featured about six times in big bold letters. The official video debuting Johnson's car came a day after he collaborated with the Lowe's company to build 1,048 bicycles for the Boys and Girls Club, showing that he is going that extra mile for his sponsors and the community. Lastly, the No. 88 car graces the screen, driven by Alex Bowman and featuring the Nationwide signature logo. Nationwide's slogan is also present as the sweeping blue trail of paint in the middle of the car reaches back and buffers the white. Similar to Johnson's car, Bowman seems to not have space for much other logos besides Nationwide's. This release comes a week after Nationwide collaborated with Bowman premiering a brand-new video series called "Bowman: Racing to Win." Danica Patrick will have a bittersweet return to her green GoDaddy Chevrolet from Premium Motorsports with the

familiar No. 7 for her last NASCAR race. GoDaddy dominates the entire hood with a lime green paint scheme covering almost the whole car. The rear of the vehicle features the number "500" in the same lime green as the rest of the car, above that is "Danica Double" in black letters while underneath "Daytona Indy" is displayed. Some other sponsorships presented on the car are Patrick's apparel line called Her Warrior, Somnium Wine and a "Pretty Intense" health and fitness book written by her and Stephen Perrine. Interestingly enough this will be the first Daytona 500 that will not have a car present that is sponsored by a beer company. This occasion is the first time that this has happened in almost 30 years. Despite the fact that Miller Light and Busch Beer respectively sponsor Brad Keselowski and Kevin Harvick they will not be appearing on their drivers' cars in this race.

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