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VOLUME 40 ISSUE 5

The voice of UWF students since 1968

WEDNESDAY, FEB. 9, 2011

Plans for parking garage set aside, Lot Q closes Shawn Handrahan Staff Writer UWF has been looking into expanding the parking on campus by adding to and building new parking spaces and a parking garage, but the plans have been shelved for now.

“At this point it appears as if the garage might be set aside, for now, due to high costs,” Chip Chism, parking services manager, said. “All parking improvements

are funded through permits and tickets. A garage could cost in the neighborhood of $20 million and it is going to be very difficult to raise that kind of money given our current fee structure.”

Parking Lot Q, with its 158 parking places located between Argo Hall and Heritage Hall, closed last week for construction.

"Two major construction projects will be underway in the next few days: the new College of

❱❱ Rundown There are currently around 5,400 parking spots on campus and 11,800 students. The number decreased when Lot Q closed last week.

Business and the new resident’s hall,” Chism said before the parking lot closed. “Lot Q will close to

accommodate construction projects.”

Despite student concerns, Chism said that there are plenty of parking spaces still available.

“Lot Z has yet to be full,” he said. “We do surveys constantly, and the lot is never at full capacity.”

With Lot Q closing, many students are expressing concern about the availability of student parking, which many already see

Wheels on the bus go 'round & 'round

as a major campus issue.

"Parking is already awful,” Fady Nessim, senior marketing major at UWF, said. “I have gotten so many tickets since I’ve started classes here. Closing another parking lot will make it much worse for everyone.”

The University of West Florida is not the only campus with parking issues. Most students at Florida colleges are facing the

See PARKING, page 2

VOYAGER IN BRIEF Sports

Argos sweep two game series The UWF men’s baseball team defeated the University of Montevallo in a doubleheader on Feb. 2 by a score of 15-2 and 13-3.

Kenny Stalls led the way for the Argos with two homeruns and seven RBIs. See full story on page 7

Opinion Tort reform myths, green energy illogical Photo By Joslyn Rosado

The C-SPAN digital bus travels across the nation 10 months out of the year and offers technology such as Mac laptops, touchscreen kiosks, and HD monitors. The bus promotes the use of multimedia for research.

n C-SPAN digital bus stops by campus on Feb. 3 to keep students connected with Washington, D.C. through technology Joslyn Rosado Staff Writer

❱❱ Rundown

Students at the University of West Florida had the chance on Thurs., Feb. 3 to explore the C-SPAN digital bus and learn what C-SPAN has to offer.

The C-SPAN bus travels across the nation 10 months out of the year, promoting the use of multimedia for research.

“It’s a multimedia demonstration center that travels across the country to promote ways to connect to C-SPAN through social media and digital technology, so that you can follow Washington your way,”

The C-SPAN digital bus houses four HD monitors, three Mac laptops, four touchscreen kiosks, a smartboard, iPad, iTouch, XM radio and satellite.

For more information on the C-SPAN bus, you can visit c-span. org/bus.

Jennifer Curran, a marketing representative with C-SPAN, said.

The bus traveled from Jacksonville, Fla., and ended the week in New Orleans, La. “There’s a team of three — a bus

driver and two marketing representatives — at any given time,” Curran said. “So what we do is we fly in, and we meet the bus, and we pick it up and continue on in whatever direction, and then after that week we’ll fly back to D.C., and the next crew will fly in.”

The Student Government Association helped to promote the C-SPAN bus through some advertising, such as Facebook and departmental e-mails.

“They contacted us,” SGA graduate assistant Meghan Heitman said.

“They do most of their own advertising. We just had to find them a place to park. They’re 100 percent nonpartisan, so that was something that was attractive about them.”

Curran said that C-SPAN was created by cable as a way to show what is happening in Washington,

A bill being presented to the Florida Senate by Sen. Greg Evers of Crestview, which could result in people being permitted to carry a concealed weapon on university campuses, was discussed at the Student Government Association meeting Feb. 4.

Finley Currently, state statutes limit the number of concealed weapons on college campuses. The passing of this bill, SB 234, would lift the policy limiting the number of weapons allowed to be carried on university campuses in Florida.

The justification for allow-

ing the concealed weapons on campuses is if a person comes on campus with a gun trying to shoot or intimidate people, students will not feel intimidated, and they will have a means to react and stop the shooter.

Josh Finley, SGA president said that he opposes the bill.

“I am against concealed weapons being carried on campus,” Finley said. “This is the wrong approach to solving the problem with shootings at universities.”

SGA will vote next week at the meeting to decide what form of action to take on the bill.

“Our job is to make sure that

See full stories on page 3

Life

See C-SPAN, page 2

SGA weighs in on concealed weapons bill Lindsey Ales Staff Writer

Opinions editor W. Paul Smith discusses the disinformation in the current push for tort reform. Contributing writer Bob Thomas explains how the hopes to move toward green energy are still a bit premature.

❱❱ Rundown The SGA senate discussed a Florida Senate bill that would lift the policy limiting the number of weapons allowed to be carried on university campuses. SGA will vote at next week's senate meeting to decide what form of action to take. students feel safe on campus,” Finley said. “We need to know if it would make them feel safer to carry a concealed weapon or if the weapons would be a threat.

We need to know so that we can make a knowledgeable vote next week.”

Amy Bueno, SGA chief of staff, says there is no reason for students

to carry weapons on campus.

“This is a college campus, there is no need for students to carry a concealed weapon,” Bueno said.

“We have our police for a reason.”

SGA is also working to get textbooks included in the Florida back-to-school tax free day.

The lease for the SGA office in Tallahassee was terminated because Finley said he believes that the $16,000 being paid for the office space can be utilized for better purposes.

The Football-Feasible Committee will meet on Feb. 22 to discuss the future plans for the new athletic building plans.

Students interested in finding more information on the Senate Bill 234 can find information at myfloridahouse.gov and flsenate. gov.

St. Louis Brass Quintet plays at UWF The St. Louis Brass Quintet played at the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts on Jan. 31. The band's set included favorites by Louis Armstrong. The fivesome has about 300 years worth of playing experience between them.

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Ex-UWF professor offers insights into Egypt crisis W. Paul Smith Staff Writer Since the Egyptian protests began two weeks ago, it may prove difficult for some in America to have a comprehensive understanding of the unfolding events on the ground.

One person who has closely followed the events in Egypt is Mohammed el-Nawawy, a former University of West Florida assistant professor of journalism and advisor to “The Voyager” from 1999 until 2002. He holds a KnightCrane endowed chair, which is a presitigious scholarly position at Queens University in North Carolina, where he is an assistant professor of communications.

Beginnings

Nawawy was born in 1968 in Egypt. He went on to receive a bachelor’s and master’s degrees in mass communication from the American University in Cairo. After coming to the US in 1995, he earned a doctorate in journalism from Southern Illinois UniversityCarbondale.

He is the author or co-author of several books on Middle Eastern media including, “Islam Dot Com: Contemporary Islamic Discourses in Cyberspace” and “Al-Jazeera: The Story of The Network That is Rattling Governments and Redefining

❱❱ Rundown Mohammed el-Nawawy, former assistant professor of journalism at UWF, was born in Egypt and lived there until 1995.

He said the crisis in Egypt has been building for some time, but he believes there is still hope for the country to resolve their differences if a smooth transition of power is achieved.

Modern Journalism.”

He is the founding and senior editor of the “Journal of Middle East Media” and serves on the editorial boards of journals such as “Media, War and Conflict” journal, “Journalism Education” and “Global Media Journal.” He is also a board member on the Arab-U.S. Association for Communication.

“These steps are unprecedented in Egypt’s modern history,” Nawawy said in a phone interview. “A large segment of the population is really frustrated, and they want to see change.”

A long time coming

Nawawy said the opposition has been festering for quite some time, but the protests were also sparked in part by Egypt’s parliamentary elections held in late 2010, in which the ruling party of President Hosni Mubarak, the National Democratic Party, won nearly 95 percent of the seats.

The protests have largely

ArgoAlert experiences difficulties Gabriela Chaney Staff Writer

ArgoAlert has been a helpful source to inform students of crimes around campus. However, an incorrect and delayed message on Jan. 30 left students questioning its reliability.

At approximately 2 p.m., University of West Florida Police Department sent out an ArgoAlert message based on information it had received from the Sheriff’s Office.

The message had originally warned students of a rape suspect running toward campus.

A second message was sent later that afternoon that attempted to correct the information from a rape suspect to an attempted abduction.

Chief John Warren explained how it is common during a preliminary investigation for officers to learn additional facts about the incident.

Based on the information UWF police had at the time, they thought it was vital to send the alert right away so people on campus could be on high alert.

“In either case, attempted abduction or rape, the campus needs to be alerted right away,” chief Warren said. “It has been our practice to alert campus of danger immediately and then provide additional information to campus as it develops.”

However, what seemed to have been erroneous information wasn’t the only problem with the system.

Mohammed el-Nawawy

been aimed at removing Mubarak from power. He has been ruling Egypt for almost 30 years, many of those years served either without any opposition allowed to run against him or in elections that many international observers claim were stolen.

“The main problem with Mubarak’s regime,” Nawawy said in a later e-mail interview, “in my opinion, is that money and political power have been intertwined to the extent that some businessmen became cabinet members and members of parliament, and so that situation lent itself to a striking conflict of interest that

❱❱ Rundown The UWF Police Department sent out an ArgoAlert message on Sun., Jan. 30 warning students about a rape suspect running toward campus. The alert was later changed from rape to attempted abduction.

To add to the confusion, some students didn’t receive the alert until Mon., Jan. 31.

Despite the difficulties, Geissler Golding, director of infrastructure services, said the ArgoAlert system is effective.

In addition, many students did not receive the ArgoAlert e-mail until the next day, Jan. 31.

Director of infrastructure services Geissler Golding, is in charge of the system.

Golding said the system has two main parts. One part is to create and send messages, and the second part is the actual delivery of the messages.

In periods of low cell phone or Internet use, the system can be quite effective, delivering thousands of messages in just a few minutes. If there is high cell phone or Internet use, the system can slow down.

“However, many thousands of messages still manage to arrive within a few minutes,” Golding said. “This system is still very effective as part of several of our means of alerting students and staff.”

ArgoAlert costs the university approximately $.06 per text. This means each alert costs about $410, Golding said. The money comes from the Division of Administrative Services.

benefited those few rich businessmen at the expense of the general public.”

Smooth transition

As the protests have intensified, Mubarak has said he will not seek another term in the Egypt’s presidential elections to be held later this year, and he has also called for parliament to amend Egypt’s constitution as to set presidential term limits.

“I have spent enough years of my life in the service of Egypt and its people,” Mubarak said in a Feb. 1 television address. “I will work in the remaining months of my term to take the steps to ensure a peaceful transfer of power.”

President Obama expressed a similar sentiment, saying in a Feb. 4 speech that Egypt’s government transition “must initiate a process that respects the universal rights of the Egyptian people and that leads to free and fair elections.”

Nawawy said this transition of power is what causes him the most concern.

“There has to be a way for this transition to take place smoothly and without any kind of abruptness for anybody to step in,” Nawawy said. “There has to be a period where there is some preparation for someone who is qualified, and someone that the people can trust

to take over.”

After almost 30 years in power, Mubarak’s government has suppressed many opposition voices, and it is very unclear who the next candidates for president may be, Nawawy said. “I don’t think there is really anyone on the scene right now who has the characteristics and qualifications,” he said.

“That’s the scary part.”

Worldwide impact

Egypt is a close ally of the U.S., with Washington sending the country $1.3 billion in military support and about $815 million in economic support every year, making it the second largest recipient of U.S. military and economic aid, after Israel.

Egypt also has crucial peace agreements with Israel ever since the Camp David Accords of 1978 and 1979, and many worry what a new government might spell for the balance of power in the region.

“Egypt has maintained a balanced policy in this volatile part of the world,” Nawawy said, adding that Egypt has “been a source of stability.”

“To have someone in there with crazy ideas would not be good for a country like Egypt,” Nawawy said. “It’s not good for the region, and it’s not good for the world.”

Regardless, the protests may bring badly needed

change for Egypt, Nawawy said. Part of that message for change has been fueled by new media technologies in Egypt, with many of the protesters using social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter, and also reading blogs, he said.

“Political bloggers have been playing a role spreading the message about corruption and nepotism in the society,” Nawawy said.

While new media technology has been crucial in organizing and instigating action, it will ultimately be the work of the people to make change, Nawawy said. “The people topple regimes. The media does not topple regimes.”

Hope for tomorrow

Among the people who have worked hard to topple Mubarak’s regime have been an extraordinarily high number of both women and youth participating in the protests.

“I am really proud of those young people,” Nawawy said. “They have taken to the streets with no political affiliations, pressed for, and succeeded in making the government make serious concessions.”

The ultimate outcome for Egypt may yet be unclear, but the Egyptian people remain hopeful for a better tomorrow, Nawawy said: “Hope, along with anxiety and worries.”

Parking: Spaces available on campus for less than half of student population same concerns.

The University of South Florida’s parking situation is a major concern. Last year it made headlines on the front page of the local newspaper. With a lack of parking spots and a hefty fee of $200 for a parking permit, students constantly sound off on the university’s website.

The University of Florida faces the same problem. With 19,446 students with cars last year, 10,973 student parking permits available and 49,679 students on campus, the parking lots continue to stay full, even with the addition of the new parking garage built earlier this year, according to the university’s website.

Florida State University, despite having four parking garages built in the past

eight years, that created 4,000 spots, still has a major parking problem.

The tickets given at each university are about equal in price. They range from $25 to $35 Chism for parking in the wrong section to $250 to $275 for parking in a handicap zone, according to the parking regulations posted on each university’s website.

The University of West Florida currently has about 5,400 parking spots, Chism said, and roughly 11,800 enrolled students.

“The number of parking

spaces for students is terrible,” marketing major Shandy Rich said. “I used to park in lot P, but now that has been changed and only those living in Heritage Hall can park there. I end up parking all the way in the back of lot Z, and that’s only if I can find space back there.”

“I don’t think that it is fair to charge students who have to pay to be on campus with parking tickets if there is nowhere for them to park,” Rich said.

As students express concern, the University stands by its position that there are plenty of spaces. “Even with all of our projects, we always have available spaces,” Chism said. “However the spaces are not convenient.”

C-SPAN: Few students check out digital bus D.C., and the bus is paid for by cable subscribers. The digital technology found on the bus includes four HD monitors, three Mac laptops, four touchscreen kiosks, a smartboard, ipad, itouch, XM radio, and satellite.

One student took a quiz about the executive branch in government at one of the touchscreen kiosks and got a perfect score.

“How many presidents

won the Nobel Peace Prize, four,” sophomore international studies major Craig Lockhart said. “What President Obama added to the White House was a basketball court. A couple of them I guessed on.”

About 50 students went aboard the bus, said Curran.

She said she hoped for at least 100 before they left. Many were journalism or political science majors.

“I went because I’m a telecommunications major, and I wanted to ask them what they broadcast and the different variety of shows that they do,” junior Kaitlin Winters said. “They do video internships, media internships, so I wanted to see the variety of internships C-SPAN gives.”

For more information on the C-SPAN digital bus, you can visit c-span.org/bus.

Opinions Editor, W. Paul Smith

opinions@thevoyager.net

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Opinions &

Editorials

Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011

Even journalists are wrong sometimes It was brought to our attention that our coverage in last week’s issue of the SGA’s running out of funds for organizational grants required several corrections.

First of all, the organization didn’t over-allocate its funds. It simply distributed them all.

Secondly, Martha Hancock, the office administrator for the Dean of Students office, told The Voyager that the SGA had run out of funds in the past, not that it had done so for the past couple years.

Moreover, only individuals or groups going on academic based travel can qualify for Academic Travel funds, not student organizations.

We would like to clarify that our publication has nothing but respect for the members of the SGA as well as for Hancock, and that we would never wish to intentionally misrepresent them.

At first, we had heard from several discontent students who belonged to organizations who were told they would not be receiving grant money this semester.

We took their outrage to mean that the story was bigger than it actually was, and in our rush to get the story we sacrificed the competency of our reporting.

It is important to keep in mind that The Voyager is a learning experience for us, just as the SGA is a learning experience for the students who belong to that organization.

Each week we turn in the best work that we can muster, but there are always things that we miss. This is the nature of a school newspaper, and of academic matters in general. Sometimes in the course of learning you get an “F.” It is important to us that our readers help us to make our work better by letting us know of these mistakes so that we can pass them on to our readers and correct ourselves.

After all, the only way that we can stay an effective campus watchdog is if someone is effectively watching us.

— The Voyager

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Push for tort reform is filled with disinformation W. Paul Smith Opinions Editor

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ast week in Tallahassee, Florida State Rep. John Tobia, R-Melbourne, entered a claims bill before the Florida Legislature to attempt capping the damages paid by Ranger Insurance Company to Eric Brody.

Brody was severely injured and left permanently disabled when his car was struck by a cruiser from the Broward County Sheriff’s Office. Deputy Christopher Thieman, who was driving the cruiser, was later found 100 percent negligent by a jury.

Rep. Tobias’ bill has less to do with Brody and his injures, however, and much more with tort reform.

Tort reform is the notion that suggests our legal system is drowning in frivolous lawsuits and that something must be done to reduce the numbers of litigations and cap the compensations paid to claimants.

And Rep. Tobias is not the only one talking about tort reform.

In his recent State of the Union address, President Obama also brought up the notion, saying, “I’m willing to look at other ideas to bring down costs, including one that Republicans suggested last year — medical malpractice reform to rein in frivolous lawsuits.”

There’s only one problem with this: Tort reform is a ridiculous red herring designed to draw attention away from the massive windfall profits being raking in by

insurance companies. in every 100 hospitalizations in America However, the claim that frivolous results in serious injury. malpractice lawsuits are gumming up the The study also found that of the one in courts and adding exorbitant amounts of 100 people who receive injuries as a result money to health care costs is a demonof a hospital or doctor error, only 4 to 7 strable lie. percent brought a case.

Researchers This means that from “The New about 95 percent England Journal of of the people who Medicine” did an are legitimately “Tort reform is a extensive study in injured because of ridiculous red herring 2006 to find out just a malpractice error how many of these do not even file a designed to draw lawsuits are frivolawsuit. attention away from the lous.

The reason They found that most people do not massive windfall profits less than one-third bring cases against of malpractice suits doctors and hospibeing raking in by involved cases tals is because it insurance companies.” where there was is very expensive not a provable error to file and win a made by doctors malpractice suit. found (which doesn’t necessarily mean the And the issue is not that trial lawyers are cases were frivolous, just not able to be just greedy. proven), but that the vast majority of those Winning a malpractice claim often non-error suits went uncompensated. requires numerous depositions, expert The rest of the lawsuits were found to testimony, investigators, lab tests and a be legitimate cases of medical malpractice. heavy burden of proof. It costs between The study found that claims not involv$100,000 and $150,000 just to bring the ing errors accounted for only about 13 average suit to trial. percent of the system’s total monetary The risks and expenses of successfully costs — meaning that 87 percent of the winning a claim are so high that most trial costs associated with malpractice cases lawyers are only willing to file suit if the were for legitimate claims and not frivopossible compensation is also extraordilous lawsuits. narily high.

Furthermore, an epidemiological study As a result, the overwhelming majority done in 1999 by the U.S. Institute of of legitimate cases of medical malpractice Medicine found that approximately one never find their way into a courtroom.

So what about the claims that malpractice suits are driving up the cost of health care? These claims are equally erroneous and absurd.

America has the most bloated and expensive health care system in the world.

We spend about $2.3 trillion a year in overall costs. And malpractice suits only make up about $30 billion of that.

A Congressional Budget Office report from 2004 found that “even a reduction of 25 percent to 30 percent in malpractice costs would lower health care costs by only about 0.4 percent to 0.5 percent, and the likely effect on health insurance premiums would be comparably small.”

Malpractice suits aren’t even the tip of the iceberg of heath care costs — they’re just a handful of snowflakes.

While there is no question that certain sensible reforms could and perhaps should be implemented to trim some litigation waste, to even pretend for a nanosecond that malpractice suits are the reason health care costs are high is utterly ludicrous and factually dead wrong.

Regardless of what Rep. Tobia or President Obama may claim, victims like Eric Brody are not the problem.

Tort reform is a disinformation campaign propagated by the insurance companies to make enemies out of trial lawyers and malpractice victims, scare doctors into paying outrageous premiums, and deflect any attention away from their own colossal profit margins.

Green energy is unrealistic, common sense solutions needed

Eye on Campus

Bob Thomas Contributing Writer

resources to satisfy their own needs.

The U.S. has access to three major sources of energy: coal, natural gas, and n his recent State of the Union oil. In fact, the U.S. has coal and natural Address President Obama touted gas out the wazoo. the race to have “green energy” An electric car needs to be plugged in place in the U.S. by 2035. into an energy source to be recharged.

This raises several issues, especially The majority of power companies rely for college students. First, studies on fossil fuels to generate energy — conducted in usually that is coal Europe indicate but sometimes it is oil. Electric that for every “Let’s employ a little cars simply trade green job that one fossil fuel for is created, two common sense and another. regular jobs are use the resources Whether we like lost. This further it or not we are dampens the that the country dependent upon job outlook for has available as oil—not just for today’s graduate. cars but for the How does the cleanly and wisely as equipment used to country solve its possible.” grow and transport current energy food. That means needs? that oil exploration College and drilling need students are not old enough to to be encouraged in the short run. remember what happened when Simultaneously there needs to be the Organization of the Petroleum incentives for individuals and busiExporting Countries cut off the supply nesses via tax credits to convert autos of oil to the U.S. in the early ‘70s. Cars and trucks to run on natural gas. This were lined for blocks waiting to buy technology has been available for gas. In this age of instant gratification, decades. who will wait in line all day for a tank There will also need to be incentives of gas? to encourage entrepreneurs to build Trains are expensive, take years facilities whereby autos and trucks can to build, and tend to be unprofitable. fuel up on natural gas.

Besides, America is too spread out for Let’s employ a little common sense trains to solve the transportation proband use the resources that the country lem. has available as cleanly and wisely as Third, it ignores basic economics possible. The alternative is less jobs, and common sense. Every country has less opportunity, and reduced standard certain natural resources available to it of living. and should use those resources to their The future will consist of sitting advantage. in line all day waiting to buy fuel for Some countries use the resources the next 25 years. Maybe tomorrow’s to make products that are then traded employment for today’s college gradufor the goods and resources it does not ates will be holding some driver’s place have. Others trade or sell the resources in the gas line while they go to work. It for what they need. Still others use the is your future that is at stake.

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Life &

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Alive for thirty years Molly Bruno Staff Writer The televised WUWF mus i c radio show, “RadioLive,” featured three segments of musicians Thursday on the 30th birthday celebration of WUWF at the packed Museum of Commerce in Pensacola.

“Th e mu s ic b ring s peace and serenity,” attender Donna Brown said. WUWF is an informational tool, and the musical aspect of it is great, she said.

Stanton Linear, a composer and pianist featured on NPR, Lifetime and The Weather Channel, was the first performer of the night.

The audience became quiet as he sat behind a sh i n y b l a c k p i a n o and began with Johann Sebastian Bach’s composition “Jesu, Joy of Man’s Desiring.”

Linear spoke to the audience about his search for the plan for his life. “I finally reached a point of surrender with my career, because I was trying to be successful,” he said. He eventually realized that his career “wasn’t in my heart of hearts,” so he decided to practice music full time in 2004.

The next performers, married couple Bill and Kate Isles, sang to the audience tales of how they met through public radio. Bill played an acoustic guitar while he and Kate sang about their “matching baggage” — at the train station as well as in life.

“We do 150 shows a year, and this is one of our favorites,” Bill Isles said. “There’re towns twice this size that don’t have anything half as good as this,” he said.

Photo by Molly Bruno

Georgina Callaghan, or simply “Callaghan,” performs at the “RadioLive” 30th anniversary.

Photo by Molly Bruno

Married musicians Bill and Kate Isles play to a full crowd at the Pensacola Museum of Commerce.

❱❱ Rundown For 30 years, “RadioLive” has been broadcasting, as the name appropriately indicates, live performances by a myriad of different musicians in the panhandle.

This year featured sets by Bill and Kate Isles, Stanton Linear, and Callaghan. People from the surrounding area, such as Gulf Breeze, come to watch the event.

Georgina Callaghan, who goes simply by Callaghan, was the last performer of the night.

She moved from London to Atlanta last summer and is working on her upcoming album with the Grammy-winning musician, Shawn Mullins.

Callaghan, who entertained the audience with her strong vocals, played an acoustic guitar and sang songs about relationships, difficult times and the joy when things are going well in life.

As an end to the event, all of the musicians joined to sing a Johnny Cash cover of “Folsom Prison Blues,” which the audience clapped and sang along to.

Pat McShane of Gulf Breeze said her favorite musician was Linear.

“We didn’t think it would be this crowded because of all the cold weather, but still all of the parking is packed,” she said.

M c S h a n e p l ans on coming back to the next “RadioLive” event. “It’s a shame it’s only once a month,” she said.

Photo by Molly Bruno

“RadioLive” brings in many people to watch live broadcast performance from many different musicians.

St. Louis Brass Quintet plays UWF Josh Cooper Staff Writer The St. Louis Brass Quintet put on an entertaining show at UWF on Jan. 31, 2011.

The quintet played in the Mainstage Theater of the Center for Fine and Performing Arts and started the night with light, energetic pieces that displayed their talent and skill with their instruments.

The quintet brought smiles and talent to the stage. The quintet really showed their sense of humor.

The quintet consists of Allan Dean and Ray Sasaki on trumpet, Thomas Bacon on the French horn, Melvyn Jernigan on trombone, and Daniel Pertantoni on tuba.

The biggest laugh of the night came when the quintet brought out objects, not considered instruments, and played them. They all played “Happy Birthday” on seashells.

Special to the Voyager

The St. Loius Brass Quintet played an energetic and entertaining set to many attendees at the UWF Center for Fine and Performing Arts.

Daniel Perantoni played the bullhorn at one point and Thomas Bacon even played a garden hose with a funnel on the end. It really showed the quintet’s talent and skill.

Each member of the quin-

tet has played his instruments for more than 50 years. Sasaki said there was at least 300 years worth of experience between all of them.

Sasaki said he really enjoys playing with the group.

“It’s nice going on the road

with your best friends,” Sasaki said.

Bob Heinrich, one of the audience members, drove from Daphne, Ala. to see them play. He said that the night was terrific.

“I’ve known two of the

members for years,” Heinrich said. “This is my first time seeing them live.”

The quintet’s performance was lively and encouraged audience participation. The men asked that the audience help them with some of the sound effects for some of the songs.

Sasaki said he thought the audience was marvelous.

They also told some of Aesop’s Fables while using their instruments to provide some of the sound effects. Their official final piece was “A Tribute to Pops,” in which they played some of Louis Armstrong’s famous works.

Even the students who attended the concert seemed to have a good time.

Joelelle Coley, a student at UWF from Jamaica, said she thought it was different. She liked the shells because it reminded her of home, she said.

“I loved how they used the audience,” Coley said.

Josh Waller, another UWF student, said he enjoyed the concert.

“I thought it was really good,” He said. “They were act u a l l y r e a l l y funny.”

After the quintet finished playing their set, the crowd gave them a standing ov a t i o n , l e a ding to an encore.

The evening seemed to be pleasant from both sides of the stage for the quintet.

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Hang loose at Billy Bob’s Chelsea Heiser Staff Writer

Special to the Voyager

The sandwiches offered at Billy Bob’s Beach Barbeque allow can consist of either pork, chicken, brisket, beef, or turkey.

❱❱ Rundown Top dish: The regular combo is an easy choice that offers a sandwich, fries, and a choice of one of five different meats.

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Billy Bob’s Beach Barbeque is located in Gulf Breeze at 911 Gulf Breeze Parkway, just before the right veer-off into Pensacola Beach.

Price range: With a median price range of about $7, Billy Bob’s is a good middleground between fast food and casual, eat-in dining.

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Billy Bob’s Barbeque is a convenient stop on the way back to campus from the beach. It’s a break from the run-of-the-mill greasy fast-food joints.

The outside is painted unsightly sea-foam green. There’s no way to miss Billy Bob’s neon-red sign.

The inside of Billy Bob’s is spacious, and the aroma of well seasoned pork fills the restaurant.

There were big picnic benches able to seat up to eight hungry beach goers.

Billy Bob’s is seat yourself and first-comefirst-serve. If you can’t find any open seats, Billy Bob’s offers a take- out option.

Billy Bob’s has the south meets the beach vibe. Paintings of pigs on surfboards and framed pictures of Pensacola headlines litter the walls.

The price of Billy Bob’s is mid-range. It’s more expensive than Taco Bell, but less than a chain restaurant like Chilis. Billy Bob’s most popular menu item is the regular pulled-pork sandwich. The cost is about $7 with a side of fries.

What’s different is Billy Bob’s does not slather their meat in barbeque sauce like most barbeque chophouses.

“Billy Bob’s meat is just fine without that sweet stuff,” server Laura said.

The way the sand wiches are dressed is unique. Instead of the regular BBQ sandwich, Billy Bob’s sandwiches have coleslaw pickles and mayonnaise.

The customer an add as much or as little barbeque sauce as they choose.

Billy Bob’s offer more than just barbeque and sides. Billy Bob’s has burgers, hot dogs, salad, and dessert. Billy Bob’s is known for the dessert pig puddin’. Billy Bob’s quote for pig puddin’ is “you won’t believe how good it is.” There is something for even the most selective diner.

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Location: 911 Gulf Breeze Parkway, Gulf Breeze, Fla. 32561

Verdict: The friendly service and unique take on barbecue cooking, Billy Bob’s is a local gem.

Billy Bob’s customer and University of West Florida junior general biology major Karl Cunningham said, “Billy Bob’s is good food, but I wouldn’t use the gas to drive out here without the intention of going to the beach as well.”

The service is friendly and hospitable. If you’re a newbie to Billy Bob’s, your server will be more than happy to walk you through the menu.

“Sweet potato fries are

one of our popular sides and much tastier than borin’ French fries,” Laura said.

Billy Bob’s has two locations, in Gulf Breeze and Pace. The closest one for UWF students is in Gulf Breeze on the way to Pensacola beach.

It is located on the right before the Pensacola beach sign.

The address is 911 Gulf B r e e z e Parkway. Billy Bob’s is open every day from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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The Department of Environmental Studies continues its 2010-11 Seminar Series when UWF Environmental Studies alumnus Ryah Ehlers presents "Environmental Management Information Systems (EMIS) for Enterprise Clients" in Building 13, Room 230 at 4 p.m. We invite members of the UWF and Northwest Florida communities to join Environmental Studies for this seminar.

Announcing the 56th Annual West Panhandle Regional Science & Engineering Fair, which will be held in the UWF Field House. If you are interested in judging, go online and complete this year’s registration form at: http://uwf.edu/sciencefair/judges/index_active. cfm or go to: http://uwf. edu/sciencefair for more information.

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Corrections There were factual errors in the SGA allocation story that appeared in the Feb. 2 edition of the Voyager. The staff editorial in this week’s Op/Ed section addresses these corrections.

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Do you know what to do if your boat capsizes?

Feb. 10 How to start a fire with minimal supplies? Join The Department of Outdoor Adventures Environmental Studies for a three-part Survival continues its 2010-11 Series and learn skills Seminar Series when that can save your life in Clifford Louime from a wilderness emergency.

Florida Agricultural Only $50. Open to and Mechanical students, staff and faculty.

University will discuss his ongoing biofuels For more information, research in a seminar e-mail Recreation at titled "Evaluation of outdooradventure@uwf.

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Techniques to Enhance Utilization of Cellulosic Wastes" in Building 10, Feb. 15 Room 102 at 4 p.m.

We invite members of Third party testers the UWF and Northwest will offer FREE Rapid Florida communities Response HIV testing to join Environmental from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

Studies for this seminar. upstairs in the Commons.

Appointments are on For more information, a first-come first-serve e-mail Matthew Schwartz basis. Testing requires at mschwartz@uwf.edu. a finger prick and takes about 20 minutes to receive results.

Feb. 10 The Campus Activity Board Presents: The Lip Sync Competition will be at 8:30 p.m. in the Commons Auditorium.

Join us with emcee Marc LaMotte for the annual Lip Sync Competition. Have you always wanted to be a singer and perform?

This is the perfect opportunity for all those students who possess no formal training in the fine arts to "strut their stuff" on stage and compete for cash prizes. Cash prizes will be awarded as follows: 1st place: $300, 2nd place: $200, 3rd place: $100.

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ANNOUNCING CMAA/HRRM is a professional student organization focused on the Hospitality industry. To learn more about different career, networking, and professional development opportunities.

Models needed for figure drawing classes. Monday Please e-mail Ashley Burton at avb3@student.uwf. & Wednesday midday classes. Call 850-4742045, the UWF Art Office. Music Honors Council will be selling singing valentines for $3 each to be delivered on Feb. PETS 14. Please place your order between Feb. 7 - Feb. 10.

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For more information and to order your valentines, e-mail Patricia Izbicki at pi1@students. uwf.edu or call the Music Department at 850-474-2147.

Look out! Starting in the next issue, we’re bringing back the UWFPD police reports section. Watch this space for briefs about whodunit on campus.

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Feb. 14 The UWF Runge Strings presents their annual Valentine's Day concert.

This year they will be joined by the UWF Jazz Band and Jazz Combo.

For more information, email CFPA at jbrisky@ uwf.edu.

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The Dress for Success program is in the business of sending students For more information, e-mail Christina Duncan to interviews or professional networking events at saoj1@uwf.edu. with their best foot forward. The program is a Feb. 11 part of the Career Closet program which helps The UWF Office of the students find profesPresident will hold a sional wear on campus at "Breakfast with the extremely low prices. P.S. President" for commu- If you come to this event. nity members from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m. at the All students are invited UWF Main Campus, to attend. Preregistration Building 4, Room 406. is available, R.S.V.P. by calling Career Services at For more information, 850-474-2254, stopping contact Geri Battist at

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Apply to be an Argo Camp Counselor or Krew member.

Applications can be found at the commons service desk & bldg 21.

You are invited by Counseling and Wellness Services, SGA, UWF Athletics and Alpha Chi Omega to attend Equalogy, an interactive play that promotes equality and mutual respect in relationships!

Applications are due by This exciting event takes 5pm in bldg 21. You'll place at 8:30pm in the never have this much UC Auditorium as part fun being a leader any of Sexual Responsibility where else! The boat is Week. Bring your appeleaving, are you on it? tite because there will be FREE pizza and a raffle For more information prize drawing! For more check out www.uwf. info, e-mail wellness@ edu/argocamp. uwf.edu.

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Argos handed sixth GSC loss UWF Sports Information The West Florida men’s basketball team went cold late in the second half, falling to No. 5 Alabama-Huntsville 77-64 on Feb. 5.

The Argos went cold in the second half, leading to a 21-2 run for the Chargers. Before that point, neither team led by more than six points.

UWF dropped to 8-13 overall and 1-6 in GSC play, while UAH remained undefeated in GSC play and improved to 20-2, 7-0.

The Argonauts led on multiple occasions in the first half, and they went into halftime down by just

two points. The game stayed close through the first 10 minutes of the half, but the Argos missed 10 straight shots and were held scoreless over the next seven minutes, leading to the UAHs run.

Junior Jamar Moore led UWF with 13 points and 11 rebounds, giving him his seventh double-double Moore of the season. Three other Argonauts scored in double digits, including sophomore Keldric White with 11 points on 3-6 shooting and a 5-8 mark at the free throw line.

Post players Marquis Mathis and

Mike Whisman, both of whom scored over 20 points against West Georgia on Thursday, were limited to minimal playing time due to foul trouble in the first half.

The Argos were shooting well over 50 percent before their cold spell in the second half, and they finished at 24-58 (41.4 percent). UWF did hold a 43-37 rebound advantage over the Chargers, as both Moore and junior Anthony Sims grabbed over 10 boards.

Zane Campbell led UAH with 16 points, while Jaime Smith and Tyler Hanback each added 13 points.

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Weekly Scores Men’s basketball Feb. 3 vs. West Georgia 77-61 win Feb. 5 @ Alabama-Huntsville 77-64 loss

Women’s basketball Feb. 3 vs. West Georgia 64-50 loss Feb. 5 @ Alabama-Huntsville 81-77 loss

File photo Senior Daniel Vargas-Vila, who is shown here from 2010 action, pitches one of his five shutout innings with five strikeouts and allowed three hits.

Season opens with a bang Chris Elkins Staff Writer The University of West Florida baseball team won both of its games against the University of Montevallo to open the season on Feb. 2 at Jim Spooner Field.

The Argos won the first game of the doubleheader, which started at 2 p.m., 15-2. With only a 30-minute break between games, UWF won the second game, 13-3.

The season opener, originally scheduled for Feb. 1, was postponed due to inclement weather.

Both games of the doubleheader were scheduled to be played for nine innings. However, both games ended in the seventh inning because of the 10-run mercy rule.

UWF Head Coach Mike Jeffcoat said he was very happy with the team’s performance, because he didn’t expect to mercy rule a team in both games of a doubleheader.

“We saw the balls well, set the tone early, and had good starts from our pitchers,” Jeffcoat said.

Senior Daniel Vargas-Vila got the win for the Argos in the first game after pitching five shutout innings, with five strikeouts, and allowing only three hits.

Junior first baseman Kenny Stalls said, “He’s our number one pitcher and he came out and showed it.”

Junior Kevin Peters followed suit by pitching five shutout innings, with seven strikeouts, and allowing only one hit to get the win for the Argos in the second game.

In the fifth inning Peters gave up a double and hit Montevallo catcher Blaine Rosenberg with a pitch.

Then, UWF shortstop Brandon Brewer committed a

fielding error to allow the bases to be loaded.

However, Peters was able to pitch out of the jam by striking out the next two batters he faced and get Montevallo left fielder Duston Daughery to ground out to first base.

The Argos took the lead early in both games.

In the second inning of the first game, right fielder Greg Pron got the scoring started with an RBI double.

Stalls then hit a two-run homerun to give the Argos a 3-0 lead.

UWF would score two or more runs in every inning in which they batted for the rest of the game.

UWF took advantage of Montevallo starting pitcher Will Dismukes’ control problems to score nine runs in the first inning of the second game.

Dismukes walked the first two batters he faced, and UWF leadoff hitter Taye Larry advanced to second and then third off of two wild pitches.

Designated hitter Zach Taylor started the scoring for the Argos with an RBI single to center field. Pron hit a two-RBI single to left field after third baseman Josh Huggins drew a walk to load the bases.

Stalls then hit his second home run of the season to give the Argos a 6-0 lead.

“Stalls and Pron both had a good day,” Jeffcoat said.

“Both have the potential to do it on a regular basis, and we have a deep lineup to protect them.”

Stalls led the Argos scoring effort with seven RBIs and a 2.000 slugging percentage for the two games.

“I was looking to make good, solid contact and drive in some runs,” Stalls said.

Pron led UWF in hits with six and had a .857 batting average.

Photo by Jim Hogue

Greg Pron, shown last year, led UWF wtih six hits.

Stalls said the Argos are going to stay humble after the big victories.

“It’s just one day, but we like the start,” Jeffcoat said.

There was a light wind, and temperatures were in the low 40s for the two games. The 179 fans in attendance bundled up in multiple layers of clothing and covered up with blankets to stay warm.

UWF plays Spring Hill College Feb. 9 at home at 4 p.m.

For more information, visit Goargos.com

UWF falls to Alabama-Huntsville n Scott leads the Argos with a career high 29 points, but her efforts fall s h o r t UWF Sports Information The University of West Florida women’s basketball team lost to the University of Alabama-Huntsville on Feb. 5 81-77.

Sher’Ryan Scott scored 29 points, a season-high for UWF in 2010-11, but her efforts did not lead to a win.

With the loss, UWF drops to 8-12 overall and 1-6 in Gulf South Conference play.

All five UAH starters scored in double-figures, led by Jordan Smith’s 20 points. Andrea

Bennett finished with a doubledouble for the Chargers, with 15 points and 15 rebounds.

Scott scored her 29 points on 13-of-23 shooting. She also knocked down a pair of threepoint field goals.

Jessica Young added 19 points and 13 rebounds for UWF, while Octavia Bearden added 16 points.

UAH (9-11, 4-3 GSC) scored the first five points of the game and never trailed in the first half.

A free throw by Jasmine Hammon gave the Chargers their first double-digit lead,

20-10, at the 12:57 mark, and a three-ball by Lakrisha White pushed the lead to 39-24 with 7:05 left in the half.

An 8-0 run by UWF late in the first half closed the gap considerably.

Back-to-back baskets by Bearden closed the margin to 44-38 with 1:20 left in the first half, and UAH went into the halftime locker room with a Scott 46-38 lead.

The Argonauts tied the game for the first time since the teams were scoreless with a 10-0 breakout early in the first half.

Bearden scored the first two hoops of the run, and Scott finished it off with a jumper to make the score 50-50 with 15:49 left.

UWF took their first lead a minute later when Krissy Diggs scored on the fast break to push the Argos ahead, 54-53.

The teams would trade the lead six times in the next three minutes, with neither outfit leading by more than two points during the stretch.

A trifecta by Scott at the 10:52 point, her second of the day, gave UWF a 64-62 lead that they would hold for the next 7:57.

However, free throw by Smith capped a 10-3 Charger run and tied the game at 73 with 2:55 to play.

On the home team’s next possession, a deuce by White made the score 75-73, UAH. The

❱❱ Rundown UWF women’s basketball team losses its sixth conference game, losing to the Chargers 81-77 on Feb. 5.

The Argos received a great game from junior Sher’Ryan Scott. She scored a career high 29 points in the game.

The Argos also received a double-double, with 19 points and 13 rebounds from Jessica Young.

Despite great individual performaces, the Argos were defeated.

However, the Argos look to rebound from its defeat when it plays North Alabama on Feb. 7 at 6 p.m.

Chargers never trailed again, escaping with the four-point win.

The win, combined with UAH’s 77-71 victory on January 13 in Pensacola, gives the Chargers a season-sweep over UWF.

With 77 points as a team, UWF set a season-high for points in a loss. The 81 points scored

by UAH is a season-high for an Argonaut opponent. You can learn more about Argo athletics by visiting Goargos.com.

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Argos defeat Wolves for first GSC win UWF Sports Information The University of West Florida won its first GSC game on Feb. 3 against University of West Georgia.

Marquis Mathis scored a career-high 26 points and Mike Whisman added a career-best 20 of his own.

Mathis was 13-of-20 from the floor and scooped up seven rebounds, while Whisman was 10-of-12 and collected 10 boards.

Anthony Sims also scored in double figures, with 10 points, as UWF shot a season-high 55.4% from the floor.

Two early baskets by Mathis put UWF ahead,

Ruby Club victorious Terry Strickland Staff Writer On the cold afternoon of Feb. 5, about 50 spectators witnessed the University of West Florida Rugby Football Club triumph over Spring Hill College 24-5.

The match up – dubbed the “Omega Bowl” – was especially consequential for the Argos because Spring Hill is their biggest competitor in the division. The fierce rivalry between the two teams nearly erupted into blows several times during the game.

UWF started out strong.

Veteran Chris Scott scored a try and Nate Swartz picked up the conversion for a total of seven points within the first five minutes of the game.

Neither team scored for the remainder of the first half. Spring Hill scored one try in the second, but it proved insufficient to halt the Argos victory.

Rookies Darriel Young and Martin Brewer both scored tries and Swartz scored 3 more kicks.

UWF Head Coach John Harding, who is also a yoga instructor and philosophy adjunct instructor, said that the game went smoothly.

He said the team was earning fewer penalties and “playing smarter” than last year. He also said that the team could still improve their fitness.

“We played a tough game today against tough rivals,” UWF forward Derek Granger said. “We showed them whose field it was.”

The game, held on the UWF intramural fields, was the second of the season.

Last week, the Argonauts beat the University of South Alabama, 22-0.

According to the team’s webpage, the team is a member of the Deep South Conference, a regional union of USA Rugby – the national governing body for the sport.

The club has existed for 11 years. Last year, the Argos were division champions and undefeated in the regular season.

Despite this success and longevity, however, many students still seem to be unaware of the team.

The Argos will play Troy State University on Feb. 12 at 1 p.m. at the UWF intramural fields.

❱❱ Rundown Ruby is a poplur sport worldwide, but many students around campus do not know the rules of the sport.

It is often compared to American football, but it has significant differences.

A ruby match has two 40-minute halves and usually 15 members on a team. All players on the field can run, pass, kick, and the catch the ball and are not divided among defensive and offensive categories, but the players must be able to defend and catch.

The players also do not wear protective gear.

6-2, forcing a UWG timeout at the 17:15 mark of the first half. But the stoppage of play did not cool off the Argos, as Whisman capped a 6-3 spurt with a lay-up of his own to make the score 21-11 with 13:25 left in the first half.

The Argonauts gained their biggest margin of the first half with the 4:46 mark, when Mathis scored on an assist by Jamar Moore. But the Wolves scored the final four points of the half to cut the gap to 30-24 at the halftime break.

UWF ran a set play to Whisman on their first possession of the second

half, and the big man scored an easy two to win momentum back for the home team. UWF used that momentum to mount a 7-0 run, highlighted by another Mathis hoop to make the score 46-33 with 15:16 to play.

UWG cut the lead to as little as five points when Da’Ron Sims canned a jumper at the 10:51 mark to make the score 54-49. The Argos quickly regained control however, as Whisman and Mathis scored back-to-back deuces to bump the advantage to 66-54 with just 5:49 to play.

Mathis provided the

exclamation point with 2:26 left, as he took an alley-oop pass from Mike Lewis and jammed it home with authority, getting the crowd on their feet and pushing the lead to an insurmountable 15 points.

The Argonauts dominated the glass, collecting 46 rebounds to UWG 28.

Moore and Whisman had 10 each to lead all players.

Moore also led all players with seven assists.

With the victory, UWF has won two straight games over UWG.

Photo credit Xynn Tii

Head Coach Bob Stinnett encourages his players to continue their great play on Feb. 3 against UWG.