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VOLUME 42 ISSUE 6
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WEDNESDAY, FEB. 22, 2012
UWF faculty, staff react to Bense's bonus Will Isern Contributing Writer In a meeting held last September, the University of West Florida Board of Trustees voted unanimously to award President Judy Bense a $41,000 bonus on top of her $275,000 salary, pursuant to the terms of her contract, citing her success in reaching goals the board laid out the previous year, such
as student enrollment and the expansion of academic programs. The award has become a flash point of contention among many faculty members who, through the UWF chapter of the United Florida Faculty union, are in the throes of negotiating with the University for pay increases. The UFF negotiators point to the $20-million ending balance
of the University’s Education and General fund, as well as low pay for faculty relative to other Florida public universities as justification for more substantial salary compensation. UWF overall faculty salaries rank ninth in the state's 11-school Public University System. The bonus for Bense came from the UWF Foundation, a
non-profit fundraising arm of the University that already pays $75,000 per year of her salary, since state salaries are capped at $200,000. The money never could have been given to the faculty, but Steve Belko, associate professor of history and chief negotiator for the UWF faculty union, said that’s not the point, and that Bense
accepting the bonus was a “slap in the face” to faculty members. “I think she should have rejected it,” Belko said. “Ideally, we would all get the appropriate raise. We’re under-appreciated, and it really has a chilling effect on us.” The underlying issue, Belko said, is salary compression.
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VOYAGER IN BRIEF Sports Baseball team sweeps Rollins The University of West Florida men's basketball team won both of its games last week, and the team now has a strong chance at playing in the NCAA Division II tournament for the first time in program history. See full stories on page 7
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Above: University of West Florida Professor of Biology Wade Jeffrey and his research team while on one of his many trips to Antarctica. Below: Jeffrey poses for a picture while on his boat conducting research in Antarctica.
n UWF professor Wade Jeffrey explores the globe to conduct his research in marine biology Jon Short Web Editor Life out at sea can be an exciting, eye-opening experience. For Wade Jeffrey, professor of biology at UWF, work sometimes means going to sea and traveling to the opposite end of the globe to take part in a research project. Some of this research has resulted in a scientific journal article, titled “Latitudinal Gradients in Degradation of Marine Dissolved Organic Carbon.” Jeffrey is one of five authors of the article, which has been reviewed and published by a member of the Faculty of 1000, a database for scholarly articles related to biology and medicine. “The F1000 was started up in 2002 and was originally made up of 1000 scientists,” Jeffrey said. According to the F1000 website, the number of members is now made up of more than 10,000. Jeffrey’s article was reviewed by Robie MacDonald, senior research scientist for the Department of Fisheries and Oceans in Canada. Jeffrey said the article was ranked in the top 2 percent of published articles on the database for the month of January. “This paper is a good example of the oceanographic work that we do,” he said.
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L&E Dr. Seuss takes musical form The article is the result of several voyages Jeffrey made between 2000 and 2010 across many different oceans to see how fast sugars are broken down in oceans around the world. Jeffrey said the lead author of the article is Carol Arnosti, professor of marine sciences at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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UWF Logistics are national champions Christienne Cloutier Staff Writer The University of West Florida Logistics Team took first place in the Operation Stimulus National Logistics Case Competition in Denver on Jan. 24 and 25, beating out teams from 14 other colleges and universities and proving that hard work and dedication can lead to a prestigious achievement. Scott Keller, professor of marketing and economics, holds a tryout once a year to put together a team of about six students, which will be sent to the Operation Stimulus Competition. The UWF Logistic Team consists of business students who are pursuing a certificate in supply-chain logistics management.
❱❱ Rundown The University of West Florida Logistics Team won first place at their competition in Denver on Jan. 24 and 25. The team consists of business students who are pursuing certificates in supply-chain logistics. They worked 12 hours a day in preparation and beat 14 other colleges in the competition. Team members say that they are very proud of their accomplishments. Team members includeds Joseph Gary, Tiffany Marquette, Dillon Lato, James Jackson, Jennifer Ralli and Iginia Parish. Lato, a senior marketing major, said in an email interview that he thought the competition was a success. “When you have it in your head that you will settle for nothing less than victory, those 14-hour days and nights doing research and running numbers becomes a little bit less
Opinions Editor W. Paul Smith discusses the upcoming Academy Awards and offers his picks for the best movies of 2011. Associate Professor of History William S. Belko writes a letter to the editor discussing the recent bonus awarded to President Judy Bense. He argues that faculty and staff should be compensated fairly.
difficult,” he said. To prepare for the competition, the team spent two weeks meeting anywhere from three to 12 hours a day, going over possible strategies and cost figures. “There were times where it got hectic, and some of us would get a little heated with one another,” Lato said. “But that was when some of our best solutions presented themselves.” Gary, a junior supply-chain
logistics certificate student, said in an e-mail interview that he hopes to get a job in logistics when he graduates. They researched library databases, textbooks and websites to examine the issues and to build a 30-minute presentation with the team’s solutions, he said. The team had just two weeks to analyze the case and develop a supply-chain and transportation strategy to help a company in Iowa ship its liquid products to China more efficiently, and ideally, at a lower cost. “You have to present your strategy to a panel of judges composed of business managers and professionals that are experienced in the supply chain logistics field,” Lato said.
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The UWF Theatre Department will be putting on "Seussical! The Musical." The show opens on Thursday, Feb. 23 and closes March 4. The show is based on several of Seuss' works, including "Horton Hears a Who." The performances are free for students. See full stories on page 4
SEAS Green Tip of the week Try to avoid using paper towels and paper napkins whenever possible. Cloth hand towels and napkins are washable and waste less paper.
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Jeffrey: Professor conducts research in Antarctica From Page 1 Other authors include Andrew D. Steen, chemical oceanographer; Kai Ziervogel, post doctoral associate in the Department of Marine Studies at UNC; and Sherif Ghobrial, research analyst at UNC. With a love for the outdoors, Jeffrey said, he cycles, swims and fishes. He said he has been to the Antarctic 12 times. “It’s really dry and incredibly windy,” he said. “It’s fascinating in its pristine quality and fascinates me every time I go.” Jeffrey said he has seen seals, killer whales, penguins and polar bears on his expeditions. He said the polar bears are “very impressive animals.” In his office are several photos he took on his expeditions to the Antarctic, including one of a group of curious penguins playing with a soccer ball.
Another photo displays a group of penguins in front of the “Nathaniel B. Palmer,” a large ship with a red hull, which Jeffrey said he calls the “Cadillac of research vessels.” “I’ve spent a total of two years of my life at sea,” Jeffrey said. “It’s really rare that I get seasick, but I’ve been bounced around a lot.” Jeffrey also said he was put in a life-threatening situation on his first expedition to the Antarctic, when he was 22 years old. “I was diving and my regulator broke,” he said. “I had to swim back to the hole I dived in and felt myself passing out as I got through the hole.” Jeffrey also said he has endured temperatures as low as negative 30 degrees with a wind chill of negative 90. “I hate wearing more than I have to out there,” he said. “I wear the minimum amount so I’m able to move.” Despite the harsh weather, Jeffrey said he would
Logistics: National competition teaches strategic business skills From Page 1 UWF was one of only three schools to make it through the first round. During the second round, each of the three teams is presented with a twist or operational change in the case. They are given an hour to change their presentation to account for the newly obtained information and adjust their strategy accordingly. “We learned how to work as a cohesive team and how to strategically think about supply chain management,” Gary said. At the competition the team had a chance to rub elbows and network with industry experts and attend presentations by executive-level professionals. “There is a lot of recruiting going on at these events by companies that are
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Members of the University of West Florida Logistics Team pose for a photograph after winning first place at the Operation Stimulus National Logistics Case Competition on Jan. 24 and 25 2012. attending the conference,” Lato said. “All of us have been contacted by a number of companies in the logistics industry inquiring about our plans after graduation.” “Our team was simply
magical on stage,” Keller said. “The 200-member audience erupted in cheer when our team completed its final analysis presentation in the final round.” For more information visit uwf.edu/cob.
love to go back to the Antarctic. He said he is currently doing projects relating to the oil spill along the Gulf and 60 miles offshore. Jeffrey received a bachelor’s degree in biology at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1981. He then earned a master’s degree in marine science at the University of South Florida in 1985 and a Ph.D. in marine science at USF before coming to the University of West Florida. Jeffrey has been a faculty member at UWF for 14 years. He said he enjoys watching students learn and become interested in a subject. “The best part about teaching is finding students that get excited over whatever the topic is,” he said. “When you find someone who is into it, that makes it worthwhile to encourage them.”
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Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
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Here are my picks for the best movies of 2011 W. Paul Smith Opinions Editor I’m going to take a break from politics this week to opine on another subject of equal importance: movies. The 84th annual Academy Awards show premieres this Sunday. And just to show they have their finger on the pulse of the American pop-culture zeitgeist, the Academy has chosen Billy Crystal to host once again — because apparently it’s still 1985. Hey, maybe he’ll say, “You look mahvelous,” and do one of those elaborate dance numbers, eh? Fingers crossed. Seriously, is there anything more vapid, inane and utterly horrid than the back-slapping pageantry of award shows? The Emmys, the Oscars and –gasp– the Grammys have become the most absurd, irrelevant, overindulgent, self-aggrandizing spectacles this side of a Kim Jong-Il coronation ceremony. But even for the magazines, websites and indie blogs counting down the best albums and movies of the preceding year, is there really any point to any of it? Sure, some works of art are certainly better than others, but is there any objective way to ascertain whether the pick for seventh best film of the year is really just a hair better than the pick for the eighth best? Is there any metric used to obtain these figures at all? Of course not; it’s entirely subjective, completely unscientific, and in the end, total bullshit. We all know this, but we enjoy such arbitrary awards anyway. So, having said that, in honor of the upcoming Oscars, let’s move on to my picks for the best films of last year, shall we? The only criterion I used in the selection process was that the film must have actually come out in 2011. That may sound strange, but you often find a lot of foreign and independent films ending up on critics’ lists that actually came out in 2010.
Best Male Performance: Michael unravels the tragic story of a chimpanzee that was raised like a human in a scientific Shannon — “Take Shelter” experiment only to grow smarter and more Never before has the slow spiral into dangerous. insanity been both so fun and difficult to Runner-Up: “The Interrupters” watch as Shannon’s harrowing turn as a father obsessed with his nightmarish Top 10 Films of 2011 visions of the end times.. Runner-Up: Sean Penn — “This Must Be Honorable Mentions (in alphathe Place” betical order): Best Female Performance: “Attack the Block,” “Bullhead,” Elizabeth Olsen — “Martha Marcy “Headhunters,” “Martha Marcy May May Marlene” Marlene,” “Shame” Who would have thought one of the Olsen sisters could act? Mark Kate and 10. “Children Who Chase Lost Ashley’s younger sister delivers a mesmerVoices from Deep Below” izing performance as a woman whose brain While this Japanese animated film by has been scrambled by a Mason family-like Makoto Shinkai definitely apes the work cult. of master of animaRunner-Up: tion Hayao Miyazaki Leila Hatami — “A and feels a bit like a “I’m going to take a Separation” poor man’s “Spirited Most Away,” the film still break from politics Overrated Film: managed to provide this week to opine “The Artist” a wildly creative and fantastical journey Michel on another subject into a hidden world. Hazanavicius’s 9. “Midnight in of equal importance: quaint homage to Paris” the Hollywood silent movies.” Francophile era was all style and Woody Allen little substance. If brought his A-game you’re going to make with a beautifully a gimmicky tribute to silent films, then you silly, nostalgic ode to the culture, literature better have something interesting to say and real life characters that populated the (pardon the pun). However, I predict this Paris of the 1920s in this time-traveling film will likely take home the “Best Picture” romantic comedy. Oscar. 8. “Melancholia” Runner-Up: “Hugo” Controversial, but always interesting, Best Eye-Candy: “Hugo” director Lars Von Trier offered a beautiThis award for most beautiful cinemaful nihilistic tale of Earth’s final days as a tography and art direction goes to Martin mysterious planet comes hurdling toward Scorsese’s stunningly gorgeous 3D specour own in this bizarre and bleak character tacle. It may have featured some clunky drama. dialogue and kitschy plot devices, but there 7. “Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy” was no denying its beauty. This adaptation of John le Carre’s clasRunner-Up: “The Mill and the Cross” sic spy novel by Tomas Alfredson was a Best Documentary: “Project Nim” pitch-perfect Cold War thriller with an James Marsh’s follow-up documentary ensemble cast that brilliantly captured the to the brilliant “Man on Wire” felt like the real life counterpart to the story of Caesar tense paranoia and suspense of a by-gone in “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” as Marsh political era.
6. “Drive” Nicolas Winding Refn’s brutal revengethriller about a Hollywood stunt driver was an innovative throwback to ‘80s B-movie nostalgia that featured a captivatingly subdued performance by the alwaysgreat Ryan Gosling and one of the best soundtracks of the year. 5. “Beginners” Director Mike Mills’ long-awaited follow-up to 2005’s “Thumbsucker,” this dark-comedy/drama featured amazing performances from Ewan McGregor, Christopher Plummer and Mélanie Laurent and handled the serious subjects of homosexuality, a dying father and heartbreak with a sense of lightness and grace. 4. “Once upon a Time in Anatolia” Based on a true story, acclaimed Turkish director Nuri Bilge Ceylan weaves a stark tale of policemen searching for a dead body. The film feels a bit like “Waiting for Godot,” in that the story is mainly told through powerful conversations and landscapes of existential rumination. 3. “Take Shelter” This second film by newcomer Jeff Nichols was a tour de force exploration of a man’s descent into madness whose apocalyptic visions may or may not have some bearing in reality. 2. “A Separation” A masterpiece in character drama by Asghar Farhadi, this film featured a heartbreaking and ultra-realistic portrayal of a family plagued by the struggles of divorce in modern-day Iran. Hollywood only wishes it could handle such topics this well. 1. “The Tree of Life” This is Terrence Malick’s fifth film in a career than has spanned over 40 years, and like the rest of Malick’s work, “The Tree of Life” was an achingly gorgeous, slow-paced meditation on the human condition that suffered from pretension and an incoherent plot structure. But in the numerous moments when the film worked, it pushed the art of filmmaking into unexplored realms of mesmerizing proportions — a monumental accomplishment in cinema that cannot be ignored.
Letter to the editor
Faculty and staff should receive fair compensation In recent weeks, UWF has launched a media crusade depicting a bright future of enrollment growth and massive institutional expansion. Unfortunately, this public relations campaign has involved some highly misleading and even inaccurate statements. A factsheet correcting these inaccuracies is posted on the Voyager website and will be sent to faculty. More needs to be said about President Bense’s recent bonus in light of the serious problems emerging at UWF as a result of the lack of adequate faculty and staff compensation. How ironic that the Board of Trustees grants President Bense a substantial bonus justified on merit while the faculty and staff do not get merit pay. The concept that you deserve a bonus because you “hit the mark” apparently applies only to President Bense and not to the faculty and staff. Yet, it is the faculty and staff at UWF, hardly the president alone, who are responsible for the continued success and growth of UWF. Why are they not rewarded for their years of hard work, commitment to excellence and dedication to delivering a superior education? It is the blood, sweat and tears of the faculty and staff, and not President Bense, that have put this institution on the map. Still, President Bense publicly complains that she is the lowest paid university president in the state — again how ironic, considering we are the lowest paid faculty and staff in the state. This past week, the chairs and other division heads at UWF issued a public
statement demanding that all personnel for a football program, for erecting statwho have contributed to the success of ues on campus, for painting blue faces on this university should be rewarded for the pavement, and for completing other their hard work and dedication, and that cosmetic incidentals, a cancer eats away at we must now focus attention on the single the vital organs of UWF. Yes, the things she is spending millions most divisive issue on campus — salary on are fine and wonderful for a university, compression and inversion. but not when they come at the expense “The salary gap between new hires, of education, not brought in at when they are today’s competipurchased on tive rates, and “When all is said and the very backs of colleagues with those who constilengthy records done, the unwillingness tute the heart and of commendable mind of a univerto compensate faculty service cannot sity and who be reasonably or and staff fairly adversely alone determine fairly justified,” its success, the they declared, and affects the students the faculty and staff. they called upon most.” The sad fact the powers-that-be is that President “to make salary Bense and the compression the BOT do indeed primary issue” and have the money. President Bense tells for “other matters be considered secondus, however, that the millions in her back ary to this most pressing issue affecting pocket are “encumbered” reserved for personnel morale and retention during a other pots. period of sustained growth.” Why not “unencumber” them? Yet the president and the BOT have Move them to areas that are real priorioffered the faculty and staff a trifling ties in higher education, and spend time amount that would not correct salary lobbying for funding to enhance educaproblems in a single department, telling us tion. that they have no money to give while the The problem here is that the adminpresident accepts a substantial bonus and istration simply lacks the will to resolve spends profusely on things not directly salary deficiencies, choosing instead to related to delivering a superior education. hide behind the slogan of “encumbered While President Bense relishes in funds.” If football was on the line, the presenting to the public an image of funds would be moved to meet that objecmassive expansion and future growth, tive. Because of the president’s inexplicable while she spends all her time in unwillingness to correct the most seriTallahassee and across the state lobbying
ous problem at UWF, two equally serious phenomena are occurring. First, there is a mass movement on part of faculty to go elsewhere, resulting in a “brain drain.” Second, morale at UWF is at an all-time low, and low morale is one of the most underestimated consequences of the serious problem we now face. When you lose recognized and capable faculty and staff, when morale reaches rock-bottom and you are starting to dig, it directly undermines the ability of the university to do what it is ultimately created to do, and that is to deliver to students the highest quality education possible. When all is said and done, the unwillingness to compensate faculty and staff fairly adversely affects the students the most — they are affected as much as the faculty, they will not get their money’s worth, they will not receive the highest quality education that they deserve, and education is all about the faculty-student relationship. So, while the outside glitters with gold, a cancer metastasizes at UWF — and the students will pay for it in the end. But rest assured, that while President Bense seemingly desires to turn UWF into some riverfront time-share resort, or even possibly a cut-rate community college, we, the faculty and staff who remain, will continue to labor hard to keep UWF what it was intended to be — an unrivalled institution of higher learning.
— William S. Belko Associate Professor of History Chief Negotiator, UWF UFF
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Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
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Volunteers find hidden treasure Molly Bruno Contributing Writer Archaeology is not about the gigantic discoveries, it’s not about the obvious, and it’s certainly not about brevity. The core of archaeology is all about the details. Like most professions, there seems to be a common misconception about archaeologists. Just as a doctor is not always rushing to perform a complicated heart surgery, an archaeologist is not always following in the footsteps of Indiana Jones. This realization becomes completely clear upon entering the Florida Public Archaeology Network’s Coordinating Center in downtown Pensacola. This building is where the initial stages of the practice of archaeology begin. FPAN hosts the Archaeology Lab Volunteer Program, which allows
all members of the public to sort through material found in local areas of town. When volunteers clean the artifacts and put them into piles, the materials are sent to the University of West Florida for further processing. “I think volunteering in the archaeology lab is a way for the community, both Pensacola and UWF, to get involved with their past,” said director of the Northwest region of FPAN, Della Scott-Ireton. “The past doesn’t belong to archaeologists. It belongs to everyone, and people have a right to know about it.” Wednesday’s session had about six volunteers participating in different methods of sorting materials. Dana Jackson of Pensacola has been volunteering at the lab about twice a week for a year. After a suggestion from his wife, Jackson attended one
session and kept coming back. “Sometimes, you find really neat stuff,” Jackson said. Another committed volunteer, Logan Fiddler of Pensacola, began volunteering last fall. He joked about the painstaking process that can sometimes become boring, however he continues to come back each week. “Coming here means that I’ll only read five days a week rather than seven,” Fiddler said with a laugh. As Jackson and Fiddler picked twigs from small pieces of material, it became evident that the monotonous process of picking twigs seemed to turn into a catharsis for the men, who spoke of dates and events that would impress any history buff. Tara Giuliano, lab supervisor and a graduate student at UWF, made her rounds to check in
Local band takes flight with new single, ‘Cracks’
Josh Cooper Contributing Writer
There are dreams, and then there is reality, but Seagull Blue said they have made their dreams a reality. Seagull Blue, a fourpiece local band, consists of lead singer Joe Napier, lead guitarist Jeff Cranford, bassist Taylor Wyrosdick, and drummer Logan Phillips. The band’s Facebook page classifies its sound as indie rock ‘n’ roll. The band has gathered a following, and it is now Photo special to The Voyager touring and recording its Left to right: Taylor Wyrosdick, Logan Phillips, Joe first album. Napier, a junior public Napier and Jeff Cranford make up local band Seagull relations major, said they Blue. will be releasing an EP “Every time I play music, got a turnout of about in March that will include it’s not about me. It’s 60 people. Seagull Blue’s its single along with two bigger than me.” second show was earlier other songs that the band Phillips said the music this month, and about has played at its shows. he listened to growing up 75 people showed up. The band was the made an enormous impact “We’re definitely lucky brainchild of Napier and on him, and he hopes to to have the friends we do,” Wyrosdick, who had have the same impact on Phillips said. played together with local others. One of the people who “It’s a ministry,” he has seen the band perform churches with Cranford and Phillips. All four have said. “I just want to use both times is Becca Hill. played music for years this as a means of talking Hill follows the band’s and hoped to start a band, to people.” Facebook music page and C r a n f o r d s a i d h e followed the band when it so they started playing wanted to use the talent formed. together. Napier, who is origi- that he has to get a “I like how their music nally from Deland, Fla., message out to people. is honest and how well “Really, the main thing said he met the other they play with each other,” is to love people through members, and everything she said. “I have seen it,” he said. “I knew I had fell in to place. been given a gift and I some bands that really like He said music had to play but they don’t have wanted to use it.” played an enormous role So far, the band has good team work.” in his life. The band said it has had two local shows at the “I want to reach Handlebar off Tarragona been pleased with the people,” he said. S t r e e t i n d o w n t o w n turnout and the people it Wyrosdick explained Pensacola. The band will has been able to impact. the band is not evange- be playing there again on “Music is so much list, but the members’ Feb. 25. more honest than words,” Christian faith had made The band’s first show Wyrosdick said. Their first single an impact on their music. was in December. The “It’s the only thing band members invited “Cracks” can be heard on that feels right,” he said. all their friends and its Facebook page.
regularly with volunteers. Sharing the same amazement with history as the volunteers have, Giuliano provided information about virtually any piece of debris found. From examining the neck of a glass bottle, Giuliano could figure out the date it was made and what type of family it belonged to. “Archaeology provides information about history that may have been lost in written records,” Giuliano said. She said that although many records can be altered or forgotten, there is not denying the artifacts of the past. After a two-hour session sorting through rocks, coal, glass and much more, the importance of archaeology to our community made a little more sense. Ultimately, archaeology is about passion for details.
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Dana Jackson sorts through twigs and rocks to find pieces of ceramic and glass at the archaeology lab downtown.
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Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2012
Explore the West with UWF trip Through fields of waving amber grains, over harrowing snow-capped mountains, and past waterfalls gushing with the life of the Earth, Meriwether Lewis and William Clark made their two-and-a-halfyear journey across the United States to view the vast Pacific Ocean from the jagged cliffs of Oregon for the very first time. Two hundred and eight years later, Patrick Moore, University of West Florida public history program director, will lead a group of 15 student explorers on a very similar — but much shorter — journey of magnificent proportions this summer. The 27-day expedition will begin on June 30, in a brigade of mini-vans heading for St. Louis, a city appropriately nicknamed “the Moore Gateway to the West.” The expedition will go through the expansive Great Plains, follow the winding trails of the Rocky Mountains and pass the geothermal features of Yellowstone National Park. They will camp in Astoria, Ore., where the 1985 clas-
“I always liked European history, but it really got me thinking more about American history— our own history.” —Kathleen Zielinski UWF graduate student
sic “The Goonies” was filmed, and the journey will come to a close on July 26 in Seattle. “It’s a University program. It’s not a vacation,” Moore said, “although it will probably be one of the most awesome experiences you’ve ever had in your life.” T h i s Zielinski hands-on learning experience is for not only history majors, but also all who wish to partake in the adventure while earning six 4000or 5000-level history credits. Moore said it is a chance for students to see history come alive and learn about a collection of different cultures in the United States, while seeing some undisturbed historical and natural landmarks along the way. “The trip is basically an
opportunity for students at UWF — primarily history students, but any student interested can certainly apply — to go and learn about the United States in ways that you can’t possibly do in a classroom,” Moore said. The trip is open to both undergraduate and graduate students. K a t h l e e n Zielinski, a graduate student in public history, went on the program’s first trip to the region in 2009. “Some of the best friends I’ve ever made in my life have come from this trip,” Zielinski said. “It really got me to meet people outside of my little bubble. Really, you don’t get to know someone until you sleep in a tent with them and pitch a tent with them. I don’t want to say it forces you to bond, but it gives you that ability to bond. “I always liked European
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Several students from the Exploring the West with Lewis & Clark trip in 2009 take a break on a rock formation. The 27-day trip winds through the Great Plains, the Rocky Mountains and Yellowstone National Park. history, but it really got me thinking more about American history — our own history. You see all the preservation efforts going on out there, and you can’t help but want to keep that tradition going.” The trip costs $3,599, excluding tuition, but financial aid, scholarships and student loans can all be applied. The fee includes everything but souvenirs. It includes all food, hotels,
campsites, excursions — such as a three-day whitewater rafting trip down the Salmon and Snake rivers and the plane ticket home from Seattle. “We eat really well — we have fantastic food on the trip,” Moore said. “One rule we have is that you’re not allowed to eat anywhere on the trip that you can eat in Pensacola. There’s no fast-food. There’s no chain restau-
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“Suessical! The Musical” is based on several Dr. Suess stories. The performance hits the UWF stage on Feb. 23.
Suess provides inspiration for wacky student musical Max Nadsady Contributing Writer For years, Dr. Seuss has entertained countless people with whimsical stories and fanciful characters. Now, it’s the University of West Florida’s turn. From Feb. 23 to March 4, 2012, the Department of Theatre at the University of West Florida will be performing “Seussical! The Musical.” “Seussical! The Musical,” combines Dr. Seuss’ “Horton Hears a Who” with many other characters and elements from other Dr. Seuss stories into one entertaining and fun musical. This performance, however, will be a little different from the usual format. Instead of taking place in the land of Seuss, the performance will take place in an attic. This change in format brings a new reality to the world of Dr. Seuss. “Normally when the show is done, it’s kind of cartoon-ish, like it’s all about Dr. Seuss and his characters. The way that they chose to do it here is that we’re all little kids in an attic, and it’s very real-life,” observed Chris Sanders, 21, musical theatre major, who plays “Jojo.” To keep in line with UWF’s more realistic approach, facets of what
happens behind the scenes have changed as well. “We’ve done a lot of painting in primary colors and finding different toys…and interesting things that translate well into that world that you wouldn’t think of as being very ‘Seussical,’” remarked Megan Marshall, office manager and prop/scenic design supervisor. “[This is] a real version of how children can make that Dr. Seuss world anywhere. It doesn’t need to be plainly put out there where it’s not exactly from the books. Imagination can fill in those holes and make that world with just objects that you use everyday.” Another aspect of “Seussical” that has been tiredly worked on and changed is the choreography for the show. “When we started talking about the kind of look we wanted, we wanted a very pedestrian feel to everything, so it wasn’t going to be really dance-y,”, said Savannah Simerly, 24,
musical theatre major and dance captain, about the dance style of “Seussical.” “It’s just more like natural movement that comes out of what each character wants in the moment versus just to make it dance-y for the sake of dance.” Because of the attic setting of the musical, the costuming of the show had to follow a similar style that the other departments of production did. The tone from everyone involved in this production was that “Seussical” brings out the inner child in everyone. This can be extremely important for people in college since a lot times, students can get too caught up in trying to prepare themselves for the future, at the expense of losing their senses of liveliness and playfulness. From what has been going on behind the scenes, it appears that “Seussical! The Musical” will be a sure hit and a great way to experience being a kid once again.
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n “Suessical! The Musical” opens Feb. 23. The last performance will be on March 4. n The show is based on several Suess works, such as “Horton Hears a Who.” n Tickets are free for students. n Call the box office for tickets at 857-6285.
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Feb. 22 In honor of Sexual Responsibility Week, join us for free dinner and entertainment, and learn relationship advice from David Coleman, who is known nationwide as America’s Dating Doctor. Coleman will speak from 7 to 9 p.m. in the Commons Auditorium. This event is funded by SGA. Sponsored by Counseling & Wellness, UWF Peer Educators & Panhellenic. For more information, contact Lindsey Greeson at lgreeson@ uwf.edu. Feb. 23 “Seussical! The Musical” will be performed Feb. 23-26 and March 1-4 at the Center for Fine and Performing Arts Mainstage Theatre. Just like the books, the musical teaches all of us about the lessons of life, the importance of the people we meet, and the places we will go. For showtimes and non-student ticket prices, contact the UWF Box Office at 857-6285. Feb. 23 The Inclusion Series Spotlight will feature Tracy Morton, owner of Tracy Morton Funeral Chapel from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Commons Conference Center. Hers is a story of determination, grit and perseverance. It’s a story that will leave you shaking your head in disbelief at some of her encounters while cheering her on in her determination to succeed. Her wish is a simple one, “to be able to continue to run the funeral home and to be accepted.” For more information, contact Lusharon Wiley at lwiley@uwf.edu.
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Corrections In the Feb. 15 issue, the Page 1 article about the University of West Florida online master’s program in math incorrectly stated that it is the only fully online master’s program in the United States. It should have said it is the only fully synchronous online master’s program in math.
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meetings are held every Friday of the fall and spring semesters in the Commons Auditorium at 2:30 p.m. Agendas, minutes and updates will be posted on the SGA website: uwf.edu/ sga. For more information, contact Dwayne Manuel at sgasenatepres@uwf. edu. Feb. 27 Ney Rosauro, a professional percussionist, will perform from 7:30 to 10 p.m. in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts Music Hall. As a composer, he has published more than 50 pieces for percussion as well as several method books. His compositions are very popular worldwide and have been recorded by internationally acclaimed artists such as Evelyn Glennie and the London Symphony Orchestra.
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Plenty of reasons to be thinking of a repeat Chris Elkins Sports Editor A f t e r the first 10 games of the regular season, University of West Florida baseball fans have plenty of reasons to be excited about a chance at another championship run. UWF was ranked No. 2 in the latest College Baseball Newspaper poll and No. 9 in the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association poll.
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UWF is 9-1 and on a nine-game winning streak after dropping the seasonopener against Flagler. In the Argonauts’ first 10 games last season, they were 9-1. Their lone loss was against Flagler. UWF then went on an eight-game winning streak before being swept by North Georgia in a two-game series. This season, UWF has outscored Flagler, Rollins and Florida Southern 48-19 in 10 games. The Argos outscored those same opponents 52-16 in eight games last season. UWF has held opponents to two runs or less five times this season. It had the same stat in the first 10 games last season. Last year’s starting pitchers finished the season with a 2.71 ERA. This year’s squad has a 2.12 ERA so far.
Pitching & defense
Head Coach Mike Jeffcoat said numerous times that his championship team was built around pitching and defense. Last season’s primary starters posted a 30-5 record. This year, the primary starting jobs are still up for grabs, but there has been plenty of competition. Josh Tanski and Jake Stephens are both undefeated in three starts. Tanski is 1-0 with a 1.56 ERA, and Stephens is 2-0 with a 1.69 ERA. The third spot and fourth spot are between Kevin Peters and Brian Ellington. Peters had the fourth spot last year as a freshman and dominated, going 5-1 with a 2.23 ERA. He has struggled early this year, however, going 0-1 in two starts with a 9.00 ERA. Ellington is 2-0 in one start and two relief appearances with a 1.93 ERA. The defenses? Last year’s squad posted a .971 fielding percentage. So far this season, the Argos have a .969 field pct.
It’s still early
Yes, the defending national champion baseball team is on a nine-game winning streak. There are going to be fans already dreaming of a repeat. And it’s not as if UWF has beaten no-name teams. Florida Southern was then ranked No. 23 in the latest College Baseball Newspaper poll. Flagler improved to 6-4 after losing the series to UWF, and Rollins is 7-3 with its only losses coming at the hands of the Argos. But UWF will face its first major test on Feb. 24 at the GSC-SSC Crossover when it plays Tampa. Tampa is ranked No. 2 in the College Baseball Newspaper poll, right behind UWF at No. 1. Tampa was 8-0 as of Monday and its pitchers boasted a 1.38 ERA. The Argo offense will have to look a lot more like last year’s squad if it wants to compete at the national level. UWF has hit just .282 this season compared to .326 last season. If UWF survives this weekend undefeated, or with one loss and a strong showing against Tampa, Argo fans will have reason to hope for another historic year.
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Golfers finish eighth at spring opener From staff reports The University of West Florida men’s golf team opened up the spring season with an eighth-place finish at the Matlock Collegiate Classic hosted by Florida Southern. Carlos Rodriguez led the Argonauts with a 13th-place finish (72-7373 – 218). UWF had two more golfers in the top 25 in the 75-man tournament. Thomas GustePedersen finished tied
for 21st (69-77-75 – 221), and Robbie Van Riper finished tied for 23rd (74-69-79 – 222). Florida Tech won the tournament at the Lone Palm Golf Club, finishing seven-over par. The unranked Panthers defeated No. 1 Lynn, No. 2 Barry and No. 25 Florida Southern by one stroke. No. 8 UWF was 13 strokes behind Florida Tech. Ryan Black and Adam Whipp rounded out the scoring for the Argos. Black finished tied for
36th (74-76-74 – 224) and Whipp finished tied for 68th (74-76-83 – 233). Florida Southern’s Case Guard won the tournament, finishing seven-under par (67-70-72 – 209). The finish was the lowest for the Argos in the 2011-2012 season. In the fall, UWF won two tournaments and finished third and fifth in two others. UWF will be back in action at the Mardi Gras Invitational hosted by New Orleans on Feb. 27 at the TPC of Louisiana.
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Guste-Pedersen swings during a match last season. He has a career average score of 72.92 in 48 rounds.
Argos sweep Mocs From staff reports The No. 1 University of West Florida baseball team swept No. 23 Florida Southern on Feb. 18 and 19. The Mocs kept things close in game one of the doubleheader on Feb. 18, but UWF dominated games two and three of the series to extend its winning streak to nine games.
Game one
After being shutout for eight innings, UWF finally got on the board with a solo shot by Billy O’Connor. The home run was all the Argos’ pitching staff would need in the 1-0 victory. Josh Tanski put together as good of a start as anyone could ask for, but came away without a win. He pitched 7.1 innings of shutout ball while giving up only six hits. Dan Husum (3-0) finished the eighth inning and picked up the win. Bobby Parker got the save (5) after pitching a hitless ninth inning. O’Connor and JR Pryor were both 2-of-4.
Game two
One inning of offense was all UWF would need to win game two, but it piled it on to win 12-2. Taye Larry got a sixrun first inning started with a single to center and a steal. Larry then came around to score after two wild pitches. Then, Eric Sauls drew a walk, and Max St. Hilaire and Josh Huggins singled to load the bases. Richie Long drove two home with a single
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Josh Tanski pitches at a game earlier this season. Tanski leads UWF starters with a 1.56 ERA and 17.1 innings pitched. He is 1-0 with 17 strikeouts, five walks and a .254 opponents batting average so far this season. up the middle, Garret Flynn drove two home with a double to right, and Blake Barber capped off the scoring with an RBI-single to left. Brian Ellington picked up his second win of the season. He pitched 4.1 innings and allowed two runs on three hits with three strikeouts. Drew Bryson finished the final 2.2 innings of the game, allowing no runs on two hits. Florida Southern’s only runs came on a two-run
home run from T.J. Kuban in the third inning. UWF exploded with another six-run inning in the sixth to add insult to injury. Leo Lamarche singled and stole second to lead off the inning. UWF then scored three runs on three consecutive RBI-singles from Blake Barber, Dustin Saulmon and Eric Sauls to make the score 9-2. St. Hilaire added an RBI on a fielder’s choice, and Long finished the scoring with a 2-RBI double down the right field line.
Game three
UWF finished off the No.23-ranked team in the country 7-2 on Feb. 19. Jake Stephens picked up his second win of the season, pitching six innings and allowing one run on five hits with six strikeouts. UWF trailed 1-0 after Austin Chubb hit a solo homerun in the second inning. The Argos got on the board in the fourth inning when Barber drove O’Connor home on a sac fly. The Argos busted the game open in the sixth
inning on a 3-run blast from Saulmon, who came into the game as a pinch hitter. Three batters later, Lamarche hit a 3-run homer of his own to put UWF up 7-1. Jordan DeLorenzo continued the solid Argo pitching effort, finishing the final three innings of the game while allowing one run on four hits. UWF will continue play at the GSC-SSC Crossover on Feb. 24 in Valdosta, Ga. Its first game will be against one of the top teams in the nation: Lynn.
Softball team wins three of four on road From staff reports
RBI-single but struck out the final batter to hold on for the win, 8-7. UWF got things started in the first when the Lynn shortstop committed an error with the bases loaded, resulting in a bases-clearing single by Crystal Thompson. With the score 3-1 in the top of the second inning, UWF extended its lead to 5-1 on an RBI-single by Emma Johansen and an RBI-sac bunt from Amber Ingram. Scott struggled in her second start in two days, giving up four earned runs in 1.2 innings. Harvey came in and picked up her first win of the season, going 5.1 innings in relief.
The University of West Florida softball team evened its record at 7-7 after going 3-1 in back-to-back doubleheaders on Feb. 18 and 19. The Argonauts split the first doubleheader with Nova Southeastern in Ft. Lauderdale and swept the second doubleheader with Lynn in Boca Raton.
NSU game one
UWF won its first game against NSU 4-3. Sarah Scott continued to impress in the circle this season, pitching a complete game and allowing only two earned runs on 11 hits. Danielle Kildow got the scoring started for the Argos with a triple in the first inning. Kildow scored on a wild pitch to put UWF up 1-0. After an RBI-single by Crystal Thompson in the fourth, Amber Ingram plated Jordan Camp with an RBI-single in the fifth. Kasie Buckley drew a walk with the bases loaded to cap off the UWF scoring. NSU got on the board with an RBI-single in the bottom of the fifth and a 2-RBI double in the sixth.
NSU game two
UWF looked like it was going to pull off the sweep in the second game against NSU. The Argos led 4-3 going into
Lynn game two
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Leadoff hitter Emma Johansen waits for a pitch at a game earlier in the season. She leads UWF with a .372 batting average, 17 runs scored, 16 hits and eight stolen bases so far this season. the final inning of play, but NSU got back-to-back singles to lead off the inning and moved both runners into scoring position after a sac bunt. Ashliegh McLean almost got out of the jam after striking out the next batter, but the Sharks ended the game with a walk-off 2-RBI single to left.
Lynn game one
UWF led 8-5 in the final inning of play in game one against the Fighting Knights, but Lynn had runners on the corners with two outs and was one swing of the bat away from tieing things up. Reliever Victoria Harvey gave up an RBI-double and an
After three consecutive games were decided by one run, UWF blew out Lynn 14-5. Ingram and Scott each went 3-for-4 with three RBIs to lead the UWF slugging assault. Johansen, McLean, Tiffany Duncan and Lauren Correia all had multi-hit games as the Argos tallied their highest run total of the season. McLean picked up her first win of the season for UWF, going six innings and allowing five runs on 10 hits with eight strikeouts. UWF will be back on the road to play four games in two days at the Cougar Classic on Feb. 24 and 25 in Columbus, Ga.
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Men have shot at NCAA tournament appearance Chris Elkins Sports Editor
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Anthony Sims (left) and Marquis Mathis charge down the court at a game earlier in the season. The Argonauts are locked in a three-way tie for fourth in the GSC.
Men win two games, remain third in GSC From staff reports The University of West Florida basketball team remained in a three-way tie for the third seed in the Gulf Coast Conference Tournament after winning two games last week.
West Georgia
The Argonauts held off a fierce UWG comeback on Feb. 16 at the UWF Field House. UWF led the entire game but won by only three points, 60-57. The Argos led by as much as 13 in the second half, up 52-39 after Jamar Moore hit a pair of free throws with 10:58 left to play. But the Wolves cut the lead down to one with 58 seconds remaining after going on a 10-2 run.
UWG had a chance to take the lead but the Wolves missed two free throws with eight seconds remaining and Keldric White hit two free throws for UWF with six seconds left to finish things off. The Argos led 36-28 at half time after shooting 56.7 percent from the field. UWF finished shooting 50 percent on the night. The Argos were led in scoring by Marquis Mathis and Anthony Sims who each had 16 points. Mathis just missed a double-double, recording nine rebounds. Moore also barely missed a double-double, with 12 points and nine rebounds.
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UWA hung with UWF throughout the first half, but UWF pulled away in the
second half to win 81-68. After entering halftime up by one, UWF went on a 17-7 run and led by as much as 17 in the second half. The Argos continued high-percentage shooting with a 61.5 percent field goal percentage on the night. UWF was led by Moore who scored 28 points with seven rebounds and six assists. Mathis just missed a double-double for the second game finishing with 18 points and nine rebounds. Sims added 15 points and Terrance Beasley had 10. UWF will close out the regular season when it hosts Valdosta State on Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. UWF won the first meeting 73-63 on Jan. 28 in Valdosta, Ga.
The University of West Florida men’s basketball team (17-10, 7-6 Gulf South Conference) has already exceeded expectations this season. It has won more overall and more conference games than it had since 2004, won more conference games this year than it had in Head Coach Bob Stinnett’s first two years combined and secured its first winning record under Stinnett. With one game left on the regular season schedule, UWF can do much more than exceed expectations. It can make history.
Going dancing
In the first release of regional rankings for the NCAA Division II Tournament, the Argonauts were ranked No. 6 in the South Region. The top eight teams in each region go to the tournament. Since then, UWF defeated West Georgia which was ranked No. 4 in the region. UWF also won its last game against West Alabama.
How they did it
It was clear from the get-go that this season was going to be different. UWF started the season 9-4 before conference play. In 2010-11, UWF was 7-7 before conference play
Women remain fourth in conference From staff reports The University of West Florida women’s basketball team split games against West Georgia and West Alabama last week. If the Argonauts win their final game of the season, they will clinch the No. 4 seed in the Gulf South Conference. If they lose and UWA wins, UWF would lose the tiebreaker and become the No. 5 seed in the GSC tournament on March 1 in Niceville.
West Georgia
The Argonauts came back from an 11-point deficit to defeat the Wolves 57-50 at home on Feb. 16. UWF trailed 33-22 when UWG hit a 3-pointer with 17:25 left in the second half. But the Argos came back over the next 11 minutes and tied the game on a Hanna Vette 3-pointer with 6:46 left to play. UWF finished the game on a 7-1 run to complete the comeback. Bearden led UWF with 14 points and 16 rebounds for
her seventh double-double of the season. She’Ryan Scott and Vette added 12 and 15 points, respectively.
West Alabama
UWF was unable to hang with UWA throughout the entire game as the Argos fell 71-59 on Feb. 19 at Pruitt Hall in Livingston, Ala. UWF kept things close early on, but UWA went on a 15-3 run to lead 27-12 with 3:15 remaining in the first half and led 32-17 at halftime. UWF tried to even the score in the second half
and came within four after a jumper from Scott cut the deficit 46-20 with 7:16 remaining in regulation. But that was as close UWF would get as UWA pulled away in the game’s remaining minutes. The Argos had 17 turnovers to the Tigers nine. Bearden recorded her eighth double-double with 13 points and 11 rebounds, and Scott led the Argos in scoring with 22 points. UWF will finish the regular season at home against Valdosta State on Feb. 25 at 2 p.m.
and was 6-6 in 2009-10. UWF abandoned any attempt at shooting 3s, and used a “pound it in the paint” strategy that complimented the size of its starting lineup. Marquis Mathis, Jamar Moore, Mike Whisman and reserve T e r r a n c e Beasley all stand at 6 feet 6 inches or taller, while Anthony Sims Mathis stands at 6 feet 4 inches. The strategy has paid off. UWF has only shot 37 3-pointers this season but holds the nation’s thirdbest shooting percentage at 53.3. UWF also has the tenth-best rebound margin at 7.4. After a standout season in 2011, in which he was a three-time GSC player of the week, Moore continued his stellar play in 2012 by Moore earning three additional GSC players of the week. He is second in the conference in assists per game, third in rebounds per game and fifth in points per game. Mathis also stepped up, leading UWF in scoring for most of the season. He is third in the conference in points per game and sixth in blocks per game.
All-tied up
UWF is in a three-way tie for third place in the GSC with West Georgia and North Alabama.
A two-way tiebreaker would come down to the team with the best record in head-to-head matchups. UWF defeated UNA in both meetings this season but split games with UWG. The next tiebreaker for a two-way tie is determined by the team’s records against the No. 1 team in the conference. Alabama-Huntsville has clinched the top spot in the GSC. It’s only conference loss is to UWG giving them the edge. If the season ends in a three-way tie, the tiebreaker is determined by the team with the best record in head-to-head competition against the other tied teams. UWF would win the tiebreaker, because it is 3-1 against the teams. UNA is 2-2 and UWG is 1-3.
Looking ahead
UWF hosts Valdosta State, which has the secondworst record in the GSC, at 4 p.m. on Feb. 25 in the UWF Field House. The Argos defeated the Blazers 73-63 in Valdosta, Ga., in their first meeting on Jan. 28.
Region Rankings 1. Christian Brothers 2. Alabama-Huntsville 3. Eckerd 4. West Georgia 5. Florida Tech 6. West Florida 7. Tuskegee 8. North Alabama Rankings released Feb. 16.