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VOLUME 42 ISSUE 9
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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 14, 2012
Mixed feelings about new fall schedule Christienne Cloutier Staff Writer The proposed fall 2012 schedule change has been an item of controversy ever since its introduction. Even after faculty and students received an email from Interim Provost David Marker on Feb. 29 saying that the new schedule is now officially set, feelings are mixed. The email revealed a “bridge”
course schedule with MondayWednesday-Friday courses being offered from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. in 50-minute sessions with 10-minutes between classes. Kevin Diaz, a freshman exercise science major, said, “I already have a MWF class this semester, and I love it because it’s only 50-minutes.” The email also stated that Monday-Wednesday courses will still be available after 1 p.m. in 75-minute sessions with 15
minutes between classes. “I think this adds flexibility,” sophomore graphic design major Michael Cassoni said. David Baulch, an associate professor of English, said in an email interview that he thinks most students and faculty can accomplish more with a longer class period that is part of the two-day schedule. “Environmentally, it makes more sense to only ask people to drive fewer days rather than
more,” he said. “For me, it would mean spending an extra 40 minutes in a car and about $8-10 more in gas.” Diaz said his boss is pretty flexible when it comes to his work schedule as long as he tells his boss in advance when he needs off. Another change to the fall schedule will be Friday courses offered from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. in a three-hour block. “I’m not sure how many
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professors are interesting for three hours,” Baulch said. “Also, I think it is probably a question of whether students can pay attention for that amount of time and be adequately prepared for a once-a-week course.” Cassoni said he wouldn’t mind a three-hour block because he is used to taking art classes, which are typically two-hours and 40-minutes long.
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VOYAGER IN BRIEF Sports Cyr wins 800th, UWF falls to UWA University of West Florida softball coach Tami Cyr won her 800th game as an Argonaut last week. The rest of the week didn't go as well for the Argos, however, as UWF went on to lose the first two games of the conference season. See full stories on page 7
Opinion Kony campaign; Limbaugh's point Photos by Katya Ivanov
Pensacola Beach is a major hot spot all year-round for tourists and locals alike. As spring break begins, the beaches of Pensacola will surely be visited by swarms of college students on spring break.
n As spring break begins, use these eco-friendly tips in order to 'leave only your footprints' Hayley Benton Staff Writer In the upcoming weeks, college students from all over the country will come to relish, revel and relax their spring semester troubles away on the sunny, sandy beaches of Florida’s 825 miles of coastline. The influx of tourists during this season means an increase in the amount of pollution seen across beaches statewide — so what can the average spring breaker do to decrease their environmental impact? “The answers can range from spending time volunteering for an environmental non-profit,” said Enid Sisskin, host of the WUWF “EcoMinute” and faculty member of the School of Allied Health and Life Sciences, “to staying home with the lights out,” she said, joking. “Spring break can be green by following the usual practices of being green — reduce driving, carpool, properly inflate your car tires, keep it well maintained, chain trips, etc.,” she said. “If you're shopping, bring your own bag. Don't buy or use bottled water. Keep your own stainless steel bottle available.” Simple steps like these significantly decrease the impact beach-goers make on the environment by eliminating excess waste products that could possibly end up buried in the sand or washed out to sea, Cherie Graves
of the Florida Department of Environmental Protection wrote for Examiner.com. Along those same lines, beach-goers should try to keep all lunches waste-free and use reusable bagging for all towels, sunscreen and other products. Remember before leaving the beach to shower off all excess sand. Florida needs its sand. Your car does not. “Keep litter off the beach,” Graves wrote. “If you brought supplies in plastic bags, be sure to anchor them. Almost 95,000 plastic bags were removed from Florida’s beaches in 2010. Plastic bags can escape on a breeze and end up in the gulf or Atlantic where sea turtles mistake them for a jellyfish lunch.” Avoid stepping on dunes and sea grasses as it may cause erosion and destroy native vegetation important to Sisskin Florida’s delicate ecosystem. Fill holes in the sand created during sandcastle construction or moat carving. Sea turtles already have a difficult journey heading to and from the sea to lay their eggs without falling in the sandcastle trenches of tourists long vacated from the area. “Dispose of cigarettes properly,” Graves wrote. “In 2010, the International Coastal Cleanup removed 1,892,526 cigarettes and cigarette filters from beaches around the world. More than 200,000 of these were found on Florida’s beaches.” These relatively effortless steps not only apply for the spring break season but should also be practiced yearround as a form of beach etiquette.
Opinions Editor W. Paul Smith discusses the recent "Stop Kony 2012" campaign and argues that it is wellmeaning but ineffective in its methods. UWF student Zachary Townsend writes a letter to the editor arguing that people missed Rush Limbaugh's point in the recent controversey. See full stories on page 3
L&E GlowRage is new local fad The Getaway Lounge is holding another glowrage party for St. Patrick's Day night. Participants dress in white and in spirit of the holiday, throw only green paint on each other as they dance to electronica music. It costs $5 for ages 21 and up. See full stories on page 4
2013 budget to take another hit Hayley Benton Staff Writer The University of West Florida is expected to take a non-recurring budget cut of $11.9 million for the 2012/2013 fiscal year. The number was agreed upon by the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate, continuing the severe budget cuts made to the State University System in recent years. The Florida legislature passed its budget on March 9, and it is now being sent to Gov. Rick Scott for approval. To help offset the budget cuts, the legislature included a 15 percent tuition differential increase for all Florida public universities but no base increase.
❱❱ Rundown The Florida House of Representatives and the Florida Senate is continuing to cut budgets for all Florida public universities. The University of West Florida is expected to take an $11.9 million hit for the 2012/2013 fiscal year. This may also result in a 15 percent raise in tuition. If the UWF Board of Trustees accepts this increase, the cuts the University faces will stand at $11.9 million. If it chooses not to do so, however, the University will suffer an additional cut. “A base tuition increase is done by the legislature,” said Kimberly Brown, President Judy Bense’s chief of staff. “When base tuition increases, fees do also because fees are tied as a percentage of base tuition,” she said. “A differential tuition increase is done by our
local board of trustees. Three years ago, the legislature gave the authority to local boards of trustees to increase tuition but not to exceed 15 percent of the previous year. The legislature writes the 15 percent increase into their budget, and so if the Board of Trustees chooses not to raise tuition, it is an additional cut to the institution.” The UWF trustees discussed the cuts during their March 8 meeting and will come to a consensus during their next full
board meeting in June. The cuts proposed by the legislature are proportional to each university’s individual spending and take into consideration the amount of carryforward funds each university reported to the Board of Governors. In all, a non-recurring $300 million was cut from the State University System, Bense said. To put UWF cuts into perspective, Florida State University is expected to receive the largest budget cut, an estimated $66 million, and the University of Florida came next with around $54 million, as reported to the board by Janice Gilley, director of governmental relations.
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UWF, UFF reach salary agreement John Stevenson Staff Writer
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Representatives of the United Faculty of Florida and the University of West Florida administration reached agreement on March 9 about both a faculty salary increase and how to address the issue of salary compression and inversion for UWF faculty members. Salary compression and inversion occur when new professors are hired and paid at market value, which is the same rate or better than professors who have been teaching at UWF for many years and are still being paid what was considered market value when they were hired, said Steve Belko, chief negotiator for the UFF and associate professor of history. Belko said that compression lowers the morale of the faculty. A faculty with low morale is more likely to offer a lowerquality education since they are not being properly compensated to go above and beyond in teaching, he said. Joanne Curtin, assistant professor of anthropology, who attended the meeting, said, “I feel particularly concerned because they’re hiring in my department, and it seems likely the new assistant professors are going to start at a higher salary than some of the associate professors who have been working here for more than 10 years.” Belko said that without proper compensation, many professors have chosen to
After a long period of deliberation, the United Faculty of Florida and the University of West Florida administration reached an agreement on March 9 about faculty salary increases. The main issue was veteran faculty making less money than new faculty, who are hired at “market value.” Both sides agreed on a 2 percent salary increase for faculty and will become effective on April 1. look elsewhere for employment. Many of their replacements, he said, have been adjunct instructors who typically are employed for a year and then move on to the next university. The bottom line, Belko said, is that UWF has one of the worst compression rates in the state and that compression ultimately affects the students and the quality of their education. The initial offer made by the UWF administration, led by its chief negotiator Mike Mattimore, proposed that, effective April 1, a 2 percent salary increase would be provided for all UWF faculty in addition to $300,000 for faculty members whose compressed salaries are farthest below the College and University Professional Association median. The UFF negotiating committee said that the faculty would need a 2.6 percent increase just to keep up with inflation. The UFF declined the administration’s offer and presented it with a counter offer, which proposed a 2 percent faculty salary
Student organizations request SGA funding Jon Short Staff Writer At its March 9 meeting, the Student Government Association opened the floor to organizations that wished to request funds from the SGA fee budget allocations. Representatives were given five minutes to advocate for their organization when making a request for funds. Steven Calleiro, representative of the Air Force Cadet Activity Board, said his organization supports the AFROTC Cadet Wing. “We’re primarily a community organization,” he said. According to the fee budget allocations, the organization requested a base of $11,000. The organization was allocated zero dollars by the SGA. Sen. Ryan Pichulo said the organization needed to reassess its priorities. “When applying, the group listed too many festive events as top priorities for their use of the money,” he said. Sen. Alyssa Pettie proposed the motion to move $4,000 from the SGA o r g a n i z a t i o n a l Manuel grants to the Air Force Cadet Activity Board’s funds. The motion failed in a vote of 7-12. Another motion was made to give the organi-
❱❱ Rundown The UWF Student Government Association took funding requests from student organizations at its March 9 meeting. Representatives from organizations such as the Air Force ROTC and the African American Student Association presented budget requests to SGA members. zation $1,079, an amount meant to cover the organization’s Honor Guard. Linzy Browne, student relations chair, said it would be better for the organization to wait until July to request more. The organization would not be able to receive more money until next year if it were allocated $1,079 right away. The motion failed in a vote of 0-19, so the organization could be given a chance to request more money in July. Browne said the organization could apply for $3,000. President of the African American Student Association President Dwayne Manuel said he requested an additional $500 beyond the group’s current allocation of $6,500. Manuel said t h e re qu e s ted money would go toward subsidizing attendance at the C.O.L.O.R.S. Council. He said he wanted to take the entire AASA executive board for the trip but was
currently unsure of the male-to-female ratio when considering hotel costs. The motion to allocate $500 to the AASA failed in a vote of 7-11 with one abstention. Also at the meeting, President Josh Finley, during his executive address, said he spoke with the Board of Trustees for one final time as SGA leader. Finley said he stressed that the University is striving towards quantity. He also said he has not seen a focus on student representation pertaining to campus construction. Finley said surveys and focus groups are supposed to help students become involved in University construction. “I haven’t seen any surveys yet,” he said. Finley also said the University is considering an electric car infrastructure and an eightpassenger shuttle with a touch-screen call system. He said the green energy fund could be a possible source of support for these projects.
increase that would be retroactive to the beginning of the Fall 2011 semester as well as $400,000 exclusive of benefits to supplement professors’ compressed salaries, distributed among the faculty according to a formula created by the UFF. This formula was designed to keep the compression relief money, in this case the $300,000, from simply being distributed among the lowest - paid 30 or so of roughly 280 eligible professors, Belko said. The UFF representatives indicated that everyone who is below the CUPA median should benefit from some degree from the distribution of the funds. “I’m not in the business to be a hero,” said Belko, who said his salary is currently $10,000 below the CUPA average. “I’m in the business of justice.” An agreement was reached after three and one-half hours of negotiations. Both sides agreed on the final terms of a 2 percent salary increase for the entire faculty, with $300,000 exclusive from benefits, to help relieve some of the salary
compression of the faculty. However, the salary increase will become effective on April 1 rather than being retroactive to 2011 as the UFF had proposed. “We don’t have the authorization to make the 2 percent retroactive,” Mattimore said. The $300,000 will be distributed based on the recommendations made by a joint committee composed of faculty and administration, each with equal representation. That union-administration committee will also negotiate a formula for distribution of compression funds for the next few years, Belko said. Belko said he believes that if this plan is repeated for the next 3-to-5 years, the issue of compression can be corrected. After that, faculty would simply need a cost-of-living raise each year to prevent faculty salaries from becoming compressed again. Amending to Article 19 of UWF employment regulations and policies regarding types of leave faculty can take and removing sick leave buy-out, proposed by the UWF administration representatives, were rejected by the UFF representatives. The next bargaining meeting will be held March 19, at 9 a.m. Since that date is during spring break, it will likely be nothing more than a signing ceremony, Belko said.
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applications are up 183 percent and that the goal is to have 1,700 students The last change to the fall schedule in the freshman class. is that evening courses will begin at It also stated, “This is a continuing 6 p.m. instead of 5:30 p.m. trend, as the fall 2011 freshman class Baulch said that a three-day was the largest in our history, with 50-minute schedule makes sense if 431 more freshman than the previous the University of West Florida is really year.” short on classroom space. Otherwise, Enrollment growth, resulting from he said he doesn’t see the point. increased applications and accep“The administration didn’t present tances, requires the University to any evidence or consult with students use our classrooms more efficiently, or faculty as far as I’m aware before Marker said. simply trying to mandate a move to the “At some point in the future, our three-day schedule,” he said. “It was growth may require us to move to an really a case of bad presentation from expanded MWF schedule, so please the beginning.” consider this schedule a bridge plan,” In the email sent by Marker, the he said. “In the meantime, the current revisions to the schedule are described changes will allow us to accommodate 12686-U of West Florida:Layout 1 10/6/11 10:24 AM Page 1 as being necessary because of increased additional sections that are needed enrollment, stating that fall 2012 this fall due to increased enrollment.”
Budget: Tuition increases expected due to budget cuts From Page 1 “While we expected cuts this year, these cuts are far more than we anticipated,” Bense said in an email to the faculty and staff on March 7. “We must take precautions to ensure we can continue to deliver a high-quality education to our students. “Thus, we will place an interim freeze on the spending of all carry-forward funds for the remainder of the fiscal year. This is a temporary measure we must take while we discuss appropriate next steps. “This temporary freeze is effective immediately, and all Bense requested carry-forward expenditures will require vice presidential approval. Current encumbrances of carry-forward funds will be honored.” UWF currently has the 8th largest carry-forward in the state with $30 million in leftover funds, which are from previous years’ budgets. The 2012/2013 budget model encourages carry-forward
spending as the budgets were not initially intended to give universities money to save. Trustee Mort O’Sullivan, chair of the finance and facilities committee, reminded the board as well as the audience that the University is still in sound financial health, despite $21.8 million in reductions of state funding in the past five years. Although there were some Bright Futures scholarship changes in this legislative session, they are not related to this budget cut, Brown said. Bense said she will send her Chief Budget Officer Susan Stephenson to meet with faculty, staff and students to discuss possible solutions to this nearly $12 million one-time reduction in funding and ask how UWF can work to improve current money management practices to reflect the legislature’s expectations. All suggestions can be directed to budgetsuggestions@uwf.edu.
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‘Stop Kony’ campaign is well-meaning nonsense W. Paul Smith Opinions Editor In one of the most successful viral marketing campaigns ever launched, a 30-minute video detailing the horrors of Ugandan guerilla leader Joseph Kony and his Lord’s Resistance Army made the rounds on Facebook and Twitter last week. The “Stop Kony 2012” campaign is a project by the activist group and charity organization Invisible Children, and its YouTube video has racked up 75 million views in less than two weeks. As a filmmaker, I found the video to be a relatively well-done piece of sentimental emotion porn that was kind of long and pretentious. As a foreign policy and world news junkie, I found it oversimplified and wrongheaded in its methods. I have absolutely no doubt that almost everyone who posted the video to his or her Facebook page had good intentions, and it was nice to see people take an interest in a worthy cause in a largely overlooked part of the world — though, admittedly, my first reaction was a snarky “thanks, white people, for finally noticing that horrible things are happening in Africa.” My familiarity with the name Joseph Kony is also relatively recent. Besides vaguely remembering a Vanity Fair article about the LRA by the late-great Christopher Hitchens in 2006, I first really registered the name Joseph Kony in the fall of 2011. Last October, President Obama authorized the deployment of 100 military advisers to forward operating bases in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central African Republic and South Sudan in order to assist the Ugandan military in hunting down and capturing Kony. I also remember shortly after the troops were deployed, the odious Rush
Limbaugh basically defended Kony and between 20,000 and 25,000 children the LRA and accused Obama of sending had been abducted and that 1.4 million troops to murder Christians who were people had been displaced because of killing Muslims in the Sudan. the LRA. Presumably, those figures are That was when I did my first research considerably higher now. into who were Joseph Kony and the In 2005, the International Criminal LRA, and after Invisible Children’s Court issued its first ever arrest warrants wildly successful promotional campaign for five leaders of the LRA, including last week, I decided to revisit some of Kony, and indicted the LRA on 21 counts that research. of war crimes and 12 counts of human So, let’s look at the facts, shall we? rights violations. When Uganda’s horrific military By 2006, following failed peace talks dictator Idi Amin was removed from with the Ugandan government, the LRA power in 1979 moved its base following of operations the Ugandafrom Northern “If you want to really Tanzania War, Uganda into the the country fell DRC, CAR and get involved and make into a brutal South Sudan. a difference in Africa, civil war that Since 2006, lasted until Kony and the then I suggest donating LRA’s sphere of 1986. to organizations such as influence have In the years been considerfollowing the Human Rights Watch, ably weakened, civil war, someand the group times referred Amnesty International and is estimated to to as the Luwero Doctors Without Borders, consist of only War or the a few hundred Ugandan Bush and leave capturing Kony remaining fightWar, Uganda ers. to the experts on the was controlled This is not to by leaders of ground who were already suggest the LRA the National does not still trying to do just that.” Resistance pose a threat to Army. Central Africa. But in Kony and the Northern LRA remain at large and still carry out Uganda, guerilla groups fought against attacks on the civilian populations. the NRA’s rule, and one such group A 2011 report by the International was the Lord’s Resistance Army led by Crisis Group estimates that the LRA Joseph Kony. killed more than 2,400 civilians, For 20 years, Kony’s LRA led a brutal abducted more than 3,400 and caused campaign of terrorism, rape, abduction 440,000 to flee their homes in the and torture, killing tens of thousands of Congo, South Sudan and Central African civilians and kidnapping thousands of Republic. children who were used as sex slaves and So, there is no question that the fighters for the LRA. campaign to stop Kony and the LRA is A 2004 report by the Ugandan a worthy cause deserving of attention. Refugee Law Project estimated that My issue with the “Stop Kony” campaign
was not with the cause itself but with the charity Invisible Children and its methodology. Firstly, we need to understand that Kony and the LRA are no longer in Uganda and have not carried out attacks there since 2006. Secondly, the LRA does not have an army of 30,000 child soldiers, as the video suggests. That figure refers to the total number abducted and killed in the LRA’s 20-year existence. And the LRA’s real numbers stand at fewer than 1,000 soldiers. The real question is what exactly does Invisible Children’s campaign actually hope to accomplish? They say they want to make Kony famous in order to aid in his capture. But isn’t that exactly what the Obama administration is trying to do with its deployed military advisors? Invisible Children’s video says, “if the [U.S.] government doesn’t believe the people care about Kony, the mission will be cancelled.” And apparently to show our government that people care, Invisible Children wants people to buy their $30 Kony 2012 kit that includes arm bracelets and posters. This is just silly, juvenile nonsense. The Obama administration doesn’t care if people wear stupid Kony bracelets. Capturing Kony was already official U.S. policy as well as the policy of the African Union. Look, there’s nothing wrong with bringing attention to a worthy cause, but in all honesty, there are better, more effective charities and organizations deserving of people’s money and support. If you want to really get involved and make a difference in Africa, then I suggest donating to organizations such as Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and Doctors Without Borders, and leave capturing Kony to the experts on the ground who were already trying to do just that.
Letter to the editor
Limbaugh’s main point was missed by his critics While reading Ms. Chouinard’s view in last week’s issue of The Voyager on what Mr. Limbaugh said on his radio show, I thought the most glaring point is that not only did Ms. Chouinard apparently not listen to the radio program that day or any other day, but that she also missed the entire point. Mr. Limbaugh’s point was not to argue against the use of contraception or against anyone using contraception, but rather how outrageous it was that someone, Ms. Fluke, was demanding that the Federal government provide free birth control. The federal government does not create money, outside of printing it, but instead takes money from private citizens to fund operations. I certainly do not want any of my tax dollars spent on funding birth control. The federal government’s role is not
to provide birth control to citizens. Life, liberty, pursuit of happiness and Ms. Chouinard obviously does not other rights written in the Constitution understand that and feels that it is are rights. her “right” to The access have free birth to birth control, control. I also driving, air “Mr. Limbaugh is not find it ironic that condition, etc. Ms. Chouinard are privileges concerned nor is he and other liberal Americans telling any women what women get upset receive by living at Mr. Limbaugh’s in America. she should or should comments but These are not not do in terms of taking don’t raise a rights, but privisecond thought leges. birth control.” when liberal Every women commentahas the privilege tors such as Bill to take birth Maher refer to control because Sarah Palin as a c---. it is available, privately, in the United Ms. Chouinard might, also, want to States, but do not confuse this privilege read into the difference between a right as a right. and a privilege. As for her misunderstanding of the
term “feminazi” the term comes from the ultra-feminists who hate on everything male. It has absolutely nothing to do with the use of contraceptions. Mr. Limbaugh is not concerned nor is he telling any women what she should or should not do in terms of taking birth control. Mr. Limbaugh is advocating that the federal government does not have a right to take money from others including citizens whose religion condones the use of contraception, such as Catholics, to pay for birth control regardless of the use.
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Superior acting in ‘Silent House’ Christie McClung Contributing Writer When I first saw the preview for “Silent House,” I thought, “Great, another horror film about a haunted house. Just what we need.” But I have to say that as the movie progressed, it did not disappoint. “Silent House” is directed by Chris Kentis and Laura Lau, who also directed “Open Water,” a similar film. Like “Open Water,” “Silent House” has only a small cast of six people, which is really all the movie needed to make it effective. The movie is based off a Uruguayan film called “La Casa Muda” and opened with the main character Sarah, who is played by Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen’s younger sister, Elizabeth Olsen, helping her dad and uncle rebuild their old family vacation
house so that they can sell it. However, the mold in the kitchen doesn’t seem to be the only unwanted nuisance in the house. The house, which lacks electricity and has all the windows boarded up, becomes a living nightmare for Sarah. Olsen’s character begins her 85 minutes of pure terror early on in the film. The creaks and bends of the house were the only sounds heard, which added to the suspense. Olsen did a great job of displaying the fear on her face, and her acting was superior for a horror film. While the small sounds and loud bumps added a lot to the film, I felt it was the cinematography by Igor Martinovic that made the movie work. The whole movie is cut to feel like it was shot in one take, which takes a tremendous amount of editing skills. This was an effective tool
for this movie because the viewer gets to move along with the character, such as falling when she falls and jumping when she jumps. I could only find one downside to the cinematography. The camera often focused solely on one character and blurred out the rest of the screen. When the character began to move, I felt nauseous from the blurred out screen, and without a break in the film, it was hard to stare at the screen the entire time. The final part of the movie comes fairly quickly since the film is only 85 minutes long. The twist can be figured out early in the final part, but the movie keeps the viewer’s attention, and its twist is something that hasn’t been over-played by past horror films. “Silent House” is a
Trendy GlowRage parties popular with local students Emily Hales Staff Writer The Getaway Lounge of Pensacola will hold its third “GlowRage” paint party on St. Patrick’s Day, March 17. The doors open at 8 p.m. and will close at 2:45 a.m. The Getaway is located at 7200 Plantation Rd. “I had to ask off from my other job to work GlowRage on St. Patrick’s Day,” said security guard Mike Macchia. “It gets crazy packed on GlowRage nights.” General Manager Keith Pardue said, “On our GlowRage nights, the line is all the way out the door and down the street. We have only had two GlowRage parties, and each one had a huge turnout.” GlowRage is a giant paint party. Participants dress in all white and throw paint while listening to electro-dance music. The paint used at the party is sold on location for $3. The paint for the upcoming GlowRage will be only green to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. The paint sold is 100 percent non-toxic and water-based. Senior criminal justice major Cody Jackson said, “GlowRage is an awesome event. It gets so packed, but everyone has a blast throwing paint and dancing. At the last GlowRage, I got covered in paint. It was definitely a good time.” A beach cleanup will take place the morning of March 17, beginning at 10 a.m., and anyone who helps will get free admission to the GlowRage party. Volunteers are required to meet at the main beach parking lot to sign up. Students
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Participants dance at last month’s GlowRage event at the Getaway Lounge. will receive community service for participating in the cleanup. The beach cleanup will be conducted through the Emerald Coast Keepers group, who has the ability to sign community service papers for volunteers who come out to help. Emerald Coast Keepers will be given 25 percent of the proceeds made at the door. “I think the reward of free admission will get a lot of students to the beach to help cleanup,” Jackson said. The cost of entry for GlowRage is $5 for 21 and older and $10 for people who are underage. The Getaway receives a
higher volume of people on its GlowRage nights, m a ki n g i t s p ro c e e d s significantly larger than on average nights. In a contest, two tickets to the Illuminate USA show at the Mitchell Center in Mobile on April 13th will be given to the two people covered in the most paint. Illuminate USA is a variation of GlowRage. The owners of the Getaway are bringing in seven different D.J’s from around the country for the GlowRage party. Pardue said, “Underage drinking will not be tolerated. I want everyone to have fun and be safe.”
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Eric Sheffer Stevens, Elizabeth Olsen and Adam Trese investigate creepy happenings in Olsen’s family vacation home in “Silent House.” good choice to watch if you want a quick scare and a nice plot twist without too much thinking. I would recommend seeing this movie in theaters though since the surround sound and dark setting added an extra scare.
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Guide dog helps student reach goals Katherine Cordero Contributing Writer
Almost everyone has seen her around campus always guided by her greatest helper and companion, Diesel. Jessica Woods, 24, is a senior philosophy major who plans on graduating next year, going onto graduate school for psychology, earning a master’s degree in psychology and possibly becoming a counselor. The only difference between her and the average college student is that she is doing this while blind. Jessica was born in Birmingham, Ala., legally blind, meaning she had some sight, but at 17, she became completely blind. “My retinas detached at age 8. They did surgeries that somewhat repaired the damage but not totally, and I gradually lost it after that,” said Woods. Being a student at the University of West Florida, Jessica has to navigate her way around from classes to her Southside dorm with her guide dog. Diesel, 2, was given to her by Pilot Dogs, a nonprofit organization based in Columbus, Ohio, that trains guide dogs and teaches blind people to work with them,
“There are times that I go over to Jessica and say ‘I can’t do this. It’s too hard’ and she always says, ‘Amanda, yes, you can. Yes, you can.’ I can’t thank her enough...” -Amanda Nelson UWF junior
according to the organization’s website. “After Diesel learns a path, he just does it automatically,” said Woods. “He knows my class schedule. He knows to stop at stairs, curbs, and he goes around any obstacles.” Woods said if the dog is not used for a week, it must re-learn all of its prior training. Jessica has lived in Pensacola since the age of 5 and has known for a while that she wanted to attend UWF. “If I need any assistance, my parents are 10 minutes away.” Jessica said is very happy with her decision to transfer to UWF, after getting her associates degree at Pensacola State, and cannot help but give thanks to the faculty, staff and students for welcom-
ing her so warmly. “It’s been a great experience,” said Woods. “The staff and faculty have been wonderful. Any time I’ve needed assistance, they’ve been great, and the students have been great, too. I couldn’t have asked for a better environment to be in. “Any questions I’ve had, or whenever I’m having accessibility issues, Nelson t h e y ’ve w o rke d around it. My instructors have been great when I’ve had issues. The disability services have been there when I needed them.” Although she has a tight schedule, Jessica still loves to read, spend time with friends and play with her dog. Amanda Nelson, 24, a junior journalism major,
has been Jessica’s best friend for over a year. “We met last year through two teachers,” said Nelson. “Because I’m also visually impaired, I reached out to a teacher saying I’m about to get a white cane and I would like to talk to somebody that’s visually impaired themselves. I saw Jessica out in the hall with her previous guide dog Bristol, so I requested that we somehow be able to meet. So the teachers gave Jessica my contact information. She reached out to me, and we’ve been best friends ever since. “ Amanda has nothing but praise for Jessica. “She’s amazing,” Nelson said. “She has provided me support beyond belief. She’s been with me through the rough times, the sad times and the happy times. There are times that I go over to Jessica and say ‘I can’t do this. It’s too hard’ and she always says, ‘Amanda, yes, you can. Yes, you can.’ I can’t thank her enough for what she’s done.” Although Diesel is trained, Jessica does have
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Jessica Woods and her guide dog, Diesel, relax in her dorm in Southside. some tips when approaching her. “When approaching me, it’s best to ignore the dog because he’s very reactive, and it’s just easier to pretend that he’s not there. I know it’s hard, but for my own safety, it’s the best
thing to do.” Even with her disability, Jessica is just another student at UWF and wants to be treated as that. “I’m like any other person, treat me like you would anyone else. Treat people with disabilities like you would anyone else.
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Crowds flock to downtown to try a taste of local beer Molly Bruno Contributing Writer Located in Downtown Pensacola on the corner of Adams Street and Zaragoza Street is the Pensacola Bay Brewery, a microbrewery that is making its mark in Pensacola by producing local, award-winning beer. Co-founder Mark Robertson stands tall, holding a dark beer in one hand and pointing to brewing machinery with the other. The self-taught brewmaster has been in the business of beer for the last 25 years, mainly brewing in his backyard. However, since the opening of the PBB in October of 2010, Robertson has had a much larger market to brew beer for. The brewery produces roughly 11 different styles of beer with some served at local restaurants like Hopjacks, Hemingway’s and The Fish House, among others. Customers may enjoy beer at the PBB by purchasing a mug and having it filled with their favorite selection. Seating is available inside the taproom or outside near Seville Square.
Although co-founders Robertson and Elliott Eckland are in the first few years of business, Robertson feels confident in the future of the brewery. “If you brew great beer, they’ll drink it,” he said matter-of-factly. Robertson hosts a free tour of the brewery every Friday and Saturday beginning at 3:30 p.m. The tour goes through the entire process of brewing the beer, from the grains to the fermentation of beer in large silver vats making what he jokingly referred to as “liquid art.” During Friday’s tour, Robertson discussed using Pensacola’s water in the brewing process. He explained that
despite controversy over Pensacola’s water quality, it is actually the most favorable type of water for brewing beer. Robertson said that the minerals in the water are great matches for brewing and referred to the late Spearman Brewing Company of Pensacola that closed in 1964, whose slogan was, “The pure water does it.” Overall, Robertson’s laid back style pairs well with the nature of brewing beer. He said he wants people to enjoy themselves and learn more about beer in the process. According to Robertson, a beer buzz is simply the by-product of experiencing a good beer.
❱❱ Showtimes n Pensacola Bay Brewery, located at 225 E. Zaragoza St., brews 11 different types of beer. n The beer can be found at many local restaurants like Hopjacks, The Fish House and Hemingway’s and throughout the region. n Free tours of the brewery are every Friday and Saturday at 3:30 p.m.
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March 14 Looking for something new to do this spring? Come experience history and volunteer in an archaeology lab. The Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) has announced its new spring schedule for the Archaeology Lab Volunteer Program. FPAN is seeking enthusiastic volunteers of all ages to help rough sort artifacts recovered from local archaeological sites. No experience is needed, but all volunteers are given a brief orientation by a professional archaeologist their first day.
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President Judy Bense will present “Women in Academe” in honor of Women’s History Month. This event is hosted by the Women’s Studies Program and is a dropin, brown bag lunch. Participants are welcome to come any time between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Great Good Place on the second floor in the Pace Library. Cookies will be provided courtesy of the Library. For more information, contact Chantal Jones at 474-2969. March 15 Amy Mitchell-Cook presents “Female Passengers, Sailors and Pirates: Women at Sea in the 18th and 19th Centuries” in the John C. Pace Library’s Great Good Place on the second floor from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. For more information, contact Chantal Jones at 474-2969. March 15 FPAN presents the Archaeology around the World Lecture Series “Northern Exposure at Tel Kedesh, Israel” at the Bowden Building from 7 to 8 p.m.
March 16 Spring 2012 Chado: The Way of Japanese Tea Ceremony demonstrations in Japan House are returning to campus.
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Quesada leads table tennis club From staff reports The University of West Florida Table Tennis Club has been a successful sports club over the past 12 years by extending the idea of recreational fun and serious athletic strategies. Since 2008, the club has become a part of the National Collegiate Table Tennis Association and has competed in over 25 tournaments with plenty of success. Now, the club has 22 active members, eight team players and four members who travel to tournaments. Chris Quesada, club president, took over the club three years ago when the majority of its members were graduating. No one was maintaining the club, so Quesada, a freshman who had just became a table tennis athlete, took on the challenge of
continuing a club that was short on members. “I started putting together small tournaments,” Quesada said. “We began in the Commons, and then we made our way into the gym’s Green Studio. It was hard for me to get recreational players to become more Quesada serious players.” The NCTTA holds a game format of 60 players, six to seven players to a table and a rating system that gives rating points for each game won or lost by each individual player at their designated table. The highest rated players attend the open. Quesada and another club player recently competed in the advanced Giant Round Robin Tournament and the Novice Round
Robin Tournament at the Da Tang Table Tennis Open on Feb. 18th. Quesada made it all the way to the semifinals in his division. The club partakes in four tournaments a year, two a semester, but not always for championship reasons. Twice a year the club hosts tournaments that encourage students, faculty and staff to come out and play for great recreational reasons. “Our events are open to everyone,” Quesada said. The purpose, according to the team website, is to get more players involved in the sport so that the sport will grow at the collegiate level. Becoming a member is easy: all you have to do is Photo special to The Voyager participate. The team practices on Monday UWF student Chris Quesada, right, competes against fellow from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. in the student John Tillman at a tournament in February 2009 in the Green Studio in the gym. Quesada went on to win the tournament. Green Studio.
Baseball team stumbles From staff reports The then-ranked No. 1 University of West Florida baseball team fell to 15-6 (2-3 Gulf South Conference) after splitting a pair of games against the thenranked No. 10 team in the nation and losing a series on the road at North Alabama.
Columbus State
The No. 1 Argonaut baseball team defeated No. 10 Columbus State 3-2 in the first game of a two-game series on March 6. Brian Ellington pitched a gem, going 6.1 innings while allowing two runs on four hits with seven strikeouts. Ellington led UWF with a 1.74 ERA and was the only Argo starting pitcher to remain undefeated at 4-0 after the win. Drew Bryson finished out the seventh and eighth innings. Bobby Parker survived a ninth-inning scare with runners on the corners and two outs but picked up his seventh save of the season without allowing a run. The Argos took advantage of sloppy play by Columbus State in the third inning. Josh Huggins got on base on a throwing error and then scored on a throwing error that allowed JR Pryor to reach safely two batters later. Pryor came home to score on a groundout by Justin Bennett. Blake Barber then scored later in the inning on another throwing error. UWF made things interesting but was unable to cap off a ninth-inning rally as the Argos fell 5-4 in game two of the series on March 7. Down 5-3 in the bottom of the ninth, the Argos had runners on the corners with
no one out after two throwing errors by Columbus State. Blake Barber got one run in on a sac bunt to the pitcher that advanced Leo Lamarche to second. After a strikeout, Dustin Saulmon singled down the left field line, but Lamarche held up at third. Lamarche held up on a wild pitch that could have allowed the go-ahead run to score, and then Mike Tomlinson flied out to center to end the game. Jordan DeLorenzo picked up his first loss of the season, giving up eight hits and five earned runs in five innings.
North Alabama
Josh Huggins hit a solo home run to lead off the seventh inning and had a two-run single in the third to lead the UWF baseball team to victory on the road in game one of a doubleheader at North Alabama on March 10. UWF won 8-7. The Argos took advantage of four North Alabama errors to score five runs in the third inning. Jake Stephens picked up his fourth win of the season. Stephens struggled early, allowing four runs in the first inning and one in the second, but he settled down to pitch four shutout innings before being pulled from the game. North Alabama scored 10 runs in the fifth inning in a 12-1 blowout in game two of the doubleheader on March 10 as the Argos fell to 15-4 (2-1 Gulf South Conference). UWF committed an error, and Josh Tanski gave up three singles as North Alabama went up 5-1 in the top of the fifth. Dan Husum came on
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Brian Ellington pitches at a game earlier in the season. Ellington leads the Argonaut rotation wirh a 1.98 ERA and a .214 opponents batting average against in 27.1 innings pitched. He is 4-1 on the season with 39 strikeouts. The junior from Gainesville has a 12.95 strikeouts-per-nine-innings ratio this season. in relief with two outs but was unable to get the final out. He hit the first batter he faced and then gave up a walk and two singles before being removed from the game. Scott Laughlin walked a batter, gave up a double
and watched the third batter he faced reach on an error before getting a strikeout to end the inning. Eric Sauls scored the only UWF run of the game on a solo home run in the fourth inning. UWF lost the final game
of the three-game series 2-0 on March 11. Ellington took his first loss of the season, falling to 4-1, after a strong outing. He went 6.2 innings and allowed two runs on seven hits and struck out nine in the game.
UNA scored on one-run singles in the second and seventh innings. UWF was held to three hits on the day. The Argos were back in action on March 13 against Mississippi Valley State at home. Check goargos.com for up-to-date results.
Softball coach picks up 800th win From staff reports University of West Florida Head Coach Tami Cyr picked up the 800th and 801st wins of her UWF career on March 5 after the Argonauts swept Note Dame (Ohio). She has 928 wins in her collegiate c o a c h ing career w h i c h included a five-year stint at Centenary College in Cyr Shreveport, La. Cyr has won the 11th most games all-time in Division II. UWF wouldn’t be as fortunate in the conference openers against West Alabama later in the week, however, as the Argos were swept by the Tigers and fell to 11-11 (0-2 Gulf South Conference).
Notre Dame
UWF’s Ashliegh McLean pitched a one-hit shutout against Notre Dame (Ohio) in a five-inning game that was part of a doubleheader on March 5 at home. She went five innings while giving up two walks. Emma Johansen tripled to lead off the bottom of the first inning and Amber Ingram drove her home to give UWF all the offense that it would need. Kasie Buckley then drove Ingram home on an RBI-single. Johansen finished 2-for-2 with two runs and an RBI. Buckley picked up another RBI in the second inning after she walked with the bases loaded, and Sarah Scott hit a two-run home run to left-center field in the fourth inning. In game two, Scott sent Notre Dame (Ohio) home scoreless as she pitched a two-hit shutout in a seveninning game in the second
West Alabama
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Amber Ingram makes a throw from third at a game ealier in the season. She is hitting .308 this season. part of the doubleheader. She struck out eight in the effort. The game was scoreless until the sixth inning. Ingram got the scoring
started with an RBI-single down the left-field line. The Argos went on to score three additional runs on two Notre Dame errors.
The UWF softball team lost a pitching duel in game one of a doubleheader on March 10. The Argonauts’ Jordan Ratliff held the Tigers scoreless for 6.2 innings but was unable to get the final out of the seventh before giving up two runs. UWA hit a pinch-hit, two-run single up the middle with the bases loaded to give the Tigers the go-ahead runs. UWF was held to three hits on the day. In game two, the UWF softball team struggled against the dominant pitching of UWA’s Jessica Brook, who allowed two hits and one run in seven innings to help the Tigers complete the sweep over the Argos. Sarah Scott struggled in her ninth start of the season for UWF, giving up five runs on seven hits in 2.1 innings. McLean came
on to finish up the game, pitching 4.2 shuout innings in relief while allowing only four hits. Buckley drove in the Argos lone run on a double to left field. She leads UWF with a .484 slugging percentage and is tied with Ingram with 16 RBIs this season. Jordan Ratliff leads the Argo rotation with a 2.09 ERA and .247 opponents batting average against in a team-high 50.1 innings pitched. The Argos will be back in action on March 17 when they travel to Carrolton Ga., to play West Georgia in a doubleheader. UWF will then continue the road trip on March 18 when it travels to play Valdosta State in Valdosta, Ga. Both games on the trip are GSC games. UWG is 5-15 (0-2) and Valdosta is 13-2 (2-0).
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Cross country teams head to the track From staff reports
Men The University of West Florida cross country teams did well at their first track meet of the season, the Southern Miss Invitational. Chris Roach highlighted the event for the Argonauts, winning the 5,000-meter race in 15:46. Cody Haden also competed in the 5K, finishing sixth in a time of 16:09. Haden Roman Kowalski led the Argos in the 1500 in his first track meet in college, finishing 12th in a time of 4:09. Dominique Sykes
and Brandon Skeie also competed in the 1500. Sykes placed 17th in a time of 4:13 while Skeie placed 23rd in a time of 4:26. Sykes led the way for the Argos in the 800 less than an hour later, finishing in a time of 2:02.9. Kowalski finished in a time of 2:03.6. “This was a solid start for the men this spring,” said Head Coach John B e r g e n in a press Bergen release. “The three races we were involved in (the 800, 1500, and 5000) were very exciting races, and we ran very competitively.”
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Chris Roach runs at a race during the cross country season. He picked up his first win of his collegiate career at the Southern Miss Invite in the 5K. The team will be back in action at the Florida State Relays which start on March 22 and run through
March 24 at Mike Long Track in Tallahassee. Teams from across the state will compete there.
Tennis teams dominate foes From staff reports The men’s and women’s tennis team continued their winning ways against four Gulf South Conference opponents last week, defeating them by a combined total of 68-4. Both teams will be back in action against Midwestern State on March 16 at home at 10 a.m.
Men’s competition Christian Brothers
Singles 1. Sean Gunnels won 6-0, 6-0 2. Elio Latela won 6-0, 6-0 3. Roberto Mattos won 6-0, 6-0 4. Guilherme Canineo won 6-0, 6-0 5. Mallory Leighty won 6-0, 6-0 6. Domenico Sano won by default Doubles 1. Bruno Savi/Roberto Mattos won 8-0 2. Mallory Leighty/Elio Latela won 8-0 3. UWF won by default
West Alabama
Singles 1. Savi won 6-0, 6-1 2. Ducros won 0-6, 6-0, 6-0 3. Leandro Ferreira lost 7-6, 6-2 4. Gunnels won 6-0, 6-2 5. Mike Lue won 6-4, 6-3 6. Latela won 6-1, 2-6, 1-0 Doubles 1. Ducros/Savi (UWF) won 8-5 2. Ferreira/Andrey Pozhidaev won 8-3 3. Lue/Sano won 8-3
North Alabama
Singles 1. Bruno Savi won 6-1, 6-1 2. Pozhidaev won 7-6, 6-0 3. Ferreira lost 6-2, 6-7, 1-0 4. Mike Lue won 6-4, 7-5 5. Sano won 6-2, 6-0 6. Latela won 6-0, 6-1 Doubles 1. Ducros/Savi won 8-3 2. Ferreira/Pozhidaev won 8-2 3. Gunnels/Latela won 8-4
Alabama-Huntsville
Singles 1. Ducros won 6-4, 6-4 2. Pozhidaev won 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 3. Gunnels won 7-6, 5-7, 1-0 4. Ferreira won 6-3, 6-1 5. Sano won 6-2, 6-1 6. Latela won 6-0, 6-2 Doubles 1. Ducros/Savi won 8-3 2.Ferreira/Pozhidaev won 8-4 3. Lue/Sano won 8-1
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Singles 1. Sheila Smiley won 6-0, 6-02. 2.Naomi Higa won 6-0 3. Hannah Durham won 6-0, 6-0 4. Luiza Sonnervig won 6-0, 6-0 5. Jacqueline March won 6-0, 6-0 6. Jessica Hsu won 6-0, 6-0 Doubles 1. Barbara Oliveira/ Mariana Sonnervig won 8-0
The UWF women’s cross country team also competed at the Southern Miss Invitational on March 10. Sabrina Seignemartin brought home the gold for the Argos, winning the 3,000-meter steeplechase in 12:57. The next closest finisher was 25 seconds behind her. Renea Porsch set a personal best in the 1500, Seignemartin running a time of 5:07 to finish 10th. She also ran in the 800, finishing sixth in a time of 2:32. Keyanna Dennis finished
14th in the 800 with a time of 2:43. She also competed in the 400, finishing 23rd in a time of Dennis 1:04.7. In the 5,000, Karyssa Tourelle-Fallon led the Argos with a sixth place finish in a time of 20:09. Beatriz Labrada also competed in the 5K, finishing seventh in a personalbest time of 20:22. “This was a nice start to the spring season,” Bergen said. “With several of our runners not ready to race yet, due to rehab from injuries, we only had five ladies racing today, and two set personal bests and (we) took one first place finish.”
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2. Higa/Durham won 8-0 3. Smiley/Hsu won 8-0
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Singles 1. Oliveira won 6-0, 6-0 2. Mariana Sonnervig won 6-1, 6-1 3. Smiley won 7-6, 6-3 4. March lost 6-2, 6-3 5. Luiza Sonnervig won 6-1, 6-1 6. Higa won 6-0, 6-0 Doubles 1. Oliveira/Mariana Sonnervig won 8-4 2. Durham/Higa won 8-1 3.March/Luiza Sonnervig won 8-4
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Singles 1. Oliveira won 6-0, 6-1 2. Mariana Sonnervig won 5-7, 7-5, 1-0 3. Luiza Sonnervig won 6-1, 6-1 4. March lost 6-3, 1-6, 1-0 5. Amaral won 6-2, 6-1 6. Durham won 6-4, 6-2 For full results visit goargos.com.
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