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VOLUME 41 ISSUE 8
The voice of UWF students since 1968
WEDNESDAY, OCT. 12, 2011
Bill to add green energy fee gains SGA support Will Isern Staff Writer The University of West Florida Student Government Association Senate voted on Friday to approve a student referendum on the proposed “Student Green Energy Fee.” If approved, the referendum will take place by the end of October. The possible fee, of no less than 25 cents and no more than
$1 per credit hour, would provide funding for sustainability projects on campus, such as installing energy-efficient light bulbs in classrooms. However, the additional cost to students would not be covered by scholarships. “We owe it to the students to give them a right to vote,” said SGA Senator Jessica Schaffer during debate over the proposal.
If approved by the UWF board of trustees and the state board of governors, the fee would take effect as soon as fall 2012. Before instituting the fee, UWF officials want to be assured of the student body’s support of the fee. “We’d like to see at least half the student body approve the proposal,” said Tammy McGuckin, assistant vice president for student affairs and
dean of students. Student Environmental Action Society members at Friday’s meeting said they were glad to see the bills had been approved. They said implementation of the fee would align UWF with other colleges, such as Florida State University and the University of South Florida, that have already implemented similar fees. “This fee is to help UWF become more sustainable and
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save both money and energy,” SEAS volunteer coordinator Talia Smith said. The senate approved two bills related to the fee on Friday. The first, in addition to approving the referendum, signaled the SGA’s support of the fee proposal. The second bill contained the language of the referendum. SGA President Josh Finley authored both bills.
VOYAGER IN BRIEF Sports
Three teams extend winning streaks The volleyball team won its ninth consecutive match and seventh consecutive GSC match as Wolter picked up her 200th win. Men’s and women’s soccer displayed strong defensive efforts to extend their streaks to three and six, respectively. See full stories on page 7
Opinion Photos by Joslyn Rosado
Katherine Cordero Staff Writer The University of West Florida Gay-Straight Alliance is holding its second annual Unite Against Hate event, sponsored by UWF Counseling and Wellness Services at 8:30 p.m. on Oct. 21 in the Argo Galley. The goal of the event is to educate people about discrimination the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender community face. Last year, during a three-week period from mid to late September, five teens brought the LGBT community, country and world to mourning when they committed suicide because they were victims of anti-gay
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n The anti-hate event held by GSA aims to prevent suicide from bullying
sAbove: Chris Terry participates in last year’s “NO H8” campaign by writing it on his face and placing duct tape over his mouth. Left: Gay-Straight Alliance member Brittanie Esty shows her spirit at last year’s Unite Against Hate event. “It Gets Better” is the message the group uses to encourage the LGBT community.
bullying, according to the CBS News online article “Schools Battle Suicide Surge, Anti-Gay Bullying.” “Unite Against Hate was an event GSA created last year in response to the large number of LGBT suicides that occurred last fall,” said Adam Faircloth, 21, a senior public relations major and Special Events Coordinator for GSA. As part of the Unite Against Hate event, Susan Walch, associate professor of psychology, will give her annual presentation about homophobia. The presentation looks at the causes of homophobia in the area, based on research done in and around Escambia County.
“Her data is eye-opening and it gives people of all sexualities an insight into how to better deal with homophobic people and how to diminish homophobia in whatever community we, as individuals, might live in,” Faircloth said. During the event, the GSA will be doing “NO H8” pictures, according to a press release issued by the GSA. The “NO H8” campaign was started by celebrity photographer Adam Bouska and features various celebrities and public figures with “NO H8” painted on their cheeks and their mouths covered with duct tape.
Nearly 2,000 students currently live on campus. According to reports from the Housing and Residence Life Master Plan Task Force, students who live in Southside buildings are living in dormitories that will possibly be destroyed. “Eventually, they’re all going to go away to make room for academic buildings,” said Jim Hurd, senior associate vice president of Student Affairs. Hurd said that because they are “relatively small buildings,” Southside dorms are expensive to maintain. He also said that there are areas in Southside buildings that are not up to date, such as the spiral staircases and outdoor laundry rooms.
❱❱ Rundown According to reports from the Housing and Residence Life Master Plan Task Force, the Southside dormitories will eventually be destroyed. A spokesperson for the plan said the small dorms will most likely be replaced with taller academic buildings and more updated living facilities. Hurd said the negative factors of Southside buildings are “No. 1 their age in general, and No. 2 their style.” Hurd also said in an email interview that because the buildings are low profile and spread out across campus, they cover more land than taller buildings would. He said that removing Southside buildings in a certain area and replacing them with three-, four-, or five-story buildings would be economi-
cally and environmentally better for the campus. Less land used means less environmental impact, including issues with storm water, he said. Hurd said the soonest the buildings would be demolished is 2014. “I wouldn’t anticipate that a lot of students are going to get displaced,” Hurd said. “Since the majority of Southside
Opinions Editor W. Paul Smith discusses the Occupy Wall Street movement and the fraud committed by Wall Street crooks. The Voyager encourages students to participate in the upcoming referendum vote about the Green Energy Fee. See full stories on page 3
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Southside dorms may be removed Rachel Giles Staff Writer
Wall Street crooks; Green Energy Fee
residents are freshmen who move on to other housing, we would simply be assigning new students to new spaces.” He also said that upperclassmen will continue to get preferential treatment, including advance rooming assignments, and should have the same opportunities to continue living on campus as they currently do. Director of Housing and Residence Life Krista Boren said the Southside buildings were built in 1967. Bethany Ogilvie, a senior cultural anthropology major and Southside resident, said her uncle actually stayed in the same building she currently lives in when he went to UWF. “I think it’s time for these things to go,” Ogilvie said.
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Theater season kicks off at UWF The Theatre Department kicks off its fall season with “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The show centers around six children from very different walks of life competing in a spelling bee. Performances will be Thursday through Saturday Oct. 13-15 and Oct. 20-23 at 8 p.m., as well as two matinees. See full stories on page 4
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Event allows prospective students to explore campus Morgan Smith Staff Writer Prospective University of West Florida students will have a chance to learn about the many aspects of UWF campus life at the first Explore UWF! event of the year, held from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Oct. 15. The event will begin in the upstairs lobby of the Conference Center and will conclude in the Health, Leisure and Sports facility in Building 72. Explore UWF! is an open-house-style event that is designed to showcase everything offered at UWF, from student life, academic programs and facilities, and the admission process to housing and financial aid. The event will include informational sessions with faculty members and student leaders, tours of the facilities around campus and a complimentary lunch. The event is coordinated by the department of Undergraduate Admissions and is held about four to five times during the school year. Undergraduate Admissions Condon Assistant Director Katie Condon said that Explore UWF! is great way for participants to get a sense of student life and academics at the University. “The idea is to show participants why UWF is a great
“The idea is to show participants why UWF is a great choice to receive their higher education experience...” -Katie Condon Assistant Director, Undergraduate Admissions choice to receive their higher education experience and to also help them determine whether UWF is an academic fit for them,” she said. “Faculty gets a chance to really ‘wow’ students and tell them about their departments. Everyone plays an important role. We want to show our best foot forward to the public.” She also said that this event differs from other campus visits because participants get an opportunity to tour all of the residence halls on campus, and the tours are personalized for participants according to their academic interests. Condon said participants currently registered for the event include 80 students and 200 guests. She said that the fall groups are generally smaller than the groups in the
Despite recent thefts, crime minimal Jesse Farthing Staff Writer In September, three vehicles were reported burglarized while parked on campus lots. Items with values estimated from $38 to $822 were stolen from the vehicles. In 2010, only four burglaries were reported on campus, according to the combined annual security and fire safety report compiled by the University Police Department each year. That number rose from three burglaries in 2009, but decreased from 21 burglaries in 2008. Liquor law violations are the most common infraction on campus, followed by drug law violations, according to the report. University Police Chief John Warren said theft is the most common crime reported on campus. “We get fights every once in a while,” Warren said, “but not too much violent crime.” Most thefts can be avoided by using common sense, he said. Lock your residence hall and your car. Hide valuables in your trunk before you park. Do not leave things unattended. These are only a few of the crime prevention tips suggested by the police department. Sophomore Hillary Miller, whose car was one
“If I’m in groups I feel safer, but if I am walking by myself I keep a close watch.”
-Esther Pyon UWF student
of those targeted last month, said that she no longer leaves anything of value in her vehicle at any time. “We’ve had a few bicycles stolen this year,” Warren said that thieves are cutting through the lock cables and taking them. If you ride a bike on campus, Warren recommends registering your serial number with the department. If you take it by the station, they will even do it for you, and this allows them to put the bike on a national registry. The police department also offers an engraving tool that students can use to engrave their driver’s license number on their bicycle or anything else that can be engraved. They will help engrave it there at the police department or loan the tool to students who wish to engrave something themselves. Regardless of the theft problems, students say they generally feel safe on campus. “I feel pretty safe,” freshman Kristen Butler said.
“It’s a little bit more than high school; it’s the adult world. I feel as safe as I do walking around the mall.” Junior Geri Ross said she feels safe walking around campus and thinks the campus police are doing a good job with security. “I’m glad people feel safe, but often when we feel that safe, we start thinking nothing can happen,” Warren said. “We have to use prudence. Things can happen, and they do.” Some students are a little more wary when it comes to safety. “I don’t like being here when it’s dark,” Junior Maggie Gordon said. “I wouldn’t go on walks or anything in the dark.” Freshman Esther Pyon echoed Gordon’s sentiments. “If I’m in groups, I feel safer, but if I am walking by myself, I keep a close watch,” Pyon said. “If I see someone walking behind me or shadows, I cross the road.” “Stay safe, stay together.” That is the motto of the police department’s
safety campaign, adopted in 2006. Any student who feels threatened at any time or would like an escort across campus is encouraged to call the University Police Department at 474-2415. Students may also use one of the emergency blue lights located in 52 different areas on campus to request an escort. There is a Student Safety Escort Program in place from 6 p.m. to 12 a.m., and when student escorts are not on duty, a police officer will escort any student who requests it. “We want students to feel safe on campus,” Lt. David Faircloth, supervisor of the Student Safety Escort Program, said. Future security plans include the possibility of cameras in public areas around the University. Chief Warren said that he is currently doing research on security camera systems and would like to see a comprehensive system in place in the future. “I’m really excited about security cameras,” Warren said. The combined annual security and fire safety report, available at the police department, includes several safety tips for students on campus.
GSA: Club hopes to instill pride and acceptance in Pensacola community From Page 1: GSA will also be making an “It Gets Better” video to contribute to the campaign. The “It Gets Better” campaign was started by Dan Savage to combat bullying against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals Faircloth following the large amount of teen suicide in 2010.
“Basically, anyone can submit a video to the campaign to spread the message that life does get better and that high school sucks for everyone,” Faircloth said. “A lot of celebrities, from Lady Gaga to President Barack Obama, have created an ‘It Gets Better’ video, and we are looking to create one as well.”
“Since the dent of the GSA. ‘It Gets Better’ Wayne Glass, campaign is to 21, a junior combat the high organizational risk of suicide for communicathe LGBT commutions major, will nity, and hateful act as Master of language from Ceremonies for peers is what drives people to Wankowski Unite Against suicide, we are Hate. There will making a video to spread be free food and drinks as the message that UWF is well as free T-shirts at the a safe, hate-free campus,” added Kayla Wankowski, event. Prizes will also be given a senior applied mathematics major and presi- to those who attend.
spring, and that most of the student participants are highschool sophomores and seniors. During the event, participants will meet with representatives from their college of academic interest, and the academic departments will put on presentations. After the presentations, the groups will take a walking tour of the campus with orientation leaders. Condon said that Admissions coordinates Explore UWF! with Student Services as well as with student leaders, student ambassadors and orientation leaders. She also said that they reserve classrooms to hold the information sessions. UWF orientation leader Joseph Deluna said that orientation leaders receive a short one-hour preparation for the event and that while he has performed as orientation leader for other open house sessions, this is his first time working under this year’s new and more intricate Explore UWF! format. “I have done open houses before because of orientation, but as far as the Explore UWF! format, it was new to me,” he said. “I like the interaction with participants, and I hope the outcome will be successful.” Deluna said that he hopes participants will enjoy both the environment of the campus and the personal interaction with the orientation leaders who go along with each group.
Workshop to teach networking skills Rachel Giles Staff Writer A networking workshop will be held from 3 to 4 p.m on Oct. 17 in room 260 of the University Commons. Current students and alumni are invited to attend this event to hone their professional networking skills. Kathryn Scanlan, a Graduate Assistant at Career Services, will facilitate the workshop. She said that when students graduate from UWF, they “are going to find a very competitive world where it’s not enough just to have the education and the credentials anymore.” Scanlan said that while 25 percent of jobs are found via job boards and want ads, approximately 75 percent of jobs are found via networking. “When you think about that networking process, it’s really is something that you could do all day, every day or even just once in awhile,” Patrick Ryan, Career Coordinator for Career Services, said in a phone interview. The workshop will be the first one devoted to networking that Career Services has offered. Scanlan said that the point of the workshops is to teach students and alumni “how to connect, how to find mentors, shadowing,” and other techniques not to be revealed until the workshop. The workshop is
“When you think about the networking process, it’s really something you could do all day, every day.” -Patrick Ryan Career Coordinator UWF Career Services aimed at students and alumni who are interested in any career field. “The importance of networking would be what I want students to walk away with,” Ryan said. Scanlan said that “attendance really varies” at events held by Career Services but that she hopes to see around 20 students at the networking workshop on Oct. 17. Scanlan said that she think that the workshops are “definitely going to be a good value and that the students and alumni should take advantage of the opportunity.” Other networking workshops will be held this fall following the one on Oct. 17. For more information on these workshops and others, go to uwf.edu/ career/.
Opinions Editor, W. Paul Smith
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Students should debate green energy fee If there’s anything college students should care about, it’s how much money they’re paying in student fees and what those fees are going toward. Last week, the Student Government Association voted to approve the proposed “Student Green Energy Fee” that is being pushed by the Student Environmental Action Society, but said it would not be implemented without a student referendum vote. We at The Voyager support the decision of the SGA to get the students’ input before charging them an extra fee, even if it would only be 25 cents to $1 per credit hour. Dean of Students and Assistant Vice President of Student Affairs Tammy McGuckin said the SGA is looking for at least half of the student body to be in support of the bill for it to be implemented. Students should always have a
voice in determining what fees they are charged, especially since the funded programs are for their benefit. The important step now is for students to take advantage of this opportunity and participate in the vote. The Voyager will do its part by publishing stories concerning the fee and how it is being used on campuses throughout the state so that students can make an informed decision. We encourage students to engage in a dialogue about this fee and the issues surrounding it. The information about the fee and the projects it would fund is also available at the SEAS website, www.uwf. edu/seas. — The Voyager
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Wall Street should be indicted, not just occupied W. Paul Smith Opinions Editor The Occupy Wall Street protests that started in New York just a few short weeks ago have now ballooned across the country into a full-fledged movement, with a local group even springing up in Pensacola and at UWF. The thrust of the protests is aimed at corporate greed and shady Wall Street practices.
A protest movement begins Granted, all protests movements will have elements that begin to look like a circus, and those movements on the left tend to feel somewhat like music festivals such as Burning Man or Bonnaroo at times. However, while these protests occasionally feel a bit disjointed and clunky, I think they can be seen as a shot across the bow to the “banksters” and whitecollar criminals that caused the worst financial crisis in history, bringing the world’s economy to the brink. So, in solidarity with this movement, I have decided to write a series on the criminality and unethicality that has become so pervasive on Wall Street. In this first installment I hope to demonstrate that what took place in the lead up to the financial collapse of 2008 was, in fact, criminal.
Crimes were committed Fraud is fraud, whether it’s committed by a small-time crook or a major Wall Street player. And securities fraud is a crime punishable by a prison sentence. However, not a single Wall Street criminal has spent a day in jail for the role he or she played during the finan-
cial crisis. volatile and risky mortgages were at the When it comes to Wall Street crimes, heart of the collapse. the U.S. Justice Department has consisIn most cases, banks sold mortgages tently shown it is not interested in to people they knew couldn’t afford throwing the criminals in jail. them and then sold off those mortgages Instead, it opts for the Securities to investment firms which repackaged and Exchange Commission, the federal them into “mortgage-backed securities,” regulatory agency tasked with enforcing allowing other investors to make boatsecurities laws, to negotiate fines and loads of quick money on disguised toxic settlements to be paid when laws are assets while hyper-inflating the financial broken. bubbles. However, in many of the cases, the Securities laws are extraordinarily investors had no idea their money was complex, as are going into extremely the schemes high-risk toxic deals, and crimes and very often these often perpe“Mark my words, if investors were state trated by Wall workers’ retirement we started throwing Street, so withfunds, such as teachout descending these Wall Street ers, police officers, into a lawyerly firefighters, etc. diatribe of the crooks in prison rather legal minutia, I than fining them a will focus in this Fines instead piece on some pittance, you would of prison of the specific settlements Wall see a radical drop in In June of this Street and its ilk year, JPMorgan securities fraud and pay out associChase, a multiated with the unethical behavior.” national banking financial crisis. corporation, paid The Financial the SEC a settlenCrisis Inquiry ment of $151 million Commission, on charges that the bank intentionally a government appointed commission misled investors in a risky mortgage tasked with investigating the causes of bond deal. the financial crisis, said in their 2010 In 2010, Goldman Sachs, a multinareport that the crisis was caused by tional investment banking and securities “systemic breaches in accountability and firm that had its greedy hands in almost ethics at all levels.” every cookie jar of the financial crisis, Furthermore, it stated, “financial reached a $550 million settlement with institutions made, bought, and sold the SEC for also defrauding investors mortgage securities they never examwith toxic mortgage-backed securities. ined, did not care to examine, or knew to Though it was the largest single be defective.” penalty any Wall Street firm had ever In the next installment of this series paid to the SEC, it still only repreI will attempt to better explain just how sented about 4 percent of the profits the some of the Wall Street schemes worked, company made in 2009. but suffice it to say for now, extremely But that doesn’t even begin to
Incredibly Serious Business The importance of crosswalk etiquette
John Strickland Columnist As I am traveling in my automobile on the winding roads of our fair campus, I always respect the pedestrian’s need to cross the street. They have places to go. They have classes to attend. They have highstakes flip-cup tournaments to plan. I don’t expect the pedestrian to reciprocate in an egregious manner. All I expect… is a wave. All I expect is a slight rising of the hand, followed by an incredibly conservative waving motion. This is all I expect in regards to the acknowledgement of my generosity. When the pedestrian
waves, I feel they have earned the privilege to cross the street in front of my vehicle. I respond with a slight wave of my own, and we go our separate ways in a respectable and cordial manner. Now, you may be asking yourself, “What happens when the pedestrian doesn’t wave?” When the pedestrian does not wave, the pedestrian refuses to acknowledge my indelible contribution to the preservation and maintenance of his or her schedule. When the pedestrian does not wave, the rage of a thousand rabid reindeer fills my belly and engulfs my psyche. I no longer see the pedestrian; I see the symbol of evil and incivility they’ve been talking about on Fox News for the last 15 years. Personally, I feel this stunning display of disrespect and social disgrace is grounds for what I like to refer to as “socially acceptable vehicular ignorance.” Socially acceptable vehicular ignorance refers to the act of ignoring the existence of the pedestrian crossing the street if said pedestrian fails to perform a wave of courtesy to the
driver of the automobile, who is, of course, waiting patiently and respectfully for the idiot pedestrian to cross the street. I have never contacted any state or local governing agency about the legality of my proposed ordinance. Frankly, I believe my proposal will fall on deaf ears. At the time of this publication, socially acceptable vehicular ignorance is not recognized in any rulebook concerning pedestrian crosswalks. Therefore, it is illegal. I will tell you this: I will have my day in court. The court will hear what I have to say, because this is America, where we are allowed to do this kind of stuff. On my day in court, I will not simply walk into the courtroom — oh, no. I will boycott the method of transportation our species has used since its inception. I will boycott the method of transportation which has been brutally bastardized by sick, cruel and disrespectful individuals. I will enter the courtroom using a dignified method of transportation. I will enter the courtroom on a Segway.
compare to a settlement deal currently in the works and being finalized by many state attorneys general and the Department of Justice, letting all the banks involved with the toxic mortgage frauds off the hook for a measly $20 billion. The deal would allow every single bank that engaged in these dirty practices, such as Citigroup, Bank of America, JPMorgan Chase and Wells Fargo, to be essentially granted immunity from criminal prosecution for what collectively amounts to a drop in the ocean of windfall profits they made swindling the American people. To put this in perspective on just how small this settlement is compared to the crimes committed, the Florida State Board of Administration, which handled investments for state workers’ pension, lost $62 billion in 2008, largely by investing in high-risk mortgage-backed securities. The International Monetary Fund estimates losses from the mortgagebacked-securities-fueled financial crisis to be in the trillions. When the entire cabal of bankster criminals is allowed to get off for only $20 billion, there’s simply no incentive for Wall Street not to continue the status quo and keep orchestrating criminal and unethical financial schemes. Mark my words, if we started throwing these Wall Street crooks in prison rather than fining them a pittance, you would see a radical drop in securities fraud and unethical behavior. It’s time to start indicting these bastards on criminal charges and throwing their asses behind bars. The Occupy Wall Street movement has succeeded in the very least identifying the targets, and I applaud their efforts to bring these issues to light.
Letter to the editor
Dwelling on racial stereotypes is an unnecessary distraction The year is 2011. Nearly fifty years Additionally, what I cannot underhave passed since the Civil Rights Act of stand and will not accept is a vicious 1964. An African American is currently double-standard aimed against anyone seated in the highest office of the land. who does not live in darker pigmented In the light of these obvious facts, I skin. opened The Voyager on Sept. 21 and We are one nation, endowed by a found the headline, “Black intelligence creator to live as one race in the pursuit does not equal being white.” of happiness and prosperity. Opening I though the most poignant moment old wounds slows us down and weakens was when Mr. Whiting proclaimed the our resolve. use of the word Aesop was “nigger” to be “one correct when he of the ugliest words “Opening old wrote the words in the English “united we stand, wounds slows us language.” divided we fall.” I too believe down and weakens Second guessthe n-word to be a ing the looks and our resolve.” horrible, raciallyresponses of people, charged slur. In taking offense to fact, I denounce the words used long use of the word, and ago to discriminate I too wish it were never used. against a group of society, and being However, I must point out a despiquick to call a fellow man or woman cable double-standard which has racist are acts that should be held in appeared. Recently, it has become less contempt. and less about what has been said, and Such acts hold our civilization back. more and more about who said it. My advice to Mr. Whiting is this: Like A black man walks up to another any other human on this planet, you black man and says something like, have the task to live up to your poten“Whas up, my nigguh?” This is appartial. Ignore others who may attempt to ently acceptable. place you in a stereotype. Revel in the Yet it is unacceptable when (I am fact that you will rise above any naysayer assuming) a white woman refers to a and soar higher than any racial barrier. black man as a “nigger,” as Mr. Whiting Dwelling on such topics is an act of illustrates. hindering yourself. From my own personal experience, I can say without a doubt that the black culture of America is vast and unique, and it is something that I will never fully comprehend.
— Taylor J. Sullivan UWF student
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Palafox Market offers local goods Megs Glasscock Staff Writer Under the trees on the Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m., colorful booths pop up and form the Palafox Market. From organic coffee to culinary herbs to goat’s milk soap to handmade jewelry and original art, the market has something for every taste. Palafox Market began four years ago. It opens for the season in May and lasts until mid-December. Hilary Gilles, Palafox Market manager for the Downtown P e n s a c o l a Improvement Board, said the market has gone through changes this year. She said last Gilles year the market was open from May to October, but the length was extended because of its popularity. Due to the limited space, over 200 vendors rotate from week to week. On market day, 60 to 70 vendors are present. Gilles explained the process of applying for a slot in the market. “I have an application I put up every year,” she said.
“We have a jury for those selling artwork, and for the food vendors, it’s their responsibility that they have all the proper permits to sell in the state.” Palafox Market emphasizes that everything is done on the local level. The rule is that vendors can’t be more than 100 miles from Pensacola, and everything must be either grown or handmade by them. The market permits a wide variety of items from produce to crafts. When it comes to buying at the market, cash or credit is the choice of the vendor, Presley but the market is mostly cash and check only. Only a fraction of vendors are able to scan credit cards. Jim Jipson, a professor of art at the University of West Florida, assists his wife, Lorene Adair, with her herb busiJipson ness. “I am affectionately known as ‘basil boy,’” he said. “I love it here. I get to see people I don’t get to see. I
see students and even my old students. It’s great.” Jipson and Adair have been with Palafox Market since its inception. “In the late ‘80s, Professor Jim gave me my first herb book,” she said. “So, I started digging up the yard and putting herbs in. Then I started taking them to shows and learning people would pay me for them. After that, my husband dug up the rest of the yard.” C a n d a c e Presley of Faith Farms in Milton creates goat’s milk soap for the market. Presley and her family are new to the area. She said business has treated her well. “The soap is all organic and made with essential oils,” she said. “I come up with new scents all the time. We have seasonal things like pumpkin, and Christmas things like pine.” Presley said her Palafox Market customers had a consistent request. “They always wanted patchouli,” she said. “So, I made one called ‘Palafox Patchouli.’”
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Lorene Adair arranges the lemon verbena plant for sale at her booth at Palafox Market. Adair mostly sells herb plants for cooking, but she also sells window boxes and handpainted chairs on Saturdays.
❱❱ Rundown n The Palafox Market is open now through mid-December every Saturday from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. n Most Saturdays have around 60-70 vendors. n The vendors offer items like organic soap, Japanese desserts, handmade jewelry, produce and plants. n Most vendors only accept cash or check.
‘Gears 3’ earns spot on this gamer’s shelf Jesse Farthing Staff Writer
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The first theater production of the season is “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee.” The show runs from Oct. 13-23 and is free for students.
Theater season begins in Putnam County
Ashleigh Josh Cooper D a w n Staff Writer K r i e g h “The The lights dim, the cast Fleming, takes their places on stage, a senior characters the crew floods the stage t h e a t e r are school with light, and the micromajor, is phones are turned up. the stage children. But University of West Stull manager it’s just not kid Florida theater students for the play. have been practicing for She said the play is heavily fun, there’s a the upcoming show, “The influenced by improvisalot of heart...” 25th Annual Putnam tion. County Spelling Bee.” “This is the first show —Tom Baroco The play, which won that we’ve done of this two Emmy awards after nature,” she said. “Every Director its Broadway run in 2005, night is going to be differfocuses on six elemen- ent.” a f f e c t tary school kids as they Keegan Stull, a sophocompete in a spelling bee. more theater major, plays people’s Each child in the play a character named William v i e w s comes from a unique situ- Barfee. Barfee uses his on life, ation that affects how the foot to spell out words on since each child competes in the floor while he character the spelling bee. is quizzed on his has their Tom Baroco, an words. Stull said he u n i q u e Benitez adjunct professor is excited about the struggle of musical theater, show. throughout the play. said he is excited “I’m looking “It’s a really cool way to about directing forward to audience the play. members we get to re-examine our lives,” she “ I t ’ s a f u n Baroco interact with,” he said. “I know I am more conscious of how I intershow,” he said. “The said. characters are school chilAnother student in the act.” The production dren. But it’s not just kid play is Jessica Benitez, a fun, there’s a lot of heart in senior music theater major. includes 30 to 40 students this show.” She said the play could and several staff members. Another interesting twist to this play is audiundown ence participation. The n The UWF Theatre Department’s upcoming show play breaks the fourth wall is “The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee,” by getting the audience which centers around six children from different walks involved. of life competing in a spelling bee. Four audience members n The play will be performed Thursday through are chosen and put on Saturday Oct. 13-15 and Oct. 20-23 at 8 p.m. stage to improvise their n There are also matinee shows on Sunday, Oct. 16 parts. A list will be availand Oct. 23 at 2:30 p.m. able before each show to those who would like to n All the shows are free for students, $10 for faculty and non-UWF students, and $16 for adult tickets. join by playing a small role.
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“Gears of War 3” is epic. Epic Games took their time with this release, delaying it from May to September, and it shows. It combines every hallmark of a great game, with a compelling storyline, great graphics, smooth gameplay, and in-depth multiplayer, in a fitting conclusion to the “Gears” mythos. The storyline picks up 18 months after the flooding of Jacinto at the end of the second game and continues the story of Marcus Fenix, Dominic Santiago and the rest of the Coalition of Ordered Government as they struggle against the Locust threat on the planet Sera. All seems well as the surviving humans work to rebuild their society, but peace does not last long. Players soon find themselves fighting for their lives against Lambent (explosive) Locusts. Veteran sci-fi author Karen Traviss penned the story for this installment. Her writing pedigree shows in what is, by far, the most engaging storyline of the trilogy. As for the graphics, “Gears” has always been a showcase series for the Xbox 360. “Gears of War 1,” released in 2006, still looks great alongside more recent games. “Gears 3,” however, shatters expectations. The detail in the character models has always been fantastic, but that level of detail is now everywhere. It’s hard to find fault in any of the visual splendor. Unfortunately, that level of detail can cause some obnoxious framerate hiccups, though this does not happen often enough to detract much from the experience. The gameplay has also been improved since “Gears of War 2.” “Gears” is still a third-person, cover-based shooter. You will spend most of the single-player campaign wielding the now-iconic Lancer Assault Rifle ( with
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“Gears of War 3” is a third-person shooter video game that incorporates combat tactics. It is the final installment in the story arc. bayonet-mounted chainsaw). You will use it to gun down hordes of grubs and to power-saw them into giblets when they get too close. The game earns its
“The game earns its ‘M’ rating, with enough blood and gore to make Hilary Clinton cry.”
“M” rating, with enough blood and gore to make Hilary Clinton cry. Your screen will be covered in spatter for a good portion of your play-time. The single-player experience is also lengthy, especially for a shooter. I clocked in around 10 hours on hardcore difficulty and missed out on the majority of the collectibles. Expect to add an hour or two to that time if you search every nook for hidden items. Two-player campaigns in both previous games provided a solid co-operative experience. However, “Gears 3” steps it up by allowing 4-player co-op through the entire game. This is good and bad. Though it is fun to play with three other people, more allies also make for
a less challenging game. I rarely felt like I needed to utilize the cover system like before because, if I was taken down in battle, there was always an ally nearby to lift me back into the fight. Multiplayer includes a host of game types, and they all perform well. My only complaint is the over-reliance on shotguns. Though it provides a change of pace from typical sniper-infested online shooter games, it can wear thin very quickly. Horde mode returns. Horde matches are 5-player, co-op games against Locust swarms that can run up to 50 rounds and get extremely tense, requiring very tight teamplay and good communication skills. Horde is my favorite of the online modes by a large margin. Beast mode is a new addition and a fun diversion from Horde. It gives players the chance to play as the Locust, but, unfortunately, it lasts for only 12 rounds – something Epic will likely expand with upcoming downloadable content additions. All told, Gears of War 3 is a fantastic value and a fitting conclusion to the trilogy. You get a solid, lengthy, singleplayer experience as well as a mass of multiplayer modes. Despite a few small faults, “Gears 3” is one of the most polished games on the market and should be on every gamer’s shelf.
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Belmont-Devilliers is transforming Josh Cooper Staff Writer
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The Belmont-Devilliers area houses hotspots like Five Sisters Blues Cafe, Blue Dot Barbeque and the Gumbo Gallery. Many community residents hope these places are only the beginning of the neighborhood’s cultural revitalization. When she realized she wanted to help, she brought in paintings. “Through the art, I make what is invisible visible,” she said. Her paintings have people without facial features doing normal, everyday activities in local areas. Another business that has jumped on board with the revitalization is Five Sisters Blues Café. The owners are siblings, Cecil Johnson and Jane Person.
“We are bringing in a lot of people who wouldn’t come to the BelmontDevilliers area,” Person said. “We opened in May of 2010. Since that time there have been a lot of positive things happening.” Person also said the amount of traffic in the area has increased signifiFranklin cantly. Gene Franklin, a member of the African American Heritage Society,
is one of the people spearheading the revitalization. One of the biggest contributors to the revitalization has been the City of Pensacola. The city has adjusted the budget and manpower to help accommodate the revitalization. He said local businesses will be “promoting the art, food and music” of the area. “You build it around a
culture and a history,” he said. “Your culture produces your wealth.” He said the people who are trying to transform the area have been working from a model based on Ora Wills “Images in Black: A Pictorial History of Black Pensacola.” Wills was an adjunct English professor at the University of West Florida from 1991 to 2003 and released the book in 2003. Wills said that she has helped “in an indirect way.” “I know they are using some from the information from the book,” she said. Franklin also pointed to Blue Dot Barbeque as inspi-
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Pristine sidewalks, lit lampposts, and crowded shops and businesses line the streets that bustle with activity. That’s the dream of the organizations involved with the revitalization of the Belmont-Devilliers neighborhood in downtown Pensacola. The Belmont-Devilliers area is rich in culture and history, and several organizations, such as the Downtown Improvement Board and the National Cultural Heritage Initiative, have decided to bring that history to light. The first step was repaving the sidewalks and adding lampposts about five years ago. Then, several businesses arrived about two years ago. One of these new businesses is the Gumbo Gallery, an art gallery dedicated to the history and culture of Pensacola. The owner, Sonja GriffinEvans, came to Pensacola in 2008 from Buford, S.C., and became interested in the culture that seemed so much like home. She called it “gullah culture,” derived from Africans brought to the islands and towns of coastal states.
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Lorin Ashton, otherwise known as Bassnectar, is bringing his signature remixes and warped beats to Pensacola on Oct.19.
Electronic freeform artist brings dubstep to town Cara Bloomer Contributing Writer Pulsating electronic remixes and warped bass beats will soon be coming to Pensacola when famed underground dubstep artist and disc jockey Bassnectar debuts at Seville Quarter on Oct.19. Bas s ne c t a r i s t h e creation of Lorin Ashton, a Santa Cruz, Calif. native who has been remixing and producing new music since the late 1990s. By combining electronic remixes and his signature “wobble” bass, Ashton helped to usher in a new sound of music called dubstep. Dubstep artists incorporate blazing light shows with their music to create a wholly unique experience for their audiences. On his website, Ashton describes his work as a completely new type of sensory reaction. According to Bassnectar’s website, “by combining sound and force with weight, the Bassnectar experience engulfs the senses. It is as physical as it is auditory; the adventure
has no rules, no limitations, and no hesitation in fusing the familiar with the strange or the classic with the cutting edge.” Dubstep has managed to take over the world. By first infiltrating the clubs and discoteque of London, it has now found its way into the mainstream American pop culture with artists such as Britney Spears sampling dubstep sounds and techniques for her 2007 Blackout album. Senior Katherine Jackson has been planning on seeing the show since the date was announced earlier this summer. “This will be my third time seeing Bassnectar,” Jackson said. “The first
time was at Bonaroo in 2010… the crowds of people are absolutely insane.” Bassnectar devotees often have a hard time defining the experience or explaining the feeling that comes with thousands of people all moving as one to the crashing beats and blinding lights of a dubstep show. But it is clear that Bassnectar fans are fiercely loyal followers of their favorite artists. “Every time I go to a show, the crowds get bigger and crazier,” Jackson said. “What’s better than dancing for hours until you feel like you can’t breathe and playing with glowsticks all night?”
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n Bassnectar is a freeform electronic deejay and dubstep artist. n His show will be on Oct. 19 at Seville Quarter. Doors open at 7 p.m. and the show is all ages. n Amp Live and SuperDre are opening for Bassnectar. n Tickets are $28. n Call 434-6211 for where to buy tickets.
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October 13 Do you think WEPA is more effective than our old printing system? Are you excited about UWF possibly having a football team? Is finding a parking spot on campus difficult? Well join the African American Student Association as we host our first forum of the school year. The forum will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Nautilus Chamber. We will be discussing the changes that have been made, the changes that are to come, and issues that students are dealing with on campus. Everyone on campus is invited to attend.
October 14 Psychologist Joel Fairbanks will present a talk entitled, "Assessment of Dementia, Memory Disorders, and Other Psychiatric Disorders of the Geriatric Population." The lecture will take place from noon to 1:30 p.m. in Building 41.
October 15 Alpha Delta Pi will host its annual Lion’s Share Volleyball Tournament at 9:30 a.m. at Flounder’s Chowder House on Pensacola Beach. The cost is $10 to play. For five dollars more, you can get a T-shirt. Players will receive free food and compete for cash prizes. Sign-ups will be in the Commons Breezeway Oct. 3-4 and 10 -13. For more information, contact Brittany McGrail at bnm7@students.uwf. edu.
October 13 As part of its awareness campaign, the University of West Florida Office of Environmental Health and Safety will be conducting a fire safety training exercise from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the Commons patio. The event is open to all UWF faculty, staff, students and other interested parties. Please come out and join us for a fun learning experience. The staff will demonstrate the proper procedures to follow in the event of a fire and the proper use of portable fire extinguishers. Each participant will be able to extinguish a live fire as part of the training.
October 18 President Judy Bense will read a proclamation declaring Oct. 18 as Disability Awareness Day before the 10th Annual Wheelchair Basketball Game. The game will take place in the UWF Field House from 6 to 8 p.m. Admission is free. The Patriots will play four 15-minute quarters against the UWF faculty/staff team, Army ROTC team, Air Force ROTC team, greek organizations team, media team and the UWF men’s and women’s basketball team. For more information, contact Sylvia Patterson at spatterson@uwf.edu.
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Homme is stronger than ever Christie McClung Staff Writer Lindsay Homme stood tall as the volleyball flew in her direction. She waited for her setter to put the ball in the perfect position before smacking it across the net. Another kill was added to her record. Homme, a middle hitter, led the Argonauts to a 3-0 record two weeks ago. This included two on-the-road wins against Christian Brothers and the University of North Alabama, in which Homme was good for 20 kills. She was named the Gulf South Conference Player of the Week on Sept. 27, for the second time. “It’s an honor to be selected once, let alone twice,” Homme said. Homme is a senior finance major. She chose the University of West Florida to move away from her hometown, Willowbook, Ill. “I knew I wanted to go far away from home,” Homme said. “I met the coaching staff and the players. They are all wonderful. The scenery here, the beaches, are just so different from Illinois.” Melissa Wolter, head coach of the UWF volleyball team, said the team recruited Homme during a competitive recruitment
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Sophomore Linsday Homme cheers after a play at a previous match. She has recorded 207 kills this fall. year. “We recruit from all over the place, and it’s always hard because we get emails and phone calls from all over the place,” Wolter said. “Lindsay sent me some film, and I watched the film,” Wolter said. “We brought her in for a try-out. I felt she would be a nice player for us and develop nicely in the way that we train.” Homme continues to flourish on the team, despite an earlier foot injury. “Last season, I broke my foot and ended up redshirting that year,” Homme said. “It’s all healed up now.” Before the injury, Homme led the Argos in kills. She was honored as
a preseason All-GSC selection, despite being injured the previous season. “It wasn’t a good situation, but those things happen for a reason,” Wolter said. “She learned a lot having to watch, and her teammates learned to play without her.” Wolter said Homme deserves the repeated GSC of the Week. “She had a rough couple of weeks when we first started,” Wolter said. “She was trying to figure out how to play with the new girls on the team. Once we got into our conference, she definitely got into her groove. She is someone to try to figure out how to stop if you want to beat us.” On and off the field,
Homme displays a high level of competition. “Even when we are playing a friendly game outside of the court, she is so competitive,” said Tricia Tirabassi, Homme’s best friend and a setter on the team. “She is the most competitive teammate I have ever had,” she said. “She is a middle-hitter, so she gets authority over every ball. She wants every ball. If I don’t set her for a ball, she gets upset.” Homme and Tirabassi have been playing together since they both joined the Argonauts as freshmen in 2009. “She is my roommate, my best friend, and I love her,” Tirabassi said. “She is so fun. She is my favorite person to hang out with outside the court. She hates drama, and she is really down to earth.” When the two girls are off the court, they spend their time relaxing at the beach or just hanging out with friends. But even during their free time, volleyball is on their minds. “We’ll get a film strip of the other team in our upcoming match, and literally watch it all night at our house,” she said.
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Wolter earns 200th win as an Argonaut Chris Elkins Sports Editor Head Coach Melissa Wolter earned her 200th and 201st victories at the University of West Florida on Oct. 7 and 8 when the Argonauts took down the University of West Georgia and Valdosta State University in straight sets. “It feels really good,” Wolter said in an interview with UWF Sports Information. “It’s not Wolter me; it’s not my milestone. It’s our program’s milestone.” Freshman Autumn Duyn and sophomore Lindsay Homme led the Argos with 15 kills each as the team hit a season-high attack percentage of .422. In the first set, the Argos were behind 10-7 before going on a six-point run to lead to a 25-17 set victory. Again, UWF fell behind 11-7 in the second set. The Argos went on a five-point run and to tie the game at 14. Three consecutive kills later, put the Argos up for good en route to a 25-19 victory. The third set wasn’t as
close. The Argos wasted no time in taking the lead, going up 13-2 and winning the set 25-8. Junior Tricia Tirabassi led the Argos with 31 assists and recorded 10 digs. The Argos remained undefeated in conference play and won its ninth match in a row against VSU. The Argos are now 12-7 overall and 7-0 in the Gulf South Conference. The first set was backand-forth as the Argos led 15-14 through the matches first 29 points. They would hold on and win the set 25-20. The second set was tied at six and again at 23, before the Argos recorded back-to-back kills to win 25-23. It looked like VSU might finally pull one out as they led the third set 9-5. However, the Argos went on a six point run to take the lead for good and to ultimately win 25-16. “I thought that we had some great matches this weekend and got challenged in a lot of different ways,” Wolter said. Tirabassi again led the Argos with 19 assists and junior Anna Stoecklein recorded 15 digs. UWF plays Florida Southern on Oct. 13 at home at 7 p.m.
Karate Club still kicking after 10 years Jade Hoy Staff Writer Karate chops and kicks collided with shoulders, legs and forearms as students practiced martial arts in the teaching gym. This isn’t at a dojo in Japan though. This is at the University of West Florida. The Shotokan Karate Club at UWF offers traditional Japanese-style martial arts. The club is a member of the Japan Karate Association and the South Atlantic Karate Association, according to the club’s website. Shotokan Karate is offered as a course or as a club. This specific style of Shotokan Karate was brought to UWF by the club’s current adviser and sensei, Suzanne Tuzzeo. She introduced Shotokan to UWF in 2001 and has been an active member since the beginning, she said. “I am a fourth degree black belt with JKA,” Tuzzeo said. She has been practicing Shotokan for 18 years and also said she believes she is the secondhighest ranking female in the region for Shotokan. The club teaches three skill types: katas, which is a sequence of body movements, or form: kumite, which is sparring or controlled fighting and kihon, which are basic fundamentals, according to the website. Before students are allowed to spar, they must
master kihon. Kihon training mostly includes practicing distance, timing, breathing techniques and body control, Tuzzeo said. The current president of the club, Jennifer Sizelove, senior marine biology major, said she started because she was curious about coming to the Shotokan class her roommate was taking. Her confidence to join the class was boosted by the fact that you have to work your way up to sparring, and she started the sport about a year and a half ago as a beginner white belt. Once the class ended, she said she loved the sport so much that she joined the club. Sizelove is now a first kyu, or high brown belt, the level below black belt. She was awarded the sport club leader-of-theyear award for 2010-2011. “I didn’t know I had that much impact on the club,” Sizelove said. “It was a really awesome surprise.” The club currently has about 40 members and they meet about three times a week. Raymond Everton, senior criminal justice major, is vice president of the club. His father studied Shotokan in his 20s, which inspired him to join and never stop participating in the club, he said. “I won a first place medal for doing a kata individually, called Bassai Dai, in Atlanta in 2010,” Everton said.
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Alex Acra, left, and Mark King, right, practice kicks and blocks at a Shotokan Karate Club meeting on Oct. 4 in the HLS Building. The club meets Tuesdays and Thursdays from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the teaching gym. Shotokan is not a tournament-based style of karate, so the club only participates in about three tournaments a year. The club is currently
preparing for a regional tournament on Nov. 6. UWF took home the majority of the medals in the last tournament they participated in, Tuzzeo said.
Tuzzeo, Sizelove and Everton unanimously said the greatest thing about the club is the sense of unity that the members have. All three of the club lead-
ers said they get great satisfaction from watching other members learn new things. “I really like seeing growth in myself and others,” Sizelove said.
Women’s soccer wins sixth straight; men win twice over the weekend From Staff Reports
Women’s The University of West Florida soccer team kept on rolling on Oct. 5, defeating non-conference opponent Young Harris College 2-0 at the UWF Soccer Complex. The Argonauts broke the scoreless tie in the 24th minute when freshman Taylor Harbison was fouled in the penalty area, leading to a penalty kick. Senior Jordan Stone took the penalty kick and she buried it in the back of the net for the go-ahead score. In the second half, the
Argos scored their second goal as senior Tina Murray’s had a shot rebound to the right, and sophomore Alex Pickrell converted the rebound to make the score 2-0. The team outlasted Ouachita Baptist in a 1-0 victory at home on Oct. 7. In the second half, Harbison scored in the 73rd minute for the game’s lone goal. Senior goalkeeper Lauren Byrd played all 90 minutes for UWF, making two saves in her third shutout of the year. On Oct. 9, the team scored two first half goals and held on for a 2-1 win
over Harding. UWF went ahead early, as junior Tori Fish scored in the sixth minute for UWF. The Argos scored again in the 18th minute, when Stone collected a pass from Harbison from the left corner and made the shot. Harding player Adriana Lucar made a penalty kick with three seconds on the clock. The goal snapped the Argos’ shutout streak as the team was looking for its fifth straight shutout. With their sixth straight win, the Argos improved to 8-2-2 overall and outscored opponents 16-2 during the streak.
Men’s The men’s team defeated Ouahcita Baptist 1-0 on Oct. 7 at home in front of a sellout homecoming crowd. The Argos took the lead 1-0 in the 40th minute when junior Andre Verardi slid and redirected a pass to the back post from freshman Dillon Gallet past the Tigers keeper. On Oct. 9, the Argos came from behind to defeat conference opponent Harding University in overtime 2-1. “When conference play starts, the road definitely gets tough,” senior Marquel Waldron said in an inter-
view with UWF Sports Information. “It was important for us to get two victories in our last two home games,” he said. Waldron With the win the Argonauts secure their perfect 2011 home record going 5-0-2 at home and improved to 7-2-2 overall. Harding made its only shot of the first half count as Connor Galloway scored in the 18th minute on a penalty kick. The Argos evened the
score at one when junior Will Henderson redirected a pass from sophomore Jack Salafrio at the penalty marker into the back of the net, just 56 seconds into the second half. Five minutes into overtime, the Argos were awarded a penalty kick. Waldron stepped up and drove it past the diving Bison keeper to give UWF the victory and secure the perfect home record. The four-year UWF senior scored the winning goal in his final home game as an Argo. “It’s definitely a highlight of my career,” Waldron said.
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Bahn continues past success as an Argonaut Kristine Medina Staff Writer Six days a week, Kelley Bahn wakes up at 5:55 a.m., grabs a granola bar or similar snack to eat and heads out of Martin Hall with her roommate, Aimee Marsh, to the entrance of the cross country trails at the University of West Florida. Then practice begins. Bahn, a freshman elementary education major, and Marsh, a freshman health science major, rival each other in their recorded times during trial runs. Kicking off the season, Bahn finished second overall and was the fastest runner on the team. The next week, Bahn was again second and fastest on the team and she went on to place first on the team for the first three meets, and
second in the following one. The Gulf South Conference selected her as the women’s cross country runner of the week for two straight weeks in September. “For the most part, it’s friendly competition,” Marsh said. “We motivate each other to do better every time. We have three runners that carry the top spot, so it’s always interesting to see who will take it every meet.” Bahn started out in cross country during her days at Deerlake Middle School in Tallahassee. Scott Gowan, head coach for Lawton Chiles High School’s cross country program, watched her 8th grade performance during a 4-by-400-meter relay, and said he had to recruit her right away. “She’s very coachable because of her desire to
learn and improve,” said Gowan in a phone interview. “She always cared for the team and was very team-oriented. “She wasn’t our No. 1 runner, but she knew what needed to be done and was always willing to help me with the cohesion of the team.” In Bahn’s four years of cross country at Chiles, she was a three-time All-BigBend Team Selection and was on the FHSAA All-State team as a senior. She also helped lead Chiles to win three consecutive state championships. Bahn is the only child of Terry and Teri Bahn. John Bergen, head coach at the university, said her parents played a vital role in her decision to move out to UWF. “They’re the reason why she’s done so well in adjusting to college,” Bergen said.
Bahn came on an unofficial visit with her parents during the summer of 2010, which sparked interest from Bergen. The Athletic Department kept in contact with Bahn throughout her senior year. “Recruiting is kind of a two-way thing,” Bergen said. “Kelley was a great fit. It was a no-brainer for us to try and bring her in.” Bahn said she hopes that the team will make it passed NCAA Regionals and into nationals. “Being a student-athlete here has been a new experience,” Bahn said. “I enjoy it a lot. At the same time, it’s been a lot of responsibility as a freshman. “It’s been fun to see the girls improve every week. It motivates us to get there. I’ll probably just break down and cry from happiness, not only if we win. I’d just cry if we make it there.”
XC teams sweep Watson Ford Invite Chris Elkins Sports Editor The University of West Florida men’s cross country team dominated the competition at the Mississippi College Watson Ford Invitational, while the women were able to scrape out a victory.
Men’s The men, led by junior Martinique Sykes and freshman Chris Roach, placed five runners in the top 10 to score 21 points with an average time of 26:56. Hendrix College finished second with 60 points and an average time of 27:50. “I’m very pleased with how we ran today in our final tune-up for the postseason,” Head Coach John Bergen said in a press release. Sykes and Roach finished first and second for the Argonauts with times of 26:35 and 26:39, respectively.
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Martinique Sykes leads the way for the Argonauts. “Martinique ran a very strong and smart race,” Bergen said. They were followed by junior Dominique Sykes, junior Eddie Pagan, and freshman Cody Haden, who finished fourth, sixth, and eighth in times of 26:54, 27:02, and 27:28, respectively. The Argos placed four runners in front of the first
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finisher from Hendrix.
Women’s The women’s race came down to the wire as they went back-and-forth with conference rival Delta State for the meet victory. The Argos were able to show off their depth by placing five runners in the top 12 to beat out the Statesmen, who placed two
in the top four. The team race became a race between the fifth place runners and junior Sabrina Seignemartin, was able to distance herself from DSU runner Annalee Pierce to hold on for the win. “I’m really thrilled with how Sabrina is running,” Bergen said. “She did a lot of work in the summer to make herself competitive.” The final score was UWF 38-DSU 40 with the Argos’ average time at 24:28, just three seconds faster than DSU. “We ran very even with DSU today, and that puts us in position to fare well at the conference meet,” Bergen said. Freshman Aimmee Marsh led the way for the Argos, finishing third overall in a time of 23:58 for the 6k race. She was followed by freshman Kelley Bahn and sophomore Ashley Ruth ,who placed fifth and eighth in times of 24:10 and 24:25, respectively.
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Kelley Bahn sprints toward the finish line. Bahn has a personal best time of 24:10 in the 6k this fall. “You come in as a freshman, and it’s hard to tell if you’re going to be a leader,” Bergen said. “But in a way, you kind of become a leader if you’re one of the top runners on the team.” On Oct. 7 at the Watson Ford Invitational hosted
by Mississippi College, in Clinton, Miss., Bahn finished with a time of 24:10, right behind Marsh. “Kelley certainly has leadership capabilities,” Bergen said. “As an upperclassman, she’ll be in charge of a very important role.”
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