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VOLUME 41 ISSUE 5
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WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 21, 2011
Bill to revise SGA elections code tabled Will Isern Staff Writer On Sept. 15, the University of West Florida Student Government Association Senate again tabled revisions to the Student Body election code, on an 11-2 vote, after conflicting language and typographical errors were identified. At issue were two codes concerning the elections process 503.1, which stated that candidates for the SGA spring elections may campaign after filing with the elections
commission and should put campaign materials up the last Sunday of spring break. The other, 503.2D, stated campaigning could only begin after a candidate had filed and attended a mandatory candidate meeting. The election code was the subject of much controversy last year when it was discovered that much of the code had accidentally been deleted. “We need to do this right the first time,” Academic Committee Chair Ron Ramsey said. Voting to table the bill was held twice,
failing 1-12 at first and then passing 11-2 after more significant errors were discovered. Ramsey raised the motion to table both times. The author of the bill, SGA Senate President Dwayne Manuel, is charged with making the necessary corrections so that the bill can be brought before the senate again. The Senate also voted 13-0 to make amendments to the Activity and Service Fee Manual. Changes to the distribution of organizational grants brought the total number of organizations eligible to receive grants down
from four per semester to three per year, and no more than $3,000 total can be given. Added to the manual was the provision that only student organizations that have been in good standing, as defined by the Student Activities Organization Manual, for one year can apply for the yearly budget process. Another addition to the bill stated that activity and service fee funds may not be used for fundraising purposes or the direct generation of revenue. The bill was authored by Finance Committee Chair Keldrick Averhart.
Pool re-closure possible
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Possible football team controversial Opinions on a possible football program at the University remain controversial, as a faculty poll shows strong opposition to football. Athletic Director Dave Scott talks to students about the enhancement plan. See full stories on page 7 Photo by Joslyn Rosado
The University of West Florida’s pool was reopened in April after being closed for more than a year. The main reason for the closure was the filtration system, which was not up to the Health Department’s code.
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n Pool faces ‘small closure’ to fix leaking expansion joints
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Garrett Spencer Staff Writer Although the University of West Florida Aquatic Center was just reopened in April of this year, it may be closing again soon. “We have two expansion joints in the pool, and they are leaking, which means we are losing water,” Aquatic Director Nancy Quina said. “We are going to have to have a small closure. I don’t have any knowledge of when, but they are going to have to do something about it.” Quina said she could not comment on when or for how long the pool would be closed. Joe Schmid, a senior English major, said he swims a mile a day and has been doing that since his sophomore year. He was here when the pool closed before and is not looking forward to its possible closure a second time. “It would be terrible if the pool closed again because it’s been closed before,” Schmid said. “Hopefully, they can close the pool after my last year.” Quina said the original reason for closing the pool was for renovations, and the major renovation was updating the filtration system. “We had to close the pool because the filtration system quit,” Quina said. “If we wouldn’t have closed the pool, the
Health Department would have.” Quina said the other major renovation is the addition of constant ambient temperature. This means the air and water temperatures are being controlled. “It was worth the wait,” Quina said. “I just wish it would have happened during the time period we had planned for.” The pool was closed for renovations in December 2009 and was scheduled to reopen in April 2010, but did not actually open until April 2011. Since the pool reopened, the student body is taking full advantage of the facility. “The current student body uses the facility more than in the past,” Quina said. “We are open different times, and the statistics for just the recreational swim this semester are averaging about 50 people, but we have had up to about 160 people.” Community members also enjoy using the UWF aquatic center. “We see a lot of business from outside of UWF,” Quina said. “Especially now, because the fall is also the high school competitive season. We have three high school swim teams and two high school springboard diving teams, plus a contractual agreement with the local club team GPAC.” General admission for community members is $3 per person, per day. Pool memberships are $60 per person, per semester or $80 for family memberships. The pool is free of charge with a valid UWF Student Nautilus Card or a current pool membership card, and to the disabled or handicapped users, and for ages 2 and under.
RA preparedness questioned after Lee Jade Hoy Staff Writer After Tropical Storm Lee blustered over the University of West Florida, and brought along with it a tornado watch, some students expressed concern about how prepared their resident assistants are to handle emergency weather situations. “All of the RAs in general were not too concerned about the storm or tornado watch,” Emily Breuer, a sophomore marine biology major, said. “I am guessing that this was because they were trained to remain calm during this type of situation.” RAs spend a lot of time training for tropical weather situations during the Hall Director
❱❱ Rundown UWF strongly urges students to stay informed through ArgoAlert, 88.1 FM (WUWF) radio station and the emergency update website, UWFemergency.org. RAs are meant to be direct resources for the residents. UWFemergency.org also indicates many other ways that students can keep informed in case of an emergency situation. and Resident Assistant Training in August before classes begin, said Krista Boren, associate director for Housing and Residence Life. “For tropical weather they are trained on what their role would be in the instance of the campus being impacted by a storm,” she said. RAs are trained to inform students of dangerous weather and the campus status by going door-to-door and calling hall meetings, Boren said. RAs utilize
student check-in and initial community meetings to prompt residents to make plans in case the campus goes into closure mode. “I had to keep myself updated because I’m assuming the RAs didn’t want to get the entire building into a panic with minute-byminute updates,” Breuer said. She said she wished RAs would have given more updates on the situation of the weather. Jane Plummer, a sophomore history education major, lives
in the Argo Hall dorm. She said she was cooking dinner in the common area when the tornado watch was in effect. “My RA instructed us that there was a 40 minute hold on the building, and we were not allowed to leave,” Plummer said. “If our ears were to pop, we were to book it to the bathroom or a place without windows. She said we were in a danger zone but to remain calm. “Her remaining calm helped me to remain calm.” This was Plummer’s first encounter with a tornado threat. “I did feel safe in the dorm,” Plummer said. However, she said if she could ask for one thing, it would be that the RAs be provided with a weather radio for current news updates.
Contributing writer Freedom Whiting discusses and tries to debunk false stereotypes associated with black people. Columnist John Strickland discusses going bald and the importance of practicing selflessness. See full stories on page 3
Life
Pensacola adds new pizza pub Helen Back opens a pizza pub that is the newest addition to downtown Pensacola. There are drink and food specials nearly every night of the week. This year’s UWF Showcase of the Arts promises something for everyone with students displaying their musical theater, visual art and dance skills. See full stories on page 4
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Suicide prevention program receives grant to expand Nicole Yeakos Staff Writer
blog at www.kristinsstory. com. The site was created to share Kristin’s story “Ask. Listen. Get help.” and to help spread suicide These are the hauntawareness among college ing words students at the students, much like the University of West Florida new efforts to boost suicide are seeing on posters all prevention at UWF. across campus. Engaging as UWF received more they may be, the message than $100,000 in grant on the posters goes much money this August from deeper for those who have the Substance Abuse and lost a loved one to suicide. Mental Health Services Andrea Cooper knows Administration. that heartache all too well. This money is meant On New Year’s Eve of 1995, to aid the UWF Suicide she said, she and Outreach and her husband found Support program their only child, (SOS). The Kristin, dead from program has a self-inflicted gunrecently begun its shot wound. poster campaign Kristin Cooper p r o m o t i n g was a sophomore at suicide awareBaker University ness. Cooper in Baldwin City, April Glenn, Kan. She was an elemen- a therapist at UWF tary education major and Counseling and Wellness an active member of the Services, said she hopes Alpha Chi Omega sorority. the six-poster series will “We never dreamed “dispel suicide myths, we would lose our daugh- reduce stigma regarding ter, and certainly not to mental health treatment, suicide,” Cooper wrote in a promote help seeking and
“So much of preventing suicide is being aware. This program is going to do wonderful things.” -Andrea Cooper Suicide prevention activist, mother of suicide victim provide brief educational tips on how students can help a friend in crisis.” The newly funded program may help ensure that Kristin’s story is not repeated. Cooper has spent the last 13 years traveling across the country, telling her daughter’s story on campuses and sharing presentations on what every student is capable of doing to prevent suicide. She spoke at UWF in February 2009 and said she is very eager to return. “Students get so wrapped up in the world of college,” she said in a telephone interview. “We just need to be more aware of how the person next to us is feeling and be ready
Historic downtown house renovated for UWF students Shelby Smithey Staff Writer The University of West Florida is now offering a downtown residence for students. Located in Historic Pensacola Village on 202 Church St., this fully furnished, renovated house offers graduate students the chance to live in the heart of downtown Pensacola. The house was built around 1900 by C.L. McVoy and is a frame vernacular cottage typical of workingclass housing in Pensacola at the turn of the century. It is a simple, white, onestory, rectangular wooden structure resting on brick piers. West Florida Historic Preservation Inc., known as WFHPI, purchased the McVoy House from the estate of the late George Bode, a local attorney, in 2008. In 2010, plans were developed to convert the structure into student housing for UWF students. Renovations began in late 2010 and were completed around June 2011. The house now has a large living room, a large kitchen, two full bathrooms, three singleoccupancy bedrooms and one double-occupancy bedroom. Outside, the house has a large front porch and a fenced backyard. According to a UWF news release, WFHPI and the UWF Department of Housing and Residence
Life, teamed up to help foster the “living-learning” atmosphere. Ruth Davison, director of Housing and Residence Life, said in the news release that this type of “niche” graduate student housing is “emerging as a popular attraction for students and puts the University on the cutting edge of such programs.” WFHPI, established in 1967, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the preservation and exhibition of the Pensacola area’s historic buildings and other material culture. Since 2001, the group has been managed and supported by UWF. Richard Brosnaham, WFHPI executive director, said that many people are not aware of the University’s large and vital presence in downtown Pensacola. “Ever since our transfer to the University in 2001, UWF has been a major
benefactor to the downtown community, contributing more than $2 million annually to the operation of the Wentworth Museum and Historic Pensacola Village,” Brosnaham said in the news release. “These programs include 28 properties spread over nine acres.” WFHPI Associate Director Robert Overton said that the access to these programs will enrich students’ learning experience. “The students residing in this facility will have easy access to the city’s historic districts, museums, activities, businesses and cultural events, providing the ideal location for hands-on learning,” he said. “The college experience is more than books and lectures. It also involves immersing yourself in different cultures and environments.”
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to be good listeners.” For months, no one knew what sent her spiraling into a depression. She had been raped, but as an avid writer, retreated to the pages of her journal rather than confiding in others. When Kristin finally did tell a friend, the friend did not take action. A few weeks later, Kristin took her own life, and it wasn’t until her mother read her journal that anyone else knew why. “When someone is in that really dark place, he or she is not thinking logically,” Cooper said of her daughter’s depression. She said the SOS program at UWF, coupled with future advancements
in the suicide prevention program with the help of the grant money, has great potential to prevent other students from reaching that same dark place. The American Association of Suicidology estimates that there are more than 1,000 suicides on college campuses around the nation each year. Risk factors for suicide in college students include depression, sadness, hopelessness and stress. Among other things, the SOS program will train faculty, staff and students to recognize suicide warning signs. The grant will also fund a suicide prevention coalition to coordinate, design and review policies related to suicide prevention and crisis response as well as a student Glenn organization network to provide educational activities aimed at
decreasing stigma associated with mental illness and help-seeking. Other organizations on campus supporting this cause are Students for Suicide Awareness, To Write Love on Her Arms, Student Veterans of America, and the Gay-Straight Alliance. “So much of preventing suicide is being aware,” Cooper said. “This program is going to do wonderful things.” Any student who has experienced depression or suicidal thoughts or knows someone who has experienced feelings of depression, is encouraged to seek help. Counseling and Wellness Services offers free and confidential counseling to students. For more information contact the office at 474-2420. If there is greater urgency, call the 24/7 crisis hotline:
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Black intelligence does not equal being white Freedom Whiting Contributing Writer
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ne of the best parts about America’s universities in the post-Civil Rights era is the diversity that schools introduce to students while they are on campus. Practically every university — well, except Bob Jones University — encourages students to learn about and partake in different cultures. And the University of West Florida carries on this new tradition as well. Student organizations like the Gay-Straight Alliance advocate tolerance, and the Campus Activity Board promotes events that bring students together in a friendly, social environment. With all that said, many people who attend schools like UWF still have a way to go, especially in this so called “post-racial” America. Case in point: I was at a get-together with my co-rec flag football team when one of the guests asked me what my major was. I told her that I was a pre-law student, and
she shot me an incredulous look and said, For instance, on campus I always hear, “No, you’re not!” – as if she found it hard “Freedom, you’re the whitest black guy I to believe that a black man could be smart know!” or “Hey, you should meet my other enough to study law. white black friend.” Later in the conversation, the young Look, people, just because I don’t walk woman said, around campus “Freedom, you with my pants speak so well!” She below my butt, “Sometimes I think made the statement refer to my friends people forget that as if I was a trained as “dog” and don’t monkey who was have a chip on my humans can be diverse taught how to shoulder does not in and of themselves speak! mean I’m not black. The irony of Being educated and don’t always fit her “speak so well” and listening to statement is that into stale, age-old other forms of even though I can stereotypes.” music besides rap be articulate in a does not make me formal setting — not white. at a cook out — Not all black I’m still a southern boy who use phrases caricatures of our race are true, though I like “y’all”, “fixin’ to” and “you knowwha know Tyler Perry movies and Lil’ Wayne umsayin’” come across as the shining examples of Sometimes I think people forget that how black people are. humans can be diverse in and of themselves and don’t always fit into stale, ageSince I have everyone’s attention, I old stereotypes. want to reiterate a point that I have made
Incredibly Serious Business The importance of selflessness
John Strickland Columnist
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vents can occur that completely change the way we look at the world as well as the people we share it with. For me, this event took place about a couple of years ago. I woke up from a great night of rest, energized and prepared to tackle my day. The world was completely in front of me, and I had everything figured out. Then it happened. I flicked the bathroom light on, looked in the mirror and noticed that something was different. I felt as if a part of me had disappeared, or, even worse, had ceased to exist in the first place. I scratched my head, perplexed by this feeling that suddenly consumed me. Then, when I looked at my hand and saw an indeterminate amount of hair entwined around my fingers, I immediately realized the cause of my ominous concern. I was going bald. Soon after my discovery, others began to notice my condition. My mother bought me a package of “hair restoration” cream. No mention of it, just out of the blue, it was sitting on my bath-
room counter. It was the store-brand stuff, too, not the real-deal Rogaine. Thanks, Mom. One night, while I was out playing billiards at a bar, a buddy of mine pointed out a picture on the wall and said, “Hey, doesn’t this kinda look like Big John?” He was pointing at a picture of Larry from “The Three Stooges.” You know the one with the bushy, curly hair and the expansively receding hairline? That was me, and it still is. It has been a few years since that day. I have had time to reflect, and the most important thing I’ve gained from the experience is how utterly useless it is to worry about crap like this. I hate worrying about my hair loss. I hate worrying about my head in general. I have an enormous head. So enormous, in fact, I can no longer attend heavy metal concerts because if I were to ever engage in the act of “headbanging,” I could easily be charged with second-degree manslaughter. I hate worrying about whether or not the chick I dig has quality taste in cinema or if her favorite movie is some stupid Nicholas Sparks adaptation. I hate worrying about the appropriateness of wearing a shirt that says “Boobies Make Me Smile” for Christmas dinner at my grandmother’s house. I now strive to be as selfless as possible. I strive to be more like we all were on 9/11. When the planes hit the North and South towers of the World Trade
Center that day, I doubt people were worried about how their hair looked, or how their armpits smelled, or how their blouse might have been “a little too revealing” to others. We were worried about our families, wherever they may have been that day. We were worried about our mothers and fathers and our brothers and sisters. We were worried about the firefighters, the EMTs, the police officers and the rest of the “First Responders” who showed up to such a cataclysmic catastrophe to help as many people make it out of those buildings alive as they possibly could. We were worried about the people being carried out of the wreckage on the shoulders of others, and we were equally worried about the people doing the carrying. We were worried about tomorrow and how everything would be different. But, through all the anguish and devastation that we witnessed that day, we also witnessed the beauty of selflessness. Selflessness should not be an exclusive response to tragedy and chaos. Honestly, we should try it more often. Now, back to the subject of the “Boobies Make Me Smile” t-shirt. I didn’t wear it to Christmas dinner that year. The reason was not because it was inappropriate for the occasion, which it most certainly was. I didn’t wear it because I knew my grandmother wouldn’t find it as funny as I did.
in the past: The n-word is never, ever, ever okay. Just recently, I was at Hopjacks with some UWF students when one girl said “nigger” while referring to me in a conversation. She seemed shock when I became upset. The young lady tried to justify her use of the word by exclaiming that, “My best friend is black!” I explained that it doesn’t matter even if her president was black; the n-word is one of the ugliest words in the English language and should never be used. There are people who took a lot of beatings to make sure that I — or anyone else for that matter — should never be called that word. Because you go to a college does not mean you should hold hands with every race, creed or religion and sing “kumbaya,” but attending college should mean that you are willing to open your mind and shatter a lot of preconceived notions about people. I hope I was able to properly articulate my point.
Letter to the editor
Art student: Comic undermines heavy workload for art majors The last edition of “Skewed ing papers — as well as web design and Perspectives,” created by Ryan Watson, learning to work with chemicals and was offensive and ignorant. machinery, all with the added presIt explicitly implied to the student sure of knowing nearly everything we body that our passion and chosen area do in our studio classes will be publicly of study is not a displayed and valid educational critiqued by path. dozens of our “The University Poking fun peers. by insinuating a community should Almost nothcontrast exists ing we work on support each other. between the intelwill be submitted lectually challengWe back Ryan’s privately to an ing assignments journalism efforts, instructor. given to English The University and computer but not at the community science majors, expense of UWF’s art should support versus the perceived simpliseach other. We ” department. tic and childish back Ryan’s jourassignments for nalism efforts, but art students is not at the expense distasteful and of UWF’s art department. inaccurate. My fellow art students are hard — Taryn Pomerantz working. Our curriculum is serious. We too have the assignment of writUWF art student
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Art students show off skills Katherine Cordero Staff Writer The Center for Fine and Performing Arts will spotlight the talents of both current students and alumni of various sections of the art department at the University of West Florida’s Family Weekend on Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at Showcase of the Arts. The assortment of acts will include tributes to musical theater, symphonic praise, vocal displays, graceful movements, strokes of the brush and displays of digital graphics. Jerre Brisky, the assistant director of the Center of Fine and Performing A r t s , said that Showcase of the Arts is an opportunity for people to see t h e Jerre variety of Brisky things that the Department of Art has to offer to both students and audiences. Students participating will range from freshmen through
seniors. “It’s like going to a buffet,” he said. “You get a little bit of everything. It allows people to see those pieces or groups they really connect with, and can come back and see full-length performances by each of those groups later on this year.” Grace Thompson, 21, a senior theater major, and Savannah Simerly, 24, a senior musical theater major, are both veterans of Showcase of the Arts. “I hope to show the audience, and anyone who has never been here, how versatile the Center of Fine and Performing Arts really is and how much talent and ability we have,” Simerly said. They are choreographers for the University’s dance fitness class, and they have also choreographed dance scenes for this year’s Showcase of the Arts. “It’s a beautiful thing to be a part of,” Thompson said. Allison Gilliard, 21, a senior music performance major, said that the music department would be contributing various acts,
including the UWF Singers, the UWF Madrigal Singers, the UWF “Runge Strings,” the UWF Symphonic Band and the UWF Jazz Band. Gilliard will also perform in an opera scene from the opera workshop class offered over the summer. She said she loves being able to work with the other areas of the department. “At the very end, we have a big finale where all the music groups and singers come together to do a big number,” she said. Because the event is called Showcase of the Arts, digital artwork of students will be shown on televisions in the main lobby. An exhibition of student artwork, including paintings and sketches, will line the hallway. Willie Deberry, 23, a senior graphic design major, is a designer for part of the grand finale of Showcase of the Arts. He has taken photographs from classroom work, rehearsals, studio time, performances and exhibitions and is making a video to present during the finale. “I like to depict the scenes that show how hard
students are working and how much we appreciate them for what they do,” Deberry said. Showcase of the Arts has been sold out for the past four years. Brisky suggested that those interested get their tickets early. “This showcase is about the students and the student work that is being done,” Brisky said. “While the faculty is guiding a lot of it, we try to take a minimal approach and let the students really shine. It is a fun, constantly moving, great artistic experience, and there is something for everyone.”
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(L-R) Allison Gilliard, Savannah Simerly, Grace Thompson and Willie Deberry pose in front of the CFPA. These four UWF students are displaying their talents in October’s Showcase of the Arts.
❱❱ Rundown n Showcase of the Arts: Sept. 23 at 7:30 p.m. at the CFPA. n Dance, musical theater, singing and more. n Free for those participating in UWF’s Family Weekend. $10 for non-participants. n RSVP to the CFPA Office at 857-6285.
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The UWF Madrigals and Singers, shown at a 2010 concert, will be performing at the Showcase.
Go to Helen Back Christie McClung Staff Writer
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Hip-hop artist Wiz Khalifa is a popular act playing in Mobile at Bayfest this year.
Eclectic mix of music hits the bay of Mobile
Megs Glasscock Staff Writer
For one early fall weekend, Mobile, Ala. will host various musical talents and their fans for their annual Bayfest. The festival will celebrate its 17th anniversary of music and fun on Oct. 7-9. The organizers of the music festival expect a crowd of more than 200,000 this year. Bayfest boasts a wide range of acts on five different stages, including a stage devoted to local and regional acts. From the rapper Ludacris, to country star Toby Keith, to the ‘80s glam band Duran Duran and hard rock band Korn, Bayfest has a musical act for every taste. Brittney Gallaher, a University of West Florida senior pre-professional biology major, has never been to a concert, and she is looking forward to the experience. She is most excited about country singer Blake
Shelton, who will perform on Friday of the festival. “I love country music,” she said in a phone interview. “I love his songs, especially ‘Who are You When I’m Not Looking.’ That’s probably my favorite.” Charmed by his appearance and the Southern twang in his voice, Gallaher is the typical female Shelton fan. “When I’m driving, the words in his songs calm me down,” she said. “He really puts my mind at ease.” Gallaher is also excited about country singer Toby Keith, who closes the festival on Sunday. “I like that his songs are about America,” she said. “He sang ‘Courtesy of the Red, White and Blue’ and ‘American Soldier’ along with ‘Made in America.’ They’re all really good. I like a lot of his old stuff.” Besides country music, Gallaher is a fan of what she called “older ‘90s bands.” “I like 3 Doors Down a lot,” she said about the
rock band that will play on Saturday. “I like a lot of their songs. I’m not really into hard rock like Korn.” The band Korn will take the stage on Friday, and similar hard rock acts like Drowning Pool and Theory of a Deadman will also perform during the weekend. The festival will go on rain or shine, and organizers encourage guests to not mind getting a little wet. They also advise wearing lightweight clothing, comfortable shoes and bringing a hat, sunglasses and sunscreen. Roads will be closed in certain areas of downtown Mobile, and the Bayfest website features a map of guest parking. Festival hours are from 6:30 p.m. to midnight, Friday, 2 p.m. to midnight on Saturday and 2 p.m. to 10 p.m. on Sunday. For further information and to purchase tickets, visit the Bayfest website at www. bayfest.com.
University of West Florida students who spend their Thursday and Friday nights walking in and out of different restaurants and stores along streets of downtown Pensacola now have a new restaurant to explore. Helen Back Café is the newest edition to downtown attraction list. Located at 22 South Palafox St., Helen Back Photo special to The Voyager is open 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. seven days a week. The Helen Back is a new pizza pub downtown in the restaurant welcomes a old Will Call space above Club Ice. diverse crowd by offering If that is not enough to inexpensive food, drinks cate’s dream sports bar. If the cure the hunger pains, a and entertainsports are large pizza is only $17.22, ment. not enough with the same toppings C h r i s to bring in available free of cost. Sehman, the “As I get the crowd, Helen Back’s other owner of H e l e n menu items include Helen Back acclimated Back offers common types of appetizrestaurants to the town, I a reason- ers, hot sandwiches, and in Navarre ably priced salads. B e a c h , will do things place to “We cater to all walks Okaloosa dine, as of life,” Sehman said. “And Island and to bring in well a s we have a big obsession Crestview was more college other types with the military.” contacted by of enterWhile Helen Back does the owner of students.” tainment. not currently have any the building H e l e n special days of the week for and asked to —Chris Sehman B a c k ’ s college students, Sehman be in a partHelen Back Owner s m a l l is not ruling it out. nership. p i z z a , “As I get acclimated “He had a l t h o u g h to the town, I will do heard about the size things to bring in more Helen Back, and he basically recruited that most people would college students,” he said. me,” Sehman said in a tele- consider a medium, is “Several college kids have priced at $9.67 with a list approached me to do phone interview. Many high top tables of extra, fresh toppings closed events for them, and I am up for anything.” and booths offer indoor available for free. seating to accomodate the hungry. For those who undown prefer dining al fresco, n “Military Night” Monday: military eats free pizza there is a small outdoor all night with a discount on domestic pitchers of patio with several tables. beer. Their large bar has plenty of drink options. n “Guys’ Night” Tuesday: $10.00 sausage pizza. The wooden walls are n “Ladies’ Night” Wednesday: free drinks from lined with 27 flat screen 9 p.m. to 12 a.m. and live music. televisions, four of which are big screens, and with n “Bike and Insider” Thursday: bikers get the channel always turned discounted drinks, specials for the member of the to the biggest sporting Helen Back Insiders club. event of the night, Helen n Friday through Sunday: live music on the deck. Back is any sports advo-
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AASA more than a club to members Rachel Giles Staff Writer The University of West Florida African-American Student Organization meets every other Monday at 6 p.m. in the University Commons room 272. The organization’s motto says it’s “a movement, not a club.” So, what is the movement? The club’s president, Dwayne Manuel, a senior interdisciplinary social sciences major, said the group’s movement is to educate peers and the local community about AfricanAmericans and the AfricanAmerican culture. Manuel said this includes battling stereotypes Manuel of what African-Americans are like. Manuel said a “big misconception” people seem to have about the club and African-Americans in general is that they’re “all loud and just like to listen to rap music.” He said this isn’t the case. “We have people who like to talk and people who like to listen,” Manuel said. “We are beyond or past the stereotypes.” The organization’s meet-
ings often host over 50 people, a number Manuel said he considers “very successful.” The group also frequently plans social events, including kickball games, movie nights, a ropes course, and skate nights. Manuel said one goal of the group is to “push everyone to finish graduating.” He said that he doesn’t want to see African-American students giving up on their studies and would love to see more students finish their college education. “We’re open to all students on campus, regardless of race or ethnicity,” Yashica Washington, the club’s vice president and a senior elementary education major, said in an interview. “We’re really trying to diversify.” Pearl Mansu, a sophomore pre-law and political science major, said a great moment for her with the club this semester was when she saw people of varied ethnicities attending the event the club held for the anniversary of Martin Luther King Jr.’s “I Have a Dream” speech. “I think that the actual purpose of Dr. King’s speech was met that night,” Mansu said. Manuel said the event was supported by the Student Senate. He said the club encouraged students to
come out and reflect on how King’s speech affected their lives. The club also had attendees write down their dreams, which were strung and hung in the Great Hall. Manuel said the main goal was to break tension between African-American students and other ethnic groups on campus. “For us to get people that are not only AfricanAmerican, but other ethnicities, made me proud,” Manuel said. Mansu said that she would love to see more students getting involved in the club. Photo special to The Voyager “If you’re at UWF, Members of AASA gather in the Commons after their meeting on Sept. 12, 2011. come to one of our meetings,” Mansu said. “We’re not just open to AfricanAmericans.”
❱❱ Rundown n The AfricanAmerican Student Association is hosting its 2nd Annual Poetry Slam on Sept. 29 from 8 p.m. to 10:30 p.m in the Conference Center. Anyone can come out and present a poem, or just come to listen. Those interested can sign up in the AASA office located in the University Commons.
Andreal Johnson, left, and Kyone Johnson pose after an AASA event on campus.
Voyager Briefs Get scared The goblins and ghouls will be out in full force this October, as local horror troupe Nightmare Theatre presents “Shocktoberfest! 2011” at the Silver Screen Theatre in Pensacola. “Shocktoberfest! 2011,” a presentation of several of the most demented and highly regarded horror films in the history of the genre, will run every weekend throughout the month of October. The festivities begin Saturday, Oct. 1, with a screening of the preeminent ‘80s slasher flick, “Friday the 13th.” Spirit Halloween Pensacola and Halloween Inc. will be giving away prizes. One of the highlights of the festival will occur on Saturday, Oct. 8, when Nightmare Theatre will present a screening of John Carpenter’s seminal 1982 creature feature, “The Thing,” less than a week before a prequel to Carpenter’s film debuts in theaters. The festivities will culminate on Saturday, Oct. 29 with a screening of the most prominent midnight feature of all time, “The Rocky Horror Picture Show.” Each screening will begin at 11:30 p.m. Admission to each screening is $3. The Silver Screen Theatre is located at 7280 Plantation Road, Suite A, in Pensacola, behind University Mall. For more information on “Shocktoberfest! 2011,” visit www.nightmaretheatre.com.
Hall, Dr. Evans will present her “Last Lecture: Living with Chickens and Angry Birds...What Does It Mean?!” The “Last Lecture” series asks a professor to assume that he or she has one final opportunity to share a message with students. In Dr. Evans’ lecture, she explores potential answers to some of the most pressing policy issues dominating the national political debate. Without blowing the punch line, students can expect to find out some embarrassing details of the quirky life of Dr. Evans, to unwrap the life lessons by which she lives, and to hear her thoughts on our students’ role in a selfconscious, technologically advanced, globallyconnected and largelyunfunded future.
Hands-on history The Florida Public Archaeology Network (FPAN) is seeking enthusiastic volunteers of all ages to help rough sort artifacts recovered from local archaeological sites. Volunteers work inside our air-conditioned lab to rough sort artifacts recovered from local archaeological sites. Working with small screens, trays, brushes, magnets and other lab tools, artifacts are cleaned and sorted. Once artifacts have been cleaned, they are sorted into groups of like materials. Contact Irina Sorset at isorset@uwf.edu.
Comedian, artist Last Lecture series visits UWF On Saturday, Sept. 24 from 11 a.m. to noon in the Center for Fine and Performing Arts Music
The Campus Activity Board will host comedian and spoken-word artist Asia on Thursday, Sept. 22. He
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has been featured on HBO’s “Def Poetry” and BET’s “J Lyric Café” and was named college performer of the year by the Association for the Promotion of College Activities. He uses his poetry as an activist tool to help fight poverty in the Philippines. Asia is currently on tour with his brother-in-law Jollan, who plays guitar to accompany Asia’s poetry. Thursday’s show is free. However CAB recommends that students pick up a ticket at the service desk to ensure a seat. There will be free food. For more information, visit www.uwf.edu/cab.
Help others On Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Volunteer UWF! will host its semi-annual Volunteer Fair. Attendees will have the opportunity to interact with more than 30 local nonprofits. For more information, contact Career Services at (850) 474-2254, or email career@uwf.edu.
Prep for the future On Wednesday, Sept. 28 from 1:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. in Building 19, Career Services will host Backpacks 2 Briefcases, a job shadowing and career mentor program. About 50 mentors have already signed up, with more expected in the next week. All students are welcome, but preregistration is required. Pre-register by calling Career Services at 474-2254 or R.S.V.P. through JasonQuest.
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September 22 Teaching Partners promotes the exchange of effective and innovative teaching strategies. This event will be held in the Nautilus Chamber (Room 255) of the UC Commons from 2:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
The Last Lecture series asks a professor to assume that he or she has one, final opportunity to share a message with students. In this inaugural address for the UWF Last Lecture Series, Dr. Jocelyn Evans will give a talk entitled, “Living with Chickens and Angry Birds… What Does It Mean?!” In it, she explores potential answers to some of the most pressing policy issues dominating the national political debate.
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September 27 President Bense will present the 2011 State of the University Address at 10 a.m. in the University Commons Auditorium. Immediately following the State of the University, please join the President on the Crosby Hall Lawn for President Bense’s Fall BBQ and celebrate reaching our goal of 12,000 students.
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Campus divided about football n Athletic director hopes to calm concerns from students Chris Elkins Jesse Farthing Staff Writers The planned University of West Florida football team has people talking, and opinions on the program are split among both students and faculty. Associate Professor of Psychology and Faculty Union President Susan Walch said the results of a recent short faculty poll conducted by the faculty union after President Judy Bense’s announcement that the football program would be going forward show that opinions on the program were split nearly down the middle. “Big sports can create big problems,” said Matthew Schwartz, associate professor and department chair
“I came here because there was no football team.” -Marla Wankowski UWF student
in environmental studies. “But I have seen sports being a very useful part of the academic life at universities.” Schwartz said that this was s time of growing pains for the university, but he remained optimistic that the football program would be integrated with the academic vision of UWF. “I certainly want to see us balance meaningful growth with our natural setting,” Schwartz said. “And not just our natural setting, but our academic setting.”
Athletic Director Dave Scott said that academics is also coming up with a plan for the future. “On Oct. 1, the Academic Vision is supposed to come out,” Scott said in a presentation to the Sports in American History class. In addition to faculty concerns, student opinions run both directions as well. “UWF is not a sportsoriented campus, and I doubt that fact will change just because of a football team,” Rebekah Johansen, a graduate assistant for the Writing Skills Laboratory, said. Although some students may not see UWF as sportsoriented, the university has a history of success. UWF has produced 266 All-Americans, won 10 individual national championships, 59 GSC
Championships, and six national championships in its history. However, not all students care about sports. “I hate it,” Marla Wankowski, a sophomore majoring in archaeology and anthropology, said. “I came here because there was no football team.” “I think it’s safe to say that the average UWF student chose the school for the beautiful scenery, the academic focus and the affordable cost,” Johansen said. “Damaging all three of those for a Division II football team is not wise.” However, the enhancment plan does not directly effect academics or student costs. “ T h e vision of the Scott enhancements made in the Master Plan are to bring students back to campus after they graduate,” Scott said.
“You chose to come to UWF because it’s something you’re proud of. We hope that you come back and are excited about the enhancments.” Other students’ primary concern is how much money would be coming out of their pockets. “I think it’s a good idea,” Shaun Ferguson, a sophomore engineering technology major, said. “But tuition is probably going to go up a lot more to pay for it, and do we as a student body really want more expensive tuition?” Currently, the administration has not announced a plan to pay for the enhancments. Bense said during a press conference earlier in the year that student fees would not be increased during the coming school year. Despite concerns from some students, you do not have to look far to find others who are very excited for the program.
“Every college needs a football team.” -Aaron DeLoach UWF student
“We need one, quickly,” said Aaron DeLoach, a junior athletic training major. “Every college needs a football team.” The biggst quetion still remains: When? “Everyone wants a specific date,” Scott said. “Well it’s not that simple.” The first meeting for the implementation team was last week, Scott said. “It’s different than what we’ve seen before,” he said. “It’s internal UWF staffers. Hopefully there will be a plan by the end of the next semester.” Schwartz said, “I’m pleased to see the concern being voiced. I’m also pleased to see the excitement, because I think that’s going to lead to the right dynamic.”
Volleyball wins home opener, 2 of the past 3 Chris Elkins Sports Editor The University of West Florida volleyball team bounced back after tough losses to good teams in the first two tournaments they played by winning their next two of three matches. The Argonauts won their first three sets to sweep the University of Mobile, 25-12, 25-14, 25-14 in front of 505 fans in a match that took only an hour and six minutes on Sept. 13. UWF started the first set strong with a 10-2 lead en route to the 25-12 victory. Things didn’t look as good for the Argos in the second set, when they were down 4-1 in the first 5 points, but UWF fought back and finished the set with a 11-3 run to win it. “It was really nice to get home and to have a good crowd show up,” Head Coach Melissa Wolter said in an interview with UWF Sports Information. She said it was nice to build on an undefeated home season last year. The Argos traveled to St. Petersburg to face a tough opponent in Eckerd College who entered the match 7-1. The Tritons finished the first set with a six point run to win 25-15. The Argos started slow again in the
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Sophomore Abby Timmer and freshman Autumn Duyn go for a block against Mobile, on Sept. 13. second set but fought back to tie the game 24-24. However, the team was unable to complete the comeback as the Argos lost
the set 26-24. The third set was backand-forth as the Argos fought to prevent the match loss, but Eckerd was able to
hold on and win the third set 25-22. “We did not play well, and it’s no shock when you look at the stats,” Wolter
Prevalus makes big impact Morgan Smith Staff Writer University of West Florida’s men’s soccer player Junior Prevalus is on a fast track to becoming a stand-out player this season. He scored goals in both of UWF’s games on the opening weekend against Barry and Nova, coming off the bench in both games. Prevalus, a forward, was named Gulf South Conference Player of the Week after his first two performances as an Argonaut. “It was an exciting moment,” Prevlaus said. “I hope there will be more to come.” Prevalus was born in the small town of Gonaives, Haiti. Prevalus He said his love for soccer developed during his early childhood there. “I came to the United States in 2002, when I was 12,” he said. “I’ve been playing soccer since I was 4 or 5 years old, and my older brother encouraged me to keep playing when I moved to Florida. Soccer was a daily routine for me in Haiti after studying. I’d play outside with the other kids in the neighborhood.”
Teammate Christian Perez described Prevalus as quiet and easygoing off the field, but aggressive and highly determined on the field. “He’s quiet, but deadly,” Perez said. “I nicknamed him The Silencer.” Teammate Alex Dumond said that he and Prevalus attended Atlantic Community High School together in Boynton Beach and played soccer together at Jefferson College in their freshman year. “We were separated for a year, and then we reconnected when we came here,” Dumond said. “Soccer is his life.” “He works hard at practice, and he is a talented kid,” Elliot said. “He is a quiet kid, and he is new to our program. I look forward to getting to Elliot know him better.” Prevalus, who is a junior sports management major, was raised in Boynton Beach. He transferred from CulverStockton College, a private, residential college in Canton, Mo., with an enrollment of approximately 853 students. During his sophomore season at Culver-Stockton, Prevalus totaled 40 shots, 3 assists and 9 goals. Prevalus decided to transfer from for a number of reasons.
One reason he said was that Dumond persuaded him to come after Dumond transferred to UWF from Jefferson College Dumond in St. Louis last season. Prevalus said another deciding factor was that the Culver-Stockton team wasn’t as competitive as UWF. “We struggled a lot,” he said. “As far as the players go, we worked hard, but there was not enough talent to compete with the other teams.” Ultimately, it was a recruiting trip to UWF last year that sealed the deal for Prevalus. “I enjoyed the environment here,” he said. “I really liked how everyone embraced me.” Prevalus has made two of six shots on goal this season, including one game winning goal. Prevalus said that the season looked promising and that he looked forward to bonding with the team more. “It’s coming along,” he said. “It seems it’s good. It’s the beginning of the season. We still have to come together as a team.”
said. “It’s tough when you play a good opponent. You have to play well. You’re not going to get any breaks.” UWF then traveled to
Saint Leo to play the Lions who entered the match 6-3. The Argos were led by Lindsay Homme who had 14 kills and a .542 attack percentage to lead the team in a 25-15, 25-21, 25-18 sweep. The second set was the closest set of the night as Saint Leo kept things close tieing the Argos 7-7 through the first 14 points. However, the Argos broke away to a 20-15 lead and on tothe set victory. “We scheduled those matches because it’s important to play regional matches,” Wolter said. As of Monday night, freshman Autumn Duyn leads the Argos with 120 kills, followed by Lindsay Homme with 110. Sophomore Molly Pearce continuies to lead the Argos with 267 assists. Jenny Bellairs leads the team with 36 blocks. “We’re still a work in progress,” Wolter said. “We’ve got young players that we’re depending on and now conference starts, and it’s a whole different deal. “ UWF opened conference play Tuesday at home against the University of New Orleans. Check goargos.com for the latest results.
UWF men’s soccer wins home opener From staff reports The University of West Florida men’s soccer team won their home opener against Spring Hill on Sept. 14 2-1 and tied Tampa 2-2 on Sept. 17 to put their record at 3-2-1. In the home opener, the Argos came from behind to defeat the Spring Hill Badgers 2-1. Spring Hill got on the board first in the 58th when Patrick Cullotta scored on sophomore goalkeeper Ramon Sealy, giving the Badgers a 1-0 lead. The Argos tied the match, 1-1, in the 67th minute when junior Stephen Munoz blasted a free kick from outside the box. The kick bent just inside the right post past the diving Badgers keeper. The Argos kept the intensity and took the lead, 2-1, in the 75th minute. Freshman Dillon Gallet drove the ball into
the back of the net from just outside the box. The game against Tampa was a 0-0 tie going into halftime. In the second half, UT got on the board first in the 51st minute on a Ryan Griffin goal off an assist by John Reddick from the right side. Eight minutes later, junior Andre Verardi scored his second goal of the year and tied the game. Ryan Griffin converted a penalty kick to put Tampa ahead 2-1, but Munoz drew a foul in the box and converted a penalty kick of his own, making the score 2-2 at the 70:33 mark. In overtime, UWF thought they found a gamewinner when Verardi scored on a shot off a rebound in the 108th minute, but the play was called offside, ending the Argonauts’ celebration. The Argonauts will continue a 7-game homestand against Montevallo on Sept. 27.
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Student stays active with running club Josh Cooper Staff Writer Robin Thompson, a senior public health major, has found a way to stay active and have fun at the University of West Florida by bringing students who run together. Thompson, who founded the UWF Running Club last August, is also the president. “Everybody needs someone to run with,” Thompson, the president and founder of the UWF Running Club, said. She said the purpose of the club is to get people into running without feeling they have to compete. “Competition isn’t the incentive,” she said. “The incentive is to be more active.” The club has about 30 members who run at different times of the week. They post the times on Google Docs. People can compare their running schedules with other in the club and choose running partners. Thompson said the club vice president, Anna Bauer, a sophomore,was a huge asset she started the club. Thompson said Bauer coordinates the runs, the events and the volunteer work. The group will be doing volunteer
Photo special to The Voyager Siblings Robin and Cullen Thompson cool off after the Bushwhacker 5k on Aug. 6.
work in the coming weeks, giving out water and supporting the runners in the Santa Rosa Triathlon. They also hope to run a “trash trot,” a run during which they pick up trash on campus. Thompson also mentioned doing a shoe drive. She said she is setting
the goal higher this year by donating the shoes to organizations such as the Manna and the Waterfront Rescue Mission. Thompson said she is planning to set up long runs for people who are interested in training or who just want to run with a group. She has been using a website called www.mapmyruns.com to create a trail using local streets and locations. She encourages runners to try it out. Thompson said she wasn’t sure what she’s going to do after she graduates. She said she would like to work for the National Intramural Recreation Sports Association or get a job in her field with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention. She said she will graduate in the spring and hand the reins over to Bauer. Thompson said she hopes to have shirts printed with the recreation logo, saying “No matter what the pace, you’re faster than the guy on the couch.” Upcoming community events include the Pensacola Seafood Festival 5k at 7:30 a.m. this Saturday at Seville Quarter and the Santa Rosa Island Triathalon at 7 a.m. on Oct. 1 at Pensacola Beach.
Cross country teams face D-I competition Chris Elkins Sports Editor The men’s cross country team finished 17th out of 19 teams in a field filled with Division I competition on Sept. 17. The Argonauts finished the Iona Meet of Champions in the Bronx with an average time of 27:45 scoring 503 points in the 8k race. Iona College won the race with an average time of 24:58 scoring 19 points and placing five in the top 10. Brown was second with 64 points and the University at Albany was third with 71. The women’s team finished 18th with an average time of 25:34 for the 6k race scoring 516. Iona also won the women’s competition, scoring 84 with an average time of 22:55. Penn finished second with 86 points and Brown
was third with 89. “It was a great experience for our team to run with this kind of competition,” Head Coach John Bergen said in a press release. “ W e w e r e pleased that everybody ran hard and p u s h e d t h e m selves.” Bergen T h e men were led by junior Martinique Sykes for the third consecutive race. Sykes finished with a time of 27:17 good for 96th overall. He was followed by senior Eddie Pagan who finished 121st in a time of 27:39 and freshman Cody Haden who finished 129th in a time of 27:47. “For early in the season, our freshmen are running well and staying right with
our experienced veterans,” Bergen said. “We feel like we’ve got a pretty strong team top-to-bottom.” The women were led by freshman Kelly Bahn for the third consecutive race. Bahn finished 83rd in a time of 24:48. She was followed by freshman Aimee Marsh and sophomore Renea Porsch who finished 120th and 127th in times of 25:23 and 25:27, respectively. “For our five freshmen this was their first chance to run a 6k, which we run in our regional meet in the postseason,” Bergen said. “I was pleased with how consistent they ran for their first 6k against this kind of competition.” Top returners Karyssa Tourelle-Fallon and McKenzie Carney have yet to run this season. The Argos return to action Saturday at the Florida State Invitational at Tallahassee Regional Park in Tallahassee.
Murray records second hat trick From staff reports Tina Murray continued to cause havoc for opposing goalkeepers, as the senior recorded her second hat trick of the season in a 5-1 defeat over Spring Hill for the women’s soccer team’s home opener on Sept. 14. The Argonauts tied Kennesaw State on Sept. 18 in Kennesaw Ga. to put their record at 2-2-2. In the game against Spring Hill, Murray scored the Argos’ first goal in the 12th minute off an assist by sophomore Alexis Garrand. UWF held a 1-0 lead until the 44th minute, when
Murray sent in a corner kick from the left side and senior Aveann Douglas scored on the back post. It took only 10 minutes for the team to score again in the second half, as Murray once again scored off an assist by Garrand at the 55:18 mark. Murray scored unassisted at the 68:23 mark to clinch the hat trick, and redshirt freshman Lindsay Foy scored the team’s fifth goal, the first of her career. In the game against Kennesaw State, UWF controlled the first half taking six shots to KSU’s five.
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In the 20th minute the Argos found the back of the net, taking a 1-0 lead, when Cori McCullough gathered up a loose ball in front of the goal redirecting into the open goal. In the second half the Owls controlled the pace taking seven shots to UWF’s four. KSU received numerous free kicks on the Argos’ side of the pitch as UWF committed six fouls in the half. The Owls tied the game, 1-1, in the 58th minute when Katrina Frost ripped a ball from 15 yards that went into the top of the goal.
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