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DIVERSIONS

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FINALL APPROACH APPRO ROA RO OAC A H

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Army ROTC Wins Ranger Challenge Beautiful Danger Eagle Eye

Coming Out Week Arrives at ERAU GSIS Chinese Track Students Go Abroad Attitude Indicator Eagle Softball makes Debut Fun and Games for “Team Awesome” Breast Cancer Awareness Month Government Shutdown is a Sham

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OctoberWest

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CAMPUS NEWS

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oct. 16, 2013

JROTC Learns from Embry-Riddle’s AFROTC Jake suss Online Editor

For the past nine weeks, Prescott High School’s Air Force Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (JROTC) hosted a Leadership Laboratory once weekly, but this week they left campus and came to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. In a special treat to mark the end of the first quarter of classes, JROTC cadets learned valuable leadership lessons from ERAU ROTC cadets.

Starting in the late afternoon, JROTC cadets arrived from all across northern Arizona, including places like Camp Verde, Sedona, and Cottonwood. The only one of its kind, Prescott High School’s AFJROTC is a distance learning class for half of the week, allowing students to look up the lessons on YouTube. Retired Air Force Colonel Denny Peeples runs the program and says it is a great experience to influence so many kids’ lives. The program is entering its second year as a distance learning class, and ninth year in existence.

W hile at Embr y-Riddle, JROTC cadets participated in the ERAU AFROTC’s Leadership Reaction Course. The course, designed to give AFROTC cadets leadership experience in small group settings, gave

Jake Suss/ Horizons Newspaper Top: JROTC Instructor Col Peeples does a trust fall with his cadets.

Right: JRTOC Cadet Smith makes it through the electric fence.

Jake Suss/ Horizons Newspaper

the JROTC cadets a new and fun way to practice their leadership outside the classroom.

The course includes several obstacles that each group must attempt. The ROTC proctors chose one leader for each obstacle and gave a scenario; that leader then had to explain to his or her group the rules and guide them through the obstacle. The course contains a large variety

of scenarios, ranging from a wall that the entire team must climb to navigating through a net.

To emphasize the leadership experiences of the cadets, proctors applied several disabilities, like the inability to talk, not being able to touch certain areas, and time penalties. The cadets must then overcome this adversity to complete the mission. Blake Colson, one of the proctors, was very

impressed at the creativity of the JROTC cadets, saying, “In three years, I’ve never seen someone try this obstacle that way.”

Only by working as a team, can the cadets complete the obstacles, which gives cadets the opportunity to both practice and learn leadership in a practical scenario. After each situation, ROTC proctors debriefed the JROTC cadets on

Army ROTC Wins Ranger Challenge Jake Suss Online Editor

On Sept. 27, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Army ROTC traveled to Phoenix to compete in the annual Ranger Challenge competition. The Ranger Challenge competition is an AROTC event that focuses on fitness and combat knowledge.

This year, Arizona State University played host for the 14 teams that participated, including teams from ASU, the University of Arizona, New Mexico Military Institute, Northern Arizona University, and others. Although Embry-Riddle was the smallest school and the smallest AROTC unit there, their hard work earned them the first place trophy.

Starting on Friday, the teams began with a daunting physical competition. Each team had to complete 500 push ups, 500 sit-ups, a low crawl, tire flips, carry 55 gallon drums, and finally carry five-gallon water cans across the finish line.

ERAU finished in fourth place for this event and consequently got to choose one of their preferred start times in the next day’s events.

Saturday started early in the morning for the ERAU team with a ride in a UH-60 Blackhawk to simulate an observation flight. The helicopter then landed and the team had to set up a radio, but as this was their first time ever operating this type of radio, the Embry-Riddle team fell behind and had to set off for the next event at a fast pace.

Next, the Riddle team moved

to a weapons assembly station, where they had to assemble an M249, an M16, and an M9 from the parts thrown in a bag. Immediately thereafter, they moved to build a one-rope-bridge and move everyone across it.

After navigating the makeshift bridge, the team had to build a raft from only the materials at hand.

Given only some 55-gallon barrels, a rope, a tarp, a piece of plywood, and two two-by-fours, they had to construct a raft that would transport them around a small island.

Before moving on, the ERAU team had to disassemble their raft, and then proceeded to the grenade throwing station and IED identification stations. Next, they had to communicate with simulated town leaders through a Russian interpreter to gather informa-

tion vital to their mission.

In a lighter moment of the ordeal, Marc Nicholes and one other cadet almost mistook two homeless people for their simulated casualty. They quickly realized their mistake and then moved on to treat a “casualty” with a tourniquet.

To end the day long ordeal, the ERAU team returned to the ASU Tempe campus and surmounted “A Mountain.” They finished with a time of three hours, nine minutes, beating their rival NAU by a full 41 minutes.

Now, the Embry-Riddle AROTC Ranger Challenge Team is preparing for the brigade level competition at Fort Hood, TX. If victorious there, they will compete at the national level at West Point later this year.

What’s Next for the “Eagle’s Fury”?

Press Release Special to Horizons

Now that the new Eagle’s Fury Jet Dragster has been debuted what happens next for the car?

The car is on its way back to Florida with Chris Larsen, coowner of Larsen Motorsports, the company that will own and operate the dragster.

It is already going straight to work with a stop to attend Embry-Riddle Aeronautical Uni-

versity’s display at the AOPA trade show in Fort Worth, Tex. Then within 12 hours of its arrival in Florida, it will be loaded in for a week long display at the famous Daytona International Speedway for viewing by fans at Biketoberfest with an annual attendance of 350,000.

After those events Eagle’s Fury will immediately begin a series of both on and off track testing that all new cars at Larsen Motorsports undergo prior to there scheduled race events.

Dozens of runs progressively increasing the speed of the car will insure that the car will be prepared for racing in the 2014 season. Those runs will be spread over a three to four month period. Elaine Larsen will drive the car for initial testing and will likely drive the car at its first races.

The Eagle’s Fury will be added to the LMS line-up of cars in 2014 at select races. The first potential race for the Eagle’s Fury could be as soon as March of 2014.

For schedule information you can follow all of the Larsen Motorsports teams on their website [www.LMSjets.com].

About Larsen Motorsports Larsen Motorsports is a Daytona Florida based multi-team exhibition jet racing company. LMS teams attend over two dozen premium events annually including races, trade shows and corporate promotions across the United States. For more information on Larsen Motorsports please see the company’s website at [www.LMSjets.com].

what went well and what did not. They stressed the importance of clear, concise communication, and what they call the “OODA Loop,” or observe, orient, decide, act.

After completing the first few stations and hearing this feedback, the cadets improved markedly at the later events.

After debriefing the JROTC cadets, the proctors fielded

questions about college life, the Air Force, and plans after high school. Several high school students asked questions about joining Air Force ROTC in college, and a few even expressed a desire to go to Embry-Riddle.

Finally, in an example of superb trust, Col. Peeples had the JROTC cadets catch him in a trust fall before wrapping up the successful leadership laboratory.

Beautiful Danger Eli Olson Correspondent

Few can deny the allure of fireworks; however, they are an extremely dangerous form of entertainment, especially in Arizona. To start with, even possessing fireworks in Arizona requires caution, due to the dry desert climate fireworks are heavily regulated and restricted. In effect, most fireworks are effectively banned from consumer use.

Launching most varieties of fireworks can only be legally performed by a pyrotechnician licensed through the state.

In addition, any launches in the Prescott area must be approved by the Prescott Fire Department in advance. Even for the show held by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University during Octoberwest, the process of getting approval took about two weeks and had to follow strict guidelines on what was acceptable.

Throughout the show the fire department had a truck nearby to deal with any fires that might be started by falling debris. Additionally, a 280 foot radius fallout zone was cleared around the launch area of any potentially flammable material and the grass of the fields was soaked to avoid potential flames from falling pieces of fireworks from the show. Inside the falllout zone only the pyrotechnicians and firefighters were allowed.

Even with all of these preparations and fireworks designed to burn completely before landing on the ground there were small flames that the fire department extinguished around the area.

In addition to the risks of physical harm or starting fires that could damage property, fireworks can lead to legal problems as well. Consumer fireworks are banned in Prescott, and illegally launching fireworks can carry fines of up to 2,500 dollars and up to six months of jail time.

Even novelty fireworks such as sparklers that remain legal to use can be very dangerous; while quite common, sparklers can easily reach over one thousand degrees Fahrenheit, and often can get hot enough to melt metals. The core of a sparkler is able to reach temperatures as high as 1800 degrees F, over three times the temperature of a household stove.

Many varieties of fireworks exist that are legal to purchase in Arizona but not legal to use in Prescott. These include sprinklers and any varieties that launch into the air.

During the hottest months of the year approval for fireworks shows can be extremely rare as the landscape becomes even drier than normal and the fire danger rises. Even with recent rains the Prescott fire danger level is at moderate, and as the rains dry up it will only increase to higher level of danger.

cAMPUS NEWS

oct. 16, 2013

Astrophysics

Colloquium

Fifth Annual Science Research Symposium Mark TVerSkOY Graphics Editor

On Tuesday, Oct. 1, nine students presented their progress on different physics and biology research projects. The speakers took five minutes each to explain what they were researching, and some applications of their research. The first speaker, Elaine Rhodes, is researching nanoindentation, and is aided by the California Institute of Technology. By making microscopic dents in a small sample, Elaine can find the Young’s modulus and Poisson’s ratio of the material. This allows for testing of scarce materials without large samples, but the machinery is difficult to calibrate and maintain in working condition. Next up was Brady Gough (assisted by Dr. Ratchford), a Space Physics major who is using the Kepler Space Telescope to find exoplanets using the drop in flux received by the telescope when a planet partially blocks its star from view. Kepler is preferable to ground-based research because Kepler is not hindered by atmospheric turbulence, light-pollution, or the day-night cycle.

David Stiles, advised by Dr. Hughey, was the third speaker, and presented his research on improving our capability to detect gravitational waves using the CONDOR sensor array. Such waves are released from binary neutron stars, when a star’s crust shifts, or from supernovae. Basi-

cally, David is trying to measure gravity, since current instruments cannot do this yet. Speaker number four was Matt Stone, aided

by Dr. Zanolin. Matt, who is also studying gravitational waves, explained what gravitational waves really are - perturbations in spacetime, like the waves from an explosion, but gravitational waves consist of only one wave per event.

Matt is working on expanding the area in which we can detect these waves by setting detection thresholds too high for most of the noise to set off the LIGO sensors, but not too high so real gravitational waves are not detected.

Meredith Hainsworth, the fifth speaker, presented on butterfly mimicry. This is where butterflies that taste good to their predators evolve over time to look like other butterflies that do not taste so good. This is an important evolutionary perspective on how butterflies came to act and look the way they do. Meredith collects samples before sending her samples off to Colorado State University for processing. Next was Victor Rice who, with the assistance of Dr. Callahan, researched applications of Percolation Theory. This is where a given system with a number of entities and a probability that each entity is a logical ‘true’ or ‘false’, there is a certain probability that the system can be crossed through entities that are ‘true’ forming a link from one side to the other. This has many applications, such as how forest fires spread and how crystals form.

The next speaker, Shane Brouillette, works with Sophia Schwalbe and Dr. Smith to detect muons coming out of the atmosphere using a complex apparatus involving a liquid that emits light when hit with a muon. Muons form when pions decay in the upper atmosphere after being hit with solar radiation. Shane and Sophia want to detect the ratio of positive muons to negative muons, but such an experiment has never been done at this latitude before. After Shane went, Kelsey O’Connor, advised by Dr.Smith, who is researching application for a cyclotron - a circular particle accelerator that can easily fit in the wind tunnel lab. Within a year, this may be a reality according to Dr. Smith.

The cyclotron accelerates particles to about 0.184 times light speed in a radius of about half a meter, and can make many applicable substances this way.

The last speaker in this fascinated series was Amanda Gaska, who is researching the Arcjet, and Electro-Thermal Rocket propulsion system. It was built last year, and Amanda is continuing the research of the graduated seniors. The rocket works by passing a gas through an electric arc, and then focusing the superheated gas through a nozzle. Amanda is working on optimizing the gas flow rate, thrust and the duration of the rocket’s thrust.

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Eagle Eye Intel - Horizons Edition -

An analytical intelligence wire prepared by the students of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona

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LIBYA: Gunmen attack Russian Embassy

On Oct. 2, the Russian Foreign Ministry reported that a group of gunmen attacked the Russian embassy in Tripoli, Libya. The group of about 60 unidentified individuals fired at the embassy and attempted to enter the building by force.

Security guards dispersed the group and reports stated that the embassy staff escaped unharmed.

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IRAN: Cyber Warfare Chief Killed On Oct. 2, local police in the town of Karaj, found Mojtaba Ahmadi dead due to multiple gunshot wounds to the chest. Ahmadi, the head of Iran’s cyber warfare program, was last seen leaving his home on Saturday, Sept. 29. Witnesses told local police they observed two motorcycle riders near the scene, and allege they were involved in the assassination. The Revolutionary Guard Corps is investigating the incident and cautions against premature speculation on who may be responsible.

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BANGLADESH: Convicts War Crimes On Oct. 1, former Member of Parliament, Salauddin Quader Chowdhury was convicted of war crimes committed during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. According Attorney General Mahbubey Alam, Chowdhury was found guilty of nine crimes, and sentenced to death.

Members of his party, the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) are protesting the verdict and stating that Chowdhury did not receive a fair trial. The BNP is the second largest party after the ruling Awami League and in the past has led coalition governments with the Jama’at-i-Islami-iBangladesh. The latter is the party that was most involved in backing the Pakistan Army in 1971 and largely blamed for war crimes.

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LEBANON: Halts a Bus Carrying Syrian Rebels

Summary: Lebanese forces opened fire at a minibus carrying Syrian rebels from Syria into Lebanon to stop it from evading a military checkpoint in the Bekaa Valley.

Development: On 26 September, a minibus full of Syrian rebels attempted to penetrate a checkpoint located in the northern portion of the Bekaa Valley, manned by the Lebanese Army. The army opened fire on the minibus, killing one rebel, wounding two others, and

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VENEZUELA: Tension Increases between US and Venezuela

Summary: President Maduro avoids UN General Assembly after diplomatic row with the US, which could increase the diplomatic divide between the two nations.

Development: On 25 September, President Nicolás Maduro accused former US State Department officials, Otto Reich and Roger Noriega, of plots to endanger his life and destabilize his government. Maduro also protested his treatment after several diplo-

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RUSSIA: Moves Cause Regional Discontent

Summary: Moscow is attempting to advance its military and diplomatic influence at a time when the United States is distracted by its international commitments and bedeviled by domestic troubles.

Development: Between 16 and 26 September, Russia conducted military exercises, which caused concern among neighboring states. These states fear that Moscow will seize this opportunity to expand its military and political spheres of influences. In the broader context, these activities parallel a

forcing the remaining rebels to flee back to Syria. The Lebanese Army wounded identified the rebels as members of the Nusra Front, also known as Jabhat al Nusra, al Qaeda’s Syrian branch. Jabhat al Nusra is known to have branches in Lebanon, Syria, and Iraq, with the aim to establish an Islamic state in Syria. The Lebanese Military Court issued warrants for known affiliates of the Nusra Front in Lebanon.

Analysis: A direct confrontation with the Nusra Front on the Lebanon-Syria border, and legislative crackdowns, may cause the Nusra Front to believe that Beirut has now identified

with the Assad regime. The group is believed to have several bases in Lebanon, where they recruit fighters, collect funds, store weapons, and train. Already operating in Lebanon, the Nusra Front is capable of carrying out acts of terror within Lebanon’s borders against the Army.

If the Nusra Front were to retaliate against the Lebanese government, a likely target would be the Army checkpoints. This could lead to the Lebanese government facing an armed, possibly multinational, counter-insurgency against the Nusra Front fighters within its borders.

[Kevin Moss]

matic disputes occurred over the last week.

One of those problems included a delay in granting his aircraft permission to overfly the US while he was en route to China. Fearing plots, the Venezuelan President refused to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and flew directly from Vancouver to Caracas. Maduro sent Foreign Minister Elias Jaua in his stead to the UN. Analysis: Maduro has no intention of reducing his verbal attacks on the US, as these are part of a strategy to bolster a weakening regime. Maduro has the misfortune of having followed the charismatic Hugo Chavez,

in comparison to whom he seems a colorless and petulant figure. Maduro accuses the US of causing everything from Chavez’s cancer, to the unverified recent attacks on his own life, to having caused the blackout of parts of the country’s electrical grid. The close economic and trading relationship between the US and Venezuela probably limits the Maduro regime from initiating an outright breach in relations with Washington, although the anti-US rhetoric will likely intensify concomitantly with the extent to which Maduro feels insecure.

[Kelsi-Ann Gould]

Russian push to create a Eurasian Union to compete with the European Union. During his 27 September, address to the United Nations General Assembly Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili raised the possibility that Russia could destabilize the region.

Analysis: Recent military and diplomatic actions taken by Russia may destabilize Eastern European countries and pose security concerns for NATO. As Russia exerts diplomatic and economic pressure on former Warsaw Pact states and ex-Soviet ‘republics,’ and undertakes large-scale military border security exercises, concern is rising in Poland, Ukraine, and elsewhere

that Moscow is working to rebuild its historic sphere of influence. Further, the push for a new Eurasian Union to compete with the existing European Union is another institutional device to expand Russia’s economic reach. The timing of these events may be incidental, however, as Moscow is undertaking a series of military-political initiatives at a time when the US is drawing down in Europe and increasingly distracted by complex international and domestic concerns.

[Brad Belz]

THIS IS A GLOBAL INTELLIGENCE BRIEFING PREPARED BY THE STUDENTS OF THE GLOBAL SECURITY AND INTELLIGENCE STUDIES PROGRAM AT EMBRY-RIDDLE AERONAUTICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRESCOTT, ARIZONA. THE VIEWS EXPRESSED IN THIS BRIEFING ARE THOSE OF THE STUDENTS, NOT THE UNIVERSITY. FOR QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS, CONTACT DR. PHILIP E. JONES, [(928) 777-6992] OR THE EAGLE EYE EDITING BOARD: Cody Wiebe, [cody.wiebe@eagleeyeintel.com] Coleen Parker, [coleen.parker@eagleeyeintel.com] Nathan Stuffle, [nathan.stuffle@eagleeyeintel.com]

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Aerospace Engineering Full-Time Students: 183 Part-Time Students: 1 Male Students: 144 Female Students: 39 International Students: 6

Mean SAT: 1202 Mean ACT: 27 Mean High School GPA: 3.68

Mechanical Engineering Full-Time Students: 29 Part-Time Students: 1 Male Students: 21 Female Students: 9 International Students: 0

Mean SAT: * Mean ACT: * Mean High School GPA: *

Air Traffic Management

Full-Time Students: 7 Part-Time Students: 0 Male Students: 3 Female Students: 4 International Students: 0

Mean SAT: 1110 Mean ACT: 25 Mean High School GPA: 3.61

Applied Meteorology

Full-Time Students: 13 Part-Time Students: 0 Male Students: 7 Female Students: 6 International Students: 4

Mean SAT: 1021 Mean ACT: 25 Mean High School GPA: 3.36

Global Security And Intelligence Studies Full-Time Students: 53 Part-Time Students: 0 Male Students: 26 Female Students: 27 International Students: 1

Mean SAT: 1127 Mean ACT: 26 Mean High School GPA: 3.50

Aviation Business Administration

Full-Time Students: 13 Part-Time Students: 0 Male Students: 7 Female Students: 6 International Students: 4

Mean SAT: 1021 Mean ACT: 25 Mean High School GPA: 3.36

Computer Engineering

Full-Time Students: 3 Part-Time Students: 0 Male Students: 2 Female Students: 1 International Students: 0

Mean SAT: * Mean ACT: * Mean High School GPA: *

Electrical Engineering Full-Time Students: 9 Part-Time Students: 0 Male Students: 8 Female Students: 1 International Students: 0

Mean SAT: 1129 Mean ACT: 25 Mean High School GPA: 3.77

Aeronautical Science

Full-Time Students: 102 Part-Time Students: 4 Male Students: 89 Female Students: 17 International Students: 15

Aeronautics

Full-Time Students: 2 Part-Time Students: 0 Male Students: 2 Female Students: 0 International Students: 0

Space Physics

Full-Time Students: 14 Part-Time Students: 0 Male Students: 9 Female Students: 5 International Students: 0

Mean SAT: 1076 Mean ACT: 24 Mean High School GPA: 3.38

Mean SAT: * Mean ACT: * Mean High School GPA: *

Mean SAT: 1283 Mean ACT: 29 Mean High School GPA: 3.93

Cyber Intel and Security

Full-Time Students: 10 Part-Time Students: 0 Male Students: 8 Female Students: 2 International Students: 1

Mean SAT: 1213 Mean ACT: 26 Mean High School GPA: 3.42

73% Male 27% Female Totals And General Statistics New Undergrad

First-Time Students:

Male Students 329

Female Students 119

Transfer Students:

79

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Other (Incl. Returning & Nondegree): 10

Mean Sat (of 254 submitted): 1162 Mean Act (of 209 submitted): 26

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Mean High School GPA:

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Wednesday, October 16, 2013

Section C

HORIZONS

ERAU Coming Out Week Draws Great Support michelle bennett Correspondent

What is Coming Out Week?

You may think it’s the end to long hibernation in the dorm rooms due to studying for midterms. Although this type of “coming out” may apply to you, there is a different set of students who find coming out week a big step out the door.

Coming Out Week at EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University revolves around National Coming Out Day, which is on Oct. 11. This day is dedicated to supporting the Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender (LGBT) community. In honor of this day, the Women’s and Diversity Center has created events all throughout the week of Oct. 7 to raise awareness of the community on our campus. James Roberson, the staff director, elaborated by saying, “This week is dedicated to bringing awareness to the community that Embry-Riddle is accepting of all race, gender, or sexual orientation.” Their first activity to kick off the start of Coming Out Week was painting “Pride Rock,” not to be confused with The Lion King. On Tuesday, the Gay Organizations Fair was held in the lower hangar.

Organizations including Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays (PFLAG),

Yavapai County Health Services, and Wellness Center were present. At the event, students could go speak to each organization and become familiar with LGBT resources.

Wednesday, the heavily anticipated drag show took place followed by the Fall Fling. The drag show was an empowering event where participants dressed up as the opposite gender to support LGBT pride and raise money for a charity.

Professor Jacobs, also known as Honey Kim, won Drag Queen and Lilith Matthews, or Richard “Dick” Cox, won Drag King. “It was an eye opening event and was welcoming to all students. It showed the support and acceptance the campus has for the LGBT community,” stated sophomore student Tiffany Wimenta. Following the drag show, the fall fling took place at the lower hangar. Since the dance was open to the community, Yavapai and Prescott College came to show their support. “It was a wonderful environment. Awesome music, free food and alcohol, and great people! I had lots of fun,” stated Jennifer Rowell.

To conclude Coming Out Week, the Women’s and Diversity Center held their last event, “Coming Out Stories,” on Thursday at Area 51. Fellow students shared their experi-

ences and struggles of being accepted by their friends and family. Some stories were encouraging and heartwarming while others showed what a struggle it can be. Even though everyone’s story is different, all the strangers had something in common; that they had all gone through the same challenge of coming out. Good stories accompanied by delicious ice cream made the last event a successful closing to the week.

Coming Out Week 2013 has been the longest Pride event ever held in Prescott. This was the first of many annual coming out weeks here at EmbryRiddle. There was an overwhelming amount students who showed their support this week including members of the Greek fraternities and sororities. Mid-week, the rock was repainted for a different celebration. The fraternity Sigma Tau Gamma came out the next evening and repainted the rock back to the rainbow to show their respect and support for Pride week. Jess Hernandez, the events coordinator for the Women’s and Diversity Center, said “As someone who has worked so hard to make this week happen, it was a very touching gesture.” Due to this week’s success, hopefully Coming Out Week will grow even more in the future and become a tradition at Embry-Riddle.

Lisanne Kippenberg/ Horizons Newspaper Jess Hernandez, the Events Coordinator for the Women’s and Diversity Center, puts on a great show as emcee of the drag show event.

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“I liked the hypnotist and the free stuff. I also liked seeing all the alumni in town. It’s great to catch up with them and see how successful they’ve become.” - Jess Hernandez, Sophomore Article by: Michelle Bennett and Eli Olson

“I worked it. I liked the beer garden. It was a nice way for the alumni and the students to meet in a relaxed environment.” – Sam Krivin, Senior

What was your favorite part of OctoberWest and why?

“I only went to the poker tournament and beer garden and that was pretty fun. I got to chill with my friends and that was pretty relaxing.” – Tyrus Kirby, Senior “I enjoyed the free food because I have the aura of a fat kid.” - Lilith Matthews, Junior

Photos by: Jason Yong

DIVERSIONS

Zumba Fitness Moves and Groves

Every Tuesday and Thursday at 5 p.m. in the Lower Hanger, you may have noticed a group of people performing dance moves to a variety of songs. The people you see belong to a club known at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University as Zumba Fitness.

Zumba is a fairly new workout program. The idea is to make working out less dreadful by incorporating dance moves, mostly Latin American styles, such as cumbia, salsa, and reggaeton.

Zumba began in the 1990s in Colombia, created by Beto Perez when he forgot the music for his aerobic class and improvised by using salsa and merengue music.

This new workout style was widely accepted and highly demanded in Colombia. In the early 2000s, Perez decided to move to the United States and brought Zumba with him. Zumba really took off in the United States around 2008.

Three years ago, Zumba was brought to the Embry-Riddle Campus by Katie Sonntag. Prior to attending Embry-Riddle, Sonntag began attending Zumba classes in her hometown of Greenwood, Ind. She enjoyed the class so much, she decided to become a licensed instructor and introduced Embry-

Riddle to Zumba by starting the club known as Zumba Fitness.

Typically, private Zumba classes cost a hefty amount per class or you have to be part of a gym, such as the YMCA, to participate. However, Zumba Fitness is completely free. There are no club or class fees associated with Zumba fitness. The club is even open to the community.

That being said, if you are not a student, you must sign a liability form.

If you are worried that you cannot do this because you do not have prior experience in dance, Sonntag assures that you do not need any previous dance experience, but it will take some practice. Her classes are very relaxed and they focus on having fun, getting great aerobic exercise, and learning how to use your muscles in a productive manner.

On Nov. 2, Zumba Fitness and local Zumba instructor Tiger will be hosting a black-light Zumba party, officially titled “Day of the Dead Zumba Party”. Anyone is welcome to join this extravaganza; no experience is required! People that attend this event are encouraged to wear Day of the Dead or black-light themed attire. The event will be held in the Lower Hangar and the time is still being determined. Expect the event to last at least an hour and a

half. Last year, Sonntag hosted a Halloween themed black-light Zumba party and approximately 40 people came out to the event in costumes and participated in the Zumba Fitness workout.

Fall 2014 is looking like an exciting semester for Zumba Fitness!

The new gym being built on the Embry-Riddle campus will have a cardio room with mirrors all along the walls, along with hardwood floors, making for the perfect workout location. People that have heard about this addition have already been calling it “the Zumba room”.

To stay up to date with the new Zumba room, events, or any class changings, Sonntag asks to join her Facebook group, “Zumba Fitness with Katie” [https://www.facebook.com/groups/ZumbaFitnesswithKatie]. If you have any questions about Zumba Fitness email Katie Sonntag at [sonntagk@my.erau.edu].

Check out the ERAU Zumba Fitness Facebook group with the QR code above!

Movie

RUSH Let’s face it, there’s nothing cooler than Thor, although a close second is Chris Hemsworth driving Formula 1 cars and being an international playboy. Ironically however, Hemsworth plays an antagonist of sorts in the role of James Hunt, battling with the narrator, Niki Lauda (Daniel Bruhl).

The story revolves around the two characters’ battles, on and off the track, throughout the 1976 Formula 1 racing season.

Upon first examination, neither character was likable, or even really a good person. They both exhibited traits that were pigheaded, brutish, and egotistical, with Hunt becoming an boozepounding sex machine, and Lauda becoming increasingly snobbish and abhorrently abrasive. As the characters came alive however, the film became much more enthralling. Much of the footage from the film is shot from the first person perspective, truly making the audience feel as though they are in the car and involved in the races. I was impressed that there was historical footage included in the movie, and at times, I could not tell whether it was original or filmed for the movie.

Overall, I was quite impressed.

The film did not focus on the racing as I thought it would, but instead focused on the development of the drivers as people, and as a

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result, the movie became much more real for me. It may not be unique, but the film delivers in a way that I did not anticipate. I am

pleased to say that I would recommend this, despite my initial worry that it would be “just another” racing movie.

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Hugo’s Cocina Nestled off of Montezuma street, a single block from downtown is a hole in the wall Mexican joint named Hugo’s. It’s been around for over 15 years and although the owners, cooks, and even buildings around it have changed, it is still the same great restaurant. The menu consists of design your own burritos, enchiladas, tacos, and quesadillas, with an all-you-can-eat chips and salsa bar. The current owner and cook purchased Hugo’s from the previous owner in the last year, and has upheld the traditional menu. They offer daily specials, and are open six days a week from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.

Having eaten there a lot, I highly recommend the carne asada burrito, however everything they make is fantastic. The chef is a complete foodie himself and loves his customers. The usual clientele is a wide variety of people, and brings in students from all three schools in the Prescott

area, as well as people of all ages; for that matter, it is not unusual to see ERAU professors there either.

The food runs in the seven to nine dollar range, less for a single taco or the like, and is enough to satisfy even the biggest appetites.

The food is sometimes a little greasy for those people who are sensitive to that, but it’s a hole in

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the wall Mexican place and arguably the best in Prescott. Some other fantastic menu items include a grilled fish taco, the Baja fish taco, as well as options for carne asada, grilled fish, chicken and beef prepared in a variety of ways. They even have several vegetarian friendly entrees, and if nothing sounds like exact-

ly what you want, they’ll make anything you order if they have the ingredients for it.

For the money, Hugo’s is a great place to go for lunch, especially if you get the lunch specials. It is also well worth it for dinner. The environment is homely and quaint, with the charm of a restaurant that has been around for over a decade.

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Ingredients: 1 ounce Rum 1 ounce Malibu 2 ounces Pineapple Juice 2 ounces Coconut Cream 1 Banana 2 ounces Strawberries Ice Blender Hurricane glass To start, blend the strawberries and then place them into the hurricane glass. Once you have added your strawberries add the one ounce of rum and Malibu. Clean your blender and place the two ounces of pineapple juice, two ounces of coconut cream, and banana into the blender. Blend everything until your banana is

now mush and then add your ice.

Continue to blend until all of the ice is crushed. Once everything is crushed pour the newly blended drink into the hurricane glass with the strawberries and alcohol. The strawberries and alcohol should slowly seep up the glass sides. This creates the illusion of lava flowing.

After trying this drink, some things became very clear that the hurricane glass was mandatory. If your glass has straight sides the alcohol and strawberries will just stay at the bottom of the glass.

This causes the bottom of the drink to be really strong and ruins the overall taste. Another thing to change would be to reduce it to half or three fourths of a banana.

While this was a fun drink to have, the flavors and quantities need to be watched extremely closely, since all of the flavors could overpower the others.

Also make sure to watch the alcohol content since the flavors are so strong you can very easily lose track of how much you have consumed.

The good thing about this drink is that if you add a bit more coconut cream to it you can make it a virgin drink very easily and not lose any of the other flavors.

While this drink did have some great flavors it would be one I would try just see how well you like it. I probably won’t make it again; though it is a very nice looking drink to serve at a party.

STUFFED CHICKEN BREASTS Serves 2-4 people 1/2 cup sliced ham 1/8 tsp ground thyme 1 tbsp minced garlic 1/4 cup shredded cheddar cheese 2-4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts 1/4 tsp ground black pepper 1/2 cup bread crumbs 1/2 cup flour 1 large egg white 2 tbsp oil

Brown ham in skillet prepared with cooking spray. Add thyme and garlic to pan with ham and sauté for one minute.

Spoon mixture into a bowl and allow it to cool to room temperature before adding cheese.

Cut a horizontal slit in each chicken breast to form a pocket. Stuff about 2 tbsp of ham and cheese mixture into each pocket. Press lightly to flatten. Sprinkle chicken evenly with pepper.

Put bread crumbs, flour and egg white in separate bowls.

One at a time, coat chicken in flour, shaking off excess, then dip in the egg white followed immediately by a coat of bread crumbs. Set aside and repeat with all other chicken breasts.

Heat skillet over mediumhigh heat, add oil and swirl to coat pan. Add chicken to pan and reduce heat to medium.

Cook chicken for 10 minutes

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By: Micaela Stewart on each side or until browned and done all the way through.

This recipe was pretty simple if you don’t mind using quite a few dishes. I had difficulty with the coating of the chicken because my fingers were covered in batter by the end of it. The original recipe called for prosciutto and fontina cheese but ham and cheddar are an inexpensive substitute. The thyme added a nice subtle flavor but can be left out or exchanged

for another spice like rosemary.

W hen I was pan frying the chicken I noticed that my chicken was cooking unevenly because I didn’t flatten it enough. You also have to make sure you cook the chicken thoroughly or you could still have raw meat in the middle. I had that problem because my chicken was still partly frozen when I was cooking it. You also have to be careful of the hot oil as it will tend to splat-

P ERSONALIZABLE S NACK P IZZA Serves 2-3 people Pretzels French Fries Potato Chips Goldfish Fake Bacon Fake Pepperoni Marinara sauce Cheese Pizza Dough Personalizable snack pizza, is that even a real thing? Yes! Now it is. People might think that a snack pizza is just a small pizza, but not for us! I combined all the favorite ‘snack’ foods to put on a pizza. Sounds exciting, right? It was!

First thing to do is bake the

fries, that is if you choose to use them. While the fries are in the oven, get the pizza dough ready.

Set the oven to 450 degrees. It can be hard to spread out, so you might need to use a little cold water on it or even flour so it doesn’t stick. Take the edges of the dough and try to form it thicker and higher so it creates the crust. This can be a little difficult, but don’t be discouraged! Mine didn’t even look that nice, but it’s the taste that matters. Think of it as living life on the edge; “Hey, who cares if my pizza is weird shaped?”

After you have the dough spread out, add the marinara sauce. You can add as much or as little as you like. Spread

it out evenly on the dough.

Now it’s time to put the pizza in the oven. You need to bake it for a total of 12 minutes. But at first, only bake it for six minutes. After the first six minutes is up, take the pizza out. This is the time to add the meat. I couldn’t find fake pepperoni, and am starting to believe it doesn’t exist, so I just bought fake ground beef instead.

You want to spread out the bacon and pepperoni (or beef ) around. After that, add the cheese. You are going to want quite a bit of cheese, because remember, when it melts it won’t seem like as much. After the cheese was added on, throw on the goldfish, pota-

to chips, pretzels, and french fries. Then put it back in the oven for the remaining six minutes to bake the rest.

I know all of this seems like a weird combination, but when I tried this it was amazing. My roommate and even everyone else I made try it liked it. The only thing I would do differently is add the potato chips and goldfish after it was all baked. They lost their crunchy texture which was a little weird.

But overall, I was very happy.

For college students, this exceptionally unhealthy meal is probably one of the most fun things to make. You can add or change out any of the snacks for your own favorites!

Watch Melea’s second “Just Vegging” video by going to [erau-news. com] or using this QR code! Headphones recommended.

ter at high temps, so watch your hands when turning the chicken over. I suggest using tongs.

Despite the numerous dishes I had to clean and the danger of an oil spill, this recipe is great if you have a bit of time and you would like to jazz up your boring chicken.

I can see this being great as a sandwich or a home cooked dinner paired with a salad to impress your date, without breaking the bank.

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Have any recipes you would like to suggest for The Vegetarian Corner?

Submit ideas to the news team at [horizons.erau@ gmail.com] and watch Melea try them out! The only requirement is that they can be made without meat.

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Experiencing Shanghai: A Freshman in China Coming into the Global Security and Intelligence Studies Chinese track here at EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University, I knew that I would be going to China with ERAU in between my sophomore and junior years.

This fact was probably what excited me most about the program. Traveling has always been a passion of mine, and I couldn’t wait to visit China one day.

As a freshman during the fall semester last year, I would go to weekly presentations by juniors who had just come back from China. Hearing about the Chinese culture, history, and what great experiences they had had on their trip just made me want to go to China even more. I decided by October that I would try as hard as I could to get to China that upcoming summer, even though the odds were stacked against me and the opportunities were few and far between. Little did I know that I would be on a flight to Shanghai just six months later.

A great program exists for ROTC students called Project Global Officer (Project GO) for critical language studies. For those in ROTC who want to learn Chinese, Russian, Arabic, Farsi, or a variety of other languages, the government provides partial to full funding for you to travel to either a domestic or international university to receive language instruction.

Because I wanted to study Chinese, I went to Project GO’s website to look up what universities offered Chinese instruction. List-

ed were more than 10 universities that would offer me almost full scholarships to study Chinese if I got accepted into their programs.

With encouragement from my Chinese professor Dr. Zhan, and obtaining three letters of recommendation, I applied to a total of five programs and got accepted into each one. From there, I had to decide which scholarship suited me best, and since Boston University was the only program in Shanghai and I knew I would be going to Beijing the subsequent summer, my decision was fairly simple. I decided to study intensive Chinese language with Boston University in Shanghai, China for eight weeks during the summer of 2013 under a nearly full scholarship.

Only having to pay for a $500 contribution and my meals during the trip, studying in Shanghai was without a doubt the best experience of my entire life thus far (without the $12,000 fee that the non-ROTC students paid). I learned so much about both the Chinese language and culture inside and outside of the classroom.

I saw incredible sights, from the Forbidden City, to the Bund, to Tiananmen Square. I made amazing experiences, the best of which was watching the sunset while on the Great Wall of China.

As a sophomore now, I know that I am very fortunate to have been able to study in China already. I will be going back this summer without a

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doubt, and maybe even the summer after. Each trip to China will only enhance my writing and speaking skills, and help me learn more about all aspects of Chinese daily life.

I would like to give a special thanks to my professor Dr. Hong Zhan for encouraging me to apply for the programs and writing a great letter of recommendation. I also want to offer thanks to Dr. Angela Beck for writing an excellent letter of recommendation and offering me many words of advice.

Are you in either Air Force or Army ROTC? Want to go on an exciting, all-expense paid trip this summer? Visit Project GO’s website at [http://www. rotcprojectgo.org] to search for scholarships. If you have any questions, please feel free to email me at [coopec11@ my.erau.edu]. See you abroad!

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What I forgot over the summer, I quickly recalled in a matter of days. Not long after, I was learning new words at an astonishing rate. It was a combination of already learning the language for three years and the fact that I constantly spoke Chinese with my host family. My host brother, who was eight, loved to talk and play games. We would practice speaking each other’s native tongue for a good deal of time each day.

On top of living with a host family, the eight of us took two classes while we were overseas.

The first was a conversational class, which focused on helping us sound like native speakers in our conversations. The second was a geography course.

Even though we had constant classwork, my group still managed to take some educational trips across China. In Inner Mongolia, we got to see how Mongolian culture influenced China over the years. Likewise, during our trip to the northern capital of Harbin, we got to see many Russian-influenced buildings.

I am grateful that I had the opportunity to visit China again. If it wasn’t for the hard work of the faculty in the Chinese program, none of this would have been possible. I recommend that anybody who gets an opportunity like this should take it.

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BEIJING

CHINA: PART 2 After spending three months studying in China last 5summer, the thought that I would return again for another study abroad trip seemed far-fetched at best.

Not only was another trip not a part of the degree track, most students in the program, including myself, had mandatory training for the Reserve Officer Training Corps over the summer.

Despite the many things stacking up against a return trip, Dr. Chen, the head of the Chinese program, somehow found a way to give eight juniors the opportunity to gain additional language education in Beijing.

Although this would be my second time going to China, I was just as nervous as the first time upon landing at Beijing International Airport because it felt like years since I heard or spoke Chinese. Adding to the pressure, we would be moving in with our host families the day after our arrival.

I found out I would be living with a family that hosted one of the sophomores during their study abroad. As I met them for the first time and bumbled my way through an introduction, the only thing going through my mind was the fear that I would sound worse than the class below me. Surprisingly, I was able to recall enough words to make a good impression on my host family.

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The Global Security and Intelligence Studies (GSIS) Chinese Track is unique to any other bachelor’s degree in the country. Students in the GSIS Chinese Track have the opporuntunity to learn about the intelligence and security fields simultaneously, while also undergoing intensive studies in one of the languages most vital to national security: Chinese. In between their sophomore and junior years, GSIS Chinese Track students get to travel to China and learn firsthand about the culture and history of one of the world’s oldest civilizations. want more information about the GSIS Chinese track?

Contact Dr. Leeann Chen, the head of the program, at [leeann.chen@erau.edu].

This past summer, I spent 11 weeks in China on an EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University Global Security and Intelligence Studies study abroad trip. The trip was one of the most unique and memorable experiences of my life, and through it I greatly improved my Chinese skills.

I spent most of the summer in Beijing, staying with a host family and taking three classes, all taught in Chinese. Staying with a host family afforded me the opportunity to practice Chinese from the moment I awoke to when I went to bed. It was mandatory if I wanted to eat breakfast or dinner! All the close contact certainly proved a beneficial way to learn Chinese.

Unsurprisingly, my favorite part of the trip was getting to live in and experience the Chinese culture.

After living in the United States for my entire life, Chinese culture was certainly a shock. Haggling with store owners over prices and buying street food everywhere was certainly different from my cultural norm, but also very fun!

Beijing is certainly not a representation of all of China, and get-

ting to see more of the country was one of my top priorities when I was there. The trip organized by Dr. Chen, head of the GSIS/Chinese program, included several trips already, and I added a couple more. In total, I visited Xi’an, Bao Tou, Qingdao, Kunming, Dali, and Shangri La. These trips granted me the opportunity to see the Terracotta Warriors, the Leaping Tiger Gorge, the Gobi Desert, and a famous monastery, all of which were like nothing I had ever seen.

From the Summer Palace to the Great Wall to the Forbidden City, China is full incredible wonders that everyone should see. Each landmark I visited gave deeper insight into Chinese culture and history, and gave me a better understanding than I could possibly have learned in class.

I experienced so much of China and its culture, and all the while, I was improving my Chinese language abilities. The trip through the GSIS program was a perfect way to continually improve my abilities and experience everything my teachers taught in the classroom.

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OctoberWest Kicks Off !

Eli Olson Correspondent

Students came to the Lower Fields Oct. 4 to take advantage of the numerous activities available.

Around the fields, numerous activities were set up. From a bounce house to a zipline. Students enjoyed all of these while collecting items from Food and Free Stuff Friday.

To kick off the festivities, a weather balloon was originally going to drop paratroopers for the Paratrooper hunt. However, the balloon popped part way through being inflated, so it was not part of the festivities. The second part of the kickoff went off without a hitch though. A trio of planes flew in from the flightline and performed.

The planes flew in circles around campus while waiting to begin, then came in tight formation over AC-1 and the fields, releasing smoke along the way. On their second pass, the planes changed the colors of their smoke and left a red, white, and blue

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Hypnotist Mesmerizes Audience Carsen Cooper Diversions Editor

Hoards of students filed into the Activity Center around 8 p.m. on Oct. 4 to take part in what is probably Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s most popular event of the year: Bruce McDonald’s Hypnosis Show. Set as the centerpiece of the campus’ annual OctoberWest, every year since 1983, McDonald has come to ERAU to put on a spectacular night of giggles and grins, and his 30th show promised to only set that bar higher.

McDonald opened up the show by first getting the audience to know each other a little better. He started off with the more classical approach to introductions, telling everyone to greet five people around them that they had never met before. However things quickly escalated when he told everyone to massage the backs of the

people to their right and then turn and massage the people to their left. This was too much for most of the socially awkward Embry-Riddle students to handle, so McDonald quickly moved on to the show.

When McDonald asked for hypnosis volunteers, hands quickly shot up. He selected about 30 willing students, most of whom happened to be freshmen, and had them come down on stage. From there he began to relax them into a state of hypnosis.

When asked how it happened, freshman participant Brandon Foster said he didn’t really know. “He just started talking and I began to feel really relaxed, almost like I was asleep,” Foster shared with his psychology class. And just a couple of minutes after the process began, McDonald snapped his fingers, whispered “sleep” into the microphone, and all of the participants fell on the shoulders of

the students next to them, out cold.

The show was ready to begin.

To demonstrate how open the hypnotized students now were to suggestions, he implanted the idea inside of their heads saying that all of their friends sitting next to them on stage had a nasty gas problem, and each time he squeaked a stuffed animal the smell just got stronger and more pungent. The reactions of the participants when he started squeaking that toy like crazy was priceless. Some couldn’t stay in their seats. But even better was when McDonald reversed the story, saying that the people sitting next to the participants smelled fantastic, and that they should just smell each other more. Seeing students rub their faces into the people next to them was downright hilarious.

McDonald went on to give many great scenarios, but perhaps one of the crowd’s favorite was a mach ver-

sion of American Idol. Three freshmen judges were chosen from the hypnotized group. Diante Vicis acted as Simon Cowell, a freshman female pretended to be Paula Abdul, and Mason Etcheverry became Randy Jackson. Three different singers came up and gave it all they had, and the three judges shredded them all apart to the audience’s delight. It was knee-slapping worthy.

When asked at the end of the show if he remembered anything that had happened, such as taking off his shirt, dancing around, and sitting on a stranger’s lap, Foster said, “I was very aware of what was going on, but I was just really tired and didn’t care.”

McDonald’s 30th show on campus was no doubt a success once again, and it is almost certain that we can look forward to seeing him at OctoberWest next year for another pissyour-pants-funny performance.

trail in their wake. Then the team split off and flew in tight circles.

For the finale, one of the planes flew just over the tops of the trees in the parking lot and buzzed the field. On this pass, they were below the tops of the poles surrounding the field and scared at least one bird mid flight.

As the flyover finished, the attention of the students and visitors went to the Jet Dragster unveiling nearby.

After a few speeches and thank yous about the history of the project, the team dramatically pulled back the cover and revealed the dragster. Though it is capable of reaching three hundred miles per hour, the dragster was kept stationary to demonstrate the engine and allow observers to watch from only a handful of yards away.

Follow the QR Code for a video of the Jet Dragster Running.

Will Glide for Scholarships Eli Olson Correspondent

Blue and Gold Bash Ashley Ramirez Sports Editor

On Oct. 5, free food, Texas Hold ‘Em, and free beer brought together current students, alumni, and faculty from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University at the Blue and Gold Bash. The Blue and Gold Bash was part of ERAU, Prescott Campus’ annual OctoberWest event.

Starting at 4 p.m., students lined up outside the Student Union to get one of their last passport stickers and grab a plate of the free food offered by Sodexo. Guests had the options of potato salad, cucumber salad, hot dogs, ribs, a variety of chips, and a chocolate layered cake with a whipped topping for dessert. Students under 21 years old enjoyed their meals in the Quad, while students, alumni, and faculty over 21 years old were able to enjoy their meal in the “Beer Garden”. Gabe Pentkowski particularly enjoyed the free food and beer, “I like the variety; they have good stuff like Modelo and the food was prett y good, along with a friendly

SGA, and student life people, made tonight really great.”

The Beer Garden was located in the Amphitheater. There was a narrow entrance set up with a table in the front checking IDs. There was a “no ID, no entrance” policy. At the entrance table, guests over 21 years of age were given bands with three pull-tabs. The tabs were used to track the number of drinks each person had, and only three were allowed. There was a variety of domestic and imported beers, along with mixed drinks. Students and alumni seemed to have similar opinions on the Beer Garden; they loved it. Alumni Rick Arvizo enjoyed the garden not only for the drinks but for the company as well, “ I love the garden. It helps everyone relax and meet with old friends and meet new ones. I love the University.”

Inside the Student Union, bingo started at 4:30 pm and lasted for three hours, with approximately 25 rounds of bingo. For small prizes, simple bingo was played with straight rows and diagonals. For medium prizes, it was a little more

challenging with four corners, small diamond, and hard-way. Large bingo prizes were given for large diamond, top right corner, and blackout. The first large prize was given around 6 p.m. and was awarded to Colton Aaron, which was an ERAU pen set. Large prizes included an iPad Mini, iPod touch, a 24inch T.V. and a surprise addition, a $1,000 scholarship. The $1,000 scholarship was transferred over from the paratrooper search on campus earlier on Oct. 4. An alumnus found the $1,000 scholarship paratrooper, which was only available for current students. Ben Laurhammer was the lucky winner. Laurhammer played just about every round of bingo and had not won even a small prize, until the blackout. The blackout was the final bingo for large prizes and the prize was the $1,000 scholarship. “Well deserved. I feel like this was well deserved. I played all but two rounds and didn’t get anything until now,” said Laurhammer.

At 4:45 the poker tournament started. The game was Texas Hold

‘Em, which participants had to sign up for prior. At the end of the night, the guys sitting at the final table had been at five different tables playing ten rounds of Texas Hold ‘Em. Sean Ruiz was one place away from winning a cash prize by taking second, “once again, Riddle took my money, dignity, and sanity.” Jason Langston, Director of Department of Housing and Resident life, placed third. Senior Ankit Jain was the overall winner for the poker tournament. Last year he was knocked out in the first rounds, so this was a huge victory for him. “This was a great experience. I have played a decent amount of time, and it’s great to win something like this. At one point I only had $3000 left. Poker is truly all about luck,” said Jain.

The Blue and Gold Bash was truly for everyone part of the ERAU, Prescott Campus family. There were many opportunities for current students, alumni, and faculty to interact. This is definitely an event that will be looked forward to during OctoberWest in the future.

On Oct. 9, students, alumni and faculty competed in three competitions on the Lower Fields to make the best gliders out of simple materials. AeroRacers Inc. provided the school with a number of gliders for the event. AeroRacers Inc. makes aviation-related toys for schools ranging from elementary to the university level and has sponsored similar events in previous years, as well as at summer camps on the campus to encourage young people to pursue flight and aviation.

Representing the company was Luc Bausch, a 1989 alumnus. He was providing advice to competitors on how to construct their craft and overseeing the parts while discussing his “hands on, brains on” approach to design and learning.

Similar events are usually held in the morning when the wind is calmer but this event was in the afternoon and the resulting winds made life much more complex for the competitors trying to test their designs.

The basic structure of the gliders consisted of wings and a tail being inserted into a prefabricated body, however fine tuning and balancing weight kept competitors busy for the entire

activity. Any individual craft will have small imbalances in the wings that competitors must decide how to account for and adjusting weight from the front to back of the gliders proved essential.

Many competitors initially had too little weight in the front of their designs, causing them to move roughly up and down rather than smoothly glide. A smaller number had too much weight in front causing them to gain altitude and then sharply drop.

Over the course of events, wings were adjusted, weights rebalanced and bodies sanded for aerodynamics. Competitors tested their designs by hand-launching the gliders into the wind, but for competition the high start was used. The high start was a tall kite string to help pull and lift gliders high into the air. After the gliders obtained enough lift to release the tension on the string the ring holding the string onto the gliders would slip off and they would move freely through the air.

Some of the less fortunate designs fell within five seconds of launch, but the best traveled far distances, in one case even colliding with AC-1. The top members of each category were recorded and most notably, the top three students gained scholarships for their efforts. From the staff and alumni there were two entrants each, competing for the thrill of victory rather than any material prizes.

In first for the staff was Keith Deaton

with 3.00 second flight, and in second was Stephen Rayleigh with 2.17 seconds. Competing a bit more seriously for the alumni were Savina Paugmann in first with 36.80 seconds and Carmen Francesco in second with 20.29 seconds. Motivated by potential scholarships, students achieved the top times with Chase LaCombe, an Aerospace Engineering student, in third at 39.68 seconds for a $200 scholarship. In second place was Nicholas Kearney, also studying Aerospace Engineering with 40.61 seconds for a $300 scholarship. Rounding out the pack in first place for a $500 scholarship was Matthew Greene, a Mechanical Engineer, with 50.92 seconds.

Air Show Brings 1000 people to ERAU Andrew McIntyre Correspondent

On the Saturday of OctoberWest, there was an airshow at the flight line after the alumni breakfast and fly in. This event was by far the biggest event all weekend, bringing in anywhere from 800 to 1000 people. Alumni, students, faculty, and others came to watch the three aerobatic performers that Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University brought in. Two of the three performers were women, really illustrating Embry-Riddle’s devotion to women aviators. The spectacle was enjoyed by all as the performers did their maneuvers both high up and down low.

The first performer was Melissa Pemberton, a legend in the making. She started off by calling to the crowd from her radio as she climbed up to a nice high altitude.

When she got comfortably high, she started her flat spin down to about a thousand feet above the ground. She recovered and made

a low pass over the runway. She continued to fly and do several low altitude passes in between awesome maneuvers. Her performance was finished with a perfect landing onto the main runway and taxi back to the waiting area.

The next performer was Julie Clark, an absolute legend in the air show scene. She was flying a restored World War II trainer airplane so she was somewhat limited in flying upside down or banking too far. She performed what she called an air ballet. She did all of her maneuvers seemingly in sync with the song “God Bless America” during her show. Her graceful act was backed by her tens of thousands of hours in almost 70 different aircraft.

To end it off, Matt Chapman flew the Embry-Riddle Extra 300 around the sky. He flew the plane upside down, right side up, and sideways all over the airport vicinity. His most popular move was a slow speed cruise over the runway as he spun around. He

also pulled an unprecedented eight G turn almost right above the crowd off away from the airport. Matt Chapman made an appearance two years ago at OctoberWest, and was happy to return this year to represent Embry-Riddle once again.

Associate director of alumni Michelle Day proclaimed it was great to have these legendary women flying in our air show, as it was great representation of women in aviation. She was also glad to see them at the women in aviation international conference, which was held at EmbryRiddle again this year.

This event was attended mostly by Embry-Riddle folks and their guests, as it was intended to host. Overall, the event was an extreme success, bringing in an immense crowd to watch incredible aerobatic pilots. Most people who were interviewed were happy with the size of the air show and would love to see it grow again next year.

Paratroopers Descend Upon Campus Michelle Bennett Correspondent

We seem to have been invaded by outsiders Friday morning of Oct. 4. Hundreds parachuted onto our campus, some in plain sight, and others hidden from view. Each one held their own cipher, a code that was hard to crack. Don’t worry these plastic paratroopers were not a threat to us, but another opportunity for us to participate in Octoberwest activities. Each of the 550 paratroopers released on campus had a number which correlated to a prize. Prizes consisted of small toys and t-shirts as well as prizes like T.V.’s and even a 1,000 dollar scholarship! Students collected in a large line to redeem their prizes Friday at 4:00p.m. hoping that the numbers attached would redeem a great prize. A majority of the paratroopers were redeemed during Food and Free Stuff Friday. But what happened to the remainder of the prizes not redeemed? They were given as extra prizes in bingo the day after, including the $1,000 scholarship. One can prob-

ably imagine how intense those games were.

This was the second year the paratrooper event was held, Teri Poucher said, “It has been pretty successful. People have fun finding them and redeeming their prizes. Octoberwest is one of my favorite events of the year and I hope to make the paratrooper activity a campus tradition.” The success was definitely visible Friday evening as the line to redeem prizes from the paratroopers extended through the field and down the sidewalk. Teri also mentioned the people behind the activities organized at Octoberwest, the HOTACES, a student committee new this year, were in charge of focusing on events including Food and Free Stuff Friday and the Blue and Gold Bash. Students interested in being part of the committee are encouraged to contact Teri Poucher for details. This year proved to be a success based off the number of students that participated. Some students described it as an Easter egg hunt. The goal for next year is to get even more students to participate as well as discourage students who took more than one from doing so.

Career Expo Micaela Stewart Copy Editor

Students dressed in their best business attire for the annual Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Industry and Career Expo on Oct. 3. Having checked and double checked their resumes, students went to the Activity Center to talk to and possibly interview with one of about 50 companies eager to meet with them.

There were companies there looking for interns and graduates from all majors - from engineering to GSIS. Additionally, some companies were there just to get their names out and increase interest in their company. Their hope was to talk to students and get them interested in their company so they would eventually seek them out for jobs and internships. Each company that attended had plenty to say and plenty of free merchandise that further advertised their company. Students not only left with more experience with networking, but also with some really cool stuff.

The Expo seemed smaller this year, but there were still plenty of companies to talk to. Boeing, like usual, came out in force to talk to and screen potential students for their internship programs. They have a very good relationship with ERAU and love recruiting students from the campus. Other familiar faces were Gulfstream, Jet Blue, B/E Aerospace, Delta, NavAir, and the FBI, to name a few. Some companies who didn’t make it last year, but were able to attend this year were Goken and Silver Airways. Zodiac Aerospace was also going to be a new face at the Expo but were unfortunately not in attendance.

When asked about their impression of the students, Seth Guberman, a 2010 graduate of ERAU and a representative from Optical Gaging Products, said “[The students] all seem very eager to work, [it] reminds me of the other career fairs.”

However, what was unique to this campus, he said was that “[the students] talk about their lab experience and hands on projects.” Employers who are looking for interns or potential employees find this very impressive, especially since it is not often present in other university populations.

Boeing intern Chris Vanik said “I see a lot of passion and a lot of people with a lot of great ideas.”

That seemed to sum up the students attending the Expo this year very well.

The Expo is a great place to network for both students and companies. It offers an opportunity to update your resume and improve your interview skills while also giving companies an opportunity to get their name out there and scout for potential employees. An observation by Marrie Heath from the College of Aviation Career Services was that “employers open up more than they do online” giving the student and the employer a chance to achieve a more personal connection than an impersonal resume online.

The Expo was a success and a great way to start off OctoberWest. Students can feel more confident in their resumes and interview skills, while employers now have faces and personalities to go with all those resumes they collected. Both parties benefited greatly from this event and we will be looking forward to the next Industry and Career Expo next year with more companies and more opportunities for the students at ERAU.

Eagle Night Brings All Together for a Chance to Net�ork Andrew McIntyre Correspondent

EagleNight is an annual event put on by the Alumni Relations department here on campus to add on to the OctoberWest festivities. It is held somewhere around town and is a catered mixer for alumni, graduating seniors, and industry expo people (as well as certain faculty and staff ) to meet each other and mingle. It has been growing each year and becoming more and more fun. This year we saw numbers reach just above 200 in attendance with most of those being alumni. Also in attendance was the President of the university, Dr. John Johnson and his cabinet, as well as the Board of Visitors for the university.

This year the event was hosted at the Hassayampa Inn downtown. The staff of

Alumni Fly-in Breakfast Brings Several Aircraft for Display Andrew McIntyre Correspondent

The alumni fly-in breakfast at the Prescott airport is yet another annual event that is put on for OctoberWest. Alumni from all over the country are asked to return to the airport in their own aircraft, to come park it for the day and check out the events we have going on for the weekend.

This year, to accompany the air-

craft that our alumni brought in, the Alumni Department also invited the Embry-Riddle Jet Dragster to show off its smoke and fire for the crowd.

The Experimental Aircraft Association (EAA) Prescott chapter was there cooking pancakes, sausage, and making beverages for the event. The Associate Director of Alumni, Michelle Day, explained that “coordination with the EAA for this event has

gotten down to a science. They were fantastic to work with and I look forward to working with them in the future.” She also went on to proclaim the student volunteers were wonderful and this event would not have happened without them.

Alumni brought a plethora of different aircraft, ranging from a CRJ-900 operated by Mesa Airlines to an MD-900 NOTAR helicopter. Another airplane that

the Hassayampa Inn were more than helpful in setting up, hosting, and tearing down everything necessary for the event. Associate Director of Alumni, Michelle Day, was very happy with them and described them as being extremely accommodating.

There were several areas for people to hang out during the night, including the dining room where they served dinner, outside patio, and roof patio where they served hors d’oeuvres and drinks. Upstairs on the roof, right next to the bar was a live band playing music from all across the spectrum for everyone to enjoy. There were several tables set up, all of which were at capacity at some point in the night.

The Student Alumni Association had a notable presence, as they were the main

source of volunteers helping out with the event, giving them a great chance to network. Several of the alumni who attended were friends from the past and were chatting amongst themselves about the past jobs they have had while also meeting and talking with seniors graduating both in December and May. Business cards were being passed around along with cheers and laughs. At one point in the night, there was little to no walking room in the downstairs patio area because of how many people were hanging out enjoying the company of their peers.

Things started winding down after about two and a half hours, as people started to leave the event. Several groups stayed back catching up on old times, telling riveting stories of their experienc-

es, or just meeting and chatting with new friends. The venue was spread out enough to allow several groups leave at staggered times and still make the event seem packed.

Michelle Day classified this event as a “huge success” and raved about the things she saw. Newly appointed Executive Director of Alumni, Bill Thompson also raved about the event, saying he was “extremely pleased with the turnout and the venue.”

He expects next year’s EagleNight to be bigger and better than this year’s. Both Day and Thompson are considering keeping the event at the Hassayampa but are looking to other venues as well. Overall, the common answer from everyone interviewed was that they loved the event and plan to attend as many as possible in the future.

had to leave early was the Dassault Falcon 50 that the President of the University and his staff flew in on. Everyone watched as they taxied off the flight line and onto the runway to fly back to Florida. There were amphibious airplanes, homebuilt airplanes, and WWII restored airplanes all on display. Casa de Aero, a club that meets here on campus, also had a display showing off their remote controlled airplanes they fly at the RC field in the early mornings.

One of the highlights of the day was when the brand new Embry-Riddle Jet Dragster lined up on the taxiway just

off the flight line and fired up its engine. This was only the fourth time the dragster has been started up and it fired right up like a champ. Driver Elaine Larsen was waving and pumping her arms as she got the engine to idle and started blowing smoke. She then proceeded to light off the afterburner several times, making a lot of noise and fire as she made her way down the taxiway. After the run she got out of the car and ran down the crowd drawing in high fives the whole way. After the show, she hung around to sign posters by the still extremely hot car.

“The fly-in is a great way to bring in alumni to engage with students. The students will walk right up to the aircraft and start talking about them,” explained Day. She was very happy with the turnout at the event, as there were about 350 people who ate breakfast. This included the volunteers from the Student Alumni Association, Golden Eagles Flight Team and Air Force ROTC, alumni, faculty and staff, as well as some people from the community. This event went off without a hitch and everyone who was interviewed had a great time and wants to attend again in the future.

Free Food and Stuff Friday Tony Nguyen Correspondent

On Friday, Oct. 4, Food and Free Stuff Friday took place at the Lower Fields. From 4-8 p.m. attractions, prizes, and food drew the attention of all people on campus. At 5 p.m. the kickoff flyover took place. Three aerobatic aircraft performed briefly over the Lower Fields as people on the ground gazed and cheered with great excitement.

With so many people gathered at the Lower Fields, this was the perfect opportunity for the jet dragster team to debut their new dragster. Dubbed Eagles Fury, the roar of the jet engine and the warmth of the exhaust brought excitement to the cool October air. In the Air Force parking lot, where the demonstration took place,

the lively crowd that gathered was very much elated.

The jet dragster impressed many students. Captivated by it’s ingenuity, all Eric Maynard could say was that “it was beautiful…” as he stared off into the distance.

Gretchen Wachenheim said that “the coolest part was that a bunch of my friends were the ones who built it now. It’s cool to see their hard work and dedication paying off in real life. It’s not just a homework assignment but a physical project.”

Among the attractions set up at the Lower Fields, there was the zip line, inflatable obstacle course, and bounce house.

After obtaining a wristband, one could fully enjoy all that the Lower Fields had to offer that day. A few students were disappointed in the zip line as it didn’t provide the thrill they wanted or expected. One of the attractions was a pugil stick match. It was a inflatable arena where two players would fight each other with pugil sticks. One student notes that “it was better than most other things they had.”

If the attractions weren’t quite certain peoples interests, there was plenty of free food

provided. Shawn Kim notes that “the first slice [of pizza] tasted really good but afterwards it was just meh… It was filling but it didn’t taste super great.”

Though there were a few options for food, there were few who thought otherwise. One student was “disappointed that there was no variation in the food, it’s always the same stuff.”

Overall, everyone had a

great time at Food and Free Stuff Friday. Sarah Shows notes that “there was so much going on and everyone was really happy and excited. It was fun to hangout and just chill out with other students in a totally non-school Follow the QR Code for environment.” Many students en- more information about joyed the event and look forward OctoberWest. to it and Octoberwest next year.

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Fireworks Light up the Sky to End OctoberWest Mark Tverskoy Graphics Editor

As everyone was relaxing out on the lower fields waiting for the show to begin, a single light rose up into the sky. Everyone’s head rose to follow this sudden flare going up towards the clouds, and saw it fly apart apart in a spectacular explosion of green and yellow immediately followed by another volley of huge shells.

The fireworks show on Saturday, Oct. 5 marked the end of this year’s OctoberWest. The show lasted about 20 minutes and had everything a good fireworks show should have - huge shells in all sorts of shapes like galaxies, spheres, discs, and stars, bangs that deafened the audience with booms that echoed throughout the entire Prescott area, and whistlers that flew in all directions with tails blazing and sparking like torches.

This year’s OctoberWest has been a great way to meet friends, eat free pizza and huge sandwiches, and win free prizes by turning in paratroopers that were scattered around cam-

pus. For those who did not come out and have a blast, a zip-line was set up, as well as several bouncy-house obstacle courses! Despite the chilly weather, students showed up by the dozens to watch the brilliant display above t h e i r h ead s .

Some students were expecting some kind of accident, remembering the incident last years where a fire broke out amid the launching tubes after one of the tubes fell over and launched a firework along the ground.

Looking back, the pyrotechnicians did a great job of avoiding a serious accident.

Fortunately, the show went off without a hitch this year, and made the wait out in the cold totally worth it for those that wanted to see an amazing fireworks display right in their backyards. Some students even went so far as to say it was better than last year’s show. The display was a great way to wind down from the week’s festivities, which included our favorite hypnotist, many social events, and the career fair. After all these high-energy and sometimes high-stress activities and events, students could finally sit back and enjoy the show with this year’s fantastic fireworks finale. In a way, the show reflected the hectic week everyone has had and their excitement for things to come!

Sophia Newton Correspondent

The Shopping Cart Parade was the opening event for 2013 Octoberwest. Ten of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s organizations participated in the parade with unique shopping cart floats. ERAU Business office opened the parade with a landing strip float. They were followed by Housing and their western pioneer float. Next were the brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma who presented a Roswell UFO sight float, followed by the sisters of Alpha Xi Delta who

walked for autism awareness.

Resident Housing Association (RHA) walked next with an airplane float. Following them were the ladies from International Student Organization who made an Earth float. The Brotherhood of Steel walked next with their steel clad float.

Air Force ROTC was behind the Brotherhood, “flying” a jet plane float. Task Force One, the freshmen student government, was second to last with a cubism float. The parade was closed by Army ROTC with, as they called it, “government shutdown” float.

The procession circled the lawn in front of the Student Union a few times, each time passing the judges. Some organizations had candy and airplane keychains that they gave out to the crowd. In the end the scores came in as follows. Most school spirit: first place went to Air Force ROTC, second to International Student Organization. Most creative: in first place was Brotherhood of Steel, in second. Task Force One. Best Greek: first place went to Alpha Xi Delta, second to Sigma Tau Gamma. Best Octoberwest float went to RHA. Best department: Business Office took first place and Housing took second. The parade was a fun opening to Embry-Riddle Octoberwest celebration.

POW/MIA 5K Run Jake Suss Online Editor

The Saturday of OctoberWest was a chance for most people to sleep in and enjoy the air show, but a select few woke up early for a noble cause. At 8 a.m., nearly 50 people gathered for the Prisoner of War/Missing in Action (POW/MIA) remembrance 5k run.

This is the second year for the POW/MIA 5k run on campus, and Arnold Air Society is proud to host the event once per semester. Arely Silva, head of the project for Arnold Air Society, explained that the event is a good way to remember those who are still missing or captured due to defending our country.

At the bottom of the POW/MIA flags that flew around the race are the words “You are not forgotten.” These words echo the mission of all supporters, never to forget those who have not returned to their families. This motto is also the reason for the silver POW/MIA bracelets that many people at the race wore. Each bracelet has the name of a person who is still missing in action and wearing the bracelets ensures he or she is remembered.

Before the race began, Colonel Fred Cone spoke about the significance of the race and remembering those who are still missing. Next, he handed the microphone over to Arely Silva, who had everyone line up, and then the race began.

The run began at the athletics locker rooms and proceeded up the steep hill behind the Activity Center. The run continued onto the perimeter trail behind the Thumb Butte dorms and meandered around school before merging onto Doberteen Road near the maintenance complex.

After running by the pool, the route finally ended back at the starting point.

All along the race route, there were signs with pictures and short biographies of POWs or MIAs. These markers made the run much more personal and brought the reasoning for the run much closer.

A little more than 20 minutes after the race began, the first runners began to cross the finish line. Benjamin Miller won the men’s 22-and-over category. Afterward he said, “I thank God for giving me the ability to finish first today. He is the reason I am alive and I hope He is with all our men and women in harm’s way.”

Zechariah Anderson, winner of the men’s 22-and-under category, said, “I love participating in this run. It is much more motivating to run for a noble cause, and seeing the faces of all the POW/MIAs along the way keeps me going.” Morgan Conklin, winner of the female 22-and-under category simply said, “It’s worth it.”

Forty minutes after beginning, the last group of runners crossed the line together, their numbers bolstered by faster runners who went back to cheer them across the finish line. The group included Colonel Cone, several ERAU alumni who are now veterans, and Nicole Berg, who completed the race with a 50-pound ruck.

Afterwards, Silva and another Arnold Air member passed out the medals, ending with everyone gathered for a group picture to wrap up the morning.

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Eagle Softball Makes Debut ANDREW MCINTYRE Correspondent

Jake Suss/Horizons Newspaper Pitcher Kayla Avram winds up for a strike against the verteran team of Yavapai College in the Lady Eagle Softball inaugural game.

The inaugural game for Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott Campus’ softball team was on Saturday Oct. 5. Originally, there were supposed to be two games, one game against Arizona Christian University and another against Yavapai College. Unfortunately, Arizona Christian was unable to make it to the game, so Yavapai graciously accepted a double header. Yavapai has a veteran team so they were well prepared for the games.

The first game started out with the presentation of the colors by the ERAU Army ROTC and the national anthem. In attendance were Chancellor Frank Ayers and his family, along with alumni, students, and faculty. The stands were completely filled with others standing on the sides as well as in the outfield.

The first two innings were uneventful, with good plays and only a few base hits by each team. During the top of the third, Yavapai hit a triple and followed that with a single hit with an RBI to get the first run. For the rest of the top

Jake Suss/ Horizons Newspaper Darby Marney catches a strike thrown by Kayla Avram.

of the third Yavapai hit two more RBIs before a runner trying to steal a base was tagged out for the third out. The bottom of the third inning was quick for ERAU since every hit was caught in the infield and thrown immediately to first before runners could get there.

For the rest of the game, ERAU gained some speed by making plays in the infield and better at making the catches in the outfield. Yavapai would eventually win with a final score of 7-0.

The beginning of second game was harsh for ERAU since Yavapai got a quick run from an ERAU error on the field. They then quickly hit a home run to make the score 2-0 before the third inning.

Yavapai scored two more runs in the fourth inning. The fifth inning was even more beneficial for Yavapai, as they were able to come away with six more runs. Then, during the sixth inning, history was see SOFTBALL page E2

Volleyball Suffers Defeat From UC Merced JAKE SUSS Online Editor

On Oct. 3, the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott campus’ women’s volleyball team took on the University of California, Merced Bobcats. After three games, the Eagles walked away with a painful defeat, but not without putting up a great fight.

The first game began with a back and forth battle for dominance that stayed generally even. After UC Merced scored one point, the Eagles answered with a point of their own, never letting the score change by more than one point at a time.

After some time, the Eagles slowly began to fall behind in

the first game. Several service errors killed the team’s momentum, and attack errors that sent the ball too long or into the net cost the Eagles even more points. This brought the Bobcats ahead near the end of the first game.

As good blocking team, the Bobcats shut down much of the Eagles’ hitting attempts, but ERAU managed to score a few points by tipping the ball over their blocks and throwing the Bobcats out of rotation.

Unfortunately, the Eagles’ change of strategy was too late to change the outcome of the first game, and the Eagles lost 25-17.

The second game began and gave the Eagles a new chance at taking the Bobcats out of their

element, but the Eagles did not maintain their strategy of trying to take the Bobcats out of system. The Eagles continued trying to aggressively spike the ball against the Bobcats, only to have them return it with skilled blocks. The Bobcats also employed their setter effectively, dumping the ball on the Eagles, catching their defense unprepared.

The Eagles did however continue to strike back against the Bobcats. One of the team’s two seniors, Morgan Vieira, had several good hits against the Bobcats and helped keep the score close. Sophomore Cheyenne Kadrmas also had several kills against the Bobcats, skillfully reading their

block and forcing the Bobcats to make errors.

After a huge save that brought the ball back from well outside the court, Jordan Jones and Jessica DeOcampo finished off the point with an impressive double block. Their point raised the Eagles’ spirit, but was inadequate to secure the Eagles a win in the second game, which ended with a score of 25-15.

After two losses, the demoralized Eagles started the third game. Despite the outcomes of the first two games, the Eagles did not go down without a fight, and fought many extended rallies. The last game ended with a score of 25-16, bringing the Eagles’ overall record to 2-7.

Jake Suss/Horizons Newspaper Hannah Mercurior serves agressivly to UC Merced.

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Player Profile: TROY

KILLGORE

Dayton Burchfield/Horizons Newspaper

JAKE SUSS Online Editor

Standing 5 feet, 10 inches tall and weighing in at 197 pounds, Troy Killgore is one of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus’ premier wrestlers. In his four years at the school, he has seen both good seasons and bad, but has enjoyed every year spent wrestling with his teammates.

Originally from Washoe Valley, Nev., this year is Killgore’s senior year as a mechanical engineering major. He says, “I love my major, but it’s de�initely not easy. It takes a lot of time.” He hopes that the hard work put in now will pay off in the future and enable him to �ind a good job.

This is Killgore’s 10th year wrestling. He started wrestling in middle school when prompted by several of his friends who were already wrestling. He took to

the sport readily and competed all through middle school, high school, and now college. Coming up on his last year wrestling competitively, Killgore says he will miss the experiences and wrestling with his friends, but that he is glad to be done with the stress of competitions and weight cutting.

When asked about his favorite memories of wrestling, Killgore answered, “I really like the trips we take to go to some competitions.”

Chief among those, Killgore enjoyed his �irst trip to Vancouver, Canada at Simon Fraser University. “It was my �irst trip out of the country,” Killgore explained. “You can’t turn down a free trip to travel out of the country, especially when you get to wrestle too.”

Like many other students at ERAU, Killgore is not simply a student or an athlete, but unlike many others, he takes extracurricular involvement very seriously and participates in many clubs and organizations. As the vice president of the Student Gov-

ernment Association (SGA), Killgore spends large amounts of time working and organizing events. He enjoys his time spent in the SGA of�ice and says it is a fun environment in which to talk with people and do homework.

Additionally, Killgore is a member of the Zumba Club, and of course, wrestling. All the time commitments add up, but he says, “The time crunch isn’t too bad and I manage to get all of my work done.”

Killgore plans to graduate in the fall of 2014 and wants to put his degree to use in the �ield of propulsions. His plans for the future include applying to Rolls Royce and Spirit. “It would be really cool if I could get a job at either of those �irms,” he said. “I really enjoy my propulsions courses here, and hope that I can use my knowledge to design engines for a company after I graduate.”

Until graduation, Killgore is enjoying his last year wrestling at ERAU and hopes that this will be the best season yet.

OCT. 16, 2013

Fun and Games for ‘Team Awesome’ RYAN O’HARA Correspondent

Having fun and playing games is something that is a rarity once you get deep into a school semester, but two teams managed to find some time in their schedules to meet for a friendly match at the Activity Center on Monday, Sept. 30. Nathan Haslett and Kyle Hasler led their team known as ‘Team Awesome’ as they faced off against the Eagles.

Haslett outgunned the Eagles on the initial tip-off and worked flawlessly with teammate Kyle Hasler to down the Eagles by a score of 11-3. The Eagles did not look very strong defensively and just were not quick enough to handle the great trio of Haslett and Hasler. Also, the Eagles failed to capitalize when Team Awesome made their own defensive errors. At one moment, the Eagles sat with an open shot at the net from about 3-4 feet away from the rim, but failed to secure the point. This proved to be a game changer as the Eagles failed to keep the momentum away from their rivals. The Eagles managed to score an extra point on a foul, but the rally never got started as Team Awesome secured their place in Embry-Riddle 3X3 basketball history with a dominating victory over the Eagles. However; don’t discredit the Eagles. They put up a great effort, but simply could not handle the two superstars. It will be interesting to see how the trio of Haslett and Hasler of Team Awesome performs in their next matchup.

For the rest of the games played, it was simply guys trying

to have fun and get in shape. For many of these students this may be the first time in weeks that they are able to have fun in a place other than the library

or their dorm room working on that dreaded schoolwork.

It was great to see hard-working kids finally able to get their much-needed break.

Dayton Burchfield / Horizons Newspaper Team Awesome and Eagles compete for the ball in the 3 on 3 intramural basketball tournament.

La Sierra Defeats Lady Eagles SOFIA NEWTON Correspondent

Jake Suss / Horizons Newspaper Karina Pacheco prepares to swing at the ball thrown from Yavapai College’s pitcher.

Softball

Continued from E1 made. The first ever ERAU home run was hit and it came just in time. After the histor-

ic first run, there was a drop in confidence by Yavapai and they started making errors while we hit 3 more people in to bring the score to 11-4. The rest of the game only saw one more score by Yavapai making the final score 12-4.

Coach Marie Thomason said she thought the game went well for the team. As the first game they have ever played, she thought the problems she saw were mainly problems of playing together as a team, not of individual talent.

Sunday, Oct. 6, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University volleyball played La Sierra Universit`y at home. The team started out good but lost a little of their momentum, which they never gained back. Embry-Riddle lead in the first set, but was overtaken by La Sierra later in the game. The final score was 23-25 La Sierra.

The energy of the crowd was great, which helped to make the game so close. The young team is starting to come together, which is great not only for this season, but the seasons

to come. The progress that the team makes early in the season is crucial to their chances of going on to conference finals. Last year Embry-Riddle took second place at Cal Pac conference finals and this year they are hoping to get back to that title or even better, win the conference. La Sierra University is one of the main and toughest opponents of the volleyball team. Winning games against that school not only puts us in a better position in the conference standing, but helps the team gain confidence. Playing a close game like Sunday, shows that the volleyball team is getting closer and closer to being that top conference team again.

ERAU is starting to create some great plays and the crowd loves it. Volleyball home games are always full of great energy and excitement.

OctoberWest mood and enthusiasm only increased the energy of the crowd. This was the last event in the OctoberWest celebration and was a good close to a great week.

The team’s next challenges are games against Menlo College in Atherton, Cali. and Pacific Union College in Angwin, Cali. Thier next home game will be Friday, Oct. 18 against William Jessup University. We wish our volleyball team the best of luck and are excited to see what happens next.

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Jake Suss / Horizons Newspaper The “Is” team and the “Was” team exchange hive-fives and good luck before their match.

Alumni vs. Lady Eagles

JAKE SUSS Online Editor

Photo by: Jake Suss / Horizons Newspaper Mahlet Lee from the “Was” goes up for a kill.

Starting much like any other volleyball game, the match on Oct. 5 began with both teams sharing a friendly “good luck” high five under the net. Unlike most games however, all the competitors recognized each other and at times played on the same team.

In a tradition that dates back over eight years, the EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus’ women’s volleyball team faced a team comprised of their own alumni. Spanning several years themselves, the alumni graduated between 2006 and 2013. They hold various jobs; one is a security analyst, another is a US Army officer, and yet another is a C-17 pilo t.

After the cordial handshakes, the game began in earnest, with the team wearing the “Was” jerseys scoring the first point of the match. The beginning of the first game was very close, with no team pulling ahead by more than one point before the other team answered with their own point.

The “Was” team played well offensively, both aggressively hitting and serving against the “Is” team.

The “Is” team responded with excellent defense that picked up many of the other teams attacks that should have been kills.

As the first game ended, the alumni team began to pull ahead in the score, but the current team fought valiantly and kept the score close. The jump serving of Miguel Diaz and Taylor Stife added intensity to the alumni team’s game and forced the “Is” team to stay largely on the defensive.

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The first game ended 25-21 in the favor of the alumni. Not to be outdone, the current team took the lead early in the first game and asserted their lead with good-natured trash talk. Jests about the other team’s age flowed frequently, and the alumni answered with spirited comments of their own.

The “Is” team played more aggressively the second game than they did in the first, and they were rewarded initially. The alumni however, slowly caught up with them and in a huge rally that seemed to last an eternity won a crucial point at 14-13 that tied the game. The alumni then took the lead from the current team and slowly edged ahead of them.

The older “Was” team maintained an extremely relaxed and fun atmosphere the entire match.

Their attitude exemplified what coach Jill Blasczyk calls, “a fun way

Calendar of Events

Wed 16

Thu 17

Fri 18

Sat 19

Sun 20

12:30-4p.m. Massage Therapist @ Wellness Center

8:30a.m.-3p.m. Physician Hours

6:30-7:30p.m.

Passport Finale 7-9p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs William Jessup @ Activity Center 7-10p.m. Dueling Pianos @ Lower Hangar 5-10p.m. Wondershlautt Bike Festival @ Park Plaza Deli* 5-9p.m. Pumpkin Beer Tasting @ Hotel Vendome*

8-9a.m. Tri-College Leadership Conference 7-9p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs Simpson @ Activity Center 11a.m.-3p.m. AZ Firefighter’s Cook-Off @ YMCA Sky-Y Camp* 7a.m.-10p.m. Wondershlautt Bike Festival @ Park Plaza Deli* 5-9p.m. Pumpkin Beer Tasting @ Hotel Vendome* 9a.m.-5p.m. Zoofest @ Heritage Park Zoo*

10-11:15a.m. Campus Christian Fellowship @ Haas Chapel 7:30-8:30p.m. Catholic Mass @ Haas Chapel 2p.m. Folk Sessions 10yr Celebration Concert @ Highlands Center* 5-9p.m. Women of Note Jazz Concert @ Hassayampa Inn* 3-5p.m. Fall Choral Concert @ Yavapai College*

Fri 25

Sat 26

Sun 27

7-8p.m. Middle East Night @ Student Union 5:30-7p.m. Highlands Center Highlight with Dave Irvine @ Highland Center

Wed 23 12:30-4p.m. Massage Therapist

12-1p.m. LDS Institute of Religion Course @ Haas Chapel 6:30-9p.m. Prescott Astronomy Club Star Talks @ Prescott Public Library*

Thu 24 8a.m.-4:30p.m. National Security and Intelligence Symposium @ DLC 8:30a.m.-3:30p.m.

Physician Hours @ Wellness Center 12-1p.m. LDS Institute of Religion Course @ Haas Chapel 7-8:30p.m. Prescott Audubon Society Meeting @ Trinity Church*

8a.m.-3p.m. National Security and Intelligence Symposium @ DLC 4-7p.m. Creative Spirit Costume Ball @ ‘Tis Art Center & Gallery* 7p.m. Carrie Newcomer Performance @ Trinity Church*

to give the girls another opportunity to compete. I like the energy they have.” The rivalry between old and new ensured an intense environment that gave the team more practice under pressure.

The alumni team used their relaxed attitude to good effect, winning the second game 25-19. Up two games already, they stayed relaxed and had fun as they began the final game.

The last game of the match was a close battle. The “Is” team played well and blocked many of the alumni’s shots, but the “Was” team skillfully read their blocks and continued to score points.

With a score of 25-22 in favor of the alumni, they upset the record last year when the “Is” team won.

Regardless of the results, both teams hugged at the end and celebrated the game.

Mon 21 8:30a.m.-12:30p.m.

Physician Hours

8a.m.-2p.m. Physician Hours

10-11:45a.m. Prescott Art Docents Art Talk @ Prescott Center for the Arts*

12-1p.m. LDS Institute of Religion Course

7-9p.m. Evening Jazz Concert @ Yavapai College

Mon 28

2-4p.m. Women’s Volley- 12-2p.m. Men’s Soccer ball vs Menlo @ Activity vs La Sierra @ Soccer Field Center

8:30a.m.-12:30p.m.

Physician Hours @ Wellness Center

5:30-6:30 The Lords Church of Prescott @ Haas Chapel

10-11:45a.m. Prescott Art Docents Art Talk @ Prescott Center for the Arts*

5-9p.m. Pumpkin Beer Tasting @ Hotel Vendome*

2-4p.m. Women’s Volleyball vs La Sierra @ Activity Center 10a.m.-4p.m. Dia de los Muertos Celebration @ Smoki Museum 3p.m. Phoenix Symphony in Prescott @ Yavapai College*

Tue 22

6-7:30p.m. Private Pilot Workshop 3 @ DLC

Tue 29 12:15-1:15p.m. Physics Colloquium- Aurelien Hees @ AC1-104 6-7:30p.m. Private Pilot Workshop 4 @ DLC 8a.m.-2p.m. Physician Hours @ Wellness Center 12-1p.m. LDS Institute of Religion Course @ Haas Chapel

* Event from http://cityofprescott.net/events

FINALL

Wednesday, October 16, 2013

APPROACH A

Section F

HORIZONS

Breast Cancer Awareness Month LYNDA ROBERTS

Student Life Correspondent

Two months ago Joanna Montgomery had both her breasts removed with reconstructive surgery during an outpatient procedure. Four hours later the hospital released her to go home to recuperate from her prophylactic bilateral mastectomy.

Montgomery’s decision to surgically remove her breasts came after a nearly one and a half year long battle with fallopian tube cancer. During an unplanned cesarean birth of her daughter, Maggie, the doctors discovered a grapefruit size tumor and they

immediately launched into plans to fix this Stage 3C cancer and turn things around. Had it not been for the pregnancy and cesarean procedure the malignancy would have grown undetected. Montgomery says of her baby daughter Maggie, “If it weren’t for her, they may not have found the cancer inside me until it had progressed much further. It just may turn out that she saved my life.”

Montgomery’s disease had already spread to several other organs and she was experiencing advanced widespread gynecological cancer. After three surgeries and 24 rounds of aggressive chemotherapy plus taking care of an infant daughter Montgomery de-

served a rest. However, that was not to be the case, destiny had Montgomery firmly in its sights.

During her medical ordeal Montgomery began to record her cancer experiences in a blog called, “It’s Cancer Baby” for family and friends. Her frank and upfront writings took the social media world by storm.

AOL, Huffington Post along with Café Mom’s, Stir web sites recruited her for regular columns including a 10-week video series of her new life as a wife, mother and cancer patient. Montgomery’s writing talent soon catapulted her as a cancer advocate and her and her family appeared on the Katie Couric show. In her home town of Nashville, Montgomery’s column appears frequently in Nashville’s The Tennessean newspaper and she has made guest appearances on radio programs and has also been the guest speaker of several major cancer awareness events and charities in the downtown center.

Montgomery says of her health issues, “I continue to be amazed on a daily basis by how many wonderful people and opportunities this bout with cancer

Cyber Security Awareness BARABARA CHEARNEY Special to Horizons

October is National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, making it a great time of year to ask yourself, “am I doing my part to keep our campus community cyber secure?” Cybersecurity refers to technologies and best practices that protect computers, networks and data from unauthorized access. Cybersecurity is a shared responsibility that everyone at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University needs to understand because we use many forms of digital data. From system passwords and personally identifiable information to email and social media, any and all online information is vulnerable to theft so we need to work together to keep it safe.

Embry-Riddle has partnered with cybersecurity experts to provide you with tools to help with this endeavor. These tools include a mobile check-

list, tips on how to keep a clean computer, and recommendations on simple things you can do to stay safe in a connected world. This information – and much more – is available in ERNIE [ERNIE>Information Technology>Security]. You can also go to the Information Technology Department’s Facebook page, which is full of tips on data security and more [www.facebook.com/EmbryRiddleIT].

Here are a few tips that can help you get started: Keep your machine clean: - Install and run anti-virus software on your personal devices (download it for FREE on the IT website) - Plug and scan USB drives and other external devices – they may be infected with viruses and malware Protect personal information at home, work and school: - Make your password long and strong by combining letters, numbers, symbols or phrases - Lock your workstation when you are not using it, pow-

er it down at the end of the day - Limit exposure of private information in online postings - Maintain possession of your USB and other external devices at all times or lock them away - Keep your passwords private, do not write them on a sticky note or share them with anyone (no one from Embry-Riddle will ever ask you for your password) - Secure your smart phones and tablets with passcodes Surf the Web wisely: - Refrain from emailing your password, social security number, date of birth or any other personal information - Shop and bank only on security-enabled sites, ones with Web addresses that start with [https://] or [shttp://] - Think before you click – anything that appears questionable or “too good to be true” probably is Be security conscious: - Ignore phishing emails, text messages or phone calls - Remember that your actions may impact the university - Alert the IT department of any suspicious activity Remember that a secure environment is a shared responsibility. Thanks for doing your part to help keep us cyber secure. If you have any questions, please contact IT Support @ 928.777.6990 or email [ITSupport@erau.edu]. Don’t forget to like us on Facebook [www.facebook.com/EmbryRiddleIT]

has brought into my life and for the changes that have manifested in me as a result of the experience. It has, and continues to be, transforming in so many ways.”

Montgomery regularly goes for medical testing and cat scans to keep check on how her cancer is remaining under control.

The BRCA1 genetic mutation test came to her attention and the results of her own personal genetic testing revealed the outcome that Montgomery had 87% chance of contracting breast cancer. That is when she decided to remove both of her breasts and not gamble away her 87% chance of living on two boobs.

Montgomery, in her usual witty way of explaining the physical ailments she experienced during her cancer treatment has fondly christened her new breasts as “Foobs”, or fake boobs! Montgomery’s charming blog enlightens the rest of us on things we had not thought of, such as after chemotherapy when your nose hairs fall out, then there will be nothing to hold back the snot! Who knew? In addition to other new found information is the nipple situation after her mastectomy.

Since breast nipples are made of cells containing the BRCA1 mutation gene there are two options to choose from. They either need to be removed completely or there is a nipple sparing procedure that is more risky that would leave behind suspect cancer cells.

Montgomery elected the procedure to have new nipples made from her own grafted skin with the color tattooed on at a later date by a tattoo artist who has made a good name for himself assisting cancer patients.

Last week Montgomery joined her many cancer survivor friends

and friends of non-surviving patients and went to Washington, DC to march in the Susan G. Komen 3-Day Cancer Awareness Walk to raise money for cancer research.

Montgomery encourages other cancer patients and says, “Take care of yourself and stay positive.

Do whatever is necessary to fight your cancer, it ain’t over ‘til it’s over.”

Please log on to [http:// hellojomo.com] to witness a remarkable view on life and living from this wife, mother, writer and warrior. We could all learn a few things from this extraordinary woman.

Area 51 October Events MELANIE WILSON Special to Horizons

What an outstanding October! Among other things, the Jet Dragster group debuted their incredible machine in a plume of smoke and fire. I wanted to do a callout to their amazing driver Elaine Larsen.

She spoke to the Women in Aviation Conference and shared a remarkable story. She grew up in the rural Midwest as a Mennonite. If you are unfamiliar, the Mennonites are a conservative and traditional religious group, somewhat similar to the Amish, in which women typically live close to home and live a life devoted to family, not pursuing what we would think of as a “career.”

For her then to decide to venture beyond that life and become one of the foremost WOMEN RACE CAR DRIVERS in the world? Now that’s a story! She is tremendously energetic and motivating. Her message of “No Fear” is a powerful one, for all students and especially for our women. Let’s hope we see lots more of Elaine and Chris Larsen on the Prescott Campus! Congratulations to the Jet Dragster Team on their stellar accomplishment.

I will also call out Pride/Coming Out Week. Outstanding students including James Roberson,

Brian Ingalls, Jess Hernandez, Lily Matthews, and Zac Greenman produced a week of first-ever activities. These included the Pride Organization Fair, the “So You Think You Can Drag” Show, the Fall Fling, and the Coming Out Stories. A shout-out to Dr. Jason Jacobs who was crowned the Queen of the Show, and Lily Matthews who was judged the King.

Our LGBTQ students appreciated the visible support from

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, its students, staff, and faculty. By popular demand the Drag Show and Dance will be produced again in the spring on Valentine’s Day. One more commendation – the men of Sigma Tau Gamma noticed someone had painted over the Pride Rock, and took it upon themselves to return it to its rainbow splendor! We all appreciate your very visible show of support for our students.

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. We

will be preparing a display of the Clothesline Project during the fourth week of October. The Clothesline Project displays Tshirts decorated by survivors of violence, their friends, families, and allies. These shirts depict the pain and struggles of violence, and also the hope and promise of recovery. We will have a workshop to design shirts prior to displaying them on campus (of course, snacks will be served!).

I will also invite you to participate in both the Eagle Leadership Series as well as the Tri-College Leadership Conference. I will offer a presentation at both, discussing the important foundational ideas of power and privilege.

It’s important to be exposed to these concepts, as well as the related ideas of sex roles and stereotyping, to more fully understand our society in 2013. This type of social science research is not usually explored at the high school level, so I encourage you to take advantage of this opportunity.

I’ve taught these ideas to college students for many years, and students often say, “Why haven’t I heard about this before?”

In closing, I again invite everyone to visit Area 51, especially if you have an idea for a program or event. All our best ideas come from students, and we will work with you to make your vision a reality. Nothing but fun in Area 51!

FINAL APPROACH

OCT. 16, 2013

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Government Shutdown is a Sham RYAN O’HARA Correspondent

The government shutdown is nothing more than a sham. There are no more words that you can add to describe this situation. The question that many Americans are asking today is, “Who is at fault?”

That is not what we should be asking. This is a problem that generations of Americans will have to deal with, and it is how we have been brought up here in the states. We should be asking, “why did it happen and how can we prevent this from happening again?”

The majority of the new generation of Americans are essentially cowards and spend most of their time pointing fingers at other people instead of speaking out and trying to add some intelligence into this debate.

For Global Security and Intelligence students, this impacts our careers entirely. The FBI and DEA had similar answers. “This is what we do and because of the government shutdown, we will not be hiring for at least another 2 to 3 years.”

For students like myself that graduate in or around that time, it probably means I am probably heading back to North Carolina to get

back to writing and broadcasting race reports. For the amount of work that we put into our education here at the university, I feel that everyone deserves the opportunity to secure whatever job they may please in their respective fields, but it is the government’s policies that get in the way of those dreams.

So, why did this happen? Republicans and Democrats are at fault. And now the Republicans and Democrats are probably screaming at me, thus creating more chaos between both parties.

You have to admire Democrats because they are passionate about what they believe in and they will not relent, but the majority of the House GOP will not fight back and surrender like cowards. This is where the problem began.

Throughout this administration, the Republicans have shown the Democrats that they will always cave in. The Democrats were expecting the Republicans to cave in and now we have a government shutdown. The people voted and this is what we got. We are going to have to deal with it and deal with it before we hit a dead end.

Do the Republicans have points? They absolutely do, but

they don’t have the will or the determination to try and stop the madness. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul are examples of two good men from the GOP who truly believe in what they stand for and I commend them for that. When it comes down to Obama Care, the people do not want it and neither do physicians.

What are the Democrats thinking?

Obama Care adds 32 million more to the system and you also have to add in about 11 million from the Gang of Eight plan. This is an economic disaster. You need more doctors and you have a vast amount of patients that need doctors. Has anyone done a model on supply and demand? It could help both parties because it seems as if economics suddenly becomes meaningless once you move to Washington.

The GOP is doing exactly what politicians should do at this time.

They are offering a trade for something that their followers generally dislike, and the Democrats should be coming up with an alternative to that, but the Democrats don’t want to negotiate. In other words, “It is our way or the highway.” And while that petty garbage continues, we, the American people, are paying for this.

Pete Rose bet on baseball and was banned from the game. How-

ever, President Obama has been making political bets on his own nation, yet it does not seem likely that Obama will be banned from politics. His position is merely a political bet. He is betting that the Republicans will cave into the increased pressure on them to end this government shutdown no matter what it takes. But as long as it continues, we will continue to suffer as a nation. The Republicans on the other hand need to put on their boxing gloves and quit with the political correctness which is further driving our country into insanity.

I will leave you with one final point.

The decisions and the actions of our leaders affects the decisions and actions of young children here in America. Our public schools may have “no bully” policies, but the policies they create give the power to the bully. The person being bullied is not allowed to fight back, otherwise they will get in “trouble.” The bully doesn’t care.

The same issue goes with gun control. Yeah, take the guns away from the good citizen, but guess what? The criminals do not care. Until we teach our children in public schools how to really stand up to a bully, we are only creating future criminals. If you stand up to that bully and welcome them to reality, you might have just created a better future for someone else.

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