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Johnny Walker’s “Blue Label” Entertainment Zombies Invade Comedian Entertains Embry-Riddle with a Fusion of Stand-up Comedy and Musical Parody

Over 200 students participate in extensive campus-wide Humans versus Zombies game

Campus News Women’s Club Women’s Club announces scholarship awards and rafﬂe winners A5

ALLISON CISNEROS Correspondent

AIAA Competition Winner ERAU student wins ﬁrst place in national AIAA Undergraduate Research Paper Competition A2

Diversions Etan Dorrone’s India Dorrone shares tales of his backpacking trip through India B1

Music Club Exhibition of student talent in Spring Concert B1

Life, Love and Tasty Food Carrie’s “I love having an oven” Quiche B2

Sports Sports Wrap-up A look at the last year in Embry-Riddle sports C1

Major League Baseball Update on this season’s MLB statistics C3

Final Approach Live, Learn, Serve, and Grow Graduating Editor in Chief says goodbye D1

Quiddity Remembering the last four years of Quiddity D3

Horizons Newspaper wishes all graduates the best of luck in the future!

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Jeroen Geeraert / Horizons Newspaper Comedian and Musician Johnny Walker pauses from his musical parody to tell a joke. JAMES FERNANDO Correspondent

The students of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University gathered in the Davis Learning Center Auditorium Friday, Apr. 23 to be entertained by comedian Johnny Walker. Shortly after 8 p.m., Johnny came out and introduced himself, assuring people that Johnny Walker was his real name,

and that if he was whiskey he would be blue label. After he finished spinning the yarn, the show was veered toward the “dumbing down of society,” poking fun at abbreviations used in today’s internet communication such as ‘lol.’ This went into some more outrageous abbreviations which filled the audience with laughter. Johnny Walker also played comedy guitar music, some of which he even wrote shortly before the per-

formance. One of the first songs was about Natural Light, the beer of choice for college students due to its low cost. Another song was about the Transport Security Administration, and how they have caused air travel to be quite a burden to everybody and overreacted for everyday situations in the name of security. His final song was about Attention Deficit Disorder, during which see COMEDIAN page B2

Tea Party Draws Crowd to Prescott Courthouse Square Tax Day Tea Party at Prescott’s Courthouse Square rallies for limited government, fiscal responsibility, and secure borders KERIANNE HOBBS Editor in Chief

The grass roots organization known as the Tea Party drew approximately two thousand concerned citizens to Prescott’s courthouse square for a rally on Apr. 15, the tax filing deadline. The main points expressed in the program were the needs for limited government, secure borders, and fiscal responsibility. The iconic “Don’t Tread on Me,” and original 13 colonies flags flanked either side of the courthouse steps, and between them members of the Tea Party movement spoke passionately about their back-to-basics approach to politics. The entire event was exceptionally patriotic. The evening opened with

Ben Wilking / Horizons Newspaper Over two thousand people attended the Tea Party Rally on Apr. 15 in Prescott’s courthouse square.

an a cappella rendition of the National Anthem. As each patriotic song was performed throughout the program, a passionate crowd sang along with the talented performers. The leaders of the program paused to recognize the efforts of our service men and women. The veterans in the

crowd were invited to stand as the rest of the people in the audience cheered and applauded. In true American fashion, some of the local businesses capitalized on the patriotism of the crowd. One individual, dressed in a pig suit, wandered the see TEA PARTY page A6

When Ashley Shaw replied to a text message from Dom Narducci around midnight, it was to begin the conversation that would make her the Original Zombie. Humans vs. Zombies was started by Dom Narducci after he tried to start a campus-wide game of Assassin. A Wikipedia-related article led him to the game now being played at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. He did about a week of research, selected which rules worked best for a small rural university campus, and became quite familiar with the game. 30 people was the target, but that number swelled to 220 by the time online registration closed. “It was a little bit more than the 30 I anticipated,” says Narducci in the Student Government Association office. Posters can only be used by a club or organization. Narducci chose the Sweatervest Club to front the game. The details on the game were published on campus bulletin boards, by word-of-mouth, and online. The basic idea was to have one zombie in the beginning who feeds on human participants. The humans fight back with socks, nerf guns, or the physical ability to outrun the undead. People have become very creative with this game. It isn’t just about how technical people are becoming with the nerf guns. It isn’t even just the amount of physical effort being exerted. It’s the amount of planning and coordination by humans and zombies alike to fulfill their individual agenda. Players are using walkie-talkies, text messages, and phone calls to coordinate ambushes and extractions. The sheer amount of creativity and effort being put into this game could raise every player’s GPA if it was applied to academics. People coordinate into teams to rescue a fellow human trapped inside a building. Zombies are communicating with each other where the humans are located and moving. Missions began on Apr. 21 to get all the humans hiding in dorms subsisting on “ramen and bottled water out in the open” according to Narducci, the moderator of Humans vs. Zombies. Greg Winkleman was a VIP in an escort game. The moderators decided to wait until the ratio was roughly 1:1 to make the playing field level before beginning with missions. see ZOMBIES page B2

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Accepted Student Preview Day 2010 james fernando Correspondent

On Saturday, Apr. 17, EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University's Admissions Office rolled out all of its employees to engage in the annual “Accepted Students Preview Day,” an event intended to welcome and begin preparing incoming students already accepted to Embry-Riddle. Admissions opened and began setup at 6:45 a.m., getting the “tour tent” by the library up first, and then assigning teams to different locations. Signs for direction were posted, and balloons spread out over campus. The real fun began when the over 500 visitors came to campus, and started taking their tours at 8:30 a.m. around campus. Preview Day is the venue at which many parents get to actually experience a little bit of what their students will be doing in school, the presentations of the faculty and staff present. Each college had a large portion of its faculty and staff present, in order to allow incoming students and parents to ask questions and be dealt with efficiently. There was also a student or-

ganization and club fair in the Student Union, and though not quite as large as the activity fair held every semester at the activity center, there was a good showing on the behalf of the groups on campus to show that not only were there fun things to do here, but there are diverse and challenging topics for the students and incoming freshmen. Who knew that Embry-Riddle had an underwater robotics team, or that the Embry-Riddle College Republicans were so interested in the incoming class? Preview Day is the last admissions event of the year, and also the most crucial one. At this event the students who applied and got accepted truly commit to coming here, after listening to the presentations from their respective colleges, touring the campus and the dorms, getting a firsthand look at student life on campus, and dining at Chartwells for the very first time. Preview day this year ended at 4 p.m., and that’s when the visitors started dispersing and heading home. The balloons were a mess, and the tour guides had been run ragged. But there is a

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Students in a Digital Age “Librarians are rated at 45 percent in the research process. Course readings are a surprising 97 percent. Wikipedia reaches 85 percent.” ALLISON CISNEROS Correspondent

Brenton Woodruff /Horizons Newspaper Doug Dickey, a student employee for Admissions, leads a group of potential ERAU students and their parents with a beacon of balloons.

committed incoming class of freshman for next year now, so it all worked out okay. Maybe next year one of the senior Electrical Engineering or Mechanical Engineering design teams

should try to make a tour guide robot for the event. Until then, Preview Day will remain good opportunity both for the school administration, the incoming students, and student employees.

ERAU Student Wins First Place in AIAA Competition ALLISON CISNEROS Correspondent

Senior aerospace and mechanical engineer Matt Bender won first place in a national undergraduate research paper competition hosted by the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics (AIAA). According to Bender: “There are seven AIAA regions in the world. Each region holds a paper competition with masters’ degree category and an undergraduate category. The winner of both categories in each of the regions attends the national paper conference held in January 2011.” With the aid of Dr. David Lanning, Dr. Wahyu Lestari,

and Dr. John Nafziger, Bender wrote an 11-page paper about his performance in developing a lab-based fatigue testing course with testing platforms. “The research I performed was to support the new Aerospace Engineering Failure course developed by Dr. Lanning and Dr. Lestari,” Bender said. “I was responsible for developing two testing platforms: an immersion machine for performing accelerated corrosion tests and a drop tower for performing impact tests. Both machines were made to ASTM design standards for their main function [and used] microcontrollers to facilitate their main function. The immersion machine needed to rotate at specific intervals, and the drop tow-

er needed a device which would determine velocity at impact.” Bender was assisted by engineering professors to successfully complete this research. “Dr. Lanning and Dr. Lestari [were my] primary professors, and they created the curriculum for the course,” Bender said. “[They] helped with design questions, and Dr. Lanning was an excellent resource to the writing of the paper. Dr. Nafziger was an indispensible asset for the programming and circuit designs for both of the machines.” Though Bender was successful in performing the research, there is still opportunity to continue and expand the work that he started. “I chose this design project because I was looking for a

practical design based project, and this was exactly that,” Bender said. “The portion [of this research] that needs to be completed is the data acquisition system. This system is responsible for determining the impact velocity of the drop weight during the collision. The immersion machine was started in June 2009 and was finished in November 2009. The drop tower was started immediately after the immersion machine was finished and is not quite complete. [The drop tower work] should be completed by early summer.” For the AIAA competition, the formatting of the paper was the most difficult. “Condensing everything down to an 11page paper was the hardest part,” Bender said.

It doesn’t take an intellectual to see that young adults and teenagers have adapted very well to the digital revolution, but it does take a few studies to prove it in the arena of academia. Three studies were conducted in 2009, with the results received by Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University rather recently. Three librarians from the Udvar-Hazy Library on the ERAU Prescott campus presented each study to a room of ten to fifteen adults and two students. The studies each presented insight into the way students use technology to research for their classes. Literary Lessons Learned was a survey including 27,666 students. The goal was to understand how adults conceptualize and operate with research in a digital age. The statistics are fascinating. Librarians are rated at 45 percent in the research process. Course readings are a surprising 97 percent. Wikipedia reaches 85 percent. It was noted by the participating students that Wikipedia was used to get background information about a project. Deeper research was carried out through other means. Despite being a popular source for everyday information and background, students tend to avoid citing Wikipedia in bibliographies. Concrete science majors use Wikipedia as a very helpful source for a quick reference. The main argument against Wikipedia is that anyone can edit an article, with the apparent conclusion that the information on the website cannot always be trusted. However, if Wikipedia is used as a reference for the concrete sciences for someone who only needs some refreshing, it’s very helpful with little chance of error.

The ECAR study targeted freshmen and seniors in college. It discovered ways students had integrated technology into their lives and some solutions professors found to tailor the classes to them. College students today have been “googlized”; students want information quickly and easily. If a computer takes a while to log on to or a website isn’t very userfriendly, then frustration and impatience quickly surfaces. Students are seen as early adopters of new technology, and some colleges and professors have struggled to adapt. Some projects are delivered with a video camera and posted onto Youtube. Even here at ERAU, students of some professors will receive assignments via text message. Blackboard is being upgraded for the fall semester, and one new feature is the ability for professors to send messages to their students by texting. Professors and students are adapting to the digital age, some more than others. Project SAILS compared ERAU to other schools on a national scale. Twenty-nine classes at ERAU came into the library and became a part of this project. The sample size needed to be at least 144 students to be statistically significant. 475 students participated. The news from ERAU was heartening. ERAU students, when compared to other colleges matching its characteristics, did better at selecting finding tools, searching for information, using tool features, retrieving resources, and documenting the sources. ERAU students are about the same as matching colleges at developing strategies and developing sources to be used for material. This report is available upon request from the Hazy libarians. These studies were used by librarians to improve the Librarian Research Instruction Program.

Icelandic Volcano Causes Closure of European Airspace MORITZ SEEBODE Copy Editor

The eruption of Icelandic volcano Eyjafalla caused a week’s closure of northern Europe’s airspace. On Apr. 21, the last of that airspace was reopened. Eyjafalla was a volcano underlying a system of glaciers in the southern part of Iceland. Seismic activity in the area was first detected in December of 2009, and steadily increased in frequency and magnitude, until more than 3,000 earthquakes were detected in the area from Mar. 3 to 5. Eruption of the volcano began on Mar. 20, but only became a significant threat on Apr. 14, when the emitted ash reached parts of western Europe. The ash flow was driven by a cooling cycle fueled initially by the Eyja-

fallajökull Glacier (which overlies the volcano), then by atmospheric cooling as the ash rose further into the atmosphere. At this point, scientists estimated that the volcano was emitting over 1,000 tons of ash and debris, injecting ash clouds into the atmosphere at such an altitude that southeasterly, near-stratospheric winds carried the ash towards northern Europe. The ash cloud eventually spanned nearly the entire length of Europe, from France to central Russia. The damage to the Icelandic economy was immediate. Over 800 people were evacuated from the southern regions of the country, where some of the evacuees described the volcanic fallout as being akin to a rain made of cement mix. As a result, much of the livestock and farmland, for which the south of the

country is known, was destroyed. Though delayed and less dramatic, the damage done to the economy of other European nations was far more extensive. Beginning with the arrival of the ash from Iceland on Apr. 14, large portions of the airspace overlying non-Mediterranean European nations were closed, to ensure the security of all members of the aviation community. Volcanic ash presents a major security risk in that it is able to destroy both internal combustion and turbine engines. The fears of the European aviation community were confirmed when molten glass beads were found in the turbine engines of French and British military trainer aircraft—a telltale sign of the presence of volcanic ash in the air. Most of northern and eastern Europe’s airports remained closed until

Apr. 20, when flight under visual flight rules at altitudes under 6,000 m (19,685 feet) was granted. The closures cost the European air travel industry untold millions of Euros. Frankfurt airport, for example, has the highest rate of air traffic of any airport in Europe, and lost up to 3,000,000 Euros per day in air traveler revenue and start/landing taxes. Airlines—most notably British Airways— were able to recover the lost revenue from canceled flights by raising the air fare as soon as portions of European airspace reopened on Apr. 20. The closure due to the ash cloud also raised other problems, however. The cancellation of flights across Europe left hundreds of thousands of air travelers stranded in airports across not only Europe, but the world. Air travelers have also become stranded in countries that

represent popular long-distance, nonstop destinations such as Japan and Australia, where they have had a temporary social and economic impact. Lastly, the incident of volcanic ash prompted greater cooperation of European aerospace, intelligence, and weather agencies. Annoyance among the European population regarding the closure of airspace—and cancellation of flights in particular—has led to the resentment of agencies that conservatively overestimate the risk presented by the ash, such as weather agencies and pilot unions. In response, the European Union is now beginning talks to abandon or lessen the influence of national meteorological committees over airspace operations, and instead move toward a centralized, greater European meteorological committee.

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Computer Engineering Major Wins Awards DR. JOHN E. POST

Assistant Professor, CE/EE Department

A technical paper written by Computer Engineering major Elijah Brown recently won two awards in the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) student paper contest. Each year the IEEE sponsors a national student paper contest to offer undergraduate IEEE student members the opportunity to exercise and improve both their written and verbal technical communication skills. Brown’s paper, entitled “A Detection System for the Naval Space Surveillance Radar Transmitters,” described the results of the first phase of the detection system he assembled last summer in the AXFAB that was designed to detect objects in orbit around the Earth. Last August Brown’s receiver successfully detected radar reflections produced shortly after the separation of the International Space Station and Space Shuttle Columbia during STS-128. Brown initially entered his paper in the Phoenix IEEE Section’s student paper con-

test last February. This contest is open to the four IEEE student branches in the Phoenix Section -- Arizona State University, Northern Arizona University, DeVry University, and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University. Brown’s paper was awarded first prize in the Phoenix Section contest which made him eligible to compete in the IEEE Sixth Region’s Southwest Area student paper contest on Apr. 10. This time Brown competed with four other winners from schools in California, Nevada, and New Mexico. In addition to judging the paper’s technical communication, during this competition each student provided a technical presentation of their paper to a panel composed of practicing engineers who served as judges. Brown’s paper was awarded third place in the Southwest Area contest. As far as is known, this is the first time that an electrical or computer engineering student from ERAU has ever participated in the IEEE student paper contest. Given this historical background winning two awards in the same year is an even more remarkable achievement.

IEEE Student Branch Hosts Annual Professional Awareness Conference in AC1 Tim Lemm, Krysta Wert Special to Horizons

The IEEE Student Branch of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University hosted its annual Student Professional Awareness Conference on Saturday, Apr. 10 in the atrium of AC-1. The conference featured Orin Laney, an IEEEdesignated speaker from Mountain View, California, who presented a talk entitled “Tales of an Experienced Engineer.” During his presentation, Laney shared with the 38 attendees his

views on getting ahead in the engineering profession, relating first-hand stories from his many years of engineering practice. Throughout the talk, Laney stressed that, while the desire to learn and better oneself is important in all professions, it is essential to an engineer. As he put it, “Do I feel that there is a shortage of engineers? No. However, I can tell you there is a shortage of good engineers.” Laney elaborated, saying, “What you learn in school is nothing compared to what you need to do your job, and it is not your school’s fault. In order to be

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After spending some time at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, some students start to wonder what it is they are missing out on. More specifically, they ask themselves what they have they not yet experienced that their tuition is paying for. One service that seems to be overlooked by many is the Student Health Services, in the Haas Commons, building 73. The Health Center covers

services offered to the students such as physical exams, counseling, medication, and health information. The location is also home to the Disability Support Services department and the Haas Chapel administration. At some time or another most students end up using the health services, or wish they had inquired before getting alternative solutions, so it is good to know what is available. The Health Center is operated by licensed and experienced professionals. The staff is able to perform physical examina-

prepared, students must not be afraid to go out of their way to better themselves.” He added, “Comfort is the enemy of progress.” Laney’s extensive industrial experience includes working as a principal engineer for Rockwell-Collins, being on the corporate staff of RCA, and owning and operating his own business, Atwood Research, which specializes in electromagnetic compatibility and signal integrity. Laney received a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering from the University of Maryland, and a Master’s of Business Adminis-

tration from Brigham Young University. Laney is also a certified electromagnetic compatibility engineer, as well as a licensed professional engineer in the state of California. The purpose of the Student Professional Awareness Conference (S-PAC) is to educate engineering students on different aspects of the engineering profession. This is the third S-PAC the IEEE Student Branch at ERAU has hosted in the last three years, and the chapter intends to continue and expand these professional development opportunities.

Sigma Tau Gamma Hosts Special Olympics Matthew degollado Sports Editor

Recently, Sigma Tau Gamma was involved in their biggest philanthropy of the year. The Yavapai County Special Olympics, which is held at Bradshaw Mountain High School in Prescott Valley, has been an annual event since 1985. Every year the event grows in popularity, and it is amazing to see the dedication of athletes and volunteers. This year, Sigma Tau Gamma was there early to help set up tents, chairs, and event stations. Helping out with the Special Olympics is something the fraternity plans for and anticipates all year. “It was wonderful that the athletes seemed to genuinely enjoy being there

and that we had a part in making that possible for them,” said Derek Costache. Sig Tau’s favorite event to judge is the races because there are so many of them that it keeps them busy and involved. Michael Petrick was especially happy to be the one to use the starting gun. The rest of the brothers were either helping set up the races and timing the runners or running errands for the head of the event. Sigma Tau Gamma was not the only volunteering group this year though. Many big businesses were involved and sponsored groups from the tri-city area. Businesses such as Best Buy, Wendy’s, Lil’ Caesars, Target, Red Robin, and Texas Roadhouse were present. To see their involvement really shows how the community has supported this event and what it stands for. For comedy, the businesses with available mascots had a race, with Lil’

What Can Student Health Services Do for You? james fernando

tions and treatment. Doctors are available by appointment to diagnose and recommend treatment for minor illnesses or injuries. They also can write prescriptions, some of which can be filled at the Health Center or purchased at a discount from a local pharmacy. If a diagnosis requires a laboratory test, the sample is sent to a local lab to save money, which saves the student money as well. The counseling offered in the Health Center is free of charge to students. It is available for people who feel stressed or are fac-

ing issues they are unprepared to deal with. Some issues addressed by the counselors are transitions to college life, study skills that may be formed badly, and other problems. The content of all sessions is kept confidential. There is also information on a huge variety of common issues available in the form of pamphlets at the Health Center. Disability Support Services ensures that all students get an equal opportunity to excel in their education, regardless of disabilities that may prevent them from learning as other

Caesars’ mascot winning the race. The Special Olympics is something that is very unique when it comes to volunteering because it is not like cleaning up a highway; this affects an actual person directly and makes them feel like they are a king for the day. I am a brother of Sigma Tau Gamma and I looked forward to this opportunity because helping someone always makes me feel better, even if it was only for one day. “It was a great turnout on behalf of our chapter and one that we continually look forward to. It is a small way to give back to the community,” stated Sig Tau alumnus Chris Horton. Hopefully, next year the size of the Yavapai County Special Olympics grows and we can share it with more students that are interested. You can contact any of the brothers of Sigma Tau Gamma for further information.

The wellness center offers many important services to ERAU students students would. Anyone with a documented disability from a medical authority will be accommodated by the service. The accommodations could be physical or sensory. Physical adjustments include specialized computer hardware, and ensuring that all areas of the campus are accessible by ramp. Sensory accommodations include listening devices and visual aids. The most common service given to disabled students is an increased allowance, or special circumstances for tests. The Haas Chapel is intended

to help students maintain a spiritual journey that will help them reach their goals. The Chapel is available for individuals to use. It is also open for groups or organizations whose activities are spiritually inclined. External churches and other places of worship are invited to come and host events for the students. The Student Health Services provide many benefits to students—especially to those living on campus—that are already included in tuition costs. It is worthwhile to stop by, and see what is available to you.

ERAU Student Finds a Place for His Skills as a UAV Pilot MICHAEL GREGORY

Director, Aviation Career Services

Stanley Langston is a 2007 graduate from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott campus, graduating with a Bachelor of Science in aeronautics with an applied meteorology minor. He also completed his private, single, multiengine, and instrument ratings during his time at the Prescott campus. While attending the annual career fair in Prescott in October 2007, he started a conver-

sation with General Atomics Aeronautical Systems representative Jason Asp. He had never heard of the company before, and he really was counting on a job at Lockheed Martin as a flight service representative in Prescott Valley. He submitted his resume and application with General Atomics, and got a call 3 weeks later. During the interview, he was informed that he qualified for the position of sensor operator, and that with his degree, and current certificates, he would be able to make a transition to pilot when he met the qualifi-

cations. Additionally, General Atomics helped financially with the commercial certificate and time-building to meet the hourly requirements. He immediately accepted the job the same day of the interview, and 3 weeks later he was in ground school, training to be a sensor operator for the now famous Predator (MQ-1) UAV. Sensor operators back up the pilots with checklists, and when over a target, are in charge of the imagery systems on the UAV that are used in going after the targets. Langston has been deployed overseas three times in

support of the war on terror, accumulating over 2,400 hours sensor time, which has definitely helped ease the transition from sensor operator to pilot. Langston said: “Being a sensor operator was a great experience, and I can’t begin to tell everyone how much I learned, but my heart was in flying, and that’s what led me to actively pursuing a position as a UAV pilot.” After speaking to his supervisors between his first and second overseas deployments, Langston was ready to train as a pilot for the Predator. General Atomics provided the financial and mor-

al support, and Langston was able to complete his single-engine commercial rating, while building over 150 hours of flight time in order to meet the qualifications for a UAV pilot position. Currently, Langston is in the final stages of Predator (MQ-1) initial qualification training, and upon completion, will begin the conversion training for the MQ1C SkyWarrior UAV. According to Langston, “The training has been challenging, and you’re always learning something new!” Langston added, “My education from ERAU has done nothing but great things for me, and

really prepared me for my interview and landing the job at General Atomics.” Currently there are about a dozen other ERAU graduates from both Prescott and Daytona Beach that have been hired. “I’m very fortunate to have joined the General Atomics Aeronautical Systems Team, and the UAV industry,” said Langston. “General Atomics is a great company that provides its employees with many benefits, and many opportunities for advancement. Without my ERAU degree, I would more than likely still be looking for employment!”

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Congratulations to the Women’s Club Raﬄe Winners! Bowen Works massage: Mary Krzysik Bowen Works massage: Nika Nordbrock Armadilla Wax Works certificate: Vicki Fox Bon-Bons and box of earrings: Barb Munderloh Sheba’s Shack certificate: Paul Hriljac Americana door wreath: Kelli March Texas Roadhouse certificate #1: Mike Fabian Texas Roadhouse certificate #2: Melissa Gottwald Prescott Brewing Co. certificate: Amy Wilcox Coral necklace and earring set: Nick Manderfield Murphy’s certificate: Hong Zhan Arturo’s Restaurant certificate: Nancy Barrett Mary Kay gift basket: Robin Sobotta Green spiral necklace and pin: Mel Vuk Bonn-Fire Restaurant certificate: Kathy Heyne Two meals at Chartwells: Amy Wilcox Two meals at Chartwells: Mary Lahann Necklace, earrings, Coco’s certificate: Kathy Thoreson HP Netbook (grand prize): Doug Harder

Women’s Club Announces Scholarship Recipients and Raﬄe Winners DIANE KELM Special to Horizons

The Women’s Club of EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University’s Prescott campus is pleased to announce the awarding of two scholarships, as well as the winners of the drawings for prizes in the Spring 2010 Scholarship Raﬄe. In an afternoon tea ceremony in AC1 on Wednesday, Apr. 21, a total of $1,500 was awarded to two students at ERAU’s Prescott campus: environmental science major Sharon Langford and aeronautical science student Kristen McTee. Langford is currently interning in Phoenix at the Arizona State legislature with the Education Committee. She plans to attend the Vermont Law School after graduation from ERAU, and will spend her scholarship money to pay for her education. McTee is a participant in the upcoming 2010 Air Race Classic

on the Prescott campus, and plans to use the money to pay for her involvement in this exciting event. Both expressed their appreciation to the Women’s Club of ERAU for the support they give to women in their academic endeavors. A total of 19 prizes were awarded to those whose names were drawn from the nearly 968 dollars’ worth of raffle tickets sold and $588 in support of this Women’s Club Scholarship fundraiser. In addition to various gift certificates and gifts (including jewelry, massages, and a door wreath) from local restaurants, a Mary Kay gift basket valued at over $150 was also awarded, and the grand prize was a Hewlett-Packard Netbook. The following are the winners of the 2010 Women’s Club Scholarship Raﬄe. Congratulations to all! The Women’s Club thanks all donor organizations and companies, as well as those who bought raﬄe tickets in support of the effort.

Space Physics Students Construct Pendulum in Lobby of AC1 BRAD CLANCy Correspondent

On Friday, Apr. 23, a pendulum was to have been installed in AC1 so that Dr. Gretarsson’s physics lab can measure the amount of time it takes the Earth to rotate around the Sun. The place it was to have been tied to was not as secure as was expected, so as of this writing, the plan is to modify it and install the pendulum on Monday, Apr. 26. Nic Gaudio and Christine Burns plan to use the procession speed of the pendulum to measure the rotation speed of the Earth. The pendulum moves around in a circle dependent on the latitude. At the North

Pole, the pendulum would make a perfect circle, and at the equator the pendulum would not swing at all. As the Earth rotates, the pendulum tries to swing in a constant direction. Using this, the rotation speed of the Earth can be determined. The pendulum will be about 35 feet long (about 10.7 meters), and suspended from the ceiling in AC1. The experiment which inspired Gaudio and Burns took place in 1851 with a 67-meter pendulum, and was performed by the French physicist Jean Léon Foucault. The rotation speed found was incredibly accurate due to the great length of the pendulum, but there was nowhere to hang a pendulum that large around campus.

Las Vegas Hilton Announces Opening of New Rock and Roll Knight Gallery PRESS RELEASE Las Vegas Hilton

The Las Vegas Hilton is pleased to announce the May 21 Grand Opening of the “Knight Gallery” featuring Robert Knight, one of rock’s most acclaimed photographers. A master lens man whose career spans four decades, his musical portraits and concert photography featuring legendary rock and roll artists including Led Zeppelin, Eric Clapton, Rolling Stones, Jimi Hendrix, Elton John, Carlos Santana, Van Halen, Jeff Beck, and hundreds more will now be available for sale. Robert Knight has been called a “Rock Prophet,” a title given to him for his uncanny ability to find

new talent and capture the legacies in images of those that have already made a name for themselves. Since 1968, Knight's photographs have served as testimony to the greatest moments in rock and roll history. His images are quintessential pieces of pop-culture mythology. His career includes working in the music industry for international record companies, publications, and musical equipment manufacturers. Robert and his partner/wife Maryanne Bilham, an equally talented photographer, also maintain the exhibition of artists on the outside of more than 216 guitar centers around America. It remains one of the largest outdoor gallery shows of original photographic art on the planet.

“We are just thrilled that Robert will be opening his gallery here at the Hilton,” said Ken Ciancimino, executive vice president of administration. “His work is iconic and known all around the world. He has captured rock and roll history. And with the Hilton having such a long and rich rock and roll history too, there is a perfect synergy in this partnership.” In addition to the gallery, Knights work will be seen around the property in various locations to include the newly re-branded “Tremolo Bar” located within the Hilton Showroom. “I am thrilled to join the Las Vegas Hilton family,” Robert Knight said. “To share my work in the very hotel where Elvis sold out more than 800 shows is a complete hon-

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and takes a chance on Tyler. The two then set off on an unbelievable journey to take their own shot at making history. And, his musical portraits and concert photography are also chronicled by Insight Editions’ lavish coffee table book, “Rock Gods,” which features insightful commentary by the veteran rock image maker. The hours of operations for the studio will be as follows: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday: 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. For more information on Robert Knight or the Knight Gallery please visit [http:// robertmknight.net] or [http:// www.lvhilton.com]

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crowd with a sign that read “Tea Party Folks – There ain’t nothing more American than Barbeque!!! Come to Porky’s Downtown Prescott.” The body of the program was a series of speeches by politicians and educated members of the community concerned about the future of the United States. Jennifer Campbell, one of the founders of the Yavapai Tea Party led the program. “We are here tonight to let Washington know that we will be the silent majority no more,” said Campbell. “Why are you here?” Campbell asked the crowd, prompting more than a thousand voices to answer in asserted confidence “Freedom!” After the initial introductions, Senator Jon Kyl called in from Washington to speak to the crowd. The main topics of his speech were nuclear weapons, terrorism, passing bills without funding, and passing on debt to future generations. He commended the crowd for their “commitment and dedication to a free government.” Political activism was a major

theme in the presentations. “If you’re not registered to vote, get registered to vote,” said Campbell. “If your neighbor isn’t registered to vote, get your neighbor registered to vote. But the most important thing when you go to cast that ballot in November is that you know what and who you’re voting for.” The Tea Party organizers extended an open invitation to all who were running for office, regardless of political party, to speak for a modest $50 donation. Many came with well-prepared, audience-targeted, one-minute speeches. They were all available at tables around the square after the event to answer questions. Campbell spoke of the town hall meetings that occurred within the last year and the success of the town halls where Senators McCain and Kyl came to speak to the people of Yavapai County. She also spoke of Representative Ann Kirkpatrick’s refusal to acknowledge any phone or electronic invitations extended to her. Kirkpatrick was not a favorite of a crowd, whose general sentiment was that she wasn’t doing her job representing their views and wishes. Following a strict interpretation of the Declaration of Independence and the United States

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Constitution was also a major theme of the evening. “Two hundred and thirtyfour years ago, 55 men signed the Declaration of Independence and they committed treason to the most powerful nation on the planet,” said Bradley Beauchamp. “For you younger kids out there, that’s a lot more severe than an anonymous blog. They actually signed their name to the document, and when they did that, they put their fortunes on the line and they sacrificed their fortunes on that altar of freedom. They didn’t do it for themselves and they didn’t do it for their own children, they did it for every one of us who’s standing out here tonight.” “[The constitution] is an important document that works with two other things, what I call the bookends of liberty,” said local author and historian Charlie Gully. “One of these is the Declaration of Independence, and the other is the afterthought that they called the Bill of Rights. Now these three items work together. A lot of people think that democracy protects our liberty. It turns out this is not the case. What protects our liberties are these book ends of liberty: the Declaration of Independence, the Constitution, which stands in the middle, and the Bill of Rights on the end.”

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Dr. Terry Lovell, a professor at Yavapai College, spoke both at the beginning and the end of the program about an extensive list of topics. “As much as the people in the mainstream media want to call us white racists and homophobes and all the other stuff, the truth is that we are people who read a document, believe it to be true, and want it enforced,” said Lovell as he held up his copy of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence. “[The constitution] is the governing document for this great land,” said Lovell. “We don’t need 2,500 pages with 1,600 different federal agencies and a trillion and a half dollars in taxes. Forty-four pages of restricting federal government interference into our freedom is all we need.” The people in attendance at the rally viewed the recent passing of the healthcare bill as an unconstitutional, gross abuse of power. “Churchill said ‘A fanatic is a person who can’t change his mind and won’t change the subject,’” said Lovell, “Does that sound like healthcare to you?” The Healthcare Freedom Act for Arizona will be on the ballot in November. If passed, this bill will allow citizens of Arizona to choose their own legal healthcare services or refrain from participating in a healthcare system of any type. The attitude of the crowd was that, as Andy Tobin, an incumbent Arizona politician said, “The people in Arizona should have the right to make their own decisions about healthcare.” One of the Tea Party members’ largest arguments against the healthcare bill was the immense cost and debt that would

result from its implementation. Achieving government fiscal responsibility and a balanced budget is a central point of the Tea Party’s focus and efforts. “If I would have told you last year that a year from that date we would have spent 1.6 trillion dollars in the first fiscal deficit that the president signed into law,” said Lovell, “you would not have believed me. From George Washington to Jimmy Carter, we ran up a total debt of 800 billion dollars. One budget, 1.6 trillion, doubled the entire debt of 204 years in a single budget year.” “Sometimes it’s difficult to comprehend how much a million is…how about a billion?” asked Campbell, “How about a trillion? An advertising agency did an ad to help put it all together for us. ‘A billion seconds ago was 1959. A billion minutes ago Jesus walked the earth. A billion hours ago, our ancestors were living in the Stone Age. A billion days ago, no one walked the earth on two feet. A billion dollars ago, in Washington speak, was only 8 hours and 20 minutes ago.’” “We have a real problem with the government,” said Dr. Steven Mehta. “Speaking as a physician, our government’s got an addiction problem. They are addicted to our money. We have got to send the government into detox. The way we do that is by getting all the people who are there now, out. We need to bring in people that know how to create jobs, how to run a small business, how to balance a check book, how to secure our borders. These are critical issues. This is the job of the government.” Another major theme of the program was securing the borders and stopping the flow of il-

legal immigrants into the country. Much emphasis was placed on the recent murder of Arizona rancher Robert Krenz by illegal immigrants involved in the drug trade. According to Dr. Lovell, 112,000 illegal immigrants have been crossing the border into Arizona every month for the last 25 years. “We have a border,” said Arizona Senator Steve Pierce. “It’s a line between us and Mexico. It is what was purchased in the Gadsden Purchase. Our Border Patrol is 40 to 60 miles into Arizona. They’re up by Interstate 10 watching for people to come pick the drugs up and watching for those that come in, but they’re driving on the road. People like Rob Krenz are trying to run a ranch in that 60-mile strip of no man’s land between the border and the freeway. There’re people down there that deserve better than what they’re getting. They’re Arizonans, they’re Americans, they’re patriots, and they deserve to have a life just like we do.” Pierce spoke about the ranchers who came to the state senate to testify against the atrocities occurring on the border. The ranchers spoke of people that arrived at their homes in black cars with guns to inform them that business would be conducted on their property and threaten to come back if any law enforcement agencies arrive. According t o Pierce, many of these people have taken their families and moved them into Douglas and Seirra Vista because they’re afraid of the illegal immigration that is coming into Arizona. He spoke about Arizona senators pushing the Governor to send the National Guard to protect the border.

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An analytical intelligence wire prepared by the students of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona Analysis: The move toward nuclear power makes sense, given Saudi Arabia’s growing power needs. According to the Saudi Arabia Power Report published last October by CompaniesAndMarkets.com, “Saudi Arabia power consumption is expected to increase from an estimated 183TWh (terawatt hours) in 2008 to 236TWh by 2013.” As of 2007, according to the EIA, crude oil provided some 60 percent of the country’s power supply, making it the Middle East’s largest oil consumer. The ability to export this oil, instead of consuming it, could generate supplemental wealth for Riyadh. Also influencing the decision is the neighboring U.A.E.’s nuclear power program, already in development with South Korean assistance. Lastly, a civilian nuclear program suggests the ability to develop military capabilities.

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COLOMBIA: DAS “Illegally Spied” on European Organizations

Colombian intelligence agency DAS has allegedly illegally monitored European organizations “deemed a threat to the Colombian government.” Portions of a judicial dossier recently published by the Colombia’s Office of Prosecutor General state that, as part of a smear campaign, DAS monitored targets including the European Parliamentary Committee on Human Rights and the UN Office of the High Commission of Human Rights. Last year, the DAS was accused of illegal wiretaps on politicians, judges, journalists, and human rights activists. The government has denied all involvement. According to a Reuters report on Apr. 14, Uribe has ordered the agency to be dismantled and replaced.

UNITED STATES: Guilty Plea in Subway Bomb Plot

On Friday, Apr. 16, Zarin Ahmadzai pleaded guilty in New York to a conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction in a suicide bombing plot against the city’s subway system. Ahmadzai was a classmate of Najibullah Zazi, who pleaded guilty to the same plot in March. The two belong to Pakhtun tribes in the same region of the Afghanistan-Pakistan borderlands—Zazis in Paktia in Afghanistan, and the Ahmadzai on both sides of the Waziristan-Afghanistan border.

INDIA: US Issues Security Alert

Following similar alerts by the U.K. and Australia, the State Department is advising US citizens of “increased indications” that terrorists plan to strike popular shopping areas, probably including Chandni Chowk in Old Delhi and Connaught Place in New Delhi. The security advisory cautioned Americans traveling or residing in India to be vigilant. Security concerns were increased after bombs exploded outside a cricket stadium in Bangalore over the weekend. Security officials worry that the upcoming Commonwealth Games in Delhi will be targeted by extremist groups.

PAKISTAN: Security Forces Crack Down in Quetta

On Apr. 21, Pakistani Frontier Corps and AntiTerrorist Forces conducted a large-scale search of Baloch populated areas of Sariab in Quetta. Local sources reported that between 100 and 300 people were arrested. The Baloch National Front has condemned the search calling for a shutter-down protest on Apr. 26.

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IRAN: Iran Conducts Military Exercise in the Strait of Hormuz

Summary: Ongoing Iranian military exercises, along with recent statements from the United Arab Emirates foreign minister, show increased potential for regional conflict. Development: On Apr. 20, the foreign minister of the United Arab Emirates (U.A.E.), Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahayan, told the consultative Federal National Council that Iran’s control of three disputed Gulf islands was no different than Israel’s occupation of Arab territories. The foreign minister was referring to the islands of Greater Tunb, Lesser Tunb, and Abu Musa. The Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) began a three-day military exercise, with the use of 300 speedboats, in the Strait of Hormuz on Thursday, Apr. 15. Hormuz is a strategic chokepoint, as 40 percent of the world’s oil supply passes through the strait. The exercise showcases Iran’s new naval capabilities after acquiring the world-record Bladerunner 51 speedboat. Analysis: The U.A.E. most likely sees the rising international pressure on Iran over its nuclear enrichment program as an ideal opportunity to gain influence over the islands. Since the late 1970s, Iran has cut access to the strategic islands, specifically Abu Musa, and installed an airport and military base there. The islands are inside the sea line of communication (SLOC) that transits the Strait of Hormuz. Tehran previously threatened to cut off this SLOC if attacked, and this exercise shows its growing capability to do so. The Bladerunner 51 appears to be the design basis for the new unmanned Ya Mahdi speedboat, capable of tracking and engaging warships. Iranian rhetorical threats against the U.S. are not new, however; the effectiveness of a speedboat “swarm” tactic is unknown. [Jose Daniel and Charles L. Vitellaro]

UNITED STATES: Military Space Plane Launched

Summary: The surprise launch of the unmanned, manoeuvrable X-37B is the first test of a new platform that will give the US Air Force’s Space Command enhanced military capabilities in space. Development: Launched from Cape Canaveral atop an Atlas-V rocket, the X-37B is the test bed for a new generation of unmanned space planes that will have the capability to return to earth. The plane—dubbed a ‘space UAV’ by some—is 9 meters long, has a wingspan of 4.5 meters, and is designed to remain in space for 270 days. The US Air Force and Boeing, the contractor, are being tightlipped about the vehicle, which is part of a classified project. However, an Air Force statement says the X-37B will be used to test advanced guidance, navigation, thermal protection, and high temperature systems. During the test, the opening of the payload bay doors will be tested, as will the deployment of the solar array. Analysis: The unwrapping of the X-37B inevitably raises questions about its potential military uses in space, although a senior Air Force official denies the project will lead to the weaponization of space. Outside experts speculate that a maneuverable space plane will add to the US capability for remote sensing, given its capability to stay up for 270 days. Also, the maneuverability of the craft makes it possible to surprise covert projects on Earth that so far have depended on covering up when under spy satellites, which are locked into orbital schedules. Further, a maneuverable space vehicle would be less vulnerable to anti-satellite weapons.

SAUDI ARABIA: Nuclear Power

Summary: Saudi Arabia Announces Intentions to Develop Civilian Nuclear Program Development: On Apr. 17, the official Saudi Press Agency reported King Abdullah’s “royal order establishing [the] ‘King Abdullah City for Nuclear and Renewable Energy,’” adding Saudi Arabia to the list of Arab states developing nuclear power capabilities. The Riyadh-based nuclear complex will, according to the Media Line news site, “be headed by physicist and former Minister of Commerce and Industry Hashim Abdallah Yamani.” Riyadh said nuclear power will lessen domestic oil consumption, allowing for increased export of the resource. No estimated completion date was announced for the complex, which will also support KSA’s desalinization efforts.

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SOUTH KOREA: R.O.K. Signs Uranium Development Agreement with Kazakhstan

Summary: The joint uranium development agreement may be an attempt by the Republic of Korea (R.O.K.) to avoid violating the nuclear pact it signed with the United States. Development:On Apr. 22, South Korean President Lee Myung-bak and Kazakh President Nursultan A. Nazarbayev held a summit in Seoul and agreed to cooperate in the development of nuclear energy. Under the agreement, both nations will seek active partnership in uranium development and joint research on the ROK’s System-Integrated Modular Advanced Reactors (SMART). SMART is a 330-megawatt water power reactor invented by the Korea Atomic Energy Research Institute (KAERI), known for its advanced safety features. Analysis: In 1972, the R.O.K. signed a pact with the United States that bans the South from enriching its own uranium. Agreeing to joint uranium development with Kazakhstan, a leading producer of uranium, may be an attempt by the R.O.K. to simply circumnavigate the consequences that may arise from violating the pact with the United States. Because the pact expires in 2014, Seoul and Washington agreed to revise and sign a similar pact before the expiration date. However, a revision of the pact will be unlikely to affect the R.O.K.’s nuclear endeavors because of the country’s increasing nuclear energy dependence. Today, there are 20 nuclear power plants in the country providing 36 percent of the country’s power. South Korea also began signing deals with various countries, including the United Arab Emirates and Jordan, to construct nuclear power plants and project reactors. The agreement between Seoul and Astana may also be an attempt to lessen the R.O.K.’s dependence on foreign nuclear components for the construction of its power plants, because it will be jointly developing its own uranium. The Lee administration reiterated that the country’s nuclear program is for peaceful energy purposes only; however, the U.S. remains cautious about making any substantial changes to the pact, for fear of the R.O.K. developing nuclear weapons. [Anna Castillo]

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. Phillip E. Jones, 928.777.6992 or the Eagle Eye Editing Board at [eagleeye-editors@erau.edu].

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The Wisdom and Selflessness of Mothers

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Etan Doronne’s India DORONNE BACKPACKS THROUGH INDIA AND SHARES TALES OF THE INDIAN PEOPLE’S ‘GENEROSITY, KINDNESS, AND WILLINGNESS TO SHARE WITH AN OUTSIDER’ BY ANDREW MICHEL

KERIANNE HOBBS Editor in Chief

A mother holds her children's hand for a short while, but their hearts forever. -Unknown

In honor of the approaching holiday of Mother’s Day, I decided to take a step back to truly appreciate all that my own mother means to me. When I was in the second grade, our class had to write a paper on a topic chosen by our teachers every Tuesday. On the Tuesday before Mother’s Day, we were assigned to write about our mothers. My paper spoke of how my mom made the best homemade turkey and rice soup in the world and turned 29 every year on her birthday. To this day, my mother continues to make the best turkey and rice soup you’ve ever tasted and turns 29 every year on January 4th. What I love the most about my mother is that she accepts and understands me for exactly who I am. The accepting part was there from my birth; the understanding part took a little longer. I was really weird. When I think about it, I’m not precisely sure I should have written that last statement in past tense. I was always a really nerdy kid. In second grade they had this really cool interactive CD kit about the solar system at the school book fair, and I begged my mother for it. “There’s only one left!” I urged her. I was devastated when it was gone the next day. My hopes and dreams were dashed and my need for knowledge of the solar system would never be satisfied. My mom told me years later that seeing my disappointment just about broke her heart, and she thought about giving me the CD then, but was glad when she could see my reaction on Christmas morning. That was a really cool CD. I found it when I was cleaning out a bunch of boxes over winter break and although see MOTHER page B7

In America, we often get stuck in our own culture, people mostly keep to themselves. We usually have to get to know a person before we’ll do them a favor. Americans often look at foreigners as some sort of strange species from a far-off place. Any American that heard the speech Etan Doronne made on Apr. 13 would never feel that way again, at least about India. Doronne told a room full of students and faculty the story of his India, which he experienced on a year-long backpacking trip through the rural parts of the country. That is not to say that he told the story of how India was in his own view. Indian people say “my India.” According to Doronne, “They do not say ‘This is my India. Stay out.’ They say ‘this is my India. Enjoy it. Be nice to it.’” “I never felt unsafe,” Doronne said, “in the countryside. If I had a bad experience, it was in the big cities.” Doronne first described his arrival in India. He sought out an internet café, then a bathroom. He was surprised at what he found. “It was just, you know, a hole. And do you think there was toilet paper?” Doronne said. He had

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Music Club Exhibits Student Talent in Spring Concert

FILE O R P Y T I S UNIVER James Sheridan

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Siddharth Kedare / Horizons Newspaper The Music Club performed their spring concert in the Jack R. Hunt Student Union.

The Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Music Club is a student-led organization for students and faculty who sing, play an instrument, or simply enjoy music. It is made up of three sub-sections: a jazz band, concert band, and a choir. On Wednesday Apr. 21, the Music Club performed its Spring Concert in the Lower Hangar. Despite a slightly meager audience turn-out, the show went on and was in fact, rather entertaining. The concert began with an introduction by Music Club President Eric Linvill, who cracked a few jokes about the lack of spectators. Apparently he bought 150 cookies, and the audience numbered a mere two dozen, so he encouraged us to chow down. I gladly helped myself to a few. The Jazz Band, Controlled Flight into Terrain, lead the concert with an ensemble of five songs. Throughout the performance I found myself tapping my foot to the catchy tunes and noticed many other people around me doing the

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Lynda Roberts / Horizons Newspaper James Sheridan, Associate Director of Student Life, stands in his ofﬁce in the Jack. R. Hunt Student Union.

LYNDA ROBERTS

Student Life Correspondent

From the high seas to the high desert, Jim Sheridan shares his knowledge and experience with students, navigating by the stars. Sheridan serves as the Associate Director of Student Life and he may be found in the recently remodeled J.R. Hunt Student Union. Sheridan has been with Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott for nearly four years. However, long before being land-locked he built up his nauti-

cal résumé working in the maritime quarter. A bona fide New Englander, Sheridan spent 18 years at Maine Maritime Academy as Associate Director of Student Life among other titles and responsibilities. These duties for Sheridan also included seafaring adventures while training students to enter the maritime work force in numerous capacities. These training cruises lasted between three and six months and prepared the cadets for careers in nautical science and marine engineering.

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I’ve had some great times here in college. Snow sculptures, L AN parties, Stargate marathons, late nights working on comics and stories for the newspaper, culinary experiments, 3 a.m. fire alarms, and funky swing dancing parties. I’ve had late-night Star Trek debates, clandestine study groups, and adventures with lighting random things on fire. I’ve seen firsthand why some housing rules exist. I’ve taken the shuttle

down to the airport in Phoenix for the holidays every year. I’ve driven all the way to Phoenix just for a weekend of dancing. I’ve driven to Las Vegas to nerd out at the Star Trek Experience and to dance some more. I’ve taken classes from awesome teachers and awful teachers. I’ve experienced how a single incredible class or a single horrible one can change one’s career path. Even though my plans have changed, I’ve held on to the core of

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my dreams, and I haven’t given up on the things that are important to me. I’ve learned that no matter how busy you are, you need to make time for something silly, whether it’s making your own cards for a game of Apples to Apples, running around downtown Prescott for a game of Fugitive, or watching a “ W hose Line is it Anyway?” marathon. As much fun as I’ve had, however, there are some things I just won’t miss. The fire alarms, for one

thing. I’m definitely looking forward to a regular schedule once I get a job, and actually earning money for a change. I’m also looking forward to having a kitchen with counter space and an oven. I’m very excited about graduation. My time in college has been quite an adventure, but I’m eager to move on to the next one. I can’t wait to find out what the future has in store for me.

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Carrie’s “I love having an oven!” Quiche Ingredients Crust: 1 cup flour 1 tablespoon sugar 1/2 teaspoon salt a dash of cayenne 1/3 cup vegetable oil 2 tablespoons milk Recipe by Carrie Anderson Horizons Newspaper April 28, 2010

Filling: 3 large eggs 1 3/4 cup milk/cream 2 tablespoons flour a dash of nutmeg Salt to taste Cayenne to taste 6 ounces bacon 8 ounces Tillamook Cheddar 8 ounces Monterey Jack Cheese

Directions Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In a pie tin, mix together the dry ingredients for the crust. Mix the oil and milk separately, then add it to the dry ingredient mixture. Spread the mixture around the pan to form an even crust. Put it in the oven for about 10 minutes. While that’s going, beat the eggs in one bowl. Combine the milk or cream with

Student Profile: The Women of Jet Dragster by Kerianne Hobbs, Editor in Chief

In a partnership with Larsen Motorsports, the students of the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Jet Dragster team on the Prescott campus have been buildingacompletionvehiclefromtåhegroundup.ThoughtheworldofJetDragsterracingisverymaledominated,fiveoutstandingfemalestudentsaren’tafraidto gettheirhandsdirtyastheyworkontheproject.MarissaPinnola,GretchenHawkins,AyahZahour,KacyAnderson,andAlexRiceare“TheWomenofJetDragster.” Name: Marissa Pinnola Major: Mechanical Major: Aerospace Engineering Engineering Minor: Mathematics Expected graduation Expected graduation date: Spring 2012 date: Spring 2011 Role on the project: Role on the Project: “My role in the project has been taking the old engine Propulsion Team Lead apart, cleaning the parts and putting the new one Started work on the Project: “I started back together.” working on the project from the beginning. I was Started working on the project: “I started the secretary of the project last year and a member working on the project at the beginning of last of the propulsion team, and this year I became semester after writing an article about the project for propulsion team lead.” the newspaper.” What sparked your interest in the project?: Favorite part of the project: “The best part “ My freshman year Dr. Nafziger talked about the about this project has been getting to learn some of project to my EGR 200 class and I wanted to be the tricks engine companies use when they design involved immediately!” an engine and definitely getting the opportunity to Favorite memory: “I really enjoyed going see the top fuel dragsters down in Phoenix a couple down to Phoenix to watch the drag races at months ago.” Firebird Raceway. I had never seen a race before Dream Job: “One of my many dream jobs is helping and it really put into perspective how the work we design and test the coolest high performance engines are doing on the dragster will end up.” for someone like Pratt or Rolls Royce. I really want to Dream job: “Designing engines at Rolls Royce” throw a frozen chicken into the inlet of a jet engine!” Anything you’d like to add: “The Jet Anything you want to add: “I want to encourage Dragster Project is always looking for new more girls to join the team. There are too few of us motivated members, not only engineers!” right now and everyone knows girls work harder.” Name: Gretchen Hawkins

Name: Kacy Anderson Major: Aerospace Engineering Expected graduation date: Spring 2013 Role on the Project: “I started out working on the Structures team and now I work on the CAD team.” When you started working on the Jet Dragster Project: Spring 2010 What sparked your interest in the project: “Going with the team to a drag race in Phoenix.” Favorite memory of or part of the project: “Learning to weld.” Dream job: “Working for Burt Rutan.” Anything you’d like to add: “Projects like the Jet Dragster project are where the real learning happens in college and everyone should participate in something like this.”

Name: Ayah Zahour Major: Aerospace Engineering Expected Graduation date: Spring 2011 Role on the Project: “I first started with the members of the propulsion team by tearing down the old engine. After taking out every part of the engine, we proceeded to clean up the core engine.” Started working on the Project: “I attended a few meetings in the Spring of 2009 and started contributing to the project during the Fall of 2009.” What sparked your interest in the project?: “Simply enough, I saw a flyer about the Jet Dragster Project somewhere in AC1 after coming out of a class. I then contacted Dr. Nafziger and expressed my interest in joining the propulsion team.” Favorite memory: “Working on the engine with Marissa and Gretchen is definitely one of my favorite memories of the project. Just us girls and an engine!” Anything you’d like to add: “I’d like to invite our fellow students to get involved with the Jet Dragster project. Working with the team is truly a great experience!”

the seasonings and check that it is flavored to your liking. Add the flour and combine it with the eggs. Cut the bacon into bits and cook it until crispy. Grate the cheese. When the crust is ready, layer the cheeses and the bacon until you can’t fit any more. Pour in the egg mixture. Return to the oven for about 30 minutes or until the top is slightly browned and the egg filling is cooked through.

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The game has run into issues. There are zombies and humans breaking the rules. For example, some zombies began following humans inside safe zones, which is against the rules. This was fixed by the moderator telling people that if that happens to them, the zombie attack doesn’t count, and they are still human in the game. Rules will need to be specified, but it is up to the players to ensure they are

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he blanked out and began discussing the wall decorations in the DLC, thus showing the dangers and inconveniences of ADD. While there were many people that came to attend the madness, the DLC had room for many more people. All extra people would have been welcome, even late people as Johnny greeted them personally and welcomed them to the show as they came in late. The experience given to the audience fully enveloped them instead of exclusion from the action on the stage. The people that came were given a well-deserved chance to wind down from the stress of midterms and finals and kick off their Friday

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enforced. Narducci has expressed his desire to form a club. This would not be a club for the players of Humans vs. Zombies but for the moderators. This way, Narducci can receive help with controlling the game while registration for playing is still open to the campus. People would not have to be a member of the club in order to play. When asked if there was anything that would definitely change besides the rules next year, Narducci replied, “Yeah! I want to play.”

night with something fun. Walker grew up in Connecticut, the same place that Noah Webster was from. He talked about how bored Webster must have been to write a dictionary, and how impossible it would have been to beat him at a game of boggle. Johnny started out in an a cappella group at his school. Afterwards he had a couple years of comedy training with The Groundlings and The Second City Conservatory. Songs by him have been featured on National Public Radio and the online “The Young Turks” program. He has shown his skills on reality shows such as “Hell Date” and “Scare Tactics.” Johnny Walker has many videos and songs available on Myspace and his website [Johnnywalkercomedy.com] for all to enjoy.

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The global security and intelligence studies (GSIS) seniors have been working hard waging war...against each other. War games is the senior project where the class is split in two and each team operates as a country ﬁghting against the other. The project allows students an opportunity to hone their strategic and tactical war-planning skills. A much simpler and easier example of this is the common household game Risk where players take over territory on the map and destroy enemy troops.

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Team Members: War Games Written By: Andrew Michel Photos By: Mike Opitz

Everyone on campus knows about the stressful end-of-theyear nightmares that are the engineering senior projects. However, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s less famous programs also demand difﬁcult senior projects from their students. The Global Security and Intelligence Studies Program annually holds the senior war games. This class that acts as some GSIS students’ senior thesis and forces them to remember and use all that the program has taught them. In brief, the war games are a theoretical exercise in the use of intelligence and security skill sets. The class begins in gearing the students toward the end-game, the war itself. The students learn the capabilities of

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various country’s militaries, the technologies available to those countries, and wartime strategy. The students prepared for three possible theatres. They could find themselves fighting a war for the Korean Peninsula, the island of Taiwan, or in the vital Malacca Strait. Previously, the course was offered as two parts, pitting the two classes against each other in the final stage of the class. However, for the spring semester 2010, the classes were consolidated and the students were divided up into two teams engaged in the games and one regulatory team via Dr. McNabb’s choice, doctored by outstanding circumstances. For example, two students who live in the same residence would be put on the same team.

The blue team represents the leadership of the following countries: the United States, Japan, Australia, and the Republic of Korea (South Korea). Heading the blue team is Allana Prichard, senior. The red team represents the leadership of the following countries: the Russian Federation, the People’s Republic of China, the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea, and Myanmar. Heading the red team is Duane Ruch, senior. The green team does not represent a corporeal power, but rather it acts as sort of a regulatory power. Dr. McNabb is heading the green team. When asked about the most challenging aspect of her role as head of her team, Prichard replied: “Motivation of all students involved in a group project is always difﬁcult; however, even more important in this was ﬁguring out ways that I could use the individuals’ strengths to cover all feasible bases we could think of.” “The most challenging aspect of being a team leader for war games is [dealing with] informa-

tion overload. I’m trying to do my research for my part of the class as well as know as much information about other people’s sectors as possible,” said Ruch. Students facing a senior course in GSIS have a choice between taking an internship, writing a thesis, or doing senior-level coursework directly relating to the ﬁeld. The war games are the latter choice. Why do students choose the war games? “With a thesis or an internship, you’re not really acting as a leader usually. War games demand you have personal initiative, effective team skills, and a lot of knowledge of the security and intel ﬁelds,” said Michael Opitz, of the blue team. Both team leaders have the utmost faith in their teams and are looking forward to the upcoming game, which takes place Wednesday, May 5. If they do it right, you will not be sure they have done anything at all.

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Space Physics

Research Project Written By: Courtney Linn Photos By: Krysta Wert

Electrical & Computer Engineering

Victoir Veibell is working with Dr. Brian Rachford to determine the multi-periodicity in pulsating variable stars. Because he is dualmajoring in computer science and space physics, this research is applicable to both degrees. “I’m working on both collecting useful physical data as well as writing all of the computational algorithms that go into analyzing and extracting the important information from physical observations of variable stars,” Veilbell said. “The goal is both to test our capabilities in the observatory against some more major observatories, as well as create a useful, functional data analysis toolbox that can be used by future students at the observatory if they choose to pursue research on variable stars. Dr. Rachford is the brains and experience behind the project, and I’m the computational programming background for it.” Lucas Beveridge is researching exotic propulsion by means of studying a nuclear ﬁssion sail with the assistance of space physics department chair Dr. Darrel Smith. “The idea was to use the highvelocity ﬁssion fragments produced by nuclear reactions to create thrust, but without the heavy

1) Detail-Automatic Audio Selector Written By: Brad Clancy 2) Detail-Digital Tachometer Written By: Brad Clancy 3) Prelim-Remote Controlled Lock and Light System Written By: Brad Clancy

1) For all the pilots that ever wanted to rock out to Metallica but couldn’t because of the need to listen to communications from ATC, this design is for them. Essentially, it is a box you plug into the plane’s audio system. Inside

nal mass ejections to determine the types of Left to Right: Candice Brown, bursts and their relative Robert Potts, Walt Williams, Dirk power.” Vandenberg Jr. Vandenberg has been working with Dr. Andri Gretarsson and Ray Fobes for assistance in his research. “I work closely with Dr. Gretarsson and Ray Fobes,” Vandenberg said. “They provide me with guidance and encouragement, as well as the occasional push when I get a little stuck in my research.” Vandenberg’s research is likely to not only benefit future students, but also the observatory on campus. “This particular research was neutron reflector to induce criticalchosen because very little solar ity in the reactor,” Beveridge said. “Other fission fragment propulsion activity happens at this low fresystems have been proposed, but quency,” Vandenberg said. “It is my hope that more students will all were very heavy. My idea was get involved with the radio obserto spray large numbers of neutrons onto a sail coated with fissile vatory in future years and continue the research in the radio frequenfuel. The neutrons cause fissions which then either get caught in the cies.” Walt Williams’ research consail or escape off the sail, prosists of combining two sonar ray ducing thrust. The course of this techniques that will be able to project has changed several times read and sweep out large areas over the semester, but it’s fun. of landscape as well as create I’m studying propulsion because clear images of what the sonar is I want to send people into space detecting. and to other planets. I chose to “When [our sonar ray] is up work on nuclear fission propulsion and running, we’ll be taking it to [because] it is one of the few enthe Venice Canals and mapping ergy sources capable of propelling them [to] look for historical artiinterstellar spacecraft, and could facts,” Williams said. “[The hardest be relatively short in development part] of this experience was gobecause it is well understood.” ing into it [without] programming Dirk Vandenberg has been experience. I know most of the working at the ERAU Observatory physics behind [the research] very since fall of 2007 with the goal of well, but getting a computer to creating a functional radio obserdo what I want it to do is another vatory for future generations of story altogether. Dr. Zanolin has ERAU students. helped teach me programming, “My current research has to but leaves the rest to me for a do with detection and analysis of learning experience and ability to solar radiation at the 20.1 MHz frequency,” Vandenberg said. “The solve problems. It is a very difficult and sometimes painstakingly hard goal of this research has been project, but when it is complete to analyze the intensities of solar there will be nothing more rewardbursts such as flares and coroTeam Members:

Team Members:

Ian Dolge, Chester Kraft, Caleb Young

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Christopher Connelly, Andrew Kohlepp, Ashley Viall

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Jimmy Dossett, Sara Fox, Ramneet Kaur, Rob McConkie, Michael Wilson

this box it receives the signal from the plane’s communication systems. If the signal is below a certain level, indicating that there is silence on the communication channel, music is allowed to play. If however a signal appears

at any time, a relay activates to take connection away from the music circuit and form a straight line through to the plane’s audio communications, stopping the music almost immediately, and allowing for the proper communications. According to Kraft, the delay is on the order of microseconds. When the communications stop the relay goes to a standby mode for 5 seconds; if during that time no more communications are detected, the music resumes. 2) This group’s design digitally senses the revolutions per minute (RPM) of an automobile engine. The measured RPM is displayed on both a three-digit numeric display and a colored LED bar graph display. The design includes an

ing.” Robert Potts is doing research with the Dr. Darrel Smith to investigate the charge ratio of muons. “Our goal is to do a passive detection of the muons passing through a five gallon bucket of scintillator,” Potts said. “What I mean by this is that we are not affecting the path, flux, or strength of the muons, but are using what nature provides us. The muons pass through a bucket of scintillator, a special type of oil, and collide with the particles. When they do so, a faint light is emitted. If the muon is stopped in the scintillator, it will quickly decay as muons are unstable. This process happens in an order of nanoseconds. When the muon stops and decays, one of the by-products is light. We can use the time between the first pulse of light of the muon stopping and the second pulse of light from the muon decaying to determine the lifetime of the particle.” Research issues include the lack of data acquisition software and a low number of muon decay events per day. “My two goals since February have been to design and implement a data acquisition program and to pass on my knowledge to the remaining members of the group,” Potts said. “The data collection is going well, but the low number of events per day means that we have a several month waiting period until a sizable number of data points have been collected. We collect events at the rate of roughly 3000 events per week and we estimate needing 70,000 events before any meaningful information can be extrapolated. On the other hand, working with the three freshman in our group is going quite well. I have been able to lead them through a good portion of the necessary knowledge pertaining to lab hardware, circuits, theory, and software. They seem to be doing quite well with their retention and application of information.”

automatic dimming feature that adjusts the display’s brightness to suit ambient light conditions. 3) Using RF, the preliminary design members are designing a keyless entry system for standard doors that will be able to lock and unlock standard deadbolts and toggle a light via a hand-held remote control. The design is intended to work with a wide range of residential deadbolts, and the light switching subsystem will replace a standard wall-mounted switch. The actual design approach is not yet established because each team member is responsible for an individual design. Next semester, the best features of each design will be integrated.

For the past nine months, Embry-Riddle’s seniors have been working day and night, literally, on their capstone projects. Ranging anywhere from building planes to planning simulated war games, these projects are why ERAU is one of the top universities in the country. We went be-

hind the scenes to catch a glimpse of how the projects are shaping up. There are two stages for each engineering project, preliminary design and detail design. The ﬁrst is the stage where teams create designs, models and prototypes. In the latter stage, detail, the teams put the ﬁn-

Aero Prelim

Company Name: Swift Written By: Gretchen Hawkins Photos By: Ben Wilking

This semester the Aero Preliminary Design teams are designing two of the most versatile long-range business jets ever built. There is an insatiable need in industry for an efficient, longrange business jet that can travel distances currently limiting lightweight passenger carriers. Specifically, industry needs a small passenger jet that can travel long distances over oceans. Each of the two teams, Egret Aerospace and Swift Aerospace, have been developing an eight-passenger jet that will be able to take off from a Pacific Coast airport and travel to Hawaii, even with the loss of an engine during flight. In addition, each aircraft must be able to carry 50 pounds of luggage for

each passenger, as well as the two pilots, and cruise at a Mach number greater than 0.78. Each aircraft must also be marketable to its customer base; therefore, the aircraft must accommodate an in-flight conference for at least 4 people and be cost effective. Egret Aerospace has designed a competitive business jet called SkySuite that will feature an inflight bar, baggage storage area that is accessible during flight and even a flight attendant to oversee the comfort of the 8 passengers. SkySuite has a range of 3400 nautical miles at a cruise speed of Mach 0.85 and meets all FAA standards for flight over water when one of the two engines is inoperable. SkySuite will utilize

Astro Prelim

Team Members: Project: Eagle’s Nest Written By: Gretchen Hawkins Photos By: Ben Wilking

ishing touches on their prototypes to make them “market-ready”. As these students graduate and move into the industry environment, they will be able to take what they’ve learned in their four or ﬁve years here at Embry-Riddle and apply it to their work out in the world.

Team Members:

Left to Right: Chris Miller, Colin Anderson, Ramon Perez, Ben Wilking, Team Lead David Skidmore, Thomas Nix, Scott Sobieralski

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Team Members: Company Name: Egret Written By: Gretchen Hawkins Photos By: Ben Wilking

Left to Right: Sreyes Kadapala, Taylor Ellington, Michael Dewey, Akshay Tripathi, Randall Tolley, Kyle Holtzlander

two General Electric CF34-8C1 turbofan type engines which provide sufﬁcient thrust to allow for a cruise altitude of 46,000 MSL. This remarkable aircraft also uses a SC20410 supercritical airfoil along the entire 77-foot span to reduce drag at its cruise speed. If the design is accepted, it could be ﬂying by 2014 for the aggressive price of $29.8 million per unit. Swift Aerospace has developed a supersonic business jet named the Javelin that will cruise at a Mach number of 1.5. The Javelin has a range upwards of 3500 nautical miles and carries 8 passengers and their luggage comfortably. The aircraft is equipped with three F414-GE-400

turbofan type engines and a 60o swept NACA 64206 delta wing. The Javelin also utilizes two canards and a vertical stabilizer to help keep the aircraft stable in both supersonic and subsonic ﬂight. The Javelin’s gross take-off weight is 92,500 pounds and Swift Aerospace estimates that it can be sold for $70 million per unit. In an increasingly interconnected global economy, Swift Aerospace is looking toward the future and designing an aircraft capable of transporting passengers around the world faster than ever before.

This semester, Astrospace Preliminary Design has been busy designing a satellite called Eagle’s Nest that is capable of monitoring objects in low Earth orbit. These objects can range from space debris to other satellites, but the need to monitor objects orbiting earth so closely is constantly increasing. Once launched into space, Eagle’s Nest will initiate its mission phases, which include charging the batteries and turning away from the sun. Then, the main purpose of Eagle’s Nest’s mis-

sion will emerge. The satellite will launch a 15-centimeter sphere followed by a 10-centimeter sphere and a Cube-Satellite, and then ﬁnally another Cube-Satellite and a Satelloon. Once pictures of the payloads have been transmitted, Eagle’s Nest’s part of the mission is complete and the payloads begin to do their job. The payloads serve as calibration targets for ground-based radar and optical systems used in debris tracking. In other words, the payloads help measure the size and amount of orbital debris. The scope of this project is enormous as it requires three fully-operational satellites

Left to Right, Row 1: Jessica Fife, Jeremy Herrera, Greg Winkleman; Row 2: Vinai Charoenwongsawang, David Angel, Samantha Perry, Serena Dye, Prince Singh; Row 3: Merrick Jackinsky, Domenic Narducci, Dr. Ronald Madler

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and all the necessary equipment to orient and photograph each payload. The goal for this semester’s prelim team is to continue to design and build the Eagle’s Nest

conﬁguration in detail design next semester, and then pass on the project to the next incoming prelim team. Essentially, a different prelim team will be designing and build-

Team Members:

Not in order: Tom Ballard, Ken Bowen, Patrick Krieg, Scott Murphy, Cody Smith, Brittany Wells, Kyle Wright, Bryan Davis

Company Name: SpaRCS Written By: Allison Cisneros Photos By: Ben Wilking

Left to Right: Josh Martinez, Eric Freienmuth, Nick Hammons, Brittany Griffin, Andrew Grant, Brandon Lanktree, Jay Cole Cupit, Meg Todd, Dylan Cragg Not pictured: Seth Gubermann

Astro Detail

Company Name: PRIMESat Written By: Allison Cisneros Photos By: Ben Wilking

ing each payload for the original satellite and the entire project should be complete within the next two years.

PRIMESat is making a reaction wheel, a big spinning disc meant to be used in zero gravity. The purpose of this machine is to spin in the opposite direction the disc is moving.

SpaRCS is particularly ambitious in the senior detail projects. They are creating a space rotational control simulator to be used by ERAU students after the team members Team Members:

Company Name: Echelon

projects to free up resources and allow future groups to only have to focus on one central task.

Team Members:

Left to Right: Praful Chowdri, Brad Pols, Eliel Fonseen, Ryan Krogstad, Shawn Written By: Allison Cisneros Stevens, Donald Sauder III, Joe Cacciottoli, Photos By: Brenton Woodruff TJ Fournier, Jeff Walston, Charles Schnake Aerospace

Aero Detail

Right to left: David Bowker, Peter Company Name: Initech Darouze, Aaron Leland, Steven Written By: Allison Cisneros Weaver, Alicia Valles, Bartley Brown, Photos By: Brenton Woodruff Adam Ritchie, Joe Lorkowski

have graduated. It will be able to dampen two axes of motion while controlling one axis. There is payload capability. This project will be used for other future engineering

Team Members: Company Name: RMP Engineering

Written By: Allison Cisneros Photos By: Brenton Woodruff

The members of Project Nemesis built a horizontal tail of a Next Generation Naval Interceptor at a one-third scale. The goal of this team was to test the accuracy of its prediction about how many pounds would be needed to cause the horizontal tail to fail. The ribs were the expected area to fail. The main material used was aluminum, with the ribs of the structure reinforced with steel. The predicted weight needed was around 1,365

Right to Left: Tim Bellis, Ben Mitchell, Kali Schroeder, Byron Quine, Niels Morck, Adam Rodriguez, Kyle Arcurio, Sammantha Davis, Chris Polley, Fan Dai, Charlie Gibson, Justin Luhm, Jesse Lawrence, Doug Ballosh, James Dounelly, Robert Parrish

pounds. Echelon Aerospace applied the pressure the tail would realistically experience using a hydraulic jack in AXFAB on Wednesday, Apr. 21. Initech created a 1:10 scale replica of a section of an airplane to structurally test it. This airplane was designed with a 275-foot wingspan. The aircraft was designed in the previous semester during preliminary design; its purpose was being able to glide while still having

motors. A section of the airplane was chosen to stress. There were 25 to 30 inches of deﬂection at the end of the structural test. RMP Engineering was two groups until halfway through the academic year. Each made a wind tunnel model and tested it to decide which aircraft would be used for the ﬁnal part of the project. Egress and Liberator had data gathered from the testing phase with Egress being the one

to continue in the project. Egress proved to have more stability and a better lift-to-drag ratio than Liberator. RMP Engineering built a wing and fuselage to test 80% of the limit load, which was 142 pounds total. The wing had two aluminum tubes for spars with the fuselage made out of bi-directional carbon ﬁber. There wasn’t any skin for this structure, so the team added foam blocks in between the ribs to add shape.

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Mother Continued from B1 it has never seen an operating system newer than Windows 95, I couldn’t bring myself to toss it. Around the same time I found a bunch of frog eggs and scooped them out of the water and into my mother’s bucket that she used when she mopped the floors. My plan was brilliant. I was going to keep those eggs in the bucket until they hatched. Then I was going to watch the tadpoles grow up. I believe creating a frog habitat in my bathtub was a part of the plan. In the end I’d have about 100 new pet frogs. It was going to be great! Then, a few days into my experiment, my mom wanted to mop the kitchen floor. She dumped the bucket and its slimy contents into the bushes, probably thinking something along the

Music Club Continued from B1 same. CFIT includes a flute, clarinet, bass, guitar, drums, and three saxophones. Next to perform was the “concert band,” called The Random Duo: A well-suited name for the odd pairing of flutist Peter Di Pasquale and violinist Benjamin Degn. Despite the randomness, I found them to be quite endearing.

erything right. My psychology textbook nearly quotes word for word concepts that my mother has told me for years. It hasn’t really been until I have gotten older me that I’ve realized how much my mother has sacrificed to make me the person that I am today. When I was born, my mother decided to give up her career and second income to raise me. When my sister was born she had two very distinctly different children to nurture and encourage. My mother has truly lived a life of service to others. When she gave up her career, she essentially became a professional volunteer, childcare expert, and personal chauffeur. She worked at our school library, she helped with Meals on Wheels at our church, she ran fundraisers at our church, she taught our Sunday school classes, she drove us to all our practices and lessons,

she knew all of our favorite television shows, she brought us hot meals to school on every birthday, she rushed home to retrieve every finished project and lunch we forgot to grab in the morning for school, she packed our lunches every day, she kept our house immaculate, she treated all of our ailments (from scratches to fevers to hurt feelings), and I can’t remember a school field trip that she didn’t go on with us. She even sat through every band, choir, and orchestra concert my sister and I ever performed in, a feat to be revered and admired. (When was the last time you sat through a fifth-grade band concert?) When I look back on how much my mother has given to me and my sister, I can’t be anything but truly grateful. So I just want to say thanks, Mom! I love you and hope you have a fantastic Mother’s Day!

with admissions recruiting, open houses, and whatever else was needed for the smaller college to Continued from B1 run efficiently. He notes that at a small college, “when someone While serving as a company needs help, you help.” Sheridan officer and a leadership advisor, was also a conduct officer for half Sheridan has sailed to England, of the 800 MMA students, but exIreland, Spain, Gibraltar, Poland, plains that there were few serious Denmark, Norway, and Russia be- behavioral problems because like fore and after the wall came down. ERAU, the students were goal-oriSheridan says of his oceanic ex- ented and worked hard for their perience, “It was great to see the career objectives. Sheridan says, students grow throughout the “the students in Maine and here at training cruises and gain confi- Embry-Riddle parallel each other dence. When we shipped out, quite distinctly with their trementhe students were shadowing the dous devotion to studies, flight, or instructors and on the way home the sea. Our students are highly they were the ones responsible for motivated and focused on what the ship in every point of opera- they want and apply themselves tion. The port time was also a great to succeed.” Sheridan and his wife, Vickexperience, with opportunity to explore the area in each port of ie, moved out West and feel forcall. The cultural and educational tunate to find Prescott a great experience gained by the students place to live and work. Although they miss New England, the Ariwas invaluable.” During his time spent at Maine zona weather and outdoor activMaritime Academy he managed ities create terrific leisure time inhousing, student activities, SGA, terests for the couple. Sheridan is campus organizations, orienta- especially attracted to American tion, a climbing wall, and the ju- history and has added Arizona dicial board. He also helped out history to his reading. “It is inter-

esting to see where the East and West meet and make that cultural connection,” said Sheridan. He and his wife own and operate the Farmer’s Market in the Depot Shopping Center in downtown Prescott. Sheridan says, “It is our teamwork and mutual respect for each other that work for us. That is what makes Vickie’s and my relationship a great one.” Sheridan is creating new programs and fun activities for the students and enjoys his close interactions with many of the leaders of our student organizations in the renovated student union facility. He is interested in starting the groundwork for a “coffee house” series of programs with live music and promoting trips to special interest sites in the region for the next school term. “We want to keep things fresh and welcome any ideas from the students for events they would like to have happen on the campus.” Sheridan says of his university position, “For me there are two good reasons to work at EmbryRiddle: our students and in particular our student leaders.”

lines of: What on earth did those kids put in my bucket? “No! You killed my frogs!” I told my mother in utter agony when I found out what she had done. She didn’t understand. Those baby frogs were going to be my pets; I was going to watch them grow up. Then before I knew it, they were all gone. In fourth grade, I turned my room into a spaceship. I got a large sheet of black plastic that I placed over my window and poked holes in it so that the constellations would shine into my room during the day when my lights were out. When I had everything set up I ran to find my mother and proudly present my masterpiece. “Oh Kerianne, if you want something to darken your room in the mornings, we can get you some blackout curtains,” my mom said. “I don’t know where you got that black plastic thing,

but it’s full of holes and we can get you something nicer.” “No! I put the holes in it on purpose, Mom,” I explained. “It’s the constellations!” The older I got, the less the over-exuberant display of nerdiness seemed to bother my mother, and I doubt I could faze her at all anymore. My mother, in her quest to make me a normal, functional human being, has made a tremendous impact on whom I have become. When we wrote a feature together for the orientation issue of the paper last fall, several people asked me if I wrote her article because it was written in my style. The reason our writing styles are so similar is that my mother taught me how to write. When she read the horrendously written papers (and that’s being generous) I wrote for my classes in public school, she decided to

take matters into her own hands. By doing so, she not only gave me a valuable life tool, but she also gave me a hobby. Without her dedication to my education, I never would have written for a college newspaper. My mother picked up on my tendencies toward introversion from a very early age and did everything in her power to make me social. I now credit all of my social skills to my mother. Without my mom’s intervention, I’d have been a mousy introvert incapable of relating to other people on top of having the inability to write a coherent sentence. I decided to take a psychology class this semester because I’ve always been interested in the subject, but I’d never had the chance to study it. The more I learn in my psychology class, the more I realize that my mother knew exactly what she was doing when she raised me, and that she did ev-

Upon introducing themselves, they charmingly stated, “We don’t have many instruments, but we do have bow-ties.” Their performance consisted of five works by “some guy named Johan,” and sounded flawless to my untrained ears. Obviously many other audience members enjoyed it too, as the two musicians received countless compliments on their playing after the show. To wrap up the concert, the choir sang a group of songs, familiar ones being “Can You Feel

the Love Tonight” and “Longest Time.” They had a solid performance and were enjoyable to listen to. All in all, the Music Club’s Spring Concert was a pleasant experience. Hopefully they will have a larger audience at future performances. As the goal of the club is to spread music amongst the student body, we can all help them achieve that goal by simply listening to it. For any musically inclined people that are interested in the club, they meet on a weekly basis to play and talk about music.

Sheridan

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Doronne Continued from B1

How About Fund All of THIS: All the furniture, pool tables, and games in the student union ons to the pool and gym  Renovati   for OctoberWest  Fireworks    Lighti   ng for the amphitheater  Speakers   and stage for the lower hangar  Casino   Night   International Festival   Tenis courts repairs and maintenance   and other guest speakers  Comedians

to go across the street for toilet paper. “Like for a lot of other things, I ended up doing what they do. In this case, it was just using some cloth and my hand” Doronne explained. Doronne enlightened his audience about the transportation in India. He described his 4-hour bus ride to the first village he visited. The bus’s windows were always open, and he was amazed by the bus’s manager who kept all the money and ticket information in his head for the entire ride.

Doronne went to his first village because he heard it was celebrating a festival. “I was walking around and I was the only foreigner. People were very surprised by me, but not unfriendly. I was left alone unless I approached someone. Then they were very nice.” Doronne went on to describe some other villages he visited on a bicycle lent to him by a new friend from the first village and on the motorcycles of various friends. One of the most helpful bits of information Doronne presented was the advice that if one is in India, he should do as the Indians do and eat at a dhaba, a small, local eatery. “You don’t get sick eating at these small places,” said

Doronne. “You get sick at the big city restaurants.” Doronne ended after sharing countless more small tales of the Indian people’s generosity, kindness, and willingness to share with an outsider. Chai and samosa were served to the audience during a short questionand-answer session after the end of Doronne’s speech. After the session, the guests retreated to the room across from where the speech was held where they were asked to fill out evaluation forms about the speech. Doronne spoke again at Yavapai college the following Saturday, Apr. 17. For more information on Etan Doronne, his travels, and seminars, or his India, visit [myindiaexperience.com].

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Movie Reviews by Kenneth Stuart

28 APRIL 2010

S.S. KRESGE MODEL 151.410 BORE SHOTGUN Gun Review by Ryan Williams

Kick-Ass “Kick-Ass” is the story of comic-book-loving high school nerds who question why no one has ever tried to become a superhero like the ones in their favorite graphic novels. Dave Lizewski, played by Aaron Johnson, decides to take a stand and add himself to his list of favorite heroes. Through his exploits and a few million YouTube fans, Dave—or Kick-Ass, as he calls himself—inspires others to become masked vigilantes. Nicolas Cage plays Big Daddy, one of the self-appointed crime fighters, and, surprisingly, he does a good job; Cage was finally given a role in which his eccentric style of acting works to enhance the character development. He has an S&M relationship going on with his daughter in the film—maybe he likes that kind of stuff in real life, I don’t know—but it seems to work for him quite well. Disturbing, but effective. Like most of the superhero spoofs in recent memory, there are many puns poking fun at popular comics and Marvel films, but rather than adding injury to insult, the whimsical lines remind us that this film is much more of a joke than a serious superhero adventure. That reminder turns out to be necessary as a few scenes make you forget that you’re watching the story of a loser with big dreams. But don’t be confused; “Kick-Ass” is not another worthless spoof. “Kick- Ass” is mostly a farfetched story of

The S.S. Kresge Model 151.410 Bore Shotgun.

wannabe superheroes with an obviously absurd plot, but at times it takes a nosedive into seriousness. Fortunately, it always reemerges into the outlandish. The film is exciting, suspenseful, and, at times, unsettling. If you’re looking for a film with realistically choreographed fight scenes, a reasonable amount of bone crushing and gore, and a lot of laughs, “Kick-Ass” is the one to see.

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SCORE’S

As a novice reviewer, my primary goal is to present firearms which are realistically affordable for the average college student. I would be sorely lacking in these efforts without mentioning a gun that has been in my family for nearly four decades, so in this installation I am spotlighting the S.S. Kresge Model 151 single-shot .410-bore shotgun. The S.S. Kresge Model 151 is one of the myriad of firearms that were purchased in bulk, re-branded, and sold through major department stores during the middle half of the last century. The Model 151, sold through S.S. Kresge and Company, was originally manufactured in Brazil by CBC (Brazilian Cartridge Company) as the CBC model SB. It was imported directly to the U.S. by Firearms Import and Export, and sold by S.S. Kresge as well as several other companies. Since 1977, S.S. Kresge and Company is better known as the Kmart Corporation. At the range, the gun is exceedingly simple to operate,

as you might expect from an economy single-shot breakopen shotgun. It is reasonably well-balanced and is a comfortable gun to shoot, thanks to its small action and relatively heavy stock, and has a welldesigned, light trigger with a clean break. It is also noticeably lighter than the average 12-gauge pump most shooters will be familiar with. Though it has more plastic parts than you would expect or want (the trigger guard is plastic, for instance), the gun feels solidly built overall and functions flawlessly. In fact, it is one of the very few firearms that I have used that has never failed to go bang when asked. It is also very user-friendly thanks to a unique triggerlike button forward of the trigger guard that opens the action. The shell extractor is strong enough to shoot the spent shell backwards several feet, meaning that you never have to manually clear the action between shots. One thing to be wary of is the lack of a safety mechanism, though

the gun uses an exposed hammer that must be manually cocked before firing. In practice, I only put a round in the chamber when I pick up the gun to shoot something, and only cock the hammer when I shoulder it to fire. Following this simple procedure should pose no inconvenience for the conscientious shooter. Though most sources claim that CBC is still producing the family, it is not currently being imported to the U.S. Because of this, examples of this gun in any of its many guises can be hard to find, though one in good condition can be found for around 60 bucks. The model SB/ model 151 can also be found in 20-gauge and 12-gauge versions with otherwise identical features to the .410 model, if you do prefer the characteristics of a larger shell. Despite its roots as a single-shot economy-grade shotgun, the CBC model SB/S.S. Kresge model 151 deserves high marks and a spot in nearly any arsenal. I know it will stay in my family for a long time to come.

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Bar Review by Adam Kosak

Hello again, my Bacchian brothers and sisters! Have midterms royally kicked your butt? Have you royally kicked your midterms’ butts? Either way, you could probably use a drink. And it just so happens that if you’re old enough to drink, an old favorite is just up the street: Score’s. For quite some time, Score’s has been the only bar within walking distance of campus. If you head towards Fry’s from campus, it’s located just past Tim’s on the right hand side. Prescott’s downtown is a far cry from Mill Ave. in Phoenix and isn’t quite as close to campus as I’m sure many students would enjoy. However, Score’s is more than a consolation prize; it’s the bees’ knees. First off, fans of happy hour will note that there are in fact two happy hours, from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. and 10 p.m. to midnight. At two bucks a pop for draft beer, happy hour is definitely the way to go

if you’re on a college budget like me. That being said, their prices are still very reasonable. Pitchers are $6 for drafts and $5 for PBR which, to set the record straight, is not a hipster beer. Well drinks, while often best equated to the rubbing alcohol in your mom’s medicine cabinet, can still do the job and are nice and cheap at $3. Midrange mixed drinks are $4 while I think I paid maybe $5.50 for a top-shelf mixed drink, I have trouble finding my favorite beer for less than that! As with any bar, its good to have some munchies in case things get sloppy. Score’s has just the ticket with their daily food specials. They include things like burgers, fries, wings, and a whole lot more. I’m a big fan of the chicken wrap. While none of it is five-star restaurant material, it’s tasty and filling in all the right ways. And if you are look-

ing for five-star restaurant quality food, I’d suggest moving out of Prescott. Score’s also has plenty of entertainment. With three pool tables and your standard dart setup, there’s enough to go around. Score’s also has Texas Hold 'Em tournaments every Wednesday and Saturday; it’s a $3 buyin and Coors Lights are $1.75. You could have a lot of Coors Lights if you win this poker pot! There’s also pool tournaments every Tuesday and Sunday if you’re not good with cards, colors, and counting. It’s a $5 buy-in. There’s also free pool on Saturday, so if you’re terrible at pool you can go practice and then go to the tournament on Sunday. Well that’s all for now. Please drink responsibly, and in the words of the great Frank Sinatra: “Alcohol may be man’s worst enemy, but the bible says ‘love your enemy!'”

Folks, this business is not always sunshine and rainbows. Sometimes, we eat some gnarly food. If you don’t believe me, check out the Horizons archives and look up Chi’s Cuisine. I’m not saying that it happens often, but we do have those bad times. Sometimes, though, we have experiences even better than sunshine and rainbows. On this, my final review of the year (and, sadly, the last restaurant review I’ll do for this newspaper), I’m happy to report that the place Andy and I scoped out for you was a diamond in the rough. Iron Springs Café may not look like much from the outside, but inside it’s golden. Andy and I walked in and were welcomed by railroad-themed walls and an eager server. We sat at our table just long enough to peruse the

menu before getting our drink order in. The best thing about this place was the service. I don’t know why we bothered to look at the menu.

Service Atmosphere Food

The server knew all the dishes by memory and offered suggestions readily. Any questions we had were answered right away, and

we were served at lightning speed. I decided on special Cajun catfish and some iced tea, and I’m glad I did. I was in heaven when my plate arrived. The fish was served atop some New Orleans style rice and blackened to perfection. I died and went to Dixie. The atmosphere was fantastic. A native Arizonan, I was reminded of my childhood spent in diners along Route 66. All the railroadrelated scenery mimicked those 66 diners to a tee. I was completely at home in this place. I really can’t say more than that I would never pass up a chance to go eat here. It is just the right place for me. If it sounds like you’d like it too, we should do lunch. I’m glad I found this place before I retired Andy and myself. It’s a wonderful note to end on.

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28 APRIL 2010

NEKROPOLIS Book Review by Allison Cisneros

GAME REVIEW BY SEAN CHRISTNER

This is not a book about sparkly vegetarian vampires. In fact, if you take a walk in Nekropolis, there are plenty of creatures out for your blood and it will take all you’ve got to keep yourself out of trouble. Unfortunately for Matthew Richter, keeping out of trouble is nigh impossible because he’s a selfwilled zombie working as a detective to bring order to a world of chaos and darkness. He doesn’t like saying he’s a detective though. He’s just an excop who does favors for people at a price. Nekropolis is a city created long ago when humans began outnumbering the vampires, demons, and every other dark creature that was on Earth. It’s founder, Father Dis, and five Dark Lords rule, each with their own set of rules. Everything in Nekropolis is dangerous. If it looks innocent and defenseless then it’s probably even worse than the carnivorous vehicle being driven by Lazlo, a cab driver. Tim Waggoner uses the first chapter to grab attention with action. A werewolf throws an insect demon across the room, souls trade a body, and Matthew Richter has an arm torn off. Tim Waggoner writes in the noir style with an added flavor of his own. Nekropolis contains many new terms and creatures, such as tangleglow, a drug, and the Conglomeration, a monster made of other beings it literally runs into. Even with the entire city as a type of Escher/Dali mix, Waggoner explains everything in a way that’s not insulting and allows the reader to be proper-

ly immersed in the city he’s created. A half-blood vampire called Devona Kanti approaches Matthew Richter with a problem only he can solve. She’s the keeper of Lord Galm’s collection of artifacts. Lord Galm is a very old, very powerful vampire who rules Gothtown, a section of Nekropolis. An object of great power has been stolen and in order to not have her status even more decreased than it already is as a halfblood, she needs the object returned quickly and without a fuss. Upon discovering whom she is the daughter of, Richter is at first reluctant to take the job since it was a person of Lord Galm’s status who made Richter a zombie in the first place. He does, however. If he doesn’t find a powerful solution soon he’s going to disintegrate into dust. His zombie body is breaking down and it would take someone like Lord Galm to hopefully repair him. His adventure in this first book of a trilogy takes him through all six sections of the city and into the company of many a strange individual. The novel culminates in a satisfying and rather surprising ending. Everything is explained at the end like a good mystery should do with just enough revelations to make it interesting without it seeming contrived. “Nekropolis” is a revision of “Necropolis,” a book created for libraries in 2004. Tim Waggoner’s sequel, “Dead Streets,” is already available for purchase. Don’t forget to check out the extra material in the back!

Nekropolis By Tim Waggoner Paperback 401 pages, Angry Robot $7.99

MASSIVE ACTION GAME [MAG] Have you ever imagined playing Halo 3 or Modern Warfare 2 online with more than just 16 players in a death match? Well, now it’s a reality. Massive Action Game, or MAG, hosts online matches with up to 256 players. It sounds like it would be utter chaos, but each team is broken up into 4 companies, with each company broken into 4 squads. Each squad is led by a player who has earned the online ranking to do so. There is no solo campaign mode; everything is online. The story is based in the online world, where the player goes through a series of levels and objectives for each faction. This eliminates the need for artificial intelligence, and the flaws that come with it. The story starts in 2025, where global peace seems a near reality. The newly-passed “Millennium Accord” requires that a nation’s armies remain within its borders. Due to this, and the high cost of maintaining an army, most nations decrease the size of their armed forces to just enough to respond to a national emergency. However, it isn’t long that this vision of “world peace” is able to last. Private Military Companies (PMCs) arise, and are able to work for any country that chooses to contract them. Like a business, they compete

by lowering their prices, which eventually leads to underhanded methods of competition. The plans are simple: attack a competitor PMC, destroy its supply, and force it to raise its prices, ultimately leading to a declaration of bankruptcy. The three PMCs in the game are Raven Industries, Seryi Volk Executive Response, and Valor Company. Raven is a high-tech faction from western European countries, including Germany, Italy, and France, that relies on advanced technology for victory. Seryi Volk (SVER) is a guerilla force from eastern Asia, with soldiers from China, India, and Russia. Valor is a standard military force, comprised of the U.S., Canada, and Latin America. Comparable to today’s U.S. Marine Corps, Valor believes knowledge in battle is the key to strength. The game itself has a strong story, as well as strong gameplay. The idea of massive online battles works well in a day where many people play online anyway. For people who normally spend their playing days challenging online gamers on Halo 3 or Call of Duty 4, MAG should be the next game on the wish list. The intense online battles, as well as the sheer number of players in one match, easily trumps those in other popular online games. The rank structure, coupled

Publisher: SCEA Developer: Zipper Interactive Genre: First Person Shooter, Massive Multiplayer Online Game (MMOG) Release Date: February 26, 2010 ESRB: T Connectivity: Online Number of Players: Online Only Number of Online Players: Up to 256 Gaming System: PlayStation 3

with the ability to command subordinate soldiers via headset, gives it a more realistic feeling. With it, the game is able to give the player a much more warzone-like appearance than the un-strategic “run-and-gun” chaos of games like Halo 3.

The only downside to this game is that it is only offered on the Play Station 3, leaving Xbox players to only watch someone else have fun. Because it is only offered on one system, and because solo play is not an option, this game gets 4.5 out of 5 stars.

‘DRUMMER BOY’ BY DEBI NOVA Music Review by Garrick Santos

The reggae artist Debi Nova released the single ‘Drummer Boy’ on Jan. 19.

Reggaeton flies under the radar in most areas without Latino influence. It is such a pity that certain art must remain with their respective demographics. Diversity is what makes the United States unique, and I am here to break the barriers between demographics. Debi Nova is a native of Costa Rica and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. Just like the genre she tends to, she too, is under the radar and is slowly breaking into the mainstream. She has as much potential as her contemporary, Shakira. Debi Nova and Shaki-

ra seem to have many of the same attributes that create a great mainstream artist. Just like Shakira, Debi Nova has a sexy voice backed by a consistent beat that tends to mesmerize you into involuntarily dancing to her songs. The lyrics of her song , “Drummer Boy,” are very playful and innocent. She plays with the words and beats in order to replace otherwise scandalous implications. Most artists “let it all hang out” disregarding the amount of dirty words and such which, if over used, tends to deteriorate the quality of the song. However, Debi Nova’s play of words

is much welcomed in such a “rude” era of music. “Drummer Boy” is meant to be a dance song, which is fairly obvious considering the fact that song is about beats, grooves and rhythm. Debi Nova’s song emphasizes how, no matter where you are from, lovers will be found through a mutual beat that each will be marching to. The lyrics are very elevated even though the song is rather repetitive. “Drummer Boy” receives 4 out of 5 stars. Debi Nova deserves much praise for creating a song that is so sexy and dirty but can still be listened to by youngsters.

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Embry-Riddle Sports Wrap-Up Recap of a Successfull Year in ERAU Athletics keLSeY WoKA ScH Correspondent

As the year winds down, the athletic teams of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University are finishing their post-season training and starting to pack up their gear. Jerseys, headgear, and cleats are being stowed away, where they will remain until next year. 20092010 turned out to be a season of broken records and program firsts for some teams, and a season for gaining experience and rebuilding for others. All teams, however, had three things in common this season: youth, needed improvements made throughout the year, and a plan to come back more experienced and hungry for success next season. “If ever a program had a ‘rebuilding year,’ 2009 was it for ERAU [volleyball],” stated women’s volleyball coach Katy Meyer. Taking a look at the team roster, that statement cannot be denied. This year’s team consisted of two seniors, one junior, two sophomores, and a remarkable seven freshmen. Even though half the squad lacked legitimate college experience, team members had heart and admirable work ethic to compensate. Despite falling short of a winning record, the Lady Eagles posted some impressive team stats, placing them in the top five in the categories of blocks per set, total blocks, and total digs, as well as in the top ten of six other statistical categories. They also finished first in the category of digs per set. Unfortunately, with a ranking of seventh out of 13, the women’s volleyball team just missed making it to the A.I.I. National Qualifying Tournament, which takes the top six independent teams. Fortunately, with nine returners, next year’s season looks

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Brenton Woodruff / Horizons Newspaper Kelsey Anderson attempts a shot on the goal while an opponent tries to catch up during the Lady Eagles’ final game in October.

promising. As Meyer says, “Confidence built on a foundation of experience and knowledge will prove favorable.” This season, the Lady Eagles said goodbye to seniors Gina Conley, who was honored as an Academic All-American, and Ashley Getz. The men’s wrestling program experienced an inconsistent year due to youth as well. Ramsey, the coach, comments: “We definitely had a better tournament team this year, [but] we were not a strong dual-meet team this year.” Individually, Tyler Chang (junior, 157 lbs) and Trace Billet (junior, 149 lbs) were stand-outs for the Eagles. Chang finished the

season with a record of 45-4, with only two of those losses being to NAIA wrestlers. He placed third at the A.I.I. National Wrestling Tournament and first at Western Regionals. Billet’s overall record was 26-18, with most of his losses being to Division 1 and Division 2 opponents. He placed seventh at the A.I.I. National Wrestling Tournament. The ERAU men’s wrestling team was also awarded three Academic All-American honors: Tyler Chang, Jeremy Mazon, and Joshua Chang. As a team, the Eagles placed 13th at the 2010 NAIA National Wrestling Championships.

Having placed eighth and second in past seasons, the team hopes to return to the national top eight next year. However, the good news is that with a team of mostly freshmen and sophomores and only two juniors, the entire team will be returning next season. “We would like to find our way back into top eight, nationally,” Ramsey says. “With the team we return, plus a couple of our impact recruits, we should be able to do this easily.” Just like the volleyball and wrestling teams, the men’s soccer team had a relatively young team this year as well. However, this didn’t seem to hinder success by any

means. In fact, 2009 turned out to be one of the team’s most successful seasons, one filled with many exciting firsts for the program. This year’s team was the first to qualify for playoffs in school history, the first to finish undefeated at home, the first to play the topthree ranked teams in the same season, and the only team in the country to play both of the conumber one teams in the same weekend. Unfortunately, the Eagles, seeded number six, fell to the number three team in the first round of playoffs. Nevertheless, the team achieved the goal of see ATHLETICS page C3

Teams Bring More Intensity This Season

Sports Editor

This year the NHL playoffs seemed more evenly matched than previous years. I really have not paid attention this season like I used to, but I am intrigued about the playoff situation this year. The only team to really seal the deal right away was the Philadelphia Flyers, with their win over the New Jersey Devils. The

Jay Kwon’s Advice to Maintaining A Summer Workout Variety

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Hockey Playoff Competition is Anything but Cold MATT DeGoLLADo

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Washington Capitols were close to an easy first round, but were held to yet another game with the Montreal Canadiens. The Capitols have the best record in the league, and are favored throughout the whole tournament. But can they keep up with the rest of the talent the league has to offer? Both Boston and Vancouver are leading their series for now, when they could have won it a game ago. They need to cut

it short and stop prolonging both series because I am anxious to see the next round of action. Sorry for all the Sabres and Kings fans but your series was not exciting to me. The San Jose Sharks have some tough competition in the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche has not been having the best of luck this year. The team lost one of its best players, Peter Mueller, and fell in a slump right before the playoffs. The Sharks

showed impressive skill recently, beating the Avs 5-0. Will this fuel them to finish the series off or cause the Avs to exact revenge on home turf? The Pittsburgh Penguins face off against the Ottawa Senators, with the Penguins leading the series 3-2. I know most of you all do not want the Penguins to advance because of the infamous Sidney Crosby who led Canada to the gold over the U.S. in this year’s winter Olympics.

Also, Flyers fans are kinda nervous because they might have to meet the Penguins in the semifinals. Senators goalie Pascal Leclaire set a franchise record with 56 saves in this first playoff appearance ever. I believe in beginner’s luck, but that was a remarkable feat when your team is close to elimination. For the loyal Arizona fans, the Coyotes are cutting it close. They are going against the see PLAYOFFS page C2

Summer is one of the most exciting and relaxing times for the normal college student. It is one of the longer periods of rest in between semesters, where all stress is behind the student and vacation time is allotted to treat the soul and mind. However, this is not an excuse to put a hold on your workout routines and schedules. In fact, summer vacation can be one of the worst times for your body, in the sense that you are eating “momma’s home cooking” and that you are just relaxing. Working out becomes one of the last things on your mind. However, don’t let that happen to you! Summer is the perfect opportunity to change up your routine and try some new workouts. First of all, I cannot stress enough the significance of research. Before trying new routines and workouts, it is important that you do complete and thorough research on the new workout that you may be interested in. Not only will you gain a better understanding, but you will also practice very good safety awareness. Trying a new exercise involves a different set of movements and, of course, a different technique. Exercising without proper technique during an unfamiliar workout is just asking for a potential accident to occur. So, first of all, I would recommend a very thorough understanding of the new routines you plan on attacking. I recommend starting out slow. My advice is that you try the new exercise with lighter weights and possibly lower and slower repetitions. Your body does not know what kind of stress you are putting on it. (Remember, that is a very good thing, because new stresses equals more potential for muscle formation and growth.) Trying a new workout will not only motivate you to get better at dosee WORKOUT page C2

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28 April 2010

Intramurals End With a Big Hit, Dodgeball Tournament Provides More Than Just Pain Joe AUGeLLo Correspondent

It was time for the intramural dodgeball tournament. When I arrived at the Activity Center, I was told one of the teams needed another player, so I decided to experience the tournament firsthand. All in all, there were about twenty-five people at the tournament with about four teams ranging from four to eight people. I was put on Team Misoguchi, named after a junior on our team, Sean Misoguchi. Our intramural tournament supervisor carefully explained the rules to everyone: stay within the specified boundaries, if you’re hit anywhere except for the face you are out of the game, if you catch a ball an opponent threw they will be out, and a ball is dead when it hits the ground, among other rules. It was a double elimination tournament, so a team would have to lose twice to be completely knocked out. After that, we immediate-

ly commenced the dodgeball tournament. We played four practice games first, just to warm up and get a feel for the other teams. Each team analyzed the other team’s players, taking note of the weak links and the people who could not throw, as well as the strong players and the people with good arms. The first game went well for Team Misoguchi, where we barely squeaked out a win. One of our opponents cleverly utilized the strategy known as snake-eyes, looking in one direction while throwing in another. I myself fell victim to this clever ploy. Many strategies were employed, some with less success than others, such as the “Stand Absolutely Still and Watch the Dodge Ball Hit You Square in the Chest Without Even Attempting to Move” technique. The games moved swiftly, with each team playing their hardest. In the final bracket of the championship were Team Misoguchi and Team Judgment Day. Both teams were tired but still full of

fight. Team Judgment Day had one loss, while Team Misoguchi was still undefeated. I was knocked out in the first five minutes of the game, and cheered my teammates on from the sidelines. Team Misoguchi and Judgment Day battled until it was two of us versus one of them. Judgment Day’s last man used the clever defensive technique of using a ball as a shield and squatting down, thereby making his body a smaller target. However, this technique only served to prolong the inevitable and extended the game by ten minutes. In the end, Team Misoguchi prevailed. In a classic display of sportsmanship the two teams shook hands and congratulated each other before claiming their prizes: t-shirts for the first-place winners and towels for the second-place team. All in all, this friendly and athletic competition was a great way to relax and forget about schoolwork for a while, especially since exams are close at hand.

Joe Augello / Horizons Newspaper Participants of the Dodgeball Tournament gather together while the rules are explained by the tournament supervisor. Students split up to form four different teams that were eliminated one by one until only the winning team remained.

Playoﬀs Continued from C1 very experienced Detroit Red Wings, who have winning on their mind, even though Phoenix does have the better record. On the other hand, it is the playoffs, where anything can happen, with Detroit leading 3-2. Phoenix has improved recently, to become a very respectable team, and a tough match since the second half of the season, when they acquired Lee Stempniak and Wojtek Wolski. This series was a good one, with both teams fighting hard and looking at a harder fight as the playoffs progress. The Chicago Blackhawks defeated the Nashville Predators

Workout Continued from C1 ing it, but it will also make your workouts seem more varied and fun! Summer is also a time to spend outside, where the weather is warm and the sky is clear. Try spending more time outside than normal. This type of weather tends to get people to relax, but if there are still those bodily goals that you want to meet, then I suggest coming up with activities to do outside. For example, swimming and spending some time in the water is not only fun and enjoyable, but also a very solid workout. Swimming to work out invites what I like to call a “completebody workout.» Your arms and legs will constantly be in motion, and your monitored breathing and tightening of the core muscles all contribute to the complete-body workout.

Swimming is actually known to be one of the more grueling exercises, not just because of its characteristic of being a full-body workout, but also because it combines aerobic and anaerobic movements, imposing stresses that the body is not used to. Finally, swimming can be very exciting and fun. After all, you are spending time outside in the water, where it is cool, compared to the warmer weather. Another great workout to do outside, especially if you plan on spending your summer in Arizona, is hiking. Try hiking the many trails all around the state, including the Sycamore Canyon, Granite Mountain, Thumb Butte, and the Grand Canyon. Hiking has so many benefits for your body. It adds a different stress on your body be-

cause of the varied terrain. Also, hiking is a very good core exercise because you must monitor your breathing, and you begin to tighten your core muscles to push for that extra mile. Summer vacation is probably one of the most “lookedforward-to” seasons by students, for various reasons, like going home and spending time with family and friends, going on vacation in another state or country, and keeping those noses out of textbooks and away from computer screens. However, summer is also another time to expand your exercising knowledge and routines. It is a great time to try new things, and also work out in the beautiful weather. So have fun this summer with all your plans, and good luck in your continuous journey to achieving your dream body!

over the weekend in overtime 5-4. This puts Chicago up 3-2 in a series that I thought would not even be jokingly close after the second game, when Chicago showed their true strength. Chicago stars Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane were out and about as usual doing what they do best and helping with most of the assists for Chicago goals. The Predators struck first, but this led to Chicago taking a 2-1 lead and then a Predators 3-1 lead. The Predators came back in the third period, taking a 4-3 lead, and then Patrick Kane got his first and only goal of the game, tying up the game

just seconds before the end. The next meeting is in Nashville and I look forward to whatever happens but mostly I want a Blackhawks win. Although this is the last issue of Horizons for the year, the playoffs continue, so you will have to tune in on your own for the rest of the playoff coverage. No matter if your team wins or loses, you still have next year. I personally am going for the Chicago Blackhawks, and whether they win or lose it is no big deal, because there is more than one team in Chicago. Good luck to your teams and have a great summer everyone.

ΣΤΓ it’s going to be a sad celebration on May 8, 2010 for the brothers of the sigma tau Gamma fraternity. the Epsilon Zeta chapter here at the prescott Campus will be losing some of their ﬁnest brothers to the real world. Alec Hendren

Michael petrick Matthew Dean

Jason Domanowski Fernando prieto

these brothers will be graduating and leaving our campus, but they will always be a brother of sigma tau Gamma and they will not be forgotten. the last few years that these brothers have dedicated to sig tau have been absolutely amazing and all of us from the Epsilon Zeta chapter wish them the best of luck with their endeavors.

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28 April 2010

MLB Latest Update Nick George Correspondent

With opening day just 2 weeks ago, roughly 16 games have been played already in this 150-plusgame season. It appears that the American League slightly edges out its counterpart, the National League. Both leagues have seven teams with winning records; however, the American League has only seven teams with a nonwinning record, while the National has nine. In the American East, Tampa Bay has quickly made its way to the top with 12 wins and only four losses, followed closely by New York with 11 to 4. Tampa played Toronto, which before the game held a record of 9 to 7, on Apr. 23 increased it to 10 to 7 by defeating Tampa, while the Yankees played the Angels. On the other hand, Baltimore and Boston have both began a rocky start on the long road, with Baltimore having the worst record in the MLB, 2 wins to 14 losses. In the American League, Tampa Bay follows closely in third with a record of 11 to 5. Minnesota defeating a losing Kansas City 8-3 on Apr. 23 as well. Next, the American West lingers in the shadows with Oakland clinging to a 11-7 record and beating a losing Cleveland on Apr. 23, 10-0. Pulling up the rear in the West is Texas who

faces a tough Detroit who holds second in the Central league with a record of 8-7. On the other front, the National East League hoists Philadelphia on top with a proud 10-5 and a Mets team who falls two games behind with a 7-9. Philly will face off against Arizona while the Mets will host Atlanta. In the American Central League, St. Louis ties with Philadelphia looking to take on the Giants at San Francisco while Houston brings home the Leagues third worst record of 5-10 looking to a losing Pittsburgh team. Lastly, in the National West League, the Dodgers hold a steady 9-6 with a six game wining streak, the highest in the league. On the other hand, Arizona holds a 6-9, what seems to be the league average, and hopes to come out victorious against a better Philadelphia. In an unfortunate turn of events, it looks like the Red Sox may miss their right fielder for more than one game as he sits out from four fractured ribs. Furthermore on injuries, the Mariners will debut their new pitcher Cliff Lee on Apr. 30 after he finishes his rehab while Bradley sits out yet again. Next, Jimmie Rollins is on a 15-day disabled list for a calf injury; Brad Hawpe with a quad injury has been placed as day to day; the Angels will miss Brian Fuentes for 15 days for a back injury; and Erik Bedard will be expected back to play for the Mariners in late May.

Athletics Continued from C1 making playoffs, something the coach, Barlow, sees as “a great accomplishment [that] sets the table for higher expectations in the future years.” The men’s soccer team was also rewarded with many individual honors this season. The team had six Academic AllAmericans: Carlo Franke, Masuod Hedayat, Patrick Patzig, Scott Adams, Jakob Horstmann, and Andrew Bend. Also, senior Felipe Ferreira became the first ERAU player named to First Team All-Conference, and Magi Manresa was named to Second Team. Graduating this year will be Jakob Horstmann, Felipe Ferreira, and Frazier Biba. With a final record of 8-7-3, the men’s soccer team pulled off a fourth consecutive winning season, and members hope to continue that streak and go further into playoffs with next year’s more experienced squad. The women’s soccer team found 2009 to be a successful season as well. For the second year in a row, they qualified for the A.I.I. Conference Playoffs, this year earning their way into the number four seed. Regrettably, the Lady Eagles’ promising season was cut short by a firstround loss to ODU, who later appeared in the finals. Overall, the team finished with a 7-7-4 record and an impressive handful of individual accolades. Junior Brittany Murillo was named to the A.I.I. Conference First Team, and Lauren Nash (senior), Brittany Griffin (senior), Julie Falsken (junior), and Ci-

arra Pederson (freshman) were all awarded second Team honors. A proud coach, Todd Poitras, adds: “Having this many players named all-conference is really a tribute to the entire team, and we are all very proud of the things we were able to accomplish this year.” The Lady Eagles also found tremendous success off the field and in the classroom, as proven by the team’s astounding eight Academic All-American Awards. Clancy Delforge, Julie Falsken, Brittany Griffin, Mary Kashouh, Viktoria Koch, Brittany Murillo, Lauren Nash, and Samantha Welch all received the honor, placing them in a tie for second for the most student-athletes representing a single institution. Graduating only four seniors, Viktoria Koch, Brittany Griffin, Mary Kashouh, and Lauren Nash, the returning Eagles will begin next year two steps ahead as a seasoned and experienced team. As a whole, ERAU’s 2009-2010 athletic season can be summed up in a quote by Orison Swett Marden: “Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.” ERAU teams clearly encountered obstacles this year. They were young, slightly inexperienced, and untried. However, each team overcame its own obstacles through hard work and dedication, making 2009-2010 clearly a season filled with success.

Ben Wilking / Horizons Newspaper The women’s volleyball team huddles before starting their game against Johnson and Wales University.

Ben Wilking / Horizons Newspaper Masuod Hedayat looks down the field during the game against Southwestern College.

FINAL APPROACH

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Response to the FAA PRESS RELEASE Special to Horizons

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Live, Learn, Serve, and Grow JOSHUA MARTINEZ Editor in Chief

In January of this year, NorthAire Aviation, LLC, of Prescott, Arizona, received a letter from the FAA, stating the flight school had been investigated by the FAA in April of 2008 while the school was under different management. At that time, the FAA purportedly found discrepancies with the flight school’s training course outlines for Part 141 training. The training course outlines for Part 141 training had been reviewed and approved by the FAA four months earlier. North-Aire’s management during that period worked with the FAA, and the few students whose training was in question were retrained to the FAA’s satisfaction. It is the understanding of North-Aire’s current management that the matter was remedied and resolved favorably with all of the students receiving their appropriate certificates. North-Aire Aviation has trained thousands of pilots from 46 countries over its 36-year history. Incredibly, the flight school has not had one accident since its inception in 1973. By providing quality training and support, students are able to graduate with both confidence and the ability to competently and safely operate aircraft wherever they live. The current management of North-Aire Aviation was not aware that the FAA was poised to take this punitive action, nor does North-Aire agree with the discrepancies that the FAA suggests occurred. It is unclear why the FAA would just now release information on an alleged infraction that is almost two years old, giving the impression that this is a new investigation of an alleged ongoing infraction. North-Aire Aviation intends to fully exercise its rights in discussing the matter with the FAA, in the hope that the matter may be favorably resolved before any further unnecessary and inflammatory information is disseminated. When current management acquired North-Aire in August 2009, it immediately began building upon an established reputation in the community and with the FAA for cost-effective and superior student flight and ground training. North-Aire’s aviation staff has qualifications of the highest caliber, ensuring that all training is appropriate and meets every FAA requirement. Working closely with the FAA, and under FAA supervision, students are assured compliance with the FAA’s regulations as well as quality customer service. In fact, the FAA has not expressed any concerns with current operations, and NorthAire is training and graduating students with their appropriate certifications on a daily basis with no interruptions.

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Graduation is the end of an important chapter in my life and in that of my classmates. For the past few years we have excelled, struggled, lost hope, and found it all over again. I have had moments when I have seriously considered whether or not I belong in college. In those dark moments, I have always found someone with similar doubts and together we forge a new path. As an engineer, the ERAU experience has been both rewarding and life changing. I will never forget the day I first walked in my dorm room and met my roommates. The first day of class will always be the day I saw thought I saw the Geico caveman teaching calculus. I later found out it was Dr. Jacobs, who was fresh off the Appalachian Trail. My freshman year flew by faster than the blink of an eye, and so did so many friends. With their departure came the introduction of some of the best friends I have ever had the honor of knowing. Sophomore year really solidified the growing bonds, and I’m reminded of weekday study groups and weekend escapades. For the engineers, it also signaled the beginning of the Gauntlet and the end of daylight. As a person of Hispanic lineage, I used to sport a year-round tan, but engineering has me almost looking like a pasty ginger kid. No offense intended. For those not aware of the Gauntlet, it’s similar to the Gauntlet in the movie “A River Wild.” You start out with people telling you to be careful because it will take you in and swallow you whole without a second

thought. Oblivious to your true plight, you continue until you hit class-six rapids and find yourself stuck in an eddy, hopelessly lost. In that situation, the only memories flashing through your mind are of your solids professor telling an elaborate tale of bubble gum and a pop can. Then, just before you sink to the bottom of the river bed, you wonder to yourself, what does the Muppet Animal have to do with fluid dynamics? If you were lucky enough to be saved by a helicopter, which was diligently designed by ERAU graduates, then you made it to junior year. Oddly enough, the work doesn’t get any easier, but you just get used to the abuse. A word to the wise for those poor souls soon to take Thermodynamics: if you have Dr. Felton, the answer to about 50 percent of his questions is “The First Law!” I am reminded of a day when this nimble man from West Virginia climbed upon a desk and threw “eggs” at his class. Yet he took the time to make one of the most heartfelt pleas for his students to take caution during the weekends, and to this day I am amazed at this gesture of concern. The years flew by, and suddenly I was presented with my final semesters and senior year. I will remember the continuous stream of emails from our dear friend Vicki Fox trying to ensure our placement in the workforce. Then the countless hours spent working on lab reports and replaying the latest chronicle of the good engineering student who goes to bed at nine and does materials homework on Friday nights. Soon, I saw a faint light at the end of the tunnel, known as prelim and detail. I believe the pre-

liminary and detail design classes can be summed up in one word: torture. Despite this form of cruel and unusual punishment, those who survive are like tempered steel, more ductile than before but with a new inner strength. The team bonds made during the design process can be stronger than the ionic bond or more repulsive than the strongest magnetic forces. As for my team working on SpaRCS, I will never forget you! And of course I am sorry, Brandon! College isn’t all about the classroom, because some of the biggest lessons I learned were outside. The extracurricular activities and adventures to the great unknown with friends were, to me, some of the most valuable sources of learning. I have worked on the newspaper in some capacity for the past 4 years. The newspaper staff has grown and tried to bring a better sense of pride to the campus about its newspaper. If it has succeeded or failed is not for me to decide, but I have never been more proud of the staff and its dedication to its jobs. I wish you all the best of luck and will be there if you ever need me. As a soon-to-be ERAU graduate, I am proud to say where I am graduating from and who helped me get there. My parents and family are my biggest source of support and motivation. Any time I was down, they were there to tell me to get up and keep on going. My best friends Mike and Nick get a shout-out for too many reasons to count. Last but not least, I have to thank the professors and staff of ERAU; without you, none of this is possible. With that said, good-bye, good night, and may the Force be with you!

A Word on Responsibility Housing Injustice RYAN WILLIAMS Correspondent

It’s not often that something comes up that really ‘grinds my gears,’ so to speak. In general I consider myself to be fairly slow to anger, and I sometimes struggle to find an issue that I feel strongly enough about to channel into a general opinion piece such as this. As you, the reader, voluntarily give your attention to my ravings for a brief time, I try to channel my efforts toward the positive, in some way that might yield a true benefit. I would prefer, if my writings engender some emotional response, that those who would lend an ear (or eye) be inspired rather than angered. That being said, sometimes there is a time and place for the calling out of legitimate tears in the fabric of society so that the environ-

ment in which inspiration can occur and bear fruit is not lost. I recently heard of an incident that occurred in Tampa, Florida in which a girl was struck by a large radio controlled helicopter and seriously injured. The two men flying the model helicopter fled the scene after dialing 911 and retrieving the helicopter. Much speculation has been raised as to the intentions of the two men; however, regardless of their intentions, their actions speak volumes to the depravity of their character. Not only were they flying the helicopter in a clearly dangerous manner by all accounts, they failed to show even enough responsibility for their actions to stay with the injured girl until help arrived. Comments on the internet directed at these two included wording such as ‘lowest of the low,’ ‘selfish cowsee RESPONSIBILITY page D2

for Fall 2010 BRAD CLANCY Correspondent

I’m sure that the folks at housing have only the best intentions at heart when they want to bring alcohol on campus, and bring back the Greeks. While I recognize that any person over the age of 21 has every right to go get smashed to their heart’s desire, it is unjust to inflict the drunks upon the rest of the campus. Before continuing, the reader should understand one thing: This editorial is NOT about the evils of alcohol. That topic has been covered. This editorial is about the contradiction and inconsistent promises of Housing’s statements, and their unfair actions. This is about the failure of the systems to implement the alsee INJUSTICE page D2

House Hunting KELSEY WOKA SCH Correspondent

With the end of the year and finals approaching, I’ve got more than last-minute, trying-to-cram-as-much-into-mybrain-as-possible studying on my mind. Along with swirling visions of latches and flip-flops, indefinite integrals, and kinematic equations bombarding my brain, there’s a nagging matter squeezing its way into the mess. I’ve embarked on my first oﬃcial house hunt. Along with many other freshmen, I’m itching to get off campus and start living on my own. Four of my good friends and I have decided to move in together and share this exciting step into adulthood. As a result, we’ve spent the past month daydreaming about the gourmet meals we’ll cook up in our new kitchen, discussing assignments of household chores, and searching Craigslist for furniture. However, the excitement is beginning to wear off. We’ve wasted countless hours on the internet hunting for houses big enough for five girls but cheap enough for five college students, made dozens of phone calls and sent probably twice as many e-mails. The last three weekends have consisted of

driving around Prescott meeting realtors who take one look at us, a bunch of college girls, and stifle a pitiful laugh. Our situation probably isn’t helped by the fact that we’re dreadfully picky. It’s too expensive. It’s too far away. The rooms are way too small. The house is too big! The homeowner is creepy. It smelled funny. It’s just straight-up nasty. Their basement scares me. That driveway was ridiculous! They have a freaking garden in their living room. You get the point. And yes, one house did have a garden in their living room. Ultimately, our house hunt that started as a fun little adventure has proven to be a bit more complicated than we expected. It turns out there are a few more factors to consider other than how pretty the house is: utilities, lease terms, deposits, applications, and tons of other legal mumbo-jumbo. This is definitely an eye-opener for me and my roommates. We’re discovering the responsibilities we’ll gain without mom and dad there to hold our hand. It’s a hard lesson to learn, but one that I embrace willingly, because at the end of this bumpy road into adulthood I can see a beautiful three-bedroom, good-smelling house with a nice kitchen waiting for us. And no stinking garden in the living room!

Compassion Betrayed NICHOLAS GEORGE Correspondent

One can only imagine how scared Alice must have been, not being in Kansas anymore; however, many can only wish to comprehend what University of California Berkeley graduates Shane Bauer, Joshua Fattal, and Sarah Shourd have endured in the last nine months in an Iranian prison. Many of you probably remember that on July 31, 2009, these three students were detained after allegedly crossing the border from the Kurdish region of Iraq to Iran. The three graduates were then sent to the infamous Evin Prison in Iran, located in northwestern Tehran. This prison is noted for its political prisoners’ wing, where prisoners have been held both before and after the 1979 Iranian Revolution. According to many sources, Evin Prison is currently known as the most brutal prison in the world. With a government that has partaken in a fraudulent presidential election, it is impossible to say what could be happening to these three Americans. However, knowing that in this ninemonth span only two consular

visits and one phone call to parents have been allowed, it is blatantly clear that these three are not being treated fairly. It is clear that Iranian oﬃcials are playing the system in denying families visas to visit their children. According to Iranian law the offense that these Americans committed is only punishable by cash penalty not prison time. Furthermore, Iranian oﬃcials still have not reached a consensus of what the charges should really be. Unfortunately for the three graduates, the Iranian judicial system does not work nearly the way the American system does and therefore they do not have the freedom of due process. As stated again and again, these three graduates are Americans; so where is America? It seems that this issue has fallen off the agenda and that the three may become prisoners for quite some time. Questions immediately come to mind in this dilemma like why the U.S. government has not taken any punitive measures against the country as they would for a P.O.W. Where is Hillary Clinton in this political mess? How long will these Americans be forgotten about and left to be mistreated, much less tortured?

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Responsibility Continued from D1 ards,’ and ‘a couple months in jail as a minimum.’ At the risk of being offensive, I honestly can’t help but feel the same way. Why do some individuals seem unable, or unwilling, to take basic responsibility for their own actions? Why should it even be considered an ‘honorable’ trait, as opposed to being simply expected of people? I am not say-

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cohol, not the alcohol itself. The first way the Housing office is failing to implement the alcohol policy is breaking their agreements. The freshman Honors dorm made a petition to be allowed to stay together in Thumb Butte, as a thriving and friendly community had been established. Housing approved the proposal on Mar. 9. In the letter approving the proposal, it said: “At this time, [Housing] cannot guarantee that you will remain in M-200, as we have had other students place requests similar to yours for those facilities; however, we will house you in a facility in TBC.” On Apr. 22, the Honors students were greeted by an e-mail saying that housing was going to reverse its agreement, and move the Honors students to the Village. When members of the Honors Hall went to Housing to ask about this decision and plead the group’s case, they were treated with rudeness. The Honors Association of Embry-Riddle Aero-

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ing that taking responsibility for one’s actions is an easy thing to do, but that it should be considered to be the absolute minimum level of effort expected of a human being, no exceptions. While I can understand the reason behind the way things are from a sociological point of view, in a personal sense there is no logical justification. A few readers may know that I am also involved in model aircraft, the hobby that will undoubtedly come under undeserved scrutiny due to the in-

excusable actions of these two men. Though the traumatic consequences of this incident for the girl and her family are far more grievous than any effect on the model aviation hobby, the reputation of the hobby for which I am passionate is nonetheless tarnished because of two individuals who refused to take responsibility for their actions. All too often respectable groups of people end up taking the fall because of the poor ambassadorship of a few. Thankfully, the girl involved in

nautical University is a group of good students who dedicate their time to excellence in academics and service. But this isn’t about the Honors students, they are no more valuable than any other group of students. This is about Housing breaking its word to the students, after the housing contracts have been signed and plans been made. The second failure of the alcohol implementation by housing is the contradictory nature of its decision making systems as opposed to its rules. The first part of the contradiction is when housing held their “Alcohol Forum” to discuss the measure. They professed that the measure was for responsible students over 21. The vast majority of the students there were underage, many of them freshman students who already drink. Then the Housing representatives stated that underage persons could live with persons over 21, and they would trust the underage students to be responsible and not drink. On a campus where a large number of underage students already drink, the alcohol is just being made more accessible. Further, they professed

that an “Alcohol Committee” would be formed, and that underage students could be on the committee. It should be apparent to the decision makers at Housing though that once you put underage students in proximity to the alcohol, and give them power and voice about whether or not the alcohol is allowed, those students may actually want to enjoy the fruits of their labors! So Housing is just going to make the underage drinking on campus a lot worse! And yet on a campus where so much trust is placed on the underage students not to drink, Housing contradicts itself yet again to say that the Honors Dorm cannot exist in the same complex as the drinkers. The goal of the Department of Housing and Residence Life is to promote a safe and enjoyable living environment for the students. Housing needs to be set straight. It needs to be set straight because agreements need to be honored. It needs to be set straight because the students of ERAU have a right to be dealt with fairly. This is not about the evils or virtues of alcohol. This is about the treatment of every Embry-Riddle student.

this unfortunate incident is recovering well, and there has been an outpouring of support, both from the general public and from those in the model aircraft hobby. Many concerned individuals contributed their thoughts and donations to help with the medical bills, and the people of the model aircraft community have shown tremendous character in their support of the girl and her family. It is people such as these, who choose gladly to go beyond basic personal responsibility, who should be considered truly honorable.

Carrie’s Quote of the Issue

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Truthiness is tearing apart our country, and I don’t mean the argument over who came up with the word. I don’t know whether it’s a new thing, but it’s certainly a current thing, in that it doesn’t seem to matter what facts are. It used to be, everyone was entitled to their own opinion, but not their own facts. But that’s not the case anymore. Facts matter not at all. Perception is everything. -Stephen Colbert

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