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Number 580 • Year XI COMMUNITY see page 3
Hispanic Entrepreneur Initiative Event Set for September 22
COMMUNITY see page 8
Annual “Cocktails for JARC” Event Raises over $30,000
SPORTS see page 18
Owls fall to Ohio in Athens
East /West Boca Raton, Highland Beach, Delray Beach, Deerfield Beach, FL
September 9 - September 15, 2022
Boca Helping Hands’ Bowling for Bread Benefitted Local Children’s Charities After a two-year COVID-19 hiatus, Boca Helping Hands (BHH) hosted its annual Bowling for Bread event on Sunday, August 28 at Bowlero in Boca Raton. BHH invited kids from local children’s charities to attend at no cost and enjoy an afternoon of fun and bowling. Proceeds from the event will support the BHH Backpacks weekend meal program and the participating children’s charities. The children’s charities that attended and will be beneficiaries of the event included 4KIDS of South Florida, Inc., Achievement Centers for Children & Families, Adopt a Family, American Association of Caregiving Youth, Boys & Girls Club of Boca Raton, Family Promise of South Palm Beach County. Continued on Page 11
FAU School of Architecture Celebrates 25 Years, Welcomes New Director The School of Architecture within Florida Atlantic University’s Dorothy F. Schmidt College of Arts and Letters recently celebrated its 25th anniversary. It also capped off the celebration by welcoming its new director, Joseph Choma. The former director of the Master of Science in Architecture program at Clemson University, Choma is considered one of the world’s top experts in foldable structures for architectural applications and has received awards from both the American Institute of Architects and the American Composites Manufacturers Association. His work centers on material innovation, experimental construction methods, and the impact of complex geometries on the built environment. Choma also will serve as the director of the Design Topology Lab, an interdisciplinary design research practice which primarily consults on innovative and sustainable means and methods of construction for developing countries with limited resources. He plans to establish a new Foldable Structures and Materials Lab on the Boca Raton campus, which will run with the help of Ph.D. students and provide additional opportunities for undergraduate research. Continued on Page 15
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