Edition 167 - B7
Section B
November Fri. Oct. 25th- FAU Experiences its Second Armed Robbery In Four Days. On October 23, just four days after an armed robbery occurred in the Arts and Letters Building, Florida Atlantic University Boca campus experiences its second incident. At 10:34 p.m an alert was sent out to FAU students informing students of a robbery in the parking lot near the Rec Center.
Tues. Nov. 5th- Office Depot merges with OfficeMax. Office Depot Inc. purchase of OfficeMax Inc. won approval from U.S. antitrust regulators, clearing the way for the office-supply companies to create a single retailer to compete with Staples Inc.
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Mon. Dec. 9th- New Walmart Coming Soon. On the corner of US-1 and palmetto, a new Walmart is being reconstructed. This should be open by 2014.
Wed. Nov. 6th- Beaches are Being Resanded. Some 150,000 cubic yards of sand are being poured back onto the beach at South Inlet Park.
Sat. Oct. 26 - FAU Robbery Hoax. According to FAU officials, a student reported being beaten up and forced to withdraw money from an ATM. However, during a press conference Friday night official said it was a lie to cover up being battered while he was paying a drug debt.
Nov. 7 - Carl Pelini Denies Drug Use, Says FAU Forced his Resignation. In a statement to ESPN, Pelini denied using illegal drugs to FAU’s athletic director but was told by Chun that it was “irrelevant” because he was “being relieved” of his duties “for failure to supervise my staff.” Pelini also said he offered to take a drug test.
Mon. Oct. 28th- South Boca Raton Beach Renourishment Project. The City of Boca Raton hired Marinex Construction Inc to construct the South Boca Raton Beach Renourishment Project. This project will utilize the Boca Raton Inlet ebb shoal as the borrow site and place the dredged material along a 0.9 mile project area located between South County Park and the City of Boca Raton/Deerfield limits.
Nov. 24th - Ariana Grande wins New Artist of the Year at 2013 American Music Awards. Boca Raton’s own, Ariana Grande, was elected the New Artist of the Year at the 2013 American Music Award in Los Angeles at the Nokia Theater Wed. Oct. 30th- FAU coach Carl Pelini resigns. FAU Athletics Director Pat Chun had said Pelini and another coach resigned after he confronted both “with reports relating to their use of illegal drugs.” Boca Life & Arts
Nov. 26th - FAU accepts Pelini’s withdrawal of his resignation and fires him instead of accepting said resignation
Nov 27th- Mizner Park Kicks Off Holiday Season with Lighting of 47 Foot Animated Holiday Tree. This year, the holidays will were most magical at Mizner Park. With a spectacular display featuring a 47’ Christmas tree one of only three in the United States. The West Boca Raton Community High School Jazz Band helped light up the tree. Nov 27th - Jozy Altidore Named 2013 US Soccer Athlete of the Year.The U.S. Soccer Athlete of the Year award is the highest honor awarded to soccer players in the United States. Online votes registered on ussoccer.com counted for 50 percent of the total votes, while the other 50 percent was represented by votes compiled from members of the national media and U.S. Soccer representatives, including National Team coaches and members of the U.S. Soccer Board of Directors.
Fri. Dec. 13- Spanish River Dog Park is Open to public. The opening of the Dog beach is a response to the requests of many dog owners who wanted to have a place on the beach where they could legally bring their canines, and not have to drive to Fort Lauderdale or Jupiter to do so
December
Dec. 3 - Jozy Altidore wins Futbol de Primera U.S. National Team player of the year award. Altidore scored eight goals in 14 international appearances this year, raising his total to 21 goals in 66 matches since 2007. He became the first U.S. player to score in five straight games.
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Tues. Dec. 17- New Coach is Hired at FAU. Arkansas assistant head coach and defensive line coach Charlie Partridge has been hired as head coach at Florida Atlantic University December 20, through January 2, 2014