Avion Issue 12 Spring 2016

| Issue 12 | Volume 145 | Tuesday, April 26, 2016 | theavion.com |

A Farewell from the Editor-in-Chief Andy Lichtenstein Editor-in-Chief

Jack Taylor/The Avion Newspaper This September 27, 2015 photo shows the John Paul Riddle Student Center. The 2016-2017 academic year will see even more changes prior to the new UC unveiling in 2018.

Your Student Center is Changing, Stay Tuned!

Karin Gollin Exec. Dir., Student Center

What’s Inside

We are not waiting for the Student Union to serve you better! The Student Center has been changing over the past year, and there are even bigger changes to come next year.

This past year, we have focused on two main areas -- increasing student voice in what happens in the Student Center, and improving our ability to support both study and leisure. The new computer lab next to the Landing Strip is one outcome, as are the new hours in the Landing Strip opening it as an evening study space this year (Sunday-Thursday from 6 pm-midnight). Our outside eating areas are another area we improved.

Two important changes that will have a lasting impact are the Student Union Advisory Board and the Student Union Media group. Both these groups

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provide avenues for students to have a strong voice in how the Student Center is run.

The Student Union Advisory Board is a group of student volunteers that work with the Executive Director. They provide a guiding voice in the directions taken in the Student Center. Their activities this year ranged from advocating for better facilities to organizing some large events such as the very successful Super Bowl Party.

They were involved in improving the courtyard areas –the fence outside the Landing Strip was removed, and the tables and chairs from Propellers were brought in to create an appealing area for the campus to eat, study, and relax.

They guided the improvement of the Endeavor conference room and will be creating a system to enable students to use it in the evenings and on weekends next year.

They put on several events – a

Monday Night Football party, a Super Bowl party, and a March Madness party.

The Student Union Media group is a student-run office that manages the digital signage in the Student Center.

This group of student assistants with graphic design skills has been gradually changing the look and content of digital signage in the building. They also provide design assistance to student groups needing to create event flyers or other advertising (and hope to do more of that next year, as funding allows).

There are more changes in store for next year. The Student Center was recently merged with Student Activities. This has created some great new opportunities to refocus how our programs support students. Stay tuned for more information on this as we bring in new staff and new ideas in the months to come!

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To my friends, fellow students, Avion staff, SGA, University staff, faculty and administration…

For the past year, I have enjoyed the wonderful challenges and opportunities that have come with being Editor-in-Chief of The Avion Newspaper.

This is the end of my fourth year with Embry-Riddle, and the end of my time at this publication. I will be graduating in December, and will use any remaining time to focus on school and hopefully find a job! I am grateful to The Avion staff, who provided me the opportunity to serve. I would like to thank our guest speakers, those who have provided content or administrative support, and guidance in leadership over the past year.

Steve Master, Associate Professor of Humanities and Communication James Roddey, Director of Communications Marc Bernier, Special Assistant to the President for Government and Community Relations Rodney Cruise, Vice President for Administration and Planning Jen Thomas, SGA Office Coordinator Karin Gollin, Executive Director of the Student Center Jessica Searcy, Director of Student Leadership and Engagement Wes Lewis, Associate Director of Undergraduate Research Jaclyn Wiley will be your next Editor-in-Chief for the 2016-2017 academic year.

She came to us last semester as a volunteer during our weekly production process, and quickly rose to the position of Copy Editor. I then asked her to be our News Editor for the Spring semester, and she served the student body and The Avion with pride and enthusiasm week after week. She also travelled to a journalism conference in New York, where she received an Apple Award from the College Media Association. After just a few months, she was elected Editor-in-Chief by her peers. She has been a pleasure to work with and will continue to serve Embry-Riddle in her new capacity. She has the support of The Avion Newspaper, and we all wish her well.

I would also like to specifically thank Wes Lewis for his continued advice to The Avion over the previous four years. Wes and I started with The Avion

around the same time. We have seen The Avion grow together and become a leading, respected publication in collegiate journalism. Wes was recently promoted from Student Activities to Undergraduate Research. Ginny-Beth Joiner will be our new advisor. I look forward to seeing her work with The Avion, and wish her the greatest success.

I have learned The Avion is not about journalism. It never has been. It is about building relationships. It’s a wonderful feeling to get out of class, head back to the office and be excited to see the door open as I look down the hallway. The vast majority of my friends are those I have met through The Avion. This publication is about having common interests in photography, layout, writing, aviation, and spaceflight. The wonderful people listed on Page A2 are my friends, and they make this office in the corner of the Student Center my second home.

Before I go, I would like to offer my thoughts regarding the ongoing dynamic between the students and alumni, and the Board of Trustees and Administration. The Avion has provided as much as we could to enlighten the Embry-Riddle community. I have seen room for improvement on both sides of the issue.

To the students and alumni, over 1,500 of you have signed the petition. Your concerns are not unfounded, nor unreasonable. However, many students would be surprised with how much an e-mail or a phone call can provide. Sometimes, its as simple as not understanding the issue.

To the Administration, I hope Embry-Riddle will use The Avion as a vehicle to communicate information quickly and effectively in the next year.

The Avion has met with the numerous individuals regarding the ongoing construction issues on campus, and we are providing monthly updates, resuming again in August.

I would also like to see The Avion expand into other mediums, including ERNIE. This is also an ongoing project. We are a resource for all, students and administrators alike.

In closing, I would like to thank our readers for your continued interest and support in The Avion Newspaper. I look forward to seeing continued coverage in print, through our website at theavion. com, on Facebook and on Twitter, @The_Avion. So long for now!

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A Matter of Safety: Speeding Cars Lt. Jaime Gonzalez Campus Safety & Security It’s a matter of safety, not comfort. Do you know what the driving speed limit on campus is? It’s ten mph. Do you know the differences between a speed hump and a speed bump? There are significant differences between the two.

A speed hump creates a gentle vehicle rocking motion which results in most vehicles slowing to the desired and safe speed.

They range in height typically 3 to 4 inches and are less aggressive than speed bumps in controlling traffic as they are lower.

A speed bump is

more aggressive in controlling traffic due to its size. Their height normally ranges between 3 to 6 inches. Speed bumps control traffic to around 0 – 5 mph and traffic proceeds slowly in areas where speed bumps skateboarders.

Do you wonder why I chose this topic? It’s because of the increase in complaints I’ve received from students and employees about vehicles driving way too fast in either direction on Aerospace Boulevard, especially from the Q-Hanger to Richard Petty Boulevard. We are a populated campus, and we can be very congested during certain times of the day. We’re also

an aviation university where safety must always be first, right?

So why do we have so many people driving so fast and dangerously? How do we fix this problem? If you’re one of these fast and careless drivers, could you live with yourself if you struck a pedestrian with your vehicle?

Due to the new construction of the residence hall, there is an increase of pedestrian traffic along the sidewalk on Aerospace Boulevard. This means we should all be using extra caution when arriving or leaving campus. However, it’s been noticed that drivers tend to drive a bit faster as they are head-

ing out from campus at the end of the day.

Remember always to watch out for the skate boarders and the cyclist when pulling out of parking lots into Aerospace Blvd. as they tend to use the sidewalks and can come up on you very quickly.

If you are a student or a faculty/staff person, Campus Safety & Security would like to hear from you. Let us know how you feel about this concern and if you have any suggestions to try and fix this situation. We take your safety and welfare very seriously and you are one of the main reasons we are here. As Director Mannix always says, “It’s in your interest!”

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Condom Project Not Permitted on Campus Dr, Libbie Searcy Assc. Professor Last week, The Avion generously devoted a full page to the Mini-Revolution Project that students complete in my “Themes in the Humanities” course (HU 145) in which I focus on the theme “Sexuality in American Culture.”

Three student groups wrote Avion articles to explain and advertise their projects—all of which address the problem chosen by the class: STDs. Unfortunately, one of my student groups won’t be executing their project as planned, which was designed to help prevent STDs by promoting proper condom use, because campus administration isn’t allowing the event to take place outside of my classroom.

Learning very often extends beyond the classroom—not only when students build, invent, and research but also when they engage in service learning projects that, by definition, are class assignments executed on campus or in the community. In fact, the Center for Teaching and Learning Excellence (CTLE) has provided grants to faculty who want to employ such pedagogical strategies that promote active and experiential learning. There is real value in not limiting learning to the confines of a classroom.

But this project is about condoms. More specifically, it’s about sex. Talking about sex makes a lot of people uncomfortable. So does genital herpes, which affects 1 in 6 people aged 14 to 49. The CDC also notes that Americans ages 15 to 24 contract chlamydia and gonorrhea at four times the rate of the general population. Furthermore, while the HPV vaccine does greatly increase protection against some strains of HPV, it doesn’t guarantee that vaccinated

individuals won’t contract HPV—the leading cause of cervical, anal, throat, and penile cancers.

One in four college students will get an STD while in college. And “uncomfortable” is the best-case scenario. Dead is another.

Abstaining from sex is certainly the best way to prevent STDs. At the same time, there is no denying that the vast majority of college students are or will be sexually active while in college.

At an institution of higher learning, learning must come first. And students are more likely to listen to their peers talk to them about how to have safe sex. In a project like this one, students can educate their peers while a teacher assures that the

information is accurate.

I have done just that. I also guided all of the students’ projects in order to assure the promotion of safe sex, not the promotion of having sex.

My students planned to use the game “2 Truths and a Lie” to educate their peers about STDs. Because condoms must be used properly to effectively prevent STDs, they also planned to demonstrate (using bananas) important aspects of condom use: not storing them in lower than 32 or higher than 100 degrees or in direct sunlight, checking the expiration date and assuring (using the “pillow test”) that the package contains no holes, leaving appropriate room at the tip, and eliminating air bubbles—all of

which are necessary for condoms to work.

Health Services provides free condoms to students (and, thankfully, teaches them how to use them upon request). My students simply wanted to eliminate the need to ask, especially since many students don’t feel comfortable asking.

Although some people may feel uncomfortable when seeing students put a condom on a piece of produce, the students whose discomfort prevents them from asking for information can suffer actual medical consequences.

As an educator, I have to care more about the latter group’s discomfort.

In my class, students watched a documentary called Let’s Talk About Sex, which explores the lack of

comprehensive sex education in American high schools. In the film, young people are asked what they think of people who carry condoms; many of them stated that they assume a guy with a condom is a sex-obsessed dog and a girl with a condom is a slut. These assumptions often result in people not carrying condoms. Far too often, not having a condom results in unsafe sex rather than no sex.

My students wanted to challenge offensive assumptions that people often make about males and females who carry condoms. As one of the students involved in the project said in class, “We can’t do our project about destigmatizing condoms because condoms

are too stigmatized.”

As an expert in gender and sexuality in American culture, I spend a lot of my time dealing with touchy subjects. I’m accustomed to making people uncomfortable in service of creating a safer environment on this campus that I love.

Last year, my HU 145 students executed their projects and learned how to educate others and increase social awareness. This semester, perhaps some of my HU 145 students will still learn a valuable lesson, even if it isn’t the one I intended.

They are learning what it means to be silenced.

It’s an important lesson.

For some of them, it may be a way to find their voice.

So here’s to learning— whatever form it takes.

Delta Museum Features Pieces of Aviation History

Andrew Bronshteyn/The Avion Newspaper Pictured above is a Douglas DC-3, a fixed-wing propeller-driven aircraft that was first flown in 1935 and introduced to the public in 1936. This was one of the first major planes used by Delta Airlines as a major passenger carrier, with its first flights with Delta taking place in 1940. This aircraft is displayed in the Delta Flight Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, alongside other planes that have been signifigant to the Delta legacy. The Delta Flight Museum also features the only Boeing 737 simulator open to the public in the United States.

AFROTC Pass-in-Review Newsletter C/Maj. Brett Petty Correspondant Air Force ROTC held its semi-annual Pass in Review (PIR) Ceremony on the evening of Friday, April 22nd. The reviewing officer this evening was Colonel Kimberley Ramos, Detachment 157 Commander. The

Detachment recognized outstanding members of the cadet corps through the presentation of awards for leadership excellence, academic superiority, and merit. Family, friends and fellow students attended the event to support and celebrate such achievements with the cadets.

Another tradition

included in PIR is the Change of Command ceremony, where the current Cadet Wing Commander, the cadet in charge of the Wing, formally passes off responsibilities to his or her successor. Aspiring contenders for this position must undergo an extensive application process, includ-

ing an interview with a panel of active duty Air Force personnel. Cadet Tyler Stengele, a current junior, pursuing a degree in Homeland Security at ERAU, was selected to be Detachment 157’s Wing Commander for the Fall 2016 term. He is preceded by Cadet Andres Martinez, who held the

position during this Spring 2016 term.

With the Pass in Review ceremony marking the end of Air Force ROTC training for the spring, Detachment 157 reflects on a successful semester.

Remarkable achievements include a 67% selection rate for freshmen scholarships,

a 100% acceptance rate for sophomores attending Field Training, and a 93% selection rate on rated slots – competitive flying careers in the Air Force such as Pilot, Combat Systems Officer (CSO), Air Battle Manager (ABM), and Remotely Piloted Aircraft Controller (RPA).

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Rachel Dooley Staff Report On July 28th, 2015, a Hillview resident named William Merideth was arrested for shooting down a drone that was flying over his property. According to WDRB News, this occurred Sunday night when the resident was called outside by his daughters who said they saw a drone flying

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over their house. With father instinct kicking in that the drone was peeping on his teenage daughters, the “Drone Slayer” automatically grabbed his shotgun and shot at the drone, which was hovering over his property.

The big controversy has been if this was acceptable to do or not. Being an Embry-Riddle student, most of us know drones are not cheap, especially

UAS majors. The man who owned the drone that was shot down told the Hillview resident that the drone cost 1,800 dollars. While this is hard to replace and expensive, the resident refused to apologize.

Up until January 2016, the drone slayer had criminal charges against him that were dropped for firing his gun in the city. These charges were dropped due to witness-

es that said they saw the drone below the tree line, invading the family’s privacy. Being a Homeland Security major, there can be some gray areas when solving a case like this.

Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) declares by law, that any aircraft operation in the national airspace requires a certificated and registered aircraft, a licensed pilot, and operational approval.

Whether the owner of the drone had these certifications, he still claimed he was flying it to get pictures of a friend’s house, and the FAA says drones cannot fly over buildings.

In addition, William Merideth shot on his property, creating the controversy.

Being an HS major, I agree with both sides of the argument. The owner of the drone should not have been hovering his

drone over any building, for the hazard of possibly hurting someone, his intentions could not have been pure, and the simple fact that FAA forbids it. On the other hand, the Hillview resident was protecting his family and his property, but he could’ve called the Police Department instead and let them try to handle the situation instead of automatically firing his weapon.

News from the 32nd Space Symposium Jaclyn Wiley News Editor Every year, the movers and shakers of the private and military space industries gather in Colorado Springs, Colorado, for the annual Space Symposium.

This year’s symposium took place from April 11 - 14, and was attended by over 10,000 people.

The Space Symposium was put on by the Space Foundation, which is a global non-profit organization that advocates for space awareness, education, and cooperation. Its mission is to "to advance space-related endeavors to inspire, enable and propel humanity."

This year’s Space Symposium featured some major announcements from some major companies in the commercial space industry. Some of the companies that made announcements this year include Rocket Lab, Orbital ATK, and Aerojet Rocketdyne.

On April 13, Rocket Lab announced that it is planning to test launch its Electron rocket later in 2016. These launches will take place at the company’s launch site in New Zealand,

the construction of which was just finished. Though the company launches out of New Zealand, it is based in the United States, where it is trying to grow its working population.

Rocket Lab, due to its US operations, requires a space launch operator’s license from the FAA’s Office of Commercial Space Transportation (FAA-AST), as well as a spaceport license from that organization for the New Zealand launch site.

FAA-AST is in charge of licensing commercial space launch operators, spaceports, launches and reentries of launch vehicles, and is not fully funded at the time of this publication.

This might change however, according to Rep. Jim Bridenstine (R-Okla.)

During a speech at the Symposium, Rep. Bridenstine formally introduced the American Space Renaissance Act, which would update and improve the United States domestic space policy. The bill is comprehensive, covering topics including the length of the NASA administrator’s term, the security of military satellite communications, and the budget

of the FAA-AST Once the full budget promised was given to the FAA-AST, it could do more hiring, which would be beneficial for students at Embry-Riddle, who have gotten internships with this office in the past.

Orbital ATK announced that it had booked its first customer for its on-orbit satellite servicing program. This customer was IntelSat, an international company that operates one of the world’s largest commercial satellite fleets.

In-orbit servicing is the idea that some space assets, like satellites, can have their orbital capacities extended by another space object, which would be launched with the express purpose of helping the first object. The services that the servicing object provides could include mission extension, refueling, or space debris capture.

Orbital ATK will service IntelSat and other customer’s satellites with its Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV). The MEV would basically capture the satellite and take over its locomotion, maintaining its orbit to prolong the mission of the asset. This

prolongment could save the operating company the countless dollars and paid hours of labor that accompany creating and launching a new satellite.

Aerojet Rocketdyne, a Sacramento-based rocket and missile propulsion manufacturer owned, pitched that its AR1 engine was the most viable replacement for the controversial RD-180 engine.

The RD-180 engine currently powers the Atlas V launch vehicle, and is produced in Russia.

Though the engine is highly reliable once attached to the Atlas V, there have been issues in the reliability in the fabrication and transport of the Russian engine from Russia to its customers. In recent years, there have been issues about blocking of the supply chain due to increased international tensions.

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s proposed solution is its own engine, the AR1. The AR1 has received interest from the US Air Force and a partnership with the

United Launch Alliance (ULA). Aerojet Rocketdyne projects the engine to be ready by 2019, though some industry experts question the reliability of this timeframe.

A highly marketable trait of the AR1 is that it can be used on both the Atlas V launch vehicle, which is one of the most reliable vehicles in its class, and the new Vulcan rocket from ULA. The Vulcan launch vehicle was announced at the 31st Space Symposium in 2015. This launch vehicle, which is being developed as a private-public partnership, will deliver heavy payloads once completed.

Though no solid timeframe has been established for the date of the completion of the Vulcan, ULA does not expect the rocket to be finished before 2019.

These were just some of the many announcements made at the Symposium in its history. The Space Symposium was founded in 1984, with a small number of attendants. The

number of people attending has grown dramatically in the years since that first conference; these attendees include exhibitors, speakers, and industry leaders.

The Space Symposium is a great way for students to network and learn more about the space industries in the United States and around the world. The benefit is not limited to students in the Commercial Space Operations degree program; there is always a need for engineers and other degrees as well at these companies.

To learn more about the Symposium, visit http:// www.spacesymposium. org/. The next Space Symposium is April 3 - 6, 2017, and one of the best ways to experience the event is to volunteer. To find out more about the volunteering opportunities, visit http:// www.spacesymposium. org/about/volunteer-opportunities. Make sure to sign up early, since this is a selective process.

Photo Courtesy: Rocket Lab

Right : The engine for the Electron launch vehicle being tested in 2016. The Electron is being developed

by Rocket Lab, and will be launched out of a facility in New Zealand.

Photo Courtesy : Orbital ATK Orbital ATK’s Mission Extension Vehicle (MEV), on the left, will service satellites while in orbit with the purpose of lengthening the satellites’ missions. The first contracted customer for the MEV is IntelSat, which runs one of the largest commercial space satellite fleets.

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AMS Students Compete in International Competition Christopher Carta Correspondent A group of eight ERAU students competed in Dallas, TX at the 2016 MRO America's Conference the International Aerospace Maintenance Competition (April 4-7), this was their first competition as a team.

There were fifty teams from airlines, military branches, schools and universities, general aviation, space industry and Maintenance, Repair & Overhaul facilities (MROs).

The Embry-Riddle Society of Aviation Technicians club team: Joshua Moser, Erica McConnell, Nathan Irvin, Jason Hall, Tyler St. Hilaire, Abigail Brown, Eric Walterscheid, Gerald McKenney and team coach, Chris Piccone competed against

eighteen other schools and universities.

The teams were pitted against teams in their respective category and overall. They were graded on performance and accuracy, as well as time to complete in a variety of events.

There were 23 events ranging from electrical systems troubleshooting, electrical cable assembly, academic tests (weight & balance, Safety, Charles Taylor history, etc.), Gulfstream 4 wheel and brake assembly removal and replacement, turbine engine starter removal and replacement, hazardous substance transfer, cockpit window sealant exercise, composites layup and much more.

The competition is designed to promote and

increase the visibility of the professionalism and highly technical skill set required of today’s aircraft technicians.

The Chairman of the Aerospace Maintenance Competition, Ken MacTiernan shared, "The competition is to promote the craft, as to our responsibilities to maintain aircraft and spacecraft around the globe. To see the future of our craft, represented by all the teams present, gives me great pleasure.

Having the team from Embry-Riddle in the competition raises the quality overall, and they embody the professionalism and talent that will take our industry far into the future. It was my, and the Honorable John Goglia, President of the Aerospace Maintenance Coun-

cil, distinct pleasure to meet the competitors from Embry-Riddle.”

The SAT team trained on their own time for over a year after classes and were excited to represent Embry-Riddle at the international competition which had never been done before by a team from ERAU. In addition to training together, the team had a unique opportunity to train jointly with the team from JetBlue airlines at ERAU and JetBlue's facility in Orlando.

The training partnership with the JetBlue team allowed both teams exposure to event topics that they would have otherwise not had access.

The team placed 6th out of 19 teams in the schools division. Team captain,

Josh Moser said, “I was proud of our outcome.

We came in as underdogs with no real idea of what the competition would be like. To place in the top third speaks to the quality of education and training we receive here at Embry-Riddle.”

The team would like to thank their sponsors; Airbus, Scott Yoak (’08, DB AMS), Rockwell Collins, and the Irvin Family for their generosity. The team plans to compete in future AMC’s, with the competition taking place in Orlando, FL for the next two years.

The team was excited to meet many ERAU alumni at this year’s competition and are looking forward to begin training again and improve for the next AMC. The Avia-

tion Maintenance Science Department Chair, Chuck Horning stated, “I am very proud, as are all of the faculty and staff in the Aviation Maintenance Science Department, of the job that the student team did in the competition. It is a difficult competition and to place 6th in their first year is really outstanding as many of the teams have been there before and know what to expect.

All of the team members deserve to be commended for their hard work and professionalism in both preparing for and participating in the events. We look forward to having the opportunity to compete again next year. With what the team learned in this first year of competition will be valuable to building on their success.”

Council of Presidents - New Leaders and NASA Jaclyn Wiley News Editor The Council of Presidents is a monthly meeting the leaders of student groups from around campus meet to network, discuss ideas for their organizations, and learn about the SGA's latest news. The main SGA

news introduced at this meeting was the elections of the new Executive Board members, who are the leaders of the SGA and its Divisions.

The Executive Board is made up of the President, Vice President, and Treasurer of the SGA, the Chief Justice of the Student Court, the Chair-

person of Touch-N-Go, the Editor-in-Chief of the Avion Newspaper, and the General Manager of WIKD 102.5.

The new SGA President is Dustin Gibson, who is served by Vice President Aaronn Spiewak and Treasurer Katelyn Wentworth. The new Chairperson for Touch-

N-Go is Michael Zidek, the new General Manager for WIKD 102.5 is Richard Alquist, and the new Editor-in-Chief of the Avion Newspaper is Jaclyn Wiley, the author of this article.

These people were introduced to the other student leaders present at the Council of Presidents.

Trey Henderson/Avion Newspaper The speaker from NASA goes through his presentation explaining the past, present, and future of NASA.

The other main attraction for the event was a speaker from NASA, who spoke about the past, present, and future of the organization.

Formed from the NACA, the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, in 1958, NASA was given the purpose "to provide for research into the problems of flight within and outside the Earth's atmosphere and for other purposes." NASA was a reactionary agency, that is, it was formed in reaction to the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1 in 1957.

In the years since its formation, NASA has evolved the space program from sending animals to people to space shuttles into Earth orbit and has succeeded in placing 12 men on the Moon.

NASA is currently working on multiple projects, including the continued research on and upkeep of International Space Station and the continued data reception and interpretation of signals from satellites,

like the Kepler and Hubble Space Telescopes, and from the rovers on Mars.

In the future, NASA will work closely with the private space industry to help develop it into a flourishing business area, as well as assisting in the charge to explore and colonize Mars.

Charles Bolden, the NASA Administrator, believes that NASA’s future is bright. He said at the National Press Club, on July 1, 2011, "As a former astronaut and the current NASA Administrator, I'm here to tell you that American leadership in space will continue for at least the next half-century because we have laid the foundation for success - and failure is not an option.”

The future is also bright for the SGA and the Divisions, with their new leaders. This was the final Council of Presidents for this semester.

To find out more about previous Councils, visit the SGA website at http:// sites.erau.edu/db-sga/, or visit the SGA Office in Student Center, Suite 106.

EMBRY-RIDDLE WORLDWIDE ONLINE UNDERGRADUATE SUMMER 2016 SCHEDULE *

EVERY PLACE

YOU ARE. WORLDWIDE. You don’t have to be on campus to take classes this summer.

With Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University – Worldwide, you can take classes from home – or wherever you are!

With Embry-Riddle Worldwide, you may be at home, but you’ll never be on your own. Faculty members assigned to Web-based classes are as accessible and supportive as they are in the classroom, and online learners develop a strong sense of community and camaraderie through online support groups, email discussion forums, online help desk and an academic support system.

Students can take any Worldwide course on this list. However, if enrolled for a summer residential course on the Daytona Beach campus, then the student may only take the Worldwide online course(s) that Daytona Beach is not offering during summer 2016.

Follow these procedures to enroll in an online course: • Fill out a registration form and have your program coordinator approve and sign. Students are expected to have completed DB prerequisites for the Worldwide courses.

• Take the signed form to the Registrar’s Office and see Yvonne Terry to complete registration • Registrations for the May 2016 (May 31) term will be accepted now through May 22 and for the June 2016 (June 15) now through June 8.

Other information: • The Worldwide online May 2016 term runs from May 31 through August 1 and the June 2016 term runs from June 15 through August 16.

• Previously failed courses may not be repeated via Worldwide online courses.

• Students on Academic Warning or Academic Probation may not participate.

• Graduate students should see their program coordinators for advising and for a list of graduate courses available online through WW. • Tuition is $730 per credit hour not including books and incidentals. This special summer online tuition rate is offered exclusively via Embry-Riddle Worldwide for the May and June 2016 terms only.

For more information about Worldwide online registration dates and schedules, please call Yvonne Terry at (386) 226-6338 or email terryy@erau.edu.

MAY TERM WW Course Name ASCI 202 Introduction to Aeronautical Science ASCI 254 Aviation Legislation ASCI 357 Flight Physiology ASCI 404 Applications in Aviation/ Aerospace Law BIOL 107 Elements of Biological Science BSAB 410 Management of Air Cargo BSAB 415 Airline Management BSAB 450 Airline/Airport Marketing CHEM 105 General Chemistry (PS139) CSCI 109 Introduction to Computers & Applications ECON 210 Microeconomics ECON 211 Macroeconomics ECON 312 Money and Banking ECON 420 Economics of Air Transportation ENGL 143 Studies in Rhetorical Theory ENGL 221 Technical Report Writing ENGL 222 Business Communication GOVT 320 American National Government GOVT 340 U.S. Foreign Policy HIST 130 History of Aviation in America HIST 302 Evolution of Scientific Thought HUMN 142 Studies in Literature HUMN 300 World Literature HUMN 310 American Literature HUMN 330 Values and Ethics MATH 106 Basic Algebra & Trigonometry MATH 111 College Mathematics for Aviation I MATH 112 College Mathematics for Aviation II MATH 140 College Algebra MATH 142 Trigonometry MATH 143 Precalculus Essentials MATH 222 Business Statistics MATH 412 Probability and Statistics MGMT 201 Principles of Management MGMT 203 Management for Aeronautical Science MGMT 210 Financial Accounting MGMT 221 Introduction to Management Information Systems MGMT 308 Public Administration MGMT 311 Marketing MGMT 312 Managerial Accounting MGMT 314 Human Resource Management MGMT 317 Organizational Behavior MGMT 320 Business Information Systems MGMT 321 Aviation/Aerospace Systems Analysis Methods MGMT 324 Aviation Labor Relations MGMT 325 Social Responsibility & Ethics in Management MGMT 335 International Business MGMT 371 Leadership MGMT 386 Fundamentals of Information Systems Security MGMT 387 Mangaging Risk in Information Systems MGMT 388 Systems Forensics, Investigation, and Response MGMT 390 Business Law MGMT 391 Introduction to Project Management MGMT 393 Computer Networks MGMT 394 Information Security Management MGMT 408 Airport Management MGMT 419 Aviation Maintenance Management MGMT 420 Management of Production & Operations MGMT 422 Information Technology Management, Strategy & Governance MGMT 427 Management of the Multicultural Workforce MGMT 428 Business Analytics and Data Intelligence MGMT 440 Advanced Professional Logistics MGMT 444 Principles of Supply Chain Management MGMT 449 Strategic Marketing Management MGMT 492 Information Systems Project Management MGMT 494 Aviation Information Systems PHYS 102 Explorations in Physics

PHYS 142 PHYS 150 PHYS 301 PSYC 220 RSCH 202 SFTY 311 SFTY 315 SFTY 320 SFTY 330 SFTY 335 SFTY 375 SFTY 409 SOCI 210 SOCI 300 SOCI 310 TRAN 341 TRAN 351 WEAX 201

Introduction to Environmental Science Physics I for Engineers Astronomy Introduction to Psychology Introduction to Research Methods Fundamentals of Occupational Safety & Health Environmental Compliance & Safety Human Factors in Aviation Safety Aircraft Accident Investigation Mechanical & Structural Factors in Aviation Safety Propulsion Plant Investigation Aviation Safety Introduction to Sociology Marriage and Family Personality Development Railroad Operations Urban Transportation and City Planning Meteorology I

JUNE TERM ASCI 202 Introduction to Aeronautical Science ASCI 254 Aviation Legislation ASCI 404 Applications in Aviation/ Aerospace Law CSCI 109 Introduction to Computers & Applications ECON 211 Macroeconomics ENGL 222 Business Communication GOVT 331 Current Issues in America HIST 130 History of Aviation in America HUMN 330 Values and Ethics MATH 106 Basic Algebra & Trigonometry MATH 111 College Mathematics for Aviation I MATH 112 College Mathematics for Aviation II MATH 140 College Algebra MATH 211 Statistics with Aviation Applications MGMT 201 Principles of Management MGMT 203 Management for Aeronautical Science MGMT 210 Financial Accounting MGMT 221 Introduction to Management Information Systems MGMT 311 Marketing MGMT 314 Human Resource Management MGMT 317 Organizational Behavior MGMT 325 Social Responsibility & Ethics in Management MGMT 371 Leadership MGMT 402 Legal Issues in Information Security MGMT 421 Small Business Management PHYS 102 Explorations in Physics PHYS 142 Introduction to Environmental Science RSCH 202 Introduction to Research Methods SCTY 312 Global Crime & Criminal Justice Systems SCTY 385 Intelligence Collection and Analysis SCTY 410 Physical Security SCTY 485 Corporate Security SFTY 320 Human Factors in Aviation Safety SFTY 321 Ergonomics SFTY 335 Mechanical & Structural Factors in Aviation Safety SFTY 345 Aviation Safety Program Management SFTY 350 Aircraft Crash & Emergency Management SOCI 310 Personality Development WEAX 201 Meteorology I * This schedule is subject to change.

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Upcoming Games: Tuesday No Games

Wednesday No Games

Thursday No Games

Friday Softball vs Nova Southeastern

Daytona Beach, Fla.4 p.m.

Softball vs Nova Southeastern

Daytona Beach, Fla. 6 p.m.

Saturday Softball vs Nova Southeastern

Daytona Beach, Fla. 12 p.m.

Sunday No Games

Monday No Games

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Sharks Drop ERAU Baseball with Twin Bill Sweep

Ryan Mosher ERAU Athletics

For just the second time since 2006, the Embry-Riddle Eagles were swept in a weekend series, falling to No. 13 Nova Southeastern as the Sharks took both games of Saturday’s doubleheader, 10-8 and 6-0. The Sharks (3113) overcame a 7-3 deficit in the sixth inning to knock off the Eagles (28-19) in the opener before shutting out the visitors 6-0 in the series finale, marking the first time the Eagles have been shutout this year.

ERAU will have two weeks off before wrapping up the 2016 season in Boca Raton as the Eagles and Lynn will sqaure off in a threegame series, starting with a Friday, May 6 contest at 3 p.m. and concluding with a doubleheader on Saturday, May 7 at 12 p.m.

The Eagles looked in good shape to even the series in Saturday’s opener, holding leads of 3-0, 5-2 and 7-3, but the Sharks got a huge, six-run sixth inning to take their first lead of the game before holding

off ERAU for the 10-8 final.

Liam Goodall brought in Tobias Moreno with a single after he and Kyle Zirbes both walked to start the first inning, and Jonathan Camp made it 2-0 with his own base hit up the middle before ERAU got its final run of the frame when Joshua Garcia hit into a double play that allowed Goodall to score from third.

The Sharks got a single run in the bottom of the first off of Eagle starter Kenny Burkhead, but that’s all they would get until the fifth as the visitors added to their lead with a lone run in the third off a Garcia base hit and a lone run in the fifth from a Goodall double, both hits scoring Zirbes.

NSU trimmed the Eagle lead to 5-3 with a couple of runs in the fifth, but Zach Howard got them right back for the Blue and Gold in the sixth with a two-run homer to left center, plating himself and Garcia for a 7-3 cushion.

The home-half of the sixth began with a solo home run from NSU, and five more runs would come around

to score as the Eagles’ fourrun lead evaporated over the course of 11 NSU batters, eventually turning into a 9-7 Shark lead.

Embry-Riddle got to within a run when Camp scored on a Howard double in the eighth, but NSU returned the favor in the bottom of the inning to go back up by two runs at 10-8.

ERAU put two men on in the ninth, but back-to-back strikeouts of Goodall and Camp ended the threat and game in favor of NSU. Burkhead (7-3) got the loss for the Eagles while both Dylan Demarest and Joey Gerber saw action out of the pen. Zirbes went 3-for-3 with two walks and three runs scored for ERAU, and Goodall, Garcia and Howard all collected two hits, with Howard driving in three runs.

The series finale was all Nova Southeastern as the Sharks and their starter Julian Loret de Mola got all the runs they needed in the first as Loret de Mola tossed a complete game shutout of the Blue and Gold. The shutout was the first for the Eagles

since the season finale of 2015 when Lewis-Clark State beat ERAU 2-0 in the NAIA World Series semifinals.

Corey Tufts made his first start for Embry-Riddle in three weeks, was roughed up in the first frame as NSU got a three-run home run followed by an RBI double to hold a 4-0 lead after an inning of play.

The Eagles didn’t get their first baserunner until the third when Matt Jacobs drew a one-out walk, and got their first hit when Zirbes beat out an infield sinle to start the fourth, but Loret de Mola proved to be too elusive for the Eagles as he kept them off-balance for the entire game.

Tufts settled in after the first inning and going 4.1 total frames before Nick Dearing came in for him in the fifth.

Dearing worked scoreless fifth and sixth innings before NSU got to him in the seventh for two runs, increasing the Sharks’ lead to 6-0, which would be the final.

ERAU managed just five hits in the game and never got a runner past second base against Loret de Mola.

Softball Bounces Back To Take a Series Win Over Eckerd Janelle Johnson ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle softball team bounced back to take two games from Eckerd on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles won the first game 6-3 behind Kassidy Simons’ 10 strikeouts. The second game the Blue and Gold won 8-1 led by two doubles from Haleigh Lewis. With the series win, the Eagles improve to 32-13 on the year while Eckerd falls to 27-23-1.

The Eagles got out to a quick lead in game one of the doubleheader. Anna Battison got on base with a walk, followed by Raquelli Bianco’s single and Kassidy Simons getting hit by a pitch. With the bases loaded, Robi Zimmerman grounded out but Battisonw as able to score the first run for the Eagles. Bianco then crossed home on a wild pitch.

In the bottom half of the inning, the Tritons got one back on an Eagle error.

Holding a 2-1 advantage, the Eagles added to their lead in the top of the third. For the third time in the game, the Blue and

Gold loaded the bases. Zimmerman and Kailah Rain walked while Rae Heuer reached on a fielder’s choice.

Gabriella Obia then singled to left center field to score Zimmerman and Heuer.

Eckerd erased the Eagle lead to just one run in the bottom of the fourth. Backto-back hits and an intentional walk loaded the bases. The Tritons scored on a fielder’s choice and a wild pitch.

In the top of the sixth, the Blue and Gold scored two more. Obia singled to left field and then with two outs, Battison got a hit. This allowed Obia to score, giving the Eagles a 5-3 advantage. Bianco then beat out an infield hit to allow Battison to be the Eagles sixth run of the day.

The Tritons threatened in the bottom of the seventh with a runner on third base but Simons struck out two to end the game.

Simons went the complete game, allowing three runs, one earned and six hits. She also struck out 10, her second double-digit performance this season. At the plate, Obia led the team in

RBI’s with two going 2-for2. Battison was also perfect at the plate, going 3-for-3 and scoring twice.

Mirroring the first game, the Eagles jumped out to a lead in the top of the first.

Simons singled up the middle to get on base and then Zimmerman and Lewis hit backto-back doubles to the exact same spots in left center field.

In the top of the second the Eagles extended their lead.

Rain led off with a single and moved her way to third base.

Then, Battison bunted and on a throwing error not only reached first base but was able to go all way around the bases to give the Eagles a 3-0 lead.

The Blue and Gold scored two more runs in the top of the fourth. Heuer had a lead off singled to left field and moved over to third base on the next to Eagle outs. She then scored as Natalie Morales singled into the knee of starting pitcher, Nikole Van Gennep.

In the top of the sixth the Eagles took a 6-0 lead. Obia singled to right center to start and scored as Bianco hit a single to right center as well.

Zimmerman then reached on

a walk before Lewis knocked her second double of the game to left center. Burge scored on the play. Lewis scored later in the inning as Rain had an infield single.

The Tritons got one back in the bottom of the sixth, scoring on an Eagle throwing error, to make it 6-1.

The Eagles weren’t done scoring, as they added two more runs in the top of seventh. Simons got things going with a single to center field and then Chanley Burge came into pinch run.

Bianco picked up the win in the circle, throwing a complete game. She allowed one run on five hits while striking out four.

All nine Eagles in the batting order recorded a hit in the game, led by Lewis who was 2-for-4 with three RBI’s. Rain was 2-for-3 with one RBI in the win.

Embry-Riddle returns home for the final threegame series of the year next weekend. Nova Southeastern comes to town on Friday, April 29 at 4pm for a doubleheader with the series concluding on Saturday, April 30 starting at 12.

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ERAU Women’s Tennis Falls in Final Match Alison Smalling ERAU Athletics Tuesday marked the final women’s tennis matches in the careers of seniors Hui-I Huang, Anna Götz, Giovanna Tomiotto and Meena Bennett, but the quartet was unable to close their collegiate careers with a team victory as Embry-Riddle fell to NCAA II No. 3 Saint Leo (20-1), Tuesday at the Crotty Tennis Complex.

The Blue and Gold fell behind early as the Lions took a 3-0 lead following doubles play. Marine Beugre-Guyot and Pauline

Helgesson recorded the first point of the day with an 8-3 win over Paula Ortiz Couder and Kathryn Bock on court two. Huang and Götz played Isabella Robbiani and Anastasia Wagner tough, but the SLC duo managed to hold on for an 8-6 win at the top spot, and Madeline Gauthier and Katherine Zaatini held off a strong rally by Bennett and Tomiotto, winning 8-5 on court three.

Bennett was methodical in her 6-3, 6-3 win over Zaatini at the sixth singles spot to give ERAU its first point of the contest, but 39th-ranked Beugre-Guy-

ot put SLC up 4-1 with a 6-4, 6-0 win over Götz at the second flight.

Tomiotto made the last match of her career memorable. The first set went to Pesenti 6-0, but Tomiotto forced the Lions’ fourth flight player to play long rallies. Tomiotto proved to be the fitter of the two and easily racked up 6-0, 6-1 wins in the final two sets to close the gap to 4-2.

With just three contests remaining, the Lions were able to get the point they needed to clinch from Gauthier at the fifth spot as she topped Bock 6-4, 6-1.

The Eagles ended the

season at 9-10 overall.

The seniors were all recognized prior to the start of Tuesday’s contest and collectively, the quartet accounted for three NAIA national quarterfinal appearances, two Sun Conference runner-up finishes, the 2014 Sun Conference tournament and regular season titles, and a runner-up finish at the 2014 NAIA national championship.

Tennis Match Results: Saint Leovs vs.

Embry-Riddle Apr 19, 2016 at Daytona Beach, Fla.

(Crotty Tennis Complex) #3 Saint Leo5, #31 Embry-Riddle 2 Singles competition 1.

Hui-I Huang (ERAUW15) vs. #16 Isabella Robbiani (SLW16) 3-6, 0-5, unfinished.

2. #39 Marine Beugre-Guyot (SLW16) def.

Anna Gotz (ERAUW15) 6-4, 6-0 3. Paula Ortiz Couder (ERAUW15) vs. Anastasia Wagner (SLW16) 6-7 (3-7), 0-1, unfinished 4. Giovanna Tomiotto (ERAUW15) def.

Coralie Pesenti (SLW16) 0-6, 6-0, 6-1 5. Madeline Gauthi-

er (SLW16) def. Kathryn Bock (ERAUW15) 6-4, 6-1 6.

Meena Bennett (ERAUW15) def. Katherine Zaatini (SLW16) 6-3, 6-3 Doubles competition 1. Isabella Robbiani/ Anastasia Wagner (SLW16) def. Hui-I Huang/Anna Gotz (ERAUW15) 8-6 2. Marine Beugre-Guyot/Pauline Helgesson (SLW16) def. Kathryn Bock/Paula Ortiz Couder (ERAUW15) 8-3 3. Madeline Gauthier/Katherine Zaatini (SLW16) def. Giovanna Tomiotto/Meena Bennett (ERAUW15) 8-5

No. 6 ERAU Men Fall to No. 2 Saint Leo Alison Smalling ERAU Athletics The sixth-ranked Embry-Riddle men’s tennis team closed out its 2016 campaign with a 12-3 overall record after falling to NCAA II No. 2 Saint Leo, 5-1, Tuesday at the Crotty Tennis Complex.

Seniors Deni Zmak, Juan Verberne, Fabian Zier-

leyn and Miguel Lopez Gomez were recognized prior to participating in the final match of their collegiate careers.

The highlight of the day for the Blue and Gold came at No. 1 doubles where 13th-ranked Zmak and Juan Ortiz Couder toppled second-ranked Alberto Barroso-Campos

and Alex Theiler 8-5. The Lions were able to win the other two doubles points, however, as Egor Panyushkin and Jaime Bueno topped Fabian Zierleyn and Carlos Becke 8-4, and Francisco Aparicio and Oskar Nurmio bested Juan Verberne and Roberto Cuellar Rangel 8-4.

In singles, sixth-ranked

Zmak won his first set against third-ranked Barroso-Campos 6-1 and was up 2-1 in the second, while Ortiz Couder led Aparicio 6-3, 4-0 at the fifth spot.

Luke de Caires lost his first set 6-4 on court six, but bested Elliott Carnello 6-0 to force a third set.

However, before any of those three singles match-

es could be played out, the Lions got the three points they needed for the victory with wins at the second, third and fourth positions.

One of the most decorated student-athletes in program history, Zmak closed out his career with 95 singles and 99 doubles victories, which rank third and second all-time in the

Eagles’ record books. The senior quartet combined for a 78-13 record over four seasons and helped the Blue and Gold to three Sun Conference regular season and tournament titles, three NAIA national championship appearances, two national runner-up finishes, and the 2013 NAIA national title.

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