Weekly
Tuesday 81 0% 60
Weather
Wednesday 83 10% 64
Thursday 79 10% 67
“This Year Sucked.”
Friday 83 10% 65
Saturday 84 0% 65
ERAU with a Western Twist
An Avion-Horizons Collaboration
Trey Henderson/The Avion Newspaper Prescott’s Academic Complex 1 stands against the blue skies and desert brush native to the Arizona area.
Trey Henderson Editor-in-Chief Richard Weakley/The Avion Newspaper New and old SGA Executive members. From left to right: Carlos Giraldo, Mark Millimet, Trey Henderson, Leah Cornelius, Mariah Law, James Dougan, Gabbie Hoekstra, Vince Ramsey, Andre Prescott, Kaloki Nabutola, Jarrett Bruckner, Denean Kelson, and John Christian.
John Christian SGA President “This year SUCKED!” This is the statement that invaded my dreams one year ago; the night I was elected SGA President. This statement was my fearful premonition of what would mark the end of my term as president – that reflected the way in which the ERAU student body felt at the end of the year. Fortunately, my greatest fear was not realized!!! One year ago, just a few weeks after my very bad dream, I charged my
executive board with the mission to make this year awesome. To do more, to give more, and to think bigger than ever before in order to make this year special. Everyday this year we challenged each other to do just that. This is just a snap shot of the SGA’s amazing accomplishments this year. The SGA began the year by sending home mailers to each incoming student welcoming them to Eagle Nation. As Orientation began, the SGA was there to assist the orientation ambassadors in welcoming the
new students to campus by participating in and hosting various events and activities. Touch N’ Go productions had record breaking attendances throughout the year from orientation to the seriously funny comedy series, which concluded this past friday. Our radio station, WIKD 102.5, is now using listener driven radio programming, WIKD on-demand, as a tool to play what you want to hear. WIKD is currently the number two college radio station on iHeart radio. Continued on A4 >>
President’s Speakers Series:
Seal Speaks About “Trident” Jeff Icker Correspondent When I decided to attend this last President Speaker Series, there was some reluctance on my part. I didn’t want to sit in an auditorium for an hour and listen to a moderator drone on while the guest politely answered non-relevant questions. Marc Bernier hosted the forum, and was overtaken by the presence that is Jason Redman. Mr. Redman acquainted the audience
with his past and upbringing, and how this affected his decision to join the Navy SEALs. Mr. Redman was very warm in his presentation of his book “The Trident: The Forging and Reforging of a Navy SEAL Leader.” The book isn’t just about getting your ‘wargasm’ on, but about a deeper feeling when you sit with the world against you. It also brings forward the realization that, when you don’t think you have anything else left to lose, there is so much more to
give and keep going for. Mr. Redman wasn’t just the typical motivational speaker; he has lived and practiced what he preaches. Not to say the message is cliché, but Mr. Redman is right in relaying that nothing gets in your way but you. Jason also spoke of founding his Wounded Wear product line and how it supports those wounded in action. After the cameras stopped rolling and the official presentation was over, Mr. Redman spoke with the
audience. He signed and personalized books that were available for purchase, and even sold out. Mr. Redman remained approachable and warm while interacting with those in attendance. Hearing Jason Redman speak reminds us that the scars of our generation aren’t just on the surface. As with all other President’s Speaker Series, Mr. Redman’s account of his life can be viewed on the university Youtube channel, EmbryRiddleUniv.
One year ago this week, I was first elected to the position of Editor-in-Chief as a second-semester freshman. Still relatively new to the university and the newspaper as a whole, I had a slew of ambitious ideas and plans. Without a doubt, the most exciting of these plans was a generous opportunity offered to me to visit the Prescott campus and collaborate with the amazing people of our sister campus’s newspaper, Horizons. After a friendly meeting with our president, Dr. Johnson, and his executive assistant, Chantal, plans were set in motion for my trip to meet with the Horizons staff. As someone who doesn’t travel often, it was a sudden blur of plane seat reservations, lodging accommodations, and transportation planning. I was anxious to visit our sister campus and to work alongside my counterparts at Horizons. The weeks between the meeting and the trip passed in the blink of an eye (to my fortune.) Seemingly no time later, I found myself boarding a McDonnell Douglas MD-90 parked in Daytona’s gate 2. A quick one hour and fifteen minute hop to Atlanta found myself with a 51 minute layover. Just enough time to reach the other concourse and grab some of Nathan’s World Famous Hotdogs before boarding. The four hour and three minute flight to Prescott was nothing less than anticipation building. Not only was I excited to get to campus, my window seat continued to taunt me with the vistas of desert. Having lived in the southeast my entire life, the concept of
desert was entirely new to me. It was no time and the Boeing 757-200 was reaching the tarmac at Sky Harbor airport in Phoenix, Arizona. All that stood between me and reaching my destination was a two hour shuttle ride into the jagged, desert mountains. It was a fun ride, experiencing cacti and being amazed by the irregular mountain formations created from nothing but dirt, rocks, and dead plants; it was an entirely different world from the prehistoric, jungle-like air of Florida. As a side note, it was also on this shuttle that I learned that people from the area are partial to the pronunciation “Prescuit” (like biscuit) as opposed to our traditional pronunciation of the word. I dropped off my belongings at the Spruance House and we went into town to a great restaurant known as the Prescott Brewing Company. Located just off Whiskey Row, the historic area of Prescott, after dinner was the perfect opportunity to grab some photos of the area, including the Yavapai County Courthouse just across the street. A little-known fact to non-Prescott students: Prescott, Arizona was once the capital of the state. After a long first day, I returned to the Spruance House and got some rest before Horizons’ production the next day. This is what I was here for: to steal the secrets of Horizons’ production. Our sister newspaper is a nationally recognized, award winning newspaper, awarded as one of the best in the Associated Collegiate Press’ Best of Show Competition for multiple years in a row. Continued on A7 >>