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Photo Courtesy: Dunderwood/SpaceX Their first reusable launch vehicle, a SpaceX Falcon 9R, ignites its main engines propelling it from its launch tower with over 1 million pounds of thrust. The Falcon 9R is a product of SpaceX’s push to develop reusable vehicles as part of their belief that a reusable platform is essential for economical and efficient space transportation.
SpaceX Loses Falcon 9R in Explosion Faulty Port Causes Automatic Detonation
A SpaceX Falcon 9R was automatically destroyed after the on-board safety system detected an anomaly with one of the 9R’s many sensors. The Falon 9R is the successor to SpaceX’s Grasshopper platform, the first of the company’s ventures into reusable launch systems. The 9R Dev 1 vehicle was designed to demonstrate the company’s ability to launch and land a reusable vehicle. SpaceX aims to master reusable launching and recover-
Icelandic Volcano Eruption Anthony Carpeneti Staff Reporter The Icelandic volcano Bárðarbunga has erupted multiple times over the course of the last couple weeks. Despite the eruptions, Iceland revoked the original ash warning due to lower than expected risk to air travel. The eruption from Bárðarbunga wasn’t aw big explosive event like its predecessor volcano, Eyjafjallajökull, which erupted in 2010. Eyjafjallajökull erupted between March 20 to June 23, 2010 and during the month of April; it caused large-
scale disruptions to air traffic that was flying across the Atlantic. For a week in mid April, the eruption completely closed European Air Space due to the ash clouds, for fear the volcanic ash could harm jet engines, and millions of passengers were left stranded as a result. The second phase of the eruption that came from Eyjafjallajökull resulted in an estimated 250 million cubic meters (330,000,000 cu yd) (0.25km3) of ejected tephra and an ash plume that rose to a height of approximately 9 kilometers (30,000 feet). The eruption here was rated as a 4 on the Volcanic Explosivity Index. Iceland is a hot bed for volcano eruptions because it is basically split down the middle of the country by two tectonic plates. These plates, the North American Plate and the Eurasian Plate, have been pulling away from each other. Scientists
ing of their vehicles in preparation for a full scale Falcon 9 soft-landing by the end of the year. After investigation into the explosion, it was determined that the most likely cause of an erroneous data stream was due to the sensor port being block by debris or some other foreign object, as stated by SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. In order to assure the safety of surrounding people and property, the flight computer self-destructed the vehicle when other sensors detected the vehicle beginning to veer off course. Despite the vehicle failure, SpaceX officials feel that it does not mark the end of their reusable tests and that
also believe that there is a giant mantle plume beneath Iceland, which is bringing up hot rock towards the Earth’s surface. Both of these factors make Iceland an ideal place for a variety of volcanic activity. Iceland has nearly 30 active volcanoes alone and eruptions occur roughly once every three years on average. Meanwhile, half way around the world in Papua New Guinea, another volcano began erupting on August 29th on East New Britain Island. The large Mt Tavurvur Volcano has started erupting spectacularly and satellite imagery has shown that the plume from the volcano reached 18 kilometers into the air. This is the first major eruption of the volcano in 20 years and it has the potential to cause much more damage, particularly to the nearby town of Rabaul, which has a population of 4,000 people.
Effects of Ash on Aircraft Arrash Shekari Correspondent In light of the recent volcanic eruption that grounded a significant amount of air traffic in Iceland, it leaves many wondering why must we ground aircraft in the area after an eruption. The answer to that question actually is quite simple, it is a significant hazard to the aircraft’s critical systems that are required to remain in flight and it is hard to detect. The ash from a volcanic eruption is in many ways like grains of sand that get lunched miles up into the air during
it does not affect their Falcon 9 commercial launch platform. Garrett Reisman, a senior engineer working on astronaut safety and mission assurance for SpaceX’s future manned expeditions, points out the differences between the Falcon 9 and 9R.
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sand storms in northern Africa, which annually claim many planes and aircrews every year. At the high speeds that a commercial jetliners normally travel, flying through an ash plume would be much like going through a sandblasting machine. This would sandblast a jet’s windshield, block fuel nozzles, contaminate the oil system and electronics and plug the tubes that sense airspeed. But the most immediate danger is to the enginesaccording to Tom Murray, director of the U.S. Geological Survey’s Volcano Science Center. When the ash gets sucked into the engine by the vacuum effect created by the turbine, the ash is melted and congeals to the turbine. Which blocks airflow through the engine, and can lead to a loss of thrust and shut down the engine. The
ash is also capable of disabling the temperature sensor that is responsible for the flow of fuel into the engine, making the on-board computers register that the temperature is lower than it actually is and have more fuel pumped into the engine, causing it to overheat and shut down. The final danger of the volcanic ash is the fact that it is near impossible for the weather radar of an aircraft to register the fine particles of ash, and pilots would not be able to see it visually at night, because of the ash’s black color. In conclusion, because of the detrimental effects of volcanic ash on aircraft and the difficulties faced by pilots to detect it, many aviation authorities decide to ground flights in the area of an eruption to ensure the safety of all who travel by air.
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Educating on Sexual Assault Executive Board Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor News Editor Business Manager Photography Editor Advertising Manager
Trey Henderson Matthew Rutowski Elizabeth Worsham Jeff Icker Jack Taylor Richard Weakley
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Dr. Nancee Bailey VP of Student Affairs New and returning students have been given the opportunity to educate themselves about sexual violence and healthy relationships through several initiatives sponsored by the Dean of Students Office. Cathy Downes, Associate Dean of Students and Title IX Administrator, has sent all students a letter inviting them to view an educational video “Not Anymore” via a weblink. This video has been customized to include the policies and procedures regarding all Sexual Misconduct Policies. It also measures the individual viewer’s knowledge base regarding sexual violence, alcohol and
policies. Students who haven’t viewed the video yet can do so through the QR codes adjacent to this article. “This program provides our students with information they need to file reports, to be safe and to understand their rights,” said Downes. Additionally, there will be a campaign to encourage students to sign up for the free Circleof6 app. This is an app that won the White House “Apps Against Abuse” Challenge and it provides users with a way to get immediate assistance whether it’s a ride home, or an emergency necessitating calling 911. The safety culture at ERAU can only be maintained if individual students par-
ticipate. Students can be a part of the solution by making it a priority to educate themselves first and to put personal safety before all other activities. Students should easily be able to identify positive messages about healthy relationships. Sexual violence and sexual assault are not “women’s issues”; they are everyone’s issues. “We want our students to step in and prevent violence and we’ve given them many tools and ways to do that throughout the video,” said Downes. Students can expect more activities and educational forums throughout the year. This is just one of the ways that the Dean of Students Office puts “Students First.”
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Honoring our Students Brendalee Cruz COA Dean’s Suite The College of Aviation would like to congratulate their 2014 Academic Awards recipients. On the evening of April 22, the College of Aviation held their annual Academic Awards ceremony to recognize and honor students who have excelled in
their degree programs during the 2013-2014 academic year. The awards were presented to the following students: Aeronautical Science Chairman’s Award – Andrew Ulmer ; Most Outstanding Member Alpha Omicron Alpha – Matthew McCarthy ; Most Outstanding Flight Team Member – Benjamin Eve ; Aviation Mainte-
nance Science Chairman’s Award – Nsikan Ekwere and Ravindra Singh; Bagby Award in Applied Meteorology – Rachael Isphording; Outstanding Student Award, Commercial Space Operations – Lyndsay Ann Hurilla; Outstanding Student Award, Aerospace & Occupational Safety – Taylor Steven Smith; Outstanding
Student Award, Air Traffic Management – Wing Choi; Flight, Chairman’s Award – Julia Bury; Graduate Program, Outstanding Student Award, Master of Science in Aeronautics –Fabio Barros Franco de Campos. Please join the College of Aviation in congratulating these students in their many accomplishments.
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Are You Planning to Study Abroad? Dayton Drugovich Guest Reporter For those of you who are new to the Daytona Beach campus, I would like to say welcome and to make the most of your time because four years is going to go by quickly! It definitely has for me. This semester, take the time to learn about everything going on campus and really dive into the college experience. There is a lot more to be done and to be experienced than you may think. I, along with a few others, write travel articles for the Avion, but this semester, I am lucky enough to be able to do a student exchange with Massey University in New Zealand. It is an understatement to say it is very different here compared to northern Florida. I am here for a full semester, which started in July, so I decided to stagger some of the writing so it could be published in the fall semester in Daytona. I’m starting off with my first story this week. Along with my internship, doing my semester abroad has been the best time I’ve had in college. If you’re interested in doing
a study abroad program, I would say go for it. You will not regret it! They are really easy to set up - just a few applications is all it takes to get accepted into the program and then you could be setting off to the other side of the globe for your next semester. For my first trip in New Zealand, I decided to go to one of the first places that comes to mind when people think of the country: “the Shire” from the Lord of the Rings trilogy and The Hobbit films. After about a four hour drive north to Matamata from my new city of Palmerston North, we arrived at the Hobbiton car park. The Shire actually sits on a 1,250 sheep farm with spectacular views of the surrounding landscape. The tour starts with a stop in the Green Dragon Inn where a free pint is brewed on the Shire and only available here. From there you make your way over to the 44 Hobbit holes, exploring and learning a bit about Hobbiton. The hole locations were originally selected because of one tree, known as “The Party Tree”. This tree has actually had to be “releafed”
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with over 375,000 artificial leaves. From looking at it, you would never know it isn’t real. All of the Hobbit farms that are here are completely functioning with real fruit and vegetables. When Peter Jackson’s crew were going through and designing the holes, they tailored each hole with items related to the tenant’s occupation. The attention that was
paid to minute details is apparent. After the Lord of The Rings trilogy was finished filming, the Shire was actually disassembled and had to be completely rebuilt for the Hobbit movies. Well over 100,000 visitors come to Hobbiton yearly. There are even theme weddings there. I was lucky enough to arrive later in the afternoon and
not only got to see the Shire by day, but I saw it at night as well. The Hobbit holes are lit, as is the party field and the entire area. It is well worth the drive and price of admission. Peter Jackson’s studio, Weta Cave, is located in Wellington and a tour is available if you want to learn about the making of the props and costumes used in the films. Hobbiton
was much more fascinating to me, though, and the scenery is amazing. While I’m here, I plan on making the most of it and traveling as much as I can. While it’s obviously nowhere near the same as visiting the country in person, I hope that I can show you at least some glimpses of New Zealand that I’ve enjoyed.
Visting Kinderdijk, Netherlands Mark Fetters Staff Reporter No trip to the Netherlands is complete until you see a windmill, and
one of the best cities to see windmills is in Kinderdijk (Children Dike). Kinderdijk is located 16 kilometers from Rotterdam and the easiest way
to get to Kinderdijk is by car, bus from Rotterdam or Utrecht, or the waterbus from Rotterdam. There are currently 19 windmills in Kinderdijk,
eight of the windmills are made of stone and brick and were built in 1738, eight thatched windmills were built in 1740, two stone windmills were built
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in 1760, and one windmill that was built in 1521 burned down but was rebuilt and has been in operation since the spring of 2000. Even though the windmills job of pumping water to prevent flooding in a country that is mostly under sea level have been replaced by modern pumping station, the windmills can still be used in an emergency. When the countries biggest enemy is water, windmills were the primary way to fight the battle and prevent floods. The advantage of using windmills over fuel and pumps is that wind is free form of energy, but on the other hand if you don’t have wind you cannot pump water. Kinderdijk has one operational windmill during the tourist season that can be seen close up (with a fee) and you can learn more of the history and the inner workings of the windmills. Two windmills are placed
next to each other allowing three water levels to be created. The first level called the polder is where farming would take place. Next a windmill pumps the water to the second level called the boezem level. Finally the water makes its way to Kinderdijk where it is pumped to the reservoir. The water stays here until the river is at low tide and then gets dumped to go to the ocean. Where modern and more efficient pumps have taken over, windmills seem hard to find in the Netherlands. The ones in Kinderdijk have been listed as a world heritage site since 1997 by The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). Take a step back in history and get away from all the tourist in Amsterdam and make your way to Kinderdijk to experience the battle the Netherlands has faced for centuries.
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What’s What In Campus Construction An Update From SGA’s Facilities Liaison
Jonthan Lezman Facilities Liaison With a new school year starting, Embry-Riddle Facilities was hard at work throughout the summer planning, renovating, fixing, and enhancing the Daytona Beach campus. Along with brand new bathrooms, air conditioning, and a roof in Doolittle, both Doolittle and Apollo also got new hot water boilers. Since Housing used to be an auxiliary enterprise of ERAU, maintenance was sometimes lacking; however, Facilities took over maintenance from Housing, which will allow on-campus students to enjoy more creature comforts and nicer residence halls while staying here. With the Student Union construction right around the corner, many departments have been
moved. The Post Office is now in Canaveral Hall, which is behind Propeller’s Restaurant; however, due to the increase in freshman, the Post Office is currently backlogged on new mailboxes by a factor of around 400. For students who did not receive a mailbox, Facilities is going to install 300400 new mailboxes in the coming months. Many students on campus have bikes, and the amount of bike racks on campus is definitely an issue. Students were chaining bikes to trees, leaving them in shrubs, and both faculty, staff, and students addressed this issue both to the Student Government Association and to Facilities department directly. After consulting with Facilities, they informed me that there is a major capacity problem with bike racks on campus,
and they are going to install new bike racks soon. Just last week, new bike racks were installed near Lehman Building, and they are going to be purchasing new silver bike racks that will be installed between the
COAS and Lehman to try and eliminate the capacity issue. Parking is always a topic of question here at Embry-Riddle, and yes – confirmation from Facilities that a parking garage will be built on campus within the next year or two.
The parking garage will most likely be placed in Atlantis Lot, and during construction if you thought parking was bad now – just wait. The patience of students, faculty, and staff during the completion of
the new parking garage is going to be needed, and much appreciated because that lot will be shut down until it is built. Last year, Facilities filled in the ditch in front of the Wright Flyer and created the South Quad; however, they did not factor in
Get to Know your SGA Zach Willis COE Representative Sophomore
How Can I Get Involved?
Zach is a sophomore pursuing a degree in Aerospace Engineering. He first became involved in the Student Government Association as a member at large. He took on many tasks to gain experience and to also help others. His hard work and dedication helped him become a member of the Student Representative Board for the College of Engineering. Zach hopes to make Embry-Riddle a better university for all students. He plans to increase student involvement of campus and also create new ways to help students succeed. Outside of class and the SGA, some of Zach’s favorite things to do are Crossfit, beach days, and hanging out with his pals. If anyone has a question or concern feel more than welcome to let him or any other member of the SGA know. It is after all their duty to serve the students.
ARE YOU A FIRST-YEAR STUDENT? ARE YOU INTERESTED IN SGA? Join First-Year Initiative to get involved! First meeting: September 3rd in COAS 125 @6:00pm
nighttime lighting as well as they had hoped, so an electrical contractor will be installing “moonlighting” in the trees, which are lights that cast down that will help illuminate the South Quad at night. ERAU is also going green in the ICI Center; moreover, they are installing brand new LED lights over the courts and in the lobby. The current lights are inefficient and require a great deal of time to power on and off, and with the new LED lights not only will energy consumption go down dramatically, it will allow ICI personnel to have fun and turn the lights on and off as fast and furious as they can, because they will finally be able to. The LED lighting will also be dimmable, and the return on the investment is a quick three and a half years of use.
Plans for a new residence hall are also in the making. McKay Hall is on its last legs, and a new 1,000 bid residence hall (size of the Student Village) will be in the planning phase momentarily. The new residence hall will feature a dining facility just like the Student Village. Finally, the library is going into its final year on campus as well. The library will remain on campus for the Fall/Spring 2014-2015 academic year; however, Facilities will be demolishing the library in Summer 2015 to make room for the new Student Union building. Have any comments on the construction, or want to input on what you want in the new Student Union or new Residence Hall? Email me at lezmanj@ my.erau.edu and I will be sure to relay anything you have to Facilities.
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ularly with their assigned department. Therefore, if you have any concerns for a specific department, the best place to share it is at our SRB meetings. Your representative will be there to hear your concerns and address them at their next Liaison meeting. Even if you have nothing to share, we encourage you to come out and watch us work. Our meetings are a great opportunity for you to see your SGA in action, and hear about what’s going on behind the scenes. The Student Representative Board meets at 12:45 on Tuesdays in IC 101. If you aren’t familiar, that’s the big ‘stadium seating’ room where Touch-N-Go Productions shows their movies. If you are a first-year student involved in First-year Initiative, or you wish to be an active SGA member in the future, then I highly advise you to sit-in on these meetings time permitting. While I was considering running for SRB, I attended meetings to familiarize myself with how they ran which ultimately contributed to my decision to submit an application. I really enjoyed my time on SRB and I have learned a lot. I hope you will try and visit them.
Come and See the SRB
The Legislative branch of your Student Government Association is made up of the Student Representative Board, and the Student Finance board. Let me tell you a little bit about us: The SRB consists of 24 student-elected representatives from each of the colleges here at Embry-Riddle. They are the CoE, the CoA, the CoB, and the CoAS. Our Purpose, taken directly from our Constitution, is “To be the policy and decision-making body within the SGA, to represent student’s interests and viewpoints, and to make responsible financial decisions”. One of the first orders of business at each SRB meeting is to allow Student Comments. That is where YOU come in. If you have any comments or concerns, our meetings are the best place to share them. We are here to work for you; we are your resource. Each representative on the board is also a liaison to a department or group within ERAU. For example, we have liaisons for Housing, Campus safety, Facilities, the Flight line, Veterans, Parking, and many more. Each liaison is responsible for meeting reg-
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Finally Flying Free The Avion checks in with Embry-Riddle’s class of 2018.
How has your experience met your expectations? “I wasn’t expecting to get so much help and support from the people on campus. I was expecting to see new life, new cultures, and meet new people since I’ve lived in Europe and Russia my whole life.” -Maxim Akbaev, Aviation Business Administration (below)
“At first I wasn’t expecting anything, I came here to Embry by accident. I somehow got to the preview day last April with a friend and I immediately fell in love with the technology the school has and the kindness everyone has. I was just blown away by everything that day.” -Luke Madden, Aeronautical Science (right)
“I did not expect to see the vast amount of social events and activities. I became friends with a person who is going for their masters. I expected this to be a hardworking school without any partying going on.” -Linus Wong, Aerospace Engineering
What has surprised you most so far? “I was asked on two dates within a week of moving onto campus. I was surprised by the intensity of the STEM programs. Also how outgoing and welcoming the current students were to all the incoming freshman was amazing.” Sarena Robinson, Space Physics
“What surprised me is how willing everyone is to help and how much I love the campus. I’ve made fantastic friends in less than a week of being here. The teachers even know about me, so to me that shows that I’m not just a number.” Jordan “Jojo” Pfile, Aerospace Engineering
“I was surprised how helpful and nice everyone here is. I was also surprised that everyone enjoys my morphsuits.” -Misha Felton, Aeronautical Science
What are your goals for your time here? “I would like to double major in mechanical engineering in the near future. I plan to be living college life to the max and making the most out of every college experience. I plan to maintain a GPA of 3.7 or higher.” -Luis Calle, Aeronautical Science
“Later on in the future I would like to enter a PhD program. Also one day I want to study theoretical research.” -Anissa Zacharias, Space Physics (above)
“My goals are to graduate with my Master’s degree, join business eagles, join the college of business student advisory board, and make a lot of friends.” -Jack Harty, Aeronautical Science (right)
“Well I want to keep up my GPA, get involved in school clubs, and make a difference by supporting females to help them make the transition to a male dominant school. I also want to have jobs lined up and make classwise decisions in order for me to find out exactly what classes I could fall in love with, because I don’t want a run of the mill job, I want a job that I will love forever.” -Rayna Pierce, Aviation Business Administration Article and Photos by: Shemar Alexander
A7 Student Life The Telescope Saga: One Step Closer
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Margaret Gallant Correspondent The Embry-Riddle Physics Department has been teasing astronomy-minded students with rumors of a 1-meter telescope for over a year now, and finally, those students can rest easy. The telescope is officially operable but still in its calibration phase. Although the process began with the arrival of the telescope mount in Feb 2014, the summer months brought with them the next phase of installation: placing the mirror. The 1-meter diameter mirror experienced some delays in fabri-
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cation throughout the spring semester, making the astronomers on campus anxious with suspense. It finally arrived on June 11, with the installation happening in the week that followed. Embry-Riddle’s resident telescope engineer, Damon Burke, uses the affectionate pet-name “Big Bertha” to refer to the 1-meter telescope, although it is yet to be formally named. “Bertha” consists of both the 1-meter primary mirror and a 14.75” secondary mirror, making it the largest telescope south of Virginia and east of Texas. Both mirrors are hyperbolic, which is the geometric choice of many large tele-
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scopes, including the Hubble Space Telescope. Of course, a telescope of this dignity has to go through some extensive calibrations before it can get to work. Dr. Ted von Hippel, a professor on campus and an astronomer who has been involved in commissioning some of the world’s mightiest telescopes, holds some insight into the typical processes that must be followed through for large telescopes. Dr. von Hippel believes that there are two goals that drive the calibration process: “Objective one is to make the observing efficiency as high as possible and objective two is to be able to make sure that you get science quality data out.” Before even installing the mirrors, the telescope’s mount must be aligned with true north, which will make tracking objects possible and moving the telescope to celestial objects more efficient. After the mirrors have been installed, the next big step is collimation. Good collimation, or having the secondary mirror perfectly centered over the primary mirror, can be difficult and may take many nights to accomplish. It is important, however, because collimation can affect the quality of your data. An additional alignment is necessary if the telescope has a smaller telescope, known as a piggyback, attached to it. Embry-Riddle’s 1-meter can be seen with as many as four extra scopes aligned
to the same optical axis as the primary. As with most research-quality instruments, a university-sized telescope is a complex system of hardware and software and special attachments with their own hardware and software considerations. Aligning the optics and making adjustments to software and cameras will be an ongoing process. Adjustments will continue to be made as errors are found through continued use of the telescope. As an observational astronomy professor, Dr. von Hippel is excited about what this new telescope will mean for his students, “What I expect is that students will be able to take on more challenging projects. They’ll either be able to push for higher signal-to-noise or more stability or fainter objects.” Knowing the enthusiasm that Embry-Riddle students have for science and hard work, his students will be just as excited to meet the challenge. Not only are the students on campus going to benefit from this new installation, but also members of the local community who are looking to learn more about the stars. With the Daytona Beach Museum of Arts & Sciences installing a brand new planetarium and the local City Island Library investing in a 10-inch telescope for educational programs, an “astronomy hub” seems
to be growing in the Daytona Beach area, according to Dr. Jason Aufdenberg, another professor of astronomy on campus. Aufdenberg attests, “One of the reasons for putting our 1-meter telescope on campus, and not in a darker, drier location, is that [approximately] 50% of the people in Volusia County live within 10 miles of the observatory...My hope is that the new observatory can be an aid to science education at all levels.” This fall semester, expect to be invited to an Astronomy Open House, during which the Amateur Astronomy Club in collaboration with the Physics Department have planned to open their doors and let inquiring minds enjoy the curiosities
the BA Waterside headquarters, which looks like a town with pavements and trees inside a large glass structure. Approximately 4,000 BA employees work inside. In addition to work stations and training facilities, the BA headquarters offers a number of services to its employees: supermarket, health center, beauty salon, hairdresser, travel center, bank, restaurants, cafes, book fairs and a 400-seater auditorium. This environment truly reflects the BA customer-oriented culture. Additionally, students had a tour of the Speedbird Center, which hosts the BA Heritage collection. The tour was conducted by Mr. Keith Heywood. One of the areas was devoted to the Concord. Students also visited the open-plan BA offices and observed the
flight attendants first-class training. After returning to the Community Learning Center students were divided into two groups. They were tasked to provide an elevator pitch to set up a new airline. Students’ presentations were conducted inside the air-
craft cabin, which was set up in the Learning Community Center. Additionally, students learned about aircraft safety procedures, how to make announcements, and even tried on BA uniforms. The Great British tour is indeed a unique oppor-
of our universe. The excitement will include a close-up with “Big Bertha” and the Physics Department’s fleet of 6-inch refractors, a walking tour of the Solar System and a hands-on experience with the gravity well simulator. Those interested in astronomy may also be excited to learn more about the new Astronomy and Astrophysics degree program that will be offered starting Fall 2014. Margaret Gallant is a junior in Engineering Physics and the newest elected President of the Amateur Astronomy Club at Embry-Riddle. The Amateur Astronomy Club will be having their first interest meeting on Wednesday, Sept. 10 at 8:00 p.m. in COAS Room 501.
Photo Courtesy: Margaret Gallant
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British Airways and Summer Abroad Prof. Ledgerwood College Of Business
This past summer Professor John Ledgerwood and Dr. Tamilla Curtis expanded their summer study abroad program to include a unique opportunity for ERAU students to visit British Airways (BA) in London, England and to attend the Farnborough Air show celebrating 100 years of Aviation History. This summer study abroad program takes place every year during the summer B semester and includes visits to local businesses to expand student understanding of entrepreneurship and the international business environment. Students have visited businesses such as RollRoyce Aerospace in Bristol, the Sellafield nuclear reprocessing plant, McNulty Offshore oil rig manufacturing,
Bankend Cattery, T.W. West Agricultural Contractors, Dave Milling Motorcycles, Ltd in the north of England and in London, the British Airways headquarters. The British Airways visit included a one day workshop at the BA Community Learning Center conducted by Ms. Jenny Pearson, Sustainable Education Project Manager. The BA Learning Center was opened in 1999 to develop community partnerships and to educate the general public about British Airways. Over 75,000 students have been educated at the Center so far. Embry-Riddle students participated in the leadership and team building exercises, and learned different aspects of British Airways including what steps BA are taking to minimize its impact on the environment. Students had a tour of
tunity for ERAU students and has become very popular. Space is limited so if you are interested in taking advantage of this opportunity please talk to Dr. Curtis or Professor Ledgerwood in the College of Business and sign up as soon as possible.
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JetBlue Shares Soar as Passenger Traffic Rises Airshow Center Melbourne Air & Space Show Melbourne, FL October 4-5
• Sponsered by Northrop Grumman, the Melbourne Air & Space Show takes place on Paradise Beach with big names such as the USAF Thunderbirds, the US Army Silver Wings Parachute Team, the F4U Corsair, and many more. _________
Christian Pezalla Alumnus As the airline sector of the stock market has ticked higher this year, JetBlue shares have led the pack, climbing 42 percent yearto-date. Out pacing the NYSE Arca Airline Index, JetBlue, which trades on the NASDAQ under the symbol “jBLU,” was near a 52-week high on the close Friday. A
portion of JetBlue’s success has resulted from the overall success of the financial markets, with the NASDAQ up 10.1 percent year-to-date and the S&P 500 Index up 8.6 percent. Earnings per share have also been a leading factor for the share price, increasing to 19 cents per share in the second quarter of 2014, compared with 11 cents per share for the same period in 2013, according to
company’s second quarter earnings release. Among the reasons for improvement in the airline’s earnings is a 4.3 percent increase in passenger miles flown in July of 2014, compared to July of 2013. JetBlue’s passenger traffic increased 3.5 percent system-wide, supported by an expansion in both its domestic and Caribbean route systems. New inter-
Wings & Waves 2014 Daytona Beach, FL October 11-12
• Embry-Riddle hosts their bi-
enniel airshow on the ‘World’s Most Famous Beach’ with performances by the USAF Thunderbirds, Geico Skytypers, Lucas Oil Skydivers, Matt Chapman, Rob Hollan, Patty Wagstaff, ERAU Alumnus Scott “Scooter” Yoak in his silver P-51, and many more! Free shuttles will be offered for ERAU students from the DAB Campus to the Bandshell at beachside. _______
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national destinations from Boston were announced in May, including Liberia in Costa Rica, Puerto Plata in the Dominican Republic and the island of Saint Lucia. All are part of the JetBlue Caribbean expansion, which places it in further competition with legacy carriers American, Delta and Untied. The new routes allow JetBlue to offer both low cost service and access to major metropolitan areas. JetBlue’s current fleet consists of 134 Airbus 320 and 321 aircraft, along with 60 Embraer 190 regional jets. At an average age of less than 10 years, the fleet is still new by airline standards. According to JetBlue’s 2013 annual report, the expected life of the aircraft is 25 years, which is in keeping with industry expectations. Both the new fleet and types chosen has led to large fuel savings, allowing JetBlue to compete effectively with carriers such as Delta, which continue to operate many
of the less efficient MD-80 series aircraft. In addition to the existing fleet, the company has on order 136 new Airbus and Embraer aircraft, including 30 A320neo, and 30 A321neo aircraft. The neo versions incorporate the original airframes with new, more fuel efficient engines, which improve daily operating costs. As the US economy continues to improve, JetBlue will likely enjoy the benefits, with further increases in passenger traffic and stable fuel costs. At $12.23 per share, the company’s forward looking price-toearnings ratio comes in at 14.9, lower than many of the legacy carriers. That makes JetBlue an attractive growth stock for investors and may help lift the stock price over the next year. Disclaimer: Nothing in this article should be considered investing advice. Always consult a professional financial advisor before investing.
NAS Jacksonville Airshow
Malaysia Announces Restructuring Plan
• The United States Navy takes to the skies this year with the bienniel NAS Jax Airshow. The USN Blue Angels will be opened by the USAF F22 Raptor Demo Team, the USAF Heritage Flight, Matt Chapman in his Eagle 850, Skip Stewart in Prometheus, Patty Wagstaff in the Extra 300S and Mike Goulian in the Extra 300SC.
Christian Pezalla Alumnus
Jacksonville, FL October 25-26
This Week in Aviation History September 2, 1998
First flight of the Boeing 717
September 3, 1982
First flight of the Beechcraft 1900 Commuter aircraft
September 4, 1948
Friday’s announcement by Malaysian Airlines comes as no shock to analysis, as the troubled airline continues to cope with a range of financial and operational issues. The press release noted specifics of the company’s overall restricting plan, including a reduction in workforce of 6000 employees (about 30 percent.) In addition, the airline will receive the equivalent of 1.9 billion US dollars from the Malaysian government to help rebuild and restructure, according to a report from CNBC.com. The restructuring announcement followed the release of Malaysian Airlines’ second quarter earnings, or in this case a second quarter loss, totaling 97 million US dollars. Stock shares were
halted Friday, pending the statement, but were expected to resume trading on Monday. As part of the long term plan, stock shares will be delisted by the end of the year, meaning that they will no longer be traded on the stock market. Currently, 70 percent of stock is held by Khazanah Nasional Bhd., a state backed investment firm. Khazanah is expected to purchase or absorb the remaining stock by year’s end, as part of its plan to take the company private.While many analysis believe the company was in financial trouble before the disappearance of Flight 370, the lack of answers has certainly not helped. Freighted passengers began avoiding the airline, which gave it little time to respond and forced it to fly partially empty planes in order to maintain published schedules. The Wall
Street Journal reported Friday, that Malaysian saw a drop of nearly 10 percent in occupied passenger seats following the loss of Flight 370, but the numbers had started to improve as of June. Accompanying the airlines statement on Friday, were reports from multiple news agencies, indicating that the search area for Flight 370 had been moved further south, based on new satellite data. The search which had been largely by air at the onset is now focusing entirely on underwater mapping and scanning. Further compounding the situation was the loss of Flight 17 which dashed any hope of an independent financial recovery. No party has yet claimed responsibility for what is believe to be an intentional shoot down act but Western Nations have blamed Rus-
A United States Navy F4U Corsair from NAS New York crashes into a four family home in Queens, NY killing the pilot, 25 year old 1st Lt. Roger Olsen (USMCR) as well as three civilian women in the home.
the second half of the year, citing a 33 percent drop in booking immediately after the crash of Flight 17. Passengers will likely regain confidence in Malaysian Airlines but it will take time for the harm of this year’s events to begin to fade. Although the airline will have to rely on government funding to stay afloat, it made sure to note on Friday that flights will continue as scheduled, hoping that regain in confidence will happen sooner rather than later.
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September 6,1985
Midwest Express Airlines Flight 105, a DC-9, crashes after takeoff from Milwaukee, Wisconsin because of engine failure and pilot error. All 31 people on board are killed.
September 7,1997
First flight of the Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. It reaches an altitude of 15,000 feet in less than three minutes.
sian backed rebels. Experts believe the flight was brought down by a surface-to-air missile, possibly of Russian design. An intercepted phone call, likely between rebels, indicated that the aircraft may have been mistaken for a Ukrainian military aircraft. The phone call, along with other evidence, remains unsubstantiated as investigators struggle just to reach the site of the crash. Beyond, the current financial loss, the airline warned of potentially large losses in
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NASA Challenges Newton
‘Internet of Things’ Makes CIA Cautious
Nathan A. Sonnenfeld Staff Correspondent
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Nathan A. Sonnenfeld Staff Correspondent On July 28, 2014 – NASA published evidence that previously preposterous propulsion – producing thrust by converting electric power without the need for any propellant– is now possible, and will work in space transportation. Resonating microwaves in a closed, conical container – waves which may be generated by using solar energy – dispose of the need for propellant, so that the engine thrusters may continue working unless a hardware failure arises. In their own words, NASA Eagleworks Laboratories’ test results indicate that their “radio-frequency resonant cavity thruster design, which is unique as an electric propulsion device, is producing a force that is not attributable to any classical electromagnetic phenomenon and therefore is potentially demonstrating an interaction with the quantum vacuum virtual plasma.” Originally explored by U.K. scientist Roger Shawyer, who had been trying to gain support for his company Satellite Propulsion Research (SPR) Ltd.’s own ‘EmDrive’ – the concept was rejected by many critics on the basis of Shawyer’s relativi-
ty-based theory, insisting that according to the law of conservation of momentum, it would be impossible. However, feasibility of their system was validated in the early 2000s, while demonstration engines were developed and successfully tested in both static and dynamic test environments. However, Western society continued to deny Shawyer’s findings. A Chinese research team – headed by Yang Juan, Professor of Propulsion Theory and Engineering of Aeronautics and Astronautics at the Northwestern Polytechnic University in Xi’an – built and tested their own space drive, publishing their results as “Net thrust measurement of propellantless microwave thruster” in the academic journal Acta Physica Sinica – later translated into English on the EmDrive website. The Chinese work attracted little attention internationally, however; ostensibly, nobody in the West assumed that they could produce 720 micronewtons of thrust with such a system.Until now. American scientist Guido Fetta and the team at NASA Eagleworks – the advanced propulsion ‘skunkworks’ directed by Dr. Harold White at the NASA Johnson Space Center in
Houston, Texas developed and tested a similar engine operating from the same principles that so far produces 30 to 50 micronewtons. Their testing was “performed on a low-thrust torsion pendulum that is capable of detecting force at a single-digit micronewton level.” Future testing plans to include the development of an automatic frequency control circuit, in addition to independent verification and validation at other test facilities. The hopeful Guido Fetta calls it the “Cannae Drive”, which he describes as a reference to the Battle of Cannae – where Hannibal definitively conquered a stronger Roman army. David Hambling of Wired Magazine suspects that it is more likely a reference to Star Trek Engineer Montgomery “Scotty” Scott, “I cannae change the laws of physics.” If after additional testing & development, NASAs microwave thruster remains a reality; the technology has the potential to drastically decrease the cost of space stations, satellites, deep-space missions, and propel astronauts to Mars in weeks instead of months. Our research here at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University could be just beginning.
General Meeting - Thursday, September 11th - 5:00 PM - LB 161
The foremost topics defining the landscape of inter-and-national security for the next few decades were considered at a forum of “The Future of Warfare” at the Aspen Security Forum on July 24th. According to Defense One technology editor Patrick Tucker, Dawn Meyerriecks, the Deputy Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)’s Directorate of Science and Technology, expressed that present concerns about cyberwarfare do not yet address the imminent geo-security threats posed by the ‘Internet of Things’ – the embedded connectivity of computers, sensors, and Internet capabilities into everyday appliances, devices, and objects. Meyerriecks articulated her unease about the security of networks, citing how “smart refrigerators have been used in distributed denial of services [DDoS] attacks.” At least one smart refrigerator (among more than 100,000 other internet-connected smart “things” including media players and smart televisions) played a role in a massive, malicious spam attack at the turn of the 2013-2014 calendar year, sending over 750,000 spam emails. “Smart fluorescent LED’s that are communicating that they need to be replaced, are also being hijacked for other things,” Meyerriecks voiced. “The merger of physical and virtual is really where it’s at [security threats]. If we don’t grok that then we’ve got huge problems.” Although it has a science-fictional flare, smart clothing may also create major issues for national security. While enabling millions to monitor and manage their health, these technologies may also create transparency and workplace problems for the CIA that Meyerriecks doesn’t want to address. “The merger of biological and cyber, those will be viewed as disruptors although we all know they’ve been invested in for decades at this point. When someone finally figures out how to [capitalize] it in a way…” Meyerriecks then refers to the cellphone, “When it goes from the brick to something I can’t leave my house without; then it’s disruptive.” Patrick Tucker then highlights significant points from the forum: (1) “The Economic War Is Afoot,” (2) “Quantum Computing Won’t Save You,” and (3) “Put Your Faith in Big Data.” Meyerriecks, representative of the CIA, disclosed that the U.S. is “absolutely” engaged in an economic war, with intellectual
property as the prize. Tucker referenced the ongoing SinoU.S. tensions regarding hacking and Internet spying. In May, Washington charged five Chinese military officers with performing industrial espionage on American companies. Although it was a lawsuit involving individuals, the decision prompted Beijing to suspend cooperation on cyber issues – until talks, led by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Treasury Secretary Jack Lew, finally resumed on July 9th. Regarding quantum computing – computation that makes direct use of quantum-mechanical phenomena such as superposition (the principle that an electron exists partly in all its particular theoretically possible states, or configurations of its properties, simultaneously), and entanglement (when groups of particles interact in ways such that the state of each particle cannot be described independently) – Meyerricks stated, “On our best day we’re 20 years away… [But] when it happens, we have a huge challenge.” Finally, apropos the matter of ‘Big Data’, Meyerricks considers the hype to be “glib” – the prospective opportunities associated with it to be obvious for the mission of the CIA. Building the capacity to do the kind of “highly-targeted and individual-specific data collection that would make today’s NSA activities look positively quant,” according to Tucker, big data is where is CIA is currently focusing its investments. Lynn Dugle – Vice President at Raytheon – enthusiastically described big data as an “an opportunity to know things, through cyber-analytics, through personal analytics”, and cited a Cisco industry forecast that “more than fifty billion machine-to-machine (M2M) connected devices will inhabit the globe by 2020”, versus the approximately thirteen billion around in 2013. That means there could be over thirty-five million additional devices that may be hacked for malicious purposes by 2020, from the viewpoint of the Central Intelligence Agency. Perhaps this is good news for students in ERAU’s Homeland Security department and for students studying Computer Science & Engineering. As Patrick Tucker put it, “The threats and the opportunities [of] technological acceleration occupy the same space,” and we must all be informed about every new development in the fast-paced fields of science and technology.
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Launch C ontrol C enter CLIO - Atlas V
September 16 @ TBD Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-41
Space X CRS 4 - Falcon 9 September 19 @ 0238 Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-40
GPS 2F-8 - Atlas V October 29 @ TBD Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-41
SpaceX CRS 5 - Falcon 9 December 1 @ TBD Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-40
Orion EFT-1 - Delta IV Heavy December 4 @ 0830 Cape Canaveral AFS SLC-37B
ISS Sightings
September 8
6:29am - Visible for three minutes. Max height: 31 degrees. Appears 10 degrees above SSW and disappears 30 degrees over ESE.
This Week In Space History September 2, 1859 Last night of the Carrington Event, a powerful geomagnetic solar storm that electrified telegraph lines, shoced technicians & set their telegraph papers on fire; Northern Lights spread as far south as Cuba. A modern Carrington Event would cause power outages , radio blackouts and satellite malfunctions; telecommunications, GPS, banking, and transportation would all be affected. Estimated cost is $2 trillion in the first year after the event. September 2, 1948 An American teacher who was whosen to be the first private citizen in space, Christa Corrigan McAullif was one of the seven astronauts killed when the space shuttle Challanger exploded 73 seconds after takeoff. September 2, 1993 The United States and Russia formally ended decades of compeititon in space by agreeing to a joint venture to build a space station.. September 8, 1967 NASA launches the lunar lander Surveyor 5. It shoots and transmits nearly 20,000 photographs back to Earth.
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Upcoming Games: Tuesday No Games
Wednesday Photo Courtesy: ERAU Athletics
No Games
Thursday Men’s Soccer vs Flagler St. Augustine, Fla - 7:00pm
Friday Women’s Volleyball vs Wayland Baptist Hastings, Neb - 2:00pm Women’s Soccer vs Auburn Montgomery Daytona Beach, Fla - 6:00pm Women’s Volleyball at Hastings Hastings, Neb - 8:00pm Men’s Cross Country at South Florida Invitational Tampa, Fla Women’s Cross Country at South Florida Invitational Tampa, Fla
Saturday Women’s Volleyball vs Oklahoma Baptist Hastings, Neb - 12:00pm
Embry-Riddle Women’s Basketball Head Coach Lisa Nuxol-Wilson continued to add to the Eagles’ 2014-15 roster as she announced the signing of Mercedes Jorge
First Women’s Basketball Team in ERAU History Ben-Joel Ndjami Correspondent Ever since the emergence of basketball at ERAU, men have always dominated the game with swift and magnificent grace by competing against tough teams for the championship title of the NAIA, gaining the attention of the public and attracting huge crowds of enthusiastic fans who come to watch the best of the best teams going toe to toe to determine the victor by matching their best talent, skills and hard work. However, this fall, a new group of players whose motivation and competitive drive is equally fierce are stepping onto the court to claim the spotlight and electrify the crowd. From Helen Keller to Amelia Earhart, women throughout
history women have always soared beyond the zeitgeist limitations and expectations of the times to reach their full potential and inspire society. They have always risen from unexpected places, humble beginning to accomplish extraordinary achievements through hard work and sheer determination to become models of society and a source of pride and inspiration for both men and women in their community. The long wait is finally over. The time has arrived for the debut of the first women’s basketball team in ERAU history. This fall, 12 very accomplished women from various cities across the country will be stepping onto the court to represent Embry-Riddle Aeronautical university at the NAIA championship and next
year walk onto the stage as the newly anticipated underdogs in the NCAA championship. The new female powerhouse team consists of 8 freshmen, 2 junior, 1 sophomore and 1 graduate student led by head coach Lisa Nuxol-Wilson who holds 17 years of basketball coaching experience and expects nothing but the best performance from her players both academically and on the court. History has showed us that women do not just prevail, but excel against great odds against high standards through sheer persistence, determination, handwork plus an unbeatable will to win. One of the players, Kalah Martin, a junior from St. Louis is very laid back and approachable off the court but extremely competitive
and mean on the court where the pressure is ecstatic and every move, second is a constant battle to determine the winner. However, until the first game, the new Eagles have a lot challenges to overcome such as developing a team chemistry to play as a cohesive unit and achieve impressive synergies of their effort and capabilities that lead teams to high performance and eventually championships. So come and support our new women’s basketball team on their first game November 7 as they embark on their first competition because the passion and pride that burns within us breathes life to the game and makes all of us soars with confidence for we are the Eagles of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical university.
Women’s Volleyball vs Midland Hastings, Neb - 4:00pm
Sunday Women’s Soccer vs Oklahoma Baptist Daytona Beach, Fla - 11:00am
Monday No games Photo Courtesy: ERAU Athletics Embry-Riddle Women’s Basketball Head Coach Lisa Nuxol-Wilson announced the addition of Ashley McWilliams to the Eagles’ 2014-15 roster
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No. 6 ERAU Womens Soccer Rallies for Dramatic Win Over No. 5 Concordia Allison Smalling Athletics The sixth-ranked Embry-Riddle women's soccer team rallied from two goals down to top fifth-ranked Concordia (Calif.) 4-3, Friday at the ERAU Soccer Field on Embry-Riddle's Prescott, Ariz. campus. "That was one of the most bizarre games I've ever seen," ERAU Head Coach Samantha Bohon said. "I don't really know exactly what to say. I've always rated Chris' [Gould] program very highly so I knew it would be a good match-up. I thought we were a bit unlucky in the first half to be down 2-0, but the mood at halftime was positive. I think the players knew we were still in it despite the
deficit. We needed some of our attacking players to be more aggressive, and they responded with four goals in the second half. We had to change up the lineup several times and were encouraged to see players respond. Our final pass was off tonight, but we did a good job of sticking with it. This was only our second game of the season, so while we are glad to get the result, we're more focused on the big picture of developing our team. Concordia is a great side, and they'll certainly be in the picture at the end of this season." Concordia took control of the game early, netting the first goal of the night in the fifth minute. Lauren Nanez took the ball through the heart of the ERAU
defense and capitalized on a defensive miscue to put CUI up 1-0. ERAU had a couple of chances to equalize, including a shot by Katherine Ebbs that was blocked, and a combination play between Andrea Frøshaug and Julia Karlernas that was turned back by CUI goalkeeper Jazmin Alvarez. However, ERAU was unable to match the CUI effort on the scoreboard, and on the other side of the ball, Val Barrios extended the Concordia advantage with an unassisted goal in the 40th minute to give the fifth-ranked Eagles from California a 2-0 lead at the half. Coming out of the break, ERAU continued to work to create scoring chanc-
es and that effort paid off in the 59th minute. Ebbs won the ball in the midfield and completed pass to Froshaug running down the left side. Froshaug outpaced her marker and dribbled into the box where slipped a shot through the legs of an advancing Alvarez to make it a 2-1. The goal appeared to give ERAU new life, but Elizabeth Abt temporarily dampened the ERAU spirits with her unassisted score just seven minutes later. With 21 minutes remaining in the contest, the complexion of the game changed when the referee issued a red card to the Concordia Eagles, forcing them to go the rest of the way with just 10 players. In the 75th minute, ERAU
capitalized on the one-man advantage. Julia Karlernas played a long ball out to Isabelle Haaranen on the left side. Haaranen took the ball all the way to the touch line before lifting a cross into the box where it was met by Froshaug who recorded her second goal of the night to make the score 3-2. Five minutes, later ERAU struck again. This time it was Haaranen who headed home an Ebbs corner kick to knot the score at 3-3. Over the next seven minutes, Embry-Riddle continued to put pressure on the CUI defense, including attempts by Haaranen and Karlernas that tested Alvarez and force the CUI sophomore to come up with a
couple of saves. The game appeared destined for overtime, but with less than three minutes left in regulation ERAU seized a golden opportunity to take over the lead. Froshaug was on the receiving end of a long cross into the box by Ebbs. While attempting to bring the ball under control, Froshaug was brought down by the keeper, resulting in a penalty kick. Ebbs stepped up to the spot and converted on the second penalty attempt of her ERAU career to secure the win for the Blue and Gold. Oliva Lynch had four saves for the Eagles, who are now 2-0 on the year, while Alvarez finished with eight saves for CUI who moved to 1-1 with the loss.
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No. 21 ERAU Volleyball Drops Five-Setter to No. 17 Rocky Mountain Michael Pierce Athletics The 21st-ranked Embry-Riddle volleyball team dropped a heartbreaker in five sets to No. 17 Rocky Mountain on Saturday night in the final day of the ERAU Labor Day Tournament. The Battlin' Bears improved to 4-2 with the 18-25, 25-22, 18-25, 25-22, 15-11 victory, while the Eagles fell to 1-2. Jennifer Beatty led all players with 19 kills to go along with 13 digs, while
Erika Hinel and Evelina Abdurakhmanova each added 12 kills. Caitlyn Ballard chipped in a double-double with 11 kills and 16 digs as well. Tamires Ferreira notched 53 assists, 16 digs and seven kills, while Hannah Gray broke her own single-match school record with 46 digs. Yang Yang led the Battlin' Bears with 13 kills and 15 blocks (four solo) while Ahlea Billis added 11 kills and 10 digs. Tori Bertsch collected 38 assists while Jennifer Donaldson
had 17 digs. ERAU took the first three points of the match and never trailed throughout the first set. A kill from Ferriera capped a 9-2 run that pushed the Eagles ahead, 15-8. RMC closed the gap to as little as two points (16-14), but the Blue and Gold finished the frame on a 6-2 run to win, 25-18. Set two saw Rocky Mountain take an early lead that it maintained for most of the set. A Ferreira service ace gave Embry-Riddle the lead for the first time at 16-15 and
a Gray service ace increased the lead to 20-17. RMC roared back to win eight of the next 10 points to win the set, 25-22, tying the match at one set apiece. Embry-Riddle ran out to a 14-8 lead in the third set before a 4-0 RMC run narrowed the deficit to 14-12. The Battlin' Bears proceeded to commit four straight attack errors to reestablish the six-point Eagle lead, and ERAU never allowed Rocky Mountain to get close again, winning the set, 25-18.
RMC returned the favor in set four, running out to a 14-8 lead early on. The Eagles rallied to pull within one at 17-16 and eventually pulled even on a Beatty kill that tied it at 22-22. Anna Dewald scored a kill followed by two kills from Billis to give the Battlin' Bears the set, 25-22, forcing a fifth set. ERAU took the lead from the beginning of the fifth set, leading 8-6 midway through the frame. A Ballard kill made it 11-10 Eagles, but that would be the final point
that Embry-Riddle scored. A Yang kill tied it at 11 and the Blue and Gold then committed four straight attack errors to close the match, dropping the set, 15-11. Embry-Riddle travels to Hastings, Nebraska next weekend to take part in the Five Points Invitational. ERAU will face No. 3 Wayland Baptist and Hastings on Friday, Sept. 5, before facing No. 14 Oklahoma Baptist and No. 7 Midland on Saturday, Sept. 6. Live stats will be available for all four matches at erauathletics.com/live.
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