| Issue 5 | Volume 142 | Tuesday, September 30, 2014 | theavion.com |
Photo Courtesy: Chi-Valry Wu/ERAU
From Left to Right: Brandon Steffens, Kenneth Novak, Tyler Rice, Leonardo Ramirez, Weylin MacCalla, Professor Claudia Ehringer Lucas, Austin Leach, Elizabeth Bradfield, Joshua Woodland, Qi Zhou, Ci Wen, Jonathan Jaworski, Junzhen Shao, Ashley Hollis-Bussey, Professor Jason Kring. Photographer: Chi-Valry Wu
Students Take Part in NASA’s NEEMO Project Claudia Ehringer Lucas Jason Kring Professors of EF and HS At the beginning of September, students from several departments of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University conducted research during the NASA Extreme Environment Mission Operations (NEEMO) mission 19
at the Aquarius underwater facility in the Florida Keys. These projects were part of the overall research and training program for the crew of astronauts from the U.S., Canada, and Europe. This facility, owned and operated by Florida International University (FIU), is an undersea research laboratory. As an enclosed environment, about the size of a school bus, and deployed 60
feet beneath the surface, Aquarius is an excellent analog of the isolation and confinement astronauts experience aboard the International Space Station and, one day, a vehicle destined for Mars. During the NEEMO 19 mission in Sept. 2014, NASA Astronaut Randy Bresnik, Canadian Astronaut Jeremy Hansen, and European Astronauts Andreas Mogensen
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Scotland Says “No”
The Myths of Hazing
Mike Barrett Correspondent The Scottish people have decisively voted to remain united with the United Kingdom of England, Wales, Northern Ireland and now, Scotland – by choice – on Sept. 18, 2014. 31 out of the 32 councils of Scotland made their choice clear with a “no” vote, sealing the fate of the Scottish independence movement and settling the age old debate, for now. Scotland is not a country new to the ideas of separation and “leave us well enough alone” attitude. In fact, they have been struggling with the concept since the conception of a Scottish nation and people. Gone are the fantasies of a vocal Scottish minority who venerate the ideas and feats of William Wallace and his drive for Scottish independence and freedom from England in the late 13th Century. This brings to mind the epic film “Braveheart” (1995) when Wallace charged
and Herve Stevenin joined two professional Aquanauts/Habitat Technicians from FIU for a seven day mission. Key objectives included evaluations of “just-in-time-training” hardware and techniques, extravehicular activity (EVA) hardware and operations, and communication delays between the crew and mission control. Continued on A05 >>
Shemar Alexander Correspondent
Impact of Scotland and its residents on the United Kingdom’s population and economy.
the well-equipped English Longbowmen of Edward I Longshanks of England at the Battle of Sterling Bridge (Sept. 11, 1297). Clearly, in today’s globalized world, the idea of a separate nation and people is far too much of a logistical and economic nightmare than the idea of freedom itself. Of course, to be fair, England has treated Scotland with a great deal of reverence and respect compared to the other conquered nation of Wales since that time. This,
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however, may be due to the fact that Scotland actually “conquered England” in 1603, by default. When Queen Elizabeth I died without issue on March 24, 1603 there was no heir to continue her Tudor Lineage. Thus, the crown went to her first cousin, King James (Stuart) VI of Scotland. He then became King James I of England. From Whitehall Palace, he ruled England and Scotland jointly, thus was established the Union of Crowns (Aonadh nan Crùintean in Gael-
ic). Then, his great-granddaughter Queen Anne, oversaw the formalization of the United Kingdom following the Act of Union in 1707. Queen Anne died seven years later and with seventeen pregnancies without issue, the Hanoverian Succession was in place by 1714 with the line of Georges (George I-IV) of the United Kingdom. However, the issue of Scottish independence at the time was never questioned since the Scots Continued on A04 >>
Destiny Review
Last Friday for the national anti-hazing week, there was a guest speaker from the University of West Florida. Dr. Gentry McCreary discussed that there were five myths about hazing that everyone seems to believe. The five myths were “Hazing is only a problem with rogue members, it’s not hazing if our new members volunteer to do it, hazing teaches respect, hazing builds commitment, and hazing is a tradition.” Dr. McCreary linked all the hazing myths to scientific studies such as the Stephenson monkey study of 1967, and the Stanford prison experiment. He also went on to state that
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in the last ten years over forty students around the country have died from hazing. Hazing is heinous and it shouldn’t be seen as an act of fun or excitement. You shouldn’t pretend that your actions don’t have any consequences, and you can still be a good member of the team without being hazed. Dr. McCreary then stated that “Remember your obligations. First, do no harm. Second, you did not create this hazing problem, but you’re still responsible for helping to solve it.” Embry-Riddle does not participate in any acts of hazing, and the anti-hazing week’s activities have raised the awareness of our students and has encouraged them to do the right thing if there are any signs of dan-
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