Avion Issue 3 Fall 2021

Fall 2021 Issue 3

Emergency Response Team (ERT) Email us at dberems@erau.edu, or visit our Instagram at @erau_ert For Medical Assistance CALL: (386) 226-7233

Who We Are ERT is Embry-Riddle's emergency medical service. We respond to emergency and non-emergency medical calls, offer standby medical or emergency services for any oncampus events or activities, free American Heart Association CPR-AED/First Aid classes, and free STOP THE BLEED courses for all Embry-Riddle students.

As a group of over 60 Certified First Responders as well as Nationally Registered and Florida-licensed Emergency Medical Technicians, we hold the same certifications that you would find in every ambulance in the U.S. We work in partnership with Health Services and Campus Safety to provide free, 24/7, on-campus medical care to those in need.

Our campus advisor is Pam Petrone who is a Registered Nurse as well as the Director of Health Services.

We are in our 16th year of service in the ERAU community and we work in partnership with Volusia County Emergency Medical Services and the Daytona Beach Fire Department to ensure all patients receive the highest level of care.

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We respond to varying severities of medical emergencies on campus, from scraped knees and splinters to seizures and cardiac arrests. Our average response time on campus is 3 minutes, while Volusia County Emergency Services have an average response time of 11 minutes. This means that callers can expect EMTs to respond and provide medical care when time is of the essence. When people call us, they can expect to be transferred to a Campus Safety dispatcher who will triage the situation and dispatch ERT to the location. For the fastest response, callers should specifically "request ERT". Our crews are run by at least one certified Emergency Medical Technician and two Certified First Responders. We have multiple crews working 24/7.

If you are interested in joining us, we meet every Monday at 7:30 P.M. in College of Business room 114.

Come check us out and and learn more about what we have to offer!

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Our number is (386) 226-7233.

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ERT has gone pink in recognition of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. We are fundraising for the National Breast Cancer Foundation and every dollar counts! To make a donation, follow the link in our Instagram bio or come to our office in SU 220.

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Touch-N-Go

Homecoming Concert: The Finale to the Festivities

Mikyla Berish Senior Reporter

A crowd gathers on the Connolly Quad, the anticipation in the air is palpable as everyone attending eagerly awaits the return of the Homecoming Concert to Embry-Riddle. The stage setup comes to life with a light display that dazzles the audience and the speakers on full blast as the sound rattles the bones of each attendee.

Finally, each artist at the venue brings their own special flair to put the cherry on top of the whole experience. The concert is one of the most highly anticipated events of the semester, and TouchN-Go Productions made sure it was a night to remember.

The artists featured at this year’s concert were LAUV and MAX. LAUV is best known for his hit single “I Like Me Better” on his album “I Met You When I Was 18.”

Since the release of this album in 2018, LAUV has gained a large following with nearly 20 million plays on Spotify, and his debut album “How I’m Feeling” in 2020 reached number 16 on the US Billboard 200. LAUV has assisted in writing many songs for other artists including Charli XCX, Cheat Codes, Demi Lovato, Céline Dion, and Khalid.

MAX is best known for his song “Lights Down Low,” released in 2018 on his album “Hell’s Kitchen Angel,” which earned a double platinum certification on the US Billboard. MAX also released a hit single titled “Love Me

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Less” in 2020 which featured on his album “Colour Vision,” and earned a gold certification on the US Billboard.

MAX opened up the concert and set the expectations quite high for the rest of the show.

The crowd, screaming the lyrics to songs, jumping wildly in time with the beat of each song, and waving lit cellphones in the air to “Lights Down Low,” was absolutely enthralled by the opening act. MAX shared a touching moment with the crowd explaining the song was written to celebrate his wife giving birth to their first child.

After the opening number, a long wait ensued as everyone waited for the main act to begin: LAUV. The opening song was a bit lackluster, but the crowd soon warmed up to LAUV’s performance. By the end, most audience members were back to the same energy level MAX had brought out of the crowd.

The finale of the concert was a dazzling display of fireworks and the night ended with a bang in the most literal sense. Everyone walked away with a grin and a twinkle in their eye.

It was a lively night and a great time to de-stress from the hectic lives students here at Embry-Riddle lead. After a night like this, students will surely be looking forward to the next big event on campus.

All photos by: Toby Sopp / The Avion

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First Thursdays ‘Celebrate Daytona’ and ‘Around the World’ Virginia Sacchi Copy Editor

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Every first Thursday of the month, the Student Engagement & Student Union (SESU) hosts an incredibly fun and unique themed event in the courtyard next to New Residence Halls 1 and 2.

For September’s First Thursday, the theme was “Celebrate Daytona”, featuring many beach related games, such as playing with sand art and beach volleyball. Students engaged in the event by making new friends and trying new things. Some of the other activities available were a raffle, cornhole, and a paper airplane contest. Music was offered by WIKD to make the day even more entartaining. The weather could not have been better, the Sunshine State lived up to the name!

The October event was a multi-cultural experience called “Around the World Festival!”. People had the opportunity to learn interesting facts about many different countries and try some of their cuisines as well. The snacks passed out were all themed to their respected countries. Students from various different backgrounds and cultures were making conversation, connecting, and sharing stories of their home countries. The event gave all Embry-Riddle’s foreign students the chance to really feel at home while miles and miles away.

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Skateboards The Apocalyptic Takeover Shania Dandy-Tull Staff Reporter

All around campus you hear the bumps on the sidewalk, the sounds of wheels rolling against the ground, and then a slight gust of wind as a motorized skateboard whizzes past you, especially when you’re like me trying to build up speed on my regular skateboard, constantly pushing my foot into the ground. Despite my efforts, I still can’t do many tricks, but I’ve definitely seen people do tricks on campus. Asking them for tips on how to get better at skateboarding, I found a cool group of friends willing to help each other get better at doing tricks.

Last week, I spontaneously went to a skatepark with some people from this group and while at the park, the two guys I came with held conversations with people I would have never met before, just through the common hobby of skateboarding.

Despite different reasons for wanting to shred or just commute around campus, the skateboarding community is accepting. I have yet to be called a poser and appreciated the good vibes at the skatepark even if I did not know anyone. There was a mutual respect for the pros, intermediates, beginners alike, not to mention older people doing tricks and younger kids having fun just the same.

One of the few takeaways from going to this skatepark besides how cool the guy on a motorcycle was for bringing us, “Labor Day Cookout” burgers were conquering some anxieties I didn’t realize were present. I remember I first started skateboarding my senior year of high school when COVID first hit to get out of the house more. I went to a skatepark that my friend recommended and I tried to go down a ramp which resulted in me falling. So, seeing another ramp my freshman year of college reminded me of how I scraped my elbow in high school.

Before I could even realize that’s what paralyzed me at the top of the ramp, I heard something behind me. It was one of the guys I came with to the park encouraging me. Even though I still hesitated, I knew I’d have fun falling. Except I didn’t fall. Sadly, I bailed on my first try at this park I had never been to.

I got some advice to lean forward which only made me more nervous, but it worked. Just committing to going down the ramps was so much fun. I realized I was just overthinking it, but I would have never believed I could go down a simple ramp without the help of fellow skaters. Thanks, Joseph and Paul for making skateboarding less scary.

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Restaurant Review Jovon Thomas Correspondent

The Garlic

don’t take reservations, so you should definitely arrive early if you’re checking them out. Otherwise, be prepared for a wait. One of my favorite things about this restaurant is that they wrote the daily specials on a Ranked as one of the piece of raw lasagna – Top 10 restaurants in not exactly something New Smyrna, The Garlic you see at your typical was definitely one of my top food places to try. The atmosphere and decor provided a perfect mesh between indoor and outdoor. Overgrown vines lit with LED lights lined the walkway towards the inside of the restaurant.

Jovon Thomas / The Avion The Garlic is open from 4 p.m. to 10 p.m., but if you plan to arrive right Italian restaurant.

The free bread came at dinner time, chances are you’ll find a really with a personalized hard time getting a table touch of a 4-hour cooked as they get packed really whole garlic clove, makfast. I took that as a sign ing good on their name. as to how good they were. Personally, it was a bit of Arriving at 4:30 p.m., a garlic overload, but I we did not have to wait guess it depends on your but it was still early, a time own personal preference. when everyone is still full Not to my liking was the from lunch. Heads up, appetizer that had a very the reason we arrived strong taste of Balsamic this early is because they Vinegar, which is usualImage Courtesy / Google

ly pretty good, but there may have been a bit too much on the Bruschetta.

Despite being a bit unimpressed with the bread and appetizer, the main course definitely made up for it. My entrée, a Seafood Cannelloni, was cooked perfectly and was definitely one of the best I’ve ever had. To put it candidly, if at some point in your life you thought that Olive Garden had good pasta, you should definitely try the Garlic to know what real Italian pasta tastes like. Adding to this, I was impressed with the wide array of

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desserts offered, and if they are anything like the chocolate cake that I had, you are definitely in for a treat. Although the atmosphere is nice, it caters more to an older crowd rather than your typical group of college kids.

Definitely, if you have a special someone that you would like to take out for a romantic dinner, I will say the Garlic is a top option.

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Home is a Feeling: Homecoming Dance 2021 Alisa Tiselska Correspondent

Dressed to the nines, Embry-Riddle students got a chance to experience a magical Homecoming Dance. Taking place in the Student Union, WIKD was, as usual, was in charge of the music. There were slow songs, upbeat country music, and famous hits from the 2010s.

There was an assortment of macrons, cheesecakes, and cupcakes to snack on as well. Everyone hit the dance floor when famous songs like “Macarena” and “Teach Me How to Dougie” blasted from the speakers. This fes-

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tive atmosphere made everyone feel at home.

Earlier this week, Avion members had a general meeting where they discussed what home means to them. There was a clear pattern in the responses. Most people believe that the definition of home is good food, good music, good people, and…Buc-ee’s.

A high percentage of the Avion members believe that EmbryRiddle is their second, or even first home.

When asked what the Homecoming Dance means to them, they said that it is a great chance to celebrate

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each other. Friends and family make us feel at home, and home is a place of love and happiness.

The Homecoming Dance was an event where Riddle students could have fun, relax, and feel happy.

A home away from home is an important highway to adulthood.

The people you meet will shape your college career, the music you listen to will influence your mood, and the food you eat will have a dramatic effect on your health. This dance represents college. Everyone had a choice of what to wear and how to act. Every-

one’s interpretation of home is different, and that is the beauty of homecoming.

Riddle students have thousands of backgrounds, interests, ethnicities, and hometowns, but the community still brings everyone together.

Embry-Riddle is a close-knit community where every individual adds a unique flavor to the group. Feeling like you belong is a feeling of home. No matter where life takes them, Embry-Riddle Alumni will always be welcome.

All photos by: Andrew Harker / The Avion

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ISSS Global Beverages and Connections Hour Dylan Kowlessar Managing Editor

For international students, navigating through a college career can be tough.

Academics, flight training, internships, finances, and socializing are all hurdles when studying outside of your home country.

At Embry-Riddle, we are fortunate to have social, ethnic, and cultural groups such as the Latino Pilots Association, Black Students Association, Caribbean Students Association, and many other similar groups.

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Additionally, the Office of International Students & Scholar Services (ISSS), now located in the northern end of New Residence Hall 3, is a handy resource for students who may need help with immigration and other administrative tasks associated with studying in a foreign country.

On Sept. 24, ISSS hosted their first Global Beverages and Connections hour of the semester. This allowed students the opportunity

to spend time with other international students while enjoying coffee, tea, and pastries from around the world. Also in attendance were members of the Student Government Association (SGA) and the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion who all enjoyed the Friday afternoon together.

Popular beverages included coffee from Kenya, Milo, and Supligen. Graduate students also used the time to connect with each other, who were

particular fans of the baked pastry pies, cookies, and cakes.

The ISSS office looks forward to their next Global Beverages and Connections hour on Oct. 28, followed by their Halloween Social on Oct. 29. International students are encouraged to participate and engage in these exciting opportunities to learn, share stories, and bond with other students and peer mentors.

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Flying into the Unexpected Virginia Sacchi | Copy Editor Danielle Van Pelt | Staff Reporter

September 11th, 2001: As Air Force One Commander, you are responsible for flying US President George W. Bush somewhere safe. Two Boeing 767s crashed into the famous Twin Towers, American Airlines Flight 77 crashed into the west side of the Pentagon, and over nine other planes are presumed to be hijacked: America is under attack. You are on a Boeing 747-200, are you next?

What presidential pilot Mark Tillman thought to be just another day in Sarasota, Florida, turned out to be full of anticipation and fear. As President Bush was meeting kids at an elementary school, Tillman received a first call warning about the collapse of the first Tower: “It was just an accident, a small plane flew into the building.”

He knew it was no small plane. No small plane could do that amount of damage.

Shortly after, Tillman

received a second call classified as critical information. At 9:03 a.m, the South Tower was hit

by United Airlines Flight 175. The FAA confirmed that nine aircraft’s transponders were off, and therefore presumed to be hijacked. Tillman was ordered to evacuate the president to a secret location. He eventually returned to Washington D.C., as Bush refused to hide.

Along the way, Air Force One was presumed to be a target and Tillman was alarmed by an unidentified man at the end of the runway.

No chances could be taken. Climbing at 7000 feet per minute, Tillman flew right over his head (he jokingly thanked The Boeing company for building such a great aircraft). Some nonrespondent planes also flew around Air Force One. One of those planes turned out to be United Flight 93, the plane that crash-landed in a rural field near Shanksville in western Pennsylvania

at 10:10 a.m.

Thanks to his 30-yearslong training in the Air Force, twenty of which were on Air Force One, working with George H.W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and, of course, George W Bush, Tillman was able to lead the President to safety.

You may now be wondering how you would have reacted if you had been in Tillman’s shoes. Would you have become discouraged?

Would you have lost your hope? Would you have been able to maintain a calm and controlled attitude in such a critical situation?

Mark Tillman heroically handled the pressure of the unbelievable event because of his immovable faith in God. When no one knew who the next target of the terrorist attacks was going to be, he trusted God with the President’s and his own life.

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[R U X] Corner

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We are graduate and undergraduate students in the Research in User eXperience (RUX) Lab in the Department of Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology. RUX investigates the usability and user experience of technology in our everyday world. This is a regular column that explores different technologies typically used by Embry-Riddle students. ................................................................................

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Jessyca Derby, Ali Gombas, Jade Lovell, Olivia Roa | Graduate Researchers Jorja Gwaltney | Undergraduate Researcher Are you ever in the student village craving a Pink Drink but you don’t want to walk to the Student Union in the rain? Now there’s a solution with Starship! The Starship app allows you to order food on campus to be delivered right outside your building, courtesy of fun robots. They even take meal plans and dining dollars!

The RUX Lab was curious as to how this new system worked so we decided to test it out. We observed two different students download the app, place an order, and receive their food while expressing their thoughts out loud. We did this for two different locations on campus that required the delivery robot to cross the street to determine how it would affect delivery. The comments from the students were then compiled into journey maps, a visual way of seeing how a user feels throughout a process. Journey maps are often used in the design process to identify where a product or process could be improved. Now, let’s go on this Starship journey together!

The First Order At first, the students didn’t know where to start making an order and couldn’t remember what the app was called. One student (S1) searched their app store for “Starship,” and the second (S2) didn’t know what to even start searching for. After seeing a banner for the delivery service in the Student Union, S2 found the app and made an account. The students either chose to send their robot to Flight Operations or the Student Village. We chose these two locations to test the robot’s behavior when approaching crosswalks on either quiet or busy streets, such as Aerospace Boulevard or Richard Petty Boulevard.

The ordering process for both participants went relatively smoothly. Both thought the detailed menu customization exceeded their expectations and thought the ordering was intuitive. The process was very similar to other delivery apps such as DoorDash or UberEats.

Getting The Food

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Photo Courtesy / Jessyca Derby

When it came to waiting for the order, the students had very different experiences. For S1’s delivery at the Flight Operations building, the wait wasn’t long. The biggest complaint was receiving four error notifications that just said, “Oops!

Something went wrong. Try restarting your app.” This confused them because they were not told what was going wrong. For S2’s order to the Student Village, the robot assigned to our order got stuck at the Richard Petty/Aerospace traffic light! S2 was never told that the robot was even stuck. It stopped before turning a sharp corner to face the crosswalk, waited, spun 360 degrees, and then refused to move until we called customer support, who also did not tell us what went wrong. We just had to wait with our robot as we watched other robots zoom across the crosswalk to deliver their orders without issue. The customer service agent was able to find our robot and help it get moving again.

An hour after placing the order, our Starship robot safely crossed the traffic light and met us at the pickup location outside of the Student Village. The directions for receiving the order were easy to follow and the order was still warm inside an insulated bag. Oh, and the robots talk! When opening the robot, it emits in a quiet, soothing voice: “Hello, here’s your delivery.” And when you send the robot away, it says: “Thank you, go Eagles!”

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Overall, How’d It Go? The journey really was a rollercoaster filled with twists and turns! More information should be added to the Embry-Riddle website to help get the word out about the name of these convenient robots, and to eliminate confusion about how to start an order. Actually using the app was impressive. There were so many choices and customizations available, it was almost like being in Willy Wonka’s Chocolate Factory, you had a world of delectable food in the palm of your hands. However, that excitement faded as the wait became confusing, lengthy, and outright aggravating when the Starship robot would get stuck and not notify the user about what went wrong. The app could improve this experience by letting the user know when the robot is not moving over a period of time.

Overall, it was a fun experience! The students were able to get their chicken tenders and fries (still warm from the oven) or their Starbucks lattes (still ice cold) along with a spirited “Go Eagles!” from the robot to brighten their day as it zoomed back down Legacy walkway. If we had some extra time in our lab to wait through any delivery hiccups, we’d try it again. Especially to avoid waiting in a long line in a crowded Student Union.

And hopefully, with enough feedback, Starship and EmbryRiddle can improve the delivery experience even more!

The Starship app keeps users informed about where their robot is through Google Maps.

Image Courtesy / Jorja Gwaltney, Jade Lovell & Olivia Roa

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Searching for Little Green Men: ERAU’s Radio Telescope Endeavors Kayla Taylor Correspondent Before the chaotic COVID-19 induced closure of campus in March 2020, Embry-Riddle received an auspicious week-long visit from Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell. Her notoriety in radio astronomy sent students and faculty alike into an enthusiastic celebration of colloquia and presidential dinners. Not only did Dr. Bell’s empowering guidance leave lasting marks on many of Riddle’s women in STEM, but it also inspired the Department of Physical Sciences to advocate for the funding of a research-grade radio telescope on campus. Months of planning and promoting may have finally paid off; money for a radio telescope has been allocated for this fiscal year.

Photo Courtesy / Ted von Hippel

According to Dr. Ted von Hippel, Professor of Physics and Astronomy, the radio telescope could begin assembly as soon as June 2022. “The radio dish itself would be 3.0 or 3.5 meter in diameter and allow for semi-remote observing access,” said Dr. von Hippel. Surveys of campus have already determined that the area is “radio quiet,” allowing for relatively constant observing. This is a significant advantage over optical telescopes that can only observe during dark, clear conditions. The addition of a radio telescope to Riddle’s already impressive campus would create yet another noteworthy attraction for the increasingly popular Astronomy Open House Nights. Students could create displays based on their radio research to present to the general public. With two researchgrade telescopes available at Embry-Riddle, the growing Astronomy/Astrophysics undergraduate program would have extraordinary opportunities for both education and research.

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Photo Courtesy / Jason Aufdenberg

The prospect of a radio telescope presents students and faculty with several intriguing targets of research, including Jupiter, the Crab Nebula, and neutral hydrogen gas throughout the Milky Way galaxy. What may undoubtedly be the most remarkable topic of study, however, is uncoincidentally related to Jocelyn Bell. In addition to studying radio pulses from neutron stars, students may also search for episodic pulses that suggest the existence of “little green men” in the search for extraterrestrial life. Students may also be interested in pursuing a defense or communications-related career path for which the research on a radio telescope would prepare them well. Regardless of what students choose to study, the radio telescope would be an outstanding asset for both the Department of Physical Sciences and the campus as a whole, and so we wait with bated breath to hear additional news of the radio telescope.

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Fly-In and Static Display Saturday, October 9, 2021

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Homecoming Block Party and Farmer’s Market Danielle Van Pelt Staff Reporter

All photos by: Gustavo Aviles / The Avion

The Block Party was one of many events at Homecoming. This party had so many events; I applaud anyone who was able to get through them all! There were beignets, tropical popsicles, a lemonade stand, Asian name painting, a cartoonist, balloon art

by Lester, boba, WIKD playing tunes, and HUGE inflatables.

Such a variety of events created such a great start to the muchanticipated homecoming weekend.

Tri Sigma also hosted an amazing farmer’s market on Friday with a variety of vendors to shop from. There were bags, pecans, cookies, macarons, honey, banana bread, jams, spices, plants, succulents, crochet, jewelry, and much more. The hosts of all the stands were talking about how they wished they had brought more stock as they ran out of stuff so fast. Friday’s events were great hits; you surely do not want to miss Embry-Riddle’s next farmer’s market!

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Men’s Cross Country Tops South Region Teams at NCAA Preview; Places Third Overall Ryan Mosher Assistant Director of Sports Information

On the same course that the NCAA II South Region Championship and NCAA II National Championship will be run on later this fall, the Embry-Riddle men’s cross country team was the top South Region squad, placing third overall behind a pair of NCAA II top-20 squads in Wingate and Fresno Pacific. The Eagles scored 102 points overall on The Abbey Course in the 13-team 8K race, hosted by Sunshine State Conference member Saint

Leo, a course that was 2K shorter than the postseason course will be.

Ryan Szklany collected his 13th career top-10 finish, placing eighth overall in 25:11.2, while Paul Kraemer, the reigning SSC Runner of the Week, posted the best 8K time of his Eagle career to place 10th in 25:29.1. Brendon Shea, who has been in the Eagles’ top-three all season long, also posted a career-best time of 25:52.6, finishing 14th overall.

Tanner Rosolino (37th

- 26:54.3) and Shaun Bullock (45th - 27:06.4) also scored for the Blue and Gold, with Austin Epstein (49th - 27:16.8) and Micah Blair (55th - 27:30.2) acting as displacers.

Garrett Noltemeyer (77th - 28:20.3), Connor O’Flynn (84th - 28:42.7), Josh Beam (92nd 29:08.9) and Justin Nauman (94th - 29:16.3) all finished in the top100 racers. Jack Brooks (102nd - 29:40.6), Jacob D’Aleo (113th - 30:20.0),

and Justin Brown (125th - 32:27.1) also participated for ERAU. 16th-ranked Wingate had a slight upset of 13th-ranked Fresno Pacific for the team title, but did so in dominant fashion, scoring 28 points to FPU’s 81. ERAU was third with 102 points, followed by Tampa (130) and Catawba (130) who finished fourth, and fifth, respectively with the Spartans claiming the tiebreaker.

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Women’s Volleyball: Canfield Reaches 1,000 Kills in Sweep of Saint Leo Michael Pierce Assistant Director of Sports Information

Photo Courtesy / Christopher Elwell

Melanie Canfield became the ninth player in ERAU volleyball history to reach 1,000 career kills on Saturday

Melanie Canfield became the ninth member of the 1,000-kill club at Embry-Riddle with a five-kill effort on Saturday afternoon to help the Embry-Riddle volleyball team sweep visiting Saint Leo, 25-20, 25-21, 25-20. The win moves ERAU to 14-2 on the year and 6-2 in SSC play, while the Lions drop to 6-10 overall, 2-6 in conference matches.

Jaden McBride tallied a match-high 15 kills to go along with 11 digs for her sixth double-double of the year, while Cameron Gilleland, Sam Lanning, and Amelia Hartnett all

chipped in with six kills.

Gilleland added 11 digs, as did Tamzen Wilson, tying for the team-high with McBride. Emily Weaver notched 28 assists, and Canfield had five blocks to go along with her five kills.

The Blue and Gold started strong with kills from Hartnett and McBride on the first two points, helping ERAU jump out to a 4-0 lead.

Saint Leo battled back to tie it at 7-7, but a 5-1 run pushed the Eagles back in front, 13-9. EmbryRiddle created some separation with a 6-0 spurt that was capped

by back-to-back blocks straight points to go up from Jenna Bishop, 4-3. Back-to-back blocks building the lead to 21- from Canfield quickly 12. The Lions responded swung the advantage with an 8-2 rally of back to Embry-Riddle, their own, trimming the which would prove to deficit to 23-20, but an be the last lead change attack error gave Embry- of the match. A quick Riddle four set points 4-1 run increased the and McBride capitalized lead to 9-6, and after the on the first opportunity Lions tied it at 11, ERAU with a kill to close out the used a 4-0 rally to take a 15-11 lead. The Blue set, 25-20.

Set two saw ERAU score and Gold maintained the first four points once a comfortable lead for again, this time building the rest of the set, with to an early 7-2 lead. Like McBride providing her set one, Embry-Riddle third set-clinching kill increased the lead to of the match to give the nine (20-11) with a 5-0 Eagles a 25-20 win in the run, at which point Saint third set.

Leo rallied with a 9-2 run to make it 22-20. After two sideouts, the Eagles got kills from Hartnett and McBride to finish off the frame with #07 Jaden McBride #05 Cameron Gilleland a 25-21 win.

The third set saw the first lead change of the match when the Lions scored three #09 Sam Lanning

#12 Amelia Hartnett

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College Radio Day Blake Draut Business Director of WIKD

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College Radio Day was founded in December 2010 with the goal to promote college and high school radio stations to listeners around the world. College Radio Day is usually the first Friday of the month so this year it was on October 1st. Many people don’t listen to radio anymore due to many streaming services that provide music. This is a day where we can encourage others who

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normally don’t listen to tune in and appreciate what their peers do for the student body and the community by playing live music and being on-air DJs for 24 hours.

People can tune in their radios here in Daytona Beach to 102.5 FM or stream on iHeart radio at The WIKD 102.5 FM. Here at WIKD 102.5 FM, we are proud of being the only free format station in Daytona Beach.

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Free format means we are not tied down to one specific genre and we don’t play any ads.

College Radio Day is a day where on-air DJs can experiment and have a fun time hosting a program that they do not traditionally play during the week. It is also a time where we can hang-out and have fun as an organization and show the student body the spirit of WIKD.

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