Issue 12 Spring 2011

Tuesday April 19, 2011

TNG Hosts Coffee House

Volume CXXX Issue 12

WHERE DOES YOUR $$$ GO?

Touch-N-Go Productions will be hosting Coffee House Artist David Campbell today at 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. in the Student Center.

Come out and enjoy live music over lunch with your friends and listen to your favorite songs performed by David Campbell.

For more information leading up to the end of the semester, visit their office or website at touch-n-go.org.

COE $9,515,000.00 27.0 %

Course Surveys Now Available

COB $4,233,000.00 12.0 %

End of course evaluations are now available on ERNIE under the “Student Services” tab.

These course evaluations are vital to improving courses and making changes you want to see. Available now through the end of the semester, take this opportunity to let your voice be heard and change courses for the better.

COAS $10,093,000.00 28.6 %

COA $11,422,000.00 32.4 %

Aromatherapy in IC 104 Join Autumn Anderson, a professional masseuse and therapist, today from 12:40 p.m. to 2 p.m., help you relax for finals. Free lunch is provided.

Maximize your energy and pick up a door prize.

Actual Tuition and Fees Fiscal Year 2010

$ 120,551,000.00

Congratulations Graduating Seniors This year’s graduation will be held at the Ocean Center in Daytona Beach at 10 a.m. on Sunday, May 15. One of this year’s graduating members will be the 100,000 alumni of the university. Events for the graduating seniors will include a pub crawl, Lift-Off Party and more during the week of graduation.

For more information, visit Alumni Relations on the side of the Library or visit their website at eraualumni.org.

incoming scholarships ( $ 25,971,000.00 )

$ 146,522,000.00

Stress Relief Day Touch-N-Go Productions will be holding Stress Relief Day on Thursday, April 28 on the Flight Deck from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

This year will feature an oxygen bar, relaxation chairs and bumper stickers. For more information, visit the TNG office or website at touch-n-go.org.

DB Expenses 3 $15,410,000.00 30.1 %

Weekly

Weather

Institutional Support $4,893,000.00 Operation & 9.5 % Maintenance $6,272,000.00 12.2 %

Tuesday High Low

Academic Support 1 $3,551,000.00 6.9 % Student Services 2 $12,255,000.00 23.9 %

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Aux Enterprise $8,874,000.00 17.3 %

Wednesday High Low

84 65

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Mostly Sunny

Thursday High Low

Friday High Low

2

- Bursar, Financial Aid, Career Services, Student Activities, Health Services, etc.

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- Includes: Interest, Depreciation, Misc. Credits

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- Used to fund capital repairs, maintenance and new construction on campus

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Campus . . . . . . . . . . A2 Retirement Feature . . . . . . . A4 Student Government . . . . . . A5 Sun N’ Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . . A7 Student Life . . . . . . . . . . . . . A8 Opinions . . . . . . . . . . . . A10 Project Feature . . . . . . . . . A11 Sports . . . . . . . . . . . . . . B1 Entertainment . . . . . . . . . . . . C1 Classifieds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C3 Comics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . C4

- Includes: Library, Registration and Records, Disablitily Support Services, Honors Programs

DB Net Margin 4 $14,679,000.00 43.9 %

Dr. Johnson to implement more technology in classrooms

Tennis takes The Sun Conference Championships

Campus A2

Sports B2

University Overhead $19,354,000.00 56.9 %

INFORMATION COURTESY OF ERIC WEEKES

‘Your Highness’ yielded hilarity

PHOTO COURTESY UNIVERSAL PICTURES

Ent. Inside C2

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SGA Elections come to a close Ainsley Robson

Campus Editor Friday, April 8, was the conclusion to SGA elections for the 2011-2012 the Executive Board of SGA, the Student Representative Board (SRB), and the Student Finance Board (SFB).

The elections that were held the week of Apr. 4, allowed students to voice their support for the candidates who started campaigning Mar. 3, in total SGA is reporting over 850 confirmed students that participated in the elections, but the number could be as high as 1,000 students.

Justin Fletcher, SGA President, shared that “this is a fantastic turnout, it is also the best result that we have had in the 3 years that I have been at Embry-Riddle.”

He also added that the voting results showed some close races, proving the overall health of the election system.

Alex Holzapple, the Elections Committee Chairman, added that the elections went the way that it was suppose to. He added that the elections held “nothing amazing, but not a failure and that at this point the elections are very routine.”

The one surprise that Holzapple shared was that as a result of to the mathematic formula that is used for calculating the College Representative numbers, the College of Business now only has two members instead of the three from last year. He expressed about how a lot of people were shocked about this change. There were no new positions added to the

other college therefore reducing the overall SRB number.

With the results in for the next year, Holzapple is working on creating recommendations for the next Election Committee Chairman and for the Committee. Of the recommendations that Holzapple shared at this time was a suggestion to review the campaigning rules and the meet-n-greet for candidates in order to help with making it easier for students not involved with SGA to run, understand the election process, and the overall jobs on the SGA. Holzapple added, “no one seemed as excited in the past, therefore voting students didn’t know too much about the candidates.”

As for individual results for each of the SRB or SFB positions they are posted on the SGA doors, but the Fletcher, Twahir, and Dalbara ticket was elected as next year’s Executive Officers for SGA. Fletcher commented on the win, “I am really excited about having this opportunity, and I find it an honor to lead the student body once again.”

For students who may want increase their involvement in SGA, but are not a member of the SRB can always attend the Member-at-Large, SRB, or Committee Meetings.

According to Holtzapple commented, that for students it may be essential to attend these meetings if you are interested in running for an office in SGA. The SGA office located in the Student Center can provide any student information about meeting times for next year.

Speaker Series wraps up

Campus

The Avion, April 19, 2011

University techonolgy vision for the future Costas Sivyllis News Editor

Technology changes constantly. Whether or not we accept the change defines how advanced we become. At Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, staying ahead of the technology curve is a part of what the university does.

Not only does this enable students to receive the best education possible, but it keeps students learning with 21st century methods, not methods of the past.

University president Dr. John Johnson has a mission to continue improving technology on campus. Big scale to small scale, each student matters when it comes to how technology is used in the classroom. Dr. Johnson is establishing a brand new department devoted solely to that cause— The Department of Educational Technology.

This new department will function as a central brain to ensuring that every classroom, ever course, and every interaction a student has on the Embry-Riddle campus is the most advanced possible, making the most use of technology and creating a user and student friendly technology experience.

Johnson wants to keep Embry-Riddle moving in the direction technology is moving. The Department of Educational Technology will ensure just that, and help

students and faculty make better use of technology.

“We need to offer instruction compatible in a way with which they [students] learn, starting now,” said Johnson, “technology makes us better.”

Johnson also gave examples of the Embry-Riddle World Wide campus, and some of the technology that can be used on the residential campuses. Eagle Vision, which Johnson describes as a two-way synchronous learning tool, has been used by the World Wide campus for some time. Eagle Vision incorporates live video feeds, teleconference style technology in the classroom. This makes is easy for anyone online to not miss a beat in the classroom, or, bring people remotely into the classroom from half way around the world.

Johnson explained that teaching about someone or something takes on a new meaning when you can bring them into the classroom relatively easily, using technology and giving the students the best learning experience they can have.

Professors have long been thought of as teachers. Moving forward in the 21st century demands the ability for the integration of technology.

Without tools such as Eagle Vision, students may view a professor as more of a guide instead of a teacher. By having access to the latest

tools, professors can continue to teach at the same level of technology the students are at, something Johnson is determined to do.

“Students have iPads, iPhones, laptops, and have moved far away from a chalk and blackboard styleclassroom,” said Johnson, “I want to keep up with today’s students. By incorporating technology, it gives ourstudents the unique ability to be ready for the technology used in the industry.”

On a practical level, technology improvement spans from practical improvements, such as making more classrooms “smart” classrooms (smart boards, touch screens, Eagle Vision equippedclassrooms, projects, etc.), improving blackboard, and having professors integrate technology into their everyday lessons.

Johnson is determined to keep Embry-Riddle number one from every aspect.

“By integrating technology, and having the supportive faculty we have, together we can keep EmbryRiddle moving forward and staying recognized for things we are already known for,” expressed Johnson.

Johnson has a strong vision for keeping EmbryRiddle at the top of Universities nationwide.

Improving technology is just another step in Johnson’s agenda for providing the best tools for faculty, staff and students.

NICK CANDARRELLA/AVION

RICHARD WEAKLY/AVION

THE LAST PRESIDENT’S SPEAKER series for this academic year was held on Friday, April 15 featuring former U.S. Senator Bob Graham (R-Fla.) who spent time with the audience of students, Embry-Riddle Faculty and Staff, and local community about different topics on Homeland Security.

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Campus

12th Presidental Pilot talks to college campus Ainsley Robson

Campus Editor Last week as part of EmbryRiddle’s third annual Veterans Appreciation Day, Col. Mark Tillman, USAF-Ret., spoke to students, faculty and staff in the IC Auditorium on Monday, April 11. During his presentation Col. Tillman spoke about his experience in the United States Air Force, but mainly about his time as the 12th Presidential Pilot.

Col. Tillman is a 1995 Embry-Riddle graduate from the World Wide Campus at Andrews Air Force Base, but this was the Colonel’s first visit to the Daytona Beach Campus.

Prior to his presentation to the University he also meet with the Student Alumni Association in the Alumni Office where he talked to them as well and answered questions from the group.

Col. Tillman started his time with his track towards becoming a Presidential Pilot when he started flying for then First Lady Barbara Bush and then for other individuals such as Vice President Al Gore.

Then when it came time for President George W. Bush (43) to choose his Presidential Pilot Col. Tillman was selected out of the candidates the Air Force presented to the President.

Although Col. Tillman has seen Presidents and Kings standing at the foot of Air Force One’s staircase, Tillman started with one of his favorite memories aboard Air Force One. This memory is of the time that Apollo Astronauts John Glenn and Neal Armstrong were in the cockpit with him and John Glenn was telling him how to land and where to land.

Col. Tillman just called the whole experience, “Way cool.”

Even after he pointed out that crew made jokes the rest of the day.

During his presentation Col. Tillman covered two major events of his time as

Presidential Pilot, Sept. 11, 2001 and the President’s surprise visit to Bagdad for Thanksgiving Dinner in 2003.

As Sept. 11, 2001 began; President Bush was in Sarasota, FL on an educational tour. For the Colonel, the day started off with a little PT and then off to the aircraft from the hotel while the President was at the Elementary School. While he was reviewing the aircraft for readiness, because the President wanted everything to always be perfect onboard, the Flight Engineer showed Tillman a Tevio recording of the first aircraft hitting the plane. Not knowing what type of aircraft was involved and none of the phones on board “lighting” up the Colonel continued with prepping the aircraft.

When the second aircraft hit the tower and all the phones started “lighting” up the crew and Tillman knew that they had to get the President. As the day’s events continued unfold the main task at hand for the Presidential Pilot was to keep the President safe. At

the end of the day as Air Force One entered Washington D.C. Tillman shared how it was to fly into the capital with 11 different fighter aircraft around him.

Col. Tillman called it a “Fur ball of fighters.”

His second story for the audience revolved around the planning and execution of the Thanksgiving Day flight. The President gave the order that the wanted to go and that it must be able to get in and exit the area with no one knowing that he was going there.

Through out the mission only a minimum amount of personnel knew about the mission.

He explained how they flew under the cover of night and manipulating the aircraft signals, which at one point identified them as a Gulfstream 5 and then back to a C-5 USO flight as they entered into the Bagdad Airport.

In the end he shared how through careful planning and his personal “Zero Failure” policy it can bring successful results of such tasks.

RICHARD WEAKLEY/AVION

UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT JOHN JOHNSON, celebrates third annual Embry-Riddle Veteran’s Appreciation Day where students, Embry-Ridlle Staff and Faculty, along with the local community took time to honor pass and current military service personnel

Homecoming 2011 theme is announced Staff Reporter

AINSLEY ROBSON/AVION

Vision Awards recognize staff, students

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Veteran’s Appreciation Day

Julliet Okeke

COLONEL MARK TILLMAN SHARES his experiences with Air Force One and as the 12th Presidental Pilot as part of Veterans Appreciation Day on Monday, April 11.

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Homecoming is an event held during the fall semester and is a much anticipated program by college students. The director of students’ activities Aaron Clevenger gave a sneak preview of what the students should be expecting for homecoming this fall Avion (A):What’s the theme?

Aaron Clevenger (AC): The theme is Childhood Memories (A): What’s the phrase for homecoming?

(AC): “I don’t wanna grow up! I’m an ERAU kid!”

(A): What kind of events are we expecting to have?

(AC): All of the traditional events that are hosted by TouchN-Go and Student Activities & Campus Events will be back.

The week will include spirit signs, a chalk art contest, the annual “Air Jam!” competition, an outdoor movie, a comedy show, the Homecoming Parade, the Homecoming Tailgate Party and Tailgate Concert, the Homecoming Basketball Game and the Crowning of King & Queen at halftime. In addition, both the overall Homecoming Competition points will return for the third year and Bonus Bucks will be back all semester for its fourth year. The awards for Homecoming will once again be presented at the Bonus Bucks auction.

(A): Are there new events or surprises for homecoming?

(AC): There is always the potential that there could be a soccer game during Homecoming and while I don’t want to jinx anything we do have our fingers crossed. This year Athletics will also be adding an official Homecoming volleyball game either Thursday or Friday night.

Student Activities & Campus Events is in talks with the Muscle Car Club who may be hosting a car show before the parade. Other events are often considered, for instance the idea of a Homecoming Dance has come up from time to time. We are always willing to consider new events that the students and alumni might be interested in we just need to hear from you. If you have ideas feel free to send them to any of the staff in Student Activities & Campus Events or talk with TNG, who help to make many of the homecoming entertainment choices.

(A): How was the theme for homecoming chosen?

(AC): The students and staff around the Student Activities & Campus Events office as well as the team at TNG are quite creative and so every year we produce dozens of potential themes.

We have some themes that get brought up year after year and Childhood Memories is one of them. Childhood Memories hit the possible homecoming theme list about three or four years ago but the team wanted to leave some room between similar themes. Comic Book Heroes, TV shows, and Board-games lend itself to being many of our childhood memories, and since those three themes were done back to back we wanted to go in a totally different direction in 2009 with the Bright Lights Big Cities theme. In 2010 we nearly chose Childhood Memories but between the Student Activities & Campus Events staff and the students in TNG there was a last minute push for Cartoons.

This year we debated several other themes since so many Childhood Memories could be based on Cartoons. However, those of us that were here in 2004 and 2005 when we did

Movies and Books back to back learned that even though movies are often based on books our students and student organizations were creative enough to come up with very different themes. I believe that something as diverse as Childhood Memories will bring out some of our best theme choices yet.

This year we also had the additional challenge of choosing a theme that could tie into the Alumni Relations year long celebration of our 100,000 graduates. We think that the alumni team can showcase many memories from those 100,000 alumni, whether they be from an alumnus’s memories of childhood or from their memories of growing up here at ERAU we think there are many potential ways that the two themes can go hand in hand.

(A): What is the date for homecoming?

(AC): Oct. 31-Nov. 5 (A): Anything you would like to add about Homecoming?

(AC) We have established a relationship with General Mills so during the parade you should expect to see some of your favorite GM characters from your childhood. Currently the Pillsbury Doughboy is scheduled to make his third annual appearance at this year’s parade. We also hope to have several of your favorite childhood memories from PBS shows and childhood books in the parade.

Students should be prepared for the fun activities like homecoming which would come up during the fall semester. Any other suggestions would be highly welcomed by the department of student activities.

Also students should be prepared to go for campus events and get bonus bucks towards the homecoming awards.

Pi Kappa Alpha, Organization of the Year ALENA THOMPSON/AVION

AT 12:45 P.M. IN the Atrium of the College of Aviation, nearly one hundred faculty, staff and students all came together to recognize departments, individuals and organizations who advance diversity and women’s initiatives at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (Daytona Beach). The faculty winners include Dean Maj Mirmirani, Dr. Anke Arnaud, COB, Dr Paul Edson, COAS, Dr. Yan Tang, COE and Maureen Bridger of Health Services. The student winners include Mary Smith, Vincent Bell and Helena Hobbs.

Last laughs of the year Hannah Langhorn Staff Reporter

Touch-n-Go productions presented the semester’s final Friday Night Laughs with comedians Will Marfori and Jim Tavare. Although it was the last show of the semester, it held all the fun and laughter of previous shows.

Will Marfori, who was born with Cerebral Palsy, was originally not supposed to be a comedian. While attending college and studying Computer Science he decided to enter into a comedy competition being that was on campus in order to have money for his month’s rent. Even though he

did win the money and the opportunity to perform with a professional comedian, he further pursued the career after graduating with his BS and has gone much further than originally expected.

Marfori’s performance was one not easily forgotten with his original jokes and light heartedness on things, otherwise, normally taken seriously. Jim Tavare, however, also a performed like none other.

The English born comedian brought something new to his comedy act with implementing his double bass into his standup routine. With his resume, growing with acting on T.V. and even films (as Tom in Harry Potter), and being in the

Last Comic Standing 6 and was voted 4th in the top 5.

Both comedians though very different in style and approach, but brought something unique to the audience that made the night unforgettable.

Unfortunately, this was the concluding show of the 2011 Spring semester, but, it is certain that there will be plenty of shows to come in the future during the Fall semester. Thanks to Touch-n-go productions, many of us have enjoyed Friday Night Laughs filled with fun and laughter from different comedians all presenting their own style of comedy. However, there is much to look forward to for the next academic year.

NICK CANDERELLA/AVION

STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS GATHERED ON Tuesday, April 5 for the annual Student Activities Award. There were many different awards that were handed out that night from individual to organizational, but the night belonged to Pi Kappa Alpha who won Organization of the Year

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Retirement Feature

The Avion, April 19, 2011

Bridger leaves legacy beyond bandaids 1974 - 2011

Maureen Bridger, Director of Health Services, was awarded the Vision Award for being a mentor and developing a top notch health program for Embry-Riddle.

It is my privilege to share with you my thoughts on Maureen Bridger, Director of Health Services and how she has steered the evolution of women’s health issues for the duration of her career here and made a commitment to the health of all of our students.

Most of what she does and what her staff does is protected

by HIPPA or FERPA and multiple other acronyms which mean – we can’t tell you anything because it is confidential. So after 36.5 years – she will retire this August. Maureen has been a source of support, knowledge, change and compassion for the students on our campus for the duration of her career.

In 1975 when Maureen started at Embry-Riddle as a registered nurse, the campus make up was very different from today. There were probably only 20-30 women enrolled and most of them lived off campus. The campus was primarily, non-traditional age men, many of whom were Vietnam Vets.

However, the 1970’s were important times for women, Title IX was passed, Equal Pay Act passed, the Educational Equality Act passed, the first Early Pregnancy Test was available over the counter, AND Roe V. Wade was upheld by the Supreme Court.

For the first time, women were told they could make decisions about their body. But the female students at Embry-Riddle then, didn’t seek out services for the good of their health. They were surrounded by men, the Health Services office was in the midst of the Student Center where privacy regarding their comings and goings was a significant concern. On the rare occasion a woman needed a gynecological exam, she was referred off campus. With a waiting room full of men, who could blame them?

Maureen was promoted to Director of Student Health Services her first year. Of course the health and welfare of all students was and is always the forefront of her work and that of her staff.

As women’s health issues changed, so did Health Services.

The 80’s brought research regarding tobacco use and cervical cancer, low birthrate and pregnancy complications; the first signs that bone density in women is reduced as they age, the devastating impact of Pelvic Inflammatory Disease (PID) that the Dalkon Shield brought about; Toxic Shock Syndrome was identified; HIV and AIDS were identified; and research showing that oral contraceptives cut the risk of ovarian and endometrial cancer in half while preventing pregnancy 99% of the time. At the same time, more women began to enroll and more international students enrolled at Embry-Riddle. In 1986 the first sorority was founded on the campus a clear indication that women were here to stay. Becoming an expert on international illness and discovering the lack of vaccinations and the cultural shock of living in America created a need for more education by the Health Services Staff. Business needed to be done differently, TB testing and illnesses like malaria became concerns not prevalent among domestic students.

Many students were arriving at Embry-Riddle having never experienced their first sexual encounter or having been educated about preventative health care. Sex education was barely in the public school system in the 1980’s. There were no condoms

readily available on our campus. Women from other countries often arrive lactose intolerant, at Health Services, they are educated about how to get enough calcium and Vitamin D to prevent osteoporosis later in their life. The educational needs regarding personal health for the female students was both in demand and necessary. Maureen always tried to take proactive steps towards serving the students, starting with her staff. She hired the right nurses, selected the right physician assistants and nurse practitioners – those who can have open conversations with students about their personal health and those with compassion. Birth control options were available and explained in detail, not by their mother, but by Maureen and her staff.

She took care in scheduling a female practitioner at all times.

Printed brochures regarding breast exams, the importance of pap smears, healthy body images, skin cancer, testicular cancer, prostrate exams could easily be found in the clinic. Self service areas were established so students could come in at their own pace. She was always asking, how can we serve the students more efficiently?

By the close of the 1990s there was another sorority on campus, women’s volleyball, women’s soccer and women’s tennis were all collegiate sports. Women were active in all of the ROTC branches. Our ROTC program becomes one of the largest programs nationwide. Under President Sliwa, the Daytona Campus became residential. More students lived on campus, the ICI Center was built, Interfaith Chapel and the Lehman Center were also added. Obvious signs that our population was becoming more diverse and more involved. Nationally, date rape and rape prevention were prevalent college issues and along with that more information about sexually transmitted diseases, early detection of breast and cervical cancers, major Anti-smoking campaigns and an overall emphasis on healthy body images, nutrition and exercise. Once again, the health care needs of students were addressed in many ways. Alcohol Poisoning moved to the forefront after several college students died from over drinking, the term “Binge Drinking” was defined. Maureen and her staff were active on committees to establish policies regarding alcohol use among the flight students. Under her leadership, they partnered with the Flight Department, Dean of Students Office and Housing and Residence Life for early intervention of alcohol abuse. Finally, everyone was on the same page – to be a great student, to be a great pilot, to be a great mechanic etc…. you must be healthy. Education and intervention came in many different forms. The most unrecognized is the one that was taking place in the exam room in Health Services. For women, the purchase of a proper gynecological exam table placed in the most private exam room was a priority. One evening a week was set up for walk in exams – some women having their first pap smear and pelvic exam in college. Teaching the women “No means no”. Teaching the men, that “No, means No.” And, fighting for what was right for the health of our students, including repeatedly asking for permission to give out condoms until she succeeded.

Students had more questions and more needs. A support group for healthy body images was established, ROTC and female athletes were counseled and educated on healthy weight and nutrition to meet the demands of PT and practices; self breast exam “tool kits” were purchased and shared with patients. The list of services brought to the women and men on this campus through Maureen’s leadership is significant. Now they have easy access to pap smears, Plan B (emergency contraceptives), HPV preventative vaccines; flu vaccines, follow up care after being victimized and lots of educational materials on every subject related to the body. Strangely enough, the staff has even been educated on what to do if one is attacked by a hawk while walking across campus. She has educated Honor Board members on the dangers of PT in the moat and the dangers of huffing or other addictions. Just last month she successfully changed the student health insurance plan by getting oral contraceptives covered.

She has sat with anxious women, waiting for a pregnancy test to reveal a positive or negative. She has calmed their nerves, explained their options and in the case of a negative finding, educated women on protection and prevention of pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted Infections. She has assisted women from other countries who have been mutilated and arrived with no post trauma care – physical and emotional trauma; she has reassured women from other cultures that their personal health is critical and assisted in the caring removal of layers upon layers of clothing and burques in order to properly address their medical issues. She has met with women to tell them that their pap smear indicated cervical cancer, sent others for mammograms after abnormalities were found in a physical exam. She has shared resources with male and female students after they were sexually assaulted or battered. There have been phone calls to parents with the information that their son has a brain tumor, meetings with others to discuss the infusion of IV medications.

Maureen and her staff have undoubtedly saved the lives of students by being meticulous professionals.

She has done all this while keeping costs at minimum, hours extensive, finding local providers who specialize in women’s health. She is compassionate, smart, warm and has worked hard to make sure the students on our campus know their rights regarding their bodies and their health. She continues in her last several months here to find ways to improve the services offered on campus. If you ask her, she will tell you that her work is made easy by the team in Student Health Services, that they deserve the credit for their accomplishments. Their success is due in large part to her leadership.

Because of her vision, we have healthier students, healthier graduates, healthier spouses, healthier mothers, and healthier babies. For all of these reasons and for being a mentor and developing a top notch health program at Embry-Riddle, it is my pleasure to award Maureen Bridger this Vision Award for a career of service to the students on our campus. ~Cathy Downes

The Avion, April 19. 2011

Student Government

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Embry-Riddle Board of Trustees Justin Fletcher

SGA President As most of you have already heard, the ceremonial groundbreaking for the new Jim Henderson Welcome and Administration Center, occurred earlier this term in conjunction with the biannual Board of Trustees meeting. It has come to my attention that many students do not understand what the Board of Trustees is, or exactly what it does. I would like this opportunity to provide some insight into their operations, and share with you our

role as it relates to the board.

The Board of Trustees is the oversight body of the university. It is comprised of some of the most prominent figures in the aerospace, academic, and corporate communities, all of which serve on the board as unpaid volunteers. Each member brings a wealth of knowledge and experience, and each has made a significant contribution to the university. The responsibilities of the board include investment and financial oversight; strategic and capitol planning and academic management.

The board of trustees also

includes a group of delegates, which represent the needs and concerns of the students and faculty of the university. The student delegates are the SGA presidents from the Daytona Beach and Prescott campuses.

The faculty delegates consist of one faculty member elected from the Daytona Beach, Prescott, and Worldwide faculty. As delegates, we sit on committees and with the general board. This allows us ensure that the decisions made by the board are informed and that the needs of our constituents are met. This is very unique to our institution. It is fairly

End of year Daytona to Orlando Airport shuttle Tess Doeffinger

College of Engineering It is now time to sign up for the end of year shuttle to Orlando. This shuttle will run from the Embry-Riddle campus to Orlando International Airport.

This is only a one way shuttle.

There will be no return trip back

to Embry-Riddle’s campus.

The fare is 20 dollars. If you would like to get a ride on the shuttle, stop by the Student Government Office to sign up or sign up online! The last day to sign up will be April 26.

The shuttle will be available for the following dates and times: May 3, 5p.m.; May 4, 5 a.m., 12 p.m. and 5p.m.; and finally, May

5, 5 a.m. and 10 a.m.

Although the semester is coming to a close the Safe Ride committee is still interested in getting feedback from students. If there are any questions or suggestions for the Safe Ride Committee, please contact the chair of the Safe Ride Committee, Whitney Loubier at loubierw@my.erau.edu.

uncommon for the Trustees of an institution to allow students and faculty to participate in their operations. This service is one of the primary responsibilities of the SGA president.

I think that it may be easiest to understand exactly what the Board of Trustees does, by looking at what it has done. As such, I would like to briefly review some of events and outcomes of the most recent Board of Trustees meeting: As previously mentioned, the meeting was opened with the ground breaking for the new Jim W. Henderson Welcome and Administration center. The board

approved the addition of a new bachelor’s degree in Unmanned Aerial System (UAS), to be implemented in the near future.

They also approved the addition of a Professional Pilot track for the Master of Aeronautical Science Degree, and the removal of the Aerospace Electronics degree program. It was resolved that a new College of Arts and Science building be constructed, under the guidance of the Facilities and Capitol Planning Committee of the board. In his report, President Johnson announced his intent to create a new Department of Educational Technology, to aid in the imple-

mentation of technology into the learning environment. Six AFROTC Cadets were awarded a scholarship in honor of General Spruance, the amount of which was privately matched by members of the board of trustees. Needless to say, it was a busy couple of days.

It has been my experience that each member of the board, without exception, is dedicated to improving the quality of education and experience of all ERAU students. They are passionate, experienced individuals who volunteer their time to make this institution a better place to study and work.

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A7 The second annual night airshow went off at Lakeland Linder Regional on Friday night with clear skies. Performers included The Aeroshell Team, Matt Younkin and Manfred Radius.

The show concluded with a fireworks display that rivaled that of July 4 celebrations.

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Despite the severe weather, spectators turned out in massive numbers to enjoy the large festivities at Sun N’ Fun. With blue skies and light winds; the airshow suffered very few hinderances.

Some acts however, had technical difficulties and could not complete their performances. The most noticeable dissappointment was the F-22 Raptor Demo.

Two minutes into the performance, a safety observer spotted an issue with the aircraft and the pilot was forced to land. Sunday’s Raptor Demo went as planned with a second jet.

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A massive storm system rolled through Sun N’ Fun on Thursday causing immense damage to many airplanes and displays. An estimated 50 airplanes were completely destroyed while others went unscathed. By the weekend, volunteers had removed all evidence that the storm had come through.

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In addition to the daily airshow, seminars and exhibits, the Embry-Riddle Aeronauctical University Alumni Association hosted its annual luncheon for graduates from all over the world. The event featured Andrew Broom, Vice President of Communications at AOPA, speaking on the relationship that ERAU and AOPA have developed. A key point is that for every student who continues their AOPA membership after graduation, a percentage of the fee goes directly back into a student scholarship fund.

At the end of the event, attendees participated in a raffle that included two aviation headsets, a flight bag and sunglasses.

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One Boy Scout Troop had built a light sport aircraft with its scouts. The plane was picked up by high winds and thrown across the field and destroyed. In the aftermath, the Troop was collecting donations to help defer he costs to reconstruct the aircraft.

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Alan Larsen ERMCA

On April 3, the EmbryRiddle Muscle Car Association (ERMCA) hosted its 1st Annual Car Show. It was a great day, with not a cloud in the sky.

Cars began rolling in around 11 a.m. from all over Central Florida with car lovers ready for an amazing afternoon.

There were over seventy cars in attendance, both domestic and import. Those in attendance ranged from a 1926 Dodge to a 2010 Porsche. All cars were on

display in the parking lot at the ICI Center.

Spectators included families, owners and students, all talking about common interests and activities around the University.

Everyone had a great time that they’re looking forward to next year’s event. As mentioned, this was the first time a car show was hosted by ERMCA and having over 70 cars from the local and extended community the club sees it as a great success.

They are looking forward to hosting next year’s show and have started discussing ways to

make it even better.

When asked about possible ideas, club member and VicePresident elect James Dingell said, “perhaps bringing local dealers to showcase their latest models and coordinating with other car clubs, both on and off campus” are all ways to improve the show.

James also talked about the caliber of cars that showed up, saying that is was “spectacular” and “something you would expect at larger car shows.” The show concluded with an awards ceremony. Below is a list of winners by class:

Best in Show: 1970 Chevrolet Chevelle SS Best Work in Progress: USMC inspired Rat Rod Classics (1980 and below): 1st: Oldsmobile 442 2nd: 1932 Ford 3rd: Plymouth Barracuda 426 Hemi

Domestics (1981 and up): 1st: 1997 Camaro SS 30th Anniversary LT-4 2nd: Chevrolet Corvette Z51 Convertible 3rd: Dodge SRT-4

Imports (1981 and up): 1st: Honda Prelude 2nd: Mazda Protégé 3rd: Toyota Supra Twin Turbo

PHOTO COURTESY JAMES DINGELL

EMBRY-RIDDLE MUSCLE CAR Association hosted its 1st Annual Car Show. Cars from all over central Florida were displayed and judged in one of three categories.

Claudia Ehringer de Lucas AIAA

The purpose of this trip was to attend the AIAA conference in Denver, Colorado. This conference was actually a combination of conferences.

These conferences were on Structures, Structural Dynamics, and Materials, Adaptive Structures, NonDeterministic Approaches, Dynamics, Gossamer systems, and Multidisciplinary Design Optimization. The reason for attending this conference was to learn about these subjects, and for Claudia M Ehringer to present the findings of research done at Embry-Riddle that examined the feasibility of a hybrid propulsion system for an aircraft.

This conference took place from Monday through Thursday.

A brief overview of each day is below. The first day of the conference included three presentations of Embry-Riddle papers.

These were presented by Mr. Chitikela, Dr. Eslami, and Dr. Dhainaut. The co-authors were J. Suleman and Dr. Radosta.

Each of these presentations were in the Beam Dynamics track, and all seemed well received.

The second day of the conference included a presentation by Dr. Gangadharan and student J. Lee from EmbryRiddle on A Baseline Study and Calibration for Multidisciplinary Design Optimization of Hybrid Composite Wind Turbine Blades. This was a very interesting lecture within the Multilevel Optimization track, and included a good discussion of the basic technology and principles of this idea. Student N. Silvernail with Dr. Gangadharan are investigating the behavior from a propellant slosh in spinning On-Orbit Propellant Storage and Transfer Systems.

The third day of this conference; Wednesday April 6, 2011 was the day that Claudia M Ehringer Lucas, originally from Colombia and a current student at Embry-Riddle that will be graduating this May with a Master of Science in Aerospace presented a paper on the “Design of A hybrid Electrical Propulsion

PHOTO COUTESY CLAUDIA EHRINGER DE LUCAS

CLAUDIA EHRINGER DE LUCAS attended the AIAA conference in Denver, Coloado. Claudia presented the research done a ERAU that examined the feasibility of a hybrid propulsion system for an aircraft. The conference was a huge success.

System”.

The design was researched by students Chris Brinkely, Chad Campebell, Eric Dittman, Claudia M Ehringer Lucas, Spencer Haskins, Kevin Lake, Jennifer MacRae and Alex Stone under the guidance of Dr. Reda Mankabadi at EmbryRiddle.

The basic concept behind this idea was to investigate current and future technologies, in order to determine how an aircraft’s fuel efficiency may be increased and carbon footprint decreased based on combining an electrical system and motor with the standard engine of an aircraft.

This research showed promis-

ing results in the ability to create such a system that would use Li-Ion Batteries, amorphous solar panels, Thermoelectric and Piezoelectric generators as well as solar paint. Claudia M Ehringer Lucas was given the award for best presentation in the Design Engineering.

Overall, this conference was very interesting, and was a success as far as sharing the research being done at EmbryRiddle is concerned. All of the Embry-Riddle presentations seemed to be well put together, and everyone who attended this conference seemed to learn a considerable amount about the subjects presented.

Upsilon Pi Epsilon inducts honorable students Nick Brixius

Upsilon Pi Epsilon The ERAU Chapter of Upsilon Pi Epsilon held its Spring 2011 Induction Ceremony to honor students selected for Society membership on Thursday, April 14, 2011. The ceremony was conducted by Savannah Kirby, Chapter President, and assisted by Lauren Anastase, UPE Vice-President and Michael Dop, UPE Treasurer.

Seventeen students majoring in Software Engineering, Computer Engineering and Computer Science were admitted to membership in Upsilon Pi Epsilon. The ceremony was attended by COE faculty, UPE members and family and

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friends of the new initiates.

The Upsilon Pi Epsilon initiates for 2010/2011 are: Theodore Adams, Charles (Randy) Breingan, Brandon Breuil, Justin Fletcher, Gene Gamble, Erika Langhauser, Whitney Loubier, Srikanth Melkote Srinivasan, Wei Mi, Leeanna Morales, Adrian Prieto, Michael Pyrch, Gareth Ripley, Elliot Robinson, Russell Snyder, Nathan Sullivan, and Kristina Yevseyeva.

Upsilon Pi Epsilon is an international honorary society whose membership consists of outstanding undergraduate and graduate students in the computing disciplines. The organization now consists of more than 180 chapters in colleges and universities in North America and overseas.

The Iota Chapter at EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University was chartered on October 10, 1997.

Prof. Nick Brixius is the faculty advisor for the chapter.

Among the requirements to be invited into the honor society, undergraduate Computer Engineering, Computer Science and Software Engineering students must maintain a GPA of at least 3.0, and must have completed at least 64 credit hours.

Graduate students enrolled in the Masters of Software Engineering program must maintain a GPA of at least 3.5, and must have completed at least half of the courses necessary to complete their degree.

Congratulations to all of the new members!

NSCS Egg Hunt

PHOTO COURTESY NICK BRIXIUS

UPSILON PI EPSILON INITIATED honorable undergraduate and graduate students in the computing disciplines. The organization has more than 180 chapters in colleges and universities in North America and overseas.

Swim team dives in championship

Friday, April 22nd Find an egg, redeem your ticket, and see if you win a cash prize up to $100

Sponsors National Society of Collegiate Scholars Delta Upsilon Air Traffic Control Organization Pi Kappa Alpha Diversity and Women’s Center Student Government Association

What: Plastic Egg Scavenger Hunt When: Friday, April 22nd - Monday, April 25th Where: Student Center Time: Redeem your ticket 11am to 2pm, Monday at Flightdeck Steps. Suggested donation of $1 per ticket.

Donations go to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital

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THE SWIM CLUB AT Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University attended the East Coast Championship (ECC) Swim Meet from April 1-3, 2011. The team competed among 48 teams that consisted of over 1000 swimmers from all over the country. Some teams that were represented included University of Florida, Duke University, and even UCLA. The meet in Atlanta was overall a great success. The team came back with 10th place among the men’s division and brought back two 3rd place medals.

The team captain of the Swim Club at ERAU, Peter Osterc, stated, “The meet was a great experience and a lot of fun. Hopefully, we should be attending many more meets in the upcoming semesters.” The team is ready to start training and working hard toward an even better year next spring. As the Swim Club trains and improves its competing team it is always looking for new swimmers. If interested please contact Peter Osterc at swimerau@gmail.com.

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Formula SAE Update Katie Todd SAE

Embry-Riddle’s Mechanical Engineering program prides itself on the opportunity for students to put the engineering principles from their courses into the practical application of racecar design.

As part of one of the most well represented Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) chapters in the world, the Formula Hybrid team pushed their design theory and manufacturing skills to the absolute limits with the redesign of their car.

With a strong senior student representation, the team took on the challenge of manufacturing most of the major components of the powertrain system, including the differential, and ultimately constructed the entire monocoque chassis of the car out of carbon fiber. The goals for this year’s design included optimizing every aspect of the system and reducing as much weight as possible.

The Formula Hybrid team is unique in their ability to pool their individual

strengths to create innovative design solutions. The team itself possesses diversity in class standing and skill set.

The benefit of employing the collective knowledge of both aerospace engineers and mechanical engineers enables a complexity of design that demonstrates the strengths of both programs.

Students gain the advantage of taking the skills that they acquire in the classroom and enhancing them further.

The ability to optimize the car’s structure and systems is owed largely to the wide range of skills taught in various courses that include Finite Element Analysis. Formula Hybrid is also recognized for their intricate CAD drawings and the precision tolerance of machining.

The team allows students to take the skills introduced in their courses to new levels of expertise. As a unit, the strongest element of the Formula Hybrid team resides in their vitality. New students entering the team for the first year have the opportunity to become heavily involved in the project and learn from the experience of the more experience members.

The overall complexity of the project and the team’s undeniable dedication to its completion and success has drawn the attention of the University. The carbon fiber structure represents a first for both the SAE Formula Hybrid competition and Embry-Riddle. Never before has a student project drawn this much funding and gone to the lengths the team went to in developing this design.

Confident in their research, Formula Hybrid went the extra mile to ensure the success of this design. The mold for the chassis was out-sourced to a company in Connecticut and was fortunate enough to arrange for their expert advice and guidance through the entire process.

The result was within our design goal and lessened the weight of the chassis by fifty percent. The effort of the team as a whole has put them in a position to excel at this year’s SAE Formula Hybrid Competition in New Hampshire. The team will be attending the competition during the first week of May and showcased their design and systems at the Open House on the April 16.

New AIAA Projects Andrew Yatsko AIAA

The American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics here at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Daytona Beach Campus has many upcoming opportunities for students. If you are looking to get involved in design competitions, or even Design and Build Competitions, this is the organization for you.

Aerospace Engineering students can participate in many competitions that tailor to your specific option, be it Aeronautics, Astronautics, or Propulsion.

An update on one of the events that we competed in this 2010-2011 school year is the Cansat for Astronautics students, in which we took second place in the Preliminary Design Review even though this is our first year competing!

The Undergraduate Team Engine Design Competition for Propulsion students involved the redesign of the

CFM56-7b24 to be an Ultra High Bypass engine with a new thrust reverser concept.

Last, but not least, is the Undergraduate Team Aircraft Design Competition for the Aeronautics students, where students designed an Ultra Heavy Lift Hybrid Air Vehicle that can carry up to nine M1A1 Abrams Tanks.

If you would like to find out more about these and other competitions, please attend one of our general meeting sessions. Our next meeting will take place April 14 at 6 p.m. in the Lehman Building, Room 269. We are also available through Facebook “AIAA-ERAU Student Branch”, our website http:// erau-aiaa.web.officelive. com/default.aspx, and email aiaa.eraudb@gmail.com.

For the upcoming Fall Semester we are looking for students to participate in competitions like these, and more!

Other competitions that we would have liked to compete in include Design, Build, Fly, the Team Space Transport, and Team Space Design. We are

also looking into competing in the Great MoonBuggy Race, sponsored by Marshall Space Flight Center.

We also have student and professional conferences that are held across the nation throughout the year. One of our members recently went to a conference back in January 2011, and was featured in Aerospace America, AIAA’s monthly newsletter.

These conferences are there to bring awareness about many topics in aerospace that are currently under research. They include, but are not limited to topics about blended wing body aircraft, Ultra High Bypass Propulsion, Combustion Chemistry, Hypersonic air-breathing Propulsion, and Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD). As a student, these lectures can drastically help improve your knowledge of aerospace technologies.

None of this will be possible without your continued student participation, so come out and support your Local AIAA Student Chapter.

ASME builds water purifiers in Haiti Yung Wong ASME

To help with the drinking water crisis in disaster areas, the ASME (American Society of Mechanical Engineers) student chapter at Embry-Riddle initiated Project Haiti. This project’s goal is to provide water purification systems for disaster relief and communities in thirdworld countries by improving the existing renewable energy powered water purifier, a capstone design project of civil engineering. After Hurricane Katrina in 2010, the project was taken to Haiti to provide communities with clean drinking water.

The health problems that many Haitian children are currently facing arise from drinking contaminated water. This outreach project helps deter water borne diseases, such as cholera and typhoid fever by ridding the contaminated water of bacteria, and viruses. The first fully functional system built through

this outreach project provided clean drinking water to a community of 500 in Haiti.

This semester, we are building another solar powered water purification system for an orphanage of 6oo children in Chambellan, Haiti. This water purification will provide three liters of drinking water to each child daily and provide water for cooking needs. Building off the knowledge from previous systems, we have designed a solar system to pump and purify water to EPA standards from a 200 foot well.

A submersible pump will be used to circulate water through four canister filters to remove sediments, heavy metal, bad taste, and harmful bacteria and viruses. The clean water will be stored in a 600 gallon holding tank which should be enough reserve for three day. The water in this holding tank will be pumped to drinking fountains and spigots located around the orphanage.

In addition to clean drinking water, we will also be install-

ing high efficiency lighting to the existing infrastructure at the orphanage. All the lighting will operate off a battery bank that is charged daily by solar panels.

This semester’s team is made up of undergraduate and graduate students from mechanical engineering, civil engineering, aerospace engineering, electrical engineering, and human factors degree programs.

Sub-teams have been assigned with duties in the areas of mechanical, electrical, water filtration, and human factors.

We are currently in the process of ordering and gathering all the parts necessary, and ready to start assembly and testing by the end of April. The team is very excited to complete the system and make the trip to Haiti for final installation this summer.

Anyone who is interested in helping, or have questions, are encouraged to do so by emailing Yung Wong at wongy@ my.erau.edu, Dr. Compere at comperem@erau.edu, or Dr. Tang at yan.tang@erau.edu.

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Tennis crowned Sun Conference Champions Women sweep SCAD 5-0 for win Alison Smalling

ERAU Athletics Just over a week and a half after capturing The Sun Conference regular season crown, the Embry-Riddle women’s tennis team battled a tough Top 10 opponent and windy conditions to win its second straight conference tournament title, Saturday at ERAU’s Crotty Tennis Complex. The Eagles, ranked second in the nation and the top seed in the

tournament, downed ninthranked SCAD Savannah (10-2) 5-0 in the title match to take home the fifth postseason tournament title in program history. The win also marked the first time that an Embry-Riddle women’s tennis team achieved 20 wins in a season as they improved their overall record 20-3.

Doubles play featured four of the Top 25 doubles teams in the country according to the ITA national rankings. At No. 1 doubles, the 14th-ranked ERAU duo of Rocío Frej Vitallé and Ekaterina Kamendova bested No. 20 Theresa Schmaus and Courtney Collins 8-3.

Playing in just their fifth match together at the second doubles spot, Josefine Ström and Caroline Nilsson toppled No.

23 Magdalena Bresson and Hillary Collins 8-1. ERAU’s 22nd ranked pair of Kristina Márová and Paola Montero completed the doubles sweep with an 8-4 win over Lucy Zhang and Stephanie Gula to give the Blue and Gold a 3-0 advantage heading into singles play.

Playing at the top singles spot in the Eagle lineup, eighthranked Kamendova downed No. 26 Hillary Collins 6-2 in the first set. After taking a 1-0 lead in the second, Kamendova got the Eagles’ fourth point of the match when Collins succumbed to injury and was forced to retire.

For the second time this season, Nilsson represented the clinching point for the Eagles as she registered her seventh

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WOMEN’S TENNIS CAPTURES SECOND straight conference tournament title. The second ranked Eagles downed ninth ranked SCAD 5-0. The Eagles completed a doubles sweep giving them a 3-0 advantage going into singles.

shutout of the year with a 6-0, 6-0 decision against Gula.

By virtue of their conference tournament win, the Eagles have earned an automatic bid to the NAIA National Championship.

The Eagles will have a month to prepare for the national tournament, which will be held at the Copeland Cox Tennis Center in Mobile, Ala., May 17-21.

Men defeat St. Thomas 5-0 for title

The second-ranked EmbryRiddle men’s tennis team claimed its third consecutive Sun Conference tournament title with a 5-0 defeat of No.

13 St. Thomas (14-3), Saturday at the Crotty Tennis Complex.

With the win, the Eagles secured their eighth automatic bid – seventh in as many seasons – to the NAIA National Championship in Mobile, Ala. in May. Playing on their home courts, the Eagles took control of the match early with a winning all three matches in doubles play.

Adrian Bayh and Patrick Besch were the first to score a point for the Blue and Gold, downing the Bobcats’ No. 2 duo of Jeremy Bache and Gonzalo Gayoso 8-2. Chris Freeman and David Spennare topped Adrian Escarate and Nicolas Etienne by the same margin on court one and Simon Felix and Peter Francis completed the doubles sweep with an 8-5 win over

Federico Acevedo and Andrew Rifkin at the third spot.

After easily winning the first set 6-1, Francis fell behind Rifkin 5-4 in the second. The junior was able to regain his focus and after knotting the second set score at 6-6, Francis topped Rifkin 7-4 in the tiebreaker to extend the Eagle advantage to 4-0.

All five of the other singles matches on the court saw the Eagles take a one-set lead, but it was Felix who was the first to finish his match at No. 4 singles, downing Jeremy Bache 6-1, 6-2 to score the clincher.

The Eagles are now 14-6 on the year and will wait to see who their opponent will be at the national tournament, which goes from May 17-21 at the Copeland Cox Tennis Center.

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EMBRY-RIDDLE MEN’S TENNIS claimed it’s third consecutive Sun Conference tournament title with a 5-0 defeat of thirteenth ranked St. Thomas. The Eagles took an early lead by winning all three matches in doubles play.The Eagles are now 14-6 on the year.

Eagles dominate Tigers on Senior Day Ryan Mosher

ERAU Athletics The second-ranked EmbryRiddle Eagles powered past Edward Waters (Fla.) on Saturday in a non-conference doubleheader, 16-3 and 8-4 on senior day. 10 seniors were recognized before the game for their contributions to the ERAU baseball program.

The Eagles improve their overall record to 38-8 while the Tigers drop to 31-21.

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The 11 runs were two shy of an Embry-Riddle single inning record of 13 set in 1995. The Eagles sent 17 hitters to the plate in the second frame, starting with catcher Adam Cellini who doubled to right field to start the rally.

After EWC starter Joey Razer struck out the next Eagle hitter, Aaron Glaum singled through the left side scoring Cellini’s courtesy runner Jordan Romero. Yost reached on a fielding error by the Tiger third baseman before Sabins flew out to right field for the second out of the inning.

Chris Page ripped a ball down the right field line to score one run and Ben Kline followed with an infield single to put two runners on. Keaton Stroud worked the count to 2-2 before record-

ing his first collegiate home run, scoring three ERAU runs. Tyler Robbins and Cellini walked in the next two plate appearances, giving senior Cory Davids an RBI opportunity in his first start of the 2011 season. Davids came through with the first hit of his career, a hard hit ball back up the middle that plated Robbins from second. Glaum walked to load the bases before Yost doubled down the left field line to clear the bags and made the score 12-2 in favor of ERAU. Yost moved to third and then scored on consecutive wild pitched from new EWC pitcher Tyler Padgett, accounting for the 11th run of the inning.

Jensen walked one batter in the third, but retired the side with a strike out of Greg Fountain, and

went a perfect three-up, threedown in the fourth frame against EWC. The Blue and Gold got three more runs in the bottom of the fourth, including one on a James Podlucky single to right field, one on ground ball from Frankie Arias and the final one on a Romero single up the middle.

Jensen gave up one run on two hits and an Eagle throwing miscue in the fifth, but ended the game with a ground ball off the bat of Luis Serrano.

Jensen moved to 10-1 with the victory, throwing five innings, giving up three runs on six hits while fanning four Tigers.

Page was a perfect 3-for-3 from the dish, driving in three runs while Yost went 2-for-3 with

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Embry-Riddle used a huge 11-run second inning to blow past the Tigers in the opener, cruising to a 16-3 victory behind the pitching of senior Tucker Jensen. The Eagles collected 15 hits and 14 RBIs as Jensen surrendered just six hits to the Tigers in the mercyrule shortened contest.

The Eagles took an early 2-0 lead in the home-half of the first inning, both runs coming off a Chris Page single up the middle that plated seniors Jentry Yost and Steve Sabins.

Edward Waters answered quickly in the second, striking for two runs on four hits and were poised to score more with the bases loaded and one out, but Jensen made a nice catch on a pop up bunt from Travonne Fuller and quickly rifled it to second base to double up the Tiger runner and end the frame.

ERAU put together the second largest offensive inning in program history in the bottom of the second, plating 11 runs on eight hits and one EWC error.

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Every senior in the athletic department will be recognized for their achievements and their tenure at Embry Riddle at Sliwa Stadium Friday the 23.

The honoring of the seniors will take place before the No. 2 Eagles take on confer-

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Despite being out-hit 11-10 by Edward Waters, the Eagles outscored the Tigers, 8-4 in game two of the twin bill; 20 different Embry-Riddle players saw playing time in the contest.

Senior R. Rodriguez started the game for ERAU, and found himself in trouble early on, giving up a pair of runs to EWC in the first, but able to stem the tide with a ground ball from Jacoby Beckham to end the inning for EWC. Sabins got a run back in the first with a solo homer over the left field fence to cut the lead to 2-1, and Rodriguez and Brandon Creath were able to combine for a shut down inning in the second to send the Eagles back to the plate.

Kline began the second with a double to right center before Stroud singled through the right

side to put runners on the corners with no outs. Ian MacGeorge tripled to center field to give ERAU the lead, one they would never relinquish the rest of the afternoon. MacGeorge would score on a J.T. Warmoth sacrifice fly, and Sabins would grab his second RBI of the contest with a one-out single to left center that plated Romero from third.

Creath would put up zeroes in the third and fourth innings, allowing ERAU to push the lead to 7-2 in their half of the fourth off just one hit and an error.

Serrano would account for the final two Tiger runs in the seventh when he homered to right field, making the score 8-4, but senior Phillip Reamy entered with a runner on first and shut the door on EWC, earning his 15th save of the year and 25th of his career.

Creath got the win (4-2), pitching 3.2 innings, giving up five hits while striking out two Tiger batters. Seniors Steve Ortman and Barrett Bruce both took the mound for the Eagles, followed

by Reamy finishing in the seventh.

MacGeorge recorded a trio of RBIs on one hit, while Sabins went 2-for-2 with a pair of RBIs and two runs scored.

The Eagles and Tigers will meet in another doubleheader tomorrow (Sunday, Apr. 17), with first pitch slated for 1 p.m.

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THE EAGLES POWERED PAST Edward Waters in their double header sweep on Saturday.

Ten seniors were recognized before the game. The Eagles improve to 38-8 overall.

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three RBIs and three runs scored.

Stroud drove in three on his long ball and all but three Eagles who saw action recorded a base hit.

ence rivals, the SCAD Bees at 6 p.m.

Senior night is meant to not only to honor the athletes for their stay at ERAU but to honor the academic faculty that has helped student athletes navigate one of Florida’s toughest universities. Each senior will be escorted by one of their favorite faculty or staff member who has been an impact

on their time here at Embry Riddle.

In celebration of the last conference series and senior night, Famous Philly’s will be catering the event and will be handing out free Philly Cheese Steaks for all who come to watch the game.

The weekend series will also be that last time the Eagles will play at home during the

regular season. They will play the conference tournament in the Boston Red Sox’s spring trainig complex at the City of Palms in Ft. Myers.

So come out to recognize the seniors who will be moving on after their memorable sports season is over; and while you’re the enjoy a baseball game and a free cheese steak from Famous Philly’s.

Friday, April 22: vs SCAD Savannah * Daytona Beach, Fla. 6 p.m.

Saturday, April 23: vs SCAD Savannah (DH) * Daytona Beach, Fla. 1 p.m.

Tuesday, April 26: vs Flagler St. Augustine, Fla. 7 p.m. *-TSC Opponents

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ERAU Athletics Just hours after the EmbryRiddle Eagles moved to No. 2 in the latest NAIA Coaches’ Top 25 Poll, they out-scored NCAA II No. 8 Tampa, 7-6 at University of Tampa Baseball Field. It markes the second time in two seasons the Eagles downed a NCAA II top 10 program after last season’s 4-3 win over then No. 4 Florida Southern. The Eagles move

to 36-8 overall while the Spartans fall to 27-10. ERAU senior Phillip Reamy broke the Embry-Riddle career saves mark by closing out the game for ERAU, he stands at 24 career saves, good for fourth all-time in NAIA history.

The Eagles got on the board early with a two-run first inning off of UT starter Ryan Kennedy. Aaron Glaum singled through the right side to begin the frame before Greg Smith drew a four-pitch walk to put runners on first and second with no outs. After a ground ball that resulted in a double play, junior Chris Page came to the dish with Glaum at third and two outs. Page waited until the third pitch he saw from Kennedy before smashing it over the right field fence to give ERAU the 2-0 lead.

Embry-Riddle starter Daniel

Eaton went an unconvetional 1-2-3 after hitting the first Tampa batter. Eaton got Raiko Alfonso to ground into a double play to erase the baserunner and record the first two outs of the inning. A line out by Eric Grabe to J.T. Warmoth at second base ended the frame, and brought the Eagles back into the dugout.

ERAU struck for their third run of the contest in the second, moving sophomore Keaton Stroud around the bases before he scored on a two-out RBI single from catcher Adam Cellin to make the score 3-0.

Eaton surrendered a bases-clearing double to Adam Pendleton that brought in three runs for the Spartans, tying the game at 3-3. Eaton was able to strand Pendleton at second by getting the final two batters of the inning to fly out.

Freeman and David Spennare 8-4 at the top doubles spot and Mitch Thams and Leonel Vivas claimed the doubles point for the Knights with an 8-4 win over Sean de la Bastide and Patrick Besch at No. 3.

Felix was the first to finish his singles match at the fourth position, blanking DeLinks 6-0, 6-0 for his fourth shutout of the season. Freeman followed closely behind with a 6-1, 6-1 defeat of Brunskog at the top singles spot, but the Knights got two points back to make the team score 3-2 in their favor when Thams downed Spennare 6-2, 6-2 on court five and Samson topped de la Bastide 6-2, 6-0 at No. 6.

With the match still undecided, the players not on the court rallied behind their teammates on courts two and three. The opponents on court three were no strangers to each other as Francis and Schwartz had done battle on two previous occasions.

The first two meetings went to the UCF senior and he took an early lead in Wednesday’s contest with a 7-5 decision in the first. Schwartz seemed poised

to take the second set as he went up 6-5, but Francis showed tremendous resilience and although Schwartz had match point at 40-30, Francis fought back to knot the score at 6-6 and won the tie breaker 8-6 to force a decided third set.

His win in the second set swung the momentum in Francis’ favor and the ERAU junior won 6-4 in the third to tie the team score at 3-3.

Following the outcome of the match at No. 3 singles, the attention shifted to the No. 2 spot where Besch and Romano were embroiled in a three-set battle of their own. Romano edged Besch 7-6 (8-6) in the first, but Besch came back to take the second 6-4 and force a third frame. Romano went ahead 5-4 in the third and had three match points in the final game, but like his teammate before him, Besch clawed his way back to tie the score at 6-6 and force yet another tie breaker. In the end it was the freshman Besch who came out on the winning end (7-4) over the junior Romano to clinch the Eagle win.

Neither team could break the tie in the third or fourth innings, but the Eagles busted the game open in the fifth when Max Krueter came in to pitch for UT. Glaum doubled with one out to start the ERAU rally, and after a line out from Smith, Steve Sabins drew a two-out walk. Page walked to the dish with runners on first and second and crushed a Krueter pitch to center field that found its way over the fence to plate three Embry-Riddle runs. Ben Kline went back-to-back with Page in the following at-bat, giving a Krueter pitch a ride over the left field fence for his fifth round tripper of the season, bringing the score to 7-3 in favor of the visitors.

Tampa scored a single run in the fifth and sixth off of Eaton, and when Heath Pritchard took

Eaton deep in the eighth to cut the ERAU lead to one run at 7-6, Coach Randy Stegall brought in Reamy to close the game.

Reamy worked ahead of pinch hitter Shawn Pleffner 1-2 before getting him to ground a ball to Warmoth at second base to end the inning.

The Eagles were unable to score an insurance run in the ninth, and the Centreville, Va. native came out for the ninth needing three outs to earn his 14th save of the season and 24th of his career. Both Pendleton and Cody Davis put good swings on a pair of Reamy pitches, but both balls were caught on the warning track to put Tampa down to their final out. Reamy got Connor Obrochta to ground out to first baseman Page to end the contest and give the

Eagles the 7-6 victory.

Eaton (2-2) got the win, throwing 7.2 innings, allowing six runs on nine hits while fanning five Spartan hitters.

Reamy pitched the final 1.1 innings, not giving up a hit while earning the save.

Page was 2-for-4 with five RBIs and two runs scored and Glaum finished 2-for-5 with two runs for ERAU. The Eagles jumped up one spot in the NAIA Coaches’ Poll released on Tuesday by the national office. ERAU accumulated 625 total points and two first-place votes to place second, just 16 points behind new No. 1 Lee (Tenn.). Oklahoma City (316) dropped from first to third while California Baptist (3310) moved to fourth LSU Shreveport (35-10) improved one spot to fifth.

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Perry and Zulema Robles Penaherera 8-0. Josefine Strom and Caroline Nilsson followed with an 8-1 victory over Jeanette Hicks and Anna Culaba and Rocio Frej Vitallé completed the sweep with an 8-2 defeat of Laura Nowak and Natha’lia Chaddad.

Montero was the first to finish her singles match, topping Robles Penaherera 6-0, 6-0 at the sixth position. Caroline Nilsson scored the clincher for the Blue and Gold with a shutout of her own, downing Perry by the same margin.

final win over fourth-seeded Webber International (13-6), Friday afternoon at ERAU’s Crotty Tennis Complex. The Eagles, ranked second in the latest NAIA national poll, improved their overall record to 13-6.

The Eagles’ first point of the match came at the No. 2 doubles position where Adrian Bayh and Patrick Besch put away Andres Riobueno and Alwin Leysner 8-1. Chris Freeman and David Spennare followed with an 8-3 victory over Thiago Marion and Rafael Texeira at No. 1 and Peter Francis and Simon Felix completed the Eagles’ doubles sweep with an 8-3 defeat of Juuso Tapanainen and Joonas Jalkanen at No. 3.

Riding the momentum of their 3-0 lead, the Eagles won the first set in five of their six singles matches. Felix was the first off the court after dispatching Schmitt 6-1, 6-0 at No. 4 singles. The clincher came at the No. 2 spot where Besch topped Marion 6-0, 6-3 to send the Eagles into the title match.

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ERAU Athletics The second-ranked EmbryRiddle men’s tennis team capped off the 2011 regular season slate in grand fashion, toppling NCAA Division I University of Central Florida 4-3, Wednesday at the Crotty Tennis Complex.

Wednesday’s win marked the Eagles’ first ever over the Knights (9-14) in three tries and their second over an NCAA I opponent this season, improving their overall record to 12-6 on the year.

Peter Francis and Simon Felix defeated Eugene Dolgovykh and Matthew Zachary 8-1 at No. 2 doubles, but Blaze Schwartz and Joe DeLinks topped Chris

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ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle women’s tennis team secured a spot in the 2011 Sun Conference Tournament championship courtesy of a 5-0 win over Webber International in Friday’s second semifinal. The Eagles, who will play in their second straight conference finale, improved their record to 19-3 on the year, while the Warriors fell to 12-7.

The doubles teams took the courts first and the Eagles took a 3-0 lead after dropping just three games in three doubles contests. The Eagles’ first point came at the No. 3 spot where Kristina Márová and Paola Montero blanked Holly

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Phillip Reamy sets new record with 24 career saves Ryan Mosher

ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle baseball program has seen a plethora of great pitchers, from the 1996 NAIA National Player of the Year, Frankie Thompson, to alltime program wins leader Luke Martin in 2000 and first team All-American Austin Quinn in 2010. But none of them can say they have more saves than Phillip Reamy. Reamy, a fifthyear senior from Centreville, Va., set the ERAU career saves mark with his 24th on Tuesday evening against NCAA II No. 8 University of Tampa in Tampa, Fla. The record was previously held by Aaron Varnum (200809), a teammate of Reamy for two seasons, who saved 23 games in an Eagle uniform.

Reamy’s climb to the top of the Embry-Riddle record books is one-of-a-kind, a journey that began in high school when he was cut from Westfield’s squad. Reamy still found a way to compete, however, by playing in the Babe Ruth League of the Greater Fairfax area where he helped his team capture two state championships.

When Reamy arrived at Embry-Riddle in the fall of 2006, he tried out for the Eagle baseball team, hoping to earn a walk-on spot. However, Reamy was cut for the second time in his baseball career, meaning no baseball for the 6-2, 165 lb. right-hander. Reamy refused to allow that fact to deter him from sending new Head Coach Randy Stegall an e-mail in the summer of 2007 after Stegall was named the third coach in Embry-Riddle baseball history.

“I shot Coach an e-mail and he told me to come out to the tryouts,” Reamy said. “But before I even got to the tryouts I talked with Coach Stegall and he told me that the fall season would be my tryout. He basically took me on the team even before he saw me throw.”

A decision that would prove to be mutually beneficial for both Reamy and Stegall.

“I remember Phil coming to the September tryout and telling me he would play anywhere,” Stegall said. “To see how far he’s come since the

fall of 2007, when we used him as a catcher, first baseman and pitcher, is special. His work ethic, attitude and heart have allowed him to become the most prolific relief pitcher in one of the best small college baseball programs in the country.”

In the very first game of both Reamy and Stegall’s ERAU career (Jan. 29, 2008 vs. Florida College), Reamy started at first base. However, the 2008 season saw Reamy used primarily as a setup man; a role Reamy excelled in, posting a 1-0 record in 17.2 innings of work. He ended the year with a 3.06 ERA and 15 strikeouts in 12 appearances.

“My sophomore year I struggled,” Reamy recalled. “Coach started the season using me as a setup pitcher, but as I struggled my role was diminished. I still pitched a lot of innings, but I also gave up a lot of runs.”

Something changed for Reamy between his sophomore and junior seasons, something that changed his career for the better.

“I got older,” Reamy commented. “I knew how to focus better and I became more mentally tough. Getting the confidence by throwing in the Valley League between my sophomore and junior seasons really helped me.”

Reamy played for the Luray Wranglers of the Valley Baseball League during the summer of 2009, and again this past summer. The league boasts numerous alumni currently in Major League Baseball, and is one of the premier summer leagues in the nation.

“I started throwing more cutters during my time with Luray,” Reamy said. “That was when I realized that it was a difficult pitch for hitters to get a hold of.”

Reamy came into the 2010 season as one of three pitchers vying for the closer role after the departure of All-American Varnum. The trio of Reamy, Tucker Jensen and Barrett Bruce represented the Eagles’ closer by committee during the early stages of the 2010 campaign.

“The only question mark we as coaches had was the closer

role,” Stegall recalls. “We rode those three guys hard in the fall, but Reamy kept throwing zeroes up during the season, so he earned that role.”

“At the beginning of the year it was a battle for that spot,” Reamy said. “But it didn’t really matter to me whether or not I got the job, I just wanted to do well for the team and I know that’s how everybody else felt.”

A glimpse of what was to come occurred in a Sun Conference series in Lakeland, Fla. when the Eagles took on Southeastern in a three-game set. In the first contest, Reamy entered in the bottom of the seventh with ERAU holding a slim, 7-6 advantage. Reamy worked three scoreless innings of relief for the Blue and Gold, striking out three, including the final out of the game as the tying run was at third. That save would be the first of 10 in his junior season.

In the ERAU/SEU series finale, senior Austin Quinn left the game in the sixth inning holding a 5-1 lead, but a pair of Eagle relievers gave up five runs in the bottom of the eighth inning to give the Fire a 6-5 advantage. Reamy entered in the eighth and recorded the final out of that frame before his teammates struck for two runs in the top of the ninth to reclaim a 7-6 lead. Reamy allowed an infield single, but got the three outs his team needed to seal the victory and give him the first of five wins on the year.

“The Southeastern series was definitely a point in time where I thought I could be the guy,” Reamy said. “I never expected to be that guy, I just wanted to play well.”

Reamy’s season would skyrocket from that point on, as he registered 10 saves and a 5-0 record in just 37.0 innings for the Eagles. He earned saves in three consecutive games during the Eagles’ NAIA postseason run, including his most impressive outing of the year against NAIA No. 1 LewisClark State at the Avista-NAIA World Series. Facing elimination and trailing 6-2 in the top of the third frame, Reamy relieved Quinn with one out in the inning and struck out

two Warrior batters to keep the Eagles within striking distance.

Reamy would finish the game for the Eagles, throwing 6.2 innings against LCSC, surrendering just one run on six hits to the 17-time NAIA World Series champions. The lone run would be the only one Reamy allowed all season long, setting an NAIA record for both runs allowed (1) in a season and earned runs allowed (1) in a season.

For his efforts, Reamy was named a second-team All-American and garnered Avista-NAIA World Series AllTournament team and first team All-Sun Conference accolades.

He finished his junior season with a miniscule 0.24 ERA to go along with 33 strikeouts in 25 appearances for the Eagles.

“Last season was a lot of fun for me,” Reamy remarked. “I went out each game knowing I wasn’t going to get hit. I was able to help the team out last year, many of our games were one-run contests and it was great that I could come in and close those games out.”

Stegall claims Reamy had one of the greatest seasons in NAIA history. “You can look it up in the NAIA record books,” Stegall said. “He had arguably the best statistical season in the history of the NAIA. It was unreal to see it unfold the way it did; he was nearly unhittable.”

Reamy, who credits his success to the position the coaches put him in, stated “The ERA, saves, etc. just came during the course of the season. I was put into situations where I could succeed.”

“He had so much confidence last season,” remembers Stegall. “His success was in part due to his ability to throw strikes and keep his walk numbers down, as well as timely hitting and some luck. You don’t throw almost 40 innings allowing just one run without some luck and great defense behind you.”

Since he had been cut his freshman year, Reamy had a choice to make concerning returning to the team after he graduated in the spring of 2010 with a degree in Air Traffic Management.

“There was no question whatsoever in my mind on whether or not I wanted to come back,” Reamy said. “I love the game of baseball and this team too much to stop playing because I graduated.”

Named an NAIA Preseason All-American heading into the 2011 campaign, Reamy and his coaches knew he wasn’t going to have the same type of season he had in 2010.

“I came into this season knowing I wasn’t going to duplicate last year,” said Reamy. “It’s a great honor to have those accolades put on you, but I’m not going to get anybody out just because I’m an All-American.”

Despite the knowledge that repeating his junior season would be all but impossible, Reamy saved the first game of the season for Embry-Riddle on Feb. 5 and hasn’t looked back since. He has recorded three saves each in two of the Eagles’ Sun Conference series this season and he tied the saves record against Thomas (Ga.) on Apr. 9, working the final 1.1 innings against the Night Hawks for his 13th save of the season.

Just three days later Reamy was called on to once again close out a game for the Eagles.

Leading 7-6 in the bottom of the eighth inning against the NCAA II No. 8 Tampa Spartans, Stegall brought his closer in for the final four outs of the contest. Reamy faced just four batters, not allowing any of them to reach base, getting two fly outs and two ground outs to etch his name into the Embry-Riddle record book with 24 career saves. The four-out save gave Reamy 14 for the year, an ERAU single season record and tied for third in NAIA history.

“Breaking the saves record here at Embry-Riddle means a significant deal to me,” Reamy reflects. “Whenever anyone breaks a record here you know it’s special because the program has been such a successful and winning one. The quality of players that have come through here is unbelievable, and it makes every single record important.”

“To see the man Phil has turned into, with a degree in

Air Traffic Management, a second team All-American last season, pursuing a Master’s degree, a professional baseball prospect, that means something to me.” Stegall remarks.

“The saves record is just a number, but what he has done and the legacy he is leaving at Embry-Riddle is much more important to me as a coach.

The special players we get to coach are the ones that coaches tell stories about years after they leave school, and we’re going to tell stories about Phil for years to come.”

Reamy is now tied for fourth all-time in NAIA history with his 24 career saves, but that doesn’t matter to him as much as team success.

“We want to win a national championship,” Reamy comments. “That’s been our team goal from day one, and that has been the goal set by players here before us. Individually, I just want to do whatever it takes to help my team win.”

The journey from when he first picked up a baseball until now has Reamy grateful for the path his career has taken.

“It’s been a roller coaster ride, but I wouldn’t change a thing.

Getting cut from my high school team, and getting cut my first year at Embry-Riddle was disappointing, but who knows what would have happened had I made those teams, I could be somewhere entirely different and not even playing baseball.”

“Phil and Coach Dave Therneau deserve all the credit for Phil’s success,” Stegall says. “Without Coach Therneau’s guidance, we probably aren’t talking about this record.”

Currently working towards his Master’s of Science in Aeronautics with a specialization in Education Technology, Reamy plans to go into air traffic control once his baseball career is over. However, the Embry-Riddle record holder dreams of getting into another profession in the future.

“I would love to coach at some point,” Reamy says.

“Getting to play for Coach Stegall and his brother, as well as Coach Therneau has been a great gift, and I would love to have that same opportunity.”

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It is my pleasure ‘Your Highness’

Your Highness

Tilford Mansfield Comics Editor

Magic and immaturity permeate this mystical tale of knighthood and dumb luck.

My first impression was

sadly influenced by online reviews, as a habit I have started reading the user reviews for most films I consider viewing at the theater. The majority of the reviews concerning this film were negative, needless to say I considering letting this one go. As it turned out the expression “fudge it” (not the term I first wrote) had more sway and I attended the film viewing with an open mind.

Thadeous and Fabious, Danny McBride and James Franco respectively, are brothers whom are princes in their kingdom, with the latter being the heir to the throne. Thadeous is a misfit who envies his older brother. He has a penchant for indulging in drugs and alcohol to escape his lack of self-confidence or direction. At the same time Thadeous has an eye

for common sense, yet he lacks the tact and subtlety required to persuade, let alone charm, any of his companions. Fabious on the other hand is a famous knight who has finally found his true love while questing to thwart the plans of the Evil Sorceror Leezar (Justin Theroux).

The plot of this film is easy enough to follow; a knight on a quest to save a damsel in distress, where the story quickly shows its strength is in the larger quantity and good quality of unexpected side quests and funny characters. To vaguely sum it up the knights encounter wizards and warlocks, crazy witches (not the term I first wrote), bare bosomed barbarians, numerous magical artifacts and beasts, and much more. The special effects were much better than I expected; for

those of you with a passion for Dungeons and Dragons let it be clear that many magic missiles were fired.

Natalie Portman enters the story as Isabel, a skilled warrior on her own adventure.

When Thadeous sees Isabel he is smitten, as you can imagine, and the rest, as they say, is left out of this statement so that no spoiling be committed.

The dialogue in the film is generally presented with a whimsical proper accent, however the dialogue is mostly lacking in whit and exercised lexicons; giving the impression that either the writers were lackadaisical when considering what should be said or the point was to mock refined speech.

Most of the humor in this film may be considered “sick and tasteless.”

If this class of humor is encompassed in your sense of humor then I recommend this film.

as you bask in the summer sun.

The service is quite good if simple. You place your order at the counter and collect your own drinks, and wait for someone to come out with your food. The service was prompt and one does not have to wait that long for food to be served because fish cooks fast.

Overall, the staff was friendly and helpful.

close to the kind of freshness they have.

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Catch Hulls Sea Food Restaurant Peter Tan

Staff Reporter This restaurant serves decent seafood at reasonable prices, considering that seafood is a fair bit more expensive than meats. It offers simple place to sit down while eat and the atmosphere has a family-run diner feeling.

Food

Hull’s Seafood Restaurant up in Ormond Beach serves a wide variety of seafood dishes and has many different types of fish available, as it is a dedicated seafood place. The seafood variety also changes based on the season and there is a seafood market under the same company right next door

should you feel like cooking your own seafood.

I had the chance to sample two various types of fish and three different sides. There was a pan-fried catfish and a broiled salmon fillet, each accompanied by of two sides, I ordered hush puppies, French fries, onion rings and a small cup of coleslaw.

The catfish was the catch of the day and it was evident that the fish was very fresh the moment I bit into it. There was the light, airy taste of fish that had been in the water just hours before. I suspect that the fish was never frozen which is plausible as the market next door sells locally caught catfish. Pan-frying the fish gave it a nice crispy texture without taking away, any of the full fish flavor.

On the other hand, the broiled salmon was not as good as the catfish and it seemed that the marinade took away from the

salmon flavor. The meat was very good and it peeled away easily, but the overall taste of the salmon was a little lacking.

This was made up with some of the best tartar sauce. It came in little plastic containers and suspected that it might be made on the premises. Upon tasting, it was evident this was not your average tartar sauce of the mayonnaise plus some pickles and onion mix. There were some red streaks in it, so it is possible peppers were added.

The French fries were also obviously homemade and were still incredibly crispy even at the end of the meal. They never turned soggy the slightest bit and the potato contained inside was also full yet not overly dense.

Every platter comes with two hush puppies which were slightly sweeter than what I’m used to and also had a nice corn taste. The sweetness actually helps to clear the palate from

the fish.

The onion rings were a sheer disappointment as the batter was excessively oily, as I could feel it ooze out as you bite into it. The onions inside it were also a little soggy and would not break easily.

Ambience

Service

The environment is one of a family-run restaurant and has a simple, diner like feel to it.

There are some booths and tables inside the restaurant and it also has a bunch of high chairs and parasols just outside so you can enjoy your seafood

Price

(~$15/pax)The average entrée ranges from $10 – $15 depending on the type and cut of fish. Drinks were cheap and sweetened/unsweetened tea had unlimited refills. You’d pay similar prices elsewhere for fish dishes, but you will not be able to come anywhere

Overall

Overall, the place is quite nice and cozy and would make a good for a date location. The seafood isn’t the best out there, but it definitely beats any franchised place in Daytona. The fact that the fish market is just next door could help you get two things done at once. Hull’s seafood restaurant is definitely worth a try if you’re looking for a decent fish meal.

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Mystery strength Sudoku!

Can you solve them all?

D i l b e r t

Crossword

Sudoku Easy

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Hard

Congratulations to Adriana Osegueda for submitting a correctly completed crossword puzzle for last week’s crossword puzzle contest.

Please stop by The Avion office to collect you prize!

This concludes the crossword puzzle contests for the Spring 2011 semester! Make way for summer and a special good luck on final exams!