Issue 1 | Volume 151 | January 22, 2019
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A Campus B Industry & Technology C Sports
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Embry-Riddle Future Space Explorers and Developers Society (ERFEDS) held their first event this semester. See page A3 for more information.
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Executive Board Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor News Editor Business Manager Photo Editor
Payton Muglia Jorja Gwaltney Nick Hernandez Alex Lee Vipul Telang
Page Editors Cover Editor Jorja Gwaltney Campus Editors Vipul Telang Connor Strobel Keenan Thungtrakul Madaline Eitniear K’Andrew France Jaclyn Wiley Victoria Jordan Vipul Telang Rajan Khanna Andy Bronshteyn Comics Editors Rajan Khanna Alex Lee Copy Editors Sarah Fairchild Madaline Eitniear
Contributors Reporters Photographers
Keenan Thungtrakul Chaz Pockraki Jaclyn WIley Korbin Martin Michael Weinhoffer Connor Strobel Nicholas Hernandez Karoline Gore William J. Shelstad
Staff Advisor Ronnie Mack Asst. Director, Media & Marketing
Contact Information Main Phone: (386) 226-6049 Business Manager: (386) 226-7697 Editor-In-Chief: editor@theavion.com Managing Editor: managing@theavion.com News Editor: news@theavion.com Business Manager: business@theavion.com Photo Editor: photo@theavion.com
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Meet Your Board Payton Muglia, Editor-In-Chief My name is Payton Muglia and I am the Editor-In-Chief for The Avion Newspaper. I began as a Copy Editor my first year and continued on to be the Advertising Manager last year. Throughout my time here at Embry-Riddle, the Avion has become a second home for me here on campus. I’ve found amazing friends and networking opportunities from being part of the paper for three years. I am currently studying Aerospace Engineering with a concentration in Astronautics. For me, home is Cartersville, Georgia, a small town just north of Atlanta. In my free time, I enjoy flying, drawing, and surfing. I also love spontaneous adventures and road trips with friends. I hope to obtain my Private Pilot Certificate by the end of the year.
Jorja Gwaltney, Managing Editor Hey there! My name is Jorja Gwaltney and I am the Managing Editor of The Avion Newspaper. I’m a sophomore in Human Factors and also pursuing a minor in Aviation Safety. The obvious thing to say here is that I love aviation but that’s not actually the reason I came here. I came here specifically for the Human Factors degree program. Human Factors is all about people and making their lives less challenged by technology. I am very passionate about my major and minor because they go hand in hand in working towards keeping people safe. I do a lot outside of the newspaper: I’m the Manager for Student Union Media (SUM) and I’m also a Student Assistant for the SGA. What I love about all of these jobs is that I get to meet and help so many people!
Nick Hernandez, News Editor Hola! My name is Nicholas Hernandez and I am the News Editor for The Avion Newspaper. I am a senior in the Unmanned Aircraft Systems program with a minor in Aviation Law. I am from Orlando, Florida, just outside Universal Studios and Sea World. This is my third year with the paper and my first year as News Editor. I am also a member of the WIKD 102.5 and Phi Beta Lambda Business Honor Society. I am a musician and a pilot of sorts, with my Part 107 drone operator license. Joining the Avion has been one of the best decisions of my college career. It has allowed me so many great opportunities such as attending rocket launches and airshows. I am excited to continue my work on the Avion Executive board and hope to bring everyone great content to enjoy!
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Alex Lee, Business Manager My name is Alexander Lee and I am the Business Manager for The Avion Newspaper. I am a senior in Aerospace Engineering with a minor in Applied Mathematics. I am from San Antonio, Texas, home of the Alamo. The Avion and the SGA has given me a new home and many new friends. I hope to apply what I have learned from Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) Leadership Honor Society to my position here at the Avion. In my free time I enjoy music, videogames, and making jewelry. I enjoy trying various beverages from around the world. When time allows, I enjoy camping over long weekends. I have yet to see snow and hope one day to experience this amazing wonder of nature. When I graduate, I hope to work on the next generation of rocket engines.
Vipul Telang, Photo Editor Hello! My name is Vipul Telang and I am the Photo Editor for The Avion Newspaper. I am a senior studying Aeronautical Science with a minor in Aviation Safety. I joined the Avion during my sophomore year, and the office has become my second home and family. I love how flexible my job is, as it allows me to attend events such as the Daytona 500 as credentialed media. I was born in India but I’ve lived in Austin, Texas for over twenty-one years. My passions include photography, motorsports, and traveling all around the world. Last year, I flew nearly 40,000 miles all over the world and visited destinations including Dubai and Singapore. In my free time, I like to hang out with friends and play video games.
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ERFSEDS Launches into 2019
ERFSEDS (Embry-Riddle Future Space Explorers and Developers Society) went out to Space Coast near Palm Bay for their first event of the semester. James Le, an ERFEDS student, launches his spool (pictured) for fun during Saturday’s event. Other students launched their rockets to earn certification, which allows them to launch bigger rockets with larger motors. The other two rockets pictured were launched by non-club members.
All Photos by: Connor Adair / The Avion Newspaper
Getting Up to Date With Your SGA Upcoming SGA Events: Jan. 24 Activities Fair Jan. 25 TNG Casino Night
Van Shuttles
Last semester the SGA piloted a van shuttle program and it was a huge success! Service will resume on Tuesday, January 22nd, 2019 operating every Monday-Friday from 7AM-7PM. The route will include stops at Eagle Landing Apartments, The Chanute Complex, & the Student Union Circle on a continuous loop. This is a free service to all Embry Riddle students, simply show the driver your Eagle ID before boarding!
Vacancies Fantastic Beasts @ 8:30 p.m. February 1 (Playing on the Connolly Quad)
The SGA now has open positions for Chief of Staff, Director of Student Services, two College of Engineering Representative positions, and Election Committee positions. Applications are located in the Student Leadership Suite on the second floor of the Student Union starting Friday, January 18th. All applications are due Friday, January 25th at 5pm. If you have any questions, feel free to contact Chad Stearns at SGAPres@erau.edu.
Coffee/Tea
Coffee & hot tea will be back in the SGA office on the second floor of the Student Union at the end of January! This service is free to all students, please feel welcome to come visit the office!
New Division
Mamma Mia 2 @ 8:30 p.m. February 7 (Playing in IC 101)
The Medical Emergency and Disaster Relief Club is pleased to inform the Embry-Riddle Daytona Beach community that we have become a branch of your Student Government Association and have re-branded to “Emergency Response Team.” Operationally and service-wise nothing has changed; we will continue to provide the same high quality of care and short response times from our team of trained EMTs and CFRs as we did when we were Medclub. ERT will be at the student activities fair on Thursday, the 24th, so if you’re interested in learning more about the team, or would like to join, please come out! ERT looks forward to continuing to serve the ERAU community! In an emergency Contact Campus Safety at (386) 226-7233.
Rent College Pads
The SGA has signed a contract to implement Rent College Pads, an off-campus apartment search engine. Each property is verified and personally added by RCP staff. This service should be starting in the very near future!
ZipCar
ZipCar is a car-sharing service in which you can reserve a car whenever you need such as going to doctor appointments, driving to the airport, etc. It is in its final stages with our legal team, we hope to have this service start this semester. We will have two cars on campus, more details are coming soon!
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Opinion: The Necessity of a Government Shutdown
Keenan Thungtrakul Staff Reporter The onset of what is now the most prolonged government shutdown in US history saw hundreds of thousands of federal workers being laid off or going to work without pay. Students who have worked unpaid internships would know what it feels like to work a job without compensation. Imagine that your full-time job decides to stop paying you, and you have no other source of income to depend on. Your life is now in jeopardy. No money means the bills don’t get paid, food is not guaranteed, and you run the risk of becoming homeless. What are you going to do? Some federal workers have resorted to GoFundMe campaigns to make ends meet. Others have received aid from charities and their neighbors: gift cards for groceries and gas, free food, among others. Some companies are waiving late fees on bills. In light of these showcases of generosity, the root cause of the shutdown is mainly political. It is the result of disagreement over border security. President Trump
wants money for his border wall, and Congress isn’t going to give him the money. I find it hard to believe that he would put the lives of hundreds of thousands of Americans in jeopardy because of a wall. There are other, more important issues out there. To say “I’m not paying you anymore” because of an expensive fortification that may do more bad than good is wrong. America was founded on the idea that people can come to this country to build new lives, and that is what most of the people who are immigrating here from Central America want: new lives for themselves and their families. To say they are not welcome is like denying them the opportunity to fulfill the very dream that started this nation. Nearly a month has elapsed since the shutdown began. Are the paychecks of hundreds of thousands worth withholding because of this wall? I can say, without a doubt, that they are not. I believe a deal can be reached without having to shut down the government. There has got to be some other way to handle the problem than killing paychecks.
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Members of Congress join furloughed federal employees in protesting what has now become the longest partial government shutdown in modern US history.
The shutdown is already causing more harm than good. Airport security lines at the major airports got longer, most national museums, parks, and historical sites are closed, understaffed, or at risk of damage, and people are working without pay. All of this because of one thing, and now people are starting to despise it. People want to get back to work and receive their paychecks. The government is supposed to protect and serve the people, not deprive them of their
basic needs because of partisan politics. Life as we know it will not be the same as more people begin to feel the effects of the shutdown. We might soon find ourselves in a crisis that could have been prevented. I don’t wish to blame a specific person or group, but I know that there is a solution to this problem, and we need to be willing to consider it.
“Gay Future” Review: Comedic Dystopia Jaclyn Wiley Former Editor-in-Chief
In the distant future of 2062, a totalitarian government has taken over the United States, forcing their insidious agenda onto the people. Among the oppressed people, a hero arises: a prophesied rebel hero with a terrible secret. Sounds like a standard boilerplate YA novel, right? But “Gay Future,” like its protagonist, Mikey, is different than its peers. The insidious agenda being pushed by the totalitarian regime? The Gay Agenda. Heterosexuality has been outlawed, and the despotic President Clay Aiken rules over the United Gay Agenda with an iron fist. The rest of the world is underwater, for an unstated reason, and all remaining human beings have been made gay via genetic manipulations and chemical exposures, meaning that the Gays genuinely do rule the world. Though there is a growing rebellion in the East, most straight people live in hiding, waiting for the day that the prophesied hero comes to set things straight, literally and figuratively. If this sounds like a crazy, homophobic fever dream, that’s
because it is. Specifically, that of the current Vice President of the United States, Mike Pence. The podcast is an adaptation of the recently-discovered manuscript of “Gay Future,” which was written in 2003 by then-Congressman Mike Pence. The story begins as the main character Mikey heads off to Gay Academy, where he and his fellow students are sorted into one of two Houses, Top or Bottom, by Grand Sorter John Travolta. While at Gay Academy, Mikey is faced with threats like school bullies, social cliques, and the evil principal. The greatest danger for Mikey is the ever-present threat of being discovered as a straight man. But Mikey isn’t just a straight man - he’s the straightest man ever born, the chosen one. Mikey is meant to overthrow President Clay Aiken and the Gay Agenda and restore order to the world. While not unprecedented in the world of fiction, “Gay Future” is unique in the sheer seriousness and tone-deafness with which it was written. Other works, like “The Crooked Man” by Charles Beaumont, reversed the traditional stigmas related to sexual
orientations, pushing readers to think about how they would feel if their love was illegal. “Gay Future,” however, has no such sympathetic message. Ben Lapidus and a massive voice cast bring “Gay Future” to life as a comedy podcast, available on all the major podcast streaming services. The creators of the podcast describe it perfectly: “[Gay Future] is not only an insult on the entire genre of dystopian fiction but also a disgrace to the very concept of words.” Some of the humor of “Gay Future” is derived from the fact that it describes a “dystopia” in which a character faces massive oppression due to his sexuality. To quote a fellow fan of the podcast, “That sure sounds familiar… It’s almost as though that’s how thousands of people lived for centuries!” “Gay Future” is so exaggerated and absurd that it sometimes seems like satire. Unfortunately, it is the genuine article, acting as an evil twin for Poe’s Law. Poe’s Law states that there is no way to create a parody, no matter how exaggerated, of extremist views online that some
person would not accept as an expression of genuine belief. The beliefs expressed in the manuscript of “Gay Future” so extreme that they come off as parody, providing excellent fodder for a comedy podcast. Featuring a very high production value and an impressive cast of voice actors, “Gay Future” is a hilarious and subversive podcast that will keep you laughing (and questioning if this was really written during the 21st century).
See it, Stream it or Shun it?
Gay Future
My Vote: Stream It
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B2 Technology Students Witness New Horizons’s Ultima Thule Flyby
Image Courtesy: NASA
Michael Weinhoffer Senior Reporter At 12:33 AM on Jan. 1, 2019, NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft flew by Kuiper Belt Object 2014 MU69, commonly called Ultima Thule (pronounced “too-lee”). At four billion miles from the Sun, Ultima Thule is the most distant object ever encountered by a spacecraft. To make it even better, seven Embry-Riddle spaceflight operations students (including myself) attended the flyby events on the invitation of Dr. Alan Stern, principal investigator and team leader of the New Horizons mission. Counting down to the closest approach of the spacecraft to Ultima with mission team members will be a memory none of us will forget. Spaceflight history was made early on New Year’s Day, and Embry-Riddle students got front row seats. NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft was launched from Cape Canaveral on Jan. 19, 2006 and began its nine-year journey to Pluto, which was at the time the only planet in our solar system that had not been explored by a spacecraft. The project began in 1989 under the leadership of Dr. Stern, and it faced numerous political and technical challenges along the way, including being canceled more than once. Somehow, it survived the fight,
and soon a spacecraft about the dimensions of a baby grand piano was blasting its way through the solar system at over 36,000 mph. New Horizons flew by Pluto on July 14, 2015, and the science data and images revealed the dwarf planet to be more geologically active than previously thought. Pluto’s landscape is full of water ice mountains and a particularly massive glacier. After Pluto, New Horizons kept flying deeper into the Kuiper Belt, which is a vast collection of ice and rock objects in the outer reaches of our solar system. New Horizons was designed to explore more objects beyond Pluto, but as it was flying towards Pluto, its next target was had not been discovered. Ultima Thule was only discovered in 2014 with the use of the Hubble Space Telescope, and the spacecraft’s trajectory was corrected shortly after the Pluto flyby to target the next destination. This was the first time that a spacecraft’s target was discovered after the spacecraft had been launched. After a few years of intense flyby planning, Ultima Thule finally revealed itself on the night of December 31st, and the first medium-resolution images were released to the public on Jan. 2. Ultima Thule has an odd shape – it has been compared to that of a snowman or even BB-8, the
spherical Star Wars robot. Ultima has two distinct lobes, naturally distinguished as “Ultima” and “Thule” by the team. It also has a reddish-brown color and is approximately twenty-one miles long. There was intense speculation over whether Ultima was a singular “contact binary” or two objects closely orbiting each other. It was not until a day after the flyby that it was confirmed to be a singular object with two connecting lobes. The two lobes began as separate objects, but slowly merged together billions of years ago. Perhaps the most remarkable feature is the “neck” of the object that connects the two lobes since it is distinctly lighter than the rest of the surface. The reason for this is unknown but will be revealed soon. Since Ultima is so far away from Earth, it will take until Sep. 2020 for all of the data and images to reach the New Horizons team. While it is sending this data, the spacecraft will also be observing other Kuiper Belt Objects with its telescopic camera. Dr. Stern confirmed that the spacecraft does have sufficient fuel for yet another flyby of an object on the outer edge of the Kuiper Belt, but its target has not been determined. The New Horizons mission is managed by a team located at the Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, located in Laurel,
Maryland. This is also where the flyby events were held on Dec. 31 and Jan. 1 and is where the seven ERAU students traveled to over winter break. The group witnessed several NASA press briefings, took a photo with Dr. Stern, and were some of the first in the world to hear “New Horizons,” a new song by Queen guitarist Brian May. And of course, we were at the front of the room celebrating both the start of the new year and spacecraft’s closest approach to Ultima. One of the student son the trip, Nick Lopac, said “This was a great experience for us, as Spaceflight Operations students. We learned what it takes to manage and operate a spacecraft that is 4 billion miles away from the experts who made this historic mission possible.” Nick also said that “Alan Stern and the entire New Horizons team have achieved something absolutely incredible, and I am honored to have shared in the celebration with them. It was certainly an unforgettable New Year’s Eve and a hard one to top.” I completely agree with his assessment of the flyby experience; it was undoubtedly the best New Years’ celebration I have ever been a part of. We sincerely thank Dr. Stern for providing us with this opportunity to not only witness history but share in the experience with people whose careers we envy.
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Photo Courtesy: Antti Havukainen
Nicholas Hernandez News Editor The AN-124 Ruslan was developed by Antonov in the 1980’s. It is considered the world’s biggest military transport aircraft. This is due to its massive take-off weight of 392 tons. The An-124-100 can carry a payload of 120 tons and is capable of transporting heavy oversized cargoes all the way to various combat vehicles. The first flight of the AN-124 Ruslan was conducted in December 1982. The aircraft sports a cargo bay that is 20 percent larger than that of the C-5 Galaxy. The front and rear cargo doors of the aircraft ensure that rapid loading/off-loading of heavy cargoes with ease. The aircraft is powered by four Ivchenko Progress D-18T turbofan engines, producing 229.85 kN [51672.3 lbf] thrust each. The heavy-duty multi-wheel landing gear of the AN-124 enables operations from unpaved runways. The aircraft has a cruise speed of between 800km/h to 850km/h [497.1 - 528.2 mi/h] and a range of 7,500km [4660.3 mi]. The C-5M Super Galaxy, manufactured by Lockheed Martin, is the biggest military transport aircraft used by the United States Air Force. It is an improved version of the C-5
Galaxy strategic airlifter and can take-off with a maximum weight of 381 tons, including a payload of 129,274kg [129.3 tons]. The C-5M can transport a standard load of six Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicles or five helicopters. The first C-5 Galaxy entered service with the USAF in 1970, while the C-5M was inducted in 2009. The C-5M measures 75.5m in length and 19.8m in height, and allows for quick loading/unloading from the front and rear simultaneously. The C-5M Super Galaxy can fly at a normal cruise speed of 518mph for a maximum range of 7,000nmi. The C-5 has four GE CF-80C2 turbofans that generate a whopping 50,580lbs (225kN) of thrust each. In a final comparison, the Antonov AN-124 is physically larger, allowing for larger payload capacity, while the Lockheed C-5 Galaxy has a much longer range. Overall, the AN-124 is a better cargo aircraft with its massive payload size. Though the US Air Force, capacity is not a necessity when you have a large fleet that can travel roughly double the distance. Honorable mentions: The C-17 Globemaster III is a high-wing, military-transport aircraft developed by McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) for the US Air Force. It is capa-
ble of transporting heavy, oversized payloads and supplies as well as troops to small airfields in remote areas day and night. The aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 265.3 tons and payload capacity of 74,797kg [74.8 tons]. The C-17 aircraft was first inducted into service in January 1995. Boeing has delivered more than 259 C-17s to 36 different export customers to date. The aircraft provided support during Operation Joint Endeavor, and Allied Operation in Kosovo. The aircraft is fitted with four Pratt & Whitney PW2040 turbofan engines, which produce a thrust of 40,440lbf (180kN), each of them enabling a cruise speed of 518mph. The maximum range of the C-17 with a 40,000lb payload is 5,610nmi. It also has the ability of in-flight refueling. The A400M from Airbus Military is one of the most advanced turboprop military transport aircrafts in the world. It is currently the most versatile airlifter and it is intended to replace C-130 Hercules and C-160 Transall aircraft. The A400M can house a payload of 37 tons and is able to take-off with a maximum weight of 141 ons. The first flight of the A400M was held in December 2009 and the
first aircraft was delivered to the French Air Force in August 2013. The aircraft can be used for the transportation of heavy and oversized loads and personnel, airdrop, air-to-air refueling, and medical evacuation missions. The aircraft is powered by four EuroProp International TP400-D6 turboprop engines that are driving two pairs of eight-bladed propellers. The ferry range of the aircraft is 8,700km and the maximum cruise speed is 555km/h. The AN-225 Antei, developed by Antonov, is currently operated by Russia’s military-transport aviation regiments. The aircraft has a maximum take-off weight of 225 tons and can transport payloads of up to 60 tons. The AN-225 made its first flight from Svyatoshin airfield in February 1965. There are a total of 66 AN-225 aircraft, including AN-225A variants, that were produced by January 1976. The aircraft has a wide cargo compartment with a volume of 638.8m to accommodate for oversized cargoes. The turboprop-powered aircraft is equipped with four Kuznetsov NK-12MA turboprops driving four contra-rotating propellers. The engines provide a maximum speed of 740km/h and a range of 5,250km.
Wearables Slated to Improve Student Life in 2019
Karoline Gore Correspondent
Wearables are the top fitness trend for 2019, and while there are numerous physical benefits to getting a smartwatch, there are a few other trends taking over this year that college students, in particular, will want to know about. No longer used simply to check your heart rate or count your daily steps, wearables are transforming the ways in which students cultivate their learning experience and also how they benefit from it. Yes, that even includes Snapchatting. Bluetooth Headphones Are Getting Smarter Not only are Bluetooth headphones great due to their practicality (nobody likes detangling headphone cables and let’s be honest, it’s 2019, and we shouldn’t have to) and their ability to connect to
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smartphones and even voice assistants, but they’re getting so smart that they’ll be able to monitor your heart rate and body temperature. However, on a basic level, Bluetooth headphones provide a plus for students who are constantly on-the-go and don’t want to take their headphones out to speak with Siri or Alexa in the dorm room to set a reminder for an exam. Other top features of “hearables” this year? Top companies like Bose and Beats are developing water-resistant headphones for swimmers and Vi is developing in-ear assistants that will change music for you or even act as a life coach. Snapchat Spectacles Make Sharing Easier With 77% of college students using Snapchat at least one daily, the hottest wearable this year has got to be the Snapchat Spectacles. These glasses, made specifically
for shooting and uploading snaps straight from the glasses themselves, communicate wirelessly with your phone via Bluetooth. Once you’ve paired the spectacles with your cellphone and Snapchat account all you have to do is record and upload. The best part? They’re waterproof, so you can wear them when you head off to enjoy Floridian sunshine at the beach, lake or waterpark. Whereas these spectacles were once available in popup vending machines, they’re now sold directly on the website. Headsets Can Cultivate a Better Learning Experience We’ve all been there. It’s a Monday morning, and you’re sitting in your 8 am class wondering why the professor insists on teaching the material in this particular, incredibly dull way. Wearables can change that. Epson released information regarding unique headbands that
are currently being tested for their ability to collect information about student behavior, emotional states, and learning processes. This information can be used by universities, professors, and researchers in order to understand what types of activities hold students’ attention and how they can craft a better learning experience for each individual pupil. Wearables no longer only consist of smartwatches that count your steps. As we move further into a world ruled by connected devices, more and more wearables will continue to cater to individual experiences, such as the student one, and work to solve problems that individuals in these communities face. From being able to listen to music while simultaneously setting a reminder to Snapchatting from your sunglasses and even helping make learning more accessible, wearables are here to stay, and they’re here for you.
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B4 Technology
Buying Food on Campus: Does Tapingo Save You Time?
*William is a doctoral student in the Research in User eXperience (RUX) Lab in the Department of Human Factors and Behavioral Neurobiology. RUX investigates the usability and user experience of technology in our everyday world. This is the first of a regular column that will explore different technologies typically used by Embry-Riddle students. William J. Shelstad Graduate Researcher Tired of waiting in line to order food? Don’t have much time between classes to eat? Tapingo is a mobile app that you can use to order food from one of the locations on campus and pick up. We evaluated Tapingo from a first-time user experience perspective. We wanted to find out how easy is it for someone to download and start using. We assessed the Tapingo user experience with four activities: finding and downloading the Tapingo app, creating an account, placing an order, and picking up your food. Finding and downloading the Tapingo app Finding the Tapingo app is straightforward and easy. Just search for “Tapingo” in the Play Store or App Store. Note that there is a similarly named app called “Tap & Go” by HK - you do not want that. At the time of this review, Tapingo has a 4.2/5 on the App Store and 3.6/5 on the Play Store. In a quick 10-15 seconds, it should download, and you will be ready to go. Creating an account Creating a Tapingo account begins with entering an email address and password and then picking your location. If you are on campus and allow Tapingo to use your phone location, it recognizes the Embry-Riddle campus immediate-
ly. You can then connect Tapingo to your school account by entering your ERAU email and entering the 16-digit card number on the back of your student ID. If you use your ERAU email to create a Tapingo account, you still have to enter in the ERAU email again. Android users also have the option of taking a picture of their credit/debit card to add payment information. Placing an order So, where do you want to eat? The first step is choosing the eating establishment. All locations that provide food on campus are listed including Chick-fil-A, Kebab Stop Food Truck, Qdoba, Refueling Station, and Starbucks. Each of the locations gives the building name/ number, and the approximate time it takes for an order to be completed. For the Refueling Station (the UC cafeteria), each station, such as Saute Your Way and Delicatessen, are individually listed. Depending on which of the locations you choose, there may be similar menu options with some listed as “Use A Meal” or “Use Dollars.” This can be confusing - “Use A Meal” means paying with meal plan while “Use Dollars” means paying with Eagle Dollars, Dining Dollars, Sodexo Bucks, or just using a credit/debit card. Only some of the options include images and nutritional information. Unfortunately, it is not possible to choose food from multiple locations in the same order. So, you can’t order food from Chick-fil-A
and get a latte from Starbucks all at once. Also, orders made through Tapingo have an extra $0.59 service fee added that you would see at checkout. The checkout process can be a little confusing since there is a long list of payment methods, especially if you are connected to your ERAU account. Several of the methods seemed to be duplicated for reasons unknown. Tapingo can save an order in “The Usuals” to cut down making the same order again.
find and setting up an account is straightforward. Ordering can be confusing at first when seeing multiple of the same items and trying to understand the “Use A Meal” vs. “Use Dollars.” Orders through Tapingo will cost a little extra (+ $0.59) as well. Overall, if you don’t mind paying a little extra to skip the line, then Tapingo is worthwhile to use just don’t be too upset if the order is not exactly correct.
Pick up your food Once you order your food, you will see a queue with other Tapingo orders. Your app shows the time it takes to complete your order and will send a notification when your order is done. In our review, we had six people try out the app one day for lunch. Two ordered from Qdoba, and the other four ordered from Chick-fil-A. Each person’s order was ready before they arrived or ready shortly after, allowing them to skip both the order and pick-up lines. Out of the six orders, only two orders were entirely correct, however. Issues with orders included the wrong size order of fries, wrong size order of chicken nuggets, and no lettuce in a salad! Final thoughts Overall, Tapingo can be a useful app if you need to get food quickly or you don’t want to wait in line for food. The app is easy to
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The long, repetitive list of payment methods on Tapingo with a connected ERAU account.
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An experience map showing the journey someone would go through using Tapingo.
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Eagles Make Playoffs After Miami Forfeit Korbin Martin Staff Reporter
The Embry-Riddle Eagles Ice Hockey Team opened up the 2017 year by hosting the University of Miami Hurricanes on Friday the 11th and Saturday the 12th. Unfortunately for our Eagles, and all the fans that showed up to support them, the Canes had a great night on Friday and won 5-2. The Canes’ goalie, Colin Fitts only surrendered 2 points on 51 shots from the Eagles. It was a very frustrating game to watch because the Eagles, despite some sloppy passes, were still outplaying the Hurricanes, outshooting them, and generally looking better on the ice. However, a combination of poorly-timed calls from the referees and offensive surges by UM, killed the momentum for the Eagles every time. There was a goal scored in the 2nd period for our Embry-Riddle Eagles that got taken away due to an interference penalty, as well as a lot of penalties that always seemed to come at the worst time our Embry-Riddle, and the best time for Miami. The game was far closer than the 5-2 score lets on, as the Eagles came back in the 3rd period to make the score 2-3, it would've been 3-3 if not for the interference penalty, but the Canes responded to make the score 4-2, and when the Eagles got desperate to score, they took goalie Max Minervini out and the Canes put the final nail in the coffin with their 5th point on an open net. Max Minervini actually had a wonderful night, only letting in 4 goals on 41 shots. If the Canes’ goalie hadn’t had a career night, the Eagles would’ve won. Colin Fitts is not a goalie who regularly has games with a .960 save percentage. His current average save percentage for the year is .886, and his save percentage in the 9-8 shootout on Saturday night was .833. I personally think that he got saved by the whistle a few times too many that game, but that’s how it goes sometimes. The 2 shots that he did surrender were scored by Embry-Riddle's #13, Colin Bridges and #43 Kyle Usiak The Saturday Night game was a completely different game than Friday’s. University of Miami managed to win a shootout 9-8 with Nicholas Prulhiere and Mitchell Kihm in the net for the Eagles. The Eagles were outshot 53-48, but it was a close game overall. #53, Ryan Knapp played his first game since getting injured earlier in the season and made his impact known immediately by scoring the first goal for the Eagles about 6 minutes into the game to make the score 1-1. #14, Wyatt Ebner and #42, Ryan Marks also scored in the first period, with Marks scoring twice to make the score 6-4 at the end of the period. Marks also scored the lone goal of the 2nd period, getting yet another Hat Trick this season. The third period saw 3 different Eagles score: #23, Jack Birchler, #44, Brantley Miller, and #22, David Lyttle III, but the late surge wasn’t quite enough to overcome the Canes. This might seem like a frustrating weekend for the Eagles, but the University of Miami accidentally let a player play in both of the games who was supposed to serve a two game DQ. Due to that failure by the University of Miami to serve the suspension, both of the weekend’s games count as 5-0 forfeit wins for Embry-Riddle in the rankings. This means that the Eagles are in the Southern Collegiate Hockey Conference’s playoffs now, and have a great shot at making the ACHA South Regional playoffs as well. The Eagles play the #1 ranked Florida Gulf Coast University on Jan. 25th and 26th at Hertz Arena in Fort Myers. Florida Gulf Coast University has one of the best teams in the South region and is ranked #1 in the Southern Collegiate Hockey Conference. They only have one loss this year, and they took that loss here in Daytona after an amazing game by our Eagles. If our Embry-Riddle Eagles can pull off another upset, this time in an away game, it should be a big boost to our standings.
ACHA Mens Division 3 South Rankings 1. Florida Gulf Coast University 2. University of South Florida 3. University of Tampa 4. University of Mississippi 5. University of Georgia 6. University of South Carolina 7. Kennesaw State University 8. Georgia Institute of Technology 9. University of Central Florida 10. Liberty University All Photos: Korbin Martin / The Avion Newspaper
Connor Strobel Reporter
To coincide with the opening of classes, ERAU athletics held the great Welcome Back Party on Wednesday, Jan. 9, complete with sports, free food, and plenty of prizes for everyone. With a grand total of 775 people in attendance for their nightly entertainment, the show began. Everything started at 4 PM with the start of the Women’s Basketball game against the Lynn Knights. Although the Eagles started ahead at the beginning of the match, Lynn quickly took the lead and finished the first quarter with an edge of six at 23-17. Although the Blue and Gold tried valiantly to retake the lead with the scoring of three-pointers, they ultimately failed, and Lynn retained the advantage at the end of the half with the score reading 46-35. The third quarter did not go
much better for the home team as the distance between teams widened. In the final quarter, our Eagles matched Lynn in their scoring, but it was too little too late. The Women Eagles undershot their normal numbers while Lynn overperformed leading to the first home loss for the Women’s basketball team. This loss brought the Eagles to 9-5 overall and 4-3 in the SSC. The space between periods was accentuated by our Embry-Riddle Cheerleading squad, and by the Embry-Riddle Pep Band. There were also short games of basketball by the local youth basketball leagues. During half time for the Men's Basketball game, there was a $100 half court shot. The halfcourt shot is every game, and every time no one makes the shot, the prize goes up a hundred dollars for the next game. ERAU athletics also provided free pizza to the students in the audience and free
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Sports C3 ERAU Athletics Hosts Welcome Back Party beer to the students over the age of 21. At one break in the action, the Embry-Riddle Hockey team threw T-shirts to the audience. After the Women’s game was finished, the men began their 30-minute warmup. With the crowd fully ready, the Eagles went to work. Although the Eagles and Knights fought back and forth for most of the game, it all came down to the end of the game; however, the Blue and Gold's hard-fought game ended in a loss, leaving them 8-10 overall and 1-6 in the SSC. Some athletic games at home on the Embry-Riddle campus offer free food or alcoholic beverage, sometimes both! You can also earn free prizes by joining The Flock and attending games! Come out and support Daytona’s Hometown Team!
All Photos by: Connor Strobel/The Avion Newspaper
Men’s Track Sets Personal Records Cole Helman ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle men's track and field team had a strong showing while hosting its annual Embry-Riddle Indoor/Outdoor Challenge on Saturday. The Blue and Gold had a day full of wins and personal records. Calahen Warren set the standard for the rest of the men's squad. Warren came away victorious in the 3000m with a time of 8:34.56. Later in the day, Warren overcame Evans Kirwa in the one-mile race to earn his second win of the day at a pace of 4:17.46. Kirwa was inducted into the ERAU Athletics Hall of Fame Friday evening. Drew Hart followed Warren's lead by finishing first in the 800m with a time of 1:54.80. Ryan Szklany picked up a win in the 5000m with a personal record of 15:33.66. Josiah Soto placed second in the 600m with a time of 1:21.77. Bryce Walker set a personal record of
1:25.32 in the same event. Senior Lonnie Marts earned second place in the 200m with a time of 22.46. Finishing out the men's races was the team of Soto, Marts, Revendy Paul and Ryan Bethell which won the 4x400m relay with a time of 3:20.31. In the field events, ERAU continued the trend of top-three finishes. Marts earned first place in the long jump with a distance of 6.94m, which set a personal record. Michael Haynes won the discus with a distance of 46.39m. Mark Bertrand followed with a second-place finish in the pole vault with a height of 4.25m. The top-three finishes in the shot put also belonged to ERAU. Brodie Lubelski, Terrence Bobet and Zackary Carpenter finished first, second and third respectively. Lubelski won with a mark of 17.09m. The junior also set a personal record 16.58m in the weight toss. Kenny Onubogu set a personal record of his own in the same event at 15.55m. Connor Guinn finish-
ed second in the high jump with a height of 2.08m. "It was great to get out and compete today to see where everyone was coming off of Christmas Break. We were glad so many schools joined us. We had perfect weather for a great meet. We had several good individual performances and as a team I was happy with where we are. This is a solid opening meet which showed areas of strengths and areas where we need to improve. The next couple of weeks will be critical to our success in indoor season." The Eagles will hit the road to compete in the KMS Invitational on Jan. 27. in Birmingham, Alabama.
Chaz Pokraki/The Avion Newspaper
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