Issue 1 Spring 2011

Tuesday January 25, 2011

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Flight Team greets two new additions Costas Sivyllis News Editor

After many years of hard work from the Embry-Riddle Daytona Flight Team’s two aging Cessna 150’s, they are being replaced this winter with two brand new Cessna 162 Skycatchers, Cessna’s only Light Sport category airplane. The first Skycatcher was welcomed at the flight line on Jan. 3 and the second is

to replace their aging flight line aircraft.

“We are thrilled to get the Cessna 162’s,” said Flight Team head coach Charles Westbrooks, “they are a welcome addition to our fleet and much needed as our 150’s did need replacing.”

ERAU Daytona’s Flight Team began training as soon as the Skycatcher arrived in early

ERAU will be the first collegiate program to use the Skycatcher in flight team competitions.

The aging Cessna 150’s were becoming an increasing maintenance burden, not only taking time away from other maintenance obligations but becoming hindering cost factor as well.

Flight Department Chairman Ken Byrnes is also very pleased with the new equipment. “Our plan is to go with the best aircraft possible and win,” Byrnes said in an inter-

“To be competitive in any landing competition, 40 degrees of flaps is a must. No new aircraft we looked at except the Skycatcher had that advantage.

The 162 is also a very light aircraft, as Cessna took every step possible to save weight. We’re using two pounds worth of decals on the exterior as opposed to 12 pounds of paint, it has a manual flap lever instead of electric, stationary cockpit

and will tinue so in to pretheir petition in May. Thanks to Embry-Riddle’s partnership with Cessna Aircraft,

view, “we are a very competitive flight team with Top Pilot honors this past year and being the only team to fly the Skycatcher is a tribute to our continuing relationship with Cessna.”

Coach Westbrooks is very pleased with the technical aspect of the Cessna 162 as well.

seats, n o carpet, gull wing doors, and a panel mounted control stick instead of yoke. The cockpit is the Garmin G300 panel, all glass.” All these weight saving advantages plus many more will make the Skycatchers very competitive in flight and landing competitions.

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squash racket.

The final twist to the act was the addition of a toilet seat that left him with one leg unnaturally forced into a vertical split.

While entangled in the mess, Alakazam juggled three tennis rackets lined with barbs before he untangled himself from the mess to a thunderous applause.

As latecomers entered the UC, they were mercilessly heckled by Alakazam, one of particular amusement to the crowd was “Glad to see you two back together again” when two guys walked in.

Throughout the act, Alakazam proved not only his flexibility, but also his comic wit with cheeky jokes and sexual innuendos that are integral to his act.

His final act was a huge one that involved seven members of the audience to aid in the set-up and execution.

Involving a metal tower used

by Chinese street performers, four members of the audience held cables to hold it in place, while two others boosted him up into the brace at the top.

The seventh member then passed him five balls that he proceeded to juggle before doing his impression of a giraffe by letting them drop from his rear.

The second half of the night was filled with skits from “A Pair of Nuts” who incorpo-

rate heavy use of multimedia between skits.

Yamil Piedra and Johnny Trabanco have made numerous TV appearances on channels that included Comedy Central, VH1, Discovery Channel and MegaTV. One of the first few skits was the duo watching UFC, with Yamil muting the sound on the TV, to play R. Kelly’s “Bump ‘N Grind” in the background and getting high on it, much to the dismay and disgust of Johnny.

A spelling bee sketch had Johnny trying to spell supercalifragilisticexpialidocious and repeated requests for hints as to the meaning and context of the word resulted in utterly useless responses from Yamil.

Another of the live skits was one where the duo rehearsed for the world charade championship, with Johnny proving absolutely useless as he frequently miscounted the words, leaving Yamil no choice to get ballistic.

The video skits involved mostly ads of fictional products like flavor farts, Gayo! – The mayo for gays, Fu Kiu martial arts academy and The Law Offices of Facmee & Diaz.

At the end, students walked away after an entertaining night of both amazement and laughter, having been treated to two world class acts.

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Florida and the American Dream Tomorrow at 7 p.m. in the IC Auditorium Professor of Florida Studies and author or Land of Sunshine, State of Dreams, Dr. Mormino will explain the fascinating history of immigration to Florida in search of the American dream.

Live Music in the University Center Tomorrow Touch-N-Go Productions will host their Coffee House Artist featuring Terry Grant in University Center running from 12 p.m. until 2 p.m.

Athletics Hall of Fame Inductee Ceremony Saturday, Jan. 29, EmbryRiddle will be inducting new members into it’s Athletics Hall of Fame at the Daytona Beach Hilton Oceanfront Resort at 6 p.m. Come out and support your Eagle Alumni and these talented athletes.

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E m b r y - Riddle’s Prescott campus is also receiving two new Cessna 162 Skycatchers

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Flight Teams to be successful.

Since we’re the only team with the 162, we want to go out and win,” said Westbrooks.

When asked about the transition to the Cessna 162, Westbrooks was very complimentary of the way Cessna handled the deliveries, saying, “Cessna went above and beyond providing excellent ground school training, comprehensive flight training, and continues to give us great support as we transition to this new aircraft.”

Being one of the best flight teams in the country requires the best equipment to keep a competitive advantage. This spring when the flight Team heads to Nationals, Cessna will also be watching closely to see the success of the Skycatchers in their first competition flight.

As the flight team finishes their initial transition, both Flight Chairman Byrnes and Flight Team Coach Westbrooks agree the Skycatcher shows great potential.

Friday Night Laughs JAMuary looks leaves crowd in guffaw to impress Peter Tan

Staff Reporter On the evening of Jan. 21, students of Embry-Riddle were treated to an entertaining show in the University Center.

Al Milar, better known, as “The Human Knot” is a comedian-contortionist who wowed the crowds with a new twist on the art that includes cheeky oneliners as part of his act.

Closing the evening were “A Pair of Nuts,” the award winning comedy sketch duo that hail from Miami, Florida.

Al Milar, who goes by the stage name of Alakazam, comes from Sydney, Australia and is the winner of the first season of “Australia’s Got Talent” and currently holds the Guinness world record for “Fastest time to pass through a tennis racket three times.”

Alakazam’s act started out with some simple acts of contortion, which still made the crowd grimace, as he put both legs behind his shoulders and proceeded to do push-ups on stage.

His next trick was squeezing through a squash racket from head to toe and he surprised the crowd halfway by stopping and squeezing through a tennis racket from side to side, all while he was still stuck in the

with big talent Peter Tan

Staff Reporter Coming up on Friday, Jan. 28, Eagles FM, together with Touch N’ Go productions will be hosting JAMuary, a music festival, on the West Lawn, at 7 p.m., after the Meet the Greeks BBQ held at the same locations earlier that day.

Featuring three bands from the State of Florida, the event looks set to provide a night of good music and free food to the students of Embry-Riddle as the Spring Semester starts rolling.

A local art gallery – The Academy of Payne, along with artists from the nearby Daytona State College will be present, showcasing their works, with some pieces of art available for sale to budding art connoisseurs.

The Academy of Payne is a non-profit art studio in Daytona Beach, Fla. This facility acts as a modern day finishing school; its classes are aimed at teaching financial literacy, self-sufficiency and continued artistic education to the young adults of Florida.

The opening act of the night will be Orange Avenue, a local

Daytona Beach band that plays the bar scene here and have also started playing at Citywalk in Universal Studios Orlando.

They play a mix of originals and covers, mostly of the alternative, pop and rock genres.

Hot Riot! is a band based out of Tampa, with their lead singer hailing from Los Angeles, Cali.

The band is currently traveling around the States and plays a mix of electro, pop and rock.

From Miami, Sloan Peterson is a five-man band playing pop punk and is highly active in the Miami scene, with gigs almost every other day. They have released a number of EPs within the last four years and are currently in the process of recording a full-length album.

On Wednesday, Jan. 26, Orange Avenue will be interviewed on our very own WIKD at 4 p.m., during the Failer and Sean show. This will be followed up with an interview with Hot Riot! at 6 p.m. during the Disaster show.

Eagles FM and Touch N’ Go productions would like to invite everyone out to this event and asks that you bring all your friends along for a night of good food and music in the wonderful Florida winter.

On Thursday, Jan. 27, Career Services will be hosting a seminar for students looking for internships. Learn how to conduct an effective internship/job search, chose which resources are available to conduct research, utilizing effective networking tips, and more. The seminar will be hosted in IC104.

ALPA ACE Club General Session On Thursday, Jan. 27 in COB 114, the ALPA ACE Club will be hosting their General Session and professional development meeting for January. ALPA Pilots and Safety Committee members will be present, to discuss aviation safety, air crash investigation, and professionalism in the industry, ALPA ACE Club is also recruiting new members. Any interested professional pilots should attend.

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ALAKAZAM AND “A PAIR of Nuts” entertained the Embry-Riddle community Friday night.

Alakazam, a contortionist, proved his flexibility and juggling skills, while “A Pair of Nuts” brought nutty humor to the University Center.

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ORANGE AVENUE, HOT RIOT! and Sloane Peterson will be performing on the West Lawn on Friday as part of JAMuary.

Eagles FM will be interviewing Orange Avenue and Hot Riot! on Wednesday afternoon on WIKD radio.

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Julliet Okeke Staff Report

Embry-Riddle will be holding its Activities Fair for the spring semester on Tuesday, Jan. 25. The program is going to take place near the UC and legacy walkway. The fair provides an opportunity for new and returning students to learn about various clubs/organization on campus and enroll in them as well.

There are more than 150 clubs on the Daytona Beach campus.

Most of the clubs come under each of the following; sports clubs, special interest groups, Greek life (sororities and fraternities), honor societies, aviation clubs, military organizations, international student groups, and religious clubs.

The Department of Student Activities provides support for all of these organizations in addition to assisting students in starting a new club/organization.

Involvement in any club or organization develops social responsibility, strong group dynamics, leadership, communication, management, management, budgeting, and decision-making skills. Students are advised to enroll in any of the clubs as this will help strengthen their networks and also make college life more worthwhile. For more information about the activities fair, please go tohttp://www.erau.edu/international/int_student_life.html

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ORGANIZATIONS SET UP ON the Legacy Walkway to share information about their organizations and recruit new members. The event takes place each semester during one of the first couple of weeks of school.

University announces new COA minor James Holt

Staff Reporter ERAU is having new Predator B Unmaned Aircraft Vechile (UAV) simulators installed on campus. “[The Predator B simulators] are part of a new class on Unmaned Airel System (UAS) flight operations which will include both pilot and sensor operations in a General Atomics Predator B Unmanned Aircraft,” Professor of Aeronautical Science Ted Beneigh said.

The simulators will be used

in a course which will be part of the new B.S. degree in Unmanned Aircraft Systems Science planned to begin in Fall 2011.

“In this new simulation course, we intend to give instruction in Unmanned Aircraft Systems ground control stations, pilot stations, and sensor operator stations,” Beneigh said.

The simulation lab will help teach students proper use of flight controls, sensor controls, cross-country operations, and the interface between personnel, man, and machine.

“We are planning on locating

the simulator lab, containing approximately seven Predator B workstations, on the ground floor of the Advanced Flight Simulation Center building,” Beneigh said.

Currently ERAU offers a minor in unmanned aircraft systems which began in Fall 2010.

New pending FAA regulations are expected to allow unmanned aircraft systems to operate within civilian airspace in the United States within the next few years, which will create a strong need for more experts trained to operate unmanned aircraft.

Anne Stokes

Student Activities Student leaders from the Central Florida area will gather at Embry-Riddle for the 2011 Student Leadership Conference, Navigating Your Journey, on Saturday, Feb. 5.

Students attending the conference will have the opportunity to hear inspiring speakers, participate in dynamic leadership workshops and learn strategies for their future endeavors. The Embry-Riddle Department of Student Activities and Campus Events has assembled speakers from several Florida universities in addition to EmbryRiddle to offer insights into how to improve leadership style, how to make a difference in your school or organization now, and how to translate these skills into later professional life.

The daylong conference has become an annual offering at EmbryRiddle, and has grown from a campus-wide event to one that includes students from numerous colleges and universities across the state. Attendees will be able to choose up to three workshops on a wide variety of topics, to explore their areas of interest through question and answer sessions, and share their ideas with their peers.

Keynote speaker for the conference will be Del Suggs, a well-known singer/songwriter and guitarist from the beaches

of North Florida.

“Suggs is one of the most popular Leadership Development speakers in the college market.

Campus Activities magazine named him one of the “Hot Speaker Choices” for 2010” said Amy Vaughan, Associate Director of Student Activities for Student Government and Leadership Programming., “He was rated best speaker by students attending the National Association for Campus Activities (NACA) last fall, and we are excited to have him speak at

ERAU.” Suggs, who performs his songs during his presentation, is one of the most published authors in the field of Student Activities, and his articles have appeared in Programming, Student Activities Journal and Campus Activities magazines.

He has also written for numerous outdoor publications such as Canoe and Trailer Boats magazines.

Suggs is past president of the Tallahassee Museum of History

and Natural Science, has served on the boards of the Florida Flambeau Foundation, Inc., and the Musicians Association of Tallahassee. He was named “Volunteer of the Year” by WFSU-FM, the NPR affiliate in Tallahassee, and is a Voting Member of The National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences (The Grammy Awards). He has been nominated for the “Harry Chapin Award for Contributions to Humanity”, the highest honor in the entertainment industry for public service, three times.

Suggs, a sailor, house builder, television host for public broadcasting, song writer, and adjunct professor in both the College of Education and in the College of Music at Florida S t a t e University, presents his educational programs to more than 4,000 people at over 100 conferences, conventions, and campuses annually. Examples of Suggs’ music and articles are available at www.saltwatermusic.com .

“I encourage students to register early, and to anticipate a rewarding day at the conference,” said Vaughan.

Registration for is online at www.erauinvolvement.com , and the fee is $10 for EmbryRiddle students and $15 for others. This includes all conference materials, a continental breakfast and lunch. For additional information call Student Activities and Campus Events, 386-226-6039.

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ON TUESDAY, JAN. 18, Marc Bernier, Special Assistant to Embry-Riddle President Johnson, started this semester’s President’s Speaker Series with a panel discussion on Homeland Security and Environmental Risks. The Panel included Steve Handelsman, NBC News, Edward Goodwin, Federal Security Director for the Transportation Security Administration, Jens Puls, and Embry-Riddle Instructor, and Dr. James Ramsey, Embry-Riddle Professor and Coordinator for the Homeland Security Program.

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Clubs and organizations Thank you from the start completing budgets Student Government Srinisha Shankar SGA Treasurer

It’s that time of the semester again when Student Organizations may start completing their budgets for SGA funding. This past semester, the Student Finance Board was able to allocate more money than ever to clubs and organizations on campus.

The process of funding was a radical change from earlier semesters since everything is now online.

Organizations no longer have to print twenty pages of paper when they only needed five and could easily change their budget plan as many times as they wanted to.

Implementation of this system was a rocky process, but through advertisement and the treasurers training workshop, clubs got a handle on how

to most effectively plan their budget using our new system.

Last semester, over $100,000 went directly to fund student organizations project, events, social activities and conferences. This semester we plan to allocate over $100,000 again so plan your events early since the budget packet will be live on Monday, Jan. 24. It can be found at sga.db.erau.edu. Please read all the instructions when filling out the budget packet. The most important part of the process is receipt submission!

Clubs have to turn in valid receipts to get reimbursed for their purchases. The information regarding what the SGA will and will not fund can be found on the cover sheet of the budget packet. The treasurer’s checklist will also help you ensure that you are following the right steps.

The treasurers training meet-

ing will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 6 p.m. in COB 114 and every club present is entered to win an extra $100 towards their allocation. Please ensure a representative, preferable the treasurer, is present at this meeting. This semester the finance board hopes to continue planning an informational forum to educate students about various financial matters. We also plan to have bi-weekly updates regarding SGA finances in The Avion so more students can understand the process we go through.

The SGA looks forward to working with your organization this semester. Again, if you have any questions regarding the SGA funding process, please stop by our office to speak with any of the SGA Liaisons, SFB members, or the SGA Treasurer Srinisha Shankar e-mail sgatres@erau.edu.

Matthew Falkler

COB Representative On behalf of myself, SGA President Justin Fletcher, SGA Vice President Abdul Twahir, and SGA Treasurer Srinisha Shankar, I would like to thank everyone who applied for the Student Government Association Vacancies in the Student Representative Board and the Student Finance Board. We had approximately 50 students pick up applications for the two vacancies on the Student Finance Board and the five vacancies in the Student Representative Board which included two vacancies in the College of Aviation, two vacancies in the College of Engineering, and one vacancy in the College of Business. These applicants enthusiasm towards the university and bettering student life is exactly why the SGA is successful at what we do.

The Student Representative Board and the Student Finance Board saw a large amount of quality applicants this semester.

This is going to make selecting just five students for the Student Representative Board

and two students for the Student Finance Board extremely difficult. Even though a good amount of applicants will not be selected, we encourage all students to get involved with the Student Government Association by joining as a Member-AtLarge. We also encourage students to join one of the Student Representative Board’s six committees. These six committees include the Constitution Committee, Environmental Awareness Committee, Flight Line Satisfaction Committee, Progress Committee, Promotions Committee and SafeRide Committee. The SGA Divisions of Touch-N-Go, The Avion and Eagles FM are always looking for motivated students as well to volunteers.

For the first time in the history of the Student Government Association, Vacancy applications were made available through the SGA website. Around half of all applicants received their vacancy packets from the SGA website. This would not have been possible without the tireless efforts of College of Aviation Representative Alton Anderson.

Representative Anderson came to

the Student Representative Board as a vacancy in the Fall 2010 semester and completely redesigned the SGA website. Thanks to Mr. Anderson’s hard work and knowledge of website design, he has transformed the SGA website to the standard ERAU website format and has kept it up to date ever since. College of Business Representative Gillian Liu designed the a-frame advertisements and I thank her for her hard work. I would also like to thank all of the members of the Student Finance Board and the Student Representative Board Vacancy Committee, which consisted of Representatives Amy Luckette, Alton Anderson, Andrew Bellini, Whitney Loubier, and Vice President Abdul Twahir who conducted interviews for all these quality candidates. Finally, I thank the SGA Office Staff for answering all the applicant’s questions and concerns.

Again, I thank all of you who applied for the Student Representative Board and the Student Finance Board vacancies. The winners will be formally announced in the next issue of the Avion.

Get to Get to know your SGA know your SGA Representative Representative Jay Palicha

Curtis Dodge

Residence Life

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Junior Aerospace Engineering My name is Jay Palicha and I am a junior in the Bachelor of Science in Aerospace Engineering Program with a concentration in Aeronautics. Although I am Indian by birth, I hail from the small island of Bahrain in the Arabian Peninsula. I was elected to the Student Government Association this year to serve on the Representative Board as your Residence Life Liaison.

The reason I wanted this particular position is that I have a passion for improving Housing and Residence Life at Embry-Riddle. I have been involved with the Embry-Riddle Resident Student Association since my freshman year, and have served on its Executive Board for almost two years now in various capacities.

I am a proud brother of the Phi Delta Theta Fraternity and I also serve as the Executive Director for Up Til’ Dawn and the Vice President of the Honor Students Association.

In addition, I have spent spells working with Touch-N-Go Productions and The Avion and have also been involved with the Indian Students Association.

As a part of my position with the SGA, I

liaise between the Representative Board and officials at the Department of Housing and Residence Life. I attend meetings of both the Representative Board and the Embry-Riddle Resident Student Association and take resident concerns back and forth between the two.

Basically, I do whatever I can to improve life on campus by making sure residents get what they would like to see implemented and also to improve facilities that are not necessarily useful to residents in their current form.

Some of the Projects I am working on right now are the installation of a volleyball pit behind the Student Village and the upkeep of the Water Fountain outside McKay Hall, in addition to my work with the SGA Promotions Committee, where we try our best to get SGA’s name and services out to the campus. Upon graduation from this esteemed school, I hope to work with Airbus one day where they continue to push the boundaries of aircraft design.

If there is one message I would like to convey to other students, the best thing you can do is to get involved. Start by attending an SGA or ERRSA meeting! You won’t regret it!

Senior Aeronautical Science My name is Curtis Dodge and I am from Laconia, New Hampshire. I came to EmbryRiddle as a freshman after graduating high school in 2007.

In my spare time I like to play golf, exercise and hang out with friends. My favorite hobbies are skiing and snowboarding which neither are very viable in Florida.

I represent the College of Aviation here on campus and I am also the Flight Line Satisfaction Chairperson. I hope to accomplish better relations between the flight line and the students this year as well as explore ways to cut costs to students through scholarship funds and other avenues. I love to get involved on campus.

I am involved in the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity where I hold the position of Brotherhood Chair, President of Eagles of the Outdoors and Vice President of the Finance and Investment club on campus.

After I graduate from Embry-Riddle I hope to further my education by entering into an MBA program and then pursuing a flight or business job opportunity. I enjoy all of the opportunities that Embry-Riddle offers to its students and encourage others to get involved with campus life whatever avenue that may be, after all you do get what you give and I hope to give back as much as I can this semester to the student body.

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Student Life Phi Delta Theta initiates pledges Rocketry club gives students new edge The Avion, january 25, 2011

Trey Pietras ERPL

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CONGRATULATIONS ARE IN ORDER for the newly initiated Alpha Delta pledge class of Phi Delta Theta. The four new brothers, Alan Houston, Ethan Sammy Hung, William Shaler and Noah Heinze were formally initiated on Sunday, Jan. 16.

Are you interested in working with a hands-on, award winning rocketry team? Last year, ERAU’s ERPL earned first place in a hybrids competition against many other universities and plan to do it again this semester.

Experimental Rocket Propulsion Labs, ERPL, is an engineering club which specializes in the research, development and testing of rockets and engines.

Although we are primarily aerospace engineers, all students at Embry-Riddle are welcome to join. We have five active programs for this semester: Solids, Liquids, Hybrids, Plasma, and Breakthrough Propulsion.

You are guaranteed to find something you love.

Spring semester promises plenty of hands-on design projects. The Solids team will be working on new formulas for igniters, designing a more efficient type of nozzle and finishing the construction of a strand burner used f o r

measuring test fires.

Liquids will begin constructing small-scale engines based on last semester’s research.

Hybrids will research options for how to get more thrust and better overall performance. Their research will be put into the schematics for a new rocket this fall.

Hybrids will also be completing the launch setup for “Black Mamba,” our rocket for a mid-April competition.

Plasma team will design an experimental engine. Finally, Breakthrough Propulsion will conduct research in futuristic forms of propulsion and begin construction of an ion lifter.

We apply what we learn in class to a handson project and have fun in the process.

We are also linked with the EV-2 senior design project, whose goal is to put a satellite into space and learn how to become actively involved in this project when we become seniors.

Finally, we tour various companies, such as the L3 Coleman facilities in Orlando.

Stop by our booth at the Activities Fair. Our first general meeting will be held on Tuesday, Jan. 25 at 5:30 p.m. in Lehman room 170.

this semester, will be comprised of some LGBTQ students who have experienced bullying and/or harassment at some point in their lives. Panel members will serve as an emotional and educational inspiration to all students by discussing how they got through these challenges and what changes need to occur in our society. Students and faculty who attend will be encouraged to ask questions and invited to engage in the discussion.

Other events will be announced later this semester.

P.R.I.D.E.! is about making a difference and being on the

forefront of change. Taking steps toward real equality is never easy, but P.R.I.D.E.! members will be there to foster those changes and help foster qualities that will allow others to take on the fight with them. They ask any student who supports equality, regardless of sexuality, to join them and say, “You’ll be PROUD you did.”

P.R.I.D.E.! meetings are held on Wednesday’s at 7 p.m. in COB 127. If you are interested in joining, please attend a meeting or contact Mitchell Hamilton at hamiltm7@my.erau.edu.

New club sponsors panel discussion Joseph Jaworski P.R.I.D.E.

People Respecting Identity, Diversity, & Equality (P.R.I.D.E.!) is a newly started club on campus for LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, & Questioning) students and their straight allies. Part of the club’s mission is “to enhance the Embry-Riddle community by promoting awareness of diverse sexual identities through educational and recreational activities” and “by advocating for acceptance and

respect among all people.”

The members of P.R.I.D.E.!, with help from supportive faculty and staff members, work with organizations, such as Equality Florida, to shed light on the current cultural issues surrounding the LGBTQ community. Members “pride” themselves on bringing those issues to the forefront, tackling them, and helping to shape future leaders by fostering personal growth within their members.

Through various events and initiatives, this club aims to make a real difference on campus. Two major events that

will be happening this spring semester are two panel discussions.

At the “Zero Tolerance of Harassment: Panel Discussion,” relevant members of the Embry-Riddle administration will tackle questions dealing with the University’s stance on bullying and harassment, especially as it relates to LGBTQ students. This discussion will allow students and faculty the opportunity to ask their own questions as well as actively engage in a thorough and productive conversation about Embry-Riddle’s “zero tolerance” policy, which

protects all students against not only overt forms of bullying and harassment but also more subtle form of harassment, including “ridicule” and “embarrassment.” This panel discussion is especially timely in light of recent media coverage about the bullying of gay students, which has resulted in numerous suicides across our nation.

The “Zero Tolerance of Harassment: Panel Discussion” will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 26 at 7 p.m. on the Flight Deck.

The second panel discussion, which will occur later

Congratulations

from the Flight Department to the following students for receiving their:

Private Pilot Certificates Hugh Gardner Lazenberry Jr. 11/21/10 Berny Djemy Semexan 12/2/10 Mitchell Todd Hamilton 12/3/10 Gassim Mbaga Mbogo 12/6/10 Guy Etienne Eschmann 12/6/10 James Michael Turner Jr. 12/7/10 Algernon Joseph Lewis 12/9/10 Babak Jeremiah Gilbert 12/9/10 Caleb Scott McKee 12/14/10 Yaser Ahmed N Alqahtani 12/14/10 John Robert Leslie 12/15/10 Patrick Donavan Welsh 12/17/10 Mineris Figueroa Agosto 12/20/10 Da Hyun Shim 12/21/10 Stephen Cody Sherrill 12/21/10 Benjamin Edward Rachel 12/22/10 David Wayne Dowker Jr. 12/22/10 Stanley Donald Holling Jr. 12/22/10 Scott John Edwards 1/7/11 Jordan W. Jones 1/13/11

Instrument Rating Certificate Nicholas Mark Frederico 11/23/10 Eric Andrew Boyd 11/23/10 Mark James Becker 12/1/10 Teodoro Calderon 12/2/10 Teodoro Fernando Calderon 12/2/10 Gregory Aidan Baylis 12/6/10 Jeremy Vandekar 12/6/10 Simon Mungai Kimana 12/6/10 Ross Garoniak 12/8/10 Blake Anthony Ditlow 12/14/10 Corbin Alexander Walburn 12/14/10 Jamie Kevin Beaver 12/14/10 Sharad David 12/14/10 Zoe Cunningham 12/14/10 Don Alexander Taylor 12/16/10 Teressa Lynn Lau 12/16/10 John Braddock Tollett 12/17/10 Fergus Whalen Clark 12/20/10 Yo Han Park 12/20/10 Justin Scott Solomon 12/21/10 Shagore Paul 12/22/10 Tarah Sylvie Ernest 12/22/10 Pablo Jose Ramon Rivera Solivan 12/23/10 Timothy Matthew Romack 1/5/11 Arjun Kolhatkar 1/14/11 Peter Niklaus Weber 1/14/11

Private Multiengine Add-on Rating Commercial Pilot Certificate Daniel Philipp Dietz 11/23/10 Stefan Mikell Parham 1/8/10 Brian Edward McNamara 12/9/10 Saeed Salem Saeed Balabd Alsuwaidi 12/14/10 Michael Walter Kuchyt II 12/15/10 Brian Thomas Dahlkamp 12/16/10 Taylor Richard Konell 12/16/10 Ibrahim Khalid Ahmed Dasuki 12/17/10 Lennon Ziggy Gene Davis 12/17/10 Daniel Vincent Urbanski 12/18/10 Alan John Larsen 12/21/10 Christian Daniel Schirra 12/21/10 John Charles Fremont VI 12/21/10 Matthew Robert Budd 1/15/11

Commercial Multiengine Add-on Rating Michael John Brunetti Jr. 11/26/10 Stephen Michael Colby 11/24/10 Kenny Mikael Arnaldi 12/3/10 Vesselin Svetlinov Slaveykov 12/3/10 Michael Allen Cippant 12/4/10 James Claude Remsing 12/6/10 Andre Rudolf Zimmermann 12/7/10 Jeffrey Michael Simmons 12/7/10 Alain Aguayo Lopez 12/11/10 Mary Katherine Westling 12/11/10 Craig Michael Lupa 12/14/10 Mateo Arias 12/14/10 Jordan Dion Spencer 12/15/10 Brian Alan Falk 12/16/10 Jacob Kirk Smith 12/16/10 Kenneth Stephen Bobby Jr. 12/16/10 Eden Eileen Hoben 12/21/10 Mark Anthony Stankevych 12/21/10 Jae Kun Koh 12/23/10 Cody Allen Hill 1/3/11 Brian Peter Ljungqvist 1/6/11 Jerome Orstin Alexander Williams 1/14/11 Kyle Louis Rannachan 1/14/11

Gregory Mazzei 12/1/10 Mark Andrew Bono 12/14/10 William Jeremy Simpkins 12/20/10 Jo Daniel Daloso Relucio 12/21/10 Seth Douglas Pripps 12/21/10 Andrew John Cegla 12/22/10 Samantha Ellen Judd 12/23/10 Cory John Klimko 1/5/11 Robert John Stronski 1/18/11

Commercial Single Engine Add-on Rating Bryan George Weisenburger 12/3/10 Evan Michael Muller 12/14/10 Peter McFarland Moynahan 12/14/10 Christine Nicole Mayfield 12/17/10 Saeed Salem Saeed Balabd Alsuwaidi 12/17/10 Calvin Atticus Thomas 12/21/10 Jonathan Wade Pharr 12/22/10

Flight Instructor Airplane Certificate Jeffrey Mathew Marques 12/14/10 Bradford Karl Fehring 12/15/10 Hrvoje Bulic 12/16/10 Kevin Thomas Nixon 12/17/10 Monique Christine Gagnon 12/20/10 Caroline Grace Brozovich 12/22/10 Hector Ivan Sanchez Rodriguez 12/22/10

Flight Instructor Instrument Certificate James Alexander Zimmerman 11/30/10 Antoine Bertrand Simon Daugny 12/13/10 Eugene Huh Lee 12/18/10 Casey Shane Cartusciello 12/21/10 Brian Peter Ljungqvist 12/23/10 Shane Vincent Alcock 1/6/11 Joseph Porter Rood 1/12/11

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Student Forum “What are you most excited about in 2011?”

Compiled by: James Holt

John Colley Freshman Aerospace Engineering

Austin Ebert Freshman Aerospace Engineering

Gunnar Voglrieder Freshman Aeronautical Science

Madeleine Edbom Junior Aerospace Engineering

Max Ooi Junior Aerospace Engineering

Thomas Guido Freshman Aerospace Engineering

“I am looking forward to summer vacation.”

“I’m excited to start my first semester in college.”

“Getting my Private Pilots license.”

“Going to Nationals for ERAU women’s soccer.”

“The world will end next year! Yay!”

“Nuclear Powered Cars (The Cadillac)”

New year, new opinions articles!

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Space Feature

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Francis R. “Dick� Scobee Commander

Gregory B. Jarvis Payload Specialist 2 Judith A. Resnik Mission Specialist

Christa McAuliffe Payload Specialist 1

Ellison S. Onizuka Mission Specialist 1

Michael J. Smith Pilot

The McNair Scholars Program Ronald E. McNair Mission Specialist 3

After many delays, STS-51L finally launched on Jan. 28, 1986 at 11:38 a.m. Everything appeared normal until 73 seconds after launch, when the shuttle suddenly broke apart leaving a ball of smoke, flame and debris. Over six months, recovery teams searched 450 square miles of the Atlantic Ocean to depths of 1,200 feet. The debris now sits in an abandoned missile silo at Cape Canaveral. The Rogers Commission was formed to investigate the accident, and published a report on June 9, 1986 which documented the cause of the accident, problems with NASA management and improvements to be made to the space shuttle program. The accident was found to be caused by a failed O-ring in the right solid rocket booster which failed because of cold temperatures.

The program was established by the Department of Education in honor of Dr. Ronald E. McNair. The program prepares undergraduate students for doctoral studies through research and other scholarly activities. Previous ERAU students who have completed the program include Rafael Patrick and Heidi Cabrera. The McNair Scholars Program is now accepting applicants for Spring 2011. Applicants must be: (1) Enrolled as a sophomore, junior, or senior; (2) Interested in exploring graduate school options; (3) Have a 2.7 or higher cumulative GPA; (4) Either come from a low-income family and be a first generation college student, or be a member of a minority ethnic group that is underrepresented in graduate education; and (5) An American citizen or permanent resident.

Basketball moves to No. 10 after Ave Maria win B2

Start of the EmbryRiddle track and field season B3

Six baseball players at the AllStar game B2

Alexis Pradie drafted by MLS team FC Dallas B2 ANTOINE DAUGNY/AVION

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EMBRY-RIDDLE AVE MARIA

Alison Smalling

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ERAU Athletics The 10th-ranked EmbryRiddle men’s basketball team battled through an uncharacteristic 24 turnovers to extend its conference record to 7-1 with a 71-52 victory over Ave Maria on Saturday. The Eagles retain their hold on second place in The Sun Conference and are now 19-2 on the year.

The Eagles were the more dominant team at the start of the game, outscoring the Gyrenes 17-6 in the first six minutes to open up an 11-point lead. The Eagle defense was also strong to start the game, forcing 13 Ave Maria turn-

overs in the first 11 minutes.

The miscues led to 14 ERAU points and helped the Eagles extend their advantage to 18 points (34-16) with 6:40 left in the first period.

At the 6:02 mark, the Eagles were called for an offensive foul, and that play started a downward spiral that allowed the Gyrenes to get back into the game. ERAU turned the ball over on the next four consecutive possessions and missed the mark on their next two shot attempts. Meanwhile, Ave Maria began to take care of the basketball and the Gyrenes’ new-found composure allowed them to make shots and cut the lead to 12 with 3:21 left in the half. A three-pointer

by Kiel Lewis marked the start of an 8-0 AMU run over the last 2:17 and at the intermission, the Eagles led by just seven points, 39-32. Ray Graham came off the bench to pace the Eagle scoring in the first frame, tallying 11 points on 4-of-7 shooting, including a perfect 2-for-2 from

beyond the arc.

Coming out of the break, the Eagles still struggled to regain their poise, turning the ball over five times in the first six possessions of the second half.

The Gyrenes also struggled in the first three and half minutes of the second stanza, but Dylan Fugate’s three ended the scoring drought and pulled the Gyrenes within four (3934) with 17:24 to play.

Fugate’s basket served as a wake-up call for the Eagles who answered immediately with a three-pointer from Glenn Dalcourt. ERAU rattled off seven unanswered points to build its advantage back up to 11 points with 14:27 remaining.

Over the next two minutes the Gyrenes managed to keep within striking distance, but a jumper by Blake Touchard sparked a 9-2 run that helped the Eagles build the lead to back up to 16 points with 9:39 left on the clock. Ave Maria exhibited a never-say-die attitude throughout the remainder

of the contest, but in the end, the Eagles proved to be too much and left the Gyrenes’ new gymnasium with the 19-point win.

Overall, the Eagles received a balanced effort as shown in their 19 assists on 26 made baskets. Touchard and Graham were ERAU’s high scorers at 15 points apiece, with Touchard also contributing four assists and four steals. The Eagles also got a solid all-around effort from David Butler who finished with 12 points, nine rebounds, four assists, four blocks and two steals. Brett Rawlings posted his second double-double of the year with 11 points and 10 boards, while Dalcourt completed the list of ERAU players in double figures with 11 points.

Dylan Fugate led all scorers with 18 points as Ave Maria drops to 12-8 overall and 2-4 in league play.

The Eagles’ next game will be at 7 p.m. on Wednesday when they host Webber International at the ICI Center.

BLAKE TOUCHARD TALLIED 15 points, four assistants and four steals against Ave Maria.

battle, but in the end the Eagles prevailed holding off the Lions 88-82. The Eagles are now 17-2 overall and 5-1 in the league, while the Lions fall to 8-10 overall and 4-3 in league play.

ERAU received a balanced scoring performance from the players that took the floor with five individuals registering double-digit performances. David Butler led the way with his seventh double-double of the year on 23 points and 10 rebounds to go with his three blocks. Blake Touchard also had a double-double with 10 points and a seasonhigh 10 assists. Brandon Caputo record season-highs in scoring

(11 points) and rebounding (8), while Glenn Dalcourt and Ray Graham finished with 17 points and 14 points, respectively.

Both teams exchanged baskets in the opening minutes of play, resulting in a 4-4 tie at the 17:13 mark. The Eagles, who made seven of their next eight shot attempts, capitalized on just 1-of-5 shooting by the Lions over the next four minutes to open up a 12-point (18-6) lead.

Florida Memorial was able to work its way out of the brief slump behind the three-point shooting of Donovan McLendon.

McLendon scored 10 of the Lions’ next 16 points during their

comeback and his trey at the 7:45 mark gave FMU its first lead of the game, 25-22.

The Lions held a four-point advantage until a three by Glenn Dalcourt and a free throw by Jarod Leonard drew the Eagles level at 28-28 with 3:24 remaining in the half. Florida Memorial was able to regain the lead two more times, but each time, the Eagles had an answer and after knotting the score (33-33) for the sixth time in the period, the Blue and Gold outscored the Lions 5-2 in the final 1:53 to take a 40-35 lead into the locker room at the half.

The Eagles carried that

momentum into the second half of play and quickly built the advantage up to 10 (51-41) with 16:11 to play. The Blue and Gold maintained a lead between five and eight points until a jumper

by McClendon at the 10:40 mark sparked a 9-1 run that put Florida Memorial back in front, 60-59.

Over the next two minutes, each team managed to claim the lead, but neither was able to maintain an advantage as the lead changed six times during that stretch. With 5:57 left on the clock, Brett Rawlings knocked down his only three of the night to put ERAU up by one (68-67).

That long-range shot swung the

momentum firmly back in the Eagles’ favor as they outscored the Lions 14-5 on the way to an 82-72 cushion with 1:12 left to play.

Florida Memorial made it a six-point game with a minute to go and resorted to fouling the Eagles to try and get back into the game. But after shooting just 66.7 percent in the first half, ERAU, led by Dalcourt who was 6-for-6 from the free throw line, converted on 10 of its last 13 free throw attempts to secure the win.

McClendon was the game’s high scorer with 25 points, while George Gray added 17 points in the Lions’ effort.

Memorial, Warner, Northwood and Ave Maria.

Seniors Tucker Jensen, Phillip Reamy, Steve Sabins and Barrett Bruce along with juniors Chris Page and Ben Kline represented the Blue and Gold at the event.

Jensen started the game for the North squad and pitched two innings. He didn’t allow a hit, allowed only one walk and had one strikeout.

Reamy and Bruce both came out of the bullpen for the North team. Reamy came in right after Jensen and struck out two of the three batters he faced. Bruce entered the game in the fifth inning and gave up two runs on two hits in one inning of work.

Sabins started at third base for the North and played the first five innings. He grounded out to the shortstop in his first at bat and was robbed of a hit in

his second by a diving play up the middle.

Kline entered the game in the sixth inning at shortstop.

He singled through the left side

of the infield in his first at bat and also made a leaping play at shortstop to save a run from scoring late in the game.

Page, who subbed in for

Southeastern’s Kyle Petrick in the seventh inning, struck out in his first at bat. In his second, he lined into a double play to end the contest with the South

defeating the North 11-6.

The Eagles will begin their season on Feb. 5 with a double header at home against Auburn Montgomery.

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Eagles outlast Florida Memorial, 88-82 EMBRY-RIDDLE 88 FLORIDA MEMORIAL 82 Alison Smalling

ERAU Athletics The Florida Memorial men’s basketball team brought an 8-9 record into the ICI Center and gave fourth-ranked EmbryRiddle a tough Sun Conference

Six Eagles play in Sun Conference All-Star Game Austin Quinn

ERAU Athletics Six Embry-Riddle baseball players took part in the annual Sun Conference All-Star game Saturday at Sliwa Stadium.

The game, held annually before each team’s regular season begins, is a contest for juniors and seniors to showcase their talents in front of major league scouts. The conference is split up into a North and South division and players are selected by their respective coaches to represent their teams. The North team consisted of players from Webber International, Embry-Riddle, SCAD Savannah, Southeastern and South Carolina Beaufort while the South team was made up of players from St. Thomas, Florida

Upcoming Sporting Events MEN’S BASKETBALL

Wednesday, Jan. 26: Webber International * Daytona Beach, Fla. 7 p.m Friday, Jan. 28: vs Johnson and Wales Daytona Beach, Fla. 7 p.m Monday, Jan. 31: vs Northwood * Daytona Beach, Fla. 7 p.m

MEN’S TRACK

Sunday, Jan. 30:

Jimmy Carnes Gainesville, Fla. TBA

WOMEN’S TRACK

Sunday, Jan.30 : Jimmy Carnes Gainesville, Fla. TBA

*-TSC Opponents

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SIX EAGLES PARTICIPATED IN The Sun Conference All-Star Game. The game is held annually before each team’s regular season begins and is a contest for juniors and seniors to showcase their talent in front of major league scouts.

Alexis Pradie picked No. 15 in MLS Supplemental Draft Alison Smalling

ERAU Athletics Embry-Riddle senior Alexis Pradie will have an opportunity to extend his soccer career as he was the 15th overall pick in the 2011 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft on Tuesday.

Pradie was drafted by FC Dallas in the first round of the first MLS Supplemental draft since 2008 and was the only NAIA studentathlete taken in the first round.

Pradie amassed a number of accolades in his two seasons playing for Embry-Riddle. A native of Marseille, France, Pradie played a large role in helping the Eagles to eight shutouts in 2009, anchoring the defense in 21 matches.

The two-time league Defensive Player of the Week was named The Sun Conference Defensive Player of the Year and contributed on the offensive side of the pitch with four goals and an assist. He was also tabbed as a first team All-Conference selection and a second team All-American and played a significant role in the Eagles’ conference and regular season titles and their NAIA quar-

terfinal run.

Pradie started in all 15 of his matches for the Eagles in his senior season. He helped anchor an Eagle defense that totaled six shutouts and a 1.34 goals against average and added five goals to the Eagle offense, including the gamewinning goals against Johnson & Wales (Oct.23) and Warner (Nov. 6). Pradie was honored as an honorable mention All-American, a first team All-Conference honoree and a Daktronics-NAIA AllAmerica Scholar Athlete recognition in 2010.

MLS held its first Supplemental draft in 2003 to distribute players who were signed by the league. After a one-year hiatus, the Supplemental draft was reinstated in 2005 to accommodate the expansion of developmental rosters and the creation of reserve teams. Due to roster changes that led to fewer developmental spaces, the Supplemental Draft was discontinued in 2009-10. The return of the reserved league has led to the return of the Supplemental Draft in 2011.

Pradie will graduate with a degree in Business Administration from Embry-Riddle in May.

ANTOINE DAUGNY/AVION

SENIOR ALEXIS PRADIE WAS selected as the 15th overall pick in the 2011 Major League Soccer Supplemental Draft.

Pradie helped to anchor the Eagle’s defense.

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Eagles bounce back to top Warner, 81-63 EMBRY-RIDDLE WARNER

Alison Smalling

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ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle men’s basketball team rebounded from a tough loss at Northwood to take an 81-63 road win against conference foe Warner, Wednesday at the Turner Athletic Center.

Ray Graham led the way for the Eagles, posting his third double-double of the season with a game-high 20 points and 13 rebounds as the Eagles improved to 16-2 overall and 4-1 in The Sun Conference.

The Eagles got off to an uncharacteristically sluggish start as it took the team almost three minutes to register its first

points of the game. ERAU turned the ball over on two of its first three possessions and missed its first three shot attempts. The Eagles’ slow start allowed the Royals to tally nine unanswered points for a 9-0 lead.

David Butler finally scored the Eagles’ first points on a layup at the 17:04 mark and that basket awakened the Eagles’ defense and offense. The Eagles forced four consecutive Royal miscues and behind six points from Jarod Leonard, ERAU was able to claw its way back into the game and took over the lead (12-11) at the 14:25 mark on a Blake Touchard lay-up.

Over the next three and half minutes neither team was able to convert on its offensive opportunities. Warner finally ended the drought when Malcolm Campbell made one of two free throws to tie the score at 12-12 with 11:12 left in the half. Embry-Riddle was able to surge ahead once again and led by eight (26-18) at the 5:16 mark, but Warner battled back

to take the lead. The Royals led 30-28 with 1:05 left in the half and had a chance to extend that lead, but Brennan Taylor’s three-pointer missed the mark and after Graham grabbed the rebound for ERAU, Touchard drove to the basket to knot the score at 30-30 at the intermission.

The first five minutes of the second frame featured four ties and three lead changes. The Eagles went 0-for-5 from the three-point line in the first half, but Brandon Caputo finally broke through from beyond the arc with the team’s only three of the night to put ERAU up 42-39. The Eagle defense forced Allan Keen to cough up the basketball on the Royals’ next trip down the court and the stoppage in play led to a media timeout.

Whatever ERAU Head Coach Steve Ridder said during the timeout seemed to fire up his troops as the Eagles came out of the huddle and rattled off 10 points for which Warner had

sophomore Leon Robinson claimed a second-place finish with a time of 22.77, tying the ERAU record. In the women’s 5000 meter run, senior Flo Vazquez added another victory for the Eagles, and also set a new school record with a 19:16.91 finish.

Senior Sam Vazquez also notched a win for Embry-Riddle with his victory in the one mile run, finishing in 4:33.36. Junior Mallory Jackson led an ERAU sweep in the men’s 800 meter run, finishing in 2:03.49, just ahead of teammates Austin Moore (2:04.12) and Adam Vetere (2:06.45).

In the field events, EmbryRiddle saw both the men’s and women’s shot put school records fall. Sophomore Reta Woodard placed third with a new school

record distance of 11.04 meters, while junior Adam Szablowski finished second with a distance of 13.01 meters, breaking the old ERAU record.

The Blue and Gold claimed first place in both the men’s and women’s team rankings as well. On the women’s side, ERAU scored 124 points, ahead of NCAA I Bethune-Cookman (100 points) and NCAA II Nova Southeastern (77). In the men’s scoring, Embry-Riddle dominated with 266.5 points, well ahead of NCAA I Bethune-Cookman (92.5) and Sun Conference foe Webber International (56).

The Eagles return to action next weekend when they travel to Gainesville, Fla. to take part in the Jimmy Carnes Invitational at the University of Florida on Sunday, January 30.

no answer. The Royals briefly halted the Eagle run thanks to a jumper by Taylor, but the Eagles continued to pour on the offense and with 6:41 left to play, they led by 20 (67-47), including an emphatic tip-dunk

by Graham.

The Royals were able to cut the lead to 14 points (55-69) with 4:06 remaining, but they could not get any closer as the Eagles overcame early free throw woes to knock down six

in a row down the stretch to pull out the 18-point victory.

Touchard matched Graham’s scoring prowess with 20 points of his own, while Butler recorded his sixth double-double of the year with 12 points and 12 rebounds. Leonard finished with 14 points and four rebounds on the night.

Foul trouble had a significant impact on the Eagles’ game plan as two of their big men – Butler and Brett Rawlings

– were forced to sit with four fouls each with 13:21 left in the contest. Will Benjamin came off the bench and played a major role in filling the void. He was a perfect 3-for-3 from the floor and 1-for-1 from the charity stripe, tallying all of his seven points and two rebounds in the second period.

Taylor finished as the leading scorer for Warner who fell to 8-8 overall and 2-4 in league play with the loss.

Track season starts Michael Pierce

ERAU Athletics Despite cold temperatures and gusty winds, the EmbryRiddle track team performed well in their first meet of the 2011 indoor season, the Embry-Riddle Indoor Outdoor Challenge.

Junior Evans Kirwa highlighted the day’s events by posting a pair of “B” standard qualifying times in the distance events.

Kirwa won the 3000 meter run by 15 seconds over the nextclosest competitor, finishing in 8:42.77 for his first “B” standard of the day. Later, the native of Eldoret, Kenya won the 5000 meter run in a “B” standard time of 15:15.59.

In the men’s 200 meter dash,

ANTIONE DAUGNY/AVION

UPON RETURN TO SCHOOL from winter break the men’s basketball team is playing strong.

The team is already up 7-1 in conference and 19-2 for the year. The Eagles play the Warriors and Wildcats this week, followed by a rematch at home against Northwood on Monday.

Athletics starts new year with a bang R Rodriguez

ERAU Athletics

ANTOINE DAUGNY/AVION

DURING SATURDAY’S WINDY TRACK meet, the Embry-Riddle track and field team started the season off right. With first place finishes by both the men’s and women’s teams well ahead of the competition the Eagles made an impression for the rest of the season.

With a New Year and a new semester, the Athletic department has lined up a week full of activities that any student would want to be a part of in the New Year. From Jan. 26 to Feb. 2 there are four home basketball games, the new and improved Rez Rumble, Greek and Camo Night and the first pep rally in this millennium.

With the reigniting of the Rez Rumble in 2011, ERAU has decided to go all out and host one of the night’s events at Ocean Deck. For Jan. 26 and 28 the events will be held ICI parking lot before the basketball games.

Ocean Deck will be sponsoring the Rez Rumble Jan. 27 at 5 p.m. where appetizers will be discounted and

dinner specials will be given to ERAU students. This is a great time to get away from cafeteria food and launch the new semester with friends.

With MTV inspired karaoke and an obstacle course in the sand the event will start off the weekend right.

Sunday, Jan. 30 will be the first pep rally at ERAU in 11 years. The rally will headline with a dunk contest showcasing ERAU’s finest basketball players as well as the best that the Greeks have to offer. Just to make it fair, the Greeks will be dunking on an 8 foot rim. The dunks will be judged by a guest panel of celebrity ERAU students and faculty.

In addition to the dunk contest, there will be a wing eating contest sponsored by Ocean Deck and a skit competition performed by the Greeks. And

of course, what would a pep rally be without free tee shirts for the first 250 students.

With the first pep rally in over a decade on Sunday it would only be right if the Eagles played their rivals, the Seahawks of Northwood University the following day Jan. 31. That night will also be Greek night and another opportunity to support the Eagles in their hunt for conference superiority and redemption after their loss to Northwood earlier in the season.

To wrap up the seven days of excitement, the basketball team will take on the Pride of Florida Memorial University, with the most popular themed night in ERAU, Camo Night.

So come out and enjoy the festivities that have been set up for all students and start the year off with supporting your Eagles at home.

THE FLOCK EVENTS

FLOCK 50 TASKS

Thursday, 27 January 5 p.m.

Ocean Deck Rez Rumble, day 2 Sunday, 30 January 5 p.m.

ICI Center Pep Rally

FLOCK ACTIVITIES Wednesday, 26 January 5:30 p.m. at the ICI Soccer Field Rez Rumble, day 1 Friday, 28 January 4:30 p.m. at the ICI Parking Lot Rez Rumble, day 3 Monday, 31 January 7 p.m.

ICI Center Greek Night during Eagles vs Seahawks

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Lungs

Florence + the Machine

Peter Tan

Staff Reporter A relatively big hit in the U.K., vocalist Florence Welch and her backing band (the Machine) has since been gaining critical acclaim outside of Britain. Recently nominated for Best New Artist in the 53rd Grammy Awards, Florence + the Machine released their first album in the middle of 2009.

Florence Welch is primarily a solo artist, backed by a band lineup that frequently rotates amongst a few members. She is

compared to other solo female singers in the past because of her style and sound. Her powerful voice and dark themes draw an instant comparison to Annie Lennox of Eurythmics fame.

On the second track of the album, the song “Rabbit Heart (Raise It Up)” has so many harmonies overlaying one another; it reputedly gives the mixer of the song a nervous breakdown.

Listening to the song once is only part of the story as there it is incredibly complex. Dark lyrics are evident through lines like “This is the gift/It comes with a price/Who is the lamb/ And who is the knife?”

This song, like many others through the album has Florence belting out what can only be described as wild shouts that cross the octave ranges without her stopping for even a breath.

The entire album is saturated with pure raw emotions of love, anger and hate, with the loud, pounding instruments further empowering Florence’s already staggering voice.

The fifth track “Kiss with a Fist” sounds like a song that might be featured on movies like “Juno,” “Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist”, or some other derivative of Michael Cera’s

teen movies. The fast paced, overdriven guitar riff is the element that also conjures up images of a road trip or some other form of traveling.

Almost every song has some dark element of human nature to it, with lyrics ranging from phrases such as “Screaming in the dark, I howl when we’re apart” to lines like “My black eye casts no shadow/Your red eye sees no pain”. The entire album is well crafted, with the each song having its own unique impression from all manner of instruments and sounds that go from traditional instruments to a more eclectic of sleigh bells and harps. The harp in particular has of way of overriding all the other sounds even and just giving the image that something magical is happening.

This album is definitely a musical experience that is not for everyone as it her voice may sound “screechy” to some people but for those who are into such sounds, this album ages like a fine wine, with something new to discover with every listen. Must try songs include “Rabbit Heart”, “Howl”, “Kiss With A Fist”, “Drumming” and “You’ve Got The Love”.

Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions

Richard Weakley

Staff Photographer Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions begins with a unique perspective of the Spider-Man world but fails to be a crowd pleaser.

The storyline of the game revolves around quelling violence that transcends across four distinct parallel dimensions. The main objective of the game is to gather the pieces of the “Tablet of Order and Chaos,” which are shattered over the four dimensions. This objective makes the game feel like many other role playing games in which the components of something are lost and the player must find and collect these pieces. Not a very unique concept.

The game starts with the gamer as the Amazing SpiderMan chasing Kraven the Hunter for his piece of the tablet. The game then jumps to Spider-Man Noir to find another tablet fragment, then to Spider-Man 2099 to find yet another tablet piece.

After this, the plot shifts to the gamer playing Ultimate SpiderMan. Without spoiling the game for those who want to play, the game proceeds to jump between dimensions until all tablet frag-

ments are found.

While jumping between scenes works well for movies, many gamers find this just plain annoying in a video game. The switching worlds become rather annoying after the first few times this occurs in the game play. Each Spider-Man has unique powers in each world that are difficult to keep straight during the game. The game also switches to first-person perspective during certain scenes.

The controls of the game, such as web-slinging are unreliable.

The audio in the game, however, is well thought through.

The vocals of Spider-Man in each dimension are performed by actors that voiced characters in previous Spider-Man games or series.

In conclusion, bringing the four Marvel worlds together is a cool concept, but the execution and game play bring the Spider-Man Shattered Dimensions game to a very disappointing end.

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WITH THE RELEASE OF their debuted and only album in the summer of 2009, UK based Florence + the Machine gained prominence at home with their clever lyrics and haunting vocals. The album was re-released in 2010 with new bonus material.

SPIDER-MAN SHATTERED DIMENSIONS JUMPS through several branches of the Stan Lee’s Spider-Man universe. While fans of the lesser known Spider-Man series will rejoice in being able to play within their niche, ultimately the game falls short in jumping back and forth between worlds.

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O C E A N V I E W TOWNHOUSE. DAYTONA BEACH SHORES. 2 BEDROOM, 2 1/2 BATH. 2 CAR GARAGE, CABLE TV, AND POOL INCLUDED. $1000 PER MONTH. CALL CINDY 856-889-5252.

Beautiful townhouse in Port Orange has two rooms for rent. $400/$375 each.Can rent bedrooms furnished/unfurnished.

Cable/wireless internet, washer, dryer included. Other utilities split 3 ways. No pets. Parking and pool. Close to campus.

Email rcsiflorida@hotmail.com or call/text 954-610-1556.

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Back to School. Earn Big Bucks! Excellent Full/ Part Time Job Placement!

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The Avion, January 25, 2010

Mystery strength Sudoku!

Can you solve them all?

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Happy New Year! The Avion is happy to present another chance to make this a year full of crossword completions and contest entries!

Before Next Issue: Enter The Avion crossword contest!

Submit your completed crossword to The Avion office in SC 110 before Friday, Jan. 28, at 5 p.m. to be considered.

Only students can enter, please bring the completed crossword and your Student ID.