Avion Issue 2 Fall 2019

Issue 2 | Volume 152 | September 23, 2019

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A2 Campus Life

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Rajan Khanna Vipul Telang Nick Hernandez Payton Muglia Connor Adair

Reverend David Keck & Dr. Christina Frederick

Welcome back to Humane Factors!

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Michael Weinhoffer Oliver Du Bois Abigail Johnson Rajan Khanna Korbin Martin

relationship advice

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David Keck, Christina Frederick, Alani Seaman, Brandon Etwarroo, Patrick Murphy, William Shelstad, Chris Rarick, Hunter Powell, Caleigh Bocrie, Joshua Rosado, Samantha Stirmel

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This week, we’d like to talk about a relationship issue that impacts us all. Dr. Frederick recently read an article mentioning conditional versus unconditional relationships, and it got her thinking. What does that mean? Can we ever not have a dependent relationship? How do we minimize or eliminate conditionals in a promising relationship? This week we will tackle these and related issues.

Dr. Frederick:

as profoundly as any other humans, but attempt to do so in a non-possessive or non-attached manner. When I love with attachment, my ego gets involved, and I am unwilling to accept outcomes as they occur. If my partner says he no longer wants to be in a relationship, my attachment to a different outcome prevents me from listening to his needs and understanding him. It becomes about me holding onto a bond to protect myself from being hurt or to satisfy some other ego need. On the other hand (if I attempted to care about my partner with non-possessiveness when he tells me he wants to break up) maybe I’d be open enough to listen to why he feels that way and perhaps even begin a dialogue that would lead us both to better places.

The interesting thing is that it very well may be that we break up, but as a Buddhist, I can accept the situation and still respect and care for him and myself.

So, maybe non-conditional love and loving without attachment are similar. I’d agree that what neither of them means is that we accept behavior from others that is harmful or hurtful to us or others. Non-conditional love does not mean we have to take unacceptable behavior. And maybe that leads to the cruelest part of this discussion. The part we do to our-

selves. If you’ve ever loved and then lost that love, I would imagine at least once you might have heard yourself thinking: “I loved him so much, so how come he didn’t appreciate that and did things to hurt me?” We believe that our love was unconditional, but the cord of attachment does linger between our words. You say: “ I loved him, and thus I had an expectation that he wouldn’t hurt me, and in return, I wouldn’t hurt him either.”

When he acted contrary to my expectation, my ego was hurt, and I felt awful.” If our love was unconditional or we loved without attachment, we might say instead: “He did something hurtful, and I don’t agree with what he did. It is not safe/healthy for me to continue a relationship with this person, but as a human being, I fundamentally wish him well and offer him loving-kindness as we part.” There are no games and no ego.

Now I realize that the scenario I just laid out is incredibly difficult, because when someone we care about hurts us, yeah, it’s awful. None of us are born with the strength just to assume an attitude of non-attached loving.

However, it is something that as we mature, practice, and study Buddhism, we can commit to staying on the path toward that leads to that ideal.

Chaplain Keck:

ship? Traditions do come in handy.

They give us models and ways of achieving our goals for what it means to be faithful. Note that the language of faithfulness applies both to religions/philosophies and relationships. Where do we learn to be faithful?

In my tradition, we, too, have a very high standard for relationships. The New Testament uses the Greek word “agape” (pronounced a-gá-pay), and it resembles Buddhist loving-kindness and non-attachment. The word means “love” – but love in a peculiar sense. Agape refers to the love Jesus shows by loving us so much that he is willing to die a horrible, painful, scandalous death so that we might have life. It is different from erotic love, which comes from another Greek word, eros.

Eros includes the selfish side of relationships in a way that agape doesn’t. Christians are called to love their spouses with agape, to live in a way that we prioritize their well-being over ours. Although there is a danger that this can lead to abusive relationships, at its best, this ideal guides marriage and keeps selfishness in check. We are empowered to love unconditionally because we believe that being faithful, being fully human, means thinking less about our own needs and more about how to bring out the best in others.

How does this work? What do

study and practice look like, for Buddhists, Christians, or others? In my tradition, we pray, read the Bible, and gather together in church for learning about God. We also ask God for help, because we believe we cannot live out this ideal through our power. These kinds of regular practices slowly but surely train us, just as going to the gym each day strengthens the body.

Christians are not perfect (and the more we grow in our faith, the more we realize just how far we are from our ideals), but our awareness of being imperfect can also be a valuable corrective. It helps us avoid self-righteousness and encourages us to be aware of our mistakes in relationships.

What influences you? What are you choosing to read, watch, or listen to in order to develop your sense of who you are and who you want to be? And what are some the things that are shaping your approaches to relationships that you might not be aware of, things that make it easier or harder to love – or be loved – unconditionally?

This year, Humane Factors will encourage you to reflect on the ways in which you can become more aware of what is shaping you and how you can, to some extent, choose what influences you.

Or, to put it another way, what are the factors that can make you more humane?

I love you, but…

What does it mean to love unconditionally, and is that optimal or even possible? A recent article I read about conditional and unconditional love got me thinking. Conditional love is the type of love that comes with expectations, demands, ifs, and buts. Unconditional love assumes no expectations; it is without requirements and is just the simple words “I love you.” In our expectation-driving, ever striving for betterment society, is it even possible to have anything approaching unconditional love? Can one even imagine saying to a partner, “Even though you’ve quit your job, robbed a bank, and treated me poorly, I love you, unconditionally.”

It seems somewhat farfetched, and may not even be very personally healthy, so perhaps we should rethink this conditional/unconditional language we use. As I kept thinking about this dichotomy, I began to reinterpret it in a more Buddhist perspective.

Buddhists talk a lot about caring, loving-kindness, and non-attachment. Personal suffering is a direct result of attachment and possessiveness. Caring and loving-kindness are goals we strive to hold toward all living beings in a manner that is not tied to our own needs or ego. So we care, Dr. Frederick’s scenario is incredibly difficult! But it’s not impossible.

She notes that practice and study make a difference in the ways we approach relationships and conduct ourselves.

So a critical question becomes, what are the things influencing us?

Or, what do we want to control us?

Some things we can’t choose; we didn’t decide which parents to have (though we can choose how we relate to them later in life).

Many of our expectations about relationships develop because of the way they treated us. Did they love us unconditionally? Did we experience constant judgment?

Did we grow up feeling that honest mistakes could be forgiven?

That they would go to our baseball games even if we didn’t get much playing time, or that they trusted us? These kinds of early experiences continue to exert a powerful influence on us throughout our lives, establishing who we are, what we have to offer, and what we need from others.

We can’t choose mom and dad, but we can choose what to study and practice. Dr. Frederick writes from a Buddhist perspective, and I write from a Christian one. What’s your view? Do you have a tradition or set of traditions that give(s) you guidance about what it means to be in a relation-

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Student Life A3 You Are Not Alone

ERAU Counseling Center Raises Awareness for Suicide Prevention Abigail Johnson Staff Reporter Colorful flags waved in the wind this past Tuesday as the annual Field of Hope event took place in front of the Student Union. Over the past six years, the Counseling Center on campus has come together to offer students a way to express their feelings regarding stressful events in their lives and in the lives of people they know.

When students arrived at the Field of Hope, they were invited to pick out a flag and write out a message.

These messages are usually about someone they know or struggles they are trying to overcome. Once the anonymous message was written, the students were invited to plant their flag among others in the field. In the end, this created a cluster of beautiful flags, forming a powerful display as well as a powerful message.

“We wanted to first raise aware-

ness about suicide prevention, making sure everyone knows there is support available to them,” ERAU Mental Health Counselor, Jennifer Pattison, tells The Avion Newspaper.

“After the first year we did it, the students who came out to leave mes-

sages responded so overwhelmingly, so now we do it to give the students an opportunity to leave their messages.”

Six years worth of flags gathered in the field symbolize a union of the students at Embry-Riddle, all who

struggle or know someone who has personally struggled with issues.

Most of the flags convey simple, yet moving messages, such as “you are not alone” or “you matter,” while others tell a story, offer a prayer, or give advice to those in need.

“Every year students will stop and share their stories with us,” Pattinson says. “So, we definitely know it has an impact. For some, I think it is very triggering and for others it feels very supportive…this is a service to every student here who has ever felt alone.”

Suicide is a global issue that affects the lives of so many people every year. The best thing to do for anyone who is struggling is to let them know that they are not alone.

Remind them that there is hope at the end of the day. The mission of the Field of Hope is to spread awareness of this issue and help individuals find their voice during the darkest of times.

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The Daytona Beach Serial Killer Oliver Du Bois Copy Editor On March 7, 2016, Rachel Bey, 32, was found strangled to death near Pratt Whitney Road in West Palm Beach. Authorities from Palm Beach County used a sexual battery examination kit on Bey’s corpse and were able to create a profile.

The profile, despite having no identifiable match in CODIS (the FBI’s national DNA database) matched with three other murder cases in Daytona Beach. To the dismay of her family and loved ones, the death of Bey was filed as a cold case.

Flash forward to three years later when, on Sept. 15, 2019, Robert Hayes, 37, was arrested in his home. Hayes was charged with the first-degree murder of Bey, but it didn’t stop there. Hayes was further linked to three other crimes, spanning from 2005-2016 following being taken into custody.

“We have been able to take what we believe was a serial killer off the streets, and had we not done this we’re pretty sure that he would have killed again.” Palm

Beach Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said in a recent news conference.

Following the recent trend of newly-solved cold cases, genetic genealogy allowed for Hayes to be labeled as Bey’s killer. Via the technique of linking suspects through voluntarily submitted DNA samples to commercial genealogy sites by their relatives, many cases have been solved, including the case of Robert Hayes, who is believed to be the Daytona Beach Serial Killer.

Upon identifying Hayes as a potential suspect through genetic genealogy, police collected a sample of his DNA from a discarded cigarette butt. The DNA they found matched not only the DNA found in Bey’s case but three other Daytona Beach murders: Laquetta Gunther’s 2005 murder Julie Green and Iwana Patton’s killings in 2006.

“Killers like Robert Tyrone Hayes are the reason genetic genealogy is so important to public safety,” Troy Walker, Florida Department of Law Enforcement spokesman, said.

“Without genetic genealogy, predators like Mr. Hayes will continue to live in our neighborhoods, visit our parks, our libraries, restaurants, and

go to our nightlife and entertainment districts to continue to hunt for victims.”

Authorities discovered that while the victims were randomly chosen, all four murders were similar. Each victim held a history of prostitution and was found naked with their clothing nearby. The prime difference discovered has been that while Bey was found deceased as a result of strangulation, Gunther, Green, and Patton were found shot in the head by a .40-caliber gun.

Hayes is also a suspect for the 2008 murder of Stacey Gage; however, there is currently no physical evidence which links him to the crime.

As of writing this, Hayes has yet to be charged for the Daytona Beach murders. Nevertheless, Volusia County Sheriff Mike Chitwood said family members of one of the victims are “absolutely ecstatic.”

Hayes appeared in court on Sept.

16. He was represented by the Palm Beach County public defender’s office and was denied bail.

Authorities are still not sure as to where Hayes lived between 2006 and 2016; however, that is currently

being investigated. Said investigation may be able to place Hayes as Gage’s murderer, as well as link him to any other unsolved cases.

In light of this, many are questioning the morality behind utilizing genetic genealogy to solve cases.

Some believe that authorities analyzing DNA submitted to companies such as 23andMe and AncestryDNA in hopes of finding suspects is a major privacy breach. Others, on the other hand, notice that the ability to solve cases which were thought to be unsolvable in past years is a benefit large enough to outweigh questionable ethics.

Regardless of the morality dispute, there is no doubt that Hayes’ arrest allowed for the grieving to finally find some comfort after years of uncertainty.

As said by Daytona Beach police chief Craig Capri, the arrest is a “huge step for [family members] to start the healing process and the closure process, knowing that there’s not a killer on the street that murdered their loved one, that he’s in custody now.”

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A4 Student Life Climate Crisis

Alani Seaman Correspondent On Friday, September 20th, thousands of people from over 100 countries around the world took time out of their days to participate in the Global Climate Strike.

The event aimed to demand action from political leaders regarding the ever-rising climate. Driven by the younger generations, this strike is believed to be the first of many until governments make drastic changes.

Why is Climate Change Important?

Humans are facing a decision point; we either take the measures needed to slow the greenhouse effect, or we allow our planet's temperature to ascend beyond. We already see the impact of our actions through rising temperatures, increased acidity in the oceans, and the melting of the glaciers. A significant percentage of the human

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population is concentrated along the world's shores; areas like Miami or Tokyo with waterfront property will soon feel the effects of global warming.

Misconceptions: A common misconception is an idea that the Earth's temperature will steadily rise and fall over time and that human impact is not causing the trends we observe.

The Earth has gone through periods of cold and hot; however, the exponential rate of temperature increase is drastically higher than the natural occurrences of planetary movement. Such extreme rise in temperatures can be credited to the greenhouse gas effect; where energy from the sun is trapped in the Earth’s atmosphere rather than released into space. Exemplified in Venus, the hottest terrestrial planet in our solar system, the greenhouse gas effect has the potential to create an irreversible, morbidly warm environment.

Additionally, some argue that because colder temperatures are recorded in certain areas, climate change is a hoax. While climate scientists can focus on specific areas, the assertion that the temperature is rising is a global trend.

It does not reflect the exact data of every place in the world, but it does take into account the extensive evidence we can collect.

Scientists from around the world have come to the consensus that climate change is happening, we are causing it, and its implications are severe.

Waste: Despite its versatility in our materialistic culture, plastic has a terrible reputation amongst scientists because it is not biodegradable.

Instead of breaking down into its base products or elements usable by nature, plastics become small-

er and smaller, like grains of sand.

The sand of microplastics may soon replace the sandy ocean floors. In the Pacific Ocean, there are currently two masses of marine debris known as the Western and Eastern Pacific Garbage Patches. They are primarily made up of microplastics, fishing nets, and other litter that has joined the patch. The debris ranges from floating on the surface to drifting to the bottom, or remain suspended in the water, resulting in a cloudy sea. Autopsies done on animals living near the patches reveal stomachs full of plastic, whether it was consumed intentionally or not.

Microplastics continue to spread and can be found in the air. Without a more sustainable way to deal with the plastics we generate, we may begin to see ourselves just as plastic ridden.

Activism in Daytona: Organized by young adults in the area, a branch of the strike met up in early Friday morning near City Island Park. The protesters from nearby colleges, schools, and businesses took off walking around the area armed with signs and chants.

Primarily, the group could be heard demanding “We want change!

We want a future!” Despite passing drivers shouting “Morons”, the protesters received support from most of the community. Many people honked in appreciation of the signs and chants. Events like these seek to raise awareness and put an end to the ignorance demonstrated by some of Daytona’s finest.

What can we do?

Not everyone has the time or money to dedicate to climate activism. Recycling, reusing, and reducing will only take us so far in the near future. There are small steps you can take every day to reduce your carbon footprint and waste output.

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Simple ways to help include: 1) Bring your reusable cups to cafes: Single-use plastics do not disappear once they are thrown away!

Many of these plastics will end up in the environment.

2) Use reusable bags: Many stores give discounts for using your reusable bags. Reusable totes can be great, cheap presents that last a long time and support the environment.

3) Show your support: Join in strikes, protests, and vote for individuals who care about climate change.

Our government is designed for the voice of the people to be heard through elected representatives, but we need the right representatives to force action on climate change. The political leaders of the next decade will likely define steps humans take towards tackling global warming.

4) Cut down on gas and energy usage: Choosing public transportation or personal vehicles like skateboards and bicycles can lower your carbon emissions. There are also a variety of clean energy or low-usage products available for modern appliances — for example, solar-powered lamps along driveways or recyclable phone cases.

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At the 2019 Fall Activities Fair, students were shown the variety of clubs represented on campus. From Touch-N-Go Productions to the Society of Women Engineers, there were options for everyone. The school radio station, WIKD, made an appearance at the event, attracting passersby with loud music. On the left, a student gazes into the one of the Amateur Astronomy Club’s telescopes. The Riddle Riders brought a dirtbike to the event, allowing passing students to give it a try. The different clubs brought a variety of food and swag to attract new members. The activities fair was the best way for freshman and transfer students to learn about the various ways to get involved and meet new friends!

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B2 AirVenture 2019

EAA Celebrates AirVenture’s 50th Anniversary For the past 50 years, EAA held the greatest aviation celebration in the United States, known as EAA AirVenture Oshkosh. This year, paid homage to those 50 years that brought AirVenture to the become the amazing celebration that it is today. The 50th edition brought amazing statistics for the show, 642,000 attendees, 863 exhibitors, and over 10,000 aircraft. No past AirVenture before the 2019 edition came close to the numbers this year.

Many well-known companies were present at the show, such as The Boeing Company, Airbus America, Textron Aviation, Diamond Aircraft, and more. Boeing’s presense was special because it was also the 50th anniversary of the beloved 747 aircraft. UPS celebrated the occasion by bringing their brand new 7478F to

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Boeing Plaza. The aircraft dwarfed everything else around it and was defintely the star of the show. Other static displays included a United Airlines 787-9, a KC-46, KC-135, C-130, and many many more. The warbirds area featured a full assortment of American and Russian military aircraft throughout the years, ranging from a P-51 to a MiG-15.

AirVenture also had plenty of commericial aircraft from that era, including DC-3s and Ford Trimotors.

Ford also continued its support to EAA as a sponsor of the event and had a massive presence with their tent and opening day concert featuring The Fray. They put on a great performance and were defintely the right choice to open up the 50th anniversary. The concert

closed with an F-22, F-35, and A-10 buzzing the field timed with the song, something any aviation fan would enjoy.

Flight displays featured many aircraft from dozens of different manufacturers such as the usua l Extra 300S, Lockheed F-35, and the North American T-6 Texan.

Some more obscure performance aircraft included the FLS Microjet, Red Bull Helicopter, Rutan Long-EZ, and Yak110. The F-16, F-22, F-35, A-10,

and P-51 all took part in heritage flights which are always an amazing sight to see. The featured performer this year was the brand new F-35 Demo Team. They had recently performed in Florida and were ready to bring it to Oshkosh.

At the show, Embry-Riddle A e ro n a u tical University announced their new purchase of sixty Cessna 172 through 2022.

“Having a customer like Embry-Riddle commit to long-term selection of the Skyhawk as their preferred trainer of choice is a continued testament to its status as the most popular single-engine aircraft ever built,” says Textron Aviation CEO Ron Draper. “Textron Aviation continues to build on its strong relationship with Embry-Riddle going back more than 20 years, and we look forward to helping train the next generation of pilots.”

Overall, AirVenture 2019 did it’s part to inspire the next generation of aviators a n d p a y homa g e to the l a s t .

T h e Avion Newspaper hopes to see atleast fifty more years of AirVenture in Oshkosh.

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Rajan Khanna Editor-in-Chief

It was really cool to see how many people at EAA and at AirVenture were Embry-Riddle Alumni. The Embry-Riddle presence was amazing. Diamond Aircraft even had a show aircraft with one of our ‘ER’ registration numbers We had over 500 exhibitors. As an intern, I worked on a contest with Pat Anderson, Director of the Eagle Flight Research Center, to prevent loss of control accidents in the general aviation fleet. Loss of control is the number one cause of fatal accidents in GA crashes so it was great to work on this. It also seemed like one out of every nine EAA Employee was named Jim.

- Jim Myers

Former EAA Intern

A-10 Photo Credit: Samantha Stirmel/The Avion Newspaper 747 Photo Credit: Rajan Khanna/The Avion Newspaper

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Technology B3

The Highlight of the Mars Sample Return Mission Concept Within the next four years, NASA plans to launch three “flagship” missions to enhance our understanding of our solar system and universe.

The Mars 2020 rover, the James Webb Space Telescope, and the Europa Clipper mission (which will explore Jupiter’s iciest moon, Europa). The Mars 2020 rover has cost close to $3 billion to develop, while the Webb telescope has ballooned to close to $10 billion.

Each of these projects can run into their share of technical difficulties, which largely account for their high costs. NASA’s missions have gotten progressively more sophisticated over the years, but the scientific rewards have been worth the pain of development. After these missions are all ,hopefully, launched by the end of 2023, what is the next big step for robotic solar system exploration?

The leading candidate for the upcoming flagship mission is the Mars Sample Return or MSR. The mission involves a rover launching in 2026 that would collect sample tubes left on the surface of Mars by the Mars 2020 rover. The samples would then be placed into a lander on the surface and launched into space from Mars! The sample capsule would dock with an orbiter and then return to Earth, where the samples would land in the Utah desert.

If this mission is approved, it will be

the first of its kind and will significantly advance our understanding of the Red Planet.

An MSR mission has been in discussion at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) for close to twenty years. With the mission coming closer to reality last April: When the senior officials from NASA and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed a statement both pledging to develop and publish a joint MSR mission plan by the end of 2019.

Scientists believe that samples brought back from the surface of Mars could contain fossilized microorganisms from when Mars had an environment more similar to Earth.

A sample return mission could reveal if Mars had some form of life in its past and provide an opportunity to study the soil in preparation for human landings on the planet.

NASA has conducted a few sample return missions in recent history, and the OSIRIS-REx spacecraft is currently preparing to collect samples from a near-earth asteroid.

Japan is also doing an asteroid sample return mission as we speak and is planning to send a spacecraft to Mars’ moon Phobos in 2024 for a similar purpose. However, because of Mars’ size and atmosphere (which is non-existent on smaller bodies), an MSR mission must be done in stages.

Even though the mission has not been approved by leadership at NASA, you could say that the MSR will begin next year. This coincides

with the July launch of the Mars 2020 rover, which will land in a crater on Mars in February 2021. As part of the rover’s mission, it will take several soil samples from beneath the surface, store them in small tubes, and leave them on the surface. The mission to retrieve these samples will begin in 2026, according to the current plan. A rocket will launch a NASA lander to Mars that contains

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A mission of this complexity has never been done before at Mars, and it will require a perfect harmony of multiple systems operating with each other millions of miles away.

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Michael Weinhoffer Senior Reporter

a “fetch” rover developed by the ESA and a rocket called the Mars Ascent Vehicle (MAV) developed

by JPL. Once deployed from the lander, the rover will collect the tubes, return to the lander, and place the containers into the MAV. The MAV will then be launched from Mars and will rendezvous with an ESA Earth Return Orbiter, which will be launched at around the same time as the lander.

The orbiter will then carry the samples back to Earth, followed by the impact of the capsule into the Utah

desert. The samples will be treated with great care to ensure they are not contaminated with materials from Earth. The most technically challenging phases of the mission include the launching of the MAV from the lander, and capturing the sample capsule by the return orbiter. Both of which tasks have never been done before. Engineers at JPL have already spent several years studying these challenges, and they are currently finalizing the plan for NASA’s contributions to the mission.

The complexity of the mission is compounded by the fact that it takes several minutes for a single command sent from Earth to reach any spacecraft on Mars.

This means that the launching of the MAV, for example, will be conducted autonomously using pre-loaded commands. The rocket will have to guide itself from the moment of launch until it docks with the return orbiter.

A mission of this complexity has never been done before at Mars, and it will require a perfect harmony of multiple systems operating with each other millions of miles away. While either NASA or the ESA has not formally approved this mission, it is supported by a keen interest in the scientific community and years of technology development at JPL. If this mission gets the green light, it will be the next great leap for Mars exploration.

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B4 Technology

GUESS Which Game is the Best?

Remnant: From the Ashes vs. Kingdom Come: Deliverance William Shelstad & Chris Rarick Graduate Researchers What makes a video game satisfying to play? Graphics? Game mechanics? Story? Audio? Or a combination of different features? Game reviewers mention features like these in their reviews of video games, typically providing a final score of the game from 1-10 or using a 5-star system. One area of interest of the RUX lab is video game satisfaction. To measure video game satisfcation, we use the Game User Experience Satisfaction Scale (GUESS) survey.

The GUESS measures nine aspects of video games that contribute to video game satisfaction like: narratives, creative freedom, audio/ visual aesthetics, and others. In this article, we'll review two games using the GUESS and cover how it can be used to highlight where games differ in aspects of video game satisfaction.

Remnant: From the Ashes(William) Remnant: From the Ashes (referred to as Remnant throughout the rest of this review) is a third-person shooter role-playing game developed by Gunfire Games. Remnant borrows many elements from the Dark Souls game series like some cryptic storytelling, a checkpoint system with respawning enemies, a main hub area where you level/upgrade gear, and tough bosses. Players create a custom character and acquire and upgrade weapons and armor, as well as trait points to boost stats. The game follows a set story, but the world is randomly generated with slightly different areas and bosses with each playthrough.

Remnant was reviewed on an Xbox One S. Will played through the whole campaign in 20 hours, mostly solo but some co-op with others.

reviewed on a PC with high graphic settings and a controller. Chris played for around 35 hours.

Remnant From the Ashes and Kingdom Come Deliverance can be purchased on PC, Xbox One, and PS4.

Usability/Playability We’ll first cover the usability/playability of the games, which refers to how easy is it to learn the controls and how well the game provides clear goals/directions. Remnant and KCD both start with tutorials that teach the basics of movement, melee combat, and shooting/archery. Combat in Remnant focuses on shooting guns with some melee combat while KCD is a mix of real-life swordplay and archery.

In regards to providing direction to the player, Remnant's main quests didn't always provide enough information for objectives. Meanwhile, in KCD, shield icons indicate where to go and has a Codex that provides information about what the player has done for each quest.

Narratives Next, we’ll cover the narrative dimension of the GUESS which is about the story aspects of the game like character events and how invested players are in it. In Remnant, you play as a nameless protagonist that is searching for a way to beat the Root, a demon plant-like race of creatures ravaging Earth and wiping out humanity. In KCD, you play as Henry, the son of a blacksmith from a small town called Skalitz in the Kingdom of Bohemia. Remnant doesn't provide too much detail about the story initially and is pretty cryptic with its storytelling. KCD, on the other hand, provides information to the player almost as if the

Image Courtesy/William Shelstad Table of GUESS scores for the two games. * indicates scores without the Social Connectivity dimension of the GUESS

Kingdom Come: Deliverance(Chris) Kingdom Come: Deliverance (KCD) is a first-person role-playing game developed by Warhorse Studios. The gameplay is reminiscent of Skyrim; however, the setting takes place in the 15th century and focuses on historically accurate content (meaning no dragons or magic) in the Kingdom of Bohemia. The game focuses on being a “medieval simulator” with the story revolving around the son of a blacksmith named Henry. Most of the content that I played in KCD revolved around the main plot of the game.

Kingdom Come: Deliverance was

Another quest involves proving who is the superior of two blacksmiths by settling the argument with a dual to pit armor vs. armor. As for the overall world of each game, Remnant has randomly generated maps, which can areas to look very similar, while KCD has a large set world.

Enjoyment Another dimension of the GUESS is enjoyment, the amount of pleasure that receives due to playing the game. Some of the most enjoyable parts of Remnant were the boss fights and being able to play with friends. Working together, fighting enemies and bosses were the most enjoyable with having each player using different weapons and mod combinations. In KCD, engaging in sword fights with different enemies and collecting better equipment for Henry in KCD was very satisfying. However, the save system in the game was frustrating by having to acquire a drink called Savior Schnapps, which is expensive and hard to come by.

Creative Freedom Creative freedom is how well the game can support player curiosity and creativity. In Remnant, players get to customize the look of their character and get to equip different types of gear like guns, a melee weapon, armor, charms, and rings.

In KCD, players are not able to alter Henry's face or body, but they can wear different attire to affect how NPC's treat Henry. You are also able to customize the skills Henry can learn, which can affect how you approach the fights in the game.

Personal Gratification Personal gratification is how well the game promotes a player’s

Image Courtesy/William Shelstad Graph showing the differences between GUESS scores of the two games

player were reading a book; narratives in cut scenes are long but can be rewarding.

Play Engrossment Play engrossment refers to how well a game can hold a player’s interest and attention. Remnant is at its best when engrossing players in boss fights. Players need to learn the timing of boss attacks and how to deal with their minions to successfully take down bosses. In KCD, the player is engrossed by constantly having to adapt to new and challenging quests. One quest might involve sneaking into a monastery to assassinate a former bandit, whose buddies hired you to take care of him.

sense of accomplishment. In Remnant, beating a boss can be one of the most satisfying things. Learning the strategies of each boss and just barely scraping by was a great feeling. KCD allows the player to live in a “medieval simulator” through the life of Henry and has challenging combat with different ways to engage enemies.

Social Connectivity Social connectivity refers to how well the game promotes a social connection between players.

Remnant allows players to join each other's games. If you join another player's game, you don't

progress your own story. However, you are still able to acquire resources and quest rewards when the host completes them. This allows players to get both rewards of a quest if they play together. Fighting bosses, together with friends is much more enjoyable as one person can focus on fighting the boss while the other can deal with minions. Whereas KCD doesn't have any multiplayer options available.

Audio Aesthetics Audio aesthetics refers to how the game’s audio adds to the gaming experience. The main theme in Remnant is a peaceful, solemn track that was very memorable. The guns and enemies sound design is good at conveying the power behind attacks. KCD has a soundtrack that fits very well to the time period in which it takes place. Lively folk music plays in taverns, and intense battle music plays when fighting in a siege.

Visual Aesthetics The last aspect of the GUESS is visual aesthetics which is related to the graphics of the game and how attractive they are to players. Remnant’s first area of the game was a bit plain and dark, but once you get further into the game, other areas are much more unique and colorful.

There were some issues with textures popping in while playing the game and in cutscenes too. KCD’s graphics were highly detailed, enough so that the player could see the places where your character's armor would be damaged. The game ran most of the time on the high graphic setting; however, the larger-scale battle occasionally made the game slow down, but not enough to where I felt like it was taking away from the immersion.

What do the GUESS scores mean?

Looking at the GUESS scores of these games, we can see where one game may be more satisfying in one area than the other.

The scores range from 1-7, and the overall score ranges from 9-63, with a higher score indicating more satisfaction. KCD scored higher than Remnant in narratives and play engrossment which may be due to playing a named character whose actions and choices changed the narrative significantly. NPCs react differently based on the character's reputation with them. We cannot really compare these games in social connectivity because KCD is a single-player game while Remnant has multiplayer features. GUESS scores differed between Remnant: From the Ashes and Kingdom Come: Deliverance, however, we both enjoyed the experience of playing and rating these games.

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Athlete Spotlight: Bethany Thompson Caleigh Bocrie Correspondent Why did you attend ERAU in the first place?

So, I hadn’t heard of Embry-Riddle until Coach Jamie with the Rowing Team had reached out to me. I knew I was interested in Aerospace Engineering, so once he reached out to me and I looked more into the school, I knew this is where I want to be. I just thought it would be a good fit.

And so, your major is Aerospace Engineering?

Yes. Impressive, that’s crazy with athletics at the same time.

It is. But within the athletics program, there are a lot of academic resources that they provide that make it attainable.

Is that one of the ways you balance everything?

Yes, so they offer the Eagle Study Connection, which is like athletes teaching athletes so like they understand the struggle of being a student-athlete. And these athletes have taken and passed these classes and like are there as tutors.

That helps.

Have you earned any accolades or awards for your academics?

In my time here at Embry-Riddle, last semester, for my academics, there’s like an athletic scholar award, and I believe you have to obtain a 3.2 GPA to receive that within the athletics program. I was

also on the Dean’s list, which was motivating cause my first semester was a hard transition, so I didn’t do the best that I could’ve done. My second semester, I went into these extra programs that are offered to students here and got the help I needed to improve my GPA and earn these academic awards.

Are you involved in any other organizations/clubs?

Yeah, so I’m a part of Sigma Sigma Sigma sorority, and within that organization, I also hold like chair positions so obviously my life isn’t just rowing. I try to get involved in other things on campus, but that’s honestly the only one because of the time commitment with engineering, rowing, and the sorority. So that’s all I can fit for the sake of my sanity and time.

How do you think being involved in so many things have impacted your life?

It has taught me a lot about time management and organization.

Those two skills are going to carry throughout the rest of my life, and into my career, so I think it’s been beneficial. Personally, I feel the most motivated when I have the most on my plate because like, I’m under pressure to get things done and I find that’s the best for me. Like when I’m not busy I’m laid back, I procrastinate. But when I have to do this, this, and this for all these different things, I know to get them done I need to get on it.

What got you into the sport?

So, my aunt does it, just casually,

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but where I’m from, there are three programs in the city. So the one she rowed at had a youth program, and she offered to pay for my learn to row. She was like ‘Just go out for it, see how you like it.’ At the time I was running track, but I didn’t enjoy it as much as I used to, so I was looking for something else to try. So, I was like, you know what, I’ll go for it. And then I enjoyed it. I loved the team and the coach, they were very welcoming people, so I stuck with it. Now here we are!

Now you mentioned you were in track and field. Are there any other sports you were involved in or are currently involved in?

I did competitive cheer for ten years, and I also did gymnastics.

So, questions about you personally, do you have any hobbies or interests?

Yeah, I’m learning to surf which is a lot of fun. I’ve never really been a beach person because I grew

up in Ohio.

We don’t have beaches there.

So, it pushes me to go to the beach and get into the water. It’s hard, but I think it’s fun. Rock climbing is a lot of fun too. I like to stay active.

Who would you say is the most significant influence on your life?

It’s hard to say just one person. I’d have to say, my parents. My mom has pushed me to do the best I can in school, and my dad has always been there to help train me and promote me to learn real-life skills.

In every aspect of my life, my parents have helped me in any way they could.

I want to end this on a fun question: What is your favorite breakfast food?

Hmmm, I love sausage, gravy, and biscuits. Mainly because we have a family recipe and it is the best thing you’ll ever taste!

Eagles Ice Hockey Falls to USF Bulls 2-1 Korbin Martin Staff Reporter The Embry-Riddle Eagles Ice Hockey team played well in a tough matchup against the University of South Florida Bulls. The Bulls finished last season as the No. 2 ranked team in the entire American Collegiate Hockey Association South Region, with only Florida Gulf Coast ahead of them. The Bulls came to Daytona to play, and outshot the Eagles in both the 1st and 2nd period, securing goals in each one. The Eagles however rallied and had an

intense third period. Bolstered by a goal by last season’s leading scorer #42 Ryan Marks, the Eagles unleashed a barrage of shots on USF, and it looked like they would send the game into overtime, but the Bulls’ goalie played well and held the Eagles to one point on 39 shots.

The shot by Marks was assisted by #9 Jack Bokun.

Despite the loss, there were a lot of positive takeaways from this game.

The Eagles ended up outshooting the Bulls on the night 39-36 but just couldn’t overcome the two-point lead that the Bulls entered the 3rd

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period in. There were a lot of penalties this game that disrupted the flow of the game, and a lot ended up happening when the Eagles were pressuring the USF Goalie. The timing of the penalties was unfortunate, but as players get back into rhythm and get more reps, I’m sure that we’ll see the number of calls start to decline.

The Eagles’ next home game will be on Friday, Sep. 27 at 6:30 p.m. The Eagles will host the University of Central Florida Knights for the second time this year. After that, the Eagles will need to prepare to play Florida Gulf Coast, the #1 team in the South-

ern Collegiate Hockey Conference, and the entire Southern Region. The Eagles have a strict schedule as a member of the Southern Collegiate Hockey Conference, but the team is looking terrific this year. As the talented freshman class continues to improve, so does the team. Despite the loss to the Bulls, the Eagles took control and dominated the 3rd period, and nearly sent the game into overtime. If the Eagles can play like that against the 2nd best team in the South, they have a great chance at making it into the top 10 and securing a spot in the playoffs.

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Men’s Soccer Scores Early En Route To First Win Of 2019 Patrick Murphy Sports Information Assistant

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The Embry-Riddle men’s soccer team opened Sunshine State Conference play Saturday night at the Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium against the Lions of Saint Leo University and came away with a 1-0 win.

The only goal the Eagles needed came from Roberto Whitley, making his first appearance of the season, who managed to beat the keeper just 48 seconds into the contest for the go-ahead goal.

The Blue and Gold had a few more chances in the first half to try and extend their lead, but none of the shots taken found their mark as Saint Leo keeper Wessel Berenschot managed to save shots by Collins Maude and Teddy West.

The first half drew to a close with the Eagles holding a six-four edge in shots. Gudmundur Sigurbjornsson faced four shots from the Lions’ attack and saved all four of them.

The second half saw strong de-

fense and physical play from both sides, as five cautions were issued in the final 45 minutes between the two teams. Saint Leo tried to get on the board with shots from leading scorer Federico Toschi, but one missed wide right and the other was saved by Sigurbjornsson for his fifth of the game.

Both teams only managed to get three shots off in the second half, as Embry-Riddle finished the night with a nine-seven advantage in that category. Ferderico Tellechea led the Lions with three shots on the evening, while Alex O’Brien, Teddy West and Whitley each had a pair.

Saturday night’s game marked the first time Embry-Riddle has opened conference play with a win since becoming a full-time member of NCAA Division II. The Eagles are back in action this Wednesday evening at 7 PM at the ERAU Soccer Stadium against the Florida Tech Panthers as they continue SSC play.

Women’s Volleyball Sweeps Florida Tech in Home Opener

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On Saturday, the Eagles did not disappoint the home fans. ERAU swept Florida Tech in convincing fashion, 25-17, 25-15, 25-20, improving to 6-0 on the season and 2-0 in conference play, while the Panthers fell to 1-9 overall and 0-2 in SSC matches. Theresa Jordan and Jordan Schumacher each tallied 13 kills to lead all players, with Jordan adding nine digs and two blocks and Schumacher picking up 15 digs to register her second consecutive double-double. Olivia Roa collected a match-high 25 digs and Alyssa Rudd recorded a match-leading 37 assists as the Eagles outhit the Panthers .267 to .066. The third set was the only frame where the Panthers led for more than two total points, as Florida Tech took an early 4-1 advantage. The Blue and Gold quickly responded with four straight points to take a 5-4 lead, but couldn’t pull away as the visitors stayed close, keeping the score tied as late as 13-13. From that point, ERAU went on a 7-1 run to take control with a 20-14 advantage, and the Eagles held on for a 25-20 win to complete the 3-0 sweep.

Next up for the Eagles is a trip to Lakeland to take on Florida Southern on Friday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m.

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