Avion Issue 2 Fall 2018

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Issue 2 | Volume 150 | September 11, 2018

A Campus Life B Industry and Technology C Motorsports and Sports D Entertainment

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Above are a handful of names of those who lost their lives on this day 17 years ago. We will never forget.

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A2 Campus Life

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Page Editors

Front Editor Campus Editor SGA Editor Opinions Editor I&T Editor Motorsports Editor Sports Editor Comics Editor Entertainment Editor Feature Editor Copy Editor

Payton Muglia Jorja Gwaltney Rajan Khanna Brandon Collins Vipul Telang

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Keenan Thungtrakul Samantha Stirmel Michael Weinhoffer Madeline Eitniear Sarah Fairchild Henry Neiberlien Abigail Johnson Korbin Martin

Correspondents

Get Involved on Campus A Guide on Making the Most of Your Time at Embry-Riddle.

Sarah Fairchild Chief Copy Editor Come this Thursday, Sept. 13 students might see a noticeable change on the campus’ West Lawn. Rows of tables flanking the walkways and lining the edge of the lawn. Tents flowering under the sun and music booming from the WIKD speakers as gaggles of under and upperclassmen meander from one table to the next. The Fall 2018 Activities Fair is in full swing!

Yes, it is that time already: A time for students to get out and expand their horizons by joining clubs, fraternities, and sororities. A time for the existing organization to recruit new members and increase their renown on campus. A day for freshmen in University 101 to get the signatures they need to complete their ‘be social’ assignment.

Among the tables, you can find big

name RSO’s such as the WIKD Radio Station, Touch-N-Go Productions, the Student Government Association, the Riddle Players Theatre, the Pep Band, and the Avion Newspaper. Lesser known clubs such as the Historical European Martial Arts (HEMA) Club, the Sailing Club, and the Society of Aircraft Technicians (SAT). Even newly formed organizations such as the Amateur Radio Club, and the Creative Ink Writers Group will be participating in this year’s event.

Fraternities and Sororities will also be out in force, with representatives from Delta Upsilon, Delta Chi, Lambda Chi Alpha, Pi Kappa Alpha, Sigma Alpha Epsilon, Sigma Chi, Phi Gamma Delta, and Phi Delta Theta commanding the northern walkway.

Not to mention Multicultural Greek Council members and a host of other cultural societies will also be there.

Sports-based clubs such as the Ai-

kido Club, the Archery Club, the ERAU Paintball Club, and the Diving Eagles Scuba Club will be promoting their activities alongside ERAU’s own official sports teams and Intramural teams.

Spiritual and religious organizations including the Catholic Student Union, Campus Outreach, and Hillel will be opening their arms to the student body of ERAU. Honor societies like the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronomics and research groups like the Center of Undergraduate Research can also be found advertising the benefits of participating in their studies.

All in all, the Fall 2018 Activities Fair is shaping up to be a wonderful day of discovery. Under and upperclassmen are encouraged to stop by the West Lawn this Thursday, Sep. 13 from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. between classes to explore all of the fantastic opportunities ERAU has to offer!

Connor Strobel

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Ronnie Mack Asst. Director, Media & Marketing

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OPINION: Motivation Through the Semester Keenan Thungtrakul Senior Reporter

The semester has just begun, and most of us are already knee-deep in work or about to be. The work can be either given out in increments or piled on all at once.

The question that is bugging some of us is probably “how am I going to get through all this?” The simple answer is “stay motivated,” but how? We are all driven by different sources, but how good are those sources when things get tough?

One thing I have noticed during tough times is that my motivation ebbs and flows.

Some days I am really determined to do well, while on other days I just feel like every day is the same monotonic routine: go to class, go to work, study, and attend the regular social gatherings. On the up days, I feel like life’s going well. I am headed in the right direction. I need to remain on this track. That feeling of being on the right track puts me in a positive mood and keeps me going. The future is in sight, and I have my goals set and am on track to achieve them.

On the down days, I tend to feel that nothing that will spice up my standard routine. I just get too busy. I try to be social and seek new opportunities, but they end up breaking down because of other things. I seek new paths at work to try and better my skills at what I am doing, but I run into barriers that seem insurmountable. It gets discouraging, and sometimes the discouragement saps at my self-assurance, the “mental coach”

that’s telling me to keep going. I find myself running on fumes, unable to maintain that drive I had during the up days.

If you are reading this and thinking, “I can relate,” then you are not alone in this cycle of trying to keep yourself motivated.

I am not talking just about school, it could be about staying motivated at work, on the athletic field, on an exchange program, or wherever. I find that keeping myself motivated takes a lot of effort, sometimes more than I want to put in. There are times where we tend to get lazy, but we have to remem-

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There are times where we tend to get lazy, but we have to remember that we are here for a purpose.

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ber that we are here for a purpose. That purpose is to get a good education, so we can be ready for the workforce. Whether it is engineering, flying, striking up business deals or researching new technologies, the education we are getting here at Embry-Riddle will serve us well into our futures.

We must keep the future in mind when we go about our daily routines.

Imagine fast-forwarding ahead a few

months, or a few years. Imagine where you will be. Do you want to see yourself in a stable future: a full-time job you like, a regular income, and a decent living situation, or an uncertain future: one filled with doubts and worries? Fast-forward to the end of your time here at Riddle. Where do you see yourself going? Is that still your overarching goal, or is there something keeping you from maintaining that goal?

If you find your motivation trapped in an up-and-down cycle, know that you cannot effectively stem the cycle on your own.

Look for others that can help you manage this cycle. Look for friends that you can trust to encourage you and keep you accountable for your statements while you encourage them and hold them responsible for their statements. In this way, both parties benefit from this “helping-hand” friendship.

Seek regular stress-relief activities that allow you to let go of the busyness of life and enable you to re-focus your thoughts on your goals, what you hope to achieve, and on maintaining a positive mindset. Stay in contact with those friends whom you know are there for you when you need them.

Reciprocate that back as well.

Keep the future insight during the mundane times. Remind yourself that you are here for a reason. You did not come here because someone told you to. You came to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University because you want to create a better future for yourself, and now it is time to transform those words and thoughts into actions.

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HumanE Factors

This Week’s Question:

Negative Feedback Loop Weekly Relationship Advice David Keck Campus Champlain Christina Frederick Professor

Dear Professor Frederick and Chaplain Keck, I could use some help with something that is hard for me right now. My boyfriend broke up with me during the summer when we were apart, and now we are both on campus. It was hard enough back then, but we see each other some days, and that brings up memories of what he said. We had a fun relationship for about a year. Mostly good, with a few fights, nothing too serious. I was super surprised when he wanted to break up. The worst part was he started saying stuff that really hurt, things about how I treated him, how I made him feel like he was not wanted. How cold I was sometimes when we were together. This made no sense.

I thought I treated him well. He was not my first boyfriend, but I thought it might go somewhere.

I still do not get it. His words keep coming up over and over and make it hard for me to focus on my classes. One friend told me to get a new boyfriend and make sure to be seen with him on campus. I do not think I want revenge, I just want to get on with school. Sometimes I am so upset about what he said that I cannot even think about a relationship. What can I do?

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I am sure many readers can empathize with your situation. ERAU is a small campus and running into an ex repeatedly after the break-up you experienced allows you to keep replaying the script of what your ex said.

Although you mentioned the break up was tough, there were some words you did not use – “heartbroken, depressed, sad, lonely.” What this tells us is that this question is more about what was said about you than what was done to you. Every break up comes with a few unanswered questions. In this case, it is why would someone you cared for say mean things to you and about you, especially when you had gone out for a year and the things he said never came up. We do not know why your ex said that. If he had felt those things when you were dating, he should have spoken up. You seem like a reasonable person and would have listened. On the other hand, this could be a case of catastrophizing his feelings to work up the courage to make the break, or he could have been influenced by others. Whatever the reason those things were said, there are several things you can do to move on, because moving on is the only course of action – and let us face it – if you are looking for another person of the male persuasion to spend time with – odds are good you can find him at ERAU! What can you do to move on and get away from your thoughts? First, I would ask if you are actively trying to suppress your feelings and thoughts about the break? If that is the case, sometimes containing information can actually make us obsess about it more. Find someone to talk to (a friend or even a therapist) and spill your guts.

Cry, get angry, experience the emotion and get it out. If you do not have someone to talk to, then write it down.

Get it out and be done with it.

At the same time, and this is hard, we also want you to reframe your thinking.

Instead of looking at the break up as a negative, think of it as an opportunity – to meet new people, learn new things, to be free to do what you want to do, and to learn about yourself more.

We want you to be able to do some letting go, too. It is easy for negative words to keep coming into our heads.

We can forget all the good things that people say about us and fixate on a few harsh comments. So we need to find ways to let go of all the criticism that does no good. One approach is to think honestly about what a person says and name whatever is indeed true for us. Accept it, learn from it, and let the rest go – because we then know that the rest is not true. In this case, maybe you might recognize that “Yes, there were times when I could have shown my affection more clearly.

But that does not mean that I was too cold.” When we do this, we find that inaccurate criticism loses much of its power, and we can let go.

Because he did not share anything with you about how he was feeling, how could you address those issues with him – even if some of them might have had some truth? And some of them may not have been true at all!

Do not forget that. Here is another reframe: A relationship is two people, both of whom need to be engaged.

Your ex was not involved genuinely, so he contributed to the break up also.

We’d also recommend that you think about, temporarily at least, changing up your routine to minimize the campus contacts that may keep you in your negative feedback loop. Change where you park, take a different route to class, eat at a slightly different time.

Changing your routine can also help reinforce your thought changes.

Humans have a remarkable ability to be resilient and to move forward with life, even after painful experiences. We hope that, more quickly than you think, you’ll find your negative thoughts and emotions fading away in intensity, and you will make progress in your studies and look forward to your next relationship, whenever that is right for you.

Reverend David Keck keckd2@erau.edu

Christina Frederick frederic@erau.edu

Call for Questions: Do you have any relationship questions?

You can send an email to Christina Frederick or David Keck, or, if you prefer to keep things anonymous, you can drop off notes for HumanE Factors Prof.

Christina Frederick, Human Factors, COAS 4th floor or Chaplain David Keck, Center for Faith and Spirituality.

To respect your privacy, real names and identifying details will be eliminated in our responses in the Avion.

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Carnival to Bring New Ship to Port Canaveral

Madeline Eitniear Reporter Now that school is in full swing with students having attended classes for two weeks, it is inevitable that some people have begun thinking about vacation plans. While most students' plans include jet-setting somewhere exotic, there are plenty of viable options right here in the Sunshine State. One of which is taking a cruise with the world's largest company, Carnival Cruise Lines, who just announced their plans to build the line's largest ship to date and have it based out of Port Canaveral, Fl. The yet-unnamed ship is planned to have a passenger capacity of 6,500 with an additional 2,000 crew members. This ship is set to be the first of a new line of ‘XL-class' ships, and it is not clear what all of the space on board will be used for. Most Carnival ships already have a small water park, sports complex, full-service spa, casinos, as well as multiple nightclubs and eateries so the possible entertainment on this new ship could really be anything and is sure to impress.

Sadly, this magnificent new ship will not be completed until 2020 by current estimates, but that is a necessary time line since Port Canaveral is actually constructing a new terminal, with an estimated price tag of $150 million, to base it out of. This new ship will be in operation with three other year-round Carnival vessels found out of Port Canaveral, and it will be the only one, and the first based in North America, to be powered by liquefied natural gas. In comparison to the Carnival ships that run off diesel fuel, this new ship will be much more cost-efficient.

Currently, Carnival is responsible for about 15% of the overall cruise traffic at Port Canaveral, and the arrival of this new ship should increase that rather drastically, making this a beneficial move for both the port and the cruise line. For people who cannot wait to plan a vacation on this new ship, luckily you don't have to wait until the vessel is completed to do so as Carnival is planning on releasing details about the ship and its itineraries as early as next year.

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Midtown Motors Now Open New Motorcycle Shop in Daytona Beach, FL David Hurtibise Midtown Motors Owner

Midtown Motorcycles and Scooters is the new, premiere motorcycle and scooter shop in sunny Daytona Beach Florida. Midtown buys, sells, and trades all makes and models of motorcycles, scooters, quads, and more. They specialize in carrying a wide variety of vehicles to fit every customer’s needs.

In addition to motorcycles and higher powered scooters, they sell 49cc gas powered scooters, electric scooters, and electric and gas powered bicycles. These options require no special endorsements on your license or, in some cases, no license whatsoever. 49cc scooters are an extremely economical mode of transportation.

Most 49cc models will get 100 miles per gallon of gas. Approximately 9 out of 10 gas powered scooter riders they talk to only fill up their gas tank once a month. The electric powered scoot-

ers go around 42 miles on a single charge. Just plug the scooter into a regular household plug. No specialty plugs, wires or equipment required.

Midtown Motorcycles and Scooters works to make the purchasing process as easy and painless as possible. Midtown accepts all major credit cards and checks as well as offers layaway and financing. Midtown offers financing through 12 major banks and 4 associate companies. Customers can come in and speak with one of their financing experts in person or fill out the secure credit application online at https://mynewcycle.com/financing.

Midtown Motorcycles and Scooters not only sells bikes, they also offer a full service shop for maintenance, repair, or upgrades. Midtown hires fully certified motorcycle and scooter technicians capable of working on any make or model. Customer’s constantly call looking to get work done on chinese scooters after hav-

ing been turned away at other shops.

Midtown has the largest supply of japanese and chinese scooter parts, in stock. They won’t turn you away based on the make or model of your ride. At Midtown Motors it is not What you ride, it is THAT you ride. Check out Midtown Motorcycles and Scooters online at www.mynewcycle.com.

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B2 Industry Electrify Your Flight

Electric Flying May Soon Become a Reality

Abby Johnson Senior Photographer From gliders to the space shuttle, aviation vehicles have seemed to prosper and conquer whatever challenges humanity seeks to overcome.

A boom of new technology over the years have allowed scientists to research and develop ways to better increase aviation vehicles to fit the needs of commercial, military, and private flight. One new challenge that has anticipation for aviators is the prospect of having completely electric aircraft.

Electric cars are just becoming an affordable and realistic product in the United States, but according to Popular Science, aviation company Siemens plans to take the leap of normalizing the electric airplane.

Rolls-Royce and Airbus are teaming

up to help Siemens finalize an electric propulsion design that will not rely on a form of gas fuel. Terry Hamlin, the VP of Siemens, shared the various reasons Siemens is striving to develop electric propulsion. Siemens wishes to conserve fossil fuels, eliminate emissions that are harming our environment, and reduce the noise of engines as aircraft fly overhead.

A recent model of an electric airplane with a 55-kW motor was put on display by the aviation company on Siemens Innovation Day in Chicago to show the world their concept for future flight.

Popular Science reports the plane was a Magnus LSA. The company plans to begin the propulsion switch with these smaller aircraft models before starting to work with larger aircraft. With support from the General Aviation Manufacturers Association, electric flight

could be approaching closer than expected. However, new power systems create new problems pilots will have to overcome with this design. The aircraft with these systems is now lighter, and, when equipped with the appropriate amount of energy, more powerful. These new attributes will cause a change in flight patterns, perhaps in more positive ways than negative.

One plane, Pipistrel’s Alpha Electro, has been approved to fly in Canada for daily trials and training. The United States, however, will have to wait until the Federal Aviation Administration changes their policy to allow continuous flights using electric aircraft systems. Until that happens, Siemens will have to patiently wait to start training in America while continuing their research into electric propulsion.

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Electric cars generally cap off at around 300 miles per charge

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The most developed electric aircraft out currently can barely take going 99 mph for an hour at a time

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The batteries in the current electric aircraft prototypes are the same you can find in any Tesla

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Lilium Jet is working on aircraft that can achieve vertical takeoffs and landings

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Boeing Wins Contract for Unmanned Tanker Henry Neiberlien Former Editor-In-Chief The United States Navy has been pursuing aircraft carrier based UAV since 2006. Originally it was supposed to be a unmanned strike platform capable of delivering a payload far beyond enemy lines. However the Navy shifted from a surveillance and strike platform to a unmanned aerial refueling platform capable of supporting the F/A-18 and F-35C manned fighter platforms. This would allow the Navy to extend the range and endurance of its current fighter fleets without relying on the USAF KC-10, KC-135, and KC-46 tanker transports. This level of operation independence would multiply the capability of US flat tops significantly. Northrop Grumman had

already demonstrated unmanned carrier ops and refueling with their X-47B prototype back in 2014, but they backed out of the competition after the Navy changed their requirements from that of a strike platform. The remaining companies, boeing, Lockheed, and General Atomics then duked it out in the hopes of securing the $805 million dollar contract.

Lockheed proposed a modified RQ-170 platform concept, and General Atomics proposed a modified version of the Avenger platform.

Boeing instead went all in by designing and constructing a clean sheet prototype aircraft built for the role. This gamble paid off as the US Navy announced Boeing had won the MQ-25 contract for the development and support of four airframes.

Using their experience with the F/A18E/F Super Hornet the new prototype incorporates reinforce landing gear, a slender body containing a single turbofan engine, and long folding wings for efficient lift generation. One of the most novel features on board the Boeing MQ-25 is the dorsal air intake, allowing for safe operation on a carrier deck without the risk of debris being injected into the engine. The protorypt is already conducting ground tests with a first flight of the prototype anticipated in the very near future.

This contract is a major victory for Boeing, as they struggle to stay relevant in military aircraft development.

Boeing lost the Joint Strike fighter program to Lockheed Martin, and that program would has become the most funded military program

in history. Boeing currently only has one major US military aircraft program with the F/A-18, however they do support other programs like the V-22 and have smaller contracts like the ScanEagle. With the success in the KC-46 program and the MQ-25 program, Boeing’s luck in the DoD might be turning around. Boeing has also developed a full scale clean sheet prototype from the USAF T-X training aircraft competition, in which a winner is expected to be announced within a few weeks. While the initial MQ-25 contract is for four aircraft, the US Navy is expected to order 72 aircraft over the next few years for approximately $13 billion total. The MQ-25 Stingray is expected to enter service in the mid 2020’s

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Investigation Begins After Puzzling ISS Depressurization

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Michael Weinhoffer Senior Reporter At about 7:00 p.m. EDT on August 29, mission controllers at NASA’s Johnson Space Center in Houston detected a small pressure leak on the ISS. The pressure drop did not pose a threat to the crew and repairs took place the following day. Crew members traced the location of the leak to a tiny hole located in a Russian spacecraft docked to the station.

The hole was later determined to be made from a drill, but whether the hole was created by accident during spacecraft manufacturing or was an act of sabotage remains to be seen.

Despite ground controllers detecting the leak, the crew onboard, currently Expedition 56, were not woken because the leak did not pose an immediate threat to the astronauts. Upon waking up in the morning, the crew moved to the Russian side of the station, and with help from mission control centers in Houston and Moscow, the crew isolated the source of the leak to the Russian side. Once the crew found

the hole, they applied Kapton tape for a temporary fix. They located the hole in the orbital section of a manned Soyuz spacecraft that had docked with the station on June 8. Fortunately, the orbital section is solely used for storage and will burn up in Earth’s atmosphere when the astronauts come back home.

Later that day, cosmonaut Sergey Prokopyev of Roscosmos, the Russian space agency, used epoxy on a gauze wipe to permanently seal the hole. The station’s atmospheric pressure was also slightly increased by ground controllers.

Roscosmos opened an investigation into the leak, and the crew went right back to work the next day.

Since the news broke about the leak, there has been a lot of speculation about what caused the leak. After the posting of the photos online, a micrometeoroid impact was ruled out. Space debris and micrometeoroids are a severe threat to spacecraft, and the ISS had performed 25 collision avoidance maneuvers from debris since the beginning of its operation in 1998. Instead, the

hole is thought to have come from a drilling mishap that took place during assembly of the Soyuz MS09 spacecraft. The accident could have occurred either at RSC Energia, the primary manufacturer of the Soyuz spacecraft or during final preparations at the Baikonur Cosmodrome. The possibility was also raised, primarily by Russian outlets, that an act of sabotage created the hole. This seems highly unlikely but is a possibility. Mechanical incidents which have required the crew to intervene are not uncommon, but the claim of sabotage is something new and quite disturbing. A larger hole would have been caused great concern among the crew, as rapid oxygen depletion could have forced the crew to evacuate the station and head back to Earth.

It is almost certain that the individual or individuals responsible for the mishap, if it genuinely was a mishap, will be fired from their jobs immediately. Although the leak was minor, it was a scary situation for both the crew and the mission controllers. Hopefully, the investiga-

tion will determine the cause of the hole and recommend actions that will improve quality control during spacecraft assembly. The depressurization was a fresh reminder of the dangers of human spaceflight, but just like the crew did, astronauts need to analyze the situation calmly, solve the problem the best they can, and get on with their day.

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The ISS has a pressurized volume equivalent to that of a Boeing 747

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It is five times larger than the U.S. space station SkyLab

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It’s the single most expensive thing ever built, costing over $120 billion

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It’s the third brightest object in the sky after the moon and Venus

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C2 Motorsports

UPCOMING RACES: NASCAR Camping World Truck Series World of Westgate 200 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sep. 14, 2018 @ 9:00 p.m. ET

NASCAR XFINITY Series DC SOLAR 300 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sep. 15, 2018 @ 5:00 p.m. ET

Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series South Point 400 Las Vegas Motor Speedway Sep. 16, 2018 @ 3:00 p.m. ET

FIA Formula 1 World Championship Singapore Airlines Singapore Grand Prix Singapore Street Circuit Sep. 16, 2018 @ 8:10 a.m. ET

Truex to Drive JGR #19 Daniel Suarez out at Joe Gibbs Racing after 2018 Season.

Rajan Khanna News Editor Fresh of the 2017 Championship, Furniture Row Racing announced that they will close their doors. Martin Truex Jr. driver of the No. 78 FRR Toyota Camry and his crew chief Cole Pearn will take over the No. 19 Toyota Camry at Joe Gibbs Racing in 2019. The move comes as a surprise to the fan base and community as the team ran extremely well for the past three seasons. No single car team had seen the performance that FRR possesses and it is unknown wheather NASCAR would ever see it again. The move has brought up the discussion on if NASCAR teams should have a spending limit imposed to keep a fairness on and off track. Currently, NASCAR has no spending limits so the small teams never perform at the level that large teams can. FRR has been the

lone exception for many years due to their technical alliance with Joe Gibbs Racing. JGR has a close partnership with FRR and runs the Denver-based team as a satellite of their own organization to circumnavigate the four car limit imposed on teams by NASCAR. NASCAR issued a statement to the announcement in response to the spending disparity in the sport, “NASCAR will continue to work on growing the sport and working with the race teams on competitive and operational excellence.

Much of those efforts have already been put in place, and will continue to be a focus.” NASCAR says they have plans to fix the performance gap but other than what is known internally, the fan base has no idea what they will do. The future of NASCAR is unknown with TV numbers down and ticket sales dwindling, but NASCAR executives will do what they can in the best interest of the sport to keep it popular.

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NASCAR at Darlington Results Brad Keselowski sweeps Bojangles’ Southern 500 weekend.

Southern 500

FIA Formula E Championship 2018 Ad Diriyah E-Prix Location: TBD Dec. 15, 2018 TBD

Brad Keseslowski #2 Ford Fusion WeatherTech SportsCar Championship Montul Petit Le Mans Road Atlanta Oct. 13, 2018 @ 11:00 a.m. ET

Joey Logano #22 Ford Fusion

Kyle Larson #42 Chevy Camaro

Kevin Harvick #4 Ford Fusion

SportsClips VFW 200

Verizon IndyCar Series Grand Prix of Sonoma Sonoma Raceway Sep. 16, 2018 @ 6:30 p.m. ET

Brad Keseslowski #22 Ford Mustang

Cole Custer #00 Ford Mustang

Tyler Reddick #9 Chevy Camaro

Denny Hamlin #18 Toyota Camry

NASCAR Visits Las Vegas Next.

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Motorsports C3

F1 2018: Headline Edition Review

Vipul Telang Photo Editor F1 2018: Headline Edition is the latest iteration of the Formula One franchise developed by Codemasters Birmingham. As with previous games, the entire 2018 Formula One season is recreated near-perfectly, with both drivers and tracks represented. At first glance, it appears that F1 2018 is just a re-skin of last year’s highly successful title. However, Codemasters is one of the few developers that really listens to community feedback in an effort to fine-tune each game and improve on it from the previous year.

This year’s iteration took all the great things from last year’s game and perfected it, giving Formula One fans an even better title with some few new features that prevent the game from feeling stale.

The career mode is largely based on last year’s complete overhaul of the game mode, which offered players the option of upgrading different parts of the car in order to stay competitive. Players can choose from one of the 10 teams and must meet the team objectives for the season. Higher teams offer more difficult objectives, and players must be on their A-game in order to reach their goal. Lower teams set their expectations accordingly, so don’t expect Alfa Romeo Sauber to lead the field at the season-opening race at Albert Park in Melbourne, Australia. This year’s career mode will also include time-pressured interviews, which has finally made its way back to the franchise after disappearing for a few years. Players have ten seconds to respond to a question which can negatively or positively affect the team’s relationship or morale. Personally, I feel that ten seconds isn’t enough time to read and respond to four different pre-written responses, and I wish that Codemasters would increase the time or even remove the time limit entirely. This year, players can select a rival that they wish to chal-

lenge, and completion or failure will affect team contract relations. This feature is important when trying to move up the ladder into a better seat at a better team.

The Research and Development program that was first introduced last year in F1 2017 has been revamped to prevent boredom and repetitiveness. The R&D now focuses on multiple seasons, and it is now possible for development from the previous season to be subject to dynamic rule changes. Certain developments can be deemed illegal

It took some time managing the ERS deployment menu; as the same button action can accidentally change the fuel mixture ratio instead of the hybrid battery power. In the future, I hope that Codemasters allows players to remap buttons on a controller so that players have the option to personalize different actions.

There was a large amount of speculation about the halo, the FIA-mandated safety device that wraps around and in front of the cockpit in an effort to reduce head injuries, being added to the game

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The Halo is the main addition to the in-car cockpit view. Also visible is the ERS management system on the steering wheel showing the hybrid battery charge.

and therefore disallowed, causing car development to be halted and championship contention to be hindered.

One new feature that was introduced is the management of the Energy Recovery System (ERS). Players must now manage the hybrid aspect of the 1.6L V6 turbo hybrid engines by utilizing the battery power that is stored when braking or lifting and coasting. Using the ERS perfectly means the difference between pole position or starting from the rear.

The cockpit view is updated to show the ERS deployment in real-time, with a blue bar representing the ERS level.

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Two of the classic cars offered in F1 2018 is the 2009 Brawn GP BGP-001 (new) and the 2010 Red Bull Racing RB6 (returning).

this year. Avid players were worried that the halo would affect both their driving style and visibility, as the halo’s central spar cuts down the middle of the cockpit.

Codemasters solved this issue by giving players the option to remove the central spar entirely in an effort to allow drivers to see more of the track. This feature comes in handy when driving around street circuits such as Baku or Singapore, where the tight turns offered little visibility and increased chances of contact with not only the barriers but other drivers.

Players will be excited to see the return of not only the German Grand Prix Hockenheim which was absent last year but also the Paul Ricard French Grand Prix Circuit, which returned to Formula One since the last race there in 1990.

Each track feels overhauled and the HDR 4K graphics make both the track details and weather elements look absolutely stunning. The extra Drag Reduction Zones are modeled accurately in the game to add to the element of realism.

With the introduction of the hypersoft and superhard tires, there are now seven possible dry tire compounds to use throughout the season, as well as intermediate tires and full wet tires for inclement weather conditions. Codemasters

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ensured that each tire compound feels unique, which was a significant change from years past. The advantage of switching to the softest race compound available when opponents are on harder tires can potentially be the difference between a race win and needing to take an extra pit stop and falling off-pace. The handling model feels extremely good, with track surfaces behaving almost as they do in real life. My only gripe with the tires is the puncture graphics- the tires still looks like they are wobbling off but the physics of the puncture mechanics has been greatly improved.

Back by popular demand, classic cars return to F1 2018 with the addition of more fan-requested cars. The 1972 Lotus 72D, 1976 Ferrari 312 T2, 1976 McLaren M23D, 1978 Lotus 79, 1979 Ferrari 312 T4, and the 1982 McLaren MP4/1B are all new for F1 2018. All the classic cars from F1 2017 will be returning, as well as two new “tier one” cars available with the Headline Edition of F1 2018.

This includes Jenson Button’s 2009 Formula One World Championship-winning Brawn GP BGP-001 as well as the 2003 Williams FW25 driven by Juan Pablo Montoya and Ralf Schumacher.

In a series where online racing runs hand-in-hand with e-sports competitions, Codemasters has now implemented a super license for multiplayer gaming. Similar to the safety rating in iRacing, Codemasters makes note of any contact suffered while racing. This is to dissuade poor sportsmanship or disruptive drivers. Sportsmanship, skill, and time invested are the three things that make up the players rank, and these new rules will hopefully allow both cleaner races as well as more engaging track battles.

Codemasters has come a long way since releasing Grand Prix Simulator in 1988. This year’s take on the Formula One racing series is one of the best racing games released. With the small changes that they’ve made to an already perfect product, F1 2018 is the pinnacle of the series. Even though F1 2018 is tailored to a smaller, more niche crowd, anyone who has a passion for openwheel racing should pick up this game.

F1 2018: Headline Edition • • • • • •

Developer: Codemasters Publisher: Codemasters Released: Aug. 24, 2018 Platforms: Xbox One (version reviewed), Sony PS4, PC Price: $59.99 Score: 9/10

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C4 Sports UPCOMING GAMES

Tuesday, Sept. 11

Wednesday, Sept. 12 M Soccer vs. Nova @ 6

Thursday, Sept. 13 Friday, Sept. 14 W Volleyball vs. Palm Beach @ 7

Saturday, Sept. 15 W Volleyball vs. Nova @ 4 W Soccer vs. Saint Leo @ 6 M&W XC ERAU Classic @ TBD

Sunday, Sept. 16 M Tennis vs. ERAU Open @ TBD W Tennis vs. ERAU Open @ TBD

Monday, Sept. 17

Athlete Spotlight

Photo Courtesy: ERAU Athletics

Dana Ruchti Goalie

This week’s Athlete Spotlight goes to Dana Ruchti, the goalie for the Lady Eagles’ soccer team. A junior 20 years old, she hails from Gilmanton, New Hampshire. She is currently studying Aerospace Engineering, with a minor in Astrophysics.

After she graduates, she is either going to go into the Air Force Officer Training School, or find a job in the industry. Aerospace Engineering is actually the reason she chose to come to Embry-Riddle, and she enjoys the tight knit community. She didn’t always play soccer, but instead did horseback riding. In the 4th grade, she decided she wanted to play a more competitive sport and chose soccer. The thing she enjoys most about playing for Embry-Riddle is the team camaraderie. Besides soccer, she enjoys cross-country skiing and lacrosse Outside of sports, she is a member of Housing and Residence Life, and she enjoys running, hiking, hanging out with friends, and going to the beach. Dana currently has 15 saves in the season.

Great work Dana, keep it up!

Women’s Soccer Scores First Win Sheahan Scores 2 Goals in College Debut

Connor Strobel Correspondent On Friday evening, our Embry-Riddle Women’s Soccer team squared off against the Flagler Saints. The teams vied for control of the field in the 90 minute match, and in the end our Lady Eagles stood perched above as the victors. This first win places the women’s soccer team at 1-2 for the season so far. At the 16 minute mark, a corner kick from Rachel Owens was headed into the net by Savannah Sheahan, letting the Eagles take an early lead; placing ERAU ahead 1-0. This goal was not only the first of the team’s season, but was also Sheahan’s first goal and first game of her collegiate career.

With around 13 minutes remaining in the first half, the Eagles were called for a foul, giving the Saints the opportunity to pull through on a free kick and tie the game at 1-1.

During half time, all the branches of our ROTCs on campus came together to participate in the annual tug of war competition. Air Force squared off against Navy for the first bout, in which Navy won. In round two, the Army then beat the Marine Corps. For the final showdown, the Army came back in full force, beating the Navy once again and claimed the trophy.

As the tug-of-war victors exited, the Eagles and the Saints retook the field.

For the start of the second half, Flagler played more aggressively, keeping the ball mainly on our side of the field.

Midway through the second half, the

gameplay shifted towards the Eagles.

And in the 75th minute, Savannah Sheahan once again got the ball and took the shot; the ball sailing over the Saints’ goalkeeper and into the net, This goal brought the Eagles into the lead with a score of 2-1. Towards the end of the match, the Saints tried to re-tie the game, but goalie Dana Ruchti and the ERAU defense held them at bay.

Breaking down the stats, Flagler had 15 shots compared to the Eagles’ 8, and seven corner kicks to two. Dana Ruchti grabbed seven saves, and Savannah Sheahan led the offense with 2 scores on goal. Rachel Owens and Annie Gel-

naw each had an assist in the game.

After the game, the Avion got a statement from Coach Bohon. “It was a good match up from the start. We know [Flagler’s coach], and [Flagler’s coach] is a good coach, and we knew it would be difficult. We made tactical adjustments to help us. We are just happy to be winning and we are extremely pleased with the team’s effort, and we want them to keep this level of effort for the rest of the season.”

After playing Tusculum on Sunday, the Women’s Soccer team’s next game is against the Saint Leo Lions this upcoming Saturday, Sept. 15 at 6 p.m.

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Megan Smith attempts to move up the field while being held back by a Flagler player.

Smith, a Junior, plans to major in Aviation Business Administration.

Volleyball Falls to Tampa Connor Strobel Correspondent Saturday, September 8 saw our Lady Eagles Volleyball team fall to the No. 20 Tampa Spartans, with a final score of 3-1 in a well fought match. Moving their conference record to 1-1, this game broke the four game winning streak the team was on, and brought their overall record to 7-2.

Individually, both Alyssa Rudd and Melanie Canfield achieved a double-double in the match up. Rudd tallied 41 assists to her record and Canfield brought forth 14 kills, while both women marked 11 digs. Erika Barbour led the team’s offense with 15 kills while Olivia Roa led the defense with 25 digs.

In the first set, the Spartans took an early lead and never let it go. Tampa eventually widened the gap to 20-11, and ended the set at 25-15. During set two, the two teams battled fiercely, going back and forth almost the entire frame.

After scoring four consecutive points, our Eagles lead the set at 10-7, however the Spartans came back to tie it at 1010. They then regained the lead at 1312. The two teams proceeding to tie at the scores of 13, 14, and 15. The Eagles would go on to get a winning streak of six points, which included two aces by Olivia Roa, bringing the score to 21-15. The Blue and Gold eventually won the set at 25-19, setting the match score at 1-1.

During the second set when the score

was 14-13 in favor of Tampa, Theresa Jordan, #6, was injured on the court.

She was able to walk off the court with assistance, to which the crowd applauded, and later in the match Jordan was able to come back into the game.

The third set was another hotly contested match up between the two adversaries. Embry-Riddle took a slim lead which they held tightly until the Spartans scored four in a row to bring the score to 13-10 in favor of themselves. The Eagles almost managed to even the score, reaching 14-13 but never managing to retake the lead, and lost the set 25-18.

In the fourth and final set, the Blue and Gold took an early victory, leading the score at 5-2. Tampa then scored nine points to our two, bringing the scoreboard to read 11-7. Our Lady Eagles

fought valiantly to bring back the lead and win the set, but the Spartans once again out-scored us quickly with a 7-2 point split to close out the match at 25-18.

After the game, when asked about her thoughts on the team and different situations that took place during the game, Coach Gallop responded “We always have complete faith and confidence in the team and trust any replacements we have to make. Right now the team is in a good place and we are happy with where they are. This loss isn’t to be dwelled on, and when we get back to practice, we are just going to keep working.”

The Lady Eagles volleyball team next plays at home against the Palm Beach Atlantic Sailfish this Friday, Sept. 14 at 7 p.m., and the Nova Southeastern Sharks next Saturday, Sept.15 at 4 p.m.

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No. 6 Theresa Jordan defends against an attack from Tampa.

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D2 Entertainment First Thoughts: Battlefield V

Connor Strobel Correspondent Earlier this week, DICE released the Open Beta for Battlefield 5 (BFV). If you pre-ordered the game already, as I had, you received access to the beta Sept. 4. I set out to get a feel for this iteration in the series and see if it would live up to the expectations and hype it has been receiving. Battlefield 5 is going back in time for the franchise, both in the series and in war. A World

Photo Courtesy: DICE Games

War Two game, DICE seeks to not only enter a new game into the series but to reinvent the gameplay styles within.

When first entering the beta, there were two game modes playable, Grand Operations and Conquest.

Grand Operations is a game mode staying from Battlefield 1, although they have reworked it a bit. Now an event that spans across four in-game days, although you only get to access two of these days in the beta.

The Grand Operations map provided

A Movie You Pray to Survive: “The Nun”

Sarah Fairchild Chief Copy Editor Hidden behind the forefront of the wildly successful Marvel and DC cinematic universes, another entangled movie franchise lurks in the shadows. This ambiguous series slowly wove together an integrated set of events, eventually culminating in what was to be the ‘Avengers’ of the horror movie genre. Under Corin Hardy’s direction, “The Nun” hit theaters nationwide on Sep. 6, with box office numbers predicting the movie to be the most successful release in “The Conjuring” franchise to date.

Throughout the other films, a mysterious nun is teased as an Easter egg; a subtle acknowledgment to fans of the films that a more significant story lurks in the background. “The Nun” brings this tale the foreground. In the movie, a priestess with a haunted past and a novice on the cusp of taking her final vows are ordered by the Vatican to investigate the death of a young nun in Romania. Little did they know that they would soon be confronting a malevolent force known infamously as the demon Valak.

But the big question on everyone’s mind is: does the film live up to its hype?

In some ways, yes; and in others… not so much. Like all horror films, “The Nun” does a good job amping up the creep factor. In between scenes filled with exposition, there are truly terrifying moments where your heart is pounding, and your adrenaline is racing. The main setting of the film, an old castle in Romania, does a great job of creating an atmosphere of fear and dark ambiance. The main hang-up of this movie is its plot. Cliché twists and predictable outcomes bog down a movie that would otherwise have you leaving the theaters with chills. Instead, viewers are left pondering over the unnecessary ‘shocking’ revelations; revelations that - under further scrutiny - convolute the overall cinematic universe created by “the Conjuring” franchise.

When it comes to horror films, “The Nun” provides a decent showing of stereotypical scare-tactics and tropes, with a few exceptionally haunting scenes. However, if you are looking for a tale that culminates from the individual movies, you’re looking at the wrong ghost story.

is Narvik, which is a snowy map on the side of the Norwegian mountains, a good balance of ranged conflicts.

Fighting can take place in a rail-yard, the inside of a bridge, to the local town, and around in the snowy hills. In conquest, you receive access to another map, Rotterdam. Fighting in this beautiful city of the Netherlands, you will be reminded of maps like Amiens and Seine Crossing.

Gameplay for BFV feels new, yet still is the Battlefield you know and love. I had to get used to new changes that were implemented into the game that caused me to play differently than I had in previous games. As someone who prefers to play medic, I had to change my play style to the new revive system. Revives are no longer a quick task, now an animation that takes more time to complete. Being able to be revived by your squad mates is a helpful touch, although this is an even longer animation.

Some may be shocked to learn that ammo is much more precious than it was for previous games, and running out of ammo is no longer something that rarely happens. Stocking up on ammo is something to be done after each point you capture, and you now must choose your engagements more carefully. Tanks also have limited ammo now as well, so worry not about tanks camping the same hill for an entire match.

This beta, like any other Battlefield

beta, was filled with a good number of glitches and issues, although with the new pushed back release date for the full game, hopefully, they will be fixed.

One that genuinely affected gameplay was one with the revive system. Upon reviving a teammate, there was a good chance my weapons would swap with theirs. Although it let me experience a good number of firearms early on, it quickly became frustrating as I would have to change playstyle quickly to prevent death. Mounting objects was a challenge at times because some objects were jumpable at certain places, but not at others. Some objects could have players run through, so movement quickly became a guessing game at times. When flying, it felt like I was trying to control a marionette rather than a plane.

Overall, although it was a typical Battlefield beta with a score of issues, I enjoyed the game. I could play alone or with friends and still have a blast. I could still get satisfaction from clearing a point singlehandedly or making a team push. Watching my V-1 rocket come in to clear a third of the enemy team was something I had never experienced in another game before. In talking with friends, I have commented that the game feels like Battlefield 4 combined with Battlefield 1, with the added spice of a new game. At the end of the day, 4+1=5, and it excites me. When the full game comes out, it will truly be something to behold.

The Amazingly Spectacular Marvel’s Spider-Man

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Photo Courtesy: Insomniac Games

Brandon Collins Business Manager

Spider-Man is by far one of the best superheroes to choose for an openworld game. For being known as a city-wide crime fighter who fights both your everyday criminal and supervillains who are out to kill everyone, developer Insomniac Games’ successfully blended both minor encounters with thugs and significant encounters with more well known Spidey villains to create perhaps the best Spider-Man games of the past decade.

Insomniac’s Marvel’s Spider-Man follows the player in the role of an older, more experienced Peter Parker, who is eight years into his career as Manhattan’s superhero. The game starts off sort of slow, but once things get going, players are sent through a well-developed story about Spider-Man and his nemeses. By starting the game eight years after Peter had become Spider-Man, this game has a Spider-Man who has history in this world, and the story feels natural thanks to the integration of familiar villains rather than throwing them randomly into the game to make players happy that they were able to see their favorite villain. The script allows time for the relationship between Spider-Man and the central

villains of the game to believably develop, making for some pretty emotional scenes toward the end.

The game opens on a cut-scene where the player sees Spider-Man getting suited up, and then, jumping out the window, swinging across the city.

Obviously, web-swinging throughout Manhattan is a quintessential part of any Spider-Man game. Insomniac promised the best web-swinging experience of any Spider-Man game, and in our opinion they delivered.

Swinging throughout the city is not only smooth and transitional, but it is incredibly easy and fun to do as well.

Swinging around Manhattan, and seeing all they have to offer is incredibly nice and is not all that hard to get lost in doing.

Being a significant part of the game, swinging is greatly emphasized and is only made easier as time progresses as players unlock new abilities to make web-swinging easier. It requires a minimal amount of strategy and thinking to be tons of fun. Players will need to plan routes as they go to make sure they have tall enough structures to swing from, and the speed of Spider-Man is governed by when the players begin and end their swings.

For being an open world game, Marvel’s Spider-Man is not “overfull” of things to do. Insomniac was successfully able to balance the size of its game with the number of activities to do, such as collecting old backpacks with Spidey Gear, photographing landmarks around Manhattan, stopping simple crimes, and checking in on old Oscorp research centers for Peter’s best friend Harry Osborn while he is off in Europe. Unlike a lot of games, doing the activities never got to the point of outright boredom, but some did feel slightly repetitive at points. And even though the events can feel repetitive, the combat system only gets better and better as the player progresses throughout the game.

For anyone who has ever played Rocksteady’s Batman: Arkham game series, Spider-Man will feel pretty fa-

miliar. Utilizing a similar combat system, we were quick to notice the similarities in fighting portions of the game, where quick attacks and dodging are crucial parts of the system. So, when players first begin playing the game, they will often mash the “square” button as if their life depended on it, occasionally using the ‘circle” button to evade hits. However, as the game progress, players will unlock a plethora of gadgets and abilities that move the combat from mash the buttons to a fun game of improvisation. You can always do the traditional mash the button to win throughout the game, but it really is a lot more fun when the player is webbing around the area, sticking enemies to solid surfaces with their web shooters while swing-kicking a different guy off the side of a building.

Players can even web-swing enemies into each other, as well as yank weapons out of their hands and throwback concussion grenades.

Unlike a number of major, blockbuster games that have come out in recent years, Marvel’s Spider-Man has no online component, and it currently does not, nor does it have plans for, microtransactions. The game will offer three downloadable story chapters though, called The City That Never Sleeps. The first will be arriving next month and will focus on Black Cat, a well-known character from the Spider-Man universe who often serves as a flirty foil to our lovable protagonist.

After its release, two more DLC will come out, one in November, known as Turf Wars, and one in December, titled Silver Lining. Neither have any details, though if their names are any suggestion, we have a good guess about who they might involve. Each DLC will be available for $10, or as a bundle for $25.

A day-one patch from Insomniac for the game introduced a panoramic photo mode to the game, which seems to be becoming a necessity for major games. The photo mode allows for players to create their own comic book panels and covers, and essentially al-

lows players to create their own Spider-Man comics should they have the desire to do so.

The character of Spider-Man’s made the entire game feel natural. He is known for stopping muggings, saving pets, and fighting a villain or two who can level a building all in a day’s work. Marvel’s Spider-Man brings it all together in a package that perfectly captures what being Spider-Man feels like, from climbing/running up the side of buildings to struggling with his personal relationships. The game is easily a contender for game of the year.

All-in-all, if you want to power through the main story, it is about a 12-15 hour adventure, depending on the difficulty you play on. However, if you are going to do everything, i.e., side quest, collectibles, full completion of all of the districts, it will probably take close to 25 or so hours to do everything.

We would highly recommend this game to all of our readers if they were to ask what new game should they get for their PS4 (it is a Sony Exclusive).

Whether they are a fan of Marvel, Spidey himself, or just like a good, openworld, action game, this game has both high reviews and high recommendations.

Spider-Man • Developer: Insomniac Games • Publisher: Sony Interactive • Released Sep. 7, 2018 • Sony PS4 Exclusive • Composer: John Paesano • Price: $59.99 • Score: 9.5 / 10.0 • Pros: Emotional Story, Web-Swinging, Great Cinematics, Variety of Exploration Activities, Stellar Boss Battles • Cons: Repetitive Side Activities

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