Issue 3 Fall 2011

Tuesday September 20, 2011

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Men’s Soccer Shatters Record, win 16-0

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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla.— The Embry-Riddle men’s soccer defeated Johnson & Wales, 16-0 in their Sun Conference opener Friday night at EmbryRiddle Soccer Stadium. The win will put the 2011 Eagles in the record books as they broke the single season record for goals in a match, points in a game and largest margin of victory. The Eagles 16 goal,

46 point performance Friday night bested the 1996 Eagle squad’s 14 goal 38 point match against Trinity International on Sept. 15, 1996.

Play was dominated by the Eagle men throughout the entire first half. The Eagle offensive attack was in full force against the Wildcats, firing off 21 shots (11 on goal) on the JWU defense in the first

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45 minutes.

The first goal for the Blue and Gold came 14 minutes into the match when senior Michael Donald lofted a corner from the right side of the field that found two Eagles leaping for a header amongst the Wildcat defenders. The ball was knocked down, but Ally MacDonald was there to settle it and get a shot off that

got past Hansel De Brito, the Wildcat keeper. The goal was MacDonald’s first of the 2011 season and first as an Eagle.

The Eagles’ second goal came in the 25th minute when a beautiful no look pass from Sam Fairhurst just outside the 18-yard box found Nicklas Petersson. Petersson dribbled around and Wildcat defender and De Brito for the goal toput

Astronomy open house brings huge crowds to view Neptune and Jupiter

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the Blue and Gold up, 2-0.

The third goal for the Eagles came just three minutes later when a long ball from Donald in the midfield found Anel Coralic in the on the left side of the field. Coralic ran with the ball through the Wildcat defense and rifled a shot 25 yards out that beat the keeper in the top left corner of the net.

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Christopher Heale Guest Reporter

The Embry-Riddle Astronomy club and Dr. Jason Aufdenberg of the Physical sciences department hosted the first of six annual open house events on Friday at the Creekside Observatory.

The Astronomy open houses are free and open to members of the general public as well as ERAU students and staff.

The evening, which runs from 8 p.m. to 11 p.m., allows interested parties to gaze at the stars through a variety of telescopes ranging from giant binoculars to the Creekside’s 20 inch Corrected Dall-Kirkham telescope.

It also provides a great opportunity to informally discuss astronomy with members of the club and Dr. Aufdenberg, and to ask any questions you have always been dying to ask about the heavens. Aside from the telescopes themselves,

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the open house features giant wall displays, a projected slide show, refreshments and the Astronomy quiz.

Everybody from local Astronomy enthusiasts to entire families came out to see the stars on what turned out to be a bustling and relatively cloudless evening.

The objects which are viewable through the telescope vary at each open house depending upon the time of year and the motions of the planets, which means that each event is different.

One of the highlights of Friday’s program included Neptune, the blue gaseous planet named after the Roman god of the sea. Neptune is the eight and farthest planet from the Sun in the solar system and lies a staggering 4.4 billion km away from Earth.

Other objects included the distant Ring Nebula, while peering 2,300 years into the past the great cloud of dust was created by the last throes

of a dying star, and will go on to become a nursery for many new stars.

The Double star Albireo (Arabic for the hen’s beak) lies in the constellation of Cygnus the Swan and appears to be a single star when viewed with the naked eye. However under the magnification of the club’s telescopes Albireo reveals itself to be a system of two stars, one yellow and one blue, orbiting each other in a ‘binary’ system and providing a striking color contrast.

Later on in the evening the crowds of people which turned out were able to see Jupiter and its four Galilean moons in all of their glory.

The ERAU Astronomy club operates two 8 inch and two 12 inch Meade reflector telescopes and frequently go on stargazing trips to places like Merritt Island and Blue Springs National Park. They have recently begun the construction of their own 8 inch telescope, which has allowed

the members to consider the technical challenges and science involved in building such a device themselves.

Outside of the open house events the Creekside Observatory is used to teach students the fundamentals of observational astronomy and allows them to carry out important observing campaigns and projects of their own. The University also has a variety of scientific instruments which can be attached to the telescope capturing deep images of galaxies or the molecular composition of a star using Spectroscopy.

The remaining two open houses for the fall semester are scheduled for Oct. 28 and Nov. 18. For more information contact Dr. Aufdenberg at aufded93@erau.edu or visit: http://observatory.db.erau.edu/ public.html. If you are interested in joining the ERAU Astronomy club, meetings are held every Wednesday at 8.p.m in LB329.

Meagan Elsberry Residence Life

First experiences—whether the first semester at college, the first day on the job, or the first time you get involved—can set the tone for your future. Some of the most important lessons learned while in college happen outside the classroom.

The Housing & Residence Life (HRL) staff wants to help support students in their efforts to grow, learn, and be respectful citizens.

HRL hopes that students participate and contribute to form a positive building and campus community for each other, its staff, and its visitors.

Helping to create a positive community starts with RESPECT. This not only includes respect for yourself but also for other community members, such as your roommate, the HRL staff, faculty, dining services, and custodial staff. Respect begins

with learning to respect each others’ differences and also celebrating other community members’ strengths.

Students who choose to live on campus are at an advantage because there are so many obvious and hidden talents in each person that can be shared and used as learning opportunities. Fostering a community in which RESPECT is the basis of the campus culture will ensure that everyone is afforded the same opportunities to live, learn, and grow.

From an HRL standpoint, it is important that each student feel empowered to speak out when our respectful community culture is challenged. Students who do not feel empowered to do so are encouraged to contact the on campus HRL staff (Resident Advisors & Resident Directors) so that the issues can be handled appropriately. So, STAND UP and SPEAK OUT for RESPECT at ERAU!

Bob Calvert kicks off President’s Speaker Series Megan Demmert Staff Reporter

On September 15 at 7 p.m. in the IC Auditorium, The President’s Speaker Series resumed with famed Veterans radio interviewer and host of Talking With Heroes Talk Show Program, Bob Calvert.

He shared stories of America’s troops through his interviews this summer from Kuwait, Iraq and Afghanistan.

The forum was moderated

by Marc Bernier, Special Assistant to President John P. Johnson, and broadcasted live and recorded on the internet on 1150AM WNDB and www. wndb.am.

Through stories of bravery, danger and accomplishment, Calvert illustrated the hardships and sacrifices American men and women endure ever

day in the name of freedom.

As a parent of two children in the military, Calvert decided to dedicate himself to supporting the troops and in turn founded his own talk show program.

Throughout Thursday’s event, he reiterated that Talking with Heroes is not about politics, but about helping, honoring, and supporting the troops while giving military personnel the opportunity to share their stories about the work they are doing across the globe.

“Everybody wants to come home and they don’t want to go back again, but they do because they’re serving our country,” Calvert said when asked by an audience member about comments made by military personnel. He later went on to say, “Most soldiers I’ve been with think it’s time

to go home.”

While on his last trip overseas, Calvert met several Embry-Riddle students and alumni who are serving the military. During one interview, he recalls going into a Blackhawk and seeing an Embry-Riddle banner hanging in the back. He also expressed to the audience how an EmbryRiddle alumnus spoke about how much her experience at Embry-Riddle helped her in her military career.

Calvert is continuing to inspire communities all over the country to help support our troops and allow us all to better unite and says he will never cease with his efforts for as long as he is physically capable.

To view his videos and obtain more information, visit his website at www.

TalkingWithHeroes.com.

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Dr. Fleck showcases the philosophy in science Christopher Heale Guest Reporter

The Physical Sciences departments’ first colloquium of the new semester got off to a riveting start as ERAU’s own Dr. Robert Fleck gave a passionate explanation of the development of Science, as viewed through the history of western art.

The Colloquia, which are held periodically on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:45 p.m. in LB329, aim to provide interested students and faculty with information about the most cutting edge and interesting subjects in Science and Technology.

The speakers are often the foremost experts in their field and come from a variety of different universities, companies and organizations as well as ERAU itself.

Dr. Fleck took the audience on a journey through history and presented a slide show on works of art, sculpture and architecture through the different ages. He explained how parallels can be

drawn in the style and themes in art and architecture, and in the developments of science and thinking during the same time period.

These, Fleck said, were driven early on by the need to predict seasons and form calendars using Astronomy. They are reflected in the likes of Stonehenge, the Pyramids of Giza, and the Mayan temples which were built to incorporate celestial events.

Early civilizations needed to know when to plant and pick crops for agricultural purposes as a matter of life or death. These early connections between art and science were a matter of purpose.

Later on the Greek interest in Science and Mathematics was driven as much by intellectualism as it was purpose. Greek architecture became famous for their incorporation of the golden ratio into the design due to its strong aesthetic value, which was most famously used in the building of the Parthenon.

However, it was also the dawn

of pure philosophical thinking and reason, as epitomized by the likes of Plato and Aristotle.

In Sculpture, through the evolution of geometry and mathematics, attempts to recreate the human form evolved from an ill-proportioned stiff figure into a far more realistic and accurate representation.

The Romans, one of the most famous classical civilizations, were not known for their contributions to science. They did make an important contribution however in acknowledging the importance of education in the liberal arts, laying the foundations for the schools and universities that we know today.

Paintings in particular, Dr. Fleck explained, reflected the state of Science and thinking at the time. During the Medieval times a great emphasis was placed on faith and adherence to scripture; paintings reflect this by representing knowledge of the physical world as coming from God and celestial bodies being held by angels.

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along an east-west axis and were designed such that the sun would shine prolifically down the aisle upon sun rise and sunset. Others were designed so that during the summer solstice, when the sun is at its highest, the light would dramatically illuminate the nave which created a godly effect.

During the 15th century, advances in science and naturalism were reflected in the more naturalized form of paintings, where the flat two-dimensional figures were painted in a more natural three-dimensional way.

The same advancements can be seen in the Renaissance whereby secularism, science and mathematics made a pertinent comeback.

Depth in images, shadows, carefully painted mirrors and optics were seen in paintings correlating with these subjects in science around the same time. Architecture incorporated square, triangle and rectangular geometry in response to the resurgence in Mathematics.

Dr. Fleck explained how this trend of science feeding art and

art feeding science continued into the Baroque period when Copernicus and Kepler discovered that planetary bodies moved in ellipses and that the Sun was at the center of our Solar System.

At the same time, architecture and art were using prominent curvilinear elements and using sleek rounded styling. In the Enlightenment, order and balance became strong themes in art and architecture paralleling Newton’s universal laws of gravitation, a time in which popular scientific subjects and

figures were influencing art.

Even in the early 21st Century, the advent of Relativity and Quantum Mechanics, subjects based deeply in mathematics without obvious physical meaning came to the forefront alongside Abstract and Surrealist art forms, with print media and merchandising having been used in particular to iconoclast Einstein and his famous E=MC2 equation.

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Progress Committee takes flight Matthew Falkler

COB Representative It has been a busy and exciting semester for the Student Government Association Progress Committee.

The SGA Progress Committee has a unique mission to develop, review, and execute ideas and projects to benefit the general student body.

So far, the Progress Committee has been working on about a dozen student projects. Firstly as the chair Progress Committee, I am the direct liaison for students to Dining Services. My goal is to get student suggestions to Dining Services so we can improve on-campus dining anyway possible. Mr. John Tintsman, the Operations Manager of Sedexo for Embry-Riddle, and I will have suggestions tables out mul-

tiple times this semester in the Student Center and the Student Village to gather your direct feedback about Dining Services. Also on Wednesday October 12 at 11:45 a.m., the SGA Progress Committee and Dining Services will be hosting the Dining Services Advisory Board meeting to gather feedback from different student groups. If you are interested in attending this meeting, please contact me at falklerm@my.erau.edu.

I have also been working to better improve the newly added gazebo next to Doolittle Hall. This will include landscaping the gazebo with bushes and flowers. Also the SGA President, the SGA Vice President, and I have been researching off campus storage facilities so ERAU clubs and organizations can store their materials. The goal is to find a storage facility that will

give clubs and organizations a rock solid price in return for our partnership with them.

College of Arts and Sciences Representative Zach Tejral has been working on multiple projects this semester.

His projects include researching ideas for a protective net around the O’Connor Practice Field. This will prevent balls from that field hitting parked vehicles in the Village Lot. Zach has been also researching the possibility of getting the DirecTV NFL Sunday Ticket put in the Student Center. This will allow students to enjoy not only the local telecasted games, but all the NFL games being played while staying on campus to watch them.

The “Learn to Intern” project was encouraged by ERAU administration from both campuses such as Dr. Frederick-Rucasinno and Dr. Ayers. This project is led by

opportunities are mediated by Donna Dorton and she can be reached at donna.dorton@erau. edu. The Student Employment office is located in the C-Building. Both On-campus and Off-campus employment is facilitated and managed through this department.

International Students that have questions about eligibility for off-campus employment please contact International Student Services.

for “Job Mail.” Registering to Job Mail will send you emails of employment opportunities that you may then evaluate and apply to if you so desire.

The best way to search and apply for both on and off-campus jobs is via JobX Home, not the Student Employment ERAU Connection page.

However, Katherine Parsons, the Director of Student Employment has positively received the suggestion of placing a link to “JobX Home” on Student Employment’s ERAU Connection page.

In other news, this summer the Student Employment Department offered a Supervisor Training seminar this summer that served mostly to train supervisors on the online time card system through Orcacle. The Seminar was a success with approximately 100 employee supervisors in attendance. So far this semester there has been minimal confusion with the system with an increase of positive feedback about the online time-card process. When the demolition of alphabet soup occurs in December, so far, it is projected to move the Student Employment Department into what will be known as the “Flight Mod,” along with Financial Aid and the Bursars office. If you have any questions or suggestions pertaining to Student Employment, please contact SGA Representative Amy Luckette.

College of Arts and Sciences Representative Amy Luckette and consists of a committee of ERAU students with Intern Experience. The goal of the project is to teach students the importance of interning, how to apply online, and how to interview. The first event consists of presentations to EGR 101 students on October 4 and October 11. On October 13, the event for all students is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. in the IC Auditorium. This event will consist of 30 minutes of how to apply online advice and 30 minutes of learning interview skills. All of the events are student run and are meant to be highly interactive.

College of Engineering Representative Teresa Sandri has been working with Information Technology to create the possibility of acquiring a color printer for the Lehman Building 1st Floor Computer

Lab. This will ease the burden on the College of Business Lab color printer, not making it the only public use color printer on campus. Most importantly, it will allow students in the Lehman Building to print out projects in the programs they are using. The College of Business Lab computers simply do not have all of the programs students in the Lehman Building use.

College of Engineering Representative Jay Palicha is working with multiple individuals to create a desktop icon shortcut on every campus desktop directly linking to the SGA website. This will allow you, no matter what pubic use campus desktop you are using, to have a direct link to submit a suggestion to the SGA. This will help fortify an important aspect of the Student Government Association, your much desired input!

Member-at-Large Jennifer Pavone has been working on a project to create a forum so students from a particular class can find other classmates to organize study groups.

She also has been working with Campus Safety to better improve the Emergency Siren.

For more information about these projects and the Progress Committee, go the Progress Committee page on the SGA website to view our projects, meeting agendas, and meeting minutes. You can contact any of the Progress Committee members regarding these projects and can give your input on these projects. I also strongly encourage you to attend the Progress Committee meetings. They take place every Thursday at 12:45 p.m. in the Endeavor Conference Room.

We need your ideas, so please come and voice them!

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campus, informing and empowering them to become effective student leaders. My involvement in this organization three years ago was critical to all the fun and success I have had here at ERAU. As Vice President of the SGA, I chair the Student Representative Board (SRB) where we have representative from each of the four colleges (Arts and Science, Aviation, Business and Engineering), Graduate students, International students and Residence Life. As representative of the wider student population it is our job to make sure that any of your concerns or ideas about the campus get addressed. We work on everything from parking, food, SafeRide, environmental concerns to ways to improve our flight line. We have representatives that continuously meet with different departments on campus to make sure that anything the students wants to see get done gets done. All students are encouraged to attend the Student Representative Board Meetings on Tuesday at 12:45

in the IC Auditorium, where we can address any of your concerns or ideas.

With three weeks of the Fall 2011 Semester completed, the Student Representative Board (SRB) and its members have been hard at work on many different projects. From working to educate our fellow student on how to better be prepared to obtaining internships to finding a way we can provide a free showing of Sunday NFL games in the Student Center, we are working towards improving the college experience for each Embry-Riddle student.

If you would like to get involved, I encourage you to attend any of the SRB Meetings (Tuesdays at 12:45 p.m. in IC 101) or any of our committee meetings as a Member-At-Large.

Should you have any questions, comments or ideas, YOUR Student Government Association is here for you and we always have an open door policy. We look to enhance YOUR experience here at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University!

Student Employment Vice President Twahir’s Department update welcome back to all Amy Luckette

COAS Representative The Student Employment Department had a great start to the semester by kicking off the two day long Job Fair for students seeking employment.

There were 21 different employers on the Flight deck recruiting student employee interest from Embry-Riddle. It was by far the most varied group of employers ever present at a Student Employment Job Fair. The following companies attended the event: AUE Staffing Solutions, AVID Tutors, Brookstone, Chick-Fil-A, Daytona Lagoon, Daytona Pilot Zone, DIS, Epic Aviation, Inc, ERAU Bookstore, Homewood Suites, Learning RX, Marriott Properties DAB, Quality Inn Speedway, Sapporo Start Tutoring, Sodexo, Super 8 Motel, Tara Technologies, Uno’s, Vision Works (Volusia Mall), and, Yelvington Jet Aviation, Inc. Ten to fifteen students were hired by Smart Start Tutors as “SES” tutors for k-12 students to support the “No Child Left Behind” initiative. There were also student recruited to work for Daytona Event planning at the Ocean Center. Final numbers will be available at the end of September however there was a minimum of 50 Embry-Riddle Students hired for off-campus employment as a result of the two day long job fair. Off-campus employment

On-campus employment is also mediated by the Student Employment Department. To search and apply for jobs, click the “Student Resources” tab on the left side of ERNIE, then click “Employment Services,” then “Student Employment.”

This will take you to the Student Employment Department homepage. From there you would click the blue link in the yellow box that says “on/off campus Jobs.” This will take you to “JobX Home.” A great feature offered to students on JobX is the option to sign up

Vice President I would like to extend my warmest welcome to all the new and returning students to another great year at EmbryRiddle Aeronautical University.

My name is Abdul Twahir and I have the distinct pleasure of serving you as the SGA Vice President. I am a senior majoring in Aerospace Engineering with minors in Computer Science and Business Administration.

In my three years here I have had the opportunity to see what this campus has to offer and the one piece of advice I can give to all students, new and returning, is to get involved. We have more than 100 registered organizations on campus and pretty much something for everyone.

If you are a first year student, there is no better organization to be involved with (in my opinion) than Task Force One (TFO). TFO is a first year student only organization that has the goals of increasing first year student involvement on

Justice tip-of-the-week

Smoking is prohibited in all university buildings and within 25feet of the entrance to a building. If caught you may run the risk of being judicially referred for such a violation. Remember! Please be respectful and act with others in mind to help keep this campus a clean and enjoyable environment.

Get to know your SGA Get to know your SGA Beatrice Enkell

Yosvany Alonso

College of Business Representative

College of Engineering Representative

Senior Business & Admin.

In May next year, Beatrice Enckell will graduate from Embry-Riddle with a Bachelor of Science in Business and Administration with a concentration in Management. Beatrice is born and raised in Sweden, and it was after a vacation to Daytona Beach, and a meeting with the track coach, Mike Rosolino, that she became aware of the school, and convinced to come back.

Besides Track and Field, Beatrice is now involved in the Student GovernmentAssociation.

In the spring last year she was selected as the College of Business Representative to the Student Representative Board. Just like last semester, Beatrice will continue to serve, in addition to the COB, the athletes as an Athletic Liaison. Beatrice was also a member of the Progress Committee where she was involved in the process and progress of many new projects around the school. For this year, Beatrice will also serve as the Marketing Chair for the marketing committee where the goal is to make the students more aware of what SGA is and what they do. As the Athletic Liaison, she hopes that she, together with the representa-

tives, will be able to improve the students’ involvement in all the sports events. Except for SGA, and a part of the Women’s Track and Field team, Beatrice is also a member of the Student Athlete Leadership Team, the National Society of Collegiate Scholars, and the COB Student Advisory Board.

Last semester, Beatrice was selected by the Athletic Department to the award “A Champion of Character”, which is received by athletes who leads by example and follows the NAIA’s guidelines. In the beginning of this semester, Beatrice was also selected to become a Business Eagle, which is a new program created by the College of Business together with the Carrier Services, that has been developed to insure that the members are prepared for a carrier after graduation.

Beatrice is very excited for her last year at Embry-Riddle, and her goal is to get as many ideas as possible accomplished. By being very involved in school through the SGA, as well as being an athlete, she has many inputs that she wants to use in order to improve the students’ experience.

Junior Aerospace Egr.

Hello everyone, my name is Yosvany Alonso also known as “Cuba”. I was born in Cuba, and moved to Florida once I was seven years old. I moved to a small town named Homestead, near Miami. I came to Riddle as an Aerospace Engineer at first. After a semester I decided to switch to Computer Engineer because I enjoyed interacting more with computers, and would like to be part of the future development and improvement of what’s to come.

I am currently a junior and am part of the Student Representative Board for the College of Engineer. This is my first year being involved with the Student Government Association (SGA), and it has been a very enlightening and enjoyable experience thus far.

I also am part of the marketing committee for the SGA, and we are hoping to improve the way that all events and activities throughout the school are advertise in an efficient manor in order for everyone to know what’s going on around campus. We should be aware of every single event that

is occurring throughout campus and enjoy them by taking part in them.

Outside of the SGA, I am involved in Phi Delta Theta International Fraternity as the chair of community service. I am also the president of Order of Omega, a Greek honor society. Being involved in the school no matter what way has its reward, whether it be helping improve our campus or helping others. And being part of Phi Delta Theta has helped me realize this.

I am hoping this year to be a great year where this campus, continues to grow and improve in every way. You as the students of this campus can do this by getting involved.

Give SGA suggestions or become involved.

You are always more than welcome to stop by the SGA office. We are open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday in SC 104.

If you have any questions, please ask myself or one of the other representatives.

Also, stop in for some free coffe and candy and get to know your fellow classmates. I look forward to being your representative.

Thank you and have a great day!

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Jake Avery PIKE

Rush Week. The unique five days that set American universities apart from most other colleges and universities around the world.

Ask anyone who has done so, and they will undoubtedly tell you that “Going Greek” is one of the best and most important choices one will ever make. It is difficult to put my amazing experience into words, however, I can tell you this: while deciding to “Go Greek” is in itself a monumental decision, the organization that you decide to join is even greater.

When you find where you belong, and the people that you belong with, you will know. It will fit. I talked to everybody; every different Fraternity member I met was well spoken, sincere, and emphasized key topics that set their organization apart. Nothing stood out at first. In fact, my introduction to Greek life was unexpected, but not at all unusual.

For me, it began as a conversation with a stranger.

We talked about surfing, discussed classes, and made plans to go to the beach the next day.

First, he was a genuine friend.

Then, he mentioned he was a Pike. Immediately - I knew.

But what sets Pi Kappa Alpha apart from other Greek organizations

on campus?

I could point out the fact that Pike holds a GPA above the University’s all-men’s average.

Or I could sum it up by say-

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ing: Scholars rush Pike. I could emphasize athletic superiority – the All Greek Intramural Sports Champions since 2005.

Clearly, athletes rush Pike.

The leadership in this Fraternity could be discussed, as a great majority of members hold a leadership position in another club or organization on campus. In fact, 47% of our members are in other leadership positions on campus.

It is obvious, leaders rush Pike. Finally, though impossible to quantify, I can attempt to describe the compassion and stature that set the men of Pi Kappa Alpha apart.

Through our annual etiquette dinner or our weekly professionally dress, it becomes clear: Gentlemen rush Pike. The decision to “Go Greek” is a significant firststep. The organization that you become a part of will last a lifetime.

Scholars. Leaders. Athletes.

Gentlemen. PIKE.

On September 15, Meet the Greeks took place on the West Lawn. Meet the Greeks is a chance for students to meet the different fraternities and sororities on campus.

In speaking with students at Meet the Greeks, they all had a lot of things to say about their experiences in the Greek life.

Ashok ‘Georgia’ Annamalai from Lambda Chi Alpha explained, “Being in a fraternity is an amazing social experience that you cannot get in classes. It also provides you with leadership skills and potential.”

Meet the Greeks is a big event that happens each semester. It draws a lot of potential new members ranging from freshmen to upperclassmen. Not only is it a time for people to meet the Greeks and mingle, but it also is a time where upperclassmen can reunite at the beginning of each semester and talk about their experiences within their organizations.

Lara McKowan from Sigma Sigma Sigma shared that “sorority life made me grow up and gave me responsibilities that I never had before.”

Two non-Greek students commented on not having become a part of greek life.

Karissa Hewitt said that,

drill, color guard, academic testing, push up and curl up events, a 100 yard relay race, and a 200 yard relay race.

The midshipmen of EmbryRiddle’s N R O T C Battalion are looking forward to the opportunity to motivate and mentor the NJROTC cadets as they

compete against each other at the field meet from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Established in 2003, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s NROTC unit has already become one of the largest NROTC units in the country with approximately 160 midshipmen. The midshipmen of ERAU compete annually in competitions throughout the country and enjoy the chance to allow high school NJROTC cadets to come and participate in events related to the actual experiences of a college ROTC cadet or midshipman.

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“sometimes I regret not joining a sorority. There are not a lot of girls on campus and joining a sorority would have given me a chance to meet more girls.”

Matt Potvin, also a nonGreek, told The Avion that he is “too busy to be in a fraternity but [he is] friends with a lot of

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Greeks on campus. If you join a fraternity or sorority on campus it will help you when you are new as a freshman.”

Fraternities and sororities on campus all agree on the same message: Greek Life gives you some very exciting chances to balance life out as a student both academically and socially, meet new people and also have friends for life. Allie Iacovelli from Alpha Xi Delta said, “My sorority is basically like my sec-

ond family. I can always count on them for anything; being in a sorority gives me a lot of opportunities that I wouldn’t be able to have anywhere else.”

Taylor Quackenbush from Sigma Chi said, “It was the best decision of my life. If you ask any Greek on campus they will all say the same thing. It changes your life and you meet amazing people in the process; you also will be able to realize your potential.”

A lot of fraternities and sororities on campus do not just have brothers and sisters. They also have sweethearts. Michelle Rodio, a Sigma Chi Sweetheart and also a sister from Alpha Xi Delta, said that “being a sweetheart to the Sigma Chis has been a really good experience.

I also learned a lot from them and they are so fun to work with. I would never trade it for the world.”

A lot of the Greeks on campus are in several organizations on campus like the Student Government Association, the Avion Newspaper, Jet Dragster Team, Eco Car, Women’s BAJA and the list goes on.

Rush Week is the week of September 18-24 and it is a great opportunity to hang out with each fraternity and sorority not only to get to know them better and possibly join them in the future, but also to gain new friends.

Training corps hosts field meet AIAA receive full house Mathew Wellens ERAU NROTC

On Saturday, October 1, the midshipmen of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University’s Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps Battalion in Daytona Beach will be hosting their 7th annual high school NJROTC field meet. Hosted in ERAU’s campus sports facilities and within the ROTC building itself, this event has been widely participated in by high schools throughout the state of Florida.

This year, passionate young men and women from 13 different high schools are expected to arrive and compete in the following events: personnel inspection, individual drill, armed and unarmed basic drill, armed and unarmed exhibition

VIDE O CONTEST

✱✱✱ Prizes include: Gift certificates to various local restaurants, including Red Lobster,

ERAU’s Marketing Department is hosting its 2nd Annual YouTube Contest! This year’s theme is: “True Life: I’m an ERAU Student.”

Videos should portray what being a True ERAU student is like. They can include clubs, sports, dorm life, on-campus jobs, and other activities that you are involved in on campus. Show off our great University and get the chance to win awesome prizes!

Prizes will be awarded to 1st, 2nd & 3rd places! They include gift certificates to various local restaurants, including Red Lobster, Sloppy Joe’s, Denny’s, Cracker Barrel, and other fabulous prizes!!! Videos can be no longer than 5 minutes and must abide by the contest rules.

facebook.com/EmbryRiddleUniversity email: jillian.fontaine@erau.edu You will be judged on:

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Uno’s, and other fabulous prizes!!

NO profanity NO alcohol/drug refs Be respectful of faculty/staff & students Must be original Submit in dvd format

Submission Deadline: October 20th 2011

WINNERS WILL BE ANNOUNCED AFTER FALLBREAK Prize Gift set to 1st, 2nd & 3rd place submissions NOTE: Use of the True Life opening titles, logo, etc. will result in immediate disqualification, as they are copyrighted

Submit DVD’s to: 600 S. Clyde Morris Blvd. • Daytona Beach, Florida • 32114 Attn: Jill Fontaine

Cracker Barrel,

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For complete information and the official rules: visit:

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The first AIAA ERAU Student Branch General Meeting kicked off Wednesday, Sept. 14, 2011.

We had a full house with over 90 students showing up to become active student members. The new Student members were briefed on this year’s planned activities and were able to sign up for the activities they found interesting. We are expecting to have a

great turnout this year and show National Headquarters that we are back and ready to get things done. To kick it off, we recognized our own Branden Siegle and Harrison Wemple, two of 30 students nationally that were awarded AIAA Undergraduate Scholarships. They were presented these awards as encouragement for others to go above and beyond in their involvement with the AIAA ERAU Student Branch.

Congratulations Branden and Harrison!

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More transparency needed

Students and educators, as you may know, I am the student who wrote an opinion article that appeared in the Avion’s last edition on Tuesday, September 13. In my first article, I claimed that the university was financially exploiting its own students through its power of student loan certification.

The primary issue involved in this debate is the fact that the university has refused to openly and honestly answer my questions.

The President of the Student Government Association, Justin Fletcher, is working with the administration to resolve this situation as quickly as possible.

I honestly appreciate Fletcher’s help.

My quarrel is not with the SGA, but with ERAU. The fact is, the university attempted to charge me $1000 without ever providing a valid explanation.

Suddenly, after the printing of my last article, the University has renewed its unwavering commitment to resolve this conflict.

Had the university willful-

ly answered my questions on June 28, my first article would have never been written. This ERAU publicity nightmare would have never occurred and I would have saved a lot of time. Unfortunately, that is not what happened.

The university has some obligations that it refused to meet.

ERAU attempted to marginalize my concerns based on the incorrect assumption that one student does not matter.

ERAU, through the actions of their officials, has demonstrated that it is an acceptable practice to dismiss the concerns of its students.

If it can happen to me, it can happen to you. Whether this fee is one cent or one thousand dollars, the university is required to give students an accurate, complete, and truthful explanation.

The fact is, this never happened. I gave the university 80 days to resolve this issue and I felt as though they spat in my face.

ERAU did not care about me or any of my concerns – UNTIL September 13 – the day my first

article was printed.

ERAU believes that because it is a private institution, the university can do whatever it wants. I think not.

When adults mistreat adults the way the university mistreated me, it creates an environment of distrust. Let those officials who treated me with such disdain question the morality of their own decisions.

My search for understanding eventually became an honest campaign for student rights and university accountability. I know what I did was right.

Given the chance, I would do it again. I will never be afraid to voice my opinion and I won’t apologize for it. I do not let fear of unknown repercussions control what I can and cannot say.

Not all students will stand on the sidelines and remain mute in the face of injustice.

Let that knowledge stand as an epitome to the limit of this university’s power. The freedom to speak your mind doesn’t end at the sign, “Welcome to Embry-Riddle.” ~Paul Giuglianotti

The Avion, September 20, 2011

Student counterargues fees are a justified cost

STUDENTS-be informed, be aware, and DO NOT jump to conclusions when all of the facts are not understood!

Recently there was a student who raised issue over the one credit hour cost ($1195/credit hour) in order to register with the Career Services Office for an internship he would complete during the summer.

His issue, to summarize the lengthy explanation, was he believed the university wanted to charge him in order to provide certification for the release of financial aid from his private lender in order to fund his summer away as the internship was unpaid.

In emails he’s made available between himself, staff of the Financial Aid office, Career Services office, Dean of Students, and the University Attorney, he’s raised a series of questions regarding the authority of the University to “enroll me in a credit hour and charge me a fee in lieu of tuition in order to certify a private student loan.” (E-mail correspondence) My authority on the subject is two-fold. One, I myself am a student who has completed four co-op rotations with a company that requires my registration with the Career Services Office, and my status as an AE student who can only receive two tech elective classes towards my degree catalogue.

As far as I can tell, not one of his claims is correct.

The article states, “ERAU is charging some students a $1000 fee to provide loan certification.”

There is no such fee. The $1195 charge he references is in fact the “co-op/internship fee” to “receive financial clearance to register” (Co-op/Internship Student Agreement).

It is important to note is that students are not required to register with the Career Services Offices unless they meet one or more of the following condi-

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tions: -If his employer requires registration with the University -As an International Student registration is required for Visa paperwork etc.

-He needs the internship for course credit towards his catalogue -He needs to maintain enrollment at the University for Financial Aid purposes The latter reason is the most relevant here. The student in question needed a private student loan in order to carry him through the semester as the internship was unpaid, which is fair enough as I have needed to do the same thing.

Where the student deviates from what is reality is where ERAU is requiring him to pay for the certification of said loan, which is incorrect.

The only reason there would need to be any communication between ERAU and the private lender is in the agreement the above student would sign with said lender. In that agreement to receive a Student Loan there is a requirement that the student in question must, in fact, be a student.

To be a student is to be enrolled with the University.

This is common, as about 99.9% of the people reading this are enrolled at this University.

The agreement signed by the student that he needed in order to get financial aid through his private lender was at its heart a tuition for continued enrollment at the school.

The cost of one credit hour is similar to the block tuition rate at school where paying for a smaller number of credits gets you enrolled in more. The one credit payment enrolls you for six “open elective” credits which qualify the student to be enrolled as a full time, making them eligible for all financial aid.

This step requires a student to pay to be enrolled, but at a far reduced price for what they

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would receive. The cost of one credit hour for the invaluable payoff is minimal compared to the $3300+ the tech elective would cost in its place.

The benefits of enrolling in a co-op FAR outweigh the costs.

They include: paying for one credit in exchange for six (If your catalogue accepts open credits, otherwise this can distill down to three tech elective credits such as for the AE catalogue), the privilege of working for a company and getting the exposure which so often leads to a full time position, the invaluable experience that sets you apart from the other 500 people who submitted an application to the same position, the networking opportunities which inevitably follow in the wake of employment, and finally, the knowledge of how to navigate the professional world.

This is a lesson that cannot be taught in school and cannot be learned by any way other than experience, experience which is available nowhere other than the workplace.

Each of these benefits is made possible by our Career Services Department & Financial Aid, which I can attest does its very best to help everyone who comes in. I would encourage everyone to utilize its many services to the fullest.

The grievance the aforementioned student had is trivial in its comparison to the actual costs.

Even in the worst case scenario mentioned, a student is paying for one credit hour for a course which normally costs a full three credit hours.

At its best case, a job is landed while enjoying a summer working and garnering new experience all while earning two credit hours (at least) towards your degree at a 66.67% discount.

Quite honestly, I’m not entirely sure where the dilemma lies here… ~Brian Smith

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Eagles blank William Carey 3-0 WILLIAM CAREY EMBRY-RIDDLE

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CHARLOTTA EDELAND HEADBUTTS THE ball past a William Carey defender. Martine Olsen, Krizzy Menez and Ange Durston-Ryan each scored to give the Eagles a 3-0 victory.

Upcoming Sporting Events MEN’S CROSS COUNTRY

The 10th-ranked EmbryRiddle women’s soccer team wrapped up play in the Lady Flames Classic hosted by Lee University with a decisive 3-0 defeat of No. 16 William Carey on Saturday. The Eagles received a balanced scoring effort with five different players contributing to the three goals as the Blue and Gold improved to 5-1-1 on the year.

The Eagles dominated the possession from the very first whistle and the majority of the first half was played in the William Carey half of the field. The Blue and Gold held an 8-7 edge in shots in the first 45 minutes, but the Eagles were more of a threat than the Lady Crusaders, registering six shots on frame to William Carey’s two.

Saturday, Sept. 24: at Mountain Dew Invite

Monday, Sept. 26: at Flagler College

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Saturday, Sept. 24:

vs. Warner

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Saturday, Sept 23: at Mountain Dew Invite

the ball out of danger to the midway stripe. Valeria Obita rose to get a head on the clearance and her touch was just enough to get the ball behind the Lady Crusader offense.

The sophomore took another touch and sprinted past the last two William Carey defenders into the box and slotted it to the lower left corner to seal the win.

“This was a strong collective effort,” ERAU head coach Samantha Bohon stated. “We were disappointed in Thursday’s performance and result and we didn’t want to leave this tournament without playing Embry-RIddle soccer.

This closes out one of the hardest non-conference schedules we’ve ever had in the history of our program. We hope that taking on some of the top teams in the country prepares us for our challenging conference schedule. We know that conference play is the most important part of our season. I’m really proud of our girls for the outstanding effort today.”

The Eagles will open Sun Conference play on Friday when they host No. 24 Northwood at the Embry -Riddle Soccer Stadium. Kickoff is scheduled for 7 p.m.

Eagle Men set new records with 16-0 win over Wildcats

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After knocking on the door for most of the opening stanza, the Eagles finally broke through in the 38th minute.

The ball went out of touch over the end line and senior Cecilie Henriksen took up her accustomed position at the corner flag to take the ensuing corner kick. Henriksen whipped the ball into the box and after deflecting off Bjorg Olafs’ head, it fell to Martine Olsen who rifled a shot into the back of the net to put the Blue and Gold up 1-0.

ERAU took the one-goal advantage into the halftime break and began the second half with the same level of intensity that they had in the first. Just 17 minutes into the second frame the Eagles’ persistence paid off again. After getting the ball on the right flank, Olsen played a ball into Krizzy Menez who used her pace to shake her defender and took the ball into the box.

Menez’ square pass made its way to Ange Durston-Ryan who tapped In her second goal of the year to put the Blue and Gold up 2-0.

Nine minutes later, the Eagles got on the board again.

William Carey got the ball deep into the Eagles defensive half, but Kara Haack cleared

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SAM FAIRHURST TAKES A shot on goal, one of six in the game for who went on to score a hat-trick with Veit Couturier and Viktor Gudnason. They would go into the half with a 6-0 lead. The Eagles 16 goal, 46 point performance Friday night bested the 1996 Eagle squad’s 14 goal 38 point match against Trinity International on Sept. 15, 1996.

(Eagle Men, continued from front page) Embry-Riddle’s fourth goal came off of another corner kick. This time, Fairhurst lofted the corner from the left side of the field and found freshman Veit Couturier near the back post for a header that gave the Eagles a 4-0 lead.

Viktor Gudnason and Fairhurst added two more goals before half to send the Eagles into the locker room with a 6-0 lead.

The Eagle offensive assault was pressuring the Wildcat defense right from the whistle to start the second half.

ERAU’s first goal of the second half came from Fairhurst in 56th minute. Fairhurst took a ball from Donald just outside the 18-yard box and blasted it past the keeper for his second goal of the night and a 7-0 ERAU lead.

The Eagles added nine more goals against the Wildcats in the second half. The Eagle men took 47 shots on the night, 28

were on goal, while the Wildcats were only able to muster three shots (two on goal).

20 players saw action tonight for the Blue and Gold and eight different players scored in the contest. Fairhurst, Couturier and Gudnason led the offensive attack for the Eagles. Fairhurst had three goals and four assists, Couturier had three goals and an assist, while Gudnason added four goals himself.

Nine other players recorded points in the match. Macdonald had two goals and an assist, Donald had three assists, while Erik Norburg and Petersson each had a goal and an assist.

Jared Nordman scored his first goal as an Eagle and Brian Porter, Jacob Stevenback and Nils Carlson all picked up their first points in an Eagle uniform with an assist each.

The Eagle men will be on the pitch again on Tuesday, Sept. 20 when they host NCAA II Nova Southeastern University at 7 p.m.

No. 4 Embry-Riddle volleyball drops Our Lady of the Lake, 3-0

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WOMEN’S SOCCER

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Sunday, Sept. 25:

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ERAU Athletics After losing their first match of the season Friday night to No. 1 Texas at Brownsville, the fourth-ranked ERAU volleyball team responded with a 3-0 sweep of Our Lady of the Lake on Saturday afternoon.

With the win, the Eagles improve to 9-1 on the season, while OLLU falls to 1-14 overall.

The Blue and Gold got off to a sluggish start, falling behind 5-2 early in the first set. A quick 5-1 spurt got them going, as a service ace from Nina Kontrec put the Eagles in front, 7-6.

Later in the set, a 7-1 ERAU run, keyed by two Taylor Martin service aces, extended the margin to 14-8. The Eagles wouldn’t allow the Saints to get any closer than that for the remainder of the set, closing it out at 25-17.

The second set started out close, with OLLU staying with a couple of points for the first dozen or so rotations. The Eagles would break things open with an 8-2 run that grew the lead to 20-13, and a kill from Jordan Holcomb would finish the set at 25-18.

Embry-Riddle started out the third set much stronger than any of the other sets they played

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GLORIA KEMP AWAITS FOR the service from OLLU. Morgan Shattuck and Gloria Kemp would go on to each chip in six kills. Nina Kontrec picked up a match-high 16 digs to go along with a match-high three service aces. The Eagles hit .305 as a team. this weekend, jumping out to 13-3 lead as Adriana Vazquez served nine straight points for the Blue and Gold. A kill from Erin McIntyre pushed the score to 20-10, and an Alison Wade spike moved the Eagles to match point at 24-14. Two points later, Holcomb put the Saints away with a kill to end the set, 25-15, and the match, 3-0.

Holcomb led the Eagles with eight kills while Martin contributed seven kills and a

.368 hitting percentage. Gloria Kemp and Morgan Shattuck each chipped in six kills and Shattuck added a match-high five blocks as well. Kontrec picked up a match-high 16 digs to go along with a match-high three service aces. Vazquez ran the offense, tallying 20 assists as the Eagles hit .305 as a team.

Margaret Nurse paced the Saints with six kills and Amanda Bonds added five

kills and five digs. Brittany Putney registered a team-high eight digs and Desirea Aguilar recorded a team-high 13 assists in addition to picking up six digs.

The Eagles will return to the ICI Center on Wednesday, September 21, for a 7 p.m. match against NCAA II Flagler College. Last season, the Eagles rallied from two sets down to defeat the Saints 3-2 on Senior Night in St. Augustine, Fla.

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No. 4 Eagles defeat No. 23 Oklahoma Baptist, fall to No. 1 Texas at Brownsville OKLAHOMA BAPTIST 0 EMBRY-RIDDLE 3 Michael Pierce

ERAU Athletics The fourth-ranked EmbryRiddle volleyball team split a pair of matches on Friday, the first day of the Scorpion Invitational. ERAU swept No. 23 Oklahoma Baptist in the first match of the day, then lost a hard-fought five-set match to top-ranked Texas at Brownsville.

The day’s results move the Eagles’ record to 8-1 on the season, while Oklahoma Baptist falls to 11-8 and UTB improves to 12-0.

Embry-Riddle dropped the first two points of the match to Oklahoma Baptist, but after tying things at 2-2, the Eagles would not trail for the remainder of the set. Back-toback service aces from Jordan Holcomb gave the Blue and Gold a 9-6 advantage, but the Bison rallied back to tie the set at 11-11. Leading by just two points (21-19), the Eagles took four of the final five points of the set on the strength two kills apiece from Holcomb and Abby Hall to win the set, 25-20.

ERAU got off to a much better start in the second set, opening up a 6-2 advantage early. Once again, OBU showed their resiliency, battling back to eventually tie the set at 19-all. After trading

sideouts, Holcomb stepped up with a kill followed by two straight service aces to give the Blue and Gold a 23-20 lead. The teams would again trade points, with Gloria Kemp putting down a kill to finish the set, 25-22.

The third set saw Oklahoma Baptist take their first and only lead of more than two points, rattling off four straight to take a 7-4 lead, prompting Joslynn Gallop to take a timeout. That broke the Bison momentum, as the Eagles would win the next six points to take a 10-7 lead.

Embry-Riddle would later use a 4-0 run keyed by a pair of blocks from Kemp to pull away at 19-13. Back-to-back kills from Hall would close out the match with ERAU taking the third set, 25-18.

Hall led the Eagles with 12 kills and added eight digs, while Holcomb contributed 18 digs, seven kills, five blocks and five service aces. Taylor Martin recorded a double-double with 10 kills and 15 digs, and Nina Kontrec picked up a team-high 19 digs. Adriana Vazquez tallied 30 assists to go along with seven digs.

Kristin Pressley paced the Bison with nine kills and 15 digs, while Cami Weimer registered a match-high 22 digs.

Sabra Clark ran the OBU offense, recording 30 assists as well as picking up 12 digs.

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The nightcap featured two top-five teams in the NAIA Match of the Week, with No. 4 Embry-Riddle taking on No. 1 Texas at Brownsville in front of a packed gymnasium. The Eagles started slowly in the first set, falling behind 8-3.

The Scorpions continued to impress throughout the first set, building the lead up to 16-9. ERAU fought back, and a service ace from Vazquez trimmed the lead down to three points at 20-17. But UTB rallied back for a 5-2 run to close out the set, 25-19.

The second set looked like it was going to be more of the same, as the top-ranked team in the NAIA once again ran out to a 16-9 lead. Once again, Embry-Riddle proved to be a resilient club, fighting back with a 6-2 run to cut the deficit to just three points at 19-16.

After the Scorpions pushed the lead to 23-18 and then to 24-21, many in the gym felt they were on the brink of taking a commanding 2-0 lead.

But the Eagles had other ideas, fighting to win the next three points and tie the set at 24-all.

UTB had another set point at 25-24, but the Blue and Gold got a kill from Hall and an attack error from the Scorpions to surge ahead, 26-25. After trading four straight sideouts, Kemp finally finished off the set with a thundering kill to give ERAU a 29-27 win, tying the match at one set apiece.

The Eagles gained a big momentum boost from the second set win, and that would continue into the third set.

Trailing 6-5, Embry-Riddle rattled off 10 consecutive points, including four blocks from Kemp, to take a 15-6 lead. The Scorpions tried to

Lee held a 17-8 advantage in shots and a 7-5 edge in corner kicks. The Eagles got three shots each from Martine Olsen and Cecilie Henriksen who also took all five of the Eagle corners.

The Lady Flames got off to a strong start and tallied their first goal just 14 minutes into the contest. After the ball went out of touch for a Lee corner, Jamie Achten lifted the ball into the box where Danielle Ciabattone headed it to Chalotte Canlett who pushed it past the ERAU defense for a 1-0 Lee advantage.

Lee continued to have the better of the offensive chances, outshooting the Eagles 10-5 in the first half. They managed to convert on another of those 10 chances with just under five minutes left in the first half. The Eagles had been able to main-

tain a good bit of possession inside the Lee half and after Martine Olsen's shot on frame was scooped up by Lee's Leah Wilson, Achten managed to get a shot off on the other end that was stopped by Lauren Gallant.

The Lady Flames managed to latch onto the ensuing goal kick and Achten finished a pass by Leah Fortune to give Lee a 2-0 halftime advantage.

The Eagles came out stronger and more composed to start the second half and created more chances to get on the scoreboard, but in the 79th minute, the Lady Flames won their seventh corner of the contest and this time Ciabattone's header found the back of the net for the 3-0 final score.

Gallant finished the night with five saves, playing all 90 minutes between the pipes for the Blue and Gold.

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claw their way back, using a 6-2 run to move to within three points (19-16), but ERAU wouldn’t let them get any closer, closing out the set with a 25-19 win, taking a 2-1 lead in the match.

The fourth set saw Texas at Brownsville bounce back, as they got the jump on the Eagles, taking an early 9-4 lead. The Blue and Gold never got any closer than four points (14-10) for the remainder of the set, as UTB used runs of 5-1 and 5-2 in the latter stages to win the set, 25-17.

With the match all square at two sets apiece, both squads moved on to play a fifth set for the first time this season. The Eagles started strong, getting a pair of kills from Hall and one

from Kemp to take a 4-2 lead.

A kill from Holcomb moved the score to 6-5 ERAU, and another Holcomb kill knotted things up a t 8-8. But at that point, the Scorpions picked their game up and went on a 6-0 run, taking a 14-8 lead and serve for the match. Embry-Riddle held them off for two points, but a kill from Ana Guera sealed the match for the home team, 3-2.

Despite the loss, ERAU is the first team to have taken No. 1 Texas at Brownsville to five sets this season. Prior to Friday night’s match, the Scorpions had dropped just two sets in their first 11 matches. The Eagles have also been dominant, as UTB is the first and only team to have won a set against Embry-Riddle this

year.

Hall once again led the Eagles with 20 kills and Kemp chipped in with 11 kills and a team-high five blocks.

Holcomb nearly had a 20-20 match, recording 19 kills and 23 digs. Kontrec anchored the defense, picking up a matchhigh 29 digs, and Vazquez recorded 51 assists to go along with seven digs and three blocks.

Danica Markovic led the Scorpions with 20 kills along with 15 digs, while Guera registered 16 kills (.406 hitting percentage) and a match-high eight blocks. Amber Brooks tallied a match-high 55 assists to go along with 15 digs, and Paula Barros contributed 24 digs to lead the team.

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ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle women's soccer team suffered its first loss of the 2011 campaign, falling to No. 2 Lee, Thursday at the Kickin' it for Kids With Cancer Classic hosted by Lee. The Lady Flames improved to 3-1 overall after a 13-day layoff, while the Eagles, ranked 10th in the latest NAIA Coaches' national poll, move to 4-1-1 on the year.

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TAYLOR MARTIN RECORDED A double-double with 10 kills and 15 digs during the Eagles sweep against Oklahoma Babtist.The Eagles improved their record to 8-1 on the season.

Cross country maintain top 25 rankings Alison Smalling

ERAU Athletics The National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics released the first editions of the Cross Country Top 25 Coaches' Polls on Wednesday afternoon, and both the men's and women's cross country teams from Embry-Riddle maintained their top 25 rankings.

The women's team, led by sophomore Sun Conference Runner of the Week, Ellie Staker, stayed at No. 18 overall, garnering 281 total points in the poll. The Eagles enjoyed a fifth-place showing at the USF Bulls Invitational last Friday, as Staker placed 19th overall.

The ERAU men's team took third at the same meet, thanks in large part to junior Evans Kirwa winning his second race

of the 2011 season. For his efforts, Kirwa was named both The Sun Conference Runner of the Week and the NAIA National Runner of the Week.

The Eagles check in at No. 21 in the poll, slipping one spot from their preseason No. 20 ranking.

Both Embry-Riddle Cross Country squads will be in action on Sept. 24 at the Mountain Dew Invite in Gainesville, Fla.

NCAA D-1 FOOTBALL WEEK 3 SCORES (1) Oklahoma (2) Alabama (3) L-S-U (4) BOISE STATE (5) FLORIDA STATE (6) STANFORD (7) WISCONSIN (8) OKLAHOMA state (9) Texas A&M (10) South Carolina (11) Nebraska (12) OREGON (13) VIRGINIA TECH (14) ARKANSAS (15) MICHIGAN ST (16) FLORIDA

(17) OHIO STATE (18) WEST VIRGINIA (19) Baylor (20) SOUTH FLORIDA (21) AUBURN (22) ARIZONA STATE (23) T-C-U (24) TEXAS (25) Mississippi State

23 (5) Florida State 41 Northwestern St. 19 (25) Miss. State 40 Toledo 62 Oklahoma 37 Arizona 49 Northern Illinois 59 Tulsa 37 Idaho 24 Navy 51 Washington 56 Missouri State 26 Arkansas State 38 Troy 13 NOTRE DAME 33 Tennessee 6 Miami (FL) 37 Maryland 48 SF Austin 70 Florida A&M 24 CLEMSON 14 ILLINOIS 38 LA-MONROE 49 U-C-L-A

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WEEK 4 SCHEDULE 13 0 6 15 23 10 7 33 7 21 38 7 7 28 31 23 24 31 0 17 38 17 17 20 19

(1) Oklahoma vs (2) L-S-U at (3) Alabama vs (4) Boise State vs (5) Stanford vs (6) Wisconsin vs (7) Oklahoma St. at (8) Texas A&M. vs (9) Nebraska at (10) Oregon at (11) Florida St. at (12) South Carolina vs (13) Virginia Tech at (14) Arkansas vs (15) Florida at (16) West Virginia vs (17) Baylor vs (18) South Florida vs (19) Texas vs (20) T-C-U vs (21) Clemson vs (22) Michigan at (23) U-S-C at (24) Illinois vs (25) Georgia Tech vs

(14) (8) (7) (21) (3)

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Missouri West Virginia Arkansas Tulsa OFF WEEK South Dakota Texas A&M Oklahoma St. Wyoming Arizona Clemson Vanderbilt Marshall Alabama Kentucky OFF WEEK Rice U-T-E-P OFF WEEK Portland State Florida St. San Diego St. Arizona State W Michigan North Carolina

8:00 p.m. FX 8:00 p.m. ABC 3:30 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 8:00 p.m. NOT TELEVISED TBA 3:35 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 3:30 p.m. ABC 3:30 p.m. ABC 7:30 p.m. Versus 10:15 pm. ESPN2 3:30 p.m. ESPN 7:00 p.m. ESPN2 3:30 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 3:30 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 7:00 p.m. ESPN TBA 7:00 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 7:00 p.m. ESPN3 TBA 2:00 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 3:30 p.m. ESPN 12:00 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 10:15 p.m. ESPN 3:30 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 12:00 p.m. ESPN

Amenities Vary Per Community!

Photo Courtesy of Epic Games

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Gears of War 3: Multiplayer survial guide

Gears of War 3

Ian Gebbie

Guest Reporter For nearly five years, the Gears of War franchise has captivated many people into a unique style of combat and has a gritty storyline to fit in perfectly with the game. With the final installment of the trilogy releasing nationwide, there is much to be answered: What will happen to the human

race? Will we even find out if Marcus’s father is still alive?

What about all the little secrets sown throughout the books and older video games? All of those questions, hopefully, will be answered in full today in the third installment. But days and months after that, there’s one more thing people will either be ranting and/or raving about: The multiplayer.

The multiplayer beta kicked off on 18 April for those who purchased the “Epic Edition” of Bulletstorm, while others who preordered GoW 3 had access a week later on April 25. The beta had a month to be tested until May 16.

Gears of war retains the same style of gameplay, but with a better foundation. Two big things the Gears of War 3 (GoW 3) multiplayer brings is the fact that they keep the same style of gameplay with a higher standard, and dedicated servers to improve the online connection for each player. With all of that in tow, consider this a “forecast” for your expectations on the GoW 3 multiplayer experience. Hopefully,

this will inform you on what to expect on the battlefield, what to do, what not to do, how to avoid everything from hitting the fan, etc.

When you first step into the multiplayer for GoW 3, you will find that the combat speed has been increased approximately 15%, and the old weapons deal slightly different amounts of damage to balance out the new weapons. There has been adequate praise and complaints among the Epic Games forums of these updates. Your new arsenal, for when you start a game, consists of additional choices. The first new weapon is a modified sawed-off shotgun for massive damage at point blank range in lieu of your standard shotgun. If used properly, you can take out at least 4 people at point-blank.

But remember this: make it count. If you miss, it will take at least 7 seconds to reload the weapon. Imagine being stuck reloading your shotgun after missing a shot that would have taken out 4 people.

For your rifle, say goodbye to the old Lancer and say hello

to the actual “old” lancer. The Retro Lancer packs a punch but balances out the rest of the arsenal with its significantly decreased range. Along with a more powerful punch at a short distance, it also comes with a giant blade to impale with instead of a chainsaw bayonet (you will have to build up speed when charging at your opponent for this to work).

This will be your gun to counter any shotguns.

With GoW being a game that revolutionized a cover system for combat, there are some things that provided a nuisance. The first was how both could utilize a single piece of cover, on opposite sides. However, this would cause a problem as one would have to get out of cover to reach the other side. Hence, a game of chicken/run around the barricade ensued if this were the case. The remedy for the third game: mantle kick.

You pop over cover and kick the opponent crouching on the other side, stunning the enemy for a brief moment of vulnerability, enabling you to either

run for safety or chainsaw/grenade tag/blow him away with a shotgun, etc.

The second nuisance is usually how one person in cover would have a heavily fortified or far away position. It seems that every time you try to advance, a sniper from far away, and still undercover, is popping your head clean off from your shoulders. The solution: a shiny new weapon known as the digger launcher.

When fired, the live round burrows underground and pops up to explode at the first sign of an enemy being in proximity. If the first enemy in the way is someone taking cover, then that round will pop up behind the cover and blow the head clean off your opponent’s shoulders.

The first multiplayer variant to be tested was Team Deathmatch. Unlike the other games of the trilogy, where you have one life, each team gets 15 respawns. The team to score 20 kills first wins.

The matches are usually quick and efficient. However, there have been a couple reports

from the Epic Games forums of a Deathmatch lasting for 45 minutes.

Other scenarios which were tweaked from older versions were Torque Bow tag (with a Team D-match twist), King of the Hill, and Capture the Leader (CTL), where instead of capturing an AI in the previous games of Meatflag, you capture the opposing leader and hold them captive for a time.

As for your environment, you will need to know how to use it to your advantage.

Some maps will have some traps lying in wait such as a giant scoreboard hanging from a single wire.

Other maps, a sudden sandstorm where you’ll only see five feet away from you (aka: bring out that shotgun), and sometimes, a random fire alarm you can pull to distract the enemy.

These are only basic tips for one experienced in playing GoW, but they are essential if you want an edge against any opponents. But always remember The Golden Rule of the Gears: take cover or die.

Photo Courtesy of Epic Games

Toughen up, cupcake For Cupcake’s Sake

Tony Sekine

Photography Editor Every now and then I get the urge to eat cake. Unfortunately cakes are large, cumbersome and quite inconvenient for a student on the go.

Fortunately the cupcake was created to solve all these problems. Locally-owned For Cupcake’s Sake is a custom bakery that will satisfy even the most demanding sweet tooth.

I had the opportunity to place an order for two-dozen

cupcakes this past week and was amazed by the variety of flavors they offer.

Obviously as a custom bakery they can do just about anything, but their site has a list of popular flavors ranging from red velvet to more extravagant concoctions like french toast and bacon.

I ordered a dozen mint chocolate chip and another dozen of s’mores.

For starters, their visual presentation was outstanding.

Upon sinking my teeth into the mint chocolate chip, I was delighted by a perfect balance of mint and chocolate.

The actual cupcake was light, fluffy yet not too sweet. The contrasting textures of creamy mint buttercream and crunchy Andes chocolate complimented the chocolate cupcake.

The s’mores cupcake used a chocolate cupcake with marshmallow fluff in the center topped with vanilla buttercream, graham crackers and a piece of Hersheys chocolate.

Every bite reminded me of having s’mores by campfire and reiterated For Cupcake’s Sake’s ability to accurately recreate favorite flavors in cupcake form.

Two-dozen mini cupcakes cost $22.50 with a $5 delivery charge. Considering that everything is made to order, the price point was very reasonable.

After having sampled their cupcakes, I plan on ordering from them again in the future. If you’re looking to buy cupcakes for a special occasion, look no further than For Cupcake’s Sake.

Tony Sekine/ Avion

FOR CUPCAKE’S SAKE IN Port Orange Florida provides speciality confections and cupcakes for delivery, including these bite sized smores cupcakes, enlarged to show texture.

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