Issue 3 | Volume 150 | September 18, 2018
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Farewell, Delta II Rajan Khanna News Editor The launch of ICESat 2 marked the end of an era for United Launch Alliance’s Delta II rocket. Saturday’s launch brought the rocket’s streak up to 100 successful launches. The rocket was the workhorse of ULA’s fleet, launching 156 times with only one partial failure and one total failure. NASA contracted with ULA to send many of their high priority missions aboard the Delta II, such as the Opportunity Rover and the Kepler Telescope. The rocket was extraordinarily versatile and had many configurations to fit the payload. Delta II development began as President Ronald Reagan announced that commercial payloads would not fly on the Space Shuttle anymore, in response to the Challenger disaster of 1986. The policy change opened the door to a new rocket, and McDonnell Douglas took the opportunity to launch seven Delta II’s with Air Force payloads. Early Delta II’s flew in the 6000 configuration which denoted the use of an RS-27 engine for the first stage. The Delta II 7000 version upgraded the RS-27 to the RS-27A engine which was more efficient than the predecessor. The solid rocket boosters were also upgraded to the GEM 40 SRB ’s and replaced the Castor 4A boosters. Delta III development began, but two failures in three launches stopped development of the rocket and redevelopment began to re-purpose the existing pieces into the Delta IV. The end-of-life plans for the launch vehicle came early as the Air Force Space Command began to phase out the launch support facilities of the Delta II at Cape Canaveral Air Station in 2003. The facilities were transferred to NASA to support the GRAIL launch in 2011. The final Delta II Heavy launch from Cape Canaveral took place in 2011 from SLC-17. Earlier this year, SLC-17 was demolished, marking the end of an era for the Del-
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ta family of rockets in Cape Canaveral. The rocket formally retired with the launch of ICESat 2 from Vandenburg Air Force. Tory Bruno, CEO of United Launch Alliance, stated that there are not enough spare parts to build another functional Delta II, but a museum rocket will be built and housed in the Rocket Garden at Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex. It will be painted in the famous shark face livery. Although the rocket had extensive capabilities, the physical size of the rocket was not very large. The Delta II stood only 125 ft tall, shorter than the Atlas V, Delta IV, and Falcon 9. The Delta II was capable of carrying up to 13,400lbs to Low Earth Orbit (LEO) or up to 4,780lbs to Geostationary Transfer Orbit (GTO). It also could carry up to 2,200lbs to Heliocentric Orbit (HCO). The first stage used the RS-27A engine and burned RP-1 and LOX and produced 237,000lbft of thrust for 265 seconds. The first stage was referred to as the “Extra-Extended Long Tank Thor” as the stage was derived from the Thor Ballistic Missile. The Delta K second stage was powered by the Aerojet Rocketdyne AJ10 engine, a hypergolic engine burning dinitrogen tetroxide and Aerozine 50. It was capable of burning for 431 seconds. The engine did not retire with the rocket as it will be used as the main engine of the Orion Service Module in future NASA missions. The third stage was optional, known as the Payload Assist Module (PAM-D). The stage used the Star 48B Solid Rocket Motor if the payload required an extra kick on interplanetary missions. Although the Delta II missions have been completed, the Delta II will always leave a legacy in spaceflight. ULA’s CEO, Tory Bruno commented on the final launch, ”Historic day. Retired the shark, Delta II, and the mighty Thor...” The Avion Newspaper congratulates United Launch Alliance on almost 30 years of innovation with the Delta II and wishes the best with the future of the Delta Program.
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Hurricane Florence: A Potentially Historic Storm
Keenan Thungtrakul Senior Reporter What began as a hurricane weakening into a tropical storm out in the open ocean came back to strike a hard blow on the Carolinas. Hurricane Florence, although only a Category 2 storm when it approached the southern North Carolina coast, dumped large amounts of rain as the cyclone slowed to a crawl, much like what Hurricane Harvey did to Texas last year. Saturday’s running total is 30.59 inches (Swansboro, NC), and NHC forecasts are predicting up to 40 inches of rain. In comparison, Harvey dumped 60 inches (5 feet) of rain when it stalled over Texas. Florence approached North Carolina Thursday night into Friday morning, and as of Saturday, the storm is still crawling its way inland. It has been predicted to turn northeast by Tuesday. Florence began as Tropical Depression Six out in the eastern Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Africa. It gained strength and became a tropical storm for the first time on September 1. It became a hurricane on September 4 and continued to cruise over the open ocean. The next day Florence strengthened to a Category 4 but weakened on September 6. She went down to a tropical storm through September 9, then rapidly strengthening back into a Category 4 hurricane. Forecast models at the time had it making landfall anywhere from the North Carolina coast to the South Car-
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olina coast, leaving Florida unaffected. That’s good news for Embry-Riddle, but not so much so for those students who have family and friends in the Carolinas, particularly near the coast. Evacuations began on Tuesday, September 11, with South Carolina and North Carolina issuing evacuation orders for cities along the coastline. News agencies reported the onset of evacuations as the start of a potentially historic hurricane landfall that hasn’t been seen since Floyd in 1999. At that time, Floyd was one of three hurricanes to lash the region, with North Carolina taking the brunt of the three. This time around, NC saw the beginning of the landfall and now Florence is taking aim at South Carolina before it turns towards the Appalachians. Floyd caused a total of 51 deaths from flooding, and Florence has so far claimed up to seven in NC and at least one in SC. Fortunately, regions further inland did not feel the brunt of the storm like the coast did. These regions largely got rain and wind. One student when asked about the storm said his parents reported only a tree falling down into the woods and lots of debris littered around the yard. The house did not flood but the drainage area behind his home is seeing a large increase in water level due to the rain. His hometown is expected to get up to five inches of rain through Sunday morning. In the mountain regions to the west, preparations have commenced once the hurricane hit the coast. With its
slow speed, officials ordered evacuations of campgrounds near the scenic Blue Ridge Parkway and closed the road indefinitely on Friday. Flash floods and mudslides are only a few of the hazards that prompted the closures. The decision to reopen will be affected by what the storm brings to the region as it makes its way through on Sunday into Monday. The Carolinas will have a long recovery process ahead of them. Much of the eastern region of North Carolina and South Carolina has seen floodwaters covering roads, rendering them impassable. With the rain moving inland, it could be days before the floodwaters recede. Residents living in beachside communities and cities near river deltas will return to see storm surge and flood damage. Numerous water rescues have been performed by state and local authorities, with FEMA and National Guard teams coming to assist. Along the Outer Banks, beach erosion has rendered much of NC Highway 12 impassable. Authorities are making progress on clearing the sand so residents can begin their return trips. Author’s Note: This article is about a current event, written on Saturday, September 15, 2018. The situation when this article was written will change by the time this is published. Refer to national and state media for updated information on this event.
When in Rome...
At approximately a nine and a half flying hours and 5000 miles from Atlanta, Rome, The Eternal City, was the second stop and first European destination on my journey to visit all six inhabited continents before the year’s end. Arriving in Rome–Fiumicino International Airport (FCO) is a little overwhelming at first because it is much more chaotic than most other airports I have traveled through and the path to passport control and ground transportation wasn’t immediately apparent. However, when you exit the airport, do not expect to find yourself anywhere near downtown Rome or any of the ancient sites from the Roman Empire. Rome itself is approximately another 31 kilometers, or 19 miles, northeast of the airport. There are several options available to get you into the heart of Rome, including shared taxis and trains. The train is probably the most affordable option from the airport, but it does require some walking to reach points of interest once you exit the station. Just try to avoid transportation providers who approach you inside the airport terminal, my travel companion and I were told by several of the transportation vendors that there
was no way to take the train into the city. However, upon arriving in Rome, the views are incredible, with monuments and architecture ranging from ancient ruins to contemporary structures. During my short time in Rome, I had the opportunity see popularly known sites such as the ruins of the Roman Forum and Colosseum. However, I also got to visit other iconic locations that might be lesser known to those from the United States. One example being the Altare della Patria or Altar of the Fatherland, which is a monument to honor the first king of a united Italy, Victor Emmanuel II. The Altare della Patria also houses the colors of deactivated Italian military units, and if the unit is ever reactivated the colors are taken from the monument and presented to the unit. The structure is quite massive and can be used as a good reference point for navigating the city on foot. No trip is complete without trying of the local food and drink, but since there are so many Italian options in the U.S., it was an excellent opportunity to see what I liked better, the original or the American version. Over the course of my visit, I made sure I had some pizza and pasta for comparison. As far as flavor and ap-
pearance are concerned, the pizza was not much different than a Chicago or New York style thin-crusted pies. However, the pesto sauce on the pasta was far better than any I have ever tried in the states. I also made sure I tried an espresso and a few of the desserts, including gelato and pannacotta, all of which brought extreme satisfaction to my sweet tooth. Also, when in Rome, one must have wine. The selection of wines available was very abundant, each bearing a unique and refined flavor. Just be careful not to have too much because several of the wines I sampled had alcohol contents as high as 15 percent and you will not always notice the strength. Rome is on my list of places to return to in the future; there is still so much more to see and do within the city and other locations throughout Italy. However, the next article in this series will take a break from covering destinations to talk about trusted traveler programs from the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) that will make transiting through airports in the United States significantly faster and stress-free. Then it will be time to make my second European stop on the journey to visit all six inhabited continents.
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Weekly Relationship Advice
Dear Prof. Frederick and Chaplain Keck, my issue is not so bad, so if other people have more serious problems, help them out, not me. I feel dumb for even writing this, but it’s bothering me. I’ve been in a good relationship with another Riddle student for about three months, maybe four. We really like each other, and things are going very well. She’s smart, attractive, and we like the same music for the most part. I’d like to but she doesn’t want to have sex, at least not right now, and I’m good with that. But I do find myself attracted to other women on campus. I’m not interested in going out with them, but I catch myself looking at or thinking about what it might be like with them. It’s a physical attraction, but it’s not like I’m thinking about sex with them all the time. I looked up the Bible verse where Jesus says if you look at a woman with lust you have already committed adultery. I feel guilty, but I haven’t really done anything wrong. tracted. Monogamy can be difficult, but as humans we have self-control and, generally, we choose to value monogamy over other types of relationships; and we believe this to be healthy for us and our culture. Note that one of the things that often happens with physical attraction is that we sometimes assume that a person who is beautiful/handsome on the outside is also a good person on the inside. We can project all kinds of good qualities onto someone we are attracted to in order to justify the attraction. Part of letting go of attractions is realizing that a physically appealing person may or may not have any of the things that really matter for long-term relationships, virtues such as honesty, caring, listening, etc. Perhaps you can begin the practice of ‘letting go’ of thoughts. Letting go means being aware of the thought as you have it, acknowledging it briefly with no judgment and then moving on to the next thought. Over time, you may begin to learn something about yourself by being aware of what thoughts you are repeating and how they may be influencing your behavior.
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Letting go means being aware of the thought as you have it, acknowledging it briefly with no judgment and then moving on to the next thought.
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Dear Attracted, We appreciate the seriousness with which you are thinking about a common problem many people face. You are doing your best to honor your relationship, and not everyone would take the same approach. That many people face this kind of thing can be seen from the old 30-60-90 that guys used to keep in mind. When you are out and about, if you are not going out with anyone, you can turn your head 90 degrees to follow an attractive person. If you are in a relationship, you are allowed up to 60 degrees, and if you are married, you deserve to be slapped for going beyond 30 degrees. (This is Dr. Frederick: The rules guys make up! I’ve never heard this one before, and it really is kind of appalling.) These days we are likely to see this as creepy and objectifying women. In case you are wondering what objectification is, it’s really about seeing and treating someone else based on a single quality and denying their complexity as a human being. They become more of an object and less human, and this type of behavior reduces the essential humanity of the observer and the observed. Staring, gawking, etc. is rude, as is any form of inappropriate attention. But the rule did speak to the fact that people do face the reality of being attracted to others even while in great relationships. Attractions are perfectly natural. They are part of being human, and we all experience them. No wonder whom we are attracted to, it represents the initial phase of the need to connect with others, and that feeling of relatedness is necessary for all of us. We can be attracted to people for all kinds of reasons – a person can be handsome, incredibly courageous, amazingly kind, etc. Our noting these qualities can be a form of appreciation. The question is, What do we do with our attractions? Being in a relationship – whether it is dating or marriage or something in between – does mean setting boundaries for our behavior, limits to how we respond to attractions. Since you are in a relationship, it’s not ok for you to act on your attraction. But it is ok to be at-
It sounds as if there is at least some tension for you about not having sex in your current relationship. It seems as if you are respecting your girlfriend’s wishes, and we want to commend you for this. A good rule of thumb for this is “If it’s not right for both, it’s not right for either.” The person who wants to have sex needs to care enough about the other person enough to prioritize his/her wants and needs. It’s ok to have the desire, but being in a loving relationship means wanting what’s best for the other person. This is not always easy, and some-
times relationships end because of this. We all have needs, including the need for physical intimacy, but great meaningful, loving, supportive, joyful, ecstatic, gratitude-filling, relationships don’t require sleeping together. If you enter into a sexual relationship, where, when and how sex occurs in that relationship should be something that partners can discuss openly and honestly with each other. Have you and your girlfriend had that type of discussion yet? We appreciate the fact that you turned to the Bible for guidance. It’s not an easy verse, and the next one is a hard saying too: “If your right eye causes you to stumble, gouge it out and throw it away” (Matthew 5:29). We don’t want you to gouge out your eye. There are a couple of things to keep in mind when looking at the passage you refer to about looking with lust equaling adultery. First, for those who take Jesus as their guide (and indeed for anyone who wants to be thoughtful about these things), this verse means that we should take all these attractions seriously and that they can cause real problems. In other words, it is a stern warning. Second, there is a difference between being attracted and lusting. Actual lust is a problem – it involves a loss of self-control, a prioritizing of a physical need over other, greater, more fundamentally human values, such as love, honor, or respect. It might lead to lying and deception. But we don’t think that you are engaged in obsessive, destructive lust. You are dealing with something perfectly natural and are thinking about it in a healthy, respectful way. Our advice is to go easy on yourself. When those moments occur and you find yourself aware of an attraction, accept it as perfectly natural. Practice that ‘letting go’ behavior we mentioned. But also use the moment as an occasion to think about some aspect of the person you are with that you really appreciate. What’s something you really like about her? What’s something that she does that’s special? This will help you let go of the attraction and cultivate your gratitude for the person you are in a relationship with.
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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.
Professor Christina Frederick and Chaplain David Keck will be responding to your letters and requests for advice (see sidebar for how to send them something). They hope to help students develop better interpersonal relationships with colleagues, friends, and significant others. Meaningful relationships, whether they be romantic or with friends, family or colleagues, can be beautiful -- but they can also be challenging. They are here to help and offer a new perspective.
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5G and Satellites:
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The Struggle for Spectrum
Jaclyn Wiley Former Editor-in-Chief
Satellite operators and terrestrial mobile phone service operators are butting heads over access to spectrum, specifically that spectrum needed to enable 5G devices. 5G cell phone internet service could revolutionize telecommunications, but requires high amounts of high value, high-frequency spectrum to do so. The satellite operators, which control the limited amount of spectrum that would be used for 5G, are increasingly taking stances on what they will do about the issue. The modern world is heavily reliant on spectrum. The term “spectrum” refers to the electromagnetic wavelengths that are used by humans to transmit signals over long distances. The higher the frequency of a signal, the more information can be sent. Since there is a limited amount of suitable wavelengths, spectrum is broken up into different sections of wavelengths, and those sections are assigned for different purposes. The section of spectrum that terrestrial operators want to expand into is the C-Band, which is, in the United States, reserved for satellite communications.
The CEO of Viasat, Mark Dankberg, was against the transfer of spectrum to terrestrial operators. If the spectrum were taken from the satellite operators, their “services less capable and more expensive,” as Viasat CEO Mark Dankberg stated at a panel at Euroconsult’s World Satellite Business Week. He warned that satellite operators should be “extremely wary,” when considering the benefits of sharing spectrum with terrestrial operators. The benefits to the terrestrial operators are clear. 5G is the fifth generation of digital cellular technology and will incorporate three new aspects: lower latency, meaning that the technology will be more responsive; the ability to connect to multiple devices at once; and, most importantly, greater speeds. The goal latency is 1 miliseconds, and speed of 20 gigabits per second, which is far superior to current technologies. Some satellite operators, Luxembourg-based IntelSat, are working cooperatively with companies to transfer some C-band spectrum to terrestrial operators. IntelSat CEO Steve Spengler defended these actions, arguing that “the right outcome” would be easier to attain if the company had some control in the transfer process.
“The key here is protecting the incumbents while addressing the reality that the 5G situation had to be addressed one way or another,” he said. “We’d rather have a situation where we’re managing it, where we’re controlling this process, to get the right outcome.” Spectrum is assigned at the international level by the International Telecommunications Union, and within the United States, the Federal Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications and Information Administration. The NTIA is responsible for federal uses of spectrum, meaning spectrum used by the government. The FCC regulates non-federal uses, including commercial and private applications. US commercial satellite operators fall under the jurisdiction of the FCC and the ITU. Satellite and terrestrial operators, however, have the ability to transfer their allotted spectrum amongst themselves, which is what the IntelSat deal is based on. The goal of these organizations is to assign spectrum and to prevent interference, which is when two signals of similar frequencies interact. This interaction can lead to signal disruption, modification, or total cancellation. In the context of space missions,
interference is a hazardous factor, since a missed or modified signal can mean the difference between a successful and unsuccessful mission. Students at Embry-Riddle could potentially be affected by the struggle over spectrum. Should the terrestrial operators gain more spectrum, more jobs may become available in the development, production, and distribution of 5G-capable technologies and devices. This could potentially benefit students in the electrical engineering, computer science and engineering, and business students seeking jobs in those areas. On the other hand, the operations of satellite companies could be threatened. These companies hire engineers to design, test and build their satellites, and businesspeople to market their services. Additionally, the launch providers that serve the satellite operators may also be impacted, reducing the number of potential jobs in that area as well. The spectrum issue will go up for debate at the upcoming World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC), which is an ITU event. Vast amounts of spectrum have already been turned over to terrestrial operators in the European Union and the United States.
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Sunwing Airlines to Toronto Abigail Johnson Senior Photographer On September 12th, this past Wednesday, the Daytona Beach International Airport announced an exciting new addition to their flight services. Young aviation company Sunwing, based out of Canada, has agreed to work with Daytona Beach on a new partnership that will connect Daytona Beach to Toronto. With a fleet of 40 Boeing 737-800 aircraft and 2 Boeing 737 MAX aircraft, the luxurious flight across the United States and into Canada will offer affordable vacation packages and round trips between the two cities. The Airport Director of the Daytona Beach International Airport, Rick Karl, proudly expressed his support of the partnership and the relationships that have been developed with Sunwing Airlines. Karl described the service as a “major scale flight� that would significantly impact not only the Daytona Beach market and community but the Canadian market in Toronto as well. It was expressed that the new and upcoming growth in the Daytona Beach area is what interested Sunwing, and many other airlines servicing flights to the airport, to begin offering
flights to this location. With the Daytona International Speedway, the new Daytona One shopping complex, and the infamous dining and coastline activities, Daytona Beach is a prime place to vacation during the middle of winter in Canada. The young airline, created in 2005, has three other locations in Orlando, St. Pete, and Fort Lauderdale with similar flight packages that offer seasonal service and incentives. Jay Cassens, the director of business development for the Daytona Beach International Airport, explained how convenient and worthwhile the flights to and from Daytona Beach would be for tourists and visitors throughout the state. Cassens describes how the growing tourism of the state, along with the new services Sunwing is providing, will be very beneficial for the hotel and dining industry, as well as the attractions Daytona Beach has to offer. The support of Visit Florida and Volusia County was explained by Cassens to be an incredible business opportunity for expanding Daytona Beach and offering Canadians a chance to escape snowy Toronto for a vacation in sunny Florida. Sunwing is planning on beginning their seasonal flight services to and from Daytona Beach to Canada in early 2019.
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C2 Sports Get Pucked!
ERAU Hockey Defeats UF at First Home Game, 4-0
Korbin Martin Reporter The Embry-Riddle Eagles hosted the University of Florida Gators in a thrilling home opener. The Eagles started off strong, claiming the first shot of the night in what turned into a very physical game.The Gators showed that they were no slumps early on and played aggressively, but the Eagles had a solid defense and took advantage of their deep bench with very fluid rotations, and started to take control of the game. The Eagles only needed 8 minutes to score the first shot of the period, with Jordan Shepard making a beautiful goal on the Gators. After the initial goal, the Gators started looking sloppier. The ERAU home crowd was a big factor as usual, and it was clear that they were rattling the Gators. They were loud, proud, and they made it difficult for the Gators to communicate and focus. It was easy to see them start to crack. To give credit where credit is due, the Gators did have a few back-to-back shots in the first period, but Goalie Nicholas Prulhiere made some beautiful saves and didn’t let the Gators gain any momentum. Every time the Gators had a small burst of offense, the Eagles took back over and stayed in control, killing any momentum the Gators had hoped to generate. Last season’s leading scorer Ryan Marks
scored the second goal and the first period ended 2-0 with the Eagles outshooting UF 10-7. The Gators had a flurry of offense to end the first period, with two shots in the final minute but Nicholas Prulhiere didn’t let them score and that really set the tone for the game. Heading into the 2nd period, the Eagles looked hyped-up and full of energy, but the Gators started off aggressive, continuing their offense from the end of the first period. However, the offensive push barely lasted a minute before ERAU regained control of the game again, and held it for the remainder of the 2nd period. Jordan Shepard scored the Eagles’ 3rd goal, notching on his 2nd point of the night. The third period went much like the 2nd, with the Eagles dominating the ice for most of the period, and the Gators making small offensive surges, but ultimately ceding control back to the Eagles in under a minute every time. Goalie Nicholas Prulhiere crushed the hopes of the Gators whenever they could put together even a bit of offense. Ryan Knapp added on a 4th goal in the 3rd period, and the Eagles looked very at ease and in control the whole time. This game was a good sign for the Eagles, dominating an out-of-conference opponent from the South Eastern Collegiate Hockey Conference. The Eagles are now 2-1 with a dominant win at home, and an away series
with the University of Miami that split 1-1. The Eagles have always been dominant at home, we have one of the loudest crowds in collegiate hockey here at Embry-Riddle, and other teams hate coming to play here. The Avion Newspaper had the chance to interview No. 25 Brendan Barger, the team captain, after the game. The Avion Newspaper: So how does it feel to win 4-0 out there tonight? Brendan Barger: Unbelievable. You know with the new conference coming in there wasn’t a whole lot of expectations for our team, especially within the new conference, but coming out we already beat Miami, and we just conquered Florida. We’re ready to win the conference. Q: You guys are confident you can win the conference? BB: If we keep working hard, keep showing up, and working on our systems I think there’s a good chance. Q: What are some of the things you guys can improve for the next game? BB: There is always stuff to work on. We’ve got to work on some of our systems and on communicating a little better. There were a couple of times where we ran into each other a little bit, and there were times that it was a little bit sporadic. There’s a lot to work on, but we did good, and I’m very proud.
Q: How has the club changed since you’ve been here? BB: You know going on my 4th year, my senior year here it’s changed a lot. When we started, it was a little bit of a show-up-when-you-can thing so winning the Sodexo Cup 2 years ago and then again last year was really that big catalyst for where we are now. Q: Any players you want to give a shout out too? BB: Nico, as always, our goalie played phenomenal today with the shutout. You know the Gators had a whole bunch of shots, some outstanding opportunities but Nico really kept us in it, so a lot of credit to Nico, and as usual our team really stood together tonight, every single shift we had something going on with the rest of the team and the chemistry is really developing. We’ve come a long way already, and it’s only the 2nd week. Q: Is there anything else that you want to add? BB: Thank you to the fans as always. There’s a reason a lot of teams hate coming to play against us here in Daytona. It’s because we have the best fans in the state. Shout out to the fans. Hopefully, we can keep the ball rolling. The Embry-Riddle Eagles take to the ice next on Oct. 5 at 9:00 p.m. against Florida Gulf Coast University.
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Embry-Riddle Hockey player No.43 Kyle Usiak from Corrales, NM keeps the puck away from a University of Florida player. The Eagles went on to win 4-0.
UPCOMING HOME GAMES
Tuesday, Sept. 18 Wednesday, Sept. 19 Thursday, Sept. 20 Friday, Sept. 21 Saturday, Sept. 22 W Soccer vs. Lynn @ 6
Sunday, Sept. 23 Monday, Sept. 24
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Women’s Volleyball Goes 1-1, Defeats Nova Southeastern
Athlete Spotlight
Lady Eagles Fought Hard Over Weekend
Connor Strobel Correspondent This week in Women’s Volleyball, our Lady Eagles played twice, against No. 4 Palm Beach Atlantic and Nova Southeastern. Going 1-1 this week, our Eagles fought long and hard. Starting Friday night, the Blue and Gold gave a real fight to the number four nationally ranked team. Going all five sets, the Eagles lost 2-3, with set scores being 25-17, 20-25, 23-25, 2523, 15-9 in order. Individually for the game, three players earned double-doubles. Melanie Canfield and Erika Barbour both lead the team in kills, with 13 each. Canfield tallied 15 digs to round off her fourth double-double while Barbour had 12 to finish her second. Alyssa Rudd marked a season-high 47 assists and 15 digs to mark her fifth double-double. Olivia Roa, the team libero, tied her career best of 39 digs. The first set was hard fought for the first half, but the Sailfish quickly sped
off to take the first set at 25-17. In the second set, the Lady Eagles fought back to take a quick lead which they would hold dearly to win 25-20. In the third set, which the Blue and Gold would also go to win, both sides had runs in which they would take the lead by several points just for the score to revert some points later. The Lady Eagles would finish at 25-23. In the second to last set, there were six lead changes and 15 ties, but the Eagles would eventually fall at 25-23 after losing four of five points after holding the lead at 22-21. In the final set, in which the winner is decided by first to 15, the Sailfish asserted their dominance by holding the lead the entire time except for two ties. On Saturday night, our Lady Eagles once again took a win by sweeping the Nova Southeastern Sharks, bringing them to 8-3 overall and 2-2 in conference play. Only two players had a double-double, Alyssa Rudd and Erika Barbour. Rudd led with 32 assists and also marked 14 digs to score her
sixth double-double. Barbour had 11 kills and 17 digs to earn her third. Olivia Roa marked 26 digs, and Melanie Canfield put home ten kills. Winning the first set 25-21, the Blue and Gold only trailed in the set for one point. In the next set, the Eagles followed their performance from the previous set only falling behind once and winning by a more significant margin at 25-19. In the third and final set, the Lady Eagles brought home the win, although facing more difficulty than the rest of the game before. Seeing 11 ties and 4 lead changes, the last set was most definitely the hardest fought. The second half of the set, however, saw the Blue and Gold showing their strength by finishing the set at 25-19. The Lady Eagles Volleyball team is away for several of their next games, and will next be home Saturday, the 29th at 4 p.m. in the ICI.
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Teddy West The Athlete Spotlight for this week is Teddy “Ted” West, who is a midfielder for the Men’s Soccer Team. As a 19-year-old sophomore, he has already proven himself a valuable asset to the team. One of our international students, he hails from Brighton, England. He is currently majoring in Business Administration with a minor in Forensic Accounting. Other than soccer, he enjoys boxing. In his spare time, he likes to hang out with friends, watch soccer, or practice more on his own to perfect his skills. He is not active on other organizations on campus. He chose Embry-Riddle for the location and excellent academics and enjoys playing for the Eagles because the tight team has brought him some of the best friends he’s ever had. He started playing soccer at the early age of four and got started in the sport by his father and grandfather, who both played themselves. After graduating, Teddy plans to head home and hopefully keep playing soccer. His favorite part of Embry-Riddle being soccer, Ted currently has two assists, and his coaches say that his work ethic and persistence make him a vital part of the team. Keep up the good work Teddy!
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Interview with JD Motorsports Vipul Telang Photo Editor The Avion Newspaper met with JD Motorsports Xfinity drivers Ross Chastain and teammate Garrett Smithley in the Xfinity garage before the start of the Coca Cola Firecracker 250 qualifying session, which was ultimately rained out. Chastain scored 10th while Smithley unfortunately did not finish the race. The Avion Newspaper: Garrett, earlier in the year we interviewed Ross before the Daytona 500. One of the questions we asked him was about how he got into racing. How did you get your start, and how did you balance life with racing, especially when growing up? Garrett Smithley: I started when I was 15. Actually, let me back up. I got into racing because my dad went to Embry-Riddle, and that is where he got into racing. He had always liked racing but living behind the World Center of Racing here at Daytona International Speedway gave him more passion. That is where his passion really started, and then I started watching NASCAR when I was two, three years old. I knew all the drivers and crew chiefs and all the sponsors. I was doing a lot of things growing up. I was a Boy Scout and in my school’s theater program, and there would be times where I’d be racing on a night and have to leave the racetrack to get back to school as fast as I could so that I’d make a chorus concert on time. It was definitely a challenge, especially since I wasn’t big into school. I had to work at it really hard. I started work at the Richard Petty Driving Experience at Charlotte Motor Speedway, which was how I made my way to North Carolina where almost all of the racing teams are located. I tried to work my way up, driving for a few truck races and whatnot. In 2016, I had the opportunity to come here, to JD Motorsports, and I’ve been racing here ever since. It’s been a great time here, and there have been a lot of sponsor hunts which is the name of the game with smaller teams like ours. It’s been cool! (Laughs) Ross is putting a Snapchat filter on me! We clearly like to have fun and mess with each other, but it’s really a dream come true to race in NASCAR. I’ve been especially lucky to be able to race in the Cup series this year, but my number one priority is the Xfinity series. Q: Did you have a favorite driver growing up? GS: Dale Jarrett. He drove the QualityCare red, white, and blue car, and since both of my grandfathers were, I’ve always been very patriotic and supported the military. Q: Do you have a favorite track? GS: Atlanta Motor Speedway. It’s fast. I’m partial to mile-and-a-half tracks like Chicago and Michigan, but my favorite is Atlanta because it’s so bumpy and worn out that you can ride from the bottom. I’ll probably be agitated when they have to repave it because eventually they will need to but I know it will be crazy fast after they do. The racing surface isn’t really bumpy, but it feels like waves through the turns where your car just cascades, and it makes it much more fun. Q: Do either of you get motion sick-
ness from that? Ross Chastain: Not from that. I really only get motion sickness when we have to warm up the tires coming to the green flag. We have to scrub the tires to push the marbles off which means weaving back and forth, and if I do that too much, I literally feel like I need to throw up. Q: So Ross, when you drive in the Cup series, do you take those skills and apply them to what you do in the Xfinity series? RC: Yeah. Just the laps on Thursday, Friday, and Saturdays really help to double up on the laps. Instead of two hours, I now get four hours. Q: How different are the Cup cars compared to the Xfinity cars? Do you really feel a difference? GS: They’re quite a bit different. The general thought process behind these race cars are the same, but the Cup cars are just so much quicker and on edge. Obviously, Ross can talk more about it since he’s run more laps than I have. RC: Having the number of laps that I
If it gets torn up, we’re so much further behind because we know that we’ll need to race that car again and again throughout the rest of the season. But on the other hand, that’s also what’s fun about driving for a smaller team. You’re racing different races, and when you beat bigger teams, it’s a lot more gratifying. RC: I don’t wanna crash. It’s not fun. Q: Can you race in the rain with either the Xfinity cars or the Cup cars? GS: I ran Legend cars in the rain at Charlotte Motor Speedway, and we were just going so slow. As soon as you put a wheel out of place, you’re sliding right down the banking. Typically, you’d try and ride the bottom line, but we were riding up against the wall the whole time. I think that’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever done in my racing career! Oh, but we did run Mid-Ohio Raceway in 2016 in the pouring rain. That was miserable. RC: Terrible. GS: You know how when you’re behind an 18-wheeler on the interstate in the rain, you can’t see anything? Q: Yeah.
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do have, I still had a mishap on my de but but even those laps… I really saw a difference, and I could take that over to the Xfinity. But those Cup cars…wow. I got done with a lap, and I’m like “Whew, glad I made it!” Q: Yeah, we were here for the January race, and you guys both did really well here! I think you guys finished 5th [Smithley] and 9th [Chastain] if I remember correctly. GS: Yup! These races are tough, but it’s really an opportunity for our team. It was a perfect start for the season, but I mean four places up would have been even better! The car finished in one piece both here in January and at Talladega, and this is the last Superspeedway race that we’ll need this car. We have purpose-built cars for both Daytona and Talladega, and since this is the last time we’ll need this car I think you might see a little more aggression than usual out of everyone because they know that this is the last race they’ll need to survive. Q: So it’s okay if they get a little dented? GS: (Laughs) I mean we always want to come home clean, and that’s mainly the end goal. But here, it’s not really the end of the world. But some races, like the car I’ve been driving, will race at almost all of the mile and a half tracks.
GS: Well, if you put twenty cars in front of you, and they’re all going as fast as they canRC: All of the tires are spinning and shooting roosts [rooster tails] twenty-odd feet in the air. GS: It’s just a wall of rain, and you can’t see anything. RC: From the white line to the grass or even the track, you really can’t see anything at all. Q: And the spottersGS: They can’t see anything at all. They’re on the other side of it. RC: I’ll be driving along and “Oops! There’s the wall” and “Oops! There’s the grass” (motions swerving). GS: I came around, and someone was sitting on the track sideways, and I don’t know how I missed them but all of a sudden they appeared, so I whipped it into the grass and went around them. RC: I went in the grass at one point too. Somebody busted their oil cooler, so there was oil and water which is even worse. I was under caution getting my lap back since I was a lap down and I slid off the oil into the grass, and I swear I had more grip in the grass than I did on that track! I’m not even kidding you. It was the craziest thing ever. I stayed in the grass until I knew the oil was gone, then I joined back on the track. Q: Ross, we noticed you’re wearing
an IMSA lanyard. Are either of you planning on racing in a different series? RC: Yeah, I would love to run some IMSA stuff. I really want to run the Mini Coopers, even though they’re slow. I think that’s the Continental Tire SportsCar series. GS: Yeah, I’ve always wanted to race the Continental Tire race here. RC: Yeah, I came to the IMSA race here. NASCAR got me a Hot Pass, so I came down here in January for the 24hour race. I aspire to race the [Rolex] 24 at some point as well. Honestly, I just wanted a lanyard different than all the NASCAR ones so that I knew it was mine. I saw this one and was like “Boom, that’s the one.” Q: How do you feel about the rest of the season? GS: It’s a pretty difficult stretch coming up. We have Kentucky next week, then New Hampshire, which is my least favorite track on the schedule, then Iowa. But after that, we hit August, which is road course month. We’ve got Watkins Glen, Mid-Ohio, Bristol, and Road America. Iowa’s a track I’m really looking forward to because there usually aren’t any Cup drivers at the track and it’s probably my favorite short track on the schedule. Q: If you could put Iowa on the Cup [Monster Energy] schedule, would you? GS: Right now, I’m partial to keeping the race purely for the Xfinity series, because the fan base there only sees the Xfinity and Camping World Truck Series races, so we’re the big dogs there. We’ve gained fans just from Iowa because they’re there to see us and not the Cup drivers, and that’s kinda special to us. Q: Okay, last question. Can you explain the story behind the “send it” switch that you have in your car? I’ve been wanting to know for so long! GS: (Laughs) There’s a viral video going around with Larry the Enticer, who takes a snowmobile off an ice ramp in Minnesota or Canada and crashes it. He gets up and says “It’s round two,” fires it up and does it again, and before he jumps it, he says, “I’m just going to send it.” Our teammate last year, Harrison Rhodes, put a “send it” switch in his car, so I’ve adopted that. It’s just a fun thing that we do around the shop. Q: Does it actually do anything? GS: Nah, it doesn’t actually do anything. You flip it, and you feel good! RC: Ok, I have a question. Do you actually flip it when you want to send it? Have you been under caution and thought, “You know what? When we come back to the restart, I’m just going to flip it?” GS: I actually did flip— RC: Oh my gosh… GS: —it at Road America! (Laughing) RC: Well, you see how well that worked out for you! GS: Yeah, that worked out awfully for me! Maybe I don’t want to flip it. I’ve done it once, so we’ll see! It’s good juju! The Avion Newspaper wishes the best for both Ross Chastain and Garrett Smithley, their teammates, and JD Motorsports as a whole as they close out the 2018 NASCAR Xfinity Series season, and would also like to congratulate Ross on his first career Xfinity win at Las Vegas driving for Chip Ganassi Racing.
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Motorsports D3 NASCAR Heat 3: Review
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Vipul Telang Photo Editor 704 Games’ NASCAR Heat 3 has come a long way from the original NASCAR Heat by Hasbro Interactive back in 2000. Nearly two decades later, the series has come back to give racing fans a full, immersive title.
General NASCAR Heat 3 impressed me from the moment I started the game. The presentation even in the main menu was excellent, with clips of the actual series playing in the background. In the career mode, clips of NASCAR drivers congratulating players periodically pop up after achievements such as a first career victory. The game feels stronger and more complete, and the different playing modes give the game dimensions and increase the playability. Career Mode The career mode is the most expansive of the three NASCAR Heat games. This year’s title is most reminiscent of NASCAR: Dirt to Daytona which players also must work their way up from the Xtreme Dirt Tour all the way to Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series. However, the Xtreme Dirt Tour is not a sanctioned NASCAR series. The fictional series brings eight new tracks to the game, upping the total to 35 tracks. When starting in the Xtreme Dirt Tour, teams will occasionally reach out for a chance to race in a higher-tier race. The standards are extremely low, and the teams are mostly slower and underfunded. Perform well throughout the season, and
the chances are that they will offer up a new contract. On race weekend, 704 Games added a feature where drivers can potentially be penalized post-qualifying for anything from missing driver introductions to failing technical inspection. Before the race, the Axalta Prerace Update informs players of any changes to the starting grid. This is a handy feature that I really like. Players have the opportunity to either race for a team or create their own. I found that building a team is a much better option than choosing to drive for one. When in charge of a team, players are responsible for managing employees to work on your car by spending race winnings. If players choose to drive for a team, they will not be able to use any of the money that they earn towards anything, which makes the career mode staler. The team names are pre-chosen, and players can only pick from a few generic team names. Paint schemes can be customized but are very basic – it’s only possible to change the color of the scheme, not the design of the paint layout. Driving poor or well will earn feedback from other drivers post-race via a social media message feed. For example, if a player drives too aggressively and puts another driver in the wall, they will complain about your driving in a passive-aggressive manner. Players are then given the option to either apologize or provoke them in response which can prompt a rivalry. Rivalries are important because they help to determine if a team hires or rejects a future contract opportunity with them.
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The Xtreme Dirt Tour adds a brand-new addition to the career mode.
Handling The handling model from the previous two NASCAR Heat games has always been too cartoony for my taste, but it seems that 704 Games has finally refined the physics, especially driving cars hard into the corners. The Xtreme Dirt Tour cars feel so much different than anything else that has come out of the series, and it is a blast to oversteer the cars without spinning out. The Xfinity and Monster Energy Cup cars both have much-needed improvements to the handling and now feel less stable and require careful control inputs thanks to the new Gen 6 package introduced by NASCAR this year. Tracks also require different handling setups. For example, Atlanta Motor Speedway has a bumpy backstretch in real life that is accurately modeled in the game. I found that to get the best out of the car, it is essential to turn stability off in the options menu. I drove with stability on for a few hours, and although the car could drive down the banking and even on the apron at full speed, the car tended to understeer requiring a lot of lifting and coasting. Keeping stability on also prevents the player from changing any of the small tuning settings. The AI is now more aggressive and sometimes backing out of a move is the safer way to go to avoid causing the big one. Audio and Visuals The graphics are, simply put, stunning. The light reflects off each car perfectly. The track is incredibly detailed, and slight imperfections in the track surface are easily noticeable. Cars no longer look unreasonably perfect, and the damage model is a little more accurate than previous games. However, it is still easy to flip the cars even at shorter tracks like Richmond or Kentucky. A new feature this year is the dirt is now thrown into the air whenever players drive into the grass. The grass and sand traps now slow down cars significantly, punishing players who want to recreate Dale Earnhardt’s famous “Pass in the Grass.” However, I noticed that the infield grass sponsorships that are supposed to be stuck to the ground floated above the grass on some tracks. As a result, spinning through the grass also meant parts of the car would submerge underneath
the texture model. The audio is also much improved. A nice touch that 704 Games added was the implementation of victory music. Players can now select a brief clip of music to play both during a career mode race or multiplayer. Car audio in the race sounds good, but a few of the sounds are reminiscent of NASCAR Heat from 2000, particularly when the engine or radiator was heavily damaged. The frame rate also seemed to be an issue intermittently, but overall the game ran smoothly. Multiplayer In the day and age of online gaming, 704 Games brought back 40-player lobbies in which players can race each other online using custom rules or setups. Esports has also been implemented into the game in a new feature called NASCAR Heat Champions. Over $500,000 is being offered in potential cash and prizes, including a trip to the Ford Championship weekend at Homestead-Miami Speedway for the season finale. Final Thoughts For its third year of the series, NASCAR Heat 3 is finally turning heads with its most-complete iteration of the game. With its much-needed improvements to career mode, challenges, and split-screen gameplay, 704 Games has moved one step closer to providing the perfect NASCAR game that fans have been waiting to see. The Avion Newspaper would like to thank 704 Games for providing a review copy of NASCAR Heat 3.
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Developer: Monster Games
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Publisher: 704 Games
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Released: Sept. 7, 2018
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Platforms: Xbox One (version reviewed), Sony PS4, PC
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Price: $49.99
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Score: 8/10
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