Issue 4 Fall 2011

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ALPA ACE Club The ALPA ACE Club will be having its first student meeting tomorrow, Wednesday, at 6 p.m. in COB 127. Come out to the only industry sponsored professional pilot organization on campus!

Indian Student Association hosts Dinner To celebrate his 25th Anniversary of working at Embry-Riddle, the Indian Student Association, sponsored

by Bombay Grill, will be hosting an event honoring Dr. Tej Gupta for his dedication to the school and to the Daytona Beach Indian population.

The event will take place on Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m. at Bombay Grill and all family, friends, faculty and staff are invited to attend this event. Food will be provided by Bombay Grill.

President’s Speaker Series Tonight at 7 p.m. in the IC Auditorium, Investigative reporter/journalist Annie Jacobsen discusses her new book about the government’s secret military base, Area 51, and the unrelated controversy surrounding her 2004 article about a flight to Los Angeles in which Annie reported seeing suspicious passengers and the aftermath from that story. A book signing follows the interview and question and answer period.

Win a scholarship essay contest!

Today at 12:45 p.m. in IC 104 the Women’s Center will be hosting a writing seminar on how to successfully write a scholarship essay! This in depth how-to session will put you on the path to success and hopefully lots of scholarships.

Hunger Banquet This Thursday at 6:30 p.m. in the landing strip, the catholic student union will be hosting a hunger banquet. This event is geared towards creating a greater awareness of world hunger and experiencing the meals of the Rich, Middle class, and Poor.

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Christopher Heale Guest Reporter

Friday night saw the return of the popular ‘Friday Night Laughs’ comedy show put on

by TNG productions. Although the poor weather and culmination of rush week kept a lot of people from attending, it didn’t dampen the spirits of comedians Joe Wong and Jay Montepare who sent the crowds into fits of laughter.

Joe Wong was first on stage, a Chinese born comedian who immigrated to the US and currently resides in Boston, MA. He has performed on hit shows such as the Late Show with David Letterman and the Ellen DeGeneres show. He also headlined the Radio and TV correspondents’ dinner.

Joe’s act centers on his own experiences as a Chinese immigrant arriving in America,

and sometimes plays on the cultural stereotypes and misunderstandings that can arise from being a foreigner in a new land.

He speaks in a Chinese accent and has a great way of appearing innocent and naïve to the jokes he is telling. Joe’s remarks were quick witted and often pointed out the idiosyncrasies in the modern world.

“I read a recent article,” Joe explained, “It read: a medical study finds that stress can cause you to gain weight. Do you know how stressful it is to read that and not worry about gaining weight?” he points out.

In an interview beforehand, Joe said that he likes comedy that makes you laugh but also makes you think, and believes that is the difference between a good and a great comedian.

This sentiment can be reflected in his wordplay. “When I

was a kid my dad got me a pet tree,” he says, “all the other kids had dogs and told me my pet was all bark and no bite”.

Joe followed up by reading out a few of his lines from the NPR show ‘I believe’. “I believe if Jesus comes back to earth”, he pauses, “that he will have a bumper sticker on his car saying ...what would I do?”

He finished his set with a slide show depicting comical Math equations in playing up to the Asian stereotypes. “If the theme park Six Flags claims in its motto ‘the more flags the more fun,’” he asks, “Then surely the United Nations would be the most fun place in the world?” while displaying a large picture of the UN building in New York and the mathematical symbol for ‘greater than’ pointing away from a picture of the Six Flags logo.

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Next up was Jay Monteparte, another Massachusetts native who came out on stage wearing an ERAU t-shirt he took from the green room backstage.

Jay performed with a great amount of energy and bantered with the crowd throughout his set. In comparison to the jokes and witty one liners of Joe Wong’s set, Jay liked to elaborate on stories and awkward situations, providing re-enactments which kept the crowd laughing the whole set.

“So it’s great that you guys stopped watching Top Gun for the 97th time and decided to come out tonight,” he said, immediately making a dig at the pilots in the room. This was after pondering who came up with the “creepy” name for the schools very own ‘Touch N’ Go’ productions.

Jay had recently been performing for the troops in

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Okinawa, Japan and explained in detail the intricacies of the Japanese self-cleaning toilet.

This led him into a discussion about paper towels.

“You know the classic paper towel commercial?” Jay asks, “the one where they show two competitors brands, one performs superbly and mops up the spillage while staying in one piece, whereas the other breaks up and gets mess all over the guy’s hands? Well that would never work for a toilet paper commercial right?” Jay quips before launching into a detailed reconstruction of what may occur in such a case.

The two comedians provided a vital antidote to a bleak and wet Friday night and all those who came appeared to thoroughly enjoy themselves.

The evening was the first of a number of Friday Night Laugh events and set the bar for future Fridays.

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Online tutoring program Do this! Get hired! Advice now available for students given by ERAU student Vincent P. Bell Academic Advancement Center Coordinator ERAU DB has a new way for you to get tutoring in your entry level mathematics and physics courses.

The site that we are using is erau.askonline.net.

Askonline.net provides a chat and an interactive whiteboard that students and TOP tutors can use to write to each other.

With the interactive whiteboard, the tutor has the ability to send the problem that he/she has worked on and send that

directly to the student.

The student can save the file and open it and reference the problem at any time.

You can get to this from ERNIE by clicking on the Student Services Tab then click on the Online Tutoring link.

All the students’ usernames and passwords are the same as ERNIE. There are two tutors working that will be able to help when the TOP is available. The hours of operation for the TOP are: Monday – Thursday: 8:00 p.m. to 12:00 a.m.

Saturday and Sunday: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

There are two centers you

can go to: Math/Physics Center 1 and Math/Physics Center 2.

The tutors are working on a first come first serve basis, but there is a waiting room for each of the centers where you can wait until your turn to get help.

Now students have another avenue to get help.

You have your professor’s office hours, tutoring lab, peer tutoring, and now the TOP program.

The hours can be adjusted if there is a need for it. So students, use this service it is here to help you and make sure you go straight As. And that is what we all want. Right?

Jenny Chabrian

Guest Reporter “I’m not going to waste your time.” That is the first thing professional Fortune 50 college recruiter and ERAU alumni Mark Lyden tells you in his book “College Students: Do This! Get Hired!” Mark’s philosophy is that YES, some ‘how to get a job’ books are 300 pages long and YES they all may have 100 ways to get a job, but why not just focus on what really works?

And who better to teach you about how to get that job you want than a person who evaluates college students and hires them for a living today…in this

job market?

Over the last 15 years, Mark has led college recruitment fairs at national, regional, and local levels, recruiting for secret and top secret programs, as well as teaching companies how to recruit them.

So if there is one thing Mark Lyden knows it’s what it takes to actually stand out from the other candidates!

Weighing in at a mere 90 pages, 7.4 ounces, his book only gives you advice on exactly what it is recruiters are looking for from YOU. (Remember when he said he was not going to waste your time? He’s really not!)

As an Embry-Riddle graduate

himself, Mark wants to give you a significant competitive advantage by showing you the tips and tricks of how to get hired.

He is even offering the book to all Embry Riddle Eagles at a reduced price!

So get your copy of “College Students: Do This! Get Hired!” today and follow along with the ‘Do This! Get Hired!’ column every week in The Avion as we bust those myths about resume writing and rehearsed answers and get the inside story from an experienced college recruiter.

So come on Eagles, let us get YOU that job YOU want at the company YOU want to be in.

All YOU have to do now is to ‘Do This and Get Hired!’

Hunt library celebrates students’ freedom to READ Jensen Barbette Hunt Library

Hunt Library is celebrating Banned Books Week from Sept. 26 to Oct. 1. Visit our sidewalk display in front of the library this week and enter our Banned Books quotes contest.

Come inside, grab an entry form and match the books to the quotes.

While inside, do not forget to check out our display of banned/challenged books inside the library.

The top ten books that were challenged in 2010 are: 1. And Tango Makes Three

by Peter Parnell and Justin Richardson Reasons: Homosexuality, religious viewpoint, unsuited to age group 2. The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-Time Indian

by Sherman Alexie Reasons: Offensive language, racism, sex education, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence 3. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley Reasons: Insensitivity,

offensive language, racism, sexually explicit 4. Crank by Ellen Hopkins Reasons: Drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit 5. The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins Reasons: Sexually explicit, unsuited to age group, violence 6. Lush by Natasha Friend Reasons: Drugs, offensive language, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group 7. What My Mother Doesn’t Know by Sonya Sones Reasons: Sexism, sexually explicit, unsuited to age group 8. Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By In America

by Barbara Ehrenreich Reasons: Drugs, inaccurate, offensive language, political viewpoint, religious viewpoint 9. Revolutionary Voices: A Multicultural Queer Youth Anthology edited by Amy Sonnie Reasons: Homosexuality, sexually explicit 10. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer Reasons: Religious viewpoint, violence

From ala.org website: Banned Books Week (BBW) is an annual event celebrating the freedom to read and the importance of the First Amendment.

Held during the last week of September, Banned Books Week highlights the benefits of free and open access to information while drawing attention to the harms of censorship by spotlighting actual or attempted banning of books across the United States.

Intellectual freedom—the freedom to access information and express ideas, even if the information and ideas might be considered unorthodox or unpopular—provides the foundation for Banned Books Week.

BBW stresses the importance

Saudi students celebrate culture on national day Saumalu Mataafa Guest Reporter

The Saudi Student’s Association (SSA) jolted the new school year with festivities and an informative look into Saudi Arabia’s culture and history.

On Friday, the SSA put on a fanfare of events in the Student Center to celebrate Saudi National Day. The public was invited to experience and taste traditional Saudi culture through many native dishes like Kebbe balls, spinach turnovers, egg rolls and pasha cheese pita.

Posters were scattered around the Flight Deck, showing the nation in general from information about the economy to women’s advancement throughout the country’s history.

People were particularly drawn to the booth where they could have their name translated and written in Arabic.

Other activities included learning about jewelry making, weaving, basket making and woodwork.

Free Saudi musical CDs were given out at the event to let peo-

ple listen to the popular sounds of the nation.

In the end, it was a good chance for everyone to learn more about another country’s culture and their people.

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of ensuring the availability of unorthodox or unpopular viewpoints for all who wish to read and access them.

The books featured during Banned Books Week have been targets of attempted banning.

Fortunately, while some books were banned or restricted, in a majority of cases the books

were not banned, all thanks to the efforts of librarians, teachers, booksellers, and members of the community to retain the books in the library collections.

Imagine how many more books might be challenged— and possibly banned or restricted—if librarians, teachers, and

booksellers across the country did not use Banned Books Week each year to teach the importance of our First Amendment rights and the power of literature, and to draw attention to the danger that exists when restraints are imposed on the availability of information in a free society.

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Andrew Bellini

COA Respresentative The Flight Line Satisfaction Committee is looking forward to a successful year of listening to student concerns and providing recommendations to our flight line administration.

The Flight Line Satisfaction Committee addresses student concerns with the help of a two-step process.

First, will research what has already been done regarding the concern at hand and will either propose a solution to the flight line administration, or organize information sessions to educate students about what has been done regarding the concern or why a certain procedure or pro-

cess is the way that it is.

Informational session topics this semester may include but are not limited to FOM grounding rules and flight line expenses.

Be sure to speak to a Flight Line Satisfaction Committee member or to fill out and drop a suggestion card in one of the SGA suggestion boxes located throughout campus to let us know what concerns you would like to have addressed. We want to hear what you have to say!

The Flight Line Satisfaction Committee hopes to implement various project ideas this semester which have come from students. We are currently discussing the feasibility of recommending a smaller and more compact flight checklist to the

flight line administration.

In the next few weeks, the committee hopes to have a fully functional suggestion box on ETA for students to make recommendations to the committee and to the flight line administration. We are also pushing to see extended food service hours on the flight line.

The Flight Line Satisfaction Committee welcomes and encourages you to attend our meetings on Thursdays from 1:15 p.m. to 1:45 p.m. in COA 205.

If you cannot attend, be sure to fill out a suggestion card or pull a committee member to the side. We look forward to a successful year listening to and addressing your ideas!

Christian Schirra

COA Respresentative Task Force One would like to congratulate the new executive board. Elections were held at the third meeting of the semester on Sept. 20 in the IC auditorium.

A warm congratulations to Eddie Hagag as the new President, Ellie Reeves as the new Vice President, Carlos Giraldo as the new Secretary, and Mike Kushmierz as the new Treasurer.

Under their leadership, Task Force One will continue to make this year as enjoyable and entertaining as it can be for first year students.

Still interested in joining?

EAC coastal clean-up success Giselle Maranhao

COA Respresentative The SGA Environmental Awareness Committee participated in the International Conservancy’s Coastal Cleanup on the morning of September 17.

EAC was in charge of our own cleanup location at Rockefeller Ave. in Ormond Beach. The event proved to be a great with over 80 registrations and a total of 47 participants among which were the members of Alpha Omicron Alpha Honor Society, as well of the members of the Theta Phi Alpha, and Pi Kappa Alpha Fraternities. They cleaned approximately three miles of the beach, and collected a total of thirty-nine pounds of waste.

According to the Statewide

Coordinator for the State of Florida “On the Volusia County managed beaches [there were] 23 sites (both public check in and private) that hosted 798 volunteers and removed 2,173 pounds of trash (preliminary data). Some other highlights include: - Miss Earth helped clean the beach at Sunsplash Park in Daytona Beach! - Bicentennial Park cleaners and our kayakers out at Chicken Island had the most trash removed from their sites with 500 and 326 pounds, respectively. - Professors, students and teachers lead sites and/or cleaned from Daytona State, Embry Riddle, Stetson, Spruce Creek, Seabreeze, NSB and Deltona HS, and Pierson Elementary.

Many local girl and cub scouts groups also cleaned the beach. - A cleaner

at 27th Ave. Park in NSB found a full wallet (and turned it in to Beach Patrol). At Frank Rendon Park in Daytona Beach Shores cleaners found 26 bones and a whisk!! Cleaners at Winter Haven in Ponce Inlet found 13

Lighthouse wrist bands, 12 tennis balls and an 8 x 12 auction sign”.

The EAC would like to thank everyone that registered and participated in the clean-up and would like to encourage all students to get involved with our committee and attend our events.

On Wednesday, September 28 there will be an information table at the Flight Deck from 12:30 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. where information will be given out about the EAC’s role on campus, and where students can provide suggestions or feedback. In addition, EAC with the help of Sodexo will host its First Friday’s campus cleanup from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, October 7. A free meal plan and bonus bucks will be given to any students who help clean up our campus.

There are always many opportunities to get involved in through committees and other positions that will be appointed throughout the year.

Task Force One is the first year student liaison to the Student

Government Association and many organizations on campus.

Interacting with your fellow peers will grant the opportunity to enhance leadership skills and build sustaining new friendships.

If you have any further questions, please stop by the student government office in SC 104.

There, any of the Task Force One members or SGA officials will be happy to address your questions.

Meetings will continue to be on Tuesday at 7 p.m. until further notice. Feel free to contact Task Force One Liaison Christian Schirra at SCHIRRAC@my.erau.edu or the Student Government Office in the Student Center.

Justice tip-of-the-week Returning students, it is that time again!

Make sure you get your new parking decals. Permit fines have increased this year to 35 dollars for an expired permit or for no permit. It will cost you more to get a permit after you get a ticket then to just buy one on time! Fees go straight to your student account and do not need to be paid until you register for classes again in the spring. So go out and get your parking decal today!

GREEN TIP: Take the time to check for leaks in your house.

Leaks waste so much water over an extended period of time. It’s important to check for them in order to prevent any long term physical or financial damage.

To do so, turn off all your water in your house. Read your water meter. After one hour, if your water meter does not read the same you have a leak. It is a simple test to save you money!

Get to know your SGA Get to know your SGA Whitney Loubier

Amy Luckette

College of Engineering

College of Arts and Sciences

Senior Computer Egr. Whitney Loubier is a College of Engineering representative for the Student Government Association. She is a senior in Computer Engineering. Whitney was born and raised in Fort Myers, Florida. Besides the Student Government Association, she is very involved on campus.

She is a member of Alpha Xi Delta Women’s Fraternity, Omicron Delta Kappa leadership honor society, Order of Omega Greek honor society, and Upsilon Pi Epsilon computing honor society. She is also a Research Assistant for the Computer, Software, and Electrical Engineering Department.

This is her second year in the Student Government Association. She has been a member of the Progress Committee, which takes on projects that the students suggest to better their college experience. She was also the Athletics Liaison, bringing back the Spirit Cart, where the Flock rides around campus on a golf cart on game days and gives t-shirts to students. She also started the Athlete of the Week program, where the all of the coaches decided on a student to win each week. She was in charge of planning the College of Engineering forum in Fall 2010,

which was had a panel of representatives from Boeing, Rolls-Royce, Rockwell Collins, Still River Systems, and Insitu. The forum had free food and prizes and had over 300 students in attendance. Whitney was also in charge of planning the College of Engineering forum in Spring 2011, which was a joint panel with Boeing that involved students who had been hired for internships or full-time positions to give advice to students about how to get hired.

In Spring 2011, Whitney was the Safe Ride Committee Chair and made a change to reduce Safe Ride abuse. She changed Safe Ride sign-up, so that it was all electronic and no longer required paperwork. She made it required to take a quiz about the rules and regulations to receive a Safe Ride card to reduce abuse and also to ensure that students are clear on the agreement. She also helped set up the airport shuttles for Spring break and the end of the semester.

Whitney is currently the Parliamentarian of the Student Representative Board and the Constitution Committee Chair.

If you have any questions or concerns please stop by the SGA office. Thank you!

Senior Human Factors

Amy Luckette is from a small town in Upstate NY called Canastota. At Canastota High School Amy Luckette served her student body as the President of her class for 2 years. She created an annual Talent Show fundraiser for Canastota High School which served to make an account that would give back to students who are in need and could apply for fund to make purchases that faciliatate their high school involvement that other wise they would not be able to afford. She called it Students Helping Students.

She is proud to have been an SGA Student Representative for Embry-Riddle’s student body since her sophomore year. She has been part of the Environmental Awareness Committee, Promoations Committee, and Progress Committee. She has also been active in three Ad Hoc Comminitees: Vacancy Commitee, Scholar of the Month Committee, and the 2010 Digital Banner Commitee. She has also served as the Liasion to the Student Employment Department since her time began on the SRB. During her time as a member of the SRB she organized multiple college forums/events, such as the College of Arts and Sciences Forums. Amy heavily influenced

the Scholar of the Month program, revisions to the Vacancy Committee’s constitutional guidelines, EAC Adopt-A-Bed Advertising, Sodexho Helping Hands Food Drive, timeline for the UC’s TV Ad Service with the Ad Hoc Digital Banner Committee, Avion articles such as the “How to use the Automated Time Sheets,” successful “SGA Days,” collecting survey responses for the 24 hr Lab project, and the COAS Forums. She is pursuing a Bachelors and Masters Degree in the 5-year accelerated program for Human Factors Systems. She will receive both degrees in May of 2013 with minors in Psychology and LifeSciences.

Outside the SGA, Miss Luckette is a member of Alpha Xi Delta Fraternity (where she currently serves as the Chaplain), Orientation Team, and First Generation Students. She has worked for the ERAU Volunteer Network for 2 years and is currently employed by the Fitness Center. She has also held two internships. One internship was with Northrop Grumman Aerospace Systems and the other with The Boeing Company. Amy believes that her campus involvement helps her better connect with and serve the student body.

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Stephany Davila

Theta Phi Alpha Theta Phi Alpha chose to honor the tenth anniversary of Sept. 11 by bringing a “Hero’s Dinner” to Daytona Beach Fire Department Station #1. The sisters arrived at the station on that Sunday and met the firefighters with big smiles and an assortment of homemade food.

The firemen were both surprised and grateful and spent the rest of the afternoon showing the sisters the station.

One sister in particular had an absolute blast. From asking embarrassing questions about “in suit emergencies” to racing the firefighters while putting on their heavy equipment, this sister of Theta Phi Alpha made the afternoon very memorable.

Despite the fun and games, Theta Phi Alpha learned a lot about the dedication and sacrifice it takes to be a firefighter.

The Daytona Beach Fire Department serves 62 square miles with 65,000 permanent residents and has a total of seven stations with 28 firefighters on duty each and every day.

These brave men and women work 24 hours on duty and 48 hours off duty, all year round including weekends and holidays.

During an emergency the firefighters have to put on 80 lb suits, which can dehydrate them within minutes.

Sometimes, these emergencies can last hours, as the captain of Station #1 explained.

One fireman shared his experience in which he and fellow firefighters spent seven hours trying to control a fire on a luxury yacht.

Despite the difficulties,

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THETA PHI ALPHA CHOSE to honor the tenth anniversary of September 11 by bringing a “Hero’s Dinner” to Daytona Beach Fire Department Station #1.

The firemen were both surprised and grateful and spent the rest of the afternoon showing the sisters the station. every single man on duty at the station this September 11 said that their commitment to the

station, and to Daytona Beach, is rewarding.

Overall, the sisters of Theta

Phi Alpha enjoyed commemorating the local heroes of DBFD Station #1, and plan

to return in the future to show their appreciation for the men and women who put their

lives in harm’s way every day for the safety and freedom of fellow Americans.

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Be the generalist in today’s specialized world We live in a specialized world. A society where everyone is labeled, everyone has a title and everything has one specific purpose. “What do you want to become when you grown up?” is the question that starts the quest to be master of one single task.

We consider a person who has not made up their mind as to what they want to ‘be in life’ as weak, indecisive and confused. There is too much unnecessary satisfaction and pressure attached to choosing one direction and then following it incessantly.

How to acquire a large set of skills, and also be a master of few of them?

Mastering a skill or technique is often confused with being perfect at it. Let me introduce you to something called the 80/20 principle or Pareto principle.

“The principle was suggested by management thinker Joseph M. Juran. It was named after the Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto, who observed that 80% of income in Italy was received by 20% of the Italian population. The assumption is that most of the results in any situation are determined by a small number of causes”(Wikipedia).

A lot of studies have indicated that almost 80% proficiency can be attained with only 20% of effort. For example, only 20% of vocabulary can give you 80% fluency in a new language, 20% of the relationships gives 80% of the value in your life, etc.

So, if you believe this, and I certainly do, then you can master most of the things you wish to master with only 20% of input. Learn 20% of the most relevant material on a test and I guarantee that you will ace 80%

of the test.

Do you know why military generals are called “Generals”?

They are called “Generals”, simply because they are meant to be the generalists of the entire organization. They have an overall big picture of all the different aspects of the operation.

Similarly, a CEO is better than a programmer because he has the overall picture of the organization. For example, Steve Jobs, when he was a CEO, did not spend his days coding and hacking along with the programmers.

He worked on the overall direction of the company and saw the departmental interconnections that made the organization successful.

According to an interesting New York Times article about what some of the world’s biggest CEOs read, you’ll be sur-

prised to find not many business, productivity books, but classic books that talk about life skills, poetry and biographies.

We need an intellectual bailout package: According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, it’s the lack of intellectual stimulation and not relative material wealth that leads us to depression and emotional bankruptcy.

When you have many things in progress you are constantly staying ahead of the boredom curve and keeping the blues at bay.

The biggest problem with our generation is that we have become so specialized that we have become the masters of living in a single dimension.

We need to break the intellectual assembly line and recklessly learn and experience whatever our mind sets eyes on.

Do it because it’s more fun!

A generalist will have more positive experiences in life since he/she is doing more things in different fields, compared to a specialist who has a boring and repetitive existence.

So, go out there are learn to live a good, wholesome life.

Do not fence-sit and wait for the opportunities that suit your degree or certifications to present themselves.

Grab the first thing that intrigues your mind and indulge in it. If you feel like reading a textbook that has nothing to do with engineering, business or aviation, then by all means, read it. If you feel like learning the

Tango then go do it. Don’t be a specialist.

Finally, you might not know that the original couplet of the famous quote is: “Jack of all trades, master of none, though often times better than master of one.” Think about it and have a great week! ~Amit Sonawane

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Student Forum

“What is your best pick up line?”

Bobby Short Freshman Civil Engineering

Gloria King Junior Mechanical Engineering

Chekote Naden Freshman Aerospace Engineering

Lydia Phillips Freshman Aerospace Engineering

Jon Lake Freshman Mechanical Engineering

“Hi, I just wanted to give you the satisfaction of turning me down. Go ahead, say no.”

“I wish I was a derivative so I could lie tangent to your curves.”

“Do you know how much a polar bear weighs? Enough to break the ice.”

“Let’s make like fabric softener and snuggle.”

“I don’t have a library card, but do you mind if I check you out?”

-Compiled by: Kelsey Smith

Morgan Wiley (L) Aeronautics

Anna Kennedy(R)

Air Traffic Management Morgan: “You want some up dog?”

Anna: “What’s up dog?”

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Women’s golf tied for fourth after first round of Falcon Invitational Alison Smalling

ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle women’s golf team teed off their fall season Saturday at the Lady Falcon Invitational. The

Eagles shot 314 and are currently sitting in fourth place in the opening round of the 11-team tournament.

The tournament, hosted by Daytona State College, is being held at LPGA International in Daytona Beach so the Eagles

are familiar with the course they are playing on.

Bea Serra led the way for the Blue and Gold with an opening round 37-39=76.

Serra is tied for fourth in the 62-player event. Fabys A. Barreto-Guzman was the

second lowest scorer for the Eagle women. She came in the clubhouse tied for 11th on the leaderboard with a 38-40=78.

Heather Wiquist and Connie Pitenis were the remaining scorers on day one for the Eagles. Wiquist came in the

clubhouse one shot behind Guzman with a 40-39=79 and Pitenis shot 38-43=81 and is tied for 20th overall.

Charlotte Orren made her collegiate debut as well for the Eagles on Saturday.

Orren shot 48-47=95 in her

first round in an Eagle uniform.

Florida Southern leads the tournament with a first round 306. Lynn University (309), Nova Southeastern (312) and SCAD-Savannah (318) rounded out the top five.

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THE EAGLES TEED OFF their fall season Saturday at the Lady Falcon Invitational. Bea Serra led the way for the Eagles with an opening round of 76, tieing for fourth in the 62-player event.

From left to right volunter graduate assistant Carrie Rowe, players: Connie Pitensis, Heather Wiquist, Fabys Guzman, Zala Jenko, Bea Serra, Charlotte Orren, and head coach Maria Lopez.

Upcoming Sporting Events

Eagles blank Royals, 3-0

MEN’S GOLF

Sunday, Oct. 2: at ERAU Prescott

MEN’S SOCCER

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WOMEN’S GOLF

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ERAU Athletics The 22nd-ranked EmbryRiddle men’s soccer team picked up their fifth win of the season Saturday night defeating the Warner Royals, 4-0 at Embry-Riddle Soccer Stadium.

The win kept the Eagles undefeated in Sun Conference play and marked their third consecutive win.

Play between the Eagles and Royals was physical throughout the match, but it went back and forth for the first 17 minutes with each team controlling the ball evenly on the pitch.

Embry-Riddle struck first, however, when freshman Veit Couturier lofted a beautiful ball from the right corner just outside the 18-yard box to Viktor Gudnason. Gudnason was waiting unattended on the far post and was able to put a header past the Royals keeper, Joseph Lasala, which put the Eagles, 1-0.

The Eagles got a two goal advantage in the 27th minute when Anel Coralic dribbled into the box near the back line

and got off a cross that found Couturier streaking. Couturier took the pass with one touch and put it past the Royals keeper for his 10th goal of the season.

The Royals had opportunities to score in the first half, but offside penalties and three fantastic saves from Eagle keeper Nils Carlson kept the Royals from netting a goal in the first half.

Embry-Riddle ended the half with 10 shots (three on goal) while Warner had five (three on goal). The Eagles bested the Royals in corners 4-0 and went into the locker room with a 2-0 lead.

The Blue and Gold got off to a quick start in the second half, earning their third goal of the night in the 47th minute. The Eagles were awarded a corner kick from the right side of the field and capitalized. Senior Michael Donald booted the ball towards the far post and found Couturier for a header, but it was blocked by a Warner defender. Fortunately for the Eagles, Ally MacDonald was there for the rebound and the goal.

With a three goal lead, the Eagles defense bared down on the Royals offensive attack.

Embry-Riddle only yielded four shots to Warner in the second half and silenced their attacking forwards. The Eagles were able to fire off 15 more shots throughout the rest of the game, but none found the back of the net.

The physical match saw 33 total fouls, 20 for Warner and 13 for ERAU, and two yellow cards. The Eagles outshot Warner 26-9 and bested them in corner kicks 8-0.

The Eagle men will return to the pitch again on Wednesday

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VIKTOR GUDNASON DRIBBLES PAST a warner player and would go on to score a goal putting the Eagles up 1-0.

ERAU downs Ave Maria, 3-0

Friday, Sept. 30:

at St. Thomas

4:00 p.m.

AVE MARIA EMBRY-RIDDLE

Sunday, Oct. 2:

at Florida Memorial

2:00 p.m.

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WOMEN’S VOLLEYBALL

Friday, Sept. 30:

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Saturday, Oct. 1:

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WOMEN’S TENNIS

Sept. 28 when they travel to Miami Gardens to take on conference rival St. Thomas University at 4 p.m. The game will be a rematch of the 2010 conference semi-finals in which St. Thomas came away victorious 5-3 in penalty kicks.

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JORDAN HOLCOMB GOES UP for a kill. Abby Hall led the team with 17 kills, improving the Eagle’s to 4-0 in conference.

Led by Abby Hall’s 17 kills, the second-ranked EmbryRiddle volleyball team took down Ave Maria in three sets (25-17, 25-9, 25-12) on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles improved to 12-1 overall and 4-0 in conference play, while the Gyrenes dropped to 5-5, 3-3 in TSC matches.

The Blue and Gold used an 8-3 run to open up a 13-7 lead in the first set. Ave Maria rallied back to pull within a point at 16-15, but the Eagles would not relinquish their lead.

ERAU closed out the set on a 9-2 rally, sparked by four kills from Gloria Kemp and three kills from Hall, taking the set, 25-17.

Embry-Riddle got out of the gate quickly in the second set, running out to a 16-2 advantage.

A block from Kemp and Jordan Holcomb pushed the lead to 20-5, and a solo block from

Hall finished the set, 25-9.

The third set started out as a much closer affair, with both teams holding slim leads in the early going. With the Eagles ahead, 8-7, Hall put down a kill that started a 13-2 run that would put the set out of reach.

A kill from Taylor Martin moved the score to 23-11 and another Martin kill ended the set, 25-12, and the match, 3-0.

Hall led the Eagles with 17 kills (.484 hitting percentage) and also added nine digs and three blocks. Kemp contributed with nine kills (.667 hitting percentage) while Holcomb chipped in with eight kills and eight digs. Nina Kontrec picked up a match-high 21 digs and Adriana Vazquez tallied 35 assists as the Eagles hit .337 for the match.

Hayley Wonka topped the Gyrenes with eight kills and added nine digs. Raquel Laing recorded a match-high five blocks, Megan Arago totaled 19 assists and eight digs, and Lilla Lukacs registered a team-high 14 digs.

The Eagles return to action next weekend with another pair of conference road matches. Embry-Riddle will travel to Warner on Friday, September 30, for a 7 p.m. match, followed by a 2 p.m. match on Saturday, October 1, at Webber International.

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Eagles’ sixth-place at Mountain Dew Invitational best in program history Men’s Cross Country ranked 21 Ryan Mosher

ERAU Athletics The 21st-ranked EmbryRiddle Men’s Cross Country team took home sixth place at the Mountain Dew Invitational, hosted by the University of Florida, on Saturday morning.

The Eagles finished ahead of six NCAA I teams, and totalled 192 points on the day.

Junior Evans Kirwa nearly made it three straight wins to

open up the 2011 season, leading the race until the final 400m.

The native of Eldoret, Kenya would end up finishing fourth in 24:27.23, the 11th-fastest time in Embry-Riddle history. Kirwa now owns nine of the top-20 times for ERAU. Alex Frazier recorded his third, second-place finish of the year, racing to a time of 26:33.91, his fastest 8K mark of the season. New Milford, Connecticut’s own Zachary Kraus was the third Blue and Gold finisher in 27:01.07 and newcomer Alec Hernandez placed 66th in 27:56.67, the third time in as many races the freshman has placed in ERAU’s top five.

Rounding out the Eagle scorers was Patrick Clare (28:15.71),

while Jacob Dordick (28:26.48) and Jason Riggs (28:53.01) both finished in the top-90.

“We’re continuing to improve, and that’s what is important,” Eagle Head Coach Mike Rosolino said. “Evans and Alex ran good races for us, and as a team we were much closer to Miami this week than we were last week.”

Michigan (42) won the 17-team event, while host Florida (46), North Carolina (47), Florida Track Club (165) and Miami (Fla.) (188), finished out the top five. The Eagles fell just four points shy of besting the Hurricanes, but did manage to coast past NCAA I members Florida International, South Florida, Florida Gulf Coast, Florida Atlantic, Stetson and

closed out the set on an 8-2 spurt, taking a 1-0 lead in the match with a 25-18 win.

In the second set it was Embry-Riddle getting the early jump on the Saints, as ERAU grabbed a 4-2 lead early. A kill from Abby Hall pushed the lead to 9-6, and a service ace from Nina Kontrec capped a 7-0 run than gave the Blue and Gold a commanding 17-8 advantage.

Flagler never threatened for the remainder of the set as EmbryRiddle would tie the match with a 25-16 win.

Following the extended break between sets two and three, the Saints came out reenergized, running out to a 9-3 lead in the third set. The Eagles battled back, using a Taylor Martin kill to close the gap to 10-8 and a Flagler service error to tie the set at 13-13. A 4-0 ERAU run, keyed by two Holcomb kills, put the home team in front, 22-20. But the Saints retaliated with a 5-1 run to finish off the set, 25-23, and take a 2-1 lead in the match.

The fourth set started out as a back and forth affair, featuring 10 ties and five lead changes. The Eagles led early, 3-1, but Flagler quickly regained the lead at 5-4. A kill from Gloria Kemp put ERAU back in front at 7-6, but a service ace from Taylor Emilee gave FC an 11-10 lead.

After a thrilling five-set win over Flagler on Wednesday, the second-ranked Embry-Riddle volleyball team maintained a perfect record in conference play, sweeping Northwood 3-0 (25-17, 25-6, 25-14) on Friday night.

With the win, ERAU improves to 11-1 overall and 3-0 in conference play, while Northwood drops to 6-9, 1-4 in TSC action.

Bethune-Cookman.

Embry-Riddle will return to Daytona Beach to host the annual Asics Embry-Riddle Classic on Oct. 8. The Eagles will look to claim the sixth consecutive title in the event.

The NAIA No. 16 EmbryRiddle Eagles placed sixth overall at the Mountain Dew Invitational, hosted by the University of Florida, on Saturday morning, the best finish at the meet in ERAU Women’s Cross Country pro-

gram history.

Embry-Riddle placed five runners in the top-60, and raced to a total time of 1:38.03 for their sixth-place finish. ERAU bested NCAA I teams Miami (Fla.), Florida Gulf Coast, Central Florida, Florida International, Stetson and Bethune-Cookman.

Sophomore Ellie Staker once again led the way for the Blue and Gold, finishing 30th in 19:01.43. Staker has finished as the top Eagle runner in all three meets in 2011.

Karina Coelho (19:23.66) was 41st overall, while Bailey Eaton (19:45.28) placed 52nd.

2010 All-Sun Conference performer, Julie Mayfield, ran to a season-best time of 19:52.17 to place 57th, and freshman

Aleiyah Ross rounded out the Eagles’ top-five with a 20:01.31 63rd place time.

Baleigh Hyatt (20:23.03) and Nicole Bonk (20:29.52) both scored for ERAU. “Our girls ran a tough race today and finished well,” coach Mike Rosolino offered.

“It was nice to see Julie running well in the top group again. This course is much tougher than the race we ran two weeks ago, but we had similar to faster times; I’m proud of how we competed today.”

Embry-Riddle will return to Daytona Beach to host the annual Asics EmbryRiddle Classic on Oct. 8. The Eagles will look to claim the sixth title in the event.

Another Kemp kill switch the lead once again (14-13), and this time the Eagles would not relinquish it. A Martin service ace extended the margin to six points (20-14) and an Emilee attack error ended the set at 25-19 in favor of ERAU, tying the match at two sets apiece.

Kills from Holcomb and Kemp put the Blue and Gold in front early, 2-0, but the Saints rallied to take a 7-4 lead, forcing the Eagles to take a timeout. The break in the action proved important, as Embry-Riddle went on a 7-1 run to move ahead, 11-8.

Holcomb put down her 21st kill to give the Eagles a 13-11 lead, but Flagler won the next two points to tie things at 13-13. Holcomb’s 22nd kill gave ERAU match point (1413), only to be thwarted by a kill from Abby Meyers.

Martin put down a kill to give Embry-Riddle another match point (15-14), but Flagler’s Dianna Craine answered to knot things up at 15-all. Kemp spiked a ball, giving the Blue and Gold their third match point. This time the Eagles wouldn’t waste it, as Hall smashed home a kill to finish the set, 17-15, and to finish off the Saints, three sets to two.

Hall collected 23 kills, the highest total by an Eagle this season, along with 11 digs

and two blocks. Holcomb put down 22 kills, the second-highest total for an Eagle in 2011, along with a match-high .395 hitting percentage, 14 digs and two blocks. Martin added 13 kills, tied for her season-high, a .344 hitting percentage, 10 digs

and two service aces. Kontrec picked up a match-high 29 digs while Adriana Vazquez recorded a season-best 58 assists as the Eagles hit .259 as a team.

Flagler was led by Emilee who tallied 22 kills and 10 digs.

Meyers chipped in with 11 kills

(.391 hitting percentage) and four blocks, while Craine added nine kills and nine digs. Casey Gnann anchored the defense with 14 digs, while Olivia Snipes ran the offense, registering 42 assists and 11 digs as the Saints hit .204 for the match.

The Blue and Gold got off to a solid start, but weren’t able to pull away from the Seahawks until late in the first set. Leading 11-10, EmbryRiddle went on a 7-2 run to open up a comfortable 18-12 advantage. Northwood was able to close the deficit to four points (21-17), but the Eagles rattled off the final four points of the set to take it, 25-17.

Embry-Riddle dominated

the second set from start to finish, winning the first eight points of the frame. ERAU held leads of 13-1 and 18-3 during the set, and the Eagles finished it off with a 6-1 run to win the set, 25-6.

ERAU opened the third set in a similar fashion, jumping out to a 10-2 advantage early.

A kill from Gloria Kemp made it 13-4, and a kill from Abby Hall moved the score to 19-7.

Women’s Cross Country ranked 16

Eagles take down Saints in five-set thriller ST. AUGUSTINE EMBRY-RIDDLE

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ERAU Athletics For much of the evening, it looked as though Flagler was going to exact revenge on the Eagles after ERAU spoiled the Saints’ senior night last season.

Instead, No. 2 Embry-Riddle rallied from being down two sets to one to pull out a thrilling five-set victory over their rivals from St. Augustine. The Blue and Gold won the match, 18-25, 25-16, 23-25, 25-19, 17-15.

With the win, the Eagles improve to 10-1 on the season while Flagler falls to 8-4.

The Saints jumped out in front early, opening up a 6-2 lead in the first set. But a 6-1 run put ERAU in front for the first time at 8-7. A kill from Rachel Stacy gave Flagler a 15-12 lead, prompting Joslynn Gallop to call for a timeout.

The Eagles were able to close to with a point (17-16) on a Jordan Holcomb kill, but FC

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GLORIA KEMP GETS THE kill to put the Egales back in front. The Eagles rallied from being down two sets to one to pull out the five-set victory over St. Augustine.

No. 2 Eagles stay perfect in conference NORTHWOOD EMBRY-RIDDLE

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The Eagles finished off the Seahawks with a kill from Leslie Roper to clinch the set, 25-14, and the match, 3-0.

Jordan Holcomb was the only player in double-figures in kills with 13 (.391 hitting percentage), and she added a pair of service aces as well.

Taylor Martin added nine kills (.571 hitting percentage) and Hall chipped in with seven kills (.429 hitting percentage)

and eight digs. Nina Kontrec picked up a match-high 11 digs and Adriana Vazquez tallied 28 assists, leading the Eagle offense to a .474 hitting percentage.

Kara Wenz led the Seahawks with six kills, while Sydney Fratarcangeli collected a teamhigh five digs along with five assists. Christina Ruggeri led the team with 11 assists and also picked up three digs.

NCAA D-1 FOOTBALL WEEK 4 SCORES (1) Oklahoma (2) L-S-U (3) ALABAMA (4) BOISE STATE (5) STANFORD (6) wisconsin (7) OKLAHOMA state (8) Texas A&M (9) Nebraska (10) OREGON (11) fLORIDA STATE (12) SOUTH CAROLINA (13) VIRGINIA TECH (14) ARKANSAS (15) FLORIDA (16) WEST VIRGINIA (17) BAYLOR (18) SOUTH FLORIDA (19) TEXAS (20) T-S-U (21) CLEMSON (22) MICHIGAN (23) U-S-C (24) ILLINOIS (25) Georgia tech

38 Missouri 47 (16) West Virginia 38 (14) Arkansas 40 Tulsa OFF WEEK 10 South Dakota 30 Texas A&M 29 Oklahoma State 38 Wyoming

56 Arizona 30 (21) CLEMSON 56 Vanderbilt 30 Marshall

14 ALABAMA 48 Kenutcky 21 (2) L-S-U

56 RICE

52 U-T-E-P OFF WEEK 55 Portland 35 Florida State 28 San Diego St .

22 Arizona State 23 W Michigan

35 North Carolina

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

(12) (8) (7) (13) (11) (18) (14)

Kentucky Ball State Florida Nevada OFF WEEK U-C-L-A Nebraska Wisconsin OFF WEEK Auburn Clemson Alabama Virginia Tech Arkansas Kansas State Pittsburgh Iowa State Texas A&M Minnesota S Methodist North Carolina Bowling Green OFF WEEK Northwestern Oregon State

12:21 p.m. ESPN3 7:00 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 8:00 p.m. CBS 2:30 p.m. Versus TBA 10:30 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 8:00 p.m. ABC 8:00 p.m. ABC TBA 3:30 pm. CBS 6:00 p.m. ESPN2 8:00 p.m. CBS 6:00 p.m. ESPN2 12:00 p.m. ESPN 3:30 p.m. ESPN 8:00 p.m. ESPN 7:00 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 12:00 p.m. ESPN 12:00 p.m. Big Ten 3:30 p.m. NOT TELEVISED 3:30 p.m. ESPN 3:30 p.m. ESPN3 TBA 12:00 p.m.ESPN 10:30 p.m. NOT TELEVISED

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Don’t be Afraid of the Dark

Floyd Perkinson Staff Reporter

“Don’t be Afraid of the Dark” is Guillermo del Toro’s latest film in which he goes back to what he does best, dark fantasy. The film’s trailers give you previews into this new horror film that will grip you on the edge of your seat.

The film begins with a horrifying scene that will have

you squirming in your seat, letting you know of the horror that is to come. This movie is not a slasher or gore film like many new horror movies tend to be, however there is enough gore and blood in this movie to keep the terror high.

Like any good horror movie “Don’t be Afraid of the Dark” slowly builds the suspense, never fully giving away the plot until you are completely immersed. The only thing to say about the suspense in this movie is that you don’t necessarily need monsters in your basement to make a house creepy if every time you walk through the door there is a full violin solo.

The only problem with the plot is that the movie leaves a few questions about the creatures in the basement and how they can actually be destroyed.

There are not a lot of special effects in this movie aside from the creatures. The creatures are what you would expect from Guillermo del Toro, lots of focus on claws, teeth, and wrinkled skin.

For the most part the spe-

cial effects of the creatures are good except for a handful of scenes where the creatures just seem ridiculous.

The cast in “Don’t be Afraid of the Dark” managed to bring a full acting range to this movie despite the trend of horror films to cast actors with the emotional range of a door.

Each cast member in this movie manages to portray their respective characters to provide the full effect: from Katie Holmes as the new younger wife, to Bailee Madison as the gifted but lonely girl who just wants somebody to play with who understands her.

The whole cast manages to come together and create a good scary movie whose plot would fall apart if not for their acting skill.

The plot of this movie coupled with a good cast and director combination manage to create a good horror film which is rare given Hollywood’s mentality of point, shoot, and print. “Don’t be Afraid of the Dark” will have you leaving the theatre drenched in fear earning this movie 4 airplanes out of 5.

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Local Thai cuisine Over All

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Ambiance

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Price

Floyd Perkinson Staff Reporter

At the end of Bellevue Avenue, hidden among a flurry of merchants, where those few who can successfully navigate their way through the flea market maze, lies a small shop called Thai Cuisine; inside, those who have made it to their journey’s end can acquire

the best and most authentic Thai food in Daytona.

Once inside, visitors to Thai Cuisine will find an inviting, plainly decorated restaurant with metallic red vinyl booths where any other décor would just seem out of place.

Looking around any visitor can see printed photos of actual menu items taped to windows of the kitchen that only add to the feeling that this place must have great food.

After quickly looking around the place, visitors might have a hard time deciding on what to eat given the many menu items to choose from.

The selection ranges from krab rangoons and lumpia to pad phet and hibachi steak; I suggest getting there early because by the time I arrived they were already out of the handmade coconut ice cream.

After placing my order, the friendly staff informed me that if I wished to make my food spicier, there are sauces and peppers available for that; shortly thereafter my food was ready and I picked it up from the counter.

Before even digging into the green curry I saw giant chunks of crabmeat and thought to myself that for less than $7, this was definitely worth it.

The green curry was sweet, but spicy at the same time

and was loaded with plenty of crabmeat.

The other plate I ordered was a Thai hot pad Thai, and after a few bites I could no longer tell whether the food was steaming hot or the spiciness was burning my mouth.

However, I was still sitting in my seat sweating bullets continuing to take bite after bite thinking how delicious this food was.

After a while I quenched the fire in my mouth with the Thai iced coffee and the Thai iced tea I ordered; the Thai iced coffee was as black as night and was strong but, also sweet, while the Thai iced tea was sweet and refreshing, both drinks were superior to anything available at Starbucks.

For those looking to stretch their dollar, fear not, for the plates at Thai Cuisine come loaded with so much food, you’ll leave stuffed on a single entrée.

The friendly staff that anticipated my needs, the mouth-watering taste of the food, and the Spartan ambiance of the shop are more than enough for me to give this restaurant 5 airplanes out of 5.

If you are a new student or even a senior and have not been to Thai Cuisine in the flea market I definitely recommend taking a trip out there on the weekend.

PHOTO COURTESY OF DAYTONA BEACH FLEA AND FARMERS MARKET

Over All

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Ambiance

Service

Price

James Scott

SGA External Affairs Recently, a group of friends and I dined in at Crabby Joe’s Deck and Grill located on the Sunglow Pier in Daytona Beach Shores. We arrived at the restaurant around 7 p.m. just after the Saturday night dinner rush.

The restaurant has a very relaxed atmosphere. When you walk in, a hostess is there to greet you and informs you that you can pick any vacant table to occupy. Within minutes, a waitress is there to take your beverage orders.

Crabby Joe’s is certainly a beach themed venue. You can sit inside the building which has numerous seating arrangements, or you are able to sit outside to enjoy a nice cool Florida evening.

My group decided to sit inside next to an open window to see the ocean view.

As the waves were coming by the restaurant, you could feel them hit the pillars below.

If you are a person who gets

motion sickness, I would be fried fish in the sandwich was hesitant to dine in a place delicious and I believe they such as this. used Cod. Crabby Joe’s has a vast The fillets were fried, but menu ranging from surf to not too greasy. I am a fan turf options and all of the of Crabby Joe’s fries. In my items on the menu are reason- opinion, French fries are the ably priced. Obviously, if you make or break of a meal. choose to have seafood you Restaurants sometimes shortwill be paying a little more change the customer on fries. than the land-based options.

That’s not the case at Crabby When I first arrived, my Joe’s. Even people who had mind was set on the crab normal entrées had a plenticake sandwich. It is essen- ful amount of fries on their tially what it sounds like: an plates. oversized crab cake on a bun The wait staff did a wonderwith the traditional sandwich ful job. Our waitress was very fixings of lettuce, tomatoes, polite and extremely nice. onions, and fries on the side. She would check in on my However, my eyes glanced group enough that we felt like over a different option. we were being taken care of, Unbeknownst to me, Crabby but not to the point that she Joe’s offers a massive surf- was over our shoulders conn-turf stantly. burger When it simply came time called for the t h e bill, my Whale meal cost Sized about $20.

SurfObviously, N - Tu r f that can be Burger. attributed T h i s to the fact p a r that I had ticular an insane burger amount of consists food on my of two plate. halfA norpound mal entrée burger g e n e r patties, ally ranges f o u r from $8 fillets to $16. of fish, Again, that bacon depends on PHOTO COURTESY CRABBY JOE’S slices, whether cheese, two pieces of Texas you choose to order seafood toast, lettuce, onions, fried or not. onions, tomatoes, one enorI would say that Crabby mous burger bun, two decent Joe’s is a great place to eat sized pickles on the side, and if you are looking for a nice, French fries. My heart was chilled atmosphere. The turnsold. I had to get this burger. over from entry to exit is not Not to mention, upon comple- forever, but it is certainly not tion of the burger you got a as fast paced as some mainfree T-Shirt! stream restaurants.

A little less than two hours I feel that it is a great place later the burger and every- to take a date especially near thing with it was consumed. the time of the sunset. The The cook prepared my burgers beach is at the end of the pier exactly how I wanted them to so you can go for a nice stroll be. They were neither over- to burn off the food after. Trust cooked nor undercooked. The me, I did after my meal.

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