Avion Issue 8 Fall 2017

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A simulated image of Jupiter from the surface of Europa.

Photo Courtesy: NASA JPL

Getting on Board the Red Eye: The Jupiter Experience Keenan Thungtrakul Senior Reporter

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The night of November 1 saw a sequel to last semester's "The Mars Experience" with "The Jupiter Experience." Hosted

by Speaker Series host Marc Bernier, the event featured the return of three Embry-Riddle faculty that sat on the panel last semester: Jason Aufdenberg, Ashley Kehoe and Rev. David Keck. The panel was joined by Embry-Riddle's Pep Band who opened the night with "Jupiter" from Gustav Holst's suite, “The Planets,” and closed with iconic pieces from Star Wars.

The planet Jupiter was first recorded in the 7th or 8th century BC. It is one of five planets that are visible to the naked eye. Named after the Roman "king of the gods," this gas giant has a mass of roughly 300 Earths and orbits the Sun once every 11 years. A large storm the size of about three Earths wide rages in its southern hemisphere and has come to be called the "Great Red Spot." It has 67 moons, 4 of which are the notable Galilean moons Ganymede, Callisto, Europa, and Io. The most notable of the Galilean moons are Europa and Io. Europa has a very smooth, icy surface. There is a theory that there is a giant ocean underneath the crust of this moon. Missions are being proposed to investigate and possibly utilize the moon for future interstellar travel and planetary

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colonization in the distant future. Io is known for its impressive volcanism which is caused by massive tidal effects and gravitational play between Jupiter and the other Galilean moons. Some of Jupiter's moons act as retrograde bodies, orbiting in the opposite direction, hinting at how they came into the Jupiter system.

Astrologically, Jupiter is dubbed "the planet of luck." The planet rules higher learning and fuels optimism, ethics, morality, exploration and discovery in both the intellectual and spiritual realms.

Jupiter sets up a search for answers, with a determination to find them even if it requires spanning immense distances. It may be the king of the planets, but it is also seen as an honorable mentor.

Multiple NASA spacecraft have paid a visit to this planet with the Juno mission being the latest. Juno is currently conducting science at Jupiter since its arrival back in July of 2016. The mission goal is to learn more about Jupiter's origin and evolution to better understand the origin of the solar system. Specifically, the mission will determine which of the current theories on planet formation is correct or whether a new theory is needed, map Jupiter's magnetic and gravity fields, analyze it’s aurora and probe the atmosphere to measure composition, temperature, and other properties. The Galileo probe sent back information about Jupiter's

atmosphere back in 1995, and now Juno will take Galileo's analysis a step further.

Why is Jupiter important? Its massive size helps maintain order and structure in the solar system, keeping away stray objects that may travel towards the inner planets and pose a collision threat.

Its large gravity field provides additional delta-v for deep space exploration vessels seeking to venture to the outer planets or beyond. Jupiter was also the reason for Galileo's famous battle against the Catholic Church over its geocentric world-view.

Keenan Thungtrakul/The Avion Newspaper Dr. Jason Aufdenburg, Dr. Ashley Kehoe, and Rev. David Keck discussed the significance of the planet Jupiter.

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Is there a future for humanity at Jupiter? Perhaps. There is speculation about possibly colonizing the Galilean moons, the Trojan moons that orbit far enough away from the dangerous radiation field, or Lagrange points. Should the Sun start transitioning to the red giant phase of its life, Europa may serve as a potential human colony and weigh station for spacecraft bound for Saturn or beyond.

This will not happen for at least another couple million years, so there is still time to develop the required technology.

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Don’t Become a Victim of Campus Crime

Mike Shekari Staff Reporter

During the early morning on November 2nd, an Embry-Riddle student was confronted by a stranger demanding money on campus near the Apollo Hall dorms. In the wake of the recent incident on campus, the Embry-Riddle community must face a harsh security reality.

The university is contained within a very open facility that is readily accessible to outsiders and those who may wish to do the campus community harm. Fortunately, the student was not severely harmed by the subject, who was described as a white male wearing dark or black clothing in the Eagle Alert sent out by the university's Safety and Security Department.

However, it is also important to note that the alert stated that "the victim did not 'see' a weapon," which means the subject could have been armed without the victim's knowledge.

The next time a similar incident occurs, the victim

may not be so fortunate.

Trouble of the criminal variety, except for bicycle thefts that happen on a semi-regular basis, rarely comes to campus. This is evidenced by the relatively low instances of crime reported in the university's 2016 Clery Act crime statistics, which is not to say that severe crimes like assault, rape, stalking, and burglary do not happen at the university.

They have all happened at least once on campus within the last three years according to the Clery Act statistics. These kinds of crimes do not occur frequently at Embry-Riddle.

However, crimes happening on campus infrequently should not permit individuals in the Embry-Riddle community to take a weak security posture.

Incidents like what happened last week and crimes mentioned in the Clery Act statistics will happen again; it is merely a question of when. Still, there are things community members can do to reduce the chances of

themselves or one of their fellow eagles from being victimized by criminals.

The Campus Safety and Security Department encourages people to travel in groups, especially at night, which should help discourage lone perpetrators from approaching.

If traveling in a group is not an option, the Safety and Security Department offers safety escorts between campus locations 24/7, by calling (386) 226-6480.

Also, live by the saying of "If you see something, say something." Often warning signs of a security threat can be seen by the average person before it becomes a security incident. Many of these conditions go unreported because of personal mentalities such as "I do not want to look paranoid" or "that would never happen here." It is always better to report something you think is suspicious, have it investigated, and be wrong than it is to let the warning signs of a threat go unnoticed.

Increasing general situational awareness can also reduce an individual's chances of victimization, which means paying attention to surroundings regardless of how familiar an individual is with the area. However, it is important not to look for specific warning signs, which can cause tunnel vision and decrease situational awareness. Rather look for signs of persons or things that are "out of place," a technique that allows individuals to take in more information about their surroundings and detect most threats.

Unfortunately, crime is a reality of the world that we live in. It is always a question of when something will occur rather than if.

However, if we take steps to improve our security posture, we can reduce our likelihood of falling victim to a crime. The tips contained within this article are a good start, but there is still plenty more that can be done on the individual level with further education and practice.

Tapin-Go Save Your Money Collin Anderson News Editor The popular food ordering app Tapingo is stealing students' money through multiple methods of oncampus currency.

At the beginning of this semester, some students started to notice that there was a $0.59 "service fee" being added onto their total while using the app Tapingo. Most students on meal plans shrugged it off and thought that the meal plan would subsidize it. However, that's when they noticed that, after every time they ordered, the $0.59 would come out of their Sodexo Bucks balance allocated to them at the beginning of every semester.

Excluding buying anything else with Sodexo Bucks and depending on which plan you have, this means your balance would be gone after either 169 or 338 orders. Students with meal plans are not the only ones affected by this.

The school and Sodexo promote how paying with Dining Dollars saves 10% everywhere on campus.

This statement is true.

However, ordering with Tapingo can negate that fact. To use Tapingo and actually benefit from the 10% discount of Dining Dollars, one would need to purchase something at least $5.90 to actually save money.

It was not always like this. Last year, when Tapingo was first introduced to campus, the service fee was nonexistent. "It used to be free, but now it's not, no matter when you downloaded the app," says Spaceflight Operations senior Jaclyn Wiley. Now, a year after implementation, the service fee is here to stay with many not even knowing what is happening to their money.

Tapingo is a great app in theory with the most popular method being used to order Starbucks at peak times. That being said, this service fee being passed off to the students without

Jaclyn Wiley/The Avion Newspaper An actual receipt from a student that displays the service fee which is added onto Tapingo transactions.

properly being informed looks bad on Sodexo considering they pushed for the app in recent times. "I think it's really unfair that the school is making the students pay for a service that the school is supposedly paying for," says Wiley.

Fifty-nine cents is not a lot, initially, but can really stack up over time. The hidden fee that students cover with the app should be made apparent by Sodexo and the university.

Time is money, but with this app you are better off waiting in line.

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The country itself is already rather small, but some hundreds of years ago, most of the land was still hidden underneath the sea.

I would also like to share a bit of my background: where I come from (PART I) and present my university (PART II). I want to do this because I want to give something back for all my experiences here, and maybe some of you will get interested in coming to TU-Delft and the Netherlands, where you can experience a good deal of European culture for an exchange semester in the future. The Exchange office sends people over to us every year, and it would be great seeing some more Embry-Riddle students around our Aerospace Engineering faculty.

Part I; You know the Netherlands?

The Netherlands (or ‘Holland’) is a rather small country at the North Sea, just in between Germany and France. Its is about twice the size of New Jersey, or, looking at Florida, roughly the same size as

the part between Daytona Beach and Sarasota. Now you may think that because it is so small, we might be somewhat insignificant?

Well, we really are not.

Our small country is rather important in the world.

Some centuries ago, our small spot on the world map had colonies around the globe: mostly in Asia, but we also had several in Africa and South America.

We have also had some major impact on the US, as the city of New Amsterdam, now known as New York, was founded in the 17th century by the Dutch.

With the downfall of colonialism in the last couple of centuries, many of those territories are now entirely independent.

Only some small islands in the Caribbean, although self-governing, still belong to the Kingdom of the Netherlands. The current involvement is more based on diplomatic relations.

The Netherlands is an important partner of the United Nations, with the International Court of Justice in The Hague.

Furthermore, many of the vital organs and organizations of the European Union are distributed around the country. We are also well known for our big tulip fields (largest exporter worldwide), beautiful windmills, a vast love for cheese of all kinds, and these uncomfortable wooden shoes, Klompen,

Photo Courtesy: Delft Aerospace Rocket Engineering A V7S DARE Rocket, a modified version of the CanSat Launcher V7 ,in suspension in a Laminar Flow Wind Tunnel.

that tourists really seem to love (for some weird, unknown reason).

The country itself is already rather small, but some hundreds of years ago, most of the land was still hidden underneath the sea. Over the last few centuries, a good deal of the country has been created artificially by drying the land and building big dikes to prevent the sea from coming back.

This lead to the name ‘Netherlands,' or ‘low lands,' as most of the country is literally under sea level. Due to this, the whole country is crossed by many waterways. Most parts are

Stuart Airshow-WWII Sherman Tank

Xi Wang/The Avion Newspaper World War II reenacters carry out a simulated assault on a German position with the help of their beautifully restored M4A3 Sherman, the most common US tank of the war. Mounted on the gunner’s hatch is a Browning M1919 .50 cal machine gun providing support to the troops around the tank. Both the tank and the small arms fired blanks during the demonstration and mock explosions added to the display.

reachable by boat.

Another beautiful way to experience the country is to just hop on a bike and go for a trip along those waterways; it is a beautiful landscape, and you will not regret just spending a whole day out in the open.

The bike is the prime mode of short-distance transportation. As everything is so flat and close together, most people just bike to their destinations.

It also saves a lot of hassle finding parking spots in the narrow towns.

Everything is close by; usually, within 10 minutes of biking distance, you will find everything you need for your daily life. However, the country is mainly decentralized.

Although we have about 16 million inhabitants, the largest city, Amsterdam, only has about 600,000.

Where I live, the cities are a bit smaller than that, yet they are so close together that border is barely visible. Thus, you are always in the close vicinity of a larger city.

Being completely honest, there is a distinct disadvantage compared to Florida – the weather. All those people that like to have the AC set to minimums will probably love it; all others should definitely take a thick jacket.

The yearly average is about 50°F, with a high about 72°F and low of 35°F. To these lovely temperatures, you should always add a stiff breeze; it is a windy country. Plus, we tend to have many rainy days.

This maritime climate can

be very nice in a way that even in the hottest summer days you can still walk around very comfortably, but you will also have a lot of cold rain in the winter because it stays just above freezing. And this ‘wannabe-snow' can get kind of uncomfortable.

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Everything is close by; usually, within 10 minutes of biking distance, you will find everything you need for your daily life

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Hello everyone!

I am Nicolas, a Bachelor exchange student from the Netherlands.

I was lucky to be chosen by my home university to come over to Embry-Riddle for a semester. I was thrilled to come here for a multitude of reasons. The foremost was to experience the American college culture, especially as Embry-Riddle is well known worldwide for their outstanding education in all aerospace-related fields.

I love everything around aviation, being a pilot myself, so coming here was a natural choice. On the other hand, spending the colder seasons in Florida sounded so much more tempting than having cold rain back in Europe. Sadly, the last week reminded me too much of home, so I really hope temperatures will go back up again soon.

Since I came here, I have been surrounded by very friendly people, always good for a laugh and very helpful. From the very first moment of my arrival on campus, and even before that, I felt very welcomed by the university and all the other students. I have seen and experienced so much here that is new and exciting for me. So far, I have had a lot of fun experiences, from barbecues organized by the

exchange office to great student parties. And the semester is only just about halfway done.

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Nicolas Wahler Correspondent

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The city that I come from, Delft, lies just in between the second and third largest cities in the country, Rotterdam and The Hague respectively.

As I mentioned earlier, most things around are rather close, so it is less than 10 miles to get to either city. Delft itself is a rather old and beautiful town. It has about 100,000 inhabitants, but the feels like much less.

It is a beautiful and lively old town, with a lot of history in and around the city. It has a nice market twice a week (when you are there, try the fresh Stroopwafels, a traditional Dutch sweet) and many beautiful old churches. In fact, the biggest one is the coronation church for the Dutch royal family, as well as their family tomb.

To be continued in Part II, where I will talk about the Delft University of Technology.

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ERAU President, Leaders Attend Graduate Student Forum

Students, faculty, and campus leadership poured into the Henderson Welcome Center on the evening of Nov. 3 to discuss the issues facing graduate and Ph.D. level students at Embry-Riddle.

The forum was organized by the Student Government Association (SGA) and was keynoted by Dr. P Barry Butler, the President of the University. Later in the evening, a panel of other campus leaders offered answers and solutions to student questions.

Dr. Butler was the first speaker of the evening,

and he first spoke about the value of graduate education, both around the United States and at Embry-Riddle specifically. As the number of graduate programs increase, the value of those programs seem to be declining, as reported by .various news sources.

Embry-Riddle graduate programs are set apart from others due to the high level of expertise offered at Embry-Riddle. The Univeristy carefully considers the market for a graduate program, as well as the potential costs and benefits that the program might incur upon involved stakeholders.

The President also discussed the value of the new

research facilities at the Micaplex to the graduate student population. The Micaplex offers research facilities, grant support, and entrepreneurship incubation services to students for their competitive ideas. Dr. Butler further noted that graduate school is the perfect time for entrepreneurs to start their businesses.

Dr. Butler also spoke on the value of effective graduate program professors and how the University encourages good professors and teaching practices. The topic of professor quality and improvement was also discussed at length later in the evening during the panel by Dr. Maj Mirmira-

ni, the Interim Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and Research.

“It was great hearing President Butler talk, it was really motivational and inspirational for the students.” said Naveen Uddanti, the graduate student representative for the SRB who organized the event.

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Embry-Riddle graduate programs are set apart from others due to [Embry-Riddle’s] high level of expertise

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Jaclyn Wiley Former Editor-in-Chief

He continued, “We were really looking for what the research aspects in terms

of Embry-Riddle were and [Dr. Butler] definitely delivered those aspects that we were looking for.”

The panel discussion included representatives from many of the major departments on campus, including the College of Engineering, the SGA, Alumni Relations, Career Services and Campus Safety.

Students were encouraged by the panel facilitator, Dr. Aaron D. Clevenger, the Dean of International Student Services, to ask questions of the panels. The questions asked ranged in topic from immigration issues to career advancement to teaching quality improvements.

Jaclyn Wiley/The Avion Newspaper An attendee of Friday’s Graduate Student Forum asks a question of the administrative panel.

Immigration and international student employment within the United States were discussed at length, as a large portion of the 600+ graduate student population are international students.

Attended by over a hundred people, the Graduate Student Forum was a major success for the Student Representative Board (SRB), a branch of the SGA. Uddanti stated, “I’m really happy that so many people RSVP-ed to the event and attended.”

The SRB conducts student forums to bring students together as a way to foster communication, discussion, and the exchange of ideas on an equal platform.

Jaclyn Wiley/The Avion Newspaper Naveen Sri Uddanti, the member of the SRB who organized the Graduate Forum, addresses the audience.

Opinion: Resolving the Lack of Parking Dustin Kohut Correspondent At Embry-Riddle, we are extremely fortunate for so many different things. We have a top tier ROTC program, a strong veteran student body, and a program which produces some of the best pilots and engineers in the world. But like any paradise, there is an extreme cost we all share. I am not talking about the tuition or the fact they only give us one-ply toilet paper in the bathrooms. Of course, this is yet another article about parking.

To draw a solution, we must first identify the problem. The problem is simple: Embry-Riddle over sells parking passes.

This is due to the influx of higher freshman classes before preparing the campus for a higher average student population. In short, Embry-Riddle can put a man on a moon (or at least people in space), but cannot solve a simple input/output equation.

The other problem, which is possibly overlooked by many, is the simple fact the university is failing to fulfill a contractual obligation

with the student. I cannot think of any other business where money is exchanged for a good or service, and then that service or good is withheld from the customer. In fact, there is a legal term for this, theft. Ask yourself this simple question: what place of business would you pay for something and then be content with them not giving you what you paid for? The problem is two-fold, overselling passes without informing the student, and then failing to produce the very product being sold.

The most obvious solu-

tion is not allowing freshman to have cars. That seems easy and quick and has been in the back of just about every student’s mind. However, I offer a different course of action. First and foremost, only sell passes for the number of spots the university has. But then not all students will get a pass! Rather than having a flat rate parking pass and get assigned parking pass color based on your living situation (dorms or commuter, etc.) we have passes of varying degree.

If you are a student who lives in the dorms,

you can elect to purchase a cheaper pass out in the red lot and not spend $100 to park on the other side of campus. But if you are a commuter and are sick and tired of driving an hour or so to class only to spend 2 hours looking for parking on a pass you already shelled out $100 for, that space should be there waiting for you.

I propose this solution, allowing students to purchase parking passes by location and relative value.

For example, there might be 100 parking spots considered premium parking and those places cost per-

haps as much as $120. But being that there are only 100 of them, there would only be 100 of those passes available. This would follow suit around campus and perhaps have a basic pass costing only $40-$50.

Now the million-dollar question, how to determine who gets what. And that is simple, just like class registration, there are parking pass dates.

So, graduating seniors get the first pick, then honors students and so on. Therefore, freshmen still “technically” can have cars, but people can get exactly what they pay for.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 launch vehicle with the Koreasat 5A payload lifts off from Launchpad 39A on Monday, October 30, 2017.

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Brief History of Aviation in WWI Michael Weinhoffer Staff Reporter Planes were first used in combat in WWI, which started just eleven years after the Wright brothers made the first sustained and controlled flight of a heavier-than-air aircraft.

The combination of the rapid invention of new technology and aviators who flew with supreme pride for their country makes this story worth telling.

WWI matched man and machine like never before, and it is there in the heat of battle where we can find the greatest heroes.

The aviation heroes of WWI were sent into the sky in clunky flying machines that were incredibly unreliable and frail. Planes were originally used for reconnaissance, where a pilot and a co-pilot would fly and look for enemy movements, with no protection whatsoever. As the war ramped up, physical protection for the pilot was warranted.

The upgrades began with installing heavy machine

guns in the rear seat; however, with even the slightest center of mass change, the planes could not take off!

Designers then decided to make all planes one seated to reduce the weight of the aircraft and install the machine guns at the front next to the propeller.

Although only having one pilot allowed for lighter and more maneuverable aircraft, the machine guns created new problems. Whenever a pilot would shoot at an enemy, bullets would always strike the propeller, which was rotating right in front of the gun. This destroyed the propeller and quickly sent the pilot to his death. To avoid this, German engineers designed a "synchronization gear." This was a special mechanism designed only to fire the machine gun when the bullets would not hit the rotating propeller. Since the propeller was always moving very fast, this was a difficult technology to perfect, but wars always reward those with an edge over the enemy.

Soon enough, German

Image Credit: USAF 28th Bomb Wing A painting of a dog fight against the Red Baron, Manfred von Richthofen.

planes were equipped with these new gears and quickly gained the upper hand in the sky. Eventually, the Allies caught on, and soon intense dogfights took place over the countryside, usually near the borders of Allied and Central Power territory.

The aircraft used the most by the U.S. during the war was the SPAD S. XIII. Close to 8,500 of these biplane fighter aircraft were built during the war and were equipped with two machines guns and a powerful engine. The top U.S. ace, Eddie Rickenbacker,

used the SPAD to shoot down twenty-six planes between May and October of 1918. The Frenchman Rene Fonck used the SPAD S. VII to shoot down seventy-five planes between August 1915 and November 1918, making him the top Allied ace of WWI. But without a doubt, the top ace of WWI was the German Manfred von Richthofen, who shot down eighty planes between September 1916 and April 1918, and is popularly known as the "Red Baron." Richthofen was recruited in August

1916 to join one of the first German fighter squadrons

by Oswald Boelcke, who is known as the "father of the dogfight." Boelcke taught Richthofen his famous list of dogfighting tactics, the Dicta Boelke, and Richthofen quickly became an aggressive hunter and feared pilot. Even Snoopy from Peanuts in his Sopwith Camel could never defeat the Great Red Baron! Richthofen flew firetruck-red Albatross D.III and Fokker Dr.I planes with Jagdstaffel ("fighter squadron") 11 of the German Air Service.

Along with his brother, Lothar von Richthofen, and nine other pilots, the squadron was the most successful unit of the Air Service. The most resounding victory for the squadron came in April 1917, with the squadron largely contributing to the defeat of 275 aircraft of the British Royal Flying Corps in a single month.

Manfred eventually became commander of the Jagdgeschwader 1, which was the German's first fighter wing, comprising of four

squadrons. However, his successes came to an end when he was shot down and killed on April 21, 1918, in northeastern France, near the German empire border.

As expected, there is a large amount of controversy over who fired the fatal shots, but his legacy continues to permeate throughout the aviation culture today.

The story of WWI aviation serves as a perfect example of the amount of innovation that can occur when the heat of battle is on. It took just eleven years for a peaceful flying innovation to be turned into a war machine. Soldiers used whatever technology they could get their hands on to gain an advantage over the enemy, and the aces flew with immense pride for their nation despite the extreme dangers presented to them.

At Embry-Riddle, we can use this example to make the Wright brothers and WWI aces proud by being resilient during fearful or stressful times and showing grit and aggressiveness during our academic tenure.

Making the Future New Razer Phone Diamond in the Rough or of Space a Reality Another Phone-y Failure?

Abigail Johnson Staff Reporter When America listened to John F. Kennedy deliver his historic speech about putting a man on the moon nearly 60 years ago, they never imagined only a short time later that humanity would be close to putting a man on Mars. Technology developed in modern times has allowed private space companies to rise to power and lead the way for deep space explorations. SpaceX, Boeing, Lockheed Martin, Blue Origin and numerous other businesses and corporations are all competing for that first attempt to put a human on another planet.

It seems that as of now, SpaceX is leading the way and has publicly announced their plans to colonize the surface of Mars. However, the victory could go to anyone as humans attempt to conquer the seemingly impossible task of exploring the rest of our solar system.

Companies such as Boeing and Lockheed Martin who have been around for long periods of time already have remark-

able reputations in the aviation industry.

As humanity is entering a new age of modernization and knowledge, the skies no longer seem to be a limitation and these businesses are now changing their focus to look beyond the clouds and into the stars.

Other newer companies, such as Blue Origin and Orbital ATK, who focus on space operations are not as well known to the public and are still researching ways to keep up with the works of Boeing and SpaceX. SpaceX is relatively new as well, but the company gained status with celebrity CTO Elon Musk leading the way to Mars with his Red Dragon Missions.

Aviation companies Lockheed Martin and the Sierra Nevada Corporation are also keeping up with the modern trend of launching and designing reusable rockets and space capsules.

The competition and financial budget are both major impacting factors of these companies getting from the ground to space. Location of the launch also plays a major role in vehicle assembly and access to launch

pads. Companies like Boeing and SpaceX have contracts with NASA to work at Kennedy Space Center, and SpaceX even has exclusive rights to one of the major launch pads after renting it from NASA. Accessibility to these launch sites may determine who reaches Mars first.

It seems as if SpaceX and Boeing have a significant advantage when it comes to this factor and this could be why they are seen as being "in the lead" of this modern-day space race.

When it comes to breaking through the bounds of technology, these companies seem to be bringing the sci-fi dreams of humanity to reality as they all fight to escape the Earth's atmosphere.

Aviation has taken a drastic and revolutionary turn in the last 60 years, and Kennedy's speech may have been very different if he could have seen what America is pursuing today.

Dreams and plans of walking on the moon are far behind us now as the lifestyle of space travel slowly starts to become the reality of American culture.

Samantha Stirmel Staff Reporter Issue five of the Avion included the impending launch of gaming company Razer's new cellphone modeled specifically for gamers. On Nov. 1, trailers for the phone came out, and the internet was barraged with information about the impending technological device that starts off at $699 unlocked. A release date of Nov. 17 has been proposed, and the phone will show up in stores in the UK and various Microsoft Stores in the US. The Razer phone has the concept of being a black rectangle with the famous Razer insignia on the back.

On the front is an impressive screen of 16:9 with dual facing speakers on the top and bottom. Like an LG, there will be no real button on the bottom for control, but there will be a pop-up bar with back, exit, and applications buttons. The screen surprisingly reaches 120Hz and is the first mobile device to do so. This means that the lag rate on the screen is almost completely diminished and gamers can play

games such as the new Final Fantasy XV Mobile Edition without worrying about lag. Most phones these days are capable of between 30-60Hz; Facebook itself usually takes about 30Hz on most phones. Another note about the outside of the phone is the lack of a headphone jack, just like big brother Apple. The company claims it makes up for it by including a high-quality adapter to be plugged into the charging port.

So far, the company has established that it will be providing an Oreo update for the Android software that the phone will be using.

As of now, it is running on a highly hacked version of Android 7.1.1. Another internal additive is the "under throttled" Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor allowing for a gaming-centered core. To supply this powerful battery-draining screen and software, a 4,000 mAh battery has been included to compensate. One can rest easy by knowing that Razer offers settings to select which apps receive how much attention and power. The real issue for most users might be

the inability of the phone to use CDMA, meaning it will not work for Sprint or Verizon customers, possibly knocking out a part of Razer's market. Consumers will have to hope that the company will eventually launch a phone that will support this radio system.

To sweeten the deal of losing those networks, Razer's phone has 64 GB of internal storage with space for a microSD card that allows for expandable storage.

What is special about the RAM on this device is the adaptability which allows all 8 GB to be used rather than some space being taken up by system processes. Secondly, the processor can be over-clocked allowing for faster running speeds for those who want to push its limits.

Razer is a company known for its gaming products that impact gameplay and mean the difference between dying from a stray laser or getting the final kill.

To improve on everything phones have lacked in the past, Razer has expanded into the cellphone market to see if they can succeed where others have failed.

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Hanna Rolfsen and Ragneidhur Gardarsdottir made program history on Thursday as they became the first Embry-Riddle Women’s Soccer student-athletes to receive Sunshine State All-Conference recognition.

Rolfsen and Gardarsdottir were two of 27 student-athletes to earn 2017 All-SSC honors as selected by the

league’s women’s soccer coaches. Rolfsen was named to the first team, while Gardarsdottir was a second team selection.

In addition to playing in every match for the Eagles, Rolfsen led the team in minutes played at 1,255 and was a mainstay of the Eagles’ defense. The Oslo, Norway senior anchored a back line that recorded four shutouts and a 0.86 goals against average, and contributed on

offense with a goal against Lynn (Sept. 23).

Playing in her first season with the Blue and Gold, Gardarsdottir (Kopavogur, Iceland) also started all 13 games on the year. She led the Eagles in scoring with eight points on four goals, including netting the game-winner against S aint Leo (Sept. 16).

On Sept. 18, both Rolfsen and Gardarsdottir earned SSC weekly awards

as Rolfsen was tabbed as the league’s Defensive Player of the Week, while Gardarsdottir garnered Offensive Player of the Week honors.

SSC regular season champion Nova Southeastern collected seven All-SSC awards, including Defensive Player and Freshman of the Year accolades to Bailey Corbin and Adanna Edwards, respectively, while John Constable was named the Coach of the Year.

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Saktiswaran Jeyaganesh/The Avion Newspaper The team lines up for introductions of the players before the game, applauding as each name is called.

The Embry-Riddle volleyball team celebrated its three seniors before Friday’s match against Lynn, and then all three seniors went out and contributed to a 3-1 win (25-14, 23-25, 25-21, 25-21) over the Fighting Knights. Seniors Paola Virella (9 kills, 15 digs), Ella Duggan (8 kills, 7 blocks), and Maile Spenser (3 digs, 1 service ace) all had a hand in the Eagle victory. The win moves ERAU’s overall season record to 13-9 and pushes ERAU’s conference record up to the .500 mark at 8-8, while Lynn drops to 7-14, 5-10 in league play.

Theresa Jordan led all players with 15 kills and added eight digs, six blocks and three service aces, while Melanie Canfield had 12 kills and 11 digs. McKenna James chipped in with eight kills and six blocks (one solo). Olivia Roa had a match-high 17 digs and Alyssa Rudd racked up a

match-leading 46 assists, leading the Eagle offense to a .254 attack percentage.

The Blue and Gold jumped out to a 5-1 lead early on and extended the lead to 9-4 on a kill from James. Jordan recorded an ace to push the lead to double-digits at 22-12 and the Eagles easily won the opening frame, 25-14.

Lynn got the better start early in set two and held the lead through the opening stages. The Eagles took their first lead of the set at 8-7 as part of a 5-1 run that pushed ERAU to an 11-8 advantage. The Fighting Knights battled back to regain the lead at 16-15 and LU utilized a 7-2 run to extend the margin to 21-17.

Jordan registered another ace that brought the Blue and Gold to within a point at 23-22, but the Fighting Knights held on for a 25-23 win to even the match at a set apiece.

ERAU scored the first three points of the third set and then went on a 7-0 tear to open up a 13-6

lead. Lynn fought back late in the set, trimming the margin to just two points on two occasions, including 23-21, but LU committed unforced errors on the final two points of the set, handing EmbryRiddle a 25-21 win.

Lynn led 10-9 in the middle stages of set four before back-to-back Duggan kills sparked a 6-0 run the gave the Eagles a 15-10

lead, which would prove to be insurmountable for the Fighting Knights. An ace from Spenser made it 18-12 and a block from Canfield and Duggan gave the Blue and Gold match point at 24-17. LU rattled off four straight points to cut the lead down to 24-21, but Duggan finished off the set and the match with her eighth kill of the night, ending the frame at 25-21.

Saktiswaran Jeyaganesh/The Avion Newspaper Olivia Roa (ERAU #3) launches into the air for the starting spike.

Fifth in the Field, First on the Runway Luke Halgerson ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle men’s cross-country team competed at the NCAA South Region Championship on Saturday morning at Holloway Park. Florida Southern and Central Fl Sports hosted the South Regional Championship. The Eagles finished in fifth place of the 16 schools competing.

ERAU finished in fifth place in the meet with a total score of 165. Lee University won the meet with a total score of 82 followed by Alabama-Huntsville (92), Saint Leo (141), and Florida Southern (151). Ronald Cheserek of Saint Leo won the event with a time of 32:32.61.Victor Onyango of West Alabama was right behind him with a time of 32:34.24.

The Eagles were solid in

their performance today as they had two runners in the top 15 and five runners finish in the top 60. Matt Graves was the top finisher for the Blue and Gold as he finished

in third place with a time of 32:51.46. Calahan Warren was the next top finisher for ERAU as he finished in 12th with a time of 33:35.42. Noah Kemp finished in 41st with a

time of 34:47.13, Andrew Carpenter finished in 52nd with a time of 35:09.54, Stephen Dietz finished 57th with a time of 35:17.54, Adam Lawrence was right behind Dietz at 58th with a time of 35.21.71, and Shad McGrew finished in 87th with a time of 37:14.24.

Rosolino’s Remarks: “We had a great effort today all around. We knew going in that this was going to be a

close race with the top 5 and a few places one way or the other would make all the difference.

Unfortunately things did not go our way today. Matt and Calahan had incredible races today.

I am very excited to have Matt’s career end with a trip to Nationals. He has worked so hard and been a leader for more than four years. This is a fitting conclusion to his career.”

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Eagles Grab Exhibition Win Against Orlando Splash Allison Smalling ERAU Athletics The Embry-Riddle women’s basketball team wrapped up its preseason campaign with a 13 point win against the Orlando Splash in an exhibition game at the ICI Center, 4th November, 2017.

Tara Fields finished with a double-double, tallying 25 points and 13 rebounds to lead all of the players in both categories. Sabrina Whiting added 21 points and eight boards, while Sigrid Sandstrom scored 10 points and Lauren Ellenberger dealt nine assists, three steals

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and six rebounds.

The Splash proved lethal from long range in the first quarter, connecting on seven of their nine three-point attempts to take a 25-21 lead at the end of the frame.

The second quarter belonged to the Blue and Gold who outscored the

Splash 21-12 in that period.

The Splash led by five at the five-minute mark, but the Blue and Gold then went on a 10-0 run to take a 42-37 lead into the halftime break.

The Eagles shot 75 percent from the field in a third quarter that saw the home team widen the gap to as many as 16 points, but the Splash fought back and cut that lead in half with 3:46 left to play. The Eagle defense managed to hold the visitors to just two free throws down the stretch, and a trey by Whiting followed by a Fields layup sealed the 13-point win for ERAU. The Eagles will officially open the 2017-18 season next weekend when they travel to St. Petersburg to compete in the Regional Tip-Off Challenge hosted by Eckerd. The 2017-18 campaign will mark the Eagles’ first as an official member of NCCA II and the Sunshine State Conference.

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Zachary Fedewa/The Avion Newspaper Eagles’ #13, Tara Fields going for a two-point throw, flanked by two players from Orlando Splash.

Eagles’ #22, Sabrina Whiting blocked the Splash’s #20.

Women’s X-Country ERAU Soccer’s Rolfsen, Place 3rd at South Gardarsdottir Named to Regional Championship All-SSC Team The Embry-Riddle women’s cross-country team competed at the NCAA Division II South Region Championship on Saturday morning at Holloway Park. Florida Southern and Central Fl Sports hosted the South Regional Championship. The Eagles finished in third place and qualified for the NCAA Division II National Championship.

The Eagles would be one of three teams that qualified for the National Championship as ERAU finished in third place with a team score of 104. Saint Leo won the event with a team score of 78. Lee University finished in second place just ahead of Embry-Riddle with a team

score of 94. The Blue and Gold finished with a total time of 1:554:42 and had an average time of 22:57. Saint Leo’s Colett Rampf won the event as she finished with a time of 20:49.14. Caren Bartuin of West Alabama finished in second place with a time of 21:41.78.

Embry-Riddle was spectacular on the course as ERAU had three runners finish in the top 25. Not only did three runners finish in the top 25, but the Eagles were the only school to have all seven runners finish in the top 50. Sarah Edens was the top finisher for the Blue and Gold, finishing in third place with a time of 21:55.05 (Personal Record).

Alex Orr was the next top finisher placing eighth with a time of 22:29.60 (Personal

Record). Kristen Metcalfe finished 24th with a time of 23:10.77 (Personal Record), Nicole Kvitkauskas finished in 33rd with a time of 23:32.69 (Personal Record), Marina LeVine finished in 35th with a time of 23:33.47 (Personal Record), Maggie Allen finished in 44th with a time of 23:49.83 (Personal Record) followed directly by Mikaela Hakamaa who finished 45th with times of 23:49.91.

The Eagles will be back in action on November 18th as they travel to Evansville, Indiana, to compete for the 2017 Division II National Championship.

This will be the first chance at a National Championship for the women’s cross-country team in program history.

Allison Smalling ERAU Athletics Hanna Rolfsen and Ragneidhur Gardarsdottir made program history on Thursday as they became the first Embry-Riddle Women's Soccer student-athletes to receive Sunshine State AllConference recognition.

Rolfsen and Gardarsdottir were two of 27 student-athletes to earn 2017 All-SSC honors as selected by the league's women's soccer coaches. Rolfsen was named to the first team, while Gardarsdottir was a second team selection.

In addition to playing in every match for the Eagles, Rolfsen led the team in minutes played

at 1,255 and was a mainstay of the Eagles' defense.

The Oslo, Norway senior anchored a back line that recorded four shutouts and a 0.86 goals against average, and contributed on offense with a goal against Lynn (Sept. 23).

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Playing in her first season with the Blue and Gold, Gardarsdottir (Kopavogur, Iceland) also started all 13 games on the year. She led the

Eagles in scoring with eight points on four goals, including netting the game-winner against Saint Leo (Sept. 16).

On Sept. 18, both Rolfsen and Gardarsdottir earned SSC weekly awards as Rolfsen was tabbed as the league's' Defensive Player of the Week, while Gardarsdottir garnered Offensive Player of the Week honors.

SSC regular season champion Nova Southeastern collected seven All-SSC awards, including Defensive Player and Freshman of the Year accolades to Bailey Corbin and Adanna Edwards, respectively, while John Constable was named the Coach of the Year.

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Rajan Khanna Staff Reporter

This race had everything. A near photo finish, a massive crash on the last lap, and pure short track racing. NASCAR visited Martinsville Speedway in Ridgeway, VA this past weekend for a drama filled race. The manufacturer to beat was Ford, taking six of the top ten spots in qualifying, with Joey Logano on pole position. He led early for the first forty-eight laps of the race. On lap thirty-four, a three-car incident ensued involving Ty Dillon, Ricky Stenhouse Jr. and Michael McDowell bringing out the first caution. Ty Dillon attempted to drop on to the inside line but was not clear as McDowell was still occupying the space next to Dillon’s rear quarter panel.

Stenhouse Jr. was collected as the pair went toward the inner pit wall. They all suffered minor damage and could continue the race.

Brad Keselowski took the lead following this incident. Shortly after, David Ragan spun in a single car incident blocking the bottom of the track. Twenty laps later, Danica Patrick and AJ Allmendinger tangled to bring out the caution for a third time. Joey Logano took the lead back from his teammate on lap seventy-nine and held on until Jimmie Johnson inherited the lead by staying out on track during a pit cycle. Keselowski eventually took back the lead to win stage one with Kyle Busch and Logano rounding out the top three.

Stage two was mostly uneventful except when Keselowski took back the lead from Kyle Busch with three to go. Busch had

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dominated the stage, leading every lap up from the restart to the lead change.

He was hindered by lapped traffic which ran slower in his line while the preferred line was empty for Keselowski to use.

The final stage showcased quintessential NASCAR. It was short track racing at its finest. Both Erik Jones and Landon Cassill spun in the middle of the track forcing drivers to act quickly to avoid ruining their race.

Toward the end of the race, tempers began to flare.

Logano slammed into the side of Kyle Busch and bent the left-rear quarter panel to cause a tire rub.

He did not pit for service and spun with nine laps to go while his teammate was leading. This move was quite controversial as Logano is not a playoff eligible driver and therefore should strategize in favor of his teammate. Bringing the caution out while a teammate leads forces them to battle through

another restart, where most of the lead changes happened during this race.

Keselowski did lose the lead during the restart to Chase Elliott who had lead for over 100 laps during four separate occasions.

Elliott had a great restart and stayed even with Keselowski until turn three, where he pushed Keselowski up the track out of the groove where there is little grip. He went back many positions while Elliott easily took the lead with Denny Hamlin behind him. Elliott attempted to block while Hamlin pushed him into the corner, sending him spinning into the wall.

The move was very controversial, seen by some as unnecessary and dirty, and by others as a racing incident. Hamlin received a lot of flak for his move and his comments postrace: “Well, (Elliott) said I wrecked him and obviously Ray Charles saw that,” Hamlin said. “Obviously, it wasn’t intentional, I just

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wanted to move him out of the way. I tried to get to his back bumper and slide him up the track and I just went too deep.” Many fans believe that the move was intentional, and Chase deserves retribution. His post-race comments show his frustration as he was three laps away from his first career win and a spot in the championship race at Homestead-Miami Speedway: “I got punted from behind and wrecked in Turn 3 leading the race,” Elliott said. “I don’t know what his problem was. It was unnecessary I hadn’t raced him dirty all-day long. There was no reason for that and he comes over and talks to me a second ago and tells me he had somebody pushing him into Turn 3.

I thought that was funny because there was nobody within two car lengths of him into Turn 3 behind myself.” After the track was cleaned up from the damage, the final restart occurred, with Hamlin on the inside and Kyle Busch on the outside. Hamlin had the initial advantage until Busch quickly caught up and forced Hamlin out of the groove. Hamlin was punted multiple times coming to the flag leading up to a massive crash which made Martinsville look more like a parking lot than a race track. Kyle Busch edged out Martin Truex Jr. in a near photo finish, winning by just under a car length. This race was Busch’s fifth win this season, and guaranteeing him championship contention for the final race at Homestead-Miami Speedway.The next race will be held at Texas Motor Speedway where the defending winner is Carl Edwards.

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Lewis Hamilton Clinches Fourth World Drivers’ Championship in Mexico City

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In one of the most exciting races of the 2017 Formula One season, Lewis Hamilton overcame a firstlap puncture to finish ninth and secure his fourth World

Drivers’ Championship from rival Sebastian Vettel. Vettel, who set the lap record at the Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez on his way to his 50th pole position, tangled with both Verstappen and Hamilton on the opening lap. Vettel had

to pit for a new front wing and Hamilton had to pit to replace his punctured rear tire which dropped both drivers to the back of the pack. Vettel drove brilliantly to finish fourth, but was unable to finish the required first or second to mathemat-

ically stay in contention for the World Driver’s Championship. The championship celebrations overshadowed an impressive first-place drive by twenty-year-old Red Bull driver Max Verstappen, who earned his third F1 career victory. Ver-

Kym Illman/Sutton Images Lewis Hamilton celebrates with donuts as he clinched the 2017 FORMULA 1 World Championship for the fourth time in his career.

stappen escaped major damage after Vettel and Hamilton came together and went on to win by over twenty seconds from second-place driver Valtteri Bottas.

Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, which is the highest track on the F1 2017 circuit at nearly 7,500 feet above sea level, can create issues for drivers and teams alike. The thinner air allows cars to reach higher speeds, but also increases fatigue on the drivers. Engine manufacturer Renault suffered this weekend, as Nico Hulkenberg, Carlos Sainz, and Daniel Ricciardo all retired from the race due to mechanical failures. In his second Formula 1 start, Toro Rosso’s Brendon Hartley retired on lap 30 with an engine failure, bringing out the virtual safety car. Williams Mercedes rookie driver Lance Stroll finished sixth on his birthday, scoring the only points for the team.

Maurizio Arriabene, Team Principal for Scuderia Ferrari was disappointed despite Kimi Raikkonen and Sebastian Vettel finishing third and fourth respec-

tively in the race. "Once again today, the result of the race does not reflect the true potential of the SF70H. We saw that potential yesterday with pole position and again this afternoon, with several overtaking moves and the race fastest lap. Unfortunately, the collision at the first corner compromised the entire race.

Right to the very end, the team fought for the chance of winning this world championship," he stated. In the Mercedes garage, it was a completely different story.James Allison, Technical Director for the Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 team, said, “It's a great feeling for us after sealing up the Constructors' Championship last week [in Austin] to come here and finish the championship that the rest of the world really cares about and to make sure that Lewis was crowned champion for the fourth time. It's been a brilliant, competitive, inspiring year of motorsport and Lewis has been the one constant throughout. We couldn't be happier for him.”

Formula 1 Driver Felipe Massa to Retire Brazilian driver Felipe Massa announced on Friday that he would not rejoin the grid after the conclusion of the season in Abu Dhabi.

Massa, who was set to retire last season before being asked back after Valtteri Bottas left Williams Martini Racing for Mercedes AMG Petronas to replace retired driver Nico Rosberg, has the sixth-most starts in Formula 1 history.

“As everyone knows, after announcing my retirement from Formula One last year, I agreed to return this season to help Williams when the call came,” Massa said.

“I have now enjoyed four great years with the team, but my career in Formula One will finally come to an end this season.” Claire Williams, Team Principal for Williams Martini Racing added, “I would like to thank Felipe for all he has done for the team over the last four years. It has been

an absolute pleasure to work with him.”

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Massa has been in Formula 1 for nearly fifteen seasons, in which he won eleven races and stood

on the podium forty-one times. He raced for Sauber, Ferrari, and Williams, but he was most successful with the Prancing Horses.

His highlight of his Formula 1 career is arguably his second-place finish in the World Drivers’ Championship in 2008, where he narrowly lost the championship to Lewis Hamilton. In 2009, he was involved in a horrific accident at the Hungaroring in Hungary where he was hit in the head by a spring off another car, requir-

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ing surgery and sidelining him from the rest of the 2009 season. He bounced back during 2010 to finish sixth overall in the World Drivers’ Championship.

Williams is in talks with Robert Kubica, Paul Di Resta, Pascal Wehrlein, and Daniil Kvyat to replace Massa for the 2018 Formula 1 season.

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Two-Time Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso to Contend in the 2018 Rolex 24 Christopher Weil Correspondent Hot on the heels of a contract extension with McLaren’s Formula One team, back-to-back 2005/2006 Formula One World Champion Fernando Alonso, has announced that he will take part in the historic 56th running of the Rolex 24 in January 2018.

The Rolex 24 at DAYTONA is the first race of the IMSA WeatherTech SportsCar Championship season, and has seen many legendary drivers try to contend for the grand prize, which is a coveted Rolex Daytona watch. Some of the most notable drivers who have taken part in past include Dale Earnhardt Senior, Dale Earnhardt Junior, Mario Andretti, and Jeff Gordon.

Keep in mind this isn’t

Alonso’s first attempt to reach American racing history books, as earlier this year he competed in the 101st running of the Indy 500. Driving for McLaren-Honda-Andretti, Alonso, in his first

ever oval race, managed to qualify 5th and lead a very respectable 27 of 200 laps before his engine gave way on lap 179. He didn’t leave empty handed; however, as for his efforts, Alonso was awarded with Rookie

of the Year honors for the 2017 Indy 500.

For the 2018 Rolex 24, Fernando Alonso will be driving for United Autosports; a team that is co-owned by Zak Brown, who is the current Execu-

tive Director of McLaren, and the head of McLaren’s F1 team. Joining him in this car will be current Formula 3 Champion and McLaren F1’s test driver Lando Norris, as well as an up-and-coming rookie

Walt Kuhn/INDYCAR Series Fernando Alonso in his first start in the 2017 Indianapolis 500. His car was fielded by Andretti Autosport.

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WORLD DRIVER’S CHAMPIONSHIP STANDINGS

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in the World Endurance Championship, Philip Hanson. All three of them have never driven the road course layout of the Daytona International Speedway, so it will be interesting to see how quickly they can get up to speed. The talent is definitely there, so as long as the car is competitive, this will be a team that can contend for the win.

One other notable entry into the 2018 Rolex 24 includes three-time Rolex 24 winner Juan Pablo Montoya, who just completed a test session around Daytona with Team Penske’s new Acura Dpi. Montoya is the only driver to have ever won the Indycar Championship, Indy 500, and Rolex 24 all in his first try as a rookie.

Maybe Fernando Alonso can have similar luck in his rookie debut.

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Wolfenstein II: The Reich Stuff Bethesda and Machine Games continue to deliver with an excellent sequel

Henry Neiberlien Editor-in-Chief When the first game of the rebooted Wolfenstein series released in 2014 I truly did not know what to expect.

Being a fan of alternate history and sci-fi, a game that takes place in a world where the Nazis won WWII with the help of futuristic technology was already enough to get me on board the hype train. What I wanted was a fun first-person shooter where I get to shoot seemly endless waves of German soldiers and destroy German infrastructure, and this was provided in "Wolfenstein: The New Order." What I was not expecting was a gripping emotional tale about a man who awakens in a surreal world he has to come to grips with and does everything in his power to avenge his fallen brothers, his occupied country, and the mistakes he made

14 years earlier. "Wolfenstein: The New Order" is one of the best games I have ever played and one of the few that has brought me to tears by the end through great storytelling and character building. So how does its long-awaited sequel live up to its predecessor?

I can absolutely confirm that "Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus" not only lives up to its predecessor but expands on the foundation built by The New Order. The story is still just as gripping, especially since now the game takes place in the USA and the stakes are ever higher as BJ Blazkowicz and his friends are in constant mortal danger. The number of weapons in the game remains the same compared to its previous installment; however, the customization options for them are far greater. The guns also feel heavy, and every kill is exceptionally

satisfying. Every melee also has a unique animation that is visceral and personal. Similar enemies from the first game also return such as the "supersoldaten" and the "panzerhund," although now they are upgraded and deadlier. Something that did seem to be lacking was proper boss fights in an arena setting like those seen in the first game.

However, the game presented moments with difficult enemies that attempted to fill this void, but it still fell short. The environments in each level are also very much expanded, and it is obvious that this game had a much larger budget compared to "The New Order." This is also expressed in the graphics and art design in the game, which continue to blow my mind every time I boot up the game. The game also seemed as long if not longer than the first Wolfenstein, and for the first time, side

missions are included, but they seem to be little more than small distractions from the main storyline.

What started as a reboot of the franchise that started the first-person shooter genre has turned into one of my favorite video game franchises of all time. "Wolfenstein II" continues the trend of asking the questions no one else wants to ask and exploring themes other companies would stray away from for fear of offending people. Remember this is the game that made real white supremacists upset that it was "too mean" towards the Nazis. That alone should tell you this game is good. Secondly, considering the games take place in a world ruled by white supremacists, it puzzles me why they would be upset at all. Wolfenstein II pushes the boundaries of first-person shooter storytelling, themes, and mechanics while also not feeling unfamiliar

Wolfenstein: The New Colossus

or foreign. For anyone that played "The New Order," this is a must buy and one to consider if you enjoy excellent single-player experienc-

es. Bethesda and Machine games continue to impress me, and I look forward to the next installment in this historic franchise.

Surprisingly Good - Thor: Ragnarök Levi Duncan Correspondent Seven months ago, not a single person I knew cared that there was going to be a new “Thor” movie. Then the trailer dropped. The trailer promised a film that had fun in the face of fate, joy at the end of the world and Thor fighting the Hulk in a gladiator ring. It looked awesome, and seven months later I can say that the movie lived up to the trailer.

The plot of “Thor: Ragnarök” loosely revolves around Thor trying to stop Hela, the goddess of death, after she takes over Asgard and traps Thor and Loki on the planet Sakaar. In another film in another year, what would have likely followed is Thor doing pushups in a cave with a broken back, desperately training for his

vengeful return to fight those who would invade his home.

Instead, we get a movie that compares in tone and dare I say, the quality, to that of “Guardians of the Galaxy.”

On Sakaar, we are introduced to the Grandmaster, played

by Jeff Goldblum, who is best described as “if the host of the Hunger Games was in charge of a planet.” He is probably also boosted. He is the de-facto villain on Sakaar, as he runs the gladiator ring that is keeping Thor on the planet. Along the way, we meet more heroes to help in Thor’s journey back to Asgard. Scrapper 142 (Tessa Thompson) is an Asgardian deserter with a “tragic past,” and the Hulk, (Mark Ruffalo) who is stuck as the Hulk for most of the movie.

This being Marvel, there are multiple fight scenes, most involving some dispos-

able armies or a giant CGI character. It is to the film’s credit that they can somehow keep these tired tropes feeling fresh, and this time there is only sort of a sky beam.

Every fight scene is good, and the Hulk looks better than ever. That being said, the best parts of the movie are not the fight scenes or the crazy graphics. The best parts are the characters interacting with each other, often being genuinely funny.

Thor and the Hulk specifically have some great moments together that go beyond Whedon-esque quips.

I suppose a criticism of the movie is that there was very little character development within this movie. No characters in this story went on deep emotional journeys or changed as a character in any significant way. For my taste this is preferable to the

approach of several Marvel movies that we have seen before. “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is an example of a movie that I feel is a slog to get through. “Age of Ultron” is weighed down by the need to service every ensemble character with some emotional moment or a twenty-minute interlude to advertise Jeremy Renner’s house flipping career (look it up). “Ragnarök” is not concerned with adding more baggage to these characters that we have spent so much time with, and it frees every character to be the best version of themselves.

I am sure there is still a place for the moody hero in cinema, but in this tale of monsters, gods, and aliens, that would not be right.

What Marvel does here is take the tone of “Guardians,” the aliens from “Star Wars,” the music from “Tron,” the

closing scene from “Star Trek,” and make a great movie. Maybe at some point, we will all get tired of “Spider-man,” “Guardians of the Galaxy,” and now “Thor”

all essentially having the same tone, but for now, I am enjoying it. From beginning to end, this movie was above all else fun, and I was entertained.

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Rice Bistro: The Nice Bistro

Andrew Bronshteyn Managing Editor

Rice Bistro in Port Orange, is a high-quality “Asian Fan-Fare Cuisine” restaurant on S. Clyde Morris Blvd. The restaurant itself was open and airy, with great lighting and ambiance. The serving staff was attentive and friendly and we were seated immediately. As soon as I stepped in, I could tell from the aroma that whatever I ordered would taste amazing.

Rice Bistro has an extensive menu; nations

represented in their fare include Vietnam, China, Japan, Korea and Thailand. The prices were moderately affordable, though high for college students. The portion sizes made up for it, though, and no one went home hungry.

My dinner companion and I ordered two entrees to share. We ordered the Rare Flank Pho and the Fried Ramen with beef.

We were also given multiple complimentary appetizers, including a delicious dish that consisted of fried onion, salad and a

sweet and spicy sauce.

Pho, pronounced “fuh” is a Vietnamese beef noodle soup dish. Pho is served with limes, basil, and bean sprouts on the side and goes well with hoisin sauce. Though the meat in the pho was less flavorful than other pho restaurants, the pho itself was excellent overall. The rare flank was very tender, and the presentation was gorgeous.

The Fried Ramen was to die for. It consisted of beef, ramen noodles, assorted vegetables

such as green beans and onions, and shitake mushrooms. The beef was tender and flavorful.

The ramen was perfectly prepared and made us slow down to enjoy eating it more. I am not much of a mushroom fan, but I wanted every single shitake mushroom that was in that bowl.

Though we did not order any, Rice Bistro offers appetizers, soups, salads, and desserts all of which looked delicious.

Additionally, Rice Bistro had a large bar area where you could sit and

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The East Coast’s Best Music Festival: Suwannee Hulaween Zachary Fedewa Senior Photographer At the end of October each year, Suwanee Music Park draws over 20,000 music goers to what is considered the best festival the east coast has to offer, Suwanee Hulaween.

Hulaween, or "Hula" for short, is considered to be different than any other music festival in Florida; the environment is touted to be reliant on one thing: Love.

Suwannee Hulaween is located at Suwannee Music Park, home to the historic Suwannee River. Hula offers five main stages and a few smaller "mobile" stages that popped up unexpectedly. The music at Hula is considered to be a Jam, Electronic, Indie Rock, and Hip-Hop/Urban style

festival. The featured artists included Bassnectar, Damien Marley, The String Cheese Incident, GriZ, Claude VonStroke and Portugal. The Man. Upon arriving at the festival grounds on Friday afternoon, the campsites were already buzzing with people who had purchased the early arrival tickets. In just a short weekend, Suwannee Music Park is transformed into a city almost 10% the size of the Orlando. Hula is different from other music festivals because it is so relaxed on both parking and camping. I noticed that there was a mutual love and energy amongst the festival goers, staff, and performers.

Through the lack of restrictions, it seemed as though the cars and tents alike fit together like a jigsaw puzzle. The campsites

ranged from packed 80-acre fields to primitive camping in the woods. There was an intense sense of family through all the different camps I came across.

A vast number of groups were dressed in coordinated costumes. Many "festival veterans" brought decorated golf carts outfitted with decorations and speakers.

Here are some tips for your next music festival: • Bring baby wipes! Do not plan on showering without waiting in a line for an hour or longer.

• Get out of your comfort zone, deviate from the group and see different sets.

• Bring a cooler stocked with food and drinks.

• Purchase the early arrival and car camping passes before they get sold out. This will allow you

to get settled into your campground before the events start.

• Try to get some sleep!

Although many people live off good vibes and energy drinks, it is best to get some rest.

• Drink plenty of water.

• Wear earplugs so you can live to hear another day. These festivals can give you permanent hearing damage.

• Read the FAQ's online before you arrive.

• Stay off your phone.

Enjoy the atmosphere.

• Connect with people you do not know, share ideas, love one another.

Suwanee is a place where people find lifelong friends, and where people can be accepted for who they are.

People travel from across the country to experience the unique experience Hula

has to offer. As a first-time festival goer, I found the entire event intimidating at first. The positive vibes

in the people around me became contagious and made the festival something to remember.

Zachary Fedewa/The Avion Newspaper A festival attendee embraces a new fad seen at music festivals and hula-hops at the Suwanee Hulaween Festival.

Tia Cori’s: Tasty Taco Tuesday Alessia Ames Correspondent This week’s food adventure was on a Tuesday. This entitles the new social norm Taco Tuesday to go into effect, so the restaurant of choice was Tia Cori’s. This small, cozy place on Beach Street is the closest to the authentic Mexican that I have found in Daytona so far. When driving to this place, you must really look because it is in a little corner spot. Walking into the restaurant, you see that you

could sit inside or outside, as well as be able to get food to go. It has a food truck feel when it comes to walking to the order counter though.

It is a food truck restaurant that managed to find a building, in my opinion. The tacos that are only a dollar on Taco Tuesday are the hard shell , American taco. If you visit this place on any other day the American style tacos are $2.00 each. It has their nicely seasoned meat of your choice with lettuce, tomatoes, cheese, and possibly onions.

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me ordered those tacos. I had a taste, and yes, they are great for that style of taco. There is not an overload of additives where you cannot find the meat; there is a good balance of everything. The shell has a nice crunch. The only real problem is it not having the proper structure to prevent semi-falling apart as you continue eating the shell.

However, this is a problem anytime you eat a hard-shell taco, not just theirs. I will say that whatever shell they use keeps the bottom intact until the last couple of bites.

My order was the Mexican style, soft shell corn tortilla with chicken. The Mexican style means it has cilantro, onions, and a lime wedge on the side if you would like to use it. My

goodness, they were exactly what I was looking for. The chicken was a style that was a little different than what I am used to because it was thoroughly shredded. The flavors were still there, just texturally different. I was excepting thinner chucks of chicken instead of shredded.

It was an orange color that at first caused me to question what was ordered, but it was just how they seasoned the meat with bell peppers.

You have the option of getting hot sauce added to your tacos, with options of mild, medium, or hot. I did not get any heat added and was very satisfied. There was no surprising heat I did not order as some Tex-Mex places will do to your order. The blend of seasoning, cilantro, onion

and the added lime was great together. There was not one overpowering flavor. The taco was harmonic. The only problem I had was using about three napkins because of the lime trying to drip off the taco onto my hand and down my wrist.

The chips and queso were delicious. The portion size was great for sharing, so the cost of $5.00 was worth it.

The chips are house-made, and you can tell by the texture and visual appeal. I have yet to see store-bought tortilla chips that have so many expansion bubbles from the fryer making the chips, or a golden color that is not even across the entire chip. They are not soaked in oil either; it is as if they fry the chips then put them in a strainer so the

oil can drip off and then add a soft sprinkle of seasoning on top. These are paired with a nice portion of gooey white cheese. Their queso is made in-house as well, from what I have heard the staff say. It is a very smooth and thick queso that is more on the sweet side of cheese. It is not overly sweet though, not to the point of feeling as if you are eating dessert.

The satisfying crunch of the softly-salted chip chosen and the soothing, warm, slightsweet flow of queso are a match made in heaven.

There was a small wait time of 15 minutes. The atmosphere, flavor of the food, price, friendly staff, and experience as a whole gets a rating of 4.5 out of 5 Avions.

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