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Lack of bike racks forces students to risky measures

BRITTNEY DEOLIVEIRA CONTRIBUTOR

biology major Maxine Cronin uses her beach cruiser bike six days a week to make her way around campus and to shop at Publix. The only inconvenience about using her bike comes when she tries to park it.

“Bikes are stacked up and some are not even [being] used,” said the sophomore about bicycle racks near her dorm.

Bike space has been an issue for Cronin, as she tries to prevent upsetting other riders or scratching her own bicycle.

According to Student Government Chief Justice Nicholas Scalice, bicycles are found almost everywhere, whether chained up around trees or on staircases, tossed on the ground or leaned up against a building, because there aren’t enough bike racks.

“Some of the spots that have bicycle racks are so filled over capacity that students have no choice but to put [their bikes] somewhere else,” Scalice said.

Scalice also uses a bike as his primary method of transportation on campus.

“Bicycles are very convenient,” Scalice said. “I want to encourage students to use their bikes because our university wants to go green.”

Junior economics major Eric Jensen decided he wanted to start riding a bike due to the problems he encountered getting to school by car.

“Parking is horrible,” said Jensen. “I got a $50 ticket for parking my car in the wrong spot.”

Jensen now rides his mountain bike from the Village Apartments to the colleges of business and education twice a week for classes. He added that biking was a good way to avoid being in a potential car accident.

Other students, like freshman biology major Rebecca Kintner, do not own a car.

As she locked her aluminum Ironman bike next to the sign post outside General Classroom North, Kintner said that since she lives close enough to school, she rides her bike from her home to campus every day.

After recognizing the need for more bike racks, Scalice wrote a bill to present to the Boca House of Representatives when he served in the Legislative Branch.

The legislation, which will dictate the funds SG will provide for the project, is

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currently in discussion in the Boca House.

“The Division of Facilities recognizes the need to provide additional bike racks and is supportive of keeping the Boca Raton campus a bike-friendly campus,” said Director of Space and Utilization Shannon Clounts via e-mail. “There has been an increase with students riding bikes to and from campus and it is evident that additional racks are needed based on an assessment of the number of bikes parked at the current racks on campus.”

Scalice pointed out the areas he has seen that need bike racks, including: Oxley Athletic Center, Parking Lot 5, the College of Education and the south side of the College of Business.

Clounts said that the university is “currently reviewing the areas to determine where there is a need for additional bike racks, and we are also identifying existing bike racks that could be repositioned to accommodate more bikes.”

She said that at the moment, there isn’t a set cost for this project, but it will be covered in part with state funds and with SG funds.

There are consequences for students who don’t park their bikes in the racks.

According to FAU Policy 4.1.5, “bicycle parking is limited to bike racks and other designated areas. Parking a bicycle in any other area (i.e. building lobbies, stairwells, porches, trees, bushes, fences, access ramps, etc.) is prohibited. Bicycles locked to an access ramp are subject to confiscation by the University Police.”

Fines are not given to violators, but Deputy Chief Keith Totten said FAU police tag the infringing bikes with a note asking the owner to move it. If the bike owner doesn’t move his bike within 24 hours, then the bicycle is removed and held by police for three to four months.

During that time, if the bicycle is not claimed by the owner, the bike then goes to auction and funds go to the university.

“Ninety per cent of the bikes we confiscate are abandoned bikes,” Deputy Chief Totten said.

Deputy Chief Totten added that they usually check for abandoned bikes once a year after spring graduation.

But student Rebecca Kintner said she had no idea about this policy — even after she received a notice.

She parked her bike, along with two other classmates’ bikes, outside the Forkas Alumni Center away from the entrance and simply locked her bike frame to the wheel.

When she returned from class her bike had a note saying to move the bike by next week, otherwise it was going to be removed

by FAU police. The notice also said that she would be fined.

“Bike racks are not close to buildings,” Kintner said.

Shannon Clounts said the problem will not be resolved this semester, but students can expect to see changes soon.

“We are hoping to have the new bike racks as well as the changes to the current racks done by the Fall 2011,” Clounts said.

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FAU celebrates Women’s History Month BRIANA BRAMM TRAINING EDITOR

FAU may be getting in touch with its feminine side as it recognizes Women’s History Month.

According to FAU’s website, the goal of celebrating women’s history is to focus on and acknowledge the many contributions and achievements that women throughout history have made that too often get overlooked.

To help you learn more, FAU is offering several workshops and lectures to give students a better understanding. Here’s a list of the events still to come this month. his month

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Tuesday, March 22 2 to 3:30 p.m., Sugar Palm Room, Student Union The Mystery of the Menses Yes, it can be awkward, but it’s still a part of life. This workshop will provide an in-depth look at the intricacies of the menstrual cycle, covering reproductive anatomy and physiology, cyclical changes and hormonal fluctuations. Alternatives to conventional menstrual products will be given.

Tuesday, March 22 4 to 5:30 p.m., Sugar Palm Room, Student Union Fertility Awareness Method Workshop The Fertility Awareness Method (FAM) is the practice of using your body’s natural signs and symptoms to determine fertile and infertile phases of the menstrual cycle. FAM is used for achieving conception or avoiding pregnancy and also for monitoring gynecological health.

Wednesday, March 30 5 to 8 p.m., Location: TBA Power Leading the Way Patti Solis Doyle, former assistant to President Bill Clinton, former campaign manager for Sen. Hillary Clinton and the first Hispanic woman to lead a presidential effort in the United States, will talk about what it is like for a woman to hold such positions.

Friday to Saturday, April 1 to 2 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., University Theatre Florida Consortium for Women’s Studies This will be the final presentation, done by Gail Dines, professor of sociology and women’s studies at Wheelock College, and Marleine Bastien, executive director of Haitian Women of Miami. The 2011 conference topic is “Gendered and Racialized Technologies of Change: Moving Discredited Knowledge from the Margins to the Center.”

Broward campus: Monday, March 21 12 to 2 p.m., SD 105, Davie campus The Power of Inner Beauty Lunch and Learn This will be a both a lunch and an opportunity for women to hear motivational speaker and celebrity make-up artist Victoria Duke.

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Jupiter campus: March 3 to 31 SR Atrium Women’s Spaces A series of posters relating to women such as historical figures, women’s colleges, women’s events, periodicals and groups will be displayed throughout March.

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Wednesday, March 30 7 to 9:30 p.m., AD 119 Movie screening: Temple Grandin Diversity Student Services, the Department of Housing and Residential Life, and the Center for Autism and Related Disabilities have teamed up to screen Temple Grandin, winner of seven Emmy Awards in 2010, a film about the life of the autistic Temple Grandin and how she earned a doctorate and become a best-selling author and a pioneer in the humane treatment of livestock. A discussion will follow the screening by a guest speaker living with autism.

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On-campus program reaches out to the next generation

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Elieth Carrillo, a junior international business major (left) and Jennifer Walker, a sophomore Bbology major (right), are both active members of CROP.

Volunteers and student workers in the College Reach-Out Program (CROP) stand together outside the CROP office located above the Breezeway food court.

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look like they’re getting younger, they haven’t been. The kids on campus last week were high school students participating in the CROP program.

The College Reach Out Program, or CROP, is a program that encourages middle and high school students to break out of bad circumstances and become first-generation college student according to Aquilla Copeland, the FAU CROP coordinator.

Copeland, who has been with CROP since she was in high school, credits the program with leading her to FAU: “The program gave me a chance to help me attend college when I didn’t think I had one.” Copeland works with the program while obtaining her bachelor’s and master’s in psychology.

“The majority of CROP students are either in financial need or potential first-generation college students. Another good portion of our

students are those who have fallen behind in their studies and need help to catch up,” said Copeland.

Last week, because most middle and high schoolers had spring break, FAU held a special event called Student-to-Student Connections Week, where kids in the program came to campus and were paired with an FAU student mentor.

“CROP has helped me get out of my shell,” said Kimberly, a 15-year-old freshman at Atlantic High in Delray Beach who is involved in the program. “It’s like a family.”

FAU student Michael Ovad, a junior psychology major, joined CROP as a mentor. On his first day, he took a student along with him to his Spanish class. “[The student] really liked it.

It was a good experience for him,” said Ovad.

CROP also runs a series of Saturday tutoring and information sessions two to three times a month as well as field trips and other special events.

For more information on getting involved with CROP, visit www.fau.edu/oma/collegereach/.

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March 18 and the philosophy department is supposed to be having a special meeting about its future. Few show up on time. It’s 10:31 a.m.

Clevis Headley, an associate professor in the department, glances behind him at a UP reporter. He asks, “Do we have a visitor?” The acting chair of the department nods. Headley grabs his belongings and leaves.

Marina Banchetti, the associate dean in the group, would be the department’s only hope at quorum — with six members left, four would be necessary for a vote to carry through — now that Headley’s gone. She’s busy, but said she’d

arrive soon after 10:30. It’s 10:34 a.m. Lester Embree, one of two eminent scholars in the department, asks impatiently if the meeting will happen or not. Jeffrey Morton, who had taken up as acting chair last year, assures him that they would wait for 15 minutes.

Smalltalk ensues. It’s 10:45 a.m. Banchetti, who happens to be Headley’s wife, never shows.

Morton calls it. Everyone stands up and slowly shuffles out.

The meeting is officially nixed. There is neither yay nor nay. The future of the philosophy department and the major it offers will remain unknown for now.

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Continued from page 11 The unexamined life is not worth living Over the past two years, the philosophy department has shrunk from 11 professors to just six. Two of them are eminent scholars and are only supposed to teach approximately two courses a semester — the rest of their time is spent writing books or traveling. With 46 students registered under a philosophy focus in the spring 2011 semester, there has been speculation that the department may not be able to continue its normal operation.

Simon Glynn, the other eminent scholar in the department, wrote The Case for Ongoing Support of the Philosophy Department as a supplement to the meeting mentioned above.

He wrote that there is “clear evidence of [the department’s] continuing capacity to offer the degree.” Glynn continued, “And there is obviously much room for optimism concerning

thinking about big, complex subjects,” Witmer said. “Philosophy encourages not only critical thinking, but patience. It makes you humble.

It gives you confidence. You find out you don’t have to rely only on what someone else tells you.”

If the university doesn’t offer it, Witmer claimed, “[philosophy] will disappear entirely.”

But the chair of philosophy from a traditional university like UF — the same type of traditional university that FAU strives to become — is not the only one who feels this way.

Kenneth Henley, chair of the philosophy department at Florida International University, goes even further.

“Philosophy is a core discipline for universities and liberal arts colleges,” he wrote in an email.

“A college or university without a philosophy department will be considered by the academic world as a mere technical institute.”

informed last year he’d been terminated as of the coming summer, said he thinks the university is in fact responsible for the slow downfall of the department.

“They’re really putting extra pressure on the department, making it virtually impossible to function,” he said, explaining that by cutting out positions, the administration can now make it look as if the department is “soiling” its own home.

Niemi concluded, “It’s not us, we’re not doing anything to ourselves.

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“IT’S NOT US, WE’RE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO OURSELVES. THIS IS BEING DONE TO US. THE STORY THAT WE’RE IMPLODING — LIKE IT’S OUR FAULT IN SOME WAY — HAS GOT TO STOP.” our increasing capacity to attract majors and minors.”

In the latest development of the philosophy department’s ballad, three professors were told their contracts wouldn’t be renewed. The message came on March 2 in a subject-less email from Jeffrey Morton. “ ... The Department of Philosophy will no longer be able to retain any of its instructors or adjuncts beyond the current semester,” he wrote. “The university’s allocation of resources leaves the department with funds only for the six tenured members of the department.”

James Tracy, the president of FAU’s faculty union, didn’t buy the “allocation of resources” argument.

“For every empty shell, there’s a shell with money underneath it,” he said. “It doesn’t cost very much to keep a philosophy department afloat. If [the university] wants the prestige of having a philosophy department, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to make it happen.”

Prestige is just one of the tenets associated with philosophy in higher education, according to Gene Witmer, chair of the University of Florida philosophy department. He said that a public university, funded by the public, has a responsibility for the public good. That good, he claimed, includes philosophy, the oldest subject of education.

“You want people to be able to participate in democracy. You want somebody who is used to

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Pointing fingers According to acting chair Jeffrey Morton, FAU is not the one who will be responsible if the department is dissolved, pointing out that the department had made “no progress” since he took over in November 2010 when then-chair Clevis Headley resigned two weeks after a lawsuit against FAU mentioned his name.

“The university has given the department of philosophy every opportunity to mend its internal fences, to get along and to work together,” Morton said. “Half the department

This is being done to us. The story that we’re imploding — like it’s our fault in some way — has got to stop.”

No good deed goes unpunished Andrew Dobson was one of those terminated more recently, along with two more adjunct professors in the department. He had been part of the philosophy department for 15 years.

“I’ve been made to feel like teaching at FAU is like sleeping with a duchess — like it’s a privilege,” he said. “I sort of have a little glimmer

“A COLLEGE OR UNIVERSITY WITHOUT A PHILOSOPHY DEPARTMENT WILL BE CONSIDERED BY THE ACADEMIC WORLD AS A MERE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE.” doesn’t want to keep it as a department.” Of the half that wants to keep the department, Morton exclaimed, “Where is their leadership? Where is their energy?”

Jari Niemi, an assistant professor who was

of hope that this might change. I would teach [again] at FAU if the decision was changed.”

Before his termination, Dobson was working with the department to try to help it recruit more majors and retain them, he said. Meetings

were set up where a draft was being written for the sake of the department.

Dobson said that the “proposal was going to keep everything together.”

Sandy Luria, a political science major who had taken one of Dobson’s classes, said that he feels there’s a general under appreciation of professors that teach intro-le classes.

“Dobson is one of the most interesting a intelligent professors I’ve had, and any one of students can tell you that his knowledge is not limited to the subject of philosophy,” the jun said. “But because he strictly teaches the in course, I think it’s possible that the departmen overlooking his value as a professor. Regardles believe any university is better off having Dob than not.”

Dana Quirey, a graduate anthropol student, found her way into teacher assist (TAing) in the philosophy department. said that money can’t possibly be an issue wh higher-ranking professors, like the emin scholars, are paid more and teach less.

“There’s plenty of money to pay people w aren’t really involved in the teaching aspect a don’t want to be,” she said. “But the money the adjuncts who are closer to the students a work harder isn’t there.”

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freshmen: “I would recommend you go to a different university because your degree is only worth what your university is worth,” she said.

“If a department may not be there long after you graduate, your degree won’t mean as much.”

When the March 18 meeting adjourned, Morton promised the group that he would work with the department’s secretary to reschedule the meeting. If quorum is achieved next time, the department will vote on the fall 2011 philosophy major — or not.

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Six-dollar movies all day Tuesday at a theater in Boca sound like your thing? We thought it might. Or if you’re in Davie, you just might enjoy the $5.50 matinee price at a theater just a few miles from campus.

Matinee need-to-know Most matinee prices only count for movies that begin before the ending time slot.

For example, at a movie theater offering matinee prices until 4 p.m., the movie you are seeing must start before 4 to get the matinee ticket price — you can’t show up at 4 to see a 5 p.m. movie and still get the matinee-price ticket.

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For the Treasure Coast campus, the UP compared the RMP (Rave Motion Pictures) St. Lucie West theater with Regal Treasure Coast Mall Stadium 16. For having a very similar movie theater experience, RMP tickets are a dollar less than Regal’s with a later matinee time. RMP also offers a matinee bargain price until 5 p.m., which beats Regal’s matinee prices until 3 p.m., making it the UP’s moneysaving treasure for the Treasure Coast.

For Davie, the UP compared Regal Oakwood 18 with Flippers Hollywood Cinema 10.

While Flippers doesn’t offer a student discount, the $6.50 ticket price is the best deal and cheaper concessions help push this theater into the top spot for Davie moviegoers looking for a cheaper movie night.

In Boca, the UP compared the Cinemark Palace 20 Theater against the Frank Theater, which took over Sunrise Cinemas after Sunrise recently went bankrupt, in Mizner Park. While both theaters offer early-bird specials on the first matinee of the day, Frank Theaters is cheaper than Cinemark by $1.75. Cinemark does, however, have high-back, reclining stadium seating with armrests that can fold up, making it a cozy option for a date night.

For the Jupiter area, the UP compared the Cobb Jupiter 18 Cinemas and the PGA Gardens Cinemax. While the Cobb presents a wider movie selection having more theaters, the PGA Cinemax offers much lower prices for everyone, not just students. And with its concessions popcorn and drink combo deal, the PGA Cinemax had the lowest-priced concessions out of the entire search.

In Fort Lauderdale, the UP compared Frank Theatres on the Las Olas Riverfront with the AutoNation IMAX theater. With the IMAX theater featuring a five-story-high screen, it’s a hard-to-beat theater experience.

RMP St. Lucie West 14 Adult Ticket — $9.50 Matinee before 5 p.m. — $7.50 Student — N/A Website: www. ravemotionpictures.com Address: 1900 NW Courtyard Circle, Port St. Lucie, FL 34986

Regal Oakwood 18: Adult Ticket — $10.50 Matinee until 3 p.m. — $7.75 Student discount with ID (not available on Fridays and Saturdays) — $9.50 Website: www.regmovies.com Address: 2800 Oakwood Blvd, Hollywood, FL 33020

Cinemark: Adult ticket — $10 Matinee until 4 p.m. — $7.25 Student discount with ID — $8 *Additional discount — ­ Early bird first matinee (the first show time that a movie has each day) — $6.75 Website: www.cinemark.com Address: 3200 Airport Road, Boca Raton, FL 33431 Phone: 1-800-246-3627

Cobb Jupiter 18 Cinemas: Adult ticket — $10 Matinee until 4 p.m. — $7.50 Student discount with ID (not available on Fridays or Saturdays) — $9 Website: www.cobbtheaters.com/ jupiter18.aspx Address: 201 N. US Highway 1, Jupiter, FL 33477

Frank Theatres @ Las Olas Riverfront Adult ticket — $10 Matinee until 4 p.m. — $7 *Additional discount — early bird first matinee, first movie of every day — $5 Student — N/A Website: www.franktheaters. com/Home.aspx Address: 300 SW 1st Ave., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33301

Regal Treasure Coast Mall Stadium 16 Adult Ticket — $10.50 Matinee until 3 p.m. — $7.75 Student discount with ID (no available on Fridays and Saturdays) — $9.50 Website: www.regmovies.com Address: 3290 NW Federal Highway, Jensen Beach, FL 34957

Flippers Hollywood Cinema 10: Adult Ticket — $6.75 Matinee until 4 p.m. — $5.75 Student — N/A Website: www.flipperscinema. com Address: 7001 Taft Street, Hollywood, FL 33024

Frank Theaters at Mizner Park: Adult ticket — $10 Matinee before 4 p.m. — $7 *Additional discount — early bird first matinee, first movie of every day — $5 Student discount — N/A Website: www.franktheaters.com/ Home.aspx Address: 301 Plaza Real, Boca Raton, FL 33432

PGA Gardens Cinemax: Adult ticket — $7 Matinee — N/A Student — N/A *Concessions package, small popcorn and small soda for $3 Website: N/A Phone: (561) 627-4077 Address: 4076 PGA Blvd, Palm Beach Gardens‫ و‬FL 33410

AutoNation IMAX Adult Ticket — $9.00 Matinee — N/A Student — N/A Website: www.mods.org/IMAX/ index.html Address: 401 SW 2nd St., Fort Lauderdale, FL 33312

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FAU’s Next Top Model?

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AU student Mikaela Schipani has spent her time in college competing for the top grades in class. This year, however, she is about to compete in a totally different contest.

Mikaela is one of 14 hopeful models vying for the title of America’s Next Top Model during the show’s 16th season.

The UP got a chance to talk to Mikaela via email and ask her about the show and competition.

FAU student Mikaela Schipani in hair and make-up before shooting for America’s Next Top Model

were you most excited about?

Mikaela Schipani: The photo shoots! ANTM always has something crazy in mind, and I love a challenge, so getting to participate in all of these amazing photo shoots with such talented people was surreal.

UP: How did you get your start in modeling?

MS: I started modeling when I was 15. I went to all of the big agencies in Miami (Ford, Elite, Wilhelmina), but they all told me that I was too young.

For the next two years, I just focused on high school and did some modeling on the side. By the time I was 17, I was ready to try again. My brother set me up with a professional photographer and paid for my first real shoot. I was back in Miami a few days later with my new photographs, and I was knocking on all of the agency doors. A few weeks later I signed with Wilhelmina until I was almost 21. A few months after my 21st birthday, I drove 14 hours to the ANTM auditions in Nashville.

supportive. People who know me know that I am serious about my career and they are proud.

my power to realize my dream. I try to be myself and work as hard as I can to produce good work.

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MS: I started my last semester at FAU last fall, and when I got the call from ANTM, I dropped my classes to shoot the show in L.A. I will be back at FAU this summer to finish my last 12 credits and get my theatre degree.

UP: What were you most nervous about?

MS: My biggest fear about ANTM was that people would get a distorted view of who I am as a person, but now I realize that the only people who can ever really know me … are the few people who really know me, and I’m comfortable with that.

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America’s Next Top Model because I have a fire inside of me and I am willing to work for my ambitions. I would never do anything if I wasn’t passionate about it because life is too fleeting to waste time doing something you hate. I love what I do, and I realize that modeling isn’t just about being the center of attention. I respect the process, and I know that it takes a lot of hard work from a lot of people to start with an idea and transform that into a photograph.

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How many girls did you compete against to get this spot?

MS: There was something like tens of thousands of girls who showed up for the ANTM auditions across the country, whether it was in person, online or through video submission. To be

one of the final 14 is such a huge honor.

I am so grateful for the opportunities that being in this competition has provided me with, and I don’t plan on squandering that.

UP: What has been the hardest part so far?

MS: The hardest part of the whole process was being so far away from my family and best friends. It sounds cliché, but they really are my support system.

I live a mile from my parents, and all four of my siblings live in Boca, so it was weird to go from seeing them all the time to not at all. I am used to calling my mom and dad all the time.

UP: Which judge were you most excited to meet?

MS: I loved getting to meet André Leon Talley. He is so full of energy and he makes great and honest observations.

He knows his stuff and it’s no wonder that he is such a success in the fashion industry.

America’s Next Top Model Season 16 airs Wednesdays at 8 p.m. on The CW.

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Bad Boca

MARK GIBSON STAFF REPORTER R aton is a rude city.

So rude, in fact, that according to a study done by Foursquare, a location-based survey company, Boca Raton is number 12 out of 100 rudest cities in the world.

The study was based on how many people use curse words at check-ins such as movie theaters, restaurants and shops.

But there are plenty of other reasons that justify why Boca is an extremely rude city. Even if you’ve only been to Boca occasionally, chances are you were frustrated at some point; whether it was the insane traffic, the crowded venues, or the overpriced food.

To justify Foursquare’s claims, here are the UP’s top ten reasons why Boca Raton is the one of the rudest cities in the world:

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Has anyone noticed there isn’t really a lot of free land in Boca? On the FAU campus, we are making room for the new football stadium. But in the process, we had to relocate a bunch of Burrowing Owls so we could build over their habitat.

The only problem is that we already had to move them once. Pretty soon there won’t be any more Owls around campus and we’ll have to change our name to the FAU Construction Zones.

According to Foursquare, this was the No. 1 reason why Boca is a rude city. If you’ve ever paid attention to the way people talk at the movies, in restaurants or with their windows open in traffic, you will notice the staggering amount of f-bombs and more that flutter so casually out of people’s mouths.

What’s even more shocking is that the college crowd isn’t the largest group of language offenders. Walk into a Boca retirement home and brace yourself for an ear assualt.

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Whether you are living, shopping or looking for a place to eat in Boca, you will notice the insane cost of everything. For some reason, Boca has become the Beverly Hills of West Palm Beach. Places like the Blue Martini are appealing to college students, but are really expensive. On one night out in Boca, you could easily blow over $200.

According to the 2006 population records by the U.S. Census Bureau, a total of 86,396 populate the greater Boca Raton area. But roughly 350,000 people are in the city everyday. Taking that into account, Boca is one of the most crowded cities in the Palm Beach and Broward area.

What this means for you: heavy traffic, packed restaurants and high tempers.

Let’s face it, we are rude people. We’re loud and flashy, we drive too fast and stay out at all hours of the night. From the rest of the city’s perspective, we are the rude ones. It’s a constant battle between the age gaps in Boca, and no one’s winning. It’s a situation where the phrase “This town ain’t big enough for the both of us” is oddly appropriate.

Boca has an odd population gap. If you aren’t a college student, you are most likely a rich, retired person who has come to Florida to live out the rest of your days.

If you work in the restaurant business, there is one general thing you will notice about Boca retirees: horrible tippers.

Yes, 10 percent is an accepted minimum tip, but you’re a rich old person … step it up a little and help out the work force.

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It appears to be a really nice, expensive area, and the Dubliner bar has the best burger in the city. But Mizner Park is fake.

The shops and restaurants are expensive, and the apartments require security card access, but the truth is that it is actually not as expensive as it appears to live in Mizner Park. You may think that’s a good thing, but the way the entire area carries itself comes off as being snooty about nothing.

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When walking around Boca looking to meet new girls, it’s best to stick to the 21-and-older venues. The mall is a definite no-no zone, because you will encounter rich young teen girls who dress inappropriately and act older than they really are. Not only are they a headache you don’t want, but it’s also illegal. So beware, testosterone-driven, flesh-hungry college males. Not everything you see is fair game.

Too many people

Everyone knows that FAU parking is absurd. And what’s with the parade of old folks toddling around campus all the time? Parking in all of Boca is generally a painstaking process, especially by the beach. If you aren’t lucky enough to snag a parallel spot on the street, you either have to pay for overpriced lots, or take your chances in one of the thousands of tow-away zones.

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Traffic sucks. But traffic on Glades road is atrocious. Whether you are trying to get to the beach, enter FAU or get to Federal Highway, a 10-minute trip turns into a grueling hour. What makes the traffic unbearable is the slow, rude people lacking common sense behind the wheel. If you are running late to class and are stuck on the Glades exit on I-95, get comfortable.

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The run-around

Wheelchair-bound students are further inconvenienced by broken handicapped buttons JOANNE MARSZAL CONTRIBUTOR

I approach an automatic door with a symbols on the campus map representing where they should report the broken buttons. broken handicapped button, I have handicapped doors are, so if one breaks down, a student I obtained all of the requests to fix to bang into the door with my can easily find another one. doors during the 2009-2010 school wheelchair’s metal footrest several My final recommendation was for FAU to have a year from Physical Plant, which times. Most people don’t even maintenance committee keep a close eye on the doors. maintains FAU’s facilities. The offer to open the door. They That way, the doors might not break down so frequently. doors break down most often just stare at me as I attempt to Despite sharing my ideas, the doors remain as much in the months of September enter. a problem now as they were a year ago — and they’re and January, when students This is a big problem going to remain a problem because nobody does anything come back to school. for students who are about it.

In my report I wheelchair-bound. When I gave my report to OSD only to be told to hand it came up with three a door does not work, we to the Americans with Disabilities (ADA) Committee. recommendations to help have to find another door When I brought my report to an ADA Committee, I was wheelchair-bound students that does work, which can told that there is a work order form to be filled out when facing the problem of be time-consuming. the doors are down. The only problem is that students broken buttons.

Most of the doors on campus cannot fill out a work order. Physical Plant Director John My first recommendation that I come across have buttons Singer told me it’s because then they would receive too was to have signs above all that work from the outside but not many requests. buttons with Physical Plant’s from the inside, or vice versa.

But if nothing is done things will always stay the same. contact number. That way, if a Johnny Maloney, a senior majoring in It reminds me of a quote by James Baldwin, who said, student experiences a problem with the counseling, experiences this problem in the Boca “Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing doors, they can report it on the spot. campus’s College of Education building. He has to use The second recommendation was to have handicapped can be changed until it is faced.” the main entrance to get into the building and the back entrance to get out.

Maloney has reported this problem 18 times to both the Office for Students with Disabilities (OSD) and Physical Plant since he started attending FAU. Nothing has been done.

If there is not another door nearby, the only way to enter or exit a building with a broken button is to force the door open. This could break the wheelchair in various ways.

“I ram into the doors and risk breaking the footplate of my wheelchair,” said Danielle Agrillo, a junior communication major.

I find it odd that in FAU the only automatic doors that never seem to break down on campus are the ones on the Boca campus’s library doors, which have smaller buttons compared other doors on campus. This makes me wonder whether the smaller push buttons are stronger, or whether Physical Plant mainly focuses on that one area of the school.

Last spring in my Writing for Management class, we had to write a report on something we wanted to change. My topic of course was poor maintenance of the automatic doors on campus.

I surveyed four people in the Office for Students with Disabilities. All of them confirmed that they have also had Joanne Marszal often faces difficulty with broken handicapped buttons like the one in problems with the doors and most of front of the Student Services building. them did not know where or to whom

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Skype’s the limit

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FAU brings video conferencing to Rwanda

Kelly Steele, a graduate student studying speech-language pathology, has a conversation with two Rwandan men over Skype as part of FAU’s speech therapy program.

TOM WHATLEY CONTRIBUTOR ess than 15 years ago, an estimated 800,000 people were killed in a mass genocide in Rwanda. It appeared as though there was little hope for this small, yet very populated country to recover.

Now, Rwanda is thriving with different programs to help its citizens succeed. Some of these programs are directly related to FAU. One such program, the Koinonia Foundation, was set up by Dr. Dale Williams, of the FAU Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, and his brother Andrew Williams. The foundation provides the nation of Rwanda with a variety of different things such as alternate forms of solar power, school literacy programs and, most recently, a speech and language program.

Utilizing FAU’s Communication Disorders Clinic, which provides many different diagnostic programs and treatments for communication disorders, Dr. Williams and several graduate students have successfully provided speech therapy to Rwandan business entrepreneurs — via Skype, a video conferencing application.

“Establishing the program [without Skype] was relatively easy as many people were interested,” said Dr. Williams via e-mail.

“However, without long-term follow-up, there was little chance that treatment gains will be maintained. For this reason, I had to set up real time video conferencing at locations in Rwanda and at the FAU Communication Disorders Clinic.”

Using the advances in today’s technology, Dr. Williams and many graduate students used Skype to communicate with people in Rwanda without actually being there.

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However, this program is not only speech therapy. It also establishes a way of American communication for the clients. Because these business people want to communicate specifically with Americans, there are differences they must overcome, such as speaking the British version of English.

“It’s a learning process as we continually discover differences in the [two] forms of English. Because these clients are dealing with Americans, the differences negatively impact communication,” said Dr. Williams. “Our Skype sessions focus on enhancing communication rather than correcting an impediment.”

Michela Mir, a graduate student working with Dr. Williams, said, “For each client I planned a home exercise program for he or she to follow, which supplemented the face time therapy.”

These exercises were a crucial part of helping the clients progress, but also helped with their own communication.

“Each session the clients asked numerous questions regarding the meaning of certain American phrases, such as “forget about it,” “never mind”, “no big deal.” Then a week later, the clients appropriately used one of the phrases with me,” said Mir. “Their ability to incorporate what they learned immediately into their everyday lives was very impressive.”

Dr. Williams is hopeful that this new form of technology will allow greater ways of communication for people across the globe, and the graduate students who are helping with this program are looking forward to different ways of helping people with their linguistic skills.

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Carnival of Majors

When: Tuesday, March 22nd Where: Grand Palm Room, Student Union, Boca campus What time: 6 to 9 p.m.

Cost: Free Details: Multicultural Programming will host a game night.

More info: Carlton Oneal, coneal5@fau.edu

When: Wednesday, March 23 Where: Majestic Palm Room, Student Union, Boca campus What time: 12 to 2 p.m.

Cost: Free Details: There will be a presentation of majors offered at FAU. More info: Brian Montalvo, bmontal1@fau.edu

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Haiti: Rebels of Defeat

When: Tuesday, March 22 Where: Live Oak Room, Student Union, Boca campus What time: 7:30 to 10 p.m.

Cost: Free Details: Phi Delta Theta hosts a game of hide and seek with a fun twist.

More info: Austin Gore, Agore8@fau.edu

When: Wednesday, March 23 Where: Live Oak Room, Student Union, Boca campus What time: 4 to 8 p.m.

Cost: Free Details: Konbit Kreyol will give a presentation.

More info: Michelle Pierre, mpierr64@fau.edu

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When: Tuesday, March 22 Where: Room 101, Performing Arts Building, Boca campus What time: 7:30 p.m.

Cost: Free Details: The Performing Arts center will show a film.

More info: Polly Burks, pburks@fau.edu

When: Wednesday, March 23 Where: Harbor Branch Oceanograhic Institute What time: 4 to 5:30 p.m.

Cost: Free Details: Shirley Pomponi will lead a discussion on exploring underwater technologies.

More info: info@hboi.fau.edu

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Comedy Show When: Tuesday, March 22 Where: Carole and Barry Kaye Auditorium What time: 9 to 11 p.m.

Cost:Florida Free Atlantic University Details: Three guest comedians will perform.

More info: Carey Jones, cjones3@fau.edu

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LEARN HOW TO HAVE YOUR PRAYERS HEARD LEARN HOW TO PRAY... EVEN IF YOU NEVER HAVE BEFORE!

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