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That woman is 72-year-old Joan Joyce, FAU’s longest tenured coach –– 18 years –– and undisputed architect of the school’s softball program.

By Zack Kelberman Contributor Yet the same Joan Joyce who’s pitched 150 no-hitters, 50 perfect games, and received nine Hall of Fame inductions can now be seen grilling hamburgers and hot dogs.

“We run it,” Joyce says of the concession stand, which she runs with a four-person crew. “This is the way the team makes money that we use to

enhance the field. All volunteer help. A lot of the stuff that’s been done at this field — pavers, walkways — has been [as a result of] us.”

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Continued from page 6 Joyce has been the FAU softball coach since 1995. She’s led the program to 10 conference championships.

friend Carol Plantier, sister-in-law Ginny Joyce, and younger brother Joe Joyce.

“She puts so much energy into everything: the concession, the field, the team,” Plantier, who went to high school with Joyce, said. “It’s just fantastic.”

Ginny Joyce has known Joan Joyce for nearly half a century, sharing an obviously deep connection and vivid collection of memories. In that time, she’s followed Joan around the country, shuffling from sport to sport, locale to locale, working concessions and volunteering however she can.

But Joan Joyce is not a boss in the traditional sense.

“She has people come and work with her, but you never work under her,” Ginny Joyce emphasized as she handed a soda to a fan. “She’ll be down here on a 90 degree day, scrubbing the walls with a brush to make it look better.”

The labor isn’t just limited to food and beverages, either. Joyce has literally had her hands in every aspect of the program.

“You should’ve seen her two days before this season hit,” Joe Joyce said. “She had a bottle of spray and was removing every little mark she could find in the dugout. All the red on top of the fencing, she put that there. This is just her baby.”

Growing up in Waterbury, Conn., a sportscentric, blue collar town, Joyce knew she’d be a lifelong athlete.

Her father, Joe, played both softball and basketball, and doubled as the “baby sitter” while her mother, Jean, worked nights. It was at this time that Joyce was first introduced to her eventual destiny.

“He took me and my brother everywhere,” Joyce said as she fired up a Newport cigarette, rain pelting the pavement of the stadium’s parking lot. “We were at basketball gyms and softball diamonds almost every night. We learned how to play and it became second-nature.”

When she was 13, Joyce qualified for the Raybestos Brakettes, a legendary fast-pitch team that has boasted state, national, and even international championships.

Though supportive, her mother initially was apprehensive about the accomplishment.

“I’d come home all excited and she’d say to me, ‘You can’t play, you’re too young to be traveling around the country for softball,’” Joyce said, flashing a grin. “I asked her why she even let me try out for the teams, and she said, ‘I didn’t think you would make it.’ I proved her wrong.”

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In her first national tournament with the Brakettes in 1958, Joyce pitched a no-hitter, one of many to come. Three years later, she’d face Ted Williams, the Boston Red Sox’s Hall of Fame left fielder, in a game for charity.

In a moment she’ll never forget, Joyce got the best of the “Splendid Splinter,” striking him out in consecutive pitches. While that feat would go atop some people’s headstones, Joyce actually felt bad for the man with 521 career home runs.

“I should’ve let him hit at least one,” Joyce said. “I didn’t let him hit anything. He finally threw the bat down and gave up.”

Frustrated but impressed, Williams eventually formed a strong friendship with Joyce. He’d ask her to participate in his annual exhibition camps, which he held in Massachusetts.

Williams did, however, remain confused on how Joyce got the better of him.

“We were going to have lunch one day and he asked me, ‘So how did you throw that curveball?’” Joyce said. “I told him. He said, ‘You know, girls aren’t supposed to know that.’ I said, ‘Well, this girl does.’”

Joyce knew more than just how to throw a devastating pitch. She’d go on to star in several other arenas, such as the Lady’s Professional Golf Association (LPGA) tour, U.S. women’s basketball team, and Connecticut Clippers volleyball squad.

While Joyce did it all on the field, her

contributions carried over off the field, too.

Although she admits to never questioning her career choice, a story from her childhood nearly prompted another profession.

“Growing up, I wanted to be a carpenter,” Joyce said, almost unbelievably. “One summer, they started to build a house right up the street and I was watching them. I ended up helping build that house. I did everything.

I put roofs on, I put tiles in the bathrooms, everything. My parents ended up buying it, and we lived in the house that I literally built.”

Aside from her nearly two decades as the Owls softball coach, Joyce currently doubles as the women’s golf coach, a job she’s held for the last 13 years.

Under her tutelage, three individuals earned Golfer of the Year honors, and many more have gone on to participate in state and national tournaments.

Joyce, who spent 19 years on the LPGA tour, will be the first one to tell you how drastically both programs vary.

“Golf is a lot harder,” Joyce said. “In order to shoot good numbers in golf, you have to put in a lot of work and be dedicated.

There’s only so many good players in the country, especially in the LPGA. So many of today’s players are being recruited out of the country, and that takes money — money we don’t currently have.”

While her claim to fame came via softball and golf, Joyce’s sport of choice is basketball.

She was a four-time Women’s Basketball Association All-American, played on the U.S. National Team in 1965, and even officiated three college national championship games.

“Basketball is by far [my favorite sport],” Joyce said. “I don’t know why I didn’t end up a basketball coach [laughs].”

But Joyce isn’t at all choosy. She will dominate in literally anything as long as there’s a competitor willing to take her on.

“This one time, we were at a softball tournament in Tampa, and there was a pingpong table in the foyer of the hotel,” Joyce said. “‘Coach, c’mon and play pingpong!’ they said. ‘No, you don’t want me to play pingpong.’ This went back and forth. Eventually, I played and beat ‘em all.

Even my assistant coaches would challenge me in pingpong. I warned them, but finally beat them in three straight games out of four.

They never challenged me again.”

The last year has proven to be a steep fall from grace for Joyce. After winning 10 conference championships since 1995, her softball team finished with a losing record (15-39). It was an unfamiliar yet very tough experience for her to navigate through.

“It was very, very hard,” Joyce said with a tinge of anger. “In fact, it was the first losing season in my life at any level.”

Given her situation, most other coaches would have contemplated retirement or a step down in position.

Joyce pitching for the Raybestos Brakettes, a fast-pitch team she joined in 1956.

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Sports Not Joyce, though. Her competitive fire won’t let any such thought cross her mind.

“My favorite thing in life is to compete,” Joyce said. “That’s me. Flip coins and we’ll compete. That’s just who I am now, and who I’ve always been. If my mother came up to bat, I’d probably have to strike her out, too.”

Nowadays, Joyce aspires to provide for the others around her. She’s never been married because she’s never had the time to settle down, so she devotes her “marriage” to sports. She’s never had kids, so her athletes — past and present — have filled the void.

“I would say she’s more like a mother

figure to me than anything,” assistant softball coach (and former player of Joyce’s) Chan Walker said fondly. “I lost my mom at an early age, so she’s actually been that person that’s taken over and been that mother figure.”

Underneath her fiery and competitive nature lies a laid-back personality and good sense of humor to go along with it.

She encourages her players to have fun — not just compete — and they’ve taken it to heart, mostly at her expense. Joyce’s cigarette smoking has become the butt of many practical jokes.

“One time, when they had that ‘smoke free, breathe easy’ sign on campus, I took it and hung it up in her office,” FAU senior pitcher Taylor Fawbush said, failing to hold in laughter. “She threatened to call the cops on me.”

Through it all, Joyce acknowledges that one day she will have to hang up her cleats, but that doesn’t mean she’d venture far from the house that she built.

“If I retire, I’m still going to be here,” Joyce said. “If I stepped down, I’d even be a part of the coaching staff still. I’m not going anywhere else.”

Renaissance Woman Joan Joyce was a multifaceted athlete, capable of succeeding on any surface: soft clay, hardwood, or green grass.

Here’s a rundown of some of her notable achievements, sorted by sport:

Softball

• 753-42 career win-loss record • Lifetime earned run average of 0.09 • 18 All-Star Selections (most in Brakettes history) • Eight-time National Tournament MVP • Record 42-win season in 1974 • 150 no-hitters and 50 perfect games

Basketball

• Four-time Women’s Basketball Association All-American • Three-time Amateur Athletic Union AllAmerican winner • Scored single-game record 67 points in national tournament game in 1964

Golf

• 19 year run on LPGA Tour • Two top 10 finishes in 1981 and 1984 tournaments • Cataloged in Guinness Book of World Records for lowest number of putts (17) in a single round

Hall of Fame InductionS

• National Softball Hall of Fame (1983) • International Softball Federation Hall of Fame (1999) • Palm Beach County Sports Hall of Fame • Connecticut Women’s Hall of Fame • Connecticut Women’s Basketball Hall of Fame • Hank O’Donnell Hall of Fame • Fairfield County Sports Hall of Fame • Greater Waterbury Hall of Fame • International Sports Hall of Fame

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andi Cooper, mother of murdered escort Sheri Carter, filed a lawsuit against FAU on Jan. 30 for “negligent security” in hiring FAU’s ex-cop Jimmy Ho — her daughter’s alleged killer.

Cooper filed the lawsuit with the Palm Beach County Circuit Court and “demands trial by jury for all issues so triable,” Cooper’s attorney Michael A. Bernstein wrote in the lawsuit. Cooper is suing FAU for “hiring, retaining, training, and/or supervising Ho” during his employment, as stated in the lawsuit.

FAU Media Relations Director Lisa Metcalf refused to comment on behalf of the university.

Ho allegedly shot Cooper’s daughter, Sheri Carter, an escort he communicated with via Internet, at her home in Boynton Beach on Jan. 31, 2011, the UP previously reported.

Ho told the police that he arrived at Carter’s home on Casa Loma Boulevard to pay for sex but that Carter wanted the money without the sex, the Palm Beach Post said.

The lawsuit states that Ho was accused of misusing resources available to him as a police officer in order to find her residence. Bernstein believes that Carter must have trusted Ho’s status as a police officer in order to let him into her home. The Post found that Carter held an independent escort service from her home through her advertisement as “Stephanie” on backpage.com.

When police found 29-year-old Carter in her apartment at 7:15 p.m., Ho was gone and Carter was injured with two gunshot wounds — one to the abdomen and one to the head, according to the Post.

“FAU provided Ho with equipment for use in his work that was capable of inflicting great harm upon others, including firearms and handcuffs, as well as training in the use of such implements,” Bernstein wrote in the lawsuit.

Carter was rushed to Delray Medical Center, underwent surgery that night, and died four days later, the UP previously reported.

The Sun Sentinel said Ho was arrested on Feb. 1, 2011, after submitting his resignation letter to FAU which read, “I resign from my employment at Florida Atlantic University Police Department effective immediately for personal reasons.”

FAU Chief of Police Charles Lowe couldn’t comment on the situation, according to FAU PD Assistant Director Carlene Watson.

According to the Post, Ho held a tainted record as a police officer. Prior to joining FAU’s police department in 2006, records show that Ho was fired from the Broward Sheriff ’s Office in 2004 for inflicting violence on his ex-wife. The Post also found other incidents in Ho’s personnel record, including “unsolicited text messages” to female co-workers at FAU and suspicions of “spying on” a woman who worked in a residence hall at FAU. “FAU was negligent in allowing officer Ho to remain a member of its police force after learning of such actions, even if FAU was not negligent in hiring Ho initially,” as stated in the lawsuit.

The day after Ho, charged with first-degree murder and false imprisonment, was “ordered held without bond” on Feb. 2, 2011, he attempted suicide by hanging himself in the Palm Beach County jail, according to the UP. Cooper’s civil lawsuit is still pending and stated, “FAU hired officer Ho without a fitness for duty examination, a polygraph examination, or psychological evaluation.”

As of Jan. 31, the Post reported, “Ho, 48, is awaiting trial.”

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Former FAU Stadium will now be called GEO Group Stadium as of Tuesday, Feb. 19.

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ithin minutes of the Board of Trustees’ vote, the image of a rotating FAU Logo disappeared from the TV screen in the stadium recruitment room. Replacing it was a white screen with the words “Welcome to GEO Group Stadium.”

A subtle change, but one that couldn’t be more impactful than if iron bars had dropped down over the windows.

On Tuesday, Feb. 19, FAU’s Board of Trustees (BOT), 13 appointed officials that make major university decisions, voted to change the name of FAU’s football stadium to GEO Group Stadium after a $6 million donation from GEO Group, Inc., a Boca-based corporation that operates private prisons worldwide.

“It’s really a great day in the development of our athletics department and our university,” former football head coach and university ambassador Howard Schnellenberger said at the meeting. “This day should be marked as a renaissance day.”

GEO Group is a “correctional and detention facilities” operator with 101 facilities, approximately 73,000 beds, and 18,000 employees located in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia, and South Africa, according to its website.

FAU alumnus and CEO George Zoley made the $6 million donation to the FAU Foundation. The charity’s director, Jennifer O’Flannery Anderson, introduced the motion to rename the stadium.

The $6 million donation will go towards relieving the $70 million debt FAU acquired after the stadium was built, according to Katrina McCormack, assistant athletic director of media relations.

According to former Athletic Director Craig Angelos in January 2012, FAU needs $2.5 million a year in order to pay off the remaining $44.5 million loan taken out to finance the stadium in 2010.

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“We are so grateful for this gift because it represents everything good about philanthropy,” Anderson said.

Zoley sees this philanthropy as giving back to the community. “We see this university continuing to grow and just has a very exciting future,” he said, “which we now can be part of.”

Zoley isn’t the only FAU alumnus at the company.

Half of GEO Group’s six Board of Directors are FAU alumni or have held positions on various boards at FAU, including the BOT. Besides the board, two FAU alumni, Pablo Paez and Abraham Cohen, serve in the corporation's corporate relations team and previously served as Student Government Presidents and former BOT members — Paez in 2002 and Cohen in 2008. That’s four former BOT members, for those of you keeping score.

Christopher C. Wheeler, another man who currently sits on the Board of Directors of the GEO Group, is also a current member of the FAU Foundation Board of Directors — the same foundation that the $6 million donation from the GEO Group was made out to.

“Oh, it’s a huge relief. It’s a big deal,” said FAU Athletics Director Pat Chun, about settling the naming rights.

“This is a big day for our athletic program. It allows us to move forward and it’s another sign of growth. The good programs always continue to grow.”

FAU President Mary Jane Saunders agrees.

“We are incredibly grateful for this wonderful gift,” said Saunders in an email. “It is so exciting to now have a name for our beautiful stadium, and I couldn’t think of a better way to do that than by way of philanthropy.

This gift is a true representation of the GEO Group’s incredible generosity to FAU and the community it serves.”

In the past seven years, GEO Group has gained some media attention, as well as served as the defendant of several lawsuits. In 2007 a prisoner riot occurred at the New Castle Correctional facility in Indiana, a facility that had been acquired by GEO Group the previous year, according to USA Today.

In 2010, a GEO Group-managed youth corrections facility (Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility) was under investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice.

Several staff members at the facility, according to the lawsuits filed, have been charged with sexual misconduct involving the youth inmates and illegal drug smuggling, specifically the sale of illegal drugs to the youths incarcerated in the facility.

GEO Group did not take over the facility until 2010.

However, according to the Department of Justice findings, two days before the hearing in the summer of 2012, no actions had been taken in regards to the facility or its staff, which, on top of the charges, was also undermanned. One of the charges involved a single inmate being assaulted and beaten by a large group of inmates, with only a single facility staff worker on hand, according to the lawsuit. The settlement required all youth inmates to be transferred from the GEO-operated

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Some students disagree with FAU’s decision to name a stadium after a company that runs prisons and illegal immigrant facilities. “Honestly, I feel like it’s wrong,” said freshman neuroscience and behavior major Jonathan Saint-Louis. “To me it kind of sounds like accepting dirty money. I find it very hard to believe that an organization such as GEO Group would just gift a school whatever-million dollars for the stadium.”

Despite this, FAU President Mary Jane Saunders supports the rename and doesn’t mind GEO Group’s legal baggage.

“They’re a wonderful company and we’re very, very proud to be partnered with them,” said Saunders.

[Regina Kaza, Zack Kelberman, Rolando Rosa, Michael Chandeck, and Lulu Ramadan contributed to the reporting of this story.]

Curious connections On Feb. 19, George Zoley (left) and the GEO group partnered with President Saunders (far right) and FAU in the naming of the football stadium.

Photo by Max Jackson Several higher-ups in the GEO Group, Inc. are FAU alums or connected to FAU in some way. A few graduated several years ago, while others have held positions on boards and panels at FAU. George Zoley, Chairman of the GEO Group Board of Directors: Zoley is the chairman, CEO, and founder of the GEO Group. He received his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in public administration from FAU. Zoley served as a member of the FAU’s Board of Trustees (BOT) — the same board that approved the renaming of the stadium — when it was first created in 2001, and was chairman of the BOT in 2003. Zoley also served as chair of the FAU Presidential Search Committee as a member of the FAU Foundation Board of Directors.

Abe Cohen, GEO Group Corporate Relations Manager: Cohen handles marketing and media relations at the GEO Group. The FAU alum served as Student Government president in 2008-09 and held a seat on the BOT during this period.

Pablo Paez, Executive Director of the GEO Group: Paez has overseen media and public relations for the GEO Group since 2003. The FAU alum was former SG president and held a seat on the BOT from 2002 to 2003.Paez recieved a degree in finance in 2003 and an MBA in legal compliance from FAU in 2008.

He has also served on the Board of Directors of the FAU Alumni Association.

Clarence E. Anthony, member on the GEO Group Board of Directors: Anthony has been on the GEO Board of Directors since 2010. He received a bachelor’s in social science and a master’s in public administration from FAU. Christopher Wheeler, member on the GEO Group Board of Directors: Wheeler has been with the board of the GEO Group since 2010. Wheeler served on the board of the FAU Foundation in 1998 for ten years, left, and rejoined the board in 2010.

Jorge A. Dominicis, Senior Vice President of GEO Community Services: Dominicis has been with the GEO Group since 2004 and is responsible for administration alongside Zoley. He remained with the BOT until 2004.

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Wikileak Sometime between Feb. 19 and Feb. 20, GEO Group’s Wikipedia page got a major edit. A section of the article entitled “Controversy,” which detailed some of the lawsuits against GEO Group and media coverage of them, was deleted.

The “View History” tab of the article revealed that the editing was made by a Wikipedia user by the name of “Abraham Cohen.” Abraham Cohen also happens to be the name of a former Student Government president who graduated in 2009 and now works as the GEO Group Corporate Relations Manager.

The UP emailed Cohen about the change to the article at 2:12 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 20. At 2:18 p.m. GEO Group’s Wikipedia article was re-edited by the same user identified as “Abraham Cohen,” and the “Controversy” section was back, along with citations that had also been previously removed.

At 2:41 p.m. Cohen wrote: “As a matter of policy our company as most companies in the world routinely updates our Wikipedia page to reflect accurate and factual information. It is never our intention to delete information that has been posted by other users but rather to provide supplemental information that is factual and accurate...Our social media team uses a common log-in which is registered to my name. Upon receiving your email I checked with our social media staff and realized that some of the information on the page was accidentally and temporally removed, while they were in the process of conducting our routine updates. That information was immediately added back with all the other updates the team was working on as soon as it was brought up to my attention.”

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Florida stadiums in comparison Of the six college football stadiums across Florida, the stadium named after a corporation that runs private prisons had the lowest donation. The GEO Group donated $6 million to purchase naming rights, while other schools like UCF and UF had donations in the double digits. While four of the six stadiums have been named after former students or staff members, and UCF’s Bright House Networks Stadium has been named after a cable company, ours is the first to be named after a correctional facility company.

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GEO Group Stadium

2013

$6 million

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Doak Campbell Stadium

1950

N/A: named after former FSU president

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Ben Hill Griffin Stadium

1989

$20 million (36 accounting for inflation)

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Alfonso Field at FIU Stadium

2011

N/A

UCF

Bright House Networks Stadium 2007

$15 million (17 accounting for inflation)

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Bragg Memorial Stadium

N/A: named in honor of former coach Jubie Bragg

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Five strange college football stadium names Although it may be hard to beat FAU’s stadium being named after a prison, other colleges have odd origins and backstories for their football stadium names. Check out the list below.

1. Heinz Field, University of Pittsburgh

The stadium, used by the University of Pittsburgh’s Panthers and the Pittsburgh Steelers, is named after the Heinz ketchup company, H. J. Heinz Company. The stadium’s name originally was Three Rivers Stadium until Heinz purchased naming rights in 2001. This $50 million donation went to the Steelers.

2. Strawberry Stadium, Southeastern Louisiana University

The name says it all. Farmers in Louisiana grow strawberries, the official state fruit. Louisiana Strawberries lists 15 farms and growers for the state’s strawberries. One of the farms listed, Ciampa Farms, is located in Hammond, La., where Southeastern Louisiana University is located. The school must have thought it’d be cute to play football in a stadium named after their local strawberries.

3. Gillette Stadium, University of Massachusetts Amherst

If you ever plan on attending a game at the stadium for the University of Massachusetts’ Minutemen football team or the New England Patriots, be sure to shave beforehand.

Originally the CGMI Field, Gillette purchased naming rights in 2002. There are no stats available for how much Gillette has spent, but CGMI Investments paid $120 million over 15 years when they had naming rights.

4. Autzen Stadium, University of Oregon

The Autzen Foundation, led by Thomas J. Autzen, donated $250,000, for the naming rights of the stadium. Autzen is an alumnus of the University of Oregon’s rival school, Oregon State University. The stadium was named after his son, who attended University of Oregon, according to the Oregon Encyclopedia.

5. Kidd Brewer Stadium, Appalachian State University

Appalachian State University changed the name of its stadium, originally Conrad Stadium, in honor of its former head coach Kidd Brewer. FAU isn’t the only school in the country with a stadium name affiliated with prison. Brewer ended up going to prison for bribery in 1962.

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Break on

Your guide on local spots to hit this Spring Break, even if you’re not rolling in green

By Emily Bloch Features Editor

That Spring Break trip to Cancun looking a little out of reach? You can still have the ultimate vacation right near campus without throwing out wads of dolla’ dolla’ bills.

Here’s a look at local fairs, concerts, festivals, and other activities you can do over Spring Break, from March 2-10, without burning a hole in your pocket or tapping into emergency savings.

Sea Turtle Day Festival

Saturday 3/2 - 10 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Gumbo Limbo Nature Center - $5 1801 N. Ocean Boulevard, Boca Raton Gumbo Limbo Nature Center is offering a day of marine animal presentations, face painting, tank feedings, guided tours, sea turtle rehabilitation, crafts, and food. FAU’s Department of Biological Sciences has a research facility at the center, complete with discussion hours from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.

The theme this year is “Say No to Sky Glow,” to provide awareness about how light pollution is harmful to sea turtles.

Palm Beach County already bans lights from facing the beach during sea turtle hatching season (May through October) because sea turtle eggs need a quiet, dark setting to fully develop before they hatch. This year’s festival will show you how you can help.

Lake Worth Annual Juried Arts Festival

Saturday 3/2 through Sunday 3/3 - 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m Cultural Plaza - Free Lake Avenue and M Street, Lake Worth Paintings, glass work, and jewelry, oh my! Whether you’re trying to spruce up the dorm room or rock a one-of-a-kind necklace, this art festival gives you the opportunity to see different artists’ booths and maybe even come home with a new treasure, since the art is for sale. The Arts Festival features paintings, photography, clay, glass, wood, and other mixed media as well as jewelry, pottery, and more.

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Food Trucks Monday at the Arts Park

Monday 3/4 - 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Young Circle - Free Hollywood Boulevard, Hollywood From gourmet cupcakes to extreme grilled cheeses, bring a date or just bring your own inner foodie. Every Monday from 5:30 to 9:00 p.m. at the Arts Park in Hollywood, guests are invited to bring lawn chairs, picnic blankets, and their appetites to this weekly celebration of food. With 20-25 different Miami food trucks, there’s sure to be something to satisfy every appetite — without having to worry about tipping a waiter.

On My Honor album release pop punk show

Wednesday 3/6 - 6 p.m.

The Talent Farm - $12 20911 Johnson Street, Pembroke Pines Kicking off their national tour, On My Honor, a pop punk band from Knoxville, Tenn., is releasing their new album I Never Deserve The Things I Need with a local show. This show is a steal because even though the entry price is listed at $12, anyone that pre-orders On My Honor’s new album for $5 and brings proof of purchase gets free entry. For the collectors, the album is also available on colored vinyl or cassette. Named as one of the “100 Bands You Need to Know” by Alternative Press Magazine, take the opportunity to see them before they blow up. You can pre-order On My Honor’s new album at www.onmyhonor. bandcamp.com.

Saturday 3/2 - Opens 10 a.m.

Quiet Waters Park - $20 ticket, $1.50 parking 401 S. Powerline Road, Deerfield Beach Huzzah! From 10 a.m. until sunset, visitors are invited to take a blast into the past at the annual Florida Renaissance Festival. Whether you’re in it for the jousting knights, the handmade crafts, the turkey legs, or babes in corsets, you’re invited to come and be merry — costume optional. Don’t fret if you miss this date, though, because you’ll have three more chances — ­ March 3, 9, and 10.

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Thursday 3/7 - Times vary Mizner Park Amphitheatre - Tickets starting at $15 590 Plaza Real, Boca Raton From March 7 to 16, the city of Boca Raton is hosting 10 days of the arts. From music to authors to acrobats, the Festival of the Arts is bringing “10 days of culture, world-class talent, and ‘awe’ to South Florida,” said Charlie Siemon, co-founder of the event. For a complete list of acts and times, visit http://www. festivaloftheartsboca.org/.

Coheed and Cambria

Friday 3/8 - 7 p.m.

The Fillmore Miami - $28 1700 Washington Avenue, Miami Beach Relive those moments playing Coheed and Cambria’s “Welcome Home” on Guitar Hero while headbanging in the living room with this show — we know that was you. The four-piece metal band makes their way to Miami for an all-ages show. This tour is in honor of their new album, The Afterman: Descension, which was released on Feb. 5. Miami’s Fillmore will be a great place to say you saw Coheed wbecause it’s small and will most likely sell out. It’s also got a view for all tastes. As a first-come, first-serve show, guests can either stand at the pit in front of the stage and combat flying feet or sit in a comfy seat of choice.

Candy Hearts

Friday 3/8 - 6 p.m.

The Talent Farm - $12 20911 Johnson Street, Pembroke Pines The last time the female-fronted indie punk band Candy Hearts was in South Florida, they opened for New Found Glory at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale. This time, they’re playing at warehouse-turned-show venue 12 miles away from the Boca campus, The Talent Farm. The New Jersey-based four-piece will play their smile-ensuing songs that make every guy wish their girlfriend played guitar on Friday night.

Old Flings, Centuries, Awkward Kisser, and You’ll Live in concert

Monday 3/4 - 6 p.m.

The Talent Farm - $10 20911 Johnson Street, Pembroke Pines Featuring four Florida-based bands as well as three others, Brief Lives and Springtime from Virginia, and Old Flings from North Carolina, this punk rock/post hardcore show is sure to bust out your inner riot kid. Besides, how often is it that you get to see seven bands for approximately $1.42 each? And it’s only 12 miles from FAU’s Boca campus.

DJ Paul Oakenfold

Photo illustration by Ryan Murphy

Saturday 3/9 - 11 p.m.

The Gryphon - $30 5711 Seminole Way, Fort Lauderdale Dance all night to this DJ and hear hits like “Sparkle” (that you only know from that Diet Coke commercial) live as legendary DJ Paul Oakenfold takes the stage at Fort Lauderdale club The Gryphon. Dubbed “the heaviest name in the party industry” by the New York Daily News, The Gryphon brags about their club atmosphere. A 17-mile drive from the main campus, The Gryphon, who’s known for their constant feed of techno music, will welcome you with a lighting system created by the same guy who did Lenny Kravitz’s and plush red couches to sit on and enjoy Oakenfold’s soundtrack.

An Evening with The Onion

Sunday 3/10 - 7:30 p.m.

Parker Playhouse - $29.95 707 N.E. 8th Street, Fort Lauderdale If you’ve ever been in need of a dose of satire, The Onion, an entertainment newspaper providing satirical articles on everything from news to pop culture, has probably helped you out. Now’s your chance to see the faces behind the dark humored magic, right in your own local theater. For the first time in its 25-year history, “America’s Finest News Source” will bring its parody-news broadcasts to South Florida for a live performance. If that’s not enough, this is a Florida exclusive performance.

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Fun in the sun

Whether you’re a beach bum who wants to lounge in the sand, a partier who’s scoping out night clubs, or a certified people-watcher who just wants to take in the scenery, here’s a look at five beaches (in no specific order) surrounding nearby FAU campuses that are worth checking out.

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By Emily Bloch Features Editor Photo by Ryan Murphy

Fort Lauderdale Beach

Because you can party like you’re family Fort Lauderdale, 35 minutes from Boca campus If South Beach seems a little too intense for you and your Spring Break group, opting for the PG-13 version is a possibility. Just right for people-watching, shopping, and wholesome dining, the Fort Lauderdale Beach is a great, modest spot where you can still have fun. From shopping on Las Olas Boulevard to taking a quiet gondola ride, there are plenty of clean clubs, house music, and glowstick-free activities to take part in. In fact, it’s so clean, Fort Lauderdale Beach holds a Blue Wave certificate from the Clean Beaches Council. This trip will be one you don’t even have to lie to your parents about.

Smathers Beach

Because you can party until dawn Key West, four hours from Boca campus Smathers Beach is full of Florida charm — and booze. A short walk away from Duval Street, known for its shops and bars, lies Smathers. This man-made half-mile beach has shallow water that seems to go on forever without a sudden plunge. That said, it’s hard to believe the beach’s highlight would be snorkeling, yet it’s said to be the best in the country. At Smathers Beach, every night is worth celebrating — literally. The Sunset Celebration is a nightly arts festival at Mallory Square Dock full of arts and crafts, street performers, food carts, psychics, and thousands of tourists visiting to watch the sun sink into the Gulf of Mexico.

Haulover Beach

Because you can party naked Miami, 40 minutes from Boca campus If you’re aiming for that perfectly even tan, Haulover Beach, the only legal nude beach in Florida, is the place for you. Because it’s the only official nude beach in the state, visitors are invited to come feeling safe and not having to worry about persecution.

Though only a half-mile long, Haulover proudly welcomes all naturists on its sandy white beach regardless of looks, age, or preference. The beach also provides a gay nude section, rents out boats, and has volleyball courts.

St. Lucie Inlet State Preserve

Because you can not party for a change Stuart, one hour and 40 minutes from Boca campus Holding 928 acres of Jupiter Island and a half-mile of coral reef, St. Lucie Inlet is all about being a quiet beach getaway. The inlet is right next door to the Hobe Sound National Wildlife Refuge, where you can take a boat ride over and visit 43 species of mammals, 30 species of frogs and amphibians, and at least 13 kinds of snakes. This beach is also considered “home sweet home” to some celebrities — Burt Reynolds, Celine Dion, and several professional athletes all have mansions close by.

Focusing on privacy, the beach is isolated and quiet, lying south of the boardwalk, encouraging nice long walks on the beach, piña coladas, and getting caught in the rain.

South Beach

Because you can party constantly Miami, 50 minutes from Boca campus The ultimate “anything goes” destination in Florida, South Beach provides nightclubs, bars, and restaurants everywhere you look, and at any hour. Isn’t it nice when your problem isn’t “Where do I find a club?” but rather, “How do I choose which club to go to?” Smack dab in the center of Miami Beach’s Art Deco district, visitors can immerse themselves in Miami culture and always find something going on. This is all for nothing, of course, if you don’t listen to Will Smith’s “Miami” on your way there.

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Locked Up

FAU celebrates naming rights to football stadium while ignoring the jailed elephant in the room

By Rolando Rosa Sports Editor Photos by Ryan Murphy ince opening in fall 2011, FAU football stadium has remained nameless.

Not anymore.

Last Tuesday, FAU held a press conference to announce it reached a $6 million, 12-year naming rights deal with local business GEO Group (founded by CEO and FAU alumnus George Zoley) — a private corrections facility based in Boca.

Yes, you read that correctly.

A prison company will have their name plastered across the stadium.

FAU Athletic Director Pat Chun seems to carry no guilt towards the controversial partnership. It’s almost as if the burden is off his back, regardless of the ensuing jail jokes that haven’t stopped and won’t anytime soon.

“You need someone like the GEO Group, who has a profound understanding of the impacts of giving and giving to a university like FAU,” Chun said.

Money is money, but this can’t be the best offer FAU could have gotten. I know two years is a long time, but patience could have resulted in a deal that didn’t involve, you know, prison. It could have produced more money, too.

Just head north a couple of hours from campus and you’ll find a suitable example.

UCF received $15 million over 15 years in 2006 for its deal with Bright House Networks, according to Central Florida News.

Meanwhile, do a little research on the GEO group and a litany of shady practices arise. The company has come under fire in recent years for improper treatment of inmates. According to the Palm Beach Post, last June the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration proposed fines totaling $104,100 for violations at a GEO Group prison in Meridian, Miss. In 2007, USA Today reported that inmates staged a two-hour riot at a GEO Indiana prison.

So while the university applauds, here’s where things get interesting, and shady. FAU’s deal with GEO tests the boundaries of ethics.

It’s not comparable to, say, a strip club offering millions for naming rights — Spearmint Rhino Stadium, anyone? — but it’s still a moral headache nonetheless.

Seriously, though, good for Chun for gaining $6 million over 12 years, but is this really the best partnership he could form? Or just the first who offered?

I don’t even care about the run-around I was being told after the press conference.

Not one esteemed FAU employee admitted any concern over naming their stadium after a prison company.

“Absolutely not,” FAU President Mary Jane Saunders said. “They’re a wonderful company and we’re very, very proud to be partnered with them.”

Right.

“At the end of the day, they’re going to be responsible citizens, responsible in the local community,” Chun said. “There’s no trepidation about taking this gift at all.”

Okay.

“I don’t think so. They’re huge supporters of FAU,” FAU Student Body President Robert Huffman said. “It’s really cool to see a local company support FAU as much as they do, and see past Student Government presidents as a part of the company. They're huge advocates of FAU. It’s really cool.”

Cool, indeed. The right move, though? The best move?

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Jasmine Spence, freshman, exercise science and health promotion: “I think it’s great, I think that everyone should have a sense of what everything is and everything needs to be identified. We often just say the stadium, but I think it’s great that people were able to give us money in order to name it.”

Rashean Graham, senior, biology: “I don’t think that an educational facility like FAU should engage in the prisonindustrial complex. It’s counter to the things a university stands for, furthering humanity through education and enlightenment. It’s not something we should be doing as a school.”

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Deniz Dolun, sophomore, political science: “I think it’s wrong, because that’s like a gigantic prison corporation that make profits from people going to prison. I think it’s absolutely disgusting that we have named after a prison corporation. It doesn’t matter how much money they give us, it’s still degrading for our school and our students.”

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