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What You Shouldn’t Do During Your Time At FAU

Five bizarre occurrences from this past school year. | P. 10

Night Owls Get A New Whip

Need a lift through the dark parts of campus during a thunderstorm?

The Boca campus Night Owls have you covered with their brand new, six-person van. | P. 16

Choose Your Culture

A new archive created by FAU graduate students seeks to preserve Italian culture in South Florida. | P. 18

High Standards

Thanks to FAU High, high school students are able to attend college free of cost. | P. 6

The Voice of Silence Emily Lochten, an openly gay female softball player, wants to provide help to anyone struggling to find themselves. | P. 12

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News Briefs SG Senate tables Program Board restructuring bill, rejects another

Waka Flocka Flame points to the crowd as he performs his song “No Hands” at FAU’s Fly On Music Festival.

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By Nate Nkumbu Two pieces of legislation were sources of conflict during the last Senate meeting, as two bills that would have put more power in the hands of the executive branch of Student Government failed to become law.

During a Senate meeting held April 18, the Program Board Restructuring Act (SGSSB 16-37) was tabled for the next Senate meeting and the Student Purchase Protection Act was turned down unanimously.

SGSSB 16-37 would have moved Program Board out of the hands of individual campus governors and into the SG president’s administrative cabinet.

The legislation was prompted after discussions between Student Government and Program Board over a lack of communication, especially when it came to announcing and selecting artists for concerts.

The second legislation on the table, the Student Purchase Protection Act, would give the SG president and vice president power to sign off on any purchase over $20,000.

Richard Mahler, the assistant director for Student Activity and Involvement and current adviser to Program Board, said during the meeting that Student Affairs has checks and balances and that legislation for the president and vice president to sign off on purchase overcomplicates an already complicated process.

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Waka Flocka Flame headlines sold-out Fly On Music Festival

By Tucker Berardi The Boca campus Carole and Barry Kaye stage took flight April 12 as old and new hip-hop artists performed in a show that sold out minutes before the first act.

Waka Flocka, D.R.A.M. and the new acapella/hiphop group Kazual performed at FAU’s first ever Fly On Music Festival, put together by Program Board and Owl Radio.

The audience was wild throughout Waka Flocka’s performance as he took every opportunity to yell his token, “Bow! Bow! Bow!” to screaming students.

“Put your middle fingers up if you don’t give a fuck and you’re still going to chase your dreams,” Flocka

shouted to the crowd. “If you’re shooting for the stars, put your guns in the air.”

Assistant Director of Student Activities and Involvement Richard Mahler wrote in an email, “The selection of performers was a long and extensive process. Conversations pertaining to artist selection involved many member of Student Government, Owl Radio, and Program Board.”

Mahler added, “We attempted to work within budget allocated by all event partners, to provide the best lineup possible for the new campus tradition.”

When hanging out ends in handcuffs

By Ryan Lynch

Three students were arrested April 17 after they were caught breaking into FAU Stadium and stealing beer to “hang out and drink,” according to an FAU Police report.

The report stated that Timothy Foo hopped the fence to the stadium and let in Jesse Meacham and Christian Klein.

When approached by the arresting officer, the three were spotted with a plastic bag full of empty bottles which they had attempted to drop near a bush, according to the police report. When the police searched Foo’s belongings, the report said that they also found 0.2 grams of marijuana and “paraphernalia.”

The group is being charged with nine counts of theft from a building and one count of burglary. Foo was also charged with one count of drug possession and one count of drug paraphernalia possession.

All three posted their respective $3,000 bail on Tuesday and were released from Palm Beach County Jail. Each is due back in court on May 17.

John Kelly awards 45 students, faculty at Honors Convocation

By Benjamin Paley The 48th annual FAU Honors Convocation ceremony was held April 19 at the University Theatre in the College of Arts and Letters.

University President John Kelly and provost Gary W. Perry hosted the event, which presented 45 awards to students and faculty in categories related to research and academic success.

“Honors Convocation is a longstanding and important tradition,” Perry said in the event’s release. “This ceremony allows us to spotlight the academic excellence of our best faculty and

students.”

The keynote address was given by Darin Trelka, an FAU assistant professor of integrated medical science. Trelka is a medical examiner and board certified anatomic and forensic pathologist according to the release.

Notable student award winners include current student body Vice President and Alpha Delta Pi Vice President Juliana Walters as a sorority scholar and FAU women’s basketball player Nika Zyryanova for the College of Design and Social Inquiry.

College of Business launches first forensic accounting center in Florida

By Benjamin Paley The FAU College of Business has opened its Center for Forensic Accounting, which will conduct and publish financial research for students, the government and local businesses to use.

The center will be the first of its kind in Florida and will look to provide evidence of financial crime and fraudulent practices to courts of law and corporations.

“In addition to education and outreach, one of the missions of the Center is to develop knowledge

in forensic accounting and fraud detection and prevention,” center director and FAU professor Michael Craine said in an FAU news release.

Recently, the center hosted a conference with the U.S. Treasury Department on “Forensic Accounting and the Bank Secrecy Act.” People from the banking industry, certified fraud examiners, forensic accountants and local, state and federal law enforcement attended the conference.

Student Government House of Representatives passes ‘pizza bill’ The bill was written so that House members can meet students over a slice of pizza during finals week.

By Benjamin Paley and Nate Nkumbu The FAU Boca campus Student Government House of Representatives met April 14 to discuss two bills, one of which was unanimously passed.

BRHB 17-43, better known as “the pizza bill,” passed 22-0. It was written by junior dual marketing and management major and House member Onur Basman.

Basman wrote the bill as a way for House members to meet their constituents and take a break during finals week to enjoy a slice of pizza. The event will be held in the S.E. Wimberly Library on May 2 and is open to students and faculty.

Twenty cheese pizzas and 20 pepperoni pizzas will be ordered. The total cost of the event

is about $670.

BRHB 17-44, written by freshman accounting major and House member Noah Goldberg, was tabled until the following week’s meeting due to structural issues with the bill’s language.

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High Standards Many FAU students don’t realize that they could be sharing a classroom with high school students.

Hope Dean | Contributing Writer

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Hope Dean is a contributing writer with the University Press and a student at FAU High.

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t the FAU Boca Raton campus, a unique opportunity is presented to the FAU High students — an entire college education for

free.

Through FAU High’s dual enrollment program, students can pursue their high school and FAU college degree simultaneously, while being exempt from payments of registration, tuition, laboratory fees and textbooks.

After their ninth grade year at the high school, students are free to choose a major and schedule classes at FAU as they please, but they must enroll in certain types of courses in order to fulfill mandatory high school requirements.

These high school credits are stretched throughout the student’s next three years of college at FAU, but they only take up a small percentage of their overall course schedule. The rest of their courses go toward either their major or their minor, with the rest simply being electives.

They can also choose to finish their major early and graduate from college and high school at the same time. However, if they do not go down this path and stay at FAU for their fourth and final year after high school, FAU High will cover those costs as well.

Ninth graders aren’t thrown directly into a college environment right off the bat, however. Their first year at FAU High is spent on the Boca campus at the A.D. Henderson University Elementary and Middle School under a rigorous educational schedule to assure that they are ready to begin college the following year.

Michael Romega, a 15-year-old ninth grader at FAU High, said that he couldn’t ignore the opportunity to finish college before he turns 20.

“I went to A.D. Henderson [and] the teachers were like, ‘Raise your hand if you want to do college and high school at the same time.’ I raised my hand and went from there,” he said.

FAU High was started by the College of Education and school administrators at A.D. Henderson University School in 2004 to develop an innovative education opportunity for advanced high school students. Its first graduating class contained only eight students, but the school has been growing ever since, with the average class size now at 150.

Romega was accepted into the program in 2016.

Out of 700 applicants, 136 were chosen.

Students applying for the school must take the Accuplacer, a college placement test that analyzes a student’s ability in reading, writing and math as well as the Writeplacer, the essay portion of the exam.

If the student receives the required scores — 90 out of 120 for the Accuplacer and at least a 4 out of 6 for the Writeplacer — they are then invited to an interview with members of the Steering Community. The pool of students who make it that far are then hand picked and the next class is created.

A major concept surrounding FAU High students is the fact that, in some people’s eyes, they are missing out on the traditional college and high school experience. The students, as it turns out, don’t mind.

Tenth grade social work major Camila Bravo

“You get to go to college, get your bachelor’s. You get time, instead of being in high school for four years.”

- Cari Corrales

FAU High Ninth Grader

said, “I feel like the normal high school and college experience are definitely lost. I’m not going to [live in a] dorm room, not going to see my friends every day for four years. But honestly, I’m good. I have more opportunities here than I do anywhere else.”

Bravo also mentioned a strong bond that forms between the students. “[You have] closer friendships, since you’re with the same 100 people in the same six classrooms doing the same work, getting the same amount of sleep. It brings people together,” she added.

A part of this bond stems from the similarity of being younger in a college environment, but even the ninth graders, who are not in college classes with older students yet, reported the same feeling of community.

Ninth grader and possible polyscience major Aher Hensley said, “We’re all connected together like an ecosystem.”

As for their relationships with the college students? At first, many of the incoming 10th graders had doubts.

Bravo said, “I was kind of nervous at first because I was afraid they would dislike me because of

my age. But once I actually talked to the college students and found out we were at similar academic standings, I was much more confident.”

Geoffrey Stephen, a 10th grade biology major, was enthused to be around older students right from the beginning.

“I was very excited to be with college kids because of maturity … I was a little worried but it turned out to be better than ever. I feel [FAU High] gives me a lot but doesn’t take anything away,” he said. “It seems to stay the same but [is] in fact better than the drama involved in being part of a normal high school.”

Caterina Siciliano, a ninth grade teacher of college Spanish at FAU High, feels that these students are different than most.

“This is a university-level class, so it is taught from that perspective where there is more of a responsibility on the part of the student to come to class greater prepared for learning,” she said. “I think in this program, students really want to take that in because they know that’s what they’re going to be dealing with over in the university.”

Because of the FAU High’s emphasis on college preparation, ninth grade school days are fraught with hard work and the occasional sleepless night.

Ninth grader and potential polyscience major Benjamin Hayward said, “I mean, you’re getting all this exposure into the upper level, you’re going into college when you’re 16 … You have to do a lot more than you would in a traditional high school.”

Ninth grader Cari Corrales was drawn to FAU High after receiving a postcard in the mail inviting her to apply.

“Some days if you haven’t done your homework, you have to pull an all nighter. It really depends,” she said. “[But] you get to go to college, get your bachelor’s. You get time, instead of being in high school for four years.”

Neuroscience and behavior major and 11th grader Cassie Godbout said that despite the workload, the program is more than worth it as it gives her a head start on life. “[FAU High] is getting me farther in life than a regular high school student,” she said. “A normal high school wouldn’t give me the opportunities to take extreme classes like organic chemistry …

I definitely like it because I can graduate with my bachelor’s degree if I do it right.”

FAU High math teacher Agnes Timar said that she does all that she can to ensure students are ready for taking college classes while still technically enrolled in high school.

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Hope Dean.

Photo by Emily Creighton

“I was very excited to be with college kids because of maturity … I was a little worried but it turned out to be better than ever.”

- Geoffrey Stephen

Photo by Ryan Lynch filling in those gaps,” she said. “For those who excel…I just take them to the next level and try to prepare them for skipping a few math classes at the university.”

“My philosophy is that some outsiders are afraid of FAU High, although we are not looking for ‘geniuses’ per-say,” Timar said. “It is hard work that will take you to the next level…hard work, and passion.”

While FAU High is focused on science, technology, engineering and math in nature, opportunities for students who excel in the arts still exist.

Savannah Marino, a 12th grader taking 17 credits, is pursuing her Bachelor of Fine Arts in theatre and is the co-president of FAU High’s International Thespian Society. This program has been included at the high school for the past 8 04.25.2017 University Press

four years, and some of the students involved have competed in the state level in the past two years.

Marino said, “I was accepted into the two arts high schools, G-Star and Dreyfoos, but I was accepted [to FAU High], and you can’t turn down free college.”

“Because this is what I’m doing for school, I get to do it every single day, nonstop. I’m here from 7 in the morning to 9 at night … I love it. We get to do the main stage productions here, which are productions in the Studio 1 Theatre,” Marino continued. “It also gives you ample opportunity to work tech, and I ended up really liking it.”

“I plan on taking everything I’ve worked here like stage management, acting and going into stage production in film. No matter what

happens, I have a job,” Marino said of her plans for the future. “Even though FAU High doesn’t offer many opportunities for the arts, FAU does. This is where you learn stuff.”

Tayna Latortue, an 11th grade biology major, is taking 16 credits this semester.

One thing Latortue appreciates about taking university classes is the presence of a clear path.

“We actually focus on what we’re learning instead of [teachers] giving you papers to take up time … I get to focus on my major at a younger age,” she said.

While living the FAU High life may be busy and unusual for the average teenager, the students enjoy the freedom they are given to roam campus and schedule classes as they please. To keep this educational advantage and independence, they are willing to do whatever it takes to succeed.

“My plans are to go to med school hopefully and then become a dermatologist or gynecologist …

If you want to be a doctor, you’ll probably be a doctor by the time you’re 30,” Latortue said. “Go to FAU High, you get to finish early … I can become a doctor at a younger age.”

Camila Bravo.

Photo by Emily Creighton

Photo of FAU A.D. Henderson High entrance.

Photo by Camila Bravo

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WHAT YOU SHOULDN’T DO DURING YOUR TIME AT FAU The five strangest moments from the current academic year, as chosen by the UP staff.

Illustrations by Ivan Benavides

College is usually the perfect place to experiment — whether that be with alcohol, career paths or even one’s sex life. But as FAU has demonstrated since August, there are a number of things that should never be done.

Here are five of the most fascinating stories from this past academic year.

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Urinating on school property Brayden Simpkins, the brother of an FAU student resident, claimed to be on the Boca campus to play basketball in the rec center. In reality, he was urinating on a computer, a computer desk, keyboards and floors in Room 101 of the Engineering East building, according to FAU Police.

He was identified on camera five times from Feb. 19-26 in the room also known as “The Cube.”

According to the police report, Simpkins broke in and destroyed three computer keyboards with his urine.

According to police records, Simpkins lied to the reporting officer and claimed to be a commuter student. FAU Police records state that he is not a registered student.

Telling police you carry a gun because drug dealing is ‘dangerous’ FAU Police arrested Cole Gamble, an 18-year-old Palm Beach State student, during a January traffic stop after finding a glass bong, a black digital scale, a large baggie with cannabis residue and a “blank, forged, stolen, fictitious, counterfeit, or unlawfully issued South Carolina driver’s license or identification card,” according to the police affidavit.

Gamble then told the officer that he had a firearm in the vehicle and a heat-sealed baggie, which previously contained a half pound of marijuana that he had sold three hours prior to getting pulled over.

After being arrested and brought back for questioning, he told FAU Police that he carried a gun because drug dealing is “dangerous.”

Recording people using the bathroom FAU Police arrested Alexis Fermin Garcia on the Boca campus in November after he was caught video recording women using the bathroom with his cell phone.

FAU officer Ashton Horne arrived at the unidentified bathroom to find the unidentified victim waiting outside the restroom when she advised him that Garcia was potentially still in the stall.

Keeping food in UVA Obviously we all have to eat, but not all places are the best to store your food. Jillian Marsh, a junior multimedia journalism major and a member of the University Press who stays in University Village Apartments, wanted to start her day with a nourishing breakfast. However, it turned out to be more nou-roach-ing than anything.

“I went to the fridge to go get some cream cheese,” Marsh said. “I open it, get the cream cheese out and there’s this dead baby roach inside it.”

A number of other students have complained of roaches and other pests in UVA, including ants and spiders.

In March, housing director Tracy Cunningham said housing has received pest complaints and that they encourage students to keep their apartments clean and free of debris in order to reduce the risk of roaches and other pests.

Making a hype video, without the hype FAU football captured the nation’s attention with the hiring of Lane Kiffin as its new head coach in December. Less than two months later, Kiffin once again captivated the national media with a recruiting hype video.

His only problem?

He forgot the hype.

“What an exciting time,” Kiffin said to begin the video, in a monotoned, unenthusiastic voice. It didn’t get any better.

Kiffin later claimed that the poor video was done on purpose to generate attention, which it did.

After verbally warning Garcia to exit the bathroom stall, Horne kicked down the stall door to find Garcia sitting on the toilet, according to FAU Police records.

Palm Beach County court documents related to the case say Garcia was charged with six counts of video voyeurism on Nov. 9, Nov. 18 and again when he was caught on Nov. 23. He was also charged with one count of resisting arrest without violence.

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Though she used to be quiet, openly gay softball player Emily Lochten is willing to speak up for equal rights.

The Voice of Silence Hans Belot Jr. | Sports Editor

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Emily Lochten leads FAU with 16 home runs and 35 RBIs. Photo by Mohammed F. Emran

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or many, she is an FAU softball player who wears the jersey number 25 and can hit a ball so hard, you’ll be left wondering if it’s still traveling in the air and if it will ever come back down.

Emily Lochten is a reigning first team allconference member, a home-run machine who has hit the fifth most nationally and the most in Conference USA and one of the frontrunners for the conference player of the year award.

The Lake Worth native has been playing softball for as long as she can remember. She’s also been openly gay throughout her entire journey.

Growing up, Lochten said she was never an “ordinary girl who played with barbies, wrote in diaries or wore princess dresses.” Rather, she dressed more masculine and played sports usually dominated by men like football and basketball.

Since the beginning, she just wanted to be herself.

“It wasn’t really difficult,” Lochten said. “[My] friends and family were always supportive. As long as you surround yourself with the right people, nothing ignorant people say or anyone else says matters.”

She said, “If you are happy with yourself, if you are happy with your life, nothing else should matter to you.”

The support she received made her happy, but helping others come out is what has made her proud. She wishes she could help more people open up about who they really are, knowing some still struggle with finding themselves.

“I just wish I could talk to people face-to-face and make them realize that their happiness is more important than the people that are hitting on

“I just wish I could talk to people face-to-face and make them realize that their happiness is more important than the people that are hitting on them.”

- EMILY LOCHTEN

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Photo by Mohammed F. Emran

“[I know] it’s a critical situation that you can’t always talk to everyone about, so being open always lets people in. I am always around and will always be there.”

My Purpose On Emily Lochten’s Twitter page, the first tweet you’ll see is a pinned one from December where she explains why she plays the game she loves.

I play for the same reason a person with disabilities can’t. I play to make people happy, see enjoyment in people’s faces, including my family.

I play this game because I love it and it made me who I am today. I love this game becuase I don’t know who I would be without it or who I would meet without it.

I play for my friend who has cancer, and my friends mom who just kicked breast cancers ass. I play for my girlfriend who has gone through a lot of things, including her father passing away from cancer.

- EMILY LOCHTEN

I play because other people can’t. I play because I love this game. them,” Lochten said. “A lot of people, I feel like it’s their parents or the people they are close with that wouldn’t accept it and that’s hard for them, and it makes them unhappy.”

Knowing that opening up about sexual orientation is not easy to do, Lochten tries her best to help people who want to be helped. She keeps her social media open to the public in case anyone wants to reach out to her to talk about anything.

“I am open about what I post online, and if [anyone] sees something they would like to talk about, I am always open to talk,” she said. “[I know] it’s a critical situation that you can’t always talk to everyone about, so being open always lets people in. I am always around and will always be there.”

Lochten said she hears the stereotypes, the jokes on social media and the comments people always seem to have. Everyone has an opinion, she believes, and they are entitled to it.

However, she does not really care what they have to say.

Lochten faces the adversity of not only being an openly gay athlete, but also an African-American in a country that is still fighting for equal rights, prompting civil movements such as Black Lives Matter. However, like her views on her sexual orientation, she only worries about what she can control.

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“Again, this doesn’t really affect me because I think it’s a mentality,” she said. “You live life the way you want to. If you want to let people’s thoughts get to you, or their ways of life, to me, that goes back to how you’re raised. To me, that’s your parents’ fault and I can’t blame you for the way your parents raised you, but a lot of that stuff you can’t let it get to you because that affects the big aspect of your life.”

However, Lochten hasn’t always been this open.

Her softball head coach, Joan Joyce, described the 21-year-old as being very shy, very quiet person who would never talk to anyone when she first arrived on the Boca Raton campus from Park Vista High School.

Joyce recalled the story of Lochten during parents’ weekend of her freshman year. Every studentathlete had to get up and introduce their respective parents, but Lochten was so shy, she was not able to get up in front of the group.

In order to do it, she had to turn around and speak to the wall.

“From that point to right now, is a huge difference,” Joyce said. “I had to push and shove her to even get her to talk to reporters. Now you can’t shut her up.”

All stats accurate as of Thursday, April 20.

I play because I want to make a difference.

Not for money, not for the attention, but for the kids who want my autograph after a shitty game.

I play this game because it’s a part of me, it brings out every emotions in me, the good ones and the bad ones.. I play because I know my parents and my birth parents are proud of me no matter what, even when I strike out looking.

I play because it’s what I’m good at, it’s what I want to get better at, and it’s what I want to do in my future.

I want to help the kids who loves this game, I want to coach this game. I want my kids and I to love this game like its their purpose for living. To make a difference in a community, in a society, even in the world.

Not a day in my life do i ever want to take a bat out of hand and hang it up for good.

I want this game to be a part of me until the day I die. But I will continue playing this game until I no longer can or until it no longer makes me happy.

Eyeing up Events

Grab some nighttime grub or watch a popular musical with these upcoming events.

Tucker Berardi | Features Editor Bored and looking for something to do on campus? Here are some events coming up in the next few weeks on FAU’s Boca and Davie campuses.

Boca Campus

Thursday April 27 Toastmasters International general meeting | 5-6:45 p.m.

House Chambers

Bring a prepared speech or practice giving impromptu speeches at the Toastmasters International general meeting to improve your public speaking skills.

Thursday

“Into the Woods” is an award-winning Broadway musical from Stephen Sondheim. Photo courtesy of Cathy Kuehner

Tuesday May 2 U.S. Foreign Policy lecture series 4-5:30 p.m.

University Theatre

From 4-5:30 p.m in the University Theatre, FAU political science professor Jeffrey S. Morton will be giving a speech on the United States’ foreign relationships with countries such as Russia, Haiti, South Africa, China and more. Tickets are $25 and available at the FAU Box Office.

April 27 Dances We Dance Showcase 7-9 p.m.

June 30- July 30

University Theatre

Into The Woods | 7 p.m.

Every semester, the Dances We Dance Showcase features different choreographed dance numbers that display a wide range of dance. Come to opening night of this spring’s showcase to see what dances are in store. The showcase will be held on April 27, 28 and 29 from 7 p.m. to 9 p.m.

Tickets are available at the FAU Box Office.

University Theatre

The Broadway hit “Into the Woods” by Stephen Sondheim is coming to FAU’s Studio One Theatre.

Tickets are available from the FAU Box Office and are $25 for general admission, $12 for students and $15 for faculty, staff and alumni.

Davie Campus Thursday April 27 Late-night breakfast | 9-11 p.m.

Student Union

Staying up way too late to study? Missing breakfast due to oversleeping? Come to the Davie Student Union from 9-11 p.m. for some free late-night breakfast.

Monday

May 1 Night Owl Doughnut Cart | 9-11 p.m.

Student Union lounge

If you can’t make it to the late-night breakfast, you may be able to grab some late-night doughnuts from the Night Owl Doughnut Cart.

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On top of now being co-advised by the FAU Police Department, the golf cart service has a van for rainy nights.

Photo by J. Chris Hall

J. Chris Hall | Contributing Writer

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fter 24 years of running only golf carts, Night Owls has recently received a six-person 2016 Ford Transit van.

The van was purchased by Parking and Transportation Services last August, according to media relations manager of academic life, Kelsie Weekes. However, it wasn’t operating until January 2017.

In addition, the organization is now co-advised by the FAU Police Department.

The police arrangement was confirmed by Allison Rodgers, the assistant director for Student Government at the Boca campus. She explained that FAU Police are co-advising Night Owls alongside the associate director for Student Events and Operations, Keven Allen Jr. Kyle Lachance, director of Night Owls said that they have had a closer relationship with the FAU Police and Community Service Officers this past semester.

“What we do is directly related to what [the FAU Police do],” he said. “It’s better for us to be under their advisement as they can actually assist us. Our other advisers aren’t even on campus at night when we are.”

FAU Police Captain Larry Ervin said that the new van will allow the Night Owls to run even during the rain. They will also be able to accommodate larger groups, especially during sporting events.

The director and his team of 12 drivers offer the free escort service via six, six-seat, gas-powered golf carts. The service runs from 7 p.m. to 2 a.m., Monday through Friday, for those students who don’t want to walk the dimly lit paths of FAU. Lachance said that as of right now, the van runs “Monday-Wednesday but we’re trying to run it full time next year.”

Between the costs of fuel, maintenance and giving the student drivers a fair rate of compensation for their hard work, it’s been no easy task.

Lachance said, “The Night Owls have been around since the 1990s and with the rotations of those in office in Student Government, it is always a constant challenge to keep up this service and the funding it requires.”

Not only do candidates have to pass an FAU Student Government background check, they must have a clean driving record and they must pass an FAU Police criminal background check as well.

Despite having a 33 percent increase in the amount of students transported — which can be up to 300 students per night and on average is 1,000 per week — Night Owl’s proposal for a 42 percent increase to its budget was turned down by the Campus Budget Allocation Committee.

The organization requested an increase of $51,824

but instead was given a $374.92 total increase to its previous 2016-17 budget of $122,989.

Rodgers wrote in an email, “The CBAC took all information presented by Night Owls into consideration when making a decision on their allocation.”

In spite of this, the Night Owls’ operations budget for 2017-18 has allowed the hiring of a student mechanic, also confirmed by Rodgers.

Sophomore mechanical engineering major Robert Wilson will be performing basic maintenance such as changing tires that are now bought in bulk, swapping out parts like new headlights and fueling the carts before each shift so every minute during their shift is maximized.

This will save the program from having to repair carts via third-party maintenance.

Lachance said that both the van and the support of FAU Police will aid in transporting students in a more efficient manner.

He said, “FAU PD thought it would be a good investment when they took us under their wing.

They wanted to speed us up and make us run more efficiently. The less time people spend waiting for us to show up, the better.”

Photo by Ryan Lynch

“The Night Owls have been around since the 1990s and with the rotations of those in office in Student Government, it is always a constant challenge to keep up this service and the funding it requires.”

- Kyle Lachance Night Owls director

Photo by Brendan Feeney

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Choose Your Culture Tucker Berardi | Features Editor Photos by Alexander Rodriguez

Three Italian graduate students are collecting memories and stories of FAU Italian Americans to preserve their culture.

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has international students from all over the world who attend classes on its South Florida campuses. For many of these students, the new college atmosphere is not the only thing they have to adjust to — they have to fit their cultural backgrounds into their South Florida surroundings.

Three FAU graduate students from Italy have decided to reserve a space for these cultural experiences by creating an indefinitely expanding archive of recorded interviews that reveals a snapshot of Italian-American culture in South Florida.

FAU graduate students Vincenza Iadevaia, Viviana Pezzullo and Federico Tiberini are all international students who have recognized that college-age Italians are not the only ones struggling to uphold their cultural identities in this new location.

The three students are currently interviewing Italians and Italian-Americans from multiple generations to include in their archive, which will be a collection of audio, written and visual content that they hope will preserve Italian heritage while also giving a glimpse of Italian-American life in South Florida.

Eventually, the three hope to put the audio archive online or make it available in the S.E. Wimberly Library.

Many Italians and Italian-Americans ranging multiple generations have struggled with the

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preservation of their cultural identities upon moving to the United States and ultimately, South Florida.

“South Florida is a place where we are experiencing a second-level migration,” Iadevaia said. “[The Italian-Americans] give us their background as we ask them why they came to Florida. We want to know their reasonings.”

The graduate students are collecting stories, heirlooms, memories and anything else that connects students’ Italian backgrounds with what Iadevaia calls the “New New Land,” or South Florida.

So far, they have interviewed 18 Italian-Americans.

Many of these Italians coming to the states,

and eventually to South Florida, are met with the prospect of assimilation — blending in with American culture and adapting to a new language, new values and new norms, often at the expense of the ones they know.

Jean Giarrusso, a second-generation ItalianAmerican, is one participant in the study who has experienced this move into American culture firsthand. Because he was born in the U.S., Giarrusso feels like he lost out on the opportunity to learn fluent Italian.

“My parents spoke mainly English at home — although they spoke in Italian when there was something they did not want us to know,” Giarrusso

We don’t just come here as students. We came here to work, to research. We have experiences and backgrounds and we aren’t really recognized.

We live in the shadows.”

- Vincenza Iadevaia Vincenza Iadevaia

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said. “I usually understood what they were saying, because I was the oldest child and I learned the most Italian. My two sisters did not.”

Giarrusso’s story is not uncommon. Many second and third-generation Italian Americans lose out on much of their heritage. Others, however, hold to their traditions as they come to South Florida.

FAU professor of Italian Studies Ilaria Serra said, “Italians like to make their comfort zones in new areas (like South Florida) and that can take many forms: telling stories, traditional ingredients, treasures, heirlooms, photographs. It is an identity they want to protect. Some choose to blend in with American culture, some do not.”

Regardless of whether they are holding on to their heritage or adopting a new way of life, this project recognizes that every Italian-American has a unique story that Iadevaia, Pezzullo and Tiberini hope FAU will be able to share with students and the South Florida community for years to come.

“This seemed like it was just a project for a class, and then it became bigger than we expected in the first place,” Pezzullo said. “We hope to continue this study past this semester, we are the first ones to organize a project like this in South Florida.”

The study also seeks to collect lullabies and words

in Italian dialects that will paint a better picture of Italian culture for their on-campus archive.

Along with the archive, the graduate students will be presenting their study at the Calandra Institute in New York City at the end of April.

For these students, the project has become personal — all three are Italians familiar with the desire to maintain their culture. But ItalianAmericans do not yet have a solid representation of Italian culture in South Florida, something these students hope to change with the Italian-American archive.

“We don’t just come here as students,” Iadevaia said. “We came here to work, to research. We have experiences and backgrounds and we aren’t really recognized. We live in the shadows.”

Ann Capone, 95, is one of the Italian-Americans interviewed for the study. Her parents were migrants from Naples, and she moved to Florida in the 1950s. Capone used to speak in a fluent Neapolitan dialect of Italian, which had unique phrases and meanings, but lost it after decades without speaking it.

“Speaking with me, she began to resuscitate her memory of the dialect,” Iadevaia said.

As their interview went on, Capone was able to remember some words in Italian and the memories of her heritage.

Iadevaia said she wants as many people as possible to share their stories so that they know that there are others with similar experiences.

“If any students or their families have stories they would like to share or objects that reminds them of their origins we would love to include them,” Iadevaia said. “The project is made by people — the more we reach, the better the project.”

Iadevaia, Pezzullo and Tiberini hope that this project will put FAU on the map for Italian studies and will give Italian Americans a chance to share their heritage with their “New New Land” of South Florida.

“This seemed like it was just a project for a class, and then it became bigger than we expected in the first place.”

- Viviana Pezzullo

Viviana Pezzullo

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Dear Luna, I keep running into problems with studying and getting through classes in general. What are some tricks to keep motivated or improve scheduling things and do better?

Thanks!

- jskellington89 The above submission remains unedited.

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CHEM GUY SKATEBOARDING You: Saw you outside of physical science.

You were talking to a friend with your skateboard in your hand. You had on a blue Duke sweatshirt and brown khakis.

Your hair was dark and you had some scruff. I overheard you mention how you thought you were failing Chemistry 2 lab.

Your friend just laughed and said he couldn’t help. I will.

Me: Dark braided hair wearing a jean jacket, a red shirt dress and black leggings. I was waiting for my friend on the steps to get out of her lab. Before I could say anything, you skateboarded away. Sorry I didn’t get to say something to you.

When I saw you: April 12 Where I saw you: Outside the physical science building Time I saw you: 4:34 p.m.

Message: Need a lab partner?

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Dear jskellington89, This question is perfect as we are approaching the end of the semester and, hold onto your seats, finals week.

Before you give up and get into a fetal position, here are some things that have worked for me in the past.

Plan ahead. I don’t think I can give a better piece of advice.

If you sit down a week before finals and make a schedule of how you plan to complete all of your assignments during the

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Take breaks in between studying and don’t cram.

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dedicate a period of time every day, for at least a week, to studying for that exam.

Also, instead of constantly rereading your notes or the powerpoint the professor posted, rewrite them.

And always remember: you will get through this.

Good luck on your finals and keep your head up.

Sincerely, Luna

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Favorite Flicks The University Press staff members have seen the movies, bought the popcorn and now they’re sharing their reviews with readers.

Movies We’re Excited To See: The Circle Emma Watson stars in this

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Going In Style

J. Chris Hall | Contributing Writer

The movie begins with three best friends who have worked at the same factory for 30 years only to find out their pensions have been frozen by the same bank that’s been scamming the elderly. The group consists of Joe (Michael Caine), Willie (Morgan Freeman) and Albert (Alan Arkin). This movie is a remake of the 1970s classic. The remake keeps to the main theme of what it means to grow old in America and how the younger generations forget about the people who created the country that they know and live in. Living social security check to check is killing these three men to the extent where they eat dog food for a while because it’s cheaper than “human food.” After getting fed up, the men decide to rob a bank. This is no random bank, it’s the bank that froze their pension plans and refinanced Joe’s home.

Finding a way to rob a bank comes with its challenges as the trio find when they meet Christopher Lloyd’s Milton, a die-hard Bingo player at the local Knights club who’s a real hoot. What makes this movie funnier is that it is directed by J.D. from “Scrubs” (Zach Braff).

He did a great job with complex scenes while properly giving a modern twist to the 1979 original.

The scenes leading up to the robbery grab the audience as soon as Michael Caine’s character Joe tells the branch manager with a classic British accent, “Can I speak to someone smarter?” Yet this remake differs from the others because of how able-bodied they make the main characters. The original characters held up their local bank and barely knew how to load a handful of revolvers. Not Morgan Freeman.

After the three best friends decide to only take what the bank stole from them, they learn from a professional bank robber who would get a quarter of the share from their heist. The professional says, “It’s a culture’s responsibility to take care of their elderly,” as he bends down to Michael Caine’s Joe, who sees his neck tattoo. “A Tribe Called Quest” even gets played in a medicinal facility, leaving Joe and Willie riding around New York with their heads out of the windows like stoned dogs. Putting their heads together to get out of a sticky situation, the three men don the masks of the Rat Pack and decide to truly go out in style.

Grade: B

movie alongside Tom Hanks in this modern thriller. Watson’s character Mae gets hired by the world’s most powerful technology company and sees it as an opportunity of a lifetime. But when the founder, Eamon Bailey (Tom Hanks) asked her to be a part of a new social experiment that defies social construct, morals and privacy, Mae finds out how never ending “The Circle” really is.

Opening Day: April 28, 2017 Rating: PG-13

A Dark Song A new horror film has

appeared. According to critics, it’ll drop the temperature in the room. The movie centers around Sophia (Catherine Walker), a grieving woman with a past and an alcoholic anti-social occultist who decide to follow an ancient demon ritual to get what they want out of their lives. Too bad they didn’t know the payment would be their souls.

Opening Day: April 27, 2017 Rating: R

Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 They’re back! Space’s mightiest heroes

have returned with a new volume, new classic music, new experiences and a tinier Groot (Vin Diesel) than before! This time though, the audience gets to find out more about Peter Quill (Chris Pratt) and his parental backstory, all while keeping his new family together from the clutches of an evil person trying to take over the galaxy (again).

Opening Day: May 5, 2017 Rating: PG-13

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