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The Staff EDITOR-IN-CHIEF - Regina Kaza MANAGING EDITOR - Lulu Ramadan

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An inside look at the members that make up the reggae band Spred the Dub.

By Tara Hughee

ART DIRECTOR - Kevin Mann

Photo By Michelle Friswell

BUSINESS MANAGER - Michael Chandeck WEB DESIGNER - Phaedra Blaize WEB PHOTO EDITOR - Melissa Landolfa COPY DESK CHIEF - Emily Mitchell-Cetti SPORTS EDITOR - Zack Kelberman FEATURES EDITOR - Emily Bloch

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Find out why Pedro Amirato was disqualified from the SG presidential election.

By Lulu Ramadan Photo by Ryan Murphy

SENIOR PHOTOGRAPHERS Christine Capozziello, Ryan Murphy COPY EDITORS - Chris Hamann, Amanda Rubio STAFF WRITER - Mohamed Abdihakim SENIOR EDITOR - Ryan Cortes DISTRIBiTION MANAGER - Lore Khazem CONTRIBUTORS Cealia Brannan, Tara Hughee, Sarah Pruzansky

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Pedro Amirato — the candidate in the lead for Student Government president — was disqualified

By Lulu Ramadan Managing Editor

Amirato, a presidential candidate in the spring Student Government (SG) elections, and his vice presidential candidate, Patrick Callahan, were both disqualified based on inconsistencies in their campaign paperwork.

The Student Court hearing took place on March 20 and lasted four hours before the Court disqualified them.

Ella Tepper, presidential candidate, and her VP, Jaclyn Broudy, had the second most votes in this election with only an eight vote difference in the results. Tepper and Broudy were initially announced as the unofficial winners of the election on Feb. 21. Three weeks later, they were told that the votes, calculated by a third party company, Voter Net Solutions, were misinterpreted and that Amirato and Callahan had the most votes.

Broudy was the first to bring up the inconsistencies in Amirato and Callahan’s paperwork, pointing out they did not list out the details in their campaign expenses.

One of those details that got Amirato and Callahan disqualified includes listing an invoice for buttons that the pair purchased from Creative Brand Co. to campaign. Broudy challenged this when she researched and found out that the address of the company was actually a barbershop in Miami.

“I just found it really fishy,” Broudy said, after she Googled the company and couldn’t find a website. She questioned whether the invoice was legitimate or not.

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Photo by Ryan Murphy, photo illustration by Kevin Mann “That is a huge allegation,” Amirato said. “That I falsified an invoice.”

According to Amirato, the owner of the Chop Shop Barbershop, whose address is listed on the invoice, is also the owner of Creative Brand Co. When the UP contacted the barbershop, an employee provided us with the number of the owner, Amir Youssef.

The number was not the correct number for Youssef. The employee could not confirm that Youssef owned another company formerly known as Creative Brand Co., now called HW8 Creative.

When the UP tried calling HW8 Creative using the number on their Facebook page, the number led to Chop Shop Tattoos, a business based in Miami.

The UP left a message with Youssef at the Chop Shop Barbershop and has not heard back as of press time.

“A few facts didn’t add up,” Amirato said. “It’s annoying, because why should it be my fault if a business screws up on their invoice?”

Broudy believes that because the election results were so close, if any campaign expenses were not accounted for and could have put the candidates over their $1,750 limit, the number of votes could have been compromised.

“If you have double the material and your name and your visibility is so much greater, that’s double the people seeing you,” Broudy said. “It does

I think I can speak for everyone when I say we’re ready to have this over.

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Broudy also challenged Amirato and Callahan about lack of details in their campaign expense forms.

According to the SG statutes that dictate the election, the campaign expense forms must include itemized lists of all expenses used in the campaign, including proof of purchase. These statutes also state the candidates cannot exceed the $1,750 limit in campaign expenses.

According to the campaign expense forms filed, Amirato listed the total amounts spent on expenses for the campaign rather than a detailed list.

“I made errors; I should’ve done this better,” Amirato said. “My biggest mistake was not sending in an itemized list.”

When all of this information was originally brought to the Elections Board — the three-member board that oversees elections — Amirato then provided the Elections Board with receipts and details to explain the expenses. They decided to reprimand Amirato and Callahan rather than disqualify them.

“The expenses were accounted for, just incorrectly, therefore this issue had no serious impact on the results of the election,” Elections Board Chair Michael Brown wrote in an email to the UP. The reprimand was brought to the Student Court for an appeal when the Court decided to overturn the Elections Board’s decision and disqualify Amirato and Callahan.

“As the spokesperson of the Elections Board, I can tell you that the Elections Board stands by the decision they made 100 percent,” Brown wrote.

“It hurts that I would get disqualified over something like this,” Amirato said.

According to Amirato, his disqualification was based on a contestation that was not heard within the contestation period.

Broudy filed the challenge, but it wasn’t addressed in the Elections Board’s initial hearing. The issue was not brought up again until after it was announced that Amirato and Callahan had collected the most votes and new results were released on March 11.

“To be honest, I hadn’t even realized we missed it,” Broudy said. “There were, like, 12 contestations. I completely didn’t even realize that the one that I wrote wasn’t heard.”

SG Assistant Director Ryan Frierson confirmed that the contestation was received and time stamped by him within the contestation period. He then gave the contestation to the Elections Board.

According to Brown, he was exhausted the day the contestations were supposed to be heard and the board missed Broudy’s contestation.

“Because we had so many contestations, the Amirato/Callahan contestation was indeed left off of the agenda of contestations we heard that day,” Brown wrote in an email to the UP. “That was a situation where no one noticed it had been inadvertently left off, not the Elections Board, not the court, not the advisers, and not the party that submitted the contestation.”

Broudy pointed out the missing contestation after the new results were released and it was heard by the Elections Board on March 12.

“Isn’t it strange that the contestation that got me disqualified was originally lost in the tracks?” Amirato said. “Maybe in this case it is an honest mistake, but when there’s this much going on, what else would anyone think?”

Amirato filed an appeal against the decision to disqualify him with Dr. Charles Brown, senior vice president for Student Affairs.

According to the SG Elections statutes, the decision of the Student Court is final. If it’s proven that the Student Court failed to provide due process, Charles Brown can overturn the decision of the Student Court.

A long road . . .

The spring elections have dragged on since midJanuary, but they’re not quite over yet.

Jan. 18 - Candidates declared candidacy for spring election.

Feb. 20 - Students voted for their choice of candidate in the spring elections either online or at voting stations on campus.

Feb. 22 - The unofficial results went up. Ella Tepper was named the unofficial president-elect and Jaclyn Broudy, her VP. Feb. 26 - The Elections Board heard challenges to the election results. Pedro Amirato and Patrick Callahan were reprimanded for not having their campaign sponsors approved.

Feb. 28 - Amirato and Callahan filed a challenge with student court questioning the accuracy of the unofficial results after pointing out inconsistencies with the number of votes.

March 11 - Candidates were called to a meeting with Associate Dean of Students Terry Mena and told that the results of the election were misinterpreted and new, unofficial results were released. Amirato was named unofficial presidentelect and Callahan his VP. March 12 - Elections Board reprimanded Amirato and Callahan a second time, this time for inconsistencies in their campaign expense forms.

March 20 - Student Court overturned the decision of the Elections Board. Amirato and Callahan were disqualified.

March 21 - Amirato filed an appeal with Vice President of Student Affairs Charles Brown. Brown decides whether to uphold the Student Court’s decision and, ultimately, whether Amirato will assume the position of president.

A decision on who the new SG president is has not been reached as of press time.

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Spred the Dub hanging out at their weekly practice at Shade Tree Studio in Boynton Beach.

Photo illustration by Michelle Friswell

Good time reggae Spred the Dub brings their blend of reggae, dub, and ska to FAU and South Florida It’s a cool Friday night and inside FAU’s Coyote Jack’s, rock-infused reggae band Spred the Dub is getting ready to perform.

Lead singer Mick Swigert, an Irish-ItalianAmerican, dressed in a tweed fedora hat and a T-shirt that reads “Pink Pussycat Boutique” in hot pink letters, stands on stage and does a mic check.

John Leonard adjusts his messenger cap and tests rhythms on his drum set. To his right is bassist Kevin Johnson. Corey Tyler sets up both his keyboard and guitar. Next to him is Markis Hernandez, tuning his saxophone.

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“We love your mustache!” yell two blonde girls, dressed in togas, to Swigert.

There are beers on nearly every table and one birthday celebration complete with cake and candles.

They shout twice more and though he doesn’t hear his admirers, Swigert says it’s not the first time his ‘stache has stolen the show.

“It’s hard to go out with a handlebar mustache and not get attention,” he said with a laugh.

But when Swigert starts singing, the last thing you picture are his curling chestnut brown facial hairs.

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In 2007, Spred the Dub got its start at the Funky Buddha in Boca Raton. The dimly-lit hookah lounge and brewery would hold open jam sessions, watched by a packed house.

“We would just bring our amps and jam,” said Swigert, who once worked as a bartender at the Funky Buddha.

Twelve at a time would bring their instruments to perform covers or improvise in front of the crowd. Out of the regular musicians, five discovered they were interested in starting a band.

Included were Swigert, Leonard, and three former members — Boris Afremov, Jose Che, and Flint Blade.

The group shared a love for reggae music along with rocksteady, rootsy — a style similar to that of Mumford & Sons — and dubstep music, and began practicing together.

About two months later, the guys booked their first gig at the Funky Buddha for April 20, where they all first met. But they still needed a name.

Che, an organic chef who doubled as the band’s percussionist, suggested “Spread the Dub,” which was inspired by his spread and cream cheese company.

“He was like the father of the group,” said Swigert. “He cooked for us all the time and would hook us up with spreads.”

The band’s new name was agreed upon by the members and it was former guitarist, Afremov, who volunteered to create their flyer.

“He was super stoked,” said Swigert.

Spred the Dub jams at Coyote Jack’s on Friday, March 15 for FAU’s Hoot/Wisdom’s recording of Red Album Showcase.

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“He had no problem doing the grunt work.”

After a trip to Kinko’s, Afremov met with the band holding a box of flyers containing a major typo. The guitarist, whose fourth language was English, had misspelled “Spread,” leaving the band with 1,500 flyers reading “Spred the Dub.” “We figured it would be a hassle to change names,” said Swigert.

The group laughed at the flyers and now sees their band’s name as unique, rather than a misspelling.

“It looks too right with an ‘A’ now,” said Johnson. “When people spell it right, it looks wrong.”

Since Spred the Dub got its start in 2007, it has seen a few faces come and go. Only Swigert and Leonard remain from the original group.

According to Swigert, they never had a solid bass player until Johnson, who joined in 2008. Tyler, who came from another band, joined as guitarist and keyboardist in 2009.

Spred the Dub introduced trombonist Sam Szpendyk and, finally, saxophonist Markis Hernandez last year after responding to Johnson’s advertisement they found online.

“We linked up on Craigslist,” said Hernandez, who was looking for gigs.

“He invited me to practice and we started jamming.”

“Me and Sam are on the same page when it comes to music,” said Hernandez. “We play well together.”

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Continued from page 14 Before the show, the bandmates are relaxing outside of FAU’s Student Union.

“So do you guys wanna do an all country set or what?” Swigert jokingly asks.

The rest of the guys laugh at the lead singer and realize they have yet to decide on their set list. The members all begin to chip in song ideas before their set begins in 30 minutes.

“We usually just brainstorm right before a show and decide what we’re going to do,” said Johnson.

A few of them puff on cigarettes as the band jokes about everything from toga parties to their grandmothers’ cooking.

“Man, I just had a big Italian dinner at my grandma’s house,” said Swigert.

“I’m ready to pass the fuck out. I have so much pasta running through my veins.”

“Please don’t do that,” Hernandez replies.

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comical chemistry make them seem like childhood friends. It’s hard to believe it was only six years ago that the band began to take shape.

Currently, Spred the Dub is working on a new album titled Good Time Reggae which, according to Swigert, will be released in the late summer. The band records at Shade Tree Studios, owned by their friend, Mike McCleary.

Every Wednesday, Spred the Dub practices and records inside the small studio’s live band room.

The laid back vibe is complete with Red Stripe beers and curry goat from a nearby Haitian market. It’s there that the band’s creativity flourishes.

“We sit around, drink beers, and jam,” said Swigert. “It’s not uptight, everyone gets a little loose.”

Spred the Dub records their practices to make sure that an improv groove or band member’s idea isn’t forgotten.

“We take our time to make sure we get it right,” said Swigert.

Swigert says the songwriting process can be meticulous because each song may take up to a month to finish.

The band is also working on original material for FAU’s record label, Hoot/Wisdom’s compilation (or Compowlation) album.

Every three semesters, the studentrun record label releases an album with songs from various artists of different genres. After Hernandez got in touch with Hoot/Wisdom, the band was able to secure a deal to feature two songs on the album.

Along with recording, Spred the Dub continues to play live shows. They have performed in many Florida cities, including Jacksonville ­— for Reggaefest — as well as Gainesville.

But their regular gig is in downtown West Palm Beach. Every Monday night, the band plays at Longboard’s on Clematis Street.

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The tiki bar and seafood restaurant comes alive, despite it being the start of a new work week. Swigert says it’s always a packed party, that usually lasts until two o’clock in the morning.

“Usually people on Monday are miserable, but [at Longboard’s], they get crazy, dance, and start sweating,” says Swigert. “Only reggae can do that.”

Looking to the future, Tyler, who also works as the band’s manager, hopes Spred the Dub will continue to write more music and play shows. He wants growth for the group but hopes their values revolve around music.

“We’re looking to branch out, but the music comes first.”

This week, Spred the Dub faced some big setbacks — like a quitting guitarist and an arrested drummer — all within the same week

March 28 could be a considered a dark day for singer Mick Swigert. Spred the Dub’s headlining performance at Reggae Fest in Daytona Beach this week had been jeopardized after guitar and keyboard player Corey Tyler quit the previous week.

“He threw a bitch fit and now he’s gone,” said Swigert. “We haven’t heard from him.”

Tyler also served as the band’s manager, but according to Swigert, his tasks will be delegated to the rest of the band.

Spred the Dub was dealt another blow when drummer John Leonard was arrested this week after an alleged altercation with his live-in girlfriend.

After not hearing from Leonard by phone or on his Facebook page, trombonist Sam Szpendyk decided to figure out what could have happened to the drummer.

It was a Wednesday night, and the band was waiting on Leonard to show up to practice for their gig the next day at Fat Cat’s in Fort Lauderdale.

“Sam went online and checked the booking report,” said Swigert. “Sure enough, homeboy got picked up.”

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Leonard was bailed out the following day by his bandmates and is now able to play Spred the Dub’s upcoming shows, including Reggae Fest, which will feature them and 20 other acts.

Although the band didn’t lose their drummer, they still had to figure out who would fill in for Tyler. After all, they had a gig the next day and the former band member played two instruments.

Time to call in the second string.

Two friends — Marco Topic and Hunter Hutchings — from another band, Rundowntown, have been tapped to play the keyboard and guitar for Spred the Dub’s gig.

“We have honorary members. We’re kinda like a gang,” Swigert said with a laugh.

“When we lose a player, we have someone to jump in.”

Despite the potential loss of two band members, Swigert and the rest of the band are taking it all in stride.

“We were really nervous but now everything is good,” said the singer. “The show must go on.”

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Photo by Ryan Murphy Guard Breana Turner (top) and forward Kelsey Proctor (bottom) were FAU's only senior players in 2012.

After Atlantic Women’s basketball’s two departing seniors — Breana Turner and Kelsey Proctor — are going their separate ways

By Mohamed Abdihakim Staff Writer

Photo courtesy of Media Relations

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ith the 2012-13 season officially over, FAU’s Lady Owls are saying goodbye to its only two seniors: Breana Turner and Kelsey Proctor.

Both have played their last season of collegiate basketball and similarly found themselves at

the end of a journey.

Turner was the unequivocal star of the squad this past season and won’t be venturing too far from the sport.

Proctor, on the other hand, had been battling for playing time and consideration ever since

A numbers game Breana Turner: FAU career stats: 996 points, 410 rebounds, 56 assists. 2012 averages: 12.9 points per game, 4.8 rebounds per game

Kelsey Proctor: FAU career stats: 18 points, 18 rebounds 2012 averages: 0.4 points per game, 0.9 rebounds per game

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she transferred from John Wood Community College. As a result, she’s grown tired of it all and will explore other ventures.

They might’ve shared a common bond — basketball and seniorhood — but they’re about to head in completely opposite directions.

Before joining the Owls, Breana Turner was lighting up the court of De La Salle High School in New Orleans, La. As a four year letterman, Turner left as De La Salle’s all-time leading scorer, averaging 26 points per game in her final season of high school ball.

Fast forward five years and Turner — the Owls’ leading scorer in her final season (12.9 points per game) — is closing a chapter of her life. She’s set to graduate with a degree in multimedia communications, a field she hopes to one day work in.

“I would love to work in sports broadcasting, ESPN or

something,” Turner said. “That’s my dream.”

But that dream comes second only to her ambitions to ultimately play basketball professionally — and not just in the United States.

Turner enjoyed playing in Boca, but, if she had it her way, would take her talents out of the country.

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the food!”

Although basketball in Italy is plenty to be excited about, Turner admits that she’ll miss her time in The Burrow.

“I’m going to miss my teammates, all the friends that I made here,” Turner said. “Some great memories here.”

Photo by Ryan Murphy In her final season, Breana Turner led the Lady Owls with 12.9 points per game.

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Unlike Turner, Kelsey Proctor, who spent most of her senior season on the bench, is just about done with basketball.

“I’m just tired,” Proctor said. “I spent some great years playing here and gave it my all.”

Proctor didn’t get nearly the same playing time — nor fanfare — as Turner, but nevertheless experienced a bond with her teammates during the Owls’ 12-17 campaign.

“We were all so close all throughout the season, went through ups and downs,” Proctor said.

Still, the contrasting viewpoint in regard to sports is evident.

Proctor is graduating with a degree in secondary math, and is instead focusing her future plans on a higher education.

“I want to MBA in sports management,” Proctor said. “I would like to stay here at FAU to do that.”

Good academics are nothing new for Proctor. She was a four-year honor roll student at Parkway West High School in Ballwin, Mo. In her sophomore season at John Wood Community College in Quincy, Ill., Proctor was an academic All-Region and AllConference selection.

With her education in mind, Proctor isn’t entirely sure what she wants to do in terms of a career. All she knows is that she wants to remain at FAU. For two simple reasons.

“The weather, the people,” she said succinctly.

Turner and Proctor spent their last season in FAU jerseys under the tutelage of a new coaching staff, led by head coach Kelly Lewis-Jay. “It’s usually hard when there’s a completely new coaching staff,” admitted Proctor. “The first year is

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usually the toughest, but it was good.”

“Practices were fun,” agreed Turner. “[Lewis-Jay] is really a great coach.”

Whether it was an ill-fated decisive pass, a shot that just wouldn’t fall, or a deflating loss to end the season, both players agree that Lewis-Jay knew how to handle her players.

“From an X’s and O’s standpoint, she knows her stuff. But she’s also a great leader,” Turner said.

Photo by Ryan Murphy Kelsey Proctor attempted just nine shots during her senior season at FAU.

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Lewis-Jay, described by her players as an articulate and knowledgeable coach, knew what to say to her team in difficult moments. Halftime speeches were LewisJay’s opportunity to reach her club.

“She just knew what to say to help us get our minds right,” Proctor said.

Proctor even credits her head coach with helping her develop on an individual level.

“She motivated me to motivate myself,”

Proctor said.

The Lady Owls needed some of that same motivation after ending their season in a first round loss to Louisiana-Monroe in the Sun Belt Conference tournament.

Despite the less-than-ideal end to their college careers, both seniors are turning to new chapters in their lives.

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Taking a stand

Faculty Senate votes on a resolution opposing the stadium’s new name

By Cealia Brannan and Sarah Pruzansky Contributors

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he Faculty Senate took a stand against the GEO Group Stadium name at their meeting on Friday. Several members of the Faculty Senate, a body of tenured and tenure-track professors governing FAU’s education policy, called into question on March 22 whether their voices on this issue would be heard and could make a difference. They discussed whether or not the documentation of GEO Group’s court cases were accurate. GEO Group, the controversial corporation that runs private correctional facilities all over the world, has given a one-time donation of $6 million for the FAU football stadium naming rights. “[A visitor to the FAU Stadium] pointed out that our decision is in fact an historic one,” Markus Schnidmeier from the Department of Mathematical Sciences said. “He pointed out that 50 years ago to this day yesterday, President John F. Kennedy closed the Alcatraz prison in San Francisco. So we have the opportunity to make an historic decision by reopening Owlcatraz.”

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During the debate, which lasted approximately two hours, the Faculty Senate voted that they opposed the naming of FAU’s stadium as GEO Group Stadium.

The Senate members voted 25 to 9 on a resolution written by current senator and former Senate president Timothy Lenz. The resolution listed reasons why the Senate opposed naming FAU’s stadium GEO Group Stadium, such as faculty not having a say in the decisionmaking process and harm the naming has caused to the university’s reputation. According to Lenz, five out of 55 senators, or 10 faculty members out of the entire university, have to sign a resolution in order for it to be on the agenda at the meeting.

William McDaniel, current president of the Faculty Senate, said at the beginning of the meeting that if the resolution passed, he would present it to President Mary Jane Saunders and the Board of Trustees (BOT).

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“It was clear by several statements of the members of the Board of Trustees that they are not going to change their decision on this,” Ronald Nyhan, incoming president of the Senate, said.

He said that he didn’t think the resolution would change anything and that, instead, the Senate should focus on doing things that could make a difference in the administration. He confirmed that he would vote against the resolution.

The members of the Faculty Senate were not aware of the decision to name FAU’s stadium before it was broadcast publicly, according to Lenz. He said that McDaniel represented them on the BOT, but the BOT’s unanimous vote on the naming decision was made without consulting the Senate.

One member confirmed anonymously that they feared speaking out against the GEO Group controversy because it would oppose the FAU administrative decision.

Lenz said he thought the reaction of the tenured faculty member was more out of caution than out of fear.

After being presented with the resolution at the meeting, Mike Harris, associate professor of anthropology, suggested to the Faculty Senate that they vote by secret ballot instead of roll call.

“There might be a truer account of what people feel about this situation if they can vote in secret,” Harris said.

Members of the Senate nodded their heads approvingly. McDaniel, moderator of the meeting, stayed neutral and called for a verbal vote. The suggestion to vote by secret ballot instead of by roll call was approved and carried out, with two opposing.

McDaniel explained that each faculty member would be heard individually.

“We’ll go on one-by-one until everyone’s spoken,” McDaniel said.

Nyhan was the first to speak in opposition to the resolution. “I don’t, as a representative of the Senate, believe that the resolution really reflects the majority of the faculty here at FAU,” Nyhan said.

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“By that, I’m not saying I support the decision, but I oppose the resolution.”

Jennifer Lowe, associate professor from the College of Arts & Letters, had different priorities supporting her stance on the issue. “I’m more concerned with doing what I believe to be right than necessarily representing the rights of the majority,” she said.

Doug McGetchin, director of peace studies, shared concern for the people of FAU. “[The prison industry] is an industry that targets our students. Do we as a university community want to associate with this company?” he said.

It appeared unclear whether FAU had received other offers to name the stadium.

Tom Monson, psychology professor and faculty senator, asked about this.

“I’m the director of the Foundation, and I don’t know,” McDaniel responded.

According to FAU’s website, McDaniel is an ex-officio member of the FAU Foundation Board.

Eric Shaw, a member of the steering committee, a group that manages organization projects, questioned the documented court cases involving the GEO Group as the defendant in human rights violations, such as sexual misconduct and mistreatment of detainees in GEO Group operated facilities, that he has seen being passed around on campus by faculty and students.

These documents came from outsides sources, such as the United States Department of Justice (DOJ), the executive branch department responsible for the administration of law and justice, and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), which helps employers and employees promote injuryfree work environments.

“All the sheets [of paper] that get passed around that claim to be documentation, all they are is allegations,” Shaw said. Shaw went on to say that the documentation being passed around campus may not be real cases, and that they cover issues most of the faculty are unfamiliar with.

At the Faculty Senate meeting on March 22, the Faculty Senate was given a resolution in regards to the naming of the football stadium.

Florida Atlantic University Faculty Resolution The following is a resolution that faculty petitioned to have included on the Faculty Senate action agenda for the March 22, 2013 meeting.

Whereas, faculty are concerned about the GEO Group’s management of its institutions in the U.S. and abroad;

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Whereas, faculty oppose important administrative decisions being made without participation or input from faculty, staff, or other FAU stakeholders;

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Whereas, the GEO Group’s business practices do not align with the missions of the university;

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Whereas, faculty think that the stadium naming has hurt the reputation of the university; be it resolved, that the faculty oppose naming the FAU football stadium the GEO Group Stadium

Voices of FAU faculty

Faculty Senate members and non-Senate members voice their opinions on the resolution

At the Faculty Senate meeting, members and non-Senate members argued their case on whether or not the resolution should pass. Faculty Senate members were given an unlimited amount of time to speak, while non-Senate members were given a time span of 90 seconds to make their arguments. Here are some of the arguments made by Faculty Senate members and non-Senate members who attended the meeting.

For the resolution:

Doug McGetchin, director of peace studies, Faculty Senate member “Regardless of that whole issue of whether GEO group is doing illegal practices or not, the prison industry in itself is extremely violent, and it is an industry that targets our students — immigrants, minorities, people that we want to reach out to. Students I’ve talked to have been extremely concerned about this. Faculty I’ve talked to have also been concerned about this. Every time people see a football game, they’re going to associate FAU with GEO [Group].

What’s going to happen in the future, if other allegations come out? Do we as a university community want to associate with this company?”

Meredith Mountford, educational leadership department, Faculty Senate member “One of my biggest issues is a focus on social justice with my students, in ethics and policy, and to teach and look out the window and see GEO on the stadium across the street … I have a big problem, this makes a hypocrite out of me as a faculty member, and opposes what it is I try to instill in our students at FAU.”

Against the resolution:

Eric Shaw, College of Business, Faculty Senate member “GEO gives to a number of charities, and it’s not just the six million they’ve given us — they’ve given to the [American Heart Association], the [American Cancer Society], you name it. They hire our graduates. The CEO is a former chairman of the [Board of] Trustees … In any case, I’m not in favor of private prisons, I’m not in favor of prisons in general, but that’s not the issue. The six million dollars is going to pay for the stadium, and if we don’t have the six million dollars, we’re going to have to take money out of the scholarship funds.”

Jeff Galen, English department, non-Senate member “This corporation is really a strong corporation, a model corporation. It just happens to run prisons which are uniformly understood to be in violation of human rights.

It’s not the corporation that is the problem, it’s what the corporation is doing, because that’s how it makes its money … I think [Faculty Senate] should be very careful about whatever claims they want to make about this organization.

I also think, honestly, while there are clearly good concerns represented by this room, that there is a bit of a misjudgment of what this corporation has to offer.”

GEO Group has been the defendant in more than 100 lawsuits in the past seven years.

“The only one that I have seen that really represents something substantiated is the [Walnut] Grove issue, and GEO says they didn’t control it long enough,” Shaw said.

The U.S. Department of Justice investigated GEO Group’s Walnut Grove facility. The staff had been charged with illegal drug distribution and sexual misconduct with juvenile inmates, according the UP’s previous report. GEO Group controlled the Walnut Grove facility for two years.

The U.S. Department of Justice found that no improvements had been made and accused the GEO Group of “deliberate indifference,” according to lawsuits filed against the prison company.

Commotion immediately filled the room following Shaw’s statement.

Meredith Mountford, Senate member and professor of educational leadership, rose from the front row and tried handing Shaw a pamphlet compiled by faculty members including information on the GEO Group’s lawsuits and allegations.

“That’s an 8 ½ by 11 sheet of paper, that is not documentation,” Shaw said, refusing to take the pamphlet.

Mountford responded, “This is, this is. This is done by faculty at the — ” until she was cut off.

“Out of order,” McDaniel said shouted. Shaw continued speaking.

Michelle Hawkins, Senate member of the School of Social Work, spoke of her concern for the United States’ justice system and her desire to improve it.

“If you look at social change in the history of the world, most of it has come from within. And by our

walking away, we are walking away from making change,” she said.

Rose Cadence, director of the Center for Holocaust and Human Rights Education, responded to Hawkins.

Cadence compared the situation to “professors in communist countries who did not stand up for the human rights of their colleagues and for other people in their society who were not just abused, but killed en masse.” She said we are sinking down to the same level by having this discussion.

John Valentine, management member, provided a different perspective, questioning whether or not the faculty voice will be heard.

“I don’t really care if the stadium’s named GEO Stadium, or Red Sox Stadium, or Redneck Stadium,” he said.

“In response to the question, ‘Does faculty opinion taking a stance mean anything, does it change anything?’

I would just ask does changing the public, the national public, affect it?”

George Zoley, the CEO of GEO Group, was on the presidential search committee for Saunders in 2010 and is a member of the FAU Foundation Board of Directors. The appearance of the relationship between FAU and GEO Group is the concern, according to Lenz.

When the UP asked Lisa Metcalf, director of Media Relations, for statements from Saunders and McDaniel, Metcalf wrote in an email, “At this time, we are not interested in participating.”

During the meeting, Senate member Bill Bosshardt explained that he was unable to find a “statement of values or ethics” on the FAU Foundation’s website. “There didn’t seem to be any rules of when to take money and when not to take money.” The resolution is set to be given to Saunders.

[Chris Hamann contributed to the reporting of this story.]

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Jaquez Johnson Photo courtesy of Media Relations

Stephen Curtis Photo by Michelle Friswell

Back in season With the Spring Game approaching, Owls football should be quick to name its new leader under center

FAU football

By Zack Kelberman Sports Editor

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ads are colliding, helmets are cracking, and the pigskin is being passed.

Football season is back in Boca.

Following a lowly 3-9 campaign, the Owls returned to the gridiron for spring practices, which began on March 18 and culminates with the Spring Game on April 20.

FAU lost a few leaders but also welcomed in what head coach Carl Pelini dubbed “the best recruiting class in school history.”

That class has produced one player who’s making his presence felt in a major way: quarterback Jaquez Johnson.

Johnson, the junior college transfer from East Mississippi, is competing with redshirt junior Stephen Curtis for the starting job, a battle that shouldn’t last much longer.

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Community College in Scooba, Miss., he accounted for nearly 3,400 yards of total offense, including a team-leading 12 rushing scores and 27 touchdown tosses.

Johnson’s skillset and strong arm translates well in FAU’s pistol offense, which relies on run-pass option plays and finished 107th overall in scoring last season.

Based on talent alone, that statistic stands to improve with Johnson — not Curtis — at the helm.

Continuity plays a big part in a team’s success, and FAU has plenty to boast about in that department.

Its important offensive skill position players — running backs Jonathan Wallace and Damian Fortner, and wide receivers William Dukes and Daniel McKinney — all return with another year of experience.

On defense, its secondary remains intact, with seniors Keith Reaser, Christian Milstead, and Winfred Strickland forming a well-rounded trio.

The linebacking corps may be the most experienced position, as two of its top tacklers — Adarius Glanton and Andrae Kirk — lead the front seven.

But the upperclassmen aren’t the only ones worth mentioning. This is where that hailed recruiting class comes into play.

FAU’s most notable three-star recruit — offensive lineman Austin Bland — is shaping to be a key component of the club.

Bland is likely to be plugged immediately into the lineup with FAU replacing three starting offensive linemen.

The combination of senior leadership and young talent can only help the Owls’ chances to field a successful squad.

Saturday, April 20 at 2 p.m.

GEO Group Stadium Curtis started the 2012 season opener against Wagner College, but permanently lost his job to Wilbert at halftime of the 7-3 win. He opened the first two days of spring practice under center, and worked almost exclusively with the first-team offense.

But that changed when the pads literally went on and the gloves came off.

In the Owls’ first fully padded practice, Johnson got his shot with the starters and made the most of the moment, ending with a deep touchdown bomb to wideout William Dukes.

The play caused teammates to erupt in cheers, a small sample size of what Johnson brings to the table.

Despite being listed as 6-foot-1, 225 pounds, Johnson is a dual-threat, capable of burning a defense both on the ground and through the air.

During his final season at East Mississippi

In less than three weeks, we’ll get our first glimpse of the 2013 Owls.

While there won’t be much to take out of the exhibition — the playbook is still being modified — some important questions should be answered.

Which quarterback has the edge? What’s the team’s strongest unit? How many recruits are part of Pelini’s plans?

The coaching staff is constantly preaching competition, and will want to see its entire team play hard in front of their fans.

In last year’s Spring Game, the Owls’ freshlyinstalled offense put up 27 points, a big accomplishment in the eyes of Pelini and offensive coordinator Brian Wright.

Will they be able to top that number in this year’s edition?

It’s quite possible — probable, in fact. But Johnson needs to be the one leading the way.

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