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Letter From the Staff

September 19, 2017 | VOL.19 | #3 To our readers:

Thomas Chiles | Features Editor

Alexander Rodriguez | Photo Editor

Alexander Rodriguez | Photo Editor

Photo courtesy of Brandon Harrington

Photo courtesy of Carain Smith

We, the University Press, apologize to you.

Our sports editor was recently caught plagiarising multiple paragraphs from several news outlets in the football edition post publication.

Parts of stories from the Bleacher Report, Underdog Dynasty, Al.com, the Sun Sentinel, Athlon Sports and Life, ESPN, WVLT TV, and a Wikipedia article were found scattered throughout the special issue.

As of publication time, we’ve notified and apologized to each outlet and this editor has been suspended from the University Press staff without pay. We are currently moving toward separation within university procedures.

A college newspaper is a unique place.

We’re surrounded by the people we work with every day. We eat together, we go out together, and we spend hours developing a unit with a unique culture that only the college newsroom understands.

Countless discussions arise on ethics and how to handle controversial situations while we’re still learning the ins and outs of journalism. We pick it up as we go along, and the lessons we learn drive the staff closer and closer together.

One of the toughest situations to face involves making an ethical and moral decision surrounding a staffer and a close friend, someone who understands this weird culture we’ve find ourselves immersed in.

While this editor was a friend, we still have to abide by a Code of Ethics the second we set foot in the newsroom. And it’s our responsibility as journalists to ensure that our product, both in print and on web, upholds that code.

We don’t believe we have the right to report the wrongdoings of others without informing the public of the wrongdoings committed within our organization.

Sincerely, The University Press Staff

UP STAFF

8 News Briefs

A highlight of the UP’s top news stories from the past few weeks.

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Fighting for Their Foundation

Harbor Branch Foundation is suing FAU after its 10-year relationship.

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Photo Gallery

A look at some of the best moments during the FAU vs. Navy football game.

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Believe the Hype?

One senior gives his opinion as to why fans should still be optimistic despite the first football game.

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Anything but a Breeze

Our timeline gives the rundown on the Breezaway’s repeatedly delayed construction.

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Unity in the Face of Hate FAU students and staff respond to the attack in Charlottesville.

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PHOTO EDITOR

EDITOR IN CHIEF Joe Pye

Alexander Rodriguez

MANAGING EDITOR

CONTRIBUTORS

Kerri-Marie Covington

Brandon Harrington, Ivan Benavides,

CREATIVE DIRECTOR

Nate Nkumbu, Ross Mellman

Celeste Andrews

ADVISERS

WEB EDITOR

Neil Santaniello, Ilene Prusher,

Richard Finkel

Michael Koretzky

BUSINESS MANAGER Ryan Lynch

Cover photo courtesy of Carin Smith,

NEWS EDITOR

FAU Harbor Branch Oceanograpic

Benjamin Paley

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Thomas Chiles

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NEWS BRIEFS

Tenth annual Bonfire featured Yung Joc

Sophomore Sayd Hussain was elected associate justice.

Hip-hop violinist Josh Vietti opened for the rapper before the bonfire was lit at 10 p.m.

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Thomas Chiles | Features Editor Ross Mellman | Contributing Writer

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n an attempt to increase school spirit ahead of the first football game the next day, the 10th annual bonfire was held the night of Aug. 31 on the Housing Lawn.

Between fence construction, bathrooms, production, and artist pay, the event cost around $40,000, according to the assistant director of Student Activities and Involvement Richard Mahler.

Hip-hop violinist Josh Vietti took the temporary stage around 7 p.m. with help from Owl Radio’s DJ Alex Roy. The crowd increased quickly over the next hour, and before 8:30 p.m., over 100 students were gathered in front of the stage.

Before headliner Yung Joc performed though, FAU’s drumline, its cheerleaders, and even head football coach Lane Kiffin took the stage to promote Friday’s football game versus Navy.

Following Kiffin’s brief speech, Yung Joc, real name Jasiel Amon Robinson, and his DJ came out on stage. The DJ played a mix of famous early 2000s songs as well as some current hits.

The rapper also tried to get the audience to engage in cheering competitions. He rapped some of his own hit songs, while also singing along to music from many other popular rap artists.

The concert ended at 10 p.m. and students walked over to the bonfire constructed only a few hundred feet away.

The bonfire sculpture was in the shape of a football and was painted in FAU’s colors, red blue, and silver. After burning for 15 minutes, a metal owl was revealed to be the center of the sculpture, after which the fire was extinguished.

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Hundreds gather to say they’re ‘Fed Up’ Boca House of Representatives with opioid crisis The Southeast Florida Recovery Advocates organized the event, which included a mile holds first fall march through campus, a series of speakers, and a vigil. meeting

Several tents from different sororities lined the lot on the north side of FAU Stadium on Friday Sept. 1.

Alexander Rodriguez | Photo Editor

Tailgaters pack Lot 5 for Navy game Students showed up in support of Lane Kiffin’s first game.

Alexander Rodriguez | Photo Editor

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espite the 85 degree heat, hundreds of students gathered on the north lot at FAU Stadium for the tailgate party on Friday, Sept. 1 to show support for head coach Lane Kiffin and the FAU football team’s first game of the season against Navy.

Students set up several tents in Lot 5, along with their vehicles, for places to sit or store their food and drinks out of the sun.

During the first hour of the tailgate, many students showed up wearing FAU gear and its colors: red, blue, and silver. Some students even had makeshift cardboards of Kiffin.

“I will always support FAU’s football team even if they lose tonight’s game,” junior computer science major and Sigma Beta Rho fraternity member Albert Norgaisse said.

One group of students in attendance were

there to show support for the new coach and collect canned goods for Houston, Texas after hurricane Harvey left an unprecedented amount of rainfall over the week.

“We want to send relief to those who need our help,” President of the FAU Black Student Union Sean Hyacinth said.

Even with FAU football’s history of losses, going 3-9 in the past three seasons, students still came out on a sunny afternoon to show support for Kiffin and his team.

Hyacinth said, “With all the hype I think one loss won’t determine Kiffin’s great success as a coach.”

tudent Government members met in the Student Union House Chambers Friday, Aug. 25.

Reconvening for the first meeting of the fall, the Boca House of Representatives saw no new bills passed or tabled for their next meeting.

Sophomore SG representative Sayd Hussain was elected to the vacant position of associate justice for the SG Judicial court unanimously.

The associate justice is one of four judges in the SG judicial branch. The judges hear cases ranging from elections to policies and issues within the SG constitution.

After being sworn in, Hussain said he wants to raise awareness of the student judicial system at the school.

“One of my major plans is going to be outreach, making sure that the the Boca associate justice is present in Student Government related activities,” he said.

The sophomore added that he spoke with both former and current SG members before running for the position.

“When Der’Resha [Bastien] became governor, I reached out to her and let her know that I was interested. I always did that with a person of leadership,” Hussain said. “I met with chief justices and [former President] Michael [Cairo] and [current President] Emily [Lawless] were both aware that I wanted the position as did [former Boca Governor Ezell] Hamilton.”

Hussain also mentioned that all it took was introducing himself to SG members and stating his intentions to join.

“It just takes that simple two seconds to introduce yourself and that's all it takes,” he said. “Two minutes for a life changing decision.

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egan Lavenberg, 36, is recovering from alcohol and substance abuse. She remembers the day she quit, Oct. 22, 2015, after an accidental overdose.

“I gave up after fear of being judged,” Lavenberg said. “I took a massive overdose of pills. I was on organ life support. Ever since I have fought for my recovery.”

Lavenberg was the overdose recovery speaker at Fed Up Aug. 31, an event organized by the Southeast Florida Recovery Advocates as part of International Overdose Awareness Day. The national event has had 51 rallies in 28 states to call on the government, the medical community, and the pharmaceutical industry to address the opioid crisis, according to Gaynelle Gosselin, one of the event organizers.

Hundreds were in attendance of the event, which began with a march in the research park.

Participants created a sash that showed how their substance abuse affected them.

A sash with purple or black coloring symbolized someone who lost the battle with substance abuse; a sash with white coloring meant someone who is in recovery; a red sash symbolized someone who is still struggling with substance abuse.

From the research park, participants marched a banner across campus to the University Theater.

Many in the crowd chanted “down with drugs” as they marched.

Once at the theater, speakers addressed the crowd about substance abuse and how politicians are working at the local levels here in South Florida to combat the opioid crisis. Some shared their experiences with friends and loved ones while Lavenberg shared her own.

Currently, she’s pursuing her associate degree in elementary education at Palm Beach State College and has a 4.0 GPA. Other speakers included: Palm Beach County Vice-Mayor Melissa McKinlay — who was the keynote speaker — State Attorney Dave Aronberg, and Chief Assistant State Attorney Al Johnson.

The event concluded with a vigil to those who have lost their lives to substance abuse.

Before Jonathan Dempf of FAU Calvary Church

Students marched to the University Theater carrying posters with messages protesting the opiod crisis. Joe Pye | Editor in Chief

led everyone in prayer, event organizer Gosselin told a story about the badge she was wearing.

A mother to a 19-year-old son who is in recovery, Gosselin led the vigil in song and speech. A photo of her son at age 13 — before substance abuse entered his life — was pinned to her sash.

“We are here to remember those who have gone long before their time,” she said. “We really have to carry on for you. Always for you.”

Her son broke his arm and was prescribed a 30-day prescription of Vicodin. Around the same time, he started experimenting with alcohol and marijuana.

“I didn’t know how dangerous the drugs were,” she said. “You just don’t know. You have to learn to parent the kid you have, not the kid you don’t have.”

During his prayer, Dempf noted the connection between the light from the candles and those who have lost someone to substance abuse.

“We try to shield it, protect it,” Dempf said.

“Just like we try to protect and shield our loved ones.”

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Students march in solidarity with Charlottesville

University poll sees Floridians split on Charlottesville events The College of Business polling initiative also showed Floridians’ stance on gun control and healthcare.

Nate Nkumbu | Staff Writer

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Students Jordan Bowles, political action chair of the NAACP chapter Jacqueline LaBayne, Marek Madro, and Khalia Moore hold the #WeStandWithCharlottesville banner. Thomas Chiles | Features Editor

The NAACP university chapter and Student Government organized the peaceful march.

Thomas Chiles | Features Editor

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n response to the violence in Charlottesville, the FAU NAACP chapter and Student Government members organized the march Aug. 21, which attracted a crowd of close to 100 people. Marchers held a banner reading #WeStandWithCharlottesville on the lawn outside the Social Science Building.

“We can not let these groups strike fear in us because we are stronger together than any obstacle that comes our way,” Jacqueline LaBayne said, political action chair of the NAACP chapter. “This is not the 1940s of the Nazi period or the 1960s of the rise of the KKK, this is 2017, the time for equality and justice for all.”

The crowd marched with the banner to the Nations Multipurpose Room in the Housing Building near Algonquin Hall.

Chants of “No justice, no peace” were led by Marcus Edwards, a senior majoring in health administration and second vice president of the NAACP chapter. He also led the crowd in singing verses of “Lift Every Voice and

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Sing,” known as the “Black American National Anthem.”

Andrea Guzman Oliver, Student Affairs associate vice president, shared a personal story about when she was arrested and almost kicked out of school. At the time, she was protesting against the KKK’s right to speak at the University of Michigan.

“I didn’t understand what free speech really meant and I didn’t understand why the university had to permit a white supremacist group to speak on their campus,” she said. “So a group of us students thought we were doing the right thing by protesting. Only we didn’t do a peaceful protest like you guys.”

“Universities and their surrounding communities have always been considered places for free speech and assembly, but racism, bigotry and violence will not be tolerated at FAU,” Oliver read, quoting University President John Kelly from his blog. “I strongly condemn the acts of hatred recently displayed in Charlottesville.”

AU’s Business and Economic Polling Initiative released Aug. 29 Florida’s take on Confederate statues, the events in Charlottesville, and President Donald Trump’s popularity, among other things.

The College of Business survey polled 800 registered voters from Florida via an online sample and an automated telephone questionnaire.

President Trump’s approval rating was a point of discussion with 37 percent believing he’s doing a good job as president — up from June when it was 35 percent. This could have been partly due to his decision to restrict the renewed relations with Cuba that began under former President Barack Obama.

Forty-four percent disagreed with his statement, “there is blame on both sides,” regarding the recent Charlottesville, Virginia events, while 42 percent supported it. Fourteen percent were undecided.

Floridians were also polled on whether statues of Confederate leaders should remain standing.

Forty-nine percent supported leaving the statues in public places, while 30 percent said they should be removed and 21 percent were undecided.

When it came to gun control, 43 percent supported concealed handgun carry with a license while 15 percent favoured licensed open handgun carry. Thirty-four percent said handguns shouldn’t be legal in public and 7 percent favoured public handgun carry without a license.

In terms of the Affordable Care Act, 37 percent wanted it replaced, 33 percent want parts of it repealed, and 30 percent saw no need for any changes.

The survey had a margin of error of +/- 4 percentage points, while the political seat polls had an error of +/- 6.5 percentage points. The registered voters poll was conducted from Aug. 24-26.

New SG President talks plans for upcoming year

FAU community gathers to view solar eclipse

Emily Lawless and Vice President Kyle MacDonald delivered their speeches in the House Chambers.

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ew Student Government President Emily Lawless announced her plans for the 2017-18 academic year at the annual State of the University address Thursday, Aug. 24.

Around 50 people, including university police, members of Student Government, and FAU employees, attended the event held in the FAU House Chambers.

Lawless started her speech with a statement to new students.

“We are very happy that you chose FAU for this very important time in your life to become educated representatives of yourself and your family,” she said.

Among the initiatives discussed was a was a campaign for mental health awareness.

“It’s been a really big focus about mental health because for a long time we have been focused on physical health but not enough on mental health, like how are you feeling,” SG Vice President Kyle MacDonald said. “That is especially important in college because we neglect mental health when it comes to exams.”

Director of government relation and junior business management major Jon Carter said the Florida legislature turned down SG’s request for mental health initiative funding.

“We believe if we’re asking for funding every year and the legislature says no, then we’re not accomplishing anything,” he said. “We just want to go with a simple request, no dollars or cents, just awareness and a conversation with the Florida Legislature and the legislators about finding solutions.”

Community engagement was also discussed at the address. Lawless said SG plans to get students interested in local and national government while also encouraging them to be a part of the electoral process.

They plan for it to be a part of the curriculum through a student life skills class and voter registration events.

Lawless said that the time she has as president is short but she feels she has everything in order for a successful year.

Junior communication major Cassandra Penrod (left) and junior elementary education major Leyla Massaro take a look at the solar eclipse with their eclipse glasses. Joe Pye | Editor in Chief

The College of Science hosted the event on the Boca campus.

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he first visible solar eclipse since 1979 brought students, faculty, and residents to the lawn between the Science Building and the Biomedical Science Center. The eclipse was visible from 1-4 p.m. Aug 21.

A total solar eclipse occurs when the moon moves fully in front of the sun. This is the first solar eclipse to cross the U.S. coast to coast in 99 years.

Even though a full solar eclipse is a rare sighting, you shouldn’t stare directly at it without protective eclipse glasses.

“It has been a long time coming! Millions of people in the U.S. will finally be treated to an event that for many of them, has never occurred in their lives at all,” FAU astronomy and physics lab coordinator Eric Vandernoot wrote via email.

“We are not in the path of totality as it crosses the country. We will see only 80% of the Sun covered, but there is still many interesting things to see even then.”

Free pairs of protective glasses were handed out by the College of Science for its total solar eclipse viewing event Monday afternoon. The glasses were given out on a first come, first serve basis to the first 1,000 people in line.

Some students took time in between early classes

to ensure they got their glasses before the crowds showed.

“I saw the event on Facebook, and I thought, ‘I got to go to that.’ I read in the newspapers that they were handing out glasses here at school. I saw that they’ve been sold for $20.00,” freshman multimedia journalism major Karla Recio said. “I looked it up and was excited they were doing this here. I called my friends, they said it was pretty cool so we got here early to get our glasses.”

Recio’s friend, freshman environmental science major Veronica Teek, grew up watching eclipses with her father, who worked at the Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.

“I used to watch eclipses with my dad,” Teek said. “The last partial eclipse I saw was about 12 years ago. My dad and I used to go out with our telescope to Lake Ella in Tallahassee.”

Around 2:30 p.m., the eclipse had the appearance of an orange shaped crescent moon.

“This was my first time seeing something like this,” junior communications major Cassandra Penrod said. “I didn’t expect it to be so cool.”

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Photo Gallery: FAU vs. Navy

FAU players run out the tunnel before their game begins versus the Navy Midshipmen on Friday, Sept. 1. The announced crowd of 28,481 was the third-largest in FAU Stadium history. Alexander Rodriguez | Photo Editor

FAU sophomore tight end Harrison Bryant (40) is tackled by a Navy defensive player after making a catch. Bryant finished with two catches and 50 receiving yards.

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FAU sophomore running back Devin Singletary (5) is tackled by Navy linebacker Hudson Sullivan(53). Singletary had six carries for 26 of FAU’s 40 total yards, which included -47 yards in losses due to fumbled snaps. Alexander Rodriguez | Photo Editor 09.19.2017 University Press 9

The Breezeway construction seems endless, but our timeline has the scoop on when it will be done and how long it’s taken so far.

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hances are whether you’re an incoming freshman or a senior dragging your way to the finish line, an inaccessible Breezeway has become a main part of your college experience. For all who have come across the green fences, the main question is: When will the costruction be done?

After pouring through potential schedules and project documents, we’ve found the answer to that and other questions in our timeline below. *All info taken from publicly available documents from FAU’s Department of Facilities and is correct as of July 20, 2017.*

Original Phase 2A

Beginning Dec.12, 2017

Original Phase 2

Beginning Feb. 20, 2017 Ending June 30, 2017

Original Phase 1

Beginning Ending June 13, 2016 Feb. 17, 2017 This phase includes work on the roof of the entire walkway and a stretch of Breezeway from Starbucks past General South and toward Chick-fil-A (both floors).

Updated Phase 1

Beginning June 13 ,2016

Vending machines are set up in the Breezeway outside Starbucks as a blockade to prevent students from entering construction areas. Photo

by Brandon Harrington

Work in phase two will include areas past General South toward the Sanon Life Science Building (both floors).

Ending Feb. 3, 2018

Renovations in this area consist of the Starbucks and food court entrance as well as the student clinic and the Dean’s office (both floors).

Original Phase 3 Signage notifies students of the phases of the Breezeway renovation plan. Photo by Brandon Harrington

The renovations will occur in multiple phases until completed in November 2017.

Photo by Brandon Harrington

Anything but a Breeze

Beginning Sept. 13, 2017

Ending Nov. 10, 2017

The final phase will include work on the north entrance of the Breezeway, which includes Barry Kaye Hall and the Psychological Science building.

Ending May 24, 2017

The first Phase was delayed due to water damage the work crews found inside the areas of work. This phase was opened for use on July 12.

Updated Phase 2 Construction fencing wraps arounad the Breezeway to protect the worksite from non-workers. Photo by Brandon Harrington

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Beginning May 25, 2017 Ending Sept. 4, 2017

Current Complete Date: Feb. 14, 2018 Complete date as stated in the updated March 2, 2017 master schedule

A metal fence is set up outside the Owls Care office on the second floor in the Breezeway. Signage redirects students to alternative routes and entrances. Photo by Brandon Harrington The phasing plan for the renovations of the Breezeway start on the south end with the first and second floors getting new roofs and floors. Photo by Brandon Harrington

Updated Phase 2A

Beginning Dec.1, 2017

Ending Feb.14, 2018

Updated Phase 3

Beginning Oct. 5, 2017

Ending Feb.14, 2018

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Fighting For Their

Foundation

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After a 10-year relationship, the foundation that supports Harbor Branch is suing the university to retain control .

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t started when FAU requested a $50,000 donation from a marine science foundation to help build its football stadium in 2012. It ended with the foundation’s request for $440,00 from the university five years later.

Only this time, it was for a lawsuit.

Ten years ago, the Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute became a part of FAU, with the Harbor Branch Foundation controlling the institute’s budget and helping to fund and support its ocean science education and research.

But when then-FAU President Mary Jane Saunders asked the Fort Pierce based foundation to donate to the stadium 95 miles south, the foundation declined, saying that its mission wasn’t to support FAU football. At least that’s according to the foundation’s attorney, Joseph Galardi.

And that wasn’t the last in a string of disagreements between the university and the foundation.

Earlier this year, the foundation hit a breaking

point and requested over $400,000 from FAU so it could sue the university for control of the foundation’s operations, FAU’s attorney Richard Mitchell and Galardi said respectively.

The foundation throws the first punch When Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute became a part of FAU in 2007, its foundation signed a memorandum of understanding with FAU. The contract stated that the foundation will maintain “sole discretion” of its budget, its staff, and its Board of Directors.

But at the end of 2016, the university wanted FAU Vice President of Research Daniel Flynn to replace the current foundation president and CEO, Katha Kissman. Flynn would then be responsible for budgetary and funding power by “supervising all aspects” of her job, an act the lawsuit referred to as a “brazen power play.”

“No foundation (or company for that matter) can operate successfully without a CEO dedicated to

its mission,” Galardi wrote in an email.

In 2015, the university told the foundation that “it would use grant funds for purposes different than those approved” by the foundation, Galardi said.

The foundation called this and Kissman’s proposed removal a “play for control over Harbor Branch’s grants and endowment,” valued at over $68 million, the lawsuit said.

The University Press reached out to Kissman for comment, but she declined due to a Harbor Branch Foundation policy on pending litigation.

FAU fights back FAU President John Kelly said that by removing Kissman and replacing her with Flynn, the foundation would better meet FAU’s goals.

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Kelly said in an email to Kissman.

FAU’s attorney Mitchell disagreed with Harbor Branch Foundation’s allegations because of the nature of their relationship.

The foundation is a “direct support organization,” which is a private, nonprofit that supports a public university and is funded by taxpayer dollars.

“As part of the overarching transition, that foundation became part of the university,” Mitchell said. “The state of Florida paid Harbor Branch $24.3 million on certain property and improvements. The [Florida] legislature gave a one-time appropriation of $44.6 million to renovate.”

Mitchell said because of this relationship, the university has a legal duty and obligation to oversee the foundation’s budget.

FAU’s attorney added that Harbor Branch Foundation’s legal counsel Bill Stewart acknowledged during a meeting with FAU’s Board of Trustees that funding for this lawsuit is taking away funding from the institute’s research and education.

Mitchell said that Flynn looked into the foundation’s budget and found “redundant overhead expenses,” one of which is Kissman’s position as president/CEO. Kissman’s salary is over $181,000, according to its 2018 budget.

If Flynn replaced Kissman, her responsibilities would be transferred to his position as the FAU vice president of research, the lawsuit said.

The University Press reached out to FAU

Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute is founded by J. Seward Johnson, son of the co-founder of the Johnson & Johnson pharmaceutical company.

President Kelly for comment, but has yet to hear back as of publication time.

The Circuit Court of the Nineteenth Judicial Circuit has ordered the foundation and FAU to “attend an early mediation” to resolve the dispute by Sept. 30.

What do these words mean?

Direct support organization: A private, non-profit organization that receives public funding and in return, will support a public university.

Foundation: An independent body that’s in control of grant-making functions of a nonprofit or charitable organization’s funds.

Endowment: A donation of money to a non-profit organization with an established

foundation. The money carries over from year to year and accrues interest. The interest made on the initial donation is used to fund financial endeavors of the nonprofit’s mission.

Grant: A sum of money that doesn’t need to be repaid, but must be used for a

previously specified purpose.

1977 Harbor Branch’s submersibles Johnson Sea Links I and II are used to retrieve and recover artifacts from the USS Monitor — the U.S. Navy’s first ironclad warship, which was used in battle during the Civil War and was sunk in 1862.

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The History of Harbor Branch

Harbor Branch discovers the rocket booster on the ocean floor from the Challenger space shuttle, which exploded 73 seconds after launch and killed all seven of its passengers.

The discovery led to proof as to what caused the explosion.

Then-FAU President Mary Jane Saunders requests that Harbor Branch Foundation donate $50,000 to help fund the construction of the FAU Football stadium, according to the foundation’s attorney Joseph Galardi. The foundation denies the request, stating that supporting FAU Football is not part of its mission.

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2007 Harbor Branch Oceanographic Institute becomes a part of FAU. The foundation also separates and becomes Harbor Branch Foundation, which helps fund and support the institute. The memorandum of understanding between FAU and the foundation states that the two would further marine science research under the university’s name.

At the beginning of December, FAU President John Kelly emails Harbor Branch Foundation’s President and CEO Katha Kissman, informing the CEO that her responsibilities would be transferred to FAU Vice President of Research Daniel Flynn, according to the lawsuit.

2015 FAU attempts to change terms of grants made by Harbor Branch Foundation, according to the lawsuit. The lawsuit alleges that these changes were made so FAU could use the funds for purposes that were not approved by the foundation.

2017 Flynn emails Kissman notifying her of a proposed budget change to cut “redundant overhead expenses,” one of which was her job as president and CEO of Harbor Branch Foundation, according to FAU’s attorney Richard Mitchell. The foundation files a lawsuit in March.

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Opinion

Believe the hype?

After three years of losing, one senior thinks FAU fans will get a light at the end of the tunnel with Lane Kiffin.

FAU fans began cheering and banging the wall of the field after the Owls scored their first touchdown on a 95-yard receiving touchdown by freshman wide receiver Willie Wright in the second quarter. Alexander Rodriguez | Photo Editor Ryan Lynch | Business Manager Not only had the atmosphere changed, the that hurt them in the long run. rom my start as a student, I’ve had an product on the field had as well. Kiffin inherited Comparing the two, I think that Kiffin’s hype opinion of FAU Football that many seniors the 123rd worst out of 128 defenses in the country could carry this team’s progress forward. With and alumni would agree with: They and an offense that wasn’t much better. He won’t greater stakes and more eyes watching, it will haven’t been very good. In my three years in change that overnight, but I saw a start. be sink or swim for the Owls this season.

Boca Raton, the team has gone 3-9 each year Both quarterbacks Daniel Parr and De’Andre There are only so many conclusions you and learned to lose games in ways I didn’t think Johnson showed flashes of what continued can draw from two games, but from what I’ve were possible. experience in games could do for them. Parr had seen, we could be on the verge of our best I remember sitting there during my first game plenty of good passes in between his struggles, football team in a while. They obviously have versus Tulsa, watching as students pooled out while Johnson converted two first downs on his feet some work to put in, but stranger things have of the stadium while the Owls cruised to a 50and completed a solid pass before a mishandled happened.

21 victory. I wondered, “Do they even care that snap ruined his first FBS drive.

Now I can’t start to believe that this will last we won?”

As for defense, giving up 42 points doesn’t sound or that they will figure out a way to capture this I’ve seen it all, from heartbreaking losses and like a good step. But against an unpredictable Navy optimism for a full season. But the key will be near upsets to a fan puking next to me during run attack, they were in for a tough outing trying to to get those new students excited. one game (unfortunately because of alcohol, stop them from the start.

All the freshmen I spoke with said the Navy not the action on the field).

I still saw these changes in the team’s second game was their first experience with the team.

But during these first two games of the game at Wisconsin as well.

They didn’t go through most of the highs (and season, I saw something I hadn’t before. Not Parr took another step in leading the team and a lot more lows) of following the team, so they the 42-19 loss to Navy or the 31-14 defeat kept them within two scores of a ranked Power Five have an unbiased view of the team so far. at the hands of Wisconsin, but a change in opponent and looked much more confident than in Many talked about the amount of hype direction for a team swimming in uncertainty. that initial game. He had another long touchdown, surrounding football during orientation, Usually empty, FAU Stadium was alive as this time to DeAndre McNeil, and it looks like those something that wasn’t emphasized as much an announced crowd of 28,481 people took in passes will be his bread and butter for scoring. when I was in the same situation. Every place the first game. While it wasn’t completely full The defense held Wisconsin to 357 yards of from the Bonfire to the Breezeway was filled and multiple rain delays thinned the crowd, rushing, which was not a major improvement, but with people encouraging students to attend the it’s a start for a program that has consistently only allowed one score in the second half. If the game. struggled with attendance in the past.

Owls had scored in the second half (they were held Kiffin has a chance to reach these kids if he Hundreds attended Sept.1’s tailgate, to no points) it would have been an even closer can capitalize on the potential that so many which was comparable to the one during the game. coaches have failed to do around here.

University of Miami game last year (even With it being so early in the season, it’d be Going to the cafeteria the day after the loss if some opt to leave in the first half to drink impressive to see both the offense and defense against Navy, I saw more FAU gear than I had more). “Kiffin Fever” was alive throughout Lot working at the same time. Having only half a ever seen following a home game.

5, as effigies of the coach, signs, and visors football team working in the game is not going to For a place where in the past, most students were seen everywhere throughout the beerget them any closer to winning. couldn’t care less about the football team and soaked lot. (No word on if students could afford Those changes pale in comparison to the team school pride, I think the tide is turning. the limited Adidas Yeezy Boost 350 V2s that that my college existence started with. While And if you blink with this team, you might miss head coach Lane Kiffin opted to wear for the exciting, Partridge’s teams often made mistakes the change. game.)

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Unity in the Face of Hate It’s been a month since an attack by a white supremacist near the University of Virginia left one dead and over 30 injured. How did FAU respond?

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leven days before classes began at the University of Virginia, a white supremacist rally marched through the middle of the campus to protest the removal of a statue of Robert E. Lee, a Confederate general.

In turn, counterprotesters locked arms around a statue of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson.

A fight broke out and both sides were injured.

The next day, a woman was killed after a 20-year-old white supremacist drove his car into a group of counterprotesters. Over 30 others were injured.

UVA started its semester Aug. 22, one day after FAU’s fall semester started.

During the first week of classes at the Boca campus, FAU’s NAACP chapter, alongside Student Government, organized a solidarity march in honor of the Charlottesville victims.

The main goal of the demonstration: to denounce hate groups.

“We can not let these [hate] groups remotely strike fear in us because we are stronger together than any obstacle that comes our way,” political action chair Jacqueline LaBayne said before the on-campus march began.

FAU President John Kelly released a statement condemning the acts by the hate groups a few days before the march.

“Universities and their surrounding communities have always been considered places for free speech and assembly, but racism, bigotry and violence will not be tolerated at FAU,” Kelly wrote.

The events at Charlottesville have been one of the most heavily reported news stories of the year. And some students disagree with how it was reported from the field.

Brandon Walker, chairman of the FAU College Republicans, condemned the attack, but believed the media turned Charlottesville into a chance to pit the left-wing against the right.

“It was terror, there was no other word for it,” Walker said in reference to the car-ramming.

But Walker felt that the media used its coverage to associate the alt-right and white supremacists with the Republican party.

“Not to cut short the life that was lost, but I think one of the biggest problems was that the media comes in and tries to politicize it for viewing purposes and media hits,” he said.

“I think that kind of turns the perspective a little bit from ‘a life lost’ to ‘the Republicans supported alt-right.’”

The College Republicans chairman believed President Donald Trump was criticized unfairly by the media after he condemned violence from both protesters and counterprotesters in his initial press conference concerning Charlottesville.

“The media said Trump didn’t condemn the white supremacy,” Walker said. “But I went back and read his tweet right after and just because he didn’t say the words they wanted

him to use, they went on a Twitter ‘roast’ of the president.”

“I think that it’s really disrespectful no matter who it is, and I think that people have lowered the view of the president to under the common man, and I don’t think that’s healthy.”

One faculty member has been fighting hate groups since her own time in college.

Student Affairs Associate Vice President Andrea Guzman Oliver was a student at the University of Michigan when the Ku Klux Klan marched on campus. She was arrested while protesting the group’s hate speech.

The most recent white nationalist march in Charlottesville is all too relatable for the vice president of student outreach and diversity.

“When I first heard about the torch-bearing marches, I was in disbelief,” Oliver told the University Press. “I immediately began to search different media outlets as if I would find a report declaring that the tragedy had not actually occurred. Unfortunately, this was not the case.”

“I did think back to my days as a student protester and how helpless and unsupportive the environment felt to me,” Oliver said. “My immediate reaction was to get a pulse for what our students were feeling and how the Division of Student Affairs could best support them.”

While Oliver is a supporter of the U.S. Constitution and the right to free speech, she believes some hate groups can go too far.

“I believe that we learn through robust, diverse, and civil discourse,” she said. “However, it is important to note that the First Amendment was never intended to allow individuals to defame or threaten one another, and certainly not intended to incite violence.”

Following the solidarity march, student body Governor Der’Resha Bastien gave her take on the Charlottesville attack.

“I’m a little emotional and upset about this,” Bastien said. “As an African American woman at this university, I just want to say one thing: stay strong.”

A remembrance banner was signed and carried during the march, stating: “#WeStandWithCharlottesville.” It was later hung in the Student Union.

“Let’s not hang this banner on the wall and forget about something that we’ve done,” Bastien said.

“This is a continual thing, it doesn’t stop here, I promise you it doesn’t. Things will continues to surface, we have a long way to go here in America.”

Timeline of Charlottesville events - On Aug. 11, a far-right rally called “Unite the Right” organized a protest of the removal of a statue of Confederate General Robert E. Lee in a Charlottesville park. Various hate groups supporting white supremacy were in attendance, including the KKK, neoConfederates, and neo-Nazis.

- That night, an estimated 100 protesters lit torches and marched on the University of Virginia campus. They were recorded chanted the slogans, “You will not replace us,” “White lives matter,” and “Jews will not replace us.”

- The protesters were then met by student counterprotestors, who locked arms around a statue of Founding Father Thomas Jefferson.

White supremacists surrounded the students, and fights broke out involving chemical sprays.

Police ended the violence with mace.

- The next day, tensions were high as protesters and counterprotestors readied themselves for a rally at the same park. Over 1,000 counterprotesters showed up to stand against the Unite the Right rally’s estimated 500 attendees.

- The two sides began fighting in the streets near the rally site early in the morning, using a variety of weapons from clubs to shields to bats. Fourteen people were injured and the Virginia State Police ended the rally, deeming the gathering to be an unlawful assembly.

- Around 1:45 p.m., a 20-year-old white supremacist drove his car into a group of counterprotesters about four blocks from the rally site. The impact of his car sent several people flying into the air before he slammed into a parked car.

- The attack left over 30 wounded and one woman, protester Heather Heyer, dead.

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