No. 22 - UNF Spinnaker

Volume 29, Issue 22
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
February
15
2006
Wednesday
THIS WEEK
NEWS
Trustees
elect new
leadership
for chair,
vice chair
A weekend with D.L.
Cashing in on research
UNF is one of 11 universities in the state of Florida to
get a portion of $90 million
intended for research at the
institutions.
See RESEARCH, page 5
EXPRESSIONS
BY TAMI LIVINGSTON
ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR
Partaking in plagiarism?
IAN WITLEN
Some students will do
whatever it takes to make the
grade. See how plagiarism is
affecting college and how
some departments at UNF
are dealing with it.
See EXPRESSIONS, page 11
SPORTS
Ozzie leaves the nest
After five years of service
as the man under UNF’s
Ozzie the Osprey mascot
uniform, Elmer Pearsol is
retiring due to medical complications.
See OZZIE, page 18
WEEKEND
WEATHER
Friday
Feb. 17
50/74
P-Cloudy
Saturday
Feb. 18
53/70
P-Cloudy
Sunday
Feb. 19
50/63
M-Cloudy
7-day forecast, page 5
SOURCE: NOAA
Discourse. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . 3
News Briefs . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Squawk Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Police Beat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Expressions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Comics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Horoscopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Osprey Sports Trivia. . . . . . . 20
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9A, UNF Drive detour planned
to continue through summer
BY RYAN DOBBIN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The construction project on the
St. Johns Bluff Road entrance into
the University of North Florida is
undergoing major changes, resulting in heavier traffic, and will continue until the summer.
According to the Florida
Department of Transportation,
approximately 2.3 miles of new
interstate highway will be constructed from St. Johns Bluff Road
about one-half mile north of J.
Turner Butler Boulevard to Central
Parkway near Beach Boulevard.
The $31.1 million project is being
undertaken
by
Superior
Construction
Company
of
Jacksonville. It includes realigning
St. Johns Bluff Road from the
Morocco Shrine Temple to the UNF
entrance.
A new signalized interchange is
also underway with on and off
ramps to UNF Parkway from State
Road 9A at UNF Drive. An overpass
will also cross UNF Drive.
“Students from UNF will have
direct access to the 9A Interstate,
which, being the beltway around
the city, will allow [us] to connect
UNF to the whole city,” said Tom
Woods, Construction Engineering
Inspection project engineer.
But before UNF is connected,
construction will create delays as
all traffic will shift to the relocated
St. Johns Bluff Road through the
new intersection with the UNF
Drive extension north of campus.
This closure began Feb. 6 and will
last for approximately 60 days,
according to the FDOT.
According to FDOT’s Web page,
the traffic impact will be minimal.
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Comedian D.L. Hughley headlined the Homecoming Comedy Show at the University of North Florida Feb. 11 in the
Arena. Prior to Hughley’s performance, comedian’s James Smith and Leighann Lord performed for the crowd of nearly
1,600 people. Read about the show in Expressions, page 13.
The intersection of State Road 9A and UNF Drive is currently the site of a
detour, which is expected to last until the summer months.
The new interchange will be constructed west of the existing
entrance to the campus on St. Johns
Bluff Road. UNF traffic will continue to use St. Johns Bluff Road for
the majority of the project.
The recent change in traffic patterns has directed drivers to follow
the new St. Johns Bluff Road, which
has been shifted nearly 400 feet west
to accommodate the positioning of
State Road 9A.
In addition to this project, the
Superior Construction Company
was also awarded the $80.5 million
State Road 9A and J.T. Butler
Boulevard interchange contract,
which began in July 2005.
The new interchange will consist
of circular ramps, some of which
will be up to 60 feet in height,
according to FDOT’s Web page.
As part of this project, JTB will
be widened to four travel lanes in
the westbound direction and three
travel lanes in the eastbound direction. The project will take approximately four years to complete.
One feature of the project is a
2,072-foot-long trestle bridge, which
is being built over wetlands, and the
Sawmill Slough environmental area
adjacent to the UNF campus. The
trestle bridge on State Road 9A will
be about 20 feet above the ground
and will help prevent lasting damage to the slough’s wetlands, according to the FDOT Web page.
“It’s a mess right now, but hopefully this will make traffic a lot better in the future,” said Kevin Range,
a senior financial accounting major.
“I just wish it would have been done
four years ago.”
E-mail Ryan Dobbin at [email protected].
The
University
of
North Florida Board of
Trustees has elected a
new chair and vice chair.
The board elected Bruce
Taylor as its chair and
Wanyonyi Kendrick as its
vice chair during its Jan.
26 meeting.
“I think it’s going to be
a great leadership team,”
said Dr. Tom Serwatka,
vice president and chief
of
staff
of
the
trustees.
“[Taylor]
really
b e l i e ve s
in higher
education and
he’s
a
Taylor
strong
advocate
for higher education.”
Taylor replaced Carol
Thompson, executive vice
president
of
Baptist
Health and president of
the
Baptist
Health
Foundation, who served
as chair for the board
from September 2001
until
January
2006.
Thompson will continue
to be on the board until
January 2011, according
to Serwatka.
“Carol, who stepped
down, was a wonderful
chair,” he said. “She was
a
great
advantage,
because she was an alumna of UNF.”
Taylor has been on the
board for two years and
has been involved with
various boards and activities at UNF since the
early 1990s. He said he
believes in higher education and hopes to move
the board forward.
“Higher education is
very important, and it’s
important to promote it,”
Taylor said. “Universities
like UNF are important in
our
community
and
important to the future of
Jacksonville
and
Northeast Florida.”
Taylor is the semiretired CEO and chairman of the board of the
company he founded,
Taylor
Engineering
Company Inc. He has
served on numerous state,
national and international professional boards,
according to the UNF
Board’s Web site. Taylor
will serve as chair of the
board until January 2008
and can be re-elected for
See BOT, page 9
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QUOTE
WEEK
of
the
“If history repeats
itself and the
unexpected always
happens, how
incapable must Man be
of learning from
experience.”
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
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Homecoming 2006 started off on a good
foot Feb. 11 as the Homecoming
Comedy Show took place in the Arena.
Nearly 1,600 people packed the Arena to
see D.L. Hughley, Leighann Lord and
James Smith. Events are planned each
day for the rest of the week.
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WORST
A video showing British soldiers brutally
beating Iraqi youths surfaced recently,
as the region has become increasingly
hostile. Apparently, the Iraqis beaten in
the video were protesting and demanding jobs.
S PINNAKER ’ S
FIX
If the members of the Coalition of the
Willing intended to spread Democracy
to Iraq and free the people, snags like
this are only making the region more
hostile and the Iraqis more violent
toward the soldiers there.
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Americans should rally behind Olympic team
The torch has been passed, the
flame has been lit and the 2006
Winter Olympics have begun.
Such a statement alone is
enough to drive many people to change
the channel, but regardless of how you
feel about the individual events, there
is something about the winter games
that all Americans should be able to
rally around.
To be fair, the winter edition of the
international competition is less
grandiose than its summer counterpart. The most popular games are during the summer games, and less than
half of the member nations compete
since all of the events involve ice and
snow.
But these differences should not
keep people from celebrating the international snowball fight.
There is something about the
peaceful gathering that helps to exemplify the things that make America
great. It’s our nation’s chance to
remind the world that the United
States is a force to be reckoned with.
Even when stripped of our technological and financial advantages, if you
take the best athletes in the U.S. and
pit them against the rest of the world,
we’ll still come out on top.
Even the stories of the athletes are
inspiring tales of the American
dream. Each of these Olympians pursued their personal goals, and through
their hard work and determination,
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they have the opportunity to take their
place among the greatest in the world.
Each contender is an example of
meritocracy — living proof that if you
are willing to work hard, America is
still the land of opportunity, whether
your dream is to build a financial
empire or to ski really fast.
Also, in a time where Americans
are divided on so many issues, it’s nice
to enjoy an event that is relatively free
of partisan politics and international
showdowns.
There are no Democrats and no
Republicans, just Americans —
Americans who are competing for the
pride of our nation, and the possibility
for millions in endorsement deals. All
you have to do is cheer.
This is not to say that everyone
should stay glued to his or her television; a person can only watch so much
figure skating. But what they should
do is take notice for a moment and
reflect.
No matter how antiquated the idea
of the Olympics may seem, the people
who compete are giving their all to
prove to the world something
Americans should already realize;
America is the greatest country on
Earth.
No matter how you feel about
everything else, the Winter Olympics
is a chance for Americans to join
together, wave our flags, sing our
anthem and shout, “Go U.S.A.”
Radical response to Muhammed cartoon irrational
t has never been clearer that some
things are truly a matter of culture.
In America, controversial artwork is considered normal, and the
same can be said of much of the western world. The controversy over cartoons originally published in a Danish
newspaper, however, have shown that
freedom of speech is not so universally accepted in the Muslim world. But
all arguments about cultural relativism aside, the reactions to the caricatures of Muhammed have been
extreme.
To be fair, Muslims have every
right to be angry at the publication of
the cartoons. While the paper that
originally published the caricatures
and those that published it afterward
had the right to do so, it was, at the
very least, insensitive. In an unusual
turn of events, Iran makes a good
point, if only by accident. An Iranian
newspaper solicited submissions for a
Holocaust cartoon. Just like the
Europeans, the paper has a right to
publish what it likes, but to do so
would be insensitive.
Unfortunately, much of the reaction to the cartoon in the Muslim
world has not been as peaceful as trying printing anti-Semitic cartoons in
a newspaper. Across the region, there
have been protests and demonstrations, which have often turned into
riots. Security forces have killed protesters and rioters, and many western
establishments, such as the Danish
embassies and missions, have been
destroyed. In Pakistan, rioters
torched several U.S. firms, which is
odd per se, because America has nothing to do with the cartoons.
The response is irrational. What
one newspaper publishes (this news-
paper included) doesn’t reflect the
ideas of the country or its people.
Burning down a Kentucky Fried
Chicken does nothing to the newspapers that publish the offensive cartoons. Second, if you want people to
not think of your religion as a bunch
of terrorists, rioting in the streets
isn’t helping your cause.
A large part of this issue centers
on how the Muslims are acclimating
to life in the western world. A central
theme to most modern democracies is
freedom of the press. No matter how
seriously Muslims take their faith,
they are not going to be able to dictate
what people can and cannot say in
their own countries.
People in America get angry about
things in the media all the time, but
we have learned to channel our anger
into letters to the editor, bumper
stickers and country music.
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DISCOURSE
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Catholic school suspensions not justified
STUDENT
OPINION
Margie Hinson, Junior, Journalism
Sheehan’s ousting
at SOTU due to
vague
instructions
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bsolete protocol and slack
instructions to Capitol Police
officers caused the T-shirt fiasco that ousted Cindy Sheehan
and Beverly Young from the president’s
Jan. 31, 2006 State of the Union address.
Cindy Sheehan, an anti-war activist
whose son was killed while on military
duty in Iraq, reluctantly accepted
Democratic Rep. Lynn Woolsey’s ticket to
the SOTU, because she feared President
Bush’s remarks would upset her.
Nevertheless, she knew the press
expected her to attend, and she wanted to
promote her cause by wearing a T-shirt
that read, “2245 Dead. How many more?”
Sheehan was warned that such displays were not allowed, and before she
was settled with both arms out of her
coat, Officer Mike Weight called her a
protester, handcuffed her, escorted her
out of the House of Representatives
gallery and charged her with unlawful
conduct.
Soon thereafter, Beverly Young, wife of
Republican Rep. Bill Young, was deemed
a protester and expelled because the slogan on her T-shirt boasted, “Support the
Troops Defending Our Freedom.”
Ultimately, police Chief Terrance
Gainer took responsibility for the incident and apologized. He said the directives he gave to Weight were outdated
and the women were within their rights
to wear the T-shirts.
Sheehan claims Weight intended to
deliberately violate her constitutional
rights of wearing, saying, writing or telephoning negative statements about the
government. Young concurs and adds
that America’s troops were insulted by
her eviction.
But Weight wasn’t attempting to deny
Sheehan’s rights. No one purposely
insulted anyone. As far as the officers
knew, Sheehan’s and Young’s T-shirt messages signified they were protesters –
and protesters weren’t tolerated at the
SOTU.
Gainer’s instructions were careless,
but perhaps that wasn’t the only blunder
made at the SOTU.
Admirably, Sheehan and Young wanted to express their zeal for their respective causes, but perhaps the SOTU wasn’t
the proper venue. Perhaps Sheehan
should have heeded her initial vacillation and declined Woolsey’s invitation.
Perhaps the women should have dressed
more traditionally for the dignified occasion and left their T-shirts at home.
The point of the SOTU was Bush’s
message — not the spectators’ messages.
Now, hurt feelings and trampled egos
have escalated and potential lawsuits
linger — all because of deficient instructions.
It was a mistake, albeit a serious one,
but Sheehan and Young should forgive —
and forget about it.
Freedom of speech still reigns.
E-mail Margie Hinson at [email protected].
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he recent revelation that five local
Catholic school students were suspended over comments posted on a
myspace.com Web site has raised
the question about where First
Amendment rights begin and end for both
public and private school students.
Assumption Catholic suspended the students after a teacher discovered disparaging comments posted about him on a student’s myspace.com page.
The school began an investigation,
using the information and photos posted on
the page and the pages the student listed as
“friends.” In the end, five students were
suspended, but the school refused to reveal
any details on the suspensions, beyond that
the posting was not in compliance with the
school’s value system.
The suspension may seem harsh, but it
was legal and an appropriate action by the
school.
Courts allow private schools to issue
limitations on free speech, both on campus
and off. Since students choose to join the
school, they are expected to comply with all
standards and values the school establishes, including restrictions on what can and
cannot be said or written.
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OPINION
Jamye Durrance, Junior, Communications
The suspended students violated the
school’s value system, which they were
aware of when they enrolled into the
school. Therefore, the school took action,
just as it would with any other rule violation.
Students joke about their teachers all
the time. But, the Assumption students
chose to do it in a more public and easily
accessible forum. With just one click of the
mouse, the information was no longer private, nor was it anonymous.
It was subject to judgment and consequences by anyone, especially anyone in
authority who might stumble upon the
comments.
It is unrealistic to think that these students would not violate the school’s value
system. After all, we are all human and, not
to mention, rebellious when it comes to
rules.
But the value system is there to help
teach students the difference between right
and wrong, while recognizing why the situations are right or wrong.
Myspace.com has recently faced displeasure from online safety groups, parents
and law enforcement officials who are concerned that online predators may target the
underage, teen users.
Both public and private schools have
installed blocks on school computers,
which prevent students from accessing Web
sites like myspace.com while at school.
All of these precautions are for the welfare of the students. But schools and safety
groups can’t be expected to do it all.
Parents have to be vigilant in knowing
what their children are doing online to prevent incidents like the one at Assumption
and to prevent any incidents that could
potentially be worse than just a suspension.
E-mail Jamye Durrance at [email protected].
Bush critics miss big picture over wiretaps
he American Civil Liberties Union
has brought charges against the
father of a 15-year-old girl, citing
that his reading her E-mail conversations with a convicted child molester,
who was posing as a 17-year-old, violated
the girl’s First Amendment rights. The
father was just doing what he inherently
knew was right — protecting his child.
The story is fictitious, but it bears a
striking resemblance to what congressional
critics are doing to President Bush for trying to protect U.S. citizens.
Bush authorized the interception of
international communications among U.S.
citizens who were thought to be communicating with al Qaeda and related terrorist
organizations.
While the act itself is not illegal, critics
argue that protocol wasn’t followed. The
National Security Agency eavesdrops on
billions of communications worldwide, but
it must get a warrant issued with permission from a special court called the Foreign
Intelligence Surveillance Act Court to participate in domestic wiretapping.
Bush critics argue that he never
acquired warrants for the wiretaps, thus
making them illegal and violating the First
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OPINION
Jeanie Correa, Senior, Journalism
Amendment rights of those who were listened in on.
Bush defended the order by saying that
his ultimate intent is to protect Americans
from terrorists. He said that two of the
Sept. 11 hijackers who flew the plane into
the Pentagon communicated to other overseas al Qaeda members while the two were
stateside. A wiretap on either of these two
guys may have saved lives and changed history.
Bush doesn’t want to eavesdrop on a
phone conversation between average Joe
and his granny, unless it is known that, in
the 70s, Granny was involved in a grass
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roots Islamic extremist organization, and
in the past month Granny was seen rendezvousing with al Qaeda’s No. 3 man. Now
Granny is subject to being tapped, and if
average Joe spends a lot of time with her,
so is he.
The events of Sept. 11, 2001 unquestionably left a deep, tender scar on the hearts of
Americans and, while no one can ever turn
back time and rewrite that day’s history,
many find satisfaction in having witnessed
the troubled heart of a commander in
chief and his swift attempts to counteract
the event and establish antiterrorist measures, which would protect us from future
attacks.
Like the hypothetical father whose only
aim was to protect the life of his child, even
if it meant temporarily invading her privacy, the president, armed with a vivid recollection of 9/11, takes seriously the protection of his citizens. Bush critics, if only
able to see the forest through the trees,
should take solace in a protection that most
nations don’t offer their citizens.
Americans should rest and let Bush do his
job – protect.
E-mail Jeanie Correa at [email protected].
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UNF. No anonymous letters will be published.
Letters will be verified for authenticity before
publication. Letters may be edited for content, grammar, word length and libel. Letters
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The ideas expressed in letters published
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Super Bowl column states the obvious about game
Dear Mr. Editor,
Where have you been for the last 40 Super Bowls?
These games have always been notoriously sloppy, and this year is no exception. It
is true that these games are highly marketed, but that is because the NFL concentrates on the business-side more than the game itself. Half-time shows, wardrobe malfunctions, and humorous commercials bring in more viewers that may or may not
even care about the play-by-play analysis.
Which in the end results is big monetary gains for the NFL. Everyone who dips
into the big day market has to pay for the rights to do so. In essence, what they do as
a company is brilliant. They sell what everyone in America wants: entertainment. It
doesn’t have to be blood and guts raw or the best game ever played because it’s still the
Super Bowl.
Submit letters to
[email protected].
David Lauro
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Around the Nation
Sing some, Rhymes
The following editorial appeared in the New York Daily News on Feb. 9,
2006:
Even as a grieving family Wednesday prepared to bury Israel
Ramirez, the murdered bodyguard for hip-hopper Busta Rhymes,
aka Trevor Smith, Rhymes was refusing to cooperate with cops.
He’s got something to hide or he’s trying to boost record sales by
playing the no-snitching tough guy. Take your pick which is worse.
Simple human decency ought to move this latest bloodstained
rapper to step forward, waive immunity and tell all under oath to a
grand jury. And on his way there, he ought to open a great big trust
fund for Ramirez’s fatherless kids — without asking them or their
mother to sign away their right to sue him for recklessly creating
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the dangerous circumstances in which Ramirez was shot.
Rhymes had the bright idea of inviting a cavalcade of hip-hop
stars — with their “security” posses — to a late-night recording
session in Brooklyn, to make a videotape of his hit “Touch It.”
Given the ways of hip-hop, Rhymes had to know he was creating
an armed camp.
Blame also rests with the ringmasters of rap’s violent circus:
record labels that cash in on the cachet of criminality. The day
after the killing, Rhymes’ label, Interscope, posted music files on
its Web site with the pitch: “You heard the buzz on the streets
about the star-studded guest appearances, here it is, the remix!”
Gross.
(C) 2006, NEW YORK DAILY NEWS. DISTRIBUTED BY KNIGHT
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In Brief
NEWS
SG appoints new
position; Foran,
Callahan not to run for
2nd term
The agenda was full at the
Student Government Senate
meeting Feb. 13 with the approval
of a new paid position, three travel requests and three special
requests.
Senators approved a new position under student body president, Tom Foran. Jake Dickinson
was selected to fill the new position as director of Athletic
Relations to promote school spirit
and attendance records at sporting events.
More than $6,400 was appropriated from the travel requests
budget among three requests
approved. The largest request of
$4,084 was passed for the
American College of Healthcare
Executives to attend a conference
in Chicago, Ill. in late March.
A total $1,200 in appropriations from the special requests
budget was approved among
three requests, with the largest of
$600 funding five to seven poll
workers during the spring election April 4-5.
Foran and student body vice
president Jared Callahan, also
announced at the meeting that
they would not be running for reelection this spring.
Study circles offer
diversity initiative
As an initiative for diversity,
the Office of Equal Opportunity
Programs, the Intercultural
Center for PEACE and the
University of North Florida
College Democrats are offering
study circles.
The hosts are inviting students to a screening and discussion of CRASH, a movie about
racism in Los Angeles, Calif. Feb.
24 in Building 14, room 1700. Free
popcorn and drinks will be provided. Contact Yara Cull, assistant
director
of
Equal
Opportunity Programs, at (904)
620-2507 for more information.
The University of North
Florida Women’s Center is
approaching deadlines for award
nominations and a scholarship
for female leaders.
The Susan B. Anthony Award
nominations are due Feb. 15 at 5
p.m. at the Woman’s Center,
Building
14,
room
2623.
Nominations can also be submitted online at [email protected].
Candidates must be a member
of the UNF community who has
provided positive role modeling
to women at UNF, exhibited leadership on campus and improved
the position of women at UNF
through advocacy and education,
according to the application.
The winner will be presented
the Susan B. Anthony Award at
the Women’s History Month
Celebratory Luncheon March 2.
The event begins at 1:15 p.m. in
Building 14, rooms 1601-1602. The
Women’s Center is also accepting
applications for the Women’s
History
Month
Leadership
Scholarship. Applications are due
by Feb. 16 at the Women’s Center.
Candidates must also be currently enrolled in at least 12
undergraduate credit hours or 6
graduate credit hours at UNF
with a 3.0 grade point average.
The scholarship will be presented
to the winner at the luncheon.
Compiled by Rachel Witkowski
University receives portion of $90
million research grant for SUS schools
BY ACE STRYKER
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Eleven Florida universities,
including the University of
North Florida, received more
than $90 million in federal
grants from Congress to support
special research projects for
2006, according to a Jan. 25 press
release from the Florida Board
of Governors.
The money will be applied to
a list of state-wide projects,
which includes UNF faculty
members’ work with defense
sensors and environmental
research.
The exact dollar amount that
UNF will receive from this
year’s grants is currently under
negotiations between school representatives and government
officials. The amount awarded
in 2005 was about $2.75 million.
The university has received
about $6.5 million since schools
began working together six
years ago, according to Dawn
Boatman, director of the division of sponsored research and
training at UNF. The cooperation of the schools has helped
every institute receive special
research grants for the last six
years.
The money has been tremendously helpful in getting some of
the faculty-initiated research
projects
off
the
ground,
Boatman said.
Dr.
Cheryl
Fountain, professor
and
executive
director of the
F l o r i d a
Institute
of
Education,
joined the U.S.
Department of
Boatman
Education in
the
project
with her experimental, early literacy program.
Boatman said the program
has already experienced “phenomenal success” and is now in
its final year of evaluation in
several preschools across the
nation. Many other programs
have experienced similar results
and received national recognition for their research, Boatman
said.
University President John
Delaney also expressed satisfaction with the products of the
grant money in past years and
this year’s potential.
“The consensus is if it’s more
than last year, that’s a good
thing.”
He said the trend for
Congress is to primarily take
interest in funding research in
the scientific fields.
Big winners in securing last
year’s research funds at UNF
included a partner project with
the U.S. Army and the Office of
Naval Research aimed at designing new sensors to detect explosives, chemical agents and poisonous gasses, according to
information
provided
by
Boatman.
The sensors are intended to
be usable in “clinical, environmental, industrial and military
concerns,” according to the project description. The university
also won support for its groundbreaking research in early hurricane detection and analysis in
the amount of $250,000, according to the BOG.
In addition to the new grants,
a $31 million congressionally
sponsored fund, which was
approved in the 2005 budget, will
also be distributed among 11
schools in the state university
system. A total 62 projects statewide will benefit from the
grants, ranging from medical
research to agricultural endeavors, according to the board.
Several newer programs like
public health initiatives and
port security studies will receive
a boost as well.
The effort to secure the funding
was
hard-won,
said
Chancellor Mark Rosenberg of
Gainesville.
“Congress faced continuing
costs for wars, hurricane relief
and deficit reduction, and so the
state university system faced
huge obstacles in maintaining
our edge in congressionally supported research,” he said.
Rosenberg said the state universities’ ability to coordinate
their efforts is a critical factor in
winning the grants.
“Our ability to come together
and work together is a distinct
advantage.”
E-mail Ace Stryker at [email protected].
Entrepreneur Society nationally recognized
Club gets hands-on
experience meeting with
entrepreneurs in action
BY ELIZABETH PUTNAL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The Entrepreneur Society, a new club at
the University of North Florida, will soon
be nationally recognized by the Collegiate
Entrepreneurs’ Organization.
The Entrepreneur Society was founded
during the fall, 2005 semester by current
president Kelly Hunter, a senior transportation and logistics management major.
“It’s great to interact with other universities and be able to share and develop
your own ideas,” Hunter said.
The Entrepreneur Society’s purpose is
to create opportunities, educate and
encourage students to pursue their entrepreneurial goals, Hunter said.
At the Feb. 13 Student Government
Senate meeting, the Entrepreneur Society
was approved for $300.00 for t-shirts but
not for $285.00 toward membership fees in
order to be nationally recognized.
John Sapp, SG accountant, said no
organization can request money for membership fees because it is considered by the
SG comptroller, a personal expense that the
clubs should cover. But Hunter said she
will find other ways to fund it.
While most members are students of the
College of Business, students from the
College of Arts and Sciences also attend to
see the society’s guest speakers and facility
tours.
Junior communications major Breanna
Banfield joined the Entrepreneur Society
fall, 2005. She plans to be a freelance writer.
“Being part of the club has made that a
possibility for me,” Banfield said.
Hunter said a highlight of last semester
was a visit to Funari’s Italian Creamery,
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Members of the University of North Florida Entrepreneur Society visit Funari’s Italian Creamery to get
a look at how owner/entrepreneur Mark Funari operates his establishment.
where the society met with owner Mark
Funari.
Michael Garnes from Next Level
Executive Search, a consulting firm specializing in the sports industry, was a guest
speaker the fall 2005 semester. Garnes discussed the success and downfalls of starting a business, Hunter said.
Some officers of the Entrepreneur
Society
attended
the
Collegiate
Entrepreneurs’ Organization conference
in Orlando.
Hunter said guest speaker Richard Tait,
creator of Cranium, a trivia game, spoke to
hundreds of students from across the
nation about his humorous, although successful, business tactics.
“The way he structures his business is
such an innovative atmosphere. It encour-
ages you to mimic his unique business tactics,” Hunter said.
At Entrepreneur Society meetings,
guest speakers often have round-table discussions with members. The members
have the opportunity to ask successful
entrepreneurs questions and discuss business ideas.
During the spring 2006 term, the
Entrepreneur Society plans to host guest
speakers from Peterbrooke Chocolatier,
Sunrise Surf Shop and Venus Swimwear.
The next Entrepreneur Society meeting
is at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 28 on the second floor of
the Coggin College of Business Building.
Hunter said she encourages students of all
majors to attend the meeting.
E-mail Elizabeth Putnal at [email protected].
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Exquisite Couture modeling
troupe new addition to campus
BY KATRINA MANN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Exquisite Couture, a new
group on campus, will offer students a chance to model and get
to know one another.
“Pivot one, pivot one,” is what
the instructor says as models
step and turn. Soon they line up
by twos to strut down an imaginary runway.
Arms straight, legs striding,
faces set with determination,
they walk. At the end of the runway, they stop, pose, spin, then
strut back down the runway. The
next pair emerges as the former
exits the stage.
In a room filled with young
and eager girls and guys, they
practice the routines again and
again. On most nights of the
week, the group meets to practice until the routine is down
pat.
Exquisite Couture is one of
many new additions to the UNF
social scene. It is a modeling
troupe comprised of girls and
guys who are interested in modeling, make-up, costume design
or just having fun.
Students from all over campus and beyond were encouraged to join and tryout. The
group began its run in fall 2005
under previous president and
founder, Erica Harding.
“I know that we are a wellorganized and well-motivated
group of girls and guys that go
out in the community and perform community service, functions and fundraisers. We do
fashions shows; we do photo
shoots; we do a lot of stuff that
is not about only outer beauty. A
“We do a lot
of stuff that is
not about only
outer beauty.
A lot of it
comes straight
from the inner
beauty.”
“
Tabitha Salomon,
President, Exquisite Couture
lot if it comes straight from
inner beauty,” said Tabitha
Salomon, the current president
of Exquisite Couture.
According to Salomon, in
September
2005,
Exquisite
Couture had about 40 girls come
out to the interest meeting, and
a total of about 13 girls actually
made the troupe.
“Being vice president last
semester and this semester has
been a learning experience as a
leader, and we’ve come from like
nine girls to 18,” said freshman
Vanessia Gooden, the vice-president of Exquisite Couture.
“We’re expecting a lot of great
things this semester.”
Since its founding, the group
has been seen around campus in
such events as the Kappa Ball
and the Nov. 18, 2005 AASU “All
that Jazz” event. During inter-
missions, the models performed
their show in theme-based costumes and pain staking walks.
“I think the group is going to
be fun,” said model Trista
Kennedy, a corporate finance
major. “I have noticed that they
do train pretty hard, but it’s all
for our good.” With regard to
the upcoming show, Kennedy is
“excited and very nervous about
it. I don’t know what to expect,
but it’s going to be interesting.”
Shenne Johnson, a senior
psychology major, is one of the
models from the 2005 starting
group. She was one of the first
models to perform on stage at
Exquisite Couture fashion
shows.
Now she serves as both model
and practice coordinator.
“It’s very exciting, definitely,
to see the girls grow from not
knowing anything to being
experts at it,” Johnson said.
“The ups [of modeling] would be
seeing the girls progressing, and
the downs of coordinating the
practice is that we don’t have
enough practice time.”
Information on the models,
design team, the group’s history
and future shows can be found
on its Web site, www.exqusitezone.com. The largest show is in
April.
“The site features some of
our make-up, make-up tips and
make-up work and fashion
work,” Salomon said. “Now we
just recruited a total of eight
girls, so that adds to a total of 20
dedicated, beautiful divas, and
we just plan to soar to the highest heights.”
Email Katrina Mann at [email protected].
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
Amnesty International, SG
sponsor celebration on Green
BY NICOLE VEAL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Peace, love and happiness will surround the University of
North Florida campus on the fourth annual Peace Awareness
Day Feb. 24.
The event is free to the public and begins at 5 p.m. in the
Robinson Student Center. Amnesty International Club and
Student Government are sponsoring the celebration of peace.
The event features food and entertainment from community
poets John Hammond and Dr. Nile Stanley, associate professor
of primary and elementary education, and international
peace performers Jasmine Peterson and Bryce Erdman. The
event will also feature a staged dramatization of peace stories
and a “Visions of Peace” mural.
Peace Awareness Day celebrates the efforts being made by
UNF community members to make or build peace, according
to Dr. Candice Carter, professor of education, peace researcher
and Amnesty International sponsor.
According to Carter, the event began in 2002 when students
approached her, asking for the creation of a peace event.
Carter said she agreed on the condition that the event would
raise awareness on how people in Jacksonville could assist
with developing peace.
The event is an extension of Carter’s work in peace development, research and education. Carter said she is currently
working on publications in The Journal of Peace Education,
Chicken Soup for the Soul and a read-for-free e-journal, Stories
for a Better World.
Brandi Gaines, junior public relations major, said that the
event is important in showing that UNF students take an interest in what goes on throughout the world.
“With all of the trouble going on right now overseas, it’s
nice to see that people want to come together and try to get
along despite all of our differences,” Gaines said.
At the heart of Amnesty International’s work is human
rights protection, according to Carter. The club is involved in
issues such as human trafficking in the United States, the protection of people who are arrested for speaking out about
threats to peace and environmental protection.
Amnesty International’s Web site, http://www.u
nf.edu/groups/amnesty/, posts the schedule of the group
meetings and offers direct action possibilities for UNF members who cannot come to the group’s meetings. The Web site’s
contact link also provides students with more information
about how to join in the group’s peacemaking projects.
E-mail Nicole Veal at [email protected].
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Student asks RA to get clothes, RA finds pot
Feb. 5 — Damaged Property —
A UPD officer was dispatched to
Science and Engineering Building
in reference to graffiti. Upon
arrival the officer met with the
complainant who stated someone
had marked the letters “SND” in
black spray paint on the column by
the southwest entrance of the
building. The complainant said he
noticed the same markings on several of the signs in the parking
garages. He stated this is the first
time he noticed the markings
directly on the building. No other
witnesses were available. The graffiti was photographed and the
complainant was to have removed
it. The case was recommended for
suspension.
Feb. 6 — Criminal Mischief —
A UPD officer noticed graffiti on
the University of North Florida
sign at Central Parkway and the
North Entrance Road. The words
“SND Revenge,” were spray painted on the lower portion of the sign
in blue paint. A check of the area
for spray cans turned up negative.
Feb. 8 — Sick Person — A UPD
officer was dispatched to the Fine
Arts Building in reference to a person having a seizure. Upon arrival,
the officer observed the victim
referred to student conduct.
lying on stage. The victim was a
student with the College of
Charleston and was performing a
play, when he had a seizure and fell
on the stage. During the fall, the
victim hit his head, causing a
small cut. Rescue 50 arrived on
scene and transported him to
Baptist Beaches Hospital. The victim stated that he had seizures
over the past few years.
Feb. 9 — Found Marijuana —
A UPD officer was dispatched to
Osprey Hall in reference to found
marijuana. An area coordinator
and resident assistant had
received a request from a resident
asking them to bring her clothes to
the hospital. When the two went
into the room to get the clothes,
found a baggie of marijuana
inside an overnight bag. The substance in the baggie tested positive
for marijuana. The case was
Grads to get more jobs
in 2006, site claims
BY DAWN WIND
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
College graduates of 2006 have a higher chance of getting a
career compared to last year’s graduates, according to
CollegeGrad.com — an entry-level job site for college graduates, which recently announced the top 500 entry-level employers for 2006.
The list, which contains company names such as Motorola,
Johnson & Johnson and Microsoft Corporation, promises
graduates of 2006 more than 145,000 available jobs and a 9.1
percent increase in hiring compared to 2005.
CollegeGrad.com also reports that many employers on the
list have focused on college recruiting efforts as a top priority.
Among the 500 entry-level employers, more than 60 percent
plan to hire more graduates in 2006 than last year.
“It’s good to see a list of all of the top employers,” said
Salvatore Bonventre, senior biology major at the University of
North Florida. “It’s also good to see Walgreen’s Pharmacy at
the top of the list. They’re my first choice after I graduate.”
CollegeGrad.com was established in 1995 as the No. 1 entrylevel job search. The site has surveyed for the top entry-level
employers for eight years. In addition to founding
CollegeGrad.com, President Brian Krueger wrote “College
Grad Job Hunter,” a best-selling book for entry-level job
searches.
“For the third consecutive year, we are seeing employers
increasing their entry-level hiring,” Krueger said. “This
means higher demand for college students and a more robust
entry-level job market.”
Enterprise Rent-A-Car made the top of
the
CollegeGrad.com survey for the fourth consecutive year with
a projected 7,000 entry-level hires in 2006.
“In the midst of an improving job market, Enterprise continues to hire the best and the brightest college graduates for
our management training program,” said Marie Artim, assistant vice president of recruiting at Enterprise.
Recruiters are noticing that students are better-rounded
than they have been in previous years, according to
CollegeGrad.com. As a result, employers are becoming more
competitive in hiring college graduates and making their company stand out from competitors’. Career Center personnel at
UNF said they have seen similar trends of increasing competition in the job market as well. At the past two Career Expos
on campus, the center had a waiting list of employers whom
they weren’t able to accommodate because of a lack of space,
Associate Director Lenroy Jones said.
“There has been a noticeable increase in companies interested in recruiting job seekers graduating from UNF,” Jones
said.
Students are encouraged to begin a job search six months
to a year before their desired start date and get linked with
Career Services as soon as possible, Jones said.
“It’s never too early to start your job search,” Krueger said.
“And with more entry-level career information provided to college students and recent grads than is available at any other
site, CollegeGrad.com is a great place to start your search.”
E-mail Dawn Wind at [email protected].
Feb. 12 — False Fire Alarm —
A UPD officer responded to a fire
station pull box alarm at Osprey
Cove at 9:14 a.m. and a similar
alarm at Osprey Landing at 9:32
a.m. Upon arrival at Osprey
Landing, several students standing outside pointed to a man walking away from the area and said,
“He is the one who pulled the pull
station.” The officer made contact
with the subject, and the officer
was granted permission to enter
the man’s room in Building U of
Osprey Cove. The man was cooperative and admitted pulling the fire
alarms, and the officer transported
him to the Garris Police Building.
The man stated he had taken some
vicadin and drank a 12-pack of
beer the night before and had not
been to sleep, and he said that he
was not thinking clearly and did a
dumb thing. He also stated he had
been caught with beer outside his
room a few weeks ago and was
waiting to go to student conduct
for that violation. The man was
recommended to drug and alcohol
counseling and was referred to student conduct.
Feb. 13 — Open House Party —
A UPD officer was dispatched to
Osprey Cove in reference to persons using alcohol. An unknown
person reported the incident to
UPD, and upon arrival, the officer
made contact with the subjects.
When the door was opened by one
of the occupants, the officer
observed empty beer bottles sitting
on the coffee table and six occupants in the room. When asked
about the bottles, the occupants
stated that they were not using any
alcohol and they were there only to
visit a man who was not present at
the time. The man the subjects
came to see eventually arrived on
scene and stated the empty beer
bottles belong to him and that he
had been drinking the beer earlier.
There were a total of 30 empty bot-
tles of Yuengling and Bud Light
beer bottles. The students were
referred to student conduct.
Feb. 13 — Accidental Injury —
A UPD officer was dispatched to
the Communications and Visual
Arts building in reference to an
injured person. Upon arrival, the
officer observed the victim lying
on the floor with a small cut on his
head. The victim stated he was
rehearsing for a lip sync contest
and he had his friend throw him in
the air. The victim then stated that
he usually lands on his feet, but
this time he landed on his head.
Fire and Rescue 50 arrived on
scene and assessed the situation
and stated the victim needed
stitches for the cut. The victim was
then transported to St. Luke’s
Hospital. The two were rehearsing
for their fraternity. The case was
referred to student conduct.
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Former ambassador addresses state of journalism, Islam worldwide
BY CHELSEY WACHA
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Former Pakistan Ambassador Husain
Haqqani spoke at the University of North
Florida Feb. 7 about Islam and journalism.
“In America, it’s all about tomorrow.
Let’s fix the world and get on with life,”
Haqqani said during his visit to a magazine feature writing class with Dr. Berrin
Beasley, assistant professor of communication. The average young American spends
little time getting to know the world
around them, he said.
Haqqani gave three pieces of advice for
the journalism students: his first, he said,
is to never lose a contact, no matter how
unimportant that person may seem.
“A lot of journalists make the mistake
that people who are important today are
only important today,” he said. “We only
like the rich, famous and powerful. This
accounts for half of the bad journalism.”
Haqqani said he estimates his own
Rolodex contains around 60,000 names.
His second piece of advice, “never lose
the wood for the trees.” In other words,
always keep an eye on the big picture and,
most importantly, always find the human
dimension. Haqqani said journalists
should find out, “what the big story means
for the small guy and how the small guy
features in the big story.”
His final point was to “always keep
updating your own self.”
Haqqani said too many people decide
what to believe before they have had time
to really experience life. He told the students not to be too quick to label themselves or others.
“I’m worried about American journalism because American journalism has
become too much a part of the spin
machine,” Haqqani said. “You need to be
able to cut through a lot of stuff and get to
the pit. Finding out the story and telling
the story, that’s it, period. All my life I’ve
been a storyteller.”
Haqqani is currently the director and
associate professor of international relations at Boston University. He was born in
Karachi, Pakistan, where he grew up in a
traditional Muslim lifestyle, according to
his bio at the BU Web site. He received a
Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Arts
from the University of Karachi.
His career started immediately out of
college at a London-based magazine called
Arabia — The Islamic World Review, where
his assignment was to cover the East-Asian
region after the Iranian war. Haqqani
summed up his work in one sentence —
“Find Muslims and [find out] what are they
thinking.”
He said his work brought him deep into
the heart of the Muslim insurgencies in
China and the Philippines, where he often
found himself in isolated and sometimes
dangerous positions.
“Be cautious, hedge your bets, but don’t
“I’m worried about
American
journalism, because
American journalism
has become too
much a part of the
spin machine.”
“
Husain Haqqani,
Former Pakistani Ambassador
be a coward,” he said.
Haqqani’s journalism philosophy landed him in the middle of the jungle in the
Southern Philippines, where he was taken
to the secret hideout of a group of powerful Muslim rebels. It also put him in prison
for two and a half months in his native
country for writing things the government
did not approve of, he said.
He continued his journalism career as a
correspondent for the Far Eastern
Economic Review, covering the war in
Afghanistan. During this time, he spent a
lot of time reporting about Islamist Jihad
groups.
After this he turned to politics, where
he served as an advisor to three Pakistani
prime ministers. He also became
Pakistan’s ambassador to Sri Lanka from
1992 to 1993.
Though he has long since left the field,
Haqqani said he still uses the journalism
skills he developed, which include knowing how to deal diplomatically with tough
personalities.
“Once a journalist, always a journalist,”
he said.
Since coming to the United States, his
accumulation of accolades has not diminished. Haqqani is also a visiting scholar at
the Carnegie Endowment for International
Peace, and co-chairman of the Hudson
Institute’s Project on Islam and Democracy.
He has written several books about Islam
and the issues in the Middle East.
“I would like to make some contribution, because I think this is the issue of our
times - how the West and East relate to each
other.”
Haqqani said if he can contribute to
Americans’ understanding and break the
premature impression many have of
Muslim culture, “I will die a happy man.
Hopefully not too soon.”
E-mail Chelsey Wacha at [email protected].
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another two years.
Kendrick is a UNF alumna
and has served on the board
since 2003. She is vice president
of Technology Services for JEA,
a certified management accountant and certified public accountant, according to the UNF
Board’s Web site. She will serve
as vice chair until January of
2008 and can also be re-elected.
“I’m really excited about the
leadership that Bruce and
Wanyonyi will bring to the Board
of Trustees,” Delaney said in a
press release. “Their expertise
will be beneficial in overseeing
the university’s strategic and fiscal planning.”
Other changes to the board’s
roster included the return of
Joan Newton, a former member
of the board and chairman emeritus of Regency Centers Corp., a
real estate investment trust.
Newton was originally appointed
to the board in 2002 and served
until 2003, when she was appointed to the Florida Board of
Governors,
according
to
Serwatka.
N e w t o n
replaced
T.
O ’ N e a l
Douglas,
former chairman
and CEO of
A m e r i c a n
Heritage Life
Insurance
Company, who
r e t i r e d .
Newton
Newton
will
serve
until
January 2011.
The board is responsible for
hiring, evaluating and, if need
be, firing the president of the
university, Serwatka said. It also
approves the university budget
each year and any new policies
or new degree programs, he said.
According to Serwatka, the
board is composed of 13 members. Five members are appointed by the Board of Governors,
which oversees all Florida state
universities. He said six of the
members are appointed by Gov.
Jeb Bush, one is always the student body president,
a n d
the remaining member is always
the president of the Faculty
Association.
The board elects a new chair
and vice chair every two years,
and its members serve five-year
terms and cannot serve more
than two consecutive terms,
Serwatka said. The elections and
decisions are made every
January.
But Serwatka said the Faculty
Association elects a new president every two years, and
Student Government elects a
new student body president
every year, so the decisions are
made at different times.
During the meeting, the board
reappointed members Wilfredo
Gonzalez, district director for the
U.S.
Small
Business
Administration
for
North
Florida, and Ann Hicks, trustee
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for the Jacksonville Public
Library, to serve until January
2011.
The members who will serve
until January 2010 are Steve
Halverson, president and CEO of
the Haskell Company; Edythe
Abdullah, president of the
Downtown Campus of Florida
Community
College
at
Jacksonville; and Luther Coggin,
chairman of Coggin Automotive
Group.
Board member Judith Solano,
current president of the Faculty
Association, and chair and associate professor of computer and
information sciences, will serve
as the board’s faculty member
until September, when a new
Faculty Association president is
selected.
Student body president and
member of the board, Tom
Foran, will finish his term in
April.
And board member Kevin
Twomey, president of the St. Joe
Company, who has served since
2003, will complete his term in
January 2008.
To be on the board, an individual does not have to be a graduate of UNF or a local resident,
according to Serwatka.
But the candidate must possess strong leadership skills, a
desire to be involved and show a
prior commitment to civic
responsibility,
he
said.
Individuals can self-nominate
themselves to be reviewed by the
Board of Governors or the
Governor’s Office.
There are two committees
within the board, according to
Serwatka. The first is the educational policy committee, which
deals with new programs and the
student code of conduct.
The second, the finance and
audit committee, supervises
budgets, audits and tuition rates.
E-mail Tami Livingston at
[email protected].
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Plagiarism plagues campuses
BY JENNA STROM
FEATURES EDITOR
The writing department at the
University of North Florida has
established strict guidelines with
regard to cheating, saying that
the most serious type of cheating
is not in copying text word for
word, but in plagiarizing another’s ideas.
“When papers aren’t real, it
gives me a false judgment on students’ ability to write an effective
argument,” said Leslie Kaplan,
assistant director for the writing
department. “My goal is to see
how you’re thinking and see the
fullest expression of
your
thought.”
Teachers in other departments use a Web site called turnitin.com, which includes a plagiarism prevention link that
instantly identifies papers containing unoriginal material.
And students can review and
respond to their classmates’ work
online through the site.
Turnitin.com helps teachers
decipher sections in papers that
were copied word for word.
Internet plagiarism, or “cut and
paste” plagiarism, involves weaving different sentences from various Web sites together into a
paper without appropriate citation.
Associate Dean Jay Coleman
& Professor of Management
Richard deRaismes Kip said the
College of Business uses turnitin.com to catch plagiarizers.
He said the faculty is required to
develop a syllabus that mentions
the ramifications of cheating.
Both business and honors programs follow the guidelines in
the Student Handbook in dealing
with students who are caught
cheating or plagiarizing.
“A lot of our classroom work is
a little bit less susceptible to pla-
“When
papers aren’t
real, it gives
me a false
judgment on
students’
ability to
write an
effective
argument.”
“
Leslie Kaplan,
Assistant Director,
Writing department
giarisms,” said Chuck Paulson,
director of the honors program.
“It’s difficult to cheat in the honors program, because we have
different tests every year.”
He said it is more difficult for
students to plagiarize papers,
because classes are so small,
teachers learn students’ writing
styles.
Kathy Hassall, director of the
writing program, tells faculty not
to use turnitin.com. to check for
plagiarisms for several reasons.
Papers ordered from Web sites
by students are constructed by
“real” plagiarists who have
reconstructed papers that can
pass
through
sites
like
turnitin.com, according to a document written by Hassall.
People can also plagiarize the
old-fashioned way: from books.
And turnitin.com won’t catch
copied text because the full text
from the book won’t be online,
according to Hassall.
Hassall discourages the use of
the site, because she said every
idea of a paper could be stolen.
But if the writer changes words,
the paper can pass through turnitin.com, because the site only
looks for text in unattributed use
of specific language.
“What we want is to see the
thought process that is going on
in your brain,” Kaplan said. “If
thoughts came from somewhere
else, it makes me think students
are ready to move on and they fall
behind.”
Kaplan said all things are
basically covered under the academic integrity code. She said
students who turn in papers
twice in two separate classes,
even if one was for a high school
class and another for a college
class, are guilty of plagiarism.
“Students often plagiarize
ideas when they read about something and use those ideas,” she
said. “They’re taking somebody’s
ideas and using them.”
Levels of plagiarism and
cheating are high in universities
across the nation, and honor and
modification codes are effective
in reducing academic misconduct, according to a study conducted in 2005 by Don McCabe,
the founding president of the
Center of Academic Integrity.
McCabe found that when he
polled 50,000 undergraduates on
more than 60 campuses, 70 percent of students admitted to
some cheating.
He also found that 40 percent
of the students admitted to committing Internet plagiarism, and
77 percent of students believed
such cheating was not a serious
issue.
In studies conducted on eight
different campuses, more than
12,000 students reported that seri-
ous test cheating on campuses
with honor codes is typically one
third to one half lower than the
level on campuses that do not
have honor codes. The level of
serious cheating on written
assignments is one quarter to one
third lower.
The academic integrity code
at UNF states that academic misconduct consists of any attempt
to misrepresent one’s performance on any exercise submitted for evaluation.
Violations of academic integrity
include
cheating, fabrication
and falsification
(inventing counterfeit information for
use in an academic exerc i s e ) ,
multip l e
submissions (submitting the same
academic
work more
than once
for credit),
plagiarism
( intentionally
or
knowingly
presenting
the work
of another
as
one’s own),
abuse of academic
materials (destruction of academic resources), and
complicity in academic dishonesty ( intentionally or knowingly
helping another commit an act of
academic dishonesty).
In an assessment project survey, McCabe found that 44 percent of faculty members who
were aware of student cheating
in their course in the last three
years have never reported a student for cheating to the appropriate campus authority.
Although honor codes may
help prevent cheating, they are
systems that have been around as
long as people have been cheating, and rates have continued to
skyrocket, according to McCabe.
The number or students who
self-reported themselves to have
cheated in medium to large
state
universities
increased from 11 percent in 1963 to 49 percent in 1993.
Possible consequences for violations of the academic code at
UNF are
forced
a c a demic
counseling,
an oral
or written
re p r i m a n d ,
an “F” in the
piece of work
or course grade,
a reduction of a
grade on the
piece or work or
course grade or a
referral charge to the
dean or director of
the academic unit.
If students feel
they were treated
unfairly, they can
appeal decisions
through the university’s
appeal
system.
E-mail Jenna Strom at
[email protected].
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
EXPRESSIONS
Break-ups not easy on
college students
BY JENNA STROM
FEATURES EDITOR
Now that Valentine’s Day is
over, stores are putting heartshaped items on sale and emphasis from the media is being diverted away from affectionate, loving
ideas associated with celebrating
the holiday.
Valentine’s Day is a holiday
that primarily focuses on couples,
leaving some single people feeling
left out. So the Spinnaker is focusing its attention on breaking up,
because even if you’ve never had a
boyfriend, have just ended a relationship, or are currently involved
with someone, most people agree
that break-ups, while difficult, can
be fun to read about.
Following are some of the best
break-up stories collected from
students at the University of
North Florida. Here’s what we
found:
“I went on one last date with
this girl I was with for a couple of
years, knowing I was going to
break up with her,” said Barret
Englert, an alumni who volunteers for the Construction
Management Association on campus. “Midway through the meal,
my date started choking and I had
to give her the Heimlich maneuver. An hour later I broke up with
her.”
Stacie Richardson, a senior
majoring in transportation, logistics and business management,
recalled this story:
“When I was in second grade,
there was a guy who asked me out
every day who I really didn’t like. I
finally said yes because I felt bad
for him, but I broke up with him
the same day. One day, I was riding
by his house on my bike, and I saw
him in a tree. He screamed from
the top, ‘I’m going to die for you,’
and jumped out. I just kept riding
by.”
Shane Yoder, a junior in building construction, remembered
more than one breakup story.
“I ended our relationship, and
she told me to follow her back to
her house. She threw all my stuff
out, came up to me, said I’m making the stupidest decision of my
life and said ‘see you later.’
Another time, I went away for
the weekend and woke up from a
dream that my girlfriend was with
another guy and she had cheated
on me. I asked her what she was
doing that Saturday night at
2 a.m., and she busted out crying
and admitted she had cheated on
me.”
Sophomore Ashley Greene,
who is majoring in international
studies said, “my boyfriend was
cheating on me with my best
friend for three months when I
was in high school. My best friend,
who turned into my ex-best friend,
ended up telling me.”
If you have recently dumped
another or have been dumped, it is
helpful to take care of yourself
during the difficult period, said
Linda Lovejoy, who has a master’s
in counseling. Avoid spending
time with or talking to your expartner, and be sure to find activities to fill your time.
Lovejoy she said that feeling
sad after a breakup is a normal
and natural process of grieving.
She also recommends allowing a
long enough grieving period
before becoming involved in
another relationship, so the new
partner doesn’t receive any undeserved negative emotions.
E-mail Jenna Strom at
[email protected].
BY MIKE PINGREE
(KRT)
DANGER!? I SCOFF AT DANGER! FZZZZZT!
A man in Bellmead, Texas,
decided to steal valuable copper
wire while it was still attached to
high-voltage transformers at an
electrical substation, despite posted warnings that such a thing
might be dangerous. His next of
kin have been notified.
HURRY! FOR THE LOVE OF
GOD, HURRY! AIEEEE!
A construction worker in
Wisconsin discovered that a dog
sitting on the railroad tracks for
more than two hours was frozen to
the tracks by his testicles.
With less than ten minutes
before a train was scheduled to go
through, the animal control officer
freed the dog by yanking him up
by the tail, much to his dismay.
OH, HI YOUR HONOR, I WAS
JUST, UH, USING THE MENS
ROOM
After being found guilty of
drunken driving and ordered not
to drink alcohol during his six
months of probation, a man in
Jackson, Mo., promptly went to a
nearby restaurant and bar and
had a few. Alas, the judge who sentenced him came into that very
same place for lunch and spotted
him. Probation revoked.
IS IT GETTING WARM IN
HERE, OR IS IT JUST ME?
A man from Finland was
barred from neighboring Norway
because he was arrested 98 times
for vagrancy, drunkenness and
being a public nuisance. But he
snuck back into the country yet
again and was soon arrested on a
public bus in downtown Bergen,
heavily intoxicated and wearing
only his undershorts.
Police who are familiar with
him say he tends to remove more
and more of his clothes as his
blood-alcohol level gets higher.
AND THEY'LL NEVER CATCH
ON, DUDE
Though he has been told repeatedly that the prison telephones are
monitored, a murder suspect in a
Florida lockup phoned a friend
from jail and told him he was faking insanity so he would be found
not competent to stand trial.
"I ain't no rookie when it comes
to this, brother," he said. The
guards, of course, heard everything.
NICE TO SEE YOU AGAIN
TOO.... NOW STEP OUT OF
THE CAR
A few days after police in South
Elmsall, England, arrested him for
driving without a license — his
tenth motor vehicle conviction —
a man was back driving through
town once again. He was arrested
for the eleventh time when he
waved at the officers who recognized him.
FUNNY, YOU DON'T SOUND
LIKE DAVE
A man who stole a car from a
pizza deliveryman in Des Moines,
Iowa, called his buddy to brag
about it. Unfortunately, he accidentally dialed an undercover
policeman. His arrest was swift.
I'M JUST WAITING FOR THE
NEXT SHOW
A man, high on crack cocaine,
was arrested after being discovered hiding in the suspended ceiling of a strip club in Cocoa Beach,
Fla.
SO, HAVE WE BEEN DRINKING, SANTA?
A man dressed as Santa Claus
pulled a no parking sign from the
ground in Sapulpa, Okla., and
used it to repeatedly smash a
street sign on Christmas morning.
Arresting officers confirmed that
alcohol was involved.
E-mail: [email protected]
Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune
Information Services.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
PAGE 13
EXPRESSIONS
ILLUSTRATION: ROBERT PIETRZYK
IAN WITLEN
Actor and comedian D.L. Hughley entertained students and guests at the UNF Arena as part of this year’s homecoming events. Hughley was accompanied by comedians James Smith and Leighann Lord.
‘King of Comedy’ makes fun of audience
BY ERICA TAYLOR
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Comedian D.L. Hughley kicked
off homecoming festivities Feb. 11
for the University of North
Florida at the Arena.
Hughley started his comedic
act with a crack on the school’s
mascot, the Osprey. His jokes also
included topics ranging from relationships to politics.
Hughley concluded the show
with a “make fun of the audience”
segment, which proved to be popular with students in the audience.
He asked for the lights to be
turned up so he could see faces in
the crowd, and singled people out.
He made a joke of people in the
crowd who appeared to have a
large foreheads and people who
avoided eye contact with the
comedian.
Hughley is widely known for
his starring role in the sitcom The
Hughleys, which ran from 19982002. He has toured with Steve
Harvey, Cedric the Entertainer,
and Bernie Mac and acted in a
Spike Lee documentary titled The
Original Kings of Comedy.
Hughley provided the voice of
the Gadgetmobile in Inspector
Gadget and acted in Scary Movie 3.
His late-night talk show, Weekends
at the D.L. premiered on Comedy
Central in 2005.
Comedians James Smith and
Leighann Lord opened for Hugley.
Smith, who is from Australia, centered his routine on the differences between Americans and
Australians.
While Lord focused her act on
female experiences. Lord was the
New York City Black Comedy
Award winner for the Most
Thought Provoking Female Comic
category. She also appeared in the
George Lucas film Radioland
Murders, and has hosted The
Charlie Rose Show...Chat Zone.
Homecoming activities will
extend through Feb. 18.
E-mail Erica Taylor at [email protected].
Graduates promote music on MySpace
BY MEREDITH PICRAY
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Two graduates from the University of North
Florida are making their mark in Jacksonville’s
music scene as part of a local band.
Dan Stewart, class of 2000, and Ryan Ito, class
of 2002, are two of the four members of The
Picture Show, a band that considers itself to be
like the rock bands of the early ‘90s.
“If we had to compare ourselves to a known
band, which I hesitate to do, I would have to say
the sound is like the early, classic U2,” said
Stewart, the band’s guitarist.
Stewart and bassist Ito, along with singer
Aaron Jesperson and drummer Brad Daninger,
have been playing small shows around the area as
a way to create an experience for concert goers.
“I wouldn’t say to come to a show to have the
time of your life,” Stewart said. “Instead, we are a
work in progress, coming to a show should be an
experience.”
The Picture Band has been promoting itself
through its Web site, www.pictureshowband.com,
and through a MySpace page. These methods have
created a loyal following at their shows.
“I don’t book the guys for a show every night,”
said Genesis Ruley, the band’s manager. “We
would rather have fans anticipate shows instead of
getting tired of seeing them all the time.”
Stewart said that their ultimate goal is to be
able to have a connection with their audience,
something that is possible at smaller shows.
The band has played at Freebird in Jacksonville
Beach on several occasions, according to their
Web site. Stewart said that Freebird is one of his
favorite local venus, along with Club Fusion in St.
Augustine.
He said that most of their shows have been outside of Jacksonville, playing festival shows in
Cincinnati and Delaware. “Club Fusion in St.
Augustine is great, because the owner and the
patrons appreciate you the most,” Stewart said.
Many of the bands that The Picture Show has
performed with are no longer around, but that
hasn’t stopped them from performing.
When asked what band they would most like to
tour with, Stewart replied U2 or The Killers. He
also joked about how much fun touring with
Motley Crue could be.
The band played at Freebird Feb. 3 as part of a
show with four acts performing. Their set, which
included around a dozen songs, was energetic
enough to make the small venue seem large.
Their CD Blur has just three songs, but is a
wonderful blend of hard rock with smooth musicality.
The band is playing two more shows this
month. Feb. 15 at Jack Rabbits in San Marco and
Feb. 24 at the French Quarter in the San Jose area.
University prohibits banning
of books in library
BY CRAIG JENKINS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Although
the
First
Amendment of the United States
Constitution prohibits hindrance
of freedom of the press and
speech, some middle schools and
churches still ban books.
The University of North
Florida has never banned books,
according to Barbara Tuck, a
librarian who works in the reference department. Tuck helps create
awareness
during
the
American Library Association’s
banned books week every
September.
The ALA encourages freedom
of speech and requires the elimination of book censorship in all
forms. The Beacon for Freedom of
Expression also calls upon the
need to uphold the first amendment. Institutions at the college
level prohibit and discourage the
banning of any and all books.
Institutions that have banned
certain books in the past continue
to ban books for various reasons.
Countries like the USSR, Nazi
Germany, Italy, Ireland, and the
United States ban books that question political authority and deal
out anti-establishment ideas.
Karl
Marx’s
Communist
Manifesto was banned by Nazi
Germany in the 1940s, and several
novels by Ernest Hemingway
were banned in the United States,
Ireland and Italy. The United
States has also banned novels
written by Mark Twain, James
Joyce, William Shakespeare, F.
Scott Fitzgerald and Oscar Wilde.
Churches have banned books
FEATURES EDITOR
The Office of Institutional
Advancement is accepting applications from students who are
interested in traveling to
Washington, D.C. to intern at the
Heart of America Foundation
for eight to 10 weeks.
The Heart of
America
Foundation is a nonprofit, nonpartisan humanitarian organization with a mission to celebrate, honor, and empower
young people and adults who
enrich the human race with the
quality of their lives, according
to the Office of Institutional
Advancement.
Criteria stated on the application requires the nominee to
demonstrate a commitment to
voluntary service, initiative and
innovation in problem-solving,
persistence in overcoming obstacles and advocacy for change.
E-mail Craig Jenkins at [email protected].
E-mail Meredith Picray at [email protected].
Internship sends students to Washington D.C.
BY JENNA STROM
that have anti-Christian themes.
Banning goes as far back as the
council of Nicea in 325 A.D.,
where it is rumored that books
that were once considered part of
the Bible were removed. Since
then, books that have been banned
for religious reasons include the
Hebrew Talmud, which was
banned from 1239 to 1329. The bestselling Harry Potter series has
been a frequent target of religious
groups who want to keep Harry’s
magical adventures off of library
shelves.
Although most books that are
banned are less radical than the
prohibition of ideals and new
thought, others are banned due to
harsh language, lurid sexual references, drug references, and acts of
violence they contain. To Kill a
Mockingbird, now a staple of junior high schools across America,
was banned in earlier years for
being racially insulting.
More recently, there is J.D.
Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye
which was the 13th most challenged book in the 1990s according
to the ALA. With its allusions to
premarital sex, prostitution, and
alcohol abuse, The Catcher in the
Rye was both the most banned and
most taught book in 1975.
Books that may seem innocent
to most people are still banned in
some middle schools. Where’s
Waldo? was banned in various
middle schools due to a supposed
topless mermaid on a beach page.
For more information about book
banning, visit the UNF library, or
www.ala.org.
Nominees must be enrolled as
a full or part-time junior at the
University of North Florida, and
must be in good academic standing. They must demonstrate
some degree of financial need
and agree to take a business
ethics course prior to graduating from UNF.
The recipient of the Caring
Internship will receive a housing allowance, a weekly stipend
of approximately $150 and travel
expenses
to
and
from
Washington, D.C.
Noela Houle, an alumni who
graduated last year with a bachelor’s in biology, interned at the
Heart of America last year and
worked with the Books from the
Heart program. She stayed in
Washington D.C. for nine weeks
at
George
Washington
University and collected and distributed new books to elementary schools in the D.C. metro
area.
“The poverty present in our
nation’s capital is incredible,”
Houle said. “This program gives
books to children who couldn’t
otherwise afford them.”
Institutional Advancement is
also offering the Albert D.
Ernest Jr. Caring Award to a
UNF student who demonstrates
the spirit of caring, humanitarianism and volunteerism. The
recipient will receive a bronze
sculpture created by Frank
Eliscu, designer of the Heisman
Trophy and $500 to donate in
their name to a charity of
choice. Four additional finalists
will receive $100 to donate to a
charity of choice.
Applications for both programs are due March 3. For
more information, interested
applicants can visit Institutional
Advancement in the J.J. Daniel
Hall, room 2700.
E-mail Jenna Strom at
[email protected]
BY ZAN GONANO
ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
Well guys, it’s officially concert season here in
Jacksonville. It seems like the
fall semester can be somewhat
slow for good shows, but the
shows during spring semester
seem to more than make up for
the deficiency in solid tunes in
the fall. This week is no different than last and is loaded to
the gills with foot-tapping, headbobbing solid music.
Live music will play at
Freebird Live almost every
night this week. There are too
many to mention, but there are
a few standouts.
Tonight, U-Melt plays.
Tickets are $10. Thursday night,
it’s a DB invasion. Burnin
Smyrnans with Reform and
Chasing Yesterday will take
over Freebird Live. Tickets are
$5-$10. Sunday, Dark Star
Orchestra graces the stage.
Tickets are $16 before the show
and $20 the day of the show.
Monday, reggae legend
Yellowman plays with an equally impressive Morgan Heritage.
This is my pick of the week. If
you like solid roots reggae, you
will not be disappointed.
Advance tickets are $15, and are
$20 the day of the show.
Tonight at Jack Rabbits, The
Picture Show, Eleven 54 and
Plunge will perform. Of
Montreal, The Late B.P. Helium
and James Husband play
Sunday.
Sunday night, Kid Rock
plays Veterans Memorial Arena
at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the show
are $34. Keith Urban hits
Veterans Memorial Arena
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. Tickets
range from $36.50-$43.50.
E-mail Zan Gonano at
[email protected].
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
EXPRESSIONS
‘Destination’ hits theaters again
BY ROGER MOORE
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Might this be the final Final
Destination? Don’t bet on it.
What we have in Final Destination 3 is
the perfect movie formula. Kid gets intuition about an accident that will happen,
freak out and saves several peers from certain death. Then, death kills off those survivors.
And we have the perfect business
model. Legions of unknown young actors
are shredded with every installment, with
no repeat cast members forcing up the
casting costs.
That adds up to the perfect moviekilling and money-making machine.
X-Files vet James Wong returns to his
2000 creation for this sequel, which at least
has some of the wit and weight of that
first film, and a clever plot touch. This
time, it’s not kids about to board a plane
that blows up. It’s kids about to clamber
aboard a rickety roller coaster that will do
what we all fear a coaster will do — impale,
decapitate, and crush bodies into goo.
It’s senior night at someplace that can’t
possibly be Disney World, and Wendy,
played by Mary Elizabeth Winstead of Sky
High, is shooting digital pictures for the
yearbook. But just as her boyfriend and
another couple are nagging her into riding
The Devil’s Flight coaster, she “sees” the
accident about to happen.
She gets hysterical, creates a scene. Her
best friend’s beau, Kevin (Ryan Merriman)
gets off with her, as do a couple of other
reluctant classmates. The ride shoots off,
and the rest die horribly.
And that’s just the beginning. “Death’s
grand design,” as they referred to it back
in the original, will not be denied. The survivors are doomed. And since they can go
on the Internet and realize that this has
happened in two earlier movies, well, it’s
all about waiting to die.
The weight of these movies comes from
their grasp of the flippant sense of immortality of teenagers, and how they react to
death. Some, such as Lewis the jock (Texas
Battle), are in denial. The atheist (Kris
Lemche) dismisses the whole idea. Kevin
and Wendy seem to straddle the fence
between fighting their fate or accepting it.
Final Destination 3 involves characters who are killed in freak accidents. The movie grossed more
than $19 million and peaked at No. 2 at the box office.
Wong puts a lot of effort into showing
chain reactions — the maintenance issues,
careless employees, bad drivers and the
rules being broken by callous teens that
lead to sudden, gruesome death.
His co-written script can crack “If you
ever have to come to my funeral” and intellectualize what the kids are going through.
“If there’s any place that makes you feel
there’s no life after death, it’s a cemetery.”
He can put a couple of cliched Barbies
into tanning beds (naked) and murder
them, but he can’t make us care enough to
laugh or wince. He can have a kid who
openly questions Christianity kill pigeons
with a nail gun, but he can’t make him
interesting or menacing. He has no heart.
All Wong is up to is setting another trap,
staging another crash-smash, slicing or
squishing. Maybe that’s why he’s been sentenced to “Final Destinations.” The punishment fits the movie-making crime.
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Complete Third
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old age has finally caught up
with you. Watch and be
amazed at the clothes and
styles you thought were cool
in the early ‘90s.
Golden Girls: The
Complete Fourth
Season—Bea
Arthur and trio of
other
mature
women prove that even after
menopause, if you get four
women together they will
talk about how men stink.
Good: A few scenes that make you
jump, if that’s what you like.
Bad: Hopefully this will be the final version of this movie.
Fugly: Two girls burn to death in a tanning bed.
Worth seeing the credits? Come on,
this isn’t the third Star Wars!
The
Hidden
LandBela
Fleck and the
Flecktones
(DualDisc
CD)— If you
saw the band perform at the
Fine Arts Center and were
torn between buying a CD or
a DVD, you now have one less
brain-wrecking decision to
make.
T
h
e
Godfather
(XB360)—
Work
your
way
from
being a two-bit hood to being
the next don in this GrandTheft-Auto-style game featuring the mafia. It’s an offer you
can’t refuse.
Fight
Night:
Round
Three
(PS2/XB360/PSP)
— Just because
you can beat this
game doesn’t mean you can
fight. Pressing the punch button won’t help you when
you’re about to get your butt
kicked in the club.
Meanwhile, in another part of town...
...Twisted Sisters
PHOTO: TAZMIN HOLDEN
• The Kre
Dr. Simon utzer Project:
Recital, 7 Shiao Faculty
Arts Cente:30 p.m., Fine
r
• Chick C
Touchton orea &
Florida T e, 8 p.m.,
heatre
Saw
II
( DV D / P S P ) —
Rumor has it the
next Saw movie
will feature victims who must
escape from deadly traps or
be forced to watch Saw II
again.
Sheets to the Wind:
E-mail Roger Moore through
http://www.orlandosentinel.com.
By Donald Postway
Sun., Feb. 19
Final Destination 3
BY ZAN GONANO
ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
Twisted Sisters provides a laid back, smoke-free atmosphere to
grab lunch, dinner or drinks. With a wine tasting every week, live
music nightly and excellent drink specials, Twisted Sisters provides an alternative to other bars and eateries at the beach.
Twisted Sisters has a wide variety of food for both lunch and
dinner. Lunch items include salads, burgers, wraps and sandwiches
ranging from $4-$9. At dinner, “Tasters” are also available with
everything from edamame to shrimp and grits, and range from $4$9. Any meat dish can be substituted with Tofu.
Each Wednesday night, Twisted Sisters offers a wine tasting for
$10, along with live acoustic music. Every Thursday night is reggae night with $3 XLerators and $1 Bud Light and Yuengling drafts.
The bar and restaurant is an airy place with plenty of standing
room at the bar, more than enough tables and a ping pong table in
the back. One or both of the owners can be found walking around
at night mingling with the bar crowd and bringing around various
appetizers.
Twisted Sisters is open from 11 a.m. until everyone is gone,
Monday through Saturday, and is closed Sundays. The restaurant is
located at 1266 Beach Blvd. Sisters can be reached at 904-241-6453.
E-mail Zan Gonano at [email protected].
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
Public reputation and physical appearance
are
now
important to business
success.
Early
this
w e e k ,
March 21 - April 20 expect key
officials to
assign complex duties or ask
for special favors. Refuse to
focus on yesterday’s limits or
disagreements and respond
quickly to new instructions:
your group leadership will
be
appreciated.
Friday
through Sunday highlight
bold discussions with close
family members. Social obligations, home expectations and
group planning are accented: stay
focused.
M o n d a y
through Thursday,
business paperwork,
legal documents or
corporate permissions may be poorly defined or misleading. Group
April 21 - May 20
errors or miscalculations from approximately 16
weeks ago will this week demand
clarity. Remain determined: before
next week authority figures are
privately evaluating workplace
efforts. Later this week, a trusted
friend may need to explain their
recent social behavior. Fear of isolation and hidden jealousies are
accented: remain diplomatic.
Home relationships will this week
enjoy a meaningful
phase of social
harmony. Loved
ones will opt for
group
events,
May 21 - June 21
honest
discussions and shared
duties. Use this time to regain perspective and establish new family
agreements: you won’t be disappointed. After Thursday, workplace duties will steadily increase.
Many Geminis will this week be
asked to correct the mistakes of a
colleague or act as group leader.
Don’t hesitate: key officials will
soon offer permanent rewards.
New friends or
co-workers will no
longer hide their
feelings or avoid
subtle questions.
After
Tuesday,
expect
private
June 22 - July 22
attractions to be
publicly acknowledged or easily
expressed. Minor jealousies or
competing egos may be an underlying theme. If so, clearly state your
needs, boundaries and romantic
aspirations. Thursday through
Saturday, financial expectations in
the home may need to change.
Timed payments and large purchases are highlighted: stay alert.
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accented: stay sharp.
Lasha Seniuk’s
Over the next few days, quick
glimpses of
the
future are accurate. Through the
actions of others,
many Leos will now
witness their own
business or financial potential.
Study the career
July 23 - Aug. 22
mistakes, fast
opportunities or last minute reversals of friends and colleagues for
valuable clues. After Friday,
romantic relationships will also be
affected. Pay attention to subtle
comments or private observations.
Bold proposals may soon be
expected: pace yourself and wait
for obvious signals.
Financial proposals are promising but delayed this
week. Over the next
seven days, a close
friend or relative
may outline a risky
business venture
or new career Aug. 23 - Sept. 22
goal. Unique payment arrangements may be an
ongoing concern. Go slow and
carefully complete all outstanding
paperwork.
After
Thursday,
friends and lovers may be briefly
introspective or moody. Don’t push
for immediate answers: loved ones
may now need extra time to evaluate recent social or family changes.
Established
workplace policies,
although
worthwhile, may soon be
cancelled. Before
mid-week, watch
Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 for a fast flurry of
paperwork and
public discussion. Many Librans
will now encounter rapid changes
of personnel, job titles or corporate agendas. Wait for confirmation before proposing fresh concepts. Later this week, a new
friend may request a rare romantic introduction. Private love
affairs, long distance relationships
or revised marital status may be
N e w
friends
may
this week offer
misinfor mation or vague
responses
concerning
relationship
Oct. 24 - Nov. 22
commitments or social obligations.
Probe for private facts, dates
or details. Family information or past romantic history may be a key issue: study
responses for valuable
clues. Thursday through
Saturday is an excellent
time to ask authority figures
for special permissions or new
agreements.
Before
midweek, colleagues
are easily distracted with new leadership duties or
creative
work
proposals.
Nov. 23 - Dec. 21
Although both
are positive, authority figures
may privately disapprove. Avoid
public discussion, if possible, and
opt for quiet activities or small
tasks.
Wednesday
through
Saturday, a complex friendship
may briefly expand or intensify. If
so, expect mild romantic triangles
and controversial invitations.
Trust your first impressions: new
commitments may prove draining.
Business partnerships will this
week work to your
advantage. After
Tuesday, expect
newly proposed
career ventures Dec. 22 - Jan. 20
to bring added
financial freedom. Common
agreement will soon trigger
shared rewards: discuss all possibilities with potential work mates
or long-term friends. Wednesday
through Saturday, romantic and
social invitations will increase.
Pay special attention to unique
proposals from co-workers or work
officials.
Over the next
eight days, forgotten records, legal
details and missed
p ay m e n t s ,
although annoyJan. 21 - Feb. 19
ing, are vital to
success. Many Aquarians will
soon be asked to clarify written
documents or financial contracts.
Don’t neglect necessary duties or
small tasks: in the coming weeks
ignored paperwork will quickly
become unmanageable. Thursday
through Sunday, a friend or relative may announce an unexpected
family expansion or complex travel plan.
A close relative
or friend may this
week propose a rare
business improvement or creative
lifestyle
change.
Sudden
career
reversals or risky
Feb. 20 - March 20
job opportunities
may be a strong
influence. Take time for serious
discussion: a detailed review of
the facts will provide the appropriate route to success. After
Wednesday, workplace restrictions
will be addressed: expect key officials to announce revised policies
or cancelled programs. Remain
patient: change will eventually
work in your favor.
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Information Services.
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UPD LOST AND FOUND
Any item found on campus
should be taken to the
Police Building (Building 41).
Items will be kept for 30 days
before being auctioned off,
with proceeds benefitting
student scholarships.
Contact Lost and Found
Monday - Friday
8 a.m. - 4 p.m.
at (904) 620-2367
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
F LYING
Feb. 17
Baseball at University of
Central Florida, 4 p.m.
Track (indoor) at Florida
Intercollegiate
Men’s basketball vs. Stetson
University, 7 p.m.
Feb. 18
Women’s basketball vs.
Florida Atlantic University,
2 p.m.
THROUGH
TIME
...
WITH THE BASEBALL TEAM
Track (indoor) at Florida
Intercollegiate
Baseball at University of
Central Florida, 1 p.m.
Women’s tennis at Stetson
University, 12 p.m.
Men’s tennis at Stetson
University, 4 p.m.
Golf at Gator Invitational
Feb. 19
Baseball at University of
Central Florida, 12 p.m.
Men’s tennis at Valdosta State
University, 1 p.m.
1997
2001
1995
2005
1999
ILLUSTRATION BY ROBERT PIETRZYK AND UNF ATHLETICS DEPARTMENT
Men’s basketball vs. Mercer
University, 2 p.m.
Golf at Gator Invitational
Feb. 20
Women’s basketball at
Jacksonville University, 7 p.m.
Feb. 21
Men’s tennis vs. Jacksonville
University, 2 p.m.
Women’s tennis vs.
Jacksonville University,
4 p.m.
Baseball at University of
South Florida, 7 p.m.
UNF Fun Facts for Men’s Basketball
Feb. 9
Men’s basketball 65,
Lipscomb University 75
Women’s basketball 75,
Kennesaw State University 73
Feb. 10
Baseball 11, Louisiana State
University 1
Feb. 11
Men’s basketball 54, Belmont
University 90
Men’s tennis 5, Florida A & M
University 2
Women’s basketball 52, East
Tennessee State University 82
Baseball 4, Louisiana State
University 0
Swimming places 6th
Feb. 12
Baseball 4, Louisiana State
University 3
Feb. 14
Men’s basketball 57, Florida
International 71
• UNF has posted a winning record at home in nine of its 13 seasons of
the program’s eight all-conference performers were coached by Kilcullen.
competition and have done so five times under coach Matt Kilcullen.
• Assistant coach Howard White served three years in the U.S. Navy.
• Five of the 15 players are from out of state.
• Senior David Ashwell’s most prized possession is his guitar.
• This is coach Kilcullen’s seventh season at the University of North
• Senior Riley Didion would like to travel to Italy if he could go any-
Florida.
where.
• Kilcullen is the winningest and longest-serving coach in UNF history.
• Student Assistant Donny Lotz holds the career records in field goals
• After the team’s first win in the 2005-06 season, Kilcullen will have
made and attempted.
200 wins in his career as head coach.
• Matt Kilcullen was named Sun Belt Conference Coach of the Year in 1994
• Kilcullen has posted the five highest win totals in UNF history.
and in 1995.
• 23 of the program’s 30 academic all-conference performers and five of
• Kilcullen has two children: a daughter, Brianna; and a son, Michael.
2006 Men’s Basketball Roster
Matt Kilcullen - Head Coach
Rudy Buzzard - Freshman
Howard White - Assistant Coach
Carl McNally - Sophomore
Dom Annunziata - Volunteer Assistant
Ian Gibson - Freshman
Josh Bowling - Graduate Assistant
Joe Collins - Strength & Conditioning
Donny Lotz - Student Assistant
Mark Power - Athletic Training
Kelly Price - Academic Mentor
Erik Atkinson - Freshman
Riley Didion - Senior
Derrick Scott - Senior
Chris Timberlake - Sophomore
Jonson Yousefzadeh - Sophomore
Cortez Riley - Freshman
James Grimball - Junior
Rashad Williams - Junior
Alain Laroche - Senior
Ryan Daugherty - Freshman
Aaron Caruthers - Freshman
David Ashwell - Senior
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
SPORTS
In Brief
Swimming concludes season
at Pacific Collegiate Conference
SPORTS
Homecoming Week
BY EMILY BRUCE
• Feb. 17 - Coca Cola Shootout for
$10,000 at the men’s basketball
game against Stetson University
at 7 p.m.
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The University of North
Florida’s swim and dive team
ended its season with a sixth
place
finish
at
the
Pacific Conference Swimming
Championship in Los Angeles,
Calif. Feb. 8-11.
The Ospreys earned 754.5
points, putting them ahead of
eight other teams.
California-San Diego won the
meet with 1,275 points.
Sophomore Amber Price took
second place in the 3-meter diving competition on the first day
of the meet.
In the same event, sophomore
Debbie Thornburry and junior
Kaila Johnston earned fifth and
ninth place finishes, respectively.
The Ospreys continued to
turn in strong finishes as the
competition progressed, including a fifth place finish in the 100-
• Feb. 18 - Intramural dodgeball
tournament at the women’s
basketball game against Florida
Atlantic University at 2 p.m.
River City Rumble
• Feb. 21 - Men’s and women’s tennis
against Jacksonville University at
2 p.m.
Senior Recognition
• Feb. 23 - Men’s basketball vs.
Florida Atlantic University, 7 p.m.
• Feb. 25 - Women’s basketball vs.
Lipscomb University, 2 p.m.
Season Opener
• Feb. 25 - Baseball’s first home
game vs. W. Michigan at 2 p.m.
TS
R
O
SP VIA
TRI
breaststroke
from
junior
Monique Salles-Cunha, who finished ahead of 58 others.
The Ospreys earned 234.5
points during the last day of
competition, led by five top 10
finishes.
Salles-Cunha finished third in
the 200-breaststroke with a time
of 2:24.80.
Sophomore Krysten Nemecek
finished eighth in the same
event.
Freshman Dana Constantino
took seventh place in the 200backstroke,
while
junior
Stephanie Anderson took eighth.
The Ospreys ended the meet
by taking sixth place in the 400freestyle relay.
Junior Chelsea Lewis, junior
Lindsey McKelvey, senior Scotti
Williams and sophomore Marie
Yeager finished with a time of
3:37.62.
E-mail Emily Bruce at [email protected].
Throughout the spring semester, the
Spinnaker will be hosting ‘Sports Trivia’
with the help of UNF sports promotions.
The first person to submit all the correct
answers wins a prize pack. Good Luck!
1)What is the current standing
between schools for the River City
Rumble?
2) Who pitched for the first five
innings in the baseball game
against Georgia Southern
University?
3)Where did Jared Incinelli go to high
school?
4)What was the score at the women’s
basketball game at halftime against
Campbell University?
Tucker Pryor
Feb. 8 Answers:
1) 5
2) Harmon Stadium
3) College of
Charleston
4) 16 points
SUBMIT ANSWERS TO: [email protected]
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The official newspaper of the University of North Florida
4567 St. Johns Bluff Road S.
Jacksonville, FL 32224-2668
[Your Name Here]
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(904) 620-2727
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SPORTS INFORMATION
Last week’s winner
Rookie helps in rugby win
Dender throws
punches in two
consecutive games
BY VALERIE MARTIN
SPORTS EDITOR
After a 21-7 win against
Florida State University, the
University of North Florida’s
rugby club found itself with a
2-1 record for the spring season.
Flyhalf
Ryan
Dender
passed the ball to wing Josh
Jackson, who scored at the
eight-minute mark, making
the score 5-0.
Florida State University
intercepted the ball, causing
UNF to fall behind by two
points.
Captain Sean Danahey
made the call to kick for
points after Florida State
received a penalty deep into
its territory. John Halter
made the kick, putting UNF
back as the leading scorer (87).
After Halter made another
good kick for UNF, Dender
was yellow-carded for punching, which forced North
Florida to play a man down as
he waited for his 10-minute
penalty to end.
Making his first appearance for UNF, rookie loose
head prop Al Mackoul battled
for his first career try, allowing Halter to score once again.
North Florida’s rugby club
will return Feb. 18 to play
against Florida Atlantic
University at the University
of Central Florida.
E-mail Valerie Martin at
[email protected].
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
PAGE 19
SPORTS
OFF THE
FIELD
WITH...
Gwen Williams
second baseman on the softball team
BY ALLI REISS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
VALERIE MARTIN
Freshman point guard Jennifer
Bowen suffered from a sprained
ankle as a result of the game
against East Tennessee.
Dill finishes
with first-ever
double double
You know you have gone
Division I when spirited fans
drive from Jacksonville to
Tennessee for the weekend to
watch the University of North
Florida women’s basketball team
take the court.
In the first of two away games,
UNF (9-13, 7-7 A-Sun) took on the
Kennesaw State University Owls
(3-17, 2-11 A-Sun) Feb. 9, ending
the game in the final seconds in
overtime.
With just 1.7 seconds left on
the clock, junior forward Andrea
Dill grabbed the rebound off of a
missed shot by freshman guard
Anna Haberlein and put it back
into action for a lay-up, to secure
the 75-73 win for the Ospreys.
Dill finished with her best performance of the season, contributing 20 points and 10
rebounds to record the first double-double of her career.
North Florida saw itself down
by as many as 11 points in the second half, but rallied back to a 7171 tie to go into overtime.
The freshman duo, which consists of guard Jennifer Bowen
and forward Jennifer Guldager,
led the charge scoring the last
seven points of regulation for the
Ospreys. The Owls had a shot to
put the game away with one last
possession before overtime, but a
block by junior guard Tamara
Hubbard and a steal by Dill prevented the Owls from getting the
ball to the basket.
Overtime turned out to be a
defensive struggle, but UNF was
able to pull away with the victory.
The Ospreys then traveled to
Tennessee, followed by some dedicated UNF fans, to square off
against East State Tennessee
University (14-7, 10-4 A-Sun) Feb.
11.
The Bucs proved to be too
much for the Ospreys, however,
hitting 10-of-13 shots from behind
the 3-point arc in the first half,
taking the win 82-52. North
Florida trailed by 16 at the half
but managed to cut that lead to
nine before East Tennessee went
on a 22-5 run to win the game.
The Ospreys were led by Dill
who finished with 11 points while
junior guard C.C. Woolfolk
chipped in with eight points.
North Florida received 28
points off the bench and all 12
Ospreys who saw action finished
with at least two points.
The Ospreys will get a week
off before hosting Florida
Atlantic at 2 p.m., Feb. 18 at the
University
Arena
during
Homecoming Week.
E-mail Alli Reiss at [email protected].
VITALS
Major: Community Health
Height: 5’8’’
Birthday: March 8, 1986
High School: Paxon S.A.S.
Hometown: Jacksonville, Fla.
If you could travel back to any time period in history, which one would it be and
why?
I would travel back to Jesus’ life, because He
is the man and I would love to meet him!
If you could fast forward to your life in
the future, what would you hope to see?
I hope to eventually be a physical therapist,
get married, and have a few babies. When
I’m too old to do anything else, I want to travel the world with my hubby!
How do you feel about the postal service
raising the cost of sending mail by two
cents, upping the price to 39 cents?
It’s only two more cents. There are way bigger things in life to be concerned with.
GWEN WILLIAMS
BY ALLI REISS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
You better not get caught in a pickle, or
University of North Florida’s softball second baseman Gwen Williams might just
chase you down and tag you out.
That is unless the Burger King “King”
from the commercials runs across the field
in which Williams could not contain her outof-control giggles, then you might be able to
slide by.
With her down-to-earth and zany personality, there laugher abounds wherever she is.
When asked about her favorite memory
from last season, Williams said, “Oh man!
There are so many, but I have to say one does
stick out it my mind.
“Last year, I think our very first game I
was playing second, and one of my teammates was at first. There was a runner on
first and the batter bunted the ball.
“The bunt was in the air so the first baseman dove for it. It was a nice attempt.
“Anyway, so instead of catching the ball
in her glove, the ball hit her head. It ricocheted off of her forehead and rolled right
back to our catcher.
“Our catcher scooped up the head-butted
ball and threw to second. We still managed to
get the out.
“So that was followed by another discombobulated play, which made my already outof-control laughing even worse. The giggles
continued for the entire game!”
The Spinnaker recently sat down with
Williams to find out why in the world she
would “definitely” want a foot-long eyebrow!
Gwen Williams spends some time with the Spinnaker as she admits she’d rather have a foot-long eyebrow than an ear lobe the size of a basketball.
How come you press harder on a remote
control when you know the battery is
dead?
It’s like a stubborn person. Keep pressing
their buttons harder and harder until you
get the outcome you want.
If you could go on a Valentine’s date
with any celebrity, who would it be and
where would you go and what would he
buy you for Valentine’s Day?
I don’t care who, just as long as we go get
some good food. Yeah, I’m a fat girl! And he
buys me a new car for Valentine’s Day!! The
pink truck might not truck much longer.
Would you rather have a foot-long eyebrow you could never pluck or an ear
lobe the size of a basketball?
Haha! Definitely a foot-long eyebrow! At
least it could be functional!
What makes you laugh?
Umm, anything and everything. Then once
it starts, it will not stop! I think I seriously
have a problem; I can’t control it, especially
in quiet settings.
What would you do if the Burger King
“King” ran onto the softball field during
one of your games?
Probably nothing, because I would be laughing uncontrollably! Haha, how random!
Why does Donald Duck wear a towel
when he comes out of the shower, when
he doesn’t usually wear any pants?
You know, because he doesn’t want people to
see his rubber ducky!
If you could change anything at UNF,
what would it be and why?
It would be nice if there was more school
spirit and student involvement with UNF
sporting events.
E-mail Alli Reiss at [email protected].
Look for Gwen Williams playing in the next
softball game against Savannah State
University in a doubleheader. Games start at
2 p.m.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 2006
SPORTS
Higgs leads softball team to first Division I victory
Junior outfielder Christina
Evans started season with
.556 hitting record
BY VALERIE MARTIN
SPORTS EDITOR
VALERIE MARTIN
Opening its first Division I season with
a 5-1 record, the University of North
Florida softball team had wins over
Armstrong Atlantic State University and
Alabama A & M University and a loss to
the Troy University Trojans.
Leading the North Florida offense, juniors Amy Higgs and Kelli Rutenbar
together drove in nine runs in the doubleheader against Armstrong Atlantic.
Higgs had five hits, and Rutenbar ended
hitting four out of six pitches.
In the second inning of play, a Higgs
single brought home sophomore Caitlin
Miller. Sophomore Ashley Parenteau also
hit a single in the same inning, bringing
in sophomore Gwen Williams, putting
UNF in the lead 2-0.
Rutenbar later hit a single in the bottom of the fourth inning, which scored
Higgs. Junior Randalyn Rogers then
brought home Rutenbar after she reached
on an error.
After loading the bases in the bottom
of the first in the second game and a
Rogers walk, Miller hit a single, bringing
home Rutenbar and junior Christina
Evans.
North Florida managed to take a 5-0
lead in the second inning and struck
twice more in the third after a Higgs RBI
double.
Finishing the offensive streak, the
Ospreys scored three more runs in the
bottom of the fourth, ending the first
game 9-2 and the second 10-2.
The Ospreys traveled to Troy, Ala. Feb.
11 to take on Troy University. They won
their first game against the Trojans 4-3,
before beating Alabama A & M in a doubleheader 8-1 and 11-3.
During the second game against
Alabama A & M, five players had multiple
hits to tack on to their statistical standings.
Leading the Ospreys, Evans tallied a 4for-4 standing with two RBIs and a run for
herself. Parenteau finished the games
with two home runs and three RBI’s.
Also hitting two hits for UNF was senior Alisha Phillips, Higgs and Rogers.
Earning the win for the Ospreys, senior Kelli Pitts tied down Alabama A & M
only allowing three runs and striking out
five players in four innings of pitching.
In the second game against Troy, the 33 tie was broken by Trojan Brooke Howell
who hit a three-run home run in the top of
the seventh inning.
The hit from Howell was the only hit
allowed by sophomore Tori Ahern after
relieving junior Katie Brosky in the top of
the fifth.
Junior Kelli Rutenbar slides back into third base after battling a pickle. Rutenbar led the Ospreys
along with junior Amy Higgs throughout the five games of play.
Rutenbar led the Osprey offense hitting 3-for-4, and Higgs trailed behind her
hitting 2-for-3.
Higgs was the first softball player to
earn the honor of the Atlantic Sun Player
of the Week in 2006. Along with hitting a
.667 last week, she led the Ospreys with
seven RBIs leading the team to a 5-1
record.
She hit 12-for-18 at the plate with three
Ospreys disappointed with final
outcome of road trip to Louisiana
BY KILEY BOLAND
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
E-mail Kiley Boland at [email protected].
E-mail Valerie Martin at [email protected].
Tennis takes second D-I win
BY HOLLI WELCH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Neither the frigid cold weather
nor a rival Florida team had an
effect on the University of North
Florida tennis team, who defeated
Florida A & M University Feb. 12,
5-2.
The match, which was rescheduled because of the weather,
proved to be a close game for both
teams from the very beginning.
Two doubles matches in and
the No. 1 and No. 3 were split.
However, the Ospreys took charge
and grabbed the No. 2 match, 9-8
(7-4).
North Florida’s Jose Terrera
and Matias Sigal held off Florida
A & M’s Jarrel Williams and
Simbarashe Happy.
UNF continued on from there,
grabbing a win for Eduardo
Pereira (No.1), Sigal (No. 2),
German Escallon (No. 4) and
Leonardo Gomes (No. 6).
Elad Gabay lost to Artiom
Podgaini, after a close match, 6-3,
3-6, 12-10.
This was the second consecutive win for the Ospreys, who
defeated
Georgia
Southern
University last week.
ZACK BURNETT
The University of North Florida baseball
team had two losses and one victory against the
Louisiana State University Tigers, bringing the
Osprey record to 2-3.
The Tigers beat the Ospreys 11-1 in the first of
their three game tournament Feb. 10-12. The
game was paused in the fourth inning due to the
weather in the area.
After resuming the game Feb. 11, senior Jacob
Dixon pitched for 3.1 innings for the Ospreys,
giving up seven runs on 11 hits, striking two
Tigers out, and handed out one base.
Senior outfielder Brennan Grogan achieved
two hits, while junior outfielder Jon Dandridge
brought in the teams’ only RBI.
Game two of the series proved to shift the
Tigers way Feb. 11.
The Ospreys lost to Louisiana to make their
record 0-2 for the weekend.
North Florida was led by Grogan, who had a
2-for-3 performance for the day.
Hits were also racked up by senior infielder
Travis Martin and senior infielder Grant Rogers.
Tampa native Brad Johnson pitched six
innings for the Ospreys.
The third game resulted in a win for the Ospreys,
beating the Tigers 4-3.
Junior first baseman Jimmy Glanville led the
UNF Osprey offense, hitting 3-for-4 with an RBI
and two runs scored.
Wellington native Matt Oxendine and
Jacksonville native Damon Olinto each earned a
pair of hits for UNF.
Senior Jared Incinelli and senior Ryan
Amason each pitched five innings for the
Ospreys, striking out four and five Louisiana
batters, respectively.
Senior Jonathan Hodach made a bunt in the
fourth inning, moving Glanville to
third base.
Junior outfielder Brett Maloley hit a single to
bring Glanville home.
Junior Brandon Diaz ended the game in the
top of the tenth inning to achieve UNF’s first
lead of the game, and the win for the Ospreys.
The UNF Ospreys will take on their in-state
rivals, the University of Central Florida Golden
Knights, for a three-game series Feb. 17 at 4 p.m.
in Orlando.
doubles, hitting safely for a .833 slugging
percentage and a .67 on-base percentage.
Higgs also had a 3-for-3 stolen-base
record, and struck out once in six games.
The team will return to the UNF softball field to play Savannah State
University in a doubleheader, starting at 2
p.m.
Eduardo Pereira contributed a win
giving him the No. 1 spot for UNF.
Just like in Georgia, “we
played loose and looked like we
were having fun,” Head Coach
Igal Buberman said in a press
release. “We still have a long way
to go, but we are definitely
improving.”
The next match for UNF will
be held Feb. 18 as the Ospreys
head south to DeLand, Fla. to face
Stetson University.
E-mail Holli Welch at [email protected].
Pearsol retires after five years of service as school mascot
BY MATT COLEMAN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
E-mail Matt Coleman at [email protected].
UNF ATHLETICS
It has been impossible to miss him over the past five
years. He is an indelible fixture at the University of
North Florida’s sporting events, making each a memorable and enjoyable experience. He is a legend in the
mythos of this college’s athletic legacy, but it is impossible to recognize him when he is off duty.He is Elmer
Pearsol, the man behind the mask of Ozzie the Osprey.
Yet, his time as this school’s mascot has come to a close.
Pearsol played the part of Ozzie for the last time Jan.
19, when the Ospreys hosted and beat the Campbell
Camels.
After more than five years, he had to retire because of
health concerns. When not entertaining the crowds at
UNF sporting events, Pearsol works for the school as an
athletic groundskeeper. He is also retiring from this job
Feb. 24 because of lingering medical considerations.
Despite having to give up his place as UNF’s mascot,
Pearsol said his time as Ozzie will always be close to his
heart. “If I had to rate my experience on a scale of one to
10, I’d give it a 15.”
He has many memories, but his favorite moment was
when the UNF baseball team went to the Division II
World Series in Montgomery, Ala.
After checking with Division II officials, Ozzie was
allowed to make an appearance, to the delight of the
crowd. Harriet joined Ozzie later into the Series.
Pearsol is held in high regard for his service to the
university and his experience and expertise as a college
mascot.
One of his “10 Commandments” of the trade is to
never upstage the game at hand.
He said he would work in 10-to 15-minute intervals
and disappear for a short period, effectively leaving the
crowd wanting more, while getting a water break.
“Elmer is a real asset to the university,” said Dr.
Richard Gropper, UNF’s director of Athletics. “He is a
hard-working and dedicated man.”
Gropper not only gives Pearsol high praise for his
work as mascot, but also as a groundskeeper. “The athletic fields look terrific,” Gropper said. “It is tough work,
but he does an amazing job.”
When not entertaining the masses at UNF sporting
events or working as an athletic groundskeeper, Pearsol
spends time at SeaWorld on the weekends, performing as
a mascot in a Shamu costume.
He also taught lessons to college students who worked
as mascots at the theme park, schooling them in the art
of being an effective entertainer.
While the search is on for a replacement to take up the
mantle of Ozzie, Pearsol said that his time as UNF’s mascot was a pleasure.
“I made many friends and always enjoyed the time I
spent in the costume.”
Elmer Pearsol has played the part of Ozzie the Osprey for five
years and has retired due to medical health considerations.