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Is marriage on its way out?
M
Caroline Geoghegan
arriage at an early
age is slowly working its way out of
our American culture. More young
adults are choosing
to graduate from
college, start their
careers, and then
find that special
someone to spend
the rest of their lives
with. Although, divorces are at their all time high, some people do
not even feel like there is a need to get married anymore. What can
be done to help our generation?
Many people today are thinking twice before they say the
words “I do.” Marriage has changed since when our grandparents
were growing up. Young men and women are waiting later in life
to settle down. Although there are still a select few who do make
the commitment in their early twenties, most people are waiting
until their late twenties to thirties to get married. People today
want to graduate college, start their careers, and have their lives
in order before settling down. Another huge issue today is divorce.
In Jacksonville alone, there is a fifty percent divorce rate. Also,
there are over three hundred active divorce cases in Clay County
alone. This has become a fact of life and common in our society
today. If you decide that you are unhappy with your marriage, it
has become too easy to hire a lawyer, get divorced, and move on
with your life.
Years ago marriage was expected and divorce was rarely heard
of. Young adults got married at an early age, yet they worked
through their problems. Back thirty years ago young adults got
married between eighteen and twenty-five years of age. The husband got a job and was the sole provider for the family. The wife,
of course, would stay at home cooking, cleaning, and raising the
children. Marriage was very traditional and conservative. Having a
marriage end in divorce was looked down upon by society.
In present times, there really is no need for marriage. People
can live together and have children, but do not have to necessarily
get married. It is becoming extremely popular with our generation.
There are some people who marry due to their religious views, but
marriage is slowly drifting away from that. People are also more
“People should wait until later
in life to get married. They
need to make sure that they
can support themselves before
supporting another human beiing.”
CAROLINE GEOGHEGAN
content with living alone and not having the reliability of another spouse. Women are taking more charge over their lives and do
not depend on a man to take care of them. Women today are more
independent now than ever before. Many young adults enter into
marriage thinking of all the great possibilities, and do not think of
the difficult obstacles they will have to overcome.
Local divorce attorney Barry Zisser feels that maturity level
and financial stability play a huge role in the early years of marriage. Instead of working out issues, people just go their separate ways. This is because divorce it so commonly accepted, it is
a fact of life. People need to have a college degree to succeed in
the world today. Due to the growing technology and easy media
access, the youth of today are more educated. Thus, waiting longer for marriage.
I feel that people should wait later in life to get married. They
need to make sure that they can support themselves before supporting another human being, especially before having children.
Florida today is a No-Fault state, which means that a person can
get a divorce whenever they choose to. Other states, such as North
Carolina, require by law that a married couple must be legally separated for one year before they can file for divorce. This may be
the way that Florida needs to follow. It seems like a perfectly logical idea. Marriage is not something I feel should be taken lightly. It
is a lifelong commitment that you devote yourself to the other person in sickness and in health, for richer or for poorer, until death
do you part. It is a good decision to wait until you have your life in
order before starting a marriage. This would hopefully help people
have more knowledge of what they are getting themselves into for
their future life ahead.
Gay gene exists in humans
W
Kortney Buckingham
hether sexual orientation is a trait
we are born with
or is caused by the
environment we
are raised in has
been hotly debated. Many believe
that homosexuality is a personality disorder and
a choice. Others
claim that homosexuality is a biological characteristic.
People who believe that an individual was born homosexual
feel that sexual orientation is determined naturally by genes and/or
hormones, and is established prior to birth. Some scientists believe
these genes and hormones are then further triggered after birth to
solidify sexual orientation. Many people believe that sexual orien-
tation cannot be changed, and that these individuals are entitled to
the same legal rights and protections as any other person. People
who believe individuals were not born gay feel that homosexuality develops in a person because of their life experiences. Some of
these experiences include poor child-parent relationships, being a
victim of sexual abuse, or other developmental causes. They argue
that legal rights should not be extended to homosexuals because
they have chosen this lifestyle. Many people suggest that homosexuality is an undesirable characteristic that could be reversed.
In this debate, scientists generally believe in the “gay gene,”
which means they believe that being gay is pre-determined by the
individual’s genes, i.e. they are born gay. Religious people believe
individuals choose to be homosexual. I believe it is pre-determined
if a person is gay or straight. For some people, however, realizing
they are of different sexual orientation comes at a later date, making others believe the person has chosen this lifestyle.
Numerous social and legal issues could hinge on whether society believes sexual orientation is an inborn trait or a choice. There
are also religious, family, and individual belief factors that can play
a part in the debate too. Most importantly, what do you think?
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Four dead in Jacksonville
Chris Hudon
News Editor
In the wake of pressure on
game coordinators to prevent
any disorderly conduct related to the Fla. vs. Ga. Game,
this year the city experienced
a wave of violence unrelated
to the weekend’s football festivities.
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s
Office is currently investigating three early-morning slayings, and as a shooting that
left one person in critical condition.
One victim was female,
16 years-of-age, and the other
three male with police linking
at least two of the victims to
each other. These killings continue a surge in city murders
this year, putting Jacksonville
on pace to lead the state in
homicides for the seventh
straight year.
Today’s slayings increase
the year’s homicide total to
125, compared to 117 at this
point in 2006. The teenage
girl was found dead outside
the City Streets Warehouse, a
club near Woodbine and Pearl
Streets. Police were called to
the scene at 12:48 a.m.
Sheriff John Rutherford
said investigators believe some
type of altercation inside the
club led to gunfire that continued outside the club.
A man found some time later
behind Shands Jacksonville
Hospital was apparently shot
in retaliation for the earlier
slaying, Rutherford said. He
said he was unsure where the
man was actually shot, but he
was told it possibly might have
been in the area of Venus Mars
Court.
The night’s violence continued elsewhere in Jacksonville
as one person was stabbed
to death and two others were
injured during a dispute at
Cafe Bolero, a bar at 8595
Beach Blvd. Police were called
to the club at 2:39 a.m.
Rutherford said police had
at least one suspect in that
case. A man was shot outside
the same club in May of this
year.
Around 4 a.m. downtown—
not far from the Landing as
the Florida-Georgia celebrations were winding down—
a man was found dead from
a gunshot wound at Clay and
Adams streets.
Witnesses said they heard
at least two shots fired in the
area.
Rutherford called the rash
of murders terrible and said
the Sheriff’s Office is doing
all it can to stop crime. He said
families must do more to raise
their children to resolve differences without bloodshed.
“It’s not a matter of are there
police out there and around
and in the right areas. We’re
there,” Rutherford said.
The Rev. Mark Griffin, who
has been among a group of
clergy active in crime prevention efforts, said city leaders
are not doing enough to stop
the problem. Griffin said more
investment is needed in education, jobs and other areas that
give people hope in their lives
or they will continue turning
to violence.
“I keep hearing leaders say
we can’t arrest our way out of
this, but I don’t see them doing
anything other than that,” said
Griffin, pastor at Wayman
Ministries. “We are not focusing on the real issues.”
Susie Wiles spokeswoman
for Jacksonville Mayor John
Peyton had this to say, “We
need to recognize this for what
it is, nothing less than a community tragedy,” Wiles said.
“Perhaps it’s time to begin
to focusing on programs that
intervene early, particularly
with juveniles. By the time
a crime is committed, many,
many systems have already
failed.”
Police currently have at
least two suspects in connection with these shootings.
“You can’t prevent murder.
You’ve got to raise kids who
don’t want to murder, that don’t
have murder in their hearts,”
said Rutherford.
Quickies
Movie Night
JU Entrepreneurship
The International Student Association will be hosting an international movie night on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at 6 p.m. in Gooding
Auditorium.
The JU Entrepreneurship club meeting will be held on
Thursday, Nov. 8 at 4:30 p.m. in the Davis College of Business,
Room 159. The guest speaker is Robert F. Hopkins who is the
founder and CEO of Liquidity Management Group Inc. He is a
business executive with a lot of experience turning around failing companies.
Art Walk
The monthly Art Walk will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 7 at 5
p.m. in Hemming Plaza. This marks the 4th Anniversary of the
Art Walk, there will be cake served at 7 p.m. An after party will
be held at the Twisted Martini at 9 p.m.
Karaoke
The International Student Association will be hosting Karaoke
on Wednesday, Nov. 7 in Nellie’s at 6 p.m.
Open Mic
Dolphin Productions will be hosting Open Mic on Thursday,
Nov. 8 at 6 p.m. in Nellie’s.
Taste the World
The International Student Association will be holding Taste
the World on Thursday, Nov. 8 at 12:30 p.m. in the Kinne
Lobby.
Culture Explosion
The International Student Association will be holding an evening of Culture Explosion on Friday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. in the Kinne
Banquet Rooms.
Nader
Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader will be in the
Swisher Theater on Friday, Nov. 9 at 8 p.m. Doors open at 7 p.m.
A live video feed will be in Terry Concert hall for overflow participants
Motivational Speaker
Andres Lara, an interactive motivational speaker will be in the
Kenny Center on Monday, Nov. 12 at 6:45 p.m. All that attend
are entered into a drawing to win an IPod Shuffle.
Elite Green
Key society
Kelly Long
Guest Writer
President Valerie Belizaire and members of Green Key, JU’s honorary leadership society, are focused on the Class of
2008’s in-house effort to recognize outstanding leadership.
Membership in the elite society is considered a “thank you” for the 1 percent of
leaders selected to belong to the organization who are doing something good by
showing leadership on campus.
Belizaire’s advice to those students who
have applied and not been inducted is,
“Don’t give up. We always need leaders.”
When faculty advisor Karen Jackson
first got involved, Green Key was an honorary organization “without a purpose,”
despite being Jacksonville University’s oldest club and tradition.
Following a tour of the Dartmouth
College campus in the summer of 1998,
Jackson, a Green Key alumna, wanted to
bring something of the strong connect she
saw there back to JU.
According to the Green Key Creed,
members are to promote various activities,
foster a spirit of morale and democracy, and
serve the university now and as alumni.
A person to be initiated is “tapped.”
They are given a green robe to wear all day
and then they are formally inducted at a traditional Homecoming weekend breakfast.
A “key” is presented, a pendant with
the school symbol at this time. For graduation, members receive a special cord,
much like other honor societies, and a pin.
le at theng of each
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University holds two seminars to
JU concerned about
early identification of
potentially
troubled students
Cassandra Spalding
Guest Writer
Joseph Steuert
Guest Writer
Concerns on college campuses nationwide about protecting students, staff and
faculty from tragedies such as school shooting are being dealt with in a proactive way
at JU, said professor of communication and
department coordinator Dennis Stouse.
Administrators held two workshops, one
the week before fall classes began in the
fall, and another on Oct. 4 in the Council
Building. The purpose of the meetings was
to inform JU educators about how to iden-
tify and deal with potentially troubled students.
After the recent rash of school shootings, educational facilities across the country have been heightening awareness about
troubled students, elevating campus security, and increasing focus on administrative
intervention. JU is no exception. Increased
focus on student counseling services is an
important first step, said Bryan Coker, JU’s
dean of students.
JU has taken measures to examine the
root causes of such incidents and to protect
itself against random acts of violence. More
important, the administrators involved with
examining this issue feel that college campuses are very safe places in general, and
that JU is safe in particular.
Kristen Alberts, a Ph.D. in psychology, and the director of the counseling services, believes that persons who are lead
to this type of behavior usually come from
a background of violence, and she thinks
that their problems had been developing
long before their entry into a college situation. However, that does not mean that they
could not be treated. The counseling center
treats all students who may be experiencing any type of emotional or mental stress,
including situational dispression, anxiety
attacks, and dysthymia, as well as students
who think they might be pondering violence to themselves or others.
In dealing with students who could possibly be a threat to the safety of our community, their fellow students are the first
line of defense, Alberts said. Faculty and
staff are encouraged to look out for troubled students and walk them to the counseling center, if necessary. The students
must be aware of possible threats and also
be willing to notify the right personnel to
help the person. In a way, the best course of
action might boil down to the saying that “I
am my brother’s keeper.”
Alberts noted certain attributes that
could be signs of someone who is experiencing difficulty. First, being overly withdrawn, and second, having violent thoughts
and tendencies are the top two indicators of
a potential crisis situation.
There is no magic bullet to solve the
problem. However, the counseling center director feels that with treatment these
Renae Ingram
Brian Coker. Dean of Students
people can be helped. Alberts said that she
had never come across a student whom she
thought might be a threat to the community; furthermore because of JU’s small size,
she is confident that something like this
could never happen here.
Coker said JU is preparing in case of an
Managing distress in the aftermath of school shootings
As a university or college student, you
may be struggling to understand how a
shooting rampage could take place on a
university campus and why such a thing
would happen.
There may never be satisfactory
answers to these questions.
We do know, though, that it is typical
for people to experience a variety of
emotions following such a traumatic
event.
These feelings can include shock,
sorrow, numbness, fear, anger,
disillusionment, grief and others.
You may find that you have trouble
sleeping, concentrating, eating or
remembering even simple tasks.
This is common and should pass after
a while. Over time, the caring support of
family and friends can help to lessen the
emotional impact and ultimately make
the changes brought about by the tragedy
more manageable.
You may feel that the world is a
more dangerous place today than you
did yesterday. It will take some time to
recover your sense of equilibrium.
Meanwhile, you may wonder how
to go on living your daily life. You can
strengthen your resilience-the ability to
adapt well in the face of adversity—in
the days and weeks ahead.
Here are some tips
1. Talk about it — Ask for support
from people who care about you and who
will listen to your concerns. Receiving
support and care can be comforting
and reassuring. Your campus is likely
to be offering support services through
its counseling center. It often helps to
speak with others who have shared
your experience so you do not feel so
different or alone. If your parents seem
particularly distressed, it may be because
they are reacting to their own sense of
not being able to control the college
environment to keep you as safe as they
would like.
2. Strive for balance — When
a tragedy occurs, it’s easy to become
overwhelmed and have a negative
or pessimistic outlook. Balance that
viewpoint by reminding yourself of
people and events which are meaningful
and comforting, even encouraging.
Striving for balance empowers you and
allows for a healthier perspective on
yourself and the world around you.
3. Turn it off and take a break —
You may want to keep informed, but try
to limit the amount of news you take in
whether it’s from the internet, television,
newspapers or magazines. While getting
the news informs you, being overexposed
to it can actually increase your stress.
The images can be very powerful in
reawakening your feeling of distress.
Also, schedule some breaks to distract
yourself from thinking about the incident
and focus instead on something you
enjoy. Try to do something that will lift
your spirits.
4. Honor your feelings —
Remember that it is common to have
a range of emotions after a traumatic
incident. Go a little easy on yourself and
on your friends. You may experience
intense stress similar to the effects of a
physical injury. For example, you may
feel exhausted, sore, or off balance.
5. Take care of yourself — Engage
in healthy behaviors to enhance your
ability to cope with excessive stress. Eat
well-balanced meals, get plenty of rest,
and build physical activity into your
day. Avoid alcohol and drugs because
they can suppress your feelings rather
than help you to manage and lessen
your distress. In addition, alcohol and
drugs may intensify your emotional or
physical pain. Establish or reestablish
routines such as eating meals at regular
times and following an exercise program.
If you are having trouble sleeping, try
some relaxation techniques, such as deep
breathing, meditation, or yoga.
6. Help others or do something
— Find out from your
university or community how you can
help people who have been affected
by this incident, or have other needs.
Helping someone else often has the
benefit of making you feel better, too.
Try volunteering at your school or within
your community.
productive
7. If you have recently lost
—
Remember that grief is a long process.
Give yourself time to experience your
feelings and to recover. For some, this
might involve staying at home; for others
it may mean getting back to school or
work. Dealing with the shock and trauma
of such an event will take time. It is
typical to expect many ups and downs,
including “survivor guilt”—feeling bad
that you escaped the tragedy while others
did not.
friends in this or other tragedies
This tip sheet was used with permission
of the American Psychological Association.
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help identify individuals at risk
emergency on campus. He said there have
been lessons learned about response time
and situations in the past.
In studying the Virginia Tech incident,
JU administrators feel that the Virginia
Tech’s biggest weakness in preventing the
incident was the school’s size.
Virginia Tech has 25,000 plus students,
which makes it extremely difficult to single out a student who might be having these
kinds of mental health problems.
At Virginia Tech it was discovered
afterwards that there were multiple warning signs from different areas of the school,
but the school was not able to put all the
pieces together and focus its resources on
the person who eventually became a perpetrator of extreme gun violence.
Disruptive OR
Distressed
The two administrators, Coker and
Alberts, presented a slide show in which
faculty were instructed on how to identify
troubled students in one of two general cat-
Identifying troubled students
in the midst of continuing school
violence is a priority on campuses.
egories: “disruptive” or “distressed.”
Students who sleep in class, use cell
phones, listen to iPods, pass written notes,
or make threats are some of the behaviors
used to identify disruptive behavior.
Distressed students are those identified
as having psychological problems such as
depression, disorientation, and suicidal ideation. Coker expressed the view that having a disability is no excuse to be disruptive
in the classroom. “The law says we have
to give reasonable accommodations, and
being disruptive is not reasonable.”
Coker urged faculty and staff to take
advantage of JU’s resources to keep the
campus safe. He recommended them to
either refer students to Alberts’ office or
walk whomever they feel might be at-risk
students to the counseling center out of
concern for the student’s well-being.
MeasureS Being Taken
In case of a crisis situation on campus,
JU is implementing a text messaging system for students and faculty that sends an
alert to the entire campus.
JU faculty will also hold a bi-weekly
meeting to discuss at-risk students in a confidential setting and develop an action plan
for that concern.
“Will cell phone messaging for an emer-
How to identify and deal with
disruptive and distressed individuals
A) Excessive procrastination.
B) Poorly prepared work (inconsistent
with previous performance).
C) Infrequent class attendance.
E) Dependency (student is always
around).
D) Repeated request for special consideration (deadline ext., etc.).
F) Listlessness, lack of energy.
G) Difficulty containing distress (tense,
nervous, tearful, irritable).
H) Coming to class intoxicated.
I) Social withdrawal.
J) Expressed suicidal thoughts.
K) Expressed recent trauma or losses.
Proactive tips
on how to manage
disruptive behaviors
Photo Illustration by Renae Ingram
Suggestions
to help identify
distressed behavior
Proactive tips
for managing distressed students
A) Talk with the student privately.
B) Show concern and support yet be direct.
C) Use support statements (I am really concerned about you).
D) Use truth statements (I have observed x, y, and z behaviors,
and I would like for you to consider getting extra support to be
successful.).
gency work?” asked Annmarie Willette,
assistant professor of communication. “I
don’t like that there are no phones in the
class rooms,” she said. Willette expressed
her concern for a better communication
system across the campus. A siren will
be installed and used as another means to
alert the campus of an emergency situation.
However, nothing is a guarantee.
Students have also expressed concerns
about this issue. “I believe officers from
the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office being on
campus is a great step to ensure our safety,” said Ali Villella, 19.
While law enforcement officers that
have been seen mounted on horseback on
several occasions in recent weeks, the issue
is a bit more complicated than just ramping up law enforcement though. “I don’t
think it’s necessarily an issue of students
fearing their safety. I think it’s more so that
students don’t or can’t trust their peers,”
Villella said.
Public Safety can only do so much to
secure the campus without infringing on
the right to privacy and the ability to move
.around the campus freely, she concluded.
A) Initial approach with student should be
assertive, professional, fair, direct.
B) After a second occurrence or in serious
cases, it is best to speak with the student
privately, outside of class. This is the time
to contact the Student Life office.
It is imperative to inform the student that
the behavior is not acceptable.
C) Is important to discuss consequences of
continued behavior..
D) Try to ascertain whether or not the
student is aware that his/her conduct is
disruptive (Students are often oblivious to
the impressions they are making).
E) Observe and document.
F) If misconduct is serious, and danger
seems imminent imediately contact Public
Safety (256 - 7911), use a calm, non-confrontational approach; do not embarrass
the student, dismiss the student from
class, but only as a last resort.
Ways to identify distressed students
A) Are often frightened and overwhelmed.
B) May have serious problems outside of JU (home, relationships).
C) May have limited social support and coping resources.
D) May respond well to concern and resources for help.
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Famous pianist performs at JU
JOSEPH STEUERT
GUEST WRITER
On Saturday evening at the Terry
Concert Hall, Jacksonville University,
and indeed all of Jacksonville, was given
the incredible privilege of listening to
Professor Scott Watkins perform on the
piano. Professor Watkins holds degrees
from the University of Cincinnati CollegeConservatory of Music and the University
of South Carolina.
Professor Watkins has performed concerts all over North and South America,
Europe, and the Caribbean.
In 1986, Professor Watkins began his
first concert tour of South America, performing forty times in eight weeks. Since
then, he has performed multiple festivals
across North America including the Glenn
Gould International Festival in Toronto, the
William Kapell Festival at the University of
Maryland, the Brevard Music Festival,
Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, and
The Garth Newel Festival in Virginia.
Professor Watkins has played at some of
the Worlds most prestigious Concert Halls.
Carnegie Hall’s Weill Recital Hall, Preston
Bradley Hall in Chicago, Brahms Hall of
the Musikverein in Vienna, Teatro Colon in
Beunos Aires, St. Gervais in Paris, are only
a few of the places he’s played in. Professor
Watkins’ performances have been broadcast frequently in the United States and
Canada.
“Watkins sat in
front of the Piano
with no sheet music
and played the
masterpiece to
perfection.”
JOSEPH STEUERT
GUEST WRITER
In 1985, Professor Watkins became
the youngest winner of the U.S. State
Department’s Artistic Ambassador Award.
On November 3, 2007 at 7:30 p.m.,
Professor Watkins gave a performance to
remember. The evening began with an
introduction to Dmitri Shostakovich, a
Russian Composer born in 1906 and whose
creative life was lived under Soviet oppression.
Professor Watkins began the evening
with Sonata No. 2, Op. 64, an interesting piece. It combines the classical harmonies and melodies of Mozart, Bach, and
Beethoven, in the first half, with a rough
seemingly jagged style for the second half.
Watkins brought the piece alive and as
his fingers moved unconsciously across the
keyboard, the audience was transported to
the pain, conformity, and struggles of the
Stalin-era Soviet Union.
The heavy bass chords sharpened the
piece as it descended deeper into the darkness of the Soviet Union, the world in
which Shostakovich was living.
The first piece was around 45 minutes
long and was followed by Franz Schubert’s
Sonata in B flat major. Franz Schubert was
an Austrian Pianist of the more traditional
form, and this was the last piece he wrote
before his death.
Professor Watkins sat in front of the
Piano with no sheet music and played the
masterpiece to perfection. Sonata in B-flat
major has the structure of classical music;
however, its very fast tempo takes the listener on an incredible, uplifting ride.
Professor Watkins seemed to capture
high-spirited emotions and lighten listeners’ hearts as they sat back and enjoyed the
soothing melodies. The piece had an emotional complexity, which seemed to articulate the feeling of dancing on the clouds.
To move slowly, one would fall through
the imaginary clouds. However, the fast
tempo allowed audience members to be
whisked away, for those forty minutes at
least.
The concert overall was a beautiful
performance, by an accomplished pianist.
Jacksonville University has been given
the great pleasure of having such a distinguished pianist in our midst.
We should all be appreciative of his
work and abilities. In learning from him,
young musicians can do their best work and
give him the utmost attention as they aspire
to one day be as accomplished as he is.
Student organizations give back on Halloween
Kristin Costello
Staff Writer
Remember the good ole days when you could go
out with your friends and wreak havoc in the neighborhood and get away with it? If you do, then you did
not grow up in Duval County.
As many of you know, the neighborhoods in
Arlington are highly unsafe and parents are very hesitant allowing their children to participate in the traditional trick-or-treating festivities we all know and
love.
Luckily for the children around the Arlington
area, we here at JU have been able to provide a safe
environment for the youngsters we all love to admire
in their outrageous costumes.
This year, Panhellenic and IFC took on the task
of piecing together this great event that many of us
received several hours of community service for.
The children of Arlington were invited by RHA
to campus to trick-or-treat among the residential
halls. In addition to supplying a sugar rush, the students provided several haunted houses, story-telling
and booths in Williams Circle with many activities.
Madison Grisham, programming chair for
Panhellenic, shared with me some of the ins and
outs of this year’s Halloween treat for the kids. It was
decided that each fraternity would be paired up with
a sorority to share a booth.
Each activity was planned by Jonelle Davis and
Amanda Karson, Panhellenic President. The activities were chosen based on budget and what would be
most interesting to younger kids.
Sarah Sankovich
Curtis Balfour (left) and Johnnie Bovain Jr. (right) fill
balloons with flour at the Sigma Nu and Lambda Chi
table. Children could then draw pumpkin faces on the
orange stress ball.
If you happened to swing by Williams Circle that
crisp, Halloween evening, events such as face painting with Phi Delta Theta and Alpha Delta Pi to cookie
decorating with FIJI and Gamma Phi Beta would have
been spotted.
Other activities included a ball toss, mask making, a
candy apple station, and stress balls.
Organizations such as the Chemical Society joined
in with slime. ECO/SOS was also there to share animal
skins, a bat and even a cow vertebrate.
Aside from the smiling faces of children being able
to not worry about whom they might run into during
the evening, smiling faces of all Greeks and those participating were visible. It seemed as though Halloween
allowed everyone to put aside any rivalries there may
be and enjoy the evening together.
Miss Grisham felt the event went very well, especially when it came to networking among all the Greeks.
She did, however, sense one minor flaw, “I feel the
entire concept could have been marketed among the
community a bit more. It was successful because we
were able to provide a safe environment for the children
who did show up, but with the size of our campus I feel
we could accommodate many more children.”
This Alpha Delta Pi also feels if specific times were
set for trick-or-treating and exploring the different
activities, the volume of children would have seemed
slightly larger.
Whether ten kids or one hundred kids show up for
this event JU will continue to hold, it is always a success when we can provide a safe place for children to
release all inhibitions and be children without having
to worry.
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Family weekend a blast
Renae Ingram
Photography and copy Editor
Left:
Friends and family gather to
tailgate before the football
game on Saturday at Family
Weekend 2007. Approximately 100
families were registered for this
weekends events. The entire event
was hosted by the JU Parents
Association, which has been in
existence for two years.
Bottom:
Jackonville University President
Kerry Romesburg (right) was
the keynote speaker at the
reception provided by the Parents
Association Saturday evening at
the Neggard Rowing Center. He
spent time reassuring attendees
that every facet of the university
is growing and doing well. Dean
Quinton White (left) also addressed
the parents that evening. He went
into detail about the plans for the
new Marine Science Center, which
is a $10 million project to be built
next door to the Rowing Center.
“30 Days of Night” too dark
ERIC SHEPHERD
STAFF WRITER
Based on the ground breaking graphic
novel written by Steve Niles and illustrated
by Ben Templesmith, “30 Days of Night”
is by far the most realistic and convincing
vampire movie in a long time.
For 30 days in a small town in Alaska,
summer light disappears and is replaced
by total darkness. The film starts with a
mysterious stranger walking in a small
remote town in Alaska during the last
day of light. The stranger brings with him
hordes of vampires that will come to feed
on the inhabitants who have decided not
to leave and face the 30 days of darkness.
The stranger sabotages the town’s ways of
communication and kills their sled dogs so
there is no mean of escape.
After this the vampires descend on the
town killing and playing with the town’s
inhabitants. It is up to local sheriff, Eben
Olemaun, played by Josh Harsnet to save
many of the town’s people from the inhuman killers. For the rest of the movie it’s
a game of cat and mouse as the survivors
move from hiding place to hiding place as
the vampires chase them down.
The goods: The vampires are portrayed
so well that they are by far the creepiest
vampires ever on screen. Maybe it’s their
blood lusting screams or their white complexion or even their numerous rows of
teeth. Regardless, they’re just haunting. It’s
a nonstop action movie with a lot of jumps
and quite terrifying. The acting is good and
it makes the movie all the more realistic.
The bads: Gory, gory, and even more
gore. Let’s face it every action/horror flick
has to have its moments of gore to get the
point across about how terrible the situation
really is but after awhile its just too much.
Overall this is a good movie, but you’ll
leave the theater asking yourself, “Did I
like that?” This movie keeps you on the
edge of your seat. If you’re in for a scare
and a good movie go see it.
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THE NAVIGATOR • NOVEMBER 6-12, 2007
RHA sponsors trick-or-treating
SARAH SANKOVICH
Renée Freeman puts finishing touches on her hall’s Halloween decorations
in Oak Hall on October 30. Several halls in Oak and Botts were decorated in
anticipation for trick-or-treaters expected on Halloween night.
SARAH SANKOVICH
Some of the residents of Botts 4B show off part of their “Haunted Hall” skit
performed every time trick-or-treaters entered their hall. Halls were competing
for the title of “Best Decorated” in order to win fifty dollars for use at one of
their hall programs.
SARAH SANKOVICH
Children from the Jacksonville community trick-or-treat through the residence
halls at JU as a safe alternative to trick-or-treating in their neighborhoods. This
successful program has been sponsored by the Residence Hall Association for
the past several years and will continue as a Jacksonville University tradition.
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THE NAVIGATOR • NOVEMBER 6-12, 2007
Mongo’s Grill provides sizzlin’ satisfaction
Brendan Laubner
Editor-in-Chief
Just over the Mathews Bridge, and
tucked away in the corner of the Landing,
lies a hidden gem filled with sound, sites
and flavor. Mongo’s Hot Flat Grill is the
indoor barbeque that any food enthusiast
will love.
There are many restaurants at
Jacksonville’s Landing, but Mongo’s is the
only place that embraces international culture with a hint of red, white, and blue.
“We try to adopt the Mongolian style
food with a true, beachy Floridian feel,”
said Mongo’s chef Mischel Coffey.
For those not familiar with their culinary
arts, Mongolian food preparation is unique
and interactive. Much like a Japanese steak
house, Mongo’s prepares your food right in
front of you on a large hibachi grill.
At Mongo’s, you don’t order anything
with your waiter or waitress except drinks.
In the corner of the restaurant, perpendicular to the grill, sits an icy bar full of raw
meats, crisp vegetables, herbs and spices,
and tasty sauces.
The detailed instructions on the menu
explain the interactive process step by step.
Renae Ingram
The delicious barbecue that is served at Mongo’s Hot Flat Grill is prepared by
the quick-cooking, friendly chefs.
The first step calls for one empty bowl.
This bowl is where all the magic begins.
Patrons at Mongo’s get to choose from a
barrage of raw meats including beef, chicken, pork and even gator. For all the noncarnivores Mongo’s offers a salad bar and
tofu.
Once you have selected your meats or
substitutes, the second step calls for one
ladle of oil. This step is crucial if you don’t
want the hot grill to burn your food. At this
step one may also select different herbs or
spices. Once the oil is applied it is time for
the vegetables or seafood!
The seafood selection is rather limited;
however, the shrimp portions are plentiful
and extremely tasty. Toward the end of the
bar delicious items like pasta salad or portabella mushrooms will also tempt you.
Remember this helpful hint: pick your
ingredients wisely. All the food you select
to place in your bowl will be cooked together almost like a stir-fry.
Just before your bowl ingredients begin
to overflow and topple over, bring your
masterpiece over to the hot, flat grill. There
will be a skilled chef ready to prepare your
meal within a matter of moments.
Now, the best part of the whole experience; eat! Indulge in the plate of food
you have created from scratch. Take in the
beautiful view of the St. Johns River as
boats and people pass by your second story
window.
Mongo’s offers all-you-can-eat for just 5
dollars more then one bowl. So loosen your
belt and get ready to numb your body by
filling your buddha.
Mongo’s is an inexpensive way to get
out and enjoy our city. With beautiful
views, tasteful music, and delicious hand
crafted meals, this restaurant is sure to
please a wide variety of people.
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Blue Angels rock Jax Beach
The Jacksonville Beach Sea and Sky
Joey Collura
Staff Photographer
Spectacular was a weekend of fun in the sun.
Despite having the “Sea” portion in the form of a
beach invasion by the United States Marines and
the United States Navy cancelled, the air show
was a crowd pleaser.
Performers included the Red Baron Pizza
Squadron, Matt Chapman, The Red Eagle Air
Show Team, a United States Air Force Heritage
Flight, and the headlining Blue Angels.
The USAF Heritage flight, a formation
consisting of a WWII fighter in the North
American P-51, a Vietnam era fighter in the
McDonald Douglas F-4 Phantom and a modern
fighter in the General Dynamics F-16 Falcon
showed the crowd the significant growth in
American air power over the last 50 years.
The Blue Angles drew the biggest crowd at the
The United States Air Force heritage flight, a formation consisting of the North American P-51 Mustang
(top), the General Dynamics F-16 (middle), and the McDonald-Douglas F-4 Phantom (bottom), leave the
beach crowd in awe.
While closing in at over 1000 miles per hour, Lead Solo Lieutenant
Commander John Allison and Opposing Solo Lieutenant Commander
Craig Olson roll their aircraft at the last moment to avoid one another.
two-day event, and even stopped traffic in the
streets.
Blue Angels’ Commander Kevin Mannix leads the Blue Angels in a tight formation
over the beach.
ARTS
THE NAVIGATOR • NOVEMBER 6-12, 2007
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Hulu.com: A new “Blackout” new
online video site sound, same Brit
View TV shows, new and old, in their entirety
JOEY KAPLAN
KIM ZAVON
This is it folks! The pop spectacle of the
year is here.
Can Britney Spears save her torn music
career?
Can she reemerge as the former princess of pop music?
Even despite all of her efforts, and you
can tell on this album that she sure did try
hard, the album is just too little, too late.
Poor Britney. She just can’t seem to get
a break.
First the break-up with her husband,
then the loss of custody of her children.
You would think that out of the tragic
events that Britney could turn this around
and make a true album to illustrate her
frustrations.
Think again.
For Britney has taken the same old pop
music formula to make Blackout. This
will be Britney’s first album since 2004’s,
In the Zone, and I guess she should have
waited a little longer to produce a better
more intellectual album.
Ms. Spears got some serious helping
“hands” with the production of this album
from pop’s latest hit making producer and
right hand man of super producer
Timbaland, Nate “DanjaHands” Hills.
Hills produced five songs on the album
including the single ‘Give Me More.’ where
Spears opens the song with the classy line
“It’s Britney, Bitch” and proceeds to try to
give you a vision of her and you together
ARTS EDITOR
YouTube may be the top video site for
now, but News Corp and NBC Universal
launched a new online video site. Hulu.com
will show television shows and movies.
This Website will be free to online users
because it is supported by advertisements.
Hulu.com is seeking to grab viewers from
the popular online video site YouTube.
com.
YouTube has a partnership with Google;
however, Hulu announced it has partnerships with such websites as AOL, MSN,
Myspace, and Comcast.
Released on the Associated Press wire,
Hulu announced such features as allowing
bloggers to place full episodes of shows on
their blog, or users can link information to
their friends.
Unlike other network websites that only
show full-length episodes of their shows,
Hulu offers a variety of shows and movies from multiple networks, and even offers
older shows for its viewers.
James McQuivery told the Associated
Press that “advertisers want more opportunity to put ads next to prime-time hit
shows… If they had kept the content on fox.
com, it would have limited the number of
people who would see it.”
Hulu.com will offer hundreds of shows
such as NBC’s “30 Rock” and Fox’s “The
Simpsons” and older shows such as “Lost
in Space.” The best part of this site is,
unlike YouTube.com, Hulu offers all these
shows free of charge and they are legal.
Hulu.com will be under construction
for the next few months in order to make
it more favorable for its viewers. The Web
address is Hulu.com.
“Chuck and Larry”
has hidden meanings
KIM ZAVON
Arts Editor
“I Now Pronounce You Chuck and
Larry” seems to be just another Adam
Sandler movie that puts him in a weird setting and has nothing but funny things happen to him.
However, there is more to “Chuck and
Larry” than meets the eye. It seems at first
to be making fun of homosexuals; however, it is actually showing how discrimination still affects homosexuals in today’s
society.
Chuck (Adam Sandler) and Larry
(Kevin James) show great comedic, yet
heart warming performances.
The two friends are firemen and Larry,
being a single parent, worries about what
will happen to his kids if he is killed during a fire.
Larry enlists Chuck to make his kids
his beneficiaries in case anything happens
to him because he wants to know that they
will be taken care of in his absence. Chuck
owes Larry a favor because Larry saved his
life during a fire. Chuck feels like he owes
Larry his life so he agrees to marry him.
It is rather funny to see two men who are
defiantly heterosexual try and change their
mannerisms in order to portray homosexual men.
It is especially fun to watch their reactions when an attractive women walks by
and they are trying to pretend that they do
not like women.
Other cast members include Jessica Biel
who plays their lawyer Alex McDonough,
Ving Rhames as Duncan, Steve Buscemi as
Clint Fitzer, and Dan Ackroyd as Captain
Tucker.
“Chuck and Larry” depicts the pressures
that gay men encounter everyday and discrimination they face. It basically shows
how it is to walk in someone else’s shoes.
Some of the movie is a little slow and
might cause you to lose interest, but it
is worth watching to the end. “Chuck
and Larry” will be released on DVD on
November 6, 2007.
DVD Includes
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Deleted scenes
Hilarious outtakes
Behind the scenes
Feature Commentary with Director
Dugan, Sandler, and James
Source: chuckandlarry.com
GUEST WRITER
alone, and well you can imagine. Another
recently big hit making producer Jonathan
“J.R.” Rotem lays his hit making magic on
album with songs like “ Radar”.
As much as I didn’t enjoy this album I
must admit that one song really put a smile
on my face. The song “ Soldier” which has
Britney begging for a real man to come
into her life has a very original sound and
very catchy beat, one that could help give
Spears opens
the song with the
classy line “It’s
Britney, Bitch”
Britney a competitive edge against some
other pop princess contenders. However,
don’t let the song trick you into thinking
your going to get some deep and sad songs
about her struggles over the past year.
This is another Britney album no doubt,
but the fact is that’s all it is. There is really nothing truly special about it. Sure you
might have a few hits in it but for the most
part this was created solely for the loyal
Britney fan base all the way back to “Oops,
I did it Again”. The only people I see buying this album and enjoying it are tweens
and your obsessed club goers.
I’m sorry, but the only thing worse than
Britney’s new album is her parenting.
Source: Google Images
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ENTERTAINMENT
THE NAVIGATOR • NOVEMBER 6-12, 2007
Earworms
of the Week
NOVEMBER 6-12
“Superfreak”
By: Rick James
Because: She’s alright, that
girl is alright for me
Sufferer: Jimmy Jones
“1, 2, 3”
By: 311
Because: Three home runs
in softball is easy.
Sufferer: Brendan Laubner
“Whatever it Takes”
By: Lifehouse
Because: Gotta do
whatever...
Sufferer: James Cortese
“Stronger”
By: Kanye West
Because: That which
doesn’t kill me makes me
stronger.
Sufferer: Sarah Beggs
“Take Me There”
By: Rascal Flatts
Because: I want to go
there.
Sufferer: Kim Zavon
“She’s Hearing Voices”
By: Bloc Party
Because: She’s crazy.
Sufferer: Eric Shepherd
“Rum is for Drinking”
By: Senses Fail
Because: The name says
it all.
Sufferer: Kristin Costello
“Slow Down”
By: India Arie”
Because: Things happen
way too fast.
Sufferer: anonymous
Math Muncher
Arrange the digits from 1 to 9 to make a 9-digit number ABCDEFGHI
which satisfies the following conditions:
1) AB is divisible by 2;
2) ABC is divisible by 3;
3) ABCD is divisible by 4;
4) ABCDE is divisible by 5;
5) ABCDEF is divisible by 6;
6) ABCDEFG is divisible by 7;
7) ABCDEFGH is divisible by 8;
8) ABCDEFGHI is divisible by 9.
Answer will appear in next week’s issue!
www.braingle.com/
“Casanova”
By: Gerald Levert
Because: ‘Cause I ain’t no
casanova!
Sufferer: David Berry
“Forever”
By: The Veronicas
Because: We ain’t gonna
live forever, let me show
you all things we could do...
Sufferer: Heidi Howell
“Give me more”
By: Britney Spears
Because: It’s Jules, bitch!
Sufferer: Julienne Pearson
SPORTS
THE NAVIGATOR • NOVEMBER 6-12, 2007
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Football loses a close game
David Berry
Sports Editor
The JU football team lost a close game
to Valparaiso University 29-27 on Saturday
afternoon, despite coming back from an 11point halftime deficit and being up as much
as 10 points in the fourth quarter.
The Dolphins ran up 394 yards of total
offense, 205 of that coming on the ground.
Freshman Rudell Small had 93 yards on 10
carries, and sophomore Ron Harris had 88
yards on 10 carries with one touchdown
after filling in for an injured Small.
Redshirt freshman quarterback Erik
Stepelton filled in for Chris Horton midway through the first quarter, and finished
9-27 for 183 yards and one touchdown. He
also added a quarterback sneak for a touchdown.
Mike Jenner led the receivers with 70
yards on four catches and a spectacular
touchdown catch in the left corner of the
endzone.
Defensively, two Dolphins finished with
double figure tackles. Sophomore free safety Jason Wood finished with a career-high
14 tackles, 11 of those solo. Senior line-
backer Joey Rumph finished with 11 tackles, including one for a loss.
The defense struggled in the first half
and the offense could not seem to finish
drives. The lone exception for the offense
was the 14-yard touchdown connection
from Stepelton to Jenner.
The third quarter, however, was all JU.
The scoring started with a one-yard touchdown run from fullback Jeremy Brown.
Stepelton got into the endzone to give JU
a 20-17 lead.
Ron Harris would score the final points
for JU with 9:53 left in the game, putting it
in from three yards out.
Up by 10, the Dolphins just couldn’t hold
the lead, as the Crusaders ran and threw for
a touchdown in the fourth quarter, the last
score coming with 1:45 left.
JU tried to mount a final drive to win
the game, but the offense could not get off
of the ground as Stepelton was sacked three
times on that drive to put the game on ice
for Valparaiso.
JU will be in action on Saturday when
they take on the Butler Bulldogs. The game
is at noon and will be played at D.B. Milne
Field.
Men’s soccer dominates Flagler
ERIC SHEPHERD
STAFF WRITER
For some of the Dolphins it was their
last home game Saturday night at the
Ashley Sports complex. In the Dolphins
last home game of the year they took it to
Flagler with a 4-0 win.
“I am extremely proud of the guys,”
said JU head coach Mike Johnson. “We
had to win the championship on the road
last week and I challenged them before
tonight to make this the encore performance. We wanted to let everyone know
that we are the champions of the A-Sun
and we are going to play this way down
the stretch. Everybody got to play tonight
and the younger guys got to gain more
experience.”
Senior Forward Anton Axelsson came
to play, scoring his first career hat trick.
Axelsson, who was recently named to the
College Soccer News National “Team of
the Week,” proved to be too much for the
Saint’s throughout the game.
His first goal of the game came in the
8th minute after receiving an accurate
pass from sophomore midfielder Jonathan
Jackson and blasted the ball into the top
right corner from outside the 18.
“Anton lived up to his billing,” Johnson
said. “He was huge for us tonight and we
got big performances from other people
as well.”
Axelsson wasted no time in furthering
the Dolphins lead when he scored again 4
minutes later after receiving a cross from
sophomore defender Patrick Rundio.
The Dolphins third goal came from
Sophomore midfielder Riley Butler when
he finished a shot by Ramak Niakan Safi.
The Dolphins 4th and final goal came
when Axelsson one timed Phillip Meyner’s
cross that was flicked on by Rundio.
The defense, consisting of junior
goalkeeper Joey Sanchez, senior Brian
Cocciolo, senior Austin Earl, sophomore
Eddie Munnelly and freshman Patrick
Rundio, held strong to prevent Flaglers
offense from having any opportunity to
score.
The Dolphins outshot the Saints 15-6
and were able to get 24 different players
into the match. The Dolphins have now
kept three consecutive shutouts.
“It was real important that we sent
those guys off with a quality effort,” said
Johnson. “I am extremely proud of the
team. You could tell the crowd appreciated them as well and we thank them for the
support,” finished Johnson.
Along with Axelsson, senior’s Cocciolo,
Earl, and midfielder Drew Lear played
their final home match in a Dolphins’ uniform.
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Cameron Abdallah jukes by a Valparaiso defender after recieving a pass from
stand in quarterback Erik Stepelton.
Volleyball splits final
two home games
DAVID BERRY
SPORTS EDITOR
The JU volleyball used a dominating
performance Thursday evening to defeat
Savannah State in three games, but could
not carry the momentum over to Saturday
afternoon, losing to Florida Gulf Coast in
three games.
The Lady Dolphins are 16-12, including an 8-3 record in the Atlantic Sun conference. Their conference record is good
enough for the third seed in the Atlantic
Sun conference tournament.
JU was without two of their top outside
hitters, freshman Brittany Lehman and
junior Sara Bendorf. However, it did not
seem to matter against Savannah State.
The Lady Dolphins had a .364 hitting
percentage, and did a superb defensively,
holding the Tigers to a -.010 hitting percentage for the match.
Katie Hendrian led JU with 13 kills
and had a .500 hitting percentage to go
with seven digs. Kesley Clark was the
lone other Lady Dolphin with double figure kills with 12, and six digs to go along
with it.
Freshman Abby Gruenbacher had
seven kills and a .455 hitting percentage.
Sophomore Nicki Kent added six kills
along with a match-high six aces.
Freshman Hannah Munneke finished
with a team-high 28 assists, and senior
Katie O’Brien added 12 assists.
Against Florida Gulf Coast, the Lady
Dolphins struggled offensively, only managing a .100 hitting percentage.
Gruenbacher was a bright spot Saturday
evening, getting 12 kills and hitting a
team-high .345 from the floor.
Libero Michelle Walroth broke her
own record for digs in a single season. She
came into the game tied with the record
at 571, and had 14 in the match to up her
total to 585 with one regular season game
remaining.
The last game of the regular season
will be played at UNF against the rival
Ospreys on Thursday November 8th at
7:00 p.m.
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SPORTS
THE NAVIGATOR • NOVEMBER 6-12, 2007
Men’s basketball
dominates exhibition opener
David Berry
Sports Editor
The JU men’s basketball team looked
extremely impressive in shrugging off the
off-season rust as they dominated Clark
Atlanta 80-56 in their first and only exhibition game of the season.
Nine of the 12 players who got time on
the court scored, including three players
scoring in double figures.
JU owned the boards Friday night, with
a 35-21 rebounding advantage over the
Panthers. The Dolphins also hit better than
fifty percent from behind the arc.
Junior forward Marcus Allen had a
double double, getting 21 points and 11
rebounds. Sophomore forward Lehmon
Colbert, fresh off of his all-freshman season
last year, had 19 points and four rebounds
to go with it.
Freshman sensation Ayron Hardy, who
earned a starting spot from his play in the
preseason, was the third Dolphin in double figures, with 13 points, 5 rebounds and
2 steals. Hardy also had he highlight of the
first half, emphatically throwing down a
dunk off of a Marcus Allen miss.
Freshman guard Ben Smith, who is now
the full-time point guard after the graduation of Jesse Kimbrough, chipped in nine
points, six steals, two assists and three
rebounds.
JU will open its season on Sunday
November 11th, when they take on
Savannah State. The game will be at 4
p.m. and will be held in the Jacksonville
Veterans Memorial Arena.
Take a ride on the A-Train
The Navigator remembers
a basketball great
JULIENNE PEARSON
STAFF WRITER
From head to toe, a 7’2” gentle giant
once roamed the campus of Jacksonville
University. Leading the nation with an
average 22.7 rebounds per game, Artis
“The A-Train” Gilmore carried the 1970 JU
Dolphins to the NCAA Finals.
The next year, the soon to be famous
number 53 was named the 1971 Consensus
National “Player of the Year.” However, his
career didn’t end there.
That same year Gilmore was the
American Basketball Association’s (ABA)
Kentucky Colonels first pick in the 1971
draft. His year concluded by receiving the
Colonel’s “Rookie of the Year” award.
As a player for the Colonels, he broke
ABA’s single-single blocked shots record
with a total of 422 blocked shots. He also
broke the ABA’s rebounds per game with
40.
The following year, Gilmore was an
enticing pick for the NBA’s Chicago Bulls.
After six years, he aided the San Antonio
Spurs from 1983-1987. He concluded his
career with the Boston Celtics from 19701972.
Gilmore is considered basketball’s best
left-handed baller, totaling nearly 25,000
points, ranking him 14th in the history of
the game. He also holds third place in the
record books for most shots blocked, with
a total of 3,178. The A-Train was inducted
into JU’s Hall of Fame in 1993, but is yet to
be inducted into the NBA’s Hall of Fame.
RENAE INGRAM
Awards
NCAA title game with Ju Dolphins
1970
ABA MVP and Rookie of the Year
1972
ABA All-star Game MVP
1974
ABA Playoff MVP
1975
NBA Career leader in field goal
percentage