No. 21 - UNF Spinnaker

Volume 29, Issue 21
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA
February
8
2006
Wednesday
THIS WEEK
Drag show raises money for charity
NEWS
Campus gets a coffee shop
Starbucks has set its
sights on landing a chain on
the UNF campus. Plans are
in the works to put the shop
in the Carpenter Library.
See STARBUCKS, page 5
EXPRESSIONS
The history of love day
Each year, sweethearts
celebrate their love together
on Valentine’s Day. But do
you know the history behind
the celebration?
See EXPRESSIONS page 11
SPORTS
The baseball team won
their first Division I-A game
against Georgia Southern
University. See how the
game went and what the rest
of the season’s outlook is.
See BASEBALL, page 17
WEEKEND
WEATHER
Friday
Feb. 10
29/63
Sunny
Saturday
Feb. 11
38/58
M-Cloudy
Sunday
Feb. 12
34/53
P-Cloudy
7-day forecast, page 5
SOURCE: NOAA
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The University of North
Florida Drag Show raised $900
Feb. 6 for the Friends Together
Foundation, a camp dedicated to
helping children infected with and
affected by AIDS.
As the queens of drag strutted
down the Wackadoo’s runway, students waved their dollars, checks
and debit cards to benefit a children’s AIDS foundation hosted by
PRIDE, the lesbian and gay student association at UNF. The show
began with an amateur drag performance by PRIDE members and
UNF students.
Rhiannon, the hosting queen
seen at the Metro, a Jacksonville
gay and lesbian bar, demonstrated
through an audience poll that it’s
very rare for someone to not know
a person affected by AIDS.
“The scariest part of it is that
although millions of people are
infected with aids, a big majority
don’t even know they have it,” she
said.
As the queens of the night educated and entertained, the crowd
responded with cheers and
applause. The show’s three hours
of performances, from Spice Girls
to Will and Grace’s Karen, surprised the audience of students
and faculty.
“The profits from such remarkable performances are well
deserved, and the energy in this
place is remarkable,” said Angela
Rivera, sophomore political science major.
Rivera said she was pleased
with the creativity and brilliance
PRIDE had in creating awareness
for such an important issue.
Miss Sable Jones, more commonly known as PRIDE member
and senior business management
major Sammie Carr, worked the
crowd with En Vogue’s Free Your
Mind, wearing stiletto leather
BY RAQUEL MANNING
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
KILEY BOLAND
First game, first D-I win
BY ASHLEY CZARNOTA
Drag queen Dixie Crystals walks the runway at the annual Drag Show hosted
by PRIDE at Wackadoo’s, Feb. 6. The event raised $900 for the Friends
Together Foundation which is a camp dedicated to helping children with AIDS.
boots, a sexy black top and fancy
acrylic nails.
Rhiannon, Bianca, Lashes,
Alexis Gabrielle Sharington and
Deception of the Metro will continue their performances at other
universities. The drag queens said
they encourage students to go to
their shows, be involved and be
aware.
“It was a huge cause for a small
company,” Carr said. “AIDS aware-
ness truly is the forefront of
PRIDE.”
Last year, PRIDE raised $2,800
from two drag shows, according to
Carr.
“This show was more than a
fundraiser,” Carr said. “A show
like this opens the minds of the
audience and opens the gate for
people’s identities.”
E-mail Ashley Czarnota at [email protected].
Greek Life begins planning Greek Row
BY HOLLI WELCH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
INDEX
ONLINE
See CRIME, page 9
The future site of Greek Row pictured here behind the UNF Soccer Stadium on
the north side of campus. The plan includes giving 23 acres to the Greek organizations for housing.
IFC selection was offered Feb. 3 for
Sigma Phi Epsilon.
Within the coming months, the
selection of zero, one, two or three
new national organizations will be
made for an IFC chapter, Young
said.
The remaining three councils
might present other choices soon,
according to Young. National Pan
See GREEK, page 7
ROBERT K. PIETRZYK
eSpinnaker.com
The
University
of
North Florida is one of
the safest, crime-free universities
in
Florida,
according to statistics by
the U.S. Department of
Education.
The university maintained the third lowest
percentage for crimes per
student among 10 Florida
public, four-year universities in 2004. Statistics
showed UNF at 0.1789 percent, surpassed by the
University of Florida, at
0.12 percent and the
University
of
West
Florida, at 0.1786 percent.
According
to
University Police Chief
Mark Foxworth, high
police presence and community involvement are
critical to maintaining a
safe environment.
“Our students and our
staff and our faculty, they
don’t hesitate to call the
police,” he said.
The federal law, the
Jeanne Clery Disclosure
of
Campus
Security
Police and Campus Crime
Statistics Act of 1990,
requires the university to
report all crimes each
year to the DOE. The
crimes reported include
murder or non-negligent
manslaughter, forcible sex
offenses, non-forcible sex
offenses, robbery, aggravated assault, burglary,
motor vehicle theft and
arson.
A total 26 crimes at
UNF were reported in 2004
and seven crimes for
January through June of
2005. Of the 26 in 2004, the
university reported 18
acts of burglary, four
motor vehicle thefts, three
aggravated assaults and
one robbery.
In 2005, the university
reported one burglary and
six aggravated assaults.
According to Foxworth,
the reason for the increase
in aggravated assaults
TYLER YOUNG
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Letters to the Editor. . . . . . . . . 3
Question of the Week. . . . . . . 5
Squawk Box. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Police Beat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Expressions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Calendar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Comics. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Horoscopes. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Classifieds. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Crossword. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Sports. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Osprey Sports Trivia. . . . . . . 18
The University of
North
Florida’s Greek Life, formally
known as Greek Affairs, will soon
expand all four councils and has
begun the planning stages for
Greek Row.
Greek Life is composed of four
separate councils, which include
the Inter Fraternity Council;
Panhellenic, comprised of four
general sororities; National Pan
Hellenic, six historically AfricanAmerican general fraternities and
sororities; and the MultiCultural
Council, one general sorority. All
four are expected to increase in
size within the year, according to
Tyler Young, coordinator of Greek
Life.
The councils are presenting possible selections for the new organizations. At the first presentation
Jan. 31, IFC presented Alpha Tau
Omega in the president’s conference room. Another choice was presented by IFC Feb. 1 for Delta
Upsilon of which UNF President
John Delaney is a member. The last
Campus
ranks
among
safest in
Florida
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QUOTE
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of
the
“A committee can
make a decision that is
dumber than any of its
members.”
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
-- David Colbitz
Awarded first place for Best of Show at
the 2005 National College Media
Convention by the Associated Collegiate
Press.
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BEST
After two years of what has seemed like
a campus epidemic of parking decal
thefts, UPD has started a campaign to
stop people from stealing decals and to
encourage people to keep their cars
safe from theft.
S PINNAKER ’ S
WORST
Florida Gov. Jeb Bush proposed a $70.8
billion state budget. If his budget passes,
he will have tuition costs increased by 5
percent. He also accepted a Democrat
proposal for a $500 million plan to send
every homeowner $100 in the mail in
hopes of encouraging spending.
S PINNAKER ’ S
FIX
Instead of spending half a billion dollars
to send homeowners a useless chunk of
change to encourage people to spend
money, Bush should take the $500 million
and add that to help public schools in the
state instead of charging students of the
11 state universities extra tuition costs.
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Dr. Berrin Beasley deserves to be tenured
It is the strong belief of the
Spinnaker staff that the Promotion
and Tenure Committee at the
University of North Florida has made
a mistake in denying tenure to Dr.
Berrin Beasley of the communications
department.
Beasley is admired by her
students as being one of the best
journalism professors at this university.
The way she handles her courses and
the way she treats her students with
respect and care is something that not
every college student is able to
experience.
If the Promotion and Tenure
Committee truly believes that she is
not worthy of being tenured at UNF, it
should read all the letters of support
sent to Provost Mark Workman.
Current and former students of
Beasley are strongly urging the provost
to override the committee’s decision.
The Spinnaker is behind every
student who submitted a letter on
Beasley’s behalf. It is difficult for some
of us to imagine where our careers
would be had we not been able to
experience her brilliant teaching and
compassion she extends to every
student.
Beasley makes certain her
students understand the importance of
honest and ethical journalism and
reporting. She is constantly reminding
her students that there is a duty that
comes with being a journalist and the
craft of reporting is something that
should be executed with integrity,
honesty and skill. To say that she has
not been effective at communicating
this lesson to her students is just
untrue. She is a large proponent of
ethics in the field of journalism, and
that is incredibly important in this day
and age.
When the Spinnaker suffered the
devastating loss of friend and
coworker Richard O’Bryant last fall,
Beasley and the rest of the department
were right beside us, offering us
support, sympathy and advice in how
to cope.
It is a rare thing to have a
professor extend a hand to students
outside of a classroom environment,
but Beasley has become known for
helping her students with their
professional careers, and many of her
students have become successful
journalists because of her willingness
to help.
We feel this matter is of utmost
importance to the students and faculty
of UNF. It would be an incredible
injustice to the students of the
journalism program and most
importantly to a professor who has
changed the lives of so many of her
students if she was not granted tenure.
Please tenure Beasley so she can
continue to touch the lives of so many
students and shape students into
ethical journalists.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
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DISCOURSE
Super Sunday seriously saddening for sports
STUDENT
OPINION
Andrew Zangre, Freshman, Journalism
There is no ‘Me’
in Valentine’s Day
(and that’s the
problem)
I
t seems obvious enough that a flying
baby would be thrown in jail if it
shot a bunch of people with arrows.
But every Feb. 14, this little, cherubic, stork-dropping of a baby named
Cupid seems to be the exception to that
rule. That chubby little tub-o-love shoots
unsuspecting people left and right on this
day. His “victims” hug, kiss and skip-totheir-loo as love fills the air.
But unfortunately, love is blind, and so
is Cupid. With his limited eyesight, he
has a history of wasting arrows on mailboxes or French poodles, leaving many
actual people without hope for a valentine. While Cupid’s minions are out painting the town, the multitudes spurned by
love are left at home eating a pint of
Chunky Monkey ice cream and watching
the 24-hour “Boiling Water” channel.
They are singled out like a boy named
Elizabeth.
Think of it this way: Imagine a national “Green Eyes Day.” Everyone with
green eyes gets to party and receive gifts.
If you have brown eyes, you are the epitome of uncool. You lose the game of life.
So, for all those “brown-eyed” people
who have gone through the torment of
being without a valentine, I would like to
suggest a fantastic alternative.
A miracle occurred on Feb. 14, 1987. A
woman was rushed to a small hospital in
Stuart, FL, and on that early morning, a
bouncy, bubbly and chubbly little baby
was born. That baby was me, baby.
No parade followed this phenomenon,
and for the next 19 years the spirit of
Saint Valentine would take precedence
over recognizing Saint Me, leaving me no
choice every year but to go to Chuck E.
Cheese’s by myself and celebrate – by
myself.
And even Mr. Cheese had a valentine.
Believe me, I’ve checked.
Holidays are meant to celebrate, laugh
and smile. Most importantly, holidays
should include everyone. That’s why my
proposal would eliminate the loneliness
and separation involved with Valentine’s
Day. My proposal: change Valentine’s
Day to “Andrew Zangre’s Me-Day.”
Honestly, I’ve thought this out. When
Feb. 14 arrives every year, by all means,
go to the store and buy gifts. Even you,
the single kid with bad acne, go get some
chocolates and keep them for yourself.
This is a day for loving yourself, and for
loving “me.” It’s all about “me” on MeDay! The concept is simple, actually: All
Valentines cards would be replaced with
“Andrew Zangre’s Me Day cards.” These
cards are addressed to everyone, in a nondenominational and fun way to give a
gift. A good example of these cards would
be:
“Dear Mallory,
Ketchup is red, some things are green.
Rhyming is fun, and you are cool.
Love, Mallory.”
Also, all boxes of chocolate and other
candy would be stamped with a picture of
me giving thumbs up. With this seal on
the box, you can rest assured you are
receiving the best quality candy, derived
from sugar cane in the highest hills of
Malaysia by underpaid children. That’s
the Zangre promise. You can also sleep
easy, as you will know in your heart that
20 percent of all proceeds go straight to
me – before taxes. That’s the reason for
the season, after all — ME!
But when the sun rises Feb. 14, please
show love to someone – whether it be the
one you’re with, my fine self or just that
good looking kid in the mirror. You owe
“me,” after all.
E-mail Andrew Zangre at [email protected].
uper Sunday has come and gone,
we have another champion of the
National Football League and I feel
dead inside after watching it all go
down.
When I was younger, the Super Bowl
was an exciting event. Two teams that had
been grinding it out since the pre-season
were to go head-to-head in what was made
out to be an epic event. This was before
the pre-game shows flooded the market,
and analysts destroyed the game with
their lame picks and fluffy story lines.
Basically, the sports media have
humped the dream out of the Super Bowl
and have given us a poor excuse for an
NFL event.
Aside from the game being perhaps the
sloppiest execution of the sport throughout this year’s playoffs, Americans sat and
watched in record numbers.
Approximately 141.4 million viewers
tuned in, making Super Bowl XL the second-highest rated Super Bowl in history,
followed by Super Bowl XXXVIII (38)
between Carolina and New England. Still,
nothing will top the all-time most watched
program in TV history - the final episode
of M.A.S.H. Man do I miss Hot Lips
Houlihan.
In fact, more people tuned in to the
Super Bowl than turned out to vote for
president in 2004. And of the majority
that did vote, they picked a former cheerleader for a president. Why is that weird
to me?
But I digress. The hype surrounding
the Super Bowl has become a beast of its
own in the past five years. It seems the
game is overshadowed by the pre-game
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The following editorial appeared in the
Chicago Tribune Feb. 5, 2006:
You try to be prudent, proactive, protective. So, many months ago, you followed the urging of all those personal
finance columnists and requested free
copies of your credit reports. With
February moving apace, maybe you’re
excited at the prospect of taking a 2006
look at your financial reputation (via
www.annualcreditreport.com, or 877-3228228).
But what did you really learn last
year from the folks at Equifax, Experian
and TransUnion, the three big reporting
companies that tell businesses whether
you’re a good credit risk?
If you’re like us, maybe you learned
that:
You have six different names. Your
Sybil-like multiple personalities include
a list parallel to this: John Public, John
P. Ublic, John Q. Public, John Quincy
Public, John R. Public and John D.
Public. Your financial reputation evidently is several people’s reputations
rolled into one _ and you are only a few
of those several people.
Yes, you do live where you think you
live. But one credit database is convinced
that you also live where you work (it
only seems that way). That computer
implausibly thinks you also live where
you haven’t actually lived since 1983,
since 1989 and since 1990 (you hated that
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LETTER
FROM THE
EDITOR
Dave Strupp,
Editor in Chief
entertainment, the half time show and the
incoherent commentary that gets dumped
in between.
My idea of torture is having to sit in a
room while bound to a chair, being forced
to watch Steve Young, Michael Irvin and
perhaps Joe Theismann, to name a few,
talk about a game they once played and of
which now consider themselves gurus.
Don’t even get me started on Theismann.
I get giddy when I see the clip of
Lawrence Taylor barreling through the
Redskins’ line to eventually pulverize
Theismann, snapping his leg in half. We
miss you LT.
What I’m trying to get across through
this ramble is that the hype has distracted
us from the game. The outlook for this
Super Bowl proved to be drab and boring
prior to Steelers linebacker Joey Porter
and Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens’
media tiff. Sports writers had nothing
prior to this, and they knew it.
For some odd reason, I watched
Porter’s press conference and, though he
did not want to give the “story” much
Around the Nation
place). Panic of panics, maybe you’re
somehow still paying property taxes on
all of those places. Or maybe in the judgmental universe of credit reports, you’re
having your score inexorably downgraded with every breath because you aren’t
still paying all those tax bills.
You have not one but three Social
Security numbers. That is passing
strange for a reason other than the obvious: After many years of forced labor
(sadly, the two most salient facts of your
financial life are that you have no trust
funds and no rich ancestors), one credit
bureau insists, “You have no
Employment History on file.” After so
many jobs? So many bosses?
Though you think your daily existence is pedestrian, in truth you are the
object of others’ fascination. Passionate
curiosity, even. People want to know all
there is to know about you. Your credit
file discloses that these people have been
asking the credit bureaus to divulge your
innermost secrets.
Unfortunately, these suitors do not
include Charlize Theron or George
Clooney. These inquiring minds work for
banks that want to give you credit cards
or insurance companies that think your
existence is so pedestrian that you’re a
low risk of doing anything more dangerous than sending them premium payments.
After marveling at your three credit
files, you contacted the reporting
bureaus to correct what you could. You
said thanks for the items that were listed
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Boise State University faculty member receiving unnecessary
threats
Editor and CM Students,
Recently I received two obscene, anonymous letters from persons who identified
themselves as students at UNF. Although the letters came to my university address, I
am responding to these letters as an individual and not on behalf of my institution.
The letters accused me of, “sending x#%&* John Martin to them,”(the students at
University of North Florida). Mr. Martin, as I understand, is now the Chair of the
Construction Management program there at UNF. There was no return address on the
letters. However, I was contacted by UNF police who were investigating this matter so,
I believe this letter was taken seriously by the police and was sent from someone at
UNF. To those student who wrote me I would like to set the record straight, while Mr.
Martin was previously employed, for a time, at our University, I was never contacted by
anyone from UNF regarding Mr. Martin. I want the students, faculty and administration at UNF to know this. I did not have anything to do with any recommendation,
selection or referral to the University of North Florida, regarding Mr. Martin.
Charles Gains,
Faculty, Boise State University
attention, Porter eventually went on a
tirade about his tiff with Stevens. I can’t
blame him.
Every member of the press in that
room was prodding Porter with questions
about Stevens. It was all they had, and
they did a poor job grinding it into my
brain on every pre-game show.
The Super Bowl is no longer the epic
battle between two teams that it used to
be. It’s the Rolling Stones and Stevie
Wonder show, featuring members of the
NFL teams from Seattle and Pittsburgh.
There probably isn’t much that can be
done at this point, because sports in
America have all suffered a similar fate.
It’s a ratings game, and Steve Young is
still a player. What I don’t get is how he
can work on Sunday, being Mormon and
all. I guess it’s all good if you are the great
grand son of Brigham.
But again, I digress. Are we a nation
that is really on the edge of our seats
when they announce the half time show?
How many of you would rather watch
the show if it was 20 minutes long with a
guy getting shot in the ass by a crossbow
and the cheerleaders for both teams going
head to head in a scrimmage football
game? Damn right, you would.
So here’s my point. Drop this family,
fun-loving, fantastic, football freak show,
and get back to the core of what the game
is about: Blitzes, hard hits, Hail Maries,
fumble returns and going up and over the
middle, watching linebackers crack
receivers.
That is why we watch football.
E-mail Dave Strupp at [email protected].
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correctly (spouse: one).
Then you stopped groveling and
turned pensive. Because while it’s good
that the nice people at the reporting
bureaus genuinely do seem interested in
correcting their errors, you’ve spotted
the real error here: No credit report tells
you the most crucial things you need to
know about consumer credit and its diabolical twin, debt.
You need someone to remind you that
it makes sense to borrow for assets that
appreciate in value, like condos and
houses. And that you need to be careful
about borrowing money for assets that
depreciate, like autos. Because in the latter case you risk having the debt you
incur today outlive the vehicle you’re
buying on credit: from Hummer to bummer in 60 easy installments.
These are simple principles to
embrace. Credit? Good. Debt? Not always
good. Education appreciates in value,
delivering better jobs, bigger paychecks
and the satisfaction that you’re doing
your best with your abilities. So school
debt makes sense. But _ still paying
interest to Visa for your Halloween costume? Harder to justify.
So as football season ends, credit
report season looms. It’s a chance to separate yourself from the dumb choices of
deadbeats like John R. Public. But it’s
not enough to protect you from yourself.
© 2006, Chicago Tribune. Distributed by Knight
Ridder/Tribune Information Services.
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BY CHRISTAL BOLDEN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
University of North Florida students will
soon be wide awake with the addition of a
Starbucks on campus.
The Board of Trustees approved Jan. 26
the construction of a Starbucks Coffee House
in the Atrium.
The Starbucks will occupy 3,000 square
feet, including a 1,200 square foot student
lounge area. The estimated cost is $220,000, as
reported in the trustees’ agenda.
Tom Foran, student body president, made
a campaign promise in spring 2004 to provide
at least one of three venues: A sub shop; a
Chick-fil-A or a Starbucks. Last year, more
than one promise was fulfilled when Chickfil-A and Madrid brought food stations to the
campus throughout the week and a Sub
Generation vendor.
Last fall, Foran’s campaign promise continued with signs on the campus, which
promised a Starbucks in spring 2006. It was
an extra accomplishment, Foran said.
“We know that we’re not going to be moving mountains, but we can do things to represent students to make their stay here better,”
he said. “We thought that getting a Starbucks
here would get students excited.”
Senior public relations major Kezia
Hoskins said a Starbucks would also provide
UNF with more of a variety of consumer
choices. Wackadoo’s has pure fast food, and
Outtakes has more packaged foods, but
Starbucks will bring coffee as a new option,
Hoskins said.
This addition was good news to sophomore
food and nutrition major Maya Midgette.
“I love Starbucks and it would definitely
brighten up my morning,” she said.
Some students value taste over price and
would rather pay an extra $1.50 for Starbucks
than Ritazza coffee — but no offense to
Ritazza, Midgette said.
According to the National Coffee
Association and the Coffee Association of
America, Americans consume 400 million
cups of coffee each day.
Hoskins said she was excited not only
about the Starbucks but also the student
lounge, which would serve as a place for students to relax between classes.
“The student lounge area would be a great
BY JORGE ROSADO
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The 25th University of
North Florida Dr. Martin
Luther King Jr. Scholarship
Luncheon will be held at 2 p.m.,
Feb. 23. The luncheon will be
presented by The Intercultural
Center for PEACE. The featured speaker is Charlayne
Hunter-Gault,
a
worldrenowned journalist, author
and civil rights icon. Gault was
the first black woman to graduate from the University of
Georgia in 1962. Tickets are
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the UNF ticket box office or
online at http://capricorn.anf.
unf.edu/unfbo4/shopdisplaycategories.asp.
The
University
Police
Department is taking action to
make students more aware of the
hazards of not securing vehicles.
The Stolen Decal Campaign
was started as a means to lower
theft rates on campus, said Chief
of Police Mark Foxworth.
“It is a department-wide campaign, coordinated both between
our patrol and detective division,” Foxworth said.
Although the program was
initiated
in
October 2005,
it has been
kept low key
with hopes of
catching the
marauders,
Foxworth said.
The program
has currently
Foxworth
contacted
about 50 people
who left their vehicles unsecured,
Foxworth said.
In 2004, there were 222 reported incidents of theft, including
decal theft and burglaries,
Foxworth said. The rates
declined in 2005 with 167 reported
incidents.
On-duty UPD officers are
assigned to patrol specific lots
and to watch for vehicles that
look as though they could be targets, Foxworth said.
“I don’t believe that burglaries
are a huge problem on campus
but, because we have such a low
crime rate, I do believe that they
have become an issue,” he said.
The program has been proactive, setting bait cars out that are
unsecured with decals available.
This method has lead to one
arrest, Foxworth said.
“I have heard a lot about people getting their parking decals
stolen,” said junior criminal justice major Amber Misiak. “I
know I am forgetful at times and I
am just as likely to leave my
doors unlocked as I am to leave
my windows down. So to hinder
someone from stealing mine, I
bought the sticker decal.”
Foxworth said that although
UNF is a pretty safe school, he
does not want students to get too
relaxed and not properly secure
their belongings.
“I think that the program is
necessary, and it shows people
that no college campus is completely safe,” Misiak said. “They
should take the proper precautions to ensure that they don’t
become a victim.”
Foxworth said there have been
other burglaries since the start of
the campaign, but UPD will not
know the effectiveness of the program until the end of this year
when burglary rates can be compared.
Compiled by Tami Livingston
E-mail Jorge Rosado at [email protected].
ILLUSTRATION: LAUREN SCHEMMEL
“I think that it
will do very
well because
people who
live on campus can get it
there instead
of driving.”
PAGE 5
NEWS
J.P. Dienst, a senior accounting major at UNF,
stands outside of the Carpenter Library with a coffee.
idea, since college is all about having intellectual conversations over a cup of coffee,”
Midgette said.
Midgette said she thought the lounge
would be one other place for students to study
on campus and plans to take advantage of it.
The Starbucks construction date has not
been determined. It was originally set for
spring 2004; but the construction was delayed,
because the cost exceeded the anticipated
budget, according to the agenda at the BOT
meeting.
Jared Callahan, student body vice president, said that the prep work, however, is done
and the budget is back on schedule. The
trustees said the date of the finished project
would be determined once discussions conclude.
E-mail Christal Bolden at [email protected].
SENIOR, BUSINESS
MANAGEMENT
In Brief
NEWS
“I wouldn’t go
there, but it
would probably do really
good.”
Detour made for
9A/St. Johns
JOSH FOURNIER
SOPHOMORE, ART
“If it was really
good, I would
go.”
ALLISON SUTLIFF
GRAD STUDENT,
APPLIED SOCIOLOGY
Southbound
traffic
on
9A/St. Johns Bluff will continue to be re-routed onto the relocated stretch of St. Johns Bluff
Road, west of the new 9A highway until Jan. 13. The detour
begins north of the main
entrance to the University of
North Florida, near the
Moroccan Shrine Temple.
Beginning Jan. 13, northbound traffic on 9A will be rerouted onto UNF Drive/Town
Center Boulevard. Once on the
boulevard, traffic must then
turn east into UNF or west
toward the mall. Traffic wishing to continue going north will
be re-routed to the west toward
the mall and then north onto
the new realigned stretch of St.
“I’m sure it will
do well.”
Johns Bluff, which is located
west of the new 9A highway.
The detour is scheduled to
last 90 days. Department of
Transportation officials suggest that motorists utilize the
Kernan Boulevard entrance to
UNF or use the Beach
Boulevard/Central Parkway
entrance to gain access to the
athletic fields and Lot 18.
Information and a map of the
detours are available at
http://www.sr9a.info/pages/92
0991/index.htm.
Credit offered to study
in France, Caribbean
An informational session
Feb. 15 is offering university
credit to students who are
interested in traveling to the
Caribbean or France. The two
study abroad seminars will be
in Building 45, room 2813 at 6
p.m. The three-credit trip to
France is sponsored by the
department of Communication
and is scheduled for the break
between spring semester and
summer semester. A second
three-credit trip to the island of
Dominica is scheduled for July
2 through July 12. Contact Dr.
Paula Horvath-Neimeyer at
[email protected].
MLK Scholarship
luncheon planned
Wednesday
Feb. 8
Thursday
Feb. 9
Friday
Feb. 10
Saturday
Feb. 11
Sunday
Feb. 12
Monday
Feb. 13
Tuesday
Feb. 14
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
NEWS
Man’s wife wants money, keys friend’s car instead
Jan. 22 — Information — A
UPD officer received an e-mail in
reference to a UNF student being
transported to the hospital for a
possible overdose of drugs. The
officer later discovered that a student was transported to St. Luke’s
by his friends for overdosing from
a mixture of drugs. The student
was then transported to Tenbroeck
Rehabilitation Center for treatment. The officer later spoke with
a staff member who was associated with the organization to which
the student belonged. The staff
member told the officer that the
student went to a friends dorm on
campus asking to be taken to the
hospital. When asked what type of
drugs the student overdosed on,
the staff member said he did not
feel comfortable saying. He could
not provide which dorm or room
number in which the friend lived.
It is unknown who transported the
student to the hospital.
Feb. 3 — Criminal Mischief — A
UPD officer was dispatched to Lot
9 in reference to a disturbance. The
officer met with the complainant,
the victim and two witnesses.
According to one of the witnesses,
he was taking a break in the loading dock area of Chartwells Café
when a woman approached him
and asked for the complainant by
name. The witness returned to the
café and told the complainant that
his wife was outside and wanted to
speak with him. The complainant
went outside and spoke with his
wife. She asked him for money, but
he told her that it was not the place
to discuss the issue. When the complainant looked into the parking
lot, he saw that his wife had parked
in front of the victim’s vehicle.
The complainant’s wife walked
away and said, “That’s OK, you
don’t have to give me any money.
I’m gonna key this damned truck.”
When the complainant walked
back into the café, the witness ran
inside and told the complainant
that his wife was keying the victim’s truck. The two witnesses
went into the parking lot and saw
the suspect walking around the
victim’s vehicle. The suspect
retreated to her vehicle and yelled
out the window to the witnesses
and said, “Tell that bitch [the complainant’s] wife did it.” The suspect then fled the scene. According
to the complainant, a 14-, 5- and 3year-old child were in the car. The
complainant explained that he and
his wife are having trouble in their
marriage and have been separated
for over a year. The officer spoke
with the victim, and she said she
had no idea why the suspect damaged her vehicle. She and the complainant are friends and ride to
work together. The officer examined the hood and right side of the
vehicle. There was extensive damage consistent with that of a key or
sharp object. Pending the result of
the estimate for damages, the officer will seek an arrest warrant for
the suspect.
Feb. 5 — Possession of Alcohol
by Person Under 21, Trespassing —
A UPD officer conducted a traffic
stop at Alumni Drive and Kernan
Boulevard on a Nissan Xterra with
Florida tags. Upon approaching
the vehicle, the officer advised the
driver that he had been stopped
because of a failure to stop at the
stop sign at the intersection of
Betty Holzendorf Road and
Alumni Drive. The officer smelled
alcoholic beverages coming from
the vehicle and asked the driver if
he had been drinking alcohol that
evening. The driver stated that he
had consumed a beer earlier. The
officer asked if there was any alcohol in the vehicle and the driver
stated, “yes.” Once backup
arrived, the officer had five subjects exit the vehicle. There were
five beers in the seat in which the
three individuals were sitting as
well as ice cubes. There were two
unopened beers on the floor of the
backseat. The front passenger had
two open beers. The passenger
claimed the beers belonged to the
driver, and once the driver had
been read his Miranda rights, he
admitted to owning the beers. The
beer was poured out on the side of
the road. After all the subjects exited the vehicle, the officers received
verbal consent to search the vehicle. The search revealed a small
baggie in the back seat of the vehicle containing a green, leafy substance that field tested positive for
marijuana. During the search a
small pipe was also found in the
back seat. Upon questioning the
subjects, no one would take ownership of the pipe or marijuana. All
subjects were checked for warrants and all subjects were eligible
for a notice to appear. The passengers were all given a notice to
appear for possession of alcohol by
person under 21 years of age. The
driver was arrested and transported to Duval County Jail for trespassing and possession of alcohol
by person under 21 years of age.
The driver was given a uniform
traffic citation for failure to stop at
a stop sign and was also give a .02
violation. The officer stated on the
record that all five subjects were
“extremely uncooperative” and
requested that the case be sent to
student conduct.
Feb. 6 — Burglary — A UPD
officer was dispatched to Lot 4 in
reference to a burglary to a vehicle.
The officer met with the victim,
who stated that he parked his vehicle and went to class. Upon returning later in the evening, he put his
key in the driver’s side door lock,
but before turning the key he
observed the door was unlocked.
He stated he opened the door and
found several items were missing
or disturbed inside the vehicle,
including a Cobra radar detector, a
Sirius radio with antenna, a bottle
of valium and a bottle of
Hydrocodone and a twenty dollar
bill. The officer observed three
fresh scratches on the outside area
of the driver’s side door just under
the window. There were no other
signs of forced entry. The prescription drugs were in the victim’s
name and were filled by a local
pharmacist.
Compiled by Dave Strupp
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
PAGE 7
NEWS
Art exhibit features alumna’s photos at Main Library
BY NICOLE VEAL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A man on a crane 120 feet above the
ground, the captain of a ship and a truck
driver — all faces of Jacksonville port
workers — will debut Feb. 1 in the exhibition “Faces of the Port” at the
Jacksonville Main Library.
Joella Davis, a University of North
Florida alumna, captured the black and
white images used in the exhibition. Her
photographs give faces to more than 7,000
men and women who work at the
Jacksonville Port Authority.
The exhibition promoted the launch of
JAXPORT’s
new
Web
site,
www.jaxport.com, which will provide a
link between local port companies and
Jacksonville job seekers.
“We want to become the Monster.com
for port jobs,” said Robert Peek, director
of communications for JAXPORT.
JAXPORT contracts its property to private companies that pay rental and lease
fees, according to Peek.
It is the private companies that hire
Jacksonville-based people to work at the
port facilities.
According to Peek, Davis was selected
based on her academic achievement at
UNF, where she graduated magna cum
laude with a bachelor’s degree in Fine
Arts. Davis won out over student competi-
tors from Jacksonville University, Florida
Community College at Jacksonville and
Edward Waters College.
“One of the missions at the port is to
involve students and the schools more in
what we do,” Peek said.
Davis said that her interest in pictures
started as a child. Her mother, Naomi
Gramonte, subscribed to Newsweek and
National Geographic magazines. Her
mother’s service in the military also
exposed Davis to museums and castles in
countries such as Germany and Austria.
Davis rediscovered her love of photography in college when she took a photo
course as an elective.
She said the course opened her eyes to
various techniques and revealed to her all
the different opportunities associated
with being a photographer.
Davis’ artistic ability runs in her family, according to Gramonte. Her father is
an interior decorator, and her uncle was a
photographer while serving in Vietnam.
The exhibition will be displayed on the
third floor of the Jacksonville Main
Library until the end of March.
It will then move to various venues,
including the Jacksonville Landing, area
schools and other branch libraries.
E-mail Nicole Veal at [email protected].
GREEK: Georgia Southern University used as example for housing
from page 1
TYLER YOUNG
Hellenic is looking for a new fraternity to add, while Panhellenic
could present an extension during
the next few months, Young said.
“It is extremely exciting,”
Young said. “The number speaks
for itself.”
With the expansion, Greek life
will have nearly 22 Greek organizations by the end of fall 2006.
“Both of my roommates are
Greeks,” said freshman nursing
major Ashley Currieo. “It seems
like everywhere I look, Greeks are
there. I even am planning on
pledging in the fall.”
To assist the growing numbers,
Delaney and the Board of
Trustees approved a Master Plan
early in 2005. The plan contains 23
acres of UNF property where
Greek Row will exist. The land is
located behind the Osprey
Stadium, north of the main campus.
“Once houses hit, we’ll triple in
size without a question,” Young
said.
Young said he thinks that
Greek Row will hold the current
students and bring more UNF
recruits.
“Housing would be very beneficial,”
said
Greek
Council
President Aprille Roberts, a junior
public relations major. “It would
be a good recruitment tool and
bring a lot to the university.”
Student
Affairs
and
Administration and Finance met
Jan. 31 to discuss the general
infrastructure of Greek Row,
along with the financial aspect.
The floor was open to many project details, and the university
made several commitments to
Greek Life.
“We received four commitments from the university about
the land and infrastructure,” said
Thomas VanSchoor, dean of students.
These agreements included a
survey of the land to verify it can
be built on and a promise to narrow the funding options to two
areas — through the university or
through the developer.
“This is great news, because no
longer will the sororities and fraternities be required to go out
there and secure their own financing individually [as chapters],”
Young said.
Once the two are completed,
the next steps will include retrieving a permit for construction and
remediation on the land.
“We believe some of the land is
wetlands,” VanSchoor said. “We’ll
need to go back in if it is and
recreate the land.”
The other two commitments
from the meeting were in the area
of retrieving information.
“The university promised to
get more research on the possible
funding as well as a commitment
to meet monthly with financial,
administration
and
student
affairs,” VanSchoor said.
The main accomplishment of
the meeting was the university’s
tentative agreement to pay for the
completion of the infrastructure.
But Greek organizations will pay
for the construction through members’ rental fees and will have a
huge part in the design of the
houses, according to Young.
“The beauty of it is that we personally get to design the houses
we’ll be living in,” Roberts said.
Two members each from IFC,
Panhellenic,
National
Pan
Hellenic Councils, Roberts, Young
North Entrance Road turns into a dead end just passed the Soccer Stadium. This proposed future site of Greek Housing
at UNF still has to be surveyed to verify that it can be built upon.
and VanSchoor went on a road trip
to Georgia Southern, Mercer,
Auburn and Emory Universities
in October 2005.
“We chose these schools,
because the four together give a lot
of different styles to help construct on [the] designs here,”
Young said
VanSchoor
said
Georgia
Southern Greek housing was most
impressive with a great layout,
design and a good use of space.
“Like the childhood story goes,
Emory and Auburn were too big,
Mercer was too small, but the
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houses at Georgia Southern were
just right.”
He also said students seemed to
really enjoy it, and it was less a
Greek Row and more a Greek
neighborhood. The next plan is to
visit Springfield, Riverside or San
Marco to get an idea of
Jacksonville culture.
“These areas have classic
architecture true to Jacksonville,”
Young said. “This will make the
traditional houses unique to the
UNF campus.”
Greek Life will hold meetings
once a month with Student Affairs
and Administration and Finance
about Greek Row. Tyler said they
will soon acquire funding for surveying the land and hopes the permits for the land will follow.
“The Greek system is thriving
at this university,” Tyler said. “If
you haven’t checked it out yet —
you’ve just got to see what’s waiting for you behind the letters of a
fraternity or sorority at UNF.”
E-mail Holli Welch at [email protected].
PAGE 8
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
NEWS
HOMECOMING 2006
Saturday, Feb. 11
Homecoming Comedy Show, sponsored by Osprey
Productions
UNF Arena, 8 p.m.; doors open at 7 p.m.
Admission: students, free; $5, alumni; $10, general public
Tickets can be purchased at the UNF Ticket Box Office at
(904) 620-2878.
The show features one of the original kings of comedy
DL Hughley, along
with James Smith and Leighann Lord
Sunday, Feb. 12
Powder Puff Tournament
Intramural Field
1 p.m., free admission
Come watch some of the women from UNF get down and
dirty in a flag football tournament.
Monday, Feb. 13
Tuesday, Feb. 14
Emeriti Luncheon
University Center, 11:30 a.m. to 2 p.m., free admission
This annual event is hosted especially for UNF alumni
who are in their retirement years, enjoying lunch, guest
speakers and entertainment. This year will feature a free
paperback book swap: bring one – take one.
Lip-Sync
Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m., Free admission
The great pretenders of UNF come out to take part in a
competition of showmanship. Theo from MTV’s Road
Rules will host this year’s event.
Sophomore, Elementary
Education
Saturday, Feb. 18
Homecoming Parade and Tent Party
UNF Drive, Noon
Have fun with family, friends and students as you enjoy
the superhero-themed parade “Suit up and Swoop into
Action.” WOSP Osprey Radio will be on hand for the fun,
and free popcorn will be available before the game.
Homecoming Basketball Game
UNF Arena, 2 p.m.
free admission for students; $5, alumni
Come out and show your support for Osprey basketball.
Alumni Recognition Dinner
University Center, 6 p.m., $35
Each year, a distinguished group of UNF alumni are recognized for their outstanding personal and professional
achievements. The Class of 1976 will be honored.
Dinner and movie
The Green, 7:30 p.m. to 10 p.m., free admission
Join us for free food and a movie. Food will be served at
7:30 p.m. and the movie will start at 8 p.m.
Friday, Feb. 17
Tailgating party
UNF Arena, 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., free, students; $5, alumni,
Wear the blue and gray of UNF, and support the Ospreys
as we take on Stetson University. Join us for a cookout at
the Arena and a pre-game pep rally with the cheerleaders.
Homecoming King
Candidates
Brandon
Wilkinson
Garage Party
Fine Arts Center Garage, Following men’s basketball
game, students put final touches on their amazing floats
for the Homecoming parade.
Thursday, Feb. 16
Homecoming Pageant
Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m., free admission
Contestants will compete in this new event in a variety of
categories, ranging from talent to evening wear.
Day of Fun on the Green
The Green
Noon to 4 p.m., free admission
Join us on the Green as we have a day of fun. Students
and alumni can build an osprey or bear plus make a
metal marvel. There will be an obstacle course and other
surprises.
Wednesday, Feb. 15
Homecoming Coronation/Dance
Andrew Robinson Student Life Center, Building 14,
Rooms 1600-1606, 9 p.m., free admission
The winner of King and Queen for 2006 will be crowned,
plus winners of the Spirit Cup Competition will be
announced.
Homecoming Alumni Reunion Happy Hour
Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery, 9735 North Gate
Parkway, 5:30 p.m.
The Alumni Association invites all UNF alumni to meet
at Tinseltown’s Seven Bridges Grille & Brewery following
the basketball game.
For more information, call Osprey Productions
at 904-620-2460.
Homecoming Queen
Candidates
Amelia Haney
Junior, Political Science
Chris Chan
Jessica Musarra
Senior, Criminal Justice
Sophomore,
Communications
Omaga Smith
Senior, History
David Hacker
Sophomore, Construction
Management
Lara Straub
Sophomore, Criminal
Justice
Mark Sergio
Junior, Criminal Justice
Lauren Ginsberg
Desmond Demps
Senior, Public Relations
Junior, Social Psychology
Eddie Casazza
Sophomore, Business
Management
Marissa
Saladeen
Junior, Sociology
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
PAGE 9
NEWS
CRIME: university
focused on safety; not
just crime
from page 1
COURTESY: NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE STORES
Online bookstores could be wave of future
BY ELIZABETH PUTNAL
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Bookstores might become a thing of the past as
online vendors offer better deals for students buying and selling textbooks.
GetCheapBooks.com is a Web site designed to
assist students with comparison shopping for new
and used textbooks.
“Over 200,000 unique visitors came to the site in
the month of January 2006,” said Jonathan Miller,
founder of GetCheapBooks.com. The site offers
price comparisons of about 15 different vendors,
including Amazon.com, BarnesandNoble.com and
Ecampus.com.
Users can search GetCheapBooks.com by university or book title to find books for specific classes. GetCheapBooks.com has over 5,000 registered
users, but it does not require users to register for
an account to use GetCheapBooks.com.
The site compares the item price, shipping
price, condition and availability of the textbook.
Users then choose to purchase the book directly
from the vendor or through GetCheapBooks.com.
The company claims to help students save up to
40 percent off retail prices. Efollet.com, the online
bookstore linked to the University of North
Florida Bookstore, lists a used copy of Lial,
Hornsby and Schneider’s College Algebra for
$85.25. GetCheapBooks.com lists the same book for
$55.25 from Half.com, a savings of about 35 percent.
Ashley Pugh, a junior public relations major,
recently purchased textbooks online.
“I did get a better deal,” she said. “Some of
them are too overpriced, especially at our own
bookstore.”
Textbook prices have nearly tripled since
December 1986, having increased by 186 percent,
according to a July 2005 study conducted by the
U.S. Government Accountability Office. The GAO
attributes the price increases to the rising costs of
developing supplemental materials, such as CDROMs.
Miller said there are advantages of buying
books at a bookstore — the purchaser can take the
book home that day, and students are able to
browse the store if they don’t know what book to
purchase. The advantages of online bookstores
are “better selection — especially of used books —
and cheaper prices,” Miller said.
Laurie Hardy, manager of The College Book
Rack, said with online bookstores, “you don’t really know what you’re going to get.”
Students can also sell used textbooks on
GetCheapBooks.com. The site assists students
with selecting the best selling option. Selling back
to the vendor is fast, but peer-to-peer selling can
earn about 40 percent more money, according to
the Web site.
Hardy said the highest price paid for a used
book by The College Book Rack is half the value of
the used book. She said there are some exceptions,
as when the store sells all new books and knows
the books will be used again the following term.
Harry Shmunes, general manager of Buy Your
Old Textbooks, said people enjoy bookstores for
reasons other than getting the book on the day of
purchase.
“They like the experience of having someone to
help them,” Shmunes said.
B.Y.O.T.B. offers students the buyback price
that the store would pay a wholesaler for the
books. Shmunes said wholesalers usually charge
50 percent of the publisher’s list price.
E-mail Elizabeth Putnal at [email protected].
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A University of North Florida student who came
to America a month ago through the International
Center’s student exchange program is working on
gas emissions to produce a biodiesel car.
Jorge Marchetti, a chemical engineering graduate
exchange student from Argentina, is collaborating
with Dr. Nirmal Patel from UNF’s department of
chemistry and physics and Jason Saredy, a junior
physics and mathematics major and student research
assistant in the lab, to make gas sensors, study their
responses to different gas compounds and study its
applications.
One such application, which Marchetti has been
working with in Argentina, is environmentally
friendly fuel research.
Marchetti has combined his previous research in
physics and chemical engineering at Universidad
Nacional del Sur in Argentina with his UNF gas sensor lab research.
His focus is on the analysis of gas emission from
diesel cars in the future production of biodiesel, and
he is researching nitrogen gas compound detection
in a lab classified as a Rapid Response Systems
Network for Multiple Applications [RRSNMA] sensor
group laboratories.
“This method could be used as a way of gas emission control,” Marchetti said.
Saredy said their research could significantly
advance national security.
While Marchetti’s month-long stay in Jacksonville
will end in February, the gas detection research for
environmental applications will be continued for
years to come at UNF’s sensor group gas sensor labo-
was simple coincidence. He said the mix of new students and
triple occupancy in the residence halls also contributed to
the increase.
Some of the aggravated assaults were minor, including
one incident where a student threw an orange at another student’s face, Foxworth said.
Lynn Hendricks, director of Residence Life, said the university is a safe place for many reasons, including high
police presence.
“We have such a direct relationship with the police
department,” she said. “We have a very, very low crime rate.”
According to Hendricks, student residents are asked to
participate in an annual survey about Residence Life. Of the
2,170 residents in April 2005, nearly 1,500 students responded.
Of those who responded, 95.4 percent agreed or strongly
agreed with the statement, “I feel safe living in my residence
hall building.”
Hendricks said another reason for the low crime rate at
UNF is the strong involvement of the resident assistants.
The majority of reports generated to the
police department are from the RAs, she
said.
According to Anita Vorreyer, director
of the Women’s Center, most students do
not live on campus, which could contribute to the low crime rate. But she said
she does agree that UNF maintains a relatively safe environment.
The university is focused on all issues
of safety, not just crime, Vorreyer said.
Hendricks
Safety includes pedestrian safety and student health, she said. She has served on
the UNF Campus Advisory Council for 10 years and said the
council focuses on keeping the campus safe.
“We have very good lighting, and we pay attention to
that,” she said.
Callie Bridgham, sophomore business major, agreed that
UNF is a safe campus.
“I have nothing to worry about,” she said. “I’ve never felt
threatened.”
Bridgham said the high police presence, well-lit parking
and the emergency call buttons located around campus
make her feel safe. She said the only thing she had to worry
about was obeying the traffic laws and driving under the
speed limit.
Jorge Marchetti stands with one of the gas emission
sensors he works with.
ratory.
“This is ongoing work,” Patel said. “The fabrication of gas sensors for the detection of various hazardous gases in complex mediums can be useful for
environmental monitoring — and industrial safety
too.”
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Valentine’s Day origins: Love and Romans
BY ZAN GONANO
ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
Valentine’s Day is celebrated as
the day when people treat the significant other in their lives to a day
of romance, dinner and desert. But
few people know why.
The holiday has been celebrated
for centuries. Some of the earliest
known celebrations date back to
the time of the third century of the
Roman Empire.
Various
semi-historical
accounts exist for the origins of
Valentine’s Day. The tales surrounding the holiday have been
carried orally from the very bards
and storytellers who have kept
other tales alive for ages. It is
unknown how much truth and historical accuracy exist in the stories
of how Valentine’s Day began, but
there are several speculations.
One version of the story stems
from the time of the Roman
Empire. In the third century, Rome
was the super power in the world.
Romans had to engage in warfare
and had to rely on a large army
for assistance. The emperor at
this
time,
Claudius,
believed that young,
unmarried men made
better soldiers than
young men who
were married
and drafted
from
the
pool
of
bachelors.
Therefore, Claudius decreed that
soldiers were no longer permitted
to marry and must commit to the
army before finding a spouse.
A priest named Valentine disagreed with the thoughts of the
emperor and felt that forbidding
young men to marry was wrong.
Because of his belief, Valentine
continued to secretly perform marriages for the young soldiers without the knowledge of the emperor,
knowing that if he were caught he
would be punished.
After serving the young soldiers
illegally, Valentine’s actions were
discovered by the emperor. Upon
hearing that Valentine had disobeyed his command, the emperor
sentenced Valentine to death.
Valentine gave his life, the ultimate
sacrifice for love. In remembrance,
people celebrate his defiance to the
emperor in the name of love by celebrating Valentine’s Day.
Another story regarding the
origin of Valentine’s Day also
comes from the time of the
Romans. A young man named
Valentine was incarcerated for
helping Christians, an action that
was against the orders of the
Roman government. During his
confinement, Valentine was often
visited by the jailer’s daughter. The
girl was blind and, as the story
goes, she was cured of her blindness by Valentine. Supposedly,
before Valentine was put to death
for his defiance, he sent her what
would become the first valentine, a
card that said “from your
Valentine.”
The third story surrounding the
origin of Valentine’s Day involves
an annual Roman tradition. Each
year, the Romans held a festival
where the names of all the young
women in the town were placed in a
jar. Young men would draw from
the jar to find a woman to spend the
year with. Many of the partners
eventually fell in love and married,
and those who did not repeated the
ritual until they could find a
partner for life.
The festival continued until the
Christians
became a dominant force.
Wanting to
end this
pagan
practice, they began to put the
names of saints in the cup instead
of the names of single girls.
Instead of drawing names of potential suitors, the participants would
be required to imitate the particular saint who’s name was drawn for
the next year. This practice did not
last, and the system of drawing
females from the hat was reinstated
later in time.
The practice of drawing from a
hat was the original way people
practiced Valentine’s Day. In the
1600s, both men and women practiced Valentine’s Day by drawing
from a hat and wearing on their
sleeve for days the name they
chose. The practice often resulted
in love between selected couples.
Valentine’s Day was officially
named a holiday in the fifth century, but the practice of exchanging
cards called valentines did not
truly catch on until later.
Like other holidays and patrons
of those holidays, it is not truly
known how people came to celebrate Valentine’s Day. Due to historical and factual uncertainties,
the life and actions of Valentine
and the origins of his holiday continue to remain shrouded by speculation.
E-mail Zan Gonano at
[email protected].
ILLUSTRATION: JEN QUIN
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
EXPRESSIONS
Alumnus hits big with
‘Project Runaway’
Graduate produces
songs for Emmynominated show
BY KELLI COZLIN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
A University of
North
Florida alumnus has turned his
passion
for
music
into
Hollywood profits.
Shane Barber, a 2005 graduate, landed a deal to produce
tracks for Bravo’s Emmy-nominated show, Project Runway.
One of his songs will be the runway track for one of the three
finalists on the show and will be
featured during New York
Fashion Week Feb. 23.
Barber has been active in
music since he was an adolescent. He began playing drums
professionally at the age of 15 in
venues such as Disney World
and Universal Studios. He
played with bands including the
Neville Brothers and also
worked in Jazzmin Studios in
Jacksonville, Fla., and St.
Augustine’s The Beehive.
“I have a positive attitude,
which has earned me more gigs
than anything else,” he said. He
currently works for Towsley
Productions, producing music
for artists and actively pursuing
musical venues and opportunities.
Barber graduated from UNF
with a bachelor’s degree in
political science and is quick to
point out how his degree has
helped him.
“While political science
seems unrelated to music, I
assure you, it has helped me
tremendously,” Barber said.
“Considering the diversity in
this country, as well as the
music-related
opportunities
abroad, the knowledge makes
networking seem easy. I’ve met
people from all over Europe and
Asia, and I think everyone
should make an attempt to
broaden their cultural horizons.”
Barber attended UNF for
almost six years and said he
thoroughly enjoyed the lecture
series and philosophy slam
events. The most important skill
he developed at UNF was writing, and he gives credit to the
professors he had in his social
science classes.
“Overall, I couldn’t be more
pleased with my education at
UNF,” Barber said. “I find major
strengths are the talented professors and the fact the class
sizes are small.”
Currently on a six-month
tour playing bass and keyboard,
Barber is in a band in South
Korea, performing for troops in
the U.S. Army.
“This has definitely been the
most fun I’ve ever had in my life
and definitely my choice of
music as a career,” he said. “It
really is a dream come true.”
Barber advised aspiring
musicians and producers to
record and produce as much
work, in as many styles as possible or to pick an instrument,
learn the rules and practice.
“You might be the only guy in
a room one day who can be a
bassist-keyboardist-drummerpercussionist-singer who owns a
steel drum.”
E-mail Kelli Cozlin at [email protected].
BY MIKE PINGREE
KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
REMEMBER, AVOID THIS
AREA ... AIEEEEE!
A ski instructor in the mountains of Vorarlberg, Austria took
his students to the edge of the
safe area to show them where
not to go because of the danger
of avalanches. As soon as he
stepped into the danger zone, an
avalanche swept him into a
ravine and buried him under 60
feet of snow. He survived.
WHERE WAS I? UH, AWAY
ON
BUSINESS,
YEAH,
THAT’S IT, BUSINESS
A woman in Buenos Aires
called the police after her husband left for work a week earlier
and had not returned home. She
feared he had been kidnapped.
The cops tracked him down at a
brothel, where he had been
enjoying the company of two
prostitutes the whole time. The
wife filed for divorce.
YOU SEE, MY HUSBAND IS
RATHER CHILDLIKE
A woman in England won $2.7
million in the lottery three years
ago but never told her husband,
who she believes is irresponsible. She fears that he would
return to his old drug habit and
would want to stop working if he
were to find out. So, when she
buys something extravagant,
she tells him she got the money
from working overtime.
YOU WILL BELIEVE I AM
WEALTHY, VERY WEALTHY
A 57-year-old man in Tokyo,
wound up with a harem of 10
women in their 20s and 30s after
he married them one after the
other, and all of them continued
to live with him after their
divorces.
He said that he had made
himself attractive to the muchyounger women by reciting an
incantation that came to him in
a dream.
WE JUST TOOK THE GOODS
OUT FOR SOME AIR
After burglarizing a home in
Winchester, Ind., a husband and
wife team of thieves got their car
stuck in the muddy driveway,
attracting the attention of a
neighbor who asked them what
they were up to. They admitted
everything, but the woman said,
“We better take it back inside so
we won’t be charged with theft.”
SO LADIES, ARE YOU DOING
ANYTHING LATER?
Once a year, all the women in
the village of Vellakadu, India,
parade naked through the
streets in a ritual that is supposed to bring good health and
prosperity. Due to the surge of
curious male visitors, authorities banished all males over the
age of six from the town during
the march.
NICE MOVE, ROMEO
In an effort to provide his livein girlfriend with a bit of
romance, a 20-year-old man in
Hoenigberg, Austria, lit 220 candles in the shape of a heart on
their living room floor, then
went to pick her up from work.
They returned to find the building on fire. She has moved back
in with her parents.
FOR A GOOD TIME ...
A man, whose ex-wife subjected him to “months of mental torture,” put up posters of the
scantily clad woman along with
her phone number — all over
her home town of Galashiels,
Scotland, then fled to England
with his girlfriend.
E-mail Mike Pingree at
[email protected].
Distributed by Knight Ridder/Tribune
Information Services.
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
PAGE 13
EXPRESSIONS
Tap Dogs soak stage in
Fine Arts Center
How to spend Valentine’s Day
cheaply without looking cheap
BY CHELSEA LEWIS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Want to try something different this Valentine’s
Day for that special someone, without burning a hole
in your pocket?
Many college students do not have the money to
afford buying typical Valentine’s presents, such as
bouquets, jewelry and expensive dinners.
Students at the University of North Florida
offered some of their ideas for how to spend
Valentine’s Day on a college student’s budget.
Steven Moody, a senior majoring in business, is
going to wake up his valentine with a home video.
“I’m going to do a mini-documentary on all the
wonderful things she has done. When she wakes up,
all she has to do is press play,” he said. “I’ll follow it
with heart-shaped pancakes in bed.”
Carly Stewart, a junior majoring in communications, suggests a day at the zoo.
“Anyone can have fun looking at all the cute animals,” she said. “Snap a few pictures with your
favorite animal, and your date is complete.”
Graham Hill, a junior who has not chosen a major,
wants to take his date camping at Fort Clinche.
“Not only is there a beach, but you can go hiking
and bike riding on the off-road trails,” he said. “Make
some smores at night, using that box of chocolate
you gave her, and maybe even play a song on the guitar.”
Candice Hill, a junior majoring in communications, is going to celebrate her valentines with a picnic.
“A fun date can be simple as a bucket of fried
chicken and a picnic at the beach,” she said. “A
thoughtful card made with construction paper shows
your creative side, and picked flowers give a traditional feel of V-Day.”
Some students don’t have much more than $20 to
spare. Armed with research and a few coupons, an
inexpensive Valentine’s date is only a heartbeat away.
A box of chicken and a bottle of wine can be purchased at Publix for under $20. Hershey’s chocolate
bars, graham crackers and marshmallows can be
purchased at Wal-Mart, along with a one-time-use
camera for around $15. One adult admission to the
zoo is $11. Students who want to go out to dinner can
save money by purchasing books like the 2006
Entertainment book, which has buy-one-get-one-free
coupons.
BY JENNA STROM
FEATURES EDITOR
The Tap Dogs exploded on
stage into a dancing frenzy, complete with water, fire and electricity Feb. 2 at the University of
North
Florida’s
Lazzara
Performance Hall.
The six tap dancers from
Australia opened their 90-minute
act by tapping in unison on a stage
complete with steps, which mimicked a construction site.
The extensive props and stage
equipment kept the show moving,
and changes in color and darkness
levels set moods for different routines. One act in which the
dancers tapped in time while
bouncing and hurling basketballs
through the air was especially
popular with the crowd, as was a
scene where one member tapped
upside down suspended above
ground.
To conclude the performance,
Tap Dogs wore rain boots and
tapped in a trough, intentionally
wetting the first few rows in the
audience. In another scene, they
incrementally shot fire from a
welding tool across the stage while
tapping in rhythm. Drummers situated in cages above the stage
accompanied the tapping with
sounds made by percussion
instruments.
Tap Dogs will spend the next
few months touring the North.
E-mail Jenna Strom at
[email protected].
E-mail Chelsea Lewis at [email protected].
Pets help owners find romance
BY KELLI COZLIN
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
The day is coming that which
is dreaded by single people
across the world.
Surrounded by couples making plans for romantic dates,
people without partners are left
wandering what to do.
One option is to spend
Valentine’s Day with one who is
always there, a pet. Even with
limited funds, taking a dog to the
park, for an extra ride in the car
or for a game of Frisbee are
cheap alternatives to dating and
can yield lots of love and affection in return.
More than 63 percent of U.S.
households own a pet, and more
than 45 percent own more than
one, according to the American
Pet Products Manufacturers
Association.
For thousands of years, dogs
have been labeled as man’s best
friend. For many, dogs are animals on which man can depend.
For many, pets are considered
part of the family and deserving
of gifts.
More than 9 million pets will
be receiving Valentine’s Day
gifts, according to the APPMA.
Gifts range from sunglasses to
clothes to designer jewelry.
Spending Valentine’s Day
with a pet can even lead to
romance. As premised in the
recent blockbuster hit Must Love
Dogs, owners sometimes find
love through pet ownership.
Animal lovers can also find
life-long friends, and possibly
even love, through their interest
in animals at datemypet.com, a
dating referral service that
caters to pet owners.
For dog owners, that potential valentine might be just
around the corner on a routine
walk in the park this Valentine’s
Day with Fido.
E-mail Kelli Cozlin at [email protected].
ILLUSTRATION: ROBERT K. PIETRZYK
Valentine’s Day same as any other day
Valentine’s Day is upon us and, like Christmas,
we have commercialized it to the point of unwanted
stress and gift-giving decisions.
It still is not as
bad as Christmas, because the overall expense and
stress level of buying for just one person is slightly
less.
We aim to get them something they’ll like, something that will keep us out of the doghouse — a present that will leave our intelligence and judgment in
tact. Three dilemmas plague us in our gift-giving
process: We’re in the dark when it comes to how
much our lover is spending on us. This is good to
know, so we don’t out-do our sweetheart. We also do
not know what they are expecting from us. Finally,
we are unaware of what the most appropriate gift is
for the amount of time we have been together.
Some people are concerned about the surprise
element. In the process of trying to please, they
rehearse a scenario of surprise and delight from the
recipient. The disappointment unfolds at that
moment of truth. Initial reactions are difficult to
mask. A quick, awkward smile and sigh initially are
followed by an amended “this is great, thank you.”
The trick to surprising someone is in learning to
be sneaky. Don’t call your lover at 11:30 p.m. and tell
them you’re shopping for their present. The gig will
be up, ‘cause where else can you be but at Wal-Mart?
Guys, just be honest and admit to yourself that
what you really want for Valentine’s Day is to see
your girlfriend in sexy lingerie. Thrift stores, bad:
Victoria’s Secret, good.
Girls, your gift is easy — pun intended. Boys
STUDENT
OPINION
Jenna Strom,
Features Editor
only want one thing, and it can’t be purchased in
stores. You’re broke? Irrelevant.
But why feel like Valentine’s Day has to be a huge
production? Feb. 14 is just as important as the day
before it and even less important when we’re looking
at it from Feb. 15.
It might feel nice to get romanced for one day out
of the year and to O.D. on chocolate, but like getting
drunk, it only lasts for a few hours, and really sucks
when it’s over.
So instead of adding more stress to your
Valentine’s Day, relax, have fun, and remember —
when it comes to doing things for other people, let
your heart dictate, not your wallet. Do what you feel
like doing. If love is really in the air, your partner
will be cool with whatever you choose.
E-mail Jenna Strom at [email protected].
BY ZAN GONANO
ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR
What’s up? It’s Zan, and I’m
back with more fun stuff for
you kids to do. This week is
chocked full of good stuff
going on — from the beaches
to downtown Jacksonville.
As you can probably tell,
Freebird Live is one of my
favorite live music venues.
Not only does it get a large
amount of reggae acts, but it
also gets a diverse range of
music and is a chill place to
check out music on the beach.
Thursday night at Freebird
Live, Soulive plays. Friday
night, Yonder Mountain String
Band plays with special guest
Tony Furtado. Tickets are $15
in advance and $20 at the door.
Saturday night, reggae singer
Anthony B will perform. This
is my pick of the week. I’ll see
you guys there.
Saturday night, the
Jacksonville Symphony
Orchestra plays the music of
Led Zepplin with a full rock
band and a guest conductor.
Students get special discount-
ed ticket prices with their
University of North Florida
student IDs. The show starts at
8 p.m. in the Moran Theatre.
Also coming this weekend
is the Jacksonville Boat Show
at the Prime Osborne
Convention Center. Tickets
cost $6.
Tonight Lovehatehero,
Secret Lives of the
Freemasons, The Fully Down,
The Panic Division,
Everlikeme, and The Saddest
Thing grace the stage at thee
Imperial, downtown.
Throwdown, Still Remains,
The Red Chord, and A Dozen
Furies also play on Tuesday.
At Jack Rabbits, The
Detroit Cobras and Reigning
Sound play Monday. And
Florida Theatre will show
Gordon Lightfoot Wednesday
and Foreigner Friday. Both
shows start at 8 p.m. Tickets
range from $35-$45 for Gordon
Lightfoot and $37.50-$45 for
Foreigner.
E-mail Zan Gonano at
[email protected].
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Naval Academy, but the plot has nothing
to do with the sea.
The film is about boxing, and the story
takes place at the U.S. Naval Academy on
Chesapeake Bay. The love story is unique,
because it develops between an officer
and a “lady of the night.”
Annapolis is about Jake Huard (James
Franco), a seaman attending the Naval
Academy, and the struggles he and his
accomplices overcome to be successful.
When Franco ventures into the Academy,
he realizes his attractive superior officer,
Ali (Jordana Brewster), is the same “lady
of the night” his cronies bought him at a
going away party before his departure to
the Naval Academy.
Jake is a blue-collar hero who works
on the opposite side of the Chesapeake
Bay. He lives with Mexican and Japanese
classmates before he befriends a fourth
roommate who is physically weaker than
the other naval attendants.
Jake helps his friend complete an
obstacle course in the five-minute time
frame required to remain in the academy.
Like many movies involving athletic
dreams, the roommate achieves the goal
in the end of the movie. Jake also manages to find love with Ali before the
screen darkens to lead into closing credits.
Annapolis is full of stereotypes. From
Jake’s first Mexican roommate, who was
portrayed as someone from a lower class,
to his second roommate, who was portrayed as a mathematically inclined
Asian, it’s a surprise the producers didn’t
bring in any Arabs.
Jake is in constant conflict with a
superior officer named Cole, played by
Tyrese Gibson. Gibson has an interesting
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Lt. Cmdr. Burton (Donnie Whalberg) looks over the uniformed cadets standing in formation, while
Jake Huard (James Francol) is the only one in plain clothes.
role apparent from the minute he steps on
the screen, when he puts a recruit in a
body bag. In a Rocky-like re-enactment,
Jake gains several pounds, defeats Cole in
a boxing match and earns respect.
To further add to the predictability of
the film, Jake’s father bets that his son
will quit the Academy. The two mend
their relationship throughout the movie
and at the end of the final boxing match,
their eyes meet and father gives son a
proud nod. Things always seem to work
out in Hollywood.
Annapolis is a remake of Rocky, only it
debuted at number four in the box office
and shys in comparison, as well as in the
$110 million Rocky has brought in over
the years. This story of love and boxing
will be forgotten a month after it hits
video stores.
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children’s program. Which
begs the question: What
child in 2006 wants to watch
a 35-year-old kiddie show?
Growing Pains:
Season
One
(DVD)— Well,
it’s on DVD for
those of you who
want it. As for
me, my sister forced me to
watch this show all the time
when I was child, and that
was enough growing pain
Good: Not much except the fact that
it’s a modern day Rocky
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Fugly: Somewhat of a love story
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for one lifetime.
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thought you would
get more time to
spend with your
girlfriend now that the
Super Bowl was over. EA
games is wagering $50 that
you’re wrong.
Resident Evil:
Deadly Silence
(DS)— Use your
stylus to slash
zombies
and
solve puzzles in
the newest edition of the
blockbuster series. Maybe it
won’t be so hard this time.
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be “waiting” in vain.
Sheets to the Wind:
E-mail Matt Little at [email protected].
By Donald Postway
Sun., Feb. 12
Annapolis
BY JENNA STROM
FEATURES EDITOR
Sierra Grille is the hot spot on the beach where one can grab a
quick and plentiful meal after surfing, as most customers arrive
fresh off the sand.
Producers at Sierra Grille prepare fresh and healthy food with
flavorful tastes of the Southwest using fresh skinless chicken
breasts, lean trimmed steak, grilled fish and produce.
One of the most frequently ordered items on the menu, which
is made of steak and shrimp, blended cheese, lettuce, tomato and
ranch dressing, is the “surf & turf.” Other popular menu items
are the Mexican pizza, the vegetarian burritos and sierra salads,
complete with a crisp tortilla shell, homemade vinaigrette dressing, black beans and red leaf and romaine lettuce.
The salsa bar holds salsa creations ranging from spicy to hot
to cool, with a tomato base to accompany chips served with
entrées. Meals range from $4.50 to $6.25.
Sierra Grille is located across from the Target Shopping
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
Past romantic triangles or social
disruptions
may briefly
reoccur this week.
Use this time to
thoroughly
address
March 21 - April 20 o u t d a t e d
emotions or
repeated
doubts.
Before
Thursday, many Aries natives
will challenge negative attitudes
and bring clarity to stalled relationships: remain attentive and
expect intimate discussions
to be productive. Friday
through Sunday, yesterday’s
debts may prove bothersome. Carefully finalize all
paperwork: legal decisions may
soon be announced.
Joint business
ventures will this
week bring positive
gains. Over the next
four days, expect
key officials to
redefine imporApril 21 - May 20
tant workplace
roles. Accept all
new assignments with cheerful
optimism: public reputation,
social skills and long-term business goals may soon be re-evaluated. Wednesday through Saturday, a
close friend may plan a unique
family or group celebration.
Unusual social requests may now
cause tension: if possible, avoid
complex romantic triangles.
Unfulfilled workplace promises
or past flirtations may this week
need to be redefined. Before
Thursday, expect a close friend to
ask for special consideration or
push for bold statements of affection. Private discussions or hidden
agendas will no
longer strain vital
relationships: stay
focused and expect
new challenges in
the weeks to
come.
Friday
May 21 - June 21
through Sunday,
a powerful wave of romantic
awareness arrives. Remain alert:
long-term friends may ask probing
questions.
Minor disputes between friends
or older relatives will be steadily
resolved this week. Firmly held
opinions and fast
social judgments
may soon seem
irrelevant: let all
fade and expect
new agreements
to provide strong
direction. Later
June 22 - July 22
this week, a close
friend or relative may announce
an unexpected job change or plan
for relocation. Provide encouragement: before mid-March, new business information or last minute
legal permissions will delay con-
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Lasha Seniuk’s
troversial financial decisions.
Over the next six days, physical
and emotional energy may be low.
Use this time to contemplate
career decisions or plan new social
alliances. After Thursday, quiet
gatherings or private
home events provide
distraction:
pamper the body
and watch for a powerful
wave
of
romantic interest
or business ambition
to soon arrive.
July 23 - Aug. 22
Friday through
Sunday, an older
friend or relative may ask for special financial advice. Remain
cheerfully detached, if possible:
cautious optimism is best.
Recently derailed relationships
may this week be quickly re-established.
Monday
through
Wednesday, watch for a long-term
friend or lover to
publicly discuss
their
hidden
doubts or private
anxieties. Remain
attentive to subtle
comments: family
rejection
or
social isolation Aug. 23 - Sept. 22
may be more
important than anticipated. Later
this week, a business official may
challenge trusted workplace methods. If so, avoid group discussions:
yesterday’s power struggles may
soon reoccur.
Ask probing questions this
week and expect honest answers. After
Tuesday, loved ones
will be strongly
motivated to discuss future plans or
re-evaluate longgoals.
Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 term
Startling revelations may also be accented: pay
close attention to changing loyalties and rare family information.
Thursday through Saturday, workplace officials may be moody or
unresponsive. Don’t confront:
your sensitivity concerning
past mistakes and outdated
business practices will be
appreciated.
Ro m a n t i c
partners will
this week be
captivated
with nostalgic thoughts,
outdated
Oct. 24 - Nov. 22
a c t iv i t i e s
and
old
memories. Indulge contemplation and remain quietly
cheerful: at present, loved
ones may need to revisit yesterday’s mistakes before
moving
forward.
After
Wednesday, key officials may
announce a complex business
plan. Renewed creativity and
shared team efforts will soon be
demanded. Don’t hesitate; valuable opportunities and new
employment options are available.
Cancelled work projects and
new
co-workers
may require extra
diplomacy
over
the next six days.
Remain
flexible
and
expect
authority figures to avoid
Nov. 23 - Dec. 21
direct questions
or provide misleading instructions. Business progress will be
slow: stay dedicated to established
rules and wait for clarity. Late
Saturday, a close friend may wish
to discuss a recent romantic disappointment. Advocate decisive
action: confidence and bold statements of affection will soon be
rewarded.
Past hobbies
and
predictable
family
activities
will this week bring
a calming influence to strained
relationships. Dec. 22 - Jan. 20
Monday through
Thursday, enjoy quiet moments
with loved ones and expect gentle
discussions to build confidence
and renew intimacy. Later this
week, a friend may request advice
concerning a difficult social triangle.
Allow friends
and lovers to set
their own pace this
week. Over the
next six days,
Jan. 21 - Feb. 19
loved ones may
need to imprint
their personal style, social identity
or group ideals on close relationships. No serious or lasting affects
are likely, so not to worry. Do, however, challenge outdated opinions
or unproductive habits: your
insights will be welcomed. After
Friday, financial records and
spending habits may briefly strain
Birdy and Ferrot
family relations.
Romantic promises and renewed
sensuality are now a
top priority. After
mid-week, expect
long-term relationships to expe- Feb. 20 - March 20
rience new levels
of intimacy and social harmony.
Single Pisceans may this week
explore a new romantic interest. If
so, remain open to controversial
proposals: older lovers, exotic locations and distant travel may all be
on the agenda. Friday through
Sunday, family finances, home renovations or new spending require
detailed discussion. Stay focused.
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
Baseball opens season with win
against Eagles
Feb. 8
Swim team at Pacific
Collegiate Swimming
Conference
Feb. 9
Swim team at Pacific
Collegiate Swimming
Conference
Feb. 2
Diaz brings Chapman home
after hitting a double in
8th inning
Women’s basketball 57,
Gardner-Webb University 42
BY KILEY BOLAND
Women’s tennis 2, University
of South Alabama 5
Feb. 3
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Women’s basketball at
Kennesaw State University,
5:30 p.m.
Men’s basketball at Lipscomb
University, 7 p.m.
Softball vs. Armstrong Atlantic
State University, 2 p.m.
Feb. 10
Swim team at Pacific
Collegiate Swimming
Conference
Baseball at Louisiana State
University, 7:30 p.m.
Baseball at Louisiana State
University, 3 p.m.
Men’s basketball at Belmont
University, 2 p.m.
Men’s tennis vs. Florida
A & M University, 1 p.m.
Women’s basketball at East
Tennessee State University,
1:30 p.m.
Feb. 12
Baseball at Louisiana State
University, 2 p.m.
Feb. 14
Men’s basketball at Florida
International University, 7 p.m.
Men’s tennis 1, University of
South Alabama 5
Men’s basketball 72,
Kennesaw State University
68
Feb. 4
Men’s tennis 5, Georgia
Southern University 2
Women’s tennis 5, Georgia
Southern University 2
Women’s basketball 64,
Campbell University 65
SPORTS INFORMATION
Feb. 11
Swim team at Pacific
Collegiate Swimming
Conference
The University of North Florida baseball
team is back for another season as a Division I
team.
The Ospreys (1-1) came out with both a victory and a loss this past weekend to the Georgia
Southern University Eagles.
The weekend started out in UNF’s favor with
a 7-2 win against the Eagles.
Senior pitcher Jacob Dixon threw the first
five innings, allowing two hits for Georgia.
With two RBIs and a run scored, senior third
baseman Grant Rogers held the lead for UNF.
Also assisting the Ospreys in their first victory, junior Brett Maloley brought the team a double, 2 RBIs, and a run added to the scoreboard.
Sophomore second baseman Andy Warren
also brought in two runs for UNF.
Other pitchers for the Ospreys include, junior
Jeremy Papelbon, junior Josh Papelbon and senior Jared Incinelli, all of whom gave very strong
performances to start out the season.
Senior infielder Matt Oxendine and senior
infielder Brooks West each reached home plate
with Maloley’s hit in the top of the third.
Their luck ran short a second time against
the Eagles. Georgia came out on top Feb. 5. with
a score of 11-3.
Junior
outfielder
Damon
Olinto,
a
Jacksonville native, led the Ospreys and scored a
run, adding to the three runs racked up Feb. 5.
Junior infielder Jimmy Glanville, Senior
catcher Jonathan Hodach and sophomore
infielder Andy Warren each went 1-for-2 against
Georgia Southern.
North Florida made it on the scoreboard in
the fifth inning after Warren hit the ball, bringing Rogers home.
St. Petersburg native, junior catcher Brandon
Diaz, went 1-for-2, including an RBI.
When asked how he feels his team will perform this season, freshman Hunter Burbank
said, “It is hard to tell having had only two
games but, when facing opponents such as LSU
on Friday, we are going to have to play at our top
Senior pitcher Jacob Dixon participated in the Division
II College World Series in 2005 after suffering an
elbow injury in 2004.
level.”
Georgia Southern added another three runs
in the bottom of the fifth, taking an 8-1 lead in
the sixth inning.
North Florida made two errors, assisting the
Eagles in their win.
Junior infielder Andrew Chapman scored in
the eighth inning when Diaz hit a double and
brought him home.
Next stop for UNF is Baton Rouge, La on Feb.
10 for a three game set against No. 20, Louisiana
State University. The action begins at 7:30 p.m.
Baseball 7, Georgia
Southern University 2
Feb. 5
Baseball 11, Georgia
Southern University 3
Men’s basketball 83, East
Tennessee State
University 99
Feb. 7
Golf finishes 9th at
Mercedes-Benz Tournament
Women’s tennis 1, University
of Central Florida 5
E-mail Kiley Boland at [email protected].
Knights take control on rugby battlefield
Current standings:
The University of
North Florida currently
leads in the River City
Rumble with one win
over
Jacksonville
University, making the
score 5-4.
Upcoming events in
February are:
• Women’s track (indoor)
at the Atlantic Sun
C o n f e r e n c e
Championship, Feb. 17-18
• Women’s tennis vs.
Jacksonville University,
Feb. 21
Remaining events for
the 2006 season consist of
baseball, women’s track
(outdoor), men’s golf and
softball. These events
will be played in April.
BY VALERIE MARTIN
SPORTS EDITOR
After opening their season with a win against Florida
International University Jan. 28, the University of North Florida’s
Rugby Club lost to the University of Central Florida 10-5 Feb. 4.
Pressuring the UNF forward pack, Central Florida brought the
score to 10-0 in the first plays of the game.
Captain Ryan Dender motivated the team as they began to retaliate against the Knights.
At the 20-minute mark, a brawl broke out between the Knights and
the Ospreys.
The referees and other teammates separated the teams, and
Central Florida found themselves a man down for the remainder of
the game, as he was red-carded for starting the fight.
Losing one of their key players, the Knights fell behind allowing
the Ospreys to win the remaining scrums in the match.
Loose forwards Nick James and Nick Herweg drove the ball deep
into Central Florida’s territory.
Rich Alleger offloaded to fly half Dender to start the North Florida
comeback.
Outside center John Halter was unable to convert on the kick, and
the score stayed at 10-5 with 10 minutes in the half.
“We were really able to step up our defense in the second half,
bringing in some subs and we were able to throw some big hits to put
UCF on their back foot,” said senior hooker James Perreault.
North Florida’s defense allowed no points to be scored in the second half of the game.
As the clock ran down, the backline combination of Josh Jackson
and Steven Lunz came inches from Central Florida’s tryline but
found themselves unable to cross it.
VALERIE MARTIN
•
Men’s
tennis
vs.
Jacksonville University,
Feb. 21
Central Florida’s key player red-carded for starting
fight with Ospreys
At the start of the fight, University of Central Florida threw the first punch at
Rich Alleger. The team separated, but could not pull out a win in the end of
the match.
Flanker Kyle Kugler received man of the match honors as he
proved himself with hits.
The club will play Feb. 11 against in-state rival Florida State
University at the Crossings field.
E-mail Valerie Martin at [email protected].
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
SPORTS
Men’s basketball takes win against
former Peach Belt Conference foe
Tennis thrusts through busy
traveling weekend
BY DONALD POSTWAY
Only singles were
played due to
weather impairments
MANAGING EDITOR
BY HOLLI WELCH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
DARREN TUOHY
With the end of the basketball season nearing,
the University of North Florida’s men’s basketball
team’s latest pair of games has done little to affect
its win-loss ratio.
On Feb. 3, the Ospreys (6-15, 3-11 A-Sun) won its
match against the familiar faces of Kennesaw State
University (11-12, 9-5 A-Sun).
An 8-0 rally in the final minute and half of the
game secured UNF’s 72-68 victory over its former
Peach Belt Conference rivals. Like the Ospreys, the
Owls entered into Division I this season.
Offensively, the efforts of senior Alain Laroche
and Rashad Williams propelled the Ospreys.
Collectively, the pair scored more than half of
the teams points and rebounds.
Laroche ended the game with 23 points and 14
rebounds, and Williams finished with 17 points and
11 rebounds.
UNF head coach Matt Kilcullen also credited the
defense and the hometown crowd.
“Defensively, we made big stop after big stop
down the stretch,” Kilcullen stated in a press
release.
“Our pressure defense at the end of the game
paid dividends. Riley Didion really sparked us off
the bench, too, and our guys got a lot of energy from
the crowd when we needed it. This was a great team
win.”
Any momentum UNF gained in its victory over
KSU wasn’t enough to help the Ospreys in its next
game against East Tennessee State University.
The Ospreys shot 53 percent in the 99-83 loss.
Williams and Laroche again led the Osprey players,
this time scoring a combined 53 points.
Laroche scored 21 points and nine rebounds
while Willams scored 32 points and 12 rebounds.
Williams scored more points than the
Buccanneers’ Tim Smith, who was the preseason
Atlantic Sun Conference Player of the Year.
Smith ended the game with 26 points and three
assists.
The Buccaneers took the lead early in the game
and never relinquished it.
At halftime the ESTU led 57-35. In the second
half, the Ospreys brought the game within 14 points
but the Bucs didn’t give up any more ground. In the
entire game, East Tennessee committed only five
turnovers.
Senior guard Chris Timberlake shot two free throws to
end the game against Kennesaw State University with
five seconds left on the clock.
“I think we saw today why this team was the preseason favorite to win the conference,” Kilcullen
said in a press statement after the game.
“Smith is a senior who knows how to get the ball
to everyone inside. Sneed always got the ball he
wanted it, and controlled the paint. That was a big
key.”
The Ospreys will start its final road trip of the
season Feb. 9, when UNF takes on Lipscomb in
Nashville, Tenn.
E-mail Donald Postway at [email protected].
Golf finishes 9th at Mercedes-Benz
Collegiate Championship
On the road again, the
University of North Florida
men and women’s tennis
teams traveled around the
south for matches Feb. 3 and
4.
North Florida’s first stop
on the road was Mobile, Ala.,
challenging
the
South
Alabama Jaguars, nationally
ranked 30 with women’s
team and 63rd ranked men’s
team.
This opening match for
the weekend proved quite a
test for the Ospreys, who
took a 5-2 loss for the women
and 5-1 for the men.
For the North Florida
men, Josse Terrera in No. 4
position grabbed the only
win against Alabama’s R.J.
Nagel, 6-4, 2-6, 1-0.
The women saw wins from
Catalina Castillo and Robin
Rogers. Castillo upended
Sylvanie Spanenberg, 7-6, 6-4
while Rogers won 6-1, 6-2
against
Jaguar
Marion
Lehamann.
This was the first nationally ranked team the UNF
women have played this season.
The practice continued as
the Ospreys traveled on to
Georgia to play against
Georgia Southern Feb 4.
This turned out to be a
victorious day with 5-2 wins
for both teams.
The women took individual wins by Castillo, 1-0,
Rogers, 1-0, and Sanchez 1-0.
The doubles matched were
also taken by the Ospreys.
The men captured wins at
just the same pace, with victories in the doubles and all
singles but two.
Many of the singles were
long, tough volleys, including UNF’s Eduardo Pereira’s
win against Lasha Janashia,
4-6, 6-0, 6-1.
Other
victories
were
taken by Elad Gabay, 6-1, 6-1;
Leonardo Gomes, 6-0, 6-1;
Andres Monje, 6-3, 6-4; and
Terrera, 6-0, 6-2.
They returned home with
a 2-2 record.
With the Ospreys back in
Jacksonville
the women
did not have
much time to
rest, traveling down to
Orlando Feb.
7 to match up
a g a i n s t
University of
Buberman
C e n t r a l
Florida.
The weather proved to be
an impending factor, shortening the match to only singles.
Castillo earned the only
point for the Ospreys, defeating UCF’s Jennifer Carati, 63, 6-3.
Other matches were very
strong though, including
Roger’s loss to Kyla McNicol
only after two tie-breaks, 7-6
(5), 7-6 (5), and Lauren
Cockbill, who lost after three
sets, 6-0, 2-6, 6-4.
UNF heads back out to the
court Feb. 18, when the teams
head to Stetson to improve
their division one record.
E-mail Holli Welch at
[email protected].
BY HOLLI WELCH
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
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The first person to submit all the correct
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1)How many barrels does the
University of Florida currently hold
in the River City Rumble?
2)What is the name of the baseball
stadium?
SPORTS INFORMATION
Fifteen nationally ranked colleges played three
rounds of golf to determine one first place finish.
The University of North Florida, who hosted the
Mercedes-Benz Collegiate Championship opening
tournament for the 2006 season, finished ninth.
Gathered at Sawgrass Country Club Feb. 5-7,
UCLA, Florida, Tennessee, and North Florida,
among others, competed for that first win of the season, all posting impressive results.
Round one placed UCLA in an 11-stroke lead
(290), followed by Alabama and Texas Tech. The
Ospreys finished day one tied for fifth with South
Carolina and LSU (308).
Leading the Ospreys, freshman Jeff Dennis and
junior Matt Haglund each shot 76. Michael O’Neil
and Brad Nelson were close behind with 78’s.
Rounding up the scoring with 80 was Michael
Giammaresi.
“Being in the middle of the pack is not a bad
place to be,” said head coach Scott Schroeder as they
headed into the second round.
It proved a challenge to stay in the pack however,
as day two saw UNF pushed down to ninth (613).
Giammaresi scored his season best Monday, shooting a one-over-par 73. Dennis followed with a 75, as
Nelson shot 78 and O’Neal brought in a 79.
At the front of the tournament, UCLA (594) felt
pressure as Texas Tech (596) crept up only two from
the lead. Georgia State (598), LSU (598) and
Alabama (600) were also all in close distance of the
title.
As the final day approached, the teams faced an
unwanted friend. Similar to day one, the final round
saw weather that pounded down on the players with
low temperatures and tremendous gusts of winds.
“The weather was bad,” Schroeder remarked, “It
made it very difficult, but then again it pushed the
better players to play stronger.”
Pushing through, UCLA played a strong game
and led the tournament all the way to the end. Their
winning score of 896 ranked as the second highest
winning score in the history of the tournament and
highest at Sawgrass Country Club.
The returning champions, University of Florida,
passed the title on after having finished seventh on
Sophomore Brad Nelson finished the tournament with a
point total of 237, placing him tied in 54th place.
Monday.
UNF stayed at its ninth place position, led by
Dennis, who took 11th individually. Dennis moved
up during the last day, shooting a three-round total
of 226, from 19th, to take 11th.
The Ospreys met the coach’s expectations with
their finish. “We beat schools ranked in 30s in the
nation,” Schroeder explained. “That’s a good finish
in such a good field.”
UNF will head to Gainesville Feb. 18-19 for the
Gator Invitational, accompanied by many teams at
Sawgrass.
“We saw a lot of things that were okay and some
things to improve on,” Schroeder said. “We have a
little time to practice, and then we head to UF.”
E-mail Holli Welch at [email protected].
3)Who did the men’s tennis team win
their first game against?
4)How many points did Karli
Knudsen score on Jan. 26?
Last week’s winner
Feb. 1 Answers:
Lynn Brown,
Associate Director of
Annual Giving
1) SunTrust Old
Wooden Barrel
2) John Yancey
3) Jacksonville
University
4) Scott Schroeder
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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2006
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SPORTS
In Brief
SPORTS
Jared Incinelli
Feb. 9
4-on-4 flag football team
sign-ups will be held in front
of the bookstore from
12-4 p.m.
pitcher on baseball team
BY ALLI REISS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
“Strike three! Youuuu’re out!” Yes folks, that
was none other than University of North Florida’s
senior pitcher Jared Incinelli making batters look
like statues again.
With his charisma and humble nature, one
would never guess that he is a star Division I baseball pitcher.
Incinelli started playing baseball when he was 5
years old.
“Baseball was always the sport I was best at, and
I also enjoyed playing it the most,” Incinelli said. “I
got to play for Team U.S.A. when I was 12 years
old.”
When asked why he came to UNF, he said, “I
really respect Dusty as a coach. It has definitely
been one of the best moves. It has really worked
out great for me here.”
When he isn’t playing baseball, Incinelli enjoys
fishing, going to church and researching the stock
market.
The Spinnaker recently caught up with Incinelli
to find out a little bit more about the pitcher.
Feb. 13
Women’s intramural
basketball league has
playoffs starting at 7 p.m. in
the UNF Arena.
Feb. 18
Intramural dodgeball tournament continues during
halftime at the women’s
basketball game.
Feb. 28
Indoor soccer captain’s
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
March 7
Co-rec softball captain’s
meeting at 7:30 p.m.
VITALS
Bachelors: Business Finance
Height: 6’4”
Birthday: April 12, 1983
Hometown: Winter Park, Fla.
High School: Winter Park High
If you went on American Idol, what song
would you sing, and what do you think Simon
would say?
I’d sing a Coldplay song, and he’d tell me that my
voice is no good.
What did you think about the UNF vs. JU
men’s basketball game?
I think they [UNF] played really well. It’s always
good to see them get a win.
Why in baseball is it called the World Series if
it is only played in the U.S.A. and Canada?
I don’t know, that’s a good question!
If you could trade places with anyone in the
world for 24 hours, who would it be?
Jim Cramer, because then I’d know all about stock
markets. I read all his books.
If your glove is too big, does it still fit like a
glove?
Yeah, of course. What kind of question is that?
Senior pitcher Jared Incinelli catches up with the
Spinnaker as he gives his insights on baseball facts,
bladder control on birds, and things around campus.
Where do you get these questions from?
Do birds pee?
Yeah, and sometimes you think it’s rain!
What’s another thing, besides baseball, that
you are passionate about?
Definitely God, family, and friends, because those
are the things that are most important to me in life.
Who do you have a lot of respect for and how
do people earn your respect?
I have a lot of respect for my dad. People can earn
my respect by showing me that they are hard-working and passionate toward others.
If you could change one thing at UNF, what
would it be?
I would change the school spirit. I would like to try
and boost it up some – try and get more people to
come to the games.
E-mail Alli Reiss at [email protected].
Ospreys split matches at home
BY ALLI REISS
CONTRIBUTING WRITER
VALERIE MARTIN
In a match-up against two Atlantic Sun adversaries, the University of North Florida’s women’s
basketball team (8-12, 6-6 A-Sun) split games this
past week at The Nest against Gardner-Webb
University and Campbell University.
The Ospreys took on Bulldogs of Gardner-Webb
(8-11, 7-5 A-Sun) Feb. 2 as junior forward Andrea Dill
led the team with her best game of the season, tallying 18 points and eight rebounds. UNF held the lead
at halftime, with a score of 27-20, and increased the
lead coming out of the locker room with a 12-2 run,
to up the lead to 40-22.
Gardner-Webb cut the margin to nine points in
the second half, but UNF allowed only two points in
the final five minutes of the game to secure the 57-42
win, after losing to the Bulldogs earlier this season.
The Ospreys put together their best defensive
outing of the season, holding the Bulldogs to 42
points for the game and a 28 percent shooting average from the field. Junior guard Tamara Hubbard
came out with a 12 point total, while senior forward
Jackie Beik added seven.
North Florida’s four-game winning streak was
broken Feb. 4 when Campbell (8-13, 7-6 A-Sun) won
the match 65-64 on a free throw shot with one second
remaining.
“Rebounds and free throws really hurt us,” said
head coach Mary Tappmeyer. “We gave up too many
offensive rebounds, and we missed too many free
throws.”
The Ospreys led 35-31 at the half and stretched
that lead to as much as eleven points in the second
half, but they could not hold on for the win.
“I think we had some good defensive spurts in the
second half, but we just lacked in rebounding,” Beik
• The softball season opener vs. Armstorng Atlantic
Feb. 9 will award special
prize promotions from the
Athletics program.
• The men’s basketball
game
vs.
Stetson
University Feb. 17 will
host a Coca Cola Shootout
for a chance to win $10,000.
• The women’s basketball
game vs. Florida Atlantic
University Feb. 18 will
offer Homecoming events,
and an Intramural dodgeball tournament.
For more information
contact Elliot Darkatsh at
620-1051.
Compiled by Valerie Martin
SPORTS INFORMATION
Why do they put the names of football teams
on baseball hats?
Because baseball is the best sport, that’s why. They
just want to be like baseball.
Sporting events
bring prize
promotions to
students
Senior forward Alana Mountfield shot a 50 percent during
the 1-point match agaist the Campbell Camels.
said.
Beik led all scorers with 17 points, while Dill led
defensively with three blocks. Freshman center
Antoinette Reames tallied two points.
North Florida is back on the road for its final
extended road trip of the season traveling to
Kennesaw State University Feb. 9 before heading to
East Tennessee State University Feb. 11.
E-mail Alli Reiss at [email protected].
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