No. 31 - UNF Spinnaker

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University of north Florida
April
15
www.unfspinnaker.com
2009
Wednesday
Volume 32, Issue 27
Blocking off
Weekend
accident
claims
Jacksonville
Elisabeth rosenfeld 1988-2009
Jacksonville University, UNF
trying to keep out outsiders
student’s life, injures another
By Josh Gore
By Rebecca McKinnon
Contributing Writer
Rosenfeld
Cavicchioli
One student died and another
was seriously injured in a boating accident April 12 in St. Johns
County.
The 22-foot Crownline boat
that carried 14 people collided
into a 25-foot tugboat knotted
to a dock in Palm Valley, according to a press release by
the Florida Fish and Wildlife
Conservation
Commission,
which is running the investigation of the accident.
There were five casualties and
nine injured in the accident. BOATING ACCIDENT
14 passengers were
traveling northward on the Intracoastal Waterway
April 12. The boat collided
with a docked tug boat
around 7:15 p.m.
Boat
colided
with
tugboat
BARGE
Family and friends now
mourn the death of Elisabeth
Rosenfeld, 20, a junior Fine Arts
major at UNF with a concentration in painting and drawing.
UNF junior sport management
major Karey Rae Cavicchioli, 19,
was injured and transported to
Shands Jacksonville.
Cavicchioli’s condition was fair
April 14, her mother Kathy said.
Her injuries include broken bones
and lacerations, according to a
Florida Times-Union report.
Of the injuries, Kathy said the
family was “working through them
as best as we can.”
The family will find out when
Cavicchioli will be released
sometime April 15. Her current
classes, finals and grades for the
spring 2009 semester will be handled directly with the College of
Education and Human Services,
Kathy said.
Rosenfeld did not take any
classes in the art department this
semester but did previously take
introductory art classes and art appreciation, said Deborah Murphy,
chairwoman of Art and Design.
Upon hearing of Rosenfeld’s
death, Murphy let the department’s
faculty know of the news and plans
to offer condolences to the victim’s
family sometime later this week,
she said. The Counseling Center found
out about the incident mid-morning
April 14 and made grief counseling
available immediately, which was
utilized by at least one student when
a counselor voluntarily escorted a
male student to Building 2, room
2068 for support. He personally
knew Rosenfeld and was distraught,
Murphy said.
“[Rosenfeld] was at the beginning of her career,” Murphy said.
“She had great potential that was
cut short. We’re all horrified and
our hearts go out to the families.”
Everyone has to deal with grief
sometime in life and having someone to talk to about it is key, said
Terry Dinuzzo, director of the
Counseling Center.
She spoke with the Cavicchioli
family April 14 and plans to make
contact with the Rosenfeld family
sometime this week.
“We’re all a family here,”
Dinuzzo said.
c
ation:
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had sm
Staff writer
illustr
After a recent stabbing at Jacksonville
University and reports of violent crimes at
UNF, both universities are looking for ways
to address the emerging problem of outside
threats encroaching campuses.
In a recent armed robbery at JU, suspects
parked across the street at the Walgreens and
walked onto campus where seven students
were then forced to hand over a total of $25.
The department of public safety’s operating
procedures and budget are being reevaluated
in light of the stabbing, which was committed
by a non-student from the area neighborhoods,
said Derek Hall, vice president of university
relations and external affairs for JU.
As soon as the stabbing occurred, the university increased overnight JSO staff from
one to two officers, which are hired by JU offduty and are paid directly by the university,
Hall said. It is the same as officers working at
a movie theater or sporting events.
But UPD Chief John Dean said extra patrolling efforts by UNF can only be sustained until other issues require support. At UNF, Dean
said five safety rangers provide extra eyes and
ears to communicate with UPD, which is trying to up that force by five additional rangers.
The most visible step JU is taking to prevent violent crime is building a fence along
University Blvd. The fence would be a half
mile long, Hall said, but it has not been approved or budgeted and will not be a secure
chain link, rather a decorative fence.
“The university is very serious about a barrier along University Blvd,” Hall said.
Dean said he would love to build a 12-foot
wall around UNF, but the idea is simply not
feasible.
“We’re not an island,” Dean said. “The
more the city grows up around us, the more
were going to see the influence of these outside forces.”
He added that the natural wooded area surrounding UNF can be a double edged sword,
because it does provide a barrier but also provides a place to hide for criminals.
“The parking lots are my main concerns
right now because we’ve got about five places
one can come on campus and we can’t be at all
five places at all times,” Dean said. “Traffic
coming into campus is a big concern, and we
want to make [UNF] very unappealing to criminals.”
But Tariq Al-Kamil, sophomore exercise
science student at JU, said Public Safety has
its priorities mixed up, focusing too much
on parking rather than the safety of the students.
Hall said Public Safety uses minimal resources to cover the parking lots in the daytime for parking pass violators, and at night
Public Safety focuses solely on the student’s
well-being.
“I just don’t feel like they’re doing anything
at all,” Al-Kamil said.
See CRIME, page 5 �
Economic
Forum,
page 3
BEST OF UNF
page 12
Is it a sport?
page 22
See ACCIDENT, page 3 �
News
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Wednesday, april 15, 2009
Question of the week
What are your plans for summer?
w
Tia
Scott
Melanie
Dobbins
John
Borthwick
Cody
Phillips
psychology
psychology
psychology
nursing
senior,
“I am trying to go on
another cruise. I went
to Mexico last year, so
I’m thinking Jamaica or
the Bahamas this year.”
senior,
Senior,
“I have to find a job,
although I have not
put effort into it up to
this point.”
“I am taking the
summer off and
heading to Nicaragua
to surf.”
Bryce
Coldwell
freshman,
“Work in Georgia
with dad on
construction, at least
a part of it.”
Junior,
Psychology
“Step one: relax; step
two: work; step three:
class. In that particular
order, too.”
Compiled by Andrea Farah.
7-day
forecast
police beat
thursday April 16
Sunny
April 6 - April 12
73/57
Rain: 0%
1 April 6 – Burglary (Lot
34) – A parking pass was
stolen from a vehicle
7
parked near the baseball
stadium.
The owner of the
vehicle did not realize his
pass was missing until he
received a parking ticket.
There was no observed
forced entry or damage to
the vehicle.
friday April 17
Partly
Cloudy
1
72/58
Rain: 20%
2 April 6 – Alcohol
investigation (Building
T) – UPD noticed a student
walking in the courtyard
of the Crossings carrying
8
a clear bag of 12-pack of
beer.
All the beer was
poured out and thrown
into the dumpster.
The student was issued
a notice to appear for
underage possession of
alcohol and referred to 9
Student Conduct.
saturday April 18
Mostly
Sunny
78/60
Rain: 0%
3
Sunday April 19
Partly
Cloudy
3 April 7 – Information10
(Building 9) – A student
who graduated from UNF
three years ago raised a
complaint against one of
the teachers.
The student claimed
she suffered a heart
attack in class and was
transported to the
hospital.
While there, she real11
ized her purse was missing
along with a check written to her in the amount
12
of $85,000.
She also believed the
teacher opened up an
account in the bank and
failed to give her access to
it, demanding to meet her
in a Wachovia bank.
It later turned out the
student suffered a heart
attack before she ever attend UNF.
6
80/62
Rain: 20%
8
4
monday April 20
7
2
Scattered
T-Storms
77/58
Rain: 40%
5
tuesday April 21
Sunny
79/57
Rain: 0%
4 April 8 – Disorderly
Intoxication, Public Disturbance (Building V) – A
student was arrested after
an officer noticed the student staggering outside
the Osprey Cove dormito-
wednesday April 22
Mostly
Sunny
79/59
Rain: 0%
For updated
weather, visit
UNFSpinnaker.com.
Source: NOAA
Last week by
the numbers
Each week the Spinnaker staff
reports what’s going on around
campus: the good and the bad.
In this little space, we want to
summarize the life of the Osprey
during the past week.
20
3
Students participated
in “Up till Dawn” April
10 in the UNF Arena
to raise money for St.
Judes Hospital.
UNF athletes honored for
their outstanding achievement: Kevin Martin, John
Frawley and Aline Berkenbrock.
7
1
ries. The student was uncooperative and verbally
resisted police attempts
to identify him, his room
number or his source of
the alcohol. The student
was referred to Student
Conduct.
5 April 8 – Information
(Osprey Crossings Courtyard) – Obscene drawings
including Adolf Hitler, a
Star of David and a marijuana leaf were noticed
by an RA, who could not
identify the artist.
UPD notified maintenance to remove the
drawings.
6 April 9 – Petty Theft
(Building 41) – UPD
responded to a call that
a student was missing his
wallet. His wallet had been
turned into UPD, but the
student reported two gift
cards valued at $40 were
missing.
7 April 11 – Underage
possession of alcohol
(Building Y) – An RA
noticed alcohol in an
Osprey Landing dorm
and notified UPD, which
found a bottle of vodka
and whiskey.
Two students were
given notices to appear
for underage possession
and eight students were
referred to Student Conduct.
8 April 12 – Drug
Paraphernalia (Building
Y) – An area coordinator
at the Landing dormitory
saw two students drinking
alcohol outside of a dorm.
When UPD arrived,
the officer found a bong
inside the room and
one student was given
a notice to appear. Both
students were referred to
Student Conduct.
Compiled by Josh Gore.
Spinnaker staffers are
producing their last
Spinnaker, as they will be
graduating April 24.
UNF student died in a boating
accident April 12 in the
intracoastal waters near
Jacksonville Beach. Another
was severely injured.
News
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ACCIDENT
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james cannon II | Spinnaker
Radio talk show hosts Neal Boortz (left) and Clark Howard (center) schmooze with a WOKV employee, before
their April 10 lecture in the Lazarra Theater on the first 100 days of the Obama administration.
Local talk show hosts critique
Obama’s first 100 days in office
By Jonathan Morales and James Cannon II
news editor and assistant news editor
Bailouts, taxes, national defense and private
enterprise were just a few of the topics discussed
by two nationally syndicated talk show personalities who UNF and WOKV hosted for an event titled
“The First 100 Days of Obama.”
Neal Boortz, Clark Howard and Jamie Dupree
greeted a sold-out crowd April 10 in the Lazzara
Theater with a line from the 2008 presidential
campaign, “Welcome to the Democratic National
Convention.”
As they began a two-hour critique on the first
100 days of the Obama administration, the crowd
greeted them with thunderous applause.
Boortz, a prominent Libertarian radio talk show
host based out of Atlanta, discussed the initial actions of the Obama administration with Howard,
who offers practical financial advice for people
who want to live fiscally conservative day-to-day.
Dupree, a Washington-based journalist for the Cox
Radio Inc. network, moderated the forum and offered an objective point of view between Boortz’
and Howard’s commentary.
The majority of the forum was dominated by
Howard and Boortz, who mostly agreed about the
economic crisis and the current administration’s
response.
Boortz was hoping for something better, he said
shortly after engaging Howard on the stimulus
bill.
“The bailout package will create short termprogress, but people need to collectively reduce the
amount of debt they took on,” Howard said. “[Even
after the bailouts], Bank of America is completely
insolvent. They have already received $163 billion
of your dollars to back them up. There was a report that stated they would not be able to keep their
doors open unless they get another $36 billion.”
Citigroup is essentially insolvent also, Howard
said.
He said banks used to carry a debt load of 6
percent, but recently they have over-leveraged
themselves by more than 100 percent. The problem
is that they keep making bigger and bigger bets,
Howard said.
“Are they too big to fail and too big to succeed?”
Boortz asked.
On government spending, both agreed Obama
was following a traditional habit of new presidents
who display an initial burst of power before executive limitations come in to play. Boortz said even if
McCain had been elected, financial problems were
so deep that government interference would have
been detrimental either way.
The national deficit recently surpassed $11 trillion, and the Democratic-led Congressional Budget
Office released a report March 20 that said the
Obama administration’s proposed budget will produce a $900 billion deficit annually for the next 10
years.
“You could cut out every department of the government except Social Security and Medicare and
still run on a deficit,” Howard said.
But Boortz doesn’t agree Obama’s methods of
stimulating the economy will be effective in relieving the economic crisis.
“The way to reduce the deficit is to improve
the economy, and it doesn’t rely on government
employment,” Boortz said. “[And] Obama will try
to build the economy through government employment.”
Dupree said neither party was interested in
reigning-in spending.
Howard, a self-professed cheapskate and government minimalist, said America’s lifestyle spending
and gotta-have-it nature got in the way of people
who truly wanted to be wealthy.
“We can talk about tax policy all day long, but
as a country we must get back to the basics where
the government can only do what government is
supposed to do – national defense, central currency
and the most basic of functions, as it used to be,”
Howard said. “Economic growth has to be in private hands so there is incentive for risking government to make things better.”
E-mail Jonathan Morales and James Cannon II
at [email protected].
Rosenfeld enjoyed painting,
drawing, making beaded necklaces, writing, reading, playing
basketball, laughing and being
in the sun and with her friends
and family, her older sister
Samantha said.
“She loved everything, so to
just pick one thing wasn’t going to be her style,” she said.
“She just loved to let her mind
be free.”
Rosenfeld’s involvement on
campus began in childhood, as
she attended basketball camp at
UNF for years. She was a member
of the varsity team at Nease High
School, and though she stopped
playing in college, her love for
the sport never faded, Samantha
said.
“She was a pistol and that didn’t
stop when she left the court,” she
said. “She was probably the smallest one on the court and took on
the biggest.”
When asked how the accident
could affect or inspire the student
body, she offered closing advice.
“Seize every dream that
you ever have. Live each moment to the fullest,” her sister
said. “Laugh at everything
and live like you’ve never lived
before.”
E-mail Rebecca McKinnon
at [email protected].
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News
Campus fraternity teaches
minorities about real world
News in Brief
Athletes support chapters of
Boys and Girls club during
National Student Athlete Day
In celebration of National
Student Athlete Day April 4,
UNF athletes treated children
from Family Support Services of
North Florida and the local chapter of the Boys and Girls Club to a
fun-filled day of sports.
The kids enjoyed kickball, volleyball, basketball and carnival
games with UNF athletes.
By Andrea Farah
staff writer
andrea farah | spinnaker
The Omega Psi Phi fraternity recently organized its second workshop April 10 to educate minority youths on issues they will have to face in
the real world.
This semester’s workshop attracted more than
200 middle and high school aged students from
around Duval County who got the opportunity to
learn about some of the necessary challenges of
the adult world, said fraternity president and senior political science major Tyree Jackson.
The main message the fraternity tried to
pass on to the youth was that education is key
to success. Many students might not even be
exposed to such things before they actually
go out there and try to find jobs or get accepted
to colleges, Jackson said.
The workshop consisted of a variety of activities including a job fair simulation, sexual and
health education, religion and etiquette classes.
“We try to create as much realistic atmosphere
as we can because by the time they learn certain
things it might be too late,” Jackson said.
Different organizations and agencies were invited to attend the event including the Normandy
Community Center, which runs an after school
program for low-income minority youth.
Various sponsors including Bank of America
helped the fraternity sponsor the event and accommodate the crowd. Omega Psi Phi was also
able to serve lunch and drinks to the youngsters
with the financial backing, Jackson said.
Brandi Hill, program director for Community
Connections, attended the event with 15 of her
students who were very excited about the prospects of getting summer jobs, she said.
“They even taught the students how to tie a tie
– something none of my students knew how to do
prior to the conference,” Hill said.
Laquita Williams, a 16-year-old 10th grader
from Baldwin High who attended the workshop,
plans on going to medical school and was able to
gather a lot of information, which she believed
will benefit her in the future, she said.
“They teach you how to carry yourself and how
More than 200 middle and high school students met
to learn about “real world” issues at Omega Psi Phi’s
workshop.
to further impress your employers,” Williams
said.
Ronnie King organized Day in the Real World
for Omega Psi Phi and said his fraternity brothers were like big brothers to the children.
They educate the youth specifically on issues
such as the cost of having children, cost of living,
utilities and finance management, King said.
Most of the promotion was also done by word
of mouth and targeted minority youth who meet
the men of Omega Psi Phi at regular volunteering
sessions, King said.
Some of the mentees develop a personal relationship with the kids based on their age proximity and situations, Jackson said.
“[Mentees] may see their mentors are something realistic because we were where they are
now just a couple years ago,” he said.
Hill believes the event was an invaluable experience for her students, who might have never
visited college campus before.
“The exposure is vital in getting lower-income
students to believe it is possible to attend college,”
she said.
E-mail Andrea Farah at [email protected].
After lunch, sponsored by
Chick-Fil-A, the kids cheered
on the Ospreys creamed East
Tennessee State University 15-3
in the first game of the double
header.
“On behalf of family support
services and the children and
the families we serve, I want to
thank all the UNF students and
volunteers who took part in the
day’s festivities,” said FSS Chief
Executive Jim Adams. “Our kids
had a blast.”
Compiled by Jonathan Morales .
News
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CRIME
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The unarmed security officers have the right to protect themselves and someone else, but if any additional
support is needed to handle a situation, JSO must be
contacted, Dean said.
Tony Salgado, JU junior marketing major, said
Public Safety is doing a fairly good job, but their presence is weak in the dormitory areas.
At JU, between the dormitories and the main campus, students must walk through what they refer to
as the valley because the dormitories and the main
campus are on higher ground. Students walking
from the dorms must walk down the stairs, through
“The Valley,” and then up the stairs to get to the
main campus.
Salgado said the valley is where some robberies occur after dark. Mark Johnson, sophomore art student
at JU, said the campus is wide open and easily accessible from the outside after dark.
But Hall said that only one road in to campus is
open after 11 p.m. and that identification is checked by
security at that entry point.
Dean said UPD is putting together a program by the
fall semester for students who live on campus who will
provide basic safety and self defense tips.
“When you look at it from a statistical standpoint
as I have, research shows that people who take an active role in protecting their well being typically survive events and are not victims as much as people that
don’t,” Dean said.
He suggested students walk with a partner at night,
carry a whistle or some type of alarm device, carry
pepper spray and remain aware of simple techniques
to discourage further harm or assault. A poke in the
eye, a hit in the throat or even a kick to the groin are
effective and can give a victim time to flee, Dean said.
“I don’t want students to think that they will ever
face litigation for using self defense,” Dean said. “I
want students to use whatever they can use to protect
themselves. Once the attack is over though, that means
the student stops too,” Dean said. “You do enough until
you can get away before the suspect flees.”
E-mail Josh Gore at [email protected].
Jonathan Morales contributed to the report.
Area crime: JU vs. UNF
1,778
For zip code 32211.
Located south of
Merrill road.
422
For zip code 32224.
Located Southeast of
Beach and 9A.
791
For zip code 32277.
Located north of
Merrill road.
1,010
For zip code 32246.
Located Southeast of
Atlantic and
Southside.
Incidents of violent crimes reported to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
between 2004 to 2008
Source: JSO
News
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on her who was complaining of a hurt back. Upon
questioning the woman, the
officer realized the woman
had been drinking Parrot Bay
Rum.
The officer also witnessed
several bed sheets hanging
from a window, and upon
further investigation, the officer determined the end of the
sheets were tied to her bed.
The woman’s purse contained a clear water bottle
with liquid that smelled like
alcohol. She was transported
to St. Luke’s Hospital.
the room, UPD observed the
suspect drunk and asleep in a
chair. The man was not a UNF
student and did not have a
local ID.
Jan. 28 – Possession, Paraphernalia (Building X) – UPD
was dispatched to Osprey
Landing to investigate drugs
in a dorm room. The complainant said the suspect ran
downstairs to throw away the
herb.
Upon inspection, broken
glass was found on the pavement and a bag of marijuana
was recovered. Further search
of the suspect’s room uncovered a hand-made pipe, nine
pills, two bags of marijuana, a
foot locker, a glass pipe and a
marijuana crusher.
The suspect said all the
items belonged to him and
was arrested on misdemeanor
charges of possession and
paraphernalia.
Jan. 25 – Injury (Building Q)
– A UPD officer responded to
a woman lying on the floor
with scrapes and red marks
March 7 – Drug possession
(Lot 10) – A suspicious vehicle
was stopped by UPD after being parked in a fire lane more
E
very week, the Spinnaker compiles the most
recent arrests, investigation updates and often
humorous findings from UPD police reports.
Here’s a look back at some of the most outrageous
police beat moments of the Spring 2009 semester:
Incidents of intoxicated students, urination, ridiculous
questions and nudity are all included.
Jan. 23 – Criminal Mischief
(Alumni Hall) – UPD was
dispatched to Alumni Hall to
investigate a male sleeping
on the second floor.
Upon arriving, UPD noticed
the same door that Physical
Facilities padlocked earlier
that evening was forcibly
broken into. After entering
than 15 minutes and driving
around campus carelessly.
When stopped, the driver
got out and approached the
officer asking if he was following him. The driver and
the passenger were patted
down. A small amount of
marijuana was found in the
passenger’s pocket.
nude student ran across the
Northeastern portion of the
baseball complex.
The student, who later admitted to consuming alcohol,
stated he thought it would
be funny to streak during the
game. The student was arrested and referred to Student
Conduct.
March 7 – Information (Building D) – UPD was notified of
an intoxicated student
urinating on the carpet in
his room. When the officer arrived, the intoxicated student
was asleep. The RA agreed
to let the student sleep in
his room. An hour and a half
later, UPD was informed that
the same student was now
urinating into a garbage can.
The student was transported to a behavioral health
facility for further evaluation.
March 28 – Disorderly Conduct (Building X) – Resident
Assistants reacted to a loud
noise that sounded like a dog
yelping coming from one of
the dorm rooms. When they
approached the residents,
they found out that the couple, with one student visiting
from Florida Atlantic University, was heavily intoxicated
and had been having a loud
disagreement.
UPD later inquired about
the incident. The male student claimed that while he
was sitting at the computer,
his girlfriend stepped and fell
on him with a chihuahua in
her arms, smashing the dog
between her and her boyfriend.
The female student was
excessively argumentative
and did not cooperate with
the UPD. She was then handcuffed for her own safety
and later transported by her
friend to an unknown location. The UNF student was
referred to Student Conduct.
March 17 – Damaged Property
(Lot 14) – A Child Care Center
employee was transporting a
door on a golf cart that protruded 36 inches from
the cart.
As she was backing up,
the door struck the side of a
legally parked vehicle causing
scratches to each window
frame on the passenger’s side.
The damage was estimated to
be $2,500.
March 24 – Public Disturbance (Baseball Complex)
– During the baseball game
between UNF and UF, a fully
Compiled by Josh Salman.
News
Wayfinding project helps
direct all through campus
By Rebecca McKinnon
Staff writer
Some recent small adjustments
to the campus environment might
not be noticeable to those already
acclimated with UNF’s campus, but
they can make all the difference to
people who might not know their
way around.
The wayfinding project, geared
toward helping lost visitors navigate their way around campus, began taking shape in the beginning
of fall 2008 when Facilities Planning
organized a committee and hired
a consultant to decide what directional signs would be placed around
campus and where they would go.
They also decided what other
additions would visually enhance
the campus, such as banners on
the Fine Arts building and the
UNF Arena.
“All the major universities you
go to have a wayfinding system,”
Director of Facilities Planning Zak
Ovadia said. “We’re just catching
up to them.”
The signage was implemented
around campus beginning April 1.
The signs are all different, some
acting as directional “you are here”
guides and others clearly marking
main destinations around campus.
These temporary signs are the
first prototypes to come and were
placed in a variety of locations
around campus – at the south end
of Lot 18, the entrance to campus on
Alumni Drive, the Lot 14 shuttle bus
stop and on a few of the second floor
walkway buildings, Ovadia said.
Until the April 10 deadline, he
encouraged student input on the
prototypes.
He is using that feedback to
evaluate the successes and failures
Find your way
• The wayfinding project is
geared to help visitors and
new students navigate
campus.
• Some signs acts as directional
guides; others mark main
destinations.
ofthe models.
Most feedback was positive, he
said, and the constructive criticism
received – like text being too light
and grammatical mistakes in the
building names – will be put into
consideration when designing the
new signage, which will eventually
replace the first prototypes.
“I would like to take this one
step at a time,” Ovadia said. “To put
the signs that are critical and then
add what we think is necessary
to complete the picture on a gradual
basis.”
If they followed every recommendation from the committee and the
consultant, it would cost $800,000,
and in Ovadia’s words, the over-signage would “pollute” the campus.
He said not every recommendation will be implemented and estimated the true cost of the project
somewhere between $600,000 and
$650,000. “The ‘you are here’ signs are a
good idea,” said Lauren Taylor, junior communication major. “The
old signs frustrated me, especially
when I was a freshman and I had no
idea where my classes were.”
E-mail Rebecca McKinnon at
[email protected].
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News
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Around the State
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Klajdi Stratoberdha | Spinnaker
UNF Osprey Financial Group presents its annual report for the the 2008-2009 fiscal year April 14 at UNF Hall. The
group outperformed the benchmark by 11.89 percent, which considerably outpaced most other institutions.
Student investment group
outpaces market trends
By James Cannon II
Assistant News Editor
Osprey Financial Group, an independent student-run investment entity, reported its annual
earnings for the 2008-2009 fiscal year April 14 in
UNF Hall.
When OFG began actively managing the fund
Oct. 22, after more than two months analyzing
market conditions and trends, it decided to adhere
to a fiscally-conservative investment approach
and maintain its capital in cash rather than invest actively in the market.
Due to its investment strategy, which ultimately proved correct, the group reported a 1.88 percent gross return.
Between Oct. 22 and March 31, the portfolio was actively managed by the students.
Before the students began actively trading, they
went through an 80-hour training course in the financial software system Bloomberg, performed a
in-depth market analysis and established an investment strategy, said Reinhold Lamb, UNF professor of finance and adviser to OFG.
The group grew the fund from $722,649.45 to
$736,209.23 in absolute dollars.
After management fees the fund earned
$9,284.51, or a 1.28 percent net profit.
During the same period, the benchmark, which
is comprised of a rating formula incorporating the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, the Morgan
Stanley EAFE Index and the Barclays Aggregate
Bond Index, decreased by 10.01 percent.
The fund outperformed the benchmark by
11.29 percent net, according to a report released
by OFG.
Citing recent economic recovery programs
under the Bush and Obama administrations,
Maggie Barnes, graduate student with a Masters
in business administration, said the market was
too volatile, and because of this the group decided
to preserve more than 80 percent of the fund’s
capital in cash.
During the six-and-a-half years since the fund
began, OFG has earned $236,209.23 to its portfolio,
a cumulative return of 47.24 percent and an average return of 6.13 percent.
During the same time period, the benchmark
produced cumulative return of 6.45 percent and
an average return of .98 percent.
E-mail James Cannon II at
[email protected].
The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office
review board concluded a sixmonth investigation into a six-year
veteran police officer’s shooting of
an unarmed man who was fleeing
police in October.
The board voted unanimously
the officer broke internal policy
and the case will be sent to Internal Affairs for a closer look.
Once IA has completed their
investigation Sheriff John
Rutherford will have ultimate control on the level of discipline.
Department standard operating procedure requires officers to
fear for their life or the lives of
others before using deadly force,
which the board questioned.
“In this incident, I don’t
see that,” Assistant Chief Ron
Lendvay said.
Around the Nation
2nd ‘Gold Rush’ in California; gold claims explode in state
California is currently
experiencing a second gold rush
more than 150 years after the
great Gold Rush that propelled
the development of the state.
Prospectors are appearing in
riverbeds due to the price of gold,
the tumultuous economy and a
national unemployment rate of
more than 9 percent, which
leaves a lot of people with time
on their hands.
Gold, which is selling for more
than $900 an ounce, has been
found all over California, from
near the Oregon border to the
Mother Lode near Yosemite to the
deserts of Arizona and Mexico. Seasonal rains and snowmelt
erode minerals, including gold, at
higher altitudes and wash them
down streams and rivers, according to USA Today.
Around the World
North Korea leaves six-nation anti-nuclear weapon talks
United Nations inspectors were
ordered to leave North Korea
April 14 after stating, which
they would restart nuclear plans
that would create bomb-grade
plutonium, said a United Nations
spokesman.
Secretary of State Hillary
Clinton issued a strongly worded
statement condemning the expulsion of world nuclear inspectors.
“We are viewing this as an
unnecessary response to the
legitimate statement put out of
concern by the Security Council,”
Clinton told reporters in
Washington.
The U.N. Security Council on
Monday unanimously condemned
North Korea’s rocket launch on
April 5 as contravening a U.N. ban
and demanded enforcement of
existing sanctions.
Compiled by James Cannon II.
News
Spring graduation
survival guide
F
or many students this will be
the last week they will spend
at UNF. But aside from study
for finals, graduation week can be
hectic. The Spinnaker decided to
compile a list to ease some of the
pressure.
• Commencement is scheduled
April 24 in the UNF
Arena.
• New times for Commencement
announced:
11 a.m.
College of Computing,
Engineering & Construction and
College of Arts & Sciences
3 p.m.
College of Education & Human
Services, Brooks College of Health
and Coggin College of Business
• Each student gets six tickets.
Tickets are available through the
UNF Ticket Box Office, located in
1,470
the Fine Arts Center, room 1400.
They can be picked up until April
17 with a photo ID.
Extra ticket allotment will be
determined April 17.
Cap and Gown
Students can place walk-in
orders with the bookstore until
the day before commencement,
though exact sizes might not be
guaranteed with later orders.
Those who have not picked
up their regalia by the date of
commencement can get it at the
Arena before the ceremony
begins.
Diploma
Diplomas wills be ready for
pickup in the One Stop Student
Services Center May 29 at UNF
Hall, Building 53, suite 1700.
(Please bring picture ID).
Diplomas will be mailed to
graduates who live outside the
Jacksonville, Orange Park and
Ponte Vedra areas. Diplomas are
mailed to the address on file with
One Stop Student Services.
If you anticipate an address
change, please notify One Stop as
soon as possible.
Compiled by Josh Salman.
Students graduating with a
bachelor’s degree in April.
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It’s a fun time to be an Osprey
T
imes are always changing,
and so is UNF. Throughout
the past year, the university
has experienced a significant amount of growth, along with
its students.
In its transition to become a
destination school, UNF has moved
offices, constructed buildings and
tried even harder to cater directly to
students’ needs.
Specifically, one of the biggest
additions to the campus is the new
Student Union. The union will help
bring students, faculty and staff
together and further strengthen the
unity among fellow Ospreys.
The completion and grand opening
of the Student Union will mark a new
era for UNF. Small changes have been
made leading up to this – new luxury
dorms, many new buildings for
classes and reorganization of offices
to better serve us. But the opening of
the union is the thing that will revolutionize UNF.
andrea farah | staff writer
The following is something that not a single student
should ever hesitate to do: Do not ever fear to get involved
in any campus activity or club you wish.
Remember that trying does not cost you anything, and
even if you are denied what you desire, it will only make
you stronger and better prepared for later life. Believe
in yourself, and you will soon find others believing in
you too.
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It is a sign of truly becoming a destination school like the University of
Florida or Florida State University,
both of which have student unions.
Unfortunately, this is coming about
exactly at the time many seniors
are preparing to graduate. We all
have learned a lot on this multipleyear journey, and the graduating
Spinnaker staff members would like
to share a few words of wisdom for
upcoming generations.
stick to that, and everything else is cream cheese.”
Heed this advice: Don’t schedule morning classes and
toss back a few drinks when time permits. You’ll be fine.
JOnathan Morales | news EDITOR
Just remember, everybody is out to get your hardearned money. Be greedy with it. Spend cautiously and
save wisely; you’re probably going to graduate in debt
anyways.
Holli Welch | Editor in chief
JOSH SALMAN | MANAGING EDITOR
Enjoy it. The four (five and six) years you will spend at
UNF will be quite an experience – if you let it. Take time
to get to know the people around you. You will laugh more
than you ever have, probably cry a time or two, and make
memories you will never forget. And above all, through all
the trials and loss, put your hope in the cross. His compassion never fails!
Take advantage of all the resources and campus amenities, and you will succeed. I can’t say I had the best grades,
but I know the experiences I’ve gained here will prepare
me for the world afterward.
And most of all continue to read the Spinnaker because
the 20 students in here day-in and day-out bust their hump
so this campus can have an award-winning student publication. It’s been fun!
Herbert | the true senior
Don’t move too fast. You’ll get old fast enough.
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Staff Writer
College is fun. I liked it so much I did a second tour of
duty. To make sure your experience is as good as mine,
do like I do and live by these immortal words from Coach
Finstock in the cinematic masterpiece “Teen Wolf:”
“There are three rules that I live by: never get less than
twelve hours sleep; never play cards with a guy who has
the same first name as a city; and never get involved with
a woman with a tattoo of a dagger on her body. Now you
Rachel Elsea | copy editor
These years will be some of the best – and the shortest – in your entire life. Live them to the fullest, and take
advantage of all UNF has to offer. Act on your dreams and
passions because it’s better to regret something you did
than always wonder what might have happened.
MeGHAN DORNBROCK | WEB EDITOR
The best thing you can do for yourself is to learn to
take life less seriously, and enjoy change. If nothing
seemed funny to you today then you’re doing it wrong.
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economic view
national view
Step away from technology
I
Happy Tax Day; now time to pay
I
Staffer
opinion
t’s the annual confiscatory tax season,
which culminates April 15. According to
the supreme law of the land, it’s illegal for
the federal government to tax citizens and not
directly appropriate the proceeds. For instance,
a stamp tax is legal because it pays for the postal
service, and the gas tax is legal because it pays
for federal highway maintenance.
However, this did not stop the 61st Congress
from directly passing legislation that violated
the spirit of the Constitution.
As it stands now, the bulk of the federal government’s revenue is based on income taxes and
not usage taxes. The more you make, the more
you owe to society, according to the political
status quo on both sides of the isle.
Philosophically speaking, the government
is taxing the most intelligent, productive and
self-motivated members of society. Where is the
incentive to better yourself and increase your
income if you are penalized with a progressive
tax code, which requires you to pay more the
more productive you are? Theoretically, UNF students go to school to
learn more and set themselves apart from the
masses, not only to help society but to better
their lives financially.
But if you cross an arbitrary income threshold, you owe society more for spending years of
your life further educating yourself, while incurring student loan debt and putting off immediate income increases to potentially have a larger
income years down the road. It takes the average
American worker 103 days out of the year to pay
for their “fair share.”
If tax compliance were an industry, American
taxpayers would spend $27.7 billion, 7.6 billion
hours and would require 3.8 million full-time
workers, according to Nina Olson, the national
taxpayer advocate at the IRS.
When the tax code was written in 1913, it was
400 pages long. Now it contains more than 67,000
James Cannon II
Assistant News Editor
pages, and that is before the Obama administration’s budget is enacted as law, which proposes a
massive increase in the code.
It is no wonder why Treasury Secretary
Timothy Geithner and House Ways and Means
Committee Chairman Charles Rangel, who are
tasked with writing all the tax laws, are having
problems paying their taxes. How is the average
American without a degree in Tax Law supposed to be in compliance?
Whether you are a Democrat or a Republican,
people on both sides scratch their heads at some
of the revenue spent. America now owes more
than $11 trillion in debt and is set to spend and
borrow immensely more.
This is not a new problem. Between George
W. Bush’s budget deficits and the Democratic
lead Congressional Budget Office’s predictions
of nearly $1 trillion deficits each year for the
next 10 years under Obama’s proposed budget,
the national debt will be more than $22 trillion,
which is more than 100 percent of America’s annual Gross Domestic Product. The British rock band Muse summed it up
best in their politically-angst ridden song “Take
a Bow:”
“You corrupt, you bring corruption to all
that you touch / you behold, and beholden for
all that you’ve done / you’ve cast a spell on the
country you ruined / you will risk all their lives
and their souls / and you will burn in hell for
your sins.”
E-mail James Cannon II at [email protected].
t’s amazing how technology is able to take over
our lives in so many ways,
making us a socially inept
society dependent on constant
entertainment.
The use of technology has
been taken to the extreme
as we rely on it throughout
the entire week. Just the
other day, I went to look for a
birthday present at the mall
and noticed at least six people
with headphones in their
ears. The weird thing is they
weren’t shopping alone.
I understand wanting to
tune out someone – I wouldn’t
mind putting my roommate
on mute at times – but listening to music while walking
with a friend is absurd. Whatever happened to a
good old-fashioned conversation between two people?
We have transformed into
a society that has our cell
phones glued to our hands,
not to our ears. We barely use
our phones to make calls anymore. Instead, we use them to
surf the Internet, download
music and of course, there is
the infamous texting.
We text until our fingers
are blue, instead of just calling the person and getting
what we need in a matter of
minutes.
According to Students
Against Destructive
Decisions, 50 percent of teens
admit to text messaging while
driving. This is an alarming
statistic that now rivals drinking and driving in terms of
danger and prevalence.
Then there’s what takes
place at home. Instead of
turning to our family, friends
and the great outdoors,
we just watch TV, surf the
Internet, and play video
games. A majority of youth
between the ages of 8 and 18
play close to 13 hours of video
games a week, according to a
survey by Harris Interactive. We can’t learn or grow as
people if we are just sitting
back and watching the work
being done for us.
And it’s not good enough
Staffer
opinion
Heather Furey
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Assistant Sports Editor
Whatever
happened to a
good oldfashioned
conversation ... ?
just to have technology anymore. Nowadays, everyone
has to have the most updated
and advanced form of a product. Phones, cars, laptops and
TV sets have to be bigger and
better today than they were
yesterday.
I am not saying we should
all turn into Fred Flintstone
and live in the stone age, but
we need to be grateful for
what we have available to
us and enjoy a conversation
between our friends.
Take out the earphones, put
down the phones, close and
walk away from the laptop,
and become consumed in the
world around you, not the
technology.
If we don’t, we might in
turn become a population
similar to those in the film
“WALL-E,” sitting in hovercrafts and staring at a digital
screen all day. The people in
the movie even talk through a
screen when they are sitting
right next to each other. They
have no desire to exercise or
enjoy the outdoors.
So, UNF, I challenge you
to go one day without your
favorite electronic device. You
might feel like you’re naked
or missing a vital organ, but
you also might find that you
really don’t need it after all.
E-mail Heather Furey at
[email protected].
Letters to the editor
Project didn’t force views on anyone
Dear Editor,
As the organizer of the Genocide
Awareness Project that appeared on
campus last month, I’d like to respond
to the April 1 column by Andrea
Farah.
Ironically, Mrs. Farah actually
agrees with us on the most important
aspect of our campaign. She called
our pictures disgusting, repulsive and
terrorizing. We agree. Abortion is all
of those. Anyone with a functioning
conscience would be appalled.
Is it logical to argue that pictures of
abortion are disgusting and terrorizing, but the act of abortion is somehow
OK?
She says our use of the term genocide is an emotional appeal. But she
offers no argument that unborn children are anything other than human.
What would you call the destruction of
1.2 million human beings annually?
She said we “forced” our opinions
on her. How could anyone do such a
thing? If we could “force” our opinion,
then she would now agree with us,
wouldn’t she? Perhaps she was trying
to say we should help the abortion industry hide the evidence of their evil
deeds from her eyes. Sorry, but as long
as Americans are killing children, we
(Lord-willing) will expose this horrific
injustice for all to see.
If you want to see what this
debate is all about, please go to www.
abortionNo.org.
C. Fletcher Armstrong, PhD
Southeast Director, Center for
Bio-Ethical Reform
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Best Place to
Study – Library,
Third Floor
A close runner-up for the
“Best Place to Nap” category,
this particular library level
offers a serene environmental
ideal for digesting scholastic
materials. And if your stomach is growling for something
other than academia, the window rooms offer a killer view
of sad shuttled students.
Best Live
Performance on
Campus – Ben Folds
Did anyone else even play on
campus this year? Maybe a few
lackluster, cash-money rappers
with “young” tagged onto the
front-side of their moniker or
a deflated group of Hot Topic
regulars, sure. The ivory-ticklin’good performance earlier this
month topped the year’s live
jams.
Best Place to Nap
– The Green
Whether you’re a dirty, lazy hippie or
hung-over business major, there’s no
place like this mid-campus savanna to
catch some between-class shut-eye.
Just watch out for Frisbees, footballs
and self-righteous preachers.
Best Place to Live on
Campus – The Village
Each year, upperclassmen flock to the
only apartment-style (and cleanest)
dorms available – The Village.
Featuring a full kitchen, living area and
bath, students feel more like they’re
living in a townhouse than a dorm.
Best Animal –
UNF Narwhal
Deep in the realms of the
nature trails, dwells the w
Norwegian Narwhal. Go t
glean celestial insight. Be
of this mysterious creatur
unpredictable mood swin
however, or you might ju
narred.
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Best Place to
Streak
– UNF Baseball Game
Do you have no shame? Have
you had a few too many drinks?
Come on over to Harmon Baseball Stadium, shed some clothes
and make the cops chase you.
There really is nothing like being
in the back of a police car naked,
and short of being a hooker, this
is the easiest way to get that job
done.
Best Zealot Preacher
– Angry Marine Guy
Jacked and fresh off a tour of duty
near the holy land, this guy hates your
sexual promiscuity, drinking habits and
overall lifestyle, but he has no problem
with the idea of shooting innocent
civilians in the face in the name of oil
and imperialism. As Bad Religion said,
“the voice of God is government.”
Sage-like wisdom, folks.
Best Place to Lose
Internet Connectivity
– Fine Arts Building
Yes, it makes perfect sense that the
home of the department of communications is the hardest place to communicate on the Web. Got some last
minute homework to finish? Not here.
It’s the nightmare of any
self-respecting procrastinator.
Best Shuttle Driver
– Sonia Jackson
“I love you all; I love UNF; ya’ll are
the reason I get up and go to work,”
Jackson said. With Tupac cranked to
11 and a gregarious greeting cranked
to 12, stepping onto Jackson’s shuttle
will always brighten your day. There
couldn’t be a better way to introduce
yourself to the otherwise questionable cushions of the morning shuttle.
illustration : Mike tomassoni; photos : harris zeliff, jonathan morales; compiled by spinnaker staff.
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COMING SOON: Student blogs
Students jump, overcome fears
Expressions
‘Blonde Thing’ sees beyond hair color
By April Schulhauser
by Rebecca McKinnon
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Assistant Features Editor
Staff writer
Luis Ochoa, a senior international
science major, jumps during a
skydiving event UNF began last year.
Lyndse Costabile, assistant director of development for Major Gifts
at UNF, first thought up the event
with the idea to mix skydiving and
networking.
Costabile joins the jumpers each
year and has been skydiving many
times before. She considers it a lifealtering experience that makes you
feel more powerful when it’s all said
and done, she said.
“This is a great way to overcome
your fear of heights,” she said. “It
changes your whole outlook.”
Kristoffer Francisco went on last
year’s skydiving trip because he
“thought it was a great way to meet
with current students and other
alumni in a fun and exciting event,”
he said.
Francisco is a member of the
UNF Alumni Board of Directors and
an insurance broker for Insurance
Office of America and thinks skydiving is “exhilarating” and “more
relaxing than going into a board
meeting,” he said.
UNF’s Second Annual Skydiving
Event is scheduled to take place
at the Skydive Space Center in
Titusville, Fla. from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
April 25
If you are interested in joining fellow students, friends and
alumni to skydive April 25, contact
Costabile at (904) 620-1672.
E-mail April Schulhauser at
[email protected].
E
veryone has looked in the mirror at least once and
thought, ‘What if I was a different person?’ A new
local short film called “Blonde Thing” has taken
that question out of the bathroom and onto the silver
screen.
“Blonde Thing” takes an in-depth five minute look
into the life of Bru, who goes through a series of radical
changes to her appearance and personality that affect not
only her but also her boyfriend, Manny, played by junior
marketing major Josh Moureaux.
The Spinnaker spoke with Moureaux and director,
writer, co-producer and editor of the film Antonio Sarte
about their work on the film and what might lie in the
future for “Blonde Thing.”
The film has been entered into the Jacksonville
Film Festival. What do you think about this?
Sarte: I’d be delighted if it gets into it. It’d be fun. It’d be
more exposure for the film and everyone who worked
on it. My intention is to enter it into other film festivals as
well.
Moureaux: Hopefully it will do extremely well and it will
be recognized. Personally, I think it’s a great little project.
The problem with short films a lot of times is it’s hard to
give a story, to leave the audience feeling with a sense
a closure like there’s a beginning, middle and end when
you only have five minutes of film. But I feel like this film
accomplishes that, so I think it will do well.
What’s the funniest thing that happened on set?
Sarte: There’s a scene where the main actress has to put
on a bald cap. It’s not really funny. Well, it was kind of
funny too. The bald cap kit that we bought was sub-par,
bad, cheap and old, and it just started ripping apart on
us, so we couldn’t do this full shot of a bald head like we
wanted. To mask it, we made the front part as clean and
realistic as we could and had the actor pull the hood off
half way. It ended up working out for us.
How did the process of preparing for and
making this film go in your opinion? Were there
any hiccups?
Sarte: I think it went pretty smoothly. Pre-production was
kind of crazy because we really wanted to shoot back
in August. My co-producer’s wife fell seriously ill, so he
couldn’t really do a lot with it. We had to put things off
until December. Then the actors thought we were going
to shoot in September or October so they dropped out.
We went through this crazy acting process where we
went through several actors before we found two
main actors.
Moureaux: As there are with any film, there are hiccups.
Junior marketing major Josh Moureaux plays Manny
in the short film ‘Blonde Thing’ which has been
entered in the Jacksonville Film Festival.
peter stahl
photo courtesy of luis ochoa
Have you ever had to put your
complete trust in a total stranger?
If so, you understand the gutwrenching feeling you can get in
the pit of your stomach. Perhaps
it was a life-threatening situation
such as a whitewater rafting trip or
an allergic reaction to a food. Maybe you had last-minute second thoughts that were too late to
act upon and frightened you even
more.
In less than two weeks, accompanied by professionals, a group of 28
students from UNF, other students
and friends from around Florida
will take a leap of faith, literally, out
of a jet plane flying 120 mph. Those
going on the trip will tandem jump
with trained jumpers from the Sky
Dive Space Center.
“For me, when I was little I hated
roller coasters and now, I love roller
coasters everytime, and I’m hoping
that this [will be] sort of the same
thing,” said Michael Penrod, a senior business management major.
These thrill-seekers will voluntarily take a trip to jump 15,000 feet
from a plane, safety-checked by complete strangers. They will fly on a jet
from the Sky Dive Space Center, being flown by complete strangers.
Then, the jumpers will put their
lives in the hands of the professional skydiver strapped to their
back, whom they just met that day,
whose vital job is to pull the line on
the parachute at just the right time
to save you from meeting the Earth.
The upcoming trip will be
Penrod’s first time ever skydiving.
Although he doesn’t like heights or
free-falling, he will be taking a risk
and take a jump most will never experience, he said.
“I guess what it comes down to is
will I actually do it or not,” Penrod
said. “Yeah, at the moment I have
every intention of jumping, but,
we’ll see.”
During UNF’s graduation ceremony April 24, the Annual Giving
Office will give each graduating senior a bookmark listing the “Top 10
Things to do After Graduation” with
the number one choice: skydiving.
One of the things was our schedule. I go to school personally. I work thirty hours a week and the same thing with
Laura. [The schedule] just kind of throws everything out of
sync. I think overall, these guys are great. Tony and Patrick
have been doing this for awhile. They know what they’re
doing and overall the whole thing ran very smoothly.
How does the film relate to college-aged students in particular?
Moureaux: The film is about a young lady who is struggling with a bit of an identity crisis, and she’s very insecure. She’s trying to find herself, and it relates to her hair.
Changing her hair color over and over is the way she can
try to please her man. A lot of women have those same
insecurities that Laura plays in the movie. Instead of pleasing themselves and doing what they actually want, they
sacrifice for whatever everyone else wants. I think that’s
something we all go through in college.
What do you want the audience to walk out of
the film feeling or thinking?
Sarte: That they just watched a nice, entertaining professionally done film. That it was done completely here in
Jacksonville, that there is a talent pool here, that local
filmmakers and local actors can pull something off and
looks like it could have been made anywhere. Maybe they
can experience something of their own humanity in these
characters.
Moureaux: I want them to walk out saying, ‘God, that kid
was good.’ No. (laughs) I want people to understand the
film. If you dig a little deeper, there is meaning behind
it. I want people to realize the moral of the story, which I
would say is be who you are regardless of what the world
thinks.
E-mail Rebecca McKinnon at [email protected].
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Top Five Songs You Shouldn’t Live Without
I
t seems many of your sarcasm detectors weren’t working as the last installment of the Top Five
in the April 1 issue (Greatest Songs of All Time) was met with a wave of disgust and disdain. It
was April Fools Day! Anyway, this swan song edition of Top Five celebrates the end. For some
of you, the end of the semester marks the beginning of drinking your way through a part-time job
for the summer. For others, it’s time to hand out pieces of paper with an exhaustive list of accomplishments to greedy corporate types in hopes of breaking through in a dismal job market. Either
way, this list is the equivalent of a lead singer spiking a microphone on stage and breaking it apart
at the end of an energetic performance. The squealing sound of broken feedback is unpleasant
but satisfying and definitive – you know damn well the show is over. As Rob Gordon said in “High
Fidelity:” “what really matters is what you like, not what you are like … books, records, films;
these things matter.” That’s what this list has been all about. And with that, here are five songs
you absolutely shouldn’t live without. Consider yourselves beneficiaries in the Top Five’s will and
accept these songs as a parting gift for your ears. Thanks for reading!
“Roadrunner”
– Modern Lovers
With a jangly organ, three chords and
lyrics about driving fast and loving rock
‘n’ roll, this song makes rock ‘n’ roll lovers
drive fast. It can’t be stressed enough that
this is the perfect song for a windowsdown-in-the-hot-sun road trip or a
summer afternoon drinking binge; just
don’t mix the two. From the unorthodox
countdown of “One, two, three, four,
five, six …” at the start of the song,
Jonathan Richman and his band of merry
Massachusites chug through one of the
most original straightforward rock/pop
songs ever recorded. Perfectly imperfect
like a good garage band should be. It’s
impossible to get sick of this song.
“Mote” – Sonic Youth
A mote is defined as a small speck
or particle, usually of dust (see the Sylvia
Plath poem “The Eye Mote” from which
this song is apparently partially based),
but it really seems to be more about the
confusion about a love interest resulting
from recreational drug use. Lee Ranaldo’s
lyrics “I’m down in the daytime out of
sight/ Comin’ in from dreamland I’m on
fire/ I can see it’s all been here before/
Dream a dream that lies right at your
door/ When the seasons circle sideways
out of turn/ And words don’t speak just
fall across the carpet/ You’re just in time
to watch the fires burn/ It seems a crime
but your face is bright, you love it/ All the
time,” might defy any concrete interpretation, but this is one powerhouse of a song.
Though the Sonic Youth trademark of four
minutes of feedback to end the song can
either be really cool or really distracting,
depending on your mental state, this is a
college radio classic. The video is pretty
damn cool too. Crank it up and rip off the
knob.
“Jump Into the Fire”
– Harry Nilsson
John Lennon said Nilsson was his
favorite American tenor. If that isn’t
enough of an endorsement, the thumping
bassline and Nilsson’s infectious vocals
make this song the highlight of the
infamous helicopter scene in “Goodfellas.”
Not to say you should go Henry Hill on
everyone and mastermind the biggest
heist of all time, get in deep with a
Pittsburgh cocaine connection, piss off
the mob, rat out your friends and enter
witness protection; but if you were so
inclined, here’s your soundtrack. The
album version clocks in at around eight
minutes, and the pace of the song is
perfect for a reckless drive when you’re
running late and weaving through traffic.
It’s a must for any lengthy commute.
“Hold On, I’m Comin’”
– Sam and Dave
Released in 1966 on the famed
Stax Records label (maybe the best record
company ever), it quickly shot to the top
of the charts. Rumor has it co-writers of
the song Isaac Hayes (later “Shaft” and
“Chef” from “South Park”) and David
Porter penned the song in 10 minutes
after Hayes called to Porter, who was in
the bathroom responded “hold on, man,
I’m comin.’” And it also helps that the Stax
house musicians backing the song were
Booker T & the MGs. Check out the live
seven-minute version on YouTube from
1966, and be thankful this tune invaded
your day.
“Rapper’s Delight”
– Sugar Hill Gang
Call it cheesy, call it lame, call it
dated – it doesn’t matter. It doesn’t even
matter that these guys essentially stole
all their lyrics from a gritty MC named
Casanova Fly and beat him to the punch
recording this single. This song captured
the vibe of New York in the early ‘80s
when disco was all but dead and hiphop was still two turntables, an MC and
a dance party in the park during the
summertime. Plus you’ve got to give credit
to a song that spawned the lines “Hotel,
motel, Holiday Inn/ If your girl starts
acting up, then you take her friend” and
“I don’t mean to brag, I don’t mean to
boast/ But we’re like hot butter on our
breakfast toast.” There’s no excuse not to
play it at your next party.
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Satisfy your stomach, eyes with ‘Osprey Treats’
Students living on their own while attending college are not always able to enjoy a decent
meal for many reasons.
UNF graduate student Christian Brown and Osprey TV have set out to bring an end to college
students’ hunger with meals and treats every student can make. The goal is to bring a different
meal with every new episode that can stay within a limited budget, dorm limitations and methods
known to most college students.
“Osprey Treats,” Osprey TV’s latest food show, will be hosted by Brown and filmed in the UNF
residence halls. Brown wants to bring people together to enjoy something we all share
in
common: eating.
“Everyone grabs hold of something close and tries to share it with the first person who gives
them the time of day, and that thing for me is cooking,” Brown said.
Each episode will outline the process of what it takes to make delicious meals including shopping, cooking and of course, eating. Living in the residence halls limits what students can do, but
Brown, a former Resident Assistant, has years of experience cooking and living in the dorms, so he
believes he has the recipe for eating with ease, he said.
“The show gives the students a chance to try something new,” “Osprey Treats” producer and
co-creator Justin Lerman said. “‘Osprey Treats’ will make different types of meals including everything from the simple spaghetti and meat sauce to tasty coconut macaroons.”
The show offers students who are looking for something different or perhaps not very good at
cooking a chance to make something easy and cheap, Lerman said.
In the end, this is a show about the students with a focus in cooking, Brown said. And if cooking is your thing, you are more than welcome to show off your culinary prowess. If you have a
recipe you would like to be considered, please visit the show’s section at OspreyTV.com.
“Osprey Treats” premieres at 9 p.m. April 17 on Channel 118 as part of Osprey TV’s Movie of
the Week lineup.
UNF graduate student Christian Brown whips up dorm friendly delicacies on Osprey TV’s
new show “Osprey Treats.” Tune in for the premiere 9 p.m. April 17 on channel 118.
Compiled by Matt Head.
Spaghetti and Meat sauce There is so much one can do with pasta, and spaghetti and meat sauce seems to be
up there with classical pairings like cheese and wine. Well, perhaps not, but it most
certainly makes for a delicious and filling meal. With a plethora of flavorful ingredient
combinations for each sauce, there is always a new interpretation of this classic dish
that can be brought to the table. Here is one:
Ingredients:
4 oz. White button mushrooms (shitakes, and creminis work as well)
1/2 Green bell pepper
1/2 Red Onion (the purple looking onion)
3 Pegs or garlic (equivalent to 1 tbsp when minced)
2 tsp. salt
1/2 tsp. black pepper
2 tsp. oregano
1 1/2 tsp. basil
1 1/2 tsp. parsley (best when fresh)
1 lb ground beef (I use 80/20 ground sirloin; this is just a preference)
1 tbsp. olive oil
12 oz. tomato sauce (try a can of Hunts) 1 lb. spaghetti (good substitutes are angel hair pasta or rigatoni) Recipe:
Dice the onion and green pepper and set aside. Mince the garlic pegs and add to
a skillet on medium heat with the olive oil and 1 tsp. of salt. Let the garlic sweat for 3
minutes (at no time should it begin to brown or fry). Add the onions and green peppers. Slice the mushrooms into cross-sections, or if preferred, chop/dice similar in fashion
to the onions.
After 5 minutes, add the ground beef, salt, black pepper, oregano, basil, parsley,
and mushrooms. Increase the heat and allow the meat to cook. Once the meat has browned, add the tomato sauce and lower the heat to promote
a simmer (not too many bubbles).
The spaghetti is easy. Bring a pot of water to a boil, and add the pasta and salt.
Allow the spaghetti to cook for 10-15 minutes until Al Dente (i.e. not too soft and it
doesn’t hurt when you take a bite).
After 10 minutes of simmering, remove the spaghetti from the heat. Serve with the
pasta, bread, salad, glass of wine and perhaps some Parmesan cheese.
Horoscopes by Lasha Seniuk
Educational
projects
and revised workplace
skills are now a top priority. Key officials may this
week demand improved
job performance or completed assignments. Don’t
March 21 - April 20 hesitate to increase your
workload. By early May
a new career path will
be made available: stay alert. Thursday
through Saturday accents complex romantic discussions and rekindled feelings of attraction. Ask potential lovers
for reliable promises: this is an excellent
time to move key relationships forward.
Financial and business
messages may be misleading this week. Official
communications or legal
agreements will now be
derailed by rare social politics or workplace conflict.
April 21 - May 20 Stay dedicated to shortterm tasks, however: facts,
figures and calculations
may require careful scrutiny. Tuesday
through Friday listen closely to friends
and relatives for new romantic information or surprising admissions. Rare flirtations or unexpected invitations may be a
key theme: remain diplomatic.
Long-term romantic commitments will now increase. Over the next few
weeks many Geminis will
bring added emotional
and financial security
into their lives. Renewed
May 21 - June 21 family obligations, housing agreements or complex social promises are
all accented. If so, expect fast discussions and bold statements of affection.
After Wednesday ask key officials for
special permissions or new assignments.
At present, your skills are underutilized:
if possible, press for meaningful change.
Key officials will this
week rely heavily on
your ability to resolve
interpersonal disputes.
Minor workplace arguments may soon escalate. Remain determined
June 22 - July 22 to find harmony. In the
coming weeks your emotional guidance will be
greatly appreciated on the work scene.
Wednesday through Friday someone close
may reveal an unusual family triangle or
home dispute. Family history or long forgotten romantic alliances may be a key
issues. Expect complex discussions.
Home expectations, outdated relationships and
old romantic memories
demand clarity. For some
Leos, especially those born
between 1955 and 1969, a rekindled love affair will this
July 23 - Aug. 22 week captivate extra time.
Unproductive
patterns
now need to be resolved. If
so, expect dramatic confrontations and escalating tensions over the next six weeks.
Thursday through Sunday highlights new
incomes sources and fast career breakthroughs: watch for last minute proposals.
After a brief phase of miscommunications,
loved
ones are willing to adopt
controversial ideas. Home
expansion and social planning are a strong concern
this week. After Monday
Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 thoroughly discuss financial commitments. New daily guidelines may soon be
needed: stay focused. Later this week a past
romantic partner may reappear. Planetary
alignments suggest that reclaimed love will
work to your benefit for the next nine weeks.
Pace yourself and expect sudden reversals.
Business relations now improve. Some Librans will
this week be asked to take
on a complicated project or
a new job description. If so,
expect the coming weeks
to bring fast workplace
Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 changes and new financial
resources. Before mid-May
quick decisions may be
necessary: stay balanced. After Thursday a
complicated friendships may trigger group
disapproval or gossip. Key issues may include family changes or hidden information.
Remain detached: passions will be high.
For many Scorpios several
weeks of social isolation
will now fade. Ask loved
ones for added consideration or concrete decisions.
Areas affected are housing
contracts, family expansion
Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 or emotional agreements in
the home. Don’t be shy. New
choices will work in your
favor. Thursday through Saturday business
associates or work partners may expect unrealistic results. Long-term estimates, legal
documents and financial calculations will
prove unreliable: avoid written promises.
Workplace
negotiations
will this week work to
your advantage. For many
Sagittarians
financial
speculation will soon be
replaced with new contracts and timed agreeNov. 23 - Dec. 21 ment. In the coming
weeks expect key officials
to outline fresh business
strategies and revised daily expectations.
New rules will be complex but workable.
Stay focused. After Friday family relations will steadily improve: expect trusted
friends or relatives to leave outdated ideas
and unproductive habits in the past.
An old friend or lover may
this week trigger intense
memories. Past relationships will now reveal unexpected feelings and offer
unique life lessons. Discuss
all observations with loved
Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 ones: emotional suggestions and romantic speculation from close friends
will prove helpful. Later this week study
financial documents for forgotten details
or missed payments. Debts or neglected
duties will now tend to escalate: make sure
others understand your limits, ideals and
expectations.
Close colleagues may this
week reveal private information. Marital relations,
family disputes or living
arrangement are all highlighted. Listen to all revelations but avoid becomJan. 21 - Feb. 19 ing emotionally involved.
Workplace alliances may
need extra time to properly
develop: remain distant. Thursday through
Saturday accents minor social confusion
and misleading invitations. Friends and
lovers will be particularly sensitive to last
minute change: expect fast reversals and
sudden outbursts.
Home discussions will now
help move key relationships forward. In the coming weeks some Pisceans
will gently expand their
family or social obligations.
If so, watch for relations
Feb. 19 - March 20 with older family members to be a prime concern.
Remain open and wait for
agreement. After Wednesday a complex
business or financial proposals will work
strongly in your favor. Areas affected include new technologies, public relations
and communications. Ask key officials for
concrete documents.
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Sports
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Inside the Huddle
John Weidner
Sports Editor
Josh Gore
Contributing Writer
Heather Furey
Assistant Sports Editor
Jason Yurgartis
Features Editor
Question 1: Nick Adenhart, a pitcher for the Los Angeles Angels, was killed by a suspected drunken driver April 9.
Are people becoming too desensitized to tragic accidents involving professional athletes?
Athletes get murdered, shoot
themselves in the leg and run over
people in cars everyday. They don’t
surprise me at all anymore.
It just shows athletes are just as
susceptible to these things as
everyone else.
It sucks to see such a young guy
killed by someone who is dumb
enough to drink and drive. A
death is always tragic, whether
you’re an athlete or not.
Like any untimely death, I feel for
the guy, the passengers and their
loved ones, but I didn’t break out
in tears when I heard. I don’t think
it’s a matter of desensitization, but
how am I supposed to grieve for
someone I didn’t know?
Question 2: In front of nearly 8,000 fans, the Jacksonville Suns opened their season with a win against the
Tennessee Smokies 7-4. Has baseball ever been hotter than the Jacksonville Suns?
Yes. Fifty years ago when they
actually had good players like
Nolan Ryan.
The Suns are one of the best teams
in AA baseball. I have been to
many of their games and plan to
go to some this season.
I’ve never been to a Suns game,
but with the way they are starting
their season it may be tempting.
Yes, it’s been hotter. Wait until July
when it’s 95 degrees and you’re
in a 103-person line waiting for
dollar beers while you dodge foul
balls because you aren’t paying
attention to the game.
Question 3: A few Jacksonville Jaguars, including wide receiver Mike Walker, were inspired to take up tennis
through aiding children in a tennis clinic. Should the Jaguars be focusing on any sport other than football?
The Jaguars should be proud of
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Not really. But last season they focused on football and look where
it got them.
Clearly football is not their sport,
maybe tennis will be. Sorry Jaguar
fans.
No, they should scrap all other
activities and stick to getting
arrested for drug possession and
DUIs, and getting shot up over
club disputes in the off-season. It’s
what they do best.
Question 4: With the women’s tennis team achieving their 16th victory of the season and winning its fourth game in
a row against Florida Atlantic, is tennis emerging as one of UNF’s marquee athletic programs?
Tennis can’t compete with the
dynasty that UNF baseball has
established.
Most definitely! I expect the
women’s tennis team to win the
conference and go to nationals
next year.
Both tennis teams have great
coaches; it’s no wonder they are
so good.
Marquee program, maybe, but
I have a hard time envisioning a
tailgate party of ravenous fans
surrounding the tennis courts.
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Three Ospreys awarded honors in same week
By Rob Moccio
Contributing writer
Player of the Week in late March,
Kevin Martin was selected to
the College Baseball Foundation
National All-Star Lineup for the
first week in April. Martin batted
a .409 (9-for-22) with 18 RBI in six
games last week.
In the first week of April he had
a 1.045 slugging percentage, which
included four home runs and two
doubles alongside a UNF 4-2 record
as well. Martin is one of 13 nationally selected Division 1 players. This
is the seventh week of the award
this season.
Martin was a walk-on first
baseman who waited for his time
to shine. UNF habitually left runners in scoring position, and when
Coach Rhodes decided to bring up
Martin in the hitting lineup, they
started to see a more powerful-hitting Martin, Rhodes said.
“We gave him the chance, and he
did the job,” Rhodes said.
UNF has now collected its fifth
conference weekly award this year,
which is the most UNF has ever obtained since joining the A-Sun conference in 2006.
E-mail Rob Moccio at
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Women’s Tennis
Tennis finishes season third in A-Sun
By Josh Gore
Contributing Writer
With five losses in the season
and only two in conference play,
the UNF women’s tennis team
has completed its most successful season in three years.
“Overall, the season went better than expected,” head coach
Rodrigo Puebla said.
The Ospreys, who finished
with an overall record of 16-5
and tied for third in the Atlantic
Sun Conference, were also able to
overcome cross-town conference
rival Jacksonville University despite missing a player.
Since UNF did not have a replacement player, it had to forfeit
a point before play even began.
Freshman Nikita Van Lierop
was not cleared by the sport’s
physician, after fainting a few
hours before the match, but
she is now back to normal. She
performed in the season-ending road trip to Miami to play
against Florida Atlantic and
Florida International universities, Puebla said.
UNF was down 3-2 with two
matches to go, when JU fell
apart and allowed the Ospreys
to sneak out with a victory
and bring home the rumble
point. Last year, JU won the
rumble point.
“Winning the rumble point
was
extremely
important,”
Puebla said. “It’s something we
look forward to every year,” and
to be able to overcome down a
player was very nice.
The reason no substitute was
available for the missing player
was the team had six players instead of eight as in previous seasons, he said.
Of the 10 other teams in the
Atlantic Sun conference, eight
of those schools had more
women tennis players on their
rosters than UNF. JU had five
women on its roster, and Florida
Gulf Coast had six.
Puebla said since it was his
first season with the Ospreys,
he did not want to bring in too
many new players and even
though the team is only losing
one player, he is now making
recruiting his top priority.
Puebla said the key players
had good matches this season,
but it took the team as a whole
to “mold together.”
But individual effort did not
go unnoticed this season as two
players received A-Sun player
of the week awards. Freshman
Aline Berkenbrock was a recipient of the award for outstanding singles play against
University of Central Florida
that led to a match-clinching
win. Lauren Holton also received the award earlier in the
season after conference wins
against Lipscomb University
and Belmont University . Junior
Raquel Castro won nine of her
last 10 matches and leads the
conference in No. 2 wins.
“We will be contenders
for the A-Sun championship
next year,” Puebla said, “but
our goal is to get into the
national tournament.”
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Game of the week
Golf tries to end second place A-Sun streak
T
he UNF golf team finished
its Reunion Intercollegiate
in fifth place and will now
move on to the Atlantic Sun
Championship April 20-22 in
Blues Creek, N.C.
Last year in 2008 the golf
team won the tournament by
one stroke over East Tennessee
State, finishing 14-over-par.
Sophomore Chris Kennedy
said he feels prepared for the
championship and is ready to
win as a team as well as individually.
The team won the title last
year and hopes to walk away
with it this year as well, Kennedy said.
The Ospreys are now awaiting the decision on their regional site and will be heading
to one of three places: Chattanooga, Tenn., Columbus, Ohio,
or Seattle, Wash.
What
The Atlantic Sun Men’s Golf
Championship tournament is
hosted by Campbell University at
tt Keith Hills Country Club.
picked up a point in the Sun Trust
River City Rumble standings, placing higher than Jacksonville University by 57 strokes. The Ospreys
had a score of 2-over-par and a
score of 286 for the tournament.
When
This Season
April 20-22
Where
Blues Creek, North Carolina
looking back
In 2008 the Ospreys recorded
the lowest round of the day at
the A-Sun Conference Tournament, and the win guaranteed
UNF a spot in an NCAA Regional.
It would be the first regional appearance since 2002 breaking a
three year streak of second-place
finishes in the tournament.
Due to the win, UNF also
UNF tied for fourth with a
score of 612 in the second round
at the Reunion Intercollegiate 10
shots behind third place Vanderbilt, one of the top teams in the
tournament. It finished the event
in fifth place with a 314 threeround total.
In the Gator invitational, the
Ospreys placed ninth overall with
a round of 287. Senior Jeff Dennis
tied for ninth in the individual
standings after an even par round
of 70.
harris zeliff | Spinnaker
It has been a busy season for
UNF Athletics, but for two UNF
baseball players and a UNF women’s tennis player, the first week of
April was an even busier week.
UNF’s right-handed starting
pitcher, senior John Frawley, and
UNF’s tennis player, freshman
Aline Berkenbrock, each won the
weekly Atlantic Sun Player of the
Week Award for their respective
sports. And UNF baseball’s first
baseman, junior Kevin Martin,
earned national collegiate recognition by being named to the College
Baseball Foundation National AllStar Lineup.
Frawley was awarded the A-Sun
Player of the Week Award after
piching his fourth straight complete game April 10 against the
Lipscomb Bisons. UNF (15-20, 9-7
A-Sun) won the game 1-0 and outpitched Lipscomb’s starting pitcher Rex Brothers, who head coach
Rhodes considers to be a Major
League Baseball first-round draft
pick, he said.
Frawley pitched all nine innings in the game. He allowed
only five hits, no earned runs or
walks, struck out eight batters for
his fifth win of the season and his
second complete game shutout of
the season.
“[Frawley] has been really consistent,” Rhodes said.
Frawley is 8-1 as a pitcher in
his four-year tenure at UNF, and
Rhodes believes Frawley has obtained great control and is an “all
around pitcher,” he said.
Aline Berkenbrock was awarded the A-Sun Player of the Week
award after her undefeated weekend in the UNF Fall Invite tennis
match. This weekend’s matches
led to Berkenbrock’s match-clinching win against the University of
Central Florida.
Berkenbrock seized a 6-3 thirdset victory at the top singles game,
leading the Ospreys to a 4-3 win
against UCF at the UNF Tennis
Complex April 4. The Ospreys are a
perfect 11-0 at home this season.
“Aline came in this season and
immediately had an impact,” UNF
head coach Rodrigo Puebla said
in a press release. Berkenbrock
has come into her own as a freshman playing at the collegiate level
and has been a key factor in the
Ospreys’ wins.
Along with winning UNF’s
UNF senior infielder Kevin Martin earned a spot on College Baseball Foundation National All-Star Lineup during the first week in April. The list recognizes
the top Division I baseball players in the nation for the week.
Sports
Page 22
sports Debate
IS IT
TRULY A
SPORT?
Sports are often cherished for their hard-hitting, character-building moments when athletes use the most of their skill and talent to win. But not every sport involves head-to-head
competition or even exercise. The Spinnaker asked three UNF coaches to participate in a debate sharing their feelings about whether fishing, cheerleading and chess are truly sports.
Mary
Tappmeyer
Women’s
Head
Basketball
Coach
“The guys who win tens of
thousands of dollars? Yes,
fishing is a sport. It’s great
they have enough patience to
catch a fish. But I would only
fish if I was guaranteed to
catch a really big fish.“
“Yes, it’s a sport because it
takes a lot of conditioning,
and you have to be crazy to
let someone throw you in the
air and then catch you. But I
wouldn’t cheer because I’d be
on the bottom of the pyramid.”
“I would call it the least
physical of all the sports but
probably the most mental of
sports. I have played myself in
the past and only enjoyed it
when I won. Chess players are
very smart individuals.”
Mark
Vanalstyne
Men’s and
Women’s
Head Track
and Field
Coach
“It’s more of a pastime. I
am amazed at the prizes for
some of the bass fishing
tournaments. But I think the
fishing gene in my family
skipped a generation. I find it
very boring.”
“I like when you can measure
and see points on a scoreboard.
I tend to move away from
cheerleading because it’s
more judged. No, I wouldn’t
cheerlead because I don’t look
good in those short skirts.”
“No, I don’t think chess is a
sport. I like chess, [but] it’s just
not a sport; it’s more of a
challenge. I think it is
wonderful as long as the
players don’t take themselves
too seriously.”
Linda
Hamilton
Women’s
Head
Soccer
Coach
“Yes, there are people who
catch really big fish, and there
has got to be some type of art
to what they do. I would fish;
for me it’s a very relaxing time
to be surrounded by water.“
“Yes, at least at the college
level, because cheerleaders in
a way are like gymnasts. But I
would not. I would much prefer
being the one cheered for. I
have a lot of respect for them
though – being thrown around
like they are.”
“I wouldn’t consider chess a
sport; it’s more an intellectual
pastime. If I learned how to
play, I would be very willing
to learn though. Yet for some
reason, I think they are way
smarter than me.”
Sports
Page 23
Potential Osprey helps save
five lives
By John Weidner
“When I opened the
door, I started doing thi
ngs I a lot of courag
didn’t think I could do,
e,” Palm Beach Centr
” Finch said.
al coach Scott
As Kyle Finch watch
For UNF head bas
Benedict told the Palm
ed the Expedition ahead
eba
ll
Beach Post. “A lot of
coa
ch
Du
sty Rhodes, would
of
him spin out of contro
people
Fin
ch’
s
sto
not have the courage
ry is what they try to
l into the guardrail, he
to do that.”
teach to UNF ath- knew letes on an
there was no time for
For Finch, it was just
d off the field, Rhodes
him to waste. But the
the only option there
said.
n again, “We don
Finch has spent most
was.
“Because we we
’t just check to see wh
of his life learning to
re right behind the
o kids are as play- we
make ers; we che
split second decisions
m, we
re able to see the
ck to see who they are
without thinking twice
severity of the acc
as people,” Rhodes in
.
“Because I’ve bee
said. ident
full detail,” he said.
n playing sports most
“I’ve always learned
of my “One of
life, I understood exactl
to do for others wh
the top things I look for
y how to handle a high-p
at you would hope
is the guy with would
res- the biggest hea
sure situation,” he sai
they
do for you, so I just
d.
rt and the best charac
did what I hope peo
ter
.
Yo
Finch, a senior at
u
can
learn how to be a good
ple
wo
uld
do
Palm Beach Central
for me if I was eve
athlete, but character
High harder to fin
r in that kind
School, is a pitcher on
is a lot of situation.”
d.”
the school’s baseball
team Rhodes
and recently signed
Another key motiv
said he looks for four
a national letter of int
ator for his response
basic qualities in per
ent to those who
play baseball for UNF
was his
sonal faith, Finch sai
play for him: someon
next season.
d. He believes every sit
e
wh
o
pay
He and teammate
s
att
ention, work hard, does
uatio
n
he
exp
eri
Alex Anagnostu were
enc
the job they are told to
ed beforehand was giv
driv- puts the tea
ing on State Road 80
do and by God to hel
en to him
m first.
in Hendry County aro
p prepare him for the
accident.
und “We expect
4 p.m. March 14 on
“I saw things that
a hell of a lot more
their way back from
day that totally chang
from our kids view
visit- than other
ing a friend at Flo
ed my
of
people do,” Rhodes sai
reality,” Finch said.
rida Gulf Coast Un
d. “I know I can iversity. be harsh
It was then that the
He explained how he
and hard on them som
two saw the back left
packed three bottles of
etimes, but push- ter
tire ing them to be
of the Expedition
wabefore leaving FCGU.
dedicated now will hel
two cars ahead of
After the accident, the
p them later went to
them in life when
blow out.
two
retrieve the bottles of
they have to go throu
water for the victims,
gh the real hard bu
“At first, the whole
times on their own.”
t what they found sur
thing seemed so sur
prised Finch.
real,” If Finch
Finch said. “As soon
“I knew that when
fulfills his intent to pla
as the tire went, the car
I got to my car there
y for the Ospreys, on
spun he will alread
out of control and sm
would
ly be two half-empty bot
y be ahead of the gam
ashed into the guard rai
tles and one full bottle
e.
l. The Finch wa
force of the guard rai
of
hot water there, but wh
s a part of a group of
l catapulted the car str
en I opened the door,
10 who pulled were
aight over to help
up into the air like a
there
five full ice-cold bottle
the victims. As others
ballet dancer before
s of water sitting in the
stood on the side, fro
it came Finch sho
crashing back down
nt passenger seat; on
uted for someone to cal
to the ground. When
e for each of the five
l for 911 while he sen
the car helped try
flipped, it didn’t just
pasger
s,” Finch said. “To me
to remove the passen
hit the guard rail an
gers from the ve- act
, that was clearly an
d stop, hicle.
it took several violen
of God. There was no
t rolls before it landed
way those bottles were
in a “They jus
nearby canal.”
in
my car before.”
t leapt into it,” said Pri
sci
lla
Ha
When the car lan
rda
wa
a
y
, The accident wa
nurse who was in the
ded, Finch and Anagn
vehicle immediately beh
s a reminder that you
ostu the Expeditio
made their way to the
ind know what is goi
never
n. “You would have tho
scene. Finch ran direct
ng to happen next in
ught they were Finch
ly to the paramedi
the car while Anagn
your life,
said.
cs.”
ostu ran to help a 9-y
ear-old The vic
boy who had been eje
But one thing he doe
tim thrown forward in
cted from the car.
s know: he wants to pla
the car was three UN
As Finch stood shi
and a half months pre
y at
F. Here, Finch hopes
n-deep in water next
gn
an
t,
to learn a lot about bas
an
d,
alo
ng
to
the ken ribs and
with bro- ball, but sai
car, he had no clue wh
ebones, she lost her bab
d he expects to learn
at to expect inside, he
y in the acci- life.
even more about
said. dent, Finch
When he opened the
said. The remainder
door, there were three
of the passengers people suffered fro
crammed together in
For him, UNF is the
m minor broken bon
the front seat. (The dri
perfect place to mold
es and bruises, sel
ver and while the
a passenger in the bac
himf into a better athlet
boy who was ejected
k seat had not been we
e, student and all aro
fro
m
the
ari
car
ng get several sti
seat belts.) Two other
ha
d
to
und
bet
ter
per
tches in his skull.
son.
passengers remained
in the “I was
back seat.
proud they were con
scious enough to
help out their fellow
E-mail John Weidner at
man like that. I think
[email protected]
it took
m.
Sports Editor
illustration: chad smith
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