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Volume 32, Issue 3
Professors
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Princeton review:
UNF stacks up well
with top colleges
C
olleges and universities across the
country were considered for Princeton
Review’s Web site feature “2009 Best
Colleges: Region by Region.” Similar to its
annual top rated colleges in the nation,
Princeton Review seperated the colleges into
regions: Northeast, Southeast, West and
Midwest. UNF ranked among the top
Southeast colleges in the nation.
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By Laura Franco
Staff Writer
The Princeton Review, a
New York-based company that
offers test-prep courses and
education services, recognized
UNF as one of the best colleges
in the Southeast in the company’s annual review released
in July.
UNF was among 139 colleges
and universities that received
the title “Best in the Southeast”
in Princeton Review’s Web site
feature “2009 Best Colleges:
Region by Region.”
UNF has received such
recognitions
from
the
Princeton Review in the
Colleges and universities
received the title “Best in
the Southeast.”
Colleges and universities were evaluated and
broken down by region.
Of the schools considered
were selected.
past, UNF President John
Delaney said.
“It’s been a number of years
in a row that [UNF] has made
the cut,” Delaney said. “We
are very proud to get this
distinction.”
In 2007, the Princeton
Review also recognized UNF as
one of “America’s Best Value
Colleges.”
The
Princeton
Review
judged many criteria from
graduate licensure exams and
graduation rates to admission
requirements and SAT scores
from
incoming
freshmen,
Delaney said.
See PRINCETON, page 5 �
By Sarah Gojekian
Contributing Writer
Fourteen thefts have been
reported on the core of campus
since May 1, the majority being
filed by professors, according to
UPD officials.
The items reported stolen
ranged from laptops and cameras
to purses filled with cash. And
though faculty members are covered by some insurance, it’s mostly for university property and
not private.
The number of thefts occurring in the past three months is
an increase from the average,
but UPD Chief Mark Foxworth
said he sees spurts like this every so often with no single reason
behind it.
“This is a very safe campus,
so [sometimes] people are too
lax and don’t always lock their
doors,” Foxworth said.
Peggy Tattersall, assistant
director of enrollment services
processing, had her purse stolen from her office, which was
left unlocked.
Tattersall said she had her
wallet with her, but her cell phone
and other items were gone when
she returned.
She still hasn’t received her
items or any compensation back,
she said.
A couple years ago UPD experienced a similar string of thefts.
The suspect wasn’t affiliated with
UNF but fit the demographic of a
student and blended in well.
So, UPD officials are looking at
all angles.
“We have no suspects, but
we aren’t ruling anyone out,”
Foxworth said. “It could be a student or a staff member.”
UPD Detective Adam Kline
went undercover to see if there
were any vulnerable areas
on campus.
He discovered that door after
door was left wide open.
It only takes a matter of seconds to grab a wallet and keep
walking, Kline said.
UPD’s standard procedure
when it receives a report is to review the crime to see if there is a
pattern or trend.
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Question of the week
What advice would you give to freshmen?
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Ashley
Hart
Molly
Cranston
Theresa
Adams
Meghan
Cash
Josh
Milliken
pre-law
undeclared
athletic
psychology
history
sophomore,
sophomore,
junior,
senior,
junior,
training
“Have a good school
year, know more and
get into classes.”
“Don’t take an 8 a.m.
class.”
“Take advantage of
the clubs and
organizations that
are offered on
campus.”
“Surround yourself
with people who are
going to support
you and keep you
focused.”
“Stay with school
every night. Make
sure to keep caught
up, don’t slack off
and keep your goal in
mind.”
Compiled by Laura Franco.
7-day
forecast
police beat
thursday August 21
July 29 - Aug. 10
T-Storms
1P July 29 – Burglary
87/76
Rain: 40%
friday August 22
2 July 30 – Theft
(Building W) – A student’s
cell phone was stolen
from the smokers’ table.
Scattered
T-Storms
86/76
Rain: 40%
9 Aug. 1 – Alcohol (Lot
11) – Several suspects
were seen drinking beer
in Lot 11. When UPD
arrived the suspects ran
into the housing area,
forcing UPD to chase
them.
After one of the
suspects was rundown by
a police officer, he was
very uncooperative and
smelled heavily of
alcohol. After being
placed in the police car,
he kept cursing and trying to break the door to
the cruiser.
The suspect continued
to act violently and belligerently and repeatedly
attempted to spit on the
officer. The suspect was
subsequently sprayed
with pepper spray.
An additional charge
of resisting arrest without
violence was added to
his arrest report, and the
suspect was taken to jail.
3 July 31 – Missing items
(Building 1) – An Academic Affairs employee
reported a UNF laptop
computer missing from 8
inventory.
saturday August 23
Scattered
T-Storms
3
4 July 31 – Theft (Building 8) – A purse was
stolen from a UNF employee’s office, while she
was attending a meeting.
7
1
1
87/76
Rain: 40%
9
6
4
Sunday August 24
Scattered
T-Storms
let missing after leaving
his office for a break.
The wallet contained ID
cards and debit and credit
cards. Two suspicious
males without visitor passes were reportedly seen in
the area around the time
of the incident.
(Building 50) – A UNF
employee called UPD
7
after her office had been
burglarized. Her locked
office was reportedly broken into and a purse was
stolen from her desk.
8
5
10
9
5 July 31 – Destroyed
vehicle (Building 5) – A
Physical Facilities em10
ployee lost control of his
utility cart and drove it
right into Building 5. No
one was injured.
10
6 July 31 – Theft
87/75
Rain: 40%
2 11
monday August 25
9
Scattered
T-Storms
7
11
7 July 31 – Damaged
12
3
19
88/75
Rain: 40%
tuesday August 26
9
Isolated
T-Storms
(Building 3) – A wallet
was stolen from a UNF
employee’s desk. The
wallet contained ID cards,
several credit cards and an
11
unknown amount of cash.
6
8
property (Building U) –
An unidentified suspect
11struck the victim’s rear
windshield of her vehicle
with an unknown object.
The complaintant also
said the suspect put a
12 long scratch on the right
side of the vehicle, behind
5
the passenger door.
10
Aug. 10 – Obscene
phone calls (Building 6)
11
Aug. 10 – Theft
8 Aug. 1 – Theft
(Building 8) – A graduate
student reported his wal-
88/75
Rain: 30%
(Building W) – UPD was
dispatched to the housing
area after several bikes
were reported missing by
student residents. After
a search of the area,
UPD found 10 cut cables
from different bike racks.
No witnesses could be
located and UPD currently
has no suspects.
Compiled by Josh Salman.
Online
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police reports.
wednesday july 23
Isolated
T-Storms
88/74
Rain: 30%
For updated
weather, visit
UNFSpinnaker.com.
Source: NOAA
Last month by
the numbers
Each month during the summer
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 month.
5,050
9
8
Premium parking
passes sold online
to students.
Lanes in the new
Olympic-quality
track at Hodges
Stadium.
14
1
Gold medals
won by U.S.
swimmer
Michael Phelps.
Thefts
reported by
UNF staff.
Tropical
storm
closed UNF.
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Wednesday, august 20, 2008
Greek life
Page 3
Cuts affect recruitment plans UPD recommended for
re-accreditation status
By Josh Salman
Managing Editor
Three-day assessment
tests all aspects of UPD
By Rebecca McKinnon
Contributing Writer
Josh Salman
With 400-500 fewer incoming freshmen accepted
this fall and decreasing economic conditions, Greek
Life members are being forced to think unconventionally regarding fall recruiting, including revamping recruitment for sophomores and juniors.
To help achieve better recruiting numbers with
fewer incoming students, Greek Life leaders have
used a portion of their saved fees to bring in Phired
Up Productions, a national education firm that provides recruitment services to university membership
organizations, said Tyler Young, Greek Life adviser.
“They’re basically the experts in the fraternal
world, and they’ll help us determine what students
are looking for and how to better draw in new students,” Young said.
Phired Up is scheduled to meet with all of the organizations in Greek Life Aug. 27 to prepare them for
the recruiting weeks, Sept. 3-12.
“We are hoping to tweak our recruiting and
change our mindset of how and why we recruit,”
Young said.
Greek housing is currently in phase two of permitting, and Greek Life leaders have been meeting
with administration and Student Government during the summer to put together all of the parameters
and contracts, including land leasing agreements,
Young said.
The criteria for a Greek Life organization to own
a house is still being decided by Student Affairs, but
Young said to earn a house, the membership numbers
will have to be high across the board, putting even
more pressure on fall recruitment.
“We really need to get our numbers up to have
Greek housing,” he said. “We would like for everyone
to increase their numbers in membership, so we can
try to bring Greek Life at UNF to the next level.”
Young is hoping the addition of two fraternities
this fall, including Sigma Lambda Beta – the nation’s largest multicultural fraternity – will help
with just that, allowing incoming students to become
founding fathers.
Greek Life has also collaborated with SG to launch
the fourth-annual Luau Aug. 24 on the Green.
The Luau is Greek Life’s largest recruiting event.
“It’s a fantastic opportunity for students who are
possibly interested in Greek Life to come out, see
all of the fraternities and meet a lot of new people,”
Student Body President John Barnes said.
Greek Life also created an updated Web site and
Members of Greek Life, along with several other
campus organizations, met Aug. 14 to prepare for the
Dance Marathon fundraiser to benefit the Children’s
Miracle Network. An informational table will be set up
at the annual Luau for interested freshmen.
Greek Life Calendar
Aug. 24: Fourth
Annual Luau
Aug. 27: Phired Up
visits campus
Sept. 3-12: Recruitment
Sept. 22-26: National
Hazing Prevention
Week
reorganized the Greek Council, making the group
more representative of all 23 organizations.
Young hopes these changes, along with several
conferences Greek members have attended during
summer, will increase leadership and the general student body’s interest, he said.
“I am really looking forward to cultivating all of
the leadership skills learned during the summer,”
Young said. “We are trying to figure out ways to get
more and more students involved to help the entire
Jacksonville community.”
E-mail Josh Salman at
[email protected].
Assessors came from across
the state Aug. 6-8 to evaluate all
aspects of UPD in an attempt to
achieve re-accreditation – a type
of recognition granted by the
police chiefs, sheriffs and judges
of the Commission for Florida
Law Enforcement.
UPD underwent the same
process in 2005 and was successful in earning the re-accreditation status, according to
UPD officials.
“We’re having to prove to the
assessors that we have been abiding by the policies they’ve set for
us and that they’re still a part of
the way we do business,” UPD
Chief Mark Foxworth said.
Doing business under an
accredited status means following an extra 275 standards,
which are organized into 39
different chapters.
These standards involve everything from the annual training of officers to the organization of official records.
During the assessors’ threeday visit, they checked files,
interviewed officers, asked the
public’s opinion and inspected the agency’s vehicles and
equipment.
To prepare for the assessment,
UPD brought in three assessors
of their own in May to run a pretest, Foxworth said.
The pre-test prepared UPD
for the re-accreditation process,
and they gleaned advice from the
procedure that led to improved
organized
filing
systems,
Foxworth said.
“The entire accreditation process looks at everything we do as
a department, down to the most
minor to the most traumatic or
catastrophic,” said UPD officer
Heather Strayer. “Hopefully we
will always have that to go by
to make sure that we’re doing
things in the way we should be.”
If a department is accredited,
the state can account for their
actions, which makes liability issues less of a concern. However,
striving for accreditation or reaccreditation is an altruistic
and completely voluntary act,
Foxworth said.
“It’s way beyond bragging
rights for me as a chief,” he
said. “It’s making sure that
our officers are prepared for
what they have to do to serve
our community.”
Foxworth also said keeping
the campus safe is a “joint team
effort,” not just the responsibility of UPD.
“I’m proud of [being accredited], but by the same token, it’s not
just us,” Foxworth said. “We have
a very active community here
that doesn’t mind picking up the
phone and calling if something
is unusual.”
After three days of testing
the UPD’s services, the assessors recommended them for
re-accreditation, but the commission’s final decision wont be
released until late September.
“[Accreditation] is better for
us as a department, better for
the police officers and better
for the people that we serve,”
Strayer said.
E-mail Rebecca McKinnon at
[email protected].
News
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Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Student Affairs makes plans to handle
move to Student Union, vacancies
by Josh Salman
Managing Editor
job vacancies
• Former director of the Disabilities Resource Center retired
• Former student media adviser moved to an NPR affiliate
station in Tampa
• Coordinator of Greek Life moved to Purdue University to
fill the position of Residential Life Manager
• Former assistant director of conduct moved to Florida
State University to fill the position of assistant dean/director
of rights and responsibilities
• Former coordinator LGBT moved to UCLA to serve as the
LGBT coordinator there.
Student Affairs have been vacant
since the end of spring classes
and another five staff members
moved into different positions,
according to the memo.
“By in large, the individuals that left were young and recruited by other universities,”
said Annabel Brooks, manager
of marketing and publication for
the vice president’s office. “In
a way it’s complimentary that
our staff is being recruited by
Ivy League schools, but it’s also
disconcerting.”
The Student Affairs staff has
already put together search committees for the majority of these
positions, Brooks said.
But not all of the current
vacant positions will be filled,
Gonzalez said.
In June, budget cuts forced
Student Affairs administrators to
eliminate the dean of students position, according to a budget presentation during a May Board of
Trustees meeting.
This is one of the positions
Gonzalez doesn’t plan on filling.
Gonzalez also said he wants
to wait on hiring a director for
the Disabilities Resource Center
– which was left vacant after Dr.
Robert Lee retired – until he has
better budget projections.
Student Affairs has added the
position of Student Union director to the payroll, which will entail a national search initiated in
early August.
After the majority of offices
move to the Student Union, the
current offices in Building 2 and
14 will be turned in academic
backspace, Gonzalez said.
A preliminary decision has
also been made to move the Army/
Navy ROTC to Student Affairs
pending the President’s approval.
“The majority of these changes
will provide a great opportunity
for Student Affairs,” said Dr. Lucy
Croft, assistant vice president of
Student Life. “We are looking forward to making our division as
strong as we can as we move forward. We’re all in this together, so
we’re chipping in wherever needed and are supporting the other
areas experiencing vacancies.”
Student
Affairs
is
currently comprised of 19 departments including Student Life,
the Women’s Center, Student
Government, Residence Life and
Career Services.
E-mail Josh Salman at
[email protected].
Josh Salman
The upcoming move to the
new Student Union, budget cuts
and program expansion required
the staff at Student Affairs to
tweak the system and make
several changes. During the summer, Dr.
Mauricio Gonzalez, vice president of Student Affairs, sent an
internal e-mail detailing all of the
changes to occur.
Among others, the memo addressed the staff vacancies, the
move of several Student Affairs
offices to the Student Union and
options in maximizing productivity with the current staff.
“The last budget cut was a
little top heavy, but we still have
some money available, and it’s
our responsibility to fine tune
things,” Gonzalez said. “Budget
reductions force our staff to continually look at the [different]
divisions.”
Although Gonzalez presented
a clear optimistic tone throughout his memo, the number of reduced staff (both voluntary and
involuntary) will present Student
Affairs with a critical challenge
in the next few months, he said.
“Our responsibility is to ask
the hard questions,” Gonzalez
wrote in the e-mail. “When something can be improved it’s up to
us to stretch and reach for exemplary practice, even in the face
of making changes which tend to
elicit discomfort.”
Gonzalez also said he wanted
to hold off on all major decisions
since administrators are unsure
about the future budget, and
Student Affairs will work diligently to ease the impact on the
general student body.
In total, seven positions in
UNF is refurbishing both parking garages on campus. The project will
require no more than 100 parking spots to be closed off at one time and is
expected to run through the entire 2008-2009 academic year.
Renovations cost premium parking spots
by Jonathan Morales
Contributing Writer
During the 2008-2009 academic year, campus parking
will face increased congestion as the Facilities Planning
and Construction Office will
be coordinating a major refurbishment project in the two
parking garages.
The
renovations,
which
take place about every seven
years, will replace sealants,
caulking, line painting and signage, Project Manager Chris
Eastman said.
The efforts are also expected to eliminate the leaks in
the roofs.
The project will require no
more than 100 parking spots
to be closed off at one time,
Eastman said.
“Because they’re only working on a limited number of spaces, and being that there are more
than 2,000 spaces, it’s going to
take a while,” he said.
Originally, 5,360 premiumparking permits were sold every
year to students parking in 2,120
spaces, resulting in a 2.5 ratio for
every spot.
To maintain that ratio and
keep permit prices from fluctuating, 5,050 premium-parking
permits were sold to students
for the 2,020 spaces that will now
be available.
More than $1,000,000 is being used from the parking fund
balance to finance the project,
said Vince Smyth, director of
Auxiliary Services.
Smyth and Eastman both
agree the summer would have
been a better time to start, but the
project would affect all premium
parkers at some time throughout
the year.
“We’ve had the project in the
books for over a year, but because of contracting delays, it’s
starting now,” Smyth said.
The project is expected to
run through the 2009 spring and
summer semesters.
“I’ll just keep parking in
Lot 18,” said Chris Lowstuter,
graduate student.
E-mail Jonathan Morales at
[email protected].
News
News
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Page 5
UNF Reads program seeks
to rouse freshmen thinking
By Rebecca McKinnon
Contributing Writer
Fall 2008 is the first semester of classes for more
than 2,000 freshmen at UNF, and this academic year
the Undergraduate Studies Council has added an
additional requirement for them – a common freshman reading program called UNF Reads.
Data collected from reports such as “Reading
at Risk” and “The National Assessment of Adult
Literacy” suggests such a program has been needed
for years.
The NAAL’s results show 75 percent of college
graduates have less than proficient literary skills,
while the “Reading at Risk” data shows fewer than
half of all Americans read literature at all.
“Reading and writing well are such foundational
skills for a college student and a college graduate,”
said Associate Dean Marnie Jones, who was involved in the inception of the program.
The idea of UNF Reads is simply a response to
a change in higher education brought on by things
like the state legislature limiting the number of
general education requirements in the 1990s, Jones
said.
“One purpose of this program is to introduce
students as early as possible to a kind of academic
challenge – a form of engagement – to get them to
think about what college life will be like,” said David
Jaffee, assistant vice president for Undergraduate
Studies.
This engagement makes all the difference in a
freshman’s first few weeks on campus, Jones said.
“Research suggests that when students are in
the very early weeks of a term, if they are engaged
in activities on campus, they’re much more likely
to do well in school, stay in school and graduate,”
Jones said.
One job of the Undergraduate Studies
Council was to choose a text to live up to
those standards.
The subcommittee members each read a different book from what was known as the “short list,”
and eventually chose “Freakonomics” by Steven
Levitt and Stephen Dubner.
“It accomplishes the goal of encouraging our
students to question conventional wisdom,” Jaffee
said. “It is provocative and controversial – things
we want higher education to provide to students.”
“[On Sept. 3] there will be discussion groups
organized in all the residence halls as well as
on campus for students who commute. Then,
on Oct. 28 we bring the author Steven Levitt to
campus.”
This constant reinforcement of the text is what
makes UNF Reads different from the reading programs that have proven unsuccessful at other universities, Jaffee said.
The book’s message will also be used in the
course ENC 1101, as well as in multiple Social
Science classes.
“I can imagine an instructor in one of those courses getting students to see how the authors frame an
argument or how the authors use evidence to support an idea,” Jones said. “There are just all kinds
of possibilities.”
When the term ends, a student survey will evaluate the success of the program. After that, Jaffee
and the rest of the counsel will decide whether it
should continue as an annual practice.
“I think if students can walk away with a heightened sense of critical sensibility, then we will have
accomplished a great deal,” Jaffee said.
E-mail Rebecca McKinnon at
[email protected].
News in Brief
Memorial to honor director
Dr. Joel Burdin, director of the
Florida Institute of Education
from 1995 to 1998, died July 22
following an illness. He will be
remembered for his untiring dedication to education.
Provost Dr. Mark Workman:
Reduced funding causes
changes in transfer policy
Due to reduced funding from
the state of Florida, UNF has
changed its policy for the admission of transfer students.
Beginning spring 2009, we anticipate accepting applications
only from students who are transferring from a Florida public
community college with either an
earned associate of arts degree or
THEFTS
with an associate of science degree earned through an existing
articulation agreement between
the schools.
We are also considering students who earned an associate of
arts degree while on active duty
military service.
We are not able to accept applications from students who earned
their associate of arts degrees at
four-year institutions, nor are we
accepting applications from students who transferred to another
school after earning the associate
of arts degree.
Admission decisions will be
based on an applicant’s personal
and academic achievements, and
applicants who exceed minimum
admission requirements are significantly more likely to be accepted by the university.
Please note that exceeding the
minimum requirements does not
guarantee admission.
See next weeks Spinnaker for
the complete story.
State of the River Report
Released by UNF Center
The UNF Environmenwtal
Center invites staff and faculty
to join the River Accord partnering agencies for the release of
the “State of the River Report for
the Lower St. Johns River Basin,
Florida: Water Quality, Fisheries,
Aquatic Life and Contaminants
2008,” which is available online.
Compiled by Josh Salman.
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Recently the Science and
Engineering Building was broken into, but UPD officials believe it was an isolated crime.
Members
of
the
UNF
Property Department and UPD
attended an informational session in the Student Government
chambers Aug. 14 to provide
tips and advice on securing
personal
property.
Members of UPD, the Property
Department and staff members
recommended purchasing safes,
securing computers by buying
a cable or installing a tracker,
and keeping an eye out for those
unrecognizable.
“UPD is doing a good job,
and the meeting was helpful,”
Tattersall said. “I attended and
was there if people had questions. These crimes aren’t being
taken lightly. Theft can extend
to one’s life off campus if credit
cards and social security cards
are taken.”
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Mark Workman, provost and
vice president of Academic
Affairs, said students also provided opinions regarding their
education at UNF.
The Princeton Review surveyed students about themselves
and school issues. Questions included professors’ accessibility,
campus food, fellow students
and overall campus life.
Every school in the nation
was in consideration, and more
than 5,000 schools were evaluated and broken down by region.
The top 20 percent was
chosen from each region,
Delaney said.
“Considering
we’re
a
new, upcoming and smaller
school, we’re very proud,”
Delaney said.
Each university reviewed is
put into a respective category
– a factor Princeton Review
uses implicitly when choosing
the region’s best.
The Carnegie Foundation defined these categories by studying the number and different
degrees schools offer.
“UNF is primarily considered a comprehensive masters
institution,” Workman said.
This recognition will help
boost UNF’s overall reputation,
fundraising and recruiting,
Delaney said.
“The Princeton Review contributes enormously,” Workman
said. “I believe the Princeton
Review and other such publications help to raise the visibility
of the institution both in the immediate region and nationally.”
E-mail Laura Franco at
[email protected].
SG Update
S
tudent Government recently
addressed UNF students’
electrical concerns for laptop
users on-campus by installing
several new power outlets.
The Barnes administration,
on the heels of several other
successes, announced the remaining $3,300 in the 2007-2008 SG
Executive account will be used to
install additional electrical outlets
in the Student Lounge at the
on-campus Starbucks. The UNF administration has
agreed to fund the utilities for the
additional outlets once the SG has
paid for the installation.
NExt SG meeting
• Aug. 27 at 6 p.m. in Senate
Chambers
Compiled by James Cannon II.
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UNF
athletics.
Fourteen thefts were reported to UPD
since May 1 – a significant increase
from the average.
Lock the doors.
Administrators should make academics
a priority and cut from non-academic
areas.
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Professors must learn to shut,
lock office doors to stop crime
S
tudents, staff and faculty
have fallen victim to a series
of thefts on the core of campus this summer.
Since May 1, 14 thefts have been
reported to UPD – a significant increase from the university average.
The thefts, which ranged from
computers to purses, prompted UPD
to schedule an informational session
for professors.
There they were told to purchase
safes and secure computers with
cables and trackers.
But an even easier solution is
simply to lock doors.
While UPD has worked hard to
keep campus safe, many of the thefts
could have been avoided all together
if office doors had been locked.
When students complain their
parking passes were stolen, the first
question asked is “Did you lock your
door?” If the answer is no, there is
no sympathy.
College students should know to
roll up their windows and lock their
doors, and so should professors.
In fact, when a UPD detective
went undercover this summer to observe the most susceptible areas of
campus, he found that one door after
the other was left unlocked.
UPD Chief Mark Foxworth
said most people become too trusting and relaxed with safety precautions since UNF is typically a
safe campus.
But no campus is perfect, and
UNF’s history shows a small string
of thefts that prove it fact.
Foxworth said a similar crime
wave occurred a few years back, in
which the suspect wasn’t even affiliated with the university.
Then in March 2007, Shari
Shuman, vice president for administration and finance, reported to
the Board of Trustees that there was
a “rash of computers stolen from
classrooms,” according to a report.
Shuman said the university had
since placed an effort on locking
classroom doors to halt the crime.
So the crime is not new to UNF,
nor is the solution.
And while locked doors might
not stop all crimes – as someone
recently broke into the Science and
Engineering Building, breaking the
glass to enter – it is a start to deterring thieves who can quickly walk
into an unlocked room, grab a purse
and leave.
Students who commute need to
learn from the administration and
keep their belongings near them at
all times, especially on the core
of campus.
Freshmen and upperclassmen
living on campus also need to take
these crimes seriously – as they are
easy to transfer to the resident’s
halls.
Students, who not only have computers in their “offices” but their
entire lives away from home, simply
must lock their doors when leaving
their rooms.
Government actions unfit for American needs
Quote of the Week
“Our liberty depends on
freedom of the press, and
that cannot be limited
without being lost.”
– Thomas Jefferson
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The Spinnaker is looking for a
discourse editor and contributing
writers for the fall semester. We’re
looking for strong writers who are
familiar with Associated Press style
to fill these positions.
If you’re interested, stop by
Building 14, room 2627, fill out an
application and come meet our
staff.
I
n late July, both
houses and the White
House agreed on
an initial bailout
of the nations two largest and least successful
Government-Sponsored
Enterprises (GSEs): Fannie
Mae and Freddie Mac.
This is the most recent
government transgression
into the free-markets. If history has taught anything,
it is that central economic
planning never works,
especially when it comes to
bailing out poor business
models.
The new law has authorized the Federal Housing
Administration to insure
an initial $300 billion to
the GSEs in an effort to
increase liquidity, with
the Congressional Budget
Office expecting a $25 billion loss in the first two
years. The law also takes
aim at assisting as many
as 400,000 homeowners by
offering the ability to have
the government unload
their existing mortgage and
replace it with a government-insured loan.
Although, the methods
are untested, seeing that
this is an unprecedented
government intervention in
the free-markets, the CBO is
estimating that 35 percent
of the refinanced loans will
end up in the red within a
short time-span.
With two seemingly
unending wars and reports
of Bush’s administration
leaving an unprecedented
$9.5 trillion debt behind,
Congress was forced to
raise the debt ceiling another $1.1 trillion in an effort
to insure money supply.
Many are quick to blame
the free-market for the current predicament, but politicians’ version of a freemarket and economists’
version are quite different.
The government has been
interfering in the markets
for decades with regulations and subsidies, which
by definition artificially
steer the market.
It was the government
who forced these corporations to take on these
sub-prime loans in the first
place. With the mandate of
increased homeownership
in urban areas, the mortgage companies were forced
to issue these loans they
knew would not be payed
back, all on the assumption
that government would step
in and bail them out.
In essence, the government induced malinvestment while urging
the markets to shirk fiscal
responsibility.
But there are solutions.
Many inside both the
public and private sectors
have been advocating the
return to a commoditybased monetary system or,
at the very least, opening
currency up to free-market
practices.
“It is time to privatize
money and close down
government-sponsored
central banks in the United
States and other countries
and end the government
monopoly of creating and
managing the monetary
system... ,” said Jacob
Steelman, president of
International Ventures
Group.
While it might seem like
a radical move, it was just
as far fetched for the people
in 1900 to believe within
a few years their dollar
would be backed by nothing more than the assumed
debt of the central bank,
as Benn Steil, director of
International Economics
for the Council on Foreign
Relations, recently stated.
Discourse
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
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national view
national view
Newspapers need bailout too, Mac Legalize it: U.S. citizens
I
n the wake of newspapers’ ad revenue on
a steady decline, and the continual, always
present fear of another round of buyouts,
the government should heed the dire market
conditions the nation’s newspapers are in, and
offer a bailout.
In the current season of government-initiated bailouts, it is only fair that the government
step in and protect its fourth establishment:
the press.
The government’s monetary printing corporation and bank of first resort, the Federal
Reserve, recently extended a $30 billion guarantee against Bear Stearns and a $300 billion
capital infusion into the nation’s most needed,
and highly efficient Government-Sponsored
Enterprises (GSEs): Fannie Mae and
Freddie Mac.
All three of these recently defunct organizations were victims of the free market, speculation and the assumption that corporations exist
to provide a profit. And they all warranted and
deserved to be bailed-out.
They existed to provide home mortgage
rates at below market level, provide staggering
amounts of capital to people unable to fulfill
their loan agreements and to provide politicians with a government-induced launch point
for political pandering.
All of which they excelled at.
If these corporations deserved a federal
helping-hand, would not the states sanctioned
public relations department and political propaganda wing of the government not dictate a
similar response?
The U.S. press has done far more for politician’s reelection campaigns, policy positions
and in general, limiting the discussion to non-
deserve freedom of choice
Staffer
Opinion
C
James Cannon
Staff Writer
issues while obfuscating the important issues.
All in all, the mainstream media has played
both sides against the middle for quite some
time and has preformed its civic duty as the
government’s mouth piece.
Does this not warrant scraps from the
master’s table?
Mainstream media has long since shirked
its responsibilities in providing reasoned and
intellectually credible reporting on many issues ranging from monetary policy, legality of
legislation and most importantly, its role as a
watch-dog against government oppression.
The Democrats under Clinton and the
Republicans under Bush Sr. and Jr., forced
legislation down the throats of these
upstanding GSEs and the Federal Housing
Administration that made them take on
mortgage loans, at high risk, from people
with anything but prime credit.
“Either way, it turns out that there
is no magic way to put every American
citizen, regardless of financial means or
credit history, in a 3,000-square-foot home,”
economist Lew Rockwell said. “Someone,
somewhere, sometime has to pay. No
matter what rescue plan they are able to
cobble together, that someone is you.”
E-mail James Cannon at
[email protected].
opinion: Internships
Multiple internships better for securing future
S
ometimes internships
get a bad rap for their
low and frequently
nonexistent pay. It can be hard
when they take away so many
hours from paying work.
But internships can prove
to be key in gaining three
things: valuable experience to
put on a resume, great letters
of recommendation and knowledge into the areas you like and
dislike in your field of study.
This summer I was backed
in to doing two internships.
The internship I thought I was
going to enjoy, gain the most
experience from and pursue as
a job after graduation turned
out to be something I hated.
Along with overabundance
of menial tasks – that not only
were given to interns but the
regular staff as well – I found
cubicle life not fit for me.
Though this might not seem
like a huge revelation, many of
my friends have been smacked
in the face with the same realization after having to endure it
eight hours a day.
I was lucky to find this out
Staffer
Opinion
Lori Bero
Sports Editor
in my internship, rather then
after I started my first job,
because I only have to endure it
a total of 12 more days.
I lucked out with the other
internship. I absolutely love it
and want to pursue the field as
a career.
Having not known for sure
what I want to do for most of
my life, I cannot tell you how
exciting it is to finally
know this.
The two things I found
that made the most difference
were having a job that allows
me to get out of the office and
involved with my work and a
job that makes a bigger difference in the world by supporting
a good cause through more
than donations.
If you have not encountered
what you consider your dream
job or the keys that would make
up your dream job, get your
feet wet.
It’s completely different
when you get out there and
start doing it, versus sitting in
a classroom studying about it
or merely thinking about what
it will be like in your head.
Try some things out, and
eventually you will find what it
is you want to do. But don’t
stop there.
Once you find what it is you
love, make sure you not only
get your education in that area,
but also get as much real life
experience in the field. It makes
getting your dream job much
more likely.
Don’t push it to the back
burner either; start early because you never know how long
it will take. Don’t be afraid to do
multiple internships.
The knowledge and experience you gain will pay off in
the long run.
E-mail Lori Bero at
[email protected].
annabis has been illegal since 1937, despite
its widespread use
throughout the country.
According to a 2006 survey
conducted by the National
Survey of Drug Use and
Health (NSDUH), 97.8 million Americans have smoked
marijuana at least one time
in their lives, which represents about 39.8 percent of
the population. This makes
marijuana by far the most
used illegal drug within the
U.S.
America is a country that
considers it self to be “the
land of the free,” yet we
incarcerate more individuals than any other developed first world country
in the world. The Federal
Government alone spends 19
billion dollars a year to fund
the war on drugs, which does
not include the 30 billion
dollars spent by state and
local governments to eradicate drug use. Even with all
the money spent in the drug
war, marijuana use continues
to rise each year and more
Americans are arrested
every year.
According to the FBI’s 2006
Uniformed Crime Report,
829, 627 people were arrested
for marijuana. The vast
majority of these arrests are
non-violent drug offenses,
and because of this countless
lives and families have been
wrecked as a result of a
failing drug war.
We already know from previous experience that prohibition does not work. Alcohol
was illegal at one time in our
country, and it didn’t take
long to realize that it was an
utter failure. Huge criminal
empires were formed as a
result of alcohol prohibition,
not to mention increases
in violence.
It is time to go a different direction in regards to
the drug war in the United
States. Is it really worth
wrecking American lives and
families at the cost of
a plant?
Top-10 reasons marijuana
should be legal
10. The government has
failed to prevent the use of
marijuana for more than
75 years, yet marijuana use
continues to rise.
9. Arrests for marijuana possession disproportionately
affect blacks and Hispanics in
our country, which continues
Student
Opinion
Matthew Hunter
Graduate Student, Criminal Justice
to reinforce the idea that law
enforcement is biased towards minorities.
8. A regulated market would
reduce the amount of marijuana sales and use among
teenagers. The illegality
increases the appeal and
increases the chances of a
minor being able to obtain
the drug.
7. Legalization would reduce
the flow of money from the
American economy to international gangs, which sends
billions of American dollars
overseas.
6. A marijuana hemp industry would result in the
development of new bio-fuel
to reduce carbon emissions.
This would be useful because
of our dependence on foreign
oil and the ever-increasing
price of fuel.
5. Prohibition is based on
lies and disinformation
aimed at the American public. Marijuana was made illegal from distorted findings
that overstated the danger of
the drug.
4. Marijuana is safer than
both tobacco and alcohol;
deaths that occur as a result
of the two far exceed that
of marijuana. It is an established scientific fact that
marijuana overdoses are
nearly impossible, aspirin
kills up to 500 people a year
and is still legal.
3. Marijuana costs are two
expensive for our justice
system because of the massive amounts of arrests for
marijuana possession each
year. It should be taxed so
that it can fund beneficial
government programs.
2. Marijuana has many
positive attributes for people
who suffer from a variety of
serious physical and mental
ailments such as pain and
nausea
1. Finally, marijuana use is
a choice; a fundamental aspect of our country is based
around the notion of freedom
to do what we choose, as long
as it does not affect other’s
fundamental rights.
E-mail Matthew Hunter at
[email protected].
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University of north Florida
Beginning college is like learning to playing a game.
You must first figure out the rules, learn your way
around, determine a strategy to succeed and
ultimately have fun.
But learning a game always leads to questions,
and college is no different.
Where do I go to eat, work out, pay my parking
ticket? What is all of this construction for? Who is
President Delaney?
Inside you’ll find everything you need to know
about UNF, from important people and places to
information on the shuttle systems and parking
decals, even a brief schedule of your first week on
campus – the Week of Welcome.
So, welcome to UNF. Open up and start playing.
Compiled by Holli Welch and Josh Salman.
Layout and Illustration: Mike Tomassoni and Jen Quinn
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• Movie Night: 8:30 p.m.
• Spirituality Fair: 11a.m.-2 p.m.
Sports Clubs
More than 1,300
students are
involved in 21
fraternities and
sororities.. More
info on “going
Greek” will be
available at the
Luau Aug. 24 .
Each week the Spinnaker prints
the UPD reports from the preceding week. Many students become
famous.
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sports interests. Representatives from
various clubs will be at the University
Showcase Aug. 23 in the Arena to
answer questions.
• Osprey Idol: 8 p.m.
The south route
shuttles students
from the Library
to the campus
housing areas
• Osprey Tailgate Classic: 7:15 p.m.
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meeting space, a game room, a convenient store and possibly even
a pharmacy.
• Housing Check-in: 9 a.m. - 4 p.m
• Taste of Jacksonville: 6-8 p.m.
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• Pancake Breakfast: 9-10:45 a.m.
• Women’s Soccer Match: 12-2 p.m.
• Fourth Annual Luau: 5-8 p.m.
You’ll need a meal
plan to afford
eating daily at
the Osprey Cafe
(right) but the
Osprey Café is
an all-you-caneat buffet for
breakfast, lunch,
dinner – or just an
afternoon snack.
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the central stop
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President John
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been serving UNF
as the fifth president since 2003.
Delaney served
as Jacksonville’s
mayor prior to
joining UNF.
Elected May
2008, Barnes has
been working on
fulfilling his campaign promises.
The north route
shuttles students
from the Library
to the athletic
fields, Lot 14 and
Lot 18.
There are three
marked trails,
a freshwater
lake and a large
picnic area in
the UNF Wildlife
Sanctuary,
located near the
Parking Services
building.
UNF built its first
“green” building
in fall 2006 and
committed to only
building ecofriendly buildings
from then on.
Men and
women’s soccer,
cross-country and
volleyball all look
to make a run for
the Atlantic Sun
championships
this fall. Pick up
a weekly issue of
the Spinnaker for
all of the latest
scores, news and
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Friday
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office in Building 2
to pay all of your
UNF bills.
While the UNF
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might not have
the best prices
around, the oncampus location
and ability to
deduct charges
from your
financial aid and
scholarships make
it a hit amongst
students. It also
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Avoiding the ‘freshman 15’:
staying healthy throughout college
E
veryone has heard of the dreaded freshman ‘15’ pounds that mom, dad, even older
siblings or friends have warned about upon
going off to college. While it might have been
blown off, be warned: the freshman ‘15’ is real.
Whether freshmen believe they have a fast
metabolism or they are genetically predisposed
John Barnes,
Student Body
President
“Get a good night’s
sleep, eat a healthy
breakfast and try to
keep partying to a
minimum.”
Shawn leftwich,
Sophomore,
Physical Therapy
“Avoid fast food
and go to the gym
at least three times
a week.”
to having a great body with no exercise, everyone
has to agree that college life is nothing like high
school. Here are a few tips from UNF students
and staff to utilize campus life at the University of
North Florida and stay on the healthy side
of college life.
Tony Castaneda,
Senior,
Finance
“Do your best to
manage your time,
make a schedule to
come to the gym
three to four times a
week and don’t eat
cheap or fast food,
especially late at
night.”
To set up a free session
with a personal trainer,
bring your osprey card to
the Dottie Dorion fitness
center or call
620-2853.
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Compiled by Jenni Dykes and Jason Yurgartis
Drew Wolf,
Junior, Exercise
Physiology
“Get in the gym a
few times a week,
run, and don’t
overdo having fun
with your friends.
Limit going out to
the weekends.”
Taryn Rasmussen,
Senior, Sport
Management
“I would recommend
they come to the
gym and get personal
training sessions, try
to eat fresh, unprocessed food and limit
partying.”
Expressions
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Wednesday, august 20, 2008
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Seth Rogen and James Franco light up the big screen – and several joints – in producer Judd Apatow’s comedic romp “Pineapple Express,” which made more than $23 million opening weekend.
All aboard the ‘Pineapple Express’
By Jason Yurgartis
Features Editor
If you combined the buddy flick
ingredients of “Lethal Weapon,” “48
Hours” and “Midnight Run,” stirred in
the graphic violence of “Pulp Fiction”
and “Scarface” and baked it in a pot with
“The Big Lebowski” and every Cheech
and Chong movie you’ve ever seen for
about two hours, you’d likely end up
with the delicious comedy “Pineapple
Express.”
Hard to pigeonhole as simply a stoner film, “Pineapple Express” delivers
on so many levels that the gratuitous
pot smoking takes a back seat to the
fast paced action, goofy, but well crafted
dialogue and legitimate brotherly love.
An unlikely relationship is formed
when semi-pathetic process server
Dale Denton (Seth Rogen) and his weed
dealer Saul Silver (James Franco) are
forced to run for their lives.
Dale witnesses a crime committed
by drug lord and all-around scumbag
Ted Jones (Gary Cole) and leaves
behind a damning piece of evidence
– a partially smoked joint filled with
the rarest of marijuana – Pineapple
Express. Ted knows where it came
from, and quickly sends his henchmen
to find Dale and Saul with the help of
his love interest/crooked cop played by
Rosie Perez. Dale and Saul are in way
over their heads.
The bumbling stoners’ paranoia
turns into a harsh reality as they embark on a journey of reluctant cartoonlike violence resulting from a drug war
between Ted and an Asian cartel vying
for a stronghold on the high-grade
marijuana market.
In the meantime, Red (Danny
McBride) is brought into the fold. As
Saul’s supplier and middleman to Ted,
Red is torn between his friendship with
Saul and the death threats levied by
Ted’s henchmen if he doesn’t turn over
the dynamic duo.
Armed with an awesomely 80s and
90s soundtrack and a new song by
Huey Lewis and the News, this gigglefest will even keep audience members
without dry, red eyes and the munchies
entertained. It’s nearly impossible not
to crack up when Red cocks his shotgun, sporting a neck brace and bullet
wounds and with deadpan delivery
painfully utters “thug life!”
A perturbed, gun-toting Ed Begley,
Jr. also provides comic hijinks as the
father of Dale’s underage love interest. But these are hardly the only
highlights in a rickety but functional
roller-coaster ride that provides steady
laughter throughout.
For all it’s violence, marijuana
smoke and nonsensical humor,
“Pineapple Express” ultimately turns
into a heartfelt film about the friendship that culminates with the unlikely
triumvirate of Red, Dale and Saul
rehashing their wild ride
during breakfast.
Battered, bruised and exhausted,
the three anti-heroes gush with reverence for each other like three men at a
VFW hall who served together
in Vietnam.
Stoner movies come and go, but
“Pineapple Express” will give you a
contact high that will leave you wanting a second helping.
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The Good: Chase scenes, violence
and wall-to-wall comedy.
The Bad: Just ask the “Just Say No”
crowd.
The Ugly: A partially blown-off ear
(think Evander Holyfield, but more
graphic.)
Expressions
Wednesday, august 20, 2008
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Youtube clip of
the week
Like it or not, school will be back in session in a matter of days. To celebrate (or in some cases protest),
here’s a list of five – can’t – miss classic songs related to the annual return to the classroom.
“Making Time” – Creation
This garage rock gem provides the backdrop for a great scene in “Rushmore,” Wes Anderson’s story of a
precocious prep school lad who is a little too involved in extra-curricular activities. Though the lyrics of the
song aren’t necessarily school-related, it’s great background music for walking to class with its
riffy-but-rocking pop sensibility.
“The Headmaster Ritual” – The Smiths
Singer Morrissey croons about getting picked on in gym class, the problems with the English education
system and the “Belligerent ghouls from Manchester schools” (teachers) who are responsible for his angst.
Blow off some steam after a hard day in class with this jangly ‘80s protest.
“Hot For Teacher” – Van Halen
This song stopped being as funny after teachers in recent years have reciprocated (just Google Debra
LaFave), but the cheesy antics of David Lee Roth set off by double bass drumming and Eddie Van Halen’s
wild guitar work melted the faces of ‘80s youth in this look at the brighter side of education.
SWISS ROLLIN’
“Another Brick in the Wall” – Pink Floyd
If you haven’t heard this trilogy of educational protest, you don’t listen to the radio, your parents were
never cool or you live under a rock. Though it is grossly overplayed, who can deny a chorus of school children from England ominously singing “We don’t need no education…?”
“We’re Going To Be Friends” – The White Stripes
The opening credits of “Napoleon Dynamite” are beautifully choreographed to this sweet, airy ballad that
has an optimistic view of new beginnings. What better way to kick off or end the first day of class than with
this acoustic celebration of burgeoning friendships?
Jean-Yves Blondeau designed this Buggy Rollin’ suit in 1994,
and this video shows him rolling along the roads of the Swiss
Alps. Spinnaker Copy Editor Rachel Elsea chose this video
“because the idea of the suit is really innovative, and the
video has really pretty scenery.” Oddly enough, Little Debbie
brand Swiss cake rolls are not featured in this footage. Don’t
try this at home unless your home happens to be at the top
of a mountain.
Compiled by Jason Yurgartis.
Horoscopes by Lasha Seniuk
Old memories and social
promises will now return.
Before next week expect
a close friend to publicly review past decisions.
Romantic triangles or broken loyalties may be key.
March 21 - April 20 Opt for group distraction, if
possible, and expect private
discussion to be unrewarding. Later this week watch for a business
partner or trusted colleague to introduce
ideas for expansion or long-term change.
Listen closely and offer support: a complex
suggestion will soon provide a major breakthrough.
Team assignments and revised group roles are politically complicated this week.
Don’t expect detailed explanations: key officials
will now provide vague
information or avoid direct
April 21 - May 20 questions. Remain patient
and watch for subtle hints
from long-term colleagues.
Tuesday through Friday social and family relationships will compete: watch for friends
and relatives to vie for your attention or approval. Later this weekend private moments
are enjoyable: get extra rest, if possible.
Group involvement now
increases. Early this week
many Geminis will feel highly motivated to search out
new relationships or expand
their circle of friends. Don’t
hold back: several weeks
May 21 - June 21 of introspection or romantic disappointment need
to fade. After Wednesday
business routines will steadily improve. Older
colleagues may now ask for added assistance
or relinquish control of vital projects. If so,
expect dynamic opportunities or revised
job titles to arrive within the next 9 weeks.
Subtle flirtations will now
create brief social complications. Before mid-week
expect long-term friends to
offer rare criticism or openly
challenge the ethics of potential lovers. Remain quiJune 22 - July 22 etly detached and wait for
clarity: underlying passions,
hidden opinions or private
information may be involved. Thursday
through Sunday accents dramatic insights
and sudden flashes of wisdom. Career ambitions, financial opportunities and new income sources may be key influences.
Financial speculation will
this week trigger valuable
proposals or new career
aspirations. Discuss money
goals and employment ideals with close friends and
relatives. Before September
July 23 - Aug. 22 a new job prospect or
business partnership will
require careful evaluation: don’t overlook minor facts or detailed
paperwork. Wednesday through Saturday
highlights unexpected social triangles or minor disagreements between loved ones.
A long-term friend may
now request special favors
or detailed legal advice.
Early this week property
settlements, home disputes
or shared accommodations
may be on the agenda. If
Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 so, ask probing questions
and wait for definitive answers: facts, figures and
written promises will soon prove vital. After
Wednesday respond quickly to social or romantic invitations. For friends and lovers
expectations may be high. Remain balanced
and restate your daily needs.
Employment
routines
need improvement. Before
mid-week expect older
colleagues to announce
creative solutions to ongoing schedule problems.
Stay focused, however, on
deadlines, payment proceSept. 23 - Oct. 23
dures and seniority: in the
coming weeks workplace
conflict will not be easily resolved. Thursday
through Sunday romantic relationships may
experience a compelling wave of sensuality,
rekindled empathy or honest communications. Take time for private moments: much
is changing.
Private romantic flirtations
or complicated social histories may now trigger group
debate. Ethical patterns and
repeated behaviors may be
at issue. Avoid bold public
statements, if possible, and
Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 wait for others to provide
clear guidelines: before
Thursday friends and lovers may react poorly to new information or
added pressure. Later this week watch for a
relative to propose new home renovations
or property improvements. Study figures for
misinformation: details may be scattered.
Home repairs and longterm finances are this week
a prime topic of discussion.
Before mid-week expect
loved ones to discuss the
expansion of family obligations or romantic commitNov. 23 - Dec. 21 ments. Find positive ways
to reach agreement and expect time schedules and career demands to also require consideration.
After Thursday watch for unique messages
from friends, relatives or new romantic partners. Family restrictions are highlighted: expect complex deadlines and revised schedules.
Before mid-week a distant
relative or forgotten friend
may issue a rare invitation.
Family reunion, travel plans
or group social events are
highlighted. All are positive but will take longer
to finalize than expected.
Dec. 22 - Jan. 20
Ask probing questions
and watch for meaningful
progress. Wednesday through Saturday an
unusual social or romantic triangle may require extra sensitivity. Unique solutions are
highlighted: expect a trusted friend or longterm lover to express deep feelings and bold
opinions.
Loved ones may this week
outline creative home projects, serious family decisions
or revised romantic expectations. Emotional security
and financial abundance
will steadily increase in the
coming months. Plan now
Jan. 21 - Feb. 19
for shared property agreements and important home
changes. After Wednesday some Aquarians
may be asked to correct the mistakes of a
colleague or business partner. Act quickly
and remain silent: prideful emotions may
soon trigger minor disagreements.
Career confidence is now a strong theme.
Early this week many
Pisceans will end 15 weeks
of criticism from colleagues
or low employment interest. Ask key officials for special assignments: your recent workplace efforts have
not gone unnoticed. After
Feb. 19 - March 20
Thursday a friend or trusted
relative may openly discuss
a controversial romantic triangle or new
lifestyle choice. Find positive ways to express
your concerns: at present loved ones may be
unusually sensitive to public opinion.
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Inside the Huddle
Jason Yurgartis
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
Features Editor
John Weidner
Assistant Sports Editor
Josh Salman
Managing Editor
Herbert
Oldie, but Goodie
After Michael Phelps’ captivating performance at the Olympics, many are labeling him the greatest athlete of all
time. Does Phelps deserve this title? And if not Phelps, then who?
Phelps deserves a mention in the
greatest athlete category, but I’m
going with the guy who originated
the 10,000 calorie diet, Babe Ruth.
He’s the best hitter of all time, and
he was a hall-of-fame pitcher.
Growing up watching Chicago Bulls’
games, I became a big fan of Michael
Jordan. Phelps is probably the best
overall swimmer, but Jordan brings
his winning presence to everything
he does.
Phelps is the greatest Olympian of
all time, but it’s hard to compare
athletes who play different sports.
I feel like Jim Brown would beat
Phelps at pretty much any sport
other than swimming.
Believe it or not, in my childhood I
was named “Most Athletic” in my
third grade yearbook.
The U.S. Olympic basketball team ran through most of its competition with relative ease. Is it fair to let
professionals compete in Olympic team sports, or do the Olympics need to be comprised of amateurs?
The Olympics is supposed to be the
best athletes in the world
competing against each other. The
only reason Olympic basketball
gets viewers is because professionals are allowed to play.
If the Olympic Committee thought
the U.S. women’s softball team’s
“dominance” of the sport was
enough to eliminate it as an event
starting in 2012, then basketball
might be the next to go.
Considering it didn’t get the gold
at the last few Olympics, I’m fine
with the way it is. This “Redeem
Team” is no joke and will bring
the gold back to the United States
where it belongs.
I don’t care, as long as the United
States wins.
The Olympics, specifically women’s gymnastics, is often shrouded by controversies about the ages of the athletes
performing. Do the athletes’ ages actually matter, or is it just another thing to complain about?
It’s just another thing to complain
about. I think that gymnasts
should be eligible for Olympic
competition in their third trimester.
If you have a
question for the
members of the
Huddle or want to give
answers, e-mail the
Spinnaker at sports@
unfspinnaker.com.
The only reason the age matters is
because of size. You have to think
the fact the Chinese gymnasts looked
like midgets next to the United States
gave them an edge in balance.
Of course they do. Did you see
those 9-year-old girls competing
in gymnastics? These girls have a
competitive advantage because
of their age, and China should be
reprimanded.
The only age limits I care about are
the ones for Medicare and Social
Security.
The Olympics is home to several out-of-the-ordinary sports: synchronized diving, table tennis, badminton, etc.
What new Olympic sport would you like to see?
Pie eating, horseshoes, a cakewalk
- anything that might take place
at a county fair, if only to laugh at
the participants.
Golf. The only thing that could make
the Olympics seem longer and more
drawn out.
Beer pong. Sign me up!
Chess. A real man’s sport!
Compiled by John Weidner.
SNports
ews
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Wednesday, august 20, 2008
UNF student breaks course record
By Matthew Hersch
Contributing Writer
E-mail Matthew Hersch at
[email protected].
Osprey tailgate aims for
increased school spirit
by Lori Bero
Student
Government
has
teamed up with UNF Athletics
to plan the first Osprey Tailgate
Classic Aug. 26 at 7:30 p.m. on
the Green.
“This is the tailgate of all tailgates,” Student Body President
John Barnes said. “This is the
huge kick-off for all the tailgates
to come.”
SG is looking to have all of
UNF’s student athletes from both
club and athletic teams on the
Green to take part in the event
and give a face to the many UNF
athletes who often go unnoticed.
”We’re trying to do a better job
of letting the students of UNF
know who their student athletes
are,” Barnes said.
The tailgate will incorporate
a concert featuring the Dave
Matthews Tribute Band playing
on the Green, free barbecue and
several giveaways from local businesses throughout the evening.
“Our main goal at this event
is to bring the school spirit to the
students,” Barnes said.
The event is a part of SG’s
“
“This is the
tailgate of all
tailgates.”
Sports Editor
John Barnes,
Student Body President
athletic promotion initiative,
which is intended to arouse
school-spirit surrounding its student athletes.
“A lot of people say we don’t
have any school spirit, but I know
150-plus student athletes who will
tell you differently,” Barnes said.
“That’s what we’re trying to accomplish with the athletic promotion initiative this year.”
As the year progresses, SG
will continue to have tailgates for
some of the bigger home games
and will also schedule game days
on the Green, which will showcase certain teams before their
games to get students excited.
E-mail Lori Bero at
[email protected].
Opening match
ends in 3-1 loss
by John Weidner
Assistant Sports Editor
Courtesy of William Pearce
UNF student William Pearce set a
new course record at the second 2008
Jacksonville Triathlon Series, with a
time of 47 minutes, 21 seconds.
The race was the second in the series of three sprint triathlons at Little
Talbot Island.
Pearce was first out of the swim,
first off the bike and continued on in
the run to take the top overall spot.
“There was a professional runner
from out of town competing that I
wanted to beat,” Pearce said.
During the race Pearce said he remembers thinking, “I have to win the
race because I hate to lose.”
The race included a quarter-mile
ocean swim, 10 miles of biking and
ended with a three-mile run.
“My favorite part of the triathlon
is running, which was originally a
weakness of mine,” Pearce said. “I
know I will have to practice running
in order to reach my dream of one day
competing in the Olympics.”
Pearce’s ultimate goal is to run
for the U.S. Olympic triathlon team.
His short term goals include becoming the most dominant runner in the
Atlantic Sun Conference and competing in regional tournaments for the
years to come.
“My role model is my high school
swimming coach, Martin Zubero,
whose efforts resulted in a gold medal
in the 1992 Summer Olympics,”
Pearce said.
Pearce transferred from the
University of Florida to have a better
chance to compete on the track and
field team after meeting with UNF
track coach Mark VanAlstyne last
year.
Pearce also participated in the
A-Sun Conference Championships at
Clemson University in May and the
Beaches Fine Arts Sprint Triathlon
in July.
He placed second at the A-Sun
Conference Championships in the
1500-meter run. After taking a oneyear break from running triathlons,
Pearce won the final race in the
Beaches Fine Arts Sprint Triathlon.
Women’s Soccer
William Pearce finished first in the swim, bike and run to set a new
course record at the second 2008 Jacksonville Triathlon Series.
Intramurals provide an alternative
By John Weidner
Important Dates
Assistant Sports Editor
UNF’s intramural program is
an alternative for students who
love to play sports but are not on
one of the university’s teams.
There are a variety of sports
and tournaments throughout the
year that are open to anyone with
a student ID.
“With a strong mixture of
fun and competition, there is a
place for everyone,” Intramural
Supervisor Kelly Veley said.
In the fall, students can participate in sports leagues such
as 7-on-7 football, volleyball and
indoor soccer. There will also be
a few week-long tournaments including racquetball, 3-on-3 basketball and other events.
“Intramurals are a great way
to have fun and meet new people,”
Veley said. “I met a lot of my
friends in college through playing
intramural sports.”
For Veley, a few of the intramural leagues have grown to become
showcases of some of UNF’s most
talented athletes.
“Some of our programs that
have become really popular are
7-on-7 football, softball, soccer and
basketball,” he said. “Seven-on-7
football was our biggest sport last
year with around 96 teams competing, including a team that took
third place overall at nationals.”
Intramural Sports Open House
Monday, Aug. 25
6:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Building 14, room 1601
Volleyball Captain’s Meeting
Tuesday, Sept. 2
7:00 p.m. - 7:30 p.m.
UNF Arena
New intramural sports in
this year’s program are ultimate
Frisbee, kickball, and a 40-yarddash competition in the spring.
“The best part is that everyone
wants to do well and really pull
through for their team,” said Nick
Winslow, a UNF sophomore who
has participated in intramurals.
“The games are always competitive and fast-paced, but at the end
of the night we all go back to our
rooms and hang out.”
Anyone interested in participating in intramurals in the fall
can attend the open house and informational meeting Aug. 25. Job
opportunities with the intramural program will also be discussed
at the meeting.
E-mail John Weidner at
[email protected].
The only exhibition match of
the season for the UNF women’s
soccer team ended in a 3-1 loss to
Rollins College Aug. 16.
UNF junior midfielder Lauren
Maze scored the first goal of the
game 13 minutes into the first half
on a penalty kick. The Ospreys
kept this lead for most of the
first half.
But in the final minutes of
the first half, Lindsay Giblin and
Chelsea Brady added two goals for
Rollins, which put them in front
2-1 at the half.
Rollins’ Ashley Waplinger
found Brady for the second time
in the game, early in the second
half, to give Rollins an insurance
goal. The rest of the second half
was a defensive stalemate, in
which both teams played aggressively to the end.
Senior goalkeeper Rachael
Howard played all 90 minutes for
the Ospreys and finished the day
with seven saves.
Rollins split its goal time between Stephanie Woefel, Anna
Vargas, and Michelle Dillingham,
with Woelfel allowing UNF’s only
goal of the game.
UNF opens regular season play
at the University of South Florida
Aug. 22 and open its regular season home slate against College of
Charleston Aug. 24.
E-mail John Weidner at
[email protected].
Sports in Brief
Puebla promoted to head coach
Assistant tennis coach Rodrigo
Puebla has been promoted to
head women’s tennis coach, UNF
Director of Athletics Dr. Richard
Gropper announced.
“Rodrigo Puebla has demonstrated his ability to lead our women’s
tennis program over the course of
the last two years,” Gropper said.
“He is an excellent recruiter, has
done a good job of overseeing the
day-to-day affairs of the program
and has maintained outstanding,
positive relationships with the
young women on the squad.”
Puebla plans to take the program to new heights, while honoring the great tradition it already
has.
Compiled by John Weidner.
2008 Olympics Update
U.S. leads China, world in total medal count
Osprey Scoreboard
Medal Count
women’s soccer
If You Haven’t Heard...
Total
U.S.A 79
26
China 76
••
Michael Phelps won 8-of-8 gold med-
als to become the man who has won the most gold medals in a single Games.
••
Nastia Liukin and Shawn Johnson went 1-2 in the women’s all-around and beam finals - Liukin winning gold in the all-around and Johnson win-
ning gold on the beam.
Aug. 16
L, 3-1
vs. Rollins College
Flight Schedule
Men’s Soccer
•• Misty May-Treanor and Kerri Walsh advanced to the gold medal match in women’s beach volleyball.
Aug. 20, 6 p.m.
vs. Rollins College
•• The men’s basketball “Redeem Team” is three wins away from its first gold medal since 2000.
Women’s Soccer
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27
43
14
19
Russia Fed. 42
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Information as of deadline Aug. 19.
Compiled by Lori Bero.
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Illustration: Mike Tomassoni
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Aug. 24, Noon
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Wednesday, august 20, 2008
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Olympic-quality track and field
completed in Hodges Stadium
by Laura Franco
Staff Writer
Beginning this fall, the final phase of
Hodges Stadium will be ready for the men’s
and women’s track and field and soccer
2008-2009 seasons.
The final phase of Hodges Stadium,
which was under construction since
February 2008, has been completed. Phase
one of the stadium opened and has been
home to the track and field and soccer
teams since January 2004.
Track and field and soccer athletes have
been waiting for the improvements and
are excited the finished stadium is finally
here, including Rachael Howard, senior
goalkeeper and team captain for women’s
soccer.
“Hopefully it’s going to bring more fans
and people to games,” Howard said. “I’m
excited about the [goal posts] they put up.
It’s exciting because it allows for higher
competition, which puts UNF into more
public attention.”
The new facility benefits not only current individual athletes and fans, but also
reflects positively on the whole UNF community, said Dr. Richard Gropper, director
of UNF Athletics.
“This enhanced stadium demonstrates
the UNF commitment to building first class
athletic facilities as we develop our young
NCAA Division I program,” Gropper said.
The new improvements and amenities
include male and female locker rooms,
an athletic training facility used for both
treatment and rehabilitation purposes, a
new strength and conditioning center, a
press box containing multiple broadcast
booths, a fully equipped print media area
and a private VIP reception area with a
full kitchen.
“At the field level, we’ve installed over
9,000 seats, field lighting and a new track
and field,” Gropper said.
The new track has nine lanes and is
considered to be of international competition quality. It was furnished by Mondo,
an Italian construction firm that has built
tracks for the last eight Olympic Games,
including the ongoing games in Beijing.
The field is made of natural turf and
can accommodate football, soccer, lacrosse
and rugby.
“This entire facility will rank among the
finest track and field facilities in the country,” Gropper said. “It will serve both UNF
and the city of Jacksonville very well.”
Mark VanAlstyne, track and field head
coach, said the new Hodges Stadium has
received attention from across the nation.
After the announcement of the 2009
home schedule, there were scores of replies and requests for entry materials,
VanAlstyne said. Coaches and high schools
as far as Michigan and Kentucky have been
asking for bids.
VanAlstyne believes the stadium will
help the track and field teams get better
results.
“In the past, UNF track and field has
attempted to recruit top student athletes
despite having only minimal facilities,”
VanAlstyne said. ”With the completion
of Hodges Stadium, no university in the
country will be able to boast having a better competition facility than UNF.”
Sophomore track and field runner
Hillary Adams said the stadium gives the
team more opportunities to have more
meets at home advantage.
“I’m really excited because it is such a
nice track,” Adams said. “I think it’s one
out of four in the nation [of its stature].
I didn’t think it would be built before I
graduated. I have another two years, and
I’m excited that I don’t have to wait [much
longer].”
Shot Put
Hammer and Discus Cage
Pole Vault Runway
Long and Triple
Jump Sandpits
All-Natural Turf
Nine-Lane Track
Javelin Runway
E-mail Laura Franco at
[email protected].
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Off campus you’re in charge of your free time so why not
spend those spare moments relaxing near the crystal blue waters of the resort-style pool, or
squeezing in a last minute cram session at the on-site Internet café. The Flats at Kernan boasts an
impressive lineup of community amenities that are specifically geared to make student life easier
both in and out of the classroom.
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Two bedroom/two baths - 1,134 sq. ft
Three bedroom/three baths - 1,370 sq. ft
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4850 First Coast Tech Pkwy.
Jacksonville FL, 32224
904-998-2050
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