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Index

Don’t feedthe alligators

News ....................... See page 3A&L ......................... See page 8Opinion .................. See page12Sports ..................... See page 15Fun & Games .......... See page 11

Well-meaning people could get our reptiles removed from campus.

See OPINION on page 12

Fun with footballRead about ways to spice up your pigskin parties.

See A&L on page 8

Basketball gets new players

Men’s hoop team welcomes in a new class of talent this season.

See SPORTS on page 16

Are the dorm charges fair?Read about the process of assessing dorm charges at the end of the year.

See NEWS on page 3

500 acres

60 buildings

$8 million value

By Samantha LeagueNews editor

FGCU President Wilson Brad-shaw received a 5 percent pay raise of $16,275 and a $60,000

performance bonus from the Board of Trustees last Tuesday, Sept. 21.

Trustees also approved 2 per-cent pay raises and $1,000 bonus-es for faculty and staff at the same meeting.

The univer-sity paid $15,000 for a private con-sultant, John Moore of Indi-ana State Uni-versity, to con-

duct Bradshaw’s evaluation, which is required every three years un-der Bradshaw’s contract.

After Moore interviewed more than 90 people, he gave Bradshaw an overall favorable rating.

According to Moore, many in-dicators — including student diver-sity, freshman retention and spon-sored research — show upward trends since Bradshaw started at FGCU in October 2007.

Prezgets big bonus, raise

By Megan HoolihanSenior staff writer

Morgan Crofton, a freshman majoring in criminal fo-rensics, died in a car acci-

dent Thursday. Crofton and three other young

women were heading home from the funeral of a friend in Orlando when a pickup truck crossed the median and hit their car. The pick-up struck the back passenger door on the driver’s side, where Crofton was sitting.

The driver, 18-year-old Amanda McAffee, and one of the other pas-sengers, 16-year-old Julie Rivkees, were both treated for minor inju-ries at the scene. The other passen-ger, 18-year-old Lauren Tipton, re-mains in critical condition.

Katheline Castin was one of Crofton’s close friends. They were texting just before the crash. Cas-tin said that she and Crofton bond-ed during Eagle View Orientation. earlier this year.

Studentdies inaccident

FGCU given Buckingham spreadBy Katie EganSenior staff writer

All 500 acres of the Bucking-ham property look like a subur-ban neighborhood.

The road twists and turns

around clean-cut, green grass, and the houses only look big enough for one or two people.

The address 5820 Bucking-ham Road in east Fort Myers used to be Gulf Coast Center, a mental institution. Now, it be-

longs to FGCU.The property is about 30

miles from FGCU and has 60 structures on it. It’s estimated to have a value of $8 million.

please see LAND on page 4

Bradshaw

nTurn to page 12 to read an opinion on Bradshaw’s raise

please see MORGAN on page 6

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Student Plaza: Uncle Sam helps students register to vote

Tyler O!erman dressed as Uncle Sam on Tuesday, Sept. 28, as he registered students to vote in preparation for the upcoming elections. EN photo/ Mike Ricci

By Katie EganSenior staff writer

The Kleist Health Education Center, located at the entrance to FGCU, is an educational,

not-for-profit organization devoted to healthy lifestyles.

The center’s open to FGCU students and members of the sur-rounding community.

“The center is the only one of its kind in Florida. It provides a unique experience for children, adults, and senior citizens,” said Cindi McDill, health educator for the center.

The center strives to prevent health problems and illnesses be-fore they begin, and focuses on empowering individuals to make healthy lifestyle choices through dynamic, interactive educational programs.

“The center goes far beyond a museum. We provide outreach programs to schools, communi-ties, and organizations across both Lee and Collier counties,” McDill said.

This past year, the center has been invited to partner with nu-merous school districts as their comprehensive health curricu-lum provider.

With the increasing demands on teachers’ time and meeting standards and wellness policy re-quirements, outreach education is much more effective.

KHEC educators will have the time to respond to specific school needs, provide enrichment activi-ties for students and deliver criti-cal health and safety lessons. This promotes positive change, raises awareness, inspires action and saves lives.

The center offers general health, drug education, nutrition and fitness, character education and human growth and develop-ment classes.

Skilled instructors bring three teaching theaters to life using dy-namic models, exciting displays and countless multimedia presen-tations.

The programs, as described, are “designed to inspire rather than alarm,” and to “build an ap-preciation for the human body, mind and spirit.”

“It’s just another resource on campus if students want informa-tion about a certain health topic and don’t want to go to the Well-ness Center,” said Renee McFar-land, executive director for the Kleist center.

Programs are just $3 for stu-dents and free for teachers. A list of programs is available at www.fgcu.edu/khec.

The center will also be looking for volunteers to help with fund-raisers and special events.

Volunteers will help staff at special events such as health fes-tivals, summer camps and FGCU campus events. Duties may in-clude overseeing registration, in-formation or refreshment tables.

School day volunteers are needed weekdays during the school year, usually between the hours of 9:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. School day volunteers must com-mit at least one day per month.

Students interested in vol-unteering should contact Nancy Metzger at 239-590-7459 to sign up.

Kleist center promoteshealthierlifestyles

Dents in walls mean dent in wallet By Veronica VelaStaff writer

One of the first and most important items a student sees

when they walk into their resident apartments on check-in day is a Room In-ventory Form (RIF).

This piece of paper may look insignificant, but it can mean the dif-ference between an easy semester and paying hun-dreds of dollars worth of damage later in the school year.

Prior to move-in, resi-dent assistants (RAs) fill out the forms for each room, but students are encouraged to go over the different living spac-es themselves and fill in any damage that wasn’t already noted. This can be a tedious process, but also a necessary one.

In fact, according to Jameson Moschella, asso-ciate director of residence education, properly filling out the Room Inventory Form is the best and only way to avoid charges.

If damage does occur throughout the year, how-ever, students must take

several steps to correct the problem.

For severe damage, such as putting a hole in the wall, students must contact their RA, who will then make a note on their RIF.

Then, the RA must contact the resident direc-tor (RD), who is responsi-ble for assessing the dam-age and fining the student accordingly.

The fee is only enough

to cover supplies and la-bor for the repair. No mon-ey from damage fees goes toward any housing needs or projects.

If damage is made in a common area, the rules vary slightly.

Unless a specific per-son takes responsibility or their roommate reports the offender to the RA, ev-eryone residing in the apartment will split the cost of the repair evenly.

Charles Stanisce, a sophomore majoring in computer information systems, was charged for nail holes in the living room walls last spring af-ter he moved out.

“I think that housing was (justified) because the holes were really big and noticeable,” Stanisce said.

In addition, students are encouraged not to at-tempt repairs themselves.

It not only makes the job more difficult for mainte-nance after students leave, but repairs not done pro-fessionally usually don’t meet housing standards.

“If you cause damage, inform us. We’ll take re-sponsibility for fixing the problem,” Moschella said.

Adam Weiner, a junior majoring in sports man-agement, informed hous-ing of damage during the semester rather than try to fix it himself.

“I was charged for breaking the light cov-er (in my room). As I was unscrewing it, I dropped it on myself,” Weiner said.

He also felt housing was justified in charging him.

If a student feels that they have wrongfully been charged after check-out, they can appeal the fee up to 10 days after receiving the damage letter.

According to Jameson, most of the appeals have been due to a mistake or miscommunication on pa-perwork during or after check-outs.

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By Eslande DambrevilContributing writer

Next semester, the College of Health Professions will fi-

nally have a place to call home: Academic Building 8.

AB8 will be adjacent to Academic Building 5 and Lutgert Hall and will be LEED certified, as is Academic Building 7.

AB8 is still in the de-sign phase, but site plans are expected to start in November and the con-struction of the build-ing is expected to start in January.

It will contain a large lecture room that will accommodate approxi-mately 120 students and a wet lab shared by anat-omy and physiology fac-ulty and students. It will also have a minimum of one lab space for athletic

training, human perfor-mance, nursing stimu-lation, nursing practice, occupational therapy and physical therapy.

Because AB8 will be accommodated with a parking garage, the park-ing lot for students near Lutgert Hall will be off limits while it’s being built, which could cause major parking issues for students.

“I’m worried about the effects it will have

on students making it to class on time,” said se-nior Julie Cochran, a criminal justice major and political studies mi-nor. “Hopefully, teachers will be understanding and have leniency toward the beginning.”

Freshman psycholo-gy major Corey Young is also concerned with the parking issue and thinks FGCU has an upcoming problem in general.

“The parking situa-

tion is bad enough when Parking Garage 3 is al-ways full, Parking Ga-rage 2 for the most part is the same, and students refuse to park in Parking Garage 1,” he said. “Shut-ting down a parking lot, especially one that makes it easier for students to walk to class, will make for a lot of angry students. The student body is grow-ing … we need more park-ing, not less.”

While FGCU is pre-paring for AB8 and the new parking garage, stu-dents are waiting for the Student Union improve-ments to be finished.

Although the con-struction on the Student Union is on schedule, an exact date was not dis-closed.

Any future construc-tion plans will depend on the state Legislature. FGCU has submitted a

Capital Improvement Plan to the Legislature and awaits a decision.

FGCU’s Capital Im-provement Plan is a five- year plan that identifies capital projects and pro-vides a timetable for con-struction completion. Facilities constructed us-ing state dollars require review by the Florida Board of Governors.

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nArchitect: Harvard Jolly/Kahler Slater.nConstruction manager: Kraft Construction.nProject starts in January.nWill be LEED certi!ed.nIncludes parking garage.nLarge lecture room will hold 120 students.

AB8 to break ground in January

Academic Building 8’s proposed design. Photo courtesy of fgcu.edu

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The FGCU Hockey Clubs are asking fans to bring donations for Goodwill to their Oct. 8 and 9 weekend games.

“Goodwill was a good match for us because we know college students have clothes they don’t wear anymore, so we thought, why not partner up with Good-will and help out the commu-nity?” said Jason Almcrantz, FGCU Hockey president and a se-nior majoring in civil and envi-ronmental engineering .

Almcrantz is also hoping this will set a precedent for communi-ty involvement through the hock-ey team. “We try to work with student organizations. If they want, they can set up a time to ta-ble during our games and spread their word,” he said.

Goodwill will accept dona-tions of new and gently used clothing, accessories, shoes, household items, electronics and small furniture at the hockey games, according to a Goodwill press release.

“I like to think about it this way: If you feel comfortable giv-ing it to a friend or a family mem-ber to use, then it’s good to do-nate,” said Kirsten O’Donnell, Goodwill’s public relations direc-tor.

Anyone who brings a dona-tion gets a packet of discount cou-pons for several area merchants, including Bar Louie, Firepit, the Nike Outlet, Pinchers Crab Shack, Red Robin, Rita’s Italian Ice, Ron Jon Surf Shop and Tropi-cal Smoothie Café, according to a Goodwill press release.

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On Friday, Oct. 1, FGCU will be formally welcoming inter-national students, scholars and study abroad participants to Southwest Florida at the 14th an-nual International Reception.

The event, which will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the SU Ball-room, is sponsored by FGCU In-ternational Services and the In-ternational Club.

“(This) is an opportunity for faculty, staff and the community to develop a deeper interest and understanding of diverse cul-tures and programs offered to them,” said Timothy Gjini, Inter-national Services assistant direc-tor.

Along with a welcoming from FGCU President Wilson Brad-shaw and Provost Ronald Toll, there will be representatives from international programs participants can engage in con-versation with.

“We want to promote our pro-grams, such as the Eagle I (Inter-national) Ambassador program that matches new first year inter-national students with U.S. stu-dents, who serve as their support ... and help them adjust to the uni-versity,” Gjini said.

There will also be a showcase of flags from every country that’s represented at FGCU through an international student.

According to Gjini, there are approximately 140 international and exchange students.

Everyone is invited, and cul-tural attire is encouraged. More than 150 people attended last year, and Gjini hopes for 200 this year. For more information, con-tact International Services at 239-590-7925.

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Bradshaw continued from page 1

Also part of the evaluation, the university trustees voiced their opinion at last Tuesday’s meeting.

They voted unanimously and without discussion to award the raise and bonuses while also praising Bradshaw’s per-formance.

While students also praise Bradshaw’s work, some aren’t praising the pay raise and bo-nus.

“I definitely believe Presi-dent Bradshaw is doing an ex-cellent job, but I don’t agree that a raise over $16,000 plus an additional bonus of $60,000 is justified, especially when much of his salary is coming from the same source that gives scholarships to students and funding to student orga-nizations,” said Dana Harris, a junior majoring in nursing.

Harris believes the money should be used in a more ben-eficial way to the students and university.

“I also don’t think he should have received this large pay raise when tuition increases every year,” Harris said.

Rebecca Skinner, a junior majoring in psychology and criminal justice, also brought up concern about tuition.

“Although I believe Dr. Brad-shaw has done a remarkable job at FGCU, I feel the 5 percent raise isn’t fair. Our tuition is among the highest rates in Florida and student costs are increasing rap-idly,” she said. “This money, al-

though it may be well-deserved, should be utilized elsewhere.”

Florida law allows public funds to pay for $225,000 of a president’s salary, bonuses and other incentives. The rest of Bradshaw’s salary is obtained from donations to the FGCU Foundation.

Bradshaw turned down the extra money last year due to

FGCU’s “current budget chal-lenges” and “inability to provide salary increases and bonuses” to the university’s “deserving employees.”

— The News-Press contribut-ed to this report.

By Megan HoolihanSenior staff writer

FGCU has broken new ground in its commitment to the en-vironment and sustainability

with the Platinum LEED Certifica-tion of Academic Building 7.

AB7, the new building for science laboratories and class-rooms for the College of Arts and Sciences, is one of only 310 facilities in the world to receive Platinum level designation from the U.S. Green Building Coun-cil’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED), a green building rating system.

The LEED rating system ver-ifies that AB7 is designed to con-serve energy, save water, reduce emissions of carbon dioxide, improve indoor air quality and demonstrate stewardship of re-sources.

Of the almost 5,500 certified projects worldwide, AB7 is close to the top 5 percent of all LEED- certified facilities. It is also the fourth Platinum-certified proj-ect in Florida, as well as the sec-ond university building and the

first academic/lab building in Florida to achieve this designa-tion.

The four-story building is 62,000 square feet and includes labs for physics, biology, chem-istry, math and specialized re-search; conference rooms; a geographic information system computer lab and a 160-seat lec-ture hall.

Donna Henry, dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, says that pursuing the goal of LEED certification was a team effort, particularly since labora-tories and research spaces cre-ated many challenges for the green design.

“The university architec-tural and construction man-agement team worked closely to plan and construct a state-of-the-art academic science re-search building, while actively selecting systems that would re-duce the impact on the environ-ment,” Henry said.

The environmentally sound features of AB7 include high-ef-ficiency lighting fixtures, win-dows and insulation that reduce

energy requirements by 18 per-cent, saving more than $50,000 annually; a high-performance reflective metal roof with shade overhangs; and high-efficiency bathroom fixtures that reduce water usage.

During the construction of the facility, particular attention was paid to recycling and reus-ing materials. More than 75 per-cent of the construction waste was recycled as opposed to be-ing sent to a landfill, and at least 20 percent of the materials for the building construction were manufactured within 500 miles of the building site.

To reduce individual trans-portation needs for students and faculty, AB7 is less than one-fourth of a mile walking distance from a bus stop. In ad-dition, showers and changing rooms are provided to encour-age students to bicycle to cam-pus.

Jessica Andrews, a sopho-more majoring in biology, is sup-portive of the sustainability ef-forts being made with AB7.

“I am a huge proponent of bi-

cycling on campus, and I think it’s a great idea that the build-ing has showering and chang-ing rooms. The one excuse that people always give me for not bi-cycling is that they don’t want to go to class all sweaty,” Andrews said.

Mike Garcia, a senior major-ing in resort & hospitality man-agement, agrees that FGCU’s support of the environment has a positive impact on the student body.

“FGCU’s commitment to be-ing green is one of the things that impressed me the most about the school and made me decide to come here,” he said. “Having the most environmen-tally efficient academic lab building in the state …that is something to be proud of. ”

FGCU plans to strive for LEED certification with all fu-ture buildings on campus.

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Ultra Nightclub and Privilege Lounge bring “If It’s On, It’s Neon” to Naples for the first

time Thursday, Oct. 7 from 9 p.m. until 2 a.m.

Casey Cummings and Darius Sanchez, owners of KCD Enter-tainment, created this ultimate ne-on light party to perk interest of the college-age-level crowd and to hopefully become a movement that snowballs.

“We were trying to create a theme idea that could take over college cities around the area and eventually around the world,” Cummings said. “We thought of neon colors and lights and expand-ed on the idea, which led to us to creating something far bigger than expected.”

Even though FGCU is not in a college town, when these type of

events roll around, college kids flock to the scene.

“We help Day Glo out every show and attend the events at Ul-tra,” Cummings said. “Our end goal is to have shows weekly in ev-

ery major city around the world and expand our brand to the fullest. We feel doing a show in Naples will bring us closer to that goal.”

This event is comparable to a big light show, so bring any and all

neon attire, glow sticks, lights and lasers with you. White attire is also acceptable.

Electronic music will by played with featured performances by headliner Designer Drugs and open-ing performances by Joey Shiner, Supreme1 and Anthony Pisano.

“After establishing a profession-al and reliable company at first, KCD Entertainment, we then es-tablished a relationship with the artist and their group,” Cummings said. “Steve Aoki (a group mem-ber of the band Dim Mak) came to our first event in South Florida and loved it; he can’t wait to do another show, and Designer Drugs feels the same.”

This promises to be an unfor-gettable night with sparkling colors and lights. Tickets are $20 each and can be purchased at ifitsonitsneon.com. A sold-out show is expected, so it’s recommended to get tickets as soon as possible.

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Land continued from page 1

FGCU acquired the Buckingham prop-erty from the state of Florida. The trans-fer was authorized Jan. 19, 2010.

“The university took over the proper-ty because it was free,” said Joe Shepard, vice president for administrative services and finance.

The buildings on site include a gym-nasium, a swimming pool, kitchens, laun-dry rooms, recreation fields, small dormi-tories and a sensory room (which patients used to calm themselves down).

The university’s long-term plans for the property will be determined in the up-coming year. In the meantime, FGCU will use it for student services, retreats, staff retreats and faculty research, according to Shepard.

Gulf Coast Center, formally Sunland

Training Center, opened in January 1960 and closed this past June 30 after a pend-ing lawsuit was finally settled in Brown vs. Bush.

Proponents of the 25-year-old lawsuit believed no one, no matter what, should live in a mental institution.

Out of the four remaining state men-tal institutions in the state of Florida, the government closed Gulf Coast Center along with a mental institution in Miami.

“I’m not sure why; that’s just the way it happened,” said Dennis Morse, admin-istrative duty officer for the former Gulf Coast Center and groundskeeper for the Buckingham Property. He worked at the center for 16 years.

Poor mental health can be brought on by an accident, disease, illness or during birth. The center taught patients how to control their emotions, interact with each other and how to fit into society.

When it first opened, the center, over-seen by Health and Rehabilitation Ser-vices, accommodated thousands of resi-dents, with patients ranging from babies to adults.

The center became a licensed facil-ity in the late 1980s-early 1990s and be-gan moving patients into the community, saving the most severe cases. The cen-ter eventually dropped from thousands of beds to 338.

The Agencies for Persons and Disabil-ities, in the Department of Children and Families, took over in 1997. The Sunland Training Center was renamed Gulf Coast Center.

During the last five years of the Gulf Coast Center’s existence, the staff was de-termined to rehabilitate patients back in-to society.

“Our goal was to find the best possible place for our patients because we knew we

would be closing soon,” Morse said.Parents and guardians of the patients

who were being moved into the communi-ty decided where patients would go.

The former Sunland Training Center was renamed Gulf Coast Center in 1977. EN photo/Anna Nguyen

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Morgancontinued from page 1

“We automatically clicked when we found out that we were from the same hometown and loved doing the same things. I introduced her to a few friends I had made in College Club, and from then on it was just a huge group of girls that hung out every night sharing laughs and stories and just enjoying the college life.”

Castin attended Crofton’s wake earli-er this week, where she says it was appar-ent from the way that friends and family members celebrated Crofton’s life that she reached many people.

“Morgan wrote in her friend’s year-book, ‘Why blend in when you were born to stand out?’ and that’s exactly how Morgan lived her life. She stood out, and that’s how she became my friend and a friend to many,” Castin said.

The Florida Highway Patrol said that McAffee and the driver of the pickup truck were the only ones who were wear-ing seat belts at the time of the accident.

After colliding with the car that Crof-ton was riding in, the pickup truck hit an-other car head-on. The 76-year-old driver of that car was seriously injured.

The driver of the pickup truck, who according to the FHP likely lost control due to a medical condition, remains hos-pitalized in critical condition.

Morgan Crofton was a freshman at FGCU. Photo courtesy of Facebook Students had to decide whether to sign away their First Amendment rights to get a free meal at Constitution Day this past Thursday. About 200 students participated. ENPhotos/ Mike Ricci

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The former Sunland Training Center was renamed Gulf Coast Center in 1977. EN photo/Anna Nguyen

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By Marbel CasanovaContributing writer

Football season is finally here. It’s time to start think-ing about quarterbacks, line-ups and touchdowns. Even more, it’s important to remember that football fans want

simple, enjoyable foods and drinks. Most would prefer to have chips and dips with a variety of sodas and beer while there are others that would opt for fascinating, easy-to-make, deli-cious recipes and cool-mixed-flavored drinks that would sur-pass everyone’s expectations.

What are some must haves at your football party?Think of gathering a roster of delicious favorites that

would delight your appetite while you enjoy the intense action of the game. For instance, here are some ideas for an at-home-party that won’t let you down; with easy and appetizing recipes, they would make a great reception for your guests.

Every gathering needs an ideal blend of great-tasting drinks, great decorations and enjoyable food. These few tips will help you turn your simple football party into a victorious one.

Tips to make your game day get-together a success

Be prepared to have more food than what you think. During the game, most fans jump, holler, clap and work up a big appetite. After all, there should be lots to eat, and it must be tasty.

Plan ahead. Having a menu prepared ahead of time will help you get organized for the big day, and you won’t be stressed out when the game is on.

Make sure your TV is posi-tioned in a way that everyone can easily watch the game.

Decorate your apartment – this will make your party more entertaining. You can spruce it up with the team’s colors, using op-posing team colors on opposite sides of the room. (You can !nd great streamers in all di"erent colors at the Dollar Tree.)

Why miss all the action when you can have traditional football party must-haves such as chips with di"erent dips and salsas? Also, during football season, gro-cery stores will have great deals on the classics: hot dogs, burgers and beer.

For desserts, think of a deli-cious and easy favorite. Varieties of sweet popcorn are great ideas, which would leave the fans to concentrate on the game and not on the plates. Or if you want to go a more sophisticated route, you can make a “Hershey’s Gridiron Cake” or “Touchdown Brownie Cups.”

Make sure to pick up some of the fans’ favorite drinks dur-ing football season, inculding “Touchdown Tea,” beer and fruit punch.

FOOD & DRINK

Don’t forget to wear your fa-vorite jersey on game day. If you don’t have a jersey, you can al-ways make one. Get a plain t-shirt and tie-dye it your team’s colors. If you’d rather, you could get iron-on letters or numbers to repre-sent your favorite player.

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The most important thing to remember at your football party is to have a great time. Enjoy good food and drinks and the company of friends. Be ready to cheer on your favorite team and let the game begin!

FUNDuring halftime, why not get

to know your guests a little bet-ter? Play a board game like Ap-ples to Apples or Balderdash for a good laugh until the game is back on.

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By Chelsye BowleyContributing writer

On Monday night, To Write Love on Eagle’s Wings (TWLOEW) hosted “Lucky Me, Lucky You

Speed Chat.” The event was organized by TWLOEW President Jennifer Dake and Vice President Stephanie Guerra with the goals of promoting conversa-tion, new friendships, and appreciat-ing how lucky we are to meet one an-other.

The “Lucky Speed Chat” was set up similarly to speed dating, but in-stead of male-female organized cou-ples, attendees were placed in small groups sitting at banquet style ta-bles. Attendees were encouraged to introduce themselves, strike up a conversation with their new ac-quaintance, and draw from a cup of conversation-starting questions.

Dake explained her hope was “that people will become a little less shy on campus, whether it be on the shuttles, in their classes, or anywhere. We want people to talk to one another, ask them how things are going, and realize that conver-sations are important and impact us in ways greater than we may know.”

Speed Chat attendee, Dave Vain-er, a junior majoring in communi-cations, appreciates Dake’s vision of a friendlier campus. Vainer who attended the event because he is “new to campus and wanted to meet some people.”

The event was full of laughter and talking between former strang-ers. Guerra and Vainer exchanged birthday wishes, as the new friends found out they both celebrate their birthdays in late September.

Conversations ranged from a discussion about music to classes to student involvement experiences.

Katie Carpenter, a communica-tions sophomore, and Sarah Lacy, a junior majoring in psychology, swapped stories about their aca-demic and leadership interests. Carpenter talked about the Sani-bel Writer’s Conference, and Lacy explained last weekend at FGCU’s Leadership Academy held on Capti-va was “one of the best experiences” she ever had.

“The participants at TWLOEW speed chat event were able to dig deeper and realize that engaging in conversations with people they have never met before can have lots of positive benefits and encour-age them to talk to more strangers around them” Dake said.

Dake and Guerra plan to host another speed chat in Spring and can be contacted through the RSO e-mail [email protected]. TWLOEW recently became an offi-cial University chapter of the popu-lar non-profit organization To Write Love on Her Arms.

Their next meeting is 7-8:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 4 from in AB3 111.

Speed chat with fellow Eagles makes new friendships

The attendees play a game during the event.

Two Eagles get to know each other. EN photos/Chelsye Bowley

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By Andrew FriedgenContributing writer

There’s hardly a better story of a pop rock explosion than Florida natives Hey Monday.

Starting from the most humble beginnings of opening for bands that were touring in state, a routine many upstarts never escape from, a brilliant collection of opportunities fell perfectly onto their plate. Re-cording their album on the Decay-dance/Colombia label gave them that rocket fuel to take off into the skies, for it was the king of modern pop rock himself, Pete Wentz, who wanted the baby band to sign onto his label.

With backing power like Wentz’s, the rest, as they say, is history. I had the oddly con-venient fortune of being at Hey Monday’s first show ever, a small show in Saint Pete in 2008 with The Hush Sound headlining.

Back when meeting Hey Mon-day frontwoman Cassadee Pope wasn’t a matter of wading through hundreds of people and needing a press pass, I never expected this newly formed band whose sound engineering drowned out their vocalist to explode like they did.

But here we have it, after huge successes including a recent run on Alternative Press’s tour and their jaunt on this past summer’s

Warped Tour, the band have re-leased a follow up to their smash full length, “Hold On Tight,” with the six song EP entitled “Beneath It All.”

Most noticeably, “Beneath It All” deviates slightly from the full-on-rock attitude of “Hold On Tight.” The songs are more tem-pered and less craggy, with a slower alternative sound blend-ing into the Hey Monday sound.

The very beginning song,

“Wish You Were Here,” is more of a fast-paced ballad than anything else, with Cassadee Pope deliver-ing her usual slightly sassy voice in the verses and letting it all go in the chorus.

Ironically enough, the sin-gle off of the EP, “I Don’t Wanna Dance,” evokes the complete op-posite reaction: it’s the most up-beat song on the record, the song that takes the band closest to that “Homecoming” sound off of the

debut. In it, Pope crosses over in-to slight hints of provocation with “You blew your chance/to rock my night away/you’ll never take me home/take me home.”

“Hangover,” the fourth song on the record, evokes hints of folk into the EP, with an acoustic gui-tar running through the entire re-cord amidst Pope singing a heart-felt confession with similar lyric content as “6 Months” from the debut record. The drum beat is

steady throughout the song and even the bridge keeps on track with the overall mellowness of the song.

“Beneath It All” is an ef-fort that brings you down from the adrenaline high of “Hold On Tight,” an album that takes away any doubt that Hey Monday is running out of steam.

The band throws in some dy-namics that you wouldn’t ex-pect from their earlier sound and, if anything, that shows that their sound is maturing and that they’re here to stay. Pope’s vo-cals are as ever signature as they were in the debut, further break-ing from the Hayley Williams comparisons that dominated the beginning of their career.

Hey Monday are West Palm natives and will be touring the state in an upcoming run with pi-ano-dance solo artist The Ready Set, alternative indie rock stal-warts We Are the In Crowd, and pop rock five-piece band Cartel. They will be at the State Theater in Saint Pete on October 20th, Freebird Live in Jacksonville on Oct. 21, and then back in the state at the end of the tour at the House of Blues in Orlando on Nov. 26. The tour will end at the Culture Room in Fort Lauderdale on Nov. 27.

Hey Monday members are West Palm Beach natives. Photo courtesy of heymondaymusic.com

Florida native band Hey Monday tours after new album

By Jamie GillhespyStaff writer

One FGCU student is combin-ing her passion for the arts with a message about inter-

connectivity and the transformative powers of art. Katelyn Gravel, a ju-nior English major, is the creator of the Collaborative Arts Experiment, a semi-annual event held this past Sunday at Nita’s Sweet Bean Café. Gravel began the Collaborative Arts Experiment as part of her Civic En-gagement class last year and has continued to hold events ever since.

Gravel brought together art-ists from the community and gave them a prompt which consisted of a theme and the elements re-quired for the final creation. The artists then had a week to collab-orate on one art piece which was incorporated into a room at Nita’s for viewing. The prompt for Sun-day’s project was interconnectivi-ty and artists needed to combine recycled materials, and both nat-ural and unnatural elements.

Each of the six artists — 2 pho-tographers, one painter, a poet and two others — brought their own talents and interpretations of the theme to the project.

Lauren Jamro, a senior Eng-

lish major, explains that the final creation “draws you in and makes you a part of the artwork.”

Carolyn Pechec, a junior com-munications major, adds that she likes the addition of photographs that hang from a net and small en-velopes containing a poem that were placed in front of mirrors in the corners of the room that viewers were encouraged to take. Pechec likes this unique relation-ship between the viewer and the art which provides the opportuni-ty for viewers to “keep a piece of it.”

This interactive quality is what makes Gravel’s vision unique. Last Sunday’s event of-fered attendees the option to col-laborate and create their own projects through tie dye, jewelry and painting stations in exchange for donations. At one point dur-ing the event Gravel even broke attendees into groups to collabo-rate on their own project and dem-onstrate the theme of intercon-nectivity.

All donations benefitted Lee Memorial Health System’s Arts in Healthcare program, which us-es art to help patients through the healing process.

Organizations like these are

important, explains Lisa Sidoran, a junior communications major, because it provides people with an “outlet so they don’t keep their emotions inside.”

Gravel explains that the Col-laborative Arts Experiment is just one part of her greater vision, Project Innovation through Col-laboration, and that it is “just go-ing to keep growing.”

Starting Oct. 31, Gravel will hold a craft fair and local market that will continue to be held on the last Sunday of every month. Gravel hopes to ultimately incor-porate sustainability, yoga and belly dancing workshops into the craft fair to promote healthy minds and bodies working toward the goal of sustainability.

Gravel’s ongoing vision of in-terconnectivity is echoed in Sun-day’s exhibit through FGCU alum-nus Jared Ashcraft’s poem, which reads, “All part of the same web/ Sensitive to the slightest breeze/ Never working in unison/ Though the Universe is one.”

For more information about Project Innovation through Col-laboration and future events, visit the project’s Facebook page.

Former Civic Engagement student continues her dreamLEFT: Lisa Sidoran, junior commu-nications major, works on the col-laborative wall painting.BOTTOM RIGHT: Katelyn Gravel, the creator of the Collaborative Arts Experiment, with the complet-ed project.BOTTOM LEFT: Zack Bier painting on the collaborative wall painting. EN photos/Jamie Gillhespy

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‘Easy A’ gets A+ review overallBy Amber GoldsmithStaff writer

Retelling Nathaniel Hawthorne’s classic novel “The Scarlet Letter” in a modern high school setting,

“Easy A” revolves around “the rumor-filled, totally false account of how I ru-ined my flawless reputation”, as told by the main character, Olive (Emma Stone). At first, Olive, feeling unrecognized and ignored by her classmates at high school, feels as though the lie she told her best friend, popular blonde Rhi (Aly Michal-ka) about losing her virginity, won’t go far. However, when the school saint and Christian fanatic, Marianne (Aman-da Bynes) overhears Olive recount her false tale to Rhi, word spreads around the school like wildfire.

Suddenly, Olive finds herself thrust in the spotlight, as the gossip and made-up accounts about her blow way out of pro-portion — but Olive, now dubbed a harlot, finds the change refreshing. That is, until her gay friend, Brandon (Dan Byrd) asks for Olive to fake having sex with him at a weekend party in return for a $100 Target gift card, and Olive, feeling bad for Bran-don, accepts the deal. After pretending to “do the deed” with Brandon, Olive’s slutty reputation skyrockets — along with the number of boys paying Olive hundreds of

dollars to pretend to hook up with them. Things seem great for Olive — she

achieves semi-celebrity status and gets paid to fake sex — until Olive’s favorite teacher asks her to spread word that Ol-ive gave her husband gonorrhea in order to cover up an affair and save her mar-riage. To add to the chaos, Marianne and Marianne’s boyfriend (Cam Gigandet) and friends lobby for Olive’s expulsion; Rhi, jealous of Olive’s popularity, ditches Olive for Marianne; and Olive might lose the guy she is really crushing on (Penn Badgley).

With a light-hearted, sexual innuen-do-filled atmosphere, consistent hilarity, and an engaging story, “Easy A” will be sure to please the viewer and definitely inspires a lot of laughs and personal con-nections. Throughout the movie, watch-ers will time and again relate all too well to the circumstances for the characters of “Easy A” and Olive, especially young women, while the outlandishness of the film keeps the tone light enough to make it enjoyable for all. Along with ironical-ly poking fun at “The Scarlet Letter,” a commonly hated required reading book among teenagers, “Easy A” also commu-nicates an all-too-true message about fem-inism, stereotyping, and gender equality. Overall, “Easy A” gets an ‘A’, or four stars out of four.

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By Karla RodriguezContributing writer

No, it’s not a bandana or some kind of hair accessory. The bandeau is the modern take on the camisole. Origins from the French word Bandeaux meaning strip, this little strapless bra has been a great summer trend. Transition-ing into fall, you may wonder how you can pull off your bandeau. Around campus, ladies are rocking their bandeaus under oversized tanks and under low-cut tops to add that coverage that a camisole adds but without the hassle of the straps having to show. Now, this piece is meant to be shown off, because they come in tons of dif-ferent colors and prints.

Around here you can try to snatch up an-bandeau at Macy’s stores or online for about $5 each which is a great deal. So add the bandeau to your wardrobe to add that pop color or buy one just for the great versatility of it.

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Rainwater

ByMandie RainwaterStaff writer

On Sept. 22, President Wilson Bradshaw was giv-en a raise and bonus by the FGCU Board of Trustees. Last year he turned down the raise

and bonus, citing the economy as a main factor. Howev-er, this year it seems he decided that the school was financially healthy enough to accept the pay raise of 5 percent, or $16,275 a year, and a bo-nus of $60,000.

FGCU staff received a 2 percent pay increase and a bonus of $1,000.

This should mean that Bradshaw has done an excellent job and the school is running smoothly, right?

According to the report compiled by John Moore, a collegiate presi-dent himself and owner of a consult-ing firm that was hired to evaluate

FGCU’s president, Bradshaw received a favorable re-view.

In the 26-page document, many pages of which are definition, it said that of the 90 people he interviewed about Bradshaw’s performance, the opinions were fa-vorable.

Who made up this selected group? How representa-tive could they be of the job Bradshaw has done over the past year? Listed as conferees are “more than 2 doz-en faculty,” which include: members of the Faculty Senate, FGCU’s UFF (United Faculty of Florida) chap-ter and randomly selected faculty.

The rest of the 90 people include department chairs, advising and professional staff, external stake-holders, staff advisory council, officers of Student Gov-ernment, trustees including the chair of the board of trustees, and Bradshaw himself. One could say those interviewed are close to the president.

All of the accolades attributed to Bradshaw per-taining to his personality, leadership and stewardship abilities are positive. Moore states the phrase has to be mentioned twice to be included.

It’s obvious Bradshaw is well-liked by the confer-ees. He works his implied political power well when it comes to donors and the community at large. He ac-

knowledges that he gets a lot accomplished with the community’s help.

It is only when I get to page 15 that I see it. “If there is a ‘soft spot’ in the President’s base, it is within the general faculty.”

At a university with as many faculty members as FGCU has, I would think this would be the group that he would want solid. In 2008, the ratio of students to faculty, according to an FGCU admissions FAQ, was 17 to 1; that was about 470 faculty members.

According to his personal evaluation, that number exceeds 960 and this group is unhappy. The report re-turns to the concept of “collegial relationships.” Col-legial can mean power or authority vested equally among colleagues or camaraderie (a feeling of unity).

The staff is feeling neglected. They feel he is more engaged outside the university, and they want his at-tention. They feel he hides behind a wall of gate-keep-ers. That he doesn’t make an appearance on the campus with no agenda often enough, and that his communica-tions seem to be one-sided and top-down.

While I can’t even begin to imagine what the uni-versity’s top official must do to ensure that FGCU stays financially viable, without a staff of faculty happy with their jobs to support him and the university, his efforts are futile.

Students directly engage the instructors, not Bradshaw himself, and if the dissidence continues to mount, education will be affected. The collegial cul-ture becomes corrupted and the community pride and backing Bradshaw is credited with fostering so well will become a memory.

I hope Bradshaw enjoys his well-deserved pay in-crease, and the staff theirs, which I personally think isn’t large enough.

I also hope that Bradshaw mends the bridges with-in the campus walls before they break down the ones he has worked so hard to build around it.

Mandie Rainwater is a sophomore. She is majoring in secondary education with a focus in social sciences. She is married with two children and is an active vol-unteer for C.A.R.E.S. Suicide Prevention. She is a con-tributing author to “UnspOILed: Writers speak for Florida’s Coast” and has been featured in the South-east Online Review.

Bradshaw raise reflective of staff ethos?

By Chelsey SeeleyStaff writer

We have it extremely lucky here at FGCU. We are living on a

beautiful campus with amazing scenery along with friends and wonderful professors. The

wildlife here has been a fascination of mine, and I love being able to walk outside my dorm and see turtles, alligators and the occasional hawk. Yet, there are people who don’t care for it, and want to ruin it for everyone.

There have been reports of people feeding the alligator located in South Village. Not only are they putting themselves at risk, they are putting an animal who hasn’t done anything wrong in a potentially deadly situation. If an alligator gets too close to humans here on campus, the school has no choice but to have the alligator either removed or destroyed. There are signs posted at every small pond or lake that say it is illegal to feed the alligators, and that there will be consequences for those who choose to ignore these directions. There are apparently people who think they are above the law, and that giving the alligators food is a challenge, or a dare. These people really are ignorant to what they are doing to our ecology, and these poor animals are paying the price. This isn’t the only time I have seen ignorance cause such a disturbance. I was a volunteer at a theme park/zoo, and there was a drive-thru animal preserve where there were lions. Before people went out on the “safari” it was stated that the vehicle’s windows must be rolled up. It was dangerous not only to the people, but to the animals as well. People chose not to listen,

and were kicked out of the park not abiding by the rules. Their excuse was that they wanted a better view. Well, good luck with being able to see anything once a lion or an ostrich comes at your face. This is exactly what is happening with the alligator problem. Students say they want to be up close and personal with the wildlife, and are then astonished when they or the animal has to pay the price for their stupid actions. The signs are not going to do much to prevent people from being stupid. If someone really wants to feed an alligator, we unfortunately know they are going to do it. We just recently saw an example of this where “Charlie” the alligator was relocated to the Everglades after growing accustomed to being fed by humans. There needs to be stricter enforcement. I am not saying that a person needs to be arrested for it on the spot, but at least establish a fine system so every time someone is caught, the price goes up until eventually the school gets involved. If people see that there is another individual doing something potentially dangerous, they shouldn’t be afraid to report them. It will not only keep that person safe, but the alligator as well. They are doing what is best not only for the human community, but for the animals of FGCU’s ecology. After all, your ignorance really is not blissful — especially for innocent animals.

Chelsea Seeley is a freshman majoring in elementary educa-tion. Her goal is to eventually receive her master’s in special education. Chelsea has been writing for public audiences for more than four years. She loves how writing can be a true ex-pression of your personality.

Humans disobey, gators pay

Chelsea

Seeley

By Je!rey HautStaff writer

Some students may recall that a few years ago, it was possible to buy alcohol on campus. Don’t get too excited, freshmen, it wasn’t

a liquor store. Where Einstein’s Bagels now stands, Baldy’s bar and grill used to provide another eating (and on-campus drinking) option for FGCU students. The bar and grill opened in 1997, and closed a few years later. I had the opportunity to speak with Joe Shepard, FGCU’s vice presi-dent of administration services and finances, who oversees all food and beverage operations on campus. According to Shepard, the students on campus let the operation shut down. “The bar closed because the

demand went down. It was losing profits, so we shut it down,” Shepard said. At the time, Shepard said the bar and grill was “good for the campus.” Shepard explained, “At the time, the bar was a social venue as opposed to an alcohol venue. At the time there was no Gulf Coast Town Center or Miromar Outlets. Students wanted it for social reasons.” He continued by adding, “The reason it closed was because demand fell. We look at it from a business perspective. Does it satisfy demand?” Nevertheless, risk management may be weighing heavily in the minds of some when the notion of an on-campus bar is brought up. However, Shepard was adamant in saying, “Having a place to binge drink or get drunk is not the reason why students wanted a bar on campus, it is a bad assumption.” According to Shepard, the intent of the bar and grill wasn’t to provide alcohol to students, it was because the students “had nothing to do.”

The University of Florida’s “Orange and Brew,” is an example of an on-campus dining option that sells alcohol to students. Only beer is provided; no full-bar service is offered.

In the end, Shepard believes it is up to FGCU students if this option is to return to campus. Shepard is optimistic about the possible return of a bar and grill establishment. Shepard believes there isn’t a demand for a drinking venue because students are more concerned with eating venues. There seems to always be a long line at Subway, and we have to prioritize.

A bar and grill on campus would certainly serve two necessary purposes. Realistically, of-age students would have a place to go to drink (but not imbibe) and be able to safely walk back to their dorm.

It would also give students a place to get pub-style fare and relax with friends, hopefully with a schedule that would be more flexible than all of our other dining options on campus.

With a bar and grill, we would be able to have another place to eat on campus, which may allevi-ate some lunch problems. Hopefully, the establish-ment could be more along the lines of a delicates-sen, where we could pick up sandwiches on the run during the day.

Either way, it all comes down to whether we request this type of dining option. I think a bar and grill is a great idea. Fraternities and sorori-ties would have a place to relax after chapter, we would have another place to eat during the day, and would hopefully be compatible with our meal plans.

So which will it be, FGCU? Would you like a place to get a drink and watch the game with friends, or would you like another fast food joint to get lunch on the run? The choice would appear to be ours to make. FGCU has the supply; will we have the demand?

Jeffrey Haut is a freshmen majoring in political science. He plans to attain his law degree from a Flor-ida university after he graduates. He is a member of Kappa Sigma and feels that leadership is the truest test of one’s character.

Possibility of bar and grill rests on student demand

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Kerber

By Andrew FriedgenStaff writer

A quick snoop on my Youtube account will offer you a selection of tons of live performances that I have recorded at

concerts I’ve been to in the past few years. I’ve taken footage from our own Germain Arena to the State Theater in St. Pete to the hallowed grounds of the Cruzan Amphitheater for Warped Tour. But the last concert I went to threw an unexpected and abrasive wrench into my recording love. The venue in question was House of Blues up in Orlando, and when I mentioned this on Facebook I received a warning — House of Blues has a strict no-camera policy. They are known to enforce their policy, even going through such lengths as using metal detectors. I did a bit of research online, reading forum posts by concert goers andwhatnot, as well as calling up a friend of mine who has probably been to everyvenue in the state. I came up with the same information as I had learned on Facebook: the House of Blues staff can be pretty vicious about the no-camera policy, although the level of stature of the performing artist certainly has a lot to do with it. In my case, Owl City. While I took heed of the warnings, I also felt that somewhere in Adam Young’s smooth synthpop masterpieces, the staff wouldn’t care as much about the issue. Regardless, in order to get my camera in, I stuck it in the heel of my shoe, which surprisingly worked. That was myparanoid side showing through, though; no one was checking for cameras uponentering. So, still feeling like an idiot because there was a block of camera in my heel, I oh-so-sneakily bent down and took it from my shoe. I thought all my worries were for nothing by this point. However, the climax came when I was recording a video for one of the opening acts. I was actually tapped on the shoulder by a House of Blues staff member and told I couldn’t record video, and had to stop. Saddened, I obliged — for the time being.

Let’s just say that my finger may have accidentally hit the record button during Owl City’s set. The implications of this are, of course, more important than any wittyanecdote. The concept of no photography and no video recording is rooted incopyright issues; musicians, or perhaps more likely, record labels, don’t want“bootlegs” of songs floating around because they can’t charge money for them. Here, it’s easy to see the logic of why more popular artists would havestricter policies about this. Generally the bigger you get in the music business, the more corporate things tend to be. And perhaps the Orlando House of Blues being located on Disney property makes things worse. But this policy is an aging dinosaur. In this digital age where the music industry finds itself buckling under the immense change in how people acquire music, attempting to limit photographic and video content is both impractical and unnecessary. People barely pay for studio quality music, let alone live videos, and pictures can be disseminated en masse with websites such as Flickr and Facebook. With smart phones now able to record high-quality videos and take high-quality pictures, confiscating cameras will barely even put a dent in the amount of material that is acquired. There are at least half a dozen videos from other users recorded at the same concert I was at. It’s not a matter of “music should be free for everyone, man,” it’s a matterof being unable to stop the mass proliferation of sharing digital content.Fighting a losing battle so militantly will only make listeners dislike recordcompanies even more, and there’s already an antagonistic relationship there. Andrew Friedgen is a freshman majoring in psychology. He has written dozens of short stories and is currently working on a novel. He feels that writing is an organic, dynamic beast that can be as much a teacher as a talent.

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By Melissa MearsStaff writer

Woke up this morning, turned on the TV ,(these days there’s always something to see)

The news was reporting a Seattle case:“Police Punched a Teenage Girl in the Face”“She was Black,” they said, “But it’s not about race.”“She was jay-walking across a busy street,

And then she YELLED at the fine po-lice.So he had no choice, but defend himself.It had nothing to do with her race, itself.”

And on they went, spitting BULLSHIT to the people,The people who we thought were all created equal.But some of them not so equal, you see, (You wouldn’t hang an EQUAL from a poplar tree.)‘Cause the news stations and the radio stations, they all agree,That she shouldn’t have yelled at the fine po-lice.

But I have a problem with their story of the year, (I can’t help it, I don’t believe all the shit I hear.)And if you’re having the same problem as me,Chances are that you’re probably just Black like me, you see.

So don’t complain when they discriminate,Or when they act like it’s 1958 (and it’s still OK to segregate.)Or when they act like the UNITED States is divided if you’re a different race.Brotha, Sista, stop complaining,Because chances are you’re hallucinating.

Poet’s Note:This verse was written in response to an incident that took place this June in

Seattle, Wash. Not only was it inadequately televised, it was a nauseating remind-er of what happened just a month before when a police officer from the same de-partment threatened to beat a suspected robber (the fine upholder of the law then proceeded to stomp on his face—yes, stomp). Now this act of PB may not be as ma-cabre, but brutality is brutality no matter the level of intensity. And the chilling irony of it all: it took place on none other than the road named after Dr. M.L. King himself.

Poet spotlight: Hallucinations

By Taryn KerberStaff writer

When my composition teacher told our class about the “Captivated” photography presentation, I was

excited. On Sept. 27, photographer Josh Manring showcased his images of the

Gulf Coast in the Student Union Ballroom. I love photography, so I was anxious to view the perspective of a “pro-fessional” who captured my home turf in his lens.

Due to the huge turn-out, a second room had to be opened to allow a hun-dred more people in. As Manring said, “I guess people really needed the extra credit for class!”

Once the ball was rolling, Manring decided to give his audience a detailed sto-ry of when he came across his first Flori-da panther. The story could have been in-teresting if he hadn’t started off saying something about a bear and dragged his thoughts in random directions.

Finally, a video started and the on-ly thing the beginning text tutorial was missing was the “Star Wars” theme song. As we read his lengthy life story, I learned how he claimed to have taken “perfect pic-tures.”

First, every photographer has room to grow and improve. Critics will always be there to judge your work. Well, hi, that’s me.

I have passion for the same hobby. Does that mean if I go to the beach with my camera and take pictures of birds flying I can say I am a professional photographer with perfect pictures? No.

If I get some nice shots, great. They can be admired. But no photographer is “per-

fect.” Sorry to burst your conceited bubble, Josh.

Second, if his goal was to waste an hour of our lives, mission accomplished. Honestly, the video could have been a lot shorter. Not many people, besides him, care that much about birds. One student asked Josh what his favorite animal is and he said ... birds, like we couldn’t tell!

Though I was thankful when the pic-tures took a turn to other species of ani-mals, I was a little disappointed that he didn’t get bit by the rattlesnake he had been photographing. I know from the scene the snake attempted to strike; if on-ly he had hit his target, maybe the show would have ended there.

After 20 minutes my whole row was begging for it to be over. We started a countdown and I debated faking labor with my roommate’s purse just to get out of the overheated room.

Once it was over, we clapped out of po-liteness and quickly grabbed our belong-ings. The second Manring opened the floor up to questions, we bolted. There was no way we were going to sit another half hour to listen to this guy. If his still life was al-ready torturous, why continue the pain with his spoken one?

I’m sure some students and faculty re-ally enjoyed his work. If you got something out of that presentation, all the more pow-er to you.

However coming from my perspective, these “perfect pictures” were un-captivat-ing.

Taryn Kerber is a freshman majoring in communication and plans on becoming an event planner. She has a creative and outspoken mind. Taryn is also an environmentalist and is out to save the world, one good deed at a time. She believes, deep down, everyone is good. If only they saw more with their hearts.

‘Captivated’ photography not alluring

Note from the editorTo the assistant professor who responded to the article “Professor attitudes re!ect e"ectiveness,” Sept. 15 is-sue, thank you for your feed back. You made some excellent points and shared well-founded information. Un-fortunately, it is against our policy to publish anonymously authored contributions.

By Tony MercurioContributing writer

One order of sesame chicken with fried rice, please,” requests the avid Chinese food patron.

His carry-out is furnished upon payment, after which he proceeds toward the familiar shop door; the one with the jingly bells. Before leaving, he tosses eight packets of duck sauce, five plastic forks, four plastic spoons and 12 ounces worth of napkins in the bag.

This collection of seemingly free goodies then piles up on his kitchen counter, along with the leftover fortune cookies, which out of superstition he chooses to consume in moder-ation.

He tells himself that he will eventually use the stuff, but after a year or two it eventually makes its way to the trash. No, it’s not like-ly that the duck sauce will spoil, nor will the utensils and napkins lose their functionality. Still, it all gets thrown away.

A culture of convenience is the culprit of this crime. The simplicity of grabbing a hand-ful of packets, coupled with the severe impor-tance of not running out, ultimately caused this duck sauce bandit to commit a much over-looked infraction — the act of waste.

Seventeenth-century philosopher John Locke warns us of the ills of waste in his “Sec-

ond Treatise of Civil Government”: “But if they perished, in his possession, without their due use; if the fruit rotted, or the venison pu-trefied, before he could spend it, he offended against the common law of nature.”

By using perishables as an example, Locke more accurately illustrates the effect that con-venience has upon fostering waste. Of course, today, even nonperishables like duck sauce can be discarded without remorse, perhaps an even graver offense.

So why is wasting duck sauce bad? As many parents have imprudently, yet solemnly scolded, “There are starving children in Afri-ca.”

If moral philosophy is unconvincing, con-sider instead the economics of waste. Imagine the average duck sauce bandit only consumes half of the packets he takes. The Chinese place still has to pay for all of the taken packets, in-cluding the unused ones.

The cost of the estimated number of pack-ets to be taken is already built into the price of the Chinese food. Had the bandits taken fewer unneeded packets, they might have enjoyed a cheaper meal.

And people wonder why they now keep the chopsticks behind the counter.

Bottom line: Do everyone a favor and don’t waste the duck sauce!

Even Locke says don’t waste the duck sauce

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By Josh SiegelSports editor

Four NCAA representatives are visiting campus through Thursday morning to ensure

that FGCU is maintaining the integ-rity of collegiate athletics and meet-ing the requirements of operating a Division I program.

The process not only serves as the final official step toward applying full Division I accredi-tation, but also as an unofficial showcase of FGCU’s brand.

A college president, vice pres-ident, assistant athletic director and an NCAA liaison will review details related to accuracy, broad-based participation and confor-mity to operating principals, as FGCU begins its fourth — and last — year of transition into D-I.

“This week’s events represent

a certification process that oc-curs every 10 years,” FGCU ath-letic director Ken Kavanagh ex-plained. “The committee is going to confirm that everything in our self-study packet is true.

“They want to make sure that it was not just me and a few ad-ministrators who put this togeth-er, but rather a large group out-side sports, including students and student-athletes. They’re go-ing to make sure we are conform-ing to rules and governance, aca-demic integrity, student-athlete well-being, and gender-equity and diversity issues.”

Kavanagh credits FGCU Pres-ident William Bradshaw and Peg Gray-Vickery, chairwoman of the steering committee, for leading the self-study process.

This past April, FGCU submit-ted the 173-page self-study instru-

ment — a packet that functions as a guidebook to the intricacies of athletics — to the NCAA.

The NCAA had follow-up ques-tions then, but has none coming into this week — an apparent in-dication of the competence and preparedness of the peer-review team.

“The fact that the NCAA didn’t have any questions is a credit to the university,” Kavanagh said. “FGCU has already acquired many certifications across many departments, which is admirable at our stage (young). That makes us very confident. It’s like study-ing for a test. If you do what you needed to do beforehand, you will do well.”

FGCU athletics has gone be-yond meeting the basic funda-mentals of a transitioning D-I program.

When Kavanagh was the ath-letic director for D-I Bradley, he traveled to FGCU for a pre-Thanksgiving tournament in No-vember 2008, two years after the Eagles were reclassified from D-2 to D-1.

He had heard what FGCU was doing, but observing and absorb-ing it first-hand gave him a true impression.

He hopes the NCAA’s walk-through this week creates simi-lar awareness.

“The party with which I was with and people who had trav-eled to the tournament in general were astounded by the program and facilities,” Kavanagh said. “If we project a positive image, it will create word of mouth.”

Kavanagh got an inside look at the review process and the ascen-sion of a young D-I program when

he was a part of the NCAA’s group that confirmed Jacksonville State of the A-Sun.

A bold, win-now mentality in the face of rules that prevent par-ticipation in post-season play un-til the four-year transitioning period expires (except for fast-tracked sports) separates FGCU from peers, Kavanagh believes.

“Our success as a program has gone beyond what people compre-hended,” Kavanagh said. “Not on-ly for D-I schools, but for schools in general. They see that we’re not waiting to win, but we’re win-ning right now.”

The NCAA’s review will result in one of two designations: certi-fied or certified with conditions.

Kavanagh expects to receive the former, and for his program to enjoy its overdue time in the spot-light.

SportsNCAA team assesses athletics in final D-I step

Blue-green scrimmage precedes opening meet for championship swim-dive team

Eagle News staff

This past Saturday, the FGCU swimming and diving team, coming off back-to-back

Coastal Collegiate Swimming As-sociation Championships, host-ed its annual Blue/Green Scrim-

mage. The Green team defeated the

Blue team 150-146. The Eagles open their season at

the All-Florida Invitational on Oct. 1 at the University of Florida.

Head coach Neal Studd brings in 12 freshmen to mix with return-

ing veterans Vicky Cadge, Danielle Beaubrun, Leah Daniel and Gabri-elle Shaw.

Swimming and diving fac-es high-profile meets at Florida State and against Miami this sea-son. The schedule also includes a three-day stay at the Georgia Tech Invitational.

Intramural photo of the week: Co-ed volleyball EN photos/ Brittany CagleTwo-time defending Coastal Collegiate Swimming champion FGCU had its annual Blue/Green Scrimmage this past Saturday.

A woman needs to touch the ball at least once in each full, three-hit setup in intramural volleyball. EN photo/ Taryn Kerber

SportsENSPORTSweekly recap

Redshirt senior Emma Racila has been named to the U.S. Deaf National Volleyball Team.

Finished in second place at the John Dallio Memorial Tournament in a 13-team !eld at DePaul University. Daniel Mazziotta placed in a tie for fourth indivdually.

Extended its conference unbeaten streak to six games after defeating Campbell 2-0 this past Saturday.

Women’s soccer

Volleyball

Men’s soccer

Men’s golf

Their 2-1 win over Florida In-ternatioinal on Friday moved the men’s soccer team into sixth place in the NSCAA South Region rankings.

Women’s tennis

Volunteered at “IMPACT For Kids” this past Friday in Fort Myers. Women’s tennis will do volunteer work once a month this season.

By Jon GalamayContributing writer

Last week, the Tri-Ea-gle Triathlon Club fea-tured a guest speaker

who participated in the 2009 Ford Ironman Champion-ships as a double-amputee.

A Southwest Florida na-tive, Jason Gunter attended Bishop Verot High School. He was very involved in sports there, and worked as a firefighter for the Cape Coral Fire Department.

On Aug. 15, 1992, a se-rious boating accident left Gunter immobilized with-out the lower portion of his left leg below the knee, along with his right hand.

He luckily was saved by a nearby boater and flown to Lee Memorial Hospital.

Gunter describes him-self as a man who defined his image through his physical features and ca-pabilities, similar to any 20-year-old guy would.

He eventually redefined his self-perception in order to make new goals and as-pirations, leading him to turn triathlons into a pas-sion.

“The challenge to do something beyond what people could imagine is what keeps me motivated to keep doing triathlons,” Gunter said.

“When someone says that it can’t be done, I like

to do it.”A sport that is quickly

gaining in popularity and that welcomes people of all talent levels, triathlons feature three disciplines: swimming, cycling and running.

The most prominent event is the Ford Ironman World Championships held

in Kona, Hawaii. Dr. Stephen Black, a

professor of health profes-sions at FGCU and Tri-Ea-gle Triathlon Club coordi-nator, has completed more than 300 triathlons and multi-sport events as well as six Ford Ironman World Championships.

“Triathlon is a life-

style.” Black said. “With that said, anyone that par-ticipates learns to balance and prioritize their daily routine and be extremely organized in order to ac-complish daily tasks and still have time to train.

“The skills demanded by the sport are life skills that you will use person-ally and professionally,” Black said.

Black said that triath-lons are a chance for him to challenge the limits of physical, spiritual and emotional endurance.

Gunter shows his phys-ical, spiritual and emo-tional endurance by the way he overcame adversity straight out of rehab.

The first thing he did was get back to work with the fire department doing administrative duties.

He later quit the depart-ment and pursued further studies in order to obtain his law degree.

In October 2009, he par-ticipated in his first Ford Ironman World Champion-ships.

In the race, he was three miles short of reaching the finish line before passing out due to heat exhaustion and lower-back fatigue.

If he had completed the race, he would have been the first para-athlete to do so without an upper-ex-tremity and lower-extremi-ty in the race’s 31-year his-

tory. Gunter currently owns

a law firm in Fort Myers, is happily married, and has a new goal in life: to success-fully complete a Ford Iron-man World Championship.

“Jason Gunter’s story was very inspirational,” says Colleen Lerner, an FGCU human-performance student who attended the meeting.

“I learned how much hard work and dedication it takes to participate in a triathlon.”

The Tri-Eagle Triath-lon Club is one of the stu-dent organizations on cam-pus.

It is open to partici-pants of all levels featuring beginner, intermediate and Ironman workouts for any-one looking to join.

“It provides a venue to meet new people, be active, relieve stress and acquire new skills.” Black said. “As with any sport, it is a chance to meet people from all academic, cultural and experiential environments in a neutral arena.”

According to Black, the best thing about participat-ing in triathlons is:

“The challenge to try, the elation of completion, and the company of fellow athletes.”

By: Andrew BinningerContributing writer

Coming off an 8-21 season, men’s basketball begins pre-season drills with almost half of its

roster from last year turned over. Gone is last year’s starting

point guard, Reggie Chambers. Chambers, who led the team in

assists and was third in scoring last year, transferred.

Derrick O’Neil, last year’s sec-ond-leading rebounder, graduated.

The Eagles will depend on con-tributions from five freshmen and two transfers who make up this year’s recruiting class, which was ranked second in the A-Sun by HoopScoop Online.

Not counted in the new class is Ole Miss transfer Kevin Cantinol.

The center transferred to FGCU at mid-season last year and will sit out the first semester this year due to NCAA four-year transfer rules.

Cantinol will be counted on to share the load down low with red-shirt sophomore and last year’s leading scorer and rebounder, An-thony Banks.

Banks is recovering from a fracture in his right foot that he suffered this summer, but is ex-pected to be healthy in time to con-tribute.

Overseeing the influx of new talent will be ninth-year head coach Dave Balza.

One of the goals for Balza this year is to break the record of most wins by a school in their first four years in the A-Sun.

Kennesaw State currently holds the record with 39 wins; FGCU has 28 wins.

Even though the Eagles are still one year away from being el-igible for the NCAA Tournament, Balza still expects his players to compete.

Balza tells his players to look ahead to the “big picture” (NCAA Tournament), and wants his team to be prepared for the future.

Balza highlighted Marlon Ri-vera, a 6-2 junior guard who trans-ferred from Santa Fe College in Gainesville; and Christophe Varidel, a 6-2 freshman guard from Switzerland, as keys to the new class.

Rivera was born and raised in Puerto Rico, moving to America five years ago.

“Marlon is a power guard who brings a lot of toughness to our program,” Balza said. “He comes from an excellent junior college program. He has great court vision and will be a good floor leader for us.”

Rivera, a first team All-MFC (2010) and second team All-MFC honoree (2009) at Santa Fe Com-munity College, averaged 7.5 points and a team-high 5.3 assists per game as a sophomore and 8.3 points, 6.1 assists, and 4.4 boards as a freshman.

The Kissimmee native also av-

eraged almost 2 steals and 3.1 re-bounds per contest for the Saints last season.

Rivera led the team in assists, ranking 17th in the nation, while also earning the team’s best de-fender award in consecutive sea-sons.

Rivera cites his brother and fa-ther as great influences in his life, as his father played basketball pro-fessionally in Puerto Rico.

Rivera’s favorite NBA player is Kobe Bryant, and his favorite team is the Los Angeles Lakers.

“I was always anxious to sign with a Division I program,” Rive-ra said. “FGCU is a good program with good coaches and I look for-ward to getting on the floor with my teammates and bringing suc-cess to the program.”

Varidel is another new face this year. Coming to Southwest Florida from Switzerland, he was the lead-ing scorer for his country in the FIBA Tournament.

He has been playing basketball since he was 8 years old.

He feels comfortable playing in

America, but acknowledges that playing here will not be as intense for him as it was in Europe.

“I’ve always like to play basket-ball, and I hope to have a good sea-son,” Varidel said.

In the 2009 Under-20 Europe-an Championships, Varidel led the team in scoring at 19.3 points per game, making him the seventh leading scorer in the tournament. His team posted a 4-3 record.

“Christophe (Varidel) is a ter-rific young man and we are very excited to add him to our roster for the 2010-11 season,” Balza said. “He is the shooter that we really need and will have four years of el-igibility.”

Due to conference rules, full squad practices cannot begin until mid-October.

Until then, players may attend training sessions.

They tip off their 2010 season on Nov. 12 at Indiana looking to form an identity with a fresh crop of players.

Double-amputee Jason Gunter competes. Photo courtesy of Jason Gunter

Club meets inspirational triathlete

Rivera, Varidel lead basketball newcomers

Head Coach Dave Balza barks instructions to his team during a drill. EN photo/Mike Ricci

New players:

n Nick Goshay (freshman)nChristophe Varidel (freshman)n Tim Snyder (junior transfer)n Jordan Negrin (freshman)n Chase Fieler (freshman)n Marlon Rivera (junior transfer)n Kevin Cantinol (junior transfer)n Marcus Blake (freshman)

Outgoing players:

n Reggie Chambers (transferred)n Kyle Marks (graduated)n Brett Williams (transferred)n Derrick O’Neil (graduated)n George Erkvania (graduated)

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