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TuesdayNovember 15, 2011

Volume CXXXIIIssue 10

RICHARD WEAKLEY/AVION

The evolution of rock and rollOn Wednesday Nov. 9, the

Arts & Letters Series hosted History of Rock and Roll 101. The event took place in the Student Center where Chris Hiatt and his band played musical hits ranging from 1936 to present day. They edu-cated the audience about the beginning of Rock and Roll and mentioned the pioneers that started the genre 60 years ago.

O n e m u s i c i a n mentioned was Elvis Presley who is one of the most popular American sing-ers of the 20th century. He is a cultural icon and is referred to as the “King of Rock and Roll.” They cov-ered “That’s A l r i g h t Mama” by Elvis and let the aud ience experience the rock and roll of his days.

Then, Buddy Holly, and American singer/songwriter, was mentioned. He is noted as a pioneer of rock and roll. His success as a musician sadly only lasted a year and a half because of an untimely

airplane crash. They played a popular hit of his entitled, “That Will Be The Day”.

The Ventures are an American instrumental rock band that formed in 1958. They sold over 100 million records and are claimed to be the best selling instrumental band of all time. Chris Hiatt played “Walk, Don’t Run,” which was an instrumental song that became a big hit.

Another artist Chris Hiatt discussed was The Beatles. The Beatles were an English rock band that played through

the 1960s. The band was f o r m e d

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Liverpool in 1962. One of their

most popular songs, “Twist and Shout” was performed.

Chris Hiatt and his band cov-ered songs from musicians and bands like Jimi Hendrix, the Rolling Stones, the Jefferson Airplane, Led Zeppelin, the Ramones, R.E.M., Nirvana and Stone Temple Pilots.

As the genre of rock and roll entered into the 1990s and early 2000s, The Red Hot Chili Peppers was the success-ful rock band of that era. Their music style consists of rock with an emphasis on punk, hip-hop and psychedelic rock.

Chris Hiatt performed one of their songs titled “Dani California,” which debuted on the Billboard Hot 100 at #24 and peaked at #6, becoming

the band’s third single to enter the top-ten.

Jimi Hendrix was an American guitar-ist and singer-song. He is considered to be the greatest guitar-ist in musical history. Chris Hiatt and his band played “Let Me

Stand Into Your Fire.”Jefferson Airplane

is another rock band Hiatt mentioned on

Wednesday night. Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1965. They were a pioneer of the psy-chedelic rock move-ment. Chris Hiatt and his band played one of Jefferson Airplane entitled “Somebody To Love.”

Led Zeppelin is another artist Chris Hiatt and his band

talked about. Led Zeppelin

were an English rock band, active in the late 1960’s to 1970’s. They were formed into a band in 1968. Chris Hiatt and his band played “Rock N’ Roll” to give you a sense of what their music is like.

The Ramones were an American rock band that formed in New York City in 1974. They are often cited as the first punk rock group. Chris Hiatt and his band played “I Want To Be Sedated.”

R.E.M. is another rock band formed in Athens, Georgia in 1980. They were one of the first popular alternative rock bands. One of many hits was played on Wednesday night entitled “The One I Love.”

Nirvana is an American rock band that was formed in 1987. The established themselves as a part of the Seattle grunge scene. Chris Hiatt played a popular hit of theirs and his band entitled “Come As You Are.”

Stone Temple Pilots is an American rock band from San Diego, California that was formed in 1986. Then they reunited in 2008 and released a sixth studio album in 2010. Chris Hiatt and his band played a single from one of their albums “Plush.”

Jet was another rock band that became popular in the early 2000s. The band has sold over 6.5 million records

worldwide. One of their most popular hits is “Are You Going To Be My Girl?” which Chris Hiatt performed.

The last and final musician Chris Hiatt mentioned was Kid Rock, a rapper who later geared his music towards rock. One of his well-known hits is “All Summer Long” which hit the charts in 2007.

The History of Rock and Roll 101 event was a very entertaining, educational expe-rience and the performers kept the audience listening which made it a wonderful night of entertainment for the students of Embry Riddle.

Angelina SmedleyStaff Reporter

Walking around with a can of gas in hand and spreading it around the foliage is behavior more expected of an arsonist rather than a land management specialist, but Randall Sleister assured the young minds gath-ered that day that not only is burning a fun part of his job, it is also a very important one.

Sleister, a large, portly man with streaks of grey in his hair, works as a Land Manager with Volusia County and was in Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to talk to the 20-odd students in the Science and Technology Communications class.

Graduating from the University of Central Florida in 1979 with a degree in Limnology, more simply known as Freshwater Ecology, Sleister worked around the State of Florida before finally settling in Volusia County in 1986 and has been here ever since.

Although the job title is “Land Manager,” Sleister describes his work more as people manage-ment, as everything he does is in relation to something people are doing, or have done.

An example would be the land scams that have dated as far back as the 1920’s. The result is many small lots scat-tered around the area, each owned by a different individ-ual who may have paid any-where from $2,000 to $15,000 per acre. Sleister and his office offers them a “take-it-or-leave-it” offer of $750/acre and are slowly acquiring these plots, with the hope that one day it

will be big enough to manage.Sleister and his team of nine

others manage about 37,000 acres of the conserved land in Volusia County, out of the total 311,000 acres. Volusia County is slowly acquiring more land for conservation, as part of their plan to create the Volusia Conservation Corridor that will run north to south along the entire county.

A question one might ask is, “How do you identify prop-erties for conservation?” and if a question was asked in an academic setting, the answers would range from choosing the area with the most species, larg-est ecological impact and other similar answers.

According to Sleister, how-ever, the real world answer is, “the reality is you buy it when you have money and when it is for sale.”

Apart from buying land, the team of one administrator, two foresters, two biologists, four technicians, and one educator also do all duties involved in managing the land including setting up fencing, executing controlled burns, and setting up the educational kiosks within the areas opened to the public.

Sleister wishes he could expand his team so that they have one person for every 2,000 acres, but with the current eco-nomic situation, funding is hard to come by. For any individual interested in joining their team, you need to have certification in prescribed fires, natural areas management and public lands herbicide applicator before they will consider you.

To understand what they do, one should look at their stated goal to “Manage the county’s conservation lands using a pro-

gram of professionally accept-ed principles of resource and ecosystem management for the benefit of, and enjoyment by, present and future genera-tions.”

A public misconception is that land management is all about the trees, but it really is “managing for ecology and not necessarily for trees” says Sleister.

To put it another way, their aim is to ask, “What condi-tions would make it best for the most number of species” and to achieve that aim, which some-times might involve setting fires or destroying trees.

Fire ecology is a highly mis-understood concept and Sleister believes that “Smokey the Bear” was a very bad thing for the South. Smokey brought with it

all the negative portrayals of fire and it being a destructive force.

What many do not see that Sleister has, is that fire is a rebirth. A smoking, charred landscape will be blossom-ing with flowers in a matter of months or weeks. For the South, many of the plants in the landscape respond positively to fire, and it is tied into the eco-

system.As such, the Sleister and his

team conduct prescribed burns that help the ecosystem. It may sound counter-intuitive because of what the public has been taught, but a controlled burn in a forest has a multitude of benefits.

Non-destructive wildfires can clear out the underbrush, using up all the fuels that might cause a destructive fire the next season if they were allowed to pile up. The resulting ashes also provide a fertilizer for the next season of growing and the ecosystem is healthier as a whole.

While other chemical and mechanical methods are avail-able to the team to control the ecology, fire is the most effec-tive and the cheapest, going as low as $1/acre, compared to the $100/acre that mechanical manipulation costs

Controlling the landscape also allows for public access, and over 23,000 people have been to the conserved lands, using one of the many facilities, like trails, campsites, picnic sites, fishing docks, and guided educational tours. The depart-ment plans to build observation towers and kayak launches in some of the bigger and more established lands.

The Volusia Conservation Corridor is currently on the State’s Acquisition and Restoration priority list and is nearing completion. This will be part of a larger statewide puzzle that will stretch from the Everglades to the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge and as far west as Eglin Air Force Base. With so much greenery, Florida residents will have no shortage of outdoor activities and locations.

All nature needs is a forest fire?Peter Tan

News Editor

THE VOLUSIA CONSERVATION CORRIDOR highlighted in red is currently in the pro-cess of being acquired and managed. Areas in green are already protected landscapes. When this program is finished, it will be possible to travel from one end of the county to the other entirely in greenery

PETER TAN/AVION

CHRIS HIATT AND HIS band of musicians played songs from Rock N’ Roll history ranging from 1936 to present day. The crowd in the Student Center enjoyed a concert for the ages.

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Executive BoardEditor-in-Chief .................... Costas SivyllisManaging Editor .................. Austin CoffeyNews Editor ............................... Peter TanBusiness Manager ......... Alena ThompsonPhotography Editor .......... Anthony SekineAdvertising Manager ...Alanna Wagenblast

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This Wednesday, Nov. 16, Lambda Theta Alpha will be hosting So You Think You Can Dance – a fundraiser for St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital.

Students will perform a varia-tion of dancing styles during the event. The performers include two members from the Aca Fellas.

Performers can dance solo, in a duo, or a large group.

Three guest judges will decide who the winner is. The acclaimed

winner will receive a cash prize! So join and dance your heart out for the children at St. Jude’s.

There is no entry fee, but donations are gladly accepted. Eagles cards will be accepted! For an exciting evening of enter-tainment, come to the UC Flight Deck at 6 p.m.

Adjunct Professor

RichardStickneyOffice of Diversity Initiatives

University Director of Diversity Initiatives

Professor of the Week A+

Previous Courses/ResponsibilitiesUNIV101: University 101HS280: Busi. Skills for the Homeland Sec. Professional

Also teaches other courses at Embry-Riddle Worldwide

Submit YOUR favorite professor along with a quote to: theavion@gmail.com

LIFE BEFORE ERAU: After graduating from the University of Notre Dame, I served in the United States Air Force as an officer. After active duty, I remained in the Reserves. I earned my master’s degree in Psychology from Centro Caribeno de Estudios Postgradu-ados (now Carlos Albizu University) and went on to work as a Li-censed Mental Health Counselor in Florida. I also went on to earn my license as a Registered Nurse in Florida. I decided to pursue my PhD in Industrial-Organizational Psychology at the same time that I became a member of the ERAU community.

LIFE AT ERAU: Upon my arrival at ERAU, I served as a mental health counselor. I later transitioned to become an academic advisor. This allowed me to start teaching as a UNIV101 instructor for the Daytona Beach Campus as well as an Adjunct Professor in Psychol-ogy for ERAU Worldwide. Now, I serve as the University Director of Diversity Initiatives.

LTA Dance for St. Jude

Carol Ross Joynt visits In the COA Atrium on

Nov. 16, reporter and Emmy-winning producer Carol Ross Joynt will be sharing her story about her battle with the IRS after her husband’s death.

When Howard Joynt died of pneumonia at 57, he left his wife and child behind to uncover piles of secrets and lies (this included a million-dollar tax debt).

Her struggle is outlined in her book “The Innocent Spouse” and Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University is

fortunate enough to personally hear her chilling, yet wildly inspirational, story.

This event is hosted by the President’s Speaker Series and will undoubtedly yield excep-tional advice on overcoming hardship.

A book signing will follow the event.

Allie IacovelliChief Copy Editor

Allie IacovelliChief Copy Editor

Student gathered Wednesday evening in the IC to ask ques-tions to a panel of univer-sity officials during the SGA Town Hall meeting.

Representatives from areas including Housing, Safety, SGA and Student Activities fielded a range of questions in a setting where students received personal answers.

The questions ranged from specific, such as inquiries about individual degree pro-grams, to more general, like concerns about dorm access and the new ERAU Connection program.

One aspect which was stressed was the importance of the university’s new QEP, or Quality Enhancement Plan. The university is looking to invest $3 - $5 million over the next five years in order to fund student-led research

projects in any area which aligns with the goals of the school. Students are encour-aged to be creative and proac-tive in pursuing these projects in their own areas of interest.

Though there was a rela-tively small student contin-gency present at the meeting, the willingness to respond personally to students demon-strates an obvious want for the university to connect with its students and deliver to them the best possible experience.

SGA’s Town HallDrew Nelson

Guest Reporter

The Savior of the Jews

WHAT EVER HAPPENENED TO Raoul Wallenburg? The President’s Speaker Series on Nov. 8th discussed Morris Wolff’s efforts to rescue Wallenberg from Soviet Union impros-inment after World War Two. Wallenberg saved thousands of Jews from Nazi-occupied Hungary from the Holocaust. Temple Beth El Rabbi Barry of Stetson University was present at the event.

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As students scramble to complete the last bits of their projects before the end of the semester and prepare for the winter break, don’t forget to keep an eye out for donation spots across the campus to drop off food and other supplies.

Throughout the month of November, Campus Advent, ODK, and Sodexo are conduct-ing events and drives to help support the local community.

ODK’s “CAN you build it!” canned food drive on November 17th raises food for

the local homeless shelter in a very unique way.

Participating groups build a structure out of the canned food they brought for the competition which is ultimately donated to the STAR Center – the winning group receives free admissions into ODK Charity House next semester. Interested groups can contact ODK to register for the event.

In addition to the ODK event, Sodexo is also sponsoring the Helping Hands Across America food drive till December 2nd.

Last year, over two tons of food was collected and donated to Halifax Urban Ministries by the unified campus effort to

help the local community.This year, the goal is to col-

lect more food than last year in hopes of strengthening the campus community’s involve-ment with the local Daytona community.

Campus Advent is also conducting a drive to gather general purpose supplies such as toiletries to donate to the Salvation Army.

Be sure to keep an eye out for boxes to leave any extra supplies you may have lying around in your room. Get involved in helping the local community by simply giving away as little as a can of soup or an old sweater.

Helping HandsYash Mehta

Guest Reporter

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A3The Avion, November 15, 2011Student Government

My name is Alton Anderson, but most of you know me as Joe. I am a senior in Air Traffic major from Juneau, Alaska. In Juneau I work at a mom-and-pop bakery that makes homemade bagels, bread, and pastries. For me, being at Embry - Riddle is a dream-come-true. My career goal is to work in either Seattle Tower or TRACON, but I would be thrilled to work anywhere on the West coast. Aviation is absolutely my biggest interest (duh, right?). My next biggest hobby is music. I have been play-ing acoustic guitar for years and I used to play percussion. My favorite musician is guitarist Tommy Emmanuel.

I am the Chapter President of the National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS). The goal of NSCS is to recognize high achieving first- and second-year students as well as to promote academic integrity. To do this, NSCS is based on three pillars: scholarship, leader-ship, and service. In addition to NSCS, I am also the new Director of Internal Affairs for the Student Government Association.

During my freshman year, I had absolutely no understanding of what the Student Government

Association (SGA) is or does. As I became more involved with NSCS, I began to under-stand how important the SGA is for our entire campus. I know that the greatest way to make a positive difference on this campus is through student involvement and that joining the SGA is one of the best ways to become involved.

I joined SGA last year as a student represen-tative where I worked to improve the air traffic program and implementing a new SGA web-site. During the Spring 2011 term, I was also given the opportunity to work as the Student Representative Board’s parliamentarian as well as Constitution Committee Chair. With my new position, I get to help facilitate communication and unity within the branches and divisions of SGA, student organizations (with President’s Round Table events), and school administration (with the Town Hall events) as well as continue my work on this SGA website. I look forward to an incredibly productive term.

I am always available to discuss any issues. Feel free to e-mail (andersa1@my.erau.edu) with any comments or ideas or visit us in the SGA office.

Get to know your SGA

Alton (Joe)Anderson

Director of Internal AffairsSenior

Air Traffic Mgmt.

James R. Scott (6’10”) is a senior student here at Embry-Riddle. He hails from the city of Stow which is a suburb of Akron, Ohio. James is study-ing Air Traffic Management with two minors, Meteorology and Aviation Safety. He aspires to be an Air Traffic Control Specialist in his home state.

Mr. Scott has been an executive board member of the Student Government Association (SGA) since the spring of 2010. He started as the Director of External Affairs (DEA), and will continue that position until his graduation in the spring of 2012.

James has several key roles in being the DEA. He is responsible for attending bi-weekly city commissioner meetings with the municipality of Daytona. Also, James collects, edits, and lays-out content in the SGA page of the Avion newspaper. This year, he will be chairing the Academy of Florida Independent Colleges and Universities (AFICU), and ultimately will be responsible for planning the annual conference for the organi-zation. Mr. Scott holds a seat on the Integrated Student Services Committee (ISSC) with various members of the university’s administration. Last

fall, James was asked to attend the university’s Health and Wellness Committee meetings to pro-vide student insight.

Projects in the past, that James has had a hand in, include the RESPECT Campaign, Students First, and the elimination of DB Communications. Mr. Scott clarifies these projects would not be possible without the cooperation and help from all the members of the student government.

In addition to being a member of the SGA, James is also a member of several other organi-zations on campus. He is an active member in Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) leadership honor society, Air Traffic Control Society at Embry-Riddle, and The Avion. James is a Resident Adviser (RA) for the Department of Housing and Residence Life as well as a Teacher’s Assistant (TA) for Computer Science 120 and Air Traffic 305.

Mr. Scott stresses the fact that it is important for students to get involved on campus. Regardless of whether a student joins the SGA or any other club/organization, he affirms his college experi-ence would not have been as pleasing had he not made the decision to get involved.

Get to know your SGA

James (6’10”)Scott

Director of External AffairsSenior

Air Traffic Mgmt.

On Wednesday Nov. 2, the College of Business hosted the Industry Advisory Board forum in the Willie Miller Auditorium at 6:30 p.m. Twelve members from the College of Business Industry Advisory Board were present on campus from Wednesday Nov. 2 to Friday Nov. 4. In addition to the forum, they participated in various activi-ties on campus including classroom visits and presenta-tions on diversity and how to get hired.

Approximately 80 stu-dents attended the forum on Wednesday to post questions to the Industry Advisory Board

about the trends, issues and the direction of the Aviation Business Industry. Regarding these issues, the members of the board gave their individual experiences about the busi-ness and how they foresee the future within the indus-try. Many different segments were represented in the avia-tion business industry at the forum including airports, air-lines, consulting firms, air-craft engine manufacturers and aircraft leasing compa-nies. The students interacted very well with the board and many engaging questions were asked. Additionally, when the forum concluded, the students stayed to mingle with mem-bers of the advisory board on a one on one basis.

After the forum concluded, a

raffle was held. Prizes raffled off included Battlefield 3 for the Xbox 360 and an Amazon Kindle with a leather cover. Furthermore, attendees were treated to wings from Wing-Zone and refreshments gener-ously donated by Sodexo.

The forum overall was a great success with great feed-back from faculty and students alike. The Student Government Association Representative from the College of Business would like to thank Dean Williams, Dr. Hays, Judy Williams, Stacy Lopez, Evan Halbhuber, Amy Vaughan, the College of Business Student Advisory Board and College of Business Industry Advisory Board for all their tireless efforts to make this forum happen.

COB forum highlightsB. Enckell & M. FalklerCOB Representatives

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Residence Life forumBeginning at 8:00 p.m.

on Wednesday, November 16th, SGA and ERRSA will be cosponsoring the Embry-Riddle Housing Forum in the Student Village Atrium. If you have any questions, comments, or concerns about Housing and Resident Life, this is the place you need to go. Mr. Tom Hilgers, the Director of Housing and Resident Life, will be present to answer any question residents and students have. Meagan Elsberry, Monica Saldarriaga, and Kristen Getka, the Assistant Directors of Housing and Resident Life, will also be there, as will Mr. Noel Fegumps, the Associate Director of Housing

and Resident Life. Members of Embry-Riddle Resident Student Association (ERRSA) and your Student Government Representative of Housing and Resident Life will be present as well. There will definitely be someone there that can address any topics that may arise.

Last year, a main focus of the Housing Forum was co-ed housing. This year, we will be addressing the laundry room issues that have been preva-lent in all of the resident halls. However, the Housing Forum is the primary opportunity for residents, and former residents, to ask ANY question or make ANY suggestion they have for Housing and Resident Life. Our main objective is to enhance the experiences of all residents, and we are open to any and all

suggestions. You never know, your idea may become the next big project of the Housing and Resident Life Office. Mr. Hilgers will also provide an update on all of the chang-es currently underway in the Housing Office and the future plans for upgrading the resident halls.

ERRSA will be supplying pizza and other refreshments for the residents, and there will be a raffle of incredible priz-es at the end of the Housing Forum.

Come out, enjoy delicious pizza, and support your fel-low students. Let your voice be heard; you never know what you can accomplish until you try.

Thank you and have a wonderful week!

Rachel IsphordingHRL Representative

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Last week your Embry-Riddle Resident Student Association ran a sexual education pro-gram in the residence halls called “Sex in the Elevators.”

For those healthy peo-ple who take the stairs, or those who were unlucky enough to take the elevator we were in, “Sex in the Elevators” is where one or two ERRSA members sit in the elevators and quiz

passersby with questions relat-ed to sexual health; if people get the question right, they get a piece of candy and a condom, whereas if they get the question wrong they just get the condom.

The next event to be hosted by ERRSA will be Mega Game Night

Extreme this Saturday Nov.

19 at 8:00 p.m. in the Student Village F o u n t a i n

R o o m . Mega Game

Night is one of ERRSA’s most popular events.

This time there will be lap-tops supplied - all connected

to a server for the LAN party so there is no need to bring your own laptop. There will also be a video game tourna-ment and, as always, free food. This event is always a blast so be sure to come down and bring your friends.

This coming Feb., Embry-Riddle will have the opportunity to host the Florida Association of R e s i d e n c e Halls annual c o n f e r e n c e . This confer-ence will bring residence hall associations from across the state of Florida for a week-end of networking, learning, and fun.

All of ERRSA’s members

are extremely excited to have this opportunity and are look-ing forward to showing all of the schools that are attend-ing what we at Embry-Riddle are all about. The theme for the conference is Taking Leadership to

the Sky with Felippe Airlines.

For more information about ERRSA come

to one of their gen-eral board meet-

ings held every Wednesday at 8:30 p.m. in the Student V i l l a g e

Fountain Room, check out their ERAU Connection

page, or ‘like’ their Facebook fan page: Embry-Riddle Resident Student Association.

The National Society of Collegiate Scholars hosted the Salsa Contest on Nov. 10 on the West Lawn. Participants entered the contest in hopes to be the best salsa on campus grounds. The partici-pants were respon-sible for making their own home-made salsa and bringing it to the contest for tast-ing.

The different sal-sas that were presented ranged from bean salsa, gar-lic salsa, mango salsa and spicy tomato salsa. Each con-testant/organization was allowed to bring one container of salsa per entry.

Four contestants/organizations participated in this exciting event to see if they could have the best tasting salsa on campus.

Students lined up between the hours of 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. to taste the different salsas and voted on the best tasting one.

After students tasted the salsas, they were encour-

aged to vote online at ERAU Connection under The National Society of Collegiate

Scholars page ranking their favorite salsa to their least favorite.

This event was very popular among

the students of Embry-Riddle because it

offered free food and good chance to socialize in between classes. This event happens every year, and each year they announce a new winner.

ERRSA’s Sex in the Elevator reaches new levels

NSCS turns up the heat

Branden Siegle ERRSA

Angelina SmedleyStaff Reporter

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In Glenn Greenwald’s new book “With Liberty and Justice for Some”, he makes the case that the pardoning of Richard Nixon brought about a two-tiered system of injustice that continues to this day. I now argue that the Occupy Wall Street movement is a direct result of that system of injus-tice as well as the decay of American democracy. Furthe;r, sending the protestors home will require addressing both issues.

The pardoning of Richard Nixon in 1974 proved to be an archetypal maneuver, launch-ing the two-tiered justice sys-tem now being protested by the Occupy Wall Street move-ment.

Gerald Ford, the only U.S. president never elected to the office, told the country that the pardon was necessary to put the national scandal behind us. Nothing could have been further from the truth. Ford’s press secretary, Jerald Terhorst, a man of conscience, resigned over the matter.

Nixon, who had run on a platform of law and order, lied to the FBI and congress, destroyed evidence, took part in if not directly ordered the Watergate break-in, obstructed justice and committed other felonies as well. Had he been put on trial, prosecuted, and appropriately sentenced, Ford would have been correct when he said: “My fellow Americans, our long national nightmare is over.” The nightmare con-tinues.

There is plenty of reputable scholarship indicating that Ford was appointed specifically to pardon Nixon. America saw the pardon in stark contrast to the prosecutions of those who evaded the Vietnam War draft. The law would be harsh-ly applied to the poor and the powerless. The wealthy and well-connected were appar-ently entitled to violate the law with impunity. In Nixon’s own words, “If the president does it; that makes it legal”. If only we all saw it that way. What could have remained a dark singular-ity in American history instead

became the modus operandi for powerful individuals and cor-porations to get away with…just about anything.

Those who either do not get or strictly oppose the Occupy movement challenge that the protestors are Socialist failures who merely want to redistrib-ute the wealth of the merito-rious. Nothing could be fur-ther from the truth. Americans have always admired a success story.

As a culture, we have always praised those who, through honest hard work and smarts, achieve financial success. What we detest are cheaters who walk away with the prize. What we detest even more is a fun-damentally rigged game – one in which the cheaters win by owning the judges. And most repugnant: in this case, a theft predicated on the destruction of millions of individuals and families in America’s Middle Class. That is not Capitalism, that is just evil.

Several mass media pun-dits allege that the protesters are instigating class warfare. Participating in – definitely. Instigating – certainly not. Having class distinctions was a value held by the founding fathers of our country.

As examples, James Madison said, “Our government ought to be so constituted as to pro-tect the minority of the opulent against the majority.” John Jay said: “The people who own the government ought to govern it.” Thomas Jefferson, author of the Declaration of Independence, said, “The natural aristocracy is the most precious gift of nature for the government of society.” And John Adams put it this way, “It already appears that there must be in every society of men, superiors and inferiors, because God has laid in the… course of nature, the foundation of the distinction.”

In light of such quotes, who exactly is instigating the class warfare? Clearly, those at the pinnacle of society feel that they are entitled to be the mas-ters over the majority. Those in the majority will predictably challenge that system when

their pain and sense of injus-tice becomes overbearing as it has now.

Ending the protests does not concern satisfying a list of demands – particularly since there is none. The secret to sending the 99 Percenters home is addressing their grievances – at least to a level recognized by the protestors as ‘sufficient’. There are two general issues at hand. The first is that of stark injustice. It is not enough for the Wall Street banks to profit handsomely from the obscene advantages they have within the law (many of which they actually wrote).

The U.S. economy was devas-tated as a result of myriad legal violations. Yet, no one has been held responsible. Conspiracy, insider trading, fraud, collu-sion, destruction of evidence, obstruction of justice, and who knows what else, wiped out trillions of dollars of the world economy. Had the guilty been tried but acquitted, that would have been bad enough. But it’s much worse. No one has been acquitted because no one has been tried. No one has been tried because no one has been indicted. Nobody indicted, and nobody arrested.

Even more infuriating, the prime candidates for impris-onment paid themselves huge bonuses using the TARP funds - declared necessary to ame-liorate the results of their own criminality. Most Americans want to see the “perp walk”. They want to see police on TV escorting the top tier of AIG, Goldman Sachs, Lehman Brothers, JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America and Morgan Stanley into police vans. They want to see the elected offi-cials who colluded with them impeached, removed from office and jailed if found guilty of criminal activity. That alone could diffuse the Occupy movement.

But there is something else to consider – the second issue. The middle class is getting mercilessly ripped off - legally. As an example, the repeal of the Glass-Steagall Act granted the investment banks the right

to, as F.D.R. put it, “gamble with other people’s money”. In the heads I win - tails you lose casino of Wall Street, the largest losing bets are guar-anteed by American taxpayers whether they like it or not.

As another example, free trade agreements, explained as being a natural phenomenon (much like the seasons and the tides), not only have actually reduced trade, but have grant-ed multinational corporations license to replace American workers with Chinese prison labor.

Proponents of so-called “free-trade” have defended the pain inflicted upon the domes-tic workforce as an example of “tough love”. Apparently, that means love for the multination-als, tough for everyone else. This is not an expression of a natural phenomenon, but of our moribund democracy.

The costs of conducting a political campaign are extreme. The 2012 election has a pro-jected cost of $2 billion. Much of that will come from “spe-cial interests” with long strings attached.

In the end, ‘We, the People’ get to vote for which candidate

will represent their corporate benefactors interests over our own. This can be demonstrat-ed empirically. The American public has articulated, in every opinion survey, in large majori-ties that the way they want to close the deficit is to increase taxes on the wealthiest in our society, cut military spending, have a public option for health-care and cut the excess profits in the insurance industry.

Yet, none of this matters because “We, the People” are irrelevant to those elected to represent us. As a result, a growing number who are young enough, strong enough, and angry enough have decid-ed to occupy Zuccotti Park and other locations across the country in protest. They have decided that “they’re mad as Hell and they’re not going to take it anymore”.

The nascent Occupy move-ment will face many challenges in the coming months. Brutal overreaction by various police forces has already occurred on several occasions.

The protestors accept this is as a price they will have to pay if they hope to succeed (there is much historical precedence

for this). Winter will multi-ply the difficulties. Keeping up their morale will be critical to success, but the great deal of support coming from here and around the world will no doubt help to spur them on. It would be unrealistic for the protestors to expect something resembling a “total victory”.

Perhaps it ends when an acceptable equilibrium has been reached between the pro-testor’s desired goals and the effort required to push for fur-ther reform. At any rate, we’ll all have to wait and see what develops. Already, the move-ment has shaped the political debates in Washington and is poised to influence the 2012 election. The 99 Percenters may draw some strength from the words of Mohandas Gandhi:

“First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.”

If Gandhi is right and the protesters can hang in, 99% of us may someday thank them for saving us from the onerous and growing inequality flay-ing America’s middle class. I suspect the remaining 1% will not.

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Senior Cecilie Henriksen’s penalty kick goal in the sec-ond overtime of the 2011 Sun Conference Women’s Soccer Tournament title game, gave the eighth-ranked Embry-Riddle Eagles their third tour-nament crown in as many years. The Eagles (16-2-1) downed St. Thomas (12-6), 2-1 in the game, giving the Blue and Gold an automat-ic bid to its fifth consecutive NAIA National Tournament. The bracket for the 32-team national tournament will be released Sunday, Nov. 13 by 8 p.m.

Henriksen’s penalty kick came as a result of a foul in the penalty box, committed by a St. Thomas defender after freshman Charlotta Edeland beat the STU defense to a ball

played by Va l e r i e

O b i t a . H e n r i k s e n calmly stepped to the penalty spot and placed her shot to give the Eagles their third-straight 2-1 victory in The Sun Conference Tournament finale, and Henriksen her sec-ond straight game-winner in the tournament title contest.

At the beginning of the game it looked as if the sec-ond-seeded Eagles would run away with the match, only taking 8:39 off the clock before going up 1-0 on the visiting Bobcats. A corner kick by Henriksen found the head of Obita who was able to get the ball to Krizzy Menez standing in front of STU keeper Ariana Lorenzo. Menez’s flick over the leaping Lorenzo found the back of the net and gave the Eagles the early advantage.

The first half con-tinued to provide opportunities for the Eagles, especially at the 26:30 mark when ERAU’s

leading goal-scorer, Martine Olsen, appeared

t o have t h e

Bobcat defense

beat, but a hustle play

by an STU defender denied

Olsen a shot at goal, and kept the

score at 1-0.Eagle goalie Lauren

Gallant was not challenged very much during the open-

ing period, not having to make a save, but Monica Lozano provided

a huge boost for the fourth-seeded

Bobcats when she collected her own

rebound off the crossbar in the

44th minute of action

and bur-ied a

sho t

p a s t Gallant to knot the score at 1-1 right before the half.

The Eagles outshot the Bobcats 7-5 in the first half, including a 4-1 advantage in shots on goal, but they found themselves deadlocked with STU at halftime.

Coming out of the break, the Bobcats nearly ruined their chances of an upset bid when an errant pass back by a STU defender had to be saved by Lorenzo just two minutes into the second half.

Both teams turned up the aggresiveness in the second period, creating more and more opportunities for both squads.

Two yellow cards were issued as the physicality from both sides increased.

Allison Schultz almost put the hosts up by a goal with a header in the 65th minute, again off a Henriksen corner. But Lorenzo was able to swat the ball away, right to a wait-ing Menez. Menez’s shot was destined for the goal, but a tremendous save by a Bobcat defender kept the tie intact.

The Bobcats threatened in the second half, but were never able to get a shot on goal in the period, as the Eagles had the majority of the scor-

ing chances, but were unable to capi-

talize, sending the match into s u d d e n - d e a t h

overtime.The first overtime featured

just two shots, one by each team, neither coming close to the target.

Gallant got her only save of the night in the second over-time period, making a nice grab of an Emelie Johansson shot three minutes in. But it would be the Eagles who would score the game-winner, thanks to the good buildup from Obita and the defender Edeland, ending the well-played contest.

“I want to give credit to Michelle Smith and her staff,” Eagle Head Coach Samantha Bohon said. “We knew that they would come out ready to play, and they did just that. That being said, I’m thrilled for us to realize one of our goals, and that was to win the conference tournament. The fortitude of the girls to just keep working was incredible. We had several good chances in the second half, but we just couldn’t put them away. But to still stick with it and not be discouraged and finally get the game-winner is thrilling. Now we can look forward to repre-senting The Sun Conference in a good way at nationals.”

The Eagles outshot STU, 17-12 (7-2 SOG), and had five more corner kicks (8-3). Both teams were called for a pair of offsides, and the Bobcats com-mitted 18 fouls to the Eagles’ seven.

The Eagles, who have won 11 in a row, will be making their eighth appearance at the NAIA National Tournament in program history, and will most likely host an Opening Round game. 16 Opening Round games are slated for Saturday, Nov. 19 at 16 separate campus sites across the country.

For the second consecutive season, the fifth-ranked Embry-Riddle volleyball team took home the conference cham-pionship by defeating SCAD Savannah, 3-0 (25-17, 25-20, 25-19) at the Fernandez Family Gym on the campus of St. Thomas University. Last year,

the Eagles defeated the Bees 3-0 in Savannah, Ga. to win the conference title.

The Blue and Gold also accomplished an unprecedented feat in Sun Conference play, winning all 42 sets that they played. ERAU went a perfect 36-0 in conference sets dur-ing the regular season en route to a perfect 12-0 record, and backed it up with a 3-0 sweep of Warner in the semifinals and a 3-0 sweep of SCAD in the finals.

The Eagles (2 7-4, 12-0 TSC) took advantage of a pair of SCAD errors to take an early 3-0 lead in the first set, only to have the Bees (19-8, 10-2) battle back to take over the lead, 8-7. A kill from Gloria Kemp put ERAU back in front, 11-9,

but back-to-back attack errors by the Eagles gave SCAD a 13-12 advantage. Tied at 15, Embry-Riddle showed why they were the No. 1 seed, serv-ing aggressively and playing solid team defense throughout a 9-0 run that featured three Abby Hall service aces. Three points later, Emily Jacobson killed an overpass to close out the set, 25-17.

ERAU started strong the sec-ond set, using four blocks early on to take a 6-1 lead. Eventually the margin would evaporate, as SCAD rallied back to take an 18-17 lead on the strength of a 5-1 run. A timeout called by Joslynn Gallop turned the tide, as Embry-Riddle went on to win eight of the final 10 points of the set, winning it by a score of 25-20 to take a 2-0 lead in the match.

The third and final set saw the Blue and Gold take a slim early lead of 2-0, but they would never allow the Bees to draw even throughout the entire course of the frame. A service ace from Taylor Martin pushed the lead to 8-5 and back-to-back kills from Hall extended the margin to 12-7. A kill from Kemp gave the Eagles an 18-14 advantage which grew to 21-17 on a Nina Kontrec service ace.

Jacobson earned a solo block to put Embry-Riddle one point from victory (24-19) and an attack from SCAD’s Olympia Haney landed beyond the end line, giving the Eagles the set, 25-19, and the match, 3-0.

Hall was the only player to reach double-figures in kills with 13, and she also had eight digs and a match-high three ser-vice aces. Jacobson was solid in the middle, recording eight kills (.467 hitting percentage) and a match- and career-high 10 blocks (one solo). Kemp finished with six kills and a .455 hitting percentage, while Holcomb added seven kills and seven blocks. Kontrec was solid in the back row, pick-ing up a match-high 22 digs, while Adriana Vazquez tallied a match-high 33 assists.

Haney led the Bees with nine kills and five blocks while Lauran Eschenroeder regis-tered six kills and three blocks. Pammy Craigle recorded a dou-ble-double with a team-high 16 assists and 10 digs, and Chelsey Corgan collected a team-high 11 digs.

As Sun Conference Tournament champions, the Eagles have earned an auto-matic bid into the NAIA National Championship.

The final Tachikara-NAIA Volleyball Coaches’ Top 25 Poll will be released tomorrow (Nov. 13) by 1 p.m. CST and the 24-team field for the 2011 NAIA Volleyball National Championship Opening Round

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The 22nd-ranked Embry-Riddle men’s soccer team cap-tured The Sun Conference title in exhilarating double overtime fashion Saturday afternoon at Bobcat Field. The second-seed-ed Eagles brought home their eighth conference crown with a 1-0 defeat over fifth seed-ed SCAD Savannah and have secured a spot in the Opening Round of the 2011 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship tournament.

Play was slow throughout much of the first half between the Eagles (13-4-2, 7-2-0) and the Bees (7-8-3, 5-2-2) as only six shots were taken on the pitch. The Eagles however, dominated much of the offen-sive possession and had chances to score, but were unable to find the back of the net.

15 minutes into the first half an Eagle scoring opportunity came from a great through ball

from senior Michael Donald that found Kamil Balcerzak on a run just inside the box. Balcerzak was unable to finish however as Ross Faulds made a diving stop before Balcerzak could get a shot off.

As play continued neither team was able to score in the remaining 30 minutes of the first half. The Eagles and Bees went into the locker rooms at half tied a 0-0.

Second half play was similar to that of the first half. The Eagles dominated offensive possession, threatening to score, but the Bees were reluctant to give up a goal.

With just over seven min-utes remaining in the contest, Embry-Riddle got what was arguably their best chance to score. Anel Coralic took the ball deep into the Bees defense on left side and got off a cross for Jacob Stevenback. The cross was deflected off of a SCAD defender and went straight to Viktor Gudnason who collected, but missed high with his shot.

ERAU had one final chance with seven seconds remaining in regulation as they earned a corner kick on the right side of the field, but the Eagles were unable to convert on the set piece which sent the game into overtime.

Play went back and forth in the first overtime between both

teams as there was only one scoring chance for either team. The Eagles had the only open-ing to score in the 92nd minute, but Balcerzak’s shot missed high on the frame and sent the game into a second overtime.

Possession in the second overtime was dominated by Embry-Riddle. In the 103rd minute, the Eagles got a great look from Ally MacDonald, but Faulds was able to just get a piece of it and keep the score at 0-0. The Blue and Gold had another chance just a minute later when Gudnason fired a shot, but it was blocked by a SCAD defender, which led to a corner kick which the Eagle men were unable to convert on.

Finally, in the 105th minute, the Eagles were able to strike. The Eagles had control of the ball in SCAD territory, but it was suddenly intercepted by the back line of the Bees. As the Bees tried to get the ball out of their end of the pitch, the SCAD defender misplayed the ball and it was collected by ERAU defender Alan Vezza. Vezza, who has only scored one goal this year for the Eagles, was in perfect position just to the left of the goal and was able to tap it in past a diving Faulds for the game-winner.

The No. 22 Eagles faced some adversity coming into the

tournament and had to change the starting line-up going into Saturday’s championship match. Embry-Riddle was with-out three starters in the cham-pionship game on Saturday and almost lost a fourth when Gudnason had to leave Friday’s semifinal watch with a head laceration. Gudnason received staples to close the laceration and was cleared to play in the championship game.

Sun Conference Player of the Year Sam Fairhurst, first team All-Conference forward Veit Couturier and sophomore defender Luis Velasquez were all out for the Eagles. Fairhurst received a red card in the semi-final match and Couturier and Velasquez were victims of injuries earlier in the season. Despite having three key con-tributors out of the starting line-up, the Eagles were able to rise to the occasion and capture their eighth conference title in program history.

With the win, the Eagles secure a spot in the Opening Round of the 2011 NAIA Men’s Soccer National Championship. The Eagle men will await their fate as the conclusion of other conference championships around the nation wrapped up today. The pairings for the Opening Round as well as the final Top 25 Coaches’ Poll will be released, Sunday Nov. 13.

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The Embry-Riddle men's bas-ketball team survived a second-half surge by Missouri Baptist to advance to the championship game of the KCCCF Hoops for Hope Tournament hosted by Grace College on Friday. The eighth-ranked Eagles improved

to 2-0 on the year, while the Spartans fall to 1-3.

The Spartans took an early lead thanks to a Kyle Ford three-pointer at the 19:18 mark, but the Blue and Gold, courtesy of a Sam Ford jumper, imme-diately closed the gap and claimed a 5-4 lead on Blake Touchard's trey with 18:17 left in the half. The Eagles, who held the Spartans to just 21.7 percent shooting in the first half, led by as many as 20 points before taking a 38-22 lead into the intermission.

Coming out of the inter-mission, the Eagles struggled offensively, managing to tally just seven points in the first nine and a half minutes of the second stanza. On the other

side of the ball, the Spartans forced 14 Eagle turnovers, as opposed to just four in the first frame, and used a 44.4 percent shooting clip from the field to whittle away at the Eagle lead.

At the 15:48 mark, Dezmon Hickman, who scored 15 of his game-high 17 points in the second half buried a jumper that sparked a 14-5 Spartan run over the next six minutes. That run allowed the Spartans to pull within seven points (47-40) and they eventually cut the lead to five with 7:48 left to play.

Ben Redfield came off the bench for the Eagles and drilled a three-pointer to build the Eagles' cushion back up to nine (54-45) with 7:15 remain-

ing, but it did little to stymie the Spartan comeback and with 3:40 left to play, Ford made it a one point game (56-55) by making one of his two free throw attempts. The Eagles managed to build their lead back up to four points when Touchard hit one of his five three-point attempts, but on the next Spartan possession Erik Hunter converted on a lay-up to make the score 61-59.

Following Hunter's basket, the Spartans employed a full court press. ERAU freshman DeForest Carter inbounded the ball to Touchard who broke the press with a quick pass to Graham. Graham drove to the basket where he was met by Hunter who tried to stop the

drive by committing a foul, but his timing was slightly off and he was not able to stop the ERAU senior who made it a four-point game with a scoop shot while he was being fouled.

Graham converted on the ensuing free throw attempt, but Sam Pearson answered immedi-ately for MBU with a jumper on the other end to make the score 64-61. With 29 seconds remain-ing, the Eagles, clinging to a three-point advantage, turned the ball over in the front court and the Spartans took advan-tage of that miscue to score two more points and make the score 64-63.

On ERAU's next trip down the floor, Graham was fouled again in the act of shooting,

giving the Blue and Gold anoth-er opportunity for the three-point play. Graham missed the free throw, but junior Jeremiah Applin battled to get the offen-sive rebound and was fouled in the process. The junior made both free throw attempts and after the Eagle defense lim-ited the Spartans to a lay-up on the other, Applin returned to the charity stripe and knocked down one of his next two free throws to seal the Eagle's four-point win.

Graham and Touchard joined Hickman as the game's high scorers with 17 points apiece. Graham recorded the only dou-ble-double of the contest with his 12 rebounds, while Touchard dished five assists.

The eighth-ranked Embry-Riddle men's basketball suf-fered a setback in its 2011-12 campaign as No. 9 Grace handed the Blue and Gold its first loss of the season in the championship game of the KCCCF Hoops for Hope Classic hosted by the Lancers on Saturday. Grace remained unbeaten at 4-0 with the win, while the Eagles move to 2-1

on the year.The first six and a half

minutes of play featured five ties and eight lead changes as both teams tried to estab-lish a rhythm. At the 14:45 mark, Bruce Grimm converted a pair of free throws that gave the Lancers their fourth lead of the game (13-12). Those free throws started and 8-3 run, including three straight buckets by Duke Johnson who seemed to find his range midway through the half, and helped the host team widen the gap.

The Lancers built their lead to as many as eight points, but the Eagles, led by Ray Graham who totaled 16 points, most of the mid-range jump shot variety, closed the gap to three points with 1:57 left in the half. Both teams shot 51.9 percent from the field in the first stanza, but

the Lancers' front court, which featured two players topping 6-11, held a 17-13 advantage on the boards and made six more trips to the charity stripe, which helped them take a 38-33 advan-tage into the halftime break.

Grace was able to increase the lead back to eight points (44-26) less than two minutes into the second half, but the Eagles, despite being called for nine fouls to just two on the Lancers, maintained their com-posure and kept within strik-ing distance. ERAU narrowed the gap to three (48-45) before Jacob Peattie put Grace back up by five with 15:14 left to play.

A dead ball at the 14:54 mark prompted one of two media timeouts in the second half. The Eagles came out of the huddle with renewed energy both on the floor and on the bench. With the coaches issuing instructions

and the enthusiastic and vocal support of the players on the bench, the Eagles forced Grace to turn the ball over on five consecutive possessions. ERAU capitalized on the momentum swing and recorded the first tie of the second half (53-53) with 11:48 left to play, prompting Grace head coach, Jim Kessler, to call a timeout.

The timeout did not have the desired effect as the Lancers missed on their next three-point attempt and then coughed up the offensive rebound to give posses-sion back to the Eagles. ERAU took the ball down the court and got the ball to Graham on the inside and the senior converted the layup to give the Eagles their first lead since the 14:50 mark of the first half. The lead was short-lived as the Lancers used three straight possessions to go back on top by three and led by four

with 7:13 left to play.At the 6:02 mark, Graham

made it a two-point game (61-59) with a layup, and had a chance to pull ERAU with-in one after being fouled on the play. Graham missed the free throw attempt, but the Lancers weren't able to hold on to the rebound, giving the ball back to the Eagles. The ensuing inbounds play went to DeForest Carter who drove to the basket before completing a quick dish to Graham and Graham came through with an emphatic dunk and returned to the charity stripe after drawing a foul once again. This time he converted on the free throw opportunity and reclaimed a one-point advantage for the Blue and Gold with 5:55 left to play.

The next Grace possession saw Jacob Peattie complete a feed

from Johnson and that basket sparked a 12-1 Lancer run over the next two plus minutes. The Eagles got three-pointers from Carter and Jeremiah Applin, but they were not enough to close the gap, resulting in the nine-point Grace win.

Graham led all scorers with 25 points, while three other Eagle players put up double-digit scoring performances, including Carter (12 pts.), Applin (11 pts.) and Blake Tocuhard (10 pts.). Graham and Carter were both named to the All-Tournament team with Graham averaging 21 points and 7.5 rebounds and Carter averaging 12 points and 5.5 boards over the two-game stretch.

The Eagles will be back in action at 7 p.m. on Tuesday when they travel to Temple Terrace, Fla. to take on Florida College.

Abby Hall put down a match-high 16 kills to lead the fifth-ranked and top-seeded Embry-Riddle volleyball team to a 3-0 sweep (25-19, 25-16, 25-19) over fourth-seeded Warner on Friday night at the Fernandez Family Gymnasium. The Blue and Gold will take on SCAD Savannah tomorrow at 2 p.m. in the confer-

ence championship match. Warner (12-17, 6-6 TSC) took

an early 2-0 lead and maintained a two-point advantage up to 8-6, when Embry-Riddle (26-4, 12-0) rattled off five straight points to take an 11-8 lead. A kill from Hall extended the lead to 13-10, but the Royals fought back to pull within one at 17-16. A kill from Jordan Holcomb sparked a 6-0 run that put the Eagles in control at 23-16, and Emily Jacobson terminated the final point on an overpass to close out the set, 25-19.

ERAU started better in the second set, opening up a 6-3 lead and pulling away to a 14-8 advantage midway through the set. Back-to-back double blocks from Hall and Jacobson extend-ed the margin to 19-10, and a double block from Holcomb and

Morgan Shattuck finished the set at 25-16.

The Eagles battled Warner in the early stages of set three, with the teams tied six times in the first 14 points. From that point the Blue and Gold went on an 11-2 run to run out to an 18-9 lead, taking complete control of the set. A kill from Holcomb moved the lead to 22-15 and Leslie Roper brought the match to an end with a kill, giving ERAU a 25-19 win in the final set and a 3-0 win in the match.

Hall led the way with a match-high 16 kills and added seven digs and three blocks. Taylor Martin chipped in with nine kills (.350 hitting percentage) and eight digs, while Jacobson added seven kills (.417 hitting percentage) and a match-high six blocks. Nina Kontrec led the

defense with a match-high 20 digs and Adriana Vazquez ran the offense, recording a match-high 36 assists as the Eagles hit

.263 collectively. Jenni Cook led the Royals

with nine kills while Symone Carter added eight kills and 10

digs. Jarrah Garner collected 14 digs and Aysha Nickels tallied team-highs in assists (28) and digs (15).

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ole Miss Iowa State Georgia Southern california San diego State(25)Baylor u-S-c Mississippi St. north carolina St. north carolina Southern Method. ohio State citadel(16)texas Kentucky(14)Kansas State Indiana Illinois(24)Michigan Stanford duke u-a-B rutgers(19)nebraska(6) oklahoma

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No. 5 Embry-Riddle advances to Sun Conference Championship with 3-0 sweep

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No. 8 Eagles fall to No. 9 Grace, 82-73

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Men’s basketball downs Missouri Baptist 69-65 in KCCCF Tournament

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TAYLOR MARTIN gETS THE kill during the Eagle’s 3-0 sweep against Warner. taylor Martin added in nine kills and eight digs during Friday nights game.

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It is Thursday night and I am driving down Orange Avenue to go eat the best burgers in Daytona for a bargain price. When I get to McK’s. I don’t find any parking out front, so I just head around back and take a spot in the huge patron lot

behind the bar. The wait staff at McK’s is

friendly and courteous, but if it is busy enough they may be preoccupied with the locals cel-ebrating a Daytona Cubs game. When not overcrowded with drunken locals, McK’s has sev-eral televisions showing sports and dart boards to entertain guests, but once the burgers are ready you won’t be paying attention to anything else.

I always make sure to get to McK’s before nine on Thursdays with plenty of time to spare to get the $3 half-pound burgers. McK’s offers Provolone, American, Swiss and Pepper Jack cheese to go on one of their burgers for only fifty cents more and fries for only one dollar; I order all four with one side of fries. I ask for my burgers to be medium rare, but the burger comes out rare and undercooked so for the next round I change to medium and the burgers come out medi-um rare and well cooked.

The burgers are mouthwater-ing and flavorful, seared on the outside and pink on the inside with plenty of flavor and juici-ness; the ketchup at McK’s is the best I’ve had, adding a sweetness to the flavor of the meat and fries. They are not overpowered by the taste of vinegar and sodium that other brands have. To wash down the browned succulent burgers, McK’s offers a wide selection

of appeasing beers.There exists a list, available

on Thursdays, of about forty beers ranging from two to three dollars that will fit any budget. The beers range from first-class foreign imports to microbrew craft beers, dark heavy stouts with hints of roasted malts and chocolate notes to lighter hop-pier ales with fruity aromas and mouthfeel; McK’s has a beer to fit any preference.

For the high volume drink-ers, McK’s has a six-month 150 different beers challenge and for the beer connoisseur there is an add-on near the entrance where those looking to take home a little liquid courage can obtain some of the rarer and foreign brews offered at the bar.

If you are looking for bot-tom-of-the-barrel, watered-down, cheap beers then McK’s is definitely not for you; how-ever, if you are looking for low-priced high quality beer and a lively atmosphere, then head down to McK’s Tavern on Beach Street for a good time.

To take full advantage of $3 savory burgers and $2 placat-ing beers at McK’s , make sure to head over before nine on Thursday nights. If you are a graduating senior and have yet to go to McK’s Tavern on a Thursday night, this is something definitely worth crossing off your Daytona bucket list before you finally leave for good.

When Ben Stiller and Eddie Murphy decide to make a movie, I know it is time for me to hit the box office. I have watched almost all of the movies that either Ben Stiller

or Eddie Murphy has stared in. I’ve even watched Eddie Murphy’s stand up comedy!

My working memory of all of their other films is a memory of one to two hours of hysterical laughter. Lately, it seems as if both Murphy and Stiller have been making films that piggyback off of their older films, such as Shrek and Little Fockers.

I have grown up watching their works, so I decided to give Tower Heist a chance. Matthew Broderick also stars in the film and who can forget the star of Ferris Bueller’s Day Off?

Ben Stiller plays Josh Kovacs, a building manager of a high-class apartment com-plex, referred to as The Tower, in New York. Josh Kovacs has a really bland life, considering all he focuses on is his job, apart from his chess activity. The movie begins with Josh discovering that the building’s staff have all lost their pen-sions, some even their life’s

savings, due to investing with wealthy business man Arthur Shaw, one of the building ten-ants. After a suicide attempt by one of the building staff Josh decides to take retribu-tion into his own hands by smashing into a Ferrari 250 with a golf club.

His insatiable appetite for retribution brings Josh further into devising a plan to steal from Shaw. Eddie Murphy playing Slide finally starts hav-ing a bigger role in the film here, and the hilarity increases. So the movie continues with a team of the disgruntled swindle victims attempting a heist on the tower. The rest of film is totally enjoyable. The antics involved in the heist and the results will surely inspire a smile. If you are a fan of chess you will find this film particu-larly enjoyable.

Tower Heist is really slow. I know I laughed a couple of times, but I cannot tell you how long I was sitting in theater wondering when the film would end.

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 was released this past Tuesday to the hordes of video gamers awaiting its release. When you start play-ing MW3, your Delta Force Team is trying to take New York City back from the invading Russians. The main character is Sgt. Derek “Frost” Westbrook, a US Army Ranger.

The plot line travels vastly from London, Paris, Berlin, Prague, Siberia to Somalia.

After the first mission, you will find yourself on a Blackhawk helicopter, playing Frost as he mans a gun. The helicopter skims the Manhattan skyline and below the aircraft, the area is crowded with sea craft and explosions on the harbor front.

The missions in London and Paris are flooded with danger-ous invading forces that must be defeated. You will fight an army of Russians in the streets of Hamburg, Germany. Missions will take a twist as you encounter unexpected sce-narios including tank scenes that happen in parking garages and firefights in a blinding sandstorm.

Gamers will be pleased with the return of Task Force 141 members Captain John Price and John “Soap” MacTavish who were wounded at the end of Modern Warfare 2.

MW3’s campaign delivers an experience, which after each mission will leave you hanging on your seats and wanting more.

A gamer can choose different classes for game play. They can

choose one of three packages: Assault, Support and Specialist. Each of the packages can give gamers battlefield assists when you are racking up those kills.

Overall in the multiplayer mode, there is a lot of different ways you can customize your class. There are numerous ways to level up with a bunch of opportunities to upgrade to cool gadgets. Also, there are many maps to choose from in the game to give you more experience for your class.

There are two new match types available in MW3: Kill Confirmed and Team Defender.

Kill Confirmed is where two teams race to collect dog tags. When a player dies in the game, a player drops a dog tag. Players get credit for the kill but as a team you do not get credit until you pick up the dog tag.

Team Defender is similar to that of Capture the Flag. Once a flag is captured, a team will fight to hold on to the flag for as long as possible. The longer you hold the flag, the more points you get.

MW3 will keep you play-ing for hours at a time, gaining new points, new perks and just having fun with friends.

Call of Duty Wants You

Call of Duty: MW3

Angelina SmedleyStaff Reporter

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Stiller Steals Laughs

Tower Heist

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Congratulationsfrom the Flight Department to the

following students for receiving their:

Flight Instructor Airplane Certificate:

Benjamin Curtis IngrahamPrachi Rajni Shah

Jae Kun Koh

Flight Instructor Multi-Engine Certificate

Magalage Shalinda Perera

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