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Haley BentonStaff Writer

On Feb. 10, members of the Faculty Senate expressed a strong concern that faculty members were among the last to be noti-fied of the University’s new Monday-Wednesday-Fr iday schedule change and voted to ask President Judy Bense to postpone the adjustment for one year.

They argued that manda-tory Friday classes will conflict

with many faculty members' and students' schedules, as well as cost the University an additional $387,000 for the one day’s oper-ation.

Bense was forced to leave early for another meeting, so she was not able to respond to the faculty senators’ persistent questioning about who made this decision.

Members appeared to grow quickly weary of Interim Provost David Marker’s unsure responses

to their questions about the change. Marker, who began work at the University on Jan. 3, said he was not aware of exactly who made this decision, guessing it must’ve been the senior leader-ship or the director of enrollment.

In the Faculty Senate meeting, a motion was then passed asking the president to delay schedule changes for one year to discuss possible creative alternatives to the new Friday scheduling.

All but two Faculty Senate members supported the motion, and those two said the lack of support was only because they believed it would take only an extra semester to sort out the issues.

The entire Senate appeared to be in agreement that whoever planned the schedule change thought and decided for them, rather than allowing them any input on the matter.

They said they hoped there was time to react and change what has already been put into motion.

Dottie Minear, senior associ-ate vice chancellor for academic and student affairs for the State University System of Florida, presented a new strategic plan to be reviewed by the Board of Governors in Tallahassee for the 2012-2017 school years.

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Friday schedule changes may be postponed

Emily HalesStaff Writer

The University of West Florida is the only university in the nation that currently offers a fully online master's program in math. It has the highest enrollment in a graduate math program in the State University System this semester.

Kuiyuan Li, chair of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics, said, “Our program is of very high quality, flexible, inexpensive, unique, and very popular. Based on a Google search, our fully synchronous online M.S. program in math is the only one in the USA.”

Li also said he believed that the availability of the degree completely online has attracted many students, according to the UWF Newsroom.

Pam Northrup, dean of the

College of Professional Studies, brought a software called Eluminate Live to UWF, and the math department began using it in summer 2008.

Eluminate Live is a synchro-nous software package that provides a live lecture to both face-to-face and distance-learn-ing students simultaneously.

The program allows for distance-learning students to feel physically present in the classroom.

Recorded versions of the

lecture are available for every student in the program, making it possible for students to access information from the class lecture whenever needed.

Unlike the software used in traditional online classes, the synchronous software used in the program allows students to receive immediate feedback.

The Eluminate Live courses are all offered after 4 p.m.

In the summer of 2008, the online program had two

students. Now, 108 students are enrolled in the program, 80 percent of which are online.

Students can also choose to enroll in the program in its regular lecture form.

The increasing number of students in the online math M.S. program may also reflect Gov. Rick Scott’s efforts to push more students into the fields of science, technology, engineer-ing and mathematics.

Scott has said he believes that most of the fast-growing job fields will require a STEM education.

“I chose UWF because the program was ‘pure math,’ as opposed to ‘math ed,’ offered fully online, and I would be able to pay in-state tuition,” Paula Ralph, an online math graduate student, said.

UWF offers fully online master's program

W. Paul SmithStaff Writer

On Feb. 8 about 100 students showed up in the Great Hall of the Commons building to attend a town hall meeting hosted by the Student Government Association to discuss the upcoming course schedule change to include Friday classes in the fall.

Discussing the schedule change and answer-ing students’ questions was a panel consisting of Interim Provost David Marker, Associate Vice President Susan McKinnon, Professor Stacie Whinnery, co-chair of the Strategic Academic Visioning and Empowerment Committee, and Dean of General Education Thomas B. Westcott.

“We’re living in the University of West Florida’s future,” McKinnon said. She explained the enrollment growth that has taken place over the past five years, pointing out that there are currently 834 more students attending UWF than there were in 2007.

McKinnon said, “Given the growth that occurred in fall of 2011 and the projected growth for fall of 2012, it’s apparent that we’ve outgrown our current class schedule.”

McKinnon also explained that UWF has one of the lowest classroom utilization rates of the 11 institutions in the State University System of Florida.

In fall of 2010, UWF’s classroom utilization was 82 percent, and in spring of 2011, it was 75 percent, rank-ing UWF at the bottom of the State University System.

“Most of the state university system institutions use 100 percent or more,” McKinnon said.

Marker said, “We’re the only state university that doesn’t have Friday classes.”

Marker told the crowd that, not only did all of the other institutions in the State University System have

Friday classes, but he had also been unable to find an example of another university in the country that did not offer classes on Friday.

The Voyager was also unable to find another university that does not have classes on Fridays.

Marker said that it costs approximately $400,000 for every day the University is open.

“If you have one day a week where you’re spending $400,000,” Marker said, “and you’re getting virtually nothing for it in terms of educat-

ing students, that doesn’t make a lot of sense, to me at least.”

Westcott explained to the crowd that it is his job to build sections of courses to accommodate freshmen and sophomore students, and that the current schedule was proving difficult to provide space for new course sections.

Photo by W. Paul Smith

Student Government Association President Josh Finley introduces members of the panel at a town hall meeting on Feb. 8. The panel consisted of Associate Vice President Susan McKinnon, Interim Provost David Marker, Professor Stacie Whinnery and Dean of General Education Thomas B. Westcott.

n SGA hosts town hall meeting to address community concern about possible Friday classes

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❱❱ RundownUniversity of West Florida is the only school in the nation to offer a master's program in math fully online. The program is also offered in a traditional lecture form if the student would rather enroll that way.

The program also has the highest enrollment in a graduate math program in the state of Florida.

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The University of West Florida baseball team swept Rollins College in a doubleheader on Feb. 11 and then defeated them again on Feb. 12 to complete the series sweep.

The Argonauts outscored Rollins College 14-7 in the homestand.

Get into the habit of taking a recycled pastic bag for collecting your litter whenever you travel.

Baseball team sweeps Rollins

The need for electoral reform


Pensacola will be celebrating Mardi Gras with a traditional Mardi Gras parade on Saturday, Feb. 21. The parade will be downtwon and starts at 2 p.m.

The grand Mardi Gras parade has been going on since 1912. There will be something for every member of the family.

Mardi Gras comes to Pensacola

Opinions Editor W. Paul Smith discusses the need for electoral reform and argues that the system of presiden-tial candidate nomination by delegates is ridiculous.

Contr ibut ing wr i te r Kasja Flathau attends the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. and discusses the issues on conservatives’ minds at the conference.

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“We are basically out of options,” Westcott said. “The only other option would be larger classes.

“We’re trying our best to accommodate you to get you the courses that you need with reasonable numbers to graduate you on time. This is the best option for everyone, and I feel very strongly about that.”

Kim Brown, chief of staff for President Judy Bense, told The Voyager, “The administration made the commitment that we want to maintain our small class sizes.”

The Voyager was

unable to determine who specifically made the final decision to move back to a schedule that includes Friday classes, but Marker said the decision was the “consensus of the top level administrators.”

There was some disagreement on how much, if any, input was sought from students and faculty members during the process of making this decision.

The Faculty Senate and SGA are both on record saying their members were not consulted for input during the decision-making process.

Whinnery explained during the town hall

meeting that the decision was reached, in part, by taking into consideration the findings of the SAVE committee’s academic visioning final report. However, the final report released on Oct. 7, 2011 makes no mention of Friday classes.

Marker told The Voyager, “To be abso-lutely honest, I don’t think we handled this as well as we might have, and I think we all learned a lesson from it.

“There could have more remedying ways of getting word out earlier, deliberately seeking input in a better way.”

The plan states that it will “represent the juncture of current conditions and desired futures as informed by constituent input and confirmed by senior leadership’s analy-sis of the macro context of institutional, state and national higher education issues and trends.”

The plan is also described as building “on the work already represented by such activities and documents as the existing mission, vision and values statements” while “representing an appropriate balance between aspiration and pragmatism” and supporting a future vision of the University of West Florida.

Also discussed were the statewide university budget cuts put forth by the Florida House of Representatives and Florida Senate, which would mean more

tuition and fee increases for students. The House and Senate plan to cut $400

million from university budgets statewide, but the cuts will be proportionate to each university’s individual spending.

Bense said UWF plans to balance out the large hole in its state funding by rais-ing tuition yet again and hoping that the University’s future football program will also bring in some extra funds.

Florida’s Bright Futures scholar-ship fund is receiving pressure from the proposed budget cuts. Changes to comply with proposed budget cuts may raise the grade-point average required to keep a scholarship from 3.0 in 2012, to 3.25 in 2013 and 3.5 in 2014. A loud sigh went around the room after that statement, but the subject was discussed no further by the Senate.

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Students compete in journalism conferenceStudents from the University of West Florida

Department of Communication Arts participated in the 2012 Southeast Journalism Conference at the University of Tennessee-Martin in Martin, Tenn. from Feb. 9-11.

UWF students won two awards during the SEJC 2012 on-site competitions.

William Isern was awarded 1st place in the cate-gory of feature reporting.

Also, the team of Gabrielle Garrett, Jillian Glenn and Xynn Tii were awarded 1st place in the category of public relations.

The Voyager and its staff were also the recipients of several awards during the 2011 Best of the South Ceremony, which took place during a dinner banquet at the UT-Martin campus on Friday, Feb. 10.

Twenty-six schools from the Southeast region competed this year. Competing schools included the University of Mississippi, University of Alabama, Troy University and Mississippi State University.

Best of the South 2011 results: Brittany Carr - Newspaper Page Layout, 10th Place; Joshua Cooper - A&E Reporting, 10th Place; William Isern - Feature Writing, 7th Place; W. Paul Smith - Editorial/Opinion Writing, 6th Place; The Voyager - Best College Website, 6th Place; The Voyager - Best College Newspaper, 7th Place.

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Town Hall: Faculty Senate and SGA not consulted on changes

Photo special to The Voyager

Members of the University of West Florida communication arts department traveled to the University of Tennessee-Martin on Feb. 9-11 to compete in the 2012 Southeast Journalism Conference.

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W. Paul Smith [email protected]

Wednesday, Feb. 15, 2012

W. Paul SmithOpinions Editor

Did you know that, technically speaking, all of the voting that has and is currently taking place at the primaries and caucuses across the country is actually not the final deciding factor for how presidential candi-dates are chosen?

It’s true. Presidential candidates are ulti-mately chosen at conventions by delegates from the political parties — and the will of the primary and caucus voters can theoreti-cally be overturned.

I would like to examine this ridiculous process of presidential candidate nomina-tion by delegates.

Believe it or not, this topic is so dense and confusing that I cannot possibly discuss every aspect of it substantively here (which is perhaps indicative of how crazy the system is).

The delegate selection rules, and the manner in which nominating conventions operate, have changed considerably over the years and have even changed in subtle ways between every presidential election.

But I will try to do my best to provide a condensed explanation of the process based on the current rules.

A delegate is basically someone picked to represent his or her political party at the nominating convention. How delegates are chosen varies from state to state and between the political parties.

For the Republican Party, some states will automatically allot a certain number of delegates based on the number of congres-sional districts while other states allot delegates to the state as a whole. It’s also possible for bonus delegates to be awarded if the state has a Republican majority in the state legislature, elected Republicans for Congress or as governor or voted for a Republican in the last presidential election.

The Republicans currently have 2,380 delegates, and a candidate needs 1,191 delegates to become the nominee.

Many states use a winner-take-all system for their Republican primaries, such as Florida, meaning if a candidate wins the state’s primary all of the state’s delegates will pledge to vote for that candidate at the nominating convention.

However, some states, such as New York and Texas, use a proportional system that allows the delegates to be divvied up based on how many votes each candidate received in the primary.

Although most of the Republican delegates will be determined state to state either through primaries or caucuses, there are also about 500 delegates that are considered “unbound,” mean-ing there is no legal obligation for which candidate they must vote, and they are free to decide as they please come the convention.

Many of the unbound delegates come from states with non-binding primaries and caucuses. As a result, those contests are basically only cosmetic and the delegates can actually decide for themselves at the convention.

Non-binding primaries and caucuses generally cost each state millions of dollars to hold and essentially amount to an incredibly expensive straw poll.

The Democratic primaries and caucuses, on the other hand, have a uniform system that awards all delegates proportionally, though candidates must reach a threshold of above 15 percent.

Each Democratic state delegation is required to have an equal balance of men and women and even comply with certain affirmative-action policies as set by the

Democratic National Convention. However, each state is free to come up with their own delegate-selection plan that conforms to these requirements and have it approved by the DNC .

Democrats currently have 4,049 delegates, and a candidate needs 2,025 delegates to become the nominee.

However, the Democrats also have so-called “superdelegates” that are similar to unbound delegates and are free to vote for whichever candidate they want.

There are approximately 800 superdel-egates, and they include all the members of the DNC, all current Democratic members of Congress, current Democratic gover-nors, and party leaders such as former Democratic presidents, vice presidents and congressional leaders.

Also, the regular Democratic delegates awarded through primaries and caucuses are considered “pledged” delegates and are technically under no legal obligation to cast their votes at the convention for whom-ever won their respective states — though pledged delegates rarely vote for a candi-date that did not win the state.

If a candidate does not win enough dele-gate votes to secure either the Republican or Democratic nomination, then the parties will have what is known as a “brokered convention.”

In the situation of a brokered conven-tion, essentially, all bets are off. The primary and caucus results are thrown out the window, and the candidate will be selected through a dizzying series of horse-

trading, power-brokering re-votes on the convention floor.

The last Democratic brokered conven-tion was in 1952 with Adlai Stevenson eventually becoming the nominee even though Estes Kefauver went into the convention with more delegate votes.

And the last Republican brokered convention was in 1948 with Thomas Dewey eventually winning the nomination after struggling to defeat Robert Taft.

In 2008, the Democrats almost had a brokered convention, but Barak Obama managed to edge out Hillary Clinton by the time of the convention.

And it looks increasingly possible that a brokered convention might be possible for the upcoming 2012 Republican convention if Mitt Romney doesn’t safely secure the nomination.

So, if it isn’t abundantly clear yet, this system of delegate nomination is totally insane, hopelessly outdated, needlessly overcomplicated and utterly inconsistent from state to state and party to party.

Granted, reforming this system would be next to impossible considering the political parties are so set in their ways, but let’s consider some ways we could fix this madness.

Perhaps the easiest solution would be to just have a binding nationwide primary on a single day a few months before the general election that would select the candidates for all political parties through overall popular votes.

Using this system, we could either get rid of delegates altogether or make their function non-binding and just for-show at the conventions.

Another way would be to create a consistent nationwide system for delegate allocation, requiring a proportional system in every state, and the delegates must vote in the conventions however their respective states decided in the primaries.

Whatever we do, I would hope we can all acknowledge that this current system is ridiculous and badly needs reform.

Courtesy of Andy Marlette/[email protected]

“This system of delegate nomination is totally insane, hopelessly

outdated, needlessly overcomplicated and

utterly inconsistent from state to state and party

to party.”

Presidential nomination by delegates is ridiculous

Kasja FlathauContributing Writer

At the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. — a combination trade show and political rally for conservative peoples — conservatives expressed hope that the Republican Party will be united behind a candidate before the general election in November.

Ten-thousand conservatives attended the conference in order to network with other conservatives, to listen to figureheads of the Republican Party speak, and to attend seminars on various topics rang-ing from the National Rifle Association to Reagan-style foreign policy.

With speakers such as Sarah Palin, Rick Santorum, Newt Gingrich and Mitt Romney, you would expect inspirational speeches laced with hidden agendas. And you would be right.

But the surprising star speaker was Rick Perry. It seems that after pulling out of the presidential race, the weight of the world has been lifted off of his shoulders. His speech was well spoken and worded, and he exuded humor and confidence. If this Perry had shown up at debates, I think the numbers would have looked very different.

Sarah Palin, the keynote speaker, discussed the future of the Republican Party and the failure of our current leader-ship. She is no Margaret Thatcher, but she does have a fire in her and does well in lighting it under fellow conservatives.

Palin’s Dr.Seuss-esque line from her keynote speech — “We are not red Americans. We are not blue Americans. We are red, white, and blue Americans. And Obama, we are through with you” — quickly made news headlines because it seemed as if she was looking into the camera and speaking directly to President

Obama himself. The main focus of Palin’s speech was to

remind conservatives that the Constitution made sure that Americans’ decisions are our own, not the governments’.

Close to 100 Occupy DC members — taking the name of Occupy CPAC during the weekend — made a stand outside of the host hotel.

The Daily Caller, a news website based in Washington D.C., was told by members of the Occupy CPAC movement that they were paid sixty dollars a head by Big Labor union to protest the conference.

The Occupy Wall Street movement, which started in September of 2011 in New York, began as a logi-cal approach of citizens coming together to make a stand for what they believed in — a perfect example of a “people’s assembly,” in which everyday citizens came together to make a difference.

But recently, the movement has turned into angry mobs of people that use outland-ish methods to annoy people, while losing the concept of professionalism and a ratio-nal approach to having their views heard.

On Friday night, the day in which most of the Republican Party presidential candi-dates spoke at the conference, Occupy CPAC made the biggest protest of the week-end right outside the back door of the hotel. Yelling angry statements such as “you are racists and bigots” at the incoming and outgoing conservatives was hard to take

seriously when speakers such as Allen West and Herman Cain spoke that day. Many African American conservatives laughed in the face of the arbitrary protests.

As to the “bigots” comment? For being right-wingers, we are a generation of open-mindedness, and we flirt with the line between being a “conservative” and “liberal.” There is no longer black and white in politics. You aren’t simply a Republican or a Democrat with exact matching views to everyone in your party.

Within a conference full of “bigots” as they call us, there are opposing argu-ments for abor-tion, gay marriage, stem cell research, and taxation. We make our deci-sions and choices based on our experiences and moral constitu-tion, not based on our parents, peers or the media.

After ten minutes of loudly and angrily protesting with the police trying to corral the occupiers into a tight group, the police came galloping in on their steeds to break up the group and force the occupiers to leave the premise.

News alert: This method of protest doesn’t work! Offending people and yelling in their faces will not sway anyone to listen to your argument. They are creating an increasingly negative reputation every time they use this tactic. Want to make a differ-ence Occupiers? Go back and study the original Occupy Wall Street movement and perhaps you will learn something.

The results of the CPAC straw poll were

synonymous with the general conservative polls — Mitt Romney in the lead, followed by Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich, with Ron Paul in the rear. Participants of CPAC and conservatives alike agree that Marco Rubio would be an excellent vice presiden-tial candidate.

Another poll was done that asked conservatives what was more important in a Republican presidential candidate: the abil-ity to beat President Obama or the candi-date’s stance on issues.

Liberal media has repeatedly said that conservatives are desperately pulling for a candidate with the ability to beat Obama, regardless if we believe in the candidate’s views. However, both the general conserva-tive poll and the CPAC poll showed high numbers of citizens who chose candidates based on the issues.

At the presentation of the straw poll results, a comparison was made of the CPAC results versus the general conserva-tive views results. And in everything that was polled — presidential nominee, vice presidential nominee, issues that are impor-tant to voters and what people are looking for in the president — the results were same as the general conservatives’ poll.

So, why is this so important? Nearly 75 percent of the 10,000 people at the confer-ence are college age. The younger genera-tion of conservatives tends to hold the same opinions as the rest of the conservatives.

Moral of the story: Being young doesn’t mean you don’t have a voice. Young conser-vatives are standing up now and voicing their views, which happen to reflect the general conservative views. We are no longer okay with sitting back and letting our parents make decisions for us; we stand up for what we believe in, and we can make a difference.

“We make our decisions and choices based on our experiences and

moral constitution, not based on our parents, peers or the media.”

Conservatives come together in nation’s capitol

The news of the course schedule being changed to include Friday classes next fall is still a lingering issue on many people’s minds since officially being announced three weeks ago.

Interim Provost David Marker acknowledged to The Voyager that he felt the situation was not handled as well as it could have been and that others’ input could have been sought in better ways.

We at The Voyager would like to offer our thoughts on the subject.

Firstly, we at The Voyager have been unable to even determine who exactly made this decision. We find it a bit strange that no one has been able to simply point to a specific person or groups of people who made the final call.

The Faculty Senate recently also expressed dissatisfaction with how this decision was made and failed to receive substantive answers concerning who made this decision.

Marker has only been with the

University since January and was not present during the decision-making process. He told The Voyager that, from what he was able to ascertain so far, the decision represents the “consensus of the top level administrators.”

We at The Voyager can understand the reasons for the administration wanting to move back to having classes on Friday.

And considering UWF seems to be one of the only — if not the only — university in the country to not have classes on Fridays, we can see how this decision is certainly in line with how most universi-ties operate.

However, we agree with Marker’s assessment that this process could have been handled better. And we at The Voyager would still like to know who exactly made this decision and why no one has been able to give us a clear answer on this so far.

— The Voyager

Questions still linger about Friday classes

Mariah WhittakerStaff Writer

The University of West Florida’s College Republicans is a small group making big strides in the politi-cal world. An affiliate of the College Republican National Committee, the club aims to educate the community and University students about the party’s principles.

The club is composed of students of various back-grounds with one common goal: to develop quintessen-tial political and leadership skills required to actively and knowledgeably participate in all levels of government. Despite the club’s primary focus on Republican candi-dates, supporters of other parties are welcomed to join.

“You don’t have to be a Republican to join,” said Derek Woods, a two-year member of the club who is also serving as treasurer.

“We’ve had Democrats before, Independents, and two Libertarians.

Our president, Leah Courtney, always does a good job of making sure there is no isolation of a certain person based on any difference in beliefs. We all have views and understand that even among us there are different perspec-tives.”

With the election prima-ries right around the corner, the club has many events and activities planned to support the candidates of their choice. Four of its members attended the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) Feb. 8–12 in Washington, D.C.

Members are currently volunteering locally for their favorite Republican candi-dates, and the choices vary within the group.

“There is no overall favor-ite,” said Woods. “Among our group here, we’re pretty split.

We have people who support all four Republican candi-dates, and then we also have people who work for specific candidates. My personal favorite is Newt Gingrich. He’s the best debater I’ve ever seen.”

The club meets weekly every Monday at 8:30 p.m. The club president leads the group in forum discussions regarding controversial topics such as Agenda 21; the Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA); Project IP Act (PIPA). They also bring community aware-ness to acts and issues.

One topic the club is eager to take on is that of religious institutions, specifi-cally the Catholic church, being required to provide birth control and contracep-tion options to some of its employees. The club’s new adviser, Neil C. Davis raised the concern that an adequate amount of media attention hasn’t been given to such

aspects of “Obama Care.”“That’s because Obama

runs off of smoke and mirrors,” said Courtney. “My point on the matter is we can’t question the president’s religion, however, he’s not going to give us the freedom to believe what we want to believe. Why should we be open minded toward him?”

Davis said that at this time during an election year, it doesn’t matter what party someone is a part of as long as you are aware of what your party stands for.

“As an American citizen,” said Davis, “it is the duty of every citizen to inform and be informed.”

During the presiden-tial race, club members are involved with campaign-ing and volunteering. Their efforts are often rewarded jobs or internships with political figures.

For more information, or to contact the club, go to argopulse.uwf.edu.

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Channing Tatum and Rachel McAdams star in “The Vow” portray a couple that is in a car accident that leaves the wife with no memory of their relationship.

Christie McClungContributing Writer

If you’re a breakfast lover willing to spend a little more than usual, Another Broken Egg Cafe is the perfect choice for you.

The Another Broken Egg Cafe, which is located on 721 E. Gregory St., opened last month. This restaurant knows the importance of breakfast, and they do not disappoint with their unique versions of clas-sic breakfast items.

The cafe gives its customers the feel of entering a classier version of Ihop with a warm and friendly atmo-sphere.

The Another Broken Egg’s goal is to provide upscale food at afford-able prices. Most of the prices for a plate of break-fast average between $10 to $15, but it is well worth it for the quantity of food that is given to the customers.

The menu is divided b e t w e e n b r e a k f a s t , brunch and lunch items.

The breakfast items include classic omelets and “Egg-straordinary” omelets, all of which come with country potatoes and crisp English muffins.

The brunch side of the menu consists of unique dishes such as The Madison. The Madison is a croissant served with scrambled eggs on top filled with diced ham, green peppers, tomatoes, and cheese with country potatoes on the side for the price of $9.99. This was an elegant version of an egg sandwich, which is best eaten with a fork.

Overall, I felt the Madison was a great tast-ing breakfast that had everything I love in early morning food.

Another del ic ious item offered for a few dollars more is called the Southern Crab Stack. The Southern Crab Stack is a tasty brunch for some-one who enjoys seafood early in the morning. The lunch is a crab cake smothered with sautéed sausage and served with French bread. I felt that it tasted a little too much like fish, but it is a solid choice for a person who is not quite the breakfast lover.

The lunch side of the menu offers choices for burger lovers, sand-wiches, and salads. There also is a soup of the day for a customer who wants a lighter choice.

And for those custom-ers who are looking for a healthier choice, the Broken Egg offers health items such as fruit bowls, granola cereal , and oatmeal for under $10.

While the food at the Another Broken Egg is most definitely the main reason to visit the restau-rant, customers will enjoy over-friendly staff and a beautiful, clean atmosphere.

College students who are looking for a jump-start to their day or just a nice day out with friends, need to keep the Another Broken Egg Café in mind for a mouth-watering meal.

The restaurant is open from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Monday through Sunday. The cafe also offers cater-ing in-house or on-site.

Another Broken Egg Cafeoffers delicious breakfast

Chris ElkinsSports Editor

It’s a completely crazy hypothetical scenario that crosses the mind of anyone in a relationship, but every-one knows it’ll probably never happen.

Paige (Rachel McAdams) loses her memory in a car accident and has no memory of her relationship with her husband Leo (Channing Tatum).

I think it’s safe to say that the ladies are going to love it. They’re going to cry through-out the movie, and most of them are going to force their boyfriends to see it.

Having been in that scenario myself this past weekend, I’ll admit that I had my doubts before going into the theater, but the movie wasn’t all that bad.

The movie attempts to show Paige and Leo meet-ing for the first time and fall-ing in love, but it fails pretty miserably.

It takes a little more than smiles and giggles to convey

love, and that’s all the pair of actors offered.

After the car accident scene it gets pretty cheesy. Leo’s voice begins narrating about his theory on life.

Tatum, the punk down-and-out white basketball player from “Coach Carter,” narrates about his theory on life.

Give me a break.It does get better though.

McAdams does a great job of making the audience buy into Paige’s struggle and understand how awful it must be to be in her shoes.

Of course, McAdams is not a stranger to the scenario, having played the role of Allie in the “The Notebook.”

For those who forgot, Allie struggled between rich parents who didn’t like her poor boyfriend, a rich fiancé and a loss of memory, too.

In “The Vow,” Paige has some serious family issues and her last memory before the accident was being engaged to her ex-fiancé. Way to be creative,

Hollywood.However, despite the

overwhelmingly similar plot, the two movies are different.

Tatum does a good job of showing his struggle by being compassionate at times and blowing up with frustration at other moments. Thank goodness he’s not as pathetic as Noah was in “The Notebook.”

All in all, if it weren’t for a Valentine’s Day promise to my girlfriend, I wouldn’t have seen the movie in a million years. Girls, if you want to cry your eyes out and get lost in a heartbreak-ing romantic story, it’s the movie for you.

Guys, if you can bear through Tatum’s cheesiness and make it to the scene where he finally throws a punch, it’s not that bad of a movie.

And it’s based on a true story. So, if that one-in-a-million crazy hypothetical scenario does occur, check out “The Vow” to see if you have a chance at a happy ending.

‘Vow’ to bring tissues to new romantic film


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Students learn law in court rolesChristienne CloutierStaff Writer

The University of West Florida Mock Trial team is making itself known in the Pensacola commu-nity after hosting its first annual Argo Invitational Mock Trial Tournament last month.

Competition rounds were judged by attor-neys and judges from the Pensacola area. Michael Stallings, president of the team and senior legal stud-ies major, won an outstand-ing attorney award at the tournament.

“I have been doing mock trial for three years now, and this was actually my first attorney award,” Stallings said in an email interview. “It was nice to know that all my hard work has paid off.”

A Mock Trial team consists of three attorneys and three witnesses. The team competes against other schools, with each school portraying either the prosecution/plaintiff or the defense.

During the tournament, attorneys are responsible for delivering an open-ing statement, conducting direct and cross exami-nations of witnesses and delivering closing argu-ments. Witnesses portray the characters they are assigned and help convey the courtroom drama of a trial. The judges are usually

attorneys. In an article posted

on the UWF Newsroom website, Mock Trial team coach Kimberly Tatum, an associate professor of legal studies and assis-tant dean of the College of Professional Studies, said that the judges were very impressed with the perfor-mance of the UWF students and with campus facilities, especially the Mock Trial classroom.

“I think the tournament went great,” said senior legal studies major and team member Jessica Hayslip in an email interview. “I’m very excited for regionals.”

Stallings said that the tournament gave the UWF Mock Trial Team an oppor-tunity to be more active within Pensacola’s legal community.

“We had so much inter-est from local attorneys and judges who wanted to come judge our tour-nament,” he said. “It also gave those who were on

the team a chance to meet experienced attorneys and judges.”

The UWF Mock Trial team is not planning on slowing down. Stallings said that as long as the team is given funding, members want to continue competing in tournaments and other competitions.

Hayslip said that team members practice witness and attorney roles, as

well as construct-ing arguments using the federal rules of evidence.

In the past two weeks, the team has held about 10 prac-tices to make sure members are prop-

erly prepared for regionals.

“The team’s goals are to attend more tournaments and continue to compete at a high level,” Hayslip said. “We hope to host an even bigger invitational next year at UWF, as well as continue to get new members from different majors.”

Stallings said he feels

confident that the team will do well at regionals. The team will potentially be going up against very competitive teams from such schools as Harvard, Princeton and Furman.

“We have had success in all our past tournaments this year, and we want to continue that success by bringing home a national

bid to UWF,” Stallings said. Hayslip and Stallings

said they plan to attend law school and compete in mock trial teams at that level.

Stalling said that being on the Mock Trial team helps him gain a better under-standing of how the justice system and trial process work.

The upcoming regional competition will be held at the University of Central Florida from Feb. 18-19.

“Everyone on the team is fairly new,” Hayslip said. “Regionals will be a great opportunity to learn and improve.”

To learn more about UWF’s Mock Trial Team, visit uwf.collegiatelink.net.


Dr. Kimberly Tatum, advisor of Mock Trial, and senior Michael Stallings celebrate Stallings’ outstanding attorney award after last month’s Mock Trial invitational on campus.

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Carnival season coming to Pensacola this weekendJon ShortStaff Writer

Mardi Gras is just around the corner.

The ornate costumes, colorful masks and intricate floats are an invitation to fun and festivity, as various cities across the U.S. break out the infamous colors of purple, green and gold.

Also known as Fat Tuesday or Shrove Tuesday, Mardi Gras is a time of celebration before the fast-ing of the Christian season of Lent.

Although Mardi Gras is celebrated on Tuesday, Feb. 21, many celebrations in Pensacola are held on the prior weekend. One of the main attractions during that weekend is the Grand Parade, which is held on Saturday, Feb. 18 at 2 p.m.

Amy Newman, execu-tive director of Pensacola Mardi Gras, said in a phone interview that over 200 floats are expected at this year’s Grand Parade. She said the crowd turnout for last year’s parade was more than 100,000 people.

“There’s always a big turnout at the parade,” she said.

According to the event calendar at pensacolamar-digras.com, the route of the Grand Parade will start near the intersection of Spring Street and Garden Street.

The floats will travel along Garden Street, turn left on Palafox Street and loop around, ending at the intersection of Palafox and Zaragoza Street.

C r o w d m e m b e r s can expect to see color-fully decorated floats and people dressed in exciting costumes throwing objects such as beads, coins and candies.

Newman said that many crowd members dress up for the parade.

What is unique about the Pensacola Grand Parade is its long history with its origins tracing back to the

early 1900s.“The Grand Parade has

been going on since 1912,” Newman said. “It took a break during the depression and came back during the 80s.”

“There will be conces-sion stands and vendors along the parade route,” she said.

There is also fun for the younger crowd during Pensacola’s Mardi Gras festivities. Newman said that other events will be held around Pensacola, including events specifically for kids.

“We will have a kid’s corner zone with a bouncy castle,” she said.

The Pensacola Mardi Gras website says park-ing for the parade is free, although some business along the parade route will allow community groups such as the Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts to charge a fee for people to park in certain spaces.

A live broadcast of the Grand Parade will be held at 2 p.m. for those unable to attend the parade. Visit Blab Television Network at blabtv.com for live stream-ing of the parade.

For more information on the Grand Parade and Mardi Gras celebrations in Pensacola, visit pensacola-mardigras.com.


The Krewe du Ya Ya float travels through downtown Pensacola during a past Mardi Gras parade.

❱❱ Rundownn Mardi Gras is celebrated on Tuesday, Feb. 21, but many celebrations are held in Pensacola the weekend before.n On Saturday, Feb. 18, the Grand Parade will start in downtown Pensacola at 2 p.m.n There will be concession stands, vendors, a kid’s corner zone, and of course, beads and prizes thrown from floats.n For more information, visit pensacolamardigras.com.

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Feb. 15

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FPAN is seeking enthusiastic volunteers of all ages to help rough sort artifacts recovered from local archaeological sites.

No experience is needed, but all volunteers are given a brief orientation by a professional archaeologist their first day.

For more information, contact Irina Sorsetat 850-595-0050 or [email protected].

Feb. 16

The second in the series of acoustic concerts will be held Thursday at 7 p.m. in WUWF’s Studio A in Building 88.

Guest artists for the evening are singer/songwriter Beth Wood and Dana & Susan Robinson, a duo from Asheville, N.C.

All tickets are $20. All seats are general seating, and the audi-ence is limited to 200. E-tickets are available at wuwf.org.

For more information, contact Lynne Marshallat 474-2787 and [email protected].

Feb. 16

TAG UWF presents an exhibition of work by Chad Curtis, a sculptural installation artist based out of Philadelphia, Pa.

He contrasts imagery drawn from nature with highly synthetic and controlled installations that display a seductive attraction to materials, further highlighting his exploration of the

boundaries between what is real and natural and what is manufactured.

For Art Gallery hours or more information, contact the UWF Box Office at (850) 857-6285 or [email protected].

Feb. 17

Student Government Association Senate meetings are held every Friday of the fall and spring semester in the Commons Auditorium at 2:30 p.m. Agendas, minutes and updates will be posted on the SGA website: uwf.edu/sga.

For more information, contact Dwayne Manuel at [email protected].

Feb. 17

A resume writing workshop will be held online from 7 to 8 p.m.

It is designed for students that are in the process of making a resume or for students who may be looking to update their existing resumes. All students are invited to attend. Visit uwf.edu/career, or R.S.V.P. through JasonQuest if you would like to attend.

Your computer will need Java 6 and speakers to run and hear the presentation. You can use a microphone to talk with the presenter, but participation is not necessary.

Feb. 17

Spring 2012 Chado: The Way of Japanese Tea Ceremony demonstrations in Japan House are returning to campus. The first demonstration will be held Friday from 4 to 5 p.m. in the Japan House.

The demonstrations are free and open to the public. Reservations are required as space is limited. For more information, contact the UWF Japan Center at 474-3363 or [email protected].

Feb. 18

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Argos sweep Rollins

From staff reportsThe University of West

Florida men’s and women’s basketball teams got back on track, defeating North Alabama at home on Feb. 9. Both squads almost pulled off major upsets against conference-leading Alabama-Huntsville but fell late in the games.

The women are now 9-14 overall and 5-6 in the Gulf South Conference. The men are now 15-10 overall and 5-6 in the conference. North Alabama

The women’s team got things started with a 74-63 victory.

Hanna Vette led the way for the Argonauts with a double-double. She scored 23 points and had 10 rebounds.

UWF and UNA battled back-and-forth throughout

the first half, but the Argos finished the half on a 6-2 run to lead 37-33 at half-time.

UWF pulled away in the second half, leading by 12 with 7:01 left to play en route to the victory.

The men were able to hang on and defeat UNA in the final minute.

The Argos saw their lead shrink to 1 with 1:38 left to play before going on a 5-0 run to end the game.

The Argos led 39-35 at halftime but allowed the Lions to come back and take the lead 52-51 with 11:47 left to play.

UWF was led by Terrance Beasley who scored a career-high 18 points. Jamar Moore added yet another double-double to his resume with 14 points and 11 rebounds. He also had seven assists.

UWF outrebounded UNA 3-26 and shot 56.1 percent from the field.

Marquis Mathis added 17 points and seven rebounds. Alabama-Huntsville

The women lost in over-time 90-88 to the second-best team in the conference.

UWF led 36-33 at half-time and led by as much as nine with 11 minutes remaining in regulation. UAH came back and built a six-point lead with 3:23 left but the Argos battled back and tied the game on a jumper by Sher’Ryan Scott with 37 seconds left in the second half.

UAH missed two free throws and a 3-point attempt as time expired to send the game into over-time.

UAH dominated the second half, going on a 7-0

run to start. UWF battled back and got the lead within one point but was unable to pull off the upset.

Scott led the way with 33 points for the Argos and shot 16-of-20 from the field.

In the men’s game, the score was tied 73-73 with 1:46 left in the game. UAH hit two free throws, but Buie tied the game back up with a layup.

After a UAH 3-pointer, Moore responded back with a 3-pointer of his own to tie the game 78-78 with 29 seconds left.

After a foul by Buie, UAH hit both free throws, and UWF was unable to get a shot off as time expired in the 80-78 loss.

The Argonauts trailed early but led the No. 6 team in the nation by nine at halftime with a 3-point buzzer beater by Moore.

UAH battled back and took the lead 52-51 on a layup with 14:18 left to play. The two teams tied six different times and changed leads four different times.

Mathis led the team with 29 points. Moore added 17 points and eight assists and led the team with seven rebounds

Buie led the Argos with three steals and nine assists.

Both teams will play West Georgia at home on Feb. 16. The women will play at 5 p.m., and the men will play at 7 p.m.

The women need to defeat UWG to hold on to fourth in the GSC.

If the men defeat UWG and UNA loses, the Argos will be tied for third in the conference

For more information and up-to-date results, visit goargos.com.

Softball team goes 2-3 at invitationalFrom staff reports

The University of West Florida softball team trav-eled to Clearwater to compete in the EC Triton Spring Invitational from Feb. 10-12.

The Argonauts lost their first three games, but bounced back with two victories before the invitational was finished. Florida Southern

In the first game of the invite, the Argos jumped out to an early 1-0 lead in the first inning on an RBI single to left field by Sarah Scott.

Scott pitched 5.1 innings of five-hit-ball but took the loss for UWF.

Things fell apart in the fifth inning when the Mocs got a single up the middle and then drew a walk which set up an RBI single.

Scott gave up another single to load the bases

and then center fielder Emily Johansen dropped a fly ball which allowed two runs to score. Jordan Ratliff replaced Scott and gave up a sac fly before getting out of the inning.

Saint LeoIn the second game of

the invite, UWF got off to a lead in the first inning once again.

Johansen doubled down

the left field line to lead off the game then came around to score when Kasie Buckley reached on a throwing error.

Buckley advanced to second when Scott was hit by a pitch and then scored on an RBI-single by Kaley Kania.

The Argos led 4-1 going into the bottom of the third inning but Ashliegh McLean failed to get one of the first five batters out and Saint Leo cleared the bases with a two-run home run to take the lead for good.

BarryIn game three, Jordan

Ratliff pitched a beauty but took the loss for the Argos.

Ratliff allowed just one run in six innings but Barry’s Brianna Smith pitched a complete game two-hitter and struck out seven Argo batters to earn her third win of the season.

Palm Beach The Argos got their first

win of the weekend with a 3-1 victory thanks to a strong pitching perfor-mance from Scott.

She went the distance, allowing only one run on five hits.

Johansen led off the inning with a single, and then advanced to second on a fielder’s choice and stole third. Scott hit her home on a fielder’s choice and then Buckley hit a two-run homer.

LynnThe bats finally came

alive for UWF in its final game. With the game tied 1-1 going into the final inning of play, Johansen drew a lead-off walk and then scored on an RBI-single by Scott.

Jenna Belser added a 2-RBI single and Aubrey Sumlin added a 2-RBI double to cap off the inning.


Buckley bats at a game earlier in the season. She leads the team with two home runs and eight RBIs.

From staff reports The University of West

Florida baseball team swept Rollins in a double-header on Feb. 11 and came back the next day to finish off the series sweep.

The Argos are now 5-1 on the season and were ranked No. 4 in the latest College Baseball Newspaper Division II poll.Game one

With the score tied 3-3 in the eighth inning, Ben Bridges came into the game to pinch run for Billy O’Connor after a two-out walk.

Bridges scored the go-ahead run on an RBI double to right field by Josh Huggins, and the Argos hung on for a 4-3 win.

Kevin Peters struggled once again for the Argos in the series opener. The starting pitcher walked two batters and then gave up an RBI single to left field to start the game.

Peters gave up a sacri-fice fly before getting the final out of the inning and being pulled from the game.

After trailing 3-0 going into the bottom of the seventh inning, the UWF bats finally came alive.

Huggins got things started with a double down the left field line. Dustin Saulmon walked, and JR Pryor reached on a fielder’s choice to load the bases with one out.

Huggins then scored on a fielder’s choice by Leo Lamarche, and then Saulmon scored on an RBI single by Blake Barber to bring the Argos within one run of the lead.

Lamarche then scored on a wild pitch to tie things up before the inning ended on a Taye Larry groundout.

Dan Husum got the first

two outs of the ninth inning before giving up a single and handing the ball over to Bobby Parker.

Parker got the final out and the save for the Argo victory.

Husum got the win, going 3.1 innings in relief.Game two

In game two of the doubleheader, the Argos came back from an early deficit again to win 6-3.

Josh Tanski pitched five innings with eight strike-

outs and allowed three runs on seven hits for the win.

In the bottom of the fourth inning, O’Connor led off with a double down the left field line. Huggins got on base on a bunt. Michael Tomlinson loaded the bases after being walked.

Rollins pitcher Mike Herrmann then walked two Argo batters before being pulled from the game.

Larry cleared the bases on a 3-RBI double to left center to put UWF up 5-3.

Jordan DeLorenzo and Bobby Parke r pitched a hitless sixth and seven inning to close things out for the Argos. Game three

J a k e S t e p h e n s outpitched Mike Howard for the 4-1 victory in the final game of the series.

Stephens pitched six innings of 1-run ball with nine strikeouts for the win.

The Argos took the lead in the second inning on an RBI single by Eric Sauls.

Rollins tied things up on an RBI single to center field.

UWF scored the go-ahead run in the fourth inning on a sac fly by Lamarche.

With a runner on first and two outs in the sixth inning, Rollins walked three consecutive batters to give UWF one more run. Cayleb Coker got an RBI single to short to add to the UWF lead.


Third baseman Josh Huggins scores a run at a game last season. Huggins leads the Argonauts with a .364 batting average, .500 slugging percentage, 5 runs scored, three doubles, and eight hits this season.

Basketball teams defeat UNA, fall to UAH

From staff reportsThe University of

West Florida held its Hall of Fame Weekend Feb. 10 and 11.

The weekend started with the Argonaut S c h o l a r s h i p G o l f Tournament at 9 a.m. on Feb. 10 at the Scenic Hills Country Club.

The Hall of Fame Banquet was held at Scenic Hills at 7 p.m.

On Feb. 11, UWF hosted a Hall of Fame reception in the Argonaut Athletic Club in between the men’s and women’s basketball games and then intro-duced the class at the halftime of the men’s game.

Todd Androsko

Androsko played baseball for UWF from 2003-2006.

He is the all-time leader in career starts with 53, in innings pitched with 366.2, in strikeouts with 321 and is second with 28 wins.

Androsko was a four-time All-GSC selec-tion and led UWF to its first GSC East Division Championships in 2003 and 2004.

Bryan Clarke

During his four-year career at UWF, Clarke earned three top-five finishes at the NCAA champion-ships and helped to win the University’s first national title in the 2001 season.

He earned a total of 19 career collegiate top tens, and competed on a national level to win three All-America awards.

He represented the U.S. at the 2002 USA vs. Japan Collegiate Golf Championship.

Stuart Manley

Manley was a part of the 2001 national cham-pionship golf team. The championship was the first in program history.

In his four years at UWF, Manley was an All-American three times.

He represented Great Britain and Ireland at the 2002 Palmer Cup and was the 2003 Welsh Amateur Champion.

Veronica McGinnis

McGinnis played soccer for the Argos from 1998-2001.

She was a three-time First Team All-GSC selection and was named to the All-GSC Tournament Team in 1998 and 2001.

In 2000, she was the tournament’s Most Outstanding Player. She was also named to the All-Region Team all four years that she played for the Argos. Michael Padilla

In his four years at UWF, Padilla recorded eight of the ten fast-est times ever run by an Argo.

He currently holds the three fastest times in program history in the 10k and the two fastest times in the 8k.

He is the only cross country runner to ever qualify for the NCAA Division II National Championships.

H e w a s a n A l l - A m e r i c a n h i s senior year, a four-time All-South Region runner and was named to the GSC All-Academic team twice.

Argos induct five to Hall of Fame

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Men’s tennis teams starts 2012 season 2-0

Fitness instructor gives back to the University

From staff reportsThe University of West

Florida men’s tennis team added merit to its No. 7 preseason ranking with season-opening victories over Auburn Montgomery and Florida Southern. AUM

The Argonauts domi-nated AUM 7-2 at the Ralph “Skeeter” Carson Complex on Feb. 9.

Transfer Bruno Savi led the way for the Argonauts, defeating former teammate Nicolas Pinones 6-3, 6-4 in No. 1 singles.

No. 2 Kevin Ducros won

his first match since return-ing from an injury in 2010 6-4, 4-6, 1-0.

The Argos started the day by sweeping the doubles competition. Savi and Ducros won the No. 1 spot 8-4, Leandro Ferreira and Andrey Pozhidaev won the No. 2 spot 8-5 and Domenico Sano and Mike Lue won the No. 3 spot 8-1.

Pozhidaev and Sano also won their singles spots at No. 4 and No. 6, respectiv-ley.

S a v i i s r a n k e d No. 10 in the most recent Division II ITA singles

poll. Ferreira, who lost the No. 3 spot 2-6, 6-2, 6-1, is ranked No. 16, and Pozhidaev is ranked No. 19. Florida Southern

The Argos almost shut-out the No. 23 Florida Southern Mocs on Feb. 11.

Savi and Ducros led the way once again for UWF, winning No. 1 doubles 8-4.

In No.1 singles, Savi won 6-0, 6-3, and in No. 2 singles, Ducros won 6-0, 7-5.

In No.4 s ingles , Pozhidaev won 3-6, 6-1, 6-4. At No. 5, Lue won 6-3, 6-4, and at No. 6, Sano won

6-7 (0-7), 6-0, 10-1.Pozhidaev and Ferreira

won No. 2 doubles 8-4, and Sano and Lue won No. 3 doubles 8-6.

The Argos’ lone defeat on the day was at the No. 3 singles spot. Ferreira lost to Ivan Marevic 7-5, 5-7, 10-4. Ferreira is the only Argo without a singles win this season.

The women were defeated by AUM 3-6 on Feb. 9. For full results, visit goargos.com.

Both teams will be back in action on Feb. 17 in a make-up game on the road at New Orleans.

Brazilian tennis star to lead ArgosJohn StevensonStaff Writer

His shoes are tied tight. His fingers are taped. His Gatorade is ice cold. He grabs his racquet and begins to warm up with his teammates. The court lights turn on. Then music begins to pour out of the loud-speakers. It’s DJ Tiesto. The music bumps loud and fast. The team is ready. So is he.

Bruno Savi will alter-nate playing at No. 1 and No. 2 with Kevin Ducros this season for the Argonaut tennis team, Head Coach Derek Racine said.

Savi left his hometown of Santana do Livramento, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, when he was 14 years old and again when he was 17 to practice with the Guadarama club in Madrid.

The senior market-ing major speaks fluent Portuguese, Spanish and English.

At age 21, he moved to the United States to play for Auburn University at

Montgomery, where he only lost one match last season.

He then transferred to the University of West Florida his sophomore year because UWF offered him a better scholarship and he likes the tennis program here more than the one at AUM, he said.

“I miss Brazil,” Savi said. “But scholarships for athletes aren’t as available there as they are here.”

When he gets homesick, Savi said, he and some of his friends get together and have a Brazilian-style barbecue, known as churrasco, where large cuts of meat are cooked over an open flame on large skew-ers or spits. His two favorite dishes are picanha, which is the top sirloin cap, and costela, a type of beef ribs, but he has had trouble find-ing either of them in the U.S.

He likes most types of music, he said, but his favorites are house and trance music, such as DJ Tiesto and David Guetta.

He especially likes to use this kind of music to get pumped up for a match, as do many other players on the UWF team.

Savi, now 24 years old, continues to take tennis seriously.

For the opening game of the 2012 spring season on Feb. 9, the No.7 UWF men’s tennis team defeated AUM 7-2.

Savi played at No. 1 in singles and No. 1 in doubles with his partner Ducros and was victorious on both accounts.

He defeated former teammate Nicolas Pinones in straight sets 6-3, 6-4.

Savi is ranked No. 10 in the nation in the most recent ITA Division II poll.

“We are extremely fortunate to have Bruno in our program,” Racine said. “He is a great competitor and a very hard worker. He has stepped in right away and become a leader for our team.”

See the article below to read about the most recent match results.

Josh CooperContributing Writer

He calls himself the 107-year-old sensei, and it may be true if the years of his experience, wisdom, knowledge and thirst for adventure were added up.

Charlie Castellucci, 72, is one of the oldest students at the University of West Florida, and he is very active in the school. He said he has been going to UWF as a student since 2005, taking one class a semester.

A retired law enforcement offi-cer from New Jersey, Castellucci

joined his daughter, Dale Castellucci, while she attended school at UWF. She is now an adjunct instructor in the art department.

He said he found out that UWF offered free classes to senior citi-zens, and he saw it as an oppor-tunity to learn something. He has taken multiple classes in a wide range of fields.

“I’ve taken everything from soup to nuts,” he said.

He said his favorite class so far is introduction to art history with Alice Schwehm.

He is taking American politics

with Professor Alfred Cuzan this semester.

Castellucci has made an impeccable impression on those he meets.

Amber Padilla, a graduate assistant at the Health, Leisure and Sports facility on campus, said Castellucci is always willing to submit new ideas and help out in any way that he can.

She said he asked to teach jiu-jitsu so that he could give back to the school.

His training with martial arts has helped him develop tech-niques and programs for women,

as well as self-defense for his other students.

“He is doing this for next to nothing,” Padilla said. “He is extremely humble and giving.”

He teaches the jiu-jitsu class on Tuesday and Thursday, from 7 to 10 p.m. in the gym on campus.

He interacts with his students on a personal level. He takes time to help them out, and his students seem to love him for it.

Cristina Medina, a senior education major, has been taking jiu-jitsu with him for two semes-ters. She said Castellucci makes the jiu-jitsu class worth going to.

“He brings out everything in you,” she said. “He won’t give up on you.”

Gary Moore, a senior math major, said he has taken jiu-jitsu with Castellucci since he started instructing it.

“I’ve taken martial arts before, but Charlie’s spin on jiu-jitsu takes a really practical approach,” he said. “He cares about every-one.”

With everything that he does, the school seems very lucky to have him.

“This college is so great,” Castellucci said. “I just wanted to give something back.”


Bruno Savi gets ready to serve at the Argos’ match against Auburn Montgomery at home on Feb. 9. Savi is undefeated this season in singles and doubles.

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