Meet your new sgaIntroducing the new president,

vice president, treasury and secretary.

See SGA, pg 4

Campus life ................ 4Entertainment............ 6SCI/TECH....................... 8

The official student newspaper of florida Tech

Fall, issue 1 august 13, 2013

OPINIONS....................... 2

sports........................ 10

Allison McLellanStaff Writer

David BarkholzSports Editor

Tuition does not increase for the 2013-14 school year

See students, pg. 10

Back to school usually con-sists of getting textbooks, figuring out where your classes are and bracing yourself for the inevitable tuition rise from last year. This year, Florida Tech students have gotten an enjoy-able break from one of those. Instead of the usual tuition increase that oc-curs at most colleges across the country, tuition prices will not increase this year at Florida Tech. “We felt enrollments were growing, the university’s finances looked good, and so we decided

it was appropriate not to do it,” said Robert Niebuhr, senior vice president of financial affairs. Niebuhr uses a variety of methods to make his recommen-dations to the Florida Tech Board of Trustees about possible tuition increases. He uses the Consumer Price Index and the Higher Edu-cation Price Index to look at cost projections for some of Florida

Tech’s expenses for the coming year. “We look at those things, and then we try not to go beyond those two indices,” Niebuhr said. “We try to match, and the last 7-8 years we have been

pretty close to matching that on the average.”Niebuhr also compares costs at Florida Tech to a list of 30 private universities nation-wide. “We don’t just look at tuition

SGA write-ins take student by surprise

Hershlay RaymondEditor-in-Chief was “dumbfounded” when he

became aware of what had hap-pened. “We were in the middle of studying ochem when he found out,” Aguilar said. “He had no idea.” Seidman only found out about the write-in plan the day results were released. “My roommate texted me a picture of the results,” Seidman said, “and I couldn’t believe it. I was very confused at first. I didn’t understand why I was in the race or how I acquired so many votes. Everyone did a pretty good job keeping it a secret.” Initially, all of Cunha and Aguilar’s work seemed futile when the results showed Seid-man losing by six votes.“I was so mad at those results. I could have done more,” Aguilar said. Though Seidman never planned to become senator, he was “actually kind of upset” by the results. “I felt that I could make a big dif-ference as a Florida Tech senator, and I was saddened by the loss,” he said. “Luckily, I got a second shot later on.” Two of the originally appoint-ed senators were dismissed after failing to meet requirements for remaining a senator. “Because of academic reasons, they were not able. Under our bylaws, they wouldn’t be allowed to,” said Jessica Cushman, the vice president of SGA. Seidman is eager to begin his time as a member of the senate.

When Tyler Seidman looked at the Student Government As-sociation results last semester, he was shocked to see his name towards the bottom of the senate race. His surprise did not come from the fact that he came 21st out of 20 slots for senator. His surprise came from the fact that his name was even there at all. “We didn’t really know anyone running for senator, so we wrote in Tyler,” said Joshua Aguilar, one of Seidman’s friends who initially began the idea to place Seidman’s as a write-in. Aguilar teamed up with Seidman’s roommate Nathaniel Cunha and quickly expanded the number of people involved in Seidman’s secret bid for sena-tor. “Twenty-two people were contacted through Facebook to vote for Tyler and a few through email and a few through text,” said Aguilar, a junior in pre-med/biology. “We were not only selling it as a prank, but selling Tyler as a product too. It will be funny if we elected him, and it would benefit the school because Ty-ler’s a good person.” Cunha said he knew that Seidman would be good for the senate position, but thought that he would insist for everyone not to write him in. “We wanted him to win, because we wanted him to be a surprise senator,” said Cunha, a junior in mechanical engineer-ing. Aguilar said that Seidman

Florida Tech doubles number of varsity sports under Catanese

“How many sports would you like to add?” It was 2002 and Bill Jurgens, athletic director of Florida Tech since 1976, had just met the university’s new president. “I thought ‘Wow,’” Jurgens said. “Here’s someone that un-derstands the value of sports.” Since becoming president 11 years ago, Anthony Catanese has led Florida Tech through the addition of 11 new varsity sports teams to the school’s athletics program. With the new women’s lacrosse team, the university’s latest effort in athletic expansion,

image property of Florida Athletics Florida Tech has doubled its number of varsity teams during Catanese’s time as president, from 11 to 22.

Florida Tech has now doubled its number of varsity teams dur-ing Catanese’s time as president, growing from 11 to 22. “I think lacrosse is the hot sport in Florida and throughout the south,” Catanese said. “His-torically it’s been a northeastern sport, but the amount of enthu-siasm in Florida at both the high school and college level is just astonishing.” Florida Tech’s women’s lacrosse team will join Florida Southern, Rollins College, Saint Leo Uni-versity and University of Tampa in Sunshine State Conference, which with five teams is now an NCAA championship-eligible conference. “I am honored that Florida Tech has bestowed their faith

in me to begin what will be a fantastic addition to an already successful athletic department,” recently named head coach Corinne Desro-siers said in a press release. “The most exciting part of all this is that we truly get to start from scratch and put a personal stamp on what Flor-ida Tech women’s lacrosse is going to be: an established tradition of success.” Florida Tech’s men’s la-crosse team completed their inaugural season last spring, posting a 6-8 record – pleas-antly surprising for a first

fILM REVIEWHeather Macy reviews one of the most frightening films of

the summer.

See review, pg 6

See Write-in, pg. 5

and fees, we look at housing and food, and we compare that with other private schools in the state of Florida plus some of our peers outside the state,” he said. Niebuhr is also pleased with Florida Tech’s track record of tuition increases. “Over the past five year period, Florida Tech’s average tuition increase was 4.3 percent versus our peer schools average of 4.5 percent,” he said. Anthony J. Catanese, Florida Tech president and CEO offered more reasons for the lack of a tuition increase in an earlier interview with the Crimson. He cited research grants, personal gifts and endowments and on-line education as money making areas that were able to subsidize tuition. Some students are suspi-cious about tuition increases in the coming years. Thomas Carter Rochester, a senior civil engineering major, expressed concerns that having an increase free year would lead to higher than normal increases

down the road. “There’s no way that it’s not going to,” Rochester said. Although tuition did not in-crease for the coming school year, the cost of student meal plans

went up by 4 percent. Niebuhr attributed this to both a USDA projected rise in annual food prices for 2013 and Florida Tech being over budget in food costs for the last several years. “This year we did increase the food pricing,” Niebuhr said.

“We don’t want to cut back on the quality of food, but the quantity of food partaken in by the students was more than we expected.” Both Niebuhr and Florida

Tech president and CEO Anthony J. Catanese seemed hopeful that students would enjoy this year’s break from tuition increases, which have been the norm at many schools. “I want to feel some love from students for not raising tuition this year,” Catanese said. That feeling was echoed by Niebuhr. “Hopefully students are appreciative.” Mark Harrison Nan-

ney, a senior ocean and mechani-cal engineering major, is very ap-preciative. He said he found the lack of a tuition increase exciting. “This is the greatest thing that’s ever happened since I’ve been at FIT.”

Hershlay RaymondEditor-in-Chief

Letter from the editor

It is finally August. The humid summer days still linger on as the new freshmen excitedly begin their clean slates, and the upperclassmen get back into the swing of things. School is beginning once again. My name is Hershlay Raymond and I would like to welcome the class of 2017 to Florida Tech for the 2013-2014 academic year. I joined the Florida Tech Crim-son in the first semester of my freshman year. I began as a writer, as most everyone on staff does. Eventually I moved up to entertain-ment editor, and then student life editor and now I am starting my first year as the new editor-in-chief of the Crimson. I am incredibly thrilled to be able to help represent the student voice at Florida Tech. I encourage all of our readers to read the issues as they are released. Be sure to check the bright red plastic racks dispersed around campus every other Tuesday for new issues. The Florida Tech Crimson is continuingly striving for excellence. We have won Organization of the Year at the Student Leader Awards two years in a row, and last year we also won Outstanding Social Event, so I have much prove as the new editor-in-chief. The Crimson has greatly improved in the last few years, and I don’t want the paper to plateau. At the Crimson, it is our respon-sibility to seek out and report the truth, but it is your job as students

to help. It can be anything from sending us feedback to joining the staff. If you feel we’ve covered some-thing well, please let us know. At the same time, if you think we have made a mistake or could improve in some way, feel free to contact us as well. We are continually looking for students interested in joining as writers or photographers, and we even have a few editor positions open. Even students who lack prior experience are encouraged to attend our weekly meetings at 6:30 every Thursday at our office located at the back of Grissom Hall. It’s okay if you don’t think your writing skills are particular-ly strong. The Crimson will give you the opportunity to improve. Class of 2017, by coming to Florida Tech, you have already proven that you are smart and talented, but merely being smart and talented isn’t enough. During your four years here, you will have to be tough and you will have to be courageous. I know that leaving your comfort zone is often frightening, but that is how you will succeed. You are all young men and women who are going to do remarkable things. And your stories are the ones that we at the Crimson hope to tell. Together, we can make this a great year for the paper. My ex-pectations for the massive class of 2017 are high, because students are the adhesive that keep this entirely student-run newspaper intact. Class of 2017, we are counting on you. I am counting on you. May your coming year be wonderful. Thanks for reading.

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Letter from the SGA presidentFor the students, by the students

Carla DerasStudent Government Association President

Dear fellow students, faculty and staff, welcome home. As president of the student body, it is my honor to welcome all of you back to the Florida Tech family, and for those of you that are starting your first year at Florida Tech, welcome to the family! It is a privilege to attend one

of the most prestigious techni-cal universities in the coun-try, and with that privilege, comes a great challenge. Time management, discipline and responsibility are absolutely necessary skills to assure your success in this institution. The time you will spend at Florida Tech will be one of the greatest experiences of your life, so make it count and get involved! The student life office will help you to get involved in any of the student activities

going on on-campus. There are many clubs and organizations that will definitely fit your interests. There is ev-erything from the eight frater-nities and three sororities, to the athletics department which includes 22 different sports for men and women, including our new women’s lacrosse team and our new football team, who will officially play their official first game this fall. Within all these different organizations, you will find your new family and your new life, so get involved! You have a blank page in front of you, so do not be afraid to challenge yourself. With all the success preceding you, failure is not an option. Here at Florida Tech we take our motto very seriously; “High tech with human touch” is how we position our day-by-day activities. Therefore, the school offers many resources that will help you accomplish all your goals. Remember, academics are first! This is the main and almost only reason why you are here. Do not be afraid to talk to your professors. They always have open door policy during their office hours. One of the greatest benefits at this school is that we have a 9:1 ratio between students and professors, which makes the education at this university excellent and personalized. I am

100 percent sure they will work tirelessly making sure you suc-ceed academic success. Also, don’t hesitate to visit the Academic Support Center located in the first floor of the Evans Library. The ASC will provide instructional support and promote a learning envi-ronment so all undergradu-ate students can develop their academic skills to a fullest potential. They are available for all undergraduate levels to do everything possible to assure that students succeed academi-cally at Florida Tech. Another important resource for students is the Counsel-ing and Psychological Services (CAPS), which is located behind the Holzer Health Center. CAPS promotes the ideal vocational and emotional health for all stu-dents with a variety of counsel-ing, outreach, career assessment and consultation providing total confidentiality. One of the most important resources that Florida Tech has is its security department. It is located in the first floor of Shaw Hall in the Residence Quad. With 22 officers and four sergeants, they are here to protect your safety and to make sure that everything on campus runs smoothly. It is important to know you can call them any time of the day for any type of emergency. The Student Government

Association was created with the sole idea of standing up for the student body. We are here with the purpose of representing the student perspective of campus life, and most importantly, we strive to promote full cooperation between students, faculty and administration. We have our general meet-ings on Wednesdays at 8 p.m. in room P133 in the first floor of Evans Library. Similarly, we have office hours at the Evans Student Center, located in Evans Hall in the residence quad. Also, do not hesitate to talk to any of us, we are an engaged team available for all students to ensure that your voices are heard and we work to improve every-one’s college experience. With all this said, I want to encourage you to go above and beyond expectations. Be brave and dare yourself to be better than you are now, because that is what make all of us panthers; that is what makes this university a tier one national university. I leave on your hands the challenge of pursuing academic excellence, and I have faith that you will keep up and even im-prove the prestige of this univer-sity by becoming the leaders of tomorrow in our society, repre-senting our fine Florida Institute of Technology. It is all on your hands now. Welcome home class of 2017!

CAPS PSA: Meet the PanthersStephanie L Field

CAPS

Whether you are returning to campus or you just moved in, it is wonderful to have you at Florida Tech to start the new semester! Lucky for you, there is no better time than the present to start exercising some social interaction. If you have a well-rounded and supportive social group, or if you are looking to start one from scratch, we’ve got you covered! On August 26th at 7pm in the Clemente Center Intramural Gym, Counseling and Psycho-logical Services (CAPS) will be facilitating Florida Tech’s Big Meet and Greet. Here you can join the gather-ing and stretch your social mus-cles while meeting new friends or even learning more about some folks you may already know. Also, because relation-ships are an important part of overall wellbeing, look forward to a few brief, fun presentations about campus services that are available to meet all of your holistic wellness needs. You may be surprised about what we have to offer! You may be asking yourself, “Why reach out for new friends when I already have a strong group established!?” Good ques-tion. If you have a great group of best buds, you guys would be a

great addition to the social life of someone in need of healthy and effective social supports. Fur-thermore, someone new can be a breath of fresh air for the group: change is refreshing! You may also find yourself thinking, “I’m comfortable being alone and I don’t really want to meet anyone else.” That’s okay; everyone is different and there is no ideal number of friend-ships you are expected to have. However, consider how helpful it can be to have one person you can reach out to when life throws you an unexpected curve ball, or when you are miffed at your one and only best pal. Whether you are actively seeking out new acquaintances or if you feel content with the comrades you have, remember that it can always be beneficial to seek out new social opportu-nities and try something new... even if it’s a little uncomfortable! Here are some ways to ease the tension for smooth social sailing: • Introduce yourself! If you have a name that is unique or difficult to pronounce, maybe think about a clever way to help the other person remember it. Shake hands if you would like, but refrain from hugs when you are meeting someone for the first time, as it may be too close for comfort. • Start with a general subject instead of something specific. Think about topics that all peo-

ple share, such as the weather, movies, music, college, and the location or situation you are currently in! Stay away from touchy subjects such as politics, religion, money, illness, and personal gossip. • Stick to open-ended ques-tions that allow for a thoughtful response. In other words, stay away from closed-ended ques-tions that only allow for “yes” or “no” answers. For example, instead of asking, “Do you like computer games?” try asking, “What types of games do you enjoy?” In turn, even if some-one asks you a closed-ended question, reply with elaboration and details. Try to always pro-vide more than a simple “yes” or “no” response. • If you and the other person have something in common, that’s great! You will prob-ably have a lot to discuss. However, if you find you do not have much in common, that’s okay too. Although it can be challenging to have few commonalities, you now have the opportunity to ask a lot of questions and learn something new! • Ending a conversation can be awkward, so come up with a few clever ways to wrap up a discussion. If you are interested in meeting the person again, say so, and come up with a plan. You can also tie in your common interests or differenc-

Why I love Greek lifeLenny Bernas

Interfraternity Council

Greek Life consists of the fra-ternity and sorority community on college campuses. Here at Florida Tech, we have eight fraternities and three sororities who work to better the community around them through service, supporting charities and social programming. Greek Life is a lot more than just parties; it’s a community built on values shared by men and women across the globe, a commitment to scholarship and education, and a brotherhood/sisterhood that supports your en-deavors to become the best “you” that you can be. When I started college, I was not sure what Greek Life was, or what I would eventually be getting myself into. I just saw a bunch of men in Greek-lettered shirts, most of which I recognized from my high school chemistry, math and physics classes. At the end of orientation, all of the freshmen were encour-aged to attend “Meet the Greeks,” which was a collection of all of the fraternities and sororities at tables to meet the incoming class. We were also told there would be

pizza, so it was definitely high on my priority list. At Meet the Greeks, I met all of the fraternities, was given business cards with rush week information, and got invited to different events throughout the upcoming week. My entire floor in Roberts ended up rushing the fraternities, so we all stuck together throughout that week. By the end of rush week, I was anxious and excited to see what would happen. I was offered a bid, a formal invita-tion for membership, from my fraternity and gladly accepted it. This began a series of events that truly changed who I am today, and I am proud to say that I was initiated into my fraternity later on that semester. I really cannot imagine my college career without Greek Life. It has given the opportunity to

lead my peers in new and ex-citing directions, share a sense of values and beliefs in a cause that is significantly larger than me, and change my campus community through service. Greek Life has given me a lot more than I could have asked for, and it is up to you to find this the way I did. Go Greek, I can promise you it will be among the best deci-sions of your college career! Fraternity recruitment will run from August 17 to 23. For more information, check out the Interfraternity Council website, http://fitifc.webs.com/recruitment. Sorority recruitment will run from August 16 to 18. For more information, check out the Panhellenic Council website, http://fitpanhellenic.webs.com/recruitment.

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Florida Tech Chi Phi chapter wins national

award

es. For example, “Let’s meet up to play tennis next week!” or “I look forward to getting together so you can teach me how to play chess!” If you are not interested in spending time with this person in the future, do not lie and say you want to hang out. Instead, simply shake hands and say something professional such as, “It was nice to meet you. Good luck with school!” • Don’t forget to share some contact information so you can get in touch, but also remember to keep your identifying informa-tion safe! Email is probably the safest form of contact when you are meeting someone new. Wait to share your phone number and Facebook info until you are 100% sure that you want this person to be able to contact you on a daily basis. Furthermore, if the other person does not readily share their contact information, do not take it personally and do not continually request it. Some folks need more space than others, so it is respectful to grant their wishes. While these tips can be handy, they may not be enough to get you the support you need. Relationship difficulties can cause serious distress. If you are having trouble coping, CAPS can help! CAPS is here on campus to offer assistance for many challenges college students face.

To make an appointment with a counselor, you are welcome to call (321) 674-8050 or walk in to the center. CAPS is located beside the Health Center, at the corner of Country Club Rd. and Univer-sity Blvd. CAPS also offers two groups that assist with interpersonal relationship needs. “Get in the Game” is for students who have social or communication chal-lenges to learn and discuss how to cope with managing stress, build communication skills, and engage in perspective taking. “Real Relationships” is for students who may be looking to improve their interpersonal relationships. Contact the center or visit CAPS’ website for further details. The CAPS website (www.fit.edu/caps) offers additional information regarding resources, services, and groups, as well as brief screenings for depression, anxiety, stress, eating disorders, and alcohol use. We realize it can be unnerving to reach out for help for the first time, but we hope you reach out when you need us. CAPS is just one of many resources at Florida Tech that supports maintaining a happy and healthy you!Again, welcome (back) to Florida Tech! We look forward to seeing you for Florida Tech’s Big Meet and Greet on August 26th at 7pm in the Clemente Center Intramu-ral Gym!

Mario L. LentoChi Phi Fraternity

For years, the students in-volved with Florida Tech Greek life have shown hard work and dedication not only in the name of their own organizations, but for the good of their campus and community. This summer was an excellent one with respect to the univer-sity. Florida Tech’s chapter of the Chi Phi Fraternity (Xi Delta) was bestowed its highest honor, the Thomas A Gehring Award for Chapter Excellence. This award is given annually to the best chapter in the nation. The Chi Phi Fraternity holds an annual congress as the legislative body of the national organization. This year the 148th Congress convened in Balti-more, Maryland on June 27-30 where Florida Tech Students John Michael Malone, Mitchell Solomon, Mario Lento, Rob Atilho, Alex Pelc, and Aaron Hruszczyk were in attendance. They received the Gehring in

an Awards Luncheon that took place on the Saturday of Con-gress from the national frater-nity’s grand council. Qualifying for this award is a yearlong process that requires strict adherence with the Chi Phi Personal Safety Policy and an on-going accreditation survey that monitors each chapter’s progress in specific areas, which range from leadership development to alumni relations. Florida Tech’s Chi Phi chapter received the highest scores in the nation in their accreditation survey for both semesters of the 2012-2013 academic year. In addition to winning best chapter, the Xi Delta Chapter was also given an award for Outstanding Alumni Newsletter for this past year. It is clear that Florida Tech’s Greek life community is pro-viding the right guidance and resources for all of its members to succeed and become leaders during and after college life.

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The 2013-2014 Student Government Association

Executive Board

vice presidentJessica Cushman

TreasurerMadeline Sciullo

secretaryShelby Stansell

Major: Graduate Student in Mechanical EngineeringGraduation Date: May 2015Future Career Aspirations: I have always dreamed about working for Airbus in Toulouse, France as a structural engineer.Reason for Joining SGA: It was an opportunity for me to do one of the things I love most. I enjoy helping people and improving the college expe-rience for my fellow students makes me happy.What She Seeks to Accomplish: I want to improve communication on campus. I want to unify the student body and make sure all students are represented equally. I would love to see more involvement on campus and strengthen panther pride.

Major: Biomedical EngineeringGraduation Date: May 2016Future Career Aspirations: Working in the more specific field of neural engineeringReason for Joining SGA: I joined SGA because I saw a chance to im-prove our school, I knew that I would be good for SGA because I have always been dedicated and persistant.What She Seeks to Accomplish: I would like to improve communication within the student body. We have already started taking measures to im-prove the communication between organizations and students, including a calendar that will be in the SUB and updated monthly by SGA. I would also like to continue to improve our bike program. Come September there will be 16 bikes ready to be rented out to students. Communication and the bike program are big projects, however the largest project I plan to tackle this year is senator pride and motivation. The senators are the larg-est, most important part of SGA. This will be my hardest task, but, I am not scared.

Major: Electrical EngineeringGraduation Date: May 2014Future Career Aspirations: VLSI Design Engineer for IBMReason for Joining SGA: I wanted to be more involved with my school and help organizations get the most out of SAFC and SGA.What She Seeks to Accomplish: I really hope to give fair and equal opportunity with dividing the SAFC budget. Although I am not a vot-ing member, fairness comes with knowledge. I want to educate the new members of SAFC about all the rules and procedures. I also want to help educate the organizations to help them receive the equal funding they de-serve. The more everyone knows and understands, the better chances for equality we will have.

Major: Environmental ScienceGraduation Date: May 2016Future Career Aspirations: I’m not sure what I want to do when I gradu-ate; I’m really still trying to figure it all out. However, whatever I end up doing I hope that I working to improve the Earth and maybe helping out humankind a little bit.Reason for Joining SGA: I joined SGA to become more involved on campus, it was easy to see all that SGA was doing for Florida Tech and I thought that I could join in and help make it even better!What She Seeks to Accomplish: As secretary, I hope that this year we can become a more efficient group that is better organized. If SGA has an in-ternal system that is runs smoothly, it will make helping students and mak-ing a difference easier, which is really what everyone wants.

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Seidman received 34 write-in votes

“I’m going into my junior year now and having lived on opposite poles of the campus both years. I know that I have feelings for the school that every student does. My experiences with all buildings and events around campus will be useful to the senate,” Seidman said. “My ultimate goal is to make life a little bit easier for students and make Florida Tech less stressful as a whole.” Cushman is “very excited to have Tyler on the senate.” “I think that write-ins are critical in a democratic system. Tyler was not the only write-in in the senate race of this election, but he did get the most votes of the write-ins,” Cushman said. “Maybe Tyler was too shy or didn’t think of it, but I’m glad his

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friends saw him as an ideal person to be a senator, because I believe he’s go-ing to be great just from my few com-munications with him,” Cushman said.Cunha and Aguilar pride themselves on what they have done. “You could only do this at a small school,” Aguilar said. “Right when we started, we knew with we were going to get away with it, and I’m proud we pulled it off.”

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image property of Sony Pictures Entertainment “The Social Network,” based on the founding of Facebook, was a critical and commercial success.

Based on a true story: The best and worst films

The crimson says: 5 out of 5 paws

Heather MacyStaff Writer

Boats: Based on a True Story. Like a ship, these tales can either float along the imagina-tion, carrying their passengers along through a fantastic voyage, or sink horribly. This article will bring you five of the best and five of the worst films that claim to be “based on a true story”. But, first, an honorable mention (since we all know it really wasn’t real): The Best: “Paranormal Activity 4” – the use of the latest technol-ogy makes this third “sequel” a fresh breath in an already stale series. The use of the x-box’s tracking system and the webcam in laptops make the story a little more realistic. …And the Worst: “Paranormal Activity” – while the original was unique in its “real, recovered footage” design, it was also the most boring. The majority of the film consisted of two people do-ing almost nothing at all. While it was billed as the first “demanded by the viewers” film, it was also the first film where people paid to watch an hour’s worth of noth-ingness.

Ten top boats: The Best: “Schindler’s List” – one of the few “legendary” films that seem to make it onto almost everyone’s lists, this film tells the tale of Oskar Schindler and the people he helped to save during WWII. While a few of the details were not historically accurate, a great deal of effort went into treating the events with as much respect and care as possible. …And the Worst: “Good Morning, Vietnam” – isn’t Robin Williams funny? You know what would have happened if the real Adrian Cronauer if he had been

just as funny? He would have been court marshaled and actu-ally thrown out of the military. Thankfully, he was neither funny nor thrown out, as seen in the film. Chalk one up for Holly-wood’s sense of “truth”. The Best: “Temple Grandin” – a biographical film about an au-tistic scientist and how she came to be one of the top scientists in the field of humane livestock-handling. Grandin overcame the limitations of her condition to earn a Ph. D., which is no small feat on its own. …And the Worst: “A Beautiful Mind” – funny how a film that is supposed to be a representation of a person’s life was defended as a film “not meant to be a literal representation” by the filmmak-ers. We’ll just leave it at that. The Best: “The Social Net-work” – despite being spiced up a little for Hollywood’s love of

entertainment and the fact that the real Mark Zuckerberg was not involved with the film adapta-tion of his biography, “The Social Network” not only hit the target, it also hit the box office in a big way. …And the Worst: “Pursuit of Happiness” – isn’t it heartwarming to see a single dad doing every-thing he can to better the life of his son? Too bad that, throughout the events shown in the film, the real Chris Gardner didn’t know where his son was, since the boy was still living with his mother. And, rather than being arrested for something as endearingly “isn’t that just the way life goes” as a parking ticket, Gardner was actually arrested for domestic abuse. Of course, none of that would really rake in the big bucks, even with Will Smith playing the lead, so Hollywood changed a few details and— voila, big bucks and a heartwarming tale.

The Best: “The Diving Bell and the Butterfly” – the story of Jean-Dominique Bauby, editor of Elle magazine, who suffered a stroke and not only lived with a body that was paralyzed, but also learns how to communi-cate through blinking his only remaining measure of control: blinking his left eye. …And the Worst: “Rudy” – wasn’t it rotten of Coach Dan Devine to try and keep young, hopeful Rudy from playing in the game? Good thing he made that goal anyways! And it was a real good thing that the real Devine not only insisted on putting Rudy in the game, but also agreed to letting the filmmakers turn him into a villain in order to benefit the real Rudy, who was actually a really good friend of his. Too bad the audience won’t ever know that. And, finally:

The (number one) Best: “Can-nibal Holocaust” – a film for the ages, “Cannibal Holocaust” was once taken to court because it was so realistic, people believed that at least one of the actresses had been actually killed on cam-era. It wasn’t until they produced the actress and showed how she performed her “spiked” stunt, that the court would believe that the film wasn’t a snuff film. …And (seriously, the abso-lute) Worst: “The Fourth Kind” – another film that was taken to court, only, this time, it was to prove that what was presented in every interview was actually a lie. The filmmakers of “The Fourth Kind” insisted that their film was based on truth to the point of presenting “actual, documented footage” of the initial events. It took taking them to court for the filmmakers to admit that every-thing in the film was just fiction.

Film Review: The Conjuring

Heather MacyStaff Writer

There are many histori-cal hauntings that have become famous over the years from their widespread fame thanks to Hol-lywood: Amityville, Emily Rose and her exorcism, the Snedekers in Connecticut. Their stories have all become famous thanks to the films based off of their “supernatural events”. And, now, Hollywood adds one more name to their long list: the Perron family. In “The Conjuring”, para-normal hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren are called upon to help

the Perron family rid themselves of the odd happenings in their new Rhode Island home. Clearly, if nothing else, this is a good example of making sure you check into the house’s history before making the final purchase. Sadly for the Perrons, the state of Rhode Island doesn’t actually require home sellers to disclose “documented paranor-mal and supernatural haunt-ings” to their potential buyers, so they moved in not knowing a thing about the previous and numerous deaths or the curse of Bathsheba Sherman. Anyone who has seen the trailer has had a good laugh over a scene that is supposed to in-voke fear, but falls short thanks

to the ridiculousness of the fact that it’s mocking the game “hide and clap”. For those who are unfa-miliar with this game, it is a lot like “hide and seek” combined with “Marco, Polo”; the seeker is blindfolded while the other play-ers hide, but, once the seeker has counted to ten, they are allowed to ask for three claps from the other players in a vain attempt to find the hiders and “win”. Sound like a lot of fun? Apparently, it’s good to spice the game up with possibly malicious ghosts. Thankfully, the film is a lot scarier than the trailer makes it look. There are plenty of tense moments, superbly sparse effects, and an excellent score that makes use of a strong, reverb bass to literally shake the audience up. Are there jump scares? Of course there are, but “The Conjuring” uses them sparingly and with tact, rather than cheap scares. It is reasonable to ask is this film actually based on true events, lived and experienced by real, living people or is Holly-wood trying to pull another “The Fourth Kind” on its audience? According to all sources avail-able, “The Conjuring” is based off actual events— Bathsheba Sherman really did kill her child, there were multiple deaths on the property, and the Warrens really did examine paranormal events as a living, including the Parron’s Rhode Island farmhouse –al-though some of the facts given in the film were punched up a little for dramatic effect. A strong cast of actors, along with some pretty talented effects, bring this incredible tale to life in a rather haunting way, making “The Conjuring” a must see five out of five film.

image property of New Line Cinema Lili Taylor stars in “The Conjuring” which was a critical success.

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Film Review: Monsters University

“I seem scary most of the time, but the truth is, I’m terri-fied.” Forget about “Animal House”. Forget about “St. Elmo’s Fire”. Forget even about the 2008 film, “College”. THIS is the real “col-lege experience” film. “Monsters University” is the prequel to “Monsters Inc”, essen-tially an origin story of every-one’s two favorite scarers. With an emphasis on Mike Wazowski, this film shows what happens when two unlikely people… erm, monsters… give it their all to beat the odds and, not only win the hearts of everyone that told them they couldn’t do it, but also become friends in the process. Does this story sound famil-iar? Of course it does—it’s the underdog story that everyone has heard a thousand times before! It’s “The Odd Couple” meets “Rudy”. So, why should you pay any attention to this particular film? Simply put: “Monsters Univer-sity” is one of the most realistic college experiences shown in any fictional film. Let’s start off with the look of “Monsters University”. Pixar sent their people out to collect images of campuses and campus life alike in order to give the most realistic look of the build-ings and fraternity houses. Add in the professors, who can, on occasion, be understand-ing, show preferential treatment, and even be impressed by those who do the honest hard work. Mike gives a good example of just how much hard work there is when it comes to studying for college, but also just how hard it is to avoid accidentally getting drawn in to partying, while Dean Hardscrabble shows the humanity beneath a college’s unflinching rules. Fans have filled various online message boards with angry words directed towards both Disney and Pixar in regards to Dean Hardscrabble, ranting

Heather MacyStaff Writer against the studios for portraying

such a negative female character. However, this reviewer thinks they are missing the point entirely. Dean Hardscrabble is possibly the most fleshed out character in the entire film. She is given a background—she was a scarer who holds an unbeatable record—which explains the mindset in which she rules the Scare program at her college—that the best scar-ers are only seen in one type of monster—and, when she is proven wrong, she is big enough to admit her mistake. Okay, so, that means, over the course of the film, we see: ego, anger, amusement, brutal honesty, shock, humbleness, and respect. This makes Dean Hardscrabble the only character to show such an incredible amount of development throughout the entire film. Mike and Sully certainly don’t show that much development; sure,

they start out as kids, annoy each other, reluctantly team up, and, eventually, find a mutual respect, thusly becoming the characters we already know… but that isn’t real character development, that’s the plot.Amongst the usual litany of feel good messages put out towards the underaged audience—don’t judge a book by its cover, cheat-ers never win, your efforts will always be rewards, etc –the most impressive message is the one they avoid using. If you want something bad enough, you’ll eventually get it. Rather, “Monsters University” stresses the point that, no matter how much talent you might have or how much you really want it, you can’t always get what you want; however, if you truly put in the hard work and start from the bottom/ come in at a differ-ent position, you can stay close

to your dreams as you work your way up until you reach them. And, that, ladies and gentlemen, makes “Monsters University” the

most realistic college film ever, certainly worth its five out of five rating.

image property of PIXAR Pixar researched campus life in order to give the MU campus a realistic look.

The crimson says: 5 out of 5 paws

Library Corner

Evans Library welcomes Robert Sippel, our new Government Information and Data Librarian.

Rob earned his Master of Library and Information Science/Digital Librarianship from Rutgers University, an MBA and an MS in Transportation and Logistics from University of Maryland and a BS in Naval Architecture & Marine Engineering from Webb Institute.

Rob’s research interest is in Geographic Information Systems, and his experience will be a giant asset to all of us here at FIT. Catch Rob on the first floor of Evans Library, and expect to learn a lot about gov-ernment information and data management throughout the academic year.

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Happy Birthday rang out on the red planet on August 5 (PDT). The Sample Analysis at Mars, the organic chemistry lab that is part of the Curiosity rover, was programed to vibrate at vari-ous frequencies to play ‘Happy Birthday’ for the rover. Curiosity recently celebrated having spent one earth year on Mars with live celebrations around the United States, remi-niscing on Twitter by reposting its first image from Mars, and encouraged the rest of the world to join NASA and JPL in the festivities. Just before Curiosity marked one year on Mars it hit another milestone, it logged just over a mile of driving. According to a NASA press release on August , Curiosity has sent back over 190 gigabits of data, has fired over 75,000 laser shots at 2,000 targets, and has sent back more than 70,000 images. One of the biggest discoveries Curiosity is credited for help-ing discover is the evidence that Mars once had an environment that could support microbial life. “We now know Mars of-fered favorable conditions for microbial life billions of years ago,” said the mission’s project scientist, John Grotzinger of the California Institute of Technol-ogy in Pasadena. “It has been gratifying to succeed, but that has also whetted our appetites to learn more. We hope those enticing layers at Mount Sharp will preserve a broad diversity of other environmental conditions that could have affected habit-ability.” Grotzinger said in the

NASA press release. Curiosity has been challenging engineers and scientists for much longer than a year. NASA began accepting proposals for specific instruments in 2004, and the small car sized robot finally launched on Nov. 26, 2011. A lot of work went into creating the rover in the seven years before launch, including creating the complicated sky crane delivery system to get the rover safely onto the Martian surface. Curiosity’s landing processes

was nicked named “seven min-utes of terror”. Tom Rivellini, an engineer with NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory explained in a video describing the landing process that, “We’ve got literally seven minutes to get from 13,000 miles an hour to zero. If any one thing doesn’t work just right, it’s game over.” To survive the landing Curiosity had to enter Mars’s atmosphere at 13,200 mph, suffer through 10 g’s of forces while decelerating, go through a

hypersonic Aero-maneuvering procedure, separate from the heat shield, deploy its parachute, and then go through the sky crane deployment where a rocket pow-ered platform lowered the rover down to the surface via a cable system, and then the platform had to fly away and the rover power up and send back a mes-sage saying, “I made it!” to JPL. “We were literally sweating beads and biting fingernails ,” NASA Administrator Charles Bolden recollected the landing

during the recent celebrations. “The wheels of Curiosity are literally blazing the trail for human footprints on Mars ,” Bolden said One of the most exciting parts of this celebration is that Curiosity has farther to go. It has an expected lifespan of two years, but the other two rovers outlived their initial mission expectation as well. Curiosity’s next stop is Mount Sharp where it will look for more evidence of microbial life.

Curiosity marks one year on MarsKelsey McMullan

Sci/Tech Editor

image property of nasa This panorama is a mosaic of images taken by the Mast Camera (Mastcam) on the NASA Mars rover Curiosity.

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Five apps that improve college life

It seems everyone starting col-lege this fall has a device in their pockets that has more comput-ing power than the Saturn V rocket. With this device we have the knowledge of the world at our fingertips, and how do we use it? We look at videos of cats jumping into boxes. Here are five general apps that will help you get through college in one mostly sane piece.

A Calendar

This is a standard program on every device now, so there should be no excuses for being late to class, or missing a study group meeting. Since a planner is an ancient device left only to enthusiasts, I suggest putting every little thing in your calendar including breaks to breathe or get coffee. Your device will ping at you and remind you that class is in 15 minutes and it is time to leave PDH.

A Note Organizer

Evernote and One Note are two options you have here. You should be taking notes in class, but for those moments outside of class when your roommate suggests you “do something this weekend”, you don’t want to forget their invitation. Write it down on your note app and talk to them about it later. Maybe you have a brain blast and have figured out cold fusion? Write it down! Or even better, just make an audio recording; it will probably take less time.

Public library of science app

The Public Library of Science App is recommended by Piper Klemm from the Berkley Science Review. This app features different papers that you can read on your mobile device. So when you can’t sleep at night but you want to know more about a specific topic. This app also allows you to save your favorite papers. There is even a specific Medicine version for all the aspiring doctors.

A unit conversion tool

We all get conversed about con-versions when the clock ticks past 2 a.m. It’s okay. Using a conversion tool will help you prevent mistakes on your homework. Look for one specific to your field, such as Engineer-ing Unit Conversion available for iPad. Just remember to study the conversions! These apps can lead to bad habits and you won’t be allowed to use them on the tests. Make sure you spend some concentrated time between the hours of 8 a.m. and midnight learning the conver-sions.

A Challenging Game

Word searches, puzzles and yes even something like Candy Crush can still challenge your mind. Everyone needs a break once in a while to maintain their sanity. Taking a few minutes each day to unwind and play a game. I would define a few minutes as no more than 10. It can be tempting to sit and play until you make level 106, but you are in college to learn tangible theories and skills, not to master the game.

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Gadget CornerJoseph StoltzStaff Writer

If anything is definite in this world, it would be that fast food will take control of our lives and the crime rate will rise due to the influx of greasy food particles in our blood streams. The gadgets for this issue of the Crimson will help you to protect your precious belongings from theft, but not from your grease stains.

If you have ever felt a severe para-noia about your precious car being sto-len, then you should feel quite safe with this unnecessarily electrifying gadget in

use; safe might be a bit of an over exaggerated word in this case.According to Walyou, an Australian man, simply known as Peter throughout the media, has

developed a Tesla coil attachment for the top of a car to provide electrifying protection to it. Using a simple wooden counterweight and a metal rod connected to the Tesla coil, the rod ro-

tates about the car by use of a motor while at the same time electricity is sent from the coil through the rod. The electricity is directed toward the ground forming about a two foot tall wall of, what all criminals should consider being for our amusement, sparkles and pixy dust that encircle and shield your car.

Using this lovely gadget on your car will provide an amazing light spectacle at night while providing a force field that will protect your car from any nefarious forces at large and create a romantic environment for you and your special someone; moonlit dinners are so out of date when you can have force-field-lit dinners. You will also get a dinner show if anyone tries to pass through the magic wall of pixy dust that will instantly transfigure a person into a roasted chicken.

With the introduction of coffee in the workplace, the rate of coffee mug abductions has greatly increased. The next gadget is much simpler than the last, but it will still get your point across to anyone who steals your stuff. This gadget will leave the thief drenched in defeat.

The Plug Mug, with its elegantly designed plug, alabaster complexion, and artistically decaled caution symbol laden over a plain of stunning red, offers you the ability to enjoy you own coffee mug alone and not involuntarily share it with the rest of the office; a seemingly common practice in certain cubicle occupations.

To put the plug to use, all you have to do is hunt down whoever has stolen your precious mug and then just simply pull the plug while letting all the guilt flow forth, leaving the culprit a victim of his own crime.

However, you could just take the boring direction in the use of the plug and do what its distributor, Perpetual Kid, suggests: keep the plug on your keychain. If you want this lovely little antitheft device, the original price was $17.49, but sadly Perpetual Kid has discontinued this product, but it can be found on other online distributors such as the This Is Why I’m Broke website for about $18.99 or slightly more on other websites such as Amazon.

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Football training camp gets underway

No more talking. It’s time to work. With its first game in school history now less than a month away, the Florida Tech football team will take Panther Field Aug. 12 for the beginning of pre-sea-son training camp practice. And no one is more ready than the team’s head coach, Steve Englehart. “We’ve talked long enough,” Englehart said. “Certainly we’ve needed these past two years to build the team and get ourselves prepared, but I’ve had enough.” Like most college football teams, the Panthers will spend these next few weeks installing new schemes, determining posi-tion battles and getting back into the overall feel of things. Unlike most college football teams, however, Englehart and his coaching staff will be faced with the unique challenge of bringing together two groups of players who have learned to become opponents from the mo-ment they strapped on a gray and black helmet. “Over the last year, the offense and defense were constantly against each other since we didn’t play anyone else,” Englehart said. “They almost built this ri-valry against each other, and that doesn’t help us anymore.”

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image property of Florida Athletics The beginning of pre-season training camp practice for Florida Tech football team begins Aug. 12.

“We’ve got to pull on the same side of the rope,” he continued. “We can’t have a tug-of-war between different parts of the team. That’s my main focus, just getting our guys to love one another, care about one another and be a team. If we do that, the other stuff will show out more, the talent that we have will show more.” And at some spots, it appears to be an abundance of talent. According to Englehart, positions such as running back, inside linebacker, safety and offensive line will each have four to nine players battling for the starting job when camp opens Monday. “We feel pretty good about probably eight or nine offensive linemen,” Englehart said. “It’s getting that fit – is this kid better at guard or is he better at tackle? Or is he better at guard but he’s also good enough at tackle that we can play someone else at guard.” “It’s going to be a matter of who steps up and has the least amount of errors – missed as-signments, mental mistakes and those types of things.” Who will be taking the snaps from under center is also something that still needs to be decided before Florida Tech hosts Stetson Sept. 7. Sophomore Sean Ashley enters camp as the early favorite for the job after completing 10-of-18 passes for 143 yards and

a touchdown in the Panther’s spring game last March. He also is the quarterback the coaches are most familiar with. But transfer student Bobby Vega and incoming freshman, Mark Cato, also have realistic shots at leading Florida Tech’s offense in 2013. “Obviously the quarterback battle is going to be interesting.” Englehart said. “Sean Ashley has shown a lot of promise with us already and Bobby Vega has played Division II football before. I think the freshman [Cato], who is a very charismat-ic guy and had a great record in high school, has the potential to come in and play too.”In deciding who his starting quarterback will be, Englehart said he will be looking for three main qualities in each player over the next few weeks: leader-ship, taking care of the football and toughness. “They have to be tough because they’re going to take shots,” he said. “They have to be mentally tough if a coach gets on them. I’m going to try to be harder on them than what any other opponent would be in regards to demanding perfec-tion out of them. So, if they can handle that stuff than that’s going to be a benefit to us.” Between getting his team to gel together as a single unit and determining who the leaders of that unit will be, the entire Florida Tech football program

still has a lot to get done before school’s inaugural game next month. But still, more than anything – especially only just being able to just about it – Englehart

wants to get on the field. “To me there’s nothing like Saturday afternoon when the ball’s kicked off,” he said. “That’s why all the other coaches and I do it, for Saturday afternoon.”

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year program.But, of course, lacrosse hasn’t been the only new sport to make its way to campus over the last decade. Men’s and women’s swimming, golf, tennis, track and field and women’s soccer have all also become part varsity sports at Florida Tech under Catanese. “I want to make this a real col-lege,” Catanese said. “We actually had students tell us they wanted to come to Florida Tech, but it

didn’t have enough sports, so they didn’t think would get a real college experience. Now, I think we’ve got every sport you could imagine.” And then there’s football. After several years of antici-pation, the Florida Tech football will finally be getting underway when they kick off their inau-gural season home at Pirate Sta-dium on Sept. 7 against Stetson. Catanese has quickly become no stranger to building new college football programs. As president of Florida Atlantic University in 2001, he success-fully spearheaded an effort to introduce football at the Divi-

sion I level. “FAU was a much larger school, so it was a bigger scale operation with Division I,” Catanese said. “I didn’t think that would be appropriate for Florida Tech. We’re an academ-ic institution that plays sports.” “But many of the ideas were the same – make it part of the college tradition and give the students something to be excited about.” Jurgens also stresses colle-giate sports primarily existing for the benefits of the stu-dent population, particularly student-athletes. “What we’ve found here at

Florida Tech is when we’ve added these sports, we have students here that wouldn’t here otherwise,” Jurgens said. “It’s just been great to be a part of a program that adds sports because I’ve always felt that by providing these oppor-tunities, we can attract students with as strong an interest in academics as they have in sports.” With the addition of so many new programs in such a short period of time, it’s easy to wonder whether or not Florida Tech has any more room left on campus for new sports teams. Panther fans should be

pleased to know that Catanese is not done expanding the univer-sity’s athletics program just yet. “’Sand’ volleyball,” Catanese said with a laugh. “The Midwest-erners wouldn’t let us call it beach volleyball, but there are a couple in the wings that we’re still talking about.” He also discussed the possibili-ties of hockey and surfing, both only club sports as of right now, being future additions to the pro-gram down the road. “We’re not done yet,” he con-cluded. “I think we can add some more.”