The Lions’ Pride SAINT LEO UNIVERSITY FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 2012 VOLUME LI NO. 3 SINCE 1965

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“It’s an exciting day,” Presi-dent Arthur F. Kirk Jr. remarked.

What is more exciting thanbricks? Bricks are just one of themany things that helped to makeBuildings five and six possible forthe Saint Leo University campusand community. Students, staff,board of trustees, constructionworkers, and other groups ofpeople anticipated integratingbuildings five and six into theSaint Leo family.

Yes, Saint Leo has officiallyadopted the new Buildings intothe Saint Leo family. TheseBuildings are so much more thanResidence Halls to students. Theyprovide countless services to allstudents of the Saint Leo com-munity: homes, quiet places torelax and study, a theater room inBuilding six that doubles as aclassroom and a brand newlayout of independent, modernliving spaces. However, theBuildings also provide opportuni-ties to enhance the Saint Leocommunity which people foundout when they took the tours tolearn about the new Buildings.

The creative intelligence andexcellence that was put into thebuildings is etched into thedetails. The new Buildings offer aglance into the future of opportu-nities that are now provided. Onthe lowest level of Building five,right through the entrance, arelounge areas designed for com-fort and fun. The sofa-like chairsand flat screen televisions nearthe entrance have features likevideo game and movie hook-upsfor students who enjoy socialgatherings. Venturing furtherinto the lounge, the most eyecatching feature is the two level2500 gallon salt water fish tankthat decorates an entire wall. Tothe right of the fish tank the corevalues placed upon the wall are areminder of what the Saint Leocommunity strives for daily. Thisfish tank will soon gain twenty-five lion fish to the population

adding the biology majors withhands-on experience with thesealife. Also, the fish tank is goingto be feature in the Discoveryshow Tanked in an up-comingepisode. Next to the fish tank,around the corner, are the Com-munity Space Arcade, Fitness andRelaxation Room. The arcade hasskee ball machines, pinball ma-chine, two pool tables, flat screentelevisions, field hockey, air hockeyand two racing arcade machines.Whether it is to avoid that walk tothe gym or to have a quieter spaceto work out, the fitness center hasdiverse equipment that includetreadmills, bikes and elliptical. Allof this equipment has built-intelevisions for the users’ enjoymentwhile they exercise. The relaxationroom is a place of silence. The onlymachines in the rooms are the nappods that are created to enhanceany nap-time. These pods areshaped to be a bed inside a whitepainted bubble that suppressesnoise. Eventually the Resident Lifetour guide highlights the livingspaces of Building five. The roomscontain a flat screen televisionmounted onto the wall, sofa chairsthat can be attached or removedfrom one another, vanity areas thatare on one table top and spaciousbedrooms with brand newfurniture. Along the outside, it isimportant to note the outlets alsohave USB cord outlets for whenyou have something extra to hook-up.

At the rededication ceremony,that took place in the court yardarea in between the two buildings,President Arthur F. Kirk Jr.touched upon the alumni givingback to the opportunities createdfor them. Kirk reminded studentsthat they too shall one day bealumnae.

“Students, take note: your dayis fast approaching,” said Kirk.

It is important not to forgetwhat has been given. One day, thestudents of today will have theopportunity to make opportunitiesfor others. 230,000. That is howmany bricks it took to makeBuildings five and six.

Dr. Kirk admires the new fish tank preceeding the ceremony and reception.The tank will be featured in the hit television series, Tanked.

How many bricks does one building take?By Jessica Miller

Contributing Writer

Photo by Jessica Miller

Dr. Kirk stands before a crowd of students, faculty, trustees, andcommunity members while delivering his speech at the Building 5dedication cermony on Sep. 9th.

Photo by Jessica Miller

Page 2FAMU Editorial

Page 3Impact of Recycling

iPhone Whimsy

Page 4Ye Old Fashioned Carnival

Student Misconduct

Page 5Sep. 11th Reflection

CAB Update

Page 6New Turf StadiumCounseling Center

Page 7Army ROTC

SGU Senate Elections

Page 8College FootballLions Fall Recap

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Opinions

Tuesday, September 11it was reported by ABCNews that Florida A&MUniversity (FAMU) hadfiled papers in court inTallahassee claiming that ithad no responsibility in thehazing death of drummajor Robert Champion. Iam struck by the actions ofFAMU.

Is this a trend; are weabout to see majoruniversities deny theirresponsibility to protect thestudent? I am not only astudent at Saint LeoUniversity but I am also aparent with a sonconsidering which schoolto go to for hisundergraduate work.

It is appalling to me as aparent that FAMU wouldfile this case. Championwas a student, on a schoolactivity, a trip to Orlando.FAMU makes the claimthat Champion had achoice, but did he really?With the recognizedpressures that peers placeon each other, with theknown dangers of hazing,which clearly went on for along time at FAMU,especially within themarching band. How is itpossible for FAMU to saythey are not responsible forRobert Champion’s death?

FAMU has aresponsibility to protectevery student whether they

are 18, 22 or 44. Not onestudent is exempt fromthat charge. It is apparentthat there was a clearculture of hazing and atolerance of it in theFAMU marching band;one has only to examinethe legal records of formerstudents who have filedcharges against FAMU orthe fact that 12 formermembers of the FAMUband have been chargedwith felony hazingcharges.

There is an inherenttrust of a parent when yousend your child to auniversity that they will besafe. That there are peoplewatching out for them, tohelp guide and them andkeep them from makingchoices that would putthem in harm’s way. WhenFAMU failed to crackdown on the multi awardwinning marching band,for apparently its own selfgain, FAMU failed thatinherent trust.

I can only hold myhead in shame as this caseproceeds and hope that thelegal system will not failthe Champion family, forif it does, who’s next? IfFAMU succeeds in its legalfilings will Penn State befar behind?

Denying responsibility:FAMU hazing case

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Saint Leo University is reeling todayafter a huge loss amongst the studentbody. Steven iPhone, 2, was found deadin a student’s residence this morningafter a long night of partying andcelebrating the end of a long week ofclasses. Initially, foul play was notsuspected. However, new evidence hasbeen uncovered. Senior Edward Oliva, awitness to the crime, said that thephone’s guardian, Sophomore DakotaRios, “left the phone in her bedroom allnight while she was playing Scene Itwith her friends. She means well, but itseems like neglect to me.” Othersparticipating in the party could not bereached for comment as of the printingof this issue.

Steven iPhone was well known forhis contributions good and bad to thecampus life. He was professional, alwayskeeping his guardian’s mail up to dateand keeping track of classes andappointments for her. He was also asocial butterfly; Twitter and Facebookwere both on his front page, alwaysready for use. He also dealt withdisciplinary issues, such as announcingthings loudly in classrooms andmeetings, something that his guardianattempted to quiet:

“I’d turn his speaker off during classperiods by flipping the mute switch, butsometimes he’d just be so excited andwant to tell the world about my textmessages and emails. He loved life andwanted to make the most of it. In fact,he was always recommending apps tome to keep me doing something new. I’llmiss him,” Rios said. When asked aboutthe circumstances of his death, shestated that “he’d spent numerous nightsin the bedroom with no problem, butthis one just finished it off.”

Oliva has a different take on it: “Sheshould have never left it alone. For onething, little Steven might have had animportant message for her, and she’dhave missed it with it in the bedroom.And, if he’d have been with her, hemight have lived to tell her about moremessages in the future. It’s a cryingshame.” When asked for commentregarding the accusations of neglect,Rios declined to comment, stating thatshe “did not want her privacy invadeduntil any and all investigations werecomplete.”

Steven iPhone is survived by hiswife, Laurene iPad (7 months), and hissons Reed and Lawrence iPod (2 and 4months, respectively). The only savinggrace of this tragedy is that Steven hadhis mind backed up to his grandfather,Archie iMac, prior to his death. We atthe Lions’ Pride and at Saint Leo hopefor the best and eagerly await the resultsof the cloning process.

Desk of Whimsy:Saint Leo mournsanother loss

Over the past two years Saint LeoUniversity has made great efforts tohave the student body involved inrecycling. Recycling bins areprovided in the Library and in theLearning Resource Center andclassrooms where students use paperthe most. Saint Leo also providesstudents anopportunity torecycle sodacans with theirdual wastebaskets withone section forrecycling andthe other forwastematerials. Inaddition to thestudents beingencouraged torecycle,professors arealso providedwith recyclingbins in their offices.

Even though one may see theefforts being made to recycle oncampus, what exactly happens to thematerials thrown in the recycling binand baskets? Saint Leo has hiredstudents who are responsible formaking sure that the recyclingprocess goes orderly.

“We are a single stream recycler.This means we do not have toseparate cans from paper from plasticfrom cardboard. But we cannotcontaminate with food waste such aspizza boxes, wrappers, used paperplates, etc” discuses Mrs. Linda Pead,Coordinator of Plant Operation atSaint Leo.

The material collected from thesebins is deposited into containerseither at the “Chiller Plant” or

Parking Lot 4 locations. These workersdevote about two hours a week whichallows the recycling on campus to bemaintained. Pickups are arranged viathe INSITE work ticket system; thematerials are picked up by WasteManagement and taken to the Land O’Lakes Recycling Center. After all of thematerials are taken, the containers arebrought back to the Saint Leo campusto be reused. When the entire processis completed Waste Management

reports to SaintLeo the weight intons that wastaken to Land O’Lakes.

How do SaintLeo and thestudent bodybenefit fromrecycling?

“We are visiblyrepresenting ourcore values ofresponsiblestewardship,community &respect with ourconcern for the

environment by recycling and notadding to waste disposal within thecounty” says Pead.

Saint Leo does not financiallybenefit from recycling; Saint Leoactually pays to have its materialspicked up. In the event that a singlethread a non-similar item is found in acontainer the entire container isthrown away, explains FrankMezzanini, Chief Financial Officer atSaint Leo University.

“Of course, if we can reuse anymaterial it helps our environment andsupports part of our mission to carefor all of God’s creations” saysMezzanini.

By recycling Saint Leo promotes itscore values not only to the studentbody but also its surroundingcommunity.

Recycling has large impactBy Tarah Jeannis

Contributing Writer

Photo by Cheyenne Johnson

A look at a Saint Leo University recycling bin,located on the first floor of the Donald R. TapiaSchool of Business.

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Saint Leo University is acommunity rooted in core valuesthat at the end of the day arebased in a common respect forone another and their differences.However, there are always somestudents that choose tomisbehave or cause problemsamongst the community and aresubsequently punished for thoseactions. Those students may seeSean Van Guilder, the AssociateDirector of Residence Life, andbe punished with a variety ofconsequences as seen in theStudent Code of Conduct. If thecase is severe enough, it then goesto either Ana DiDonato, AssistantDirector of Student Services orKenneth Posner, the AssociateDirector of Student Services.Posner discussed the statistics of

The truth about core values and student misconductcrime and punishment on campusand how Saint Leo students areactively helping out in reportingviolations and becoming betterstudents.

Posner stated that he “does notsee many judicial incidents as SeanVan Guilder does; he deals withthe lower level issues. Ana(DiDonato) and I deal with themore severe cases, such asbreaking the law off-campus,physical violence or feloniescommitted on-campus.”According to Posner the numberswere up in terms of judicals andreports of violence and violationsof the Student Code of Conduct.However, it is not because of moreviolence and behavior problemson-campus.

“More and more students arereporting these issues and with ourwell-trained staff of ResidentialAssistants, Security Officers, andour Student Services team, we are

able to combat the issue of studentbehavior issues and have a safercommunity” said Posner.

At Saint Leo University, thecore values are brought up often asa way of life for us to live and toabide by. Some students do notseem to care or think the corevalues are important in their ownlives and that they are just wordson the wall. Posner agreed to that,however, he offered this.

“Students experience a radicalchange in four years; you willbecome a better person than youwere when you came here fouryears ago. It is our hope thatstudents can learn from the corevalues, to make a bettercommunity, to have respect forothers and that we all haveintegrity.”

When asked the main cause ofstudent behavior problems on-campus? Posner quickly stated,“Alcohol. Many of the incidents

have had alcohol play some sort ofrole. Whether it is underagedrinking or over consumption,alcohol is a national leadingproblem on college campuses.”Posner advises students to drink inmoderation and to use commonsense when making decisions.

Finally, when Posner wasasked what can Saint Leo studentsdo to avoid trouble and to becomebetter members of ourcommunity? He simply replied:

“Follow the core values andalways use common sense. Thesefour years can be the most lifechanging of your lives, or you mayleave with only a small bit ofchange. Regardless, make wisedecisions and respect one anotherand your differences. And alwaysknow that the Student Servicesstaff members are always here tohelp students with any questionsor problems that they have.”

Welcome to Saint LeoUniversity where there aredaily surprises and even thestaff likes to dress up and playcarnival games with thestudents. This past Thursday,September 6th, the DiningServices department of SaintLeo University had the OldFashion Carnival as awelcome back event forstudents.

They made sure to coverall the aspects that a normalcarnival would include. Thecarnival included: turkey legs,funnel cake fries, pretzels,cotton candy, ring tosses, thetower of jugs that areknocked down withbaseballs, balloon darts, andeven gave students a chanceto win goldfish if they couldtoss a ping pong ball into thefish’s bowl. With such fun insuch an enjoyable, friendlyenvironment even the raincouldn’t chase the studentsaway. There was simply somuch to do and suchwonderful company to enjoythe beginning of the semesteractivities.

The way to participate inthe events going on in thecarnival or to even pick up atasty treat, students had topick up their free raffle ticketsfrom the carnival booth thathad been set up before theentrance of the cafeteria.

Dining hall sponsors ye old fashioned carnivalBy Danielle Cortes

Staff Writer

These miniature passes weremore than enough for all toengage in the fun activities. Atone station students tosseddarts at a wall of balloons in anattempt to win a stuffedanimal. Each participant wasgiven three darts and the goalof the game was to pop at leasttwo balloons off of the wall; atask that proved to be one ofthe crowd favorites. In factpeople were walking awayfrom the station after 3 or moretries without a stuffed animalin their possession, and otherswho mastered the art of thedart were winning stuffedanimals for their friends andfamily to enjoy.

The carnival station that

had peaked the second mostinterest was the gold fishstation. The participants of thisgame were given a selectamount of ping pong balls andfaced the challenging task oftossing the ball, ever so slightlyinto any of the presented goldfish bowls. Each bowl that aball fell into was the prize, withgold fish inside. There were nolosers here. The majority of thepeople walking away from thisgame were walking away withmore than two fish bowls. Infact, several students had wonso many times they had groupspeople carrying their prizes forthem. However, the mostinviting part of the atmospherewas that everyone was so

enthusiastic and welcoming.Everyone was cheering eachother on and encouraging eachother to get as many wins asthey could. Despite the rain itwas a wonderful way welcomeeveryone back, and to celebratethe beginning of the semesterwith friends and good people.

The students and staffenjoyed so memorablemoments in fun games andtasty treats. Thanks to thegenerous members of theDinning Services for theCarnival; it was a success andoverall a very enjoyableexperience. Everyone’s energycontributed to the level ofsuccess of the event.

By Mike GincelContributing Writer

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No one will everforget the horror ofSeptember 11th 2001.Watching the planes crashinto the World Trade Centeris a sight, for those whowitnessed, that will never beforgotten.

At 8:46am that daythe world stood still. Thefirst plane had crashed intotower one of the WorldTrade Center. The secondplane followed at 9:03 amcrashing into Tower Two. Ina span of 17 minutes theworld changed forever.Nineteen terrorist from al-Qaeda hijacked fourpassenger jets. Two of thoseplanes hit the North and theSouth tower of the WorldTrade Center. Within twohours, debris was the onlyremnants of the towers. Thethird plane hit the Pentagon.The fourth plane wasintended to hit the UnitedStated Capitol Building, butit crashed in Pennsylvania.As of writing this article thecurrent number of peoplethat lost their lives due tothese attacks sits at 2,753.

For those of you thatwere adults or teenagersduring that time, youremember this day perfectly.

Professor Aaron Fehirsays he remembers “veryquiet skies.” The disbelief

One day that will never be forgotten

that something as traumaticas this actually happened tothe United States ofAmerica was plentiful. Forthose with relatives in NewYork, horror and fearstruck.

Freshman StephanieHolz tells of how hermother was “watching thenews and immediatelystarted to call of the familymembers they had in NewYork.” Thankfully they wereall okay.

As the years go by theless students actuallyremember that day, they gotmost of their knowledgefrom their parents tellingthem or learning it inschool. Saint LeoUniversity’s freshman classwas only in second grade atthe time.

Freshman ShayvonneRenaud states that “Thatday was a really confusingday. It wasn’t until a fewyears later that I reallyunderstood whathappened.”

Most of what this year ’sfreshman remembers issimply being picked upfrom school and watchingthe news all day. They didn’tunderstand the severity ofthe situation.

Freshman Stacey Biggesays “I remember being inmusic class and one of myfriends telling me thatsomething bad had

happened, I didn’t believeher.”

The students can fullyappreciate that day nowthat they have learnedeverything that hashappened and how manyfamilies lost loved ones thatday. We honor this day inremembrance of all thepeople who died in thisaccident. Eleven years havegone by and that day willstill never be forgotten aslong as anyone lives. Inplace of the twin towersstands a new tower, theFreedom tower. This standsat 1250 feet andcommemorates all of thelives lost that day, makingsure no one ever forgets.There is also a memorial inplace at the former WorldTrade Center complex inManhattan that spans a totalof eight acres in honor ofthe people who died in thetowers and the firefightersand police officers that werekilled in the line of duty.

There is no doubt thatthis day will live on foreverin our lives. The loved oneslost will never be forgotten.

By Cheyenne JohnsonContributing Writer

The Campus Activitiesboard has a plethora ofevents coming up foreach student to par takein. On September 14 theyare taking students toUniversal Orlando’s CityWalk. Students had theoption of either buying apass to the night life (21+)or Blue Man Group.Though tickets have soldout students may still tryto attend via the waitlistby meeting at securitywith the students whohave already purchasedtickets.

On September 20 theywill be taking a van tripto Target on Bruce B.Downs; tickets are freeand go on sale at 5:15 PMon September 13. Also onthe September 20 theyare taking a trip to theRays vs. Boston Red Soxgame at Tropicana Fieldin St. Petersburg. Ticketsare five dollars apiece andgo on sale at 9 PM onSeptember 12.

On September 23 CABis taking students to TheShops at Wiregrass;tickets are free and go onsale on September 16 at1:45 PM. On September28 Cab is going on theirfirst movie trip to Muvicoon Bruce B. Downs;tickets are free andinclude a small popcorn.Tickets go on sale onSeptember 13 at 5 PM.

CAB will be takingtrips throughout the restof the year including toboth Busch Gardens HowlO’ Scream, UniversalStudios HalloweenHorror Nights, and aTampa Bay Lightninggame (barring a lockoutin the NHL). You can findout about all the CABevents onsaintleotickets.com orstop by the CAB office inthe Student ActivitiesBuilding and speak withany of the four CABrepresentatives.

CampusActivitiesBoardupdate

By Andrew LevengoodStaff Writer

Our prayers go out to those affected by the tragedy. Photo Courtey of wikimedia

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The ‘crazy house’ mightseem like the place thatone would need to go asthe typical college student.With stress accumulatingevery day, one might evenfind themselves rethinkingif college is the right choicefor them anymore.

Wait! There is an optionright here on the Saint LeoUniversity campus that canassist with all stages ofstress. The StudentCounseling Center, locatedright next to the HealthClinic in DeChantal,provides a different rangeof health benefits that theHealth Clinic cannot.

“There are a lot ofthings to adjust to,”remarked Lawson Jolly, thedirector at the StudentCounseling Center. Collegestudents are the ones thatfeel the most role placingstress as they are breakinginto adult-hood and later,with a little luck and sweat,onto a career. Everyoneneeds help at one time oranother. However, it ishard to admit when help isneeded, and even harder togo and gather thatnecessary help. KristaJones, the Assistant

It’s counseling, not the crazy houseDirector, recommends the‘five minute rule.’

“Just come in for fiveminutes. We will make someintroductions and talk. . .Wewant to give a relaxingatmosphere,” she said.

Those five minutes breakapart uncomfortable feelingsas all students are warmlywelcomed by the staff andinvited in. As a fact, it isshowed that from the time astudent body of freshmengo through the average fouryears needed to attain aBachelors’ Degree, half ofthat class will have been inthe Student CounselingCenter at least one time.

No matter the individual,the reasons for needing tofind counseling or justsomeone to talk to arenumerous. As collegestudents, anxiety andrelationship conflicts arehigh among the list forstressors. Those with anxietyhave symptoms that caninclude upset stomach,fatigue and unable tomaintain focus. More oftenthan not, these symptomspass in short periods oftimes, but anxiety candevelop into more serioushealth matters if one findsthemselves experiencinganxiety frequently. Then, ontop of all this anxiety fromtests, homework, club

activities and a workschedule; there are alsomany forms of relationshipsinvolved. The boyfriend orgirlfriend keeps callingwanting to go out whenthere is a club meeting.Parents call wanting to talkwhen there is finally an hourto sleep in on Sundaymorning. Professors’ e-mailwanting that ten page paperbrought into their office,since the school laptop iscurrently rooming at theUniversity TechnologyService center. Coaches needan additional practice forthe next game on the sameday that there are two teststo take.

So what is a collegestudent to do wheneveryday feels nerve-wracking and never-ending?The counselors remindstudents that they need topay close attention to theirdiet and sleep. Try to eatthree well balance meals aday; that include a variety ofcolors. And sorry, butRamen Noodles are notmaking the cut for a dailyhealthy food choice. Bringsimple, healthy snacks toclass such as baby carrotsand lightly staled pretzels.Sleep for at least eight hoursa night (Please stoplaughing; it is possible), ortake a short nap in- between

that busy schedule. Thesimplest actions will give aboost of self-esteem andenergy that can make thedifference through-out theday. Become habitual inorganization and balancingworkloads in your life. Goout and have fun, getinvolved on campus, butmake that call to mom anddad once in a while. Writeevents down with datesand times. Developing awritten out schedule willreduce stress and feelingsof anxiety or depression.

Jones states, “We wantpeople to be well.”

This applies to everystudent on campus. If thereis a student suffering withalcohol problems or is in aconflicting relationship, theStudent Counseling Centeradvises that anyone cancome in and inform thecounselors about thesituation with privacy.Although the school yearbecomes busy in a hurry,make time to stop by theStudent Counseling Centerif guidance is still needed.Remember that over two-hundred students visit withthe counselors every year,so no one is alone when itcomes to needing advice.

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For the new freshmen oncampus, one might thinkthat all of this construction isjust for the undergroundparking garage, but thatperson would be wrong.This construction not onlybenefits the parking issueson campus, but it alsobenefits some of our sportsteams such as soccer andlacrosse. Saint LeoUniversity’s new state of theart athletic field is built ontop of the garage.

The construction on thisnew field began last springand should hopefully becompleted by the end ofSeptember if all goes asplanned. According to Juniormen’s soccer player MichaelPanter, “The turf being laidon our field is state-of-the-

art turf that is being used bythe New England Patriots attheir Gillette Stadium.” Hegoes on to say that thisartificial turf is supposed tosimulate running on realgrass. Senior women’s soccerplayer Andrea Lott adds on tothis by saying the “turf speedsup the game because the ballmoves much faster on turfthen it does on the grass;because of this we are goingto have to change the way weplay if we intend on playingon the new field.”

The parking garagelocated beneath the fieldobviously has its perks aswell. It is equipped with twospacious levels for maximumparking. This helps studentsnot have to drive aroundlooking for a parking spot,which in turn helps them toget to class on time. Anotherperk is that on game nights,the field is located right on

top so there is not much of awalk from the car to thestadium seats.

To all the students who getthe honor of playing on thisnew field, I believe MichaelPanter said it best: “To havethis kind of opportunity toplay on a brand new state-of-

the-art turf field issomething I’ve neverexperienced in my life, andbeing able to succeed withfacilities like this is ablessing.”

Everyone will definitelyenjoy this field.

By Cheyenne JohnsonContributing Writer

New turf, new style: Saint Leo’s newest facility turns heads

Photo by Saint Leo University

An arial view of the new soccer field, located on top of the parking garage.

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Every year we see ourfellow students dress up intheir uniforms and join theirfellow cadets, as they walkaround campus with pride,for their future in defendingour country and helping thecommunity here at SaintLeo University. But what isit really like to be a cadet inthe ROTC units here at SaintLeo University?

Not all students areaware but the cadets here atSaint Leo University workwith the cadets at Universityof South Florida in theprogram deemed the SunCoast Battalion. “Cadets areexposed to intensivephysical training from 0630-0730, Monday, Wednesday,and Friday during whichtheir physical ability isconstantly reassessed andcompared against all othercadets in the program, andultimately the Nation”,states John Crawford, SeniorCadet and student at SaintLeo University. The programis no joke as the studentsprepare to enter the bigleagues when they graduate.Because the Army iscompetitive and demands ahigh level of mental andphysical readiness, thephysical fitness a cadetdisplays will directly impacttheir chances of successfullycompleting the program andcommissioning as a SecondLieutenant.

Each year the level ofdaily commitment increasesto prepare cadets for acareer as a future Armyofficer. Those in theprogram that doexceptionally well areoffered trainingopportunities during theirwinter and summervacations, and there is nobetter break from thestandard practice of going toclass than jumping out of afew perfectly good airplanes.If cadets make the cut bytheir senior year, the dailyroutine consists ofgenerating plans forBattalion training operationsand developing the juniorcadet's leadership ability.“Army officers are expectedto lead their soldiers from

A day in the life ofanArmy ROTC Cadet

the front, and that meansonly the most fitindividuals will besuccessful. Only a selectfew will actually make thecut and wear the Armyuniform after graduation”,says Cadet First LieutenantKyle Ciancio; AssistantBattalion S-3, OperationsOfficer.

Thursdays are typicallyreserved for training insmall unit tactics duringwhich cadets, in theirjunior year, are assessed inhow they perform underpressure in varioussimulated combatscenarios. Meanwhile,seniors serve as mentorsand assessors during thisprocess; they also plan andoversee that trainingrequirements are met tostandard so that they wesuccessful at LeadershipDevelopment andAssessment Course(LDAC). All cadets who areacademically standingjuniors are required to goto LDAC, in Fort Lewis,WA, between the summerof their junior and senioryear where they will beranked and comparedagainst all other cadets inthe nation; approximatelysix thousand.

“Army ROTC cadetssacrifice a lot of personaltime, effort, and energythroughout their time hereat Saint Leo University;they are expected to be atthe top of their classacademically, demonstratethe physical and mentalability to operate underextremely stressfulsituations, and must alsoserve as role models totheir peers. It is a longprocess, but the experiencegained along the way nodoubt places them in aposition to excel asprofessionals when itcomes time to walk acrossthe stage for graduation”,states Ciancio. Thesestudents are hard workersjust like the rest of student,staff, and faculty at SaintLeo University, and there isno doubt that everyoneshares pride in knowingthat the cadets alwaysshow the Leo Spirit in apositive light.

Student Government Unionupdate: senate elections

It is the beginning of anew academic year;students came from acrossthe world to gather here atSaint Leo University as onebig family. To ensure thatthe students’ voices areheard, senate elections areheld at the beginning ofevery academic year.Students will have theopportunity to vote thisSeptember 11th at theDining Hall and the SABLoggia or online at https://eballot4.votenet.com/SaintLeo/login.cfm.

“Voting this year willbe done on a two-tieredsystem. Each voter willvote twice: once for anindividual candidate atlarge, then once for a classdelegation. Individualcandidates who receive atleast 2% of the total votesare elected to fill one of the30 senate seats available. Ifremaining seats still exist,the class delegations willbe awarded seatsproportionate to thepercentage of votes theclass earns. For example, ifwe fill 20 individual seatsfrom the candidates atlarge, the ten remainingseats to be filled by theclass delegations. If thefreshmen class were toreceive 50% of the classvote, then 50% of theremaining seats would goto the freshmen class, andso on for the other classesuntil all the seats arefilled”, explained JuniorCorey DeHate, vicepresident of operations.

According to the newconstitution of Saint Leo,the purpose of the Senateelections is to have a groupof students to represent thestudent body and makecommunication betweenthe SGU (StudentGovernment Union) and

the organizations.“It empowers the

senate to truly serve as thevoice of the student bodyat large”, says Junior CoreyDeHate.

The senator must servethe community and attendthe meetings, must reflectself-discipline and aboveall he must strive to abetthe Core Values of theUniversity which areexcellence, community,respect, personaldevelopment, responsiblestewardship and integrity.

Being a senator at SaintLeo means gettinginvolved in every aspect ofthe University. It is notonly makingcommunication betweenorganizations and SGU,but also truly serves thecommunity.

“I aim to serve people.SGU was the best way forme to get involved in theuniversity”, said SeniorKatie Gwinn, President ofthe Student GovernmentUnion.

“Being a senator tome is a major esponsibility.The campus looks at youas a student leader andexpects you to be a rolemodel and one that canhelp students when theyhave questions orproblems with theUniversity or with theevents going on aroundcampus. It is important tome because it is my way ofgiving back to acommunity that has givenme so much. I wouldabsolutely be honored if Iwas given one more year inSenate to help the SaintLeo community prior tomy graduation” declaresSenior Michael Gincel,elected senator three times.

In the long run, being asenator at Saint Leo isnothing more than beingwilling to serve others.

By Winnie Jean-EnardContributing Writer

Campus News

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South Florida - TheUniversity of South

Florida football team movedto 2-0 after beating Nevada32-31 in thrilling fashion onSaturday, Sep. 8 in Reno, Nev. The Bulls trailed the WolfPack 31-20 with less thanthree minutes remaining inthe fourth quarter, but a 52-yard touchdown pass fromB.J. Daniels to Chris Dunkleycut the Nevada lead to five.After a failed two-pointconversion attempt, the Bullsattempted an onside kick, butthe Nevada return teamquickly corralled it. With only2:37 on the clock and onlytwo timeouts, the Bulls’chances of completing thecomeback were looking bleak.The USF defense stepped upin the critical time, however,stuffing the Wolf Pack runattempt three times to set up apunt attempt for the WolfPack, and one final drive forDaniels and company. With 38seconds on the clock, Danielsconnected with Andre Davisfor a 56-yard touchdown,giving the Bulls their first leadof the game. Nevada

SportsCollege football in full swing

Lions fall sports recap: volleyball, soccer, and cross country

By Taylor McGillis Online Editor

By Chad Wise Sports Editor

With the National FootballLeague and NCAA footballseasons starting recently, someattention has been taken awayfrom the Saint Leo UniversityLions, especially with no recenthome events. The Lions have beentravelling throughout the country,however, as volleyball, women’ssoccer, and the men’s and women’scross country teams have eachbeen in action away fromUniversity Campus.Volleyball The Lions won each of their fouropening matches against non-conference opponents at theMarion Bowman Center to starttheir season, and continued therun in Missouri at the 2012Southwest Baptist UniversityPurple Bash with a 3-1 win againstDrury on Friday, Sep. 7. Saint Leo started off slowly,losing the first set 20-25, butmanaged to come back and finishthe match in three straight sets(25-18, 25-16, 25-18) to gain theirfifth victory of the season. TheLions failed to pull off the samecome-from-behind magic asecond time, as the women

Florida State - Thefifth-rankedSeminoles moved to

2-0 on the year after routingFCS (1-AA) Savannah State bya score of 55-0 on Saturday,Sep. 8 at Doak CampbellStadium. As expected, thegame was never even close.Florida State put up 35 pointsin the first quarter and put oncruise control the rest of thegame, which was ended in thethird quarter due to severeweather. E.J. Manuelcompleted 11-13 passes for 161yards through the air and threetouchdowns. Both teamsagreed to a running clock inthe second half, but the gamewas ended 8:59 left in the thirdquarter. The Seminolesdefense held the Tigers offense

attempted one final drive, butthe Bulls finished it off with anexclamation point when TevinMims sacked Cody Fajardo astime expired. It was over when…USFdefensive lineman Tevin Mimssacked Cody Fajardo as timeexpired. The Bulls’ next opponent isBig East Conference foeRutgers, who comes to Tampaon Thursday, Sep. 13. Kickoff isset for 7:30 p.m.

to just 28 yards for the game. It was over when…WestVirginia backed out of theirscheduled game against FloridaState due to their move to theBig 12. The Seminoles had toscramble to find a replacement,but eventually found SavannahState. Florida State gets back intoaction on Sep. 15 when theSeminoles welcome WakeForest into town.

Florida - The FloridaGators (2-0) gave awarm welcome to the

SEC’s newest member, TexasA&M, by way of a 20-17 winover the Aggies in CollegeStation, Texas on Saturday, Sep.8. The Aggies took a 17-10 leadinto halftime, but Florida’sMike Gillislee sealed the win forthe Gators with his touchdownrun in the fourth quarter.Florida quarterback Jeff Driskeltotaled 136 yards through theair by way of 13-16 passing.Gillislee led the Gators’ offensewith 83 yards rushing on 14carries and two touchdowns. It was over when…MikeGillislee gave Florida the leadwith his fourth quartertouchdown run. No. 18 Florida travels to No.23 Tennessee on Saturday, Sep.

Miami - After astrong road win atBoston College toopen the season, the

Miami Hurricanes (1-1) took astep in the wrong direction, asthey got waxed by No. 15Kansas State 52-13 inManhattan, Kan. on Sep. 8. Kansas State’s Heisman-caliber quarterback CollinKlein led the Wildcats’ offensivesurge with 281 yards of totaloffense, three rushingtouchdowns, and one throughthe air. Miami’s Stephen Morriscompleted 19-26 passes for 215yards, but did not find the endzone once. The only strike fromMiami came late in the fourthquarter when backupquarterback Ryan Williamsconnected with Clive Walfordon a two-yard touchdown pass. It was over when…CollinKlein pranced into the endzone for the third time,stretching the Kansas State leadto 31-6 midway through thethird quarter. The Hurricanes will squareoff against Bethune-Cookmanon Saturday, Sep. 15 in theirhome opener.

suffered their first defeat againstPittsburg State (25-17, 25-23, 29-31, 25-21) the same day. "I think in both matches westarted out slow and it just caughtup with us in the second match,"Saint Leo Coach Sam Cibronesaid. The second day of the SBUPurple Bash brought another splitfor the Lions; a 9:00 am start timeagainst Harding resulted inanother (18-25, 11-25, 20-25) losson Saturday, Sep. 8, before a (25-12, 28-26, 25-17) redeemingvictory against NorthwestOklahoma State later that day. Senior Heather Martin led theway with seven service aces againstNorthwest Oklahoma State, whilesophomore Lauren Campbell hadnine kills against Harding.Women’s Soccer The #8 Lions travelled to Georgiafor a pair of games in the BobcatShootout, including a 4-0 loss toTusculum on Friday, Sep. 7. In spite of six shots on goal, SaintLeo was shutout against thePioneers. Freshman goalkeeperAbby Evans stopped four of eightshots and juniors Line Pedersenand Stephanie Marran each had ashot on goal in an attempt to getthe Lions back into the win

column. The women’ssoccer team alsofaced hostGeorgia Collegeon Sunday, Sep.9 and openedSunshine StateConference playat Lynn onWednesday, Sep.12. The Lionsreturn home fortwo moreconferencematch-upsagainst Barry andTampa on Saturday, Sep. 15 andWednesday, Sep. 19, respectively.Cross Country The men’s and women’s crosscountry teams each competed atthe USF Bulls Cross CountryInvitational at the University ofSouth Florida golf course onFriday, Sep. 7. The men finished eighth and thewomen ninth overall, with men’sfreshman Carl Dunne takinghome a seventh-place finish after a27:15:.25 8K race. Senior Jillian Browne led theLions in the women’s race with her21:39.58 5K time. Junior AndreaMaxwell finished less than a

second after Browne at 21:40.19. The UF Invitational will be thecross country teams’ next meet onSaturday, Sep. 15 in Gainesville.Men’s Soccer The Lions recently earned the#25 spot in the National SoccerCoaches Association of Americatop-25 poll after two early victories.Saint Leo is in action next at homeagainst Barry on Saturday, Sep. 15.Tennis Men’s and women’s tennis opentheir respective seasons Friday,Sep. 14 through Sunday, Sep. 16at the Columbus State FallInvitational in Columbus, Georgia.

15. Kickoff is set for 6 p.m.

The Lions volleyball team in action against theMontevallo Falcons.

Photo by Mike Carlson