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17 // Women's volleyball doWns JuOspreys clinch A-Sun Tournament berth with sweep of the cross-town Dolphins.

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12 // lace up your sneakers and hit the pavementMake running the 2011 Gate River Run your New Year's resolution. We’ve compiled all the how-to tips you’ll need to run like a pro, the rest is up to you.

14 // he’s a pro at Working the cornerDavid Nguyen doesn’t just stand with his Whiskey River sign and wave, he swings it with sass while he shakes his hips, all for a few honks and an occasional flashing.

18 // men's basketball learns from high-caliber lossesUNF uses back-to-back loses to top programs as learning experience as it prepares for conference play.

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05 // three nighttime burglaries in residence hallsUPD is investigating the recent break-ins at Osprey Cove.

06 // neW biology building grants neW learning opportunitiesThe Science and Humanities building will offer enhanced environment for research.

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13 // an african tWist on a thanksgiving treatExplore the season of giving thanks in Ghana from your own kitchen. The twist on pumpkin pie will leave you hooting for more.

Web exclusiveUNF students brave the rain and the au-thority to protest the exploitation of farm workers by march-ing through the St. Johns Town Center.Only at unfspinnaker.com

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This is a linoleum block print titled “King Tut’s Honey Hut”. Ancient aliens inspired this print. The three space ships hovering above King Tut’s death mask just finished refueling at the the Great Pyramids funk-fuel facilities. They are now fully prepared to embark to their secret destination located directly behind Saturn. Print by: Mike Tomassoni

Q of the W: if you could make a dance move, what would you name it?

“The O La La!”

“The Ultimate Zumba Machine.”

“The Fury.”

– Dimitri Bamb, Mechanical Engineering, Graduate

– Jeyssa Hernandez, Finance, Senior

– Ryan Cornelius, Finance, Junior

“The Creeper Getaway.”

– Sydnee Brin, Biology, Senior

Nov. 3 to 10 – Petty Theft (UNF Hall)A vending machine at UNF Hall was bro-ken into. Goods and change worth $300 were stolen. The supervisor for Canteen Vending contacted UPD and said the ma-chine no longer operated. The lock was broken. UPD has no suspects.

Nov. 4 – Information (Student Union)Three thousand and eight hundred cop-ies of the Spinnaker went missing from various racks around campus. Joe Pate, responsible for distributing issues, con-firmed he distributed the issues as usual. UPD conducted a search around the cam-pus Dumpsters and other dumpsites but found nothing. Spinnaker Editor-in-Chief Josh Gore, who contacted UPD,said he doesn't think they have any leads or any idea who stole the paper.

Nov. 9 – Burglary (Fine Arts Center Parking Garage)A student reported a parking permit miss-ing from her car. UPD responded to the complaint and noticed the student’s rear window did not roll up all the way. The student said she locked her car when she left to study in the Library and found the permit missing when she returned. No suspects have been identified.

Nov. 9 – Grand Theft (Osprey Villages)UPD was dispatched in reference to a missing bicycle. A student said he locked his bicycle on the bike rack between Buildings E and F at approximately 11 p.m. When he returned at approxi-mately 9:30 a.m. the next day, the bike was missing.

Nov. 9 – Grand Theft (Library)Another student’s bicycle was reported

missing from the Library bicycle rack. The student said she secured her bicycle on the rack with a lock Nov. 8. When she re-turned to the rack around 2:15 p.m. Nov. 9, the bicycle was missing. Suspects have not been identified.

Nov. 10 – Petty Theft (Fine Arts Center)A visiting professor in the music depart-ment reported the lock used to secure a baby grand piano missing. The professor said he removed the lock from the baby grand for a class rehearsal. He placed the lock on top of the piano and hid it with a cover for protection. He left the classroom and returned to find the lock missing. The case remains unsolved.

Nov. 11 – Criminal Mischief (Osprey Village Parking Lot)A student vehicle was reported vandal-ized in Lot 12. UPD found the front pas-senger window cracked with a small hole in the middle. The window did not shat-ter, nor were there any items stolen. Less than $200 worth of damage was done.

Nov. 11 – Possession (Osprey Cove)Osprey Cove RAs found marijuana in a student’s room after a Health and Safety Inspection. UPD responded to the com-plaint and found marijuana mixed with loose leaf tobacco on the corner of the student’s desk top, as well as instruments used to make marijuana blunts. The stu-dent was referred to Student Conduct.

Nov. 11 – Criminal Mischief (Osprey Village Parking Lot)A student reported her vehicle vandal-ized. After investigation, a shattered right rear window and pieces of broken glass in the rear and front passenger seat areas were found. The student said she did not know who would have done it. No items were stolen from the car.

Nov. 12 – Possession (Osprey Fountains)Resident assistants found marijuana on a student while conducting rounds. RAs at the Osprey Fountains contacted UPD in reference to the smell of marijuana. Upon investigation, one plastic bag with marijuana and two small glass pipes with residue were found. The student was re-ferred to UNF Student Conduct.

Police BeatCheck out more Police beats online at unfspinnaker.com

Source: University Police Department Compiled by Henna Bakshi

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News Wednesday, november 17, 2010

By JOrdyN WATerSstaff Writer

“A disability is a form of human diversity, same as a race, gender, ethnicity or class,” said Dr. Chris Gabbard, a UNF professor. This is the message that will be taught and explored in the course Disability Studies, a Transformational Learning Opportunity Gabbard is scheduled to teach in spring 2011. Since 2005, UNF has offered TLOs that take students around the globe to broaden their outlook on the world. Most of the time, TLOs transport students to exotic and romantic destinations in an effort to transform the lives of UNF stu-dents. But next semester, a TLO can be found in Jacksonville. Martina Perry, coordinator of academic support, oversees the TLO program at UNF. She said par-ticipation in a TLO course can have long-term benefits for a student. “[Students] get to see things from a different perspective,” Perry said. “You get real-world experi-ence.” Perry said as a result of par-ticipating in a TLO, some students get published in peer-reviewed journals along with a faculty mem-ber or even get job opportunities. Gabbard’s course will chal-lenge students not just to read literature pertaining to the dis-abled but to get involved with the disabled community. The course, which he has taught since 2009, is listed in the upper-level English department, but is actually designed for non-English majors, Gabbard said. He encour-ages everyone to join the class. Throughout the course, UNF students will attend Tuesday and Thursday morning class and volun-teer at one of four sites two hours a week for 10 weeks. Volunteer sites include various schools or learning centers that service disabled students. One available site for students to volunteer at is Hope Haven. It is a center that assists families with children who have learning dis-abilities. Another location is Mt. Herman, a Duval County public school, which services students

with cognitive and physical impair-ments. The third site, Alden Road, which is also a Duval County public school, has a population composed mainly of students with autism. The final site is UNF’s own On-Campus Transition Program, which will primarily involve work-ing with students who have Down syndrome. Gabbard said his motivation for teaching the class was his son, August, who attends Mt. Herman. Terri Collier, the volunteer coor-dinator at Mt. Herman, said her stu-dents reap great benefits from UNF student involvement. “We are a very hands-on school,” Collier said. “With a three-to-one ratio [of faculty or volunteers to students], it’s always a help to have more people in the classroom.” She said the benefits of the expe-rience go both ways; UNF students often gain practical knowledge or personal satisfaction from the ex-perience. Students can volunteer in an area of interest, such as physical therapy, to gain skills in their field, Collier said. She also said many stu-dents leave the experience enlight-ened and more well-informed. “We want people to know that [disabled individuals] are students, people, first,” Collier said. “Their disability is secondary.” Gabbard said a pleasurable part of teaching the course is sharing with the com-munity the many positive truths of the lives of disabled individuals. “A lot of people become weepy about it, or sad, and you know, it’s not really a case of being sad be-cause a lot of these kids don’t even know they’re disabled,” Gabbard said. “We project our own feelings onto their situation and we become sad. But they’re not sad. They’re just living their lives.”

E-mail Jordyn Waters [email protected].

To register for Gabbard’s Disability Studies class, students should add the class listed as LIT 4931. Then, after registering for the course, Gabbard asks students to send him an e-mail that says they registered.

Popular alcoholic beverage under local, national scrutinyBy CHANCe ryANstaff Writer

Four Loko, an alcoholic energy drink, has been implicated in mul-tiple hospitalizations across the nation. It has been banned in four states, and the FDA is expected to reach a decision within the week re-garding whether caffeinated energy drinks will remain legal. UNF health officials believe the drink is unsafe and applies a danger-ous allusion of being awake rather than intoxicated. “It really is a blackout in a can,” said UNF Director of Student Health Services Doreen Perez. “They are cheap and discreet.” The jumbo-sized, caffeine-infused, flavored malt beverage – conceived by students from Ohio State University – measures 23.5 ounces and contains 12 percent al-cohol, 660 calories and the caffeine equivalent of a 12-ounce cup of coffee, all for $2.59. Washington, Utah, Michigan and Oklahoma banned the drink after numerous reports of students ex-periencing alcohol poisoning. USA Today reported 23 students from the University of Washington were hospi-talized after consuming the beverage. Jacksonville University officials are deciding whether or not to join many colleges across the country after some JU students became ill after consing the drink. “We believe a ban on any one particular brand name of bever-age, such as Four Loko, would be very limited in effectiveness,” said JU Dean of Students Bryan Coker. “Other colleges and universities across have, however, experienced success with bans on general types of alcoholic beverages, such as hard liquor, for example.” Phusion Projects, the company that makes Four Loko, said the prod-uct is safe in moderation. According to a statement re-leased on the drink-maker’s web-site, phusionprojects.com, people have safely combined caffeine

and alcohol for years: rum and co-las, Red Bull and vodkas, and Irish coffees. Furthermore, the com-pany said it submitted a Generally Regarded as Safe study, which af-firmed the addition of caffeine to alcohol is safe. But a University of Florida study in February showed those who drink alcoholic energy drinks are four times as likely to drive while intoxicated as those who drink only alcohol because the caffeine applies a wide awake, alert feeling. Students at UNF have mixed feel-ings concerning the drink. Joe Basco, a UNF communica-tion junior, said the whole situa-tion is sensationalized. He said the drink’s bad reputation comes from its abuse. UNF Assistant Director of Student Health Promotions Mike Kennedy also believes the drink has been “over-hyped” and doesn’t find it to be significantly different than any other caffeinated alcoholic beverage. Kennedy, before and after the drink’s controversy, conducted his

own survey of Four Loko’s availabil-ity and increased sales at stores after the controversy had been recurrent in the media, he said. Kennedy, however, said any al-coholic beverages infused with caf-feine can potentially be dangerous because it speeds up the ingestion of alcohol into the bloodstream. Charmaine Martinez, a UNF communication junior, said she tried Four Loko on one occasion but doesn’t care to drink it again. “They taste like juice,” she said, “so I drank four.” Martinez said later, when she was ready to sleep, she couldn’t be-cause the heavy amount of caffeine in the drink kept her awake. Martinez said a ban would be su-perfluous because alternatives like Jaeger Bombs are often just as bad. Phusion Projects announced Tuesday they would be dropping the caffeine, taurine and gaurana after the FDA made the announcement that they would be investigating the drink.

E-mail Chance Ryan [email protected].

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Disability studies course promises community involvement, new outlook on life

advertiSementThree burglaries strike Cove in the middle of the night UPD is currently investigat-ing three simultaneous incidents of burglaries at the Osprey Cove residence halls executed while students were asleep, sometime between late Nov. 15 and early Nov. 16. UPD Lt. Tammy Oliver said in each case students were sleeping when an unknown per-son or persons snuck into the rooms, stole items and made away undetected. There was no sign of forced entry in any of the cases; the burglars just walked right in,

Oliver said. UPD has been step-ping up patrols and continuing its investigation at the Cove. “We’re doing canvasses, we’re going door to door trying to talk to all the folks that line in that area,” Oliver said. In the mean-time, UPD is reminding students to lock their doors at all times. Freshman and Cove Building U resident Darian Azar said she usually locks her door when she leaves but isn’t overly concerned about it. “Nobody I know has been burglarized,” she said. Some

students are more concerned than others. “This is ridiculous,” said Mike Robinson, a sophomore Cove resident. “Three rooms in one night?” Around the Cove’s residence halls, bright signs are taped up that remind students to lock their doors. Oliver said students should always lock their doors before going to bed instead of trusting people won’t steal from them, even while they are in the room.

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Finding a parking spot is about to get easierUNF students design parking lot counters that will show parking spot availability onlineBy CHANCe ryANstaff Writer

A class of UNF electrical engineering stu-dents has designed a parking monitoring sys-tem, which could potentially reshape the way UNF understands parking and perhaps the structure for scheduling classes altogether. The parking garage monitor system, funded by Parking Services and a Transformational Learning Opportunity, would apply ultra son-ic sensors in the UNF Arena Parking Garage that monitor the flow of traffic and deter-mine the number of vacant parking spaces available in the garage. Alan Harris, a UNF electrical engineering assistant professor, is helping 12 students in-stall the system by the end of the semester-long, accredited class. “The system will count cars coming and leaving the ramp in the garage,” Harris said. “And then they’re going to display the infor-mation on a website, so it can be viewed be-fore [students] get to campus, so they can see if the garage is full or not.” At an estimated cost of $14,000, the proj-ect is designed to give the students an oppor-tunity to build a real world product prior to graduation, Harris said. The system is also designed to be a pilot program the university can build upon. The class is split into two teams: hardware

and software. The hardware team has been developing the sonar sensors, to detect in-coming and outgoing vehicles in the garage. The responsibilities for this team include choosing the correct sensors, testing and installing them. The software team is responsible for taking data from the sensors and analyzing wheth-er it’s a car or not. It is also responsible for creating a web page and smart phone appli-cation that would display parking vacancies and the number of cars currently seeking a spot, said Bill Carlson, a UNF electrical en-gineering senior. Ten ceiling-attached sensors will recog-nize cars’ size and direction by tracking their driving course, Carlson said. The sen-sors will then publish the data online imme-diately for students. As an added benefit, the system can help the school generate statistical analysis of the garage, said Al Kadi, a UNF electrical engineering senior and system software designer. Robert Gray, a UNF electrical en-gineer senior, said analysis will help with class scheduling. The parking monitor system is not like the one at the airport, which monitors every available space, Gray said. “This [system] is designed to tell us if some-body has gone up the ramp or if somebody has gone down the ramp,” he said.

Carlson said the purpose of the project is simple. “This is for the students,” he said. “We understand the aggravation of parking.” The teams are in the testing phase and will be taking the system to the garage later this month. They said the plan is to go live over Winter Break and to have it up and running

for students as early as spring. They will con-sider installing the system in the other park-ing garages if the one currently in develop-ment proves effective. The students, however, said they are confi-dent in their product.


Former UNF students patent medical deviceBy TIA WOOdSstaff Writer

Two UNF alumni recently patented a medical de-vice they said will solve a reccurring medical condi-tion that has cost patients, hospitals and insurance companies billions of dollars each year. Alan Smithgall and Kelvin Lebaux developed the Patient Position Monitor one year prior to their graduation in 2009. It was officially patented two weeks ago. The device was developed to help prevent bedsores in immobile patients — particularly older patients — in hospitals. Typically in people over 70, their skin will start to develop pressure holes. According to Advances in Skin and Wound Care, 8 to 40 percent of Intensive Care Unit patients develop bedsores. Smithgall said bedsores are a huge problem because people have died from them. Smithgall, whose undergraduate major was con-struction management, came up with the idea for the device from his wife, who was a nurse at numerous Jacksonville-area hospitals over a 13 year period, in-cluding Memorial Hospital, Mayo Clinic and Shands.She talked to him and realized there was no way to know if a patient had been repositioned and treated as he or she should be. Hospital personnel monitor patients’ positioning by writing it down. Smithgall said hospital personnel are often over-worked, and they have shift changes and can forget to reposition patients. Nurses write it down and don’t know really being done, he said. “It can be solved so easily just by repositioning,” Smithgall said. “That’s the major problem. It’s an easily fixed problem, it’s just not being fixed because they're not properly monitoring.” The device is no bigger than a keyless remote that is attached to the upper body of the patient, Smithgall said. It uses the Wii remote technology through

Bluetooth and sends data through computer or text message. Hospital personnel can go to the nurse’s station and check the status of patients’ repositioning and what time it was done, the position in which they are laying, such as on the right or left side, back, etc., and the amount of time they have been in that position.If a patient hasn’t been repositioned in two hours, there will be a flash on the screen to let hospital per-sonnel know this patient is beyond their allotted re-positioning time. As well, the device attached to the patient blinks once it passes its predetermined time, so when hos-pital personnel walks into the room, they will see the device flashing and know that it is time to reposition the patient. Smithgall needed an engineer and found Kevin Lebeaux, who attended UNF until 2008, and contacted him with the idea after seeing an article about his en-gineering projects in the Spinnaker in 2008. Lebeaux, owner of Lebeaux Technologies LLC, said Smithgall became frustrated his idea may have already been done, Lebeaux assured him they could develop a device that was easier to use and would pro-vide more information than other devices. “When we talked about it a little bit more, and we can do a lot of stuff to make it easy and new, actually something that people could use, he pretty much got excited about it then,” Lebeaux said. The device can also be tracked to family members of patients’ cell phones to let them know when their loved one has been repositioned. Smithgall said they are looking at the device to be around $200, but that price is subject to change. They have not showed the device to any companies or nurs-ing homes but plan to do so in the near future.

E-mail tia Woods [email protected].

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New building offers expanded research opportunities for biology students, facultyBy TyLer WHITeassistant neWs editor

The busy building construction next to the Social Sciences Building aims to provide students with a better home for the UNF Biology Department. The Science and Humanities Building, standing four stories tall and spreading across 116,500 square-feet, will offer faculty and staff new equip-ment and laboratories for teaching and research. UNF Vice President of Administration and Finance Shari Shuman said the $40.5 million budgeted for the building’s construction came from PECO dollars, funding coming from the state. UNF Project Manager Richard Elmore said the building should be finished in January 2012. Elmore’s job as project manager is to make sure the building fits UNF design standards and manages the total budget. One of the major initiatives Elmore is overseeing is the green project. The new buildings are certified through the U.S. Green Building Council’s Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design program. Elmore said the school is trying to achieve a silver ranking for this project. Buildings achieve points based on special-ized criteria to make schools more environ-mentally friendly. The school has already received points through water reduction: the installation of waterless urinals has boosted the school’s level of conservation. The new portion of the building being constructed will be primarily for the biol-ogy department, providing new rooms and laboratories for students, faculty and staff. Students will have labs for classes in

aquatics, virology, ecology, genetics, molecu-lar biology and more. Biology chair Courtney Hackney said this building will help students expand in the biol-ogy field. Students are going to have access to 20 teaching labs — from the former six labs. The labs will be much larger and will eas-ily accommodate the 24 biology sections the department oversees, Hackney said. Three lecture halls are being built, which will seat 200, 148 and 96 students per room, Hackney said. The lecture halls have equipment that will allow instructors to demonstrate lessons to

the students. There will be about 38 offices with break rooms and a conference room on each floor. Also, the building will have 27 research labs for faculty and students to develop their own work. “Students who work with faculty will have opportunities to work with the latest equip-ment in a modern laboratory,” Hackney said. Hackney said the labs will be specialized for different subjects. “If you’re in an anatomy and physiology [lab], you’re in a lab designed to teach anato-my and physiology,” Hackney said. “It’s going

to be a phenomenal upgrade compared to what the students have now.” The building will be one of the best built buildings for teaching biology in Florida, he said. Due to the prominence of the ma-rine biology courses, the new building will accommodate this type of study by housing aquatic labs and saltwater tanks for aquatic work. The necropsy lab will allow stu-dents to perform autopsies on stranded marine mammals to learn the animal’s cause of death. Other features of the building will include a greenhouse on the roof, pro-viding plant material that was not pre-viously available to the department. The courtyard in the center of the building will include plants and host a “green” environment. “This is a building really designed around the student needs more than the faculty needs, for sure,” Hackney said. A benefit the faculty members may find is the new ability to expand their own personal research. Hackney said this opportunity will allow more professors to work toward earning tenure at the university, since research is required in order to earn

tenure. Hackney said he feels the department may open up more specialized degrees in the biology field in the future. The department recently hired a marine mammalogist, allow-ing students to work with marine animals more so than before. “We simply can’t grow anymore until we get in that building because there’s no more space,” Hackney said.

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The national controversy surround-ing the alcoholic energy drink, Four Loko, isn’t going away any-

time soon. Reports of hospitalizations across the country have caused four states to ban the product including sev-eral universities throughout the nation. But banning a product like Four Loko doesn’t stop the problem protesters keep bringing up — alcohol abuse and under-age drinking. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has yet to say alcohol mixed with caffeine is unsafe or danger-ous to the body. The makers of the popular under-$3 drink, Phusionproducts.com, say the drink is safe in moderation and passes the Generally Regarded As Safe stan-dard. Most alcoholic beverages, though, are safe in moderation. College students and twenty-some-things are creative youth. They will find a way to get the same effect with a different product. Drinking vodka-Red Bulls or Jager Bombs produces the same effect, and I don’t see the government trying to ban Jagermeister and vodka. More prominent labels on the cans urging drinkers not just to drink respon-sibly, but to only drink one can per sitting. To fight the underage battle is not going to end. Underage drinkers are the least picky of all and will drink anything they can get their hands on especially a fruity drink that packs the

same punch of a 6 pack and a coffee and costs the same as a Starbucks coffee. Like any other trend, the binge drink-ing of these drinks will stop as young drinkers learn vicariously through peers across the nation the dangers vit brings.

Those who can’t learn this way will find themselves in hospitals and obitu-aries. So take this warning seriously. The Spinnaker is in no way advising student drink Four Loko and any other caffeinated alcoholic drinks but freedom of choice is vital.

Four Loko prohibition won't save lives

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Don’t be so souled on hellBy MAx JAeGermanaGinG editor Thanks to a bunch of word nerds in the 4th century, we’ve all been shitting ourselves over nothing. Turns out, there is no hell. At least not in Christianity. Scholars in the Middle Ages incorrectly translat-ed the Hebrew word Sheol and Greek words Hades and Gehenna as Hell. The Bible's translation from Hebrew and Aramaic to Greek, then Latin, and finally English has added elements of pagan mythology to the afterlife — something Jesus couldn’t have intended. There is no basis for Christians to believe in hell. Jesus never taught about theChristian Hell. In Jesus’ cul-ture there was no eternal damnation — the concept was tacked on later. In the Greek Bible, Hades served as a poor translation for Sheol: the Hebrew word for death, which also means “pit” or “abyss.” Hades is the Greek underworld and all dead generally go there per-manently. There was also a punitive wing of Hades called Tartarus.

Hades eventually became hell in the English translation. It has figured into Christian damnation’s permanence and the notion of a subterranean hell. Tartarus specifically influenced Hell as a place of punishment. Gehenna also appears in the Greek Bible; it is the Greek name for the valley in the Old Testament where heretical Jews burned their children in sacrifice to pagan gods. Old Testament Prophets said God will burn his ev-er-straying chosen people in Gehenna. Throughout the Bible, Gehenna is figured as a place where souls burn in tribula-tion for, at most, 12 months before going to God. When Jesus refers to hell, he is of-ten referring to Gehenna, not anything permanent or physically disciplinary like Tartarus. Jewish custom and culture inspired Christian conceptions of hellfire and brimstone. Hades was actu-ally a cold place. Judaism's fiery, purgator-ial Gehenna and the eternal punishment of Tartarus in-fluenced a picture of the per-manent, punitive Christian

hell in biblical translations up to and including the Latin Vulgate — the Catholic Canon which dominated Christianity for a millennium. The Vulgate translates death and the afterlife as Infurnus and later English versions call it hell. Both words have roots in Proto-Germanic, a 2.5 thousand year old precursor to English and 12 other European languages. They had pagan associations when the church began using employing them in transla-tion. By mentioning hell, Jesus characterizes the afterlife using a word that didn't ex-ist at the time he supposedly spoke it — its roots were just beginning to form in distant Northern Europe. The Holy Roman Empire had an easier time converting barbarous Germanic tribes because hell was familiar to the tribes' associations with the Nordic goddess of death, Hel, and the afterlife: The House of Hel. Even the devil’s supposed residence in hell echoes Hades’ and Hel’s. After inventing hell, the Church integrated the concept

into its dogma, and it became a means with which to gain power. Hell was a metaphysi-cal boogeyman used to scare believers into submission to the Church. Be baptized — and thus initiated — or be damned. By the 14th and 15th cen-turies, the pious were paying the Church to stay out of hell by way of indulgences. The Church used the money for infrastructure, education and benevolent (read: missionary) acts — all these institutions allowed the Church to contin-ually reassert and reinforce itself. Oh yeah, and a few cler-ics were skimming off the top, too. If hell doesn't really ex-ist for Christians, as argued for above, contemporary Christianity needn't be in-dicted. Hell was institution-alized and taken for granted long ago, but at this point, it is equally outmoded and unstable. Throw some gas on it. I’m sure Christians will find something to do with the ashes once hell’s all burned up.

E-mail Max Jaeger [email protected]

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On a rare visit to Jacksonville, Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke took time out to discuss cur-rent economic events and the role of “The Fed” with 35 economics students from around Florida. Four UNF students attended the event held Nov. 5 at Jacksonville University. Economics students Joe Whitman and Holly Francis and finance student Ross Loehr were among the chosen few. The Fed Chairman was in the area to commemorate the 100th anniver-sary of the first unofficial meeting of the Federal Reserve in Jekyll Island, Ga. He stopped briefly at Jacksonville University on Friday afternoon.The dis-cussion consisted of roughly 15 minutes of lecture by Dr. Bernanke, a former Princeton professor, followed by 35 min-utes of question and answer. The event

was broadcast on television on C-SPAN and online by Bloomberg. Of the 35 students sitting in on the event, only about 10 questions were asked due to the chairman’s tight sched-ule. Though only four UNF students were invited, three had the rare honor to ask the chairman a question. This event was the first in which Bernanke was questioned following the release of the Fed’s new Quantitative Easing Part Two (QE 2) released only two days prior. The major financial and

economic news agencies were on hand to monitor and analyze every word of Bernanke. Writers from Bloomberg, Dow Jones and Reuters critiqued the chair-man’s answers. Among the topics discussed were, of course, the hotly disputed QE 2, the ris-ing U.S. debt, the troubled U.S. housing market, growth in emerging markets and controversy regarding the financial bailout of 2008, among other areas. A light moment came when UNF MBA finance student and Osprey Financial Group Chief Economist Ross Loehr ref-erenced a 2002 speech given by the chair-man in a question comparing the United States to Japan. Bernanke responded, “I’m glad you read my speeches, I’m re-ally impressed.” The Federal Reserve, namely the chairman himself, has been criticized in recent months for declaring a second

round of quantitative easing or the large scale purchase of treasury debt and mortgage backed securities. The goal of the Fed’s recent policy action is to increase liquidity in the economy, which will theo-retically increase lending activity and economic growth by maintaining low interest rates. Those

opposed argue the Fed has attempted enough government-induced stimulus, and it is best to allow the economy come back on its own. A major concern of the $600 billion of stimulus is the potential for damag-ing inflation in medium to long-term. Critics contend increasing government stimulus, the Fed is essentially monetiz-ing the debt, meaning it is simply print-ing money to finance other projects. The Fed counters with data and pro-jections showing very low levels of infla-tion for several years and significant slack in the current economy. The Fed sees potentially dangerously low levels of inflation along with slow job growth. The Fed’s mandate issued by Congress is two-fold: maintain low and stable infla-tion and to promote maximum growth of employment. With an unemployment rate near ten percent and the GDP defla-tor (and Consumer Price Index) reading near multi-decade lows, the Fed sees the warrant to add further stimulus to a very sluggish economy. The chairman closed the event by commending the students for making the wise decision of pursuing a college degree.

Letters to the EditorDear Editor in Chief,

Thank you for printing the brief about my recent firing from Student Government. I am still shocked and saddened by it. More than anything, I want the UNF Student Body to know the truth in the situation. I still don't have a clear answer, and I feel that "communication issues" is an inadequate reason to fire me, especially given my level of performance and the success of AASU. Of course I've heard several rumors behind it, including that SG plans to make AASU a multicultural agency. This whole situation is definitely a big step in that direc-tion. There were communication issues brought to my attention earlier this semester, but since then, I had been made to believe that they had gotten better, if not, solved. Apparently, those involved were lying to my face. I went to Student Body Vice President Giovannie Medina's office Nov. 8 for a meeting that lasted no more than two minutes. He told me he spoke with AASU’s commit-tee chairs and assistant director and because of communication issues, he felt I am the common denominator, and it was in their best interest to relieve me of my duties. I've found reason to believe there is some-thing wrong and unjust behind this situation. I didn't get to being the director of an agency by lying to people and practicing bad politics.

I never cared for all of that on this campus or in SG. I worked hard and fought hard for what the students of this agency wanted. I was a diplomat in a world of grimy politi-cians and, until now, I was always able to stay out of it by just doing my job. Well, the dirty game got played on me. I don't know who in SG is gaining from this, but the reasons aren't adding up to me. If I am guilty of anything, it is of being too nice — unwilling to throw people under the bus, even when they do it to me. I just want everyone to know that I did my job. AASU has seen one of the best years since I’ve been at UNF. Ironically, I didn't know my impact on students until I was fired. Several students have expressed their support for me. It really has helped me through this. AASU was my heart. I love UNF, and I've always been one of SG's biggest cheerleaders. I've dedicated a lot of my time and energy in service of the Student Body, and I do not intend to let this unjust firing stop me. It is heartbreaking I will not be able to complete this great year as the agency’s director or see all the great plans for programming through to fruition. Although I have always been a turn-the-other-cheek type of person, I am a martyr and a servant-leader, and I will always fight for what the students want.

Sincerely,Jennifer Dykes

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I have put off writing this e-mail long enough, and I know I would regret not sending it. I un-derstand what Jordyn Waters was trying to say in her article: not all stereotypes are true. However, the way the article was written and the fact that it was even published was offensive to me. Why single out "Jews”? Would you publish an article about falling in love with a Christian? Another thing, it is polite to say Jewish, not Jew. Jordyn said people question her and say "You're dating a Jew? How's that going for you?" She said she just laughs in response to this. Hey, Jordyn, instead of just laughing, maybe you should ask those people what the hell a com-ment like that is supposed to mean, or perhaps you could stick up for your boyfriend.

But wait, you are friends with the ignorant people who make comments like that. I under-stand that stereotypes don't just appear, but the basis of your article is only on your boyfriend. Next time, try talking to more people if you want to promote diversity. She said, "You also have to ignore the quips that stem from ill-founded stereotypes.” Don't ignore the quips, address that they are ignorant. Jordyn just talked about her relationship in this article. She didn't talk about stereotypes in general or how to eradicate them; she just calls it a day and says "Shalom y'all." Way to be proactive, Jordyn. I hope her boy-friend broke up with her after reading that article.

Rachel Newman

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By ASHLey GANNONassistant featUres editor

In the next two months you will prob-ably scarf down those holiday meals until your stomach nearly bursts and drink from dawn to dusk cheering in the new year; then comes the regret. Why not start the new year off with a little something that’s good for you? Jacksonville will host the biggest 15k in the U.S., the Gate River Run, March 12. This will be the 34th race, which attracts thou-sands of runners from around the country. They come to challenge themselves men-tally and physically by running 9.3 miles up and over two bridges and past lines of screaming fans. Whether you’re already an avid runner, or you’re winded after rushing to class, there is plenty of time to get in tiptop shape for the race. Megan Savage, a UNF early childhood education senior, never ran more than two miles in her life when she decided to step up her game and train for the 2010 race. “My friend Jessie convinced me that it was going to be easy,” Savage said. “It was definitely not easy.” Although running nine miles isn’t an easy feat for many, Savage and her friend finished the race in one hour and 42 min-utes, just under their hour and 45 minute goal and did not stop to walk once. “It was so hard,” Savage said, “but we did it.” In the beginning she ran three miles a few times a week and would increase her mileage until she could run seven miles without stopping. She stayed motivated by training for, and then running, the race with a friend. Running with a partner or a group of people is a great way to get and stay moti-vated. Gregory Spelios, president of the UNF Endurance Club and civil engineering ju-nior, started the club to do just that: motivate. “The club is used to help people work

toward their running goal,” Spelios said. “We push each other and help each other increase endurance.” Spelios said while the club is still new and has only had a few meetings, it is try-ing to expand. Usually about four students come out to run together Tuesdays and Thursdays at 8 a.m. and Sundays at 5 p.m. They run an average of four to five miles on and around campus.

Where to start Training should start 8 to 10 weeks prior to the race and should gradually increase in mileage as time passes. “If you have not run before don’t focus on your speed right away,” Spelios said. “Start running at a pace where you can talk to the person next to you and still maintain a steady breath.” Running on pavement can take a toll on muscles, joints and even bones, so if you find yourself too sore after a run one day, be sure to rest the following day and allow your muscles to rebuild themselves. “A great way to avoid next-day soreness is to stretch before and after your runs,” Spelios said. “And if you’re like me, you may want to run every day, but if you don’t let your body rest, you could actually lose muscle mass.”

What to eat Vamping up your exercise routine calls for a change in diet. Helen Sollee, a UNF nutrition graduate, suggests incorporating good fats, carbohydrates and protein and hydrating your body well for more success-ful runs. “After your runs, make sure you re-plenish your body in the hour time frame so you can restore your body,” Sollee said. “Exercise is a good stress on the body, but it is a stress on the body that needs to be restored with good fuel.” She said it is important to remember to always eat breakfast in the morning before a run.

“[When you wake up], your body has been in a fasting state for quite some time so you need to fuel the body,” Sollee said. “Especially since the muscles will be work-ing, and they need energy for that run.” Sollee said for breakfast, you will want to stick with options like fruit, a bagel with peanut butter, oatmeal or eggs. For lunch, she suggests a turkey sand-wich, rice, tuna fish or small salads filled with fresh veggies. When it comes to dinner, Sollee said always include carbohydrates, which give you energy, and proteins, which help re-store your muscles. Eating foods such as skinless chicken, rice, potatoes, pasta and milk are sure to give you energy and fuel

while running. She also suggests snacking between meals on things such as mixed nuts, rai-sins, pretzels, yogurt or goldfish to replen-ish the body for optimum performances. Maybe you’re not quite ready to make the commitment, or maybe your eager to hit the road running. Either way, you’ve got one month to psyche yourself up for this beast, training starts Jan. 4. On your mark, get set, go!

E-mail ashley Gannon [email protected].

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By HeNNA BAkSHIstaff Writer

Fall arrives in auburn colors. It grazes our tongues in the form of candy corn dur-ing Halloween, then decorates our plates with more shades of brown and orange as we slip into November. Thanksgiving, Turkey-Doom Day or Having-To-Dine-With-Your-Awkward-Aunt-From-Ohio Day, is a celebration of fresh harvest. Since the 1790s, America has marked this event with stuffed turkey, sides of buttered corn, mashed potatoes and gra-vy, bread and steamed vegetables, among other delectable dishes. Ghana celebrates a similar festival, called the Yam Festival or Homowo, which translates into “to hoot for hunger.” Every year, people rejoice when the crops are rip-ened and ready for harvest by cooking them in many ways: roasted, boiled, added to soups and stews, fried, mashed or dried and pounded into flour. “Yams represent people coming together,” said Paul Kofi Asare, owner of the Africa Unite booth, which regularly sells African goods at the Student Union. “In Ghana, we prepare yams and take them to the chief. He blesses the food and then the townspeople can eat it.” Asare has spent 25 years in Ghana, he came to the U.S. once in the 1980s and again in 2004. Asare said he still prepares dishes with yams in the U.S. and invites family to sit together and eat. How about this Thanksgiving we invite a bit of Ghana flavor onto our plates? This rec-ipe for yam pie puts a fun, easy and healthy twist on the traditional pumpkin pie. I assure you, after the first whiff of yams from the oven, you will Homowo for seconds.

recipe for Yam PieIngredients:⅔ cup milk or almond milk½ cup pure maple syrup1 cup cashews2 teaspoons vanilla extract½ teaspoon sea salt2 eggs or ½ cup applesauce1 29-ounce can cooked yams or sweet potatoes

Directions:1. Preheat oven to 350, and set out pie shell to thaw.2. In a blender, mix milk, syrup and cashews until smooth. Add the rest of the ingredients and blend.3. Pour into pie shell and bake for about 40 minutes. Refrigerate for a couple hours or overnight to thicken. Top with whipped cream or soy whipped topping.

Yam Myth: Yams are the same thing as sweet potatoes.

Although in the U.S. the terms are inter-changeable, the two are actually from dif-ferent plant families and look, feel and taste different. Sweet potatoes are smooth with thin skin and are short and blocky with ta-pered ends whereas yams are rough with scaly skin and are long and cylindrical. Sweet potatoes are more moist and sweet while yams are more dry and starchy.

Source: aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/archives/parsons/vegetables/sweetpotato.html

E-mail Henna Bakshi [email protected].

By LINdSAy MONTGOMerystaff Writer

This weekend is the last before Thanksgiving Break. Before students rush home to stuff themselves with tur-key and pumpkin pie, UNF’s Conscious Organization is giving everyone a chance for some togetherness on campus. Kyle Reeder, a UNF civil engineering se-nior and the club’s president, is looking for-ward to the club’s first Conscious Celebration. “It’s a humanitarian, environmental and philosophical gathering — to create a cross-cultural, multidimensional common ground for humans sharing time together,” Reeder said. The event will include discussion groups, similar to those held at the club’s meetings, with topics such as Defining Unity, The Consensus on Smiling and Radiating Happiness. Mark McCombs, a UNF mechanical en-gineering senior and Conscious Club mem-ber, said he is excited about the musical possibilities a larger group of people could present. There will be a drum circle and jam sessions. People attending are encour-aged to bring instruments. “Anything they can bring to add to the aural vibe,” McCombs said, in between ser-enading students in the Library Starbucks with a colorfully painted guitar. “We want this to be a giant amorphous wad of acous-tic energy.” If possible, attendees should bring

clothing or nonperishable food items to be donated to local charities. The club plans to provide hot drinks at the event, such as cof-fee, hot chocolate and cider. The overall vibe of the day will be laid-back and all-inclusive; it’s free and open to the community, Reeder said. He appreci-ates any way students can positively con-tribute to the celebration. He said the club hopes to reach more stu-dents with this event than it can at weekly meetings, and member Alee Heaston, a mu-sic-loving English freshman with distinc-tive blue dreads, agrees. “This weekend, we’d love to see a lot of people, a lot of new faces that haven’t been

involved before.” The club, based on good energy, has been a wonderful way for her to meet new people, she said. “It’s a really cool club; it’s a lot of like-minded people with similar, good things to talk about,” Heaston said. “It’s all about making a positive difference and impact on our planet and the people in it.” McCombs said he is thankful for the club’s positive outlook because it helped him through tough times. “I’ve been experiencing new things at an exponential rate,” he said. “I’ve met peo-ple who have wonderful ideas of their own about life.” The Conscious Celebration should allow people to experience those positive effects of the club and hopefully encourage them to be a member, Reeder said.

E-mail lindsay Montgomery [email protected].

The Conscious Celebration will take place on the Green Saturday, Nov. 20 from 12-7 p.m.

The organization meets Wednesdays on the Green or in Bldg. 2, room 2222, around 6 or 7 p.m. E-mail [email protected] to be added to the group’s mailing list and receive updates about the meetings.

Living in North Florida means higher costs than the rest of the state during win-ter months. Here are some energy-saving tips that can help you lower your monthly bill, be more environmentally conscious and stay warm during winter.

1. Shut it down when you’re not aroundAs tempting as it may be to leave your com-puter on so it starts up quickly, that small convenience will cost you extra cents. Putting it in sleep mode or turning it off will help you save — screen savers won’t. Better yet, try plugging an AC adapter into a power strip that can be turned off when you’re not using it.

2. Use your heater wiselyCheck your filter every month. Change it if it looks dirty — at least every three months. Dirty filters prevent proper air-flow and make the system work harder to keep you warm. Keep your thermostat low, the recommended setting for winter is 68 degrees. If you’ll be gone four or more hours, lower it to 65 degrees. To use even less energy, wear an extra layer of clothes or have a hot drink when you get cold, rather than cranking up the heat.

3. Limit your liquid flowStart by setting your water heater ther-mostat to 120 degrees or lower. Take short showers rather than baths, and turn the water off while you shave or shampoo and condition your hair. You can also invest in a low-flow shower head, which can signifi-cantly reduce water use. When washing clothes, use cold water.

4. Turn the light bulb in your head on and the one in your bedroom off. Use daylight as much as possible and turn off lights as soon as you’re done using them. Sometimes lights are used out of habit rather than necessity — try turning them off when showering or us-ing the computer. The next time you buy light bulbs, look for compact fluorescent light bulbs. Even though they cost more, they use less energy and last up to 10 times longer.

5. Pay attention to the little thingsSeal drafty windows and doors with weath-er stripping, cover windows with clear plastic or black sheets for better insula-tion and sun absorption, and turn your fan on low. Hot air rises, remember? Raise the temperature of your refrigerator, make your own ice, hang-dry your clothes and leave the oven open after you use it to make that yam pie on the top of the page.

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Wheeler, a UNF communication senior and Whiskey River hostess. “I think he helps [Whiskey

River] a lot. He makes people happy.” Dancing for a living wasn’t what Nguyen fore-

saw when he left Texas for the Florida coast. In fact, he didn’t even know he could dance until

he became a sign holder. Mimicking ridiculous dances he found on YouTube was his only muse.

Now he takes requests. “Anything that people know, I will do,” he said. “I

will do footloose, the cabbage patch, the sprinkler, the lawnmower. I’ve got like 77 dance moves that I do.” Dancing the way he does is tiresome and a great workout, Nguyen said. So he enjoys his down time and hanging out with friends.

But when he does go out for a night on the town, Jacksonville dudes beware; his new found

celebrity status has the ladies swooning. “I get very happy when I get a lot of approach-

es from girls at the clubs,” he said. “I’m single now, and I’m just having fun.”

Nguyen said it’s hard to explain the experience of suddenly becoming a local celebrity.

“People keep telling me I’m really famous and in my mind I say, ‘I know,’ but I don’t let it go to my head,” he said. “But everywhere I go, people notice me.”

Some “haters” occasionally drive by and heckle him, but he doesn’t let it slow his roll. “There are some people that drive by that are very rude. They don’t like what I do. I don’t know why. I just ignore them.” It’s the people that honk, smile and wave that make him happy, he said. Regardless what Nguyen does in the future, he has certainly left his mark here Jacksonville.“At the corner where I dance there is a patch of dirt you can see on the ground where I dance a lot.”


He WORKS THE CORNER Whiskey River sign-holder thrusts his way into the Jacksonville spotlight

If you’ve driven the length of Town Center Parkway during a weekday, you’ve probably

seen David Nguyen, the 5-foot-2-inch Vietnamese dude having a dance-off with himself, sporting

a permanent smile as wide as the business sign swinging from his shoulders.

Nguyen has become something of a Jacksonville celebrity in the 15 months he’s been slinging smiles and signs. Fame and fortune fell into this 20-year-old FSCJ digital media arts freshman’s lap. He was close to being canned from his part-

time, minimum-wage job at Quizno’s, formally located next to Publix on Town Center Parkway.

His managers told him he couldn’t make the sandwiches fast enough – but only because, he

said, he was taking his time on them. Lucky for Nguyen, the managers liked him

and gave him an opportunity to make up some slack by filling in for the sign holder, who wasn’t

at work one day. At first Nguyen thought the job was “just hor-rible” and “embarrassing.” So to make the time go faster, he started dancing.

“This old lady started honking,” he said. “She was one of the first ones to honk at me, and I just got the groove to start dancing and make people smile.” He never imagined it would escalate to the lev-el that it has. He maintains a Facebook fan page with thousands of fans and said he often gets commercial gigs and job offers. But Nguyen said he can’t do it alone. He credits the appreciation and interaction from passers-by for keeping him motivated to move. Some people stop and take pictures of Nguyen. Some get out of the car and dance with him. And, every now and again, some very nice girls will flash him, he said. By the time Quizno’s closed in August, Nguyen had already become a local celebrity with dozens of other establishments pining over his spunky moves. He took a job and a $3.75 per hour pay increase at Whiskey River in July, where he now puts in solid three-hour dancing shifts Monday, Tuesday and Thursday. On the weekends, Nguyen works inside the restaurant — bar backing, busing ta-bles and — you guessed it — dancing. “He is so sweet and energetic,” said Erin

"I will do footloose, the cabbage patch, the sprinkler, the lawnmower. I've got like 77 dance moves that I do."

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November 20-21, UNF students will spend 17 hours and 3 minutes on their feet, dancing to support Children's Miracle Network. They invite everyone to come watch for free or participate for a donation of $15 or $30. For more infor-mation go to unfdm.com. Can’t make the date? Check out a pho-to album of the Dance Marathon after the event at unfspinnaker.com.

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By JOe HeLLrIeGeLassistant sPorts editor

The UNF women’s volleyball team worked all season for one goal — to make the postseason. It accomplished that goal Nov. 12 when it defeated Jacksonville University 3-0 (25-11, 25-19, 25-23) inside the UNF Arena. The win will take it, for the first time, to the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament. In the previous match up be-tween the Ospreys (7-21, 4-6 A-Sun) and the Dolphins (14-16, 4-6 A-Sun), Jacksonville took the match, 3-2, in a nonconference game at JU. Conference rules were changed this year, counting only one game against conference opponents toward con-ference standings. The second match be-tween the rivals howev-er, turned out differently. The win against JU came on senior night, where three seniors — Jessica Catelano, Marshay Greenlee and Chelsea Rabe — were honored before the game. Sophomore Paige Pridgeon led the Ospreys with 18 kills, while Catelano and Greenlee added 11 and seven kills, respectively. “I’m really excited because [the win] helps us get to where we need to go and accomplish our goals,” Greenlee said. “It feels good to get to the tournament, finally.” This marks the first time the Ospreys have a spot in the conference tournament since making the transi-tion into Division I play. During the season, the volleyball team was under some criticism due to a losing record, but the team made sure to overcome those, athletes said. “Now it’s showing -- all the hard work we put into it and the

criticism we got from everybody,” Catelano said. The team rivalry with JU and get-ting to the tournament motivated the Ospreys to pick up their game, head coach Kevin Campbell said. “This team is re-ally like a team in every definition. They play for each other, they play together, there is great mutual re-spect on this team, and I want more matches with this team,” Campbell said. Campbell said the Ospreys

watched about eight hours of game tape to prepare for this match, and formed a specific game plan to compete against the Dolphins. The Ospreys planned to serve hard, hit hard and stay deep on the court. “I think every-one played to their best ability, and we played together as a team, so I think that was the key,” Pridgeon said. In the A-Sun tournament, the Ospreys intend to have the same game plan but will tailor it according to the teams they face, she said.

“I think coming in as an under-dog, people will underestimate us, and I think that’s the most excit-ing part because we have nothing to lose,” Pridgeon said. “I feel like it’s a new season, but it’s motivation to

work harder next week in practice.” The Ospreys’ will take on East Tennessee State University at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 18 at Alico Arena in Fort Myers.

E-mail Joe Hellriegel [email protected].

The Women's volleyball team strategizes as head coach Kevin Campbell draws out the game plan during a time out, before they go on to defeat cross-town rival Jacksonville University.

The women's volleyball team celebrates as they shut out Jacksonville University 3-0, to clinch a spot in the Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament.

Women’s volleyball defeats JU, clinches Atlantic Sun berth



“Now it’s showing — all the hard work we put into

it and the criticism we got from everybody.”

— Jessica Catelano




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UNF lost a pair of back-to-back road games over the weekend. The Ospreys first dropped a 75-55 decision against Florida State University, before running into the No. 4 team in the na-tion, the University of Pittsburgh, who they lost to 95-49. The two games were the Ospreys’ first two regular season games, bringing their record to 0-2. While head coach Matthew Driscoll said it’s always tough to lose, but over-all the team performed very well. “You know obviously I’m a glass-is-half-full kind of guy,” Driscoll said. “I’m disappointed that we didn’t come away with at least a split. There were some times that we did some reallygood things.” Sophomore guard Parker Smith said it was different playing against the Pitt's strong team. It was an awakening, he said, and would help them prepare for Atlantic Sun Conference play. “I hate to say that we learned from losing, but we learned a lot about how we are as a team,” Smith said. Smith led the Ospreys against FSU with 16 points on three of eight shoot-ing. He was the main spark for UNF during a 16-2 run in the second half that cut the FSU lead down to five with 10:46 left in the game. Smith scored 10 straight for the Ospreys. “We needed to make a run, and we needed to push,” Smith said. “I was looking for opportunities to get back in the game. I was just being real aggressive.” The second half run wasn’t enough, as FSU used a Luke Loucks three-point-er and a Chris Singleton dunk to stop the bleeding and build its lead back to double figures. FSU would not look back, eventually pulling away for a 20-point win. Driscoll said he was proud of his team. He said it was a compliment to have FSU still playing their top players in the late stages of the game, which showed the Seminoles thought the Ospreys had the ability to get back inthe game. The Panthers out-played the Ospreys physically. The Ospreys played in their first back-to-back of the season, but did not use that as an excuse for why they lost. Driscoll said it was just a differentcaliber team. UNF handled its first back-to-back sit-uation of the season well, Driscoll said. He said everything went smoothly, and he didn’t think the long trip affected his team in a bad way.

He said they did everything they need-ed to do. The only thing they missed was a walk-through before the gamethat morning. “Obviously it’s tough, but you know you just got to get through it,” said senior guard Brad Haugabrook. “You can’t give up. You know you just got to play your hardest. You know you’re playing the No. 4 team in the country, and you just got to give it your all. We don’t make excuses. The easiest way to see if a team is getting physically beat in a basketball game is looking at who is getting the rebounds. Pitt had more offensive re-bounds (32) than UNF’s total rebounds (28), which led to 31 second-chance points for the Panthers. Pitt finished the game with 59 total rebounds. “[The Panthers] were just pushing and shoving, which you got to do,” Driscoll said. “In those kinds of games, it’s a dog fight in the Big East. It’s a strongest-man-wins type of stuff in the Big East.” Despite the two loses, Driscoll said he saw good things in both games and just wants to see everything come together. “We know we have a bigger plan in store, and we understand the purpose behind doing all these different things,” he said. “So that makes it good.” The Ospreys got back to practice Nov. 15 and take the court next when they travel to Laramie, Wyo., to take on the University of Wyoming Nov. 18.

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Senior forward Kyle Groothuis takes the ball to the hoop, as the men's basketball team loses two straight games.


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That was ridiculous. Seriously, cracked me up. How many hits does it take to get to the center of the end zone? A buncha blundering idiots. Have you felt the gloves they wear? They are insanely sticky, might as well be magnetic. How they ever fumble a catch, I will never know.

Wait, what? I don’t understand the ques-tion, they have a winning record, right? Mediocre is good enough in my book.

Question 2: That’s right, it’s a NASCAr question. denny Hamlin only holds a 15-point lead with one race to go in the chase for the Sprint Cup. Who will win the championship after this weekend’s Ford 400 at Homestead-Miami?

Question 3: Where does Mike Thomas’ 50-yard, hailmary, game-winning touchdown catch rank for you as far as greatest plays you’ve ever seen?

Question 1: How much did Miami Heat’s 6-4 start surprise you? Should LeBron James and company push the panic button, yet?

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I have to say I’m surprised. I didn’t think they would be breaking any win records, but they should be embarrassed. No need to hit the panic button, yet, though. They still have 72 more games.

Hamlin has a great chance to win, obvious-ly, but with Jimmie Johnson right behind him, I wouldn’t be surprised if he took it from Hamlin at the last moment.

Top 25 on the list. It was awesome, but I have seen it before. As for top five, put the series of plays by Boise State with their come-back win against Oklahoma in the Fiesta Bowl in 2007.

That play happened right in front of me and it was the greatest play I’ve ever seen in person. Unbelievable. Sometimes it’s better to be lucky than good.

Jimmie Johnson will find a way to make up those 15 points and make it five champion-ships in a row. He’s too good.

I am not surprised about the start the Heat had, but they shouldn’t panic. Again, LeBron James is a joke, but there are so many games, they have plenty of time.

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I didn’t know NASCAR was still on. Either way, my money is on the most exciting man to ever turn left, Mr. Jimmie Johnson, to finish out strong on top of the leader-boards to take the championship.

In my top 10. It’s a great way to end a game, but my overall favorite play would have to be during the 2001 ALCS between the Yanks and A’s with Derek Jeter’s flip play down the first base line to Posada to tag out ridin’ Giambi. Eat your heart out, Thomas.

They should have during the preseason. You have Bomber’s Row of basketball as your starting five and they cant produce? Lebron is just shaming Miami now.

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I’d like to ask the ladies of UNF how they feel about NASCAR - turn-off or turn-on? I can’t decide. On the one hand, speed and power is sexy, but I just can’t seem to shake the image of a toothless, beer-bellied redneck out of my head.

I magine trying to do a job but your boss is making everything about it impossible. That has got to be how

NFL defenders are feeling. Over the year, the league has made it more and more difficult to play defense by making rule changes that favor the offense in al-most every facet of the game. I struggle to find a rule in the NFL that favors a defensive player. Sure, fans love high scoring games. It’s what sells, and I get that. I know ev-eryone loves a good, old-fashioned shoot-out, but I miss the defense. One of my favorite games I have ever been to was the Jaguars’ 9-0 win over the Steelers. In that game, the Jaguars kicked three field goals, but their defense was tenacious. Oh, how things have changed. Let’s look at some of the aspects of the game that have changed to favor the offense. Start with pass rushing and hitting the quarterback. Quarterbacks are the fran-chise players. They are players that these teams have invested the most money in, so I understand, to a certain extent, why the NFL is trying to protect them. But it has gotten to the point to where they might as well be wearing flags around their waist because defensive players are getting fined more and more for hits on the quarterbacks. You can’t hit them too low. Tom Brady has changed the game so much. Pretty

Boy Brady got hurt two seasons ago on the first week of the season when a de-fensive player rolled underneath him, tackled him and tore his ACL. He was out for the season. God forbid. It is a physi-cal game. Injuries happen. But when the Golden Child gets hurt, the league has to figure a way to make sure that never hap-pens again. So now a defensive player will get flagged if they try to tackle to quarter-back while still being on the ground. They are pretty much saying "give up on the play because in the NFL plays happen so fast that a player would not have time to get up and make a play." Advantage of-fense. You can’t hit them too high. Stay away from the helmet, defenders. Not only could you be flagged, but you could be facing a fine, as well. I agree to a certain extent with this rule. You can’t have guys punching players in the back of the head or ripping facemasks around and break-ing necks. But sometimes accidents happen. You have to look at the situation and see if

it warrants a penalty. In the this year’s Colts vs. Eagles game in Week Nine, a sack and fumble of Colts’ quarterback Peyton Manning on fourth down that would have essentially ended the game, was called back because an Eagles defen-sive end Trent Cole grazed the back of Manning’s helmet. I’m talking four fin-gers swept it while he was trying to make a play on the ball. One unnecessary roughness penalty and 15 yards later, the Colts kept posses-sion and drove and scored a touchdown to come within two points of the Eagles. The Eagles still won the game, but the Colts should have never gotten that chance to make it a closer game. Grazing of Manning’s helmet did not deserve a penalty. It was inadvertent and caused no damage to Manning. But you can’t touch the quarterback in the NFL. This brings up the whole helmet-to-helmet and defenseless receiver issue that has dominated the NFL this season. I understand again that the player’s safety does come first and if you catch a head-hunting safety trying to end guys' ca-reers as they go across the middle, then I say don’t stop and suspend them, but kick them out of the league. With these two rules, it needs to come down to intent. But it doesn’t. The NFL is a very fast game. Things happen in a split second. If a defender lowers his pads to

make a tackle, and the offensive play-er bends down to brace for the hit and cover the ball, that will often result in helmets clashing. That results in unnecessary rough-ness penalties, even if it was inadver-tent. In that same Colts vs. Eagles game, Eagles safety Kurt Coleman was flagged for a hit on Colts’ receiver Austin Collie that happened exactly like that. It was clear there was no intent on Coleman’s side to injure the receiver. He went low first. However, he got flagged for 15 yards. It should be a case-by-case basis. Don’t just say, “Oh, I saw two helmets touch each other, so I have to throw a flag.” Guys are getting punished for bad rea-sons, and the NFL needs to look at that rule and change it. Again, if a guy tor-pedoes himself upward, leading with his helmet, with no intent but to knock an of-fensive player out, then lay the disciplin-ary hammer down on him. I would argue fans love hard-hit-ting more the high-scoring offenses. Otherwise the Arena Football League would dominate the ratings because their scores remind me of basketball games. The NFL was built of tough, hard-nosed defenses, and they can’t lose that. Wake up, NFL. Let them play.

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