Robbery Suspect Charged, 2 Still at Large the NUMBERS ARE IN

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Tennis champion serves up a show, page 19 MARCH www.unfspinnaker.com 5 Volume 31, Issue 26 2008 Wednesday Robbery suspect charged, 2 still at large

By Josh Salman of keys, according to the UPD report. where he cooperates just to the point where Assistant News Editor “I think what this tells us is that our suspect profiles we don’t know too much about the other campus is growing up,” Foxworth said. UPD’s description of the two suspects two,” Foxworth said. “We’re hoping that UPD and the Jacksonville Sheriff ’s “With our growth comes people who don’t once he’s been in jail a little while he’ll give Office are still searching for two suspects belong here and people who may have other • SEX: Male us more information.” in connection with an armed robbery that motives when they come here. We just have • RACE: African American Police are still searching for the other occurred on campus Feb. 28. to be a little more vigilant.” • AGE: Early 20s two suspects and the red car, which they Police have arrested The two remaining suspects have no believe was also stolen. This is the fourth • HEIGHT: 5 feet 8 inches; 6 feet 3 and charged Yvelan connection to UNF and are being described armed robbery on campus in the past 18 inches Pierre with armed by UPD as African American males in their months. But these were also the only four robbery and are work- young 20s. in the university’s history, Foxworth said. Contact UPD at 620-2800. ing with the state at- One suspect is about 5 feet 8 inches tall “Even since the first one [armed rob- torney’s office to add with a stocky build, while the other is 6 feet bery] we have really tried to step up our accessory charges. 3 inches tall with a more athletic build and CHECK INSIDE patrols,” Foxworth said. “But, we can’t UPD has also recov- a full-beard, said Adam Kline, the UPD de- How does the robbery affect campus always be there because of the other calls ered what it believes to tective working the case. we receive. We have also put some decoy be the handgun used After they left the UNF campus, the safety? See story, page 5 � cars out along that corridor [9A to Kernan Pierre in the crime, said UPD three suspects stopped at Country Club Boulevard] for some added visibility.” Chief Mark Foxworth. Apartments on Hodges Blvd., where they Foxworth said the best way to prevent The crime occurred on Alumni Drive at robbed a young woman, again at gunpoint, a crime of this nature is to have a friend nearly 2 a.m. and stole her car, Foxworth said. to add charges from the campus robbery, walk with you because these criminals re- Michael Romis was walking from the “They were all in the car, taking turns Foxworth said. ally target individuals. Crossings to the Landing when three sus- robbing people,” Kline said. During an interview with Kline, Pierre UPD also provides safety escorts pects in a red car stopped near him. JSO spotted the stolen car and arrested admitted to being connected with the rob- 24 hours a day to anyone in the One suspect then got out of the car and Pierre. bery on campus and gave the police some UNF community. robbed Romis at gunpoint. It is charging him with the armed rob- information about the other two suspects Romis wasn’t injured, and the only items bery that occurred off campus but are still involved in the campus armed robbery. E-mail Josh Salman at stolen were a cell phone, a jacket and a set working with the state attorney’s office “It’s a typical apprehension of a suspect, [email protected]. Three faculty misconduct THE NUMBERS ARE IN cases under After more than The following organizations received the largest and smallest investigation a month of hearings changes to their yearly budget requests after deliberations. and almost 20 hours of By Josh Salman deliberation, the Student Assistant News Editor Government Senate The Faculty Association and LARGEST FUNDING INCREASES Faculty Affairs Committee are finalized and passed the discussing plans to restructure 2008-2009 Activity and SG Special Requests ...... +$30,000 the faculty misconduct policy due Service Fee Budget at its to an increase in the number of cases, a committee member said. meeting March 3. Recreation & The Faculty Affairs Committee The budget was is currently investigating three Intramural Sports ...... +$3,780 faculty misconduct cases. The originally estimated to be names of the three faculty mem- $3,275,900, but a decrease bers and specific details are confidential and couldn’t be ob- in enrollment estimates for tained, but the incidents are on next year cut the budget the rise, said Christine Rasche, to $3,251,930. To balance associate professor and head of SMALLEST FUNDING INCREASES the committee. the budget, senators had “The same things we caution to cut almost $500,000 students against, we don’t want Club Alliance: Spring Bash ...... +$200 faculty to be involved with,” from organizations’ Rasche said. “We don’t want requests. them to be using other people’s Club Alliance: Clubfest ...... +$200 work, or manipulating data, This year’s budget is or in any way behaving in an $158,367 more than last unethical manner.” As part of the investiga- years. tion process the committee Compiled by Tami Livingston. has appointed a panel of faculty to review the cases as part of what Rasche calls a peer- review process. LARGEST FUNDING DECREASES When there is an accusa- check inside tion of wrongdoing by a fac- Robinson Center/ ulty member, that accusation For a full breakdown of doesn’t go to the administration, Student Union ...... -$179,343 Rasche said. the proposed ‘08-’09 Activity The committee has reviewed and Service Fee Budget, the report released from the see story, page 7 � SG Business Overhead ...... -$143,302 panel on the three current cases and found that, although the faculty members’ behaviors were improper and unwise, they didn’t rise to the level of faculty misconduct, Rasche said at a recent FA meeting.

See Misconduct, page 5 � Page 2 Wednesday, MARCH 5, 2008 Ne w s Question of the week

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“Yes, because there are a “Yeah, except for a few “Yes, I have never “I do. The campus “Overall I feel pretty lot of police and helpful isolated incidents.” really seen anything is relatively small safe. I haven’t heard of authoritative figures.” bad happen. It just so there’s not much any major issues.” seems like a safe ground to cover.” place.”

Compiled by Josh Salman.

7-day police beat forecast Wednesday March 5 Feb. 25 - March. 3 Mostly 1 Feb. 25 – Battery ex-boyfriend’s current Sunny (Lot 52) – A woman girlfriend. The suspect 67/44 reported an unknown used profane language 7 Rain: 20% man touched her near and has been calling the nature trails. UPD since October 2007. located the man and The student expected brought him to the sta- the calls to stop, but has tion for questioning. received some at her THURSDAY march 6 work. UPD referred her 2 Feb. 25 – Inappropri- to the state attorney as Sunny ate e-mails (unknown the suspect attends Jack- 72/57 location) – A female sonville University. 9 professor contacted UPD Rain: 20% about e-mails she was receiving from one of 8 March 1 – Drug her male students. The possession (Building 44) student sent messages – An officer approached asking for punishment a suspicious looking in the form of spank- 8 vehicle on the top floor FRIDAY march 7 ings and referred to past of the garage. The oc- abuses by another man. cupants attempted to When asked to stop, the leave but were stopped T-Storms student continued to and searched. The officer 71/44 7 1 send similar e-mails. found bags of mari- Rain: 70% UPD officers took the juana and a fake driver’s student to meet with license. The two students Student Affairs and the9 were referred to Stu- UNF Counseling Center. dent Conduct and their 11 two friends were given 3 Feb. 27 – Stolen 10 trespass warnings. All SATURDAY march 8 wallet (Game room) were issued a Notice to 3 Appear. 8 4 Feb. 28 – Armed Sunny 9 10 robbery (Building 47) – March 1 – Disorderly 64/37 9 See front page. intoxication (UNF Arena) Rain: 10% – A man was attend- 5 1 Feb. 28 – Damaged ing a vendor sponsored property (Lot 16) – A UNF function when he got in- employee lost control of volved in an altercation. a golf cart and hit the UPD attempted to escort rear bumper of a parked11 him out of the build- SUNDAY march 9 11 police car. ing when he became disruptive and yelled 6 3 Feb. 28 – Alcohol 12 profanity at the officers. Sunny investigation (Building When asked to leave, he 62/41 19 Q) – During a health refused and was arrested Rain: 10% 4 11and safety inspection, and transported to a pre- two resident assistants trial detention facility. reported a can of Busch 6 7 Light beer and a bottle 10 March 2 – Alcohol of Green Moon absinthe investigation (Building Q) 10 12 6 in a dorm room. The stu- 5 dents were not present 11 March 3 – Stolen MONDAY march 10 8 5 9 during the investigation, gasoline (Building 5) but were notified that – A UNF employee Sunny they were referred to reported 1,400 gallons 68/47 Student Conduct. of gasoline stolen from Rain: 10% the UNF tank. UPD has 7 Feb. 29 – Harassing not located any suspects phone calls (Building or determined how the Q) – A student reported gasoline was stolen. receiving harassing phone calls from her Compiled by Ashley Beland. TUESDAY march 11 Sunny 71/51 Teams participated Students met with UNF President John Rain: 10% Last week by in a charity softball Delaney and SG Student Body Presi- tournament March 1 dent Rachael Tutwiler Feb. 28 at the numbers 12 6 the “Coffee with the Presidents” event Each week the Spinnaker staff For updated reports what’s going on around campus: the good and the bad. Hours spent by SG Armed robberies on campus in the weather, visit In this little space, we want to March 3 on the last 18 months. The most recent: A UNFSpinnaker.com. summarize the life of the final night of 2008- student was robbed Feb. 28 walking Osprey during the past week. 8 2009 A&S Fee budget 4 from the Crossings to the Landing Source: NOAA deliberations Wednesday, MARCH 5, 2008 Page 3 Ne w s Legislative session SB 1320 Bright Futures SB 620 Veterans Assistance SB 2350 Textbooks The issue: Higher What it means What it means • Students who major in science, • Would require state universities What it means education bills technology, engineering, and colleges to waive 50 percent of • Would require state universities mathematics, education, nursing in-state tuition for certain veterans and colleges to adopt specific policies or another health profession would and provide a percentage cap on the to minimize the cost of textbooks, that affect UNF receive increases while any other number of required credit hours for including advanced student major would receive a decrease. which the waiver may be received. notification of required textbooks.

awmakers met in Tallahassee Effective Effective Effective March 4 to begin the 2008 • July 1, 2008 • July 1, 2008 • July 1, 2008 L Legislative Session. Below is a summary of a few higher education Sponsor Sponsor Sponsor bills proposed the Spinnaker will • Sen. Jeremy Ring • Sen. Mike Fasano • Sen. Jeff Atwater be tracking. Similar Bills Similar bills Similar bills Compiled by Tami Livingston. • HB 813, HB 957 • HB 59, SB 162, HB 347 • HB 620

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A DeKalb police officer guards the scene Feb. 14 outside Cole Hall, a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University. Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is asking for $40 million to replace Cole Hall, the site of the Feb. 14 shooting. Illinois governor seeks $40 million to replace NIU building

By David Mendell and Ray Long more to hurt the shooting victims. renovations, Pritchard said. Chicago Tribune (MCT) “It was a sad thing that hap- Various communities have re- pened in there and the worst thing acted differently toward preserv- After meeting with Northern you could do is just tear it down,” ing or demolishing the site of such Illinois University leaders, Gov. Rod he said. “We’d erase what they a tragedy. Blagojevich asked state lawmakers stood for, what they were trying to Springfield has not passed Feb. 27 to spend $40 million to raze do in that building.” a capital bill in years, leading the lecture hall where five students Built in 1968, Cole Hall is one of John Puterbaugh, editor-in-chief were shot and killed on Valentine’s the centerpieces of the campus. It of NIU’s student newspaper, to ques- Day and replace it with a new class- has two 500-seat lecture halls and tion Blagojevich’s motives. He said room and memorial building. has little potential use other than the newspaper last spring published The governor’s request imme- classrooms. Peters estimated that a an editorial urging Blagojevich diately brought a mixture of kudos new building could be erected and to fund renovations to the and skepticism from lawmakers, functional by December 2009. Stevens Building. some of whom questioned whether Blagojevich said he would ask “Obviously he came here today taxpayers should bear the financial the General Assembly to imme- because he knew he would look burden of physically erasing the diately pass legislation support- really good,” Puterbaugh, a se- scene of the tragedy. ing the expenditure, which would nior, said. He questioned whether “Cole Hall will be torn down, be funded through the floating a replacement to Cole Hall was but what happened there will nev- of bonds. more important than the needs er be forgotten,” Blagojevich said Cole Hall has some mechanical the university has been discussing at a news conference outside the problems, but the nearly 40-year-old for years. building where 16 other students building doesn’t have any serious But NIU board chair Cherilyn were injured by a former graduate physical issues and wasn’t slated Murer said she toured the crime student who then turned the gun for replacement soon. scene in Cole Hall on Feb. 15 with on himself. Instead, a $20 million request Blagojevich, Peters and other of- NIU President John Peters said to renovate the Stevens Building, ficials. She said it was on that tour he talked to Blagojevich the day af- which houses the anthropology that they became convinced that ter the shooting about what should department and theater program, the building should be razed. be done with the building. has consistently been at the top of “Instincts told you that we can- “I talked to a lot of people and the university’s capital request to not have students in this building. very early on I made the decision the state. The ghosts of this building will re- that we had to raze that, we had to Pritchard conceded it’s “going main,” Murer said. “It was instinc- demolish that building and replace to be tough” to win legislative ap- tive to know that the best thing it with something fitting, some- proval to move the Cole Hall project to do with that building was to thing fitting our needs and as a me- to the front of the pack. build again.” morial,” Peters said. But he favors the move, say- Various students said they did ing university officials consulted (Chicago Tribune correspondents not want to return to the lecture with their Virginia Tech counter- Jeffrey Meitrodt, Jodi Cohen and hall because of the painful memo- parts, who urged them to replace Steve Schmadeke contributed to this ry, but others said they believed the Cole Hall. Virginia Tech couldn’t report.) building should be reopened. make the same economic argu- Lemont Poinsette, a senior eco- ment because its building, site of (c) 2008, Chicago Tribune. nomics major from the South Side, its own tragic shootings in 2007, Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune said destroying Cole Hall would do had recently undergone significant Information Services. Page 4 Wednesday, MARCH 5, 2008 Sp i nn a k e r Advertisement Wednesday, MARCH 5, 2008 Page 5 Ne w s

Coffee with the presidents SG Update

The following is a summary of Christiana Patterson. business conducted at the UNF • Passed 22-13-0. Student Government Senate meeting March 3. SB-08S-2209 St. Patrick’s Day Rugby • UNF President John Delaney Tournament spoke at the meeting about cuts • $2,500 will be used for the in state funding for the 2008- Rugby and Football club at UNF 2009 fiscal year possibly ranging to travel to the St. Patrick’s Day from 10 percent to 14 percent Rugby Tournament and the possibility of demolish- • Presented by Sen. President ing the Boathouse Grille before John Barnes. the Student Union is completed. • Passed 34-0-0.

SB-08S-2207 election candidate National Association of Black seminars Accountants Candidate Seminars for • $1,302 will be used for the elections will be held in the UNF chapter of the National As- Senate Chambers in Building sociation of Black Accountants 14, room 2602 on the following to host their inaugural banquet. dates: • Presented by Sen. Michael Saathoff. • March 6 from 4-6 p.m.

josh salman • Passed 30-4-0. • March 14 from 1-3 p.m. SB-08S-2208 ESAC Election Laptops • March 25 from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. UNF President John Delaney and members of Student Government organized the spring semester’s “Coffee • $11,927 will be used to pur- with the Presidents” event Feb. 28 at the Starbucks lounge. The event was set up to allow students to meet chase 11 new laptops for SG • March 27 from 11 a.m.-1p.m. and voice their opinions to the leaders of UNF. Delaney and Student Body President Rachael Tutwiler spent elections. more than an hour getting to know some students and discussing the changes occurring around campus. Tutwiler said it’s kind of a tradition. This was the third event of its kind and was organized as an effort to • Presented by Sen. Compiled by Ross Brooks. make the presidents more visible to the student body, Tutwiler said. Foxworth: Campus is safe

By Ashley Rogers from 6 p.m. to arrests and 48 drug arrests in 2006. Contributing Writer See what 10 p.m. The students rangers are Safety council Despite the Feb. 28 armed rob- think about not police of- The safety council is made bery, UNF is the second safest cam- campus ficers but are of faculty members, Student pus of the 11 public universities safety, available to Government representatives and in the state of Florida, said UPD page 2 escort people. other groups. Chief Mark Foxworth. “They’re ba- At least once a semester, the “Statistically, we have always sically eyes council conducts a safety walk been one of the safest as far as and ears for around campus and records any- crime rates are concerned,” us,” Foxworth said. thing that might need to be fixed or Foxworth said. UPD has 28 sworn police offi- changed. The majority of the crimes cers that work at UNF, with four to The findings are reported on campus involve vehicle thefts. six patrolling 24 hours a day, seven online on the safety council’s There were approximately 216 re- days a week. Web site. ported burglaries on campus in “One of the selling points “I feel very safe to walk to 2007, with 40 percent being stolen to UNF is its campus safety,” my car at night when I get out of parking decals, Foxworth said. Foxworth said. class,” said junior business major Carolyn Hughes. “I’ve never felt Around campus In the dorms that I should think otherwise.” There are a variety of ser- The most reported crimes from The UPD Web site includes a vices offered on campus to help the residential areas are drug and silent witness program where ensure students’ safety, including alcohol violations and petty theft. students are able to anony- 166 emergency phones. The blue There were a total of 51 arrests mously submit information to phones are used 55 to 60 times a for alcohol violations and 34 ar- the police on a crime they might month, Foxworth said. rests for drugs on campus, accord- have witnessed. UPD also employs safety ranging to the 2007 UNF crime report. ers to monitor the remote parking But the amount of violations has E-mail Ashley Rogers at lots around campus every night gone down compared to 96 alcohol [email protected]. MISCONDUCT � from page 1

“It’s possible for somebody to do something Klostermeyer, Faculty Association president for wrong but it not be academic misconduct,” Rasche the 2006-08 academic years. “Unfortunately things said. “There are some fine lines here and as a happen, but there are cases where faculty mem- result the Faculty Affairs Committee is actively bers were cleared.” reviewing the process.” Klostermeyer said the Faculty Association is Faculty misconduct is defined as fabrication, looking at the current process and changes are ex- falsification or plagiarism, according to section pected, but UNF President John Delaney has spec- 10.2 of the faculty handbook. ified he wants to keep the peer-review in place. “If it’s an honest error or difference of opin- “I didn’t realize any faculty members acted ion between colleagues, that’s not misconduct,” this way,” said Boris Milhaljevic, a freshman in- Rasche said. ternational business major. “I can’t believe some The current policy was created years ago to professors preach to us about plagiarism, then satisfy a Federal Government requirement for turn around and do it themselves.” funding. The three current cases are still ongoing and Rasche said the committee believes the policy in the process of review. No final decisions have and the current process of reviewing misconduct been made. is inadequate and outdated. Although there is no official policy and disci- The major issues of faculty misconduct are plinary action varies depending on the circum- plagiarism and self-plagiarism, or recycling one’s stances, all former faculty members found to be own work. engaged in misconduct are no longer at the uni- These definitions aren’t clear in the faculty versity, Rasche said. handbook, and as result, it’s becoming difficult to The last faculty member dismissed from UNF find faculty guilty of misconduct, Rasche said. for faculty misconduct was two years ago. “We want our faculty to be good role mod- els and have high ethical standards,” said Chip E-mail Josh Salman at [email protected]. Page 6 Wednesday, MARCH 5, 2008 Sp i nn a k e r

Courtesy of Taisir El-Souessi, Rape Awareness Education coordinator. The prop is for the play “Until Someone Wakes Up,” scheduled for 8 p.m., April 11 in the Robinson Theater. Wednesday, MARCH 5, 2008 Page 7 Ne w s Calif. videotape raises questions in beef production

By Stephen J. Hedges percent of the annual beef slaugh- disease in humans. Chron’s disease The inability of a cow to stand go to slaughter that they would be Chicago Tribune (MCT) ter, according to the Humane is an intestinal disorder that can is considered a symptom of contaminated with BSE.” Society of the United States, which cause inflammation of the colon, mad cow, or Bovine Spongiform Despite its investigation, USDA A videotape of crippled videotaped the cow abuses at the severe abdominal pain, diarrhea Encephalopathy, though cattle may has so far said little about the role “downer” cows being mistreated Hallmark/Westland Meat Packing and weight loss. go down for a number of reasons, of its inspectors at the Chino plant at a California plant prompted out- Co. in Chino, Calif. Some argue it’s these very including ailing or broken limbs, who approved the cattle for slaugh- rage from animal welfare groups, a Prices for “culled” dairy cows problems that prompt farmers to exhaustion and lack of water. BSE ter. Last week USDA announced it rebuke from the U.S. Department can be half to about a tenth of the dispatch the cows to the slaughter- deteriorates a cow’s nervous sys- would increase the amount of time of Agriculture, the plant’s closure, price of a fully fed steer in the beef house in the first place. tem and brain, and can similarly that meat inspectors at all packing criminal charges, a lawsuit, con- market. The reason for the dis- “Farmers are obviously not cull- afflict humans who eat cows infect- plants spend verifying “humane gressional hearings and the largest count is that some dairy cows go ing dairy cows just because they ed with BSE. handling activities.” That effort meat recall in U.S. history. to slaughter plants in rough shape. aren’t making a lot of milk,” said But the presence of downer cows will include increased surveillance But the video also has focused Typically, they have often been Michael Collins of the University at the Chino plant did not mean the of animals “outside approved new light on a practice that some milked for several years, leaving of Wisconsin School of Veterinary risk of mad cow disease was any hours of operation” at packing animal welfare and food safety ex- their bodies without the muscle, Medicine, an expert on Johne’s dis- higher, USDA officials said. plants. perts contend is an old problem: fat and calcium of grazing, well- ease. “Almost by definition, there’s Richard Raymond, who heads USDA, despite the massive size the use in beef production of dairy fed beef cattle. Some dairy cows something wrong with them, and in USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection of the recall, has also concluded cows that are spent and barely able appear emaciated when they are some cases those can be infections Service, which is responsible for that the danger of human illness to stand, due to calcium depletion sold to slaughter plants, their hides that present issues for humans.” inspecting cattle at slaughter, said from eating meat made in Chino is from being milked intensively stretched tight over their hindquar- Some dairy farmers say having that “interlocking” safeguards to remote. for years. ters and ribs. lean and skinny dairy cows isn’t prevent mad cow disease in the U.S. “Now that the public has seen Dairy cows can also carry some unusual, since the cows are bred to “makes this extremely rare that on (c) 2008, Chicago Tribune. this Humane Society footage, it’s common maladies, including mas- use their energy producing milk, these rare circumstances where Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune horrific but it’s not exceptional,” titis, a bacterial infection of the not storing fat and building muscle one of these cows was allowed to Information Services. said Keith Mohler, a Humane udder; foot rot, which they can de- like beef cattle. Society officer in Pennsylvania velop standing for long periods in And they dispute the notion who has led prosecutions in farm manure, mud and damp straw; and that unhealthy cows are being sold animal mistreatment cases. “It’s Johne’s disease. for meat. great that it was brought out, but Scientists believe these diseases USDA and beef industry offi- it’s not uncommon.” are not carried into the human food cials were quick to acknowledge, Dairy cows that are done giving chain, with one exception: Health then discount, an obvious health milk have been a consistent supply and animal scientists are current- concern presented by the video- source in American ground beef ly debating whether the traits of tape of downer cows at the Chino production. They make up about 17 Johne’s are responsible for Chron’s plant: mad cow disease.

By the numbers Your money in action: Proposed 2008-2009 A&S fee budget RECEIVED LESS THAN REQUESTED Account 07-08 Funding 08-09 Request 08-09 Funding Arena Wages $76,613 $79,350 $58,061 Intercultural Center for Peace $ 6,752 $15,851 $13,076 African American Student Union $65,641 $70,806 $62,406 Robinson Center – Student Union $356,221 $687,253 $507,910 Volunteer Center $28,120 $31,620 $30,670 Osprey Productions $354,921 $355,025 $353,400 Women’s Center $50,060 $54,820 $26,000 Greek Life $20,900 $25,019 $21,134 Homecoming $90,600 $107,218 $96,600 Interfaith Center $11,474 $16,700 $11,980 Cultural Music Program $8,700 $12,500 $9,000 Club Alliance $29,550 $30,050 $28,550 SG – Executive $216,799 $229,654 $220,266 SG – Legislative $78,836 $78,836 $76,057 SG Special Projects $28,101 $71,601 $55,800 SG Business Overhead $154,643 $167,795 $23,993 Spinnaker $103,641 $121,040 $105,526 Osprey Television $49,887 $53,046 $46,829 Osprey Radio $34,103 $34,294 $33,146 Student Life $312,416 $169,027 $162,047 LGBT Resource Center Not funded $16,944 $13,083

RECEIVED MORE THAN REQUESTED Account 07-08 Funding 08-09 Request 08-09 Funding Recreation and Intramural Sports $442,720 $483,462 $487,242 Clubfest $4,825 $4,825 $5,025 Spring Bash $4,825 $4,825 $5,025 SG – Business and Accounting $300,679 $489,292 $503,501 SG – Judicial $17,410 $17,930 $19,639 SG Special Requests $37,747 $37,747 $67,747

RECEIVED SAME AMOUNT REQUESTED Account 07-08 Funding 08-09 Request 08-09 Funding Aquatics Center $51,312 $51,312 $51,312 Child Development Research Center $38,094 $38,094 $38,094 International Center $13,510 $13,810 $13,810 Student Conference Travel $35,000 $35,000 $35,000 Club Alliance – Club Funding $40,000 $40,000 $40,000 SG General Reserves $30,000 $30,000 $30,000

Total: 33 Organizations $3,092,850 $3,769,217 $3,251,930

NOTES The numbers above were rounded to the nearest dollar. The budget is not final until approved by university administration.

Compiled by Tami Livingston and Sarah Houston. Page 8

Spinnaker’s Picks � Best � Worst � Fix The university’s fast response in Two legislative bills involving Florida Increase the merit basis for the e-mailing the student body following Bright Futures would give nursing, scholarship, forcing everyone to work the latest on-campus armed robbery. engineering and mathematics majors harder, regardless of major, and keeping more money, while the second would the disbursement of funds equal. take money from liberal arts majors.

Wednesday, March 5, 2008 vvvEditorialsvvv

Awarded first place for Best of Show at the 2005 National College Media Convention by the Faculty, students should Associated Collegiate Press v v v Spinnaker Staff abide by the same rules

Editor in Chief Matt Coleman few cases of “faculty miscon- Though professors instruct the same So, professors, as for a possible solution Managing Editor Holli Welch duct,” as it is appropriately courses for years upon years, and though to this issue you don’t do it, we won’t Art Director Jen Quinn titled, have arisen at UNF re- they may work closely with faculty who do it. Business Manager Brooke Barnhardt cently. Actions deemed “mis- teach almost the same material as they, Of course this is quite a far-fetched Aconduct” are usually any type of plagia- it is still beyond me how plagiarism in idea, because students (and professors) News Editor Tami Livingston rism, including self-plagiarism. their work may become tempting, much who already plagiarize won’t feel threat- Features Editor Laurel Wright For example, John Lavine, dean of the less seem acceptable. ened by this miniscule editorial, but, prestigious Medill School of Journalism Some may say, “Oh, professors are personal integrity aside, consider that Sports Editor Sarah Diener at Northwestern University, is currently human too,” but since when has compro- the university takes the issue seriously, Discourse Editor Ross Brooks under investigation for faculty miscon- mising one’s ethics become equated with and that jobs are on the line. Copy Editor Rachel Elsea duct. being human? He is accused of using an anonymous Web Editor Meghan Dornbrock quote in a Medill alumni publication, Photo Editor David Morico and students and professors alike have accused Lavine of fabricating the quote. Graphic Designer Erin Weiffenbach He has denied all charges of fabrica- Asst. News Editor Josh Salman tion, and he claims the un-sourced quote Asst. Features Editor Alissa LaGesse “came from an e-mail he deleted or notes he could not find,” as was stated in The Asst. Sports Editor Brett Morgan Daily Northwestern. Production Assistant Sarah Houston Not only is that incredibly suspicious, it’s irresponsible. Advertising Manager Whitney Donaghy Lavine affirms he has 40 years of Asst. Ad Manager Kristen Montalto experience in the journalism field, and Staff Writers Ashley Beland claimed he would never make up a quote, Lori Bero according to the same article. The situation is mildly amusing, simply Staff Columnist Laura Britton because the solitary group of people Distributor Jason Strickland who should use a microscopic eye on the Adviser Joshua Stewart validity of statements and sources are none other than journalists, the products Printer Florida Sun Printing of the school which Lavine heads. v v v Did he really think this would go unnoticed, as he dispersed thousands of Robinson Student Center, room 2627 copies of the publication for the meticu- 1 UNF Drive lous eyes of Medill alumni to feast on? Jacksonville, FL 32224 Medill professor David Protess has Phone: 904.620.2727 perfectly defined the argument. Fax: 904.620.3924 Protess told The Daily Northwestern, www.UNFSpinnaker.com “It is...about whether the dean of our school should adhere to the same standards we demand of our students.” Every college student at UNF has been threatened with the consequences of plagiarism or anything of the like in almost all of their classes. The bottom line is the undeniable hypocrisy of the matter; it is difficult for me to wrap my head around the idea of “faculty plagiarism.”

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“Mixing one’s wines may be Media favoritism affects election a mistake, but old and new wisdom mix admirably.” hile the GOP has its heir The country has been buzzing over presidential candidates such as Ron Paul apparent, most Americans the prospect of two people who would be or Dennis Kucinich, who weren’t even in- -Bertolt Brecht aren’t as willing to crown a the first to represent their respective sex vited to the majority of big media-hosted German dramatist and poet champion in the race for the and race in the Oval Office. It is an in- debates. DemocraticW election. This excludes the credibly exciting time to be an American While these men probably wouldn’t (1898-1956) media conglomerates, who seem more voter, and media giants have capitalized have synched a nomination with in- than content to hold up Illinois Sen. on the fanfare eager to keep pace with creased exposure, their treatment at the Barack Obama’s hand in triumph. the way they think American attitudes hands of media moguls is emblematic of As it should be, media coverage of are headed. a much larger problem in media cover- the battle between the two former sena- Herein lies the problem. Instead of age of politics. Contributors wanted tors has been extensive. But, over the plainly reporting that Sen. Obama and Unequal coverage is one thing, but last three to four weeks, a strange and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton are all articles and attitudes claiming the pre- The Spinnaker is looking for frightening trend has begun to establish but neck and neck, news outlets report eminence of one candidate over another motivated contributors who want itself in the media coverage: the trend of Obama is pulling away in opinion polls, hurt our democratic process. portraying a very close race as one which he has found a niche among the young Voter turn-out on both sides can be their voice heard. We’re looking has already been decided except for that voters and his rival, Sen. Clinton, must greatly affected when there appears to for strong writers who are familiar whole messy voting process. win in both Ohio and Texas to keep her be a winner already. Aside from being with Associated Press style to fill The 2008 battle for the Democratic dreams of presidency afloat. potentially harmful, these predictions these volunteer positions. If you’re election is one of the closest in recent But, with only 109 delegates separat- are about as accurate as a divination cup interested, stop by Building 14, elections. The difference in delegates ing Obama from Clinton and over 300 or stack of tarot cards. supporting each senator is basically delegates up for grabs in Ohio and Texas Last summer most media outlets had room 2627, fill out an application, negligible at 102, with more than 1,300 alone, Obama needs victory as badly written off a certain Arizona senator and come meet our staff. additional delegates left in states that as Clinton does. Problems arise when and claimed his campaign was all but have yet to vote. To portray the current candidates are not covered in similar dead. Now, everyone knows him as John race as anything other than a dead heat light, or given equal opportunities for McCain, the man most likely to win the is not only incorrect, it’s also misleading. exposure. Take for instance the minor Republican nomination. Wednesday, MARCH 5, 2008 Di s c o u r s e Page 9 A salute to all sick, steadfast students

ymptoms: coughing, runny nose, better and return to class next week. It’s of the utmost annoyance when teary eyes, sore throat, chills, body You were tricked! asked why you’re at school when you’re aches and sleep deprivation. Hair What you missed while you were gone: sick. hasn’t been washed, cat hasn’t 6.7 pages of notes – from each class – a This is not first grade when you missed Sbeen fed, milk hasn’t been bought and bills 45-minute video on the solar system that the lesson on various cloud shapes and haven’t been paid. you will need to track down at Blockbuster names. However, in the midst of an influenza and watch before Wednesday’s exam, an This is not high school where a note epidemic, my bet is the students at UNF assignment with your advertising cam- from Mom got you out of anything – this are going to class. During this time of the paigns group in which they delegated all is college. year when every inch of your body wants the research proposal paperwork to you, Every class counts, especially for the to stay right where it is – under the covers two extra credit opportunities – which upperclassman about to graduate. with a box of tissues and a jug of water you could have really used – and a guest On behalf of everyone who is sick and you will somehow make it to school. speaker. still comes to school, I feel your pain. You wind up at your desk taking notes Laura Britton And all of the make-up work is due at To those of you that don’t like it, sorry and pushing yourself to just make it Staff Columnist the beginning of class on your next sched- we sneeze and pop Advil during lecture, through the rest of the day. uled meeting day. but we just can’t miss class. Professor: “So why did you come to Maybe, just maybe, all of this could get Unless the professor offers an exten- school today? You should have stayed So you leave class early and skip the next done if you have absolutely nothing else sion on assignment deadlines, you better home and gotten some rest. Why are you one too. to do. believe I, along with every other sickly here spreading your germs to others.” You e-mail your three other professors But considering we’re in college, most student, will get my attendance points. This really sets me over the edge. It’s and they all tell you the same thing – stay students have part-time jobs, significant like a trick or some sort of game. home and get some rest, don’t worry about others and friends, and other things to get E-mail Laura Britton at The teacher wants you home, resting, class. done in a day’s time like sleeping [email protected]. and in bed on the way to recovery. You take the advice, focus on getting and eating. U.S. recognition of Kosovo irresponsible, short sighted

he recognition of Kosovo as an governments. independent state is the worst NATO, however, stepped in before foreign policy decision of the last The recognition of Albanian Kosovars could actually “win” decade. independence on the battlefield and Serbia TIn fact, sacked U.S. embassies should be St u d e n t Kosovo as an has been moderate since the ouster of the least of our worries. Slovodan Milosovic. Hypocritical, inconsistent and foolish, Op i n i o n independent state It currently makes little sense for the recognition of Kosovo is a terrible Kosovo to be independent. mismanagement of the global landscape is the worst foreign Kosovo’s independence best illustrates by the United States and the international an emerging global schism between coun- community. Joey Clements policy decision of tries on Team USA and those on Team The recognition essentially defies Senior, English Russia. international agreement and condones the the last decade. Russia, an Orthodox Christian state creation of a still born state. with its own separatist problems in Kosovo has little hope of becoming because the map is about to shatter into Chechnya, has vowed to support Serbia more than a bastion of organized crime mini enclave-states. NATO warned Serbia not to encourage and veto any UN movement to recognize that scrapes by on the pocket change of Kosovo’s internationally welcomed Bosnian Serbs to seek independence. Kosovo. Europe. independence begs the question, why can’t To bring Kosovo into perspective, envi- Serbia quietly hosted Dmitry Medvedev, Kosovo will fail because its porous bor- Bosnian Serbs, Iraqi Kurds or Turkish sion the Mexican population of South Russia’s newest president, and signed ders, unparalleled corruption and dismal Armenians have independence? Texas taking up arms and calling for inde- a deal with him to build a gas pipeline economy make it the Peshawar of Europe. The policy of encouraging states to pendence. After all, Texas was only won through Serbia and into the EU. When Iraq cools down, our Jihadist separate on ethnic lines is advocated from the Spanish after a bloody war, and While the United States fumbles about enemies will find Kosovo an easy place nowhere else in the world, the argument the immigrant community might perceive the world, Russia is quietly sending out to take some R & R on the doorstep of being that ethnic states are not conducive itself as a second-class citizenry. steel roots in the form of pipelines, culti- Europe. to true democracies. According“ to the reasoning used in vating a sphere of influence around A neutered NATO and UN protection In Iraq, the United States has fought Kosovo, these people could rightfully the world. Make no mistake; the world is force will do little to ameliorate the secu- furiously to keep Iraq stitched together. declare independence. Make no mistake, speeding back to the bi-polar international rity situation. Turkey’s recent military incursion into if that happened in America, rebel heads system of the Cold War era. In the face of security threats, the only Iraq is aimed at fighting Kurdish “separat- would roll like tumbleweeds on the dusty Kosovo is just the latest example of arguments for independence are that ists.” Some argue that the Balkans present Texas ground. that Russian bear making a den out of Kosovo’s population is mostly Albanian a different case from Iraq. While I don’t defend the Serb tactic of the holes dug by inconsistent U.S. foreign and were brutally repressed 10 years ago. In the mid-1990s the international ethnic cleansing, I do defend Serbia’s right policy. If any oppressed minority that con- community designed the Dayton Accords to prevent succession with force. stitutes a majority in a certain area can so Bosnia would not fracture along ethnic But I also defend the right of people to E-mail Joey Clements at break away, we ought to brace ourselves lines between Bosnians and Serbs. engage in armed struggle with tyrannical [email protected].

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Equal coverage for all the men’s team, yet the facts are the facts. and I congratulate the team. coverage to be equal between the men’s The women’s team this year has posted However I deeply feel the girls should and women’s teams. Dear Editor, its best season since entering the Division get more exposure. I Atlantic Sun Conference in 2005, at 13-14 I applaud the boys for putting past Shaina Strozier As I perused last week’s Spinnaker, I and 8-6 A-Sun. It also has a shot at a .500 games behind them and playing each Junior, Community Health was outraged at the amount of coverage season as it sets out for its last road trip of game with heart. focused on the men’s basketball team as the season. However, I just want the media it won its first conference game of the While we do not have a football team, season. which is probably the key component in While this letter is intended not to take the lack of school spirit, basketball is as anything away from the win, because I close as we’re going love the team dearly, it is written rather to to get. The Spinnaker welcomes all columns and letters to the editor. All student bring just a little attention to the women’s Why not prove to the student body that submissions must include the author’s first and last names, major and basketball team. we do have a team that is on the road to a academic classification. Faculty and guest submissions must include In attending a school where the student winning season? department title or company name. All letters must be accompanied with a body has a total lack of school spirit, I find The men have no problem at get- it amazing that one of the winning ath- ting some type of crowd at their games, contact number for verification purposes. No anonymous submissions will be letic programs on campus gets no media whereas the womens’ supporters consist published. Submissions will be verified for authenticity before publication attention. of regulars and family members. and they may be edited for content, grammar, word length and libel. Letters I noticed while there was a huge color I was shocked to see the amount of should not exceed 400 words in length, and columns should be approximately picture of James Grimball on the front student body support this weekend, but it 500 words. quickly wore off as I reminded myself it page, as well as a page spread acknowledg- The ideas expressed in columns and letters published in the Spinnaker ing the men’s conference win, there was was homecoming. not one word about the women’s home- The crowds that turn out for homecom- do not necessarily reflect the opinions of Spinnaker staff or the university. The coming conference win on the same day. ing and JU games need to be the regular deadline for columns is Friday at noon. The deadline for letters is Monday at Why is this huge spectacle made of the attendance as we continue on through noon. men’s team because it won its first confer- Division I athletics. ence game? It saddens me to know that if we sold Submit columns and letters to It only further solidifies in the minds Gator T-shirts at our bookstore, we’d of the student body, “yeah, it’s OK to wear probably sell more of those than our own [email protected]. your Gator T-shirt, at least they’re win- school shirts. ning.” As stated before, I want to take nothing I am honored to know the members of from the men’s team win this past week, Page 10 Wednesday, march 5, 2008 Sp i nn a k e r

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By Laurel Wright recommends pairing these with a neutral color like • FEATURED STYLES • Features Editor a gray. clockwise from left: According to the “InStyle” magazine Web site, iving in Florida means the average wardrobe cocktail shorts will also be trendy this spring as well doesn’t change much throughout the year; as almost-sheer clothes and shirt dresses. many never even step out of their flip-flops. • Vibrant cheery colors and LBut just because there is little variety in the average Men light breathable fabrics are Floridian wardrobe, it doesn’t mean there has to be a trendy welcome to warm Blue is a big color in men’s clothing this spring, a lack of style. Spring is a perfect time to reevaluate weather. what’s hanging in the closet and catch-up on the latest according to men.style.com. The color can be found on everything from shirts to shorts to hats. The Web fashions. • Blues of all shades are site credits this trend to the growing global awareness of clean water. fashionable for men as a way Women Flower printed retro-type shirts are also new to to support environmental “Dresses are a perfect item for spring; they are the spring fashion lineup and give a new-age hippie awareness. strong and always will be,” said Gay Brown, owner of flair to traditional prints, according to the Web site. Wickets of Sawgrass, a clothing boutique in Ponte Ve- Other ‘70s influences this spring include leather • Tousled hair can complement dra. She also said all types of skirts – from long and sandals and totes. any spring style, as does light flowing to short and sporty – are also big this spring, On the opposite side of this spring’s eco-friendly makeup. which is new to ` `traditional spring attire. fashion are the synthetics. According to men.style. High-waist pants with wide pant legs are also in com, plastics can be found everywhere, from sun- • Black is a staple color no this spring, Brown said. She recommends pairing glasses with bright colors to Lycra-coated jackets. matter the season. them with a shorter top. The baby-doll is still trendy, The colors of these synthetics are just as bold as the but it has changed slightly to be trimmer. Another trends with shades of red and yellow that could eas- trend people are following is to add a belt to every- ily be mistaken for a traffic light. thing, whether it’s needed or not, she said. According to the “Debonair Magazine” Web site, “Novelty jackets that are short or fitted are big trench coats are in for men this spring as well, but this spring as well as trench jackets,” Brown said. instead of long heavy coats, the trend has moved to She suggested accessorizing with large handbags and encompass shorter and lighter fabrics. totes in vibrant colors like lime or a crisp white. The colors to look out for are bright Florida-like colors such as lime, yellow and orange, and Brown E-mail Laurel Wright at [email protected].

Photos David Morico, page design jen quinn Page 12 Wednesday, march 5, 2008 Ex p r e s s i o n s Week in Release On-Campus skateboard contest Movies

College Road Trip - March 7

An over protective father L a ur el Wr ight accompanies his daughter on the hunt for a good college.

Contest winner Alex Green, a junior anthropology major, demonstrates a front-side-180 ollie. How to: Land a front-side-180 ollie

Skateboarding is one of the 3. Bring the board up with your most common methods of trans- legs and open up your body and portation for students around turn to make your chest face the campus. front. For students who want to get the most bang for their buck 4. When you are at the peak of and shred up the skate park, the ollie, push your front foot 10,000 B.C. - March 7 the Spinnaker decided to break down slightly, easing the board down the front-side-180 ollie. through the 180 degree turn. The fate of a mammoth hunt- All you need is a board, bal- er’s tribe rests with his journey ance and luck. If all goes well 5. Bend your legs and push down into uncharted territory. you might even be able to enter on the rear of the board while the next skate contest. you are in the air in order to position yourself correctly for 1. Get on the skateboard and landing. Tyler Norman start riding it at a steady speed. 6. As you land, be careful not The UNF skatepark was full of skaters and onlookers for the first-ever 2. Put your foot on the tail of to pivot your wheels in order to on-campus skateboard contest March 2. 15 skaters entered in the com- the board and act as if you were remain balanced. petition, which was open to FCCJ and UNF students. All but one skater going to do an ollie. If you are were from UNF, said Daryel Gullett, Skatepark manager. The contest was unsure of how to do an ollie ask Compiled by Alissa LaGesse. conducted by UNF and Inland Ocean Surf Shop and was a success, ac- a skateboarder or search “how cording to IOS manager Mike Singletary. “Everyone had a good time,” to do an ollie” online. he said.

The Bank Job - March 7 Based on a true story, this film Jam, get dirty at Langerado follows a London robbery during which the thieves find By Gaia Bonini “I’m looking most forward to • Karaoke, Boat House, 8 p.m. more than money. Contributing writer seeing the Avett Brothers, but there are a lot of great bands play- • English Language Program Art Show, UNF Hall, As the winter chills give way ing this year,” she said. “Camping room 440, 3 p.m. DVD to the sunny rays of springtime, in the beautiful weather and all music lovers gear up for festival that music will make for one • Saltwater Grass’, Beaches: Spare Time, 10:30 p.m. season. These festival-fiends perfect weekend.” emerge from their caves of Sophomore art major Lily • International Dinner, Building 14, room 1601, 6 p.m. day-to-day life hungry for a sum- Swindle said she wants to see mer full of festival hunting. The Wailers or 311 and can’t • “St. Elmo at Night – Sea, Swells, and Light”, UNF It’s the same drill every year: wait to see them all. Swindle, a Gallery, 7 p.m. wait for snow to melt, begin to seasoned festival-fan, plans on allow facial hair growth, pull out camping through the weekend • Irish Music Concert, Robinson Theater, 7:30 p.m. the cut-offs and sleeping bags, and with 20 to 30 friends. She plans prepare to feel un-bathed. on being part of a car-caravan While Bonnaroo, Coachella from Jacksonville, which she said and Austin City Limits provide will be, “a long drive and a great Into the Wild - March 4 the acme to every audiophile’s time.” • Great American Jazz Series, Robinson Theater, summer break; Florida, whose This year Langerado aims to 7:30 p.m., $8. A recent college grad hitch- summer begins around the end be a clean, green music machine hikes into the Alaskan wil- of January and has seen no solid by using generators fueled by • “Until the Violence Stops “ video, Building 15, derness. That’s one way to snow since 1989, sets the pace for bio-diesel and offering organic room 3401, 5 p.m. avoid getting a job. the season to come, with a little merchandise options including shindig called Langerado. vending. There will also be an en- The 6th Annual Langerado tire Greenerado eco-village hous- CD Music Festival is fast approach- ing a stage for bands, a center ing and with an all-star lineup, for eco-learning and a forum for • Canoe Juniper Springs, 8 a.m., $15. will start festival season right. non-profits to spread the love of Langerado is a four-day live green awareness. The Langerado • Itzhak Perlman, Fine Arts Center, 8 p.m., $15. music experience March 6-9 Web site hopes to spread the clean located on the Big Cypress Indian vibe by offering some environ- Reservation in the South Florida mental-friendly packing tips for Everglades featuring a wide array the weekend of gallivanting and of eclectic acts. good times. • Access Church Service, Recital Hall, 9:30 a.m. Headlining the festival are The Langerado is for all who enjoy Beastie Boys, Ben Folds, REM, good times and good music, The National, Built to Spill, The dancing with the alligators in the

, Ar clight Films A ma z on . Avett Brothers, Josh Ritter, Keller ‘glades, coexisting with thousands Williams, of Montreal, The Roots of other generally smelly – yet • Women history speaker Jessica Valenti, Robinson Theater, 7:30 p.m. Alan Jackson - Good Time - and Matisyahu. Matisyahu will always high spirited – festival March 4 (Country) tainment also be hosting Shabbos for all fes- junkies, and of course those who • “Song of David” movie, Building 15, room 1700, 8 p.m. tival-goers from Friday evening to don’t mind using a port-a-john for Saturday evening in celebration a few days straight. of the Jewish day of rest. Langerado ticket options Other events include Kid- are running slim and growing a r ne Br os . ente erado, a full service festival for expensive, but both festival passes • Clothesline Project kick-off, Green, 12 p.m. children and interactive art and single-day tickets can still be exhibits stationed throughout found on the Langerado Web site. • Trivia, Gameroom, 7:30 p.m. the event. The festival will also Those bummed about gas prices feature several rising artists have the option to hitch a ride • Anne Feeney concert, Art Gallery, 5 p.m. from all over the country, includ- from mrbusdriver.com, which is ing the Palominos of Richmond, bussing poor music-lovers to the Virginia, who open the festival festival from cities and colleges March 6. all across Florida. Flogging Molly - Float Jenni Herig, junior art educa- • Disability Awareness Day, Green, 10 a.m. tion major, said she can’t wait E-mail Gaia Bonini at March 4 (Punk) P hoto c r edits fr om top : Gu nn Films , W to go. [email protected]. • Natural High, Green, 11 a.m. Wednesday, march 5, 2008 Page 13 Ex p r e s s i o n s

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Anne (Natalie Portman) is forced to compete with her sister for Henry VIII’s (Eric Bana) affection in “The Other Boleyn Girl,” which fails to impress audiences due to small annoyances and poor direction.

wedding dance surprise ‘Boleyn Girl’ needed a better director Assistant features editor, Alissa LaGesse, chose this video in which a bride and groom break it down with a synchronized dance rou- By Tami Livingston that plays every time a character tine to “Baby Got Back.” Don’t let the first 30 seconds fool you. News Editor gets on a horse or walks down a Search: First wedding dance. hallway with purpose doesn’t en- “The Other Boleyn Girl” tries hance the drama of the scene, it to be a good movie – it really only grates on the nerves because “The other does. However, bad directing and it’s too much and too loud. boleyn Girl” poor acting get in the way. Also, the continuously The story follows two sisters, obstructed camera views do noth- Anne (Natalie Portman) and ing but give the audience great Mary (Scarlett Johanson) Boleyn, views of someone’s shoulder, a who are forced by their father brick wall or a metal grate. And Good: Portman is and uncle to compete for the the constant blurring of the wonderful as a betray- king’s (Eric Bana) affections. frame does nothing but make the ing, conniving, selfish Amid the drama and intrigue audience strain to see the screen sister on her way to that follows, Mary actually falls more clearly. becoming queen. in love with the king, while Now, not everything in the Anne, in turn, betrays Mary and movie was unpleasing to the eye Bad: Pretty much does everything in her power to – the costumes were fantastic, the everything else. become the next queen. scenery was OK, and the main Two hours later, it all boils characters aren’t hard to look at. Ugly: Bana’s blue, Vera down to the king banning his However, this doesn’t make up for Wang-ish metallic outfit first wife, Catherine of Arogon, all the other shortcomings of that appears toward the to a nunnery, cutting off Anne’s the film. end of the movie. head and banishing Mary from Portman plays a wonderful the court for the rest of her life. ambitious woman who considers While these events make for herself scorned, but Johanson an epic drama, a number of falls short and is too wide-eyed small things like poor English and static throughout most of the accents and bad cinematography film to really seem believable. As detract the viewer from what for Bana, the most the audience could be a captivating film. gets from him is a myriad of audience forget that it just sat Movies are a medium that dark, brooding looks. through an hour and 40 minutes allows the audience two ways to In the end, the movie seems of bad lighting, framing, acting experience something – by sight to pull itself together and offers and directing. Chadwick should and sound. And in those two some great entertainment, acting go back to directing TV shows. areas, director Justin Chadwick and directing during the last 15 fails completely. minutes. But this last-minute E-mail Tami Livingston at The grating, doomsday music restructuring doesn’t make the [email protected]. Boy needs outside help with mom’s toys By Mike Pingree request, went into another room McClatchy-Tribune to get a condom. While he was gone, she took off with the dough. YOU SHOULDN’T PLAY WITH He called the sheriff to report he MOMMY’S TOYS was robbed, but, when the law- man informed him that paying An 8-year-old boy’s grandmother for sex is a crime, he quickly with- brought him to the fire station in drew his complaint. Portsmouth, England, to cut off a pair of handcuffs he had found in HERE, FISHY, FISHY his mother’s bedroom. The grand- a man they had arrested for theft mother told the firemen, “It’s be- and found out that the woman Two drunks walking along the yond my wildest imagination why he had been living with for two ocean in Folkestone, England, af- someone would keep handcuffs in months used to be a man. He was ter a night on the town, spotted a their bedroom.” unaware of this fact until the cops bottlenose dolphin just off shore gleefully informed him. When re- and tried to climb on his back OLD, YES, BUT A FINE leased, the man went home and for a ride home. They have been LOOKING WOMAN had a frank and open discussion charged with interfering with a with the “lady” which resulted in dolphin. Police launched a drug raid on an assault charge. a home in Miami and arrested a FREEZE! THIS IS A ROB... 62-year-old woman who had con- YOU SEE, IT SEEMED LIKE A WHAM! cealed four bags of heroin in her PRETTY GOOD DEAL, OFFICER bra. A man who robbed a convenience A woman reported to police in store in Boise, Idaho, didn’t know YES, WE’LL PUT OUT AN ALL- Murfreesboro, Tenn., that she al- that an off-duty corrections offi- POINTS BULLETIN FOR SATAN lowed a man to borrow her car in cer was in there buying beer. The exchange for $50 worth of crack officer hit him over the head with A man in Odessa, Texas, ex- cocaine. He promised to return a six-pack. plained to police that his wife the vehicle by 5 p.m. but failed to died as a result of an exorcism he do so. She does not know his full BUT HE’S APPARENTLY NOT was performing on her. He said name as he identified himself he was holding her down on the only as “G.” LEARNING bathroom floor when the Devil en- A young man was arrested af- tered her body, causing her death. LET’S JUST FORGET THE ter midnight for burning rubber The authorities do not buy this. WHOLE THING, OFFICER in the parking lot of the police station in Perth, Australia, and ANYTHING YOU’D LIKE TO A man hired a woman to come to charged with DUI and reckless TELL ME SWEETHEART? his Hilmar, Calif., home and per- driving. He was driving with a form a striptease for $180. After learner’s permit. WHAP! the dance, she offered to have Police in Sydney, Australia, did sex with him for another $80. He © 2008, McClatchy-Tribune a routine background check on gave her the money, then, at her News Service. Page 14 Ex p r e s s i o n s Wednesday, march 5, 2008

Food Restaurant Review Different cake, salad options Beach Hut Café passes breakfast test add variety, interest to meals By Chris Anderson Contributing writer Chinese Noodle Salad Step through the doors of the Beach Hut Café and the low din What you need: of conversation, and the smell of 12 oz. dried rice vermicelli coffee and breakfast will over- noodles whelm your senses. A favorite of 4 tbsp. sesame oil Jacksonville Beach locals, Beach 3 tbsp. soy sauce Hut has been serving its award- co ur

Juice of 2 limes winning breakfast since 1988. tse y o f dapl u s .u 1 tsp. sugar Having received more than six 4 green onions, finely chopped awards such as “Best Breakfast” 1-2 tsp. hot chili sauce from the annual Folio Weekly Peach Cake 2 tbsp. chopped fresh cilantro Awards, Beach Hut has garnered much recognition for its food. What you need: Preparation: After walking through the Beach Hut Cafe offers a variety of appetizing breakfast and lunch options 1 Betty Crocker Butter Cake Prepare noodles according to doors, visitors enter the small at reasonable prices. mix the package instructions. Drain; “box” that serves as Beach Hut’s 1 Can Eagle Brand condensed put in a bowl and toss with half of waiting area. There is no one to evident. One wall is consumed by Southern specialties, like grits milk the sesame oil. keep track of who got there first, an ocean scene mural by a local or home fries. The home fries are 1 large can sliced peaches Mix the remaining sesame oil, so each customer is expected to artist. particularly good. 1 tub cool whip soy sauce, lime juice, sugar, green allow those ahead to sit first. The menu consists of break- Breakfast for two will run onions, and chili sauce together in While waiting, take a chance fast foods and lunch items. Go about $15 and you will leave with a bowl. Stir in the noodles. to look through some of the hun- ahead and skip the lunch be- a full stomach. Preparation: Stir in cilantro and serve. dreds of pictures that completely cause, while good, the breakfast Beach Hut is located on Make cake mix according to (Chopped peanuts are an optional hide the walls, which feature is unbelievable. 3rd Street and 13th Avenue directions on the box. When you topping.) regular customers that seem to The No. 4 Full Stack will get South, just three blocks from take the cake from the oven pour be there way too often. you three exquisite, fluffy, pan- Jacksonville Beach. Hours are the can of Eagle Brand condensed Cost: About $9 Once seated, customers will cakes that engulf the entire 10 6 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. all week long. milk over the cake and spread it be quickly greeted by one of the inch plate along with three pieces During the week the crowd dies evenly. friendly waitresses. of perfectly cooked bacon. down around noon. On the week- It helps to poke holes in the Take a minute to look around If you are less hungry, there ends it’s always busy, especially cake before pouring liquids on and a few things become obvi- is also a short stack, consisting on Sunday after the local church top. ous. The owners are huge Gators of two pancakes. For those who services. Pour the sliced peaches, juice fans, with signs and gator heads are not into pancakes, the No. and all on top. Then ice with cool decorating every wall. The sup- 3 is a mix of eggs, toast, bacon E-mail Chris Anderson at whip and refrigerate until ready to port for area artists is also quite or sausage and a few good ole’ [email protected]. serve. It is best when refrigerated overnight.

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Business partnerships may Close relationships will Examine money habits and Unique career paths are now enter a brief period of this week experience mi- financial obligations care- intriguing this week. After intense negotiations. Over nor tensions. Group loy- fully this week. Planetary Monday watch for friends the next two days expect alty, canceled plans or aspects indicate that new or relatives to reclaim lost the announcement of new recent social disappoint- paperwork or business reg- business dreams or return time or financial restric- ments may prove vital: if ulations will soon demand to uncompleted projects. tions. Key officials will be so, remain determined and detailed attention. All is For many Cancerians work- moody and potentially mis- react quickly to comments well, so not to worry. Do, place diplomacy will pro- March 21 - April 20 leading: avoid bold public April 21 - May 20 or suggestions. Later this May 21 - June 21 however, pay special atten- June 22 - July 22 vide valuable new options: statements or fast explana- week gentle moments and tion to changing deadlines offer support, guidance tions. After Wednesday a changed attitudes will or revised payment sched- and continuing respect. long-term friend or lover may reveal deep emerge. After Thursday a recent business ules. Later this week new invitations may Later this week long-term relationships feelings of doubt or mistrust. A demanding or employment proposal may need to be be unusually distracting: team projects may experience a brief but intense phase few days: stay focused and watch for rare redefined, debated or postponed. Ask for and social acceptance will soon offer tan- of rekindled sensuality and newfound love. romantic ultimatums, fast invitations and written documents and reliable promises: gible rewards. Stay open: new friendships Ask partners for renewed promises: you bold social comments. there’s much to be gained. will prove beneficial. won’t be disappointed.

Colleagues and officials Loved ones may this week New business alterna- Early this week social dis- will this week notice past express restlessness, bore- tives will arrive early this agreements may involve efforts or personal style: dom or social isolation. At week: after Tuesday watch family politics, parent/ before mid-week expect the same time that long- for written permissions or child power struggles or unusual overtures for your term relations are becom- uniquely creative contracts. the emotional obligations expertise, insights and ad- ing more demanding, new Recently unanswered ques- of loved ones. Conflicting vice. Some Leos, especially social or romantic attrac- tions will no longer be both- values, traditional roles those born after 1962, may tions may appear in your ersome: pace yourself and and daily duties may be July 23 - Aug. 22 also encounter fast finan- Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 life. Remain philosophic Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 let others define their own Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 intense topics: remain cial proposals: thoroughly and avoid quick decisions: roles. Thursday through patient and avoid strong check all facts, dates and new information and po- Saturday friends and rela- statements, if at all pos- figures. Late Saturday a new friendship tential relationships will soon emerge. tives may probe for answers concerning re- sible. After Thursday many Scorpios will may quickly evolve toward passion and ro- Wednesday through Friday highlights cent social decisions or romantic changes. experience the renewal of workplace con- mantic intrigue. If so, remain cautious: at unexpected business announcements and Offer clear explanations: loved ones want tracts or business promises. Watch, howev- present potential lovers may offer unreal- revised financial information. Watch cal- to appreciate and understand your motives er, for minor financial errors or misinter- istic promises. culations closely for vital errors. and goals. preted facts: small details will soon prove vital.

Late messages or sudden Travel plans or last minute Relatives and friends may cancellations may now news may soon be revised: be emotionally unstable Workplace confidence is cause minor tensions: be- early this week watch for over the next few days. now on the rise: over the fore mid-week watch for home events to be can- After Monday expect un- next 4 days expect difficult family obligations to be celled or postponed. Be usual requests for social projects to be easily com- complicated by new social diplomatic: unavoidable clarity and dramatic state- pleted. Pisceans born after demands. Loved ones are circumstances should not ments of opinion. Areas March five may also experi- now easily influenced by be taken personally. After affected are subtle roman- ence an unusual business Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 public pressure or innuen- Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 Tuesday physical vitality Jan. 21 - Feb. 19 tic promises or disappoint- Feb. 19 - March 20 request. Extra duties, add- do: expect scattered prom- returns: skin, upper chest ing decisions. All is well, ed skills or training may be ises and vague responses. and throat are accented. so not to worry. Do, how- a strong theme: watch for Privacy is important: refuse to be drawn At present body awareness is on the rise: ever, avoid detailed discussions involving valuable new options concerning manage- into gossip. After Friday daily workplace use this time to begin fitness regimes or past relationships. Wednesday through ment or team leadership. After Saturday duties may be briefly increased. If so, dis- adjust dietary habits. Later this week rest Saturday new financial opportunities may loved ones or close friends may suggest ruptions may be bothersome: pay special and regain energy: private family discus- arrive without warning. Remain cautious- rare group events: unique entertainment attention to new deadlines. sions may prove draining. ly optimistic: extra time is needed. and artistic creativity are highlighted.

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The objective of the game is to fill all the blank squares in a game with the correct numbers. There are three very simple con- straints to follow. In a nine-by-nine-square Sudoku game, every row of nine numbers must include all digits, one through nine, in any order. Every column of nine numbers must include all digits, one through nine, in any order. Every three-by-three subsection of the nine-by-nine square must include all digits, one through nine.

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Inside the Huddle

Matt Coleman Josh Salman Ross Brooks Sarah Diener Editor in Chief Assistant News Editor Discourse Editor Sports Editor Wednesday, March 5, 2008 Question 1: Carl Edwards won his second consecutive NASCAR Sprint Series race March 2 and celebrated with his

signature backflip off his car. What do you think is the best way to celebrate a victory? Rioting. If it’s good enough for a For NASCAR, it’s drinking whiskey, Best is such a subjective term. The Cristal poppin’ in the stretch Navi- soccer hooligan, it’s good enough chewing tobacco and dumping funniest ones are always preceeded gator. Food everywhere as if the for me. cans of Milwaukee’s Best on each by “Hey y’all, watch this ... “ party was catered. Honeys on the other’s heads. Then, for the after left, fellas on the right. party, the drivers head down to the local dive-bar and hit on their extended family. Question 2: What were your impressions of the opening weekend of NFL free agency?

I didn’t pay attention but I’ll leave The Jags moves were unimpressive. Well, my Vinny Testaverde is pretty “I’m rich, biyatch!”- Asante Samuel you with this observation. Brett I don’t like the Jerry Porter signing, spot on. But I could use a little Favre is surprisingly well-preserved and paying Cleo Lemon $2.7 million work on my Daunte Culpepper. for a 75-year old. a year is ludicrous. Tampa did nothing as usual, and the Dolphins are restructuring an entire team. Question 3: With their loss March 1 at home against Mississippi State, is the University of Florida men’s basketball team in danger of missing the NCAA tournament? They don’t have Joakim Noah’s Although the committee will give It certainly isn’t looking as easy They should do better without the formidable hair to latch onto, so it them the benefit of the doubt as it has been for UF in the past. distraction of Joakim Noah’s mom might be difficult, but they’ll make being two-time national champs Since I’m a betting man, I’ll put my around. the tourney regardless. and all, unless they win three more money on a no-show. games, they’re out. I see the Gators heading to the NIT. If you have a question for the Question 4: Will Ferrell’s new basketball comedy, ‘Semi-Pro’, opened in theatres Feb. 29. With a cast that also members of the features favorites Woody Harrelson and Andre Benjamin, could this be the next great sports movie? Ferrell needs to get a new schtick The movie looks horrible. Will Fer- No. It will never beat “Fletch,” no Never. You’ll always be in my heart, Huddle or want to give and a cast not including the guy rell should have quit at “Talladega matter how big Ferrell’s afro is. It Brian Piccolo! answers, e-mail the from Outkast and Woody from Nights” because his movies are get- looks like every other Will Ferrell “Cheers” before he stars in the ting worse and worse. To you my movie in the past five years. Spinnaker at sports@ next great sports movie. friend, I can only boo. unfspinnaker.com. Compiled by Brett Morgan. Wednesday, march 5, 2008 Page 17 Sp o r t s women’s Track and Field Tennis co ur tes y o f media r elations

Freshman Victoria Krook was No. 5 in singles and No. 3 in doubles Feb. 29 at the UNF Tennis Complex. The Ospreys take on Stetson University March 6 and Florida Gulf Coast University March 8. Men’s and women’s teams clean up

By Ashley Beland Pereira winning his ninth straight Carolina Melo (No. 6). Staff Writer singles match against Lipscomb’s Men’s tennis ended the weekend David Haugsteter. with six singles competition wins co ur The Ospreys took three wins Saturday brought another pair over GWU. Pereira was forced to tes y o f the atlantic s u n con f e r ence each for men’s and women’s of wins for both UNF teams. complete a third set against GWU’s tennis during the opening of Women’s tennis defeated Belmont Evgeny Slesarev, but managed Atlantic-Sun Conference play at University 6-1 and men’s tennis to make the game his 11th con- the UNF Tennis Complex Feb. 29 took a 7-0 victory. Men’s tennis secutive win in singles matches. through March 2. won all six singles matches in Teammates junior Javier Ferrin Women’s tennis (5-5, 3-0 A-Sun) straight sets, won the bottom two and freshman Adrian Escarate started the weekend with a 7-0 positions and took the No. 1 spot followed with five consecutive win against Lipscomb University. at 8-2. wins and singles victories for the UNF gained a 1-0 lead by captur- “We knew that Belmont had a Ospreys against GWU. ing the doubles point, and took couple of injuries,” head coach “The team accomplished the all six single matches in the Igal Buberman said. “We tried to short-term goal that it set for this Sophomore Anne DelBovo participated in the Atlantic Sun Indoor Cham- double sets. stay focused and keep working on weekend,” Buberman said. “We pionships starting on Feb. 29. Women’s track and field finished second “After a good week of practice, building some momentum in dou- are really excited about the reg- overall. our girls came out with high in- bles. The team did a good job.” ular-season conference competi- tensity and a better level of ten- UNF’s A-Sun Conference open- tion and we are looking forward nis today,” UNF women’s tennis er ended with 7-0 win against to playing Stetson this week. We Women finish third overall assistant coach Rodrigo Puebla Gardner-Webb University for know it will test our abilities even said. “We are definitely getting to both men’s and women’s teams. further, but our team will make the level of tennis that we want to Women’s tennis grabbed all sure it steps its level of play up a with string of personal bests be at but we are not there yet. We three doubles matches for the notch.” are glad we had a good day in our doubles point. The Ospreys will play away by Brett Morgan in the A-Sun gets better and first conference match.” The Sunday game ended with games at Stetson University Assistant Sports Editor better.” Men’s tennis (7-3, 3-0 A-Sun), singles victories for sophomore March 6 and Florida Gulf Coast Freshman SaLydia James and also scored a 7-0 victory against Natalie Sanchez (No. 1), senior March 8. Led by a series of personal senior Golden Creavy helped al- Lipscomb Friday afternoon. Vanessa Sanchez (No. 2), junior and university bests, UNF wom- leviate some of VanAlstyne’s UNF won the top-five matches in Maria Melihova (No. 3), junior E-mail Ashley Beland at en’s track and field finished third concerns with UNF bests in straight sets with senior Eduardo Ina Durcakova (No. 4) and junior [email protected]. overall at the the 2008 Atlantic the 60-meter dash and the pen- Sun Indoor Championships. tathlon. James’ finish in the 60- Senior Amy Stroder became meter dash not only set the new softball the first woman in UNF his- UNF mark, but also qualified tory to take an individual title, her for the finals. Creavy’s 3,036 winning the high jump with an points in the pentathlon gave Ospreys continue record A-Sun winning streak A-Sun championship best mark her a sixth-place finish. of 5-8. All-conference senior Stroder’s efforts, along with Amanda Davey set a new per- By Sarah Diener sophomore Elise Trexler’s sonal indoor best of 10 minutes Sports Editor second-place mark in the high 11 seconds point 78 in the 3,000- jump of 5-6, contributed to 20 meter. The time put her second Two-day play at JU leads of the team’s overall 36 points. overall. Accompanied by senior Emily The performances, both in- to wins, A-Sun record Kohler’s mark of 5-2 1/4, the dividually and team, were espe- Ospreys had three of the top- cially rewarding because of the The UNF Softball team record- five finishers in the long jump. emphasis placed on this compe- ed four wins during the two-day Although he was not sur- tition, said assistant coach Julie Jacksonville University invitational prised by the results, head Stackhouse. starting Feb. 29, landing it the lon- coach Mark VanAlstyne felt “This is the meet we’ve been gest current winning streak in the some apprehension going into working towards all season Atlantic Sun Conference. the event. long,” Stackhouse said. In addition to four wins, three “It’s always scary going into The two day competition con- players were named to the all-tour- competitions like this because cluded March 1 with the mile nament team: junior third baseman you just never know what to ex- run. Heather Hyde, junior shortstop pect,” VanAlstyne said. “With E-mail Brett Morgan at Ashley Parenteau and sophomore each year, the competition [email protected]. pitcher Devyn Findley. Hyde hit .500 throughout the event, giving the Ospreys a .917 co ur slugging percentage and a .563 on- Sports in Brief base percentage. With her second tes y o f media r elations home run of the season, she also Jacksonville natives particpated scored a pair of doubles. Greek softball tournament in “The Second Encounter” in- Parenteau hit a home run dur- raises $900 for charity cluding Marc Seno, and Jahmal ing the contest in the bottom of McClennan. the eighth inning against Coastal The Sigma Alpha Epsilon Winners included Michael Rio Carolina University, leading to a 2-1 fraternity and UNF recreation in the strikes category, Thomas victory for UNF. department organized a char- Culler in the armbar category Findley hit a home run and ac- Junior shortstop Ashley Parenteau’s home run against Coastal Carolina ity softball tournament on the and Jahmal McLennan in the tri- complished a 2-0 record. In her University led to a 2-1 victory for the Ospreys and a spot on the all-tourna- UNF intramural fields March 1. angle choke category. run against Coastal Carolina, her ment team. Twelve teams competed to raise strong pitching allowed only four $900 for the Children’s Miracle Summer camp registration hits while striking out nine players. starting March 7 in Charlotte, N.C. Network. The winning women’s now open The Ospreys will try to keep up for the 49er Invitational. E-mail Sarah Diener at team was Jacksonville Christian the streak as they are on the road [email protected]. Life, and the winning men’s team Open registration for UNF’s was a group of students named Youth Sports and Fitness Camp “Natty Lighters.” for children ages 5-14 has begun. Camp starts June 9 and runs Flight Schedule Reality Combat through Aug. 1. Costs range from Championships at Arena $100 to $165 per week per camper with discounts for student and Baseball Golf Tennis The full-contact mixed mar- staff’s children. Information on March 8 March 8-10 March 6 tial arts organization, Reality registration can be obtained by vs. Lipscomb Combat, had a nine-round match- calling the recreation depart- General Jim Hackler vs. Stetson Univeristy up March 1 at the UNF Arena. ment at 620-2998. University Invitational Page 18 Wednesday, march 5, 2008 Sp o r t s Women’s Basketball around the nation Season-ending loss to FGCU Colleges make students swim By Lisa Anderson of America. “In this case, it has Chicago Tribune (MCT) particularly dire consequences By Sarah Diener in that everybody should know Sports Editor NEW YORK –Getting into an how to swim.” Ivy League college these days is Often in urban settings with The UNF women’s basketball tough enough. But for some stu- limited opportunity for swim- team(13-16, 8-8 A-Sun) ended the dents, getting out is literally a ming lessons, minorities, par- 2007-2008 season with a 70-39 loss matter of swim or sink. ticularly African-Americans, ac- to Florida Gulf Coast University Many colleges and universi- count for about 40 percent of the on March 1 giving the Ospreys a ties around the country have roughly 3,000 annual drowning .500 finish in the league. abandoned all physical education fatalities. The Ospreys were never ahead requirements in recent years, That is a disproportionate in the game and no players record- but three Ivy League schools still number that the Red Cross is ed double-digit figures. Freshman require students to demonstrate seeking to reduce with new point guard Juliemay Syquio was aquatic aptitude to graduate. And swimming education programs the leader with only nine points in they have no plans to throw in targeted to minority communi- addition to six rebounds; sopho- the towel. ties, many in those communities more center Shennette Sheffield Cornell, Dartmouth College became more responsive in the and sophomore point gaurd and Columbia University are the wake of drowning deaths during Shandrea Moore were close be- only Ivy League schools to retain Hurricane Katrina. hind each scoring seven points. the swim test requirement. Beyond water safety, “the im- The FGCU Eagles led at the There are at least nine pact of the swimming require- half with 38-7 after UNF only more, including the U.S. Air ment reaches far beyond any- made six of 25 shots from the field. Force Academy, the U.S. Naval thing we can imagine,” said Al Comparatively the Eagles attempt- Academy, the U.S. Military Gantert, who has taught physi- ed 45 shots and hit 17 of them. Academy Washington and Lee cal education at Cornell for 40 In a last ditch effort to make up University and the University of years. He points to the points, junior forward Jennifer Notre Dame. boost it can give some students’ Guldager pulled down nine re- However, due to the shrink- self-esteem, as well as helping bounds and Sheffield followed ing role of physical education them confront deep-seated fears with eight boards for a total of 17 in American higher education, and sometimes breaking a multi- offensive rebounds. statistics on the total number of generational cycle of non-swim- Helping the Eagles secure a win colleges and universities requir- ming families. the Ospreys turned the ball over ing a swim test are no longer For Ken Torrey, director of 21 times compared to the Eagles kept. physical education programs four. Physical education profes- at New York City’s Columbia Due to NCAA transfer rules sionals take a dim view of the University, the swim require- both UNF and FGCU are ineligible da increasing number of schools ment “falls nicely within the v id mo r ico for post-season play and will not parting ways with the pool. philosophy of the school. I just play again until next season. “It’s a very bad idea,” said think the whole concept of Phil Whitten, executive direc- healthy mind, healthy body.” tor of the 1,100-member College E-mail Sarah Diener at The last game of the women’s season ended in a 70-39 loss March 1 against Swimming Coaches Association (c) McClatchy Tribune [email protected]. Florida Gulf Coast University. The Ospreys are ineligible for post-season play.

Osprey Scoreboard

Baseball Men’s Basketball Women’s Tennis Men’s Tennis Women’s Baksetball vs. FGCU vs. Stetson vs. Lipscomb vs. Lipscomb vs. FGCU W, 5-1 L, 4-3 L, 73-56 W, 7-0 W, 7-0 L, 70-39 Wednesday, march 5, 2008 Page 19 Sp o r t s

Pete Sampras and Todd Martin face off in the River City for charity.

by Sarah Diener Sports Editor

Two world-renowned tennis players will be serving up aces at the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena March 6. One of the most influential players in tennis, Pete Sampras, will take on long-time rival and Ponte Vedra native, Todd Martin, in an exhibition match for charity. Sampras is the former No. 1 world tennis champion with a 15-year career that has earned him 14 Grand Slam men’s singles titles and has won seven singles at Wimbledon. The IF YOU GO “King of Swing” has won 762 career matches and has earned more than $43 million in prize money. • Thursday March 6, 7:30 p.m. Sampras retired in 2002. Todd Martin began his tennis career in Coral • Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena Springs, Fla. in the 1990s when he made it to the 300 A. Phillip Randolph Blvd. 1994 Australian Open where he lost in straight sets to Sampras. At 1994’s Wimbledon Martin made it to the semi-finals before falling to Sampras again. • Tickets start at $30. Martin was a member of the U.S. Olympic tennis team that won the Davis Cup in 1995. He has won • Tickets available at Ticketmaster.com eight singles, five doubles titles and more than $8 or Veteran’s Arena box office million in prize money. Martin retired in 2004. (904) 630-3998. Men’s and Women’s tennis head coach, Igual Buberman said the teams were excited to learn the players were coming to town but disappointed that due to away games they won’t be able to attend the match. “It’s great to see these players come here and promote the sport of tennis,” Buberman said. He also said Todd Martin has been a great influence on the tennis community in Jacksonville and is a great example for the UNF teams. “Being a Jacksonville native he has been really active in tennis here and is a really good example of a start-up player,” Buberman said. Both players have embarked on the “Serving up Aces” tour around the country which are exhibition matches for various charities. Each time Sampras or Martin serve an ace, $100 will be do- nated to charity. Tickets start at $30 and can be purchased at the Veterans Memorial Arena box office, at ticketmaster.com, or by calling (904) 630- 3998. P hoto ill u st r ation b y e r in wei ff enbach E-mail Sarah Diener at [email protected].

PETE SAMPRAS TODD MARTIN • 37 years old • 38 years old • Six consecutive years at No. 1 • Highest ranking No. 30 • 64 singles titles • Member of U.S. Olympic Tennis Team • 762 career matches • Career record of 100-85 • $43 million in prize money • More than $8 million in prize money • Retired in 2002 • Retired in 2004 Page 20 Wednesday, march 5, 2008 Sp i nn a k e r Advertisement