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BY LAUREL WRIGHT CONTRIBUTING WRITER a select few think about going to college, I sanctuary would like to see more kids go to college,” Glover said. Jacksonville’s former sheriff, Glover is the envoy for higher educa- Nathaniel “Nat” Glover, has been reach- tion into the community, especially the in works ing out to Duval County students as minority population, said UNF President

University of North Florida’s special John Delaney, “the goal is to make sure JO

A BY MATT COLEMAN advisor to the president. the student body is reflective of O BICALHO Glover, who began his work with UNF the community.” ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR in November, said he has been working to Delaney said Glover’s high profile in motivate, inspire and encourage young Northeast Florida makes him a great fit The administration at the students to think about higher education. Former Jacksonville Sheriff Nat Glover has been working University of North Florida is in “For so many years we’ve been focus- See GLOVER, page 6 as a special adviser to the president at the University of the preliminary stages of bring- ing on just finishing high school and only North Florida since November 2006. ing a multi-purpose building that will house lectures and reli- gious services to campus. The building, which was pro- posed by President Delaney, is estimated to break ground in three to five years. The structure has been referred to as a sanctu- ary by the university adminis- tration, and it will be the site of various events such as concerts and weddings. A definite price range has yet to be determined, but Dr. Pierre Allaire, the vice president of institutional advancement, estimated the con- struction would cost $4 million to $6 million dollars. “We’re in the preliminary stages of the project,” Allaire said. “The location and design haven’t been deter- mined. For now, we’re really explor- ing the con- ceptual side of a facility like Allaire this.” A request

ILLUSTRA for proposal for the building has been released by facilities plan-

TION: ROBER ning and various construction companies will bid on the proj- ect. Allaire said selection of a

T K. PIETRZYK company will be based on the design work they submit, which will include estimates of the structure’s maximum capacity, and other various layout consid- erations. Allaire said the sanctuary Student Union racking up costs will be a versatile addition to campus, able to hold a wide range of different activities for a myriad of groups. BY MELISSA DIXON AND MATT COLEMAN tion, said recent estimates of approximately but we are in the cost estimation period and “We’ve spoken about includ- CONTRIBUTING WRITER AND ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR $37 million, place the student union about $2 we will make changes,” she said. ing storage closets to house vari- million over the proposed budget. The $37 President Delaney explained the initial ous items,” Allaire said. Ground has yet to be broken on the million estimate does not include non-con- cost of the building was estimated to be $35 “Whether the building is being University of North Florida’s new Student struction costs, he said. million, but that he expected the total cost used for lectures or for religious Union, but the project has already exceeded Shari Shuman, vice-president of adminis- would end up around $50 million. services, space will be provided the original estimated cost of construction. tration and finance, said that estimates of for equipment.” Zak Ovadia, director of facility planning, overall costs are around $45-46 million. See UNION, page 6 who also oversees the building’s construc- “It is over the amount we had estimated, See SANCTUARY, page 8 Consulting group calls for State University System overhaul

BY TAMI LIVINGSTON undergraduate education, with a suggested mix of 90 per- NEWS EDITOR states “the conditions for success do not yet exist for the implementation of a long-term master plan for higher edu- cent full-time undergraduate students and 10 percent full- cation in Florida.” time graduate students. The colleges in the system would The Florida State University System needs to make The report also recommends be governed by the BOG. major changes to better serve the educational needs of fundamental changes to the existing While the report states that UNF,along with other exist- Florida residents but also to stay afloat, according to a new funding structure and formulas for the ing universities, “would be natural choices to form the report. state to place a higher priority foundation of the new state college system,” it also Issued by the Pappas Consulting Group Inc., the on the needs of the state as a addresses the reality that many of the schools already report was released last week and heavily criticizes the whole, instead of individual insti- have master’s and/or doctoral programs. It states “to current structure of the State University System and its tutions. expect them [the universities] willingly to give up entirely fiscal expenditures. The establishment of a State either their graduate aspirations or their substantial

Pappas Consulting was hired by the Florida Board of College System is also recommended autonomy is not realistic.” To entice institutions to join Governors last year to examine the current SUS and make ILLUSTRATION: by the report. The SCS would be a the SCS, more resources would be allocated to recommendations for its long-term growth. subsystem of the SUS and could those institutions, according to the report. The report states that further study of the state’s consist of independent and com- “That’s not the type of university UNF sees itself future higher education needs is required and the SUS has JEN QUINN munity colleges, branch campuses, exist- being,” said UNF President John Delaney. Delaney said a focused on graduate and professional programs to the ing SUS institutions and new institutions. detriment to undergraduate education. The report also The state colleges would focus almost entirely focus on See SUS, page 7

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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 “Only two things are infinite: the universe and

Awarded first place for Best of Show at human stupidity. the 2005 National College Media And I'm not sure Convention by the Associated Collegiate Press. O O O about the former.” – Albert Einstein, theoretical physicist Spinnaker Staff and 1921 Nobel Prize laureate in Physics (1879 – 1955) Editor in Chief Jenna Strom Art Director Robert K. Pietrzyk Business Manager Adina Daar Production Manager Ace Stryker Advertising Manager Kristen Montalto O O O O O O Adviser Joshua Stewart Editorials

News Editor Tami Livingston Features Editor Sarah Houston Loan rate cut might cause deeper wounds Sports Editor Holli Welch Copy Editor Emily Bruce he newly Democratic the amount of aid available to stu- decrease the interest rates on those Photo Editor Rebecca Daly Congress recently passed a dents, the plan only encourages loans for five years and then they Web Editor Meghan Dornbrock resolution by 356 to 71 to cut more low- and middle-income stu- are right back where they are now. Graphic Designer Jen Quinn need-based student loan dents to carry enormous debts Instead of helping all students Discourse Editor Ace Stryker interest rates from 6.8 percent to 3.4 upon graduation. who receive financial aid, this plan Tpercent by the year 2011, a move Instead of offering students the alleviates a small portion of educa- Asst. News Editor Matt Coleman which has drawn criticism from chance to receive an affordable edu- tional debt for a few select Asst. Features Editor Ross Brooks Republicans and education cation, this plan only allows stu- borrowers. Asst. Sports Editor Natalie Nguyen analysts alike. dents to dig themselves in to an ever- Yes, the plan could help some stu- Under the plan, students could deepening hole of debt, and does dents save some money in interest save thousands of dollars when nothing to help those students who over the course of their repayment – Distributor Jason Strickland repaying their loans. However, the have already graduated with loans but that’s only if they can afford to Printer Florida Sun Printing plan only affects loans issued after or who are still in school but have repay their loans at all. Millions of July 2007. It will have no effect on already taken out thousands of dol- loans are disbursed every year to O O O current loans or any issued before lars in loans. This plan does also not millions upon millions of students. then. The interest rate cut will only help those students who receive According to the National Center for Robinson Student Center, room 2627 apply to subsidized Stafford loans financial aid from a variety of Education Statistics, 69 percent of 4567 St. Johns Bluff Rd. S. and not affect unsubsidized loans, sources other than subsidized all undergraduates in public four- Jacksonville, FL 32224 Perkins loans or loans taken out by Stafford loans. year institutions received financial parents. According to congressional This plan is also only a temporary aid in the 2003-2004 school year, 45 Phone: 904.620.2727 estimates, the plan would cost near- measure. The interest rates would percent of which were loans. Fax: 904.620.3924 www.UNFSpinnaker.com ly $6 billion – a cost to be paid by the gradually decrease over the next five Once those students graduate, banking and lending industries in years to 3.4 percent. However, after they are faced with tens-of-thou- the form of lower subsidies, which only a six-month period in 2011, the sands of dollars in student loans will then cast the associated costs interest would go back up to the they must pay back to Uncle Sam. So down to the consumer to be sure. original rate. while the Democrats are taking a Supporters of the plan hail it as a The plan would expire unless small step toward helping needy stu- way to help more students go to col- approved again by the House in 2011. dents with the mounting costs of an lege by making it easier to repay So this plan will only help those stu- education, they are not addressing their loans. However, instead of dents who take out subsidized the key issue – most students can’t offering more funding to Pell and Stafford loans after July of 2007 and afford to go to college in the other grant programs, or increasing no one else. And then it will only first place. SPINNAKER’S BEST Glover brings badly needed focus to schools This month, University of North Florida administrators are revising the school’s strategic plan to streamline many of the processes involved in everyday deci- he Duval County school dis- that this just isn’t so. lived the true rags-to-riches power-of- sion-making. The more red tape they trict is in trouble. The gradu- The real question is one of student perseverance life, it’s former can trim away, the better. ation rate for the 2004-2005 motivation. Pay every teacher Jacksonville sheriff Nat Glover. school year was 65.5 percent, $100,000 a year and still there will be Glover, a personal friend of according to statistics from the some students without any desire to Delaney’s, is stepping in to teach TFlorida Department of Education. learn or study or do their homework. Jacksonville students about the SPINNAKER’S That means four in 10 students didn’t It’s a problem money clearly can’t underlying value of a good education. graduate on schedule. The dropout solve, and hasn’t over decades of He has said many times in confer- WORST rate was 5.9 percent for the same time attempts – so what is the best way to ences and interviews that, were it not The planned Student Union building – that’s a total of 2,414 students – indi- approach the root of the problem? for the education he took seriously appears to be gradually increasing in cating that greater than one in 20 stu- The University of North Florida is when he was privileged to receive it, cost from an original $35 million projec- dents left school for good. And among leading a bold initiative into explor- he’d either be dead or in jail today. tion to today’s estimate, which stands the 126,535 that managed to stay in ing that problem. Is it a sure bet that Glover’s influ- at around $50 million. school, there was a total of 30,755 sus- Based on the idea that what failing ence will have any effect on the statis- pensions among them – or roughly students really need may not be found tics? Certainly not. But he seems per- one per every four students. in new school supplies, a set number sonally bound to the task and deter- SPINNAKER’S The conventional thinking goes of computers in art classrooms or mined to do everything he can to S ’ that schools are understaffed, teach- more high-speed golf carts for securi- make a difference, and if there’s any- FIX ers underpaid and programs under- ty guards to zip around in, President one that can do it, it’s Glover – a man The administration should set a firm funded. Somebody ought just to allo- John Delaney is suggesting the use of who’s already proved he can shake ceiling for how much the university is cate more money to schools – that what may have been a key missing things up and upset the status quo in willing to spend and reconsider every- would solve everything. The more element up until this point: a role any setting. thing except those features students wizened, informed critics in the field model. Glover’s certainly got his job cut have said they want. have been saying for years, however, If there’s anyone locally who’s out for him – let’s see what he can do.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 DISCOURSE PAGE 3 Defining sex proves much O O Letters to the Editor O O is in the eye of the beholder Delaney: Where in the Column misrepresents world am I? Right here president’s involvement in campus affairs not exactly all the way? In recent years, terms like technical virgin and halfway I’d love to talk about Shantal Although it is a pleasure to see stu- STUDENT virgin have entered the lexicon. A techni- Voorwinden’s recent opinion piece. dents caring enough to express their cal virgin or halfway virgin is someone I try to pride myself about accessi- opinions, I believe that Shantal OPINION who engages in sexual behavior such as bility, although I suppose I can always Voorwinden’s student opinion piece oral sex and anal sex, but not in do better. Perhaps that is why the col- regarding our president’s lack of visi- sexual intercourse. umn wounded me a bit! One of the bility with University of North But even intercourse has gray areas – I advantages of the University of North Florida students is, to say the least, Naya-Sheree Agarrat, know a woman, for example, who calls Florida is the fact that it is an intimate inaccurate. In fact, it couldn’t be fur- Junior, Communications herself a virgin because upon trying to environment, and that should include ther from the truth. lose her virginity she was partially pene- interaction with the president. Although extremely busy as a uni- trated with a penis but did not reach We have tried to set up vehicles to versity president, John Delaney meets ot too long ago, defining sex was intercourse because it was too painful. make sure that I spend time with stu- on a routine basis with many campus pretty easy. Almost everyone Then there is the area of gay sex. Are dents. I return every e-mail and call student groups, including a scheduled agreed on the same definition – homosexuals having sex since there is no from students (and faculty) within two session with AASU leaders coming up somethingN akin to what one might find in penetration of the penis in the vagina? days. I go to any class when asked, if in about a month. He also has a stand- Merriam-Webster’s dictionary: “Either of Are homosexuals in a sense virgins? my schedule is in sync with the class, ing meeting with Student Government the two major forms of individuals that When I asked friends to come up with a and speak to two or three classes every officers to be sure he has his ear to the occur in many species and that are distin- definition of sex, they said it is when you semester. I go to visit any student ground on student concerns that they guished respectively as female or male give yourself to someone both physically group that asks if I don’t have a sched- are attempting to address. Just since especially on the basis of their reproduc- and emotionally. So what about people uling conflict. the beginning of this academic year he tive organs and structures.” who engage in casual sex? Are they not has scheduled discussions over free To get a more precise definition, I having sex due to the fact they tend to pizza with student groups ranging looked up sexual intercourse, which was leave their emotions out of it? What if from athletes and international stu- defined as “heterosexual intercourse two people are engaged in intercourse but “I try to pride myself dents to fraternities and sororities, to involving penetration of the vagina by one person thinks it’s casual and the name a few, simply to urge them to the penis.” other thinks it’s emotional? Could one be about accessibility share how they feel about their experi- While Merriam-Webster’s definitions having sex and the other not? ences here. are close, they do not hit the nail on the Although it may seem like this raises [...] Perhaps that is In addition to these formal sessions, head for most of the meanings in even more questions than answers, that is it is not uncommon for our president today’s society. simply because sex no longer has one why the column to be seen chatting with students while Many people credit Bill Clinton for this definitive definition. People decide what waiting in line at Sbarro, or at the change in society’s view on what exactly sex is for themselves – sex is now in the wounded me a bit!” campus hot dog stand, or in the court- sex is. He, after all, did not think he had eye of the holder and the beholder. For yard at a table. I also understand that sexual relations with Monica Lewinsky the record, if you want my definition – if he has an open door policy for stu- because it was only oral sex. you can get an STD from it, it’s sex. I visit the Student Senate once or dents with legitimate concerns, his e- So what exactly constitutes sex, espe- twice every year. I meet with the lead- mail address at UNF is public record, cially in a generation that wants to go but E-mail Naya-Sheree Agarrat at [email protected]. ers of Student Government once a and he has even participated at some week on average. Every few weeks a of Student Government’s Midnight student asks to interview me for a class Breakfasts since I’ve been a student assignment, and we do that in person, here, sacrificing a good night’s sleep to Welcome back: SG has big be where students are no matter how on the“ phone or via e-mail. When I first got here, we tried to late. I do believe that he tries very have a campus “town meeting” for stu- hard to be connected with our stu- things planned this semester dents, and we only had a couple of stu- dents, and in fact seems to enjoy it. dents show up each time. So we are Many students have benefited from now going to try a coffee kind of thing his fundraising efforts to increase stu- s your student body president, I’d (at Starbucks) every month to sit and dent scholarships, as well as his lobby- like to welcome you back for the meet students. ing efforts in Tallahassee that take spring semester. After speaking Every three or four weeks Mauricio him away from our campus but which withA many of you in person at our STUDENT Gonzalez, the vice president of Student have brought many enhancements to “Coffee with the Presidents” event last Affairs, sets up a lunch for me with a UNF including increased classroom week, I know we are all excited about OPINION group of students. space in new academic buildings. beginning a new year at the University of We have done groups of students It’s my bet that if we are still fortu- North Florida. who live in housing, with Greeks, with nate enough to have him here in a few President Delaney and I began this Justin Damiano, international students, with out-of- more years, he will continue to try to semester chatting with more than 100 of Student Body President town students, with representatives find ways to get us to slow down and you in our new student lounge over a cup from clubs. Each semester, we set up a talk to him. of Starbucks coffee. I’d like to thank larger “group” lunch of students who Many more students than you many of you for the encouraging words this semester, and this spring will be even sign up. might imagine have made his acquain- about our efforts to be accessible and more exciting than the last. There are a I go to many ceremonies of student tance long before crossing the stage at informative this year. You asked about number of our initiatives that will be organizations when asked every graduation and shaking his hand many of the projects we finalized last unveiled this semester as well as informa- month. I go to dozens of athletic events while holding their prized degrees in semester – like the student lounge, car tion you need to know about statewide each semester. I go to Homecoming the other. wash and hot dog stand. issues that involve every student in the events and the orientation sessions. I As president, Delaney is visible and You thanked us for working with the state university system. As you have generally eat lunch on campus. listens – and way more so than most library to keep it open for 24 hours during already heard, we are finalizing our on Anyway, you get the point, but I get campus presidents, according to finals and for working with the bookstore campus shuttle system and working to yours, too – I’ll keep working on it. employees here who have worked at to provide a test express lane. complete our skate park. Next time, feel free to call before writ- other universities. Not many other stu- I told many of you about the new DVD As always, I want to be your “go-to ing such an article – I may not change dents can say their president has and game rentals at the library as well as guy” and pledge to continue to be here to your mind, but at least journalistically shown such care and concern for the the ground breaking planned for this serve you. I look forward to working with you will have heard the other side. students, their concerns and their summer on our new $45 million student you again this semester. Anyway, I look forward to seeing interests. I am quite positive that union building. you! Delaney does. I was also able to discuss our plans for E-mail Justin Damiano at [email protected]. John Delaney Rachael Tutwiler President Senior, Political Science Tax credits crucial to hybrids’ success

The following editorial appeared in the year chose to avoid: Extend the tax credit Orlando Sentinel Wednesday, Jan. 17. for all hybrids. he Spinnaker welcomes all columns and letters to the edi- tor. All student submissions must include the author’s he only thing wrong with Congress (c) 2007 The Orlando Sentinel. Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune T extending tax credits to consumers Information Services. first and last names, major and academic classification. of gas-sipping hybrids, which Faculty and guest submissions must include department title TToyota asked it to do this week, is that it hasn’t done it already. CORRECTIONS or company name. No anonymous submissions will be pub- The credits are intended to jump start lished. Submissions will be verified for authenticity before motorists’ interest in the cleaner-air vehi- The Spinnaker apologizes for any errors publication. Submissions may be edited for content, gram- cles, and that’s exactly what they’ve been that have been printed. doing. Toyota already has sold more than mar, word length and libel. Letters should not exceed 300 60,000 of them – more than any other l President John Delaney does not drive words in length, and columns should be approximately automaker. But full-credit allowances, three GMC Envoys, as suggested in a col- which go as high as $3,150, end once a umn Jan. 17. He drives one university-pro- 500 words. company sells 60,000 hybrids. vided white 2006 GMC Envoy. The ideas expressed in columns and letters published That’s wrong. Yes, more people than ever are buying hybrids. But more still in the Spinnaker do not necessarily reflect the opinions of l The last sentence of the Jan. 17 “IFC need an incentive to embrace the new kid recruiting for spring semester” news brief Spinnaker staff or the university. on the block. Since Toyota started reduc- should have read “The Interfraternity ing the credits, the company has reported Council is the governing body of all frater- fewer hybrid sales. nities at UNF. Selection of a new sorority Submit columns and letters to Democrats now running Congress begins next week.” should do what Republicans there last [email protected].

PAGE 4 NEWS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 University strategic plan Birdbathing in the bathroom to undergo streamlining Jan. 8, 2007 – Burglary BY TAMI LIVINGSTON (Lot 18) NEWS EDITOR Committee had three goals in mind when revising the plan. Jan. 9, 2007 – Lost property First, cut the plan down in (Building 41) Excellence, focus, accounta- length. Second, position the out- bility and relevance – these are come statements closer to the Jan. 11, 2007 – Misuse of the guiding principles at the objectives, which will make it public facilities (Building 15) – University of North Florida, and easier to measure the progress While on routine patrol, a UPD the university’s plan to adhere to of the objective. Third, collapse officer was informed by the office those principles is currently a few of the statements because staff of Building 15 that an older undergoing a revision. of overlap. woman had been using a bath- The Faculty Association’s The proposed revisions are room to bathe and clean personal Strategic Planning Committee is not final, Serwatka said. They effects. The staff told the officer working to revise the universi- must be approved by the faculty that on Dec. 1, 2006, they had ty’s strategic plan to improve its association, the president’s found the woman in the bath- structure and make it shorter. office and the board of trustees room using two sinks, a soap dis- “Last year we gave ourselves before they become official, he penser and a towel to take a “bird- the charge of identifying certain said. bath.” A custodial worker aspects of the strategic plan to “The goal here is that first we informed the officer that she had tweak, so to say, with guidance par down the elements, and seen the suspect from Dec.1 from administration,” said Dr. we’ve done that,” Bolumole said. through Dec. 15. asleep in various Yemisi Bolumole, committee “We now need to take each ele- parts of the building. chair and assistant professor in ment and start working on it – the Coggin College of Business. making sure that all the objec- Jan. 13, 2007 – Grand theft Currently, the plan contains tives and issues identified in (Osprey Cove) 11 key elements or strategic each element matches off with objectives that focus on a num- what we do at UNF.” Jan. 16, 2007 – Possession of ber of areas, including academ- Bolumole said the revision alcoholic beverage by person ics; quality students, faculty and process will not be completed under 21, possession of drug para- staff; university funding, the immediately but will take time. phernalia (Osprey Landing) – An master plan, community connec- When the revision process if Osprey Landing resident’s tions and continuous finished, Bolumole said the goal attempt to drink a beer at the improvement. is to ensure the directives from smoker’s table failed after he was Under the revision, the strate- the university administration approached by a UPD officer. The gic plan’s current 11 key points are being followed and reflect officer found that the suspect had would be condensed into eight, what the university does, and been covering a partially full can Bolumole said. also the actions and strategic of Steel Reserve with his sweat- The current Quality Students plans coming from the colleges shirt. The suspect allowed the and Student Life elements will feed into the master strategic officer to search his room, where be combined into a new section, plan effectively. two empty bottles of champagne Jan. 18, 2007 – Possession of blood alcohol level was revealed called Student Focus. “That’s what we’re going for, were discovered. The officer also marijuana and drug parapherna- to be 0.023, and he was issued a The Master Plan and Funding to find the disconnects if they located a contraption designed to lia (Lot 10) citation for the violation. categories would also be com- exist, and to work to better fit mask marijuana smoke, which The driver was also issued a bined, and Continuous the one with the other,” the resident referred to as a Jan. 18, 2007 – Possession of citation for failure to show his Improvement would no longer Bolumole said. “neighbor.” alcoholic beverage by person driver’s license. The passenger be a separate category but a sub- The strategic plan can be The resident was issued a under 21 (Lot 4) – A UPD officer stated he had shot off a couple of category in each of the eight viewed on the UNF Web site on Notice to Appear for underage was dispatched to Lot 4 after fireworks earlier. new elements. the President’s Office Web page. possession of alcohol and posses- another officer observed two Both suspects were referred to Dr. Tom Serwatka, UNF vice sion of drug paraphernalia. He males in a red Ford Ranger shoot- student conduct. E-mail Tami Livingston at president and chief of staff, said [email protected]. was also referred to student con- ing fireworks. After taking a the Strategic Planning duct. portable breath test, the driver’s Compiled by Matt Coleman.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 NEWS PAGE 5 QUESTION BOT to approve student transportation fees of BY TAMI LIVINGSTON NEWS EDITOR increase by 77 cents next year if approved by of its members; however, the vacancy will not the WEEK the board. Athletics would increase by 43 effect the Board’s ability to function or enact cents and the A&S fee would increase by 34 legislation, said Dr. Tom Serwatka, UNF vice Un iversity of North Florida students may cents. president and Chief of Staff. be required to pay millions of dollars more in The Student Fee Board member Steven Halverson recently fees next year if they are approved by the uni- Assessment Committee resigned from the BOT due to time commit- ? versity’s Board of Trustees at its next meet- voted in November to ments, Serwatka said. ? ing, Jan. 26. increase the two fees based “He’s been a faithful, faithful, board mem- ”How did you Before the board for approval are prices of upon the expectation that ber,” Serwatka said. “Steve never does any- next year’s parking permits, along with tuition will increase by 3 thing half-way; if he’s going to be on your meet your last increases to the athletic, activity and service percent next year. If tuition board, he’s going to be a fully participatory.” fees and the implementation of a new transit does not increase, then nei- Halverson is also the President and CEO of access fee. ther will the fees, said vice the Haskell Company, a Jacksonville, design or current and building construction company. “We decided to increase the fees [the athlet- president of administration Shuman ic and service and activity fees] not by how and finance, Shari Shuman. Halverson was appointed to the Board by significant much our cap was, but by the direction the A new transit fee of up to the Florida State Governor in 2001 and served programs were going and the needs of the $3.85 is being recommended for approval from until December of 2006. programs,” said Student Body President the board to support the implementation of a Since his position must be filled by other?” Justin Damiano. The proposal for next year’s campus shuttle system by the start of the fall appointment from the Governor, it may be a parking prices will increase the price of each term. few months before it is occupied, permit and create a new premium parking The board’s Finance and Audit Committee Serwatka said. category that will replace general and 2nd and approved parking permit prices and the ath- The board is scheduled to meet 2:30 p.m “I met him when I 3rd floor garage parking. letic and A&S fee increases in December. Jan. 26 in the University Center, Room 1058 at saw his band, Mi The athletic, activity and service fees each The Board will be short a member at its . Capitan, play at student pays in their tuition, are proposed to meeting, due to the recent resignation of one the Art Bar.” Millionaire withdraws $100,000 scholarship promises

BY JAN HEFLER THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER “education, personal develop- said he hadn’t heard of a default trying to do a generous thing. SARAH PATTON ment or professional purposes.” like Smith’s in his 34 years One of his business partners JUNIOR, School officials called the size of in education. didn’t come through with DEAF ED. A millionaire who stunned the Laureate Awards extraordi- School officials said they the money. ” southern New Jersey by promis- nary for the region. trusted Smith when he Peifer felt the same way. “We met at a ing $100,000 grants to three stu- When the excitement died announced his first award in “The man gave me a tremen- gospel music dents who were graduating from down, Smith, a consultant who 2005, and that they took dous opportunity, and I’m thank- workshop in his old high school has dropped has advised philanthropists on no precautions. ful for it,” Peifer said. “He gave Atlanta.” another bombshell. how to manage their donations, Officials saw the gift as a boon me a head start, but unfortunate- He’s reneging on his much- delayed payments, then paid a for students from a rural area, ly an incident happened.” hyped Laureate Award. The fraction to two recipients, then where the median household White couldn’t be reached, but money has evaporated for the admitted in December he has income is roughly $50,000, to pur- her mother, Jeanne, said that her three Gloucester County high financial troubles. sue college or a career that might daughter “absolutely will be fine. school graduates, who won whop- “It’s a very unfortunate cir- have been out of reach. [...] Bitterness, anger, belief or MICHAEL ping, unrestricted $100,000 cumstance,” said Donna Magee, “I have great apologies to disbelief is not our focus, and it THOMPSON awards to pay for college tuition the mother of a recipient who express at this point,” he said, shouldn’t be. Life has too much SENIOR, and projects they hoped would didn’t get a cent. She waited until “and find it very unfortunate and to offer.” MUSIC change the world. after her son, who is now in col- am doing the best I can to seek a For now, Smith said he’s out of Boston businessman John B. lege, took his finals to tell him. resolution to these matters.” the philanthropy business, opt- “I met her at the Smith Jr. swooped into his alma “Usually donors are very gen- For their part, the students ing instead to do consulting for Florida-Georgia mater, Delsea Regional High erous to our students and always have come to accept the loss of private corporations. School, each of the last two years, honor their commitments,” said money with grace. game. She broke (c) 2007 The Philadelphia Inquirer. up with her interviewing students and lavish- Barry Galasso, executive director “I think I’ll be fine,” said Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune boyfriend to go ing the most deserving with of the New Jersey Association of Magee, an engineering major. Information Services. out with me.” awards that could be used for School Administrators. Galasso “He had good intentions and was

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“We’ve known each other since we were 11. We were enemies at first, but that changed in high school.”

JOHNATHAN EDWARDS JUNIOR, GRAPHIC DESIGN

“I went to high school with her and I saw her on a Thursday night at The Globe.”

JOHN FLOYD JUNIOR, CRIMINAL JUSTICE

Compiled by Matt Coleman.

PAGE 6 NEWS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 GLOVER: Former sheriff tapped to advocate value of education

from page 1 Glover said he has been speak- GLOVER AT A and surroundings. It was hard stay- Office and was Sheriff of ing with Duval County students GLANCE: ing out of trouble where there were Jacksonville from 1995-2003. He for this position, and “people are wherever he can. so many opportunities to get into became the first African-American going to love him.” He said he believes the trouble, Glover said. to be elected sheriff in Florida in Glover said he began working younger the students are, the Nat Glover, the special adviser to “I had to stay out of situations more than 100 years, according to on the “homework part” of his more influential he can be, but he President John Delaney of the that could result in death and over- the City of Jacksonville Web site. job, creating the infrastructure to is willing to talk to any student University of North Florida, grew up come encouragement not to go to As sheriff, he donated four make sure the students he speaks about education. in a “pretty tough” neighborhood school,” he said. years of his pension to an academ- with will have a place to go. “I have been going to schools, where lots of his peers ended up in Not going to school was not an ic scholarship fund, which totaled Glover has also been looking churches, groups, and wherever I prison or dead. He grew up in the option in Glover’s house. “I was almost a quarter of a million dollars. for scholarship money from can have a collection of children. core of Jacksonville. more afraid of my mom than my Glover said his current goal is to resources in Jacksonville. Since I am former sheriff, I usual- “Some of us were fortunate peers,” he said. He went to school. influence as many young people as “I want to create means for ly have a captive audience,” enough to get out and appreciate Glover received a scholarship to possible and to make a difference kids to go to college,” Glover said. Glover said. education,” Glover said. play football at Edward Waters in the world. He is proud of his fam- “If we take the excuse of not Glover is hoping for all area He was one of the fortunate College as a linebacker, and he ily, being an officer of his church, being able to pay for college off colleges to benefit from his work ones. took advantage of it. having had a rewarding career in the table then we will attract with young students. Growing up, Glover’s goal was Without the scholarship, he said law enforcement and being referred hundreds of kids.” With more students who have to finish high school and to become he would be dead or in prison, and to as the ambassador to higher Delaney said helping children not thought about college actual- a detective. he never would have attended col- education. get to college will set a precedent ly attending post-secondary “I didn’t talk about going to col- lege. He went on to receive his Glover describes himself as for the future. schools, the community at large lege, becoming a detective was my master’s in education from the empathetic, and he prides himself “We want to reach out to stu- will benefit, Glover said. life goal,” he said. University of North Florida. on trying to understand and relate dents who will be the first in It was a challenge for him not to Glover was a detective for 15 to others position, situations and E-mail Laurel Wright at be completely influenced by peers years with the Jacksonville Sheriff’s feelings. their family to go to college,” [email protected]. Delaney said. UNION: Building to be social ‘center’

from page 1 is also being considered, said Dr. Lucy Croft, like Vanessa Fleury, a sophomore studying Voter registration drive assistant vice president of student life. international relations question the impor- Delaney said calling the building over “The idea is to have a defined base where tance of such an expense. budget would be shortsighted, as the cost of students can gather at a central location for Fleury said she is excited but skeptical The Duval County the facility is always changing. informal discussions and food,” she said. about the new development. Supervisor of elections will be “We are always adding and subtracting,” Croft said the plan has been in the works for “I’ve visited a lot of schools that have stu- holding a voter registration Delaney said. “As we add more details and several years. dent unions and it works out great, but I don’t drive on campus from 9 a.m. to 5 make decisions that either add or subtract When Student Government decided on a know if it should cost that much,” Fleury p.m. Jan. 24 and 25. Tables will cost, we sneak up on what that number hap- student union in 2001, the decision to raise said. be located in front of the Coggin pens to be.” tuition by a few dollars was initially the plan The new building will be located west of College of Business and the Construction of the 150,000 sq. ft. building for raising funds for the building. Students the UNF Arena’s parking garage, where courtyard. Voter registration will begin in June 2007. The new building have been assessed an activity fee based on portable classrooms and offices now reside. forms will also be available on will feature a game room with pool tables, a the amount of credit hours they are enrolled Construction on the project is expected to the Green from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. computer gaming area, a food court and per semester. It is uncertain whether or not last around two years, and should be complet- Jan. 25 during Spring Bash. administrative offices for student govern- students’ fees will be increased due to the ed by Fall 2009. This is the last chance to reg- ment. The boathouse will relocate to the new recent estimates, Ovadia said. E-mail Melissa Dixon and Matt Coleman at ister to vote for the presidential building, and there will be an expansion of But with the recent overall estimates fig- [email protected]. primaries in February. Outtakes. A proposal to include a pharmacy uring at almost $50 million, some students,

Compiled by Tami Livingston.

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 NEWS PAGE 7

SB-07S-2085 – Revision to Title SUS: College system proposed VII – Change to Chapter 706 of the Solicitor General’s taking over the responsibilities of the Attorney General to defend from page 1 The report will be discussed by those accused of violations. the Board of Governors at its Jan. l “I think it’s far 01/22 Presented by Senator AJ full-time graduate percentage clos- 24 meeting and a public hearing is Souto. er to 20 percent would be ideal for too early in the scheduled in Orlando in February. l Passed by unanimous con- UNF. The BOG does not have to sent. Delaney said major criticisms process to even accept the recommendations and The following is a summary of in the report are that too many can change them or make them the business conducted at the SB-07S-2086 – Student Awards universities in Florida are pursu- anticipate what stronger, Delaney said. He said he recent Senate meeting. 2007 – Funds in the amount of ing their own agendas and the expects debate about the plan to $314.95 will be used to pay for state can’t afford that. This also the actual impact happen over the next few months. l J.T. Holton and Nick Peres Student Awards to be presented leads to schools competing over “I think that’s going to be part were both appointed to Senate. at the 2007 SG Banquet. students and having unfilled pro- of the report of the challenge, to distill from the Raymond Dailey was removed l Presented by Senator Kyle grams, he said. Additionally, the report some priorities and an from Senate because he is no Peters. report recognizes the need for might be.” agenda that everyone can agree to longer a student at UNF. l Passed by a vote of 32-0-0. more branch campuses, he said. and be supportive of,” Workman “She [Alceste Pappas] criticizes Dr. Mark Workman, said. SB-07S-2084 – Creation of SB-07S-2087 – Resident “I guess I would encourage fac- the system for things I think that Provost, UNF Solicitor General – The Executive Assistant In-Service – Funds in those of us involved at UNF would ulty and students both to be really Branch will now have a new posi- the amount of $222.66 will be agree need to be fixed but her fix of patient as we determine what tion known as Solicitor General used to pay for food, drinks and the State College System – I don’t “ aspects of the report bear pursu- to resolve the statute conflict of utensils for the Feb. 23, 2007 think addresses the problem she would say we would be twice the ing and what aspects are perhaps the Senate Attorney General Resident Assistant In-service identifies,” Delaney said. number the report identifies as best put aside,” Workman said. both defending and prosecuting meeting. Besides the number of gradu- optimum for an undergraduate The 71-page report is available those accused of violations. l Presented by Senator Kyle ate programs already offered at institution,” Workman said. on the UNF Web site on the l Presented by Senator A.J. Peters. UNF, the number of students While the report suggests President’s Office page. Souto. l Passed by a vote of 33-0-1. attending UNF does not match the major changes to the SUS, l Passed by unanimous con- E-mail Tami Livingston at Compiled by Tami Livingston. report’s recommendation for a Workman said he does not see it [email protected]. sent. state college, said Dr. Mark causing a radical change in UNF’s Workman, provost and vice presi- mission, which is “a very strong dent of academic affairs. commitment to high quality According to the report, the undergraduate education along optimal enrollment of a state col- with an equally strong commit- lege would be 7,500 full-time stu- ment to graduate programs – those dents. Workman said Pappas cal- we currently have in place and culates full-time enrollment differ- those that prove to be relevant to ently than the state does and if the evolving and emerging educa- UNF calculated full-time enroll- tional needs of the region,” he ment according to their method, said. UNF’s current full-time enroll- “I think it’s far too early in the ment would be approximately process to even anticipate what 13,000 and growing. the actual impact of the report “In the very near future, I might be,” Workman said.

PAGE 8 EXPRESSIONSNEWS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 SANCTUARY: Designed for ‘introspection’ Universities offer campus

from page 1 burial plots “This is a place Due to the proposed sanctu- ary’s ability to double as a lecture where UNF BY ANNE BLYTHE hall, UNF will apply for Cortellius MCCLATCHY NEWSPAPERS matching funds from the state of alumni will want Florida. This will ultimately So many people are dying to reduce the amount the school has to get married.” return to their alma maters that to raise from private sources to some universities are making it fund the building’s construction. possible to spend eternity there. The sanctuary concept was Justin Damiano, Duke University and UNC- first brought to the campus’ atten- Student Body President Chapel Hill are among those tion during the Oct. 20, 2005 meet- that have recently carved out a ing of the Board of Trustees. niche in the afterlife business. According to the meeting min- sanctuary has been affirmative. As families become more utes, Allaire approached the “Last week, the president met transient and less attached to board with a local architect’s ren- with several community mem- hometowns, many are investing dering of what the building could bers to discuss the project.” their loyalty in their old resemble. A possible location by Allaire said. “The feedback from schools. At some, you can invest the northern lake near the the“ members was very positive.” a lot. Kernan entrance was also dis- Student body President Justin At Duke, eternal rest for cre- cussed. Damiano said the sanctuary will mated remains at the new President Delaney said the be a place for future UNF students Memorial Garden in the Sarah

campus sanctuary would aestheti- and alumni alike. COUR P. Duke Gardens costs $25,000. cally enhance the campus and “It is going to be a beautiful “We have visitors [...] who “provide a location for introspec- building out on the water, TESY OF MEDIA RELATIONS sprinkle ashes here now. We tion and thought.” designed to take advantage of wanted to have a little more con- “If you look at other mature UNF’s natural beauty,” Damiano trol,” said Jeffrey Yohn, director campuses, they have a number of said. “This is a place where UNF of development at the Gardens. student life amenities,” Delaney alumni will want to get married. Stories are legion across the said. “It is important to have a It will be a tremendous addition to country of loved ones scattering place on campus for students to the campus.” ashes at night on football fields, relax and meditate.” President John Delaney is proposing a new sanctuary building be construct- in gardens and at other campus E-mail Matt Coleman at Allaire said the response to the [email protected]. ed on campus within the next three to five years. haunts potent with meaning. Now they can do it less furtively – but some schools have seized upon the final home- comings as fundraising oppor- Presidents meet with students over coffee tunities. In Duke’s case, the university is trying to build a $10 million BY SARAH DEINER endowment for the Sarah Duke CONTRIBUTING WRITER gardens to pay for paths, walls and special plots,Yohn said. University of North UNC-Chapel Hill offers a dif- Florida President John ferent opportunity. Delaney and Student Body The Old Chapel Hill President Justin Damiano, Cemetery has run out of room met with students Jan. 18 in for all the Tar Heel born and the Starbucks coffee lounge. bred. The event was planned so So in 2005, UNC-CH dedicated that students could voice Memorial Grove, a patch of their opinions, Delaney said. woods just outside the cemetery, Delaney said these events are to accommodate the ashes of integral to his success as pres- those with strong UNC ties – for ident. a state-school price of $300. This may become a month- Now there is more room for REBECCA D ly event, Damiano said. the Tar Heel dead.

E-mail Sarah Deiner at (c) 2007 The News & Observer. [email protected]. AL Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Y Information Services.

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Cell phones shifting the way Calendar for Wednesday, Jan. 24 students interact with others through Tuesday, Jan. 30 Wednesday, Jan. 24: BY ROSS BROOKS ASSISTANT FEATURES EDITOR tracting when people use their than they help them to –-Free showing of Disney’s “Lion King,” 8 p.m., Building phones in class. But I use mine open up.” 14, Room 1700. too sometimes.” Professors aren’t the only Cell phones are taking this Most professors would tend ones taking notice of the grow- Thursday, Jan. 25: nation by storm. From newfan- to agree with Longenecker on ing number of students fixed to gled phones that take pictures the distractions caused by cell their phones. –Spring Bash on the Green starting at 11 a.m. and play MP3s to old school phones. Some might force a stu- Ashby Davis, a junior phones with batteries big dent to leave class for the day, or English major, feels the major enough to jump-start a car, it take away points from their problems with cell phones is –“I Can’t Stop Loving You – A Celebration of Ray Charles,” seems that just about everyone final averages. that incoming students may not 7:30 p.m., Lazzara Performance Hall. owns a cell phone. Still, there are others who feel as inclined to branch out In fact, since the mid ‘90s, prefer less draconian methods of and meet new people if they can Friday, Jan. 26: cell phone use has increased punishment, like English profes- call their old friends any time over 300 percent in America sor Dr. Bart Welling, who has they feel like it. –Jacksonville Jam game, 7 p.m., UNF Arena alone, with U.S. citizens paying students dance to the beat of “The major problem is that out more than 100 billion dollars their offending ring tone. people don’t have to look around for service every year. While Welling definitely feels and appreciate the other people –Free showing of Disney’s “Alice in Wonderland,” 8 p.m., Americans are also talking ringing phones can cause dis- around them, they can just live Building 14, Room 1700. up a grand total of over 1 tril- traction, he likens this distrac- in their own little bubbles,” lion minutes annually, and tion to that of a student walking Davis said. Saturday, Jan. 27: that’s only with half of the in to class extremely late, or Whether or not cell phones nation subscribed. doing assignments for other are definitively changing the –Hoops for Hope women’s basketball game, 2 p.m., UNF Cell phone companies attract classes during the middle of means by which American’s Arena. Wear pink to support breast cancer awareness. new customers every day, and his lectures. communicate and socialize with what seems to be a new Welling feels while distrac- remains to be seen. Monday, Jan. 29: phone coming out every week tions in class do occur, the real The technology is still rela- with technology that fulfills the problem with the increasingly tively new, dating back only 30 –“The Rainbow Fish” 10 a.m., Lazzara Performance Hall. role of a laptop, MP3 player, and prolific use of cell phones is the years. However, as the technolo- television all rolled into one. effect they are having on gy which brought cell phones –Distinguished Voices Lecture with Ambassador Nabil It’s no wonder cell phones are American culture as a whole. from their obscure and bulky Fahmy, 7:30 p.m., University Center quickly becoming a necessity “For me the big picture is beginnings continues to for most students. It’s almost that [they] destroy community. improve, and as more and more Tuesday, Jan. 30: impossible to walk to class with- They are changing the way we features are added into cell out hearing someone’s digitized communicate with each other,” phones, they will be viewed less –“Music of Our Time”– Peter Wright, 7:30 p.m., Fine Arts ring tone version of “Make it Welling said. “They should be as a phone and more of a tool Center Recital Hall, Room 1200. Rain,” or whatever the weeks’ supplementing things like land for entertainment. lines, letters, and e-mail, not It can hardly be denied that hottest song might happen to be. Complied by Ross Brooks. Other than ring tones, pieces replacing them.” people might begin to rely on of conversations can often be Aside from robbing people of their cell phones for entertain- heard as cell phone talkers walk face to face contact, Welling is ment and fulfillment instead of the halls, speaking way too loud- also concerned with students looking for other ways to satisfy ly about how wasted they were having to pay cell phone bills these needs. the night before, or how stressed which seem frivolous when com- As it stands, modern cell they are about class. pared to the other, more essen- phones are capable of playing Some students run out of tial things in life. music, television, movies, and class to take a call, or, what “Students are spending doing a myriad of other tasks most people think to be a most money on cell phone bills not normally associated with discourteous move, answer their instead of spending that money any previous telephone. phones while in the middle of on things like books, or beer And if they ever figure out a conversation. even,”Welling said. how to wirelessly transmit beer It is this blatant rudeness Welling isn’t the only instruc- through a tap on a phone, it and lack of courtesy exhibited tor with these concerns. could very well spell the end of by people who can’t put their Marcus Pactor, a visiting man as the social party animal cell phones down that drives instructor in his third year at that he is. With television, Josh Longenecker, a freshman the University of North Florida, Internet, music, and beer all International Business major, said he doesn’t own a cell phone. conveniently tucked into a pock- up the wall. “If you look around on cam- et, why would anyone ever need “I really hate it,” said pus everyone is hooked to their to leave the house again? Longenecker. “They talk too cell phones and that makes it hard to meet people,” Pactor E-mail Ross Brooks at loud, like they’re the only per- [email protected]. son in the room. It’s really dis- said. “They isolate people more Matisyahu’s remix album has ‘No Place to Be’

BY MATT COLEMAN Sails to the wind ASSISTANT NEWS EDITOR

Simon and Garfunkel. 50 Cent and bullet wounds. Keith Richards and illegal substances. These all represent some of the greatest Matisyahu’s latest EP is a boring retread of old material collaborations the mainstream music industry and subpar remixes. has ever unleashed onto the world. In 2004, a strict devotee of the Jewish faith with the eye-catching stage name of Matisyahu revealed Swisha House DJ Michael Watts and included on a new combination – Hasidic Judaism and the album as a new mix. The track is ponderous dancehall reggae. and the bass on the vocals is artificially raised, After playing the Bonnaroo music festival in sounding as if Watts recruited former Swisha 2005 and gaining a grassroots fanbase, Matisyahu House member Slim Thug to record the mix in shot to worldwide fame with the release of a live a trailer. album and his last studio album, Youth, which One of the bright spots of the album is the Small peaked at No. 4 on the Billboard charts. Stars remix of “Youth.” Eschewing the rap-rock of Seeking to parlay his newfound success into the original track, the new mix sports a faster beat more records sold, Matisyahu recently released No and little flourishes like harmonica. It takes a dif- Place to Be, an EP of remixes including a live DVD ferent approach and succeeds more than it fails. of a performance in Israel. The dub version of “Message in the Bottle” is The album is a fairly haphazard collection of fairly standard, with a lot of reverb and echo, some previously released tracks and questionable remix dense bass and little emphasis on vocals. choices. The first three songs are various cuts from With such a lackluster record, one would think Matisyahu’s first two studio albums and do little the live DVD would have benefited. Unfortunately, more than stretch out the record to seven tracks. Matisyahu’s live set in Tel Aviv is disturbingly sub- After the first three throwaways, No Place to Be dued. At points, his guitarist looks like a reanimat- actually takes a downward tumble with the inclu- ed corpse and the crowd is virtually nonexistent. sion of a weak cover of the Police’s “Message in a Interviews are interspersed into the live set, but Bottle.” Matisyahu’s flimsy vocals on the track sim- these are often brief and provide little substantive ply lack the driving force behind Sting’s tenor and commentary on who Matisyahu really is. end up being overshadowed by the over-processed No Place to Be is an exercise in futility, contain- guitars. The song features a solid hook, but that’s ing little more than a few throwaway remixes, cov- not exactly high praise for a cover song. ers and a deadpan live DVD. With this release The album is book-ended by two remixes and a Matisyahu presents his own style of reggae-lite, as dub version of the Police cover already on the EP. if his music is a gateway drug to more substantial In a head-scratchingly bizarre choice, Matisyahu dancehall sounds. allows his song “Jerusalem” to be chopped by E-mail Matt Coleman at [email protected].

WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 EXPRESSIONS PAGE 11 Advice for the hung-over Man breaks into crowded apartment

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He soon found out there were you recognize the person one else has. his associates tested more five people home at the time. sleeping beside you as your "Scientists have not yet than 50 of the pills and con- significant other. identified the exact mecha- cluded the newer pills are TALLAHASSEE; NO, BOISE; NO, your wife.” This is a hangover. You nisms that lead to the mis- versions of the old pills. GRAND RAPIDS drank too much, and now ery of hangover," Hunt- Some work best by taking A Chicago woman got so drunk that WHAZZAP, DUDE, I MEAN OFFI- you're paying for it. Carter said. "We know that one before going to bed, oth- she had to be hospitalized after she CER What to do? people increase their risk of ers by taking one or two played a game of Trivial Pursuit in Police in Chicago pulled over a man The only time-tested hangover with each drink, between drinks. which participants had to take a shot of for running a stop sign and found 92 method is to take a couple of so heavy drinking is espe- The Web site also lists booze when they answered a question pounds of marijuana in his car. They aspirin or ibuprofen cially likely to produce a the ingredients in these incorrectly. Officials said she became decided to search the vehicle because (Motrin, Advil), drink a lot hangover." products; the most common heavily intoxicated after “continually he was smoking a joint when they of water, fruit juice or "It's not what you drink are vitamins B-6, B-12 and providing wrong answers.” stopped him. something such as but how you drink it. If you C. They also contain a Gatorade, then get some drink to intoxication, you bunch of herbs and a few AT THE TIME, IT SEEMED LIKE A PAY NO ATTENTION TO THE MAN rest and wait for the effects are likely to get a hangover," minerals, such as calcium. GOOD IDEA IN THE PHONE BOOTH to go away, says Dr. Prather said. Pearson did name the A man in Wichita, Kan., called the A man was thrown out of a strip club Charlene Prather, associate "It may be a form of most effective over-the- police to report that two armed men had in Columbus, Ohio, and responded by professor of internal medi- withdrawal," Prather said. counter hangover reme- forced him at gunpoint to sign over the phoning in a bomb threat. cine at St. Louis University "But it may be because dies. Only one, Alcohol title of his motorcycle to them. But an Unfortunately for him, the club has School of Medicine. things in alcohol are toxic." Hangover Relief, claims to investigation revealed the guy was Caller ID, and the bouncer was able to Anything to get the water Prather suspects the work after a night of drink- hosting a crack party, and, when the trace the call to a nearby pay phone. back into your system and dehydration from drinking ing. The others are preven- crack ran out, he signed away his cycle to replace the nutrients too much is the big culprit. tative a little late for the day to buy more. TALK ABOUT INCRIMINATING (electrolytes) that the alco- "Alcohol is a diuretic, after the party. Take them A man was caught in the parking lot hol drained away will help. and it causes a lot of before or during your mis- DADDY, WHERE’S FRITZIE? of a greenhouse in Lower Nazareth Prather can give some urination," Prather said. behavior. A man in Berlin told his 6-year-old Township, Pa., with planting pots and specific medical advice: do The symptoms of a hang- The more experienced stepdaughter he was taking her pet bea- other items he had shoplifted under his not take Tylenol, she over mimic those of set, including Mark gle for a walk, then took the little doggie coat. Among the things he had on him warns, because its reaction severe dehydration. Pollman, a freelance bar- to a bar where he convinced the owner was a list with the heading “things with alcohol residue in the Prather loathes the tender, author of books to buy the animal for $53, which the man needed to grow pot.” liver can be toxic. binge drinking in colleges. about bartending and spir- spent on beer. "The hangover is still a Many students think they its, and member of the NO GOOD DEED GOES UNPUN- mystery to scientists," said have a hangover when they Bartender Hall of Fame, WHAT KIND OF A MAN ARE YOU, ISHED Erin Hunt-Carter, a clinical actually suffer from alcohol has less high-tech advice. ANYWAY!? Police set up a checkpoint in Bremen, psychologist and doctoral toxicity; their body is being "I would say, 'Don't drink A major executive with a wife and Germany, to randomly stop drivers to candidate at the University destroyed by too much too much in the first place,'" three kids went trolling for some see if they had been drinking. A drunk of Missouri at Columbia. alcohol. Alcohol is a Pollman said. "If you do, extracurricular, shall we say, partner- driver pulled over on his own because "We know that heavy drink- depressant, and too much put something really nice ships on the Internet. He hooked up he mistakenly thought a vehicle had ing may lead to headache, can shut down your system and greasy in your stomach with a 22-year-old woman who, while broken down, and he wanted to help. fatigue, thirstiness, gas- and kill you. before you start." extorting $125,000 from him, wrote him A new rave among the 20 (c) 2007, McClatchy-Tribune News Service trointestinal distress and surprisingly self-righteous notes Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information and 30-something crowd is (c) 2007, St. Louis Post-Dispatch. other assorted unpleas- Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune demanding the money. She called him Services. antries. But we don't really over-the-counter pills Information Services. “disgusting” for “what you’ve done to

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Workplace Seductive flirtation and new issues affecting the lower back, Postponed business duties or strategies will invitations kidneys or circulation may be practical money require care- should not be bothersome. decisions will now ful discussion underesti- require your full before being fully mated. Late social invitations are annoy- attention. Expect Passionate ing but worthwhile. work officials to implemented. Lasha Seniuk’s Although relation- Loved ones and press for increased March 21 - April 20 an active ships are close friends may daily commitments approach to easily wish to explore and revised pay- Feb. 20 - March 20 advancement is healthy, established Oct. 24 - Nov. 22 creative forms of ment schedules. authority figures may be tem- and highly entertainment or Seriously consid- porarily unreceptive to fresh rewarding. Remain open new artistic out- er new employment. Your time ideas or individual confidence. but ask for a clear indica- lets. Provide Jan. 21 - Feb. 19 and energy are deserving of Remain cautious and wait for tion of long-term inten- cheerful enthu- reward. Don’t accept compro- group approval: your talents tions. Attached Scorpios siasm: key friendships will mise. Home relationships will will soon be acknowledged. can expect increased sen- strongly benefit from open steadily expand to include A close friend or relative suality or shared social romantic discussions and unique planned celebrations or reunions. may announce complex interests. Single Scorpions group activities. Later this week, Offer acceptance. family plans or unique ideas may be mildly unnerved by a potential business partner may the candor of potential lovers. promise fast financial loans. (c) 2007, Tribune Media Services, Inc. for relocation. Don’t over Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune react: a balanced response is A powerful wave of nostalgia Don’t be fooled: minor facts and Information Services. vital. Business contacts arrives: expect the return of old numbers may prove misleading. A calming influ- or new romantic friends. ence will now cre- invitations may Romantic promis- ate new intimacy now arrive from es are now reli- between loved ones. unusual sources. able. This is the After several days After Tuesday, right time to of competing social pay special atten- study the actions interests and tion to group and words of loved ones for emotional stale- July 23 - Aug. 22 events, planned April 21 - May 20 mates, love rela- celebrations or Nov. 23 - Dec. 21 clear indica- tionships will f amily tions of long- now offer valuable alternatives reunions. Many Leos will expand term intentions. Some for harmony. Remain focused on both their social outlets and Sagittarians will now end a brief shared home plans and positive workplace commitments. Fresh but intense phase of miscommu- family events. Fast growth will projects will bring positive nications in love relationships. If soon be unavoidable. Financial results: accept all creative propos- so, expect complicated social adjustments may be necessary. als and revised team assign- requests and renewed family Property loans, timed payments ments. Love relationships will plans to soon emerge. Home and long-term debt should now be intensify: expect new affections repairs and increased spending thoroughly reviewed: stay alert. and bold overtures. are accented. Go slow, however: next month new promises may New job opportunities may now Respond quickly require bold choices. need to be briefly to the subtle com- delayed. Before ments of loved Revised financial mid-week, some ones. Sensitivity planning will Geminis will expe- is now a top prior- bring the desired rience the sudden ity for friends and long-term arrival of a romantic part- results. Closely demanding short- ners. Others will study all dead- term assignment. May 21 - June 21 privately judge Aug. 23 - Sept. 22 lines, family Paperwork and the sincerity of Dec. 22 - Jan. 20 purchases or difficult financial calculations public reactions. Don’t disap- investments. may be involved. Complete all point: deepening intimacy and Loved ones need to witness your duties before exploring outside trust is now available in long- daily ability to make reliable options: your patience will soon term relationships. A key official decisions. Although legal issues prove worthwhile. Watch also for may announce new job assign- will not become complicated, a controversial proposal from a ments. Use this time to display avoid risky real estate ventures close friend or lover. Shared your unique understanding of and wait for group approval. expenses or exotic travel plans workplace problems and complex Pamper the body: minor health may be accented: remain flexible. business practices.

Social privacy is important to the Group events and success of long- complex social ideas term friendships. will this week pro- Someone close vide a new emo- may now reveal tional perspective. unexpected Study the roman- romantic or fam- tic or family ily information. Sept. 23 - Oct. 23 habits of others June 22 - July 22 Take time to clar- for valuable ify obligations or clues. Loved ones will eventually probe for answers. Mistaken facts respect your needs and opt for or inappropriate comments may candid discussions. Loan applica- jeopardize key relationships. tions and financial partnerships Bold family encounters and new are accented. Stay focused: room- home agreements are accented. mates and relatives will soon ask Vital issues may include promis- for vital documents. Physical es between relatives, payment energy may be sluggish. Get schedules or revised habits. extra rest, if possible.

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MEN’S BASKETBALL Overtime hopes crushed by Stetson Jan. 18 Men’s basketball 60, Stetson University 63

BY NATALIE NGUYEN game 63-60. Women’s basketball 48, ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR Junior center James Grimball East Tennessee State led the Ospreys, scoring 18 points, University 87 With a chance to record its first while Timberlake scored his sea- win in the Atlantic Sun son high of 17 points. Jan. 19 Conference this season, the The team played its second University of North Florida men’s conference game of the weekend Men’s tennis 1, Florida basketball team fell short by Jan. 20 against Mercer University. State University 6 three points. The Ospreys scored 17 points off The Ospreys took the visiting turnovers and scored 10 fast break Jan. 20 Stetson University Hatters to over- points for the game, only to time Jan. 18 to start a competitive lose 77-58. Women’s tennis 5, Georgia conference weekend. Both Timberlake and Grimball Southern University 2 North Florida stayed close to continued to lead the team, as Stetson throughout the game and Grimball recorded his sixth dou- Women’s basketball 68, finished tied 50-50 at the end of ble-double this season with 10 Kennesaw State regulation. Junior point guard points and 10 rebounds. University 73 Chris Timberlake made a running Timberlake added to the Osprey lay-up to force the game into over- offense with 18 points. The slow Men’s basketball 58, Mercer time at the buzzer. start to the game was one of sever- University 77 The Ospreys faltered at the free al factors that contributed to throw line during overtime how- the loss, including shooting 25 per- Jan. 21 ever, making two of cent in the first half and making seven, a pattern they took one 3-point shot out of Men’s tennis 1, University from regulation. eight attempts. of Miami 6 The Ospreys made two 3-point “They [Mercer University] had shots out of seven attempts during guys that could really contribute the game, and recorded 41 percent some solid minutes and we strug- of shooting for the game. The gled with that,” Davis said. “We Hatters shot 37 percent from the just have to make sure that our game, but scored six more guys contribute as much as shots behind the arc than they can.” the Ospreys. The Ospreys will have another Jan. 25 J “All you can ask for is that guys chance to win a conference game AMES FERNANDEZ keep trying and not give up,” man- when they travel to North Women’s basketball vs. ager Evans Davis said. Carolina take on Campbell Mercer University, 7 p.m. “Sometimes games will come University Jan. 25 and Gardner- down to the wire, and other Webb University Jan. 27. Men’s basketball at times the game can let Junior center James Grimball led the Ospreys, scoring 18 points against Campbell University, 8 p.m. E-mail Natalie Nguyen at Stetson University and 10 points against Mercer University. you down.” [email protected]. North Florida lost the Jan. 26

Women’s tennis at Lamar BY THE NUMBERS University, 10 a.m. Final losing Game high for Percent of shooting Osprey record in score for UNF Ospreys by for the Ospreys Swimming vs. Gardner- 63-60 against Stetson 18 the Atlantic Sun James Grimball 41 against Stetson 0-9 Conference Webb University and University Georgia Southern College, 6 p.m. Regulations hinder senior year of competition Jan. 27 Women’s tennis at Texas- Pan American, 10 a.m. BY HOLLI WELCH SPORTS EDITOR trol of their situations and who Swimming vs. Gardner- was not. Through 80 pages of Webb University and documentation, Salles-Cunha Georgia Southern One collegiate athletic career hoped to show that she was College, 10 a.m. may be over for a University of unable to function in an ordi- North Florida swimmer, as nary way during her first “offi- Women’s basketball vs. NCAA rules bring a halt to her cial” year on a college team. Stetson University, 2 p.m. final year in the pool. When the process started Senior Monique Salles- eight months ago, Salles-Cunha Men’s basketball at Cunha is fighting against the thought she would have been Gardner-Webb University, odds – and the NCAA – to join cleared long before the end of 8:15 p.m. her team one last time at the the season. 2007 Pacific Coast Conference “In the beginning, I expected Track at Pepsi Invitational Meet. If the NCAA doesn’t that she would be swimming address her case in two weeks, already,” Bronner said. “I didn’t Jan. 28 she won’t get past the think we’d have to fight so hard Jacksonville airport. or so long.” Women’s tennis at Texas-El The problem with the NCAA At the 2006 Pacific Coast Paso, 10 a.m. is that this is Salles-Cunha’s Conference Meet, Salles-Cunha sixth consecutive year on a led the team in the 100-yard and Men’s basketball at college roster. 200-yard breastroke events, fin- Savannah State University, “College athletics is a time ishing sixth and third, respec- 7 p.m. clock that begins the first day tively. She also posted eight top- of your freshman year and three finishes throughout the continues for four years, five season. This year she has been In Brief years at most,” said Michele able to practice with the team REBECCA D Bronner, the UNF compliance but not travel or compete – some- PORTS officer who is handling the case. thing she said has been disap- S

“Salles-Cunha’s five years are AL pointing. up, but she still hasn’t Y If the ruling comes back neg- Senior Monique Salles-Cunha is forced to sit out of the pool until the NCAA gotten her four years in ative, or too late, Salles-Cunha responds to the 80-page documentation she submitted eight months ago. to compete.” says she prefers cheering for her Volleyball coach resigns The reason: Salles-Cunha did team from the bleachers rather University of North not swim for two years, due to a said Bronner. Instead, the senior like this. They have rules writ- than staying dry in Jacksonville. Florida volleyball head personal injury early in her suffered from post-traumatic ten for physical injuries, not “I would rather fly out to coach Bryan Bunn resigned career, a fact that is not recorded stress and depression during mental.” California and support the team after leading the Ospreys on the NCAA file. her freshman year at Duke The division is cautious at conference,” she said. for seven years. If Salles-Cunha had suffered University. which athletes it gives six-year But for now, the swimmer Bunn will be the associ- an injury such as a broken her “My case is unique,” Salles- petitions to because it can be must wait for the ruling. ate head coach at Baylor leg or a torn ACL, the case Cunha said. “The NCAA doesn’t abused. The process includes a University beginning in E-mail Holli Welch at would be much easier to present, normally deal with situations decision as to who was in con- [email protected]. February.

PAGE 15 SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2007 WOMEN’S BASKETBALL Excuse-proof Team loses battle against your workout A-sun conference foes

BY JEREMIE CANTON CONTRIBUTING WRITER

FAMILY CIRCLE The University of North A PROFESSOR (MCT) Florida women’s basketball team WITHOUT EXCUSES lost its first road game of the week to East Tennessee State University When it’s time to exercise, Jan. 18, before losing 73-68 in a most people can dream up University of North Florida hard-fought overtime game countless reasons to skip. But against Kennesaw State the secret to boosting your fit- professor Peter Magyari said University, Jan. 20. ness motivation for good is to he instructs his exercise East Tennessee State shot 53 dodge the inner escape artist for physiology classes to integrate percent from the field, including just a few months. eight 3-point baskets, to outscore Here are some tips to sidestep physical activities into daily North Florida 87-48. seven common excuses. routines. “One way to East Tennessee guard Sierra Evans, who went 3-3 from behind Exercise excuse: It’s bor- overcome the excuse ‘I don’t the three point line, obtained a ing! have any time’ is to incorporate double-double with a game high of Fitness fix: Doing anything exercise to replace something 21 points and 12 rebounds. over and over again, whether Teammate Michele Devault con- it’s 20 minutes on the treadmill you do everyday,” he said. tributed 18 points to the game. or eating the same breakfast Magyari, former Mr. Florida and Sophomore guard Jennifer every morning, is a recipe for Bowen led the Ospreys in scoring monotony. But when you mix up Mr. Southern body building with nine points, six rebounds and your routine, you’re more likely champion, suggested parking three steals, while freshman to enjoy it and stick with it. in the furthest spot or taking the guard Shandrea Moore followed The key is to vary your with eight points and workouts right from the start, elevator instead of the stairs. five assists. rather than waiting until the Bowen and senior guard boredom sets in. Cecilia Woolfolk shared a team Exercise excuse: I’m high in rebounds with six too busy! The Spinnaker will complete rebounds a piece. The Ospreys col- Fitness fix: “No time” is a the series on fitness with a lected a total of 38 rebounds, top reason people quit a fitness final look at how students, including 16 on the offensive end, program. So schedule workouts professors and athletes can while ETSU recorded 43. just as you would lunch with a utilize the facilities on campus The East Tennessee State Bucs friend or a doctor’s appoint- to get fit for 2007. ended the first half with a 49-20 ment. Every Sunday evening advantage. They continued the grab your calendar or PDA and second half by increasing their block out 30 minutes each day of tour different health clubs until lead to as many as 44 points before the upcoming week for work- you find one where you fit in. FILE PHO handing UNF their fourth loss outs. If you truly can’t squeeze Exercise excuse: I should be in a row. in a half hour one day,plan to do spending time with my friends. T Freshmen Shennette Sheffield O: JAMES FERNANDEZ 10-minute bursts at lunch. Fitness fix: The easiest way and Shaina Strozier each con- Exercise excuse: I’m too to squeeze in a workout without tributed six points, while on the tired to go to the gym. sacrificing precious time with defensive end Sheffield collected Fitness fix: Many people your friends is to exercise five rebounds and two steals. think they’re too worn out to together. Develop a fitness Freshmen Willonda Windham and work out, but research shows schedule that includes a 30- Tiffany Williams also contributed Freshman point guard Shandrea Moore led the Ospreys with eight points that exercise actually gives you minute walk or bike ride in with four points each. and five assists against East Tennessee State University. North Florida lost energy by boosting circulation, between classes. After taking a fall to ETSU, the 75-68 to East Tennessee State. elevating your heart rate and Exercise excuse: I’m clue- Ospreys came out energized releasing feeling-good chemi- less as to where to begin. against Kennesaw State. The game continued and fin- got 26 offensive rebounds. We need cals like serotonin. Fitness fix: With so many Senior guard Denisia Andrews ished at a very close pace, leaving our guards to do a better job box- Exercise excuse: I’m over- machines and classes, starting a scored the first two UNF points both teams tied 60-60 at the end ing out in the zone.” weight or out of shape. workout program can be daunt- with a jumper before assisting of regulation. Bowen scored a team high 16 Fitness fix: It’s natural to ing. Sign up for two or three ses- Woolfolk to complete a three-point In overtime, Kennesaw State points and six rebounds while feel self-conscious in the gym if sions with a personal trainer to shot, giving UNF a 7-1 advantage put together a 9-0 run that teammates Guldager and Andrews everyone else looks like they’ve get you going. early on. the Ospreys were unable to followed with 12 points each. stepped out of the pages of a (c) 2006, Family Circle. Kennesaw State kept the game recover from. The Ospreys return to the nest magazine. Work out in the priva- Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune close throughout the half, howev- “We lost in overtime and Jan. 25 to host Mercer University cy of your home at first, until Information Services. er, and was ahead 34-28 at missed big free throws down the at 7 p.m. and Stetson University you feel more confident. Then halftime.The Ospreys opened the stretch,” said head coach Mary Jan. 27 at 2 p.m. next half on an 8-2 scoring run to Tappmeyer. “We initially played E-mail Jeremie Canton at tie the scoreboard at 36. good defense but Kennesaw State [email protected].

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Walls of fame On-campus restaurant honors Osprey athletes

BY NATALIE NGUYEN ASSISTANT SPORTS EDITOR

Students who have dined at Wackadoo’s Grub and Brew may have noticed the walls are not just painted blue and gray. Instead, school spirit and a little history are shown through the pictures of those who have made their marks at the University of North Florida. Team pictures, athletes in action, and Osprey notables have adorned the walls, tables and bar top since 1974, when the restaurant opened as a temporary service to a campus under construction. Athletes who have received recognition and accolades vary with the history of the athletics program. The very first Osprey athletes competed in the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, then the Peach Belt Conference, and now the Atlantic Sun Conference. Recent graduate Dyann Busse is one such athlete featured in the restaurant’s decor. Busse participated in women’s basketball and softball during her four years as an Osprey, and currently has a framed tribute to her career. “I think someone just told me that I was on the wall,” Busse said. “One of my friends said ‘Hey, I had lunch with you today! I ate lunch with you at Wackadoo’s!’” With numerous talented athletes at UNF, the decision to recognize certain athletes rests on the shoulders of Wackadoo’s management and the athletic coaches. “We check with the coaches and decide who’s notable or worthy,” Wackadoo’s manager Brian Woods said. “I get in contact with the athletes for pictures and information, and then we get it framed and up on the walls.” Woods said he hopes fans notice the atmosphere created by the pictures, jer- seys and old newspaper articles as they watch the games on the big screen. Some students and employees have expressed interest in specific athletes or teams already placed on the walls. “We do try to update once a year,” Woods said. “Unfortunately we’re not able to redo them every semester because of costs. Any preferences from customers or employees usually do stay up even if they’re a couple years old.” Now that the Ospreys are Division I and a student union is on the horizon,

renovation updates to the memorabilia are in store. ILLUSTRA “We are planning on changing the concept,” Woods said. “As far as the pic-

tures and shrines go, we’ll probably take the ones that are still a tradition with ROBER TION: us and then start on some new ones.”

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