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UNIVERSITY OF NORTH FLORIDA WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 2011 UNF mandates freshmen live on campus Editorial: Page 4 Story: Page 6 INSIDE 2 Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Spinnaker // unfSpinnaker.com news 6 expressions 10 sports 14 6 // NO One LIkE You, NO ChoicE But This 10 The UNF Dept. of Housing is requiring incoming freshmen to live on campus starting summer // Out of the ballpark 2012. How will this affect “Moneyball” scores a home run in freshmen’s grades and wallets? the Spinnaker’s movie review. 14 // hockey smackdown UNF eviscerates FIT in back-to- back games. // women’S soccer pummeled 7 10 15 Ospreys sunk twice in a row against FGCU and Stetson. // Where’S the cheapest coffee // Possible developments in on campus? education causing A stir Don’t walk around aimlessly trying Fancy budget footwork may leave to find it. The Spinnaker did all of new teachers without a job. that work for you. WEB Exclusive IN eacH issue Cover JessiCa smoleroff need more visuals with your 02 index 06 news news? CHeCk out Osprey TV's 03 Hodgepodge 10 expressions index photos newsCast at unfspinnaker.Com 04 opinions 14 sports SEAN MURPHY, ANDREW NOBLE, GRECIA VALENZUELA, SONY PICTURES HODGEPODGE Spinnaker // unfSpinnaker.com Wednesday, September 28, 2011 3 Police Beat Check out more Police Beats online at unfspinnaker.com Sept. 24 Underage Drinking (Village)– A UPD officer was dispatched to Osprey Village Building E at 11:45 p.m. in reference to an alcohol and noise complaint. The RA was denied contact with the room resident but the noise ceased. The of- ficer made contact with the suspect, the room resident, and was allowed inside the room. The officer observed 15 people inside the common area of the room. The officer gave the suspect his legal rights and questioned him about the open cans of alcohol. He said the alcohol belonged to him. The officer was given verbal consent to search the room for any contraband. The officer found 25 beers and one bottle of vodka. One subject, a UNF Housing Student of legal drinking age, claimed ownership of seven different bottles of beer and said he did not share with any other persons in the room. The suspect was issued a Notice to Appear. Eight of the subjects were not UNF students and were given trespassing warnings. One other subject was a minor and was released into the custody of her mother. The remaining six were UNF students. They, along with the suspect, were referred to UNF Student Conduct for their actions. Sept. 21 Stolen parking decal (Lot 14) – A and crossed his arms. The second suspect UPD officer was dispatched to Building 41 quickly placed his left hand behind his in reference to a parking decal theft. The back. When the first suspect was asked victim said he parked his vehicle in Lot 14 to stand, the officer noticed a clear plas- at 9 a.m. Sept. 20. His parking decal was tic baggie containing a small amount of missing from the driver side of the inte- marijuana on the desk. The first suspect rior dash when he returned. He did not had a multicolored glass pipe and a light- attach the decal to the windshield. The er in his right hand. The second suspect victim said his remote lock was malfunc- had a clear glass jar containing a multi- tioning. There was no damage to the colored glass pipe, an aluminum grinder vehicle. The vehicle was not processed and a small amount of loose marijuana due to wet conditions. A search was not in his right hand. The suspects claimed conducted due to the transient nature of ownership of the items but not the mari- the area. juana in the baggie. Both suspects had bloodshot eyes and were lethargic in Sept. 22 Stolen textbook and notebook speech and movement. Both admitted to (Library) – A UPD officer was dispatched smoking marijuana. The paraphernalia to the library in reference to a textbook and contraband were submitted to the and notebook theft. The victim said JSO property room. he was talking to friends and studying in the library. He left his textbook and Sept. 23 Suspicious bag (Building 45) – notebook on top of a desk on the sec- At 5 p.m. a UPD officer was dispatched to ond floor. After one hour, the victim re- the Crossings in reference to a stolen bi- membered he left his items. He returned cycle. The victim said she left her bicycle to the desk to retrieve them, but the at the bike rack by the Building Q curb items were missing. The victim went to at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 22. At 10 a.m. the next the help desk on the second floor and morning, the victim walked back from the front desk on the first floor but the class and noticed her bicycle was miss- items were not turned in. The textbook ing from the bike rack. She said the bi- was rented. There were no witnesses as cycle was locked to the rack. There were of 5:40 p.m. Sept. 22. no parts of the lock left at the scene to indicate the lock was cut. The victim Sept. 23 marijuana (crossings) – A UPD said the bicycle appeared old because it officer was dispatched at 12:15 a.m. to was always left outside. The bicycle also the Crossings Building Q in reference to made a rattling noise. She said she was a loud party and suspected marijuana surprised somebody stole her bicycle in- use. The officer and area coordinator stead of the other bicycles on the rack. approached the door and smelled mari- The victim did not have a serial number juana. The area coordinator knocked on for the bicycle. A check of all the bike the door and was admitted entrance. racks in the area did not locate the miss- The officer noticed a loud stereo system, ing bicycle. A neighborhood search was a flashing strobe light and 10 people in- not conducted due to the location of the side the room. As the area coordinator bike rack and the amount of traffic that stated the purpose of the visit, the of- walked by it. ficer noticed two males attempting to hide items. One suspect sat on a desk Source: University Police Department Compiled by Joe Basco DISCOURSE 4 Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Spinnaker // unfSpinnaker.com 4 discourse Spinnaker // unfSpinnaker.com Wednesday, September 28, 2011 No one like you, no choice but this eginning summer 2012, GPA from .3 to .9 higher than UNF will mandate incom- those who didn’t. Students who Awarded the 2010 Pacemaker Award ing freshmen to live on by the Associated Collegiate Press. B had previously lived on campus campus during their first year of continued to perform better aca- Awarded second place for Best College Newspaper in college. demically even after moving off 2007 Better College Newspaper Contest by the Florida College Press Assocation. Exemptions for the manda- campus. Their GPA was from .3 tory first-year campus residency to .5 higher than those that live Spinnaker Staff requirement will be considered off campus. Editor in Chief Chance Ryan on a case-by-case basis. Students The difficulty with many Managing Editor Greg Parlier who are married, are over the studies, however, is proving cau- age of 21, or are single parents sation and not simply correla- Art Director Grecia Valenzuela may be exempt from this require- tion. For instance, are students Graphic Designer Paul T. Fenn ment. The University will also who choose to live on campus Discourse Editor Lindsay Montgomery consider requests for exemptions more motivated to begin with, Features Editor Ryan Thompson based on medical or disability thus, maintaining better GPAs? Photo Editor Sean Murphy circumstances, as well as cases Murray and co-author, Pedrro where significant personal hard- De Araujo, of Colorado College, Layout Editor Barbara Georges IllUStratIon By JESSICa SmolEroff | SPInnakEr ship would be incurred. claim to have avoided this pitfall Web Editor Ian Albahae As part of this requirement, by using a statistical technique is benefiting more from this ar- occupied and out of our Police Asst. Features Editor Ashley Gannon students must also purchase a called Instrumental Variables rangement? Moreover, a public Beat. Asst. Photo Andrew Noble meal plan. Regression, which helps ensure university doesn’t get to decide UNF, along with FAMU and Staff Writer Joseph Basco UNF qualifies this decision they’re comparing apples with what kinds of students it wants. USF, is holding adults captive to Katie Gile with the presumption that stu- apples. If students want to commute, let mold them into like-minded, obe- Staff Photographer Keri Weiland dents who live on campus fa- Nonetheless, correlating them commute. dient guinea pigs in order to re- cilitate the following outcomes: higher GPAs with intelligence If students wanted to live in ceive a degree, which is losing its Cartoonist Jessica Smoleroff higher grade point averages, a doesn’t always go hand in hand, the dorms at UNF, they would. We inherent value with each passing Contributing Writers Josh Brannock smoother transition from high and the progression of a few hun- know this, because other Florida year. Jordan Harirchi school to college, higher reten- dred students in Indiana doesn’t schools, such as the University Teaching students to be re- Rob Moccio tion and graduation rates, and a fairly represent individual stu- of Florida and the University sponsible is not always congru- Alex Russell greater satisfaction with the col- dents’ needs as a whole. of Central Florida don’t require ent with redacting responsibil- Paula Senn lege experience overall.