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UNF STUDENT FORMALLY COMPLAINS TO UPD FOR RACIAL PROFILING

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// Game, set, match $$ Men’s tennis looks to build upon last season’s regular season championship and avenge a disappointing postseason 6 13 performance.

// brothers tell their side // The ‘90s Were Whack // Frisbees are a flyin’ A UNF student and his brother If you’re reading this, you were 17 Ultimate frisbee looks to alter are pursuing legal action after alive during the ‘90s. Celebrate outsider’s perspective as they their brother was Tased by UPD. those youthful years with a enter a highly competitive league. They contrast their account of the flashback to the times of Tommy incident with the UPD report. Pickles and Courtney Love.

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Jan. 8 Alcohol and Drug Paraphernalia Possession (Osprey Landing) – A resident assistant smelled marijuana in her bathroom but was unsure where the odor came from. Two officers searched the vicinity for the source. A student walked out of a dorm room right below the RA’s, and the officers smelled marijuana coming from this room. The of- ficers stopped the student and asked about the odor. The student said the dorm belonged to his brother. The officers then questioned the brother about the marijuana odor. He said the search was unfair, and he was being harassed. The Police RA and resident life coordinator entered the room to conduct a health and safety inspection. The officer also entered the room and observed two more students sitting in the common area of the room. The students refused to answer the officer regarding the marijuana odor. The officer found a 12-pack of beer on the floor. The room resident, the brother, claimed ownership of the beer. The officer also found a pipe with marijuana residue in an opened desk drawer. The resi- dent refused to give consent to search. The resident was given a Notice to Appear for possession of drug paraphernalia Beat and possession of alcohol by a minor. During the incident, the brother who first exited the room shouted “pigs” at the officer as he exited the area. The four students were referred to Student Conduct.

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Jan. 5 Sick Person (University Center) – Jan. 5 - Marijuana Possession and Use – A UNF Housing employee was clean- additional information. The wallet con- A UPD sergeant assisted Jacksonville Fire (Osprey Fountains) – A resident assistant ing the hand railing on the second floor tained a bank issued Visa credit/debit and Rescue Department Engine Unit 50 in said he smelled marijuana odor emanat- of Building Y when he found a razor card, a Florida-issued driver’s license, a responding to a person needing rescue. ing from a dorm room during an inspec- blade taped to the railing. The blade was UNF Osprey 1Card and between $30 to The person was waiting with a group of tion of the room’s common area. The of- barely visible and positioned upward. He $40 cash. The case is not cleared, and a Osher Lifelong Learning Institute mem- ficer also smelled the burning marijuana searched the other railings and found an- patrol will follow up. bers who were going to attend a class and was given consent to search the other blade on the third floor. The blades and began to feel dizzy. Rescue 50 trans- room. The officer found a mug contain- were found near two dorm rooms, but Jan. 7 Chain Guard and Parking Permit ported the person to the Mayo Clinic for ing marijuana and two packets of roll- the officer could not contact anyone at Theft (Fine Arts Center Parking Garage) – evaluation. ing paper with marijuana residue. The either room. The officer did not find any The victim parked his motorcycle on the student was read his rights and then other blades at nearby buildings. first floor of Garage 44 Dec. 1. His parking claimed possession of the items. The stu- permit was attached to the chain guard Jan. 5 Sick Person (University Center) – dent was issued a Notice to Appear for Jan. 6 Wallet Theft (Boathouse Grille) of his motorcycle. He returned Jan. 7 and A UPD sergeant assisted Jacksonville Fire possession of less than 20 grams of mari- – The victim left her wallet in the back discovered his chain guard and parking and Rescue Department Engine Unit 50 juana and possession of drug parapher- room area of the Boathouse at 7 p.m. She permit were missing. The chain guard in responding to a UNF employee need- nalia. The items were seized and taken to returned two hours later to retrieve her was unbolted from both ends. Patrol ef- ing rescue. The employee was experienc- the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office Property wallet, but it was missing. She said she forts have been suspended. ing chest pains. Rescue 50 transported Room. The student was referred to stu- searched the surrounding area but was the ailing individual to Baptist Hospital dent Conduct. unable to locate her wallet. The officer for further observation. The UPD officer issued the victim a case information card reporting this incident contacted the em- Jan. 6 Razor Blade Rails (Osprey Landing) and advised her to contact UPD with any ployee’s daughter. Joseph Basco Source: UPD

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Editorial Endangered: journalistic ethics after adviser firing “Student media must be free from all forms of external interference designed to regulate its content, including confiscation of its products or broadcasts; suspension of publication or transmission; academic personal or budgetary sanctions; arbitrary removal of staff members or faculty; or threats to the existence of student publications or broadcast outlets.” — College Media Association’s code of ethical behavior.

t shouldn’t need to be said that the First the right direction to the best of their abil- IAmendment to the U.S. Constitution is ity, and let go. vital to the fabric of society. But at East The only way a child can learn to walk Carolina University last week, administra- is by falling first. Student journalists must tors made it clear that the freedom of the test the line of appropriate content in order press and the learning process of student to learn where they must stop. We deserve, journalists is not a priority. at least, the right to fail. We have a right to ECU’s marketing/communications di- be wrong. rector informed media adviser Paul Isom That being said, generally, we aren’t Jan. 4 that he had four hours to clean out wrong. The audience of a college newspa- his space and leave campus, a place the 15- per is the students that attend the univer- year media veteran has worked since 2008. sity. Not the president of the university. Not This came two months after The East the mayor of the town. Not even the faculty. Carolinian, ECU’s student-run newspaper, And who knows the students better than published unedited photos of a halftime students? streaker, taken during a football game Nov. Sometimes, like in the case of ECU, ad- 5. The photos were admittedly revealing, ministrators, often of an elevated age, fear including one showing a distant frontal that some elements of nudity or photos of a shot of the runner’s genitals, and ran on sexual nature will offend too many people, the front page of the Nov. 8 issue. Check out putting the university in a bad light. Aunt the story and photos here: http://theeast- Janie may be offended, but lucky for us, she carolinian.com/?p=2034. doesn’t attend school. Despite the administration’s claims that Times have changed. Surely administra- the reason for the adviser’s dismissal was tors and others can acknowledge that when “personnel related,” Isom feels the photos they were in school, they thought a bit dif- were “pretty likely” the root cause of his ferently than their elders. Oh, how easily dismissal, based on weeks of odd behavior they forget. by the Vice Chancellor and his direct su- Editor of The East Carolinian Caitlin pervisor, but he was still caught off guard. Hale told Poynter that she ran the photos “I didn’t know change was coming. They “because we felt that our audience, which just showed up in my office and said ‘We’re is primarily the ECU student body, should going in a different direction,’” Isom said. have access to unedited and factual photos The university released a statement of the streaking incident.” Jan. 10, meant to quell the scores of dis- Editors of college newspapers have re- senters, from the Student Press Law Center sponsibilities. That’s the beauty of this to the Foundation for Individual Rights in learning opportunity. We can create a prod-

Education, who wrote letters to the univer- JOEY TARAVELLA | Spinnaker uct valuable to the campus community, sity blaming them for violating the First learning all the while – and because this is Amendment. Currently its media adviser position, shouldn’t answer to the professional fac- a real, transformational learning opportu- “We ask all advocacy groups and the as of two years ago according to Isom, an- ulty of the school. nity, there are consequences if we mess up. public to trust our internal process, which swers directly to the marketing director of Advisers are there simply for guidance. If we print something that’s wrong, we has been deliberate, correct and legal, as the university. That would be like giving the As it says in UNF’s own Center for Student print a correction. If we take a bad photo, we move forward to address these two sepa- same guy in charge of making President Media bylaws, “assisting and advising does our peers see it all over campus for a week. rate issues,” the statement said. Obama’s political ads look good the ability not include the right to dictate or to punish If we libel someone or print obscenity, we In other words, ‘stop questioning us, to fire the likes of Brian Williams. Not a for editorial content.” open our own paper up for a lawsuit. This we’re right.’ healthy situation. Every school is different. But in general, is important. We get it. All we are asking But ECU doesn’t have a good track re- Beyond the mess ECU seems to be cre- a media adviser, while he can and should for is the right to take responsibility for cord with its handling of student media. ating for itself, there is serious confusion help guide the students to make wise deci- our own actions. We think we deserve that According to Isom, a lawsuit was filed about the role of the media adviser on col- sions, ultimately cannot make editorial de- right. So if you have a problem with what against the university after The East lege campuses. cisions for the paper and, therefore, should we print, we welcome your opinion. Leave Carolinian had a student editor fired in Student-run college newspapers are just not be held responsible for its actions. our advisers out of it. 1971. The university lost. Now, like at UNF, that – run by students, for students. The Like parents with their children, teach- there is an independent board that over- students write the stories, edit the stories, ers with their pupils or coaches with their sees the hiring and firing of student media design the paper, take the photos and make team, advisers can only do so much. They leaders. the editorial decisions. They don’t and share what they know, guide students in

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The Stop Online Piracy Act only favors the rich and famous

Awarded the 2010 Pacemaker Award By Joseph Basco Comcast/NBC Universal, Viacom, CBS, representatives and senators. The site also by the Associated Collegiate Press. Assistant NEWS EDITOR the National Football League, Zuffa -- the provides html code to censor a website’s parent company of Fighting logo with a black bar that says “stop cen- Awarded second place for Best College Newspaper in 2007 Better College Newspaper Contest The Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA), has Championship, Marvel Entertainment sorship.” Internet forum users have cen- by the Florida College Press Assocation. Internet users shaking in their desk chairs, and, quite oddly, school textbook pub- sored their avatars in protest of the bill. but it has media conglomerates seeing dol- lisher McGraw-Hill Education -— are Writers of op-ed pieces from various Spinnaker Staff lar bills coming their way. just some of the other organizations that newspapers and blogs have also expressed Editor in Chief Greg Parlier The bill, introduced by Rep. Lamar support SOPA. opposition to the bill. Rebecca MacKinnon Managing Editor Lindsay Montgomery Smith (R-Tex.) and co-sponsored by rep- Human rights organizations such as said in a New York Times opinion article, resentatives on both sides of the politi- the American Civil Liberties Union and “The potential for abuse of power through Art Director Grecia Valenzuela cal spectrum Oct. 26, 2011, allows the U.S. the Electronic Frontier Foundation op- digital networks — upon which we as citi- Graphic Designer Barbara Georges Department of Justice or copyright owners pose SOPA, citing its potential to vio- zens now depend for nearly everything, in- Features Editor Ryan Thompson to shut down websites on the suspicion of late first amendment rights. Google, cluding our politics — is one of the most Sports Editor Josh Brannock copyright infringement. Facebook, , Reddit and the insidious threats to democracy in the Photo Editor Sean Murphy For example, if a YouTube user decides Wikimedia Foundation oppose the bill for Internet age.” Layout Editor Joey Taravella to upload an episode of South Park, just similar reasons. Edward J. Black, president and CEO like the site’s early days, YouTube, not the Some organizations, such as Nintendo of the Computer and Communications Web Editor Ian Albahae user, would be given a court order for copy- and Go Daddy, now oppose SOPA after ini- Industry Association, said in a Huffington Asst. Photo Andrew Noble right infringement. tially supporting it. The flip-flopper groups Post article that SOPA would do little to Asst. News Editor Joseph Basco Additionally, the U.S. Attorney General decided against the anti-piracy bill only stop piracy websites. He said new ones Asst. Sports Editor Jordan Harirchi could order Internet service providers after hearing their customers complain of would reappear hours after the old ones get Staff Writers Katie Gile to block access to youtube.com and force the bill’s potential for censorship. shut down, as what happens now when the Maggie Seppi search engine providers such as Google to With the exception of human rights Immigration and Customs Enforcement Dargan Thompson delete any link or reference to YouTube. A organizations, every organization and division of the Department of Homeland Staff Photographer Keri Weiland single episode of South Park would erase a person invested in SOPA have monetary Security shuts down file sharing websites. website’s existence. reasons for standing on their viewpoint. Piracy is hard to kill. This means nobody would be able to vis- The MPAA and media conglomerates want Personally, I would not want this bill Distributor Tyler Neimeyer it Facebook or Google if they are suspected more money because of perceived “lost rev- to be passed because it would destroy the Adviser John Timpe of violating the copyright law in any capac- enue” from piracy. Google and Facebook greatest resource of information the hu- Publisher Central Florida Publishing ity. The bill would allow blatant internet would lose money from sources such as ad man race has. Why should everybody lose censorship akin to what users in China revenue if their sites get shut down for as access to Google’s search engine if one per- have to contend with. much as a day. The typical Internet user, son decides to search for movie torrents? Student Union, Bldg. 58 E, room 2209 As of Jan. 9, 32 U.S. representatives have who may or may not admit to online piracy, This bill would violate our free society’s 1 UNF Drive publicly supported SOPA, 18 have opposed would now have to pay for the latest movies rights. We have a right to free speech, ac- Jacksonville, FL 32224 the bill. That leaves 384 representatives and UFC pay-per-views. cording to the first amendment. I would not Phone (Main Office): 904.620.2727 who are undecided or have not publicly Overall, SOPA would only benefit the want to live under a government that con- Phone (Advertising): 904.620.1599 voiced their opinion. Viacoms and Disneys of the world. And trols what its citizens can and cannot read Fax: 904.620.3924 unfspinnaker.com Smith provided a list posted on the they are using Smith, who received thou- on the Internet. House Judiciary Committee website Dec. sands of dollars from TV, movie and music The bill is scheduled to be discussed and 22, 2011 of 142 organizations that support industry organizations for his 2012 cam- voted on during the next congress meet- SOPA. As expected, both the Motion Picture paign committee, as their expensive con- ing later this month. Until then, enjoy the Association of America and the Recording gress puppet, according to opensecrets.org. Internet as freely as possible. Industry Association of America support Internet users have openly opposed the SOPA, hoping it will curtail the onslaught bill since its introduction to the House Email Joseph Basco at Corrections: of online pirates illegally downloading box of Representatives. One website, ameri- [email protected]. The Jan. 4 cover photo and the office hits such as Real Steel and the popu- cancensorship.org, encourages Internet dining hall photo on page 7 lar music Take Care by Drake. users to write letters to their respective were shot by Andrew Noble. Due to a reporter’s error, Muhammad Williams’ name was incorrectly spelled. Clarification: The Spinnaker incorrectly attributed discussion of the po- tential Osprey Radio LPFM li- cense to two different sources. It should have been attributed to a UNF attorney through Osprey Radio’s advisory board.

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By Joseph Basco Assistant NEWS EDITOR Weglicki said during the investigation placed after the incident. Weglicki said the Oliver, Muhammad said he heard them. that shirts are a requirement in the Arena white board behind the front desk has al- Muhammad said he did not know if the The UNF Police Department completed and it is not a University policy but an “un- ways stated the shirt policy, since befor the internal investigation had any form of an internal investigation Nov. 30, 2011 that written Arena policy.” Muhammad said he incident occurred. bias, but still plans to escalate the issue by looked into formal complaints filed by UNF and his brothers did not notice any signs in Weglicki said he was “pretty sure” there contacting an attorney and human rights finance senior Muhammad Williams and the Arena that said shirts are required. was a shirt policy sign on the front door organizations because he did not agree his brother Matthew. Weglicki showed the Spinnaker the to the upstairs basketball court, where with the investigation’s results. The Williams brothers complained Arena policy book, which states on page 12 the Williams brothers were playing. The “[UPD] investigated it; they did what of racial profiling and police brutal- that appropriate attire, including proper Spinnaker did not notice a sign on the door was necessary,” Muhammad said. “But this ity during an incident Sept. 26, 2011, basketball court shoes and shirts, is re- Jan. 5., but noticed more signs posted on is going to the ‘next level’ of investigation.” which involved the use of a Taser. Sgt. quired. He also showed a sign posted on the the Arena front doors Jan. 10. UPD Chief John Dean said it is standard Shawn Faulkner deployed and used his first floor door to the basketball court that Even though the six officers denied procedure, with UPD and any other police Taser on Maulvi Williams, the brother of states shirts are required, but said it was hearing racial statements from Strayer and organization, to conduct investigations Muhammad and Matthew, after Maulvi such as these internally. Only cases with and Matthew were ordered to leave cam- extreme circumstances, as determined by pus grounds, as they were trespassing. Dean, require an external organization to Muhammad has previously said to the investigate. He said there is an average of Spinnaker that Officer Heather Strayer 6.66 UPD internal investigations annually. said “Sit your ass on the grass,” and “You Dean also said that, including this in- don’t look like the kind of student that vestigation, UPD has encountered two goes here.” “biased based profiling” complaints and The 16 page investigation summary, one “police brutality” complaint during written by Deputy Chief Mark Richardson, its existence. contains documented statements from Dean said if the Williams brothers most of the people involved in the incident. showed ID or left the campus, Matthew Richardson interviewed Faulkner, Strayer, and Maulvi Williams would not have Lt. Tammy Oliver, Sgt. Kathleen Halstead, been arrested. Detective Phil Kearney, Officer Tim White, When asked if officers should have fol- Assistant Director of Recreation Facilities lowed the Williams brothers and continue Mike Weglicki, witness Alec Canty and asking for ID once they left the Arena, complainants Muhammad Williams and Dean said it was the Williams’ behaviors Matthew Williams. that prompted the officers to do such. Richardson was unable to con- “The way they conducted themselves, tact Maulvi Williams, the brother of according to the investigation, once they Muhammad and Matthew, for an interview left the arena and headed down the walk- during the investigation. Casey McEver, a way to the parking lot area, was very elu- witness who was playing basketball with sean murphy | spinnaker sive and evasive,” Dean said, “which gave the Williams’ before the incident started, UNF student Muhammad Williams (left) was showing his brother Matthew (right) around cam- the sergeant and the officer even more rea- pus in September until an incident at the Arena led to Matthew’s arrest for trespassing. was also unavailable for an interview son to try and determine who they are, if with Richardson. they were hiding anything and if they were Richardson said in the conclusion of The summary contains a fact timeline of the tify themselves, in accordance with Florida any type of threat.” the summary that only the complainants incident and the laws the Williams’ violated: Statute 856.021, which states it is unlawful Matthew, who said he is in the process heard the racial remarks from Strayer. to loiter in a place under circumstances that of transferring from Howard University Strayer denied saying the statements and - On Sept. 26, the Williams brothers were “warrant a justifiable and reasonable alarm in Washington, D.C., to UNF, had second the officers present during the incident de- playing basketball in the Arena basketball or immediate concern for the safety of per- thoughts after the incident. He said noth- nied hearing the statements. court on the second floor. Weglicki said to sons in the vicinity.” One such circumstance ing like this has ever happened to him be- Richardson said on page 15, “Because put their shirts on and show ID, in accor- may be the refusal to identify oneself. fore. He said the whole situation could have there is no independent witness and the in- dance with the UNF Policy Student Conduct been handled better by both sides. tent of the statements (if true) cannot be Code 5.001, Section E, Violation 14.3, which - The Williams brothers then exited Lot 18 “Mistakes were made by both parties, determined, the allegation of bias based is failure to show proper identification to a near Central Parkway. Then, they returned but some [events] should have just been profiling against Officer Heather Strayer University official. The Williams’ also exhib- and were trespassed in accordance with let go,” Matthew said. “We are college stu- and Lt. Tammy Oliver is not sustained be- ited disruptive behavior, which is defined by Florida Statute 810.09, which defines tres- dents on a college campus, so the actual cause it cannot be proved or disproved.” UNF Policy Disruptive Behavior Code 1.003 passing as a misdemeanor of the force that was used was unnecessary.” On the next and final page, Richardson as, “Non-compliance with written or oral first degree. concluded that police brutality was not requests or orders of authorized University Email Joseph Basco at used because the officers “acted within officials in the performance of their - Muhammed returned to get his vehicle. [email protected]. the scope of their duties in overcoming official duties.” Matthew and Maulvi’s actions caused of- unlawful resistance.” ficers to be alert. A taser was then deployed; Muhammad read the investigation - The Williams brothers voluntarily left the Matthew and Maulvi were then arrested summary Jan. 5 and disputed state- Arena and walked towards Lot 18 as officers and charged with resisting an officer with- ments the officers and Weglicki said in followed them. The Williams’ failed to iden- out violence and trespassing. the investigation. NEWS 8 Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Spinnaker // unfspinnaker.com

Students face an additional $2.06 per credit hour for the 2012-2013 school year

The Spinnaker breaks down the increase in student fees Activity & Service Fee $0.23 Health Student Government Fees Student Government will receive to make up for it with other funds a 23 cent increase, which is the in previous years, but this year we $0.11 Health Promotions amount it requested. finally locked it down and got it SG will apply the increase to in our budget,” said Student Body Health Promotions will receive a conscience campus,” said Everett the addition of casualty insurance, President Matt Brockelman. 11 cent increase for the upcoming Malcolm, UNF associate vice president which the university requires for SG will use remaining funds to school year. The department, which of student affairs. every department. accommodate for the state upping has remained at 92 cents per credit The Healthy Osprey Coordinator “For whatever reason, we hadn’t the minimum wage. hour since the 2004-2005 school year, will have two main focuses: the physi- had [casualty insurance], so we had requested this same amount. cal and nutritional health of students. The additional funds will be used “We hope to tie physical health Athletic Fee to hire a Healthy Osprey coordinator. and nutritional awareness into one “One hundred percent of this component with the opening of the $1.35 person’s time will be dedicated to student wellness complex by having further transforming the entire cam- all campus health promotion under Athletics pus community into a more health- one roof,” Malcolm said. The athletics department is look- “We requested more than they ing at an increase of $1.35 in its fees, gave us,” Moon said, “so I have to though it requested an increase of prioritize the money and put it in $1.49. The department was allot- the sports that need it. But that’s not $0.19 ted $9.00 per credit hour during the going to happen until we start doing Counseling Center 2000-2001 school year. And its fees the budget process, which will be have increased steadily into 2011- in March.” The health fee for the UNF Coun- “We have this need because of the 2012 ­–– at $14.98 per credit hour. Women’s golf and sand volley- seling Center will increase by 19 cents length of the waiting lists for these Lee Moon, UNF’s director of ball will be high up on the agenda, in the 2012-2013 school year. The 19 services,” said Terry DiNuzzo, the cen- athletics, expressed uncertainty re- Moon said. cents is a portion of the additional ter’s director. “Students’ inability to garding how the excess funds will be “If you look at the fee history, $2.06-per-credit-hour fee students receive these services can really affect disbursed among the sports, due to this is the biggest increase they’ve will be paying next year. The fee their ability to stay in school.” the fact that President John Delaney been given since going Division I, was at $1.70 during the 2000-2001 The committee chose to allot the and the Board of Trustees have not and I think it will help them,” Brock- school year. It has fluctuated slightly center 19 cents because it is the exact yet passed the proposals. elman said. throughout the years following and amount needed to hire one more remained at $2.61 for the 2010-2011 counselor, which will get students off Transportation and 2011-2012 school years. of those waitlists, Brockelman said. Initially, the center requested a An additional counselor will bring Access Fee 26 cent increase, in order to hire one the center into compliance with the $0.23 additional counselor/psychologist, ad- staffing requirements of the accredi- Transportaion Access ditional hours for a psychiatric nurse tation, DiNuzzo said. Fee Auxiliary practitioner and additional overhead The university’s transportation de- the Town Center route seven days a and miscellaneous fees. partment will receive an additional 23 week from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. How- cents in the upcoming school year. ever, the department has also consid- The Transportation Access Fee, ered requiring the shuttle to only make $-0.05 Student Health Services which funds UNF’s shuttle service, has the trip six days a week if the university remained at $3.85 per credit hour since finds that the service is not used often The health fee for the university’s Because the department does its implementation in 2007. enough on the seventh day to make it Student Health Services is set to not have to put as much away for its If accepted, the 23 cents will go a necessity. decrease by 5 cents in the upcoming employees’ benefits, it will be able to toward an additional stop located in the “I think [the route] would give stu- school year, though the department accommodate for the 5 cent decrease St. John’s Town Center. The university dents the ability to get to Town Center requested no increase or decrease. in funding. will still need to work out an agreement without using cars, as well as giving The department’s fees have been at “Every year for the past few years, with the Town Center, Brockelman said. students who are living on campus with- $2.65 per credit hour since the 2008- Student Health Services has finished If an agreement cannot be reached with out a vehicle the opportunity to do so,” 2009 school year. with close to $100,000 in unspent the Town Center, the 23 cent increase said Vince Smyth, the Director of UNF’s “We are not going to change a money,” Brockelman said. “And if an will not be implemented. Auxiliary Services. “I think, overall, it will thing in the department,” said Doreen organization or entity isn’t going to Currently, the shuttle will complete provide students with more flexibility.” Perez, the administrative director of spend the money it’s getting, espe- student health. “In fact, we still want cially in this situation, with it being The fee proposals are pending approval from President Delaney and the Board of to increase medical provider hours, student fee money, we thought it was Trustees, but Brockelman is optimistic about their acceptance of the recommendations. which we can do because the state time to scale it back a little bit. And “I’ve already discussed these fee recommendations with President Delaney, and he’s on system has decreased some of the honestly, students won’t feel any dif- board with all of them. And the Board of Trustees are good with trusting the decisions we benefits that we pay our employees.” ference in terms of the services.” reach, so I don’t think it will be problem,” Brockelman said. Maggie Seppi NEWS Spinnaker // unfspinnaker.com Wednesday, January 11, 2012 9 NEWS 10 Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Spinnaker // unfspinnaker.com

Around the State FBI arrests Florida man for plotting terrorist attack in Tampa Sami Osmakac, 25, was charged with In recorded conversations between plotting a terrorist killing spree, includ- Osmakac and the undercover agent, ing the bombing of Tampa night clubs Osmakac said he wanted to buy AK-47 and shooting police officers in the name rifles, Uzi submachine guns, grenades of Islam, FBI officials said Jan. 9. and an explosive belt. He allegedly said Osmakac, a U.S. citizen born in the his targets were the “kuffar,” or disbe- former country of Yugoslavia, bought lievers of Islam. He said to have chosen weapons from an undercover FBI agent Tampa as his target city because of its months before the incident. Since Sept. high population number. 2011, he was under surveillance until his arrest Jan. 7. Source: New York Times

Around the Nation White House Chief of Staff Bill Daley resigns one year into the job

President Barack Obama announced Congress went back and forth on issues the resignation of Chief of Staff Bill such as the payroll tax cut extension. Daley Jan. 9. Jack Lew, the director of the Office Daley, who was expected to stay of Management and Budget, will re- in his position until the 2012 general place Daley by the end of the month af- election, did not give a reason for his ter Obama’s budget plan is released. It is departure. His tenure as chief of staff unknown who will be the new director lasted a year, during which al-Qaida of the office. leader Osama Bin Laden was killed, and Source: Associated Press Joseph Basco

News in Brief 2012 UNF Faculty Awards nominations end soon Nominations for the 2012 UNF Faculty is to email [email protected]. The third meth- Awards for Distinguished Professor, od is to deliver a handwritten or typed form Outstanding Faculty Scholarship and to the Faculty Association Office at Honors Outstanding Faculty Service are being accept- Hall, room 1120. ed until Jan. 17. The guidelines for the awards are at Students, alumni, faculty, staff and admin- the Faculty Association website at unf.edu/ istration are allowed to nominate a faculty groups/unffa. Contact Cindy Chin at cchin@ member for an award. Nominations can be unf.edu or Dr. Patrick Plumlee at pplumlee@ submitted in three ways: The first method is unf.edu. to go to the Faculty Association website and click on “Online Forms.” The second method

SG approves over $2,000 for wrestling team trip SG approved funds for the North Florida which was then submitted to the senate by Wrestling team Jan. 9. the Budget and Allocations Committee. The $2,316.89 will be expended from the SG committee is responsible for funding entities Fund Balance to the team for their upcom- that promote programs and activities of prac- ing trip to the Northwest Georgia Trade and tical value and interest to students, according Convention Center in Dalton, Georgia from to the legislation bill. Jan. 26 to Jan. 29. Zack Lebovic introduced the request for funding, Senate Legislation SB-11F-2563,

SG Budget and Allocations committee chair resigns

In a letter addressed to SG Senate was good, so no hard feelings.” President Carlo Fassi, Budget and Allocations Fassi will be the replacement B & A Committee Chair Charles Galanti has resigned Committee chair. He said a person with pri- from his position, two months after he was or experience chairing the committee and elected to the position Nov. 7 and three days knowledge of Title VIII is required to oversee before budget hearings begin. the upcoming budget hearings. Galanti said he is preparing for the Law Fassi said it is unfortunate that Galanti re- School Admissions Test, which he will take signed during this time, but Galanti prepared Feb. 11. He said the hours required for the B a lot of the budget hearing work before & A committee chair position would be too he resigned. much for him to handle this semester, but he “He is dedicated and passionate,” Fassi will remain a senator. said. “Those two qualities, I always say, can “I worked with a great cabinet and great get you anywhere.” individuals,” Galanti said. “The experience

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FBI arrests Florida man for plotting terrorist attack in Tampa 12 expressions Spinnaker // unfspinnaker.com Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Surfer Blood and Gospel Music Q&A

By Dargan Thompson JP: We like Denmark. We like Prague. The West Coast of STAFF WRITER the United States, just pretty much the whole thing. Yeah. A lot of cool places. SURFER BLOOD TF: Gotham City. [JP laughs] In just two years, Surfer Blood has come a S: So when is your next full-length album coming out? long way from the days of self-recording Have you guys been working on it? and playing gigs in pizza parlors. Its single JP: You know, we’ve been writing it now for the past few “Swim” made it onto ’s top 100 months, and it’s coming together, and I think we’re gonna tracks of 2009. After great reviews on its go into the studio soon and start recording it. Can’t really first album, “,” Surfer Blood re- say a release date right now, but it should be sometime leased “Tarot Classics EP” in October and later this year. hopes to record its second full-length album TF: We’re on our third producer. We’ve had two producers soon. The Spinnaker got a chance to chat walk out on the record. So things aren’t really going as with frontman John Paul Pitts and guitarist planned, but it should be out pretty soon. Thomas Fekete before the four West Palm S: Where do you hope to take the band? Do you have any Beach guys played their Jan. 8 show at UNF. specific goals? JP: No goals, just a reality television show. Spinnaker: You guys are from West Palm, but you’ve got- S: You guys signed on with Warner Brothers last year. Is ten to tour all over the U.S. and the world. How does it feel it different making an album with them as opposed to to come back to Florida? smaller record labels? JP Pitts: I love coming back to Florida. I have a lot of JP: Yeah, it’s a lot different. The first record we made was family here, both my parents live here. A lot of my friends SEAN MURPHY | Spinnaker self-produced. It was made in my apartment. So this is From left: Tyler Schwarz. Kevin Williams, Thomas Fekete and John Paul Pitts make up Surfer Blood. growing up still live here. And, you know, that’s nice. It going to be a much different thing. We’re going to go to never gets old. And it’s nice to come back someplace to watch that show every night is really amazing. booking ourselves. So we played in a lot of weird places. a different city and record in a studio where we’re go- warm after a long, cold tour. S: Have you gotten to meet any other artists that you’ve One of the weirdest ones that comes to mind off the top ing to kind of bunker down for a while. It’s going to be S: What are some of your musical influences? been fans of? of my head is we played in a pizza parlor for a bunch of entirely different. JP: We all listen to a lot of different music, a lot of different Tom Fekete: I know JP’s a big Tyler The Creator fan. He families who were trying to eat dinner. And they were sit- TF: For the first year being signed to the major label, they bands. We really like Yo La Tengo. We like the Pixies. got to meet him. ting maybe about 40 or 50 feet away from us. And some kept pushing money toward us, like, we’d be at dinner, S: Speaking of the Pixies, you guys recently got to tour JP: We met Lady Gaga at Bonnaroo last year. We didn’t guy tried to fight me after we got offstage while we were and our guy would sneak a little cash in my pocket, or with them. What was that like? ever think we’d get the chance to do that. loading out. So that was a weird one, but there were a lot we’d open up our music cases and there would be a little JP: It’s just a dream come true to tour with one of our S: What’s the most memorable show you’ve played? Any of weird ones. bit of money in the case. And then we realized that you favorite bands. I mean, I think we’ve all been listening crazy stories? S: What about your favorite places to play? just have to pay it all back, so it doesn’t matter. to them since we were really young. And it’s kinda cool JP: There’s too many crazy stories honestly. I guess the JP: Well we went to Australia last year, that was to just see them backstage every day and get to talk to first two tours we did are kind of the funniest because really cool. them some and get to know them as people. And getting we didn’t really know what we were doing, and we were TF: Japan’s cool.

GOSPEL MUSIC then our public transit is so terrible. So, I love Jacksonville, Indie enthusiasts may recognize Owen Hol- and I love being here, but it’s a matter of getting people mes as the bassist from the indie pop band to care more about music in Jacksonville and getting out Black Kids, but for the last few years, Holmes to the shows. has also been writing and performing his S: Have you thought about changing your name to own songs under the name Gospel Music. avoid confusion? The Spinnaker sat down with Holmes and OH: I think it’s kind of too late, although if I did change it I Gospel Music drummer Cash Carter to dis- would change it to “The Christians,” which probably isn’t cuss the Jacksonville music scene, touring much better, in either respect. and the future of Gospel Music. S: What are your goals for Gospel Music? OH: Well, I guess just in one sense to keep making re- Spinnaker: So, you both are from Jacksonville, do you cords and writing three-minute pop songs that people like have a favorite hangout spot? and can remember and think are clever. But I think we Owen Holmes: We both live in Riverside, so the bars are all really like touring, so as long as we’re able to do that, always kind of changing. Right now we all spend a lot of I’m happy. time at this bar, Birdies, and the bar next to it, Wall Street, S: Do you see any more full-length in the is kind of a classic dive bar. near future? S: Do you have a favorite venue to play at in Jacksonville? OH: Yeah. I’m actually writing it right now, so my goal is OH: Yeah, the UNF student ballroom. to finish it before March because that’s when we go on S: Any others? tour again, and then record it after. So it will be out late OH: Jack Rabbits is really great. Each place has a different this year. appeal. Like, Jack Rabbits, the sound is really good. There KERI WEILAND | Spinnaker KERI WEILAND | Spinnaker are bars in Riverside that are really fun. Owen Holmes croons and plays lead guitar for his Jacksonville- Madeline Long not only sings for Gospel Music but plays s based band, Gospel Music. acoustic guitar on a track and lends her tambourine skills, too. S: Do you feel like the crowds are good in Jacksonville? Editor’s Note: We chopped down the OH: Yeah, it just kind of depends on you and who you S: What about compared with the rest of the cities in Jacksonville. They probably don’t get as big of a crowd as interviews for space. Read the full bring out — the band. You can’t really rely on the crowd Florida that you’ve toured in? How do you think Jax stacks in other places. But Jacksonville has more potential than interview at unfspinnaker.com. just to have fun when the band isn’t fun, so you kind of up against them? any of the other cities, I think. One of the biggest problems have to meet them halfway. Cash Carter: People seem to be a little more apathetic in is that our big college is so far away from downtown, and EXPRESSIONS Spinnaker // unfspinnaker.com Wednesday, January 11, 2012 13

were familiar characters to laugh at Spears, Mariah Carey I Love the and with. and Christina Aguilera On the darker side, this decade intro- were on every CD and duced viewers to a new wave of horror. cassette while the Spice From Wes Craven’s scary satire “Scream” to Girls, TLC, 98 Degrees, Jonathan Demme’s “Silence of the Lambs,” LFO, New Kids on the villains had new faces and new methods, Block and Hanson fleshed each more chilling than the last. out the list of heavyhit- ‘90s The Tube: ters of the time. The play- By Katie Gile From the golden age of Nickelodeon, fulness, cheek and youth STAFF WRITER complete with football-shaped heads and burst from the seams of “Rugrats,” to adult shows about friends and the major acts, with hits The decade that taught America how to “about nothing,” the ‘90s kept television au- that any self-respecting fall in love aboard the Titanic, how to feed a diences hooked. kiddo knew, be it “Bye, Furby and that a song named “Ironic” could Kids’ shows were primarily hand-drawn Bye, Bye,” “Oops, I Did It contain absolutely no irony is back in all its cartoons, game shows and the occasional Again” or “Mmmbop.” grunge glory. sketch-comedy piece. One sketch comedy Audiences seeking Osprey Productions will present two show, “All That,” shares more than one a continuation of the ‘90s favorites, “Good Burger” and “Snow thing in common with its adult counterpart, hip-hop music that had Day,” for its ‘90s Throwback Night Jan. 11. “Saturday Night Live.” Courtesy of these such a major standing Complete with free popcorn and drinks, iconic pieces of ‘90s childhood, you know in the ‘80s would find “Snow Day” will play at 7 p.m. in the Student that Arnold’s last name is a complete mys- themselves supplied Union auditorium and “Good Burger” will tery, the physical challenge is the best option with constant music play at 9:45 p.m. you have and the Procrastinator will help from Dr. Dre, Tupac, In remembrance of this bygone you … eventually. Snoop Dogg, Notorious era, ladies, slide on those girl-powered As the decade progressed, shows began B.I.G., Puff Daddy platforms and gents, throw on your to head toward a child’s version of a sit- and the upstart from JOEY TARAVELLA | Spinnaker grunge plaid and reflect on the decade com, portraying life for the misunderstood Detroit, Eminem. ‘90s icons celebrate the decade students love to remember. before iAnything. brother or sister in every viewer. The most The rock crowd had hits from semi-new- Nickelodeon like the strangely viscous, The Flicks: popular choices were the “Fresh Prince of bies The Goo Goo Dolls, No Doubt, Nirvana, multi-colored goo called Gak, Gooze and It’s tough to throw a rock at ‘90s film with- Bel-Air,” “Sister, Sister” and “Boy Meets Green Day and Sublime, as well as continu- Slime. out hitting a heavily quoted option. Because World.” ous genius from hit-makers U2 and Guns ‘N’ Where there were children, there were Tom Cruise had you at hello, Rose will never Adults had parlor room shows, sitcoms Roses. Razor scooters, Beanie Babies with their all- let go and life is like a box of chocolates, the and dramas. The ‘90s saw the creation Much of the new music in the ‘90s was important tag protectors attached, Legos, ‘90s kept it classic. and continuation of now-syndicated clas- a continuation of the punk movement born Skip-Its and Trapper Keepers. Among its many stunners, this decade sics, such as “Seinfeld,” “Law & Order,” in the ‘80s but evolved into the grungy great- The era of many students’ childhoods also marked the resurgence of Disney, the “Friends,” “Home Improvement” and ness the decade would be known for. was a fun one, with all the classics, color rise of Pixar and the time of some of their “Frasier,” as well as the emergence of The Fads: and creativity to call its own. greatest collective films, including “Toy screwball sitcoms such as “That ‘70s Show” A decade is nothing without its fads, and So here’s to a decade that was all that, Story,” “Tarzan,” “Beauty and the Beast” and “Third Rock From the Sun.” the 1990s are no exception. After all, no kid phat, dope and occasionally buggin’. The and “A Bug’s Life.” The Tunes: showed up to school without his contraband ‘90s were the bomb. Comedy chops came to play when From boy bands setting preteen hearts Pokemon cards, and certainly, no child went “Saturday Night Live” began to bring ablaze to female artists who refused to be without her own cooing, warbling Furby to Email Katie Gile at some of its classic skits to the silver “that innocent,” the ‘90s had its share of pet, feed and forget about eight months later. [email protected]. screen. From “Wayne’s World” to “Night pre-Bieber Bieber Fever. No, the ‘90s were full of fun and frivolous at the Roxbury” and “Superstar,” there *NSYNC, Backstreet Boys, Britney toys, including a line of gross-out fun from UNiFied Fridays ushers in spring nice and easy By Maggie Seppi that we have amazing local talent here,” with various bands back home, the two mostly to performing covers for now, its STAFF WRITER Bruce said. met Ryan Emling, the acoustic guitar- first original material is in the works. The events also allow students to ist for Be Easy and a veteran of the Be Easy easily won over the students If you’re looking for a place to meet catch a glimpse of bands performing at music scene. in the audience. some new people, enjoy live music by Superfest, a music festival taking place “We were in a band at home in Illinois,” “I love [Grigsby’s] voice and his fa- local bands or just chill out, UNiFied this spring at UNF. Grigsby said. “But that was more for fun, cial expressions. They really keep me Fridays can make that happen. “[UNiFied Fridays] are kind of like and we are looking to expand and meet entertained,” said Nora Sherlock, a UNF The motivation behind UNiFied a happy hour for young people,” Bruce more musicians.” English junior. “They have a great song Fridays is to bring students together by said. “It’s all about celebrating youth and The trio moved to Neptune Beach in collection going, and they seem like featuring various artists to suit all tastes, cultural diversity.” August and is enjoying positive feedback great guys.” said Greg Bruce, who sits on the Student Take it easy and available venues. Affairs Committee at UNF and is also the The Jan. 6 performance featured Be “We love how mellow it is here,” Email Maggie Seppi at general manager of Apollo Worldwide, Easy and DJ Nate, both Jacksonville-area Macklan said. “And where we’re from, we [email protected]. the company working in conjunction artists. have to drive an hour to reach the bars, with UNF to make the events possible. Be Easy is a three-piece outfit, origi- so the Jacksonville venues are good be- Kicking off Dec. 2, UNiFied nally from Carbondale, Ill. cause they are all over the beach and are Fridays will continue throughout the Justin Macklan, the Cajon master, often open six days a week.” Check out UNiFied Fridays every Spring semester. and Aaron Grigsby, the lead singer, The group said it hopes to remain in Friday at the Boathouse for more “The purpose of these shows is to are cousins who grew up together in Jacksonville for a while and expand, if up-and-coming acts. show both Jacksonville and the world Illinois. After some time experimenting possible. Though the band is sticking EXPRESSIONS 14 Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Spinnaker // unfspinnaker.com EXPRESSIONS Spinnaker // unfspinnaker.com Wednesday, January 11, 2012 15

OSPREY RADIO TOP 30 PHOTO OF THE WEEK # ARTIST ALBUM TITLE 1 BLACK KEYS “El Camino” Nonesuch 2 REAL ESTATE “Days” Domino 3 M83 “Hurry Up, We’re Dreaming” Mute 4 THEE OH SEES “Carrion Crawler/The Dream [EP]” In the Red 5 LOS CAMPESINOS! “Hello Sadness” Arts and Crafts 6 ATLAS SOUND “Parallax” 4AD 7 FEIST “Metals” Insterscope 8 PHANTOGRAM “Nightlife” Barsuk 9 WILCO “The Whole Love” Anti 10 DEER TICK “Divine Providence” Partisan 11 TOM WAITS “Bad As Me” Anti 12 DAVID LYNCH “Crazy Clown Time” Sunday Best-Pias 13 BEETS “Let The Poison Out” Hardly Art 14 GOSPEL MUSIC “How To Get To Heaven From Jacksonville, FL” Kill Rock Stars 15 SUMMER CAMP “Welcome To Condale” Moshi Moshi 16 JUSTICE “Audio, Video, Disco” Ed Banger Records 17 GIRL IN A COMA “Exits And All The Rest” Blackheart Lawrence Odum 18 SURFER BLOOD “Tarot Classics [EP]” Warner Bros. 19 ROBERT SCHWARTZMAN “Double Capricorn” Robert Schwartzman This is a photo of my friend Bert Wootton. My friends and I like to drive around and stop at different spots that have interesting landscapes or lighting. This was a hidden spot off the side 20 DARKNESS FALLS “Alive In Us” HFN of the road in Clermont Florida last October. I shot this on my 35mm AE-1 film camera. 21 PTERODACTYL “Spills Out” Brah I am a junior in the ASL/English Interpreting program. 22 BJORK “Biophilia” Nonesuch 23 DUKE SPIRIT “Bruiser” Shangri-La 24 YAEL MEYER “Everything Will Be Alright” Kli 25 BOY AND BEAR “Moonfire” Universal Republic 26 KORALLREVEN “An Album By Korallreven” Acephale the swell: 27 CLASS ACTRESS “Rapproacher” Carpark 28 TYCHO “Ghostly” Ghostly waves jan Weekly Market Days return to the Os- 29 CAVEMAN “CoCo Beware” Magic Man Why wade through tide pools when prey Plaza throughout the day. New you could catch the waves? 30 SMALL BLACK “Moon Killer” Self-Released 11 booths come and go weekly, so guess- Compiled by michael radcliffe, Osprey Radio Music Director ing which venues will make an appear- Every week, Osprey Radio compiles a list of the Top 30 albums it’s spinning. This chart contributes to a national Top 200 jan Did you catch the ‘90s throwback earlier ance can mirror a game of roulette. album chart by the College Music Journal. 11 in this issue? Well, it was all in observance Walk by from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to catch of Osprey Productions’ movie night, which the booths. And if you can’t make it this features 1997’s “Good Burger” and 2000’s time, worry not: they’ll welcome you back “Snow Day.” Yeah, the latter came out in every Wednesday. the noughties, but let’s let it slide because of the “What kind of events would make you come that scene with the yellow snow screams all Q things childhood. Grab some popcorn and onto campus on a Saturday?” drinks, and catch the 7 p.m. “Good Burger” jan Friday-night entertainment continues COMPILED By dargan thompson Week: showing or the 9:45 p.m. “Snow Day” show- with Plastic Musik. The percussion group ing — or both. The films play at the Student 13 will bring a rainbow of plastic instru- “Concerts. Country artists like Taylor Union Auditorium, which sits inside the sec- ments to the Lazarra Theater. Come Swift or Christian artists like Relient K.” ond floor of Student Union West. around for a bang, and experience popular music tracks that you otherwise know via the radio. Celebrate the primary Mindy Lucas, business management, sophomore colors and all of plastic’s creative uses at 9 p.m. “I don’t know. It has to be something I can engage in. Something culturally diverse. With free food.” classifieds Farren McHenry, criminal justice, sophomore CCW Community Night Wednesdays at 9pm on the third floor “Concerts. Rock. Punk. Death Cab for Cutie Michelle Olding of the Student Union (west). There or Phoenix. Or political rallies.” 2brm/2bath condo to share with SWF. is free dinner, a short film, and great Walk to beach, grocery, library, conversation. For more info go to pool, spa, gym, bike storage, campustocity.org or facebook.com/ Joseph Nall, criminal justice, senior tennis, car wash, ccw614 safe community. “A giant ring of fire and just make Serious inquiry only. $500. BARTENDERS people jump through it.” Contact [email protected] $300/DAY Potential No Experience Necessary Training Cls Available John Smith, English and business, senior AGE 18+ OK 800-965-6520 ext 222 SPORTS 16 Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Spinnaker // unfspinnaker.com

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By josh Brannock stack up and see where we can improve,” sports EDITOR Schaechterle said. Schaechterle said his doubles lineup Typically, teams would be perfectly con- for the two matches will be Julian Belair/ tent with a regular season championship, Treyz, Daniel Sotomarino/Norbert but the UNF men’s tennis team is disap- Nemcsek and Buerchner/Leo Nahar. The pointed with only having that. three pairings are the only thing set for the After winning the Atlantic Sun regular team going into the upcoming matches. season championship last season, the team “The great thing about our team this struggled in the semi-finals in the A-Sun year is that we’ve got eight or nine guys conference tournament and fell to eventual who can realistically win matches,” runner-up Stetson University. Schaechterle said. “That makes my job “You’re always looking to win, so this very difficult because only six guys are go- year we have to do better than we did last ing to play … the singles lineup is going to year,” Sophomore Beau Treyz said. “At the come down to the day of the match.” end of the day the tournament is all that “I think it’s really good for the team be- matters really … we’re all still upset that cause in practice we have really good com- we didn’t win last year.” petition right now. Like coach said, every- “I think everybody is getting more com- body can play. I think it’s going to help the fortable with each other,” new head coach whole team,” Buerchner said. Adam Schaechterle said. “Our guys would be very disappointed with not winning the

A-Sun championship this season, that’s our expectations.” UNF is coming into the spring season Email Josh Brannock at ranked nationally at No. 74. This is the first [email protected] Andrew Noble | spinnaker time a UNF men’s tennis team has been Follow @spinnakersports. Moritz Buerchner begins the season ranked No. 9 in the Southeast region. He continuously ranked in the Division I preseason poll. expressed the importance of showing up in the conference tournament this season. Junior Moritz Buerchner is ranked No. 9 individually in the Southeast region. UNF will begin the season with a tough and No. 71 ranked Radford. “We were ranked last year, and I think nonconference schedule as it starts off “Florida State will be in the NCAA we deserve to be a ranked team,” Buerchner competing against No. 44 ranked Florida tournament, Radford is going to win the stated. “I think we’re even better than 74. If State University Jan. 14 in Tallahassee. Big South again and will be in the tourna- we win both matches [Jan. 14 and Jan. 16], Two days after the match against FSU, ment, and we want to be an NCAA team … it would give us a big boost for the rest of the team will return to Jacksonville to host so we want our nonconference opponents the season.” defending Big South conference champion be NCAA teams, so we can see where we From club to competitive team sport

By jordan harirchi assistant sports EDITOR When the club started in 2004, there left, said he has high hopes this year and Club sports may appear to be for groups wasn’t a huge drive to be competitive, and for the future of the team. The team is of athletes who couldn’t find their sport in the main focus was for recreation, Ruscito better-rounded, and the team doesn’t lose a college and made a club to salvage the en- said. Last year, the team started advertis- beat when reserves step in to give the start- joyment that sport brought them. Or, that ing itself. It recruited more players but ers a breather, he said. group of athletes might be trying to estab- didn’t have enough to be a relevant force in Despite the move to being more competi- lish a tradition and bring glory to the insti- the USA Ultimate world. tive, he team doesn’t want to turn away peo- tution they will reside in for the next four The team plays under the rules and regu- ple who are curious about the high-flying years of their lives. lations of USA Ultimate, formerly the sport. Currently, there are no tryouts, and The latter category is where the UNF Ultimate Players Association. Under its everyone makes the team, but the leaders Ultimate Frisbee team lies. guidelines, a team has to submit a bid fee Ginger Price want prospective players to come out with “We’re trying to go from, ‘Oh we’re hav- registered under UNF to enter each tourna- Running at full speed, bodies laying out for the right mindset. ing fun,’ to, ‘running in cleats, laying out ment it plays in. spectaulr grabs, poetic form. This isn’t a game “Just don’t come out there and say, ‘this of football this is typical Ultimate Frisbee. and getting dirty,’” said Josh Hyde, a psy- “We didn’t have the numbers [last year], is something I want to do once or twice,’” chology senior and captain of the UNF and we weren’t as good as a team this year,” team in reaching its goals. Ruscito said. “We’re looking for people to Ultimate Frisbee team. said Scott Collins, a history senior at UNF. The team’s strong freshman class has commit.” Club president Tony Ruscito, a busi- The biggest difference is also been a huge perk to the team’s aspira- ness management junior at UNF, echoes of mindset in everyone, Collins said. tions, Collins said. The team took fourth in Email Jordan Harirchi at the same sentiment. Now, in his sec- The team, Category Five, practices every its only action this year in the Kennel Kick- [email protected] ond year of being president of the club, Monday and Wednesday at 8 p.m at the Off, a preseason tournament hosted Nov. Follow @spinnakersports. Ruscito and other club players are fo- South (Crossings) Field. The team has a 12-13 by the University of Central Florida. cusing on being more competitive. coach that occasionally comes to aid the Hyde, with only one year of eligibility SPORTS 18 Wednesday, January 11, 2012 Spinnaker // unfspinnaker.com 12685-U of North Florida:Layout 1 10/6/11 10:18 AM Page 1

Where’s the love?

Jordan Harirchi // Asst. Sports Editor

Unlike past seasons, the UNF men’s bas- undergraduates and graduates according ketball team has a legitimate possibility of to the winning the Atlantic Sun conference this Princeton Review, stuffed 5,227 people into year. But the student body is either in a their complex Jan. 6 against Lipscomb (8-9, coma or just doesn’t care. 3-2 A-Sun). If they can do it, why can’t we? At 9-9 (3-2 A-Sun), the Ospreys are three The Bruins are a really good team and games better than they were last year at beat the Ospreys 83-53 in their only home this time. Three of the losses came against loss, but last year’s A-Sun champions are teams that are or were in the AP Top 25 and beatable. The Bruins lost Jan. 6 to Lipscomb were away. 85-74 — a team the Ospreys blew out Jan. 4. Is a better record for a team that hasn’t The student body should show support been over .500 in years not good enough for for school sports, win or lose, but it is abso- you, Ospreys? lutely embarrassing to not be able to pack Forward Travis Wallace just won his sec- the home stands when our team is actually ond Newcomer of the Week award, yet fresh winning. At least come to drown out the ob- talent still doesn’t seem good enough. noxious guy whose insults make Adam Not only is the team better overall this Sandler movies seem funny. year, it has gotten a lot more protective of its The Ospreys were one game away from blue-and-white nest. With a 7-1 home record, reaching the NCAA Tournament and have the team has already given fans three more a pretty good chance of making it this year. home wins than all of last year. If a winning team isn’t enough to compel But nobody comes to the home games. someone to come to the games, then I don’t Despite the improvements, the average at- know what is? tendance at home is a meager 1,205, com- Tim Tebow, maybe? pared to 6,751 at away games. Attendance has gone up recently, but there have been games where the only Email Jordan Harirchi at Osprey support I can hear is a ballsy kid [email protected] Follow @spinnakersports. shouting insults too dull to wound a mouse. Barry Law students (L-R) Brian Kozlowski, Poor attendance can’t even be attributed Leanne Palmer, John Berry to a small student body. The Belmont Bruins (11-6, 4-1 A-Sun), home to 5,400

BARRY LAW Makes its Case Women’s basketball continues to

Providing students with the skills struggle through conference play and knowledge to aid society through the competent and ethical By josh Brannock sports EDITOR controlled the game from tip off and routed practice of law is what drives the UNF women’s basketball (5-11, 2-3 the Ospreys 68-34. In the game, UNF shot 30 Barry University Dwayne O. Andreas Atlantic Sun) has started its second half of percent (15-50) from the field and commit- School of Law. The real-world legal the season in a less-than-desirable way, los- ted 23 turnovers. skills developed at Barry Law are ing two of its last three conference games. Following the FGCU game, the team The team has been inconsistent through- traveled to Stetson Univerisity Jan. 9 and showcased by our championship- ORLANDO, FLORIDA out the season. The best example is to faced off against the Hatters. Although caliber trial and moot court teams. look at its first two games in January. The UNF was able to make the game close in That same legal expertise is Ospreys hosted a 2-11 Belmont team Jan. 2 the final minutes, Stetson bettered the displayed by our graduates every and ended up losing 54-37, thanks to an ane- Ospreys 63-55. mic offense and poor outside defense. UNF has dropped four of its last day in law offices and courtrooms. A few nights later, a completely differ- five games, and the road to the postsea- ent UNF team took the court. The Ospreys son does not get any easier from here, hosted Lipscomb Jan. 4 and dominated the as it continues to enter the meat of its Lady Bison, winning 77-67. conference schedule. Post-game, Brittany Kirkland pro- www.barry.edu/UNF claimed she was “one of the best shooters Email Josh Brannock at Barry University School of Law is fully accredited by the American Bar Association in the A-Sun.” (Section of Legal Education & Admissions to the Bar, ABA, 321 N. Clark Street, Chicago, IL 60654, 312-988-6738). [email protected] After the Lipscomb game, the team Follow @spinnakersports. traveled to Florida Gulf Coast University Jan. 7 and took on the Eagles. The Eagles SPORTS Spinnaker // unfspinnaker.com Wednesday, January 11, 2012 19

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Question 1: After seeing the Denver Broncos win their playoff game, doth the gods favor Tim Tebow?

The Steelers were really banged up, but Next week is in Foxboro and their playing Indeed they doth. That last play was J: The Sabbath is Tebow time! that throw, catch and run on the final play against the favorite to win the whole thing? gorgeous. Hail Tebow. of the game was a thing of beauty. As the The gods have given Tebow a good run, but G: Amen! T to the bow!! commentators said regarding the last play of mighty Gronkowski will be the X-factor in regulation, “You can’t beat Tim Tebow on a the Patriots win. Gronk win. Gronk smash Hail Mary!” Tebow. Question 2: Was the BCS title game a showing of a really strong defense or an inept offense?

Jordan Jefferson looked lost most of the Defense wins championships and the best de- Ordinarily, I’d say it takes strength in both J: The Tigers got poached. game, but it’s really hard to take anything fense by far was Alabama’s this year. The game offense and defense to win against such a away from how well the Alabama defense was boring. Seriously, five field goals? Really? strong opponent. However, the fact that the G: I think I saw a pussy cat? And I did! I played. The defense truly lived up to its No. 1 But what do you expect from two defensive- Tigers not only lost but were shut out is proof did saw a pussy cat! ranking. minded teams? The better defense won. that they weren’t ready at all. So I’d say it was ‘Bama’s powerhouse defense that won the day. C’est la vie. Question 3: With Floyd Mayweather Jr. calling out Manny Paquiao on Twitter, will the fight finally happen onM ay 5th?

No, because Paquiao’s agent said I didn’t even know Mayweather was Um, the guy’s going to jail for domestic J: Paquio for President!.. Of the Paquiao won’t be fully healed from a cut allowed to use Twitter in jail. Either way, violence and harassment so I’d say a good Phillippines. he sustained in a bout in November. I’d love to see the fight so I’m going to say ass-whooping is due. The fact that I guess it takes over five months for a cut it’s not going to happen because all of my Mayweather is waving a red flag in front G: Paquito? Paquito no bueno!! to heal. predictions thus far have been wrong. of Pacquiao just proves Mayweather’s a punk. I truly hope this fight happens.

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