Dusty Rhodes Set to Retire Rhodes Will Retire After the 2010 UNF Men’S Baseball Season
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
August 26, 2009 Volume 33, Issue 4 Dusty Rhodes set to retire Rhodes will retire after the 2010 UNF men’s baseball season. Former-LSU head coach Raymond “Smoke” Laval waits in the wings. Page 22 Choose your booze Introducing the Spinnaker’s new monthly guide to unique beers Page 14 Halt the confusion Dig yourself out of debt with the right tools Page 6 PAGE 2 HODGEPODGE WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009 PHOTO OF THE WEEK ERIK TANNER | SPINNAKER ERIK TANNER Surfing’s portrayal as radical and extreme can easily be replaced by a surreal expression of color, simply by slowing things down. Last week by the numbers Q of the W: How was your first day of class? Each week during the school year the Spinnaker staff reports what’s going on around campus, the city, the state and the na- “Last year I was really nervous and didn’t know what to tion: the good, the bad and the ugly. In this little space, we want expect, but this year I know the ropes, so it was better.” to summarize the life of the Osprey during the past week. -Cynthia Hamilton, Sophomore, Elementary Education season tickets the Jack- sonville Jaguars are short 15,000 from being able to “Our teacher told us we didn’t need our books, so that broadcast home games. was great.” verbal SAT score required to -Marianne McKey, Sophomore, English 500 satisfy CLAS homicides in Duval county this year. The latest was at Shanty- “Business as usual.” 64 town pub Aug. 25. -Tonya Triay, Junior, Math and Computer Science percent of freshman are dependant on their credit cards. “It felt like I was a newbie because I showed up on Mon- 42 day morning for a Wednesday class.” reported crimes to UPD during -Michael Anderson, Junior, Psychology 3 August. “One of the teachers was funny. She was really late. One empty parking spaces in Lot 18. class was kind of boring, but hopefully it will get better.” 0 -Rhianna Lindsey, Freshman, Nursing Page 2, Hodgepodge Page 10-12, Discourse Page 3, Police Beat Page 13-18, Features Index Page 4-9, News Page 19-23, Sports WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009 POLICE BEAT PAGE 3 AUG. 21 - AUG. 22 Student willingly admits to marijuana, blunt wrappers 1 Aug. 21 – Drug Possession (Building Z) – UPD was called when a complaint was made about the aroma of marijuana coming from a dorm room in Drug possession police Osprey Hall. reports filed since The student opened the door and gave officers 2 Aug. 21, 2009. permission to enter the room, and when the officers entered, they saw a baggie of marijuana and three packs of blunt wrappers. The student admitted that the marijuana and blunt wrappers were his. The Information police student was issued a notice to appear for the pos- reports filed since session of marijuana, less than 20 grams, and drug Aug. 21, 2009. 1 paraphernalia. Students flee, fire alarm set off by drug In this badge, the Spinnaker is keeping a running total of cer- use in residence hall tain crimes around UNF during the 2009-2010 school year. 2 Aug. 21 – Drug Possession (Building U) – UPD officers responded to a fire alarm set off in a dorm room in Osprey Cove. The officers knocked on the door several times and after no response, used an INTELLIKEY to gain access to the room to check for a fire. Resident as- sistants and the area coordiantor provided informa- tion on the two students. When the officers entered the room, there was a strong smell of marijuana. In plain view, under the outer edge of a bed, was a pill bottle containing marijuana. The occupants were not in the room dur- ing the investigation and did not return. It appeared they left in a hurry due to the game left on the TV monitor, the amplifier still switched on and the wallets and keys that were lying around the room. 1 Steamed clothes cause 2 fire alarm sounding, 3 sprinkler spraying 3 Aug. 22 – Fire Alarm (Building T) – When UPD ar- rived on the scene, most of the students of Building T in Osprey Cove were outside due to the activation of a fire alarm that sounded from one of the dorm rooms. When the officers questioned the occupant of the dorm room, where the alarm was sounded and the sprinklers were set off, he said he was steaming a shirt on the counter under a sprinkler. The upset student said he placed the steamer on the counter, under the sprinkler, and turned to get something out of the refrigerator when the sprinklers went off. When the student saw someone checking to see if the shirt could have been placed over the sprinkler, he became even more upset. The student insisted he was telling the truth and told authorities that there should have been a sticker on the wall indicating not to use a steamer in that area. The wet items in the room were a cell phone, computer equipment, wiring components, video games, a console, an iPod docking station and books. No water leaked into the surrounding rooms and Process Masters arrived to clean up the water. Compiled by Angela Passafaro. PAGE 4 NEWS WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009 UNF fights the ‘U Never Finish’ nickname Academic Roadmap Initiative guides channel, within the “Student Self Service” link. Once in- side the “Student Self Service” link, students can click on schedules, improves matriculation rate “Student Records,” where the “Academic Roadmap” link “I think it would better the is the first option. BY ANGELA PASSAFARO “I think it would better the university’s image if we university’s image if we had STAFF WRITER had more students graduating on time,” said Sebastian Marentes, a UNF junior international business and eco- more students graduating on The all-too-common stigma of “U Never Finish” rings nomics major. “This will definitely help me with schedul- truer each additional semester a student is held back from ing prerequisites and stuff, because it is a main priority time.” graduating because of a full or poorly scheduled class. for me to finish on time.” The Academic Roadmap Initiative, a project intended The Academic Roadmap will help students focus on Sebastian Marentes, to help free students from this scenario, is a new appli- their prerequisites by flagging “Mile Marker” courses in UNF junior, international business and economics major cation that has been added to myWings which will help the right hand column of the program. These courses are students better manage and schedule their classes. critical for students’ trek through college and should be It provides a term-by-term sample schedule of the completed by the end of the current semester, Broderick courses students need to take in order to stay on track and said. will do so, Broderick said. graduate in the recommended four years, said Academic “Following the sample schedule and completing the Academic road maps will also help students stay on Roadmap Adviser Rachel Broderick. mile marker courses at the appropriate point in your track if they switch majors, as they will simply have their It’s an on-going project, with many majors’ road maps undergraduate career will facilitate graduation in four road maps modified during the term their major was still being built, designed to assist students in the selec- years,” she said. changed. tion of the appropriate classes each semester, she said. Although road maps present a sample schedule, the ap- “I was a late major change, and I took a lot of excess After the roadmaps that are under construction are ap- plication’s ability to predict when classes are offered is classes,” said Dominique Steele, a UNF senior education proved by their designated department chairperson, they currently being calibrated. major. “It will help students, especially upperclassmen, will be activated on the Web site for students to examine “Some department chairpersons have requested ad- from feeling misled about which classes they should be and discuss with their academic adviser. ditional text regarding courses offered only in specified taking.” “ The 10 pilot road map majors – international business, terms to be included on their department roadmaps,” The Academic“ Roadmap Initiative, by breaking down transportation and logistics, computer science, civil en- Broderick said. “Some road maps show whether a course the “U Never Finish” title, may also attract new students gineering, music, biology, elementary education, excep- is offered once a year or every semester. However, course who would have otherwise not considered UNF. tional student education, athletic training and nutrition offerings can be subject to change based upon many fac- “I will be a freshman next fall, and I would definitely – are up and running on respective students’ myWings tors.” find the application helpful,” said Alex Wilson, a senior accounts. All other majors will be completed and avail- Whether or not a student’s road map gives specific in- in high school and future health administration major. “I able for review on myWings by the end of this semester, formation regarding when courses are and aren’t offered need student support, and the program along with advis- Broderick said. depends on the department chair of that particular major, ers would be a big help.” The Academic Roadmap link is located on the myWings as these are the people that send the information in to be E-mail Angela Passafaro at Web site under the “Student” tab in the “My Records” processed, but there is no timetable as to when or if they [email protected]. WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 26, 2009 NEWS PAGE 5 ARMY NATIONAL GUARD Around the State Elderly woman attacks media crew with garden hoe A WESH 2 News crew was at- thing quite unexpected.