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A Forum for Free Student Expression at Florida International University Vol. 23, Issue 41 www.fiusm.com Monday, November 14, 2011 FINALLY Panthers beat FAU Owls for first time in six years JACKSON WOLEK looking at the stadium, when Staff Writer they were announcing my name I cried again and the fans When T.Y. Hilton chose to mean so much to me I just love stay one more year at FIU, he playing here and I wish I had made a promise. The senior another year,” Hilton said. made a pact between himself Despite being senior night, and head coach Mario Cris- Cristobal decided to give the tobal. He said that the promise start to redshirt freshman Jake would not be revealed until Medlock at quarterback over later in the year. senior Wesley Carroll. Carroll As the tenth annual Shula had thrown an interception in Bowl came to a close at each of his last four games. Alfonso Field for Hilton’s last “We hadn’t done real well ever home game as a Panther, offensively that last couple he shared what the secret was– weeks, and the games that we win the Shula bowl. hadn’t won is not any indica- The Shula Bowl trophy tion that out quarterback was resides at FIU for the first offi- responsible for those losses,” cial time in the rivalry between said Cristobal. “We just felt the Panthers and FAU Owls in like we needed some kind of the decisive 41-7 win, and also spark, particularly what he the last time Hilton will play a could do with his legs. You home game. saw what he could do on those KRISTI CAMARA/THE BEACON “I cried about four times. Players celebrate with the Shula Bowl trophy after their 41-7 win over the Owls of Florida Atlantic, their first in six years. I cried before I walked in just FOOTBALL, page 3 ACADEMIC Affairs University introduces mini-term courses for students LAUREN ROVIRA hours. same.” “This winter term is primarily meant to Staff Writer “Prior to our designating the times for these Jeffrey Gonzalez, associate vice president of increase graduation rate,” Wartzok explained, courses, we asked students to submit a survey Planning and Institutional Effectiveness in the “there are certain courses that students need For the first time in its history, the Univer- regarding whether or not they would like to University’s division of Academic Affairs, said that fill up quickly, and it poses a problem. This sity is offering students a winter mini-term to take these courses and at what time they thought by the morning of the second day enrollment will give students the opportunity to move more students. would be best to take them,” said University was open for the winter mini-term, 200 students quickly.” The intensive program is 13 days long, Provost Douglas Wartzok. had already signed up. The winter courses are available to all making it shorter than the half summer terms. Out of 1,500 students, approximately 1,000 “Students are interested,” he said, “that’s students enrolled in a degree-seeking, under- Students, who apply to take a course during this students said ‘yes’ and would take up the oppor- good.” graduate program who possess at least a 2.5 GPA term, will be in school Monday through Friday tunity if presented. Moreover, students identified 9:30 a.m. to at the beginning of fall. from Dec. 14 through Jan 5, 2012, with the “I’m excited because I’ve wanted to take 12 p.m. as the best morning time, 1 p.m. to 4:30 “We started discussing this late summer, exception of the days the University closes for courses that I can’t seem to fit during the Spring p.m. in the later afternoon as the second best time and we talked to the deans so they could ask the holidays. or Fall semesters,” said Claudia Vega, sophomore and midday 11 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. after that. There their faculty about what courses they felt would Students are only allowed to choose one of sociology and anthropology major. “Summer is will be seven, five and three courses taught in the fit into this condensed time frame,” explained the 15 courses being offered during this term. a great opportunity to catch up, take some elec- aforementioned time slots, respectively. Wartzok. “This is a trial; it’s not part of any The courses are available in one of three time tives and explore other interests. I see this new Besides these courses there will be 11 more slots and run for approximately three and a half winter session as another opportunity to do the offered online. MINI-TERM, page 2 Board of Governors sets goals for 12th university PHILIppE BUTEAU 3 vote during their Nov. 9 to 10 was graduating so many anthro- Polytechnic will implement the STEM fields and appropriate disci- News Director meeting which took place at Florida pology majors. programs identified in Phase I of the pline-specific accreditation shall be Atlantic University. Governor “Is it a vital interest of the state to Business Plan upon approval of the sought. The State University System Stanley Marshall is not present for the have more anthropologists?” Scott programs by the Southern Association Polytechnic must attain a Board of Governors has a set a series November Board meetings. said. “I don’t think so.” of Colleges and Schools, according to minimum full-time enrollment of of goals that, if achieved, could lead USF Polytechnic is a math and The decision, however, isn’t a press release from the State Univer- 1, 244 as calculated in the Business to the University of South Florida’s science-focused branch of USF guaranteed for USF and its satellite sity System. Plan, with a minimum 50 percent of Polytechnic Campus becoming the located in Lakeland, Fla. about 40 campus. USF Polytechnic has several USF Polytechnics’s benchmarks, that FTE in STEM and 20 percent in 12th university in the state system. minutes away from USF’s main benchmarks it must meet before it can which could take at least five years to STEM-related programs. The BoG, the 17 member body campus in Tampa. The BoG’s return to the BoG for final approval to achieve, are as follows: The following facilities and which oversees the current 11 state approval came not too long after be the 12th state university. Highest priority for program infrastructure shall be in place – universities, gave the approval after comments from Gov. Rick Scott in Among those benchmarks, after development and implementation a four-hour discussion in a 13 to which he questioned why the state separate accreditation is achieved, shall be focused on programs in SUS, page 2 COMING UP Sports ONLINE www.fiusm.com RADIO Radiate FM Check out the Nov. 16 issue for Follow us on: Tune in to Radiate FM from 9 a.m. - 12 p.m. on a preview of the woman’s Twitter - @FIUSM Mon., Wed. and Fri. for our Opinion, Sports volleyball Sunbelt Conference Facebook - FIU Student Media: News, and News shows. Tournament. FIU Student Media: Sports The Radioactive Underground: 88.1 - 95.3 - 96.9 2 The Beacon – Monday, November 14, 2011 NEWS www.fiusm.com PROFESSOR PROFILE NEWS FLASH LOCAL Lehtinen gives first-hand look at war Florida forgave $110.5M in taxes, fines in FY11 LAEBonY LiVinGSton During the Vietnam War, Staff Writer Lehtinen worked his way up For the second year in a row, Florida is giving up to first lieutenant in the U.S. on collecting more than $100 million in taxes, fees and Sometimes the most qual- Army. Lehtinen had to retire fines owed the state. ified person to teach a history from the Army when he was Last year Florida wrote off more than $109 million class about the Vietnam War is injured in action and retired as uncollectable. But new data collected by a state someone who was there. with a Purple Heart. agency shows that the state forgave $110.5 million Miami native Dexter Lehtinen sustained injuries for the fiscal year that ended June 30 despite a budget Lehtinen has been an adjunct to his face and his discharge shortfall. professor at the University from the army did not deter A large portion written off by state officials was since 1982. His vast career him. Instead, they became unpaid taxes, including sales taxes, corporate income gives students real access to his reasoning for entering the taxes and unemployment taxes owed by businesses. what they have only read in teaching profession. But this year the state also closed the books on $27.5 books. “I got shot in a war. I million owed to the Department of Juvenile Justice. After studying at University couldn’t see well enough to An agency spokesman said the money was owed by of Miami, Columbia Univer- fly.