Mourning Dara Kusiv - The Spinnaker

WEDNESDAY, jANuArY 9, 2013 

Mourning Dara Kusiv 

uNivErSitY of North floriDA

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// NEW YEAr’S crASh 

One UNF student died and three 

were injured in a Dec. 31 car 

accident. 

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// bucklE up 

A study led the Spinnaker to 

uncover the influence of Buckle 

Up program on the number of 

citations issued by UPD 

// muSic rEviEW 

2012 struck a special chord with 

musicians, and Osprey Radio 

deliberated over which bands 

topped the rest. 

// ANYthiNg but miSErAblE 

As the classic Broadway musical 

Les Misérables comes to the 

cinemas, it certainly does not 

disappoint. 

iNDEx photoS 

randy rataj, andrew noble 

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sports 21 

// miDSEASoN upDAtE 

With the heart of the season 

beginning, UNF men’s basketball 

has much to improve on. 

// firE iN thE holE 

PS3 showed why he’s one of 

the top three-point shooters in 

the nation, during UNF’s match 

against the Hatters. 

// oN thE covEr 

new year's Crash page 9 

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Police 

Beat 

Dec. 17 Marijuana Possession (Skatepark) - 

An officer was dispatched to the skatepark 

in reference to suspicious activity. When 

the officer arrived he watched a vehicle 

flee and then park behind the treeline 

near Central Parkway. The officer then 

approached the abandoned vehicle and 

reported a strong smell of marijuana. The 

suspect attempted to hide in the woods 

but then returned to the vehicle. The suspect 

allowed UPD to search his vehicle 

where two pipes were found. The items 

were placed in the JSO property room. 

Alex Arango learns to spin a balloon 

from Lester, a performer, in the student 

union courtyard Tuesday afternoon. 

Lester was putting on a show 

and interacting with students while 

warming up for SWOOP Madness. 

Dec. 27 Injured Person (Bldg. 50) - An officer 

met with a complainant who was injured 

in a lab. Emergency rescue responded 

due to lacerations on the student’s eyelids 

and right hand. The student was able to 

communicate with rescue workers and confirmed 

he was not working with any chemicals. 

The student was taken to the Mayo 

Clinic hospital for further treatment. 

Dec. 29 Sick Person (Fountains) - An officer 

met with a complainant who said 

he had passed out and hit his head. The 

complainant was able to speak clearly 

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Wednesday, January 9, 2013 

Nov. 17 Joy Ride (Building 34) - An officer met with a witness who saw kids joyriding in UNF golf 

carts. The witness said they saw the kids crash the cart into the pond. The suspects were located and 

taken in for questioning. The suspects were under the age of 18 and were joined by their parents. The 

suspects were released. The damage costs have not yet been estimated. 

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and said he had been smoking a hookah 

earlier before passing out in the lobby. 

Emergency response evaluated the student 

and took him to St Luke’s Hospital 

for treatment. 

Jan. 3 Damaged Property (Bldg. 6) - An 

officer met with an employee who said 

that his assigned golf cart had been damaged. 

The employee noticed the damage 

to the windshield and front frame when 

he arrived at work in the morning. There 

are currently no suspects. 

Source: University Police Department Compiled by Catherine Byerly 

Photo and caption by Randy Rataj 

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Jan. 7 Theft (Lot 11) - An officer met with 

a complainant who said his cell phone 

had been stolen. The complainant said he 

was in Lot 11 when a man in a red vehicle 

stopped and asked to borrow his cell 

phone. Once the suspect had the phone in 

hand he sped away onto UNF Drive. The 

case has been suspended until further information 

on the suspect can be obtained.

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Moving Forward 

UNF lost sophomore Dara Kusiv over the break in a New Year’s Day crash 

It’s a solemn beginning to the spring 

semester. Police still aren’t sure what 

caused the one-vehicle crash into the overhead 

sign post at the corner of Beach and 

Kernan. 

And, whether she was a close friend or a 

stranger, the idea that any of us could have 

been in her shoes leaves us shaking in our 

own. 

That’s because Dara was just like the rest 

of us — on her Pinterest, there’s a picture 

of a little black dress, some of her favorite 

funny quotes, food she likes, and hints 

about when to shop clearance items at 

Target. And there’s a board called “future.” 

The death of a fellow student is an opportunity 

to look at our own futures from a 

different perspective. It’s a gentle reminder 

that even when your life is filled with too 

much homework, stress, or extracurricular 

commitments, what’s important is that 

you’re living a full life. 

You’ll encounter seemingly countless 

demands this semester — appreciate them 

as opportunities to excel. In a quote to 

Editorial Board 

Quote of the Week: 

— The great secret of success is that 

there are no secrets of success; there 

are only timeless principles that have 

proven effective throughout 

the centuries 

First Coast News, Randy Kusiv said of his 

daughter, “There are regrets that she died 

so young, but no regrets about the years 

she spent here on earth.” 

That’s exactly the kind of life each of us 

should constantly strive for — a life with no 

regrets, whether it be 19 or 100 years long. 

There’s something that feels inherently 

invincible about being a college student. 

We’re constantly described as being in 

our prime; we’re supposedly the biggest 

risk-takers. It’s jarring to be reminded that 

we’re more fragile than we know. 

But Dara seems to have understood how 

precious and fleeting life can be. A quote in 

one of Dara’s pins on a board she named 

“good quotes” says it best: 

“Love the people God gave you because 

he will need them back one day.” 

Lindsay Montgomery – Editor in Chief 

Jacob Harn – Copy Chief 

Joey Taravella – Art Director 

Spencer Goldbach – News Layout 

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OPINIONS 6 Wednesday, January 9, 2013 

In 2010, the Vice-President for Student 

Affairs charged a Values Integration Task 

Force with the task of developing recommendations 

that would integrate the espoused 

values of UNF into the day-to-day 

operation of the university. These values 

are: (1) the pursuit of truth and knowledge 

carried out in the spirit of intellectual and 

artistic freedom; (2) ethical conduct; (3) 

community engagement; (4) diversity; (5) 

responsibility to the natural environment; 

and (6) mutual respect and civility. 

The subsequent report produced by the 

task force, titled “What We Say and What 

We Do: Jumpstarting the Conversation on 

Our Values,” included a set of recommendations. 

Among them was the following: 

Apply the Values to Management of the 

University’s Endowment Fund: The task 

Happy New Year! What are your new 

year’s resolutions? To get in better shape, 

make higher grades or, perhaps, to just get 

your act together? 

Before the semester gets too demanding, 

you might want to be reminded of 

some of the resources around UNF. 

Peer Tutoring in the Academic Center 

for Excellence office (Bldg. 2) takes walkins. 

However, if you need more specialized 

attention — such as with anything writing 

related — appointments are available. 

For those of you living on campus, 

there is another tutoring option called 

Peer Assisted Tutoring in Housing (PATH 

Program), happening Monday through 

Thursday from 6-10 p.m. on the second floor 

force notes the absence of full disclosure on 

how the university invests its endowment 

funds. To assure full integration of its values, 

the University should establish more 

transparent investment practices and hold 

those practices accountable to the values it 

subscribes. 

The point of this recommendation was 

to explore the degree to which companies 

and corporations included in the endowment 

investment portfolio engage in actions 

that are consistent with the stated 

values of the institution such as “ethical 

conduct” and “responsibility to the natural 

environment.” For example, would we 

want endowment funds invested in fossil 

fuel companies that are serial violators 

of environmental regulations or financial 

institutions that have engaged in criminal 

of the Library. They accept walk-ins, but 

you may want to make an appointment. 

Maybe you were lucky enough to have 

received a tablet or laptop this holiday season. 

If you need a little technical assistance 

with the UNF network, visit the ITS Help 

Desk located on the second floor of the 

Mathews Computer Lab in Bldg. 15, Room 

2102, or call 904-620-HELP (4357). 

How about a helpful app for your shiny 

behavior or manufacturers of guns and 

weapons? 

Currently this information is unavailable 

to the public or members of the UNF 

community (students, faculty, staff, and 

alumni). Therefore, the first step is to establish 

greater endowment transparency. 

It should be noted that “endowment 

transparency” is one indicator of a university’s 

commitment to sustainability. The 

College Sustainability Report Card has 

includes this indicator in ranking universities 

on their demonstrated commitment 

to sustainability practices. “Investment 

Priorities” and “Shareholder Engagement” 

are also included. Many universities have 

developed policies in these areas and have 

received high grades for their efforts. 

What’s more, UNF recently signed on 

new Apple or Android phone or tablet? The 

UNF Mobile App can keep you abreast of 

what’s happening on campus, help you connect 

with your peers and university staff, 

and keep you informed of your academic 

status. 

In the same way that staying on top of 

your college career might be your goal for 

the new semester, improving your health 

might be your plan for the new year. I know 

it’s cold outside, but that can’t get you off 

the hook seeing as the Student Wellness 

Complex has its own indoor track and 

rock climbing wall, and across from the 

Wellness Complex is the Aquatic Center 

with a heated indoor pool. 

You might need to visit Student Health 


Letter to the Editor: UNF transparency 

New beginnings and New Year's resolutions 

On the outset of another adventure 

with my favorite contact killer, Agent 47, I 

must confess: I was concerned the Hitman 

series might be going too far in an actionoriented 

direction. 

Fortunately my preconceptions were 

proven wrong. Picking up almost immediately 

after Blood Money, we find Agent 

47 on the run from employers after he is 

ordered to kill his former handler, Diana, 

which he does, but he then refuses to bring 

them a mysterious girl that was in Diana’s 

care. Agent 47 must now uncover the secrets 

as to why this girl is so important to 

his employers. 

Hitman seems to have taken a more story-focused 

approach than in previous installments. 

Unlike before -- when you were 

given a simple briefing of your target and 

dropped in a different location -- the story 

has a linear progression in with each area 

and target connect and add up to a very 

tight narrative. 

Taylor 

Leckie 

// Contributing Columnist 

The art of murder in ‘Hitman: Absolution’ 

Taylor 

Leckie 

// Contributing Columnist 

The characters are well written and 

colorful in the usual Hitman style, even 

though at times they seem deliberately exaggerated 

and clichéd. Like, for example, 

the Texan character that wears a cowboy 

outfit and has to end most of his sentences 

with “Yeha!”. 

The best character in this game is the 

protagonist, Agent 47. I place him in my top 

10 of the best video game characters ever 

created. On the surface he’s a cold, stoic, 

sociopath who could put a bullet between 

your eyes while he’s drinking a cup of coffee; 

deep down, he can’t seem to find his 

own place in the world, having been literally 

bred and raised to be the perfect killer. 

As for the gameplay 

of Hitman: Absolution, 

though some levels aren’t 

as open and sprawling as 

they were in Blood Money, 

the classic Hitman style 

has been retained and 

there are dozens of different 

ways to complete 

the levels. Which will you 

choose: hiding in boxes 

and closets, picking off enemies 

with your silenced 

pistol, grabbing a disguise 

and sneaking past guards 

in plain sight, or the iconic 

Fiber Wire to strangle your foes and drag 

them to the nearest dumpster? 

Several new features improve the gameplay. 

A sound effects element allows the 

player to throw objects to distract guards 

— but if you sprint away they will hear the 

pitter-patter of your feet and investigate. 

to the American Colleges & Universities 

Presidential Climate Commitment that 

commits the institution to policies and 

practices advancing the principles of sustainability. 

UNF also participates in the 

Sustainability Tracking, Assessment, and 

Rating System (STARS) that awards credit 

for transparent, proactive, and socially responsible 

investment practices. 

If UNF is truly committed to its value 

statements, the climate change initiative, 

and sustainability, UNF’s endowment investment 

portfolio and policies should be 

collectively evaluated to determine whether 

we actually ‘put our money where our 

mouth is’. 

David Jaffee 

UNF Professor of Sociology 

Services in this cold weather. Schedule an 

appointment in advance by calling 904-620- 

2900, and don’t forget to show up 10 minutes 

early to complete any paperwork. They can 

help you with anything from treating the 

flu to providing birth control options. 

This is your life, and the new year is another 

chance to make the most of it. May 

2013 bring you good health, great times, and 

high achievements. You have the resources, 

the technologies and the opportunities to 

overcome whatever excuses you may come 

up with. 

Email Taylor Leckie at 

reporter18@unfspinnaker.com. 

A new vision mode has 

been created, called Instinct. 

Similar to the vision mode 

in Batman: Arkham City, 

the player can see through 

walls to find guards and perform 

actions that allow you 

to hide in plain sight while 

in disguise. The Hitman 

games have always been 

challenging and this one is 

no different; you have a limited 

supply of Instinct and 

guards can now see through 

your disguise if you get too 

close. 

Hitman: Absolution is not for the faint 

at heart, but if you’ve stuck with the series 

through the years, the newest release will 

keep your support. 

Email Taylor Leckie at 

reporter18@unfspinnaker.com.

Letter from the President 


Dear Ospreys, 

I hope you’re as excited as I am to kick off 2013! Over the past six months, your 

Student Government has been working closely with departments across UNF to 

enhance campus life, bring students unique opportunities and ensure that your 

voices are effectively carried to university administrators and state officials. Our 

work is not yet finished, and the more than 100 students involved in the day-today 

operations of Student Government are more committed than ever to represent 

and serve you well. 

As your president, I have been inspired to hear your stories of success through 

challenging times. We all have hardships in our lives – whether financial, familyrelated, 

academic or other – and all too often it becomes easy to get caught up in 

such moments. As we begin a new year and semester, let us continue striving for 

the greatness that we can only find together. It is ultimately the successes of our 

students that will carry our institution in the long run, and I am confident that we 

can all overcome our individual struggles and become part of the best era UNF 

has seen in its short history. 

Below this message you will find several updates on the promises we made when 

you elected us, as well as some ideas we’re pushing in the upcoming semester. As 

always, if you have any questions, comments or concerns about any UNF matter, 

please don’t hesitate to contact me at sgapres@unf.edu or stop by our offices on 

the third floor of the Student Union (east building). Swoop! 

OPINIONS 


Signed sincerely, 

Carlo Fassi 

President 

University Trustee 

Student Government 

University of North Florida 

Initiatives Update 

Aim Higher Florida Campaign 

This student-led campaign stresses the importance of our state investing in public higher education. Over 

the past five years, the State of Florida has cut more than $1 billion from our universities, leading to a 

close to 100% increase in tuition prices during the same time period. SG will be hosting an “Aim Higher 

Rally” on January 14th at noon (the day tuition is due) to urge students to sign petitions and write personalized 

postcards to our own state representatives. The time to stop tuition increases is now, but we must 

stand together. Please stop by and join our movement! 

New Campus Dining Options 

During last spring’s elections, we promised to bring more name brand eateries to UNF so that you’d have 

better choices when considering dining on campus. Papa John’s will be opening a brand new location in 

the Student Union food court in the coming weeks, and Chick-Fil-A will be opening a full-service restaurant 

at Alumni Square (in the former Sbarro’s space). 

Intramural Sports Facility Enhancements 

Our senators worked closely with the Executive Branch to fund enhancements to UNF’s intramural sports 

program. These items include jerseys, professional scoreboards and end-zone markers, as well as an exciting 

new policy of tracking all statistics and uploading them online, allowing participants and supporters to 

track individual athlete performance. 

Free Printing 

SG is again funding twenty-five (25) free prints per student at any of the printing stations in the library or 

around campus. 

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NEWS 8 Wednesday, January 9, 2013 

REGISTRATION DEADLINES ARE RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER! 

ARE YOU PREPARED? 

• Add/drop period for classes ends on Friday, JANUARY 11TH AT 5:00 P.M. 

Be sure to check your schedule for waitlists and any other classes that you want to drop or add. It is 

YOUR responsibility to make schedule changes in a timely manner. 

• The payment deadline for classes is Monday, JANUARY 14TH AT 5:00 P.M. 

You are responsible for paying any amounts not covered by pending financial assistance before the 

deadline. Payments can be made online or by visiting the Cashier’s Office in Building 53, Hicks Hall. 

To check your schedule, add or drop a class, or make payments, 

login to your myWings account via mywings.unf.edu 

For questions or help, contact One Stop Student Services at 

(904) 620-5555 or www.unf.edu/onestop/contact 


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UNF student killed in New Year’s Day crash 

By Lydia moneir 

DAiLy NEWS EDiTOR 

On New Year’s Day, Florida Highway 

Patrol responded to a car crash that left 

UNF Student Dara Kusiv dead and three of 

her friends injured. 

At approximately 12:50 a.m., the silver 

Dodge truck veered off Beach Boulevard 

and onto the shoulder as it approached the 

Kernan Boulevard intersection. The truck 

then hit a large overhead sign post. 

Dara Kusiv, 20, was pronounced dead at 

the scene. Sean Franke, Samantha Kasten 

and Kusiv’s boyfriend, Jacob Materia, were 

all taken to Shands Jacksonville Medical 

Center with serious injuries. 

According to the FHP report, none of the 

four students had been wearing seatbelts. 

Driver Sean Franke, 20, is no longer 

listed at Shands. Materia, 19, was released 

from the hospital. Samantha Kasten, 19, remains 

in critical condition. 

Both Kusiv and Kasten were members 

of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority, while both 

Franke and Materia were members of the 

Pi Kappa Phi fraternity. 

It is unclear at this time whether alcohol 

was involved. 

Assistant Director of Fraternity and 

Sorority life Laura Worrell said the university 

has responded by offering free counselling 

to all UNF students, and is also working 

with ZTA to host a candlelight vigil for 

Dara Kusiv at 7 p.m. Jan. 12. 

“We recognize that our students needed 

an opportunity to grieve for Dara,” 

said Worrell. “We are very concerned 

for the students and their families who 

also suffered.” 

Madison Proctor, president of Zeta Tau 

Alpha at UNF, said she did not feel comfortable 

answering questions as she was not 

ready to talk about what happened. 

PKP released a statement yesterday stating 

that the fraternity will continue to 

monitor the situation and cooperate with 

the appropriate authorities throughout the 

investigation. 

FHP reports that charges are pending 

further investigation. 

Email Lydia Moneir at 

news@unfspinnaker.com. 

PhoToS By RaNDy RaTaJ 

Dara Kusiv’s sorority, ZTA, passed out black ribbons in the Student Union plaza for students to wear as symbols of remembrance. There will be a candlelight vigil at 7 p.m. Jan. 12. 

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NEWS 10 Wednesday, January 9, 2013 

Higher Education Costs 

By catherine ByerLy 

ENTERPRiSE EDiTOR 

Tuition could be going up for some students 

but not others if the findings from 

the Blue Ribbon Task Force on Higher 

Education are enacted. 

Commissioned by Gov. Rick Scott, the 

task force was created to come up with 

strategies for improving the state’s public 

university system. A 38-page report 

released last month recommended performance 

based funding, tuition variances 

and expanding the role of the Board of 

Governors to address the rising cost of 

Florida tuition. 

Task force member and UNF President 

John Delaney said the money has to come 

from somewhere. 

Delaney said when he became the president 

of the university the state subsidized 

around 70 percent of the cost of higher 

education, and students picked up the remaining 

30 percent. The split now is closer 

to 50/50. 

Students have not been quiet in the process, 

though. In an effort to keep the divide 

from widening further, the Florida Student 

Association has organized the Aim Higher 

Program. The program organizes rallies 

and letter writing campaigns to encourage 

the state legislators to increase funding for 

higher education. 

Formerly, if a full-time course load had 

cost a university $100, the state legislature 

was responsible for $70, and the student 

paid the remaining $30 as tuition fees. 

Now, a student’s contribution is equal to 

the amount coming from the state, increasing 

the burden on the student. 

Florida spends 30-40 percent less on each 

student on average, when compared to other 

states, Delaney said. 

“If tuition isn’t going to go up then 

state support is going to have to go up,” 

Delaney said. 

By Gordon rhyne 


The UNF President’s Office allowed upwards 

of 200 exemptions for the freshman 

housing mandate in Fall 2012, the first semester 

of its implementation. 

President John Delaney said the majority 

of exemptions fall into certain categories 

such as health concerns, extreme 

family need, allergy issues and religious 

persuasion. 

Delaney said all issues were verified by 

the President’s Office. 

One initiative of the task force is to 

freeze tuition for in demand science, technology, 

engineering and math majors, 

essentially altering the price of obtaining 

select degrees. Currently the legal 

limit for increasing tuition is 15 percent, 

but if tuition for certain majors is frozen, 

other majors could quickly become 

more expensive. 

According to a poll released by 

Quinnipiac University, approximately 

three-quarters of Florida voters are 

against the task force’s recommendations. 

Sixty-six percent of voters oppose charging 

different tuition prices for different 

majors and 73 percent of voters oppose 

allowing certain high-profile colleges to 

charge more in tuition than other state 

universities. 

Delaney said the state is hurt in the long 

run if higher education isn’t invested in. 

Those sentiments were echoed by 

Student Body President Carlo Fassi, who 

said education is an investment for the 

state and not simply an expenditure. 

Fassi said UNF’s Student Government 

would be keeping an eye on how these initiatives 

would be put into action to ensure 

they are fair to students. 

“We need to make sure that all our students, 

whatever degree they choose to 

pursue, are being fairly subsidized by the 

state,” Fassi said. 

Email Catherine Byerly at 

enterprise@unfspinnaker.com. 

UNF exempts some students 

from freshman housing mandate 

Dei Allard, UNF’s associate director 

of Housing and Residence Life, said they 

have not had any problems implementing 

the freshman housing mandate, since 

all exemptions are handled through the 

President’s Office. 

Delaney said all requests are handled on 

a case-by-case basis. He said he is happy 

with the implementation of the freshman 

housing mandate in its first semester. 

Email Gordon Rhyne at 

news@unfspinnaker.com. 


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Tickets on Campus 

offense February September 

unbuckled 

seatbelt 3 17 

driving 

without 

license 

speeding 

This map shows the location and type of crimes UPD ticketed in Febrary and September. 

Buckle up or get a ticket 

By Lydia moneir 


Many have speculated that police departments 

tend to issue the most tickets at 

the end of the month simply to meet quotas. 

UNF Student Robert Picard conducted 

a study to find out if this was happening 

on campus. 

To the surprise and disappointment of 

conspiracy theorists everywhere, Picard, a 

computer science and history major, found 

there was no definite relation between 

tickets issued and days of the month. 

Although Picard’s study found no definite 

trend, the Spinnaker took a look into 

UPD’s traffic ticket reports and found that 

drivers may want to be more wary around 

campus during certain months of the year. 

If you drove through campus this past 

September, you may have noticed an abundance 

of encouragement to buckle up in 

the form of signs and a wrecked car at 

the intersection of UNF Drive and North- 

South Road. 

As an added attempt to encourage seat 

belt use during the initiative, UPD issued 

a lot more tickets - almost six times what 

they issued in March of the same year. 

This is because, as part of the state-wide 

Buckle Up program, UPD issued tickets instead 

of just warnings. 

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UPD Sergeant Dwayne Howard said 

UPD has to report how many seat belt citations 

were written to their national office 

as part of the program. 

“That’s why most of the time, you get 

those high numbers -- because it’s during 

those initiatives, said Howard. 

“During those times, we don’t write 

warnings for not wearing a seatbelt -- we 

will usually cite the driver,” said Howard. 

Students may want to be aware of 

this, as a ticket for not wearing a seatbelt 

costs $114. 

However, UPD does not benefit financially 

from writing these tickets. The money 

they collect goes to Duval County. 

Howard said the Buckle Up program 

began before it was illegal to not wear 

a seatbelt, and UPD has been told it is 

the most significant factor in reducing 

highway fatalities. 

“We especially try to encourage safety 

belt usage because there is a lot of pedestrian 

traffic on campus,” said Howard. 

Sgt. Howard said most people who get 

tickets are not actually students, but people 

passing through UNF. 

Email Lydia Moneir at 

news@unfspinnaker.com.


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By mason mcGouGh and trevor Johnson 

OSPREy RADiO MUSiC DiRECTOR AND CONTRiBUTiNG WRiTER 

Perhaps it was 2012’s looming sense of 

doom that spurred one of the best years 

we’ve had for forward-thinking music in 

quite some time. As a whole, the musical 

frontlines of the human race’s supposed 

last year on Earth were both fruitful and 

high-minded. Partially riding on the coattails 

of the “80’s revival,” the music world 

has written a new chapter in its periodic 

“looking back.” 

This year has certainly been the year of 

hindsight. Twin Shadow’s Confess, Ariel 

Pink’s Haunted, Graffiti’s Mature Themes, 

Tame Impala’s Lonerism, The Tallest Man 

on Earth’s There’s No Leaving Now and 

Lambchop’s Mr. M are all success stories 

of the recycling of reliable themes, though 

each with their own commentative angle. 

We present to you Osprey Radio’s Top 

Albums of 2012! 

(10) JAPANDrOiDS – 

CELEBrATiON rOCk 

The music of 2012 falls into one of two 

camps: the side that demands cerebral gratification 

above all else (and often with stalwart 

adherence to this need) and the side 

that demands you just shut up and dance. 

Celebration Rock straddles this boundary 

as if there was none at all. Like Discovery 

and I Get Wet before it, Celebration Rock 

sets guiltless enjoyment as its prime objective, 

and makes a powerful case for it in doing 

so. 

(9) DirTY PrOJECTOrS – SwiNg 

LO MAgELLAN 

The music of Dirty Projectors has always 

retained a tangible emotional appeal, even 

outside of songwriter David Longstreth’s 

eccentricities. Swing Lo Magellan sees the 

group pulling back the veil on Longstreth’s 

(possibly unconscious) proclivity for 

cryptic imagery and esoteric themes, revealing 

some of the band’s most relatable 

songwriting to date. “Dance For You” is 

a solipsistic pursuit of meaning, “Just 

From Chevron” a parable about the oil 

industry’s callous destructiveness, “About 

to Die” about the search for fulfillment in 

the face of a ticking biological clock. Dave 

Longstreth has always been a man of many 

ideas. On Swing Lo Magellan, he’s finally 

found a way to share them. 

(8) MEDiAFirED – THE PATHwAY 

THrOUgH wHATEvEr 

Advertisement has become its own culture 

of sorts. It has pervaded our cultural 

consciousness with mascots and slogans, 

to the point where the average person can’t 

name three out of the thousands of Hindu 

gods, but can still remember every line 

of obscure 90’s commercials. Mediafired, 

named after the “music distribution service,” 

reflects just one of many methods 

of cultural dissemination/saturation. A 

cracked kaleidoscope of everything from 

Pepsi commercials to Kate Bush to Queen, 

The Pathway Through Whatever is jarring 

in its ability to encompass a little of everything 

into its heady chamber. This album 

is available for free on Bandcamp. 

(7) ANDY STOTT – LUxUrY 

PrOBLEMS 

Andy Stott has been in the back of everyone’s 

minds for a while, but Luxury 

Problems establishes the man as one of 

the technical masters of this generation. 

Whether it’s the incorporation of vocals 

into his low-end stitch-house or the simultaneous 

parsing down and blowing up of 

his sound, Luxury Problems delivers on 

all of the promise his 2011 EPs showed us. 

It might not be about anything in particular, 

but you won’t find a more well-executed 

and exciting “headphones album” in 

all of 2012. 

(6) LiArS – wixiw 

Perhaps the most alluring aspect of 

WIXIW, Liars’ sixth album, is its plastic 

precision. The album is as immaculate as 

a surgeon’s table, and the moments that 

cut do so like a scalpel. And yet despite its 

tightly-wound frame, it always seems on 

the verge of chaos. The whispers of singer 

Angus Andrew are the only human presence 

on the record, but even they retain a 

noticeably unsettling level of imbalance. 

Existing on the fringes of sanity, Andrew 

mumbles “teach me how to be a person” 

with the detachment of a person who truly 

doesn’t know how. 

(5) TiM HECkEr & DANiEL 

LOPATiN – iNSTrUMENTAL 

TOUriST 

It’s fitting that the most sensible collaboration 

of 2012 is also the year’s most potent. 

Hecker and Lopatin have dealt equally 

with the alien intangibility of the past. 

History is written in stone and we can only 

experience it through its aftershock. To be 

an “instrumental tourist,” a stranger who 

is wholly essential to the work, one must 

pursue transcendence from physical limitation. 

Recovered media is the artifact of 

an instrumental tourist, one who has long 

since been gone, but whose footprint continues 

to influence the “tourists” of today. 

Every sound on Instrumental Tourist fades 

in and quickly decays like an apparition, 

aware of its expiration date, yet intent on 

leaving a mark before it goes. 

(4) grizzLY BEAr – SHiELDS 

Noticeably more conservative than 

Veckatimest and less attentive to detail 

than Yellow House, Shields is the sound 

of Grizzly Bear falling into false contentment. 

The album begins with a wistful allusion 

to the Ute Mountains in Colorado, 

where the singer Ed Droste is delivered a 

“vision dark and cloaked.” The members 

of Grizzly Bear are torn between duty 

and desire, with the former often winning 

out. One of the most memorable moments 

of the album is perhaps “Adelma,” an instrumental 

track that bridges “Speak in 

Rounds” to “Yet Again.” In its delicacy 

lies simple resignation, a serenity derived 

from purpose and ultimately circumscribed 

by it. 

(3) BEACH HOUSE – BLOOM 

When this album was first released, 

we at Osprey Radio misunderstood it. We 

saw it as an exceptionally well-produced, 

cool-headed reiteration of Beach House’s 

identity and little more. Stepping back, it 

becomes clear that there is more emotional 

depth to Victoria Legrand’s storytelling 

than just two-note guitar arpeggios. The 

imagery is delivered in disjointed strokes 

like an impressionistic painting, or like 

memories. Every emotional revelation is 

paired with an equally enrapturing crescendo. 

The band’s signature clash of cinematic 

synths and guitar with inanimate 

percussion feels so familiar merely because 

it is so perfect. 

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Osprey radio’s top 10 albums of 2012 

(2) SwANS – THE SEEr 

Understanding The Seer can take quite a 

bit of investment. On two disks and nearly 

two hours long, it’s not entirely practical 

to listen to in one sitting. However, take 

one glance and you’ll see why every pulsating 

beat is well-spent. Every second treads 

closer and closer to the brink as Swans 

churn a maelstrom of a musical force beneath 

their arms. It’s enthralling like a 

free-fall to the death, frightening like a 

toxin hallucination, and invigorating like 

a shot of adrenaline. One of the most infectious 

aspects of The Seer is how every line 

seems to have an ominous implication in 

the real world. The triumphant return of 

Swans is a monster of an album. 

(1) DEATH griPS – THE MONEY 

STOrE 

The Money Store sounds like a lot of 

things. It sounds like a Y2K conspiracy 

made tangible through concrete and razor 

wire. It sounds like a tape loop of Rodney 

King slamming in a circle pit. It sounds 

like the future of hip-hop or a desolate 

wasteland of catharsis; it sounds like an 

intelligent music listener’s worst nightmare. 

But beyond that fight-or-flight instinct 

that bleeds through every corner of 

the album, The Money Store is a pounding, 

pulsing, thought-provoking album about 

paranoia, technology, racial tensions and 

violence. It’s a transgressive masterpiece 

and the catchiest thing dropped in the past 

12 months. There’s no arguing against it: 

Love it or hate it, Death Grips wouldn’t 

have it any other way. 

See more at unfspinnaker.com 

Email Mason Mcgough 

at music@ospreyradio.com

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EXPRESSIONS 


By darGan thompson 

FEATURES EDiTOR 

A classic novel made award-winning 

musical, Les Misérables has it all: a powerful 

story, interesting historical context 

and fantastic music. The musical, written 

by Alain Boublil and composed by Claude- 

Michel Schönberg (with English-language 

lyrics by Herbert Kretzmer), has been on 

stage for over 25 years. The overdue big 

screen adaptation allows this masterpiece 

to be enjoyed by a wider audience than 

those who can afford to enjoy it from plush 

theater seats. 

With the prestige it achieved as a musical, 

this year’s movie adaptation of Les 

Misérables had a lot riding on it. Bringing a 

musical to the big screen has the potential 

to expand and deepen the story, like 2002’s 

Chicago, or cheapen it, like 2008’s Mamma 

Mia! 

Overall, director Tom Hooper handles 

the adaptation well. His decision to film the 

singing live instead of recording the songs 

beforehand makes the soundtrack fresh 

and allows the actors to play their parts in 

a more realistic way. The crew also did a 

fantastic job with the audio mixing, allowing 

individual voices to come through even 

during the group numbers. 

Adapted from a 1,500 page novel, the plot 

of Les Misérables is anything but simple. 

In short, it is the story of the convict Jean 

Valjean, who breaks his parole and creates 

a new life for himself. He adopts Cosette, 

the orphaned daughter of Fantine, a desperate 

factory worker who dies after being 

driven to prostitution. Throughout the 

movie, Jean Valjean is relentlessly pursued 

by the policeman Javert. 

The story takes place in the period from 

1815-1832, during the latter part of the 

French Revolution. Toward the end of the 

movie, the characters are swept up in an 

unsuccessful and bloody uprising in Paris. 

Those drawn to the movie by the prospect 

of seeing Hugh Jackman and Russell 

Crowe sing may come away disappointed. 

Jackman, as Jean Valjean, and Crowe, as 

Javert, play their parts admirably, but both 

were obviously chosen for their big names 

and acting skills and not their singing, 

which was bearable but rather nasally. 

However, the rest of the cast shines both 

in acting and singing. Even during her few 

minutes on screen, Anne Hathaway steals 

the show as Fantine. You can’t help but get 

goosebumps during her rendition of “I 

Dreamed a Dream,” which is raw, powerful 

and tear-jerking. 

Child actors Daniel Huttlestone and 

Isabelle Allen steal hearts as street urchin 

Gavroche and young Cosette, respectfully. 

Sacha Baron Cohen and Helena Bonham 

Carter bring a lighter side to the heavy 

story, playing a sleazy innkeeper and the 

innkeeper’s wife. 

The entirety of the dialogue is sung, 

which allows for smooth transitions between 

scenes, but may come as a surprise 

to the average movie goer. The fast pace of 

the first half may confuse those who are 


‘Les Misérables’: from Broadway to big screen 

4 / 5 

HOrOSCOPES 

CoURTESTy oF RED CaRPET CRaSh 

CAPriCOrN (DECEMBER 22 - JANUARy 19) 

As your birthday nears, keep that chin up in preparation for a few rough days 

before any celebrating happens. 

AqUAriUS (JANUARy 20 - FEBRUARy 18) 

you have a much to offer, and you should not be afraid to share. This is not the 

time for stinginess. 

PiSCES (FEBRUARy 19 - MARCH 20) 

Keep an eye out for people or things that may seem out of place; they may 

need your insight and eye for organization. 

AriES (MARCH 21 - APRiL 19) 

if things aren’t going your way, avoid digging yourself further into a hole; it 

will take you even longer to get out if you are not careful. 

TAUrUS (APRiL 20 - MAy 20) 

As stalwart as ever, you ought to make sure no one gets the best of your abilities. 

gEMiNi (MAy 21 – JUNE 20) 

Explore your world, both inner and outer. you may find that once you are 

aware of yourself and your surroundings, the complicated things aren’t as bad 

as you once thought. 

unfamiliar with the story, while the last 

thirty minutes drags out the conclusion of 

the story. 

Much of the film focused on close-ups of 

the actors, which made it feel intimate, but 

got a little old after almost three hours of 

seeing every wrinkle in Hugh Jackman’s 

face, and at times felt like an invasion of 

personal space. 

Perhaps if he had zoomed out more often, 

Hooper could have done more with the 

setting to place the audience in 19th century 

Paris. With the attention to detail in 

costumes and makeup, the audience sees 

the grime of poverty, but we see only a 

few shots of the streets, and only a quick 

glimpse of Notre Dame in the background 

during Crowe’s main number. 

However, in all, Hooper succeeds in doing 

justice to the musical while sticking in 

more details from the book. The cast gives 

a stirring performance which is well worth 

watching. You will cry with Fantine, your 

heart will be stirred by the revolutionaries, 

and you will leave singing. 

Email Dargan Thompson at 

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The best way for you to stay ahead of the game is to read each syllabus your professors 

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you feel overly emotional about silly things. your emotions are twisting you 

in every direction. Don’t let it tear you apart; hold yourself together and stay 

on course. 

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Keep a keen eye on your judgement of yourself, your friends and others. 

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New friends are around the corner for you; keep your eyes and your heart open. 

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studying. Pick up that book before it springs ahead of you.


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Week: 

1/11 

The Christian music Winter Jam tour will be 

stopping in at the veterans Memorial Arena. 

Doors open at 6 p.m. and the show starts 

at 7 p.m. it is $10 at the door, but no tickets 

are issued, so get there early to make sure 

you get in. Artists include TobyMac, Matthew 

West, Jamie Grace and Jason Castro. 

1/12 

Magic shows tend to be a little bizarre, but 

apparently Brian Brushwood’s show is especially 

so. Osprey Productions is presenting 

Brian Brushwood: Bizarre Magic at 7:30 p.m. 

in the Robinson Theater. Brushwood has performed 

on The Today Show and at Universal 

Studios, and uses stunts and comedy along 

with the magic tricks in his show. The performance 

is free and is sure to be entertaining. 

EXPRESSIONS 


What are you most 

looking forward to for 

the year 2013? 

“I’d like to be more social 

and become more involved 

on campus.” 

Valentina Railie, sophomore, business management 

“Teaching English in 

Vietnam and applying to 

Law school.” 

Samuel Alexander, senior, philosophy 

“Finding the perfect major 

in the education field.” 

Staci Raudt, sophomore, education 

“New faces, new beginnings 

– a fresh start, really.” 

Chase Spanos, senior, English and history 

waves 

1/11 

Want to add some ice to your mild Florida 

winter? Osprey Productions is putting 

on its annual Winterfest at the Student 

Union’s Osprey Plaza from 6-10 p.m. There 

will be plenty of free activities to choose 

from such as horse-drawn carriage rides, 

an ice slide, a winter themed photo booth 

as well as food and drinks. 

1/12 

The annual North Florida Fashion Show 

will take place at the Prime F. Osborn iii 

Convention Center from 6-9 p.m. Fashion 

designers and participants include Meow 

& Barks Boutique, William Boston and 

Kayla Mill Boutique & Hair Salon. Tickets 

are $10 in advance, $15 at the door 

or $20 for viP seating and are sold at 

participating boutique locations. See the 

facebook event for more information. 

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BAT FOR LASHES 

HUNDRED WATERS 

BLACK MOTH SUPER RAINBOW 

SUFJAN STEVENS 

VARIOUS ARTISTS 

GARY CLARK JR. 

LAST BISON 

MOGWAI 

GUIDED BY VOICES 

METZ 

CLINIC 

KID SMPL 

LUKE LALONDE 

FLUME 

DRUG CABIN 

TAME IMPALA 

MAIA VIDAL 

TOY 

SCOTT WALKER 

WEEKND 

GOODNIGHT LIGHTS 

JAKE BUGG 

LIJADU SISTERS 

PRINCE RAMA 

NIGHT MOVES 

EX-CULT 

HOW TO DESTROY ANGELS 

CRYSTAL CASTLES 

BRIAN ENO 

HARLAN 

The Haunted Man 

Hundred Waters 

Cobra Juicy 

Silver And Gold 

Music From The Comedy - A Film By Rick Alverson 

Blak And Blu 

Inheritance 

A Wrenched Virile Lore 

The Bears For Lunch 

“Dirty Shirt”/”Leave Me Out” [Single] 

Free Reign 

Skylight 

Rhythymnals 

Flume 

Drug Cabin 

Lonerism 

God Is My Bike 

Toy 

Bish Bosch 

Trilogy 

As Far As The Moon 

Two Fingers [EP] 

The Afrodisia Reissue Series 

Top Ten Hits Of The End Of The World 

Colored Emotions 

Ex-Cult 

An Omen 

III 

Lux 

Night Loop 

EMI 

owsla 

Rad Cult 

Asthmatic Kitty 

Jagjaguwar 

Warner Brothers 

Universal Republic 

Sub Pop 

GBV Inc. 

Sub Pop 

Domino 

Hush Hush 

Paper Bag 

Future Classic 

401K Music 

Modular 

Crammed Discs 

coop 

4AD 

Republic-XO 

Self-Released 

Island 

KFR 

Paw Tracks 

Domino 

Goner 

Columbia 

Universal 

Warp 

Still Beat 

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To submit your photo, contact 

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PHOTO OF THE WEEK 

Cameron Nunez 

Photography major 

This is a shot of Alexis Krauss, vocalist to the group Sleighbells, at Freebird Live. i photograph 

a lot of live musical acts in the area and when doing so i typically stick to a fast 

apertures, in order to pull the subject from the background, fast shutter speed, in order to 

capture movement, and in some cases a slightly higher iSO due to the typically low light 

setting of concerts. i tend to utilize a lot of the in-house strobe lighting when taking photos 

at shows in order to make the act in my pictures a little more dynamic in color. Rarely 

do i use any external lighting with concerts unless needed to avoid the typical white wash 

effect it gives. Concert work is definitely something i have come to enjoy. 

EXPRESSIONS 

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SPORTS 20 Wednesday, January 9, 2013 

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Men’s basketball break summary 

By travis GiBson 

SPORTS EDiTOR 

While most UNF students were enjoying 

their holiday break, the UNF men’s 

basketball team was traveling around the 

country playing a series of tough games. 

UNF has now moved into the season-within-the-season 

as they start Atlantic-Sun 

Conference play. Over the past month, a 

few themes have emerged that will determine 

the success of UNF against A-sun 

competition. 

Free throw shooting 

This season the team is making the 

freebies. UNF is shooting a combined 69 

percent from the free-throw line, which 

is nine percentage points higher than 

last season. Four out of the five starters 

are shooting over 70 percent, with Parker 

Smith leading the team at 88 percent. 

Starting lineup shuffle 

The current starting lineup is not the 

starting five that head coach Matthew 

Driscoll envisioned when he started the 

season. This season was supposed to be 

the year of the seniors, with all five projected 

starters in their final year of eligibility, 

but things have changed. Senior Jerron 

Granberry took a leave of absence from the 

team after the death of his father, and it’s 

doubtful that he will return. True freshman 

Beau Beech has stepped in to take 

Granberry’s place and has played well, averaging 

14.8 points and 4.7 rebounds over the 

last four games. Senior Andy Diaz missed 

five games with a knee injury. His replacement, 

junior Travis Wallace, played so well 

during Diaz’s absence that Driscoll chose to 

keep him in the starting lineup even after 

Diaz returned to 100 percent health. Wallace 

has been the most consistent player for 

UNF over the last seven games averaging 20 

points and 6.7 rebounds during that stretch. 

Lack of Bench Scoring 

Diaz is settling into his new role as a 

bench player, scoring double digits in three 

out of the last four games, but the rest 

of the second unit has been lackluster at 

best. Junior Charles McRoy, who started 

19 games as a sophomore last season, has 

been spotty from behind the three-point 

line, shooting 29 percent for the season. 

The drop-off at the point-guard position is 

perhaps the most significant. Will Wilson 

is having a career year as the starter, averaging 

6.5 assists per game, but his backup, 

true freshman Ray Rodriguez, has 

struggled to produce at the college level. 

Rodriguez is averaging 0.6 points and 0.8 

assists over the last five games. 

Emergence of Beech 

UNF has started to develop balanced 

inside-outside scoring with the inside 

aNDREW NoBLE I SPINNakER 

As the team’s point guard, Will Wilson hits the lane, looking for players to dish the ball out to. 

scoring of Wallace and the long range 

ability of Parker Smith, but freshman 

Beau Beech has started to become a viable 

third scoring option. Beech is shooting 40 

percent from the three-point line and his 

6-foot-8 frame has helped amass 22 steals 

for the season, which is second on the 

team. The team and coach Driscoll trust in 

Beech enough to the point of electing him 

to attempt the last shot in a close loss to 

FGCU, Jan. 7. 

UNF has suffered two early conference 

losses, both due to cold shooting and poor 

defense. If the team can plug up the holes 

in their play, they can easily finish in the 

top three in the A-sun, but it won’t be easy. 

Email Travis Gibson at 

sports@unfspinnaker.com 

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Travis Wallace has proved to be one of UNF’s 

most consistent scorers so far this season. 


As the name suggests, Parker Smith aka PS3’s 

job is to get open and shoot three pointers. 

12/8/12 

L 47-89 

Winter Break Matchups 

At Pittsburgh 

12/17/12 

L 55-83 

At Colorado State 

12/19/12 

L 64-74 

At Portland 

12/22/12 

W 80-70 

vs. CSU Bakersfield (Las Vegas, Nev.) 

12/23/12 

W 74-46 

vs. Georgia Southern (Las Vegas, Nev.) 

12/31/12 

W 84-70 

Lipscomb (A-Sun) 

1/2/13 

L 52-65 

Northern Kentucky (A-Sun) 

1/5/13 

W 90-74 

At Stetson (A-Sun)


PS3 goes off in Deland 

Parker Smith puts up a stellar shooting performance against Stetson, allowing UNF to come away with the win 

Coming into the season, I was excited to 

watch one of the best three-point shooters 

in the country, UNF senior guard Parker 

Smith. The Bleacher Report, a sports website, 

rated him as one of the best 15 shooters 

in college basketball, and they were right. 

As of Jan. 7, Smith was ranked 15th in the 

nation in shooting percentage (46.7 percent) 

but ranked second in the same category of 

anyone who has more than 100 attempts. 

Smith was also tied for third for most threepoint 

field goals per game, with 3.94. 

I’ve had a chance to watch Smith play 

in a few home games, but the true mark 

of a great player, and a great team, is their 

ability to play well away from the comforts 

of home. 

The perfect opportunity to watch a road 

game came when UNF traveled to Deland 

to play the Stetson Hatters Jan. 5. (Side 

note: No team should be named after an article 

of clothing. I’m really glad we’re not 

the North Florida Sweatpants.) 

Deland is a quaint little town with some 

pleasing aesthetic qualities, including the 

university, which was established in 1887. 

Scores by Period 1 2 Total 

FGCU (11-5-0) 20 33 53 

UNF (6-9-0) 18 24 42 

Free Throws 

FGCU 15-18 (83.3%) 

UNF 8-10 (80%) 

Field Goals 

FGCU 16-53 (30.2%) 

UNF 16-41 (39%) 

Travis 

Gibson 

/// Sports Editor 

The fans of the Hatters, most of whom look 

like they attended classes during Stetson’s 

inaugural year, are passionate about their 

basketball. 

The Edmunds Center is a compact venue 

but has a unique feel. The seating where 

fans look-on, elevates at a steep angle and 

is kept dark. The court, however, is brightly 

lit. The contrast gives the place the feel 

of a boxing match. 

The main card for the Stetson - UNF 

match didn’t have any fights, but it did feature 

a super-ultra featherweight in Parker 

Smith. PS3, as the kids call him, is built 

more like a Kenyan long distance runner 

than a boxer. He stands 6-foot-3 inches tall 

and weighs in at 155 pounds. 

After a disappointing showing at home 

against Northern Kentucky, Smith was in 

need of a rebuttal. He was 2-10 from distance 

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL 

53 42 

vs. 


STET (7-9-0) 33 38 71 

UNF (4-10-0) 23 34 57 

Free Throws 

STET 5-8 (62.5%) 

UNF 14-17 (82.4%) 

Field Goals 

STET 28-60 (46.7%) 

UNF 18-51 (35.3%) 

Jan. 7, 2013 

FGCU 

## Top Scorers Points Stl A 

05 Hansen, S 19 1 0 

24 Kennedy, B 14 3 5 

21 Gluesing, J 11 1 0 

UNF 


34 Lamar, R 11 0 1 

35 Kerr, J 8 0 1 

05 Destinee, S 8 0 1 

71 57 

vs. 

Jan. 5, 2013 

STET 


23 Sanders, S 19 3 4 

22 Sharp, J 11 2 4 

24 Sims, S 11 2 1 

UNF 


23 Wilson, S 9 0 0 

35 Kerr, J 8 1 1 

02 Conner, K 8 0 0 

against NKU, resulting in a loss against a 

team that UNF should have beaten. 

Before the game, head coach Matthew 

Driscoll asked Smith if he wanted to run 

a play for him to start the game, but Smith 

declined. I guess he knew he would have 

his fair share of chances. 

Smith came out with a vengeance. He 

attempted eight three-pointers in the first 

half, and made seven. The only shot he 

missed was a shot attempt blocked by a 

Stetson player. By the middle of the first 

half, Smith was so hot Stetson fans were 

yelling, “No!” the second he was catching 

the ball in anticipation of the three points 

that were sure to follow. Smith used his 

slender frame to slip screens and get open 

looks, to the tune of 23 first half points. 

The Hatters had no answer for Smith 

in the second half either. He dropped two 

more trey’s and finished the game with 33 

points on 9-10 shooting from 3-point range. 

There was nothing the Stetson players 

could do to stop him — short of sabotage. 

Smith was having the type of game that 

most players only dream about, but the 

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crazy thing is that it was only his second 

best shooting performance of his career. 

Smith drained 11 three-pointers and scored 

46 points last season against Mercer for a 

career high. 

When the game concluded with a 90-74 

UNF victory, the entire Stetson women’s 

basketball team — who witnessed the 

Smith Show — rushed over to the scorers 

table to get a look at the stat sheet. They 

shook their heads and marveled at the statistical 

evidence of a truly great shooter. 

While many onlookers were shocked at 

what they had just seen, Driscoll wasn’t 

surprised. He said that after his cold shooting 

against NKU, Smith was back in the 

gym working on his jumper at 7:45 a.m. the 

next morning. My guess is that after his 

performance against Stetson, Smith might 

have hit the snooze button a few times the 

next morning. 

75 73 

vs. 


FGCU (11-6-0) 40 35 75 

UNF (7-10-0) 29 44 73 

Free Throws 

FGCU 11-24 (45.8%) 

UNF 13-15 (86.7%) 

Field Goals 

FGCU 29-64 (45.3%) 

UNF 25-58 (43.1%) 


UNF (7-9-0) 47 43 90 

STET (4-10-0) 31 43 74 

Free Throws 

UNF 7-9 (77.8%) 

STET 9-10 (90%) 

Field Goals 

UNF 35-56 (62.5%) 

STET 28-56 (50%) 

Jan. 7, 2013 

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sports@unfspinnaker.com 

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FGCU 


25 Brown, S 19 2 0 

20 Fieler, C 17 0 1 

05 Varidel, C 16 1 0 

UNF 


03 Smith, P 20 2 0 

02 Beech, B 14 0 0 

01 Wallace, T 12 0 0 

90 74 

vs. 

Jan. 5, 2013 

UNF 


03 Smith, P 33 1 5 

01 Wallace, T 23 1 2 

02 Beech, B 11 4 2 

STET 


41 Pegg, A 19 0 1 

23 Perez, C 17 1 3 

03 Green, W 16 1 0


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travis Gibson 

Sports Editor 

Zach morgan 

Contributing Reporter 

Question 1: Who is your almost-mid-season nBa mvp? 

I have always been a fan of the MVP going 

to the best player on the best team, and 

the LA Clippers’ best player is Chris Paul. 

CP3 does so much for his team, some of 

which includes his leadership abilities that 

will never show up on a stat sheet. Paul 

has a narrow lead in my mind thus far, but 

check back in a few months, it could easily 

be Lebron or Durant at that time. 

My almost-mid-season MVP has to be either 

Lebron James, who is the best player 

in the world right now, or Chris Paul, who 

is the best player on the league’s best 

team at the midway point of the season. 

Josh Brannock 

OTv Sports 

Lebron. Without him the Heat are in 5th 

or 6th place in the East. He’s been on a 

scoring run that our generation has never 

seen before. 

Question 2: Which team is most likely to pull off an upset in this weekend’s nFL playoff games? 

I like Seattle. They have a defense that 

can neutralize Matt Ryan and the high 

powered offense of the Falcons. Seattle 

has also showed they can drop 50 points 

on teams. Atlanta has been inconsistent 

during the second half of the season and 

are capable of laying an egg and keeping 

Ryan’s streak of playoff losses going. 

Question 3: could alabama beat an nFL team? 

My gut tells me that no NFL team would 

ever lose to a bunch of kids, but crazier 

things have happened. Watching Alabama 

dismantle a great Notre Dame defense in 

the BCS Championship game makes me 

think that the Jaguars or Chiefs would not 

want to play Nick Saban’s squad. 

If you can still call it an upset, give me the 

Seahawks over the Falcons as my upset 

pick. The Hawks are the hottest team in 

the playoffs. 

No college football team could ever beat 

an NFL team in this day and age. The game 

is far too different from the college to 

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I’m picking Kevin Durant, but not for any 

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the other sausage-like armed players in 

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I just can’t root for someone whose arms 

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It’s tough for me to label the Ravens as an 

underdog team, but they have the weakest 

record. Despite their underdog status, 

the Ravens are going to beat Shmeyton 

Shmanning and the Broncos. I would also 

like to see Ray Lewis murder someone else 

on or off the field before playoffs are over. 

He’s got to end his career with a bang. 

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