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Dancers weren't the only at the 

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The recently-signed, electronic 

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As refugees are sent from around 

the world to Jacksonville, the UNF 

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Police 

Beat 

Oct. 29 Damaged Property (Building 2) 

- An officer met with an employee who 

said two Pepsi machines had been damaged. 

He said the broken latches on the 

machines allowed the suspect to retrieve 

the money from the drop box. Both machines 

were emptied and unplugged. 

They planned to remove them within 

the following few days and replace them 

with new machines. A canvass was not 

conducted due to the time frame. 

Nov. 6 Marijuana Paraphernalia (Osprey 

Crossing) - An officer met with a complainant 

who said there was a marijuana 

odor coming from one of the rooms. The 

officer approached the suspected room 

and made contact with the resident. The 

resident admitted to having paraphernalia 

and gave the officer his items, which 

included a bag of marijuana and drug 

paraphernalia. The student was referred 

While most vandalism occurs 

in down town Jacksonville, you 

can find clever sticker graffiti 

on pedestrian walkway signs 

posted through campus. Some 

sticker companies have made 

decals specifically for pedestrian 

signs in order to make the 

figure hula hooping, carrying 

skateboards, or made to look 

like they are wearing suits. 

to Student Conduct. The items were 

placed in the JSO Property Room. 

Nov. 7 Criminal Mischief (Osprey 

Crossing) - An officer met with a complainant 

who said someone threw a beer 

bottle through his window. The subject 

said he was watching T.V. and heard a 

loud crash. When he noticed it was his 

window, he looked out but did not see 

anybody. There are no current suspects. 

Nov. 6 Theft (Building 8) - An officer met 

with a suspect, Taurean Blaque Watson, 

for questioning. A student had reported 

a missing laptop and the officer observed 

the suspect take the laptop on a surveillance 

camera. The surveillance video also 

indicated the person who took the computer 

was a Physical Facilities employee 

in uniform. The suspect said he had intended 

to return the laptop. However, 

Oct. 31 Suspicious Behavior (Library) - An officer met with a complainant who said she was approached 

by a male who asked her to participate in a project for his class while she was studying 

in the library. The complainant said she allowed him to run a ballpoint pen along the bottom of 

her foot to test her reactions. He then asked to take a picture of her feet. The complainant declined 

and returned to studying. She then called the Brooks College of Health and was told there 

are no projects going on at this time. 

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the suspect had not returned the item, 

despite there being a reasonable amount 

of time to have done so. He had also 

made no attempt to do so on this day 

and had not reported the incident to his 

supervisors. The suspect was positively 

identified through the video surveillance, 

and the officer placed him under 

arrest for grand theft. The property has 

still not been returned. 

Nov. 7 Theft (Building 16) - An officer 

met with two complainants in reference 

to stolen skateboards. The complainants 

said they left their skateboard on 

the rack while having lunch and did not 

lock them up. Upon returning, the skateboards 

were gone. A canvass was not 

conducted, due to the amount of pedestrian 

traffic in the area. 


met with a complainant who said his 

skateboard had been stolen. The subject 

said he left his skateboard outside 

while eating lunch. He did not lock the 

skateboard to the rack and did not know 

any possible suspects. When he returned, 

his skateboard was gone. The officer 

searched the immediate area with negative 

results. 


met with two complainants who said 

their cell phones had been stolen. The 

subjects said they left their phones in 

an unsecured locker in the building. 

When they returned to the locker a few 

hours later, their phones were not in it. 

They said they attempted to call the cell 

phones, but they had been turned off. 

The case has been suspended. 

Source: University Police Department Compiled by Olivia Osland 

Photo by Keri Weiland 

Caption by Lindsay Montgomery

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Going through withdrawal 

What UNF's class withdrawal policy could mean to students 

In Fall 2013, UNF will implement a policy 

limiting students to six withdrawals from 

classes throughout their undergraduate 

careers — three 1000- or 2000-level classes 

and three 3000- or 4000-level classes. 

Staying within six withdrawals is manageable; 

plenty of students graduate without 

withdrawing once. But restricting the 

number of withdrawals seems like an unnecessary 

move. The reasons the university 

gave for the policy include saving students 

from financial burden and pushing 

them to talk to their professors and advisers 

rather than giving up. 

There aren’t better ways to solve 

those problems? 

We’re not trying to hate on restrictions, 

we’re just wondering why UNF needed to 

fix something that wasn’t exactly broken. 

It may be because of something John 

Delaney said, as the Times-Union reported: 

UNF’s graduation rate is its 

“Achilles’ heel.” 

UNF’s six-year graduation rate is reported 

between 40-45 percent, depending 

on where you look up the information. 

That’s far below the rate of at leatst 65 

Editorial Board 

Quotes of the Week: 

—“Language always reminds 

us that it, and no one else, is speaking, 

that whenever we believe we rule over 

our own words, we are in the grip of an 

unavoidable but nevertheless 

delusive elusion.” 

–Jean Jacques Lecercle 

—"We talked all night. Oh, but what 

the hell did we say?" 

—Isaac Brock 

percent that experts say most four-year colleges 

strive for. 

Pushing students through classes faster, 

albeit with potentially poorer grades, 

could be one reason for the new withdrawal 

policy. 

Wanting to improve the graduation rate 

isn’t without merit — the rates are lowered 

by students transferring from UNF after 

taking their gen eds, or by students who 

have to crawl their way through school because 

they also have part- or full-time jobs. 

Adding flagship programs and offering 

more need-based scholarships are the nice 

ways of retaining students and improving 

the graduation rate. Policies like the one 

going into effect next fall are less rosy. 

This type of withdrawal policy is in 

line with other Florida universities — another 

reason UNF may be creating its own. 

UNF began as a commuter school and is 

still smaller than most of the other public 

Florida universities. It has to try a little 

harder to hang with the big boys. 

It’s already stricken some of its commuter 

image with the freshman residency 

requirement. Now, retention and 

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Jacob Harn – Copy Chief 

graduation rates are the shortcomings. 

UNF is steadily improving its outside 

image by expanding its buildings, policies 

and attendance. We hope these moves will 

satisfy the student population, as well. 

A few semesters ago, former Spinnaker 

Features Editor Emily Hartford wrote her 

farewell column. She spoke of how the 

campus’ natural beauty and the original 

center of campus, the Green, overwhelmed 

her when she first visited the campus. But 

years later, after heaps of construction, 

“the new center of campus [the Student 

Union] is nothing more than a passageway 

… I’m disappointed in what the school 

has become.” 

If UNF is moving forward, so be it. But 

the Spinnaker would rather UNF cling to 

its uniqueness than become a mirror image 

of Florida’s university giants by way 

of, say, withdrawal policies. 

Let us leave you with the same gentle 

reminder Emily did two years ago. 

UNF: “No one like you, no place 

like this.” 

Joey Taravella – Art Director 

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TAyLOr LECKiE 

Voters waited outside, at times for hours, to cast their vote at a Florida polling station. 

Lining up for our future: 

getting out the vote 

You have the right to vote, so why 

didn’t you? 

Perhaps the lines were too long, and you 

had to get to class. Maybe you couldn’t decide 

who to vote for. You might feel as if you 

really aren’t making a difference. 

Is it possible that you just aren’t a registered 

voter? It couldn’t be that you just 

don’t care, could it? 

Most of these are legitimate excuses not 

to exercise your civic rights. Voting takes 

time, and electing the next president of the 

United States is a big decision. 

If you felt as if the pressure was just 

too overwhelming, you were not alone. 

According to the Washington Post, about 12 

percent of registered voters were undecided 

as of September for this past election. 

In a country where people have given 

their lives for us to have the freedom to 

cast our ballot, it is surprising how many 

people don’t. My mom has a friend who is 

twice my age and who has never registered 

to vote. 

And I can understand why. She doesn’t 

feel informed enough to select a candidate. 

What if she makes the wrong choice? 

There are a lot of people out there who do 

not understand the candidates’ platforms. 

Is it better to vote for no one than someone 

who you know nothing about? 

Educating yourself on the people running 

for government positions is a very 

smart thing to do. According to cbsnews. 

com, 25 million people could be voting without 

the proper knowledge. This means they 

think they are voting for one thing when 

they are actually voting for something else. 

You cannot base your judgment on television 

ads or the fact that the presidential 

candidate left a message for you on your 

voicemail. It takes time and effort to research 

the amendments and nominees, and 

many people do not want to put forth the 

energy. 

Some think it might not matter who 

they vote for. After all, you are just 

one person. 

Let’s not forget that it only takes one person 

to change the world. Think of Martin 

Luther King Jr., whose actions regarding 

Taylor 

Leckie 

// Contributing Columnist 

equal rights set forth a revolution. He was 

just one man who convinced millions to 

make a difference in this world. 

Then there could be the fact that you 

never registered to vote. The high school 

recruiters missed you when they were 

signing of-agers up during lunches. You 

missed the draft. Once out on your own, do 

you even know where to go to register? 

Try the Internet. All you need to 

do is submit an application to the 

elections supervisor. 

But the most difficult part is deciding 

with which party you want to be affiliated. 

The fact that you just don’t care cannot 

be counted as a legitimate excuse. Of 

course, you care. You just may not think 

you do. You would care if the government 

took over all of your rights and limited 

your decision-making process. 

People risk their lives every day to escape 

such tyranny. Could you imagine waking 

up each morning being told what you 

can and cannot do? That’s what most of us 

went away to college to escape. 

You have been given the choice to decide 

your future. Be smart about it. Investigate 

it further. You might be surprised at 

what you discover about our country 

and yourself. Look at it this way: if you 

are lucky, you have another four years to 

prepare yourself. 

If you still don’t feel you’re ready to 

make this kind of decision, just know there 

are millions of others out there who will do 

it for you. They did it this week when reelecting 

Barack Obama as our president. 

These people proved the lines are never 

too long to keep them from affecting 

our future. 

Email Taylor Leckie at 

reporter18@unfspinnaker.com. 

Cyberspace vs. healthy minds 

I am grieved that many young, bright 

individuals are turning inward, becoming 

victims to the rapidly growing 

pandemic: technology. 

Imagine a socially deprived young person, 

who feels so little kinship with his 

surrounds that he invents his own world 

in cyberspace. 

This person thinks they can escape their 

mortifyingly lonely reality. But inside, they 

know this false world it is just a fancy curtain 

of denials. Cyberspace allows them to 

escape their drab dorm room and decorates 

their life. 

How can a person survive in this unforgiving 

world if they trap themselves in a 

shell outside the realm we live in? 

But whom do we blame? The young person 

who chooses to forsake reality for a 

whimsical cyberspace, or the technology 

that made their fantasy come true? 

Can a gun kill a person? Only in the 

hand of another person. A gun is a mere 

tool, neutral until held by someone with 

a bias. 

The same goes for technology. We can’t 

direct our blame upon something that can’t 

choose for itself. We can’t blame technology 

for not connecting with the world around 

us. We can only blame ourselves. 

Lies are voiced into our ears and echo: 

it’s okay to misguide the blame for our farces. 

And we do so. 

Technology is no longer a mere part of 

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Aedan 

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our lives. It’s the center of it. 

Imagine if an apocalyptic event were to 

happen, and no technology remained. 

Those with a weak sense of purpose -- 

who ramble this earth with no goal but to 

live day-by-day, eating and breathing technology 

-- are the first to go nuts. 

As humans, we have the ability to adapt 

under the most deprived circumstances. 

Unfortunately, we may be without the tools 

to survive a world without internet -- with 

no more video games and no more movies. 

What’s the point of imagining such 

a world? 

It’s to wake people up. It’s to get them to 

smell the odor emitting from the vile addiction 

we have to technology. If we don’t temper 

our tendencies soon, we’ll drown. 

I’m not advocating a complete anti-technology 

society. That would be devastating 

on different levels. I simply ask to moderate 

the addiction, to control it. Rely more 

on fellow humans and less on machines. 

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Osprey Challenge Course busier than it looks 

By Justin Chandler Porter 

STAFF REPORTER 

Students are noticing the UNF Osprey 

Challenge Course, on any given day, looks 

more like an abandoned tree fort than a 

rigorous high-altitude event. 

Although it sits idle throughout most of 

the day, OCC facilitators are assuring students 

the $250,000 student-funded course is 

seeing plenty of action -- so much that they 

are no longer taking reservations until further 

notice. 

“We’re booked throughout the semester,” 

said Tomas Marentes, OCC manager. 

Marentes said, since opening in 

September, the course has held events every 

weekend for a campus club or organization, 

including Student Government, 

Kappa Delta sorority and, most recently, 

the 2013 Doctors of Physical Therapy from 

the Brooks College of Health. 

He said there are two or three programs 

participating per month, not including 

staff training programs. 

Marentes said one of the biggest reasons 

people might feel it’s not being used 

is because of its newness and that it’s only 

open to UNF students. 

Sergio Bayona-Diaz, an international 

student from Colombia and course facilitator, 

said almost all of the 17 trained faculty 

members are students. 

Marentes said class schedules limit any 

organization or group to the days studentfacilitators 

are available to help operate 

the course. 

Bayona-Diaz said another reason the 

course doesn’t appear busy is that training 

is still ongoing and there are many course 

hours that must be met to go from trainee 

to facilitator. 

Marentes said it is also hard to find 

committed groups capable of exhausting 

four to eight hours for the courses’ physically 

demanding programs. 

“That’s a big chunk of time to be in the 

air,” Marentes said. 

Bayona-Diaz said, with training nearing 

completion, the course will be able to 

open to public groups and organizations 

as early as January. 

Ben Waddington, a UNF public law junior, 

said he has seen the course in use 

only once during the week since it was 

built. 

Marentes said weekdays were slow but 

not void of events. He said the facilitator 

schedules offered much more flexibility 

during the weekends. 

He said the most recent weekday group 

was the 2013 Doctors of Physical Therapy 

from the Brooks College of Health. The 

group’s first day on the course was Oct. 

25. It returned Nov. 7 to complete its highelement 

challenges. 

Reservation reservations 

Marentes said reservations are all online 

and must be made 21 days prior to participation. 

UNF Campus Recreation gives 

three optional days for those who sign up, 

to better coordinate what works for the 

staff and the group. 

Alex Mross, a UNF journalism junior, 

said he would love to use the course were it 

not for the three-week waiting period after 

signing up. 

“You can’t just go on a free Friday,” 

Waddington said, “you have to wait three 

whole weeks.” 

Marentes said the three-week waiting 

period is crucial because it allows facilitators 

and visitors to interact and personalize 

their experience. 

To do that, Bayona-Diaz said, groups 

regularly meet with staff to discuss group 

interests, what skills need to be developed 

and what goals are expected to be met from 

the challenge. 

“We want to make sure what the group 

wants to develop,” he said. 

The University of South Florida’s 

course, the Riverfront Park Challenge 

Course, is similar to the Osprey Challenge 

Course in that it has low- and high-altitude 

events and is designed to be more of 

a team-building exercise than an obstacle 

course. 

D.J. Pollock, outdoor recreation 

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coordinator for USF, said USF’s course sees 

a lot of action. 

“The big struggle is making sure there 

are enough facilitators to keep participation 

high,” Pollock said. 

He said a lot of nearby middle and high 

schools use the facility, as well, and said 

Reserve Officers’ Training Corps groups 

of up to 100 people are common. 

Sasha Griffith, an outdoor pursuits intern 

for Florida Gulf Coast University, said 

her campus’ Eagle Challenge Course remains 

fairly busy and will have 22 groups 

throughout the Fall semester. The course 

sits out on a 10-acre field, miles away from 

the main campus. 

Pollock and Griffith said summer and 

the beginning of fall have been the busiest 

times for the course. 

Both Pollock and Griffith said the weekends 

are busier than weekdays because 

students staff the course and must attend 

class all week. 

“Hopefully over time, it will get more 

popular,” Mross said. 

Pollock said USF Student Government 

does not fund The Eagle Challenge Course, 

and students must pay to use its facilities 

-- $15 for the full, six-hour program. 

At UNF, Student Government-sponsored 

organizations can use the facilities for 

free, but independent students and student 

groups must pay fees. Those fees range 

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THE CHALLENGES Of 

UNf’S rOPES COUrSE 

Justin Cato, assistant director 

for intramural and club sports, 

helped train some of the challenge 

course’s student-facilitators. 

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He said this is one of the first, 

and possibly most demanding, 

challenges. 

Two ropes on either side of 

the tree house combine into one 

knotted rope and extend the 

length of the challenge. Students 

must work their way over the 

knot together, remaining in contact 

with the person in front of or 

behind them. 

“Some groups can handle it,” 

Cato said. “Some can’t.” 

ISLAND HOPPErS 

Is a high-level element that 

involves groups migrating, in unison, 

across six suspended 2-feetby-3-feet 

platforms. Cato said all 

members of the group must be 

present on one platform before 

moving to the next platform. 

He said Island Hoppers is not 

only physically challenging but is 

also a great exercise in communication 

and teamwork. 

THE SCArY fErrY 

Requires students to pull their 

body weight through the course. 

Groups of four sit on a suspended 

log and use hanging ropes as 

pulleys. By pulling the rope, the 

log glides along its course from 

the starting tree house to the 

checkpoint gate. 

When participants don’t pull at 

the same time, the log can twist, 

making it harder to navigate the 

log. 

When performed successfully, 

Cato said the challenge can be 

completed in a couple minutes. 

The 2013 Doctors of Physical 

Therapy spent well over half an 

hour attempting to complete the 

challenge Nov. 7. 

from $12.75 to $51.63, according to the 

pricing matrix on the Osprey Challenge 

Course’s website. Each price is per student 

and is dependent on which course the 

group would like to fulfill. 

The Osprey Challenge Course requires 

groups of eight for any of the event programs. 

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DRC kicks off fee at 40 cents; UNF 

Athletics requests $1.77 

More requests for the Fee Assessment Committee 

By ryan thomPson 

ENTERPRiSE EDiTOR 

Amid fewer credit hours for campus entities 

to use when requesting fee increases 

for the next fiscal year, the UNF Disability 

Resource Center requested 40 cents for its 

inaugural fee, and UNF Athletics requested 

a $1.77 fee increase at the Nov. 8 meeting 

of the UNF Student Fee Assessment 

Committee. 

The SFAC announced at its Oct. 4 meeting 

the credit hours students are taking 

dropped to 403,000 hours in 2011-12 from 

408,000 in 2010-11. Fewer credit hours 

means less money campus entities have 

access to when planning their 2013-14 budgets. 

Because the committee approved UNF’s 

health fee’s definition to include the DRC 

Oct. 4, Dr. Kris Webb proposed the first 

DRC fee budget at today’s committee meeting. 

The 40 cents would give the center 

$152,741, which would complement the 

money the center receives from the education 

and general budget for accommodations, 

according to Webb’s proposal. 

Webb, the center’s director, said she kept 

the fee as lean as possible. But UNF’s growing 

number of deaf students and students 

with serious disabilities necessitates appropriate 

funds to accommodate those students. 

Federal law mandates the center not 

turn away students in need of its services, 

Webb said, and 15 deaf students at UNF use 

the center’s specialized accommodations. 

Shari Shuman, the UNF vice president 

of administration and finance, asked Webb 

for the center’s budget projections from 

previous years to see how the center used 

its money. Webb will present those projections 

at next week’s meeting. 

Webb was not alone in presenting a fee 

proposal to solace budget concerns. 

Athletic Director Lee Moon said the $1.77 

increase will help transition UNF’s athletics 

programs into fully funded, Division-I 

programs at the National Collegiate 

Athletics Association level. He said UNF is 

a two-year cycle away from this goal. 

The fee increase would give the athletics 

department $556,200 more from student 

fees than it collected in 2012-13, according 

to Moon’s proposal. 

Besides increasing scholarships to 

match the increase in tuition and funding 

salaries for new assistant coaches, the fee 

increase would establish a $25,000 tailgating 

budget. 

This would make the athletics department 

fund its tailgating events independently 

of other entities’ support. 

FEE REQUESTS 

UNF Disability Resource 

Center requested 40 cents 

for its inaugural fee. 

UNF Athletics requested a 

$1.77 fee increase. 

UNF Student Health Services 

did not request 

a fee increase. 

UNF Auxiliary Services did 

not request an increase 

to the Transportation 

Access fee. 

Currently, the Student Life and Services 

fee, Student Government, UNF Athletics 

and the UNF President’s Office fund athletics 

tailgating. 

And although the DRC and the Athletics 

Department predict they will need extra 

funding in the next fiscal year, two campus 

entities said the revenue from fees they 

have in 2012-13 is sufficient. 

UNF Student Health Services is once 

again not requesting a fee increase, said 

Doreen Perez, the director of health administration 

at UNF. Should the committee 

agree on Perez’s proposal, the fee will stay 

$2.99 per credit hour. 

Perez will request $21,888 from the UNF 

Auxiliary Oversight Committee, to make 

up the difference the decrease in student 

credit hours creates, according to her proposal. 

Shuman said the department’s spending 

is on target with its projects, and the 

entities that proposed last week, UNF 

Health Promotion and the UNF Counseling 

Center, were not. 

Vince Smyth, the director of UNF 

Auxiliary Services, did not request an increase 

to the Transportation Access fee. 

The fee covers the shuttle system, which 

started in fall 2007. 

If the fee receives the committee’s blessing, 

it will remain at $4.08 per credit hour 

next school year. 

Smyth said this year’s fee will be enough 

to fund next year’s needs. 

The committee will meet Nov. 15 to review 

the extra documentation it requested 

in past meetings and to solidify its fee recommendations 

for fiscal year 2014. 

Email ryan Thompson at 

enterprise@unfspinnaker.com. 

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Chris Cadigan repairs a cracked iPhone screen at CPR Cell Phone Repair in Alumni Square. 

CPR cell phone repair business 

opens in UNF Alumni Square 

By taylor nelson 

CONTRiBUTiNG REPORTER 

CPR Cell Phone Repair opened Nov. 5 in 

the location previously held by Chartwells 

between Sbarro and the UPS Store. 

Run by Carla Aldridge and her husband 

Ruben, the UNF store is the chain’s second 

Jacksonville location. CPR Phone Repair 

sells refurbished phones, buys phones and 

fixes phones, laptops, tablets, game systems 

and sound systems. 

The couple took advantage of UNF 

Market Day to spread the word of their 

new on-campus location and their original 

location at Beach and Hodges behind the 

Chick-Fil-A. 

Having sent several children through 

UNF, and with several more to come, Carla 

Aldridge said she is excited to get even 

more involved on campus and connect 

with students and faculty. 

“You build your business one customer 

at a time,” Aldridge said. 

CPR Phone Repair will accept Ozzie 

Bucks as a form of payment. Ozzie Bucks 

are also accepted at the original location. 

Aldridge said she doesn’t want the students 

to worry about the level of trust between 

them and the store. 

“We’re not out to make a killing,” 

Aldridge said. “We have an honest basis 

and fair and reasonable prices.” 

Tully Burnett, the associate director of 

UNF Auxiliary Services, said her department 

considered several businesses before 

choosing CPR Phone Repair, including a 

spa and salon, a hair cuttery and a basic 

computer repair store. 

However, many of the businesses that 

could have filled the space were voided, 

due to the contracts the school holds with 

Chartwells and the UNF Bookstore. 

Burnett said Auxiliary Services tried to 

find a business that could serve everyone 

on campus. 

“One thing that everyone has one or 

more of is some kind of electronic device,” 

Burnett said. 

Burnett said there is no cost for UNF to 

house CPR Phone Repair and by leasing 

the space to the business, UNF is actually 

making a small profit. 

Under the current contract, the business 

has a five-year agreement with UNF and 

a provision for a five-year renewal. CPR 

Phone Repair has met with Information 

Technology Services to form a better understanding 

of what each is responsible 

for. ITS declined being interviewed. 

With the store now open, Aldridge said 

she is enthusiastic to spread the word of 

its services to faculty, students and their 

parents. 

Students’ reactions to the store have varied. 

Faris Batshone, a UNF economics junior, 

said he wouldn’t get a refurbished phone 

because he has friends who have had problems 

with their refurbished phones. 

Jasmine Arnott, a UNF English freshman, 

said the on-campus repair store is 

convenient for her. 

“I hate driving, so anytime I don’t have 

to it’s really great,” she said. 

CPR Phone Repair is open Monday 

through Thursday 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and 

Fridays 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. 

Email Taylor nelson at 

reporter22@unfspinnaker.com 

Road to Asia Festival showcases 

Asian culture for UNF students 

By noor ashouri 


Through instruments, song and dance, 

the Road to Asia Festival showcased Asian 

culture in the Osprey Plaza of the Student 

Union Nov. 8. 

The UNF Asian Students in Alliance 

club (ASIA) hosted the second annual Road 

to Asia Festival in conjunction with the 

Intercultural Center for PEACE, Osprey 

South Asia Association, Filipino Student 

Association, Muslim Student Association 

and the African-American Student Union. 

During the event, approximately ten 

performances featured Korean, Filipino, 

Indian, Afghan, Vietnamese, Chinese and 

Japanese tradition and culture. 

During intermission, attendees had the 

opportunity to sample foods from various 

regions of Asia. 

Nearly 30 performers prepared for the 

event by practicing two to three times a 

week starting in September, said Melissa 

Deguino, president of UNF ASIA. 

Deguino, who started organizing this 

event in May, said the goal this year was 

to incorporate more culture and diversity 

than the previous year and shed light on 

the beauty of Asian culture. 

Margie Castro, a journalism senior, said 

By Blake middleton 

CONTRiBUiNG REPORTER 

The NCAA announced Nov. 1 that UNF’s 

Hodges Stadium will host the Men’s and 

Women’s Division I Outdoor Track and 

Field East Regionals May 29-31, 2014. 

Hodges Stadium, which has also hosted 

the A-Sun Track and Field Championships 

since 2009, will hold the NCAA Regional 

for the second time in school history. The 

venue held the 2012 regionals in May. 

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Charlotte Zuzarte and Neha Sharma perform a 

bollywood dance at the festival. 

that it was her love of dance that brought 

her to the Road to Asia Festival. She said 

being a Columbian, she wanted to compare 

her customs with Asian dance. 

Email noor Ashouri at 


COUrTESy Of ATLAnTiC SUn 

The track at UNF Hodges Stadium is awaiting another NCAA Track and Field East Regionals. 

Hodges Stadium to host 2014 NCAA 

track, field Division I regionals 

Nick Morrow, the UNF Athletics business 

manager, said hosting this event 

brings a lot of national recognition to the 

athletic department, to Jacksonville and to 

the UNF campus as a whole. 

Lydia Moneir contributed to this report. 

Email Blake Middleton at 

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Art, design chair lands SECAC 

Exemplary Achievement Award 

By katie striCkland 


The Southeastern College Art 

Conference awarded the chair of the UNF 

Department of Art and Design its most 

prestigious award Oct. 19, according to a 

news release. 

Dr. Debra Murphy won the organization’s 

Exemplary Achievement Award. 

“The award has not affected my teaching, 

and frankly, no one knows about it really,” 

Murphy said. 

Murphy said she wants to connect with 

her students and share her passion for art 

with them. 

She said she always feels pressure to do 

well when teaching, but the award doesn’t 

add to that pressure. 

And Murphy’s students hold her in high 

regards. 

Krista Cavalieri, a current student of 

Murphy’s, said she would recommend her 

to anyone. 

And Page Valtinson, a UNF art and design 

major, said she only hears good things 

about Murphy. 

“All of the awards and accomplishments 

she’s made help bring recognition, 

awareness and distinction to not only the 

department, but the university as a whole,” 

Valtinson said. 

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UNF to limit student withdrawals 

starting in the Fall 2013 semester 

By ryan thomPson 

ENTERPRiSE EDiTOR 

UNF is implementing a policy in fall 2013 

that will limit students to six withdrawals 

throughout their undergraduate careers, 

said Megan Keuhner, UNF’s registrar. 

All students will start fresh when the 

policy takes effect, she said. 

Kuehner said she worked with faculty 

to find the trend in withdrawals. Based on 

this, the policy allows for students to withdraw 

from three 1000- to 2000-level classes 

and three 3000- to 4000-level classes. 

Kuehner said many variables factored 

into this decision. 

With this policy, she said the university 

is hoping to save students from the consequences 

of excess hour calculations and 

the financial implications of students’ 

withdrawing, especially considering recent 

changes in state funding. 

Kuehner said she hopes this will encourage 

students to talk to their academic 

advisers and professors when they are 

struggling, rather than give up. 

Exceptions to the new policy are medical 

reasons, military service or withdrawal 

refunds for students with extreme circumstances. 

A withdrawal refund requires a student 

to file a fee petition through myWings, 

which would then go through a fee committee. 

That committee would decide if the 

student’s circumstance justifies withdrawing. 

UNF is not the first university to implement 

limitations on the number of withdrawals 

an undergraduate student may 

have. 

Building 57 dedicated to Betty, Tom Petway 

By lydia moneir 


Building 57, housing the College of 

Education and Human Services, was dedicated 

to Betty and Tom Petway Nov. 9. 

The Petways have been involved in UNF’s 

growth since it was founded in 1969, according 

to a news release. 

The building, which sits adjacent to 

the Student Union on the west side of 

Boathouse Lake, has been anonymous for 

its entire existence, but can now be referred 

to as Petway Hall. 

Pierre Allaire, UNF’s vice president for 

Institutional Advancement, said this and 

other buildings around campus are being 

named in order to make them more recognizable. 

In order to address the number of unnamed 

buildings on campus, Allaire said 

UNF formed a campus naming committee 

two years ago. 

The University of Florida allows students 

four withdrawals: two prior to completing 

60 credit hours and two after finishing 

60 credit hours, according to the UF 

Registrar’s Office. 

The University of South Florida limits 

students with 59 or fewer credit hours to 

three withdrawals and to two withdrawals 

after the student has accomplished 60 or 

more credit hours. 

Lauren Lloyd, a UNF biology junior, 

said limiting the amount of times a student 

can withdraw is a smart idea because 

it encourages people to stay on track, especially 

considering the financial costs of 

school. 

However, Danielle Schmidt, a UNF 

chemistry sophomore, said this policy is 

not fair because it should be at students’ 

discretions whether they want a withdrawal 

on their transcripts. 

Schmidt expressed concern for students 

who may need to withdraw due to a family 

death. Kuehner said this may be an exception, 

depending on the documentation the 

student provided. 

Danny Gabriel, a UNF freshman, said 

the new policy may discourage students 

from challenging themselves with harder 

classes. 

Only the UNF undergraduate program 

will implement the policy. The graduate 

program has its own council with a different 

set of policies since it deals with 

a different student population, Kuehner 

said. 

Email ryan Thompson at 

enterprise@unfspinnaker.com 

The Petways, along with being involved 

with the board and other committees at 

UNF, also donated funds to the Disability 

Resource Center, which is located in 

Building 57. 

Betty Petway said this cause is important 

to them because they had children 

with learning disabilities and had to go 

out of town to receive help. Petway said the 

DRC enables those with disabilities to be 

successful earlier in life. 

Betty Petway said it was important to 

her and her husband to share their success. 

Tom Petway said UNF is an integral 

part of the Jacksonville community, and 

that he wanted to give back to that community. 

Email Lydia Moneir at 

reporter20@unfspinnaker.com

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Electronic dance trio Corporate Slackrs shares stories of its recent success 

By ZaCh sweat 


The room was covered in black soundproofing 

material and the desk was piled 

with electronic devices. The faint glow from 

the computer screen and LEDs provided the 

only illumination in an otherwise dimly 

lit room. 

There was a seemingly endless stream of 

wires and chords coursing their way across 

the room where the members of Corporate 

Slackrs used their instruments to manipulate 

the band’s distinct sound. 

“Corporate Slackrs’ goal is to be that 

group where you can go party with your 

parents,” said AJ Ironman, the group’s DJ. 

“Our track list and set goes from old school 

hip-hop to ‘90s rock but has a consistent 

[electronic dance music] style. I like for 

people to always wonder what we’re going 

to play next.” 

The group finds success in the unique 

trio of Ironman, the DJ, Sean Reilly, the 

graphic designer and Devin Meadow, the 

MC. All three of the Slackrs help produce 

the group’s original tracks. 

Corporate Slackrs formed in the spring 

of 2012, but the group has already started 

its rise to success, opening for acts such 

as Porter Robinson, Calvin Harris and 

Steve Aoki. 

One of the group’s more successful 

tracks, “Warp 1.9 Corporate Slackers Trap 

Remix,” was recently picked up by the electronic 

dance music group Bingo Players 

and has been played throughout the country 

at various venues. 

Meadow, a networking & telecommunications 

management senior at FSCJ, and 

Reilly, a marketing and advertising junior 

at FSCJ, said the most memorable thing 

that has happened to the Corporate Slackrs 

since forming was playing in front of 3,000 

people at a Steve Aoki show. 

“When I saw 3,000 people looking me in 

the face at Steve Aoki I couldn’t believe 

it,” Reilly said. “I had to keep pinching 

myself to make sure I wasn’t in a dream 

waves 

11/15 

As part of international Education Week, the 

international Center is hosting the World Fest 

Village in the Osprey Plaza. The “village” will 

have international food, musical performances 

and representatives from several 

countries. There will also be calligraphy 

demonstrations, henna and face painting 

along with other activities. The fun will take 

place from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. 

JUSTin rAShAW / PUrE nighTCLUB 

(L to R) Devin Meadow, AJ Ironman and Sean Reilly performed at Wide Awake Wednesdays. 

world. I never thought that something I 

started in my bedroom would put me into 

that position.” 

In recent months, the trio has signed 

with Steve Aoki’s record company, Dim 

Mak Records, to produce official remixes. 

Meadow said being signed shows that all of 

the group’s hard work is starting to pay off. 

“To someone like myself, who started 

this whole music thing as a side hobby, 

COrPOrATE SLACKrS 

Corporate Slackrs opened for Steve Aoki and played in front of 3,000 fans at Aqua Nightclub. 

11/16 

Need a dose of classical music? The UNF 

Orchestra is having a concert at the All Saints 

Episcopal Church on Hendricks Avenue. 

The group will be performing works by 

Beethoven, Wagner and Part. The concert is 

free to the public and begins at 7 p.m. 

what we have done in this short time span 

is huge,” Meadows said. 

Electronic dance music, or EDM, was 

the highest growing genre in the U.S. in 

terms of album sales last year. 

Billboard.com said in 2011, Electric 

Daisy Carnival and Ultra Music Festival 

drew a combined 380,000 attendees. This 

startling number bested all former attendance 

records for EDM festivals. 

11/17 

Osprey Productions and the UNF Organic 

Project are putting on a Fall Festival at the 

UNF Ogier Gardens, which is located behind 

Lot 18. This event is free and will feature live 

music, crafts, hayrides, a petting zoo and a 

farmers market. The event will take place 

from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

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With the recent explosion of popularity, 

many EDM fans have decided to try 

their luck and become DJs or producers 

in the scene. 

Ironman said he began DJing about two 

years ago, mixing tracks during his first 

year of college in his UNF dorm room in 

the Crossings. He said it was more of a 

hobby or pastime than a full-blown career. 

“One Christmas, I just asked my dad for 

a controller deck,” Ironman said. “He was 

like, ‘I’m not going to get you something 

too expensive.’ I had to prove to him that I 

was going to make money first.” 

Meadow, nicknamed “Corporate” by 

Ironman, the MC of the trio, had been producing 

hip-hop tracks for about four years 

before meeting Ironman through shows at 

Freebird Live during the summer of 2011. 

From there, the pair began to combine 

their unique blend of distinct sounds until 

the last piece of the puzzle was found 

in Reilly. 

While sitting on the couch one day, 

Ironman came up with the group’s name 

after combining Meadow’s nickname 

“Corporate” with Ironman’s personality, 

“slacker.” 

Ironman said the key to being a successful 

artist lies not only in having self-confidence, 

but confidence in your music. 

“If someone says I suck, I’m going to 

do everything in my power to prove that 

person wrong. I have to prove that I’m the 

truth,” Ironman said. 

Ironman said his favorite thing about being 

a DJ is the fans, the reputation, and being 

able to create his own music. 

“Being able to hear my set, and imagining 

how people react, and then playing it 

and they react the way I want them to its 

like, ‘Yes.’ That’s how I know I’m doing it 

right. That’s definitely the part I love about 

it the most,” he said. 

Email Zach Sweat at 


11/17 

The intercultural Center for Peace is hosting 

a Native American Celebration on the green 

from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. There will be Native 

American dancers, flute players and storytellers, 

as well as craft and food vendors. it is 

free and open to the public. Come out if 

you want an interesting cultural experience. 

Maybe you can do a dance to welcome the 

colder weather.


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Honors students reach out to Jacksonville’s refugee community 

By kasandra ortiZ 


As the holidays approach, UNF honors 

students’ hearts and closets are opening 

up to better accommodate the refugees 

of Jacksonville. 

Honors students are required to take a 

colloquium class that involves immigration 

and national identity. But the class 

also teaches them to develop leadership 

skills through community outreach centered 

on refugees. 

The UNF Reads Program introduced the 

students in the program to a book called 

Outcasts United, a story about refugees 

who play on a soccer team and the issues 

that arise between the town and the refugees. 

The book served as an inspiration 

for community outreach that would allow 

the students to get an idea of what it 

would be like to be an immigrant to the 

United States. 

Many of the refugees that the honors 

students are involved with are from Burma 

and Ethiopia and fled to America because 

of ethnic violence. Faith-based organizations 

work with the government to bring 

the refugees out of camps and place them 

in American cities. Jacksonville is a prime 

Leslie Kaplan guides projects that help refugees 

adapt to a new life in Jacksonville. 

place for refugees because of the climate 

and low cost of living. 

Leslie Kaplan, the interim director of 

the honors program, said there are about 

200 students involved with the project. 

Comprising the 200 students are 10 groups 

that serve refugees in different ways. Some 

of the groups include mentors, researchers 

and athletes. 

The researchers are in charge of finding 

out who the refugees are, where they are 

from and what kind of culture and conditions 

they are coming from — this way, the 

students will be able to better assist incoming 

refugees. 

This includes interviewing refugee 

families who have been here a while to 

SATUrDAY, NOV. 17: 

The refugee soccer tournament 

will take place on the fields at 

UNF from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. 

see what parts of the transition process 

can be polished. This information is then 

shared with the other groups so students 

can address the refugees’ issues in a clearer 

way. 

Montgomery Steele, a physics sophomore 

who is part of the research team, 

said he learned a lot from the hands-on 

experience the project provided. 

“We got to appreciate the culture and 

learn amazing things that do not get covered 

in the news at all or in textbooks,” 

he said. 

The mentors also play a big role in the 

immigration project by visiting refugee 

families once a week for 10 weeks. This 

Halloween, the mentors helped the families 

create their costumes. The refugee 

children then went trick-or-treating in the 

UNF dorms to avoid the unsafe conditions 

in some of their neighborhoods. 

In addition, the Honors Program started 

a clothing drive for the refugees about six 

months ago. Since many of the refugee 

families come from hot climates, they do 

not have any winter clothing. There are 

two drop sites around the city: Old Navy at 

the St. Johns Town Center and William’s 

Athletics on San Jose Blvd. 

Nov. 17 will be a big day for the program 

and the refugees. The plan is to hold a soccer 

tournament with the help of the men’s 

soccer team and the Sports Management 

Program, and then host a traditional 

Thanksgiving celebration for the refugees. 

Kaplan said the soccer tournament will 

allow the students to mentor the refuges 

while maintaining one aspect of their culture. 

The traditional Thanksgiving will 

serve as a chance for them to learn our 

traditions and make their integration into 

our culture much smoother. 

Kaplan said she hopes a lot of students 

come out for the soccer clinic. 

“A lot of students are reading 

about refugees because of [Outcasts 

United], and it might be interesting 

to see what that looks like,” she said. 

Email Kasandra Ortiz at 


Philanthropy Club hosts its second Philanthropy Week 

By kasandra ortiZ 


UNF’s Philanthropy Club is celebrating 

its second year of existence with All About 

Philanthropy Week. 

“Our All About Philanthropy Week celebrates 

everyone who makes UNF possible,” 

said senior marketing major Christina 

Viera. “It’s not well known among students 

how alumni, staff, and faculty giving 

makes our experience at UNF what it is.” 

The Student Philanthropy Council 

will be at different locations on campus 

throughout the week, giving clues for 

their social media scavenger hunt, Find 

PHIL, and raising awareness about their 

cause. The club will also be present on 

Philanthropy Day at Market Days, Nov. 14. 

Ozzie will make an appearance from 11a.m. 

to 1p.m. and food will be provided. 

“It’s all about having that spirit of giving 

back. It’s giving to others. It can be 

Did you know? 

phi•lan•thro•py | fi-lan-thruh-pee | noun 

WANT MOrE? 

For more information on the 

Philanthropy Club of UNF, please 

visit www.unf.edu/annualgiving/ 

students. 

your time, your talent, or your treasure. 

It’s not all about giving monetarily — but 

also volunteering and doing other things 

in your community,” said club founder 

and Assistant Director of Annual Giving, 

Claire Miller. 

In the spring, the Philanthropy Club 

will be bringing back the spirit of giving 

with its event Tomorrow Made Possible, 

which allows students to express their 

gratitude to UNF donors by writing them 

thank you cards. 

Email Kasandra Ortiz at 


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Electronic Recycling Collection 

Support UNF’s Enactus society by bringing 

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UNF point guards run the show on the floor 

By raleigh harBin 


Will Wilson, UNF senior and men’s basketball 

starting point guard, walks onto 

the floor, feeling the pressure of his team, 

the crowd, and the expectations of head 

coach Matthew Driscoll. Driscoll expects 

Wilson to lead his team and set up the offense 

with the unique and unselfish ability 

to dish out assists. 

Wilson doesn’t portray the role of the 

flashy, athletic point guard. He is a 5-foot- 

11, 175 pound, blue-collar type guard 

— one whose results don’t always show 

up on the stat sheet, but can impact the 

game tremendously. 

“Will [Wilson] understands how to make 

your team better,” Driscoll said. “He’s not 

a guy that’s going to make a whole bunch 

of buckets, but he gets into space, and most 

importantly he gets guys shots.” 

Defensively, Driscoll said, Wilson 

causes havoc for opposing teams, but 

these abilities don’t always show up on 

the stat sheet either. Wilson tallied 24 

steals last season, but the team was last 

in the league in that category. 

“Point guards usually aren’t the team 

leaders in steals,” Driscoll said. 

Setting up the defense in a position to 

get steals, however, is a major component 

of playing the position. If every man isn’t 

on the same page, then the onus is on the 

point guard. 

Wilson said that it’s his job to make sure 

everyone on his team knows the defensive 

plays that Driscoll selects. 

UNF could spend the first half of a game 

running man-to-man defense, which was 

its majority defense last season. If Driscoll 

wants to switch to a zone defense, then it’s 

Wilson’s job to relay the message to his 

teammates on the floor. 

“I’m so hard on him be- 

“ 

cause I was a point guard — 

anything that goes wrong, I 

get on Will [Wilson]. If the 

bus breaks down, it’s the 

point guard’s fault.” 

“I like to set the tone 

for the team defensively,” 

Wilson said. “If we’re 

switching from the man to 

the zone, and there’s a guy 

who’s confused, nine times out of ten it’s 

the point guard’s fault. You just make 

sure that you’re communicating to everyone 

else.” 

Wilson’s veteran leadership and defensive 

abilities earned him an average of 21 

minutes per game last season, including 

671 total minutes and starting all 32 games. 

Wilson dished out 3.2 assists per game 

last season, which placed him second on 

the team in the category. He averaged only 

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Will Wilson orchestrates the team’s offense and defense from the point guard position. 

2 points per game, while shooting 36 percent 

from the field, 36.4 percent from beyond 

the arc and 42.9 percent from the freethrow 

line — numbers that both Driscoll 

and the Wilson, a Vero Beach native, agree 

he must improve upon. 

Driscoll said the ideal stat line for his 

point guards at the end of the year would 

be a 2.5 to 1 assist turnover ratio, shoot 85 

to 90 percent from the free throw line, and 

Will [Wilson] understands how to make your 

team better. He’s not a guy that’s going to 

make a whole bunch of buckets, but he gets into 

space, and most importantly he gets guys shots. 

— Head coach Matthew Driscoll 

shoot 40 percent in three-point field goals. 

“My teammates and coaches expect 

me to be able to take and make the open 

three pointers,” Wilson said. “When the 

other teams are fouling, I want to be able 

to step up and hit my free throws.” 

Wilson said that he’s shot more this 

offseason than ever before in his time 

at UNF. Driscoll wants him to be more 

aggressive on the floor in taking shots, 

especially open jump shots. He said he’s 

confident in Wilson’s ability to knock 

down the open three-pointers. 

“He’s really gotten better at understanding 

where the defense is based on 

our scheme,” Driscoll said. Driscoll also 

expects Wilson to improve in locating 

the most productive shooter, aka “the hot 

guy,” this year. 

“When a guy makes a shot, you want to 

try and get him another one,” Driscoll said. 

“I wish they could control 

the game a little more without 

me controlling it for 

them.” 

Wilson’s stability characterizes 

what Driscoll said he 

looks for in a point guard, 

and his ability to pass the 

ball is what defines playing 

point guard. Wilson wants 

to lead the league in assists 

to turnover ratio, something 

he said he prides himself on as a 

point guard. 

But sometimes, possessing the ability to 

score from the number one position on the 

floor creates real problems for opponents. 

That’s where 6-foot-2 true freshman 

point guard Ray Rodriguez comes in. 

Playing last season at Hialeah Gardens 

High School, near Miami, Fla., Rodriguez 

averaged 18 points and 10 assists per 

game. In 2011 Rodriguez earned first team 

19 

All-Dade County Honors, per selection by 

the Miami Herald, and led his team to the 

8A High School State Championship. 

“I tend to shoot a little more than Will 

[Wilson] does,” Rodriguez said. “My role 

is to not force anything, but coach has 

given me the green light [to shoot] since 

I got here.” 

Rodriguez’ length and his ability to 

shoot the three from anywhere on the 

floor contributed to Driscoll’s decision to 

sign the Florida native. Driscoll also covets 

Rodriguez’ passing ability and quickness 

in handling the ball. The Rodriguez 

and Wilson duo is something Driscoll said 

he’s never had as a coach at UNF. Wilson 

provides defensive prowess and Rodriguez 

brings natural shooting ability. 

“I’ve always had the pass-first mentality,” 

Rodriguez said. “I would consider myself 

more of a point guard with the ability 

to shoot the ball.” 

Rodriguez said when he first arrived 

at UNF his conditioning was sub-par, but 

the running and the up-tempo pace of the 

offense contributed to his now improved 

conditioning. 

“I feel like I could play a full game if I had 

to without getting tired,” Rodriguez said. 

In the opening game of the season 

against Edward Waters, Wilson led the 

team in minutes played with 28 and was 

productive distributing the ball, tying a 

school record with 12 assists, in the victory. 

Rodriguez said defense is his biggest 

weakness, including knowing who to cover. 

He said he has to become more confident 

on the defensive end of the floor, know how 

to close in on a shooter, pick up his on-ball 

pressure, and improve his overall defensive 

awareness. 

“It was a big adjustment coming into 

college,” Rodriguez said. “At the end of 

the day, defense wins championships, and 

we’re trying to win championships.” 

Driscoll said that UNF might experiment 

with running both Wilson and 

Rodriguez and splitting the number one 

spot on the floor, or moving Rodriguez over 

to the shooting guard position, something 

Driscoll said he experimented with as an 

assistant coach at Baylor. 

However the playing time at point guard 

plays out, the position directs the offense 

and defense; he’s the captain, the leader, 

and go-to guy. Men’s basketball hopes with 

Wilson running the floor and Rodriguez 

backing him up, it will be able to play 

its way into capturing the Atlantic–Sun 

Championship. 

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UNF’s longest tenured head 

coach begins another season 

By raleigh harBin 


The UNF women’s basketball head coach 

Mary Tappmeyer is embarking on her 21st 

season — she’s been with the UNF women’s 

basketball team since the beginning 

and has had both fond and disappointing 

memories with the squad. 

Prior to landing the job at UNF, 

Tappmeyer went from graduating from 

SUNY-Cortland, to Lamar University 

in Beaumont, to Texas as a graduate assistant, 

and then to the University of 

Missouri-Rolla in 1984, where she landed 

her first head coaching job. 

“I don’t forget where I came from,” 

Tappmeyer said. 

Tappmeyer coached at Missouri-Rolla 

for seven years, where she became the 

winningest coach in program history, an 

honor she stills holds today. Through her 

time at Missouri-Rolla, she learned how to 

manage a team and the personalities that 

come with it. 

Learning the odds and ends of leading 

a basketball program, such as at Missouri- 

Rolla, assisted Tappmeyer as a developing 

coach. When UNF came calling prior to the 

1992 season, Tappmeyer knew she had an 

opportunity but also a challenge. 

UNF didn’t have a women’s basketball 

program then, so Tappmeyer faced the challenge 

of building a program from scratch. 

Tappmeyer led UNF from the lowest 

ranks in basketball, to the Division II 

Peach Belt conference in 1997, to where the 

program is today, the Atlantic-Sun conference 

in Division I college basketball. 

“To see how much [UNF] has grown, it’s 

just been a great, great run,” Tappmeyer said. 

Starting a program from nothing provides 

obstacles not many coaches face. One 

such challenge included working under 

the direction of four different athletic directors 

in 21 years. 

Tappmeyer said she had to become a better 

manager after Athletic Director Lee 

Moon was hired in February 2009, because 

he required her to add assistant coach 

Nancy Miller, assistant coach Keunta 

Miles, assistant coach Erica White and director 

of basketball operations Stephanie 

Tileston to her staff. 

“If you do it long enough and you truly believe 

in what you do, you just stick to what 

you do,” Tappmeyer said. “[Moon] is very 

involved in the basketball programs, he’s a 

little bit of [both hands on and hands off.]” 

While Tappmeyer continues to build up 

UNF’s women’s basketball program, her 

plan wasn’t always to coach basketball. 

Tappmeyer had several other career options, 

one of which was to go into medicine, 

and another was to pursue a career 

in golf. Neither option came to fruition, 

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Tappmeyer built a team from scratch in 1992, 

and led the 2010 team to a 2nd place finish. 

however, by the time Lamar University 

hired her a graduate assistant. 

“Because I was so young, I was very 

disciplined and very demanding,” 

Tappmeyer said. “I unfortunately played 

for four coaches in college. Four coaches 

with four different coaching styles, so I 

took bits and pieces of what I liked and 

what I didn’t like.” 

Tappmeyer’s record proves that she’s a 

strong basketball coach for the program 

that she’s built. Top statistics on her resume 

include consecutive appearances 

in the 2003-04 Division II NCAA tournaments 

and a runner up finish in the 2009-10 

Atlantic-Sun Conference. 

Tappmeyer’s distaste for losing is also a 

driving force behind her team’s progression 

and her coaching mentality. 

“I hate losing more than I like winning,” 

Tappmeyer said. “When a game’s over, I’m 

thinking about all the things that we have 

to do better — the things that we did wrong 

that I really need to fix.” 

UNF’s head woman in charge has 379 career 

wins, 284 at UNF, and is one of a handful 

of coaches to stay with the program 

through three transitional periods of competition, 

from NAIA, to Division II, then 

finally to the Division I ranks. 

Through all of the struggles and a long 

coaching career, retirement hasn’t entered 

into her mind just yet. 

“If I ever got to the point where [losing] 

didn’t bother me, I’d have to think about 

it,” Tappmeyer said. 

For UNF’s 2012-13 season, Tappmeyer only 

thinks about hoisting that A-Sun championship 

trophy at the end of the season — that 

would cap off an accomplished career. 

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Junior Ben Waddington plays as the scrum-half, making the decisions for their next attack. 

Get to know your rugby rules 

By ZaCh morgan 


If American football has a close relative 

in the sporting world, it’s rugby. Despite 

the two sports sharing multiple key components 

of gameplay, the rules of rugby remain 

largely unknown. 

The Deadbirds, UNF’s club rugby team, 

play under the Rugby Union umbrella, thus 

abiding by their rules and regulations. 

A match, played on a pitch, consists of 

two 15-man teams with each team separated 

into two groups — the forwards and the 

backs. The forwards are made up of these 

positions: loose head prop, hooker, tight 

head prop, second rows, wing forwards, 

number eight and the scrum half. The 

backs consist of the fly-half, inside center, 

outside center, wing and the fullback. 

“Forwards tend to be your bigger guys, 

who do more of the hitting, where as your 

backs are smaller, quicker guys who do most 

of the running and passing,” Joseph Eichner 

said, a junior veteran of the Deadbirds. 

The scoring methods in rugby are similar 

to those seen Sunday during professional 

football games. Players attempt to 

move the ball towards goal lines placed on 

opposite ends of the field. 

A “try” is one way to score in a rugby 

match. It is similar to a touchdown in football 

except the player must touch the ball 

to the ground after crossing the goal line, 

and only five points are awarded instead of 

six. Unlike football, forward passes are illegal 

in rugby. Instead, running with the ball 

advances the ball toward the goal. Players 

use combinations of lateral and kick passes 

to navigate the ball upfield and avoid defensive 

pressure. 

Following a successful try, the scoring 

team has the opportunity to score an additional 

two points by placekicking or drop 

kicking the ball through the opponent’s uprights. 

The kick must be in line with where 

the ball was touched down. 

Another way to score is off a penalty 

kick, which are awarded after certain infractions 

occur. The fouled team is given 

an unopposed kick at the spot of the incident. 

If near the opponents goal, on a penalty 

kick, they may attempt a kick through 

the uprights and above the crossbar, if successful, 

three points are awarded. 

Flagrant tackles are the culprit for most 

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Florida Cup, beginning, 

Nov. 17, in Gainesville. 

penalty kicks. “When it comes to tackling, 

you cannot high tackle, shoulder charge 

or dump tackle, if you do, it’s a penalty,” 

Eichner said. 

The last way to score in rugby is the drop 

goal, which is similar to a penalty kick, except 

it can be attempted at anytime during 

the game. In order for the drop goal to count, 

the ball must be drop kicked, meaning it 

needs to be dropped to the ground first and 

then kicked off the bounce. Three points 

are awarded for a successful drop goal. 

“The main way of scoring is by running 

the ball into the try zone and placing the 

ball on the ground,” Trace Horevitz said, a 

senior fly half. 

Some of the most unique plays during a 

rugby match occur during scrums and lineouts. 

A scrum takes place, under Rugby 

Union rules, in order to resume play after 

a minor infraction. It involves up to eight 

players from each team that link together 

in three rows and interlock with the opposing 

team’s players. The ball is then fed into 

a tunnel between the two teams and they 

both compete to gain possession. 

A line-out occurs when the ball has gone 

into the touch, the term used to describe 

out of bounds. During a lineout, both 

teams line up with an equal number of 

players one meter apart and compete for a 

ball thrown between them. 

The game of Union Rugby is internationally 

popular, but remains an esoteric 

sport in America. According to a study 

by Coventry University, participation in 

the sport grew by a rate of 350 percent 

in the U.S. between 2004-11. According to 

USArugby.org, during the 2010-11 season, 

there were over 32,000 college members 

and 854 college clubs registered with USA 

Rugby, roughly a 14 percent increase since 

August 2008. 

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A division breakdown of 

the 2012 NBA season 

Atlantic Division 

It’s the most entertaining division race 

except for Toronto. New York is under 

siege, as the Knicks will try to keep their 

new neighbor in Brooklyn, the Nets, at 

bay in what will be one of the NBA’s most 

intense rivalries over the next few seasons. 

The Philadelphia 76ers have quietly 

put together two solid seasons under 

Doug Collins and should keep pace with 

the overrated Knicks and the high profile 

Nets, but look for the revamped Celtics to 

maintain control of the division. 

Southeast Division 

Adding Ray Allen and Rashard Lewis 

to the squad makes last year’s NBA Finals 

Champions, The Heat, an even stronger 

force to deal with in 2012, but after last 

year’s playoff scare against Indiana, will 

Miami’s ultimate demise come at the hands 

of a team with a dominant big man? Dwight 

Howard hopes so. Speaking of the big man, 

or lack thereof, get ready for a rough season 

in Orlando. Disgruntled superstars have 

been traded before, but it’s never been handled 

so poorly. Charlotte, Washington, and 

Atlanta are capable of stealing a low playoff 

seed, but do not pose a serious threat to 

LeBron, Bosh, and Wade. 

Central Division 

If Derrick Rose’s comeback is half as 

good as the commercial about his comeback, 

then the Bulls should hold off a surging 

Pacers franchise. Cleveland will take 

another step forward this season as Kyrie 

Irving develops, and while I don’t expect to 

see them in the playoffs, it wouldn’t surprise 

me to see this young Cavs team overachieve 

and sneak in with a late season 

run. Milwaukee and Detroit are prime candidates 

to unload their rosters at the trade 

deadline. Look for Brandon Jennings to be 

the next superstar on the move. 

Pacific 

Division 

Northwest 

Division 

Southwest 

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Southwest Division 

Credit the Rockets for being aggressive 

and landing Jeremy Lin and James Harden 

in the last six months. With a solid young 

nucleus, Houston has a strong foundation 

to build upon for the future. Dallas should 

be revitalized after last season’s championship 

hangover. The Spurs will have another 

solid season, but don’t expect San Antonio 

to get out of the West. Memphis has been 

tough for the last couple of seasons, but 

a rising Hornets squad led by Anthony 

Davis may overshadow the Grizzlies. 

Northwest Division 

It’s the deepest division in the league. 

Oklahoma City should retain control, but 

there has been a lot of excitement in the 

Northwest over Portland’s first round 

pick, Damian Lillard. Unlike Cleveland 

and Utah, Denver did not collapse after losing 

their superstar. If the Timberwolves’ 

gambles on Andrei Kirlenko and Brandon 

Roy pay off, then Minnesota could be found 

in the playoffs this season. 

Pacific Division 

The Lakers are stacked; Nash, Kobe, 

World Peace, Gasol, and Howard. Anything 

less than a title will be a disappointment 

for this edition of the Lakers. One of 

the biggest threats to the Lakers is their 

Staples Center roommate, The Clippers. 

The Clippers are a legitimate championship 

contender this year. But let’s not 

forget about Golden State. Golden State’s 

solid list of acquisitions over the past two 

years should begin to pay off this season, 

as The Kings and Suns will spend most of 

this season in rebuilding mode. 

Central 

Division 

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Division 

Atlantic 

Division 

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College basketball on aircraft carriers 

After the cancellation of the Nov. 9 game 

between Ohio State versus Marquette 

aboard the U.S.S. Yorktown, and the cutting 

of Georgetown vs. Florida short — 

that same night after halftime, due to condensation 

on the court aboard the U.S.S. 

Bataan — is it time for college basketball 

to abandon ship? 

No way. 

It would be a grave mistake to eliminate 

carrier games — they’re great attention 

grabbers that could attract more fans to 

the sport. 

What do schools like Florida and Ohio 

State have in common? They’ve consistently 

produced top teams over the last decade. 

Playing a high-profile matchup, such as a 

carrier game against a quality opponent, 

allows a basketball team to capture some 

relevance during the final weeks of football 

season. 

NBC Sports, the television network for 

the games, may be upset, but they can only 

Nick 

Knudsen 

/// Staff Reporter 

blame themselves. On paper, NBC Sports did 

a great job assigning back-to-back primetime 

slots on a Friday night, but they didn’t 

have the foresight to avoid the condensation 

issue. This can be easily remedied by scheduling 

the games during the daytime. 

The Buckeyes and Golden Eagles were 

given a 7 p.m. tip off in Charleston, South 

Carolina. According to weather.com, the 

city’s average low temperature for early 

November is approximately 50 degrees. On 

game night, the observed low was 34 degrees. 

Georgetown and Florida were scheduled 

for a 9 p.m. tip off in Jacksonville. According 

to weather.com, the low was 45 degrees, 

while typical First Coast weather in early 

November averages lows of 51 degrees. 

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These yearly averages indicate and could 

have helped predict poor seasonal weather 

trends that should have been accounted 

for when scheduling the games. Nothing 

too out of the ordinary happened weatherwise, 

it was simply poor planning. 

Carrier games should be viewed as 

works in progress. College basketball has 

found a great way to connect with the 

military on Veteran’s Day weekend. Aside 

from the extraordinary visuals created by 

the stands and court on the deck of a carrier, 

the games’ proceeds go toward charitable 

organizations, such as the Wounded 

Warrior Project. 

Some argue that the Veteran’s Day salute 

can still occur, but should follow Michigan 

State and UConn, who opened at Ramstein 

Air Base in Germany, by playing these 

games indoors at military bases. While 

still meaningful and more practical, these 

games lack the uniqueness and attraction 

of games played on a carrier. 

According to militarytimes.com, talks 

are well underway for 2013 carrier games. 

Rumors about a potential “Carrier Madness” 

tournament, involving as many as eight 

teams in 2014, have been circulating. 

Perhaps schools like Kentucky, North 

Carolina, and Duke don’t need to deal with 

the potential headaches that can come 

with a carrier game, but if these schools 

turn down future offers, schools like UNF 

should jump at the opportunity. 

College basketball has created an early 

season draw and should not be discouraged 

by this year’s disappointment. Make 

the necessary adjustments and move on. 

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Question 1: did Johnny manziel earn a heisman by dethroning alabama? and do you think alabama will still win the seC? 

Manziel is a great quarterback, but no 

freshman has ever won the Heisman 

Trophy, and that trend won’t change this 

year. As for Alabama, I’d like them to roll 

the tide all over Georgia. The Bulldogs 

are good but won’t be able to handle 

Alabama’s running game. 

I can’t figure out this decision to save my 

life. I heard rumors that Jackson was asking 

for a piece of the ownership pie to go 

along with a new contract to coach this 

season — that might be the only reason 

the Lakers passed on Jackson. If that 

rumor isn’t true, choosing D’antoni over 

Jackson is like choosing a hamburger you 

found on the floor over a steak from a 

five-star restaurant. 

Yes to both. Manziel is playing some awesome 

football and he’s exciting to watch. 

That usually equates to some Heisman 

love. And knocking off the No. 1 team 

in all of the land usually helps. Alabama 

slipped up against A&M and they know it. 

They will win the SEC convincingly. 

I think it’s insane to think D’Antoni was 

the better choice of the two, but with 

that being said, I think he is a great fit. 

He’s got a relationship with Nash already 

and his offense perfectly suits the Lakers’ 

personnel. I think things will turn around 

in Los Angeles. 

Manziel has better numbers in both 

passing and rushing than Collin Klein. 

However, Klein’s team is undefeated and 

in the BCS Championship race. Manziel’s 

team will probably only go to the Cotton 

Bowl. If not this year, Manziel will get a 

Heisman before his career is over. Not to 

be a “homer,” because I am a Georgia 

Bulldawg fan, but Bama looks vulnerable. 

If Georgia plays defense like it has for the 

past three weeks, there’s no reason UGA 

won’t win the SEC. 

The Lakers should’ve hired Phil Jackson. He 

obviously has a bunch of NBA Championship 

Rings, but, perhaps more importantly, 

he knows how to manage superstars and 

their egos. D’antoni had trouble in New 

York City on the big stage, and while he 

runs a great offensive scheme, his overall 

management skills aren’t nearly as gifted 

as Jackson’s. 

I’m not sure that one game decides a 

Heisman winner. If it does, it’s Manziel’s 

to lose. He proved he might be the most 

dynamic player in the country. I still 

think Colin Klein is leading the race, but 

Manziel, without a doubt, put his name in 

the hat. As far as Alabama goes, I thought 

they wouldn’t win the SEC from day one, 

and I stand by that. The Bulldogs will beat 

Alabama in Athens. 

Question 2: the lakers hired mike d’antoni though it had been reported that the job might go to Phil Jackson. do you think 

d’antoni was the right choice? 

I’d still like the Texans to win the Super 

Bowl, but the best team right now is the 

Denver Broncos. Peyton Manning has the 

Broncos ranked third in the league in 

passing, and the defense is tenth in the 

league against the run. Their four game 

winning streak and revitalized quarterback 

makes them the most dangerous 

team as of right now. 

It has to be the Texans. They squeaked out 

a big-time win against a good Chicago 

team last week, and the Falcons fell to a 

decent Saints squad. The Texans are steamrolling 

right now and with Jacksonville on 

the slate next, they aren’t slowing down 

anytime soon. 

Right now the Texans are the best team 

in the NFL. Their defense is incredible: 

Watt has swatted 10 passes this season, 

Arian Foster is having another incredible 

season and Shaub is doing really well. 

Watch out for the Falcons though, they 

aren’t going anywhere. 

I don’t think D’Antoni was the right 

choice, but that’s why I’m not in the 

Lakers’ front office. Though I’m sure the 

Lakers wanted Jackson’s championship 

experience, I’m also sure Steve Nash being 

the point guard had a lot to do with this, 

as he will implement the same offense 

which will work a little better than Jackson’s 

triangle offense. 

Question 3: the Falcons lost for the first time all year to the saints. now that an undefeated record is off the table, who do you 

think is the best team in the nFl? 

Women’s Volleyball Box Scores 

Set Scores 1 2 3 4 5 k E TA Pct. 

UNF (19-11) 22 25 18 25 15 62 30 168 .190 

ETSU (20-11) 25 18 25 20 12 50 29 155 .135 

Nov. 10, 2012 


FINAL SCORE: 

UNF 3 - ETSU 2 

FINAL SCORE: 

UNF 3 - USC Upstate 0 

Set Scores 1 2 3 4 5 k E TA Pct. 

UNF (20-11) 25 25 25 X X 48 17 130 .238 

USCU (11-19) 21 23 13 X X 29 18 120 .092 

UNF (1-0-0) vs. EWC (1-2-0) 


FINAL SCORE: 

UNF 79 - Edward Waters 65 

UNf 

## Top Scorers Points 

03 Smith, P 22 

01 Wallace, T 13 

02 Beech, B 9 

free Throws 

UNF 10-18 (55.6%) 

EWC 12-18 (66.7%) 

I still stand by the San Francisco 49ers. I 

think they are the most complete team 

in the league, and will catch fire in the 

playoffs. That defense is phenomenal and 

their offense isn’t too bad either. Tons 

of weapons on the offensive side of the 

ball, great special teams, a fundamentally 

sound defense, one the of best coaches in 

the league, all make for a team looking 

to take the next step. This is the year they 

take that step. 

Men’s Basketball Box Scores 

Scores by Period 1 2 Total 

UNF 40 39 79 

EWC 36 29 65 

EWC 

## Top Scorers Points 

25 Clarke, O 14 

04 Hill, N 12 

30 Bush, J 11 

field Goals 

UNF 30-60 (50%) 

EWC 25-57 (43.9%)

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