Issue 8 Spring 2011

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TuesdayMarch 15, 2011

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‘Bombay Grill’: broadening your cultural horizons

Ent. Inside C2

Men’s basketball falls in first round

of NAIA tourney

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Financial Aid begins

Workshop Series

Campus A2

Today from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. grab lunch in the Student Center to hear Touch-N-Go Production’s “Coffee House Artist” featur-ing John Rush. Hear live music and bring your friends for some relaxing time in-between classes.For more information on future events or getting involved with Touch-N-Go, visit their website at touch-n-go.org.

Coffee House Artist

On Wednesday and Thursday students will be selling Chai tea as a fundraiser and to intro-duce the ERAU community to a traditional Indian beverage. Stop by the stand outside the Hunt library to experience this one of a kind taste.

The College of Aviation Industry Advisory Council is coming up on April 6 at 5 p.m. This annual event will include aviation industry executives from many fields. This will be a great opportunity to get industry updates and network with officials. Keep your eyes open for more details includ-ing: speakers, lab tours, priz-es, and food. Got questions? Contact Joe (Alton) Anderson at [email protected].

Indian Students Chai Tea Sale

College of Aviation Forum

EaglesFM is following in the spirit of April Fools Day by pre-senting musician jamming on the Flight Deck. If you would like an opportunity to showcase your talent, listen to EaglesFM on 99.1 FM, visity their office, SC 111, or online at www.eaglesfm.com

EaglesFM Open Mic April Fools

Event

The African Student Association is hosting a National African Conference on campus from March 18 to March 20. Colleges from around the nation will be on campus to participate in an annual celebration of cul-ture and network.

National African Conference

Have a great Spring Break!

CARDBOARD CONSTRUCTION

ODK’s Charity House helps homeless

SILVER WINGS BROUGHT WORKED together in their depiction of the Coliseum. Students participated in a dizzy bat race, mummy wrap, piñata and many other events during the night to earn points for their organization. In the end, Silver Wings became victorious at the Omicron Delta Kappa’s seventh annual Charity House.

On Friday, March 11 to Saturday March 12, Omicron Delta Kappa (ODK) held their seventh annual Charity House event to raise money for the homeless. This year’s theme was “Around the World” as clubs and organizations gath-ered on the West Lawn to express their creativity and share their support.

ODK raised over 1,500 dol-lars for the event, as a 100-dollar entrance fee guaranteed each club/organization a spot on the West Lawn to build a creation that depicted this year’s theme. From pyramids

to coliseums, organizatoins began creating their houses as early as noon on Friday on the lawn, while mother nature did not favor the crowd when temperatures dipped to the lower 50’s.

Cleanup began at 7 a.m. on Saturday morning as Silver Wings claimed first place with their Coliseum and won a tro-phy in addition to 150 dollars for a charity of their choice. Second place was given to Embry-Riddle Future Space Explorers and Developers Society for their winnebago, as they won 100 dollars for a charity of their choice followed by ISA’s mosque coming in at third place.

According to Amy Vaughan,

Associate Director of Student Activities and Campus Events, a student named Darcy Hume seven years ago wanted to start a large-scale project for ODK, which generated the idea for last week’s event.

This year, ODK’s Charity House continued the suc-cess as 19 organizations were registered and participated according to Priscilla Katz, President of ODK.

This year’s teams were only allowed to use cardboard, duct tape, cellophane, and based [spray] paints. According to Katz, ODK’s Charity House is their way of “increas-ing ERAU’s awareness of homelessness.”

Morgan White, President of

Silver Wings, stated that last week’s event was unlike others in the sense that there were dif-ferent aspects incorporated into this year’s competition. “The games were different this year and there were new faces, it was very fun,” White said.

“I like how ODK runs this charity event at the University. It was absolutely a lot of fun and it was very cold!” White said. In response to how they managed to win first place, White stated that it took team-work along with having fun with what they were doing. “We [Silver Wings] work together like a family with whatever we do all the time, we’re not a bunch of strangers, and it was also great seeing new faces

helping because a lot of our seniors graduated,” she said.

Gilda Tirro, a junior in Women in Aviation participat-ed in the event by helping her organization create a pyramid. Tirro felt that the event was a unique way to raise money. “This was a fun thing and it also raises awareness, I’ve never seen anything else like it before so I think it’s really awesome,” Tirro said.

Participators did not sit idle as events and games were offered such as come-dians from Touch-N-Go’s Friday Night Laughs, a wing-eating competition, a mummy wrap and a piñata. Cleanup ended at around 9 a.m. on Saturday morning.

Priyanka KumarCopy Editor

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Executive BoardEditor-in-Chief ....................... Tim KramerManaging Editor ................... Aaron CraigNews Editor ...................... Costas SivyllisBusiness Manager ............... Matt StevensPhotography Editor .............. Austin CoffeyAdvertising Manager ...... Alena Thompson

Editorial StaffFront Editor ............................ Tim KramerCampus Editor ................. Ainsley RobsonSGA Editor ............................. Bhakti PatelStudent Life Editor ......... Alena ThompsonOpinions Editor.............. Lanie WagenblastHorizons Editor .................... Matt StevensSports Editor ........................ Austin Coffey Aaron Craig

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Spring break is finally here. The volunteer network will be going on an alternative spring break that involves working on improving the Miami Blue butterfly habitat. The students will be residing in the Bahia Honda State Park. The activity will commence on March 20 to March 26.

The Bahia Honda State Park features an award winning beach and historic bridge, at

mile marker 37 in the Florida Keys and has become a favor-ite destination for visitors to the island paradise. The park encompasses over 500 acres and the offshore island offers some of the best snorkeling and beachcombing in Florida. It’s the perfect and quiet getaway for the family or campers.

The volunteer network will be working on improving the Miami blue butterfly habitat and will work five hours each day for the free campsites. They will be staying at two free camp-sites in the park. The camp-

site has space for three tents, a barbecue grill, a picnic table and bathroom/shower facilities within walking distance. The group consists of nine students and two staff/faculties.

The group will be going in university vans as the total cost is estimated at around 50 dol-lars per student.

The activity holds to be an interesting one for the students. The alternative break coordina-tor, Debbie Grunloh, stated that “this is a great opportunity for students and a productive way to spend spring break.”

Retired NASA Apollo 15 Astronaut Al Worden will be the guest speaker of the upcoming AIAA ERAU Student Branch Formal Dinner on March 31 at 6 p.m. in the College of Aviation Atrium.

The Apollo 15 mission launched from the Kennedy Space Center on July 26, 1971 with Worden as the command module pilot. After the lunar module separated from the command module in lunar orbit, Worden remained in the com-mand module orbiting the moon while fellow astronauts David Scott and James Irwin explored the surface of the moon.

During this time in the command mod-ule, Worden was the most isolated human being as the distance between him and the astronauts on the moon’s sur-face was 2,235 miles. Worden also holds the record for the deepest space EVA (extra-ve-hicular activity) while retriev-ing film canisters on the return journey to Earth.

After returning to Earth, Worden went on to work at the NASA Ames Research Center. Upon leaving NASA, Worden become President of

Maris Worden Aerospace, Inc. and later Vice-President of BF Goodrich Aerospace.

Tickets for the dinner are $15 for AIAA members, $20 for students and $25 for faculty and

members of public. Tickets must be purchased before March 22 as seating is limited. Contact the ERAU AIAA Student Branch at [email protected] for more information.

Juliet OkekeStaff Report

Apollo Astronaut to speak on campus

Bush, Dunnigan provide comedy at FNL

Traveling petting zoo visits campus

STUDENTS WERE ABLE TO experience an animal interaction last Tuesday, on the Flight Deck with a traveling petting zoo, sponsored by Touch-N-Go.

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Richard WeakleyStaff Photographer

Another way to spend Spring Break

On March 11, Friday Night Laughs by Touch-N-Go Productions featured comedians John Bush and Kyle Dunnigan.

The two comedians, who have also been featured on Comedy Central, had no trouble keep-ing the crowd responsive during their sets and were nothing less than a hit. The show was one that could not be duplicated, a treat for all who came out to enjoy and have a night full of laughs from.

Bush who was originally born in Hawaii and later relocated to Minnesota is best known for his impersonations of people and him portrayal of characters throughout his performance. His appearances on both film and TV have accredited to his grow-ing accomplishments including appearances in hits like Law and Order, Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Premium Blend on Comedy Central.

Dunnigan both an actor and stand-up comedian is best known for his character Craig in Reno 911! With appearances on Late Night with Conan O’Brien, Jimmy Kimmel Live, and many appearances with his stand-up

comedy featured on Comedy Central. His use of both music (piano, guitar and singing) and improv comedy (including a nifty voice recorder) was also a crowd pleaser.

Next Friday, there will not be a Friday Night Laughs show due to the Spring Break vaca-tion. Performances will resume after the break with the Thursday

night movie (March 31) featur-ing Tangled at 8 p.m. The next Friday Night Laughs which will include comedians Jim Tavare & Rob Little on April 15 beginning at 8 p.m. For more information about Friday Night Laughs and other Touch-N-Go events hap-pening you can visit the website at www.touch-n-go.org or visit the offices located in the SC.

TWO COMEDIANS PROVIDED LAUGHS and entertain-ment as part of Touch-N-Go’s Friday Night Laughs in the Student Center last Friday.


Hannah LonghornStaff Reporter

Finding ways to get money for school

It is commonplace to hear the phrase “Embry-Riddle is an expensive school” around campus and this fact is true to some extent. In Florida, Embry-Riddle ranks as one of the most expensive schools, even though there are many other schools in the United States that charge higher fees and have higher living expenses.

Many students in the school join ROTC to obtain some form of scholarship to ease the finan-cial burden of tuition fees and the more enterprising amongst us might go to websites such as www.fastweb.com to look for scholarship opportunities.

Fret no more! The Financial Aid department has heard the plea of the students and is now starting a series of workshops to work with students to help them obtain scholarships and other forms of financial aid.

There will be a presentation on how to maximize your scholar-ship application efforts and finan-cial aid counselors will work indi-vidually with the student to help him or her find out what options are available to them and how best to obtain as much funding as possible for their education.

For those of you who do not know of www.fastweb.com (or even for those that do), the Financial Aid Department will teach you what you need to know and how to save as much time as possible on the website. From ensuring that you find out about as many scholarships

you are eligible for, to craft-ing that essay, you will find assistance from the financial aid counselors.

They understand that as college students, we are already burdened with so much schoolwork that finding out scholarship informa-tion is an extra chore. However, think about it this way, instead of just taking the first part-time job you see, spend a few hours with them and form a master application and start sending them out. Even if you only bring in small amounts at first, these dollars will let you enjoy the financial freedom without the added stress and responsibility of a job.

For the skeptical, one need not look any further than Robin Buhler, currently a sophomore in Aeronautical Science here. Buhler

was featured in the Spring 2009 issue of the magazine known as “The Leader.”

In the article, Buhler lists down some tips and hints he has for scholarship applications and all these tips and more will be covered in the Financial Aid workshops. A copy of the arti-cle can be obtained from the department if you wish to read more about it.

The workshops are scheduled for March 15, at C Building, classroom 407 from 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. On March 16 same loca-tion, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Watch for Financial Aid to schedule more Scholarships Workshops in the future. Everyone is highly encouraged to attend the sessions and make use of the services that the school has provided for us.

ROBIN BUHLER OBTAINED A full year’s worth of tuition after applying to over 30 scholarships and grants.

PHOTO COURTESY FINANCIAL AID DEPARTMENT

Peter TanStaff Reporter

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There was a great turnout at the Personal Finance and Budgeting Forum this past Thursday, March 10. Ninety students and faculty members were packed in College of Business room 114 as Professor John Ledgerwood discussed how to create a budget, how to invest and the importance of saving for retirement. The forum was hosted by the Student Government Association College of Business Student Representatives, the Student Government Association Finance Board, and the College of Business Student Advisory Board.

Ledgerwood is also a practic-ing Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and Certified Managerial Accountant (CMA). He com-menced his presentation with the disturbing statistics that citizens from the United States have more credit card debt, less savings and file for bankruptcy more now than ever before in history and this trend will con-tinue to rise. However, he also gave the audience the basic tools to eventually become million-aires by retirement age. These tools include setting a budget, prioritizing expenses, further-ing your education, saving for retirement early and investing. Investing can be in the forms

of bonds, stocks, mutual funds or real estate. Ledgerwood also stressed the importance of having term life insurance when an individual has a fam-ily. Two most important points Ledgerwood stressed were to never spend more than you make and always take advan-tage of your employer’s 401K matching programs. Employer 401K matching programs match dollar for dollar what an employee contributes to their 401K, up to a certain percent-age or dollar limit; in layman’s terms, it’s free money.

Ledgerwood concluded his presentation by fielding questions from the audience. Following the question and answer session, he promoted the ERAU Study Abroad in Newcastle, England, which will take place during a span of six weeks this summer. Students will have the opportu-nity to take a course taught by Ledgerwood along with another course of choice, totaling in a course load of six credit hours. Students will live in a dormi-tory at Newcastle University and will have the opportunity to travel extensively around the United Kingdom. If students are interested in this incred-ible opportunity, please contact Ledgerwood.

The Airport Management club and the CEO club also pre-sented to the audience. They informed students about what

each of their respective clubs do and when their meetings take place. The forum conclud-ed with wings from Wing Zone, drinks provided by Sodexo and a raffle. Prizes included $25 giftcards to Publix, Best Buy, Wal-Mart and Chili’s. The grand prize was the coveted Amazon Kindle.

I would like to thank Dr. Kornecki, Dr. Zou, Dean Petree and especially Dr. Tinoco for their help in making this forum such a success. Ledgerwood gave a great presentation and had much to teach the audi-ence. We’d like to thank him for being the main speaker and taking time out of his busy schedule, especially in tax season, to do so. I would also like to thank SGA Office Coordinator Caroline Day for all of her help and sup-port. The Student Government Association’s College of Business Representatives and the Student Finance Board along with the College of Business Student Advisory Board contributed many hours to make this forum possible and I would like to thank all of them for their hard work. Finally, I would like to thank all of the students who attended the Personal Finance and Budgeting Forum. We hope everyone who attend-ed had fun but more impor-tantly, learned valuable fiscal tips for the future.

Students invest in Personal Finance and Budgeting forum

Matthew FalklerCollege of Business

Michael Cox

Student Finance Board

JuniorAerospace

Engineering

Get to know your SGA

Hello Embry-Riddle, my name is Michael Cox and I am a member of the Student Finance Board (SFB). Born in Chatsworth, CA and raised in Brecksville, OH, I am cur-rently a junior in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree in Aerospace Engineering. Contrary to many students enrolled here at Embry-Riddle, aviation has not always been my passion. Up until the age of 14, I had my sights set on becoming an architect. It wasn’t until I attended the air show at Burke Lakefront Airport in Cleveland, OH that I became truly interested in aviation.

After working my first co-op rotation with Delta Air Lines, I was recently selected to serve the spring semester on the SFB. Although this is my first semester on the SFB, I have been active on campus ever since my first semester as a freshman. I immediately joined Task Force One (TFO) where I was elected to the position of Vice President. Being a part of TFO allowed me to give back to the freshman class as well as the entire student body by helping to put on campus-wide events such as the Superbowl Party and BBQ’s with inflatable jousting. In

addition to TFO, I was an active participant with Touch-N-Go Productions (TNG) which is the entertainment division of the SGA. As a sophomore, I was elected to the executive board of TNG where I was responsible for the selection of movies which are shown every Thursday on campus.

I am excited to have the opportunity to serve the ERAU community as a member of the SFB. My goal is to gain feedback from club treasurers to further improve the process by which clubs can receive SGA funding, as well as to increase student participation in the SGA and other student organizations on cam-pus. Through the SFB forum this semester, I hope students will attend to voice any and all thoughts and concerns to the SFB. If you ever have any questions in regards to budget pack-ets, receipts, or general questions for the SGA, feel free to stop by the SGA office in the stu-dent center as we have an open door policy.

Outside of SGA, I am involved with the Inter-fraternity Council, the FLOCK, and am a brother of the Pi Kappa Alpha International Fraternity.

On March 1, The International Student Forum was held in the College of Aviation Atrium.

The event was sponsored by The Student Government Association, Career Services, Sodexo, Student Activities and ERRSA. Alix Artisien, International Student Representative on the Student Representative Board hosted the event.

The forum was co-hosted by three speakers which consist-ed of Adriana Hall, Program Manager for Career Services, Lisa Scott-Kollar Career Services Executive Director and Eileen Hamme, the Associate Director of International Students.

Adriana Hall started off the event by giving a presentation on internships and jobs offered to International Students. She was able to go over different tips and resources available through the Career Services website as well as insights from her own

experience. Because of immigration

status, International Students are aware of the difficulty in finding a job or internship that will hire non-US citizens. As Adriana said, it is still possible to find a job. You will need to be extremely prepared and ahead of your game; always carry your resume on you, do not wait and register yourself on the Career Services website at http://www.erau.edu/career/index.html. Through the Eagle Hire Network you will be able search co-op, internship, and full-time opportunities.

Students were given the chance to direct questions about visa requirements to Eileen Hamme. Graduating seniors have the opportunity to apply for Optional Practical Training (OPT). A student may submit an application for authorization to engage in OPT up to 90 days prior to being enrolled for one full academic year. If you are considering OPT and you are graduating this May, please contact Eileen Hamme. Her office is located in the Student

Center annex. With around 10 percent of

the International Student popu-lation attending the forum, it was a success. Shane Ryan, who is now the Associate Director of Student Activities for Orientation Services and International Programming along with Amy Vaughan from Student Activities were pres-ent as well. They gave a brief speech about the different pro-grams available for International Students.

Every spring semester “World Fest”, a festival where International Students showcase their country is held on cam-pus. This semester it will be on Thursday, March 31 on the West Lawn. If you originate from another country and you are interested in showcasing your country, please register online on ERAUinvolvement.com. If you have any questions about this event feel free to contact Amy Vaughan at [email protected] or if you have any questions about International Students contact Alix Artisien at [email protected].

International Student Forum big successful

Alix ArtisienInternational Student Rep.

StudentS and FaCulty enteRed and soon packed College of Business room 114 to learn about fiscal responsibility and gain helpful insight from forum presenters.

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This past Saturday marked an important event in the University’s history, as Tau Beta Pi Florida Iota chapter was officially added on campus and its char-ter members initiated. Tau Beta Pi is the oldest and largest engineering honor society in the country, and it recognizes achievement and integrity within the engineer-ing profession. Since it’s founding in 1885 at Lehigh University, Tau Beta Pi has initiated well over 500,000 engineers and the addition of Florida Iota now marks its 237th national chapter and the

ninth chapter in Florida.Tau Beta Pi was preceded

at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus by the engi-neering honor society Tau Beta Rho. Tau Beta Rho was founded in 2005, and its first president was Engineering Physics student Christopher Nelson. From humble begin-nings of just under a dozen students, the chapter on campus now consists of 41 active students and 51 alum-ni. Over the years Tau Beta Rho has consistently worked with other organizations on campus and has individual-ly sponsored various events on campus to benefit the general student body.

There were Tau Beta Pi national officers in attendance for the installation Saturday,

including Executive Director James D. Froula, Vice-President Solange Dao, and District 5 Director Elizabeth A. Stephan. Student repre-sentatives from neighboring District 5 Tau Beta Pi chapters (FIT, UCF, UF, and USF) were also present to celebrate this occasion.

The spirit of Tau Beta Pi is reflected in its official badge, the Bent. To commemorate Florida Iota’s installation as well as the integrity and excel-lence of ERAU’s engineering program, a brass Bent was dedicated by ERAU Executive VP and Chief Academic Officer, Dr. Richard Heist. The Bent was accepted by the Dean of the College of Engineering, Dr. Maj Mirmirani, on behalf of the

College of Engineering and is permanently displayed outside the north entrance of Lehman Engineering and Technology Center.

“The establishment of Tau Beta Pi at Embry-Riddle sets a new standard of engineering for the students on campus - and it wouldn’t have been possible without the dedica-tion of our charter members”, says Michael McVicker, the Vice President of the ERAU chapter. Admission into Tau Beta Pi is based on supe-rior academic performance and exemplary character. Juniors in the upper eighth of their engineering class and seniors in the upper fifth of theirs are nominated each semester to be eligible candi-dates for Tau Beta Pi.

Tau Beta Pi Chapter added on campusYuvraj DewanTau Beta Pi

On Saturday, MarCH 12, the ERAU Cricket team won against a team from Apopka 53-52 making their current record 3-2.

This is the first semester where the ERAU Cricket team has played match-es against other teams in Florida. Hammad Mumtaz, a junior on the team, stated that Florida is the most involved state cricket-wise than any other state in the United States. “There have been official international matches here in Florida,” Mumtaz said.

Previous matches were played against a team from Orlando, Lakeland and three other teams. Although the team has around 20 play-ers, eleven of them play at a time.

According to Mamtaz, any-one interested in the club team is encouraged to join. “Anyone can join, we are willing to help people who

aren’t familiar with the sport,” Mumtaz said.

In response to why Mumtaz feels that Cricket is different from other sports, he stated that it is very unique. “Cricket is a riskier game because of the equipment used, it’s very different from the bat to the ball compared to a softball or baseball,” Mumtaz said.

The ERAU Cricket team will be playing their next match on Mar.26 against a team from Orlando. Players interested are advised to contact Hammad Mumtaz or any other team member for more informa-tion. The team practices every Sunday from 12-3p.m. in the Richard Petty fields, with the exception of Spring Break.

Cricket team dominatesPriyanka KumarCricket Team

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott Campus has recently purchased two Cessna Skycatcher 162s for use by the ERAU Golden Eagles Flight Team.

In part of a newly signed contract with Cessna, one of the leading manufacturers of train-ing aircraft, ERAU President John Johnson and oather upper-level ERAU leaders have agreed to furnish both the Daytona Beach campus and Prescott cam-pus with two new Skycatcher 162s for each campus. ERAU College of Aviation Dean Dr. Gary Northam believes that the newly signed contract was a

good deal and an appropriate move for ERAU and the Flight Department. Dr. Northam said, “The deal just hap-pened, and it is a good deal and has worked out this way…it just seems appropriate to use newer aircraft..

One of the College of Aviation profes-sors and Flight Team Faculty Advisor Jack Panosian said that it was an appropriate decision to buy these two Cessna Skycatchers because of the newly-found reliability in newer aircraft. Panosian said, “The Flight Team enjoys the Cessna 150s; however, they are older aircraft; and with older

aircraft comes tougher times for maintenance and vendors for parts and components of

the aircraft…I think that this was a good move.” Also, Dr. Northam said, “The 150s have been difficult to fly due to maintenance and parts…the new aircraft offers an advantage

to the Flight Team.”However, even with the new

purchases of the Skycatchers, the Flight Team is still unsure about the usage of the aircraft during the competition of the Nationals. Panosian said, “We will be using the 162s; however, we are just unsure of the events that they will be used for.” Panosian also added that the 162s

may be used in combination with the older 150s; however, the decision of what to do is still unsure. As of now, the Flight Team is using the 150s and the 162s for the national competi-

tion training. “Again, the stu-dents have built affection to the 150s,” said Panosian, “so they are still being used; however, the team is training with the 162s and we have the intent to use them during Nationals.”

Panosian pointed out that the team has not only started flying the 162s, but have

already tried to compare and contrast the characteristics of the 162s to the 150s. Panosian said, “There are some things that are similar and some things that are new and different…we just need to spend as much time as possible to practice using the 162s.” Dr. Northam said, “a little bit of time will be neces-sary because we are flying these aircraft in a matter of preci-sion.” Panosian added that the

team still needs time to not only practice with the new aircraft, but also build confidence in fly-ing with them. “We still have to see how the team acclimates to the aircraft,” said Panosian, “we need to build confidence for the competition.” However, even with the unsure decision of how the 162s are going to be used in the national competition and the time needed to build the appro-priate skills and confidence, the ERAU Flight Team, Dr. Northam, and Panosian are con-fident in the new Skycatchers. Professor Panosian said, “as much time as it took to build affection towards the 150s, the same will be needed for the 162s…but they will be used and it is a good time move on to a newer aircraft.”

Golden Eagles Flight Team practice with newly purchased Cessna aircraft

Jay KwonCorrespondent

From the beginning of the night, there was a line of stu-dents snaking outside the Activity Center waiting to enter. Once the doors were opened, the Activity Center quickly filled with people hoping to win prizes. Who wouldn’t want to win when prizes ranged from camel packs and movie tickets to the more coveted iPad, 32 inch TV’s, and even a free semester of housing.

Inside, there were a number of games to play, from craps to blackjack to bingo. There were even other unconventional games such as Rock Band and Dance Dance Revolution. All these games were swarmed by masses of students wanting to turn a couple thousand fake dollars into valuable prizes.

All around the Activity Center, everyone concentrated on their respective games. There were plenty in the blackjack tables who looked deep in thought, as if they were trying to count cards and double their bets. There were also those gathered around the craps table looking to score big and on occasion

when they do win big, there was excess cheering from all the winners. The poker tables, however, seemed to attract the greatest drama. People sat in silent contemplation, as oppo-nents stared each other down from across the table. Some of the poker tables even got to the

point where people were throw-ing down thousands of dollars into the pot.

All of those in attendance hoped to win big, but as time went on, there was a clear rift between the winners and the losers. The winners kept on with the cheering and collecting chips while those who weren’t as lucky cut their losses and left. The rift was compounded by the fact that there were a good group of people walking around with only a handful of chips not even totaling enough

to buy a single raffle ticket. Some of the dealers, however, decided to share some of the wealth with them, as well as the winners. The extra money helped keep people at the tables longer and make the games much higher stakes.

In the end, all the money students collected went into buy-ing raffle tick-ets. Some had long strips of tickets from the thousands of dol-lars they won while others just had a handful to use. In either case, luck played a role in decid-ing the winners. Some of the win-ners did indeed have scores of tickets, but there

were also some surprised look-ing winners who only had a dozen at the most.

Casino Night was a very suc-cessful event this year. The suc-cess was not limited to the actual gambling, though, as there was a very generous donation of canned goods for a food drive. While the $500 extra starting cash was most likely the reason for this generosity, no one can refute the number of cans col-lected. Overall, Casino Night was a fun-filled night for every-one, especially the winners.

Casino Night a great time for all students

Paulo ChanCorrespondent

Flight students at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University encounter fantastic opportuni-ties to gain unparalleled experi-ence. On Feb. 26, Beth Raetz took off from the MD Helicopter complex in Mesa, Ariz., tak-ing part in her own extraordi-nary ERAU-borne experience. Raetz, along with MD Chief Pilot Dwayne Williams, flew the MD-902 from Mesa, through a chain of interim destinations, to Orlando, Fla., then to Heli-Expo 2011. Raetz landed at Orlando Executive Airport, and then flew to the Orange County Convention Center. After the exhibition, Cody Hart will fly the exceptional aircraft back.

The helicopter itself enriches the students’ experience beyond a simple cross country flight. The MD-902 is an MD Explorer helicopter. This model is a twin turbine helicopter, a type on which students are usually not able to get flight time. The craft also utilizes the NOTAR anti-torque control system, which redirects wash from the main

rotor to replace the tail rotor. The NOTAR system reduces noise levels, pilot workload, and danger near the craft.

The opportunity for ERAU students to fly this aircraft arose through faculty networking. Dr. Bryan Cox developed a rela-tionship with personnel at MD Helicopters. Since the develop-ment of that relationship, Cox has been able to bring ERAU helicopter flight students to MD’s manufacturing facility for tours.

On Oct. 1, 2010, Dwayne Williams flew and landed an MD-90, a similar helicopter, at ERAU’s Prescott campus as a result of that same relation-ship. This trip was another event tied to Cox’s professional rela-tionship with MD Helicopters. Williams contacted Cox far prior to the trip, and asked him if any ERAU students would be inter-ested in flying the MD-902.

The students were chosen for the endeavor based on three cri-teria. Firstly, the students had to be enrolled in the helicopter flight program at the ERAU Prescott campus. Secondly, they needed their instrument rating. Thirdly, they were required to

have at least a 3.5 grade point average. Raetz and Hart fit the bill.

After Hart returns, the stu-dents will have slightly over eight hours of twin turbine time. “It was really amazing, really fun! It’s twin turbine time, and that’s something you usually don’t get as a student, so I’m really grateful for the opportu-nity,” says Raetz.

Heli-Expo brings together helicopter industry members, academics, and enthusiasts annually to discuss, see, and learn about the state of heli-copter culture. This year, the students will be attending the exhibition as a part of their trip to Orlando.

Heli-Expo is held by the Helicopter Association International. HAI is a group that dedicates itself to providing “support and service to its mem-bers and the international heli-copter community.” The group is headquartered in Alexandria, Virg.

Universal Helicopters pro-vides flight instruction to ERAU’s students. For informa-tion on Heli-Expo or HAI, visit [http://www.rotor.com/].

Prescott students fly Helicopter to Heli-Expo

Andrew MichelCorrespondent

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Blue Eagle Skydiving Club sets club record

Five members of the recent-ly reconstituted Blue Eagle Skydiving Club at the Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Prescott campus exited a Cessna 206 at 10,500 feet above ground level over the Red Rocks Skydiving drop zone in Cottonwood, Ariz. They then flew together to form the first ever five-person star formation comprised of only ERAU stu-dents and faculty, thus setting a new club record.

After exiting the aircraft,

David Rhea and the skydiv-ing club’s faculty advisor Tim Sestak formed the base of the formation. Matt Hanus flew in third, Max Chesmore closed a graceful fourth, and Jared Basile flew in fifth to complete the formation. To date, this is the largest formation both attempt-ed and completed by ERAU Prescott campus skydivers.

Sestak and Chesmore are experienced skydivers with hundreds of logged jumps. Basile, Hanus, and Rhea, how-ever, are all recent additions to the sport of skydiving, and received formal training through their involvement with the Blue

Eagle Skydiving Club. The training they received led to the acquisition of their United States Parachute Association “A” licenses in less than one month.

The Blue Eagle Skydiving Club aims to help anyone who is a student, teacher, staff, or alumni of ERAU take the steps to become a certified skydiver and a member of the USPA. The first steps in the training pro-cess involve developing a stable body position, flying relative to other skydivers, controlling a canopy, and landing accurately.

Initial training is a gateway to the many facets of the sport of skydiving which include Relative Work, Free Flying, Canopy Relative Work, Canopy Piloting, Accuracy Landing, Skydancing, Wingsuit Flying, and more.

Blue Eagle Skydiving is forming a collegiate-level sky-diving team. The goal is to compete at the 2011 USPA Collegiate National Skydiving championships, which will be held at ‘Skydive Arizona!’ in Eloy, Ariz. Information about this competition can be found at [http://www.skydiveaz.com]. Aerial events in which the team would compete include two-way relative work, four-way relative work, and individual accuracy. The five-way forma-tion accomplished by these club members is a great step towards the goal of collegiate competi-tion.

To see some of the club’s activities, visit [http://www.blueeagleskydiving.com].

Also follow the club on Facebook at [http://www.facebook.com/Blue-Eagle-Skydiving-Club].

Blue Eagle SkydivingGuest Reporter

PHOTO COURTESY BLUE EAGLE SKYDIVING CLUB

In a spectacular show of fire and smoke, the Discovery Space Shuttle launched from Kennedy Space Center, Fla., on Feb. 24 at 4:53 p.m. EST for its final mission into space. The Discovery Space Shuttle’s first launch was on Aug. 30, 1984 making it the oldest space craft in operation. Prior to its most recent mission STS-133, Discovery completed 38 space missions, flying 142,917,535 total miles completing 5,628 orbits around earth over a total of 352 days. With the completion of its 39th mission, Discovery will become the first shuttle to be retired by NASA.

Of the six crew members aboard the Discovery for this final mission, two are Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University Alumni: Alvin Drew and Nicole Stott. Drew gradu-ated from the United States Air Force Academy in 1984 with two Bachelor of Science degrees. Upon entering the Air Force, Drew became a heli-copter pilot in 1985 and later obtained his jet aircraft rating in 1993. In 1995, Drew gradu-ated from ERAU’s Worldwide campus in Las Vegas, Nev. with a Master of Aerospace Science. Prior to service on STS-133, Drew was a member of STS-118 in August of 2007. Drew is one of two crew members, the other being mission specialist

Steve Bowen, who participated in STS-133’s two space walks to improve the International Space Station’s infrastructure.

Nicole Stott is a graduate of ERAU’s Daytona Beach cam-pus, receiving her Bachelors in Aeronautical Engineering in 1987. In 1988 Stott began working for NASA in a variety of jobs until she was select-ed as a mission specialist and underwent astronaut candidate training in 2000. Both astro-nauts return to Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University to deliver speeches to the students. Stott returns frequently and was the guest speaker at Daytona Beach campus’ commencement ceremony in May 2010. Dr. John P. Johnson, the president of Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, said, “Nicole and Al are a shining example of the quality of our alumni and of how far, literally, an Embry-Riddle education can take you. I can’t think of better role mod-els for students seeking careers in aerospace engineering and sciences.” Other than Drew and Stott, three other ERAU alumni are astronauts: Daniel Burnack, Ronald Garen Jr., and Terry Virts Jr.-as well as one former astronaut Susan Kilrain.

STS-133’s primary mis-sion objectives were to install the Permanent Multipurpose Module, also known as PMM or Leonardo, ExPRESS or Expedite the Process of Experiments to the Space Station, and Logistics Carrier 4

or ELC4. The PMM is a modi-fied Multi-Purpose Logistics Module. A MPLP is a large pressurized container used to transfer cargo between the ISS and various shuttles. Prior to STS-133, space shuttles would arrive at the ISS with a MPLP and when they departed, they would take the MPLP back to earth with them. As the name suggests, this PMM is a per-manent Multi-Purpose Logistic Module which will remain attached to the International Space Station after Discovery returns to earth.

The ELC4 is one of three ExpRESS Logistic Modules attached to the ISS, with ELC3 arriving on a later mis-sion. ELCs equip the ISS with mechanical mounting surfac-es, electrical power, and data management services to allow scientists to perform experi-ments in space’s vacuum with-out requiring use of a sepa-rate satellite. ELC4 specifical-ly contains a Heat Rejection System Radiator, Flight Support Equipment, ExPRESS pallet Controller Avionics 4, a Flex Hose Rotary Coupler, and Cargo Transportation Container 4.

Two more missions are scheduled for operations on the International Space Station, STS-134 and STS-135. For more information on STS-133, its crew members, and future missions visit [http://www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/shut-tle/main/index.html].

ERAU Alumni blast off to space aboard the STS-133

Jeremy JacksonCorrespondent

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MEN’S BASEBALL Tuesday, March 15: vs Indiana Tech Daytona Beach, Fla. 6 p.m.

Friday, March 25: vs St. Thomas * Daytona Beach, Fla. 6 p.m.

Saturday, March 26: vs St. Thomas (DH)* Daytona Beach, Fla. 1 p.m.

MEN’S GOLF

Friday-Saturday, March 18-20: Eagle Invitational Daytona Beach, Fla. TBA

MEN’S TENNIS

Thursday, March 17: vs Oklahoma Christian Daytona Beach, Fla. 9 a.m.

Saturday, March 19: vs Oklahoma Baptist Daytona Beach, Fla. 10 a.m.

Monday, March 21: vs Northwestern Ohio Daytona Beach, Fla. 10 a.m.

Tuesday, March 22: vs Coastal Georgia Daytona Beach, Fla. 10 a.m.

Tuesday, March 22: vs Ave Maria * Daytona Beach, Fla. 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 23: vs Northwood * Daytona Beach, Fla. 1 p.m.

MEN’S TRACK & FIELD

Friday-Saturday, March 18-19: Spikes Classic Daytona Beach, Fla. TBA

WOMEN’S GOLF

Friday-Saturday, March 18-20: Eagle Invitational Daytona Beach, Fla. TBA

WOMEN’S TENNIS

Wednesday, March 16: vs Southern Nazarene Daytona Beach, Fla. 3:30 p.m.

Thursday, March 17 vs Oklahoma Christian Daytona Beach, Fla. 9 a.m.

Saturday, March 19: vs Oklahoma Baptist Daytona Beach, Fla. 10 a.m.

Monday, March 21: vs Northwestern Ohio Daytona Beach, Fla. 10 a.m.

Tuesday, March 22: vs Coastal Georgia Daytona Beach, Fla. 10 a.m.

Tuesday, March 22: vs Ave Maria * Daytona Beach, Fla. 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, March 23: vs Northwood * Daytona Beach, Fla. 1 p.m.

WOMEN’S TRACK & FIELD

Friday-Saturday, March 18-19: Spikes Classic Daytona Beach, Fla. TBA

*-TSC Opponents

Upcoming Sporting Events

The third-ranked Embry-Riddle men’s tennis team came up short against NCAA Division I Eastern Kentucky on Tuesday, falling to the Colonels by a score of 5-2. The win improves EKU to 10-3 on the year, while the Eagles drop to 6-4 overall.

For the match, the two sides agreed to play under NCAA Division I rules, meaning that whichever team won more doubles matches would earn

a single point, as opposed to having all three doubles matches count for one point each. Peter Francis and Simon Felix were able to pick up an 8-4 win at the No. 2 position, but Eastern Kentucky won the other two doubles matches to grab a 1-0 lead in the match.

In singles play, Chris Freeman fought hard to claim a three-set victory at the No. 1 position, defeating Alex Das 6-3, 4-6, 7-5. Felix also had to go the distance to earn a win at No. 4 singles, knocking off Philip Janz in three sets, 4-6, 6-2, 6-2. Francis played one of the longest matches of the day, fighting back after losing the first set to push the match into a decisive third set, but came up short against Niklas Schroeder, 6-4, 4-6, 6-4.

EKU picked up straight-set wins at Nos. 2, 5 and 6 six to take the match by a score of 5-2.

The fourth-ranked Eagles jumped out to an early lead by sweeping the doubles match-es and continued to dominate throughout singles play, knock-ing off NCAA Division I Eastern Kentucky by a score of 6-1 on Tuesday. The win improves ERAU to 8-3 on the season while EKU falls to 7-6.

For the match, the two sides agreed to play under NCAA Division I rules, meaning that whichever team won more dou-bles matches would earn a single point, as opposed to having all three doubles matches count for one point each. The Eagles wast-ed little time in doubles play, dropping a total of seven games in the three matches. Yi Ching Chen and Josefine Strom were victorious at No. 1 doubles, 8-4, while Ekaterina Kamendova and Rocio Frej Vitalle won the No.

2 doubles match, 8-2. At the third doubles position, Kristina Marova and Paola Montero eas-ily took care of business, win-ning their match 8-1.

The Blue and Gold continued to ride the wave of momentum into singles action, as Chen and Kamendova dominated the No. 1 and 2 matches, respec-tively. Chen defeated Jessica

Albuquerque 6-0, 6-1, while Kamendova blanked Saioa Oscoz 6-0, 6-0. Frej continued the trend with another straight-set win at No. 3 singles, beat-ing Myriem Mhirit 6-2, 6-2.

At the No. 4 position, Marova took the first set 6-1, but lost a second-set tiebreak, forcing a 10-point match tiebreaker. The freshman responded well to the

pressure, winning the tiebreak 10-8 to capture another point for the Eagles. Strom battled hard at No. 5 singles, but came up short in a 10-point tiebreak, falling to Anouk Faure 3-6, 6-4, 12-10. Caroline Nilsson picked up the sixth point for Embry-Riddle, handily taking the No. 6 singles match over Sophie O’Neill 6-1, 6-0.

In a battle of NAIA Preseason top 15 teams, the sixth-ranked Embry-Riddle Eagles handled the 14th-ranked Tennessee Wesleyan Bulldogs with effi-ciency, 8-2. ERAU (19-2) scored five runs in the first three innings against TWC (15-7), and never looked backed, breez-ing to an 8-2 victory, their 12th consecutive.

Senior Ryan Vigue was called upon to start on Tuesday eve-ning at Sliwa Stadium on three days rest. Vigue was near per-fect, giving up three hits in five innings of work while fanning three Bulldog batters. He kept the TWC hitters guessing, keep-ing them off the base paths for the majority of his outing.

The Bulldogs’ starter, Noah Piard, found it a tougher night than Vigue. Piard was touched up for three runs in the first frame and one each in the sec-ond and third to fall behind 5-0.

Aaron Glaum led the first off

with an infield single to Piard, the first of eighth infield hits featured in the contest. Greg Smith bunted for a hit in the next at-bat, putting two Eagle runners on base with no outs. After the next two ERAU bat-ters were retired, Ben Kline col-lected his 10th and 11th two-out RBIs of the season with a tri-ple to right center. Sophomore Keaton Stroud kept the two-out rally going with a single up the middle to score Kline and bring the score to 3-0 in favor of the Eagles.

In the second inning with Glaum at third thanks to a dou-ble from Smith, Steve Sabins grounded a ball to the right side of the infield to score the fourth run of the night for Embry-Riddle and give Sabins his 23rd RBI of the year.

The third frame featured the first home run by an Eagle at home in 2011 when J.T. Warmoth smashed a towering shot over the left field fence to increase the hosts’ advantage, 5-0.

Piard and Vigue tossed score-less fourth and fifth innings before both were relieved in the sixth, Piard by Ronald Phelps and Vigue by Steve Ortman.

Phelps gave up three more Eagle runs in the seventh inning, all three coming after two outs were recorded. Three back-to-back infield singles allowed Adam Cellini’s courtesy runner, Jordan Romero, to score, then a

single down the right field line by junior Chris Page brought in Glaum and Smith to put the score at 8-0.

The Bulldogs would score two runs (one earned) in the ninth off of Blue and Gold reliever Barrett Bruce, but the game would end when Jon Smith lifted a ball to right field where David Belardes put it away to give Embry-Riddle the 8-2 victory.

Vigue got the win for ERAU, improving his 2011 record to 6-0; his six wins are tied for the most in the NAIA. Bullpen catcher Cory Davids was kept busy, as a total of four Eagle

pitchers saw action. Along with seniors Vigue, Ortman and Bruce, sophomore Kevin Maloney tossed a perfect eighth inning for the home team.

Piard suffered his first loss of the year (3-1).

Offensively, ERAU was paced by Smith (3-for-5, 1 RBI, 2 runs), Kline (2-for-5, 2 RBIs, 1 run) and Warmoth (2-for-4, 1 RBI, 1 run). However, Sabins’ 18-game hitting streak came to end on Tuesday; it was the first time since Feb. 5 Sabins failed to record a hit. Sophomore DJ Dover got his first plate appear-ance as an Eagle and drew a walk for the hosts.

A small group of athletes representing the Embry-Riddle Track and Field team traveled up to Tampa, Fla. on Friday to get an early start on the 2011 outdoor season. Several athletes recorded personal bests at the meet.

The best performances of the day for ERAU came in the men’s 110m hurdles, where Chance Finstad and Craig Milliard were the highest fin-ishers among NAIA athletes, with Finstad recording a time of 15.33 seconds and Milliard a time of 15.52 seconds. Finstad’s time was only .08 seconds away from qualifying as an NAIA “B” standard time. Both ath-letes recorded personal bests in the event as well.

Finstad also ran in the 400m hurdles where he was once again the highest-placing NAIA athlete, finishing third overall with a time of 57.11 seconds.

Zach Kraus ran in a pair of events for the Eagles, and put forth a solid effort in both as he finished seventh overall in the 1500m run with a time of 4:10.22 and also placed seventh

in the 3000m run with a time of 9:06.00.

Also competing in the track events was Bryan Ray, who ran the 100m dash in 11.29 seconds and the 200m dash in 22.51 seconds, finishing ninth overall in both events.

In the field events, two Eagles recorded personal bests in the men’s discus throw, with Ryan Christian placing fifth with a distance of 43.52m and John Schmotzer placing seventh with a distance of 41.04m.

In the men’s hammer throw, Albin Abraham registered a distance of 45.70m, good for a fifth-place finish in an oth-erwise all-NCAA Division I field.

Milliard and Collin Wiley competed in the men’s long jump, with Milliard recording a distance of 5.99m and Wiley jumping a distance of 5.88m. They finished 12th and 13th, respectively.

The Eagles will return to action in full force next week-end when they host the Spike’s Classic at the ERAU Track Complex. The meet begins on Friday, Mar. 18 at approximate-ly 3:30 p.m., with a full day of action slated for Saturday, Mar. 19, beginning at 9 a.m.

Women’s tennis team picks up victory over Eastern Kentucky

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No. 6 Eagles control Bulldogs



Men’s tennis defeats Eastern Kentucky 5-2

RYAN VIGUE GETS THE win for ERAU. Vigue only allowed three hits in five innings of play and improving his 2011 record to 6-0. His six wins have tied him for the most in the NAIA.

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Kristina Marova and Paola Montero defeated their doubles opponents 8-1 and helping the Eagles to finish a three match sweep in doubles play. The Eagles continued to used the momentum from doubles play to notch a 6-1 victory over the Division I Eastern Kentucky.

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The Embry-Riddle Eagles won their 11th straight game on Monday evening, downing Jamestown (N.D.), 10-2, at historical Sanford Memorial Stadium. Brandon Creath got the nod for ERAU, pitching the sixth-ranked Eagles to an 18-2 record while the Jimmies

fell to 1-2-1 on the season.Creath threw just six pitch-

es in the first, getting three ground ball outs to end the bottom of the frame. ERAU took the lead in the top of the second, never surrendering it the rest of the night.

Ben Kline sparked the Eagles with a double to left field to begin the second, followed by a Keaton Stroud walk. J.T. Warmoth executed a sacrifice bunt to perfection, moving the two ERAU runners to second and third. Senior Jentry Yost got his first hit of the year in the next at-bat, singling home Kline and Stroud for a pair of RBIs.

The Jimmies got one run back in their half of the inning, scoring on a sacrifice fly from

Tim Penner that brought home Max Boe. However, that would be all the runs the squad from North Dakota would get off Creath, as the junior right hander shut Jamestown down, allowing just one hit the rest of the way.

Embry-Riddle put up an additional run in the fourth when Warmoth singled home Kline from third, but most of their scoring came in the visitor half of the sixth when they put up seven runs on five hits and an error. All seven Eagle runs came with two outs, as Adam Cellini, Aaron Glaum, Jordan Romero, Steve Sabins, Kline and Stroud all picked up RBIs in the frame. Sabins’ hit streak extended to 18 games with his

RBI single through the right side.

Barrett Bruce pitched the eighth inning for the Eagles before fellow senior R. Rodriguez closed the contest out in the ninth.

Creath moved to 2-1 with the win, pitching seven innings, giving up one unearned run on two hits and one walk while striking out eight Jimmies. Brendan Grubb was given the loss for Jamestown, moving his season record to 0-1.

Kline finished the game 3-for-4 with an RBI and three runs scored; Yost and Cellini both picked up a pair of RBIs. Nick Godfrey and James Podlucky collected their first base hits in their Eagle careers on Monday night.

Despite taking a 5-0 lead into the bottom of the fifth inning, the sixth-ranked Embry-Riddle Eagles suffered just their first Sun Conference loss of the season to South Carolina-Beaufort, 7-6, in 11 innings. With the loss, ERAU falls to 20-3 overall and 12-1 in con-ference play. USCB improves to 16-6 and 6-4.

The Eagles struck first, scor-ing a run in their first chance at the plate, producing anoth-er two-out score when Greg Smith came home on a Chris Page double to right field.

Tucker Jensen worked quick-ly in the home half of the first, getting two ground balls and a fly out to move the game to the top of the second.

The Blue and Gold notched

two more two-out runs, start-ing witht a Tyler Robbins sin-gle through the right side to score Adam Cellini’s courtesy runner, Jordan Romero, from second. Robbins scored an unearned run later in the frame when Aaron Glaum singled to left field.

Jensen again went three-up, three-down in the second, striking out the USCB side.

For the third inning in a row, the Eagles plated a two-out run, this time off the bat of Ian MacGeorge. MacGeorge took the first pitch he saw from USCB starter Adam Miller into left center to score Ben Kline who doubled in the pre-vious at-bat.

Jensen completed his clean sweep through the Sandsharks’ batting order for the first time, mowing down the USCB bat-ters in the third, one-two-three.

Miller kept the Eagles at bay in the fourth, but ERAU managed their fifth run of the ball game in the fifth. Steve Sabins reached first on a field-ing error by the USCB second baseman, advanced to second on a ground out, then touched home on a Kline single through the right side of the infield,

giving the Eagles a 5-0 lead.The USCB hitters finally got

to Jensen in their half of the fifth, cutting the lead to 5-1 with a single run in the frame.

The home team got another run in the sixth, scoring a two-out run of their own off of Jensen, bringing the score to 5-2.

Two runs in both the seventh and eighth gave the hosts a 6-5 lead, but the Eagles failed to give up, tying the game in the top of the ninth. Keaton Stroud began the frame with a pinch hit single, before Robbins did a good job of advancing the pinch running Romero to second on a sacrifice bunt. Romero moved to third on a wild pitch, then tagged third and ran home on a deep fly ball from Aaron Glaum. The Eagles looked like they could retake the lead when Smith record-ed an infield single to reach first safely with two outs, but third baseman, David O’Neal, robbed Sabins of a probable double down the left field line when he made a nice line-drive catch to end the frame.

Phillip Reamy held USCB scoreless in the bottom of the ninth, throwing just four pitches in the inning.

Embry-Riddle had the go-ahead run at third base in the 10th inning, but another nice play from O’Neal on a sharply hit ground ball again killed the Eagles’ chances.

Reamy succesfully kept USCB off the scoreboard in the 10th, but USCB was able to get a one-out single in the 11th before stealing second to put the pressure on the ERAU pitcher. The Blue and Gold elected to put the next batter on first base in hopes of induc-ing an inning-ending double play, but O’Neal came through at the dish, stroking a single into left field to load the bases. Reamy battled Larry Perry to a full count, but the designated hitter was able to find a hole in the left side of the infield to give USCB the 7-6 walk-off victory.

Reamy was saddled with the loss for the visitors, putting his season mark at 0-1. Jensen went seven innings, giving up five runs on 11 hits while fan-ning six. Steve Ortman pitched 0.2 innings of work, allowing a run on two hits.

Glaum drove in two runs for ERAU, while Kline finished 3-for-5 with an RBI and a run scored.

The Embry-Riddle Eagles took both games of one of the most intense doubleheaders in recent history on Saturday afternoon, 2-0 and 10-7, the second game went into the 10th inning before the Eagles emerged with the come-from-behind victory. ERAU won the season series, two games to one, and improve their records to 22-3 overall and 14-1 in Sun Conference play. USCB falls to 16-8 and 6-6 in TSC.

Ryan Vigue took the mound for the Blue and Gold in

Saturday’s opener, throwing another complete game gem for the sixth-ranked Eagles. The senior from Merritt Island, Fla. pitched his second nine-inning shutout, tossing just 100 pitches in the contest.

ERAU scored a run in the top of the first inning, and that proved to be all Vigue needed the rest of the way. Greg Smith drew a one-out walk before stealing second base and scor-ing on a Steve Sabins’ single to right field.

USCB got one of their four hits in their half of the first inning, but Vigue stranded the runner at first with a strikeout and two fly outs.

The Eagle left hander was in control the entire game, reg-istering 11 strikeouts in nine innings. The hosts only man-aged to get more than the three-batter minimum to the plate in three frames.

Embry-Riddle scored their second run in the seventh, continuing their two-out run streak. J.T. Warmoth walked, advanced to second on a Jeff

Lemon single then Adam Cellini brought in the run with a single up the middle to give Vigue a 2-0 cushion.

Vigue moved to 7-0 with the victory, outdueling Dexter Price in the game, sending him to just his second loss of the season.

Sabins was 2-for-4 with an RBI for ERAU.

The final game of the day and series proved to be one of the most exciting contests of the year, going a full 10 innings before a winner was decided.

Kevin Maloney started for the visitors, looking solid through five complete innings.

Once again the Eagles plated

the first run of the game, driv-ing in a score in the second. Ben Kline doubled down the right field line then stole third to give Ian MacGeorge a great RBI opportunity. MacGeorge singled to center field to score Kline on the first pitch from USCB hurler Michael Heesch.

ERAU plated two additional runs in the third, one coming from a triple off the bat of Smith, scoring Cellini’s cour-tesy runner, Jordan Romero, and another when Smith ran home on a passed ball.

Maloney gave up a run in the sixth to the Sand Sharks, but left two runners on the bases with a strikeout of Conald Mansfield.

Some debatable calls in the bottom of the seventh allowed USCB to take the lead, 4-3, scoring three runs, none of them earned, off of Maloney and reliever Robbie Ratliff.

The Eagles again found themselves on the short end of some umpire decisions in the eighth, falling behind 6-3 with just the top of the ninth

left to make a comeback.ERAU staged their second

last at-bat, come-from-behind rally in the ninth of 2011, scor-ing three runs to force the Sand Sharks to bat in the bottom of the frame. Cellini led off the frame with an infield single, beating out a throw from the USCB third baseman. Aaron Glaum drew the first of two straight walks, as Smith did the same in the next at-bat, loading the bases for Sabins. Sabins hit a deep fly ball to center field as Romero tagged third and ran home on the throw, cutting the deficit to 6-4. Chris Page came through with the biggest hit of his season, driving a ball down the left field line to score both Eagle runners on the bases, tying the game at 6-6.

Brandon Creath entered the game to pitch for the Blue and Gold, and the junior did a great job in the ninth, stranding two USCB runners to move the game to extras.

Embry-Riddle continued their hot streak in the 10th, starting with Cellini’s single

back up the middle. Glaum moved the courtesy runner Romero over to second with a sacrifice bunt. Romero wisely moved to third on a pitch in the dirt before Smith walked to put runners on the corners with one out. Sabins hit another sac-rifice fly to left field, bringing in the freshman Romero. Page singled through the right side and Kline was hit by a pitch to load the bags. Keaton Stroud hit an 0-2 pitch into left center field to clear the bases and give ERAU a huge 10-6 advantage.

Creath surrendered a single run in the home-half of the frame, but a 4-6-3 double play ended the game for the Eagles, and gave them the 10-7 vic-tory.

Creath got the win (3-1), the final of four pitchers the Eagles used. Weldon Smith got the loss for USCB, as he was also the fourth hurler for the Sand Sharks.

Stroud was 1-for-4 with three RBIs, Sabins and Page both drove in two runs for the Eagles.

The 2010-11 season came to an abrupt end for the Embry-Riddle men’s basketball team

on Thursday when the No. 6 Eagles suffered a 66-60 loss to unseeded McPherson (20-13) in the first round of the 20th Annual NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball National Tournament. The Eagles, who made their 12th national tour-nament appearance, closed out the season with a 29-5 overall record

Playing their first game in almost two weeks, the Eagles struggled to get its offense going. After scoring the first basket of the game, the Eagles managed just nine points in the

first 10 minutes. Meanwhile, the Bulldogs, led by three first-half three-pointers by Samson Shivers, were able to build a nine-point lead with 10:49 left in the half.

With 9:58 remaining in the first frame, Ray Graham put back a Jarod Leonard miss and that basket started a 9-2 run that made it a one-point game (19-18) in favor of the Bulldogs with 3:52 left in the half. McPherson managed to move ahead by five points, but Brett Rawlings registered the Eagles’ second three-pointer of the half and with 36 seconds left Jarod Leonard hit a free throw to make it a one-point game (23-22) once again.

The Eagles applied strong defensive pressure in the clos-ing seconds of the half and

they seemed poised to force the Bulldogs’ second shot clock violation in three possessions, but with just one second left, Shivers knocked down another jumper from long range to give McPherson a 26-22 edge at the half.

McPherson maintained a lead of no more than four points for the first six min-utes of the second stanza. At the 13:20 mark, Shivers hit a lay-up to put the Bulldogs up 34-29. On the ensuing ERAU possession Leonard knocked down a three-pointer to narrow the gap to two points (34-32). On the Bulldogs’ next trip down the court, Graham pulled down a Chris Crawford miss and then raced down to the other end of the court where he got the ball from Blake Touchard at the

top of the arc and drained his sixth three of the year to give the Eagles their first lead since early in the first half.

Following Graham’s trey, the momentum seemed to shift slightly in the Eagles’ favor as they extended the advantage to three (39-36) with 11:27 left to play. But ERAU was unable to sustain the lead and three min-utes later, a pair of free throws by Crawford put McPherson back on top for good.

Touchard finished with a team-high 17 points, five assists and five boards, while Graham added 13 points and five rebounds. Rawlings led the Eagles on the boards with nine rebounds to go with his eight points.

Senior All-Conference selec-tion David Butler saw his first

action in over a week after sitting out practices due to an injury. Once he took the court, it was clear that he was not up to full strength and the senior, who averaged 17 points and nine rebounds going into the national tournament, managed just five points and four rebounds playing seven minutes less than his season average (28 minutes per game). One of the top shot-blockers in the nation, Butler was still able to turn back three Bulldog attempts, but the still Eagles missed his usual post play dominance.

McPherson’s Samson Shivers led all scorers with 20 points, including 4-of-7 shoot-ing from beyond the arc and Aaron Frazier added 14 points to go with six rebounds.

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Some might know the voice of this duo as Imogen Heap. Prior to starting her own solo career, Heap was involved in a British electronic music duo with Guy Sigsworth and together they were known as Frou Frou. This was the only album they ever released,

back in 2002. Sigsworth is a renowned pro-

ducer who has worked with the likes of Björk, Goldie, Madonna, Britney Spears and Alanis Morissette. Heap is known for her unique voice that can go from ghostly lows to screeching highs.

Together, they produced a complex blend of an album that goes from dreamy and hypnotic, to gentle head nodding beats.

The second track, “Breathe In”, is a good example of this and Heap’s vocals layered on top of guitar plucking with some delays and fades thrown in. Some parts of the song have multiple vocal tracks of her singing different things which add to the complexity.

The following track, “It’s good to be in Love” is a little sugar coated with lyrics like “It’s good to be in love. It really does suit you. Just like everything. I’m happy you’re in love, etc…” The musical side of the song is soothing and peace-ful with drums and a simple bass line.

Throughout the entire album, the main draw is the unique voice of Heap. While she retains a signature sound, every song has a slight twist when Heap changes key or the pac-ing of her singing. Some songs have her sounding full and strong, while others are airy and distant.

A good example of her high pitch vocals is about three min-utes into the fourth track “I must be dreaming”. The synthe-sizer phases that accompany it further complement her voice.

It is hard to easily classify this album into any single genre as it takes elements from many of them and put them together. Some songs sound a little more pop, while others are definitely electronic. It might be easier to classify it as a vocalist album as the emphasis is heavily on Heap and her unique voice.

Overall, this is a good album for some relaxed listening and for those of you out there who like female singers like Dido, Keren Ann or even Stars, then this album is a must try.

Admittedly, I have never given Indian Cuisine a try. When I brought up this gap in my knowl-edge with my friends, I dis-covered that none of us real-ly had any idea of what Indian dishes were. In order to change that we decided to all go out for dinner at Bombay Grille, to embrace the opportunity to broaden our cultural appe-tite.

The first thing that strikes you when you walk through the door is the fantastic aroma of spices. I struggled to identify them but, most notable was cumin. We were seated immediately and it became clear that Bombay

Grille is a full sensory experi-ence. Beyond the aroma, the décor and a feature that I really enjoyed was the televisions which where all running Indian music videos.

We ordered drinks. Besides the full service bar and special-ty Indian beers, Bombay Grille also features lassi, a yogurt based beverage that can either be ordered salty, flavored with savory spices or sweet. I opted to try the mango lassi, it was like a thinner very fine smoothy. I’m planning on coming back to try the salty lassi.

We reviewed the menus. As our vegetarian friend pointed out, the menu has a larger than normal selection of vegetarian entrees. I decided to try the lamb chops, which like every entree was seasoned to your desired level of spininess that included mild medium, American hot, English hot and Indian fire hot.

“Spicy” was a major theme for the evening. Even the un-leaven bread that was served as an appetizer was peppered in such a way that the spice sneaks up on you delightfully. This appetizer is served with a cooling yogurt and cucumber dip called Raita.

While we noshed on our appetizer we enjoyed watch-ing the Indian music videos

that play on the TV’s. Famous for their elaborate choreogra-phy and rich colors, the vid-eos helped enhance the atmo-sphere and provide a source for pleasant conversation.

Above the door to the kitchen there is a sign that reads, “Good food takes time.” That is a very true statement, but it was not long before our food arrived. The lamb chops I ordered came out sizzling hot, the other dishes included the chicken Madras, chicken with a coconut leaf curry powder, and Lamb Rogan Josh a mild spice dish. Each was served family style, which worked out fantastic. Everyone sampled each of the dishes. Each dish was also severed with excellently seasoned long grain white rice. The service was excellent neither our drinks or our rice went empty. We also ordered sides of Naan flat bread in plain and garlic flavors to go with our meal.

The lamb chops were deli-cious. The spices used for sea-soning add another dimension to the texture of the tender lamb. The other dishes were fantasti-cally drowning in spice that imparted the wonderful flavor of each. The combination of the rice and the Naan mopped up made sure that none of this fla-vor went to waste. As I helped my self to a second sampling of all the dishes I could not help but think that these where the very same spices and the very same flavors that the nations of Europe had traveled so far to

access. After sam-pling the food it’s easy to understand why.

Now it was time for the bill. Currently Bombay Grille is running a 15% off discount when you show your Eagle Card. On average we paid $16 per person. Which lets face it, we’ve all spent more on an expen-sive meal at a chain restaurants sell-ing the same old steak and potatoes. Bombay Grill is

a unique dinning experience that earns one of my stron-gest recommendations in the Daytona Beach area.

Released last Thursday, Battle: LA is another action science fiction film out of Hollywood. Some readers might remember the movie “Skyline,” last fall which was an atrocity. “Battle: LA” does more jus-tice to the whole “The Earth is being invaded by aliens” concept and was a fairly entertaining movie.

The movie opens up with heavy com-bat scene where the marines are fending off an alien invasion. It immediately flash-es back 24 hours and starts to introduce to you the characters of the squad.The whole introduction leaves the viewers speculating on who will die first and since most of them do die within the first hour, it defeats the purpose of an intro-duction.

Once into the combat scenes, anyone who has ever fired a rifle will know that this movie did not have much military guidance. The majority of the characters have the butts of their rifles hovering in some

strange place over their shoul-der. Fire a weapon from that position and I guarantee you will have problems controlling it if it hasn’t already flown out of your hands.

During the movements from position the position, the entire squad clusters into an orgy in the middle of the street, where a single rocket can eas-ily take them all out. There are real Marines and Hollywood Marines and these are defi-nitely the latter, they do no justice to the real deal. If you were looking for some military realism like Black Hawk Dawn or Band of Brothers, you will find none here.

These were my two biggest gripes about the movie and apart from these two criticisms; I actually enjoyed the rest of it. My logic is that if you have enough of a budget to have big showy set piece explosions and firefights, the least you could do is send your actors to a one week boot camp to teach them how to hold a rifle properly.

On the acting side, Aaron Eckhart as Staff Sergeant Michael Nantz puts up a good portrayal of a battle-hardened veteran dealing with his own inner demons. Growing old and losing his squad in Iraq had motivated him to retire and he was about to just as the aliens hit. With rumors circulating about how he sacrificed his squad in Iraq, his new platoon was apprehensive.

During the course of the movie, Nantz proves his worth and gains the loyalty of his squad through his repeated quick thinking and daring. By the time they accomplish their primary mission of rescuing stranded civilians, the squad is fully confident in his abilities.

Michelle Rodriguez makes an appearance in yet anoth-er tough-girl role and does a good job of it. After all, she has played similar roles in Avatar, The Fast & Furious and S.W.A.T.

The battle scenes in the film are fairly decent with some realistic choreography and there was not a ridiculous amount of explosions like in some other shows. People provide cover-ing fire, and members of the squad actually get hit, rather than have bullets fly all around them, never hitting them.

I applaud the fact that the producers managed to incor-porate a plausible storyline into what a movie that I heard someone call as a “USMC

recruitment adver-tisement.” From the rescue mission, to the squad on the ground making a decision and the eventual destruc-tion of the alien command ship, everything seemed plausible even if it was a little exag-gerated.

While Skyline was a senseless, gratuitous explo-sion fest, Battle: LA was a pleasant surprise to turn out being more about the characters and

their interactions, rather than the fighting and aliens.

It’s not a triple-A blockbust-er, but the scenes of LA in tat-ters make for some pretty cool sights. If you’re into the genre and have some time and money to burn, by all means go catch this show. If you’re someone who appreciates deeper stories and plots, you can garner the entire plot just by watching all the trailers online.

Battle: Los Angeles

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Launching thE caREER of one and leaving the other behind, the musical duo of Imogen Heap (left) and Guy Sigsworth (right) released their first and only album in 2002. Heap then went on a successful solo career. However it is undeniable that this album, “Details”, contains memorable songs and stands on it’s own feet.

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